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' ~ . ]>y S. 11. WESTON. jatooit dciteekln Journal, PUBM3IIUD EYBRY THURSDAY. TK ttJUS— Strictly in Advance. Three months * ?■> Six months 1 4o One year 2 00 Vcarl-H<tt the race. ‘But you do not soom to know, said Mrs- Moore, to her husband, ‘how ttg ly that fittlo ono is. Do you, Wil liam ?’ , ~ . •\nd Mr. Moore, who was sitting m a rocking-chair, amusing himself with pokin'- tho tiro, laid down tho tongs lie hold, and gravely answered his trifo: ‘But, my dear, you have already said so ono hundred times, and were you to say it ono Hundred times more, lia&D woulu not bocomo leas ngly tor your saying so- . , „ , , Hosanna was a little girl of about fourteen. Sho was thoir only child, aud to do her mother justice, was really very uglv-nay, almost revolt ing; with her httlo gray eyes, flat noso, largo mouth, thick protruding lips, red hair, and, abovo all, a form romarkablc awry. , , . Huso was then, very ugly—but she was a sweet girl, nevertheless, hind, and intelligent, sho possessed a inmd of tho highest order.* N aturo set to have compensated her with evOTV good quality of tbo heart for the want of every beauty of person. Tho poor little thing was proiound ly hurt, as sho listonod to her mother s observation: ‘Oli, you little fright, you will never get a husband. Eight o’clock struck ; Mrs. Mooro was sorely vexed. ‘Go to bod, Hosanna.’ Tremblingly, tho little girl approach ed her mother, to give her tho kiss of good night. , ~ *>Tis useless, you little monster, said hcgMuothor. , Ttcar rolled from tho little ono s eve. Sho hastily wiped it away, and turning to her lather, presented him tho yet humid chock. Ido kissed her tenderly. . ‘I am not altogothor miserable, sho murmured, leaving tho room. Retired to her chamber, she com menced embroidering a scarf, and worked thus part of the night, for sho desired to bo able to present it to her mothor, when sho rose in tho morn ing. The dock struct twelve. _ She had just finished, and putting it by, tuo little gill calmly resigned horse f to rest, llor roposo WBfl undistuiuGu. Ou tho morrow, Boso presented tho scarf to her mother. NVhat was tlio pain the little one experienced \\lien her mother received it colmv, aim im pressed none of those tender senti ments which wore to have boon tho sweet little girl’s reward, llor eyes, by tlianco glanced over a neighbor ing mirror. ‘Yes,’ she said, internally, ‘I am ugly—they aro right;’ and sho sought in her young lioart to find a remedy for ugliness. Aud then in tho world —new pangs wounded tho little ones heart. A first impression alienated all tho young girls of her own ago ; but then sho was so good, so amiable, that they approached, then listened, and thon loved her. Now, indeed, our littlo was happy. Ono day, Mr. Mooro wont homo in a violent passion, aud became, in con sequence of some trilling prevarica tion highly incensed against his wife. Thoir domestic felicity was troubled fur eight long days—for eight long days Mrs. Moore was continually cry ing. llosanua in vain racking her young brains to discover why—but her lather still continued angry, and her mothor w as still continually weep ing. At last, sho reflected in her mind how to reconcile them. They wore all three seated in the parlor—Mr. Mooro was arranging the tiro; when this was concluded, bo throw tho tongs from him, snatched a book from tho mantle, and opened it abruptly; but after a moment’s perus al, ho closed it again, in a violent hu mor, cast a fierce glance at his tremb ing wife, and hurridly rose from his chair. i Ilosamia, deeply moved clasped her ™is about his neck, as ho was about ( E° rise, and affection (Holy careesud aim. Hu could iK,t reject her inno cent coaxing; ;,ud the girl Clinking C.icecodcd in touching hU •icart, Cjo’k in her hands the moistened ,‘ lir -iiorchief wherewith her mother bad beon drying her wooping eyes, and dried them a second time there with ; hlio then tenderly embraced her mother, who returned her affectionate caress witli all a mother’s fondness Tho parties being favorably disposed, naught