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i^QETky. tmi. The a or 14 ia full <4 funny ibiaga, I'd like to t.,nn * * m> over . It’trtftinny bow tlre half i rag*, The other half )• clover. Il’a funny bow Ibe [w'/i man seek* To live among hfa belter* It’a fi tiny bow tbe drunkard bug* If. adamantine fetter*. It’* funny how the pretty girl Walk* out with smile* and simper#, Hut when berm* deeir*-* her help At kitchen wtk 4, whimper. U* funny 10. . Uu. unarl young beau, 'I tic male . ol life Itegindiu', f/< 1 ►! ug In le-il,- w liilc tome poor son! I < Wttabmg out hi* linen. Il’* -hinny heir ti.c giiaaip-iiLi, With aktany lip, will mutter, ‘‘Now don't you tell for all the world 'Twa* Angelina Cutter.” Ji' tunny bow tbe neighbor* will Your weekly paper borrow, And then return it, read to death, A fortnight from "In morrow " A i.aiiil.i.ii.o lalila* aintcgr Wlm play* divinely on the harp Hut cannot cook a dinner, ft'* funhy that 11 Imre will nay, 'How angel like your baby,” And widi it nt the antipodean Or to perdition, may be. It'alunny how an me pgoglMalk Of love within a cottage, Yet never try It while their r ath Will buy them city pottage. li'a lunny bow the ndlllonare Will tall the begg.r bonry 'I bat he was never at a lbs* Kor labor or for money It'* tunny how the cl*uk will say "'Tin of the latest fashion. And when it's proved of last year's make fly off into* paaanon. !.c> fciw the lady guy Will shun her si * degraded, And smile upon the libertine, Thou " lil* charm* are faded. I" aim, n firriny wirrld. And Ibd oi troth and fiistrin. hlnk soiii 'twill burn ii : .'.} Dlwnvi rtMK 111!' Thiel. Nl‘k Bo* i'M >m n innnltpr <1 lll#' origt dhl ( luixlv Minstrels, a Mil, In one tiny, was lli greatest "middle roan nml interrogator' known in the profession Nlrk used in tell, witli great merriment, nn tnrhtcnr of his boyhood To |trwr> the flavor of lhr re latlon, wo will record In Nick's own lan •* only regret that we cannot ac company It with hie Inimitable gnatimU Hon. ~ *bn- - ~T "Hn*, wee n prmry steaty nl<l gent, but twict hi ■ While lieWowld get ol.llvimn. a n ,f wnlrr wm not the muse of It. I recollect n c. ruin holiday Was approaching, ao 1 I lir.l hern around to get a Hill.- money to have a time witli l one that day ; hut the fate* and pure*. Wi re against me It weabut two di*y* prior to the anticipat ed holiday, and hadn't narry a red Itemem her lb If, buys; when I add llialou the sane afternoon I came into the hour*, w hen lo t there on the floor, totally evercorne by hia libation*, by my respected daddy, and be aidc him lay aU shining half dollar* whl 1. had rolled frtnn Ida pocket. Boy*, I've been an honest man all my life, but oner when a bay I committed a theft, 1 hooked one ol thoae hall dollara. Thinks lto myself the old man’s been on a jan.borce, and won’t know how much he’s spent, and will never n.iw it. Itnt mark you, the next rooming I and my two brothers were sum moned Into our father’s presence. The old man’s lace lowered. 1 thought o! the hall ■I-liar, and knew that a storm waa brew ng ” “Boys," said ho, “last night whan l rams home I had sis half dollar*. One ol Vm’a gone. Yoar mother didn't take it. There’* tieen no one else in the house. Which one of you took it ?’’ We all protested our innocence. “Boy*," said the old man, "that half-dol kr never walked off, and I’m going to find out which one of you took it.” Turning round, h* took down from the wall mi .