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The Cartersvlllc Express |
U miMUhod Semi-Weekly on every TUES
DAT AND PRIDAIf, by
SAMUEL H. SMITH, Editor and Prop r.
in the town of Oartersville, Bartow County, Ga.
Terms of Subscliption:
Only Two Dollars a-yr.,
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This latter proposition i* confined to citizens
of Bartow bounty only. ,
Terms of Advertising:
Tram! fat (On* Month or Lem.) per square often
•olid Nonpariel or Brevier lines or less. One
Dollar for the first, and Fifty Cents lor each sub
sequent, Insertion. , , _ ,
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Dollars per column, or in that proportion.
J. FLETCHER LEAK
IS OUi au»>iiui i4va .A gpor* +, mid Will
soon visit every nook and ytnyer of Bartow un i
adjoiningCouritien, in behalf©!' thofcKMi-WKEfc
x.y Caktkksvillk Express. He is fully author
ized to receive Subscription and receipt for the
same, and con tract for advertising and job work.
Jfilofessional <£axjds.
John W. Wofford,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, ........GEORGIA.
Office over Pinkerton’s Drug Store. Oct. 17.
W. T. WOFFORD, A. P. WOFFORD.
Wofford & Wofford,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
June 23, 1870.
K. W. Ulnrpliey,
ATTTORNEY AT LAW,
CaHTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Will practice in the courts of the Cherokee i
Circuit. Particular attention given to the col
lection of claims. Office with Col. Alula John
son. Oct. 1.
John J. Jones,
ATTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT,
CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA.
Will attend promptly to all proffessional busi
nass entrusted to lus earn; also, to the buying
and selling of Real Estate. .fan 1. •
Jere. A. Howard,
Ordinary of Bartow County, and
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, j
Jan U 1870.
A. M. Foute,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CARTERSVILLE .GEORGIA.
{ With Col. Warren Aki it:)
Will practice in the courts of Bartow, Cobb,
Polk, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield and ad
joining counties. March 30.
T. W. MILNER, o. 11. MILNER.
Milner «fc Hilncr,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
W ill attend promptly to business entrusted to
their care. J an. 15.
Warren Alt in,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
CARTERS VlL'.E,'..'.' ..GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of the State.
Nam. 11. Paiillo,
Fashionable Tailor and Agent
for Sewing Machines,
WILL Attend promptly to the Cutting. Re
pairing, and Making Boys’ and Mens’
Clothing; also. Agent for the sale of the cele
brated Grover & Baker Sewing Machines. Of
fice over Stokely <& Williams Store. Entrance
from the rear. ' feb 17.
Joltii W. Dyer,
HOTJSE*PaINTER.
C A RTE RSVILLE,. f.. 7.. ................GE0KG1 A.
AVill attend promptly to business in his line.
Jan 19, 1870—wly
W. K. Mouiiicaatle,
Jeweler and Watch and Clock
Repairer,
CARTERSYIL! GEORGIA.
Office in front of A. A. Skinner k Co’s Store.
Kenuesaw House,
MARIETTA .- ...GEORGIA.
IB S still open to the traveling public as well as
summer visitors. Parties desiring to make
arrangements for the season can be accommo
dated. Rooms neat and clean und especially
adapted for families. A flue large piazza has
been recently added to the comforts of the estab
lishment. FLKTCHER & FREY ER,
junelßwtf Proprietors.
S. (rSHIELDST
Fashionable Failor 9
CartersviUe, - Georgia.
IT AYE just received the latest European and
American styles of Mens’ and Boys’ Cloth
ing, and is prepared to Cut and Making to or
der. Office upstairs in Liebman’s store. East
side of the Railroad. sept. 29.
J. T. OWEN,
WATCH-MAKER
AND
Jeweler,
TS PREPARED to meet every want in his line
on the most retsonable terms,
jfrgg-POODS AND WORK
Aug. 11, 1870. -ts
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S.W.Lf«&GQ>.
