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“ (JINX’S THIRTEENTH BABY.” Almost everybody has heard of the book called Giiu's Baby. It made quite a hit in England. The following is *>i intelli gible account of it. It was written,by a Saratoga correspondent of the New York Commercial. A ldy tells him " bic book is—as follows : “Who is Ginx?” , . . A . “Ginx was the father of the thirteenth baby. Ginx was poor, and becoming im patient at Mrs.Gmx a increasing babies, after she had had the twelfth, declared that he would throw the thirteenth otf of Westminister Bridge.” “ Did he do it?” ’ ‘“No. but he discovered the-infant, after Mrs. Ginx had succeeded in biding it away for several days—seized it, aud started for the bridge.amf — “ Threw it in !” “No, the police stopped him. Ginx ex postulated ; said he didn t ant the baby ; that he had twelve already at home : that he was a poor man, and had no use for the thirteenth Ginx Then a Catholic mm came along, and offered to feed it and save its life.” “ And never bring it back ?” asked Ginx. “ Never!” “llcV yours —to have and to hold!' And then Ginx ran back to his wife and wretched twelve children, a happy man. “ What then P” “ Then,” said she, “ the tug commenced. The baby was baptized. • Ginx’s wife had to go and nurse the baby twice a day. Father Cozan wanted to —and did—make the sign of the cross on Mrs. Ginx before the baby was allowed to nurse. Mrs. Ginx told this to a Protestant friend.” “Sign of the cross, Mrs. Ginx. Oh, horrors—they are making a proselyte of the baby—those atrocious Catholics !” said the friend. “Then the Protestant clergy got hold of the scandal. The Protestant papers rioted over the matter. The clergy went to a lawyer. ‘ The Catholics have forcibly' de stra'ined a Protestant baby, and are trying to make a Catholic of him —what shall we do they asked.” “ Bring an action,” said the lawyer Med dle, “an action of habeas corpus.'' “ The case went tb court. Thousands of pounds were spent. The newspapers talked about the ‘ Ginx-Baby Case.” ‘ Ginx’s-Baby Funds were collected, the lawyers took the money, and the baby was surrendered to the Protestants. Soon the baby fund was exhausted; its nurse in vain demanded pay for nursing him, and finally one day she left the poor baby on a club house doorstep to starve. Another humane religious society' took it after the almshouse had said they would not have it. Another religious controversy ensued. The baby was always poor, half-starved, and neglected, while everybody was fight ing over his religion.” , ** Wbnt Wine of him ?” “ Well, after fifteen years of kicks, of cold neglect, of ignorance, and starvation— while all the world and the newspapers were talking about how the Catholics had forcibly' destrained a Protestant child from its doting parents —the poor, neglected, sor rowful, ignorant boy went, one dark night, with a flickering star to see his act, went and jumped—” “ Off Westminister bridge ?” “ The same ; and at the very place where the policeman caught Ginx fifteen years before, as lie held the little innocent cause of all this trouble over the rolling flood.” A Chapter on Manner*, It is a sign of bad manners to look over the shoulders of a person who is writing, to see what is written. It is bad manners to go into any persons house without taking off your hat. It is bad manners to use profane lan guage. It is bad manners to go into any person s house with mud or dirt on your shoes. It is bad manners to talk in company when others are talking, or to talk or whisper in church. It is bad manners to stare at strangers in company or on the street. It is bad manners to say “yes” or “no” to a stranger, or to your parents, or aged people ; let it be “ yes, sir.” and “no, sir.” It is bad manners to pick your teeth at the table, and bad manners to pick them with a pin in any company. It is bad manners to comb your hair and brush your coat in the eating room. It is a sign of low breeding to make a display of your finery or equipage. The Nmno or Xil*. The terms “four-penny,” “six-penny,” “ ten-penny,” etc., as applied to nails, means this : “ Four-penny ” means four pounds to the thousand nails, “six penny ” six pounds to the thousand, and so on. It is an old English term and meant at first, “ ten pound ” nails (the thousand being understood); but the old Englishmen clipped it to “ten-pun,” and from that to •• ten-punny;” and so it degenerated, until “ penny ” was substituted for pound. So when you ask for four-penny nails now adays, you want those a thousand of which will weigh four pounds ; but in these de generate times, we question whether you will get as many as a thousand in that weight. When a thousand nails weigh less than one pound, they are called tacks, brads, etc., and are reckoned by ounces (to the thousand); so you will see “8-oz,” “10-oz,” “16-oz etc., on papers of tacks. Only h Gizzard. Zion Herald. “ Are you a Christian?” said Mr. Moody to a gentleman whose appearance was much too cheerful for the inquiry room if he were a penitent. “ Oh, yes. sir ;” the man pertly answered. “ I>o }*ou believe the Bible?” “Oh, no ! no! I don’t believe any such stuff as that.” “Do you believe Webster’s Dictionary?” “Oh, yes.” “The Unabridged?” “Oh, yes, I believe that.” “ Well, my friend,” said the devoted, but quick-witted evangelists “YV ebster says $1.50 A YEAR. an infidel is one that does not believe the Bible. You had better read it more faith fully and call yourself by your right name.” This reminds os of a quaint mem ber, formerly of the New York Conference, of whom many very' amusing traditions have been preserved. In a season of revi val he asked a person whom he met, who said he was not a Christian, if he did not de sire to have his soul saved? The man, in response assured him that he did not be lieve he had a soul ! “ Have you any ob jection to my praying for you?” “Oh, no?” was the answer. Down upon his knees went Brother F . “0. God.’’ he said, “we have been in many strange places, in prisons, in hospitals, and have seen many strange wonderful sights: but we nev r saw a man without a soul before. Be pleased to bless this poor, wretched creature, with only' a gizzard !” MiNrt'lliuiooutt It chin. Whiskev is like an eternal furnace, and an infernal turn us. Now that gold is down so very low, we would advise everybody, and especially poor people, to lay in a large supply for future use. A pretty' Wisconsin schoolmarm to en courage promptness, promised to kiss the first scholar at school, and the big boys took to roosting on the fence all night. The rich young men who didn't learn trades ten years ago because their fathers were “ independent ” are now in New York sitting on basswood shovels and waiting for a snow bank to draw on. Why do not printers succeed to the same extent as brewers ? Because print ers work for the head, and brewers for the stomachs; and where twenty men have stomachs but one has brains. A man who jumped overboard recently to save his wife from drowning, has ex plained his action satisfactorily to his friends. He said she had a good deal of jewelry on her person, and gold was high. The web of our life is of a mingled, yarn, good and ill together ; our virtures would be proud if our faults whipped them not; aud our crime could despair, if they were not cherished oaf virt ues.— S7i akc speare. A deputy marshal, recently shot at a negro, whom he was trying to arrest and slightly wounded a Miss Hearn. The negro happened to be near the young lady, and. of course, the marshal thought the form he was shooting at was his'n instead of Hearn. There are now one hundred thousand coolies in the Island of Cuba bound out for eight years, during which time they re ceive four dollars a month for their services. The Chinese Government has protested against the importation of them into Cuba, where they practically become slaves. Many fashionable women now wear sour milk as ornaments. That is to say r , a Yankee in Mansfield, Conn., is making a great quantity of sour milk into an imita tion of coral for jewelry. The fluid is colored, run into moulds, and solidified by heat. We have not heard of their intro duction into Savannah yet. Is it Possible, that one will he so fool i ish as to suffer from Catarrh, Cold in the j Head, bad Smells in Nose and Throat, I when by this new antiseptic principle, Dr. J. 11. McLean’s Catarrh Snuff, you can be cured? Trial Boxes, by mail, only 50 cts. Dr. J. H. McLean, 314 Chestnut st., St. Louis, Mo. A Rural gentleman who was shown to his room in the Westminister Hotel in New Y r ork on Tuesday last said to the porter. “ I suppose it’s too late now to have any washing done?” “Oh, no; you can have it done today.” “Is that so?” ob served the surprised but gratified party from the country. “I didn’t know but what you did your washing on Monday. Most people do.” KART (OI NTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. We, the undersigned physicians, have this day met and organized ourselves into a Society, to be known as the “Ilart County Medical Society,” with Dr. George Eherhart as President and Dr. W. H. J J age as Secretary, for the mutual protection of ourselves and our patrons. Be it Resolved, That our patrons be requested to come forward and make settlement of outstanding de mands, that we may know for whom to practice and who are our supporters. For the benefit of all concerned we append the fol lowing Fee-Bill, the same to he considered due and payable in cash or by note when the patient is dis charged : For simple prescription . . 8 1 00 For mileage, in day time, . . .50 For mileage, in night time, . . . 1 00 For natural oases of obstetrics . . . 10 00 For instrumental cases of obstetrics . 25 00 For Craniotomy . . . . 50 00 For each consultation . . . 10 00 For lancing, altcess or gums. . . . 100 For examination with speculum . . 250 For eatheterism . . . . 250 For adjusting fractures . . . 5 00 For reducing dislocations . . 5 00 For amputations . . . from 85 to 50 00 For all cases of gonorrhoea . . . 10 00 For all cases of syphilis . . 20 00 GEORGE EBERHART, M. D., W. H. PAGE, M. D., C. A. WEBB, M. D., A. J. MATHEWS, M. D.. 24 It. G. WITHERSPOON, M. D. Lost, a fine steel engraving of Romeo and Juliet. The finder will confer a favor by returning it to W. Y. Holland. HARTWELL, GA„ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1877. MEDICAL notice DBS.! SMITH 11D OAT 15r*v forimUu < ',ip : irlniT'lii]i Respectfully offer their Professional Services to the citizens of the surrounding country. Having purchased a full and varied stock of Drugs and In struments, they are prepared to treat successfully the diseases incident to this country. OBSTETRICAL PRACTICE, and CHRONIC DISEASES OF FEMALES will receive Special Attention. Jk£T Colls Promptly Attended to at All Hours. Yrifi They will attend together in difieult cases, without extra charges. Fully realizing the stringency of the times on the people, of whom they are a part, they propose to co-operate for general relief; and will not require extraordinary fees in any case. COLD WATER, CA., March sth, 1877. TO THE PITBLiq. . I RESPECTFULLY call your attention to my continued reduction in prices, and large receipt of new Goods arriving by every Steamer from my factory. Business has now reached large proportions (having increased materially during the last year.) 1 have been compelled to enlarge my Warerooms, which are located on Broad Street, facing Monument Street, (known as the Eagle & Phuinix Hotel.) lue dimensions of the building are seventy feet front by one hundred and twenty-five deep, three stories high. They are said to he the largest and finest Warerooms in the Southern States. My Stock will compare with Northern and Western markets for price and selection. Thanking you for past favors, and awaiting further and esteemed patronage, I remain Y 7 ours respectfully, G. V. D-GRAAF, Successor to E. G. ROGERS , Wholesale and Retail Furniture Dealer and Undertaker. 147,1475 & 149 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA, UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. Sunday and Night calls 102 Greene Street n “Newsy, Npicy, Reliable.” The Atlanta Constitution. Tender it* new management, The Atlanta Con stitution has won for itself the title of the leading journal of the south. Its enterprise, during the re cent election excitement, in sending correspondents to different portions of the country, and its series of special telegrams from Washington while the electo ral commission was engaged in consumating the fraud that placed radicalism once more in power in our na tional councils, arc evidence conspicuous enough to prove that no expense will be spared to make 1 iik Constitution not only a leader in the discussion ol public concern, hut a leader in the dissemination ot the latest and most reliable news. There is no bet ter time than now to subscribe tor A Fresh and Vigorous Newspaper. Albeit there has been a quasi settlement of one of the most difficult and dangerous problems of modern and federal politics, the discussion springing there from and the results likely toensue have lost nothing of their absorbing interest. In addition to this, the people of Georgia are now called upon to settle The Convention Question, and in discussion of this important subject [in