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| I COKUIA, Jack Non County.
C. A. LILLY & CO. 1 Mortgage, Ac. Jn
rs. >• Jackson Superior
CAROLINE TRIBLE. J Court.
It appearing to the Court that a Rule Nisi hav
ing been duly granted in the above stated case, at
the last term of said Court; and it further appear
ing that the defendant has not as yet been served
iv service of said Rule, or by publication, as re
quired by law ; and it also appearing that the de
fendant docs not reside within said county; It is,
therefore, ordered that the defendant do show
cause, at the next term of this Court, if any exist,
why judgment of foreclosure should not be had in
this case, and that she be served by a copy of this
order, by publication thereof in The Forest
News, a public ga/.ette published in said county,
once a month for four months prior to the next
term of this Court. G. 11. PRIOR,
Feb. 26th, 1878. Plaintiff’s Attorney.
(iranted:
GKO. I). RICE, Judge S. C.
A true copy from the minutes of Jackson Su
perior Court, February Term, 1878.
April 20. T. 11. NI BLACK, Clerk.
j|Mlß<alA, JaekNon County.
Whereas, TANARUS). A. and 1). P. Camp, Executors of
the estate of B. S. C amp, deceased, represent to
the Court, in their petition duly tiled, that they
have fully and completely administered the estate
of said deceased, and asks the Court to grant them
Letters of Dismission from the same—
This is to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, on
the first Monday in September, 1878, in the Court
of Ordinary for said county, why Letters of Dis
mission should not be granted the applicants from
said estate.
Given under mv official signature, this dune 4th,
1878. juncS 11. W. BELL. Ord’y.
| JKORGIA, JncliNon 4’ouuty.
Whereas, upon the favorable report to me of the
Reviewers appointed to review, mark out and re
port upon the public utility of making the follow
ing changes in the Jefferson and llannony Grove
road:
First change : Deflecting to the left on the hill
in the old field this side, nearest Jefferson, of Mrs.
Morgan’s, running around the hill and back into
the road at the end of lane this side of Mrs. Mor
gan's house.
Second change : Deflecting to left of present
road on the hill just bcj’ond Mrs. Morgan’s and
this side of the creek, and coming back into pres
ent road at or near the creek.
Third change : Deflect to right of present road
at or just bej’ond branch beyond Mrs. Hood’s
house; thence very near a straight line to Oconee
river, crossing said river 150 or 175 yards below
present bridge, thence very near a stiaight line to
Borders’ line on Turkey creek ; thence up said
creek, running North, to opposite Jackson’s mill;
tlienee tip mill road to the mouth of the lane;
thence to the right, crossing the creek below the
Borders dwelling; thence very near a straight
line to the fork of the road where Jackson’s mill
road intersects with the present road.
Notice is hereby given that, unless valid legal
objections are filed on or before the 17th day of
•Inly, 1878, an order will be issued allowing and
requiring said changes to he made in accordance
with law.
Given under mv official signature, this June
*th, 1878. juneS 11. YY. BELL, Ord’y.
Warwick Wilson
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SELECT MISCELLANY.
MARSHAL DE SAXE AND THE BLACK
SMITH.
Maurice tie Saxe was a son of the king of
Saxony, and a fine lad lie was—tall, strong,
handsome, and as brave as a lion. But the
king, like a certain old woman of whom
you may have heard, had so many children
that he didn’t know what to do; and so, a9
Maurice had such a lot of elder brothers as to
have not much chance of inheriting the crown,
or anything else that would keep him in
bread and butter, his father sent him out to
seek his fortune, like many other princes in
those days. So he went over to France, and
entered the army of King Louis XV.
Now, at that time, there was always a war
going on somewhere or other, and the French
armies were fighting in everj’ partofKurope ;
and the king cared very little who his officers
were, or where they came from, if they were
only brave men and clever fighters, and ready
to go wherever lie liked to send them. So, as
you may think, it was not long before our
friend Maurice, who was quite as brave as
any of them, and a good deal cleverer than
most, began to make his way. First, he got
to be a Lieutenant, then a Captain, then a
Major, then a Colonel, and at last, while he
was still quite a young man, he came out as
Count de Saxe and Field-Marshal of the
Army of Flanders, with fifty thousand men
under him. That was pretty good promotion,
wasn’t it ?
