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2 A YEAR,
BAINBRIDGE, GA., THURSDAY" MORNING, JANUARY" 31, 1884.
Y'OL XIII--NO. 15.
^ftssianal Cards.
ssjiitL McGILL,
And C0uns#!!cr at Law
it** ^ oRUIA - . ..
. ■i.Coo-'i of th« AT-a*t>
-d-'*/* " atrf bf i peril! contract.
{H^les c. bush,
ftri’T at Law ’
(tjUriTT. GA.
^ r T e » to all bnU»e** e*-
t»*< _ .
jH], E. D2?iALS0??,
j md Counselor at Law.
Hin-i'» star*. Will practice
n j , adjoining counties, and
, t r special con: met.
thSTOH 6’HEAL,
, r n e y at Law,
OA.
, rt ail the State Courts,
nr.tcvisfiven to the inr..tij»-
7081? EitO^W,
0 R 8 E Y AT LAY?,
BAl.tBRlDflB, GA.
i tbo courts of the Albany
:OSes in Democrat Offce
'.jciicns nml hand claims speoUl-
KEBICAL CARD,
l. J . Morgan
eJ !: : < office to the drag store
jihsljhc-I Ijt Ur, Darrell. Reel
,tt«*t suvel, south of Sliotwell,
a.iat li'.-.lit will roach him.
DEHTlSTfiY.
h r r y , D . 8 . S M
frjod diilv nt Lii »Qe« on South
u*%up siaim. in E. Jshnaon’s
• •in;-# Im* is iviuJy to Attend to* the
■flki paMic At rratiouable rattt.
die
f T0
) n K. L. D A T T
Dentist.
-Jet o
*]D. A.
eipaid
L li. ,
me
iver Hinds Store, West side
Hr..; fine dental pnginc, and
rvthing so milks his eJEea
ut Terms cash. Office hours 9
rip. ®- jnn.lSlf
B. L. t!. PEACOCK,
tenders hip professional 9wv-
ill! people of Baitibridgo and vieisi-
ltirs!ur.j of W. G. Vreotn & CJe.
«« in Want sud of Bjor^hton
tnrefesenn ho found at night.
M.1881-
tfi JSST. WH. M. HAK4WCLS.
TALBERT & HARRELL,
*}f and Counselors at Law,
BAIN BRIDGE, GA.
T * bar* formed a copartnership
5ra. name of Talbert & IlarrcR
tfiicc of lav,-. Will practice ii
isof the Albauy Circuit. OSBos
LV3 BARBER PARLOR,
•lICS HOUSE BLOCK,
... - aaeRaiA.
it’urp ;i7 ir«, clean towels, elegtmt
ItVrt'.us nuber barbers. A
" ,r h*»r snt ie hers a laxary that
•'* a * yere ii.su at a sseoad eiaen
SRIFPIX & BKSTERBJt*,
Proprietors
TQ MY MANY
ss and Friends!
J a . T Tf,r« honset his season I
confidence that my efforts to
•cennunodate you in the past
■'a.Iy nrrreeiated. This is tee
1 by the Riorc than hoped for
S&S'&OISAhm
*k> .ire wed upon me daring
J ■ ’esrs of business to admit of
-A ,nt me tesay that this year
•A'iil ba LEFT UNQGKE
accommodate my pat
io many addi'ions made
c*
: and Stock Accommoda-
^ ;;a cottons in my warehouse to
C.o titan any other ware-
ridge as all
c o 2? '2 Q w s
** At
“ter;
»nia,t
n j,
My Own Expasso
Tills 1 have done ever sines
<’ b . .ess. 1 protect my
ail usk of fire whatever,
comes .insured as soon as
hi:w
A
1,1 tbeir
tni
«*ibai
rli'form.
VUE
o their own inter-
it . ; , , i trons suffer. This cun
wie! by bringing yonr cones
I have full control of the
, : ' ; ' 3w ' li ? no inexpericnead
•fo any cotton. To those whe
ri Ut '* T * !a i ?d to bring me thoir
lris • feeling confident that
Ws'nT 0 '* 060 - A
Inproved
H lee ^ Studebaker Wagons
»nd lt w „ t ipN ,
Tears Truly,
bn,,*, W. W. WRI8HT.
