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Darien Timber Gazette. YOU 7.--NO. 29. Darien Timber Gazette, PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, AT OARIEAT, GEORGIA, CORNER BROAD AND NORTHWAY STREETS. RICHARD W. G-RUBB, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : For one year (in advance) $2.50 For six months '• 1.50 CLUB RATES: Five copies, each one year $2.00 Ten copies, each one year 1.50 ADVERTISING BATES : Per square, tea lines space, first insertion $1.50 Per square, each subsequent insertion 1.00 SPKCiAn Racks to Yearly and Large Advertisers Advertisements from responsible parties will lie published until ordered out, when the time is not specified on the copy, and payment exacted ac cordingly. Communications for individual benefit, or of a personal character, charged as advertisements. Marriages and obituary notices not exceeding four lines solicited for publication. When ex ceeding that space, charged as advertisements. Bills for advertisements due upon presentation after the first insertion, bat a spirit of commercial liberality will be practiced toward regular patrons. To avoid any misunderstanding the above rules will be adhered to without deviation. All letters and communications should be ad dressed to the undersigned, RICHARD W. GRUBB, Timber Gazette, Darien, Georgia. City Directory. COUNTY OFFICERS. County Commissioners —James Walker, Chairman; Adam Strain, Isaac M. Aiken, J. A. Atwood, T. H. Gignilhat. James E. Holmes, Joseph Hilton. Clerk Hoard of County Commissioners —Spalding Kenan. Clerk Superior Court —L. B. Davis. Ordinary —C. H. Hopkins, Sr. Sheri J —T. Butler Blouut. lieaeiver Tax Ueturns —W. MeW. Young. Tax Collector —O. C. Hopkins. County Treasurer —M. C. O'Neil. County Surveyor —W. B. Poppol. Coroner— Philip Maxwell. The Commissioners hold monthly meetings on the first Wednesday in each month. CITY OFFICERS. Ex-Officio Mayor —James Walker. Ex-Officio After men —Joseph Hilton, J. A. Atwood, Adam Strain, J. E. Holmes, Thofuas H. Giguilliat, Isaac M. Aiken. STANDING COMMITTEES. Committee on Finance —Messrs. Strain, Atwood and Hilton. Committee on Accounts— Messra. Holmes, Gignil liat and Aiken. Committee on llarbor— Messrs. Hilton, Aiken and Strain. Committee on Health and Cemetery —Messrs. Gignil liat, Atwood and Holmes. Committee on Paupers —Messrs. Atwoed, Holmes and Gignilliat. Committee on Jail— MeSa®. Aiken, Hilton and Atwood. Committee on Streets and Lanes —Messrs. Aiken, Strain and Holmes. Committee on County Boals —Messrs. Atwood, Gignilliat and Hilton. Committee on l*ublie Buildings —Messrs. Strain, Gignilliat, and Aikoa. Committee on i^lkt— Messrs. Holmes, Hilton and Strain. Committee on Ordinances —Messrs. Aiken, Strain %nd Atwood. Clerk and Treasurer —Spalding Kenan. City Marshal— Charles li. Hopkins, Jr. Deputy Marshal —Alonzo Guyton. Harbor Master —James Abeel. Port Physician —Dr. Jamas Holmes. Inspector General of Timber —George W. Faries. Port Wardens —Isaac >l. Aiken, John H. Burrell, anti James G. Young. Jailer —Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Board I*i!ot Commissioners —Charles S. Lang don, Chairman, K. K. Walker, W. C. Clark, Arthur Bai ley, Dr. li. 13. Harris, James Lachlison and liobt. Mitchell. Wm. L. GigniUiat, Secretary. MASONIC. Live Oak Lodge, No. 137, meets first Wednesday night in each month at their hall near the Magno lia House; H. S. Bavenel, Worshipful Master; li. W. Grubb, Secretary UNITED STATES OFFICERS. Collector of Customs, Brunswick District —Johnl. Collius. Headquarters at Brunswick. Deputy Collector of Customs for Port of Darien — Charles U. Townsend. Inspector —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 in April and October. Bryan County—Thursdays after first Mondays in April and October. Chatham County—Second Mondays in February, May and October. Mclntosh County—Tuesdays after last Mondays in April and October. Liberty County—Tuesday after second Mondays in May and October. UNITED STATES MAILS. The mails arrive from Sterling, No. 1, Macon A Brunswick Railroad, every morning (Sunday ex cepted) at 10 o’clock a. m., departing every after noon at 3p. m. Mail closes at 2 % p. m. Side mail for No. 3, Atlantic Gulf Railroad, departs o’clock every Tuesday morning and arrives at H p. m. every Monday, touching at Riceboro 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. E. Harman, pas tor. Religious services every Sabbath at H a. m. and 3 p.m. at the