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,'iCKSON CO. PUB. COM’Y, )
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VOLUME V.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
ROBERT s. HOWARD, Editor and Publisher,
" jEffERSON, JACKSON CO ., GA.
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£cgnf lileettisements.
Jackson Sheriff’s Sale.
WILL he sold, before the Court House door,
in the town of .Jefferson, Jackson county,
(Jj., within the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in January next, the following property,
to-rit :
All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying
Mid being on the Walnut Fork of the Oconee
river, in the county of Jackson, and known and
distinguished as the R. E. Oliver place, being the
place whereon he resided at the time of his death,
ind bounded as follows, to-wit: on the north
by the lands of John 8. Messer, on the west by
the lands of Mrs. Cynthia Long, on the south by
the lands of Mrs. Emily Niblack and Hardy, and
on the cast by the lands of Neal Shockley and
others, and containing three hundred acres, more
or less. Levied on and to be soid for the purchase
money under and by virtue of a ti. fa. issued from
Jackson Superior Court in favor of Thomas H.
I/oreless and Jane A. Loveless vs. Crecn S.
bake. Said Green S. Duke holds said lands
tinder bond for titles, and said Thomas 11. Love
lens and Jane A. Loveless have made and tiled
and had recorded in the Clerk's oflice of Jackson
Superior Court their deed for said land to Green
S. Duke, as required by law. Written notice
fven tenant in possession, as the law directs,
roperty pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney.
T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff.
Jackson Sheriff's Sale.
Sffit Lefye the doip
tt in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in Janu
ary. ISSrt, the following property, to-wit: The
tract of land in Jackson county, Ga., on which
Amanda M. Duke now resides, lying on the Wal
nut Fork of the Oconee river, adjoining lands of
estate of Calvin Long, dec’d. the lands of Sims
ami Martin, the dower of Elizabeth Bowles and
••thers, containing three hundred and forty-three
acres, more or less. On said land is a good, com
pilable, frame two-story building, an elegant
framed barn and stables, corn cribs, &c., and
usual out-buildings ; seventy-five acres of good
bottom land in a high state of cultivation ;
acres upland in cultivation ; good orchard of fruit
on said place. Levied on as the property of said
Amanda M. I hike, by virtue of and to satisfy a
n. fa. issued from August term, 1878. Jackson
Superior Court, in favor of J. K. Randolph, Ex
wutorof J. H. Randolph, dec’d. vs. Green S.
bike principal. 11. R. Howard, A. M. D>ike and
'• . Adams, securities. Written notice given to
• m *"d* M. Duke as the law requires. Property
Panted out by J. K. Randolph. Ex’r, plaintiff.
T. A. McELHANNON. SlCff.
Jackson Sheriff’s Sale.
\\ ILL be sold, before the Court House door,
in the town ol Jefferson, Jackson county,
•*" ithm the legal hours of sale, on the first
uu.sday in January, 1880. to the highest and best
•mder. the following property, to-wit:
mo house and lot in the town of Jefferson, Ga..
•p' ,r lu * üblic Square, known as the William S.
i"nm.Non dwelling house. Said house is a two
j’."!- milding. with eight rooms—tire place in
1 V room—and is in ordinary condition ; kitchen
’ ' mit 'bouses on the lot. Said lot contains two
land, more or less, part of which is ip
natmn. Levied on as the property of Win.
■ • lotnpsoii. Sr., to satisfy a li. fa. issued from
V ourt of Ordinary of Jackson county in favor
William H. Lay and M. N. Duke,
i/ u- n or ar y and. Duke, vs. W. S. Thomp
ail(f, , ntt(?n notice given W. S. Thompson, Sr.,
cfti, I ' Jo ,nso , tenantiiipossession, in terms
on „ V*' v - Pmpert}’ pointed out by W. 11. Lay,
m of the plaintiffs.
T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff.
Jackson Mortgage Sale.
y\ 11-1-be sold, before the Court House door,
Tlir V“ * own °f Jefferson, (lit., on the first
ufs ! 3 \ ln ; ,anuar y next, within the legal hours
One t!,Pt fo ri OWi r g P ro P ert >% to-wit:
h Un . , Cl 01 land m said county, containing one
t etl and ninety acres, adjoining lands of H.
