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About The Dawson weekly journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1868-1878 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1870)
THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL. jY S. R. WESTON. flatoso't -mm Join nal, EVERT THURSDAY. ~nWS~StrlcUy in .4dranee. T K» ,W3 $75 Tbree months j 25 Si* months • • a 00 RATES: ON It MONTH. i | 1 TWO MONTHS i ; i | THREE M’THS. I I 1 SIX MONTHS. I I J ONE TEAR. I No. S(JC‘M fs ssooi 700 sl2 60 S2O 00 “- , ~ 7so 10 00 18 00, 25 00 7 on 10 00 12 00 20 001 30 00 9 00 12 00 15 00 |jl OOj 40 00 10 oo 18 00 25 001 40 OOj 60 00 ij 00 *5 00 35 OOj 60 00,110 00 f7"| 25 00 40 oo| 60 00110 00! 200 00 -■ - « The money for ad- Jl,taf«n.ider.d One after first inser ” iivortUem-nts inner'ed at intervals to be . j i )v vv each insertion. *'“tn additional char#* of 10 per cent will Ad. on advertisements ordered to be m bead„r"Spe wr ine'far each suhMqtant insertion. r A “m«“"-»t‘ ■>» l "“ “ ,<9C ‘ l Co * u The A in-eneJ at 20 cents per line for the g‘; t , t ,dl* cent- per line lor each snnse q’lll«»mnnication. or letters on basins's ißtended for this office ehenlii be addressed Journal rml-road guide. HOLT, Pies. | VIRGIL POV\ ER. Sup L-ate Macon .3 8:00 am. Arrive M '.4 • oo rx' h Al'.any branch train a. ,Snithvi le, „nd wi.h Fort Gaines branch train 'IatCLtVIGIIT ASP N TRAINS Amvr st Enfals 7:18 r. M. A 6.„ n rctat.Smthvile»i<h 41 ...y »r*mn u,„A. T , Tuesday. Thursday end f nl.-. ih,..'No train l-av.-s on S.'n-dsy Digits COLI'MB'JS PASSKNOKUTKAINS J/aeon '; ;. 5 * Arrive tl Oola-bus M " Ure *■',**"* Irriteit CALI'MRUS SIGHT PASSENOEP. TRAIN . 7:4«» P. m. »HCOU r Ariire a' Columbus ' U.ve Columbus Arrive at 4 43 A ’ M ’ naronami B«Marwick Passen ger Trains. GKO. W HAZSLHURSI', Preside it. , u „„ 9:15 A M Sfe™. TRAINS TO HAS KINSVII.LB Arrif t «i U»wkin*»ill* , ... L.ir« ' _ Anire »• ° tki» train tuns daily, Sundays excepted Western & Atlantic Kailroad. Foster plodgett, Sup’l 310 HT PAPSKNOER TRAIN I >.I ..7 00 P M Arrivt « Ch»tunooga Van P V Utre J ' ‘,, Arrire at Atlanta ’• •’ ’ DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. Le«re a’*o p" M Arri*e at Chattanooga ’ '* Utre Chattanooga ‘‘ » .. 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Dr. OIiARK’.S' Regulator, for emales nnlv, guaranteed to correct all special irregulari ties and difficulties of Single Lad’es. \! ir ried Ladies a r e cautioned not to use jt when in a certain condition, as Ps rlFec's would he too powerful. Price One Doll~r. AH of tliere celebrated remedies are pre pared Irom Fin'd Extracts under Dr. Clark’s immediate supervision, and are warranted fresh and ptirp. All afHieted persons should send a carefully written statement of their ailments to Dr. Clark, and lie prope-remedy will be sent promptly to their address. Dr. Ulark cart be pot suited personally at, his of. ft-e, snd will furnish all the necessity ac commodations to patients who place them selves under his care. All letters addressed DR. CLARK. Office No.-lit AMITY Street, New York City, (near Broadway.) m’ch K, ly. D j\. AV S O IV Cifißll.CS FACTORY i THO3. J. HART, Pro., I AX!) MANUFACTURER OF CAR7IAGZS 5, BOOGIES ■) g.