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I /HlOlttil l, .lacltson Comity.
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Whereas, K. 11. and S. I*. Camp. Administrator
I a nd Administratrix of H. T. (’anthers, late of said
I .'.unit v. deceased, tenders their resignation of said
I trust, and suggests the name of Hugh A. Carith-
I crs. of Walton county, in said State, as a suitable
I person to take the Administration of said estate.
I who signifies Itis willingness to accept the same—
This is, therefore, to cite all concerned, the next
I of kin. to show cause, if any they can. at the reg-
I uhrterm of the Court of Ordinary of said county,
lon the first Monday in November, 1577, why said
I resignations should not he accepted, and the said
I Hugh A. t’arithers tie granted Letters of Admin-
I istration on said estate.
<iiveii under my official signature. October oth.
I 1577. 11. W\ HELL, Ord’y.
' | 1 EORGIA, Jackson <’oinly.
Whereas, Noah B. Cash makes application to
me. in proper form, for Letters of Administration
upon the estate of Alfred Smith, late of said coun
ty. deceased—
This is to cite all concerned, the next of kin, to
-how cause, if any they can. at the regular term
of the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the
first Monday in November. 1577. why said Letters
should not lie granted the applicant.
Witness my hand and official signature, this
October 2d. iB7V. H. \\\ HELL. Ord'y.
Administrator’s Sale.
VIiKKKA HLY to an order of the Court of Ordi
nary of-Jackson county, (la., will be sold be
fore the Court House door in -Jefferson, Jack
son county, Ha.. on the Ist Tuesday in November.
1 *'77. within the legal hours of sale, at public out
cry. to the highest bidder, the following property,
to-wit: Two hundred and twenty acres of land,
more or less, lying along the Northeastern Rail
road, adjoining lands of Mr. Carter, -Fames Sims
ami others; known as the Wiley IL Garrison
piaee. 1 here is on said place a good farm-house
and nut-buddings: about fifty acres of land in
cultivation, balance in forest and old pine field.
Said land sold as the property of Wiley It. Garri
>on. late of said county of Jackson, deceased, for
tin' purpose of distribution. Terms, cash.
J. M. VENABLE.
OctS Adm’r of Wiley R. Garrison, dec’d.
Administrator’s Sale.
i (HIKE A BLY to an order of the Court of Ordi
nary of Jackson county. Ga., will he sold be-
We the Court House door, in the town of Jetfer
'n. (Ja.. within the legal hours of sale, at public
out ery, to the highest bidder, on the Ist Tuesday’
m November next, the following property, to-wit :
Dne tract of land lying in said county of
•hekson. containing seventy-seven acres, more or
consisting of twelve or fifteen acres of good
'"‘Loin land ; about twenty or twenty-five acres
Hi cultivation, balance old Held pine, large enough
Ur rail timber; one small tenement house on the
! Ui ' c - 8a id tract of land adjoins the lands of wid
"*■ of Robert Hollidav, Win. McDaniel and dower
\A. Boyd. Said land sold for the purpose of
paving the debts and for distribution. Terms—
"'h W. R. A. BOYD.
Adtn'r of W. 11. Boyd, dec’d.
Administratrix’s Sale.
\\ ILL he sold before the Court House door in
Jefferson. Jackson county, Ga.. within the
hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in No
'•■mher next, a tract of land lying on Barber's
| ru;k. 240th District. G. M., said county, con
-1 ’ngthree hundred and sixty-five acres ; adjoin
- lands of Sykes. Ferguson. Roberson and oth
'l ' Sold as the property of Marvell Millsaps,
a H*d. for distribution among the legatees.
Louisa t. millsaps, Adm'x.
Comity Assessment.
" KICK OF ORDIX ARY JACKSON COUNTY.
Jefferson, Sept. 6th, 1877.
