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SIO.OO poetical 1 AM DYING* liaise rav pillow, husband dearest, Faint and fainter comes my breath ; And these shadows stealing slowly, Must. I know, be those of death. Sii down close beside me, darling, Let me clasp your warm, strong hand, Yours that ever has sustained me To the borders of this land. For vour God and mine -our t other. Thence shall ever lead me on, Where upon a throne eternal, isits his loved and only Son. I've had visions and been dreaming O'er the past (f joy and pain ; j Year by year I’ve wandered backward, Till I was a child again. Dreamed of girlhood, and the moment When I stood your wife and bride--- j How my heart thrill’d with Love’s triumph,; In that hour of woman’s pride. Dreamed of thee and all the earth-chord Fir.nly twined about my heart; Oh ! the bitter, burning anguish, When I first knew we must part. It baa passed : and God has promised All thy footsteps to attend ; He that’s more than friend or brother. He’ll be with thee to the end. There's no shadow o'er the portals Leading toiny Heavenly home : Christ hath promised life immortal, And ’tis He that bids me come. When life’s trials wait around thee, And its chilling billows swell, Thou'lt thank Heaven that I’m spared them, ; Thou It then feel that “all is well. our boys unto my bedside ; My last blessing let them keep : But they’re sleeping—do not wake them, They 11 learn soon enough to weep. Tell them often of their mother, Kiss them for me when they wake, Lead them gently in life’s pathway, Love them gently for my sake. Clasp my hand still closer, darling, This, the last night ot my life, For to-morrow. I shall never Answer when you call me “wife.” Fare the well, my noble husband, Faint nf>t ’neath the chast’ning rod : Throw your strong arm round our children. Keep them close to thee, and God. The Relief Hill. The following is the Relief Bill as it passed the Logisbi ,iv : A Bill to be entitle*. l an Act for the relief j of debtors, and La authorize the adjust- j meet of debts upon principles of equity. Section 1. The General Assembly of; the State of Georgia enacts, That in all j suits which shall be brought for the re covery of debts in any of the Courts of i this State, or upon contracts for the pay ment of money, made prior to the first of June, 1865, except for the sale or hire of j slaves, it shall and may be lawful for the j defendant or defendants, in all such cas-! es, to give in evidence before the jury empannelled to try the same, the consid eration of thejj debt or contract which may be the subject of the suit, the amount ayd value of the property owned by the 1 debtor at the time the debt was contract-! ed or the deb* entered into, lo show upon the faith of what property credit was given to him, and wiiat tender or tenders of payment lie made to the creditor at any time, and that the non payment ofi the debt or debts was owing to the r* fu sal of the creditor to rece ve the money tendeted or offered to be tendered, the; destruction nr loss of the property upon the faitti of which the credit was given, how and in what manner the property was detroyed ot lost, and by whose de fault : and in all such cases the juries which try the same shall have power to reduce the amount of the debt or debts sued for, according to ihe equities of each case, and render such verdicts as to them shall appear just and equitable. Sec. 2. That in all cases in winch ver d cts fiave been rendered, or judgment entered upon debts contracted prior to the first day of June, 1865, and the judg ment remains unsatisfied, it shall be law ful tor the defendants, by motion in the Court in which the judgment was obtain ed, to have the same submitted to a jury for trial, upon the same terms and con ditions as contained in the preceding section, with like powers to Hie jury ti re luce the amount of the judgment ac cording to the equitiesoi each case ; and render such verdicts as to them shall ap pear equitable and just, and the judg ment rendered in such case shall super i cede the prior judgment. Provided, That in all such cases twenty days notice ahull he given to the plaintiffs iti tne execu tion in c isos in the Superior Court, and in cases transferred lo that Cmi't from Inferior and County Courts, and in the Justices Court, tc i days notice shall Ik given, in order to. the trial at list term at which the tnoti in may Ik; made, lull shall tie subject t> continuance, as cases upon the appeal. Sec. 3. That in -ill cnaes in which the defendant may have in possession the propei ty for which the debt sited on was contracted, the jury shall have power to render a verdict, returning the property tog ther with compensation for the use if the same: F.milled, That any ini pi', vemeut made by the defendant shall betaken into consideration, or any part; ol the purchase money which may have: Ia tl for the same, according to the val- i ue of the property at the time of the trial. Sec. 4. That in suits against trustees, administrators, executors or guardians, it shall lie lawful for the defendant or