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KDITOBIAL XOTES.
• Tbe fire of vanity it fed by the fuel
of flattery.
Cocoannt-raisingin Florida it now
in progress.
People's intentions can only be deci
ded by their condor.
Character it higher than intellect. A
great tonl will be strong to live at well
at to think.
Last lammer it wee the tennis
cramp that young people complained of.
Now it it the rink lumbago.
The Atlanta Journal observes that
Rev. Sam Jones it about to convert
Unoxville, there it no longer room
doubt that he it inspired.
The Illinois Legislature will elect
ueitber Gen. Logan nor Col. Morrison
to represent that State in the Senate.
That it the conclusion reached in
Washington by the friends of each of
these candidates.
The Philadelphia Press says: “The
Confederate brigadiers are being pretty
well fired for, after all. This perhaps
accounts for the sadness and silence of
Col. Lochraue, late of a Pullman slee-
per.”
The death is announced of Mrs.
Betsy Ltry, of Hanoock, connty,
advanced age of 102 years. The good
woman’s name alone proves that she
was the child ot a former generation.
A young lady of modem times would
ate} oft' into spasms if you were to call
her Betty.
Secretary Lamar, according
New York World, is the surprise of the
Cabinet. Everybody knew of his abili
ty, hie accomplishments, his integrity,
his Urge brain, his cultivation,
it. was thought he lacked a grasp of
bui iness details. He turns out to be
. a model executive officer, diligent and
well posted in all the affairs of his de
partment.
An ancient burial ground was lately
unearthed in Paris while digging
trench in the Rue Salande. The cof
fins of stone and plaster found here
have been traced to the seventh, eighth
and ninth centuries. They were point
ed to tbe east, and had crosses inscrib
ed on a circle symbolical of eternity
and other emblems Christianity.—
The coffins were found filled with dirt,
their ‘•overs having given way.
The position to which the veteran
General Joe Johnson has been appoint
ed it a very responsible
United States Commissioner of Rail-
* roads it will be his duty to review the
reports received from tl
road corporations to which the United
States have granted aid
bonds or lands; examine the books,
accounts and properties of these corpor
ations; see that all laws in relation to
them a*e executed, and aid the gov
ernment directors of those corporations
whenever necessary in the discharge
of their duties.
When it was suggested to Bona
parte that he attempt the conquest of
the Chinese, he declined, saying,
“There are too many of them. Once
teach them the arts of modern warfare
and they will overrun Europe and
crush out our civilization.” In time
—and it may not be a long time—
Bonaparte’s theory may come true, and
that by reason of tbe lessons the
French are now giving them in the
“arts of modern warfare.” Who
knows?
It is frequently said that numerous
people are buried alive, and here
instance. At Freeport, Ohio, Benja
min Forsythe, aged 16, died, apparent
ly last Thursday and was prepared for
burial. He preserved a life-like ap
pearance, and at the grave Saturday,
to satisfy his mother, the coffin was
opened and a slight moisture attracted
attention and the body was removed to
a house near hy, where, after several
hours incessant labor, the body was
restored to consciousness and he will
* now recover, it is believed.
Only three of the bills to declare
forfeited the lands hitherto granted to
railroads under conditions that the
companies have not fulfilled passed
Congress at the last session. These
were: T he Texas Pacific, restoring
10,000,000 asms, the Iran Mountain of
Arkansas, restoring 830,000 acres,
and the Oregon Central restoring 1,-
180,800-in all 20,830,800 acres, or
tract of land about sixteen times
large as the State of Tela ware, o
large as the entire Status of Delaware,
New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut and Massachu-
A STRANGE CASE.
Id the month of April 1876, just ten
years agothir month, I was called to
the city of Trenton, New Jersey, on
business that kept me closely confined
several days and required much
night-labor. When I had finished my
work I found myself thoroughly ex
hausted, my nerves’all in disorder—so
concluded that a short rest was abso
lutely necessary to me. As is ay,-.as-
torn I retted from mental worry by
physical labor which this time took
shape of a stroll into the fields
woods near Trenton. I followed
tbe Princeton road for just three miles
then to avoid the dust turned off
the left down a lane toward the Del
aware river. My way led over a rath-
high and quite stony ridge down in-
hollow on the opposite 6ide and
across a swiftly flowing stream, aucli
southerners call a creek, and up
bill beyond and so in a diagonal
direction to the river, When I reach-
the creek hank I sat down on i
enjoy tbe deep solitude of tbe
place. The route by which 1 had come
that which I was about to take,
lay clearly defined on either hillside,
both appearing to end in the sky. Up
stream and down it the under
growth was very dence, the houghs of
ching across their narrow
channel aid fairly overlapping and
tertwining their branches. Soothed by
silence of this peaceful spot I had
almost fallen asleep when I was startled
loud flapping of wings accompa
nied by tbe growling and barking of
I knew in an instant that the
dogs.