remained but to establish the peace. This was no easy matter — aeitker would make tho first overturo and without tho penetration of little Koso, roconciliatiou would cot then have taken place. She took her father’s band between her own little hands, and pressed it to her bosom; she then took her moth er s hand, and joined it to her father s as it lay near lior heart. Human pndo could resist no longer —the alion ated parents rose at tho samo mo -lll''nti1 '' n ti and cordially embraced each ®r. From that hour lloso was tho them both. ” !x years after this, Hosanna, tho u o'y ltosanna, was tho oruamont to cy cry society to which her mother presented her. Amiable, witty, and observing, her conversation was uni 'orsally courted. Later in lift, b j lo became the adored J' 1 0 of a noble husband who loved “ e r for bur goodness. home 319.000 has been subscribed to proposed street railrond...Repairs J halston’s Hull nearly complete. Tlic Uttl« Boy's Song, Ladies and gentlemen, List to my song- • Huzzii for temperance All the day long | •/dl taste not, handle not, Vouch not the wine, Kor every little boy like me, The temperance pledge should sign. / am a temperance boy, Just four years old, 1 love temperance /letter than gold. T!1 taste not, handle not, Touch not the wine, For every little boy lik<* me, The temperance pledge should sign. Let every little boy Remember my song, For Cod loves little boys That never do wrong. I’ll taste not, handle not, Vouch not the wiue ; For every little boy like me, The temperance pledge should sign. A memory. Just twenty times the smiles of spring, Have gladdened all the meadows, fFhen my wee angel plumed its wings, ■dud left me in the shadows, Oh, summer skies have burned with li-ht, And summer birds have spoken, Vut life aud hope were wrapt iu night, A sorrow-dream unbroken. Just twenty years 1 Oh, weary spaw^ To one who watts in sorrow, And vainly watches for a face, Vo-morrow and to-morrow. Ah ! only God and angels know, /lie dreams / dreaiu about her, ylnd how, though lonely here below, 1 try to do without her. I know she rests secure from blight, „4udall caith’s sickening shadows, Where white feet patter in delight, Ocr God’s unfading meadows. I know she rests in sweet content, By streams all pure and pearly, My little fair-haired babe, who To play with angel’s oarly, /ne’er complain—l only wait The dusk of holy even, When little hands shall opo the gate, And welcome me to heaven. /hi know her ’mong the little ones, IFIio long since crossed the river, J/y wee, wee babe who early sought, The peace of God forever, 711 know her ’mong the shining ones, A s by the gate she pusses, The little form we laid to rest Beneath the tangled grasses. My baby then, my baby still, With brow so pure and pearly, Who wandered up the shining hill, To play with angels early. Tom Poulton's Joke. A social club of seventy or eighty choice spirits, calling itself ‘‘Tho Soi i ous Family,” and having for president or chairman Ear- Tom Poulton, bavri tor at law in theory, and nothing at all in fact, hold its weekly meetings for some years in throe or four large rooms in a dull, guaut Upusq m Suho square. Tho primary object of this association was tho promotion of good fellowship by tho conciliatory medium of wholesome spirits and good tobacco. It possessed a secondary, or rather in cidental, featuro in tho shape of a Provident Loan Fund, and, according to the by-laws of this fund, all mem bers of the club who had proved thoir general solvency by twelve regular monthly payments of one sovereign, wore entitled to ono loan of £24, to be repaid in six months of tho date oi borrowing. The fund was projected by Mr. Tom Poulton, who proved by statistics that taking tho general pop ulation of Great Britain and Ireland, including women and children and ex cluding all tho. members of tho house of peers, and all registered paupers, only ono person in four lived beyond his annual income ; or, in other words only ono poison in four had occasion to borrow money to meet his yearly expenditures. Assuming that thoso statistics wore applicable