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(Malut’s independent.
SATURDAY. MAY 0, 1874.
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They ntl tfififl the paadrmat* day*,
Nonff-thruadcd, uaabtng quirk with light,
And tniMw* that mtedin glooinftil hate
Cmwon ulow-tmkinx to the night.
tfoftß it* out warn W|Vp, tlir lo*t
Willjluat im to Uw> tranquil an*,
Where, *ll the Mornm forever ia*t,
Nhall ;nac< in tidal fnllm k* be.
In an oar lnnnlim*** we wait,
In all our wciario*N we hope;
{The harbor of.the Oojdon Uai<
Bt-fbre our longing even aha 11 ope;
With broken mant, and ahivoriHl p*r,
.We drift adnwn the darkling aea;
But ahimn h<fnro n lika* a *tar,
O Aod, our home, our peart* in Thee.
THE LEGEND OF THE SQUAW’S ROCK.
BY NIB.
Avery few miles south of Boston nml in
fnt utmost witliin sight of that city is a
mu nil village nailed Squantum, famous
mostly for the anpetior quality of its shell
ttsh anrl as a resort of chowder parties
during the summer seasons; to provide
for wluch last, certain mercenary persons
have erected comriuxlions booths, sheds
aud other oonvenienoaa upon the bluffs ■
overlooking the sea. |
Jutting out from tho shore of this hen I
itv is a high and prompt ous cliff, from the
top of which one can look right down for
scores of feet upon the witters that play- 1
fullv lash themselves into foam beneath, j
It is old, gray, and decidedly picturcsoue,
find like all crags of its kind, has its his
tory, aud one indeed that is possessed of a
touch rtf tragic romance. !
That ghostly forms have been seen flit
ting about its weather beaten crest st;
night; that wiered sounds lmvo been
heard in the ai-nbout it; and tlmt groans
ami stiffed (Ties sud drowning struggles ;
base disturbed the waters at its base, is |
not the provinee of this history to prove;
but if ever jutting cliff had right to claim i
such supernatural attributes, then oertuiuly
has this one (if legend be truejfull power
to assumes whatever of the wiered and
ghostly it may chose.
Many years ago, before tho pale faces
came from tho far East in tlieir wondrous
white winged canoes, the country in this
vicinity was peopled by the progenitors
of that hardy race of Indians which gave
the Pilgrim Fathers so ninth trouble and
cost them so much dear blood to snhdn*.
They were a wild aud war-like people, and |
had all those characteristics of noble sav
ageness that have called out the admira
tion of those writers who delight in pictur
ing the Indian character. They were gov
erned by an old and crafty chief who pos
sessedithe requisite ability to rule by one j
way am! another such a reckless, indepen-1
dent and war like people os constituted
the tribe.
This chief, whom we will call I’nssa- j
quod, had a very beautiful daughter New-1
aset. whose hand was of course the object:
..f much discussion and wrangling among
the young braves of the tribe. This maid
,<n was-much beloved by her father, and
TiOHsesHed a great inilueuoe over him, for
indeed she was engaging and never failed
to render to her father that respect and af- 1
taction that was properly his due. The i
old man treated the numerous suitors for
bis daughter's hand with supremo disdain, I
and almost royal indifference, and was I
woqt to. signify with alow and sniffy grunt'!
that he had the most perfect confidence
in her ability to choose for herself, lmt,
when it came to his knowledge that bin
daughter secretly loved a young brave
named.Sagmah, the most unpopular man
in tlie tribe, his brown darkened, and Ih
eve assumed a dangeronH appearance that
would doubtless have had a very diseonr- j
aging effect nnSagmah had he been about. I
to witness it, The old chief reprimanded ]
Jtindaughter severely for tliiH attachment, |
and was astonished beyond measure to
learn from her own lips, though in the
most respectful and dutiful manner, that
she dearly loved this man, and was sworn
to become his bride however great tho op
position. The old chief told her to be
ware, and bade her think long and earn
estly ere she took a step that would nat
urally incur his displeasure, and bring
her name to be a hated word with her
kin*
About, this time a plague broke out
among the tribes in that country and
many of the youngest and bravest of the
people fell early victims thereto. At. last
the old chief himself was stricken
down and lay at death’s door for many
days, which taken together with the many
deaths of valued braves, caused the medi
cine man, wlio hod hitherto occupied him
self entirely with remedial arts, to east
about him for the cause of t his trouble.