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dogs and carrion crows were contend-
their repulsive feast. I sprang
hastily from the ground and started on
way.
I had gone however only s few steps
when the fighting became more violent
and the birds flew up from the ground
body at tbe same time that one of
dogs burst out of the thicket mud
seeing me dropped something from his
mouth and made off. He had let fall
piece o! cloth. It was evidently part
clothing. 1 could not go
without seeing what it meant. I
broke through the bushes with a stout
stick in my hand guided by the noise
came upon a most sickening
sight. The dogs bad beaten off the
birds and were now fighting over a
mound from which protruded the hall
en legs of a man. I scared the dogs
with stones except one fierce fellow
who came at me with jaws
distended and tbe clotted blood
teeth. I luckily routed him with the
aid of my stick. The mound of earth
iwly made. I scraped off the
loose dirt and stones and disclosed the
body #f a man. His face
undisoolored. I would have recogniz-
him if I had ever seen him before.
He had evidently been a handsome
of medium height, very erect, with
square shoulders, and long brown hair
and beard hut no mustache. He had
large white teeth. A peculiar scar
crossed his right temple. Of course I
all these things at once, but
observed them afterward for I knew
they would be needed in identification
the body.
When I had recovered from tbe first
shock of unearthing tbe corpse I begai
to reflect on my situation. I was oi
lonely road far from human habita
tion with the body of this unknown
stranger and did not dare leave it for
fear of a return of its recent horrid
visitors. After what seemed
whole day of agonized watching I
heard the welcome hoof-beat of
proaching horse. I stopped the rider
told him of my discovery
begged # him to . ride
once for help. I know I was exci
ted and I must have been rather inco
herent for he backed his horse away
from me a little way and firmly grasp
ed his heavily loaded riding whip, but
he followed me down through the bush
es until we came together to the place
where the body lay. When he got
down from Via horse to look
corpse he was the palest man I ever
saw and was vary much agitated. Bat
he remounted his horse and we return-
the road and he rode off to get
help.
In doe time the body was moved to
place of safety, and the coroner’s ju
ry, sat upon tbe case. At the investi
gation I was the first witness examin-
ined. After my testimony had been
taken, Mr. Gray, the man who bad
come to my assistance, was called for
but Mr. Rhodes hia brother in-ta
whose house the jura wea sitting sta
ted that he had already gone away.—
Hs had been ataying with Mr. Rhodes
for some days and was on his way to
Trenton to take the train for his home
Baltimore when be was so unexpect
edly stopped by me. Hit evidence
would not throw aay light on the mat
ter. He had not recognized the man.
compelled to return to Balti
more to press a suit against a life in-
uranee company to recover the vali
of a policy taken out on the life of Jas.
R. Wilson, his uncle and the uncle of
Mrs. Rhodes, who had died two years
before. Mr. Gray was a stranger in
the neighborhood, but Mr. Rhodes was
well known and respected and no ex
ceptions were taken to the conduct of
his brother-in-law. .. , .
No one was able t* identify
the body and it was buried, tbs
coat ard such of the other
clothing as could he of any service in
identification being preeerved. No pa
pers of any sort were found on thebody^
Two stabs, one in ths neck and the
other in the left breast, w
live evidence of foul play aad the jury
found that the demeitd,
unknown, came to hia death at tbe
hands of some person, or persons un
counsel for the life insurance company
that had issued the policy on Mr. Wil-
Gray was still pressing
them for the money and had recently
proposed a compromise. They were
considering the matter and might have
agreed to tbe compromise but that
their counsel had seen the newspaper
account of my evidence at the inquest
much struck by the resem
blance of tbe dead man as I described
him, to the deceased Mr. Wilson, that
he had sent for me. What had struck
him with most force was that I had
particularly mentioned tbe unknown,
dead man’s large white teeth.
