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F. K I'TLDES, Editor. VOL. VIII. I* ItOFESW< »X .VIA. DR. E. A. J ELKS, Practicing Physician, QUITMAN GA. Offtck : Prick building adjoining Bforc8 f orc of “si's. Brljzjr? J* ik» fa Go.. Serevrn street. January 31 1873. S-ts JAMES t I II IN I EK, nub Comisfllur at Tain, QUITMAN. CA. t*T' Office, in the Colkt March 17. 1871. IL Bknnet S. T. luxosurbuy ISF.N3VET & K i (isli ICY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Q I man* Brooks Pointy. Georgia. TYbruarv 7 1873 6 - - u A HI) It 11 Ait DEN. ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUITMAN, GEORGIA "&=&.. Office, in the Court House, second floor May 26, 1872. It DENTISTRY. Dk and. Cricks, H AVI SC I recently -v" A attended a thor- Vt / ough Course of Lee tures and uradnated at the New Orleans • Denial College. has K'-f&fSGjW*', returned to Quitman. V, and reo; ©ned his of- TANARUS/ flee. J -<j,s s * Thankful to friends ' - ; and patrons, for past favors, he will be pleased to serve them in future. Good work and mod erate charges. March 14.1873. 11-flm Dr J. S. N. BNOW, DENTIST, QUITMAN GEORGIA RESPECTFULLY Bolicits the patronage of the Citizens of Brooks county, and will endeavor, by faithfully executing all work entrusted to him, to merit their c nfldence. Charges moderate, and work guaranteed. up stairs, overJ. Tillman’s store. March 21, 1873 45 ly Miscellaneous. ~~ QUITMAN STORE. McCALL&BROOVER, JDsai.km t.v • Drugs!, MfJiciiiis,<fes?. Paints, Oils. y@r" VARNISHES Dye Stuff"*, j§gH BRUSHES Perfume j **V. 1 oiiel A tildes Ac. - - Notify the public that they will keep on hand j ■complete and fresh stocks, and sell the same at a reasonable profit This is Exclusively a Drug Sfore. and the en tire auention of the junior member of the firm will be given to the business. We respectfully solicit the patronage of the public. Quitman, Feb. 2. 1873. ly I>K. M. C. W'T.KIXSON'. T»H. ’ . D SMITU. LAPSE DriG UGN. WSLR NSON & Sfe'.llH, KEEL' on hand a j Complete .*-l*.rk I oi I-,.:.i i*..i.- r> 'mXjx'tii DRI G" \\% rAEDICIN.ES \;i iinin .of ill - I**-.. jfo> Arf I ’' ..a rd . jjLjioatL- < '" Also, White 1..m1. Vrirni-hi s. Paints and Oils, I Foaps. Tobncco, T«rile Article?, Ac. I All of which whl be sold on i-easonubitf teims. I I’resciij tions carefully'c* nipoundi and j Quitman. Ca..YTSti. »i, ih73. 5-1 y I SAW & GBIST MILL, 3-j Mill's from Quiman. I BOZEMAN & LEWIS. rglAlvE pleasure in notifying the public that I jBL they have still in operation ;t fir«t-claPf»| Ba>v and Grist Mill, in a fine lumber section ofl Brooks county, and only mi on tiie l a lokas public road, and are prepaivdl to furnish every kfnd and quality of Lumber, atl short notice, but exclusive!*- for cash. I We will grind only on Wednesday and Sat-I iR »AYofeach week, and we guarantee good! meal. I ibe following are our prices for Lumber : tl For General quality of Lumber, cash on de-m livery. $12.50 per HM)O feet. 9 When payment is delayed exceeding 30 days,9 the biba will bo imioediately sued without fur-9 iher notice‘t.» parties. I For special bills, where all heart, is required,! the price w ill be $15.00 per 1000 feet. Cash. M These prices will be strictly adhered to. 4 We solicit the patronage of the public, ana will endeavor to give satisfaction. 9 February fl, 1873. 7-3 m 9 Gottoa Gin Repairs. 1 rip;lE undersigned is prepared 10 repair ana j A place iu good order Cotton Gins. Saws sharpened and Brushes filled, so as to make 1 them as good as when new. Will visit any por tion of the country, when notified that se vices arr needed J. R. PALMER. Quitman, July 26 1872 20 tl O - NLY S2. SO.—NrarETY A Aylkt- *>e wiling teu galu>n Laid Onus at Iwo Dollars and » itty Ceot» per can. L/bcaper than ever before j ortt ied im thi c market. _ 6J-tf - CD poetical \\ EAKY OF LIFE [The following beautiful lines have been fur nished t b by a citizen of Quitman tor publica tion. He >ays : Os the many who have assert ed heit a it orship of * Beautiful Niton?.’’ Annie K**lley. the writer ol these linen. which appear ed first in the columns of the New Orleans Morn ing Star, is the only one wn -se later prod tic* t.otis give c lor to the justice of her cla m ] WEARY ( F I.IEK. “2 am miserable, and ombowed down even unto the end: Igo sorrowing uli the day long. -Psalms ii i. verse 6. j \V'« ary of life and weary of sin- The ceaseless strife and worldly din : | 8 uggling ever to act a part, j Veiling my soul and shrouding my heart, Hating the world, aud longing to be Alone, at rest, untiammeleled and free, Struggling ever in ceaseless suite Father of Heaven. ITu weary ot life ! Weary of life that once was fair, That precious gem, that jewel rare Life, with its changing, sunny hours, Its golden smiles and wealth of flowers; Life ot my infant, childish yeais. With its rippling smiles aud sparkling tears, Years that knew naught of anger or strife— Father in Heaven, I’m weary of Hie ! Weary of life that once was so bright, With ils rainbow hues of dazzling light— The light of my girlhood’s early days, With the gorgeous glare of its noonday blaze; Ah! deeming my life but one endless da-7, Nor counting the hours that passed away, Hours with joy and pleasure ouce rife Yet. Father in Heaven, I’m weary of life! Weary ot life, its sin and its crime, Its poisoned breath and its noisome slime; Oh! sin, oh. crime! how bitter to taste, The tempting fruit of the desert waste! That fruit so lair and bright to the eye, On the lips will fade, and in ashes die— Filling the heart with woe and strife, Till, Father in Heaven, we weary of li,e. Weary of life that has grown so dark, Pining away in this prisoned ark; Weary, dear Lord, as the captive dove, Longing to soar to the light above—- Seeking some spot whore my foot may rest, From the deluge of sin iu the human breast; Battling ever iu care and strife— Father in Heaven, Fin weary of life ! Weary of life! shall one so lost, No tempted, driven, so wildly tossed. Dare to weep as Magdalen wept. When in lowly sorrow, a sinner she crept 'And knelt at thy feet, in tears and sighs, .lad sought b- t a glance from thy sacred eyes The glance that dispelled all sin and strife, When her heart was weary and sick ot life. Weary of life, but ah! in thy love (J I look lor a truer life above; j That ife thaLfades not nor passes away, | The dawning sun ol eternal day; j The ihu ning that breaks o’er the tempest wave, j And shines through the } ,loora of the yawning I grave, Cheering us on through woe and stri.e, With the lasting joys ol a brighter life. Weary of life and weary of sin— 'l his worldly strife and worldly din, L -oking in hope for the promised land, Watching the veil on its golden strand ~ Watching the veil mi misty and bright. Throuding it- shores from my yearning sight; Watching the hand that shall send it away, j GL ing me lile arm endless day. A California wuMr lately w*.,t for • who had wo~J and won her. foi w» B disposed to coquette, with a pmtol and a marriage lieena-. She look a cl. r-.vnian wnh le. who waa ready to , i pifiico a toneral »enn-.„ or perform a; marriage ee.eumny at th* Bame price., Xuo y*»«ng naan chuso the latter. ItBRE SHALL THE Pftfefes THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY FEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN QUITMAN, GEO., APRIL 17. 1873 Miscellaneous. ' SAIN D V HIGGINS AND THE WIDOW. On* rlnv S mdy Higgins camo int * mv t ffic* tfiil nut down without hW rd For ! i*mn»* minute* he still, wntci iuir me iniently, an and trying to make out Ly t' t* -ournl of my pen wlmt l was writing. 'Squire.* lie « -id at length, ‘did I ever te'l '"ii about n»y scrape with the wid w II r-y op Imre on the river? . *N« v r dul’said I, l iving down m\ p and; ’!• i’h have it ' *T» cy’i * curiou- crealnreH widows is’ sa dbe in a meditative tone. *m<d the more yo" ntudy about om the rn- te ton don’i know m-yibug ah ut ere. Wtiat was this t'n< g I’ve read .and) ut in Egypt, oi S'-nie other C untry f that nobody could unriddle? ‘The Spi x, probably,' I rep’ied. 