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YJdministrator 1 s Sale.
|,;RKEABLY to an order of the Court of Or-
I arv of Jackson county, Georgia, will be
ft n the first Tuesday in March, 1880, be
■•s* Court House door in Jefferson, in said
■ ■ within the legal hours of sale, the foliow
■ p rty. to-wit: All of the right, tjtle and
1i,..! ,if Alfred Smith, deceased, it being the
tiier. after the expiration of the dower or
Ktte #f Mary K. Smith, in and to all of that
ft;nflantl situate and lying on lhg Sandy Creek,
E rson county, La., and the place whereon
Bed Smith resided at ths time of his death, and
ft- n Mary K. Smith now resides, and odjoin
ftidhounded by the lands of William T. How-
I; i the west, by Susan .Johnson on the west
■ north, by the lands of Warren Hawks.dc
fttd.on the north and east, by Z. J. llardman
fcc cist, by .James Thurmond and Dianah
|j v rson the South, and by Andy Sailors on the
ami containing two hundred and tvventy-
Hitacres, more or less. Said place is well irn
■ved,with all necessary buildings ; up-land and
Imii land in good state of cultivation ; sufficient
nl land in original forest to make this one of
i most attractive places in the county. Tift
Iceland sold as the property* of Alfred Smith,
cof said county, dec’d, subject to the life es
i ! Mary K. Smith, tenant in Dower, and for
Wr.elitof the heirs and creditors of said Al
i Smith, deceased. A plat of the premises can
- oat the Clerk's office Jackson 'Superior
art. Ke-sojd at former purchaser’s risk.
N. 15. CASH, Adm’r.
M. K. SMITH, Adm’x.
WPodjjonod Alortgag-e Sale.
BkHLL be sold, before the Court House door.
■' m tin-town ot Jelfcrsoji, Ga., on tlie tirst
Beday in March next, within the legal hours
Bale, the following property, to-wit:
fact "I land Hi said county, containing one
■ >! and ninety acres, adjoining lands of 11.
■ liivinan, A. l\ \ carwood and A. DeLaper-
Bm" ! others, and known as part of the Moore
dn saul place there is a comfortable
B' .;; lintise, with the necessary o\vt houses;
■ ■ Aut sixty acres of fresh cleared land in a
latent cultivation; the remainder in old
B'hii.) forest. Levied on as? the *pro-
■ r, . r 01 -h h. Silman. to satisfy a mortgage fi. fa.
B"ied trom the Superior Court of 'Jackson
' I •ft the August term. 1870, in favor of
II;' 1 1- Stapler vs. .1. B. Silman. Property
■ r ‘ I mit by plaintiff’s attorney. Notice given
■ h silman, and Tlvonuis Bennett, tenant in
as the law directs.
T. A. McMLII AXNOX-, Sh'ff.
KMtltf.it, .lin ioim County.
K!* HEW'’S, j Jackson C 4 t of Ord’y,
I • hll’i’E, et al, [March Term, 1880.
■ u 1 Application to causae
■ • lAlllhW S, Ex’r, titles to be made to
■ •'O u-irs at law of land, in pursuance of
V Mathews, dec’d.^l bond of testator.
I hpcaiing to the Court that Mary Niblack,
■ U Caroline Grant. Nancy. ,JEd
f l; ‘* Elizabeth Mathews, all heirs? at law
[ scease l. reside without the State—
■ • ' ‘K red. that, service be perfected upon said
■ : i'o\, ot the above application, by publica-
I ' ::*T'' r oncc a week for four weekfc in
I “*>i -NEWS, a paper published at Jefferson,
f -"OH county, Ga.
I in under my official signature, this January
11. W. BELL. Ord’y.
|| !,, “"lb Jackson County.