SAVANNAH FLORIDA 4. MST'A R, R.
[All trains of tnis road are run by Cen
tral (9t)) Meridian time, which is 36 min
ute* slower than Savannah time]
SUPEKINTENBEST’S OFFICE \
Savannah, DEC 9, 1883, (
O N AND AFTER SCNDaN. DEC. 9,
1883, Passenger Trains on this Road
will run as follows:
FAST MAIL.
Leave Savannah daily at 8:30 a. m
Leave Jesnp daily at.-, 10:14 a. m
Leave Waycross daily at....... .41:30 p m
Arrive at Callaham d ily at... .. .1:35 p. m
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at. ,2:30p. m
Arrive at DnPont daily at 12 56 a m
Arriv* at Suwannee daily at 6 10 p m
Arrive at Live Oak daily at ....,....aO'30 pm
Arrive at New Bradford daily at....? 45 p m
Arrive at Valdosta daily at 1 56 p m
Arrive at Quitman daily at- 2 22 p m
Arrive at Thomasville daily at 3 25 p m
Arrive at Bainbridge daily at 5 10 a m
Arrive at Chattahoochee daily at.,.6 36 a - m
Leave Chaitahoocheo daily at 11 16 a m
Leave Bainbridge daily at. 11 30 p m
Leave Thomasville daily at 1 35 pm
Leave Quitman daily at 2 26 a m
Leave Valdosta daily at 2 59 p a
Leave New Bradford daily at 9 00 p »
Leave Live Oak daily at 10 15 a m
Leave Suwannee daily at 10 40 t m
L«ave at DuPont daily at 3 55 am
Leave Jacksenvillo daily at 2 20pm
Leave Callahan daily at 315pm
k rrive at Waycross daily at 5 05 p m
Arrive at Jesup daily at 6 36 p m
Arrive at Savannah daily at. ..... 8 17 p m
Between Savannah and Waycross this
traiu stops euly at Fleming, Johnston's,
Jeuupand Blae.kshenr. Between Waycross
aad Jacksonville stops only at Folkston and
CaliahLm. Between Waycross and Chtta-
heechce slops only at telegraph staiions and
on eignal at regular stations.
Passengers for Fernandina take this
train.
Passengers for Brunswick via Waycross
take this train
Passengers for Madison, Monticello,
Tallahassee and all Middle Florida points
take this train.
Close connection at Jacksonville {iaily
(Sundays excepted) Green Cove Springs,
8t. Augustine, Palatka, Enterprise, Sanford
and all landings on St. John’s river.
Pullman Parlor cars between Savannah •
and Jacksonville.
Pullman Buffet and sleeping cars on this
I rain to Savannah Pensacola, Mobil* and
flow Orleans.
Thie train connects at New Branford with
steamer Caddo Belle, leaving for Cedar
Key and Snwanneo river points every
Friday raorni.ng 4:00 o’clock, arrivirg at
Cedar Keys the same afternoon. Return
ing, l*iv«» Cedar Keys Monday morning
after arrival of Tampa steamships.
Passengers for Pensacola, Nlebfle, New
Orleans,Texas, and trans Mississippi points
make close connections at Chattahoochee
daily with trains of Pensacola ard Atlantic
Railroad arriviug at Fcn3aco!.a at 11:45 m..
lt*hile at 4:30 a. m , Sew Orleans at 9:50
**' EXPRESS,
Leave Savannah daily at ,3 20 P m
Leave Jesup daily at ..5 ^10 p m
Arrive at Waycress daily at 7 05 p m
Arrive at Callaham daily at 0 15 am
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at. ,i000 a in
Leave Jacksonville daily at... 8 00 a m
Leave Caltaham daily sit 8 47 pm
Laav* Waycross daily at 10 40 p in
Arrive at josup daily at 12 13 p ra
Arrive at Savannah dai'y at 2 20 a m
This train stops at all stations between
Savannah and Jacksonville.
Pullman parlor cars on this train Savan
nah to Jacksonville. . ,
Passengers tor Waldo, Gainesville,
Cedar Key, Ocala, Wildwood and all sta
tions on Floridly Transit and Peninsula
Railroad take thi3 train.
