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Jefferson News & Farmer. r THE ttiEWS & FARMER. " BY ROBERTS BROTILijis.? 'Published every Thursday Morning * AT £pjJIBVILLE t QtE'OAGJA. PKICS 0# SUBSCRIPTION. ,y INADVANCE. A One obpy qpe year.:.. .v-7-« " “ «* m0nth5............ - JfcW > « « throe m0nth5............ 60 /For a Club of FIVE or more we wiU make • faction of 25 per cent. i_ j fiYiU . AD VEBTISINCT SATES 7 iAA* rl g , g mt s &&l*r Mn Aonare (ten linei oftms oo*one’!nch ! ) iur the first insertion and 75 cents for each siibse-. qnent insertion. ,A GberaLdeducUon made on advertisements running over one month. Local notices will be charged Fifteen cents per line each insertion. dr All bills fbrj>d*crtiaing due at any time Niter the first insertion and will be presented K the pleasure of the Proprietors, except by special arrangement. fr LEGAL ADVERTISING. Ordinary’s Citations for Letters of Administra tion, Guardianship &c $5 00 fqr dism’n from adm’n 6 00 notice. 3 00 Bu>pHeation for dism'n from gnard’n 5 00 Application for leave to sell land. 5 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors 4 00 Kales of Land,y>er square of lea lino.. 500 4wles of personal per sqr, ten day 5........ 2 00 , Sheriff't —E»cb levy of ten linet 5 00 sales of ten lines or lees 5 00 Sax Collector’s sales, per sqr., (3 mouthslO 00 *CUrVt —Foreclosure of mortgage aud ether monthly’s per square....... 5 00 JEstray notices thirty days 4 00 sfeofe»sfon<il ffiaris. G. Cain. J. H. Polhill CAIN & POLHILL, - ATTORNEYS AT LAW LOUISVILL, GA. May-6, 1871. I ly. K. W. Carswell. W. F. Denny. Carswell & Denny .tTTOH.riil-S .IT WW LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA, WILL practice in all the Counties in the Middle Circuit. Also Burke in Angus £a Circuit. All business entrusted to their care will meet with prompt attention. Nor. 3.27 ly ‘ F W. H. Watkins, E. L„ Gamble. WATKINS & GAMBLE ' ATTORNEYS AI LAW. . fturtfisijnit, <K.T. A. F DURHAM, M- D. Physician and burgeon. Sparta, Ga,* SUCCESSFULLY treats Diseases of tlie Lungs and Throat, diseases of the Eye, Nose and Ear, aud all forms of Dropsey ; dis eases of the Heart Kidneys, Bladder and Stric ture, secre diseases, long standing Ulcers. — Removes Heinoi rheidal Tumors witnout pain. Makes a speciality of diseases peculiar to Fe males. Medicines sent to any point on the Nailroad. All correspondence confidential. F?by 15. i ß *< iy MARSHAL HOUSE, Sa panhau, oa. X. B. UICE,— Proprietor- BOARD PER DAY $3.00 A——— j _ Lanier House, ' Mulberry Street, MACON GEORGIA, b. t wim s Free Onaibn, frouand to (he Depot. McCOMB’S HOTEL, MilledgeriUD, Ga M* H* McCOMBi— Proprietor BOARD PER DAY $3.00 HoljsE. “ 88, Good JBoara lu rnisned “Ly (he month, week or day. Charges moderate. . Oct. 16ih vm* PALMER HOUSE. 258 Broad St„r Anpsta, Ga- Over A. C. Foce’s Shoe Store. I£rs. S* J. PAIIMEIL Proprietress. H« D. STANLKY, Clerk. Good Board furnished by the Month Week or Day at (easonable|r&tes j , The Oldest Furnituif House in the State PLATT BEOTHEES, &W # JS m SB® AUD Bffo a AUGUSTA, GA., Keep always on hand the latest styles of f B'IVITSI S Os every vnrieiy manufactured, from the lowest to (he highest grades. » PAP.LOn, DINING-ROOM, AN© Library, Complete Suits, er Single Pieces, At prices which cannot fail to auit the purchaser. Dec. 25th 1873. 