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tTosTtIVELY CAS H.
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A new copper mine is being de
veloped in Fannin county.
A man by the named of Miles fell
deiid Tuesday evening in Augusta.
Seventy-five cents a day for board
dial lodging is charged at Heard,
putts county.
The last that was heard of Den
nis Kearney, he was washing dish-
es in a California hotel.
A Chatham county negro justice of
the peace is in jail for compounding
n felony. Another colored brother
has gone astray.
Four kegs of powder were found
in the garret of a church at Canton,
Ohio, and the police are trying to
find out who put them there.
The graves of the Confederate sol
diers at New Orleans will be dec
orated on the 6th of April. Exten
sive preparations are being made.
Windsor, Out., is becoming the
headquarters of deserters from the
a nny of the United States. Over
thirty of them are now located
there.
Railroad men are disposed to
approve the decision of the Tennes
see court, holding that the railroad
commission in that State is uncon
stitutional.
Gainesville Southron: Milledge-
ville is blowing about shipping 70
dozen eggs In one day. What would
they think of 2,000 dozen a day, as
Gainesville often does.
Hundreds of English sparrows is
said to have frozen to death this
winter in Chicago. This is the
next best news we have heard
from that city since the exploit of
Mrs. O’Leary’s cow.
Volume 2.
After Twenty Yearn.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Friday, March 14th, 1884.
Number 43,
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A gentleman in Oconee is dig
ging a cyclone pit under his house,
fixed with a trap door. It is large
enough to accommodate all his
family, and whenever a cloud
arises they take refuge therein.
Gov. O’Neal has offered a reward
of ft(H) for the capture of the man
Roe who recently murdered young
Haralson at Fort Payne, Alabama,
and the family of the deceased sup-
lement that reward with $500 more.
A gentleman of Athens, after a
heavy rain fall, a few days ago, dis
covered several fish in a small mud
hole on the roadside, tiiat had evi
dently been carried up in some wa
ter spout and deposited there by
the rain.
A German, named Earners Hart
man, who lived in Aiken, S. ('..at
tempted to hoard the train while it
was passing through the streets in
Augusta, Wednesday evening, fell
under the cars, and was terribly
mangled. It is thought he will die.
Thomasville Times: It is said
that one young lady in town, exer
cising the privileges of her sex dur
ing leap year, has proposed to no
less than three young gentlemen.
As they have—so it is said—all ac
cepted, there will likely he trouble.
Revenue officials have returned
from a raid into Gilmer county.
They captured two stills and de
stroyed a considerable quantity ot
beer. They were fired into near the
UnC of Fannin and Gilmer, Satur
day night. The ball passed near
the head of J. A. Bledsoe and enter
ed the jaw of his horse, hitched to
the hack in which they were travel
ing.
The Gumming Clarion says:
“There is a lady living in this coun
ty who recently quilted a quilt to
ii lining that was considerably over
100 years old, having been spun and
woven by her grandmother in her
youthful days. There is also a reel
for winding thread and part of a
china tea-service, each over 100
years old, owned by a family in this
county.
A Pritehurdvlllo correspondent of
the AYics says: “Edward Sanders,
ii farmer, living near Pritchardville,
"'IIS in a field Tuesday, where his
floods were clearing land. In cut
ting down trees, ono of the men cut
o tree which in falling broke off a
hurt of another tree. Mr. Sanders
to running to avoid the falling tree,
run directly under it, the tree strik
ing him on the head crushing it,
causing instant deutli.
A Mr. Baldwin, of Anderson
county, Kan., a very old man, who
remembers events of fifty years ago
nuieli better than those of last year,
N n.vs that during the visit of the
c unet of isi2 the western sky was
red every evening Just as it was
during the last two months. This
s cenis to confirm Gen. Clingniuu’s
theory that the recent red sunsets
"ore due to the earth
through the track of a comet.
Atlanta Constitution.
Atlanta has unearthed a Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines on a small scale.
Airs. Mary Itasberry sues for the
possession of about twenty-live
acres of land in the fourth ward
upon which there are at present
about seventy-five or eighty houses.
In 1855-,* two pieces of property
were conveyed to Jasper S. Smith.
