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JaYNE'S X’illa,
“ Alterative,
“ Hair Tonic.
“ , Counter Irritant,
“ Balsam Carminative,
“ ' VpTmifmre,
“ Ague Miuure,
“ Expectorant,
BRINOLIS Lemon Sugar,
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Jassiutn. Kadway'»Bar6apai*iltan Retoiveiit.
R. R. Relief. Railway's Villa Ayer s Sarsa
parilla ana Clierrv Pectoral. Harters Iron
Tonic. Harter’s Lung Balaam, Harter a I ills,
"Wilhofta Antiperiodic, Cholagogae. Hat tri
er’s, Holton’s. Galliglian 8. I teshler s. . hal
lender’s, and Harter’a Fever and Ague Fills.
Parker’s Nerve and Bone, Mustang, Arabian
. and McLean's. Volcanic Oil Li intents. .
WALKER'S Vinegar,
Hdstetter’s,
Plantation,
Tint’s,
Brady,'s,
Ho< Hand's German,
Caracoa,
and English Female Blttci*s
PAPER,
PENS,
INK.
BLANK Books,
PENCILS, Etc.
Perfumery of all Kinus.
Toilet and SUNDRY SOAPS.
HAVE ON HAND,
PURE Medicine,
PAINTS,
VARNISH ES,
LIQI O'RS, '
OILS,
TO BA COO and < { 10 A /.’N.
Come, you ehttlLiiotJetive di*-«ui
fied as to prices or article,s.
B®, Proscriptions carefully • ft ui;
pounded, tit the Drug Store of
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PRESERVE YOUR SIGHT !
THE trEEEBRATjBD
SGHAFFHADSES SPECTACLE
AND
EYE
Manufactured at
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland.
The superiority of lliese Great Eye Fre
servers consists in the careful Mathematical
Accuracy in the construction of the Lenses,
being tnaimlaititred of the Best Whit * Hint
Glass, the exact Shape of the Eye thus obvi
ating all Glimmering and Wavering of the
Sight. Dizain.'ss, and all tin- other train of
Evils pioduced by the use. of inferior specta
cles.
Every one whose sight Ih failing under
stands its value. By buying im Crlict spec
tacles you help tq tleatroy it
BUY THE BEST !
Buy the Schuffihauxew Spectach s
and preserve the Byes which are
priceless.
Imported only by.
COOPER & BRO.
Philadelphia.
For sale by T. S.,POWELL, Trustee,
Druggist, Bookseller and Stationer,
, ’ Cutlibert, Ga.
These Spectacles arc never sold by
Peddlers.
QLEARAND ' .-
Harmless as "Watei*.
]> TTAN’S
CRYSTAL DISCOVERY OF THE
SEaiar.
A perfectly clear preparation in one bottl ■,
as easily applied as water, tor restoring to
gray hair its natural color and youthful ap
pearance, to eradicate and prevent dandruff,
to promote the growth of tile hair and stop
its falling o.u-t. It is entirely harmless and ,
perfectly free from any poisonous soKfetance.
and will therefore take the place of all the
dirty and unpleasant preparations now in use.
Numerous testimonials have hem sent us
from many of our most prominent citizens
In everything in which the articles n \v in
use are objectionable, CRYSTAL DIS' OV
ERY, is'peiTect. fi, is nai ranted to eon uirt
neither Sugar ol .Lead, Sulphur or ML rate of
silver, it does not soil the Clot' eg or scalp, • is
agreeably perfumed, and n kes one ol the
best dressings for the Hair i e It restores
the Qolor of the Hair *■ men- pciieei an u 1
formly than any other* preparation.'’ and al
Wyrys does so in from three to ten days, vtr
tjuaily feeding the nu ts ot tli Hair with
the nourishing qualities necesso y to ( s
growth and healihv .coalition, it re. •
the decayed ami induce a ■’v growth t
Hair more positively than any n , •I*
The application of tiiis \v n er .i,i cis
also produces a pleasant and Cooling eih e •
the scalp and gives the Hair a pleasure
elegant, appearance.
