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- - - . — - : It • - 1 . J • _*L .j\ >HN H. HODGES, Proprietor, - - . . • ‘ '-=• ' --> - . ’ . - DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS, PROGRESS AND CULTURE. PRICE: TWO DOLLARS A. Year. — :— VOL. XXI. — .V; PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1891. NO. 23. RETREArFROM LAUREL HILL Outstripped and Cut off at Beverly. Struggles and Battles Up Cheat Mountain. “The Survival of the fittest.” Transcribed from a Soldier's Diary for the Hour, joussad. July 12th 1861. IE YOU GOING TO BUY A llilii .wi THIS SHl^SOTT? DO TOD WANT Engines, Boilers, 8aw Mills,ftristMilSs, Cotton Cins, Cotton Presses, bailor Seed Elevators, Mowers, Horse Hay Bakes, Circular Saws,Cotton Seed Crushers, Inspirators, Belting, Pul leys, Shafting, Pipe AND MACHINISTS’ SUPPLIES. Be sure and write us before buying. We can take care of you. MALLARY BROS. & CO., MACON, GEORGIA. GEORGIA—Houston County : M. L. Cooper, guardian for Houston F. Cooper, lias applied for dismission from his trnst: This is therefore to cite all persons concerned to appear at the .fuly torm,1891,o£tho Court of Ordinary of said county,- and show cause, if any tile}' have, why said application should not bo granted. . . Witness iny oilieial signature.this i,lay 26,1891.. .!. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. (i kopoxa—Houston County: li. i’. Murray, administrator of estate of 15. A. Cnlp, latent said county, de- cca.-cd. lias applied for dismission from his trust: This is, therefore, to cito all persons concerned to apnoar at tho September term, 1.891 of the court of Ordinary of said county and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not bo granted. Witness juv oilieial signature tins May 2(1, 1891. . ’ J. H.HOUSER, Ordinary. GEORGIA.—Houston County: Mrs. Sophrania Gurr, widow of T. J. Gnrr, late of said county, deceased, has applied for twelve months support from estate of said deceases: Thisisthereforetoeiteallpersonsoon- cerned to appear at 'the July term, 1891 of the court of Ordinary of said coun ty, und show cause, if any they have, why Baid application should not be granted. Witness myoffioinl signature thisMay 26, 1891. J H. HOUSER, Ordinary. Georgia—Houston^ County: Zack Hayes, administiator of estate of James Hayes, late of said county, de ceased, ha*; applied for leave to sell lands belonging to said estate: Tins is therefore to cite all persons con cerned to appear at tho July term, 1891, of the Court of Ordinary of said county, and show cause, if any they have, why said application should not "be granted. Witness my official signature this May 1891. J. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. GEORGIA. Houston County. T. 1). Warren, administrator of the ertate of C. A. Warren deceased, has ap- ,,v .f° r dismission from his trust: Tliis is therefore to' cite aU persons concerned to appear at’ the August term, 1891, of the Court of Ordinary of Hous ton county, and show cause, if any they nave, why said apqlication "should not be fronted. Witness my official signature this Apnl 30, 1891. J. H. HOUSER, -Ordinary. GEORGIA—Houston County: Mre. C. M. Holleman, administratrix m estate ot B. Holleman, deceased, has applied for dismission from her trnst: This is therefore to cite aU persons concerned to appoar at tie July term, *fie court of Ordinary of said nntj, and show cause, if any they have, , s , a 'd application should not be granted. SOthof M* °® c * a l signature this the j. H. HOUSER, Ordinary. Application for Charter. STATE OE GEORGIA, . COUNTY OI' HOUSTON. To tho Superior Court of said county. The petition of John G. Brown, O-E. Houser, W. H. Roberts, A. E. Wimberly, B. Benson, S. F. Bivins, W. H. Hrrrison, J. Q. Ellis, J. J. Houser, of said State and County, and L. S. Worsham and A. M. Rogers, of said State and County of Bibb, respectfully represents that they desire for themsolvcs, their associates and sue-- eessors, to bo incorporated fora period of twenty years, with the privilege of re newal at the expiration of that time, un der the name of the “Grovania Oil and Fertilizer Company.” The objoct of their association is pe cuniary gain, and the uarticulr.rlmsmesa they propaso to carry on is the mauuiac- turo and sale of oil from cotton seed, the refining, compounding and prepar ing tho samo for market, the manufac ture and sale of fertilizers of all kinds, ginning and baling cotton, grinding corn, wheat, oats, rye, and other grains and substances, to sell the products of their manufacture, to buy and soil cot ton seed and all other kinds of seeds, phosphate