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Jackson Sheriff’s Sales.
W ILL be sold, on the first Tuesday in August
next, before the Court House door in the
town of Jefferson, Jackson county, da., within
the legal hours of sale, the following property,
to-wit:
A tract or parcel of land, situate and lying in
the 257th District, G. M., of said county, on the
waters of little Curry’s creek, adjoining lands of
J. M. Wilhite, A. T. Bennett and others, the same
being the place whereon S. G. Harnett now re
sides, containing three hundred and forty-two
acres, more or less. Levied on by virtue of a li.
fa. issued from the Superior Court of said county
in favor of 11. C. Guldens vs. S. G. Barnett. On
said land there is a tolerably good dwelling house
and necessary out-houses, and a good orchard ;
about forty or fifty acres of said land in a high
state of cultivation, the remainder in old field and
forest land. Property pointed out by plaintiff.
Written notice given S. G. Barnett, party now in
possession.
Also, at the same time and place, will be sold
the dwelling house, lot and premises now occu
pied by and in the possession of Peter McLester.
in the town of Jefferson, in said county, hounded
on the west or front side by Washington street in
said town, on the east or back side by the back
street, on the south by the lot now occupied by
W. A. Worsham, and on the north by cross alley,
and containing one acre, more or less. Levied on
as the property of I'ctcr McLester, defendant in
ti. fa., to satisfy a certain Justice Court li. fa.,
issued by 8. McCarty. J. P. 215th District, G. M.,
in favor of J. B. Pendergrass vs. said Peter Mc-
Lcster. Said dwelling is a good two-story frame
dwelling, newly finished and painted ; on said lot
is a good garden and small orchard, good well of
water, good kitchen. Ac. Levy made and return
ed to me by W. F. Hunter, L. C. Written notice
given to Peter McLester, the party in possession.
Property pointed out by plaintiff.
july-1 T. A. McELUANNON, Slrff.
< KOItUIA, Jsu'LNon ConiiUj.
Whereas, upon the report of road commission
ers. appointed reviewers to review, mark out and
report upon the public utility of making certain
changes m the Jefferson ami Harmony drove road,
that said changes will be of much public utility,
as follows:
First, a change around the hill at the creek near
Mrs. Morgan's, on the side nearest to Jefferson.
Second, a change near the place whereon Mrs.
Hood recently died, leaving the present road just
beyond the branch from the dwelling house on
said place and running nearly a straight line to a
point on the North Oconee river. 150 or 175 yards
below the present bridge, across said river ; thence
nearly a straight line to a point opposite S. TV .
Jackson’s mill; thence the mill road about 200
yards; thence to the right across the creek just
below Mrs. Borders’ dwelling-house; thence a
straight line to where Jackson's mill road inter
sects with the Jefferson and Harmony drove road.
Unless good cause to the contrary is shown, on
the Bth day of August next, an order will be pass
ed granting said changes.
July 4th, 1879. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
||i:oltUlA, Jackson County.
Whereas, J. 15. Pendergrass applies to me in
proper form for Letters of Administration on the
estate of X. H. Pendergrass, late of said county,
deceased—
This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they
can, on the first Monday in August, 1879, at the
regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said coun
ty. why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my official signature, this June ‘23d,
1879. j une27 11. W. HELL, Ord'y.
QHOMIIA, Jackson County.
Whereas, N. 15. Cash makes application, in
proper form, for Letters of Administration on the
estate of Green Nance, col'd, late of said county,
deceased—
This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can, at the regu
lar term of the Court of Ordinary of said county,
on the first Monday in August, 1579, why said
letters should not be granted.
Given under my official signature, this June 23d,
1879. june27 11. . BELL, Ord y.
Q.i:RGIA, Jackson Comity.
Whereas, R. ,J. Parks represents to the Court,
in his petition duly filed, that he has fully admin
istered the estate of G. W. Shambly, late of said
county, deceased, and applies for Letters of Dis
mission from said estate —
This is to cite all concerned, kindred and cred
itors, to show cause, if any they can, on the first
Monday in August, 1879, at the regular term of
the Court of Ordinary of said county, why Letters
of Dismission should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature, this May 7th,
1879. 11. W. HELL, Ord’y.
