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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL B) K, & J. E CIMSTIAV. (Tijc gateson aatcckln lonnv.il, Published Every Friday. r & J."E. CHRISTIAN, EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. TERMS— Strictly in .Mr«irf. Tire* womb* 1,0 Six month* • *- 00 One V , ’* r * S 00 Halts of •Advertising : One dollar per square of ten lines for the first innerflon. and Seventy-five Cents per square for rich tubsequent insertion, not exceeding three. ooe iq u»rtf three months i *ti no one square six months 11 no Ooe square one year ‘2O 00 jvo squares three months 10 00 T»o squares sii months 18 00 T»oiquares one year. So 00 fourth of a column three moths 3o 00 fourth of a column six months... &o 00 Half column three moths 45 00 Jalf column six months 7" 00 (Inr column three months 70 00 Qnr column six months 100 00 Job H'ork of every description e»rented ,ith neatness «nd dispatch, at moderate rates MAVOJT MUSMJTESS 1 .1 It OS. UtTIE, SMITH & CO., IVXaf Oii, Ga, DytLERS IX Saddle Bridles, Har ness—Harness anti Saddlery Ware, Leather dull kind-, Shoe Fading, Cariiage Tiinuniegs if. ■Jg-HARNESS MADE to order. 2 3m* „o and tcrpin. J - » « KRT *- TURPIN & HERTZ, Wholesale and retail* dealers in CLOTHING. And Get"*' Furpishine Goods -Trim gnlar Block, Cherry Street. .Hat OH , Ott. Clothing made to order on short notice. 2 In.* PATRICK & HAVt'MS. WholfPale and Rcuß IOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS. And General Sews Dealers—Ttiaiigular Block, herry Street, .Hacon, da. 2 ts SKIS I>- FINOLAT. H. a. kknkick. FINDLAY & KF.XUKK, die fIfA.VI. £’ ns ./.I7> jSSLercliants AND IE AL ESTATE AGENTS, TriiinguHir Blink, •2 Dm MACON, G A. JONES & BURNETT, AUCTION AND Commission Morph ants flurry Street, Macon, tin. It the aid stand of R B. Clatter! Cos. J. JOSES, J. C. C. BURN'gTT, 2 iki) XKI H ANDCRSON, L(>tiS V. ANDERJUN. J, 11. ANDERSON & SON, FACTORS AND OMISSION mhciiAsts, Cornr-r ol Thitd and Popular Streets. Lie n, : : : Georgia. ( r R arp *♦;!! £on»inu*‘ing tli.o ’ :uml Corikmission Bnsin#***, and *i»l ovp un i t»< ll (’o:if»n and all Produce pnti listed P"r carp. P ompi. re’urns of ail sal#»s will be fc* We are .<lso prepared to fill orders for lantation suitlii:s, , ” 1 solicit consignments of ToLnoco, Pom, ur, Bacon, L»rd, Sugar, Coffee, Iron, Steel, D *, Sheetings, Osnaburgs and Produce eener -2 3tu* H. SHAW &. CO.', DEALERS IN I ATS, CAPS, Straw Goods, Arc., lOtESALE AND RETAIL. ’Etnve constantly on band the bigest, stock of ha's and cap* in the citv of Miron. lulucenirnls Offered 10 Merchants nknte's. We have hats which »" are off ring W 9 ranging from sl2 50 to $l2O per dozen, err* S' reel, AAtOI, «t«ii «I A,— f store of T. W. Freeman. 2 Sin* WHOLESALE AND RETAIL OCEIIY AND PROVISION House of . w. FREEMAN, Uitrry Street , Jtlacon, Get., T4 KTS»"P'v f ererrthing in his line 8^„ B rF rTBR - CHEESE, FLOUR, . LANDLESS, Powder and Shot, IGa,{ . coffee, b vcon, V«‘n ,v and Choice Con «UU , V , S > a’i JO ' )8 "‘ ra - S,rdit ' ea *«•. to a splendid assorimeut of AND LIQUORS, and Siloes, 1Ts ' c '*i‘s .i.vjj runs. l *«iczl[? U ? W i. c * n ~:lve ,hpir filled in kin. /l. 41 the u»ost reasonable rates. *“• 2 lui* c °i‘le »• gs M.jjrso.r, AUCTION and .JIISSION MERAIIANTS, _’ rp et, 4th door from Post Office) Mac on , (4 a ., ** 9 '* “»*«<* So lietted, ple(l 2e A _ )l r et Urn3 OUr P art of quick sales and frr,i b *®' "Editors of the "Dawson Wcek -2 6m tv. K UINUl.rr N. W. C. SINGLKTuN, T. J. HURT SINGLETON, HUNT & CO., (OPPOSITE LANIER UOCSE.) m.ico.v, : .• .• at:until,!. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, hath, umbrellas, F.ro. N'2-3m THE LADIES, When visiting Macon will find many NOVEL and beautiful articles for dress and toilet at the NOVELTY STORE, No. ll Cotton Avenue a few doors above Mix and KirHandfi. N<*2 Dm BOOTS, SHOES, HAT S, AND Shoe F'indinjrfci. MIX & KIRTLAND, •Vo. 3, t otton •! venue, Macon, da., “>ign of ilk* CU Bool.” yiTIIOLRSALE and Retail Dealers—have on VT hand, and are constantly receiving uddi tions to, one of the finest assortments ol Boot and shoes, fnr ladles' gentlemens’ and cl ildtens wear, ip the South. They have nn'hing but the very best elms of work, ah ol which is warrant' and to give satisfaction. Tbev are determined to sell as low as any nnc.in the market. H >ving had rhirtv-five years experience they think they under stand the business. Superior inducements offered to country merchants. If ycu want good work, give them a call. 2 3m* Ok 13 T3 T3 IST JD , StA.NCFACIL’RKR k PEARLER IX r‘rr^rrfliita^ Saddlery and, Colton ,1 venue, Maton, Oeorglu. A good lor of leather of everv description on hand. AH kinds of repairing done in .best style and with dispatch N0.2-Sm LONGUY &" WALSH, AN ucti o nee rs AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Cherry Si reef, Cia . A-t the Store lonnerlv occupied by E. Bond Si Cos. REFERENCES: We’more & KirkUnd, New York. II Scon & Cos 44 44 E. F. Wood Si Cos , . ..Bo«»on A A--i tin.son, 44 (’. F. (’hrttbberiain, Mt»m'hi?, Term. S (L Wood. Si Cos., Nmshvii! •, 44 Il iunoir. Off •» & Go New Orleans. * n»n#», J tLnaan Sc Gtm\bill,. S < vannah, Ga., B!ai r , S’fii'h Si Cos, August*, Gi. L G Bowers Columbus, 44 J R Wallace,. .. Atlanta, 44 iST’P irfiriihr aH«*nMon er v n to the pn»-obase, S.»e and Shipment of Cortot*, Cotiou Yarns, Shee f inas, Ac., JOHN II LONGLEY. L ie turn of E. Bend & Cos. W VI. WaLSII, Late him ol Horne A: W ilsh F b. Huh. 1868. Bm. M. L. ALEXANDER, Former'y of Xaxheille, Tens,, with JAKES M. CLARK f CO. (SUCCESSORS TO ACTON, CLARK & C 0.,) IMPORTERS AND JvrHBERS OP Dll Y GOODS, 103 Pearl Street, Bet oxen Vine and Hare, CIN UliS" IST ATI. The Commercial facilities of Ginciunati are second to none in the Uuuiied States. 20 it K. W. JENKINS. ) F. JENKINS. JENKINS BROTHERS, Grocers , Reeievtng, I'onvardtny and GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 8.-oad Street, - . EU^AULA, ALA., KEEP constantly on hands general assortment of Groceries, consisting of FLOUR, BACON, LARD, SUGAR, COFFEE, Cheese, Irish Potatoes, Onions, Candles, Soap, Starch, Soda, Tobacco, LIQUORS Ol' ./!,/, M.ms, In fact evervtbing in the grocery line. Prompt attention to the purchase and shipment of all or der*. Orders strictly obeyed in the sale of our friends’ produce. 2 4t SOLOMON & PEARRE, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDIZE,, AND * COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Simpson & Johnson a Old Stand, . Euftiula, .Ala. R, A. SOLOMON, E. E. PtARRE. Dale oi Columbia, Ala. Cate oi Wood fine, Ala. Strict attention paid to ell orders for the pur chase or sale of produce of ail descriptions. Con" s gnmeuts respectfully solicited. Refers to Messrs. \Vm. A. McKenzie & Cos, ip. alacbicola, Ha. ; Epping, Uapserd & Col, Colum bus, Ga. ; S & J Schtffer, New York; Simpson AJ*hneon, Eqfsula, Ala. DAM SON, C*A.., FRIDAY, MARCH J), IHOOI. St aiitlal on tlut Urain. Os all the mint maladies And manv human ills That rack the frame and fire the blood, Iu spite of drugs anti piils, The one that takes the and epest roof, And gives the greatest pain. And makes the patient venomous, I* seandtl on the brain. Chorus —Bthig, bitting, trying, prying, seeking spo' and s-ain, These are gum rapid signs 6f scandal on the Drain. There's Mi s Fits Frv, the dear soul, She never thicks • f self, But keeps a record of h»r friends