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No. 334 Athens, Georgia, Wednesday, June 16, 1878.
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rlclnltjr.
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M. HERRINGTON,
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OAc over L. J. Ltgrim' atom. March 31-<m.
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Asa M. Jackson,..'.'... .L. \Y. Thomas,
JACX$<*F& THOMAS,
Attorneys at Law
Athens, Georgia.
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^lOBB, ERWIN & COBB
Attorneys at La?r,
ATHENS, GA.
Iffioala the Deuprae Dolldlng.
A HYMN FOR SATl'KUAV XIUI1T.
DT CBAIturTTB ELLIOT.
And U the thoojht a mournful one,
That now another weak ia gone
Of thia lire's fleeting (pan ?
When the dork rojouro her* la o'tr,
la ihera no (hirer lot In store
For never dying man ?
I, then no country of the bleat
Woe re toll will be exchanged for reatf
When mourner, never weep?
Where this poor, weary sinking frame
No can will need, no respite claim,
Nor anr ask fur sleep t
O, as I tread my heavenly path,
'TI, sweet to n illae by faith
Tba thought of such a bom*!
And whan the spirit, droop and fail.
To catch a glimpse beyond tba vail.
And thus dispel the gloom.
My day, and week, and months aneeeed
W.th noiselem, yet unceasing speed;
But ihl, is Joy ta me.
That they are bearing me with them.
O'er silent Tima's Cut rolling stream
On to eternity.
Then day* and weeks. Ilk* favoring gate*.
Smile on my bark and fill my aaila,
And waftm* toward,my home;
Nor is then oo* but lends a ny
To guide my course and Mam my way,
Pointing to Joys to come.
This week has closed, its toll* an o'er,—
Let earthly thoughts intrude no more,—
Th* cablath morn la near,—
Then to my aoul, O, be it ginn
To Has from earth sad visit h«*v*a,—
And join th* worship then!
A HAl'I’Y HONE ON HIGH.
IT ft. L'otUIL
Then's a happy home oo high
Bajoodthia veto of woo,
I When no tears will dim tbe aye.
Nor streams of sorrow flow.
*Tra a land tupnmely bright.
Known aa that batter part,
Where no bitter bidden blight
Will war tba loving heart.
When Immortal glorias crown
Tba royal King of king,,
When tboann will oo'ergo down,
Tbo endless fountain springs.
When the sweetest songs an known,
Ths henv'nly mlnstre a raise,
A, around the pun White Thnno
They chant their Maker's pralae.
Whan lb* walla of jasper rise.
The pearly gales are eeen,
High iu the cloudless skis,,
Amid tbsir fadeless sheen.
Ob hen', a home for ths soul,
Best for the weary feet,
When ths iiring waters roll,
Down by ths golden street.
w,
R. LITTLE, ;
Attorney at Law,
CARNEdVILLE, GA.
O. A. LOCII a A NF. JOHN MILLEDGE.
LGCHRANH & MILLEDGE,
attorneys at law
AJLAN1A, GA.
Office, No. 3} Pryor St., Opp. Kimball
House.
June J. 1*73.
Communications.
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; OR,
FEVER DESTROYING TREE.
JOHN T. OSBORN,
-is.»Attorney-at-Law
ELBERTON, GA.
Win wattle* la ths counties nf th* Northern
Circuit,, Rutks, Fnnklm mod llsbenhsm ef the
Western Circuit; will ,Rv* special attention to
all claims entrusted to Ms ear*.
Jan. IO.lS7l-ly.is
s. DORTCH,
Attorney at La?r }
CAUNESVILLE, GA.
E. A. WILLIAMSON,
PRACTICAL
1ATGHM1KER and JEWELLER
At Dr. King’* Drug Store,
RROAD STREET ... .......ATHENS, GA.
All work don* In a superior manner, add
warren tad to fire satisfaction. jant-tf
WILEY CHILDERS,
T OCATED In this city, is prepared
1—J to do all kind* nf Carpenters’ Work In th#
heat stylo, an I at nsannable rates, with dispatoh
Shop la th* nar oj th* CUy Clerk'* Office.
Jain* S.1*74.
GEO. W. COOPER,
Carriage and Buggy
Th*aa* 8treats «pp**lte Coepcr's Urary «•*«*•
'PARTICULAR attention given to
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G ROOTER, STUBBS A |C0.
Cotton Factors^
*5
’ Savannah, Ga-
livery. Feed and Sale Stable,
: ••• OrAz ,
gann * reaves..-.propmetoks
TTTiLL BE POUND AT THEIR
W eld slan t. r*K Prsnkiin Houtebiilldlmi,
Thomas straat. Keep always on hand goodTurn-
°'flMck 4 weU*e*J*d l fo7Ssn entrusted to ner ears.
