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m [ w tc k k i- Y Vol. IX. .SuhKcription Katos. Oue Year..,. SI.OO Six Month... 50 Three Months 25 Invariab v in Advance. Positively no paper sent nutil the niouey is paid. t9T Notice given each subscriber two weeks before the expiration of his time, and if subscription is not renewed, the paper is at once discontinued. Our no tice will be the letter “O," marked on the margin of the paper in blue pencil ■*Sir Any person who will send us the names of five uew subscribers, with $5 cash, will be entitled to oue year's sub scription free. Advertising Kut^s. Ono 'square, first insertion $ 1 00 Each U OWBsqntre three months 10 <>o One square six months. 15 00 Oue square twelve months 20 00 Quarter column twedvw months.. 40 00 Half column six months. 00 00 Half column twelve months 75 00 One column twelve months 125 •'"d* Fen lines or less considered a square \it fractions of squares are counted us full squares. PROFESSIONAL CARDS, ETC. A. C. QUILLAIN, Dfihtist, WILL bh iii Thomson from the Ist till the 15th of each month. All operations strictly First Class. Office on Main street, first door south of A. B. Thrasher 8 rosideiice. Private engage ments in the country promptly filled. jah&My PBIOESS SUIT HA DTI M S '■'HE UNDERSIGNED is belter pro - I pared than ever to make BOUT*'- AND SHOES of all styles for Ladies and Gentlemen, cheap for cash. 1 ket p on hand au assortment, of the very best material, and make Wedding and Party Boots and Shoes a specialty. I have re cently learned n new process of prepar ing sole** from the best Baltimore Oak and Slaughter Hemlock that make th*ni last uititih lofieer than 1 e old process Very thankful for past liberal patron age. I Solicit a continuance of the same. All work warranted. Call and examine stock and prices. Shop in back room of T. N. Lewis’ store. jt*n22-ly W B. B. CASON. J* M* IIAJHP, Dealer in aud Manufacturer all kinds Tin & Sheet Iron Ware. AIM); Dealer in CROCKERY AND GLASS WA'fE LAMPS and IJjMP GOOD*. Gutter ing and dßue at Lowest Rat* ■ The lowest p. 5 lor everv * Seict fVWcelP^^ NO. Ht BkO\D STREET Markwanwrs Miirb.e AVdrks, Augusta, Ga. PATIIH HOTEL. Charleston, Si (h O: T. AT.FORD .1 VO., PMfcflWom lialiis, fS.oo, O.M uiidSS.eii |I r day JUSTICE’S COURT. rrfffE Justice's Court for the t'• Ith | District, (i. M . (Thomson) will !>-• held Hu the second Mou.bij in each .ihrtllß, at lire Court House. All Pcr ■,.his interested will govern tlionsolvi s actioMiuglv. All hiislu.nH intrusted to uid care silt be punctually attended to. W. i . WOliliU.L, feh'ft-Sm Justice of th., I’euert llaii* Out l iso —IN TUB— IATEST MID MOST SCIENTIFIC MANNER, _by— % D. AMONITTI, A i-i istr o*l 1 famuli llaiii% (Omen Under Central Hotei>.) AUGUBTA, GEORGIA. luarG-tf NERVOUS DEBILITY SEMINAL WEAKNESS. Lost .Manhood, Imputeacy, IL ivernal i-asihula. Enerva tion of Mind and Body, and all disc .sea that follow as a science of indiscretion of excess, unielr ■y* and permanently ctfred by Hate's S|iecific. prepared by a physician, and the result of years of study ard practice in treating these special diseases, and sold at Sd per package, three packages for For sped tic circular and full particulars, ad dress Dr. BATE * CO., 201 Clark St., Chicago, 111. febliMy GIN GEARING, Ming and Bolts, CHEAPER .HAS EVER —AT THE— Forest City Foundry -AND— Machine Works, GEO. R. LOMBARD & CO- Proprietors. Aiijrusta, Citt., tUTEngines, Cotton Screws, Mill (ieanug and Machinery of every kind' made and repaired. trm-gU-a? g BURNHAM'S VRRAkTtU BEST Ai-.t) li Ist ti I Prices rrtlutcd. Pamphlet inf. SUPPLIES Work*: Christiana, Lancaster Cos., Pa. Office: 23 S. Heaver St., York, Pa febS-ly Opium aiid Morphine Habit Aud DRUNKENNESS absolutely and apedily cured. Painless; no publicity; the worst case* of Drunkenness cured in 10 or 1 duvs. Send stamp for particu lars to I 'B. CARLTON, 203 Clark. Ht.vChicago.lll. febtlMy (B o|nnil Morphfir* ImMimml SEEDS ! SEEDS'. GERMAN MILLET, a very hand some lo; now ou hand. DENT GOLDEN CORN, for Field or Garden crops—the earliest Corn, to bo