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Professional Cards. Cards inserted atone doll&r a lint per annum if paid in advance, otherwise, faro dollars aline. A. S. CILES, Attomov at X>aw PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. Office in the Court House. ' Special attention given to business in the Supe rior and County Courts of Houston County. feb 21, 1 C. J. HARRIS, ^.ttornev at Xj . KACON GEORGIA. WILL practice law in litigated cases m the ft counties of the Macon Circuit to wit: Blub. Houston, Crawiord and Twiggs. J. A. EDWARDS, Attorney at Law, mabshallvuxe gforgia. W. H. REESE, Attorney at Law. MABSHALLV1LLE GEORGIA. j*i“Spedal attention given to cases in tuptcy. DUNCAN & MILLER, Attorneys at Law. PERRY and FORT VALLEY, GA. C. c. Duncan, Perry, office on Public Square; A. L. Miller, Fort Valley- office in Mathew's Hall. / B. M. DAV3S. Attornoy at Law PERRY, GEORGIA. W ILL practice in the Courts of Houston and adjoining counties; also in the Su preme Court and U. S. District Court. NOTTINGHAM & PATTEN, Attornovs at Xiaw PERRY, GEORGIA. PRACTICE in the Courts of Houston and a joining counties. Prompt attention given to all business entrusted to our care. Collections of claims a specialty, aug 23. tf. U. M. GUNN, Attorney at Law BYItON, S. IV. R, R. GA. jC3“Spccial attention given to collections. E. W. CROCKER, Attorney at Law FORT VALLEY, GA. 53-Collections and Criminal Law a specialty Dflico at Miller, Drown & Co’s. dr. M JO BSC N DE3STTXST, PERRY AND HAWKINSVILLE GA. B E WILL HP ND the first half of each month in bis office in Perry, over the <old_ drug store, md one-fourth, or the luttur half of each mont>. vill be given to his practice in Hawkinsville, at Mrs. Hudspeth’s. aug23 i T. T. MARTIN Manufacturer and Retail Dealer in TIKT COOKING STOVES, SHEET IKON TIN WAKE, ET CETERA. R epairing, rooking guttering Ac., done at short notice and in the best manner. T. T. MARTIN, tf. Perry, Ga. A. M. WATKINS, CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO., Broome Street, WEW YORK. BOOTS & SHOES AT WHOLESALE. Cash Saloon Re-Opened. C.V. MARKET, PERRY, GA. FINE WINES, WHISKIES, * BRANDIES, ETC. AT RETAIL. fi@“Tliebest LAGER BEER a 5 cents a glass. Everybody is invited to give me a call at- my new store next door to my old stand. G. V.MARKET. March 21 3 m. vu. ,. andkson, P- esident W.E. Brown, Cashier. CASH CAPITAL, $100,000. PLANTEES’ BANK. FORT VALLEY, GEOKOLA. Transacts a General Ranking, Discount, and Exchange Business. Particular attention given to the collection of Notes, Drafts, Coupons, Dividends, etc. DIRECTORS. Wjl 3. Anderson, H.L. Denxard, L. M. Felto ; W.H.Hollinshead, W-A. Mathew Jan. 16 B. T. BABBITT’S Pure Concentrated Potash OR I.YE. Of double the strength of any other SAPONIFYING SUBSTANCE. I have recently perfected a new method of , packing my Potash or Lye, and am now packing it only in BALLS, the coating of which will saponify, and does not injure the Soap. It is packedin boxes containing 24 and48 !b. Ralls, and in no other way.— Directions in English and German, for ma ting hard and soft soap with this Potash, accompanying each package. B. T. BABBITT, 64 to 84 Washington St,, N. Y. GOERGIA HOUSTON COUNTY. —D. N. Hightower has applied for ex emption -qf personality and setting a part and valuation of Homestead and I will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock a. m. on the 31st day- of March . 1874 at my office. Jfcch 21st 1874, A. S. GILES •ft Ordinary. The Smuggler’s Isle, Whoever has seen Loch Arkiet in Perthshire, with the rude yet roman tic scenery aronnd it, can never efface its remembrance, from his memory. About forty years ago, when .every Highland hill and glen was the haunt of the smuggler, and a thousand se cret stills were at work in silent and secluded spots, in defiance of the law and its executor, the exciseman, one of those desperate and fearless men who carry on this illicit trade selected this remote island for his retreat;.and long did Mhasal Chrein’s haunt and his illegal occupation remain undis covered and unsuspected. Secluded, however, as it is, you cannot enter the glen on either side but you see the waters, with that isle upon its bosom, stretching away calmly and broadly beneath von. But no one thought that such a sweet spot would be chosen as the refuge of the smuggler and the outlaw. Yet scch-it was, and a