I ii- ' ' Eosby, makes application to
I LT T f c nx * ur betters of Aministratiou on
I Gances U. Cosby, late of said coun
■:: .-'re i'.. to .'* tc a persons concerned, kindred
■ r '^ 1 °rs, to show cause, if any they can. at
I ■' 1r , 1,, nn of the Court of Ordinary of said
I' irhv >e on the tirst Monday in March,
!•• Sa| d letters should not be granted the
l V 1 ‘ I( b‘r my official signature, this January
k 11. W. BELL, Ord’y. ‘
Kl b Jacksou Comity.
| 'th' Un ,T °'‘ n Pettyjohn, col’d, makes appli-
"r u' n l ,ro P er form for Letters of Guar-
B V, 1 llL 'person of Dave Pettyjohn, col'd,
B• < \ Rebecca Pettyjohn, col’d —
B 1 '! credit ° Clte persons concerned, kindred
B t 0 °ause, if any they can, at
B “ term ot the Court of Ordinary of said
B iett. r t ' rst Monday, in March, 1880, why
K , o, dd not be granted the applicant.
B~ k m , IU or my official signature, this January
B _ __ 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Bp .lacU.on County.
B n b' mf N 10mas A. Scott makes application
1 n c,,',r )per form for Letters of Administra-
B.intj- °f John A. Long, late of said
Bd or,,iV 0 c ‘ te a P persons concerned, kindred
B r c o. „° r> ’ s how cause, if any they can, at
B :, ;intv r \ erin . °f the Court of Ordinary of said
■uj i;.’."' 1 tae hrst Monday in March, 1880, why
I', ou id not he granted the applicant.
K: t , U.j' u cr )’ official signature, this January
i H BE m Ord’y. *
K Jackson County.
Bi'.le Louisa Millsaps, Executrix of May-
K-nts t,i fV, ap ?' * ate sa >d county, dec’d. repre
■ has f, ji . our b by her petition duly tiled, that
i * - a '!ministcred the estate of said de-
P'har-, Crms the law, and is entitled to a
I Thi s ' ' %
■tors, tn\v° C ' te a P concerned, kindred and cred-
K°nda v • 10 ) r ca,ls e, if any they can, on the tirst
■ °urt nr < L i at the regular term of the
■bsmis,: Ur '* IH ary of said county, why Letters of
I Liven n , not be granted the applicant,
■or 51,-, Ur >der my official signature, this Decem
-11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
THE FOREST NEWS.
I!h 1 topic (licit- own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
TO CONTRACTORS.
WhhJ' ]?L I* l f I |C lowest bidder, before tlie
“ ousc door in Jefferson, on the 24th
A'f/’ f
hebndse known as the McClcskey Bridge, ncros!
nosl r?."' 0 , n T' Said bri<, =’° t 0 l,c hum a queen
post truss bridge, on a level with the banks of
the river, with three spans—one Snan to be a
swmgmg span-fifty feet long. All mud sills to
e tortyfeet long and of good size ; uprights to
arches 12 bv 12 inches ; cap sills-12 by 14 inches •
rafters TO by 10 inches r shippers $ by 12 inches!
1 ! i over c fP sills ; flooring 2by 12 inches
unn 14 fpet long ; bolsters 8 by 12 inches : open
banisters of 3 inch-scantling ; the iron rods used
m truss to be 1 inches diameter, of good rod iron,
with taps and washers ; arch abutment to be put
m on each bank by letting down mud sill six or
eight leet in ground, and fill in on top of said sill
'* i All timbers to be good heart,
and jt hewn must be smoothly and well done
b ond and security will be required of the person
bidding oft the contract, immediately ’after the
ettmg, conditioned for the faithful compliance of
the contract according to tho letter and spirit of
tlie specifications, in double the amount of the
bid, with two good solvent securities. Upon the
completion of said bridge in accordance with the
specifications the same willjoe paid for. Full and
complete specifications can be seen at this office.
J L 21st. lBoi 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
JiM-liSoit County.
C. W. Mathews, ] Jackson C’t of Ord’y,
vs. I March Term, 1880.
