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s I TI V E L Y CAS II.
THE TRUE Cl TIZEN
Volume 8.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, November 2d, 1889.
Number 2\
L. C. Hayxk, J.T. Neaybeky,
President. Cashier.
Planters Iioan § pavings Bank,
821 Eroad St., AUGUSTA, GA.
Capital —-MI Paid in Cash, $100,GCO.
With Stockholders liability wlii»h guaran
tees absolute safety to all depositors.
Tliis is the oldest Savings Hank in this city
■with an unbroken record of nearly 20 years.
It transacts v jneral Ranking business in
all of its branches, and is authorized to re
ceive and disburse money, securitiesor prop
erty in trust, and to act as financial agent for
any person firm or corporation.
Interest allowed on deposits in the
Savings Department. apr20,’8D-by
George Bancroft, the great
lias about reached his
historian, — ,. ,
, r score years and ten, and thinks
H if a man will keep his temper
Jje can lenghten out his years just
llS he has done.
fg’ It is not only a good thing
to use soap, hut a good deal of good
m be gotten out of it. Babbitt,
J he great” soap manufacturer, died
few days ago and left an estate
valued at $5,060,000.
Some days ago the Savannah
y eirs g a ve a long account of the sale
'/the theater to Mr. Edward Brad
ford. The purchaser was a sharper,
In,, checks were not cashed, and a
detective arrested him while at
tempting to “jump his boarding
house.”
gjg- The Republican journals
of the eastern states are greatly
-hocked and cannot account for de
pravity of human nature. President
Elliott, of Harvard, has announced
hiinselt a Democrat. His sin is un
pardonable, and he is damned for
ever and aye.
Augusta has been much ex
ercised over its new bridge and fi
nances. The floating debt of Augusta
•- $150,000. The banks have been re
luctantly carrying this amount, and
renewals every time are made
more reluctantly, and should re
newals he refused the city would he
forced into bankruptcy. The tax
assessments are not enough to
meet the actual expenses of the
the city government.
In the last nine years the
cotton mills of the South have more
than doubled and the number of
spindles have been trebled. Cot
ton and iron manufactories are
coming to the South in search
<>| raw material, and hence the
manufacturing interests of the sec
tion will be constantly on the in
crease. If the agricultural interests
would only keep pace with other
industries, the South would “get on
a tare” of booms.
Mr. Watson, who is Maj
McGregor’s leading counsel, after
visiting his client in the Augusta
jail, was interviewed by a reporter
of the Chronicle. He is most em
phatic in denying the written state
ment left by Cody, and says that
proof can he had that Cody after
shooting McGregor acknowledged
that he was concealed when he
fired. Also that Cody admitted to
Dr. W. L. Kilpatrick his belief that
Mrs. DuBose was as innocent as a
child.
The two teams from the
old Liberty Troop carried home
some $l,200in prizes from Atlanta
and Macon. They got the second
prize at Atlanta and the first and
third at Macon, also the first and
second individual prizes at Macon.
They also got the first individual
prize at Atlanta. The Georgia
Hussars of Savannah did not sus
tain their reputation. They did
nothing at Atlanta and got the
second prize of $300 at Macon.
The Governor’s Horse Guards stood
no showing at Macon, though they
carried off the prizes at Atlanta.
One of the officers who
marched under Sherman through
Georgia and Carolina, at a recent
army reunion in Ohio makes use of
the following grandiloquent words
which go to show who hurnedColum-
bia. He said “the most important act
of the campaign was the seige and
capture of Columbia, South Caro
lina, the place where secession was
horn’ bred and mothered, and every
patriot of that brave band swore
that not one stone shall remain on
the other in that beautiful city, and
the premise was well carried out.”
The friends of Messrs.
Fleming and Calvin, of Augusta,
end Simmons, ot Sumter, are busi
ly engaged announcing their claims
and candidacy for the speakership
of the next legislature. Mr. Sim
mons may have a walk over in his
county, but there will be another
Richmond In the field in the county
( >f Richmond. Mr. Fleming’s fight
against railroads and his ten hour
labor bill will bring out strong op-
positon. Men who hacked him in
his last election, will now oppose
him most vigorously.
