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'ENTS per equare for each conttuuMe*, fer any
imo under one month. For longer periods a Ilk
iral deduction will be made. A square equal M
tea lines, solid.
• Notices In local column, lees than a squ
sente a line.
Appll'Ueo for letter* ol Dismission Outroitc
Application ter Leero to s«ll Unde .
Notice to Debtors an.! Creditor. ,
dales of IanAql^>MH|HWaSH)A
I rsrlsbaUe PropefftyTST^ajl
fistTAJ Notices, SO dim ——.^0*3
Sherifl £*)««, porgquqiB ^4m~
Sbsrirf Mortgage fl^fjsales ptr sqoar*,..
Tax Collector’s Sales, psr square.
Foreclosure Mortgage, per square, Mck tin/ *
Kxemptlqn Notices (in adea»oe)....J™!.J* * **
Rule .Nlsi’s, per square, each * 80
«rjhc Jboye legal rntes eemeted by
ofrurti^coun^
2=4.
mdm
la AW
attorney at
el pi
H. Wette
snd Hon. IHtd Clopton, Monttomcry, Ala.
Office over PosvOfflco Athens, Of
febS-13'5-tf
far reference apply to
Fa Clopti
ijopcliatrow, ' ,,
aTT^rViE'A a4 *
Office overTohnadgo, Hojgaon <fc Co.
lankly
~ LA*Ar**rT!8VKEtJoSB.''
"7H&N <*
OiBc
fcW9-l*7«
J.
in Deupree Building,
H. DO(XTCH,
ATT'
rnBNEY AT HAW, W" V
.[.iaUthS
y K. IATUPKIN,
Attorney at Laic.
Offloe ovi Childs, Nickerson A Co.
Aliens, Georgia, '
Will practice in the Superior Courts of ithe
~ - Coll
Northern Circuit. X3T
iXt.lh.1878.ly.
ollcctions n specialty.
G. G. Thomas.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WATKIN9V1LLE, OA.
Iafkice IS coukt-house, opposite
JUrJiturv "3 TMfioe. Personal attention to all
lutlnsaa entrusted to hia care. epfl-tl
JACKSON & THOMAS,
ATfORNfcYS AT LAW,
3fflee In old Franklin llonao Building Broad
reet, also at the Court House. All parties
■siring Criminal Warrants, can get them at
Raiford Se^ECelsey, ,
Attorneys at Law,
tnd Counsellor'^ and Solicitor's in Equity,
“ and im-
lochren, Pulaaki Connty, Ga Special am
nediste attention given to any buainesa con-
anting lauds. Intruders promptly ejected
tom, end titles cleared up, end wild lands look,
id after gene rally, will buy and (ell lands, pav
axes for nonresidents etc. Will practice in all
he counties contingent to either the M. & B.
t. R. or the Atlantic* end B. K. Good re.
erenee given when desired,
july ISth.tf. r.
mmm
p A. ILKRq £
Wat:ha
ftt Sn«*ad» Sbo«
Hnmd qtpeet,
& Jowalor,
ilore next door to Reese A
Athena,
livery; feed end she stable.
A-tdxexia, Georgia.
GANN A HEAVES, PROPRIETORS.
Will be found at'their old Stand, rest Frank-
ln House building/Tlion-aa street. Keep el-
revs on baud good Turnouts and cneelnl dri-
rers. Stock well cared for when enVnwtcd to
»ur cun*. Stock on liund for sale at all * turns.
derlStf.
SCHOOL BOOKS!
AU of the School Books in use at the
Lucy Cobb Institute,
At Madame SosimwsMV Home School,
AND At
Various Scholls in the City,
he well aa Peas, I sk *eQtdf|Jp** 11 for *sle
LOWBei*
Thomas' Hlaek.
the World—«t It..
•TrVjrikttuf, call Rl
ltUHKE'S BOOK-TTORK. V
ATHENS, GEORGIA, EEBUAEY 25, 1879.
VOL. 63
New York Store.
, it
Lit
JOSEPH,
f »> I
SOLOffl&lf k
14, Broad Street,
" WHOLESALE RETAIL
on exhibition by November let., our
LL STOCK
Of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoe:. Hats, Notions, Ac., at < |
A2 JUICES TEAT DEFT C0MTE2I2I0JV.
