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VOL. I—NO. 21.
lavitn (Timber (hr sett e,
PUBLISHED EVERY
SATURDAY MORNING,
BY
RICHARD W. GRUBB.
OFFICE IN PHILLIP S BUILDI? O.
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To avoid any mDutidiwnnindnnr. 'he above rules
w ill be adhered to without deviation.
Ml letters and conimitnic tiniis mould he address
Richard W. Grubb,
DAR|"N. o \
, <TY if*:E TOHF.
Count v Off ; csrn.
County Commissioner* — T P. Pease, Ohm-man. .1.
P. (I'N .n. .line's Walker, am - t ;iek!i-ou. It. I,
Morris. I„ Mclntosh. Thomas Oignilliat.
Ceric H K O.— Pi'- K .dset't"
Clerk Superior Court— 'suae M. Aiken.
Ordinary— Lewis .faeksoti.
Sheriff-- lames If. Rei-uie't.
Deputy Sheril F- Alonzo Guyton.
Reccbur Tax Return* — Madison Thomas.
Cal’ext or S. W. Wilson.
County Treasurer—V: P Ohampney.
a lie '‘oinmisMioiiers meet litst Wednesday in each
month
Municipal Officers.
fir-Of. Mayor —T. P. Pease.
/<>• Of. t ldermen —la-. . Gilson. .T->me Walker.
.Inn s Lack ison. It. L. Morris L. Melntosli, Titos.
Ginmlliat
Cleric and Treasurer—l"'. v . Kenan.
City Marshal —Pub* it K. i Mr
Harbor Master—' ’ *•*.• 'w.-'i.
Inspector General— E S. R.-rrinv.
]> in* Ontirt everv morriinir 't 12 o'clock
Cut Warden*. —Isaac M Aiken, J liu H. Burred.
J ime U Y'i IHIU.
Coroner .—lolin II Burrell.
IT. 3. Officers.
Collector of Custom* Brunswick District- John T.
Qollie-. 'rs a* Bronsivii'k.
Deputy Collector of Customs for Port of Darien —
Chas. H fowii-ei and.
J. 3. Mi Is.
Postmaster —TANARUS), tv. ThivG.
i'll ■ nait Iciic ,TY .1-1-11 -v *ry t's lo 'sd i" and *!-
ur<'av a! 9 n'rloek V. AT. ftir MeTntosh No. "1. A .A
<; R R , m iKini; close cotioeeiioas with mails irninp
North and South
The in lii uni\es from 'h-Into-h N*. ft. A A U
It if., evo'c Tin s av .hi and Knao rv< nines at 8 oVtle
Mails elos , v r.v We hi sday and aturday at SQy
o'clock.
it slig'oun.
The ear.* rcli'iou- servieep at the Methodist E.
fhrireh v rv s*il*t>ath evvniii *■ at 3 and 8 o'clock—
ll'i. If. ' f . Loc.kwo**d. Pastor
R.. Me-ons s vvii'cs to itv Fni-c *pal Pliueh every -
Sunday nvuninr at. tl o'clock. Itev. li. F. t’lnte.
P '-for.
H-'iireat-* -■*rei*‘"s every St,l,b*|th at It \ Al.. :l P.
M. I*.*l 7 |> M . at tile Cos ored Baptist Planch— Rev
R Ml Mu P t r
If i*i i- -a * uverv Salvbith a’ 11 A. 'I . and
an \! at the Me'imdi-t Cliiircli (colored) —Rev. *
yß.’.nvi . I* is 1 o r .
* Mi tonic.
Live Oi Lode.* N • 157 first W.alnesi'av hi
o h noiitli .0 their li Ml iieiir t ** A1 ittuidia House.
E P. Clmmpney W. M. A. F. Cos r. Secretary.
CTANG- CF ' HH LE
J. [ _h#ia ■ 3 '* 4 * V*
——f J *VJL_ 77 -> - ■■ - ' -*■' *
GENK'L T : ’* OFFICE, j
ATLANTIC AND GULF RMLKOAD
SAVANNAH OclohiT 11 1873. *
ON VND \FT At -ATUR!)\Y, o(TOiiK’f 12.
1873. Fassciiife.r Pritiii* >n iiie> roni will run u?
f 'Hows:
EXPRESS PASSENGE .
Lnjiye Savinnah daily at 4:30 f \ V.