'Well,* i*o fit limed he. ‘that was a wid w an sun* ns you ev r had a grannv. Evtuything in tie* earth has brei { found out but them a fid tbeyhe as nmc l ' mxß' ry to day ns t e length < f tt,i> N'-ith Pole. You may tend the history of the world from Genet-do to Revel itions, and you’ll find that walows have been- at tin* bfttoiri or top f five-quaiteis of all the (h vi Im* i t that has ev- r been cut up Waii you ever in love with one? 1 ‘Lots of them,’ said J. ‘Yoirrc? u gr«*ut gander—tlmtN what you aiC,* said h<* #L\ n tin that loves oi e and ne ts over it Won’t i ever git bit Lv ate tber, if he's got as much sens** u ground hog*. I don’t consider that Ive got any « use at all, but I’m a little t o mart to let another et tin ni get all th trumps on me. The widow Horry that 1 was speaki: gofis a I ttie the Imndsom (st woman, I reckon, that ever looked a man into fils, ands ought to be u judge, for I’ve seen lots of pretty women in my day. She was about twenty-five years when 1 went up then- to w -rk just, in the bloom of her beauty, and as full of deviltry as a three-year old mule colt. There was a ball over at Jenkins’ and of course I went, for I always go when there’s any fun g* ing on, and generally act the fool before I get. away. Ol course the widow was there, dress and -s fine as Solomon’s lilies, and living around as frisk v as a young lamb in a rye patch I g« t introduced to her and asked her to dunce with me, and when she flashed her eyes at me and said 'yes, I jumped up like 1 bad sat down on a hot griddle Y u may talk about sensation, but when she to k ! old of my hand and I sorter squeezed it, 1 fed a sensation as big as j a load of wood and ii kept running up j a- and down my back like a pquim I with a ! hawk after him. I’m very fond of and ine j mg, but I'll be banged if 1 kn< w whether j I enjo\ed it th t night or t ot., for evei v time stie took In Id fmy Land Id Cin ueiice feeling curious behind n»v <-ai and up and down my hack again, and th ii 1 wouldn’t know wlu.ther 1 w ifi on earth oi in a balloon, or on a comet, anything about it. It wa« undoubtedly a case < f b-ve at fiist sight ad a pow .-1 fii I bad case at that. F<>' a wood*-r Ii g- tth ough l* e frolic without making j (‘oii>p cuous or cutting up any ext as 1 -rn in ti c tmbit f doing when I go in to public. Id sot my pegs to go ii.-me with the wi(jow after th-- hail, but just as I was fixi< gmv in tl'h to ask h<-r, *ip st'-ps a big long ieatl < » faced fl*<*r named Mabry hi and walked h« r •fl before my eyrs T‘*«t t il* <1 nn* some, but II k pt mv tongue still i wardiy swearing j m t»r k bis btoifM 11-** very first epo i I unity tfiat priMentecf itself. Is-w fit eie; was no litre iu saying anyts-i g, so I j went hoi e and went to bed, and .ill the j rest of the nig tit I was droamorg ab.m't , anile wfl, angels, bnt'ei flies, fiddles j wid wh a d doctors, Mi'X'-d u wmsej hau a Dutenuoii ’s dMiner. W t li, Squire, t make a short story ; of it I mado up my nund t » hav * n-e) widow, or kill mvs If or sonn h »dy else. | ‘So 1 made it couvi rdent t he oil hand whin.- she was, upon a I occasion-#. 1 c uldn’t eat u-I slee nor wok, and if! I toe llMug, »♦«/! Hold m , 1 wouldn t • MV- Hr*use « , n ug to skin a rU- 1 it. Ho I j j wag delei -oUed t -boil dn’f Li-l long, j i so: Id been f »>b dso often by women j that 1 t bougie l vrmPdn t g»ve her inn-; to tlii..k of an\body Imt m. . ;!l) pear< and to tak*- ne* right s at ply and to- j eyctor k» em and l • iihx n with me, but I didn’t cons dvr him much nmie than a j luusti fence, for l was so far gone 1 t thought s e could see nobody on earth j tut lie-. Well, Squir»*, thing** vvent on so fui about a m nth, and on Sunday I -crewed up my spunk and put tin- q tos i lion to her. Shu sorb r laughed and | sorter haiked one sided, and finally told me stie C Mjldu’t give rue an answer jimi then, but l! I’d call at her m X> 1 Tmilsday ev.-nu-g, «he’d give me a final answer. Thinks 1, you re in in* j ■*»* a ! 