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CITIZEN.
Volume 2.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, May 18th, 1883.
Number 2.
(The (True (f ifiznt.
Advertising Hates i
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t'oiinniinlcallnns for pcrsonnl liciicflt will lift
churned fur as ailvs., payable In advance.
Advs. occupylm' special position chained 23
par rent, mldltlnnnl.
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line, each Insert Ion.
Notices in I,oral A- lUisiness column, next to
remlltur. 3 cents per line each Insertion.
All notices will lie placed anions reading
matter If not specially ordered otherwise.
Kor terms apply at. this otHee.
Only A Xrusimiirr Mull.
The Hartwell Sun reports wheat
s looking unusually well in that
t.unty.
The water from the artesian well
i Alhany, On., it is said, will burst
i bottle. This is the first instance
pf explosive water we ever hoard of.
Boidsville i'inle r prise: There litis
lot been any Western corn sold in
itnall county this spring, and
many of our farmer have corn to
11.
Florida roasting ears are worth
>nly fifty cents per dozen in the
'avanmth market. The ears are a
ittli* longer than a short man’s
middle finger.
Gainesville Southron: H. II,
p’erry, Esq., of this city, sent off
through the mails a day or two ago
l letter addressed to London F.ng-
[and, upon which the postage was
Itreo dollars.
Louisville and Cincinnati pro
duce merchants are sending out
heir circulars, begging Southern
>1 anters to raise less cotton, and
nore hog and hominy. Comment
ientirely unnecessarv.
| We arc; nolnuly, then It is curious!
(inly t he slave of a pen;
The place which we designate “sanctum”
Is 1 he lair of a hcast or a den.
Our work any one could accomplish!
.1 list try It, dear sir, if you can.
You'll lind that in one thing you’re lacking, I
'Tis the snap of a newspaper man.
I've stood In the parvenu’s parlors,
1 Where wealth to the eye Is unrolled—
When* mankind is put in tin* balance,
And weight'd by the standard of gold;
And creatures of heaut.v and fashion,
Whose life is a frivolous span,
11ivw aside ns If t here were contagion
In the touch of a newspaper man.
And I thought ; are my hands red with mur
der?
I>f) I merit the signed of Cain?
Nay, surely I must he a leper—
All marked with the hideous stain!
I'.ut no, there are more potent reasons
Kor putting me under the Imn;
The sneer and the look say I’m only—
< inly a newspaper man.
Is it. wrong to use papers and scissors?
Is it crime to get bread by the pen?
Would intellect shine like adiamond
I f newspapers never had been?
The man who absconds with a million
Is soon welcomed hack from Japan;
While he whose page sparkles with beauty
Is only a newspaper man.
I’m proud of my rank and my station,
As the monarch is proud of his throne;
I’ve kindred in every nation,
And brethren in every zone;
The high, the rich and the haughty—
Deny it to-day, if you can—
Will fawn for the sake of a notice
At the feet of a newspaperman.
in my
Master .lames Longstreet,
..onortil James Longstreel, lias re
ceived an appointment from the
‘resident to a radclship-at-large at
Anapolis, and reported at the Aead-
’inyon the loth inst., according to
nstrnctions from tlu* Secretary.
I wonder, sonietlmrs, in my sntuduni,
When linin' with tin: work of tlie day,
I f we have a rliflit to t ho heaven,
I lea ul i fill, Ill'll lit, far a way;
| Will the angels who stand at the portals,
To welcome whoever they nan,
soil of l’ l| rn aside when they see us anil whisper,
’s i. d.v a newspaper uiiin.”
SIIOCKIXO ItKVKI.ATIONS.
Ainsusta ('hronlek'.
The New York Herald of Tuesday
last, contains some very shocking
revelations. It seems that in the
A boat containing a quartette of very heart of the metropolis, and
oung ladies and gentlemen, who hard by Christian churches and
The reporter talked with a num
ber of responsible residents of the
neighborhood, who corroborated
everything said by the priest. Some
ofthe incidents described were hor
rible beyond description. One gen
tleman said that there were police
men who made a good deal of mon
ey bv acting as guides to visitors to
j Chinatown. The reporter saw at
least a score of pale-faced and neat
ly dressed girls going in and com
ing out ofthe different opium dens
| which were indicated to him.