John M. Matiiews, 1 Application to cause
Executorot j titles to be made to
Milton Mathews, | land, in pursuance of
dec and, and heirs at law J bond of testator.
It appearing to the Court that Mary Niblack,
Elizabeth Bostick. Uiroline GraiU, Nancy Ed
nuinson and Elizabeth Mathews. all heirs at law
of said deceased, reside without the State—
It is ordered, that service be perfected upon
said heirs at law, of the above application, by pub
lication of this order once a week for four weeks
in the f OREST News, a paper published in Jeffer
son. Jackson county, (ia.
Given under my official signature, this January
’2Bth, 1880. ‘ ll! W. BELL. Ord’y. ‘
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JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 18S0.
How the Sewing Machine was Bought.
I was very busy one afternoon last winter,
when I saw a little boy coming into the store,
whose face attracted my attention at once.
It was not a very handsome face, but it was
earnest and bright. The boy was poorly clad,
but his clothes were clean and whole.
“ May I see the boss ?” he asked.
“ I the boss,” I answered, “ what can I
do for you ?”
“ I want to ask the price of a first-rate ma
chine ; not a fancy one, sir, but a good
worker.”
“ A\ ell, sir,” I said, *• I can give you a good
machine for sixty dollars.”
“ Sixty dollars ? Well, Mr.” said he, ear
nestly, “ can I work it out ? I have every
afternoon from half past two till seven, and
, I can run errands or do any work about the
store. You see, sir, this is how it is. Father
died two years ago, and mother wants me to
stay at school a year or two longer, but she
has to work awfully hard to keep me there.
Father was a brick-layer, and mother owns
the little house lie almost built himself, but
that is all. She sews, sir, and she could make
twice as much if she only had a machine.
But we never can spare sixty dollars, sir, so
I thought I would see if I could earn one.”
“But it would take you a long time,” said
I. 41 If [ gave you a dollar a week, it would
be sixty weeks.”
44 Will you give me that ?” he said, his eyes
fairly dancing. 44 1 can come all day Satur
day.”
44 Can you ? Suppose we say a dollar and
a half? and if you do well 3*oll can have the
machine a little less than the retail price.”
Every day he ea-mc, punctual to tlie min
ute, rain or shine, and he was the most prompt
and reliable errant! boy I ever employed.
Little by little the dollars rolled, up on the
account until one evening in the fall, I was
here after dinner, just before yon an ! your
mother came home from the country, when
the door bell rang, and in walked Harry Cum
tilings, -,ny errand boy.
44 1 found this, sir,” he said, 44 when I was
sweeping out the store,” and he hande 1 me
a roll of bank notes I had thought safe in my
pocket.
44 Please see if it is all right, sir,” he said ;
•‘it was under /the counter.”
I counted the notes, two hundred dollars
and then taking out one twenty dollar note,
said :
44 I should have offered a reward for this,
Harry, if you had not found it.”
“ I am glad I saved you that, sir,” he an
swered. 44 I'll bid.you good-night.”
44 But you have earned the reward,” I said,
putting down the twenty dollars, “will you
take it or pass it to the machine money ?"
“ Mine ! all that! Oh ! sir, pass it to the
machine. You see I’d have to tell mother
where I got that money, and the machine is
to be a surprise.”
1 never spent twenty dollars with so much
pleasure in 1113* life. Susy ! This afternoon
when Harry came, I told him to pick out a
machine for his mother.
We selected a first-rate one, and I promised
him that one of our best teachers should go
and show his mother how to work upon it.
When on the cart, ready to go, I invited
mj’self to go with Ilarry and see it delivered.
So away we went, and when we reached
the little house, the cart was just turning the
corner of the street. Harry opened tl'.g door
very softty, and the men lifted the machine
into the parlor. Then Ilarry lei me to a
small sitting room at the back of the house,
where a pale woman in a widow’s dress was
sitting sewing busily. She arose and offered
me a chair, and I told her I came to see if I
could obtain Harry’s services in the store at
five dollars a week. You should have seen
the boy's e}*cs.
