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F. R. FILDES, Editor. VOLUME VIII. * Professional. DR. K. A. JELKS, Practicing Physic ian, QUITMAN GA. " Office : Brick buildiug adjoining store ot &L ssrs. Briggs. Jelks & Cos., Screven street. January 31. 1873. 5-tt JAMES h; huivter~ Jttfivncn anb Couustllor at fab, QUITMAN- CA. X*r~ Office, in the Court IlocsK.-S-y XUrcti 17, 1871. \T. 11. Benxet S. T. Kixusbkrrt lIENIVET & KINGSBERY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Ql l min. Riiooks Cointt, Georou. February 7, 1873 6 EDWARD R HARDEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUITMAN, GEORGIA, . V-fl- Office, In the Court House, second floor May 26, 1872. ly DENTISTRY. Dr D. ITrICKS, HAVING recently a attended a thor- -\M£r /U/ ©ugh Course of Lee tures and graduated at the New ©1 •• ... D*mi> il ( - ' 'j^r returned to Quitman, \\ VI XTjIJ and reoj'ened his of- Ay , & lice. S Thankful to friends and patrons for past favors, lie will be pleased to serve them in future. Good work and mod erate charges. March 14,1873. 11-(on" Dn J. S. N. SNOW, DENTIST, QUITMAN GEORGIA. Respectfully solicits the iu ■ patronage of the Citizens of fly - * T '/f\ Brooks county, and will endeavor, ' by faithfully executing all work entrusted to him, to merit their confidence. Charges moderate, and work guaranteed. up stairs, overJ. Tillman’s store. March 21, 1873 45-ly Miscellaneous. " QUITMAN DBIL STORE. McCALL&GROOVER, Dealers in Ilnurs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, >lr V. f RNRHI ES. Dy * Stuff*, Notify ihe publh that they will keep on hand ccmplete and fresh stocks, and sell the same at a teasonabU pr-dit. This is Exclusively a Drug Store, and the en tire attention of he junior member of the tin* will be giveu to the business We r.-sipectfully solicit the patronage of the public. Qu i tman, Feb. 2, 187 3. 1 y J>H. M. C. WILKINSON. DR. A. I>. SMITH. URGE DRUG SIGN. WILKINSON * SMITH, | r EEP on hand a IV. Complete Stock of Fresh and Pure U MEDICINES Ami many of the best Us «_J. ■ Also. White Lead. Varnishes, Faints and Oils, Soaps, Tobacco, Septra. Toilet Articles, Ac. All of which will be sold on reasonable terms. Prescriptions careluily compounded. Kerosene Oil will hereafter he eold at Forty cents per gallon. Quitman, Ga., Jan. 31, 1873. 5 ly SAW & GRIST MILL, 3J Miles from Quitman. ' BOZEMAN & LEWIS. TAKE pleasure ill notifying the public that they have still in operation a find-class Saw and.Grist Mill, in a fine lumber section of Brooks county, and only 3J mi'es from Quitman, on the Tallokas public road, and are prepared to furnish every kind and quality of Lumber, at short notice,, but exclusively for cash. We will grind only on Wednesday and Sat urday of each week, and we guarantee good meal. • The following are our prices for Lumber : For General qnality of Lumber, cash on de livery, $12.50 per 1000 leet. When payment, is delayed exceeding 30 days, the bills will be immediately sued without fur ther parties. For special bills, where all heart is required, the price will be $15.00 per 1000 feet, Cash. These prices will be strictly adhered to. We solicit the patronage of the public, and will endeavor to give satisfaction. February 14, 1873. t-Zm MEAL AND HOMINY. THE UNDERSIGNED will keep.conatantly'al the store of MILTON C. WADE, an extra article of BOLTED MEAL HD HOMINY, which will be sold verv reasonaoly for Cash. r c. mcintosh. Quitman. April, 24, 1873. Ml Quitman. Dress Goods. THE Ladies arc particularly requested to ex amine my stock of beantilu! Dress Goods, Notions, etc., which are ottered cheap for cash. 18-tt NATHAN GAZAN. D. W. PRICE, MERCHANT TAILOR QUITMAN, GEORGIA, TTJTOtjLD iatom VV the citizens of ened a FIB ST ( 'i .\ss Merchant TAILORING I ESTABLISHMENT in Quitman, and has on hand I a fiqe lot of Cloths and Casshneres , j suitable for making Dress and Business suits. He has also on hand a Select stock of READY MADE CLOTHING. JS£*Cuiting. Cleaning and Repairing done on short notice. Prices moderate. April 10. 