As uatural with sueli a people the cause
was ascribed to witchcraft, and then the
nest atep was to find the being possessed
of such supernatural powers as to bring
such dire calamity upon the people. In
such times as these the man against whom
the medicine mau had a particular grudge
and for Whom everybody else had a dislike
was generally the (inject of distrust and sus
picion. In such a situation Sagniah now
found htmself, and all that he could do i
by natural eloquence aud low cunning j
was done to divert attention from himself
to others. But. all his protests and elo- 1
quonee were in vain. The popular cry
was that he be tried and made to suffer if
found guilty. The chief liegan to mend,!
but, unhappily for poor Sagniah, the
stronger the old chief grew, the stronger
lwcauie the evidences of Sagmnh's guilt:
for the chiefs first words after recovering !
from the crisis of the disease were that Sng
mah hull brought the calamity upon the
tribe. This, added to the already great
unpopular feeling against the brave,
sealed his miserable fate. Dark looks and
lowering frowns were now tho only atten
tions bestowed upon him. Everybody,
the maiden, who still clung to him
and plead for him despite the protestations
ofherkin and the anger of her fug her,
avoided him, and he was soon seized, put
through a rude sort of tria', and and( ©mod
to be cast with a weight about his neek
from the tall cliff that overlooks the sea
and which forms tho subject of this
sketch.
But little time is given the poor wretch
to prepare for death (as is usually the ease
with Indian justice), and ho had hardly
heard his sentence ere he was hurried by
the clamorous and excited crowd to the .
brink of tho cliff where he shortly stood,
stolidly gazing at the sea and singing Ins ;
doleful death song. With true Indian
fortitude he paid no deed to the prepara
tions for his death, and seemed wholly un
eoucious of what was going on about him.
The jeers and taunts of the Jieople, many
of whom had loot near relatives by tlie
plague and believed him to be the mali
cious cause of their bereavement, were
received by Irira without a sign of feeling,
excepting when now and then a shade of
proud disdain stole over his face. Tlie
old squaws hurled ribaldry and invective
at him, lmt he heeded them not. His
mind was made up to his fate and lie was
fuUy prepared to meet it. An expression
©if scorn and hntred passed over his fea
tures as tlie thong ot deer skin, hi the
other end of which was attached a large
stone, was rudely passed uliout lii neck.
it lid tightened, apd j hile Ilia executioners i
were preparing to do their duty, he turned 1
; about and with kindling eye and lowering
j brow cnßt a malignant glance upon tlie
| wild assembly, lmt never opened his lips.
Ami now everything is ready, and ner
. vous, eager hands are preparing to hurl
the atone that is to drug him down and
anchor him fast among the waving sea
I weeds below; and even as In* turns his eyes,
jto look once more upon tho setting sun,
} lie is launched into the air, and plufiges 1
down, down, into tho fatal water, which ,
| closes over the place that his fall had dis- \
j turlied, leaving but a few hubbies to mark j
i the spot.
But hardly had this terrible deed been ;
! enacted when a shriek of anguish rent the ;
1 air and a light, girlish form, eluding the j
j many hands that sought to stay her course,
rushed to the brink of the cliff, and neither
pausing nor looking buck, sprang elear |
! from tlie rock with the agility of a deer, j
| and sank from sight beneath the waves.
In an instant, the youngest and bravest of
tlie trilie were bounding down the precipi-1
tons rooks at tho rear of the cliff, and in
another instant a score or more of strong ,
and vigorous swimmers were diving deep
in the water at the base of the rock, all ea- j
ger to rescue the darling of the tribe- j
| Nemaset! But their efforts were futile, j
i Hhe did not again re-appear upon the sur- j
face of tlie water, nnd the most hardy di- i
j vers were unable to find any traces of her
whatever. Deep down among the long
j waving sea weed, which she clutched in
I her death agony, the poor Indian maiden
shared the wretched fate of her lover.
Circumstantial Evidence.
