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the Una htsDille Reccrher. VOL. I. JOBS C. VAH SYCKEL & CO, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, House Furnishing Goods Tin-Plate, Stoves, Hardware, &c., <fce. naitUT aorraxKB or TINWARE. No. 116 Third Street, MACO N. GA. _ CARHART & CURD, DCAl.EHB » Hardware, Iron & Steel WOO DEN WARE, Carriage Material, Cotton Cine, Circular Saws, SCrXI.ES, ei PAINTS, OILS, Ac. MYtcvin. On tt. J DAVANT. J. 8. WrOD, Jll DAVANT & WOOD, 0OI1SSION MERCHANTS 114 Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia. Special attention given to sale oi C0TT0H.RICE & HAVAL STORES 43BHTB roa DRAKE’S COTTON TIES. Cash advances made on owniignment*. SID. A. PUGHSLEY, Jr. AGENT AND SALESMAN, —WITH— I. L. FALK & CO., CLOTHIERS, 425 and 427 Broome St., New York, Cor. Congress and Whittaker Streets, havannatt. ga. A. J. BRADDY & SON WniGirrsviLLE, Ga. BLACKSMITH SHOP. Boggies, A specialty ol Plantation Work. Wagons, eto., made and repaired. Plows and Plow-Stocks of all kinds, and •very kind of Wood and iron Work done by A, J, BRADDY & SON, I Wright sville, Ga. SMITH’S HOTEL, W. J. M. SMTTH, Agest. Wrightsvilie, Georgia. Having lately undergone thorough repairs, this Holm is prepared to accommodate tnt public highest with market the finest the market affords. The prices paid for country tjoyhioo John A. Shivers & Son, Tennilue, Ga., Arc new prepared to build, repair and overhaul Carriages .Bu^gias,Wagons, Is. k$SP“ We ala© make % eoeejolty ot One Hone Wtaeas, WRIGHTSVILLE, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 16 , 1881 . DRUG STORE. J. W. BRINSON & CO., DRHSTS, Wrightsvilie, Georgia. Have on hand a complete stock of Drop and all other articles usually kopt in a First- Class Drug Store s Which they are selling at. prioos to suit tht times, and are prepared to fill all orders au« prescriptions on the shortest possible notice. Da. J. W. BRINSON continues to praa tice his profession in its various brauces. Office at the Drag Store. W. B. MELL & CO., Wholesale) and retail deplore in SADDLES, BRIDLES. HARNESS, Rubber and -Leather BELTING AND PACKING, French ami American Cali Skin*, Sole, Har. ness, Bridle and Patent Leather, WHIPS and SADDLERY WARE TRUNKS, VALISES, Market Square, Savannah, ea Orders by mail oromDllv attended to. A. M. MATHIS, Tknnille, Ga., Horse-Shoeing a Specialty, All work intrusted to my care will receive prompt, attention. Charges reasonable and satuortri ion guaranteed i n every insta nce. Miss Anna R. McWhorter, WIIIOBTSVII.LK, Ga., Keeps on hand a nice selection ol lilSFF Hi Faucy M SUCH AS LADIES’ HATS, RIBBONS, FLOWERS ani> TRIMMINGS. In endless variety; also a nice assortment o; latest patterns, etc., all for sale as cheap h the cheapest. I am also prepared t- cut, fli and make dresses at, short notice. Call on me before purchasing.elsewhere, J. T. & B. J. DENT, Eight miles west o* Wrightsvilie, Ga. Keep constantly on h ml a fine assortment ol Pure Liquors, Brandies, Wines, Ales, Larjer. Etc., etc.; also Tobaoco, Cigars, Candies, Pickles, Oysters, Sardines, and a lull line ot family GROCERIES! All ot which we will sell at inside figures Give us a trial. Respectfully, J. T. & B. J. DENT. Mr. William N. Pethick, a young American who has been acting as the private secretary of the Viceroy Li Hung Chang, and who is said to have gained a more perfect mastery of the language of the Mandarins than any other living foreigner, rendered valuable assistance in the recent Chinese treaty negotiations and indeed, as a private letter written by the viceroy’s son declares, was largely instrumental in securing the insertion of the clause which forbids Americans to transport or trade in opium. In a letter to the speoial commissioners of the United States at Pekin Mr. Pethick furnishes striking statistics as to the magnitude of the .opium trade. The total value of imports into China in 1879 was 8114.350,000, of which 851,000,000, or nearly one-half, was contributed by opium alone, the increase in quantity over the previous year being nearly 1,500,000 pounds. The value of opium imported exceeded the value of tea ex¬ ported by 85,000,000 and the value of silk exported by 810,000,000. The medical department of Queen Victoria’s