rock and all other articles nec essary to the successful conduct of said business. The amount of the capital stock of said corporation.is Twelve Thousand dollars, and they desire the privilege of increas ing said amount to any amount not ex ceeding One Hundred Thousand dollars, said capital stock to be divided into shares of One Hundred dollars each. Ten per cent, of the capital stock has been paid in. - The place of business of said corpora tion is to be Grovania, in said county. n They ask the privilege of buying, hold ing, selling, leasing and renting real es tate and personal property for the pur poses of said business, and also to mort gage or otherwise encumber the same, to borrow money, make promissory notes, to issue bonds and script, or other evi dence of debt, and to secure the payment of the same by mortgage, deed of trust or otherwise, and to make all contracts and obligations necessary to the proper con duct of the business. To sue and be sued, plead and be im pleaded under the corporate name, to have and use a corporate seal, and to make such by-laws and regulations as may be necessary not inconsistent with law, and to do all other things necessary and usual in the conduct of the business, and to have all the privileges and rights under the law Usually granted to such corporations. Therefore, petitioners pray for an or der incorporating them under the name and for the purpose aforesaid. And pe titioners will ever pray, etc. Wil BRUNSON. Jn„ Petitioners’ Att’v, Filed in office, this 27th day of May 1891. M. A. EDWARDS, Clerk. Gsobgia—Houston County: The abovern a true copv of the original petition for charter for The Grovania Oil and Fertilizer Company as appears of file and record in this office, this, the 27 day of May 1891. 1 - J M. A. EDWARDS, Clerk- Subscribe for the HoJiE Journal Children Cry forPitcher’s Castoria The ’morrow, the momentous to morrow, just discoverable in the .east, now begins to chase away and blot ont the eventfnl yesterday; be gins to scuffle through the mist and gloom and. rain, and along the val leys and over the mountain peaks, to hail Garnett on this pika, now six miles from Beverly; to hail- McClellau on the pike, now three miles from Beverly. Or as if to enquire of each:,' What means all this commotion and turmoil, .where just one morn- iDg ago, and even at last night-fall, could only be heard the songsters of the forest or the hoot of- the lonely old owl? Where could only be heard the tinkling cow bells, or the horn of the huntsman calling his hounds from the chase of the buck; where could only be heard the pig-ough of the mountaineer calling his pigs, or the suc-calf of the milk maid over in the coiv pen? The ’morrow, the hazardous and trembling to-morrow, just discov- erible in the east, now begins to attract the attentiou .of Garnett’s weary, hungry, water-logged, and depressed soldiers; begins to call forth a smile of relief that the night is past, even though the ten sion draws tighter over the out look, and 'the signs accumulate in uncertainty over our surroundings; and again begins to attract the at tention of McClellan’s weary sol diers, not only to call forth a smile of relief that the night is past, but no doubt a shout of applause, be cause of the dow certainty of their surroundings. Or as if to enquire of both'armies: What of the past night, and what of these struggling soldiers with their shoulders to tile wheels of the cannon, with so loud imprecations, as if fleeing from some unseen wrath to come, yet seemingly to have the same destination or ob jective point to reach? What means all this noise, and. this unusual panorama being in distinctly spread out to view; or how dare you invade and disturb the peace of my happy morning? The King of day himself is as tounded and troubled over this uu- seenly sight, and has hurried us (his couriers) hither and yonder for information. The stolid moun tains, themselve, as we pass over their uplifted peaks are surprised, and seem to stoop and listen in as tonishment at The. great tnmnlt, from two directions, nearing Bev erly. We have criein~Beverly! O Beverly!! Wake up! wake up!! The wild buck aroused from re pose, now with uplifted antlers goes Hying away, the cotton tails but their brains ont against the fence and other obstructions, at tempting to flee from the hedges along the pikes; the “yallow dog” and the “old flop-eared hound,” with their tails between their legs, howl at every jump as they fly from their own homes'and places of abode. The chicken cock flops it’s wings, but ends the crow with a horrid squall; the cattle which Rad huddled