1873. 15-1 y Groceries 2 I>er SON in need of Family Groceries, Bacon. Flo ir, Coffee, Sugars, Teas, etc. will do well to call at my store before purchasing else where. NATHAN GAZAN. Quitman. Ga., April 17, 1873. 1(» CARPENTER’S WORK. John D. Bozeman, QUITMAN, GEORGIA, riTAKES this method of informing the public 1 that his MILL business does not interfere with bis business as a HOUSE CARPENTER; and he is fully prepared to do all work desired, Fitvonible Terms as possible, and to the satisfact ion of all parties interested. He will also contract to FURNISH LUMBER MATERIAL, and build Dwelling Houses, Store houses, etc., in pursuance with specifications furnished. Give him a trial. May 15, 1873. 20-If NATHAN GAZAN, DEALER IN DRY GOODS. GBBEIB, MB, till. QUITMAN , GA. Terms. Cash. It you want Bargains give me a trial before purchasing elsewhere. April 17. 1813. 16-ts l otion (jin Repairs. rpilE undersigned is prepared to repair arm B place in good order Cotton Gins. Saws sharpened and Brushes filled, so as to make ihem as good as when new. Will visit any por tion of the country, when notified that *<* vices are needed J. R. PALMER. Quitman, July 26 1872 20 t.f LOOK HERE! Good Calico at 121 Cents. Jacob B auni, DEALEK IN Dry Goods, Notions, HarcL ware, Crockery, &c» <{ult nmn, Georgia. rjTAKES pleasure in notifying his friends and JL the public generally that he has received his SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK FOB 1H7:1, which will be sold on fair and honorable terms. These goods were purchased on very favorable terms, and I am confident can and will be sold as cheap as any house in town. My stock embraces almost everything kept in a retail store in the interior— Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Domestic Goods, lieculy Made Uoildny, Hosiery, Notions, Bools. Shoes\ Hats , d r. d'c. The Ladies are specially invited to pay me a visit, as I have many things that will meet favor in their eyes. Purchasers are also specially invit ed to give me a call, as I am determined to sell as low as any one. Thankful tor past favors, a continuance of cus tom is solicited. J ACOB B ACM. March 21, 1873. ly Boot and Shoe Shop ! E.~REED, A Practical and experienced lioot and Shoe maker, has opened a shop in the town of Quitman, and is prepared to put up work with neatness and dispatch. Repairing done to the satisfaction ot customers. Charges very moder ate, but cash required on completion of work. My shop is in the building adjoining the store of Lovett A Bryan. 1 respectfully solicit and will endeavor to de serve the patronage of the public. May 6, 1873. 3m E. REED. CHAPPELL’S Champion’ SUPERPHOSPHATE A FIRST CLA'S FERTILIZER. Over Four XX Thousand Tons sold in Georgia, and not a single ton repudiated giving universal satis faction. and analyzing, according to State Chem ist, higher than any brand in the market. Try it. For sale by PAINE & HALL. Feb. 7, 1872. 6-df Quitman, Ga. HERE SHALL THE TRESS THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY PEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN* QUITMAN, GA:, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1873 Miscellaneous. * |H| Gif^-meiotise The only Reliable Gift Distribution in the country $100,000.00 In Valuable Gifts! TO IIE MSTRIRt L ED IN' i a and . s nwn list SEMI ANNUAL GIFT ENTERPRISE, To be drawn Friday, July 4th, 1873. One Grand Capital Prize,#lo,ooo in Gold! One Prize. $5,000, in Silver! Five prizes of SI,OOO, Five prizes of SSOO, and Ten prizes of SIOO each in Greenbacks. Two Family Carriages and Matched Horses, with silver mounted Harness, worth sl,sooeach. 'Two Buggies, Horses, etc., worth SOOO each. Two flue toned Rosewood I'iano, worth SSOO each; Ten Family Sewing Machines, SIOO each ! 