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Darien Timber Gazette.
VOL. 6.--NO. 9.
Darien Timber Gazette,
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING,
AT DARIEJT, GEORGIA,
CORNER BRO A* AND.NORTIIWAY STREETS.
RICHARD W. G-RUBB,
and Proprietor.
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Timber Gazette, Darien, Georgia.
City Directory.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
County Commissioners— James Walker, Chairman;
Adam Strain, Isaac M. Aiken, J. A. Atwood, T. H.
Gignilliat, James E. Holmes, Joseph Hilton.
Clerk Board of County Commissiotiers— Spalding
Kenan.
Clerk Superior Court —L. B. Davis.
Ordinary —C. H. Hopkins, Sr.
Sheriff— T. Butler Blount.
Receiver Tax Returns— W. McW. Young.
Tax Collector —O. C. Hopkins.
County Treasurer —M. C. O'Neil.
County Surveyor —W. R. Poppel.
Coroner —Philip Maxwell.
The Commissioners hold monthly meetings on
the first Wednesday in each month.
CITY OFFICERS.
Ex-Officio Mayor —James Walker.
Ex-Officio Aldermen —Joseph Hilton, J. A. Atwood,
Adam Strain, J. E. Holmes, Thomas H. Gignilliat,
Isaac M. Aiken. 4
standing committees.
Committee on Finance—Closure . Strain, Atwood
on riccounfc-Messrs. Holmes, Gignil
tutl'n Harbor- Messrs. Hilton, Aiken
on Health and Cemetery— Messrs. Gignil
liat, Atwood and Holmeß. „. M
Committee, on Paupers— Messrs. Atwood, Holmes
aD ComS a Jail —Messrs. Aiken, Hilton and
on Streets and Lanes— Messrs. Aiken,
Strain and Holmes. ~ „ ,
Committee on County Roads— Messrs. Atwood,
Gignilliat and Hilton. a .
Committee on Public Buildings —Messrs. Strain,
Gignilliat, and Aiken. A
Committee on Police- Messrs. Holmes, Hilton and
Committee on Ordinances —Messrs. Aiken, Strain
in.t 4 ‘wood. • _
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Harbor Master— James A0e....
Port Physician—Dr. James HolmeS.
fsr^s=ss.WKSa:saa
and James G. Young.
Jailer— Charles H. Hopkins, Jr.
Board Pilot Commissioners— Charles S. Langdofi,
Chairman, R. K. Walker, W. C. Clark, Arthur Bai
ley, Dr. R. B. Harris, Janies Laehlison and Root.
Mitchell. Wm. L. Gignilliat, Secretary.
MASONIC.
Live Oak Lodge. No. 137, meets first Wednesday
night in each month at their hall near thc Magno
lia House; H. S. Ravenel, Worshipful Master, R.
W. Grubb, Secretary
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Collector of Customs, Brunswick District— John T.
Collins. Headquarters at Brunswick.
Deputy Collector of Customs for Port of Danenr-
Charles H. Townsend.
Boarding Master— Edwin C. Davis.
Postmaster —D. Webster Davis.
Deputy Marshal —Joseph B. Bond.
SUPERIOR COURT—EASTERN CIRCUIT.
Hon. Wm. B. Fleming, Judge.
Major A. B. Smith, Sobcitor General.
Bulloch County—Thursday before first Mondays
in April and October. . . .. _,
Effingham County— First Mondays in April and
October
Bryan"County—Thursdays after first Mondays
in April and October. , __ ,
Chatham County-Second Mondays in February,
—Tuesdays after last Mondays 1 n
County-Tuesday after second Mondays
in May and October.
UNITED STATES MAILS.
The mails arrive from Sterling, No. 1, Macon &
Brunsifcck Railroad, every morning (Sunday ex
cepted) at 10 o'clock a. m., departing every aftei
noon at 3p. m. Mail closes at 2K p. in.
Side mail for No. 3, Atlantic & Gulf Railroad
departs %% o’clock every Tuesday morning and
arrives at 8 p. m. every Monday, touching at
Rieeboro and South Newport both ways.
RELIGIOUS.
Rebgious services at the Methodist Church
every Sunday morning at 11 oclock, and e ve “bg
at 8 o’clock. School at the Ridge ever j Sunday
afternoon at 3>4 o'clock. Rev. H. E. Harman, pas-
Religious services every Sabbath at 11 a. m. and
Bp. m. at the Methodist Church, colored, Rev.