over night on these pikes to rest and chew their cuds, go flying with tails high in the air, and even the surly old bull, the leader of the flock, snorts with fright as all seem to seek the Homes of the mountaineers, who too, are now standing in the doors of their rude'huts, and out in the yards, vainly attempting to en quire: What means this- mad rush of men,- apparently hastening away, and yet drawing closer toward. Beverly, and closer together? FnlPmorn' now discloses the same two columns on divergent roads dragging, shouting, whip ping and pulling through the mud, and now again in the rain, toward the apex of this almost elucidated triangle—the only, road, the only escape, the ouly-hupe of deliver ance to the one from a fate the stoutest hearts shudder to contem plate—the hope of the ‘other, to heat the race and seal tbatfate. The sun just clearly up,, now bursts through the’clouds to smile on McClellan' already entering Beverly—to smile on Garnett, yet three u-iles away. Ten thousand throats,more or Ipss, of McClellan’s well equipped, we!; j fetl and bouyaut Northern army, I shout defiance to Garnett’s two thousand poorly equipped, hilf starved, half sick, but. still resolute Southern soldiers. Already two days, and yet two nights of Watching, dragging through the mud and in the ra : ri, without sleep, without rest, with out ratieus, (and now not a.mo for man or beast in Garnett’s whole army) have elapsed, and yet, by. the Eternals we will uot surrender, but now break the bands by scal ing rugged Cheat Mountain, by. fording and swimming (no pou toons) the swollen streams through the wildest and roughest country in all Northwest Virginia, and over a route through the corner of Maryland, and which lies* nearly two hundred miles ahead of-us, be fore we can hope" to reach any per manent succor and safety. Sad indeed, is the plight of our seemingly already worn out, hun gry and sick soldiers. Desponden cy bewails a fate which seems irn possible for human endurance to overcome, but from this moment of grief springs from every soldier alike a resolution to do or die Garnett has now halted in the road, not far in advance of the head.of column, with bis staff around him; his couriersstill daah- iug forward and back toward and from Beverly,' and stands as if dazed, or for a moment trying to decide what must be done—-what can be done? The reeling soldiers in the ool- umn, now also halting, seem al most to weep in their misery at the well nigh certainty of the sad fate that has already 'overtaken us. In this brief moment another and" another courier daBhes up to Garnett, and as he leans oyer on his horse to catch the news (for he is deaf) we all feel as though we can hear that courier say to him: “McClellan, with his whole force, is really in Beverly, and now rap idly deploying this way; moving out on the pike to give you battle, or indeed, as his soldiers have shouted aloud to us, to bag the game, considered already sufely in his trap."' Suddenly, as under the impulse of a newly conceived resolution, nr startled by the realization of some unpleasant dream, Garnett turns, toward the head of the column. Now dash here and yonder his staff, some one way and some an other, some out from head of col umn toward the front, others. to the right and left of the road, as if selecting a position, while still oth ers dash down the lines from front to rear; now comes back up the line, mo ip than half past the cen ter of column, about face! Again on out ,to front of column, file right, file left Hurriedly Garnett deploys right and left this portion of his jaded forces to meet and fight McClellan—bold him at bay, to give time for the countermarch of the baggage wagons yet bearing the sick and worn out soldiers; as also that of the artillery, and to reach that other road, through a by-path, that leads over rugged and precipitous Cheat Mountain— the only now feasible route open to us for escape. The countermarches hare been hurriedly made, the about faces TJhave all beeu accomplished, aud the army now begins to move .to ward the mountain road, which means to many destruction and death. _ The survival of the fittest,” or stoutest constitutions of boudless eneagy, and wills and nerves of iron, can only hope to reach the goal of our.now fresh beginning effort The army has now pulled thrdugh and over the by-road and. reaches the pike; and while the sun shines high up on the mountain, away in the distance the shout goes on as the shoulders of the-fainting soldier-shove the wheels through the mud and over the hills toward; the foot of Cheat Mountain. Now on this side