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VOLUME IV
PERSY, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL, 25, 1874.
DUMBER 17.
A. S. GILES,
AttomoTT- at X>aw
FERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA.
Office is the Court Honse.
Biiectal attention given to Imsiness in the Supe
rior and County Courts of Houston County. *
feb 21, IT.
C. J. HARRIS,
AttSi^aev at Xj .w,
MACON GEORGIA.
\irHX practice law in 'litigated cases in the
»» cmmtieaof the Macon Circuit to wit: Bibo.
ttoUuton, Crawiord and Twiggs.
J. A. EDWARDS,
At tor n e y at Law,
MARSHALLYH-LE GFOEGIA.
W. H. REESE,
Attorn e y at Law.
MAESHALLVUXE GEORGIA.
Aa-Special attention given to cases in a
ruptcy.
DUNCAN & MILLER,
Attorneys at Law.
PERRY and PORT VALLEY, GA.
mj,C. C. Duncau, Perry, office on Public Square;
A. L. Miller, Fort Valley- office in Mathew’s Hall.
B. M. DAVSS.
Attorney at Law
PERRY, GEORGIA.
W ILL practice in the Courts of Houston
and adjoining comities; also in the .Su
preme Court aud TJ. S. District Court.
NOTTINGHAM & PATTEN,
Attorneys at X«aw
PERKY, GEORGIA.
PRACTICE in the Courts of Houston aud a
joining count’es. Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted, to our care. Collections of
claims a specialty.
ang*23. tf.
U. M. CONN,
Attorney at Xiaw
BYRON, 8. W. R, R. GA.
jJS-Special attention given to collections.
E. W. CROCKER,
Attorney at Law
FORT VALLEY, GA.
t5*Collcctions and Criminal Law a spcciall?
Oflicc at Miller, Brown Sc Co’s.
JOBSON
0 R.
13 33 3NT TXST,
PERRY AND HAWKINSVILLE GA.
in his office in Perry, over the- ©Id drug store,
lud one-fonrth, or the latter half of each month
will be given to his practice in Hawkinsville, at
Mrs. Hudspeth’s. aug23 f
T.| . MARTIN
Manufacturer and Retail Dealer in
TITST WARE,
COOKING stoves,
SHEET IRON
TIN WARE,
ET CETERA.
R epairing, roofing guttering
Ac., done at short notice and in the
best manner. T, T. MARTIN,
tf. Perry, Ga.
A. M. WATKINS,
"WITH
CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
Broome Street,
KTEW YORK..'
BOOTS & SHOES
AT WHOLESALE.
Cash Saloon Re-Opened.
C.V. MARKET,
PERRY, GA.
FINE WINES,
WHISKIES,
BRANDIES, ETC.
AT RETAIL.
8@“Tlie best LAGER BEER a 5
cents a glass.
Everybody is invited to give me a
call at my new stbre next door to my
old stand. G. V.MARKET.
March 21 3 m.
na. J. aspesos, President.W.E.Brown, Cashier.
CASH CAPITAL, $100,000.
FORT VALLEY, GEOROIA.
Transacts a General Banking, Discount, and
Particular attention given to the collection of
Notes, Drafts, Coupons, Dividends, etc.
DIRECTORS.
War. J.-Akdebsox,
ILL. Deskabd, 1. 5L Felto ;
"'•H.HoiiixsnEAn, W-A. Mathew
?«£ 16
B. T. BABBITT’S
Pure Concentrated Potash
op. LYE.
Of double the strength of any other
SAPONIFYING SUBSTANCE.
I have reotntlyperfected a new method of
packing my Potash Or Lye, and am now
pairing it only in BAILS, the coating of
which will saponify, and does' not injure
>he Soap. It is' packed in boxes containing
1 lb- Balls, and in no other way.—
md German, forma-
j with this Potash,
ykage.
B. T. BABBITT,
64 to 84 Washington St,, N: Y.
NOTICE.
My wife, Eliza Hancock, left my
bed and board, in this county, on the
29th ultimo without cause, and this
is to notify all persons concerned that
h will in no case be responsible for
t any debis contracted by her.
Isaac D. Hancock.
Powersville, Apl,3, lStl. 4*
A Golden Legend.
