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Uglily Democrat. ' , F.<li«or ami Piop'r lS»F.L‘“ . Egg^XCUPST 31.1682. •ruToF 5UBSCBIPTW5. tB "' $2 00 bos 1 00 dim 75 .10 V v>r/ ^ in *jT»nce. LpTI'INC KATES ANT) RULES. '.-a in«c«.-l m $2 per square ■grtiw. *B.l $1 f»r each subse- .’t, i. c>?h! solid lines of ibis type. with contract adverti- J terms [ u0ti c« of eiftli'lines »re SlS per W tvi perannu*. Local notices It'bln three months are subject to K, ni- wi ‘° desire their ad- P,„ change* 1 , must give us two advertisements, unless othcr- 'foUted in contract, will he changed »nl obituary notices, tributes of 0 tl,cr kindred notices, charged .dtertisements. ti-eincnt* must take the run of the . » e Jo not contract to keep them iDtrticulflr plucc* •ra.-nti- lor candidates are $10, if »one insertion l,re due upon the appearance o. the T t Hnd the money will be col- j‘,,„„.d."l bv the proprietoi. L, !! n there strictly to the itbover.iles, l ii depart from them under no circum- hllKCTORY. City Officers- r Bmwell, Mayor. h( smart, Marshal; W. D. Lewis, Deputy |,j' Jarnf-H l’ittis. Police, ft M'ardell, City Clerk. I Harrell, City Treasurer. t", M.o SVal, J. D. Harrell, M. N. ft, 11. Nusubauiu, II. C. Curry, A. E. County Officers. „„i O N- si, Ordinary. tVimbcrlcy, Clerk Superior Court, j. Currv, Ti'eastirer. Burkett, Sberi IT; D. P. Waters, Deputy, a Powell, Tax Collector. i Itnuaon, Tax Receiver. pnmwwn.ru L. O. Jackson, Jno. B. [ford, ti. 1*. Wood, J. J. Higdon, J. P. Post Office. MAIL ARRIVES, m Savatmau at 8 a. m., and leaves at5:15 t'l iHt-s at post office at 4.30 p. m. lorn Colquitt daily (except Sunday) 9. 30 * nd leaves at 10. a. III. k„n steam Mill at 2 p. m. every Werines- [ and leaves 10 a. m. Tuesday and Fn- _.„,i Attiputgus 5 n, m. Tuesday, Thurs- laud Saturday ami leaves at 7 a. m., same Courf Calender. AI.1lANY CIUCCIT. [ I*. I). Warren. Judge. > \V. Walters Solicitor General. hker—First Mumluy in May and November. Llhniin—Second Monday in March and (temlier. Iroatur-Second and third Monday in May | November. theriy First, second and third Mon- In: April and October. pitrliell First Monday in March and fourth inlay in Nnvemiier. North- Fourth Monday in April and No- pbtr. Secret Societies. * OAK I.OIK1E NO. 22.—A. O. XJ. W. C. furry, M. W. . T. Wmiticrloy, Recorder. (leetiucs are lield every 2nd and 4tli Fri- | nightM in eacli month. ISUME LOIXIE NO. 178.—AMERCAN LEOION OF HONOB. . L. linlibit. Commander. • K. It. molds, Secretary. l-salar meetings are bold every 2nd and iTuesday nights in each mouth. jmSUDOE I.OIHIK NO. 1842.-KNIGHTS OF HONOB. I. C. Curry, Dictator. "• M. Smith, Reporter. ecnlar meetings are held every 1st and i Friday nights in each month. Church Directory* METHODIST. Ktv. T. T. CiiBisnixs Presiding Elder. Jttv. J. W. Simmons Pastor in Charge. D‘reaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. li-gular weekly prayer meetiugs Wednes- r. f evening at 8 p. m. punday School, at 4V£ o'clock p. m.—J. E. Ickenaoii, Superintendent. FltEsnVTEBlAN. Rev. J. A. McKee, D.D Pastor. Treadling on tho second, third and fourth Ways at il a. m. and 8 p. m. Regular «l.v prayer meetiugs every Thursday even- _g at 8 o’clock p. m. ■Sunday School at 8 o’clock a. m.—J. E. Tm»uion, Superintendent. EPISCOPAL. an ices every Sunday morning at lOo’clock. 1 take this method of informing the peo- !e of Rainbri-Ige, that I will supply the ’srket every day with the very best beef country affords, and at most reasonable ’ices. "ill also supply all other meats in their stson. Thankful for past liberal patron- re. re-pectfully ask a continuance of the JOHN M. INGRAM. Aug. 24. iggo. M. KWILEGKI. AT THE OLD ^ Store. A NEW SUPPLY OF Groceries and Grain, M . Hardware & Wagon Material, Paints, Oil and Putty, A gent for Sashes and Blinds, “©g WD smith. Baker and CojifecHoner •*9 ^ 6 Sharon'House Block. ■sh I r eads. cakes, fruits, candies, nu*s, wav ". on hand. Also, best stock of ? *®nes in town. t >rsold by uo one. Give him a i The BY BEN. E. RUSSELL. Democrat. BAINBRIDGE, GA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1882. YOL. 11.