Notice.
VTOTICE is hereby given that at the August
Term. 1879, of Jackson Superior Court. 1
shall seek to have removed the disabilities im
posed upon me by the granting of a divorce to
Nancy E. Gordon, whose relation to me as wife
iyas dissolved at the August Term, 1876, of said
Superior Court.
JAS. 11. GORDON, Applicant.
J. H. STLMAN, Att'y. may3Q-60d
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THE FORGOTTEN SENTINEL.
The island of Rugen in the Baltic, opposite
Stralsund, is a strong natural position strong
ly fortified. During the campaign of 1807
Davoust had occupied it with a regiment of
infantry and some companies of sappers and
pioneers, and one of the infantrymen was
Firman Bonard, a young soldier posted one
night as sentry on a little eminence near the
hrbor.
It was midnight when the corporal of the
guard left him, and he expected to be re
lieved at 2 o’clock, which would leave him
three hours sleep be fore morning. The minutes
slowly wore away and the two hours, accord
ing to the sentry's calculation, lmd about ex
pired, when suddenly he heard a sound as of
footsteps approaching.
“Good! Here comes the relief!’’ said
Firmin Bonard to himself, then cried aloud,
“ Who goes there?”
There was no reply. “ And yet I heard
something,’’ muttered the soldier, “and lean
take ray oath the two hours are up.” Almost
immediately thereafter there was another
rustle in the bushes, then a bark, and the
poodle Capucin, the dog of the regiment, and
a warm personal friend of the young sentry,
bounded up to him.
On hearing the dog bark sentinel atfirstthe
fancied that something was wrong, and cock
ing his musket he cast a searching glance
into the ob3curit3 r , holding his breath to lis
ten. But there was neither sound nor sight
of a foe, and Capucin, clambering up the
rocks, came bounding to Bonard’s feet.
“Oh, that's you, old fellow, is itft” said the
soldier. “ You found it dull, did you? Well,
Capucin, is it not particularly lively here.
It is a pity you didn’t think to invite the cor
poral to accompany jmu, for the night is
decidedly cool, and I have an exposition of
sleep come upon me. The corporal’s watch
is always slow, and will be till he takes it to
the blacksmith for repairs.”
In response to these words, to which he
had patient!}' listened, Capucin began to bark
and gambol furiously round his friend.
“Oil, you think that if I am chilled and
sleepy I had better warm my blood and wake
myself up with a dance, eh? But, Capucin,
you have no musket to carry, or you wouldn’t
frisk so.”
Still Capucin continued to bark and to run,
now to the right, now to the left, as if pos
sessed. till finally, losing all patience, he came
to the soldier, seized him by the overcoat,
and tugged so heartily at it that he tore away
a fragment of the coat.
Bonard was notin the best humor originally,
now his anger was increased and transferred
from the absent corporal to the present
Capucin, and lie saluted the dog with a lusty
k iek.
The dog was visibly grieved to be so mal
treated and misunderstood, and retired to
some little distance, then slowly returned,
looked reproachfully at the soldier, and licked
liis hands.
“Go! Be off with you!” said Bonard,
steeling his heart and threatening him with
the but-end of his piece.
Capucin, seeing that lie could not prevail
with him, at last retired, often looking back
and barking invitingly.
But the sentry stood resolutely fit his post,
and Capucin just reached the beach in time
to embark with the corporal in the last boat,
for Napoleon had formed anew strategic
combination and was retiring inland, and had
sent Davoust orders to join him instantly,
evacuating Kagen on an hour's notice. In
the bustle, the corporal—every one but Capu.
cm— had forgotton about Bonard.
Finnin Bonard, pacing his beat with his
musket under his arm, heard 3 o'clock strike
in tlie belfry of the old church at Rugen, then
4, then 5. The swallows began to twitter
and the sun came up.