He can go to the evening school,” I said,
“ and I will see that he has some time to read
and study. I cannot spare him now, having
had his services so long.”
“My afternoons and Saturdays, mother,”
Harrv* said. “ I told you that I was not in
mischief; I was earning you a present. Come
and see.”
And he fairly danced into the parlor, his
mother and I following.
“ It's yours,” he said, dancing around the
machine, “ all paid for, and lessons on it, too.
Ain't it splendid ?”
His mother was delighted, as he expected.
“Oh, sir,” she said to me, “ he's been a
wood boy since his poor father died. Every
morning, summer or winter, lie's up and
makes the fire while I am dressing, and while
I get breakfast he brings up all the coal for
the day so I won’t have to go into the cellar,
and every step he can save me he does. But
how he ever made all the money to buy a ma
chine out of school hours, I cannot under
stand.”
“ I got a dollar and a half a week, mother,
for errands, and ten or twenty cents extra
when there was snow to clean off the side
walk, or any other odd job, and Mr. Weston
gave me twenty dollars.”
“ No, 3'ou earned that as well as the rest.”
I said, and his mother fairly broke down and
cried when I told her about the roll of money.
So, Susy, now you know what pleased me
so much to-day. To-morrow Harry becomes
ray errand boy, and I know he will be a faith
ful one. There is the making of a noble man
in the boy who can work steadily and faith
fully for months for such an object as Ilarry
had, never taking one cent from his hard
earned money for his own pleasure.
‘‘But, papa,” said Susy, “you are rich, why
didn’t you give his mother a machine ?”
44 Because the pleasure would not have been
as great to either Ilarry or his mother.”
“ Any mother would be proud of such a
son,” said Mrs. Weston, gently, “ and when
he has a holiday you must let him speud it
hcic. We will be glad to see him, will we
not. children ?”
THere'w&s a hearty ma’ra,” and then
the brother and sister opened their school
books and went busily to their duty for the
evening, Johnny wondering a little if he ever
could have tlie self-denial, industry and pati
ence of Ilarry Cummings.— S. Annie Frost,
in Every Youth's Paper.
Perils of Riches.
Christ's Advice to the Young Man in the
Goppel—Sermon By Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher.
“ The perils of riches” was the subject of
Mr. Beecher’s discourse in the morning,
and the text, which was in itself a little ser
mon, was selected from St. Mark, x., 17-27.
ThisWcuth in the- text, said Mr. Beecher, had
followed after righteousness, and though very
rich was really seeking something higher than
that which riches gave him. Whem he found
that Jesus was near he came running and
prostrated himself before Him and said,
“.Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal
life ?” The 3*oung man was very sincere, but
very weak, and there is a large number of
young men such as he was springing up all
over the war! L Christ replied to him not
according to theology, not according to ethics,
but as one who instrueteth children ; for if
we find out what it i ; that is in the child’s
heart it is easy to answer, and Christ taught
this young Jew on that principle. The young
man replied, ** I have kept these com.mend
ments, an 1. vhut was.more to the point, 44 from
my youth up.” He was a virtuous and
amiable y *nny man. but brought up strictly
not to deviate from any of the external tenets
of vjrtaq in i mor-i.tv. He had, doubtless,
a great de and iit him that was excellent, because
it is sai 1 that Jesus beheld him and loved
him. When .Jesus said, “Go sell all that
thou hast and give to tlie poor,” Christ loved
him on the spot and wanted him in Heaven
with Him. But the young man had not ex
pected this command. If C-krist had asked
him to make a pilgrimage to Home he would
have done that, or he would have whk sack
cloth for 3’ears ; but the 44 follow Me” and the
loss of his possessions was too much for him.
