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Shnviiii tlr* Boys it Washoe lloiv
to Shoot.
Rouen fly iit ii K.iliKin on tl)o ]>i
vi.le some men wore iliscnwsinjq the
Kliootiug urtV.iy wliioli occurred dur
’t.ie njo.iiiuj>' between the two
brotiiurs-in imv, FuHnum mid Ward.
It Wins agi'oeil on all bands that ii.
was shocking bad sboolin;/ a di
s'red it to Wistio". At last a Pioeiie
man bantered a Comstock man, whom
lie knew to be a good shot with a. pis
tol, to go out in the back yard with
■‘him and do some shooting, just to
show the “boys” how it. should be
done. In the saloon was a box of
eggs, and what the Piocher proposed
was that each shoot two eggs oil’ the
bare head ot the other at the distance
of ten paces, the one missing to treat
the crowd. The Comstockev was
bound not to be bluffed by a man
from the other end of the State, so to
tlie back yard all hands adjourned,
liicii man used his own six-shooter.
The (Jom.itocker first “busted" his
egg on the top of the Pioelier's head,
which exploit was loudly applauded
by all present. It was tnen the
Pioelier’s turn to shoot, and an egg
was produced to be placed upon the
L. . b ut llie Colnstocker, but when lie
loiaovcd his liat tiiero was a general
laugh, for the top of his head was as
smooth ns a billiard ball. For full
tea minutes all bauds tried in vain to
make all egg stand on his head. It
couldn't be done. The l'iocher then
taunted the Comsiucker with having;
gone into the arrangement knowing ,
that he was safe. The latter told him
to set up his egg and it was all right
—he was there. The Piocher went :
into the saloon, and a moment utter
came out with a small handful ol
flour, which he dabbed upon the bald
head of the Comstocker, and then.
triumphantly planted in it his egg, j
fell back ten sups and then knoekeb
it 01,. The comstocker then toiii him
to set up his second egg and shoot at j
it, as he didn't want to have his iieau
chalked t vi.-o during the game.
This was done, and tin. wreck of a
second egg streamed ovu■ ili< - CYnn
stocker's jiate. 1 lie I'ioeher now
out wivli lijs last egg on bis
head. The CYimstockcr raised Lis
pistol ana tired. The Fioeiior bomi
u•l a vanl into tiio ail’, ami tile egg
bounced whole from bis bead. ‘’l’ve
lust!" said Ibe tou.st . ekel’. “’Let ab
come and take a drink. By a slip
Ive put half the width of my lialiel
through tlie top of his left ear!' ..mi
so it, proved upon measurement.
1 inji.itiii fc/ih’f] ii'i.'f.
Why Ociu Sherman is Out of Fa
vor.
Why is it that a demand for (den.
Sherman's resignation appears so
suddenly in the paper at Washington
which is known as the official organ
of the Administration V—.Voo iurlr
Times.
[Frern tlie New York Sun (Editorial Get. hi]
It all grows out of Sherman's mis
conduct toward the rilling family.
When Mr. i‘\ D. (brant graduated at
West Point two or three years ago,
and was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in a cavalry regiment, bis
affectionate mother determined that
instead of serving with his company
among the cruel and savage Indians
lie should enjoy life at Washington in
some official capacity that would
keep him about the court with as
large pay as possible. The best thing
that could be discovered in tins line
was a place oil Sherman's staff. It
wou.it make the young fellow a Go lo
in !, with the full pay and allowances
of that rank, and it would insure hi
presence at Washington with very
little to do. When General Sherman
was applied to with this proposition
he flatly declined. His stuff was full,
lie said; its members had served with
him through the war, and lie would
not dismiss any of them to make a
place for any new graduate of the
Academy, no matter whose son he
might happen, to be. And if a vacan
cy should occur, lie should certainly
appoint to it some officer who had de
served promotion by liis service in
the war. This refusal was hue begin
ning of Gen. Sherman's disgrace at
Lne White House, which became com
plete wl eu his daughter's wedding
beat that of Miss Grant in pomp and
splendor, and it has now culminated
m lliis demand for his resignation.