Q'li'e hands on the shelf; And when she's nothing else to do, She takes the volume down. And enter all the scraps and bits Os gossip round the town. Som<* people dress and go to church, YV»*h f-ee. long and prim, And ineekiv sav their morning prayers, A"d sing the Sundgv hvmn. Bit’ just „s sron as church is out, Some shativ nook thev gain, To ease their minds and treat their ftiends To scandal on the brain. Sava Beam to Mnt«, oh, have von heard * The strange „nd sheckmg news Ifow Mr. Miff And Mrs. Miff Have taken separate pews. And h..w the nr*fill Patience Gale Was seen—now don't vnu tell Out walking w|rh a married man, I know him very well. And there’s so much horrid talk About that Nancy Boggs, Thev sav she reallv went to ride Wi'h E tenner Noggs. And when the voting min started off To leave tlie forward Miss, The n< ijhho'S heard a faint report, It must Lave been a kiss. Now don’t von tl ink last Monday night, When I went out to walk, I m o X"d Huntlev’s wife, and we II and “'leji a splend and talk ; She told me all about the fair, And I t'dd her, you see. The awful case about the Flints That live at number 3. And thus vou’ll find where'er von go, Th i' some will talk and nry, And ° e*' to hn> e a fineo. Some other hodv’s pje. But never mind, fhev’re sure to feel Themse’ves the sharpest piin When stiff ring wi'h the dread dLeise Os scandal on the bruiu. STMrroMS. Now when you see a person nod, An.t wink, anij whi-ner on the Hr, About wiiat. “they say," mighty ‘ they,” And end it with a "igh, Just set the man or woman down As ralcd, for bis pi on The've got the most malignant type Oi scandal on *he brain. Harness G > > Is, T’lu* £>ik>l oil Ihe Dike. It tvtiß.it fnir day on the rivet Ohio. The grant! Rah urns of ihe steamer Kishieoi |tiihis were crowded with passengers. The ln ’ les iii the after |iortion Imingetl upon lax u ions tli Vitus,^ippi iif/ co lint/ beverages or sleeping over recent literature ami in and out uniting them played a dmlc eved child, who tow and then cried petulantly for his papa The latter sat in the dim, clone for ward raiiin tit one of the many card ta lilcr. fin was pale ami agitated for he was nsin heavily Little by little Fortune had : beckoned li tn on ad now Unit she was race in' he gambled reck ess'v; hut the cool, c ever gentleman, with curling hair. sitting o posit*-, swept off the eng es with out a smile. The los.-r was wild; at ea h misfortune he doubled bis stakes; the win ner always losing w itb him though care-: essly ; and it was ty>t h nl o read in thm( former's darkening i'aco that ho countji" his losses seriously. It was a gnrneJTof poker and there were many purticipj#>t-; i HU th Be two divided all atteiitio-. Ms ivc i were dealt to each, and the players #ager- i etl upon the rela ive values of the jpiits of sequences If the troubled in n liphl four j tens the other was cert in to htgd font ' knaves; twice h-t held all tho kiitjgs; the other called four aces "I do not own a rime in tho world !'' cried the pale gentleman at la t. ' “Will you p co t*o hundred dollars against rnv watch ?” Tho person with the flowing hair bowed politely. "I go the watch upon rnv hand !’’ cried the pale man, -anguinely despera e ‘ 1 raise you two h ndn and dollars,” an swered the cool person, gravely. "You have a handsome emerald upon your fin ger-will you stake it for that amount ?” The pale man threw it down with a curse "I show four qu ens!’’ ” Die ring atnl watch are mine,” replied the other calmly. "I show four kings!’ The pale man sprat) • from his chair with a howl. ‘ I ctd God to witness that I have been swindled, ’ lie hiss- and. ‘I am disgraced— milled ! The mon.y w hich [ have lost was not mine. I hat man has made me ath es. wild lie weu s my wifes wed .ingri g!” In another instant he had scattered his braitis over the nystauders The survivor wiped Ins coat complacently and lit a fresh cigar 1 he steamer was pausing at sorne sta tion, and amid the haste and confusion he stept pleasantly ashore The line* had been cast adrilt; the w heels spun round again; the boat moved on, when a shrill, jiierciug scream arose from the throng.— It wa-tho dark eyed child, and he had fuun his pupa. • Come he e. my little mns’r,'’ said an old negro steward, lifting the boy nloftnnd wiping h s eyes ‘‘Does ye see a gen’lman yonder on the quay —a limn’ re-qiectable gentleman awoyu in de h ok ? Dut man has got yer pa’s golden jewels.” The boy marked fiercely through his tears the shapely limbs and long bright r ngletti, and on tho stranger's wliitu hand the glitter of tho dead tnari’H gent. A gush of grief drnwoed out tho scene, anti the steamer drifted away. J Twenty y arsfollowol, and each year witnessed upon tho Western waters its boats of dupes and black-legs But among , the latter c'ass there was one sigulurly ec centric and Bucoesful. He never 1 st. There were no impossibil ties in the games which he played, lie was a neero nia eer; with somo there were chance— ho made all chancesa certa nty. He plun dered jKior and rich, yet cast their purses back again with scorn in his dark eyes; and he was invariably tenrulting for a gen tlemanly tourist with flowing hair, upon whoso tnlck he seemed to be forever, yet whom lie never found. At times ho would leap fro in the gaming table, as a steamer passed, exclaiming that he saw the object of Bis, search ami offering the captain his fortune to turn and overtake him. He re-, marked h'pi upon raJis and landings and in receding villages, m.d an ong the thous-' and faces of busy cities. Vet with those glimpses, the figure passed away and tho ■ years draggetf f»y, and the traveling public : thought the young man crazy—though not j upon the subject of cards. I hev met one day—the pursuer and the pursued—after all those twenty years. It wuis a fair afternoon, upon the steamer Kishicoquilas They sat in the forward cabin at one of the many tables, and the floor at the feet of the pursuer was da: k with ancient * lond stains. “I beg your pardon,” he said quietly, bending his dark eyes up m his opponent ; “tvill you change pla-es with me?” 1 he flowing hub of the otlief was very grey, but lie w s calm as winter, and for a moment only faltered. ‘Il you ifihjst ” lie atiswered quietly, “II can give you no advantage.” Jli y Were wonde fully matched, but the young man won They w agered ex travacantly. and they waited delibern ely ; but the young man always won. •T will play you my watch ” said (he elder y person ; and the young man again won. 1 Here are sleeve buttons, and here is a h'ooeh 1 be suit! again, “let us go on;” and the young man won ‘ 1 have nothing more,” smiled the pur isued, as cold as stalagmite, j 1 I see a handsome l ing upon your finger —an emerald—will you hazard that?” I l lt e : y hist ornameut,” he muttered : ‘■l s a x i-.. 1; quo liM.” j “And I: shrieked the dark-eyed youth, j tossing away gold; table an I chairs ‘I Jshow lour k ngs ! the ring is mine You won it from my father, whom you murder ed. His blood fell where you stand, and where f wild have yours.” J hey grappled a' once; knives flashed in the dark, close cabin, and pistols snapp c-l. 'I he boat s officers and bystanders dashed iu and tore them apart, and thev w uid have beaten the voting man for rais. j ng his hand against grey hairs, j "Give *e b y fair play !’’ c ied an old ne i gro steward. "I knows ’em boflf! Dcse | eyes saw the fa ider of de young Mars’s isiret bed at the odder’s feet. .Set ’em ashore, Oapt’u Give each of dem a kmle, hihl let the boat go on. 