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THE INDEPENDENT.
MTIHUAT, 4HTWRKH IS. HOT.
LOT IK O AND FOBOIVIHQ.
■nr ('■ARUM WWAIR.
O, loving And forgiving
Ye .ngrU word, of *-*rlh
Yf*i were not worth the living,
If Te I.x. tuul not birth.
0, loving end forgiving -
How nrrot your uiiwion here;
The grii f that you ere mitering
Hath bleaamgm in ita tear.
0, atom end nnfrrrgii ing
Ye evil worda of life,
That mock the nioanm of living
With never-ending etrife.
O, henh end nnrepnnting-
How would ye meet the grave,
If Heaven; am unrelenting,
Forbore not nor forgave I
0, loving end forgiving -
Sweet aimtrrm of the aoul,
In wboee eeleetial living
Tim paaaiona fttnl <•Olltml
HtUl breathe yonr influence o'er ua,
Whene'er bv |aaaaion eromaed,
And, engel-liKe, reatore ns
Tlie paradise we lout!
Murk Twain * Lturt Adventure.
t got into the car* twk a neat in, juxta
position to a female. The female’ face
wa* a perfect Instiiwnce company for her.
It insured Iter against ever getting mar
ried to anybody except a blind man. Her
month lee>ked like a nraekin a dried lemon
and there wnn no inure expression in her
face than there i in a cup of cold custard.
Hhc appeared ns if she had been through
line famine and got two third* of the way
through another. She was old enough to
lei great grandmother to Mary that had a
little liuuh. She was chewing prize pop
corn.aud carried in her hand a yellow rota',
while a baud box uud Cotton umbrella neat
lejl sweetly by Iter side. I couldn't
guess whether she was on a mission of
charity or going Weal to start a aaw mill.
I was full of curiosity to hear her sjvak.
Ho I said: “The exigencies of times re
guire circumspection in a person who is
traveling.” “Whitt?” Hays she. “The
orh of day shines resplendent in the vault
above," says I. She switched around un
easily like, then raised her umbrella and
said, “I don’t want any of your sass git
cmtl” And I got out.
*w ——-—
M.uikied vh. Tlt.imtn. -A clergyman who
had in the lottery of matrimony drawn
a share that, proved to him worse than
blank, was just experiencing a severe
scolding from his Xantippe, when he was
called upon to unite a pair in the blessed
state of wedlock. The poor parson, actu
ated by his own feelings and experience,
rather than l>y a sense of his canonical du
ties, opened the lunik and begun:
“Man that is bom of a woman, hath but
a short time to live, nnd is full of misery,”
Ac., repeating- a part of the burial service.
The astonished bridegroom said, “Sir,
yon mistake. I came here to be married,
not buried/"
“Well.” replied the clergyman, “if you
insist on it, I urn obliged to marry yon;
but believe me, my friends, you liatt better
lie buried/’’
A Frenchman made a pair of pantaloons
for a Ur. Lamb, but forgetting the nuae
of his customer, went into a market and
taking hold of a leg of mutton, inquired
of the butcher;
“Vat you call dis?"
“That is mutton.”
“Ha, mutton is it? Veil, vat yon coll
mutton's baby?"
“Lamb. 1
“Oui,” said the Frenchman, “ilat is
him. Monsieur Tamil is de vera man vat
lor I make tie pautaloous.”
Anothkb Indian War. Tho Choyrnno
Indians have been raiding and robbing no
much near Pueblo that tho Commissioner
of Indian Affairs reo mini ends that they he
*trill-k and destroyed or captured, us a
t 'roper wav to stop the trouble there and
.eep the Cotnauches quiet at Fort Sill. lu
nixvirdinoe with tho reoommeudation, or
der* have been issued by the War Depart
ment to tlie commander at Fort Sill to
strike the rebellious Cheyennes as soon as
possible.
A Bknmiijj! Fathum. —A gentleman of
grout wealth in New York, but who ImA
never owed to mingle much in foHhionnble
society, recently settled $15,000 a your on
u daughter who hud married to his sutis
fnotiou. In apeaking on the anhieot to n
friend the other day, he remarked he was
willing to do the sumo by his other daugh
ters, on one condition that they married
respectable, upright and industious young
men. He did not euro how poor they were,
if they were only of this description, and
thoir characters would bear investigation.
A miserable boy on Hose Hill, near
Danbury Conn., found a Homan candle
in the house, one day. and chalking it per
fectly white, succeeded in palming it off
ou his aged grandmother as a genuine tal
low article. When that excellent lady
eaiue to light it the deception was soon
apparent, but by returning tier presence of
mind she fell over two chairs without se
riously hurting herself. When that youth
now retires to rest he gently reclines oukis
front side.