The land consisted of about 25 acres
and was bounded by what is now
A heat on the north, the Boulevard
on the east, Foster street on the
south and Butler street on the west.
One of the deeds was made by Wil
liam Ezzard as administrator on
tho estate of Hardy Ivy and the
other was made by Daniel Johnson.
The last named deed was made in
1855 and the Ezzard deed was made
in 18f)7. These deeds were duly re
corded by Jasper Smith in the of
fice of the clerk of the superior
court. Atlanta was then a compar
atively small place and the proper
ty was not worth much.
But time passed on, and Jasper
Smith in the year 1862 sickened
and died, leaving as his only heir at
law his wife, Celia Ann Smith. In
1862 Mrs. Smith was living in Cobb
county. She was taken sick and it
became evident that she was near
ing her end. She was convinced
that the time was at hand when she
should make disposition of her
property, and, calling in Colonel A.
W. Hammond, she made her will,
which was duly signed and the
names of witnesses attached. The
proceeding was in every way regu
lar and the property, so it is said,
was left to Airs. Alary B. Raspberry,
a devoted niece of Mrs. Smith and
a daughter of William Ilarville, of
Atlanta, a brother of the maker of
the will.
Soon thereafter Airs. Smith passed
away and the will was turned over
to William Ilarville.
Accompanied by his wife Ilar
ville left for Atlanta in a buggy
reaching here from Cobb county
without a mishap. In some myste
rious way the will, however, was
soon after lost or stolen, but under
t'.ie direction of the courts, Ilarville
proceeded to settle up the estate.—
The young niece, a daughter of the
administrator, asked her father if
she was not made an lieir, but was
informed that such was not the case.
She was somewhat surprised at that,
as she had expected she would lie
remembered in the distribution of
her aunt’s estate. Ilarville was a
long time administering on the
estate, but finally in 187!) lie sold tlie
property to His son-in-law, Dr. AI. ('.
Martin, for $1,5)00, a very low price.
The property is worth about $7)0,000.
When the deed was made it was
given by Ilarville as administrator
on the estate of Celia Smith, and
that deed is recorded on the books
in the county clerk’s office.
The letters of administration it
appears were taken out in this coun
ty although Mrs. Smith died in Cobb.
In 1880 Ilarville died. In the
course of events the property lias
finally passed into numerous hands
and now, built up pretty thickly, is
worth perhaps fifty thousand dol
lars.
And now comes the strange part
of the story. Lately Airs. Itasberry
has found two living witnesses to
the will which was made over
twenty years ago. They say they
saw it made and duly signed, and
one of them was with Airs. Smith
nearly all the time until her death,
and that she could not have made
another will without ids ha\ ing
known it. He says the will left the
property to Airs. Itasberry, and that
he is willing to swear to that state
ment.
So it turns out that Airs. Rasberry
will attempt to prove that she lias
been wronged by licr own father,
who, either intentionally or unin
tentionally, kept her out of her own
Tho evidence on tills point will be
exceedingly interesting, as several
very delicate points will be touched
upon. Iiarville’s widow is step
mother of young Mrs. Rasberry,
whose maiden name was Alary
Ilarville, she now resides near
Wheat street on about two acres of
land that her father gave her.
As Mrs. Rasberry has become
quite prominent before tho public
on account of tills suit an interest
ing statement, can lie made as to
who she is. Sho is now a widow
and has been for thirteen years.
Her husband was, during his lile-
tiijie, a well-known detective, and
about 1870 or 1871 became consider
ably mixed up with certain men on
account of what they said were
questionable methods in working
up eases.
One night the usual crowds loung
ed in tho arcade of the Kimball
house. Among those present wore
I'enn Bedoli and other
dead. Bedell was arrested
tried but pending the legal pro
ceedings lie became involved, and
at the corner of the same building
while under arrest was shot and
killed by Air. Gaines Chisholm.
Air. Chisholm was tried and cleared
and all the details passed out of tin*
public mind and are only brought
out now as a part of the life history
of the lady who now sues to recover
twenty-five acres of Atlanta and,
on which are located seventy-five
or eighty houses.