“Now,” said the guide when the
j tour was finished, “there should be
I fathers and mothers enough in
i New York to stamp out this curse
I of curses.”
When people sink into moral de-
! erepitude, the I)evil, no doubt, furn-
j islies ample means for drifting
| them into perdition. Wo do not
marvel that the people of California
protest against wholesale Chinese
immigration when they have ruin-
! ed that State, as well as all the other
States and Territories there with
barbarous and bruitish immorali-
! ties, and the introduction of horri-
i hie Oriental diseases. And if what
we read is true, the people of Amer
ica will rue the day they wore ever
admitted into this land. There is
now no law to prevent their coming,
but Congress should immediately,
| enact laws forever forbidding a
Chinaman to set foot on American
i soil, no matter if it cost every cent’s
| worth of commerce from that God-
i loss land. The interests of tire whole
j people of this great nation are
greatly paramount to the individ
ual interest of a few grasping impor
ters.
vere pic-meing near Macon, cap
sized, and the party had a narrow
(escape from drowning. One of
[the young ladies lost a diamond
ring and the other a gold watch.
Wasson, the thieving paymaster
ofthe United States army, was an
[especial pel of (.jrant. He was also i
dear churn of Fred Grant, tie
further enjoyed the distinction of |
[being the son-in-law of John A.
Gingham, a man who assisted to
hang a woman he knew to be inno-
leent. Justice is slow, but it is sure.
charitable buildings, a Chinese col
ony has been established, which,
according to statements made by
priests and laymen, is worse
than an association of lepers.—
Leprosy can only destroy the mor
tal organization; but this Chinese
colony, from all accounts, is busily
j engaged in tiie ruin of bodies and
souls. The charge is from the high
est quarters, that in opium dens,
conducted by Fagan barbarians,
horrid orgies are carried on, result
ing in the corruption of children of
respectable parents. The police are
During Hie late storm, a t ree suspected of being in the pay of the
[was blown over near Cherokee Ghinese; for when their attention
Corner, in Oglethorpe county, and jwas failed to these infamies by in-
aniong its roots were found a mini- dignant ministers, curses and in-
Sher of heads and eartliware. it j suits were the only answer made,
was supposed to have been the!*' 1 default of any satisfaction in
grave of a chief, as hominy was that quarter, the great journals are
'ound where a vase had been bro- nailed upon to rouse public opinions
veil. Many years ago the place against these dens, and a minister
vas inhabited by Indians, from ! "1 Hio gospel, after detailing facts
vhonce it received its name, and within his knowledge says: “1
me of their many superstitions was don’t care whether a man professes
hat their chief would require j religion or not, liis cheeks must
Miougli hominy to last him until he U'urn with indignation when he is
cached the happy hiintinggrounds. I font routed with these facts.” It
it was buried with great cere- s<>on,s that procuresses are hired to
nony, in a charmed vase, at his ! entice young girls into these opium
lead.
A llOKltl I'.l.k STtlllY.
Augusta .Yews: Doth Judge
‘aimer and \V. II. 1 farrison, whom
iov. .McDaniel lias just appointed
o positions in his cabinet, are oili-
ors. Judge Palmer of the Wnynes-
>oro //craht, and Mr. Harrison of
he Lumpkin Independent.
\Ve have corrected many errors
mule by our “esteemed” contempo-
aries of men and occurrences in
Yaynesboro and Burke county,
Aiul have let many pass unnoticed.
Judge Palmer is not now, nor lias
io been for several years in the ed-
torial profession, hut lias devoted
ilinsell' to the practice of law, and
mills an honorohle position at the
Gar throughout this judicial circuit.
Huskies ibis he never was the edi
tor of the Herald, hut was the edi
tor of the depositor, for several
years hi'fore i( combined with the
JJeruld. These are the facts in re-
nrd to Judge Palmer.
Macon Telegraph: Speaking of
ho railroads, there is a widespread
•eport on the streets of Atlanta to-
hells. Attracted there by curiosity
at first, repetitions of the visit oc
cur until all self-respect and moral
courage disappear. It is said that
the Chinese have of late grown hold
and insolent, instead of coy and
secret, as in the initial stages of
their traffic. We cannot repeat the
horrors that have been circumstan
tially detailed, hut the following
testimony may suffice:
You can see how profitable this
iniquity is to the Chinamen who
are responsible-for it, when some of
them pay as much as $:!() and 140 a
month for a couple of rooms in n
rickety house. The Chinaman who
kept a gambling and opium den in
(lii- basement of a Alott street house
oll'ered the woman who lived up
stairs, $ 100 bonus to vacate her
rooms. She expressed surprise that
he couid afford the money, and the
Chinaman replied that he some-
limes made as much us if:inn a day.—
There is a Chinaman on the same
street who had the utfrontery to
otter one of our members .fotM) if he
Till' Itmly nf a Kliter Kouml mi a DDsi'illnir Tahir
11)' a Yuuiiir Meilleal Student.
