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THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH.
VOL. 4.
Hawkinsville Dispatch.
PUBLISHED KVKKV THURSDAY BY
DENIS W. D. BOTJLLY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Halos and It ule«.
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subsequent Insertion. (A square is the
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irrespective of the number of lines.)
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eties, Obituaries, etc., exceeding six lines,
to he charged as transient advertising.
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I.Ed At. ADVERTISING.
Ordinary's—Citations for Letters
ol Administration, hy Administra
tors, Executors, Guardians, Ac....$ 3 50
Application for Letters of Dismis
sion from Administration 4 00
Application for Letters or Dismis
sion from Guardianship 5 ,i0
Application for leave to sell Land 4 00
Notice to Debtors and Creditors 5 50
Sales of personal or perishable
property, par square 1 50
Sales of Lands, per square 5 .<0
SnEßirp's—Per lew 3 50
Mortgage sales, ten linen or
Tax Collector’s sales, per square, 5 00
CLf.hk’s —Foreclosure of Mortga
ges and other Monthly advertise
ments. $1 per square of one inch lor
each Insertion.
Announcing County Candidates.. 800
Announcing District Candidates.. 12 00
For n man advertising his wife, in
advance 20 00
IW Sales of Lend, by Administrators,
Executors or Guardians, are .required by
law to he held on the first Tuesday In the
month, between tbe hours of ten in the fore
noon and three in the ulternoon, at the
Court-house in the county in which the
propertt \ situated.
Notice of these sates must lie given in a
public gazette 40 days previous to the day
of sale.
Notice for the sale ol poisons 1 property
must be given in like manner, 10 days pre
y ious to sale day.
Notice to debtors and creditors ot an es
tate must also tie publi -hurt 40 days.
Notice that application will lie made to
the Court of Ordinary tor leave to sell land
must lie published for four weeks.
Citations on letters r.f administration.
Guardianship, &e„ must he published 30
days- for dismission from administration,
monthly three months; for dismission from
Guardianship, 10 days.
Rules tor the foreclosure of Mortgages
must lie published monthly, four months;
for establishing I<> '. papers, for the full
space of three months; forcompciling titles
from F.xccutors or Administrators, where
bond has boon given by tbe deceased, the
full space or three months.
Shcriti’s sales must lie published for four
weeks. .
Publications will always la- continued
according to these, the legal requirements,
unless otherwise ordered.
Business Cards-
X-ia/w Card.
/11IARLKH C. KIBBHfi will practice In the conn
\j tic* of Dooly and Houston, of tho Macon C’fr
cal’; In the couutkw of PnU-l'.L Wilcox. Telfair.
Irwin and Coffee, of the Southern Circuit nnd will
at end to any bniiueo entrusted to lilni in other
counts* of the State, upon special coutrac*.
OQicc at Hawk nsflllc, On. Jan 0-ts.
LANIER HOUSE,
IvTa-oon., Gr-a.
COLLIER & ROYS
Having assumed the management of this
house, respectfully solicit a share or publk
patronage. *
Free omnibus to and from the house.
Attentive porter*. dec 28-ts
~MACKENZIE BROTHERS,
Importers and Manufacturers ol
COACH and SADDLERY
HARDWARE,
No. 222 Baltimore street, Baltimore.
Established in 1825. sept 7-ly
LB
The Grt ti Family Mnlirine of tht Agr.
THIRTY YEARS
Ilarc elapsed since tlie introduction of the
rain Killer to the public, and yet, nt the
present time, it is more popular and com
mands a larger sale than ever before. Its
popularitv is not confined to this country
alone: ail over the work! its lienefieal ef
fects In curing tlie “ills that flesh U heir
to," arc acknowledged and appreciated,
and, a* a pajn killer, its* fame is limited
to no country, sect or race. It needs only
to be known to lie prized.
Thirty Years is certainly a long enough
time to prove tbe efficacy of anv medicine,
and that tlie pais killer is deserving of
all ila proprietors claim for it, is amply
proved by the unparalleled popularity It
has attained. It Is a TORE ana eskective
remedy. B<>hl by all Druggists. Price 25
cents, 50 cents, and $1 |wr bottle.
Directions accompany each bottle.
HAWKINSVILLE, GA„ THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1870.
poetical.