Some years ago, while in Nova Sco-
tia, I was asked: to' - take a share in a
very peculiar enterprise. I think I
am breaking no confidence if I ralate
the particulars of it, more especially
as I derived not a little of my infor
mation from; prospectuses issued by
the promo andfrom vaiious odd
scraps of newspapers which have since
been sentma by those who knew of
my early interest in the matter.
Many years ago, when the forest
was a wild and 'blooming break in
summer, aDd a bleak, snow-capped
wilderness in winter, an old man re
sided in the. then Briitish colony of
NewEngland, whose early life was
wrapped in mystery. He had been
a sailor in his younger days, and peo
ple said be bad been a soldier too,
for on his brown face there could be
traced the marks of a sword wound.—
Often had the curious endeavored to
sound him on the subject of his early
Career, but it was a fruitless task—
The old.man was as mnte as. a rock
concerning bis history.
At la,,t. when people began to give
up all hope of extracting the tale, of
bis life, the old.cosmopolite was taken
sick, and oa his death-bed admitted
that be bad been one of Captain Kidds
rovers, and that many years bofore,
he had assisted in burying four mil
lions dollars] worth of gold beneath
the soil of an island east of Boston,
the proceeds of Kidd’s piracies. He
had often intended to make an effm-
tc recover it; but fearing that the at
tempt might lead to the discovery of
Bis early crimes, he preferred to re
main contented with the cempetence
he had, without incurring the risk of
la.vher suspicion. More than this he
did not seem inclined to reveal. The
death of the old man and his secret
were bourne from lip to lip as a hons-
liold word along the New England
shore, and the settlers for years sear
ched all the islands lying off the coast
for some traces of the subterranean
treasure vaults. But all their search
threw no light on the buried treasure,
and years rolled by and people gave
up the search.
Nearly a quarter of a centnry later,
three men named Smith, Vaud and
McGinnis, emigrated to Oak Island.
As soon as these men had erected their
huts, they commenced the work of fel
ling the forest that covered the island.
McGinnis, while roaming over the is
land one day, was astonished to dis
cover traces of former civilization,
and upon pushing his explorations
farther, he discovered that the first
growth of timber bad been cut down,
and that a second growth was spring
ing tip, wnile some s u nps of oak were
visible, that bad evidently fallen un
der some white man’s axe. Adjacent
to the clearing .stood an old giant oak
whose forked branches fell over anoth
er small clearing; and to the forked
part of the oak by means of a wooden
trammel, converting the oak into a
small triangle, was attached an old
tackle block. McGinnis was a Scotch
man, and after shrewdly taking into
account.the whole transaction came to
tbo conclusion that this meant some
thing, and determined to take bis com
panions into the secret. The follow:
ing day they visited the spot together
and on attempting to move the block,
it broke to pieces, so decayed was it
by age and exposure.
While exploring the place they
found the remains of a tolerably well-
made road, from tins place to the west
shore of the island, and part of -this
road can still be saen. The first tbo’t
that struck them was that this was the
island referred to by the dyirig sailor..
Its secluded situation,_ the marks of'
former habitation, and other circum
stances, all appeared to accord with
what they had beard of the locale of
C p\ Kidd’s hidden plunder. They
were still more strongly impressed by
this belief when they found the ground
over which the block bad hung settled
down and formed a hollow. At ono
the three pioneers set to work clear
ing the yonmg timber from the sunk
en grouud, and removhig the surface
soil for about two feet, they struck a
tier of flagstones, evidently not
formed there by nature. Subsequent
ly they ascertained that these stones
were not indigenous to the island, but
bad been conveyed there from the
Gold River, two miles.. distant. Re
moving the stones, the treasure seek
ers entered the mouth of an old pit
or shaft that had been filled.
The. mouth of the pit was seven
feet in diameter, the sides of it being
of tough, bard day, but the earth
with which it had been, filled was
soft and loamy, and easily removed.
Still they descended the "shaft foot by-
foot, discovering some new indication
that increased their hopes of at last
hitting the long buried treasure. Ten
feet from : the surface they - struck a
floor of solid oak logs, tightly attack
ed to the sides, and below this /two
feet of vacant, space, caused by' the
rubbish with which the-pit was filled
having settled down. They pushed
their explorations fifteen-feet iurther
down, without striking the;songhfc-for
prize, apd after driving sticks into
the mnd, filled up the shaft and gave
tip the work. Compelled to abandon
the search for want of money, Smith
and bis associates endeavored to en
list the assistance of their neighbors,
and told their secret; but the people
were poor and ignorant, and - only
laughed at them for attempting to
i find K'c'i’s money, when he invaria
bly “killed a nigger to . guard it”—
Fifteen years passed without any fur
ther attempts being made to fathom,
the mystery of the old pit.