—NO. 45. OUt IIASIII t*. f’UIENI). A Con vcrsallon Overheard Between an Antenian ItacUe- lor and an.Oconee Belle. Banner- Watchman. There is not a more modest youth in Athens than our geuial young friend Charl.e Baldwin. While he can talk down a regiment of stags, just let ten yards of calico and a section of bangs come in speaking distance and he wilts li£e the bashful two-legged masculine violet that he is. Give him a telescope and he will stand off at a distance and watch a pretty girl all day; but the moment she starts in his directi in Mr. B. takes to his beds. He tells us that wh'le he knows they won’t hurt him somehow wheu he tackles a young lady his tongue ties itself into a hard knot and his knees knock together like an old second-hand battering ram. But last Wednesday in Watkinsville Charlie was caught on the fly by Tom Foddrill, and before he knew what was up our friend found himself seated in a buggy beside one of the most viva cious and charming of Oconee’s fair daughters. We saw a spasmodic twitch of unutterable misery o’erspread his face, and he cast a libgering look of longing at a pine thicket on the brow of a neighboring hill, which clearly showed that he seriously contemplated tuking to his heels and fleeing from the angel at Jiis side. We got in ear-shot of the buggy with the philanthropic intention of either heading him in case of a break or immersing him with a bucket of ice lemonade if our friend faiuted. But Charlie emulating the noble ex ample of the boy on the burning deck, bravely hid one foot under the buggy body and polished the other boot with his pocket handkerchief. He lit a ci gar, and then suddenly recollecting that this wasn’t etiquette, threw it out and started to offer his fair companion a second but happily thought of him- self in time. lie knew he was expect ed to say something, so after making enough faces to swallow a ton of quin ine, shot out: “A pleasant day. Miss Polly ?” “I think it rather warm,” was the reply. “Yes’m, it’s the hothest weather 1 ever saw. It would melt the horns off of a dilemna.” “This breezes pleasant I think.” “Yes’m, it mighty nigh freezes me to death. I wisn I’d brought my over coat. Don’t you?” “Oh, no, I’m not at all too cool.” “Yes’m, it’s powerful hot. Don’t you think so ?” “Rather warm.” “I expect it will snow this evening —no, I mean hail—I—l—I started to say rain and Charlie’s face turned crimson as ho realized the full extent of his mistake. “Why, you must be a Vennor ?” was the sweet response. “No ma’in, my name’s Baldwin. 1 ain’t no kin to the Vennors that I know of.” “I intended to say that you are a weather prophet ?” “Yes’m : I’m a great believer in the prophets. When 1 used to go to Sunday-school I heard a heap about ’em- I’m hungry ain’t you ?” “Oh, do ; not at all so. But they will soon have dinner. The country air must have sharpened your appeute.” “No,ma’m; my appetite is always sharp. 1 never ate no country air in my life. Do they bile it with preens!’ “You seem to be quite an epicure, Mr- Baldwin,” smihd the lady. ‘I’ve epicured around a good deal,’ explained Charlie, not exactly taking in her meaning ; ‘but I have a brother turned Jim who can heat me all holler at epicuring.’ ‘Are you fond of poefy, Mr Bald win ?’ asked the lady, trying to draw him out on some other subject. ‘No ma’tn ; but the way I can «at. mud cats is a sin. Did you ever eat an eel ? ‘Certainly not! Do you intend to stav-jivoi to our danse to-night ?’ 'Y’What’s'tte-pficS of admission !’ “Oh, it’s fiee of course. W<“ would be glad to have you ?” . “Yes’mexclaimed oar friend, brightening up, “and I would like mighty well to have you.” At this instant the young lady beck oned to Tom Foddrill, aod we saw her leave Charlie and the buggy alone in their glory. The Necessity of a Good School. Editor Democrat: —We regret the Railway, in its Western march, passing S >uth of our city. But there is mnch left us. We must look to our own culture and independent growth. Our wants are many, but we have not the resources at hand by which some of these can be supplied. Nothing will conduce so much to the permanent growth of our city and en hance the