and the other, begins to come the (exclamations: “I’am faint,I am sick, I can march no more!” Now begins to fly'from the bag gage, wagons first the tents to make room for another and another sick soldier. . On and on, pulling and drag ging through the imud, and now again in the pelting rain, the" col umn endeavors to hold its-conrage, but kourly. exhausting human en durance. Garnett now ’throws back his corps of supers and-mine'rs,-or'axe- aieiij.wlio follow" closely behind, cutting and piling the trees from eitin r side.across.the road in our rear, »iul.nowun jffcGieltanls-frunt But hark! the sound of camion. behind the axemen. .break my mirror, my comb and brash, my McClellan has over taken the razor and shaving muq, my scissors, my j jew’s harp, and my hoochieoochinger; THE DAVIS MONUMENT. rear guard-andJiails them to sur-T e r , , .. ‘-‘-s'A.j , _ . • , , , | tear up my paper and envelopes, my old render, bat G-’aruett, true and <ic.- ’and new letters and lastly, the photo- voted Garnettr says nay" my mah, j graphof the girl I left behind (which hot while it is yet day, nor. while grievesme more thaaall-together) saving yonder rugged mountain can be Scaled, nor while yet endurance and human courage is left my al ready starving army. Away with your silly prattle to the game yon vainly boasted, as you entered Beverly this morning, that you had bagged, aud even ready almost to be placed upon the spits. Now the guard stubbornly resist as McClellan hurls his battalions against their front and on their flank; now they are driven back and pour their fire into his face from their next position; and now again, as McClellan’s men seem to rash on them in desperation and rapidly accumulating numbers, Garnett throws back another force to meet this force and protect his axemen, the auxiliary hope of the army, now only a short distance in front, and already squirming and occasionally wounded from McClel lan’s fire. Again and again McClellan as sails, and pushing back both the guard nnd its reinforcements, now reaches the first obstructions of logs across the aroad, crossed and piled in every direction, and with his sappers and miners or axemen, begins to cut and slash and throw out the logs we had cut in. The rear of Garnett’s column of soldiers, wagons and artillery now begin ning indeed to ascend the moun tain is just ahead of- our axemen, the axemen just ahead of the guard and its reinforcements at every step pouringjnusketry into McClellan’s lines desperately push ing upon us Already, and even before the wounded cryout for help when the litter bearers raise them on their shoulders and endeavor to bear them to the first wagon near est. in our rear; the cutting goes on to obstruct our rear—the cuttin goes on to clear McClellan’s front. Now the axemen of both armies, ours just in front of our guard, and McClellan’s just in rear of his as saulting columns, would seem that the mountain sides were being cleared for tillage, or for the erec tion of some to be mighty city by some Romulus or. Remus, under the protection of his arms. But no time to dream of the past, what has been, or even what will be in the future. The present, the all absorbing present! This present that requires all th^ thought, all the action, all the nerve, all the valor, all the courage and all the endurance of the tough est natures, staggers, aud reels un der the great burden upon it. Not a moment to be lost, not a mislick to be made in this race ’till night, in this race to the top of Cheat Mountain. Starvation in our midst, starva tion ahead and fire behind! On this hand and the other, more frequently now the soldiers exclaim: • “1 am faint, I am sick, give me water, give me assistance! can fight no more, I can work no more, I can march no more!” Now the cooking utensils and the little wearing apparel; and blankets of the soldiers yet in the baggage wagons fly out on either side of the road to make room for the fainting soldiers, while some of the sick who had been shoved in the wagons at the commencement of the retreat from Laurel Hill, with measels and -ty phoid fever, and tumbled and over turned in the wagoDS, without med icine, without nourishment, even beg to be laid on the side of the road to die, to get relief from the horrors of the death rid? they were making. All is now lost but the hungry men and the hungry teams, while Those still cutting and dragging up the ■mnnntnin ore almost ready to cry out hu man endurance can stand no more! On moves the struggling column, up, up, Cheat Mountain,-and yet- the fight goes on, yet the catting goes on, the one obstructmg; the other