» V
|_JAVE TAKEN CHARGE OF
Foundry and IHtichine Shop,
heretofore owned and run by
MR. R. SCOFIELD,
of this place, atitl have engaged the services ot
John 4. LaFottfaine*
If f jp W J? 1 * J ■
Os Atlanta, Ga., as Forgniua, which if i Suffi
cient gu:n>an|ee #>rtie If the |st|l»lish
nKUt, as it is <i well kltowpi T&f throughout tt»e
bfarfc, that ubilityf We hah
not be surpassed.
We have, also, procured the services of the
Best Moulder in tlfte South;
Also a corps of other Mechanics, and anew
supply of Machinery and Tools have been pur
chased.
Mr. J..R, HOWELL,
The Renowned Mill-Wrl-ht,
Will make his headqua&els at this Shop, where
his celebrated
U herl,
and Ather MILE MACHINERY, will hc hnllt' '
Orders are solicited, at once. for any kind of
Canting or piece of Machinery. me .claim a trial,
as we are stnctiy Southern mechanics, and de
fy N orthei n competition to do better or cheaper
work.
®ft (Stuarantj 356tr| Job ’#».
Will tell parties to the day when they can have
their work, and, iff pot clone according to prom
ise, will make no charge.
We ask the patronage of our friends of the
South. Aid us, and keep the money at home.
G. AY. LEE & CO.
CartersviUe, Qa.. June 20, 1870. r / '
respectfully cite you to their card: in'tins pa
SAM’L H. SMITH,
VOL.. 9.
N. 11. PATTIIXO, Agent
6ROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED
mm* mmm.
BOTH THE
ELASTIC AVD SHUTTLE
OR
LQEKSTITOH.
SUITABLE FOR ANY KIND OF FAMI
LY SEWING NONE BETTER.
Hen and Boy** Clothing
Made on the Most Reasonable Terms.
In fact, almost any description of
SEWING done
As Cheap ns tlie Cheapest!
AND
II TIIEBEST STYLE.
J- C. Register, Tinner,
AYD DEALER IV
Cook, Heating and Office
SHIVES AND GRATES, TIN-WARD
Atlanta Stencil & Variety Works!
BEN. Z. DUTTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in Stencil
It rail <l*. Sjfiel Dies, Steel Block Stamps,
Burning Brands, Brass Alphabets, and all
Articles kept in a first class STENCIL
HOUSE.
TRICE LIST OF MAILABLE ARTICLES
Stencil Name Plates for mark’g cloth’g, 75c
Steel Ring, for keepingkeys together, 26c
New Style key tag, with name neat eng. 25c
Perpetual Almanac, the most ingenious
little article of the age, 50c
Any of the articles in this list will be
mailed, to any address, on receipt of price,
or the whole of them for $1 25
Address BEN. Z. DUTTON,
Lock Box Sol,
mch 22-wly Atlanta, Ga.
N. B.—Circulars sent free.
REPAIRER OF
JEWELRY, CLOCKS,
AND WATCHES;
\lso keep on hand and for
Room in the store of Simon LiebmaD.
Cartersvilie, mch 22.
LIVERY STABLE.
Ford A Moon.
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
IS prepared, at all hours, to furnish con
veyances into the count ry— saddle-horse,
buggy, hack, rockaway, or wagon. Also, to
board stock, &c. nov. 3.
CearShOP ’
iS. ■ ’ Sllcs
and GEAR* Manufactured and Repaired in
the very best styfie of the art, in thq quickest
time and at the shortest notice, and for less
money than is usually paid for such work
ami stock. Try me ! W. C. EDWARDS.
Cavtersville. melt 9-—wly
Dr. F. Al.
> v|v *Tol»hjsoii,
DENTIST.
- 1 8
Teeth drawn without pain, by the useoi nar
cotic Spray. j ' mch 0.
W H GILBERT h GO.,
CA UT KKS V LLLE, GA.,
Dealers In
HARDWARE, IRON\ ST ERL, NAILS,
CASTINGS. AGRICULTURAL IM
PLEMENTS, and GRASS SEEDS.