3m. liSiOHffiESffilSS PRICE REDUCED. THE BEST IN THE WORLD ! Will Last a Life-Time! OP THE CELEBRATED SROJBIN GER ORGANS. IN DAILY USE The best musical! talent of the '■ountry re commend these Organs. The nicest and best. More for your money, and gives better satislaction, than any other now made. They comprise the Eureka, Concerto, Orchestra & Grands. Illustrated Catplogm s sent by mail, pre to any jiddress.upon application to B. hHO'IMMK&IU JTJS If MM.I fo.v.y. Ma ch ,1874 TUB EASTMAN HLISTi BUSINESS C0U.168, ATLANTA, <i A. ' IS AN INSTITUTION FOR KUUCATIN. YOUNG MEN FOR BUSINESS. The best mode of Instruction ever adopted in THIS OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY. The course of study comprises Every Variety of Business & Flnan e From Betail to Banking Operations, By the great system of Actual Business Instruction BOOK KEEPING In all its various method., Business Forms, Terms & Usages, Business, Writing, Correspondence, COMMERCIAL AIiIIHMEIl f OODpiIEjIOJIM. LAW, PARTNERSHIP SI ITU Ml NT Detecting Counterfeit Money, Bustapgp, Biography, thoroughly taught AT*THB E-A.sTm-A.isr ATLANTA BUSINESS COLLEGE^ TH[E QNLT SCHOOL IN THE £OUTH CONDUCTED ON THE 'ACTUAL BUSINESS PLAN M*«ll ifitmt'il t 4 THE pgiiq «mm>. Containing full information of the Course of Instruction, will bstaaiW. free to Vny on*; by ud,i *-• * "**-*■ 1 w • ' *' ’ DETWILER A MAGEE, Conrer Peaobhee and Line Bt«., P, 0, Box S9B, Atlanta, Gfc. iy No vaca ijni. Students ca enter at any time. july3oa ly(4 7, LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY. GA.. NOVEMBER 12.1874. C. V. WALKER, Auction CmmigsioD Merchant, 317, 319 & 321 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. i HAVING just returned from the Eeaster and Western markets, I am now receive dng fioily E&SBASIB Fwarasss of al! kinds which is sold only at PRIVATE SALE, At Wholesale Factory Brices, With Freight and Commission added. 1 WILL GUARANIKE 10 SELL As Cheap As Any House South I Parties wishing to purchase F U RN IT U R E Will do well to call sxamine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. Special nducements to wholesale dealers. Oct. 1, 1874. 2 NEW OFFERS! NEW IDEAS! SEE THE Grand Gifts OUT 1 Our Fireside Friend, TO ITS SUBSCRIBRRS Entirely now and unprecedented, and such as wiil interest every one. You miss it if you don’t send tor samples and full particulars which are sent free. SEE THE GREAT WATCH OFFER ! OUK FIRESIDE FRIEND is now In its Fifth Volume, thoroughly estabablishcd as tiie lending family and story Weekly in tlie Union, his the largest ciiculaliun, and tlm best ap pointed printing aud publishing establishment and building iu the West. Is a large, eight page illustrated and origidaal Weekly, price if>3 <JU p.r year. Every subscriber receives a magnificent premium and a share in the distri bution. Subecribt now J Wii WANT AGENTS. We want a representative in every neighbors hood. Nothing,equals it for agents, male or female, young or old, Large Cath Waget and a Superb Outfit, exclusive territory, Subscribe by sending $3,00, and receive the paper one year, a magnificent pn mium, a share in the distribution, and receive ai.so Fr.mt a Com pletete Outfit, or send for partirutars. Name irrit ory desired in writing. Addiess Watkks Sl Co.,{ Publishers. Chicago, 111- June 4, 1874. 6m Louisville Academy. THE Fall Term «ill begin 2Ut September and end 21st December next, Tnitionßates ptr’l’erm, (13 wks) s6@ 12 Board ’* per month B@l6 Payment required one-half in advance, the balance at close of Tetm. The accounts of all who are entitled to the benefit ol the Public rcliool Fund will be cred ited with the pro rata from said Fund. Prompt attendance at the opening of the School is desirable. For further, information apply to Piincipal or Board of Trustees. (J. A. HOLCOMBE, A. M. —Principal. MRS. C. C. GOODE—Assistant. I-ouiaville, Ua.,Set, 2nd 1874. 3m .CENTRL RAILROAD. GEN’L SUPT’S OFFICE, C. R. R. ) Savannah, October 10, 1873. J ON and after SUNDAY the 12th Inst., Passenger trains on the Georgia Central Railroad, its branches and connections, wil run oliows : going north and west. Leave 5avannah.................. F;45 a m Leave Augusta !):U5 p m Arrive in Augusta 4:00 p m Arrive in Macoq 6:45 p m Leave Maceu tos Cohimbns........ 7:15 p m Leave Macon for Eufsulal'. 