I learned from him that some two
years before that time Jas. R. Wilson
and hia nephew, Gray, were living to
gether in Baltimore. Wilson was a
tailor by trade, while Gray had no
apparent employment whatever of any
sort. Both were single men and both
led rather dissolute lives. Wilson had
insured hia life for the benefit of Gray
and of Mrs. Rhodes, and shortly after
ward his shop had been bnrned at
night. While tbe building was in
flames. Gray, who was present, told
the firemen that|his nncle w
shop asleep, After a vast amount of
labor and much danger to their own
livss, they succeeded iu recovering the
charred body. When the body was
brought out, Gray showed no emotion
at all, till one of the bystanders asked
if he were “going to let it lit there
like a dog,” when he turned away and
covered his face and seemed to weep.
It was proved that Gray and Wilson
had been seen to carry a large, long
box into Wilsons shop the day before.
An examination of the corpse rescued
from the ruins, showed that 6ome of
the teeth were gone and that those that
remained were small and irregular.
Wilson was noted for his large white
teeth. The insurance company refus-
pay the policy and Gray com
menced a suit that had n«7er been de
cided but was still pending.
My conversation with the lawyer
and insurance the agent served to
convince them that the body I had
found was that of Wilson, especially
when I saw a striking resemblance to
the dead man in a photograph of Wil-
i that was shown ue. Wilson had
beard but had the pecoliar
the right temple. They were so strong
this belief that they employed
tective to investigate the case. I heard
of the case for nearly
when I received a subpeena calling on
under divers pains and penalties
be and appear before the next term of
the circuit corut ol Mercy county then
and there to testify in the case of the
State of New Jersey vs. Wn. L.Gray,
charged with mnrder.
On the trial it was shown that Gray
had appeared at the honse of Mr.
Rhodes alone in a bnggy three days be
fore the discovery of Wilson’s body.
He had given as his reason for coming
hfs desire to confer with Mrs. Rhodes
about the compromise of their
Earlier in the day, but still very late,
he had been seen by a man lying
ditch by the roadside near the three
mile post, to take the same road that I
had afterward taken. He then had
other man in the baggy with him,
man with large white teeth. The wit
ness had noticed this because when
the prisoner’s hat blew off be had
ed very violently and his companion
had laughed at him. Witness worked
for Mr. Rhodes and afterward saw the
prisoner there alone and understood
that he was Mr. Gray bnt had inquir
ed nothing about him. Witness had
gone to visit relatives near Albany .be
fore the body was found and had only
retured two days ago:
Gray and his companion ware next
heard ot at a honse near New Bruns
wick where they had put up for the
night. Tbe man with whom they
stopped said Gray’s companion was
Mr- Carter, that he was a handsome
man of medium height very erect with
long brown hair and beard bnt
mustache and that he had large
white teeth. Mr. Carter was traced
back to Newark where he had lived
two years and where Gray had
siontlly visited him. Finally it was
shown that Gray had told Rhodes that
they “could make a cool thousand by
patting a man hs knew where
wouldn’t do any harm.” Rhodes had
indignantly rejected the proposal where
at Gray had declared be was only
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Wasxhotox, D. C., April 11,’85
Affairs in Washington have very
materially, quieted down during the
last week and the Mugwump old line
democrat and republican are resting
calmly side by side.
With the exception of the trouble ii
the Isthmus no very weighty question
has disturbed the soul of tbe adminis
tration and that point was dealt with
a vigor that won general commendation
on all sides.
The democrats are very happy
tbe favorable turn of political tflairs
in tbe local elections in Michigan.
President Cleveland is highly gratified
and feels that his conservative policy
of civil service reform meets with the
approval of the j.eople. The ind<
ment of the policy of the new adm
tration was mad* an issue in the
In reply to a question of yonr
respondent as to whether any farther
action had been taken in the case of
Miss Sweet, the pension agent at Chi
cago, whose resignation lias been ask
ed for, the commissioner of peni
said that nothing further had been
done. He said that he did not
that anything farther was required from
office. When asked if the resigna
tion would be forthcoming, Gen. Black
smiled and said: “The Lord made
Tbe conclusion was that Gray and
Wilson had united to swindle the ii
surance company by Wilson’s pretend
ed death. Wilson had accumulated
some money while living at Newark
ondertbe name of Carter, am) Gray
wishing to get that as well as all Wil
son’s part of the insurance money had
killed him thinking there wonld be no
danger in killing a man who had been
dead two yean.
