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WHOLE NO. 212. Ike Quitman Raporier I. PUDUIIIIED ITEIT TIIUnaDAY JIT JOS. TILLMAN, Prop'r. TERMS' One Tear $- 00 Six Months 1 00 Three Months 50 Alt subscriptions must bo paiil invariably in advance —no discrimination in favor of Anybody. The paper will bo stopped in all instances at the expiration o f the time paid for, unless subscriptions are previously renewed. rates of advertising. Advertua-nenls inserted at the rate of >I.OO per square--one inch -for first inser tion. and 75 cents for each subsequent in ••rtiou, for three weeks or leas. For a lon ger period the following are our rates: Bl r IlM.|-JM. I3 M. <TM 12M~ 1 I 09 : SSO9! 10 00 15 00 S2O 00 2 809 Ila 09 |ls 09 29 00 25 00 S 10 01 15 09 jlB 00 25 00 09 00 4 12 0) ! 16 09 | 29 00 | 39 00 ! 35 09 5 14 09 1180912300 135 00 40 09 ft 15 09 1290912500 |4O 00 45 00 8 18 00 12500| 39 09 45 00 50 00 1 00l 25 09 |3009| 35 09 50 00 GO 00 1 col 35 09 | 40 09 | 45 09 j9O 00 100 00 A square is o’B inch. ,r ’ie'je are cur low est rates, end will be strict) v e.' 1 her id to. All advertisements should be marked for a s.jec'fied time, otherwise they wdl be charged under the rule u! so ranch for the first insertion, aud so much for each subse quent insertion. Marriages, Obituaries and Tributes of Re aped wiil be charged same rates as ordinary advertisements. WOKS' KILLS ARE RITE. All b'lls for advertising in this paper are jus on the first appearance of the advert'sr msnt, except when otherwise arranged oy contract , and will be presented when the money is needed. Dr. E. A. J ELKS, Practicing Physician. QIJIT MA N GA. o*ricr. : B-ick building adjoining store of Messrs. Briggs, Jells* A Cos., Screven •tract. [i-tf S. T. KINCJSBERY, Attorney at Law, Q UITXA V, - - GEORGIA. in new Brick Warehouse. Business before the U. S. Patent Office I. A. Allbritton, Attorney at Law, QUITMAN, - - - - GA jub-off ge court fousr.'*^ w. A. S. IIUMPHCKrS, Attorney at Law, V QUITMAN. GEORGIA. jaff-OFFICE ia ihe Covt Ho-jne HADDOCK & RAIFOHD, Attorneys at Law, QUITMAN, GEO. Will sive prompt attention to all business entrusted to their cure. over Kuyton’s store. Dr. J. S. N. Snow, DENTIST OFFKTR Frout room up stairs over Ttay ton's Store. Gas admiuistered for painless ly esti'aciios teeth. wS'Char tes to suit the ii.net. jau 19, ly C. W. Stevens, ♦ Attorney at Law, QUITMAN GA. Will rive prompt alien-ion to all busine n entrusted. i.o bin). ptT Can oa found. at Capfc. Turner’s or fice. jgFitf J. B. FINCH, DEALER IN l)ry Goods, Groceries, Hoots Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware, Tin Ware, Bacon and Flour. Very grateful for past favors and patron age, the subscriber asks a continuation of the same. J. B. Finch. 3s-30-Gm The Brooks County MA X C FACT' LTIMN G ASSOCIATION ARE RUNNING Their Factory —ON— FULL TIME. np TIE MOST fie Vole goof’s, such as ex -1 acily suit the wait* of tlie people are made here, and at New York Prices, less the freight to the purchaser. BROWN COTTON GOODS. 4-4 SHEETING- Standard weight. 7-8 SHlßTlNG—Standard weight. 7 and 8 OSXADURGS. AISnOLORS OF STRIPES. YAltfs IN BALES, Bs-10s. ROPE—in half anti whole Coils. SEWING THREAD—IG balls to jllie pound. KNITTING THREAD. WRAPPING TWINE. GEORGIA PLAINS. MIXED PLAINS. WOOLEN PLAINS—AII colors. JEANS—AII colors. 4®"WOOL CARDING A SPE CIALTY. Patronize home industries. Send for price list, and satisfy yourself where it will be to your interest to buy. Address ail communications to JOSEPH TILLMAN, President Ik C. M. A. The sun. SEW YORK. 1877* The different editions of The Sun during the next year will he the same as during the year that has just passed. Tiie daily edition will on week days he a sheet of four pages, a .id on .Sundays a sheet ot eight pages, or ot> j/oad eolum is; while the weekly cdii'o.i will be a sheet of eight pa; as of ilia same dimensions and eh., -actor hat are i ireedy familiar to our friends. The Svy. will cou.kme to be i be strenuous advocate of reform ami reire lchmcuit, and of the substitution of statesiiians dp, wis dom. and. integrity for boll* \/ preie-iee, im becility. and fraud i 1 the adrnia : .