WOMAN’S WORK.
Darning little stockings.
For restless little feet;
Washing little faces
To keep them elean and sweet;
Hearing Hiblc lessons,
Teaching catechism,
Praying for salvation
From heresy and schism ;
Woman’s work.
Bowing on buttons,
Overseeing rations;
Soothing, with a kind word,
Ollier's lamentations;
Guiding clumsy Bridgets,
Coaxing sullen cooks;
Entertaining company,
And reading recent books;
Woman's work.
Burying out of sight
Her own unhealing smarts,
Letting iu the sunshine
On others’ clouded hearts;
Rinding up tlie wounded,
Healing up tho sick,
Bravely marching onward
Through dangers dark and tbiek ,
Woman's work.
Leading little children,
And blessing manhood’s years;
Showing to the sinful
How God’s forgiveness cheers :
Scattering sweet roses
Along another’s path ;
Smiling by the wayside,
Content w ith wbat she hath ;
Woman’s work.
Letting full her own tears
Where oulv God can see,
Wiping o(T another’s
With tender sympathy;
Learning by experience,
Teaching by example;
Yearning for the gateway,
Golden, pearly, ample;
Woman’s work.
Lastly cometh silence,
A day of deep repose;
Her locks smoothly braided,
Upon her breast a rose,
Lashes resting gently
Ui>on lhe marble check;
A look of blessed peace
tlie forehead meek.
Tiie hands soflly folded.
The kindly pulses still;
Tlie lips know no smiling.
The noble heart no thrill
1 ler couch needs no soothing,
She enreth for no care;
Love's tenderest entreaty
Wake's no responses there!
A grave in tlie valley
Tears, hitler sobs, regret.
One more lesson given
That life may not forget,
A fare forcvci .iddon,
A race forever run ;
“ Dust to dust,” a voice s&itb.
And woman’s work is done !
HAVE THE OOURAGE TO BAY NO.
You’re starting to-day on life’s journey,
Alone on the highway oflife;
You'll meet with a thousand temptations;
Each city with evil is rife.
This world is a stage of excitement;
There’s danger wherever you go;
But if you arc tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my lxq. to sav No.
Tlie syren's sweet song may allure you;
Beware of her cunning and art;
Whenever you see her approaching,
Be guarded and haste to depart.
The billiard saloons are inviting,
Decked out in their tinsel and show:
You may lie invited to enter—
Have courage, my boy, to say No.
The bright, ruby wine may be offered ;
No matter how tempting it be;
From poison that stings like an adder,
My boy, have the courage to flee.
The gambling balls are below you.
Their lights, how they dance to and fro!
If you would Ik- tempted to enter,
Think twice, even thrice, ere you go.
In courage alone lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin,
And trust in the Heavenly Father,
Who will keep you unsiiotted from sin.
Temptations will go on Increasing,
As streams from a rivulet How;
But if you are true to manhood.
Have courage, my lioy, to say No.
A PRESENT SAVIOUR.
nv JOHN G. WHITTIER.
We may not climb tlie heavenly steeps
To bring the I«ord Christ down ;
In vain we search the lowest deeps.
For hint no depths can crown.
But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.
Through him the Unit fond prayers arc said
Our lips of childhood frame;
The last low whispers of our dead
Are burdened VitU His name.
O, Lord and Master of us all!
Whate’er our name and sign.
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call.
We test our lives by Thine.
Self (If!) i*(or£.
THE IMFEKLEhS WAN.
BY SYLVANt'B COBH, JR.
‘No, air! I don’t want noth’ll o’
the kind. In the first place, I lia’n’t
got the money; and in tlie next place,
if 1 had the money, 1 wouldn’t lia\'o
none o’ your papers.’
So spoke Titus Closely, in answer
to a man who had called to see if ho
would like to subscribe for a newspa
per. Said man kept a store in the
neighboring village, and was also the
postmaster; anti he had made arrange
ments to add to his business by es
tablishing a newspaper agency.
4 1 can furnish you with any paper
you may like,’ he exclaimed to Mr.
Closely, ‘and I can furnish it cheaper
tlian you can get it in any other way;
because, by buying of me, you wili
save tlie postage. I shall have papers
devoted to the interests of tlie Family;
papers for the Farmers; papers for
the Mechanic; and papers for both
young ami old; and, in short, I may
assure 3-011 that any one of them
would be worth far more to you than
I propose to ask. Ask your wife
jvliat she thinks. You have no idea
what a vast amount of valuable infor
mation you will find.’