to 80. many members of the Serious Family us elected to become subscribers to tlio projocted Provident Loan Fund, it fol lowed that for every annual sub scriptions of £l2 oi_.iy one annual loan of £24 would applied for, leaving a clear annual balance of £24 in the fund’s fa*; or. But sir. Tom Boulton did not close hi;, eyes to tho possibilities that the ■ statistics which hold good when ap pl e1t035,000,000 poop'e, inclulmgwo-: men and children, might stand in need of some modification boforo they be-, came applicable to an exceptionable gathering of seventy or eighty young ; and middle-aged persons, among j whom there wero no women and no j children. 110 very fairly admitted tho j exceptionable character of the club, in j the course of his speech on the motion : that the fund bo instituted, hut h ] contended that, if as many as one m j three, instoad of one in four, wero to apply at the year’s end for the loan of i*24 tho result would show a clear balance of 20 per cent, in favor of the protected fund. He went on to show that, if an application from one in threo resulted in a profit of uU per cent, an application from one m ono and a half would result in a profit of 25 per cent., or, carrying the princi pal still farther, and application from ono in three-quarters would result in a profit of 121 per cent , from which an easy calculation would show that it every member of the Loan land who profit'' ’of tho club would be iS por cent, and Mr Tom Boulton would undertake, in writing, to be re sponsible for the accuracy of lus cal culation. It was immediately pro posed that this fund be forthwith l in stituted, and the propositionwas lorth with cairied by acclamation. Mr. Tom Boulton was immediately elected chairman, treasurer, socreUry, an trusteo of the fund and the whole club became subscribers to it. DAWSON. GA.. THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1871. Now this wus ono of Mr. Tom Foul ton’s practical jukos. Mr. Tom Poul ton had, among other valuablo gilts, a keen sonso of humor, so keen, indeed, that it was in no degroo blunted il tho joko turnod against himself. Most of Mr. Tom l'oulton’s jokes turnod against himself, aud tho particular joke that Mr. Tom Poulton perpetrated in connection with tho Serious Family Provident Loan Fund proved especi ally disastrous to Mr. Tom Poulton, and, in tho long run, especially bene ficial to his intended victims, tho sub scribers to tho fund. As tho year drew toward its close, and as all tho £l2 subscribers to tho fund announced their intention of ap plying for loans of £24 apiece (leav ing a dear annual balanoo of 15 J per cent, in favor of tho fund, according to Tom Poulton's own .- bowing,) Tom Poulton began to cast about for anoth er joko that should have tho ellbct of eclipsing, by tho richness of its humor, the humor of tho fund joke, and of obliterating by the force of his agroo- , able denouement, all recollection of tho , disappointment that would he occa sioned by tho denouement of tho fund. joke. j Ouo morning Mr. Tom Poulton called upon Mr. Kichard Harris, tho secretary of tho Serious Family. Mr. Harris was the chosen abettor of Mr. [ Poulton’s littlo jokes, 110 also acted | tho part of traitor-in-ordinary to that gentleman, and brought all his ingo- j nuity to bear upon the best means of causing Mr Poulton’s jokes to recoil j upon himself. But Mr. Poulton’s keen . sense of humor reconciled him to all misfortunes that proceeded from it, aDd he and Mr. Harris wero on tho best of terms. “Harris,” said Tom Poulton, “I’ve arranged another sell for tho Family, and I want your help.” “It is yours,’’ said Harris. “De tails.” “You aro aware that all tiro Family will bo down on mo, in six week’s timo, for their £24 loans ? "W ell, be fore they fall duo I’m going to die.” “Don t do that,” said Harris. “Yes, my mind is made up. Lis ten. I’ve found an old man of my name—Tom Poulton. Ho is wretch edly poor, and ho lives by himself iu Clump Cottages, Haversack Hill.” Well.” “Well, ho can’t live throe weeks, and I’ve taken lodgings at his houso. ’ “Still I don’t see—” “You’re