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k m p •Cs hstorc i at W “WITH AN EST PUB I‘QBE, WE SHALL BRING TO BEAR ENERGgj^XD A DETERMINED EFFORT TO PLEASE." VOL. I. Rtarkshrar btthllehed Every Thursday — AT — BLACKSHEAR, CA •t — ST — E. Z. BYRD, EDITOR X\*D PROPRIETOR. Mm tern s/ Subm eriptimn .* One cop*, one year (post-paid), in advsacv, fi.oo Ons oopy, six months •* ** .so »>nv copy, three months “ « Osv ropy, one month “ >* *io Advertiaina Rate*: Tr*nai«nt Advisement*. flr *t in^ri ion «, *»• per squar# u>d 60 rest* tor etch •aba»<)u*nt‘iu«er Legal Advertising Rates; Sheriff's fUle per levy.................... ..Si.w Mortgage ... Salve (not exceeding two squares).. Application for Letter* of Administration..... loo Application Letter* Ouardianehlp............ ..4,oo Application Dtsuilssioa from Administrator^ Guardianship.........' ikon , ft . Application Diamiaaion Homestead Notice............ 4.oo Notice to Debtors and Creditors a.iw Application Leave . for to Sell.... 4.00 Administration Sale (not exceeding two squares)............................... 6.00 COUNTY DIRECTORY. Ordinary—A. J. StricklBud. Sheriff—R. Z. Byrd. Clerk of Court—A. M. Moore. Oonnty Troeeurer—B. D. Brantley. County Surveyor—J. M. Johnson. Tsx Receiver and Oollector—J. M. Pnrdoui. Sessions first Mondayi in March aud September. J. L. Harris, Judge, and Simon W. Hitch, Solicitor General. 9 Oct. 31,18T8. * POST-OFFICE NOTICE. ThU office will be open every day (Sunday* ex eepted), from 8 a . u . to « p. m. on Sundays from » a. u. to io a. m. M ney Order aud Kegieter tmainen from 8 *. m. to 4 P. M. Mails daily from each way—East and W« *t. Eastern mail arrives 7.80 p. m. Western mall arrives 4.20 a. x. oct31-ly T. J. FULLER, Eo-tmaster. ProfessionaI Card*. DR. W. E. FRASER, phisicun m mm Blackshoar. Ga. Erompt attention to calls, day or „*». nr Diseases of Women and OUildrena specisltv. < * t31 - 1 y tvd ItJU,. Bl. A JR. tw iuUUItJl, Mnnot PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Blackshear, Ga. oct31-ly S. W. HITCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ’ lUnckHhetir, Ga. Practice regu'.xr in the Brunswick Cir«tiii. ocUSMy J. C. NICH0LLS, ATTORNEY AT LAW * Blackahear. Ga. Practice regular in the Counties of Apptig riincb W ” 1? PTTTT * HXljLlir T TDo o, * M ATTORNEY 1 1 H AT 1 I 1M a vs/ »» » ocf31-Jy Blaekchear, Ga. BLACKSHEAR, GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1878. JPiWrt of Electricity on Vegetation. Probably every one who has entered a woAd or forest has noticed the stunted or craggy growth of th* underwood, and the cause of that peculiar condition has always been attributed to the fact that the shrubs or smaller trees overshadowed by the foliage of the lorg* ones and deprived of the light anA air necessary to their full A French paper says : M. professor of the Eeole Forestiere, states that his researches on the subject led him to the oc elusions that, although a certain effect* was to b^lattxilmhd to it was not axuncient to sc count for the great depreciation in the ve R e tation. After long reflection came to the conclusion that the large trees acted as conductors of electricity, and thus deprived the undergrowth of eIeme ? j1 neoewary to their full de velopment, In order to test his views he tned R °* experiment® on various plants, bnt we need only refer , ft ltbongh not the most stnkiug, will fully elucidate tho Pi® he advances, the meaus he employed * If ">ok 68 ?**? two obtained. tobaoco plants, In April, each . three aud half *®*gu*n« a grammes, aud having four leaves. They were both planted in boxes containing mold of identical quality, anil placed side by side in a position favorable to their growth. But one of them had placed oxer it a cage,consisting of fourirou rods 'me meter fifty oentimeters high, joined at the top and covered with wire gauze, which permitted the free circulation yf but completely pro tected thAeoomp«i from the action oi at terferetjapiLf Pri ajogtrf‘ lcl until ^y* They were un the middle of A n fri*st» wpen the results obtained were as follow : The plant in the open air had attained a height