- g: a * a e sens ti o*y. Pattern* adjusted to tail the m»*t improved Stylet. w« keen on hard Northern and Kt'/ern ,n.k wt ieh we will se 1 at lowest cas’l pit Jin. 2 ', ly. IIA MS’ mproved Cotton Flanior, I ano fojfect’ Qliajio biptfiblitof eau be emu at the Store of n. r. Off, As'i., Da '* vso,! VO Farmer who wishes to nave '" l!l ° r IN time mould be wul>» nt 0I ’ P ” , ' matter Guano and sow Cotton fcted » more perfection than eau he oone >v,L l Go at once and see them and sell. Huv and go home and put you. butt -VS Vanutactunng Agent, Feb. K», ts. M * uon ’ l ' V _ KIT® aRE RECAiriXO LARGE LOTS W of Corn, and Country Produre. W. L. CLAY Sl CO., WHOLESALE liquor DEALERS, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 1, Granite Block, Broad Street, ATLANTA, CA. We keep on hand 01.,’e Old Whia .m I: ,v t s ss •./ .r te if To Sell Ohc Celebrated MLiifsiiifUipa Acknowledged by ail who have used them to hP the best Pen made or sold in tins country. No blotting! No soiled finger, I Sixty hoes written with one pen of ink 1 Will out wea anv steel pen ever made. Bankers, mer chants, teachers and all classes endorse then, in the highest terms of praise. Put op" neat slide botes. Prices : two botes, 61 cents ; fi*e botes,.sl.oo. Sent free of po tage, and guaranteed to give perfect satisfac- tion. Liberal Commission to Agents! We are prepared to give any energetic oerHon taking the agency of these Pens, s Emission which will pay S2OO per month. C Three sample Pens will be mailed for 10 cents. ” Ar 'w*A'ST£HN PUBLISHING CO. Indianapolis • DA.WSON, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1870. Dam Business Directoiy, Dry Goods !Wci-chanl*. pI KYCY aV NELSOT, Dealers in I ) Dry Goods, Groceties and //1 dw»re, Tl/ain street. / Ri'L A TICKER, Dealers tv a'l Vykinds of Dry Goods and Groceties. Main Street. KITTNER, .VACOR* Dealer in *lll kinds of Dry Good-, Mam street. J OYLIISS A: CiKS I Ff Y, Dealers 1 J in Staple Dty G- ctls and Groceries, also anti Commission J/t)rch.mt“, J/tin Street, \p Ki;4iNKY A f 12 O 1 C If. It I. Dealers in Dry Goods, Caching, S a pie Goods and F tmi ly Groceties, ,1/ti'i street. ORB, W. l-\ Dealer tn Fancy and sta ple Dry Goods, Main st., under ‘‘Jour nal” Printing OlHc-o. |)i:i:r’U>, w. W., Dealer in .S’a pie X anil 1-ai.cy Dry Goods, Maiu street. Grocer y Jlerelian)st. \ISTJSSJR, S. D., Dealer in Groceries and Family Supplies. Jfain Street. J. A., Warehouse end 1 Cn-mtni,s-t'on Merchant, nnd Dealer in Ba - con, Flour, Meal nnd Prevision': generally, at Sharpe k Brown’s old stand, M tin fit. r iRMIM. Ml U? I’D «Y CO.. 1’ D afe s in Dry Goods, Groceries, and Plantation Supplies. p Rl7 IT It & SDI JIOS ?*, Grocery V F and Provision Dealets, South side Pub lic Square. E©Ol>, B. 11., Dealer in Groceries and Family supplies generally, 2nd door to ‘Journal” Office, Main st. A I IZELL, SI. V. & Cos. Grocer 7 nnd -v I Provision dealers. Next door to the 110 tel Main Sweet, Dawson. DfltgisSsSs. ( f IIEATII Y ’3, C- A., Druggist and V^ 1 Physician. Keeps a good supply o! Drugs and Medicines, and prescibes lor ail the ills that, flesh is heir to. At his o'd stand, the Red lit tig Store, M ain st TAXES * LOYLESS, Dealers in Drugs, A/ed:cinep, Oils, Paints, Dse S.ufi's, Gat den Seed, & i., Ac. BAKERY. TI„ SOLOHOS, Biker, Confee • tionor, and <1 Her itt F -mily Grt c-ri-s Fi-h and Ovsters, J/,iu Street, next to J. W. Roberts & Cos. PiI.SICLU!*. J TODYETT W. B. Practicing Pi-y --| 1 sieian, and Surgeon. Office at Cltea - liam’s Dt ug S ore. DU 4 ). YV. 1>,»5?’27I > ,»5?’27 & YO>, illtnklill fur paal patronage by clu e 'it cmiou and moderatei charg-s lone to re ive a continuance of the same. Oil; ", Dr. Gilpin’s oil s'and j'" 13, if. Witlch Kep-iiiei ' A ELKS, .SDISY S’., «HI .opp . V VVtt'chvs, Clock*, Jewelry, Jfn«>c *• '";>*• Acco d'-ons, Ac . al'-V-t.'S t» he fee: - u old stat and. on North side of Public Sift: re. Livery f?«at»les. PIRVUM, A !»l* YIU'So ?■: and Feed Stable. II .rj. s _ «nd J/‘tl for silo. Horses boat-del. Nit- tior 1 uo ic Square. ■ IRINCE, Y. «. & J; K.. S-ls. J Feed and l.ivorv MahL», D. pit Sto t Good I or-es and vehicles fm lt.ro ,ble tonne. El Asl R9OM. v> AT WARD. l '”' ] r pr i?: K ;!’