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Darien Timber Gazette. VOI> 7.--NO. 27. Bariia Tiaibsr Gazette, PBLjn BVKU* FBIDAY MOBNING, ar njtmimjr y Georgia, OOBXaI**OAD AND NURTHWAY BTHEETS. RICHARD W. QRUBB, fiintotr and Proprietor. SUBBCBIPTIOX RATES : For one year (in advance) $2.50 Foe six mouth* “ 1.80 CLUB RATES : Five copies, each one yoar $2.00 Tea copi*s, each one year 1.50 ADVERTISING KATES: Per sonars, ten line* space, first insertion.,.. $1.50 Per square, each subsequent insertion 1.00 SCBCIAJ. liiTß* to YacHLT asi) Lamb Advbbtiker* Advertisement* from responsible parties will be published until ordered out, when the time is not specified on the copy, and payment exacted ac- C °Concmunicatlons for individual benefit, or of a personal character, charged as advertisements. Marriage* and obituary notices not exceeding four lines solicited for When ex ceeding'that apace,.charged as advertisements. Bills for advertisements due upon presentation after the first insertion, bnt a spirit of commercial liberality will be practiced toward regular patrons. To avoid any misunderstanding the above rulos will be adhered to without deviation. All letters and communications should be ad dressed to the undersigned, . HICHARD W. GRUBB, Timber Garotte, Darien, Georgia. City Directory. CdUNTY OFFICERS. County Commissioners — Jaquii Walker, Chairman; kdam Strain, Isaac M. Aiken, J. A. Atwood, T. H. OiuniUiat, James E. Holmes, Joseph Hilton. Cxrk Board of County Commissioners— Spalding Kenan. , „ _ . Cierk Superior Court —I.. B. Davis. Ordinary—C. H. Hopkins, Sr. Sheriff- T. Butler Blount. Receiver Tax Returns—■ Mi'W. 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-6jfici Aldermen —Joseph Hilton, J. A. Atwood, Adam Strain, J. K. Holmes, Thomas H. Giguilliat, Isaac M. Aikan. STAJtDINO COMMUTES*. Committee on Finance— Messrs. Strain, Atwood and Hilton. _ ‘ .... Committee on Afcounts— Messrs. Holmes, Gigml iiat and Aiken. ... „ Committee on Harbor —Messrs. Hilton, Aiken and Strain. . „ Committee on Health and Cemetery— Messrs. Gigml liat, AWrood and Holmes. Committee on Paupers— Messrs. Atwood. Holmes uud Gisfirtlliat. , „ _, C(m%mitt£c or. Jctil —Menwr*. Aiken, Hilton and Atwood. _ ir _ Commit on Streets aLaiux— MeMiu. Aiken, Strain and Holmes. a , O/nnmittee on County I^kkls—Messrs. Atwood, Gitfuilliat and Hilton. a . . Comtnittee on l*ubLic Bu%ldmgi Mensra. s train, Gianilliat, and Aiken. Committee on IhAice— Messrs. Holmes, Hilton and Cemmiltex on OrtHnstnces— Messrs. Aiken, Strain sad Atwood. Clerk and Treasurer— Spalding Kenan. City Marshal —Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Deputy Marshal —Alonzo Guyton. Barber Master— James Abeel. 1 l ort ICivsician -Dr. James Holmes. tnxpeetor General of Timber— George W. Faries. Port gardens— lsaac M. Aiken, John H. Burrell, and James G. Young. Jailer— Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Board Pilot Commie turners— Charles 8. Langdon, Chaim*. K. K. Walker. W. C. Clark. Arthur liai lejr, Br. R. B. Harris, James Lauhlieon and Root. Mitshell. Wm. L. Gigailliat, Secretary. MASONIC. Eire Oak Lodge, No. IJ7. meets first Wednesday night in each month at their hall nearvthe Magno lia Hofise; H. 8. P.avenel, Worshipful Master; R. W. Grubb, Secretary UNITED STATES OFFICERS. Collector of Customs, Brunswick District —John T. Collins. He*dquarters at Brunswick. Deputy Collector Of Custom* for Port of Darken— Charles H. Townsend. Bupector— 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. Solicitor General. Bulloch County—Thursday before first Mondays in April and October. Effingham County—First Mondays m April and October. Brywa County—Thursdays after first Mondays in April and October. . Chatham County—-Second Mondays in February, May and October. Mclntosh County—Tuesdays after lout Mondays tn April and October. , Liberty County—Tuesday after second Mondays in May and October. UNITED STATES MAILS. The mails arrive from Sterling, No. 1, Macon & Brunswick Railroad, every morning (Sunday ex cepted) at 10 o'clock a. m., departing every alter noon at 3p. in. Mail closes at ’ 2 % p. m. Hide mail for No. 3, Atlantic A Gulf Railroad, departs B>£ o’clock every Tuesday morning and arrives at 8 p. in. every Monday, touching at and South Newport both ways. RELIGIOUS. Religious services at the Methodist Church every Sunday morning at 11 oclock, and evening at 8 o'clock. School at the Ridge every Sunday afternoon at 3 % o'clock. Rev. H. K. Harman, pas tor. - Religious services overy Sabbath at 11 a. *>• **“ 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church, colored. Rev. L H. Smitfc, pastor. WTO $6,000 A YEAR, or $6 to #3O i\y in your own locality. No risk. Women do m well m men. Msny make more than the amount stated above. No one . can fafl to make money fast. Any onajesan do the work. Yon can make from 60 eta. tWf'2 an hour by devoting your evenings and spare time to the business. It costs nothing to try the business. Nothing like it ever offered before. Business pleasant and strictly honorable. Reader, If yon v.