Methodist Church, colored, Rev. L. H. Smith, pastor. MrO SO,OOO A YEAR, or $5 to S2O i day in your own locality. No risk. Women do as well as men. Many make more than the amount stated above. No one f can fall to raako money fast. Any one ean 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 offered before. Business pleasant and strictly honorable. Reader, if you want to know all about the best paying business before the public, send us your 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 yourself. Address GEORGE-STINSON & CO., Portland, Me. june 20 Garden Seed. m MTTE HATE ON HAND A SUPPLY OF FRESH YY Garden Seed, just received, consisting in pari of BEETS, CABBAGE. CARROTS. CUCUMBERS, CELERY', EGGPLANT, LETTUCE, OKRA, ENGLISH PEAS, BEANS, TOMATOES, SQUASH OYSTER PLANT, EARLY CORN, PEPPER, Etc. V. H. COTTER k CO.. Etrttjjgist? toff'Apqtli entries. Professional Cards. 'yy ALTER A. WAY, A ttorne y-at- Law and Real Estate Agent, DARIEN, GEORGIA. Will practico 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. april2s w. 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 Xe. b. Delorme, J • Attorney & Couuselor-at-Laiv, and Notary Public. DARIEN, GEORGIA. Office on Broad stroet, near Timber Exchange. July 2 TAR. 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. augß-ly TAR. It. B. HABRIS 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, june6-tf SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. HENRY B. TOMPKINS. B. A. DENMARK. fTdOMPKINS A DENMABK, Attorneys-at-Law, No. 105 Buy Street, SAVANNAH, GA. Practice in the United States Courts, and in the Superior Courts of the Eastern Circuit. je6-if Mis eellaneoxis. HiOOK 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 k CO., fob22-tf Druggists and Apothecaries. 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 stylo. All I ask of the people of Darien and Mclntosh County is a trial. All work warranted. ROBERT MITCHELL, je6-tf Second street, Darien, Ga. |£! ft I! TIT 0; A LIMITED NUMBER of |SJ o Ir 11 active, energetic canvassers to SB rill I k engage in a pleasant and profitable business. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE JIOYEI. Snch will pleaso answer tliis advertisement by letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. None but those who mean business apply. Address je'2o-ly. Finley, Harvey & Cos,, Atlanta, Oa. fY fl ft MONTH guaranteed. sl2 a day I • * 11 11 lat home made by the industrious. ” . ll IB | Capital not required; we will start 111 1B 11 |y° u - Men, women, boys and girls / O' W wmake 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 and terms free. Now is the time. Those' already at work are laying up large sums of money. Address TRUE k CO., Augusta, Me. june2o-ly Collat Brothers. P erform Their Promise Jiew Inducements to the Purchasing 1 Public! . Drlves'ln Every Department ! Drives from the Jobbers ! ! Special Drives from our Buyers ! 1! Solid Fact I Solid Fact! Savannah Prices in Darien. In Groceries, Hardware, Wood & Willow Ware Crockery, Stoves, Glassware, Sadlery. OFFER SPECIALITIES IN DRY GOODS and Blankets. Shoes cf all grades,in pegged ml 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 line of Gents FURNISHING GOODS. Clothing, Hats, Trunks, Valices, which we carry in endless variety and constantly receive from Nortnern markets only. Thanking you for past favors and saiiciting a continuance of the same, we arc yours, ‘ E os.tf. COLLAT BROTHERS DARIEN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1880. Administrator’s Sale. FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1880. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE door in Darien, on the first Tuesday in I eb ruary, 1880, 300 acres of Rice land—once under cultivation, a portion now cultivated, and known as Sidon on Oat Head Creek. Also, 2,000 acres of pine land adjoining said rice plantation; at the same time and place the Joiner Ridge tract con taining 1100 acres; Also Lewis Islands, opposite, formed by Lewis Creek and the Altamaha river, containing 1,300; Also, the adjoining mainland be tween Lewis Creek and the Barington road, con taining 1,200 acres, more or loss, All the above lands near Darien, will bo sold in a body or in par cels without resurvey according to description in the titles,being property of estate of B. King, and sold for partition. Terms one-fourth cash and balance on time with interest and approved secur ities; purchasers paying for titles. C. B. KING, dec27-td. Administrator. MTntosh Sheriff Tax Sale. FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1880. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE V (loor, iu the city of Darien, county of Mciu tosh, State of Georgia, betweeu the legal hours of sale, on the First Tuesday iu February, 1880, the same being the 3d day of the month, the follow ing described property, or so much thereof as will be suffieieut to satisfy a tax fi. la. due the State and county, for the year 1879 vs. W. C. Tink er . Upon all of that certain lot in the city of Da rien,county ot Mclntosh,and State of Georgia,and known in the plan of said city as lot. number 12, bounded on the north by lane,south "by Turnbull street, east by lot No, 1, and west by Franklyn street. Levied on as the property of W. 0. Tink er. Levy made by O. C. Hopkins, Tax Collector, and turned over to T. B. Blouut, Sheriff. Terms of sale cash, jiurchaser plying for titles. T. B. BLOUNT, jan2. Sheriff of Mclntosh connty, Ga. Mclntosh Sheriff’s Tax Sale. FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1880. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT HOUSE door, In the city of Darien, county of Mcln tosh, State of Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the First Tuesday in February, 1880, the following described property, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy a tax fi. fa. due the State and county for the year 1879 vs. Stephen Ba ker; Upon all of those certain lots in the city of Darien, county of Mclntosh,state of Georgia, and kuown iu the plan of said city as lotH No. 254 and 278 and bouded on the north by Fifth street on the east by Clark street,and ou the south by fourth street.and on the west by lots 253 and 259; levied on as the property of Stephen Baker. Levy made by O. C. Hopkins, Tax Collector, and turned over to T. B. Blount, Sheriff. Terms of sale cash, purchasers paying for titles. T. B. BLOUNT, jan2. Sheriff Mclntosh county, Ga. Mclntosh Sheriff’s Sale. FIRST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY, 1880. WILL BE SOLD BEFORE THE COURT-HOUSE door, iu the City of Darien, county of Mcln tosh, State of Georgia, between the legal hours of fflle, on the First Tuesday in February, 1880, the same being the 3d day ol the month, all of that cer tain tract ot land being in the 271st district G. M., of said county, and state, containing 400 acres more or less, bounded on the north by lands of W. C. Wylly, on the east by Salt Marsh, on the west by Cow Horn road and on the sirtith by lands of Hopkins and unknown lands. Levied on as the property of Thomas S. Wylly. Levied on under and by virtue of a fi. ia. issued out of the Superior Court of Mclntosh county in favor of L. Eckman. Property pointed out by plaintiff iu fi. fa. Terms of sale cash, purchaser paying for titles. T. B. BLOUNT, Jan 2. Sheriff of Mclntosh County, Ga. Letters of Administration. GEOR G LA—Me Intosh County: rpo ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN—WHERE JL as Robert P. Paul, of said county and State, applies to the Ordinary for letters of administra tion on the estate of Charles A. Davis, deceased, late of said county and State. jThese are thero fvre to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of said deceased, to be and ap pear at my office within the time prescribed by law, and show cause (if any they have) why letters of administration on the estate ol said deceased should not issue to the applicant. Given under my hand and official signature, this Ist day of January, 1880. jan‘2, C. H. HOPKINS, Ordinary. Letters of Administration. GEOR GIA—Me Intosh County: mo ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN—WHERE -1 as Adam Strain, of said county and State, has applied to the Ordinary of said county for letters of administration upon the estate of Converse Parkhurst, late of the State of Florida, deceased. These aresherefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors ot said deceased to be and appear at my office and show cause (if any they have) on or before the first Monday in February next, why letters of administration on the estate of said deceased should not issue to the applicant Given under my hand and official signature this Ist day of January, 1880. jan2. C. H. HOPKINS, Ordinary. Singer Sewing Machine. 