9:10 p m Leave Macou for Atlanta 7:30 p m Arrive at Columbus 12:45 a in Arrive at Eufaula ..10:20 a m Arrive at Atlanta «... 1:40 a m COMING SOUTH AND £A£T Leave Atlanta 12:20 a m Leave Eufaula...... 5:45 pm Leave Columbus.' 1:30 a m Arrl v e at Macon from Atlanta 6:30 am Arrive at Macoq 'from Eiitaula...... 5:26 a m Arrive af Macon ffotkt CoTumpua...... 6:45 a m Leatle Ma00n.7..... 1.7........ 7:15 am Arriyh at Augu5ta.;........ 4:00 p m Arrive at Savtiunuh..., 5:25 p m DAILY' TRAIN (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) BETWEEN EATONTON AND MACON. ■ Leaving Eatonton 5:00 a m Leaving Milleigeville.... 6M3 a m i Arv t Mao 7:45 a m ! RETiIRNING. 1 Mac0n.....,; '...... 4:oopm Arrives at M ledgesville ..’ll.. 7:14 p m Arrives at Eatonton 9;00 p m Connects daily at Gordon witfi' Passenger Train to and rom SavanannAh and'Augusta,' ‘ "WM. ROGMJS, ' • opera! Suiperinteadcnt. F. A. BRAHE & CO., DMirMKeRS IJ\ • Jewelry, Silverware, fib mmi SOQBS. 206 Broad Ft. Cor. Mclntosh AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. * October 24, 1873. 3 m . A* J• MILLER & Cos„ Wholesale and Retail FURNITUII DEALERS,. 130 BSOUGH'O.I STREET, Savannah, Ga. Strict attention paid to Mattress making and Upholstering. Country order • carefully pack ed. Parties desiring to purchase would do well to give us a call and examine our stock. all EOODS WARRENTED, October Ist. 1874. 21 (jm. IlnoYher GHANOI! FIFTH AND LiYGiFr CONCERT IN AID OF THK Public Library of Kentucky. POSTPONED TO NOVEMBUII3O, 1874. DRAWING CERTAIN AT THAT DATE LIST OP CX7TS. Udo Grand Cash Gift $250,000 One Grand Cash Gift 100,000 One Grand Cash Gift 75,000 One Grand Cash Gift 50,000 5 Cash Gifts, $20,000 each, 100,000 10 Cash Gifts, 14,000 each, 140,000 )5 Cash Gifts, JO 000 each, 130,000 20 Cash Giits, 5,000 each. 100,000 25 Cash Gills, 4,000 each, 100.000 30 Cash Gifts, 3 000 each, 90,000 50 Cash Gifts, 2.000 each, Kill,OIK) 100 Cash Gilt-, I.OUO each, 100,000 240 Cash Gifts, 500 each, 120,000 500 Cash Gifts, 100 each, 50,000 19,000 Cash Gifts, 50 each, 050,000 Gr ar.d total 20,000 Gis al cash. 2,500,000 m:c>3 OP TXCISTS. Whole Tickets..... SSO 00 Halves 25 00 Tenth, or each Coupon 5 00 II Whole Tickts for 500 00 22 j Tickets for 1,000 U 0 For Tickets and information, address ill 'S. E BHAdlLtii iti, AtiliNTN AND MANAGEI!, Puciic Library Build.nj Louisville, Ky. Newt Advertisements FREE TO 800 AGENTS, An Elegantly Bound Canvassing Book tor the best and cheapest Family Bible ever published, will be sent free of Charge to aiiy book agent. It contains Over 700 fine Scriptural Illustra tions, and agents are meeting with unprece dented success. Address, stating experience, etc., aud we will show you what our agents are doing. NATIONAL PUBLISH rNG CO., Phil adelphia, Pa., ChiOugo, 111., or St Louis, mo. THE MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN - Co., Winners of THREE HiUUESI' AIEDALS aud Diplomas of Hono:, ai Vienna, 1873, and Pqris, in 1867, now offer the Finert Assort ment of the BEsT GAB’NET ORGANS in the WORLD, including new styles with re. cent iaiprovemems, not only exc',v~.orly for enh, as formerly, but also oji New Piaua of EASY PAYMENTS, the most favorahle ever offered O QAN’B Seated with Privilege of PUR. CHAsE, to almost any part of .he couni.y.— First payment $>9.00 or upwaios. lllut rated Catalogues and Circulars, wi full particulars, sent iiee on request. Add-e itIASOY A H.IULIV OiitaALll CO , Boston, New York of Tbe best in the market, and fold at lessr price than any other fiiisl c-!as3 wheel. Set and tor pjpjphlet and be convinced* H.P- BURKEAM. \ ouk, Pa. 84 PER < ENT. GUARATEED WITH N.FBUENHAM’S 107 4: ! Water 1 . Wheel AAiir uHDTU Sen< l f ur free farm pain- UUIYIL HUH I Hiphlet— all about Maryland. County map, 20 cents. J. F, MANCHA, Easton, Md. (]hJ“Q(jh , Aper day athome. Terms free- Ad ttPO^tipLl/ dress, Geo. Stinson & Cos., Port land, Me. m A WEEK guaranted to Male and Female Agents, in their locality. Wfc ff Costs NOTHING to try it. Par ff ticulars Free. P. O. VICKERY # Cu„ Augusta, Me. 4w. < • rjSYCHOMANCY, OK SOUL CHARM jTING.”