TERJIS FROM THIS DATE:
STRIOTLT CASH.
for.jal* of
TJiresliinjj and Tlill Machinery
•Agetit# for sale Os
Murft e Sute Soil Flows.
Agents for sale of
FERTILIZERS.
1 -i ifiiTHiaw»f~ -r - • awi'i—inun*. »
Dickson’s Compound;
AND GOB’S,
Baugh’s Raw Bone, (And
OT HERS.
Agents for sale of Polk County
Slates For Roofing.
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ATLANTA SAOK FAOTOKY,
XTir 55 ate prepared, at ail seasons; to fliror-
T T dersfor Grain and FJqur Sacks, of anv
size, quality, or quantity at our factory in At
lanta, Ga. W. A. MITCHELL & CO.
gept. 26, ISTO.wly
EARTERNYILLE, BARTOW EOIYTY, GEORGIA, REF. 9, INTO.
TO PHYSICIA SN.
New York, August 15th, 1868
Allow me to call your attention to my
Preparation Compound of
Extract Buchu,
The component parts are BUCHU
LONG LEAF, CUBEBS, JUNIPER
BERRIES.
Mode of Preparation.— Buchu, in
vacuo. Juniper Berries, by distillation, to form a fine
gin. Cubeba extracted by displacement with spirits
spirits obtained from Juntp-r Berries: very little
sugar is used, and a small proportion of spirit. It i9
more palateable than any now in use.
Buchu, as prepared by Druggists, is of a light color.
It is a plant that emits its fragrance ; the action of a
flame destroys this (its active nrinciple,) le.’ving a
dark and glutinous decoction. Mine is the coler of
ingredients. The Buchu in my preparation predomi
mtes; the smallest quantity of the other ingredients
are added, to prevent fermentation ; upon ’nspec
tion, it will be found cot to be a Tincture, as made
in Pharmacopoea, nor Is it a Syrup—and therefore
can be used in ca#es where fever or inflammation ex
ist. In this, you have the knowledge of thtf ingredi
ents and the mo le of preparation.
Hoping that you will favor it with a trial, and that
upon inspection it will meet with your approbation
With a feeling of confidence,
I am very respectfully yours,
11. T.HELMBOLD,
C nemist vnd Druggist
of 16 gears’ experience. .
[From the Largest Manufacturing
Chemists in the World.]
ETC., ETC., CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
November 4, 1854.
“I am acquainted with Mr. H. T. Hembold ; he oc
cupied the Drugstore opposite my residence,and was
successful in conducting the business where ethers
had net been equally so before him. I have been fa
vorably impressed with his character and enterprise.”
WILLIAM WEIGHTMAN,
Firm of Powers & Weightman,
Manufacturing Chemists,
Ninth and Brown streets, Philadelphia.
«
Heimbold’s Fluid Extract of
Bu^hu
Is the great specific for Universal Lassitude, Prostra
tton, &c.
The constitution, once affected with Organic Weak
ness, requires the aH of Medicine to strengthen the
am, which IIEMBOLD’d EXTRACT bUUHU in
ably does. If no treatment iB submitted te, Cou
r tion or insanity ensues.
Ilelmbold’s Fluid Extract of Buchu,
In affections peculiar to Females, is uuequaied by
any other preparation, as in Chlorosis, or Retention.
Painfulness, or Suppression ofCustomary Evacuations,
Ulcerated or Schirrus State of the Uterus, and all
complaints incident to the sex, or the decline or
change of life.
Helmbolds Fluid Extract Buchu ard
Improved Rose Wash.
Will radically exterminate from the system diseases
arising from the habits of dissipation, at little expense
little or no ch nge In diet, no inconvenience of expos
ure ; completely superceding those unpleasant and
dangerous remedies, Copaiva and Mercury, in all
these diseases.
