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F. R. FILDES, Editor.
VOLUME VIII.
Professional.
DR. E. A. JELKS,
Peah’icino P it y s 1 c 1 an,
QUITMAN GA.
OfnrK: Brick building adjoining store o(
Messrs. Briggs. Jelka ,t Cos., Pcrevon street.
January ill, 1873. 5-tt
JAMES 11 111 ATi:R,
Jflcrnen aift Ccmwsdlor attain,
QUITMAN- CA.
Omen, is tub Cockt HotrsK."*^
March 17, I*7l.
Cb. H*SNfr 6. T. KlStt»i*BßV ;
RENNET & KINGSUERY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
I MAN. BROOKS Coi XTY. GeOEOTA.
February 7. 1873 6
edwar!) k harden,
ATTOBNLY AT LAW,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA,
Office, in the Court House, second floor
May 2t» f 1872. IV
DENTISTRY.
Dr. D. L K K KS,
HAVING recently \
attended a thor- V ... \- j'.Jj A /
ough Course of Lee- /V _r. . 1- fj f ,
turea and gradtmtfl v . >
r.-t-. A.■! L' 1 ‘' / '
ami reoj ened bis ol- ojr * O
Thankful to friend* i
ami at roue for past favors, h ■ will be p leaped
to sarve them in fulfil*. Good work and mod
erate chaises.
March 14, 1873. H-Cra
Du J. S. N. SNOW,
dentist,
QUITMAN, ...» GEORGIA.
KFAI'B.'Tfn.hY tlie jT":.
• I'tttroniijje of the iTliz-its <d m,
Brooks eounty. and will endeavor,
by faithfully exccirtintr all work entrusted so
him. to meiit their c nfidence.
Chargos moderate. and work gvianniioed.
dhee. up stairs, over.l. 1 iltuian s store. \
March 21, 1873 L> ly
Miscellaneous.
QUITMAN DRIE» STORE.
McCALL&GROOVSR,
Drugs, ]\l (‘(lii:i
Paiiits, Oils.
Av.lity’lhe imbHc that they' will kee|i on hand j
;,.,.dete and Iri sh stocks, and sell the same at a j
reasonable profit.
ThU is Exclusively a T>ru : r ?tor«\ and the on j
tire attention of the junior member of the fin* j
will he given to the businePH. ;
We respectfully solicit the patronage of the \
public.
Quitman, Feb. 2. l -03. ly
DU. M. <•. WILKINSON. OK. A - b. HMITII. j
LARGE DRUG SIGN,
WILKINSON & SMITH,
Keep ou hand a
Complete Stock
of Friwh and Pure /fjC j* * jir- .
nu A us SfMimt
MEDICI NES
And many of the best f.* Afj
Also, White Lead. Varnishes. Paints and Oils,
Soms. Tobacco. segars. Toilet Articles, Ac.
AiJ of Which will be sold on reasonable terms.
Prescriptions can tally compounded
Kerosene Oil icill hr/'raj-- r be I" hi at
Forty cents per ynXton.
Quit mm, tia,. Jon. 31, 1873. ® ly
SAW & GRIST MILL,
‘ ‘ 41 ililcs fyom Quitman.
BOZEMAN & LEWIS.
TAKE pleasure ill notifying the public that
they fyA'A Still in novation a first-cla-.-
Easi and Grist it’ 11, in a fine lurr.b . a "f
Brooks county, and only 3J mi < • from i.'ii imn
on the Tallokas public road, and are prepared
to furnish every kind and of Lumber, ai
short notice, bat excMveff far casb.
•We will griiM'rmlyoir Wi:b: r and Sat
cmuT of each week, and guarantee good
meal.
The following are our pi ,ces for Lumber :
For General quality 1 Lander, cadi on de
livery, 512.50 per Drill feet.
When payment is delayed execs dr ' 3D days,
the hit's will be immediately sue J without fur
ther - parties.
For special bills, where all heart is n .-giired,
the price will be SIa.GO per lba : “i, t . -3.
These TV 1. -- will be st;i ■ .■■■■■•
WeitiEci'-the patrouatn it the public, ar.l
wifi endearer to give satisi.g.iion.