<ld Hint lock blunbcrhue* Tills he and“ > ii Iv loHileil with powder and buck our presence j then ‘as'eniug It up -01 ' I.e table cocked it, tied a siring to the itei't, hick a seat behind It, holding the iling ir. hi* hand, aud in solemn tones ad dressed ly.: „ “B <oing to discover the thief atv punish u <l the same time. You must tch of you blow into the nirric of tiiat aUD. Whcu the guilty one blows, off gnes his head. Now then you have a chauce ; will you own up or blow ?” “Ben,” said the old man to my oldest brother, "have you got that half-dollar ?" “No, air.” “Take a blow.” Ben did so in safety. "N.cit," ( h boys, 1 tell you the chills be gan lu e rlwi down my back,) “got that half doilar?" "No, sir” said I, with a defiant swagger. “Blow in that gun.’* I walked up bravely, g*Te a blow, and— odged 1 -Nick,” said the old mao, in a voice of thunder, “where is that half-dollar ?” He bad me. Truth dodged out of met ciaid I, “Out in the barn, pap.” —**■— *7 The Superior Court denies anew trial to tfUikea, and he will probably lc bnog “■•w’sTrkks TANARUS” There it a doctor in thie city who ha* a speaking-tube leading from the main >n 11 ranee of hi* building to hi* office, which is up just a few flight*. Kor several day* paat Ia smart young wag named Hwartz I>*> amused birnselfby calling for tbe docton 1 ibr *ugb tbe pipe, ami then profanely or - dering him to set out on an excursion to Tartarus. Kor some lime this fun was ta 1 ken in good part until tne fine humor ot ‘ the joke no longer tier//foe apparent Ac cordingly, one afternoon, the declple of Ke cipaptus provided h;mseit vritli a temkettie of wafer, heated to about 21 (f degree* Fahr c cep, and wailed along wl Uie pljie I’rruy *jen the old familiar sound came up j tbio' The pipe, -s iy, Doe, how'* Tricks •* , j "Trick# la better' now I guetn he'll get : -w-d, --fq,eul,|, ,| the d ’jrrfrrr, Tenr , rrre^" r oST~| after ilia tea-kettle, "WliUfjl been tbejnalter with birn * j I “He's got burnt.** •flow r "I’ll tell in a miriul' ” "'Ob, you go to Tbe doctor had finished bis last sen lent e and tberi let a '|U*rt of scalding **Mi . down ll*e pipe Hwartz bad bis mouth ov n it, arid when tle water struck it tie was >Oll,l wlntt surprised WtU 1 w: a;,! .brprtw, him, but hot water war an one* peeled novelty. 'I In: man above poire-l in the Water fur 1 about a minute and then looked out of tbe window. Tbe *m trl yourtsf in to wnge *, ting along on the sidewalk at a pretty five ty gnlt, having evidently got Up from a , silting poalure lie w.ti IffTi/g Ito yell “po ; (Hi, A lend bail an hour afterward lie. I lonnd himself able to #teak, ami tuquircri | “Did Mint lx,Her esplosion hurt anyleidy 7 ” j (Han Krauubuai (.bromcle. llnsltls lllnta. Wiirm brcd “p*‘ ki - thc atoiuac-h Ii n cat It,' The Ue>l nnd Mifrsl tiHilhwssk in Ui' wothl i* tepid water Two nkp r ions should no! <>■ I ;> y lie mine loom i Ijic same lime In sleeping don't "cm 1" lli< Isely Hlrep I* siinigo, A, ■ #<k-> ■* 1 M Autju loWa. A (nisei) diet of animal and vegetable food la Ibe beak Ihe vegetable pot lion hliimili! predominate. Wafer standing ft>r some time in s room pur* from the n Drink fr*h*water, j Whouvm pie < r>(*l or "o>g gy" bread commits a erlme ngnlnsi hi* pliyalckl well being, nnd milsl pay Ho (ten ; ally. Muslr has 11 great curative powei An emlwwnt’pliyielsi, says Tbsl .went, geilllt rinisli- might ftrijuentljr s ivu Hie life ol n dying man, —j Smillgiit is in: ' ,in' ii’ "I CliWirfulin Dole it to the sir k ehiim) r Heinemlirr Hint plntits In Ibe dark become ah kly. Ip tlio sunlight. nurd Rolled l!ggs, A Story is told nt n negrn in Virgin’s , *irr llireatened to give him ftaa Itto-jrtt hr tirntml his h int again Next morning tli eggs csine to tin tuir.i still harder than before. You ranral shnutrd the enraged planter didn't I tell ymi to et>k th<w egc* •'•n’ Yes, tiinss i, said the frighten'd slave. an’ 1 got up at i o’clock <li ®or lyin’, ami biled iletn live hour*, an’ It seeTU to me 1 never kin git dwe eggs aoiter ! During tbe war one of nur northern hotel keeper* wa* on a visit In Norfolk. The egg" came to the table boiled hard, j 1,0 <k here, snkl tbe hotel keeper, Hatnbo. i these eggs are Imiiod 100 bird. Now, take i iiiy walidi and boll some three minutua by | it. .... .. He gave the negro hi# splendid "gold ] waleh. In about five minule* the ftredman ; returned with Ibe egg* and watch on th* same plate. The watch wa* wet. S What have von been doing to my watch’ ! asked the northern visitor. Why, it's *ll wet * Yes, sab, aid the negro. I biled dr wtcl wid do eggs. All right di* 'time i • th. < A Fuwkt Mistakb.—A marriol Johnny went niarrbiug borne blind drunk tbe other night, and thought he wa* climbing into Ihe window of his honae, but got Into the hog peo instead, where a flat porker lay quietly snoozing. Taking off his clothe* he hung them over tbe trough, and laid him down beside hia "Belay,” a* he thought.— After grumbling awhile at Betsy for breath ing *0 loud, he began feeling around for (be cover, and aoliUgulaed: "Mighty enrna. Kiver must 'a fallen on er floor— probblv tinner boil. 1 say. of ooman. how y’r got yerself fixed? Bess f-els offel rums— brissels ! *i* is a remaka ! hie coincicurrenee ! Old gal 'as aadljr ebang ied sins las' wo met Wunner werezer 'ed. (Gel’s hold of Ihe hog’s tail) Ha—ha— -1 hie—l say, Bess, how y'r got y’r hair fixed? Beat* aM—twle’ed, squitkd—hie—like a heathen Chinee. liePs unwrap it, Xk tighter'n 'ell—ao'm L Disgnstin way to , wear hair. Don't care a d—n If it* style or I n ot—‘s got to come down. Say, where's y’r nose ? Strange—you had a nose. Now look y’r, old ooo.an, this—hie—d—n fool i*hue*a’a pereceded fur nuff- Perduce that note, or ’ll ki—hk—you .outer bed. The man’s wile, attracted by tbe noise, appeared upon the scene at this critical moment and managed to get her inebriated lord iu'o the liou-e, he muttering alt the white: "At’* not right. Bess—take ’vantaga my feeble condishun to turn me outer house sod home. Be sorry for ziz w’o y’r get— hie —sober." While the United State* troop* are being ratigbtercd Slaughtered by score* by the Indian.'*, and the War DepakmeoLaad the Njgneril-In Chief of the Array, Hbermat. are anxccou 10 consult with the President of the United Stales in regard to it, they hod that officer on a junketing tour, im ; possible to be reached for that purpose At ia>l accoam* be was-baring a good time with some cliuten spirit* and in* sUid of horses *1 bis farm in Missouri It j* s#M that the President hart his horse* led out tr> him 3*d expatiated eio/p-ntiy on tbtir good 1 point* Though he is no great shakes at an inaugural or a reception speech, be can talk horse nkr an oracke, atid know* more about suxfflc bris sod cheek-reins than hr doe* about Wchstei Dictionary or the < ocULution He is, evidently, Alter for s jtr/crta.or.jotikeyntfeam "hr-tr ferPrtwideiTt of the United ritatrj! General flats. has telegraphed that ’he 'i'residentii tour tots wtH return to Wrrrirrrrgttjir rtzwnorrow when a Cabinet meeting is to be Wrivcaed |Hv. New*. T*K (,Al h Hi cr tac-M.r SfAiao.