84iro us there's a fl-Jcli* r below Wm u lever a woman takes tune to study sm-’il , say y< s. Stju te, don’t tt»o p <-ts say smin thing ahour tl e Calculation of men land rats going crooked?’ | 'Mice and men, Bums says,’ I arrswer | ed, 'Well, mice and rats is all one, and so is men and fools sometimes, as I have found out in my travels. 1 was s-» sine she would have me that I went oil and spent all my money for fine clothes ; thinking I would have them ready lor i tjie wedding—and 1 did! Confound that w’dew, I sa}'! Confound a.I wid ow*-! Thursday cycniug came at last, | iilthiiiijrli it wtiH'u loiiir iime iilmnt it. anil | over I went. Hierwii into fits and feeling ns big ae .!■ «>i Knytn f did when he wbi tdeeted Coroner I trot there about dark and foam! a rijiht .mart crowd col lected, which was not on the bills, but I felt as loir :»■■<! as yood as tln> rest of'em. So I tnarehed in like a teed mule into a potato p ilch. and >nok my seat by the fiie. I didn’t see aavthiiisr of (lie widow bat 1 kept lookititr fm tier to come in and seed tbs me. and t.a-sed away the time cuesinjr t!ie crowd to myself, think • inn they Imd no business there and ! wotl-d le t jr- t to talk to my woman a bit. Present ly the d-nr tipetied ami in walked j’"! y a .and tin* dad burned doctor aid a whole team of lioys and ir'fls fixed ap savatfely.-l n-H ion I looked around tor tv fiddler, - bin k i g t fie >- were aftout to have a ball, hu f w■< detaaf wtiat. thov till k' pt so sttli for. and was about pro pl si atr a reel, when up yets a little pt. acta r, and licit re vtt c 'ttid -vva low ti live oyster lie fad Po ly an I the doctor married fso r than a M xic u umaser eou'd tie a bull's to . tss, 1 was so oom ph It ly lliitnmnx il ttiat I sat tic re wt.it mv nit tiio opt n like 1 was trooitr' to Kwi tovv the w «ii■ erowd, ami my ees looked tk i> i 111 hr ■ i halts ltd tt.e c icnto tty was ver, w ell 1 jump ■<! up and bp I ‘1 it ibid'the concern from I einjs con stitute' ]' ‘Yoii are a ittle tuo late, my friend.’ aa s tile p e toner, and they all c ‘h menoed lane- otjr like th y had seen funny, 111 he dan e.l s\v zzled if I don’t be soon en ■ tlpfli fir s nielaidy ve;,’ sain ], ‘for 1 was mad, Mjniie, and no n istak Il the ticket. Ido lieliev leo hl have •at tiplliat (loetor quicker than a hum tcry and H eon and swalaitv a squirrel' skin, il 1 eou and l ave t ad a lair e anee a- him. It was ton bud, after 1 tool fixed up to marry her myself, lor m to walk r phi out under my eyes and marry mat great fabnoh.’ ‘lt was bad, that is a fact,' said I. ‘Bad!' cr ed he. 'lt was meatier than eatinp h ied coon, i first t ought I’d pit straight fmme, Imt then I concluded that wonldu'l spile nobody, so 1 concluded to* stay and see if I could not get satisfac tion out of som> body. Yin know lam tlm d~ I’to gel myself or somebody I else into a scarpe when I take a notion and I’d taken one that, night that went all over me like a laird day chill, s i 1 Commenced a study'll nut some p'an I recollected hearing the if etor sty that' where he cane (Voiii, but the Lord nn'y knows where that was. the brnlu and groom always was ted their faces togetli ertiefne tliey went to bed, as a charm ! against infidelity or imbecility, or some | ollit-i long word ‘Vnile I war study’ll j aliout that, I spil and ilie doclor’s sud'tle ; haps setting ill the C"iner, «t) I waited ! till they went m hi anpp- r, and then I p.it the flags an I I-. Ked to si"' wliat I Cn and discover Neuily li e first tiling f saw wais a slick ol lan irean tie f slip p and it inlo my pocket, 1 t I had mv plan as sraut.as I saw it. Well, I watched around lid I saw mu of the girls go to the pai with.the pitcher, so ! vvent. out anti asked hei vv. at she was going |o do i wit.i it. So s iid sue was going to car ry it to the room |.