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About Cuthbert weekly appeal. (Cuthbert, Ga.) 18??-???? | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1872)
VOL. VI. THE APPEAL. I'll BUSHED EVERY F-KIDAY, By J. P. SAWTELL. * Terrjafi v oU Subscription: b.vß IKVARiABLY IN ADVANCE. XW N'o Rtiention paid to -orders for the pa jiw uu'ess accompanied by the Cash. Rates of Advertising. 12 Kontlis ti Months. 3 Months. I Month. So. Sqr’s. 1 '8 B.oos 6.00|$ 9.00 8 12.00 2 5.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 3 LOO 15.00 22.00 27.50 4.... 8.00 17,00 25.00 33.00 \ c 9.00 22 00 ; 30.00 45.00 l c 17.00 35.00; 50 00 75.00 1 c 30.00 50.00 75.00 €2AOO 2 c 50.00^5.00 Oft*r square, (tCu lines or less,) $1 00 for llie O'st and 75 cents for each subsequent itiser lion. X liberal deduction made to parties who advertise by the year- Persons sending advertisements should mark lie number of times‘they desire them inser ted, or they’wilUbe continued until foidiidimd ■•barbed accordingly. Transient advertisements must be paid for at the time of insertion: If not paid for before the expiration of (bedtime advertised, 25 per rent, additional will lie charged. Announcing names of candidates for office, $5.01). Cash, in all cases .* Obituary notices over five lines, charged at " regular advertising rates- All communications intended to promote the private ends or interests of Corporations, So eteti’-B,.or.individuals, will be charged as ad vertisements. Job Work, such as Pamphlets, Circulars, (’aids. Blanks, Handbills,etc., \yill be execu ted in good style and at reasonable rates. • All letters,addressed to the Proprietor wil' to promptly attended to. - . ■ About a liilCi The nutle stood on the steamers dock, The land lie .would not tread ; They pulled the lialter round bis neck, And crocked hitn tree the bead. Yet firm and steadfast there be stood, As though formed for a rule ; A critter of heroic blood Was that there jcussed mule. They cussed and swore—be would not go, Until be I'el.t inclined ; • And though they showered blow on blew; He wouldn’t change bis mind. . l lie deck baud to the shore then cried, •'Tips here mule’s bound to slay,’’ And still upon 1 lie critters hide With lash they tired away. Ills master Ironi llie shore replied—r “Tliat boat's about to sail, As every other means you’ve tried, Suppose you twist his tail! ”, •■lts likely that will him land.” The desk man, brave though pale Approached him'witli outstretched hand, To twist that there mules tail. There came a sudden kick behind ! The man —oh ! where was he? Ask of the softly blowing wind, The-flsbcs in the sea ! Lora moment there was not a sound, As Mint rattle winked his eye,- As though to ask of those around, ••Now, how is that foe high ?” • Cut that there mule's throat right away;’* The Captain did command ; y Hut the noblest critter killed that day Was the fearless, brave baud. T!»c (itirl who Wins, The times lifts passed a\yay when Woman must be pale and delicate 10 be called interesting— when she must be totally ignorant of all prac tical knowledge to be called refined wild high;bred —when she must know nothing of the current politi cal news of the day, or be called masculine and strong minded— weak minds are not desirable. It is not a sign of high birth* or refinement to ‘ be ' slekly and igno rant. Those who affect anything of the hind arc behind the times, and must shake up and air themselves, mentally and physically, or drop Under the firm strides of common sense ideas, and be crushed into ut ter insignificance. ' In dtesc days an active, rosy-fa ced girl, with brain quick and clear warm, light heart, a temper quickly heated at intended insult or injury, and just as quick to forgive; who is not afraid of freckles, or to breathe pure air of heaven, unrestrained by Ihe-dravvn curtains of a close parlor bud above all who can speak her mind and give her opinion on im portant topics which interest intel ligent people, is’the true girl who will make a good woman. Vinegar— A New York chem ist has declared that one-balf of the vinegar in use is made by chemi cals so poisonous as to gradually undermine the health of the consu mer. Sulphuric acid and sugar of lead make a nice sour, and they are largely used in vinegar making. Cider vinegar is the only kind fit for use That made from acids should be discontinued. ' The lady who called-the attention of another to onr patched breeches, Whereat they both laughed so hear tily, is informed, that a ncqC' pair' Will be purchased when, hey hus band’s “little biH” is settled j it has been clue nearly a year. Don’tcrit ciize a printer’s dress so closely, while wearing silk purchased with money dwe him,— fftehanyc. CUTHBERT lllf APPEAL. m For the Cuthbert