Nancy Closely wauled a paper; but
her husband said:—
‘O, bother! I don't want it, I tell
ye. I’ve got as much as 1 can do to
look after my farm; and if Nancy and
the children want to read, they can
get tracts of the minister.’
‘Your neighbor, Deepwater, lias
subscribed for two papers,’ said the
agent. ‘He will take n pleasant,
high-toned literary paper for his fam
ily, and a paper devoted to Art, Sci
ence, and Agriculture for himself.’
‘ Tlie more fool lie!’ cried Titus
Closely, contemptuously. ‘ Jno. Deep
water can’t afford it no morc’n I can.
My farm’s bigger an’ better’ll his is;
and I tell ye, fiat an’ square, ’at 1
ha’n’t got no three dollars to throw
away for a newspaper.’
‘ Hut—Titus—’
‘Shut up, Nancy! I tell ye, I don’t
want it.’
And Nancy closed her lips ; and the
agent went his way; and Titus Close
ly went forth to plow his ground with
the great c’.d wooden- plow which id#
father, and grandfather, had used be
fore him.
And time passed on. Tlie newspa
per agency was established at the vil
lage post-olllce; but Titus did not
patronize it. lie felt that - lie bad a
principle at stake, he said lie would
not, —and lie wouldn’t! But in one
thing lie was consistent; He would
not allow his wife or children to bor
row papers of bis neighbor Deepwater
if be knew it.
One evening Titus Closely and his
wife took ten, by invitation, with
neighbor Deepwater.
‘I declare, Nancy,’said Titus, on
their way home, 1 Prudence Deepwater
beats all creation for cooking, don’t
she ? I’ll no idea she was such a hand
at it. 1 wonder where she got them
fresh strawberries.’
‘ Site preserved them herself,’ an
swered Nancy.
‘O, —giteout! Them wasn’t pre
served, —they was fresh as new
picked.’
‘ It is the way they were fixed, Ti
tus.’
‘ Eh! Can you do it?’
‘ I could if I had her paper.'
‘ Her paper?’
‘ Yes. She found the recipe in the
newspaper, and that's where she
learnt to do most all of iter nice cook
ing.’
Titus changed the subject of con
versation.
Autumn came,and the Agricultural
Fair was hold in an adjoining town.
Titus went over with a yoke of whnt
he considered very fine oxen; but he
found, when the exhibition canto off,
that lie was very far behind the times.
New breeds, of which lie bad known
nothing, bad been introduced, nnd
his own animals were not deemed
worthy of notice.
4 Whew!’ Whistled Titus, as lie sat
in bis kitchen, with a crumpled report
of tlie Awarding Committees in his
hand. A friend had given hint the
printed document. ‘JohnDeepwater
lias got the premium for sheep. By
hokey! I’ll bet I clip more wool’ll
lie does next season.’
‘ Because you’ve got more sheep,’
suggested Nancy. ‘ But w ait and see.
Tlie new breed whiicli he lias procured
is a very valuable one.’
‘Bali! Think what it cost him:
Fifty dollars for a pair of ’em!’
‘And,’ added Nancy, ‘he sold two
of his spring lambs to Mr. Thompson
for eighty dollars.’
‘Git eout!’
‘ Prudence told ntc so. John Deep
water saw so many flattering accounts
of those sheep in his paper that he
knew it would be safe to invest.'
Titus referred again to tbe report.
‘Ilao! I’m blessed if Polly Dow
ner hasn’t got the first premium for
cheese—five dollars!
‘Yes,’ said Nancy. ‘She was tell
ing me about her cheeses. 'She found
out how to make them in her paper.
I tell ye, Titus, it’s a good thing to
have a good newsp;q>cr. I wish
you’d—'
‘Bah! Can’t talk to me!’ And
Titus threw down the Report, and re
tired from the kitchen in disgust.
Tlie w inter passed; nnd the spring’s
work was done; nnd tho time for
sheep-shearing came. Titus Closely
sheared one hundred and fifty sheep,
and obtained therefrom not quite six
hundred pounds of wool, being loss
than an average of four pounds to the
sheep.