1500 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting Watches, worth from S2O to S3OO each. Gold Chains, Si) ver ware, Jewelry, etc. Whole number of G fin, 10,000. Tickets limit ed to 50,000. . Igenls wanted to sell tickets, to whom Liberal Premiums will be paid. Single Tickets $2 ; Six tickets, $lO ; Twelve tickets, $!20; Twenty-five tickets, S4O. Circulars containing a full list of prizes, ades crintion ot tin* manner of drawing, and other in formation in reference to the Distribution, will be sent to any one ordering them, vlll letters must be addressed to Main Office, L. 1) SINE, Box Bfi, 101 W. Fifth St. (6-st) Cincinnati, O Change of Schedule. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE,) Ati.axtw ami Gui.k Raii.iioad, J- Savannah. May 3, 1873. ) ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, MAY Ith, Trains on this Iload will run as follows : NIGHT EXPRESS PASSENGER. Leave Savannah daily at 4.30 p.m Arrive at Live Oak. daily at 4.05 a.m “ Quitman daily at .3.57 a.m “ Tkomusville. 5-30 a.m “ Bainbridge at 8.15 am “ Albany at n.soa.m Leave Albany daily at 4.45 p.m “ Bainbridge daily at COO p.m Leave Thoaiasvillo !>•»» “ Quitman daily at 10.32 p.m “ Live Oak, daily at 10.30 p.m Arrive at Savannah daily at 10.00 a.m Connect at Live Oak with trains on J.. P. and M R. K., for and from Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Ac. No change of cars between Savannah and A1 bany Close connection at Albany with trains on Southwestern Railroad. Close connection at Lawton for and from Flo rida. with Western Division Passenger trains. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN . WksYErn Division : Leave Lawton. [Sundays excepted] 7.00 a.m Arrive at Quitman. [Sundays 10.42 a in “ Tbomasville “ “ 12 45 p.m “ Albany M 41 600 p.m Leave Albany 11 n 7.20 am - ThnmaHville, 41 44 3.00 p.m “ Quitman “ 44 3.04 p.m Arrive at Lawton. “ 44 8.30 pm Connect at Albany with night trains on South western Railroad, leaving Albany Monday, Tues day. Thursday and Friday, ami arriving at Al bany Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Satur day. Mail Steamer leaves Baint ridge every Wed nesday at 0.00 a. in. for Apalachicola. 11. S. HAJNES, [HMf] GenTSupt. NEW MUSIC. J’UHLISHED BY J L PETERS 599 BroadwayN Y, Mfilert, post-paid, on receipt of ranked price. VOCAL. Above and Relow. Scored .Song, by Jucti, $0.3« Bank to the Old Home; song and chorus,.... 3fJ Beautiful form of my Dreams Stewart 30 Darling weep no more; song and chorus 35 Do not weep so. fist'r darling; song 3tt Don’t forget to write me; song and chorus,.. 35 Fold we our hands: song or duet; Boildieu 30 Gone to the Heavenly Garden; song 35 If yon were I. would you! song 30 Kiss me. darling, ere wo part 3» Little Blind Nell; song and chorus 30 Little Dan , song and chorus 4a Lord, forever at thy side 25 Meet roe, Bessie, in the Dell 30 Meet me, dearest, w ith a kiss 30 My boy across the sea 35 Old Give me a home in the South 40 Oh, Sam! song and chorus 35 Only for You! Jlallad 3-5 Our Little I’et; sortg and chorus 40 Papa, stay home; Temperance song 40 Save one bright Clown for rne 40 We pray you sing that song: duet 35 Wilt thou weep when lam low ? 25 INSTRUMENTAL. Polkas.— . Sunbeam, by Kinkle, 35 cts; Belle of Saratogo, by Victor, 35 cts.; May Flowers, by Simon, 35 cts. Mazurkas. —Awakening of the Birds, 50 cts; Happy Thoughts, by IValKor, 30 cts,; Laughing Wave, by Wilson. 50 ets.; Sunbeam, by l’aeber, 40 cts. Gallops.— Charlie’s and Freddie’s, by Kin kle, each 35 cts, FHOTTI'CHES —Fatal Glance, by Young, 20 eta.: May Morning, by Schmidt, 50 rrts.; Sun beam, by’ Hampel, 35 cts i and Willie’s, by Kinkel, 35 cts. Marches.—Belle of .Saratoga, by *Baumbach, 40 cts.; Mollie’s, by Kinkel, 35 cts. Any of the above mailed, post-paid, on receipt of price. Address J. L. PETERS, 599 Broadway. New York. May Ist, 1872. 