’ Steele ea band for sal* al all times, decis-tf
MISS C. 8. POTTS,
Fashionable Dressmaker
OVER UNIVERSITY BANK,
obey *. Broad Street, Athene
"YTTOULiD . respectfully .inform the
VV, ladies,"and h»r friandc general'
Athena aad vlelnlty. that U nowpmpi
So Dressmaking In tba Ns*last and most
Fashionable Styles.
May ,4.1173. ' !W
orable to their growth. Mr. Robert
E. C. Stearns, of California, has pub*
lished a pamplet in regard to the val
uable properties of the Eucalyptus.
He states that it furnishes peculiar ex
tractive matter, cal let 1 Eucalyptine,
said by some to be as excellent a reme
dy against fever as quinine. That it
is a powerful tonic nnti diffusible stim
ulant, nnd is an excellent antiseptic
application for wounds.
Dr. M. C. Maclean, of England,
says: “ With the exception, perhaps,
of subcutaneous injaction of morphia,
I know no remedy so efficacious iu al
laying pain, calming irritation and
producing sleep as to be compared to
eucalyptus globulus.
In the annual record of Science and
Industry, it is stated that M German
physicians have found a tincture of the
leaves of the eucalyptus globulus to be a
remedy for intermittent fever. Dr.
Lorimer gave it to fifkv-three patients,
of whom forty-three were completely
cured. In eleven of theeisee, quinine
had been used without effect, aud nine
of them had been cured by the eucalyp
tus.”
Dr. A. B. Stout, of California,
write?: “The Eucalyptus is not less
precious for its medical virtues than it
is ornamemel in ar'oorculture nnd use
ful in ti e arts. Its chief value is as a
sedative mid antiseptic in asthma and
throat diseases, nasal catarrh* ami af
fections of the muc ms memb ane. I
had prepared cigarettes with c .arselv
powdered leaves. These produce a de
cidedly anodyne and antispasmodic e.S
feet, "There can he little doubt hut
that the oil of Eucalyptus and Eucnlyp-
tiue, when it can lie procured, will be
available against malarious diseases of
all types, aiid that the presence of the
trees, cultivated in gardens, contributes
to sonify the atimispltere from those
emnnatious which give rise to epidemic
disease.”
When young, the Eucalyptus is ex
tremely delicate, and at tender age,
is said not to be able to resist a tein-
perataro lower than 27 degrees, Fah
renheit, though young trees are now
growing in the south of England that
are said to have survived two winters
without protection. Some experiments
have been tried in Charleston. 8. C.,
that seem to indicate this freewill
flourish well in that latitude. The
young trees in California are said to
bear a temperature as low as 10 des
grees, Fahrenheit.
If half that is said in regard to its
hvgeoic properties be true, it would be
invaluable in certain portions of our
State. Every effort should therefore
he made to ascertain whether it can be
ncclimnted or not. It probably will
flourish in and near marshy regions in
the southern portiou* of Georgia.
Even ifit cannot ue acclimated tobecome
a useful forest tree, if the leaves have
the medicinal qualities attributed to
them, it would be of profit to cultivate
it as an annual. A gcntlemin trough)
me some leaves that he took from a
young tree growing in Charleston that
was twelve feet high, though only ten
months old. I am informed the ex
periment to raise the eucalyptus in Au
gusta has been made with care, and
has not been successful. The winter
proved too severe.
Some time since, being interested in
the discussion of the virtues of the eu
calyptus, I opened correspondence with
the reputed discoverer of its merit*.
Sir Win. Macarthur, of New South
Wales. He informs me by letter, that
his attention was called to this tree by
observing the comparative health of
the population of the marshy regions
during the summer. He writes: “The
population of Sydney and suburbs, I
think, verges on 120.000. This pop-
in gold,) were obtained from Australia,
by citizens of Albany, Ga* I am in
formed that some young trees six or
seven feet high, are now growing iu
Albany, raised from those seed, and
that they were unprotected during the
winter. The inference is, that they
will flourish in that climate. Those
left exposed, that were not transplanted,
flourished best.
W. LeRoy Broun,
Georgia State College of A. & M. A.,
June 2nd, 1675.
Miscellaneous Selections.
THE SHOT THAT KILLED
BISHOP POLK.
To the Editor of the New York Herald:
In your review of “Sherman’s
Memoirs,” what purports to be a state
ment of the manner in which Gen.
Polk was killed is given, from which
it appears that Sherman called Gener
al Howard's attention to a group nf
officers on Pine Mountain, and “ or
dered him to compel it to keep under
cover.” Will you permit one who
was attached to Gen. Howard’s head
quarters, and who was by his side dai
ly on the Atlanta camp tign—one who,
with Howard and others sat our horses
beside the Fifth Iudiaua battery that
fired the fatal shot—to give the true
story from tny notes mode that morn
ing and published in a Western daily
a few weeks afterward T There cer
tainly is a grievous error either in
your review or in Sherman’s descrip
tion of the tragedy. Gen. Sherman
was not there, anil could not liave $een
the shot fired. Gen. Sherman may
have, however, as he rode to the rear,
where he met Howard, called his .at
tention to what he (Howard) would
see when our party reacned Gen. Da
vid Stanley’s front. The facts—in
which I am sure 1 will be sustained in
the rnaiu by Gens. Howard and Stnn
ground stained .with bis blopd. A day
or two after poor Simunson, .the only;
one of qa who rejoiced at the Bishop’s
death, fml, shot on the skirmish ,lui3
in Acktlmrth Woods. .