When he put character in one scale and
riches in the other Die riches weighed down
the character. He did want to be a better
man, but upon the whole lie wanted to be a
rich man more than anything else. The ques
tion comes, Was t his answer necessary for
his salvation? No. it was not, if he was
willing to do it; but if lie was not willing it
was. Tlie mah who is willing to give up his
life is the only man who is fit to hold it. The
man who is ready to give up his possessions
is tlie only man fit to administer them. I don’t
know that the Saviour would have made him
do it if lie had expressed his willingness to do
it. Was it then a condition of diseipleship
to Christ that the young man should be poor ?
Each age has its relative necessities. In
ordinary times tlie amassing of property is a
duty, but there come times in the history of
the world when the amassing of propert}* is
not a dut3 r , and it was so in tlie times of
Christ.
PERILS OF POVERTY.
When the disciples asked, after Jc3us had
said it was not easy for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of God, “ Who then can be
saved ?” Jesus replied, “ With God all
things are possible.” In other words, God
can save a rich man. For all times and all
history teach the perils of riches, but they
also teach the perils of poverty. What is a
man worth who has just enough faculty to be
able to feed himself? If you aro to develop
meu } T ou must develop civilization, and if
you are to develop civilization you must
have the power that comes by possession.
People will not rise very high if the3* are
poor; if they do rise high then riches will
come to them. A million industries that
work out into ever\ r form of society are the
ways in which the human race develops it
self. Manufactures and agriculture are the
two great breasts at which men feed, and
which arc the sustaining strength of a na
tion. Now one of the wa) r s by which men
are taught is by the inculcation of the lessons
which poverty brings. But there is no way
by which we are able to appl3 r a test to man
and say that he has riches enough. When
a man has attained to the possession of $5,-
000,000, and it is suggested that he should
stop there, he replies, “ What! I’m standing
on the top of the mountain, and I see all the
glories of the world, and, Ity Heaven, I am
sure to have it.” Now, one of the perils
in the getting of riches is the possession of
the idea that riches in and of themselves create
happiness. It is true that riches do bring
certain pleasures, and lhatpoverty necessarily
entails certain limitations. It ia also true
that riches rightly applied bring happiness,
but they do not of themselves bring happiness
Man is like an organ. I don’t care if
Bethoven’s music is put before an organ, if
you have not got a pipe in it you do not get
any music; and if there was nobod}' who
k(,icw how to play it you would not get anv
music. M here you have music you have two
things—a good intrument and a good per
iormer upon it. Now, riches was tho per
former, but what it plays upon is often a
windbag, a rough iron chest. The richest men
are not the best men of tlie world. It is true
that many rich men lire happy. But then
some men can only be happy a little bit.
It depends upon the extent of the nerve power
and the depth of the affections of a man
whether he is happy or not, whether his entire
being is in harmony with his physical or
ganization and his surroundings. If there is
to be .perfect music there must be harmony.
When a man has good manners and is a
gentleman good clothes are very becoming,
are pleasant to him and are pleasant to see ;
but good clothe3 don’t make the man. If he
be of the right stuff he will be a gentleman
despite his clothes.
WEALTH INSTEAD OF WORTH.
Then comes the idea that riches are a sub
stitute for good qualities in the eyes of men.
There is an impression that if a man is only
rich the world will accept that in lieu of
worth. There are times in a man’s history
when, for the accomplishment of a purpose
which will give him inofe leisuro and more
room to develop himself, he ma} r centre a
few years of life on that pupose. But tlie
getting of riches should not so thoroughly
absorb a man as to give him no leisure for
culture, none for the cultivation of friendship.
It is in this view that the observance of the
Sabbath is so great a blessing and would be
obligatory on mankind even if there were no
Divine command regarding it. This, then,
is tlie question of our times—llow shall man
obtain and administer riches and yet obtain
his Christian manhood ? For many genera
tions this country must be a business country,
aud our young men will have to confront this
question. It is the duty of the pulpit so to
guide the thought of tlie business community
that it shall realize tiie responsibilities and
obligations that come with tlie obtaining of
large possessions.— N. Y. Herald , January
mh.
