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h Al'.any branch train a.
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'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
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U.ve Columbus
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ger Trains.
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Arrif t «i U»wkin*»ill* , ...
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tki» train tuns daily, Sundays excepted
Western & Atlantic Kailroad.
Foster plodgett, Sup’l
310 HT PAPSKNOER TRAIN
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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PSOMPT attention given to all busmen
iutruaud to hie care.
augft 9;tf
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WOOTEN & HOYLE,
Attorneys at Law s
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Jaa A-It.
R. W. DAVIS,
Attorney at Law,
fMiirsor. oji.
tyOfßee over J. B. Perry’a Store.
Dec 23rd, '69. ts.
c. W. WARWICK,
An 'y Law and Solicitor' in Equity,
XMITIIVILLE, OA.
la d2?_£**•**?• ' n South Western and Patau
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“FOR SPECI AL COMPLAINTS.”
DR. CLARK 8 INVICJORATOR pivos
s.rencrtb to the nsred and dihiliiured ; it i*
especially designed for youne nion wtio liavo
wasted their vigor hv e xeo'sea of every kit.d,
and all persons whose nonpros cave become
weak bv imprudence are completely restored
bv in- u-rp. Prien One R dial. ""
DR CZaRK’S PURIFIER cleanses, the
blood from all immintien, se.eh a*
SvpMlis, Mercurial Rheunvi'inn, Humors ol
every sort, Rid breath, OIT-naive Perspira
tion, I'' .ul Feet, TVa>-r\ Dhe'ci'Pe* from the
F. ir, 8 >ro Eves. Sore Thrnat, Filling ot the
II tir. Ulcers, Boils, Pitno'es, Blo'ehes, and
all diseases of the f, togs and Digestive Or
gans Price One Dollar.
DR (ILARK’SPAAY CS,A, relioV rs pain of
every description ; Headache. Earache
Too haehe, Stomachache, Brck tehe, Pain in
the B-east and Limbs. It, is :ln Invaluable
remedy in all lervims disorders, and no-fam
ily should be without it. Price Ote Dollar.
'DR CLARK’S KMX IR la’s eerisln cor.- for
a weakness of the (fenito-Urinary Organs,
and discharges of a imieen-pnrnlent nature,
r.eneoorltea. Gonorrhea, Spermatorrhea, and
Seminal Weakness, are upeeJily cured by its
use Price One Dollar.
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
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Office No.-lit AMITY Street,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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in the highest terms of praise. Put op"
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tage, and guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
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oerHon taking the agency of these Pens, s
Emission which will pay S2OO per month.
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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
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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