—H-.fi I lot flsyarj, of Defewwe. in a very vigorous sjwcv h on ttie Louisiana <pieiiofi, made lie fore tue adjournment ot <;oßgre*, m *‘V this apt retort on the majority in tk >iei. so- : . ‘ ’ -your pr,i',t:(4t party tirvl da TEcSc If: years unhmiled (cmlrol of every branch of •hi Kederal Hovernrnenl. Congrem has made nnd unmade the k 'Sie tiovernmi'nu in tb* Honth at will, and there b> no el inehl Of i/>i government f>f whief. y U party majority are not rm(oft*ibte. Th* mingled Web of ignorance and hu l, of and vena ily oi—r>|<i lly —fco-l crime, in whose meshea those unhappy rnmluuuUi** are vainly *ruggttng. Was wo veti by your ban>l alone And when )•> -caiiinirhniTtr 11, you put in the tVof ! {it tut '' . ! hu< li has l>eeii since the cios# > f the wr the bistory rtf your rule, such it will c/m* tin'ie Ui I Ultlil 11,.r a1i...l l.ulll ut y. I.a Mile ,s change/), ami y<m to >o*tain ignorin'• and rue in the r contest with ihe Villus and li.tciiigen. <- n| i lice, ” ■ -W...!*• • What Would bavn-ls’e.i tin thoughts of melt statesmen a* I .'lay, W<-b*(rr, JrfTvivtn Menton, and the tent* of otl.ris who tear* I gfme down to honored gr.,ve:i, and whose itantes wilt be revere..re.| long as -he trfarrirynf the rjrsgt A m-RcpotTSc ’•bull live had they tier.. p riuiUf.) to r* tun. to the Senate (hain tier while the members of that body were disr'udng tin 'l'lesllor. whether some ol tlieir member* should continue to occupy seats among theiu, ut were )uUy cnt.Uad to.-sll* <n Ur* ■penitentiary-* Ttirr asfi;r*tior. of rhene venerable men trorr- of an ent r rrfy itiffcrrrT -1 or.vi*u ff***.. tltst wb+eb a. tnatetj fiirg tmin. <i irflel.l,l .llax, Fuller* mi A Cos., of tirrdit AlohltUr norrnptio i; they bred, not to b hated and <Jej>!*ed r.. w.i* - - ruplion, dishonor, am! (Hu|ury, bo* U. be hottorr-t arid lovr.t, and tn make 1 namr ... me History of (~.r rouii rr that futon gprifrotlon* shafl be promt Own The names tlartteW, ttctJas 4- <v. furr - fuTT. tm-;tieru;r:vrs, it,, Ttr-....., „[ these Modifier Sen 1 1 ur - < nr,., i, n •vhrn 1-o.vlr .s’e.l with .1, e . 1 Ct 1., Wi fi Ji r .ml o'til rs of ftirn ; H r,utor contrast between the l.nnnrrd pa f amt it.e .-t.-ii slto.g present { W.i-ud III) Times A Smssor Anvv.jrrrnv Mr ll.d'ih s stun' drank more than bis usual allowance of rum and sugar one rnfctnfgtn t*l week, the mu sequence n( which was he gave his wife a rather confused account ol ids c >r duct on his return horse "Mr. Smith's grocery store iayiUid me to go in and drink mutin Sam and you aee the weather was dry — and I was very aiopy ' —lff I didul mind punaliio’ one drink *nd It’a queer how tuy head went into the punch, though I The way home waa *n | dir./y that l slipped upon \ little dog—the corner of *he sties.t hit roe-and an old gentleman stopped ear* and brass collar on bis neck said he belonged tn the dog—and I waa-you understand—bk— dial i, I don't know nothing more about it. t'l rise for inlormation,’’ said oDe of the dullest of the member* of ad America nleg islature. “I am very glad to hear it,” said one who wm leaning over the bar, |or no one wants it more than youtaelt.’’ Another member rone Ur speak on the bill to abolish capital puniahmeut, and commenced by saying, "Mr. Speaker, the generality of mankind in general are disposed to exer cise oppression on the generality of man kind in gene**L" “Too had better •tap," o®© wfeo wis Qfif enough to , pull him by the coat tail ; "you had better ! stop—you are coming out of the same hole you went in at.’’ Charlbs F. Adams' account as aibitra ) tor for the United States at the Genera Tribunal was recently closed at Washing ton, he receiving $?2,500 in gold for ju*t one year’s service. He was allowed the same pay per annum that he received as Minister to England, with an additional sn,ooo for traveling expenses. I South Carolina has now a sound Re publican representative in Congress who once proposed in the Legislature of that Stat3 to sell every tree negro in the State into slaveiy, and a Republican Governor who tore down the United States flag from Fort Sumpter and trampling it in the dost, ‘hoisted the rebel flsg in its placet There is loyalt) " for ye. A son of James, the EnglLh novelist, is the editor efa Wisconsin paper. 1873. 1873. ’ — h — r —~ ~t ’ ' w *-- - ■ yTnT^-awr ~ 9 y • — / ... „ „„„ '.nee. —~ is NOW IS FULL BUST =— ONLY i2 A YEAR] r w sumif Twr Ctßffl riPKI *■ l.iirj luuu ni iiii>iti|,ri •n > t> oUwuisi stuwriror tor mr t I uilt 4<vts sst uut * I - r-~ Only $2 a Year In ADVANCE c • Hereafter all the Lfgal adt rr Using *f Herta ether Caaaiy Wflt aypear la IM* pap# r •> „..l ry Row friend*, we aak one and A sssulo u* in the enterpnw. Tbe Jpwpee only TWO DOLLARS A YEAR, *" every family * • cosinty tbould have + Address, or cal! and we WM.T.RXVILL, Editor, Greenville, G. | MOORE MARSH Sc CO.. Wholesale ‘ / * "J* DEALERS IN rr / —= * 1 L>i‘> GcxmL-s ISTot ions. ’ 7 / , f BOOTS, SHOES, —— I -1 ■ ' - _ - • ~TrTirnn.il Ws[a. ’nd'y-Trr'r bv 1 \\ merchant*, ferfoir lurcli.*ll,? riw where, to c*!l anri rwmmr '.nr airak thr in the ‘Vr’.Ui IMdfbUe !* • it)£ dt|i bought ‘ ■'• >. ,c 0 N >/7.'/ 7/ I / ' > II ' . QRirrts, , ■ • .osoßoi |--X ' '' v- \ * - . \ !• . ■ . \ | HAYB* N"W “ 1 'HE. AND vfii! thr Hifh \ - ,r> . uahy LARGEsnd WELL ASSORTED BTO< K of X- X Fall ami Wintrr Goad*. ' i j tf Th#nkfiil for the LONG and LIB ERAL PATRONAGE eetended m me, 1 rMMßftiuU* lagilgL a frifltinflafVC* Of \ h** . 1. same, and pledge myself to m.akt it L f*e INTEREST* Q tsafenwr* to - * 9 NOTICE. —AII persona utdebteii to me lor GOODS, are rupirtfully requeate to cal! and settle. All debts are consider ed due, hy Griffin merchants, early in tbe Sail a* Cotton can be apWL And I now give notice to ALL, that I am compelled to have money to pay my debt* this FALL and WINTER, and will not wait for any part another year. J. A. BEEKS. November 6 fc lßTS.t lj ♦ TUM.HU, STEW ART * BECIa. f —-i. I : — 1 : Hardware i !Vl< ■ r< *1 mills. AIX ANT A. GA„ 1 ntoSfTvT H I. KIM'U.VLL HOI lE Mamnacturci > A.: .N and Dewier* in _ af! kiuds of HARDWARE, . ■*“ X ... Jlf'OLl _■ BIEEL ( I TLERY, TOOLS OF ALL KINDS, •BUILDERS' and CARRIAGE MATERIAL Agents for Bill’s Sbineie Machine*. Syoa tn-jre Powder (hwnruihy'* Rifle and Blasting Powder Mill Slone* ami Rolling Ctotdrs. Pmpri t-'t* >d Ihe x iUhooks' ~ , atiti Hat Srmi I’rK'**. ■. ' •••• )v. . , tt . W f ‘ lit’ H r roe do lVhi.h R tv, ,r .., and m ns ~.-p.„i hsml n uttlplv i. < . ‘ • *”i :■' Retail R. U lunls ml ItianisH Jail gl-n 1 dhUVthK, HT*|V K STTdHE ll IF JON LIS. " ‘ ' : t ■ I- "a 1 ■ 1 V r * 4 r<r < uTi.j Mh • * >*: *rti} Ib faii \h VntT jr n*J TIN WARE. C'MIKI.VG AND IIEVTING STOYEA Ot r-.tr. u •rript ion. i wry, in store *r4 said As cheap a# th* **m< rpialitr of Htoro# ' can be #o!d anywhere. htstove REPAIR.^ For any; .Stove now mjide. furnished a SHORT NOTICE. To Merchants. Merchants can bare any Atlanta bill of Tin ware duplicated with freight added. LAMP GOODS. A Complete Assortment of * a t LAMPS AND LAMP GOODS, Off" Wry Cheap for Casl.jEJ Orerrawet bj m*if win receie* pioinpl tttat.r.n Satktactif a guaranteed ! f. b? ij W B. JONES.