—How eitlirr sect may fascinate and gain the love and affec.iqns of any person they choose, instaoely. This art all can pos sess, free, by mail,for 25 cents; together with a Marriage Gaide, Egyp ran Orqcle, Dreams, Hints to Ladias, etc. 1,000,000 sold. A queer book. Addiess T. WILLIAM & CO., yub’s Philadelphia. MOST EXTRAORDINARY Terms of Advertising are otfered for Newspa pers in the State of QeobgiA ! *Send for list of of papers and schedule of ratea. Address GSOR6B ?. ROWEL & CO.. Advertising Agents, No. 41 Park Row, •VK **• yOMIK. RepEA to Editobs of this Paper. October 22, lm. Job Work. “Take heed that you do unto others as you wou)4 have others do unlo yoy.’’ Mercliauts aod business men, take heed that you patron ize the printer at home as you would have the printer at home patrouize you.' We are now prepared to furnish biltaud note heads, en velopes, etc.,. printed iu neat aud elegant style. JONATHAN DICKEY. A TALE OF YEARS AGO. On the Ninth bank of that roman tic stream known as West Running Brook, within the preemts of tlie Double Range, are still visible t,he remains of an oIJ dilapidated cellar, now overgrown with rank weeds and tangl' and bushes. Above this exca vation there stood a century and a halt t. go, an unpretending but com fortable log dwelling, built in the peculiar fashion of ihose long-gone days, the properly of Jonathan Dickey. Jonathan was a man of remarka ble staiure—a circumstance of ap preciable benefit not only to hiinso'f but to many of his neighb>rs, he having, by his personal presence, on several occasions put to flight small bands of roving, pillaging In dians who occasion illy committed depredations in that sparsely-settled tow iship. One moonlight night in the month of August, while Jonathan, with several of the neighboring landhold eis were temporarily absent to resist the encroachments of a pretentious party of marauders, who claiming a prior title to the Range property, had threatened violence towards the inhabitants oi this peaceable commu nity, should they not immediately abandon the settlement. Three Indians of an ea-tern't;K>c, with characiei inic vindictiveness to wards Jona han, who had hut re cenily administered to their chief a suitable ands tisfactory castigation, dt termined upon retaliation by quiet ly approaching his dwelling, hoping to be enabled to secure their victim while asleep anil subject him to such biutally inhuman loriues as they alone are capable of inflic:ing. Their movements, however, soon aroused the watchful housewife, who at once suspecting their motives, hastened to arrange her clothing, then quietly opened the front door ol the dwelling, before which stood the bloodthirsty savages significantly flourishing their tomahawks and brandishing iheir scalping knives, while at their sides dangled hairy trophies, by no means suggestive of pleasant r> flections. With remarkable pretence of nvnd the undaunted dame, undismayed by their will demonstrations, assured the fiends that her husband was not at home. Not satisfied with this stalemen', which they presumed she had made to shield her gigantic consort from harm, they persisted in examining the premises. Having, as they suppos and, carelul ly searched into ev< ry nook and cor ner of the building, they were about leaving, when one of the band sud denly exhibited evidence of hi- hav ing made an 'important discovery. Clutching the tallow candle from lha hand of the startled housewife, the chief quickly raised a trap door that had’been cut in the floor of the room, opening into