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The Waste in Whiskey Drinking. Young, Chief of the National Bureau of Statistics, in a letter to the Secretary of the Massachusetts Temper ance Alliance, refers to the exaggerated statements made by temperance men as to the amount of money expended for liquors in the United States annually. He states that the tables published by his office in 1867, showing the sales of merchandise, including liquors, to have been $1,4_83,491,865, and in 1868 at $1,621,45/,655, have been falsely used by temperance men as exhibiting the values of the liquors sold during these years. Mr. Young has no accurate data show ing the amount of sales of liquors in the United States, but, from the best infor mation in his office, he presents the fol lowing estimate for the vcar ending June 30, 1871 : Whisky—6o,ooo,ooo gallons, at ?6 retail f360, -JOO,OOO Imported spirits—2,6oo,ooo, gal lons, at $lO retai 1 25,f 00,000 Imported wine - 10,700,000 gal lons, at |5 retail 53,530,000 Ale, beer and porter—os,OOo,ooo barrels, ats2o retail 130,000/ 00 Native brandies, wines and cordials—quautity unknown, estimated value 31,500,t0u Tot »l ..f000.0u0.000 Asa proof of the correctness of the above it may be stated that during the last fiscal year the receipts from retail liquor dealers who paid $25 each for license amounted to $3,650,000, indica ting that there were 146,000 retailers of liquors in the United States. By in cluding those who escaped paying li cense lees, estimated at 4,000, the num ber is increased to 150,000, who, on an average, sold at least $4,000 worth of liquors each, making $600,000,000, as before stated. This sum of $600,000,000 annually for liquors hardly needs any exaggera tion to show the immense waste of mail’s earnings. The entire revenues of the Government, even under the most un precedented system of taxation, amount only to $351,000,000. The tax volun tarily assumed by the customers of whisky is far beyond that sum. If the theory be correot that all taxes are dif •J#scd, and life drawn from the aggre- of production, and, therefore, are borne by the whole community according to their respective shares of that pro duction, then this tax of $600,000,000 is paid by the men, women and children of the country, by the non-consumer as well as the consumer. With the excep tion of such portion of this liquor as is used for scientific, mechanical and medi cinal purposes, this expenditure is made for liquors used as a beverage. Though there is a difference in opinion among learned men as to whether alcohol does or does not contain the properties of food, we may assume that the amount of liquor purchased as an article of food is exceedingly small. Excluding all other uses, it is safe to assume that five-sixths of this liquor is purchased for no other purpose or object than as a stimulating or exhilirating beverage. We, then, pay annually from the earnings of the people, $500,000,000 for the fun, pleas ure and enjoyment produced by consum ing the several varieties in which this liquor is presented to the public taste. We spend this sum unnecessarily, that is, for an article not Deeded for our health, our physical comfort, or for any intellectual enjoyment. We make it a supplement to the demands of a healthful appetite, and swallow annually $500,- 000,000 worth of liquor, which we could, with great benefit to the general health and to the peace, order and well being of society, dispense with. The sum of $500,000,000 expended for liquor as a beverage is, taking the total population at 39,000,000, equal to sl2 80 per head. Taking the number of male adults to be as one in every six of the whole population, of 6,500,000, the average sum expended in liquors, as a drink, equals $77 annually for each man. This is a very large proportion of the average annual earnings of the whole population. Tricks of Jugglers. —The sober Christian editors of the New York Ob server are responsible for the following : We think Hermann and Heller are jug glers, but what can they do to compare with the Chinese tricksters ? A trav eler at Kinsai was entertained by the Viceroy, the Amir Kustai, and this was one of the amusements : “ The same night the juggler appear ed, who was one of the great Khan’s BANNER OF THE SOUTH AND PLANTERS’ JOURNAL. slaves, and the Amir said to him, ‘ Come and show us some of your wonders !’ Upon ibis he took a wooden ball, with seven holes in it, through which long thongs were passed and, laying hold of one of these, slung it into the air. It went so high that we lost sight of it al together. (It was the hottest season of the year, and we were outside in the middle of the palace court.) There now remained only a short end of a thong in the conjurer’s hand, and he desired one of the boys who assisted him to lay hold of it and mount. He did so, climbing by the thong, and we lost sight of him. The conjurer then called to him three times, btu getting no answer, he snatch ed up a knife, as if in a great rage, laid hold of the thong, and disappeared in his turn. By-and-by he threw down one of the boy’s hands, then a loot, then the other hand and the other foot, then the trunk, and, last of all, the head 1 Last ly, he came down himself, puffing and blowing, and, with bis clothes all bloody, kissed the ground before the Amir, and said something to him in Chinese. The Amir gave some order in reply, and our friend theutook the lad’s limbs, laid them together in their places, and gave a kick, when, presto! there was the boy, who got up and stood before us I All this as tonished me beyond measure.” A Dickens of a Romance. —An in genious romance reader has conoocted the following Dickcnsy item: “Olivet- Twist,” who had some “ Hard Times” in the “ Battle of Life,” and having been saved from the “ Wreck of the Golden Mary” by “ Our Mutual Friend,” “ Nicholas Nickleby,” had just finished reading “ A Tale of Two Cities” to Martin Chuzzlewit,” during which time “ The Crickett on the Hearth” had been chirping right merrily, while “ The Chimes” from the adjacent church were heard, when “ Seven Poor Travelers" oommenoed to sing a “ Christmas Carol,” “ Barnaby Rudge,” then arrived from the “ Old Curiosity Shop” with some “ Pictures from Italy’’ and “ Sketches by Boz” to show “ Littlo Dorrit,” who was busy with the “ Pick-wick Papers when “ David Copperfield,” who had been taking “ American Notes,” entered 1 and informed the company that the “ Great Expectations” of “ Dombev & Son,” regarding “ Mrs. Lirriper’s Le gacy” had not been realized, and that he had seen “ Boots at the Hollytree Inn” 1 taking “Somebody's Luggage” to "Mrs. Lirriper’s Lodgings,” in a street that has “No Thoroughfare,” opposite “Bleak House,” where the “Haunted Man,” who had just given one of “ Dr. Marigold’s Prescriptiaus” to an “ Uncom mercial Traveler,” was brooding over “ The Mystery of E Iwin Drood.” Losser a Polish Jew, died recently in Prussian Poland, aged 117 years. He has two brothers still living, ag"d respectively 105 and 109 years. A semi-weekly journal, devoted to the milk interest, has been started at Dant zic, Germany. It will undoubtedly cir culate largely at the watering places. A grand wedding is to oome off in Boston next week, the bride beißg an orphan and a millionairess, and the groom a young Frenchman of family and worth. Strawberry and Raspberry Plants that are adapted to the climate, for sale at reasonable rates. My collection embraces all that are worth growing. Send for cir cular giving directions how to p|^nt. J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Ga. BE GUIDED BY WIIAT YOU KNOW. There is an old proverb which says, “Ex perience is the safest guide.” To this guide the sick and ailing naturally turn when casting about for the means of relief. They inquire what a medicine has done for others, before they adopt it themselves. Os all the remedies and preventives in use, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters meets the test most triumphantly, and hence its im mense popularity and vast sales. The suf ferer from indigestion is sure to find some ore among his friends who has been cured of that aumeat by the famous vegetable stomachic. The victim of fever and ague, liver complaint, constipation, nervous pros tration, or general debility, has only to make inquiry in the neighborhood where he resides in order to discover what this stan dard restorative has effected in cases similar to his own. In the published testimony to its merits lie will find a volume of proofs of its sanitary properties, which it is im possible for his common sense to resist. He tries it, and the effect it produces on his system adds another to the host of wit nesses in its favor. Thus, its reputation, founded on facts, not assertions, con tinually grows and spreads. Charlatans and impostors, some of them mere local tricksters, and others who take a somewhat wider range, attempt to thrust into the hands and down the throats of invalids, their haphazard concoctions, as substitutes for the tonic which for so many vears has been a medicinal staple throughout the United States, Spanish America, Canada, and the West Indies, but only succeeded to a very- limited extent. In this reasoning age, the people, having ascertained what 'is really deserving of their confidence, declino “running after strange gods." nov lm “WE EAT TO LIVE,’’ Says a distinguished writer on the laws of health; and if we eat