which The Constitution will taken leading part] every Georgian is interested. If a convention is called its proceedings will find theirearliest and fullest embodi ment in the columns of The Constitution, and this fact alone will make the paper indispensable to every citizen of the state. To lie brief. The Atlanta Wally Constitution will ondeaver, by all the means that the progress of modern journalism has made possihie and necessary to hold its place as a leader ot southern opinion and as a purveyor of tin* latest news. Its editorials wil he thoughtful, timely and vigorous—calm and argil mentave in their methods and thoroughly southern and democratic in their sentiments. Its news will be fresh, reliable and carefully digested. It will be alert anil enterprising, and no expense will la- spared to make it the medium of the latest and most imjmrt ant intelligence. The Weekly Constitution. Besides embodying everything of interest in the daily. The Weekly Constitution will contain a Department of Agriculture, which w ill he in charge of Mr Malcolm .Johnson, the well Known Secretary of Georgia State Agricultural Society. This depart ment- will be made a specialty, and will be thorough and complete. Tin- farmer will find in it not only all the current information on the subject of agricul ture but timely suggestions and well-digested advice. Subscriptions should be sent at once. Terms lor the Dally. 1 month • • • • • ® J 3 months • - * * * ~ rY 6 months • • • * * "J™ 12 months 10 00 Terms for the Weekly. 6 months ] IS months • • * * ’ * ™ Money may be sent by postoffice money order at our expense. Address THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Ga , GLOBE HOTEL. (OR. JAFKfcON AND 11KOAD NTKEETN, AUGUSTA, GA. 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They correspond with our contiguous cotemporaries, except in two cases, where our charges are £I.OO and £2.00 less, respectfully : Citation for Letters of Guardianship, - - • f><> Citation for Letters of Administration, - - -5 00 Application for Letters of Dismission, • - - 600 Application for leave to sell Lands, Notice, to Debtors and Creditor’s, •> 00 Sale of lands, Ax., (ja r inch), Sale of poriHliable property, ten daya (per inch), 1 ->0 Estray Notice, ® ®® Exemption Notice, - Citation on Probate of Will (per inch) - - . -(i uo Libel for Divorce, per inch, each insertion, - - 1 ->0 Foreclosure of Mortgage (per inch) each time, - 100 Sheriff’s sales, per levy, '* Sheriff Mortgage Fi. Fa. Sale*, J 00 Tax Collector’s Sales, (per inch), 5 00 All other advertisements will he charged according to the space and number of in sertions. Duplicates of this schedule will be placed in the offices of the Ordinary and Sheriff. In every instance the cash will be required to come with the advertisement. JQR. A. J. MATHEWS, SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN\ FIRST FLOOR MASONIC IIALL, 1 HARTWELL, GA. skOW YOl R TK Kills. A Cli'rg.i iiina'it Tit Ik In Hit- 100,000 Trawler* of tin- ('. N. Rev. T. DcWitt Talmndge preached a sermon in his Tabernacle at Brooklyn, to the 100,000 commercial travelers in the United States. >!. .aid : Now von, the commercial traveler, have received orders from the head man of the firm ; you are to start on the long excur sion. Well, what is this little package in the valise? “Oh!” you say, “that's a pack of cards. There's certainly no harm m a pack of cards—is there?" Instead of answering your question I will tell you that there are thousands of men with as strong a brain as you have who have drop ped down into the gambler's life and into j the gambler’s hell. What's that other ! bundle in the \alise? “Oh," you say :“ that's a brandy flask.” Well, my bro ther. just empty the contents atiu fill it with cholera mixture. It’s very important (to have something that will help you in case of sudtleii illness. Only one more advice to you and then I will have done with your baggage. Take some good wholesome reading; let it boa historical work or even work of fiction, or some j work that will he of particular advantage in your business. Get a Bible with large type. Now you are ready to start. You have vour valise in your right hand, and your blanket and shawl strapped in your left. | Good-bye ! May you have a prosperous voyage, large sales and great percentages. Oh, there is one thing 1 forgot to ask you about. “ What train are you going to take?” “ Well,” you say, “ tuke the five