° Wi ”7’ i Brandt s. Whiskies, L.gcr Leer, A- , West side public Square, Main street. 8. ADAMS. H K. WASHDCRN. a a. ADAMS, , /'•. c.» v• n i lit 11 It ii. AmeiicuSjG i. rTatonton, via wvunuaH, MAMS. lASBiRfI 4 CO. FACTOHS AND— Commission Merchants, No. 3, Stoddard’s L wer Range, »ylS'69;6 n Scirann all Ga \Z-7. H. CoLQrtTT J A MLS B Baker Countv, Oa. N> » H run H. Cot (toitt, Savannah, .a. COLQBBTT & BACGS, ’OTTON FACTORS & GENERAL COM MISSION M EROIIA NTS. Bay sfroc!, Savannah, Ga. Special attention to the sale of Co-ton, Lumber and Timber. Liberal adrsnecs on Consign meats. nn - * BR.O VV N HOUSi:. Jt. r.. BIIOIV.I & b’ouitb St., Opposite Passenger Depot Jtlacon, Georgia. imiS House having la'olv been refifed l and repaired, and is now otu> of the bes. Hotels in the State, and the most cvnve oient in the cit y. The table ts supplied w id. ■veryilung the market affords. teblb n9 LION, DtfißAl FENJIEID L IRVIN, AlTOtilitV? IT M'T, Macon. - - - r a ' or **: WlTili eive attention to Professional Busi ties, in the Macon, South.western. and P-iMiiU Circuits ; in the U. S Courts, tn Si vnnnah and Atlanta; and by Speeial Con tract in anr part of the Mate. Sept. 23,'69 ; ly- Plantation Supplies On Time; i yyE are now selling Planters their Suppl it* ott a ime. V, con or Savannah Paper. We invite he attention of Planters of Southwest Georgia to our law prees. JOHN?ON, CAMPBELL 4: (0. tn’ch 3,3 tn. SELEGTED POETY. Froi>i t lio Reglalcr.J Constancy. BY NKLLT H4IUIIIALL. Thoy toll me that / will forget tlice iriicn a year or two more panson by ; The/ think that my love, like the rosea, Was born but to blossom *ml die! nut / know that though ages may roil And all that in fair fades away, That love, like our God, is immortal And knows neither death nor decay ! riio’ all tliiugs the earth holds to be sweet Should wither and fall into dust— • Tlio’ moths should corrupt all that’s lovely-- And unalloyed gold gather rust Though weary the whole world should teem (And weary 1 find it to be !•) there's ono thing it cannot deprive me— ✓f i*d that is my passion for thee f Oh ! could 1 recall for onchohr 7’hatdear, happy time ofodrlove, 7’d barter my hopes for Here After- - And my place in God’s Eden above I O ! tbink of tlio failh that was plighted ! And think of the vows that we swore! Ah ! the Star of llo pe left us benighted And will roll in our Heaven no more ; Can it be that those visions were false 1 That thy love was all mockery then ? Oh I if this be true, 2 ruth’s a liar And ne’er can be trusted again ! But let Jfisery’ft clouds gather densely And life’s sky grow ns dark as may be— There’s one tiling it never can shadow- >4lid that is my passion lor time t O, then the whole wide world was dear bright were all life’s fleeting hours— -1 dreamed not that Hate’s daggers then Were hidden in love’s lotus-flowers; But since then- ah ! since then /’ve felt them Sheathed deep in my once happy heart There to rust aud to rankle forever Waking pangs that may never depart O, will we in life never be Ab trusting and fond as of yore t Or, has all my happiness left me— With tlte dead past that comes nevermore? But no niatter how poignant my pain- - Nor how bitter my sorrows may be— There’s one thing no misery can alter— And that is my passion for thee. L ouisville, 1870. MI&CULLANEOUi. Five Marriageable Daughters. ISY PLUMAS. In Die spring of 1851,1 was a minor in a famous thrifty village: located al nu ist at the apex of a wild and snowy mountain of the Yuba. Kor two lolly (lrecry years ‘•Our garden w as a wild, And man, the hermit siglied.” But, alas ! not a woman smiled. Oh, devotees of femininity, can you con ceive the condition of a very young man whose eyes had not feasted for t'wQ long years upon a single female form, except now and then a painted squaw belonging to some of the vari ous nomadic tribes of the Sierra Neva da ? The total absence of this so-called “be.