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TUTT’S
PILLS
Ki:Jrtfaagagg?.!WiTl!Wia
ar * extracted from Vegetable products,
combining in them the Mandrake or May
Apple, winch is rocoKnized_by physijians
as a substitute for calomel, possessing all
the virtues of that mineral, without its
bad after-effects, ~
' AS AN ANTI-BiLIOUS
MEDICINE
they are incomparable. They_stimnl f t+
the TQBjraD_lJyjjßß, invigorate the
ffSBVOUS BYSTEM, end *ire tdnelo
the DIGESTIVE OliOANS,creating per*
feet digestion and~~ihorough essimilation
if food. They exert a powerful influence
nnjhe KIDN.SIYa.And LIVER, and
through these all impuri
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MERVDUS SYSTEMI3BRACED.
i THE BRASH IS NOURISHED,
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f A noted chemist who has analyzed them, says
THERE IS MORE VIRTUE IN ONE OP
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THIS DAWSON JOURNAL.
hY J. D. lIOYL & GO.
1 sliest Man and Woman Living
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.)
For some time past the public mind
has been greatly excited by the won
derful stories which the newspapers of
the country have published about a re
markable couple, said to be the tallest
and latest people in the world. So
extraordinay were the accounts of these
giants that, as it was learned that Capt.
M. Y. Bates and lady were making a
tour of the West, a reporter of the
Globe-Demotrat was dispatched to in
terview the gigantic Couple and ascer
tain the truth inTegard to them for the
benefit of our readers. It was no small
job, and it must be acknowledged that
in his reportorial experience the writer
had never before been detailed to tackle
suclf Wtdglvfy objects.
From the reports, it was expected to
find two very fleshy people of large
stature, so many of whom are advertised
as wonders, but who are, in faot, mon
strosities, their immense developments
being the result of disease. No more
fallacious idea could be formed, howev
er, and when the reporter, after having
sent in his card, was politely ushered
into the presence of Captain and Mrs.
Bates, he found himself confronted hy
two as perfectly formed gentlefolk as
he had ever seen. The first impression
was one of awe, and it occurred to the
interviewers’ mind that half of the
truth had not been told. A feeling of
insignificance overcame him, and he ap
peared to sink UFthe lillputian dimen
sions of
tiny jack the giant-killer,
that historical perspnage so dear to the
juvenile mind. Having recovered from
his astonishment, the polite and cour
teous greetings were acknowledged.-
Captain Bates remarked as he extended
his hand, that “he was an admirer of
the press,” and he fully demonstrated
his affections for it when he allowed his
one hundred square inches of palm to
envelop the insignificant member of its
representative. Mrs. Bates received
with a s’ately, courtly bend of the bo
dy, learned probably in tVe halls of
royalty, and it is feared that the reporter
awkwardly recoiled, as her towering
form yielded, from an unconscious fear
that something was about to fall on and
crush him.
But a brief description of these re
markable people must be given in order
that some idea may be gained of how
they differ from ordinary mortals.—
Capt. Martin Van Buren Bates was
born in Whitesbug, Letcher county, Ivy.
November 9, 1846. He is seven feet
eleven and one-half inches in height,
and weighs 478 pounds. His father
was about 9ix feet tall and his mother
was a lady of ordinary stature. He
was the youngest of twelve children, 7
boys and 5 girls, and the tallest of his
family, except himself, was a brother
killed at Vicksburg during the war, and
who was six feet two inches in height
No cases of extraordinary size have
ever been known in any of his ances
tors, and his extraordinary develop
ment must be viewed simply as a freak
of nature, as it cannot be accounted for
on any scientific grounds.
Nature, as usual, did not propose to
do things by halves, and in 1849 Mies
Anna H. Swan was born in Colchester
county, Nova Scotia. As the sequel
shows, she was intended as a
COMPANION FOB THE 810 BOY.
Her parents were rather small sized
people, her father beingbutfivefeet and
four inches in height and weighed one
hundred and forty-five pounds, while
the mother was five feet and two inches,
and weighed one hundred and ten
pounds when in robust health. She
had three brothers and five sisters, all
ordinary size, and no other case of re
markable growth has ever been known
among her progenitors. Mrs. Bates was
as tall as her mother when six years
old, but she continued to shoot upward
until to-day she is exactly the same
height of her husband, seven feet eleven
and one-half inches, her weight being
four hundred and thirteen pounds.