household comprises threo physicians ordinary, three physicians extraordinary, one sergeant-surgeon ex¬ traordinary, two sergeant-surgeans, threo surgeans extraordinary, one physician of the household, one surgeon of the household, one surgeon apothecary, two chemists of the establishment in ordi¬ nary, one surgeon ooculist, one surgeon dentist in ordinary, and one other physician. River and Sea. Wo stood by the river that swept In its glory and grandeur away. But never a pulse o’ me leapt, And you wondered at rue that day. I look on your tresses of gold You are fair and a thing to be loved— Do you think I am heartless and oold That I look and am wholly unmoved We stood by the lake as it lay With its dimpled face turned to the light 1 Was it strange I had nothing to say To so fair and enchanting a sight ? One answer, dear friend, I will make To the question your eyes ask of me: '• Talk not of the river or lake To those who have looked on the sea.’ -Ella Wheeler. IVY GLEN. “To"let?” said the agent. “Ready furnished ? For a month ? Really, ladies, I’m very much afraid I havon’t any property in my hands—not at present, at least—that will meet your expectations. I’ve plenty of unfur¬ nished houses, and plenty to rent for a year. But for a month ? There isn’t any such real estate in the market— there isn’t, indeed.” “ Wo don’t want an unfurnished house,” said Angela Frost. “ And wo have no occasion to!uso a house for a year,” added Josephine, her tall, blooming young sister. The agent bit the end of his quill pen, and looked at them dubiously, from behind the ink-splashed rails of his desk. “ We are schoolteachers,” Miss An gela explained, “and we have just a month’s vacation; and we want to spend it in a healthful country resort, where I can botanize, and where my sister con sketch in water-colors from nature.” “ Ah !’’ said the agent—ah!” Indeed, I’m very sorry, ladies, but I don’t think there’s any property in tho market hereabouts that will meet your ideas.” “ What time does the evening stage leave the hotel?” Josephine asked, rather despondently. “ At five, I believe,” the agent rq r plied. And the two lames went slowly out of the stuffy little room with its high desk, its floor covered with cheap oil-cloth, and its general atmosphere of stale tobacco smoke. ‘I’m so sorry, Angel,” said the younger. “ The air of these pine wooded glens is the very thing for your asthma." “ And the little river in tho deep gorge is such an exquisite study for your paintings, Jo,” said Mias Frost, fondly. “ Couldn’t we live in a bam ?” sug¬ gested Jo, with a comical arch of her 'eyebrows. “ I'm afraid not,” sighed Angela. The real estate agent, in the mean¬ while, had hardly smoked a pipe and read the local paper before the door burst open and a short, stout lady in a pink hat and feathers came in. “Mr. Muggeridge,”said she, handing him a key, “ you may let Ivy Glen or yon may sell it—readv-fumished, with a cow, a poultry-house and the pony chaise thrown in.” “Madam,” said Muggeridge, bewil¬ dered. “ I’m tired of it,” said the lady. “Su¬ sie and Jennie are homesick to get back to the city, and so am I. I’ve been without a servant since Monday, and now I’m going to take the evening stage to town and meet my husband before he starts for Ivy Glen. I dare say he’ll be vexed, but I can’t help it. And I’ve left word at the dairy farmhouse for my brother Duke to follow us.” “You couldn’t let it for a month?'* experimentally hazarded Mr. Mngge. ridge. “ I’d let it for three days,” said the lady. “I could find you tenants for a month,” said tho agent. “ And perhaps at tho end of that time something else might offer.” “ Very well,” said the lady. “ There is the key.” And away she went; and Mr. Mngge ridge clapped his hat on the back of his head and set off, in hot haste, to tho hotel, for an interview with the two young ladies who had so recently left his office. And so it happened that Jo and Angel Frost took triumphant possession of Ivy Glen, a romantic cottage, half covered with the dark green, glossy leaves of the vine from which it derived, its name, with a buodoir, piano, all the pictures garlanded with pressed ferns and dried autumn leaves, and a library of novels “ Mrs. Fitch must have been a very Sterary person,” said Jo. “ And musical,” added Angel. “As for a servant, one would only bo uisance,” said Jo. “Til groom the pony myself," said Angel. “ He’s no bigger than a New¬ foundland dog—the darling.” “And I’ll milk the cow and feed the dear little chickens,” declared pretty Jo. It’s really on earthly paradise," said the elder sister. “ So it is,” assented Jo.