At length an old resident named
Lynd heard'Yhe story of the pit, visi
ted the island, examined the ground,
and‘believing these were the vaults of
Kidd, wenthome and formed a com
pany, Early .in the following sum
mer,. they loaded a small schooner
with tools, and arriving at Oak Is-,
land, commenced the- search anew,
under the superintendence of the
original discoverers. Digging down,
they discovered the sticks planted by
Smith and Vaud, and below these
they struct a second tier of. logs.—
Ten feet further dowu they struck a
layer of charcoal, and ten feet fur
ther, or about fifty feet from, the sur
face, a tier of putty. Still deeper was
a flagstone, one foot by two, with
homely cut letters and figures upon
it. They hoped this inscription
would assist in solving the mystery,
but they were unable to decipher it.—
At a depth of ninety feet they found
indications of water; at ninety-three
feet the water increased. Night com
ing on, they stuck a crowbar down
five feet, and struck a Hard impene
trable substance found by the side of
the pit. Some supposed it a block
of ivood, otkeis called it a chest.—
They quitted work for the night and
returned home, confident that with
the morrow’s sun they would possess
the long-sougbt-for treasure; and they
discussed of its div ision.
morning settled the matter, bow
ever, for on repairing to work, they
found sixty feet of water in the shaft.
After futile attempts to bail the water
out, pumps were put in, but these,
too, failed. Pump as they would, the
water stood at the same level. The
next step was to sink a new shaft be
side the old one, and tunnel from ic
under the old shaft, in the hope of
striking the money chest. When
within ten or fifteen feet of the pit,
the earth between the tunnel and pit
gave why, and the wafer rushed ; n so
rapidly that it with difficulty that the
men escaped with their lives, before
sixty-four fi ei of water filled the tun
nel and shaft. This placed a damper
on the energetic seekers of kuldeu
treasure; and the work was given,up.
after several thousand pounds had
been squandered on wbat some of the
shareholder now began to think an
ignis fat ui.s.
Fifty years glided by before the
work was renewed, jet the shaft aud
tunnel still remained ull of water,
which rose and fell with the ebbing
aud flowing of the tide in the buy,
showing that the shaft was connected
wiili the. sea by means of some sub-
teraneous passage. This brings us
down to a period twenty-six years
ago.
A number o' young men, in the
summer of 1848, proceeded to the
island aud renewed'the work. They
followed down the shaft of their pred
ecessors, when they encountered the
same difficulty—water comingin upon
them. After bailing it out they
pierced the bottom of the pit with a
chisel and “sledge ball auger,” at a
distance of ninety-eight feet from the
surface, when they struck a hard wood
en substance which they confidently
beheved to be the money chest. The
machinery brought up Something
which subsequently proved to be a
grass peculiar to Spanish main. This
gave the toilers new courage and they
followed up the discovery with. re
newed energy. The chisel having
been attached to the augur, they cut
through a spruce Jog about six inches
thick, when it dropped and struck a
piece of oak timber four and a half
inches thick. They toon found some
thing harder than wood, and contin
ued boring until the augur settled
down about twenty inches. While
passing through through this sub
stance, a sharp melultic soung greeted
the ea.'s of those employed.
It resembled the noise a bar of iron
would make on-being wormed through
a keg of nails, and the laborers were
in ecstacies. They were within a few
feet of Kidd’s gold. Twenty inches
fnrtber down more wood was found,
and below the same mineral substance.
Then came wood again, and after that'
mnd. The only thing taken out was
the part of the herd of an oak cask;
one end had been cut off; and the oth
er exhibited marks of the cooper’s
knife. Other bores were'sir ok near'
this one, but with the seme results.—
Among other articles taken out was
more Spanish grass and part of the
wooden hoop of a barrel] with the
bark 6tiU in a goods’eie of preserva
tion.