Curiously enough, the one thing that this
great General specially prided himself upon
was neither his skill in warfare nor his favor
at court, but simply his strength. There was
nothing he enjoj’ed so much as showing oflf
the power of his muscles, and astonishing the
people about him by bending an iron bar, or
felling a horse with one blow of his fist; and
he was fond of saying that lie would give his
purse and all the money in it to any one who
was stronger than himself, if he could ever
fall in with him.
Now, it happened that, one daj’, while the
French and German armies were lying pretty
close to each other, Marshal de Saxe sent a
message to the enemj’’s camp, asking some
of the German officers to dine with him ; and,
after the meal, he began to boast of his
strength as usual, till at last an old German
General, who sat at his left, said that he
would like to see a specimen of what his Ex
cellency could do. Saxe made no answer,
but took up a large silver dish, which was
standing before him, in his strong white
fingers, (for, big and powerful as his hands
were, they were white and smooth as any
lady’s, and lie was verj’ proud of them,) and,
without more ado, rolled it up like a sheet of
paper.
“ Can your Honor unroll that disli again ?”
asked he, handing it to the German; and,
although the General was a strong man, and
tried his best, lie found the task too hard for
him, and was forced to own himself beaten.
“ Your Excellency’s strength is very great,”
said be, “but, nevertheless, I venture to think
that there is one man in Flanders who ean
match it.”
“ And who may he be ?*’ asked Saxe, frown
ing.
“ A blacksmith in the village of Schcven
ingen, Dirk Ilogan by name. All the coun
try around knows of bis exploits ; and when
" met with him myself, I saw such things as
I should have thought impossible, had my
own eyes not witnessed them.”
When the Marshal beard this, he looked
blacker than ever; and the first thing he did
next morning was to send off messengers in
every direction to inquire for a village called
Schcveningen, and a man named Dirk Hogan.
And sure enough, some of them came back
with news that there was such a village, and
that Dirk Hogan, the smith, had been living
there till quite lately, but that now he had
sold his forge and gone away, and nobody
knew what had become of him.
This was a decided disappointment to our
friend Saxe, but he had something else to
think of just then. The enemy’s army had
lately received strong reinforcements, and
seemed inclined to attack him ; and he was
riding out one morning to reconnoiter their
position, when suddenly his horse stumbled
and east a shoe.
“ There’s a village just ahead of us, your
Excellency,” said one of his officers. “Shall
I ride on and see if I can find a blacksmith.’’
“Do so,” answered Saxe, and the officer
came hack presently to say that he had found
what lie wanted. So the horse was led up to
the door of the smithy, and the smith himself
came out to have a look at it.
The moment he appeared, the Marshal fas
tened his e3*es upon him as if he would look
him through. And well he might, for this
smith was such a man as one does not see
every day —very nearly as tall as Saxe him
self, and even broader across the shoulders,
while upon his bare arms the huge muscles
stood out under the tanned skin like coils of
rope. The Marshal felt at once that he could
never be comfortable till he had had a trial
of strength with this stnrdy-looking fellow,
so he bade him bring out one of his best horse
shoes.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. JULY 6, 1878.
The smith did so, and Saxe, looking at it,
said quietly:
“This ware of yours is but poor stuff, my
friend ; it will not stand work. Look here !”
lie took it in his strong hands, and with
one twist broke the iron like a biscuit.
The smith looked at him for a moment,
and then, without seeming at all taken aback,
brought out a second horse-shoe, and a third,
but Saxe broke them as easily as he had bro
ken the first.
“Come,” said he, “I see it’s no use pick
ing and choosing among such a trashy lot;
give me the first shoe that comes to hand*
and we'll cry quits.”
Ihe smith produced a fourth shoe, and
fitted it on, and Saxe tossed him a French
crown—a coin about the size of a silver dol
lar. The Dutchman held it up to the light,
and shook his head.
“This coin of jours is but poor metal
Mynheer,” said he, saj’ing the words just as
the Marshal had spoken his. “It won’t stand
work. Look here.”
lie took the coin between his finger and
thumb, and with one pinch cracked it in two.
like a wafer.
It was now the Marshal’s turn to stare,
and the officers exchanged winks behind his
back, as much as to saj’ that their champion
had met his match at last. Saxe brought
out another crown, and then a third, but the
smith served them in like manner.
“Come,” said lie, imitating the Marshal’s
voice to perfection, “I sec it’s no use pick
ing and choosing among such a trashy lot.