-ant to know all alxiut the best Saying business before the public, send us your idijrsss aud we will send you full particulars and ku-ivste terms free: samples worth $5 also free; you ean then make np your mind for yourself, yddress GEORGE STINSON k CO.. Portland. Me. ' June at) Garden Seed. WE HAVE ON HAND A SUPPLY OF EREBH Garden Seed, juat received, consisting In part of BKHTB, CABBAGE, CARROTS, CUCUMBERS. CELERY, EGGPLANT, LETTUCE. OKRA. ENGLISH PEAS. BEANS, TOMATOES. SQUASH.-OYSTER PLANT. RARLY CORN, PEPPER, Etc. W. H. COTTER& CO. ©rrtegijts'antf JpCtheeaKss. Professional Cards. ■yy ALTER A. WAY, Attoraey-at-Law and Ileal instate Agent, DARIEN, GEORGIA. Will practice in 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. aprir2s 'yy ROBERT GIGNILLIAT, Attorney-at-Law, DARIEN, GEORGIA. Prompt attention given to all legal business in tbe Eastern and Brunswick Circuits, and in the United State* Courts at Savannah, Georgia. april2s-ly IE. B. DeLOEME, A. Attorney & CounsHor-at-Law, and Notary Public. DARIEN, GEORGIA. Office on Broad street, near Timber Exchange. July 2 jjlt 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 his office on Screven street, next door to Mr. Wilcox’s dwelling house. augH-ly ~QR. 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. A BEAMS, Attorney-at-LaW, Commercial Building, junefi-tf SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. HKNIIY B. TOMPKINS. B. A. DENMARK. rjXOMPKINS & 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. IjOOBL OUT. HOYT’S COLOGNE, CORNING’S COLOGNE, LUBIN’S EXTRACTS, POMADES, HAIR OIL, TOILET POWDER, LILLY WHITH, 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. W. COTTER k CO., feb22-tf Druggists and Apothecaries. HEW EDITION. 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The Dict’y recommended by State Sup'ts of 36 States, and f0 College Pres'ts. In Schools, about .32,000 have been placed in Public Schools in the U.S. Only English Dictionary containing a Bio graphical Dictionary,—this givee the Name with Pronunciation. Nation, Profes sion and Date of over 6*700 persons. Published by £. & C. KERRMH, Springfield, Mg. ALSO Webster’s National Pictorial Dictionary 1040 Paaft Octnv*. POO NOTICE. Wheelwright and Blacksmith • I AM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS 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) are kept on hand. All kinds of work done In first-class style. All I ask of the people of Darien and Mclntosh County Is a trial. All work warranted. J ROBERT MITCHELL. Je6-tf Second street, Darien, Oa. llfl&ITrn A LIMITED NUMBER of W A N I hllactive. energetic canvassers t.> Wf ft ll I kUengage in a pleasant and profitable business. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONET. Snch will please answer this advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged In. None but those who mean business apply. Address Je2o-ly. Fini-ky. Harvey A Cos., Atlanta, Oa. A MONTH guaranteed. sl2 a day at home made by the Industrious. Capital not required; we will start you. Men. women, boys and girls make money faster at work for us than anything else. The work is light and pleasant, and such as anyone can go right at. Those who are wise who see this notice will send us their addresses at once and see for themselves. Costly outfit snd terms free. Now is the time. Those already at work are laying up large sums of money. Address TRUE A CO., ftigrfßta. Me- jiineSO-iy DARIEN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1879. GEORGIA & FLORIDA INLAND STEAMBOAT COMPANY. The Darien Line! Savannah St. Catharine’s, Doboy,Darien, Union Island, St. Simon’s Brusnwick, St. Mary’s and Fernandina. Connecting at Darien with steamers for all land ings on the Oconee and Altamaha Rivers. Steamer Cityofßridgeton WILL leave wharf, foot of Bull street, every TUESDAY and SATURDAY at 4 p. m., for above points, connecting at Brunswick with Ma con Brunswick and Brunswick and Albany Rail roads for all points on the line of those roads, at Fernandina with Transit ltoad for Jacksonville. Cedar Keys, and all points on Florida Central Railroad and Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobilo Railroad, and with steamer Flora, Captain Joe Smith, for all points on St. Mary’s river, 