Connections at Savannah daily with
Charleston and Savannah Railway for all
points North and East and Central Railroad
for all points West and Northwest.
ALBANY FTXPRD33.
Leave Savannah daily at 8 40pm
Leave Jesup daily at 11 05 a m
leave Vf ayoross daily at 2 35 m
Arrive at Callahan daily at 5 35 a m
Arrive at Jacksonville daily at... 7 00 a *b
Arrive at Thomasville daily at 3 20 a n
Arrive at Albany daily at . ( 7 15 a «
Leave Albany daily at 11 15 p m
Leave Thomasville daily at 4 15 a t»
Leave Dupout daily at i 11 00 p bj
Leave Jacksonville daily at 9 30 pm
Leave Callahan daily at 10 17 pm
Arrive at Waycross daily at- 12 20 am
Arrive at Jesup daily at 2 55 am
Arrive at Savannah daily at 5 25 a m
Tullman palace sleeping cars Savannah
t* Themasville.
Pullman palace buffet and sleeping cars
Savannah to Jacksonville.
Passengers for Bruswick, via Jesup, take
this train.
Passengers for Macon take this tiain,
arriving at Macom at 7 45 a in.
Passenge’-s for Fernandina. Waldo,
Gainesville, Cedar Key Opala, ,Wildwood
and all stations on Florida Transit and
Peninsula Railroad take thi3 train.
Connection at Jacksonville daily (Sun
days excepted) for Green Cove Spring, St.
Augusliae, i'alatka. Enterpise, Sanford and
all landing on St. John's River
Connection at Albany daily with
passeuger train both ways on Southwestern
Railroad to and from Macon. Eufaula, >lont»
gomery. Mobile. New Orleans, etc.
Connection at Savannah daily with
Charleston and Savannah Railway for all
point* North.and East.
Connection at Savannah daily with cen
tral Railroad for points West and North .
West.
Through Tickets sold and Sleeping Car
Berths accommodations secured at Bren s
Ticket Office, so. 22 Bull street, and. at the
campany’s depot foet of Liberty Street .
a New Resianrant and lunch Counter
has been opened in the station at Wayeres*;
ana abundant time will be allowed tor meals
by all passenger trains.
i ft, g. Fleming, Jas. L, Taylor.
Supt. Gen..Pass, Agent.
l egal Advertisements. Yellow Pine, Present and Prospeccive.
Miller County Tax Sales.
GEORGIA—Miller County :
Will b» spld before the court house
door ia thitewa of Colquitt, Miller county
Ga., t.atwen the legal hoars of sals.on
the first Tuesday in February next the
following described property to-wit,
Lot of land No 237, ia 13th District of
said county, as tu.e property of J M L
Edwards, agent for Mary Edwards, to
satisfy one State and conn'y tax fi fa for tlix
year 1882.
ALSO, at same time and place, Lot of
land No 111. in the 26th District of said
eounty, and levied on cr, the property of
D D Sheffield, agent for John Isara, to sat
isfy one State and county tax fi fa for tho
year 18S2..
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lo;
of land No 235. in the 12ih District of raid
county, and levied on the property of J A
Bush, agent for A B Kenedy, to satisfy one
Stale and county tax fi fa for the year
1882.
ALSO, at the s-'lhe time and place, Lot
of land No 34; in the loth. district of said
county, as the property or L S-dotsons.
as the Attorney in fact for the heirs of the
estate of G B Gandy, to satisfy one State
and cennty tax fi fa for the year 1382.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
ofland No 395 in the I3th district of said
county as the property of La-son -F Collier,
as agent of W JI Collier, to satisfy one
State and county tax fi fa for the year
1882.
ALSO, at the same time and place, lot of
lapdvNo 2318. in the 13lh district of said
county, and levied on a* the property cf
J V Heard, agent for W T Davenport; to
satisfy one State and county tax fi fa for
the year 18S2.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
of laad No 360 in the 12‘h district of said
county, aad levied on as the property of
W J Rents, as agent for his wife, to satisfy
one State and county tax fi fa for the year
1882.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
of-land No 33 in the 13th district ef said
county, and levied on as the property of
•H T D«Bn, to satisfy one State and county
tax fi fa for the yeat 18S2.