Both the lady and gentleman are
perfectly proportioned, every member
corresponding and aiding to produce a
symmetrical but colossal figure. VY hen
the reporter called, Mrs. Bates, who is
an exceedingly fine-looking lady, was
dressed in a handsome blue silk, cut in
the most fashionable style, with bands
of delicate white lace at the throat and
waists. She wore a quantity of very
elegant jewelry ; her hair was dressed
high, thus making her appear taller
than her stately lord. Capt, Bates is
A PERFECT APOLLO IN FIGURE,
and quite a Chesterfield in manners. He
has a frank, pleasant face, giving clear
indications of the massive heart within
him. His garments are all of the la
test sTvle, and fit perfectly. He affects
only a neatly waxed moustache, Ins
broad clteeks giving evidence of a close
intimacy with a keen razor.
DAWSON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTBER 23. 1879.
A TALK WITH TIIE GIANTS.
Capt. and Mrs. Bates are people of
more than ordinary intelligence, and
show that they have improved the op
portunities they had for acquiring in
formation of people and places during
their extended travels.
“Do you think you have stopped
growing, Captain ?’’ asked the reporter.
Capt.—Well, I hope I have. I have
readied the height of my ambition, and
have got things perfectly well fixed to
enjoy life as I am now.
llcp.—Were you brought up to any
business ?
Capt.—lam a thorough granger; I
was brought up on a farm, and I now
own one myself at Seville, Media co.,
Ohio. I have 162 acres in fine shape,
and take great pfidc in it,
liep.—You hare
a giant’s castle
on it.
Capt.—Yes, w*' have a pretty good
house; the lower story is twelve and
one-half feet high, and the uppcr’one
twelve feet. Our doorways are eight
and one-half feet high, while ordinarily
they are seldom over six and one-ha!f.
Hep.— 1 suppose your furniture com
pares with the building I
Capt.—ln every room we have
chairs for myself and wife, but of course
we have ordinary ones for our friends and
servants. Our own furniture was made
especially for us by Herndon, of Cleve
land. The bedstead is eight feet and
four inches long, and five feet and six
inches wide. The chairs, bureau, wash
stands, and, iu fact, everything corits
pond. We experieuce a great deal of
inconvenience when traveling, on oc
eount of the diminutive size of the or
dinary furniture. I took a fancy to a
spring bed, and had one made at Hart
ford. It is a big thing.
Rep.—Where have you been since
you left the farm ?
Capt.—l served in the Fifth Ken
tuck infantry during the war. Confed
erate, you know, but it was one of the
bravest brigade., the world ever saw.—
Since then I have been amusing myself
mostly traveling about looking at little
men and women.
Rep.—The ready-made store goods
are of little use to you, Captain.
Capt.—-Not a bit. There 13 not a
single garment or article I use but what
has to be made especially for mo. My
boots are about No. 17, and arc made
for me by a man in Seville. My hats
are nearly a nine, my collars twenty
five inches, and I guess if my gloves
were guaged they would run up to at
least fourteen. I have the most trou
ble with my clothes—my trowers in fact.
You see the cloth is made narrow, and
while it is all right for men of ordinary
size, a pair of pants for me consumes
an immense quantity, unless the nap
runs both ways. My wife says it takes
just about
THREE TIMES AS MUCH CLOTH
for my clothes as for men of the usual
size.
Rep.—Captain, does your strength
correspond with your size!
Capt.—l think it would if I devel
oped it.
Rep.—Did you ever hear of any
person as large as yourself 1
Capt,—-No, sir. I am satisfied that I
am
THE LARGEST MAN IN THE WORLD,
and proberly as large as was ever born.
I have devoted much time to studying
the subject, and I am satisfied that there
never existed a race of giants, as is
claimed. There is actually nothing to
corroborate the the theory. They claim
the men of gigantic statue are vouched
for by the Bible. 1 claim that we know
nothing of their base of measurement,
and that the standard has increased
since those times, so that a cubit might
hare been very small measurement of
length.
Rep.—Mrs- Bates, 1 suppose your
large family enjoys good health 1
Mrs. B.— Excellent.
Rep —I presume that you are the
tallest lady in the world ?
Mrs. B.—While we are abroad the
most eminent physicians and scientists
assured mo that there was never before
a lady within eighteen inches of my
height.
Rep. —Excuse inquisitiveness, but
how many yar&s of silk are there in the
dress you wear ?
Mrs. B.—Well, this is rather scant,
there are only sixty-five yards in it.—
My full evening reception dress requires
EIGHTY YARDS OF MATERIAL.