February 14 1*73. f-an
SIII\GLI>!
rjnilE Itr.dersigned. who has an evp' ii »c,. of
■ nuuty years in tie maiadacture t.t SitI.'N
GLEB, no isles the ■ übli hathekeej , a.
and will make t» order, any number of diimrles
desired, arel deliver tie m on taverable terms.
fir Orders left St Pout. I oil .s' .tore, Q lit
man, w ill be nromptly attended m.
S. T. GOING.
Brooks county, June !:\ i > ■*- 31 ts
Quitiuan.
( HAM OF THE WORLD
THE QUEEN BEE KiVE
AN I>
HONEY EX TP VOTOTI I
< r H'IHE nmlursigni'il lias purchased the KIC.IIT
I to flu* QI i:i:X LEE HIVE and ATKIN
i HONEY EXTItA('T()U. as patented by
! T. Atkinson, August 10th 18iii) f for the eiuire
I State of Georgia, uud the Eastciu portion of
Florida.
The HIVE has proved by its merits to bo the
most practical in use, Imving the advantages of
all. others. \ i/. : ease of access to the brood I
frames.oviihont having to remove the c vor. ho
ney luixes, surplus IVaiues, or honey board. The
brood trames being removed from the back of
the hive without, in the least, injury to the combs
or disturbing the working of the bees.
The EXTRACTOR Is the most simple, cheap,
and durable machine that has co no before the
public It will empty largo combs or pieces with
great facility. It works very easy, and the prin
ciples applied are the simplest in nature, being
the combination of gravitation with centrifugal
torco.
Any person or persona and •Arons of purchasing
or examining tie* Hive and Extractor, will call
at my office, or address me at Quitman, Ga.
TEEMS:
Single Right to use Hive s."> 00
Fingl Right to use Extractor f> 00
JOHN A. IRVINE.
Quitman June 3. 1873. 23-ts
a>/ TV. I'KK E,
HKRCIIAKT TAILOR
QCITAIAN, GEORGIA ,
Merchant $|
TA 11 .OR I < J ** 4
ENT \ REIS! !M ENT in Quitman, and has on hand
a fine lot of
Cloths and Cassimeres,
j suitable for making Press and Business suits,
lie has also on hand a Select stock of
HEADY MADE CLOTIJJNG.
rieaning arid Repairing done on.
short noli' a. Prices moderate.
•April 10 1873. 13- ly
CARPENTER’S WgFrK.
John D. Bozeman,
QUITMAN, GEORGIA,
i nnAKES fins method of infonning the public.
I that. Ids MILL business .does not interfere
I with his business as a
HOIJSC CAUPENTER;
j and be is 1 ully prepared to do all work desired,
Ihi vornble T<‘rn»s
i as possible, and to I lie satisfaction of all parties
i nie: csied. He will also eon tract to
; FURNISH GUMBUR matkrjat.,
; .mil biiibl Dw.-Uin- Hlorc li«msi‘S. rtn..
i in pursuance with fqmciflcations furuiahed. Give
iiitit a trial.
| May If., 1573. 20 t s
LOOK HERE!
Good Calico at 12! Cents.
Jacob Bausvi,
UKALKIt IN
Dry Good»t NotioriSj Harcf
vycre* Crockery, &c.
Ouilintin Georgia.
r J4AKL.S pleasure in notifying hin friends and
JL tbo public generally that be htut received
SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK
roii i«t :5,
j which will be sold on fair arid Umtorable terms,
j 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 Gorris,
Jjqrnesiic Goods,
lierith/ Marl* (AMh.lloJ,
jlo.ueni,
Motions,
Roots,
.Sko<*\
Hr, Is, dc. dr,.
The Ladies arc specially invlfetl to pay me a
visit. 1 have many things tiiat will meet favor
in their eyes, .....
jSSrCash I'ui ch i-ers are also specially invit
ed to (five me a call, as I am determined to sell
' as low a- any one.
T biiiihtid h.r ;,,u-t favors, a crinfinitanc" of eiiH*
t. iis .-ijl'.-iied. JACOB 3! A l AI.
i March 'I, 1.-73. ly
Hoot and Shoe Shop !
