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HARLEY, j'l!hirinij ni /fate, \ SPAUTA, a A lloomn iu Law Building, west of Uourt House. (iS ly. HILL & HARRIS J ATTORItlllH AT I, AW, Macon, Georgia. Co*v*Y*NciNu Special attention given to t'ui.tiwrtos*, end olliei otliee huainevs. Nov. 2d, 1872. iy* DR. P. T. PENDLETON Having returned and located permanently UHPAKT.V, offers hi* PROFESSIONAL SERVICES I* th* eititen* of llancnek county. Hi* •Mon t* at the residence of Dr. 14. M. PLN* DLKTON, where he may be found, unless proffessionally engaged. Jul2(i,72. RAILROAD SOIIEDULKS. Southwestern B. R. SvrsaisTKMvaNT’* Offics, Macon, tla., March 1, 1871 I / \N and after Sunday. March l»t, train* on llila road will run a* fol ow* ; CO ten HIS MAIL THAI*. Lear* Macon, 7:17 r m Laava Arriva Columbus, m Columbii*, 12.1ft a m 2:38 p m An ive at Macou, 7:26 p m Railroad Making close connection with Western at Columbus for Montgomery, Mo¬ bile, New Orleans, etc. COLUMBUS PAY FRKliittT ASP ACCOM Ml PA¬ TIOS THAIS. Leave Macou, &20 a m Arrive at t'olumbus, f, : 35 p m Leave t'oluiubua. 6:30 a ni Arrive at Macon, 3:00 p in Coltimbu* Accommodation Ti^in leaves Macon Tuesday. Thu'*0#y and Batunlay. returning Monday. Wednesday and Friday. KVFAV1.A mail train. L*avo* Macon, 9 05am Airiv** Atrina at Kufaula, 5 40 p m Loavs* LiUaui*, at Albany, 3 85 p m 8 50 a m Arm** at II con, 10:471 5t0 v m Go Alb.ay, in ^Kaadth. Bicct. with the Albany Train at Smith »t^’w For. Gaum 'train* at Cath ,0vr ‘ day, rnat# Arlington K V p t g j 0a Tue-awy. W«.lnei>aay lhutaday and ki.day, retmuing »nJ 8 MBr a, y “ ...... “ # no* THAIN Leavaa Vlsoou, F 10 p w Atvives m Eufaula, IO-.N) . m Leave* tCutanla, 7 5,% „ m Anivmiat Maeen, M& a m Ttmiu* 'H' iii| MiC 'n anti V*.uf«n * on (hi* sche-tuie !*uu iav, Tur- l«y aud Thurs¬ day Iraiat ngbta, eonnea at SmukviUe w Ut to Albany. VIRGIL Eujiom roWKKS. aud Sup.Puttndvat. Sl’ARTA, HANCOCK COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. JUNE 1874. G-a.,& M* & A. R. R. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1871, tli- Piis-eng"! "I mins oil the Geor¬ gia an I Mac m and A"gu»tu Railroads wit luu as follows : GEORGIA RAILROAD. 1>AY I“a 8 K tlKH TWAIN W1M. Leave A ugusta at........ ...... 8.10 a in ; Arrive Leave Atl in Augusta .mil, at......... .........3:45 ..........Ohio a hi , at... p in J | Arrive in Atlanta at..... .......... 5:45 p m NIOIIT PAS*Kn<iKU Tit wt xtl" nV"'"t ......... ,...8:1*') p m j ...0:011 p in Arrive in Augusta at........ ....4,00 a m Arrive ill Atlmu at......... ... .6;Oo a ni MACON AND Alh«U-T\ RAILROAD, bacon iMtsEMii.n Tit\IN. Leave Augusta at................ .....10:4'* a m Leave Oamak at................ .......2:15 p m At rive at Macon................. ... t>. 10 P 111 I.-ave M con at ........0.30 a m A live at Camak ... .......10:45 a m Arrive in Au usta.... ............-2.(0 pm russet gore from Athens, Wash! w asnn.gton, Allan a or any poin* on he Georgia Rail mad and Branches, by t king the Diily Passenger Trail Jhik * make * close connection a rnniuk with Macon and all points Pullman'sOF he>Ond irst-Clew) Pai.acb Si, sup ini! cash on Jr\ Night Pussengor trains on tlic Georgia ltnilri ad H K. JOHNSON, Sup’t. Superintendent’* Office roads. Georgia and Ma¬ con and Augusta Itai Au_,u ta, U Ala ch 1st, 1874 Western & Atlantic Kailroad. Orr ck Okmcral Pashknukii Auknt, ) VN and after Atlnida date— (4a., July 10, 1873. ( / this \ For / i.i'iiiTst o rxritisH Ne *’ York, Kastcrn and Viigini i Cities Leave* Macon, by Macon & Western Rail¬ road., .••••........ 1 1■ 00 a in Arrive a* Atlanta.......................5 30 p ni Loaves AUulita..........................