Denied by Sherman, Hie application
was next made to Sheridan at Chic
ago. He had not the courage of his
superior officer, and did not dare to
disobey the family command. He
turned out Col. Forsyth, 0110 of
the bravest of the brave, with half a
dozen rebel bullets in his body, and
made Fu el. Grant Lieutenant-Colo
nel in bis place, with the chance of
loafing in Chicago or Washington us
he might prefer. And now if Sher
man cou.d be driven to resign, Slier
idian would become General of the
Army, mid Fred would be Colonel
instead of a Lieutenant-Colonel, and
would get about S7OO a year mole
foil in Sally Diiltinl Outdone.
The scene reported below occurred
' some years ago before the Circuit
Court of Pennsylvania county, Vie, in
the case of the Commonwealth vs.
! Cnssndy, on a charge of malicious
stabbing. The venue being empan
neleil and the jury solemnly charged
by the clerk, the commonwealth’
attorney called, in support of the in
dictment, the witness, |suck Briimt.
who, being solemnly sworn the truth
to tell, testified as follows:
Question by the commonwealth's
attorney Tell all you know about
the cutting of the prosecutor by Cas
! sady, the prisoner at the bar.
Answer Well, gentlemen, it was
; election dav, ’twtui a dark cloudy, wet
sort of a drizzly day, and says I to my
i old woman, I believe ! will go down
to Ringgold and ’posit my vote. And
says my oi l woman tome, well,Buck,
as it is a sort of dark, cloudy, wet
sort of a drizzly day, says she, hadn't
you better take the umbrill? Says 1
to the old woman, I 'sped I lmd bet
ter take the umbrill. So I took the
umbrill and advanced on down to
wards Ringgold; and when 1 got thiir
Mr. Cole coined, and says he, Uncle
Buck, have you seed anything of
neighbor Harris ? Says I to Mr.
Cole, for why ? Says he, he’s got my
umbrill.’’
Tlie witness was here interrupted
bv the court and told to confine him
self to the actual fray between the
prisoner and Cole, the prosecutor. In
answer to this, the witness remarked,
in a tone of indignant remonstrance:
“Well, now, Mr. Judge, you hold
on, for I am sworn to tell the truth,
and I'm gwine to tell it my own wav
so 'taint while for you to say nothin'
about, it.’’
Whereupon the common wealth's at
torney, being anxious to get rid of
the witness upon any terms, told
him to go on and tell the story his
own way.
“Well, I was goiu’ on to say, ’(was
oil election day; Buchanan and Filmo
was runnin for the legislature, and
says I to my old woman, I believe I'll
go down to Ringgold, anil .posit my
vote. Says my old woman to me,
says she, Buck, as it is a sort of it
dark, rainy, drizzly sort of a day,
hadn't you better take your umbrill?
says she. Says Ito my old woman,
I sped I had better take my umbrill;
so 1 rook the umbrill unit advanced
on towards Ringgold until I arriv
tlinr. \\ ell. the first thing I did
i. Pen I got there was to take a drink
ot Bmuunimn whiskey, which was
monstrous good, and says I to myself
sees I, old boss, you feel better now
don’t you? A nil while I was advan
cing around, Mr. Cole, lie came tome,
aim se.vs tie*, l. ncle Buck, have you
seen any thing of old neighbor Harris?
Says I for why? Says he, the old
cock lias got my umbrill. After a
while I ’posited my vote, and then
Mr. Cole and me advanced hack to
wards home, and Mr. Cole was tighter
than 1 ever seed him. And so we ail
vanc.,d tiil v.e got iviiar the road and
path forked, and tuck the path, as
■ iv o' her gentle eiti would and after
advancing a while we arriv to old
neighbor Harris settin on a log with
the umbriii on hisarm.and ’lxmt that.
time Elijah Cassudy (the prisoner),
coined up, and we advanced on fill
we urriv at Elijah’s house. Elijah is
my ueffew, and likewise son-in-law.
He married my duller Jane, which is
next to Sally. Alter w e had advan
ced to Elijah’s house we stood in the
yard awhile a jawing, and presently
two somehodys lid up on a horse,
which was Johnson and Whitfield,
Cassady behind; Wiiittieui and Kiah
Cassidy being the same. Kiali was
drunk, and he and Jim Cole got to
cassia one another about polotix, and
I advanced into the house whar was
Elijah s wife, which is my darter Jane.