Alter making several bores with a
like "result, the precious bullion seam
ing out of their reach, they bethought
themselves of the .Dutchman and his
anchor, getting disheurtened many of
the company , vrithdrew from the
work. The fewwho still persevered
(from the fact that the water in Hie
shafts-rose and fell with' the tide) be
came convinced tlxat there were sub-
teranean passages connecting the sea
-with the pit Acting upon this belief
they searched the shore, ^hen, upon
the east side of the cove, they found
well-made drains entering the base of
the island at low water mark. Re
moving the covering, they found to
their surprise that the stones formiug
the arch of the drain were coated'with
the growth of this Spanish grass.
Farther iav-'rigp i 'ort showed that :ae
drains had been, fun in the; direction |
of the old pit and considerable coa-
co.iuut fiber and Spanish grass were
found as they progressed. They en- Uamsoa from tlleir shooting and fish-
deavored to follow the direction of
ing jaunt to Florida.
We understand that these gentle-
....... . men penetrated by a route before un-
The water soon rushed into the dram attempted to Lake Kissimme, within
the drain, but failed to find it con
nectingwith the perpendicular shaft.
upon them.
The next attempt was to sink a shaft,
and endeavor to strike fbe drain or
channel in a line between the old pit
aud the entrance of the water. At a
depth of seventy-four feet water filled
up the shaft. Several other attempts
were made with the same results, and
the winter coming on, the work was
abandoned until spring. Spring come,
but the disappointed shareholders,
many of whom nad sunk their last
dollar in the numerous pits, were
completoly disheartened, and the
work was not renewed for nine years.
In the meantime the seekers -after
Kidd’s treasure returned to more prof
itable business.
The story of the excavations in Oak
Island had, meanwhile spread all over
the province, and there were hun ;
dreds disposed to make one more ef
fort to fathom the mystery. Accord
ingly, in 1861, meetings were held at
vnious points in the province, full
particulars of the enterprise laid be
fore them, and stock to the amount of
§2,000 subscribed. Several new pits
were sunk, and tunnels run from them
in the direction of tha money pit,
with a view to finding the subteianean
charnel through which ran the water
that filled the pit, but after spending
not a lit ole money, the results proved
unsatisfactory.
Though I had not sufficient belief
in the enterprise to venture any money
in it, yet I have always felt an inter
est in the concern, as a strange tale of
iravailieurs da lamer, „nd as a connect
ing between our day and the lawless
ones with which it is related. Wbeii
I last heard of the concern, strenuous
efforts were about to be made to shut
oil the sea, but I cauuot learn that
they were successful. One tiling is
certain—viz: that a stupendous work
of art bad been constructed by some
unknown hands on that lonely isle,
and that tho most of the materials
used in the construction were not
known to the country. -Selec'ed.
Glimpse of Interior Florida
5.mentioned yesterday the return
of Dr. Betid and Mr. X. Potter Wil-
eighty miles By direct line of the
great u ok sown Lake Okeechobee, and
were only prevented from advancing
farther bv the sickness of one of their
National Agricultural Congress.
A call has been made by Gen. Jack-
son, president for the third session of
the National Agricultural Congress,
which will be held at Atlanta, Ga, on
May 13. The Congress had its rise in
1871, by the consolidation of the “Ag-
— ricultnral Congress," a purely South
ern institution, with the Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanics’ Associa
tion. Under the; auspices of tnese
bodies, a meeting was held at Nash-
A Coal Mine Ablaze.
A writer who has just explored the
burning empire coal mine, near
Wilkesbarre, must have seen a novel
and magnificent sight. These mines,
when once on fire, sometimes burn
for years; but it is seldom that any
one can go near the flames, and even
when it is possible but few would care
to at.empt it. The descent at the
empire mine was three hundred feet,
and then along a side gallery.