character of our people, as an enlargement and improvement in our educational facilities. A stranger ri ling over our ci'y would naturally conclude that there was uo public spirit on this subject. The little dark house on the out skirts, hardly creditable for a back woods vil lage. can scarcely be dignified as an academy building ; and yet, this is all the showing we have to offer learned Professors to make polished and refined scholia;s of our young gentlemen and ladies. The freedmen’s children are schooled in a more sightly and imposing building. Have the outside appearances no im pression on youthful minds? Do they not give inspiration and stimulous to study when the pupil is seated in a building of elegant fiuish ? Does it not matter that home is made attractive and beautiful to the child of refinement and ta-te? Shall observation in travel humiliate our children as they contrast the mean facilities provided for their culture at home ? Do not these scant provisions, indicate a low estimate in the commu nity for education ? What man having children to educate would be drawn here by the apparent facilities offered? Several have moved from our county to adjacent cities to educate their chil dren. Would it not have been lesss expensive and more convenient to have come to their own county site? Sup pose we had an elegant building of large rooms well furnished and scholar ly professors of vi^hand enteprise; Suppose the spirit to thoroughly edu cate the youth growing up should come over ouv people; how long do you sup pose before a voice of en'erprise would extend over the county, and we would see well-to-do farmers moving here to educate their sous and daughters. Would not real estate be increased ? Would not merchants feel the impulse of trade ; and educated sons and daughters going forth as teachers; and the spirit of education he turned up th;oughout the county, and a spirit of progress and improvement dawn upon laud; and igno rance and thriftless indifference be ban ished from the masses? But those we have not. In the meantime let the com munity rally to the Professor now in charge of the Academy. He comes hightly recommended by gentlemen of known integrity and judgment Why may not the school be increased to such patronage that he may gather around him a full corps nf competent teachers in the spirit to educate both rich and poor? Why should not the rich, the fatherless and the bochelors pay tuition for the poor children ? One lady in our city never allows a school term to pass without having some poor child educated at her expense. Who will fol low her example, while we talk up a hotel, college or high school budding. The city wonld realize good profit on such an investment; so wouid our merchants. Much wou'd be saved by not having to send off our sons and daughters to educate them. Who will live to see it—a fine structure for edu cational purposes in Bainbridge (?) Yours, West Marvin. A Bothers Work- “My mother gets me up builds the fire and gets my breakfast, and sends me off.” said a bright youth. “Then she gets my father up and gets his breakfast.and sends him off. Then she gives the other children their breakfast and seeds them to school; and then she and the baby have their break fast.” ‘•How old is the baby ? asked the report er. “Oh she is ’most two, but she car, talk and walk as well as any of os.” “Are you well paid?” “I get two dollars a week, and my father gets two dollars a day.” “How much does your mother get ?” With a bewildered look, ‘he boy said : ‘Mother ? Why, she don't work for any body”. * I thought you said she worked for all of you.