The reporter did not become too in
quisitive, being exceedingly modest;
hence he left many questions that sug
gested themselves for the ladies to ask
when they attend the reception in this
city. However, he saw the tiny top of
a dress boot peeping from under her
skirt, and mentally decided that it
would be called a uarrow twelve.
Rep.—Suppose that yon have your
special pew in church ?
Capt. 15.—Yes, indeed. We have a
nice new Baptist church at home, and
have had seats constructed for us. My
wife is a member of the oburch, and a
very devout Baptist.
Rep.—l beg pardon, madam, but did
they baptise you iu the river 1
Mrs. B.—-No, indeed, sir. I was im
mersed in the baptistry.
THEIR WEDDING AND PRESENTATION
TO THE QUEEN.
Of these events the gentleman and
lady gave a very interesting account.
The wedding took place on June 17;
at St. Martin’s Church, Trafalgar
Square, London. Asa bridal tour
they visited the “Star and Garter Ho
tel,” a few miles from the city, and
passed two days in that fashionable and,
expensive retreat.
“It is a fine place,” said the Captain.
Our bill was over seventeen pounds,
and it was as long as my arm, every in
cidental being put down. I have it
framed at home.”
(Ti returning to London, they found
an order from the Queen awaiting them,
requiring them to present themselves at
Buckingham Palace at one o’clock on
the ‘2lst. They had previously appear
ed before the Prince of Wales and the
members of the Masonic Lodge, of
which he is a member, and it is proba
tliat he had aroused his mother’s curi
osity by his description of them.
At the appointed time they were gra
ciously received, there beirg present
the Princesses Louise and Beatrice,
and Princes Arthur and Leopold, be
sides lords and ladies. The Queen was
somewhat reserved, but asked them
how they liked the country and govern
ment compared with those of America.
She made them bridal gifts. The Capt.
received a massive gold striking watch,
the case weighing nine ounces, and the
entire watch over a pound, while with
the immense ueck chain the whole
weighed over three pounds. The bride
was presented with a splendid diamond
cluster ring, containing seven white
jewels.
Rep.—“ How did you enjoy the inter
view, Captain!’’
Capt.-—“I was thinking all the time
how I was to get out, as I had been
told that I must back out bowing. But
we were much relieved when the Queen
arose and passed out of a side door
with a graceful uod- We were invited
twice afterwards, when the Queen evi
dently desired to exhibit us to some of
her relations, and she was then very
cordial.”
The reporter suggested that every
thing would have to move on a grander
scale in the world if there was to be a
race of giants such as they.
■—- - m
A correspondent of the Newnan Her
ald, living near the line of Coweta and
Heard counties, says in a recent letter:
“This community was much shocked on
the evening of the Bth instant, to learn
of the sudden death of little Paul, son
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Herndon. Soon
after noon his mother missed him about
the house, hut thought that he was in
the fieid near by, where the other chil
dren were picking cotton. She, in a
short time, learned that he was not
there. Then all of the family joined
her in looking for him, except the fath
er, who was absent from home, but ar
rived before he was found.
It seems that Paul had gone alone
into the barn to play, and there being
a pile of cotton seed in there had dug
several holes, such as children frequent
ly call wells. He wiIS found dead in
of these by his little brother, with
his head down, hands up, and the ootton
seed so compact around him that he
could neither extricate himself nor
breathe, and thus smoothered to death.’’
The Kinsley (Kansas) Graphic good
humoredly discusses on the work of ma
king a newspaper :
“Editing a newspaper may be just
the thing, but we know Dy a large ma
jority that it isn’t. In the first place
your wealth does not accumulate so fast
hut what you can be your own business
manager. Not very many editors keep
a carriage, and those that do have it in
their wife’s name. When your paper
comes out, about one half of the people
in your town feel kindly toward you for
the position you took in some local mat
ter, and the other half won’t speak to
you The party that feels kindly to
wards you may set up cigars and hope
you are and ling well, hut the other side
won’t even give you a light. About
twice a month you have great difficulty
in explaining to a man as big again as
you are, that you meant just the oppo
site of what you said about him. But
an old editor can always do this. Young
editors sometimes get licked, but an
old editor can talK a null dog out of
! countenance. The experiences and
! troubles of an oditor is too big a thing
: for one issue of a country paper; hut
i that they have their share of torment,
| while here on earth, and that they will
i fiually be crowned in glory, we believe,
by a large majority.
A Story.