A story illustrating the crushing force of
; mere circumstantial evidence has for its
I liero a Russian gentleman of distinction,,
! who, provided with strong nnd fluttering
(recommendations, visited tlie coin and
medal room of a certain national institution.
The coins mid medals in this collection
being to all intents nnd purposes priceless,
the curators are compelled to exercise the
very utmost caution as to the admission of
strangers, and to keep a sharp look-out on
the visitors while they are inspecting the
rarest of the numismatic treasures. The
Russian gentleman wished to see a medal
-say of Constantine Chlorns —which was
of gold, of large size, and reputed to he |
i unique. Suddenly, while he was bending
, over it, the medal disappeared, and the
i foreigner declared tlmt it hail slipped from
i his Imml nnd failed on tlie floor. After a
scrupulous examination of every chink and
cranny in tlie room, the officials began to
doubt tlie stranger’s integrity, and intima
ted that it would be necessary to call in a
i detective and to have him searched, where
! upon the gentleman evidenced great men
tal disturbance. As this agitation only
confirmed tlie suspicious guilt, a police- ,
mail was actually summoned; but, just as
the half resisting stranger was about to be ■
j exposed to gross personal indignity, an at
‘ tcndnnt cried out tlmt lie lmd found the
medal. The effigy had indeed fallen to the
ground, nnd rolled under one of the
' presses. The curators of the collection,
' of course, overwhelmed the Russian goritle
j man with apologies; but they could not re
| frain from asking him why lie had exhib
ited so great reluctance to lie searched.
“For this reason,” said the foreigner, still
pallid and trembling with agitation, “It
i inis been generally asserted iuul believed
i that the fellow to your Constatine Clilorus
j medal is not to bo found in the whole
world. You told me so, half a dozen times,
1 this morning. Now I happen to possess n
j counterpart of this very medal.” Ho pro
duced it, as he spoke, from his waist-coat
pocket—“and it was my wish to enjoy
your discomfiture when 1 proved to you
1 that your treasure was not unique. But
wlmt would have been my position if your
; medal had not come to light, and mine had
been found in iny pocket? Who would
have believed in my story of tlie oounter
! part?"
This incident is strange but true.
A Singular Suit for Damages.
The Washington Slur of Saturday sava:
Mann. Carrington Carrington have en
tered anit for William H. Wilnon against
Rev. Daniel Draper, pastor of Union
Bethel Church, for damages laid at $5,1)00
for expelling him from the membership of
the church. Tlie plaintiff is a well known
colored man, nnd iu his declaration states
that until the commission of his grievance
lie had not been suspected to have been
guilty of any immortality or dereliotiou of
duty, or conduct unbecoming a gentleman
or u Christian; and that for nva years lie
had been a member of the Union Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal Church, the
rules and regulations of which he has
observed, and by liis walk he obtained tne
good opinion of the membership.
He changes that the defendant, with the
intention to injure liis good name and
bring him into public scandal and disgrace
and to deprive him of the communion and
fellowship of the members and the enjoy
ment of the ordinances, as well as the
temporal and spiritual advantages, defen
dant, of the 19th ot April, before the con
gregation and people, without authority
of law, and contrary to the rules and
regulations of the clinrob, declared that
plaintiff was no longer a member thereof,
aud then aud there expelled him. And
by the means of said grievance caused the
plaintiff to Vie suspected of committing
some immorality, crime or misdemeanor
and of violating the rules and regulations,
and for that reason members and citizens
have refused to have any transaction or
acquaintance with him to his damage
$5,000.
Knowledge is Power.
That knowledge is power was happily
illustrated by nu incident that happened in
Edinburg some years ago. A crowd had
gathered around two dogs. The larger
ono, a big aud powerful mastiff, had the
smaller one in his relentless grip. Every
effort had been made to lessen liis hold,
such as slitting his ears and pinching his
tail, but all in vain. At length a quiet,
scholarly-looking gentleman came up, and
asked to lie allowed to separate the comba
tants. Assent was given, amid laughter
and jeers, when drawing a Rimffbox from
his pocket, he applied a pinch of the titil
lating power to the mastiff’s nose, which
caused him not only to release Ids hold,
hut to make off as last liis legs would carry
him. The scholar was greeted with
cheers, to which he only replied—
“ Gentlemen, I have given you proof
that knowledge is power.”