Every stride onward appears to in
tensify the warmth, and human ap
parel seems more than human nature
is able to bear. The perspiration be
gins to start from the pores, and a
current of air constantly pouring in
from the outside, appears to be caught
and subdued by that dreadful
heat’ which almost chokes and
stifles you. There is do let up to
it, no relief. Suddenly there falls up.-
on the air a peculiar noise, like the
muttering of infernal, syirits, away
down in the deepest depths of the
universe. Still on, and these mntter-
iegs increase to a mighty roar, until
by and by one can detect certain
sounds above all others. There is a
sound as if made by falling waters,
which gains and increases on the ear
as to the traveler does the lushing of
a cataract. The old guide continues
slowly on bis way; clouds of smoke
envelope our heads, until the cavern,
taking a peculiar -turn, brings us un
der a mighty arch, the door and sides
of which seem to be a mass of hissing,
crackling flames. It maybe a wicked
expression, but it looks tike a hell.—
The Are extends over an immense
area of 1,200 yards, dread, awful and
appalling, but indescribably beantifnl
nevertheless. -It looks- like an im
mense sea of glittering gold, across
the heaving fcreast of which pass and
repass the softest aud richest combina
tions of colors.. Bine, green, purple,
crimson, mingiiug-and inteimi ogling,
pairing and. repairing, disappearing
here and" suddenly flas hiog up again
there, torture the senses, confuse the
mind and leave one dotibtiul of the
place whereon' he stands. It.'hisses,
it roars, it flashes up and-smoker,
driving back the. men and befouling
the' air. There-/are. - persons down
there, human beings like ourselves,
who have spent many, months of ioeir
past tife in fighting this fire, and who
will spend many; months of {heir lives
party, superinduced - by the impure
limestone water they were forced to
drink. Game, deer, wild turkeys,
ducks and snipe, and countless fish
were found by the sportsmen
Cn the shores of Lake Kiosimme
many Indians are living, and the
country within twenty miles of the
great interior Lake, as yet unexplored,
is here and there dotted with the
shanties of white cattle raisers.
It is a noteworthy fact that many
Indians from the western reservations
from the Creeks and other tribes, that
did not originally belong to Florida,
may be found there now, having been
tempted to its luxuriant regions by
their abundance and ireedom from
pile-face molestation.
During the stay Of the hunters up
on the banks of Lake Kissimme, an
old Indian chief with his daughter
and son-in-law took tea with them.—
The daughter is said to have been an
Indian beauty, formed after nature’s
best model and fashioned in perfect
mould; according to the account of
one of the party, who may be regard
ed as good authority upon the ques
tion of pretty women, win le the son-
in-law, proud husband of tho young
and lovely princess, was a most mag
nificent specimen of Indian manhood.
Savon rah Advertiser.
Largest Tunnels in the World.
The completion of the Hoorac tun
nel and the rapid progress of the Sn-
tro, have caused the miners both in
the East and the West of America to
look with interest upon what has been
and is projected in connection with
tunnel driving. It is in Germany
that the great tunnels have been con
structed, and these have been exclu
sively for mining. Thei e is the great
tunnel at Freiburg 24 miles long; the
Ernst-August and the George at Claus-
thal, 13 J and 101 mile3 respectively ;
the Joseph II at Shemnitz, 9i miles;
the l’.othschonberg at Freiberg, 8
miles; the Mont Cents 71 miles, which
about completes the European list.
In the United States we nave the Hoo-
sac, in Massachusetts, 5 miles long,
the completion of which has lately
been noticed; the Sutro, iu Nevada,
or opening np the celebrated Corn-
stock lode. This tunnel, although
only four miles long, will, with its
ramifi vti.-u to the various miues of
the district, prove one of the most im
portant in America. The Sie'-ra Ma-
die tunnel atBLack Hawk commenced
during the present year and which Wl
be 12 miles long, as we 1 ! as the San
Carlos and Union Pacific tunnels,
which are under 2) miles. The Ernst-
August tunnel was driven at the rate
of a mile per annum, aud it wi 1 1 be in
teresting to notice bow long it will
take the Americans with all the ap
proved appti’ances at present at com
mand, to complete the nearly similar
Sierra Madre tunnel.
vIlle;'Tenn., at which eleven States
were represent 5, and where the Na
tional Agricultural Congress was
formed. v
In 1892, the meeting of the Con
gress was held at St, Louis where the
St. Louis Agricultural aud Mechani
cal Association was amalgamated with
it. Last year the Congress met at
Indianapolis, whence, after a very suc
cessful meeting, it adjourned to meet
at Atlanta Ga., on May 13.
This gathering representing nearly
eveiy State in the Union, and every
form of farmers’ organization, wIH be
ol immense importance, “In view,”
says Jackson in his call, “of the rep
resentation, aims and object®, and ne
cessity of such annual convocation nf
representative farmers aud scientific
gentlemen, and especia’ly since the
farmers mind is thoroughly arousi d
to the necessity of considering with
the greatest deliberation in the many
questions touching the industrial in
terests of the country, and has now
become vigorous and effective action
there is every reason to expect a fu'l
representation, and I therefore urge
upon all the constituent bodies and
especially the Patrons of Husbandry,
to be represented.
