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PERRY, GA., JUNE 28, 1873.
NUMBER 26:
Houston Homo Journal.
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Agents of tlie Houston Home Journal.
Fort Valley—Geo. W. Stages.
Byron—Thomas B. Goff.
Marshalville—J. A- Edwards.
Hayneville—Samuel Henley.
Henderson—John N. Killen.
Powcrsville—W. E. Warren.
Vienna—J. E. Lilly.
14th District—John S. Taylor.
Spalding—Rev. W. C. Wilkes.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE, 28.
The Utica Herald says it is some
consolation to see a bald-headed insu
rance man. Yon don’t know that jus
tice has been dealt oiit to him, but you
think perhaps it has.
Punch’s notion of nobility is that a
man of birth is one whose ancestors did
something and his immediate prede
cessors for many centuries did noth
ing- at all.
A German Journal seriously declares
that' all the' great fortunes in this
country have been made either by pe
troleum wells-or by the sale of patent
medicines..
A precipitate Detroiter is miserable
at discovering that his wife inherited
half a million just after ho had pro
cured a divorce from her.
The young woman in Pennsylvania
who upset the cooking stove on her
self and had the manufacturer’s name
branded on her arm by the accident
says that she doesn’t see any poetry
in “in words that burn, scattered
from a pictured urn.”
ONE OLD MAIN.
BV BELLE BARNARD.
While .a Texas man was trying to
anchor his mule to a stake, j re.cen tly,
the animal managed to get • the rope
around the man’s neck and then ran
away at the top of his speed. The
widow wants to sell the stake, but will
keep the mule as a memoir of her de
parted husband.
Destroying caterpillars.—An ex
cellent remedy, which has been used
•on a large scale in Southern France,
consists in a dilute solution of sul
phide of potassium, at the rate of oue
part in five hundred. The. infested
plants are to be .sprinkled with the
decoction by means of a- garden syr
inge, and it is said that vegetation, is
not in the lease injured by its applica
tion. v-
Nearly every European nation has
determined to send an expedition, ful
ly equipped, to observe the approach
ing transit of Venus. It is proposed
to send four parties from the United
States, and four stations have been
chosen. One at Hobarfon, in Van-
dieman’g'Land; Kerguelen’s Land in
the South Indian Ocean;. Fladivostak,
on the Asiatic coast of Russia; and
one of the small Australian islands.
The farmer’s platform.—The far
mers of Livingston conn ty, Illinois,
built a platform out of plain but solid
material,: after this fashion: “This
organization is opposed to tariff steals,
railroad steals, salary-grab steals,bank
steal, and every other form oftheiving
by which Some classes of people are
robbed for the aggrandizement of
more privileged classes.” Farmers
Will need the services of a sharp vigil
ant committee to defeat all salary-
grabs from Gen. Grant down, and all
tariff stealings, not to name other de
vices for public plunder.—Savannah
News.
In answer to a bumptuous corres-
tespondent, the Scientific American
explains its views of perpetual motion
in the following ironical terms: ‘ ‘Many
forms of perpetual motion machins
have been invented. The simplest
form is the tab. When a man places
himself in a tub and by a steady pull
lifts himself from the ground, he has
produced a successful perpetual mo
tion. All such machines necessarily
operate bn the same principle and un
til a person is enabled to operate the
simple f6rm above described with suc
cess, it will be useless for him to ex-
peot to work a rare complicated per
petual motion mrohine. The addition
of levers and oog wheels will pot help
the matter,
A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, writing from Bethle-'
hem, the seat of the Moravian Settle
ment in Pennsylvania, gives.some in
teresting facts concerning this old set-,
tlement The colonists are. a remnant
of the old Moravians who first settled
in_ Georgia. They claim to be the
.original Reformers, and to hare com
menced their work sixty years before'
Lather. They settled on Lehigh riv
er in 1741. Here they hiiev built up
a beautiful town, famed for its .admi
rable school system. The quaint
houses of the old town, and the cu-
noi^ habitB of the people render a
visit io it very attractive One cus-
tom we have_never seen mentioned
before The-death of a member of
the community is announced by a
quartette of trombones from theatee-
Ple of tha chnrch. The sex, age, and
condition in life of the -deceased mem
ber may all be gathered from the
“Why, this is is my birthday 1” ex
claimed Miss Felisse, as her eye fell
upon the date of the monring paper
she had been reading. “I had forgot
ten it until now. Forty to-day; I won
der if I look old?” and Bhe stood be
fore the glass, where the handsome
appointments of her room were mir
rored, and looked critically at the
•prim, pleasant- face and angular figure
reflected there. “Forty to-day, and
still unmarried; i am an old maid at
last. It’s no use trying to disguise it
any longer. No one would mistake
me for anything but a maiden lady of
increasing and uncertain age, ” and
she flashed a swi F t smile of comical dis
may, and heaved a mock sigh, show
ing the naturally mirthful nature still
alive under all the outward repression.