Thenggsa the Confederacy avenged.
It is possible that Gqn. Sherman.had
been to the front that morning, and,
seeing the group referred to, ordered
Howard to disperse it; but certain it
is that ffe was nowhere near Howard
wheiiipHomiHi’sahot felt for the heart
of .Leonidas Polk, the fighting Bish-
"?• - • ■ V.
GEN. LEES RESPONSE TO
GEN. HART LETTS SPEECH.
DR. FOLSOM INTERVIEWED
; ON FISH CULTURE.
It has over been (he extent of
our pleasure and measure of our
pride, to herald the advancements;
and emoluments of.Dalton aud its
surroundings, and having heard
that Dr. Folsom had gone into
the fish-pond business, we dis
patched a reporter to ascertain the
particulars. The Doctor was at
home and in oue of his most, ge
nial moods. So soon as our re
porter convinced him that he was
not there for eye treatment, the
rT1 — [T .' .- - ... Doctor licenmo interesting and
e speech of Gem Bartlett, conimunicativo euuugh on the sub-
of Massachusetts, at tho - Lexing- ject of fish culture. The report-
toil centennial banquet, in behalf ©Fa eye took in nt a glance, flic
of peace and union, has elicited pund formed by nature and much
the following response from Gen. unproved by art. The pond is
Fitzhugh Lpe, who was a distin
guished Confederate cavalry com
mander during ihe late war:
Richmond, Stafford County,
Va., April 27,1875
Gen. W. F. Barilell;—My
Dear Sir—In common with mnny
other ex-Confederate soldiers,
with unfeigned pleasure I have
read the remarks recently made
by you at tho Lexington-Concord
celebration.
Just, such soldiery sentiments,
gcheropsly felt - and expressed,
will do'more in a ' brief space' of
tirno'toward restoring; good feel*
nig, fraternity aud fellowship be
tween tho two sections of a com r
mon country than -nil the recon
struction eloquence .of political
partisans delivered I during these
past ten years, a period which
you so truly say should, have been
"hib liberate quielaho^ ■
. , Your words in reference to
leyaud the staff officers present-are j Fcd , ril 8()ldicr3 aro cqnally applir
On' June 14 Gen. Howard and | Ci,hIe to the confederate soldiers
staff left their headquarters for the j f'* r they, too, “ have a prejudice
tront, where Stanley’s division of How-1 in favor of peace;” aud I\ fully
* Editor Northeast Georgian:—
In the past teu years much attention
has been paid, in different parts of
Europe and also in our own country,
to the introduction of this tree, which
native of Australia. There are
many different species, known geuers
ally uudei the name of “ gum trees,”
from yielding gummy or resinous pro
ducts. '
It has been brought info very gene
ral notice from its reputed power of
destroying malaria, and tendering dis«
tiicts/liable to fevers, healthy, and
hence its popular name in certain lo
calities of “fever destroying tree.”
Dr. Bentley, the Professor"of Botany,
Kings’ College, London, states in a
lecture delivered on the Eucalyptus,
that the clvmatic condition of the Cape _ o #
of Good Hope, previously subject to ulation :s wholly supplied with water
fevers, has been favorably changed by pumped up from an extensive district
agree with you thsit “ between
the soldiers of the two great sec.
tions of our great Country frater
nal relations were established luttj
ago,” and we feel that if sucli a:
felicitous companionship of senti
ment could have, found a resting
place in the heart#-of other class
es of 'people, the rehabilitation of
the South would long sinco have
been assured. Its speedy re
demption from poverty nnd dcso -
lati.,n would have followed, and
once more, as its years ago, the
North would have had the active
co-operation of tho South in work
ing out a glorious destiny for the
repuMii;.
The scieiiec of government has
been but little understood by those
who. holding the reins of power
fvd by a beautiful and bold spriug
one hundred yards above the dam
(which at this time, is large
enough to flow three-quarters of
an acre) with a ditch on either
side to conduct away al! extrane
ous waters.
Reporter—Have you much ex
perience in the culture of fish ?
Doctor—I have a good deal of
experience. In Florida. I had a
natural pond in which I planted
fish and watched them closely for
tpn or twelve years.
Reporter—Did your pond there
remuiHsrate you ’for your ^rouble?
Doctor—It did a thousand fold
in the pleasure afforded my family
and friends-rVfish being so plenti
ful there, I did' Hot attemptto Sell
any: *** y- .* : *
' Rcportcr-
-It w * the prevailing
one k
l pond
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SIMON SHORTS SORRO W.