Gen. Alexander reports
that the business of the Central
railroad has increased so rapid
ly that it has been a difficult
matter to obtain cars to supply the
demand. That between the mouths
°f June and October he had 1,000
cars built, and that he has recently
rented 500 more cars for five years,
and that his order is now out for
the building of another 1,000 cars.
Huring the year ten new locomo
tives have been bought, and that
thirteen more engines will be de
livered within the next thirty days,
there is also a contract given out
f(!r building twelve passenger
coaches and a number of baggage
and express cars.
ntiilNKD WITH AX AX.
Tlie Woody Murder of a Houston Count) Citizen.
Special to Atlanta Constitution.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Oct. 27.—
A terrible murder was committed
last night eleven miles from here,
just across Houston county line.
Mr. William Miller, an aged farm
er, was killed, aud his wife was
nearly killed. Mrs. Miller tells the
story as follows:
Mr. Miller and wife lived alone.
They were sitting by the fire last
night, reading. Each had a small
latnp. Mrs. Miller heard her hus
band say; “Don’t do that. Then she
felt herself struck, and was knock
ed unconscious. When she regain
ed consciousness, she heard the
clock strike twelve. She saw that
her husband was apparently dead,
and she was afraid to call for help,
fearing that her assailant was still
there. She lay then until 4 o’clock,
when her sufferings were so great
that she called for help. Her calls
were soon answered by the cook,
whose house was forty or fifty yards
distant. When the cook came in
Mrs. Miller asked to be put to bed.
On the bed was the ax which had
struck the blows, and the marble
top of a bureau which had been re
moved from its place to enable the
murderers to rifle the drawers.
These drawers were locked. It is
supposed that Mr. Miller saw the
parties as they raised the ax, and
asked them not tostr ke. Mrs. Mil
ler did not see them. She was near
est the door, and was struck first
with the axe. She was knocked
senseless, and was probably thought
to he dead. Then it is supposed that
Mr. Miller was attacked. He was
struck five blows with the ax, and
his skull was badly smashed. When
found he was still sitting m his arm
chair, with his head and arm hang
ing over the side. The blood had
run lrorn his wounds, and made a
pool on the floor. His lamp had
fallen in the bloody pool and was
extinguished. His death must
have been instantaneous. He prob
ably saw his murderers, hut his
wife did not, nor did she hear any
noise made by their entrance. Mr.
Miller’s pocket was rifled, and his
pocket book gone. His watch, was
hanging in a conspicuous place on
the wall, but was not taken. The
murderers went into other rooms,
and drawers, trunks, etc., hut noth
ing was taken. A little box con
taining papers was carried about a
hundred yards from the house and
left. At the spot where the box
was left there were the footprints of
two people. One track was large
and the other small. The lamp
which Mrs. Miller had by her is
missing, and cannot be found. The
ax which did the murderous work
was one which lies at the wood-pile,
near the house. Mr. Miller was one
of the most respected citizens of
Houston, a well-to-do farmer, and
upwards of sixty years old. He
has two children, William, who
lives here, and Mrs. Mitchell, of
Eastman. Mr. Miller drew $50 from
the Hawkinsville bank yesterday,
but it is not known whether he
spent it or not, before leaving town.
The whole country is aroused, but
as yet there is no clew to the mur
derers. Mr. W. N. Miller, the son
of the murdered man, to-day offer
ed the following reward:
“I will pay $500 reward for the
capture, and proof to convict, of the
parties who murdered my father
and wounded my mother on Satur
day night, the 26th instant. Detec
tives call for information at once.
W. N. Midler.”
Ed. Johnson and Sam Chunkey,
two negroes, are suspected of the
murder. They knew Miller had
drawn the money, and are not to be
found to-day. They were last heard
from walking toward Macon.
l’lijsiclnns Confess.
All honest, conscientious physicians who
give B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) a trial,
frankly admit its superiority over all oilier
blood medicines.
Dr. W. J. Adair, Rockmart,. Ga., writes:
“I regard B. B. B. as one of the best blood
medicines.”
Dr. A. H. Roseoe, Nashville.Tenn., writes:
“All reports of B. B. B. are favorable, and
its speedy actions is trulv wonderful.”
Dr. J. W. Rhodes, Crawfordville, Ga.,
writes: “I confess B. B. B. is the best and
quickest medicine for rheumatism I have
ever tried.”
