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( .„7 XYKTT HERALD. , 511SBED IVEBV TUESDAY EVENING. SUBSOHiPTION ; RATES: Ye»r - - STi-ft. -. : - ■. 2 must Iks paid in * ... Mid if not renewed promnt- will be diseuutm ued. ADVERISEMENTS .ransieiit eliaraoter will be charg IK* 1 !", ttrst tusertien, and 50c insertion ‘‘Srdommunieations intended for will be cnarged for •frtal-advertised rates. *' “-Short ;iu d newsy eonnnuuiea i niw from any part of the oounty so; iH'ited general Diretory. ClVIh GOA KKNMEXT ji L. Hutehins. .lodge Sop. Court. ■ [|’f Caiu, Clerk Sup. Court, > j T Lamkin. Ordinary. IV p, Cosby, Sheriff. >/ K.' Brown, Treasurer. [I. W. Andrews. lax Receiver. j S Verner, Tux Collectorr U.U. Maffeti, Surveyor. j,H. Wilson, Coroner. OOUNTV COMM ISSUIN'*Its. J D jpeuce, Chairman and Clerk, N llfonett .1 E Cloud. J. H llopuins, An darner. » BOARD or education. T. K. Wiuu, School CounnissioDer J. j i), Spence,. T Patillo, .d. Webb I u, Noel, T K. Winn. JUSTICES. lasrenctville, 4(l7tb dist—W .C, P., M. L, Adair, N. I*, Ist Fri- Berkshire. 405 dist —J, W. Andrews. JP„Ch»rles McKinney, N. P. 3rd BroSoiitli’a,316 dist—W. 1). Simms yp i j. 0. Hawthorn, N.P. 3rd Sat nkf. B»v Oieek, 1230 dist —W. .1. Haggel t Ip. J' I'. McKlvaney, M. P Ist Sat- Seffanoe, 404th dist —T. N. taitli, J. P-, A G. Harris, N. P. r j Saturday. Buford. 55th h dis —T. C. Bur on, J. P., I M Posey, N, P. Fri jybefore 3rd Saturday. MUNICIPAL- John C. Smith, Mayor. COUNCIL A I. Mom -, K l» Herrin S A Townlcy i J Bi.'wn .laaivu iso DEPARTURE (>F TRAIN Arrives Irmi Suwannee. 5.50 p. m ,Leaves lor Siiwanm-e, 7 a* in. , WiUil'i ANU UKI'A KI’URN of .vuii.s.- ■ JWfii.-As \mvex 12 m, departs H.it., Sluiidny ami Thursday. ■ Tuhi.rs Stork.— Departs (> ain ur liettpin. Monday and Thursday. ■ UsAiiVii.i.ii. Arrives 10 a in, de- Mil p ru.—l»aily. ■ Tiu.o* Kivkk. Arrives 12 m., de ■ul! t a ui„W e luesday tind Saturday I W. H. hahvky, p. m ■ CHURCH KS I Bastist Kt v J 1, li Harrett, pastor ■miffs every .Sunday. HUnnuDisr Uev M !> Turner Pastor Metiers on the Ist and 2nd Sundays. Msmd.u Schooi., -A T I’attillo, Supt ■wry Sunday at 3 p in ■ PsesBVTKHUN Itev .1 F McClelland, Mm, Services on 2nd nd 4th Sundays BwL month, ■ Bcsdu SeHOoi,.—T It Powell. Supt Her; Sunday at 9.30 a nr ■ FKATKKNAI.. HUwrenckvii.i.k Masonic Lodok. —J MSpenct W M , SA Hagood, S W, HJ,Wiuq,.l VV. Meets on ’l'uesday Bit on or helm e f ull moon in each ■tub ■Hr Vkrnon Chaptrr, No 29, R A ■ J 0 Spence. II P, A T Pattillo He Meets Fuday night hetore the Hmuluy in each month. ■SWIUNETT SUPRRIOR COURT.— N. li, Hitfkine, Judge. Convenes on the Ist Built; in March and September. ,Moke eye glasses ■itchell’s I Eye Salve ■ f ' l,a 'i', Sato, effective remedy for .iSKMueify: Long Siglitodiiess, and Re wring the sight of the old Wwiear Drops. Granulation, ■ S, J®Tumors, Red Eyes. Mat fl ted Eye Las Les, and fl producing quick ■ relief and per ■ manenz Hire efficacious when us tl WBaladies, such as Ulccrw, K, Tumors, Burns, Rhoum u . ? r w,| erever iiitlam mat ion Salve jia> lie used tt| l druggists at. 'Ha cents ■ mv',’ W ‘ Jo, i >**<>» ■ ATTORNEY at law, Bill rir UA , LNKBV ‘LLK, ua. IPe in this and adjoining the Supreme Court of the 111 ■,J Jusil,e * intrusted to his rare prompt attention. I Jf. A, HUNT, I IS EY AT L 'AW, ■ NORCROSN, oa. B Su l>eri (, r ( 'nnrts V. r<l i,ltt r> of the eonn ■ ■ & ail erinrt of hoth count ies Prompt attention given ■ 1 4,, ■ E - s. V. BRIAN!', ■ att o»»ev at law, B . Logausville, Ga. ■ ustness entrusted to his .«» V „ rbl Llv e prompt attention. “‘■E'Wnel C- POE, ■ ,u,d Kr,:!.-, ■ Ma.sou. Ga. » 'l'.ndiust to inform the Bi ?! ly . 'l,at he is still at |^B*ilraiVP a " ls now preiiareil 1 »„’ r a "> ki " 'of work in ,"V W 'K !I ed in the u| koi, h, 'l‘‘k, at.d will do ■ '‘"‘rtn.iw* iiot.ee, Satistae e - ' ‘*mrut ting a spec mavl3-3r\ B?