Appeal.. • A Tour Through Texas, OB - Information for Emigrants. jSURLESTON COUNTY, County Seat, Caldwell. Area, .976 square miles. Population about 10,000. The Brazos RrveP- bounds th is couuty on the east -and affords large bodies of the finest bottom lands, about thirty miles along the river by five miles wide. It pro duces over a bale of cotton to the acre. The uplands or prairies pro duce o.Ver half a bale to the acre, or 25 bushels of corn, or 12 bushels of wheat. Corn range from 50 cents to SI,OO per bosheL and wheat $1 to $2. There is a great deal of post-Oak lands in the county of easy cultivation. This is quite a stock county and fine flocks of sheep are' seen on all*the prairies; but the area of cultivated lands is rapidly increasing from year to year, as im migration' come in. There is a male and female academy in Cald well, and several Elementary schools all over the county. The Freed mcn do better here than in many counties/thcir wages being about sls per month specie. Land vary in price according to quality and improvements, from $5 to S3O per acre. This is a fine count} 7 for Hogs, on account of the’ abundance of ■mast; all the farmers make bacon for their own use and some for mar ket. • Houston and Galveston are the markets. ’ BURNET COUNTY, . . County Seat, Burnet. Area, 995 square miles. Wheat and corn with till the small. grains, are the chief crops. Cotton is not grown to any great extent, all other pro-, ducts arc abundant and cheap.— There is a superior quality of iron ore, itt this county. Petroleum oil is found near the county seat bps no effort is yet made to procure it for use. ‘ There is a plenty of fine limestone, which-makes a beautiful .white lithe. . The water is good and. in large supply in .springs and streams. This ’county is. in the hilly or mountainous region and has a delightful bracing air, though in latitude as low as '3O deg. The San Gabriel-and its small, clear, tributaries arc the chief streams in -the northern and eastern part,- while the Colorado is on the-. Smith side Ot the county. v Dense cane brakes • cover a large part of the county, and the surfape is generally rocky, with a rich loorny soil/ What are known *as’*tlic Marble Falls of the. Colorado ate .in this county. These falls' afford admira ble water-power. The •marble va ries-from a pure white to a jet black. This county lias, several steam atid water mills, and some of the finest water power in the State. .CALDWELL county, County 'Scat, Lockhart. Area; 535 .square milhs: Population about 8,000. Though this is one of*the smallest counties, it is proba bly equal to any in richness of soil, salubrity, and beauty of scenery.— The same may be said about the fertility of this county, as about Caldwell, with about half the coun ty prairie. The piesquit grows spontaneously all over the county • and makes it one of the best pas : .turagesdn the State. Almost all vegtables’urc grown here, but the gardens often suffer from summer droughts. Lwing is cheap, butter, lard and bacon 10 cents, per pound; eggs 8 to 10 cents, per dozen chick ens 12£ cents each, etc. The coun ty sends to market every year (rotn 5,000 to lO,GoO head of cattle, and 2,000 to 3,000 horses* and mules, besides cotton, wool, hides, etc. — Lockhart.is thifty. miles south of Austin, and it is difficult to find a more beautiful little town, sur rounded by live-oaks. Here are tbe celebrated Lockhart Springs, about twenty in number, gurgling with pure cool water, of several dif ferent minerals. Ere long this is bound to be a great summer resort for those in search of health and pleasure. This delightful place, has to be seen to be appreciated.— Lockhart is a most flourishing town with some four or five churches, several schools and a dozen stores. Principle markets, Sayacca and Gal veston ; distance- to each about the same. Galveston is reached by ''Railroad and ” therefore the most visited. caluoux county, County Scat, Area, 684 square miles. will be'seen by fef'ering to Bye map of Texas that this couufyis nearly surround icd by water, and like all the coast , counties'the surface is near a dead GUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1872. leveL The soil is not considered very productive, and is better for the stock raisfir than the farmer.— The population is between 3,000 and’4,ooo, nearly all of which are in the towns of Indiariola and La vacca, which are twe of the. princi ple Seaports, of the west, where there is a very extensive and rapid ly increasing commerce. There are four or five churches in Indianola, and tiro or three in Lavacea, with quite a number of good schools.