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SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1877.
Gems of Thought.
All is fine that is fit.
Talking pays no toll.
Tell not all you know.
Business is tlie salt, of life.
Out of debt, out of danger.
Think of ease and work on.
Lucky men need no counsel.
Poverty is an evil counsellor.
Rood men are a public good.
The more wit the less courage.
Spare to speak, spare to spare.
For mad words have deaf ears.
Idle folks have the most labor.
Wealth is known best by want.
Hope is a workingman’s dream.
Wine and youth are lire upon tire.
By wisdom peace, by pence plenty.
We hate delay, yet it makes us wise.
Use soft words and hard arguments.
The easiest way to dignity is humility.
Some are very busy and yet die noth
ing.
I Be you ever so liigh, the law is above
you.
| A nod from a lord is a breakfast for u
I fool.
j One ounce of discretion is wortli a pound
; Of Wit.
Wo are bound to be honest but not to
be rich.
I Beauty is potent, but money is ornnip
-1 otent.
A deceitful peace is more hurtful than
open war.
A spur in the head is worth two in
j-i ur heel.
Where necessity pinches, boldness is
prudence.
When the horse is stoic, you shut the
stable dour.
Wealth is not his who gets it, but his
who enjoys it.
We m ver know the worth of water till
the well is dry.
The less wit a man has, the less he
knows lie wants it.
When you meet with a fool, pretend
business to get rid ol him.
An Oil Story.
“Want an item?”
“What is it?” we inquired.
“I’ve got the dumdost item you ever
hern lull on. I struck an ile well on uiy
lease Monday, an’ she flowed a stream of
ile one hundred feet high straight, up for
half at. hour. Then she kinder died
down. One of my drillers was standing
over the hole when she suddenly squirted
again, an’ blast my eyes if it didn’t take
that driller right up with it. The stream
was a powerful one, you see, an’ he went
up one hundred feet. You’ve seen those
little halls as dance about on tup of those
little spurting Ibuiituins such as they have
in the cities?”
”Yes.”
“Waal, that’s the way this thing acted
and there’s that air driller right upon
top of that o e hundred Cut co umn of
crude ile, and he’s daueing about like
chaff in a tanning mill. W hat do you
think of that un?”
“ilow long has ho been up there?”
“About four days and four nights.”
“He must be very hungry by this time.
Doesn’t be come down to get something
to eat?”
“Why, we uns just put. a plate of bash
in this stream of ile and ii takes it up to
him, you see. Anil it’s mighty handy, as
he finds his victuals already greased, an'
he doesn’t need any butter.”
“But lie must have frozen to death by
this time.”
“Whj, man, we've sent him upon the
same stream, bed and bedding, a small
stove an’wood, an’ we're going to build
him a small house, and then he can live
there as comfortable as a prince.”
His face was as innocent of deceit as a
piece of tanned leather, and when be
asked to have bis name put down as a
deadhead subscriber lor information be
had given, we didn’t have the heart to
hurt his feelings.
A Tarantula Tale.
A party of Sacramcntans returned
home last evening from a trip to the
mountains, bringing with them two do r
skins, one wild cat skin and a few other
trophies, including two tarantulas—dead
ones. They hud a little incident attend
ing the transportation ol these specimens
which occasioned considerable alarm. It
occurred in Cache creek canon, on Wed
nesday, as they were returning home.
The tarantulas, for lack of a bettor recep
tacle, were inclosed in a cigar box when
caught, about, ten days ago, and this box
Carefully tied up, was deposited beneath
the seat of the vehicle. While they were
jolting through the canon the seat slip
ped, and the two men occupying it found
themselves dropped suddenly into the
bottom of the wagon. One of them struck
the cigar box, crashed it, and immedi
ately felt that something had hurt him.