Our Eastern Buyer, reports heavy purchases, at such reduction of previous figures, that it places
us at the head of other leading houses. •«
OT3TB. WHOLESALE DEPAB-TMEITT,
irintended personally by onr Mr. Joseph, is reeciving oily additions to the heavy stock now
tnd, which we are compelled to force mto the market, h order to make room for the Mam
moth Stock Arriving. Our terms in this department are at liberal as any house to merchants
able to give good reference. * Mr. Solomon is still at the maugement of onr Retail Department
with a force of saleamea, which is widely known for their poiteaess and attention. Among the
new Invoioes received, we may mention: if jj J/ V' ^ wlOflii't
ton
w invoices received, we may mention: ... »» i i T - vj "
500 Cases Boots and Shoes from the Factdteaef Lynn, and
of Ptpladelpbia. ,
100 Cases Hnfs from Yonkers.
1.000 Pieces Jeans from Norwich and Concord
50 Cases Prints, embrapimr alljtyles and coors.
"* hine’from Fa"
*"“180 Cases Bleaching from Fall River
10 Cases Stripes from Oxasapha Mills.
lOOJBales of Shirtings, Sheetings, Checks and Drillings from our Home
t Mminfai
$15,000. Wortb of Clothing.
Sample* Sent and Price* given free
itii
mention whether for Whi
sept.10.Sm
given free offlkwge. It
lOjesale or Betail tecparti
#
In ordering samples a asking tor Price List please
me “**MBMfkmmmmm mm—**
Southern W Insurance
COdMS'^.TST'Sr,
ATSfiSTSt GSOKOIA.
YOUNG »_ O. HARRIS, Proaidont
smVKNS UIQJIts, Secretary.
Fire. A.mS.. tpill I, 1877, • • »7SI,.'.SF Oi
Readmit Directors.
Vova* L.. «. Haaais. Htkv*»s Thomas
i»us ii. KmvToa, Euxa t., Nawroa,
— -""iai*r
8* iIxsry IliiLh,.
i tniN P. l>KAfff*0<
>u Kuskrt Tkohai.
m-as-vly
jwxixz:
John W. Nicholsoh,
BLACKSM1THING
&msm
AVAILABLE....
CNDECOMPOSED..
A^,«l.hyt by t^q beef 8hpqfip Gqgylajl
Cxunsmitbiiig.
Gun*, Pitpda, lock*, eto. v r*pa}ru^ at aheiti Xrpl
notide fttid MtUiiction pwfa.
sSJMkj)
temper. Work warranted.
PLANTATION WORK.
Plow*, Wagon*, Carriage*, etc., repaired in the
inernnd at
beat manner
Sole
, at short notioe.
imrcliSO-ly.
1*. FLISOH,
CONFECTIONERY
r!at of Choice Goods in his
LUNNICILTT BLOCK, J
t of Tny* snd Coufcetionerie
Arthur M vans
mA-cmoAXi
watcTi maKer
AND
J E W E L E R.
-iL
S* found at his new stand, in the etoia of
Xh« Sup|SHr of Sazb« W3aw»
A good wife stood by her easement brown,
And mused through her falling tears,
Of the endless round of a work a-day life
And its dun and wearing yean;
And .sl>e sighed, “ Ah, me I life’s songs ar<l
flower*
Are never for snch os I;
But through verdurelesa mead* and moea-
grown springs
My pathway ever most lie.”
Aqdlol from orar the brow of the hifl,
Their swet* faces kissed h? the son,
To that low, brown hoose, by the tasaellad pine,
A troop of children run.
They ding to her neck, they climb on her knee,
T. Femim 4Soi, Csnw Debpref Buibki 1 And their ehildieh troubles they poor in her
eer;
Where he is prepend to do
ALL KINDS QF WORK,
In hie line in a neat and workmanlike manner,
a. EL BCOZiSStOORSw
Boot and Slue Maker,
Over W. J. MORTON’S Office,
WILL ST., ATHENS, GA.
THE BUST STOCK
and the v
FINEST WORKMEN.
Fits guaranteed or no pay 1 asked.
B< pairing a specialty. Prices to suit the times.
GIVE ME A TRIAL.
ort.29.8ai.
MOSS & THOMAS,
CoTTOl FlCTOBS & CoMMlSSlOH MERCHANTS,
Clayton St. 9 Athens, Ga,
Advances made on Cotton consigned in Store.
eept.17.ly.