Shtowd Simon Short sewed
shoes- Seventeen summer’s speed
ing storms, scattering sunshine,
saw Simon’s small, shabby shop
still standing staunch; saw Si-
rnon’s self-same squeaking sign
still swinging swiftly, specifying,
’Simon Short, Smithfield’s sole
survi ving shoemaker. Shoes soled,
sewed supcrfincly.’ Simon’s sed
ulous spouse, Sally Short, sewed
shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed so
fas. Simon’s six stout stuidy
sons, Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Said,
Silas, Sliadrach, sold sundries.
Sober Sotli sold saddles, stirrups;
sagacious Stephen sold silks, sat
ins, shawls; skeptical Saul sold
silver salvers: selfish Sliadrach
sold salves, shoe-strings, soaps,
saws, skates; slack Silas sold
Sally Short's ntuffed sofas. Some
seven summers since. Simon’s sec
ond son, Samuel, saw Sophia So-
phronia Spriggs somewhere—
sweet, sensible, smart Sophrouia
Spriggs. Sam soon sh<» wed strange
symptoms. Sam seldom stood
selling saddles. Sum sighed sor-
rowfidly, sought Sophia Sophrouia
Sprigg's society, sting several ser
enades slyly. Simon stormed,
scowled severely, said Sam seemed
so silly singing such senseless
songs, strutting spend -thrift, scat
terbrained simpleton. "Sam’s:
smitten—Sam’s spied some sweet
heart. Sputiui°iital, silly school
boy,’ snarled Simon. ’ Smitten!
stop . such stuff.’ Simon sent
Sally's snuff-box spinning, seized
Sally’s "scissors, smashed Sally’s
opinion thatonly one kind offish is poet a clcs, scattered several
should be put in a pond. -spools, ‘ Sneaking scoundrel!’
- Doctor—'That is a great mistake, Simon stopped speaking, started
anl's (Fourth) Corps had broken
camp and were awaiting the order to
attack Pine Mountain. It was just
after sunrise. A mile or two iu rear
of the advance Howard met Sherman,
but the conversation bettveeen them
i did not hear, as the two Generals
conversed aside. Howard and staff
joined Stanley and hi* staff on the
road, in full view of Piue Mountain,
and :ts we drew rein and exchanged
greetings, Staulev exclaimed : , ,
f* Howard, do you see that group
up there on the Croat of the mountain?
I tvouder who they are.”
We ad brought our field*glasses to
bear upon the point indicated, and
could plainly see three persons stand
ing in front of the line of breast-work*,
and n larger group in the background.
We could not tell whether they were
officers or privates, Imt as it was evi
dent thev were watching our move-
srtfsu rssf*s ix ^o*~#«**~i** r *-
cover. Howard, who had suggested
tiiat Bishop Polk was in the party,
made no objections, when Stmiley
turned to Captain Simonson, his chief
of artillery, with the remark:
* Simonson, can’t you uulinibcr,
put a shot into that group, and give
the Bishop a morning salutation ?’’
.... - ng salutation r to party strength'; by coiinscllin
HUry! was Simonson s laconic 'SLniffrS Inwards nnstn.t
reply. And away he gallop*! to the
the introduction of this tree. In
noted district in Algiers, noted for the
prevalence nf fever, this tree was tried
on a krge scale, and in a short time
the place was rendered healthv, and
the marshy places dried up. In an
other noted fever spot, where marsh
water prevailed both winter and sum
mer, Dr. B. states that the whole dis
trict ' was dried up by 14,000 of these
trees, and the inhabitants now enjoy
excellent health. In Cuba also, the
health of the marshy districts is being
greatly improved where this tree has
teen introduced. A special instance
ia given of a station house on a rail
road where the dimate was so pesti
lential that officials could nut be kept,
now rendered healthy in consequence
of the planting of a few Eucalyptus
trees. Instances.are given of its" ben
eficiol effects in improving the climate
in portions of Fiance, Spain, Italy and
Germany. This testimony is very
general in favor nf the effects of this
tree in improving the dimatio condi
tion of countries liable to malarious in
fluences.' Dr. Bentley states'that this
of swamps bordering upon the suburbs
and railed “Botany Swamps.” In the
mott crowded parts of the city, amongst
a low, ill-housed, dissipated population,
the death rate. I believe, rarely r aches
above 24 per 1,000. In the suburbs,
even to the edge of the swamp*, only
from 14 to 18 per 1,000, and usually
greater in winter than in summer.”
*' These facts,” he adds. “ lead me to
believe myrtaeeous vegetation as the
nwsible purifier of the atmosphere.
There is an agreeable fragrance, a sort
of balmy, camphorous odor, quite pets
ceptible at night, especially? in low,
awampy places. That the Eucalipti,
a most numerous genus, oonstituuog
the greatest portion by Air of our forest
trees, all possess foliage abounding in
essential oils which contribute largely
to the favorable conditions.”
But I will not lengthen thisartide by
giving farther interesting extracts.