The case will be watched with
great interest when the trial comes
up.
and been prepared somewhat after the I An auinmi uiioui.
manner of mummies, and will j inhabitants of Perry Township,
doubtless throw new light on the \ \,y 00( j county, Ohio, near Fostoria,
history of a people who reared, breathe freer, says a Philadelphia
these mounds. I pon the stones | p rt , ss special, since the mysterious
that covered the vault were caixed I uninin.1 which lias been burrowing
inscriptions, and it decipl.eicd w ill | | n { 0 g raves j n the township ceme-
probably lift the veil that lias oil
(Jrecn County.
Special Cor. Augusta Chronicle.
Gueknksuoho, Ga., ALll'cll
have visited Greenesboro under
difficulties. The rain was pouring
down almost incessantly during
my visit. It is a good specimen of
one of our typical Georgia towns.
It lias some very wealthy and cul
tured people. It has some large
and elegant residences, the best ot
■which is the fine home of Air.
Davis, who is worth fully a lmlf
million, lie lias built up a retail
mercantile trade of $300,000 a year.
Greene county is one of the old
est counties in the State. It was
laid out in 1786. It is 22 by 17 miles,
and lias 37-1 square miles. It was
named after the revolutionary hero,
Gen. Nathaniel Greene. It is seven
hundred feet above the sea level,
and very healthy. Her population
in 1880, was 17,7,47, which lias con
stantly increased.
Dr. Thomas 1’. James, formerly
State Commissioner of Agriculture
regards Greene as the finest farm
county in tlie State. The soil and
climate are both exceptionally
good. There are cases of farming
where 127, bushels of oats and 60
bushels of wheat to the acre have
been made. Alany farmers raise
three crops in a year from the same
land, 25 bushels of oats, 15 of corn
and 25 of peas worth $52, costing
only $20 to make, leaving a clear
profit of $32 to the acre.
Greene has some magnificent
farms. T. \V. Powell and John
Davenport run a farm of 3,5)00 acres
14 miles from Grcenesboro. Last
year they had 1,300 acres in small
grain, which they expected to in
crease this year to 1,600 acres. Of
this they had 300 acres in wheat
bringing 30 bushels to the acre or
9.000 bushels. Their small grain
crop ran to 46,000 bushels, but 400
acres of small grain they were un
able to gather, which would have
increased the harvest to 06,000 bush
els. They had 400 acres in corn.
They raised 10,000 bushels of corn.
Their farm is on the Oconee river.
Powell and Davenport are young
men who have signally illustrated
their capacity to plant successfully
on a large scale. They use a com
post of manure, kuinit and acid
phosphate, 200 pounds to the acre.
They have 70 horses and mules, 40
brood mares and 50 cattle. They
raise hay largely from Bermuda
grass. They had three cuttings,
one alone of which fed 70 head a
year. Another cutting, worth
$5,000 was swept away and lost.
Three acres of Bermuda brought
15.000 pounds of hay. They are
building a canal which drains seven
miles of land. Their crop is worth
$35,000 made at a„cost. of $10,000,
leaving $25,000 profit. Next year
they will plant 2,5)00 acres—1,600 in
small grain, 800 cotton, 500 corn.
This is a good specimen of
Greene’s magnificent farm enter
prises, Richmond.
1 Unci'uf (Hants.
shrouded the history of the race of
giants that undoubtedly at one
time inhabited this continent. All
the relics were carefully packed
and forwarded to the Smithsonian
Institute, and are said to bo the
most interesting collection ever
found in America. The explorers
are now at work on another mound
in Bartow county, and before their
return home will visit various sec
tions of Georgia, where antiquities
are found. On the Oconee river, in
Greene county, just above Powell’s
mills, are several large mounds, one
of them very tall and precipitous.
The editor of this paper lias now an
engagement with Mr. Toon Powell
to make an excavation there, and
as soon as the weather breaks we
will let our readers know what
bidden secrets are there.
Oidetri'C, llic Kidnapper.
Alliens Danner.
Air. J. B. Toonior yesterday re
ceived a letter from Air. Ilazelton,
who is on a visit to Cartersville.
The letter contained several heads
made of bone, and gave an inter
esting account of the opening of a
large Indian mound near that town,
by a committee of scientist sent
out from the Smithsonian Institute.
