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JACKSON HERALD. ROBERT S. HOWARD,) Editor and Publisher. $ VOLUME I. p r , "W. DUPRE!, G-ainesvllle, G-a., IS HEADQUARTERS for good reliable goods, and the Leader in Low Prices. My stock of General Merchandise is the largest 1 have ever carried, ami the most extensive and best selected stock ever brought to Gainesville. My Dry Groods Department Is full and replete in cvcrv fine. The most elegant line of DRESS GOODS. SILKS, SAIINS. PLAIDS. STRIPES and BHUCADES ever offered here. A superb line of FLANNELS, WATERPROOFS, CA SI MEIIES, JEANS, CLOTHS, &c. My atock of LADIES’ CLOAKS will equal that of every house in the city together. 'This line is complete in all grades. Every lady can be suited here. My Glove, Hosiery and Corset Departments Arc fidl of the best goods and lowest prices. In MILLINERY, II ATS, RIBBONS and TRIMMINGS, for ladies wear, 1 have an elegant line, with MISS MARY IIEA DEN, a superb Trimmer, at the head of this Department. Clotliing J OlotlTing’! In my Clothing Department may always he found everything pertaining to a tirst-dnss etothitig’;tore. This stock is uncqual ed in this section. “ KEEP’S’’ Shirts, Collars and Cuffs a specialty. No fancy prices. 1 have the largest stock of Boots and Shoes, for Gents, Ladies ami Children, ever offered to the trade in Northeast Georgia. Ziegler’s Shoes, and other noted brands in full lines. My stock is complete in every department, and as to prices i will guarantee to sell anything in my stock as low as similar goods can be bought in Atlanta or Athens, or any other market. All I ask is an opportunity to convince you. Come to Gainesville. Come to see me. * C. W. DuPRE. P. S. —I buy all kinds of Country Produce at highest market prices. £egaf Jtdperfeemenk Executors Sale. AGREEABLY to an order from the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga.. will lie sold, before the Court House door in Jefferson, in said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day in December next, the following de scribed lands, belonging to the estate of Milton Matthews, late of said county, de ceased, to-wit : (hie tract of land, lying on Sandy creek, in said county, containing one hundred and ninety acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Brooks, Cash, Stone and Mattox. it being the place whereon C. W. Mat thews now resides. Situate upon the same is two dwelling houses and out-buildings, About forty acres of original forest, sixty acres in cultivation, about twenty acres of creek bottom, the balance in old field; all good productive land. Also, the home place, whereon said de ceased resided at the time of his death, will he sold in four different parcels, which has been divided and surveyed, and will be sold separately as follows : hot No. 1 contains one hundred and thirty-seven acres, more or less, and is situated on both sides of the North Eastern Kail Road, adjoining lands of Smith. Creighton and others, upon which is situ ate the two-story dwelling house, contain ing ten rooms, and other out-buildings. Forty acres of original forest, sixty acres in cultivation and the balance in old field, i In one-half mile of Center depot. Lot No. 2 contains fifty and seven-tenth acres, more or less. Situate upon the same is a good tenant’s cabin ; about 20 acres of original forest, 12 acres in culti vation, the balance in old Held. Adjoins Brooks, Chaudler and Creighton, and is situate in onc-fourth of a mile of Center depot, on the east side of the Athens and Clarkusville road. Lot No. 3 contains one hundred and four-tenth acres, more or less, of which fifty acres is in original forest, fifteen acres in cultivation, the balance in old field. Adjoins lands of Smith and Davidson, and is situate on the west side of the Athens and Clarkesvillc road, and in one-fourth of a mile of Center depot. Lot No. 4 contains forty-six and nine tenth: acres, more or less, of which twenty acres is in original forest, the balance in old field. Adjoins lands of Davidson, Barton and Lord, and is situate on the west side of Athens and Clarkesvillc road and north side of King’s bridge road. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold, to the highest bidder, one tract of land, belonging to the estate of said de ceased, containing two hundred and thirty five acres, more or less, situate about two miles from Nicholson depot, on the North Eastern Kail Road, adjoining lands of Stapler, Murray. Sharpe and lands of I). J. Matthews, it being a portion of a tract of land known as the Davis tract, upon which is situate a good cabin, now occu pied by James Collins ; four or five acres in cultivation ; all in original forest except twelve or tfftcen acres. All sold for the benefit of creditors and for distribution according to the will of said deceased. Terms cash. J. M. MATTHEWS. Ex'r of Milton Matthews, dee’d. October 2Stli, 1881. * Administrator’s Sale. 1)Y virtue of an order of the Court of -I f Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., will be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, in said county, on the first Tuesday in December, 1881. to the highest bidder, at public out-cry, with in the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wit : One hundred and twenty-four acres of land, more or less, lying on the North Eastern Rail Road, about one mile from Nicholson, on said rail road, in said coun ty, known as the John I. Parks place. About fifteen acres of said land in culti vation. balance good original forest land. There is on the same a very good dwell ing house containing four rooms, corn crib, Ac. Bold as the property of John 1. Parks, dec’d. for the purpose of paying expense of administration and for distri bution among the heirs at law of said de ceased. Terms cash. J. W. STRICKLAND, JOHN I. PITTMAN, Adm’rs, dc bonis non, J. I. P. rks. dec’d. QF.ORG IA, Jackson County. W hereas. 0. 11. P. Pettyjohn, Admin istrator on the estate of Temperance Pet tyjohn. late of said county, deceased, rep resents to the Court that he has fully and completely administered said deceased’s estate and is entitled to a discharge— I his is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, on the first Monday in Feb ruary. ISS2, why said Letters of Dismis sion should not he granted the applicant. Given under my official signature Oc tober 2Uth, 1881. H. W, BELL, Only. QEORGIA, Jackson County. Whereas. Rob’t E. Green applies to me in proper form for Letters of Administra tion on the estate of Caroline A. Colt, late of said county, dec'd— This is to cite all concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any, on the first Monday in December, 1881, at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary of said county, why saidM.etters should not be granted the applicant. Given under my official signature, Oc tober 3lst, ISBI. U. W. DELL, Ord’y. Jackson Sheriff’s Sale. WILL he sold, before the Court House door in Jefferson, Jackson county. Ga.. on the iirst Tuesday in December, 1881. within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: A tract of land, lying in said county, adjoining lands of Thomas Philips, J. C. DoLnperriere, Mrs. Niblack and others, known as part of the Head survey, con taining one hundred and twenty-three acres, more or less. On said tract there is a good log cabin and other out-houses. Ten or twelve acres in a high state of cul tivation, the remainder in pine field and forest. Also, another tract in said coun ty, containing thirty-three acres, more or less, lying on the Hog Mountain road, ad joining lands of Elizabeth Bowls. Elisha Martin, S. T. Bailey and others, in origi nal forest. Both tracts levied on as the property of A. M. Duke, by virtue of and to satisfy two Justice’s Court ii. fas. in favor of 11. Atkins & Cos. vs. G. 8. Duke, A. M. Duke, V. 11. Duke and Z. T. Duke, and one Justice’s Court ti. fa. in favor of H. Atkins & Cos. vs. G. 8. Duke, A. M. Duke and V. 11. Duke, and three Justice's Court li. fas. in favor of Banks & Brother vs. (j. 8. Duke, 11. M. Duke and A. M. Duke. All of said fi. fas. issued from the Justice's Court in the 248th District, G. M., October 14th, 1881. Property point ed out by defendants in said ii. fas. Levy made by 8. T. Bailey, L. C., October 22d, 1881, and turned over to me. Notice given J. C. Strickland, tenant in possession, as the law directs. T. A. McEL HAN NON, Sh’ff. Administrator’s Sale. j)URSUAXT to an order of the Court of . Ordinary of Clarke county, will he soFiTTicTore the Court lloh'se door of Said 1 county, on the first Tuesday in December next, during the legal hours of sale, the following property, to-wit: Seven tracts of land lying in the county of Jackson, all adjoining one another. Lot No. 1 contains 120 acres actual sur vey. On this tract is about 40 acres of lirst-class river bottom land in high state of cultivation, the balance about equally divided between good old field pine and splendid original forest. All lies well. Lot No. 2 contains 150 acres actual sur vey. About JO or 40 acres good river hot tom land in good state of cultivation, about JO acres in old field, about 25 acres upland in cultivation, balance in good original forest. On this place there is a*, good dwelling with both spring and well convenient. Splendid frame crib, frame barn, frame gin house, several good frame tenant houses, besides a good many log cribs and other out-houses. This is the home tract. Fences in good order. Lot No. 3 contains 155 acres actual sur vey, divided as follows : About 25 or 30 acies good river and creek bottom, about GO or 70 acres of first-rate upland in culti vation, balance in old field pine and forest land. This place will have a good two room frame dwelling sold with it. also the old gin house. The creek bottom on this place is well set with bermuda grass and has been used as a pasture. Lot No. 4 contains S7 acres actual sur vey. This lot has about 15 or 20 acres of creek and branch bottom, all well set in bermuda grass, balance in old field pine and original forest. Lot N o. 5 contains 200 acres actual sur- vcy, and is known as the Hunter piace. This place has two good settlements on it, and is divided about as follows : about 50 or (50 acres in splendid creek bottom land on Crooked creek, in high state of cultivation. There is about 25 or 30 acres of good upland in cultivation, the balance in first-class original forest. Lot No. (5 contains 110 acres actual sur vey. About 15 acres open and in high state of cultivation, balance in splendid original forest, with exception of a few acres which is in splendid old field pine. This lot fronts on the main river road from Athens to Jefferson and runs back to Crooked creek. Lot No 7 contains 117 acres actual sur vey. This land is all original forest and old field; fronts on river road and runs back to Crooked creek. There is one two room log tenant house on this place ; land lies well and is splendid land. All to be sold as the property of John Kittle, dec’d, for the benefit of his heirs and creditors. Terms—half casli and half twelvemonths, with note and bonds for titles. Possession given January 1, 1882. JOHN R. CRANE, Administrator John Kittle, dcc'd. Administrators Sale. I>Y virtue of an order from the Court of ) of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga„ obtained at the November term, 1881, 1 will sell, at public out-cry, to the highest bidder, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, in said county, on the first Tuesday in December next, with in the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wit : A tract of land, situated in Jackson county, on Little Curry’s creek, contain ing one hundred and seventy-three acres, more or less, adjoining lands of M . C. Stephens, F. W. M. Dowdy, Mrs. Mary Bryant and the Boggs home place. Said place is divided as follows : about twenty acres of lirst-elass creek bottoms in good state of cultivation, about tifty-five acres of good upland in cultivation, twelve or fifteen acres in old Held pines, the balance in original forest. The above tract of land is first-class, and is located in one of the best sections of Jackson county. Sold as the property of Ezekiel Boggs, dec'd. for distribution amongst the heirs. Terms cash. JOHN W. BOGGS, Adm'r of E. Boggs, deceased. JEFFERSON. JACKSON COUNTY, GA.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881. Administratoi ’s Sale. V GIIEEABLY to an order of the Court I\. of Ordinary of Jackson county. Ga., granted at the October term, 1881, of said Court, will he sold, at the Court House door in Jefferson, in said county, oil the first Tuesday in December, 1881, the fol lowing property, to-wit: One hundred and ninety-two acres of land, more or less, lying in the 243d District. G. M.. of said county, on the road leading from JeHer on to Lawrenceville. eight miles from the ormer place. About 90 acres in cleared land, 30 acres of which is bottom land, balance in woods. There is on said land a good two-story framed dwelling house, containing six rooms ; ample and good out buildings—kitchen, smoke-house, stables, barn, &c. Sold as the property of James B. Lyle, dec’d. for the purpose of paying the debts of said deceased and for distri bution among the heirs at law. Terms— one-half cash, other liaif on credit for twelve months, at eight per cent, interest. Bond for till v given until note is paid. NANCY LYLE, J. \V. LYLE, Adm’rs of James B. Lyle, dcc’d. Admin isti * citor’s Sale. i GREEA BLE to an order of the Court HL of Ordinary of Jackson county. Ga., obtained at the October term, 18.81, 1 will sell at public out-erv. on the first Tuesday in December next, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson. Ga . to the highest bidder, within the legal hours of sale, the following describee property, to wit : A tract of land, situated in said county, on the Athens and Jefferson road, near E. M. Thompson’s, containing one hun dred and seventy-five acres, more or less, adjoining lands of J. W. Nicholson, Jas. E. Johnson, Thompson and others. About fifty acres in cultivation, balance in origi nal forest. Medium dwelling house and out-buildings on the place. Sold as the property of Micager Williamson, dec’d, for distribution. Terms cash. .J. L. WILLIAMSON, Adm’r M. Williamson, deceased. 1 1 dministrator’s Sale . BY virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of Jackson county, Ga., will be sold, on the first Tuesday in Decem ber, 1881, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, in said count}', to the highest bidder, at public out-cry, with in the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wit: Fifty-four acres of land, more or less, lying on the North Eastern Rail Road, about one mile from Nicholson, on said rail road, in said county, adjoining lands of J. W. Strickland, N. B. Cash, W. It. 11. Statham and others. About six acres of said land in cult.vation, balance in original forest. Sold as the property of Cynthia Barks, dec’d, for the purpose of paying debts and for distribution among the heirs at law. Terms cash. J. AV. STRICKLAND, JOHN I. PITTMAN. Adm’rs of Cynthia Parks, dcc’d. Jack so n Dcp ’ty Sheriff’s Sale. WILL be sold, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, Ga., within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in December next, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: One clay bank marc, about 10 or 12 years old, in good order. Levied on as ihe property of 11. I). Human, to satisfy a cost ti. fa. issued from the Superior Court of said county in favor of Pittman A llinton, for the u-c of the officers of Court, vs. S. D. Randolph, M. E. Wilhite, S. C. Brown, T. L. Randolph, 11. H. Brown, F. E. Turner, C. 11. Turner, E. C. Brooker and 11. 1). Human. Property pointed out by T. 11. Niblack, one of the plaintiffs in li. fa. 8. E. BAILEY, Deputy Sheriff Jackson county. Q.EI >RGI A, -Jackson County. Whereas, the road commissioners, ap pointed to review and report-upon the public utility of establishing as one of the public roads of said county the road com mencing near George W. Stanley's resi dence and running thence by the place of of-John C. McCoy, and intersecting the Academy Bridge road near the Joseph Davis place; also, the road commencing at the cross roads near the residence of Henry Hawks, thence running straight to a stake in front of J. L. Smith's horse lot. thence the traveled way to the Athens and Clarkesvillc road, have reported that said roads will be of much public utility and proceeded to mark out the same, unless good cause to the contrary he shown, an order will be granted, finally establishing said roads as public roads, on Wednesday, December 7th, 1881. Given under my official signature, No vember 2d, ISBI. 11. W. BELL, Ord'y. Guardian s Sale. I>y virtue of an order from the Court of ) Ordinary of Jackson county. Ga.. ob tained at the October term, 1881, 1 will sell, at public out-cry. to the highest bid der, before the Court House door in the town of Jefferson, in said county, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues day in December next, the following de scribed property, to-wit : Bix shares of the capita! stock of the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, belonging to the estate of P. L. Niblack. Terms cash* Z. T. NIBLACK, Guardian of I*. L. Niblack FOR THE PEOPLE. HcVeeNcCk WvscvYX. yy\\v\. Intensive Farming. The Atlanta Constitution publishes the following interview with Maj. J. F. Jones, of Troup county, on the subject of intensive farming : “The whole secret of success in Georgia farming,” sai<f lie, “ is to cul tivate less land and cultivate it belter. There is nothing that can be raised on any land that we cannot. r?.ise success fully find profitably iajniddle Georgia if we only cultivate it right. Our farmers have always believed that it was their duty to plow every acre they had cleared. Asa consequence they have cultivated.closely. wastefully and with poor results. Whenever they reduce the amount and intensify the cultivation, the State will be enriched as few men bel-eve to be possible.” “ Have you done this yourself?” “ \ c3, sir. and am willing to give my own experience that you may see how it works. After the war I had some money and considerable property, and I hired every negro I could get, bought stock and commenced farming on a grand scale, cultivating every acre I had, and doing ever} thing loosely. In a few years 1 had nothing but my land, and was $7,000 in debt. I then went to I)r. Morgland, told him inv condition and said I must have $7,000. He agreed to lend it to me, and advised me to buy more mule#, hire more labor and cultivate more land. But I had seen the folly of mv ways, and changed my farm from a twenty five to a two horse farm, and determined to cultivate it in the best style. I planted about 25 acres in cotton, and made it average over a bale to the acre. I commenced raising my own corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., and improving the little land I had reserved.” “ What was the result?” “ It was that in three vears, instead of losing inotcy, as heretofore, I had improved m,y place and had paid back almost the whole of the $7,000 I had borrowed. This is my fifth crop since I reduced my farm, I am entirely out of debt, have improved my place, build ings and farm, and, when the present crop is marketed, will have a comfort able surplus. There is no trouble in making money in Georgia if the farmer will only work intelligently.” “ You say that you averaged more than a bale of cotton to the acre ?” “ Yes; my entire crop averaged that.. La-?t year I made within two Males of a bate mwVa ImlPto the acre. Here is a certificate from two respon sible gentlemen, showing that on 3 acres of land I have this year raised 8 bales of cotton, and gathered in their presence 2,502 pounds of cotton per acre, and had already gathered 1.600 pounds per acre, making up to date 4.102 pounds. The cotton was weighed with not even dew on it, and I have got 250 pound of top cotton per acre, as they estimate, in addition to what I have gathered, and could make every acre I have planted this year yield the same as this patch of 3 acres. I was not able to give it all the same culti vation, but shall increase my intensive farming over more acres every year.” “Your cotton, then, must cost you much less than 9 cents a pound, the estimated cost of raising cotton in Georgia ?” “Itcost3me less than 3 cents a pound. Comptroller-General Gold smith and some other gentlemen took the figures for my crop several years ago, and estimated the cost. They figured it at cents a pound. lam satisfied I have not raised any crop since I reduced my farm that cost me over 3 cents a pound.” “Wc would like to have all the details by which this is done.” “ Well, the crop of last year was based on 21 acres. The labor used was 3 boys valued respectively at S7G a year and board for one, and S4O a year and board for each of the other two, together witk-sl7 worth of day labor—two of the three boys being too young to do good plowing. The total cash cost of labor was $172. This in cludes the labor of ray sons. The land was manured with 1| tons of Etivvan Dissolved Bone, composted wjUi domestic manures and cotton seed. The cost of the dissolved bone was S9O, of the cotton seed which were used at the rate of 30 bushels to the acre. SG3 ; the compost nothing, making the total cost of manure $153. Besides the labor in making the crop, I had to pay for picking half of it at the rate of $7 a bale, amounting to S9B. The three boys did extra jobs about the house, did the milking, and it may be estimat ed that their board was worth $36, or SIOB for the three. The total cost ot the crop, therefore, on the 21 acres was $631. Off of this land I gathered 14,404 pounds of cotton, or 28 bales of 518 pounds, making the cost of cultivation 2b cents per pound, I held this cotton until spring, and sold it at 10 cents a pound to R. G, Swanson, of LaGrange, makingsl.44B,or $1,917 net profit, or about $45 per acre. Besides this, the hands that cultivated the cotton made 190 bushels of wheat of which I sold 100 bushels for $125; 400 bushelsofcorn, about3,soo pounds of fodder, and 500 bushels of oats. I hired some labor to harvest these crops.” “ Has your example been followed among you neighbors ?” “Yes. Quite largely. Experience is the only teacher that farmers will listen to. As soon as I was satisfied lliat we had all been making a mistake, I tried anew rule of the small farm, well tilled, and raising my own pro visions and making my cotton crop a surplus one, and there were others who followed.” “ What was the result ?” “ Just as it was with me. I know some cases where they have even beaten ray figures, and I can give the names of numbers of men who raise 3.000 bushels of corn besides, and 1.000 pounds of cotton per acre on from one to three horse larms, and make bigger crops at better prices than they formerly made on twelve and eighteen-horse farms. Mr. W. J. Hicks, who formerly ran 25 horses now runs two, and makes 35 bales of cotton. He makes a bale to the acre. lie raises all of his corn and , provisions, and is making money. Mr. Henry Brazell, who ran 25 horses, now runs G. and makes 112 bales of cotton, over a bale an acre, and plenty of provisions. Mr. W. W. Covin, who ran 35 horses, now runs 8, averages a bale to the acre. These men, as well as tnyself. used to make on the same land, from a quarter to a third of a bale an acre, and lost money at it.” “What has been done with the surplus land ?’’ “It has been rented to small croppers or sold off. We organized, a few years ago, a Grain Club, and determined to raise our own grain and corn. This Club has done more for our neighbor hood than all the political clubs ever organized. If the farmers of Georgia will only reduce their farms from 12 or 15 horses to 2 or 3, cultivate thoroughly, use the best seed and raise their own provisions, instead of barely holding their own, as they do now, they will soon be rich and prosperous. My farm is called “Farm Independ enee.” and 1 want the name to signify that I can raise on it everything that is needed for my comfort, and furnish food and clothing for many a man liesidcs.” Red Lips and Rosy Cheeks. Wheeling, W. Va., May 30, 1881. lain an old physician, and have lost many of my youthful prejudices. Learning of the great good done by a certain remedy in restoring to robust health a former patient of mine who suffered severely from several chronic ailments resulting from weak pul monary, digestive and urinary organs, and whom J was unable to benefit with my most careful treatment, I deter mined to prescribe it. I have done so, and the results have invariably been most satisfactory. Under its use the blood becomes richer, the digestive, •urinary and pulmonary organs arc made strong and perform their natural functions readily and without pain ; all decay seems to be immediately checked and the progress of the disease arrested ; the pulse becomes fuller and stronger, the lips red and cheeks rosy, the temperature increased and more uniform, the action of the heart regu lar, and the muscular strength greatly invigorated. In justice to the inven tors. I will say this remedy is Brown's Iron Bitters; it is a preparation of Iron and vegetable tonics; contains no alcohol, and is the only preparation of Iron in a perfectly assimilable form and that does not blacken the teeth. I have never known it to fail to give permanent strength to every part of the body, or to injure the most deli cate constitution. I have known it to assist in curing many chronic diseases when all other remedies had failed.— M. D. _ Progress of the Telegraph. The following particulars of the pro gress of the telegraph in this country will be found interesting at the present time: In 1814 there were 40 miles of line and no wires. In 1848 there were 2,000 miles of line and 3,000 miles of wire. In 1853 there were 14,675 miles of line and 22,013 miles ot wire. In 18G0 there were 17,583 miles of line and 26.375 miles of wire. In 18GG there were 29,412 miles of line and 50.224 miles of wire. In 1870 there were 53,403 miles of line ami 108,245 miles of wire. In 1877 there were 111,652 miles of line and 257,974 miles of wire. In 1880 there were 142,364 miles of line and 350,018 miles of wire. The first line of telegraph in the United States was established between Baltimore and Washington in 1844. This was on the Morse plan, which has since become the almost universal system of the world. Fifty million messages were sent during the year 1880. The companies employ 24,000 persons and have 14,000 offices. It is a Foolish Mistake to confound a remedy of merit with the quack medicines now so common. We have used Parker's Ginger Tonic with the happiest results for Rheumatism and Dyspepsia, and when worn out by overwork, and know it to be a sterling health restorative. Times. See adv. What they Do with Tennyson in Chicago. Eulalic McGirlygrit sat silently by the drawingroom window of her father’s palatial residence watching the snow-laden clouds as they piled slowly up in the western horizon, burying in their cold bosom the golden browed sun that erstwhile gleamed brightly forth upon the, bleak surface of the storm-beaten earth. “ lleigho, ’sighed the girl wearily as she raised her right foot and languidly scratched her left ankle—a small and prettily’’ turned one, without sign of curb, ringbone, or spavin. “ Rupert will not come to-day. I shall | not feel his strong arms around me, | taste the nectar of his lips in a pulsing, I passionate kiss, nor quaff the aroma | of IPs Cedar Run copper-distilled two ! drinks-for-a-quarter breath. Perhaps he does not love me. Sometimes in the long, still, stem-winding watches of the night I awake suddenly with the thought that lie is not true to me, that | some haughty beauty over on the West Bidc lias won his heart, leaving me only the liver and other digestive or gans. But it cannot, must not. be. \\ ithont the beacon light of his love my iii’e would he a starless blank—a more chaos. No, I will not doubt him. I will notrack my soul with the thought that lie could be untrue to rue”—and with these words the girl stepped into the conservatory, plncked a bluMi rose, and, placing it in her nut-brown hair, walked slowly to her boudoir. Seating herself on a damask-covered funtcuil, she touched a bell that stood on a table near by, and scarcely had its silvery tinkle ceased to be heard, when Nannetle McGuire, her femme tie chambre . pushed aside the damask curtains that hid from view an alcove and entered the room. “ Give me my volume of Tennyson's poems, Nannette,” said Eulalie. The book was handed to her—an elegantly bound work. Rising slowly, Eulalie placed the book under one corner of the fauteuil, and saying to herself. “ Well, Iguess I have fixed that pesky, short-legged sofa new,” lay quietly down, and was soon wrapped in the sweet slumber of innocent maiden hood. Such is the power of poetry. One Experience, from Many. “I had been sick and miserable so long and had caused ray husband so much trouble and expense, no one seemed to know what ailed me, that I was completely disheartened and discouraged. In this frame of mind 1 got a bottle of Hop Bitters and used them unknown to ray family. I soon began to improve and gained so fast that my husband and family thought it strange and unnatural, but when 1 told them what had helped me, they said “Hurrah for Hop Bitters ! long may they prosper, for they have made mother well and us happy.”— The Mother. —Home Journal. He Couldn’t See the Point. The mystic letters written on visit ing cards ara a source of bewilderment to the Congressmen from rural dis tricts, who cannot decipher their meaning. Once that stalwart Ken tuckian, Senator MeCreery, met a foppish young constituent, who had just returned from Paris, and said to him : “ I received your card the other day. I recognized your father’s name, which is the same as yours, and sup posed that it was his son ; but what did the letters E. P., written in acorncr, mean ?” “ Why, Mr. Senator,” replied the traveled man, “ it is customary in Paris to write the initials of certain words on leaving cards. For example, had I been going away, I should have written P. P. C., the initials of Pour prendre conge—to take leave. As it was. calling myself, I wrote E. P., the initials of En Personne—in person.” “Oh!” said MeCreery, “I under stand.” A week or so afterwards the two met again, and the young man said ; “ Senator, I received your card, but I couldn’t comprehend what the letters S. B. A. N. in the corner meant. Pray interpret them ?” “ With pleasure,” said MeCreery, his eyes twinkling with humor. “S.B.A. X. are the initials of Sent By a Nigger !” The young man tried to laugh, but really couldn't see the point of the in scription. Others did. Mr. Michael McCann, a well-known and popular manufacturer, of Syra cuse, X. Y., writes : “ I felt generally debilitated and my health failing me. I longed and prayed for an iron consti tution, that I might lie rid of the many annoyances of ill health. But dys pepsia and urinary troubles, attended by nervous prostration, had gotton hold of me. and I felt my time had come. Nothing seemed to give me any permanent relief. Finally I hap pened to see an advertisemant of Brown’s Iron Bitters. ‘Bless me,’ says I, ‘that’s just the medicine for me precisely.’ And so it was. By the powers of old Ireland, it has cured me of all my troubles and given me a constitution of Iron. Where Our Forests are Going. To make shoe pegs enough for Ame rican use consumes annually 100,000 cords of timber, and to make our luei fer matches, 300,000 cubic feet of the best pine are required every year. Lasts and boot-trees take 500,000 cords of birch, beech, and maple, and the handles of tools 500,000 more. The baking of our bricks consumes 2.000, 000 cords of wood, or what would cov er with forest about 50,000 acres of land. Telegraph poles already up represent 800,000 trees, and their an nual repair consumes about 300,000 more. The ties of our railroads con sume annually thirty years’ growth of 75,000 acres, and to fence all our rail roads would cost $45,000,000. with a yearly expenditure of $15,000,000 for repairs. These are some of the ways in which American forests are going. There are others: our packing boxes for instance, cost, in 1874, $12,000,000. while the timber used each year in making wagons and agricultural im plemants is valued at more than SIOO.- 000,000.— r-Fiskhill Standard. $ TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM. ( SI.OO for Six Months. Shall We Meet Again? The following is one of the most brilliant paragraphs ever written by the late lamented George D. Prentice : ‘ The fiat of dentil is inexorable. There is no appeal for relief from the great law which dooms us to the dusti.. We flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest, and the flowers that bloom, wither and fade in a day, have no trailer hold upon life than the mighti est monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations of men will appear and disappear as the grass, and the multitude that throng the world to day will disappear as footsteps on the shore. Men seldom think of the great event of death until the shadows falls across their path way, hiding from their eyes the faces of loved ones whose living smile was the sunlight of their existence. Death is the antagonist of life, and the thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We do not want to go through the dark valley, although the dark passage may lead to Paradise ; we do not want to go down to the deep graves, even with Princes for bedfel lows. In the beautiful drama of ‘ lon’ the hope of immortality, so elo quently uttered by the death-devoted Greek, finds deep response in every thoughtful mind. When about to yield Ids life sacrifice to fate, his Cle manthe asks if 11103* should meet again, to which lie responds : * I have asked that dreadful question of the hills that look eternal—of the clear streams that flow forever—of the stars among whose fields of :z ire my raised spirits have walked in glory. All are dumb. But as I gaze upon the living faces, I feel, that there is something in love that ma.itles through its beauty that cannot wholly perish. We shall meet again, Clemanthe.’ ” The Best Proof of Merit is uniform success, and on this basis Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is without doubt one of the greatest remedies in the land. A New Use For It. Anew mode of defacing silver coins, has come to light. It is not for gain,, but for advertising purposes. Quack doctors, patent medicine men and whole of that mob are utilizing the coinage of Lire country to bring to the attention of the public their wares and alleged cures. Within the past two months a large number of' silver coins have been put in circula tion for such advertising purposes. One side of the coins is just as it conics out of the mint. The other side has stamped upon it in letters of blade the advertisement that is desired to be circulated. There is no difficulty in passing these coins, as t lie person who has them passed upon him can in turn readily get rid of them by plac ing them in payment with the unrauti lated side uppermost on the counter.. The stamping of these advertisements differs from the other methods of mu tilation, in that it does not take out any of the bullion. It is simply the developerncnt of anew scheme for. reaching the public eye. All manner of advertisements are now being stamped upon silver coins. The nov elty of the thing naturally attracts at tention. It is a question whether the men who advet'.se this way are not amenable to law.— Washington Star. MAKimT WATCHES.* Defective Watch Cases are one of the chief causes of so many watches not being good time pieces. The cases being thin anfl not fitting well, admit dust and dirt to the movement, which soon interferes with the running parts of the watch, ne cessitating cleaning, repairing, <fcc., and the amount thus paid out, if applied to ward buying a g.i,d case in the beginning,, would have saved all this trouble and ex pense. We have recently seen a case that meets all these requirements, it having been carried for over twenty years and still remains perfect. We refer to the JAS. BOSS’ Patent Stiffened Coed- Case, which has become one of the staple articles of the-Jewelry trade, possessing as it does so many advantages over all other watch cases, being made of two heavy plates of solid gold over a plate of composition, and we advise all our rea ders to ask their -Jeweler for a card or catalogue that will explain, the manner, im which they are made. It is the only Stiffened- Case made with two plates of gold, seamless pen dants and center, solid jpints. crown pieces, &c,, all of which arc covered by ictters patent. Therefore buy no case be fore consulting a Jeweler who keeps the- JAS. BOSS’ Patent Stiffened Cold Case, that you may learn the difference between it and all imitations that claim to. be equally as good. For sale by all responsible Jewelers. Ask to see the warrant that accompanies each case, and don’t be persuaded that any other make of case is as good. ThcKlberton Ncvj South says “An old negro woman died oifetho place of Mr. 8. J. Hrawner, last Wednesday,, at the advanced age of 107. Her name was Silvie Upshaw, and although in. many cases there is some uncertainty about the ages of these old negroes,, it is known that she was aver 100* and it is generally believed sho was. 107.. She was never a body servant,, or any other servant, of George Wash ington, but she has seen other hoys* tote hatchets and tell the truth, and she didn’t brag of it ” All forms of impaired vitality, men tal exhaustion, weakened digestion, etc, etc., radically removed by using Brown’s Iron Hitters. Eighteen hundred and eighty-one does not resemble a pair of lovers on a sofa, because there is one at each,' end. NUMBER 41.