The condition of the British agricultural
laborer was thus epigrammatieally stated
by Professor Levi, in the economic science
section of the British Association at its ro
ceut meeting. Professor Devi said from
inquiries he had made in Devonshire re
garding agricultural classes, he had found
tbatiu very large proportion they werelairu,
cured when in disease, and buried by the
l>urisb.
The father of a bov whose veracity isnot
so marked as his back, asked the teacher
why it was that his son didn't hare a bet
ter' acquaintance with figures, and was
considerably electrified when the teacher
tenderly observed: “I really do not know,
nnless it is because figures will not lie."
A bright little boy, hearing his father say
that a man ought to “stick to his busi
ness,” emptied a bottle of mucilage in the
old gentleman's ofliee chair. The old man
says he has not been stuck so badly since
1K47, and he has rewarded liisoffspriug by
taking him ou a whaling trip to the cellar.
♦
In view of the untold losses which the
Government has sustained by the failnre
of it* pet banks and bankers, from Jay
Cooke and Henry Clews down to its na
tional hank depository at Halt Luke, the
New York World asks if Secretary Itieh
ardsou ought not to be impeached.
-•.
Chicago boasts of having realized by
the sale of seats in one of its now churches
a sum "verging on $915,000,” whereon a
native with a limited knowledge of French
observes that "verging” is a good word to
apply to a pew sell.
The Democrats of the third Congres
sional district of Massachusetts have nomi
nated Benjamin Dean for Congress, to till
the vacancy caused by the death of Wil
liam Whiting.
“Patrick, ” said a lady to a slip of green
Erin who was officiating in the kitchen,
"where is Bridget?”
"Indeed ma'am, she's fast asleep, look
frrg.at the bread Hskin."
Caught in My Own Trap.
Dora and I had been silent fully fifteen
minutes, an bdusuul occurrence for us,
when she suddenly Irroke out with one of
ber gayest peals of laughter. The cars
were going at the rate of forty milca an
hour, hut Dora's laugh rang out above all
the noise and confusion.
“What is it, Dora, you witch you?” I
aaid, half piqued that she hud not told me
at first what pleased her, and then laughed
afterward,
"Nothing, Nell, only 1 was thinking of
something funny. Do you see that gen
tleman just in front of ns, with beautiful
block whiskers and brown eyes? Well,
he’s been watching ns behind that book
for the last half hour, looking as if he
would like to take a bite of the red rotes
on your cheeks. Don’t blush, but he’s in
love with yon—l’ll bet my gold thimble
on it. I was just thinking of the stories
I have read about young ladies mistaking
handsome fellows for their brothers, etc.,
and thought what fun it would be if yon
could only manage to mistake that gentle
man for yonr brother Fred.”
I was ready for fun in a moment.
"Tell you what I'll do,” I broke out ea
gerly—“ You know I haven’t seen Fred
sinee I went to school three years ago, and
of course he's changed a great deal since
then. Well, if that literary gentleman
with the brown eyes gets off of the cars at
our depot, I’ll wait till he gets mixed up
with the crowd, see him, suddenly rush to
him and in a llutter of delight, call him
brother Fred, and give him such another
kisiing as he hasn't had since he saw his
sweetheart last.
“Yes, I would if I were you,” said Dora,
sarcastically, “yoK daren’t, you know.”
“Don’t I dare though! You wait and
see.”
And so I dropped back into the cushion
in silence, until the train stopped at our
station.
Dora gave me a wicked look, and whis
pered that she knew my courage would
fail me, for the gentleman was getting
off.
I was not to bo triumphed over, and so
when we stopped off the platform I saw
the literary gentleman standing amid the
crowd, and with a hound I threw myself
into his arms and kissed him full in the
mouth, crying:
“Fred, my dear brother, how are you?”
I caught a glimpse of Dora; she was in
danger of going into convulsion. I ex
pected to hear the stranger say there was
some mistake, hut to my surprise he gave
me a hearty embrace, kissed mo two or
three times, said he was well, that I hud
grown a great deal, and then inquired for
my little friend, Dora, who was all this
time exciting the sympathies of the crowd
as they supposed she was insane, judging
from her frantic laughter. “Father and
mother are expecting you, and so impa
tient that they ran scarcely wait to see
you. I was so afraid you wouldn't know
mo, but I tun glud my image has been
treasured up so carefully in my little sis
ter’s heart.”
I was bewildered beyond measure. It
was Fred, then, and I bail not known him,
I felt slightly ridiculous and while intro
ducing Dorn to my brother whispered to
her to keep quiet in reference to my in
tended trick. I was too much confused
to think of inquiring how ho came into
the cars without seeing me, so wo all went
to the carriage that was waiting for us,
and we rnpidly drove home.