Losing all patience, and in desperate
defiance of military law, which enjoined him
to remain on post till he was duly relieved,
he descended from the heights and sought the
guard-house. “If anybody is going to be
shot,” be growled, “ it ought to be the corporal,
for the idea of leaving a man on guard for
six hours is absurd.”
So saying he entered the guard-house and
found it deserted. “ The devil!” he exclaim
ed, and was sorely puzzled, but after a few
moments’ reflection he came to the conclusion
that the regiment had moved during the night
to some other part of the island. Throwing
his gun over his shoulders, he set off across
the island and presently came to a peasant
who was plowing in a field.
“My good man,” said the soldier, “can
you tell me which way the French troops have
gone?”
“By water,” answered the peasant, surpris
ed at seeing the solitary soldier; “I don't
know where they have gone, but at 2 this
morning they sailed with the greatest haste
and in the completcst silence.”
“Gone!” said the sentry, “and they have
abandoned me! I shall be set down as a
deserter ! Damn that corporal—he not only
left me on wateli six hours but he has ruined
my reputation —dishonored me. Now I un
derstand Capucin's visit; he came to warn
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. JULY IS. 1879.
me that they were going, and I, dull fool that
I was, could not understand him. Good dog,
and I kicked him—the first time one of our
men ever struck him. Oh, Capucin, Cap
ucin, why didn’t you think of tearing the
corporal’s coat?”
And the sentinel burst into tears of regret
and despair.
“Come, come, my son,” said the peasant,
kindly ; “don’t give way so. Crying won’t
mend matters. Stay here ; you can’t do any
thing else. If the French return and take
you I will explain everything.”
“But you do not understand what martial
law is—if they return there will be no pity
shown me.”
“Tut-tut! That is absurd. You cannot
be punished for a crime you never committed.
If anybody is to be blamed it isyour superiors
who forgot everything about you.”
Firmin Bonard made no answer, but swept
with a despairingly hopeful eye the distant
horizon. Alas, there was not the white fleck
of a single sail to be seen, and again he gave
way to his grief.
“Take my advice,” said the old man, “and
bear up with a good heart. You too are from
rural parts, unless I am greatly mistaken,
and can find in me a true friend if you are
only willing to let me befriend you.”
“ But you know nothing about me—whether
I am fit—”
“ I am an old man and long accustomed to
read the faces of my fellows,” said the peasant
smiling. “ Before you took up the musket
you have held the plow. I need a laborer,
vigorous and intelligent like yourself. Couie
with me and I will feed, lodge and clothe you,
and see that yon have something in your
pocket every Saturday night for a Sunday
frolic.”
“ I accept your offer thankfully,” said
Firmin Bonard, “ and you shall sec that a
French soldier is not less faithful to the plow
by which he gains a livelihood than he was
to the flag of his distant country.”
As the farm of Peter Baxen, *lhe peasant
with whom Firmin Bonard had fallen in, was
one of the largest in the island, the soldier
returned to his old calling, did not lack for
opportunities to show his skill and industry,
and speedily convinced the rich peasant of
his value.
“ My friend,” he said to Firmin one day,
“ I love you as I would my own son.”
“ If it were not,” replied Firmin, “ that ray
old father in France waits and hopes anx
iously for my return, 1 should never care to
leave Rugen.”
“You will see him once more,” said the
farmer; “ and when you go to France to see
him why should you not bring him back to
Rugen with you? That, however, we can talk
of at some future time. To-day I wish to
speak to you concerning my daughter.”
A flush covered the young Frenchman’s
face, as the peasant’s keen eye saw. “If I
am not wrong,” he continued, “ she and you
are very friendly?”
Firmin stammered something unintelligible.
“ In fact,” the old man went on, “ the neigh,
hors say you are in love with her.”