Shaking her short grayish curls at the
pictured face in the glass, saying: “It
is no use my dear, yon have been
weighed in the balance and are sadly
wanting in those attractions necessary
to secure a kindred spirit. They say
that while there is life there is hope,
but it is always best to be resigned to
the worst, and Fate who lias dealt
kindly with you in regard to the world
ly comforts of this life, has her unkind
cut in reserve.”
She sat down in a deep easy chair
by the low window, and, holding the
paper idly in her hand, her thoughts
ran on in the same strain: “I remem
ber when I was a young girl I scorned
the idea of being an old maid. I nev
er dreamed that I would live to this
age and still be single, and yet I nev
er had an offer; I had a lover once—
Ban Whitney. I wonder what has be
come of him? havn’t heard of him
since he married and went West, twen
ty years ago. But I never regret my
lonely lot after going the round of vis
iting my .married acquaintances. I al
ways come home and congratulate my
self on a lucky escape from matrimo
ny. There is Mattie Smith. Such a
bright, pretty girl as she was when we.
were at school together. She mar
ried a sober industrious mechanic,
who was getting good wages, and took
up joyfully, hopefully, a life of nar
row means and smail economies, ex
pecting love io compensate for ail the
Hardships. I bad not seen her for
some time, so went to look her up the
other day.
The three elder children trooped
down to the gate to meet me, with the
wondernrl news that they had a baby at
their house-—as if this was not an an
nua. occurrence, certain as the coming
of Christmas or the Fourth of July.—
I found the poor, tired woman drug
ging herself wearily from one house
hold duty to another, with one child
in her arms,' and another, only a ba
by itself, jealously clinging to her
skirts, tike had no servant; help was
so expensive and wasteful; her bus
band was very kind and considerate,
assisting her all he could; but he
could not leave his work, and his wa
ges are the same now as when there
were two instead of seven to support.
I-next called on Cousin Sarah. I had
heard that her husband had been
drinking worse than usual yesterday,
and thought she would like to see the
face of a friend. She was very proud
and did not mention the trouble that
lay heavy on her heart until just be
fore I came away something touched
a tender cord and she sobbed qut all
her sorrows with her head on my
shoulder. Poor thing, I pitied her,
for she has no children to comfort the
lonely hours of his neglect. I offered
her what consolation I could and left
her quite cheered with the hope of his
reformation.
There goes little Tommy Timmins,
on the other side of the street. I’ll
venture his wife never shed a tear over
his conduct; nice, dutiful little fellow,
so obedient and kindly to run of er
rands. But then, he wouldn’t suit
me for a husband—too much like ta
king a boy to raise. His wife stands a
head taller than he, and the neigh
bors do say—though I don’t know
how true it is—that when she wants
to direct his attention to anything she
takes him by the ear and turns his face
in that direction.
There is Mrs. Judge Starr coming
down the steps to get into her car
riage. One would think she ought to
be happy with her husband, who is a
man of intellect, wealth and high
standing among the people, her beau
tiful home and those two beautiful lit
tle children who are throwing kisses
and calling good-bye, mamma, from
the upper window as the carriage
whirls away. But, ah! there is skel
eton in that house though few suspect
it.
She came over the other day and
told me all about it, for her heart was
breaking for sympathy, and she had
no relative near to confide in. It
seems that there is some one else who
shares in the stately judge’s wealth
and regard, a woman fairer and young
er than the wife he promised to love
and cherish until death parted them,
a woman whose sole object _ in life
is to attract and dazzle men, and
who is, therefore, an expert in
the bnsihess.