'VJ'RS JULIA CLARKE HAVING SECURED the agency for the genuine and old reliable Sin ger Sewing Machine, is now prepared to serve all those who are in need of the best machine that is made, and at very reasonable prices. Mrs. Clarke is also acting in Darien for Messrs. Ludden & Bates music store, Savannah, and will be pleas ed to take orders for any thing in their line. Give her a call opposite Mr. Reuben Walker’s offices. Darien, Ga., December 26th, 1879. “ The Best Agricultural Journal Published in the South.” THE SOUTHERN FARMER’S Ml A LARGE QUARTO of 32 ~ pages, handsomely print r , ed. filled with choice r<-ad- V v. in# of interest to the far mer, with an illustrated O' *• jashion department lor the . . ’v.. la lies. -a • i *l' a vear. Sample copy 15 cents. ;..d.v4 J. H. ESTILL, •j Whitaker street, Savannah, Ga. ’The .'•nrnmtah li’rekly a mam - ■ r r or nj Uit ‘Daily Ho ning "Hi • • <ihj ol the Southeast writ on 1 ‘l I "'si as abov*' SOUTH. SOUTH. PULASKI HOUSE, SAVANNAH GEORGIA. GOODSELL BROS., PROPRIETORS. rpHlfi HOUSE IS NOW OPEN FOR THE RKCEP £ { Lfi.ua. .irru„ 0 - <JOOI*EIX HBOS , nc v 21 ,tf Proprietor* THE SUN FOR 1880. The Sun will deal with the events of the year 1880 in its own fashion, now pretty well under stood by everybody. From January 1 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 news of the world promptly, and presenting it in the most intelligable shape—the shape that will enable its readers to keep well abreast of the age 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 which is at all times prepared to spend liberally for the benefit ot its readers. People of all condi tions of life and all ways of thinking buy and read The Sun; and they all derive satisfaction of some sort from its columns, for they keep on buying and reading it. In its comments on men and affairs, The 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, class, clique, organiza tion, or interest. It is for all, but of none. It will continue to praise what is good anil reprobate what is evil, taking care that its language is to tin* point and plaiu, 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 bad by any purchaser for two cents. It hates 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 1880 to chastise the first cl iss, 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 speaking. 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 close his eyes to public af fairs. It is impossible to exaggerate the impor tance of the political events which it has in store, or the necessity of resolute vigilence 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, wan thwarted by an abominable conspir acy, and promoters and beneficiaries of which still hold the officers they hold. Will the crime of 1576 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, and 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 purpose to maintain the rights of the people and the principles of the Constitu tion against all aggressors, The Sun is prepared to write a truthful, instructive, and at the same time entertaining history of 1880. Our rates of subscritions remained unehanged. For the Daily Sun, a four-paged sheet of twenty eight columns, the price by mail, post-paid, is 55 cents a month, or 54! a year; or, including the Sunday paper, an eight-paged sheet of fifty-six columns,the price is cents a month, or #1 S© a year, postage paid. The Sunday edition of The Sun is also furnish ed seperately al £1 21! a year, postage paid. The price of the Weekly Sun, eight pages, fifty six columns, is a year, postage paid. For clubs of ten sending II! w r e will send an extra copy free. Address I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher of The Sun, New York City. TIIE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. During the coming year—a year that will witness the progress and culmination of the most interesting political contest that has ever taken place in this country—every citizen and every thoughtful person will lie compelled to rely upon the newspapers for information. Why not get the best ? Abroad The Constitution is recognized, referred to and quoted from as the leading Southern Journal—as the organ aud vehi cle of the best Southern thought and opinion— and at home its columns arc 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 feature will be largely added to during 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 commentator. Its edito rial opinions, its contributions lo the drift of cur rent discussion, its humorous and satirical par agraphs, are copied from one end of the country to the other. 