|SKIPXION FF.EE \ dbw'LiT* 11 *!I'*ll 1 '* 11 broU Oil b, India* ISF fiß u ' -a. n Omintuil mSfe> |jcold. TYLER M. PEEPLES, Proprietor. VOL XV. THE OLD LAWRENCEVILLE CAMP GBOUND. SOME THINGS OF ITS EARLY HISTORY. CHAP. 111. Editor Herald— Among the Preachers /hat were present at the tirst Camp Meeting were William -I, Parks, John W. Glenn, Jonn Pendergrass, A Hen Turner, Jonas than Betts aud others who/can ned recall. I liese attended /he first meeting and for several meetings follow ing. They were Apostolic Chria tiaus and preached wi/h power. William J. Parks was Presiding Eider, and presided over the meet ing with skill and ability, I/o preached occasionally and wi/h great accepiabili/y to his congrega tions. He had been known by /he people here for a number of yens before as “Circuit, Rider’ and as a missionary to the weak and destitute chuiches, as a zeal" ous man of God, whose every day ‘ife gave assurance of his devotion to the service of his Lord and Master. He grew day by day in the con fidence qf the people of all classes. Beiug a trail of great practical good sense, of large heart, large Crain, and unquestioned devotion to the service ot his Mas/o*, he soon bt came, and to his last days was, the “Nestor” of the Georgia Confeieuce. ll is wisdom iu counsel and his practical judgement soon marked him as qualified for the highest positions in the Church, and he wps selected as a delegate to the Geueial Conference bdth before and continuously af/er. the devis. ion of the Church in 1844. Being bo wall known by my old er readers, as he was also fhrou gli out the i’tate, it is unnecessary that I should attempt to elaborate his charector, as a man, and as a Christian minister, further in these writings. His history is too well known by all Methodists and other Christian people in this section to need any thing more at my hands. John W- 6rleDn was simtliar to Mr. Talks and yet dissimila . At the time of which l write he belonged to the local ranks. r«sid. ing in the County of Jackson and by trade was a mill-right and a successful one and master of his trade. In this as in everything bis hands found to do he obeyed the injunction of the “ JFtse Man” and did it with his might. Mr. Glenn was genial in his nature and companionable in his manners, enlivening the fireside with his words of wisdom, and drawing occasionally from his large fund of anecdotes. Tueie would sometimes crop out in his sermons; these for the moment would make you laugh and then in the next minute his wonderful appeals would make you cry. These anecdotss were used to illustrate some particular point and they always interested and im pressed me. In one of his Sermons at the Camp Meeting his subject was the duty of a church to support the ministry aud the institutions of the church, He was pointed and somewhat caustic in referring to that class wno tighten ihe/r purse strings when a call is made for this purpose, ‘‘These," said the preacher, “are the counterpart and legitimate kindred of the old Meth odist brother who got, happy at a camp meeting just before Zhe col lection was taken and with loud shouting and the clapping of his hands exclaimed .* “Glory to God for a free t.ospel! I have been a mtthodn-t 40 years and it ! never coat me but one qoarter of a dollar.” “This class I refer to,” said the preacher, “are walking in the foots steps of their illustrious pro lecess or, and God pity them. In an oilier Sermon on the hap py manifestations of the good spirit upon the newly converted sinner, he illustrated the idea by the conversion of an Indian who knew but two words of English. This poot Indian had all his life been the wild child of the forest and bud never before heard the Gospel, under the preaching of the Missionuy to his tribe he for the tlist time heard of Jesue, believed aid was powerfully converted. Springing to his feet and raising himself to his full bight and clap ping his hands he ejaculated! ‘‘.Sunday Monday ! Sunday Mon day! Sunday Monday! ’ “The sound conversion of the Indian and the crude words of his .... rejoicing s were as acceptable to Hod as if Lis utterances had been of the most eloquent English." Mr. Gieen soot joined the Con ference and soon rose to the high est position in the ranks of her preachers, and was often Presid ing E &rr and delegate to the Gen oral Conference. “Old JoDiiy" Pendergrass was also of the local ranks and he too lived in Jaoksou. He was a saint ly old man—tall and slender, with a silvery voice and sols of zeal and at times eloquent. I have written of him at some length elsewhere aud I will not repeat here. In his perorations when he wish ed to raise a “stir’’ his wonted ex climatious were : “O for a stir in the camps to day!” aud the Key note way sure to he followed by a ‘‘stir.