SrceEss. —There is nothing so abject as
the worship of more success, unless, in
deed it be the worship of more wealth.
There is nothing lower than to admire and
flatter a man simply because he has got on,
because he has come to be talked about in
the way he wished to be talked about, and
to tliiuk scorn of others whose merits and ;
efforts may nave been equal to his, or very
likely much greater, but whose merits and
efforts have, from some cause or other, not
been so lucky as his in gaining the object
at which they aimed.
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The observation, of a married mail have led to
the conclusion that money put into mirrors is a
good investment, as they afford a marvelous
amount of gratification arid comfort to a woman.
He says his wife thinks just as much of ciiosult
ing her glass when she ties on an apron as when
she ties on a bonnet; and while he goes to the
door at once when there is a rap. she exclaims,
“Mercv ! Joseph, who ia that?” aud daahea for
the looking-glass.
Wakefulness.
When persons who do not, otherwise ap
pear to be nick suffer from continued wake
fulness, this is a sure sign of mental ex
; Imustion, Wiien any part of the body is
; specially exerted, the blood flows in in
creased quantity to that jrnrt. Ho when
i there is any stress laid on the brain, the,
( head becomes surcharged witii blood, as is
shown by the flushing of the face. If this
| condition is long continued, the blood
i vessels lose the power of contracting,
j The brain remains in an excited state,
I even when the mind has no longer any de
> sire to work, and it eon not take its jn-oper
| rest in sleep. In order to enjoy refreshing
sleep, it is necessary that the blood lie not
concentrated in tlie bead, but be diffused
equally through all parts of the body.
; Xliis is prolmbly tLc reason why a warm
I hath just before going to lied is so coudn
j cive to a good night's repose. It is, how
i ever, the iiest way not to allow the mind
j to get excited near tlie hour of rest, but to
I lot it run down gradually, like a clock, in j
; the evening.
There lmvo been some wonderful cases
iof sleeplessness caused by undue mental
! exertion. Boerbaave, the Hutch philoso
| pLitr, tells us that one time he was so ah- j
' sorbed in a particular study, that he did
! not close his eyes in sleep for six weeks. :
This seems incredible. A Freucji general!
| asserted that for a whole year, while en
! gaged in active warfare, he slept but one ,
. hour in the twenty-four. These and si mi
| lar eases are probably exaggerated. We j
all know how often people are unwilling j
1 to admit tlmt they have been asleep, when
' they liuve had a sound nap. Tlie persons :
J mentioned Could not have survived such
| prolonged wakefulness. An attendant on j
ihe late Emperor Louis Napoleon, whose
nervous system had become deranged, died
simply from inability to sleep.
A Remarkable Trial and Narrow Es
cape from the Gallows.
An Indianapolis dispatch says oir Mon
day Mrs. Nancy Clem was arraigned on
her fifth trial at Lebanon before Judge
l’nlmer for tlie murder of Jacob and
Nancy Young, near this city, in 1868. A
motiou was made by the prosecuting at
torney to enter a nolle prosequi, giving ns i
his reasons the death of one of the impor
tant witnesses, the absence of others in
California, and the want of funds to con
tinue tlie prosecution. This was taken
under advisement and after lengthy discus- }
sion, a decision was rendered to-day grant
ing the motion and setting Mrs. (ilem at)
liberty.
On the first trial in this citv the jury
fniled to agree. Tlie second and third
trials resulted in conviction and a life sen
tence to the penitentiary. In both cases
the Supreme Court reversed tho decision. ;
A change of venue was then taken to
Boone county, nnd for a third time the
jury returned a verdict of guilty aud af
fixed a life sentence in the penitentiary. I
Tlie case was again appealed to the Hu
preme Court ami the verdict set aside, the
court ruling that the murder of Jacob and j
Nancy Young occurring at the same time
and place, was but one crime, for which
but ono and not two indictments could lie
made.
Binding White Ciuldken to Neokoks.