I had never known Fred to he so affec
tionate. He hud my band in his all tbs
time and kissed me at unnecessary inter
vals ; but to tell the truth, I never loved
him half so well before.
Wo reached the gate; mother kissed
me and cried over me; father repeated it,
and finally a frank, hearty voice broke out
with:
“Hallo, sis, ain't you going to notice
your Hcrnpograeo brother at all?”
“There is some mistake,” I murtnered.
"Are you brother Fred? I thought that
gentleman was,” pointing to the hand
some fellow I had embraced at the de
lict.
"Why, sis, are you going crazy? Of
course I’m your brother, aud that fellow is
my College oliiim, Archie Winters, who
went half way up the line to meet you.
What are you blushing at, Nellie? There
wasn’t anything wrong about his going
after you, was there? I didn’t have time to
go, and let him take your picture with
him so that he would bo sure to know
you. He’s been playing some of his mad
prank* and passing himself oft'for me, 111
warrant.
I looked at Archie beseechingly, as they
were all going in to the house, L whispered
to him:
"For pity's sake, don't speak of this
mistake. How could it have happened. ”
"I overheard you iu the cars, and w ill
promise to keep the secret on one condi
tion.”
He whispered something to me that
made my face flush scarlet, but I was at
his mercy, and said I would think of it,
and to the delight of the whole family,
Dora and Fred in particular. Archie aud I
were married iu two mouths. And Dora
said to me, os I bade her good-bye, tlmt it
would give unspeakable delight to Fred
and herself if I would attend their wed
ding in a month from then, aud I did.
Ancient Pout, try. —' ‘Speaking of goose, ”
said a wag to his comjianion, recently “I
remember my mother roasted one of them
birds, once; ‘twas so tarnation tough we
could not carve it, but had to chop up the
creature with a broad axe, then boiled,
and frioaseed it; but twas no go—
we couldn’t eat it onv how; I reckoned it
might have been the same one whose
cackle savedßome.” "Very like,”replied
the other, "our folks undertook to cook a
rooster—we hadn't the true record of his
age,but I verily believe be was the same old
cock which crowed to Peter! he was a
stouter of a follow for crowing, any lioa
for after boiling him a whole day, when
the lid was taken off at night, blow me, if
the varmint- didn’t fly out of the pot, light
on the crane, flap his wings, and scream—
oook-a-doodlo-dool"
Anger begins w ith folly, and ends with
repentance.
MIM-'BLXAKKOI/* AUVKRTIHKMKaTS.
McCALL & GROOVER,
QUITMAN, G A.,
Dealers ia
Illlt ON, HKDK INKS, CHBMICXU,
Fine Toilet Soap, Fancy Hair and Tooth Brnuhei,
Perfumery and Fancy Toilet Article*,
TruHMW ami Nlioul.lvr Ilra.ee.,
Fretth Garden Soiklh,
Paint*, Oil*, Varnishes & Dye-Stuff*
IrflUr Paper, Pnu, Ink, Envelope*,
WIN DO W GLASS, <■/ all sites,
Futty, Carbon Oil, Lamps and Chimneys.
l'hjiiciant I’rescriptions Accurately Ccanf/oumlrd.
Hbot, PowDitit, Pkrccssiow Cats, Tobacco,
Jyl2-ly Snaff and Cigars.
CURRIER, SHERWOOD & GO.,
WHOLESALE DF.AI.ERB IN
Hoot** and Hhoc.
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This ia one of the Oldest and Largest
Itoot and Shoe Jobbing Houses
IN THE CITY.
All their Supplies fire obtained from
THE VERY BEST MANUFACTORIES.
And Sold to Customer* on the
MOST ACCOMMOVATIXO THK MS.
476 & 478 Broonte Street, Now York.
V. M. WATKINS, Traveling Agent.
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! 1' WOULD RESPECTFULLY CALL THE AT-
I TKNTION of tin- citizen* of Brook* and
the adjoining counties, to tny large and select
stock of
DRY GOODS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
II A R W A R E,
GROCERIES, Etc., Etc.,
All of which will ho sold upon REASONABLE
TERMS and at LOWEST PRICES.
j ~
| would also call the attention of Flantcrs to my
i
LARUE STOCK OF
FARM IMPLEMENTS,
Such as
PLOWS,
CLE VICES,
HEEL BOLTS,
GRAIN FANS, etc., etc,
Thcao goods will be sold at
MANUFACTURER S PRICES,
With Freight Added.
**- GIVE ME A CALL. TANARUS
JOHN TILMAN.
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DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, Ca.
OFFICE Brick building adjoining the store of
Wessr*. Brings, Jelks CV>.. street.