Call at your druggist f«T>it at'" tak* •
er If he has net got it let him n
Price $1 per bottle.
ARTHUR NA'l LAV
;InvdnV»r and Proi'iietoi Waslu . .-, » C.
JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY. Si ■ U
General Agents,' Philadelphia
JOHN F. IIENBY and-F (J WELLS A
•CO., New York, and to he had of » -.olesale
•druggists, everywhere
WAREHOUSE NOTH'i
•
WB respectfully'.n' r oar. n• • t •
numerous Pla; c : ri. im C
Dealers of Middle and nw g: S
COTTON FACTORS
• AND—
COMISSION MSRCHAft TS.
In entering upon tltis busines a .u<-c<-.or>
of Jonathan Coitus & Son, u e do s « win. . .•••
firm deierminmion of doing onr whole du \
and flatter ou.selves rhat we are tally ton
peteut for the successful pr Seculiou ol t i
important trust, and hope by strict atteufiou
to business, and courtesy.to our patrons, to
merit their ulifickwe and support.
COLLINS, FLANDERS & CO..
Bep6-3m Cotton Factors, Macon, Ga.
ARE YIIT AIHHT TO I’AIM'!
IF SO. BUY
MAXWELL & CLARKE S
FASH ION PURE LE AD
Unequalled ibr dure • ily whiten m bod .
and fineness
For sale by onr agent.
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CUM- t •’
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Bagging and Ties,
FOR SALE BY /
FORT & QUARTERMAN.
'''[.'■'' '■'' •' ’ .-. '’ ; Q'- . ■
DOORS,
SASH ANO BLINDS,
Mouldings, brackets
STAIR Fixtures, Builders’ Fur
liitig Hardwtue, Drain Pi|>e, Floor
Til eg. Wire Guatds, Terra Cotta Ware,
Jlatbie and Slate Mantle Pieces.
Window Glass a Speciality.
Circulars and.Price Lists sent free on
application, by
P. P. TO ALE,
■J II tvne and 3J'Pinckn«“v Srs-,
oe.t-iTy Charleston, 8. C.
Choice Goods.
I lake pleasure in. announcing to
rnv numerous friends, and the■ pub
lic generally, that I have hut re
cently returned Dun New York,
win*'-!' 1 bought the tnpsl. extensive
and best.s.do led stock ol Goods I
have ever beioi'e porchased 'for this j
market. My- goods are now being!
received tot'd opeircii and tire mark
ed at stick rcasoiiitble prices, that I
feel'iny ability to please till.' .
. ft: would be i-tnt ossible for me to
enumerate lite articles on my coun
ters or shelves, aud Vt-il say they
embrace
Family and Fancy Groceries,
iff every kind, from a box of S.ir
dines to a choice Canvassed Ham.
"For the “little folks” I have,
bought .extensively, and-’ can sup
ply their wants itt
Toys and Confectionaries,
Beyond n doubt. Ift aye everything
to please.the taste or fancy of the
young, and will lake pleasure in
showing my stock to them.
Old “ Santa Claus” wiil make his
•headquarters at my store this year
and will be glad to see all tlie good
children-, and show them his pres
ents!
novi-ct A. W. GILLESPIE..
JAS. S. CLACHORS. J SO. CUNNINGHAM.
CLAbIIIORN & (IiXNINtjHAM.
•LAV AND RETAIL
Grocers and Provision Dealers,
f Corner Bay an I Drayton Streets,
SAVANNAH, GA.
.K< en hand a Harjo ami complete Sup
ply of Pi; .ti- and K-itutlv (ii.oeri e? an
choi • Imt'" ted V\ i e-. Liquors, and Cigars
Country orders pronipMy-titled and quality
gnu.act cd. octlofim
E. J. JOHNSTON,
Dealer in
Watties, Jeieiif, Silver Ware,
Fant-y Good's, Fine Gutlery, .