—We lealm from Mr. Mills, the enthusias
tic friend of the Orphan, that his contact .
with those unfortunates has developed the j
horrid fact that many white children in
this State have either been bound out to j
negroes, or are serving them in a menial
capacity. He thinks that in Charlotte,
alone thirty or forty instances of this kind '
may be found. One case of peculiar hor
ror lie discovered there, that of a white
woman, the widow of a Confederate sol-:
dier, employed asa cook in a negro family,
nnd her daughter, a child of ten years of I
age, acting as scullion. Mr. Mills obtained !
possession of the latter, and took it to Ox- ,
ford, but such was its ragged condition,
that until ho was aided by a benevolent
Jew with a supply of clothing, she was
unfit to be placed on the cars.— Hillsboro,
N. 0., Gazette.
Bh.wtno a Ghanoeh.— Pomona who
visit barber sliopx would givo n premium
| for a 1 wrber who would not insist upon
j them lmving their “hair cut,” or submit
| ting to a “shampoo” when they only
! wished to bo slmved. A man who called
j recently at a tonsorinl establishment
ion Smitliville street succeeded in uon
j plussing a most persistent knight of the
razor. Tho barber iusisted upon giving
tiie transient customer a “shampoo," ami
the T. C. peremptorily demanded why
such a request was made. Then a little
colloquy ensued something like this;
Barber—" Your head’s very dirty, salt !”
T. C.—“ Well I know it- is, and I want
! it dirty.”
Barber—" Want it dirty I Why, wliat
! for ?”
T. C.—“ Well, I’m a granger, aud I
' want to have soil on my head.”
Tho barber ceased hisimportnningsand
f quietly shaved his man.
The Cost of the Ohio Whiskey War.
—The effects of the women's whiskey
crusade in Ohio is commented on by the
figures in the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The Commissioner states that on compar
ing the month of March, 1873, with March,
1874, it is shown that the value of the
whiskey manufactured during last month
in Ohio is SBO,OOO less than iu the same
month of last year, while the value of that
sold is only $7,000 less. This indicate,
he explains, that the consumption lias fallen
off’ very slightly, while the manufacture
has been checked to a much greater extent.
The manufacturers got frightened, but the
drinkers stood up to their word manfully.
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CT.kas Tkkth. If you will only keep your teeth
clean they won't decay. The wonderful dentriti
ees which are sold at fabulous prices are greatly
inferior to a simple mixture of soap and prepared
chalk, with a little something like orris root; but
tin l esssutial articles are soap and chalk. The
druggist will prepare von enough for a quarter
of a dollar to last you a long time. When von go
to bed. with a broad, soft tdoth-brush go through
the mouth thoroughly. If disposed to a had
mouth, you may repeat the dose m the morning.
Hut the principle article for keeping the teeth
clean is a toothpick, a soft goose quill, which
yon must use after eating, no matter though it is
a pieeoof apple, and if ctmvenient, after the pick
use a mouthful of water to rinse fn>m tho teeth
what the toothpick may have left. Ibo Lewis.
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China. A country where the roses have no
fragrance and the women no petticoats; where
the laborer has no Sabbath, and the magistrate
no sense of honor; where the roads bear novehio
les, and the ships no keels; where old men tlv
kites; where the needle points to the south, and
the sign of being puzzled is to scratch the anti
podes of the head; where the place of honor is ou
the left hand, and the seat of intellect is in tlie
stomach; where to take off your hat is an insolent
gesture, and wear a white garment is to put
yourself in mourning: which has a literature
without an alphabet, aud a language without a
grammar.
A Greenfield farmer dropped into a drag store
Saturday, and after looking around for a moment
ordered’a pint of linseed oil and two ounces ot
peppermint essence put up together. The clerk
filled the order, hut being rather curious to know
what was r anted of the mixture he made hold to
inquire. “Why, for ha'r ile. of coarse," replied
the farmer; “tlie gals ia invited to a party Tues
day night, and they want to ile up and smell
met.”
A wicked lit tle boy iu a Denver Sunday
school was asked by his teacher if he had
learned anything (luring the past week.
“Oh, yes," said he. “What is it you have
learned?” "Never to lend a deuce when
vnu’vo got an ace back of it,” was the re
ply.”
A Peculiar Pocket.