“It is especially reqar°ted that no
tification shall be made of the ap
pointment of delegates to Charles W.
Greene, secretary, Jacksonville EL,
at as early date as practicable.”
far from home. He -had nothing with
yet to come.. They-are terrible look- Mm to do is.with. He asked his Wife
ing creatures when " thus engaged in
their work, whose besmeared faces
and rough, blackened forms give them
the appearance of devils rather thaii
of men/ They spend but a few hours
there, for so intense-is the heat that
new men must come very ir-queDtly
to their relief. As it is, scarcely a day
passes during Which some poor fellow
does not yield to the s underground
elements and is Carried out.in sensible.
It must be an awful life to lead, and
awful, indeed, the circumstances
winch compel so many to endure
Beecher’s Fast Horses;
It is to be hoped that now that Mr.
Beecher is recognized as the oawer of
some very fine horse stock, the long
faced gentry will cease their persistent
tirades upon those who have the good
sense to value this particular descrip
tion of properly.' The above named
gentleman has added to his stock by
purchasing from William Wilsou, of
Newbarg, Orange county iu this State
a.valuable team, which are a credit to
their illustrious progenitor, as they
undoubtedly will be to their distin
guished owner. They are a brown
and a bay, six years old,in the neigh
borhood of fifteen hands, fast, finely
gaited- symmetrical in foim and ac
tion and very stytish. Both were
si.ed by Edward Everett, (son ofRys-
dyke’s Hambletonian, oat a mare by
imported Margrave.) The dam of
one is ,Rose of Washington, and the.
other Is oat of ’ a mare by Eiidav,
son of imported Trustee.) We are
not at liberty to state the price of this
handsome team; bat we feel assured
that Mr. Wilson is as satisfied with
the sale as Mr. Beecher is proud of
his new acquisition.:—Turf Field ar d
Farm.
An Old Use for Hammers.
“I remember,” says a correspond
ent,“that when I was very yonng
they nsed to raise blisters with boiled
hammers. Old Dr. Twitebe’l of
Keene (peace-to ashes!) once wanted"
to Mister some one in a farm house,
to find him a hammier. The article
was brought out, put . in. a. tea-ket tie
over the fire, and after 'the- water
seat of the pain, with very -positive
efleei. Boiled hammers were, for
hood for pleurisy; and every old lady
kaew nothing that was equal to a
a hammer; and there was a long dis
pute whether it should be a claw ham
mer or not. I think the yeas finally
co-qurved.”
Rest.
How sweetly sounds the word to
those who have toiled day after day
through the week. From early dawn
to darkening eve, toiling for tho loved
ones at home. Work, work, work.—
Press on. though nerves and muscles
can scarcely give motion to the weary
limbs. It will not do to give up.—
Courage! another day has passed, an
other sun has set. A few more and
the blessed day of rest will give re
pose to the weaty limbs. Renew the
contest. Well done. The week is
past, the Sabbath dawns. “There is
rest for the weary.” The dun clouds
of adversity are forgotten, for around,
the wife and children gather, and fa
ther and mother are made happy.
The sun mounts up; the Sabbath bell
cal's the children to Sunday school.
Leav ing father and mother to eDjoy
the peaceful home, ihey run away to
the honse of God, and there learn
what great things the Lord has done.
Still higher mounts the sun. And
now the ringing bells from every stee
ple peal the call to prayer. Old men
and matrons, young men and maid
ens go forth with quiet steps and
thankful hearts to hear the Story of
the Cross. The evening come3 on.
Happy, peaceful groups gather on the
piazzas, verandas, in shade and quiet
seats, till dewy eve lets fall the cur
tain and gems it with the myriad
stars. Rest! The man of labor is re
freshed; his muscles brawny have
again been btrongly krit. With
.hanks to the Great First Cause, the
Lord of A It he retires to bis humble
bed, and sleep, sweet restorer, draws
the string-of eveiy care. Renewed,
refreshed and strengthened, morning
finds him readj’ to renew life’s, bat
tle.
Cat’s Tail on a Rooster.
Other facts prove also tlris power of
attraction of blood. If we put an or
gan taken from a living animal inside
of another animal, very frequently
this organ will be engrafted there.