Gray was fonnd guilty of murder
with a recommendation to mercy and
was sentenced by the court to a life
term in tbe penitentiary. He served
about one year of hia eentenee when he
was killed by the guards in an attempt
to escape. Mr. Rhodes, whose real
I have not given has been living
mrly ten yean within considerably
less than a handled miles ot the “
of the 8<nrnm Snciucu. 1
A abort time after the inquest I re
ceived a letter from a Baltimore law
yer, enclosing a check to cover my ex
penses and asking my immediate pres
in Baltimore“on business connect
ed with business connected with the
mysterions >murder.” I took the next
train to Baltimore, on reaching the
Editor Democrat:—'thenars three
brothers of us liviag within five miles
of each ether. Ages respectively.
Milford Webb, 80 years old, Tolliver
71 yean wad I Jessie mm 60, we an all
liviag with otf first wives. And chil
dren and grand children will«.number
at least two hundnSVand sixty five.
Two of ns and onr wives have belong
ed to the Primitive Baptist Church lor
forty-five yean, while the other and
his wife have belonged to the Mission
ary Church about the same. Wa ait
living in a good healthy country, and
an all la good reasonable health for
people of our age. We think it is a
singular case, and wish to know if their
ie another snch n case in Georgia ns we
ask for information,would like for other
papers to oopy. Jxsaix Wxaa.
MOTHER 8 AYE YOUR OHILD-
from torture and death by using Shrin-
er*s Indian Vermifuge. It will destroy
and expel worms of every variety. It
is a reliable agent. Unit according
to the directions on the bottle and
watch the result, and you will be eoo-
i <v.t.i— it.. i i<
ihildren, but it ie’the*right onewhon I
raked to dwxiva. >
city I found that my correspondent was vinced that it does its work welL
Democratic members of Congress are
still grnmbling about the policy of tbe
administration, and predicting many
evils if the of ice* are not turned over
pretty soon. The Virginia delegation
has decide 1 that tbe Malfonites must be
out of all the offices they hold
state at once, or the democratic par-
*11 be in a bad way at the next
election there,and they will have a hard
hold on to the management of
state affairs. The Ohio men are
up, and the result of the
cipal elections adds to their discomfi
ture. Some of the members from the
far south are complaining, too, though
they say that what they want
have the patronage thrown into their
n section particularly, but to have il
where it will do the most good
They want tbe states that are natural-
democratic. but have been held by
republican patronage, and those like
niinois and Michigan, which are 1
■ionary states,” to be brought ot
the party by unlimited patronage.
A democratic member of Congress
d to me that he felt that there
use trying to conceal the fact that
the party politicians were altogether at
variance with Mr. Cleveland, and that
it wonld have its effect on the state
elections. He said that the politicians
wonld find oat who was the adminis
tration candidate in every case, and,
wonld knife him as Folger was knifed
New York as a rebuke to Arthnr.
He thought tbe administration and the
House would be together this winter on
the tliriff and land grant forfeiture ques
tion and other questions relating to the
railroads; but that if the President tried
to foroe the suspension of silver coinag*
the democrats in the Honse wonld rebel
against the administration. In the
mean time the masses steadily refuse to
get very much excited over the matter.
For a long time it has been the cus
tom of members of Congress and Sena
tors to sign about all petitions present
ed to them it being tacitly understood
at the departments that such endosre-
ment was not to be given any weight.
But President Cleveland has been rath
er dozing the statesmen by taking them
at their word.
A western Democratic Senator called
at the White Honse yesterday to press
the appointment of one of' his constit
uents to an assistant commissioner-
ship.
When I was practicing law,” said
the President, “1 fonnd that an instru
ment it writing usually outweighed an
oral statement. Yon senators seem tc
have a habit of signing petitions for
candidates, and then ask verbally for
the appointment of others to the very
position. I can’t afford to waste time
considering snch requests. Half the
Democratic senators have signed a pe
tition for tbe retension of tbe incum
bent of this place, and yonr name is on
tbe list. I don’t know the n
be is oertainly well indorsed.”
Oh, no!” said the Senator, “I have
not signed snch a paper.”
Thereupon the President is said to
have produced a petition bearing the
Senator’s signature as stated.
1 never was so flattened ont
life, remarked the Senator when narrat
ing the incident to a friend. “Thefact
sign almost anything, bat it haa
generally been understood that it means
nothing.”
Although a trifle premature it
to be settled that Gen. Grant will he
bnried at Washington, and vanona
site- are named, as the White Lot, in
front of the White Honse, the Mona-
grounds, Congressional cemetery,
Arlington and the Soldiers’ Home.
There are objections urged to all these
sites with tbe exception of the Soldiers’
Home, and it ia probable that one of
the commanding elevation! in those
beautiful grounds will be selected for
the purpose. Congress will undoubted
ly provide for tbe erection of a monu
ment over tbe grave of a size and dig
nity to fitly commemorate tbe charac
ter of the dead hero, and this monument
rising from the Home heights wonld be
n stately and impressive fee tore of the
ndteape, seen from any direction.