L. H. Smith, pastor.
TO $6,000 A YEAR, or $5 to S2O
a day in your own locality.
No risk. Women do as well as
men. Many make more than the
amount stated above. I*o one
r can fafl to make money fast.
Any one can do the work. You can make from
50 cts. to $2 an hour by devoting your evenings
and spare time to the business. It costs nothing
to try the business. Nothing like it ever onerea
before. Business pleasant and strictly honorable.
Reader, if you want to know all about the best
paying business before the public, send us vour
address and we will send you full particulars and
private terms free; samples worth $5 also free;
you can then make up your mind for yourselt.
Address GEORGE STINSON & CO., Portland, Me.
june 20
Atr\r\\ WEEK in your own town, and no
111 11 1 capital risked. You can give the busi
* . |i\ness a trial without expense. The best
I l| lllopportunity ever offered for thosev.il
11IIIIling to work. You should try nothing
else until you see for yourself what^you
ran doat the bu'’hess we offer. No room to ex
' , You can peyote all your time or only
o°"tothe b( :uesB nd make
sjour spare u— -tiut von wo’ k ' Women mane
pay for every boil! , j private terms
L much as wen. SoHu for Outfit
and particular*. which we •- times while ' ; ° u
free. Don't complain of if VLLETT A CO.,
have such a chance. Address and • 4* june.2o
Portland, Maine.
Notice.
A EE VESSELS AND STEAMDOATS BODND
A to Darien by the inland route from the South
must report at ti e quarantine station at 1 obey
for inspection and permitted to proceed.
JAMES HOLMES Port Physician.
By order of the Mayor. JVJ--M
Professional Cards.
ALTER A. WAY, .
Attorney-at-L,aw and Real
Estate Agent,
DARIEN, - - - * - - GEORGIA.
Will practice ih the Superior Courts of the
Brunswick and Eastern Circuits, Also, in the
Federal Courts in cases of Bankruptcy, etc. Par
ticular attention given to the collection of claims
and the examination of land titles. april'2s
yy ROBERT GIGNILLIAT,
Attorney-at-LaW,
DARIEN, ------ GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to all legal business in
the Eastern and Brunswick Circuits, and in the
United States Courts at Savannah, Georgia.
april2s-ly
| E. B. DeLORME,
Attorney & Counselor-at-Eaw,
and Notary Public.
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
Office on Broad straet, near Timber Exchange.
July 2
JJR SPALDING KENAN,
DARIEN, GEORGIA.
Offers his professional services to the citizens of
Darien and vicinity. He can be found at all hours
day and night, at bis office on Screvon street, next
door to Mr. Wilcox’s dwelling house. augß-ly
jyt. R. B. HARRIS
Offers his professional services to the citizens of
Darien and surrounding country. All calls prompt
ly attended, both medical and surgical. Office
under the Masonic Hall, in old Custom House
building.
J J. ABRAMS,
Attorney-at-LaW,
Commercial Building,
juneC-tf SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
HENRY B. TOMPKINS. | B. A. DENMARK.
rjYOMPKINS & DENMARK,
Attorneys-at-Law,
No. 105 Bay Street, SAVANNAH, GA.
Practice in the United States Courts, and in the
Superior Courts of the Eastern Circuit. je6-tf
Miscellaneous. .
LOOK OUT.
HOYT’S COLOGNE, CORNING’S COLOGNE,
LUBIN'S EXTRACTS, POMADES,
HAIR OIL, TOILET POWDER,
LILLY WHITE, PUFF BOXES,
ROUGE, TOILET SETS,
And in fact, a full assortment of Perfumery and
Fancy Toilet Articles. Soaps—toilet, laundry and
medicated. Give us a call.
W. H. COTTER Sc CO.,
feb22-tf Druggists and Apothecaries.
Reduction! Reduction!
K33X>tTOTIO]Nr !
To give everybody a chance before they have
fully supplied themselves for the season, the
Managers of the FanioiM
New York Clothing House
Have decided at this early date to
JttJtKJE .1 JtEOUCTIOJr
on their already very
LOW PRICES,
offering now their entire stock of
FINE CLOTHING
—AND—
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS
lower than cau be bought
AT WHOLESALE IN NEW YORK.
This is no humbug, to draw a crowd, but
A POSITIVE REDUCTION,
to close out our
Spring'& Summer Clothing*
Come one and come all, and supply yourselves
at the FAMOUS NEW YORK
CLOTHING HOUSE!