more secure could not have been contrived. Cut off from communication on every every side, this “lone island of the west” could only be reached by means of a boat, which was always in the possession of the smuggler, and even if he had been discovered, it would have been a difficult, if not an imprac ticable matter to catch him, sole mas ter as he was of the boat and of the island, and armed with the weapons, as he was with tile energy and fear lessness of heart, a reckless and des perate man. His wile, old and weather-beaten like himself, dwelt on the island with Mhasal Chrein, and with her assis tance he carried on with success his business of an illic t distiller. He bnd two or three children—short and mis shapen imps, “uulicked cubs,” rude and uncultivated dwarfs—who ran about the island in a wild state, and were never on any account permitted to leave it. It.was their birth-place, and perhaps might be their grave. Mhasal Ghrein was, as his name im plies, a little, swarth® beetle-browed, shaggy old man, whose form and fea tures had been too much exposed to wild and stormy scenes and weather of his native hills not to have caught something from their character and spirit. He was, in short, as wild and rude, both in look and nature, as the romantic scenery around him, or as the wind that blew in tempests over Glen Arkiet. His wife, as much ex posed as he had been, partook also of his wildness, and with her tartan gown and red jacket, and long yellow hair streaming in the breeze, might have been taken, when seen from the opposite shore, sitting on the rock, waiting the return of her husband from one of his excursions, or walking impatiently along the beach of the little isle, for a witch-wife muttering one of her spells, or one of the furies conjmiug tip a storm. For a long time, as has been said, Mhasal Chrein pursued his illicit oc cupation undetected. He was careful and cautions, and never fired his still but at night, that the smoke might not be discovered in the darkness.— At night, too, he transacted his bus iness with tlie few friends with whom he dealt and on whom he could de pend; bringing over from the island barrels of whisky in his boat, and sending them away across the coun try in secresy and silence. But the attention of the excise was at lust directed toward that district, and excisemen began to swarm thick and active around him. Every hill, valley and pass, rock and ravine, ev ery cave and corner, every lone and quiet spot, for miles and miles aronnd him, were searched for smugglers, and many a secret distillery was dis covered and destroyed. But the little island of that lonely loch, and its wild inhabitants, still remained unmoles ted. At* length, however, suspicion began to point its finger toward the spot. A solitary exciseman, passing early through'the glen when the gray twilight of morning was fast merging into the slowly-coming light of day- da svn, and the mountain eagle, rising from her eyrie in the yet cloudless peaks that look down upon Loch Ark- let, soared away to the east to welcome the sun; perceived a continued stream of blue smoke ascending from the little isle, which with the eye and perception of one who, from long ex perience, could distinguish the smoke of a still from that of a cottage, he knew at once could emanate from a still at work. Rejoicing in this dis covery, he retired for assistance to enable Mm to seize and destroy it, and to capture those to whom it might belong. Meantime, Mhasal Chrein, totally unconcious that his proceedings had been observed, extinguished his fires —his constant enstom at the approach of day—and lay down on his bed to sleep. Shortly afterward Ms wife was awakened by a shrill whistle, well known to her, as the signal of the ba ker’s boy, who came there every mor ning to supply them with bread and barm. She therefore arose and pad - died across the loch for the boy, who had long been in th eir secret, and was, therefore, the only person per mitted to come to the island; where.it was usual for Mm to breakfast, and- afterward to return home. Breakfast had scarcely been finished when Mhasal Chrein, who always rose when it was ready, chancing to look through the rude patched window of their hnt, saw three strangers and a dragoon standing on the opposite shore and pointing toward the island. TTis suspicions were instantly on the fdert, and