A. BOOK
For Every Horse Owner.
TBrcaderiul System
6f Taming und Training Horses
JOBES,
'TT.tfP (YinXXV OJKiiXr*
Wartii£U>jfi|/FlofnOwKr, Pries 25c,
FOR SALE AT
BURKE’^ 1M10K-ST0RE.
Sent by mail for the same price
him with ease; How to break him of kicking
in harness; Hon to break him of kicking
” ” to Drank him,of pulling back
stable ; How to braak him^of pi
bridle; Howto break him of jumping fences;
IVbat makes abalker; How to break a bilker;
How to break a switcher in harness; How to
nuke him back a load; How to break a shyer
at objects; How to break a Idler; How to break
a vicious horse; How to cute a weak or moon
eye.
Ex roam on or JocxiT Tbioi*.
How to make him appear glandered; How to
make him appear foundered; How to make him
stand by bis food and noteat; Dow to make
Uira appear stifled.
RECEIPTS FOR DISEASE OF THE HORSE
Bore that mother will charm them away.
Ah 1 what are the songs and blossoms of life
But its garlands of girla and boyt I
And no hours ere barren, no homes unbleat,
That number these priceleis joys.
Refreshed, she stoope for her bnrden again,
Andlo! it had grown light;
It toes like the lark apometh the earth,
And, singing, soars from onr sight.
She stood again by that easement brown,
As the setting snn gilded the eaves,
And the farmer a weary comes toiling home,
With his fragrant hardened sheaves;
But in the glow of her rsdi-nt face
All forgotten were heart of care,
for the said; “Toil is sweet, whenjthose we
love
The fruit of our labor share.’’
Orer the banisters bends a (ace,
Daringly sweet and beguiling; -
Somebody stands in careless grace,
And watches the picture, a ml ling.
The light burnt d m in the hall below;
Nobody sees her standing,
Saying good-night again, soil and alow,
Half way up to the landing.
Nobody, only the eyes of brown, |
Tender and foil of meaning,
That smile on the fairest face in town,
Over the banisters leaning.
Tired and sleepy, with drooping head,
I wonder why she lingers.
And when all the good-aights are said I
Why, somebody holds har finger*—
Holds her finger* and draw* her down,
Suddenly growing bolder,
TUI her loose heir drop* its masses brown
Like a mantle orer bin shoulder.
P^e banyans set hands fair
cheek like a feather;
Bi ight brown tresses and dusky iiair
Mae, and mingle together.
There's e question asked, there’* a swift caress,
She os flown like a b rd from the hallway;
But over the baniatere drops a yea
That shall b igbten the world for him always,
EUa Wittier, in tit Inter-Ocear.,
Facts
About the
• Body.
Human
The Yellow Fever—Its Cause
and Prevention.
Spauunodie colic;. Flatulent colic; BoU;
Scratches: Grease lleet*; Founder; Bone
Spavin; Bing Bone; Splint; Palpitation off ho
Rout; Broken W*nd or Heave*; Saddle Galls;
Inflamatkm ot the Maw and Hide Bound.
r i • I •• \ c
Wa»dQ
AND-
WANDO “id PHOSPHATE,
MADE BY THE WAKDO PHOSPIlfJ'ECOSiPASY,
CHARLESTON, S. C
Analysis of W&ndo Fertilizer.
....16.74
.... 9.54
Analysis of Acid Phosphate.
Ptr (kit,
BONE PHOSPHATE LIME, Dissolved..ltm
•• “ “ Reduced...
AVAILABLE....
UNDKC0MP08ED....
CHARLES F. STUBBS,
(Successor to Groover, Stubb* A Co.,)
COTTON FACTOR
—AND—
era/ Commission Merchant,
AGENT FOR THE
Quitman Factory Yanus,
94 BAY STREET,
Savannah, G eorgia.
.Bagging, Ties, Rope and other inpplie* fur-
lUfcd. Also, liberal cash advances made on
consignments fbr sale or shipment to Liverpool
or Northern porta.
Mr. a. A. Wins, Cashier and O>rre*rondent
of tlie late firm ol Grodrer, S;ubh* A Co., has
ftNMerest iu the boaines*. aug.21.tf.
CENTRAL SOTSL.
GEOB
AUGUSTA,
Mrs W. M. THOMAS, Prop’r
*b well knolrn to fli eitizen* ot
Total....
3H....