So when I come to consider these
examples of the happiness of married
life l am glad I am still a lonely old
maid—I am not tied.down to a lot of
Crying Children who come faster than
I can support- them. X don’t tremble
and quake when X hear a footstep in
the hall thinking a tipsy husband is
going to tumble in and disgrace me.
I am not bound for fife to a meek;
spiritless creature as insisurificant as a
caterpillar. Nor crying my eyes out
because mv husband is uneasy in my
society, and happy only when basking
in the smiles he has. paid a good
round stun for. No. Indeed. I am
free and independent and happy and
wouldn’t be married for the nni-
verse. - ... . :
Ah,-there is the peatman with a let-, oj
ter for me. I’ll jnst ran down and
get it. Post-marked Illinois. I'won
der who it can be from? “Yours till
death Benjamin Whitney.” Wejl, I
never; my hand trembles so I can
hardly hold the paper. I ain flustered
like. He has lost his wife and hear
ing that I was still single, he has writ
ten to know, if I will come and take
charge of things; housekeepers are
hard to get and are very expensive,
and he is not very well off in this
world’s goods, and wants me to be a
mother to his six little children.—•
There it is, in black and white, my
first offer; now, let no one ever say
again that I couldn’t have married if
I wanted to. Ol course I’ll go; • my
own feelings shan’t be, considered at
all; it is my duty to go to those poor
motherless children. Where is that
newspaper I was reading? I want to
see what time the next Western train
starts.
How an Asylum for Jflriinken
- - ,. , Works. .
Men
We have before ns the annual report
of the New York State Inebriate Asy
lum, and we thank the Superintendent
for sending us a copy. We have long
had a deal of curiosity to know how
this kind of institution works. -We
also have several confreres of the press
besides one or two of our stall, who
are very heavy on lager and sweet ci
der and we don’t know what they may
come to. It may be necessary to pe
tition the Georgia Legislature to start
such an asylum.
There are eleven other inebriate as
ylums in eight States of the Union.—
Canada has one fin'd is so much pleas
ed that she is going to have another.
Australia and England both are build
ing such asylums. Frauce, Switzer
land and Germany are “probing” the
subject.
Dr. Daniel G. Dodge is the Super
intendent and physician of the New
York Asylum. This institution had
two hundred and forty-nine patients
in 1872.
Tlie theory upon which these insti
tutions work is. that intemperance is a
disease. Whenever a drunkard gets
to the point that his .propensity for
Srink becomes uncontrollable by his
will, he is the victim of. disease that
judicious treatment will cure. He is
possessed of an abnormol appetite.—
the cure lies in the utter abstinence
from liquor and the restoration of tlie
system to a natural tone. It usually
takes six months to cure cases of long
years standing.
In three years not a single death oc
curred.
Tlie New. York Asylum opened in
May, 1867. It has had 1.^67 patients
since! It treated 384patients in 1872,
discharging 253. Of these 30 were
free. Of those discharged ,196 were
discharged with great hopes of. a per-
m am nt reformation. Fifty-seven
were discharged unimproved.
Some curious facts are given about
the 253. There were'of the san
guine temperament, 83 nervous, and
71 billions, showing a preponderance
of sanguine drunkards. There were
227 social and 22 solitary in habit.—
One, hundred apil.sixty-eight cheerful
and 81 morosC. Whisky was the rul
ing liquor of 183, while 57 took bran
dy, gin and wine. -Only 9 were opium
drunkards.
Affection, love, business, misfor
tunes, etc.; drove 102 to drink, and
122 cases were hereditary. The con
stant drinkers numbered 156 and
again 93 periodical topers. Tobacco
was used by 237 against 12 not nsing
it. There were 136 married men, to
133 single bibbers, showing that hen-
-jjecked rushed to drink.,. The oldest
patient was 64, the youngest 19. The
average jggs 34.
Georgia furnished two patients—one
a Georgian by birth, and one by resi
dence./; ; ; ’ . . _ : .