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, Hotol Wharf. Darien, Georgia. SPECIAL NOTICE. CAPT. THOMAS WHITE, Agent, is authorized to adjust, promptly, all claims at Darien. * W. F. BARRY, General Agent. J. N. HARRIMAN, Manager, sep2‘2-tf Savannah, Ga. Collat Brothers. Perlorai Promise New Inducements to the Purchasing Public! Drives in Every Department ! Drives from the Jobbers 1 ! Kpeeiul Drive* from our Royer* ! ! ! Solid Fact 1 Solid Fact Savannah Prices in Darien. In Groceries, Hardware, Wood Hz Willow Ware- Crockery, Stoves, Glassware, Sadlery. OFFER SPECIALITIES IN DRY GOODS and Blankets. Shoes of all grades,ln pegged ma shine and hand sewed. We keep in stock a fine selection of Ladies and Gents hand-made Boots and Shoes. We are offering the finest lino of Gents FURNISHING GOODS, Clothing, Hats, Trunks, Valices, which wo carry in endless variety and constantly receive from Nortnem markets only. Thanking you for past favors and *aliciting a continuance of the same, we arc yours, n2B-tf. COLLAT BROTHERS. PLANTERS’ HOTEL, SAVANNAH, GA., Cheapest and Best HOTEL IN THE SOUTH. Rates $1 50 and $2 00 per Day, .Recording to feoealion of Room.: JOS. HERSCHBACH.prop’r. City Marshal’s Sale. FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY 1880. STATE OF GEORGIA, McINTOSfH COUNTY, City of Darien. —Under and by virtue of a fieri facias issued by Spalding Kenan, Clerk and Treas urer of the Board of County Commissioners ex-of fiia Mayor and Aldermen, of the City of Darien, against Mrs. James Larkin, for license dne the said City of Darien amounting to $76 and cost, for the year 1878. I have this day levied, upon one bay mare as the property of the said Mrs. James Larkin to satiisfy said fl. fa., and I will proceed to sell the said mare before the Court House of said County, between the legal hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in January 1880. Terms of Sale cash, purchasers paying for titlos. December 4th, 1879, C. H. HOPKINS. Jr„ dec. City Marshal. Notice. VLL PERSON, ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, that from and after date hereof, that any violation of the" Sunday Ordiuanro” will be rigidly enforced. By order of the Board of County Commissioners of Mclntosh Cos., ex-offlrin Mayor and Aldermen, City of Darien. SPALDING KENAN, Clerk. This 3d day of December, A. D. 1879. City Elections. Oepick Board Commissioners. 1 Darien, Oa., Doc. 3d, 1879. J rpHE NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MRETING 1 of the Board, being the first Wednesday in January next, there will be an election for the fol lowing officers: Clerk and Treasurer, of city,Mar shal, Deputy Marshal, Inspector General of Tim ber and Lumber, lb Inspector*, Port Physician, Cltv Sexton Harbor Master, By order of Board. ,15 SPALDING KENAN, Clerk, Notice. THE CAPTAIN NOR CONSIGNEES of the Gorman Bark MAX FISCHER, Captain Mass, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew of said vossel HILTON TIMBER A LUMBER CO. Bari SB, Oa . November 28, ISBIU THE SUN FOR 1880. The Bun will deal with the events of the year 1880 in its own fashion, now pretty well under stood by everybody. From January I until Decem ber 31, will be conducted as a newspaper, written in the English language, and printed for the people. Asa newspaper, The Sun believes in getting all the nows of the world promptly, and presenting it in the most intelligablo shape—the shape that will enable its readers to keep well abreast of the ago with the least unproductive expenditure of time. The greatest interest to the greatest num ber—that is, the law controlling its daily make-up. It now has a circulation much larger than any other American newspaper, and enjoys an income w hich is at all times prepared to spend liberally for the benefit ol its readers. People of all condi tions of life and all thinking buy and read The Sun; and they all derive satisfaction of some sort from its cofhmns, for they keep on buying and reading it. In its comments on men and aftairs, TnE Sun be lieves that the only guide of policy should be common sense, inspired by genuine American principles and backed by honesty of purpose. For the reason it is, and will continue to be, absolute ly independent of party, clads, clique, organiza tion, or interest. It is for all, but of none. It will continue to praise what is good and reprobate what is evil, taking care that its language is to the point and plain, beyond the posibility of being misunderstood. It is uninfluenced by motives that do not appear on the surface; it has no opin ions to sell, save those which may be had by any purchaser for two cents. It \iates injustice and rascality even more than it