After removing tho dirt for some
distance a large fiagstono was found
which had evidently been dressed
by hand and showed that the men
who quarried this rock understood
their business. These stones were
removed, when in a kind of vault
beneath the skeleton of a giant,
that measured 7 foot and 2 inches,
was found. Ills hair was course
and Jet black and hung to the
waist, tho brow being ornamented
with a copper crown. The skeleton
was remarkably well preserved and
taken from the vault intact. Near
this skeleton were found the bodies
of several children of various sizes.
The remains of the latter were
covered with beads made of bone
of some kind. Upon removing
these, t In* bodies were found to lie
enclosed in a net work made of
T11e'i'ri'\v'd\io Uceil the two men be- straw ov reeds, and beneath this
, . , .1 mid suddenly a pistol was a covering ot the skin of some
to tho earth passing | luiU ’ nl aml Rasberry fell, animal. In fact, tho bodies had
Now Orleans Tlincs-Dcinoorut.
There is in the county jail of Nes
hoba county, Aliss., a man with a
terrible history. Six months ago
he appeared in that county, and at
tracted attention from his solitary
habits. He only seemed to court
the society of little boys, several of
whom told strange stories about
him. One night the bouse of a farm
er who was absent from home
was entered, and a fiendish outrage
committed on a lady who was
there. In the darkness he escaped
undetected. Search was made by
the infuriated inhabitants for the
wretch, when the recluse exhibited
greater signs of fear than were ever
noticed before. He was arrested,
brought before the injured woman,
and from Ids voice she declared
him to be the man. On the way to
jail the sheriff’s posse met a party
of Alabama emigrants, one of
whom, looking at xho prisoner, ex
claimed, “hello, Ogletree, bow came
you here?” The prisoner hung his
head, and denied that his name
was Ogletree, but tho whole Ala
bama party united in declaring his
identity with the famous boy steal
er, who for six weeks kept the bor
ders of Georgia and Alabama in a
ferment over his deeds.
He was first heard of in Atlanta,
where lie induced a newsboy nam
ed Tilton to go with him. Once
out of the city he cut off the boy’s
ears, for the purpose, lie said, of
identifying him in a crowd. After
inflicting on the boy unheard of
cruelties, a party of men got on his
trail in Paulding county, when lie
took to the woods and escaped,
lie was next heard from in Haral
son, county, Ga., where lie approach
ed the farmhouse of Air. Buchanan,
coaxed away two children and
kept them tied in the woods for
several days, visiting them when it
suited liis pleasure. lie joined in
several of the searching parties for
the purpose of misleading them as
to tlieir location, and finally when
lie saw they were getting in the
neighborhood of where the children
were, took an abrupt departure.
By tins time the county was get
ting stirred up.
He was next Hoard from near the
junction of the (State lines of Geor
gia, Alabama and Tennessee, where
be coaxed off a nine-year-old boy,
named Joe Allen (white). He was
no more than a day out, when de
tectives, and relatives located the
course, and striking out in pursuit,
followed up one of the most diffi
cult trails ever before undertaken.
From the Tennessee line to the
Georgia line to Newnan, nearly 360
miles, through forests, over moun
tains and across rivers, the chase
was kept up, the criminal being
sometimes almost caught up with,
and then, slipping the officers, was
lost sight of for a day or two.
About three weeks from the date
of the first alarm a wild-looking
man was seen approaching a farm
house in Coweta county. Tying a
little boy, by whom lie was accom
panied, to a tree, lie went up to the
house and asked for food. While
standing on the doorstep a pursu
ing party was observed coming in
hot chase. With a dart Ogletree
started across a field alone. The
pursuers, glad to rescue the boy,
who was nearly dead with fright,
lingered with him. Ogletree mean
while escaping, since which time
he lias not boon heard from until
tlie present, liis trial for tho
present offense will come off on the
12tli of March, and in tho possibil
ity of his acquittal he will ho held
under requisitions from Gov.
O’Neal, of Alabama, and Gov. Mc
Daniel, of Georgia, so that lu* bids
fair to become an interstate subject
of interest.
tery, and eating the contents of the
coffins lias been captured. The ex
citement in the county during the
raids of the horrible creature was
intense, since every family had
some one or more of its loved ones
buried in the cemetery, and liable
to fall a prey to the creature’s ghoul
ish appetite.
