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PROPRIETOR. j
VOL. XIX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Chinese UumhKiis anil, 4'nlli
!!£,
[ adroit that, as I have before said,
the Chinaman has his vices. One
of them, and perhaps the principal
one. is hi? propensity for gambling.
He will play for money at any mo
ment, out of work, and whatever
may be the consequences. You
have seen him toiling in the hot
Siamese sun with bags of rice on
his back or pieces of teak on his
shoulders Were you to follow
biro at night you would almost
certainly find him, after the even
ing bath and supper, moving in the
direction of a gambling bouse.—
The bamboo-built room, a spacious
one, is full of people, all of whom
are, squatted on the floor in front
of little mats, playing for all they
possess. Almost every man is
of Chinese birth. There are some
women, but these are generally Si
omese, and of thorn I have some
thing to Say later on. Tho game
they all play is a very simple one.
A pi}e of cowrie shells is placed by
the side of a cloth on which are
marked in four squares the figures
one, two, three and four. A cup
and a long thin stick coipplsto the
gambling apparatus. Tho people
who intend playing, stake their
money on one of the squares, just
as at Monte Carlo the gamblers
place their napoleons on the cloth
The croupier or representative of
the keeper of the establishment
then lifts the cup, puts it on the
pile of cowrie shells, and draws
away from underneath it as many
as he can. Lifting the cup off
those thus subtracted, he proceeds
to count them with the long stick,
for the players will not allow him
to tonch the shells with his fi gers.
ITe pushes the shell? away four at
a time. If, when he comes to the
la3t lot, one shell is left only,those
who staked on the figure one oet
their stake and the money they
hazard besides; so will the two and
three. Of course, if the shells di
vide equally into four, those who
hazard on the feur win. That is
the whole of the business, and on
that game tho Chinaman will risk
all be is possessed of, no matter
how bard he has had to work for it.
The Siamese will do mere than
that—he will actually play away
his house, children, and oven him
self, going into slavery willingly,
rather than miss the exciremerit of
the game But lam dealing more
particularly with Chinamen now,
and will speak of the Siamese la
ter on. As for the Chinaman
away from the gambling-house, I
find him a model of what a man
should be; a good husband, thrirty,
careful, a capital father, generally
bathing and feeding as well as pro
viding for his children, leaving to
his Siamese wife the “task of cor
recting them —a duty which she
undertakes, I am bouud t@ say, in
a spirit that would have pleased
Solomon, that royal advocate ef the
birch, to the utmost. Indeed, the
cuffing of her offspring seems to
be nearly the whole duty of the
Siamese wife of a Chinaman.
Married to a Siamese she would j
probably have to work; but as the
spouse of a Celestial, her days go
easily by, and all she has to do is
to look for a hard piece of bamboo
wherewith to chide her unruly chil- !
dren. And that she usually selects
a very heavy and a very hard piece
is a fact which forms a pr3tty fair
index to her character. [London
Telegraph.
\ari sn JEsrape ol a C’linarder.
The leaning of the public mind to
ward a determination to find a victim
for putiie censure who shall he held i
responsible for the loss of the Colum
bus, inclines roe to send you a statement
that may in some way modify the
isting sluta of things concerning the
late wreck. In the summer of 1867,1
took passage in the China of tho Cro
nard line, for Liverpool. We had a
very dismal run across the Atlantic,
rain alternating wiili thick fog fir
twelve days, the ship rolling inccss
anily, and every night becoming anew
horror in the constantly increasing fear,
that something would happen to the
steamer. Fasoet Light, off the coast
of Ireland, was seen for a few minutes
durrog a fog-lift on the evening of the
thirteenth day, and the captain told us.
one and all, that our wretched passage
would soon be oyer.
The night that followed was densely
black and very stormy, but the ship
was under full sail and was driven
a
through tremendous seas with all steam
on. I turned in about ten o’clock and
slept, I should say, two hours, when
an irresistible—and to this day unac
countable — influence, compelled roe to
get up an! dress uiyself. The ship
rolled fearfully, l.ut I managed to reach
the deck and to grope my way hand
over hand by the deck railing, to the
smoke pipe, where I stood a few min
utes thoroughly appalled at the blacjf
ness of the night and the road plung
ing of tho vessel.
Suddenly this terrific cry came up
from the deck below roe : “God Al
mighty help us ! we're going ashore
Pat the ship about." I faintly saw
the white waving of an arm in a shirt
sleeve, and the next instaut was thrown
from my feet bv the sudden change of
the ship’s course, brought about by an
efficer’s telegram to the wheelhouse.
