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PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16,. 1881.
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Macon Telegraph,
(r jfrejis sunshine.
Where the little children dwell;
In the cottage, in the mansion,
In theiraL or inthe cell,
There is music in their voices.
There is sunshine in their leve,
. And Ajar, fprever round them, ,
Like a glory from above.
There’s alaughter-loving. spirit,
Glancing from the soft blueejes;
t -Hashing throiieh rhe'pearly. tear-dropp,
Changing like the summer skies;
Lurking in each roguish'dimple,
Nestling m each, ringlet fair;
Over all the little child-face
Gleaming, glancing everywhere.
Whittle children-T-yes, we love them,
For their spirits ceaseless flow;
For the joy that ever lingers
Where their bounding footsteps go,
'Tie the sunshine of their presence
Makes the lowly cottage fair,
And the palace is a prison
If no little one is there.
THAT DUEL.
BY SMIL AX.
. Chicago Ledger.
The small, but enterprising city of
Newcastle could boast of many pretty
girls, 1 but none of them could compare
with the acknowledged belle, Miggie
Barr.. Her Christian name was Mag
gie, but her father always Called her
Miggie, so gradually the people of our
town fell into the same habit. I dojild
not do jastico to this young lady’s
many charms and points cf beauty, so
I will let you. dear reader, imagine a
woman ten times prettier than any yon
ever met as a true portrait of my hero
ine.
Of course, Miggie, being pretty and
the acknowledged belle, had many
beaux; in fact, all the eligible young
men in town bowed down and worship
ped at her shrine,. -Probrtbly if it had
not been for the romantic notions
which had been inculcated in Miggie’s
mind during her three years sojourn at
boarding school in Philadelphia, she
would have accepted one ot these-many
admirers who were dead in iove with
her,'and would have settled down into
the dreary hum-drum existence-of mar-,
vied life, as tho roman-cists choose tq
call it, • hut she could never think-of
such * thing.* * No. indeed* ere she died
She would- Im'vji to-be the principal in
some lo'munce, ; or else her {beams
would always remain fancies, and not
delicious realities.
At the time! I write about theie were
two young meu paying attention to
Miggie, both of whom were sanguine
of ultimate victory. She treated them
both alike..and though they tried to
outrival each other uy the paying of at
tentions, neither of them could boast of
any advantage over the other.
The first young man whom I write
about bore the name of Sam Work, and
the other the title of Tom Brady. Mig
gie did not like either of these names,
as they were unlike the titles of the
heroes in the books, she had read; yet
she-.comforted herself with the thought
that, perhaps, ere she died, they would
individually engage in some romantic
sgion that would fit them for a matri
monial alliap.ee with her. Not that she
wanted them both for husbands, but
she desired them both to perform ro
mantic deeds, and the one that - came
nearest her ideal she wonld accept as
her husband, . .
Sam' Wark Was a big, broad-shoul
dered fellow, with a large share of com
mon sense, and very little romance per
vading his disposition. The fact of the
matter-Was; 8am had been used to hard
work since childhood, and, consequent
ly, had no time to think of romance.
Tom Brady was an exquisite in re
gard to-dress, always wearing the finest
clothes, but lie was no more romantic
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than Sam.
The one thing that Tom Brady prided
himself ou was his shape. He had a
waist like a woman.
The two young men, before their
contest for the*hand of Miggie,- had
been warm friends, but since they had
had centered all their admiration on
one divinity, Miggie. As.their love af
fairs waxed hotter they became dead
enemies, and passed each other on the
street without speaking. Miggie, sly
littlS Jinks > that she was,- helped on this
coolness; ib order, if .possible, to have a
romance woven for her life. At. this
time Miggie was receiving attention
from both - of . the gentlemen. She
would go to a picnic one - day with
Sam, and. ther next day would- go Off ofi:
an excursion with Tom. The former
would escort liei home from church
one Sunhay evening^ and the next week
the latter wonld exercise the same priv
ilege.. People were puzzled-to tell
which .wasi the favored suitor, * and I
doubt if either of them could settle
that vexed question. All this time
Miggie was awaiting some romantic ac
tion on the part of either of the two
suitors that wonld help her to decide
which she would declare as her accept
ed lover.
