Weekly Gwinnett herald. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 1871-1885, December 11, 1883, Image 1

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THE WEEKLY HWINNETT HERALD. K |. VI I’KKI’I.KS. I I >*» •' ii,,kikt " k ' ' II H !•: / v y /.; T r 11 A' *dA /' - »• * * Ml • * ■ ’ 11 :M) x 1 ■ BSi H , , N •; | ‘,O in advance. K ( >i>v 75 in advance. ■ > n'.' 11 ■ ;>ti in advance. | . q.i 3 mo! ’- ■ Kn „.,gh for Every bogy ■ (> ( > IK N . ■ . . ,i.,«ii , in |l,-.IV II " ■ . _ , I’ll*- ' 11l mm s in»w«*r> rain or iiidllgw iiuit. .« ~ , ,-,>rk- llil-oWWIiZe, ,iv>l lean's itrink daily lit** ■ , 1(> ,1,.at1. ! Till - ie;MTi‘* nmy mm mi. ■ ami l ,J,ss ««“ • ■ tin- May. H, , Ii! A n angel form H . 11l in intent tivtul: lovi '1 thiiißs a wit} . ,i , i all them “'ieml. ' ■ misofi .lany* - H ! g , ni he g-'lteral . nr if kiiov.u |H, ? i : ■ I. :lni to curry ft |Hpr,r> i'iv tiii'<> I-it ill' will'd' |H|: condition H id jHiipin lav iuiik '(* within a | i»npi*v- Ba. beg’n ?i.K region tins S: (’.as ft thi seat .HI for |H,t:.„ i • t!i r ■ i.r lailk. a .'1 although s .in. ; ■> oite tin-.n little Led i ,aB .i.’rmifivting, it is not so ■s' - -ivin; milk nil miii) ■ .-It*-1. pro of ii |B wis owing to a some |H . :11s11 .1 .'O' .:i- 'I. its t . * lit* usual si srnnss Hr ilie fall. Tin animal ■ |H s' .y nr froste I past are. §■' i.;.re • sin I gr-mt in I aiit- H ' lit! lo nnce a tiny, w bin It is * .-it a greii' rciisb, am! al o V .ni v ■ H infill, mnl- H'l birii. with an equal pro jjH< it ••! good com auil oats. ■' c 1 qn*iii'it \ as tiiis in ad jjjß' ;■) pasture, often pm v It is much . Keep : conl'iiou Hi,.tt ■ i.xl. listed one. B : i limit, at all sea -ii domestic animals, B r urntto i and iuis du jn' c ire ,*nd over B :: "d judgement in se B 1 and giving ||9 *"t ! ies ;n,.| at prop B (infill add, hav ■ 1 animal B • iump of jock. B ' As;il i fl st Imy.i l>m a por j^H' ' o'-nimi go V en them ; l,to t'Vu kinds of f>irls. M' hl 1 * appears ln-s are good ■ ’•* etc.. |H' ‘hlight is in such B 1 that kind BKI liouie—file 11 l d'm: H' [B 'ilicy .iitler wide ■ tin- bless ' 1 '"Sliming R mlin inspiring life and K, ‘ p.thwav. | : “"-not' education will B- mip-iii.-ti' t j 1> :o:d L Tlrn two as- B, ' '" 1,: 'in-nig wit ii ,i friend ■ ! ill ' ‘"ff was plant lup B ' 11 ‘"'st wno knew ol H’O W,l: la e ’ '' v * u 'f i« patience H . B 1 )U "ling sir.' reply. love is al ,f “OAMbyher fewr - Cf'cor NIU'O ( ure tor i»riit<>, As old limn who had for y uirs been as 1 net church member, and vi lio lul l done laucb et’V-ciive work for tbe c a use of lemperam-e. was fourn 1 lying hi the rt a.lsnle dm other day in a suite ~f inioxica lion, lie wits dtawn up before c conmdtlec . f the chnr« ii and ask ed lo sltoiv causa why he should no! be < x 'iiaimnnii ate I. T tick aowledge that I was drunk brethren, and I've g. 1 a mighty good reason for i'-' •Family trouble?’ asked tie chairman “N’o, t-ir. for I vo bad no trouble It was pride.' •Pride! exclaimed the cltaiv inan. A ns. jnide. As 1 went alo.vg t i town 1 met a drunken i'6ilow ami 1 began to think well of my self because 1 had never been drunk Pretty soon I began to fee! proud of i . A little further on 1 met an ordinary looking fel low and wouldn’t speak to him. My neck go' so stiti with my pride I reflected that my pride was wick ed, ami T tried and tried lut couldn t throw it oti. J tried to pi ay, but was a little too pron 1 to pray ivifh fervor. ‘This vvon't do’ I mused •! am ge ting to be a regular Pharisee.” After walk iug round awhile I met an old ne gro oii-l asked: •l tide, can you tell me how to throw off my pride ?’ ‘Dat I ken, salt; dot T ken',’ ‘YV’ell, T with you would, for to conlinwe in this proud way will be dangerous to my soul.’ ‘Wall, dar’s one thing that nev m' fai's icr knock dew a a man’s pride, boss, an’ dat is whiskey Get drunk, a i when yer gets so her ver 11 feel mighty , -4- anted, wn this vEggeslibu and got as durnk as a—well, as nn owl though I never saw an owl drunk, -i hen I got sober I w.**. it., o/ost humiliated man in tfie world, and I prayed with an earnen'ness ] never feltbofut'e. lam now nil ling 'o leave my case in your hauJb,’ ‘Dretnren,’ said the chairman, what do you think ?’ ‘Wall,’ said the old fellow ‘I feel sorter- proqd. How is it with yourself?' v-orter Pharisee, How do you feel, brother Jenksf ‘Proud as a peacock: Brother Larkins how tT> you feel?’ ‘Mighty proud. Lets go down to the sfiilhouse and humiliate our selves; ’ —Ark ins iw T ave ier. Hill .4 1-11 on the Neekee. Uneasy lifs the ..ead that wears a post-office—or most 'any other office; especially one that has pol ittes in it; more especially one that co-ijes ft Wa’h.mg'ou, whore politics is studied as a game of dies, and every pawn an* every piece has . to be moved to protect the king, th i' if. iho Pres ident. Tue_ player not only eaten es his ad versa ties and sweeps them frem the board, bu l when the king is in danger will rice his owt t men who have been ligli.jng faimfully, aud sweep them away too. It is a wonder to methat anybody will hanker af ter such a business Before a uixn gets an office he is dt ing boinel bing that makes a living for his family, and he quits that, and ureas up and loses his trade or cus tom and begins to live on t: sil u.y and feels good lor awhile, bu subdeuly he gqes overtparJ aud has no trade or custom to fall back on In the meftntjma his children tie growing up, and have gut new ways and habits he cause pa is in office aud handles ; more m mrv th in be used to and j they must step tip a little higher iu society anil dress finer, and gav e more parties, and take a more fashionable pew in tbe meet ing house. And so when the fa j comes it is a hard one, and the poor ls.iei don't know what to do. He cm run a post office, or ooileet the revenues or get as er the moocfixp erswith alacrity, bu post, officeilmi lie around loose, ae.l when a feller irtoas out; he can pick up another and keep on m the same line of business. Next Monday Congress will as j smuble. Then will come tbe tug | of war. Lawrenceville, 3-eorgia, Tuesday December 11 1883 X I.cmmoii ill H«i\jug. "! i told my chum and me tint it was no harm to learn to box. - aits * we could defend ourselves, ami lie said be used to be a holy leir-u with tile boxing gloves when lie was a oy, and ho has been gtv iug us lessons. Well, he is no si ueh now [ tell- you. and li indies biinseU pretty well lor a church meinb.-r I had read in the paper how Zach Cm Her played it on Uonkhng by getting Jem Mao, dm prize tighter, to knock him til l>. ni 1 1 asked pa it he wouldn’t " t me bring a poor boy, who had no father to teach him boxing, to our house to learn to box. and pa sa u certainly to fetch him along. He said lie would be glad 'o do anything for a poor orphan. So 1 went down in the third ward and got an Irish boy by the name of Du fly, who can knock *lte socks oft' of any boy in the wr.nl H* tit a prize fight once. It would have mud you laugh n. see pa tell him how to hold liis hands and how to guard his face. He told Duffy not to be afraid, hut to strike out ami lit for keeps. Duffy said he was afraid pa would gei mad if he lut him, and pui said, ‘Nonsense, boy. knock me down ; f you can. and 1 will laugh lift ! ha!’ Well, Duffy be hauled back and gave pa one in tile nose an 1 aim her in both eyes, and cuffed him on the ear and punched .lira in the stom ach. ami Itiaimed him in themou h and made his teeth bleed,aud (lien he gave him a side winder iu both eyes, and pa pulled off’the boxing gloves and grabbed a chair, and we adjourned and went down stairs its though 'here was a panic. 