Dr. S. J. Farmer, Crawfordville Ga.,
writes: “I cheerfully rccommed B. B. B.
as a fine tonic alterative. Its use cured an
excrescence of the neck after other remedies
effected no perceptible good.”
Dr. C. II. Montgomery, Jacksonville, Ala.,
writes: “My mother Insisted on my getting
B. B. B. for lier rheumatism, as her ease
stubbornly resisted the usual remedies She
experienced Immediate relief and her im
provement has been truly wonderful.”
A prominent physician who wishes his
name not given, says: “A patient of mine
whose case of tertiary syphilis was surely
killing him, and which no treatment seemed
to check, was entirely cured with about
twelve bottles of B. B. B. He was fairly
made up of skin and bones and terrible
ulcers.”
Painful Boils.
There is a venerable Indian nam
ed Gabriel, in Southern California,
who is over 150 years of age. If he
avoids using any of this Brown-Se-
quard elixir stuff, he may live to be
quite an old man.
—Now is tiie time to take Frog
Pond Chill and Fever Cure. Take
it to prevent malaria, and take it to
cure the chills, if you already have
them. Sold by live merchants in
Waynesboro, and Burke county.
About three years ago I was trou
bled with poison in my blood, very
irritating and painful boils break
ing out all over my body. For
two years I suffered with them,
trying all sorts ot remedies, and
doctor’s prescriptions without avail.
Becoming disgusted with doctors,
and medicines I had used up to
this time, I concluded to try S. S. S.
and the result was far beyond my
expectation, A few bottles left me
in better health than I had been
since childhood. I consider S. S. S.
the only medicine that will entirely
purify poisoned blood.
T. K. Mayfield,
Horse Cave, Ky.
A VALUABLE TONIC.
I have used Swift’s Specific (S. S.
S.) with good results. As a tonic,
it is valuable; as a blood purifier,
it is reliable.
Rev. J. H. Jefferson,
Winston, N. C.
KEEP IT AS A FAMILY MEDICINE.
Mr. J. J. Bradley, writes from
Harrison, Ga.,under date of Septem
ber 22d, 188‘J. Swift’s Specific (S. S.
S.) has been freely used by my fam
ily with the best and happiest re
sults. A half dozen bottles entirely
relieved my sister of a severe case
of scrofula. My wife has frequent
ly found her blood purified and her
health improved by S. S. S. I also
had a scrofulous affection that has
been entirely cured by taking a
few bottles of Swift’s Specific (S.
S. S.)
Treatise on blood and skin dis
eases mailed free.
Swift Specific Co.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta Ga.,
JUTE WILL HAVK TO HO.
ALFRED BAKER, President.
' Cotton Stalk Bagging Stronger Than Jute.
A Ball ot Fire.
Chicago Mail.
Along the shore of Oneida Lake
there is an Iudian’s grave, where
at times a weired and supernatural
light makes its appearance. It is
described as a ball of fire about the
size of a large orange and sways to
and fro in the air about twenty feet
from the ground, confining its ir
regular movements within a space
about one hundred feet square.
People have attempted to go near
enough to solve the mystery, but it
would suddenly disappear before
reaching it. A very peculiar story
is told by the neighbors near the
spot. They claim that many years
ago the locality was part of an in-
dian reservation. A man by the
name of Belknap frequenly dream
ed that there was a crock In the
Indian cemetery containing im
mense treasures and that if he went
there at the hour when graveyards
yawn he could secure it. These
dreams were repeated so often that
they had strong effect, and he went
there with pick and shovel, accord
ing to instructions, but he failed
to turn around three times when he
found the crock, as the dream di
rected. He went to pick it un, but
was stunned by a flash of lightning
and the crock disappeared. Since
that time the spot has beeen haunt
ed by the mysterious light.
A Little (ilrl’s Mistake.