defi ndauts to give in evidei ce the Iras or destruction of the property which came into their hands, or its depreciation in value ; and the value of the property in their hands at the commencement of the suit shall be the measure of damages In he rendered by the jury against them: Provided, that no trustee, administratm, executor, or puurdisii shall be exempt from liability for the value of any trust, which he may have wasted, or which lias been lost by Irs neglect or default. Sec. 5. Thai, in all suits which maybe commenced by original action, or by mo tion under this act, both parties thereto shall be competent witn sses. Sec. 6. That in all arbitrations toad just and settle debts and contracts prior to J nun Ist, 1865, the same rules and ' regulations shall apply, and the same ev idence shall be admissible, as provided in the first section of this act. Sec. 7. That in all cases where levies have becu made, and the property levied upon has not been sold, it shall and may be lawful for the defendant or defendants to file their affidavits, stating that they desire to take the benefit of the remedy provided for in this bill ; and the Slier ills to whom said affidavits are presented shall receive the same, and suspend the sale, and return the papers to the Court from which the process under which they act may- have issued, or to such Courtak may, by' law, have jurisdiction ; I’iovid cd, That Ihe property levied upon shall be returned to the defendant, upon his giving bond and security', us in claim cases. A PRACTICAL JOKE. An eccentric French nobleman travel ing to Paris before the time of railways, made toe acquaintance of a young man on the road, with whom lie became viryi friendly', and who informed him that he j was going to Paris to present himself! for tli j first time to the family of a mer- 1 chant, a match having been arranged by; the two families between himselfand the eldest daughter. Arrived in Paris, they went to the same hotel, and after a friend iy' evening separated for the night. The next morning, to his hoiror, the noble man found that liis young friend had died suddenly in his sleep. The noble ma i considered it his duty under the circumstances to call on the father of the young man’s intended bride and inform hint of the mclancholly ter i ruination of her matrimonial prospects. No sooner did he present himself at the j house than he was taken for the anxious ; |y expected future husband, hurried in, seated to breakfast and all without hav -1 ing a fair opportunity allowed him to do clare his real errand. At last the hour j of departure came. The nobleman arose | desired to speak privately with his host who wished to detain him till dinner j time, and between the dining room and ! the door ofexit, the spurious son-in law solemnly declared that he was very sor- i ry he could not comply with the invita tion; the fact was that he died last night j ami was to ho buried at three that after noon and it would be highly impolite and irreverent of him to keep the funeral cor j tege waiting and disappoint the friends who would assemble to see the last of him. The host returned to his family, 1 laughing uncontndably at the humor of this soon to be new member of his fanii-j ly and congratulate his wile and daugh- ! 1 ter on the accession to their circle of one i so happily gifted. In the course of the 1 evening, however, having occasion to j : seud a message to his future son-in law, his messenger was informed that he had ; died the previous night and was buried at three that very day-. Imagine the : horror and the wonder at this grim con firmation of what was supposed to te ; only' an exuberant joke. imagine the astounding retrospect that he had been convivial w th a dead man, and that his daughter had, with coy side glance taken ; measure of a corpse! Babies at a "Disc uxt. —A coachman in Brooklyn speaks of the section called Dublin, and say's : “It you run over a youngster down there in the ward, the folks don’t say nothin’—kase they have got more children than vittles for ’em— hut you just run over a goat, ora sow, or a pig, and blast rnc if a mob ain’t af ter you in two minutes/’ A Kentuckian has sold $5,800 worth of >■ atcrmelons this season. HERB SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN. UNAWED BY PEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN. QUITMAN, GKO., OCTOBER 9, 1868. ! An Addressl»y ihe Central Kvecu five Committee of the Democrat ic I’nrty of Georgia. ! Rooms Dr.kmt.atic ok<tiui. Ex. Com , ) | Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26, 1808. ) The pot i ion of the Democratic party of Georgia in relation to the Reconstruc tion measures of Congress for the esiab lishment of govern ment in the Southern States being umleistond, it is believed j that an authoritative declaration of what 1 the party holds in regard to those Micas ! -ires will not b - deemed inappropriate in the present juncture of political affairs The Central Ex cutive Committee in the following declaration of principles, do not hesitate to Ray that they speak truly the sentiments