Vveli, arter j i.viug awhile with emi.
my little ueffew, says he, Uncle Buck,
let's go home. Says I, good, pop, so
we pegged out together. Well, I got
home and was at supper, when Elijah
ariv, and says to me, Uncle Buck, I’ve
ii lie 1 a man. Says I, the and ice you
have. And that's all I know about
the stubbing, for I warn’t there.”
Sun Wanted Hut Letter. —At flic
postoffice in "Wilmington, N. C., a
few days ago, during the distribution
of the mail, and before the general
delivery was opened, a colored woman
vociferously called upon the postal as
ter to hunt her up a letter “anyhow.”
“Mr. pos’master, I want you to hurry
up and give me my letter, I aint
time to be foolin’ 'round here,” said
she. No attention, of course, was
paid her, except by the crowd out
side, who laughed and cheered her,
while the clerks within kept on busily
dristributing. Presently her atten
tion was attracted to several persons
walking up with keys, opening some
of the boxes and taking out mail
matter. This set her off again.
“Look here, I want iny letters; here’s
dese rich people kin come an’ open
dent little windows an’ git der letters,
an’ you won’t give me mine.” "You’ll
have to wait until the general delivery
is open,” said one of the bv-standers.
“Well, dat’s what I call injustice,”
said the woman,” to let some folks
have der letters an’ den make some
wait; an’ sposin I ain’t got any arter
all ?—Hay now jes look over deni let
ters an’ see if 1 ain’t got one.”
James Ingraham, the colored cleij;
of a court in New Orleans, who was
removed by Kellogg, has entered suit
against the Governor under the en
forcement act.
QUITMAN, tIA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5. ISM.
Voiinur John Dooly.
He is dead. He died the oilier day,
and there were fourteen hacks at the
funeral, and runny persons wu iv truly
I grieved, although the young mail's
; j many good qualities were not gener
-1 ally known. He assisted Ins father in
an office on one of the avenues; but
veil his fither didn’t know how much
! lie was assisted, for lie was gone
iniieli of the tune, leaving John in
i sole charge. After a little prepara
: tiou the young man was ready to re
ceive callers. When a hook agent
i dropped in to ask him to subscribe
| for the last tiling out, John arose,
made a polite bow, and asked him to
bo seated for just one moment. The
book agent would drop himself into
the big arm chair waiting at the cor
-1 tier of the table but he would rise up
, liken green bay tree, and a good deal
quicker. Five or six eight-ounce
j tacks were ingeniously arranged in a
I group on the bottom of the chair, and
| after getting up and drawing them
I with a claw hammer, which was 1-
I ways lying in sight, the agent wouldn’t
1 feel like going on and explaining how
I his book was outselling every other
; h )ok. lie always went down stairs
without saying another word about his
hook, and voting John would follow
Tilling mid bow to him and say that
the otiiec boy was deserving of death
i for playing such tricks on strangers.
Then lie had a mild way with
; agents who were canvassing for ad
i vertisenients for weekly sheets. He
1 would say to them:
“Certainly, we want to advertise.
We think y our p.ipei as Liie best ad
vertising medium m Detroit. Call at
: noon.”
The agent would call and find the
door locked, and young John at din
j ner, anil he would loaf around and
■ lose a vviiojc iio.-i, ouiy to he told to
i come at live when Hr. John would
lie at supper. I'imd'y, when the
j agent began to grow tired, he would
he told that advertising didn't seem
| to be what it was a few years ago, anil
that if they concmdeu L u advertise
i they would semi it down. He would
be asked to have a cigar, and while
he was smoking awav on the street
the tire would find powder anil the
1 agent’s eyes would get a dose suffi
cient to keep nun laid up for a
week.
Young John knew *':<> ■ tep of these
men who go around canvassing for
money for the heathen, and when he
heaid ouo up stairs lie. hur
riedly arranged a . .* .ag ru: cing down
from the top i f tin and mr, dodged into
another room, and when the canvas
ser for the heathen opened the door a
pail of water fell on lnm, kuicking off
ins hat ami wetting iuni down like a
fail from tlie wart. V. i*cu he heard
the pail fall, John would jump out
greatly surprised, and sympathize
deeply, and agree to have “the office
boy” arrested within an hour. The
canvassers always slid down stairs
without asking niiii for any money,
and the pail Was arranged for another
victim.