A glance showed him that he was resting
on the tarantulas, and with a yell ol 'l’m
stung! I’m stung!' he jumped from the
wagon, and dashing his hands behind
him, as though desirous of lilting himself
out of his boots, lie bounded wildly along
the road, then turned and made for tho
wagon, shouting to his amazed and alarm
ed companions: “Whisky! quick! 1 m
dying! Why don’t you hurry?” The
other three men —there were four in the
party —reached simultaneously for the
demijohn, broke off tho cork in their
haste to pull it out, and in an effort to
knock oil the neck of the demijohn, to
save time, broke the entire concern, and
nearly all the contents were lost. About
a pint of the liquid was saved, however,
ami without saying as much as “Here’s
luck’’ the party that was bitten swallowed
it. Soon be began to foil better, and
eventually felt so remarkably well that it
was evident the poison had been forced
to succumb. Then the Work ot straight
ening up the contents of the wagon was
commenced and the tarantula box was
carefully lifted out and examined, when
behold I the ‘bugs’ were found perfectly
lifeless, and so dry and stiff that it was
evident that they had been dead more
than twenty-four hours, while a couple ol
tacks iu the broken cover ol the box con
veyed a very good hint as to the nature
oftue injury wbieb the bold hunter had
suffered.
Wit and Humor.
“But your lips on ice,” is the latest
slang.
Adam missed one of the luxuries of
life. He couldn’t laugh in bis sleeve,
“I’m ruined,” said the old woman,
when her house was on tire; “but it a
cold night, and / may as will warm,
myself.''
From a boy’s composition on liens: “I
cut my Uncle William’s lieu’s head off
with a hatchet, and it seared her to
death.”
A fellow in New Orleans is said to
eaten a box of castile soap to get rid ol
freckles, lie still has a few on bis lace,
but inside be isn’t freckled a bit.
A witness on the stand, in reply to a
question as to what the character of Mr.
B was for truth and veracity: “Well
I should say (bat lie handles truth very
carelessly.”
Speaking of dancing, a clergyman bits
the nail on the bead with the remark (ha
“peon e usually do more barm with their
tongues that their toes.”
The little boy says, hornets are armed
with briars.
Mrs. Partington says she means to hear
one bacchanalian sermon before all the
college commencements are over.
The girl of the period, who is no bigger
round than a candle, must have a taper
waist.
An old man's advice to a young man is,
“Don't love two girls at once.” Love is
a good thing, but it. is like butter in warm
weather—it won't do to have too much
on hand at once.
“Going for the bottom facts,” is what
the conscientious Brooklyn mother calls
it, when she slippers her eldest tor fixing
clothes pins on pussy’s tail.
Excited wife to her husband.—“Do
you not admit that woman has a mission?”
Cool husband—“ Yes, my dear, .-be lias
—//iiiission-” Great confusion in the
domestic circle, and the husband calls on
the family surgeon for a plaster for his
head.
Wo know a shrewd farmer who made a
fortune cultivating weeds. They were a
widow’s.
A youngster who had been stung by a
bee told luh father that he had kicked a
Lee tliat had a splinter in bis tail.
“What a goose 1 am! Why, I ain’t
oven married!”
“40 years a maiden,
1 year a wife;
2 mouths a mother,
And that took her life.”
Yes! he’s as lively as a fiddle string,
and about as fat.
The man who made a shoe for the foot
of the mountain is now engaged on a hat
for the head of a discourse.
A schoolmaster in a neighboring town
wishing to discover the talents of _ bis
scholars for geography, asked one of the
youngest of them what State he lived in.
To which the boy rep,ied, “A state of sin
and misery.”
How can a man bo at once fast, loose,
and tight.
Why is a faithful printer like an ardent
lover? Because lie “sets up” a great
deal, and employs ari occasional “em
brace.”
A bachelor, according to the latest
definition, is a man who has lost the op
portunity of making a woman miserable.
Two desperadoes, known as the Mitch
ell brothers, broke jail at San Bernardino
California, by the execution of a skillful
sham. When the jailor took in supper
to the desperadoes about dusk one even
ing, they presented a wooden revolver at
his head and made him surrender the
keys, when they bound him and effected
their escape, ft was whittled out of a
pine plank, about the length of a C,lt,
and stained walnut color. I lie cylinder
is a piece of zinc coiled into proper shape
and some of the same metal, with vidam
ous holes in it, represent the chambers.
The border difficulties between the
United States and Mexico are becoming
extremely complicated, and indicate trou
ble between the two nations.
Why They Often Fail.
Young tnen often fail to get on in the
world because they neglect, small oppor
tunities. Not being faithful in little
things, the) nrc not piomotud to the
charge of greater things. A y oung man
who gets a subordinate situation some
times thinks it is not necessary for him to
give it much attention, lie will wait
until lie gets a place of responsibility, and
then will show people what be cm do.