— The San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad commences at Lavacco, and the Indianola Railroad at In dianola, and both connect a few miles west of Lavacca, and proceed by a eommon track to Victoria and from thence to San Antonio. CAMERON COUNTY, County Seat, Brownsville. ' Area, 3,000 square miles. This county is in the extreme South-eastern por* ’ tion of the State, and was first set tled by Americans during the war with Mexico in 18.46 —47. Browns ville is perhaps the only town worth naming, though Point Isabel, Bra zos and Santiago have, a few in habitants. The"'- .population of Brownsville is believed to be about 0,000, and there are not probably . 500 more in the county. There has heretofore been a large /Mexican trade at Brownsville,, but it lias now greatly declined under the in fluence of the Mexican law .called Zona Libre, which" enables goods to be landed on the Mexican si.de of the liio Grande.free of duties. This is a great slock county, and, except the valley of the Rio Grande Is fit for little else. . But tile valley of the Rio Grande furnishes many thou sand acres of the ’richest lands, ad mirably adapted to cotton, corn and. sugar-jaue. It is said • that farms are now rapidly being opened in this valley. This and the other eoun-ties'of the Rio -Grande are sep arated from ‘ the .balance of the Stat* by a vast region uninhabited except" by herdsmen - with* their thousands and tens of thousands of cattle, horses and sheep. « CHAMBERS COUNTY, County Seat, WallisvillcL' Area 900 square miles. .Population say I,2oo.This ts a coast county, in eluding both banks of the Trinity River at its "outlet into Galveston Bay, and also including the bay .as far down as Red Fish bar.. But our map will show its boundaries and its land and water area, better than any description give, and llie same may be said of all the counties; lienee I have generally omitted to*.describe what can be so much, more.- satisfactorily seen, by one glance at the map. Every, one that expects to Emigrate', to Texas should'have a Texas map. This-is .chiefly a prairie county, and though it has much good alluvial land in the Trinity valley, yet stock-rais ing is the chief business. llo*gs are also abundantly raised in the bottoms.’ Products, Coni, cotton, etc., as in other counties. Rice, "is also grown successfully, and .sugar catje promises to become a pcofita bhi.crop, as’ indeed it already, is found to be in this apd other comi ties above. This county lias the advantage .of regular communica tioifte with Galveston, by naviga tion over'the bay, and up the'Trini ty, so .that its products can be easi ly placed in market at a good price. This-county has übuußiqts of fruits, such as,peaches, apricots, necta rines, and • plums. It also has a large supply- of good timber on both banks of the Trinty, and sup plies Galveston market with much of its fuel. Wallasvillc and the old Spanish town of Analmac ate" the principle-villages. The wealth and population are both very small in this county though it offers many advantages to the imigrants on ac count of market. CHEROKEE COUNTY,* County Seat, Rusk. Area, 1,144 square miles. Population 12,000. This is one of the finest counties of the State, and is far above the aver age in wealth, population and im. provements. There are five schools in Rusk, Alto, Larissa, and com mon schools in all neighborhood. — This is called the “ Iron county” of Texas, on account of the great abun dance of excellent iron ore in all the .hills. During the war some foun dries were established, but I un derstand there is now only one con tinued, though probably no busi ness could be conducted more prof itably with a little capital. The rivers of this county, as will readily be seen by the-map give an abun dant supply of water, are also numerous. This is a heavily timbered county, and the extensive piue and oak forests furnish large amounts of lumber for 4he counties 'further west, where lumber is scarce. Cherokee County is consid ered one of the best farming coun ties in the State, as there is a very large amount .of productive land, and very little, that cannot be profit ably cultivated. The average yield is about 1,200 lbs. cotton .in the seed, and 20 to 35 bushels of corn per aqre ; of wheat 12 bushels. Ev ery farmer has ail his stock, he wants, including cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, etc,, though stock-rais ing is not an exclusive business.