'IS-lf Sortie,tl, T 0 BSS OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US.” BY FRANK Ot.tVP. Bill Bakor owned a fighting dog, A brindle, course-haired brute, Whose chief delight was to engage In a canine dispute; An ill-conducted, vicious, cross. Stub-tailed, hair-lipped, crop eaired, And red eyed canine nuisance; By neighboring canines leareiL Bill’s dog cattle down the street oh tt Diognnal dog trot, A-looking for some othei dog, For whom to make it hot; When on ft scrubby looking brute, His vision chanced to fall, Staring from out a looking-glass That leaned against the wall. Bill's dog surveyed that stranger, With sinister regard, And doubted if he’d ever seen A dog look quite so hard. The more he gazed, the less respect lie felt within him stir. For that demoralized, cross-grained And hang-dog looking cuL That strange dog returned Bill's dog’s Insulting stare in kind. Which teiided to still more disturb Bill’s canine’s peace of mind, With every bristling hair along His back, he fiercely frowned, And curled his tail until it raised His hind feet horn the gtound. And shows his teeth and cocked his ears, .And otherwise behaved Impertinently, ns dogs do Whoso insiinctsa*edepraved; But all his hostile nlgrls Were met By signs as hostile, quite, Ana B'il’s dog felt himself compelled To slink away or fight; lie flew into that looking glass With all his might and main— Filled wit h chagrin, and broken glass. He soon flew out again. Reflection soon showed Bill’s dog that he Had got into a scrimmage, Through indignation at the sight Os his own hideous image. The knowledge of his aspect quite Destroyed his self esteem; For the hideous reality Surpassed his wildest dream. Lite lost, at once, all charm for blm| So, mournfully he steered Into a neighboring sausage shop, And never reappeared. The moral of this doggerel Is obvious 1 trust ; (For there’s a moral lesson in Bill Baker’s dog's disgust;) If some men knew bow they appear To others, they would hide Themselves within a sausage shop— That is, they’d suicide. frtlistcUancons. JIM eiMY'S Giron PUT. Old Rttmsonor was the presiding judge of the Toddiesoke circuit, and the mean est old reprobate that ever disgraced the bctioh. He rarely went.tobod sober; got up every morning wrong end foremost, and generally begun the day by some outrageous act of oppression. He was the terror of the bar—all but Shad. Shar kie, with whom it was his normal condi tion. to be several "chips” behind at “po ker,” which made him, on the whole rath er civil to Shad. One morning “Old Bum” opened court in worse humor than usual. A. bad “run of luck/’ and too much bad whiskey over night, had told more than common ly on his temper. The first thing in order Was to impan nol a jury of bystanders the regular ju ry, befogged by one of Old Bum’s incom prehensible charges, being and having been for the last forty-eight hours, “hung” on a question of title to a year ling calf, sworn to positively by six wit nesses on one side, and half a deceit on the other. “Call a jury, and be quick about it, Mr. Bumpkin,” growled the jtldge. 1 held the office of Sheriff, and my right name is Lumpdin, but Old Bum would persist in misscalling it. These words were a signal for a gener al stampede. To be cattght on one of Old Bum’s juries was generally consider ed about equivalent to going to jail. But the judge ordered the doors to be closed in time to bag a sufficent number. “James Bleerly,” I called oilt. Jim shook his head and tipped me a deprecating wink, which I refused to understand. “Take a seat on the jury!” I vocifera ted, with official emphasis. “Jedge,” said Jim, stepping forward and blandly addressing the court, “I’d be happy to oblige ye, but the fact is, it’s on possible.” “What do you mean?” roared bis hon or. “Ye see,” explained Jim, “it’s Pop’s washday— her name’s Polly, but I call her Pop —and she’s sent me to town af ter some bluin, and unless I’m back in time —well, ye know, Jedge, how it is yerself.” Fierce as Old Bum was in public, it was curreutly reported that he was tame enough at home—in fact, that his ac quaintance with the proverb of the ‘gray’ mare was something more than theoret ical. At all events Jim’s appeal to the court’s’experience had quite the oppo site of a soothing effect, “Take your scat on the