Musicarinstruments, Stings,
E'.c., Etc. '•
■ S.ole Age'nt.for the Ci-.ebrated
DIAMOND PEBBLF SPSCrACLES,-
EYE-GLASSES, ETC.
Particular Attention yiven to Be
jiai s on Pine and-Difficult
Watches.
•Ev.EL.riY, ETC., REPAIRED,
AMD ENGR.AVLNG.
G'irtter Mt '<vr.rv & Semri.-i-Streels.
\1 ACOX. GEORGIA.
nov '
Fresh FISH and OYSTERS,
•’ At BANCROFT'S,
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sai i .q ; "•'i ■b, a. ure, or p*e-
P ired in a.i.x - y ! my.l y BLR3.
'ifRATiS AT ANY HOURS.
Also, sTAPB:. dI-• Ni Y GROCERIES.
LIQU U< and i.'.Ali.Sm Ue'sl brae s.
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G. C. BANCROFT.
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B ' Mrs. i \ Kiipatrick,
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i .... a. Porter- at
Depot.
novl-lm
THE APPEAL.
eUBLISHKD EVERT FRIDAY,
By J. P. SAWTEIX.
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who advertise by the yghi-.
Persons sending advertisements should mark
the number of times they* desire, them inser
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"barged accordingly.
Transient advertisements must be paid for
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the expiration of the time advertised. 25 per
cent, additional will be charged.
Announcing names of candidates for office,
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Obituary notices over five lines, charged at
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All Communications intended to promote'the
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cieti-s. or.injiiviiinals. will be idunyed as ad
verttsi- merits.
Job W.irk such ? Pamphlets-. CircnUirs,
Cards Blanks. Handbills, etc., will he execu
ted in good style and at’reisonable latcs.
All letters icidressßd to the Proprietor will
lie promptly attended to.
A Mother’s faove.
Happilv, a mothec’s love is some
thing upon which the great majori
ty of mankind can look back —rev-
erently and fondjy' look buck—for
an objective representation of' its
maifi characteristics. Oh, the-un
selfishness of it !. .llow, months
before it can bo- returned by any
thing beyond a momentary dance
of - light in her child’s eyes, or a
curvature of its toothless mouth in
to a smile, or a crow, or a fling of
the limbs, express!ve’of enjoyment,
it.pours* itself out in seemingly
wasteful superabundance, intent on
giving rather than receiving, re
joicing, to minister rather than be
ministered to, accepting without a
murmur days of care sometimes
flecked with pain, and nights of
broken Test, and rendering, without
stint unnumbered services which to
others-would be Self-denial, but the
irksomeness, of which her ever
gushing affection, without a mo>
mint’s pause of self-consciousness,
cleanses away, and renders invisi
ble! • And then the patience and
long-suffering of it —the faults it
will cover over with its ever-ready
mantle, the negligences it will drop
tears over in secret and openly for
give, the affronts it will survive,
the disappointments it will endure
and conceal,' the ingenuity i t will
* . •
display in devising plausible ex
cuses and even satisfying i casons
for manifest wrongs, mid the ea
gerness with which" it will take up
on itself, if possible, the consequen
xtes of tr-msgression.. There is noth
ing quite like it in this world of ours
—nothing so morally beautiful: a
self fed, self sustaining love, which
can traverse wide deserts* and, like
the camel, keep itself alive' upon its
little hoards of remembered joy,
when all other love 'fails —the one
human love that spends itself whol
,ly upon its objects, and the roots of
which even ingratitude cannot 'en
tirely kill. But, when returned, as
tu some measure it mostly will be,
to what strength '.and .beauty of
self-sacrifice will" it not grow ! —yet,
under any eircitinstances, chiefly a
sorrow-hearing love, of which the
j ys are cares, the du',;- - are lnflie
'tion? f>t pain upon itself, th& pride
nourished to lie bestowed else
where, and the fondest gain is the
sorest loss. About every' true
mother there is the s uietity of mar
t.yr h m—and when sue is no more
in the. body, her. children see Her
with the ring of light, -around her
«head.