— Wine is made by all that take the trouble from native grape, and peaches, apples, plums, etc., suc ceed well, and there are some splen did orchards in this county. I will here say that pears succeed as well 6r better in Texas than any other fruits, and there are of’ them than I have ever seen in any other State. Unijnprovcd but good farm lands can be bought at from $2, to $lO, per acre, but improved farms are valued according to the im provements. Manufactories don't receive much attention in tliis coun ty. CLAY COUNTY, County Seat, Henrietta. Area, 1,110 square, miles. This is anew and very sparsely settled-county, the position of which is shown, by the map. .It is at present a stock county, though it has some excel lent farming lands in its river and creek valleys. .The Big and Little Wichita arc the principle streams, the banks of which are generally covered with timber, This county first began to be settled by stock raisers in 1858‘; but-the Indians de terred emigrants from going in, and there are stilt but few inhabitants. The soil is well 'adapted to wheat and other cereals. The surface is said to be broken and hilly. Coleman County. Area, ’I,OOO square miles.•- Concho County. Area, 1’,0'25 square miles. Callahan County. Alma, 900 square mjjes. . * • The above three counties are yet unorganized, and have but a few inhabitants,, mostly engaged *in stock-raising. Thei'e are new coun ties, with hills only fit for grazing, anti narrow valleys between, with fine springs and some small streams. Timber is scarce ; climate very dry and salubrious. These counties are said to afford fine sheep pasturage. T. M. A. Yoimaf ABiierßa. Tluere is nothing more .pleas ten t to behold than a bright-eyed, well behaved boy, who "thinks of some thing besides his oWn boisterous fun and rude forwardness; who pays some respect to years, *and does' not crowd himsell where he has not ■been asked and rs not wanted.— Many such gre not. They enjoy everything that is gay and boyish, and when among those who are old er show tile;u excellence of manner Fy giving preference to-age. They trad rather Sprve than, be served They never dream of aping the style of the street rowdy who rs al ways. str-iviirg to get up a elreaprep utation for bravely—mostly by misrepresenting the few words which pass between himself and oth ers. Such youths are types of true: gentlemen, distinguished by courte sy and correct feeling. They cafob with enthusiasm at everything that is exulting and happy, have their own boisterous fun andjolity, but hardly ever’dream they are men. Tho opposites are the nuisances of life. All over the. world can be" found the true varieties. Some- of the choicest little gentlemen we have ever seen have* been among those who were (Jompe’.led to toil for their daily bread. • Tattling. —Never repeat a story unless you are certain it is correct and not even then unless something is to be -gained, either of interest to yourself or for the g’ood of the person - concerned. Tattling is a mean and wicked practice, and lie who indulges in it, grows .more fond of' it in as he is suc cessful A young lady says that a gen tlemen ought never to feel discoura ged when the ‘momentous question* is negatived by the object of his choice, “for in life, as in grammar, we always decline.before wo-, conju gate.” *2 • • , * - . Said a youngster in high glee, displaying his.purchase to.-TA/psam friend on the cocoa-nuts for ten Pi make me sick won't •**'■ . • . Hindoo Cleanliness. * During seven years’, residence in India,T never knew of water being drawn from ponds or pools for cook ing purposes. While on journeys, be they never so long, or the heat never, so great, the natives will not drink except they can obtain water from good wells or running streams, and iii their own dishes, which they always carry with them, As for foul smells, we had far rather take our chances for pure air in a city or town of India than in two-thirds of the wards of any city in Ameiica where the population exeee'ds fifteen thousand inhabitants. The crows, vultures,’ pariah dogs, jackals and the' periodical rains which co'me hi torrents and wash away every remnant of filth, are a lpore effective board of health than any we know,of in this enlightened country. There arc no out houses thereto send out night and-day the horrid effluvia which taints the air of all our towns and cities. There is,a caste Os people called mehtars, whose inherited occupation is td do the sweeping and to remove the filth from the houses and the streets, and who are paid by the families or by the village or city authorities. All filth incessantly removed by them to some out-of-the-way place, and.at the proper time it is taken for en riching the fields or for burning brick. The immense waste and decom position of animal and vegetable matter caused by the prodiglaity o-f thte. American people,, is entirely un known in India. - Carefulness and strict economy of food are .absolute ly That there are stag nant pools and •nnclcanliness is not to be denied, but. comparatively, India has greatly the advantage of America. • . In .personal cleanliness • the peo ple of the.plains of India are