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•s' Houston gome journal PEPRY, CA. jj-|>nWI«3i«l -every Salurday by-.rj yvvxrsr 3VTA.nTX3Nr. Hates of Subscription. ■Yeas,.. [ Months, Lee Mosxhs. S’J.OO §1.00 ,50 professional Cards. Lrdt inerted*!-one dollars !ii:» i<r annul yyaA jn advance, «Us :■ doUaraa!::.-. A. S. GILES, ;^.ttor»cv «.$ Law rEEKY, HOUSTON COUNTV. GA. Rates of Advertising. 2 I I I NUMBER 38. Nn Hern After All, “Are you star-gazing?” asked Hel- ' eu Deno, stepping out upon the ver- ' audah, where Tom Ford stood, star- ! ing abstractedly at the cloudless even* |ing sky. “Only trying to devise some new week;” Tom started and then scowled, but | said nothing. Alegend of William Pens. J Some of us down on the Deleware i to celebrate, in No-f Breading Terrapin and. Freezing FUh An SnUkll Farms and H'SK Culture. The Sate Agricultural Society, at establishment lias ' lately been j its late Slone Mountain Convention, j ^ mom. Fowls in tlo Stable- Fowls should never be permitted to have access to the horse stab! 1 *, nor mow. leper- 3 -3 4 50 5 7i| 6 75^12 Wl 16 00 2100; 31 uU 4 j l| 5 751 783. S 5044 Mills i»'25 DO- 37 00 .'(VI ;.! 7UO S 75:10 36 17 00:21 ml 80 00*. 43 00 13 Coll 9 13 noils uo 18 7S| , J9M*|»00;«SOOj 66 OL 1 Col|is;81 ooj-iT 00138 lv;43 00;SS UO|73 00; llulAI Sou til-Western Railroad nor are preparing to celebrate, m , . . . • atruck tlie kev note of snccessful agn-: .. u , TT , v r n .« W ^ * ^started near this city, for tlie purpose * irucK . .Their room should be Howgkd I a® that we are ^mber, the anniversary of the arrival : q£ gu )lving to our milrkets an abun . culture in Georgia when diey Jeeh^ |„ ! of 'William“Penn and "tlfe 'signing of; dkuc(? of ‘ tliat g^t o£ milri ne. deli- f *^r of emnl! V ■- _ » in the same city next winter,” she went on, presently. “We can meet often, and Clara, who is a literary! his treaty with the Indians. That the lmy entirely s j ate from the stable, stf they way Timo Tntoloa. i 1 7 : * ‘. Z : "" person, will lionize yon.’ i _ ° 8 ° in, T ,° . le ™ or { “We shall never trieet,” be replied j an( j er it William gouged over three! KL T ° m most ungraciousenrtaess. II Il'llWf WOTWIIl 1011 WTl 1 lighted segar on the railing beside cacies, the -terrapin, the artificial culture. That is win. The days of four aeres to th treaty deSejfves to be celebrated, for : breeding of whldl ^ an entirely novel! bale and six bushels of com to the acre ' not; the j door is opened; and the vermin which j infest poultry may not reach horses : an nirujs **uu "*o** j always be ready to' slip in wb the card which will ; '- ,*.... . . ^ of cla'ma iu Houston and adjoining unties. C. J. HARRIS, |^.ttorr»ov ht L w, MACON GEORGIA. LrllX practice lew In litigated caeca In to IV loYmtV. of the Macon Oirouit to wit: Tlibb, |m,ton, Urawiord and Twigge. j. A. EDWARDS, Attorney -at Law, MAESIIAIXVIIxfe GFOHGIA, ■ • ~ ; 1 w. H. REESE, Attorney at Law. MAKSHAIXV1I.LK GEOltGIA. | e j-spccitl attention given, to <ascn in auU Liptcy. *. ' - E. DUNCAN & WHLLER, lAttorneys « * x,aw ’ PEBBY aud PORT VALLEY, GA. „n c C Duncan, Perry.oIBce on Public Eqimre L j_;Jliucr, 1'ort Valley- office in Mathew's Hall B. EVS. DAVIS. I attorney Law PERKY. GEORGIA | ,r7Ji.r, practice in Uie Coui-ta of Houston VY and adjoining counties; alao in file Su- ,,n-mc Court and U. S. District Court. u. m. GUNN, [ Attornov at Xiaw BYltON, fi. W. B, B. GA. 4J-Spccial attention given to collections. E. W. CROCKER, Attomcv at X.- r> vc PORT VALLEY, GA. r Collection^ and Cnmiiai Law a speiiall? 3fl-.ee at V.il'cr, I town 4 Co’s. JOBSOW OR. XJBWTIST, PERRY AUD HAWKINSVILLE GA. H K WILL SPi ND the fli-stdialf Of each mouth in Ids office in Perry, over the old drugstore, nut onI'-fuiirth, or tlie latter half of each month will be given to his practice in HavrkiusViUe, at lire. Hudspeth’s. atigHS . APPLETON’S AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA. New Revised Edition. Entirely rewrittcu by tbe ablest writers on every Mibject. Printed,from new tyde, aud illustrat ed with Several Thousand Engraviugs and Mans. Tbe work originally pubUshcd under the title of Tbe New American Cycloprodia was completed in 1863, since which'time file wide circulation it has attained iu all parts of the United States, and the signal developments which have taken place in every branch of Buience, literature, aud art, hay« induced tho editors aud puhlishers to submit it to an exact and thorough revision, aud to issue a new edition entitled The Amebican Ctci«pp^:- nu. Within thn last ten years the progress of dis covery iu every department of Knowledge has made A new w ork uf^retereuce- au imperativu H-HIlt. Thi movement of political afl'airs has kept pace with the discoveries of-science, and their fnntfiu appl .ation to the industrial and useful arte aiid the convenience and refinement of social life.