E. F-'E D,
A I’r/.t ical and exp'-rienued Boot and Shoe
| J-% m -kur. ha: opencil a #bop in the town <»f
; Qn*!iaan, an *is prepared to put up work with
i and dispatch. Hep firing done to the
i satisfaction of customers. Charges very moder
ate, but cash required on completion ot work.
\fv sho[* L jn the building adjoining the store
!of Love’t lb van.
I 1 respectfully solicit and will endeavor to de
•ten'a the Kitronage of the public.
>' M.,y ib73. 5m E. REED.
HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RIUHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY PEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN
QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 1!), 1873.
Miscellaneous.
*.o.^
!' S,;
Gift Enterprise
The only Reliable Gift Distribution in the country I
$ 100,000.00
In Vaiuable Gifts!
TO UK DISTKIIUTKn IN
ia Da S i H; E ,; :S1
list SFMI ANNUAL
GIFT ENTERPRISE,
To be drawn Friday, July -411» f 1873.
One Grand Ca])ital Prize, 810,000 in Gold!
One Prize, 555,000, in Silver!
Five pHzes of SI.OOO, Five prizes of S3OO. and
Ten prizes of SIOO eaeh m Greenbacks.
Two Family Carriages and Matched Horses,
wilh silver mounted Harness, worth £1.500 each.
Two Buggies, Horses, etc., worth £f-00 each.
Two fine toned Rosewood Piano, worth SSOO
each: Ten Family Sewing Machines, SIOO each !
1500 Gold and Silver Lever Hunting Watches,
worth from S2O to S3OO each. Gold Chains, Sil
ver ware. Jewelry, etc.
Whole number of G fts, 10,000. Tickets limit
ed to 50.000.
I gents wanted to pell tickets, to whom
Liberal ITeminrns will by paid.
Single Tickets $2 ; Six tickets, $lO ; Twelve
tickets. S2O; Twenty-live tickets,slo.
Cimdais containin';; a full list of prizes, a des
cription ol the manner of drawing, and other in
formation in reference to the Distribution, will
be sent to any one ordering them. /11l letters
must be addressed to
Main Oitici . L. I) SINE. Box 8(5,
It;l W. I 1 lb St. ((>-st) Cincinnati, O
Lliaisuß and Schedule.
ffiSrxSwlW itstS'K'g'irVjvS" 'ssmeit
GEXRIIAL SI’I'FIIINTKMiKNT'o OKKIGR, 1
Ari .i.Mii: \m> (Jt'i.l’Uaiuci-U), V
havfttimili. May 3, It'Ll. 1
/Aii AND AKTKi; SUNDAY, MAY ft.lt, Train*
V * 011 this Uo;ul will run ns lulluw* :
MG IIT 'EXPRESS PASSER GEE.
Leave Suvqnnalt Gaily at ' 30 p.in
Arrive at Live Oak.ciuily at ■f -OH 111,1
“ Quit man ilailv at . !.Y7 a.lit
Thom i ville." f..:fO tt.in
11 BainbrhUe tit «.1A am
“ AlUanv ai 11.50 mm
Leave Slbniiy daily lit M"- P 11
II linhridpe daily at <I.OO p.m
Leave Tieanast ill.; .. *■[<■'’ I -m
“ datlv at Id.:i2 p.m
“ Live Oak, daily al 10.30 p.m
Arrive at Savannah daily at 10.00 a.tn
i Connect at I.ive Oak with trains on J., I’, and
M. I!. R., for and lioin Jacksonville, Tallaltapree,
Ac.
No change, of ears between Havatimvlt and Al
bany. . . ,
Close connection at Albany Willi trains on
.Southwestern Railroad.
close connection (it Lawton fnr and from Flo
lids, with Western Division I’ussengor trains.
ACCOMMODA TION TRAIN
WtaTKti.v Division:
Leave Lawton. [Sundays excepted] 7.110 a.in
At rive at. Quitn»un. [Sutidays “ 10.43 nm
“ 'J lmmasville “ “ 12.15 p.m
O Albany “ “ 0-00 pin
Leave All.anv “ “ 7.20 ant
•• Th.iin.isville, “' J “ 3.011 pan
“ (Jiiitomn “ “ 0.0 l p.m
Arrive at Lawton, “ “ 8.30 ji m
Connect at Albany with i Mil trains on South
western Ih.ilroad. leaving Alhiuiy Monday, Tucs-
I day. Tlmis.htr and Friday, and ;<t rlvinpr at Al
| I,any Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Satnr
| duy.
i Mail steamer leaves llaiid ridge every Wel-i
I nesday at 0.00 a. m. for Apalachicola.