■ ' man. A. T* Yearwood and A. DeLapcr
plaoe' 1 <i ot * lCrs ’ known as part of the Moore
fJujl j- Jbi said place there is a log house, out
and m '■ P ftrt ' n cultivation, part in woods
j l; o , e c * P' n e. Levied on as the property of
from tie* 11 ’ *° satisfy a mortgage ti. fa. obtained
favAr ' e ,>o rior L'ourt of Jackson county, in
n er " Icregft E. Stapler vs. J. B. Silman. Pro
•jv : P o| nted out by plaintiff's attorney. Notice
i ° ”♦ Silman, and Thomas Bennett, ten
m possession, as the law directs.
__ T. A. McELHANNON, Sh’ff.
Jackson County.
L ourt of Ordinary, December Term, 1879.
\l |Stewart vs. llenrv 1). Human, Ex'r of
ihr! Ssa i Stewart, dcc’d, and Sarah A. Mur
b„.V s ' , • b. Stewart, Georgia A. Stewart,
i, f 'V J ‘ and her husband, W. E. Os
’ 'heirs at law of Malissa E, Stewart, dec’d.
for Rule to cause titles to be made
°ne ofuf th*t J. Osborn,
*nd k 1 if a hove named heirs at law and parties,
*li .hfsband, W. E. Osborn, reside without
*ic e oftK * * SI lere f° re i ordered that legal no-
above application be perfected upon
irJ f rt,es by publication of this order, once a
Dcr n, n t [ Urtj da - vs ' ‘n the FOREST Nj(\VS, a pa
-1 ‘'nished in Jefferson, Jackson county, Ga.
H. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Jarksoii County.
/uriVf 01 "^ 8 ' Jamcs Potts applies to me in proper
OfTt ur Letters of Administration on the estate
’j'h' 0I ? as H. Potts, late of said county, dec’d —
jtors V S v? a H concerned, kindred and cred
ilond ° ■ u * r cau se, if any they can, on the first
the C(mw n 1880, at the regular term of
Lfctt o . I; or Ordinary of said county, why saul
s hould not bo granted.
her > f n , u n<lcr uty official signature.Ahls Deceiq
r 1870, 11. Wi Ord'y.
THE FOREST NEWS.
The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern M.uiut.ictnies.
Executors’ Sale.
AAdtEEABLY to an order of the Court of
Oidinary, granted at the December term,
1879, will be sold at Jefferson, Ga., to the highest
bidder, within the legal hours of sale, on the Ist
Tuesday in January, 1880, the following property,
to-wit : Two tracts or parcels of land, in Jack
son county, Ga., belonging to the estate of Sam’l
G. Hunter, dec’d. One of said tracts contains
two hundred and fifty-nine acres, more or less,
adjoining lands of D. R. Lyle, M. C. House, Jesse
Parker and others. On said tract is a comfort
able dwelling, stables, horse lot, corn cribs and
other out-buildings; from twenty-five to thirty
acres in cultivation ; sixty-five in old fields and
sixty-five in woods or original forest. The other
of said tracts contains fifty acres, more or less,
adjoining lands of Mrs. Austin Fulcher. J. P.
nnA ALLJifLv.aPfQ.UASi is
Administrator’s Sale.
A GREEABLY to an order of the Court of Or
xa. dinary of Jackson county, obtained at the
December term, 1879, will be sold to the highest
bidder, before the Court House door in Jefferson
within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day m January, 1880, the following property, to
vvit: Nine shares of stock of the Georgia Rail
Road and Banking Company and three shares of
stock of the Bank of the University, at Athens,
,a * °f the above shares belonging to estate
of bamuel Smith, Sr., deceased, and the par value
of each share being one hundred dollars. Sold fir
the purpose of distribution and paving debts
Terms cash. SAMUEL S. SMITH
, T. S. SHANKLE,
deco Adnrrs of Samuel Smith, Sr., dcc’d.
Jackson Mortgage Sale.