-.inLion of public affairs. It wdl contend for ihe gov ernment of ihe people by the people and for the people, ns opnosed io gove -Uiin-nt bv frauds in the balloi-ho.: a id i 1 the couniin , of votes, eufoiced by rudita y vhilenee. will endeavor io supply ha ? e.ule —a body now not far from a rndbon of souls wi.h he most careful, complete rod •. -;uk.worthy aceouai i of current event?, t ad will employ for tb-s purpose a numeious aud earefally, selected staff of reporters a ul co.vespond •*•.its. Its reports doni Wash big on, e ; >e ciadv. v. ’dl be full, accn-ide and fe; lc , . and i. wdl donhtUris co it-me to do ;er re and. e vjoy tb? h. tred of l*io ;e who ih 've by pl.ij'd *; '• ag the Treasn.y or by usuiY yg whai. die lav doc; not give thong v.vde w v :, l endcavo- to n?e;*i t!ie co 'iideucs of the public by deb id leg ihe right of the peo >!e a-.adist the eic roach me its of u >j.* ; ' \ i power. Tre pr*ce of .'be and. dy Sc - w'H be .it co: > a iron, io" sf*. 0 aye. po rp. ; d, o; vv\ 1 the Nn iday ec.hion $7.70 a ye ;r. The uod.iv cditm.i r'oue eight jv.ges, $1.20 a yerpo .t pa’d. Tre We :c y Sa. T ANARUS, e : ght page'; of 5Gb oad. columas, wdl be iu .v ::c ’ <-uring 87i at the rate of C-J aye. . post p ibg Tae be’.iut of ,h’s J nge leduci'on from the p x-vuk's j .iie for the Yv t e?ily can be e .'joyecl by indiividurl subscribers without fie i?ecei3 : iy of maYng up clubs. At the same i’vo, if any of our irienals choose to ;’*(’• ’u czi.‘]id : og our escalation, we uhall be g-v’.cfut to therg a n l , eregy such person who sen 1; us te 1 or mo e subscribe- s'from one place wdl be eji’ Jed to one copy of the paper "o; him .eif w’thout charge. At one dollar a year, postage paid, the expenses oi paper a id. printing are bai.cly repaid; and, eonsid.c fig the size of the sheet and the qtvJi* * of its route its, we are confident the people will cou .idc ; Tn ; Weekly Svn the ch. -post ne\; jepe • published in the world, and. ve i ast pl\o one of ihe vegy best. Add e -.-g Tue .Sot, Ncvr York City. I). 11. CREECH, DEALER IN Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, C'oiliMic?. Phi illation Furnishing Goods, Etc HAS RTSOE.'vV.iID b-s new 77. .11 and Win ter Stock, fviul will be pleased to see his old customers one! the public generally, and sell them goods at i,iie lowest lua./izet prices. Quitman, G a., Sept. 12, 1870. tf CLOTHING. Although we advertise up-side down, we are right-side-dp, especially in the sale of CLOTHING. W e ha\e now in oar store the larged and mod varied assort ment of Clothing eve * in this market, and by an arrangement which we have perfected with JMLc&t*. X. L. Fjillc Ac Cos., Manufacturers and \7Do*e ..)e dealers, of Savannah, we can supply orr customers with any article in the clothing line at 25 per cent, below the read l prices of any bouse in Savannah. Call aid examine sam ples, and give us your orders. E. T. DCKCStt LEO. Qaitman, Ga.. Sept. 10, IS7G. PIMPLES. I will mail (free) the recipe for preparinr a simple Vegetable Balm that will remove 7 an, Freckles, Pimples aad Blotches, leaving the skin soft, dear aud beautifu 1 ; also in structions for producing a luxuriant growth of hair on a bald head or smooth lace. Ad dress Ben Van tie If & Cos., bor 5,121, No. 5 Wooster street, New York. 48-21 QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1877. FLORIDA ITEMS. —The Municipal election of Jack sonville takes pluco the 4th of next month. —Col. W. T. Thompson, Editor Savannah Daily News is on a visit to Florida. —A colored man 102 years of ago has exchanged worlds. 11c resided in Key West. —The farmers of Gadsden county will plant an increased crop of tobac co this season. —J. N. Stearns, editor of the Na tional Temperance Advocate, is on a visit to Jacksonville. —Attorney General, Rainey, has been asked for his decision relating to the taxation of Mortgages. —The Messrs. Gore have retired from the Cedar Keys Journal, and are succeeded by Dr. R. 11. Mellvaine. —The Jefferson Academy at Mon ticello are determined on having a library added to their flourishing school. —Mr. R. Turnbull had a young daughter severely injured the other day at the turn table of the railroad at Monticello. —The Pensacola Herald made Mr. Bayard say in the Senate the other day that Mr. Blaine’s remarks ‘-fell upon his ear like a fire ball at mid night.” —Dr. M. B. Abernathy, of Marian na, Jackson county, killed a hog of his own raising, 23 months old, the other day which weighed 453 pounds after being dressed. —The editor of the Monticello Con stitution was the happy recipient of a mess of new Irish potatoes from Mrs. M. A. Madden, and a lot of green peas