hates unnecessary words. It abhors frauds, pities fools, and de plores nincompoops of every species. It will con tinue throughout the year 188(J to chastise the first cDss, instruct the second, and discountenance the third. All honest men with honest convic tions, whether sound or mistaken are its friends. And The Sun makes no bones of telling the truth to its friends and about its friends whenever occa sion arises for plain Rjicaking. These are the principles upon which The Sun will be conducted during the year to come. The year 1880 will be one in which no patriotic American can afford to dose his eyes to public af fairs. It is impossible to exaggerate the impor tance of the political events which it lias in store, or the necessity of resolute vigilonco on the part of every citizen who desires to preserve the Gov ernment that the founders gave us. The debates and acts of Congress, the utterances of the press, the exciting contest of the Republican and Demo cratic parties, now nearly equal in strength throughout the country, directly and effectively upon the twenty-fourth Presidential election, to be held in November. Four years ago next Nov ember the will of the nation, as expressed at the polls, was thwarted by ail abominable conspir acy, and promoters and beneficiaries of which still hold the officers they hold. Will the crime of 1870 be repeated in 1880? The past decade of years opened with a corrupt, extravagant, and insolent Administration intrenched at Washington. The Sun did something townrd dislodging the gang and breaking its power. The same men are now intriguing to restore their leader and themselves to places from whence they were driven by the indignation of the people. Will they succeed ? The coming year will bring the answer to these mo mentous questions: The Sun will be on hand to chronicle the facts as they are developed, add to exhibit them clearly and fearlessly in their rela tions to expediency and right. Thus, with a habit of philosophical good humor in looking at the minor affairs of life, and in great things a steadfast purjioso to maintain the rights of the people and the principles of the Constitu tion against all aggressors. The Bun is prepared to write a truthful, instructive, and at the same time entertaining history of 1880. Our rates of subscritious remained unchanged. For the Daily Sun, a four-paged sheet ot twenty eight columns, the price by mall, post-paid, in 55 cents a month, or 50 a year; or, including the Sunday paper, an eight-paged Hheetof fifty-six columns,the price is 05 cents a month, or *1 7> a year, postage paid. The Humbiy edition of The Sira is also furnish ed separately at #1 SO a year, postage paid. The price of the Weekly Sdk, eight pages, fifty six columns, is #1 a year, postage paid. For clubs of ten sending #lO wo will send an extra copy free. Address I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher of The Son, N.-w York city^ THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. During the coming year—a year that will witness the progress and culmination of the most interesting political contest that has over taken place in this country—every citizen and every thoughtful person will be compelled to rely upon the newspapers for information. Why not get the best 1 Abroad The Constitution is recognized, referred to and quoted from as the leading Southern Journal —me the organ and vehi cle of the best Southern thought and opinion— and at home its columns are consulted for the latest news, the freshest comment, and for all matters of special and current interest. The Con stitution contains more and later telegraphic news than any other Georgia paper, and this par ticular featlire will be largely added to (luring the coming year. All its facilities for gathering the latest news from all parts of the country will be enlarged and supplemented. The Constitution is both a chronicler and commentater. Its edito rial opinions, its contributions to the drift of cur rent discussion, its humorous and satirical par agraphs, are copied from one end of the country to the othor. It aims always to be the brightest and the best—newsy, original and piquant. It aims particularly to give the news impartially and fully, and to keep its readers informed on the drift of current discussion by liberal but concise quo tations from all of its contemporaries. It aims, in short, to more than ever deserve to be known as "the leading Southern newspaper.” Bill Arp will continue to contribute his unique letters, which grow in savory humor week by week. "Old Si” will add his quaint fun to the collection of good things, and “Uncle Remus” has in preparation a series