Directions for Using Acid
smfftmrut
iiing o> unties, is located in the
r - tineas portion of Augusta, OOR'
; to* Post Office, .Telegraph Office tnd
and offer* indooementa to the pnblio
1 bv any other Hotel in the City,
erstfawtwith the aame quantity n'ntH you use
iven weight of -Cotton ifiSSd,
Bboaphate; **pe.u Mas dperr
, Phosphate, packing into a heap. v
If the compost give* off any amell, corer it with good dry earth. ', A
Allow it to r main aa long a time a* possible, say at least four or five weeks, protecting It
A^ly*M d?2M to SOU lbs. to the acre. • ‘ '
Or pot out the Cotton Seed in the furrow very early, bed on it, and at planting open the ridge
.*• *■ Ill,nank..tj **«a VrAll wnnU 0,10 A*Il/.W VnrtS1!«iP. as ■ A A alCt fl 1 .
end put Jn the Acid Phosphate aa yon wouid any other Fertiliser. ( ^
. AT?P^fIT I A' # ' T:E1S:
OSCEOLA, OCONEE COUNTY, GA., Jan. let, 1879.
Mr JAS. II. HUGGINS, Athens, Ga.—Dear Sir: I u»*d Wando Add Phoaphate^at fate <tf
me more than
one huoJred end fifty rBs. per acre, applied in the drill and bedded on tbeaarae;
need .Iton stubble laud, it did better for me than any Fertiiiaer I ever need, it made m
twice a* mnoh cptton per ecreas where I used none. ’j. H THOMPSON,
on the investment.
Your* very Truly,
.CKSON COUNTY, GA , Feb. 1st, 1878.
have u'ed WnioFertUilto for two
I ever used; it has paid mo a large
The above elated Fertilizer* are Vbr tale iu quantities to auit Mrefcaaera.*. Cott^aopUoo or
othorwiee. For terms apply to 1 1 ’
JAMES H. HUGGINS, Agent,
• it
is also prepared to furplsh Oysters to the
: in all styles of the cullinary art-
Ii FL1SCH.
[°t WORK OF ALL DESCKn
tiof neatly Joi«Wi4s •' ‘
Judge J. N. GARRIS OX, ,T
Gillesville, Banka County, Gg.
j*n.23.3m. . *' » ' .’Btii
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE
i!2i# ' a
9.
' V •’i
The skin contains more than two
million of openings, which are the
outlets of an equal number of sweat
glands.
The human skeleton consists of
more thnu two hundred distinct
bones.
An amount of blood, equal to the
whole quantity in the body, passes
through the heart every minute.
Tlie full capacity of the lungs is
aboult t^ruu hundred and twenty
feubic indie*.
About two-thirds of a pint of air
is inhaled and exhaled at each breath
in ordinary respiration.
The stomach daily prodaces nine
pounds of gastric juice for digestion
of.food; its capacity is about five
pints. •
There are more than five hundred
separate muscles in the body, with
an equal number of nerves and blood
vessels.
The weight of lire heart -is from
eight to twelve ounces. It beats
oue hundred thousand times in twen-
ty-tonr hours.
Each perspiratory duct is one-
fourth of an inch in length, which will
make the aggregate length of the
whole about nine tnilea.
The average man takes five and
one-half 'pounds of food and drink
each day, which amounts to one ton
of solid and liquid nourishment annu
ally. A man breathes eighteen times
a minute, and three thousand cubic
feet, or about three hundred and
seventyx^ve hogsheads of air per
hour.
STAirruNg a Draw ng Room.—
One of the trout eminent pianists in
Lond-ui, having suffered much from
the irrepressible conversation of
drawing room audiences, devised tho
other day a mean? of giving a little,
lesson to tho tewn. He arranged,
with his violin, violoncello, and. the
that the music should come to a
led stop in the' midst of the loud,
in the p’ece, at a given
signal from him. It was done.
] Tlie bawling and shouting voices
were left, in the twinkling of an eye,
frf anyiEng. in high and dry, as it were, upon a
shore of silence. Joyous, clear, and
distinct above them all rose a voice
from the foremost seats, tho voice ot
a lady—hut no, torture shall not drag
her name' from roe. And these
words ringiog upon tlie startled air,
“we always fry ours in lardZ—Xon'
don World.