Little Lizzie may not have made
such a mistake after all, when she
told her playmate that mamma
was ever so much better since she
began taking “Golden Medal Dis
covery.” Lizzie meant Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery, but
many a restored sufferer has felt
that the discoverer was worthy of a
golden nedal. Better than all the
medals is the consciousness that
thousands of cases of consumption,
“liver complaint,” kidney diseases,
and diseases of the blood, have
been cured by it. Lizzie’s mamma
was one of the countless army who
have learned by experience the
virtues of the “discovery” for dis
eased livers and consequent impure
blood. It cures all skin, scalp and
scrofulous affection, salt-rheum,
tetter, erysipelas, boils and kindred
ailments. It Is the only medicine
of its class, sold by druggists, under
a positive guarantee that it will
benefit or cure in all cases of disease
for which it is recommended, or
money paid for it will be refunded.
Exodus to Kansas.
Wilmington, October 28.—North
Carolina has suffered far more than
any other southern state (if misfor
tune it can be called) in the exodus
of the colored population to Kansas,
where dollars are represented by
emigration agents as growing on
trees. Last night three hundred of
our darky populace left for the land
of milk and honey under the charge
of Mr. Alex. S. Thweatt, and other
bands are reported to follow short
ly. The party left via Columbia on
the Columbia and Greenwood road.
GUARD AGAINST THE STRIKE,
And always have a bottle of Acker’s
English Remedy in the house. You
cannot tell how soon Croup may
strike your little one, or a cold or
cough may fasten itself upon you.
One dose is a preventive and a few
doses a positive cure. All throat
and lung troubles yield to its treat
ment. A sample bottle is given you
free and remedy guaranteed by
Whitehead & Co., Waynesboro and
E. A. Harris & Co., Midville.
The following is from the Augus
ta Chronicle of October 27th: Mr.
J. M. Forshee, of Wilmington, N.
C., special correspondent of the
Messenger, paid the Chronicle a
pleasant call yesterday. He was
formerly a resident of Augusta,
being engaged in merchandise bro
kerage up to the year 1877. Mr.
Forshee is just from Atlanta, where
he accompanied the North Carolina
delegation during the alliance cele
bration. While in that city he
found something that is calculated
to effectually take the wind from
the sails of the jute combine, pro
vided the farmers see fit to adopt it.
Mr. Forshee says it is the only prac
ticable substitute for jute yet dis
covered. It is made from the hark
of the cotton stalk, and is not great
ly unlike jute itself.
Machines have been invented
and can be manufactured at a cost
of $20, which thoroughly and rapid
ly strip the stalk in any condition
of weather. Along with the strip
ped fibre, Mr. Eorchee had a sam
ple of the rope made from it, the
tensile strength of which is more
than manilla rope of the same
weight. This rope can be made at
a little or no cost compared with
manilla.
Cotton bagging made from the
fibre, weighing two pounds, would
not cost the consumer more than
lour cents a yard. Cotton stalk
fibre, Mr. Forsehee thinks, will be
the means of freeing the farmers
from a grinding monopoly. Presi
dent Livingston, in his Atlanta
speech, said it would saye $100,000,-
000 to the farmers.
The following is from the Athens
Chronicle of last week: Mr. A. A.
Jackson, of Crawford, Ga., brought
to the Chronicle office this morning
a plant, the fibres of which promise
to surpass for the purposes of bag
ging even the jute, against which
the farmers are waging such a pow
erful warfare. This weed was found
in Cherokee Corner, Oglethorpe
county, and it is said to grow gene
rally in this portion of the state.
When stripped from the stalk and
twisted it lorms a cord much strong
er than that made by jute. It great
ly resembles jute, except in the fact
that the fibres are longer, The
plant grows wild and is quite pro
lific in seeds. It was shown to Rev.
C. W. Lane, who is an authority on
botany, and he says that the eharac
teristics answer to that of the Oeno
thera or Evening Primrose. A
number of cotton men who saw the
fibre declare that it will be better
than jute for covering. It is very
possible that bagging made from
this fibre will prove to he the long-
looked-for substitute for jute.—
There’s millions in it if it is such.
A sample may be seen at the
Chronicle office.
AUGUST
811
Solicits the accounts of Private
FOUR PER CENT. INTEREST
THREE PER CENT. INTEREST
TWO PER CENT, for sixty days.
No better investment can be
and is always available for use
A Sew Kinil of Cotton.
A SAVING
BROAI) STB
Individuals, Guardians, Trustees,
paid on Deposits. Accounts writ-
allowed on certificates of deposits
made, as money deposited with this
should necessity require it.