“ “Oh, ye*; for us she doe?. Bat there ain’t any money onto it.” Education. ,Vr. Editor:—A* you published “Black Jack’s” article on “Public Roads” you will please treat my article on Education with like consideration. I hope that I will be able to present my subject with as much variety; and I hope to tell the plain, unvarnished truth; and I hope to do it fully and in the spirit of kindness. Education is the oue thing needful!, and should be the thing sought for earnestly and perseveringly, bat I re gret to say that in our section there is a very poor effort to that end. I have talked with many of the citizens, and from what I can fiud out, there is a great diffidence shown. I find that there is no unity of action, but disun ion. Here is a little school, and there a little one, and yonder another; two or three of the trustees have little side schools. One has gone so far as to build a school house for his own special benefit. To all appearances, a bad, bad showing for an enl'ghtened community. We have new railroads, and new en terprises spring up all around, and yet our Academy neglected. When I say Academy. I mean it oue as beautifully situated, aod with a little repairing, as commodious as is necessary; surround ed by as dense and beautiful grove of oaks ami magno'ias as could be found in the south. Surely nature has done all she could for the place. Here does this picturesque spot appear desolate. There is not to be seen, smilling chil dren in the morn skipping along on their way to school. You do not see them playing beneath the shade of the majestic grove at noon, or hear them on their way home in the evening. No; you see none of this desolation, dessolat ion. Arouse from your lethar gy citizens ! Make friends, shake off all differences, and let us revive the old place—let us cause the cat-squrrels to chatter at hearing the ringing voices of our children as of old. Yes! let passengers on the first cars see that there is life in the land. Yet. you may di?ide and split up, and be con tentious, tut remember—it is at the expense of your children. You are resilitative against their education; and they are the sufferers. In conclusion I will assert this : that unless we turn over a new leaf, the col ored children will in a very short time outstrip ours in education. They unite and have schools. But we for a whim, pull off to ourselves, a few together, and in doing so, diffuse prejudicial notions in our children ; hence disunion works detrimental to our children in two ways No wonder we have bad roads, as Black Jack states. We have lost quite, if not all, bublic spirit. Mr. Russell, can’t you help us revive our school? Green Shade. Qualification* ot u. Brag (lerlc. ‘Want to hire a drug clerk ?’ arked a bright eyed youth stepping into the office of a prominent apothecary on Deaboin street. ‘Are you a competent man ?’ inquired the proprietor, rising and closing the door with an air of secrecy. ‘Well, 1 should say, yes,’ replied the youth. ‘H*d any experience ?’ ‘Three years.’ ‘Where ?’ ‘In Milwaukee.’ ‘Ahem—what would you do for a plain wink at the soda fountain V ‘Dash with our mash. ‘Two short winks and the tongue in the left cheek V ‘Fill the glass half full with Jamaica ^ tf rum. ‘In case a man calls for banana syrnp with a doleful look, and his hand on his watch pocket ?’ ‘Give him cognac and ginger.’ ‘Three winks and a jerk over the left shoulder with the thnmb?’ •Put in Old Tom gin, and have the same ready for a friend of the man’* who will be in directly-’ ‘What if the mau says ‘Baraboo’ and spits to the left ?’ ‘Fill with old crow dashed with pep permint and tansy.’ ‘The examination iasatifactory. You may come on in the morning. The new international code of signals is not pub lished yet. If any change is made I will give you a key. We Lave to be very strinct in the examination of pre- seripiion clerks where the health yes, even th^ lives of individuals are at stake. ‘P A Woman With A Whl Detroit free Press, In hooting up the battlefield of Jones boro, I came across the usual score of bliod roads leading no one knew where, and in following one through the woods I came to a point where a fence blocked farther progress. On the other side of the fence was a farmer hoeing corn, and after the us. eal talk about the weather I asked : “Say, Colonel, is this the end of this road f” “This is the end t” “Don’t go any farther ?” “Not a rod.” m “And I've got to ride back ?” “I reckon so ; but you'd come over to the house and have a bite first.” “Won't it put you to any trouble “Not a bit. Ride down into the scrub and you'll fiud a low spot where you can jump the horse.” When I had followed directions aod reached his side he continued : “Stranger I want to post you in advance. When the Yankees came down here they ripped open our feather beds, broke open our chests, smashed our crockery and stole our chickens. 