of three feet five inches, whi e the other was only four inches; the former weighed 273 grammes aud the latter 140 grammes ; when dried, their respective weights were thirty grammes and fifteen and a half grammes. Similar experiments made with maize and wheat gave pre cisely analogous results, SO that M. Grandeau has come to the conclusion that the electricity of the atmosphe. e is equally necessary to vegetation as sunlight, air and water. Tlirilling Experience of Grave Robbers, At Cleveland, O., Joiner, the grave robber, gave in court a vivid description of his expedition with Carlisle and Minor for the body of Edwin French, which was found in a Cleveland medical insti tSsSS that the town had boon aroused, and tb 7 WWUld be discovered. He was tola 4 tO ftrive . fast possible. He told them HWay he as OS must have his money firi't. They told him he would get no money unless they got something to sell L°tJT£ money, and would as soon die in getting the body os go home to a starving wife and children and thus die. One of the °* bere went U P the street a short dis tance, and came back and reported that it was a false alarm. Men were simply at work on the decoration of the town for the next day, when the president was to be there. They told them to drive down by a back street while they bagged the body and dragged it through a cornfield to the buggy. The fright wi “ cb they received, however, induced them to leave the grave in the condition in which it was found by w be watchman when he returned and dlAC • that the bod * bad beeD r ™oved. ™ The glaciers . . of . the Himalayas far side Rtirpass anything hitherto known out of the polar regions, some recently measured being tweuty or thirty miles long and one to three wide. A Royal Indian. Considerable interest hns of late been aroused in the Ute Indians of Colorado, and a few facta about their heat! chief, Onray, who is an exceptional Indian, and his manner of life, eanuot fail to be read. The Onray Time* furnishes quite a long sketch of him, aud devotes considerable attention to his surronnd According to the Time*, Onray had built for him at this place, lhout ten miles from the Lon Pinos agency on eminent, the Uuoompahgre adobe house river, thirty by by the gov - finished in an forty, furniture good style, with American and carpets. He has a farm of 300 acres inclosed and upwards of sixty acres under cultivation, in hay, vegetables and grain. The work is done bv Indians ahd retainers. His wife takes an active interest in the fnrra work and does her full share of the onfc door labor. Ha has a herd of 200 horses aud Atumft mul A .some of them being very flue ; in addition to the oral horse bands stock he of* 1^ jeep some aud cattle and aev goats. His buildings aro sl/Uchouse,four r hte extensive, cousist ing of a corrals^Tgramirics, large dwellings, stables, etc. Ho lias a flno family carriage, one of the best that could be purchased, a present from Governor Ed. McCook, which, with a stylish team and Mexican driver, makes a conspicuous turnout. The farm ope rations aud business enterprises of Ouray have been very'suocessful, and prove him to lie a shrewd, competent business man. It is the oninion of all who know anything about him* that he desires to adopt entirely the habits and life of the whites and out loose from Indian customs, but the iuuate love of power and prominenoe makes him cling to his leadership or cliieftaitiship with a tenacious grasp. During the council it was observed by General Hatch that Ouray was a bom leader and exhibited diplomatic talents of a high or der in managing his unruly rubjects aud dealing with every point and question ad vanced by the commission. His age is forty-five, and he has but one wife and child. Holds of HImIoui. Little minds are wounded by the smallest things. Tho truly generous man is oblivions of a slight aud never becomes angry at a slur. Keep the way always clear for im¬ provement, by putting a gag in the mouth of ignorance. Great men undertake great things be¬ cause they think they are them great; aud fools, because easy. The grandest of heroic deeds are those