ALSO, at the same.time and place. Lot
of land No .244 in the 12th district of said
county, and levied on ijs the property of
Joshua Kelley to satisfy one State and
oounty tax fi fa for the year 1832.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lots
of land Nos ns follows : 18, in tha 13th
district of said county, als» 19, 828, 376 and
394 in the 12th district of said county, also
lot No 339, and levied on as the property
of Jno J Hall to satisfy one State and county
tex fi fa for the year 1882.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
of land No 15 in the 26th district of said
county, and levied on as the properly of
S J Laseuerto satisfy one State and county
tax fi fa for the year 1882.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
of land No 19 in the 13th district of said
eounty. and levied on as the panperty of
S T Morton, agent for George W Britt, to
satisfy one state and county tax fi fa for the
year 1882
ALSO, at the same time and place. Lots
of land No* 321 in the 13tli district of said
county and 355 in the 12th district of said
county, and levied on as the property ej
Hugh McRae to satisfy one state and
county tax fi fa for the year 1882.
ALSO, at the same time *Bd plaee. Lot
of land No 277 in the 13th district of said
oounty, and levied on as tlie property of
Ella E Sims to satisfy one state and county
tax 8 fa for the year IS82.
ALSO, at the same time and place, Lot
of land No 336 in the 12th district of said
county, and levied on as the property of
Monlaad A Meyr to satisfy one state and
county tax fi fa for the year 1872.
ALSO, at the same time and place. Lot
ofland No 296 in tho 12lli district of said
county, and levied on as the property of
B F Bently to satisfy one state and coaniy
tax.fi fa lor the year 1882.
AI.SO, at the some time and place, The
following described lots of wild or unim
proved lands situated in the 2GtU district
of said county, namely : Lots Nos 34. 44,
94, 95,.48 and 93—said described lots sold
to (atisfy state and county tax fi fas for the
year 188*2. • .
ALSO: at the game time and place, the
following described lots of wild or unim
proved lands situated ia the 13th district of
said county, namely: Lots Nog 312. 59
end 289—said described lots sold to satisfy
sundry state and county tax fi fas for the
year 1882. This Dec 27th. 1883.
J. A. J. KIM BREL,
Sheriff Miller County. Ga.
Miller Sheriff ’s Sale.
GEORGIV—Miller County :
Will be sold before tke court house
door in the Town of Colquitt Miller
couuty Ga. between the lecn! hours of
sale on the first Tuesday in February next
the following described property to-wit ;
Nine-two acres ot land eft of lot No 392
in the 12th district of said eounty—the
same being the west half ef said lot—less
thirty-three and ene-third acres—and
levied on as the property of Emilinc Ceok
formerly Emiline Fenn—to satisfy one
Justice Court fi fa in favor of A M Troxwell
vs said Emiline Cook—formerly Emiline
Fenn. Levy made and returned to me by
a Constable. Dec 24,1SS3.
J. A. J. KEMBREL,
Sheriff Miller County,
Miller Sherd’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Miller County:
Will be sold hefore the court house door
in the town of Colquitt, Miller county,
Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on
the first Tuesday in February next the fol
lowing described property lo-wii :
One Dan'l Pratt Cotton Gin, levied on
as the property.of John Davis to satisfy
one- Miller Superior Court Fi Fa in favor
of the Daniel Pratt Cotton Gin Co vs said
John Davis. This January 1st 1884-
J, A- J, Kimbrel,
LcConte Pear Trees.
I have one thousand well grown healthy
youugpear trees for sale cheap, for cash.
Call or address J. L.Botxto* Agent.
Baiubridge, Ga.
Jan 3, 4t,
Sheriff -
SUBSCIBE FOR
The Democrat,
Your County Paper §2 a Year
ByE. B. Reppard in the Southern Lumber
man for January.
The yellow pine ^interests have
passed through, during the last
two years, a most trying ordeal,
la ninety days from the com
mencement cf the decline in
prices it dropped $3 per thousand.
