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About The democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1879)
The Democrat. A Live Weekly Paper on Live Issues Published Every Friday Morning, at Crawfordville, Ga. W-D-SULLIVAN* Proprietor RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single Single Copy, (one year,) . . . S 2 00 Single Copy, Copy, (six months,) . 1 00 (three months,) . . 50 t-*f~ Advertising rates liberal. BOOK and JOB PRINTING a specialty. Prices to suit the times. New Advertisements. WOOD’S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE | Valley s£«eBSS5£SESs •• $3; “Blmck Sheep, ’ f 1.50 book. binding; price, » in Paper “Christian Oakley’s Mistake. ’ a fl book, Household in paper binding, and a sample copy of “Wood's ia Magazine —all post-paid, for only 30 cents money, or m one-cent postage st amps. Aeenta Wanted. Most liberal terms, but notion^ t*-nt: Addrvea S. 8. Wood, Tribune Building, New York City. Feb. 14,1879. mmi V ny» Tr dec-6-1878-j-y apr 12,’78-iy OPIUM mitf Morphia# haMtftimf. T h«Orialnal Bn,totoi ' R «®Suu CUft kft ditims f.rt ole oq O Vt pium R"tinj to W B PtluirOi lad. auiugivir, GieettQ Co •. aprl2,'78-i-v PEESCBIPTI Tor □ N FEES! the siwwly Cure of Seminal ioss. Lost Manhoo.1 hik! nil tllsoriers broiiftht 01 by tnd ta¬ ere lion or i*x ••««?. A nv bus tJi il p In grp. <Sie.its. I>r. W. JSHYV.S sir t o.. No. 140 Hint Siviti Mrvd, i'iuriuunU, O, apri2,’78-j-y ■ qMOK’17' J BLACKWELL’S III IK IlHAM wm TOBACCO aprt2,’78-j-v Brokers. ssa/rna*® No. 12 Wall Street, New York, make •desirable in vestments in slocks, which frequent¬ vested. ly P*y from Stocks five to twenty times the amount In¬ si red deposit bought«nd of carried as loiig hs de on three per cent. Ex phuuUQry (Circulars and weekly reports sent frea. aprl2,’78-j-y DR. RICE, 31M Platt, LOUISVILLE, KV., •Ician and the Of private, chronic and aexua 1 discaaca, Sperm at Or ■ ettusea, and producing some fifth* following effects; Nei mm nwsi, S-mfnal Emission*, Plume** of Sight. Detective Mem cry. Physical Decaf, PJiuoh* oa Face, Aversion t>* Society of Females, Couhwna of Ideas, Loss of Sexual Power. Ac., It deriag marriage Improper o r unh appy, are thoroughly ■SlsKSKS GON MatedUe^cs OHRHEA, quickly Gleet, cured. Stricture, Patient* treated pile* and by mail other or frl- •ex* ex¬ press. Consultation free and invited, ch arges reason* nod correspondence etrictly confidential. A PRIVATE COUNSELOR Of MO pages, eentto any address. ■ncurely for abovts thirty (SO) cent*. Should be re nd bv AIL Address .s Offieo Lours from if A, M. lu 7 P. if. SoucUyi, t to 4F.IL aprl2,’78-j-y MARRIED DR. BUTTS I___I LIF E -i No. 2 N. Eighth St. St. Louis, Mo. Who h*« had pmHor erporipnee in the treatment of the sc«utl troubles of both male ami female than a:.v phytirmn In practice the West, in lus fives two the works results juat of published, hi* long ami gticcet>afui new entitled The PHYSIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE The PRIVATE MEDICAL ADVISER Book* that are really Hold"* nad ><‘lf-Inatrurtor* in all mat* tcra pertaining long felt. They to Jlattfiood beaaurutly end Womanhood, and supply want language, easily understood. are Illustrated, and in plain The two books embrace .H5 p»ge* x and contain valuable Information for both married and ein*-<V, Head with alltherecentimprovemr-THs in medical treatment what our home paper* say: “The knov R-dge imparted In hr. Butt*’ new works is iu no way of questionable char¬ acter, but i» something that every «ne should know The Youth, the virtim of early indisen tion; the Man. otherw •perfectly of life, and healthy maybe, but in with miaeryf wa ning vigor in tie prime lb* Homan, SING r *u from the many ills her sex is hern to." POPULAR — St. Louis PRICES Journal. eo cfs. eachd j L™ j fk — j both in in one volume, $1; in cloth and! LIFE 1 gilt,25cts receipt extra, Sent unde ir goal, on of price in money or stamps. apr!2,’78-j-v BURNHAM’S m WARRANTED Prt"*"tidTirtfl. BEST AND CHEAPEST ’IHILLIHGSUPPLIES < itliULIlllU DU11 UiiiUa Works: Christiana, Lancaster Go., t'a. Office: 23 S. Beaver St., York, Pa. nov.l,l878.1-v. r A& dr\X 0 L .& 1 ' I ti.Fr Pgggl J- Si OFF-ICE. N? 07 W, 4 T .« ST' V* CINCINNATI. O.? L.C-NEBI MGER. Manager. Quintus Richards, Agent, Craford ville, Ga. aprl8,1878-l-v J. W. HIXOX, Attorney at CRAWFORDVILLE, GA.. Will practice in Taliaferro, Wilkes, Warren, and Greene counties. Will give ail business entrusted to his care dilligent attention. Collections made a specialty. iune22-t-o-o C. Myers is the agent for Sroith’s celebrated Cotton Fre-s The Democrat L Vol. 3. Notice. r F'HE undersigned takes this method to A inform the public generally that he is prepared to do all kinds of PLANTATION Usually (ion? in a first-Class Blacksmith Shop. When wanting anything in mv line, be S™ Sr™ J. T. WILLIAMS, feb-2l-’79-t-o-o Crawfordville, (ia. H. S. SMITH, M. D. Crawfordville, Ga,, Keeps constantly on hand a full assort¬ ment of Drugs. Putty, Glass, Paints, Oils, Tobacco, Cigars, (The Best Brands,) Toilet and Fancy Goods, &c. Together with Ferry's Fresh and Pure Garden Seed and Irish Potato Seed. Also a full line of School Books, Blank Books, Copy In short Books, Slates, Chalk Crayons, &c., Ac. everything usually kept in a Drug feb-7-b-m. A. I. STROM, Watchmaker and Jeweler, l CRAWFORDVILLE, GEORGIA. 597" Next door to tin. Printing Office. |f TTavinghad many years experience, I 111 y services to the people of tiea'i a WATCHMAKER 8 and' 1 'jVweJL’eIL feeling confident of ability to give satistac tiou, and to do all the work entrusted to me in the verv best style. I make a specialty of fine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY, and if you want good, reliable piece of any don’t kind, made or anthing else in my line, send away to get it, but give ma a trial. febT-t-o-o THE BRINKLEY acabemy A High School for Boys and Girls, Situated two and a half miles from NORWOOD, GEORGIA Spring Term Opens January 20th. S. G. BRINKLEY, Principal, and Instructor in Vocal Music. MRS, J. It. SWAIN, Assistant and Teacher of Instrumental Music. Tuition twenty, twenty-five, or thirty dollars, according to class. Music extra. Board in private families at seven dollars per month. For particulars address the principal. Jan S. G. BRINK LEY. 17 n-t. Norwood Ga. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. The Georgia State Gazetteer -ANI) BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Tim The undersigned nnd , announce with •„ pleasure , that they have formed a co-partnership with Mr. A. F. Shales, the distinguished Direc tory of compiler and publisher for the pur pose publishing one. of the most valuable and practical works ev«r issued in the South i«Ztow’’ iaStoteUa “ tter8ndliUS ' The work, in active preparation now, will be carried forward under the firm name of A. E. Slides & Co., and will be issued from the press iu a magnificent volume of nearly 8°o pages in about three months from date. the, work will contain among its leading features, a Complete List of all Post-office tiim tion nf^rif of their T " geographical n l,s in Stat'V position, 'vith the descriii- popu lation of each, character of the surrounding country with its leading business interests alpeabetioally and arranged list of all professional men in each place; a vol uminous classified business directory, giving the names and address of all business and Stat, K»griis“Mkm with address; Record ^ “- of State and Money Order anil-Post-office Dir^ctorv of the Southern States; List of Southern Express Stations ;Stations and Distances on all roads, and landings and distances on all ^hmch<^ ’/ newly , re1 l isod l Ma P of a re < h(iolsj SS < * r witii^sucl) , list o f .s< ete. other Statistical, Historical and general formation as will make it unsurpassed as a book of reft renco and accurate information concerning tive everything worth knowing rela to the State of Georgia and its inhabi- ionof Mn SimL be w U hl; r ex^nsivl^xpei-i: ence, energy and peculiar fitness for iropor tant works of this kind are too well known to require extended comment. His name is U pub^sLw 8 ™^v ,l an,f^NUca[ hav^the determinStfon i ^,omnG ,: ' 1 ^ l d f u:e and the resources to make it topographically, the most substantial and elegant work ever is SU pKn wlTconceived The of the work and partly executed some years ago, but for ous reasons met with delays. The annonnee nient of it> publication, at that time, met pco’V Trusting and'^esfoA'he s"atr e ’ nent to have the hearty co-operation and support of every enterprising citizen of Georgia, we r^mam^eryre Sp ectfnll|q J apr-l«-’79.t-o-o AS. P. HARRISON & CO.',’ ’ Publishers. » * ^Law ’ T».,M„.v r , AnS^nZ Prmnpt atten{mn w-aai given h to all claims and collections. aprt,’79-J-y Choate* MYERS^ La<keS ’ Cloaks ’ — Nov is the time to subscribe, oaly ?2. Crawfordville, Ma) r 9, 1879. Miscellaneous. “LOVE LAUGHS L>.a.UAxii» A.I AT LOOK.- T .(V.IT SMITHS.” Ilillsburg is a pretty little somewhere Oil the eastern side of the Alleghanies, but I won’t tell exactly so thought Mr. Charley Abbott, and nothing in the world would have made him so happy as to be the owner of one of the neat cottages on Main street in a joint utnership with pretty Mollie Dane. * Now, Charley Abbott was a manly, good-looking youug fellow, with a frank smile, a clear, bright eye, and a heart as big as a barn. And as like begets like oftener than most folks believe, when be fell in love with Mollie, sbe straight way returned the favor by falling in love with him. It is quite likely tint the partnership would have been speedily brought about b 1 Mllllles mamma ,, had , , selected , . . an other partner for her fair daughter, and would uot listen to a word about young Abbott. Mrs. Dane’s choice of a son-in-law as her ov ?n nel,hew ’ young doctor , , by the name of Paul Reeves. The Reeves had always been people of importance. Paul bad a competency al ready, and at the death of his grand father he would come in for a fortune— a l "' Uei ' niatch for her daughter surely, than Charley Abbott, a poor banker’s clerk, on a thousand a year. There was one little circumstance of which Mrs. Dane was not aware; Mr. Paul was not quite free himself. There was a young lady in the city where he attended lectures, who had a word to say on that subject. Mollie knew it, liowever, for Paul had a strong, brotherly friendship for his pretty cousin, and for Charley Abbott too ; so they all three took each other into confidence, and Paul was the sworn ally of the lovers. Mollie was an obedient daughter in general, but she had a spice of her good mamma’s will, and would uot give up Charley Abbott, Sfra. Xfcuiw maVt v.st permit him to visit at the house, and Mollie was too proud and high-minded to appoint clandestine meetings ; but there were many occasions when they “met by chance, the usual way,” and there were walks in the open street, and several times Charley bravely escorted Mollie to her own door. Mrs. Dane could not prevent this, except by keeping Mollie a prisoner at home. That she did not care to do. But one morning, when, as she sat liy the parlor window, they came walking gayly up together ! and paited at the fh „ gate, she could stand , it no longer. Pretty Mollie came in, smiling and blushing, well knowing a ^ it over at *** once. her ’ lU ‘ d ,eSolvwl to 1)!lve ell, miss, ,,. began Mrs. Dane, T1 sit ting up very straight and severe "how u longei ,, is tins to go on , r ,,, i . u’ 1 4 man,ma? ” asks M,ss w Mo,he ,', the g ^ ° P ictule of demure ’ mno iencc. "This disobedience ‘ “ 'f L ’ marl-im madam ! ' This 1 lus lunm . ,!t lllto the street "S ° to meet that young mail V” "Well mamma ’ von ivmi’t let i,im come ( nere. „ “iliat is not an answer to my ques tion, miss.” ‘-oiil ° well wl11 not lon m Z> tv I hope. ' When he is your won’t ., nv ! longer” ' ' m *" he 53 ^v-what!” gasped Mrs. Dane. ”• “ * dv iou ( „i ^ ou Mary v f Dane! . __ You haven’t, you surely haven’t-” "Promised to marry‘Charley ? Yes I have 'too mamma I moan to keen mv word, !” Mollie turned and faced the tlie mo nlolliel n, ei . Wltl w ;th ‘ tlle the fl ishimr ^ cv. s nnd 'mil firui-set lips which Mrs. Dane knew the meanimr “T ,f of “ verv \ UJ well Utr !L.r ow “ T o , , "tot.’ “*Yever! ’pU see you buried Never, with iny consent!” “With it I hone mamma < bariev • Z l US. ^ ^ IT ’ v w ti J i ’ fi at - 8 a11 u - Mrs. , Dane rose to her feet. She was f ^°“ an " f few Word#and R uick act ‘on. He has the audacity . to come here for my consent, has he ?” "Yes, mamma. ” “Very well. I-I can’t talk upon the s,1 ... bj--ct just 1 . must now. go up stalrs and think awhile, before I can decide what t0 do ’ 1 arn "Verpowered with astonishment. Stay you here, and when I call you, come up-stairs,” "Yes xe*. mamma” mamma. Mis. Dane swept away, and Mollie 11 *? —'«“'"••• i» * verv few ramuteg her summons came, ' ind ^ ran up to her mother in the third story, ^ lie exi>ected to lie talked to, but as si| e was safe inside the door, Mrs. Dane shut it, locked it, took out the key, and put it in her pocket. -pan, now !” she said ; “I think I - is. w VAOJ '' 1 ,en up. ‘ all:dl never leave it!” ' re tun,poor Mollie, very pale, but firm au<1 , ,solute - - vour rnses. And when your fine lover ***» sho ' v bi » the door > and tlluP j a “ the answer he’ll get. Now. 111 Ic ;e you to your own reflections.” D»ne let herself out, locked the door 4 the outside, and went down stairs I leaving poor Mollie completely taken by surprise. But what could she d0 ? f he could llot jump from the sto > y >window nor struggle with her mothej for the door-key. Her case ap Poured hopeless, for she had not even an y ?*»Uce of communicating with her lover,; Mrs. Dane allowing no one to come impairs but herself. Bv t « end of the second day, Mollie had Cf-ied and fretted herself into sucli aWrtt, that Mrs. Dane felt her¬ self ob>g«d to send for Dr. Paul Reeves. Dr. Pa til come, looked very grave, scribed' 1 medicine, and told Mrs. some Dane he thought it best to look in again And l» ninde out, when lit shook hands with Ills cousin, to leave ■) tmy paper in her soft hand. The infant the key was turned again upon MolJie, she unfolded the scrap of paper end read : Dk.Vi, MoLr.iE : Charley and myself require agree nr tliinking that desperate cases willing degperate 'o remedies. If you are follow our lead, give me a bint whin I return to-night. P. Mollie bad no writing materials. So shetore'a bit from a blank leaf of a book, an-l scratched a few words deeply upon it; with a hair pin. This she raan uged tif give to Paul when lio made his second / ( h12. Dr. P.qil was still very grave. He told Mrs. Dc;t e that he was afraid. Mol lie wottldj have a tough siege of it, unless l* e could Kelp her at once (and that was D le trut. too !), and promised to come again es • *i»%t morning. -cue hum film, and pretended to lie much sicker than she ically was. So when Dr. Paul came in the morning, he found her in bud in her own room on the second floor. Mrs. Dane, much alarmed, had ven lured to remove her there, thinking she would certainly make no attempt to s <-’e Charley Abbott while she was sick. This time Paul brought Mollie another note, and it read thus ; When I come to-night, Charley will ,3e hi my carriage at the door, i will b r et Aunt Jane out of the room, and you quickly. must Ry down Courage, and made your escape now! and be all ready. P. Mollie was very sick all the morning. In the afternoon she thought it prudent to . K , low , better, ,, and , when . Mrs Dane , brought tip a cup of tea at suppe r-time, b,W f0U,ld iv,,,. ,i lMollle m nr. dressed , , ' vl " l W ,, ‘ d , 1,1 “ ' big s i, a wl, and sitting in an easy chair. “Why, Mollie, what made you get up V ” she asked, nnj. i mother ’ ” sava lyS Mollie M,,Ule ' "von y°“ know know I . could never , hear to lie in bed. Let me s j t awhile, and I shall rest better to m 8 nt ,, ’ Mrs. Dane did not object, hut she resolved that she should go hack to the third story in the morn Inrr "><• Di. Paul came soon, pronounced her better, sounded her lungs, and said he still thought she had better have mus tard applied to her chest. If Aunt Jane make -f*"° sure it was just right, U|U “ they '—*> would *“ a , Jt .i v o ' ' ' Aunt , . Jane, not supposing there was a,iy danger in leaving the patient a few j mom « ,,ts in “•« doctor’s care, walked right “ into the trap, and went down u t, 0 l u H'<*ie uie musiara. The moment she was down stairs, the sick girl sprang un erving excitedly • ‘'^TbV^'iouTSawl f / over or your y >ur head- neau ,, 1 ,, 1 s1 . ' l> tor a hat—and , run down to Ctiarley. I’ve left the front door open 0t ‘ I >U W- Fly, now, and make " 0iSe ’ ««ing to run down and tell aunt, on second thought wai’t I have decided t le t the muatard HB rnornir,, / You)1 , * w)jj|e Vm ’ k;j0U ’ so , usiiau , know . nothing . about it. Be quick, now. Mollie flewdown * arid Dr ’ Paul fol lowed, making a good deal of needless 1)0 ise, and kept his aunt nealv five ruin ute8 |*f« re «he remembered that Mollie was alone _ Then she hurried to her post ’ but the i.; r( i q wn Pan! Paul put i.nt on on an an air air of of such such .surprised surprised innocence, and was so indignant at the *■««—>« •««. nage, that Aunt Jane was never cer tain as to his complicity. But at last she wisely resolved to en dure what she could not cure, so she forgave Mr. and Mrs. Charley and now they all live together as happy aiid cosy as as can can be, be No. 19. Washington Letter. jars learned that a man named Sneed, of Georgia, was on duty in the senate in a twenty-one hundred dollar position. As neither of the senators had recommended things zjs, = were. They approached Mr Burch on the subject, and asked him upon tvhat authority he had given Sneed a position. "On my own authority” secretary was the answer, laconically. "I am of the senates and when I dc sire advice as to how I shall run mv office I will call upon you, but until I do, I shall deem your offices in the busi ness entirely gratuitous.” The Geor gia senators were considerably pat aback, not to draw it too strongly. There may bo war upon Mr. Burch from them as well as from other quarters where the sky looks threatening. In conversation last night, Mr. Burch re marked that J. Roddy Sneed, whose appointment has caused so much trouble, was a prominent Georgian, as much so as Senators Hill and Gordon ; that he had been collector of customs at Savan nab during the late war, and, moreover, toombly known m . proud,,eni mulhern jonmnlM. Hs w„, l,» „.ld, til. founder of the Savannah RepubUoin, and should be retained, despite all the opposilion that Senators Gordon and Hill might, make. To such un extent has Mr. Burch permitted his prejudices against the Georgia ,V senators to carry J him that he has allowed ... the old repub IiCiin incumbent in charge of the senate folding-room to remain, declining to remove him with a view to preventing the promotion of the first'assistant in that room, who Is a friend of Senator Gordon’s. The appointment of Sneed can only be, accounted for on the ground that ho lias been a prominent journalist, and having himself been a journalist, Mr. Burch may regard that experience much weightier than senatorial preroga tlves. "a tie Trial. The interest in the Talmagc trial in¬ creases faster than interest on a bank¬ note. In fact, it is expected tho interest will lie compounded at last, or that the trial will. Our New Yoik reporter is busy taking down notes of the testi¬ mony, and his first page presents the following appearance; Mr. Millard to Mr. Bright, showing witness a paper— "Who wrote that edi¬ torial ?” "VVliat editorial V” “That one my finger is on.” "Which finger ?” “This finger.” “Tills finger on this editorial ?” “Yes.” “What about it V” “Who wrote it V" “The finger ?” “No, the editorial. ” “What editorial V” “This editorial in this paper, which I bold up before you, which is headed ‘Columbine and Harlequin,’ ou which I now place this thumb,” “You want to know who wrote it ?” uv-,. , H n ' “Why?” , i.k mt rest < to .v,u this casa. “Wliat ,,, ease?” “Talm-me’s iaimagt s eaae case, ” “ What Talmage ?” “Do you know who wrote that tonal f” excitedly. The one I just showed you.” ‘The one in that paper ?” "Yes” ’ “TI>e one yon put your finger on first, and then put your thumb on it ?” "Yes.” x ou want , to know who wrote it < “Yes ” “ ^- How to Be Beautiful. Many hundred thousand dollars are an . mially expended by ladle,, for "artificial" appliances to hide the shrunken and wasted or the sallow skin, blothc, or silver M>ots, which are due to female weakness, dyspepsia, torpid liver, and constipation. if a small per cent, of this sum were inves ted in Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, ladies would soon really be what they now seem to be. I readily corrects'those weak nesses and disease upon which debility and -m.ci.tion depend. It cures dyspepsia by toning up the system, and when used In COI > nect,on with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant p ur . gative Pellets, speedily overcomes all irreg uiaritiesof the liver and bowels. No “bloom ’ no "beautificr of the complex. . ., ^ impart such permanent beautv ing Favorite Prescription, A Milwaukee paper says: "What is wanted in Kansas is more telegraph i>oles, or stronger ones. The average poles holds only about four horse theives comfortablv.” r Hie Democrat. ADVEKHSIWC RATES: One Square, first insertion . . , 8 1 00 One Square, each subsequent insertion 57 One Square, three months 10 M One Square, twelve months 15 OO Quarter Half Column, twelve months . . 20 OO Column twelvemonths . . 50 OO One Column twelve months . 106 VO Id* One Inch or Less considered » a square. We have no frrctions of a square, all fractions of Iquares will be counted as squares. Lifiierkj deductions made on Con* tract Advertising. Religion in a Pack of Cards ,hiri, 'B divine services. At the church, those who had Bibles took them out; hut thl * soldier had neither Bible »or common P ra ? er ; books * ,ul P»»“>K out * pack of - company saw him and said — "Richard, put up th. cards, tbia la no Ph»c« for them.” “Never mind that," said Richard, When the services wore over, the Con* stahle took Rirkard * prisoner, and brought brought^h^sildicr hl^forr- ^ *** "For playing cards in the church " "Well, soldier, what have you tosay for yourself*** > "Much, Sir, I hope.” "Very good: if not, I wfll punish you ***!??!*'', week! 'mareT . ""T* sU on the prayer-book* “have Bible nor common I nothing but a pack of cards, and I hope to satisfy Your Worship of the purity of my intention." Thenspreading the cards before tho Mayor, he began with the ace lh J" , **" , TJnJT™, JXVJStw"^ th *‘ 1 m the trey. It remind, ui.Vtt,, f”,“ Son, and Holy Ghost When I see the four, it reminds me of the four evangelists that Poached—Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John, When I see the five, it reminds me of the wisa vir S ins til * t trimmed their lamps. T»vwo m" *''! ’ * > lt < !, VC Wtre 1s0 an ^ ’ n\e n foolish and were shut * out. »k When I see u,’ the six, It reminds me that In .1. day, Lord made heaven and earth. When I see the seven. It reminds mo that on iho seventh day God rested from the great work He had made, and hallowed It. When I see the eight, It reminds me of the eight righteous persons that were saved whan God destroyed the world j vix., Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wlVea. When I see the nine, it reminds me of the nine lepers that were cleansed by our Saviour. There were nine out of ten that never returned thanks. When I ice the ten, it reminds me of the ten command ments which f*od v ' £ down to M on th* •vain'T*see the King, tt reminds me of the great King of heaycn, which is Cod Almighty. When I see the queen, It reminds me of the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she was as wise a woman as he was a man. She brought with her fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed In boys' apparel, for King Solo¬ mon to toll which were boys and which were girls. The King sent for water for them to wash. The girls washed to the elbows, the boys to tho wrists; so King Solomon told by that." "Well,’’ said the Mayor, "you have de¬ scribed evury card In tho pack except one,” "What Is that V" "The knave," said tho Mayor. "I will give Your Honor a description of that, too, If you will not be angry. "I will not,” said the Mayor, “If you do not term me to the he knave.” "The greatest knRvo I know of Is the Constable that brought me here." "I do not know," said the.Mayor, "If he Is the greatest knave, but I know ho Is tho greatest fool.” "When I count how many spots there are in a pack of cards, I find 3«, as many days as there are in a year. When I count tho nu '" |M ’ r of cards In a pack, I find fifty-two —the number of weeks In a year. I find there pre twelve pictnrc-cards In a pack, representing the number of months in a yeai ; and, on counting the tricks,I find thir¬ teen, the number of weeks in a quarter. So, you see, a pack of cards serves for a Bible, an almanac, and a common prayer-book?” A Remarkable Counterfeit. Service has come into 23 ]>os4ession - T "“ “r* of a most remarkable counterfeit. It is a counterfeit 820 United States legal ten note, and is calculated to deceive even persons accustomed to handling notes of that denomination. What makes it the more remarkable, is the f:lct I ,,at thfc work 0,1 the note was exe¬ cuted with a pen and ink. All the in tricate figures and curves, all the heads, the seal, the fine engraving work, and S 'll? [inlnflt: The signature oi John Allison, formerly Register of the Treasury, is perfect. The whole bill, hack and face, is a won <J^ful piece of pen work. The bill was ^ ^ the sub-treasury m New Is is said that the express companies, with ' ,x-option, have resolved to make a new classification of rates to regain the ground that has been lost by the competi tion of the Post Office Department through money order and registry s> stems. The lowfcr rate8 charged by the department forth, remittance of small amounts of money and for the transportation of small parcels have made themselves felt in the ez P res » busi neat, and it is expected that de creased charges for such service will result, The extension of the registry system to third-class matter has caused a vast amount of matter to go through the mails that would otherwise have fallen to the express companies; and unless the rates of the de¬ partment are adopted by the companies, or underbid, their loss will increase as the public become more and more acquainted W j t |, n, e means offered by the eevernment of the cheap transportation of ataney asd parcels.