. Time rolled; onuritil one evening
Miggie determined tbtforce matters to
a head, so she got Torn Brady, who was
pouring honeyed love phrases into her
ear, talking about his rival, Sam Warp.
Of course Sam wasTSat such a bad fel
low in^^Tbin’s estimation, but, as “all is
fair in love and war,” the latter Bpoke
rather roughly about him, thinking
thus to ent him out. Miggie listened
and said nothing, and Tom thought
that hia r words had carried the outposts
of her heart, and so he went away con
fident of ultimate success.
• The next evening Sam Wark called
to see Miggie, and that worthy at once
repeated the Stories which his. rivals
Torn Bradyj had been circulating about
him. Sam was made very angry by
this, and when Miggie asked him what
he was going to do about it, replied
chat be was going to punch his head.
At this Miggie got indignant, and ask
ed him what kind of a way was that to
resent an injury. Sam said that was
the best way he knew of, but if she
could suggest any way ont of the diffi
culty he would only be too glad to fol
low her advice. Then, in a traaic
tone, Miggie said: “You must fight a
duel; it is the only way to settle, it, and
at the same time the question about my
hand. To the victors'belong the spoils,
and to the victorious duelist I will
award my hand.’’
Sam looked at her for a few moments,
BDd then blurted ont, “Suppose one of
us gets killed?”
“that’s the difference?” asked Mig
gie; “this is a question of nerve, and
only death can wips out the injury.
Yon have been traduced by Tom Bra
dy, and you must challenge him,and nj,
once, too.”
“All right.” said Sam, fully con
vinced that Miggie would at once mar
ry Tom Brady should he .refuse to en
gage in this duel; “give me a few points
as to the best way to' write out a chal
lenge.” ^
Then Miggie gave him an idea as to
the proper way to indite a challenge,
and Sam left her house, filled with
blood-thirsty intentions, - ao,l _ craving
gore. He choifef for a second Tom Wil
kins, and that worthy bore a challenge
to Tom Brady the same evening.
The next evening Tom Brady called
an Miggie and spoke about the chal
lenge, "and hovw he had returned word
to Sam Wiir- , ^ ;r '"" -♦that ho had no
indention j( When Miggie
heard; this. ‘-ions, and up
braided bimK uMjedowaiaicel Tom
felt cheap, and seeing that his refftaal
to fight had put Miirgie in a bad humor
concluded that lie hail better retract
his decision, As soon as bo toR.her
this lie?- face was illumined with smiles,
and she told him how .she intended be
stowing her hand on the victoT.
'The next day Tom seut his second,in
the person of -Toe Farrell, to tell Sam
Wark that he would fight, and that lbs
weapons should be pit-tols, at twenty
paces. The following morning, at day
break, was chosen as the time for the
meeting, and at. the hour designated
the parties met. Sam Work was at
tired in his working clothes, bat Tom
Brady was dressed in the height of fash
ion. Both Were pule, and seemed loth
to engage in the combat. ’
The seconds, thinking that' no harm
would result from the duel, measured
off the distance in a business like, man
ner, while the surgeon handled his inr
strnments as if he were anxious for an
opportunity to use them.
The signal was given, and both shots
rang ont on the morning air simultane
ously. When the smoke cleared away
Sam Wark. vy^s seen standing erect,
while Tom Briidy lay prostrate onthe
ground. - ^
“I’ve killed my friendl” ejaculated
Sam, as he threw his pistol away and
knelt beside the prostrate form of Tom.
“Curses be on the woman that tempted
me to do such a deed. I am a murder
er for the sake of Miggie Bxrr. Tom,
dear Tom, I’ve killed yon 1” . ... .a
_ It was ai$ effecting sight,:but thesec-
ohds had their duty to perform, so they
dragged Sam away while the surgeon
made an examination of the wound.