QRDEUED, That three and one-half of one
i. Y'oth ot one per cent Tax be levied and col-
\ { ' ' ' °V die taxable property of said county—
fr lv 'J, axes ,or the vcar online Sept. Ist. 1878.
“ohroUo- m p„ ri ,i s< . s .
I'en-oijjlßhsof one-tenth of one per ct.
*P a > expensesS. C. and pay Jurors, $1,461.53
V V nt ‘°* per cent, to pay for
,„ r te ... 1,670.24
1 , onc-tcnth of one per cent for
T ! 535.17
. K <?v eitths of one-tenth of one per ct.
K 1 l Pay i ount y Treasurer 300.00
‘ ' n ">t i> of onc-tcnth of one per cent.
I?JfT rfund 742.36
111 is of one-tenth of one percent,
contingent fund 830.79
W'li-t assessment $5,846.19
cent ' 'A 8 t * lr, ‘ e a,| d one-half tenth of one per
p ro p " n /'J' 1 0,312, the total amount of taxable
t* x • of county which is subject to county
Is;-' lUi my official signature, this Sept. 6th,
*epß 11. W. BELL, Ord'y.
Bargains !
r .
I it OFFERING for sale a large lot of
H ‘ll W'; v,la, , lc BOOTS and SHOES, which I will
or ip.. '^ r Cash, Wheat, Corn, Peas, Sorghum
siz<s am prepared to tit up all ages and
b^^r ort notice.
' I make a specialty.
G. E. DEADWYLER.
..WANTED!
< whbw? .>■>* Of DRIED FRUIT, for
1 highest market price will he paid
, c - F. M. BAILEY.
°'h Oa., Sept. 13th, 1577. tf
THE FOREST NEWS
The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
£ci|ul' iitlueriiscmciitß.
GORCilA—Jackson County.
Whereas, Demaris A. McEntire makes applica
tion to me in proper form for Letters of Adminis
tration on the estate of Joseph W. McEntire, late
of said county, deceased—
This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary
ofjiaid county, on tlie first Monday in November,
1877. why said Letters should not he granted the
applicant.
Given under my official signature, this Sept 27
1877. sep29 11. W. BELL. Ord’y.
|EOR(iiIA, Ja<*kMon County.
N\ hcreas. Janies E. Randolph. Administrator
ot Minor Lipscomb, deceased, makes application
to me in proper form for leave to sell the tract of
land belonging to said estate whereon deceased
lived at the time of his death—Dower excepted—
I his is. therefore, to cite all concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, at
the regular term of the Court of Ordinary, on the
first Monday jn November. 1877. why said leave
should not he*granted.
Given under my official signature. Sept. 27th,
1877. scp29 11. W. BELL. Ord’y.
Jackson County.
M hcreas, Mrs. Sallie S. Hancock makes appli
cation to me in proper form for Letters of Admin
istration upon the estate of R. J. Hancock, late of
said county, deceased—
I his is. therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can. at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary,
to he held on the first Monday in November. 1877,
in said county, why said Letters should not he
granted the applicant.
\\ itness my hand and official signature, this
Sept.24th. 1577. 11. W. BELL, Ordinary.
Jaekseu Conntr.
N\ hcreas. N. L. Maddox, adm’r of Mary Mad
dox. dec'd, late of said comity, represents to the
Court, in his petition duly filed and entered on
record, that lie has fully administered the estate
of said Mary Maddox, dec'd—
This is therefore, to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show
cause, if any they can, on the first Monday in
November, 1577. why said administrator should
not he discharged from his administration and re
ceive letters of dismission.
Given under my official signature, this July
28th. 1877. 11. AY. BELL,
Aug 4 Ordinary.
Administrator’s Sale.
\GREEA BLY to an order of the Court of Or
. dinary of Jackson county. Ga.. will he sold
before t!e Court House door at Jefferson, in said
county, at public out-erv. to the highest bidder,
within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday
n November, 1N77. the following property, to
wit : 'Two hundred and twenty-eight acres of
land, more or less, lying in said county on North
Oconee river, adjoining lands of E. J. Sharp. 11.