JL S. lIAfSKS.
[lO If] Getl’l Sll|>t.
NEW 1 USJ C.
PI BU-IIKIi UY
J L PETERS, 599 BroadwayN Y,
| Mailed, post paid, on receipt oPm irked ],rice.
VOCAL.
Above and Bdow. SocrcJ .Song, by Jncb, $0.30 j
I Back so Ihe Old Horne; p.ong and chon-5,.... 55 ■
j Itoautifiil form of my Dreams. Stewart, .... 30 ’
! Darling w*'p no more; •«>ng and chorus,... .'<•* j
| Do not weep so. skst-r darling; s_»
| Don't forgot to write me; song and chorus,.. 3.»
I l idd we our hand*; nong or duet : Boildieu.. .''>ll
| Gone to the Ilea veuty Garden; Pong 35 j
; If you were T. would you? “ong ;j l j j
I K iss me. darling, ere we pari > l> :
Liule Blind Nell; song aud chorus 50
[Jttle Dan , song mid chorus * : i j
Lord, forever al thy side 25 |
Meet me, Bessie, in the Dell
Meet me. dearest, with a kiss ;
\|v box' aeross the -ea ■
Ohi Give in * a home in He* South .. M !
Oh. Sum! song and chorus 7*5
I Only for You! Ballad
1 Our JJtfJe Bet: song and chorus B»
I Bapa. stay li-me: f r<*mperance song i »
! Save one blight Giown for me in
! We prav you sing that song; duet :; 5
Wilt thou veep when I mu low ? 2-> ,
INSTRU&fiENTALr-
I*oi.K t*. .Sunbeam, by Hinkle. 35 c'.S; Bell" 1 of
FnraU/fio. by Victor, 35 ct.- ; May Flower*, by ;
Simon, 35 ct*.
Mazi ukis. — Awakeninir of the Bird-. 50 etc;
Happy 1 houghts. by Walker, 30 ets.: Laughing
Wave, by Wilson. 5U cts.; Sunbeam, by Packer,
40 ct*.
G.\u.ofs. Charlie 1 * and Freddie s, by Hin
kle, each 35 cts.
SHOTTISCHER—FiIiaI Glance, by Voting. 20
cts.: May Moraine;, by Schmidt, 50 cis ; Sun
j beam by Hampel, 35 ct* ; and Willies, by
! Kiiikel, 35 cts.
j Maiu'UKS. Il' ile of .Saratoga, by •Baumbach,
j 10 cl*.; M.ollte'*, by Kinkel, 35 eta.
j Any of the above mailed, post-paid, on receipt
'of price. Address
.7. T. PETERS,
533 Broadway. New \ork.
May Ist, lit A 18 tt
A’ortu.tl.
O VKli TIIE in l Eli.
Over the river they beckon to me -
Loved ones who've crossed to the further side!
The glean: of their snowy robes 1 see,
But their voices are drowned In the rushing tide.
There's one with ringlets «>i sunny gold,
And eyes, the reflection of heaven’s own blue;
lie crossed in twilight, grey and cold,
And the pale mist hid hint from mortal view.
We saw not the angels who met him there;
The gate of the city we could not see;
Over the l iver, over the river,
My brother stands waiting to welcome me !
Over the river the boannun pah*
Carried another—the Household pet;
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale—
Darling Minnie! I .seeher yet.
s*► crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands,
And fearlessly entered tin phantom bark;
Wo watched it glide from the sil.ver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over the riv<u\ the mystic river.
My childhood's idol is waiting for me.
For none from these quiet shores,
Who crossed with (lie boatman cold ami pale;
We hear the flip » I the golden oars,
Andi iteli a gleam of the snowy sail
And lo! they have passed from our yearning
hearts;
They cr«»s *ed the stream and are gone tor aye.
We may not sunder the veikapart.