I desire to call the attention of the
residents of the Southern portiun of
Georgia to the reported virtues of the
Eucalypt is, and to state that, for the
purpose'of 'giving the oedinutioo of
tree is’commonly re.arded as being ibis tree a fell trial, 1 have very recent
servieealtle ia destroying malaria in two ly received a quantity of seed, both of
ways—both by its tar spreading roats 1 the Eucalyptus globulus and the Euoa-
acting like a sponge, and Unfit pump-1 lyptus rostrate. These seed were re
litg np water and draining the ground; ! ceived front Sir Win. Manarthur.
and also by “emitting odorous anti- Camden Park. New 8outh Wales, and
septic emanation* from its leaves.”
The foliage of the groves diffuses, it is
said, an “agreeable, aromatic, cam-
phoracious odor ini the aurrouodingair."
By the grew absorbing power of the
trees, the raarehy places are quickly
dried. All the species have evergreen
from Baron Von Mudler, director Bo
tanic Garden*, Melbourne, Australia.
I will take pleasure iu distributing the
seed on application.
Where great care is used the seed
should have a very light covering of
earth, as cabbage reed, and re|ilanted
leaves. The flowers, pinkish or white, | when three or fbur inches high, and
are beautiful. The elegant appearance
of the tree* and the agreeable nature
| of their odors, render tiiem favorite
objedbref edtnW •
This tree is al*o said to be of a very
rapid growth, an rapid ** that any man
in twenty veare, could find himself, if
he choose," surrounded by a forest ol
bis own planting.” In its native coun
try, it grows to an immense rue. With
the exception* of the California conife
rous tree, it is said to exceed in dimen
sions any tree in the-world. In some
cases in Australia, it has tero known
to attain tho dimensions of 350 feet in
height, and 100 feet in circumference.
These trees have been very largely
introduced in California, and are now
extensively cultivated there for their
many valuable qualities. The climate
and soil of California appear very-ta-
well watered. The Eucalypt us rottrata,
“ red gum,” ia very: valuable for the
extraordmanr endurance of the wood
Underground, and for thia reuon, ia
highly valuable for fonea-posts, piles
and railway aleepers. The wood ia
said to be “so soft at first, as to render
the felling, splitting and sawing up of
the tree when green, a very easy pro :
cess; but when thoroughly dry, be^
coming hard at oak." Possessing there
qualities, this species would he of great
value as a timber, tree. The reputed
power which this tree possesses of de
stroying malaria, render* it an object
of special interest to us of the South.
Experiments should be made by ou;
people in various localities, to deter
mine the question whether it will flour
ish in our soil aad climate. Last year,
some seed (one pound, at a co3*of§40
lie prosperity to party suprema
cy, l* ■ mta b efet rffciiw J - * -at
By carefullyffosteringthc "mean*
er men for whom power . is ouly
n synonyiq, jfpr plunder,” because,
having abandoned ^principle for
expediency, they cytijkl tie added
rear. A lew minutes later a section of
the Fifth Indiana Battery (Simon
son’s) was uulimbered within twenty-
feet of ns. The Lieutenant sighted
the gun nnd the shot exploded over
and to the right of the group. Here
my memory tails me, but my impres
sion is a second shot was sighted and
fired by the Lieutenant with no better
effect. Simonson, when the gun hud
been reloaded, dismounted, and said,
* Here, Lieutenant, let" me try it.”
He tuok the range and the messen
ger of death sped on its mission. Our
glasses were beat upon the group, and
we observed a commotion us the shot
took effect 'll! the group that scattered
to the rear. While Simonson was
upon his knees sighting the gun for
auotber discharge, (Japtaiu Leonard,
Chief of Howard’s Sivual Corps, fit
ting ou his horse betide me, read the
Confederate signal code that our offi
cers had interpreted at Lookout moun
tain and caught the words:
General Polk is killed!” With a
look of amazement, Leonard turned to
Howard and Stanley and exclaimed:
* Bishop Polk ia killed!”
What?” exclaimed Howard, ‘‘have
, ,on interpreted the tigual correct
ly?” r't
“Yes, General; Simonson’* last
shpt killed him. They jtqe signaling
it'along the line." . ’ ' t
The young men of tlie staff who
were cracking jokes instantly ceased,
and for a moment none spoke. Then
Howard said:
Well a Christian has fallen. Such
is war.” , , : /.. .
Just then ffimnnson caught the
words, “ Bishop Polk is killed 1"
He was sighting the gun, and, lift
ing his eyes, that glared fearfully, ex
claimed:
What ia that Leonard f
Bishop Polk is killed 1 Your last
shot did It: They are signaling it
over th? mountain,”I rei T tl ,
Simonson’s head dropped upon,the
vent;" where it rested, n moment.