The latter party said not a word for a
few moments, bat felt the pulse of
Tom, and then ordered one of tho sec
onds to run for water;
Poor Sam, given some hope by the
command of the doctor,would fain have
asked if there was any hope of Tom’s
ultimate recovery, but ha dated not.
When .the second arrived on the
scene with the water, Tom still lay as
one of the - dead, bat as soon as the' wa-
ter touched bis face'lle opened his eyes
and looked aronnd,
Sam, poor fellow, buoyed up by a
new hope, looked as if he would only
be too glad to be the sufferer if lie only
could. At last the doctor said.- : - | f
“Gentlemen, Mr. Brady’s life has
been spared by a singular, circnmstaace.
The bullet, which was aimed directly at
his heart, struck one' of the steel stays
instead of penetrating the skin fit mere
ly stunned him. It is a narrow escape
from death.”
■ “Thank God for that!” said Sam,
“Tom, I am extremely- sorry that I was
Barr for suggesting such an affair as
this, and I hereby, resign all claim; to
her hand.”
“So do I,” said Tom; “alia itae too
many romantic notions for me.”
Then-the contestants shook hands,
and the party started for home!
Of coarse the hewspaper^gbt kqld-ef
the story,rand made a good-.blt of fun
about Tom wearing corsets, but he did
not care, as lm knew they had saved.his
lifeT-
Miggie hear^ 1 the particulairs of the
story from a frmnd, and she ’shuddered
to think of the tragedy that her rpman-
tib notions might have brbnght about,
' Both of the young men stopped pay--
ing^atteEtipn to Miggie^SS^huxa. fj.W.
years both of them marriedf 1 .girls who
had never been outside of Newcastle to
imbibe romantic notions. They are
now the warmest friends, and upon
their visits to each other speak of “that
duel.”
Miggie is married, too, but not to a
man of a romantic turn of mind. It is
to none other" than Jabez Jenkins, a
farmer who has amassed his millions by
the sweat of his brow, and who knows
about as much about romance as he
does about running a steam enginejacd
yet Miggie, with these school-girl ideas
eliminated from her brain, is as happy
as the day is long;
Sain Hill’s Picture.
Milledgevillo Union and Becorder.
Last Thursday (May 27th) at the asy
lum picnic we were shown the room
formerly occupied by Sam Hill. The
allegorial picture he left upon its walls
when he effected his ingenious escape,
is an interesting study. The picture
represents the court room in which he
was tried; the judge, standing under the
scales, .(his wife, light as a feather, in
one end, tho ponderous weight of the
devil in the other) has pronounced the
sentence of the law against him, and
gray-haired justice, with hat in hand
and sad countenance, is leaving the
hall. . To. the right of the judge is por
trayed the jury—a horrid set. of idiotic
faces. To the left the sheriff is pulling
Hili towards fi ebaingang, in their
stripes, led by a skeleton. His face is
turned and his hand is held ent towards
liis wife, who is trying to go Io him,out
is held back by his attorney. . This
much is easily reach There are many
other features ia the picture which
properly understood,''presents a full
history of the trial of this peculiarlv
unfortunate man. The. picture occn-
.pies the whole of one side of the wall
of the room, and oviueos a genins
which, under otaer circumstances,
might have blessed-the world. As it
is. its author wanders, with unbalanced
mind, an nnhappy fugitive from an in
sane asylum, wlioso kindly walls re
ceived and saved him from a felon’s
doom.
The Flea.
This
Pnlex.
[Eufaula Bulletin.]
insect belongs to the genins
When be sets on your arm you
Pulex-citedly at yonr sleeve.—Yon are
anxions for the insect to leave.—The
flpji has a strong love for man, but ho
manages to get over 'his attachment.
He is a leper. In olden times they
used to drive lepers out of the syna
gogue. When a flea gets on you he
sets sin agog in your heart. The flea is a
parasite. You have nbt to cross the
ocean, therefore, to see a Baris sight.