— or vat w ars and consequent revolutions have oc curred, involving national- changes of peculiar moment. The civil war. of our own country, which was at- its height when the last volume of the old work appeared, has happily been ended, and a uewcourse of ..commercial aud industrial activity has been commenced. , Large accessions to bur geographical knowl edge have been made by the indefatigable explor- • 3 of Africa. J L. — * , , , The great political revolutions of the last de cade; wit hthoTiatural result of the lapse ot time, have brought into public view a multitude ot new men, whose names are in every one’s mouth, and of whoB^Uves every one is curious .to know the particulars-' Great battles have been fought aud important sedges maintained, of which the de tails are - as yet preserved only in newspapers or in the transient pubiications of the day, but - which .now ought .to take their places in. 'perma nent and authentic history. , • In preparing the present edition for the press, it has accordingly been the aim of tlie editors to bring down the information to the latest possible d«es, and to fuinieh an accurate, account of the mest recent discoveries in science, of every fresn production in literature, and of the newest inven tions iu the practical arts, as well as to give a succinct aud original record of the progress , of political and historical events. Tho work 1ms been begun after long and care^ ful preliminary labors audwith the most ample resources for carryiug-itmi successful termi nation. ” - , : . None of the. original stereotype plates have been used, but every page has been printed on new type, forming in fact a new L’yclopmaia, with the same plan and compass as its predfecssor, but w ith a far greater pecuniary expenditure, ai d with such improvements in its composition as have been suggested by longer experience and CI ^emiSrari6us which are introduced for the first time in the present edition have been added cot for the sake of pictorial effect, /but to give greater lucidity and fofeato the explanations m the text. Thev embrace all branches of science and of 1 turr.M -T > v- ani Iicpict>thB most fa mous and temark^efeatures.of scenery, tecture, aud art, as well as the a^ous processes of mechanics aud manufactures. tended for instruction .rather than embctiishmenv no pains have been- spared to insure theii excellence; the cost of their execution is enor mous. and it is believed thJy -mU-find a welcome reception as an admirable nature el the Cyeli.- redia,and wortuy oflti high character. This work is sold to Subscribers only,, on deliverv of each volume. Itwill be completed in siateen'large octavo volumes, cacb containiny about 800 cage?, fu.lv illustrat . d with several thousand Mood Engravings, aud with numerous- colored Lithographic Slaps. Live matters reached such a des- conditiou frith yon?” laughed his ion. “I should never have- suspected it,” “It Is not myself, it is my hero who is to be sent out of the world,” was the reply. “Can you not give me s hint? Poison,’consumption, precipi ces, shipwreck, Tun-away horses. — Bah! I liaye made nse of them all till they have grown wearisomely common. I am tempted to advertise for a novel way to rid myself or other people of life—even at the risk of bringing a whole host of detectives down npon me." “Why not let the poor mjth live?” questioned Helen,- smiling at the comi jul expression of despair on tlie perpl. xed anti or’s face. “Impossible! ’replied Tom. “The lost heir has tnrned up, and is all ready to marry Lady Gwendoline, and so this hero—assistant hero, rath er. is in the way, and must be remov- ed, erett-if-T have to do it in the coih-. mon-place fashion. You do not know wlmt u benevolent person I am, Miss Helen, nor how much I have done for my kind since first I commenced scribbling. At the lowest estimate I have hunted out aud returned to their- sorrowing parents fully three dozen heirs anil heiresses—with and without strawberry marks aud tuttoed anchors on their arms. If it-were not for the base ingratitude of humanity, my statue, arrayed in nondescript costume, and executed iu tlie worst style of American Art, would now adorn Cen tral Park or U tiion Square. I would like to be a lost heir mys< If,” he went on musingly, “only to be one it is necessary to have liquid b'uo eyes and golden hair and snowy brow, or raven locks and fathomless dark orbs and classic features, and not one of these attractions did unkind nature see fit to bestow upon me. I am homely— not even picturesquely homely, at that—do yon know it, Aiiss Helen?” ‘‘Since you have made the assertion, I cannot be impolite enough to contra dict it,” replied she, gathering some of the crimson leaves from tlie Vir ginia creeper and putting them in her belt, as she spoke. “Give them to me, please,” said Tom, stretching out liis liand. She shook her head and pointed to the vine. “For a memento df this evening,” he pleaded, iu a tone that was far from sentimental. “How many such mementoes