had. Red Clover, Orchard Grass, Lucerne, Red Top Timothy. At J. H. ALEX ANDER’S Drug Store, Augusta. Ga. SMOKE CUBEBS FOR ASTHMA. CATARRH, BRON CHIAL DIFFICULTIES, and a)l Throat Diseases, Prepared Cube!) Berried for Smoking, at J. H. ALEXANDER’S Drug Store, Augusta, Ga. JPQQTQR HUL-CEE. HUL-CKE’S-Obill and FeVer Cure. HUL-CEE'S Bowel and Liver Medi cine. 1 i ( I L-CF. F.'S 1 )iscawe Eradica tor HULmCEE’S Excellent. Cough Cure. HUL-CEE’S Pineapple Dyspepsia Cor dial. Hl'l,--CEE’S Beulah Cough (Cure for Children.) • HUL-CEE'S Superior Liniment. HUL-CEE’S AU-Uealing Salve For -Sale. Wholesale and Retail, at J. 11. ALEXANDER’S Dn g Store, Auglista, Ga. POND’S EXTRACT. Public approval ik manifested by largely incrt-fi-red sales dt POND’S EX TRACT OF WITCH HAZEL, the GREAT PAIN KILLER of the Day. A Safe and convenient remedy for Burn . Bruises. Ulcers. Boils. Soreness. Neu ralgia. Toothache*. Headache, EX I KR NALLY or INTERNALLY, for Ml. INFL VMA TKINSa<I h rALL 11 KM*,'R UHAt i ES. Inf! mi mat <ry Rhcu mat ism i and Sorb Throat. Bleeding of the Nti.se, Gums, Lungs or Bowels. It is not u patent medicine, tut jj y a genuine EXTRAFT of Hamamelis or V> it< li Har.el, known and anpiovtsl by PHY !SI CLANS OF EVERT SCHOOL Every family should keep it in the House, i Nothing equal to it nothi ig cheaper. For sale at J. H. ALEX ANDER’S Drug Stbre, ' ugusfa, Ga. BUY THE BEST. Nathan Privis’ Cough Remedy. Baker’s Cod Liter nil and Li.no. Benson's Capoitie I'lnsUrs i Bradv’tf Vaporizing Inhaler. ' Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, Ac I Scott's PaJfitnTde Castor Oil. Keatings’ Cough Lozenges. I Allcoek’s Porous PI inters. I Remedies well known and approved !in every line. Information given in 1 every department of bu*<inc-H. At J. 11. ALEXANDERS Drug Store READ AGAIN. ; bt'UASC.' * Rheumatic Humdy. j nOI-M’.S’S l,ivrp,<!. M: <4AI: rnvs Asthma couuily. KN vl’J -. i> 1■ • < wit ; V. :! !• ,g. ’ 0,1 v.l P - ..... ‘ itARLE! i'S Pile Siippogitury I -1 Al l,' cl’ s Magic Cure for China j TIIRASH’S Consumptive <ur . SALICYLIC A for Rheumatism. ; S.VUCYE/Ni: Tooth Water and Pou- I dor. LI EN'S Ahii-Fat. | DENNIS' Georgia Shi sapor ilia. Minsisquoi Mineral Water. Buffalo I<ithia Wat* r. 1 ongn. vM Water, fresh arrival. LITMUS TRIP I K I*i the cure of Stout; and Gravel in Kidneys or Blad der- the prescription of Dr. Samuel 11. P. Lee, of Now York. At J. li. A MiX A SDK IPS ii -< j sroHjo. m'u.t; 4m AUG-’STA, GA. E. I. O, M, MO TTO OP’ T,M.a.O.T.S. svpEition Pianos & Organs a.-< OF THE BUST MAKERS The Most' J tr.Vt ive Stock South oj Haiti more. SSO to SIOO Saved! frag.*, U" Ky ' s^--v ' ll FACTS AND FIGURES, i With numerous testimonials from Vir ginia to Alabama, prove that the Minosicn —IS THE— jMusic Saving Institution OF THE SOUTH. j Purchasers will save money by visit ! ing or corresponding with G.O. BoMdsoh&Go. I Who Bell the BEST PIANOS and UR ! GANS at lower price* than any South. | LOW PRICES! EASY TEIIM.B! QUICK SALES! If fond j marTG-ly Augusta, Ga. j Bricks! Bricks! j Having purchased the we’l known i Brick Yard of the late j.HUMAS IHiNNF.GAN, HAMBURG, S. G, I Bm now prepared to deliver any quan , ti ty of First-Class Bricks. • The brick* made ot this yard are of THE BEST CLAY, j And known by . ontractors as the BEST •| IN THE MAKKEAddress, I W.J. rumord, i AUGUSTA-GEORGIA ivkuu fm THOMSON, GA., WTinTTvTSsI) A-Y, MAY 28, 1879. Jefferson Davis will be seventy-one on June 3. Miss Mildred Le:, daughter ol Gen. R. E* Lee, is travelling iu Syria. Lightning struck a team of si* oxen in Alabama and killed five of them. Gov. Robinson, of New York, is 81, and is the oldest GoVernor iu the United States. One 1 undred and eighty-three cotton mills laVb befen built iu the South since the war. Thomas JoYerson was only twenty three when he wrote the declar tion of independence”. A black crane measuring seven feet from tip to tip of wings waa recently killed neai Cleveland, N. C. Bonner, who is worth over $l, r oo,oi'o, has spent more than half that amount in advertising. It is wand. A tmmp. whi’e robbing a ce’lar rent Reading, fell into a well 80 feet deep. He was kept there four hours before be ing relieved. An Indiana girl Homed Pnllbehy nhir ried a rllon named Bbnnett simply to secure anew name. She refused to live with him a day. Au English yacht, tilth the owner, his wif<> >ud daughter on b> rd, is missing. Shf Eff, Malta two months ago, and has nol been hear i of since. A five-year- >ld girl, lost in Miuuescta woods, hail the 'oo-l sense to hang bits of her ikes* oti bush*, aas she •, and red, ami these ltd to her disc.