the cellar. They all tapidly descended the ladder to investigate the mysteries ol the subterra ean department As the scalp of the 'ast intruder reached the level of the floor, ihe self pos-essetl, fair Spat tan d> x er ously closed the trap, firmly s -cur ing her captives by a sure fasten in S- Realizing their peculiarly unpleas ant situation, the red skins shrieked with most hideous yells, uitering blasphemous imprecaii >ns, when to add to the confusion, the light, dur ing their excitement, was extinguish ed and die lad ler throw n down. Mrs. Dickey, now assured that her prisoners could n"t escape, ran to her nearest neighbors, notifying them of her successful exploit. The news sprtad throughout thei settlement like wild-fire, and soon the male members, armi and with mus kets, flocked to Jonathan’s far a hous-, volunteering their assis anue in guarding the premises. A coun cil was soon held, at whh h it was determined to keep tlie savages im prisoned until daylight, when all were arrested and duly bound with cords to prevent their < scape. « They were then marched 10 the large garrisqn house that stood on the hill east of fynge, the re mains of wh oh even nowy \yi;h difficulty, be-traced, where, tn the presence of a jubilant crqwd of men, women lyn} children, a lihi ral allow ance of Slinging lashes were so vig orously applied to iheir copper-col ored backs, that, \yhen they were released, the promise was readily exacted and faithful y kept, lhai they would qeyer again shovv the darkness of theiy unwelcome visages within the limits ol that p ospemus township. JOSH BILLINGS. What Hs Knows About Hotels and Ho tel Keepers. Hotels are houses ov refuge, hoitv’s for the vagrants, the married man’s retreat, and the brchelor’s fireside. They are kept in all sorts of wavs —some on the European plan, and lummy of them on no plan at all. A good landlord iz like a good step-mother—he knows his b.zzi ness, and means lo do his duty. He knows lmw to rub his hands whh joy when the traveler draws nigh; he knows how to smile ; he knew yure wife’s father when he was living, an I vure wife’s lust hus band, but he don’t speak about him. He can tell whether it wi l rain to-morrow or not/ he hears yure komplainis with a tear in his eye / he blows up 1 hescivan:s at yuresug gsLon, and stands around red ly, azsiiilazbroker] K 1 ’ ov IU betvveei^lH^^antuwtrufflm cifi k Osh.ms, akrost the Unite! Slates in a strait line : Yure ro >in is thirteen fool 6 inches by time foot seven inches paraflelo gramly. It being court week (az usual) all the good rooms are employed bi the lawyers and judges. Your roo.n iz on the uppermost floor. The carpet iz ingrain—ingrained with the dus', kerosene ile and ink spots ov four generations. Thure is two pegs in the room to birch coats onro, one ov them broke oph, and the oilu r pulled out, and missing. '!'he burow has three legs and one brie k. The glass on the burow swings on two pivots, which hav lost their grip. Tharc is one towel on the rack, thin, but wet. 'The rain water in the pitcher came out of the well. The soap iz as tu(T to wear az a vvlieisiono. Tne 'so tp is scented with cinna** mon ile, and vuriagated with spots, Thu re iz three chairs, kane set ters ; one is a rock< r, and all three are bust) and. Thare iz a match box, empty. Ttiare iz n » kurtin te v the wi udo, and thare don’t want to be euny ; yu han’t see out and who can see in ? The bell rope iz cone oph about six inches ihis side ov the ceiling. The bed is a modern slat-hot mm, with two mattresses, one cotton and one husk, and both harder, and about as thick as a sea biscuit. Yu enter tlie bed sideways, and uan feel every slat at once az easy az y<>u could the ribs of a grid iron. The bed is inhabited. Yu sleep some, but roll over a goqd deal. For breakfast yu have a going and rby