The calling most heavily represent
ed were the Merchants, 62; Clerks,31;
Book-kdfepers, 15; lawyers, 17; Doc
tors, 11; Bankers, 7; Manufacturers,
11; Farmers, 7; Mechanics, 6; machi
nists, 6; Journalists, only 4; Hotel
kpp.ppr.^, .4 r
The cost was 053,536,64.—Constitu
tion.
A Despicable Mule.
. The negro and mule are inseparable
companions in the Southern cotton
fields and, like the Haiwatkan string
and bow, useless each without the oth
er. The lazy indifference and careless
cruelty of the one and wonderful pow
ers of endurance of severe labor, bad
treatment-, and neglect of the other,
complete the compatibility of the two
races necessary for the production of
four millions of bales. A characteris
tic anecdote may be relished by those
who have had experience of the two.
the spectator had taken refuge from
the sun’s perpendicular rays under the
shade of a spreading beech, sub teg-
minefagi, and lay recumbent, enjoy
ing the fitful breezes and the sombre
frothiness of the country newspaper.
Along Die dusty road wmoh passed by
this retreat came jogging a negro,
mounted on a mule, both apparently
fast. asleep. ' As ■ the somnolent pair
approached the spot, some wicked
sprite of the place gave the paper a
flirt, which’was no sooner seen and
hgard than the mule, as mules only
know bow, instantly “swapped ends,”
and leaving the negro sprawling in
the dirt»took his departure, Under full
saiL The negro, half raising himself,
and "Wiping the dnst from eyes and
month, watched 'the’ retreating'-mole
for some time in silence, but at length
unconscious of an auditor,, gave ex
pression to this philosophic solilo-
flny: ' , .
“Dat’s what makes me ’spise a
mhle!”;< ; w:4-- ■--- -- ’
A new look patent is out. It con
sists in the •attachment' of. an alarm
dock to a combination lock,. which
renders picking or unlocking of the
lock impossible Until , the designated
hour. The clock; is set upon the in
side of .the saf e, and. the safe can -be
ened by. Up person, even, with a
Ow&dge of the combination, Until
the appointed rime.
out immense quantities of corn, bacon,
hay. oats, flour, and staple and fancy
drygoods.
Septuagenarian.
THE LEGEND OF TBAYELEE’S BEST
MB. OVERTON AND THE GOBBLER THAT
SWALLOWED TECH GIMLET.—-
YANKEE PEDDLES
Mr. Overton was an old man,and was
said to be very pious. He used to
pray in meeting long and loud, and
sometimes would exhort; and was al
ways credited for the truth, when he
told anything. He said that Mr.
Brown, near him, was building a
house, had two workmen covering it
boring holes in the boards with a gim
let and patting them on with wooden
pegs, (for in those days there were no
nails in this country,) when the gim
let accidentally fell from the roof and
dropped in the yard; and a turkey
gobbler which happened to be stand
ing by, swallowed it. They were now
in a dilemma. The work had to
or one of them had to go fifteen
after another gimlet, or the gobbler
had to be killed. The decision was to
kill the turkey and thev did so imme
diately and obtained the gimlet. But
lo! it was found to be worthless, for
the bit had been digested by the tur
key’s craw; and one of them had to go
fifteen miles to get another gimlet be
fore the covering of the house could
proceed. • •
Several were telling “yarn" that
doty, when a Yankee peddler drove
up, hitched his horse and took a seat
in the crowd. He listened for some
time to fish stories, snake tales and
wouderfnl bear stories; when he “put
in” to tell a big bear tale, to which
he said he was an eye witness himself.
All either drew near cr leaned forward
to hear the peddler, for every one was
anxious to know how to exterminate
the hears from Flint river swamps.—
“Well.” said he, “in my travels,.I met
with an old man in Tennessee, who
lived near a large swamp infested with
a great many bears; so thick that they
had traite all through the cane-brake
like hog paths in a pasture. The old
man and five or six of his sons—stout
able-bodied fellows—prepared long
poles, thirty feet long, andpnt a sharp
spike in one end; ancl then they fixed
a fork near the hear path, laid the
spiked end in the fork, and one of the
young men lay at the other end away
out in the cane-brake watting for the
bears to come along. The old man
and each of his sons was arranged in
a similar manner.” The crowd was
now all expectation; ears and month
were open; eyes were gazing; expect
ing to hear of many bears being slain.