A Small Hole to Get Through.
The proprietor of a tan-yard, adjacent to a
certain town in Virginia, concluded to build
a stand for the purpose of vending his leather,
buying raw hides and the like. Debating
what sort of sign it was best to put up for the
purpose of attracting attention, at last a
happy idea struck him. lie bored an auger
hole through the door-post, stuck a calf’s tail
into it, with the bush end flaunting out. After
awhile he noticed a grave-looking personage
standing near the door, with his spectacles,
gazing intently on the sign. And there he
continued to stand, gazing and gazing, until
the curiosity of the proprietor was greatly
excited in turn. lie stepped out and ad
dressed the individual:
“Good morning,” said he.
“ Morning,” said the other, without moving
his eyes from the sign.
M You want to buy leather ?” said the store
keeper.
“ No.”
“ Do you wish to sell hides ?”
“ No.”
“ Are you a farmer ?”
“ No.”
“ Are you a merchant ?”
“ No.”
“ Are 3'ou a lawyer ?”
“ No.”
“ Are you a doctor ?”
“ No.”
“ Who are you, then ?”
“ I’m a philosopher. I’ve been standing
hero for an hour, trying to see if I could
ascertain how that calf got through the auger
hole. I can't make it out, to save my life.”
Should Cousins Kiss?
Number three of a series of prize questions
promulgated by the London Whitehall Review
is, “Should adult cousins, male and female,
be allowed to kiss each other?’’ Some of
the answers received are as follows:
Yes, because Jacob, after having persona
led Esau, kissed his Cousin Rachel as soon
as he saw her, and their parents approved.
Then they will care for it as little as gro
cers’ boys Jo for sugar.
Shakspear say’s, “ Kiss me, sweet coz,”
and Tennyson says of himself and his “Cous
in Amy” : “ And our spirits rushed together at
the touching of the lips.”
Asa lady i3 concerned it must be consid
ered a fair proceeding. If she is married it
cannot be amiss.
Brothers and sisters kiss, and their chil
dren should follow their example.
“ One touch of nature makes the w r hole
world kin.” A kiss being a touch of nature,
they should kiss to make them still more
akin.
Family affection is a tender and beautiful
plant which cannot be too carefully nurtured.
According to Joseph Cook, Boston has
eight miles of grog shops. No wonder her
I streets are so crooked^
s TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM#
( SI.OO For Six Months,
General News.
hile a collection was being taken tn nf
church at Heath, Mass., the pastor remarked
that he would rather have buttons dropped
into the box than lead coin, because good*
buttons had some value.
Two miles of railroad have been built on’
the ice crossing the St. Lawrence River at
Montreal. The ties and stringers are laid
Hat, and then water is pumped between them
to freeze, thus makimg a solid bed.
The ten orphan children of Gen. John 8.-
Hood are to reside in Austin, Texas. They
will be under the especial care of Mrs. K. R.
Hennon. to whom they wers consigned by-
Gen. Ilood just heioro his de..111.
Saturday night balls at FaII River are
stopped at 12 o'clock by the police, at the
request of the clergy, whose principal com
plaint is. not that late dancing is a desecra
tion of the Sabbath, though that point i*.
mentioned, hut that the dancers aro too
sleepy in church on the following morning to*
pay attention to the sermon.
A whip with a lash six feet long and an
inch thick is used to drive hogs in the Chi
cago slaughter houses. An experienced maa t
can take out a piece of a hog’s tough hide at.
every stroke. Another instrument of tort
ure is a pliant strip of wood with a heavy
knob at the end, with which the brutes’snouts
are whacked. A wagon follows every drove
to pick up the disabled hogs.
One of the most portly and dignified of’
the Mormon Bishops was lately seen running
in a Salt Lake street, closely pursued by a
woman, who whacked him with a broomstick
whenever she got within reaching distance.