'III"! placet I them on the slippery dike— a marsh on one side, where slimv aligutors lay basking, anti on the other the broad turbid Mississippi. The passengers crowd ed aft ; the great bulk of the steamer swiftly drove onward. They fell upon each nth rin tho clear light of the after- noon, their knives g ittored a moment and hen theaveugei stood alone, with tho grey hairs at his feet. j Ab at coining down the river, put in ( or the solitary touris . and the rival ves sels It gan to men uro speed. Their crews buoyed theln n w ith a wager and huz/ali. ! I hey sumrn nod every inch of steam to whirl their gleaming wheels, and the tim ber in either cr: ft trembled like shipwreck Faci e was a boom mg crash—a gush of and tire, so il shrieks i iorcing the sky and the river—the hitidniost steamer burst -1 into fragments; the avenged and avenger were equal. The Tax Hill. proposes tho following new aramdroents to the Tax Bill : F t kissing a pretty girl, one dollar. Fir kissing a very homely one, two dol lars; the ex'ra amount being added, proba bly, for the man’s folly. For ladies kissing one another, two and 1- lars The tax is placed at this rate in order to break up the custom altogether, it being r garded by our M G”s as a piece of inex cusable absur lity. Far every fiirt i ion, ton ‘wonts. For courting in the kitoboD, twenty five ecu ts. Ooutting in tho sitting-room fifty cents 1 Courting in the parlor, one dollar. Courting in a romantic place, five dollars, ! anti fifty cents for each offense thereafter. | Setiog a lady home from church, twenty* : tivo cents etch offence. Seeing a lady home f%tn the Dime Society, ! fivit c lit*,-the proceeds to be devoted to th / : relief of di -ablcd army chaplnins. F>r a lady who paiuts, fifty cents. For wearing a low necked dress, one dol j lar. For each curl on a lady’s head, above ten, (ive cents. j For any unfair device for entrapping young men into matrimony, five dollars. For wearing hoops larger than tight feet in circumference, eight oen'n for each hoop. Od b ebelors over thirty are taxed ten dollars, over forty, fifty dollars, ov*r tif'v, sixty dollars, and sentenced to banishment in Utah Each pretty lady to be taxed from twenty tivn eer 's to twenty five dollars, she to fix he. t s:i jift if her owu beauty. I'is thought that a verv largo amount will bo realited from this prov si >n. Each Uiy baby, fi'ty cents. Kicb gill baby, ten eents. Families haviug more than e : ght babes are not to de taxed, and for twin*, a premi um of forty dollars will be paid ont of the fund accruing from the tax on old bachelors. ‘ Each Sunday loafer on tho Btrcet oorners, or about ohurch doors, to bo taxed, at his full value, which is about (wo cccf»i »* ■ Au Olit Tra|>|icr’» Ya.ru> »Y NKWTOJ U. IVINS. Although much has been written on prairie life, yet many a wild adventurer anti many a wild scene have been left undo ; scribed, 'i hero is so much originality about manner and habits of the trappers and frontiersmen, that one is struck with thnr peculiar hr gunge or mode or ex pressing themselves, as well as their fingu lar dress They are, in fact, as distinct a class as sailors, an I have as many odd say ings. It is generally a commission of some crime, a disappointment in life, or a native love of adventure and peril that ni ke those men dcser the comforts of civilized life for tho wild iuinuts of tho led man. W e can imagine tho terrible reacti' ii J when ihe stonu of passion or wrick oftlis- j appointed hopes swept over the a nsitive soul, anil leaves a ruin of the former man It is misfortunes like these, which scorch an I drv up the