“What! Who says so? I swear to you.
sir, that I have never addressed to your
daughter one word which would make her
aware—”
“ Precisely, and that is why she has desired
me to ask you. You shall marry her. I have
already promised her that it would be so, and
stic hugged mo so for a quarter of an hour by
the clock that I really thought she would
strangle me.”
Firrain hugged him, too, and a fortnight
later became the husband of the old man’s
only child, the rich, pretty and amiable
Amelia.
Four years passed away—four years of toil
and love. Firtnin Bonard thought often of
France, but came to forget his technical
desertion. The prattling of his two children,
the embraces of his wife, were a present that
answered for the future ; small wonder that
he forgot the past.
So matters went on until one morning the
signal was made that several vessels were in
sight; then as they drew nearer the word
went round the island :
“It is the French! They are going to
land!”
The words came to Finnin Bonard’s ears
like alarm guns, and he felt that he was a lost
man. A sudden thought came to him. how
ever, and reassured him somewhat; dashing
to his dwelling, lie put on his old uniform and
shako and ran to the spot where, five I'ears
before, he had been so strangely abandoned.
Soon barges filled with soldiers were seen
to put off from the ships that had rounded to
and dropped anchor. In the bow of one was
the big white poodle that barked joyously on
seeing the solid ground once more.
Firnoin Bonard saw the do?, and fancied
that he recognized in him old Capucin, and
his eyes filled with tears.
Still the barges approached. Capucin —it
was Capucin indeed—evidently recognized
the island, looked round eagerly, espied the
sentry, then standing on his hind lega gave
one rapturous howl and plunging intothesea
swam with all his might shoreward.
An instant later and the boats were within
hailing distanco.
“Who goes there?” shouted Firmin Bon
ard, in a voice of thunder.
“ Who goes there, yourself?” answered one
of Davoust's staff from the leading boat.
“Who are you anyhow?”
“Firmin Bonard, private of the 68th of the
line, on guard.”
“On guard? llow long have you been on
guard?”
“Since 12 o’clock on the night of May 13,
1807.”
At this reply every one burst out laughing.
The first boat’s prow had not qnit.e touched
the strand when Capucin had scrambled up
the steep rock and with tremendous bound
cast himself, barking furiously into the arms
of his old friend. Barks, gamboling soracr
sanlts, licking of hands, face, feet— all im
aginable demonstrations of canine joy.
“Go on, old fellow,” sobbed the soldier,
witli tears rolling down his cheeks: “Tear
my coat and muddy it as much as you like
to-day, and I won’t say anything. I remem
ber when I struck you for showing me all
your affection and intelligence.”
When he had somewhat recovered from
his emotion. Firmin Bonard, followed by the
faithful dog, went down to the beach to greet
his comrades and tell his story. Luckily the
corporal, now an officer on Davoust’s staff,
was there, and could corroborate it. The
regiment feasted him royally, and he in re
turn invited every one to the farm, where he
and his wife did the honors cordially.
It was not long ere the news reached
Marshal Davoust’s cars. He laughed heartily
at Firmin Bonard’s strategem, and having
satisfied himself that the soldier’s antecedents
were irreproachable ordered his discharge to
be made out in due form.
“ Far be it from me,” said the marshal,
“ after he has been on watch for five years
without being relieved to send this gallant
fellow before a court-martial.”
Firmin Bonard remained on the farm. He
visited France that year and brought his
father back to the island of Rugen. Ilis
children and grand children to-day hold the
most important positions there, and their
family is known as “ the family of the French
sentry.”
When the French again withdrew from the
island Capucin resigned his commission in
the 68th of the line. lie had had enough .of
glory, and the quiet life of abundance and
happiness that his friend led at the farm was
more to his taste. lie came to understand
—wise dog—that life on the farm might be
quite as pleasant as life in the camp, and
that there were infinitely fewer dangers in it.
So Capucin remained at the farm.
Artesian Wells.
BY J. 11. tv.
