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Cbc (Georgia derate.
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I\||. It. HALT Sc -J. Y AhMI.V, hove
ft united for the purpose of practicing Law. One
or hath may always he found in their office. Kv strict
ath ntion to business and uvir dealing with all they
hope to merit a liberal share of patronage.
'1 he senior member of the firm refers with confidence
to jl.t’for whom he haft done business during the past
y< V ill practice by contract in any of the courts, or in
a# portion of the State.
Ihomastnn La., J in. V 2,1870. fan23-Bin
\™ -N PERSON Sc McCA LLA., Attorneys
at. Law. Covington, Ceorgia. Will attend regu
1-ivlv and l'ra< t.,ee in the Superior Courts of the
cnupims of Newton, Butts, Henry, Spalding, like.
Motnoe, Upson, Morgan, DeKalb, Gwiunette and .Jas
per, ; _ ... _ ,I,,cl>~ly
f'AMKS M. MATHEWS. Attorney fit
r| Laws, Talbot ton. Oh. will practice all the counties
•sing the ' hatiahoochee Circuit and etsewh. re by
spec dectO-ty
\Y- J ILT,IS & WILLIS, Attornpyg at Law
wHy T-ilb >tton, Oa Prompt attention given to
business placed in our hands. declO-ly
(INERT P. TRIP PE, Attorney at Law
i Forsyth, Oa Will practice in tlie State Couris
auißin the * oiitedJbtatca' District Court at Atlanta and
f*Aw*n nali, Oa, dec 0 1 y
jA HUNT. Attorney at Law, Barnes*
o ville, (.a Wlll practice in all the counties of
th®Tint ircuit and Supremo Court, of thw State.
TtU t\ i’.KTir’X !•:, A'-ni-icv at
I w. Talboton, Oft Will practice in all the
tHu-ies of the Ch-.ttahooi hee Circuit, and Upson and
Mwriwether counti.es declß-ly
jjr * IV ALEXANDER, Attorney at Law,
fB * Thomaston, Oa. Will practice in all the coun
ties composing the Flint, Circuit, and elsewhere by
sp4 ,; al contract Special attention given to collodion,
and settle promptly with eliants. declS-ly
fSkpUiAS 11 LA LL, Attorney at Law,
H Thomaston Oa. Will practice in the Flint < ir
■cuit. and elsewhere by special contract. declS-ly
T"\'* ROGERS will continue the practice
1/ of Medicine. Office as heretofore in the Webb
Bljgjk. decH-ly
D w }[. G. W. T. UaNNAII. is phased to
notify the citizens of Upson that he will continue
practice ol Medicine in its various brunches at
Thomaston, (la. declS-lv
.mutt t. 11At,!.. JOSEPH A. OOTTKN. WM. T. WEAVER.
Ball, cotten & weaver, an
torneys and Counsellors at Law. Office in At
lanta and Thonviston, Ga. Will practice in the coun
ties of 1 Tilton, Cotih, Campbell and Di K ib Capt. J.
AM'otten, will give his attention to business in the
aiferc. counties and will he found at all tunes in the
offfi ■ i n AtUmta. Will also practice in the counties
of .Upson, Pike, Crawford, Taylor, I’albot. and Merri
weth -i*, in the Sufirem* 1 Court, tvnd in thv District.
< OU»t of the United States for the Northern District of
essis. Hall Weaver will give attention
to business in the above counties and will rein in in the
sifficfe in Thomaston, Oa. declS-ly
mtrltv Lcirur portrinnontly
m located in T 1 r, still tenders his professional
.services in the put n col Dentistry to the citizens of
Upson and adj i -<■ unti s Teeth inserted on g Id,
*iwer, adamant' dr rubber. All work warranted and
ag>'d tit gur ' and Otfice up stairs over Suggs &
OfehantN drui - o. .
Bc-i ts N. BUY AN.
BeNT AL NOTICE.
r |'llE tnvlerß'srned takes pleasure in
Jt notifying the citizens of Thomasmn and the vicini
ty|l ■ a 'hose wishing an? kind of Dental work done,
•ith. opei itive or mechanioal. and done right with
It lion given, can do so by calling at my office of
g to me at B. riu-sville, and let me know where to
cm. U P. CAMPBELL,
dm RamesviUe, Gn.
ißiscfilaucuns.