taking a better view of them, was not slow iu conjecturing their er rand. They had come there, doubt less, to search the isle, and if possible to apprehend himself. Nevertheless, priding himself in Ms security, lie The soldiers fired in return, and I Breach of Promise against a Lady, now d regular but uneqnal skirmish j Considerable interest is felt in took place. Everyone of the smug- i southern BerksMre, Mass., in the laughed at their endeavors to reach frqm the bullet of the smuggler’s wife. him, for his boat was safely moored wonidhave-to procure" another at a distance of fourteen miles before they could cross the .loch. So he did not gler’s shots told, while the dragoons discharged their pieces for seme time without effect. Mhasal Chrein at length received a wonnd in his arm which leveled him with the earth, and the excisemen and the soldiers neariDg the island, instantly sprung ashore. Bnt the foremost fell dead who throwing her wounded husband on his side of the island, and they, over her shoulder, hurried up to the care though they stood there pointing at the cottage all dry, and when uiglit came he could easily if necessary, es cape unperceived in an opposite direc tion to where they were. He there fore, when the boy proposed to return across, absolutely refused to allow him to stir f-ionrthe spot, because that would'be puttiug the boat completely into the power of the excisemen. But the boy had no idea of remain ing on tlie island any longer; In the first place, he had finished his errand and his breakfast, and was desirous of proceeding homeward. Iu the sec ond place, he liked not? either Mhasal Chrein or his wifejand thongh obliged to come to them every morning, he could not conceal his fears that they would do him some mischief, perhaps kill him, if they ouce got angry or suspicious; and, in the third place, he knew that if the excisemen caught him there he would be accounted equally guilty with them, and pun ished accordingly; for what was he doing on the island if he did not know of, and pe’lmps assit them in their il legal proceedings? For these reasons therefore he was anxious to leave the island as soon as possible, and as the old man would not permit him, he was determined to carry off the boat, and make his escape if lie could with out his knowledge or consent. Mhasal Chrein, therefore, had no sooner left the cottage to roconoiter, after enjoining his wife to keep a watchful eye on the callant, than he began t > put Ms design into execution. Accordingly, finding that the old wo man was determined to prevent his departure, without saying a word, he slyly came up behind her and tripped up her heels—he then spraDg to the door and rau with, the rapidity of a greyhound down the beach. But. Mhasal Chrein observed him . ere he was half way, and guessing his inten tion, immediately set off in pursuit.— The boy, however, perceiving he was pursued, and finding that he could not reach the boat in time, turned, stopped, and lifting a large stone the ground threw it with all Ms might at the smuggler’s, head. His aim was well taken, and hit him 011 the right forehead, and Mha sal Chrein fell stunned to the earth.— He then leapt d into tlie boat and had already loosed the rope, when the old man, recovering from the blow, reached the shore, and running into the water up to his waist, caught hold first of the boat, and then the boy’s plaid or rauchaa; but quick as light ning the adventurous boy unclasped the plaid with one hand while with the other he struck the smuggler with the oar, and the boat shot across the loch like an arrow from a bow, leaving Mhasal Chrein standing iu the water, like Potiphar’s wife, with the boy’s plaid waving in the wind.— The old woman now joined her hus band with a gun, who immediately sent a bullet after the boat; but the boy cowered down at the bottom, and the balls sent after him by the en raged smuggler, passed over his head without doing him the slightest injury. The excisemen on the other side beheld the scene with much interest, and prepared to take advantage of it. Despairing at first of obtaining access to the island, they were about to re tire to procure means to transport themseives across, when, to their sur prise and satisfaction, they beheld the boy push ofi in the boat, which was now approaching them, the bpy oc casionally raising his head and making use