1 haven't seen pa since. Was his eye very black !" “Black? I should sag ho," said the grocery man. “And his nose seemed to in, trying toJook iu his hi ear. He was the market buying beefs aka to put on it.” He Oilin'l Kill Tlilli Him. A circuit'rider in a Suii'horn dis riel onp day rede up to a poor ati.i - 1 fora drink of Avater. “We liaiu’t g >t none in lie house sah; po' kin fiml hit down in de creek salt, W« don't keep nuftiu tv put. hit in, sab.” “Yonare very poor, then, my good.’ said the preacher kindly. “Yes boss, we is kinder dat way.” “Can’t you get work a ,d make a living 7 '’ “1 moot wn’k sah, if dar was wu'k to do, but dur bain t none in dese parts stilt.” “My good man, you should keep on trying, and trust- in the L >rd.” • “I docs tru3 in h m, sah.” ‘‘Don’t you find relief in liiai?” "Yes. salt* I does now, but at oe fust I diUti't sah-’”. “Oh yes I see- In the begin ning yoq lacke t faith.” •'Doan know boiudnt, boss, but yo see at de fust I trus in Him to ti n te <le family while I was fish in, but it d>an do no good, sib Den I tuck anuudjer hold, and' ainoe dat'lse bejti’ gut,tin al >ng mighty slick ” -I li'irAiy uad«rstjpid.” “ Yy. yo SCO, b(OS3, 1 lftVS low t, 11 urtar sundown and den T goes fob da chickens V > iJisr sideob de ribbalt, an I trus in de Lawd not t-0 let me git cot shed, an’ boss He am nebbah gone hack on dis chile ouct. Git down. sab. an come in and eat w|d us. we a>n t got no water oeotin de kit’le, but we kin gib yo' oodlins yallalt legs. Tie Athens Danner Watchman says: “Mini Sal lie (Jook, of Jas per couuty, who has been living with Mis. Ring for several months was courted utid won by Mr. Hen derson .Smith, and married to him on Sunday last, at the res.dence of Mrs G \V King, Ly the Rev T A Harris. Mrs. King with her well known hospitality, had thrown .pen her entire h utse, prepared for the ceremony, and was ready to receive the gues's of die occa sion; but Miss Millie preferred the big road at tbe well known race track at Greer’s lane. The groom hol no objection what place lie married at so lie got Miss Sadie. So they were married in the big road, notwithstanding a rain was falling, much to the dis gust of Mra King and the specta tors, who think this quite an inuo vation of Clark qounty marriages.’ The memory is a treasury to whom - ve must give funds if we would draw the assistince we nead. DKYOTEDTO NEWS, LITEHATFHE AM) EIK Al. Al’l’AlllS rii.it s a right olit'fk It wus h hale. contented nmn with a bight strong triune nnil a trunk smile, that tendered tlie elie’k. The was for *7O. signed by \\ Alice Burpee ,V Co. the great Philadelphia seedsman and parable to ,J G Miller. "Yon are Mr Miller f" "Yes. and that check is the sign of a victory for DeKtdh comity on watermelons over the world. Bur pee «V Co., offered live prizes for the largest melons grown from their seeds. There were entries from all sections running into the thousands. 1 took the first prize, the third prize and the fifth prize, making S7O in all." "What did jour prize melons weight “Tim biggest weigh ed 111 pounds. The third prizer weigh |ed 97, and the fifdi prizer Kit, — | I planted only twenty lulls of me) ouß. I sold ?,:!