incom parably in advance of the Americans ■ Or Europeans. The Abbe Dubois, who spent eighteen years of research and inquiry, among the Hindoos, “as one of them, conforming exactly in all things to their manners, to their style of living and -clothing, and wen to most of their' prejudices;” •says: “In their conduct and the whole intercourse of life, the Bra mins have nothing so much at heart as cleanliness,” and goes on to re cite a'great number of circumstan ces which render it necessary for a Bramin to - bathe. They always ’bathe before prepraing or eating food. .All good Bramrns bathe once a day, fastidious ones three times. Other castes, though not so strict as the Brand ns in washing their bodies and garments, are yet clean er thin Western nations. Many of the’-poorcr .and lower castes are dirty through extreme poverty and overwork, but I hardly, think that there could be found one who could say, (isdid an English laborer on be ing prescribed a .bath for a certain ailment, ‘T haven’t washed for this ere forty.year, anti I'll not begin now.” ‘ . TUE CLIENT AND IIIS LAWYER Two lawyers when a knotty case waso’er Shook hautls, and were as friendly as.before. “Zounds!” said the client, “I would-f ain knowjicrw • * You can,be friends, who were such foes just now ?” ' , • .“Thou, foo! !” said one; “we lawyers though so keen, Like shears, ne’er .cut ourselves, but,what’s between.*’ • A noted wag in a College, one morning, read a- theme of unusual merit. The President being suspi cious, asked pointedly if it was or iginal. “Why, yes, sir,” was the re ply, “it had original over it in the paper I took it fronr.” -*• A Georgia man lias his third wife, thirty children, several tlious ■and acres of land, two. thousand head of cattle and about tbe same number of sheep. Happy man. When couple of young people ’strongly devoted to each other, com mence to eat onions, it is safe to pronounce them engaged. Pay yoUr little outstanding earthly bills, and don’t romance about the-sassing dues of heaven. —The man who-popped the ques tion by starlight got his sweet" herart’s consent in a twinkling. You should 'not stone your neighbor, but you may rock Ms ba- bv. ‘ . —r.«l» -* y ; ouDA WATER A deslrah: s- POWELL’S, Trustee, .■ujrj'ist, Bookseller and Siatiouer, |Beeswax . am- * ■ i. ’ ‘ T. S.rOWELL, Trustee, Druggist, liookseiler aim Stationer ITIlU’k Twain oil the Wing. Says Mark Twain iw discribiog his travlesi I got into the cars and took a seat in juxtaposition io a female. That female’s face was a perfect insurance company for her —it insured her against ever getting married to any body except a blind nian. Her mouth looked like a crack in a dried lemon and there was no more expression in- her face than there is in a cup of cold cus tard. She appeared as if she had been through one famine and got about two thirds through auother. She was eld enough to be great grand mother to Mary that had a little lamb. She was chewing prize pop corn, and carried in her hand a yellow rose, While a band box and a cotton umbrella nestled sweetly by her side* I couldn’t guess whether she was on a mission of charity, or going west tq a aawmjlk I was full of curiosity to hear her speak ; so I said : “The exigenciei of the time require great circumspection in a person who is traveling.” Says she, “What ?” Says I, “Che orb of day shines resplendent in the vault above.” She hitched around uneasy like, then she raised her umbrella and said, “I don’t want any of your sass —git out” and I got out. Then I took a seat alongside a male fellow, who looked like the ghost of Hamlet lengthened out. He was a stately cuss, and he was reading. Said I, “Mister, did you ever see a camel leopard ? ’ I said camel leopard bqcau.se it is a pious animal, and never without getting down on its knees. lie said he hadn’t seen a camel leopard. Then,- said I, “Do you chew ?” He said, “No sir.” Then I said, “How sweet is nature ?” , lie took this for a conundrum and said he didn’t know. Then he said he was deeply interested in the history of a great man, “Alas!” he exclaimed, “we are but few.” , I told, him I knew one, “the man made my cooking stove was a.great man.” Then lie’ asked, ‘.