During! recent thunderstorm the
monument roosivod a good deal of at
tention from tbe elements being struck
by lightning simultaneously from four
different quarters. Tbe precautions
taken proved to have been sufficient
however and no damage wa* done. L
GENERAL LEE’S SWORD.
BOW BE 0FREED IT TO GRAXT AN D HOI
IT WAS EXrCSXD.
Des Moons, Iowa, April 4.—One of
tbe fewsurviviqgeye-witsesaeeofLee’e
surrender atAppomatox was interview
ed yesterday concerning Gen. Jnbal
Early’s recent denial of the story that
Lee’s sword waa tendered to Grant.
The man’s name ia Benjamin Jeffries,
and he it a carpenter by trade and a
resident of Des Moines. He served
through the wai iu a Pennsylvania
regiment, and at the time ofLee’a sur
render was a member of Company A,
One Hundred and Ninety first, “Back-
tails.” When asked as to the circum
stances that followed the close of the
fighting at Appomatox, be said:
“After fighting ceased Gen. Grant
rode to the front, where onr regiment
was deployed on the skirmish line, and
ordered that a gnard be stationed across
the road leading down to the village,
and that no one be allowed to pass.
Abont 2 o’clock in the afternoon he
returned, accompanied by an escort of
200 or 300 officer*. Leaving all but
oneaidebehind.be rode through the
lines and down the slope toward the
coart house, a short distance off. As
he did so Gen. Lee, accompanied by
one aide, came toward him from the op
posite direction.
“About 75 yards from where
stationed on guard stood a small story
and a half log honse, near which grew
a lorge apple tree. Grant and Lee met
at this point and halted under this
tree. Lee rode a large, handsome road,
while Grant was moniited on a small
black horse. Dtsmounung, Lee drew
his sword and offered it to Giant, but
Grant refused to accept it, and dec
lining it with a wave «f his hand, it
pat back in its sci.bbard. Then
Grant offered his hand to Lee, and they
■hook hands, as did their aides, and all
ingaged in conversation for about five
minutes, when remounting, they rode
away to the court honse, where the pa
pers completing the terras of the sur
render were drawn np. I saw tbe first
meeting between Grant and Lee, and
■aw Grant refuse to take Lee’s sword,
for I stood less than one hundred yards
away at the time.”
A White Negro. |
Warrenton Clipper.
Dave Verdes, a negrtt °f Glascock
county, who has turned perfectly
white, waa ia town yesterday. He is
now about fifty years old. Up to the
age of ten he was as black as the most
thoroughbred negro could aspire to be.
About that time, from some unknown
cauae, small wbite spots began to ap
pear all over his person, which, as ho
rew older, continued to get larger,
fow there are no traces whatever of
Ida previous color save a few small
brown splotches on his face, which, at
a distance, resembles the common ev
ery-day mole. His eyes seem to hav
undergone a change also, and are near
ly blue. Thick, kinky wool covers the
scalp of his head. His nose has the
aspiring spread characteristic of his
race, and his appearance is that of
negro, except in so iar as is the diffei
ence of color. He is exceedingly j<
vial and light-hearted, and tells u
that be never had but two spells of
sickness in his life. His case is one of
the most phenomenal freaks of nature
on record, and Hancock’s rich negro
wonld be nothing beside him if he
wonld consent to travel.
gnrjprrrtisrmtuts.
The books for receiving tax returns of
city property for the year 1883, are now
open.^ _ D. K. BRINSON, Clerk.
Notice.
:s for receiving tax
ty for the year 18S
D.K.BR1XSO
for Sato.
_ .x satisfactory reasons I wish to sell my
house and lot on the corner of Hill ana
Smith streets, one acre more or leas, good tl-
CATUERINE CALHOUN,
TAX NOTICE.
Hy books will be open for the purpose of
receiving the Tax Returns of Sumter Coun
ty tor State and County on April 2nd, 1883.
lean be found at the Court Honse every
day until close of books unless absent max
ing my rounds. Please give in yonr Taxes
as early as possible.
J. A. DANIEL, R. T. R. S. C.
Good Advice from a Judge.