Nashville (Teun.) Banner
A gentleman lived in Rutherford
county, some years ago, who as a
veritable gentleman and his name
was’nt Jones and therefore we will
call him so. Mr. Jones was a Pres
byterian of the stra'ghtest sect. lie
not only would not work, walk or
eat on Sunday but he insisted 011 his
three sprightly sons not doing the
same thing* But one thing he would
do, and made the boys do also, and
that was make the boys read the Bi
ble all day Sundays. Of course this
made the boys love the Bible very
much, so that they sought to keep it
sacredly hidden from the desecrating
eyes of the old doctor—he was a
doetor—and then he would hunt un
til he found it atld put them at it
again. One day, it was Sunday, the
old doctor missed the boys, Bible and
all. He knowing the weakness of
the boys, did not hesitate, but be
lieved they had gone rabbit-hunting
with the negroes, and so set off’ to
hunt them. But in this he was mis
taken, for on approaching the woods
lot, that had the bluff of Stones river
for a fence on one side, he heard the
most uproarous laughter accompanied
by a splashing. It was the laugh of
boys unrestrained by any envious fa
ther and denoted great enjoyment.
So the old doctor crept from tree to
tree like an Indian on the unseen foe
until at last the cause of the merri
ment burst upon bis vision. The
sons and ibout twenty negro boys
had an old pugnacious billy-goat out
to the bluff and were amusing them
selves, in this wise. The bluff was
eight or ten feet high and under it
the river was very deep. One of
them would stand on the edge of the
bluff and, bolding his bat between
his straddled legs, with his back to
the goat, would bend over so as to
show only his posterior aspect to the
billy, and then waving his hat back
and forth, would invite him to take a
butt. The old billy never hesitated,
but would plunge at his curious foe
until getting about eight or ten feet
from him would leap at the mark
But the boy watching his motions
closely under his legs would, at the
critical moment, spring to one side
with great agility, and the old goat
would plunge headforemost into the
water beneath. Then would come the
laughter, sitch as only hoys who have
just got free of restraint could only
give. They would then climb down
the bluff and fish out the goat and
land him on the bank, too ready to
go through the same operation. The
old doctor watched them until as
sured of their action, and then burst
like a storm upon them. The boys
being caught in delidu had nothing
to say, but hung their heads in shame
and sorrow. But the sorrow was
not that that leadeth to repentance
but only that their game was broken
up. The old gentleman raved terri
bly. lie shamed them, and told
them of their terrible sin, and “now”
says he, “go right off to the house
and cut me a good switch apiece, and
read a chaptei in ‘St. Paul’s Epistle
to the Colossians’ by the time I come
to whip yon. Go everyone of you,
and think what an example you have
set these poor ignorant negroes.” Off
went the boys leaving the Doctor
standing on the bluff, and the old
goat looking curious at the stout fat
figure. Bimeby the devil, or some
other mischeVions fiend, made the old
Doctor break out into a low chuck-
ling laugh. Ho had two things that
tickled the laugh ouc of him. In the
the first place he laughed because he
had caught the boys. And, secondly,
he laughed at the ludicrous figure the
goat cut when he went iatq the water.
The more he thought of it the more he
laughed, and finally the devil put it in
to his head that he would like to see
the goat go over the bluff. As soon
as this thought Gccurred he stopped
laughing and looked cautiously all
around. He was alone, tha f was cer
tain, for he saw the boys and negroes
wind mournfully out of sight towards
home where they wen already he knew.
No living thing was in sight but the
goat that stood some thirty feet away.
The more he studied about it the great
er the temptation grew. He ought to
have known how to flee from tempta
tion, but he didn't, and so after a quick
look all around once more, he pulled
off his b*\>ad-brimiued bat. and stooping
his fat form over and looking, with much
difficulty, just as the boys did, through
bis short bow-legs saw with satisfaction
the goat backing with head turned down
preparatory to a run. When the Billy
had gone back as far as he wanted to,
j he came at the old Doctor like a stotui.
| The old gentleman stood still until he
saw the goat rise in a fearful spring,
VOL* 16--NO 32.
and then he sought to jump aside. But
the Doctor was not so nimble as tile
boys* He Couldn’t jump until he had
straightened up, but before he had got
half way up the goat came with fearful
violence against hIS posterior, and the
old gentleman plunged Into the-flood
beneath. Down he went head foremost
and when he rose to the surface he was
nearly strangled. He spluttered and
gasped and went down again, and
again rose to the surface, worse stran
gled, and spluttering worse than ever.