WILL le sold, before the Court House door,
in the town of Jefferson, Jackson county,
Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first
1 uesday in' February, 1880, the following pro*,
perty, to-wit: One two horse wagon, one sorrel
mule, nine years old ; one black mare mule, eight
years old 5 one dun milch cow. All levied on by
virtue of a mortgage ti. fa. issued from Jackson
Superior Court in favor of 11. Atkins A Cos., as
signee of G. S. Duke, vs. Croff Duke, colored.
Property pointed out and more fully described in
said mortgage.
T. A. McELHANNON, Sheriff.
Q.EORCIA, •Itickson County.
C. M. 1\ . Borders has applied for exemption
of personalty and setting apart and valuation of
homestead ; and I will pass upon the sarnfl at 10
o clock A. M., on the 20th day of December, 1879,
at my office. (Iccs H. *W. BELL, Ord’y.
©l*. 33. E. DIXOX)
Gainesville, Ga..
:uii| 11c't'nTl Dealer *in
DR UGS and MEDICLYES,
PAINTS -A-ISTID OILS,
TOILET SOAPS,
Perfumery,
ttWOYYAYVAY YYWNCV.S.,
Trasses, Spomes. Tootl and Hair Brnsnes, Combs.
TOTERTESS,
B RAJS'DIES S' WHISKIES,
AXl> ALL KINDS OF
Druggists Sundries.
The public will find my stock of MEDICINES
complete, warranted GENUINE, and of the best
quality. nov 21
i'iie White
■—is —■
THE EASIEST SELLING,
THE BEST SATISFYING
SeiiilMi
Its Introduction and World-renowned
reputation was the death-blow to hijii
priced machines.
THERE ARE NO SECONDHAND
WHITE MACHINES IN THE MARKET.
Tbit Is a very important matter, as It is a well
known and undisputed fact that many °I the . s °'
called first-class machines which are offered so
cheap now-a-days are those that have been re
possessed (that Is. taken back ,rom .{'“ s t°" l * r *
after use) and rebuilt and put upon the market
aS THEWHITE IS THE PEER OF ANY SEWING
MACHINE NOW UPON THE MARKET.
IT IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE FAMILY MA
CHINES OF THE SINGER. HOWE AND WEED
"i A t K costs MORE TO MANUFACTURE THAN
FITHFR of the aforesaid machines.
E, .TS CoSsTRUCTION IS SIMPLE. POSITIVE AND
Ol |fs WORKMANSHIP IS UNSURPASSED.
Do not Bu 7 any other before try
ing the WHITE.
Prices an! Terns Made Satisfactory.
AGENTS WANTED I
White Sewing Machine Cos.,
CLEVELAND. 0.
. M. C. FEW,
Sole Agent for Jackson County, Ga.
JjIGHT JOB WOIRIK,
Executed pfQinptly, at this office.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1879.
report of
r
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER— IB79.
STATISTICAL.
Number of White Schools, number of Colored pupils
Number of Colored Schools, 17 i J otal number of PP> ,s v wh tte and colored, -,947
Total number of Schools, 'tulig, number of pupi li, * 1 *’ooo
Number of Principal Teachers. '.>:Eng!ih Grammar, number of pupils, 483
Vll . ” 5, ia,es - 1,216; Geography, number of pupils, 334
N umber of \\ Females, 868: Arithmetic, number of pupils, 976
total number of White Pupils, 2,084 Average attendance, 1,720
er 0{ r Colored f! u P!! s ' 437 Average number of pupils to the teacher, 24
N umber of Colored Pupils, I emales, 426; No. of days of school work by Comm’er, 131
MONETARY. , SOURCES OF SCHOOL FUND.