of the scuttle while the old man was engaged in loading the gun, and wuen he again presented, disappear ing at the bottom of the boat. No sooner, however, had he reached the shore, than tliej boat was seized by the excisemen, and be Mmseif jump- ins: from the bow, set off away among the heather, as if he had been a hare pursued bp hounds, or a startled fox with the whole pack in full cry be hind him. The scene now assumed a romantic and extremely picturesque appear ance. Half way across was the. boat with the excisemen and as many sol diers as the boat could hold; on the other side might be observed the old smuggler and Ms wife, alternately loading and firing at them as they approached, while perched up on a rock appeared two mis-shapen urchins, each of them firing away. with a pis tol firing away as if for life and death at the intruders. In the meantime the smuggler, who was .resolved not : to ' be taken alive, and liis wife, reserving their fire till the boat approached the landing-place and-takmg deliberate aim, fired. One of the excisemen and one of the dra- goons were wounded. Indeed, Mha sal Ckre in’s shot could-not have"mis sed amongjsuch a crowded company. leg. at, where, assisted by the urcMns, she-barricaded the door, and as the enemy advanced, opened up an inces sant fire from the window, as from the embrasure of a fortress. After a desperate struggle, the soldiers forced the door, and the smuggler and his wife were forced to yield. The ex cisemen then destroyed the. stsll and all the work, and carried off an exten sive seizure of whisky which they discovered on the premises. Mhasal Chrein and his wife were afterward imprisoned, and the beau tiful Isle of Loch Arkiet was no lon ger the abode of the outlawed smug gler. very, strong breach of promise .spit brought up by George F. Butler of Sandisfied against Mrs. Susan B. Richards of Newton, formerly Miss Chadwiok of Lenox to recover §10,000. The acquaintance and engagement of the parties was brought abont at Le nox a dozen years ago, when Mrs. Chadwick, a widow, and her daughter were Summer visitors at Lenox, and boarded with the plaintiffs mother, who was then entertaining guests at the “Allen Comstock farm.” Together they became interested in a rivival then in progress, while the acquaintance was renewed on succeed ing seasons, as the Chadwicks visited the town, and was kept up when they occupied the delightful villa of Fanny Kemble. Butler was an intelligent, interesting and well conducted com- paMon, while Miss Chadwick was most estimable yonng woman, hold ing a place in the best social circles, possessed of large wealth, and, of course, well-beloved, by her moth- Training of Xh dge Dogs. The existence of the people Kolymsk depends upon fishing and hunting for in which they are assisted by their dogs. These faithful but cruelly- treated animals are said to resemble the wolf, having long, pointed projec ting noses, sharp and upright ears, and long bushy tails. Their color is black, brown, reddish-brown, white and spotted; their howling that of a wolf. In summer they dig holes i 1 the ground for cooluess, or lie in the water to escape the musquitoes; in Winter they burrow in the snow and lie. curled up, with their noses cover ed with their bushy tails. The prepa ration of these animals for a journey must be carefully attended to; for a fortnight. u.t least they should be put on a small allowance of hard food to convert their superfluous fat into firnr flesh; they must also be driven from ten to twenty daily, after which they have been known to travel a hundred miles without being injured by it. A team consists commonly of twelve dogs, and it is of importance that they should be accustomed to draw together, The quick and steady- going of the team, as well as the safe ty of the traveler, mainly depends on on the docility aud sagacity of the foremost dog or leader. No pains therefore are spared in his education, so that lie may understand and obey his masters orders, and prevent the rest from starting ofi' in pursuit of the foxes or other animals that may chance to cross their path. Their usual food is frozen fish, and ten good herrings are said to be a proper daily allowance for each dog while on duty. When Dot actively employed, they are obliged to concent themselves with oflal, and toward Spring, when the Winter’s provisions, are generally ex- nausted, they suffer to the keenest hunger.