*’ He was a blessed old man, long gone to bis reward. The venerable Allen Turner was a preacher of many excentricities both in and out of the pulpit. He had long been a member of the Conference and of the itenerant ranks, out at the time of which I write was superanua/ed I think. He often preached upon /he sub jec( of dress; condeming in strong the frivoliiies of /he lash ions, especially when these fash ions were adopted by /he Metho dists. If he found fault with the ‘‘frivoliiies’’ of the fashions then, how would it be if he had lived till these dlays! The duty of paren/s in raising their children was a subject he often preached upon, e subject of great importance we confess Some what like his brother, Baugh, he bad a dislike for long beards especially among Methodists. Then they were seldom worn ex* cept by rowdys and biacklegs. But occasionally a patch below the chiu and around the throat might be seen on a church man and occasionally cn a Methodist. Among these was my orother in-law, Berry, who was a weak man, and an inordenate, incorriga ble Methodist. “Uncle Allen' was preaching on the subject of dress and in the first part of his sermon, when Berry came down the aisle and entered /he Altar with his head up showing the circle of hair around his throat. Pausing for a moment the preach er brought down his fore finger on line with Berry’s throat and ex claimed with emphasis'. “And when you s/ave. shave!” Berry was greatly abashed and offended and never forgave Uncle Allen ’till his dying day. Old Father Betts was something of a prodigy both in looks and actions Ha was a good old man and had the confidence of all who knew him. He, no doubt had lj6en a good singer in hia younger days, and loved to sing at camp meeting still but time had shatter ed his voice which he had failed to find out. While not the equal in preaehiug powers to the three first names, yet he was a useful man and did much good within the sphete in which he moved. He was quite old at the time of which I write and in a few years passed away. There was still another preach et at the first meeting and at sev eral succeeding meetings who im press* dme as a strong, forcible preacher and whose preaching and personal appearance I even now distinctly remember but whose name I cannot recall. He was a 'ocal preacher and lived in the county of Walton- For a week I have cudgled mj brain and have brought to bear all my plans to recall names with out success. This failure is al most an affliction to me. I remember vividly after this long time one of his sermons. The subject was "God’s love to man.” In that sermon le made what I suppose was a quotating but which I have never seen in print nor heard repeated. It was photo graphed upon my young mind Our Own Section —l lc Labor Dor Its Advancement. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. September 16 1885 [that the dim forgetfullnese of 50 yean has not obliterated. I give it here, but perhaps improperly rendere^. “If all the Sea’s were made of ink, And every stick and a pen ; And every man und child u scribe, Twonld drain the ooeau dry, And yet, the love of |*.id would not be writ," l Tho force, pjwer aud unci ion of the preaching of these Apostolic men lias rarely been equaled, and not surpassed even in this day cf advancement in learning and train ing. They and their coadgntors did more to enlighten, h umanize, civilize and christianize the people of North East Georgi a than any equal nutnbir of men