Total amount of Teacher’s Accounts $7,490 83;State Fund $1
Commissioner’s Salary 250 OOjPoll Tax 1,880 14
Incidental Expenses o 43fRemnant of Poll Tax. 1878 122 74
Advertising Bill 6 OOiSale of Estray Cattle. 6 55
M hole School Debt $7,752 26! Total amount of School Fund.. $3,632 30
The School Fund beintr *•> ** on
And total Incidentals.. 2GI 43
Leaves for Distribution to Teachers $3,370 S7
Amount of tuition paid by the State on SI.OO 45
Amount left for payment by patrons on SI.OO ] Vyj
TEACHERS. s 2 § g s °§
rj §r
p r '■ ? cc‘‘ S’ so*
1. Barge, A. L. - 35 365 $4.50 $158.40 $ 71.2800
2. Buffington, Cicero, coi. 47 913 4.50 214.G1 96.5745
3. Brunner. St. Aug. 12 47 65 4.50 57.25 25.7625
4. Barber. Henry. 10 58 65 4.50 49.01 22.0545
5. Baird, J. R. 13 17 65 4.50 59.67 26.8515
6. Blalock, Jessec. * 30 4.50 162.00 72.9000
7. Boon, M. E. 20 4.50 90.00 40.5000
8. Boon, Mol lie. 26 4.50 117.00 52.6500
9. Bush. 11. D., col. 30 9-65 3.75 113.01 50.8545
10. Barber, Julia K. 15 3-52 4.50 67.75 30.4875
11. Boggs, B. C. 7 36-65 4.50 31.00 15.3000
12. Bird, L. E. 10 4-65 4.50 45.27 20.3715
13. Coleman, Lula. 9 450 40 50 18.2250
14. Camplell, C. 11. . 56 65 4.50 22.93 10.3185
15. Carter, Emma. in 613 4.50 83.08 37.3860
16. Calbertsou, E. K. 45 4.50 202.50 91.1250
17. Carter, W. T. 17 23 65 4.50 78.08 35.1360
HS#' —■—* ' * -1? 2;
20. Duke, Emma. 22 11-65 4.50 99 76 44.8920
21. DeLane, P. 11. 25 450 112.50 50.6250
22. DeLaperriere. G. W. 31 36 65 4.50 155.50 69.9750
23. Evans, T. A. E. 14 11 65 4.50 63.76 28.6920
24. Erwine, T. D. 51 4.50 229.50 103.2750
25. Eberhart, A. J. 21 913 4.50 97.62 43.9290
26. Feaster, W. TANARUS., col. 4 25-65 3.00 13.15 5.9175
27. Felton, R. J. 5 765 4.50 22.98 10.3410
28. Gains, Finch, col. 23 32 65 3.75 88.10 39.6450
29. Gilleland, Josie. 20 44-65 4.50 93.05 41.8725
30. Glenn, John W. 63 46-65 4.50 286 68 129.0060
31. Haygood, E. 11. col. 28 24-65 3.00 85.11 38.2495
32. Henry, W. M. 22 17-65 4.50 100.17 45.0765
33. Ilill. T. F. 50 24 65 4.50 226.66 101.9970
34. Ilarmon, M. A., col. 6 46-65 4.50 30.18 13.5810
35. Howard, M. A. 6 12-13 4.50 31.15 14.0175
36. Kuthruan, Ina. 20 513 4.50 91.75 41.2875
37. King, S. C. 19-65 4.50 1.51 .5895
38. Lyle, A. 0. 18 23 65 4.50 82.60 37.1700
39. Latner, J. T. 12 213 4.50 54.61 24.5745
10. Lanier, J. \V. N. 21 7-13 4.50 96.92 43.6140
11. LeMasters, A. A. 19 1-65 4.50 85.57 38.50G5
12. Moon, Pres., col. 64 9-65 3.75 240.51 108.2295
43. Monroe, Charlotte, col. 21 24-65 4.50 96.16 43.2720
44. McNeal, Michael. 8 1-13 4.50 36.35 16.3575
15. Miller, Alice 8., col, 22 11-65 4.50 99.76 44.8920
16. Mitchell, W. B. 9 4.50 40.50 18.2250
17. McLester. \V. C.. col. 33 37-65 3.75 125.90 56.6550
18. McNorton, J. G.
19. Martin, E. W, ' 4-13 450 41.88 18.8460
Note.—Owing to-the scarcity of material, it is impossible to publish the whole of the
above Report in this issue—balance will appear next week.—Eft.