-v tv. after she had lived four days on lu rried and wild onious. A man and wife in Tiptoi , lud.. ag oed to separate. Their properly was ■uvided. piece bv pifecu, until ttulliing was left but a baby and a cow. The husband gave the wife her choice, and *L© took t.Lo cow. booh tile gtfnei*! exdcutiouer of Ur.uitse, followed his uinuy viotimn re ce dly at (he age of s'*. During the bight years that he presided over the guillotiuu he had cut off 54 heads. H s s ilarv \tas s .GOO a year, witii the uddi ti n of £2 50 on wording duya A tm]p t i icinnati woman dies n‘it cover the hade top of her t|k.*ad with Lh>c h dr, or Hg coiuhiug her **rn lmir <Fver-it. but appears to be proud of the distinction that it gives her in pufflje n&- MiinbJftgtf'', fur fell© always removes her bonnet The ( IT- cfc is sirikii.g, IT’o usher in a variety show at Para dise, NtL, stood where ho obstructed the view of several persons in the audi ence. A femonstrance drew a shot from his revolver, wounding ft quiet and pop ular young man. The usher was at once seized, taken out < f the hifli, Un<l Ldnged to u tree. T he physician told Thomas Sirith, of VVerrenfon, Misso ri, that lie must die within a few honra. * Are you sure of that?’ Smith earnestly asked. The medical man told him there could he n<> mistake about tt. Smith then c nleased to the murder of Green bury Clark, 40 years ago. Wullack Wilkinson, a was executed at. Prova City, Utah, on the IGth. He evinced gnat nerve, and after bidding farewell to bis wife and the officials, the Marshal gave a signal, w hen three concealed marksmen fired. He leaped from the clmir. and fell writh ing and gasping for twenty-seven min utes, when lie was pronounced dead. ‘‘Poor Oarlotta” is still hopelessly in sane in a 6hdte;> H hear Brussels. She paints pictures and writes letters to sovereigns, w hich are forwarded to them. Her confidential servant is a Mexican. She cdnstai.hy thinks that she is at the Merican court, and her talk in addressed to persons found there at state recep tions ai don other royal occasions. Her Toilet is most elegant and elaborate, gar ish colors being her favorite ones. Her income is estimated at $360,000 a year. A special from Cave City. Ky , reports a wonderful outburst of petroleum, gas and salt water on the Rowe far.i , on Crocus creek, in Chfrrherlniid coi-iHy. Rocks Wefo ifph&rlfed and shivered, and streams of oil and salt water spurted f Ur hundred yards, deluging several tobacco farms By the lighting of a pipe by u h>oker-ou the gas was set on fire, and gas and petroleum burned rill ufghf. illuminatfng the neighborhood for miles around, but finally died down. The ex plosion at fm i was like rfrtihery. John McNicrny. a musician 6’f New York, is now a patient in RoseVelt Hospital, suffering froi-i th. effects f vitriol thrown into his rice by Ellen Mead, in revenge for being betrayed by him. Her father, once a prosperous merchant, has been ruined by expensive fnrile suits against his daughter’s be trayer. The daughter and MeNitfrny accidentally in’ the street, and he called her a hard uamo and laughed at her. Under these taunts she committed the act that has destroy#! one of Mc- Nieniy’s eyes, and terribly scarred his face. 81'c is in custody. J)r. Walter Bailey, of New Orleans, a delegate to the recent homeopathic convention at Bt. Louis, has in his pos session what he believes to !