’ranford and others. There are on said place
rood, comfortable buildings ; about fifty acres of
eultivatuble laud and fifteen acres of bottom, bal
uicc well timbered forest, and some old pine field.
Sold as the property of the late John M. Hancock,
deceased, for the purpose of distribution and to
nay the debts of said deceased. Terms, cash.
Also, at the same time and place, and in same
manner, will be sold seven shares of the capital
stock of the Georg a Railroad and Banking Com
panv. belonging to the estate of said deceased.
Terms, cash* W. M. WILLINGHAM,
sep22 Adm’r on estate of -J. M. Hancock, dec’d.
VALUABLE
Lands at Executrixs’ Sale
\\T ILL he sold, at the residence of Martha A.
Catlett, the former residence of Ancel B.
Wilson, deceased, on the first Tuesday in Novem
ber next, within the usual hours of sale, the fol
lowing property, to-wit: Four hundred and twen
ty acres of land, more or less, with a good dwell
ing house and necessary out-buildings ; said place
in a high state of cultivation, with a portion of
bottom land (which will he divided, if thought ne
cessary); adjoining lands of Sirah E. Thornton,
W. A. LeMaster, \V. J. Prewett, O. G. W. Carter
and others. Also, at the same time and place,
will be sold one other tract of land, containing one
hundred acres, more or less, on the road leading
from Jefferson to Danielsville, three miles from
the former place, in a high state of cultivation,
with ten or fifteen acres of bottom land, without
any house on said land ; adjoining lands of A. 11.
Wilks. Mrs. AVilson. Amenable and others. Also,
fifty bushels of wheat, corn, oats and fodder, with
other articles too tedious to mention. Sold as the
property of Ancel B. N\ ilson. deceased, for dis
tribution among the legatees. Terms of sale—
one-half cash on the land, the other half twelve
months credit, with ten per cent, interest ; titles
made at the last payment; the wheat, corn, oats,
Ac., cash. CAROLINE AVILSON.
SARAH E. THORNTON,
MARTHA A. CATLETT,
sepls Ex’trixs’ ofAgpcl B. AVilson, dcc’d.
( J EO3GIA, Jackson County.
To all whom it mot/ concern:
Whereas, the reviewers appointed upon the pe
tition of certain citizens to review, mark out and
report upon the public utility of the establishment
of a public road leading from the Athens and Jef
ferson road, near J. L. Johnson’s, to S. S. Smith's
Mill, having reported favorably to said road, it is
ordered that, unless valid legal objections is offer
ed within thirty days from this date, an order will
be passed establishing and making said road
public. .
Given under mv official signature, this October
11th, 1877. octl3 H. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Notice to Debtors.
VI.L persons indebted to the firm of PENDER
GRASS & HANCOCK are respectfully re
quested to come forward and make payment at
once, as 1 am compelled to wind up all the busi
ness of the late firm. Your notes and accounts
will be found at the old stand. Any person wish
in" - to make payment, will be waited on by Mr.
F. L. Pendergrass. N. 11. PENDERGRASS,
() c t 6 Surviving Copartner.
ANOTHER “INDIAN DOCTOR”
Come to Town!
4 LL persons against whom Dr. Greenwade has
notes or accounts, are hereby notified that
the same are in my hands for collection, and that,
according to instructions, they will be placed in
suit on and after the first day of November next,
if not sooner paid. W. I. PIKE,
Jefferson, Ga.. Oct. 6th. Att y-at-Law.
LAW CARD.
MY term as Ordinary having expired, 1 am
devoting mv time and energies entirely to
the practice of the law. Mr. Robert S. How
ard is associated with me. Either or both of us
can always be found at our office, except when
absent on business. Special and careful atten
tion will be given to all business entrusted to us.
and to advising Executors, Administrators and
Guardians in the management of estates. Office,
up-stairs, over Bill, Thomson storey
f c b2l Counsellor at Law, Jcfterson. Ga.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY, OCT’R 20, 1877.