WILLIAM B. YOUNG, Cashier,
S BANK,
EET.
and others.
ten up every January and July,
remaining ninety days or longer.
M E CAN AND DO
Guarantee Acker’s Blood Elixir for
it has been fully demonstrated to
the people ot the country that it is
superior to all other preparations
for blood diseases. It is a positive
cure for syphilitic poisoning, ulcers,
eruptions and pimples. It purifies
the whole system and thoroughly
builds up the constitution. White-
head & Co., Waynesboro and E. A.
Harris & Co., Midville.
A Wonderful Belle.
Augusta Chronicle, Oct. 28.
Probably one of the most won
derful things of the present day is
the great “Maggi.” Tjiis mysterious
thing was excavated among. the
ruins of the ancient temple of Isis
at Athens, Greece, in 1623, and ever
since it has held a prominent place
among the profound things of this
world.
By the aid of the great Maggi
many marvelous facts can be dis
closed, and it correctly answers all
questions regarding your future as
to business, wealth, love aud mar
riage. It not only does all of this,
but furnishes much other valuable
information.
At a large expense Mr. L. F. Pad
gett, the popular furniture, stove
and carpet dealer, has secured for
the first time in the South fac simile
plates of the “Great Maggi,” and for
one week will distribute Maggi
cards to all purchasers of goods at
his stores, 1110 and 1112 Broad
street, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Padgett
shows his usual enterprise in this
move. Do not miss this opportuni
ty to get something that will hold
up the mirror of your future to your
gaze.
HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT
Cannot go hand if we look on the
dark side ot every little obstacle.
Nothing will so darken life and
and make it a burden as dyspepsia.
Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets will cure
the worst form of dyspepsia, consti
pation and indigestion, and make
life a happiness and pleasure. Sold
at 25 and 50 cents by Whitehead &
Co., Waynesboro and E. A. Harris
& Co., Midville.
Many people think that the word “bitters”
can be used only in connection with an in
toxicating beverage. This is a mistake, as
the best remedy for all diseases of the blood,
liver, kidneys, etc., is Prickly Ash Bitters.
It is purely a mediciuc and every article
used in its manufacture is of vegetable
origin of known curative qualities.
—Scherer has undoubtedly the
finest cigar in the city. Try them.
Charleston News and Courier.
Cant. E. R. Walter and Mr. J. A.
Weathersbe, two progressive farm
ers of Orangeburg, who have tried
the Bailey cotton, a new variety for
this section, have made the follow
ing report of their experiment:
We will speak of the origin as we
get it from the Bailey Cotton Com
pany, of Raleigh, N. C. During the
summer of 1885 Hector C. Bailey, a
colored man, living in Harnett
county, North Carolina, near Liil-
ington, discovered on the banks of
the Cape Fear river a plant resem
bling cotton. The growth and leaf
of this plant being so peculiar, he
determined to watch it closely. In
the fall he found that it had produc
ed cotton, the fiber of which was
remarkable for its length, and very
fine and silky in texture. He care
fully saved the seed and planted
them next season at a safe distance
Irom other cotton. In the season of
1887 he planted a quarter of an acre
with those seed. Each year the pa
rent plant was exactly reproduced
in all its peculiar characteristic.
So well known in Harnett and
neighboring counties had this cot
ton become, that in November, 1887,
Bailey refused an offer of $83 per
bushel for the seed, as this had prov
ed to be such a valuable kind of
cotton, both on account of its yield
and the superior quality of its lint, j $150,000.
In 1888 Bailey planted two acres!
with the seed he had saved. In the
fall of 18S8 this cotton produced on
ouly fair land, without extra ma
nuring, two bales to the acre, and
of the same long and fine fiber. In
November, 18S8, Bailey sold his en
tire crop of seed, and the right to
sell the same, to the Bailey Cotton
Company, who offer them to the
farmers of the country and guaran
tee that they are genuine. The ad
vantages are these:
1. It opens more regularly and
evenly than other cotton. The pe
culiar formation of the leaves al
lows the sun and air to have free
access to the bolls and ripen them
nearly at the same time.
2. Its staple is as fine and silky
and nearly as long as the sea island
cotton.
3. It is more easily picked than
the sea island cotton, or any other
cotton of the same grade.