And young John would he attacked
with colic when the life insurance man
! came in, and the wav he would roll
up his eyes and glare at him would
cause him to bat-.k down stairs. And
; lie hail a way to diseomage the hoy
with the hat, rack, the man with the
glasseutter and the woman with pen
wipers, and it got so at last that. t:o
one ever came up these stairs unless
he was full of the most e.uni st kind
of business.
Poor young John! llis like we
uinv never look upon again. —Drtrwt
Free P/vss.
the work of federal ixtimwa-
TIOX IX THE FOVTH --1 IJESI’JiII- 1
ATE GAME FOE POWER.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]
THE IXTIMIIiATIUN POLICY.
Washington, October 25.— The!
i comse now being pursued by the dep
| iity United States marshals in Ala-<
bama and Louisiana, who are acting
under the instructions of Attorney
General Williams, sets entirely at rest j
! any doubts which may lave been en
tertained as to the objects which are
hid iu view. The central authority
here has been reluctantly forced to
the conclusion that the cry of outrages
iu the South can have no further of-!
feet, except to the contrary of what is ;
desired, oil elections in the North. I
Conscious that the party supremacy
in the House of Representatives is
most seriously imperilled, the whole
effort now is directed to controlling i
the votes of tho close States in the |
South ill the matter of Congressional
Representatives.
The deliberate purpose is to over-;
awe and intimidate the white people \
of Alabama and Louisiana by such 1
wholesale arrests that they will let I
the election go by default. The ar-!
rests which are being made in Louis-’
iana of leading business men, because
they assume to dismiss certain of their!
employees, are denounced here very
strongly by leading Republicans. It is ;
admitted by them that it has been |
no ugcominou tiling in New England i
and for years past, among Republi- j
can employers, to discharge their
hands for voting the Demoeatic tick
et. The same practice lias prevailed
in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. To !
come nearer home, if such practice is ;
a violation of the enforcement act, it;
is the duty of the Attorney General j
to prosecute the cases which can be
easily proved, w here Republican offi
cials in Washington and other cities
have disc I iarge.it employees because of!
their votes iux obnoxious candid Tea. :
From KH k spa?i to Dratli.
A JO -SIAN HANKER S SN WHO POISONED
II!MSKI F RATHFHTHAN DIE OF
STARVATION—A PA
THETIC LKTEU.
[Sail Umm isae Clirniivl". October lit.]
A. L. Bntenop, tie Russian ban
ker's son who •coumitted suicide by
swallowing poison oi Tuesday last,
left the following letcr:
“That the public should not sus
pect that the deed win done in a ,1k of
j insanity, I state thatnfter a month’s
reflection 1 take leave >f this world in
the full p Msesu.i'a f all my sen
ses, mid that I am ealn and collected,
but I am driven to dot his by extreme
despair, nervous i xcitunent, etc., etc.
Absolute want turns he' angel into
devil. Every creaturi must live, and
to live one need? /nriioVi that which
1 lack at present (as the saying is, 1
have gone to the dogi). For years I
have deported myself correctly to this
world, but during’ flit last ten years I
found that I would hive to become in
debt and live upon enmity of others.
Even now I find that/have overstep
ped the bounds, uni cun no longer
obtain a cent’s worth of favor. Truly,
I am now so situated that I do not
know where to obtain food for the
morrow. For weeks I have offered
my services for my board, but they
were not accepted. It would take
too long for me to regain my former
status. T have worked too long al
ready and can hold out no longer.
In August I was asked to return home,
and depending on tho wolds of the
letter, 1 gave up my pupils and my
position ns timber; but after sixty
dir. s I find ni v hopes dashed to earth.
: Since then my destiny has tortured
;me very much, and lather than die
of hunger I take niv life. Now. ma
ny will say, “had he come to me he
would have obtained what he need.’
cd.” I spurn such persons and spit
upon them. ] have done too much
good and was too liberal; but iu my
moments of need no one w ould recog
nize me. I have almost begged ot
those who, through me, made hun
dreds of dollars, and they turned
from me with their dimes in their
[lockets. I swear to this before
Heath. Some dill help me at first,
lint their manner was such Unit toup
proach them '<< second time tor a fa
vor became impossible. Farew ell.