‘would I read ?” Says I, “what have you got ?” He replied, “Whatt’s Hymns,” “Reveries by Moonlight,” and “How to Spcnd-the Sabbath.” I said, “None of them for Han nah,” but if lie had that Los An geles Business Directory I would take a little read. Then said the strangqr, “Young man, do you see these gray hairs?” I told him I saw. Well, says he, your hairs will be grayer than these before that’ Directory ever sees daylight. Said I, “you needn’t think these hairs are any sign of wisdom, its or.ly a sign that your system lacks iron ; and I advise, you to go home and swallow a crow bar.” He took this for irony, and what little entente cordiale there was between us was. spilled. It turned out that he was chaplain of a base bifll club. When we got to Rochester I called for a bowl of bean soup. It ought to be called lead soup. I send you the receipt for making it: “Take a lot of water, wash it well, and broil it until its brown on both 'sides : tlien very carefully pour one bean, into it and. let it sihimer. When the bean begins to get rest less,, sweeten it with salt, then put it up in air tight cans, hjtch each canto a brick, and chuck them overboard, and the soup is done. The above receipt originated with a man in lowa, who got up suppers on odd occasions for Odd Fellows. He lias a receipt for oys ter soup ; leaving out the salt. , Speaking of lowa rem; nds me of the way I got -.the money to .pay. for my ticket and pay for that fel low’s supper. I bet a fellow a dollar that I could tell him how much wa ter to a quart went under tho rail road bridge over the Mississippi at Dubuque in a year. He bet, and I said two pints to a quart. I. won the bet, but after all that supper wnsan awful swindle. If the city didn’t spttle faster than its coffee did, its .old settlers’ club would be' a failure, aiid the city too. Dubuque is celebrated for its fine turnout on the streets ; while I was there a- wagon upset and spilled a lot of vv'omem I didn’t see it—l . ’ e other way. J, Jill 12-ts RestaitPant &-Bau* I have fitted up one of the *• best Bars and Restaurants in S. W. Georgia, where the FINEST LIQUORS AND CIGARS will be kept, and where all iray enjoy a meat at short, notfei. mavd-Sm GEO. G. "BANCROFT ISutlci* artd liis Dog. A correspondent sends us llie fol lowing anecdote of Ben Butler, which he says lias never appeared in print, but as it illustrates the characters of tbe .man, it is too good to be lost. . Ben Butler waS a down east law yer before he got to lie a major general and a representative of his district in Congress. Like all law yers, Ben had a hard pull of it at the start, and perhaps the sliarpnesa acumen for which he is so univer sally celebrated were acquired at this early period of his life when he was striving for a practice, nnd the odds were brains or starvation. One day while sitting in his office there entered a long-legged gaunt, hatchet-faced m specimen of the genus Yankee, who looked sharp enough to make his meals oft’pins and needles, and who thus accos ted the future Congressman : “Mr. Lawyer', Y am going into a little bit of law business, and as you seem to be a right smart, plucky sort of chap, I thought I might as Well give the job to you.” “All right” says the lawyer, “you can’t trust your case in better hands.” “Well,'then, I had a ham hang ing iu an* out-shed, and a neigh bor’s dog came along and ate it. What would you do?” “Why, prosecute the owner of the dog, of course. Make the fellow pay for damages.” “That’s the talk, Mr. lawyer,” said the Yankee, with a sly smile begining to work around the cor ners of bis eyes and mouth. “But you see—l don’t know as it makes any difference—the dog was your’n.” Butler'opened liis eyes a little at this onslaught, but lie wasn't going to be taken aback in that manner, even by a brother Y r ankee. “What do you value your ham at?” asked Butler, drawing out his wallet. * “Well, I guess five dollars will*be letting you off cheap,” said the YankeJ “for it was an all-fired good ham.” Without entering a word of pro test, Butler paid the money and then said : “There is your damage for the ham. Now fork over the ten dol lars.” “What for ?” inquired tho Yan kee, in his turn astonished. “For my legal advice,” said But ler “You don’t suppose I can work without a fee, do you V y Mr.’Yankee, was bit, so drawing a face as long as his legs, lie slowly counted out the money, and inward ly vowed he would bring no more law business before the youthful but razor-like dispenser of Coke and Blackatone. A certain elder, who was noted for seldom being up to time, seldom animated, and seldom very brief, once kept a congregation waiting a long time for his appearance, and when at last he did come, he preach ed them a sermon of uuusnal length on the text “Freed my Lambs.” He had not finished when the original old minister rose from a Seat in the congregation and said*, “Brother, I have had some experi ence in raising lambs myself, and I have found that the following rules are absolutely essential to success ful lamb-raising : * First, give them food in .season ; second, give them a little at a time,and third, give it to them warm.” “ Fred,” said a father to Lis son, “I hear that you and yonr wife quarrel, and wrangle every day. Let me warn you against such a fa tal practice.” “Whoever