>e real yel low fever germ. It is a fungus growth which formed in the object glass of a microscope during the epidemic. The doctor’s theory as to the origin of yellow fever is that die small dote or spores in this invi ible fungus contain a tine pow der, w hich is cast into the air by the bursting of the small bag which con tains it. This powder, being inhaled, causes a fermentation of the blood, which produces the fever. The instru ment has never been opened the particles formed within it. BLANK VfiltSK IN HUY ME. EY TOM HOOD. Even i ' come, and from the dark park, Mirk The signal of the setting sun—one gun! And six is sounding from the chime, prime time To go and see the Drury Lano Dane slain— Or hear Othello’s jealous doubt spout out— Or Macbeth raving at that shade-mado blade, Denying to his frantic clutch much touch— Or else to see Dncrow with wide stride lide Four horses Ac- no other man can span; Or in the small Olympic pit, vb split wUla a,3|gfSl|a Anon night couios, and with her wings brings things Such as, with his poetic tongue. Young sung; The gas up-blazes with its bright white light, • And paralytic watchmen prowl, liowl, gtowl, About the streets, and take up Pall-Midi Bnl. Who, hasting lo her nightly jobs, robs, fobs. Nbw thieves to eiitor fir ydiir cash, smash, crash, | Past drowsy Charley, in a deep sieeji, trbep; But frightened by policeman B ?, fioe, And while thev’re going whisper low, ‘‘No up!” Now puss, v hib* folks are in their beds, treads leads, And sleepers wetklng grumble, “dral that eat!” Who in the gutter catter-wauls, squalls, mauls •Some feline foe, who screams in shrill ill will. Now Bulls of Basham of prize ditto, rise In chiluish dreaais, nd with a roar gore poor Goorgcv, <jr ClmrleH, or Billy, wiiiy mlly; But nursemaid in a nightmare rest, chest i>ro> s’d. Droarneth of one of her old flamos, James Games. And that ahe hears—what faith is muti’n —Ann's Caun’H Aild his, from Reverend Mr. Rice, twice, t hriue; Whllb ribbons florfish and a Rtoufc Hhout out. That upward goes hows Rose knows those hows' woes! ITS lit* THE SPIRIT When spiritualism first’ made its appearance in the village of - oh) Deg'-oi. Isaacs, a rich man, who had stood li\ the church I r ncjirly three score years, pus exceediuUtl? fdl.ffc lagainsl ..! 1 ■eliej-ers in the dev*t)> work" as lie culled it, and de nounced spiritualists and siiiiit ualisiii in no very gentle guage. Imagine tliu Deacon’s anger, then, when six months nflorvvard he fouml it tiiul work ed it-- way into his family, and not only were his wife and daughters believers, hut one of them was a medium and possess ed full puwe 10 converse with t lie spirits of those who had de parted to that “bourne from whence no traveller returns," Deacon Isaacs was mad ; hut. lie had sense enough not to show it, and 1 ore the taunts of tho 1111. godly with a mock spirit. lit; knew it would bo nsclos.s to de clare Opfen war, for Mr*. Isaacs alone bad proved more than a match for him, a ltd bo was sure to be defeated. lie must ‘‘cir cumvent the critter,” as he ex pressed it, and with this end he set himself to work. lie was a man of sound judgement, and his worldly experience of fifty yours was not thrown away. Km'rn the day it first came to his knowledge that, his wife and daughters were spi. ilualists he never spoke against, nor did he ever allude to it, except in gen eral terms in his mo'ning prayer; but any one could see that it troubled him, for he was absent minded, his eyes wandered rest lessly, and he looked bare-worn. The Deacon witnfcssfe'd onfeor two “sittings” at iTfs own house, ftnd wtfs Milisfie i tjhat if ho poa sensed a little more kftO’wfedgc he could get rid 6f them. So < no Morning he started for the city, defcrmiiied to thoroughly' Investigate th subject b fure he reluiticd. After visiting two O'l the most popular mediums and paying Ids money', he returned horfie, sat billed that he could see through it. The e wffs rt ; sit ring” at the D r Cff6off , S house on the night ho returned; and his daughter Mary' (t.h‘6 medium; iifvited the Deacon to trtlcft vt jfUat at tiro table, which to her graftPtfeatron was accepted. The spirits were fir good tune, and wore so' 6x'Ce dnig communi cative tha:t tire DeuCon was in duced to ask a few questions, which were readily’ answered; and the wife