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MANUFACTURES OF COTTON AND WOOL
O'
OFFER TO THE PUBLIC OCR YARNS, WHICH WE ARE MAKUFACTCDiG, OF THE
B E ST V Tj IT Y,
EITHER ITY WHOLESALE OR IN HMALL QUANTITIES,
TO SUIT THE CONVENIENCE OF PURCHASERS,
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Our ObiiuburgM are l£<iua.l in (.tuality
TO ANY MANUFACTURED AT THE NORTH,
AND MILL RE SOLD IN LARGE OR SMALL LOTS
TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
Will also Fill Order* for HEAVY SHEETINGS, Either 3-4 or 4-4 Wide.
With our Improved Carding Machine we are prepared to Card
Wool in the Best Style.
We will also Spin Wool either on Shares or for Cash.
Special Contracts may be made with the President.
Cotton IloUKhht either for Cash or taken in exchange for Yarns or
Osnaburgs.
PRICES.
W 00l Carding per pound lO cts.
DR, HENRY BRIGGS,
I ’residenf .
DIATIIUf
BRIGGS, JELKS & GO.,
DEALERS IN
Drug* and Medicines,
Family Groceries
*
Hardware,
Crockery,
Dry Goods Domestic and Foreign,
Millinery Goods
Boot* and Shoes
Hats
Clothing,
Notions, etc.
WHICH WE WILL SELL
STRICTLY FOR CASH
—AND AT—
CASH VALUE.
Farmers' Produce, when purchased by
us, considered as CASH.
IIENRY F. MABBETT,
Manager.
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CHARLES GASSMAN,
M erchant Tailor,
26 1-2 Whitaker Street,
SAVANNAH, GA.
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MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
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BOARD* OO Per Day.
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DEAEEitH IN
I) R Y G O O I) S,
GROCEItIES,
Liquors, Flour, Bacon, etc.,
QUITMAN, GA.
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JOHN M. COOPER & CO,
Navannoh, (>a.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Keep constantly on hand a large assort
ment of
MISCKLLA X EOl S, ST ANDA It D
AND
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Sunday School Libraries furnished on the
must liberal terms with the latest
and best English Publications.
B I B L E S,
Pocket, Family and Pulpit,
In Great Variety.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, SCRAP BOOKS.
Any book# sent by mail on receipt of price.
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M. FITZGERALD,
(ESTABLISHED 1850 J
Manufacturer uud Wholesale and Retail
Dealer in
C A N D I E S,
CORDIALS, SYRUPS,
Fancy Confectionary, &c.
I>*#o Ilryan St.,
Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets,
*
Savannah, Ga.
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which for nearly a half century, lias been the or
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and Mississippi— will, in the future, merit, by the
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at which everv style of Bonk. Mercantile, Legal
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I). \V. PRICE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
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Would inform tho citizens of Quitman and sur
rounding country, that he has just opened s
FIRST CLASS
MERCHANT AND TAILORING
ESTABLISHMENT
IS QUITMAN, AND HAS ON HAND A FINE
LOT OF
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES,
SUITABLE FOR MAKING
DRESS AND BUSINESS SUITS.
He ha* also on Hand a Select Btcck of
READY MADE CLOTHING.
CUTTING, CLEANING
—AND—
R E T* A 111 I IV C i-
DONE OH SHOET NOTICE,
fa*" PBICBB M< IDEBATE. -*
m:\v stock.
riHIE UNDERSIGNED HAVING PURCHASED
.1 in person in the Eastern Cities, a large and
well assorted stock of
(ieuentl Merchandise,
is now prepared to offer peculiar inducement# to
hi* many customers and the public generally.
His stock embraces a complete variety of
Dry Goods, Ready Made Clothing,
Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Hardware. Tiuwaro,
Crockery and Glass ware.
All kinds of Wood ware and
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
FAMILY GKOCKKIKB,
all of which he offers on the most reasonable
terms. D. 11. CREECH.
sepCJim
cl7<> T hiiv <Y.
C. M. BROWN, of Florida,
—WITH—
WEILLER & PRO.,
274 W. Baltimore St, Baltimore, Md.
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R . I) A VIS,
(Successor to Blnn. Spiegel A Cos.)
Cigar Manufacturer,
AND DEALER IN
CIGARS.
SMOKING/ AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
Pipes, Etc.,
CORNER OF BULL AND STATE STREETS.
Opposite Court House Square,
augfMf Savannah, Georgia.
.1. 8. N. SNOW,
DENTIST,
Quitman, ----- Georgia,
Office Up Stairs, Finch’s Comer.
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Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco, mannfac
tnred by X. I. Lyon & Cos., at S. BhandaF*. _
A few fine Ladies Hut* at 8. Shandal's.