have you already?” questioned she, still keeping the leaves. “A dead rose—some other plant, which now looks and smells decidedly bnyey—a glove spotted with lemon- adej and of no possible use to its rightful owner—a slipper rosette, big and ugly as a mushroom, and a piece of silk' ribbon much creased, which may, perhaps have belonged to Miss Halstead instead of you,”, enumerated Tom. “That is allj I assure you.” • “Why?” she asked in a slightly hurt tone. “Do you need to ask why?” here- joined. “What sort of a companion for Miss Deno’s friends should I be— a beggarly scribbler who barely keeps himself lodged and fed, and has not talent enough to euable him to'hope for fame even, when he is grizzled and fifty. No!” he continued more qnick- ly, “I have had my day,.here, iu this old farmhouse, without' a rival to dread—with no soul to come between me and the sweetness of your com panionship—I have bad iny fall meed of happiness, and I covet no half-way joy in the future. I was not made to play the part of a despairing lover. ■I could not haunt your footsteps for a smile, a look; or dance attendance at parties and operas for the pleas ure of bringing you an ice or picking up vour fan. Idespi.se' a man who can humble himself in such a way. Yes, and I was going to add that I despise the woman who can take pleasure in seeing him do it!”. He tosseiT the segar away, and strode up and down the porch which creaked alarmingly under ’ liis heavy tread. “A pretty fellow I am to get into such a rage about nothing,” he said at last, pausing beside Helen, who still leaned against the lattice-work. “Forgive me, will you not? I will not behave so again.” “I have nothing to forgive,” she re plied with a smile. “I like to see you Behave buclly—it amuses me, and I need to be amns d.” “Is it not a pity that a man is so hampered by circumstances as to be unable to assume a heroic attund? when he wishes?” questioned Tom', seemingly tranquil once more. “I do not care to be taller nor less clurn- sj ; I don’t even wish to amend aud revise my nose; but I would like to perform some wonderful feat that- would forever exult, me in your eyes, aud earn for me your eternal grati tude. I can think of scores—snateli- ing.you from under the wheels of a lo comotive; swimming with you to the shore from a sinking ship, while the waves were running mountains high;, or rescuing you from some c.esperado armed with numberless daggers and revolvers. How delightful it would be to hear you sob oat your thank fulness to your brave preserver, as Mise Alicia de Conroy does to Percy Fitzgerald in my last drama! At present I amuse you—-I am well- nigh as indispensable to youi com fort as a lap-dog; compel you to -be grateful, and—I think you could hard ly avoid loving me.” * I should abhor you!” returned Helen. “I always dislike pe iple to whom I am under obligations. When I am forced to be grateful to anybody I feel as though the anybody had a string tied to my little finger and could jerk it strongly at intervals to lemind me of my duty.” "On the whole, then,” said Tom looking down at her small figure “you million acres of laud out of the sava- idea. and, from the success thns far; have been brought to a close. j It is a fact fowls of all kinds when gea in exchange for A ecnple ol to- Wgi ^~ ** 1“S«- Li dollars’ wo. li. rf kail* plug | fa* tor. . tt> It ZZd ten.pennv nairs: ^ | at various points along our t^P-cropi*^ ""derate uuu L f . | sea coaat and gapped directly to a- - ..... -. —«*- was the beginning of our present xn- ; ^ at pWm , ^ ne;lr Loug dura policy. We carry on ..the same Branch , N. J. Here they are placed^ nSd^ y fpm/antiqnari.ra studies for “ * *j* e ^ be “ C H oughly prepared for the crop-euricli- the anniversary" - aud among othf ^^ , , c . • t“ snpiiose. crop is nothing made, anu pront all j lies in lieavy product. Lands must be enriclietl and thor- Fiffuula J fail Train—Doash heaxes Macon 9-0."., a. if; Arrives at Fort Valley 10.42, A. M." Leavi« Fort Valley, 10.45, a m Arrives, at Eufsnla 5.40, p u Kufaula Mail Tram- Up. ... $.50, A. M. ... o.34, p. M. 3.3$, r. M. es at Macon - • 5.10. r. m Cnlianbus Mail Train- Lcavcs Macon Arrives at Tort Valley... -»7, Sonie horses are always afraid of ' Leaves Fort "V alley i Leaves EufimLv i Arrives at Fort i ull ,. j man cau afford to skim a wide snrfnce j g0 ; u the hay-mow or feed-1 Fort Valle - T the barn, re are wont any iuu K li. x; j iag . roomt or anywhere in everywhere else- j more foiWer th:lIl w j Arrives at Columbus Ma iUe.il. $.45. A. x. 10. 12, A. M. 10.15, A. M. 1.50, p. it. Ti-ui ■liisl. Price and Style of Binding. la extra Cloth, per volume. In Library Leather, per vol. In Half Turley Morocco, per vol. - In Half ltus«a, extra gilt, per vol. • • In Full Morocco, antique, gilt edge, per VOL 10 00 Is Tall Russia, per voL - - • - 10 0C Six -volumes now rtady, Suorectling volumes, ^til completion, -will be isauetl once in tvo $5 00 600 700 8 00 “What are you going to do with , ^ prefer to rescae me , and liaten pmV Helen demanded, much inch- . , , to the sobbing assurances of my grat- tkein?” Helen demanded, much incli ned to laugh. “Keep them to sigh over winter -evenings when the fire gets low and my segar is smoked out,” Tom an swered. One must liavShelp to misery as to happiness.” 