John Deepwater sheared seventy
sheep, and obtained from them very
near five hundred pounds of wool,
thus giving hint a yield of a trifle
over eight pounds from each sheep.
‘Titus, didn’t I tell you that neigh
bor Deepwater’s sheep would prove
by far Ihe most profitable? It cos'
no wore to keep one of his splendid
animals than ii does to keep one of
out s. And then his lambs are heavier
and his mutton is—’
‘Stop your glah, Nance! I know
what ye’re pitchin’ at: It’s one o’
them ’tarnnl papers! Let John Deep
water go it, if lie wants to. I’ve got
more wool 'n lie lias.’
‘And you wintered move than twice
ns many ns he did.'
‘ Shut up, will ye ?’
Nancy was silent. But tlie end was
not yet.
After the haying had been done,
.Sir. Deepwater and his wife called
over and took tea, nnd spent the
evening, with Titus and Nancy.
In tlie course of conversation Pru
dence told to Nancy many new tilings
which she had learned of household
mysteries, while Mr. Deepwater talked
to his host of the great improvements
which were being made in agriculture.
And Titus was interested in spite of
himself, though he tried to appear
otherwise.
‘By the way, Titus,’ said John
Deepwater, late in the evening, ‘ when
you get ready to sell your wool, I
think I can recommend you to a good
market.’
‘Much oblcegcd, Joint; but I’ve
sold.’
‘ Sold ? To whom V
‘To Saddler & Ryder, of Brinkton.’
‘ Did they come for it V
‘Yes. Old Saddler came himself.’
‘ What did he pay you?’
‘ Thirty cents.’
‘Thirty cents?—Thirty cents a
j ii iijfai' V
‘ Yes.’
‘Goodness mercy, Titus! You
didn’t sell your whole clip nt that
price ?’
‘Y-e-s. Why?’
‘ Why! —Why,—wool, like yours,
is worth forty-five cents; and I was
authorized by Mr. Fairman to offer
you that price for your clip. You
must have had over live hundred
pounds ?’
‘Yes,’ said Titus, gaspingly; ‘1
sold live hundred and seventy.’
‘But didn't you know that wool had
risen in value?’ ,
‘ No. Mr. Saddler said thirty cents
was all ’ttvns worth.’
‘ Mr. Saddler deceived you. But
you should linvc watched tbe Market
Reports. Did’nt you notice them in
the paper ?’
‘l—l don’t take no paper.’
* I declare, Titus, 1 am sorry for
you. But it can't lie helped now.’
Mr. Deepivatcr saw how badly his
friend was feeling, and he said no
more.
When the company had gone, Titus
Closely took down tire old slate from
its peg by the side of tlie looking-glass,
ami began to cipher. The difference
between thirty and forty-live was fif
teen ; and fifteen multiplied by live
hundred and seventy gave a product
of eighty-five dollars and fifty cents !
On the following morning, Titus
Closely went to the village, and sub
scribed for two papers —one for him
self, and one for his wife; nnd in time
lie came to regard the Newspaper as
one of the greatest institutions of the
age-
Toothache For the benefit of
those who may need a little consolation,
we publish the following from a cor
respondent of an exchange:
“If any of j-our readers suffer from
toothache, or neuralgic affections, aris
ing from teeth iu any state of decay,
1 hey may experience relief, instantane
ous and permanent, by saturating a
small bit of clean cotton or wool with
a strong solution of ammonia, nnd ap
plying it immediately to the affected
tooth. The pleasing contrast instan
taneously produces, in some cases, a
tit of laughter, although a moment be
fore extreme suffering and anguish
prevailed. I have used the remedy for
over one year, and have obtained suf
ficient proof to warrant publication.
ZW~ Barrett’s” Miraculous Hair Restor
ative.
jjgU” The following is an estimate
of the cost of three (3) smalc shoats in
Camden county, after having laid
waste a field of sweet potatoes:
Whole cost of three small
shoats, SSOO 60
Sold for $1 50 each 4 50
Net loss $496 19
jy A man who invests one dollar in a
business should in\«*t on* dollar in adrerlif
ina that business.—A T Stewnrt
Written for the Dispatch.
llcnnie Farter n* a Itlowixt.