—lt is sttited that at Society
Hill, South Carolina, after the war,
three widow ladies, who were in
'great want, sept to some Charles
ton merenants an enquiry- whether
they could Obtain glass jars and su
gar on a credit for the purpose of
I making preserves, to see if they
could make any money out of the
business. The credit was given,
the preserves made and shipped to
New York City and sold. They
found the business profitable.. At
the present time forty families are
supported at Society- Hill by this
industry alone, commenced by their
enterprising widows.
A w.io lent a clergyman a horse
which an tway and threw him,
and I inm cmime l credit for “aiding
in spreading the gospel.”
CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1872.
Bat Griibhen Hoe.
Many' years ago, there lived in a
beautiful little country town in
North Alabama, a genial, warm
hearted old gentleman, Judge K—,
well-known throughout the State
as well for his distinguished ability
as his marked generosity and con
geniality'. Among his chattel pos
sessions was a negro named Jack,
as he was more familiarly known as
u.ncle Jack, and there never lived a
more provoking old darkey; for
Uncle Jack, although a favorite,
had many weaknesses, and among
others he was particularly regard
less of truth, to such an extent ip
fact that occasionally the go<sd old
judge found it necessary to punish
him. It was the‘custom in those
days for the town constable to ad
minister a flogging for a consider
ation, whenever the master was dis
inclined to officiate, and the consta
ble of this particular town had a se
vere , reputation for proficiency
among' the darkies who had now
and.then been so unfortunate as to
come.under his hands.
Jack,'although lie had never been
there, was well posted, and had a
great legpugaance to massa G ,
who was tiie incumbent at that
lime. One one occasion, during the
clnistmas days, while the old
• Judge was quite severely indis
posed, Uncle Jack had been guilty
of a misdemeanor, and punishment
was deemed nccesssary,. ■ so the
Judge wrote a note to the consta
ble about as follows :
Mr. G: : Please give the
bearer thirty-nine lashes and Charge
it to me.
Galling oM Urn le Jack, the Judge
ordered him to carry the note to
G—, who would give him a grub
bing hoe. Jack started off up
town but his suspicions were arous
ed. He couldn’t understand what
the'Judge wanted with a grubbing .
hoe at Christmas time, and--his con
science was not as clear as it should
have been. The result of his sus
picion was that the truth suddenly
flashed upon him—lie was to be
whipped. Seeing a school boy ap
proaching, he took out the note and
said :
“ Massa Bob, what’s in dis note ?
Gut so many dis mornin’’ I got ’em
mixed.”
The boy read the note and ex
plained its contents 'to Jack, who
whistled and laughed to himself as
a bright idea struck him. Calling
to a negro boy. who-was neat, Jack
said :
“ does'you want to make a
quarter?”’
“ Os course I does.’ s %
“ Well, take dis noßj down to
.Massa G- an’ git a grubbin hoe,
and I wait here ’till you comes
back, an’ -den I gives you a quarter.
The boy hurried oft" to accom
plish his errand, and in due course
delivered the note to G , who
took him in the, yard, locked the
gate, and proceeded, despite the
boys protestations of iuuocence, to
administer the desired flogging,
while Jack hurried offhome, chuck
ling over the happy result of what
might have been serious business
for him.
That evening, the Judge called,
him up, aud enquired :
“ Jack, did you get the grub
.bing hoe ?”
“No, massa; -I give a boy a
quarter to fotch uat note to Massa
G , and I ’spect he got dat hoe.”
Small Farms.— Ou the subject
of “ Small Farms,” the Albany Cen
tral City makes these very sensi
ble remaks:
"But a reform must take place in
our planting operations, which the
experience of the past few years
clearly proves to have become a ne
cessity Our large plantations can
not be successfully cultivated with
free labor. The experiment lias fail
ed signally, after the most thor
ough trial by men of- capacity and
experience. Our planters must be
come farmers, and all our large bod
ies of productive lands cut up into
small “ places,” supplied with nec
essary buildings and improvements,
and suited to the reduced means
aud limited circumstances of- the
people. A thousand acres of land
should be occupied by ten or more
tenants, whose character, reliability
and thrift are known.