Everything was in instant confusion,
not bettered by the fact that the dark
rocks of the Irish coast were plaiply
visible to many of the frightened pas
sengers . The ship shook like a reed
in the fierce wind that blew, for every
sail was aback and headway seemed ut
terly impossible to make. It was a
long time' before the vessel answered
her he'm, and nothing but the naval
discipline of the sailors saved the Chi
na from becoming a total wreck.
I may mention here that the captain
of the Three Bells—the savior of the
San Francisco’c passengers after she
was disroassed—-was with us, and ho
assured us that iu all his loug life as a
sailor he never had so narrow an escape
from instant death The ship was
upon the rooks, and at the rate she was
going she would have smashed herself
to pieces in a very short time.
After next day some
one said, “Let us have up the roaD
ifio gaya the alarm,” for we had learn
ed that the man I saw at Dight was a
steerage passenger; and soon he ap
peared among us, a gray haireJ son of
the sea, seventy years of age, or there
abouts, who modestly said to us, as we
gathored about him : “Good friends,
give thanks to God, and do not praise
me. I only smelled the land growing
nearer and nearer, and was but LI is
humble instrument so save you ”
The fact is we were drawn in some
mysterious manner eight miles out of
our course. Captain Hockley was
widely censured by the London papers,
and has never been seen, so I have
heard, upop fhe ocean sines. Possi
bly the tnaguetistu of the land, or the
effect of the iron and steel in the ship’s
construction, or some powerful element
f the stormy atmosphere, produced a
| deviation of the needle of the compass,
and perhaps countsr-eurrents or other
contrary forces of resistless tides made
the great ship a plaything for the
treacherous sea?, —Oor. Boston Jour
ual.
A ’fcliool Bov on Corns.
Corns are of two kinds—vegetia
ble and animal. Vegetable corn
grows in rows, and animal corn
grows on toes. There are several
kinds of corn. There is the uoi
oorn, the capricorn, pop corn,
corn dodgers, field corn, and the
corn, which is the corn your feet
feel most. It is said, I believe,
that gophers like corn, but persons
having corns do not like to “go
fur” if they can help it.
Corns have kernels, and seme
Devoted to the Cause of Truth and Justice, and Ihe Interests of the People,.
GREENES BORO’, GA-, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1884
colonels have corns. Vegetable
corn grows on tho ears, but animal
cero grows on tire ex the oth
er end of the hotly. Another kind
of corn is the acorn; this grows on
oaks, bnt there is no hoax about
iho corn. This acorn is a com
with an indefinite article added.—
Try it and seo. Many a man,
when he has a ,ctrn. wishes it was
an ucoru.
Folks that have corns sometimes
seod for a doctor, and if the doctor
himself is corned, probably he
wou't do so well as if he isn’t. The
fleeter says corns are produced by
tight boots and shoes, which is pro
bably the rsason why. when a man
is tight, they say he is coined.
If a farmer manages well, he can
get a good deal of corn en an acre,
hut I know of a farmer that has
the corn that makes the biggest
acher on his farm, The biggr-r
crop ef vegetable cprn a man raises
tho better he likes it, hut the big
ger crop of animal corn be raises
the bette* he does r.ot like it An
other kind of corn is the corn
dodger. Tho way it is made is ve
ry simple, and it is as follows—
that is if you waDt to know: You
go along the street ami meet a man
you know has a corn, and a rough
character; then you step on the toe
you know has the corn on it, and
see if you don’t have occasion to
dodge. In that way yon will fitfl
out what a corn dodger is. Anon
yaious.
Think ler Yor*lt.
Buys should -never go through life
satisfied to be always borrowing other
people’s brain®. There are some
things they should find out for them
selves. There is always something
waiting to be found ou', Every buy
should think some thought that shall
hve alter him. A farmer’s hoy should
discover for himself what timber will
bear the most weight, which is the
most elastic, what will last longest in
the water, what out of water, what is
the best time to cut down trees for fire
wood, How many kinds of oak grow
in youa region, and what is each spe
cially good for ? IJow does a bird fly
without moving a wing or a feather?