That, hides from our vision the gates of day;
We only know tlmt their harks no more
May sail wi ll us o'er life’s s'ormv sea;
lei s miewhere, 1 knew, on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon, and wail for me.
And I sit and think, when the sunset’s gold,
Is flushing river and hill and shore,
I shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list to the sound of the boatman’s oar;
I shall watch fin* a gleam of the (lapping sail;
I heal* the boat ns ii gains the strand;
I shall pass f'toiu sight with the boatman pale
To the better shore of the spirit land;
1 shall know the loved who have gone before,
And joyfully sweet wi 1 the meeting be,
When over the river, the peue« fill l iver,
The Angel ol Death shall can y me.
MUotdLmcottf.
v JL>
CHAMPAGNE;
Or, How the Captain Paid His Bill.
“Cajtt.. Pitzimuions, allow, me to [ire
sent you my Mil, which you will peiv.oive
has been nraniripr for some time,; and I
now hand it, lo you wit h tin- lull expecta
tion thill you will square it before eve
ning.”
This language was addressed to a gen
tleman by the proprietor of a second
rate hotel, while the former, who had
just lit a cigar, was in the art of draw
ing on a pair of well worn kid gloves
previous to taking his usual morning
walk. The oa.pl.uin was one of a class
well known in all eilies. Anomalous a,s
it may seem, (‘very body Knew him. His
cii'eum.st.ances in life, his busim-ss, and
his antoccdents, wore alike shrouded in
most, impenetrable mistcry. lleyond an
occasional “quarter, wb eh he usually
fished from the depth of his trowsers
jtocki Is, he was never known to have
any motley, lie had a side pocket, in his
coat, which was pretty well filled with
greasy papers, lo which was attached
seals as big ns revolutionary cockades;
hut no body knew tln-ir import,, although
there used to he vague surmises among
the hoarders as he frequently pored over
them. The Captain was always wont to
look neat and trim. 11 is castor and his
malt; verging upon “the sere and yellow
leaf,” were always brushed to the last,
extreme, and his boots were polished in
the brightest style of the sable profess
or’s art. (tipi, h’itzimmons took the
proffered hill.
“Ha! ha! ’pon my honor,” said lie,
glancing over Ihe items, “this is nqf a
very round bill, and I presume lean
spare it an early day, Mr. Bibulous, and
I declare, Mr. Bibulous, that it is, to my
thinking, a very moderate hill. Let me
see: three months, hoard, at, twenty dol
lars, sixty dollars refreshments at the
bar, forty dollars. Moderate, sir; very
moderate.”
“Cajtt. Fitziinnions,” said Bibulous,
who had not yet imltihed a quant.uii sufli
cit of cocktails to make him amiable,
“Cajtt. fc'itzimtrions, fine words butter
no parsnips, and honeyed words don’t
pay rent, gas hills, ortho inker mer
chant. You are into me about a fool
now, and you must take a very early op
portunity to get out of me, or the house.”
“Sir!” said the indignant and highly
offended Cajitain, drawing from his side
pocket. his bundle of greasy papers, “sir,
do you know, sir, that t, to whom you
are talking thus, am the owner of a thou
sand acres of land in the Miami Valley';
Am Ia beggar, to be thus insulted for a
paltry hundred dollars;”
Th*is outburst, which the .Captain in
tend as a certain crusher, had no effect
whatever upon Bibulous. Said that in
dividual:
“If you own that amount of land, why
in thunder don’t, you mortgage a slice
and ante up, like hiv other hoarders'*”
The astonished Fitzimmons drew on
liis gloves, raised his cane, and with dire
determination depicted upon bis brandy
colored countenance, ho stalked forth.
About the pounding of the second
gong, the Captain was on hand,apparont
iv irt a very > good humor. But IStbulous
would not unlimber, although lm had ta
ken cocktails enough to produce fever
i heat. Fa<-t is, he looked grim at the
Captain, even while the Captain smiled
jiatronis.ngly, and walked into the din
ing-room complacently.
Was it possible that he had sold or
mortgaged a portion of his land, or even
effected a temporary loan'; Not a 1/it of
it; but he did not want to leave tin- hotel.