'If that be so, here are the leaves,” laying them in his hand. “May they contribute their, small share toward making you wretched, since it is for that you desire them.” •A thousand thanks!” he exclaimed, putting the coveted possession in. his pocket-book, where the dead rose al ready reposed. “Where are your other collections?'' asked Helen. "I -presume you have made quite a number within the past ten years.” . . To tell the truth,” replied he, “I burned them after pilfering your glove I did not want to get the trifles mix ed and so displace my regrets, you e. ’ Helen bit her lip at the'straight forward avowal, “Are yon always so frank, Mr. Ford?” Never,” be answered, “only when craftiness cannot avail me anything. If. diplomacy could make you adore me-Vas I adore you, I should be full fledged Machiavelli intantly; but it could not?” with a quick, furtive glance-at-her face. “No,” she su’d slowly'and coloring a little. • “I knew it,” said Tom; checking a sigh. “Weill must content myself with the dead flowers and crumpled -ribbons which you have worn. A man more deserving than I might receive even less.” A philosophic remark by means in'keeping with the speak- itude; I will improvise some horrible drager forthwith—j: lunge headfore most into it aud allow you to pull me out, if you will be any more likely to care for me iu consequence. Let me see—we are going’up the valley to morrow—” “Not we;” interrupted Helen. “I must remain at home to entertain , a visitor,” “Do you expect that domestic af fliction, Miss Fletcher? \v’hy not run away from-her-first thing in the morning?” “It is not Miss Fletcher,” said Hel en, hesitating over the words. “It is ■Mr. Hastings.” “Why dd not you tell me a day sooner,” said Tom, in a hard, con strained tone. ‘I did not know it till this evening,’ 1 she replied. “The telegram came only an hour ago 1 —just as we had fin ished tea.” “Are you glad?” Tom questioned looking at her with a keen glance. “Yes, I suppose so; it is my duty to be glad.” •This is good-bye, then,” said Tom, after some minute s of embarras- tbings I have resurrected a legend df William, which may be valuable, nev er mind where I dug it up. Here it is: Soon after landing, Penn is said to have inspired a tender passion in the breast of a beautiful Indian maiden, and tor some time it was considered probable that the two might be joined together in matrimony, but this was not. to be and the ffcason why it was not to be is expluined in the following conversation, which occnrred between the lovers one evening while they were sitting together npon the bank of the river. The maiden said to him: ‘Dearest, I long to huve you become as one of our people; and I want you now to let mo adorn you with ear rings, and to fasten this ring to yonr nose, so that you may appear as no ble as other braves.” “Excuse me, darlin’ ” he said, “but don’t wear jewelry. Tne yearly meetin’won’t allow it.” “But you will come to our council tire to-night, dear. Will yon not, and join with the 'chiefs'-and warriors in dancing around our captives, who will be tied to the stake? I know you will come.” “Well, if it makes no difference to you, I believe I wont. I don’t dance; it’s agin’ our discipline.” “Ah, then, I’ll tell yon what yon shall ao. You shall sit by the great tree and beat the war drum, and make the fierce music of battle;yon can sure ly do that?” “Upon the whole, I really don’t, think I can. You see, I’m down on the tierce music of battle. I’m op posed to music of any kind, and par ticularly to that which is hammered out of a war drum. No; I’ll have to beg off.” “But at least you will go with me to the lodge of the great medicine man, and see him perform liis feats of- magic?” “I’m afraid I’ll have to contradict you again, my love. Our people have testified agin’goin’ to places of amuse ment. I’d be disciplined, sure as fate, if I was to do it. Can’t do it, sweet, anyhow you fix it.” Too bad! too bad! But you will not object I know, to letting me toy with your tresses, and fix them into such a crest as our braves wear prond- ly upon their heads. This you can not refuse me. ” “Now. see here, my dear, do be reasonable. You know I cant let you do that. Yon certainly must know that I ain’t allowed to take off my hat Why, ft’s absurd.” I do not understand the ways of your -people. But I am willing to submit to you if I know you love me, You do love me William, do you not? Swear that you love me. Swear by yon moon—no. the moon is not out— swear by yon stars that yon will nev er cease to love me. “I’m afraid I’ll have, to get onr book of discipline and read it to you When you have perused it a couple of times maybe you’ll understand that I never swear, I affirm.” Then she rose, looked at him moment with ineffable scorn, aud fled into the trackless forest So that match was broken off; and William Penn was left disconsolate. This' is as much -of the legend as I have scar ed up thus far. If it seems to inter est the antiquarians, maybe I can ex cavate the rest of it.