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yoL rrfETHOMASTON HERALD, pCBLtsHK O BY a MICHAEL & CABANISS, mtukpat moiininu TERMS* |2 oo »&<> otb * •'■ !N *v.\KUT<LY IV ADVANOK. . Nt „,, p ,.,| Ht th<* exi-tritlon ofthe ' ’if „„", «iihscri|»ti"i> U previous renewed. I f "' f, *at»HC.|ber l* to be changed, we * d ' l f 'id address as well as the new one, to \****f** received for a less period than three „eM. ~ ri ,. r In town without extra charge. hv “UU anonvmints communtcations, as ... f-.r everything enteri. g ocr columns. • . -i ' ► '"'C.Mii the names of three n«w subscrib ** WUI " et ’ rl HKKALn ° nC Trt,r fr-t tfk .fter subscriber*name Indicates that the jj^dptloni—t ' advertising RATES. . , lir( . the rates to which we adhere in lo v' nz , tV( . r ti.,in2, or wheie advertisements I ■ ,n,r ‘ C ! ,f "Luh.rit.instructions. anied i» *' l . or | e rs (Vonparlel typel. *1 for One rqatb- «" , or e: ich subsequent insertion, tbe first aud we fDV , T i A1 I R \T i<i M. 11* M JAKtt 1 1 1 — *\ mi $2 50 * 7 o*>| *M» 0 *!5 00 \ (; (111 A (HI j 10 Otlj Ift O’l 25 00 •• " i (M , 700 15 (*•*! 2' 00 30 (HI *iyUte* •• fill Ml or 20 t»(l; 30 (M >|4o 00 V MI 2 001 8100 4(* on: ISO 00 U ■„hiilf-■ ■ ■■ , m 125 "0 40 00 70 00 130 (HI J rohimM ■' Advertisements will becnarged according be marked for a specified „V.nli r»i-' they will be continued and charged lor ’t'lrSwl'nH inserted at intervals to be charged for a longer period th n three re .l„e and will he collected at the beginning 'Ktrst HI vertisements must be paid for in advance, wtue.nenis discontinued from any cause bes -re ..f time specified, will he charged only for ik, l |ifH4* o*l Ppvoional card# one square *lO 00 a vear. 11Lf,,.. Notices *1 .50 Obituaries *1 p-r square v ■ of a personal or private character, Intended .note anv orivate enterprise or interest, will be ~L,| as ..(her advertisements Hvriise. s are requ ■ ted to hand in their favors as ~r|, In the wee as ?*-ssihle Jliit i» cfe m v nnil 5c Htrirtl.y adhtreil to. legal advertising. uhsirt.(tore, since the war. the following are the ~,e fur notice iof 1 irdinaries, Ac.—to bk paid (n ad ;Sri*tvs’ Notices ”* J MvfHvs’ Notices • • - • J? Silanf hands. Ac. pr. sqr of tea Lines 600 ■11(0*1 s’ Notices 7 00 tenths’ Notices << <> t n n.v ’ Notices of Bales pr sqr. .. t 00 Mi i.inT’ > \i.vs —f»r these Sales, for every fi fa *3:00. Mortgage Sales, p r square. *5 00 'Ut asid* a liberal per cent,age for advertising If.' you self line*-nsinglv lief -re tile public; and it fter, not wit at bus! ess yu are engaged in. for. if , ...ntlv an lln lustrlntMly pursued, a fortune will l h." r ."su 1 —Hunt s Merchants’ Magazine. •\fler I begin to 1 ’verti-e mv Ironware freely, Increased with ..rn iZ'iig rnpi.lity Kor ten vxi past I h ive S|ient. £3".000 yearl* to keej. uy > ;-\.r w ires bes r*- the jmblic Had 1 been timid in j 1 i 'i.ing. I never should have po-sessed my fortune - Mel,eo.l Melton. Rirminghara " itver'ising like lid as* touch, tifns everything to jill. n it, v.ei faring men draw millions to their .ffers"—"Sr 11 art. Flay ■Vet ci lirit\ is to love, and boldness t.n war. the 1 fni line of printer’s i it-, is to success in business ’ IM cNfi*. * . < V 'ho if.tb« iid of advertisement T ow'd have done I:in mv p rulaiions. I li ive t4ic most cotiiplce m ••printers’in’*.” Adve. Using is the “royal road t.>H'olnew It irnimv Professional Paros. \V\ RR \LL \M r ov . I, e I'll t ' as»..n 0} 1 Will practice ir the Flint, f’ircuit. or Lsewuere,and attend promptly to business, j inl3-tf. \Y T UK, \ VKH ot L ' t rhoiivisfon, '.a , will practice in all the Courts •dint. Circuit, and . l-ewh re bv special contract In y’s brick bui ding, Southeast c TPer t«m. np stairs. jinl3-tf Jj ‘ I' *1 \MI’KKI HI K v' ' •t>•• oh • ’wn Iv located if The Rock, ten tershispr fessional 1 tli Mirrouridir g commuity. and promises to '(Hi. labor or attention to those who m u patronize july22-6mo U R \WI) vV MHI. A' rnev 11 -1 ('.oi • * ’ " r r.t Law, Thontaston, Ga. Will practice 'fvrr*l I’oiirts ofthe State of Oeorgi 1, and attend Vall business entrusted to his care. toil! ts ]>*V\ n\ A -r.- (M ot f.riffin. Oft. Office in Mmfth I 'all, next door e Tir, Ofpicr vVill practice in the Counties “»Mn* the Flint Circuit, and in the United States ! "iirt. Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy, Iv |) VL a- MJ\ \ \ LLY \ T rums :r • I ' v . 'lfifiia. lift. Will practice in all the coun t "Prisitijf the Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the '* ''.oiivether, Clayton, Fayette and Coweta. D s .„ lw . ,, e«* in the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the , M| irt ..I the United M.ates tor the Northern and iS ;! rn 1 >is 'ficts of Georgia INNv '.i.v. [aplis iyj L. T. DOTAL ,j ( v LLK N . Atror> .‘V ;C L\v I’ti >m ,, *' rin ' Ga. Will practice in the counties c«»tn ■Flint Judicial Circuit, and elsewhere by 2 ,* Mitrict XII business promptly attended to. Hliency’s brick nuiiding. tnchll-ly \V. I K KEN ' > \ LL tF 1 < ht> cr -f- s L"' n: ‘l services tc the citizens of 1 homaston and 1 ''ins country. May be found Onrin t e day at : ■ J ' "tore, at night at the former reside ce of "ppnsite Rogers A Cheney’s Warehouse. ,| ’ ivEliDN't. Vr.ir>»*v u r L• iv ' "(rursvil e, I’ike co, G.a. Will practice in the 1 4t ,“* ' ''uprising the Flint .Fudi :tal Cir ult, and t '“by spew ii on tract Al usiness prompGy ' Othee In Klder ' budding, >ver chamber's ugfi- y \ BK \LL AttrC fi-v i* L• w Will practice in the Flint Cir- special contract aug27 'y 'Juu Vt'.r ev »M(i •’ lla-rll ' t'f r „ . 1 practice !•» the counties composing Inthe firtme Court, of >.eor ia. "I f ' le United States for the ’ "ton o’" b *' rn districts of t.eorgia. **— ISth. IS7 *-ly. & McCall\ r in L an 'l |.; a o , vin tri"n, Georgia. Will attend regu- I 1 "f NT,,. 06 ' n " le Superior ' ourts of the ■J **■ Ijpixm 'u" n ' H -nrv, Spalding Pike ’’organ, DeKalb Gwinnett** and das dec n-ly fuiKs iT' ! U» Si T a) . M.VIIIBVVS Am m**\ >t is ’ r b’ th.. ° , f ’ a • w '" practice all the counties ,* '"'l’rHrt * ' a, "'ochee <iir<;uit and elsewhere b\ decl't-ly ' W*V* tT *" - * '' Euw Hn o sll itciiit o n I '!' P ra clice in all the counties t.f |\t^~~-— 1/' s "P re,,, ‘* Court the ■state. I%',‘f the 0h1*. , .’u fla ' Vil ' practice in all th. lx ” countj t ; :i,1 °n ,, heo circuit, and Upson and |yjp^L! S dee • S- I y ■ ’ V, H «' Titimie Mie or■»i*(i(»o ■ e Office at B. D. Hardawav’s Orug ft/ dect-Ty v V' K r,, rney us L 1 ve fTnli r ' r ’ ,cticv in Gircuft Courts of h Utmetl states couito. LADIES’ FANCY STORE! t OVER MESSES. FLEMISTEE & BEOOKS, Corn pa or hill and Solomon strpktr, GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, w OULD respectfully ioforni the good citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that we have fin* In store, and keep constantly on hand a raperior stock and very latest styles of LADIES’ FINE DRESS GOODS, LADIES’ a* CHILDRENS’ SHOES, LADIES’ JEWELRY, LADIES’ HOSIERY, LADIES’ NOTIONS, MILLINERY, &c. A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer chants know nothing about to be found at our Store. The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEKTKST, stock in th« maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Call on or address MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & 0., mayl3-tf Grillin, Georgia. AN DIIE WS & 111 LL. M ANITFACTDRERS AND DEALERS IN FURNITURE, COFFINS, &c., &.C., AT .1. & T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles Southwest of Thomaston, Ga. \\r R would re-'rH*(*’rnnv inf"rrn "tir r v friends and the public generally, that we have estahed a FURNITURE MANUFACTORY at the above named pla' c, where we manufacture and keep cn-tantiy on hand superior Furniture >’f all kinds, varieties, and grades. We are prepared to fill all or d. rs tor COFFIN', and do all kinds of Cabinet, work with neatness and dispatch XVe flatter ourselves that, we can please all that know good work when they see it. Our facilities and advantages in preparing our own Lumber and xiamifactii'ing our ow 1 Work enables us to oth-r any quantity, better varieties, an d--ep‘edly better bargains than other Furniture dealers in this suction of country. We earnestly request all that are in neeo of anything in our line to c ill <nd examine < ur stock, as v/e feel satisfied that, we can give satisfaction in style, quality and price. All work warranteed to lie as repr. sented. Orders solicited. may2t:-ly >)AB ANDL4KWS& L. S. HILL. CHEAP HEADING THE ATLANTA NEW ERA. CLUIi K AXES. In order to pi are the WEEKLY NEW ERA within the r ach of ill. the proprietors have determin ed to to offer the following SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS : One copy, one year . . $ 3 fill F.