Arrive at .Ifsnn ai y at w :ls V M.
Arrive at R diibridtr** and lily at S: 1A A. M.
Arrive at \llan\ daily at 3; *0 \ >!.
Arrive at F,iv* Oak r| iil\ at 3:75 \.
A-riv.-at J ick-oiivile Mly at ' ):*J \ v
A l ive it T ilblll i!*ee Hriifv at I 4;."5 '.M.
L• iv T'lH.thasa • daily at., ':2O P.
“''•vr J ick'H nivill • and Tily at *>4o ** V.
L ave Live Oak daily at M:OS F*. M.
L-'ave v 'banv clailv ar 3; JO P. M
L**Hve Riinhridi:e daily at 4: 0 P. M
L-ave-Jesup dailv at 5:00 A. M.
Arrive at Savannah daiiy at s*oq A. AI.
s e-pin _r (j , r runs rhroti and t * J iCk-*o iville.
P*i*s.*iisfer* for Rmn**- ek *ik this Train, arriving
at Br.msw'ck dailv at 10:30 P M.
Arrive, at Brunswick daily at *0:30 P M.
Lfive Brunswick 2:30 A. M
Arrive at Savannah S:‘2 A. M
Pasi ii L r,. rs f mrTl \f icnn h v M..and B. 8:00 1 M..
train connect at with train for El*r*tla. Pa**-
Peiivr**is from Florida connect at Jesup wit train
arriving in Mactm at 4 30 P. M.
ACCOMMOD\TIOX TTi \IN.
(EASTERN DIVISION.'
Leave Savannah (Monday. Wednesday and
Friday) at 0:50 A. M.
Arrive at Jennp (Monday. Wednesday and
Fiiday) at ...12:30 P. M.
Arrive at Lawton Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at ' 7.30 P, M.
Leave Lawton (Tuesday, Thursday and Snt
w nwlay at 5:40 A. M.
Leave Jesup (Tuesday. Thursday and Safnr
. ) at 12:40 P. M.
Arm* • at Savannah (Tuesday, Thursday ad
Satu.day) at 5:45 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(WESTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Lawton (tunr'av eMittn 7:25 A. M.
Arrive at Valdosta. • 0:33 4 M
Arrive at Quitman. *• 10:54 v. M.
Arnve at Thomasville * 2:40 P M.
'rrive at Albany, 7:00 P. M.
teiave Albany, “ 8:15 A. M,
I.eave Thomasville, “ 2:'o PM.
heave Quitman. “ 4:15 P. M.
heave Valdosta, “ 5:38 P. M.
Arrive t Lawton. “ 8:05 P.M.
Connectingat Albany with Nie h t Train on South
"•jften, Railroad. leaving Albany Sunday, Tneeday
SJ!”, I'liursdav nnd arriving at Albany Monday,
Wednesday and Frioay.
l raii,n on Brunswick and Albanv Railroad leave
dnnetion (No. 9. A. and O K. R. for Ibany
on Monday. Vednesdtv and Friday, at 11:00 A. M.,
®ud arrive from Albany Tneed-y, Thursday and
Satimlay. j 49 P M
Mail Steamer leaves Raintuidge for Apalachicola
* v *rj Thursday. at 8 A. M.
H. 8. HAINES, Genl. Snpt.
SAVE YOU! MONEY!
-4 .
TIMES IRE HARD!!
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVE-Y ONE
1 M.UU..D FI iD THE PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN GET
The Most For Their Money,
11 1 STRAIN,
OLD STORE, CORNER BROAD
AND SCREVEN STS.,
DARIEN, GA.,
Would respectfully invite the iitteutiQp of their
friends* ami resident?* of
Darien and adjoining counties,
* t * their large and well se
lected stoek of
General Merchandise,
CON SI-'TING tiF
DRY GC ODS
L )TH NT,
HAT! and CAPS,
■ v - ;s ant SHOAS,
-a r-> a o V "P T 77 1 Ci
i.' b .) Lt iii xv 1 ill b ,
lACON.
FLOUP,
co:in.
MEAL,
OATS,
-r \jr
. A
LIMP,
TAME &c..
hROOEERY,
ITi VSS.
OXt./i ■ SS-WARY2,
Tin-Wars,
a* and
Focliet
Cutlery,
Farming Implements, Sc,
Pitrfjeii'ii *' nt feiition
iv the supply of vessels.