Cleveland Herald.
A prominent physician of North
ern Ohio yesterday related to a
Herald reporter the particulars of
a horrible occurrence which hap
pened some little time ago, hut
which lias heretofore been kept
from tin* public through the exer
tions of tiie parties concerned. For
obvious reasons the names will he
withheld, but the rest of the facts
are given as received from tiie lips
ofthe reporter’s informant.
Last fall a young gentleman, son
of a prominent resident of a town
not a'hundred miles from Cleveland,
went to New York for the purpose
of attending a course of medical
lectures at one of the most widely
known medical colleges in the
country. After a sojourn in New
York of about two months the
young man was suddenly called to
his home in Ohio by a telegram an
nouncing the severe illness of his
only sister, a beautiful young maid
en just budding into womanhood,
and justly celebrated not only for
her beauties of face and form, but
as well for her lovable and amiable
disposition.
<)n receipt of the message from
home the young man lost no time,
hut traveled by night and day until
at tiie bedside of his loved one.—
Although nursed by loving hands
and watched over with the tender-
crest solicitude, three days after the
brother’s arrival home the young
lay, May 14th, that SenatorCnlquit could secure the basement of the
iiud General Gordon have made a ‘ association’s rooms for him. lam
[failure in their railroad and other; glad that the Moravian Brethren,
enterprises, and that the millions | who own ii large amount ofprop-
witli which they have boon credited j orty on Mott street, cleared out
(have suddenly melted. To what! their Chinese tenants some time
\xtent this rumored failure is true I ago, and they will not admit these
I have been unable to ascertain, barbarians to their houses at any
[beyond that it is street talk, I tis! price.
[also stated in tills eonnootion, that 1 have seen richly attired ladles,
[work has been suspended on Komi-! whose appearance indicated refliio-
or ( nlquitl’s princely mansion, in incut, visit (lie opium shops regular-
•nurse ot erection at Kdgewood,— j ly. A few months ago, a woman
it is surmised that these gentlemen
jbnvo suffered themselves to lie
.squeezed in the lluctuat ions of Geor
gia Fuel fie stock. This at least was
apprehended some time since by
knowing ones, who were shrewd
enough to unload Georgia Pacific
stock when it was enjoying its little
boom. If the report, us given,
should prove correct, it is |o he
[hoped tlu> wreck will leave these
distinguished Georgians at least a
competency out ofthe mythical mil
lions.
who was dressed in very costly up-
pare!, and very costly jewels, stag
geivd against me in Mott street.—
She was stupefied with opium, and
her face was very white, Some
times several carriage loads of well
dressed ladies and gentlemen, if I
may so call them, drive into Mott
street. The occupants generally
get out in front of the church of the
Transfiguration, and from there,
walk to the opium shops. You
would he surprised to see the class
of people who cone Imre.
was attracted by the ribald re
marks of two of the students, who
were busily hacking away at the
abject before them. One of the
tudents, noticing liis expression of
surprise, accosted him and request
ed that he give them his opinion as
to whether the teeth in the mouth
of the body were genuine or false.
Shuddering at the thought of touch
ing the inanimate clay, yet disliking
to 1k> regarded as a cow ard by his
fellows, the young man hastily stup
ed to the side of the table where the
others were working. As his eyes
rested on the table his cheek paled,
his countenance) grew livid, and
with nil unearthly shriek he fell
swooning to the floor. There be
fore him, with her fair white flesh
cut and bleeding was the body of
his loved sister, whom he had so
recently seen laid to rest in the
earth. Can a more agonizing sight
he imagined? Well may the read
er shudder at the Imre thought and
utter silent prayer that he may be
delivered from such an awful expe
rience.