She was the first and only wife of Brother
Jones, and she had heard the Bishop advis
ing her husband to practice the precepts of
the church by taking an additional spouso
or two.
Miss Bonfield, a schoolmistress at Shel
byville, Ind., is white, and her affianced hus
band, Mr. Turman, is black. Their engage
ment was made public by Turman’s discard--
ed sweetheart, who found a love letter fromi
Miss Bonfield in his pocket, and sent it to
the school trustees. The schoolmistress was
immediately dismissed, but one of the local
newspapers and all of the clergymen demand
her reinstatement.
Elder Rounds, pastor of an advent church,
at Portsmouth, N. 11., has completed a chart
260 feet long, on which is the result of seven,
years of hard figuring. It proves conclu
sively, he says, that Christ will como in Sep
tember, 1881, and remain a thousand years,
during which time “ all nations will be con-‘
verted, and at the end of that time the world
will be destroyed and rebuilt, and we reign
forever in Paradise.” *
. Prof. Colladon, of Geneva, has effected an
important improvement in the ingenious con
trivance for enabling deaf mutes to hoar
through the teeth, lately discovered in thi®
country. For the India rubber apparntut
used by the American inventor, which is some
what costly, the Professor substitutes apiece
of elastic card-board. By this simple expe
dientdeaf mutes are enabled to hear voices and
distinguish the notes of a piano. s
Young Pelham, of Manorville, Win., de*
sired to commit suicide, lie swallowed poi-"
son in the presence of a young woman, in
her own parlor; but she said that a scandal
would be the result if he died there, and he
obligingly took the antidote that she got for
him. Soon afterward ho drank poison in
whiskey at a bar : but the proprietor com
plained that a suicide in the place might
lead to a revocation of the license. So Pel
ham submitted to the use of a stomach pump.
His next and effectual effort was to hang
himself. -
The physician and the clergyman of Rush
ville, fnd., are in a curious controversy. The’
Rev. Francis M. Pollitt sues Dr. D. S. Mo- :
Ganghey on a note for SIO,OOO. They were
formerly close friends. The minister testW
fics that the physician borrowed the money
to give to a woman who was blackmailing
him, that being the only way to avert a ruin-'
ous exposure. The physician as persistently"
swears that the minister forced him to sign
the note as a reparation for a domestic in
jury, threatening him with the alternative of
being killed. f
The celebrated pigeon roost in Scott coun
ty’, Ind.. is now, as it has been for seventy
five years, the roost of millions of pigeons.-
Thcy fly away in the morning to their feed
ing grounds, many of them going to such a
distance that they do not return until mid
night. The timber on thousands of acre*
covered by' this roost is broken down badly,*
large limbs being snapped off like reeds by
the accumulated weight of the birds. Thou
sands are killed nightly’, but the slaughter
seems to make no diminution in tho vast'
flocks that congregate there. - -
The conductor of a certain train on tho
Union Pacific Railroad charges that a fly
having alighted on one of the glasses of the
engineer’s spectacles, the engineer thought?
it was a buffalo on the track ahead, and
turned on the air brakes to avert a disaster:
The engineer retorts that one night the con~
dnetor saw what he thought was the head
light of an approaching locomotive. He kept
his own train waiting a while, and then, some
what confusedly, started her. “He is the
safest man I ever ran with,” says the engi
neer. “ Venus is millions of miles away, and
he waited twelve minutes on a side track to
allow her to pass ”
To those who would alter the character of
street locomotion, an incident which is just
reported from Paris may be mentioned with
advantage. For some time past steam tram*-
way ears have run from the Bastille to Mount
Parnasse railway station, and the line in a
certain way has proved a success. But Paris,
like London, is not built altogether on solid
ground, and a day or two since an engine
while dragging its load suddenly disappeared
| into the catacombs below. Happily, the car
[with the passengeis remained above.
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