at the hands of Mr. Thomas Sloan the other day. —Marriage licenses has been re duced otie-half under the new Demo cratic government. §I.OO and the parson’s fee, generally rather light, will enable a young man to take the fearful leap. —No appropriation was made by the Legislature to have the laws printed in the State papers. The Floridian however always a sentinel on the watch-tower for the people, intends publishing them for the in formation of all concerned. —We have on our table an egg laid by a common Dominique lien which measures 7f inches one way and G the other, and weighs one-quar ter of a pound. It is simply a buster. Fifty liens of that calibre would be a small fortune to any farmer.-—Talla haxse Floridian. —Col. W. R. Anno, Chairman of the city of Jacksonville Democratic Executive Committee, announced the other day in Justice Whitney’s court that he intended to prosecute those who registered for the purpose of vot ing who were disqualified by reason of age or otherwise. —The bill authorizing the Trus tees, for the purpose of facilitating the sale and settlement of the public lands, to expend five thousand dol lars in advertising, etc., failed in the Senate for want of time. The consti tutional amendment reducing the sal aries of cabinet officers, which passed the Assembly, was not reached in the Senate. •—The South Florida Journal states that “up to this date 2,072 boxes and 74 barrels of oranges and lemons have been shipped from Sanford wharf, aggregating about 340,000 oranges. Mellonville wharf has probably ship ped double this number, which would run the aggregate up to 1,000,000 from these two wharves. Large num bers have been shipped from Giun’s Grove and Lake Jessup up the river, and from Hawkinsville and other landings below in this county, sj that, it will not be over-estimating the crop of Orange county this year to place it at 2,000,000.” —The new law relating to the ju risdiction of Justices of the peace reads thus: 1. All cases of larceny, not charged ns a second offence, when the value of the property stolen shall not exceed live dollars. 2. Cases of assault, or assault and battery, not charged to have been committed riotously, or upon any public officer in the execution of his duties, or with intent to commit any other offence. 3. And of all other offences punish able by fine not exceeding one hun dred dollars, or punishable by im prisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or punisha ble by both said fine and imprison ment. An Extra Session of Congress. [From til a New York Jonrnnl of Cominorcc. ] It may bo truly said that the natu ral death of the Forty-fourth Con gress is a welcome veut. It lias done fewer foolish tilings perhaps than pre vious Congresses. On the whole it has been quite economical. The low er branch has been especially frugal in appropriations, and has succeeded in reducing the expenses of the gov ernment by about $40,000,000. The wisdom aud honesty of a Congress may be made to appear even more strikingly in the bills that fail than in tbc bills that pass. Whatever may be said condemnatory of some of its acts of commission, it should be re membered to the honor of the Forty fourth Congress that it did not grant any steamship subsidies, nor pass the Texas-Pacific bill, nor give the Fed eral Government the exclusive charge and control of the immigration. If it has omitted to enact some laws which would have been good and use ful, it has also forborne to pass others which would have been pernicious in their example and effect, or of doubt ful expediency. Balancing the good against the bad in the Forty-fourth Congress, the country has reason to congratulate itself opoti getting off so easily. The men of commerce, trade and manufactures can now take a little rest from the doubt and anxiety which oppresses them while Congress is in session. If they have not secured the tariff and revenue reforms which they want, they at lest have the assurance that things will go on for a while no worse than before. The sense of re lief is great, and would bo complete if there were no fear that an extra session of the Forly-lil'th Congress would soon be called to perfect some of the unfinished legislation left over from the last. If an extra session could iii any way bo avoided, the country would indeed be grateful. For if called, it would probably not confine itself to passing the army ap propriation