140 Congress street, Savannah, Ga.
janJl
PREPARED AND SOLD ONLY BY
W. H. COTTER & CO.
W. H. COTTER & CO’S.
Magnetic Liniment
Is an invaluable remedy in all cases of Rheuma
tism, Neuralgia, Chronic Pains, etc. It is also an
excellent application to all bruises.
W. H.-COTTER k CO’S.
Cbolera Mixture
Is a sure and speedy cure for all Bowel Affections
and Summer Complaints incidental to our climate.
These preparations are guaranteed to give imme
diate relief, and should he kept in every family.
_FOR THE LADIES—
W. H. COTTER & CO'S.
Sewing Machine Oil
The Best Oil made for all fine machinery. aplO-tf
Garden Seed.
xifE have on hand a supply of fresh
W Garden Seed, just received, consisting in
uart of
BEETS, CABBAGE,
carrots, cucumbers,
CELERY, EGGPLANT,
LETTUCE, okra,
ENGLISH PEAS,
BEAS |q™"h T plant,
•““"'F.'S.'IV
Druggists and Apothecaries.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22. 1879.
Savannah and Meionville
STEAMBOAT LINE.
INLAND ALL THE WAY!
STEAMER ROSA
For St. Catherine’s, Doboy; Union Island, Darien,
St. Simon’s, Brunswick, Satilla River and St.
Marys, Ga., Fernandina, Jacksonville, Palatka
and all points on St. Johns River, Fla.
STEAMER ROSA,
Captain P. H. WARD,
Will leave wharf foot of Drayton street, every
TUESDAY at 4 o’clock p. m., for Jacksonville,
Fla., touching at all the above points, except Sa
tilla River.
Through rates of freight issued liy steamer
Rosa for points on Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oco
nee rivers, will be protected by Steamer Halcyon,
C. M. QUARTERMAN,
Agent Steamer Halcyon, Darien, Ga.
Trough low rates of freight and passage and
bills of lading given to all points.
Freights for Altamaha, Ocmulgee and Oconee
Rivers must be prepaid.
Freight received daily, Sundays excepted.
J. H. SMITH, Manager.
O. S, Besson, General_Biisineßß_A£ent^_feblO_
Rule Nisi.
STATE OF GEORGIA—McIntosh County.
CLERK'S OFFICE SUPERIOR COURT, 1
July 30th, 1879. j
XT APPEARING BY THE PETITION IN Wltl-
L tine of J H. M. Clinch, Administrator of the
estate of John 11. Mclntosh, Sr., deceased together
with a copy in substance of the paper lost, or de
stroyed; that S. Harris, Tax Cos Joe tor of Mclntosh
countv, Georgia, on the twenty-seventh (2ith) day
of January, A. D., eighteen hundred and ond, exc
cuted and delivered to John 11. Mclntosh, Sr., de
ceased, a certain deed of fifty thousand acres of
marsh land in Mclntosh county, Georgia, at the
mouth of the Altamaha River, and about Doboy
Island, granted to Edward Walsh in the year 171)4,
which said deed is lost or destroyed, and the rec
ord of the same was destroyed by fire in Darien,
in said county; that said land is still the property
of the estate of John H. Mclntosh, Sr„ deceased.
It is therefore ordered, that the said Sampson
Harris, then Tax Collector of Mclntosh county.
Georgia, and Edward Walsh, grantee, and the heirs
of Armand Lefils, grantee, and W. Street, deceased,
and Sarah A. Thomas and Chas. S. Langdon, claim
ants, show cause on or before the next term of the
said Court, why a true copy of the deed sworn
to, which with the petition now on file insaid office,
should not be established fully and in lieu of said
lost or original deed.
Witness the Honorable William B, Fleming,
Judge of said Court, this July 30tli, lft7 Jv
L. B. DA > IS,
augl-3m. Clerk Superior Ct., Mel. Cos. Ga.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
YYTE FEEL GRATEFUL TO OUR MANY
VV friends and customers for their liberal pat
ronage during the past year, and we have enteied
anew year with the determination to deserve a
lamer share of their trade. We do not keep cheap
drugs, but sell a GOOD AND PURE All Ilf LI. OF
MEDICINE as low as it can be sold. Remember
that we have constantly iu stock a full assortment
of
PURE MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OILS,
VARNISHES,
PATENT MEDICINES of all kinds,
HAIR DY’ES,
HAIR OILS,
HAIR BRUSHES,
TOOTH BRUSHES,
And the best article of No. 1 KEROSENE OIL at
lowest prices.