(1:00 p in Airrivos at Dulloa.....................lO-.iJO p m Arrives at Ohaltsiim gu............1 10 a m Pu lnuiii J'a ace Drawing-Room and Sleep i 1 g Cturs by tlii* train from Atlanta to Lynchburg slid ill, imcimediate points WITH UT OH A NoS. 1’uKMingcvs leaving by this train arrive in New York tlie second afternoon, »t 4:1-1 y. m., over thirtreen hours earlier than passen reach goishy New any Vurb, other leaving rout the can with evening. safety tiniic I'av wkhtkhn xxrhKSS. Leave* Macon at. .......11 10p in L nvu* Atlanta at.. .........8:30 a in Arriviunt rhaltnuooga......... ..4:30 h in (’lose connect ion at filial anooga for all points West. l'lilhuan l’id cc Gars on all night trains. For further particulars sddress B. W. WRKNN, General Paaea <j«r Agent Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Sri’ftiu* tv.ni>knt‘s Owicr M k B It. R , ) M icon, t.a., Apri 25,1874. ( / VN ai d aft*I* Monday, rkp-il 27, 1874 V_/ t ains on Hiia toad »i 1 run mYoIIow* : DOWN H*V J*.iMl*N«l 1, n TRAIN (et'Muws t^-^* CEl’TItll.) Leave Macon 8;3() a m Arrive ut, JcMip ti: 15 p m Leaie Jesnp, 8:01) |i m Anivo at Brunswick, 10:30 p ni Ill* l»\Y r*s knurr tuain (xI'.VUAYS kv CKETED ) Leave Brunswick 2:1ft a ni Arrive at .letup, 4.*45 a m leave letup, •i; 1 ft a m Arrive at M»con, 5:00 p ni llAWMSMHl K ACCOMMiililTION (St'NUAYS HXOSl’IKH ) Is'uve Macon, 3;.’H) p 111 Arrive at IlnnkiimiHr, 7:0U p in Leave lliiwkinwtllc, 7:15 aut Arrive at Macon, 11:00 a m ’I he liewit day pavenger ami express train makes clo e connection with trains of Atlantic ui U Gulf railroad *t Jrsup for Florida, tip cay train Connect* ta Jestip for Savannah and ai Macon fur points North Ea*t, and West. -IAS. W. ROBERTSON. General Superintendent, Central Railroad. Uiini hu, 8 ui‘KurvrNDKNT’s Offick, 8avaunah, November 1,1873, and after Sunday, the 2nd instant, Kailroad, I’asecnger trims on the Georgia Cen¬ its branches and connections, will run as follows : TIIMN NO I—U01JSU NCKTU AKD WK‘T. Revo mail 8;45 a m Augusta in 8.05 a tit Arrives Augusta 4.(i0 p in in Milledgcvillo 10.09 p m in Katontoti 11:55 p m Anives in Macon t>:45 p m Leave* Macon for Columbus 7:17 pm Leaves Macon for Eitfaula 9 10 p m Leave* Macon for Atlanta 7:30 p m Arrive* at Columbus 12,*45 p m Arrive* id Eufaula 10;2ll p m Arrives at Atlanta 1.40 a tn uriso a rin and bast. Le ive* At'nnta 1:00 a m Leaves Oolumtius 7:10 p ni Leavr* Eulaui* 7 25 p m Arrive* iu M>.con from Atlanta ti.i50 a m Arrives at Macon from rolumbu* 4 qO a 1,1 Arrive* in Macon lrom Eufaula 6 4 - Leave* Macon 7-i r » » m Li live* Augusta A rive* at Augusta 4.00 p m Arrives at 8uvauuah .»;‘.o p m tiuin ko. — ooiso NORTH i»D«i». r Arrive/in I'v** o ,: .'?- 0pn ’ Arrives August* 5.M am in Macon 8.20*ui Leaves Macon for Colombo* Leave* Macon for Euf*ula 9.05 « n > Arrive* in KufsuVi «S;: 5 40 Atrivca in Atlanta p m 6:48 pm i\ wiso ‘ hh-th ASl) * r L»*»*» j-ca' os At t ok.tibu* ant» 2:30 7:00 n a ra m Leave* Bufinla 8.50 am Arrive* in Macon from Allan's 3:40 pm Arrive* in Macou trotn Columbw* 7:26 p m Arrive* tn Macon from Eufaula 6:10 pm ssa’ira.. jsj; Arrive* in Katvntou 1165 pm Leaves Au.um* 8:05 p m .Aaiivcsin Augusu a m in. R«iin**d, sSTwJ,. .w,h M i : «*" tential Mopping only a whole station*, poMengcrs for half etat.on* connot on or put off. •'•xor. r»torMilleAgeville and Eatonion "V * n Ta5r*”“ h 8t J d*^fy, mru ..j ron» yV 8u’^Uy« ILUAM exeopted. Rogers. Gas era! I m V I, 9 ■JKi - , $ 1 ^ 35 ^ (with latest improvements,) rou 20 yiaks thk Standard of Excellence throughout the world. If you It*ink of buying n Sewing Madiin* it will pay you to ex., mine lie recor Is of Hone now in use and profit by exjiciiv re.— The Wlieelcr & Wilson stands alone ns the only Ughf Rnn iiiaj? Machine, using the fury Hook, making a Lock MHch alike on both sides of tbs fabric . sewed. All shuttle machines w »te fewer in drawing ilm shuttle buck after the stitch is tomieu brni 'ing double wear and strain up on both machine and operator, hence while other machine* rapidly wear out, the D heeler k Wilson lasts :« life time, ai d proves an economical lllVCHt men*. Do nut believe all ■ li.it is promised by so called ‘‘cheap” inachiiits you should require proof that ye.rs of us* have tested their value. Money once linown aw y can¬ not lie recovered. Send tor circular.