‘ the doctor and P fly to wash their f.iC H ill. 1 kept talking to tier while she was filling the pitcher, and wni'ii sue turn'd her head i dropped I the cuttstic into it. Ii was tt en climit bed turn , and I got niy Imt and pnt mil, but 1 c old I Help laitgntiig all the way home, win imvei I'd Hunk about it next mot ui g # ■We I, Rijhiie they do say that when that Couple wak and n.. U.e next morning lh y both sad the ard st kind of fils, each one tninltnig they liad been sleep ing with a nigger Oh, it was rich ! fie a ciiMiin and ieai in up things, ami she a sgreaniiu and (aim in and coining to, a <i goin ff igaiu, undme not there lose ii T i'j made such a rflscally rackei mat I <• t Iks tu oke into tne in nil to see waul war the mailer, and there they was wito liieir lace- and hands as black as I lie llls'd" ol a stove pipe. I'd give tiilf my interest in t’other wm h! 1 just t ' have been at « m» sate plac*'! wilin' 1 con and nave s.-eii tne row As Boon as tney loii lll l Dial tney wre the! same h»tks Ia m irru-il the nignl lief ..to, ; they called lor waitu water aid soap ’ It'll jus! tie e tin* doctor happen* and tu | ■ ■ h ui) til l '■ piifoei anil took it to j me door to See vv t JI( , matter. \ t ome was a little pi ce f ranstic in.; 'lit I I) I ltl-8 Ivcd, and as lie saw It he says; ' IPs mi n-n wasi'og, Polly. All ti e soap ■!) New Yo k city c -ut wash tl at I o aek oil 'l'.. ai wis the tr il til. Rijn re.. Soap! and water na t no more efiect than u j woui't on a native boin Alr'inin, and af ! t Ilf chill,Ce wISto w lit and let It wear j ..fl liow long it to..k llieni to get wmtcl again iii ver louint mu t'Ut "lie ttiing I j do know,’ he co eluded, gelling up. ti>: g ~ut, ‘Hi ■ n xt time I suit tin: and etor ! j oad the hardest tight, ami came the nigh i lest getting vv ha led Inal I ever did in all j m.) bor i day .’ A Germ m in Buffalo f" I into a beer vat the other day and was drowned He drank as.hard as lie coll'd to Hive j himself, and would have succeeded had I not a floating C>rk choked nun. ‘I can t drink liquor,’ said Bob, ‘it goes right tu iny head.’ 'Well,' said Bib's i friend, 'where Coo'd it go with less dan ’ gcr of being crowded?’ “Wlmky lias Eftcdliim up.” There is scarcely a ci nußtinity or neighborhood, front Maine to Oregon, where this saving is not used almost every day of'tlie year, and altogether too tmly. A stilijec of this kind is to bo [ found in almost every town. The nter chant has failed, aud whisky has clone it. j The lawyer, with his brilliant talent aud | a large busitines lias fallen below the range of respectability and confidence. . Whisky was the cause. The politician, [ with bright prospects before him, lias | played out, aud the account is charged to whisky. The judge of talent, age and respectability, is the subject of pri vate and neighborhood talk. His ene mies point at him with derision, and his friends bang their heads in shame, and whisky lias done it That kind hearted neighbor and hard working man has he dime a pest in society and a trouble to his family. Whisky liua beat hitn. Wnis ky wdl beat any man living, and that is just, wliat it, is made for.— Ex. THAT REMINDS ME. Between the sale of stock and 1 an of money, and recall of stock and return of money, and teuri ig up cheeks and all Unit, sort oftliings that went on between Oakes Ames and Wm D. Kelley, the good old Poland is liable to get into much the same state of mind with the old woman who Haded in groceries and got involved in a complicated business transaction. A customer came in one day and said: Old woman, what do you ask tor her ring.’ ‘Three m nis ap ece,' said the old lady T II take one,’said the customer; and iln- vendi r proceeded to do it up. ‘Wliat do you ask for beer?’ said the customer, as the parcel was l anded him. Tmce cents a glass,’ said s e. On the whole,' said he, 'I II take u glass of beer instead ol the herring' ’ So he took the beer and starltd to go. ‘lieg your pardon, sir,’ said the old la dy ‘hut y. ii haven't paid fur the beer.’ ‘Paid lot 1 1 Ot course n t. Didn't 1 give y**u back the herring for it.’ ‘Well, hut,’ persisted die old lady, 'you didn't pay for tlie herring.’ 'Pay f.>i the honing! 