Ife had tun the gauntlet of the first-class
Imtels on the strength of the Miami Val
1. y Uud claimand ho was deter nun. J
to make the second-class places last.
After discussing a hearty dinner, he
stalked into the bat: room, lit a regalia,
and for a while sauntered leisurely about
the room.
At length, when a fitting opportunity
occurred, the Cajitain invited Bibulous
into a private room.
“Mr. Bibulous,’ said he, giving his
moustache a twist,, “you keoji a good
hotel.”
Uibulous allowed he did.
“To keep a good hotel, Mr. Bibulous,
requires money.- It is just as necessary
as grease is to the wheels of a buggy.”.
Bibulous allowed it was.
“I owe you a hundred dollars, and I
am anxious to pay you.”
Bibulous had uo doqbt of the anxiety.
“I will pay you.”
“Glad to her it.”
“But mark trio! You must 'aid me in
a little scheme I have concocted.”
“Very good. Anything to get. my
own. i’ropel.”
“You’ve got a good stock of liquors in
your cellar?”
“You ought to know -you have sam
pled it.”
“Got any good Newark eider?”
“Yes. Five barrels.”
“Any empty champagne bottles?”
“Well, yes- probably a thousand of
them.”
“All right my dear friend. I will per
form a niiricle I. will not turn water in
to wilie exact ly, hut I’ll make apple juice
into champagne enough to pay mv I/ill!”
“Milch obliged to you. If I wanted
such rascality practiced in tny house, I
could do it. without calling in your aid at
a heavy salary!”
“There, you go— jumping at unwarran
table conclusions. Strike! hut hear me.
I will bottle this wine 1 mean this cider
—into champagne bottles; and, sir, I will
entertain parlies in my room who will
drink lhis champagne at S3 a bottle
the prime cost of which will he ten cents
leaving, you will perceive, a marginal
profit of two-ninety-one hundredths- -
say §2.90.”
Bibulous began to comprehend the
Captain's meaning, and gradually fell in
fo the snare, and finally .agreed to he a
conspirator against any of the wiiic-bi
bers whom the .Cajitain might “ropo in;”
and that the Captain would carry out
his intentions to the letter was morally
certain, since he was popular among the
boarders, and his taste in everything was
considered an fail. I should mention
here that the boarders at the hotel were
principally small wholesale dealers, and
the time f write of was i heir busy season,
when money flowed ill like the ebbing of
the tide.
And now progressed finely the affairs
which were to develojte themselves event
ually for the benefit of Captain Fity.im
lrions. Had any of the gttesls or hoard
ers of the hotel accidently found their
way into the hack cellar of Bibulous’ es
tablishment for a day or two, they might
have seen the Captain seated autid a j/ilo
of bottles, demijohns corks, tin foil, effer
vescing drugs, funnels and measures,
performing mii'icles —that is s o -say, hot
fling champaign drawn from Newark
cider barrels.
11l a few days the Cajitain rc-aj.peared
at the hotel, causing the impression to
go abroad that, lie had been away trans
acting business. On the evening of the
day of his arrival, having had his room
duly arranged for the recejitimi of itis
company, he invited therein about twen
fy of tlm merchants. Once assembled,
and doubtless all more or less anxious to
know the impoi'f of this small party, flic
Cajitain opened out upon them as fol
lows :
“Gentlemen, yon have for some time
past been patronizing the . chainpagne
wine of this house, but i never have al
lljotigli lam fond of the article. The
reason why T never have bought nolle is
the fact that Bibulous is no judge of the
article, and he is just as likely to have
Jersey eider foisted upon him as cham
pagne wine. A day or two ago, while in
New York, I fell in with an importer,
and, in order that Bibulous might keep
up the reputation of his house, I ordered
for him twelve baskets of the real genu
ine Anchor brand ehnntjiiignc. Gentle
men T shall order a dozen to establish
my rejmtation as a judge.”
The Captain rang the hell, and gave
the order, which was obeyed with the
most astonishing alacrity. Inti trice the
bottles and glasses were upon thg table.
The wire on one of the bottles was cut,
and with a tremeudious “jtop” the cork
struck the ceiling, while the sparkling,
foaming cider, made its way through the
long neck of the bottle. Another was
ojtened, and another, and the glasses fill
ed. Bach man held his glass to admire
tho “head” which rose to the surface.