The Yankee stopp ed a moment, and
then with a keen cut of the eye,' look
ing round at the crowd, said “W-e-1-1,
they didn’t kill any that day.” Some
of the boys more shrewd than the
rest, criel out “sold!”
THE HABD-SHELL PREACHER AND BRO.
EDWARDS.
The vicinnity for miles around was
soon dotted with Hard-Shell Baptist
Churches, whose houses were built of
pjno logs from tlie forest. Rev. Mr.
Bowman was a noted preacher of that
denomination. He was very sentimen
tal, dogmatical, positive and lond in
declarations in the pulpit, so that he
was commonly called “sledge ham
mer.” It was not at all uncommon
for him to call .on some well-known
brother to witness the troth of his. as
sertions. On one occasion when he
had a large congregation,he confident
ly and boldly declared what he consid
ered a “big sentiment,” and one which
possibly, not every one could receive,
and he called ont: “ Brother Edwards,
ain’t it so?” Brother Edwaids answer
ed promptly and audibly, “Whell
hoss it is.”
HOW HE AND THE METHODIST CIRCUIT
RIDER RECOGNIZED EACH OTHER.
Once when travelling a lonesome
road, and he had a long distance to go
to reach his appointment, he met with
a stranger; and as they had some, dis
tance to travel together, of course they
entered into conversation. After
awhile Rev. Mr. Bowman said to the
stranger, “Sir, I take yon to be a Meth
odist preacher. “Why?” said the
stranger. “Well,” answered Mr. B.,
“from the cut of yonr coat, vest and
white cravat, and your general appear
ance. “Truth,” replica he, “I am a
Methodist circuit rider, and am on my
way to my appointment.” There was
a pause for several moments. The
stranger then said to Mr. B. ‘Sir I think
you must be a Hard-Shell Baptist
preacher.” “Ah,” answered Mr. B.,
“and what makes yon think so?”
Well,” rejoined the stranger, “from
the cut of yonr clothes, florid com
pleXion, and general appearance; but
more especially from the neck of that
black bottle I see sticking out of the
folds u f yonr overcoat pocket” The
sign was acknowledged to he correct.
The Primitive Baptists of that day
generally countenanced drinking ar-
r ent spirits, but they were a trnthfnl,
honest people, and punctual to com
ply with their contracts. But they
have long ago died ont here. No
church of that order is now- near
here.
FISH IN ABUNDANCE.
Flint river, in thedays of yore, fur
nished a great many very fine fish:
Gulf shad, trout, reek fish, sturgeon,
jack, bream, ete., were in great quan
tities. But now there are little else
than cats and eels. The water has be
come so muddy that hut little else can
live in it. However; the catfish this
season, has improved in quantity and
quality. - May be, the amount of gua
no which has washed into the river
has;cansed the fish to fatten and im
prove. Why not good for fish as well
as com, cotton, etc. ? Trot lines are
“all the rage” now for catching fish.
Bob Billings feta taken this season,
from his trot lines, enough flshto.pay
for a very respectable mole.
OLD traveller’s BEST IS NEARLY GONE.
Old leveller’s Rest has long since
t fe Montezuma, a S.
R. B. town, one mile above. By
the way, Montezuma is one of thl
greatest one-horse towns in Georgia P reven ^ desecration of the flag
which is red with the blood of our
best and our bravest.
Lee and Jackson at the Battle of the
Cfrickahomiuy.