—Polar World. Lawyers’ Fies in England. Who would not be a “Q. C.,” in England? Mr. Hawkins, for conduct ing the prosecution against Arthur Orton, received a retainer of 1,000 guineas and a refresher of 100 guineas for each day of the trial. The trial lasted for eighty-nine days, so that Mr. Hawkins received in all §50,000. He is now retained as counsel in six different election petitions with a re taining fee in each case of 600 guineas and 100 guineas refresher each day, Each of these cases will last at least a week, so that Mr. Hawkins’ fees will amount to at least §21,000, Mr. Gif- fard Q. C., lias been retained in elev en election petition eases, Air. Ser geant Ballantine in nine, and Mr. Powell, Q. C., in five—all with very liberal fees. Mr. Hawkins’ practice is stud to be worth about §280,000 a year while there also dangles before bis eyes tlie almost certain prize of a judgeship when lie gets tired of mak ing money and will be content with a modest, §25,000 a year the rest of his life. Worthless Warranties. The'word- ‘^'warranted,” used in the sale of a horse, extends only to sound ness, and “warranted sound,”" goes no futher. It is a common pactice with dealers of use the terms ‘ ‘ali sound und right.” As it is uncertain what such an expression would cover in law it would, to avoid possible controversy and misunderstanding, be best to use forms more comprehensive. For in stance. the following: “Received oLA. B. §200 -for bay mare Kate, warranted only six years old, sound, free from vice, and quiet to ride and drive. The warranty to be valid must, of course, be passed at- the time of the sale, and constitute part of the trans action. A warranty after the sale is void, for it is given without a legal consideration. _ High Stepping. A Kentucky paper telling how a man got- drowned while in bathing, says he ‘stepped off over his head.” Now that was a eareless thing to do. Lit tle boys should be careful not to step The latter, however, seems to have had a higher ambition for he daughter than an unlion with a Lenox farmer’s son, and whatever intimacy there was between them that was warmer than the merest friend ihip she frowned upon. It is a good while since they made Lenox their Summer residence, and Butler has awaited faithfully and Requested to retact 417 patiently to elai^i liis’promised bride. Didu’t retract 416 But she was not so steadfast and wed- Invited to parties, receptions ded Mr. Richards, a lawyer, who was presentations, etc., etc., u Lenox last week to attend his wife’s by people, 3,333 interest in the case. Took the hint 33 Didn’t take the hint 3,300 Railroad Hatters. Threatened to be whipped 174 The branch of the Iron Mountain Been Whi >ped 0 Railroad, from St. Louis to Memphis, Whipped the other fellow 4 is under survey. The route will be Didu’t come to time 170 located in a .few weeks, andlthe read Been promised bottles of chain- built speedily. pagne, whisky, gin, bit- The Georgia Railroad Convention, which held its session in Augusta last week, decided to abolish free passes; and next the hotels are expected to abolish free lunch. One by one the privileges of the press are being taken away, and hereafter “Editorial Cor respondence” will be seldom seen in our exchanges. The Galveston News states that General Beauregard went to that place on invitation of the City Council, to fix the grades of a general system of sewerage. The last rail has been laid on the Lonisviile, Nashville and Southeastern Railway, which opens a new and val uable connection with the South in competition with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir, S. C., Narrow Guage Railroad has absorbed the King’s Mountain Railway from Chester to Yorkville.J Prospect of Another State. New Mexico, which has been a ter ritory since shortly after its acquisi tion, over twenty years, has now some chan e of being raised to the dignity of a State. A bill for that purpose has been reported by the House Committee on Territories.