very dull. Ho can’t live three weeks—that is to say in three weeks he’ll die and lio’il be burned. Tlio Family must hoar of this through, you, will all como to the funeral and the'. I’ll turn UE rs tHc-ia. »*cm, ‘‘But if you die, and don’t repay tho money they ItaVG subscribed to the fund, I don t think they will como tv tho funoral.” ‘Yes, I’vo arrainged about that, I’ll make my will, leaving everything I have to be equally divided among them. The will must be opened by you immediately after my domiso. I'll appoint you executor, and I'U loavo y CU —I - U toavo you £IOO for your trou ble. “Thank you— thank you, heartily. “Spend it judiciously, Rickard when you get it. * * * * “On tho 17 November, at No. o Clump Cottago, Havorstaek Hill, -* honi as Poulton, Esq., of tho-Inner Temple barrister-at-law. Tho Serious Family were very angry at Tom Boulton’s death. He had pocketed nearly £I,OOO of tlioir money and out of this sum they had counted on borrowing £2,000 of their money out of this sum they had counted on £2,000 more at Christmas., But by their chairman and treasurer a de mise not only was there no prospect 0 f effecting the contemplated loan, but it became a very serious question whether they would ever soo any of paid-up capital again. It was voted abominable on Tom Boulton spait to dio at such crisis, and nobody express ed anv intention of going to lus funer al. However, Mr. Hick Hams com pletely testified Tom Boulton s dying, by producing his will at the next meeting; the will left everything that Tom Boulton possessed to tho society to bo divided equally among its mem bers and, as Tom Boulton had three m , fmir hundred a year from house property, every ono expressed an in tention cf going to Ins funeral. The funeral was plain, not to say meagre, in its appointments ; but no doubt Hick Harris, as executor did not fool justified in putting tho benous Family to any unnecessary expense. It was voted thoughtful in Hick Har ris, and never did any body of mon fee'l more thorughly convinced of the vanity of funeral like pomp than did the members of tho Serious Family as they stood around poor Tom Boul ton’s grave. . 4 . , , . . But, between the dennso and burial of tho Tom Boulton who really did die Mr. Hick Harris had mado an important discovery. The Tom who did dio turned out to he au extraordinary wealthy old m i s or. IBs mattress was stuffed with bank notes, and so was his easy chair, and under the boards of his room was e-old to the amount of £9,000. More over ho appeared to have died intos tate ■ at all events tho only will that was found was the will made in favor of the Serious Family by the Torn Boulton who did nut dio. lu tiro ab sence of any other testamontary docu ment applying to the property of the Tom Boulton who did dm, Mr. Hick Harris had no alternative but to apply to it tho testamontary document drown up and signed by the Tom Boulton who did not dio. 1 will not attempt 1 to describe how the grief of tho fcor- ious Family for the ’ oss of Torn Puul tou was toiuporoa by tho rapture with which they learned his estato was worth altogether sumo £30,040 or £40,000. Tho day of Tom Poulton’s funoral was a bitterly cold one. A drizzling No vember mist shrouded ono half of tho funeral party from tho other half, and all woro drenched to tho skin. There had boon much moralizing among tho mourners ou tho good qualities of poor j Tom Poulton, <>n the eccentric taste that induced him to hoard away so much good money, and ou tho irrepa- j ruble, almost irreparable loss that his 1 death would can -o to- tho Family. As ‘ they stood arouu 1 pe >r Tom Poulton’s : grave, discoursing iTesaddened wbis-1 per» to this ...feet, the, e .oro naturally ; rather surprised to find Tom Poulton j standing among thorn, his eyes rod with weeping, and his general ap pearance carefully -contrived to convey tho idea that his griof at his own death was unbounded. It was natu ral enough that ho should bo sorry for his own doatli; tho only uuae couutablo feature iu tho matter was being present as a mourner at his own funeral. This consideration appealed powerfully to Mr. Peter Hodgson, tho member of the Serious Family who first became conscious of Mr. Tom Poulton's presenco among them. At first Mr. Peter Hodgson was not at all surprised. Mr Tom Poulton was so thoroughly identified with all gatherings of the Serious Family, par ticularly with all funerals of deceased members (for it was a point of honor with tho Family to muster in full strength on such occasions), that Mr. Peter Hodgson accepted his prcscuco almost as a matter of course. 