The following is a charge given to
the grand jury of Patman county, by
Judge Thomas G. La »aon and will
be of interest to the formers of thia
county:
“I am requested to call the attention
to illegal interference with labor con
tracts—a hurtful and unneighborly
practice which prevails as I am inform
ed in some parts of the county. For
want of information I am unable to
give yon the names of iiersons who are
Accused of it. Bnt this practice onght
not to be encouraged by the omission
of the grand jury. It is well known
that among planters labor contracts
are made at the beginning of the year,
and that all business arrangements are
made, and all expenses and operations
for the ensuing year are calculated with
that many of the laborers in the conn*
ty have had defective training in re
gard to the binding obligation of con
tracts, and are eaaily seduced
from them by. more flattering
promises of wages. Mach damage
may therefore be done onr farming com
munity, and especially to the provi
dent, thrifty and energetic part of it, if
Hour to Measure Fields.
Daring seeding time farmers often
wish to make an accnrate estimate of
the amount of land in a field. Tl
companying table has been found nse-
ful and convenient for the purpose, and
may be cut ont and preserved for fn-
10 yards wide by 484 long contains
20 yards wide by 242 long contains
40 yards wide hr 121 long contains
70 yards wide by G9i long contain!
80 yards wide by 001 long contain!
00 feet wide by 720 long containi
110 feet wide by 307 long contains
130 feet wide by 363 loDg contains
220 feet wide by 198 long containi
n acre.
240 feet wide by 1811 long containi
440 feet wide by 99 long contains
_A. UNTIED"W
DEVICE IS HESS.
Hr. J. A. Wesson presents his patentloop
for harness, which frees the horse either
backward or forward at the pleasure of the
driver. It Is on exhibition at J. W. Harris’
otton- Are., Americus, Ga.
apllJtf
SCHLEY SUPERIOR COUR‘ r
It being Impossible for the Judge of tL
iperior Court of the Southwestern Circuit
> attend and hold tbe regular March term.
! Schley Superior Court, on account of
sickness In his family,requiring bis personal
dance at home. It is therefore order
ed that the said regular March term of
Schley Superior Court be and Is hereby ad
journed to the second Monday In Jane, 1883.
snch unlawful contracts is confered
the courts by the following section of
the code:
If any person by himself or agent
shall be guilty of employing the ser
vant of another, under a written con-
which shall be attested to by one
>re witnesses, during the term for
which he, she or they may be employ-
nd that his term of service was
xpired; or if any person or per-
shall entice,persuade or decoy any
servant to leave his employer, either
by offering higher wages, or in any
other way whatever, daring the term of
service, knowing that said servant was
►employed, shall he deemed guilty of
misdemeanor Ac.’
The term of service is not ended by
the voluntary breach of the contract by
the servant and his departure from the
service of his employer. The contract
exists until the expiration of the speci
fied time or until dissolved by the con
sent of the parties, or by operation of
the law.
Try Now to Catch on In Good
Time!
It may rain and it may shine, but
the Drawing of The Louisiana State
Lottery goes on the same on the 6ec-
Tuesday of each month. On
March 10th, at the 178th Drawing,
Fortune rewarded her votaries in thia
fashion: the first prize, $75,000, went
to No. 85,847, in one ticket at $5 to
Geo. 8pear, a clerk in Bay City. Mich.
The second of $25,000 to No. 84,980,
sold in fifths at $1 each; one to Henry
L. Schmidt, a butcher opposite the M.
AT. R. R. Depot, collected through
the Bank of Mayfield, Ky., collected
through the Manhattan Bank of Mem
phis, Tenn., and the other fifths else
where. The third of $10,000 to No.
14*810, sold in fifths at $1 each;
to Louia Hinz, No. 433 Turk St., San
Francisco, Cal.; one collected through
T. R. Roach, cash State Na
tional Bank, New Orleans, La.: anoth-
through Messrs. Lewis, Johnson A
Co., of Washington, D. C., etc. The
fourth, each of $6,000, drawn by Nos.
4,558 and 77,884, sold in fifths, among
others—one to Susan Fegan, No. 402
Hayes St., 8an Francisco, Cal.; one to
J. Hirshfisld; another to L. Lalond,
both of ’Fisco, etc.; until over $265,000
wai scattered where it would do the
most good. The whole thing goes
over again on May 12th, at the 180th
Grand Monthly Drawing, and M. A.
Dauphin, New Orleans, La., on
cation will give full information,
now to catch on in good time.
The Atlanta Constitution,
Id a long article relating to the
B. B., of that city, says:
The Blood Balm Company started
one year ago with $162.00, but to-day
the business cannot be bought foi
$50,000.00!