01 course I did ■not 1 didn’t lake it did J? 1 ‘Well,’ said the old w, man, after a piiu-e, iu wliioli she strive in vain tu master the mathematics * f it, ‘I presume you are cori. et, bin I wish you Wi tildn’i trade hero .ny more.’ 0t!o careless editor may do a great dal ul harm with iiis fiolishtidsK. The man who runs the. Utah Herald call' and Httenli ui tfie otlii'i day to the fact that the “United Slates interna! revenue law allows no p tson nr peisons to sell or dispose of t bacco in any form, no mat ter how small or great the bulk, with out paying first a license of five dollars ’ He aigued fr. in this that those poisons who give their friends a ‘chew’ or offer t cm a ciguPaie Ii tide to punishment. Since teat the Government officers in tlmt neighborhood nave sensed down on over lour tin rid red oflei.dors who have handed out cigars to their friends or f.aned them pinches of fine cut; and one case in pe ding before the courts where the accused is held to answer for giving a lig t to a man in the street, the pros- I edition holding ttiattncashcstraueferr led from the lighted cigar to the other *,no were tobacco in the eye of tiro law. It the proud bird of freedom does nut j shriek over such despotism, it had bolter | bb'kiiir and and replaced with a inagnuni- j mens and large hearted rooster who can i conduct tiro business properly. The turnkey of a prison in a Swiss canton entered the cell of a prisoner con j fined there f r misdemeanor, to take him j * jug of water. Tne prisoner darted out j' and locked the door on his keeper. _ln the passage tie met the turnkey’s wife, j wh* m he forced into another cell, and ! then, had lie boon a man of purely sel- j list instinct*, l.e would have secured : safety by speedy flight. But with an : j excess of generosity he determined to i libel ate the oilier prisoners, aud, uni ck i mg their cells *n turn, offered them their j l.eed-un. But the prisoners, whose j , sentences had nearly expired objected to c .remit anew offense in nrdot t** escape the few days of .punishment n m lining : Far, therel.ne, from accepting the prof ! !cred boon, tin y set upon their generous ! friend, bound hit;,, and released tne turn iv*:> ....n i,i s w jf* The phi antlrropist j n nis cell, rluut.vrcoß . u -- ing in the bitterness of his heart upon tne ingratitude of man. so (,'i.ean Fk.vek,—Dr. Eisner says \ that hot Water poured off potato parings j *.r boiled p .tatovs i« admirably adapt* and | Ito clean .silver. The objects can t*e eas I ily nibbed by tne Bug rs wklr the set- I tlings ut potato urea), and they become jas bright as it <:y usually do when rut*- j 1,,-d wnti The process' is pai ile j ularly advantageous lor engtaved and 1 raised obj els, the powder is liable to : eohect in th« cavities. German silvei i aud plated ware can b ■ cean**d in me [same way. Potato water w iph has be come sour by In: g sta; ding can b* sub sti.utud for acids to clean .upper ves e;s I art) not used to begg *<g, -aitf a *it Ii ; girl to a lady ol whom sue in.d» # )-k* and ’ alms, because only two weeks *ag»* my ; fattier was a merchant! Why, ebiul, how could he be reduced to p.»v* rty so s in? My lather took a fad two ilodar -bil at Ids p.u.t Stan*], and it ruined 1 hitn, subb.d the child. |s2. nn "Or Anriurh NO. 16 DISEASES OK HOGS. j The Planter and Firmer give* these ; receipt? for the treatment of choters, mature, and worms in tours: "Tit re are I hut three diseases requiring' treatment, which are mange, cholera, and worms in j the kidneys, commonly called b resiling j down it* the loins* For mange, waati I well with lye soap, and then p >t liqnor. j For cholera, if I know the disease, ** j soo i as you see the hog begin to droop and try to Vomit, gag him, mid giva him twenty grains of calomel made into a i pill. If you have been in the habit of I giving your hogs spirits of turpentine, lat tlie rate of one taldespoonfnl to the i h"g, P !l I it op corn, and you will rarely 1 he tronU'ed with this fatal disease. If tlie lirst doge of calomel does not relievo in twenty-four hours, r. p ut the ! (logo. 1 rarely have to repeat it if ad j ministered in