*-. Machines sold on easy le ms or monthly payments i. ken. Old machines put in or,I r o received in ex elm n WIIBKLGR & WILSON MF’S CO’S OFFI CF,S: Savannah, Augtuta, Macon and C>,Iambus (}■». W. li CLEVES, Gen. Agt, Savannah (la A lig i r 1. if J. F K I E Z E, Osilmiot linker,' ST., SPAUTA, GA. II I 1 AS on liiiinl a full supply of now and ele g nit Furniture consisting of Fine Ma¬ Jliir»"li* wiih nimble tops, I’arlor lied room Se s. Clmirs Ifocking Chairs, Stands, kc., Jte Kxten wliioli ion lie is Tallies, "fluting Lounges,' , t 0 the at very reduced rat* s. Umm Carefully Done. My sell cuetomr rs will p’easo l»e ir in mind Hint only for CASH. FerSm.* watting in my lii c arc rt*8pi ctlully invited to mid examine mv stock. I c«n give yon BARGAIN. J. lltlLZL August Iti 1873. 1 A r rv L T. MARKWALTER’S lliii'ble Works, AUGUSTA...... ...... GEORGIA M plnineet etc., AR.iL/, designed the Monuments. a* d i xrouted, Tombstones from etc. tbe to most elabieate, in the best style aud a ih* low* »t rest. AH work for the R- intry R- i) carefully taxed and delivered at the pot free of charge, nov 1ft '73 ly. GILDING AND LOOKINQ GLASS ESTABLISHMENT. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY rpilERE | LOOKING IS NO OCCASION GLASSES TO SEND PIC¬ your aLd TURE FRAMES to the North, or elsewhere to be r* guilt when they can be done by the subscriber AS WELL and at as low price* for the Mine wmk u* in any place in the United 8ta:«*s No matter how mui h the frame* at« detaeed or the onminents broken off, they c»n be ma te to to k a » welt as new. AU he wants is a trial and he guar nuiees satisfaction, lie has engaged Mr. J. J. Browne a* his 4oreiauu and head workman, who is well known to be one of the best in the country. Ab kinds of Gilt nn d o her i or nice* made to order. N.*ne u*cmL * S:nd ou y0ur work atlll y OU W i !| bc WeU j t when done. (.Ft). € ft 4 TFA - ,0 * Brood tn . Augusta. Ga. , ^.shedi’oh „ 11. ".ad fenSu French ’ *pril 18 5m. -. w. m. vk»dkkt. *. t. vkhdery. ‘ W *’ M ,W VFPUFRY ,Lrutni £ “ OUHO, ' MismctCttM of U HflflDC U U K CACU oAohi DllilflO uLlNDSi w i 1 J ) Moldinp-c Pickpf riLKei Foncmo* rtRCIDg. Scroll Work, Laths and Lumber. Bcr,,-ha. n nr .,„ 1 , n . _Geo ^ . : . r ^ JOHX slllfl.lts, isrnt, Sparta. - hfSrsfjSfo f RESPECTFULLY a*ku / m yold frieods eoived fo fiKfxrss , 1 :. their money. Paul made tents l help to tuild house* I still rremh n to « the ne peep!- marT-ffm W. M TF.ERY. ----------—_ ;rj,2 n , OT *, ' s» No chatg. uutil divotco tn-in e*J Audroee. Xi. HOUSE, AtCy, 194 Broadway N. Y >- oT . ls?d. 8«, * Fr« ill t its V'nveriy Ma.nzhie I' O 1 X l> »y j. a. At the close of a lnv-c'y day in June, ahouldeis, two tiaiellers, with knapsacks on their wcie slowly wending their way a'ong a lonely and unfrequented n mi. From their looks one would judge know that in they were quite at a loss to just what section of the coun¬ try they were. “I say, Frank,” said the taller of the two, a daik haired and rather stern h-okin4 tuan, ‘I’ve an idea we are on tl c wrong road. Instead ot going fo Alton, I believe we are taking au op po j tc direction.’ ‘Perhaps you arc right, Wait, and we in other .f 10 'TJfl, words, lost. “"'"if But >'«.circle, of course we will come to some sort t>f a habitation before loop. You know the old saying that ‘it’s a long lauC that hasn’t a turn and I think this is the longest one 1 ever traveled before coming to a turn. If 1 were not so confoundedly tiicd and . ,lun 1 d , hiugh , folly „„ . S r y* at oui m at tempting such a wild-goose chase as to foot it through this wilderness, instead 0 f wa j,j n g lor the old coach. Well, W,1 * t .. to . be , Will . be and , 8 ; we may as well continue , on ; the end’s .somewhere, probably.’ Poor Frank Gilbert did look tired. Ilia powers of endurance were not as gioat as those ol his cotnpauion. Al 'Itfcugh nearly as tall, he was more slightly built. Iu looks lie was the very counterpart of his companion, Waite: Gray, having br ght blue eyes and light hair. The two friei ds hud been spending several walks in travel ing tbtough somoni tltc Western States and weic now hotuewaid hound. The pleasant little village of Alton they wire trying to reach, hcfoic dark, as it was there intention to take the cars from there catly on the following morn ing. ‘Hulloa, Wait, here’s the furn !’ joy lully exclaimed Frank. Aud indeed it was the turn, and the end. too. Juat a little way before them, at the termi¬ nus of the road, stood a low l,>g cabin, 4 so completely coveted with creeping plants that it seemed a part of the wood itself. The door stood invitingly open, arid our tired traYeilcis eagerly bent their steps toward it. Arriving at the door, their knock was instantly answer ed by an old Degress. As Frank was u-ually spokesman, lie civally asked permission to rest awhile, and also ob¬ tain something to eat, for they wdio very hungty Lor' and tired. ‘Oh, bless you, mat .in, it’s a sore time * -no !■''HIffpiiiit I li ask little missy.’ 1 he ohl woman left the room, and . won returned, accompanied by a child scarce ten years old, who seemed near ly stricken with grief; great tears stood iu her large blue eyes, aud the tremor of the sivi ct child lips she tried hard to ; -oppress. She listened quietly to Franks repeated request, aud, turning to the old uegress, said : ‘Auntio, give the gcutlcmen some¬ thing to cat.’ Going to a large closet in the room, she took out a couple of snowy towels, aud, placing them beside a large basin ou a side table, directedjhe gent'emeu to a little spring back ol the huUeo.aud then !cft them. Frank and Walter, glad enough to get rid of some ot iheir dust and dirt, bathed their bauds and laces in the cool water from the spring ; after per¬ forming their ablutions, they lingered awhile fast watching the sun’s rays, which and were wondered disappearing in the West, why it was that such a beautiful, delicate child should be liv¬ ing in such au out-of the way place. A summon to supper caused them to reserve their comments till some other tituo. A well filled table greeted their astonished eyes; snowy bread, slices of pink bam, a plate of honey in the comb, dt licate cakes and preset ves, and, above all, the finest of datnank f r a cloth, and old china and solid silver. They could not help expressing their astonishmenn iu look*, and the old negress noticing if, aud iterpreting it rightly, sail : ‘Ah, roa.^a, die is a poor placi for such tings, but tie day has been when dey was in derc propa places, and my young missus wasn’t here iu de woods, aud j>oor Miss Nettio dyin’ ob tie fever in her.’ And the old negress clasped her hands, and comwcuccd rocking " back and forth. At tbc name of Nettie, Walter Grey i started and turned pale. r ' was a ? ,ent on : ; only th / confused murmur of votccs from an ad joining room, and a smothered sob from the old Dcgreas, was heard. Frank, bc ing of a sociable nature,and pityiDg tbe o]A woman - V'f f t asked her if her mis tre*s was very ill. chile, *be is berry sick, and ^e re is o“e to get do doctor till de morrow comes * cine. Having Frank studied and practiced medt* offered his services. His offer was instantly cut short by a joyful exclamation from the old womau, who said: , T Lor • blew .. . y<j«, „„ masaa, T I be . .. i«vo the , good Lor just uooe sent you here in de hour of our tribbilation ! Come right iu de room wid me F And, ; opening ^ a d ,, 0fro , itt them , te ‘ lim ,a ‘ The room, a large one, contained lit tie furniture beside the bed. on which e : ** er ^°^ eD »“i } '* ,r d ', to8 u "^ *ed on * l fr P 1 ** 0 * 5 surrounding her face like “ * a ha , 0 . th<J