jury!” thun dered Old Bum; "and if I hear any more such impertinence, I'll—lU-^” “All right,” said Jim, submissively, starting toward the jtiry box. “Look’e here, Sheriff,” he whispered in passing, just let me go and look arter my critter, and I'll be back by the time you’ve nabbed tother 'leten,” Tot her 'levenwcre speedily secured; for Old Bum would listen to no excuse not even to that of Hans Pretrtelpresser, who solemnly protested he could hicht yer steaohen English. “Is the jury full, Mr. Bumpkin?” in quired the judge, looking up from his newspaper. “Yes Your Honor.” I answered un keSitatihgly; “only Mr. Bleerly has step pdd out to see his horse.” “Who gave him permission ?” 1 had to acknowledge that I did. “And who gave you permission to give him permission ?” To this rather complex question I thought it best to make no answer. “Call the juror at the door!” bellowed the judge. The bailiff sent to do so returned With the report, that he had seen Jim Bleerly leaving town at full gallop, and in pass ing the court house he gave a sort of military salute—hut instead of touching his cap, he had applied his thumb to the tip of his nose, Old Bum turned green and pUfple. It was some moments before he could com mand utterance. Jvage had fairly taken away his breath.' “Make out an attachment for con tempt against the fugitive!” he directed the clerk as soon as ho could speak, his voice quivering with passion. “And, Mr. Bumpkin”—he laid marked expression on the B this time —“if you fail to have the culprit here before the court adjourns, I’ll make an example of yoll.” I knew the old sinner well enottgh to know he would keep his word, especially when he promised to do a mean thing. So, leaving a deputy in my place, I took the writ as soon as the clerk had signed it, and set out to servo it. On reaching Jim’s shanty—it. hardly rose to the dignity of ti cabin—l detailed my assistants to act as pickets, and marched boldly up and knocked (it the door. “Come in !” growled a gruff voice. As I entered Jim glared at me fiercely. He was a Strapping six-footer, all brawn and bone, and ready any time to fight for the love of it. If he hadn’t come to town for “bluein’,” as ho pretended to Old Bum, he had, at 'any rate, managed to get gloriously “blue,” and when in that state he was entirely reckless. “Jim, old fellow,” I said in a concilia tory tone, “I have got an attachment for you, and want you to go with toe.” “Well, I ain’t got noue for you,” he growled stlrrily; “ahd what’s more I ain’t, goto.” I explained that resistance would he useless; that I had a strong force outside; and that. I should be constrained to take him dead or alive. But, all to no pur pose. Jim, obstinate enough at all times, in his present condition was per fectly mulish. Seeing persuasion was in vain, I sig nalled my assistants. At the sight of them Jim seized a brand from the fire. “Ye see that kag, Mr. Lumpkin,” he said, his eyes bloodshot and his voice husky; “well, it’s full o’ gun-powder and by the long toe Harry, es one o’ them onderstrappers comes acrOst my thres hold, or es you stay a minllot longer’n you kin git away, I’ll tech her off, so help me!” Jim, I knew, wtos a famous hunter, and used to buy his ammunition by the quantity. A keg of powder was nothing unusual for him to have off hand. And thetl Polly began to cry and lake Oil. in a way that went, to prove the tiling was not a joke. Besides, Jim Was just fool enough to do what he threatened. My two assistants took to their heels like white heads, and it must be confessed, I made a rapid advance in the same direc tion. At a safe distance, wo rallied and held a council of war. We concluded to in vest the place, and hold it ill siege for the present. At the end of an hour Jim appeared at the door, waving a white rag tied to a stick. “Is that a sign of surrender ?” I shout ed, from a safe distance, “No,” hallowed Jim, “it’s a flag of truce;” adding, “Ye han’t got no teach ment for Pop, hev ye ?” I answered