and feelings of the party they represent, and they desire to speak for themselves and their party, and their true position may be known. The I)(*m< cratia party South is charg jed w th rti’-l being rebellious in spirit, : and in the event of the election of the i Den ocratic can lidateu to the Presidency ■ and Vice Presi loiicy of the Cnited States with an intention to arrest the further enforcement if the Reconstruction Acts of i ougress without awaiting the action df the Judicial Department of the Gov ernment upon the questioner their un constitiitioiiality, and thus to inaugurate another civil war. This charge places us in a position we do not occupy. We claim the right to define our true position. We hold the Reconstruction Acts of Congress to lie unconstitutional that is to sav, they are unauthorized by any grant of power in the Constitution. To believe an act of Congress unconstitu tional does not imply an intention to re sist its enforcement by viol n e nr to get rid of it liy revolutionary measures Dif ferent views of the constitutionality of Congressional legislation will necessarily exist but the sword is not the arbiter of such disputes, else the country would be in a state of continual war. There is a tribunal for the settlement of all such questions, and when its adjii dictations are pronounced acquiescence becomes ih duty of all the people. In dividual opinions must yie’d to official and authoritative decisions of the Judi ciary. I Notwithstanding we hold that the lie construction Acts of Congress were en acted “outside ol the Constitution,” and ■ without constitutional authority wo do ! not pr ipose, or intend to maintain our j position by a resort to force. The Con stitutionality id these nets is a question to he decided by the Federal Judiciary upon apm p rjcasi “made. II their do* j visions should be adverse to the constitu j tionality of that legislation wo will claim j all the consequences which will legiti | matoly rosn't from sue a decision and | it will not he unreasonable in us to ex ; pect that those who hold opposite views will acquiesce in the decision and accord j to us all the rights lo which it may lo i gaily entitle us. On the contrary, if the constitntionali - ty of the Reconstruction measures should | lie sustained by the Supreme Federal ! Judiciary, as peaceable law abiding citi zens we will yield obedience to that de cision, and cease all further opposition to those measures. And in another contingency, if the Su preme Court should refuse to entertain jurisdiction of cases presented under ! these acts, the only alternative left will | lie to yield them obedience as lawsobliga j tury and binding or to resist them by revolution and the latter we unhesita -1 tingly reject. We desire a peaceable j solution ot the complications arising un der these acts and a finality to agitation J which they have produced , In mir own State we recognize the government which Inn been organized by authority of these acts and will recog nizo it now and henceforth if it should i not be sup reeded by authority of law. 1 If our gtatc shall be remanded to the j government existing prior to the enact ment of the Reconstruction acts it must I be done by operation of law, and not by i revolution. We bold then, that the question of the constitutionality of the acta referred to, j is a question for the judiciary and not j for an appeal to arms or any violent rev olutionary measures to he initiated by tiic President of the United States to set up or set aside those measures by his own mere will. V/ilich ol the present candidates for the Presidency of the United States may : be elected to that office neither should use his arbitrary will either in enforcing • these measures against a decision of the (Supreme Court declaring them uncori-, j Ktitu'.i >nal or in superceding them and I setting them aside before the action of j the judiciary can be had. If the Republican candidate should !bo elected and the Reconstruction Acts; ! .should be pronounced unconstitutional !by a decision of the Supreme Court of! ; the United States acquiescuce in that de cision will he his duty no less than of a private citizen. If the Democratic can-; j didate should be elected his election will j not perse, authorize him to declare those j acts unconstitutional, mill and void and 1 u ) longer of any binding force and effioa cy ; but it will be his duty to await the ! decision of the question by the proper j tribunal to which it belongs, and on : which ever side it iR made to regard the! | Jeci.