told you that, father, was totally mistaken ! My wife and I havn’t spoken to one another for a month.” Ail the lower animals, and most of the insects, as-far as investi gations have been poshed, appear to hare limb3 on the right side invari ably stronger than their fellows on the opposite side. Physiologists have not yet been able to give a sat isfactory solution of the problem. —An old lady who inqnii*ed for “the dollar vardeu hat’’ went away sorrowing when the clerk told her that they were just out, bqt he had plenty of “six dollar’vardens.” A Connecticut sheriff says: “If any man doubts the Bible, doctrine foimar depravity, I only; -trie that wriuld ine my stock and ptices before One where to make their purchases, if/ and prices are not rttffideut inda# you to purchase, the fault, will h f If you can do as well, or bett-A than elsewhere, it will afford me psp sa waitonyon ’ ' •- Ca!iand«ce me! 3. EDWARDS, > ma}22-dm , Spiityg V>l. (j*. NO 29* A jUillionare iii Sackcloik and Ashes. A Saratoga correspondent of tlifc Albany Times says: Among the recent arrivals at Sar atoga is a young gentleman of great fortune, who is a regular summer visitor here, and who lias Invariably made a great display. This season lie'proposes to do the place on a quieter scale, on account of lii§ mother’s recentdeath. Thislshow he goes about it: He has a suit of rooms at the Congress; tliiitj linde? his supervisioh,’ keen so ar ranged qs to present a rather som bre appearance; for,, out of respect for his mother’s memory, they liavo been put in mourniflgi A deep black border’ruiis around the ceih ings, while the wall paper is of a very gloomy color; the furniture which recently arrived, is from Egypt, and is exceedingly grdtesqfid in appearance and mysterious iu style like.it has' ever be fore appeared in Saratoga. The gentleman announces that he will not enter a ball-room this summer; but will entertain his IriCdds iff liil rooms —in an elegant and costly manner, of course —no levity. lie is to drive a four-in hand, his groom and coachman js to be attired in mourning; and mourning lap robes; like funeral palls, are to be spread over the seats of his carria ges, which will bo painted in keep ing with the habiliments of woe. For these emblems of sack cloth and ashes lie pays SSOO pef Week.— Shoddy society calls this “filial de votion,” and speaks of him as “such a good son,” “but so odd and eccen tric,” while common-sense people «ire unkind enough to call him* snob, and one of the most outre kind. A Good One foe Smokees.— An aged negress, whose piety had s4- cured for her an extensive reputa tion, in walking her usual round df visits, dropped in upon a neighbor who was equally well known as ft temperance man and a hater of to bacco* • After being courteously rtceirf ed, the negress pulled from her pocket a long pipe, and conimenecd smoking some very “union” tobac co, to the infinite disgust of hes host. The man maintained his composure for several minutes : but the fumes and smoke became too powerful for him and rising from the chair he said : “Aunt Chloe, do ydu think jrdti A good Christian ?” “Yes, brudder, I speeiks I is.” “Do you believe the Bible; aunt ? “Yes, brudder;” “Do you know there is a pas sage in the Scriptures which de clares that nothing unclean shall iri herit the, kingdom'of Heaven ?” “Yes, I’ye heard of it;” “Do ydn believe it “Yes.” “Well, Chloe, you cannot entef into the kingdom df heaved; be cause there is nothing So unclean as the breath of a sttioker. What do you say to that ?” “Why, I specks to leave my breath behind nie wberi I go- td heaven.” —The Fort Wayne Sentinel the following , cheerful ahhOuntic : ment : A coffin room has befeh estab lished on Wayne Street, in the rfear of the Sentinel building. Any ohO feeling like attacking the editor Will save his eS tfotible by doming ground that way and selecting his box.” — ; A Yankee doctor has contrived to extract from sausages a pow erful tonic, which lie says contains the WliOle stfertgth of the original bark. He calls it the sulphate Os canine. What can be wetter than a ffo man’ with a Cataract iti lifct a waterfall on her head,- a creek iri her back forty springs in her skirts a high tied shoes, and a notion in her head ? “Do write and fear not,” is what the girls say to their corres pondents* Praise is sunshine to a child, rind there is no child that does not need it< When does rriin bedome too fa* milliar with a lady ? Wh&tt It Be gins to pat ter On her back: Someone says “the lobster *is a posthumous work of creation; for it is only red after its death.” Why is Ireland likely to come the richest country i« the world t Because the capital is ah wayirDuhlia* ’ 1 rfwe dollar trill pay T or ie \bat<.mce of the year .-