THE CAPITAL.
Why We All Vote for Atlanta.
Editor Forest News :—We cannot refrain
a smile at the weak and puerile efforts of
those who cry for Milledgeville. Milledge
ville indeed ! what a name ! Who ever heard
of a Capital ending with a ville ? We don’t
wonder at them calling it the old Capital.
Shakspcare says there is nothing in a name,
but if he had ever heard of Milledgeville he
would have changed his notion. When the
four years of strife and devastation was over ;
when the battle cry bad c eased ; when the
dark and dismal days had passed away, we
find the Capitol of Georgia situated in the
thriving city of Atlanta, and there it will re
main. Our reasons are: that Atlanta is
Georgia’s greatest city; because she has
shown herself worthy of the Capitol of the
State; because she can manage her own af
fairs better, financially', than any other city;
because some of Georgia’s noblest sons and
daughters live there, and because Aleck Ste
phens (Georgia’s greatest statesman) says it
ought to be there ; because lien Hill (the sil
very-tongued orator of the South) says it
ought to be tlr re; because Bob Toombs (the
noblest old Roman of them all) says Atlanta
lias shown herself worthy to he called the
Capital.
They' say that Georgia is too poor to build
a Capitol. Well, who ever heard of Georgia
being poor before? In North Georgia we
have veins of gold ; in Eastern Georgia we
have imbedded in the earth some of the most
precious jewels ; in AVestern Georgia we have
wealth in abundance, and Southern Georgia
comes forward with her teaming millions;
then tell ns that Georgia is poor ! Some peo
ple say we are poor anyhow. AYcll,
” The world of fools has such a store.
That he who would not see an ass,
Must hide at home and bolt his door,
And break his looking-glass.”
But, if you insist on us being poor, North
Georgia has her cold weather ; Eastern Geor
gia has got her waters ; Southern Georgia has
got her oysters, and Western Georgia has her
air castles. Yes, we are poor; too poor to
sweep out that old dingy Capitol at Milledge
town, ami we will keep it in Atlanta. Oh.
economy ! what a monster thou art. Poverty,
you make us blush ! I low many crimes have
been committed in your name and covered by
your wings. If there is a State from the Po
tomac to the Rio Grande, that deserves a
handsome and commodious Capitol, we would,
without, hesitation, answer Georgia, with her
80,000 Democratic majority ! Then let us
build a Capitol in the Gate City, to which all
Georgians can point with pride.
But they tell us that Atlanta is treacherous ;
that she harbors demagogueism. and that she
is an enemy to Georgia. Oh ! consistency’,
thou art indeed a jewel, that glittereth upon
the brow of those who seek to befoul the fair
escutcheon of a prosperous city’, whose great
heart beats harmonious to the identified in
terests of Georgia. Why’ heap this tirade of
abuse, calumny and vituperation on Atlanta ?
Here we would say, Fiat just it ia. mat oetlum.
We concede the election of Atlanta 5 to 1,
but if the town (we forget the name) allows
her advocates to defame her fair name (At
lanta), we will almost fear that it will just be
double. Why, Mr. Editor, if the Capitol was
at Milledgevillage, and you was to go down
to look for it, you would stumble into the old
Asylum (just where you ought to be if you
vote for ). AY hen Georgia was sett led,
it was not the design of our fathers that it
should he permanent, but that it should be
temporarily located in Baldwin county, and
it stayed there for some time as the mills of
the gods ground slowly’, but, after so long a
time. Georgia saw fit to separate her Capitol
from her Asylum, and great has been the
separation.