-i m as obligatory ond binding as an ! | act of Gongicss which is clearly in cou ! formity to the constitution. I We speak for the Democratic party of I Georgia and may go luvther, and say, that though we are not air hori/.oii to speak lor others outside of our Stale yet j wo believe that the sentiments and feel ings of the Dem icratic pnry in other Southern States are in unison with our own. These are the views we hold upon the i question in which as a people arc so deeply and vitally interested. We in tend no war—we meditate no revolution —we want, no civil strife. We are for peace and intend to keep peace, and will | not break il iT not forced to do it in sell defense and for self preservation. We counsel and exhort onr people to forbear all acts of violence upon the col mod race—even to endure provocations which they would not tolerate under other circumstances. They are ignorant and led on by designing white men to make threats and commit acts of indiscretion lor the purpose of producing collisions between them and the white people—and to resist them by violence will he to enable their white leaders to accomplish their object. For this and oilier reasons, we counsel the utmost forbearance which can he exer cised. We advise our people to acc rd to the freedmen all the lights and privileges i which the present laws secure to them. Withhold from them no right to which they are eit I tied. Lot them not he oh structed in the exercise of any privilege which the laws give them. Under our , present laws they are entitled to the right of sulVnige. Let them enjoy it freely, voluntarily and without molesta tion. On the day of the approaching I election to avoid conflicts the polls should not be and will not be occupied by one j race tj the exclusion of the other: hut: arrungcmi nts will he made whereby all who are legally entitled lo vote shall ex ercise that privilcg", and we believe (un people have themagoai i nity to see to it that no freedinan who is entitled to the right of euffrugo is debarred from his free exercise ol that rigli'. This is our conn sel and advice and we trust and believe that it will he heeded. Having made known onr trim | notion in regard to the reconstruction measures of Congress and the protection which is due to the freedmen in the enjoyment of their rights and privileges, we assure the people —all the people of every name and pim-uasion, North, South, East, West that these are onr views—the views of the Democratic party of Georgia, and any representations to the contrary are ! untrue and do us great injustice. We pledge ourselves to submit to all laws constitutionally enacted—to all de cisions of the com ts dec-hiring laws to be unconstitutional whose constitution ; ality may he disputed, and in return we ! claim all the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Wo claim protection of | life, liberty and properly, by law, and we claim for our State equality of rights and privileges with other States of the Union. We desire to see our govern ment brought hack to its original purity and first principles. We desire an ad ministration of the Federal government upon the principles upon which it was administered in the early ages of the Republic. "Equal and exact justice to all men of ! whatever State or persuasion, religions or political—peace commerce and honest ! friendship with nations entangling alli ances with none—the support of the | State governments in all their rights as the most competent administration for ! our domestic concerns und the surest | bulwarks against anti Republican ten dencies—the preservation of the Goner j al Government in its whole constitnti n a I vigor as the sheet anchor of onr peace ;at home and safety abroad—a zealous j care of the rights of election by the poo ; pie—a mild and safe corrective of abuses which are lapped by the‘sword of revo lution where peaceable remedies tire un provided—absolute acquiescence m Ihe decisions of the majority the vital prim j cjple and imincdinic parent of despotism; ! a well disciplined militia, our best reli ance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may ro'ieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the mili tary authority ; economy in the public expense that labor may be lightly btir thened ; the honest payment of our debts and sacred preservation if the public faith; encouragement of agriculturcyind of commerce as its hand maid the diffu sion of information and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public reason; freedom of religion freedom of the press; ' freedom of person under the protection of the h ibeas corpus and trial by juries impartially selected.” Let the Federal Government he admin j isteivd upon these principles and speak ing for the people of Georgia, "we pledge ! our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor” to maintain tire Unicn in its full vigor. E. G. Ga ham- s. j Clim’n* Gen. Ex. Com. Dcm. Party Ga. A Sorry Buy.