The young man was picked up by
his amazed and startled compan
ions and carried to his boarding
house, where at last lie regained
consciousness, but only to glare
wildly around him for an instant
and then swoon again. His parents
wore telegraphed for, and when
they arrived at the sufferer's side he
was rolling and tossing in the midst
of a severe attack of brain fever.
For six long weeks were the vigils
kept up, tin* young man failing to
recognize the countenances of the
almost heart broken father and
mother, who constantly hovered
over him, endeavoring to obtain
some sign of recognition, but all in
vain. At times it required the uni
ted strength of three stout men to
hold him in the bed, as lie endeav
ored to escape his nurses. At such
times he would sink, back exhaust
ed after the struggle,' and piteously
exclaim: “Why won’t you let me
rescue my darling sister.”
At the end of six weeks a change
was noticeable. That a crisis was
imminent seemed apparent to all.
Tne young mail’s physical condition
was fearfully reduced. He was so
emaciated that the hones seemed
to protrude from the flesh, and ids
hands and lingers were more like
the claws of a bird than anything
else. On the day in question, lie
calmly looked around, and observ
ing li is mother in the room, gently
requested her to hand him a drink
of water. The overjoyed mother
hastened to comply with his wishes
and proffered him the glass, where
at lie disclaimed any desire for any
thing to drink, which of course
caused, her to observe him care
fully, which she did, and alas! it
was lint too easily deccrnible flint
what sho feared most had conic
true, and her soil was a maniac
Although quiet in demeanor, there
was that in his eyes which told the
fearful story that reason had jeft
her throne,perhaps, forever.
The services of a distinguished
specialist in mental diseases were
engaged, but lie could do naught for
the mind diseased, and with sorrow
ladened hearts tin* anguished pa
rents wore compelled to place their
lady died. Her gentle spirit peace
fully took its flight and returned to I strit ‘ k(>n ina private asylum
the Maker who gave it. Words fail
to depict tin* anguish and inconsol
able sorrow and grief that the be
reaved family felt for tiie loss of
their beloved one. The mother,
worn and exhausted by long eon-
tinned worry and sleepless nights
passed at the .Milo of the dear one’s
couch of pain and suffering, suc
cumbed to nature’s mandate, and
was, soon after the daughter’s funer
al, herself tossing in an agony of
delirium. For two weeks her spirit
hovered between life and death, hut
finally' science triumphed and the
light of consciousness shone from
her eyes again. As soon ns his
mother’s convalescence was suf
ficiently assured to warrant ids leav
ing home, the young man returned
to the pursuit of his medical studies
in New York.
Shortly thereafter the young man
was directed by the Demonstrator
of Anatomy of the College to com
mence the work of dissection, and
with that In view he was assigned a
portion nf the subject on which to
commence operations, Tiie young
man made ids first visit to the dis
secting room in the college building,
and was initiated by some of ids
older students, into the mysteries
ofthe use ofthe scalpel and dissect
ing knife. After the first shock in
cident to the horrible sights jvhleli
greeted his gaze had passed away,
he wandered curiously through the
long room, with its saw-dust cover-
e<l*floor and plain deal tables cover
ed by human bodies in tlu> various|
stages of decomposition and mutila
tion. Faint and almost overcome
by tho deadly odor which permeat
ed tiie room, lie was about to take
his departure, when his attention
tor the insane, where he now Is, and
the prospect is that there he will re
main the balance of his life. Most
of the time he is quiet and docile,
hut at times his eyes dilate with an
expression of great fear, and lie
calls aloud the name of ids dead sis
ter, and assures her that he will
stive her from all harm, The aged
and grief stricken parents visit
their grief stricken son quite often,
and although lie recognizes and
calls them by name, yet lie always
upbraids them for not allowing him
to leave the asylum and rescue his
sister from some impending danger,
which lie imagines menaces her.
The Dalton Aryan declares this
not to lio a fish story: A t'ona-
sauga river man set out Ids hook
the other day, and it was swallow
ed by an eel of fine dimensions. A
seventeen pound trout came along
and went for his eelsldp, which in
stead of being taken down tiie reg
ular channel, worked its way
through the trout's gills, and wrap
ped Itself tightly around itseana-
ballstic enemy, leaving it strung
on the line. The lucky fisherman
took them both in. Tills story is
vouched for,
It is said that to him who goes to
law nine things are requisite, in
the first place a good deal of money |
-d, a good deal of patience; .'id, a
good cause; 4th, a good attorney;
nth, good counsel; (1th, good evi
dence; 7th, a good Jury; Nth, a good
Judge; and fitli, good luck.