Use Heimbold’s Fluid Extract Buchu
in ail diseases of these organs, whether existing in
male or female, from whatever cause originating, and
to no matter f how lomr standing It. is pleasant In
taste and odor, “immediate” in action, aod more
strengtnening than any preparations of Bark or Iron.
Those suffering frem broken down or delicate con
stitutions, procure the remedy at once.
The reader must be aware that, however slight may
be he a>taok of the above diseases, it is certa n to af
fect the bodily* health and mental powers.
All the above diseses require the aid of » Diuretic
HEMBOLD’S * XTUACr BUCHU is the great Diuret
ic.
Sold by Druggists every where. PRICE—
SI.2S per bottle, or /> bottles for $6.50. —
Delivered to any address. Describe symp
toms in all communications.
-e’kfrA jt> a tore 3 i&ajl
H,T, HELMBOLD,
DRUG Mtft CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE,
594 PEOADWAIr Sew York.
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Ui SiUtfn >fl f'-. r tifl-O O •
None Are Genuine
Unless done up in steel-engraved' wrapper
with sac simile of my Chemical Warehoites
and signed
H. X. HELMBOLD.
SE MI-WEEKLY.
DR. JOHN BULL'S I
7- i j ." 7lf ■ • i . ' ?. •,J . -.-J
«reat Remedies
SMITH'S T(W(1 SYRUP!
FOR THE CURE OF
AGUE AND FEVER
OR
CHILLS AND FEVER.
The proprietor of this celebrated medicine justly
claims for it a superiority over all remedies ever offer
ed to the puolic for the safe, certain, speedy andper
manent cure of Ague and Fever ,or Chilis and Fever
whether of short or long standing. He refers to the
entire Western and Southwestern country to bear him
testimony to the truth of the assertion, that in no case
whatever will it fail to cure, if the directions are strict
ly followed and ca-rled out. In a great many cases a
single dose has been sufficient for a cure, and whole
families have been cured by a single bottle, with a per
fect restoration of the general health. It is, however,
prfident. and in every case more certain to cure, if its
use is continued in smaller doses for a week or two af
ter the disease has been checked, more especially in
difficult and long standing cases. Usually, this medi
cine will not require any aid to keep the bowels in
good order; should the patient, however, require a
cathartic medicine, after having taken three or four
dose# of the Tonic, a single dose of BULL’S VEGETA
BLE PAM’LY PIiXS will be sufficient.
DR, JOHN BULL’S
Principal Office
No. 40 Fifth. Cross street,
Louisville, Ky,
Bull’s Worm Destroyer.
To my United States and World wide Read
ers:
I HAVE received many testimonials from profes
sional and medical men, as my almanacs and vari
ous publications have shown, all of which are genuine.
The following from a highly educated and popuiar
phpsician in Georgia, is certainly one of the most sen
sible communications I have ever received. Dr. Clem
ent knows exactly what he speaks of, and his testimo
ny deserves to be written in ie'ters of gold. Hear
what the Docto r says of Bull's Worm Destroyer
VilJanow, Walker co., Ga. \
June 29th, 1866 £
DR. JOHN BULL—Dear Sir:—l have recently giv
en your “Worm Destroyer” several trials, and find it
wonderfully efficacious. It has not failed in a single
instance, to have the wi»hed-for effect. lam doing a
pretty large country practice, and have daily use for
some article of the kind. lam free to confess that I
know of no remedy recommended by the ablest authors
that is so certain and speedy in its effects. On the con
trary they are uncertain in the extreme. My object
in writing you is to find out upon what terms I can
get the medicine directly from you. If I can get it
upon easy terms, I shall use a great deal of am
aware that the use of such articles is contrary to the
teachings and practice of a great majority of the reg
ular line of M. D. s, but I see no just cause or good
sense in discarding a remedy which we know to be ef
ficient, simply because we may be Ignorant ofits com
bination. For my part, I shall make it a rule to use all
and any mean, to alleviate suffering hum nity which
I may be able to ommand—not hesitating because
someone more ingenious than myself may have learn
d its effects first, and secured the sole right to secure
hat knowledge. However. lamby no mtans an ad
vocate or supporter of the thousands of worthless nos
trums that flood the country, that purport to cure all
manner of disease to which hum in flesh is heir.