() worth from 20 hills besides what I ate. £ made ; three crops in the one season by | cutting the vines and the roots so !as to make diem react. On the j third ciop my biggest melon was j a 4ti pounder. I never made three crops in one season before. I<• m beat the world on melons on my DeKalb land. I goi SIOO, includ ing my S7O in prizes, on my 20 hills.” Mr. Miller is the champion far rner of DeKalb. lie has laken j prize after prize at the DeAalh farmers club meeting. tie eou | liimel. "1 raised fifty and a half bushels of wheat on cue acre of ground. Oil a fraction ess than two uerrs I got eiglny bushels of wheat. [ then pm the same ground in corn peas and pp Hjtosa. I got eighty one bushels of corn, thirty five bushels of peas, and 25 bushels of poV.'o/ji-s. That was p' etty good for less than two acres, in one sea son—22l brsliels of good God, or over 110 bushels an acre, On one acre and a half ibis year I go b‘l. 000 pounds of seed cotton, which gave me nearly 1,200 pounds of lint cot ton. There is no batter land on earth than our land in middle Georgia.— Constitution. They tell this story of the wid ow of President Buchanan's first Postmaster General; She had been married before, and so had Postmaster General Brown, and, each had a daughter lefi over from the first marriage.. Then they had another daughter. Mrs Brown us ed lo present them tu her rtvep tiims in this wayt "This is Miss Brown, Mr Brown's dauguter by his first wife; i Ins is Miss Sanders, uiy Jaighterby mv first husband, and this is Mis* Brown, our joint daughter,” Humorous, The potaio often gets mashed. A bad knife is cue tom per. The hangman life easy. The set for is the surgeon’s dog, Affearhquake is a shucking af fair Tight hoots are classed as hard i wear. Ghosts come from Gnomp ] Mull’s Land A gun is. a thing widiout legs that kicks. Widows, film nup<u’i unifies, ; should be embraced. Slanderer., are tale hearers ao cording (o Darwin. High pip cs is a preventive of consump ion The coming corn is a serious movement on fool. The African ant is un iqch long —inch ant ing so to speak. The infantry make* the first charge in die battle of life. Ihe uniting link het.veen man and the brine is Bologna, j Saint:times ijloie is. song is in the : air when their is no air in the song. ! Admits of a gieut deal being | said on both sides* —the fence. The ‘Sung of the Shirt 1 was ot ig inally placed by the Wrist Band it is scarcely proper to speak of a man as possessing irregular hah its when be s'orms about regular j iy every ni>rht. Never judge by appearances. A iltabhy old Coat may contain an ed j itor. He wlm foremes cal •. lilies suf fers them twice. No man ever prayed liemtily \ wi h Hit something. Avoid mi angry mu i lor awhile, | a malic ons ons forever. , Kindness is he g d.len c'lamby I which society is Ii iund together. B se n-.tmes joy to st e harm , happen to i hose they deem hap py- As anyone is more wise, lie is more sparing of his censure. If there were no G< d it wcnhl tie necessary to invent one. Censure in the tax a man pays I to the pnblie for lit ing eminent. The musician, like the cook, makes his bread out of bis do. 1 disparage and dept ecinto no one; an iusee. has feeling and an atom a shadow. eis the"best accountant who 1 ran cast up correctly the mini of bis own errors. A ladies cabin that part of the boat devoted to cigar smoking roughs, terrier pups and dudes. These three things -smoke, rain | ing into the houscanda scolding ! wife- -will make a man run out of (Korn. Anyone may do a casual act of good n a'lire, but a continual ion of them shows it is a part of the lent perameut. There it* nothing more univeisa' ly commended than a fine day ; the reason is ttiat people can coin mend it without envy. The report that Pilgrim Fathers first fo’J an their knees yintl then on the aborigines in credited to Bishop Williams of Connecticut.. The corn try is the philosophers > {ymlen and library, in which ho reran and contemplate the ]imv-r, wisdom iiYid goodness of God. Tl'orfe iJiw, old Hebrew proverb which rues: Make haste when you are purchasing a hold, hut when you are i<* marry a wife, he slow’ There two ihings which ought never to excite a man’s an ger—rpir*t. those which he cart help, and second, those which lie cannot