Internal Revenue.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.
Washington, November 25.—The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has handed
in his annual report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, for the past year. The table em
liodied therein shows that during the past
three years and four months 3,117 illicit
distilleries have been seized, 6,363 persons
arrested for illicit distilling and 27 officers
and employes killed and 48 wounded while
engaged in enforcing the internal revenue
laws. The Commissioner says that the State
Courts have taken cognizance of these mur
ders and assaults only in a few cases, and
that they cannot be relied upon to punish
such offenses. He, therefore, recommends
the enactment by Congress of a law author
izing the United States Courts to try and
punish persons charged with assaults upon
United States officers while the latter are
engaged in the performance of their official
duties. The report shows that 5,448 distill
eries were registered during the past fiscal
year, and 5,347 operated. During the special
tax year ending April 30th, there were
forty-nine million gallons of spirits rectified,
and during the fiscal year the taxes paid on
spirits withdrawn from warehouse aggregated
$46,778,000. Discussing the reduction of
the tax on tobacco the Commissioner says"
during the four months of the present fiscal
year the decrease in receipts from tobacco
and snuff, as compared with the corresponding
period, last year, was $2,336,600. These
figures indicate a decrease for the whole year
of $7,000,000. The total production of to
bacco and snuff in the United States during
the year, was 131,000,000 pounds, an inorease
of 12,000,000 pounds over the previous year.
The total amount of collections from tobapoo
in all forms was 140,000,000.
Hot and Cold Baths.
The London Lfincet, in a recent number,
points out the difference between the effects
of hot and cold liaths. The effects of the
cold bath, it says, being mainly due to im
pressions made upon the cutaneous nerves,
the modifications of the cold bath largely
depend on their power of increasing its stimu
lating action. Xhe colder the water, the more
ttle impression. The frequent change of water,
such as is found in the sea or ip running
streams, increases the stimulating effect.
Great force of impact, as when water falls
from a height or comes forcibly through a hose
upon the body ; the division of the stream,
as is seen in shower baths and needle baths,
and the addition of acids or salt to the water,
all act, it would seem, by increasing the stim
ulating power which the water exerts on the
cutaneous nerves. Warm baths produce an
effect upon the skin directly contrary to that
brought about by cold water. The cutaneous
vessels dilate immediatelj r under the in
fluence of heat, and although this dilation is
followed by a contraction of the vessels, this
contraction is seldom excessive; and the
ultimate result of a warm batli is to increase
the cutaneous circulation. The pulse and
respiration are both quickened as in the cold
bath. The warm bath increases the tempera
ture of the body, and, by lessening the ne
cessity for the internal production o.f heat,
increases the call made upon certain vital
processes, and enable life to be sustained
with a less expenditure of force. While a
cold bath causes a certain stiffness of the
muscles, if continued for too long a time, a
warm bath relieves stiffness and fatigue. The
ultimate results of hot and cold baths, if their
temperature be moderate, are about the same,
the difference being, to use the words of
Braun, that “cold refreshes bv stimulating
the functions, heat by physically facilitating
them ; and in this lies the important practical
difference between the cold water and hot
water systems.”
The Leadville says that most
of those most promiqeftt iu business there
; are Jews.
The Grain of Com.
TIIE LONGEST STORY ON HECOItD.
There was once a certain King, who, like
many Eastern Kings, was very fond ofhearing
stories told. To this amusement he gave up
all his time, but yet be was never satisfied.
The exertions of his courtiers were in vain,
lie at last made a proclamation that if any
man should tell him a stor}' that should last
forever, lie would certainly make him his heir
and give him the Princess, his daughter, in
marriage ; but if any one should pretend he
had such a story and should fail—that is, i!
his head cut off.
For such a price as a beautiful Princess
and a kingdom, many candidates appeared,
and dreadful long stories some of them told.