Please reply soon, and inform me of your best terms.
I am,sir, most respectfully,
JULIUS P. CLEMENT, M. D.
Bull’s Sarsaparilla.
A GOOD REASON F°R THE CAPTAIN'S FAITH,
READ THE CAPTAIN’S LETTER AND THE LET
TER FROM HIS MOTHER.
Benton Barracks, Mo., April 30, 1866.
Dr. John Bull—Dear Sir: Snowing the efficiency
of your Sarsaparilla, and the healing and beneficial
qualities it possesses. I send you the following state
ment of my case:
I was wounded about two years ago—was taken
prisoner and confined for sixteen month?. Being
moved so often, my wounds have not healed yet. I
have not sat up a moment since 1 was wounded! I
am shot through the hips. My genera! health isini
palred, and I need something to assist nature I
have more faith in your Sarsaparilla than in any thing
else. I wish that that is genuine. Please express me
half a dozen bottles, and oblige K
Capt. 0. P. JOHNSON.
St. Louis, Mo.
p . S—The following was written April 39,1865, by
*lrs. Jennie Johnson, mother of Capt Johnson.
DK. BULL—Dear Sir: My husband, Dr. C. 9 John
son, was a skillful surgeon and physician in Central
New York, where he died, leaving the above C P
Johnson to ray care. At thirteen years of age he had
a chronic diarrhoea and scrofula, for which I cave
him your Sarsaparilla. IT CURED HIM. I have for
ten year* recommended it to many in New York Ohio
and lowa, for scrofula, fever sores, and general debili
ty. Perfect success has attended It. The cure* effect
ed %n *ome canes of scrofula and fewer sorts were
almost miraculous lam very anxious for my son to
again have recourse to your Sarsaparilla. He is fear
ful of getting a spurious article, hence his writing to
you for it. His wounds were terrible, but I believe he
will reoover. Respectfully, JENNIE JOHNSON.
BULL'S CEDRON BITTERS.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
ARKANSAS HEARD FROM,
Testimony of Medical Men u«>
| jL r11 j If’■ j 8 j J "U. 7 11 3 itl U-lr */
Btony Point, White Cos., Ark., May 28,’66.
DR. JOHN Btrilt—Dear Bfr: Last February I was
in Dooiawlllt fM*teh»sing Drugs, and I got Rome of
yotrr Sarsappanlla and Celron Bitters.
Ify •on-in-law, wh<> was with me in tho «iure,ka«
been do.Wn with rheumatism for some time, commen
ced on the Bitters, am soon found ids general-health
improved,
. Dr. Gist, who has been In had health, tried them,
and he also improved.
Dr: Coffee, who has been in bad health for several
years— stomach and liver affected —be improved very
much by the use of your Bmefs. Indeed the Cedron
Bitters has given you great Popularity in this settle
ment. i I think I could well a great guantity of your
medicines this fall—especially of your Oedrop Bitters
and Sarsaparilla. Ship i»a via Memphis; car* of
Rickett A Neely, Respectfully,
G B WALKER.
All tha above i omedies for sale by
L. H. BRADFIELD,
' 11 Druggist,
WAITEHALL STREET,
“ ATLANTA, ak
fcbW, lSGOivlt/
Editor and Proprietor.
[From tiie Atlanta Intelligencer.
> HOPE.
BY J. W. PRICE, V. D.
Hope is the anchor of the soul,
Ever glittering in the sky;
When storms arise and billows roll,
Why should I wish to stay—O, why!
Life, without hope, is but a dream—*
a bubble upon the ocoan of Time,
which is doomed to burst when the
surging waves of adversity shall beat«
upon its fx*ail bark. There is but a
short space intervening between it and
the tomb, with a few scattering frag
ments of momentary pleasures, like
withered rose leaves whose beauty has
forever departed; then followed in ra
pid succession by sighs and tears, the
winding-sheet and coffin. How sad
the picture!—yet, how solemnly true!