wisely of what good things God has given us to enjoy in a pro per way, we shall live well, live healthy tully, and live long. We must adapt our food to our occupation and temperament. For instance, ministers of the Gospel, lawyers, doctors, and editors, do not re quire pork and beans, or bacon and greens twice a day, as does the man who splits rails, or cuts cord-wood. Fortunately, the great Creator has wisely implanted within us a self-acting instinct, to which if we will hut defer, we shall rarely eat that which will not assimilate in the stomach, and make fresh, vigorous blood, with which to nourish our bodies and prolong our days. Take one wine glass full of Plantation Bitters, once or twice a day, and obey this self-acting instinct, and a full score of years will be added to your life. It EXAMPLE FOR THE LADIES. Mrs. M. L. Si.ocer, Cottonwood Falls, (formerly of Leavenworth,) earned in dressmaking, with si Wheeler & Wilson Machine, in 054 months, $13,340; in 1800 site earned $4250; in December, 1807, $435. The machine lias been constantly employed since 1801 without a cent for re pairs. it START A NURSERY. ITOW TO.—Second Edition. Prico 25c. Price Li«t of Trees, Plsnts, Seedlings, Root-Grafts, &c„ free. UEIKES' NURSERIES, Dayton. O [Established 1822.] novl—lt SIXTY-FIVE FIRST PREMIUM MEDALS AWARDED. WM. KNABE & CO., Manufacturers of GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT I J I A.NO’-F'ORTTSS. BALTIMORE, ML). These Instrument* have been before the public for nearly Thirty Year*, and upon their excellence ulono attained an unpurchased pre-eminence, which pronounces them uncqualed in TONE , TOUCH ; WORKMANSHIP, And DURABILITY. W All our Square Piunos have our New Im proved Overstrung Scale and the Aobaffk Tbeble. We would call special attention to our late Patented Improvements in GRAND PIANOS and SQUARE GRANDS, found in no other Piano, which brings the piano nearer perfection than has yet been att lined. EVERY PIANO FULLY WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS. MS" We are by special arrangement enabled to fur nish PARLOR ORGANS and MELODEONS of the most celebrated makers. Wholesale and Retail at. Lowest Factory Prices. Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists promptly furnished on application to WM. KNABE k CO., Baltimore, Md, OB TO P. Brenner, Sole Agent, Augusta, Ga. oct2B- -Cm 1871. Fall Trade. 1871. GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. Double and Single Barrel Guns, Breechloadlng and Muzzleloading Guns, of English, French aud Ger man manufacture, AT ALL PRICES. Single Guns at $2.50, SI.OO, SO.OO, SB.OO, $12.00 to S2O each. Double Guns from $7.00 to S2OO each. PISTOLS. PISTOLS. PISTOLS. Smith k Wesson, Coifs, Allen’s, Sharp’s, and all the popular and approved kinds. Ammunition for Guns, Pistols and Rifles. Sportsman's Goods «f Great Variety. BEST QUALITY AND AT LOWEST PRICES. Country Merchants and Sportsmen are invited to call and eiamlnf'our large and well selected stock of the above goods, which we import direct and buy from the manufacturers. We guarantee qua.ity equal to, and prices as low as any responsible house in this country. Orders by mail filled promptly, and sent by ex press, C. O. D. POULTNEY, TRIMBLE & CO., 200 W. Baltimore Street. lialtimore, Md. aplß—ly—sep2 AVOID QUACKS.—A victim of early indiscretion, causing nervous debility, premature decay. Ac., hav ing tried in vain every advertised remedy, has dis covered a simple means of self-cure, which he will send free to his fellow-sufferers. Address J. H. REEVES, 78 Nassau at, N. Y. aug!9—ly BRINLY PLOWS best and cheapest is is*. Hav o taken over 230 Premiums at -g * a,rs throughout the South. Send for •• -2 lagftK illustrated Cataloguewith 5 5 Price List,and certificates f. —< a of planters who use them. 2 •3 W'A manufactubkbs: 2 »2 uK brwiy, * hardy, Louisvillb, Ky. augl9— 6m SUBSCRIPTIONS Are respectfully solicited for the erection MONUMENT TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD OF GEORGIA, And those Soldiers from other Confed erate States who w ere killed or died in this State. THE MONUMENT TO COST $50,000 The Corner Stone it is proposed shall be laid on the 12th of October, the anniversary of the death of Gen. Lee, or so soon thereafter aa the receipt** will permit. For every Five Dollars subscribed, theife will be given a certificate af Life Membership to the Monu mental A■sociation. This certificate will entitle the owner thereof to an equal interest in the following property, to be distributed as soon as the requisite number of shares arc sold, to wit: First. Nine hundred and one acres of land in Lincoln County, Georgia, on which are the well known Magru der Gold and Copper Mines valued at $150,000 And to seventeen hundred and forty four shares in one hundred thousand dollars of United States currency to-wit: 1 Share of SIO,OOO SIO,OOO 1 “ oi 5,000 5,000 2 “ 0f.... 2,500.... 