UitNl T H U E
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MOONEY, BOYD & 00.,
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
dealers is
FURNITURE of every Description,
Our Manufactory ling been overhauled, and improved witn
new machinery, engine, <fcc., and we are now prepared to fur
nish the public with Furniture of all kinds at very low prices.
«st.antly on hand a LARGE ASSORT
INS, from the finest burial cases'to
If ns- in Orders for Collins should ho
upturn DOE City Sexton. 1,0
i\ for the Urge ©atroaage extended to
td Will endeavor to deserve, an increase
tensive Warerooms on SOLOMON ST
MOONLY, BOYD & CO.
THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MOR-iN'IiN'G, FEBRUARY 19, 18TO.
CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES St WAGONS,
Having procured the services of
MR. JOHSST BItILISB,
the well known PAINTER and TRIMER,
and the best WORKMAN and BLACK
SMITH that can be found in the country :
and have procured the npenev of some of
the first-class NORTHERN MANUFAC
toriee, I am prepared tu furuish
VEHICLES
of all kinds and styles, from a WHEEL
BARROW to the finest
Buggy and Carriage
that can be gotten up. BUGGIES will be
my speciality. Samples will be kept on
hand at all times, where they can be seen
at my REPOSITORY. I can suit the fancy
of all. I propose to sell as low as they can
he purchased elsewhere. The best season
ed Northern timber will be used, and the
WORKMANSHIP
will be warranted for twelve months—(and
no mistake). Two-horse Wagons of the
best and latest styles will be kept constants
lv on hand ; also, one-horse
WAG O N S
and “DUMP CARTS.” Repairing done.
Bring up your old Buggies and have t cm
repaired. I will repair them, cheap, or
trade you new ones for them.
Shop next, door to J. C. Zimmerman’s
Furniture Store. Call and see me. If I
should be absent Mr. Bland will wait on
you..
JOSEPH ALLEN.
Thomaston. Ga., Jan. 7, 1870-dm
WRIGLEY & KNOTT,
Importers and Dealers in
HARDWARE, CUTLERY
And AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
of all kinds.
GEORGIA.
Sole Agents for the Taylor Cotton Gin
in Macon. Gin Bauds furnished at Manu
facturer’s Prices.
Agents for Brinly’s Universal Plows,
Doty's Washing Machine, Universal
Clothes "Wringer, Buckeye Cultivator.
Improved Dickson Sweeps, of our own
manufacture 15 to 80 inch.
FERTILIZERS OF ALL KINDS,
janls-3in
ASSOCIATEXAPITAL WANTED
r IMIE undersigned, for many years pro=>
I p.iiotor of tho Thomaston Factory, located m/ar
Thomaston. Upson county, Ga , which property was
destroyed by the Federal troops in the Spring of 18(15,
is desirous of improving said water power, and wishes
to form a connection with someone or more parties to
raise a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, to he
invested at said place. The property is not offered for
sale, but will he nut in at a low valuation, arfd an ad
d tinnal. interest retained, amounting in all to twenty
five thousand dollars. There are two privileges of 120
horse power each, either of which is capable of operat
ing five or six thousand spindles and two hundred
looms. There is on the piace. ready for use.an elegant
residence, which cost, $5,000 before the war, and
other residences for fifteen families ag operatives; also
a dten and stone canal at the upper power, the latter
needing repairs; also an inexhaustible supply of ex
cellent granite. The location is of easy access and as
healthy as the mountains. Address
DR. C. ROGERS,
ore S-ts Thomaston, Ga *
Macon Telegraph and Messenger copy one
month and send bill.
ZELL’S AMMONIATED
BOMS SUPER PHOSPHATE.
Tuomaston, Ga., Jan. 3, 1870.
We are agents for the above Standard
FERTILIZER.
All persons who intend using it this sea
son will please call at our place of business
and get Certificates, and we will give all
information needed.
Respectfully,
ATWATER & SHARMAN.
jacß-tf
JUST RECEIVED
\ LARGE lot of Fresh Groceries, etc.
Xl of all kinds.
New Orleans Sugars of all grades,
New Orleans Syrups of all graces,
Fre«b Mackerel, etc. *
Having concluded to continue business will be
pleased to see all my old friends and as many new ones
■as v. id call 1 will sell very low for the money.
WANTED to buy 51 V e Tiuusnnd pounds Dried
Peaches. Highest price paid.