Ught of reasOQ hj(d from her beautiful blue eves ; her tins parched by fever, were muttering b> th.boici.ib»— A single glaDce. and Frank returned to the room he ha l just left, and, taking a SIa oJi cage of aedicine freon bis kuap- Hack, ru'urr.etl to tlie aide of the sick girl. lie sent Hie old negress to Hie spring or soil e cool water, and, bath¬ ing her head, administered a powerful opiate. He thru seated himself to watch its effect. In a vhort tine she was asleep, and he left her to the care of tl e old ne gross, the bidding her call him as soon as invalid awoke. Walter Grey hail become somewhat impatient at his comrad's (to him) long stay in the sick room, and, when he did make his appearance, asked him what they were going to do, as they were eigbt miles from their destination, and the evening was fast slipping away. \ ‘Stay-here to night,’ was the answer. ‘I shall not go till that poor girl is bet tei, or they can have a physician come to attend her properly. Wait, it is too bad ! The poor thing has only that old woman and little girl to rare for her. ‘Isn’t there any one near whom they can get ?’ said Walter iu surpiise. ‘No; it seems not; their nearest neighbors are ill—some o* them with the same disease—typhoid fever,’ he added, gravely. ‘But Wait, if you are afraid of taking the disease, perhaps you had better go on—although I shall miss you, old fellow.’ ‘Afraid 1 J afraid of catching it ? Frank, if i had a mother and sister, as you have, rerliap6 I’d go ; but there is none to drop a single tear over my grave And, besides, I’ve become quite interested in yjur patient and her little sister It is curious,’ he musingly said, •where have l seen that little child ‘i I feel an instinct that somehow we have met before.’ He sudden’y ceased speaking, for before him she stood, and asked il they would please stay that night. There was no resistin': that plcA(liu<; tone and look, even if they hal decided other¬ wise, and Walter said : ‘Certainly S tying we will.’ thus, lie gently drew her to his side. Frank laid his hand on her hair, and said that he trusted her would be better in the morning. child gave him a grateful look, which was more expressive than words W possibly be. isliing to divert her mind from her trouble, Walter commenced to with her, and ufter awhile, asked what be should call her. ‘Lillian Stanton,’ was the reply. Scarcely had the child ceased speak when an exclamation from Wal¬ lips caused Frank to look into his ‘Walter ; its deathly palor startled him. arc you ill? What is the ?* Hr- rrlTTitl huu Iiaru, «HU, pluuiug his trembling hands on little Lilli face, was eagerly scrutinizing it ’ ‘Little one,’ he at last said, -was home once in Yirgiuia ou the ol the Potomac V ‘Yes,’ was the reply, ‘Had you a sister Annette ?’ ‘Yes; and I liavo her uow, liut she sick O my darling siste She will a !’ And Lillian begau 2 cry bit Walter snatched Hie child and seated on his kneo, tried to soothe her l’oor Frank was mystified ; such iu his friend be could uot ac¬ count for ; but he waited patiently lor the explanation he knew would come.’ 'Fiank, the only woman 1 ever loved lies in yonder room, ill, perhaps dying.’ There were tears in the strung man’s •I ami his lips trembled a« he added, atn ‘Nay,’ going to her.’ sleeping, slid Frank, ‘not now—sbe is and everything depends on her being kept perfectly quiet; wait till she awakes, and iheu you can see her, bot she must not see you ; any ex citjment might kill her. I’ll do all 1 can, and tbe rest we must lcavo with God.’ ‘Amen!’ was the fervent response, ‘Frank, I will tell you all. When 1 was about eighteen years old, my moth cr’s health became very poor, and tbc physician advised me* to take her far tber north for a change, hoping it would benefit her. We were living in my old home in Alabama at that tin c. Well,we got as far as Virginia, when we were obliged to stop ; she could go no far *kcr ; in a little while she was dead, During the few weeks she lived, a family by tbe name of Stanton were ver y kind to ns. doing all in their pow * r to soothe her last hours. The fami ly consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Stanton and their three children. Harry was a genuine Virginian, proud aod high spirited, and his sister Nettie had tbe same disposition, only she was more gentle. The youngest, this child, was a little babe. ‘Well, I laved Nettie as l loved my Bfc—and my love was returned.— Month after month 1 lingered by her side content. Lovers quarrels we bad not, until just a little while before the t' me set for ®y departure Lad atrived. U -a » tittle thing; bott were u b.ame, but pride kept U3 from acknowl edging keeps our fault. Frank, if ever pride you from confessing a fault, put it under your beel, and crush it as you would a serpent, or it will stin<» y you as 8 l.. has . ' ® mt* « . ‘One evening, feeling a little vexed by some girlish nonesense on her xUhLl\l nart I called her ,ur2rs.X£S2? a heartless flirt. GoJ tn son for calling her so ; she retaliated by calling me a coward ; I was too an¬ g«7 to answer, and left her. The next t i» ^*PPJ, I „L ef ‘ without bidding any 1 “ one good bM ; by. ‘It took bt>t a few months for me to crush my pride sufficiently to see how wrong 1 was, aod night and day trav¬ elled until I stood once more at tbe door ol my Nettic’a home. I knocked ; a stranger answered my summons ; 1 teked for tbe family. ‘ ‘Goae,’ was the reply. Stanton ‘Inquiry told me that Mr. and Mrs. and llavry wero ‘sleeping the *leep that knowa no waking here.’—- 1 hey had died of that ferritic scourge cho era. Nettie and her little sister werp goue none knew where ; and, owing Nettie’s fo the rascality of an uncle of they were nearly penniless. ‘Frank, may the good God forbid that you should suffer as I tlid then. 1 have found them ut last, alter many but weary years—found my darling Nettie, He only to lose her.’ ceased speaking as the door open¬ ed, and, at the words, ‘She am awake,’ Frank instantly arose and leit the room. lie found his patient still deliriua.— Very, very ill indeed was poor Nettie, aud Frank knew there would be a bard struggle his ere grim death would loosen hold on that beautiful girl; he felt that it was but a little way across the Aver, and already the boatman seemed Jrs waiting, l’oor Walter si ffered terribly lie stood by her side, and saw tbe ravages disease had made. Frank had called him in, fearing tho time would be short, iudeed, for him to sec her. All during the night they watched ; tbe gray dawn came ; still the fever raged, bhe raved iucessautly of her childhood's home, of her lost ones, and again and again would the name of Walter leave her lips, bogging him to come back, and not leave her alone. Ouly those who have goue through it all nan know what Waltor suffered. As the day slowly passed away, Frank knew it would uot be many hours be¬ fore the change w..uld come—whether tor life or death, God only knew. About six o’clock, the gill commenc¬ ed to ha7c fitful snatchrs of sleep, and at uine she sank into a lethargy! As they watched her, they noticed her lace growing whiter and whiter. Frank took a spoon, and, ti ling it with brandy, waited until the siek girl moved, and then gave it toiler; the opened her eyes in an instant, closed them again aud was soon asleep. Frank glanced at his watch; the fateful midnight hour had passed, and death bad not yet claimed its own. Not a sound disturbed the silence of the room ; and still tho fick girl sleept on. Once more dawn bad come ; the lit¬ tle birds were twittering in each leafy tree, and when, a little later, they burst forth in joyful sounds, chautiug their notes ol praise, the sick girl opened her the light of reason again shining them Seeing the strange face of Frank near, she looked bewildered ; he motioned to little Lillian to near. She knew her. ‘Thank God ! She will live !’ was all ~hl. Slowly turniug, her head on the pillow, caught a glimpse of Walter’s face. ‘Walter !’ burst from her lips. Iu an instant lie was beside her ; liis were around her ; no words were they knew all was f’orgiv Thus we will lcavo them. ‘The lost was found.’ * - Effect* ut Awlies andl.inie. 1’lace a piece of iron or steel in damp and it will soon c. rrodc with ru*t. Place the iron or steel iu lime and the rust will disappear. small grain where a brush-piic log-heap has been burned, or where liberal dtossing of ashes lias been and there will be rank growth that will probably fall down and never Sow the grain where the lime has been applied to the soil, and the grain will grow with stout, Btifl and plump, hard heads that ma¬ ture well. Ashes cause a rank growth of the herbaceous part of tbe plants, such ns leaves, straw and grass ; limo induces a growth ol the woody part of plants, and the grain or lruit. Ashes stimu late heavy mmk, and rich or virgin soils. They appear to disintegrat e or make available what is already in the soil. They seem to act specially on barn vegetable mold and mauures from the yard. Apply them to the most offensive pile ol compost and they will render it inodorous and worthless as a fertilizer, tbeir effect being that of re¬ leasing tbe ammonia from the compost. Ashes used with a decaying compost heap of decaying vegetable matter would be wasted—worse than wasted —as they render the compost inert as a fertilizer. Applied to an offensive sink, sewer or cesspool, they servo an excellent purpose as & disinfectant.— They promote the growth of grass and forage especially, proving very valua¬ ble on low lands; will stimulate trees, etc., to vigorous growth when the soil is strong. They exhaust strong soils and injure poor one*. Lime improves poor soils, especially sandy ones, but rendering them more compact and capable of retaining fer¬ tility when applied. As a promoter of he«lth and vigor in apple trees it is one of the best applications that can bc made to the soil. Lime may bc ap¬ plied with benefit on most soils and many plants, but it is ot special value to while the apple tree and strawberry plant, ashes ate valuable on heavy or rich soils for the grosser feeding of plnots, such as our native plums and currant bushes.— Cor. Horticulturist, - -» ♦ «— Mrs. Van Cott says that in one of her prayer meetings a negro brother prayed: de “Oh Lord, Sister send dy angel to pin wings on Bancot's dat she may fly troo de world preaehin’ de everlastia’ Gospel.’’ And one added t; Lord gtve wings on her shoulders, too, or the preaching will have no ef¬ fect, lor she’ll fly upside down.” W boever . h*s through . , much ol gone life roust remember that he has thrown away a great deal of useless tin •-.xtice.-s npi;n wbat wis rourh wor.x in apprehension than in rcafity. NO. 21, The Hook . Ciiiivusser. BY 4OSII HILLINGS. About £ jenrs ago, while at dinner with my family, i $ t informed thii thare War a gentleman in tbc parlor who niu^t set: tne imegiately on very impoitunt b'/.Zncss. Hastening froth the table, i ft unfl myself in the presence ov a plainly drest but very nervous man, who in¬ formed me that lie waz canvas-iug mi listriet for the sale of Doctor Krastus Spignot’3 m vv work, entiilod the “Nor¬ mal Ciuulnsbun uv the Blood.” I at once informed the man that J did not want the work. lie then begun a loug nckount ov its value and ifiVportatise to every htnuaff being, when i broke iu upon his elo¬ quence hi repeating ‘‘that i did uot want the book/’ He continued by telling mo that no library would be kofrtpletc Without it.' Again i dcklared in the fhoet pO'satiff terms “ that i did not want the work.” At this point the stranger seated himself in a chair, and deliberately drew the book in question out ov hiz satchel, and infoimed me that no gen¬ hh'i tleman to whom he had offered failed at once to subscribe. Growiug despeiatc. i deklarod in the most euipbatick tones “that i vVould not hav the book at any price.” hiz Rising from and, hiz throwing chair; he it took o'pif overcut, carelessly on the sola, struck an attitude, and for ten minnits gave the, most glov^ih’g aokount ot the cirkulaishun ov the blud and the anatomy ov man that i eirer listened to. I once more assured him; iff a be¬ seeching manner, “that i did. not wffut the book.’’ Seating himself again in the chair/ and wiping the drops of prrspirashcu from hi.7 brow, lie ”‘ent back to the' days of Adam and live, and for hnff an hour talked az no human ever talked before on the vaiious diseazes, the human sistim Was subject to, clo'sing up with a vivid recital ov the citkula blud. Again i insisted upon it that the book would bc ov no use to me, and that i would not hav it. Springing from hiz seat, with fh6 book in his hand and his eyOs flushing firo, and hiz whole tnanner intense, lie began to sbo foe its kotitents, eoui inencing at the title-page. 1 saw at last that it was wiiss tha'rf madness to resist enny longer, so i sub for the book, consoling miself tho refleeshuu that if i ever had book to sell miself i would Lave it in buumu p^llUtJe The more i think ov it, i nfo so do* litcil with tlio pious energy and long ov thu book canvasser, that i wouldn’t think ov selling a book cuny way lie iz a man whom yu can’t escape enny more than yu can your own shad ; ho follows hiz viktirn ‘like a ghost hangs around him griuning like an The only way to got rid ov him iz to subskribo at onec, and lot him go for the next plicllow. Tbo shaving sopc man and the life insurance agent are very good in their way, but they don't kompare with the book canvasser for lively work any more than the pensive cockroach duz to the red hot uius&ecto, They steal on yu like a kat oil a mouse, when yu aint looking for them, and, like the fly in the spider's web* the more yu tri to git out the further yu git in. I luV the book cocvasscr now ; hiz words are like bunny in the comb, and liis logic is like swe t ile, and though he may sell me a book i don’t want, and wont hav, thare iz real plitfn rn tbo way he duz it. • 1 subscribe now, at least once a year, for sum kind ov a book that i never look into, with a titlo az long az tbe tail ova Kite, just bekause th6 bdok can vasser iz so polite and so utterly impos¬ sible to git rid ov.— N. V. Weekly. Cost of Lfqtior. John ltuskio lately undertook to im¬ press a wholesale lesson of temperance sembled on some before English working people as¬ him, and to aid their imaginations in grasping the enormity of the evil he made these calculations: That 1,500,000 acres of the land of tho United Kingdom is “occupied in supplying the means of getting drunk.’’ This is more than all the arable land of Scotland. But this is not the worst of it. The produce of this land after be¬ ing manufactured into drink is sold to the poop'e—the spirits at the rate of “twenty, shillings seven shillings and six pence for two worth, and the brtr at the rate of two shillings lor three pence half penny worth. In other words the sum spent by the people lor liquors is one hundred and fifty six million of pounds of which one hun¬ dred millions are profits.— Index. Alex. II. Stevens is Secretary and Treasurer of a baseball club, and oc easionally gobbles op a “hot ball” in an emergency .—Advertiser <b Repub* /icon. Brothers, don’t try fo mislead tho public. A. U. Stevens is a farmer by profession and resides in Jefferson county .—Ncxcs dt daimer. The current value of a woman in Eastern Africa is two cows, AtNiblo’a it’s only two calves, This is a good time to plant cats. The cat should bc prepared with a boot jack, revolver, or some other uten sit, and then plant uDder a plum UMfl||H| tree, If you havc^t got a plum any where,- FI* r,t atl <Ury JPr',