^ The two sisters passed three days o unmitigated happiness in the deep ravines and cool, flower-enameled woods that surrounded Ivy Glen. Angelt made various valuable ad ditions to her herbarium, and Jo sketched leafy nooks, bits of falling water and sunset’ effects to" her heart’s content, until finally a good, old-fash¬ ioned rain-storm set in, of a July after¬ noon, and prisoned them in the cottage parlor. “ How stupid this is 1” said Jo, start¬ ing up from her book, as the twilight shadows brooded darker and darker in the room. “ Let’s go down to the barn, and talk to Dick and Frizzle. Poor dears! they must be as lonesome as we are.” (Now Dick was the pony, and Frizzle was the cow; and Jo and Angel were already upon the most affectionate terms of intimacy with them.) It was quite dusk, when Marmaduke Framingham opened the hall door and strode in, shaking the rain-drops from his shoulders, as if he had been a huge Newfoundland dog, and flinging his fishing-creel and tackle on the table. “ Lou!” he called, all over the house, in a cheery, stentorian voice—“Louisa!" But, as might be expected, no answer was returned; and he went up to a cer¬ tain pretty little circular-walled room, where ho had been wont to keep his slippers, gun-case, and sundry other masculine appurtenances, when sojourn¬ ing with his sister, Mrs. Fitch, at Ivy Glen. “It’s as quiet here,” ho muttered, under his breath, “as an nuchantcd castle. Where is Lou?-—where are the children?” But. ho pausod on the threshold. Even by the waning twilight he could perceive that a general transformation had taken place. A pretty easel stood near the window, the tall staudards of the old-fashioned dressing-bureau were knotted with blue ribbons, the chairs were freshly draped with chintz, and a fairy work-basket stood beside the sofa, while upon the table lay a flower-twined gipsy-hat, u bunch of wild flowers, and a pair of the tiniest gauntlet-gloves that Mr. Framing ¬ ham had ever set eyes upon. “Hello!” said Marmaduke; “Lou’s got girl company. And she’s put ’em jn here, by Jove!” He struck u match, lighted the prettily-painted candles in the brass sconces, and stared blankly around him. At the same moment, a clear, flute-like voice sounded below stairs. “Come in, Angel, quick! Goqdncss, how the rain drives in at the door! What’s this in the hall? A—man’s coat!” “Burglars!” shrieked Miss Angela, who was not strong-minded in practice as she was in theory. “ And there’s a light np stairs! : ’ cried Jo. “Preserve us !” said Angelia, beginning to tremble; “ the house is on fire! Jo, Jo! don’t stir a step! I insist that you shall not go up stairs!” But Miss Josephine deftly evaded her sister’s grasp, and rushed directly np to the little apartment which sho had con¬ fiscated to her own use. “Who are you, sir?" she sternly demanded, as, standing in the doorway, her gaze fell upon Mr. Marmaduke Framingham. “I—Ibegyonr pardon,” began that gentleman. “Leave the house!” said Jo, in the imperial accents of Queen Elizabeth condemning one of her courtiers to death. “Jo, Jo, "don't,” pleaded Angela, who had crept up in her sister’s shadow and was now weakly tugging at her dress. “Perhaps he’s got a band of accom¬ plices outside—perhaps he’s a crazy man!” “ Ladies,” said Mr. Framingham, “ if you will only permit me to explain—” “Nothing can explain an intrusion like this!” declared Josephine. “ My sister, Mrs. Fitch, the occupant of this house—” “ We are the occupants of this house,” inexorably interposed Miss Frost. “ Mrs v Fitcli has left the premises these three days ago.” “I assure you,” said Marmaduke, “ that I was quite ignorant of any such change of arrangements. I have been on a fishing excursion up the hill, and supposed, of course, that my sister was here—>” (“I’m quite sure he is a crazy man!’’ interposed Angel, sotto voce.) “ And as it is such a stormy night, I beg only to be allowed to pass the night in the bam,” concluded the suppliant. “Your sister left word for you at the Dairy farm,” said Jo, severely. “But I came around by the other road,” said Mr. Framingham, abjectly. The humor of the thing was too much for Jo—she burst out laughing. “ Angol, do stop twitching, my dear," Raid she. “ Yes, you may sleep in the barn, Mr.