In the article of greatest Interest to
American readers in the Edinburgh
Review for April is the following- de
scription of the interview between
General Lee and Stonewall Jackson,
daring the battle of the- Ohickahomi-
ny:
“A few minutes more and the gal
lant soldier himself appeared upon the
scene and rode np to greet Lee, cheer
ed by Longstreefc’s men, already vete
rans enough in war to understand
what his coming meant. Nothing; it
has been said, of this first meeting of
these great soldiers on the battle field
could be : in more stinking contrast than
the appearance and manner of the
two. Handsome in face and figure,
finely mounted, a graceful rider, culm
visaged and carefully dressed, Lee
presented the beau ideal of the com
mander whose outward appearance
always captivated the»soidier’s eye.—
His famous lieutenant rode, apparent
ly by choice, an ill-groomed, rawbon
ed' horse, and sat so short-stirrnpped
as to give his figure the most awkward
appearance. An old cadet’s cap, evi
dently a relic of the college professor
ship Lie had not long since left, was
drawn over his eyes. His coat was
not only threadbare, bat ill-brushed,
and words were jerked ont in short,
abrupt sentences, between which he
sucked the lemon which was, as Usual,
his only refreshment during his day’s
work. Yet each already understood
the other, and valued him at his true
worth. “That is a heavy fire down
yonder,” said Lee, as the Federal
gnns opened in reply to Jackson’s.—
“Can your men stand it?” “They
can stand almost anything. They can
stand that,” was the emphatic reply;
and after a few words of order and
explanation lie left his chief to lend
on the attack. This was decisive, aid
ed as it was by a fresh advance cf the
troops before engaged. The Federals
were turned, overmatched, and driven
from their position, and before dark
the shattered remains of Porter’s force
was crossing the Chickohominy iu
hasty retreat. Lw’s first battle, in
fact, was a striking success, and as
well earned as any of the more famous
victories in after days, which have
been so widely studied and so often
extolled. No word henceforward from
his government of any want of confi
dence in his powers; or fear of his over
caution. From that moment he be
came the most trusted as well as the
most noted General of the Confedera
cy. As to his soldiery, his hardy bear
ings, free self exposure, and constant
presence near their ranks, completed
the influence gained by that power of
combining their -force to advantage,
which they instinctively felt withont
fully understanding. From man to
man flew the story of the hour. The
snbtle influence of sympathy, which
wins many hearts for one, wa3 never
more rapidly exercised. Like Napo
leon, his troops soon learned to be
lieve him equal to every emergency
that war could bring. Like Hannibal,
he could speak lightly and calmly at
the gravest moments, being then him
self least grave. Like Raglan, he pre
served a Sweetness of temper that no
person or circumstance could ruffle.—
Like Csesar, he mixed wink the crowd
of soldiery freely, and never feared
that his position would be forgotten.
Like Blucher, his one recognized fault
was one that the soldier readily for
gives—a readiness to expose his life
beyond proper limitations permitted
by modern war to the commander-in
chief. What wonder, then, if he
thenceforward commanded an army in
which each man would have died for
him; an army from which his parting
wrung.tears more bitter than any the
fall of their cause could extort; an ar
my which followed him, after
three years of glorious vicissitudes,
into private life, without one thought
of resistance against the fate to which
their adored chief yielded without a
murmur.
‘or its trade, which extends east 30
miles, and south 40 miles. It sendB
The Stars and Bars.
The following article, which we
copy from the Norfolk Virginian, with
our cordial endorsement, will, we feel
confident, meet the heart-felt appro
val of every true Confederate in the
Sontk.
‘‘Sergeant Bates carried the ‘old
flag’ through the South, and then
made an absurd march through En
gland, for which he was very general
ly voted an ass. But now we learn
that a “misguided youth of Alexan
dria,” as Ihe New York Herald pats
it, intends to start with the stare and
bars from Boston on a tour of the
Northern States. We protest against
this preposterous undertaking. The
flag of the Lost Cause is the symbol
of one of the most noble straggles for
independence that the world has ever
witnessed, and the Sonth will be out
raged and shocked at this foolish des
ecration of its folds. That flag has
soared up among the constellations of
history, where it blazes as the South
ern Cross of this hemisphere. It has
been furled and wet with the blood
and tears of a whole people, and it
should never be unfolded by the hand
of a preposterous Vanity. No, let it
remain folded away with tresses from
the heads of dead sons, and brothers,
and fathers, and husbands who. died
under its splendid folds. Let its as
sociations remain unpointed by vulgar
display and senseless bravado I Let
the thoughtless youth respect its sa
cred folds, and abandon his foolish
undertaking; for oar people will with
one voice, condemnhisheedless ex
periment. Let the press speak and
.American Wonders.