Some lasted a week, some a month, and sonic
six months. Poor fellows, they all spun them
out as long as they possibly could, but all
came to an end, one after another, and the
unlucky story-tellers had their heads chopped
off. At last catne a man who said he had a
stor}' that would last forever, if his Majesty
would be pleased to give him a trial. lie was
warned of his danger. They told him how
many others had tried and lost their heads,
but lie said lie was not afraid, and so lie was
brought before the King. He was a man of
ver3'composed and deliberate way of speaking,
and, after making all necessary stipulations
for his eating, drinking, and sleeping, lie thus
began :
*'O King ! there was once a King who was
a great ty’rant; and, desiring to increase his
riches, he seized upon the corn in his kingdom
and put it in an immense granary, which was
builton purpose, as high as a mountain. This
he did for several years, until the granary
was quite full to the top. lie then stopped
doors and windows on all sides. But the
bricklayers had, by accident, left a small hole
near the top of the granary, and there came
a flight of locusts and tried to get at the corn,
but the hole was so small that only one locust
could pass through at a time. So one locust
went in and carried off one grain of corn,
and another locust went in and carried off
another grain of corn, and then another lo
ettat went in niKhcarricd off* another gmin of
corn, and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn.”
He had gone thus from morning till night
(except when lie was engaged at his meals)
for about a month, when the King began to
be rather tired with his locusts, and interrupted
his story with :
“ Well, well, we have heard enough of the
locusts; we will suppose they helped them
selves to all the corn they wanted, so tell us
what happened afterward.”
To which the story-teller answered delibe
rately : ‘‘lf it please your Majesty, it is
impossible to tell what happened afterward
before I tell what happened first.”
And then he went on again : “ And then
another locust went in and carried off another
grain of.corn ; and then another locust went
in and carried off another grain of corn ; and
then another locust went in and carried o(T
another grain of corn ; and then another lo
cust went in and carried off another grain of
corn.”
‘‘ 0!i. friend, let up, I am weary of yotir
locusts. llow soon do 3*oll think they will
get awa}* with the corn?”
To which the storv'-teller made answer:
“ Oh, King, who can tell? At the time to
which m3’ stor3 r has come the. locusts have
cleared a small space ; it may be a cubit each
way round the hole, and the air Is still dark
with locusts on all sides. But let the King
have patience, and no doubt we shall have
come to the end of them in time.”
Thus encouraged the l\ing listened on, for
another year, the story-teller going still as
before: v
“ And another locust went in and carried
off another grain of corn ; and then another
locust went in and carried off another grain
of corn ; and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn ; and then
another locust went in and carried off another
grain of corn ; and then another locust went
in and carried off another grain of corn.”
At last the King could stand it no longer,
and cried out:
“ Oh, man, that is enough! Take my
daughter! take mv kingdom \ take anything.
onl>’ let me hear no more of the abominable
locusts.”
And so the story-teller was married to the
King’s daughter, and was declared heir to the
throne, and nobod3* ever expressed a wish to
hear the rest of the story, for he said it was
impossible to come to the other pj\rt of it ti l
lie had done with the locusts.
A Gentleman.
The English definition of this word is
limited. When the gentlemen of the country
are spoken of, or the gentlemen of England,
not every man is meant, respectable,
educated and deeontly-behaving man. There
is implied a certain condition in life, a certain
social position, which may or may not he ac
companied. but generally is accompanied, by
a certain degree of wealth. But an English
gentleman in his completeness is much more
than this, even if he is lord of thousands of
acres upon which his forefathers have lived
for centuries. lie adds, in addition to his
position due to birth and estate, honor, good
breeding, courage and personal dignity.
S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM.
'I SI.OO For Six Months.
General News.
The wool clip of Texas this year is esti
mated at 22,000,000 pounds.
Six thousand tons of steel rails have been
purehaced in Germany for the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad in West Virginia.
Emigration Commissioner, lvillebrew, of
Tennessee, will soon sail for Europe in the
hope of inducing emigrants to this country
to settle in that State.
Fifty thousand acres of land in Parker
and Palo Pinto counties, Texas, have just
been purchased by a French capitalist for
/'<\lnni7oti(n nnrrneno
• The Chippewa Indians on the White Earth
reservation. Minnesota, have been very suc
cessful in the cultivation of sorghum, and
have raised abundant crops of grain and veg
etables this season.