W e are in the blowing business;
have ever been in the blowing busi
ness; expect to he in the blowing
business as long as wc own, keep, or
can borrow a blowing apparatus
Wc have blowed ourselves; wc have
Mowed others; we have blowed Betsy
Ann ; but, as ablowist, tve have just
discovered that we excel as a profes
sional brass-horn blower. Hawkins
villinns, not to be behind the balance
of mankind in the advancement of
science and tho over-natural disposi
tion people have of blowing them
selves, seeing the necessity of having
some avenue through which they
could blow, determined on getting up
a brass-band. They did get it; they
have got it; we’ve seen it; we’te heard
it; we’ve felt it; we’ve experienced it;
Yvc have blowed it; and such experi
ence, such blowing as was never be
fore blown, wc blowed. An instru
ment was assigned us—such an in
strument—all “thingimijigs and fix
ins ”; twisting over, it twisted back,
retwisted and twisted again; and so
many keys and other “fixins,” and
so brassy—enough brass to furnish
a foundry for the manufacture of
swells for seven years—New York
swells, or any other swells in this
country, or any other country. At it
wc went. Wc were determined to
learn, and wc learned ; wc Mowed to
our heart’s content. We got our in
struments ; four of us formed in line ;
appointed a leader; used Greer’s Al
manacs for music books. Teacher
told us to get ready to blow, and yvc
got ready; to pucker, and we puck
ered, to smile, and tve smiled. One,
two, blow ; nnd wc one, twoed, and
Mowed and puffed like a whole camp-"
mcclin of Green-line freight engines.
Teacher lie twisted, and wc twisted ;
he turned, and tve turned; he panted,
and we panted; his eyes growed mi
inch, and ours growed two inches—
nnd oh 1 shades of tlie great departed
masters! sucli strains as we strained.
First, wc soared away up among tlie
pictures in music. Touching now
nnd then around the edges, we
launched out into the fathomless
deep. In a moment of terrible anxi
ety, wc brought our horn to a right
shoulder-shift. Oh! how unfortunate!
Wc were nearly out of breath; had’nl
made a note. We must make a last
desperate effort. Wc did; wc brought
our instrument a sort of a semi-quiver
and an under swipe, nnd ga\’e such a
blast as would do justice ns a fore
runner to a South-Americnn earth
quake. Front some cause or other,
wc found ourselves lying on the
ground, a crowd around us. Our in-
strument had lodged on the Court
house. Alt oak tree and a freedman
were missing. Tlie ground was torn
up for forty feet mound us. Our nose
weighs two pounds ; our lips twenty;
and we’ve lost one of our cars. Our
constitution and by-laws arc ruined:
our hopes arc blasted. Tlie old horn
lies npon the Court-house yet, and if
anybody feels disposed to try what
yvc hnY’e tried, to feel what yvc liuy-c
felt, to sec what wc have seen, to hear
what we Iliy-c heard, to experience
Yvhat yvc have experienced, to Mow
what yvc lmvc blown, they can do so
by getting the brassy thing down, so
far as we are concerned, from its last
resting-place. Glowingly thine (In a
horn), Bennie Facter.
Barrett's" recommends itself.
Horses.—Many horses arc made
vicious .front cruel treatment.
More horses fall from weariness
than from any other cause.
When a horse falls hei is more
frightened than his rider.
A frightened animal can not use its
senses aright; it must be first re-as
uitrcd by gentle treatment.
It is speed that kills tho horse.
Ne\’er strike an animal upon the
head.
Careless application of the whip has
blinded many horses.
More horses are lamed from bad
shoeing than from all other causes
togetlrcr.
Never kick nor scream at a horse,
nor jerk tho bit in bis mouth.
£3T“ Barrett’s ” kee|w the liair moist.
jggrThc sun's spots arc uow nu
merous and interesting, and can lie
seen with a smoked glass. The planet
Saturn is iu a peculiarly favorable posi
tion for observation, with the rings at
their fullest opening.
CSF ‘ Barrett'*” restores with rapidity
NO. 24.
I.tint Keene* nt Appomattox.
John Eaten Cooke, in his new book.
“ Hammer and Rapier,” says:
Tlie day passed, and the night —on
the 10th, the army surrendered for
mally, stacked arms, abandoned their
columns, nnd dispersed to their homes.
