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(ESir.tnr.rxrrKn rx the vka it wiM. C. HEARD,} 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| ATTEND THE f/7j'/ft ißmu- Of Kentucky University. LEXINGTON. KT, Tim* to rumjdete the Full Diploma liuuaasa Courae abaut 10 week*. Total C <•, including Tuition. Bonk*. Stationery. Hoard, Ac., about JbS. Telegraphy taught. Literary Our*# for one roar >f dvaired, free. Nearly 400 students from 21 Statu* lant year. 5 GOO *u-ce**ft.l graduate*. '-indents cm barm at any tun--; no vacation. Fall tetdna Genius September 10th. IV full particulars, aidruat WILBUR R. SMITH. Lealncton, Kt / 4 V NO 11