The American Colonization Socie
ty has sent out 200 colored emi
grants to Liberia—most of them
from Florida, South Carolina and
Georgia.
Atlanta Revenue Officials are
seizing unstamped Cologne bottles,
in that city.
Sixty colored emigrants from
Hancock county to Liberia*
Farming Reliable as a
Business.
Farming is, without doubt, the
surest occupation there is. Farm
ers may not grow rich, but they al
ways manage to get a living for
themselves and family, which is
more than can be said of any other
pursuit. Tifev may grow rich in
this as in any other pursuit accord
ing to the degree of intelligence
and industry brought to bear. If
you desire to see the sutcoss of
your children rendered sare in life,
educate them for the farm. But
this word educate { has a deep sig
nification here; it is the want of
this that makes farm life generally
so dull, and the attainment of great
wealth by farming so rare. There
is no occupation of life that will re
pay intelligence, thought aud study
better than agriculture will, and it
is because intelligence, litis so little
to do With the general binning oper
ations that it is so unattractive to
young men, aud leads'the'm to. for
sake it for the professions, or other
more intellectual pursuits. In
duce your children to take an inter
est in the farm, in their implements,
and in the stock. Tell them ail
your plans and the history of your
success and failures; tel! them your
own history as a boy, but don’t
harp too much on the degenerate
character of the young men of-the
present age. Praise • them when
you can, and encourage them to do
still better. • Give each one a calf or
a coit to raise, or a small patch of
grain to cultivate on his own .ac
count. But above all let them
study chemistry, and the laws of
breeding m stock. Light your
homes brilliantly in the evening
with kerosene, and provide plenty
of agricultural reading, encourage
your children to dress up in the ev.e
ning, and encourage your neigh
bors to drop in, anif then talk agri
culture—the importance of large
crops, good stock, liberal feeding,
judicious crossing, the advantages
of keeping animals comfortable, ju
dicious rotation of crops, the chem
ical properties of manure, etc., rath
er than grumble about hard times
aud the price of wages- In this
way you may make burning an in
tellectual pursuit, and whatever has
intelligence in it will be attractive.
Value of Pictures in Rooms
A room with pictures jn it, and a
room without pictures, differ as
"much* as a room with windows.
Nothing we-think is more melan
choly, particularly to a person who
has to pass much tune in his room,
than blank walls; for pictures are
loopholes of escape to his soul,
leading it to scenes and other
spheres. It is sruoh an inexpressi
ble relief to a person- engaged in
writing or even reading, on looking
up, to find his soul escaping as it
were, through the frame of an ex
quisite picture, to other beautiful
and perhaps .Idyllic scenes, where
the fancy for a moment may revel,
refreshed and delighted. Is it win
ter in your world? Perhaps it is
summer in the picture; what a
charming momentary change and
contrast ! And these pictures are
consolers of loneliness; they are
the sweet flattery to the soul; they
are a relief to the jaded mind ;•
they are windows to the imprisoned
thought; they are books,; they are
-histories and sermons which we can
read without tire trouble of turning
over the leaves.
Any business man of Detroit
who doubts that advertising pays,
is referred to the case of a man on
Woodward Avenue. He advertis
ed last Sunday for a lady compan
ion for his wife, and -within three
days iiis mother-in-law and lier four
daughters arrived, and have made
preparations to remain all winter.
But for that advertisement his
house might have been as lonesome,
as a grave-yard all winter.— Detroit
Free Press.
A liltle girl wanting a fan, but
not being able to remember the
word, said slie “ wanted -a tiling to
brush the hot off with.”
A Danbury, shoe-maker went off
hunting Monday, well supplied with
ammunition, and walked around all
day without securing any game.
HG lack of luck is supposed to be
due to the fact .that he had no gun
with him. Being absent-minded he
had forgotten to take it.
A lady asked a gentleman who
was suffering from influenza, “ My
dear sir, what do you use for your
cold ! ” “ Five handkerchiefs a
day, madam.”