—MaxAdeler. under . water and the bottom is sloping j’ of costly comme rcial manures ns by so as to leave a depth of some e ig ,lt j t ho appHeafion of intelligent labor to “Shall I'liot see you to morrow she asked, a little falter in her voice ' - ' No; I shall be off by sunrise for a last day iu the valley. I can takS?Hse evening train at March’s bridge—it feet in the deepest part. As many as 10 000 terrapin are placed in this re ceptacle at a time. For some years past the proprietor has noticed that large numbers of eggs were laid on the unsubmerged sand, but that very few were successfully hatched, as ono teirnpiu would quickly destroy and devour the eggs of another, while the young were sure to be killed as soon as they appeared. In order .to supply an artificial breeding place where tae eggs could remain undisturbed, an other pen has recently been construct ed further inland, one third of the surface of which is covered with dry sea sund. Every day the surface of the larger pen is raked and_tke eggs (carefully removed) transplanted in the new enclosure in regular rows, at a depth about equal to the length of a good sized terrapin’s body. As many as 5 000 eggs were thus placed at one time during the past summer, nndleft to hatch by the warmth of the sun. At the beginning of the present mouth the young terrapin began to appear; every day now adds to their number®, and all seem to be healthy and doing well. Some difficulty is anticipated iu keeping the animals over wiuter, but this surmounted, and the operation conducted on a larger scale next sum- tliere remains little doubt but that a new and important source of supply lias been established. Tbe food npon which tho terrapin subsists, fish, crabs, and clams, is easily and cheaply obtained in die vicinity of the pens, so that the cost of maintenance will be small; while (judging from the fact that tenap ns readily command from §8 to 315 in the markets), the enterprize will doubtless prove a lu crative one. Freezing-fish for winter use has al most attained in this city the- dignity of a seperate branch of trade. During the summer months, tlie markets are glutted withffinny food, which, unless preserved by some means, would en gender an immence waste, while caus ing a dearth of the commodity daring the cold months. Salmon especially are very abundant during tbe summer and extremely scarce in winter, so that this valuable fish, perhaps more than any other, finds its way into the great freezing rooms of the dealers. The operations preliminary to the freezing process are the selection of the finest fish, and tlieir careful clean ing. In large establishments, the entire first floor forms a gigantic re frigerator, having double walls of zinc, divided into three sections, in each of which are two- compartments. Ice and salt ground together in a mill, are introduced into the spaces between the walls through openings in the floor of the second story, these aper tures being so arranged that any num ber of the compartments can be cool ed without affecting others. After the fish are cleaned they are placed them—in deep plonghing, successive green soiling'with -peas, and liberal contribution'from tbe- barnyard aud fowls; aud when one enters the man ger or rack the timid horses will im mediately surrender their entire right, jLeaypsColuiabmA..^........ 2.30. r. x. liAro.->ror limwvrr tlipv mfiv trttllHSO - * « . « « ... *» .. >r however hungry they may be, to these | lawless marauders. Aud after tlioy Arrives at Macon have scratched over the feed with GJambwi Xljhl Fre&jhl and Ac foul feet a horse must be exceedingly j Leaves Macon hungry before he will eat his mess. | Arrives at Fort Yalley. , . . Leaves Fort Valley pnp«tfisfc Aha. o<£S .» every acre in proper earth, ought -to P ° ’ , , Arrives at Fort \ alley or bold, gallinaceous robbers that had Fort v,dley learned when aud where to fill their | Arrives at Macon. ...... empty crops with the feed of a jaded horse. Let grates and bars exclude fowls rad pigeous from the doors aud windows of all horse stables. be the reasonable expectation of every fanner, and the only obstacle to it is the lack of iudustryi patience and forecast The good planter must pre pare his fields iu advance—this year I for the next—and have thfi firmness to curtail his area to the point which will admit of thorough culture. As supplementary to this plan of operations and, in fact, an almost in dispensable part of it, great care Grant’s Great.Crinae. The