All things around us and above us—
the sighing winds, as they make
mournful cadence through the forests,
speaks in unmistakable language that
this cannot be man’s abiding place,
his perpetual home, where naught but
sorrow dwells to overshadow his im
mortality forever. His intellectual
and physiological being, having been
created in the image of his Creator,
points him to another and purer state
of existence. One of old, while con
templating upon this sublime subject,
with an impassioned ecstacy* of soul,
exclaimed, ‘T would not live alway,”
when, at the same time, as if by iutui
tion imparted from the skies by some
j angelic messenger, he pierced through
the vault above, and caught a glimpse
i of another and holier state of existence,
where “saints in glory dwell.” “Rest
for the weary”—rest from toil—free
dom from sighing and from tears, is but
the language of the soul. To some t
the thought of death is fraught with
anguish and sorrow! It is a leap
from the visible to the invisible, from
light iuto the unexplored regions of
gloom and darkness. While to others,
it is but a transition from gloom to
glory, from the pains and agonies of
life, to the peaceful and quiet slumbers
of the tomb, and the enraptured vis
ions of our future and eternal home.
“Why should vre start and fear to die.
What timorous worms we mortals arc,
Death is the gate of endless joy,
And yet we dread to enter there.”
The loved ones that have fallen like
autumn leaves, still live fresh and
green in memory. We love to visit
the spot where sleeps these jewels of
our early years, and consecrate to
their memories fresh tokens of our
purest affections. Twenty years have
rolled awa^ T since X committed to the
tomb the remains of the idol of my
heart. I can even now see, in my im
agination, her angel form, her dark
ringlets and her sparkling black eyes.
I can almost hear the sound of that
infant voice as she sung, “I will arise
and go to Jesus.” She has gone!—
But where ? The Saviour has spoken
“of a place.” Ye bright-winged hosts
above, who minister to those who are
to be the heirs of salvation, wilt thou
not tell us what spot in God’s vast do
main is occupied by the redeemed ?
Silence pervades the heavenly throng,
and no response is heard ! Tell us ye
burning stars of night where is the
spirit gone Tell us thou sun which
rolls on majestically liLe 4 ball of fire,
whether within thy blaring walls hap
py spirits are dwelling ? Tell us, thou
mpon, whose rays of borrowed light is
reflected on the earth below, if thou
hast a place of rest for the weary ?
From the angels, the stars, sun nor
moon, no response ever comes, but
amid the obscurity which enshroudstbe
mind of man, a voice, soft and melting,
breaks upon his heart, from the lips of
the Saviour: ‘'Let not your heart‘be
troubled, I go to prepare a place for
you. ilope, the brightest star that
shines upon the pathway of ryir exist
ence, springs up in the bosom of man,
and the dark clouds of earth vanish
away and “life and immortality is
brought to light,” and faith points to
holier, happier scenes beyond the drea
* - »J M.jJ; . BtiJ iff >'<l i
ry storm of earth.
u Whb*would live alwhy, away from his God,
Awayjrom yon Heaven, that blissful abode,
Where theuivprs qfpleasure flow o’er the bright
1 plains.
And the noontide of glory eternally reighs ?
“Where the Os all ages in harmony moet,
Their Saviour and brothsiysui transported to
greet, , '
While the ahthems kk raptirre uacefasingly roll,
And the «*iil» «f is the feast of the
soul V” , ,
—
A movement is on foot to send immigrants
direct from Denmark, Sweden and Norway
to Mobile, and tbenceto ( hi etr appointed des
tination. Tenjaossee and other Southern
papers encourage the project, and it will
probably be carried out.
Literal Answer*.
A lady noticed a boy sprinkling sat
on the sidewalk; to take off the ice;
and remarked to a friend, polluting to
the salt:
‘Now, that’s benevolence.’