-n copies one year. *1.50 each. 15 00 Twenty copies, one year. $1 .25 each 25 ( *0 Thirty copies one year *I.OO ea r, h 80 O 0 The "'eeklv Era contains nearly twenty-eight col umns of choice leading matter each issue, consisting of Politics, Liierature, Market Reports, and GENERAL NEWS. Make up your Clubs at once. Postmasters are authorized aud requested to act as Agents. Address NEW ERA OFFICE, july29-tf Atlanta, Ga. JUST received! 00 Br,LS - BLUE GRASS RYE WHISKY. 0Q BBLSL CROWE S RYE WHISKY. 1001BBLS. DUNCAN BOURBON. JLOO BBLS - FaII 'vFAY' bourbon. 130 BBLS - COUN WHISKY - Ar and a Large assortment of Imported and Domestic 3RANDFBS AMD WINFS, Which we offer extremely low. As we buy only from Distillers and firs class Importers and only FOR CASH, we can offer rare inducement. Give us a call and ex ami our stack. L. OHE.Y C'O., oet2l m Atlanta, Ga. CANNON HOUSE, (Recently St. .lames Hotel.) Marietta Street, Gate City Block, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. II mni, P rDi \ . $-.00 M«*t2l -6’ii DR. THOS. A. WARREN, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. Ht< < rv ecs ?,* th. tig- *,>; , { Griffin and vicinity Special att* ntn-n given to tbe treatment 01 CHRONIC DISEASES. Those 1 1 a disf. nee can / fin consult him by lett r. Ofhce over George Beecher A o, illSireet april'29-tf "watch repairing. f P|| K «titiz.PnH ’f ; t'A j t<o- I counties -ire respectfully informed that I have moved mv st/M'k to ib<-store o Mr XX m VX all /ce, and am now f>repared to exeeiite work in my Ime of bu*i mss, <>n the most, fivorihf terms. R.-p iring of all kinds done at thesh rtest n-> ice and! the neatest man ner. 1 have facilities n.r turning on* good work, and by strict attention to bodiless hope to receive a liberal abate of patronage Very respect foil v, apriiS ts WM L BRYAN. BYINGTON’S HOTEL, CKNER BROADWAY AND HILL STREKTS, GEORGIA. THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1872. FU It NIT Ult E AND VARIETY WORKS, THOMASTON, CA. T WOULD RE PFUTFULLY NOTIFY pH who tile in need of anything in the F U R NIT U R E line, that I u r n now manufacturing large quantities of various styles at as LOW PRICES as the same goods can be bought in any market in Georgia. All work is warranted to give satisfaction. We are also pre pare to do all kinds of WAGON WORK, having secured the services of com petent workmen. Can also furnish NEW BUGGIES to suit the most fastidious, and will do all kinds of re pairing in that line promptly and in good order. We can furnish Sash, Doors, Blinds, and other BOUDINS MATERIAL, upon short notice and as reasonable as they can be bought elsewhere. Can Dress and Match Lumber of all kinds, and having a large number of cl O good Mechanics employed all the time, we are prepaired t" take Contracts for Building of all kinds at low rates. Mr. J. J. INGRAM, who is in charge of the business, will he found at the Shop all times, and will be pleased to serve any one in need of anything in his line. MR. J. C. ZIMMERMAN, will also be found at this shop—he is making the BEST CHAIRS ever before made in this country, and will be pleased to supply all who wish KLPEIIHHI CHAIRS which he will fully guarantee to give satisfaction. This is an enterpiise dependent upon the public for a support and though it may look small, it has cost a large sum of money to put it in operation. A liberal share of patron age is solicited. JOSEPH ALLEN, nov4-tf Thomaston, Ga. KO3ERS & CHENEY, WAREHOUSE AND COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS, THOMASTON, GEORGIA. Fj fnk° thi** rrpthml of informin'? n 'ic ? ( fri'-ml* and the public generally that our NEW WAKKII' >USE is now corn .lete l and we are now pre pared to serve them in the Storage and Sale of Cotton. Our Scales are new and corr-ct, and having seeured the services of a competent and reliable Scalesman, we. can saf/ lv guarantee to do justice to both buyers and sellers. LIBERAL