1 lis at tention, however, was directed to tho anomaly by Tom Poulton’s first re mark : “Whose funoral is this,” (jaid Tom. Peter turned dead white. “Why, it’s—it’s yours, Tom,” said Peter. “Mino ?” “Yes, Tom—yours ” “This is scarcely a place or timo for a joke, sir,” said Tom, sternly. “Joko!” said Peter, “it’s no joke ! Didn’t you die last week ?” “I ? Nonsense 1” “Well, anyway, wu’ro burying you, Tom Poulton !” “Why do you call mo Tom Poul ton ?” “Aren’t you Turn Poulton ?” “Certainly not—l don’t even know tlio namo ; I happened to bo passing through the cemetery, and, seeing a largo crowd of mourners, 1 joined them from motives of more curiosity.” ‘,ilT’ «»«•,” said IN tor Hodgson. Thcwi-cvyw’such a-’wonderful like ness of fie very man wo are burying iu tho whole course of ;,,y life I” Tom glided mysteriously away from Totor Hodgson, aud made his way in to tho throng of mourners. “Tom !” said another; “why, wo aro burying you!” “My name, sir, is not Torn, and 1 hat o never boon buried in my life !” “Tom Poulton 1” “Tom Poulton !” “Torn Poulton’s alivo and present!” passed from mou'h to mouth, as the astounded Serious Family gazed in horror at’ his familiar but by no means vulgar features. “Gentlemen,” said Tom Poulton, “I must again assure you that you aro deceived by an accidental resomblace; I am not Tom Poulton, and I never heard of him.” And with a slight bow ho waikod away. * * * * Tho priuoipal topic of conversation that night, at the meeting of tho Glo rious Family, was tho miraculous ap pearance of somebody very liko Tom Boulton, at Tom Boulton’s funeral. It was hold that it could’nt possibly have been Tom Boulton, becauso Tom Boul ton was doad and bulled, and Tom Boulton’s will had been opened, by which he left £BO,OOO or £40,000 in ready money to the Serious Family.— This was held by implication only, as it never entered anybody’s head to suggost that the mysterious stranger could possibly have boen Tom x’oul ton. . Tho club had resolved itself into a committee to consider the host means of investing, or otherwise disposing of, tho handsome legacy which Tom Boulton liad left thorn. It was decide 1, as a first step, that, as a mark of respect to poor loin Boul ton’s fund scheme, every member should bo permitted to borrow £24 from Tom’s estate. The question then aroso whether it would be bettor to apply tho balance to allowing every member a reasona ble quantity of tobacco and spirits for life, without any payment whatever, or to divide it equally among tho sur viving members —a course ot proced ure that would givo every member, af ter allowing for probate and executo rial expenses, nearly £IOO each. As this interesting question was be in ,r put to tho meeting by Mr. Rich ard Harris, Mr. Tow Boulton walked Everybody looked uncomfortable. Mr. Butor Hodgson, however, quickly recovered himself “Sir,” said he, “this is a private club-room, and strangers are not ad mitted, unless they are introduced by members.” “Ha! ha .” said Tom; “bravo, IV tor.” “Bir,” said another, “wo don’t know who you are, but wo must request you to withdraw. “Allow mo introduce mysolf,” said Tom, with much mock gravity. “1 am Mr. Tom Boulton, whoso funeral you attended this morning.” And hu took a chair and filled a pipe. “If you imagine, sir, thut becauso vou bv.ir a certain distant rcsowbla^oo to our poor friend Tom Poulton, you , are justified in horrifying his friends | with a highly indecent practical joko —” began Peter Ilodgson. “A distant resemblance !” “Avery distant and shadowy 10- scmhlanco, sir. Nuthii gmore, I assure you.” “Don’t boa fool, Peter,” said