G. A. CUNNINGHAM,
GOLDEN MOMENTS!
'l\"E would respectfully
V T inform those wanting \
Time Piece of any description they ftAu ftN.' ;
would do well t<> call at
HIGGINS A WALKER’S
New JEWELRY STORE, Earnest IRe, Oa., a* we ke. p
on hand and are constantly rvc iving fresh from New
York the latest and most Improved style or
Watches, Clocks aod Jewelry,
which we are offnring at astonishingly low prices as wo
are dealing diiectly with i "porters we feel confident
that we c m furnish thi.-, class of Goods as cheap asufiv
Mouse in Georgia. We are determined to keep on
hand a GENUINE WaTCII and CLOCK, which we
can sell to our customers and
WARRANT AS REPRESENTED
We are permanently located in
BARISTESVILIAE,
and are goinsr to build up a business.- in this line purely
on merit, so ;f you want a FINE WATCH or CLOCK
call tit the sign of the ‘ BIG WATCH,’' in the new
BRICK BLOCK, next door to Bloodworth & Mwrphoy,
East side public square.
J3l§ r * Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and
warranted. -
IHGGIXS & WALKER,
Jan22-tf Barnesvtile, Ga.
ALL POLICES NON-FOR FEI T A BLE.
TH3 MARYLAND
LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
OF BALTIMORE.
OFFICE li\ COMPANY’S BUILDING,
NO 10 SOUTH STREET, BALTIMORE.
GEORGE P. THOMAS, President.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
IIASIITON EASTER, HIRAM WOODS. Jr ,
ALLEN A. CHAPMAN, GEORGE 11. MILLER,
GEORGE P. THOMAS, THOMAS CASSARD,
HUGH SISSON, WILLIAM DEVRIES,
CHARLES WEBB.
A. K. Foard, Secretary,
Clayton C. Halt., Assistant Secretary,
O. ltv.ur-r., , M I>. t— i ,
P. Roberts, Manager of Georgia.
Branch Office at Atlanta,, Ga.
JOSEPH 11. SMITH.
jan22-3m Special Agent.
W L CLAY
WHOLESALE.
LIQUOR DEALERS
AND
Commission Merchants,
NO. 1 GRANITE BLOCK, BROAD ST.
jQL.rUJLM^JNTJ^ 9
PRICE LIST.
XW. P. per gal. SI.OO
XX W. P. pei gnl 1.15
Ten. Corn Whisky, per gal •. j£ 1.95 to 2 25
Ten. Rye Wh skey, per gal 1.50 to 3.00
Roberson Whisky, per gal *2.00 to 4.00
Clay Bourbon Whisky, per gal 1.50 to 8.00
< lay XXX Whisky, per gal 1.25 to 2.00
Clay Ky.Lell Whisky, per gal 2.00 to 6.50
Lee’s Best Whisky, per gal 2.00 to 4.50
Kv. Marshall Whisky, per gal 2.00 to 0.00
Old Crow Whiskey, per gal 2.50 to 7.00
jan29-tf
~M. E.'kENNY’S
NEW ALE DEPOT,
XO. 4 PRYOR STREET,
K EXNY is State Agent for the eelebraU
OLD WICKLIFFE.
tar" KENNY is Agent for Lill’s CHICAGO ALE.
|3?” KENNY Is Agent for London Royal Nectar Gin.
KENNY is Agent for old Tom Gin.
IXP - KENNY manufactures All Grades of Segars.
KENNY S BITTERS cannot be excelled as a tonic.
Try them!
Go and see KENNY at his new stand oh Pryor Street.
febs-ly
BOOTS, BOOTS Oil SHOES!
I KEEP constantly on homi and am con
stantly making a good lot Os heavy RUSSETTS,
BROGANS, WOMENS SHOES, and BGOTS Also, a
good lot of Leather, such as Sole, Uper and Harness,
Kip and Calf Skins, all of which I will sell
LOW FOR CASH.
Hides, Tnnbark, Tallow or Provision, Ac , taken in
exchange Thomaston, Ga.
dec 10 ts B, B. WHITE.
ALBANY IIOCseT
MERRICK BARNES, Pro.
CORNER PINE AND JACKSON STS.,
j3 A. IST q-_a._ 3
Polite Servants constantly in attendance, and
the comfort, of Guest studiously regarded.
llaoks always ready to convey Passengers to
and from Depot. jan29-ly
WonillAYiiiiug,
Dealers in Staple and Fancy .