— The vote of the committee stood six in fayor and one against the bilk— New Mexico has not made much pro gress in population, thongh there has been a gradual development of indus try and wealth. It has a tine climate, great mineral resources, and is a val uable grazing country. The exten sion of the railroad system will soon bring the Territory and its natural advantages into more prominent no tice. It boasts some very bad In dians. Brain Food. By a careful analysis it has been found that apples cod tain a larger amount of phosphorus ? or brain food than any other fruit or vegetable, and on this account they are very impor tant to sedentary men, who work their brain rather than their mnscles. They also contain the acids wMch are need ed every day, especially for sedentary men, the action of whose liver is slug gish to eliminate effete matter, which, if retained in the human system, pro duces inaction of the brain, and, in deed, of the whole system, causing jaundice, sleepiness, scurvey and troublesome diseases of the skin. General Gordon. Senator Thurman thus spoke on the Financial Question. .“Senators, you have taken the measure of a Demo crat and placed it upon the statute books of the country in defiance of the recommendation of a Republican Pres ident and Secretary of the Treasury, and in utter scorn and contempt of the recommendation of the Committee on Finance. The glories of the paper money trinity, Morton, Logan and Ferry, have faded and gone; and it was reserved for the piney woods of North Carolina, Mr. Merrimon, and the red bills of Georgia. Gen. Gordon, to shape the financial condition of the country. In the Crater. me tri establish a railway from the base of Vesuvius to the crater, to be worked by steam and ropes. They have al ready procured the model of a train over their heads, for even if they do j wMch received a prize at the Vienna not get drowned, they might break a j Exhibition, and has been for some time^nnse at Bn da. The War In Cuba. The state of Cuba is growing daily more hopeless. Financial embarrass ment is added to military failure, and every one sees that the grand crash is coming. From Havanna we have the news of financial failnre and dis turbance, and from the Central De partment comes news of military dis aster. So far from the insurrection losing strength the troops gathered to give the final, crushing blow, which has been impending for six years,{but somehow never comes down, are routed whenever they ventnre to leave their fortified strongholds. So unfavorable has been the tide of the war lately that the Spaniards can no longer conceal tlieir reverses from the outside world. There is nothing de cisive in theso endless battles, but they go to show that the Cubans are able to prolong the war indefinitely, and that after six years of struggle they are stronger in a military point of view thau they were at the out break of the insurrection. It may drag on for years, exhanstiug the re resources of both Spain and Cuba, bnt in the end the Spaniards will have to relax,their grasp, as they have had to do with all tlieir American posses sions. An Editors Contession. Report. Times. Been asked to drink Drank 11,392 Kindness from the Aged. Is there one being, stubborn as the rock to misfortune, whom kindness does not effect? It comes with a double tenderness and grace from the MILLIONS OF ACRES, Rich Farming Land IS NEBRASKA, old; it seems iu them the hoarded : NOW FOR SALE VERY CHEAP, and long purified benevolent e of, ten teabsckk it, jxiKKEsxosi-TGrEBCEST. years; and if it bad survived and con- ; Descriptive Pamphlets, with Sectional Maps. qnered the baseness and selfishness! THE PIONEER of the ordeal it had passed; as if the j ... , , .A Handsome Illustrated Paper, containing t - i winds which had broken the form,; Homestead Laws, mailed free to all parts ifc and swept iu vain across the hair, and Addrraw tte " orkl ' 0 . f. davis. La ml Commissioner/ U# P- R* R- the frosts which had chilled the blood and whitened the locks had possessed no power over the warm tide of affec tions. It is the triumph of Nature over Art, it is the voice of the angel which is yet within ns. Nor is this all; the tenderness of age is twice blessed—blessed its trophies over the obduracy of encrusting and wither ing years, blessed because it is tinged with the sanctity of tne grave; be cause it tells 11s that the heart will blossom even upon the precincts of the tomb, and fetter us witli the in violacy and immortality of love. Omaha, Nob NEW YORK DAY-BOOK. A Democratic Weekly. Established 18o(>. _ It supports White Supremacy, political aud social. Terms. $2 per year. To dial* nine copies for $8. Specimen copies free. Address DAY-BOOK. New York