Artesian wells are carrricd, in some in
stances, a third of a mile below the surface,
and so abundant is their supply of water that
a single well of this kind near Paris has been
computed to yield more than 700,000 gallons
of water daily. The elevated end may be
several hundred miles distant, it matters not
how far. Parts of Algeria bordering on Sa
hara, once considered an irreclaimable des
ert, have been supplied with water, and thus
rendered habitable, by means of artesian
wells.
There are three conditions essential to the
successful boring of an artesian well : 1. A
fountain-head more elevated than the locality
where the boring is to be undertaken. 2. A
moderate downward dip of the strata toward
the site of the well. A steep or high angle
of inclination of dip is unfavorable, as the
water is apt to flow away beyond the reach of
the boring which must needs pass at an acute
angle through few layers of rock. 3. Alter
nations of porous and impervious strata be
neath the surface soil. It is sometimes the
ease that the head of the water is at so high
an elevation that the column burst forth from
the ground as a fountain, throwing up a con
tinual jet. The principal is precisely that of
artificial fountains.
The first artesian well bored at Artois,
France, over a century ago, lias since then
flowed steadily, the water rising eleven feet
above the surface at the rate of 250 gallons a
minute.
The famous Grcncilc well in the Paris ba
sin was commenced in 1833, with the expec
tation of obtaining water at 1,200 or 1,500
feet, in the secondary green sand formation
which underlies the chalk, the uppermost of
this series. At 1.500 the government would
have abandoned the enterprise but for the
urgent appeals of M. Arago. It was contin
ued till on February 26th, 1841, at the depth
of 1,707 feet, the boring rod suddenly pene
trated the arch of rock over the subterranean
waters and fell fourteen feet. In a few hours
the water rose to the surface in an immense
volume, and has continued since. It is well
known that at the depth of a few feet below
the surface of the earth the temperature never
changes.
At St. Louis, Missouri, the temperature of
water at 1.500 hundred feet below the sur
face is 18 degrees higher than the mean tem
perature at the surface, making the increase
1 degree for 831 feet descent; and, strange to
say, the increase of temperature is 1 in every
52£ feet at Charleston, S. C. The hot springs
that flow out to the surface in many parts of
the world are natural artesian wells rising
from great depths. In Virginia these springs
are found along the lines of great faults or
breaks in the stratification of the rocks, by
which formations usually separated by thou
sands of feet are brought into contact with
each other.
There is a class of hot springs called gey
sers, whose force would be as serviceable as
that of the hydrostatic presses if it were prac.
ticable to use it. Geysers, or eruptive foun
tains of boiling water, are found in different
parts of the world. There are some very
large geysers in the Southern part of Iceland.
In a circuit of about two miles are more than
100 springs which send forth hot water. —
These spring are of different dimensions and
exhibit different degrees of activity. Gej r
sers arc to be found in California and in New
Zealand. The two principal geysers in Ice
land are called the Great Geyser and the
Stroker or Churn. The Great Geyser, when
quiet, presents the appearance of a circular
mound of silcceous incrustations, inclosing a
pool with sides sloping inward and outward.
The height of the mound is about twenty feet.
The diameter of the basin varies from fifty
to sixty feet, and its averaged depth is about
four feet. In its center is the mouth of the
vertical tube which connects it with the sub
terranean passages. The tube is about nine
feet in diameter at its mouth, and seventy
feet in depth. When the geyser is inactive
the basin is filled to the edge with clear wa
ter, which has a mean temperature of 185
degrees Fahr., and runs gently down the
mound, emitting clouds of steam ; but, for
several hours after an eruption, the tube is
empty to the depth of four or five feet. At
intervals of about an hour and a half a rum
bling noise is heard, and the water heaves up
in the center, throwing an increased quantity
over the margin. The great eruptions take
place at irregular intervals, sometimes ex
ceeding thirty hours. At these times loud
explosions are heard beneath the surface, the
water is thrown into violent agitation, it boils
furiously, and at last is suddenly sent forth
in a succession of jets, which increases in
force till they become an immense fountain,
that is lost to view in the clouds of steam in
which it is enveloped.