The demand and the satisfaction giv
en is said to be without a parallel, --
its action is pronounced wonderful.
We are glad to announce that i
druggists have already secured a si ^
ply, and we hope our readers will sup
ply themselves at once.
It is said to be the only Bpeedy and
permanent blood poison remedy offered.
S 'ving entire satisfaction in all
ifore one bottle has been need.
Blood Diseases, Kidney Troubles,
Scrofula, Catarrh, old Ulcers and Skin
Diseases, try one bottle of B. B. B.
mch-21-lm
My Crutches Gone,
I have suffered from rheumatism
ven or eight years. For one yei
was compelled to use crotches. I tried
varions remedies, especially every sort
of liniment, bnt none of them seemed
me any good. I saw in the newi
ra an advertisement of Swift’_
ific for rheumatism, and resolved
to try it. I have taken four bottles,
After I had taken it awhile I was
abled to throw away my crotches,
commenced using Swift’s Specific last
November, and have had no further
for crotches, and only suffer a lit
tle at times now, and wonld not hav
suffered at all if I had continued t<-
ise the medicine. My experience with
liniments is that they are of bnt little
benefit, and that only temporary. The
disease is in the blood and must be
eradicated, and that is the reason I
took S. 8. S. It is the best blood
rifier I ever nsed.
Mbs Maby I’abi
Benton, Ark., Feb. 10, ’85.
Deatli of Clerk Greer.
Mostezcxa, Ga., April 10.—Mr.
John M. Greer, the clerk of the Superi
or Court of Macon county, died at hia
home in this place at 3 o’clock
on the morning of the 7th inst., of heart
diaease. Age 65 years, 4 months aad
20 days. Mr. Greer was elected clerk
of the coart of Macon connty in the
year 1853 and held the office until the
day of hia death. He waa also elected
Ordinary ot the countv in 1871 and
continued in office until last January,
when his bad health compelled him to
give the office up. Ho was a consistent
member ot the Methodist Episoopal
church for over 40 yean. He leaves an
S i wife and four children, and a large
le of friends to mourn his loss.
Keep Looking Young.
This is the nge of young men.
Other things being equal they era
everywhere preferred. 8av* your young
looks. It menu position end money.
Ia your hair falling off—dry or luitre-
leas? Preserve and beautify it hy
using Parker’s Hair Balsam. Not an
oQ, not a dye, ante to work, dean,
m/mm'
color. ap181tn -Albany Net ot.
Jail Delivery.
W* learn that there waa a general
jail delivery in Leesburg, on Wednes
day night. Several negro prisoners
wit* confined in the upper story of the
jail—om under sentence of death for a
nameless crime, another under sentence
of four yen re for manslaughter, and
several others for minor offeaoes. By
using a railroad spike they dog through
the wall, and let themselves down to
the ground with a rope made of strips
of blanket. They earned off the jail
er’s shoes and pistol as trophies,
The Youngest Can Use It.
My child, when abont 4 one month
old,was afflicted with a dreadful break'
ing ont on the side of hiB face. I took
him to the doctor, who did not think
there was much the matter, bnt the
child kept growing worse. The little
fellow was suffering so much and w
so fretful that we had no test night
day. We consulted other physicians
and they did what they could, but
brought no relief to the little sufferer.
I tried everything at band or that 1
could hear of, bnt without the desired
effect. Abont this time I saw an
vertisement of Swift’s Specific. It
recommended for skin diseases. I pur
chased fouT bottleB. Tbe first bottle
did him a great deal of good. After
using tbe third bottle the disease en
tirely disappeared, and the child ii
now perfectly well. I would recoo
mend 8.S.S. as a honsebold remedy,l
it haa brought both health and happi
Feb. 11,1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed tree.
The Swikt Sricinc Co.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, G,
Names That Mislead.
The Providence Journal calls
tention to some cariosities of misnomer.
Black lead is not lead at'all, bnt
compound of carbon and a small quan
tity of iron. Arazilian grass nc
grew in Brazil, and is not grass; it
nothing bnt stripe of palm-leaf. B
gundy pitch is not pitch, and does not
to come from Bnrgnndy; the greater
part of it is resin and palm-oil. Cat
gut is made from the entrails of sheep,
Cuttle bone is not bone, but a kind of
chalk once inclosed in the fossil
i of extinct specimens of cuttle
fish, German silver was not invented
in Germany, and does not contain
particle of silver. Cleopatra's Needle
was not erected hy the Egyptian qi
nor in her honor. Pompey’s pillar had
no historical connection with Pompey
in any way. Sealing wax does
eontain a particle of wax, hot is c
1 of Venice tnrpentine, shellac,
and cinnabar. The tube rose is
rose, bnt a species of polynnth. 1
strawberry ia no berry, bnt only
succulent receptacle. Turkish baths
did not originate in Turkey, and arc
baths, bnt heated chambers,
Whalebone is not bone, and is said not
to possets a single property of bone.