The greatest eatsract in the world is
the Falls of Niagara, where the water
from the great upper lakes forms a riv-
er of three-quarters of a mile in width
and.then, being suddenly Contracted
plunges over the rocks in two columns,
to the depth of one hundred and sev
enty feet each.
The.greatest cave in the world is the
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, where
any one can make a voyage on the wa
ter of a subterranean river and catqh
fish without eyes.
The. greatest river in the wolid is
the Mississippi, four thousand one
hundred miles long.
The largest valley in the world is
the Valley of the Mississippi. It con
tains five : hundred thousand square
miles, and is one of the most fertile
and.profitable regions of the globe.
The largest lake in the world is
Lake Superior, which is trnly an in
land sea, being four hundred and thir
ty miles long and one thousand feet
deep.
The longest railroad in the world is
the Pacific Railroad; over three thous
and miles in length.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is the Natural Bridge over Ce
dar Creek, in Virginia. It extends
across a chasm eighty feet in width,
and two hundred and fifty feet in
depth, at the bottom of which the
creek flows.-
The greatest mass of solid iron in
the world is the great. Iron Mountain
in Missouri. It is three hundred and
fifty feet high, and two miles in cir
cuit.
The largest deposits of anthracite
coal in the world are in Pennsylvania,
the mines of which supply the market
witb millions of tons annually, and
appear to be inexhaustible.
Professional Cards,
U. M. GUNN,
Attorney at
BYRON, S. W . R, R, GA.
AS-Special attention given to tfoltrcKona.
E. W. CROCKER,
Attorney ‘at
PORT TALLEY, GA.
v. . • z
“Collections and Criminal Law a spool ally
Office at Miller. Brown i Qo’4
The Indian Territory.
This snperb country, unquestiona
bly one of the most fertile on the
glphe, is a constant source of torment
to the brave white men of tlie border,
in whom the spirit of speculation is
very strong. The hardy citizen of tko
South-west bears no ill-will towards
the various Indian tribes, but it irn-
tates him to see snch vast tracts of
land lying idle. He aches to be.ad
mitted to the Territory with the same
privileges granted Indian citizens,
viz., the right to occupy anil possess
all the laud they may fence in, and
to claim all that remains nnfenced
within a quarter of a mile on either
side of their fenced lots. He is craz
ed with visions of the far-spreading,
flower-bespangled prairies, the fertile
foot-hills, the rich quarries, mines and
valley-lands. He barns to course at
free will over the grazing regions
where even the Indians raise snch fine
stock. And now that the railroad has
entered a protest against any farther
exclnsiveness on the part of the In
dians, he thunders at the northern
and southern entrances of the Territo
ry, and will not remain . tranquil.—
Scribner's for July.
JONES & BAXTER
General Commission Merchants,
No. 100 Cherry Street
MACON, GA, June, 1873.
H AVE in Store and constantly arriving,
large quantities oft
CORN, OATS and HAY,
TENNESSEE HAMS, SIDES and
SHOULDERS.
WESTERN BACON and BULK
MEATS,
LARD in Cans Kegs and Barrels,
FLOUR of all Grades in Barrels,
Quarter, Half and Whole Sacks.
COW PEAS, BRAN and MEAL,
SUGAR, COFFEE and MOLASSES,
SOAP, CANDLES, and STARCH,
CHESNUT-GROVE and ACME
WHISKY,
Pare PERUVIAN GUANO,
CEMENT and PLASTER PARIS,
Agents for the Celebrated Ckewac-
h* (Ala) Lime, which we offer for sale
at the Lowest Market Rates.
Apl 5 • 3-m
WARREN NOTTINGHAM,’
J| i is v n $ 2 ai p u io .
PERRY, GEORGIA. •
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Joining counties. Prompt sttenttun given to ail
business entrusted to my care. Collections of
claims a specialty.
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|| J i m x s % a i a to
MACON, GEORGIA
QFt'lCE with Lanier and Anderson, on
Second street, for the present,
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
PERRY, GEORGIA.
JOBSON
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UEKTTIS;*! 1 ,
PERRY AND HAWKINSVILLE GA.
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in his office in Perry, over the old drag store,
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