help. Go in swimming! exclaimed lit tle Johnny Burlap, Not. much; The last lime I went in father gave me a woodshed hath after I got, home. AmermieaJs called die land of the free bee mse it is the only country in die world where a di ! voice can be procured in two hours for a ten dollar bill. Among th(i unspeakable nryste irrieath.'it even the day of resur rection will fail to unravel is the ! reason a box of boarding house mu chew never lasts more than one day. A New Mexico editor speaks of j being followed by a long rent ipede ! and a. joioluie. The jojolate prob ably wanted something about his family left out of the paper. What influence has the moon on tue tiflet the teacher asked John Henry. Amk Jobu Henry It depended on wha' was title; if it was a dog it made him howl. It is said that Patti’s voice has failed about fifteen per cent since' she left for Europe. And yet she j will probably refuse V> take ua le dollars the box office when she caunes i«t<k. I don’t see how you city folks live with no exercise at all. re marked a countryman to his new boarder. No »«rct y.e! exclaimed tha man, guess you never so n a fellow chasing a stree.i car. A contented lgiud is the great est blessing a man can enjoy in ! this world; and if in the present i life bis happiness arises from the ■ subduing of his denims, ji will nr ; se in the next from the satisfac I of them. Six lovely school ma’ams were out rowing in Lake George re eently. A b »id, wicked man on shore, who “as a lud boy a few years ago, iustea I of taking off his hat n s die boats went ly, simp y remarked: "behold the whale ; ilg tleot ! (•olilen 4.cms. Fulfill all promises I Every promise is a debt 1 ..me b is no pteseui ioiikc. Ignorance is admiration's .l otgli | ter. Command everything by keeping cool. Do not Interrupt another when speaking. Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. Folks do live through a sigh' of suffering. Del er stumg within than strong without. Nothing ovsrcomsH passion more than silence. Most pleasure embraces us but to strangle. He is nearest to God who lias the fewest wants. Delibet«.tion on useful things is prut leu i delay. It is foolish to borrow trouble from to-morrow. It is not pr tension, but frtiit that glorifies Hod. Tears are the showers that fer tilize this world. A sanctified heart is I elter than a silver tongue, ’.cheerful face is the sunlight of the household. The heart benevolent and kind ihe most resembles God. Do not allow yourself to lose temper or speak excitedly. No one is fatigued af.urthe exer cise of forbearance.-^ Politeness is a Howl ers that adorns tlp*|) uTd. One angwitefu] man injures all that wre in distress'. That ag« only was called the Age of Wold in which goM was un known. The pro )f of a strong will is its graceful Mir-ruder on proper occa sions Our actions must do he us wbb an immortality lanthanum nv glo riotiH. To be happy we must be true to namre, and carry our age along with m* All affectation is the vsi»]*nd rid icitloiia attsmpt of poveity to up pear rich. Tlte soul is not poisoned by mere errors of the head, but by evils of the heart. Al vnys rise from iho table with an appetite, ami you will never sit down without one. Ail able man shows liis spirit by gon'le words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid. Hear one side and you will* be in the dark; hear both sid«s, and all will be clear. We would willingly have oth ers jnerfec, and yet we amend not onr own faults- Uhe moment a man ,s satisfied with himself, everybody else is dis satisfied will him. Our evil genius, like the junior member of a deliberate body, al ways gives its views first, A Boston choir had sung, ‘The “consecrated cross I d bear,” but, choir like hud rim tbe wotds too touch together and in the lull that followed a perplexed boy Vthispei ed, -Say, p», wheye do they keep the ‘consecrated cross eyid bear?” No sun no moon No morn no noon No (liiwn no dunk No proper Union! flay. No sky no nurtly view no tli*t..life looking blur no loads no atcots no Inl tier siile l In- wuy no end to any ro ,• no iudieutioiiN ivliei'o Hie eroiteents go— Nit 1 'pn to any steeples no reooKiiition of familiar people no oonrtesies for showing 'em no knowing ’em no travelers at all no loeomotion no inkling by the way. No motion. 