ADVANCES will be made on COTTON in store BUYERS IN THOM ASTO 4 will pav Barnesville PRICES for Cut ton. Insurance on Cotton in Warehouse ><ne per ce it. oet7-6m FOUTZ’S CELEBRATED Horse ail Cattle Porters. This preparation, long and favorably \ known, will thoroughly re-invigorate ilii'ihni Bro^en d° wn and low-spirited horses, b y strengthening and cleansing the h \ *li stomach and intestines. •sAgjgySJUL It is a sure pr venti re of all disease* incident to this animal, such as LUNG FEVER. GLANDERS. YELLOW WATER. HEAVES. COUGHS, PIS TEMPER, FEVERS, F0 UN DER, LOSS OF APPFTITE AND VITAL |pKrs ENERGY, Ac. Its use improves the wind, increases the appetite— f Ml T gives asmooth and glossy skin—and * y tran-ifo ms the miserable skeleton intoafiuv-lookingandspi.ite 1 horse. To keepers of Cows this prepara- tion is invaluable. It is a sure pre " A ven tive against Rinderpest, Hollow '"v ts A*/' Horn, etc. It lias been proven by 1 actual experiment to increase the ■x\ F j| * quantity of milk and cream twenty per cent, and make tiie butter firm "*■ nrr and sweet. In fattening cattle, it gives them an appetite, loo«ens their hide, and makes them thrive much faster. In all d's'ases of Swinx such as Coughs. Ulcers in the Lungs, Liver. Ac., tins article acts as a specific. By putting Corn one half a paper to a paper in a barrel of swill the above diseases willh“eradi cated or entii-elv prevented. If given -- Jf-f F in time, a ce-tain preventive and rxy-g - cure for the Hog Ciiolera. E. FOFTZ, Proprietor, BALTIMORE. Ritl. For saT<> bv Druggists and Storekeepers throughout the United States,"Canadas and South America. For Sale by J. W. Ai V\ A 1 ER, Thomabton, Q», novll-ly Miscellaneous. Card from t he State School Commissiouer. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 7. 1872. Editors Atlanta Daily Sun: I propose, a* briefly as possible, t • jjivh certain infor mation. Dr. to thoae interented in the Pub lic Schools to be inaugurated for the yeur 187*2 ; and 2d. to those who have rendered services as school officers the past year, and are s»ill unpaid. Ist. As to the schools for the present year. Coder th<* amdnded school law, no Schools can he established in any county till the f ill term of the Superior Court for that County. The only school officers for the county, under the law, will bo the Uounty Board, to be composed <*f five free holeers, and the County Commissioner chosen by them, either from their own number or from the citizens of the county. The Grand Jury, at its first session after the passage "f the law, sec 16th, is to choose this board ; and it is made the duty of the board, sec 19 h, to * make an esti mate ofthe amount necessary, in addition to what will he received from the State, to carry on said schools for at least six months in the year, which estimate shall he placed belore the Grand Jury at its next, season and said Jury may, if they approve said estimate, authorize the Ordinary or County Commissioner in such county, to levy a county tax sufficient to raise the required sum.” 'l'hus. it is clear no county t.ix can he ievid till the fall term ofthe court, arid section 30 1 h provides that “in case the Board of Education of any county shall fail to make the necessary provisions for con tinuin'; the schools in nper »tion the length of rime herein required [six months, or, in the case of ambulatory shoots, three months. —Com ,J such graded or high schools and primary schools, as the case may he, shall not he entitled to any portion of tne school fund si rising from toe Suite tax during the next succeeding school year or subsequent school years, until the establishment ot euch school or schools, hut such fund shall re main in the Treasury of the State of Geor gia ” This last quotation seems to establish it as the policy of the law to pay over to do county her pro rata part oi the State fund till the constituted authorities levy the necessary county tax It is clear then, that no schools can be established till the second term of the c urt, and not then, without the Grand Jury shall authorize the levy of the necessary county tax. I would, there fore, recommend teachers to open private schools upon their own terms for the first half of the year. 2nd. As to the compensation for services rendered by teachers and others the past year. It will be seen from the copy of the law, which has been generally distributed among the school officers, that section 4fh of the Act approved 20th January. 