which ate performed within four walls and in domestic privacy. Fortune is ever Been accompanying industry, aud is as often trundling in a wheelbarrow as lolling in a coach and six. People who have nothing to do are soon tired of their own company. Idle¬ ness leaves the door open for graver sins to enter. It is a singular fact that those who devote so much time to other people’s business seldom pay proper attention to their own. Hard words are like hailstones in sum mer, beating down and destroying that which they would nourish were they melted into drops. A man who shows no defect is a fool or a hypocrite, There whom we should mis trust. are defects so bound to fine qualities that they announce them —defects which it is well not to correct, Avoid the companion who jests at everything ! Bnch people disparage, by some ludicrous association, all ob¬ jects which are presented to their thoughts, and thereby render themselves incapable of any emotion which can ___ either elevate or soften them ; they briDg upon their moral being an mflu ence deeert more withering than the blasts of the NO. 32. A RfTfrie, 1 Iq the golden glint of the rummer a eon— In the erimeon glow of a day nigh done— On the banks of a stream, with Its waters At the side of one my heart holds dear— How beauteous U this life ! In the past with memoriee dim or bright— In the silvery sheen oi’ the pale moon’s light - On the snowy hanks of a stream ice-bound— Bereft of my loved one—all sorrow around— How rad, how drear -this life ’ In the future with promises golden bright— In the morn that follows the darkest night— Now borne on the dark stream—now the shore— To part from my loved one—ah ! nevermore- How dear -eternal life. ltem.H of Interest, A sham-poo—affected contempt. Something of a wag—The tip of a dog e tail. Aucient soldiers were trained to fight with either baud. The common school system may be traced back to the year 800. The Vienna aud Constantinople rail¬ road will be 1,010 miles long. There are over twenty thousand stitches in a well-made shirt. The young gentleman who flew into a passion has had his wings out. The Bank Clerks’ Association is uot a seertt ubiety. They have tellers. An operator in a spool-thread factory will make thirteen and a half mike of thread daily. “A teacher who will preserve order or break heads ” is advertised for by a Kansas school board. In the time of Romulus, 7S0 B.C., womeu were fonnd aubjeet to capital punish¬ ment if drunk. Blindmnu’s buff is a game that gives opportunitv to show human sympathy. It is a fellow feeling for a fellow-crea¬ ture. A swarm of bees took possession of Chantry church, Frome, England, the other day, and services had to be dis¬ pensed being smoked with one out. Huuday while they were An old hat, that once belonged to Napoleon I., was recently sold for thirty five dollars—which is a good price, cer¬ tainly, when we consider that both the Nap. and crown are gone. Ob the corn, tho horrible oorn, Hurtling at night and aching at morn; Under somebody's foot half of the time, Throbbing with misery almost sublime. Painting, Innaming, Hbow Big ah yoor flat— me iue sign of the chi-rop-o-dixt! “Find out your child’s specialty” is the urgent advice of a phrenologist. We have tried this and find it is not so easy. Sometimes rock candy seems to be the favorite, and then again there is a mark¬ ed tendency to taffy .—Stamford Advo¬ cate. . new fnend J on to-day who ?” 1 D< ]L m a maQ was affenn . from inflammation * ef of the lungs. "I should think so," replied ®uuerer. “ Hhat is it?” said the 016 jr 8 * victlm B P^* er » “ Pneumonia,” answered * A fisherman at Kingston, I1L, saw a river. The -- toward the shore and he lfc - Holes had ,n * been bored in e * . .* ^® f«®ud live an< mM1 e a baby f v *?., i® ? mowing a Whil® the woods turn red and russet. And the swallow akims the weir. And the dernier rose of summer Both poetic bosoms cheer, ^ 5 ^** waiting for tbe winter winds, Vihieh through the forest howl, Tae barber doth bestow a wierd And highly hateful scowl Upon the young man who has derided to raise a foil beard for the winter. —JVric York