The Federal Commander had acted
throughout all with the generosity of
a soldier and the breeding of a gen
tleman. Not a cheor was heard, not
a I mud played in tho Federal army.
When far off a shout rose over the
woods, one of the Federal officers
hastened to apologise for it.
“ That is the rear guard—those fel
lows did none of the fighting.”
As to those who fought—the vete
ran Army of tlie Potomac, tried in
battle, in victory, in defeat, in all the
hard life of tlie soldier—they did not
cheer when their old adversaries sur
rendered. They were silent, and
saluted Yvlieu a ragged Confederate
passed. They felt Yvhat surrender
must be to the men of that army
which they had fought for four years
—and not a cheer or a brass band
was heard.
Why humiliate their old enemies 7
Why make more bitter their misfor
tune?
On the 10th of April, 1365, the old
soldiers of the Army of the Republic
stretched their hands to the foe they
had fought so long. To-day, they are
ready to do as much, if the civilians
would only let them. There is a per
sonage more ferocious and implacable
than the fiercest soldier—it is the man
Yvho has staved at home and never
smelt gunpowder; yvlio, while the rest
fought, clapped his hands, saying •
‘lf the civilians had been at Ap
pomattox, they would have handcuffed
the men of Lee.’ Wouldn’t you, Mes
sieurs? Yott would certainly haY'O
split the air with every brass band of
the army, and shouted ‘ Hosannah ’ at
their humiliation.
Well, see the difference lwtwecn
men yvlio tight and men who do not.
The old soldier of tho Army of the
Potomac kept quiet when Lee ap
peared at Gen. Grant’s headquarters—
every head was uncovered. Victory
saluted defeat.
< ■#.
1 lie Kcercl of Advertising.
The secret of advertising is not yet
discovered bj' all who advertise. A
good deal of money and space is
wasted in clumsy announcements,
which nobody reads, heavy- standing
placards, which no more stimulate
purchasers than tlie names on signs
Much money is also Yvasted in circu
lars, which arc thrown into entries
nnd down cellarways, and always re
ceived Yvith contempt, or in so-called
advertising sheets, which nobody
reads. There is no medium that
comes into such close contact with
the people as the netrspaper; and if
advertisers only understood their
business, they could make their part
of the paper as interesting as any
other part of it. In many of the Ger
man papers, advertising is carried to
an extent of which Yve have no idea.
The newspaper is the real exchange.
Everybody goes to it with all his
wants, and almost all Isis woes. The
consequence is that the sheets are as
lively as neighborhood gossip, nnd
often the pages devoted to acH-crtis
ing arc tlie best parts of the paper.
And the papers are read through.
The announcements are always short,
always “trausient,” and one looks at
them in the morning to see what the
world has to oiler him that day, by
way of business or amusement. Per
haps his next door neighbor has a
rare piece of china or a choice engra
ving to sell, or he would like to get
an odd number of some serial, which
you hnppcn to have; somebody, some
where, announces something that in
terests you, and so life is made more
endurable, trade is quickened, and
general wants arc supplied. We look
to see a more general use of the ad
vertising columns of newspapers in
the country, for all the wants and
queries of life. —Hartford Courant.
jy “ Barrett's Invigorates and Beauti
fies.
—-
The Largest Hog in Tire Would.— The
Republican, of West Chester, Pa., says that
on tke*2stU of March, Mr. Jefferson Slianer
slaughtered the largest hog of which it has
any reccord. The hog wasa Chester W hite,
and was two years and five months old. It
measured six I’uct ten inches from the root
of the tail to between the ears, seven feet
three indies in girth just behind the fore
legs, and seven feet nine indies round the
middle. Tlie head Yvcighcd 94 pounds, and
the weight of Ihe Ytliolc hog, neatly dressed,
was 1,040 pounds Good judges estimated
that lie would make 600 pounds of lard.
A Simple Remedy for Chicken
Cholera.— A gentleman furnishes
the Nashville (Tcnu.) Union and
American with the following simple
remedy for chicken cholera, accompa
nied with the statement that he has
frequently tried its efficacy: Fat ba
con pills, of convenient size to thrnst
down the throat of the fowl, the pills
well coated with strong mustard
Two pills usually suffice to effect a,
cure.