promptly I hadn’t. “Well, I want to pass her out,” said Jim. -“She’s getting stericky in here; and in case the wust comes to the wust, I shouldn’t want to be obliged to blow the old gal up,” J thought the proposition was reason able and said so. In teit minutes the door opened and “Pop” came out , She wore a scoop bonnet, and kept Iter handkerchief to her eyes, Her form seemed bowed by grief. We respected her sorrow, and suffered her to pass. Hour after hour went by. I began to grow fidgety. It xvas already 3 o’clock, Court adjourned at 4; and unless I pro duced Jim before that hour, Old Bum’s word was out to make “an example out of me.” At last I concluded to seek a parley. “Hallo, Jim! I want to speak to you ?” I shouted. No answer, I drew nearer and shouted louder; still no response. An idea struck me. Jim had probably fallen asleep after the spree, If so I might steal a march on him, Stealthily advancing I raised the latch, and gently pushed open the door, Instead of Jim drunk and asleep, the object that con fronted me was Pop, wide awake and duly sober, “Wher’s Jim?" I exclaimed. “Gone this two hours,” replied Pop, punching the fire. “For goodness sake, lie careful, Mad am,” I expostulated, “about stir tog up ' the sparks so close to that keg! ’ “Land sake, man!” cried Pop, “it’s got nothin’ in it bnt, beans.” As the enormity of the sell flashed up on me, I beat, if anything, a moro hasty retreat than I did when Jim threatened to blow up his household goods and me along with them. “Where’s the prisoner?” roared Old Rum as I entered the court house alone; I tried to break it gently; but it was no use. The conclusions of my state ments was lost in shouts of laughter. Old Rum's eyes rolled wildly. His face went through the whole gamut of colors. What ho would have done Heaven only knows, or ever can know. An appo plexy, which the old whiskey biber has been honestly earning for some twenty years struck him like lightning, and he rolled over dead. At his funeral few sights were heard, tuTd few tears shed. No words spoken in commemoration of the virtues of the departed. The officiating clergyman ex pressed a faint hope, but he didn’t seem very sanguine. All seemed to have “come •lo bury Rumsoner, not to pfaise biin,”- New York Ledqer. The Noble Red Man. HEROISM OF AN INSULTED BANNACK. Tbe nearest approach to the heroic coloring given to Indian character by the pale-faced poets of other days, has just been told us by one of tbe participators in a little squabble with one of +he bone picking Bannocks who haunt this vicini ty. One day last week whcil George Golm and Georgo Smith were killing beef at their slaughter-house tip the gulch, a Bannock Indian, accompanied by throe or four squaws came upon the scene in seaeli of wood aild the legiti mate plunder of the slaughter-house— the refuse. The lordly child of the for est undignifiedly stretched himself upon the ground, and calmly smiled iipoit his industrious wives as they gathered the trophies. Happening to pass that way, Smith accidently or otherwise touched the big Injun’s foot with his boot, when big Injun resented the fancied insult by laying hold of a clapboard and awaiting George over the back. More pleased than angry, Smith retaliated by squeez ing tbe red man’s windpipe, aild shoring him one side, supposing this would set tle it. Not so, however, for “Lo” had been insulted -his dignity must be ap peased. lie accordingly wont for Smith, and in a ten minute rough and tumble fight came Out second best. Now right here is where a sensible white man would have quit, and where the traditional he roism of the redinaii asserted itself. He had been grossly insulted in presence of List sunburnt loves, and then ignomini ously thrashed. It was too much, and with a voice humbled with shame and a bosom bared to tbe skies he approached Mr Gohn with : “Me licked; me big In jun, and me no want to live. You shooteeme, George—you killum me quick —me no want to live.” George remon strated, but