of negro myth legends, illustrating the folk lore of the old plantation. In every respect The Constitution for 1880 will be better than ever. The Weekly Constitution is a carelully edited compendium of the news of the week and con tains the best anil freshest matter to be found in any other weekly from a daily office. Its news and miscellaneous contents are the freshest and its market reports the latest. THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. This, the beßt. the most reliable and most popu lar of southern agricultural journals iB issued from the printing establishment of The Constitu tion. It is still edited by Mr. W. L. Jones, and is devoted to the best interests of the farmers of the South. It is sent at reduced rates with the week ly edition of The Constitution. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Constitution $lO 00 a year. ■ • * 6 00 six months. •• 11 2 50 three months Weekly Constitution 1 50 a year. " •< 1 00 six months. •• “ Clubs of 10, 12 50 a year. • " Clubs of 20, 20 00 “ Southern Cultivator 1 50 “ “ “ Clubs of 10, 12 50 “ “ Clubs of 20, 20 00 Weekly Constitution and Cul tivator to same address 2 50 for one year. Address THE CONSTITUTION. Atlanta, Ga. ANNOUNCEMENT. tin; FEEL GRATEFUL TO OUR MANY VV friends and customers for their liberal pat ronage during the past year, and we have entered anew year with the determination to deserve a larger share of their trade. We do not keep cheap drugs, but sell a GOOD AND PURE ARTICLE OF MEDICINE as low as it can be sold. Remember that we have constantly in stock a full assortment of PURE MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, PATENT MEDICINES of all kinds, HAIR DYES, HAIR OILS, HAIR BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES. Aud the best article of No. 1 KEROSENE OIL at lowest prices. Prescriptions carefully compounded night or W. H. COTTER & CO„ feb22-tf Drnggists and Apothecaries. For Rent. rpHE DWELLING HOUSE FORMERLY Occu pied by Air. Joseph B. Bond is offered for rent. | Apply to the HILTON TIMBER A LUMBER CO. Darien, G., October 31, ItfiS. History of Alcohol. Alcohol was first invented nine hun dred and fifty years ago, by tho son of a strange woman, Hagar, in Arabia. La dies used it with a powder to paint them selves, that they might appear more beau tiful, and this power was called Alcohol. During the reign of William and Mary, an act was passed encouraging the manufac ture of spirits. Soon"after, intemperance and profligacy prevailed to such an extent, then the retailers in public places, inform ing the people that they might get drunk for a penny, and have some straw to get sober on. In the sixteenth century, dis tilled spirits spread over tho continent of Europe. About this time it was introdu ced into the colonies, as the United States was then called. The first notice we have of its use in public life, was among the la borers of tho Hungarian mines of the fif teenth century. In 1751, it was used by the English soldiers as a cordial. The al cohol in Europe was made of grapes, and sold in Italy and Spain as medicine. The j Genoese afterward made it from grain, and sold it as medicine in bottles, under the name of the water of life. Until the sixteenth century it had only been kept by the apothecaries as medicine. During the reign of Henry VII., brandy was un known in Ireland, and soon its alarming effect induced the government to pass a law prohibiting its manufacture. About one hundred and twenty years ago it was used as a beverage, especially among the soldiers in the English colonies in North America, under the preposterous notion that it prevented sickness, and made men fearless on the field of battle. It was looked upon asa sovereign specific. Such is a brief sketch of the introduction of al cohl into society as a beverage. The his tory of it is written in the wretchedness, the tears, the groans, the poverty anil murder of thousands. It has marched the land with the tread of a giant; leaving the impress of its footseps in the bones, sinews and the life's blood of the peo ple. Some time in 1864 there were a number of nrtiiy officers stopping at a hotel in Washington. Among them was Captain Emerson. There was also a Captain Jones, who was a first-rate fellow, a good officer, and very pompous. Emerson and Jones used to have a good deal of joking togeth er at the table and elsewhere. One day at the dinner table when the dining hall was well tilled, Captain Jones finished his dinner first, got up and walked almost to the dining door, when Emerson spoke to him in a loud voice and said, “Halloa, Captain see hore, I want to speak to you a minute.” The Captain turned and