City. ters, boxes of cigais, etc., if he would go alter them 3,750 Been after them 0 Going again 0 Been asked ‘what’s the news?’ 300,000 Paragraphs worth Remembering. Benzine and common clay will clean marble. Castor oil is an excellent- thing to soften leather. Lemon juice and glycerine will re move tan aud freckles. A dose of castor oil will aid you in 11,392 1 removing pimples. Lemon juice and glycerene will cleanse aud soften the hands. Spirits of ammonia, debited a little, will cleanse tile hair very thorough® >y- Lunar caustic, carefully applied so as not to touch the skin, will d u stroy wurts. Powdered niter is good for remov ing freckles. Apply with a rag mois tened with glycerine. To obviate offensive perspiration, wash your feet with soap and diluted spirits of ammonia. The juice of ripe tomatoes will re move tlie stain of walnuts from the hands without injury to the skin. Told Didn’t know Lied about it Been to church Changed politics Expect to change still Gave for charity Gave for a terrier dog Cash on hand 13 200,000 99,987 2 82 Dogs and Sheep. Tlie Richmond Dispatch says the Grangers in Virginia are increasing in number and power; They are un derstood to be united upon tbe dog §5.00 §23.00 §0.00 30land sheep question—i. e., dogs or Killing a Cat. There is a man on Franklin street, in Danbury. Ct., (says that the News man), who has been engaged for the past few months in a mighty effort to kill a cat. In that time that unfortu nate animal has explored the bottom of every sheet and stream of water within six miles of Danbnry, has had an unintentional taste of the several new varieties of powder, and has got so it can tell in the dark, without without looking around the difference between a half brick and a whole one The man himself hasn’t got a whole piece of clothing in his wardrobe, and has almost entirely lost the use of one leg from rheumatism, contracted while drowning the cat, and has more scratches on him than any survivor of four wives. His aged father says he will take a chair ont in the yard on a pleasant afternoon, and sit there two honrs at a time, and look at that ca t aud swear. The Big Trees. The big trees of California (qnaSoia Gigantea). sometimes called, without, propriety after the Duke of Welling ton, were introduced into England sbout thirty years ago, and have al ready become very grand and inter esting objects in the landscapes throughout the United Kingdom many of them being from forty to six ty feet high, with stems from six to eight feet in circumference, and branching most beautifal to the earth’s snrfaee.” They are said to be ‘quite hardy everywhere, only get ting a bit scared in very bleak, expos ed situations on the windward side, from northeast to sourheast;” are ever green, and come freely when not more than three or four years old. Hint, for Grangers. The Memphis Avalanch says that a Grange at Rienzi, Mississippi, received last week from Liverpool the sum of ,000 in gold in return for cotton “hipped there on account of its mem bers; the result of the experiment proves to be a serious loss. Hail the cotton been shipped'to Memphis, the realization in currency would,have bought over §5,000 in gold. One of the members wishing more gold than Ms proportion of the shipment spoken of, paidanother §50 in currency for §40 in coin. In' Memphis he conld have bought it for §44 80. A Wiregrass Farmer. Mr. H. J. Parish, of Berrien conn- ty, as we learn from an exchange, ran three plows last year and made 26 bales of cotton, averaging 500 pounds a bale, no. fertilizers used but home made. Also he made 550 bushels of corn, and 300 bushels of it whs made on ten acres; about^ 300. bushels of sweet potatoes and seven barrels of syrup. He had planted 44 acres in cotton, and nine bales were produced on ten acres. sheep. And they being sensible men as the farming community always is, take the right side. Dogs are beesm- ing daily of less valne and sheep are daily increasing in value. Dogs are of especial service in cleari- g the “varmints,” and in fox hunting in primitive days; but now in one fox bunt dogs will do more damage to flocks and crops than all the wild beasts of prey, other than themselves, in a year. On the other hand, sheep are a great element of wealth. They furnish the very best food for the ta ble, and give us the best clothing for winter. Shall there be any doubt which of the ,two to choose—sheep o.i dogs? They can not live together in peace in the same district. Sheep can not prosper where there are dogs?