in vain- that buck was dis graced and wanted to be gathered to his fathers, and insisted on being killed as be stood smiting his brave, brown bosom before tbe human slayer of Line. Fail ing to convince him that many white men got. whipped and then bad the au dacity to want to live, Golm bad to lead him away. On Smith returning from town in the evening, the noble Bannack again came and insisted on being killed, and finally persuaded Smith to perform the bloody deed with a “little axe.” Stoi cally stood the chief under the shadow of the blade, ready for the sacrifice, and as it descended with a crash Mr. Indian sprang one side, and you couldn’t have seen his heels for the dust, as ho struck out for his “wakiup.” If Cooper had been writing this, that Indian would have now been an honored corpse, but as it is, he remains for us to endure and the peace commissioners to take care of. This time it is not “a gem Os ptiresf ray serene,” but only Rev. John Ruby, of Sau Francisco. Ruby was a play ac tor, played “villain” and that sort of character with much naturalness. An idea struck him on the pocket-book, and he quit the stage and turned preacher. He took texts from the Bible and spout ed long extracts from ‘"the Bloody Tyr* ant” and “The Demon Lover” to stuff out the garments of his discourses. At last, after a good many singular mission- I ary trips, he preached a farewell sermon ! to his flock, and told them that duty I called him elsewhere, awl then departed. ! Parson Ruby next turns up in company with availed woman as a traveling com panion, “proving all things and holding fast to that which is” bad, both in GUna ha and Philadelphia. Then this apostle and high priest of iniquity wrote a letter to his wife and two grown daughters, telling them that they would see him no ] more; that he Was happy in his hew affin i ity, advising his wife to get, a divorce, i and his church “to go to hell. When the angels come “to make tip their jew els” it is not probable that this California Ruby will be one of theta/ — Cvnrier-Jour vnl, Mark Twain, a few months after his first baby was born, was holding it out on his knee. His wife said: “Now, con fess, Samuel, that you love the child !” “I can’t do that,” replied the humorist, but am willing to admit I respect the lit tle thing for it’s father’s sake.” A worthy Kentucky farmer being asked if a daughter reeently married was still living with him, replied: “No sir! When one of my gals swarms, she must hunt her o" n hive/” | $2.00 per Annum NUMBER 23 Uncle Pleasant’s Metliodf. After breakfast I staggered to a chttljl* re jifst in time to hear Ghaiffe B. say, Uncle Pleasant, you are the only man in the com puny who got a box and a let ter yesterday, aild yon have a good wife* and lio mistake.” Uttcle Fleitsatlt, whet was aged 60, and the company commis sary, replied; "Yes, we have lived tegeth* er nigh forty years, and she’s as good aft the most, of 'em. There ain’t no trouble; Charlie, In lulfirfg a, good wife if yoif jest start right. It’s all Jin the start; boy. You S *e, I married What Was calL ed a putty gal, and so she Was, arid I took her to my now log hntfso, Where f had already plenty of meal and bacort, arid rich other things as a poor mart ollght to have. Next day f Went to' girt tin shingles, and When I come home she hadn’t no dinner. I didn’t say anyth'i rig, but jest got dinner for her and me,- arid she eat jest as hearty as if she had been working. The nest day it was the same thing, and while my dander got rip I didtl t, say anything, and again she eat as if She liked my cookin’ mightily. The third day I come home monstrous tired, and I said to her, “Where’s mydinrifer.'" She said, “Look here, Pleasant Batkins, I ain’t a guine to cook for Ho inari', amt if von want dinner you in fist cook it yourself.” Here the pint was reached as yott Will see, I cooked dinner withorif savin’ anything, and after me and she had eat I went across the road and oflt three “chinkerpin” switches, arid Went back, and if ever yoti saw a gal git a lar rupin', I give her ohe then arid than She went straight to her mother’s as I expected she Would, ahd jnext morning I went after her with a i ,g switch.