This, to about one-third of the
trade, meant bankruptcy. We
would venture the assertion that
nearly one-third of the mills have
(tone cufbf biieihfi^fand owiag to
the severe drouth that has pre
vailed in the South for the last
four months, we will also venture
to say that the production has
been curtailed fully 1,000,000 feet
per day. The production will
probably be curtailed still further,
but the ultimate resuit can but be
of great advantage to ‘the trade.
The consumption is certainly be
coming more extended, and it is
being used in the place of other
woods more rapidly than ever in
its history. It has qualities com
bining strength with durability
which makes it one of the most
valuable vroods known. The con
sumers of woods of all kinds are
discovering this fact all over the
Ws'rld. Large quantities of it are
not only being shipped to Europe
and South America, but to Africa
and even Australia and the island
of the sea. In the near future its
true value will be better known,
and if manufacturers and owners
of timber lands will consult tb>ir
own interests they will yet realise
handsome dividends from their
faith and courage in holding their
properties. Our advice to the
people of the South is to hold on
to your timbered lands as long as
possible. You will never regret it.
Don’tpart with them for a song.
For the last two v«ars wo have
realized that lower pricek were
inevitable. Wo are now convinced
that higher prices must follow the
long depression. In speaking of
the trade and its condition,
we dssire to impress this fact
upon the minds ef your readers,
that we speak of the yellow pine
interest of the Atlantic slope be
cause we are more familiar with
it^that than any otner section.
It is greatly to be deplored that
the unmerciful destruction of our
forests by the turpentine industry
could not be regulated in some
way so as to obtain the greatest
value from the property. It is a
fact well known to the trade .that,
millions of acres have been tot :1 ’
!y destroyed by the turpentine
business, as it will be impossible
to reach the timber thus injured
and saw it into lumber before it
become* almost valueless for saw
miii purposes. If, as soon as (he
turpeutine manufacturers aban
doned this timber, the saw mill
men could utilize it,it would save
millions of feet ot lumber to the
country, which means millions of
dollars to the country. But this
seems impossible, as men general
ly consider the present and not
the future. After the turpentine
men abandon th« timber, large
quantities of it burn down, blow
down and die before it can ever
be reached by the sa tv mill men.
Cannot some plan be adopted
that will save to Ihe country so
much valuable timber ? There is
8700,000,00U worth of pine in Geor
gia, at the market price, and near
ly 8200,000,000 in value will be
destroyed in this way if some
practical plan is not adopted by
which to prevent it. Nearly one-
third of the taxable property of
Georgia to b-eloot; and what can
be said of Georgia, we think, will
be the result in other Southern
States.
It.is true the census claims a
stunipage of about 230,000,000,000
feet of yellow pine in the South,
with a cut of, say 1,500,000.000 feet
per year. Some argue that yel
low pine will last, at the present
rate of production, 150 years.
Now, we believe the timber avail
able for saw mill purposes will be
cut. short fully one-third by rea
son ef the devastation caused by
turpentine operators; that is to
say, reduct J in available stump-
age suitable for manufacturing
into lumber from 23o,009,0o0,000
! feet to about 160,000.000,000 ieet.
j We believe the largest operators
) in lumber will grant that the busi-
j ness is in its infancy. Now say
I the annual production is raised
| from 1,500,000,000 feet per year, to
i 5,000,000,000 feet, and thirty-two
years—an average lifetime—
would .see our yellow pine for
ests a thing of the past!
We do not believe we are ex
travagant in our estimates. We
will venture the prediction that
the production of yellow-pine in
the South will be 5,000,000.000
feet a year in from six to eight
years. Lumber from the South
during,the war rose to 860 and
SSO per thousand at the North.
May it not reach those figures
again in twenty five or thirty
years, is an open question. We
lay stress upon all these points,
trusting that some may read, re
flect and hold to their extremely
valuable properties. Patient wait
ing will surely be rewarded.
the
An Enterprising Merchant
When (ho defendant tool
stand his honor said:
“Prisoner, you are charged with
having removed the goblet from
his hand of the Cogswell statue,
substituting a pair of twobit sus
penders, with a placard calling at
tention to yonr establishment
across the war.”