bill—the failure of which is thought to make the extra session necessary, if not inevitable—but would launch into the discussion of other measures, revive the hopes of the lob byists, aud renew the uncertainty and worry which always trouble the breasts of business men while Con gress is playing at the hazardous game of legislation. Much as the summoning of an ex tra session may be regretted, however, we do not think that the House will bo blam - l by the friends of peace and good government for having refused to yield to the Senate the vital point of disagreement on the army bill. The Federal troops ought not to be em ployed to sustain the pretensions of either of tiie rival claimants of the Governorship or any other of the State offices in Louisiana or South Carolina, until they have been recog nized by act of The as sumption by the I*esident of the right to say what governments are ! legal in any disputed States and en- I titled to Federal protection if it is | required, and his armed interference in the purely domestic affairs of the South, have done more than all other causes to prolong the reign of knavery and incapacity in some of the South-* era States, have delayed the revival of business and the return of prosper ity in that section, and so have wrought harm to the whole country. It is essential to the full restoration of the Union in all that it is worth that this military meddling in States which are profoundly peaceful should be stopped, once and forever. If the army cannot bo put to better use than to prop up the unscrupulous pretend ers at the South, there should be no army. There are calamities even worse than the dissolution of the army—and among them is the longer continu ance of a military government at the South. If there was not a regiment of regular troops in the country we undertake to say that, the defense of the Indian border and of the Mexoan frontier would still be well maintain ed by volunteers composed of the hardy hunters and trappers of the West and South. The regular army is by no means the necessity which its friends and apologists claim to be. We could get on without it, but we cannot tret along without a revival of good feeling and settled govern ment at the South, aud these bless ings cannot be had while she is at the mercy of one man, or administration, or party. Irtebvievvek: “Would you have any objection, Judge, to state why you voted one way in the Florida case and another way in the 'Louisiana case?” Justice Bradley: “O, not the slight est, sir; I was governed by the rules.” Interviewee (puzzled:) “Siug’ler rules, Mr. Justice, ain’t they?” Justice Bradley; “Not at all singu lar, sir. Did you never hear it said that it’s a, poor rule that wont wort both uiuys 1 ” —Richmond Dispatch. The ultras say that the Democrats have a majority of one iu the cabinet. It seems that Key, Evarts, Sehurz and Devens voted for Gree’ey, leaving onlv three true-bluo Republicans— Sherman, McCrary and Uncle Dick Thompson. An Albany darkey attempted to smash tbo skull of a colored brother with a billiard cue the other day. The wounded negro will recover, but in the opinion of competent physicians the cue is crippled for life. The Inauguration Bible. A record of the oath privately taken ’ at. the White House on Saturday night by Gov. Ilayos was made by ; the Chief Justice at tbo time, and de : livered by Mr. Visli, to bo placed on , file in the State Department. No of l ticial record will bo made of the oath taken on yesterday. The Bible on which the oath was taken on Saturday was a handsome new one, purchased especially for the purpose by I). W. Middleton, Esq., tbo clerk of the su preme court of the United States. It j is an expensive English edition, hound iu brown Turkey morocco, with gilt ledges. This morning Mr. .Tames H. McKenuey, tho deputy clerk of the supreme court, called at tho White House in behalf of Mr. Middleton to present the Bible to Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. j Hayes was in the red parlor, sur rounded by a large number of lady friends and callers. As soon as she saw Mr. Kenney, she said, “Oh, there’s the Bible,” recognizing it at once. Mr. Kenney then presented it to her with the compliments of Mr. Middle ton. On the fly leaf was written: “To Mrs. Hayes, from D. M. Middle ton. clerk of the supreme court of the ! United States, used for the adiuinis-: Ration of the