Just as the Doctor began to think he
would drown, three dark forms shot like
a flash over the bluff, and in a moment
the bays had him in tow, and floatod
him ashore. Theu when all was safe
they took their turn at laughing, but
not so the old man could see them.
He got up on the bluff, <*nd without a
word walked off towards the house. The
boys silently followod, exchanging mer
ry glances with eadh other until the
house was reached- Then the old Doc
tor turned and with evident shame
said ;
“Boys let’s say nothing of what’s
happened; it’ll make your mother un
easy.”
They readily promised, and, what is
more, kept their word. Not 1 did they
tell it until long after the green sod had
blossomed on the good, but mistaken,
father’s grave.
But the old gentleman never again
gave the boys any Sunday reading,
rightly judging that when Bible reading
was forced it lost that, reverence that is
so essential to its proper understand
ing.
How a Frontier I,ass Captured a
Htg Snake.
Zoc Nerceau is a girl of seventeen,
of mixed blood, beautiful and bold and
a daring rider. On Tuesday of last
week she performed a remarkable ex
ploit. While out looking irp some of
her father's missing ponies she encoun
tered a monster rattlesnake, a warning
from which caused her horse suddenly
to shy, nearly dismounting her. Get
ting command of her animal, she reined
up a short distance from the reptile,
which angered ac the intrusion, coiled
Itself ready for battle. Cool and col
lected,' the girl, swinging her lariat, hit
it a sharp blow. Maddened, the snake
several times struck at her. Dexteri
ously swinging her supple cord again,
site “noosed” the reared head of the
snake, and, wheeling about, bore rap
idly off for home, dragging her prize
after her. It was undoubtedly the
liveliest “snaking” BVer done in Mon
tana. Arriving at the house, her father
and several cow-boys Stepped otlt to
greet her, and to them she proudly ex
hibited the monster, its life now extinct.
Its length, by actual measurement, was
ascertained to be seven feet and eight
inches, and its girth, at the largest part,
sixteen inches. The rattles numbered
twenty-nine complete ones and a “but
ton.” The string of rattles was sent
into Helena, and in compliance with an
order accompanying it, an expert jewel
er has for several days been forming
the most unique necklane probably ever
made in this or any other country. It
is intended as a present to Zos.—Hel
ena (Montana) Herald.
About Women of Twenty-Five.
The man who meets and lcves the
woman of twenty-five is truly fortunate,
and she is equally fortunate in meeting
and loving him, says a writer in a fem
inine journal. At that age she seldom
deceives. She may not have, she is not
likely to have then, her first sentimental
experience; but such experience atsuch
an age is more than sentimental and
rarely ever fleeting. She lo.ks back
at the youths she imagined she was
enamored of between sixteen and eigh
teen, or often twenty-two, and they are
more than indefferent or repellant to
her—they are rediculous, and in some
sort she, as she then was, is rediculous
to herself. She cannot but be grateful
to her destiny that her sympathies and
affections have been reserved for a wor-
thy object and a higher end. At twen
ty-five, if ever, a woman knows and
esteems herself. She is less liable to
emotional or mental mistakes ; far surer
of her fortune, because she ire's that
her fate is, to a certain extent, within
her owabands. Not only is she lovelier
and more lovable, broader and stropger
than she has been, but her wedded hap
piness and powers of endurance are it:
a manner guaranteed.
Miss Mary Eagan, aged nineteen,
committed suicide in New York Mon
day. She supported herself by sewing,
but for several months had been ill.
Her uncle, Luke Eagan, of Brooklyn,
had some money belonging_to her, bu
refused to let her have it. A lawsuit
was begun, hut it dragged slowly in
the courts. She became very despon
dent, and shot licraelf in the head, dy
ing instantly.
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That Tell.
[N. Y. Sun.J
To the Editor of the. Sun —Sir : In
to-day’s Bun “Ex-Rebel” asks to‘be
'enlightened in regard to the differepce
between a Northern cheer'and a rMiel
yell, and also asks why the rebe’s can
not cheer now and then for the sake of
variety Perhaps they might if tjjey
tried, but they rteVetf did It would
have been a great relief to us boys ia
blue if they Caul. One 'might as well
ask the difference between a Northern
cheer and an Indian yell. The differ
ence is fait, heard, and known to exist,
but is simply indescribable. If<jrabe,
shall never forget the rebel yeil. > 1
O. E. S., Company D, Sixrth C, Y
To the Editor of the Sun —Sir r ‘Ex-
Rebel’ asks in the Sun of Oct 14, (the
anniversary of the Second Crops’, fight
at Bristow Station) what is the differ
ence between a Northern cheer and a
“rebel veil ?” There was quite a dif
ference to my ears between the unearth
ly shriek of the gallant men who char
ged our lincsofGettysburg,forinstance,
and the full-throated ‘llarruh’ of the
men who met them.