This is a very great mistake. Whatever
his situation may be, be should master
it in all its details, and perform all its
duties faithfully, The habit of doing his
work thoroughly and conscientiously is
most likely to enable a young man to
make bis way. With this habit a person
of only ordinary abilities would outstrip
one ol greater talents who is iu the habit
of slighting subordinate matters. But.
after all, the me re adoption by a young
mmi of t his great essential rule ot success
shows him to be possessed ot
abilities.
General News.
Oregon lias acquired seven thousand
immigrants this year.
Three professional train thieves have
been bagged at Camilla.
The Crawfordville Democrat is non
committal on the capitoi question.
Meriwether county is brimming over
witli peach brandy and poetry.
The Athens manufacturing company
have suspended—for a few days.
A telegraph wire man, while at work
at Long View last week was killed by
lightning.
There are 991 lighthouse keepers em
ployed by the United .States, at a cost of
$694,000 per annum.
It is said Mr. Rich, on the Lampkin
farm, Floyd county, will make one thous
and gallons of sorghum this year.
Rome lias received up to date since
September I, 187(1, thirty-two thousand
six hundred and thirty-nine bales of l
cotton.
Candidates for the Legislature are
cropping out so as to be in ample time lor
tho December elections.
Two hundred and thirly-sevon births
a id eigl y deaths in Harris cot nty last
year, itiey have no faith in lUalthus
there.
The sign of a firm in Tulbotton is:
“Come in: we are glad to see you. How
are your folks?”
Three million head of sheep, valued at
sß,Ot.'G,Out), were destroyed by dogs and
wolves in the United Statet last year.
Several of the counties of North Texas
have established poor farms, which
so far been operated with profit.
Talboiton has started anew mil eral
spring, and is going to convert, an ocl
factory into a hotel. Hurrah for outcr
pri>a !
It bis been ascertained by experience
that tor every I ntliuii killed in warfare,
by our troops, the expanse to tin treasury
is about $ ,UOO.
The number of brewers engaged in the
I oiled .States in the manufacture of ler
meii'ed liquors, during 187(1, numbered
3 239, and they produced an aggregate
of 9, .00,000 barrels of beer.
Queen Yi< toria goes walking in a short,
dark petticoat; the heels of her loots arc
not n .11 an in,tit high, the soles are broad
and thick, and they are never blacked.
It is is estimated that about nine mill
ion ol (Jen. Washington's chairs have
been exhibited since the sea on of cen
tennial exhibitions began.
The annual report of the national asso
ciate iol Mexican war survivor- shows
that I! 780 are living. Congress will avail!
be petitione ! for pensions.
An dibit is being made on behalf o r
some of the Indians of Miami county,
Jnd., to have a 1 taxos heretofore paid by
thorn refunded, on tho ground that as the
tribal relations are still maintained, their
property is not taxable.
During the last ton years 1,1.75 persons
have been killed, and 21,827 maimed in
the streets of London by vehicles of one
kind ot another, but lor the most part by
light carts and cabs. The mini! or killed
last, '.ear was ISO, v.bile 2,740 were
maimed.
The bop yield this year in the State of
New York is the largest on record, and
and is of excellent quality. It increases
in quantity yeurly, and is expected to be
come a very profitable crop. The demand
for hops increases with the growing liking
fir lager beer.
Social Status of Children.
Children art; not suppressed as they
once wore. We seldom bear now the
words once so common: Let them be
seen and not heard.” ’1 here may be
some doubt whether this change is a gain
or a loss. But it is not at all certain that
this enlarging of liberty involves arty in- |
crease of appreciation. Ihe foldings and j
experiences and thoughts of children are j
probably as much misunderstood or disre- 1
gardod now as they ever wore, only wo !
take less trouble to repress them. It is
a very common notion that their ex
periences ate of little consequence
Their grief may be deep, wo say, but it
soon passes away. They are _ easily
moved to tears, but smiles come just as
easily. Their feelings are readily excited
NUMBER 39.
and easily dissipated. So we judge that
their experiences are so varied and
volatile that it is of little consequence
what the character of these experiences
are, But in this we have not judged
wisely. Their natures are so sensitive
and so impressible that even these
rapidly-changing moods leave theirmark.