Give me the first crown that comes to hand,
and we’ll cry quits.”
The Frenchman looked at the Dutchman—
the Dutchman looked at the Frenchman—
and then both burst into a roar of laughter,
so loud and hearty, that the officers who
stood by could not help joining in.
“ Fairly caught!” cried the Marshal sud
denly, and added, “What’s j’our name, mj’
fine fellow ?”
“Dirk Hogan, from Scheviningen.”
“Dirk Hogan!” cried Saxe. “The very
man I’ve been looking for. But I’ve found
him in a way I didn’t expect!”
“So it seems,” said the smith, grinning.
“I needn’t ask who j’ou are—you’re the
Count de Saxe, who was always wanting to
meet with a stronger man than himself. Does
it seemtoj’ouasifj’ou had met with him now
“ Well, I rather think it does,” quoth Saxe,
shrugging his shoulders; “and I promised
to give him ray purse whenever I did meet
with him ; here it is. And now, if you’ll
come along with me, and serve as farrier to
my headquarters’ staff, I promise you that
j’ou shall have no cause to repent of having
met with Maurice de Saxe.”
And the Marshal was as good as his word.
Key to Success.
A few 3'ears ago, says a New York paper,
a large drug firm in this city advertised for a
boy. The next day the store was thronged
with applicants, and among them a queer
looking fellow, accompanied by his aunt, in
lieu of faithless parents by whom he had been
abandoned.
Looking at this little waif, the merchant
in this store promptly said: “Can't take
him: places all full. Besides, ha’s too
small.”
“I know he's small,” saj's the woman,
“but he is willing and faithful.”
There was a twinkle in the boy’s eyes
which made the merchant think again. A
partner in the firm volunteered the remark
that he did not see what they wanted of such
a bo}’; lie wasn't bigger than a pint of cider.
But after consultation, the boy was set to
work.
A few da}*s later, a call was made on the
boys in the store for someone to stay all
night. The prompt response of the little
fellow contrasted well with the reluctance of
the others. In the middle of the night, the
merchant looked in to see if all was right in
the store, and discovered his youth
ful protege busy scissoring labels.
“I did not tell you to work at night.”
“I know you did not tell me to; but I
thought I might as well be doing something.”
In the morning, the cashier got orders to
double that boj T ’s wages, “ for he was willing.’’
Only a few weeks elapsed before a show of
wild Leasts passed through the streets, and
ver}’ naturally all hands in the store rushed
to witness the spectacle. A thief saw his
opportunity, and entered in the rear door to
seize something, but in a twinkle found him
self clutched by the diminutive clerk afore
said, and after a severe struggle, captured.
Not only was robbery prevented, but valu
able articles stolen from other stores were
discovered. When asked by the merchant
why he stayed behind to watch when all the
others quit their work, the reply was, “You
told me never to leave the store when others
were absent, and I thought I’d stay.”
“Double that boy’s wages; he is willing
and faithful.” In 1869, that boy was receiv
ing a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars,
and, in 1870, had become a partner in the
establishment.
The moral of this story is, “Where there’s
a will, there’s a way.” The key to success
is, “willing and faithful.” There is a vacant
place for all such boys as the hero of this
tale.
An Agreeable Guest.
Susan A. Brown writes in St. Nicholas Mag
azine:
The longest visit that we read of in modern
days was one which Dr. Isaac Watts made at
Lord Abney’s in the Isle of Wight. He went
to spend a fortnight, but they made him so
happy that he remained a beloved and hon
ored guest for forty years.
Few of us would care to make so long a
visit as that, but it might be worth the while
for us all to try and learn the secret of mak
ing ourselves agreeable and welcome guests.
To have nice time” when visiting is de
lightful, but to leave behind us a pleasant
impression is worth a great deal more.
An agreeable guest is a title which anj’ one
may be proud to deserve. A great many
people, with the best intentions and the
kindest hearts, never receive it, simply be
cause thej' have never considered the subject,
and really do not know how to make their
staj’ in another person’s home a pleasure in
stead of an inconvenience. Tf you are one of
these thoughtless ones, you may be sure that,
although your friends are glad to see jou
happy, and may enjoy your visit on that ac
count, your departure will be followed with a
sigh of relief, as the familj' settle down to
their usual occupations, glad that the visit is
over.