and daughter* wofo iu ecHtusies at the thought that father would yet be a believer, and urged the Deaccti on in his inquiries. “Has my wife always been true to her marriage vows?” asked the Deacon. To this question there were no raps in return, while Mrs Isaacs sat transfixed with holy horror that such a thought should enter her husband’s mind. “llovv many years have passed since she was untrue?” Answer by sino-lo raps. Then camo slowly and solemnly one, two, three, four, and so on, until they reached twenty. “llow many who claim to ho arc not my children ?” Again the spirits rapped, one, two. Mrs. Isaacs looked dumbfound ed “.Mercy !” said Slury. “Which are they ?” aske I the t kkw.;-ill o now seemed So iu. tent On the subject that he paid no attention to his companions. “Mary, Sarah,” rapped the spirits, the names of the two daughters, .he elder of which was under twenty Mrs. Isaacs could Bland it no longer. “It’s a lie i I didn't ! It’s a lifli” she shrieked, rising from the table. “They are your chil dren, Deacon Isaacs and, God knows it.” “Bat the spirits affirm differ ently,” said tho Deacon, in a solemn voice, "Then they lie!” said tho wife. “But if you believe in them in o' erythiiig else, why not iu this?” “But 1 don’t believe in llu-m at iili. it’s all foolery.” ‘■Nor 1!” shouted Mary. ■ “Nor I !” added Sarah. ‘Then,” said tho. Deacon, while a smile illtimiiuiiot! his oouulo tuitieo, “wo will bid them good bye, a .id leave those tilings which God lias wisely hid from us to be revealed in his time,” • The Deacon s evening dovo tlnjH were characterized wi ll more cat nestnes-s than usual, and the luridly retired luliy satisfied that the spirits mill mediums did ttot always reveal tho truth. Mrs Isaacs was so glad that none of the neighbors were pres cut. But SontctfoW the story got wind, and so fearful were Uje spirit dailies < f it that they nV'hl caught iu the' same tfilp- which tiio Deacon Ima set, that spiritualism was driven en tirely from the village. Trapped. She had been so often impor tuned by him to let, him come in tlie house, that her heart rnelUdl till if wits almost as soft ms his head. “But mind,” said she, “my pa is ffitlghir-mad, and imagines ev ery noise he hears in the house is one of them ; and as lie will not allow mo to keep company in tlie house, you must go as ! soon as he con es home.” JD promised obedience. They had scarcely' sat half an hour bc | fore the Old Man was at the trout door, fumbling with his : key. “Oh ! 1 ra mi liido you,” cried | tin! girl, iik kliu linn iodly gliiueu.' j around lor a jilace. Slio led him to the liitelieu : iud jirrmuadud him to o ecp Into ! i balrel, ivhioh ,Btood in a cor j itcf. Sin) covered him up with a i bread hoard and returned to llic j iiitlihg-foom to meet licr ]>a. ! The barrel wuh damji and con [ taiued an odor not altogether I congenial; hut ho dared not stir. The old man wont m ined, so she | hail ii)termed him. Ten minutes j passed when heavy fool step ap proached the sloor, which was opene ; then the old man took oil ll> lifi-mj emptied the eoli- VfrVnhe wash liasin ov r hfm f ! He winced, hut was glad When the ban cl was covered again and the old man loft the kitchen. Try ingjtn shift Ids cramped positi >n, lie humped his head against the lid, and it fell with a clatter on tlie. door! He leaped from the barrel, sought life Cover in the dark and found it; ho jumped hack into tlio slop bar e! just in lime, the lid was adjusted just ;as pater families crime in v>ith' a ! lamp in one hand ririd and revolver : in'lho other. ‘Paco me tike men.” roared he, ! savagely tfgmping about, “and | I'll show you what a than in ids | own house can do.” He scrii'chi'if around ft ten minutes, then returned to the rf tilitg.'rooirf. Julius began to ; wish hVluseif at homo, ilis love ! leafs decided y cooled. But llic eata'flropli'e wills near. A little i jiet dog ,slipped* into' tire kitchen and smelled lifrn'' Ut. He began to bark, which brought out the old man agu’in, foti'oiviiif by iris j if'e. ‘‘There's some oho i'iY llic slop 1 barrel, ’ roared lie. j “Scald