How dees a snake climb a tree or a
brick wall ? Is there any difference
between a deer's track and a lieg’s
track ? Whal is it? How often docs
a deer shed his horns, and what becomes
of them ? in building a chimney
which should be the largest, the thioal
or the funnel ? Should it be wider a4
the top or drawn in ? The boys see
white horses, did they ever see a white
colt? Do you know how old the twig
roust be to bear peaches, and how old
the vine is when grapes first hang upon
it ? There is a bird in the forest that
never builds a nest, but lays its eggs
iu the nests of other birds. Can the
hoys teil which bird it is ? Do they
know that a hop vine always winds
with the sun, but a bean vine always
winds the other way ? Do they know
that when 1 h uso crops grass he eats
back toward him ; but a cow eats out
ward from her, because she has rio teeth
upon her upper jaw, and has to gun
it —Ex.
Anew enterprise for the South,
just organized in Nashville, is one that
has no limit either of supply or demand,
viz: the shipping of roi-tletoc hollv,
and evergrecncs North This has been
inaugurated by the Southern Evergreen
Company, and they are already ship
ping several cars eyery day. Another
feature of the enterprise is printing
Christmas anb Holiday greetings, in
gilt or colors, on magnolia leaves. A
representative of the house told us
they had already shipped several mill
ions of tfiese leaves, which make a
most beautiful and unique souvenir of
the season and of the South. Thus an
other of the wasted and suppose 1 to be
worthless productions of the South has
been made a sourco of profit and
wealth
—
A factory in Savannah, G.a., is ntak
ng four tons a day of wrappin.: pip r
out of rice straw.
(established m the year m*}.
W. .4, Gm-reft. - IV A. B.n(iniciv
GARRETT & L IE HR,
Cotton ■ ilpgrr;?) Factors
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 8 Mclntosh Street, - AUGUSIA, GA.
Liberal Cash advances made on Consignments in Store, Ragging nn.l Ties
at Lowest market Prices. bept. 11, \J—
Win. ML .lonian !>nl. 17.
Formerly of Sibtty i? - Jordan Of Washington (la
JORDAN & POPE,
Cotton Comii!is-FS§=ggi|sion JJi'rciinsits.
Vv'- ■ FJa. . *
No. 7-29 IReynolds Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
WE aro General Agents for Gullett’* Patent Steel Brush GIN, Light Brad Cotton
Bloom GIN, 1 tinnitus uv Imlrrovefl Tnylor GIN, with I':."levs nml eoutlciocrs
for ail of them. Write for terns and circulars.
We will give our personal mlemion io weighing and selling Pul lon. and guarantee
quick sales and prompt returns. We hope by lose attcnlinn lo business to merit n
liberal shape of the shipment of cotton. t?ept 11. ’
WHILES® a a®..
Cotton Factors ana Commission Merchants,
A UGUSTaI GEORGTA.
OS"Prompt compliance will) instructions relative (c disposition of Consignments.
Liberal Advances on Produce in Store. Sept. 11. -4
JOHN W. IT ALLACE,
C OTTON FACTOR
And Agent for the Celebrated
.4 m "w
WITH OR WITHOUT FEEDER AND CONDENSER
At Old Stand of Warren, Wallace & Cos , 729 and 732 Reynolds Street,
Augusta, Georgia.
Ample facilities for doing n Cotton business. Satisfaction guaranteed.
SPARTA, Ga . July 14. 18S3.
Mr. John W. Wallace: Dear Sir—Yours received, asking my opinion of tin Hall Gin
1 bought of you last year The (Jin is all tho maker promised ii to hr and lam very
well satisfied with the Gin and Feeder. Should 1 need another I would purchase Ihe
Hall Gin. Respectfully, - DAVID DICKSON.
CpLVERTON, Ga , May 31. ISBI,
Messrs. Warren, Wallace & Cos., —In a:, wi r to your inquiry as to my opinion of
the Hall Gin, I think l can safely say, that 1 have never used a better <>iu than the
Half. I have never seen anything to equal it in cleansing tho sued of lint. I have
ginned about 40 bales of cotton on the Gin, and have saved half enough to pay for it in
th way of cleaning tge seed. It makes a good sample, equal le the best —as to durabil
ity it has no superior. I think the feeder is a good thing. I hove never used the con
denser, therefore I cannot soy anything as to iis use, tail if is highly recommended by
those th have used it. There is no Gin better than the Ilall, ita capacity is good
enough. On alO saw Gin I can gin 6 bales of cotton a day, making a good somple,
with a four horse cngu.c. Tours most respectfully, .1 W. MOOKK.
Sept. 14, 1883
- 1,1 wi ■, II
!'. E. PEARCE N. L WILLETT. C, [!. pALI.ARD
PEARCE, AVI LEETT & B A LEA It I)
COTTON gpfiji FACTORS
AN!)”