A great many different qualities and habit 9
go to make up the character of one whom
people arc alwaj-s glad to see, and these last
must be proved while we are young, if we ex
pect to wear them gracefullj’. A young per
son whose presence in the house is an incon
venience and a weariness at fifteen, is seldom
a welcome visitor in after-life.
The two most important characteristics of
a guest are tact and observatian, and these
will lead you to notice and do just what will
give pleasure to j’our friends in their different
opinions and ways of living. Apply, in its
best sense, the maxim : *• When j’ou are in
Rome, do as the Romans do.”
Unless you have some good reason for not
doing so, let your friends know the day, and,
it possible, the hour when j’ou expect to ar
rive. Surprises are very well in their waj’,
but there are few households in which it is
quite convenient to have a friend drop in
without warning for a protracted visit. If
thej’ know that j’ou are coming, thej’ will
have the pleasure of preparing for you and
looking forward to j’our arrival, and j’ou will
not feel that j*ou are disturbing any previous
arrangements which thej’ have made for the
day.
Let j’our friends know, if possible, soon
after you arrive, about how long you mean to
stay with them, as thej’ might not like to ask
the question, and would still find it conveni
ent to know whether your visit is to have a
duration of three days or four weeks. Take
with j’ou some work that y<ra have alreadj’
begun, or some book that j’ou are reading,
that you may be agreeably employed when
j’our hostess is engage l with her own affairs,
and not be sitting about idle, as if waiting to
be entertained, when her time is necessarily
taken up with something else. Make her
feel that, for a small part at least of every
daj', no one needs to have anj’ responsibility
about amusing you.
A lady, who is charming as a guest and as
a hostess, once said to me : “ I never take
a nap in the afternoon when I am at home,
but I do when I am visiting, because I know
what a relief it has sometimes been to me to
have company lie down for a little while, after
dinner.”
Simple Cure For Earache. —Twenty
years ago, two of m3’ children, one aged three,
the other one year, had a terrible attack of
earache all one da3 T and night. I worked
over the little sufferers, doing all I could
think of, and trying remedies suggested by
our neighbors. On the second morning of
the attack, a lady came and asked me if I
had tried burnt sugar. I told her no, I had
not heard of that. She told me to put some
live coals on a tin plate, sprinkle brown su-*
gar on them, set a funnel over it and then
hold the child so the smoke could go into the
ear. I did so, using the remedy for both the
little ones. The result was marvelous ; the
pain stopped instanth’, and soon both suffer
ers were in a sound, refreshing sleep.— l Mot
her, in Exchange.
Salt and Moths. —lt is said, and In* good
authority, that after wiping up the floor, if
salt is sprinkled over it while damp, moths
will not tr3’ that harbor again. When mak
ing a carpet, it is recommended that enough
be allowed to fold under an inch or two, so
that when it is put down salt can he spread
between the folds, antalso sprinkle 3alt all
around the sides and corners of the room be
fore nailing down the carpet. We have never
tried this, hut have several good authorities
who endorse it, and promise that moths will
not injure carpets if this advice is followed.—
Country Gentleman.
A bevy of children were telling what they
got at school. The eldest got reading, spell
ing, and definitions. ‘And what did yon get,
little one V asked the father, of a ros3 r-cheek
ed little fellow, who at the same time was
slyly driving a ten-penn3* nail into a door
panel. ‘Me? I gets read in’, spellin', and
spankin’/
Something in the Bed.
Judge Pitman has a habit of slipping his
watch under his pillow when he goes to bed.
The other night some how it slipped down,
and as the Judge was restless, it gradually
worked its way downward to the foot of the
bed. After a bit, while lie was tying awake,
his foot touched it, and as it felt verj’ cold,
he was surprised and scared, and jumping
from the bed. exclaimed :
"By gracious, Marin ! there’s a toad, or a
snake, or something under the cover. I
toughed it with iny foot.”
Airs. Pitman gave a scream, and was out
on the floor in an instant.
“Now, don't go to hollering and waking
up the neighbors,” said the Judge. “You
go and get the broom or something, and we’ll
fix this thing mighty quick.”
Mrs. Pitman got the broom and gave it to
the Judge, with the remark that she felt as
if snakes were creeping up and down her
legs and back.
“Oh, nonsense, Maria! Now you turn
down the cover slowlj’, while I bang it. Put
a bucket of water alongside the bed, too, so
we can shove it in and drown it.”