“P. S. lam not Rod of life. I
lilt rejoiced pnu iv.iiovtTv after un
eight year’s sickucas. One cun imag
ine how hard it is for me to leave this
world, and in such a manner. Once
more I exclaim, “am driven to it
through misfortune.” My thanks
to [here follow tiie liitinps of a dozen
persons living in this city. Hcp.j
who have, this day that I take poison,
refused me credit.
“A. B.—The secret is destorveil in
case the poison fails.’
The unfortunate man was unmar
ried and ill years of age. He arrived
iu California several years since, and
lost his money by an unfavorable laud
speculation in Alameda. His father
is N. Bntenop. a member of the hank
ing firm of Bntenop Brothers, doing ’
business in Moscow, Russia, with a
capital of $20,000,000. The suicide
was an accomplished scholar, howev
er, and dal not desire to apply to his
father for assistance, and he sought
to gain his financial standing by giv
ing instruction in foreign languages.
11l last July he petitioned Ins father,
by letter, for assistance, asking for
$750 to enable him te return home. A
reply was received assuring him that;
the monev would he forwarded. It
did not come, however, and he was
compelled to borro.w small sums of
money to enable him to subsist. An
i quest will be held on Monday morn-
A benevolent Wor
cester, England, was recently much
unmoed by little boys who stole his
peaches, alter the maimer of such
small adventurers. He one day saw
a minute marauder go up into one of
his trees. He was ready for the
emergency, for he had provided a
large stuffed dog which he placed at
the foot of the tree, and then retired
a little to watch the effect of his strat
egy. The little boy having tilled his
stomach and his pockets with fruit,;
was about to deceud, when his af
frighted eye rested upon the anin id. j
first he tried blandishments, viz:
whistling, coaxing. Then he tried the j
sterner dodges, viz: threatening, scold
ing. All was thrown at "tty upon the
stuffed clog, standing sternly there;
and never moving his tail an inch to
the right or left. The little boy had
never seen a dog like that, and after a
while he understood that the peach
tree must be his dormitory for the
night. The hours dragged wearily
on. The stuffed dog looked bigger I
and bigger in the dark. There was a
plenty of peaches, but where was the
little boy to find appetite? In the
morning the owner appeared and
asked the. little boy how he happened
to be in the tree. Alas ! not in the
least regenerated by his sufferings, he
answered that he had been chased by
the dog and had ascended for safety!
Why will little boys forget the thrill
ing story of Annanias and Sapphire. ?
And what must have been the min
gled emotions of wrath, mortilioat-ion,
and legs’ ache which agitated that
boy when ho discovered the game
which had been played upon his juve
nile credulity !— X. TANARUS, Tribune.
The latest Irish fashion is a home
rum hat. ti has ut* crown.
I!indy to I’nj 11.
A lathy-looking fellow entered a
down-east restaurant and ordered n
; double stew of oysters. Tlie man
; who kept the restaurant was a suial .
I red-headed individual, evidently very
high tempered. He prepared the stew
iu quick time, and tlie lathy fellow
sat down to his repast and ate with
an enviable relish; after which lie se
lected a first-class cigar, regaled lnni
self with a mug of foaming ale, sit
ting with his feet lifted upon the top
of the stove. He was very deliber
ate and perfectly self-possessed. Af
ter the cigar had mostly disappeared
in smoke he called for his bill.
“Sixty-five cents,” said the proprie
tor.
“How is that?" asked the lath.
“Fifty cents for tiie double stew,
and fifteen cents for the cigar.”
“You forgot the ale,” remarked the
lathy fellow, looking quite serious.
“All, yes. that is ten cents more—
seven tv -five cents. ”
“Well I am ready to pay it. '
The red-headed mail in ule no re
ply, and the fellow kept his seat.
"I tell you lam ready to pay the
bill.”
“Well, pay it, then,” said the pro
prietor.
“I liain’t got any money.”
“Hnin’t got any money ?” repeated
the man of refreshments.
“Not a darned cent.”
The red-heailed mail opened his
eves.
“Then how do you expect to pay
your bill ?”
“Well, I’ll tell you—l’ll stand sev
enty-live cents’ worth of your jaw—-so
go ahead.