Tom ; “we’ve had enough of this, haven’t wo Dick 7” “Wo have . ir,” said Dick ; “I must insist upon you withdrawing immedi ately.” “Como, como,” said Tom, rather chap-fallen ; “it was only my joke I personated a poor old chap who hap pened tu boar ruy no.no, in order to coll you all. Dick Harris and 1 ar xa.igod -t together; didn’t we, Dick V” “Sir,” said Dick, “I liavon’t tho pleasure of your acquaintance. You will bo good enough to withdraw, or wo shall bo under the necessity of ex pelling you by force.” And us tlio mombors of tho club rose in a body, with tlio evident inten tion of carrying Did? Harris’ throat into olloct, Mr. Tom Poulton withdrew with a very blank expression of coun tenance. In onlor to tost tho feeling of the club on tbo subject, it was immediate ly proposed by Mr. Dick Harris, and second by Mr. Peter Hodgson, that Mr. Tom Poulton was dead and bur ied. Tho motion was carried by ac clumatiou. It was then proposed by Mr. Peter Ilodgson and soconded by Mr. Dick Harris, that if, by any miracle, Mr. Tom Poulton camo to life agniu, tbo wliolo legacy should bo refunded to him, if possible, without driving him into chancory for ita recovery. This motion, also, was carried by acclama tion. Finally it was proposed by Mr.Hick Harris, and soconded by Mr. Peter Ilodgson, that tho person who had just represented himself to bo Tom Poulton, restored to life, was not in tho least liko Tom Poulton; and that he had no claim, and novor, by any pos sibility, could have any claim to tho legacy in question. This motion, al so, was carried by acclamation. Tho question was considorod settled by all bat Tom Poulton himself. Tom Poulton besieged tho club doors day after day, but to no effect. Tho hall porter, —they had started a hall porter, and many other conven iences since Tom Poulton’s death— had received strict injunctions not to admit any person calling himself Tom Poulton. Ho treated Tom kindly enough, behoving him to boa harm less monomaniac, but no consideration fcvUtd tL..l .ton tiiiii Is. w--- ’ t m OUi with i in the (Hub threshold, i Tom noxt tried tho parish surgeon I who gave tho certificate of the dead Tom Poulton’s death. But all tho surgeon could prove was that tho Tom Poulton who died was not at all liko tho Tom Poulton who stood before him. On tho whole this materially strengthened the club’s easo, particu larly as the description given by tbo surgeon of tho dead Turn Poulton’s personal uppearanoe corresponded ox | actly with every member’s recollection !of tho unfortunate chairman of tho Serious Family. It was finally voted ! that on tho surgeon’s evidence, poor Tom Poulton was more dead than over. Ho what ho might, Tom Boulton could not prove liimsolf to bo alive. Nobody would hear of it for a mo ment. lie apqioalod (at some pecuni ary loss) to his trudesuiou for identifi cation. They identified him without hesitation as tho Tom Boulton who ' owed them money, but they furnished no clue that would serve to identify him with the Tom Boulton who had been chairman of the Serious Family. He never rested. Ho prepared pe titions but no ono would present them. Ho commenced actions, but ho broke down at the declaration for want of monoy. Ho called day alter day at tho club, but the hall porter was ada mant. Ito addressed letter aftor let ter to every member of the elub, and inclosed stampied envelopes for reply, but they tore up tho envelopes, and applied tho stamps to other uses. At first these appeals amused thp elub immensely, but, after six or eight months persecution, tho I* amily began to gee tired of it. The soi-dutant Tom j Boulton was voted a bore, and at length it was solemnly proposed, that negotiations should bo opened with 1 him with a view of arriving at some | compromise. Mr. Tom Boulton was I formally invited into tho club-room; I but he was informed that lev tho pur : poses of that meeting his namo was Maj. Gen. Arthur Fitzpatrick. Tom was roducod to that condition of self abnegation that ho really had no üb : jection to this arrangement j It was then and there arranged I with Maj. Gen. Arthur Fitzpatrick