1872. authorizes the Governor to draw his war rant on the Treasurer in favor of the State School Commissioner, for the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, to he paid out of the funds then in the Treasury, appropriat ed by law, to the Public School system, and if said fund is insufficient 11 pay the debt now due to the officers and teachers of Pub lic Schools, section sth provides that the amount shall be raised by a sale of bonds now in the Treasury of the State under act of July July 16rh 1870. It is imp-’S-ible for me to tell when this money will be ready for distribution for several reasons: Ist. There is great uncertainty as to what is due the school fund, and it is impossible to ascertain at present, what portion us this is now in the Treasury. 2d. A proviso to the section in reference to the sale of bonds savs : that they shall not he sold at rates injurious to the credit <>f the State, to be left to the discretion of the Governor. 3d. Another proviso requires the money* to be distributed in proportion of the chil dren to each county, entitled to thp privil eges of the Public schools, and there are thirty counties in the State that have not ma e full returns as to the number of chil dren so entitled. Just as soon as necessary steps can be ( aken to realize the money in a manner which shall aecord with the provisions of the law, it will he done, and the parties in terested shall receive the proper official notice from this department. Gustaves J Orr, S’ te S-h <d (! rmnissioner. A N VFL >L'KUIC.xL OPfcKATI N. — A novel -urgical operation was recently performed Lv a San Francisco physician. The patient bad been shot The bu let entered th° light side, a little above the hip. and in tir >hing the wound the curgeon discovered where the bullet lav. ll** was c mpelled to enlarge the or fiee of (he vt and in order to introduce the f rceps. and lal just g >t hat instrument mi rhe bullet when the iminded man. who w is u der th** influence <*t bquor, struck him a power ul blow on rhe sole of the head, which caus and him to fall to th flo r. lie then ran away, and when the doctor rpcTered himself ho fmu« and tbe forceps in one c-Toer «>f rhe room, nod near the instrument was the ballet which had been extracted by the force of the blow Tne doctor savs that as a • urgieal operation it was a complete success, but still he is nut partial to the rnetbud. Burin* Courtship. A Burmese damsel is demure, langbter ’oving, and self-p li mt. Her mat.ner is graceful and p easing. She wears a bright silk petticoat, a white jacket, a gold neck lace, and has g’nssy black hair decked with flowers. She often smokes a green cheroxt. Os c urge, she has admirers, and she gives them all a fair chance. Every evening she receives a visit from all these young geutle men: and such is the waywardness of human natore, that the same swain will often pay similar visits on the same even ing to other young ladies of the same village or township. Thus courtship is always go ing on, and courting time has been an acknowledged institution frejn time imme morial. Here some explanation is necessary. The Burmese evening is divided into three watches—namely, children’s bed-time, old folks’ bed-time, and young folks’ bed-time. Children's bed-time is sunset, or shortly afterwards. Courting time begins soon af ter children’s bed timp, and it continues long after old f Iks’ bed-time, which is about nine o’clock. Young folks’ bed-time depends a great deal upon the will and pleasure of the young people in question ; say about eleven o’clock. When the hour of courting approaches, the young ladies trims her little lamp, so that it gleams through the window, and takes her seat upon a mat on tho floor. Meantime the young gentleman have been putting on their best bright silk putzoes a nondescript garment something between a pair of trousers and a petticoat, have don ned their clean white jackets, have tied a colored silk handkerchief on their head in the