1‘(‘aches are said to he ripening in
Spaulding county.
Subscriptions are positively cusli
TIIK MARY CKI.KKTK.
A Dark anil Cnsolvcil Mynlcry nfllir Sea-
of Murder.
The sea has its myeries Hie same
» the land. How many dreadful
evidences of crime lie buried in the
ocean, never more to be seen by hu
man eyes, none may know. A brig
named the “Mary Celeste,” arrived
lately at New York witli a cargo of
sugar from Manzanillo, Cuba. She
now lies at Finlay’s stores, Atlantic
docks, Brooklyn, where her cargo
was discharged. There is a dark
mystery connected with this vest-
history, says a correspondent
of Hie Fhihidelyhia Star, which will
probably never he cleared up.—
About twelve or thirteen years ago
she was found at sea, with all sails
set, hut drifting helplessly with the
wind, and no steersman at her
helm. Her disabled condition was
noticed by the crew of another ves
sel passing, and a boat was lowered
and men selected to board tin*
strange craft, and see what the mat
ter was. Sailors are naturally su
perstitious, and with visions of the
Flying Dutchman in their minds,
much difficulty was found to induce
the men to go on hoard; hut at last
they did board her, and were amaz
ed to find that not a living creature
could bo seen on the mysterious
vessel. With fear, and trembling,
they descended to the cabin, where
everything was found in complete
order, just as if its occupants had
quitted it temporarily. A watch,
supposed to lie the captain’s, was
found hanging near his berth, and
Hie berth itself was empty, and tiie
heckling was arranged neatly. A
sewing machine was also in the
cabin, with work tlint told of a wo
man’s recent presence, lying near
it. Children's clothing was likewise
found.there, some of which had ev
idently been worn, and more only
part made up, proof that a woman’s
hands had been busy with it not
long previously. Tiie vessel’s car
go was found all safe, as far as
could he seen, and there was no evi
dence whatever that she had
sprung a leak, or had suffered from
fire. If there had been, her desert
ed condition could have been ac
counted for, for then it would lie
supposed that the captain and crew
had deserted her to save their own
lives, and let the brig sink. On
looking further,]) tiie sailors were
horrified to find blood on the side of
the vessel, although none could he
seen on her deck or in the cabin.—
'This told a tale of murder and prob
able mutiny. One of her boats was
missing, which was another link in
the chain of evidence. Nothing re
mained to ho done but to take
charge of tin* deserted vessel, and
bring her into port. This was tiie
least unpleasant task to tho sailors,
for under marine laws of iloatsam
and jetsam, a deserted vessel found
at sea is the prize of those who find
her, and tho percentage to each
man of this one was large. She
was brought safely to one of the
Eastern ports, where it was learned
that tho “Mary Celeste”—she had
another name then—was on her
way home from a Mediterranean
port when she was abandoned.—
Wlu> belonged to Rhode Island, from
whence she sailed originally. The
captain, who also sailed from there,
had taken ids wife and two chil
dren with him on tiie voyage, and
it was morally certain that they
were cruelly murdered, for from
that day to this, neither they or the
crew have ever been heard of or
seen. The supposition is that those
who committed tiie murder escaped
in the missing boat, and either lan
ded safely or were drowned in their
attempt to do so. I might add that
the vessel lias been an unlucky one
ever since, and lias changed own
ers several times. Even now I learn
that the present owners are anxious
to sell her, hut they cannot find a
purchaser, and such is the repug
nance of people to have anything to
do with a vessel that has such a
dark history, that even freight is
dUflcult to get for her.
C. Windcmann communicates a
new method of making an invisable
ink to tiie J>ie Natnr. To make tho
writing or the drawing appear,
which lias boon made upon paper
with tho ink, it is sufficient to dip it
Into water. On drying, the traces
disappear again, and reappear by
each succeeding immersion. The
ink is made by intimately mixing
linseed oil, 1 part; water of amoiiia,
parts; water, 100 parts. The
mixture must he agitated each time
before the pen Is dipped into it, a
little of tho oil may .separate and
float on top, which would, of course,
leave an oily stain upon tiie paper.