Mrs. Pitman fixed the bucket and gentlj’
removed the cover. The Judge held the
broom uplifted, and as soon as the black rib
bon of the watch was revealed, he cracked
away three or four times with the broom
Then lie pushed the thing off into the bucket,
then thej’ took the bucket to the light to
investigate the matter. When the Jud-e
saw what it was, he said :
“I might’ve known that! Just like jou
women to go screeching and making a fuss
about nothing ! Who’s going to pay me for
that watch ! It’s utterlj’ ruined !”
“It was you made the fuss,” not me, said
Mrs. I‘. “You needn’t try to put the blame
on me.”
“Oh. hush up, and go to bed ! lam tired
of hearing your blather. ’Pears to me you
can’t keep j’our tongue still one minute.
Blame me if I don’t get a divorce and emi
grate.”
And the Judge turned in and growled at
Maria until he fell asleep.
Socialism in America.
Dun's Commercial agency admits a debt
of $7.395,000.000, which is in reality only
about half the actual indebtedness of the
people. The interest on this sum at 6 per
cent., amounts to $443,700,000.
The annual increase of the national wealth
is $420,000,000. We are not making enough
to pay the interest on the above debt. Work
on, stupid slaves. Work on and dare not
grumble. This load must be carried. You
• hire not object to it.
Ihe profits of the national banks during
their existence has been $1,000,000,000 after
paying all expenses, including princely sala
ries. Their capital stock, on which this
profit was made, is $400,000,000. They have
quadrupled their capital stock. They invest
ed $4 and have received sl6 profit on it.
What other business has done this ? What
business man has invested money producing
such returns? Where does this immense
profit come from ? Is it profit ? No. It is
robbery under the cloak of law.
The Republican party is responsible for
this curse. It defends it, extends it, helps
it grind the people. It helps to cover the
poor man with rags. It puts sour and dry
bread on his table. • It stuffs his broken
windows with rags. It sends him out in the
world to be arrested as a tramp. It fills him
with terror at impending starvation. It flings
his children in sick beds. It sends tax col
lectors and sheriffs to sell out his hovel.
This is what the Republican party has
done. This is all the Democratic party can
do if it succeeds to power.
‘ These immense profits arc gathered out of
ever)' man's labor. lie goes with so much
less. 11 is wages are reduced in order that
the national banks may get in $1,600,000,000
profit in sixteen years.
How much longer will stupid labor stoop
to be the serfs of an arrogant money power ?
llow much longer, O Lord, must the people
be dragged ? To what lower depths must
they sink before they will comprehend how
near we arc to anarchy ?—Phihulelphui Na
tional.
Crocodile and Balloonist.
AX JEROXAUT'S kxcitixo adventure in
INDIA.
Mr. Simmons Lynn made an ascent in a
balloon at Calcutta on the 20th of January.
He descended safely some miles from the
city, after an exciting adventure with a croco
dile. Owing to the density of the gas sup
plied for the balloon, Mr. Lynn did not deem
it advisable to take up with him Mr. L’Estrangc
(Blondin), who was much disappointed in con
sequence. The balloon first moved in the
direction of lialiganj, bnt afterwards shifted
towards Dhappa and the Salt Lakes. Having
passed over the eastern boundary of Calcutta.
Mr. Lynn found that at 4 :40 o'clock it was
beginning to move rapidly toward Tiger
Point, in the Sunderbunds. lie descended
from his then altitude of 13,000 feet into the
current which was blowing for a few moments
from the southeast. In this current he could
not remain, and at 5 o’clock a descent into the
jungle seemed inevitable. Either ho must
come down at once, or be enveloped in dark
ness, and have no chance of getting out of the
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jungle. Even with the light the chance of
being extricated seemed small. While slowl v
descending, and at an altitude of 10,000 feet.,
in an otherwise clear atmosphere, a vast plain
of intense white toward the North was open
to view. He could not form any conception
as to the cause of this phenomenon, except
that the rays from the setting sun had come
in contact witli a cold blast from the snowy
range in the Himalayas. He continued his
decent, and very soon the phenomenon was
lost, but although every moment's delay in
creased the risk in landing, lie could not re
sist the temptation of reascending to try and
fathom this mystery ; but did not succeed.