St. Mary’s, Ga., January 18.—
Editor Morning News: The most
important question for the consideras
tion of all concerned in our seaport
cities i, yellow fever its cause, and
prevention. And since the Yellow
Fever Commission—gentlemen selec
ted by the government of the most
practical and scientific attainments—
after much investigation, has only
confirmed the belief long entertained
by most medical men that the cause
of yellow fever is exotic, not sponta
neous or indigenous to our soil, but
was owing to the importation of spores
or germs, then let ns accept their
conclusion as a fact, and unite as a
people upon this one truth, that we
are to fight a living foe, a hard army
to conquer, when once they obtain a
foothold upon our soil, for they more
obsiinately dispute every inch of ter
ritory than any other enemy known
to mankind, insignificant and invisi
ble as they are. Now how and with
what weapon are we to attack this
enemy, is for us to determine. We
know that it is transported in the
holds ot vessels, where it remains
during tho passage, and is fed by an
unhealthy ballast, where billions of
these spores and germs are propaga
ted. Our place, theu, is to attack
him in bis fort when he first enters
our harbor—attack him then, not
with carbolic acid and other miner
disinfectants, but bring to our aid
the gases such as chlorine and sul
phurous acid gas. These weapous
are more effectual, for they attack
them in every hole and corner of the
ship. Also bring to your aid concus
sion of the atmosphere, the most pow
erful weapon of-them all. In using
this concussion in the bolds of vessels,
see that the hatches are closely shut
down so that none can escape. Make
t*ie concussion sufficiently strong to
kill caged mice or birds, and it will
penetrate, every bed, 1k»x or trunk,
and effectually destsoy the whole
army ot these spores or germs. Be
fore applying concussion see' th.i the
ship’s crew is clothed in clean linen or
cotton goods, and all woolen goods
and other articles of merchandise re
garded in the light of fomites should
be placed in the vessel’s hold for dis
infection.
I addressed an article to the Quar
antine Convention that m-t iu Jack
sonville, Fla., last year, composed of
eminent physicians and ather distin
guished gentlemen. In that commu
nication I recommended concussion
as a disinfectant, and stated that in
my opinion it was the most powerful
one known, and am sorry the allo
pathic physicians in that convention
did not advise its being tested, for I
see that the homeopathists, who are
now claiming a more successful treat
ment, have taken up the subject, and
their si-ientific'coinrnission, that met
in the city of New Orleans last month,
at their final session; did unanimously
recommend! concussion as a disinfeo
tant. Col. L. A. Hardee, of Honey-
racon fame, tlie author of the concus
sion theory, has for years been urg-'
ing the adoption of this measure for
the destruction of the cause of .yellow
fever, and until now it has*failed to
attract the attention of medical men
The theory appears plausible, though
simple. Nevertheless, we are search
ing afier knowledge to destroy the
cause of this dreadful disease, and
would like to see this disinfectant
thoroughly tested. I will further add,
that being Health Officer of this port
for many years, and owing to the inv
creased number of Spanish vessels ar-
riving here, has caused me to give
the subject of quarantine some atten
tion. Our views being In strict’ac
cordance with those of the authorities,
we - have used' such disinfectants as
are most destructive to the lives of
these spores or germs, and while
other cities near ns have severely
suffered, we are pleased to state that
we hat e not ha4 a case in onr midst
for many years.
Very RespecfuUy,
Chas. Hardee, M. D.
Aa Unrecorded Bit of His
tory.
BENEDICT ARNOLD’S NARROW ESCAPE
PROM DEATH AT THE HANDS
OP A WOMAN.
[New York Times.]