Uip i .>f v ssels tue
t‘s|.ic al .\ iuvite-l to examine
our huge and eomplete stock
SHIP CHANDLERY,
before purchasing elsewhere,
which we are selling at
prices that will
com pa re
favorably with any city
in the South.
GOODS DELIVERED in the
CITY and on the RIDGE,
FREE cf CHARGE.
GIVE US A CALX
*
A. & R. STRAIN.
%May 2—ly.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1874.
AN ORDINANCE
To be Entitled an Ordinance to Provide for the
Levying and Collection of Taxes and Licences
and to liaise and Establish a Revenue for the
City of Darien for the year 1875. and annual
ly there if er on the first day of January and
for other p wposes. *
Section 1. I lie Board of County Com
missioners of the com ty ol Mclntosh
(exercising jurisdiction in the City ol Darien
enacted under an net ol the General Assem
bly of G* orgiit, approved January 19th. 1872
do ordain, and lie it ordained Ly the author
ity of the same; That (torn and after the pas
sage of this Ordinance, the following Taxes
and Licenses shall lie levied, assessed and
collected for the purposes herein indicated,
for the Leu* tit of the City of Darien and the
j inhabitants thereof, to-wit :
A tax of on -liilf of one per cent, on valn-
I ation, to he assessed by the Assessment Com-
I millee, composed of the Chainunn of the
| Board of County Commissioners, the mem
I ers of the Finance Committee of said Hoard
and three citizens, to be appointed by the
said Board annually; said committee ol ■ liter
citizens to lie the owners of at least one lot
within tiie city ; the Chairman of said Board
to be chairman ex-officio of said Assessineii
Committee.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That the
following Licences shall be levied and collec
ted, which may lie increased or diminished
annually as the public interest may require:
Each Stevedore a licence if 3* 0; each Timber
Inspector a licence of S' 0; each warehouse a
licence of S2O, each steamboat agent a li
j cence of 315; e teb steam saw mill a licence
j of $25: each flour or grist miU a license of
$10; each one horse dray a licence of $10;
each two horse dray a licence of sls; eacli
public stable s2'': each store for the sale ol
general merchandise anil no; to include, li
quors, Ac., S2O; each store for the sale ol
merchandise to include liquors, Ac., $45:
each bar-room $80; each hotel bar-room at
tached $45: each restaurant $25; each res
taurant with privileges of selling liquors and
furnishing lodgings 845, each bowling alley
sls; each billiard table $10; each insunv.iCi
agent $10; eacit contractor $10: each com
mission meivhunt or factor $25: eacl pnni
in ' office $10; each photographer $10; each
junk dealer SSO; each butcher shop s2s;each
public boom $25; each barber shop $10; eacL
tailor’s shop $10; each baker $lo; each shoe
maker or cobbler $5; eai-h blacksmith $10:
each wheelwright 310; each apothecary S2O:
each (M'i'iis, menagerie or other show
for religious or charitable purposes in the
discietionofthelihaiim.nl or acting Chair
man: each hoarding house entertaining tran
sient boarders $10; each row boat lor traus
portut on of passengers 85; each sailor ship
per $25; t-acii sailor boarding house s2o:eaeh
local or transient a ent or vendor for the
sale of any article not above mentioned 815.
.SEC. 3. ITint it shall be tlie duty of tin
Clerk Board County Commissioners acting as
to Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Darien
have said ordinance published annually once
a week for two weeks in the local gazette oi
the city, and if no local gazette, to put tip n
copy of Ordinance in smite couspicioiis
place in the city, which publication shall lie
for the space of two weeks; and immediately
thereafter to pout a notice to all persons lia
ble under the. provisions of this ordinance to
call for and receive their several licences,
and satisfy all claims for tux due and unpaid.
It shall le his luither duty to make out a
list of defaulters and hand t tie same to tin
Chairman or acting Chairman, who shall di
net said Clerk to summon said di fuulters to
appear m a certain day before the Police
■ our! of said city, to answer said default,
and upon conviction, shall be lined in a sum
■>f not less than $5 lmr more than $25. and
to take and pay f r such licence and to pay
a'l costs; in default of payment of the same
eX-CUti'in shall be issued against -slid defau -
ti ls and be levied upon tic go als and elm -
teb oi the same, and advertised and sold a
ot er sales.