5,000 10 “ of 2,000 20,000 10 “ of 1,000 10,000 20 “ of 500 10,000 100 “ of 100 10,000 200 “ of 50 10,000 400 “ of 25 10,000 1,000 “ of 10 10,000 SIOO,OOO The value of the separato interest to which the holder of each Certificate will be entitled, will be de termined by the Commissioners, who will announce to the public tbe manner, the time and place of dis tribution. The following gentlemen have consented to act as Commmlssiouers, and will either by a Committee from their own body, or by Special Trustees, appoint ed by themselvos, receive and take proper charge of the money for the Monument, as well as the Real Es tate and the U. 8. Currency offered as inducements for subscriptions, and will determine upon the plan forthe Monument, the inscription thereon, the site therefor, select an orator for tho occasion, and regu late the ceremonies to be observed when the Corner- Stone is laid, to-wit: Generals L. McLaws, A. R. Wright, M. A. Stovall, W. M. Gardner, Goode Bryan, Colonels C. Snead, Wm. P. Crawford, Majors Joseph B. Gum ming, George T. Jackson, Joseph Gan ahl, I. P. Girardey, Hon. R. 11. May, Messrs. Aiiam Johnston, Jonathan Miller, W. H. Goodrich, J. D. Butt, Henry Moore, Dr. W. E. Dealing. Tho Agents in the respective counties wUI retain tho money roceivod for sale of Tickets until the Sub scrlptlon Books are closed. In order that the oevoral amounts may bo returned to the Shareholders, in cose tho number of subscriptions will not warrant any further procedure, the Agents will report to this of fice, woekly, tho roßult of their sales. When a suffi cient number of shares are sold, the Agents will re ceive notice. They will then forward to this office the amounts received. L. & A. 11. McLAWS, Gen. Agt’s, No. 3, Old P. O. Range, Mclntosh St., Augusta, Ga. (Established 1820.) W. J. Young & Sons. Successors to Wm. J. Young&Co., Wm. J. Younq&Sonb, Wm. J. Young. MATHEMATICAL AND ENGINEERING INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS, At their old location, NO. 431 NORTH SEVENS STREET, PHILADELPHIA, nave so increased their facilities as to believe they can in future keep a full supply of instruments on hand. Tapes, chains, stationary, draughting instruments and all supplies for field or office. feblß—ly WW T ANTED—AGENTS (S2O Per Day) to sell | M the celebrated HOME SHUTTLE SEWING I ■ I MACHINE. Has the under-feed, makes the ■ ■ “ lockstitch” (alike on both sides,) and is fully ■ If lic,rMed > Tlie Dest and cheapest Sewing Ma- M M chine in the market. Address JOHNSON, ■ ■ CLARK k Boston, Mass., Pittsburg, P. . ■ V Chicago, 111., or St Louis, Mo. sep!7—ly I O’Hara's 12 Oi. Agents Wanted. lO’Hara s victory | CORN SHELLER p M nnripi Shoe Tl© | 6 bush, per v. R. VII. Never becomes untied It*, Price $1.50. c Hillsboro, O.r Very pretty. J*. I Sample f 1.00 fßefarti to this Paper. 3 Sample* 25 e. augl2—3m CHEERY TREES. Applies, Peaches, Plums, akd a Full Line of Nursery Stock. The following Catalogues will be sent on application: No. I.—Descriptive Catalogue of Fruit Department. No. 2. “ of Ornamental Dep’t. No. 3. —Wholesale “ for Nurserymen and Dealers. HOOPEB, BRO. k THOMAS, Cherry Hill Nurseries, West Chester, Pa. sept 16—4teow Eumelan Grapes- THE BEST WINE AND TABLE GRAPE OF AMERICA. The Subscriber is prepared to furnish a limited number of this new and very Superior Grapevine at $1.60 each, by mail; sl6 per dozen; $125 per hun dred. It is earlier and more productive than the Hartford, hardier and more vigorous thun the Con cord, and equal in quality to the Delaware, and su perior as a Red Wine Grape to the Norton. Compe tent judges everywhere pronounce it as the best Black and Red Wine Grape of America. HENRYM PRICE, Eumelan Vineyard and Nursery, Central Plains, Fluvanna county, Virginia. aplß—ly IMPORTANT NOTICE. TO CONSUMERS OF DRY GOODS All Retail Orders amounting to S2O and Over Delivered- in any part of the Country FB.ES OF BXF&E8& OBAROXL HAMILTON EASTER & SONS OF BALTIMORE, MD., In order the better to meet the wants of their Retail Customers at a distance, have established a SAMPLE BUREAU, and will, upon application, promptly tend by Mail fall lines of Samples of the Newest and most Fashiona ble Goods, of FRENCH, ENGLISH and DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE, guantoeing at all times to sell as Low, if not at less prices, than any house in the country. Buying onr goods from the largest and most cele brated manufacturers in the different parts of Europe, and importing the same by Steamers direct to Balti timore, our stock is