walk ed back to the table and bent over him, when Emerson whispered, “I wanted to ask you how far you would have gone if I had not spoken to you.” The Captain never changed a muscle, but straightened up and put his fingers into his vest pock et, and said, “Captain Emerson, I don’t know of a man in the world I would rath er lend five dollars to than you, but the fact is I haven't a cent with me to-day,” and he turned on his heel and walked away. Emerson was the color of a half dozen rainbows; but he had to stand it. He never hoard the last of it, and it cost him more than §lO to treat on it. —Detroit Nows, Jury Exemtions. The following classes are exempt from Jury duty under the recent act of the Gen eral Assembly: All ministers of the Gospel engaged regularly in discharging ministerial du ties; all physicians and apothecaries in the practice of their profession; school teach ers engaged in teaching school; millers and ferryman engaged in their occupa tion; all railroad employes, whom the su perintendent of a railroad shall certify to the Judge are necessary and are actually engaged in the work of running railroad trains; all telegraph operators, and officers and members of each fire comjmny in this State to the number 25, doing active duty as firemen, whose names shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court by the Secretary of such company, on or before the first day of January of each year, shall be exempt from jury du ty—civil and criminal. But nothing here in contained shall be construed to work a disqualification of any of the classes here in named, or to exclude them from the jury box. An Eloquent Passage. The following is from the gifted pen of the late George D. I’rentice: “It cannot be that earth is man’s only abiding place. It cannot be that our life is a mere bubble cast by eternity to tloat a moment on its waves and then sink into nothingness. Else why is it U*at the glorious aspirations which leap like angels from the temple of our hearts, are forever wandering unsatis fied ? Why is it that the stars that hold their festival around the midnight throne are set above the grasp of our limited fac ulties, forever mocking us with their un approachable glory ? And finally, why is it that bright forms of human beauty pre sented to ouy view are taken from us, leav ing the thousand strei m- of our affections to flow back in Alpine torrents i poa oi r hearts? There is a realm where tue rain bow’never fades; where the stars will be spread out before us like the islands that slumber in the oce; n a; and where the beai tiful beings which pass before us like shadow, will stay in our presence forev er.” Thf. True Gknti.man. —Christianity Jis one of the most gentlemanly things in the world. It will make a lady or gentleman of one who knows but little of the forms of politeness. The Bible does not pretend to teach manners in detail, nor does it pro fess to be a manual of politeness, but nev ertheless it is the book best suited to pro duce in any community true gentility. We have nothing in the Testament, Old or New, of how low to bow on entering a room, or how we are to deport ourselvees in the ball-room, or any such thing; but we have what is far better. We are taught to be kind to all, to love all. to respect age, to be merciful, pitiful, courteous; j “not to behave ourselves unseemingly,” ; “not to think of ourselves more highly than w r e ought,” and to esteem others bet ter than ourselves. With these things properly engraved on the heart, Christians will intntively be the most agreeable polite people iu the world. $2.50 A YEAR. To n Yonng Lady. You think you love the young man who is coming this Sunday night to visit you. Suppose ho “declares himself,” and asks you to become his wife. Are you prepared to say to him, “I love you and will trust you through life with my happiness, and the lives and weal of our children ?” He is jolly, gay and handsome, and all the darts of Cupid are twinkling and sparkling in his eyes; but will those eyes always find expression from the love of a true soul ? To night he says many pleas ant things, and draws pretty pictures for the future. Does he go to-morrow to a work which gives promise to the fulfill ment of your desire in life? Does his am bitions and nehievments satisfy you? Does his every day life shine with the no ble endeavor of a trustworthy man ? If you think and desire a companion in your thinking—rns who can unlock the and p hs of your mind, to what strata of humanity does he belong in the scale of excellence and morality? Is he doing all he can to build future usefulness and happiness in which you can feel blessed? These are questions