Sec. 4. And le it further ordained,
Thu: im nediutely aft-r tli expiration of tin
•o ice the Clerk shall issue executions
i '.lirst ihe property of all detunlteis tin
T im s on 11 ail Estate which shall be placed
;u tlie hands of the Marshal to be 1 vied on
-aid property, which shall be advertised and
siild for ail taxes and cost in f ivnr of said
city. Provided, nevertheless, that execu
tions shall not issue, as ifore aid, until after
t le return to the Board of the report of tin
Ass snnent Committee, and until the same
tax sh til be finally settl 'd Upon, the said
Marshal shall make prompt and full returns
to the Clerk and treasurer within live and iy>
if ter such sale, tiiakin ' a complete list ol
such executions placed in bis hands with the
names of delendants, tli -• amount ot tax and
costs, the amountsraisi il from the sale in nit
under each exccmi in an t the amount of any
surplus on the same r ni lining; t e said
surplus to the owner theieot within tin
same time, and tiling the original rcc> ip'
for said surplus with tlie Clerk and Treas
urer of said city, together with a last of exe-
cut ions mid returns of sales.
Sec. > Aidhe it further ordained ly the
authority afresaid. That every person or per
sons, other than the Master. Mate or Mates,
or any registered seamen of any vessel
whether bark, brig, schooner, sloop or other
vessel or vessels loading or unloading within
tlie jurisdictional limits of the City of Da
lien. shall he held and deemed a Stevedore
within the provision of this ordinance,
whether he or they may load or unload by
the job. cargo, t< w-load, 1.000 feet or per
cliem. and shall first tak out a licence there
for. or he shall at ot ce be proceed) and against
upon the information of the said Clerk and
Treasurer, or of the Ci’v Msushal as a de
faulter. Provided, nevertheless, said person
or persons shall superintend the loading,
stowing or unloading ot such vessel <*
vessels, no such person or persons as steve
dore. having a licence or otbeiwise, shall
attempt to load or unload more vessels of
any kind at any one time tlian he can per
sonally superintend without first employing
a duly licenced stevedore to have personal
supervision of a part of xaid vessels, either
loading or nnloadin •, under a penalty ot
not less than Five nor more than Twenty
five Dollars, and a forfeit of his licence.
Sec. fi. And be it further ordained by the
authority nforexai I. That all licences issued
by the Clerk and Treasurer>f said ci'y shall
bear the anth ri y of the Chairman and
have the city seal attafehed and tie signed
by the Clerk. All receipts given by Clerk
and Treasurer for moneys for the use of the
city shall likewise have city seal affixed.
Sec. 7. He it further ordained. I hat all
ordinances or parts of ordinances militating
against this ordinance he and the same is
hereby repealed.
Passed by the Board of County Commis
sioners September 9th, 1874.
SPALDING KENAN,
Sepl9-tf Clerk and Treasurer.
* AN ORDINANCE
Prescribing the manner in which Rills and
Cairns against the City of Darien shall be
presented for paymerU, and for other purposes.
Cljction 1. The Board of County Commis
>s sinners, exercising jurisdiction in t e
eny of Darien do ordain and it is hereby
ovrlained, that from and after the passage oi
this Ordinance all bills or claims against the
City of Darien shall be presented to any one
of the Finance Committee before the hour oi
meeting, and if, after an examination of the
same, it is found to lie correct, the said Fi
nance Committee shall approve of the same,
and t.icn by the ( hannian of the Board
“passed for payment.” bait! bills or claims
must, be rendered on the printed forms,
which, upon application, will be furnished
by the Clerk and ireasurei.
Sec. 2. And he it further ordained, etc,.
That-all hills or claims against the City pre
-ented in the manner prescribed, will be
promptly paid by the Treasurer, nuou pru
pi-rV npprovj 1 by the Finance Committee,
• passed for payment” by the Chairman,
sliouht he tie in funds; and ail such bills or
claims, wi 1 be paid in tbe order of presen
tation, without respect to dale of%ei vice,
abor or anything else named. Provided,
any bi Is or claims contracted by tbe Treasu
rer. by authority, for incidentals for his ot
tice. or by the Chairman of the Board for
lie benefit of the city, may he paid by them,
as the same in.is be contracted for, and a
report made by the Treasurer or Chairman
of the same, at the next regular meeting.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That all
bills or claims approved by the Finance
Committee shall lie numbered by the Clerk.