— The Virginia Grange sknow tlii-: nn.l they demand some degree of abate ment of the dog nuisance. $250,000 for $50. Fourth Grand Gift Concert FOI! THE BENEFIT OF THE Public Library * Kent’ky Tuesday, March 31 IS 74. 1*2,000 CASH GIFTS, AMOUNTING TO J&X.SOO.OOO WILL BEDISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS: The tic kets are printed in coupons, of tenths, and all fni.dional parts will be represented drawing just as whole tickets. The chances for a gift are as one to five. LIST OF CxIFTS- ONE GPAND CASH GIFT . . ONE GRAND CASH GIFT . . ONE GLAND CASH GIFT . . ONE GRAND CASH GIFT . . ONE GRAND CASH GIFT . . 10 CASH GUTS $10,000 each 30 CASH GIFTS 5.000 each 50 CASH GIFTS 1,000 cacli 80 CASH GIFTS 500 each 100 CASH GIFTS 400 each 150 CASH GIIT’S 300 each 250 CASH GIFTS 200 eace 325 CASH GUT’S 100 each 11.000 CASH GUTS 50 each $230,000 00 100.000 00 50.000 00 25.000 00 17.500.)’ 100,000.) V 150.000 50.000 oir 40.000 00 40.000 ocr 45.000 00 50.000 00 32,500 0i» 550.000 mr TOTAL. 12.000 GIFTS, ALL CASH, amounting to .... $1,500,000 PRICE OF TICKETS. Whole ticket $50, Halves $25. Tenths, or earn coupon, $5; Eleven Whole tickets for $500 ; 22.'i tickets for $1,000; 113 tickets lor $5,000 ; 227 tick ets for $ 1C.000. No discount on less than $5©o worth of tickets at a time. Tickets nowready for*ale, and all orders ac- compansed by the money promptly filled. Lib eral terms given to those wh > buy to sell again. THOS E. BB AMLETTE, Agent Publ. Libr. Ky., k Manager Gift Concert, aug 23. Public Library Building, Lonisviile, Ky lm. Boys & Middle Aged Men, Boilers. A roller writes a correspondent, need not be very heavy, nor to exceed 22 inches in diameter, and it is the question whether one 20 grinds the clods, while a very large one simply presses them into the yieldicg soil. A neighbor has a roler cast in three sections that is only 16 inches in dia meter that does good work and gives satisfaction. A good cast-iron roller onglit to be had for §40 or §50 at the shop, and at those prices could be sold. Dried Blood as a Fertilizer. The process of granulating the blood of hogs, to be nsed as a fertili zer, is becoming a business of consid erable importance in connection with the pork packing establishments of the West. It is cooked and dried to a black powder, and is in fine grains. The blood of a hog Is worth for this purpose about three cents before it is prepared. One establishment - in Wis consin, which uses up five thousand swine per day, receives for the blood alone §150. A Hint to (Hardeners. From one of our exchanges we learn that tar water is a sovereign remedy for the lavages of the pestiferous cut worm. An old Spanish lady living od MoHle Bav, accidentally made the discovery years ago. Take a tight barrel, put tar in it, let it remain for some time, give it a trial on plants and report progress. If tbe remedy should prove a good one, it will be of great valne to our -peo ple. - - Kentucky Giant Dead. A colored man died in Ramsey, in this county, a fe w days ago, who was probably the giant of Kentucky.— His rame / was Lewis Johnson, but more generally known _s “Big Foot Lewis.” He was seven feet high, two and a half feet across the shoulders, and his feet touched the tape staring at fifteen inches.—McLeacm Connty Prog ress Trained for a sneceesful start in Business Life, tauglit how to get a Living. 3lake- Money, and be come Kateryrcsing Useful Citizens, Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ Ou-the- Hudson, the only Institution devoted to this es pecially. The Oldest and only Practical Commer cial School, and only one providing situations for graduates Refers to Patrons and Gradnases in nearly every city ond town, applicants can en ter any day. Address for particulars and Cata logue of 3,000 graduates in business. H. G. EASTMAN, L. L. D., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. DO YOUR OWN PAINTING WITH THE AVERiLL CHEMICAL PAINT. OF FHOPEH CONSISTENCY FOB USE. 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HOUSTON COUNTY. —W. H. O’Pry has applied f °r ex- einpfion o f personalty and setting I will pass upon the same at 10 o’clock a. m. oa the 7th day of April 1874 at mv office.' A. S. GILES, March 28th, 1874 2fc