'no go' by land or of-eati no mail no pout no news from any foreign entt-t No park no ring no afternoon gentility ilo company no nobility no inirll, no i lieerfiifliess no healthful ease No eouifol table feel in inanv mem Ijei no shade no sine no butlerllies no bee* no f aits no flower* no leaves no b'nl* November —Thomas Hood It was tut ingenious wi'ness tlml, tut tied I lie laugh upon the genial (’iMiiiii. Maine, at. court re oently. The case was the Philip YI kins case. *• S >iv, nir.” saiil the ceinity A - toriicy, holding up gold eh on. “what would yon have thought if von ha 1 seen sucii a chain as that nV'Mlliil the lespon.'ctit's neck? “Well, 1 can’t sty T didn't see any such chain. “Well, if you had?” • I can’t say; never site any such chain on Atkin's neck. ' “Yes,” requied die Attorney: “but let us supp iso a cate. Sup pose, for instance, that von had seen this chain around Philip At kins's neck; what would you have thought, knowing Atkins u* you do’’’ The court room was very quiet The witness drawled percptibly as lie replied: “Well, I suppose if I had seen it, 1 should have thought ilmt he had gold chain around his neck.” The Judge relasped. and the an dience exploded, and the prosemt ,ion lost the point. HAXV. .Still at the head hair brush - es. Always going to seed euna lies. Double ranks -butter and clteese. Superior court-.-sparking a rich girl. A winter opening—a crack in the ice. Hanning on full time the gin mil's.- There is nothing dry about a WftkweTl' Steawberries wit. opn lie ripe ■in tbs state of Fla. ‘ ** ■ The old, old story 1 will pay you next week. The peniteutual tear is a din limud of the first water. Why shouldn't Phobe tie a good name for a lawyers wife. Politicians go up the rounds of fame by the rounds of drink. The mosquito as a public sing er always draws well hut never does give satisfaction. Shooting in politics should Itg ar bitrated by the inoutn| and m-t by the pistole. It is some what, singular that the sausage season begins just as the days nod L’lieru is no palm mystery in palmistry us it is morels humbug palmed off as mystery. The three leading candidates for speaker have had ri]st experi ence inriAe House. John H. Car lia le Qf Kentuckcy, is the youn gest. He was born Kenton conn Ky., September sth 18:15 and has been State HeprsentativeS atoSena lot Lieutenant Governor anti is a bout to cuter his third time in Congress. Srtniel J Itaudall was bpra in Philadelpha in 1812 and he hats servek in city councels iu the Sta te Senate and is about to enter his eleventh term or t wenty first year in Congress. He has bees thrice elected Speaker once to fill Speaker Kerr's uuexpired term and tw’ce for full terms. S S Cox uow of N«w York >s y ie sides' of the trio. He was bom in Zanesvilla Ohio in ]b 24. He was lawyer and editor in Ohio until 185(i when he was elected to congress from theJCol lttmbuH district and reelected to to three consecutive ‘.erius. In 18(15 he removed to Now York and four years later lie was sent, to Congress from Gotham, since when lie has been continued as a member, lie lias served as Speak er pro tern, of the House. Thewateis around Florida, the Mediterranean and the Bahamas supply most of the sponges. The Fiori la sponge is eourso and cheap Ilia* from the Mediterranean is j used in surgery, bnl tire finest I and costliest sponge is from the j Bahamas, The hal ves' tis sponges lastß about six months in tl eyear | and during that tune skillful dri vers make as much as .till) a .lay each gathering them. It requires j from twelve to fourteen months | for a sponge to get its growth. ;Vol. XIII.