There are to-day more than 212.000 Gov
ernment pensioners. The amount of the
year’s pension to all pensioners is $25,403,.
742; but the actual payment is millions in
excess, because the newly.admitted cases
have arrears of pension due.
It is now proposed in Paris to substitute
for the despatch of letters miniature railroads,
witli trains run by electricity, in place of
pneumatic tubes. Satisfactory experiments
have been made. The pneumatic plan haa
long been in use by the London Post Office,
but does not seem to have found , favor in
this country'.
One of the marked effects of the revival of
business is the employment of an unusually
large number of children in the Massachusetts
mills. 1 his fact keeps the police busy In
prosecuting owners who are violating the
comparatively new law which defines the
conditions under which children may be
at such work.
I he editor of the Fort Plain Register, prot*d
of the telephone connecting his house and
office, shouted to his wife, “Mr. Skidd will dine
with us to-day,” and, turningtothe prospective
guest, said, “Now you can saj r a word to her ;**
but as lie was about to do so, the words came
distinctly, “Tell him we don't keep a restau
rant on washing day.” Skidd made an excuse*
and went to an eating house.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop, of New
England, has directed all priests in his arch
diocese to establish parochial schools and to,
request Roman Catholic parents to send their
children to such schools, on pain of the
displeasure of the churcfi. lie also fequirea
that the parents of childern in the pubHe
schools whose influence is known to be ho**,
tile to the Roman Catholic Church
them from the schools even though no parochial
schools have been established.
The celebrated pigeon roost in Scott county
Indiana, is now, as it has been for seventj'-fivo
years, the roost of millions of pigeons. They
flj' away in tlie morning to tlteir feeding
grounds, many of them going to such a dis
tance that they do not return until midnight.,
the timber on thousands of acres covered bjr
this roost is broken down badly, large limb*
being snapped off like reeds, by the accumu
lated weight of the birds. Thousands ara
killed nightly, but the slaughter seems to
make no diminution in the vast flocks that,
congregate there.
Food for Though^
Look out for the man who makes a liberal
use of the personal pronoun ‘l* in conversa
tion, for the chances are that he is a liar.
A man should be virtuous for his own sake,
though nobody were to know it; as lie woultl[
be clean for his own sake, though nobody
were to see him.
There are man3' who say more than the.
truth on some occasions and balance the ac
count with their consciences by saying les%
than the truth on others.
There Ls no widow so utterly widowed in
her circumstances as she who has a drunken,
husband ; no orphan so destitute as he whn
has a, drunken father.
Anxiety is the poison of life, the parent o?
many sins and of more miseries. Why, then,
allow it, when we know that all the future is*
guided by a Father's hand?
You must never be satisfied with the surface*
of things; probe it to the bottmu and let
nothing go until you understand it as thorough-*
ly as 3'our powers will enable 3’oin
The. tablet of the heart should be kept so*
pure in purpose and so spotless from decep
tion, evil thinking and wrong-doing, that a
gainsa3'ing world could not reproach it.
Christian charity demands abstinence from,
that, the use of which would injure a brother,
“ All tilings are lawful for me, but all things
are not expedient,” says the great Theologian,
Logician and Apostle.
A young man ought to cross his own rules,
to awaken his vigor and to keep it fron growing,
faint and rusty \ and there is no course 0$
life so weak and sottish as that Licli is carried
on by rule and discipline.
Manners are the shadows of virtues; the
momentary display of tho?e qualities which
our fellow-creatures love and respect. If we
strive to become, then, what vre strive to ap
pear, manners may often be rendered useful}
guides to, the performance of our duties.
A room without pictures is like a
without windows. Pictures are loop-holes of
escape to the soul, leading to other scones and
other spheres. Pictures are consolers op
loneliness ; they are hooks, they are histories
and sermons, which we can, read without the
trouble of turning over the leaves.
Music and Sowers are evangles of purity
and faith, redolent of God. if we but unlock
our hearts to their ministry ; and the man c*r.
woman who is impervious to their subtle,
spiritualizing influences may feel
that there is something essentially wrong in*
| his or her organization pr habits of t life.
NUMBER 27.