Prescriptions carefully compounded night or
<lay- W. H. COTTER & CO.,
feb22-tf Druggists and Apothecaries.
Steamboats. _
GEORGIA & FLORIDA
INLAND
STEAMBOAT COM PAN Y.
The Darien Line!
THE STEAMERS
David. Clark and Centennial,
—TRI-WEEKLY—
BETWEEN DARIEN AND SAVANNAH,
AND WEEKLY TO SATILLA RIVER.
NCil 11 DIL E :
The Steamer DAVID The Steamer CENTEN
CLARK, Captain John NIAL, Captain W. C.
Fitzgerald, will leave Ulmo, will leave Hotel
Hotel Wharf, Darien, Wharf, Darien,
FOR SAVANNAH, FOR SAVANNAH,
every Wednesday and every Saturday, touch-
Suuday, touching ai all ing at all intermediate
intermediate laudings. landings.
RETURNING, RETURNING,
Leave Savannah every Leave Savannah every
Monday and Friday at- Wednesday afternoon,
ternoon, arriving at Da- arriving at Darien every
rien every Tuesday and Thursday, and leave Da-
Saturday, and leave Da- rien the same day for
rien the same day for St. Simon’s, Brunswick
St. Simon’s, Brunswick, and Satilla River.
St. Marys and Fernan
dina.
Through rates of freight to and from Northern
and Western ports.
Steamers connect at Brunswick with the up
ward and downward trains of the Brunswick and
Albany Railroad and with the Macon and Bruns
wick Railroad.
THOMAS WHITE, Agent, Hotel Wharf.
O. S. BENSON, Gen’l Passenger Agent.
SPECIAL. NOTICE.
CAPT. THOMAS WHITE, Agent, is authorized
to adjust, promptly, all claims at Darien.
J. S. LAWRENCE, Manager,
sep22-tf Savannah, Ga.
notice.
Wheelwright and IJlacksinitli
T AM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS
1_ of Wheelwright and Blacksmith work at short
notice.
BUGGIES, WAGONS AND SIGNS
PAINTED.
Gorham’s Patent Attachment for shafts (a great
saving of time and money to all who use them)
“luktods i!f a work done in first-class style. All
I ask of the people of Darien and Mclntosh
nmintv is a trial. All work warranted.
Count} is a trial. ROBERT MITCHELL,
j.-o-tf Second street. Darien, Ga.
llllkiTrn A LIMITED NUMBER of
Ml h iU I Hlactive, energetic canvassers to
If fill I LUengage in a pleasant and
profitable business. Good men will find this a
rare chance
TO MAKE MONEY.
Such will please answer this advertisement by
letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what
busmens they have been engaged in. None but
those who mean business apply. Address
je2o-ly Finley, H yrvey &z Cos., Atlanta, Ga.
Ordinances, See.
AN OIUHNANCE
Entitled An Ordinance to Protect the
Public Ileal Hi ot the Port of Darien
liy IfcuaranUnc and Otherwise.
Section I. —The Board of Commissioners of
Mclntosh County who are exofficio Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Darien, in Council assem
bled do ordain and it is hereby ordained bp author
ity of the same, That at the tirst annual meet
ing of this board lor each and every year, there
shall be elected a Board of Health, to be composed
of live (5) members, and also a Port Physician,
who shall be, by reason of his ollice, a member of
said board.
Sec. 2.— Be it fui*ther ordained, That said Board
of Health shall have power to visit and inspect,
at their discretion, any or all lots, enclosures,
yards, streets, lanes, thoroughfares or wharves,
and to require • the same to be cleansed of any
liltli or unwholesome matter fouud thereon, by
the owners or tenants of such property, within
twenty-four (24) hours alter notice is given; they
will also cause such gleanings to lie forthwith
rendered or placed within reach of the public
scavenger. "Upon neglect or refusal of the owner
or tenant of any such property to comply with the
foregoing requirements they shall be reported to
the Poliee Court, to be punished, as hereinafter
provided, and the said cleaning up shall be done
by the Marshal, and all expense thus incurred
shall be paid by the owner or tenant of such
property.
Sec. —Be it further ordained, That said Board
of Health are hereby empowered, in their discre
tion, to have any or all untenanted houses opened
for ventilation and the premises of the. samo
cleansed. And any expense so incurred shall be
paid by the owner of such house or lot.