- She said She wouldn't go home to sate hie, bttt, I said she should. Whet! she saw I was in earnest—and'l WoS—she Went, ahead of me, arid that day she cooked me as good a dinner as arty poor fnah wants to sit down to, and from that hotir to this me and Sukie ain’t liad no trouble. If yott ever git married, boys, be shre and stttrt right. —Richmond Whig', A character, noted somewhat for loaf* ing arotlhd bar»rooms, was sitting in hie ustlal place of resort, Wit h several com* patriots, about a card-table, tilling time with the paste-boards. Suddenly his wife entered the roofn, hearing a covered, dish, which she deposited oh the table with the remark, “presuming htisband, that you were too busy to come borne to dinner, 1 have brought yours to you,’ 1 and departed, The husband invited his companions to share his meal, and re* moved the lid from the dish, revealing no smoking roast, bill instead a slip of pa* per, on which was written » “I hope yotl will enjoy your dinner; it is Os the same Irflid your family has at home/’ A Rare Gift. — Comparatively few people possess the useful gift Os pleasing in company, but now and then We tneet with a person so exactly formed to please, that lie will gain Upon every one that bears or beholds him; this disposition is not merely the gift of nature, but fro* qtieiltly the , fleet of hiUefi knowledge of tbe world, and a command over the pas* sions. The true art of being agreeable, is to appear well pleased with all the company, and rather seetti entertained with them, that! to bring entertainment to them. A mail thus disposed, perhaps, may not have much learning ftor any wit; btit be has eommori sense, arid some* thing friendly in behavior, that ooueili* ates men’s minds more than the brightest parts without this disposition; and wheit a man of sltrh a turn comes to old age, he is almost stlre to be treated With re* Bpect. Harsh VVoferuo—Harsh, sorir words, make a soUr audience, Sprinkle acids in every direction arid notice their effects. So with sotir, harsh, dictatorial Words, They engender ill nature, and sprinkle the Warmest hearts With wormwood and gall, If the world arid crtiel fortunes treat Hs harshly, arid at every step we) meet willi disappointments, shall we bring within the charmed betas circle—< the only sunny resting place ill this life —the lungs of the surpent to poison the warm life'blood ? Bitterness and strife, sorrow arid d’Kappoint merits, are the lot of all; but sorir, harsh, crriel words, frowns, and the constant reproofs come not without our will, and he who brings them to the only prototype A?e have of heaven otir “homesweet heme”— brings to bis habitation all the demons of the lower pit. That person is truly a here who can struggle with that grim riiofl* ster, poverty, and yet cheer his toted ones with smiles and kind words—Who will energetically erect a fUtminer-hosef for the frail flowers he’ Would have t«t bloom and beautify his home.. The GolttmlrUs Run says, "At fifteeri cents per pound it will require 4,061 five hundred pound hales of cotton for the gtlano Which has been sold by ColnrubriS agents.. I)' cottori should sink to teri cents per pound, and there is reason fri suppose it will if the crop be a heavy one, 5,280 bales will jost make etc ft the hill for fertilizers. That would he about as eleventh of tho total receipts at Colririi* bus this season.” Aft Iridic n i Woman is angry becattevS her husband took the very best sheet she had to hang himself when there was as old clothes line in tbe cellar Which WaU good evroitgb for the purpose.- She says, he always was extravagant, and fori lazV to go into the cellar sot anything. Have patients awhile, slanders are fiot long-lived. Truth is the child of Trmef ere long shell she apjear (o vindicate thee. I —Hunk