hint to death !” Cr : ed his i wife. | “I’ll fix him,” said he. “Here, take niv revolver, and shoot when o pops out his hood, while [ roll out the barrel.” Then he rolled it into the yard, turned it up sido down, and called for his revolver. t)ni love sick youth gave one kick and emerged from tho barrel, and went for llio fence. Ho scrambled Hvbr it and ran for his life. lie avoids that girl now, for he lias a taint idea that it was a “put up job” between her and her pa. Vits and no. 1 did not love him. 1,014. ago ir.Bt.tmd of Yes t gave him No. I.did not lovo him; but to-day I read iris marriage notion. I‘ruy, Why was I sad. wlion novel* yet. Hits my heart known tho least regret Over that whispered ? and why Heading notice, did I sigh? No uiialyst can guess tho ciutd—■ A woman’s reason langliH at laws. Karo, I am glad to know the Wound 1 gave is healed; tliut he has found I.ovo’a tilosßodlless and peace; and yet A woman can never forget The man who once hut] loved her; and To-duy I seem to see hint stand With every glance it mute caress, Still pleading for the lungv-d-fof Yes. His early lovo for me is dead * Another lives iu that love's stead ; And if ire loves her well, ns men Should love their ehoketi one, why, then He must Ire glad that long ago, Instead of Yes 1 gave him No. Perhaps this is tho reason why I read tho notice with a sigh. REMINISCENCES OF COLUMBIA COUNTY. UV AN OU) CITIZEN. Jus. Martin moved from Vir ginia in 179 * ;lnd l.ncilted in Co lumbia county, about two miles idoiilboast of Appling, At the death of I lie old people liolmttl M.VKTt.V, tliciraoti, inherited t lie put tonal es. lutes, consist ing of sohie 31)0 acres of bind, sluves dud stock. Early in life ho mill riod ;v .Mi-s Hollins, cousin to Dr. \V, A. D. Collins, who was also ;;>Virgtuinn. This nuptial on urbd in 1810, and these, good people lived lo a good old ago, respected and esteemed by nil within the circle of their acquaintance. They were happy and pro-pet'ous; each performing his nr her purl in the grout driiihu of life, i" uch sweet ci n cord and hdniiony ns to realize the twain as one flesh. In tin m there was a oneness of feeling ail’d 1 congeniality that stmt, out from their domestic hearth nil jurrii gs and family disturbances, j They were not only good and kind, one to the other, hut iu all the relations of life there wus that Strong and positive animus in them Hint prompted them to nets of friendship utid neighborly associations. Holcrt Martin’s I'aeo was a clear index to the | man. find had written with a pen of iron and a point of a din met and the character of the inner man on that frank and open coiinlenaeo. There benevolence sat enthro.’ied. Love of God and good will to man, iud rvellers in the heart, were vividly redacted from llic honest face. There was a blaridness of titan nor, an honest cordiality, a warm roeep lion that went straight to tliu heart of the visitor, that made him feel a sure welcome. lie was an honest tiller of the soil, devoted to agriculture and to home and surroundings. He only lull homo when it was nec essary on election days to como to Appling and erist his vote. Then ho Would mount his horse and return homo, Ido not think 1 oversaw him riding iff a lie may have done so sometimes, but if so it was an exception to the general rule. And I might have stated tiiO sumo of Jesse Walton, f have mot him fre quently in tile r ad to Augusta, some fourteen' miles from Ids homo, or on his' wav Lo llic Wrfghtsbof i place—some 20 milotf—affd I never sa'iv him in a buggj- or Carrying an umbrella Mr. Marlin loved bis home. Il afforded him more real substan tial pleasure and enjoyhieul than all' tlie outside world with id; its allurements. It is said ol him that an absence from home of 7 or 8 days Was tlio longest lie was ever away hi one liiiio. He atlcnded stiielly to ids own business and avoided entangling alliances with peoples’ affairs. Few men in the eoni'm ndity were so learned in the Holy SeripluFes as he. Ho was a great Bible reader, and Ids heart being in the word Ids memory Clung to it to such atY extent that it was to him familiar Words. The two good old' |>eop?4' wcrC strict and eonsisiani followers of tlio Icneldngs of .Tollh Wesley. Taking liji the Cross in curly life their footprints for all those ycai s were found in that narrow way which loads to lifeclernrl. Hub ert Martin inherited from li is father about 300 acres, which lie increased by good management and industry. Ho made farming n success, and. after dividing with Ids sons, had, at the time of his dentil, some 700 acres of lurid. 