filler feelings that drive them from their homes, and they become exiles in th far West. I was at a small frontier town, not many years ag >, spending a few weeks at iny uncle's. These trappers and mountain eers w ere coming iu daily, from the trapp ing grounds of the w est and northwest, to dispose of their fuis, which they had been so long in procuring. On evening my uncle's fami’y and my self were seated around a blazing fire; our meal was disp itch and and wo were enjoy ing our pipes when an ddition to niir par ty was made in the person of Tom Reid an old acquaintance of my uncle’s and an old trapper. Tom was renowned, not only as one of his profession, but as a capit 1 good fellow ami one of the bravest men that ever drew trig er. lie was reared on the frontier; from his infancy he had been exposed to danger a> and hardships in every form, and quite naturally was full of personnl'tidvcfi tm is and hair breadth escapes J he signal of his appearance on such an occasion as this was always, ‘•Come, I orn, spin us a yarn ; ’ and Tom was inva riai-ly ready vvi h some incident of his li'e. ■\\ all, boys,’’ h said, in r spouse to the oft repeated request, us lie knocked the ashes from his pipe; and tilled hi* mouth " ■ h Tobacco, “I was th inkin’ a w hile ago of an old chum of mine out west, who was hrough uj> along o' mo. and who’s a’mo.-t lieen a brother to mo. Somehow or’uulh or we always go a’ trappiu’ togetiier. “ W all, one fab, not man, years ago, we got things ready and started for the trap l>in grounds. Nothin’ occurred worth speakin' about till we and got | retty -near where we intended stopped for the winter Ihe i it was that we came across a lag tream of water, ruutiin’ through a reg'lar wilderness. We had crossed it thu year before, and left a canoe som -whar along the bank, but we eou'du’t find it After senrehin’ mini for 1t a eousidorabl spell. Bill, (Bill Benton was iiis natiie), Jiill, I sav, noticed a half rotten log layin p,r ly in tltc water. " I h ais just tho thing,’’Havs be; ‘why it’s as good as the canoe itself.’ ‘‘\Ve went up to it, and wu jist in the act of shovin’ it in the water when I let go "f it as if it had been pizeti Yo ked, bov-, the minute I seed the log was holler, I had my Vpicion.R that (hero might be s nn-thin’ or other in it, and I made up my mind that we shouldn’t undertake to lilt it till I knowetl lio‘v •it wan. “Injin signs war pretty thick round there, and I hud my yes open too. When I come to look closer I knowed thnr was somethin’in the log sure enough, for the way the bark was scratched off at the m uth show and that plain enough. It won tin t do yo see, to stoop down and peep in, for like as no* the Injin, ( or I was sure an Injin was in there,) would blaze away smack nto my face. So I jist drop ped my cap, and, ns I stooped to pick it up, I kind o’ slewed one eye round over my shoulder, and as sure as blazes I seed his big moccasin ! ‘ I then pi-rceded tp investigate the ques tion, and alter considerable discussion botli in the affirmative and negative, I came to :l;e ilnclusion that as I’d seen an injins foot I’d lye prett- snre to find the Injin himself ‘AVhat’s the matter?’ asked Hill as I dropped the log. “I took b m one side and told him what I!d seen. He looked knd o’ 'sprised ut first, and tlieti lie said, “ ‘W lint’ll we do Torn ?’ “ ‘We’ll have some fun,’ say* I. “ ‘How V asked Bill. ‘“We'll dig a hole and put the log in it. with the c and the Injin is in up’ard*,’ says 1. ‘ Bi I bein’ agreed, wo set to work to dig a hole w ith our tomahawks. VVesoon got it dug, and I got hold of one end of tho log, and Bill hold of the other, and can ied it and pu it in the hole. “Boys, ye in ter been there and to hear that Injin yell ? You had. by gracioti:;! Jt wa iun, I tell ye ! Jil'it wusn'tUioii old Tom Reid’s a liar! A ugh! " Wall, kite kickin', scraiiiMin’ and try in’ to get out a spel , the injin stopped und bejun to mutable somethin’ to himself, which I ’eposc was a k nd of death song But the more he sung the more we 1 flhii Pretty soon he stopped siegin' b cause he could . t sing no longer, I ’spose. Ills throat got full of ttio Kood and lie had to stop. In a little while all was still, "We were jist about to take tlio log down to see it-the old fellow wasn’t play in’ possum when ‘bang, hang,’ went sever al rifles roin across the river, ami a bullet ' came so close as to cut off a lock of my hair! “‘By gracious ! that was pretty well done,’ fa s I scratchfn’ ley head “ ‘Look out!’ called Bill catchiu’ mo by my hunter’s dress and jerkin' me down ; sea, there they he, just ready to cross the stream ’ “And lookin’ through the grass I sect) about ad zeu of the roi varmint jist eu t rin’ the water. ‘ ■ We'lPoest he mak'n’ trucks from here, and that tmghty sudden, too,’ says Bill. “‘Let’s give ’em a shot first,’ says I ‘•We took good atm uni firoi. Two yells broke up.m the air, and two o’ the painted heathens sprang up in tho water and sank hack d<* td. ‘•The injins, tliinkin’ they was in pretty I close quarters, gave a yell of iliswp oint ment, ami took to tho woods iifri". 1 By this time it began to grow da k, and cross ing tho stream here wns out of the ques tion But it find to bo crossed for all o’ that, an 1 Ore only way left was to chamo our ourters to somo other place, hunt np another log, and cross somewhere else. P<> we crawled buck into the woce’s a piece, like a e uplo of snakes, and after goin’ Some ways we got upon our feet. “Wall, we travelled about a mile, wnen il l of a snd len, jlst as I was going’ to say somethin’ to Bill, I stumbled ker who Mop over somethin’ and what d’ye ’spose it was? Why, nothin’short of a bent, and by gracious! Come to examin" it closer, I found i» to be‘he identical canoe wo had left there the year before ! A more fortunate tiling couldn’t have hupp ned. We pti-hed it iato the stream ami were soon safely across; and that i& the end of my story.” lion. Chug. 11. friuitli—Alias “Rill Arp.” From “Legislative Photographs,” in the Macon Telegraph, wo copy the following brit f picture of Hon. Ohas. 11. Smith, Sen ator from tho R -me District: “ He is tho “observed of all observers.” His seat is to tho ri«ht of the President, about midway tho side wt*ll of <iv chamber and directlv under the full-ling h portrait of “Did Hickory’’—Jackson. He i>t the first Senator ’he stranper a-ks to see on en tering the gallery, and especially s , if the aforesaid stranger be of tho gentler sex A casual spectator at first glance, would bard'y sin trio out a t mall, trim vet- grave aid dig nitied person, the ei-own of wlose hi at! is un adorned with enpillttry ornaments, to he the veritable nnd ininrtrble “ Bill Arp,” of con tinental celebrity. His stature is Ytpoleon ic cert/ slightlylxagt/eratml , and bis pert is Ohesterfieldinn. son* »he stflfs. Bat for hi-t lm>gbiog blue ry->, full of lurking hnmnrsnti quiet nii'fViicf and beaming with iDtelligenco and hoti/innnnie. one w tlhl set him down for another of Parlyie’s Ivirnest Men.” ! havo not seen him on his 1 gs in the Senate, and am therefore unprepared to form any opin ion of bis ability rs a parliamt n'aty speaker. It he should speak there ns w- ll r» he talks surrounded by fami iars—f r he talks as will as lie writes—bis m-mtal and physical conformation is n rare and happy one. lie is. Chairman if'ho Cm mb fee oo Finance, an i is winn ng an en'idde repu*a'i>n in that difficult