oath on the inaugura tion of Rutherford B. Hayes as Pres ident of the United States. See 118th | Psalm, 11th, 12th and 13th verses.” Mr. Middleton had marked the verses j at the spot where Gov. Hayes had kissed the book. Mrs. Hayes said “I j guess Mr. McKenuey bad better read us the verses.” The ladies all crowd ed around and Mr. McKenuey read the three verses, concluding with the | following: “They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about, but in the! name of the Lord I will destroy] them.” Mr. Hayes laughed gaily and “Oh, no, I guess he won’t destroy j anybody.” She then took tho Bible ' aud desired that her compliments and thanks should be given to Mr. Mid dleton for his welcome present. “\jTlie Party Status. Says the Baltimore Sun: Of the; thirty-eight States composing the Union, twenty-one have at this time ] Democratic State governments, and . although three of these—California,! Nevada and Oregon—cast tlieir elec-! toral votes for Haves, the majorites in several of tiie recognized Republi- j can States are .so small tliat. they may !be said to by almost equally divided I between the two great parties. Even lin Ohio, Mr. Hayes’ own Slate, a 1 change of 3,500 votes would have, i given the election to the Democrats, j while 1,500 in New Hampshire, 500 in California, 100 in Oregon, 2,500 in j Rhode Island and 500 in Nevada, ! would have effected a like result in | those States. Indeed, so narrow at the last elec tion was the margin between the Republicans and Democrats in States claimed, and held by the former that a change 8,670 votes in a poll ofl,- 154,071 votes would have given forty nine additional electoral votes to Til den. Even in the New England States the Republican majority in a vote of nearly 700,000 was less than 87,000; in the Western States in a vote of 2,000,000 hut 182,000, and in the mountain and Pacific States but 5,785. The actual Democratic majority on the popular vote, and accepting the Louisiana Returning Board count for that State, was 250,070, and the actual net Democratic gain in nine teen States was 969,459. It is well to remember these things. The Intentions of Key. —Postmaster General Key says that it is his inten tion in the administra ion of his office to do exactly what President Hayes will require him to do in the matter of appointments, and that he will so j manage the affairs of his department as that every act shall be guided by respect for a broad national policy in accordance with the policy of the President. lie also intends making a tour through tho South, and will make these statements to the Southern poople with a view of creating an era of good feeling, and thus endeavor to re-establish a better understanding and more friendly relations between i the two sections. He speaks quite j enthusiastically and hopefully upon these points, and intends to use every effort in his power to bring about these designed results.— New j Yorh Herald. The North Carolina legislature has i appointed a commission, composed of tho governor, treasurer, and attor ney-general, to consider the subject of the State debt and report to the next Legislature some plan of settle ment acceptable to the bondholders and not too burdensome to be willing ly sanctioned by the people of the State. The next Legislature will meet on the second Wednesday of January, 1879, when it is thought the State will be in a condition to offer her creditors such a settlement as they would be likely to accept. Blaine, on Saturday, spoke to Ben 11. Hill, and suggested what a ridic ulous notion it was that he ever op posed Hayes’ policy. Hill said he thought so, too; but added, “I think, Blaine, you ought to confine your at tacks stricklv to Jeff Davis and the Southern Confederacy. Your constit uency will back you to any extent on those topics.” A WOMAN’S <{l KSTION. Before I trust my fate to tin e, Or place my liaml in ttiino. Before I let thy future give Color and form to mine, Before l peril all lor thee. Question thy soul to-niglit for me. I break all slighter bonds, nor feel A shadow of regret ; Is there one link within the past That holds thy spirit yet ? Or is thy faith as clear and free As that which I can pledge to tlice? Does there within thy dimmest dreams A possible future shine. Wherein thy life could henceforth breathe Untouched, unsharod by mine l If so, at any pain or cost, O, tell me before all is lost! Look