The most difficult thing to reach is a
worosn’s pocket. This is especially the
case if the dress is hung up in a closet,
and tlie man iu a hurry. We think we
are safe in saying that ho always is in a
hurry on such an occasion.- The owner
of the dress is in the sitting room, soranely
engrossed in a book. Having told him
that tlie article be is in quest of is in her
dress pocket in the closet, she has discharg
ed her whole duty in the matter, and can
afford to feel serene. He goes at the task
with a dim consciousness tlmt he lias been
there before bnt says nothing. On open
ing the closet door and finding himself con- :
fronted with a number of dresses, all I
turned inside out, presenting a most for
midabie front lie hastens back to ask,
•'Which dress ?” and being told the brown
one and also ashed if she has so many
dresses that there need lie any great effort
to fiuil tho right one, he returns to the
, closet with alacrity, and soon has his
j hands on the brown dress. It is inside
out like the rest—a fact he does not notice,
however, until he has made several meffec-
timl attemps to get his hand into it. Then
ho turns it around very carefully and
passes over the pocket several times with
( out being awure of it. A nervous moving
:of his hands, and an appearance of pers
!pi ration on his forehead are perceptible/
iHe now dives one hand in at the back,
| and feeling around, finds a place, andpro
’ cecds to explore it, when he discovers that
; he is following up the inside of a lining.
; The nervousness increases, also the pers-
I pirution. He twitches the dress on the '
i hook, and suddenly the pocket white,
plump and exasperating, come to view. ;
I Then he sighs the relief he feels and is I
mentally grateful he did not allow him
aelf to use any offensive expressions. It
is all rigid no x. There is tlie pocket in j
plain view—not the inside, but the outsid,
but tlie outside and all lie lias to do is to
put liis band right around in the inside
and take out the article. That is all. He
can’t help but smile to think how near he j
was to getting mad.
Then lie puts his hand around to the
other side. He does not feel the opening, j
He pashes a little further—now he has j
got it—he shoves the hand down, and is !
very much surprised to see it appear op- j
[Kimto liis knees. He had made a mistake.
He tries again; again lie feels the entrance,
and glides down it, only to nppear again
as before. Tills makes him open his eyes, J
and straighten his fuce. Ho feels of the
outside of the pooket pinches it furiously,
lifts it up, shakes it, and altar peering
closely about tlie roots of it. he says, “By
gracious !’’ nnd commences again. He
does it calmly this time, liecause hurrying
only makes matters worse. He holds up
breadth after breadth, goes over them
carefully, gets liis hand first into a lining, i
then into the air again (where it always I
surprises him when it appears,) anil finally
into a pocket, and is about to cry with
triumph when lie discovers that it is the
pocket of another dress. He is mad now;
tiie closet air stifles him; he is so nervous
he can hardly contain himself, nnd tho
pocket looks at him so exnsperatingly that
lie can not help bnt “plug” it with liis
clench first, and immediately does. Being
somewhat relieved by this performance, I
he lias a chance to look about him, and |
aoes that he. has put his foot through a ;
band-box and into the crown of wife’s 1
bonnet; lias broken the brim to liis Pan
ama hat, which was hanging in tlie same
closet, nnd tom about a yard of bugle
trimming from anew clonk. As all his
trouble is due directly to his wife infatua
tion in hanging her dresses inside out, he
immediately starts after her, and, impetu
ously urging her to the closet, excitedly
and almost profanely intimates his doubts
pf there being a pocket in his dress any-!
way. The cause of the unhappy disaster ;
quietly inserts her hand inside the robe, I
anil directly brings it forth with tlie!
sougbt-for article in its clasp. He iloesh’t
know why, hut this makes him madder
than anything else. -Danbury Netis.
How to Make the Mischief,
Keep your eye on your neighbors.
Take care of them. Do not let them stir
without watching. They may do some
thing wrong if yon do. To 1m sure, you
never knew them to do anything very bad,
but it might be on yonr account that they
have not. Perhaps if it had not been for
yonr kind care tliev might have disgraced
themselves a long time ago. Therefore, do
not relax any effort to keep them where
they ought to be. Never mind yonr own
business—tlmt will take care of itself. There
is a man passing along—he is looking over
the fence—be suspicious of him; perhaps
ho contemplates stealing, some dark night;
there is no knowing what queer fancies he
may have got in liis head.