government of 'William Pitt Kel logg in Louisiana is one which we have never been able to defend. The Durrell decision which aided in es tablishing it was an outrage. The Re turning Board which declared it elect ed was dishonest. The taxation since 1872 has been arbitrary and oppres sive. Legislation has, in hundreds of cases, been a shameful force. Dis tricts have been represented by men who never saw them. .The srnill rev enue gleaned from the impovexished perple has been-diverted to improper New Orleans is prostrate. The slacks there, and the conductor knows ( .. (v ;1 j m iuistrution is penniless. Real me, and will not object. If Mr..... Hastings is what he should be, you will not want me; if not—shake hands Helen. Don't look out the window %*Specimen pages of tlie American Cyclopedia showing type, illustrations, etc., will be sent gratis on application. first-class CANVASSING AGENTS WASTED. Address the Publishers, D. APPLETON & CO.. & £51 Broadway, N. T. er’s filoomv and perturbed eounte- when I go away. I should only think nance at that moment. A long si-J of you as looking a little later icr lence, broken at last by Tom. “It is j Mr. Hastings’coming. almost three months since we met, Miss Helen. Do you remember my coming up the walk and finding you hulling strawberries with one of Ra chel’s apron’s on? How sweet those straberries were!” Almost three month’s,” echoed Poor Toin,” said Helen to her self, a few minutes afterward, as she heard his room door close with em phasis. “I wonder if Ralph eve into small rages and bangs doors! He never lumbers, at ray rate, and how the porch floor did squeak when Tom Helen, “and—I am going home next. walked across it! estate in the “metropolis—is worth nothing in the present condition of affairs, no oue will buyit. The prom inent local banks have recently failed. Laborers aud salaried employees alike 7.3U, f: X. ymmodaCn. 7.15.; V. it: 10.03, r. x. 10.0$, p. afc 3.57, a. it. 7.40, v. m. 2.11, a. x: 2.21, X. if. 5.00, A. M. mmodaihm. Tunnel Under tie Channel- Tlie project to construct a channel between Englar d and France is as suming iv practical phase. The capi- Uisp^nsaoie part oi n, gxeuv uire engineers embarked iu shonld be bestowed on domestic, . f . . , „ „„„ . . . . . . . tins cncrantic enterpise demand a con- food-producing stock—good cows— fine sheep, and plenty of them. Fence corner starvelings and runts are em blematic of their owners and repre sent his condition and prospects. I’l short, whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.” This is truer in farming aud stock-keeping than anything else—aud order, sleekness this gigantic enterpise cession of thirty years instead of the uinty-niue usually accorded to rail road companies, and ask for neither guarantee nor grant. Further they are ready to advance the sum of four millions for preliminary investigations. The project in qnestion consists in the immerging duct on the EugHsli , , . i. , . . ,, and French coasts, aud the boring «f aud fatness should characterize the „ . ’ .. two long galleries from eacn side. Ut farmer’s flocks and herds,'as‘well as liis fields and all his surroundings. Horrible Indian Outroga. The Decatur (Texas) Guard reports a raid of the Iudiras iu Denton coun ty, by which mnch valnable property was destroyed or captured, a fight was had, anil a women aud her two daugh ters were murdered. The Guard says The Indians were pursued by a par ty of citizens, numbering twelve or fifteen, and run into a thicke* on Brushy creek, someme thirteen miles northwest from Decatur, when they were surrounded. The whites imme diately sent for assistance, but the Iudiras only remained iu the thicket long enough to remouut themselves on their best horses; when this was accomplished they made a bold charge shooting and yelling, went through the line. A thick volley was fired at them by the whites, but with what effect is unknown. Mrs. Hoff was shot with guns or pistols in the house aDd scalded. The oldest daughter was tomahawked, beaten aud stamped aud most shame fully mangled: The second was shot some thirty yards from the house. Her hair being jet black they left her without scalping her, or any bruises except the shot. It seems from the best information we can get that the old gentleman bad gone from the 1 bouse for some purpose and was cui off by the Indians. The lulling was done about an hour after sunrise. This is the third time within twelve months that the Denton county set tlers have suffered from the Indians raids. the result of the enterprise, says the Journal de Calais, there can be no doubt. Linseed-Oil. Linseed oil is obtained from flux seed, by grinding the same neder heavy stones, set on edge and made to revolve on beds of stone. Attached to the edge stone are scrapers which throw the seed into the circular track of the roller. The ground seed is placed in strong woven woolen bags which bags arc made of mats covered with horse hafr and sole leather, of a proper and sufficient width to protect the bags in the operation of pressing. These lriitts with their contents, are snbjected to an immeiise .hydraulic pressnre, aud the expressed oil flows off into large iron tanks, where it is allowed to settle. What remains in the bags after tlie-pressure is known os oil cake. About 8,000,000 gallons of linseed oil are used annually in the United States. . ... , , , .. cheap plan is to sow the Lind in oats the latter being placed abov.