Earthquakes have been felt re
cently in New Hampshire.
Ass Item loe the Home Cir
cle.
Somebody says, and truly, that
there aro few families, anywhere in
which love is not’abused as furnish
ing the license for impoliteness. • A
husband, father, or brother will
speak harsh words to those.he loves
best simply' because the secrecy of.
love and family pride keep him from
getting his- head broken. It is a
shame that a man will speak more
impolitely .at times to .his wife or
sister than be would to any other
woman, excepVa low, vicious one.
It is thus that the honest affections
of a man’s nature prove so be a
weaker protection to a woman in a
family circle than-the restraints of
society', and that a woman is usual
ly indebted for the kindest polite
ness of life to those not belonging
to her own household. These
things ought not to be so. The man
who, because it will not be resettled
inflicts his spleen and bad temper
upon those of his h.earthstone, is a
small coward and a very mean man.
Kind words are circulating medi
ums between true gentlemen aud
ladies at home, and no polish ex
hibited m society can atone for the
harsh language and disrespectful
treatment too often indulged in be
tween those bound together by
Qod’s own ties of blood, and the
most sacred bonds of conjugal
love.
lt is said that Sir Walter Cam
bell, who was lately' in a mercantile
firm in New York, wished to mar
ry an American young lady ot good
position ili the Empire State. Up
on his applying to the young lady’s
father, the parent stated that he al
ways referred'all those questions to
his wife. The mother, in lter turn,
stated that she must refer to the
Duke of‘Argyll. The Duke .pleaded
that, considering his connection with
royalty, he must consult his oldest
sort. The Marquis could do nothing
without the Queen’s consent. Her
Majesty, felt that.the issuo must \x*
referred to the Duke of Saxe-Cob
ourg-Gotlia, as head of the family.
The Duke rejoined that, since the
recent changes in Germany,he look
ed upon the Emperor William as
his'sovereign, and* must bow to his
advice. The Emperor said lie could
do nothing without Bismarck’s opin
ion,and Prince Bismarck declared he
had no opinion at all,one way or the
oth'er; and so the question—to mar
ry or not to marry —was brought
to a dead lock..—iY. Y. Telegram.
■ Importance of Correct Spell
ing.—We publish the following par
agraph as a warning to those who
will not spell correctly. If that
schoolmaster wants to have fine
fun in pistol practice, we advise him
to “ go for ” certain so-called edi
tors in this State
We find this in.the Marietta Jour
nal : . .
Air. .John Sims, a school teacher
near Ball Ground, Cherokee county,
one t]ay last week, while hearing a
recitation, differed with a young la
dv as to the correctness-of spelling
a word. Each persistently insisted
that the other was in error. ' The
young lady’s brother, Air. David
Darby, learned of the difference of
opinion, and visited the school
teacher, and in an encounter put
him to flight: At a corn-shucking
that night at Airs. Carpenter’s a
large crowd assembled, aud among
them Mr. Darby, who was seated in
the house telling how ho made the
school teacher run that morning.
Air. S.-about this time stepped in
and overheard the remark, and said,
“ Yes, I did ran, but I’ll not do it
again.” Mr. Darby then started
towards him, and as he did so Air.
Sims- drew a pistol and fired upon
him, shooting him through the
right arm, inflicting a painful
ouud. This terminated the diffi
culty.
The newspa ter is just as nec
essary to tit a man for his true po
sition in life as food or -raiment. —
Show us a ragged, bare-foot boy,
rather than ignorant one. His
head will cover his foot in after
life if he is well -supplied with news
papers. Sho\y us the child that is
eager for newspapers. He will
make the man of mark in after life
if you gratify that desire for
knowledge. Other things being
equal, it is a rule that never fails.—
Give the children newspapers*
•
“ Where are the men of'’76 ? ”
shouted a Newtown orator, Sunday
| evening. “ Dead,” responded a sad
J looking man in the middle aisle.
| The Newtown orator was surprised
. at the intelligence of the audience.