—Mr.—” “ Framingham, ladies, at yo«r ser¬ vice," said the disciple of Izaak "Walton. “Mr. Framingham, then,” said Jo. “ But you must have some tea with us first. I am going to cut some cold tongue, and Angel will make fritters, and we have M. Blot’s recipe for choco¬ late. I’m really sorry that I mistook you for a bnrglar.” v “Or a crazy man,” sauLAngel, apolo¬ getically. “ And we will entertain you as hos' pitably as in us lies,” added Jo, with a mischievous sparkle in her eyes. Mr. Marmaduke Framingham was afteward heard to say that he never spent so delightful an evening in his life. Ho engaged board at the Dairy Farm the next day, and instead of fol¬ lowing his sister to the city stayed down among the glens and braes. And when Josephine Frost’s month of vacation had expired she went back to the city to resign her position in the grammar school. “ I am going to be married,” she con¬ fessed, blushing very prettily, when the mistress asked the reason why. So Miss Angela Frost went on alone with her career in life, and Mrs. Marma¬ duke Framingham settled down for life at Ivy Glen. “For,” said she, “I think it is the sweetest spot in all the world." “ Bo do I!” said her young husband. How Officials Were Once Paid. It is not a general known historical fact Unit iron* 1777 to 1784 the territory now known as Tennessee formed a part of North .Carolina, and that in 1785 the Tennesseeans, becoming dissatisfied with their government, organized a State government under tin; name of “ Franklyn," which was main¬ tained for some years. The organiza¬ tion afterward disbanded, and Territor¬ ial Tennessee was again annexed to North Carolina. The following is among the laws passed by the legislature of the State of Franklyn. We copy as found in a speech by Daniel Webster on the currency in 1888 : “ Be it enacted by the General As¬ sembly of the State of Franklyn, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same : That from the first day of January, 1779, tho salaries of the offi¬ cers of this Commonwealth be as fol¬ lows, to-wit: “ His Excolloney the Governor, per annnm, 1,000 deer skins; “ His Honor tlio Chief Justice, 500 deer skins; or, 500 raccoon skins; “ The Treasurer of the State, 450 rac¬ coon skins; “Each County Clerk, 300 beaver skins; “Clerk of the House of Commons, 200 raccoon skins; “Member of Assembly, per diem, threo raccoon skins; “Justice’ fee for signing a warrant, one muskrat skin; “ To the Constable for serving a war¬ rant, one mink skin; “ Entered into a law the 18th day of October, 1779, under the great seal of the State.” How Raisins are Made in California. In Mr. Blowers’ vineyard, Yolo county, the grapes are allowed to remain on the vine until of a golden color and trans¬ lucent. Then they are picked and put on wooden trays two by three feet in size, placed between the rows, sloping to the sun. When half-dried they aro turned by putting a tray on top, and by inverting them both, are transferred to the new tray. When the grapes lose their ashy appearance, and after removing the green ones, tho rest are put into large sweat boxes, placing sheets of paper between every twenty five pounds of raisins. They are left there for two weeks, when the stems are tough and the raisins soft. The packing follows, in which iron or steel packing frames are used, the raisins being as sorted, weighed, inspected, aqd made presentable. Mr. Blowers prefers a rich, moist, sandy loam, in a warm cli mate, for raisins, and believes that win ter irrigation will destroy insects and keep the vines in a thrifty condition, i He prefers to plant vines eight by ten I feet apart, or even ten by ten feet, and ' fertilizers. uses NO. 48. Dreams That Came True. A belief in the truth of dream-warning has lingered even in our own day. It was yet more prevalent in past centuries. Macaulay has ridiculed Archbishop Laud for the care with w-hicli he recorded his dreams