.The inf used serum becomes the object
of chemical changes, the blood is at
tracted aud the organ receives circula
tion. I once eng-afted the tail of a
e„ton a cock’s comb. A few days af
ter it was evident by pricking the tail
{hat blood w. s circulating in it, and it
certainly would have staid there had
not the cock got in a fight aud lost its
talk [Laugh-er.J Other, coses ol
grafting leave no doubt in this respect
It is shown by the fact that ova in an
imals when, they are implanted on a
mucous membrane take, hold of it,
blood.is attracted there and circula
tion lakes pie ce.—Dr. BroterSqracFs
Iasi Jsviure.
Railroad Accident.
A car loaded with cattle “jumped
the track on the bridge which crosses
the river just above Rochester Falls,
and plunged with its living irieght in
to the rapids. The lallroad authori
ties held on auction on the spot, and
disposed of the lot, seventeen in aJL
for/twohundred-aad-fifty dollais,
^Mt^ntirtoucfjft’t^htopa! Th& Par?hdfieri ^ ea by H acts promptly and effectively, and
tientina half dozen spots over the
Casual Clippings.
A Wisconsin dairyman asks for in
formation about the ^cremation” busi
ness.
An exchange says that 15.72S fond
he-rts were made to beat as 7,864 in
Philadelphia last year.
A New Hampshire lady died recent
ly after having read the Bible through
hirly-four times.
A Pennsylvania paper sajs that
“ten lines of nonpariel, or lees, make
one inch.” This is a rare arithmetical
discovery.
Beecher’s last d alaration in church
is that “greenbacks are government
lies. ’' Tf that- is theology give ns more
of it.
One hundred and twenty newpapers
and periodicals have been suppressed
iu Franco since McMahon became
President.
The saloon keepers of Chicago have
agreed to suspend the free lunch sys
tem and many citizens wl'l now have
to go to work.
The nun who remarked that the
Prince of Wa!e3 was boi n w ,th a crown
on his head was not aware that a'l
children are so bom.
In St. Louis everybody is consider
ate, and therefore a daily paper re
marks: “Two gentlemen and a lady
left for the Penitentiarj’ last week.”
Milwaukee thought she had a cate
wherein a young girl died of a brok
en heart, out it turned out her corset-
strings were too tight, and ouc stroke
of a jack-tuiie revived her.
“Did yon execute this i-stinment
u.ithout fear or compulsion from your
husband?” b’uudly asked tho judge.
“Fear! compulsion! He compel me!
fiou don’t know me, judge.”
A n exchange announces a death in
high life in this fashion: “TheDowag r
Duchess of Richmond is dead. She
led an uneventful life, and wav pas
sionately fond of boiled salmon.”
A custom-house officer iu San Fran
cisco having casna'l.y mentioned that
there, was a cn .e of smallpox next door
to him, was promptly given a six w: sks
vacation, to his great satisfaction.
A Mississippi paper propolis this
motto for the Grangers:—
“Coia and Economy,
Hog and Hoaiiuy."
According to I he Cincinnati Com
mercial a New Orleans reporter was
found to have a wife in Yickbur ,
another in Natchez, another iu C.vro,
a mther in Memphis: and then they
.-topped counting and put him iL
j ui L
A Georgia colonel, who proposes to
start a paper iu opposition to the
Granger movement says that he is a
farmer, and expects to die one, but
doesn’t tike to see farmers degrade
henmelves by le..gj—: and unions, as
the members of other trades and as o-
diations have done.
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T. J. CATER & SON,
FERRY. GA.,
Are now receiving their
SPRING & SUMMER STOCK
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES,
CROCKERY,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
4LSO,
ON HAND:
30 } casks choice smoked SIDES,
with SYRUP,
SUGAR and
COFFEE,
yypucri WE OFFER FOB sat.F.
—at—
FAIR PRICES.
T. J. CATER.
t. 8. CATEB,
D. H. HOUSEE.
W. H. HOUSES*
Permanent Whitewash.
With the return of Spring copies the
usnal inquiry for a good whitewash.
Take half a bushed unslaked time,
s'ake it with boiling water, covering
during the process to keep in the
steam; strain the liquid through a fine
sieve or strainer, and add to it a-peck
of salt previously we'l d’’solved to wa
ter; tlirje pounds ground lice boiled'to
a thin paute, andstirred in boiling hot;
half pound of Spanish whiting, and a
pound of clean glue which has been
previously <J ; c..olred by soaking it first
and then hanging of a slow fire in a
small kettle inside a large one filled
with water; to the mixture, stir it well
and let it stand a few days c oveved
Irom the dirt. It should be put quite
hot; for tl<<-s purpose it can be kept in
a kettle on a furnace. A pint of this
mixture will cover a yard square of the
outside of a house, if applied with a
large paint-brush.