clearing. The one making a way to liberty, the other mak- ing.a way to prevent it. Already the road for miles back is strewn with tents, camp chests, valises* knapsaeks, cooking utensils,-blankets and clothing, all todisemenberthe weary sol diers under a mid. day July sun, and to make room for those who are continually falling-by the way side —yet still off knapl sacks andblakets go, and now from those who had continued to bear up under the burden, rather than lose the westage of clothing, save that upon their persons. And just here my diary says: “In a- dump of laurel bushes on the side of the mountain near the Toad I draw and cut into shreds first my extra coat, then mv extra pants, my extra over shirt; my extra underwear, my extra pair-of only one blanket and one' oil doth, which hurriedly rolled. together with each end tied with a shred of my shirt I swing around my neck, make a cross mark and spit in, and swear by all that is good and just that the Yankees shall hot have my wardrobe, hut that the whole ix shreds shall rot over the oath 1 left in the cross mark beside the road.’ On we move cutting, pulling, pushing, figting, and shouting to the stalling teams—now an overturned wagon, now a piece of artillery thrown off-the piketo be lifted back again, while still the sol. diers continue to fall uader the fatigue, to he placed in the already overloaded wagons for those yet holding up to pull through the mud and up the mountain. Night begins to draw down ardUndus, as also the dark clouds from the south following close on its heels, The top of the mountain seems still far in the distance, and how are we to com plete the ascension after night fall, the Lord only knows. Yet fire behind and starvation in our midst must still test the “survival of the fittest,” for in this dark ness now lies our only’hope to gain on McClellan who cannot pursue us through the ambuscades which we will lay, and draw destruction upon him. Night now is fully upon us, with tor rents of rain pouring down, and rivnlets of water coursing along the pike, through which will still pull and-drag and even crawl, and feel our way up the horrid .old mountain. But McClellan is now heard no more ■ in our rear, and the sigh of relief from every soldier seems to infuse newlife and. vigor to hold out ’till we gain indeed the summit:. Garnett so long in the rear, combat ting McClellan, and endeavoring in every possible way to hold him at bay, how moves up and along the line of march en deavoring to encourage and console his hungry and overfatigued soldiers. The endurance of. the stoutest and most determined of the rank and file be comes now the only hope of ■ success for the army to reach the top of the moun tain. Bet on and on, through the mud and cold rain we reel with exhaustion and hunger, or as men under intoxication, ’till finally abont midnight the laBt wagon and tho last cannon rests on top, and where the soldiers (save the poor guards, on pain of death to aronse us at dawn of morning) fall down in the mud and water, in the rain, without rations, and with lit tle or no hope either for next to-morrow, or even the future ahead, hut which at thie moment fails to affect them, asleep even as they fall -asleep in harness, asleep in hunger, asleep without a care, asleep in exhaustion, which neither the pouring rain -nor thunder f cpm the clo ads can disturb, asleep next to death itself, but oh how sweet, and which none other than the old soldier, who has experienced it can realize or understand.^ This sleep of death, in life, which knows no waking save the call of duty, or succor only in front and fire behind! Ai d as an addenda to my diary in the closing scenes of the longest July day that ever existed on earth, would enquire of .T. R. Duncan, who is still living, if he remembers the race run between him and myself that fateful night on Cheat Moun tain, os to which could get this sleep the quickest, tho fastest and the most of it’ during the short time allotted us, and how pleadingly he begged me to allow him to sleep on" my oil cloth and under my blanket which I still carried, and now held ta o good account, and which scarce ly another had saved from the wreck of the day. How ridiculously he appeared, wet and shivering, in his shirt sleeves, and I am not sure,bnt I .think, hatless, (he had lost all, and as he said, “nearly himself’) and with what pity and pleasure I took him on my oil cloth and under my blanket and on my arm to warm and con sole him, and with what gratitude in the last word he spoke as he fell asleep he promised me a good drink of apple jack,: and which he has