in his diary; but the prelate was no more superstitious in this respect than were many of his contemporaries. The mediseval historians generally note some dream prophecy before any great event took place. A pious monk dreamt of the fatal accident that should befall the Bed King. Henry IV., of France, was oppressed by evil dreams the night preceding his assassination. It is an un¬ disputed fact that, in the present cen¬ tury, a murder was discovered from the circumstance of one of the parents of the victim dreaming whore the body was concealed. Bishop Hall relates a curious story of a cure effected by means of a dream; a cripple dreamt that he bathed in a certain well in Cornwall and was restored to health. Acting on this visionary pre¬ scription he recovered the use of his limbs. The bishop attributes this dream to “ a good angel.” Probably, as Lord Byron says of prophecies, people noto the fulfillments of dreams and forget the failures—pass over the ninety-nine base¬ less visions, but record the hundredth that happens to be verified. Authors, artists and musicians have carried on then- work in their dreams, sometimes with more success than in their waking horns. Tartini, an Italian composer, dreamt that he heard a fiend play an elaborate solo on the violin. He attempted to reproduce it wlion awake; but, though the “ Devil’s Bonata ” is ranked among his finest pro¬ ductions, the composer declared that it was so inferior to the music of his dream that he could have broken his instru¬ ment with vexation at his failure to re¬ produce that beautiful melody. Con dorcet and Franklin worked out elaborate calculations in their sleep, and reme m bered them on waking. Lord Thurlow is said to have composed part of a Latin poem in a dream; and Sir J. Herschell lias left a verse which occurred to him in similar circumstances. Goethe records that his dreams often assisted him in his compositions.— London' Globe. The “ Bramble.” The mustang of the American con¬ tinent has its counterpart in the “ brumbie ” of Australia, large herds of which exist in the interior parts of Queensland and New South Wales. These animals are so numerous that they have often been destroyed and boiled down for the sake of their tallow and hides; and in some of the newly settled districts they swarm in such numbers that tho squatters have to protect them¬ selves and the pasturage against their inroads. Brnmbio stalking is a recog¬ nized pastimo, the destruction of tlio wild horses being as necessary as the destruction of kangaroos or rabbits. The sport of capturing and taming these ani¬ mals, however, has attracted a good many adventurous spirits, who adopt tactics somewhat similar to those adopted by the inhabitants of Mexico and South America. The hardiness and strength and size of these brumbies are remark¬ able, and when trained they are of con¬ siderable value. Their progeny, when crossed with European horses, possess excellent qualities. It is recorded that in one year no less than 7,000 wild horses have been shot at a single station in New South Wales White Ants in Court. An intimation of the mischief done in regions infested with white ants, by the wood-destroying habits of these insect®, is furnished by a recent law suit in Now South Wales. The plaintiff, a contractor, had received from the defendant in¬ structions to repair a house which had been damaged by the white ants, and that a considerably increased expen¬ diture would bo required to put the house into thorough repair, and he in¬ formed defendant of the fact. The bill for the work done was disputed as excessive. A considerable amount of evidence was taken on both sides as to the work performed, and it was stated that an es timate could not be given of the con tract price of work, as the white ants operate during darkness, and the ex¬ tont of their ravages could only be seen as the work progressed. One witness described the house as being so serious Iv injured that new material would be required throughout, and the best way to have dealt with it would have been “ to put a fire stick under it.” The es¬ timated costs of the repairs before the work was begun was about 81,150. The defendant had paid $2,000, and the court adjudged that he should pay 8230 more.