“Well, Shudge,” replied the
offender with an ingratiating
smile, “of -gorse I vants to get
along in peesness.”
“After which,” continued the
Court, sternly, “you substituted a
lot ot neckties for the suspenders,
and attached to the otlier hand a
lot of bills referring to your new
stock of gum shoes and hair oil.
“Bose hair oil is first rate. \ r our
Honor.” said the. Defendant, “j
would like to sell you a pottle.”
“And yesterday." continued the
court, consulting the indictment,
“you obstructed the thoroughfares
and created a disturbance by
placing a paper collar and a plug
hat oifthe statue in question.”
“Dose blug hats is cheap at S-L
Shudge, Moses Levy sharges fife
und a halef vor dem same kind,”
returned the trader, cheerfully ;
“I beats dose fellers efery dimes.”
“And at night,” went on his
honor, at night it appears you
place in the figure’s hand a trans
parency containing a further ad
vertisement of your wares. Now,
this is most improper and repre
hensible.”
“Dot’s right. Shudge,” said Mr.
Solomons, delightedly. “Bitch in
to me off you blsase. Spheak
loudt, so dose nossebaper yellere
gun heai you,” and he smiled be
nignanlly upon the reporters.
“Great heavens thundered the
Court as a frightful idea struck
him. “Is it possible you have the
mendacity to use the machinery of
this court as an advertising
dodge ?”
, “Dot’s it, dot’s if, Shudge ?” ex
claimed tho Cheap John, rubbing
his hands exultantly. “F svore
cud der gomplaint myself.—San
Francisco Post.,
Appropriation far Flint River.
We heartily endorse the follov/-
ing,from the Camilla Clarion.
Mr. Crisp has asked Congress
for an appropriation for Flint
river above Alban;?. Wo hope
the Georgia members will see to
it that the important work below
that point gets the amount neces
sary to thoroughly open tlie river
to Newton and Albany, In the
advantage the Northern States
have had, many little creeks have
j received thousands of dollars of
the public money. Connecticut
river, for example no larger than
the Flint, has received, first and
last, live millions. Money has
flowed more freely than the wa
ters of many northern, streams—
money from the national treas
ury. Do we believe in the un
scrupulous plundering of the
treasury? No. But the North
has got more than her share. Now
give tlie South equally as much
and then apply the strict good old
safe doctrine aa to economical in
ternal improvement. To improve
Southern rivers now is simple
justice. Let it be done.
Confidence.
Galveston News.
The late Geo. D. Prentice was
once playing at poker on a Mis
: sissippi steamer. Prentice bet a
thousand on his hand; his opon-
ent raised him five hundred;
Prentice again raised the stake a
thousand. "Mr. Prentice,” said
the oponent. confidently, “you are
betting more chan your hand is
worth,” Prentice looked at his
hand, turned it down on the ta
ble, and said: “Sir if I were
playing with Jupiter at a star
ante, I would darken the ever
lasting firmanent on the hand I
have just turned down.”
As Year as he Ever Got.
Marathon Independent.
“What’s become of Pettyfog,
that uster live here?” asked a
visitor of Gilpin at the store Sat
urday night.
“Oh. he's located in a Wesfcern
town practicing law.
“How does he git along ? Is he
successful ?”
“Not very. He ha3 never won
a suit yet.”
“What ? Nota suit ?”
“What. That is, not a whole
one. He won a hat on Ohio last
Fall and a pair of boots on New
York. But that's as near a suit as |
e ever got.
Plajinsr » Horse on the Ace.
! In a party of poker player.-
here a night or two ago, the con
versation turned upon high stakes
at gambling and then upon the
queer character of bets made in
ihe presence of the speaker m the
past.
“Mustang Joe,” said one, “I
knew in Texas. lie made his
living by catching and selling
mustangs, and he was a gambler
from ’way back, tool'-l.Played to
win or loose, and, when “short
cards” were concerned generally
won. He rode a beautiful horse
called “Dan,” had him caparison
ed as gorgeously as a lady at the
Vanderbilt ball, with gold are
silver trapping* and had him train
ed better than any circus horse I
ever saw. Joe had refused $5,000
for him, saddle and bridle. One
night I was watching a faro game
in San Antonio. The chips were
$5 and there was no limit. Joe
had just come in from Mexico
with nearly 11,000 in cash, and lie
was playing. The ace anil qeen
seemed to be his favorite cards,
and 8500 on every bet he made.