o’clock Sunday afternoon train. I will suvc a day hv that, aud 1 will be by Monday morning in the commercial estab lishments by the time the merchants get down town.” My brother, you are start ing wrong. Sabbath breaking pays no bet ter in this world than it pays in the next. If the Sabbath is given for the employer it it is given for the employed. The dollar that you earn on the Sabbath is a red-hot dollar, and if you put it in a hag with five thousand honest dollars that red hot dollar will burn a hole through the bag and let out all tlie five thousand honest dollars with it. NUMBER 84. For a few weeks now you will pass hnif your time in the railroad train. How are you going to spend it? Don’t do as most of the commercial travelers do—sit read ing the same newspaper over ami over again, looking listlessly out of the window, or spending 1 throe or four hours in the smoking car, the nastiest place in Christen dom. Instead of that call Shakespeare and Tennyson and Ezekiel and Paul, in spired men of God -cull them to stay with you and talk with you. But you have come now to the end of your railroad travel. You saunter out among the merchants and begin business. There are two things you must remember. J'irat, that all the trade you get by the ■practice of treating always damages the "house that gets it. Besides, you can’t af ford to injure yourself for the sake of your employers. Again, I charge you, tell tho whole truth about everything you sell. Lying travelers will precede you and lying travelers will come after you; don't let their lying competition tempt you to do as much. But it is almost night, and you are get ting back now to tho hotel. You go hack to the hotel. Now comes the nightly tug for the commercial traveler. Tell me where he spends his evenings and I will tell you where he will spend eternity. There’s your room with the hooks; there’s the Young Men’s Christian Association room, there’s the gambling saloon, the theatre and the house of infamy. 'I he the atre—do you think the tarrying in that place till eleven o’clock at night will im prove your bodily health or earthly lor tuncs? No man c\.er found the path of commercial success or heavenly reward through the American theatre. “ Well,” you say, “ I guess, then, I will go to the gambling saloon.” Y ott will first go to look on; then you will go to play. You will make £IOO or £.IOO or £1,000; you will make £I,OOO then you will lose all. Then you will borrow some money so as to start anew. You will make £oo, then £2OO, then £000; then you will lose all. Those wretches of the gambling saloon know how to tempt you. They lead you on and lead you on ; but, mark this, all gamblers die poor. They make great fortunes, hut they lose them. ’ You say : “John Morrissey is a brilliant exception.” John Morrissey is not dead yet. I wish he were. (Sensation.) “ Well,” you say, “ if 1 can’t go to the theatre and can’t go to the gambling saloon I guess 1 will go to the house of infamy.” Haiti (in a stentorian tone). There are other gates of sin through which a man may go and yet come out; but that gate has a spring lock which snaps him in for ever. He who goes there is damned al ready. He may seem to he comparatively free for a little while, but he is only on the limits and Satan’s police have their eye on hint to bring him in any minute. The curse of God is on that crime. There are men here to-day whose heaven was blotted out ten years ago. There is no danger that they will be lost—they are lost now. I look down through their glaring eyeballs, down into the lowest caverns of hell. Oh, commercial traveler! I pray for you to-day. There arc two kinds of days when you will specially need divine grace; the one when you have no success—that night you will be tempted to give way to strong drink ; the other day will he when you have had great success, and the devil tells you you must go and celebrate that suc cess." Therein another day, the last of your life. I don’t know where you will spend it—more probably in the railroad car or in some strange hotel. I see you on your last commercial errand. The train of your earthly existence is nearing the depot of the grave. The brakes are falling, the bell rings at the terminus, the train stops. All out for Eternity! Show your ticket now for getting into the gate of the shining city—the ticket washed in the blood of the Lamb. What shall it profit a man if ho gain the whole world and lose his soul!