1‘ams, Kv., May II.—Two broth
ers named Beeves, farmers, quar
reled yesterday about tiie proper
depth to plant corn. The “lie” pass
ed, when one shot the other in the
left breast. The wound is pot
thought to he fatal,
(TltltK.XT (fl.KAMXUS.
Il«> >Vus it S.t v4nnall Man.
Pont-Appeal.
As indicative of the wonderful
enterprise of Atlanta as compared
with the older and sleepier cities of
the State, a Savannah Knight of
Fytldason seeing the gigantic pro
portions and costly material of the
new hank in course of erection, on
the corner of Alabama and I’ryor
streets, after gazing at it long and
earnestly, exclaimed: “Good God!
if a Savannah man was caught put
ting up a building like that, he
would he sent to the asylum.”
First Ken Wheat.
Savannah Recorder.
Sumter county lias had tiie repu
tation of producing the first wheat
for a number of years past. On
Friday last Mr. Lonard Parker car
ried to Amerieus samples of as fair
a quality of grain as one would
wish to see. It was pronounced
first-class by experts. This wheat
was planted the first week in De
cember, on common red land, which
has been hi cultivation’ for forty
years, and had no extra fertiliza
tion or preparation, yet tho yield
was twelve and a half bushels per
acre.
(ii'iiralj Fruit (.rowers.
Atlanta Constitution.
The following railroads, viz: Cen
tral, Virginia and Georgia, Wes
tern and Atlantic, Georgia and
South Carolina, have agreed to
transport delegates to the Georgia
State Fruit Growers Convention,
to be held at tiie State capital on
24th inst., at .‘J o’clock p. in., at tiie
rate of two cents per mile. Dele
gates in order to take advantage
of these rates will have to secure
a round trip ticket before starting,
and have the same endorsed by the
secretary of tiie convention. All
growers and shippers have a right
to he represented. The growers and
shippers of South Carolina, Alaba
ma and Florida are by special res
olution invited to attend. As tiie
business before the convention is of
an important nature, tiie meeting
will doubtless be a very large one.
Five Convicts Shut.
CoiiUM hi A, S. C., May 12.—Intelli
gence reached here last night from
the convict camp on tho George
town and Lanes Railroad, that a
break for liberty was made on the
4th inst., by nine convicts out of
ninety engaged on the works. The
guards fired on them, killing one
man outright. Another was shot
in the river and drowned. Three
others were also shot, and it is sup
posed have drowned. Of Hie four
who escaped two have been recap
tured. One of tiie convicts who was
shot was a white man named Coles,
who, it is supposed, instigated the
whole affair. He was serving a life
sentence for murder. One of the
negroes killed had been pardoned,
but the pardon hail not been receiv
ed at tiie convict camp until after
the ('scape and death ofthe pardon
ed man.
Hour 11 la Done.
Franklin News Letter.
Tiie prohibition law is in force in
Franklin, Heard county, but a bar
room is doing a thriving business
there, allee samec. Thusly: A man
has a room connected with his
dwelling house, hut with no door
opening from the outside. In this
room he lias a good stock of pizen.
He lias a drawer in tiie wall* which
opens to either tho inside or outside
of tiie room. When a toper wants
a tod, all ho lias to do is to pull out
tills drawer, drop in his dime, and
sing out what lie wants. The draw
er is pulled in, the money taken
out, and in its place appears a glass
of grog. If any question is asked
from the outside, no reply is receiv
ed. It is impossible to see into the
room, and as the silent barkeeper
on the inside never speaks to any
one on tho outside, he escapes de
tection. He is said to he making
money rapidly.
A Ilia l.aml Scheme.
St. Louis, May 12.—Advices from
tin' Indian Territory says that two
hills have been introduced in tiie
Creek Indian Council providing for
the lease of the land known as the
“Cherokee strip,” tho lease to be
given to the highest bidder for five
years, and at not less than $100,000
per year, the rental payable semi
annually. Several parties and com
panies are now ready to give even
more than that sum, and there is
liable to be a good deal of competi
tion among them to get control of
tin* lands. Persons posted regard
ing affairs In the Territory say that
there is a monstrous Job in this land
business, and that greedy specula
tors stand ready to lease the strip,
which contains about one million
acres, at almost any price if they
can get the privilege of renewal.