Then, raising bis eyes, lie -- 1, '•
Thank Godl Y-
tiarsh measures towards postrate
citizens to' gratifying unworthy
vengeance ;'by refusing to listen
to the voice of an Impoverished
people accepting the result of h
trial of arms, and asking to re
sume a condition of pence nnd
subordination, t»i":,tht» laws, our
rulers lmv,e retarded the material
progress, of all, sections, of the
country and all classes dr its citi-
zctis. ■'***■ '!*''*
As in the human' body the
soundness or^docay 1 - of oixJ ! limb
will in time extend do nnd corres
pondingly affect the whole person*
so must ths, political body, be
touched aud moved by the condi
tion of its component parts.
Therefore, when we hear such
utterances fall from ’fhc lips of
one who so bravely bore himself
as a. Federal soldier, we begin to
look forward with new hope-, and
confidence to the day .yhen the
American dag, which now' floats
over the blue and the gray, slinll
in truth bo' cmbWonea ' with' tho
effiblemV’ “PeaOe'on n&lrth,' good
wtUtbmenJ’' no
i Yben^ indeed, will. Cnfteniil
feeling be every where., restored-;
thenawdoed) «iB|fjmde mud p«b%-
nicrcc be reyivffdbel)veei]
CkinsoftbeicountTy ;then
will thegoj exist the -hearts of
the people^ that) more perfect un
ion which the founders of the Re-
public intendud/nnd toarhicb we;
the descendants, ! now- renew t an
affectionate allegiance.
With high respect, J have ,$e
honor to be your obetjient scryaqt
- ’ ’ i , , ;FitzhughL^e
When tie summer of youth is slowly
ihwtiiig aivay bn the nighttalL of Age,
and tbo shadovvof tha p«t '
under which I, too, lulwrcd. To
my pond I trausplantcd two hun
dred large bream, aud iq the course
of two or three years it was im
possible to find one of large size,
but there were countless numbers
of small fry. Being discouraged
in my efforts to raise bream alone,
I -made an ’ addition of thirteen
trriut, weighing n pound ouch.
Three years thereafter, we caught
trout weighing nine pounds, and
any quantity of bream ot large
afro. , ...
Reporter—Why did the addi
tion of tropt' increase the size of
the bream?
Doctor—-It H a well-known fact
that a pond of itself, supplies a
limited amount of food for one
species of fish. Bream not being
piscivorous, they increased beyond
the teeding capacity of the pond,
and as a natural cottsequeuce
when not getting sufficient food,
they were of small size. The
trout feeding entirely upon other
fishes, devoured immense quanti
ties of the small"bream ; conse
quently, more food was left for
those remaining.,
Reporter—Wlmt vur’n ty of fish
do you think best suited for ponds
in this section of the State? - >.i
Doctor—Perch, bream, trout
and red-fcprse.
Reporter—What is the best and
cheapest way of stocking a pond ?
Doctor—Go to the large streams
any time it) .April aud procure iu
some.way, ft few of each kind you
wish iu ypur pond. They will
spawn in May, aud then your
pond is stocked.
' Reporter—Do j^iti expect j our
pond to furnish' a sufficient quan
tity for home consumption?
Doctor—In the course of two
years, it will furnish more than
my family can use. After n few
more years, ,1 expect to make it a
profitable iuvestmeut, not only by
the sale of fish, but also by the
increased value it will give my
farm.
Reporter—How many fish do
you think you have in your pond
at present? 1 ' K '“''
Doctor—J edging from the num
ber I put in, "the amount of eggs
bach one will produce, nnd the
uumber of those hatched that ; I
see, 1 should suppose there was at
.least. 20,000—a lofge proportion
pf which will ,1)0. destroyed hy
^^jvjng obtained 'the above in-
’fciffit® fiir -m-‘mb*, m
1 tthebelng' limited', our repnrtfcV
made a hasty ' elimination of the
pbn'dj’ ^nd tho number seen con
vinced him that the Doctor had
not over estimated. After aglass
of the Doctor’s fine Scupperoong
wine, he returned to the city,
feeling well repaid Jfor hi» trouble.
—Dalton Citizen:
killed my dear brother; £ have
a Lieutenant-Gen. and am avei
Without discharging the piece
enson arose, remounted and joined the
staff Silently he repaired to his) reg
ular duties, and, the line being formed,
tain, every one of us feeling -thf t. ,wo
would have rejoiced had some other
than Louifiana’s fighting Bishop gone
down before Simonson’s first and only
shot The enemy was so demoralised
half an hpar zflerwf
tji* «poL*her*
we stood .upon
and ww the
felicities <5f our earlier years.'i ' If we
have a home to shelter aud hearts!/;to
rejoice with us, and friends have been
gathered around our fire-side*, nnd the
um.to, rrTr __ ;l;; . . romtn.tltaros or wayfaring' u/i!l have
we advanced slowlv against the moqn- been worn and smoothed amiy in the
twilight of life, the -: many' dark spots
we have passed 'through will grow
brighter aiidnjbfe beautiful. Happy,
indeed, are those whose intercourse with
^ ^ ( 4M~4iulf1taFhbt ohanged'the - toUe o:
that he evacuated the mountain, and their holier feelings or broken the m usi- j
7 ,A.«irl •creamed'in a lecture audt-
enoo m Illinois. Then all the other
girls screamed. General consternation
ensued, and a’ rush-for the doors. Peo
ple were bruised,: clothes tom, and the
room at length was emptied. The
first screamer had seen a rat.
i» Edgar Poe said: “ to vlllify a great
man is the readiest way in which- a
little man himself can obtaingreafness.