Fleas are very plentiful. Yon remem--
her that Mary had a little lamb whose
fleas were white as snow. In ancient
times, however,- tlie-golden fleas were
scarce, and consequently much' sought
after. There can be no doubt of
the habits of. this social insect, for
does, not the Bible speak of it as
the “flea, from the wrath to come?”
And again it is referred to as the“wick-
edflea” which “no man pnrsueth.” But
we'prefer not to dwell upon the sub
ject. Neither do we wish to have the
subject to cfoell oirtiTs? 1 ’1 We might ore
long have a flea in oar ear should we
not stop.
A drunken .Irishman one night stum
bled in upon a revival'meeting. * The
preacher thundered his appeals at the
congregation, and finally said: “And
now aU'-’persons who want to get to
heaven will rise up at-their seats!” With
the obstinacy of a drunken maD; the
Irishman kept his seat, every other per
son ic the building rising. The preach
er noting tliis, called out, ‘:Sit down
my beloved. And now all those who
don’t want to go there will rise!”. The
Irishman haughtily arose. Looking
aronnd the church he saw no. one else
standing, save the preacher, “Begora,
parson;” 1 he said.leaning forward grace-
ftilly,'“we’-fe in’a hopeless.minority 1”..
“Bjddy,” said a lady to her servant,
I wish Von would step over and see
1>6jv old Mrs. Jones is this morning.”
in a pair of corsets that lie wears, and In a few minutes Biddy returned with
the information 'that Mrs, Jones was
seven ty-two years, seven months, and
twenty-eight; days old.
No matter how deep a young man’s
ever fool enough to’ enter on. such a- be, a ^oiored siik hanker-
chief will invariably float to the top
•project J, am disgusted with jlliggie , „
Wk&J l' BU ^ fl . c P over > wMe a soiled linen rag
will sink to the bottom- like a hrick in
a mod puddle,
High words—Lofty, elvated, eic.
MISLED BY A PATTERN. 1
IT STILL LIVES.
- [Brooklyn Eagle.] ;
Is there any truth in this story that j.
[Sparta Ishmaelita.]
The democratic party has lived lon-
Mr. ’Garfield has; killed Senator Conk- j ger than any other party that eyer had
ling?”inquired.Mrs. Spoopendyke, fit-1 an existence in this country.- It has
ting the sleeve into the : armhole and
running in the-basting,
“No!” ejaculated Mr. Spoopendyke.
f'Where’d you get that ? Mr. Conkling
has^resigned, but he-isn’t'dead.”
i‘I read khat he had got into some
difficulty with Mr. Garfield, and Mr.
Garfield had draggecPhim all around by
the ear,, and finally they had to take
Mr- .Conkling away to save his life,
though he died afterward, ’
-‘Who said so?”demanded Mr. Spoop
endyke. “Where’d you read anything
like that?”
‘ “I read it on a pattern that Mrs,
Winterbotham loaned me for an over
skirt, I’m sure it’s so,” replied Mrs,
Spoopendyke.
“Get the pattern,’’said Mr. Spoopen
dyke. “Show It to me!”
Mrs. Spoopendyke unrolled the pat
tern and commenced to read.*
“ The complications at Washington
have assumed the most exciting shape.
To day the trouble between Garfield
and Conkling culminated, by Conkling
seizing him by the throat and holding
on while the crowd yelled with delight.
Twenty to one was offered, but Garfield
remains firm and declares that the ad
ministration will not pieia. The posi
tion aroused the crowd to frenzy. It is
said that Conkling really desires to re
tire to private life, but Garfield at that
moment planted his teeth in his game
adversary’s ear,and dragged him around
until the friends of Conkling were
compelled to interfere to save the poor
thing’s life. Ho was taken home but
died in a few minutes.” “There!”
said Mrs. Syoopendjke, triumphantly,
“I told you so.”