-.-t gift to’ man” v.v.--; the only valid objection that could je urged again,-t our free and happy mountain li.e. It. is hoped, however, that the reader may discover from this really truthful sketch the manner in which this seem ing insurmountable objection was over come, and how this great evil was speedily remedied. One Saturday our mess determined to devote tho day to rest, and it x\ as “also resolved” that we should have a “regular out and out jam-up dinner.” Several of our neighbors were invited to join us in this grea t festivity ol the dav. tSlap-jaclcs, fried bacon, dough-nuta. salmon, molast.es, beans and toii'to ;I remember it well,) w*6 the generous repast. The table itself consisted of five clap boards bound together and strung Irom tiro ridge pole of our pal atial cabin. Lt was indeed a spread worthy of the time and place ; memory, in its long retrospection, loves to linger on the delights ol'that splendid “lay out.” “Plunge in, gouts, ’ said the chiof of our mess, addressing himselt to our invited guests, “and don’t stand on no sort of snirrlmony with us. Eat your fill; these here dainties cost a sight of money, but the bills is all paid. ’ No" further solicitation was deemed essential. The dough-nuts, salmon, molasses and other edibles ilisappear ed in rapid and mysterious succession, and it was only when the table no longer groaned from its weight ol lux uries that there was any manifest dis position to talk. It was*then, howev er, that the poet of our mess rose with great dignity, and said he (b -irod to propose a toast. “Charge your tin c ips, gentlemen, while 1 drink to the girls we left behind us.” This toast seemed to elicit the views and experience of all persons present upon the subject of love. Every joung gentleman narrated how, at j some time or other during his c\ ent- | i'ul life, ho had come the “cent, vich, vi- i c j” game over some true and trusting damsel One young gentleman was in the act of describing the wretched and hopeless conditb a of a girl who had been in love with him for two years, when a gentle rap was hoard at th ■ door. 1 Trot in,” said a voice from our party, and the door opened. A portly person of about sixty-five made his unexpected appearance. • “Gentlemen,” said the new individ ual, “I trust that you will pardon the liberty I take in thus obtruding my self upon you ; my excessive fatigue is my only excuse. lam constrained, gents., to ask at your hands rest —and —and some refreshments.” “Dive in, old chap, you aro welcome to the little that’s left,” said a member of our mess well known as Air. liosoy Bill. “I soldom drink, said the stranger, after he had been-scaled about live miiiiitut., “but juot ft. tais time I think I can justify myself in violating a rule, and will on this occa sion imbibe a few drops of your ‘red eye.’ ” “May I take tho liberty,” said our poet, “of asking the definition of that word ?” “Let me answer that air question,” said Rosoy Bill. “Red eye is the vul gar for whiskey; different folks call it by different names. I generally speak of it ai the Bloom-of-youth.” “I am a man of few words,” said tho stranger, as ho hnlf filled his cup, from the contents of our demijohn.