The crab' might, never have become a
constellation but for 'the courage it
evinced in nibbling Hercules on the
heel.” - .ftnw . r
What is the difference between
h belle and a burglar ? One carries false
af j locks,* and the'father false keys.
I- ! “ ’ * ' ■ Tv ,
shopwafd swiftly,
Sally 6ighcd sadly; summoning
Sam, she spoko sympathetically.
* Sam,’ she said : * Sire seems sin
gularly snappish, so,sonny, stop
strolling streets, stop smoking,
stop upending specie superfluous
ly, stop singing serenades slyly,
stop short, sell saddles seniibly;
sec Sophia Sophrouia Spriggs
speedily, Sam.’ 'So soon?’ said
Sam. standing still. 'So soertf,
surely,’ said Sally, smilingly, * spe
cially since rfilc shows such spir
its.’ So Stun somewhat scared,
sauntered away slowly, shaking
stupendously; Sam soloquizes,
Sophia Sophrouia Short, Sam
Short’s spouse, sounds splendid.
Suppose sbe should say she shan’t!’
Sam soon spied Sophia starching
sbirts, singing softly; seeing Sam
she stopped, saluting Sam smil-
ttigly. Sam stammered shockingly
•' spl—spl—splendid summer sea
son, Sophia.’ ' Somewhat sultry/
suggested Sophia. ' Sar—sar—
sartin/said Sain—(silence sevent-
seven seconds.) ' See sister Sue’s
sunflowers,’ said Sophia, socially
silencing such stiff silence. Such
sprightly sauciness stimulated
Sam strangely; so suddenly speak
ing sentimentally, Samuel said,
Sophia, Susan’s sunflowers scent
saying, 'Samuel Short, Sophia
Spriggs, stroll serenely, seek some
sequestered spot, some sylvan
shade—sparkling streams shall
sing some stirring straius, sweet
songsters silence secret sighings,
sylphs shall”—Sophia snickered,
so Sam stopped. ' Sophia,’ said
Sam, solemnly. ' Sam,’ said she.
Sophia stopped smiling. ' Sam
Short's sincere. Sam’s seeking
some sweet spouse.’ She stood
silently. ' Speak, Sophia, speak !
Such sileuce speculates sorrow.’
’ Seek Sue, Sam,’ said Sophia. So
Sam sought Sue Spriggs, Sue
Spriggs said ' sarlin.’
FACTS NOT GENERALLY
KNOWN.
Melons were found originally in
Asia. •
The cantaloupe is a native of
America, and is so allied from the
unrno of a place near Rome, where
it was first cultivated in Europe.
;The nectarine is said to have
received, its name from nectar, tho
particular drink ot the gods.
. Pears were originally brought
from the East by the Romans.
The greengage is called "after
the Gage family, who first took it
Into 1 Englaud from a monastery in
Paris.
* -‘ Filberts originally came from
Greece.
Tho walnut is a native of Persia,
the Caocacus and China.
The Greeks called butter boutu-
ros—'cow cheese.’
Before the middle of the seven
teenth .century, tea was not used
ip England, and was entirely un
known to the Greeks and Romans.
The bean is said to be a native
of Europe.
Spinach is a Persian plant.
1 - The tomato is a native of South
Atqerica, and takes its name from
an Indian word. ?
The turnip came originally from
Bomeb .. -,.;n tin* *5 M . -
Sweet marjoram is a native of
Portugal,- , i - ,/ •’/ 1
Coriander seed eamo originally
from the East.,
The clove is a native of the
Molucca Islands, also’ is the nut-
me,
FAMOUS KISSING.
The Chicago Inter-Occnn atvs:—
There have been some famous kisses
in-history, and some that have been
important in shaping political events.
When Cardinal John of Lorraine wts
presented to the Duchess of Savov,
she giive him her hand to kis*. lie
was indignant. “ I’ll not be treated
in this manner,” he sai 1. ** I kiss the
Queen, tuy mi-uress, aud shall not
ki <s you, who are a Dutches.* ,ap I
despite the resistenee of the protul lit
tle Portugese Prince.*.*,, lie kissed her
three time* squar lv in the uioiith.—
Voltair wa* once publicly kiose I bv
the young nnd lovely Counters do V 1-
tars," who was compelled to this s-ilutu
by the claques iu,tbe„pit, who vete
mad with entliiidasm over tho great .