deeper still, if thou canst feel, Within tby inmost soul. That than hast kept a portion back, While I have staked the whole. Let no false pity spare the blow, But iu true mercy tell me so. Is there within thy heart a need That miue cannot fulfill? One chord that any other band Coni,l bettor wake or still / Speak now, lest at some future day My whole life wither and decay. Lives there within tby nature hid The demon-spirit, change, Shedding a pressing glory still On all things new and strange^ It may not he thy fault alone/ But shield mine heart ugfiinst thine own. doublet thou withdraw thy hand one day And answer to my claim, That late, and that to-day's mistake— Not thou—had been to blame ? Some soothe their conscience thus, but thou Wilt surely warn and save me now. ’Nay, answer not I dare not hear, The words would come too late; / Yet I would spare thee all remorse, / So comfort thee, my fate; E. Whatever on my heart may fall, /\ s Kemcmber, I would risk it all! j N. The Local Editor. The venerable DeVotie, of the Cos lambus Enquirer, discourses so learn edly aud pathetically of the duties oi a city editor, that we are persuaded to give place to his remarks. DeVotie has grown gray iu the service, and ought to know wheieof he speaks: He has to write in all kinds of styles, to please every class of readers, aud, consequently, he finally reaches that point where he has no style of his own, unless he bears in mind while writing a particular piece, “Well, I’m not myself now, but am constructing, so to speak, foi the use of others.” A local editor is fre quently abused, and ho very often de serves it, but theu he always consoles himself with the idea that no one could do anything for the good of the people—to make them wiser and bet ter without being liablo to abuse for the same. He often makes fun of the mistakes of others, and for this is hated. Now, a young local of course has not, for it is an absolute impossi bility, reached that time of life when men do nothing but praise. He must first grow old; bo must have shut np his ambitious knife with which he has been carving or trying to carve a great name upon the escutcheon of this tenement of life. Then he is ready to assist others by invariably praising, because be lias acted the drama of life aud nobody is in bis way. Now there was the Duke of Wellington, a man of stern parts —even firm—who, in bis declining years, was gentle iu aspect and demeanor. He was a man of peculiarly stern and lofty bearing, but became in the evening of life, when tl e mind and body were sinking ’neath the horizons of vigor, gracious and easy. If a young editor, or call him critic sometimes, if jou please, can’t cause a little stir to the commu nity occasionally, lie had better resign the quill, because, at his time of life, if he be otherwise, he would be ac cused of being in his dotage, and be similized (coined) to a peace or pear, which always grows sweet just before decay. If he uses slang, he is violently as sailed, and some ill-bred person will say “he never had any raisin’ to begin with.” If he should so pervert Lis dear mother tongue as to pun, he has of course committed verbivide, and if ho s,ere carried before a jury of in telligent persons who were never known to write a grammatical sent ence or use words with due distinc tion, they being judges (?) both of tho facts and the pun, would find him guilty of an act of aggravated harc acter —that is, violent treatment of English with fatal results. Now pun ning in conversation is prime facie, iu a majority of cases an insult to the person with whom you are talking. It shows an indifference to or con tempt for the remarks, unless it be a conversation set for puns or laughter. But this is not the case with tho local editor, for he must say something, no matter what, or his writings are called “stale, flat and unprofitable.” It will not do to criticise him so closely. He is entitled to more license than i poet, aud whether this be the verdict of a generous thinking community or not, lie is going to take license sometimes, and ii' he bo like ns, lie doesn’t care very much wlmt. is said. It, is said that tho demand for ivory in England causes thr death of 50,000 1 elephants annual. YOU. IV.