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 carefully edited compendium of the news of the week and con tains the best and freshest matter to bo 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 best, the most reliable and most popu lar of southern agricultural journals is 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. .. •< 5 00 six months. << " 2 50 three months V.'eekly Constitution 1 50 a year. •< “ 1 00 six months. •< “ Clubs of 10, 12 60 a year. < Clubs of 20, 20 00 Southorn 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 CONSTITi TION, Atlanta, Ga. ANNOUNCEMENT. TATE FEEL GRATEFUL TO OUR MANY > \ 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 aH kinds, HAIR DYES, HAIR OILS, HAIR BRUSHES. TOOTH BRUSHES, And the best article of No. 1 KEROSENE Oil- at lowest prices. Prescriptions carefully compounded night or dav. W. H. COTTER & CO.. feb22-tf Druggists and Apothecaries. For Rent. rraryr r WELLIN'I HOUSE FORMERLY OCCU- J | pied by Mr. Joseph B. Bond is offered for rent. - ■, piv tc tl • HU T)N TIMBER v LUMBER CO. Darien Oa.. October 31, 1876 Jay Gould. The stupendous transactions of Mr. Jay Gould, in one of which he drew Liis check for $3,800,000, have made linn again the wonder and admiration of business and railroad men throughout the country. “Jay Gould,” said a gentleman the other day, in the course of conversation in re gard to Gould’s transactions, “is a won derful man a most powerful man in any way you take him, whether as an organ izer or as a destroyer. We have not an other man in the country like him, with his great intellect, inexhaustible resources and wonderful power as an operator and a financier. Physically lie is compara tively a pigmy. Mentally he is a giant. He is all brains, so to speak, all intellect. When Jim Fisk was alive and carrying on his stupendous and audacious operations, for which he received so much credit, the man whose brain conceived those projects and stood behind him and guided him in all those transactions, was Jay Gould. He furnished not only the brains but the money. Fisk was simply his factotum. He is a man of wonderful business capaci ty, and the cool manner with which he listens to the stories of the scores of peo ple who throng his office daily, and tha deliberation and yet the celebrity with which he dispatches the business of each one, is marvellous indeed. No one knows better than he does how to regard a rail road or any other property offered to him for sale. It is usually of no account with him, and he does not seem to care to have anything to do with it. Sometimes this indifference is real and sometimes it may be assumed. But, no matter how run down a road may be, when he takes it, it soon puts on a different and improved ap pearance. Like the poor but sound horse that has had nil owner who could not half feed him, and soon fattens up and becomes under opulent ownership, of ten times the value he was before, the railroads and oth er corporations that come under the con trol ol Jay Gould soou advance very ma terially, and their stocks and bonds soar upward in the realms of values like golden cherubims, in glory. Like most men of strong character, Mr. Gould is a gosd, even if not wliat is called a hearty friend, for ho is not of a demonstrative character. At the same time he is, if occasion warrants a dangerous enemy, and yet he is not re vengeful in the ordinary acceptation of the term. He will not condescend to pursue any man without an object. In other words, there is nothing small or petty about him. He delights only in gigantic projects, seemingly hazardous undertak ings. He will engage in projects which ordinary men would shrink from in dis may, me here repeat an anecdote, charac teristic of the man, in connection with his late transactions with Commodore Garri son. Gould, together with Russell Sage, formed a ring for the purchase of Wabash stock, a short time ago, in order to control the market and secure an advance foi it. Finding that Mr. Garrison was a large owner of the stock in question, they took him into partnership in the operation, and the work commenced. It was not. long until his confreres made the discovery that Garrison was unloading liis stock on them. They upbraided him, good-humor edly, with lack of good faith toward them, when lie retorted that knowing they were up to the same kind of game on himself, he did not see why he had not a right to play their own hand