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About Blackshear news. (Blackshear, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1879)
1 t IWl (r *» ear « en \ [m •‘Wil'd AN BONEST PURPOSE, WE SHALL BRING TO BEAR ENERGY AND A DETERMINED EFFORT TO PLEASE.” VOL. II. §tacfe$hcar Ihivs, , PubllHhed Every Thursday •- AT —. BLACKSHEAR, CA •f — BT — E. Z. BYRD, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. J Rates of Subscription : One eopy, one year (post-paid), in advance S One copy, six months “ “ 5SS One copy, three months “ 14 One copy, one month «« Advertising Rates: Transient Advertisements, first insertion, si .to per^quare and 60 cents for each subsequent iuser Legal Advertising Rates: Rheriff’s Sale per levy.......................... Mortgage Sales (not exceeding two squares).... Ai plication for Letters of Administration • • • Application Letters Guardianship........ • • Application Dismission from Administrator ship......................................... 5.00 Application Dismission Guardianship.......... 8.00 Homestead Notice.............................4.00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors........ 8.00 Application for Leave to Sell.......... 4.00 Administration Sale (not exceeding two squares)................................... .. 6.00 COUNTY DIRECTORY. Ordir.ry-^A, JT. Strickland. Sheriff—u Z. Byrd. - v Clerk of Court—A. M. Moore. County Treasurer—B. D. Brantley. County Surveyor—J. M. Johnson. Tax Receiver and Collector—J. M. Purdom. Sessions first Mondays in March and September. J. L. Harris, Judge, and Simon W. Hitch, Solicitor General. % Oct. 31, 1878. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. This office will be open every day (Sundays ex¬ cepted), from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. On Sundays from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m. Money Order and Register business from 8 a. m lo 4 p. M. Mails daily from each way—East and W«at. Eastern mail arrives 7.30 p. si. Western mail arrives 4.20 a. m. oct31-ly T. J. FULLER, Postmaster. Professional Ityr/ls. - - DR. W. E. FRASER, PHYSICIAN AND 'SIMEON, Black shear, Ga. Prom pt attention to calls, day or niaht. t3f~ Diseases of Women and Cuiidren a specialty. oct31-ly DR. A. M. MOORE, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Oct31-ly Blackshear- Ga. s.-w. HITCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Blackshear, Ga. Practice regular in the Brunswick Circuit. oct31-ly x J. C. NICH 0 LLS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rlackshear, Ga. Practice . t, regular in the Counties of Appling.Clinch, Camden. Charlton. Coffee, Echols, Glynn, Lil»rty, Pierce, Ware, and Wayne. oct31-ly" W. R. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 0048141 Bluekshear, Ga. BLACKSHEAR, GA.. THURSDAY. JUNE 26, 1870. • TIMELY TOPICS. ! In of Germany the Toads j lined many along parts are the entire distance with ; rows of poplars, or of apple trees, the branches of which latter bend beneath the weight of fruit. A line of three shillings fruit, is the penalty for permitted plucking the ripen and consequently the it of is the community to owners profitable Horse races were i 'Produced into the Grecian -later, games B. 648 yd IfiO, rs B. C., racejealled end 152 the years “Calpe,” or for C-t only, a also mart's was introduced into their spoYts. The date of the introduction of racing in England is unknown. In this country tire first racing is believed to have taken place almost simultaneously in both Virginia and Maryland, about the year 1750; but t ] ie rirst race f or a public stake WHS on Long Island, in 1818. against time, by a horse called “Boston Blue,” for $1,000. The value of California’s products is given Francisco in these figures from the San Journal qf Commerce: “We have a wheat crop which will reach at least twenty millions of centals. We will have a wool crop of forty-five to fifty million pounds. Our vintage will yield gallons not of less and than eight Ten million mil¬ lion wine brandy. centals of barley will be raised, and two million centals of corn. The south will yield four million pounds of honey, short Our gold of and silver million yield will not fall twenty dollars. Our fruit and raisin crop will sell for at least '-L Uireg coal and millions of will dollars. yield Quicksilver, moderately, if in their copper wonted abundance.” not Peculiar and infrequent crimes are brought York police to light occasionally in the New courts. A woman was re¬ cently prisonment sentenced for unmercifully to twenty flogging flay»’ im her twelve-year-old niece, and the child was given of over Cruelty to the Society Children. for the Proven tion