And now. fellow-citizens, we have given
you several cogent reasons wb}' Atlanta
should remain the permanent Capital of the
State. We have shown you that Atlanta is
Georgia's friend and protector, and we have
shown you that on the hustings, when ques
tions of vital importance, pertaining to Geor
gias interests, were to be discussed. Atlanta,
above all others, sent forth her champions to
battle for justice and the right. Atlanta has
been unjustly slandered, and false charges
have been made against her, but of all this
we fear nothing. Advocates ofMilledgeburg !
you may slander; you may heap opprobium
upon falsehood, to divert the minds of the
masses, but in this sentence we find consola
tion :
“ Truth crushed to the earth will rise .again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
Wounded error writhes with pain.
And dies amid her worshippers.”
We stray a little, Mr. Editor. We want
Toombs for the Senate. We long to see his
gigantic and stalwart figure guarding again
in the Senate chamber, and to hear his sten
torian and eloquent voice stirring the masses
as of yore, at the sound of whose voice, all
others dwindle into insignificance. We know
that memory will often recur (with pleasure)
to the days when Toombs’ sentiments were
so boldly and fearlessly spoken. There is
not a man, from the cloud-capped summits of
the Blue Ridge to Savannah's plain, but what
holds the name of Toombs in dear remem
brance. It may be said of Toombs that he
is the best posted roan in the government’s
history—keeping apace with the creation of
his government and the practices of its ex
istence. Let not one vote be lost to this no
ble old Roman. With Toombs in the Senate
alongside of Hill, we will have nothing to fear.
We stray back a little. Atlanta is sur
rounded by the most favorable circumstances.
Around her borders can be seen the beautiful
checker work of her numerous railroads. She
stands forth as a sentinel on the watchtower
of liberty’, hovering over the rights and lib
erties of the people of this old Empire State
of Georgia, by whom she is claimed.
Now, fellow-citizens of Georgia, meet us at
the polls, and, under Ratification, let us put
in glowing capitals the endearing name of
Atlanta. Let us, by our votes, put a quietus
to this slander and defamation, and show to
Atlanta that she is still to memory dear.
Although she was, in ’65. wrapped in flames,
beleagured and devastated by the unswerving
hand of Sherman ; but, be it said to her hon
or, that although her commerce was dead, she
has, amid troubles and tribulations, grown to
eminence, and shines to-day’ with as bright
effulgence as the noon-day’ sun.
Voters of Georgia, we draw this picture be
fore you ; let us rise in one solid phalanx,
from the mountains to the seaboard, and let
us sav that wliat the country needs is the re
establishment of the Capital in the Gate City,
peace and confidence in our goverment. per
petuity and full protection for every consti
tutional right and privilege of person. To
‘ his. let all patriots sav, God speed the day.
Yours to command, 2. 10. 19., Jr.
Jtjfersott. G<>., Oct. loth, 1877.
SELECT MISCELLANY.
Church Rules for the Ladies.
Dress hard all morning, such is fate.
Then enter church some minutes late.
All eyes will then he turned on y r on.
And will observe your bonnet new.
Let humble modesty wreath your face.
And take your seat with faultless grace.
Let all your thoughts be fixed on high,
And rearrange your cardinal tie.
Think how religion’s prone to bless,
And criticise your neighbor’s dress.
Let all your heart be filled with praise,
And notice Mrs. Miggle’s lace.
Put from your mind all thoughts of sin.
And readjust your diamond pin.
Think of how good religion proves.
And then smooth out your buttoned glove.
Catch well the precepts as they fall,
And smooth the wrinkles in your shawl.
Think of the sinner’s fearful fate.
And notice if your bonnet’s straight.
Prav for the influence divine—
That lady’s basque, mark the design.
Let tender peace possess your mind.
And criticise that hat behind.
Reflect on Christian graces dear.
And fix those curls beside your ear.
Let vour heart warm with silent prayer,
And view that horrid green silk there.
Reflect upon the wicked’s ways;
Sec ifyour gold chain’s out of place.
Think of the peace the good shall find.
And wonder who is sitting behind.