“Capital !” said one, smacking his
lips.
“The very Anchor itself!” said anoth
er.
“Glorious!” said the third.
Cigars, conversation and cards, for
amusement, followed; and before the j/ar
ty parted that night the entire dozen
bottles were decapitated.
So far, so good -the trap was set, and
I,he C i ptain now trusted to “the chances”
i for the thing to work.”
| Next day Filkins extended lo the (Jap
| tain an invitation to he present at a si -
! bet. party in room No. 9. Filkins had
; made a margin that day on tickings and
! /loin* Sties, and he was “in for a spree.”
j Well, sir, the ball opened by Filkins
1 calling for a dozen of the Anchor brand,
which was disj/osed of the same as the
; night previous, and it did not fail to elic
it the warmest encomiums from all.
7 he night following, old Korin, bav*ng
; made a margin on naval stores, rut the
party through on a dozen.
Without, pursuing (lie disappearance
of each individual dozen, 1 limy say that
if all went off in a similar manner. The
Captain's reputation as a connoissmr was
established by the time the wine was all
gone, and disappointed were those who
called it at the table when informed of
this fact.
A deputation of the hoarders waited
upon the Captain, and the Captain in
turn waited upon Bibulous, and made a
dividend at the time. The margin was
large, and both were delighted. Bibu
lous slapped Fitzsimmons on the book,
and declared that he was a trump, and
that he must forthwith order another in
voice of the eelebrated Anchor brand.
Again the Captain betook himself to
the cellar, and in due time emerged, and
the baskets were unloaded olio evening
from a dray. Again happiness reigned,
and no other wine was drank in the hotel
I but the Anchor brand. It soon attained
! a popularity which drew the attention of
professed judges to the place to taste.
Still it maintained its sway. Sometimes
Bibulous trembled for fear that some
boiuifidi' judge should come along and
expose the cheat; but the Captain’s equa
nimity could not lie dist urbed, nor did he
fail to di,scant upon the superior merits
of the wine.
Among the boarders there was an old
French importer, who was horn ami rais
ed in one of the wine-growing provinces
of In brlle France. lie never would
praise the wine, but. Frenchman like,
when others praised it, or when he drank
of it, lie merely shrugged his shoulders.
Tlie fact is, the Frenchman smelt a
very large rat from the beginning; and
one day, while the captain was in the
dark recesses of the cellar, corking up
the fourt h invoice, the Frenchman pushed
his investigations to an actual point of
discovery. Ife invaded the cellar, and
there saw what he had always suspected.
He retired noiselessly; and that after
noon he assembled about a dozen of those
who had been longest in their praise of
the “Anchor brand,” and lighting a can
dle, he told the boarders to follow him,
and witness a singular discovery. Silent -
ly and stealthily they wended their way
among a labyrinth of barrels, demijohns
and kegs, until they came to the wine
vault. There sat, the captain, with dis
heveled hair, his shirt sleeves rolled up,
pounding a cork into a champagne bot
tle with a wooden mallet. He saw the
glare of the candle and looked up, and
ho was on his feet as quick as if aided by
a shock from a galvanic battery.
“Gentlemen,” said the captain, “you
will perceive—ahem ! —that is--—”
“Oui, oui,” said the French importer;
“zat is vat is, by gar?”
For the first time in bis life the Cap
tain was completely nonplussed.
“Gentlemen, the fact is---ahem !—that,
is lossy the fact is, that [think—ahem!
that the wine trade in this establishment
will experience a sudden decline I”
Os course the tiling took wind at once,
and some swore at the “sell,” but by far
the larger portion of the guests deter
mined to laugh it off. Bibulous heard
of the exposure, and started down town,
where lie imbibed an awful quantity of
gin cock tails. In the evening lie re
turned comfortably fuddled, and boldly
charged the entire swindle on the Cap
tain.
As for the Captain, he could bear it,
for he took an early opportunity to dis
appear. Whether he filially settled upon
his lands in the Miami Valley, or went
permanently into the wine trade, this de
ponent huth not the means of knowing
within bis reach.
Shall llt <r<' be a II fir With Afrjrtco?
