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That Ghost, sometime ago Dr. Ketohemie of Franklin county, saw a ghost while riding along the road in Lis buggy, tlxis driver also saw the ghost, and ■ Key loth agree as to its appearance, ■few as dressed in woman’s clothing. Hre doctor spoke to it and it vanished Kto thin air. We have no doubt but ii is the same rme that was seen near Homer, one flight last spring. It was seen again ■ nor. long since on the river near Homer, some parties wre traveling through the county, and stopped to test after dark. They oonolnded to pass away the time by fishing in the river above the bridge. While seated on the river bank, pole in hand one of the gentlemen, who is well known as an exconfederate, belonging to a south Carolina regiment during the war, saw someone approaching the bank on the opposite side. He noticed that it Inalked with a long step aud a short alternately, and made not the te9t noise, as it passed between all weeds and bushes. It appeared Se very tall, and one arm stood mho. It stooped down as it ap aehed ibe bank and proceeded to out of the stream At first it ped the water like a dag. and after wards continued to diink by drawing in long swallows, without noise much Ike the ox. It contiued to drink until its s .;es were expanded, and tli* cloth ir.g it wore became tight on the body It then stepped forward into the stream and w alked across, apparently on top of the water. No sooDer did it step into the water than the gentleman ie eogmy.ecl that the object he had been watching with so much interest was a ghost. As it was about to pass him the fi&herman hailed it and a cou versa tion sprung up between thmi. said the ghost: “I do not make a busi ness of talking to people, but as you stem to be a stranger here, I will tell you. I Lave been making a tom of the Congressional Disiriot in the interest of Mr Pickett. I find that his chances of election are too slim to depend on for a living, and I have come back to get a square meal and a drink of wa ter.” The fisherman es.-aved to speak, but found his lips would not move; he became much alarmed and jumpel in to the river, but the ghost was gone, ne quietly waded down stream till he reached the camp, and started for home. The pineapple season has begun iu New fork Merchants there are re ceiving 3,800 barrels a week and when the season is at its height, the quantity will reach 10,000 a week. The barrels contain trom twenty five to thirty extra large “pines,” or forty to sixty small ones. The season last* until August, and about 5.000,000 pineaples are itnoorced each year. A fisherman in sewart county, Ga , pulled out his line from the water the other day and found two fish on it. A large fish was caught iu the regular way, and a little way above was a small fish with the line running lengthwise through it. no one can account for the fish beiDg on tfce line as it was. Bull Dog and Rattlesnakes. H. D. Washbarn, who lives ten miles north of Quitman, Cla , was pass ing around the baok of bis plantation, accompanied bv two bull dogs, one a small one. The small dog was sud >.eu!y attacked by a monster rattle snake. The larger d>g went bravely to the rescue. The snake immediatly released the small dog and sprang for the larger oue, biting in the neck. Mr, Washburn had in the meantime got hold of a feuce rail, and started for the scene of the battle. On seeing Mr. Washburn the snake left the dogs and sprang for him. The old gentleman backed a few steps and struck at his snakeship with the rail. The rail took effect on ike snake’s head and stunned him. Then Mr. Washbarn got in his work, and in a few minntes killed the reptile. The snako was as large as a man’s thigh aud seven teet long. He was an old settler. Sirange to say, the small dog recovered, but the la'ge bull deg died the next day. The high fishion in London at present is a lady dentist, a Gorman barouess, who is said to be one of He cleverest teeth-extractors io England. She is a tall, power ul and well built woman, exceedingly lady-like and agreeable in manner, but at the same time both firm and gentle witb her patients. Bhe possesses a wrist of iron, and the clever manner io which she exacts refractory teeth has censed her name to be | r iclaitned, far and wide as an exceptionally sncce-tslnl op p< r Uor. Toe baroness' waiting rooms r- so crowded every dav with fashion ale people, male aud female, and al though tins lady does not advert be or ay herself oul in ativ way to attract fa lieuts, Iter p act ice is one of the largest in London. Her ciia g is only halt a jni ea, or $2 5l) for extr-mting teeth, fifteen shillings, or $175, witn g<s Oilier Mercer of Alleghany, Penn , no'iced a woman go into the middle of main street and dig a hde with a batcher; she placed an object in the bole and carefully covered it up. The officer unearthed tho object and found a small hand mirror, with writing on it which he could not decipher. Tak ing it to the woman’s house she said that writing on the glass war “Fath er, Sou and Holy Ghost,” and that it was a charui to drive away an ail ment in her head. It war a swiss oustorn and she wauted to keep it bur ied for three days, she was allowed to reinter the glass. The surfaca of Dix River, in Ken tucky, was literally black a few days ago with new lights that had swarmed into the stream from Kentucky riverr. People who saw the enormous shoal of fish when it passed Hirrodsburg say that one blow with an oar in the water would have killed dozens of them. In the old ohurch of San Miguel, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a bell that was oast in spain in the year 1356. It was brought to Mexico by Cortez, and aPer the fall of Montezuma Indian slaves carried it to Santa Fe. Three of the altar pieces in the ancient oburob are more than seven hundred years old. Power & Gunnels, Harmony Grove, Georgia. DEALERS IN Plantation Supplies. We Keep in stock a full supply of good aud fresh goods. We cau not be surpassed in Quality and Durability. We buy at lowest market figures; we defy competition in prices. We want only a living prolit on cur tales. We do not claim to be Vanderbilts, nor do we wish to accumulate their fortunes. We are .receiving daily, a full supply of oar Customers every day wants. "fcatfe, JVviA "3<JwiWj ( w\Q^Vcfc>, Country Produce Taken in Exchange at Highest Market prices. Athens Music House, 114 Clayton Street, Next Door to I’ostoffice, Athens, Georgia. Haselton & Dozier, Proprietors, B Keeps always on hand the oest makes of Pianos, Organs, Guitars VIOLINS AND BANJOS And all kinds of Musical Instruments at the very lowest pi ices for Cash, or on the Installment plan. Written gnranteeon all instruments sold. Special reduced rates to chnrch cs and Bnnday schools. Pictures and Picture Frames a specialty. All sizes and styles of Frames made to order at short notice. Buy from ns and save agents’ commissions. 16 Consult Your Interests by Buying Your Drugs And Medicines FROM WADE & SLEDGE, Athens, Ga. We sell at the lowest possible price, and gmantee every article to be abso 4 lutely Pure. Orders by Mail will receive prompt attention. Remember the name and place.—WADE & SLEDGE, Druggists and Pharmacists. Between Hodgson Bros., and Talmadge Bros,, Clayton Street. 16.