11 r. and Mrs Mailiu raised, 1 think 8 children —5 daiighti rs and 3 sons. Tin dneghlhl'i Were, M'S. If. Williams, now dead: Mrs John Dunn, now living in Lin coln or nnly, i\ ith a happy house loild of childreuvid gladden the evening of her life; two Mrs. Gibsons, one dead anil the other now tho wife of Hon. J. P. Wil liams, Columbia's present able Representative, a clever gentle man and fiirmee, a man ot large means and liberal ideas; and a single daughter, who died just as she reached womanhood. Peyton Marlin is the oldest son, a clever man and an industrious fui'lner. Ho has preferred the walks of private life, though once 1 think, was prevailed upon to abeejit tho ofliee of Judjb of the Infel'iei' Court. lie, like many of the good people of tin Soiuli, has had to accept pover ty and labor wit 11 his liam's in his old age, hut lie bows submis sively to the bun.dialing decree and is trying to sustain his fam ily. Lutein life lie manied a Miss Burnet and has six small children who a e dependent o 1 ids labor for supporl. Dr. Win. A. Martin, of Cob ham, is tlir second soil, and is a “chip of the old block,” so far as goodness of heart and moral ice litude are concerned. But Hits mind has been more highly cul livulod than was hi-s father's. I 1 very much doubt if there is a mmi in Columbia county vho van say one word against Dr. Milrlin, or who iiarbtii's an un kind feeling for him. Jlu ia re garded as one of the nios' popu lar men lu tho bounty, and de servedly so. lie has represented the con ft'y in the Legislature, was Master of ( olnmbia county Grange is a very successful pi ne lilami r, mid has as good a wife as ever griteed a housvliidd, from Adam to the present day, or evi r dispensed Iho host iiaHlies id home or blessed a husband. She has always loving words and a ready cheerful smile to greet the good Doctor when lie comes in from his visits to the utliicted. A happy home is this—the Doc tor, his clev r wife and deer lit tie Wi.iie, Tlieii oldest ehiid is the wife ef Mr. A. il. Sturgis. Bobeit Martin, tlio youngest sou of the subject fthis sketch, married a ilaugli'ef ol B ntim li. W’ilki.I'soti, and now lives tregr Cohliam. A Mysterious Axe* A few years silica, Nathan Salisbury, living in East Scott, Cortland County, found a pecul iar axe. The eii'Cuirisimiees are as follows: At an eafdy day, when Mr. Salisbury, in co/rtpuiiy with others, was chopping and clearing the forest of his newiy acquired farnt, they tiimo :t very large heftiiock suit’d,fug near a streaiYi. After cutting tlie tree down, Mr. Salisbury ill's covered that what appeared Id he the heart of the tree was real ly a separate tree, from the one just fallen. On examination, this tree within a tree was found - to have born girdled at .some previous lime, leaving a small portion unrtit so that the sap bad combined to traverse the trunk until its growth had com- i •plctely overgrown til.* girdling, and another tree formed, grow ing lo enormous dimensions. A short time afterward, i ear the trunk of ilia- tree," ffbnut twelve inches below tin- s'lria’re, was found tliis peculiar ifxc, It is ten ii.riles in length .by throo and i.ne-foin 11i iaeh-it on tlie edge. 11 i- made ol in n. Now, what is icm ink-.Me about libs axe mi I lre o' s t ids- l hnl. the girdling or packing of ihe inner Ire--'corresponds iireci-'vly with the axe fi>' rid, and counting the eoncontrie rings of tlie growth of,lie ouler tree is found 111" in rnurkablo fact limit the inner tree was girdled about one h'tiiidied •ears before the landing of the Pilgrims. Who was in that lo calit.y using an axe lliroe hiiffdi'oif