Think of the burdens Christians bear,
And notice those strange ladies there.
The last words hear with contrite heart,
And fix your pull-back when you start.
—Philadelphia Press.
Cure for Diphtheria.
A correspondent of a Victoria paper writes :
“Should you or any of your family be attack
ed with diphtheria, do not be alarmed, as it
is easily and epeedly cured without a doctor.
When it was raging in England, a few years
I accompanied Dr. Field on his rounds
to witness his so-called “wonderful cures,”
while the patients of others were dropping on
all sides. The remedy, to be so rapid, must
be simple. All betook with him was powder
and sulphur and a quill, and with these he
cured every patient, without exception. lie
put a teaspoonful of flour of brimstone into
a wineglass of water, and stirred it with his
finger, instead of a spoon, as the sulphur
does not readily amalgamate with water.—
When the sulphur was well mixed, he gave it
as a gargle, and in ten minutes the patient
was out of danger. Brimstane kills every
species of fungus in man, beast, and plant,
in a few minutes. Instead of spitting out
the gargle, he recommended the swallowing
of it. In extreme cases, in which he had
been called just in time, when the fungus
was too nearly closing to allow the gargling,
he blew the sulphur through a quill into the
throat: and after the fungus had shrunk to
allow of it, then the gargling. He never lost
a patient from diphtheria. If a patient can
not gargle, take a live coal, put it on a shov
el, and sprinkle a spoonful or two of flour of
brimstone at a time upon it; let the sufferer
inhale it. holding the head over it, and the
fungus will die. If plentifully used, the whole
room may be filled almost to suffocation ; the
patient can walk about in it. inhaling the
fumes, with doors and windows shut. The
mode of fumigating a room with sulphur has
often cured most violent attacks of cold in
the head, chest, etc., at any time, and is re
commended in cases of consumption and
asthma.”
'Tm particularly uneasy on this point,”
as the fly said when the boy stuck him on
the end of a needle.
Egg Raising.
The egg traffic of this country has risen to
an importance which few comprehend. The
aggregate transactions in New York city
alone must amount to fully $8,000,000 per
annum, and in the United States to $18,000,-
000. A single firm in that line of business
east handled $1,000,000 worth of eggs dur
ing the year. In Cincinnati, too, the traffic
must be proportionally large. In truth, the
great gallinaceous tribe of our country barn
yard contributes in no small degree to human
subsistence, eggs being rich in nutritive pro
perties, equal to one-half their entire weight.
Goose, duck, hen, pullet, and partridge eggs
are the principal kinds produced in America.
AYe have nothing, however, like what we are
told used to be found in Madagascar, or have
been found there, the gigantic woa egg,
measuring thirteen and a half inches in ex
treme length, and holding eight and a half
quarts. One of these birds, with a single
effort, might supply a modern boarding house
with omelettes for a day.
The perishable nature of eggs lias natural
ly detracted from their value as a standard
article of diet. The peculiar excellence of
eggs depends upon their freshness. But
lately the process of crystalizing has been
resorted to, and by this process the natural
egg is converted into a vitreous substance of
a delicate amber tint, in which form it is re
duced seven-eighths in bulk compared with
barreled eggs, and retains its properties for
years unimpaired in any climate. This is
indeed an achievement of science and mechan
ical ingenuity, and has a most important
bearing on the question of cheaper food, by
preventing waste, equalizing prices through
out the year, and regulating consumption.—
In this form eggs may be transported with
out injury, either to the equator or the poles,
and at any time can be restored to their
original condition simply by adding the wa
ter which has been artificially taken away.—
The chief egg-desiccating companies are in
St. Louis and New York. No salts or other
extraneous matters are introduced in the
process of crystalizing, the product being
simply a consolidated mixture of the yolk
and albumen. Immense quantities of eggs
are preserved in the spring of the year by
liming. Thus treated they are good for ev
ery purpose except boiling. It is a common
trick for some dealers to palm off eggs so
treated as fresh, so that imposition is easily
practised. In the desiccating process, how
ever. the difference becomes apparent, as
from four to five more limed eggs are requir
ed to make a pound of eggs crystalized than
when the fresh eggs are used, and eggs in
the least tainted will not crystalize at all.