living or dead. And yet, at a recent meet ing in this jurisdiction it was at tempted to cbaiacterize the Gospel prs,died in their day as “an etnas culated Gospel!” Did W. J. Parks aud Walker 6deun and their com peers preach an emasculated Gos pel ? Did Andrew and Ospeis and the P-erces, father and son, and the Boriugs preach an •‘emas culated” Gospel ? Verily, it was the veri est pre sumption of a pretender who,most probably, did not understand/he meaning of /lie word. W. A DREADFUL CATASTROPHE. The Chicago Daily News has the following special from Hard iusburg, Ky: Two miles from .his, there ex ists what is known as the natural gas rave, from the fact that a strong flow of natural gas has for maDyyears past been escaping from it. * It is in the same belt as that of the natural gas well at Brandens burg, and seems to be a great nat ural vent for a great vein or natur al store house of this great pheus omeuon of nature. The flow of the gas is tremendeoua, and the pressure so great the cave fairly vibrates, and the loose rocks toms ble into the seemingly bottomless pits. But few persons have even ven tured into the cave. At sucli times as the gas is almost ever poweiiug, and to enter with a lighted torch would be simply suicidal. A party of tourists from Grayson ard Jefferson counties came hereto explore the ‘Diamond’ and “Tallow” caves, two noted caves in this vicinity, and while here they heard, for the first time, of the natural gas cavo, and deter mined to visit it, They had scarcely entered it with their lighted torches when there was a terrible explosion, which extended throuph the cave for miles. Explosions were fol lowed by explosions. There were violent upheavals of the earth’s crust and new domes or vents to the cave were at once created, while great masses of rock and fragments of wha/ were .once great trees weee strewn in all directions The shock was felt at Clover port, ten miles distant. The en tire party of six or buried in the debris of the cave, and so great is the mass upon them that many days must elapse before the bodies can be removed. The names of the unfortunate victims of the ac cident are as follows; John Alexander, age twenty two, resiled at Buckeville, Ky. J. L. Reed, age about forty-five resided near Orleans, Ind.; Thom as Looney, age twenty-sever, of Jefferson couDty, Ky., R, O. Wil lis, age thirty-six, Grayson coun ty, Ky.; Miss Oilie A'lison, Muh lerbuig county, Ky. Great excitment prevails. A large force of workmen, headed by Colonel Horace Ncott, a lead ing business man of ihe town, are endeavoring to effect an entrance into the cave, but the task seems hopeless. The gas is overpowering and work is carried on with great difficulty, ax ne lights can be used. Citizens from Cloverport and the surrounding country are flocking herein great numbers. After a man has been elected sheriff of a Kentucky county and has served out about six months of his term, he begins to appreci ate the blessing of having a stone wall or a log house between him and the other man—/he one he in ends to arrest. BREER GARDNER’S TALK “AmStpoff Johnsing in de hall diseavnin’?” asked the presideut, as he rose up and winked at Srw uel Shin to s/tr up the fire anil ronsr out the ejder Toots out from beciud the siove. “\es, sab!" replied a high pitched voice from one the back corners. “You will please step to de fiOnt Bioibpr Johusin has always bragged aboi-t ‘be length of his lieels and he now appear ad to think that that hour Lad come when he was to recieve a cbromo prize. His face were a broad grin and just a/ that moment mould have ient Back.