At 5:15 he was within 1.000 feet of terra
firma. a rather inappropriate name for tlio
locality. A huge crocodile was moving
toward him with an impressive steadiness,
and when he came down into the mud
and rushes, which, for miles around, were over
ten feet in height, he could see the monster's
head level with the bulrushes. Fortunately,
there was enough ballast left to throw over
board just as the monster was within fifty
yards ofthe balloon, and this enabled Mr,
Lynn to rise above the thick jungle to the
length of the grappling rope, about thirty feet.
The story that a crocodile cannot turn rapidly
was in this case disproved, as this one ran
round the grappling rope. Having called
lustily for hely, Mr. Lynn found some natives
making their way toward him, wading through
the thick mud and rushes. As the rushing
sound was heard on all sides, the crocodile
made off. About a half a dozen natives were
induced, after much persuasion, to hold the
rope, and ultimately tin? balloon was wafted
over the jungle and across the creeks for
nearly three miles, until a small dry space
was readied.
A Business Wan s Habits.
A sacred regard to the principles of justice
forms the basis of every transaction, and reg
ulates the conduct of the upright man of busi
ness.
He is strict in keeping his engagemerrts.
Does nothing carelessly or in a hurry.
Employs nobody to do what he can easily
do himself.
Keeps everything in its proper place.
Leaves nothing undone that ought to be
done, and which circumstances permit him
to do.
Keeps his designs and business from the
view of others.
Is prompt and decisive in his dealings, and
does not overtrade his capital.
Prefers short credits to long ones, and cash
to credit at all times, either in buying or sell
ing ; and small profits in cases with little
risk to the chance of better gains with more
hazard.
lie is clear and explicit in all his bargains.
Leaves nothing of consequence to memory
which he can and ought to commit to writing.
Keeps copies of his important letters, in
voices. and business documents, put away in
an ordinary manner, so that on occasion they
may he easily referred to.
Is always at the head of his business, well
knowing that if he leaves it. it will leave him.
Holds, as a maxim. “ tint he whose credit
is suspected is not one to be trusted.’’
Is constantly examining bis books, and
transmits all his accounts current to his cus
tomers both at home and abroad.
Avoids as much as possible all sorts of ac
commodation in money matters and law suits
whore there is the least hazard.
He is economical in his expenditure, al
ways living within his income.
Keeps his memorandum hook in his pocket,
in which he notes every particular relative to
appointments, addresses, and petty case mat
ters.
Is cautions how be becomes security for
any person, and is generous when urged by
motives of humanity.
Let a man act strictly to these habits,
when once begun they will be easy to con
tinue in, and success will attend his efforts.
Take pleasure in yonr business, and it will
become your recreation,
Hope for the best, and manfully bear what
ever happens. —Methodist Recorder.
Language of the Hair.
"All of our features have their language—
eyes, nose and month. And now someone
discovers that even the hair has its own indi
cations.
Straight. lank, stringy.looking hair indi
cates weakness and cowardice.
Curly hair denotes a quick temper.
Frizzy hair, set on one’s head as if each
individual hair was ready to fight its neigh
bor. denotes coarseness.
Black hair indicates persistent resolution
in accomplishing an object—also a strong
predisposition to revenge wrong and insults,
real or fancied.
Brown hair denotes fondness for life, a
friendly disposition, ambition, earnestness
of purpose, sagacity for business, reliability
in friendship, in proportion as the hair is fine.
Very fine hair indicates an even disposi
tion, readiness to forgive, with a desire to
add to the happiness of others.
Persons witli fine light brown or auburn
hair, inclined to curl or friz, are quick tem
pered, and arc given to resentment and re
venge.
Light brown hair, inclined to redness, with
a freckled skin, is said to be a certain indica
tion of deceit, treachery and disposition to do
something mean by a friend who can no
longer be used to advantage.
All of which may be news to fortune-tellers.
Dr. Gleason says the surest, quickest and
best means of stopping nose-bleed is a vigor
ous motion of the jaws. So, so, ah ! That
accounts for the complaint being .almost ex
clusively confined to the whiskered sex,
A leading health journal says: “Never
go to bed with cold feet..’* If yonr feet are
cold, you'd better leave them down stairs
alongside the kitchen fire when you go to bed.
The advice given in healthy journals should
be heeded.
When the Princess Helen was born, it was
told the Princess Royal that she had got a
young sister. “ (>h that is delightful Period
the innocent royalist, “do let me go and tell
mamma.’’
NUMBER 4.