Some of the most experienced egg dealers
declare that there is no profit in raising poul
try to compare with producing eggs. A
single hen will lay from twelve to fifteen
dozen eggs per annum, selling at an average
of thirteen cents per dozen, and the birds
thus occupied can be housed and fed for less
than fifty cents for the whole period. In the
East the price per dozen is much higher.—
Mere we buy them by the dozen. Step into
an eastern produce or grocery establishment,
and they sell so many eggs for a quarter of
a dollar. There is no reason why the crys
talizing process should not become quite
general, and egg production stimulated as
never before, and the food supply receive
large accessions from this source. The al
ready great and increasing consumption of
eggs in England and France shows growing
appreciation of this form of food compared
with any other. It is thought the annual
sales in the United States alone must aggre
gate nearly $20,000,000. In Lima, Fern,
eggs sell at one dollar per dozen, equal to
four dollars per pound crystalized. It is
thought that this new process of preserving
for utilization the industry of our hens and
pullets may be very acceptable as well as
beneficial in a business and domestic point
of view. —Cincinnati Commercial.
Diet for Walking.
In August last, a pedestrian named Smyth,
appearing under the name of “The American
Postman,” accomplished the task of walking
three hundred miles in six days, at Dublin.
His regimen during the walk was as follows :
He takes a small chop and some cocoa for
breakfast. In two hours afterward a raw egg
beaten up. His dinner consists of a sago
pudding and a small quantity of very raw
beef, without drink, and his supper of as
much cocoa and bread and butter as he wish
es. Each day he is allowed a quart of milk
and occasional sips of ginger ale. He takes
no alcoholic beverage whatever.— Scientific
American.
If we are to believe the Boston Commer
cial Bulletin, the following soliloquy recently
took place at the White House : ** I declare.
I am glad to get home,” said Mrs. Haves, as
the President put his latch-key into the front
door of the White House. ‘ Now, Ruther
ford, you just slip down to the butcher’s and
get a thick slice of steak : stop at the baker’s
and get a loaf of fresh bread ; and drop into
the oonfectioner’s and buy a cream pie, while
I put on the kettle and start a fire in the
range, and we will sit down to a good, square
lunch. lam tired to death of Georgia bacon
and Massachusetts pork and beans.”
s TERMS, $2.00 PER ANNUM.
\ SI.OO FOR SIX MONTHS.
A CURIOUS SURGICAL OPERATION.
A boy named Frank Hanifin, who had
been injured in a saw miil Imre, and had
been, as we might say, almost skinned alive,
was supplied with anew skin by taking
pieces from the arms of eight or nine other
boys. In the accident a very large wound
was made in the back, the surface being one
mass of red, quivering flesh, though healthy
in appearance. The wound, of course, was
very sensitive, and the operation must have
been quite painful to him. Drs. Picot and
Maynard and an assistant performed the op
eration. Around the bed were gathered six
or eight Irish boys, from eight to fifteen
years of age, from whose arms had been
taken, or was to be taken, the skin needed
to replace that which was lost. As each was
called on by the doctor, he came forward,
and baring his arm, a small piece of skin
was skilfully cut out with the lancet and
gently placed upon the raw flesh. About
thirty pieces in all were so put on. Several
of the boys gave up more than one piece,
and Folger Picot, the doctor’s son, contribut
ed eight pieces. A younger brother of Han
ifin’s gave nearly as many. While the ope
ration was going on the boys joked among
themselves on helping to make up Ilanifin,
and bantered each other on the number of
times they had submitted to be cut into for
the benefit of their pinnate. The boys
were generally very willing to give the skin
required, but after a while the} 7 evidently
began to think that enough was as good as a
feast, and they moved out doors, watching
further operations through the window. It
is thought, however, that enough will con
sent to give skin, so that Ilanifin’s wound
will he entirely covered over, thus hastening
his recovery, and adding to his comfort when
the wound shall have healed.— Auburn ( N. .