-lid Davis 50 cents withou/ the least security. ‘ “Stepoff Johnsing,” said Brother Gardnei in his deep-toned voice ‘I war in do- feedstoL de odder night to see abou' gittin’ two- bits wuth of meal fur my lieus, when you walked in an wanted to git trasted fur a ba e of hay fur your mule.” “An' he /rusted me sah.” ‘‘Zactly an it plased me to see it. In few miuits de ole man Cummins limped in. De two of you talked about de general wick edne-s of maukind fur a few min is, an deu a dispute arose as to de ai/>e of the world. “Yes, sah. De ole man (Jura mins doau no nuftia sab.” “You calod him a liar.” “But he called me a fool." “You called him a bigot.” “An’ he called me a humbug." Zactly—'Zactly—l heard it all Brudder Johnsing, an now I want to ax you what you kuOM about dc aige of the worldl” “I—l—kuows as much as de ole man Cummins.” “How old am ds airth?” “1 duno, sail.’' “Oh you don’t! You an Cummins call names an’ almost tight ober what Deithar of you kin come widin a miilyun miles of knwin.’ Dat’s msnkind, zactiy. We kin be bluffed on wbal we do know, but we wont back water fur any libin’ man on Avhat we doan know. When we git a ‘heory we fight for it soone dau fur solemn sacks. If we can’t convince de oder party by blab we am leady to do it slnggit’. Brud der Johusing, it will be well fur you to disrtckolect a few sacks. A gill of argyment am worth a bush el of a buse. It takes a man of stnong common sense to admit his faults an’ errors. You may believe wid ail yer might am’ still be in de wrong. Find a man who prides himself on suckin’ to his opinyuns an you nas found a dangerous member of de community. You may now set down, an we will at/ack de reg’lar pragraume. —Detroit Free Press. A BABY BUTCHERED The most horriple trageday in the criminal of Alabama, happend in Talladega county lasi week, about nine miles from Talladega City, near a little place called deck er wood. J. H. McGowan is a respectable farmer with a lovely and intelli - gent family. On Friday last he killed and dressed a pig as his contribution ta a neighborhood barbaoue. The pig was killed; clean d and hung by the legs to the hind legs to the pole in an old fashiond way. disemboweled and left to cool. McGowan’s three children, aged eleven, nine, and four years had witnessed the op eration. Next day McGowen went to the barbacue leaving his wife and children at home. The children were playing in the yard where the pig hud been killed, when it ocs curreq to them repeat the opera tion they had witnessed the da* before The two older children for want of a pig agreed Ztmt tney would make their little brother the victim. They procured the knife used by ibeir father and first drew it across the throat of the four old child, watching him as he lay on the ground bleeding to deatu. They then stuck a stick the tendons of the child feel and swung it across the same pole on which the pig had hung. The corpse had been already stripped They ttien disembowled the corpse catching the entrails in the tub, and repeated the process of wash- ing the body as the pig Lad been cleaned A bout this time the nuttier of the children nuns out to look after them, when her horror struck eyes met the teriible sight of the dead child hanging to (he pole. She is Dan/ic grief and may die. A coronr’s jury sutnmoud, but it decided thst. the ehidreu were too young to lie heled legally re sponsible. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Tome toes ate nice with c*eatn and sugar. Sugar looses part of its strength by boiling. Figs are good boiled five min utes and served hot. Wet and flour well the inside of ptfddicg bags. Wrap fruit jars with paper to keep out the light Su r nr should be browned in a dry pan for suace. Never wash raisins; wipe them with a dry cloth. K eep preserves in a dry place; seal with flout paste. Boil coffee in a salt sack; it is nicer than egg to settle it. Put soda in sour fruit for pies and they will require less sugar. A little sulphate of potabsa add - ed to preserves prevents ferments tion. After paring fruit, dfop it in cold water to prevert it changing color. When sauce boils from the side ol the pan the Hoar or corn si arch is done. Glaze the bottom crust of fruit pies with white of egg and they will not be soggy. Always put a little soda in milk /hat is to he boiled, as an acid is formed by boiling. Do not boil vinegar for pickles. Boil the vegetables in salt water; drain and pour the vinegar on. Seal the juice left from