* Keeping Hams.
Farmers’ families are often troubled
about how to keep hams in the sum
mer time. We nave tiled a good
many ways and have a*ways failed in
keeping them, nicely. . The smoke
house, though hidden away in among
the apple trees that lay their timbs
lovingly aver, above, and around it,.is
sti'l too warm, the wide, roomy ce’'ar
too damp, and the shop though cool
and airy, being the large third-story
of the “old houoe,” is too light.
A good neighbor who knowed a'l
STONEWALL MILLS.
H AYING completed the repairs of our
STONEWALL, late Carr & 3one’s,
MILLS, wo arc now ready to grind for the
public, saw on shares or sell merchantable
Lumber at $1 00 per 100
Feet
^i.Hoping by strict attention, to give
fu" satisfaction we solicit the patronage of
the neighborhood.
April 20 It. HOUSER * SON.
NEW GOODS!!
JUST RECEIVED!
AT MDS. TURNER & RYANS’
LADIES’- HATS,S
MISSES’& BOY’S HATS,
CENTENNIAL RUFFS
TRIMMED BONNETS,
FLOWERS, RIBBONS,
FEATHERS & MANY
OTHER ARTICLES
To numerous to mention.
No 3, COOK’S RANGE, Perry, Go.
n li if
JOHN B. COFIELD.
Photographer & Portrait; Painted?
Perry Georgia.
lirn.L lake all styles of pictures at the lowest
»V prices, and guarantee satisfaction. He in.
vites everybody to call and examine his speci
mens, and to compare iris work with that of any
other artist In price and style of work he defies
competition.
Gallery on Carroll Street,
C P Stairs, where he hasgtxvT qw.tt «
otherwise amply prepared to fieri© UlOB© ItUO
may calL
I) s.13. ‘
THE BEST INVESTMENT
YOUNG MEN,
4A/ HO wish to obtain a thorough Fracff.
f.Y cal Business Edneatibr, and nr. pars
themselves for the unties of Aetna! Unsiners
Life, under the file, rr. ‘<Va and advice of
, ...... . „ xri, ing a thorough pra&cal and systematic
about it, -el'sme that he always pacK- knowledge of the science of accounts, in the
ed hams in the early spring time, her
fore the fti.e4 come, in a box, with all
tbe Interstices between the hams filled
with some eoarie .d*y Ealt that he had
used many yearsfor the same purpose;
salt that came od t of fiah barrels. He
washed and dried it thoroughly first.
He keeps the box iu his bam in a cool
a-ry p'aee. -
ropes, brought the, cattle, one after
another in the swift current, when
they were hurled over the Fal's. On-
many years, used in that neighbor- ly five of the animals were brought pint of bo'-'ing water. Prink jiTst be-
alive, and each of these, as he came
to the surface of the turbulent wavers
and struck out for shore, was gi
by the shouts and cheers of over 15,000
people.
Colds.
Hot lemonade is one of the bev
remedies in the world for a cold. It
has ho unpleasant effeets. One lemon
properly sqneezed, cut in slices, put
with sugar, ana covered with half a
fore going to beff, and do not expose
yourself oa the following, day. This
remedy will ward off an attack of the
clubs and fever if it is used prompt
ly ’
STANDARD INSTITUTION",
AXD'DEADCTG
Easiness School in the South.
coxddgxed o?f.
ACTUAL BUSINESS PRINCIPLE,
Supplied with banking and other officers,
combining every know Jacflifyfor' impaft-
shortest possible time, and at the least ex
pense. Slnden.'s received for Telegraphy.
No vacation. Students admilted at any
time. Cireo.lir ; containing Terms, etc ,
mailed on app l: cation. Address
B.F. MOORE, A. \Li0
Feb, 28, 1874. 1,
Court,
At tie approaching Slay Term of
this Court the dockets will be calif A
in the following order j
1st. COMMON LAW DOCKET,
2a. APPEAL DOCKET.
3rd. EQUITY DOCKET.
4tfr. CLAIM DOCKET.
5th. CERTIORARI DOCKET,
CRIMINAL k
to be called as
Tbe Clerk