With this privilege they think they
can secure practically a i»erpetual
lease, or perhaps in a few years an
actual deed to It. The strip is said
to he worth now fully ten million
dollars, and in a few years it will
in' wortli two or three times that
amount,
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
COCKTINCl.
There's lots ot fim In courllnif,
If you know the wny to do It:
It's the choicest kind of sporting
Once you get nceustoiiud to It,
Do you courting moderately,
An a business, not a favor;
Make haste slowly, It adds greatly
To the fun a piquant llavor.
Court your sweetheart In the kitchen,
In tho parlor, in the park;
And you'll find the most bowltchln’
Times for courting after dark,
Court for love; most women like It,
Nay, I am certain they nil do;
And the fellow who can strike It
Once will hanker for it, too.
Court a woman for herself, sir,
For the virtue that is in her;
Don't go courting her for pelf, sir;
You will rue It If you win her,
Court a woman boldly, bravely;
Never court her for a fool;
When you do, she’ll teach you naively
How a woman scorned can rule.
Court a woman for a wife, sir,
Fora woman good and true;
And my word you’ll find this life, sir,
I’aradlse enough for you.
And such courting beats strawberries,
Peaches frozen In Icecream;
Champagne frupps, brnndled cherries,
’Tis a sunny, golden dream.
Men of mind—hen-pecked hus
bands.
In a boy stinginess is condemned,
but in a man it is called business.
Tiie German proverb, “if I rest I
rust,” is Americanized to read “If I
trust I bust.”
An old editor complains that type
setters as a rule are a drinking class.
It is not to be wondered at as they
set em up so often.
First small girl: “I know what I
tun going to he when I grow up!”
Second ditto: “What are you going
to be when you grow up?” First
small girl: “A widder!”
An exchange thinks capital pun
ishment ought to lie abolished, be
cause “so many murderers are
swung straight into glory that
heaven won’t be a decent place for
any respectable white man to stop
over night.”
Constitution: The editor of tiie
Chinese American promises to make
it lively for the Irish. No doubt,
but if the Irish get after the editor
ofthe Chinese American and chase
him around the streets in New
York city, he will conclude lie has
made them too lively.
Not long since I took the train on
the Bennington and Rutland rail
way, leave Rutland at 1 o’clock. Hi
front of me sat a lady and boy.—
The conductor came along, punch
ed her ticket, and asked:
“How old is the hoy?”
“Ten years old to-day,” said she.
“We collect half fare from all
children ten years old or more,”
said ho.
The lady hesitated, colored some-*
what and said: “He will not be ten
until about 11 o’clock to-night.”
The conductor colored also and
passed, while the passengers smiled.
—Boston Herald.
Macon Graphic: A countryman
enters the otfice of a young Macon
physician: “How much do you
charge for cutting off a man’s left
leg at the knee ?”
“Fifty dollars.”
“I’ll give you twenty-five.”
“All rigid; take a seat.”
The man sits down and the doc
tor, coming up from behind, slaps a
sponge full of chloroform over his
mouth. When he falls hack insen
sible out come a knife and saw, and
in twenty minutes the leg is off.
The man recovers and looks
about in dazed wonder. “Heavens
and earth!” he cries, “what have
you done ?”
“It’s all rigid, my man. The leg
is off, and in six weeks you will be
well again.”
“Ott‘! Otf! It was my brother’s
leg that I wanted amputated!”
“Is that so? Well, under the cir
cumstances 1 will throw ten dollars
off my hill.”
Telegraph: Tiie following is re
lated as a fact: In one of tiie “dry”
towns on tho Macon and Brunswick
railroad a merchant hit uimiu an
ingenious plan of furnishing the
people with whisky. He bought a
lot of coeoiuiuts, and, after empty
ing tiie milk, filled them up with
tiie coveted liquor, forming some-
tiling of a cocoauut toddy. The
other day tiie minister of the town
went in the store and wanted to
buy a cocoauut. The merchant was
in despair, but managed to tell tiie
gent ofthe cloth that the nuts were
unsound. Tiie minister seemed
unxlous to procure one, and told tiie
merchant that if they had milk in
them they were all rigid; and shak
ing one was convinced of their
soundnoiifa. The merchant could do
nothing more, and sold him one,
hoping tlmt lie would get out ofthe
scrape in some way. In about half
an hour after the minister left, the
merchant received a note from him
saying: “Send me six more cocoa-
nuts exactly like tho one I purchas
ed of you,”