canning fruits in small boitles and keep for making fruit pudding sauces. For convenience in cleaning lamp chimney,, nothing is nicer than a small sponge attached to the end of a stick. A MIXED CROWD The Austrian Empire is com posed of quites a Lumper of differ ent uationalit'es, among thorn Poles, Hungarians, Bohemians and Croats, the chrracterislic of which are proirayed in the fol lowing anecdote: Four A*s/rian soldiers were quartered over night at the house of a peasant. In the morning after they had resumed their inarch the Pole said; “Comrades, that peasant had a very fine watch ” “We (hold liuvtt taken it along with us, "observed thr Hungarian “I’ve got that watch, said tno Bobhmian. “Yon did have it but I’ve got it now, remarked the, Croat, closiug the debate. He hud already sto len it from his comrade.—Siftings. IA THE SPRING The country school teacher bad been telling her scholars about the seasons andthier beculiarities, and to impress theii you hful minds with the fads, she questioned them on /he poin/s she had given. She had asked several question and fiualy reached the bad boy id the eoner. Well, Jobuy,' she said, have you been paying attention!” “Yessura," he answered prompt ly. “Im glad lo hear it Jobuy. Now can you tell me what Iheie is the spring.” “Yessuin, I kib, but I Jout want to." “Oh, yes you Jo. Don’t be al taid You have heard ihe other scb< lars. Be a good bojr now and tell us what is in Hie spring?” “VVy—m -iii'jin there’s a frog an a lizzard and a dead cat in it ’bat 1 didn't pat eat there It was Ge>rgie Winters, fur I seen him do it —Merchant Traveler. JOHN T. WILSON, Ji ~ Publisher. PITHY POINTS. The swettest thing in life is the unclouded wdlcouie of a wife. It is more c.itmueuda'ile to ae knowledge our faults than to boast our merits //ahits hava more force in form ing onr characters than our opin ions have. A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little cour age. No great characters nre formed in this world without suffering and self denial. Make the most of what God has given you, and yon may be happy if you will. The company in which you will improve most will be the least ex pen sixe to you. Dost thou Jove life* Then do no: squander time; for that is the stuff lffe is made of. Divine confidence caL swim upon those seas which feeble reas on cannot fathom. ‘ Seem as you are simply comfort able,*_don’t pretend to he tr/Tnend uously happy. Flowers sweeten the Air, rejoice He eye, link us with nature an>t innocence, und are something to love- RAYS OF MIRTH It is a gin phiz that indicates the confirmed toper.—Boston Post. A Frenchman likes his betroth ed to be in her do/-age—St. Paul /herald. When a man gets tight on whis key he has to take the corn-ses quence—Boston Budget. What the inebriate sees may very often be described as a cir cular saw. The road to wealth is crowded with the men who are turning back. “She’s not of my set,” said the old hen as she chased a strange chicken ou/ of the yard. The temperature of a woman’s love is materially lessened by poverty’s refrigerator. It seems a little strange that a man’s face is generally the long est when tie himself is the “short est. ” We often sympathise with a dog when we think of the man who owns it. A man may Bee through a glass darkly, but the xtone beer mug knocks him out. A dog would rather hunt his own fleas than have a cau of in sect powder thrown at him. For every man killed in the war *ei. have been sent over the gull by the aid of the corkswrew. It is not the man who thumps the bar the hardest who has the most money to pay for his drink. This would be a better world if the people in it who loose their tempers would never find them- Tnere is more magic in one child’s innocen/ pra/de than there is in the growl of a regiment of pessimists. Lo, the Poor Colorado Iddian, ready to fight the moment Uncle Sam shows a disposition to Chey*" enne thing at him. A man has a stall in a Cincin nati market who loct both legs in the army, What a splendid cush ierhe would make. A