The New York editors have, for the
past week been greatly excited over the
prospect of a war. with Mexico. The la-,
test contribution on the subject is made
by the Herald in its evening edition of
last Saturday, in wliieii what may be
called the anti-Administration view
of the subject is disclosed. It says :
During the month of November, 1872;
a well-known Washington lobbyist ar
rived in this city on his way to Texas,
and one evening, in t he course of conver
sation wjtli the writer and another gen
tleman, hi! was bantered to tell what
business was taking liim there. After
some hesitation, he stated confidentially
that he was on his way to the Bio Grande
to invest a large amount in land and
stock, and also to purchase property at
Brownsville suitable for a government
depot in the event of a war with Mexico,
which he said was more than probable.
He added that the investments were in
the interest of an ext. nsivc ring, em
bracing'persons high in the service and
confidence of the government, and that
they expected to realize immense profits
on the investment by selling to the gov
ernment on tlio outbreak oi the war.
He further stated that Grant, had pledg
ed himself to this ring to bring about a
war in return for their support in the
canvass; that the commission on the Kto
Grande, was so constriu led as to return,
at the proper time, a statement of griev
ances which would amply justify a dec
laration of hostilities, ami that the object
would he to so conduct the war as to af
ford large opportunities to the ring for
fat contracts and pickings. LYcent
| events would seem to indicate that his
1 predictions are about tolm realized.
A skeptical contemporary sneeringly
| asks the Spiritualists bow It happened
I t hat the fate of the Polaris expedition
| remained unknown for eighteen months,
! until intelligence was brought by purely
| human means. To which the obvious
I rej.'v is that the mediums knew of it at!
! along, but. the knowledge put them too
1 much out of spirit to tell it.
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have be. n aeconq lislusl. •'•’■Sy
Aroia urt.. A ] ..or !al orei. in a, r.
fain village, .Toil adt* ra long dimss ; a
having esctij'. .1 I lie turmoil* <•'' 'jMfll
presented hii.is. iat the QB
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ed ly a ri. h 1 U ;* i! e si me. Uffcll
who had just, died, and haviig pr.-viid
ly kn.icko.l, had Icvii ad tint ltd 1 y t
Apostle Peter. 'i ' e ml orrr wlje stq
without, was . nehantol by the l.n'sh
sounds .if s’li.ing, rojr'c;! g and TO
music, \vi,..b appeared ty had ihA
trance of the 1m ■«; an 1, having kik
ed in Ids tut ti, mis also admitted. J
what, was his ast. uishmeilt at finding
lenee where cap! oiiftids had so
ly been j. v.uisll ■ PT. .U-s-S# 1
“How is tin: . ?”■ he d< malided of Pet
“wh. n tin rich man entered, I heard q
si.- and siiiguig; is there, then, the sa
.list u.'t'iou 1 ci\vc< l ll rich and poor
Heaven, as fin earth ?”
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the poor conn’ to* Heaven every and
whereas it is scarcely mi’ in a '.bunch
years that a rich man gidns adt'l.-xion
Soil..oi, li.n:css. The Jb"i f</-(
Everett fc the author of the ffoto
beautiful sent incut: “I had riytaef
the eouutry dotted all over at the*'
ing of the roads in every village, f
neatly arran; .1 sriteof bugses, titan t
high j daces of a f.-w nveigtown cities'
dorn.'.l witt mSgitifieent p’lu'es, I h
rather see'the avenues to these seh'
house.-, thr. j d with boys and gb
cheerfully w. tiding their way to seif]
saint i.g tlcst iiigcr is he -w,
their nirfiti’ii or as was the eust.
when I was young, than gaze upon m
eenaty sokla rs, with plume*waving!a
weapons glitt. ring with a splendor tl
rivals the sun itself.”
A Nbat I’ in’i.v. A '(Uhg gentlem
traveling over a rough jsotivitry
fashion. .1 . cm. yauce with S VeiYecl la
a stranger, st . w cl her much politen.
Wlieu tin y w re about to separate, r
lady draw ng her veil, and exhihitin
lac vlii.li, hov itr plea ant, was dec
edtv I'iit qiiated. sa.tfc -***•*
“I tdinnk vim. wr, for your kindness
a poor old woman.” ... .j
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