That he shall keep a regular minute of all
bills approved and ordered to be paid, the
amount, etc., aud when bills shall have been
paid they shall he legibly indorsed on tbe
back, "Received Payment for the within,”
and duly dated, which shall then be placed
mi tiie by said Treasurer, as a vouclitr for
said amount so paid out.
•4f>. And be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That all Ordinances nr
parts of Ordinances mitigating against this
Ordinance be, and the same is hereby re
pealed.
Passed by the Board of County Commis
■ ioners September 9th, 1874.
SPALDING KENAN.
Sepl9-tf Clerk and Treasurer.
AN ORDINANCE
7b be entitled an Ordinance to Regulate Ihe
Sale and Purchase of Junk.
4XI motion 1. Be it ordained Ly the Board
k-7 of County Comuiissioneis, exercising
jurisdiction in the City of Darien, That any
person who shall engage in the purchase
and sale of junk in said city and any one en
gaged in the shipping thereof shall first taki
lid pay for a licence in the sum of Fifty
Dollars; and on failure so to do shall, on
conviction, be fined not exceeding Ftty Dol
lars and cost, for each offence and in default ol
which, execution shall is-tte and be levied
upon the stock in trade of said junk dealer.
Si.' v 3. And be iLUil'daim'd by the m
thoriiy aforesaid, That if at any time il
shrtl 1 become known that any dealer shall
have purchased any junk, the property ol
any mill owner, steamboat, vessel, or of the
City of Darien, knowing the same to tie not
the property <>f tile seller, the dealer shall
be lined in the sum of not exceeding Fifty
Dollars and said licence immediately re
voked. This condition shall be stated in
die licence; and no junk dealer shaft be al
lowed to purchase my junk from any minor
without the wriiti n permission of the. pa
ient or guardian of said minor. Any one so
'trending shall he deemed a prim iple. ami
upon conviction before said Chairman at a
Police Court shall be fined in a stun not to
exceed Fifty Dollars and costs for each of
fence aud forfeit his licence. No junk shall
lie purchased before sunrise i r alter sunset;
•tor shall the premises be opened for traits*
.ction at such time under a penalty ol
rweiitv-tive Doditfs or torieiture of licence.
Sec 4. /ml be it lurther ordained by the
same authority, That all ordinances or parts
it ordinances mil taring against this ordi
nance be and the same is hereby repealed.
Passed by the Board ot County Commis
sioners Se, tenibei' 9th. 1874.
BP ADDING KENAN,
Sepl9-tf Clerk and Treasurer.
PAPER STATIONARY
AND
PAPER BAGS.
in /rwr.LL ** \ icuoi.s,
l‘2ti BAY ST REET, SAVANNAH, GA.
April 2C—lni.
DR. L. IIRINS,
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA,
Cures all disease l *, Scrofula, ( aii
■ cits, l)vsoc|'ia, Piles. Con
sumption, f'ongli a ml all
diseases of tlie lungs,
and Fever.
Alt persons sufteririg from any of the above dis
cases will do well to C.. 11 on Dr. L. UKINB, and be
cured.
All vegetable medicines, Hnd protected by patent.
April 26 -ly.
WALTER A. WAY,
ATTOIt N E Y
AND
Counsellor at Law,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
DARIEN, GA.
Wild, practice in the Snporio-Cooris of the conn
tl< s of Meletosh Camilen. Glyi n, Wayne, An
tding. Tattnall. Liberty a)id Bryan. Also in the
Federal Oonrts in esses of Bankruptcy. Ar.
Particular attention given to the collection of
claims, and the examination of Land Titles.
Apri) 26
Game Chickens.
t T. PPTVAM, has t his stable in this place,
o • 'he pnre black Sumatra Game Chi'ken .and
off r- to sell E gs to any one wishing to raise from.
Thev ar■■ the best chickens for this climate, and arc
better than other hraeda lor laying egga. Call and
take a look at them.
“Not Much ”
Tne story of thf- absent minded
man who, meeting his own son in the
-ti-h t, shook liurnls with him and
asked him limv his father was, inis
1 e n equaled by the f l'getfnliiess off
Wisconsin farnn-r. Tins mini drove
to town to transact some business, and
was .iCoompaJiied Ly lus wife. Leav
ing her at a dry goods store, he pro
ceeded Li carry out ids intentions.