He finally -got " broke. “Go on
with the the deal, I’ll be back in
a minute,” he said to the dealer,
Jack Bryant, and went out. The
next deal had just commenced
when Joe returned, and after him,
harnessed in all his bravery, step
ped the horse Dan.
“Any aces out ?” asked Joe,
coolly, while the crowd looked
with amazement at the horse,
which was gazing with almost
supernatural intelligence at the
faro iay-out,
“One,” answered Bryan, la
conically.
“Jack, will you give me $4,000
for Dan ?” asked Joe.
“Yes,”
‘‘He goes for $1,000 then. Dan !”
Ihe horse reared himself at a
sign from J#e, and one of his four
hoofs the gambler placed en the
layout on the ace. Every onq,
watched in breathless silence
i’he card won. “Go home, Dan,”
said Joe, and the horse trotted
out of the room, and to his stable.
Joe sat, played all night, and
drew out of the game $9,000
ahead.”
Another St. Louis Girl,
A rich Chicago*girl was visiting
a poor friend who was teaching
school in St. Loirs, and the town
girls were talking over their re
spective situations in life.
“You have to work very hard,
don’t you?”
“YYs,” was tlie answer, hut I
find a great deal to interest and
entertain me.”
“I don’t do anything, hut have a
good time, and I enjoy it thor
o uglily.”
“I should think you would.”
“Let’s change for awhile. IIow
would you like to be in my
shoes ?”
“Well,” said the St. Louis girl,
looking at the foot ot the other
one, “there's only one thing
against it.”
“What’s that, pray?”
“Why, dear, if I got into your
shoes to-day, the papers all over
the country would come out to
morrow morning with flaring
headlines: ‘Mysterious Disap
pearance of Another St. Louis
Girl,’ and I don’t want any un
pleasant notority.”
Tarts Tor Married Folfcs.
At the request of many of our
readers, says the New York
Journal, the following order of
weddings is published:
At the end of the first year—
Cotton wedding. -i
Second year—Paper wedding.
Third year—Leather wedding.
Fifth year—Wooden wedding, i
Seventh year—Woolen wedding
Tenth year—Tin wedding.
Twelfth year—Silk and fine lin
en wedding.
Fifteenth year—Crystal weJ-
Twentieth year—China wed
ding.
Twenty-fifth year—Silver wed
ding.
Thirtieth year—Pearl wedding.
Fortieth year—Ruby wedding.
Fiftieth year—Golden wedding.
_ Seventy-fifth year—Diamond
wedding.
New Orleans is the only port in
the country whose cotton receipts
have not fallen largely off the
present season from last year.
Her receipts, however, so far from
falling off have increased,. up to
the first of January, 223,000 bales.
Our own State port—Savannah—
has fallen off 33,759 bales behind
last year to same date. Galveston
tlie port of the great cotton king
dom of Texas, is 33.000 behind.
Charleston goes back 69,0)0, while
Norfolk slops at 6.100.
Treasurer Speer now has in hi*
l strong boxes in’Atlanta over $700,-
| 000. The State is fit.sit, bitt some
of her hard working citizen* are
pretty short.
Miss Jlcott says “she.has fallen
in love with a great many pretty
girls in her life, but n?'er once
the least bit with a man.” Just
30 with us.
The world can get along very
well without poets, painters,
philosophars and the like, but it
must have coeka and clothe*
washers.
There are some minds whitfii,
like (lie vulture's eye, can par*
heedlessly over t he beauties of the
verdant meadow and spy only
carrion that lies rotting in the
corner.
Don't try to seek popularity. It
would be better to avoid it, or, at
least its expression. Try to do
your duty exactly, all the good
you can and let popularity take
care ot itself.
Never allow misfortune to
make you selfish, but imitate the
example of Fenelon, who when
his library was on fire, exclaimed,
“God bo praised that it is not the
dwelling of a poor man.”