-No. 38 <;i;\r.it %i. YKHS MiHissippi Imsonly twenty three pie -id. illial pohtoffices. The sinek shipments from east 'l'elliiees- ee ttl'e inereiisilig. Savannah is about to build S2OO 000 hotel by subscription. \ deposite of rich phosphates has been discovered near Salma Ala. There me 1,508 moie women than men in Adams county. Miss issippi. A Clmttmioog* firm has sold 8- 000,000 feet of lumber to one firm in Boston. The largest crop of wheat ever sown in east Tennessee has bpen seeded (Jus fall. The financial condition of New Orleans is said to be better that, ever before. The mi tuber of Indians in the Everglades of Florida is eel minted at. eight hundred. The Georgia owners of the Refu gio silver mine in Mexico, refuse to sell it for ssoo,f>oo. A fanner of Suwannee county Florida 1 has gathered two erupt of peaches from his trees this year. Calhoun county, Alt. is aglow over the proposition to move 1h« court house from Jacksonville to Anniston. The grand jury of Fraijfhead county Ark., declared their/ jail a nuisance, and recoin that it bo torn down. The sum of $5,116 hijS been do nate! by the trustees es the Pea body school fund to the Florida school sys cm this year. Tennessee has a population <>• 1.541,000, and pays td . 48 (Hi ~ i I liirilliailii’ikft 'ilfr and generd government. Thirty thousand dollars Imre been subshribed for the Newiiun Ga., cohon fee lory, and Dr A P Calhoun has donated die ground. The south Florida railroad has Used up the timber to such an «x tent that there will not be euongh to furnish boxes for the slapping of the orange crop. Northern capitalists will loeaie two ice factories, each with aca |MWity*{)fd.cu tons daily, in Florida. 1 here will he OK a at Tallahassee and one at (iaincsvillc' I lie Si i it hern Telegraph rotnpa ny will lea ’ll Augusta with th“ir wii on I>y the middle of next month and from that point will opcrwrtrfu every city of importance in the South. Np misli mackerel and Home oth er fish only to be found in the spring have recently been aii (| dant in the waters about Sava.- " The tmli dealers say the came their appearance at this time it late long drouth. ,s ‘Turn the calf loose,’ a while man of a negro who ha?, invaded his premise*. ‘What are you doing here anyhow ? I’ll htve you arrested for trying to steal that calf, you rascal. \ Whosetryin ter stoifa calf? \ ‘You are, and 111 have you seik 10 prison.’ d | T aint heeu tryin ter steal calf, boss- Yisiedy while while I’ was a wulkin along de street out\ lar. dat oi« cow slipped up on me \ and hooked me ami tore my clothes wid her horns. 1 lole her I was gwinc ier ha > venge, an jes now I come oher heah an etch her calf ter make her sorry fur de way s!i“ rot ed me. I wan’t studvin bout s'calin de calf, put lemme sell yor, I aint a gwine ter let no cow rnn ober me.’ An apple is perfect preserra lion ah hough’ninety six years old is in possession of a gentleman in Ulster county, N. Y. As itrouu ded up from the blossom of the parent, stem in the early summer oi 1787 a bottle was drawn over \t and attached to the brauch. and after the apple had ridened iho stem was severed and the bottle sealed tightly. It looks as fresh as when first plucked. The merchant aid he had some pretty go d bai’ soap at home, and the mtervie v c included. When Frank James is released he is to go on the stage. Pm dent trayders on that stage will slip their valuables under the cue I nous.