The red-headed man was the mild
est individual ever seen. He seized
the nut. cracker and let fly at the head
of the offender with a will, but it only
hit the chair-back anil broke its own
handle.
J'lie lathy fallow had gone. He va
cated his sent at the nick of time, and
the last seen of him he was walking
very leisurely down the street finish
ing his cigar.
THE G 111 LS OF THE PEHHUt.
We boast of our system of educa
tion; we have female high schools, fe
male colleges, female medical schools,
and female heavens. Our girls are
refined, learned, and wise; they can
sing, dance, play the piano, paint, talk
French, Italian, ami nil the soft lan
guages, write poetry, and hive like
\ enuses. They :ir<‘ ready to be cour
ted at ten years, and can be taken
from school and married at fifteen,
and divorced at twenty. They make
splendid shows on bridal tours, can
coquette and flirt at the watering
places, and shine like angels at winter
parties. But heaven be kind to the
poor w retch who marries in the fash
ionable circles! What, are they at
washing floors? Oh! we forgot—
nobody has bare floors now; how vul
gar it would be! AY hut are they at
making bread and boiling beef?
Why, how thoughtless we are, to be
sure—they will board or have ser
vants. What are they at mending
old clothes? But there we are again
—tlie fashions change so often that
nobody has old clothes but tiie rag
men and paper-makers now. \\ Inn
are they at washing babies’ faces anil
pinning up their trousers? We re
peat, we have come to a point where
young men hesitate and grow old be
fore they can decide whether they can
marry and afterward keep clear of
bankruptcy and crime. AY hat istlie
consequence ? There are more per
sons living a single life. Are there
more leading a virtuous life? It is
time for mothers to know that the ex
travagance they encourage is destruc
tive to the virtue of their children;
that all the foolish expenditures are.
instead of answering taut end, tend
ing to destroy the institution of mar
riage altogether, Ronton Inveetii/atur.
A Lucky Dream.
j The Atlanta Herald tells the follow
; ing hard one oil a man in that, city:
On Sunday night .Mr. McDuffie
dreamed that he had bought four
numbers in the Georgia State Lottery,
j and had drawn a handsome prize, on
| account of it.
When he awoke, the body of the
dream had faded like an insubstantial
vision, but the magic numbers with
prophetic obstinacy lingered in his
i brain.
Unable to resist the temptation lie
wandered into Ulorshi’s office, No. til
Marietta street, and purchased the
numbers, paying one dollar therefor.
In the drawing which took place he
drew from these four numbers the
handsome sum of
SIX HUNDIIED DOLLARS,
which was in cash paid to him at
once.
Overcome with this result lie put
down s.’> and made another invest
ment. On this last play he drew tive
; hundred dollars; making in all
ELEVEN HUNDRED 1)01,1. UIS,
which he pocketed and strolled out,
pretty well satisfied with his day’s
: work. The prizes were cashed at the
lottery iu thirty minutes after lie drew
j them.
Mr. McDuffie had a similar dream
some two years ago, and won at'Jtld on
j the result, If he could only dream
: often enough, he might Audit protit
’ able to (put the plastering business,
and adopt dreaming as a profession.
Hois now engaged in eating all
sorts of indigestible thiues. in the
j hope that he will dropoff to sleep
j some of these quiet evenings ami
dream that he was elected deputy
i sheriff.
Don’. 1 Fray Don't.
Don't tell the little one, who may
b' slightly willful, that the “block man
will come out of the dark cellar and
curry it off if it does not mind.” Don’t
create a needless fear, to go with the
chilli throng all the stages of its exist
ence.
Don’t tell the little five year-old
Jimmy "the sehoolnia'iim will cut off
his ears," "pull out his teeth," “tie
him up,” or any of the horrible stories
that are commonly presented to the
childish imagination. Think you the
little one will believe anything you
tell him after lie becomes acquainted
with the gentle teacher who has not
the least idea of putting those terri
ble threats into execution?
Don’t tell the children they must
not drink tea because it makes them
black, while you continue the use of
it daily. Your example is more to
them than precept; and while your
face is as fair as a June morning they
will scarcely credit your oft told tale.
Either give up drinking the pleasant
beverage, or give your children a bet
ter reason for its 11011-use.