Downward, turn downward
^ The lamp shining bright;
Turn it down lower,
Just for to-night.
Downward, turn downward
The wick with a will, .
Or some one will know
You're kissing me Bill’” i
Man that is married to woman
is of many days and full of
trouble. In the morning he draws
Itis salary, and in tlie evening be
hold it is gone. It is a tale that is
told; it vanisheth and no one
knows whither it goeth. Herais-v
eth up clothed in the garinerts of
the night and seeketh the sora-
nambulent paragoric wherewith
to soothe the colicy bowels of hi£
infant posterity. He becometh *9
a horse or ox and draweth the
chariot of his offspring. He
spendelh his shekels in the pur
chase of tine linen to cover the
bosom of his family, and yet him
self is »«on in the gates of the city
with one suspender. Yea, he ie-
altogether wretched. ;
Dee?tur Tax Sale.
GEORGIA—Decatur County :
Tf ’ll be sold before the Court house door
in the Lily of Bainbridge Decatur county
Georgia, duriug the legal hours of sale on.
the first Tuesday in February, next tk#
following described properly to-wit ; •
One Store house and lot situated in the
City of Bainbridge Decatur county Geor
gia known as the ‘"Cloud Store’’ bounded as
f-Hows: On the North by Store house
occupied by Jonas Loeb, on the South by
store house occupied by Jonas Loeb and C
West by Broad Street, and levied on as the
property of the estate-of Mrs. S. J. Cloud
deceased under and by virtue of one Tax
fi fa issued by I 5 . II, Herring Tax Collect »r
of said county in favor of the State and
Counly vs said S- J,-Cloud for Taxes for th*
year 1883. Levy made and returned to me
by Constable, This January 1st 1884
L. F. BURKETT,
Jan, 3—4t ■■ Sheriff,
Decatur Tax ?ale.
GEORGIA, De.eatu* County :
*H'iil be sold before the Court House dool
in the city of Bsinoridge, Decatur oounty,
Georgia, bet ween the legal hours of SAle on
i be first Tuesday in February next the fol
lowing described property to wit :
Sevi-nty-fivc acres of land off of lot of
land No 121 situated in the 20th
district of said county of Decatur, and
levied on as the pr •perty-of W it Kent,
as’ageut, under and by virtue of one tax
fi fa issued by P II Herring, Tax Col
lector of said county, in lavor of the stata
and county vs said Kent, agent as afore - -
said, for taxes for the year 1883. Levy
made and returned to rue) by a consta
ble. This January 1st, 1884.
L. F. BURKETT,
Jan 1, 4t Sheriff.
DecAtiir Tax Sale-
GEORGIA, Decatur County : .
Will be sold before .tlie Court no use
.door in tlie city of Bainbridge, Decatur
count}', Georgia, during the legal hours
of sale on the firs’.j Tuesday in February
next, the following described property
to-wtt:
One hundred and twenty-five acres of
land ftff of lot ofland No 170, situated ?n
the 15th district of said county, and
levied on as th3 property of Jerry Rich
ardson, under and by virtue 9T one tax fl
fa issued by P II Herring. Tax Gollectoi
of said county, in favor of the state and
county vs said Richardson for taxes for
the year 1888. Levy made and returned
to me by a constable. This Jan 1, 1884
L, F, BURKETT,
Jan 3, 4t Sheriff.
Decatur Tax Sale.
GEORGIA, Decatur County , •
W ill be sold before the court nous
door in the city of Bainbridge, Decatu
county, Georgia, during the legal hour
of sale on the tlrst ^Tuesday in Februar
next, the following described proper!
to-wit :
Lot of land No 236 situated in the 14t
district of said coumy, and levied ob s
the property of D Rambo, uuder and b
virtue of oue tax fi fa issued by P 1
Herring, Tax Collector of said county, i
favor of tlie state and eounty vs John I
Donalson, as agent fbr said Rambo, fc
taxes for the year 1883. Levy made an
returned to me by a Constable Thi
Jin 1st. 1884: .
L. F. BURKETT,
Jan 1, 4t - Sheriff.