Sec. 4. —Be it further ordained, That any person
resisting, by neglect or otherwise, any of the pro
visions of the preceding section of this ordinance
after twenty-four (24) hours notice is given him
or her by any member of the Board of Health,
shall be, upon conviction thereof, lined for every
such offense not exceeding $25 00 or placed on the
chain-gang for not exceeding thirty (00) days, and
the Marshal or his assistants are hereby ordered
to obey all orders emanating from said Board of
Health, which may be given for the purpose of
carrying into effect the provisions of the ordinance.
Sec. 6. —Be it further ordained, That said Board
of Health shall meet monthly, or at the call of its
chairman, and report to this board their actings
and doings, and also examine into and recoin
mend any measures which may be, in tbeir judg
ment, necessary to preserve the public health.
They are also hereby empowered to fill, by elec
tion, any vacancy that may at any time occur in
their board.
Sec. C. —Be it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of the Port Physician to visit and inspect
all vessels arriving at this port from any point
(foreign or domestic) reported to him as infected
with contagious or malignant diseases of any
nature, and if after investigation any such dis
ease is found to exist aboard of such vessei, he
shall forthwith order the same to be removed to
quarantine grounds and the sick or diseased per
sons aboard said vessel shall be, at his discretion,
removed to the quarantine buildings, near Wolfe
Island, so that the proper attention may be given
them. He is hereby empowered to employ, where
he deems it necessary, sufficient guards to pre
vent communication with such vessel or sick per
sons, and to transport any necessary medicines
or sustenance to the same. Also, to employ
nurses when required, reporting such action to
the chairman of this board.
Sec. 7. —Be it further ordained, That after the
required time of quarantine shall have been com
plied with by such vessel, the Port Physician shall
cause her to bo thoroughly fumigated and
cleansed, and two (2) days after such fumigation he
shall issue a permit for her removal, and all ex
pense thus incurred shall he paid by the master
or owner of such vessel. And the quarantine
grounds spoken of in this ordinance are hereby
declared to be the grounds iu Doboy Sound, to
the northerd of Wolfe Island, known as the lower
quarantine grounds.
Sec. 8 Be it further ordained, That the regular
quarantine term shall begin on the first day of
April of each and every year, and end the first day
of November of the same year unless circum
stances should require other dates than the
above, and the Port Physician is hereby instructed
to issue, his proclamation, endorsed by the Mayor
on the said first day of April, to all pilots and mas
ters of vessels arriving from any South American,
West India, or Gulf ports, requiring the same to be
anchored at the quarantine grounds and reported
for investigation and fumigation, even though
they may have no sickness aboard. And in the
event that any vessel with sickness aboard of a
malignant nature, shall arrive at other dates
than those above specified, it shall be the duty
Of !be Port Physician to proceed as during the
regular term of quarantine.
Sec. 9.— Be it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of every pilot of this port before board
ing any vessel .either at sea or inside the bar to
make a diligent inquiry of the master of said ves
sel, if there is on board any malignant, contagious
or infectious disease of any nature, and if there
should exist such disease he is hereby forbidden
going aboard, under a penalty of SIOO and dismissal
from office,
Sec. 10.—Be it further ordained, That any mas
ter of a vessel refusing to answer the above in
quiries Of the pilot, or deceiving him as to the real
presence of infectious disease on board, or as to
any death on the voyage from said cause shall be
fined in (he sum of SIOO.
Sec. 11. —Beit further ordained, That any master
of a tow or other steamboat violating the provi
sions of this ordinance as contained in section 9,
whether as a pilot or master of such boat, shall
upon conviction, be fined in the sum of SIOO lor
each and every such offense.
Sec. 12.— 8 e. it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of the Port Physician to examine into
any cases of a malignant or contagious disease re
ported to him as existing within the city of Darien
or its vicinity, and report the same to the chair
man of this board, who is hereby authorized to
cause the removal of such persons, at the expense
of the city, to some point designated by the Board
of Health, so as to prevent the spread of such
disease.
Sec. 13. —8 eit further ordained. That the le® of
the Port Physician shall be:
F’or every vessel boarded in Doboy Sound
for inspection S2O 00
For every vessel boarded in Sapalo Sound
for inspection 60 00
For every vessel boarded at or near Darien.. 200
At the Ridge 6 00
For all vessels boarded at night, With infectious
disease on board, double day rates, (S4O, SIOO,
$4, $10), and he is hereby required to make month
ly reports of his actions, and doings to this board.