t that so long as Tom 1 oulton contiu ! ued to bo dead an annual salary of i £IOO should bo paid, quarterly, to the ’ major general by tho committee of tho ' Serious Family. Tho major General ! ucoepted this proposition with alacrity and ho was forthwith elected an hon i orary life member of tlio Serious Fam i Hy, vico Tom Boulton, deceased. ' ‘ And Maj. Gen. Fitzpatrick accepted his election, and eventually became chairman of the club. And poor I Torn Boulton lies dead and buried at 1 a salary of £199 a year, payable quar -1 terly in advance. < 'll one occasion in deed, when tho major general’s quar, terly iiu-talniont was somo three w eeks in arrears, poor Tom Boulton showed strong symptoms ot revivification, but his disturbed spirit was eventually ap peased by additional advance of £5 on account of tho major general's next 1 quarter's salary. Buttei is u drug iu l’eorik 71 y Jlotlivr. Throtitfli long yearn of patient care, tfhc'B watched my wayward feet, And trained my proud, unyielding heart Realities to meet. She'* guided me with loving liamlu 91« rough all life* trying way**, And net a model In her nets To mould my youthful days. Grant that my lianriw may ever be As willing hu my heart To smooth all tlioniN from out her path, And bid each owe depart. A happy father in Florida is wri ting 1 1 tho papers of his State about his baby, which is two weeks old, nine inches in length—weighs two pounds, and is remarkable for its beauty, Vi vacity and cheerfulness. Thorn is a littlo throo yonr old dar key at Horn Lake, Miss, who has grey bairn in her head, and who presents tho staid appearance of and acta Liko au old woman. Without knowing a single loiter in tlio book, slo can spoil correctly any word in tho English language that has over boon apcllod in her heating, and oven words that sho novor has hoard boforo sho spells phonetically, leaving out no letter that is not silent when tho wold, is pronounced. Bo said. A Nkw Mode ok Meascbino Life.— An ingenious author assorts that the length of a man’s life may ho estima ted by tho number of pulsations ho has tlio strength to perform. Thus, allowing seventy for tho common ago of man, and bixly pulso in a minuto for tho common moasuro of pulso in a temperate person, tho number of pul sations in his whole life would amount to 12,207,520,000; but if, by intoni porance, ho forces his blood into a more rapid motion, so as to give sev enty fivo pulse in a minuto, tlio same number of pulses would be completed iu fifty-six years; consequently, bis life would l>o reduced fourteen years. The Dawson Journal. ADVERTISING RATES ; I NO. SQUARES. , ONE MONTH. I | TWO MONTHS. THREE M’THS. j 1 | SIX MONTHS. i I ON* TEAR. one. sßoosooo $7 00 sl2 50 S2O 00 TWO boo 7501000 IS OO| 25 00 THREE 7 00 10 OU 12 Oo 20 OO 30 00 your 9 00 12 0O 15 00 25 00| 40 00 i 10 00 18 OO 25 00l 40 Ooj 80 00 i 15 Oo 75 00 35 1 COL. 25 00 40 oo] 60 001110 00,200 0 To •/tdrerlisrrs The money lor ad vertising considered duo alter lirst inser tion. Advertisements inserted at intervals to be charged as new each insertion. Au additional charge cf 10 per cent will be made on advertisements ordered to be in serted on a particular page. Advertisements under liia head of “Spe cial Notices” will lie inserted for I*> cents per line, for the lirst insertion, and 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Advertisements in the “ Bocal Column,” will bo inserted at 26 cents per line for the first, and 20cent-per line for each subse quent insertion. All communications or le'lere on business intended for this office should bo addressed to “ Thk Dawson Journal" sCwfesiJiaurt (SarAsi. Ir.M.HABFEK attorney ajii Colwell of at Law, Mt.m'SO.M, fi./. J. L. JAttES, Attorney At Law, D,HVSO\, « t. ri}7”Offiee at Court Douse. Feb. 9-6ra. ””dr7g.' wTfarrar Has located in this city, and offers I ! s Pi occasional services to the public. Office next door to the “Journal office,” on W ain Street, wi.eio he wn be found hi the dsv, unless professionally engaged, nmi at tiiijht at his residence opposite the Baptist . ;:h feb. 2-U: C. B. WOOTEN. U. lIOYI.E. WOOTEN