— “I seldom or never indulge, hut when a man is leg-weary and exhausted generally, as 1 am to-day, a moderate amount of stimulation 1 find is not a bad thing, but I am violently hostile to frequent libations.” We all concurred with tho stranger, except Mr. Rosey Bill, who did not hesitate to express his unutterable conviction that “a genuine tickler was a good thing all the time,” aud con cluded his remarks by stuting that “no rum-sucker could throw dirt in his eyes; ho could always twig whiskey on any chap’s noso.” “Itoes tho young man mean to re flect on my nose ? If he does, 1 have simply to say that my name is Winter, aud that he may hear from mo at some future time ; and by tho way, gentlemen, to change the topic, 1 have a little story to relate conned ed with my name. Y'ou see that I was travel ing from Sacramento to Marysville, a few days ago, in company with nty family, consisting of five marriageable daughters (‘take another dough-nut,’ said our puet) —thank you—but as I was remarking, a fellow insulted my eldest daughter. I informed him in slanler that I was a man of few words, and then proceeded to give him a gen teel dressing down, at the termination of which, tho fellow had the consum mate impudence to’get off a very stale joke on my name. Said he to me, ‘Sir, as my friend may possibly call on you, please state how I shall ad dress you.’ I informed him that my name was Winter. ‘Winter—Winter,’ said tho scoundrel; ‘well, sir,, your name maybe Winter, but your aertious are what I should call summary.’— ‘But, gentlemen,’ said our, guest, ‘this is not business ; you will all soon dis cover that lam a man of few words ; I came among you to establish a place of resort for miners ; I have a large family, consisting, as I before stated, of five marriageable daughters. I propose to start what I shall call tho ‘Miners’ Home’—a place you know that would afford such comforts, and cheerfulness as to remind you of the happiness ot your parental firesides. I)o you think an institution of this character would be sustained in this village F” “Do you propose to —1 mean, -ur. Winter, do you contemplate—that is, do you design to bring your daughters with you T' said our poet, in a very confused manner. “Bt - all moans, sir ; ami I hope, and believe that tiie presence of these esti mable girls will not only exercise a re fining influence, but will, also recon cile you to your lonely lives. And now, gents., having set forth my plans with my proverbial brevity, 1 propose we again test the merits of your dem ijoim.” “Certainly—of course—by all means.” said a half-a-dozen voices all at once. Not only the whiskey, but two bottles of brandy—kept for medicinal pur poses—a bunch of lino cigars, the la.-t, and two bottles of gin— the property of Eosoy Bill—were immediately s, read for the admiration and con sumption of our most honored guest, “Here’s luck,” said one of our visi tors, “to the old fellow and his live marrying gals ” “Marriageable,” said our poet “Yes, yes; it’s all the same, you know. Thar's no difference betwixt marriageable and marrying. \\ ben gals gets to the one, they’re sure to bo the other.” “Gentlemen,” said Mr. IV Inter, “what will be the fate of the ‘Miners Home will it sink, or will it swim “if you fetch the girls,” said Mr Rosey Bill, “you may count on hear ing the jingle of my spondulix, and not without. *1 like a place to live at where 1 can sit of nights and talk to females.” Wo all assured Air. \V inter that there was not a shadow of doubt ot his complete success. “Well, then, gentlemen, it seems that I may rely with confidence upon your support, and this being the case, I propose a parting bumper before X retire for the night.” “He’s something on the ‘Bloom o’ youth,’ ” said liosey to me in a sort of stage whisper. “As I’m a livin’, there ain't a diop of nothing left.” “With your kind permission,” said Air. Winter, “I’ll occupy this bunk (pointing to mine), and without wait ing for the usual response, wrapped himself in my new blankets, and with boots Btill upon his feet, was soon 1 sound asleep