■‘Show mel” said Mr. Spoopendyke.
jumping up and seizing the pattern.
“ Where d’ye find such dod gasted non
sense as that? Where is it?”
“There, it begins under the ruffle,
then it runs over on the band and down
on the gore and ends here on the plait
ing. I knew I’d seen it,” and Mrs
Spoopendyke smiled pleasantly.
“What’s the matter with you; yon
measly idiot?” howled" Mr. SpoopUn-
clyke’ “This is where yon get yoiur po
litical information, is it? This is the
source Of yonr intelligence ‘on national
affairs? All you want is two more pat
terns and a bald head to be a constitu
tional lawyer 1 Three overskirts and a
pair of spectacles would make von a
supremo court judge! What d’ye think
this is?”
‘ ‘Isn’t it right,” ialtered Mrs. Spoop-
enciyke. “Did yon read from.the ruf
fle over to the band and down to the
had its funeral preached dn a great
many different occasions by misguided
political fanatics; but it has never been
dead at all, and is not going ’ to die at
all, so long as the federal government
exists in its present form. The repub
lican party is doomed. It was built
up on,the sole idea of waging war apon
the institution of slavery, and when
that institution perished the republican
party had fulfilled its mission. It has
beeii kept together and in power, since
its legitimate mission ended, by the
influence of the qorrnption funds of
corporations, and by the untold rascali
ties of its.leaders. These methods are
being so completely laid bare now that
the dissolution of that organization is
becoming apparent to all as a necessity.
But the case is entirely different with
the democratic party. The principles
that it advocated before the war are
still the principles that underlie our
governmental system. Those princi
ples, in so far as they relate to the for
mation of our federative system, are
just what they were before the war.
The government is still a government
of checks and balances—with the three
different departments set over against
each other. The democratic party was
organized by the founders of the gov
ernment, to carry into effect the prin
ciples on which the government was
founded, Hence it is that.the life of
the democratic party must he co-exten-
sive with the life of our federative sys
tem. A -change of its name, with no
corresponding change in its principles,
would be utterly childish A change
of its name, together with an
abandonment of its principles, would
be a crime against the confederative
system. Our party will survive. The
evils thnt exist in its present methods
need collection. No true democrat
will oppose reform—just as it is equally
true that no sincere believer in the
principles of Demncry will abandon
them, for the sake of the spoils of of-
fice. Whatever evils exist in onr.party
methods should be, and can be, cor
rected by its members—without any
childish recourse to a new party or
ganization.
gore-:—
“Yes, I did, didn’t I?” squeaked Mr.
Spoopendyke, “and so did you, didn’t
you? Do yon know what you’ve got
here?” - -
“Isn’t it a pat—”
“Dod gast the pattern—I mean the
priBt! Part of it is about Garfield,
pnrt about Conkling and : ttja rest is)
about a dog figlit ciut ou Xong Island
Know what it is now? Think yon,can
understand it 5 now I have explained it
t6 yon? Gh! you can? You’ve got
brains! Some day I am going to rnn a
pipe in yonr ear and start a phospho
rus factory!” and" Mr. Spoopendyke
danced out of the room, leaving it
strewn with pattern dnst.
“I don’t oare,” sobbed Mrs. Spoop
endyke, “it read all right, and. the
skirt fitted so nicely that I supposed the
articles were put together straight.
And it wa3 sd like most of the news
from Washington that I’ve been ex
pecting it .every day,!’ and Mrs. Spoop
endyke overoast the sleeve, with the
serene conviction that after all yon’ve
got to patch a newspaper into a.pat
tern to get at the actual facts some
times,
Chicago Eloquence,
“Eloquence!” said the Chicago law
yer of his partaer. ‘.‘He’s able to rea
son the kick ont of a male. Why, here
a while ago business was dull, and he
decided Mrs. Dasher ought to have a
divorce. : and he’d go into oourt and get
itfor her, and then charge her for- it.
Somehow she heard what was going on.