never fulfilled to this day. — McClellan rests—Garnett now sleeps. Gen. Gordon has issued the fol lowing address to his Confederate brethren: “Headquarters United Confederate Veterans, Atlanta, Ga., May 23,189L—My Confeder ate Brothere: Upon you has de volved in a large measure the re sponsibility for raising funds for the proposed monument of Jeffer son Davis. No argument, no ur gent appeal, no special effort on our part is needed to secure your hearty co-operation in this cause You will esteem it uot only a sa cred duty but a high privilege to enlist in this work aud to secure the aid of all our people through out the Union. With unfaltering; fidelity to every interest of our whole conntry and sincere appre ciation of all great "Americans of every section, we will build monu ments to our own peerless heroes as an inspiration to coming gener ations, and we will erect a fitting one to our great chieftain, whqse public and private life was without fear or reproach, whose services .to his country, in peace aud war, will yet command the respect and win the plaudits of all his countrymen) and whose dauntless devotion to his convictions has scarcely a pari allel in history. The details of the plA03 for raising the necessary money may safely be intrusted to the different Confederate Associations, birou-i acs, camps and local organizations; but the committees appointed by the Southern Press Association; itself largely composed of Confed-i erate veterans, has issued a call for the people to meet June 19th, next, ‘To take proper steps to forward.ai course of voluntary contributions or other methods which they may deem best.’ This seems to me both opportune and wise. “I hereby most respectfully and earnestly urge all Confederate or. ganizations to meet on that day; for this purpose, and. all Confeder ates members of any organization to unite with the people and assist: the movement in their respective localities. Funds raised by spe cial efforts of Confederates may be: AID YOUR OWN TOWN. Farmer—That was a stavin’pa per you got out lost week: Conntry editor—I’m glad to hear that you were pleased with it Farmer—Tbemstories you had in abont them fellers bein’ cared of long-standin’ diseases were the entertainingest bits of news I have read for a long time. It has been only about 60 years since a great mathematician dem- onstraten that a steamship cottld never cross the Atlantic, because it would be impossible for her to carry enough of fuel to last daring the trip. Tho First Step. Perhaps you are ran down. can’t eaUcan’t sleep, can’t think, can't do anything to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails yon,-you should heed the warning, you are taking the first step to .nervous prostration. You need a nerve ton ic, and in Electric Bitters you will fit. d the exact remedy for re storing your .nervous system to its normal healthy condition. Sur prising results follow the use of the great Nerve Tonic ana Altera tive. Yonr appetite is returned, good, digestion is restored, and the liver and kidneys resume healthy action. Try a bottle.' - Price 50 cents, at- Holizclaw & •Gilberts’ Drug Store. The first duty of every good cit izen, says the Greensboro Herald- Journal, is to aid in building up the town in which he has drawn and still- draws his wealth, or-liv- ing. In_the first place, patriotic motives should inspire one to do all he can for the community in which he lives. He should be proud of his place of residence, add there can be no pride unless the town ranks with the best. J t can never so rank unless every cit izen uses his utmost endeavors to build it up and attract to it that population and capital necessary to prosperity. But how few men in smaller towns consider this obligation which devolves upon them as good citizens. They refuse to see the advantages which lie at their own doors, and which'energy and capi tal could make profitable to them, and will not aid in home develop ment The money which they have made from the towns" they live in they will not invest' in building up the nome community, but let a so-called—boom be inau gurated in a distant place, aud they are eager to send off-their money, risk it in speculation and build up a section connected with no ties whatever, save those which spring.from the feverish hope of making money rapidly. They will not see that this same energy aim this same capital expended aiming their own people wouYd bringeqnal ill not better results in their own • communities. These men are inconsistent to a degree. They will criticise Hie short-sightedness of the farmer when he sends his money abroad for