and snoring. That night 1 slept on tJio floor, and dreamt a hundred different things, all j relating to Mr. Winter and his nutner- I ous feminine progeny. The street of j our village was t ironged with miners, j who canto from far and near. The cry of “here they come” reverberated j from a thousand gulches and ravines. A carriage drawn by a long lino of horses drew up in front of our cabin. * * * Just then I was dis- turbed in my dreams by a voice giv ing the happy intelligence that he “rose with tlie lark, and, by the way,” said the same voice, “1 sometimes in dulge in what my eldest daughter calls an eye-opener, l'lease inform me where 1 can place my hand upon that demijohn.” I informed him that there was not a drop of any kind of spirits in the house. ! “My heavens, sir, is that possible ?” I informed him that it was, but that I would soon remedy tho evil by g' ing to the store! “My dear friend, do so by all means, anti while you are investing, buy for my individual account two bottles of Holland gin and one of French bran dy.” 1 complied with Mr. Winter’s order, although in mercantile parlance it was “unaccompanied with cash.” On my return Mr. Winter lost no time in opening a bottle of gin, and putting it to his mouth he kept it there until one-third of its contents was duly transferred. “The peculiar state of my health, ’ said Mr. Winter, “requires that I should stimulate freely for several days to come; but L assure you, sir, 1 do not liko it.” “Well,” said Mr. Rosey Bill, “if a man can bale that much gin and lon’t like it, how much could ho store away if he only did ?” Before dinner the two bottles of gin were gone, and the brandy seemed to bo “passing away.” * * * * * * Our visitor spent three days with us, and I venture the opinion tnat no warrior, however fresh from Ins fields of glory, was ever so feasted or so hon ored. His daily walks through the village called forth miners from every cabin. Every where he was greeted with bows and most gracious smiles. Liquors of all descriptions, during his visit, tlowod as freely i:i eveiy cabin as tlte mountain waters of tho Yuba. The most costly cigars were forced up on him, regardless of their fabulous prices. Even real champagne was drunk on several occasions in honor oi the arrival of this distiu guiahoi gen tleman. At any hour of the day, anti almost at any time at night, our visitor could be seen at some cabin, Willi his legs elevated, with a cigar in his mouth, and a bottle of inspiring beverage at his side. Do whore ho would, ho was truly a welcome guest. “Are you acquainted with Mr. Win ter,” said a miner to mo, after that gentleman had been with us two days. 1 informed him that I Was “Then,” said he, “1 presume you know that he has lour marriageable daughters.” “Five,” said I “Four,” said tho miner, “he told me so himself, and as I 300 him com ing we will soon find out who is right. By the way I believe lie drinks.” “Mr. M inter having approached us, I said to him that my young friend and myself wore having a dispute rel ative to the size ol his family. “This young gentleman will insist,” said 1, “that you told him that you had only four daughters, while i am equally confident that you informed mo that you had five.” “Well, ’pon lay soul,” stud Mr. Winter, this is really a capital joke. Still harping on my' daughters, as the poet says. It is but natural alter all that tbe youth of one sex should feel a deep interest in the youth of anoth er. in t.iiis instance you aro both right. You see sometimes 1 include my youngest daughter, Olarinda, and sometimes I don’t. 1 can hardly re alize that she has reached woman’s estate. This explanation, i trust, will explain my apparent inconsistency. But to change the topic, I was just conversing with a brother miner, i think they cali him Mr. limping Jake, and 1 stated to him what 1 am non going to relate to you. 1 told the gentleman rtforrod to, that 1 was a man of no superfluity of words. 