If there are any symptoms of any one
passing out of the path of duty, tell every
one else that you see, aud be particular to
see a great many. It is a good way to cir
culate such things, it may not benefit your
self or any one else particularly. Do keep
something going silence is a dreadful
thing; though it is said there was silence
in Heaven for the space of half an hour,
don’t let any such thing occur on earth; it
would be too much for this mundane
sphere.
If, after all your watchful care, yon can
not see anything out of the way iu any on f
you may he sure it is not because thej
have not done anything bad; jierlmps in
an upgnrded moment you lost sight of
them—throw out hints tlmt they are no
better than they should be, that you should
not wonder if the people found out what
they were, after awhile, then they may
not hold their heads high. Keep it going,
and some may take tiie hint, ana begin to
help you along after awhile, and there
will bo music, and eyerythiug will work to
a charm.— Ex.
The habit of hanging mackerel on a nail
near a door to drip broke up a match on
Essex street Wednesday night. The couple
got home late in the evening, and going
around back of the house so not to dis
turb the folks, they sat down on the stoop
to think. During the process she leaned
her head in its new spring hat against the
house, and became absorbed in the stars
and other improvements, while he tenderly
eyed his boots. About a half hour was
spent in this profitable occupation, when
theyoung man felt something trickle down
kisneck. “Don’t weep. Julia,” ho softly
murmured. “lain’t,’’said she, surprised.
He looked up, and his eyes rested on an
oozy substance back of her head. “What’s
that on the back of your hat?” he cried.
She jumped up at this interrogation, and
instinctively placing her hand on tin; back
of her head, drew it away again full of an
unpleasantly flavored slime. With a shriek
of rage and passion the infuriated girl tore
tho mackerel from the nail and trampled
them beneath her feet while she snatched off
her hat and tore it in shreds with her livid
fingers. The horror-stricken young man
not knowing what else to do, jumped the
first feuee, and disappeared, and hasen’t
been seen since by the unfortunate girl,—
Danbury Netes,
A Kentucky horse jockey has hit upon a
rubber tube running from tlie bit to the seat
of the sulky, where there is attaohed a
rubber bag for water or spirits, from which
the trotter can drink refreshment on his
track without pausing. This isn’t much
of an improvement on the old-fashioned
pocket-flask, -
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JAS.H.HUNTER
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
QUITMAN,
HROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA.
Willpractlce in the Conntie* of the fbmthern
Circuit, Echols and Clinch of the Brunswick, and
Mitchell of thu Albany, nr Office at the Court
Hone.“e* _ June2B-tf
J. & N. S N O W,
DENTIST,
Quitman, ----- Georgia,
Office Up Stain, Finch’* Corner.
any'ia-im
w. b. BEmcrrr. s. t. kixghbkbby
BENNETT & KINGSBERRY,
Attonneys at I/n\v
Q UITJtfA N,
Brooks Comity, - Georgia.
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EDWARD R, HARDER.
Attorney at Law,
QUITMAN,
BROOKS COUNTY, - - GEORGIA.
Late an Afrannat* Justice Hnpreme Court C.
R. for Utah aw( Nebraska Territories; ixrw Judgr
County Court, Brooks County, Ga.
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DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, Ga.
OFFICE—Brick building adjoining the gfore ot
Mcmhim. Briggs, Jelk* i Cos., Screven street,
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MISCKLLA NKO US A I> VEIt TlsE.\f EXTs.
BEDELL & CO.,
Li<i no r Denlersj
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TOBACCO AGENTS,
140 BROAD STREET,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS AKI) SHOES
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Thin it one of the Oldest and Largest
and Shoe Jobbing Houses
IN THE CITY.
AO their Supplies are obtainedfrom
THE VERY BEST MANUFACTORIES,
And Bold to Cnstomeri on th*
MOST ACCOMMODATING TERM'S.
476 & 478 Broome Street, New York.
A. M. WATKWS, Traveling Agent.
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CREECH & NEWSOM.
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DEALERS IN
I) II Y GOODS,
GROCERIES,
Liquors, Flour, Bacon, etc,
QUITMAN, GA.
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NEW STOCK.
rnHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING PURCHASED
X in pernon in the Eastern Cities, a large and
well assorted sttick of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
is now prepared to offer inducements to
his many customers amt the miblio generally.