1 never laid it up agin em.but my wife cant’ forget it. When we reach the house she'll take a squint at ye and ask if you are from the north. You'll say yes, and then she’ll ask if you was in the Yan kee army. You'll say yes, and then sbe’l* open on you anj) call you all sorts of hard names. Yon won’t pretend to hear a word, aud she'll heave chairs and bootjacks and flat-irons at ye, and yell at our four dogs to chaw ye up. That’s a whim of hers, you see. bat she can’t hit ye if you are good at dodging, and the dogs dasn t bilo any. body.” “But I don’t want to be greeted in that way.” “You never mind. It is only a whim, and after she has tired heiself out jawing and throwing and tearing around she’ll set to and cook the best di/inerin the btnteof Georgia. There wus tfehap here irorn Chi cago only last week, and after be had dodg ed three chairs, a dozen sticks of wood, and six milk pans, the old woman pulled him off his boss and made him feel so mnch at home that I reckon he may marry our oldest gal this fall.” I postively declined to take dinner with him, and I think I hear him calling yet as I galloped away : “Stranger, if ye can’t face one old wo man with a whim now, I don’t reckon you bothered our folks much during the war.” A Sad Mistake From the Walton, 6a, Neics. A few days ago a lady visited our town, and soon a young gallaul of the place called tosee her, aud as is often the case, fell blind ly in love at first sight. The lady seemed to be ol the same tniad, andau engagement soon followed. The lady, after she return ed home, the following letter was writteu by the young man, aud her reply follows be low. Tbe names of the parties and just how we cams in posession of the letters we cannot state, but we pledge our word for it that the letters are genuine and were real ly sent: Monroe, tflP, July 23, 1882.—Miss : It has only been a few hours since I was with you, but it really seems a year. I am a long ways from you, but my mind is with you all the time. You are tbe subject of my daily thoughts and midnight dreams. Since you left I have heard that you are a married lady. I cannot aod will not be lieve it. You promised me you would marry me, and 1 am making my arrange ments to come aftei you. Tell your pareuts about it. I will be down next wsek. Think of me. Your own, . W .July25,1882.—Mr. : Your letter received and carefully read. I am sorry if I ever caused a single pang 'to pierce yonr noble breast, but I really thought you were better posted. I have been married several years ; have a hus band now living, who sends his kindest re gards to you, 8nd soys that if ever in life he should meet up with yonr wife he will show her the same kind favors you have shown me, with interest. While my hus band. lives I cannot entertain any proposi tions from yon, but after be dies come down and we will discuss, the matter, Yonr friend, Mbs. Coming; Politicians. Two boys on a back street were playing marbles. “Yonr fudging is an outrage,” said Jim. “You can't gag me,” says Dick. “You’re a liar.” “You're another, doggone you.” A gentleman passing said : “Go it boys ; in less yian tea years you will be prominent Georgia politicans.” Bonn fool Yerself. “Ob all animals,” says Uncle Joe, “a cow can tarn aroun’ an’ look at a mau de most pityfu’. De cow nat'rally ’cites de sympathy ob de human family. Butdoan fool yerself ’bout de cow. Jes’ when yer thinks dat she’s grievin' ober de loss ob a frien' she lifts her foot kicks sideways, an comes mighty nigh splittin yer wide open.” WIT AND HinOR. It is giving a xtao a hard name to call him a brick. 