Tis midnight, arid the setting sun
Is rising- in the wide wide,- west;
The rapid rivers slowly run,
The frog is own his downy nest;
The pensive goat and sportive cow
Ilihu ious hope from bough to bough
“Shoostso Long asitVas!”
A Chicago correspondent sends
the following: During a-cent retri
al before Justice Dougherty it was
the length of time that' certain “2
qarters of beef, 2 bogs and 1 sheep
remained in an express wagon in
front of plaintiff’s store before
they were • taken away by the
defendant. The witness under ex
amination was a German, whose
knowledge of the English language
was vcf y limited ; but he testified
in a very- plain, straightforward
way r having.afterwards carried it
out and put it into the aforeside
wagon.
' Then the following ensued:
Counsellor Enos—“ State" to the
jury how long it was after you
took the meat from the store and
put it into the wagon before it was
taked away.”
Witness—‘‘Now I shoots cand
dell dat. I dinks boutdwelve feet.
I not'say nearer as dat.”
Counsel—“Youdon’t understand
mo, llow long was it froffi the
meat left the store, and was put in
to the wagon, before it was taken
away by the defendant ?”
Witness—“ Now I know not
what for you ax dat. Der vagon
he vas back up mit der sidevalk
and dat’s shoost so long as it vas.
You dell me how long der sidevalk
vas. Den feet? Dvvelve feet?
Den I dells you how long it vas.”
Counsel—“l clont want to find
out how. wide the sidevalk was, but
I want to know” (speaking very
slow ly) “how —long—the—meat—
w r as —in the—wagon —before—it
—was —taken—away”
Witness—“Oh 1 dat! Veil, now
1 not sold any meat so. I all time
weigh him; never measured meat
not yet. .But I dinks bout dree
j'eet.” (Here the spectators'and his
honor and the jury smiled audibly.)
“I know not, shentlemens, how is
dish. 1 deli you all I can, so good
as I know.”
Counsel—“ Look here. —I want,
to know' how long it was before the
meat was taken aw r ay after it was
pat into the wagon ?”
Witness (looking very knowingly
at counsel) —“Now' you try and get
me 'in a. scrape. Dat meat vas
shoost so long in der vagon as lie
vas in dei shop. Dat’s all I tell
you. Dat meat vas dead meat.
He don’t got much longer in den
dousan year, not mooch.”
Counsel —“That will do.”
True.— “Why don’t you
trade with me ?” said a close-fisted
tradesman to a friend the other
day. •
The reply was characteristic:
“You have never asked me, sir. I
have looked all through the papers
for an invitation in the shape of an
advertisement, and found none. I
never'go where lam not invited.”
An English physician, with a de
sire to be of- benefit to the rising
generation, lias published some in
teresting facts regarding the effects
of tobacco smoking upon- boys.—
Os thirty-eight boys under fifteen
years of age, w’hora he knew to be
smokers he discoVv.*ed twenty-two
injurious traces of the habit. Twen
ty-two bad disorders of the circula
tion and digestion, palpitation of the
heart, and a more or less taste for
strong drink. Twelve were troub
led with hemorrhage at the nose,
and an equal number had slight
ulceration of the mucous mem
brauce of the mouth. These symp
toms were all mitigated and in some
cases eradicated by T a discontinu
ance of the hgbit of smking. AL
though all were trailed for the above
named disorders, only those were
' cured who abandoned the habit.—
Persons w'ho have the care' of boys
will do well to keep these state
ments, made on the authority of the
British Aiedical Journal, well in
mind.
The Warm Bath for Children.
—A physician in a very sensible
article upon bathing says: “ For
the wind in the stomach children
are thought to have, for their tire
some crying and for the restless'
•ness and worrying at* night with
which they are afflicted, if the
warm bath were resorted tooftener
and worse nostrems less it would
be better for the children.”
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A western widow is after the
enterprising typhographer who,
when she advertised for an agent,
made her appear to want “ a gent.”
He’s the gent she wants, ora lock
of his hair at least.