which tho experience of after years make many women weep in tfle bitterness of their soul that they were not thought ol before they answered “Yes.” A Chance For Southern Lumber. The Michigan Lumbermad, speaking of the rapid disappearance of the pineries of the northwest before the axe and tho saw, announces that the time is not far distant when the country will have to fall back on the vast timber tracts of the soutli for its supply. Verily,time’s revenges are certain •if theyare slow. For years the sout h has been importing blinds, sash, doors, and ather ready made carpenter’s work from the north when it has at the gates of its cities the most extensive and richly stock ed lumber districts to be found in the country. At last however, we arc to see the day when Boston and Now York, and Chicago are to get their beams and boards from the timber belt of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex as; then perhaps, their people will come down into our midst with their machinery and capital, and manufacture blinds, sash and doors for our bretlieren in the north. We might hasten this event on oui own account if our people would put the nec essary enterprise and capital into tho un dertaking. The Daughter at Home.— Do not think that because there comes to you no great opportunity of performing a wonderful work, you will let the thousand small ones pass you unimproved. It is no small thing to be the joy of the domestic circle, the one whose soft touch and whose gen tle, filthy spoken word averts disturbence and disagreement, conciliates the offended and makes alien natures understand each other. It is no small thing to possess tho happy tact which makes people pleased with themselvos, and which insensibly urges people to appear at their best. The young woman who is gifted with this grace of touch, this swiftness of sympathy, and this beautiful unselfishness, may not have a fair face, nor a trim figure, but she will be endowed with a dignity more winning than either. The waiter brings a dish of mushrooms* to two diners in whom the sentiment of state pride is well developed. “Call those mushrooms?” says one contemptuously. “You ought to see the mushrooms that grow where I come from the great big fellows, as big as dinner-plates, that grow at the feet of the trees.” “In my pnrt of the country,” says his companion proudly, “tho trees grow at the feet of the mush rooms.” “What shall I preach about?” said the minister to the pastor of a colored flock which he was about to address. “Well mos’ any subjec’ will he ’ceptable,” was the reply; “only I’d like to gib you one word ob caution. “Ah! what is that? “Well, ef I was you I’d tech very light on the ten commandments.” “Indeed! and why?” “Oh ! 'cos I hab noticed dat dey mos’ al ways hah a dampnin’ eficc’ upon dis cong regation.” The wife of a defeated candidate in Massachusetts the day after the election presented her husband with triplets. He did not arrive at home until the next day, when lie was shown his offspring, one at a time, until all three had been exhibited, when looking quizzingly down at his wife, he asked her: “Are the returns all in M’riah ?” A young lady who had been married a little over a year wrote to her matter of fact old father, saying: “We have the dearest little cottage in the world 6rna mented with the most charming little creepers you ever saw.” The old man read the letter and exclaimed, “Twins ,by thunder!” What are you looking for? asked one of the widow Bedott’s two daughters, who were entertaining two young' fellows on the piazza, rather late one night last sum mer, who seemed to he hunting for some thing around the yard. The morning pa pers, answered the widow. The young men left. The ladies of Mono county, California, thought they had scored one when Miss Addie L. Irish was elected School Super intendent of that county. Now the fe male suffragists shake with rage becaut e their late standard-bearer has appointed a male deputy, and, worse than all, has mar ried him. Flinging an old shoe after the bride is a very pretty custom, says an exchange. Yes there is nothing objectionable in it. But this practice of flinging a heavy boot, containing the foot of the girl’s futher after a would-be bridegroom is a despicable fashion. It should be frowned down. The Judge at a court in Maine has sen tenced a culprit to 25 years in the State Prison. The fact was eommuieated to the prisoner's mother, who was struck at the magnitude of the sentence. “What did they do that for ?” she exclaimed. “Twen ty-five years ! Why, he wouldn't be con tented there three weeks!” A short negro resembles a white man because he is not a tall black.