And it is indeed a wise provision that
their feelings are so easily diverted. For
if their moods should abide with them, as
they do with older people, it would per
manently and often disastrously affect
their characters. Even as it is, these
changing moods leave their mark- Every
are remembers the joys and griefs and
bitter disappointments of childhood more
vividly t ban any other in bis file.— Zion's
Herald.
A schoolmaster, after giving one of
bis scholars a sound drubbing for.speaking
bad grammar, sent him to the other end
of the room to inform another buy ho
wished to speak to him, at tlie same time
promising to repeat the dose if he spoke
to him ungrammatically. The youngster
quite satisfied with what be had received
determined to bo exact, and thus ad
dressed hisfel.ow-puptl: “There is a com
mon substantive, oftlie masculine gender
singular number, nominative case, and in
angry mood, that sits perched upon the
eminence trt the other side of the room,
wishing to articulate a few sentences to
you in the [(resent tense.”
Mrs. Morris, a woman Justice of the
l’eace in Wyoming Territory, heard a
case of scandalous character, in which
her husband was defendant. She sen
tenced him to be hanged by the neck un
til he was dead, and was anxious to have
the sentence carried into effect at once,
until the attorneys explained to her that
she was sitting simply as an examining
Court. She then held him in bonds of
eighteen million collars to await the ac
tion of the grand jury, and said site would
shoot the first man that attempted to
raise the sureties.
In Trigg county Kentucky, last Sun
day, the llcv. Tilman l'crkins, of the
Methodist Church, colored, whi e baptis
ing a burly, two-hundred-pound convert
in a creek, let his subject go to the bot
tom. 'i l.e recipient of the rite, notliini'
and muted, ro e to the surface shouting, ai <1
seizing the administrator by the wai-t
paid him in kind for bis services. Perk
ins was rescued from his unhappy dilem
ma by the intervention of a number of
the brethren, when they all came up nut
of the water together.
Many a man, raised from poverty and
obscurity to wealth and honor, can tra<e
his rise to civility; it is sure to reproduce
itself in others, and lie who is always po
lite will lie sure to get, at least, as much
as lie gives. We believe it was Macaulay
who defined politeness as Lenevolcnc in
small things. The French, who arc noth
ing utdess satirical, declare politeness to
be the zero of friendship’s thermometer.
They have mosquitos on the St. John’s
river, and sotnet tncs they are so ravenous
as even to interfere with the religious
meetings. During the late session of the
Presbytery at Palatka, a minister, while
occupying the pulpit, was so forcibly at
tacked by the mosquitos that he was com
pelled to pronounce the benediction, and
dismiss the congregation rather hurriedly.
What excuse can there be for unwind
rooms, when air is so cheap and free?
There is death in unaired chauiLers.
Better a swarm of flies or a cloud of dust;
better frost or snow in room, than those
intolerable smells. The first thing in the
morning, when you are ready to go down
stairs, throw open your windows, take
apart the clothing of your bed, and let
the air blow through it as hard as it will.
“Sir!” exclaimed a long-suffering Bul
ling ton creditor, whose patience was en
tirely exhausted, “Sir, I have sent you
no less than seventeen bills for this one
lot of goods, and what have you done with
them?” “Vetoed ’em; vetoed every <no
of ’em,” was the calm reply, as the
debtor lit a fifteen-centcigcr and hailed a
street car. —Burlmotou lluwlciyc.
Among the curiosities taken from a
Nevada mine are a piece of sandstone,
with grass roots still clinging to it, and
showing native silver all over its surface;
petrified wood, impregnated with ruby
silver, and a mass of pure chloride of
silver, thut will assay at SB,OOO a ton.
In manuring for corn apply the fertilizer
near the surface. This is our practice,
and as we find it successful, we can offer
substantial reas ms. The corn riant loves
warmth, and the roots grow beat iu the
warmest earth.
Dr. S. U. Brown, of Forsyth county,
has dried this year 1,400 pounds of
peaches and apples from an orchard of
two acres. He will make about SIOO
clear profit from this crop, free of guano
or crop liens.
Three Tatum brothers, new comers,
rented twelve acres of ground iu Me Len
non county, Texas, for $5 an acre, and
sold $3,000 of watermelons, exclusive of
those that were stolen from them.
“You’re a smart fellow," sneered a
lawyer to a witness the other day, in a
Brooklyn court. “I would return the
compliment if I wasn’t under oath,” re
plied the witness.