and sixty-five years ago? AVinans, ttio American million aire, is building in the Clyde a monster cigar slop, at a cost of j about $200,0110. She wiil.be of between -1,01)1) and 5,000 tons burthen, and '* is believed by hor owner that she will ho able 1 to cross tiro AtluYitic in five days I>To. 22. Farm and harden, Manure lor the (iard jii; TDcjgarUon is imlispensiblu for every wcll.regula'cd conntrv family; hut to have a good and productive garden the soil must be kept in a proper state of for: tiht.y. Tho frequent s bring of the soil, its constant exposure to the sun during Ll.o s- miner, ami often double cropping, is very exhaustive, and unlo sit re< eivoi copious dressings with somo i|p. propriiite fertilizer, 1 lie Iriflil must sbifti bfl'iimu poor -tod poor to produce uood crops. In applying a u e ihsnild first consider the character of the soil. If sandy, lime should bo used with oilier in redii-nt-; it a slid, heavy clay, then wood ashes, chip manure i r sand, n e ! with llie oilier ingredii nt. —■ Prosit barlitiU'd or Hiul'le 111:1. nure is not good under anv cirl ciuns'.iiiici's. If ih. summer should he a I] ry one, the vegeid bh'S r ill ho hard and dry, and may eventually hum up. if wei. they grow too rank, and are soft mi l spi ngy. As barnyard manure is m t suitable, composts should Is* used. In some part of the gUi'- dcu, or oil er convenient place, make a compost heap When' the place is selected, with tli-i hoe or shovel make il hollow in the middle ay uiiti'ng Hie soil around lliooit side, lo kiep tlio eonijiost from wasting. As tlm garden is culliva'ed, lake up Hi > weeds, dressings ot tlie beds and trimmings of the border-, ami tlu'ow them on iho compost heap. Tlio pea, bean; c..cumber ami tomut'o vine*, tito diseased beat ■iud cabbage leaves, and uil other leavci? and weeds, slioild he thrown lilure. if I lie garden spot is a heavy clay, all tlie woi and ashes, either leached or iinleue.i ed, wlien thrown out, lend 1 g > on tlie compo-it ; ail the swev p ings. ol' tlio kilrlien d-mt-yar j tlie cleanings id' iho house, th chimneys and ei llar; tl.e gnus' on the lawn, if mown with a scythe, should go to tlie compost' neap. Late in the fall add to tli i ht-ii|i a e.iup'u of nushels wf tl.o drojipings from liio i-iiit-kei - most, and a load or two ol ma nure from the c w-siabic. If a load or two f muck can be oi tainod a swamp or bog, an I applied, it. will add gfeaily’ to the quality of the emit'post’.; Immoilialely after the fir-t thaw of wiiiier or early spring, fork over tlie compost heap, and if the garden soil is sandy, add to tlie heap half a barrel of lim i and half a husVol of sail, mixing them well with iho compos ; then hank the whole in a close heii)i, and throw on a littlu soil to prevent llie escape of the am iliouia. Whim lie season ar rives for making garden, spado up the ground and rply, tlnjrough )v iucorporiiti! Ilia compost with ho soil, plant tho seen nml trim good oil It lire, ami you will be amply row an I oil with an extra crop of Vegetables of superior rj ii nlit v. 1)o not think if too m'ucfi trouhln to inuko a coin post heap. [t i? not half as innoh trouble as some may mp ijoso, ai'j’iJ a garden in this way may bo kept rh-tin with one-half the 'ahor thail if I'ert lizud with eoni'nVon u’alilo manure.— (f. /’ .Y in ( ivtiUri/ ftcntlemun. In icing" eukos ilip the knife freqliiei'.'ljy into <vdd water. fti boiling moat for solip, lire cold a'tor tu extract the juices. If the ffieat is wan toil for itself alone,’ plunge in boiling water at onco. To prevent meal from scorch ing during i ousting, place a hasi'n of witter in the oven. Tim steam generated prevents scotch ing ami mak ‘s the meat coolt better. You can get a not tie or barrel of oil off any carpet or woolen sttiffhv applying dry buckwheat plentifully iitid faithfully, Never I ut water to such a grease spot, or liquid of any kind. Haifa dozen onions planted in the cellar-where they can get a little light, will do much toward i f ,hs rbing and correcting tlioat [ mospheric impurities that are,so’ ' apt to birk in surh j laees.