to On the same day, in another court, a woman received four months in the penitentiary for throw ing kerosene over her husband’s body, fire lighting a match and then trying to set to the oil. Husband and wife liad One not evening lived he happily together home, found for years. came her slightly words. intoxicated Just the and the two had some his wife threw the as oil man him, was but retiring over was frustrated in her diabolical attempt and arrested. The reported exploits of Mile. Sophie von Ilerzfeld and several other ladies during Iyieff, add the recent instance Nihilist cmcule at one more to the long list of female revolutionists in Russia. During III., the tumult which dethroned Peter in 1763, in favor of Catharine II., Countess Dashkoff rode at the head of the Preobrajenski regiment in male attire, with pistols at her saddle-bow. Several ladies of rank took part in the conspiracy in formed the airainst political Alexander I. 1824-5. Among prisoners banished to Siberia by Nicholas in 1831, was the celebrated Princess Trubetskoi. One of the principal leaders of the Po¬ lish insurrection of 1863 was accompanied everywhere by his young wife, who made herself conspicuous in every skir¬ mish by her reckless bravery. The at¬ tempt made by Vera Sassulitch upon the life of the ex-Minister of Police, Gen. Trepoff, and is still fresh in every one’s mem¬ ory, two young ladies of good family were found among the workers of the Nihilist printing press recently seized in St. Petersburg. In the New York postoffice a force of six men is employed solely in correcting blunders of the people who write letters, and the skill which these men"display in prising. deciphering The “ blind ” addresses is sur¬ postmaster gives the follow¬ ing list of a few of the many , postoflices in the United States bearing the same name: There are eighteen Brooklyns, twenty Bangors, Williamsburgs, twelve Bostons, five Baltimores ten sixteen Buffalos, seventeen Burlingtons, seven¬ teen Charlestons, four, Chicagos, eight Cincinnati^, ton Clevelands. twenty-five Daytons, fifteen Ixmisvilles, fifteen Lowells, three Milwaukees. fourteen Nashvilles, seven Plnladelpliias. fifteen Quinceys. twelveSt. twenty-two Toledos, Richmonds, Washingtons, Pauls, seven thirty thirteen Wilmingtons, twenty-live five Springlields, Omahas. * ‘ ns hst might be extended to more ^ ^j di^ less than 4,000 misdirected letters were tound in the office in the scattering and supplementary mail matter. A New Advertising Wrinkle. The recent attempted assassination of Edwin Booth recalls an incident that occurred while that tragedian vv:is play ing his .last engagement in this city, and which is the real origin of the rumor that he intends never to visit the Pacific coast again. It seems that one morning while Mr. Booth was making his toilet m Ins room at the Palace, the door quietly opened. and a wide-awake-look mg individual slid in and cheerfully bid the astonished actor good morning “How’s * Hamlet’ to-day?” said the stranger, if blandly. 1 “’Fraid Hard von wouldn't just see me sent my up, so dropped So I in see,” informally, said ns it were.” “ the only ‘ lago.’ “ What can I do for you?” “The fact is, Mr. Booth,” said the visitor, hurriedly, “1 am the advertis ing house, agent for the Bazembees’ Auction on Market street. Cheapest Over dothiug-house ulsters in at—” the civilized world 50,000 “Don’t want any ulsters. Can’t look tr. ,vgic in a coat with fifteen ridiculous Avaunt, thou “But! don’t want to sell you any, my dear sir,” put m the agent; “I just come to make you a regular dear business proposi tion. Com m it, my sir; com in “ But, zounds, sirrah, I am an actor— not an auctioneer!” “That’s exactly it. You know we tising agents dodge are always other. up to some new adver or 1 attended your performance occurred last night, if Mr. Booth, and it to me you would only in troduce some mention of our establish mont into your lines, we could afford to pay “Could, very liberally eh?” said for it.” the American hope of the “Yes. You stage. wedge in see you might gracefully an allusion to us here and there, where it would seem kinder natural and appropriate Hamlet.’ Instead like For instance, there’s * of giving simply the lines 4 customary suits of solemn black,’ you might add, ‘the kind they sell Bazeinbees’ for $24.’ That would sort nail the attention of the audience, seems to ri U \ .. I r should ,, think . . so, „ ’ said . the star. stealthily edging over toward a c y° u ( at< 11 tl,e •, u * ea - „ the , agent. Now, T there’s ‘Romeo ami Juliet. There’s dead loads i.mMB 0/ good chances _ that. In the balcony in you might say, ‘I would I wore one Bazembees’cheap that hand that 1 dog-skin gloves upon cheek.’ ” might touch Y ou d like that, would you ?” inquired Mr. Booth, slowly the sword behind his back, and in front of the door. “ Yes, sir; we shouldn't mind $100 a night to have that done in first-class style. Just think how it would make trade boom down at our place to have you thunder as ‘Othello —‘ Desmona, where is the elegant kerchief I bought for thee at Bazembees’, at six bits a dozen?’ 8ir ’ ^ wou ^ fairly—” There was a funeral from the agent’s house the next day. and in deference to the last wishes of the martyr to adver tising.his hearse bore on each side splendid canvas inscription: “Just arrived—50,000 more boys’suits at Bazembees’! Call early !”—#*» Fran cisco News Letter. ------- “ An ambitious young writer having asked, “What magazine will give me the highest position quickest?” was told: “ A fiery powder magazine, if you contributr a article.” NO. 16. ITEMS OF INTEREST . n upstart „ . . TJ Beginning . . to . * prosper. Always Minnesota best when rare—Family broils, millers are now shipping direct to Europe. The increase of the population of the United States is 1.000,000 a year, The total amount of luniber cut last “* f U3.W.«,00« feet. three cent stamp becomes a sent stamp after you have mailed your letter, What the weather says to the linen collar is ** Wilt thou,” and it invariably wilts. “ Good buy,” as the overjoyed sales man said when the liberal customer turned to go. The llanring circus advertisement is apparent length and once more of the throughout the breadth land. Scientific men generally believe that the b( . (l of the Pacific Ocean Was onco ubov <» water, and inhabited by men. A . <*oi respondent , ,. in a Baltimore ... paper S\ s * ,! M'. m !l < ‘ a s< ' hTriblc burning, followed by , lockjaw, . winch came under Ms olwcrvation,the> patient was cured ^ 1,1 a PP^‘‘ !l,K, n of dog fat. Mine. Catacazy, wife of the Russian administration, Minister at Washington, dead. during Grant’s is She had the reputation the of national being the capital, handsomest women at “Father,” said a cobbler's lad, ns he was that pegging away bite at good an old shoe, “they say trout now.” “Well, well,” replied the old gentleman, “you fiite stick to your work and they won’t you!” States During exported the fiscal foreign year 1878, the United to countries 21,- 83 7,1,7 pounds of butter ami 245,620,853 pounds of pounds cheese. of butter, Of this, and England took 9,251,900 107,200,520 pounds of cheese. has Any one the who chance wants a printing-press now of purchasing the one Moscow, which Napoleon and which carried fell with into him to the , l* ai }ds , of rt theRussians , . , durirtg , his , . retreat. Jt ,s no ,S w!& 1 1 owner oilers ~ , 1° 80 ,1 h f°r r 1,000 roubles— ,, . al,out 7 ** 0 7 'v - Delaware and Rhode Island arc the sleeve buttons of the Western Hemi sphere.— tucky furnishes New York Herald. studs.— And Ken the Boston Pons. -And New York furnishes the rings.— Albany —Chicago Argus. And Missouri Union. the Wash- Vest, ington the Newspaper Sehurz. And Osschasonlito Iroddloyntortcnclmi Lapok is the title of a little fortnightly journal columns published in Ivolozsvar, Hungary, whose contain original articles in ! French, (Icrnnudjd jiglish, Italian, Span ish,Portuguese, Norse,Swedish and Mag yar. Often the poems are followed by translations into several languages. A fktUer sai<l to an 1 old acquaintance w j l(> C(ime to ,-ondole with iiiru on the ! unmanageableness of his two sons, who i had niui committed cuiiiiiiiLwu a a burglary ourgiary in 111 the tiie next next j town and had been sentenced to prison • “It is pretty rough ori me to have them both go to once, but there is one thing to it—when it comes night now, you know where them boys he.” — The Bludgeon uud Dagger Fans. Some “ fans ” are not a”bar~ fans at all. The “steel fan ” is simply of metah dinarv shaped and painted to resemble an .... or closed fan, and earned sometimes si# a life preserver, sometimes by the swell mobsmen and rowdies of China, to be used at close quarters, with murder ous effect. Of the same species is the well-known “dagger fan,” which con sistsofan elegant imitation in lacquer of a common folding fan, but is really a sheath maintaining within its fair ex like like a Malay Malay deadly blade, This This short dagg dagg and sharp, a a kris. kris. r r fan fan was was invented by the Japanese, and its im portation into China has always been strictly however, forbidden. successfully Great numbers have, been introduced into Canton, Foochow and other large maritime cities, and they are now even manufactured by the enterprising natives of the first-mentioned port.— Frasers Magazine.