—A few months ago, as a lady connected with a certain mission, was visiting oue of the institutions for the reformation of juvenile delinquents, ! she asked the different urchins for what misdemeanors they were in there, it went on till she came to a rather hard looking boy, who evidently didn’t like the system, when she inquired : “What are you in here for ?” i “For stealing a coat, marrn.” ! “Well, am’! V"ii sorry for it ?” “ i es,” (grimly.) "Won’t you uy and do better next tim ? ’ ; “Fes—l’!! steal two.” liOOK I P. i An idd man on Lung Island had nee | sion some years ago, to lay up «•>'* i money. Being exceedingly afraid that he would lose it if he trusted his r a ; lire with any of his friends, he concluded at last that he would bury it. Aoco> ■ dingly, lie went out into the woo lag on night and selected a tree under wide j to make his deposit, lie dug a hole, care fully looked around him lo see if any me was near buried Ids money replaced tie earth, strewed the leaves over the spin ; that it might appear that al! was ns usual, and returned to the house secun in the belief that his gold was safe. In those days deer were very aim danl on the Island, and it was common jto shoot them in the night. The deei had places of resort and the hunters fie ing fa niliar with those places would se lect a neighboring tree and climbing il ! before nightfall would quietly await the : coming of their game, it so happened that a friend of the old man had for tltis purpose climbed this very tree to vvl ich lie came to bury his money. And being disp /sod to see what the old man wonl [do lie remained perfectly quirt, and who ready to go home descended dug up tie hag, replaced the leaves, and carried ofi the treasure. The oid man performed i daily pilgrim ago to the tree, and perceiving every thing as he left it, suspected no evil After a long time, lie had oc -asion for his money, and, to his consternation, dis covered that it was gone. llis loss turn ed his head and broke his heart, fb was ashamed to have it known that In i was so miserly as to bury money, and therefore, concealed his I >ss. But i - weighed deeply upon Irin, deprived him !of tiis rest and Dually sunk his spirits so low that in his despondency lie begat ; to doubt his hope, and to despair. A set | tied religious melancholy followed and in his distress In* went to his friend for ! counsel and sympathy. His friend had understood his case perfectly and was ready to administer the right sort of con solution. II- inquired cautiously, whctli er some domestic troubles had not occa sinned his distress or some derangemeni of his business. But not being aide to tiling the old man to a voluntary confession ;he asked if lie had met with some very heavy loss of prop erty. Thus cornered the old man was compelled to lull the tale of his hid treasure, but was not willing to believe that that had any connection with his despondency His friend invited him ro his house, and delivered into his hands the lost hag, and thus addressed the delighted man: “When you Imricd this money you looked all around to see that no one was ! near to watch your movements. But you forgotjto look up. Had you looked up you would have seen me a few feet above you and not lost your ir-oney.— Hereafter never fail, when about to cn ! gage in any work, to look up.” The advice thus given was useful to j the old man who had received it, and is of easy apphea ion. The man who is ; about to embark in an important under taking, if possessed of common prudence will carefully examine the subject on all ! sides, that if any danger or difficulty is j in the way, he may foresee and avoid it, jor abandon the undertaking. But it is more important that he should look up. From above cotnelli down the wisdom that man needs to guide him in doubt, and distress and lie who has sought from j heaven assistance, will seldom fail ill j ) his enterprise. Christians often are | governed so much by worldly policy that | they look all around them in the hour of trial and forget to look up to the hills ! whence couieth their help. When they i are estimating the progress that will lie made in tho work of converting, they look only to the amount of means which the Churches contribute now and ting led the fact that the gold and silver are the Lord’s. If they would look up, they would find that God was ready and de- termined to achieve the work. When the wicked are embarking in sin they fear detection, and cautiously snr vey the ground lest some eye should see their guilt. They forget the all seeing eye, to which darkness and light arc all alike. Would they look up they would otten be deterred from sin. It. is a good rule never to engage in any pursuit of business or pleasure upon which you cannot look to God for counsel. If lie approves, go; if He frowns stay away. Such a course would secure you from ini measurable loss. The time will come when you will discover, to yom eternal shame, that you have lost an invaluable treasure, even your pi inceless soul, by neglecting to look up to God when his help would have made its salvation sure. IF THAT’S ALL, BUY IT. Close to the lands of the Centre Oil Company there lives an oid chap who is worth a mint. Ignorant, of course, dumb luck has made him rich. His household pets consist of a terrier dog and stupid j daughter, both of whom engage his at tention. The former provided for, hede termined to “accomplish” his daughter. ITo this end he came to the city. lie I bought a'piano and a harp, a guitar, and a car load of music books, and so forth, ; winding up his business by engaging a j first class intellectual and musical tutor, | with all of which he started for the “rc ! gion.” The documents were, of course, soon arranged for business. The tutoi set to work and toiled like a Trojan, but j with no success. Despairing ol ultimate I triumph, the tutor went to the old king [53.00 per Annum NO. 35 uid mule a clean breast of it. “Why, what the world is the matter?’ i-ked llie lather. “Well,” answered the tutor, “Kitty las git a piano, and guitar, and Imrp, md music, and hooks, and a 1 that, lint die wants capacity—that’s all.” “Well, by the Lord Harry,” cried the diking, “if that’s all, just buy it. I’ve get the stuff, and if in mey will get it, the shall have capacity or auythingelsc.' From the New (trie n I'ieavuuc, Sept. “t. A BUM Alii-A ILK WOMAN’. A BKKTOH SR. M KKAI, l,|l’K. In alow, tumbed dow i holding in’ the old F.iubnrg St Mary, reeking with, perpetual damps, aid with the mould of nearly a century on its roof lives an o'd woman whose career is one of the mmt remarkable in the hlsto-v of N-w Orl cans Once brilliant and he utiful she yet retains graces though and timed and lading, of that e> quisite love) ness which made her the lelle and leader of fashion in her native c ty. An only chi and, born lo immense wealth and educated in every accomplishment which the most learned Kuropeau seminar} could supply at eigh ecu she shone upon the world of fashion' tiere w tlmnt a rival. Courted and flat tered with innumerable suiters she dis caided tlie advances of men, nud appear 'd only anxious In enjoy the society in which she moved so conspicuous and bri limit an ornament. But it was not destined lor her to remain so It is said that no woman can ex st without loving nid she proved no exception to the gen erality of her sox. Her attachment was however unworthily bostowed and la mentable in its results. Passionate and j a'oiis she unfortunately found in her hudiaud too much cause lor their in lul ge-ce. Neglected her love turned to a e—-scorned, her resentment was im-. placable. In a moment of fiercely stim ulated passion she aliandoned her home and friends, and shoitly afterw lrd ap peared at a foreign court in that most disreputable of all characters a female adventuress. But if her calling was and -eri'Heoft|l her career was distinguished. She hecfmo die ruling spirit ti at guided and con irolled the aoti ms of muiac v. At her nod brilliant m •teors faded from the cal— laxy of lastiion, and armies sw pi over hostile borders. But a revolution arose in the land, and she became the inmate ol a prism Bs caping thence liy the lenience of those who dashed the Bourbon Charis from power, she next appeared as the minimi ot an Indian ltajali. Her name is yet ahhored by the matrons of English India, and little childien are taught to scorn the impious treason of her example. But as her years grew on apace her be miy waned, and then came loss of power.— Spurned by the virtuous ami hated by the Court, she came hack to her native land. Her friends were dead—tile mem ory of her early triumphs had passed away. She stood it solitary wreck in the city of her birth amidst the ruins cf her life. None knew her—none would.— Scorned by the g oil and feared by ttie bad, she bad led a hermit's life. Some times o and cronies will come and gossip with her, at others y uitli will pause t > wonder at the wreck that time has wrought. But recollections will stir her heart, and from ttie shadowy aisles of memory Comes smiles and tears lo beam or darken on her face. Femai.f. Logic —As a young woman was walking alone one evening, a man looked at her, and followed Iter. The young woman said, “Why do you follow me?” lie answered, “Because 1 have fallen in love with you ” The woman said, “ Why are you in love with me ? My sister is much handsomer ; she is coining after me ; go hack and make I love to her.” The man turned back, and saw a woman with an ugly face. Being greatly displeased, he turned to the first woman and said, “Why did you tell me a falsehood ?” The woman answered “Neither did you speak the truth ; for i you were really in love with ine, why did you leave me to look upon iny sister.”’ A sharp youth borrowed a stick of can dy from a little Comrade, to slio.v him that he could pull it out of his ear. Ho ; swallowed it, and then twisted himscit I into various ways to extract it, but at I length iiitormed his companion that lie I had forgotten that part, of the trick. A clergyman, who believes in amuse ments if properly conducted, says it is. curious to note how many people attend a circus, “only because they want to please the children hut still more cu rious to observe that in many instances it takes two or three able-bodied men,, with as many women, to look alter one little boy or girl. A California paper speaks of an enter prising and highly successful murder as having “a wonderful talent for bereav iu ; any family he (hies not happen to. like” A “Distant U ki.ative.”- —-“You ha voo some fiends, gl see,” said a traveler to* a negro whom he had met on. the road. “Yes, massa.” “Was it a near or distant relative?”' “Well, pnrty distant—’bout tweuty lour miles.” California produces purple'ligs, a quar ter of a pound each in xv eight, -nudaa big as a mau’s list.