branch of Ijegis'ative science. This is his fost term of seiv : co as a L gis lator, and should tho meridian be as bright as the orient promi-<js, his care t will be one f usefuloe s arid fame. He is a Liny rI y profe-sim, and, I have been i'll, ra» ks among 'bo f remost . f the Cher kie Par ’lls strange ho should have chosen such a iitig oos voet t'on i t view of his mitural and recent If avowed 1 littvrnonizo g” proelivi'ies and dispositions, fin pnxsant, he o mes hoc fStly and not hereditarily by those ‘■harmoni zing” elements of character and temper, if Combe be authority. His father was * na tive of B isten an ! his mother was a native * o f Chai le-ton—the blood of Massachusetts and Soa'ii Gun linaentiitoincdieg in hisviens ! Who el*o ean say as tnneh ? and nnuht. hm not to do his “dunidext to harmonize, ’'ho antsflronis'te sections ? This crude sketch would bo icexfius'd-l / imperfect were I to omit mention of Major Smith'» attractive, companionable di»p sitiou. Frank, cordial, generous, n i Indy finds a warmer welc mo in any circle ; aui ahouuding in aneodotet and story telling, no one can reoall a single bitiug or bitter remark that fell from his lifs. His heart is as tender as pity itself, and his modesty is equal to bis merit. Meanness —What is there more vpx : hg than meanness? What is there which will cause a more hitter feeling in fhehosom than meanness? Is there anythtrg? No! for real meanness is not so easily h>rgot as ihe minor other discords of human life. Weil, who is there but wh*f, at soma time or other, have been tinctured a littlu wi’h a mean streak? It is rather in tho nature of all m u, women childr n, so to act. It is true, them is no'hi g iK'ble in being mean ; but, still, it gratifies the dir position, where there is an euviuus, jedoue, quarrelsome somebody, who cares fur jus', nothing < n’y to get his or her ‘‘own turn served.” 'ibtru is a good many of this srt of people in the word, and they arc just mean enough to right down aui down, u.oau. But, on tho whole, what ‘s really the use of bring mean ? Is there any use at all t Is ho:e anytl ing made in it, in a long run? C rtaiuly not. Then, does it nit creato mu h disturbance wuh those who, th ugh not informied in tho matter, uro ;e*<ly to mix n with the broil? D >es it not rnako ’ho bitterest enemies? D >es it not dietroy iho warmest friendship? The chweat tics are severed by it, and the most unforgiving -*|krit is av.akened iu iho hosem. Du not be tman, my kind readt-r, for all the world. If yin haio been mean once, scorn the idea of being mean again. There is no use in it; if yon will only bring tout mind to think so. Try the plau—you will like it in tho tnd To Bak.e a Turkey. —Lot the fui&ey bo picked, pinged and wa-hetl and wiped dry in sido and out ; joint only to the first j ints in tho l.<g* ; and cut some, f the uitk • ts if it is at all hi "dy ; then cut one drjon small gashes i’i the fit* by part of the turkey, on tho outside ami iu d.ff rent harts of the tur key, and p’oss one whole oyster into each ga-h ; rii'ii close the skin and fl/sbover eacU oyster in tightly : s pos>ible j then stuff you* turkey, leaving a little room for the"Stafiutf> to swell When stuff (I, sew it up with a stout cord, rub over lightly wish, flour, a little salt and pepper on it. puV some water in your dripping pan, put. in your turkey, baste it often vri h its own drip pings ; b ike to a nico brown p thicken your gravy with a little fl ur and ■ Bo sure an i keep the bottom, of the dr pping pan oovered with water, or it will bum the gravy and make it bitter. I&y*lt is expected that telegraphic com munication between Russia and AsnorivS will bo established within a Tear. VOL. I. NO. b.