Commission Merchants,
. No 19 Jackson Ft ref, "
AUGUSTA, - - - GEORGIA,
B-Sjy-Slrirt personal attention given to bushies. i: t:'cl to in. . ■•..! advances
on Consignments. sept. If, I8x;;
VV. IJ. HOWARD, ( J . 11. HOWARD, S. I*. WEISIGEU.
W. IT. IIOWAIM) & SONS,
Cotton Ciiiinis-'T?r' Niirliiinfs,
b£y‘* tJL.-; &
JYo . 20 [McinioHh\ Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
T INSTRUCTIONS implicitly obeyed, Oonsifrnmenf'i of f'otton an I olhcr Pro.lm 003
l. lioileil. Orilcf' fjr Baggin.'atulTies iillcJ at lowest prices. f’p-14
JONN C. EE RE IS. CHAS. 11. FERRIS*.’
FERRIS & SON,
Merchant Tailors,
S2O Broad Street,
.•m /; a *s- a. 7 h .-m,
October 20, 1880— *
S*. Siwv. Vftlum Hull. I* IS Tobin.
GEO. 11. SIBLEY & CO.,
Motion Ufa Factors,’
S-4'i aMf*Xs9 Reynolds Street ,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA*-'
f V Liberal Casa advances on Consignments. Personal attention given to Weights
and Pales. sept 28, ’B3
w '
PLOWS, CUTLERY,
LOOKS. HINGES,
BE I,TING, SCALES,
An<s
Agricultural Implements
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
AT LOWEST PRICES ! !
SIIMtV P. MOORE,
September 28. 18h3— ALGLSTA, Ga.
11. P SIBLEY. Wm. J. CRANSTON.'
R. F SIBLEY,
Cotton Factor, Guano Denied
Commission Merchant,
734 and 736 Reynolds Street,
,m • ora
jg , ‘Libeial advances mat)e Oil Consi jninpnis. gagging and and ies furnished a
lowest r ites. Strict personal attention given to weighing and sampling Cotton. (ou
signments of Grain solicited. oct 80 ,
■ HU- .UUJJIII —I-Ull't IHIM'IW nr | "TI—TTriTITi —l~T—n ni*UIBaa*UWWWUUBMWMMWMM———
Assignee’s Sale!
-— II ■& © ■
THE entire stock of carriages, buggies, wag
ons. SADDLES, HARNESS, LEATHER, *c .
AT THE OLD STAND OF
R. B. MAY 3c Cos.,
WILL BE OFFERED FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS AT
Greatly Reduced Prices ! !
Tub above Goods are nil clean, fresh stock, made by the n<"=l Manufacturers in ih*
Cuileil States, and comprise the well known makes of Studehaker, Wilburn and Sian
.l nd Plantation Wagons, all sites. Best quality of Open and Top Busies, Phaetons,
v;.-tr,i I,- Hid listen-.;.,n Trp Cnhriololles, tp.ide in the Northern and Eastern Elatw.* .
al .. >..vciily dive Open Top a:>t| Top buggies of Cincinnati Work, Spring Wagon* and
Komi Carts,
AA T_.c'ii:*g'o . Stock
f.
Of Single and Double Harness, Singe Harness, Plow Gear llan.es. Traces, Cot
a , Bits, Buckles, Plow Bridles, Umbrellas, Whips, Horse Blum. els. l.ap Kobrs,
..... .'etc. heather end Rubber Belting, all eiaes. ( alf Skins, Sole leather, Shoe
Pill liilgs, lira.j , Jntc, iicip Slone and Gum Packing, etc , etc. These Goods
MUST BE SOLD !
•M> I \B(,I INDUCEMENTS wilt be ottered to CASH Buyers. Call eaily aad
jisa.nine >lip Good* And secure Hie Bargains now offered.
v ]• Kvcry Vebiele sold subject to the regular twelve months guarantee.
John S. Davidson, Assignee,
704 Broad .Street, AUGUSTA, Ga. Of ROB'T 11. MAX & Cos.
September 'jß. lSSll— *'
/ 1 KOIUJI Greene County.
* ( Elijah M. Philips, Administrator of
ilie K.-tato of Mary A. ll- Philips, applies
lor Letters of Dismission, and such Letters
wilt be granted on (lie first Monday in
April, IXB4, unless good objections are fil
ed-
JOEL F. THORNTON. Ordinary
December IS, 1884. list Monday, April
(H. T. LEWIS.
( EDITOR
t ' ’ - i|
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