most approved st* le, and have turned out altogether in the height of Burmese fashion. They enter, they seat themselves on the mats round the fair one, and then the “chaffing” begins. If a gallant has been unsuccessful in a boat face, or has tumbled in the water, or has paid too much attention to another damsel, or has been deserted by another damsel, or has made himself ridiculous in any other way. the chances are that his feelings will be hurt before the evening is over. How the lady receives each lover in the presence of other lovers is more than we can describe. She herself requires considerable attention, and the old people never interfere. Indeed why f'h /uUI the old folks interfere? The young folks can take care of themselves, and are only doing what they themselves did in the days when they xvere young. These evening gatherings are generally innocent, and the marriages which follow them are generally very happy, although sanctified by no priest, and only held to gether by the ties of mu ual affect or the obligations of civil law. Jealousy, how* eve r , is a master passion in Burmah, and if a damsel is too kind to one of her admirers, the chances are that the offending lover is stabbed, speared or shot. Indeed, a jealous rival who suspects that the object of his affections is alone with another rival, will frequently astonish the happy pair by run ning a spear through the fl >or of matting •n which they may be reposing and then there is a regular Burmese row, terminat ing very seriously sometimes. This courting time in Burmah, is nothing more than a relic of the old Iluridoo institu tion known as the swayamvara, or choice of a husband by a maiden. Gambling away a wife, which is often mentioned in Sanskrit tradition, and would be impossible in the India of the present day, has not un frequently occurred in Burmah. —Pall Mall Gazette. Tiie CLming Newspapkr— The Rev. Edward E. Hale, editor of Oid and New, assuming the mantle of a prophet, favors his readers, in the January number of that periodical, with the following prediction concerning the near future of the newspa per: “For the magazines of the United Stares, the past year has been on the whole somewhat monotonous. Periodicals in crease in number and in influence, and are likely to continue to do so; and among the monthly literary magazines have a very distant position and office. The progress of publication in point of frequen cy of utterance has been a long one. It beg in with the single manuscript, the work of years, unique, multiplied only by the repetitions of equally painful toil. Next came the professional work of hire J scribes, or of slaves, of of monks; then the editions of two hundred and fifty, then thought enormous, and. in fact, often excessive, of the firft century of printing; and so on, thr ugh folios, quartos, octavos, duodeci mos, pamphlets, annuals, quarterlies, monthlies, weeklies, dailies, urs’il the ‘ edi tions” of our great newspapers have aetu a Iv biought us into the era of the hourly prei-s. It need surprise nobody to see the next trreat typical “enterprising j> uroahs'” est bli-bing a periodical whose succ ssive is>ues shall appear punctually every hour, twenty-four times a day. without any in termission for nights, Sundays or holidays.” Sm -ky Lamps—Coal oil lamps that are • utject to smoking, make be improved by putting from two to three table-spoons of coarse salt in them. It will make the light more brilliant and clear, and keep the wick clean, besides tho prevention of smoke. Muir Arllllrry. Out in a certain Western fort, some time *B°’ tl,e M'»jnr conceited the idea that ar tiliery might he effectively in fighting the Indiana by dispensing with gun cat riages and fastening the cannon upon the backs of mules. So he explained his views to the commandant, and it was determined to try the experiment. A howitzer was selected and strapped upon a mule, with the muzzle pointed to-* ward the tail. Wh »n they had secured tl e gun and loaded it with hall c.tridge. they led that calm and steadfast mule cut on tht biuff, and set up a target in the middle of the river to practice at. The rear of the mule was turned toward the target, and he was backed gently up to the edge of the