Sec. 14.—8 eit further ordained, That ail ordi
nances or parts of ordinances conflicting with any
of the provisions of this ordinance be and the
same are repealed.
Read third time and passed April 11, 1879.
Spalding Kenan,
june!3-tf Clerk and Treasurer.
To Pilots a?ad Masters of
Vessels.
First—All Vessels arriving at this port from
South America, the West Indies, or ports on the
Gull ot Mexico, having no richness <m hoard and
having had no burials on the voyage, shall be
anchored at the Upper Quarantine, one mile above
the INNER BUOY, up the Carnochan River and
remain until visited and inspected by the Port
Physician. The ballast ground being near at
hand such vessels may be cleansed and disinfected
while throwing off their ballast, an.l will not be
detained, under favorable circumstances, over
five days, when the. Port Physician will visit them
and finding all right will give a written permit to
proceed to their destination.
Second—Vessels arriving from any port having
fever on board, err deaths on the voyage, must be
anchored as near as may be safe to the hospital,
on Clam Bank, or Lower Quarantine Ground, and
remain until visited by the Port Physician.
JAMES HOLMES, M. D..
Port Physician.
Approved • JAMES WALKER, Mayor, jelJ-tf
J. J, SUTTON,
BUILDER and CONTRACTOR
DARIEN, GA.
Plans, Specifications and Estimates furnished.
I guarantee to my friends and the public to give
entire satisfaction to all work entrusted to me.
tfjf- No Wood Butchers employed. I.A
iue 27-tf J J - SUTTON.
A Painless Death.
In one of liis lectures Professor Tyndall
spoke of the (great probability that entire
absence of plain accompanied death by
lightning. It is popularly supposed that
an impression, made by the nerves, a blow
or puncture is felt at tiie precise instant it
is inflicted, but such is not the fact. The
seat of sensation is the brain, and intelli
gence of the injury must be transmitted to
this organ through a certain set of nerves,
acting as telegraph wires, before we be
come conscious of pain. This transmission
or telegraphing from the seat of injury to
the brain takes time, longer or shorter, ac
cording to the distance of the injured part
from the brain and according to the suscep
tibility of the particular nervous system
operated on. Helmholtz by experiments
determined the velocity of this nervous
transmission in a frog to be a little over
eighty-five feet per second, in the whale
about one hundred feet per second, and in
man at an average of 2 hundred feetper sec
ond. If, for instance, whale fifty feet long
were wounded in the tail, it would not be
conscious of the injury until half a second
after the wound had been inflicted. But
this is not the only ingredient in the delay.
It is believed that in every act of conscious
ness a determined molecular arrangement
of the brain takes place, so that, besides
the interval of transmission, a still further
time is necessary for the brain to put itself
in order for its molcules to take up the
motions or positions necessary for the com
pletion of consciousness. Helmholtz con
siders that one-tenth of a second is requir
ed for this purpose. Therefore in the case
of a whale, one second and one-tenth
would elapse before an impression made
upon its caudal nerves could be respond
to by a whals fifty feet long.
Horrors or Silver Speculation.—Mr. Ic
liabod resides in the wild surburbs of a part
ol’tbe city where donkeys occasionally roam
and bowl. Mr. Ichabod is quite a joker in
bis way. He has living with him a niece,
lately arrived from a part of the Atlantic
States where such an animal as a jackass is
hardly seen twice in a lifetime. Anight or
two since this young lady bad retired to her
sleeping apartment, after having duly and
dutifully kissed her relatives good-night,
but had hardly been absent three minutes
before she rushed back into the parlor with
ashed cheeks and widely-distended eyes.
Oh, uncle !” cried she, “did you hear him?
Someone out in the street uttering such
fearful cries! He must he in horrible agony.
There he goos again! Why, uncle, some
one is certainly being murdered!” Uncle
Ichabod now heard the long-drawn, wheezy
bray of an old asthmatic jackass, and smil
ing reassuringly upon the startled and ex
cited girl, soothingly said: “Calm yourself,
my dear, it is not so bad as you think. He
will soon get over it.” “Why, uncle, who
is it, and what is the matter with him ?”
“Why, my bear child, how excited you are!