'Hie man who failed to find his match went to bed in the dark. Lies multiply so rapidly that the supply ot nails for nailing them is getting low. The hog may not be posted in arithme tic, bat wheu it comes to square root—the bog is there. Unbiased kisses may cause dissatisfac tion to the young ladies, but it is the un remitted remittance that worries the col lege boy. A Kentucky man is the owner of a jar known to be 300 year* old. It must have been a terrible family jar to be remember ed so long. “Man was made to mourn,” and woman, Heaven bless her—was made to attend Saturday matinees aud flirt with the bad, bad actors. The youDg woman who sneeringly re marks .that men are all alike, generally shows her sincerity by taking the first man that offers himself to her. Young lady: “What, doctor, do phil osophers also fall in love?” Doctor: “Can you for a moment doubt about that! Think you that women are loved by fools alone ?” The Columbia Spectator knows a n.an in Adair county, Kentucky, who never heard of the murder of Garfield until after the execution of Gniteau. Some men have enormous good luck. A fashion article beaded “What becomes a stout woman,” is going the rounds of the press. Anybody cau answer that question. The slim, gigglinggirl becomes a stout wo man. “Can a policeman lawfully flirt?” asks the New Nork Herald. Don’t know about tbe law of the case, but, by Judas, il be doesn’t he’ll have to get his meals some where and pay for ’em ! Arabi Bey may twist the caudal excres- ence of Fnglisb the lion os much as he feels disposed, but if he gets to trampling around on our grand old bnld-headed American eagle, well paralyze him with one fell stroke of our navy. “Where is your father, mychild ?” “Oh, mamma, I suppose he's gone to take a drawing lesson from Mr. Gaiboy, for I heard him tell pappa if he would come to his room for a little draw we would show him how to catch any card in the deck.” The extraordinary advance of what has developed into the human race is showu in the fact that Darwin left an estate valued at $730,000. Eighteen millions of years ago no monkey then oxtant wts worth half that number of chestnuts. “Avoid contradicting your wife,” said a recent writer. A very good idea, and it would be well for wives to avoid contra- dic^jng their husbands, also. There is al together too much of this sort of thio goiug on and every married man knows it. It is said to be pleasant to be a parent, but when your child has a predilection for thunder storms, and cries because you den’t set one going, you must think that the fun brings along its aggravations. “What inspires love?” asks a poet “Grub,” young man. Without “hash” there is very little affection in this world. A hungry kiss is hollow mockery. The embrace inspired by beef and onions is strong. An old citizen of Austin, returning to bis home from a banquet, meets another old citizen of Austin coming from the op posite direction. “Ish tbish tbe avenne?' asked No. 1. “How should I know? wash at the banquet myshelf.” Quiet table talk at a seaside boarding house: “Did the ancient Egyptians know how to make butter?” asked young Mr. Yardstick. “Of course they did,” growled old Mr. Cumagin from the other side of the table, “or how could they have made this ?” Aud he slashed off a large slab of the fame for himself with hi* own kniie. “ You advertise that there is a fine stream of water on the place, but I don’t see it,” remarked a stranger who waoted to rent the place. The landlord said: “Just work that pump handle a little and you will see a fine stream of water. You don’t expect to have the Niagara Falls on the place for fifteen dollars a mouth, dy you ?” Gus De Smith called at a very fashiona ble bouse on Austin avenue a few days ago, and acted so qneerly that when the lady's hasbaad came home she said: “What is the matter with young De Smith ? He acts so strangely. I think there must be a sere w loose abont him somewhere.” “Reckon not. I saw him this morning and be was tight all over.” 