koffee, tew c >!d to melt butter, liied potiti'ze which resemble the chips a two-inch anger makes in its journey thru an oak log- Bread so id, beef stake about as thick az a blister plaster, and az tuff az a t hound’s eir. Table covered with plates, a few scared-to- leath pickl s. on one ov them, and G fly-endorsed crackeis NO. 27 on another. A pewterinktom castor with three bottles in it, one without entiy mus tard, and one with two inches ov drowned flies and vinegar in it. Servant gal, with hoops on, hangs round you earnestly, and wants tew know it yu will take another cup of koffee. Yu say, ‘-No, mom, i thank you,” and push back yurechair. Yu havn’t eat enufF tew pay fur picking yure theeth. I am about as seif-kon?aited as it wil 1 do for a man tew be and not crack open, bnt never yet konsaited that I could keep a hotel. I had ra'her be a highwayman tnan tow he some landlords I have visited with. Thare an: bote's that are a joy up on earth—whare a man pays luz bill az cheerfully az he did the parson who married him—whare yu kan’t find the landlord unless you hunt in kitchen—whire servants glide like angels of mecy—-whare beds (it a man’s biek like the on a goose, and whare the s la.-te just as tho yure wife or He mother had fried ’em. jHTheze kind ov hotels ought to be ■it on wheels and i ravel around the They tire az plnill of real ■nfort as a thanksgiving pudding • alas! they are as unplenty as eggs. is a wonderful variety in and appearance of the con |Hanccs by which we measure time. |Hingenious Swiss watchmaker cun- a tiny watch, which was worn finger-ring of an Empress, and but half an inch in diamt ter, the wayfarer in the streets c-f tells the lime by looking up immense dial ol the clock on Parliament House, not less than lent across itsfice.— Bet are four of these dials, and ■ huge mmute hands take a leap of inches every half minute.— it strikes the hour, the lour- pound ha i.nier calls out the tones of a bell weighing fif §■> tons, and eight feet in height. pendulum is full lifteen feet in To wind this huge clock two hour’s hard labor. c ilia cl me a jackass, a sim. and an idioi, all of which I t > be true,” was the affida |Bit of a western policeman. BHC c c-can that p—p-p o parrQl HH ?” asked a stuttering man of a German. *Ven he don’t talk so gooteras you, I chop, by tan, his head off.” Sinkins playfully remarked that he hal four foils: B-autifool, du lifool, youthfool and delightfool.’’ “Poor me,” sighed his w.fe, *■ I have only one.” ‘‘That dog of youin flew at ms this morning and bit me on the leg, and now I notify yon that I intend to shoot it the first time I see it.”— “The dog is not mad.” “M id ! I know he is not mad, what’s he got to be mad about! Its me th:u°is mad-” “Guilty or not guilty ?” asked a Dutch Justice. “Not guilty.” “Den vhnt ter tyful you here . Go about mil yer pizziness.” “Don’t prevaricate, sirif’ thuns dered Judge Shell to a witness. “Can’t help it, Judge,” said the youth. “Ever since I get a kick from a mule that knocked my teeth ' out I prevaricate a good deal.” A Lesson in Adjectives. “Well, my son, you have got into grammar, have you ?” said a proud sire to his thickest chip the other night. “Let me hear you compare sune adjectives.” Chip—‘All tight, dad. Little, less, least: big, bigger, beast: mow more, most.’ Proud si.e—‘Hold on, sir, that’s not right, you— Chip —Toe, tore, toast : snow, snore, »not; go, gore, gout: row, roar, root.’ Proud sire—‘Stop I say. These adj— ’ Chip—‘Drink, drank, drunk j vyink, wank, wunk: stink, stank, stunk.’ Proud sire—‘You infernal little fool! Wbut in the thunder—’ Chip—-‘Good, better > heat - woe f, wetter, west: bad, wosser, worst: ' bile, bjler, bilerest; sew, sewer, sup : pew, poor* pup : cth, gimini! ooOW!’ The outraged parent had broken into ilie recitation with a boot-jack.’