bluff. Ihe officers stood around in a semi circle, while the Major went up and insert* ed a time fuse in the tuch-hole of tho howwitier. When the fuse was ready, the Major lit it and retired. In a minute or two the hitherto unruffled mule henrd the fizzing hack there on his neck, nnd it made him uneasy. He reached his head around to ascertain what was going on, and as he and and so his body turned and tho howitzer began to sweep around the horizon. The mule at last became excited, and his curiosity grew more intense and in a second or two he was standing with his four legs in a hunch, making six revolutions a min ute, nnd the liuwitzer, understand, threaten ing death to every man within half a mile. The commandant was observed to climb suddenly up a tree ; the lieutenants were seen sliding over the bluff into the river, as if they didn’t care at all about the high price of uniforms; tho scrgant began to throw up breast-works with his bayonet, and the Maj >r rolled over tho ground and groaned. In two or three minutes, there was a puff of smoke, a dull thud, and the mule—oh ! where was he? A solitary jackass might have been seen turning suc cessive hack-summersaults over the bluff, only to rest at anchor, finally, with hia howitzer at the bottom of the river, while the hall went off toward tho fort, hit the chimney in the Major’s quarters, rattled the bricks down into the parlor and fright ened the Major’s wife into convulsions. Th»y do not allude to it now, and no report of the experiment was ever sent to the War Department. A Practical Joke. — W hen the celebrat ed “Copenhagen Jackson” was British Minister to this country, he resided in New York and occupied a house on Broadway. Neil McKinnon, a wag, one night at a late hour, in company with a bevy of convivial aompanions, while passing the house, noticed that it was brilliantly illuminated, and that several carriages were at the door. “Halloa!” said our wag, “what’s going on at Jackson’s ?” One of the party remarked that Jackson had a party that evening. “What!” exclaimed Neil, “Jackson have a party and I not invited ? I must seo to that.” So, stepping up to the door, he gave a ring which soon brought the servant. “I want to see the British Minister,” said Neil. “You must call at some other time,” said the servant, “for he is now engaged at a game of whist, and must not be disturbed.” “Don’t talk to me that way,” said Neil, “but go directly and tell the British Minis ter that I must see him immediately on special business.” The servant obeyed, and delivered his message in so impressive a style as to bring Mr. Jackson to the door forthwith. “Well,” said Mr. Jackson, “what can be your business at this time of night, which is so tery urgent ?” “Are you Mr. Jackson ?” “Yes, sir ; I am Mr. Jackson.” “The British Minister ?” “Yes, sir.” “You have a party here to-night, I per ceieve, Mr. Jackson ?” “Yes, sir, I have a party.” “A large party, I presume?’, “Yes, sir, a large party.” “Playing cards, I understand ?” “Yes, sir, playing cards.” “0, well,” said Neil, “as I was passing, I mere called to inquire what’s trumps’ ’ A Young Giki.’s Thughis - Parepa Rosa was singing C .eta Diva in one of the Western cities. Folding her white bands on her bosom, and raising her tender eyes, she commenced her iEolian notes, the melody swelling and breaking into a gush of plaintive, supplicating harmony, that vibrated through every chord of the heart. I glanced at my friend at ray side, radiant in her dress and halo of gulden hair, and there was a sweet pensive look on her downcast face. The music ceased, and the audience, wild with enthusiasm, was de mandir g an encore, when u»v beautiful companion raised her largo, serene eyas to mine and said. “Isn’t it sad ?” “Yes,” replied I quickly, sharing her fueling; although so glorious, it touches a melancholy ehnrd. “0, nonsense I” she exclaimed, “I don't mean that I don’t pretend to ’.ppieciate this kind of musical jargon. I mean isn’t it sad to see so many young men bald Headed ! I wonder if it it-n’t dissipation, or the climate, or what? Po you know that I have been picking out bald-beads down in the par quette. and w..u and y. u believe it, I actually counted twenty-nine.” NO. 14.