4. It yields more lint per acre
than sea island. It produced two
bales to the acre in the fall of 1888.
5. It is the only variety ot cotton
that can be successfully raised in
the interior capable of competing
with the sea island in staple, and it
should command its price.
The peculiarities are:
1. The leaves are different Irom
all other varieties, and form one of
its most remarkable peculiarities.
2. It has very small seed. It has
usually nine seed to the lock.
3. The bolls of this cotton are lar
ger than those of ordinary cotton.
4. Having tested it, and never
having It attacked by rust, Bailey
believes it to be rust proof. It has
never been known to be attacked
by cotton worms, though it is not
claimed to be proof against them.
get him sober enough to know there
was a good fortune awaiting him,
but he raved and raged, and again
left the city and went to Williman-
tic. Inquiry was again made for
him, which resulted in his being re
turned again to Norwich. He was
just as drunk as ever, and could not
be made to agree to take the $15
and go home.
Losing all hope of being able to
prevail on him to return to his
mother, who lived in New York
city, Mr. Manning inclosed the $15
in a letter and remailed it to the
printer’s uncle. After the money
had been mailed the fellow turned
up sober enough to take in the situ
ation. Mr. Manning went to the
postoffice and recalled the letter,
gave the man his $15, and he pro
mised faithfully to go home, a place
he had not seen for years.
A letter received by Mr. Mann
ing from the uncle, on Monday,
proved the man had kept his word.
The letter contained the heartiest
thanks to Mr. Manning for his ser
vices, and offered to remunerate
him tor his trouble. The uncle said
his nephew had $6,000 now due,
which would be paid at once, aud
that his annual income from his
share of his father’s estate is $2,800.
His mother has $75,000 worth of
property, and this wandering sot
proves to be the sole heir to about
bank pays a good rate of interest,
No wonder ships cling to the wa
ter. They have a strong hold.
It’s odd how much food a horse
can go without and still be no fas
ter.
Love is a weakness, but it is too
strong for most of its unhappy vic
tims.
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets, or Anti-hil-
lous Granules, laxative or cathartic
according to size of dose. Purely
vegetable.
Corn is an emblem of peace, but
it is never appreciated until it
gets on its ear.
A DUTY TO YOURSELF.
It is surprising that people will
use a common ordinary pill when
they can secure a valuable English
one for the same money. Dr. Ack
er’s English Pills are a positive
cure for siekheadache and all liver
troubles. They are small, sweet,
easily taken and are for sale by
Whitehead & Co., Waynesboro and
E. A. Harris & Co., Midville.
A Fortune Awaiting the Claimant to Sober Ip.
Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin.
Some few months ago Mr. Fred.
B. Manning saw in a Chicago paper
an advertisement inquiring for a
lost printer, for whom a fortune was
waiting. He recognized the name
as that of a drunken tramp printer
who had turned up in Norwich.—
Mr. Manning wrote the family, and
received a letter from the uncle of
the young man, who asked him, if
he ever came to Norwich again, to
send him to his family. To pay the
fare of the printer to his destination
the uncle remitted $15. Two weeks
ago the printer, who was the lost
son of a worthy family, turned up
in Norwich too intoxicated to un
derstand the message Mr. Manning
had for him. Before he could be
sobered he had left the town. In
quiry was at once made for him,
and he was traced to Putnam, and
was sent back to Norwich, still on
a drunk. Every effort was made to
A CHILD KILLED.
Another chlid killed by the use of
opiates given in the form of sooth
ing syrup. Why mothers give their
children such deadly poison is sur
prising when they can relieve the
child of its peculiar troubles by us
ing Acker’s Baby Soother. It con
tains no opium or morphine. Sold
by Whitehead & Co., Waynesboro,
and E. A. Harris & Co., Midyllle.
Out iu Oklahoma suspicious char
acters sometimes walk out of town
and sometimes they go by rail.
An air ship cannot navigate the
ocean successfully. Let the air
ship too much water and it is gone.
He is a mean man who on meet
ing an acquaintance who is af
flicted with the ague, says “Shake!”
Why shouid a young man say he’s
“raised” a mustache when the truth
of the matter is that It is down?”
When purchasing fruit by the
dozen look out that your fruiterer
doesn’t count each pear as two of a
kind.