X> 3FLIT GOODS,
BOOTS and SHOES, HATS and CAPS, CLOTHING.
Ac, are offering inducements to cash buj ers Call and
examine our stock, . dec9-lm
(flic (Broraia ijcraib, :
I w) kd '
f jJ.iOM
t T 11IG KWAY- AT E M PER AX C E
SKETCH. ‘ . j
BY NED BUNTLINE.
“Sup ! W
I jever fj-om a boy, liked to yield to co
ereiiji. I was whipped cruelly at sheoM,
orue, because the master warned to make
kiss a gici for buuishmebt, before all
th£ sAool, because I slipped a little boy’s
love-Dv.cr into her, aud l wouldn’t obey
HW ; *
But when, just on the outskirts oi the
c'ty t) harsh voice, uttered the word which
head' this story, and in the cold, wintry
starbMit 1, saw' something very like a- pis'*
tol railed on a dead level with my breast
very Irief reflection echoed the word w iih
in. andj stopped.
“1 dta’t want your life, sir, but 1 must
have iu ney,” said a roan unshared an i un
shorn, htir and beard matted, and literal
ly in rajs, with fierce glaring eyes looking
wildly oi roc.
•‘Sir.’ feaid I, “if you had only been a
little soiaer, you could have had some mon
ey. i lave only care-fur left now, to get
down to jjovejoy's, for nearly all I had in
mv pockjts i gave to 'help a poor family
that waabrought to my notice.”
“You have gold on your breast. Give
me that. Come, no trifling.”
“The e are the emblems of Temperance
orders t> which i belong. I dislike to part
with than, for they are gifts that I value.”
“Temperance? Are you a Temperance
man ? ’
“I am.”
“What will temperance do for me? Will
it keep me from starving? Will it keep
me out of jail ?”
“Yes, it you will try. You do not seem
at all bad or you would have used your
pistol instead of your tongue, come down
with me, and let me see if I can’t help you.”
“Yes—you’ll give up to the first police
man you inee ! ”
my honor as a man—no! I will
give you food, and reason with you, and
see if you cannot find some better life yet.
If you will let me—l w ill he your friend.”
“Friend ! Oh Heaven ! a friend 1 1 who
have ruined myself, brought my family to
Btarvation--and last at taked to thehighway.
1 have a friend!” and he laughed like a
maniac.
“Yes,” said I, “there is no one with life
yet m him that has not a friend in Him
who died for allr And should we erring
mortals be less than lie in readiness to be
friend the needy? C. me —\oi are safe. I
have triad to do one rruud act to-.muh —let
the j to ,»dd an*'Aiur to the list
He handed me his pistol, and I saw tears
in his eyes.
“Take that. I would not have used it,
at any rate. This is*my fiirst attempt at
such work. After a three w eeks’ spree I
wer.t there and looked in. ft was when
darkness was just shutting down on and >y
iig&t; and I saw that they were starving.
1 rushed away, went where I had spent my
last cent for drink, took this pistol from be
hind the bar, and made up my mind to
rob!”
lie pointed as he spoke, to a hovel on a
vacant lot but a little way off.
‘\Vhatl”l cried “is your name Elbert
Moncton ?”*
“Yes.”
“Then in is from your family that I came.
There is food and fuel in your home now,
and to-morrow kind people will visit your
wile md little ones with more substantial
relief. Gome back wdth me and see them,
for they know nothing of this, and shall
not.” *
“Merciful Heaven ! And I was about to
rob you! Oh, do not let my poor w’ife
kao\v how low 1 had fallen—what I was
about to do!”
“I will not.”
We w’eot back, and the drunkard—the
almost madman—entered the hovel-home
to which his family had been bioaght from
affluence by his own mad folly and the use
of strong drink. His wife and children,
gaunt and pale with long suS'ei ing, were
eating by the light of a blazing lire.
“Husband —father !”
Theses glad words came even from those
uhom he had neglected, abused*
lie rushed forward, weeping like a child,
and embraced them.
It was a scene I connot picture. I will
Lot try. I stood and cried, too —I was so
happy.