Having finished his Imsiues*, he lot
got all about ;he li.tle circumstance
of bringing Ins wife with him, and lie
started home ah'iie. Arriving there,
oe put the horse out and proceedt tl
to tlo tin; cln res. In the meantime
nis wife leani'd that her husband hud
.without her. Hiring a con
veyance, site was driven home. She
didn’t wait to take off tier things, but,
seizing a pn ss-botir i, made her way
to the back yard. Tiie husband was
jiist Stating himstlf on a milking
stool, and had just opened a conver
slntnm with the. cow on the subject ol
‘ii’isting remarking fieqnentlv mat it
was “so, ho 88.” He was just getting
settled down to business when a
whistling omul, as il something rap
t tly cleaving tbe air, came from tin
other Hide-of the cow. It was tl.c
press-board, and tlie wife on one end
of it. An instant after it fell with
crushing weight upon his knees. The
cow having concieutions ecrnp'es
about standing between husband ami
wife, left vtgy suddenly, ami in bet
nurry- kicked the unfortunate man in
rue immediate vicinity of bi> vesi
pockets. The unhappy victim of cir
cumstances scrambled upon all lours,
when the pres*'hoard again descended,
striking him opposite to where the
cow lmd lell her tracks. His wife
i lien asked if lie woidd ever In get
iter again, ami his answer was plain
and -o the point, “Not much.”
Didn’t Like It.
Who an help admiring the Roman
stoicism of the Arkansas judge who
said, after one lawyer had shot an
other dead in the court room, “Look
yeer, if yon keep on foolin’ around in
ibis yur way, i’ll commit some ol
you tor contemp .” Equal to ibis in
patient snffmiig was toe gentleman
tviiO lives m (J' aies street, who, when
ne entered the basemen- dining room
lie otiier evening, found no one there
and Ijo prepaiations for the evening
oeai. lie went up to the parlor atm
there lie found Ins wife sitting on the
sola with a young man by tier sidt,
aid that young man’s arm about her
waist.
“fii e here,” said the mild husband,
“I dt n’t like teis kind of a thing.
Why isn’t my s tpper ready ?”
“iiet'au e i don’t like to make it,’
said tne ioVitig wife.
“Wind are you si.ting there a let
liug iliiit fellow hug you for?’
■‘•Because i do like it.”
‘T teil you what it is, Annie,” ami
ills face assumed a tierce g.OW of pftv
•Mott, “if this state ol things conlinm
tuiicii lot g r I’ll get mad, you bet
ytmr life.’
We don’t think that man wili be
(nested for making an unprovoked
iSs.'iult on any one.
fi£ar”'o!i, I mt‘t such a beautiful gir
ii lue Blivet to-.hiy !” S lid a genlle
■ iiau lo a lady friend, to whom lie was
doing the agreeable, i.ot. many eve
nines since. “She was dressed in
deep mourning. I think I have novel
seen a sweeter face.,, “Who could it
lime been?” said his listener, smooth
ing down ini’ boinlaiziue dress, aim
glancing at die crape folds to see it
■ hey \vi le pro| oily adjusted, “pielti
you sa\? who cold l ll Lave been, 1
ttaan’l out /”
s&r It is a curious fact ail the
Pit shields of the United States but
four had each hut one Christ am name,
i’iie moral th is lauglit to parents is
nimbus —don’t use trout names reck
.esslv in naming your babies.
©af Do you wish to have my l>i!b
sworn to?” i quired the physician.
‘ N repiiid the exeeu or, thedeati.
ot the dtceased is ei oogli to prove
that you attended him prolessiomd
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“I’ve got a penny left,” said a
loafer, “so I’ll b\v a p iper.” “What
pu| er will you buy ?” said a friend, cu
rious to learn the literary la-de of his
acquaintance). “A paper of tobucco,”
replied tlie loafer.
B®, The hog may not be thorough
ly posted in arithmetic, but win n it
c nns to a s pin e loot be is there—
the i.og s
A smali stream near Yello -
stoue Lake is split in two by a small
peninsula, one branch following tin
Yellowstone and Missouri to the
dud, the other making its way into
the Snake river and thence to the
Pacific.