The heights reached by those jets are al
most incredible. Van Troil, travelling in
Iceland in 1772, saw an eruption of boiling
water from the Great Geyser which ascended
ninety-two feet. Sir John Stanley, in 1789,
saw one ninety-six feet. Lieutenant Olshen,
a Dauisli officer, in 1804, saw an eruption of
jet which rose to the height of 212 feet.
This intermittent action of the Great Gey
ser is supposed to be owing to the sudden
production of steam in subterranean cham
bers connected witli tiie channels through
which the waters flow. The water from the
ge}’ser has its origin in mountain land, and
in issuing forth is only seeking its level. It
is hot, and in some instances boiling, because
it comes from an immense depth—from a
depth where the earth is of a high and uni
form temperature. The water of the geysers
is always boiling at the time of an erup
tion.
The temperature of cold springs is also
uniform, because they take their origin at
some depth from the surface and below the
influence of the external atmosphere. The
same spring water which is deemed warm in
winter is deemed cold in summer. But it fs
really of the same temperature at all seasons,
the difference being that in summer it is sur
rounded l>y a warmer atmosphere and objects
than in winter.
The Latest Romance.
The following is the latest prison romance,
and the scene is the Berkshire (Mass.) county
jail:
Nellie Grant, a girl of dubious antecedents,
was imprisoned as a witness in a murder
case. She was quite pretty, and possessing
a fine soprano voice, was a good singer. She
was excessively fond of “revival’’ tunes, and
persuaded the jailor to purchase her a Mood)'
and Sankey hymnal. From this Nellie
would sing for hours, augmenting her own
comfort and that of the other prisoners.—
Among these was a mischevious Milesian
chap, who had been indulging in some way
wardness that sent him to the count}’ “ re
ception room’’ for a period of sixty days.
Dennis O’Brien was his name, and KiHar
ney’s romantic vales his native soil. Den
nis was young, not altogether bad to the core,
and a pretty fair “broth of a boy.’’ lie was
placed in the cell immediately contiguous to
Nellie’s. Dennis was also a pretty fair vo
calist, with a tendency to the basso in tone.
Nellie's singing charmed him, and he de
clared lie would become an honest and re-
spectable citizen. A stovepipe ran through
the cells. Besides this a small aperture-
Through this opening Dennis and Nellie pass
ed letters. A few days since Dennis was re
leased, and now he and Nellie have been mar
ried in tire good old fashioned way, and set
tled down to the delights of matrimonial fe
licity.
V TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM
) SI.OO For Six Mofiths.-
The Balance of Trade.
In the cbtitrfiercial history* of all Nations
there is nothing to equal the present quick
inarch of our export trade. While the oldef
countries are struggling under depression and
demoralization in manufacturing industries,-
the manufacturers of the United States, its
illustrated by our exportations, are alarming
Europe and raising its wonder. The imports
of most of the leading countries are increase
ing, and their exports are growing less, a
state of affairs which must ultimately test
their utmost ability to preserve anything likd
a success in the world's commerce. During
these gloomy years for Europe our imports
are growing less, which means that our de
pendence on other nations is growing less
and our exports are growing larger, which
proves that Europe is becoming more ami
more dependent on us.
As an illustration of these facts let us take
the imports and exports of the principal coun
tries of Europe and sec the balance of trade
against them. The following countries im
port the following amounts in excess of their
exports at the present time :
Great Britain, $600.000.000; Germany,-
$270.000.000 ; France, $45,500,000 ; Russia,-
$60,000,000; Holland. $73,000,000; Italy *
$36,000,000; Belgium, $68,000,000 ; Turkey,
$30,000,000. Here is a balance of trade
against those eight countries of $1,182,000.-
000, an amount almost equal to the entire fdf
eign trade of the United States, imports am!
exports.