time. VVe sometimes see Imgs dragging their tiiod legs This is | caused by worms in the Kidney, and may I*o easily cured by giving a tablespoon ; ful of turpentine ev ry m ruing for lliree r four diiya mixed with c in. Hogg | which have been feeding on acorns ure i most subject to lliis disease, and should have the inrp> nt'iie at least iwic a week wtiih- tei di *gou Itie roast Every hogleeder slum and keep a bottle of the spirits of turpentine, and give it occa sionally torongh the year, lie w It find it of great benefit in lira hogs. I huVa practiced this for twenty yea--, sucres* Inl y It seems to be asp ■ citic food for all hog diseases. '1 gill Uo.HS. Wi arris id t phi b ><ts will, no doubt, find the following iuteristiug reading: ‘II id corns are Caused by too. much presume of lie sin e, or (>y its being so • ose as Ins id- back anil lorth on the pot where ihe coin afterwards show* iself Me Heal books record si venal eases where paring a haul corn caused bleeding which no tin ana could arrest, arid rh ath .men and. Nothing harder than the fi grr nail ought ever lie allowed to iouch tlie ei>! n winch can always be n red or kepi t ‘in causing inconvsn irrce l.y simply bathing the part iu warm water lor liall an hour for several days in slice ssmn; ofien a single bath ing wiHaecoliiplisli the object of softeo ing Hie pai ts ad acent to the actual e in so tn.it it can tie picked out with ihe fi ger nail, and the shoe can be in stain y worn wit unit discomfort, which an Hour tel re gave great pain, it may return in a week, or a month, or a | year, but the same treatment will always | prevai* Faring causes them to spread and take deeper root/ Use of alt« ccipti In the eny of II ilifiux there dwelt * laWyer, erafiy, snl.li ad cute ns a fo*. An I ,and mi ol Ih Miami tribe named Si mon, owed him smi ■ money. The law er had wailed long for the tin Hi* patience at last giv. out, and ne threa tened the Indian with law-amt •, process es and ex culioiis. Toe p or red m-n got scared and brought the money t his creditor Tli Indian waned, . xp-'Cting the lawyer to write a receipt •What are you waiting lor?’ said the lawyer. 'Receipt," sai l the Indiuti ‘A receipt/said the lawyei, 'receipt? can you understand ttie nature of a receipt? tell me the use of one and I will give it to you. The Indian looked at him a moment and then said: S'pose may be die die; me goto hebsn, me find Hu* gate locked; me say, see tli« ’postle Feter; lie s .y, 8 in• >ti, what yon want? me say, want to got ioj he say, von pay Mr J. dat money? what me dos I hab no receipt., liab to hunt all over "iinll to find you!’ lie gal the receipt. This anecdote is told oi Fronifiori, tha great French socialist, and illustrate* most forcibly t c intensity and • xaggur atiou of his radicalism. In Conversa tion one div with Frince Napol. on, ths prince asked him what was the form of society of which hedieamod- Proudhon said : Om. in w .icn 1 shall l e gmllo tined us a c* nscrvalivi*. ‘What w iild y u give,’ ask and aeon* c ited young man of a venei able gentle man silting opposite to tiiai at tbc table, to be a- young and sprightly as I am?’ Ibe old gentleman ofi cted' » moment, a mid then soh nmly said. "I don't know out what 1 wm n oe lunnm w.liiu* % tie as foolish a« v u are. A solution t fiv*' pans (»f borax In ime huinj-red of water is in presented to | rev• nl the pnlrefacl ve process *n | miH'S fa Consul-ruble time. Flesh dip j peil in lti" onxniro and tlien dned resist* | ti e usual process ol a'd nip'Sition A drunkard oi.ee retied up to While 'll Id, win. tlie rem.rk, Mr WtiitefieM, l l am on of yoiir convert* I think it very i I k ■ y, was tti ■ reply, for I am sure you are none God’s. I.iflo nor, good or bad, comes sot trom toe opin on- a min professes, but 1 b om the chaiacter h« lias formed, suit | the llle be leads A man out est is so bowteggod that liis labor is obliged to use a ciiCtlUr „aw in cui ting out his pantaloons. Why are cl- I gymen like brs'iemcuf ' Bvcause they do a good deal ol Cooping.