IMPROVFD
attend at that time, as if at the reguli
March term. Let this order be duly ente
d on the minutes of Schley Superior Court
ind due notice be given as prescribed In
tode.
ALLEN FORT,
Section 3313 Code.
March 27 —i
Marble Manufactory.
Preston ,Ga.
Ac. This marble will be found as du
rable and as smooth to the touch as well as
pleasing to the eye as the native marble and
ae fourth the cost. Inspection an
•llelted. apUStt
Application—Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, Snmter County.
To all Whom It may Concern:
R. M. Jennings Guardian of
Wholesale and Retail
AND DO SELL l’UliK DRUGS
.AS LOW
AS ANY ONE. AT THIS SEASON WE
MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
SEEDS
E. Jennings, applies to me for Letters
—— * rom M id guardianship.
therefore to cite and admonish
Interested whether kindred
Dismission from said guardianship,
These ar-**-—*—*- ■* -
11 parties
realtors,
day tern , __
tbe first Monday In May next why said
.... ‘•©aid not be —**
prayed for.
Witness my hand and official signature,
h di“ -* * —" •—
this the 6th day <
»f April, 1883.
A. C. SPEER.
Ordinary.
COMPRISES FOUR PREPARATIONS.
LIVER, HEART AND KIDNEY T0NI€
For torpid Liver and Kidneys and Pal
pitation.
BLOOD PURIFIER,
For Scrofula and Blood Taints.
BRAIN TONIC,
or Epileptic Fit! and; other Convulsions,
DIARRUOEA MIXTURE,
For Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Ac.
,t S3 South Broad
druggists g .
jiov28-wAsw-3m
THE FIELDS’ARE WHITE
WITH COTTON.
HARD TIMES NEARLY OVER
A glorious harvest Is at hand, and pros
perity will soon prevail. Thousands of
families who have been wanting 1*1 anew and
Organs for many long years wt if BUY THIS
Y EAR. Anticipating the demand, we have
BLEDOHECflSTH&CTS WS
NSTRU MENTS FROM TEN LEADING
MAKERS, which we shall offer on onr
usual easy Installment Terms. To accom
modate those who wish to buy now,
Isold their cotton until later, we make
SPECIAL OFFER TO PLANO AND
GAN BUYERS.
During the month» of Septem
ber and October, 1884, me Kill
tell Piano* and Organ* at our
Ixncett Bock Bottom Oath
I'rices, requiring only
$25 CASH SOWN ON A PI&2J0,
$10 CASH DOWN ON A 0ESAN.
And allowing three month* time
on the balance. Without Interest
or advance of price.
Sewini Machine,
FORSYTH ST.
Jlmericus, • On
The Simplest,Oheapent ;B ett
Unrivaled, Unsxcsllei,
tar Call ami Seo Da.
J.A.&D.F.DAVENP0BT.
Those who buy under this plan, and find
themselves enable to complete payment
after tbe three months, will be given farther
time, by agreeing to pay our regular Install
ment prices, and complying with our In
stallment Terms of payment. Should they
pay on* half tbe amountdoe at the* months,
or make a large cash payment, an equitable
price for, the instrument will arranged. All
accordance with the fam* required for pur-
chace. All purchasers under this Special of
fer are required to sign onr usual form as to
their respoosibiUtp. Instruments will bo
sent on the nsnal fifteen days trial, when
references are given. SeptS.
ludden a bates
60UTHEHH MUSIC HOUSE,
Hnvnnnnh, Ga.,
FOR SALE.
desirable honse and lot Y,
with five room house and kitchen, fir _
for cash cheap, within five minutes walk of
the business part of town. Apply at this
office. feb7tf
DESTROYED BY WORMS. CAN
t imagine a more horrible death:
Gnawing—gnawing—gnawing night
aad day nntil the vitals are eaten away.
Shriner’a Indian Vermifuge will destroy
and. eject those disgusting creatures
Many a Lady
from tba mUitincB. Ask tn-ALiaier, * n
Indian V«nnifo-s.* " Balm.
is beautiful^ all but her skin;
and nobody baa ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
>m me sKni ia
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