That man has not tasted strong drink
since. Ilis name is at the bottom a pledge
never to do so. He works daily, with re*-
turning strenght in his arms and hope in
bis heart. The principles ot Faith, Hope
and Charity have been exemplified in his
case and “one more unfortunate,” lifts up
h,s voice in thankfulness to God that he is
saved from a drunkard’s shame and a drunk
ard’s daath.
Reader —thousands are on the verge—
reaca out your hand to save and Heaven
will aless and help you ! There is work all
arouri you ? Do it—do it 1
To Stop Potatoes Rotting.— An ex
perienced agr.cu turist informs us that
about four years ago he applied lime to
potatoes that had commenced to rot, and
that and immediately arrested the decay.
Since then he has rnaae it a common prac
tice to apply common slacked lime to his
potatoes as he takes them up. He puts a
thin layer offline upon the floor where the
potatoes are to be laid, and puts some of it
over uem, about every 7 ten inches, as they
are put down. He Considers this as per
fectly protecting them from rotting, as he
has never had a rotten potato since he has
practiced it and he 1 elieves, also, that po*t
tatoes thus u*ed are rendered better by the
action of the lime.\ We advise farmers to
try this plan, if they hgve any kind of po
tato that is liable to the heap, us
it cao generally easily be had by them.
An lowa famer, blessed with
om wife weighing nearly two hundred
pounds, is in the hapitof putting her inside
every had of hay he sells; but on a recent
ocasion,, his wagon overturned as he was
leaving the scales, and, as a result, 105
pounds had to be added to the tare.
SPIRIT SENSATION.
The Haunted llou>e Near East St Lh is
—A Child’s Spirit in Blue —lt Talks,
Laughs and Cuts up Numerous Pranks.
Fr<>rn the St Louis Republican.]
East St. Louis lias a veritable seostfti'n.
Not a criminal incident, n >t an outre acci
dent, but a haunted house. It is not <x
actiy ip East Sr. Louis, but near enough to
l>e ea>ily aeeesoible, and sufficiently pecu
liar in the character of its haunting to
excite a vast amount of comment, and even
no small amount of exo tement.
The spirit-possessed mansion is situ .ted
on the Belleville road, a little over tv >
miles from East 6t. Louis. It is .a small
frame house, on what i known as tl e Boh
bineaux farm, and is occupied by Mr. \ .
Bei.ne t and family, and isa lit tie withdrawn
from the road. It is now some time ago
siuec the first alledged spiritual m u i bs
tations occurred, but more recently the
noises and voices have grown louder and
more frequent, until the fame thereof has
run throughout St. Clair county and further.
The producing causes of till the com: lo
tion is said to be the spirit of a little girl in
blue who or which is frequently visible to a
little girl of Mr. Bennett’s family. A cu
rious feature of the affair is, that the opera
tions of the spirit of spirits are not confined
to the night, but occur in open day. Coats
and other garments hung on hooka in the
wall are seen suddenly to drop to the
ground, then they will move slowly up
again and regain their p sition on the ho k.
Noises are heard, scratching noises, as it a
child’s finger tips were being drawn over
the dry plaster of the ceiling and walls.
Disturbances will be heard in the garret,
but on running up there it is found emty
ands knr. A child’s voice is reported to
Le often heard—a merry voice, suggestive
of mischievious pranks. Nay, more; it is
firmly alleged that the voice answers ques
tions —not difficult queries? but such as
could be answered by any ordinary young
g’rl. Sometimes the voice is a faint elfin
whisper, then again more clearly a genu
ine human voice. It will keep up a dia
-1 igue sometimes, and at others will only
speak in sentences and be audible to par
ticular persons. This saucy spirit, however,
goes further, and pulls Tie children’s dree*
ses and disturbs furniture. On Friday, as
is reported, one of tbe little girls w 7 as com
ing in from the well, and could hardly, get
al.mg, owing to “the way the thing was
pulling me.”
As above indicated, one of the family, a
little girl, avers that she sees the spirit.
It is that of a iittle girl about twelve years
of age, dressed in a blue merino frock with
furs, and wearing a bonnet and cloak.
Numbers of people from East St. Louis
and vicinity have visited the house, and all
come away amazed with the wonder. A
mong others, it is said Father Zabel, of the
Oa haiic !.• r:tute, was called to the house
on Thursday, expressed the opinion
that it was an evil spirit. A special repor
ter dispatched to the scene became unnerved,
and could cn’y furnish disjointed • memo
randa of his visit. Yesterday C«d. Jarroit,
’ Mayor of East St. Louis, proceeded to the
house with several other gentlemen. They
returned home convinced there was some
thing in it. Here aie some notes ol one of
toe party.