The porcupine has no more
backbone than any other animal,
though he has any number of
pines.
It is rather fortunate for many of
us that our school days ended be
fore the discovery of the electrical
switch.
SatIdxi the Foundation of Wealth.
Scientific American.
The man who saves something
every year, quotes a contemporary,
who had heard the remark from
every quarter, is on the road to
prosperity. It may not be possible
to save much. If not; save a little.
Do not think that a dollar or a dime
is too small a sum to lay by. Every
body knows how little expenditures
get away with large sums. But
few seem to know that the rule is
one that works both ways. If a
dime spent here and a dollar there
soon makes a large hole in a man’s
income, so do dimes and dollars
laid away soon become a visible
and respectable accumulation. In
this country any man can make
himself independent or keep himself
under the harrow of life, according
as he wastes or spends his small
change.
Most of our millionaires laid the
foundation of their fortunes by sav
ing. It is that Senator ‘ Farwell
commenced life as a surveyor.
Cornelius Vanderbilt began life as
a farmer.
Postmaster - General Wanna-
maker’s first salary was $1 25 a
week.
A. T. Stewart made his first start
as a school teacher.
Cyrus Field began life as a clerk
in a New England store.
Andrew Carnegie did his first
work in a telegraph office at $3 a
week.
Whitelaw Reid, our minister to
France, did work as correspondent
of a Cincinnati newspaper for $-3 a
week.
Moses Taylor clerked in vV T ater
street, New York, at $2 a week.
George W. Childs was an errand
boy for a hook seller at $2 a week.
Jay Gould canvassed Dele ware
county, N. Y., selling maps at $1 50
a piece.
And to the above names, which
are familiar to most persons, might
be added hundreds of others whose
fortune and fame had the same
small beginning.
The same or better opportunities
exist to-day for bright energetic
young men to succeed that existed
when the above millionaires began
their business life, but to accom
plish it, the same perseverence, and
economy which characterized their
early career must be observed.
A little reflection will prove that
it is more often your own cross-
grained streak than yourwife’s cook
ing that spoiled the dinner.
Tramp—“I have scarcely a rag
to my back, mum; can’t you help
me out?” Lady—“Certainly, sir;
here’s the rag bag, help yourself.
She—“I shall always be with you
to comfort you through life.” He—
“I didn’t ask you to do that. All I
wanted was for you to be my wife.”
Dorothea—After all, what’s in a
name?
Polly (stitching industriously on
her wedding trousseau)—About $15,-
000 a year, my dear.
“How intense are the fires of
love!” ejaculated the poet.
“Yes” answered the father of six
marriageable daughters; “but they
do take up an awful sight o’ coal.”
A shoemaker hung out a new
sign, and then wondered what the
passers-by found so amusing. His
sign read as follows: “Don’t go else
where to be cheated. Walk ia
here.”
Mrs. Snagg’s Boy—“You hain’t
got nothing decent over to your
house.” Mrs. Jones’s Boy—“That’s
so; ma said yesterday that your
folks had borrowed everything we
had in the house.”
Bloodgood—“Bigsby is a great
walker; I understand that he cov
ered a mile in ten minutes yester
day.” De Smith—“Pshaw! With
his feet he ought to be able to cover
a mile standing still.”
First Sport—Yes, pard, it’s hard
times. I shoved up my last piece
of property yesterday.
Second Sport—What was it?
What d’ye get on it?
First Sport—Umbrella—got rain
on it.
Miss Beacon of Boston—Do you
never feel an insatiate craving for
the unattainable—a consuming de
sire to transcend the limitations
which hedge mortality, and com
mune, soul to soul with the spirits
of the infinite?
Omaha man—Ye-es, kinder.
Old lady (in dime museum look
ing at wax figures)—Who is that
individooal with the big head, right
next to George Washington ?
Manager—That’s Russell Harri
son, mum. O we hain’t spared no
expense, mum. We’ve got even de
freaks.
Indignant Physician—Man, what
have you done? You sent my pa
tient the wrong prescription, and
it killed him.
Druggist—Veil, vhat vasder mat
ter mit you? Last veek I send
your odder patient der right ber-
scriptiou, and dot killed him.
How can a somebody blease sooch
a man ?
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