1 told him that 1 was a plain, blunt man; that ilia l a large family ot daughters, and that 1 was poor, and uuatde to bring iny family from Ma rysville to this place unless assisted pecuniarily by some ol the miners— or, in other words, that 1 required the spondulix. I stated that 1 was not a mendicant, and simply asked the loan of the insignificant sum of about three or four hundred dollars —to bo restor ed, of course, immediately after the establishment of the Miners’ Home.— Mr. Limping Jake is now getting up a subscription with a view of placing me in possession of this amount. ’ L assured Air. Winter that there was not a doubt of his obtaining the amount specified, and even more, if his necessities required it. 'Hie n t day Mr. Limping Jake had received and transferred to Mr. Winter the sum of three hundred anil fifty dollars, our host demanding that j ho should have the honor of heading the list with the largest sum. Air. Winter having informed us that he would now depart by the very first stage, we invited him to a parting ! dinner. On tliis occasion, as on for-1 mer ones, our guest proved himself a good eater, but'demonstrated the fact tnat drinking was his particular forte. | After the disappearance of about a ’ gallon of whiskey, Mr. Winter seemed to bo oblivious of the fact that he was “a man of few words.” The roaring of Niagara was not more unceasing than was tiie sound of lus voice. He assured us that we had b. en too gen eruiis —too kind. That lie did not merit ail tlio consideration which had been bestowed upon him —that we had been magnanimous beyond his deserts. He talked until he could talk no more, and having assured us, iu tho peroration, that lie would bet his bottom dollar on “rod-eye,” fell under the table and was soon sound asleep. j The next morning at daylight ha took liis departure. The mysterious and incredible part of the story is yet untold. Its conclu sion will roveai a wonderful phenome non in nature, involving a most singu lar disarrangement of tlio so,.sous. The winds have howled and wois t' 1 XTI&D v i lOD 0 * ~- s, s.. idCY*!!! VOL. V. —NO. 13. leafy trees, about that old mountain homo. The days and nights havo of tentimes boon s<f cold that the weary miners have clung close to the bright blaze of their cabin fires. Mountains have been capped with snow, and fa vines congealed with ice'; still Winter came not. Spring, Summer and Au tumn have departed and returned at the appointed time, aud “flowers have withered at the North wind’s breath buC alas ! alas 1 Winter came never more . YccctMly of Sleep. There are thousands of busy por sous wlio die every year for want of sleep. Sleeplessness bocomes a dis ease, and is the precursor of insanity. We speak of sleep as tho image of death, aud our waking hours as the image of life. Sleep is not like death; for it is the period in which the waste of tho system ceasos, or is roducod to its minimum. Sleep repairs tho waste which waking hours have made. It rebuilds the system. The night is the repair shop of tho body. Every part of the system is silently overhauled, aud all the organs, tissues and sub stances are replenished. Waking con sumes aud exhausts; sleep replaces and repairs ; waking is death, sleep is life. Tho man who sleeps little, repairs little. A man who would be a good worker, must be a good sleeper. A man lias as much foreo in him as he has provided for in sleep. The qual ity of mental activity depends upon the quality of sleep. Men need ou an average eight hours of sleep a day. A lymphatic temperament may re quire nine ; a nervous temperament six or sevon. A lymphatic man is sluggish, moves and sleeps slowly. But a nervous man acts quickly in everything. 