Don’t tell them they must not eat
sugar or sweetmeats because it \>i!l
rot their teeth. Pure sugar does Hot
cause the teeth to decay, and sugar
with fruits is nutritious and healthy,
notwithstanding the “old saw” to the
contrary. The ease of city children
is often cited; the cause of their pale
faces and slight constitutions being
an over amount of sweetmeats with
their diet, when the actual cause is
w ant of pure air and proper exercise.
Don’t tell the sick one that the
medicine is not bad to take, when
you can hardly keep your own stom
achfc from turning “inside out” at the
smell of it. Better by far tell him the
simple truth, that it is disagreeable,
but necessary for his health; that you
desire him to take it at once. Ten to
one he w ill sw allow it with half the
trouble of coaxingpind w orry of words
and love you barter for your firm, de
cided manner.
Don't teach the children, by exam
ple, to tell white lies to each other mid
to their neighbors. Guard your lips
and bridle your tongue if you desire
to have the coming- generation truth
ful. Truthfulness is one ot the foun
dation stones of heaven. Remember,
the old, old Book says “no liar” shall
enter within the gates of the beaut i
ful city. There is uo distietion be
tween white lies and those of a darker
line. A falsehood is an untruth,
whether the matter be great or small.
Rural New Yurlrr.
The Next House.
Our hope was faint, (says the
Cunrier-Jourual) till the late Con
gressional elections that the Demo
crats would be able to elect a majori
ty of the next House of Representa
tives. We deem it now possible, if
not highly probable, that such wilt be
the result. To effect it will require a
gain of fifty-tw o members—the present
Republican mojority in the House be
ing 102. Our first survey shall be
over the Southern States. We confi
dently set down the following gains:
Arkansas 3 Georgia. 2
T .-iim sseo. ..5 North Carolina.. . 2
Florida . 1 w.-st Virginia 1
Virginia. 2 Maryland 2
Delaware 1
Alabama 3 Total 22
This leaves thirty to he furnished
by the North and West. Ohio and In
diana God bless them have already
supplied us with eleven. AY here art
the other nineteen to come from.?
We need mention blit four States,
New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin.
I his day two weeks will tell the
tale. Whether or not the Democrats
shall come up to our figures, they will
at least, be al letosuy to the Radicals,
as the hunter said to the turkey run
ning away from him with its wing
broken- “and —n you, hereafter you will
have to roost a good deal lower any
how.”
‘‘Scooped.”
From the Cleveland Herald -[Rep.]
‘'Scooped” is the word. No other
exactly expresses the situation. There ,
jis no dodging or blinking the fact
. The Democrats have smitten us liip !
and thigh. Wc have met the enemy,
and they are not ours, by a jugfuil,
“On the contrary, quite the reverse.”
It is our scalp that is dangling at the :
! Democratic IWt, instead of Demo
cratic hair driping from ours as we
had fondly hoped. The foil Demo
cratic blade is red and dripping with ,
our gore. It is sad, very sad; horri- i
lily, distrcsstingly sad; but, ueverthc-j
h ss, a fact. We are “busted,”squelch
ed, scooped ! scooped ‘ scooped! Now
is the time for tears. Bring us a pail
and string of onions.
Grant and the New York Times.—
i Grant’s Washington organ reads the
! Now York Times out of the Repub*
. liean party for confessing that—
1. Its corruption is uucleansed.
2. Its Credit Mabelierists are un
punished or promoted.
11. Its salary-grabbers made but
half-heart, restitution.
•t. Its Sunburn contracts were swin
dles.
5. Its cabinet officers were dis*
i graced.
G. Its party machine is ridden by
, lien Butler.
7. Its reconstructions have ruined
! the South.
S. Its outrage-mill is Attorney
General Williams cheating the North.
9. Its tolerance of a third twin is
ruin to Grant and his party.
QITT.M l V l IIVERTISEMENTS.
A ( H VMi; TO MAKE
S* •“> 0 0.00!