S HOYLE, Attorneys at la&w, »,/fs vso.r, v.t. Jan 6-1 y. G. W. WARWiCK, Att'y u.t Law and Solicitor iu Equity SMITH VILLE , OA. Will practic** in South Western and P.itaula circuits. Collections promptly remitted. OTT iOTMJ] j N liU! We are now prepared to sell PROVISIONS ON TIME. C’lltJl &TUCKEU. uay ti* VOL. VI. —NO 19. Dawson Business Director)! l>ry Cioods flcrcltauk, pKIJI,* TITCKI7K, Dealers iu V 7 Dry Goods Olothmg, Hoots and Shoes Groceries &o. .il»o ageuts for some of liio most approved Furtiluors, Maiu Street. KtJTNirB, HOWARD, Dealer it. Staple and Fancy l)ry Goods, Groceries Hardware, Crockery etc. OIIK. W. S\ Dealer in Fancy and sta ple l)i v Goods, Main at., next door to .r. W. Reddick's. Grocery iUereliauts. HOOI», 11. »!., Dealer in Groceries and Family supplies generally, at W. K. Oit's old aland, under ‘Journal’’ Oilice, Rain st. rOV I.I7*»S, J, Grocer and Coro- J mission A/aruhatlt, Dealer iu Ducon, Flour, Liquors, &e. I> It I)3* ff K'j Si, ,S. Grocer dealer in ba ll con. Flour, Lard, Tobacco, die. HARDWARE. I EC dc It HOT HER, Dealers in lj Hardware. Iron and Steal, Wagon Tint burs, and Plantation Tools. Also Manufac turers of Tin Ware,Mum st., at J. b. Perry’s old stand. D U.DWn, ANDREW. Dealer 1 ) in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware C’ut toi ly, Furniture, 2d door from tlio Hotel. Dnismists. Ct II HATH A VI, <G. A., Druggist and ) Physician. Will visit by day or night, patients in Town or Country—will prescribe for any iiud aii the ills that flesh is heir to. K"cps a complete supply of Drugs and Med. icines. School Books mid stationary—Gar. den Seeds &c , &0., At his old stand, The Red Drug Store on Main St., TBB.I/S Strict- It/ Cash for aM articles sold. Monthly seLtlc. moots for Professional .Services. TAIES BMt. J. It., Dealer in fl Drugs, A/'dioines, Oils, Paints, Dye Stuffs, Gulden Seed, Ac., Ac. Livery Mablc. pnivcr., IX. «. A J. 14., Sale, I Feed and Livery .Stable. Carriages, Hacks, Bnsrgiee, Drays, Wagons, Harness and Mules for sale or hire. Ilo'ses boarded at reasonable rates. Depot Street. BL ICKiniTH SlfOi*. WARE, RAKDALL. Will make and repair Wagons, Buggies Plows, Dickson Sweep, Shoeing horses, near Post Office. Always ready to uo work good and cheap. Jan. 10-ly DEMUREST & WOODRUFF, ( Successors to Tomlinson, Pemarkst ft do 028 und C3O, Broadway, N. Y. MAN (' KACTCRKUS OF Carriages, Buggies, &c. Especially adapted lo Lite Southern Hoads. our f toclf rouritiSKs Light Victorials, t’baetons, (ahrlolas, UocLaways, And nil other style" of Fine damages, For one and two 1101 see. TOB AND NO TOl’ HUGGIEB, On Rliptieand Ride Springs. COM OKil RlbblFN. .’suil Clnel.k aiui .l< i>«-y Wagons We are also sole Manufacturers of the WOODRUFF CONCORD BUCGY AND Plantation Wagon for 1,2, 4 and 6 florses. 7lie best Buggy and Wagon in America for the money. We have bad an experience of thirty years in making work lor the Southern Stutcs, and know exactly what is wanted to stand tho roads. We invite all to send lor Circulars and parlies visiting New York we especially invbe to cull at our Wareioornf. We solicit Uie pade of merchants and dealers. Illustrated Circulars, with prices, furni°hed by mail. A. T. VKMA A'E.b'T, N. Y. W. W. WOODRUFF. OA. £VfWe have also bought out Mr. W. A Huff, of ii aeon, Ga., where we expect to keep a large stock. June 2t» i.y l!l M MUSKICS OF KIUUEKE&Y GOODS, I have bought from Mrs. E. A, Thompson her entire stuck ol JMUincry a asd Fancy Good*, and lievo added tlisrctq tbe latest styles of Bpriug Gouda, and risk that tiie old customers of Mrs, Thompeou,' and many new ones may csil to see me at my Store under the Telegraph (ilfii-o and neatly opposite tho “Jour nal Utfi.o.” MRS. JESSIE t’CHLLL. April G-omt McAFE.E HOl/SE, At Suiiliivillc, U. r • >IIK undersigned having fitted up the Kc.* I Alee ouse at Smithville, takes pleasure in notifying tbo travelling public that the above house is now iu tho "full tide” of suc cessful administration by liiulsclf. Ho wilt’ ap.iiu no expeo o to make it a b msi-t Lass 1 oru. J/eah lead J on tlm a* rival of tfcs" rain. «