Leaving the city of Illinoistown in our
re tr, we took an east r y course from the
turnpike, and soon dissevered the house
occupied by a Mr. Vital Bennett. The
house is one of those rural edifices which
may be seen in all farming communities
throughout the State of Illinois. We pass
ed through a narrow gate, and were soon
greeted by he fierce bark of the faithful
watch dog, who seemed disposed to dispute
our passage. The house is a small frame
buiidiug composed of two rooms and a gar
ret overhead. We were greeted at the door
by a sweet little girl of twelve summers,
who said, “Coine in, gentlemen, and see
the spirit.’’ Taking a seat in the neatly
furnished parlor, and feeling ourselves at
homo, we laid our things outside and hung
oar outer garments on a nail. Engaged
for a niomeut, we turned around, and our
garments had disappeared. What had be
come of them ? No one could tell ; only they
are gone. Entering into a conversation
“with the spirit,” we were told who we
were, where we came from, and what our
business was. Little Hattie, the child of
Mr. Bennett, is the only person who can see
the wonderful spectre, whom she defines as
being a child of, apparently, about 12 years
of age, dressed in a blue merino iroe.k, with
furs, bonnet and cloak. Clothes, articles
of furniture, barrels of flour, and, in fact,
every movable object within the house has
been removed from its position. Doors are
opened, unhung aud removed ; lights blown
out are relighted ; garments on the family
are repeatedly pulled and handled, and
something is awaiting a demostration ;
and—
Here our communication breaks off.
Such being the position of matters, no.
doubt the house will be haunted by hosts
of visitors. The family is described as a
simple rural household, and totally unable
to understand tbe so-called manifestations
themselves. During to-day it is said quite
a large party will visit Mr. Bennett’s from
East St. Louis.
An explanation of a haunted Imu-e can
generally be found other than furnished by
the lovers of the marvelous and supernal u°
rat, but in the meantime the house on the
Btllevi le road promises to become ai fas
mous as the house at Waterdown. A
child’s spirit blue ; laughing,, talking and
pulling one’s clothes, rattling the furniture,
blow ing out the lights and relighting them
again, with its pretty little fury eiectic lips,
lleie’s a sensation that should awaken all
the curiosity 7 of St. Louis spiritualists, and
which beats Harper’s story all to nothing.
\\ e await further developments.
Tiie Vacant J udgeship.—President
Grant is decidedly opposed to appointing a
man from the Southern circuit on the Su
preme Bench. An effort is being made to
secure the appointment of James F. Wil
son, of lowa, to whom the President offered
several places in his Cabiner.
There is a man in Newburyport
who should set up a claim as champion
juinpist. One day last week be arranged
seventeen barrels in a row*, and jumped
from one into the other without stopping,
through the whole numbor.
The Comino Mormon War. —Brigham?
Y«>ung on the New Governor or Ftaii.—
The Salt Lake Telegraph, Brigham Young’*
organ, says;
Personally we entertain nodread thought*
of either rious disturbance” or ‘h pen
war ” Past experience has taught us the
le>son that there is a “Providence in the af
fairs of men,” and with that assurance, we
can listen t» a great deal of bombast seren
ely, come from whom it may. To the war
expectation now so prevalent in the East,
h ue van only be disappointment, and Gen.
S infer is air likely to tie as proper a Gover.
nor, ns far as that is concerned, as any other
man. J here can be no war with Ibah on
any pretext w hatever. Some of us may be
silly enough to say ugly and provoking
things, aud dreamy enough to anticipate all
s irts of magnificent results ; but there is »
heap of hard sense out here in the Rocky
m untains, among both men and women,
end ta kof war anywhere is to* day regard
ed as sheer baiderash. We have no per-,
sonal acquaintance with General Shafer,
and, there lore, can, disinterestedly tender
bi n the advice to pay no ait n ion to the
folks down East on the war question, but
t * come ■ ut here when so is rei.du, mind
bis own buisnvss and he will get along well
enough. His ‘wisdom and discretion,”
“ignorance or obstinacy,” should he have
either of tin se commodities even in super
abundance, w ill make not a whit of differ
ence to affairs out here ; still we should like
him with the former rather than with the
latter. Still, be it either way, progress
and development are written on the scroll
of Uiah. We have neither time nor incli*
natiou fur war, and we won’t have it; it
don’t pay. * * * Should our citizens
be attaeked—be they poor or rich, high up
or in low estate —wherever we can Wo shall
defend them with tbe truth It is pretty
generally supposed that the Government
designs testing this question of polygamy
at no distant day. In this case tbe Teloa
graph will have io nothing to say, always
assuming the position that what is conatß
tutional should be obeyed; what is not
must be resisted. Wo will not, however,
anticipate in this or anything else, but hold
ourselves in readiness to defend whatever
we believe to be right.