I)Kt;SONS -Nil-i11... t|„. n I, OVH
amount ot money ('an do ko by buying
tlti'ir Goods ut Nathan Gazan's Cheap Cash
Stork, in there is positively tin* pine* where
superior Goods are sold at a less price tlma
they cun b purchased ut any other store in'
(Jnitnßiii. ] have just opened a full assort
liieut of Dress Goods, consisting of
.r.’ijmaese Btripew,
•Tupunes** I'Mjruretl,
Ihtpp,
bde 'Poplin*,
Hi l)< Kmbroidered Poplins,
< ‘orded Al))hch,
Hhnh Cloth,
'Plain nn<l Kurur*-<1 Detain*,
. stud u large stock ol lllsick Alpsica, Ac.
Mso. a lull assortment of Sash Ribbon,
Plain ami Corded Ribbon, Sliuavls. Ladies’
Hats, Hand-made Baltimore Shoes for La
dies and Children, and a well assorted stock
of Notions and Trimmings. Also, a full
stock'd Ready-made Clothing and (rents’
Furnishing Goods. Dont lore t the phu t*.
V. GAZA VS (’lie,ip Cash Store,
30-(>m Next to Creech tV Npavsoih.
11l IT AH FACTORY
/ IGXSTANTLY on hand a full ussort
v lm nt of
4-4 SHEETINGS.
:m sHiirriNt.s,
OSNABURGS.
STRIFES,
TWEEDS,
OOTTONADES,
COTTON YARNS,
And a variety of other
Cotton nml AVoolon (oods,
\\ hicli will be exchanged for Cotton or Wool
on fail* terms.
Price for Curding Wool, 10 ehs. per pound.
N. B. Wool received from and returned
to any Station on the A. A* C. R. R.. at an
additional cost of oi\p cent a pound on the
package.
Merchants and dealers generally are invi
ted to call and examine stock Indore ) taking
purchases.
Pd-tf 1L BRIGGS. President.
JACOB BAUM,
DEALER IN'
l>ry < * ood*.
Notions. Hardware,
(.;Ivy)( iv L.H \ , iV V.,
QtiiOnn)), - Georgia.
CIIAKES pleasure in notifying his friends,
1 and the public generally, that he has
just returned from the North with an unusu
; ally large assortment of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
Avlvich will be sold on fair and honorable
terms.
My dock embraces almost everything kept
in a retail store in the interior- Dry (roods,
Dress Goods, Domestics, Ladies' Dress Trim
mings, Collars, Belts, Hosiery, Ready-made
Clothing, Notions, Roots. Shoes, Hats, Ac.
The ladies are specially invited to pay my
store a visit, as I have many things which
will meet with favor in their eyes.
Thankful for past favors, a continuance of
custom is solicited.
JACOB BAUM.
dept. 15th, 1874. 31-3 m
X EW
Fall and Winter
<ax >i>js.
A. J. ROUNTREE
1> ESPECTFCLLY notifies his old cus-
V customers and the public generally
that lie has been north and laid in his usual
supply of Fall and Winter goods, which
were carefully selected alter the wants of the
people of this section, and will be sold as
cheap as they can be purchased elsewhere in
this market.
My stock of Dry Goods, Dress
Goods, Olotliiug, Prints, Shirtings,
Sheetings, Oznaburgs, Bots, Shoes,
Hats and Plantation Furnishing
Goods is complete,
and the public generally are invited to call
and examine them before purchasing else
where.
TO DEBTORS :
1 desire to sax to those owing me on ac
counts and notes made previous to this year
that they had better settle between this and
“return day" if they wish to save costs, as I
have indulged them long enough.
A. J. ROUNTREE.
September 22i1, 1874. 32-3 m
Stop the Thief!
SSOO REWARD!
riMAE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE PAII>
I in Cnited States currency, at my store
in Quitman. Ga., to any person or persons
who will come to me, with sufficient pro®#,,
and assert that they can buy goods elsewhere
cheaper than they can of me.
Having just received my Fall and Winter
stock, consisting of
I>i*y <
Notions,
Domestics,
Ready Matte Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps
ulut a gent-mi assortment of
Family Groceries,
which were purchased at the very lowest
cash prices, l am prepared to cfltr great in
ducements to cosh eustomeni
Call on me in the green painted store one
door East of S. W. Brooks, then if my as
sertion is not tine, claim your reward.
J32T- Cash paid for Cotton.
F. R. HARDEN.
September Ist, 1874. Um
NO. 38.