Irish Brigade.
The DuPont Okeefenokean and Way*
cross Observer tolls the following sin
gular story: “Some nights ago while
the exptoss passenger was lying over
here a large, burly man wfcnt to the
conductor and informed him that quite
a fancy looking man on the train had
insulted his wife. x Tho conductor at.
once proceeded with his informant to
the car and found the aforementioned
young gent and demanded his leaving
the ear. The young man made many
protests of not having done anything
wrong, and declined to leave. Mr.
Conductor collared Mr. Gent and hur*
ried him into the seeo n-class car qnd
then asked him what lie had done. lie
said, “Oh, nothing, out an irresistible
desire, one I could not control, came
over me to kiss the lady, find I did so,
and then went and took my seat.’ Said
conductor became so convulsed at the
foolishness and ludicrousnoss of the
thing that, with a reprimand, he let the
young man go, who informed him he
was from Savannah. The pretty part
of the whole thing is that the offended
husband was at least twice the size of
the innocent gent. Yet he is like some
people wo know—large enough to de-*
fend themselves, yet want, protection.
Does the cap fit any of our inlposed
upon cit izens '! Don t all think at once.
In its legislative gossip, the Atlanta
Constitution says: “.It, is a notable
fact that the bill prescribing in trials
for murder that a recommendation to
mercy of itself commutes the sentenco
to imprisonment for life has not been
repealed. Despite the clamor against
this bill since the last session it stood
the test of discussion before the .Judi
ciary Committee, and has been sustain
ed by the House without a word of de
bate. .Judge Hall drew this bill, and
it is claimed by those who have watch
ed its Working that it has been a highly
beneficial one. It is claimed that the
naked death sentence has alwaysffhad a
terrifying effect on juries, and that it
has been almost impossible to get a
verdict, of guilty* unless them was abso
lutely no escape from it. This com
ptomise enables the jury to approach a
verdict more dispassionately and make
its verdict with more firmness. In any
event it, is the law for the next two
years, and it is doubtful if it will ever
be repealed. By the way, we note that
a man has been convicted in Crawford
county without the recommendation of
mercy. He will bo the first man hung
under this law.”
The ram iz a muskuline sheep, and
the most antique mutton in market.—‘
Next to stewed krow, they a: e the tuft
est fuel known to the stommuk. They
are kivvered with wool, and at times
ara az kross az skool mum. They hav
two long bones on the topov their hed*
which arc called horns, and they are az
k rooked az a cork screw Tho a ram
haz a sudden way ov puttii*g ft bed onto
things, which he duz bi shutting up
both eys, and advancing hed long for
things. They will fite euny thing, from
Jim Mace, to a stun wall, and they kan
hit az hard az a trip hummer. An old ■
fashioned merino rum iz generally boss
ov the situasliun, and one ov them, in
an apple orchard, iz wuth more to keep
the boys out, than a squad ov police
officers. —Josh Billings.
Americus Recorder: ‘A gentleman
in this c runty a few days ago had four
rooms of his house plastered, and by
some unaccountah'e fortuitous combi
nation of circumstances, a good many
grains of corn got mixed with the plas
tering, and now he has a very promising
late roas:ing ear patch growing all over
tne walls of his house. Its location has
one redeeming feature—it is not likely
to he affected by eariy frosts.”
The Albany Advertiser says that lit
tle Mollie Bowel!, of Worth county, a
child not three yeaas old, has rare mus
ical talent. lier singing at the musical
convention on Sunday last was really
wonderful Her sweet little voice, and
the perfect manner in wh'chshe carried
the air of a song which she had learned
by attending three meeting of the class
surprised every <ne preseut. She is in*
deed a musical prodigy.
One firm iu Wilming.ou, N. C., has
shipped to New York, since !>ept., 1,
187 0, 350 sturgeon >aa aggpegate ot
15,000 pounds It is smoked and cur
ed in N. Y , and shipped to foreign
markets.
The corn crop of Tenn., is above the
average in nearly every county in the
S^ate.
Two men guarding convicts near
V seksburg got into a difficulty, and one
blew the other's brains out.