110 does more in an hour than a sluggish man in two hours ; and so in his sleep. Every man must sloop according to his temperument— but eight hours is the average. Who ever by work, pleasure, sorrow, or by any other cause, is regularly diminish ing his sleep, is destroying his life. A man may hold out ibr a time, but the crash will come, ami he will die. There is a great deal of intemperance besides that of tobacco, opium, or brandy. Men are dissipated who overtax their system all day and un dor-sloep every night. A man who dies of delirium tremens is no more a drunkard aud suicide than the min- < ister, the lawyer, the merchant, the editor or the printer that works ex cessively all day, and sleeps but little all night. — II. if'. Beecher. A rain occurtcd in Cairo, Egypt, March 3, the second one within a year. Mrs. Catharine Fuhvider, living in Dutch Hollow, IStauutou, Va., was 101 years old on the first day of January last. Though she was the only child of her parents, she is mother of 14 children, 101 grand t hildron and be tween 500 and 000 groat grand chil dren, and between i5 and Li ) great grand children of the sth generation. We learn from the North Georgian that a company has been organized to develop and work the coal mine dis covered on tho land of Mr. King near Dalton. A coal vein of excellent quality and considerable thickness, has been discovered. The same paper understands that a movement is on foot to build a railroad from Ringgold to the mining regions in the neighbor hood of Lookout Mountain, where tho supply ol coal and iron is pronounced inexhaustible. .May is considered an unlucky mar rying month by some people. A young girl was asked not long since, to unite herself to a lover who had named May in his proposal. The la dy hinted that May was unlucky. “VVeli, make it Juno then,” replied tho swain Casting down her eyes with a blush, she rejected, “Would not April do as well ~~ A New Phase or ax oi.n Pecut.iasi tt.—lrish will bo Irish. I was re minded of this the other day when a farm hand of mine from county Ker ry asked me to write a letter for him. The substance of it was advice to liis friend Tim O’Brien to come out to America. “Tell him, yer honor,” said Patrick, “that wo have meat twice a week here.” “You know very well that you got it every day,” 1 inter rupted. “Troth, au’ l do, but he would think 1 was foolin’ him. Sure, he’d not believe mo.” Tho letter was ordered to end as follows : I send you twenty pounds with this to bring you | over here. If you’re alive, Tim, you’re welcome to it; but if you'ie dead, you’ll jn*t tend it back at wonst. — i L'pjnncott’t jdatja%;nr. Use of Rawhide.-— The skin of an' animal, whether cow, calf, colt, or horse that dies on the farm is worth mere at home than at the tanner’s.— Cut it into narrow strip-, and shavo off the hair with a sharp knife before the kitchen lire, or in your workshop, stormy days and evenings. You may mako them soft by rubbing. A raw hide halter strap an inch Avid", will hold a horse better, and last longer tlian an inch rope. It is stronger than hoop iron ami more durable and may be used to hoop ury casks and boxes and for liing- -s. Try it on a br. .. a Drill, or any wood work that has been split. Rat it on wet, uuu lieu last. Thin skins make the best Log -ot ; : ,in tho *• • aid. A rawhide rope rs a gv-od substitute for a chain, do valuable vo. mead a some purposes it i- boy to use it in its natural state*, x>r othur puriw it nv-vy be dressed ~>it. —l n ' & foi~ Jv