It is nothing—nothing! It is only poor
neighbor Jones across the way. He’ll soon
calm down.” “Calm down! But, uncle,
why does he take on so?” “Well, he is of
a sensitive, nervous constitution, and he
has probably just heard of the $3 assess
ment on the Sierra Nevada.”—Virginia
(Nev.) Enterj irise.
Bathing.— Avoid bathing within two
hours after meals, is the advice of the Roy
al Humane Society of England, or when
exhausted by fatigue or from any other
cause, or when the body is cooling after
perspiration, and avoid bathing altogether
in the open air, after being a short time in
the water, there is a sense of chilliness,
with numbness of the hands and feet, but
bathe when the body is warm, provided no
time is lost in getting into thewater. Avoid
chilling the body by sitting or standing
undressed on the' banks or in boats, after
having been in the water, or remaining too
long in the water,but leave the water imme
diately when there is the slightest feeling
of chilliness. The vigorous and strong may
bathe early in the morning on an empty
stomach, but the young and those who
are weak had better bathe two or thee hours
after a meal; the best time for such is from
two to three hours after breakfast. Those
who are subject to attacks of giddiness or
faintness, and who suffer from palpitations
and other sense of discomfort at the heart,
should not bathe without first consulting
their medical adviser.
The Influence of Marriage—Marriage
has a great refining and moralizing tenden
cy. Where a man marries early, and uses
prudence in choosing a suitable compan
ion, be is likely to lead a virtuous, happy
life. The Penitentiary reports show that
a large share of drunkards are bachelors.
The more married men we have the fewer
crimes there will be. An unmarried man
is but half a perfect being, and it cannot
be expected that in this imperfect state ho
can keep straight in the path of rectitude
any more than a boat with ond oar call keep
a straight course. In nine cases out often
where married men become drunkards or
where they commit crimes against the peace
of community, the foundation of these was
laid while in a single state, or where the
wife is, as is sometimes the case, an unsuit
able match. Marriagi • changes the current
of a man’s f clings and gives him a centre
for his thoughts, his affections and his acts.
Sparta Time?, and Planter: Dr. LRerce,
the venerable old soldier of the cross, whose
name has been familiar to these three gen
erations, is at this jvriting (Wednesday)
extremely low. For six days his pulse has
been in the neigborhood of thirty beats to
the minute. His death would not be un
expected at any moment. He is very weak
—talks but little, but is conscious. A day
or two ago he said to the bishop that he
was not able to make a dying statement,
but that he might say to the church and
his friends that he died just outside of
Heaven. Oh what a glorious welcome
awaits the old hero, when his spirit bursts
forth from its prison house of clay, and
goes Sweeping through the gates’ into tne
celestial city!^ __________
William .T. Marshal wrote as follows, be- j
fore committing suicide at Grand Rapids:
“I made up my mind several weeks ago to
enjoy life as best I could for a while, and
I have done so, you bet! I came Here, bav
in" made up my mind to have one old
ronser and then shuffle off this mortal coil.
My passions are simply iincontroiable, and
it is nonsense for me to jog on longer. Ii
there is a future state I will do my best, it
it is in my power, to let you know it; but
i ia v impression is when a man leaves this
i world his goose is cooked.”
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The Physique of Americans— lt used to
be a common remark that Americans were
lacking in physique, and as a nation they
were called lank, lean and of too nervous
temperament. But time, with increased
comfort, prosperity, better food and cloth
ing, and other concomitants of civilization,
has worked wonders for our people. Dick
ens, who was an unsually keen observer,
remarked a vast improvement on his sec
ond visit to this country in looks of the
people especially the women. Other evi
dence might be cited to the same effect.
But let each judge for himself. Walk
along Broadway or any other thorough
fare when the crowd is densest; stand on a
packed ferryboat, or in front of our large
churches or theatres when the audience is
leaving. Are not the mass of people who
pass robust, wellfed and substantial-look
ing? Do you see many cadaverous, slab
sided persons? Do they look on the aver
age, as well as the people of any other race?
The fact is, and the statistics of the exam
ining surgeons of our enormous army dur
ing the war prove, that the American is
taller and larger round the chest than his
Saxon, Celtic or Teutonic cousin. Dwell
ers in cities are usually puny. The Lon
doner, the Parisian and New Yorker are all
small men; hut the Maine lumber-men,
the farmers from the far West, and the
men from the border States are huge,
powerfully-built fellows. Take tlie United
States Senate or the House of Representa
tives, and bow many fine physiques will
be found among their members! In the
last three Cabinets there was an unusual
proportion of large vigorous men. Chase,
Seward, Stanton and Blair were not pig
mies, nor are Hayes’ supporters lacking in
bone and muscle, exceptng Evarts and
Schurz. Thus it may be accepted that
Americans have size and strength sufficient
for their needs, and it is a mistake to sup
pose otherwise.—Santiary Engineer and
Plumber.