Y.) Advertiser.
A Story of Thad Stevens.
Pierce M. B. Young, a recent representa
tive in congress from Georgia, was a "'Con fed
erate general and a graduate at West Point.
He came to Washington soon after the war,
seeking to have his disabilities removed. He
is a fine, manly fellow, and seems to have ac
cepted the results of the war in good faith.
He went to Thad Stevens, and Thad began
to play with him, as he sometimes did with
those he intended to make his victims. He
said : “ Yon are a graduate of West Point, I
believe?” “Yes, sir.” “Educated at the
expense of the United States, I believe,
which you swore faithfully to forever defend.”
“Yes, sir.” “You went into the service of
the infernal rebellion ?” “Yes, sir.” You
were a brigade commander in the raid into
Pennsylvania which destroyed the property
of so many of my constituents ? “Yes. sir.”
“It was a squad of men under your direct
charge and under your personal command
that burned my rolling-mill?” “Yes, sir.”
Young thought he was gone, but seeing that
the old veteran had come into the possession
of the last fact, which Young did not dream
he knew, it was impossible to deny the truth
of his question. Thad roared out: “Well,
I like your and and impudence. I will see
that your disabilities are removed.” And the
next day the bill passed the house.
The Secret Out.
A little girl, dressed in bloomer costume,
who had been seated between her eldest sis
ter and her beau, during a drive to the coun
try, on her return accosted her mother thus :
“Mamma, I won’t ride with sister Jane
and Tom Smith anj r more, for he keeps
a-hugging and a-kissing her all the while.—
Now, just see here how mussed up m3* pretty
bloomer is,” at the same time holding up to
the astonished mother's view a dilapidated
looking bloomer.
“Susan! Susan! how can 3*oll talk so?”
the mother exclaimed. “It can't be possible
that your sister allows Mr. Smith such lib
erties !”
“Yes, but it is possible,” was the reply of
the mischievous little minx, “and, mother,,
she likes it, for she leans up to him just like
brother Jack’s Guinea pig when he scratches,
his back.”
“What’s usee play poker,” remarked am
almond-eyed denizen of Tucson, Nev., the.
other day. “Me hold four klings aixka lace ;
Meliean man hold all same time four luces
and a kling; whole week washee gone likee
wood-bine.”
James Crutchfield, col., while digging %
well for Mr. Thomas, came across a crawfish
twenty-four feet under ground, alive and in.
good condition, and he has him now in his
possession. He says he has followed therm
forty* five feet, and this is the first time lie has.
succeeded in catching one. He follows the
crawfish holes in search of water,— -Dallas.
Herald.
If telegraphic news to our Northern ex
changes can be relied on, the success of Gen..
George B. McClellan as Democratic Gover
nor of New Jersey is already assured. The
campaign in that State is growing lively, the
Democracy is vigorous and hopeful, and Mc-
Clellan’s nomination seems to give unbound
ed satisfaction and enthusiasm.
A now counterfeit five dollar note on the
First National Bank of Tamaqua, Pennsyl
vania, has been discovered, It is very finely
executed ; the engraving is said by experts
to be superior to the genuine. It is safe to
reject all five dollar notes on that bank which
are not printed on fibre paper, and which do
not have the number 1,219 in broad red ty*pe
in two places on the face.
The Grand Jur}* of Bulloch county recom
mend that the Magistrates and Notaries Pub
lic in the different Districts in that county be
required to take up all women having illegit
imate children, and require them to swear the
children and bind the fathers for the support
of the same; and they further recommend
that said Magistrates and Notaries Public be
required to report the same to the next term
of the Superior Court.
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