^ 11 . .. „ . :i*s purlv •(< rnn nun in t. ip Snnmr* n*. in pans, each other in layers, packed in ic-jand covered up. Here the -fish are left until they are tboionglily frozen, after which they are thrown into the huge refrigerators where tlK*y* are kept.— Within these receptacles the temper ature is maintained at nbont 12 °, and the fish are consequently ren dered about as hard as solid lumps of ice. In this condition they are kept ordinarily six-months and sometimes for eleven month’, remaining perfectly fresh and only, requiring thawing out to render them ready for cooking.— It is estimated by the Tribune from which we extract the above facts, that at the present time fully 250,000 pounds of fish are thns rtored in this city, for next winter’s use.—Scientific u eiore me ai *Y s c „ • . 8.. . _ tried it repeatedly Fmrrtcan. ■ ■ r - J - " •' Oats as a Manors. A Kentucky farmer writes: “I have seen frequent inquiries how to reclaim old aud worn lauds. A quick and as early as you can in the Spring; ai- noon as ripe plow under, keep off all stoi’k, aiid you will have a tremendous Fall growth of oa s; plow them under iu October, or if South, the first of- Noveinber, then sow rye, graze in the Spring and then feed down; when ripe plow under, and you will see one'of the finest rye fields you'ever saw; or, if you wish, sow clover on the rye the fi .-st Spring; it is very eflectual and cheap. I saw the above tried in Tennessee when I was a boy; the land was so worn the oats did not ex ceed knee high; they were plowed un der when ripe and again in Novemb^ The land was planted in com next year, and made a large yield; it was before the days of clover. I have since with ■ good success.” . ' Sympathy. The New York Bulletin, a temper ate and judicionS representative of business and financial interests, says: “In business circles the utmost sym pathy is -expressed for the business men of New Orleans, but it is hoped that their worst troubles, sire. oyer. To be robbed bv a horde of thieving carpel-baggers is a fate which those who strongly supported the war could not wish to settle upon any commu nity, •• Asifiwsf Tbe Steanub'p Tariff War. The freight and passenger tariff war between the steamship companies running between Europe, New York are paid, in scrip worth tiiirty celts on j g ostoll) broken out again. the dollar, Many streets are desolate. an ^ some of them almost offer a pre- Whole pag.s of all the newspapers are ' mium for the sake of carrying a pas- n Jeil with the names of delinquent j sengers across the water. The latest tax-psyers.. Negroes and whites in agreement fixed the uniform rate of some sections of the State arein dan- j steerage passage at S15 I -r both sow ger of starvation. —New Yo r Jc Times, j and fast steamers plying between Liverpool ra3 I*-8 :•••’. Hay Caki for Hors Hay tablets, prepared in the follow ing manner, have been ’employed m. France for some time, as a convenient and. portable feed for- horses. Hay aDd straw,.very finely cut, are well mixed with crashed oats or rye, and New Goods! New Goods!! Mrs. C. F. Evans, H aving just returned with a-fine Assortment vf Millinery *nd Fancy Goods, is now prepared to exhibit to the Ladies of Perry and the surrounding comity, her Stock of Fell A Winter Goods. I shall now be receiving weekly additions to ray stock, all of whi^h are sslected with the ut most care. I would be pleased to have all call ana examine my Stock aud Prices. . My Stock in Quality is not inferior to Macon or Atlanta, and for yonr benefit I will enumerate a few of the mauy articles now on hand. PATTERN BONNETS of tne Latest Importa tions, VELVETS of All Kinds and Colors; SON NETS and HATS Trimmed and Untrimmed; FEATHERS, TIPS and PLUMES; ORNAMENTS of almost Every Description; RUFFS. COLLARS and BELTS; also a Select Stock of Imitstions for the Hair. HATS for Misse3 and Boys. Yon can only be convinced by calling aud examining the many New and Fashionable Gouda. DRESS MAKING, WILL be carried on in all its branches. Patterns of all descriptions cut. With my Low Prices and d Goods, I hope to please the most fastid- oous. sept 26 tf. T. T. MARTIN, Manufacturer and Retail Dealer in TIN WARE, COOKING STO ES„ SHEET IRON, TINWABEr ET CETERA. TIEPAIRING, ROOFING, GUT- -■* TEKING, &<»., done at short no tice and jn richest manner. - . t:t. mabtim,' ” Piny, Ga. Eufanla Xiqht Freight and A Leaves Macon Arrives at Fort Valley Liives Fort Valley Arrives at Enfiiul Leaves Eufaula...' Arrives at Fort Valley Leaves Fort Valley Arrives at Jlaeou: Columbus Day Freight Leave Macon 9.40, 1. M Arrive at Fort Valley 12.00, p. M Leaves Fort Valley Arrives at M.icon 9.10, p. ir. 11.40; r. m. 11.49; P. m. 10.20. a. .v. 7.25, p; 4.28, a. 4 31, a. st. C.4o, A, ?A. 12-42 p. ir 3.00 p. X Central Railroad. P assenger trains on geokgt \ Ceathil Kailroad, its branches and cou- n -etious, tun ns follows; TIUISXO. 