NO 48.
Mow Raf lit'Mara:£e:4
A writer in; “ Chamber’s Jour
nal” contradicts a uopular belief as
to the manner in which’ snakes bite
and inject their poison. Me says:
“ I can only speak for the rattle
snake. It is true, with every other
venomous reptile the orthodox'ac
counts may be correct, but the rat
.tlesnake does not send its poison
through its fangs. It is always
said that, the two fangs, which an
swer somewhat to the harp an ‘eye
teeth,” are hollow and perforated
at the bottom, and that the poison
flow-s from the reservoir through
this canal to the point of the fang,
and thence into the wound. The
fangs is certainly hol
low, but the point is solid, and the
poison bag, to use a very homely
simile may be compared in its po
sition to a gum boil; when the ani
mal-strikes the pressure instantly
cause a drop of venom to run down
outside the tooth into the puncture.
“ I dare say this will be contro
verted, and I therefore at once give
an authority to be referred to. Mr.
W. R. Morley chief surveyor of
the North and South and United
States Gentral Railways, running
through' Colorado and New Mexico’,
is a skillful "naturalist, who has kill
ed several hundred of these reptiles
and has carefully' examined ’ben*
and has made them bite when in a
position to watch them, and lie can
speak from more experience than
almost any living man, that the poi
son is injected in the manner de
scribed. This accounts for the fact
that rattlesnake bites are some
times harmless when the sufferer is
bitten through cloth ; the poison is
absorbed by the material, and never
finds its way into the flesh at all.
Our father .
A good woman, searching out the
children of want, ono cold day last
winter, tried to open a door in the
third story of a wretched house when
she heard a little voice say, “Pull
thestrirg up and saw a string which
on being-pulled, lifted a latch ; and
she opened the door upon two half
naked children, all alone. Yery
cold and pitiful they looked.
“Do you take care of yourselves
little ones?” askek the woman.
“God takes care of,” ns,” said the
oldest.
And are you not very cold? No
fire on a day like this !”
“Oil! when we are very cold, we
creep under the quilt, and I put ray
arms aronnd me, and we say Now
I lay me ; then we get warm,”'
said the little girl.
“An what have you to eat, pray !”
“When granny comes home she
fetches us soqithing. Granny says
God has got enoughj Granny calls
us God’s sparrows ; and we say Our
Father, and daily bread’evdry day.
God is onr Father.”
Tears came into the good wo
man’s eyes. She had a distasting
epirit herself; but these two little
“sparrows perched in that cold up
per chamber, trust she’ll never for
get..
Two good-natured Irishmen
on a certain occasion occupied the
same bed. In the morning one of
them inquired of the o»her : “Den
nis, did you hear the thunder last
night “ No, Pat; did it really
thunder?” “ Yes, it thundered as
if hiven and earth would come to
gether.” “ .Why didn’t ye wake
me, then, for ye know I can’t sleep
When it thunders.”
—An ingenious mechanic has
invented buttons which can be sew
ed on with a screw driver ! Here
is a-benefactor to the race! Talk
about the man who invented sleep.
He s nowhere. No more in dreary
solitude will the bachelor consume
the midnight oil see ;mg in vain to
accomplish needle work with bung
ling lingers. Ihe screw driver will
do it all.
Lure for Bone Felon. —The
following is said to be a good rem
edy for this cause of sufferin:
“lake common rock salt, such as is
used for salting down pork or beef,
dry it in an oven, then pound it
it fine and :: :x with spirits of tur
pentine iii equalp arts. Put in a
rag and wrap it ar-md the part
affected, and as it gets dry put on
more, and in twenty-four hours you
are culed ; the felon is dead.”
A modest editor to whom was
sent a song entitled “What shall
my love wear ? ” wrote a kind but
decisive article advising her to wear
clothes.
Josh Diilings says: “ When
ever I find a real Jr. uisome woman
engaged in wimmiu’s rights bizzD ’
ness, then I am going to take my
hat under my arm and jlne the pr<K
cession.”