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The Concerto Stop is a line imita tion of the Human Voice. PRICES EXTREMELY LOW for cash during this month. Monthly Installments received: On Pianos, £lO to Organs, five to ten dollars; Second hand Inst ruments, three to five dollars; monthly after first Deposit,. Agents Wanted. A liberal discount to Teachers, Ministers. Lodges, Churches, Schools, etc. Special inducements to the trude.’ Illustrated Catalogues mailed. HORACE WATERS & SONS, 481 Broadway, New York. Box •TidT. Testimonials OF Waters’ Pianos and Organs. Waters' X-w Scale pianos have peculiar inarit. ,V <> York Tribune. The tone of the Waters' piano Is rich mellow and sonorous. They possess (treat volume of sound and the continuation of -sound or ... win., „ l)WJ r j. s ( ,ne of their most marked featuieh.— S,,r York Tu.oh. Waters 1 Conterto Organ is so voiced as to hare a tone like a fuil rich alto voice. 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Address Ben Vandelf ,V (Jo., Box SJ2J. No. r>, Wooster St., New \ ork. 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.