The Lab >r System in Europe. —One of
the most interesting questions of the day is
the labor question. . Its engrossing impor
tance .can not be denied. It merits the
Ctosest-attention of political economists.
The January number of Blackwood con
tains a very interesting artiole upon tbe
laborers ia Europe. He begins by speak
ing of the ciiarge acainst the English of
cruelty to their laboring population. lie
seeks to redeem England from the charge
by proving that, on the continent, the peas»
ants fare worse. He shows that in France
the laborers sleep on the straw with their
stook; that in Belgium and Prussia the
peasants get a mer - pittauce and struggle
through'life no better than brutes.
He discusses the important question
whether it is better for laborers to have
small farms of their own, or be tenants to
large landed proprietors; and, strange to
say, he argues in favor of the latter system,
contending that in France, where the' small
farm idea prevails, the laborer is not as well
oft’, whi'e agriculture generally is not as
progressive’ as where, as in England, the
land is owned by large agricultural capi
talists, who use labor saving machinery,
and keep apace with the progressive farm
ing science of the day. ' •
And strangest of all, the question is ab
solutely discussed whether the laborer
should not do something that will.stop the
increase of population in the farming dis
tricts. In that over-crowded section,-where
poverty is glaring, and life a hard struggle
with starvation, the marriage tie results
but in the £ ecu m illation of more needy
paupers, to' be pinched by want, and live
and die dogs.
The writer is much exercised at the
charges against his people, and tries man
fully to prove that there is a worse state of
matters 09 the Continent And he evident
ly satisfied himself that tenantry is better
than ownership.
Here, where land is cheaper and tho la
borers fewer, I imagine the above questions
will not soon be practical ones.
The matter is simply reversed. Constitu
tion.
Fattening Fowls.— An exchange gives
the foilowiug method for fattening in a
week or ten days, incredible as it may ap*
pear - \V e copy the method withouc any
experimental .knowledge of its vajuo ; Bet
rice over the fire with skim-milk, only &«
much as will serve one day. Let it 'boil
till the rice is quite swelled ana add a teas
poonful or two of sugar, but will do well
without. Feed the fowls' three times a day
in common-pans, givingthem only as muct
as w ill fill them at once. When you nut
in fresh rice set the pans in water, that^nc
sourness may be conveyed to tbe fowls, as
that prevents them from fattening. Give
fresh water, or milk of the r.ee to drink,
but flic less wet the rice is, when perfectly
soaked, the better' By this method the
flesh will have a clear whiteness which no
other fo-.d gives, aod when it is consider',
ed how far a pound of rice will go, and how
much time is saved by this mode, it will be
found cheaper than barley, meal. The pen
Fh> u'd be daily cleansed aad no food given'
for six een hours before the poultry is killed.
Jasper News B y published
the following order from the County Judge
of Newton county, verbatim ct punchiatim:
Newtjn county January 12 1870
• Alexander Batemon
you have committed a bad a Sault a pun
a Lad of a boy by folring him to this coun«
ty an i shooting him and robing him of hia
six shuter and horses and Leung him her
penlets nut ablee to pay the Doctor to at-*
tend to him, now I say toyoiuto bring back
his property or you will be handle for
iug as you or give the property up to Ben-,
jine Farr Irvin Ivagus
County judge
Clara Bartou has addressed the fol
lowing brief and striking epislo to the
turned soldiers of the eouutry : “When you
were weak and I was strong, I toiled for
you. Now you are stroDg and lam weak.
Because of my work for you, I ask your
aid. 1 ask the ballot for myself and my
sex. As I stood#>y you, 1 pray you to
stand by me and mine.”
xo. 11.