The recent death of Mrs. Ann Hin-
man Kellogg, of Fairbold, Conn., in
the ninety-third year of her vge, re
calls an unrecorded incident of the
war of the Revolution. Mrs. Kel
logg was the daughter of Capt
Elisha Hinman, of the United States
Navy, and her mother was the only
American who remained in New
London when the town was destroyed
by the traitor Benedict Arnold in
1781. At that time Capt. Hiuman’s
ship was hourly expected to arrive at
New London, and it was hoped that
he might come in time to save the
town. Mrs. Hinman was well ac
quainted with Arnold, as he had
often dined at her honae, and had
been a friend of her husband. In
duced by anxiety for her husbands
safety, she remained after all others
had fled, and watched the entry of
the British from the doorway of her
house.'' As Arnold rode up he saw
and saluted her, and said that if she
would point out her own property it
should be spared. She pointed oat
tbe houses of several of her neighbors
as her own, and thus saved them
from destrnction. Arnold remained
on horse-back near her house nearly
all day, noting the battle that was
raging at Fort Griswold, on the Gre-
ton side of the river, where tho tall
monument commemorating the event
now stands. Three times were the
British driven down the hill by the
deadly fire from the fort. Then the
ammunition of its defenders became
exhausted, and they were obliged to
surrender. The British officer in
command of the storming party was
so enraged at the desperate defense
of the tort, that, as he entered it, he
naked : Who commands here?’*
Col. Ledyard replied: “ I did, but
you do now,” at the same time sur
rendering his sword,- The officer re
ceived the sword and instantly
plunged it into the heart of the gal
lant Colonel. An American officer,
standing beside his Colonel, snatched
his own sword from it cabbard, and,
in a moment, the cowardly Brition
lay dead beside his victim. An in
discriminate masacre of all within the
fort followed, and thirty of the woun
ded Americaus were piled into a wag
on, that was rolled down a steep hill
side to the bottom, where it was
dashed in pieces against a tree. Then
hurried preparations were made to
evacuate tlieir position by the Brit
ish, Arnold having learned of the ex
pected arrival of Captain Hinmat#
Mrs. Hinman, having witnessed
these outrages from her housetop,
became so incensed against the traitor
that she hurridly descended from the
roof, took a musket from the closet,
where it had been left tho day before,
by an American soldier, and leveled
it at Arnold, as he sat on his horse,
in front of the house. T iking a long,
steady aim, she pulled the trigger,
but the pieuo missed fire. Hearing
the snap of the lock, Arnold turned
and asked her what that noise was.
With great presence of mind she had
dropped the gnu, so that he did not
see it, and she answered that it was
the breaking of a chair.
This incident formed the subject of
a painting by Huntington, the ajlist,
whose wife is a grand niece of Mrs.
Hinman. This painting is now in
the possession of Mr. Thomas Day, of
Bergen Point, N. J. In it Mrs. Hin
man is represented as leveling a mus
ket at Arnold from a window in her
house, and the burning town is seen
in the background. The remains of
both Captain and Mrs. Hinman now
lie in the Cedar Grove Cemetary, at
New London, where their monument
is one of the finest to be seen.
memos or THE united states bupkeke couet
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the contrary, are cotieidered wishing to rontl.u*
their subscriptions.
. If au'w-rlbcr* order the dl*continu*nc< o
their periodical*, the publisher* may oostlnue to
send then until all arcaaraje* are paid.
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periodical* from the otic* to which they are d.-
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settled their bill* and ordered them dlaeoatlaued.
4. If aubacrlber* move to other places without
notifying publishers, and the papers ere sent to
the former direction, they are held responsible.
6. Any perron who recelre* a new*p»per tnd
makes use cl it, whether ho haa ordered It or not,
la held In law to bo ajrobaeribor.
Battle Stories.
The recurrence of the anniversary
of the Battle of New Orleans has
given rise this year, to an unusual
number of remniacencesof that great
event, the most of which we take to
be fitmiliar to our readers. A North
Carolina contemporary, the Wilming
ton Review, narrates several—
among them die accession of Lafitte
and hia Baratarians, and General
Jacksru’s impressment of the cotton
claimant—the last as follows:
On the morning of the eighth, just
before the commencement of the
fighting, as General Jackson waa sur
veying the line of battle, a wealthy
French merchant of New Orleans
drove up to the line and requested
an interview with the General. On
reaching hia presence Jackson de
manded ot the Frenchman the object
of his visit.
“ I come,’’ said he, “ to deraond of
you the return to the city -of my cot
ton which you have token to make
your breastworks.”
“ Ah,” arid ‘Old Hickory,* * run
you point out the particular bales
that is your property?”
“Qui, Monsieur, certaincment, zat
is my cotton and zat is my ootton ;**
pointing 'to many hales in the near
vicinity.
“Well,” said Old Hickory, “if that
is your property yon have just come
in time to protect and defend it,”
and calling to a corporal he ordered
him to bring a spare musket, and
giving it to the Frenchman, he told
him to stand and defend his property. .
At the same time lie gave the cor
poral an order to shoot the fellow
down if he attempted to ran. There
is no doubt but that the Frenchman
was glad that his cotton was there
to screen him from the British bal
lets.
Now, as an illustration of a differs
eat spirit—the volunteer spirit of the
volunteer State, we will tell a story
which has never been in print. It is
a story narrated to ns years ago by
Governor Richard K. Gall, of Flori
da, at that time a youthful captain in
the army, and a member of fackson’a
staff. Call occupied a position behind
the breastworks in a crowd of eager
and excited volunteers, who were in
tent only on getting a shot at the
enemy. His chief concern was that
the eager and tumultuous throng in
the rear, in the impetuosity of tbe
fosilade, would hurt more of our own
men in front of them than of the ene
my. Consequently he did little 1 ut
push continua ly through the crowd
impressing caution and deliberation
upon everybody.
While at this business, he came
across a huge Tennessee fiat-boatman,
clad in homespun, with a broad-
brimmed drab felt hat on his head,
and the visor thrown back, his arms
folded, and without gnu or accoutre
ment, calmly turveyiqg the red tide
of battle.
My friend,” says Call, “ why an
you here without a gun ?”
“ The tact is, General, 1 * replied the
Tennessean, “I’ve just come down -
the river iu a flat boat. I tried unity
hard to borry a gun, but couldn’t
find any. So I thought Td just come
down ’ycre and somebody mooght
git killed and then I*d ■ take hia gun
and take a hand in the settlement of
this hy’ar question.’*
That was a clear offset to the im
pressed Frenchman.
A Mustard Plaster.—How
many people are there who really
know hpw to make a mustard plas
ter? Not one in a hundred at
the most, perhaps, and yet plasters
are used in every family, and pliysi
dans prescribe the application. Th
ordinary way is to mix the mustard
with water, tempering it with a little
flour. Such a plaster as this makes is
abominable. Before it has half done
its work it begins to blister the
tient, and leaves him finally wit
flayed, painful spot, after producing
far less effect in a beneficial way than
was intended. Now, a mustard
plaster should never blister at all.—
Then nse no water, bnt mix the rous
tard with the white of an egg, and
the resalt will be a plaster which will
“draw” perfectly, hut wjll not pro
duces blister on tbe skin of an in
fant, no matter how long it is allowed
to remain on the part.
Some Things That a Girl
, Can Do.
Lonlsvill* Courier-Journal.
There is a young lady in Louisville
whose ''bosom friend” recently re-
ved to New York and of course
they were to write long, long letters
to each other every week. The
Louisville girl received tbe first letter
Saturday and lost it the same day
sldgh-riding. Yesterday she sat
down and wrote, the following:—
“My dear old Fimme:—I have re
ceived your sweet letter and lost it,
Please .forgive me, woa’t you? 1
have forgotten your address, and
wxite this to ask you to send it to
me immediately, when I will answer
your letter and tell you ever so many
nice things that have happened since
you left. Lovingly, your Annie.**’
Whereupon Annie folded, her letter,
sealed it, and then discovered that
she had forgbtton Fannie’s Address.
And there was not a single drop of
jrish blood in Annie’s veins.
Drinking in the South.
Mobile (Ala.) Register.
In Virginia there is method and
order in drinking. The climate be
ing colder, the blood is not so thick,
and hence the necessity for drinking
every hour is not so urgent. There
is also more economy in Virginia,
where the close methods of the re
gions of hog and hominy are observ
ed. Here in Alabama we drink hi
the winter to keep warm, and in
the summer to keep cool. In the
cities we drink to be sociable, and
show that we are men abo i town ;
and in the country we drink to keep
off chills and to cure snake bites. ’
We are opposed to the contiued.
drinking which exists in Russia and
other parts of the barbarons world-,
but do not object Vo a cocktail when
wp get up, a snifter just before break-
fest, a throat clearer just after
breakfast, a luncher at 12 o’clock,
two or three sociables between' 12
and dinner, a bottle' ofvirlne or good
strong whisky straight at dinner.—
After dinner, having been thus ab
stemious, daring the business hours,
wa open ourselves a little and drop in
at the saloons and clubs to see now
political affairs are moving. If the
country is in danger, or if We find it
popular to abuse a good nuighor lor
the benefit of a faction, the matter
can be better discussed over a drink
or so. The judgment is better bal
anced and tbe opinions more readily
formed over the fumes of hot whisky
punch. We become more eloquent,
and express our opinions with that
emphasis ot statement which marks
the free American citizen,