She galloped down to the court hoase
to stop him, as she didn’t want a di-
yorce. 'She got there jnst as be was
making bis. plea for her. And mind
you,she was mad at him-;but,by Jove^sir,
shejlistened to him five minutes and
became convinced that she ought to
have a-.ilivorce, thabshe walked right
up where the juiy could see - her and
shed three pints of tears while he re-
citedber wrongs. And when he won
A Gander Leads a Blind Horse.
NafUvillc ’ American.
“SIT” AND • < SBT.”
Correspondents and others some
times make sad mistake^ in the use of
verbs. Not long since a young mar
ried couple, not graduates of the acad
emy, stopped, while on their wedding
trip, at a country tavern to fake din
ner. • * '. f [ *'*••
“Shall I skin -yon a pert::ter?” said
the devoted husband.
“No, thank ye, “ replied tho
blushing bride, “I have one already
skun.” . ) l -* 1 1
The words 1 “sit”' ahd_ “aef” hove
their appropriate uses, bat one is con
founded with the other, or used in
place of tno other. We know that
custom makes law, bnt nevertheless
there i* alright way. 1 ' 1 '.
The bourt - sits, the judges sit, the
jniysifs, onr hens sit and birds sit*
We may set a hen, as we set a ohair at a
table; but the hen sits after we "set’’
her in her nest; aud' We of any other'
mayjsit in the chair which we set at the
table.
A similar difficulty occurs with most
careless writers in using the word “lay’*
for“lie”—or vice versa. We say (prop
erly) the liens lay eggs—because soinei
thing is deposited,.or laid, by our hens
in their nests. The meaning of tha'
word to lay, is to place. They btiys*
are said to “lay abed” in the morning,
but they lie abed.—Ex.
Headquarters for Governors.
Mr. Phillips, a well known citizen,
liviug oh the Franklin Pike, six miles
from Nashville, owned bn old blind
horse. A flock of geese occupied the
pasture with him. An old gander, see
ing the 'difficulty the horse had to go
round, attached himself to the horse,
leaving his fellows for that purpose,
All day lbDg the gander could be seen
going in front of the horse, giying
signs of his presence by a constant cack
le, tho horse following the sonnd. The
gander carried the horse to the best
pasturo and to water. A' perfect un
derstandings was- had between them,
and tliey seemed to I know what 'each
wanted'. At nfghtthe gander accom ;
pariied the horse to the^lall, sat oh the
trough, and the horse would occasion
ally bite off a mouthful of coifn,. and
drop it on the ground for his feathered
friend, and thus they would share each
others meals. Finally, on one Sunday,
the horse died.- The gander seemed
utterly lost; wandered about diseo.nscr^
lately looking everywhere for His old
comrade, refusing all food, and at the
end of the weeki- he, too, d ; ed,although
his life was but junk begun, for a goose
will live forty or fifty years. This fs*a
trne story, and can be Verified by num
bers- of persons who olten sa y the
strange partiiis marching around,” and
displays the wonderful affection that
sometimes springs up among the lower
orders.
The following paragraph is going the
romid3 of the Northern pagers;
"It is 6aid .that Mr. H.,1. Kimball,
one of the most progressive men of At
lanta, Ga., ia' very fond,Jof a certain
gold pen. When asked why he did
not get another oiie;:he; said: “I have
used that - pen constantly ever since.
1856;' In. that-timejt.hasjsigned bonds,
or drawn checks or notes aggregating ,
over $50,010,000' in' Value. It has
"drawn papers' by "which ’railroads were
built, factories established, hotels put
up and employment given to thousands
of men. As battered as it is, its, work
has;j(jst, fairly begun. I suppose it haa
had more.to do with building up Atlau-
A New Sect,
There is a body of believers in mod
ern miracles at Seaforth,- Canada. The
members use what they caii sacred oil
in addition to prayer in curing persons.
A man who had almost been persuaded
to join them fell ill, and thought he
was going-to die. . He promised that, if
their oil and prayer saved IWTi.he would,
snrely unite with their church. While
they were.ministering to him a surgeon
performed an operation ou the patient.