1—XOSTH AND WEST. Leaves Savannah '. 8:45 a. m Leavitt Augnst’i 92)5 Arrives in Augusta. 4:00 p. it Arrives in Milleilgeville 10:09 ■' Arrives in Eato ton ll;5;i . Arrives in-Macnu from .Savannah G:45 Leaves Mncon for Atlanta 7:30 Arrives at Atlanta 1:40 a. it OOIXO SOUTH AM) EAST. Leaves Atlanta. . ■' 1:00 a: M Arrives in Macon (>:50 a. m Leaves Macon 7:15 Leaves Angastn 9;05 Arrives in Augusta 4fll(P. a Arrives a: Savannah 5;23 TRAIN NO. 2—NORTH AND WEST. Leaves Savannah 7:30 r. m Leaves Augusta 8;05 Arrives at Augusta - 5:55 a. m Arrives at Macon 8810 Leaves Macon for Atlanta ;. 9:10 Arrives at Atlanta 5,48 r. M COMING SOUTH AM) EAST. Leaves Atlanta 7;10 a. M Arrives at Macon from Atlanta.. 3:40 p. M Leaves Macon 7:35 Arrives at MiHcdgeville 10:09 Arrives at Eatimton. »».. 11:55 Arrives at Angnsta . 5 8)3 Leaves Augnsla 8:05 Arrives at SliVannith........... 7;15 a. it William Rogers. 1874. Gen’l Snp’L tL NEW OFFERS! NEW IDEAS! See the Grand Gills of our FEeside Frleud to its Sobcribere. Entirely m.-w and unprecedented, and filch a* will intire-t -v.-y one. You mi*, it if you don’t rend for Ka'apleaaud full particulars wMcU are sent free. See tlie G-reat WatoL. Offer S “THE KENNESAW ROUTE' —VIA— WESTERN k ATLANTIC RAILROAD AND CONNECTIONS SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY M. 1878. STATIONS. NOliTUWAHD.- Leave Atlanta 8:80 A. it: and 8:10 V. it. Arrive Carteraville 11 :IN7 a. a. and 10:47 p. M. " Kingston 11:45 a. m. and 11:19 p. m " Dalton 2:01 PM. and 1810 a. m •• Chattanooga iffS P. M. aud 3:M A K. STATIONS. SOUTH IV.VKd. JaAve Chattanooga 5:25 p. m; 5:45 A; M: Arrive Dalton 7:42 a. V. end 7:53 rt M, - Kingston 0:30 a. si. and 10:12 a. sr. ■* Certeraviile 10812 a. m.end 10:51 a. si. •• Atlanta 1:00 A. M. and 1:45 p. sl PULLMAN PALACE CARS on night trains; NTo Changci Jlontgom'ery itou. flS-Ask for TickeiH via the "Kcnnenaw Route U. W. WKENN, General Faaeenger A T icket Age For 1173. Atlanta. Ga One Cliazige Atlanta to St I-ouis—v!a Chattanooga. MAKTY MILES S'HOBTEE BOUKS QUICKEK TONEW YORK Than any other route from At.ante, artifcs Confr mplating traveling ebould send form Ai&p, Schedule, Eic. ifB~Quick time and cIobg connection is our motto. vm. J. ini®ao». President W.E: Brown, Cashier; CASH CAPITAL, $100,000. PLANTKHS' BANK. FORT VALLEY, OF>>ROlA: L'ranpacts » G»*mral Bankine, Bipcount, sod Exchange Busiuega. Parti* tiiar attention giv**n to tbe collection f Notof, Bratte. Coui»onB, Dividends, etc.- DIRECTORS. Wat. J. Asnrnsos, H.L. Dknsahi), L. M-.FFr.rO < aYH.HoixjSBHEAD, TV. A. Matbkh OUK FIRESIDE FBIEND is now in ite Fifth Volume, thoroughly established as tlie leading Family and Story Weekly io-the Union, has the A. M. W INS, moistened with a solution of rapuseed i largest circulation, aud the beat apiK.iuied Print ing and pnhlisning ewtablielimeut and building in the West. Is a Hrge oigbt-nage illustrated and or linseed oil-cake, aud the mais again well worked, and then formed into ! ,,^.^1 fimiiy vw-.-kiy. price r:io i.-ryear, Ev- tabiets under pressure. j «y »ul*f=crlber nrcrives a magmfieent prem-.nm and a share in the dL--tribntion. Subscribe now A Good Club j The Train-tearing Society of Vienna . * r' L'YTC and Frankfori-on-the Main each have j \\ L, \\ Ait 1 AuliiiN 1 )5. several thousand members who are j pledged to omit no opportunity to j step on a Woman’s train aud ruin the = We wantarepresentative m every neighborhood , . c- , .. . , :c - i Nothing rqnalB it for agenae. male or K-niale. dress to which it IS attached if possl- | ytmng ^ oU _ c . eh vzgea and a Superb ble. | Outfit, exclusive territory, whf-h ia rapidly filliua » 4 A — i up. SUet apply at once. Subscribe b| sending An Indopoadont County. ! -’^ 3 “■ “ d recei ™ 1116 ^ ^ r ’. a m * 9 " I ficent premiam. s t*hAre in the distribution, and^ Tn Ocosa couiltj, AIr* ; tlie wllite j recti j Y e ateo Fbee, a complete outfit, or send to folks raise tlieir own corn, cotton, rye, ‘ particulars. Name territory desired iu writing oats, etc. They tan the leather and i ^ ^ ^ make their otn bhoes. vaszxi * Co.. Jo cjcc.a, !-• CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO., ■ 476 & 678 Broome Street, HTB W YOHK; BOOTS & SHOES, AT WHOLESALE* Special Notice* T HIS is to notify all persons < oncerned that hereafter tbe Columns- oners of Houston county Will not pay m< re flui Five Dollars for adult paupers cofl ns, sod smaller will be paid for in prop: rtkm to size at above basis. EDWARD JACKSON.