His st<x*k emlwaces a complete varrefy of
Dry Ready Made Clothing^
’ Hat**, Caps, 6oots and &hoe r
Hardware. Tinware,
Crockery and Gi&m ware,
Ail kinds of WoodWoro and
A eoaFLETft ASSORTMENT OF
family groceries,
\ all of which he offers ou the most reasonable
i terms. D. B. CBEECH,
c*pn-fic*
j SAVANNAH ADVERTISEMENTS.
MARKET SQUARE HOUSE
VALENTINE BASLER,
(SnecMSor to hia brother Antony Baaler)
TIIE WELL KNOWN
TEN I*I2V ALLEY,
At the Old Stand, 174 Bryan St.,
OPPOSITK THE If ARRET,
Continues to keep on hand the best of
Brandiei, Whiskies, Wines, Ales,
ANI) ALL OTHER LIQUORS, j
My Foreign Liqnori are all of my own Impor-1
tation.
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M.FITZGERALD,
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(ESTABLISHED 1830 J
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Manufacturer and Wholesale and Retail
Sealer in
C A N D I E S,
CORDIALS, SYRUPS,
Fancy Confectionary, &c.
l£*o Bryan St.,
Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets,
Savannah, Ga
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JOHN M. COOPER i CO.,
Savannah, (in.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Keep constantly on hand a large assort
ment of
MISCELLANEOUS, STANDARD
AND
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Sundnyr School Librrtriet furnished on the
iqn&f liberal farms tritk (he latent
ami English Publications.
B I B L E S,
Pocket, Family ami Pulpit,
ia Great Variety.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, SCRAP BOOKS.
Any Itooks sent by mail on receipt of price.
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BHESNAN’S
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
Nos. 156, 158, 160 and 162, Bryan St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
rrtHE PROPRIETOR HAVING COMPLETED
1 the ini’wiKary addition* aud impravvujvnta,
can now idtur to his gnvstb
ALL THE COMFORTS TO RE OB
TAINED A T 0 THERIIO TELS
AT LESS THAN
HALF TIIE EXPENSE.
A Rostsnrant on the ECROPEAN TLAX has
been added, where guests can,
At lloiu’s,
Order whatever can be obtained in the market.
Rooms with Raorri* sl| 50 per day.
Determined to be
OUT DONE BY NONE
all I can ask is a TRIAL, confident that complete
satisfaction will be given.
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J.M. BOROUGHS. J J. D. WING.
BOROUGHS & WING,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
TOBACCO,
CIGARS, SNUFFS, PIPES and
SMOKER'S ARTICLES,
I A Decatur street,
ATLANTA, GA.
J. TANARUS, JORDAN, Traveling Agent.
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SA VANNAII AD VERTISEMENTS.
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SPRING STOCK!
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DeWITT, MORGAN t CO,
ARE OPENING
THEIR SPRING STOCK
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WHICH THEY OFFER
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for cash,
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Prices to Suit the Times.
DItESS GOODS,
SILKS,
CALICOES,
CASSIMERES,
SHAWLS,
PRINTED MUSLINS,
GRENADINES,
TRIMMINGS,
COLLARS,
RUFFLING,
m-irmiiMi for sale
THAT IS KETT IN A
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE.
FOR SALE BY
beWITT, MORGAN & CO.
130 CongreHß St.
SAVANNAH, - - - EOR IA
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DR. D. COX,
LIVE STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS,
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PRODUCE^
COMMISSION MERCHANT
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PURCHASING AGENT,
SA VANNAH, GEORGIA.
Stock Lots,
WILLIAM AND WEST BROAD STEETB.
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Produce Depot
IN BASEMENT OF CITY MARKET
COSSIGJfMEJfTS OF
I
BEEF CATTLE,
MILCH COWS,
SHEEP, HOGS,
GAME
DRESSED MEATS, Ac., Ae.,
—.ALSO—
POULTRY, EGGS,
VEGETABLES,
FRUITS,
MELONS,
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
HONEY,
HIDES,
TALLOW, At.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED.
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MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A. B. LUCE, Proprietor,
BOARD, #3 OO Per Day.
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