'llte most startling parasols exhibited thus far are those of vermillion satin, lined with old gold silk and trimmed with doa ble ruffles of old gold lace. ILe ferrules are surrounded by a wreath of brilliant scarlet roses, mixed with yellow sunflow ers. A goat ba3 to study a long time to decide whether the thing is to be batted or eaten. RAILROAD PROGRESS OT THti SOOTH The New York Herald says the rsilrosd building and railroad business last year warf unprecedented in the Southern States. About fifteen hundred mile* of road were put in operation, which is nearly a thous and more than were built uuriug the pre ceding year. The gross earnings of South ern railroads bast year reached sixty-three million dollars. In 1880 they amounted to forty-eight millions and iu 1879 to forty- three millions. l'he net earnings increaced from fourteen millions in 1879 to eighteen millions in i880 and more than twenty- four millions in 1881. These figures speak volumes for the industrial aud commercial growth of that part of the country. The natural advauuiges and resource* of the Southern States are unbounded, yd their development must result in a Agree of prosperity hither uukuown in the South Tbe extraordinary railroad progress which we have noted indicates a marked activi ty in tbe process of development. A NATURAL INK W men Flows from tiib Bosom of Moth- f.r Earth Atlanta Constitution. Marietta, Ua., Aug. 14.—Tbe country around ‘be foot of Kennesaw mountain has ulways been noted Tor the richness of it* mineral deposits, but it seems that has never been turned to any advantage until,' of late.—About ayoar ago Judge Ham met.' the Ordinary of Cobb county, being at tracted by the wonderful showing of rich de posits ou tbe laud of Mr. G. W. Kirk, with that gentleman started the working of • mine for copper aud sulphur, and bus it to' pay well. A short time since, at the depth ot about thirty feet, Mr. Kirk, while em ployed in the work ot blasting away tho rocks, noticed collected at the bottom of the well a water of a very peculiar color, re sembling very much a rich wine, and hav ing a puckering, tongue-tying taste to U»e mouth,evidently being very strongly im pregnated with alum and copperas. Ho observed the flow to be about five gallon* per day, and noticed that the further down! the well wus dug, the mote abundant bo-' came the flow. Being struck with the peculiarity of the water, he brought a specimen to Marietta,’ where it created quite a sensation among' the citizens. It was found that, with the addition of a few drops of what is knowrf as “nut gall,” it became of a very black col or, and m >de a capital writing ink. In speaking on the subject, Judge Ham mett remarked: “We find that it will not corrode at all, and that in the severest weather it never freezes. We found a lit tle of it last year, bat nothing was said about it, and during the coldest weather, when the thermometer was at zero, I left it out in the air, and it never froze. We haveu’t had it analyzed yet but intend td soon.” It is estimated that the cost of the man-' ufactureof ink from the water is about one cent a gallon, and a revolution in the cost of ink seems imminent, if this mine tnrnU out what it promises. They Come nigh. A young lady was looking at some hosi ery, and asked the blushing clerk : “ How do you sell these T” at the same time holdiugup before him' a long pair of zebra-colored ones. “ Those are worth $5 a pair," he answer ed. “Oh, my I” twittered the giddy creature; “they come pretty high, don't they ?” ‘“Y-y-yes,” stammered the bashful youth? “th-th-tbey come p-pre-pretty high, bu-bu-' but you're tall, you know.” fa 1#11 Is still ahead with a full line of HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, WHIPS; MATTRESSES, BLACK OIL, &c„ &C. Harness $7.50 a Set 4 Gp I All of my w«rk is under my personal su pervision, aud is strictly FIRST-CLAS^ When you want anything in my line, call at my store on South Broad Street, next to F, L. Babbit’s, and I am satisfied I cad please you in a4Mialitv and prleeg. • ~ : ■ JACOBBORltr^ Proprietor City Harness Store. ATTENTION FARMERS i —THE— IS ROW HI TOLL BLAST. We want to buy 1.000 bales of cotton by 1st of December at our warehouse. The highest prices paid. Will advance all tbe bash wanted on cotton stored at our warehouse. The farmer pays no drayage at our warehouse. Our scales are new, latest style, and true. Good house for the accommoda tion of patrons,; and stables for stock. Water convenient. Thankful for past favors we so-' licit ^ continuance of same. POWELL &. McNAIR, Aug. 17, ’82. Bainbridge, 6a.