writer. Georgtnnna, dutcliess of Dd-
ronahire, gave Steel, n butcher, a ki-n
for a -vote, and another lady, equally «
beautiful Jane, Dutchess of Gordon". ;
recruited a reg’.nieut in a similar, tacit •
tier. She was in the habit <if .putting^
a shilling between her teeth, (he stun
usually 1 handed recruits to hind the
bargain; and invited any matt who fill
ed the physical requirements of a sol
dier to take the silver from its place,
and become one of the foinou.s Ninetys r
second. Said Daniel O’Cutinel, in se-'
curing votes for his favorite candidates,
Let no woman salute the man who
votes ugainst them.” Of course lie
carried the dav. The eelclirulpij jtor*
trait painter, Gilbert Stuart, mu'e met 1
a lady in Bostuti,' who raid to him, “t
have just seen your likeness; Mr. Stuart,
and kissed it "because it was ,sp much
like you.” “ And did it kiss you ill
return?" said'lie. :**'Nd, replied tt®
lady. u Then/’ rrfiirited' tlie ghllaht
painter, “ it was nnt'like tne.”’ Speak
ing of kissing, : the remarks of the IJev.
Sidney Smith nu the subject are .par
ticularly (lertinent: ’.* We are in' fav
or, ” saya he, ” of h Certain amount of
shyness when a kiss is proposed, but It
should not l>e- too long, and when the,
fair one gives it, let it be administered:
with warmth nnd energy; let, there lie
soul in it. ‘If she cldse her eyes and -
sigh immediately after It the'effect ho
greater. . She should he careful not U»-
slobber a .kiss, but give it a* a iittm-
ming bird runs his bill into a honey.-'
suckle—deep but delicate. There is'
much -virtue in a kiss when well de
livered. We have the memory of ono
we received iff our youth, which lasted
us forty/ years, ana we believe lt will,
be oire of the last things' wc will think'
of when we die.” It will heseen frum.
the aliove cntracts that kissing is no-
new-fangled luxury, hut isancicnt and
’cnerahle, coming down from the fath
ers. Any attempt, iherefore, foVhrow 1
disrepute upon the custom, or to do
away with it, is a plain assault: upon
our liberties, and a rascally innovation
that should not be tolerated.
Origin of tiik-God Hitmen.—-
Dauchet, tho French pdet, tell^,
us, respecting the deification of
Hymen, that he was a young man
of Athens, obscurely born, but
extremely handsome. Falling iu
love with a young lady of distinc
tion, bo disguised himself it; a fe
male habit in order to get access
to her and enjoy the pieUStire of
h r company. As he happeneiV
one day to be in this disguise with
his mistress and her female com
panions, celebrating on the sea
shore the rites of Ceres Elcusina,"
gang of pirates came upon them-
by surprise and carried them all
off. The pirates, having conveyed
them to a distant island, got drunk
for joy, and fell asleep. Hymen
seized his opportunity, armed tlto
virgins, and dispatched the* pi
rates; after which, leaving the la
dies on the island, he went iff
haste to Athens, where lie told
his adveiiture to all tho parents/
aud demanded her lie loved in
marriage ns her ransom. His re
quest was granted, and so fortu
nate was the. marriage, that the
name of Hymen was ever after
ward invoked in nil future nup
tials, and in progress of time, the
Greeks enrolled him among their
gods. •" ■ '. : MWcrifi!
Z5d5SESSR«St Titu for a five-i»nV tarings' bank— Capers originally gt^wvrildin
in the evening of their life- She St. Nidlfe-u.*. ‘ ' • •" " / Greece and northern Africa,
Charley Backus, thfa . practical
joker, W09 iu n small towu in Con
necticut, the other day, and, its he
started for New York, he stood
on tho rear platform of the ltist
car of' the train. Jilst as the
whistle was blown nnd Hie curs
began- to move,' Backus espied a
big fellow loungittg in the depot,
nnd shnking tis fist nt him in nn
assumed rage, he slibutcd:
' Oh, there you nre, you villain!
rve been lookmg for j’ou all over
this cursed town. Oh, you knave;
you thief, you scoundrel!' • _ i
At this time, the train went rapr
idly out of tbq depot, and Backup
wildly 8htM)k. hi» fist at the. aston
ished stranger, scr^mi'ug s ‘^Dtiirt
I wish I had time to get off and
thrash you, you scoundrel!’
To tho horror of the uiinstrel
joker, the train was stopped and
backed into the depot.-: Backus
made n rush for his compartment
in the drawing-room car, and
locked himself in just ns tbo
brawny-fi8tcd * depot lounger
boarded the train and howledV
Where is that damned-dufflr
who has TSeen looking all overtins
’ere town formed tftfl *»i: ;.-t
Backus kept .hinosolfnin , bis
prison until hqreached, Jfew York.
Xi Sim, .-«
'■ ! . 1 *•* ) .
Pm sorry to hear of your.. embar
rassment,” said a gentleman,to a friend
who had failed heavily.
Slid the latter;. “ keep.your sympathy
for my credit"r*; it ;is. they who jtre
embarrassed.” itrofo e S7