A few nights ago, Afr. George
Brandeberry set a trap near a grave
which had been rifled and baited it
with a choice morsel of groundhog.
He found one morning, on making
his accustomed visit to the ceme
tery, that the trap, groundhog-bait
and all had disappeared. When lie
took in the condition of affairs, Air.
Brandebery immediately went for
his gun and loaded it with fine shot
to wound the animal, so as to take
it alive if possible.
Carefully searching the vicinity,
lie soon found a hole with fresh
earth around the edges. The open
ing was similar to the one usually
made by the animal, and he push
ed liis arm into the hole after
rolling up liis sleeve and putting
on a heavy leather glove. He soon
felt the steel trap, and getting a
firm hold on the handle, lie pulled
with all liis strength. The first
pull convinced him that the crea
ture was caught by the trap, and
one of its bind legs fast in its jaws.—
The beast struggled desperately
against being pulled out, and tried
hard to burrow liis way sideways
and pull the trap out of its captor’s
hand. Air. Brandeberry kept a
firm grip, however, and soon had
the satisfaction of pulling liis ghoul-
sliip out of the hole, biting, snarl
ing and snapping its teeth.
When it reached the open air it
made a desperate attack on its cap-
tor, and succeeded in getting free,
when it darted for its liberty. Mr.
Brandeberry quickly poured two
loads of shot into it, stunning but
not killing it. On examination it
was found to be larger than the
largest coon, with yellowish hair,
bushy tail, long, wicked looking
jaws, and very large, sharp teeth,
which it used in burrowing with
prodigious effect. The creature is
thought by some to be a species of
American badger, (jenius taxulea
Others think it is some peculiar
Oriental creature which lias es
caped from some passing circus or
side show, while others again affirm
that is a cross between a badger
and a hyena, which solution would
account for its taste in rifling
graves.
A number of superstitious negroes
solves the problem by affirming
that it is the evil one in brute form.
They will not go near it or the
house in which it is kept, and mani
fest every symptom of terror when
the subject is mentioned. The cap
ture has, however, lifted quite a
load from the minds of the people
in this vicinity.
The beast is kept in a temporary
cage, and devours quantities of raw
liver. It is visited by hundreds of
curious persons. The intention is
to send it to some museum or me
nagerie. It is understood that Sells
Bros, and Barmim’s Menageries
are both negotiating for its pur
chase.
IT11UKXT (ILiKAMXUS.
licNpttod for 57 Ycurs.
Wilmington, Dfd., March 11.—
The Governor lias respited Lewis
F. List until the second Friday of
March, 15)40. The culprit was to
have been hanged on Friday for
the murder of Geo. B. Taylor in
September, 1883. It was generally
coneeeded that liis offense was no
more than one of murder in the
second degree, and as the Governor
has no power to commute a sen
tence lie has granted a respite of
o\er 56 years, this amounting in
fact to imprisonment for life.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS.
SometlxiiiK Strange on tin K(rg Shell.
Piedmont Press.
Wonders will never cease. Air.
Jackson, of Forsyth county, brought
to our office a few days ago a por
tion of an egg shell, on the inner
side of which was plainly printed the
name of a Gainesville merchant.
How to explain the phenomenon
we cannot eggs-actly toll. The
gentleman says liis little girl dis
cover it one morning while eating
boiled eggs at breakfast. The most
plausible theory comes from an in
telligent citizen who suggests that
a newspaper containing the name
of the gentleman might have con
stituted a part of tho nest, and
while the shell was in its fresh or
semi-plastic condition the letters
touching the egg were photograph
ed upon the inner coating thereof.
1))Iiik of Starvation.
AIontkeaI., Atarcli 11.—The police
found three women, dying of star
vation in a house oil St. Aotoine
street last night. Their names are
(’. M. Fitt anil E. A. Jones, sisters,
who are over fifty years of age, and
a daughter of the latter named
Alice. They came here a few
months ago from Toronto and tried
to get work at dress making but
failed, and tlieir means being ex
hausted and too proud to beg, they
resigned themselves to die of hun
ger. When found in their beds,
they wore so emaciated and wasted
that they had to be taken to the
hospital and eared for. The two
elder women were so weak and
low that they could not speak.
Ami Still They Como.
Augusta Evening News.