provisions and supplies Tb ey will declare that he is bankrupt ing the country, that the money he sends off is gone forever, that per manent prosperity will never come until there be a radical change. What is his own position? Is he not guilty of even a greater wrong to his community than the farmer? he not sending off money to bnild up other sections, while his own town languishes and dies? Atlanta, who.will act as treasurer, receipt for all remittances and' place the same in bank to the cred it of the Davis monnment fund. “J. B. (Jordon, Commanding United Confederate Veterans. IP, 8,—The co-operation of the sons of Confederare Veterans and specially of patriotic Southern A-omen is invited and assured. “J. B. Gordon.” Three Things. Brunswick Tims*. Speaking of “things,”, here are “three things” that should be read by every one: L Three things to admire— in tellectual power, dignity and grace, fulness. 2. Three things to Jove—cour age, gentleness and affection, 3. Three things to h ate —cruel ty, arrogance and ingratitude, 4. Three things to delight in— frankness, freedom hud beauty. 5. Three things' to wish for— health, friends and cheerful spir its. 6. Three things to avoid—idle ness, loquacity and flippant jest ing. 7. Three thingB to pray for— faith, peace and purity of heart 8. Three things to contend for —honor, conntry and friends. 9. Three things to govern— temper, -conduct and tongue. sent to Judge W. L Calhoun, of: How can. he consistently advise others, while he is pursuing the same course? If ho should set ‘he example, invest his money at home,, build up his town, give his energy to home development, how quick would the farmer and liis fellow citizens be insr.'red with that love of home, that enthusiasm as lo.ifs future which is building up vari ous villages. From Nature’s Storehouse. It stands to reason that a medi cine which will destroy the germs of contagious blood poison and counteract the effects of mercurial poisoning may be depended: onio overcome the diseases that have their origin in malariajor that have their seat in an impure condition of the blood. -This is what S. 3. S. has done, and what it wilLd j,as its popularity attests. As’ a preven tive; and a remedy for- the long- list of affections that display-their ac tivity during the spring and sum mer months, it standf without a ri val. . The secret of this is that it is. a remedy from natnre’s own store house. Paper Horse Shoes. Paper has been tried as a mate rial, for horse shoes. The Paper- Makers’ Monthly Journal reports that Herr Julius Goldberg, of Weissensee, near Berlin, has made horse shoe ont of paper which, it claimed, expands as much as the horny part of a horse’s hoof on which the horse treads. The pa per shoe does not get brittle da ring use, bat remains durable and tenacious, and resists the action of water, and even manure, in which the horse frequently stands. It does not get smooth or slippery from constant use, and ijb can lie glued, not nailed on. The new horse shoe is made of parchment paper prepared by a saturation with oil, turpentine, etc., and is im penetrable to dampness or mois ture.. Thin layers-of such paper are glued together until the desired thickness necessary for the horse shoe is attained by an agglntinant which is indifferent to the action of moisture. It is then heavily Pregsed. The experiment of producing ar tificial rain is actually to be tried in western Kansas in Jnne, under the directions of Col. Dyrenfnrth, of Washington. Balloons filled with a mixture of oxygen and hy drogen will be .sent ng. high and exploded by; means of a-steel wire connected witb-an electrical appa ratus on the ground.. The appro priation made by congress for this rather queer piece of work is 89,. 000. *4 Extreme old age. “Hpw is yonr father coming on ?' asked Col. Per cy Verger of a darkey he used to own before the war. “He am dead!” “Dead, is he? He. must i have reached an advanced age.’ —This is the best time of th c I “ H . e did dat ’ f “ r a fact * was ^„ year to subscribe for the Hohb Iibin’ u;i to de aery day of hia deff aud now again of in uskelry tot far 1 shoes, my extra blanket, my knapsack, JOUBNAL. _ —Tex&a Siftings Boils, abscesses, tumors, and even cancers, are the result: of a natural effort of the system-'to ex pel the poison which the kidneys and liver beve failed to remove, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla stimulates all the organs to a proper perform ance of their functions. “something within yon that tells you when yon have done wrong,” “I had it once,” said a little shaver, “when I stole green apples and eat