He improved at once, and in a-fe.w days
was well. The question is, wlir t eared
him? He says the gurgeon.did it, hut
the miracle people claim the. credit, and
have passed i ’resolution, accusing him
of repudiating his promise of couver-
sien.
—
The Boston Transcript says it comes
the case she embraced him'and said'he kind o’ suddenlike, just ail the cbfrgre
should conducf all her divorce cask.
oall that eloqueiiee.” - l-i'
A Cobh CMUnty man puts, it thus:
“At the earnest solicitation of tlTose to
whom I owe money I have consented
to become a candidate for tile k-gis- i;
latnre.”- ;
gation lias finished , singing “Salva
tion is - Free,” to have the preaehejiTin-
nohnee that “the oollection will now
be taken up.” ..
Michigan, has
| two-girle-sleigliing and uhj>'y ii.'
• i .. ^ - ■ ■ '
fake his girl.out for^a' Sunday S cinve : h&i woua«^>Ifrta«aera waere he leaves j^bles them to yawn witnout attracting
real!j means to marry her tor love. nis specs. attention to the size o| tisetr mouths;'
[Atlanta Post-Appeal]
It appears to a close observer that
tho Markham House has become a soft
of headquarters for candidates for Gov
ernor of Georgia at the election to bo'
held next year. First, President J, S-
Boynton, of the State Senate, comes
along; he is followed by Hon. George
F. Barnes, of the National Democratic-
Commit^e; close behind him comes
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, the efficient
President of the State Agricultural So>-
ciety; behiud him is Hon. W. L. Hatch-* 1
ins, a very prominent member of tho
legislature; and last, but by no means
least in any sense, comos Speaker. A. ■
O. Bacon, of the Honse of Representa
tives. As ex-Mayor Huff, the senior-^
proprietor of the Markham House, is
also a prominent candidate for Gov
ernor.
A rather reckless wag suggests that
alj tlie other candidates patronize Huff
iu tho hope that his success as a popu
lar landlord will iead him to withdraw
from the race, •
P. S.—Since jjthe above Jwas # written
Hon. Arthur H. Gray, tli6;
talented young Representative from
'Catoosa; has arrived at the Markham
Honse, and is- in consultation with bis-
frieiuls as to allowing his name to bo
used as a candidato^for governor.
Tire Great Developer’s Pen.
than it has eygj\done jretf..
Prejudice VKills.
iTuej
“Eleven years our daughter suffered
on a .bed of. misery unto the care of
the best (and ; sopie;pf ; -i^e worst) physi
cians, who gave her .disease various
iiames but no relief, and now she ia re
stored to us in good, health by as sim
ple a remedy -as Hop Bitters, that we
bad poolifed at two years, before UBing
it. - W& earnestly hope and pray that
no ope else will let their aiok Buffer as
we did, on account.of:prejudice against
so good a mediemo' as. Hop Bitters.”—
The parents—7elegram.
A darkey preacher not long since,'
closed hir sermon tligsiy: “You girls
oali your sweethearts ‘darlings,’and you
men call yours ‘daises,’ and you girls
are afraid to come , up to dis alter for
fearsome othergirlswill get off with’
vour darlings; and you men for fear
some, other, r fellow-ltriit get away with
yotir daisies, and.batwean this darling'
and daisy business,'lots o'f you'niggaha
are givyne’straight down to hell.”
Food for the Br
... •• ■ ,
and Nerves that
without intox-
riil invigorate the
ieatihg is what we nes'd in these days
oLiiuiii'-aud wor.QtorrParker’s Ginger
Tonic re^torerthe.ritsd energies,sqdthes
the nerves .and; brings good-health
quicker v:th am any tiling you can use.—
'Diib'nric. See- other ^cpiamn..
■r il ; mayl9-lm.
^ Tfip scasdii' for harrying fans is a
great'.eomfort'to some women. It ena-
'tfi.