To-day the Georgia railroad takes
charge of the now narrow gauge
road just completed from Gaines
ville, on the Air-Line, through to
Social Circle on the Georgia road.
Tho distance is in the neighbor
hood of seventy miles, and traver
ses one of the finest and most pro
ductive sections of Georgia. This
is quite a matter tor congratula
tion to that section, heretofore un
touched by railroads, besides add
ing largely to the trade and com
merce of Augusta and to tho ex
chequer of tin' Georgia railroad.
The road will be able to do all
the business of tlie section through
which it passes, as tho cars are
nearly of the capacity of the broad
gauge roads. These cars are all
manufactured at tlie shops in this
city under the management of
Capt. Prevnl, and are of tlie latest
designs. Capt. Preval has shown
that such work can be done here as
well and as cheap as at tlie North
or West anywhere else.
Subscriptions are positively cash
lie Hail no Accomplice);.
New York, March 7.—Charles II
Reed, counsel for the assassin Gul-
teau in the latter part of tho trial,
was seen in ids office to-day. He
said: “Yes, I have read in tlie
newspapers the statement of cx-
Postinaster-General James before
the committee in Washington,
which convoys tlie impression that
the star route prosecutions wore in
some measure the cause of the
shooting of President Garfield. I
am therefore willing to have pub
lished for tlie first time some con
versations which occurred between
Guitoau and myself while I acted
as liis attorney. On several occa
sions, when alone with Guitoau, I
asked him if lie had any accom
plice, or if any person knew that ho
thought of shooting the president.—
lie always answered in the most
emphatic manner; “no; no one but
God and me knew anything about
it.” One day before he was execut
ed, when 1 saw him for the last
time, I said to him: ‘Guitoau, all
hope of saving you is gone, and you
must die to-morrow. Now, I ask
you again, had you any accomplice
or did any person beside you know
anything about your intention to
kill tlie president?’ With a wild
light in liis eyes, which was impos
sible of simulation, lie replied; ‘No,
no; no ono but God and me knew
anything about it. As I have often
told you, that is tho truth as 1 ex
pect to meet my God to-morrow,”
The llelled Huxzard.
The belled buzzard, whose flight
over tlie western counties of Geor
gia has aroused so much supersti
tious fear among tlie ignorant
whites and blacks, passed over a
field near Taylorsville Tuesday
where four men were plowing.
One of them, a negro quit work at
once, and said that the bird was
warning the people of another cy
clone, in which hundreds of people
would be killed. The story of this
celebrated bird is an interesting
one. Nearly two years ago it was
a pet in tlie farm yard of a farmer
named Freeman, in Paulding coun
ty. One of liis children one day at
tached a sheep bell to tho bird’s
foot, and the tinkling sound so
scared it that it immediately flew
away. Tho first night out it alight
ed on the roof of a negro cabin in
Heard county. One of the inmates
went out to ascertain tlie cause of
tho hull ringing, and immediately
tlie buzzard rose from its perch and
flew away. The night was clear
and cold, and as tho inmates rush
ed out and behold the great black
object, and hoard the tinkling of
the boll hundreds of feet up in tho
air, a great fear seized them and
they all took to tlieir knees, under
the impression that tlie end of the
world was approaching. Ever since
the bird has pursued its migration
through the State arousing the fears
of tlie superstitious, who regard its
visit as an omen of evil. Tho ne
groes, ami many whites too, along
the track of tho late storm, insist
that they heard tho fateful bell
Im 11 about an hour before tlie ter
rible wrath of the wind had come
upon them. In 1*17 u buzzard was
similarly belled in Putnam county,
end up to 1856, when Ids presence
w as last reported in Greene eounty.
Ho was vouched for as having visit
ed points as far west as Meridian,
Mississippi, and in several northern
counties of Tennessee.
SIN NO SI O’.
Marster Jesus washed my soul,
Ain’t a gwlno to sin no mo’.
Jilft me up on a white oak polo,
Ain’t a gw I no to sin no mo’.
Ho tole mo to ride on do gospel boat,
Ain't a gwlno to sin no mo’.
An' oat do lalg oh do hallelujah shunt,
Ain't a gwlno to sin no mo’.