against him. Gould made no reply, but went steadily on in the enterprise he had undertaken, with what success may be inferred from a remark said to have been made by him to Mr. Garrison when he gave to the latter his check for $3,800,000 in payment of Mis souri Pacific stock, etc. “That amount,” said he to the commodore, “is only a por tion of the money I made in my opera tions at Wabash.” He is a man of vast mental and material resources, and, there fore, a hard man to beat or to circumvent. What he bikes hold of grows under liis hands in value with almost as great and certain celerity ns the fabled Aladdin’s palace, so that his present claim that Kan sas Pacific stock is worth more than that of the Union Pacific company may not be so wide of the mark as w ould appear on first thought, Unused Talents. Miss YVillard, in an open letter of advice to girls, wrote as follow's: If there is one thought to me more griev ous than any other, it is this thought of him who has made up so carefully; endow ing each of us so that wo might, in some special manner, gladden and bless the world by bestowing upon it our best; the thought of his patience all through the years, as he has hewn out the myriad souls of our wayward race that they might be lively stones in the temple of beauty and of use, and, side by side with this, the thought of our individual blindness; our failure to discern the riches of brain;heart and hand with wdiich we are endowed. Or, if here and there one of us found them out and longed to bless tlie world by their free exercise, then, if she were Joan of Arc, the fagot was her portion; then if he were Galileo, came the rack; if Colum bus, the long disdain of courtiers; if Steph enson, the menance of the law; if Kobt. Fulton, the merriment of boors, Even for an inventor of to-day (as the leronaut ex perimenters,) what have we bad puns and insipid conundrums until he wins, and then ready caps tossed high in the air and fame’s loud trumpet at his ear—when i death’s finger has closed it forever. But most of all I think of the gentle myriads i who have lived and died and made no sign of their best gifts, but whose aebiev | inents of voice and pen, or brush and ! chisel, of delicate skilled fingers and great i hearted philanthropy, might have soothed I and blessed our race through these six i thousand years. How Tastes Differ.— Some of the curi ous habits indulged in by distinguished artists in order to retain or strengthen ■ themselves in their moments of rest dur ing the exercises of tfie voice: The Swed ish tenor Labalt ate two salted cucumbe rs; Watchel swallows the yolk of an egg beat- I en up with sugar; Carl Formes drinks | porter; Pasta drank porter; Mine. Sontag ate sardines; Mile Desparre drinks warm ! water; Adelina Patti takes seltzer water; i Christine Nilsson, beer; Mme. Mailbran, ! in opposition to all the customs of singers •♦ <. supi rh !f nu hour bforo :h' p r forc at : Miss Kellogg takes beef tett and Mis C-arv t&kos “Torn and Jerry’ some -1 tiiiics fid oomoiiuD;* p°wr $2.50 A YEAR. Not That Kind of a Kan. In a corner grocery in the western part of the city the other day a boy was buying shot and getting ready to go hunting. And his old gun was lying round rather loose, and that grocer nervously remark ed: “Boy, I wish you’d take care of that gun I’m afraid of an accident.” The boy stood it against a barrel and went on telling how' many rabbits be meant to pepper, ahd pretty soon it came near falling totlie floor. “1 tell you that infernal thing will hurt some of us yet!” exclaimed the grocer as he jumped aside, and the boy leaned it against the counter and said he’d never take a back seat from a bear—never. As ho reached over to look at some buckshot down tumbled the gun nnd off’ went the charge, sending about forty duck shot into a ten-gallon oil can in range. “There she goes, there she goes !” yell eh th(> grocer as he danced around. Didn’t I tell you that infernal gun woulj go off!” • “And did I deny it?” promptly retort ed the boy. “Do von ’spose I’m fool ’nuff to go out to hunt rabbits with brass knuck les or a bean shooter 7' “I Ackno wedge the Coni.” This is the origin of the phrase, “I ae knoweledgo the corn:” In 1828 Adrew .Stewart a member of Congress, said in a speech that Ohio, Kentucky anb Indiana sent their bay stacks, corn fields and fod der to New r York and Philadelphia for sale. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, called him to or der, declaring that those States did not send hay stacks or corn fields to New York for sale. “Well, what do you send?” asked Stew art. “Why, horses, mules, cattle and hogs.” “Well, what makes your horses, mules, cattle and hogs ?” You feed SIOO worth of lmy to a horse., You just animate and get upon the ton of’ your hay stack nnd ride oil' to market. How is it with your cattle? You make one of them carry SSO worth of hay and grass to the Eastern market. How much corn does it take at thirty three cents a bushel, to fatten a hog?” “Why, thirty bushels.” Then you put that thirty busli els into the shape of a hog, nnd make it walk off to the Eastern market.” “Then Mr. Wickliffe jumped up and said: “Mr. Speaker, I acknowledge the corn.” Remarkable Capture. The Fineustle (Va.) Herald relates the following: Mr. Edward Sprinkle, who lives several miles west of this place, kill ed a deer in a rather daring manner a few days ago. The deer was scared out of the mountain by hunters, and wandered to the farm of Colonel Sprinkle, whero chase was given, and it ran into a creek nearby. Young Sprinkle, not liking the idea of al lowing such fine game to escape, followed it into the creek, where he had n consider able tussel with his deershlp. A well aimed blow with a stick only resulted in its being broken, when lie grasped the an imal by the horns and beat it to death with the remainder of the stick which ho had in Ins baud, und brought it in tri umph to the bank. It proved to be a large fat buck, with formidable prongs, and its capture showed wonderful pluck in the young man. The number of lady gamblers in Lon don is increasing steadily. A correspon dent of the Htatidar 1 stales that there is more gambling among women at the pres ent t ime than lias been the case since pub lic gaming table wore put down by an act of Parliament. The harmless bet of a tew pairs of gloves at the race meeting is now considered far beneath the notice of a dashing matron or fast maiden. There are not a few female "plungers’ on the turf who "put the jiot on,” as the idiotic jargon of thi‘ race course has it, with as much ea gerness as most dissipated subaltern at the ltaleigh, who stands to win a heap of mon ey at Ascot or at Goodwood, with the al ternative of ruining his old father, tho country rector, if he loses, and allowing his sisters portion to be swallowed up in paying liis "debts of honor.” If the fe male plunger be unmarried she has re sources probably to some accommodating dressmaker or worse still, accepts pecuni ary help from some male friends, and per haps puls herself for life in the power of a man who will one day make her pay dearly for her indiscretion. How to Teel an Oysters Age. —lt is said that an experienced oystermun can tell the ages of his flock to a niceiy,though it is not by looking in its mouth. It bears its years upon its back. Everybody who has handled an oyster shell must have observ ed that it seemed composed of successive layers or plates overlapping each other. These are technically termed ‘shoots,’ and each of them makes a year’s growth; so that by counting them, wo can determine at a glance when th oreatureca ;e into the world. Up to tho time of its maturity, tho shoots are regular and successive; but after that time they become irregular, and are piled one over the other; so that the shell becomes more and more thickened and bulky. Judging from the great thickness to which some oyster shells have attained this mollusc is capable, if left to its natu ral changes unmolested, of obtaining a patriarchal longevity. "It is so hard to be a widow !” cried a I French lady who had just lost her hus band. Wednesday is my reception day, ! and generally I have a great many calls, ; but yesterday I was compelled to keep my I room and weep all the time. “Ah,” was the reply, “don’t say anything against widowhood. I myself have just married a widow, and the clothes of her first hus band fit me like a glove.” The Western lady w'ho read in a news paper that baking powder was a good" thing, thought she’d bake some, and her old man on arriving where the cabin stood said be wouldn’t mind the affair so much if she’d let the dog out before blowing herself and tho property to glory in that style. The young lady who gave the mitten to the veung man who wouldn’t go into the bors\ wl -• it vis comfortable, but per eis* ' i in keeping her out at the front gate, now refers to him as one of her c; st-off * gntere.