at all times promptly supplied with the novelties of the London and Paris markets. As we buy and sell only for cash , and make no bad debts, we are able and willing to sell our good at from Ten to Fifteen Peb Cent. Less Pbofit than if we gave credit In Sending eob Samples Specify the kind of Goods Desired. We keep the best grades of every class of goods, from the lowest to the most costly. Orders unaccompanied by the. cash will be sent C. O. D. PROMPT-PAYING WHOLESALE BUYERS are invited to inspect the Stock in our Jobbing and Pack age Department. Adress HAMILTON EASTER k SONS, 197, 199, 201 and 203 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md. novl2—-ly * The Great Medical Discovery! Dr. WALKER’S CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERS, Hundreds of Thousands Bear testimony to their Wonder- i lul Curative Effects. | WHATVARE THEY? THEY ARE NOT A VILE o FANCY DRINK,! - FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether in young or old, . married or single, at tlie dawn of womanhood or at the turn of life! these Tonic Bitters hat e no equal. bend for a circular. Made of Poop Rum Whiskey, Proof Spirits and Refuse Liquor t* doctored, spiced and sweetened to please tho tast? •-■called' 4Ton ~Tes,*“ AppeHzwsT^ 4 Restorers, ' Tl&d the tippler on to drunkenness and ruin, but are n true Medicine, made from the Native Roots and Herbs of California, free from nil Alcoholic Stimulants. They arc the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and LIFE GIVING PRIN CIPLE a perfect Renovator and Invlgorator of the System, carrying off all poisonous matter and restoring tho blood to a healthy condition. No person can take those Bitters according to dircc ♦lon and remain long unwell. For Inflammatory and Chronic Rheu matism and Gout, Dyspepsia or Indi gestion, Bilious, Remittent and Inter mittent Fevers, Disease* of tho Blood, Liver, Kidneys, nnd Bladder, these Rlt. tors have been most successful. Such Dis eases are caused by Vitiated Blood, which is generally produced by derangement of tho Digestive Organs. DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION. Ileudache. Pain In the Shoulders, Coughs, Tight ness of the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach, Bad tasto in the Mouth Bilious At tacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, aro the off springs of Dyspepsia. They invigorate the Stomach and stimulate tho torpid liver and bowels, which render them of un equalled efficacy In cleansing tho blood of all impurities, and Imparting new life and vigor to the whole system. FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions,Tetter, Salt Rheum, Blotches. Spots, Plinples, Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, Ring-Worms, Scald-Head, Sore Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfc, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, aro literally dug up and carried out of tho system in a short time by the use of these Bitters. One bottle In such cases will convince the m'wt Incredulous of their curative effects. Cleanse tho Vitiated _,ood whenever yon find its Impurities bursting through the skin in Pim ples, Eruptions or Sores; cleanse it when you find it obstructed and sluggish in the veins; cleanse It when It Is foul, and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure and tho health of the system will follow. s*lN, TAPE and other WORMS, lurking In the system of so raa xy thousands, are effectually destroyed and remov ed. For full directions, re»*A carefully the circular around each bottle. J. WALKER, Proprietor. R. n. MCDONALD <» CO., Druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco, Cal.,and 32 and34 Commerce Street, New York. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS, decdlly A C. COOK COVINGTON, GA. Propagator aud dealer in all kinds of GRAPE VINES and FRUIT TREES, Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of native GRAPE WINES, BRANDIES and VINEGAR. Agent for R. d’HKUBEUSEa’ Patent air treatment of Wines, Brandies, Malt Liquors, Dis lling, Extracts Tanning, Sugar and Syrup Oils, and curing and pre serving organic substances ; Grape Vines a speciality. Any information given by addressing the undersigned with stamp. All orders promptly attended to. Catalogue and Price List sent on application. Correspondence solicited. declO—ly A. C. COOK. RIFLES, SHOT-GUNS, REVOLVER, GUN MA TERIAL. Write for Price list, to Great Western Gnn Works. Pittsburg, Pa. Army Guns. Revolvers, Ac., bought or traded for. Agents Wanted. aug!s—6m 7 They are a Gentle Purgative as wel I as a Tonic, poetess- 1 ing also, the peculiar merit ot acting as a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver, and all the Visceral Organs.