$2.50 A YEAR.
The Wonders of a Flea
When a flea is ma le to appear as
large as an elephant, we can see all
the w mderfnl parte of its formation,
and are astonished to find that it has
■> coat of nr nor much. more complete
than ever warrior wore, and composed
of strong polished plates, fitted over
each other, each plate cov* red like a
tortoise shell, ami where they meet
hundreds of strong quills project like
those on I lie hack of the porcupine
or hedge hog. There is the arched
ne. k, I lie bright eye, the transparent
cases, the piercers to puncture the
skin, a sucker to draw away the blood,
six long jointed legs, four of which
are folded on the breast, nil ready lo
lie thrown out with tremendous force
for I hat jump whicTi bothers one
when they want o catch him, and at
the end or each leg hooked daws to
enable bin. to ding to whatever lie
alights npoa. A flea can jump a hun
dred times its own length, wl idi is
the same as if a man jumped six
hundred feet; ami lie can drawn load
two hundred limes its own weight.
Shrewdly Dine. —A sfcrang* r offer
ed to pawn a heavy gold chain at
a Troy pawnbroker's. Tne broker o -
fered to loan forty dollars on the ar
ticle at 3 p. ru. At that time the
stranger appeared and presented the
chain to the broker’s c erk, who pro
duced the forty dollars. The stranger
thought a moment, and seemed reluc
tant to leavs the chain, “No,” said
lie, “I gn-ss I won’t pawn it, af'ti r all,”
saving which he picked it up and held
it f r a moment in deliberation in his
hand. Then turning to the clerk he
threw the chain upon the desk again
and said: “Well, I might as vveil do
it now as any time. Give me the for
ty dollars.” He took the money and
It parted. The broker on examina
tion found, to his astonishment, that
the stranger bad de fly changed the
chain while talking, and had pocketed
I lie g Id one, and pawned for forty
dollars a plated chain worth about
eight dollars.
Chain Gang Infidelity. —An old
colored woman who, us is character
istic with her race, is enthusiastically
religious, passed the other day where
the chain-gang was at work. In the
gmg she discovered an acquaintance,
whom she saluted thus: “Ah, brud
der Tom, I’s sorry to see yon in deni
bonds !—But do like Paul and Silas
when dey was chained—pray and ile
Lord’ll send his angel and knock off
deni chains!” To which Tom irrev
erently replied: “Knock li—lll
Nuffiu’ but a blacksmith can knock
dese tilings off!” and lie went on with
l-is woik, as any philosopher would
have done under similar convictions.
CsaF” Hillo! take cure—you were
nearly in the ditch then.”
‘ Never fear sir; it’s that blackguard
mare that is always shyin’!—Htirrup!”
“How cl s • her eats are cut!”
“Yis, they are sir; oh, they’re close
enough, but nothing will cure the
villain !”
“Cure her? How do you mean ?”
“Why, sir; I persaved that when
ever she started she always cocked
her ears up, so I cu f them off, you
vee, to make her lave off the trick of
‘startin’; but bad luck to the vaga
bone; she is just as bad as iver.”
figy" A Brooklyn girl has just )e
--joeted a suiter because Lis arm was
not long enough to go round, her.
She says if she is going to have a
lover at all, she means to have a good
fit.
JSaf” A stranger on one occasion
asked a car driver to set him down ut
i certain address in Dublin which
was only round an adjacent corner,
ind when Pat had brought him to
'lie spot the gentleman complained
of it as an imposition. “You might
have pointed out the place to me.”
“Pointed it out !” exclaimed Pat.
‘ls it a finger post, you’d make of me ?
Sure, then, you might have paid me
for my pointing, and leit me where
you found me.”
A little girl who had great
kinoiiess of heart for all the animal
creation, shwii hen preparing to gath
er her chickens under her theler
ivimgs, and shouted earnestly: “Oh
l n’t sit down on those beautiful
lutle birds, you ugly old rooster.
BQt- A “Woman’s Peace Society”
•as recently been formed in London
which has published an offer of SIOO
f r the best tract written by a woman
on the subject, of peace. The title
must he, “In what way do wavs affect
woman, and how they may best use
their influence to prevent war.”
m A man always knows just how
to manage a baby until be gets one,
and then—well its surprising that he
never before had business that kept
him so mush down town.