‘No, it aint,’ said the boy, somewhat
indignant, ‘it’s salt.*
So when a lady asked her servant
girl if the hired man cleared off the
snow with alacrity; she replied:
‘No, ma’am, he used the shovel.’
The same literal turn of mind which
we have seen illustrated is sometimes
used unintentionally, and perhaps a
little maliciously, and thus becomes
the property of wit instead of blander.
Thus we hear of a very polite and im
pressive gentleman, who stud to a
youth in the street:
‘Boy, may I inquire where Robinson s
drug store is ?’
‘Certainly, sir,’ replied the boy, very
respectfully.
‘Well, sir,’ said the gentleman, after
waiting awhile, where is it ?’
‘I have not the least idea, yer honor,’
said the urchin.
One day, at Lake George, a party
of gentleman, strolliug among the
beautiful islands on the lake, with bad
luck, espied a little fellow with a red
shirt and straw hat, dangling a line
over the side of a boat:
‘Hallo, boy,’ said one of them ‘what
are you doing!’
‘Fishing,’ came the answer.
‘Well, of course,’said the gentleman,
‘but what do you catch ?’
‘Fish, you fool; what do you s’pose ?:
Did any of you ever see an elephant’s
skin? inquired a teacher of an infant,
class.
NO. 26.
‘I have,’ exclaimed one.
‘Where ?’ asked the teacher.
‘On the elephant,’ said the boy
laughing.
Sometimes this sort of wit degener
ates, or rises, as the case may bes, into
punning, as when Flora poiuted pern
sively to the heavy masses of cloudfc
in the sky, saying.
‘Wonder where those clouds are go
ing? and her brother replied:
‘I thiuk they are going to thunder.’.
Also the following dialogue:
‘Hallo, there, how do you sell youn
wood ?’
‘By the cord.’
‘How long has it been cut V
‘Four feet.’
‘I mean how loug has it been since
you cut it?’
‘No longer, than it is now.’
And also when Patrick O’Flynn was
seen with his collar and his bosom sad
ly begrimmed, and was indignantly
asked by his officer: ,* •
‘Patrick O’Flyn ! how long do you
wear a shirt ?
‘Twenty-eight inches, sir.’
This reminds one of an instance
which is said to have occurred recent
ly in Chatham street, New York, where*
a countryman was clamorously be
seiged by a shopkeeper.
‘Have you any fine shirts ?’ said the
countryman.
‘A splendid assortment. Step in,
sir. Every price and every style.—
The cheapest in the market, sir.
‘Are they clean ?’ i-adUt*-.
‘To be sure, sir.’
‘Then said the countryman, with
great gravity, ‘you had better put on
one, for you need it.’
A Brace of Conundrum!*.
As specimens of domestic complica
tions, we think the following are al
most beyond unraveimeafc. A friend
in Anderson county, says the Louis
ville Commercial, after puzzling him
self for a month over them submits, in
sheer desperation. We give our read
ers an opportunity of either Unraveling
the complication or of, becoming insane
in the attempt: • .f: J] V
William Hughes, living in the lower
part of Anderson county, was married
three times. His third'wife was Jo
seph Swazy's daughter by his first
wife, he having been married three
times also. Swazy’s third was Hughes
oldest by his (Hughea') first wife.—
Both parties hadfehiklren by their last
wives.
Wbfti kin are these children to each
other?
Lem. MeKinny, living at Beaver
creek, Anderson county, was the eon el
Webb McKinuv, and married Mo*
shack Presnafl’s first daughter. Webb
McKinny, the father of Leai. Mciviu
nv, married Moshack Prcsnall’s second*
daughter. Meslmck Prevail married
Webb MeKiony’s daughter, Lem. Me-
Kinnv’s sister. Ail have children.
• I
What kin are these children to eadh
0 h9f ?
Spontaneous combustion has occured in
7,000 tons of coal stored in Troy. Therei
is now no dispute as to the fact that coal,
even in Comparative small quantities, will
take fire of itself, and that damp will some
times aggravate its liability to do so*