—NO. 1. Tho Future of Savannah. The resolutions offered bv Dr. J. J. Warring, one of the members of the city council of Savannah, proposing, in effect, to pluce that city upon the list of insolvent corporations, liavo been defeated, ns they should Lave been. While Savannah has been se riously embarrassed by the plague of yellow fever, an evont utterly unfore seen and unanticipated, it is not too much to say that her financial pros pects are as promising as those of other cities. Her people are industrious, energetic and hopeful, and only the co-operation of luoso who have control of her future to promptly anj> heartily put in practice those sanitary measures which sad experience lias demonstrated to bo ueeessary, to develop once more that spirit of business enterprise and activ ity which made Savaunnah tbc second cotton port of the South. It is our hope and belief that a grand commer cial future awaits our sister city. It is only necessary that she shall bo prudently and wisely governed, and that her sanitary affairs be adminis tered with that promptness and thoroughness which economy would seem to dictate.— Atlanta Constitution. Origin of Popular Sayings. Man proposes, hut God disposes— Thomas A. Kern pis. Better lute than never—Thomas Tusser. A man’s house is his castle—Ed ward Coke. Out ot mind as soon as out of sight —Lord Broke. Infinite riches in a little room— Christopher Marlowe. . The end must justify the means— Mathew Prior. Bread is the staff of life—Dean Swift. Ho that is down needs fear no fall— John Banyan. Pity’s akin to 10. Thom a? c'ontk erues. ' By robbing Peter he paid Paul— 'Francis Rabelais. Choose an author as you choose a friend—Earl of Roscommon. Man.— How much weakness there is in the strength of man! To travel for years, over oceans, through des erts, among all varieties of people and sects; ship-wrecked, cling with bleed ing bands to sea-beaten rocks, to laugh at the storm; to be bronzed iu torrid climes; to subject one’s diges tion to tho baleful influences of tbo salt seas; to study wisdom before the ruins where for three thousand years iu ten tongues have been paraphrased the words of Solomon, “all is vanity;” to return to ono’s native shore a used up man, persuaded of tho emptiness of all things; save the never-fading stars; to scatter the fancies of youth by a lesson of bitter experiences; and yet, w hile boasting a victory over hu man fallacies and weaknesses, to be enslaved by the melody of a song, the smile of a w’oman. A boy came down Linwood Avenue on the rush,a few nights since, and, in an excited manner, said that there were a lot of lights in the Jewish bu rial-ground. Half a dozen scientific men, four loafers and a dog started off to see them. The graveyard was as dark as such places usually are. “Where are the lights?” asked a big man of the boy. The youngster backed oil to a safe distance,and yelled out: “Underground; they arc Israelites!” 11c then ran for his lifo. —nT • -mm~— There is a Methodist minister in Tennessee who writes to Postmaster- General Key as follows: “I think a great many of Grant’s appointees have been in long enough, and ought to be willing to retire. I would like something good—don’t care about a post-office, but think a trip abroad would be pleasant and beneficial.” He closes by saying: “I would prefer one of the following consulates: Liver pool, London, llio Janeiro or Jerusa lem.” __ From the Black Hills comes a re port of tlie discovery of a dry river bud filled with golden quartz, and it is probable that a rush will be made for the vicinity as soon as spring fair ly opens. Simultaneously comes sto ries of fabulous wealth in the petroli ura regions of Pennsylvania. A switchman has suddenly found him self a millionaire, and other honest sons of toil are on the high road to wealth. Nails in Horses’ Feet. —A horse trod upon a nail which entered his foot. Lameness followed, the nail was extracted, but lockjaw super vened, resulting iu death. An un failing remedy in such cases is mu* untie acid. It, when a nail is with drawn from a horse’s foot, the foot should be held up and some muriatic acid be poured into the wound, neither lameness nor lockjaw need bo feared. Du. C. Terry, of Columbus, recent ly succeeded in removing an ulcerat ed cancer from the month of a Mrs. Russell, of Florida. The operation has created considerable interest among the medical fraternity. ♦ —■ \. farmer of Massachusetts reports 3,500 eggs from 21 white Leghorn pullets in nino mouths. During the year 1870 the United States yielded 420,000,000 pounds of rosin.