scientific journal tell how to prevent hiccough. Another good way is to refrain from going out between /lie acts. An Englishman has discoved lhar kissing, to beScriptual, must be between those of the same sex. It is evident that the Bible needs to be revised just once more. “Yes, indeed Brown is a very sick man.” “When was he Laken 11 ?” “Yesterday morning I was called to a/tend him.” “Ah that accouEtsfor it.” Aud now those two physicians pass ’each other as perfect strangers. The villiage minister was away on bis summer vacation, and the editor of the local paper, being a G WINNETI HERALD. A WIDE AWAKE OOUNTY NEWSPAPER. JOB PRINTING A SPECIAL FEATURE Book work, legal blanks, lettei heads, note heads, bill heads, pos« ters, cards, envelops—everything in job printing line done in nea and tasty style and on short no tice. Prices low aud work guar anteed! Call on us. Entered at the Pont Office at Law reneevUle, as second class mail mat - ter. NO 28 literary man, and like all editors, deeply religious, was conducting the Sunday services during bis absence. Everything went well until, in expounding the scriptures one morning, the editor said; • Yes, my brethren, ev?u the hairs of our head are numbered.” And then everybody . smilsd, for it sonuded so much like the editorial “wo" aud Hie editor was bald. “Mister! Have you any busi ness here T” “I haven’t jus/ now, bu/ I ex ipect/o have.” . “ “How’s /hat?” “Why, I'm the coroner of the district, aud seeing the first load of imported watermelons enter this town I thought I’d loiter around where I'd oe most useful. You mayn't notice it, but there’s already a sme'l of reyenue iu the air.” “Revenue!>Goab ! I’m gouter quit this climate. Fust i/s dipthe ory, then its malaria, an’ now it 8 revenue.’’ WHAT SHE GOT Mrs. Blue had sent her cook out to do the marketing, and wheu she returned she went down to see what she had got, and if she had dune her work properly. “Well, Mary,” she inquird, “did you get the vegetables?” “Xesum.” “And thu fish.*” “Yesutn.'’ “And the melon?" “Yesum.” “And the groceries?” “ Yeßsuin.” “There wasn’t anything els for you to get was /here?” “Yessum?” “I guess you must be mistaken; thats all I told yon to get wasn’t it?” “Yesum.” “Well, 11 ope to goodness yon haven’t been buying things you had no buisness to buy. What els dm you get?” and the lady’s voice had an angry quaverin i/.” “1 got back, mum, that s all.” The lady lookod at thet load of stuff the girl had brought with her and, wundred if sarcasm was in tended, put she only smiled sweetly —Merchant fravler. One of the hottest days this summer a suburban granger came into this office and /he ejitor re marked, in his usual original s/yle .* “Is this hot enough for yon’’’ “Ob, I don’t know,” was the oft hand repl»; “there was ice at our place this morning, when I got up” “No?” said the edl/or, in sur prise, wiping off the prespiraiion with his sleeve. “Yes,” continued /he visitor con fldentlj. “Much ?” “Not much. About five pounds the ice man brought it.”—Mer chant Traveler. - - - ——• •«*» • 10m Young Wife (to husband) — “Don’t you no/ice a difference in the milk, dear ?” Young Husband—“ Yes; this is much better than we have l>eeu getting." Young wife—“ Very much oet ter. I got it of a new man. He said he would guarantee it to be perfectly pure, and so I concluded l o baj enough to last a week. He wore a full suit of black, and a weed on his hat, and ue eyed h/s drink with extreme disfavor. “Why do you drink that mess?” inquired a friend. “Duty old man.” “What is it?” “Rum aud molasses,” said the drinker. “Since my poor aunt died I have drunk nothing but Black Stray, out of respect to her tnemo ry’” “Just one,” said the lover aa he stood upou the step with his girl “Just one!” “Jurt one,” said the mother put' ing her head out of the bedroom window above; “well 1 guess iu aint so late as that, but its pretty near twelve, and you'd be going or her father will be down.” And the lover took his leave with pain in heart. - n— - ----- ■ Take your county paper.