An'or roll up yor sleeves ole brudderJnko
An’ work ’fore do sun goes down,
Fur ye’ll swim all nroun' lu do silver lake
A woarln' oh do golden crown.
Shake ole black man, Satan’s dust,
From otfyer brogan shoes,
An’ let him go and do his wusi,
While yor sing do glorious nows.
My soul Is whiter dan a Hnon sheet,
Ain't n. gwlno to sin no mo’.
An' all ob do eo’ns hah lot 1 my foot,
Ain't a gwlno to sin no mo’.
Marster Paul will shake my tilin',
Ain’t a gwlno to sin no mo’.
When 1 takes my place In do lienbcnly ban’
Ain’t, a gwlno to sin no mo’.
An' or far yor well, ole sister Kate,
Don’t go ter de shuckin' an’ dnnoo,
Whl yorso’f It’s gettln’ mlghtly Into,
So doan yor lose do chance.
Donnyort hlnk so much obyercnllkorcoat
But think ob de angel gown,
Or yer’ll be tuck in fur n shining goat,
Ail’ burned way un’erde groun’.
Fashionable openings — Carriage
doors.
The nicest article in gloves—A
pretty hand.
A man with water on the brain
should wear a plug hat.
“Why are you so distant?” said a
tramp to a beefsteak in a restaurant
window.
“That’s what beats me,” solilo
quized the small boy, as he gazed at
ids ma’s slipper.
An African proverb says: “Tho
idle are a peculiar kind of dead who
cannot lie buried.”
“Mine son,” said Jacob to ids boy,
“veil you sells tier suit look out for
der fit—dat isli, tier broflt.”
Half a loaf is, no doubt, better
than none, but a newspaper man
nex’er gets a chance to loaf at all.
A Boston young lady is so awful
ly cultured that she won’t call it
the “sweet by-and-by.” She calls
it tlie “sugared subsequently.”
Miss Kate Field believes in hot
water as a cure for dyspepsia. Well,
yes. You let a man get into hot
water, and lie’ll forget all about
dyspepsia.
A Southern paper says: “All the
Alabama factories are making
money.” They’ll be arrested for
counterfeiting if they don’t stop.—
Statesman.
A young lady being asked why
she did not attend a party to which
she had been invited, replied, “I for
got all about the party, and ate
onions at dinner.”
A health journal advises, “Do not
lie on the left side.” This is a very
proper admonition. If you are
obliged to lie, be careful and lie on
the right side. You will find it pays
in the end.
A young miss of sixteen asks
wliat is the proper tiling for her to
do when she is serenaded by a party
of young gentlemen at a late hour.
We are glad to bo able to answer
this question. Steal softly down
stairs and untie the dog.
An exchange, in comparing a
preacher to a printer, says: “Why
is a preacher like a printer? They
are both after the devil. In what
respect does a preacher differ from
the printer? Printers make the
devil work and the devil makes the
preacher work.”
While the arrangements were be
ing made for a party a few evenings
ago, a young lady present innocent
ly inquired: “is the invitation to
embrace tho young Indies?” “Oh,
no!” replied a young man, “tlie
gentlemen will attend to that.”—
And now tho young lady wonders
what tlie young man meant.
Gentlemen, you may hang tho
ocean on a grape vine to dry, lasso
an avalanche, pin a napkin to tho
mouth of a volcano, skim the clouds
from tlie sky with a teaspoon, paste
“To Let” on tlie moon and stars, but
never for a moment delude your
selves with tlie idea that this
charming girl is guilty of the charge
preferred against her. Peroration
in a Kentucky court.
A postoffiee inspector, Just return
ed irom a trial in North Carolina,
states that while ho was waiting in
court for tlie case upon which ho
was engaged to ho called, a jury
came into tlie room, and lie noticed
that seven wore white and five col
ored. “Gentlemen of the Jury, liavo
you agreed upon a verdict?” asked
tlie clerk lu tiiat solemn manner
which pertains to court clerks.
“We am, sir," responded an old gray
headed negro man, who had been
made foreman of tlie Jury either out
of sport or because of liis white
head. “What is tho verdict V” ask
ed the clerk. “Why, Jodge,” said
the colored foreman, looking up to
tlie court, “do jury am gone Dlm-
my era tic.”