The United States, of all the nations, is
the only one, with a few trifling exceptions,
which does a profitable foreign business ; that
is. which sells more goods than she buys, and
if she does not grow richer therefor “ thd
blood is flowingout” in some other cpfarlers—
commercially she is growing richer. Our do
mestic exports for the fiscal year 1878
amounted to $273,000,000 more than our im
ports (re-exports deducted) for tlfd same year;
All the oilier countries of the world combined
cannot show a balance of trade in their favor
to equal half this sum. — American Reporter
fur June.
Sleeping Until He Died.
A C ASE PUZZLING THE PIIYsH IANS —FEEDING
IJEEF TEA TO AN UNCONSCIOUS MAN.
A case that puzzled the physicians of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ has terminated fatally.
Mr. Isaac D. Perrine, a man about seventy
years of age, was. for a person of his age,
quite active. On Wednesday of last week he
did not make his appearance as usual, and
when breakfast was ready a member of the
family, on going to his room, found him in a
sleep from which he could not be awakened.
Medicines were administered with uo effect;
He breathed quite naturallj'* but did not open
his eyes, nor did lie appear to be at all
conscious of what was going on about him.
During Friday his sleep did not appear to be
so natural as the previous da}’, and his cheeks
become somewhat bloated. In the evening
lie rallied a little. Dr. Copper was called let
consult with Dr. Campbell, but they gave
little hopes of their patient ever gaining con
sciousness again. Nourishment was give#
him by putting beef tea in his month, which
he managed to swallow quite well. lie M
constantly on his back, and it was noticed
that when a fly would light on his face be
would turn his head slightly as if to drive it
away. He finally expired on Monday evening
last, having shown not the least sign of eon
sciousness since he had been asleep.
Killed by a Steel Pen. —Several Germ art
papers announce the death of Herr Fratui
Motz, parish priest at Puch kirc'hCn, in Stvria,
from a wound caused by a steel pen. He
had a careless habit of leaving his pens irt
the inkstand with the point sticking upwards.
In replacing a book on his writing table, near
the inkstand, he inadvertently struck with
the palm of his hand a rusty pen thus stick
ing upwards. The hand was slightly wound
ed, but it seemed so insignificant an affair
that he took no heed. Next day, however,
he felt seriously ill, and the doctor declared
it was a case of blood-poisoning. On the third
day the hand and arm Wefc terribly swollen
as high up as the shoulder, and after suffer
ing great pain during eight weeks ho died/
—“Blind with rage” meant something irt
a Paris workshop one afternoon three tfccks
ago. An overseer of the works, finding that
one of the men had not finished a piece of
work which was urgently required, fell into
such a state of fury as to strike him in the
face. Almost in the very act of striking,-
however, lie staggerer! back shotting fo t aid
and complaining tiiat he could not sec. The
workmen came around him with offers of as
sistance, but nothing could be done, ft was
certain that he had suddenly lost the use of
both his eyes. Medical evidence showed that
some of the blood vessels behind the eye had
burst, and that the blood had flooded the in
terior cavities of the eyeballs.
—A Virginia lady writes: “And now ft
few words to the girls who may read this.
Be careful to whom you write and what yon
write. Many* a loving, trusting letter issertt
by a true-hearted girl, and is read by the re
ceiver to a laughing crowd of men. and vari
ous remarks are passed about, the* ‘silly girt.’
I can conscientiously say, on the other hand,
that I have never seen nor beard of a girt
showing letters promiscuously, even front it
man she did not care for. though they are
often shown to the One ‘dear friend’ in strict
confidence.”
Mr. Richard A. Proctor, after a study of
the weather records of the winters inf England
for a century back, conies to the conclusion
that the winter of 1878-9 must be regarded
as the coldest that country has had for at
least twenty years, and probable for twice
that time. It was surpassed by few wintef 4
during the last two centuries for constant
low temperature and long continued w > lerale
frost. During the Inst ninety years, s tvs Mr.
Proctor, there, have been only four winters
matching the last in these respects.
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The Columbus Enquirer thinks it strange
that Gov. Colquitt does not offer a reward for
Peter Martin, the murderer of Matt Leonard,
near that cify some weeks ago.
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