Read This, Girls—Learn to darn stocks
iugs neatly, and see that your own are iff
order. Don’t let a button he off your shoes
a minute longer than needed. It takes just
about a minute to sew one on, and oh how
much neater a foot looks in a trimly but
toned foot than it does in a lop-sided affair
with half the buttons off. Every girl
would learn to make the simple articles of
clothing, and we know a little girl of seven
who could do all of this and also make the
whole of a blue calico dress for herself and
pieced a large bedquilt. She was not an
overtaxed child either, but a merry, romp
ing indulged, only daughter. Rut she was
“smart,” and did not die young either.
Indeed we have seldom known children
“too smart to live.” Very few ever die of
that complaint, whatever their grandmoth
ers may think. So never he afraid of a bit
of over doing the business. Help all you
can, and study over the business daily.
Once get in the habit of looking over your
things, and you will like it wonderfully.
You will have the independent feeling
that you need not wait for anyone’s conven
ience in repairing and making, but that
you can be beforehand with all sucli mat
ters. The relief to your weary mother will
he more than you can estimate.
Went Up on the Cellar Door. —A farmer
of Cynthian Township came to town one
day this week to make a few purchases.
It happened that he called at an establish
ment where an elevator is in use. In order
to furnish the articles desired it was neces
sary to go into an upper story; and the sales
man said to his customer: “Just get on and
we will go up.” The startled granger look
ed around and said: “On where?” He'
was given the desired information and they
stated up. The upward flight was evident
ly something new to the farmer, who attes
ted his appreciation of it by remarking:
“This beats all nation don’t it ?” The sales
man smiling said he rather thought it did.
In the meantime a son of the farmer be
came impatient and came into the store
room below looking for him. The farmer
seeing bis son, stepped to the hatchway
and said: “You can’t come up here; I
came up on the cellar door, and it’s up
here yet!”—Sidney (O.)Joumal.
Picnical Hints —The. following ‘ ‘Picni
cal Hints” are seasonable: It is of the high
est importance that your mother-in-law
should he invited. Asa commander-in
chief she will be indispensable. Also ask
your mother. Somebody must be on hand
to wash the dishes. A picnic without lem
onade would be just no picnic at all; so you
tip over the wash-tub and mop out tbe dust
and concoct a beverage that has all the de--
lieiousness of the lemon, combined with
the flavor of onions that were brought to
the ground in the selfsame tub. An omi
nous rumble of thunder, and a hurry and
scurry of tumbling of crockery ware back
into the wagon, and a race wi:h th; com
ing shower, in which the shower wins by
a great many laps, winds up a day of rare
pleasure, or a day in which pleasure has
been rare, just as you are of a mind to call
it.
A Casabarnanoa —The hoy stoodon the
back-yard fence, whence all hut him had
fled, the flames that lit his father’s barn
shone just above the shed. One bunch of
crackers in his hand, two others in his liat
with piteous accents loud he cried, “I nev
er thought of that!” A hunch of crackers
to the tail of one small dog he'd tied; the
dog in anguish sought the bam and mid
the rains died. The sparks flew wide and
red and hot, they lit upon the brat; they
fired the crakers in his hand and eke those
in his hat. Then came a burst of rattling
sound- the boy! Where was he gone? Ask
of the winds that far around strewed bits
of meat and bone, and scraps of clothes
and halls and tops and nails and hooks and
yarn, the relics of the dreadful boy that
bured his fathers barn.—Springfield Union
How He Took His Sermons.— The fol
lowing is told of Pro. Tholuck: Anew stu
dent had come to the university, and some
time after liis arrival he called to see Prof.
Th iluck. After a while the Professor ask
ed him where he went to church. Oh!’ r
said he, “I do not preaching. In
stead of confining myself to four walls of a
building I go out into the green fields and
under the lofty arehes_of the forest trees,
I list, n to the singing* ofthe birds and the
countless melodies of (locks creatures,
where everything that hath breath praises
the Lord. The Professor allowed him to
| go on in this strain for a while, and when
he finished lie quietly asked him: ' But
, what do you do when it rains: