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VOL .III. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER -25. 1881. NO. 100. puumsiiku ur w. l. glessner. OFFICE ON COTTON AVENUE. Su.'bssxilptlozi Hates: Tut-Weekly One Yeah, - $4.00. Weekly One Year, - • $2.00. Sunday Issue One Year, - $1.50. PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS CARDS W. H. K1MBROUH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEESBURG]!, - - GEORGIA. Collections a Specialty - . llnjllivly \f. II. GUKRRY. DUPONT GUERRY. GUERRY & SON, Americus, Georoia. (Office np atnire over OranLerry it Uarlow's Will practice in all the Courts, both State and federal. Julv6-wswly. W. F. BURT, DEN T 1ST, AMERICUS, OKOROIA. Guarantees intlsfactlon In the most difficult cases. All work wurrnntcd. Office on Lamnr struct, over T. M. K lenN.. Refers tn his nrofes itmal record. ni.iy 12 wumls-wit. II. D. HINTON. J. C. MATUEWB. HINTON & MATHEWS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW Court of toe Bute of Georgia, and the District Court of the United States, and In ail other court* t»y special contract. Oltlce ra Hawkins’ new buildliijr, Lamar birett. W. D. HEARS. M.W.J. SEARS A SOI ELIAVJLT.E, GA. E. A. CUTTS, ATTORNEY AT I.AW- Americus, Georoia, p Will practice In nil ,tho Courta throughout the South western Circuit. Special attention given to So namermii are tho developments of Mala ria that people contin ually suffer from Mils noxious poison when they least imagine i l* t !inking III tlielrsy*- CHRISTMAS CHIMES FOR 1881. WRITTEN FOR the RECOI1DK C. King out Joyously, Christmas Ralls ! Swt-et to the *tory your music tells — “ This is the day of the Savior's birth— Glory to God, ami Peace on cartli— Peace on earth, Good will toward men,” The chimes re e -bo again und ugain. *Tis the same story the Angels told To the Shepherds, tending their flocks of old, When the wl»c men followed from afar T ie light of that ia Rant guidu g oar 1111 they c» no where the Inflint Savior lay, Hi* cradle u manger, His bed of hay. And there, in the morning gray ami dim. They fell at llis feet and worshipped Him, While heaven and earth were echoing still, The glorious am hem— 1 “Peace, Good will.” It wa* years and ytars and teams ago— Yet through them all does the music flow, And falls on our waiting souls to-day, Like a son of lore, or a glimmering ray From the infinite joy of the unseen shore, Where they who have loved us, and gone before, Are waiting till I)erth shall brinejn* release, And w* join them i»» tin realms of pence. “Glory to Ood" chime the Mis again, **An<J on earth, peace,” sounds the sweet refrain ‘•Peace, pence Oil earth, good will, good will" Our hearts repeat, with an exquisite thrill So sweet, so pure, it Is almost pain, And tho air vibrates with tl|o gladsome strain, Till earth and heaven are thrilling again. W Ith tidings of -Peace, flood will to Men.” Peal forth gloriously, Sabbatii Kb .l* ! IVondrott* the story your pealing te-1# ! “Tli s Is the day y ear Savior arose, Triumphing over tho Inst of foes.” Ill-* love had yesrued o'er i uined man, And fur bis ran-oni formed a plan; And, Author of heaven, earth and skies, He veReJ His gloty in liumun guise; And in that nature, upon Him laid, j The sins of the Universe were arrayed, But He met and conquered every foe Man ever knew, or e'er can know,— Tempted in all |M»ints, even as we, I’d without sin, He has made us free Who were slaves to Sin, a:.d opened the way Through on;tb and death to entile** day. And the last foe He conquered was Death ! "T s flnlidied," He cried, and gave hi* breath. Then down through the valley we all inu*t tread Ere we Mae with Him, ti e way He lid. Hut Death and the Grave could not confine Tho -Well-beloved,” ‘■Supreme," ‘•Divine,'*— He burst their bonds, and jrth Ha eamc, Ora Kisrn Loan, and through Ills Name He bids iu come, repent and live, I'uudon andjpeuc- and heaven receive. Well may the Nations join their voice. And earth and al! h«*r tribes rejoice. And angels join with us to s'i g The praises of our Savior, King - While the g'a-1 bells reptat ti c strain, *'Tlis t Lor«l Is risen, lie lives again - l 'h III it nud Fssrr, Intermit I* ft Ft JtlllaiiM Ferrr, Typhoid Freer, —ARK THE ilemlnrhe, >, Urnerut inability. iMMItlt title, A'llllSMI. and have their origin in m disordered liver, which it not regulated in time, great suffering, tallies* and death will ensue. Simmons LI'er Kmilitoii, (PURELY VEOKTA1ILK.) is absolutely certain In Its r. m«ll..l effvets and nets more promptly In curing all forms of Mulsrial dlxeaMS than calomel or qnmlne, wi’lmut *uy •>! the injurious consequences which M.ow their use. If taken occasionally by persons exposo*l to Malaria, It will Expel the Poison nntl protcot them from attack I As evidence, sec extract from W H Yules* letter, where the Regulator atfo.d.d prateefon Iron* P e i worst and most ika.dy type of Malaria, to wit. Yellow Fever. .. ‘•bits: I havo stood Ibc storm of four epidem ics of the Ysllow Fever. I bad It the II rat visit* tfon, but dating fbi other three I nsed jour med icine. I was continually in the rooms of tb# tick nnd dying, but i escaped. 1 b**o had several to nsk me how 1 escaped; 1 told them It was all owing to the virtue of your Simmons Liver Regu lator. If the Fever was to break out ugsia, and 1 had a Iwttloof vour Jtrgulntor, I would foci as safe a# If! was 1000 mResuway. •-Memphis Teno., April It 1870." Having neutralized the poison «f Malaria In such extrem-r cases, it eon be idled on u» u sov ereign SjKcJle and Antidote In milder foru.s. Buy only the genuine in white wrapper, with red prepared ouly by J. 11. Zcllin St Uo. April 2o-ly CiimsTMAs and Sabuatii, this d .y im cl And join their tidings to repeat:— Sweet bells proehiim a Savior's birth, unswi-ring chime* ielute to earth, How lie who died and rose again i, and forever more shall reign.' And while tho Ransomed Choi s above Are charging of Redeeming Love, Our grate,'til heaits shall join the song. While myriad bells .henotes proloug, Till earth’s nmolest corner hear, And heaven's van. couit*resound'ng clear Shall echo back, 'Praise to IPs Nsinr," "Glory to God on High proclaim." •‘And on earth, lNncs, Good mil toward 1 "Ova I.onn is Risk*, 11k Livkm Aoai»." JACK’S CHRISTMAS- disappointed. Most of that even- j ing little Junoy, the youngest girl, 1 sat singing: ••tvii’yon M*-IIy KlUma.t Wi.-you Molly Kltimai! 1 ' 11» a quaint, minor key, that wasn’t I plaintive enough to he sail, nor ' inerry enough to he jolly, but only a sweet monotony of souuds and words showing that slid was con- . tented, and didn’t feel any of tile | dreadful aches and pains which sometimes distressed her so. For a week, Jack wondered and mused within himself how he could get something for his Christ mas presents for his little sisters. He couldn't make any thing at home without their seeing it, nor at school without the teacher seeing it, or else the big boys plaguing him about it. Besides, he wou'd rath er buy something pretty, sun!- as they lmd never seen belore—china dolls in pink dresses, or something of that kind. One morning, how ever, Jack discovered some quail- trucks in the snow near the straw- stack, and lie no longer wondered about ways and means, but ill a moment was awake to the impor tance of this discovery. That very evening he made a wooden trap, nnd the ngxt morn ! ng early set it near the stack, and laid an in- \ iting t rain of wheal quite up to it, and scattered a little inside. He told liis sisters, Mary and Janey, about tlie trap, hut not wligt lie meant to do witlitlieqiiuils when he caught them. That nltcrnoon Jack went to liis trap, and to ids un bounded joy found an imprisoned quail, frozen stiff, lie quickly set tlie trap again, and ran to the house with his bird. All that ev ening lie worked at quail-traps and made three more. It was so much warmer that their mother let tlie children stay up a little later than usual; and Alary ventured to bring out her playthings and .fancy's. These were two dolls, some bits of broken dishes, and a few little pine blocks. Mary watched her mother’s face until she was sure she was “feeling good” before she ventured to be gin to play, because on days when mother was very discouraged, it made her feel worse it tlie children were noisy, nnd so they would keep quid nnd speak in whispers. “I>ocs Santa Claus bring dolls?” asked Mary, suddenly, ot Jack. “Oil yus; dolls with pretty pink dresses on; and little biinuits and pink shoes; and little cuiiherds to keep their dutie s in, and chairs, and everything” said Jack, enthu siastically. “Oh, inyl" sighed Marj-, us she looked dolefully at their poor little heap of toys. Header, their dolls were cobs, with square pieces of calico tied around them fordre-scs; and alter Tlie next Saturday was two days before Christmas, and how beauti ful were all the stores on the village street! Even the groceries had Christmas toys and Christmas trees. A good many boys and pics, nnd, filling a peck measure j beginning to untie the strings, witli them, passed them around \ lie lnid out package after pack- among the men who sat and stood age on the floor, ifis wife knelt nbo|it tho stove. j down liy them in a maze of astonish- “Take ’em home to your little ment. Then, with a great deal of _ ... fo,li9 if you don’t want ’em,” lie enjoyment, Mr. Boyd untied them girls stood around tlie store win- ; said, when any one hesitated. | one by one, showing candy nuts down pointing out tho things they There were three or four apples j oranges, shoes, nnd all the rest, ex- npicce, and Air. Boyd put all his in eept the calico dress, which he kept liis pockets, with a slight feeling of, out of sight. Christmas warmth beginning to Aladdin felt very fine when he thaw In his heart. J found Hie cave-ftill of precious After this cheery purchaser lud stones, hut I don't believe lie was most admired, nnd wondering whatSnnta Claus would bring them. Jack had fifteen quails, which brought him thirty cents; so he was lion- tlie owner of fifty cents which was more monev than h» | gone some one asked: “Wlm U that! eh happier than Mr*. Bovd. ever possessed in all his life before. I clmp?” But when two dolls wire bought, “He’s the new Superintendent of and they weren’t very line dolls I tlie Orplinu Asylum,” answered either, there were only twenty j Mr. Aiiinger, rubbing liis hands cents left. Jack did mean to buy something (or his mother too, hut lie had to give that up, ami; after looking over the bright colored toy-books in the show ense, he se lected two little primers, one witli a pink cover nnd one witli a blue one, and with a big nclic in his tliroat, parted with liis last ten cents for cundy. How very, very little he was bttying after all, and not one-tiling for his dear mother who had sat up till two o’clock tlie night before, mending his ragged clothes for him. Jack’s heart was very-heavy ns he walked out of tlie gay store with such a little package, but it sunk still lower when his father’s tali form loomed up suddenly before him right in front of tho door. “What you doing here?” lie asked stcrnlj-. “Been buying a few things,”said Jack. “Let me see 'em,” said liis fntlicr. Jack tremblingly opened his package. “Wliere’d you get the inonev?” again ; “and a mighty nice man lie is, too. Pays for all them things out of Ids own pocket. Very fond of children. Always likes to sec 'em happy.” There were two or three men around that stove who hung their heads, and Mr. Boyd was one of Her eyes were so tearful that there seemed to bo about eight pairs of shoes, ten bags, and half a dozen Mr. Boyds; but site managed tolaj- Imndson tlie real one, and Idm site embraced fervently. Then she hrought out tlie cookies nnd sugar halls she had made, and said to her husband, in a very sliainc-faeed wuj*: “Sec my poor presents ; I didn’t know the children would Imronny- “ Willi quails,"said Jack, meekly. Ills father fumbled over the things with Ids big, inillciicd hand, nnd said quite sternly: “For tlie girls, I s'pose.” “Yes, sir,” answered Jack, be ginning to feci relieved. “Well, run along home,” Jack was only too happy to do so. There wasn't much uyinpntliy between him ami Ids father, nur, indeed, between his father and tiny of tho fandlj-—tlmt is; there didn’t seem to be; hut I guess tho stream was frozen over, and only needed a few gleams of sunshine to make it bubble oil, laughing and gurgling as in tlie best of hearts. Jack related Ids adventures to liis mother in whispers,and Idd the Christinas articles In the wash- boiler until such tube us they them. Ho hung his the lowest, I tiling nice, and I made these. I perhaps, because lie had the long- guess I won’t put ’em in their est neck. I don’t know what tlie stockings, though, now.” other men did—something good nnd pleasant, I hope—lint Air. Boyd thought nnd thought. First lie thought how the “orphnnts” were going to have a brighter and merrier Christmas than his own children, who had botli father und mother. Then lie thought about sweet, patient little Janey, nud quiet Alary, and generous' Jack, who had taken so much pains to give pleasure to ids sisters, und n great rush of shame filled Ids heart. Now, when Mr. Boyd was once thoroughly aroused, lie was alive through the whole of Ins long frame. Hu thumped his knee witli Ids fist, then nroso and walked to tho counter, where ho dealt out rapid orders to the astonished grocer for nuts, candies and or anges ; not in such large quanti ties, to be sure, as tlie “orplmnts”’ ti'iend hud done, but generous enough for threecldldrcn. And lie bought n eulico dress for his wife, and a pair of shoes for each of the little girls, und a cap for Jack. That store contained everything, from grindstones to shite pencils, and from whale oil to pepper mint drops. These purchases, together witli some needful groceries, took all Air. Boj-d's monev, except a few pennies, hula Christinas don't- care feeling pervaded Ids being, and lie borrowed a bag, into which ho slowed Ids goods, nnd set out lor home. It was a pretty heavy bagful,but its henviue s only made Mr. Boyd’s should be wnntcd for certain siiiuil stockings. He to'd Ids mother I heart the lighter. When lie reach •how Sony lie was not to have n I ed home lie stood the hug lip in one present for her, nnd that little ! corner, as if it held turnips, nnd speeeli went a long way toward j said: “Don't meddle with lliat, making her liappj-. That night children.” Then ho went out again, she sat up—I wouldn't dare tell and spent the rest of the short day hearing what Jack said.’ U wasn’t! A 011 how late—making cookies— in chopping wood, which was very so much fun pltiying, nnd the little something that lmd n’t been in tlie : cheering to his wife. So many playing, girls soon went to bed. After they were asleep, Mrs. Boyd said, reproachfully. “Jack, I wish you wouldn’t say anything more about Christmas to DY EMMA K. l'AltlllSII. Jack lmd just hoard of Christmas lor the first time! Ten years old, and never knew about Christmas j the children.” before! Jack’s mother was a won-1 “Why. is it had?”asked Jack, so rj-, overworked woman, and had no j astonished tlmt he stopped wliit- heart to tell the children about! tling. merry times and beautiful tilings! “No, of course not; hut you arc in which they could have no share, getting their heads full of notions His parents were very poor, about fine things they never can When I tell you that they lived in a log-house you might think so, al though some people live very com fortable in log-houses. But when have." Jack’s ejes twinkled. “Oli, hut you don’t understand, liousu bui'oiu tlmt winter. Site cut them out ill all iiiutincr of shapes that feminine ingeiiuitj- and a ease knife could compass, not forget ting a bird fur Jaucj-, witli a re markably plump hill, nnd n little girl for Mary, witli tlie toes turned out. She also made sonic halls ot brown sugar (tlie Boyds never thought of such a luxury as white sugar), to make believe candy, for she didn’t know Jack lmd bought any candy. Now, i am going to tell you Sundays lmd dawned with just wood enough to cook lircaklas,,, tlmt slie began to dread tlmt day purtieiilarlj-, for tier husband was almost sure to go away right after breakfast and spend tho whole day at the neighbors’ houses, while his owii family shivered around a half- empty stove. Mr. Boyd said never a word about tlie hag, and the iinsiis|icet- ing household thought it contained corn or some other uninteresting vegetable, nnd paid little attention But Air. Boj-d insisted on their going in with tlie other things, and I think they were prized by tho children a little inure dearly, ii' such n thing could ho possible, than those which they called their “boughten” presents. Now, [ can’t begin to describe the joyful time they lmd tho next morning, und particularly tlie utter astonishment of Jack, who didn’t expect n thing, nnd hadn’t even liung up a stocking. When that devoted hoy recognized one of hie own gray socks crammed full of knobs and bundles, with a beauti ful plush cap on tap, lie was almost out of liis wits. Likewise, Mrs. Boyd’s surprise was as great at the discovery of her new dress. The little gills wore too Imppy that day to do much else than count and nr- • range nnd rc-nrrnngc their delight ful Christmas presents. Mr. Boyd killed u chicken, and Jack contributed four quails which ho lmd caught since market day, and (lie festival o! Christmas was kept witli much hilarity by the Boyd family. Tlie neighbors, one by one, wero surprised that Mr. Boyd hadn't dropped in, ns lie usually did on Sundays and holidays. " But Mr. Boyd was engaged elsewhere. And this was only tlie licginnlng ol good days for tlmt Tamily, for, somehow, the Christinas feeling seemed to last through nil tlie year with Mr. Boyd, nnd through many other years; nnd the little hall set roil ing by Jack with Ids quail traps, grew to lie n mighty globe of hap piness for the whole fumilj*. mother,” said he; “may lie .Santa I -t*ck what Air. Bovd did after lie met; to it. It also stood there all tlie Tlie Tlionmsvillc correspondent of the Savannah Ninon says: It is all foolishness for a man to say tlmt there is no profit in funning. If there is a failure, tlie fault is in the man, nnd not in the vocation, Haid an intelligent farmer. Tho truth is that tlioso men who keep their smoke houses and oorn cribs in tlie West will uiways fail, be cause they farm only ns ngents for tlie commission merchants who fur nish the supplies. A farmer in tlii v county told ine to day tlmt be lmd kept an accuract recoal of farm ing operations for tlie past ten years. He has raised his own corn at tlie average price of 35 cents a bushel, nnd fattened his own bacon SR. W. T. PARK, ; (Office Oppo«U Kimball Houx), Decatur SMrret.) ATLANTA, GA. Thirty years In *ucces»fkil Ueutment of all Chronic DDeasc*. Iu eltlirr sex, nud various com* plicated old standiiiK dbe-ises uj on which others have failed. Cur.* Byphil's in nil its forms, Nvurt.laid. Rheumatism, Ulcera.lCanccrs, Stomach and Dowel Affections, l’i'e# and Fistula. Kidney, and all afftKltons of tho Lriuary orpins, Womb,‘Diseases, etc, Also opium nnd Morpbit.e ^ AH*witli safe and pleasant Remedies, and with out Mercury, Poisonous or Nauseous I W# At the patients* iiouies, anywhere, (he lontish- iiig M edict I a Irice, MedUihe, ec % through mail nndcxpr.au); or, If desired, or the com* requires it. laket twtients under his personal super vision Iu Atlanta. , . Mail to buna full history and statement for y.*ar a tli-tioii. symptom*, etc., and p'*ta»o for hi* replr, terms, etc, or. come to Atlanta and consult'him Iu peraiii. C ill upoh or write to _ l>y tlio toy store He lmd ) next day, and the children grew a t four cents per pound. It can bo I bay that the snowdriftc through : Claus will come this year.” I H° ,,c *° the village to have a“good . quite used to the sight of it. | easy seen how this man can afford the cracks in the roof until the | His mother shook her head. time.” That d.dn’t mean,us It does Sunday went by quietly, nnd, to j t 0 soil cotton for less than the man chamber floor was fit to go sleighing I “You know 1 caught one quail with some inon, to get tipsy; but | the surprise ofnil, Mr. Boyd stayed | who pays from a dollar to a dollar on, and that it was so cold down-! to-day?’’ whispered Jack. j it meant lie was going to M lingers at home, making it his especial am j n quarter for corn, and from stairs that the gravy froze on the I “Well!” said his mother. I grocery, where he could meet pen* j business to hold Janey on his lap, children's plates while they were I “Well 1 ’m going to save ’em all i pi®* al1 ^ ®**d joke, and keep j and keep the stove well filled with eatiug breakfast, ami tlmt the little | the week, und Saturday tnke'em to ‘ warm. | wood. Janey wasn t feeling well girls had no shoes but cloth ones the meat-man in the village. Ij Mr. ]Joj*d had been chopping | that da}*, and this unusual atten- which their mother sewed to their ! guess he will buy ’em. I heard wood fora farmer, und had received lion to her made tlie family very stockings, you will see that they 1 that quails were fetching two cents \ Ids pay; but instead of going duti-1 kindly disposed toward their father, were very poor indeed. Mrs. Boyd, i apiece. And I’m going to get | f wljy home and consulting with liis ; whom of late they had come to re- Jack’s mother, generally went | enough money to buy tlie girls j w *lc about wlmt lie should liny, ho > gard almost as an alien, about her work with u shawl tied j something nice, and you must! was g°lng to “look arouiid” and j Jack, whose shoes wero not yet around her, and a comforter over; make ’em Imng up their stockings, i 8CC w hat Monger lmd. He was worn out, went to Sunday.scbool, Iter ears, on account of the earache; j mother, and then we will put the j touched at tho sight of Jack’s poor , and after his return the winter day and on the (.oldest days she kept * the tilings in utter they get asleep.” 1 Jittle package of gifts, but I doubt was soon gone. Then he began to Jack’s little sisters wrapped up His mother smiled quite cheer-;** it would have made much im- fidget, ami wa** very desirous that from head to foot and perched on fully. “Well,” said she, ‘do the I pressiou oil his iniud if somebody (ds mother idiotil I put the little chairs near the stove, so they best you can.” I lmcln’t, walked^ in and asked^in a ' gjil» to bed; wiiil**, **irt»Ugc to »ay, Dr. J. K. Simmons’ Carminative! For tha cats of D>M*ntfrv, DisBun.az, Choir ra, ChuliTt Morbus, Cholera Inf*niuiti, Cramps In the Htotnach ifq Hoad?. It arts like a charm, r.Itovc*the p*la>uil prill"* at once, flow not leave I he bowels ru.tivc. It *ivc« uu| aralk*le.l satisfaction to all who u.* it- Fries tic to $1.00 be,,u - ***&£itHMOHt, •MJTO.I/ Cvttou Avenir, A tunic lit. U. maj’ be, starve, before tlial lime. nn<i sometimes apples or eider; ami • quarts of Brazil nut*, ami walnuts, j trundle bed, with their little red But Jack luiind out. He was go- so he |>as*ed many a pleasant hour 1 nm ' filbert*, awl almond*, with all stocking* hanging behind the door, ing to school that winter, and one in gossip n.id farm talk, while liis j 0*® lounger* looking on, very much j Mr. Boyd sat with his back to llio learns so much at school! He own little fumilj’ shivered glooindjr interested in tlie spectacle. Then door, so Jack slmped in Ids pres- came home one night brimful of at home. ! lie bought raisins, and candj’, and I ents without Ida lather's seeing him, the news that Christmas would be Bj’ Saturday morning Jack lmd i orange*, Air. Aiiinger .growing 1 u nd went to bib cold bed up stairs, there in three weeks, and that San- ten quails. Tlie four traps lmd not more smiling every minute. j -’Aint you going to hang up In Claus would eomc down chiin- boon ns fruitful as they ought to I “Going to keep Christinas, I your stockings, mother?” asked neys and say, “I wish you .Merry . have been, perhaps, but tins was ; ’. ness, said lie," rubbing Ids hands Mr. Boyd after Jack had gone. Christmas!” and then put lots ol doing very well, and lie trudged together. Airs. Boyd looked startled, nice things in all the stockings. joyfully to town with Ids game “That I am ; ‘Christmas comes “Why no," she answered, besi- Mrs. Bovd heard him talking, hanging on a stick over Ids slioul-j l’"t once a year,’and there are lit- tatingly, not kuowing whether tlie and was glad the children were en- der. The meat-man did indeed j tic folks up at our house who’ve ‘ question was asked in irony or in joying themselves, but ho|>cd from give two cents apiece for quails, j looking for it will: ail their I earnest. her heart that they wouldn't ex- nnd be invited Jack to bring all I eyes for u fortnight.” , “You better,” said Air. Boyd, poet anything, only to be bitterly ' he could get. TI»«d he bought a bushel of ap- g„j ng to the hag in the corner, nnd eleven to fifteen cents a pound fur bacon. An other instance in this county: F)ur years ago a gentle man started a pear orchard of twen ty live trues. To-day ho has ten acres and two thousand young trees, and will sell them all this season. Four years ago ho waB offered two thousand dollars for tlie farm of three hundred acres. Now lie lias refused twelve thous and and live hundred collars. And yet some people will say there is no money in farming. Tax*tlie Bogs. As long ns dogs are left untaxed and allowed to roam at will over tlie whole country, we need not ex pect farmers to invest much mon ey iu tlie finest und choicest sheep. I'lie ravages of dogs in one night may destroy hundreds of dollars wortli of sliccp. We are an earnest advocate of a strenuous dog-law in every Gulf State. Down with the wortldcss curs ! They cat enough j one year to pay almost tlie entire , State taxes. ; Tim legislator who refused to rote for a rigid dog tax, is recreant to the sacred trust reposed on him. Pray, give us some good reason why sliccp are taxed and dogs ex empt?—Ex.