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The Calhoun Times. Volume I. THE CALHOUN TIMES. OFFICE OVER T.’mTARTHUR*, RAILROAD STREET. Terms of Subscription. „ _ ; ; : $2.00 One 1 ** r * . • 1 Six Months : ■ Kates of Advertising. CV Hn’rs I I -\K~~3 Mos. | 6 Mos. | I y«^ =r- ilr - 8.00 12.00 25.00 40.00 i .olumn 10.00 18.00 35.00 45.00 ! T 18.00 30.00 50.00 75.00 J «* 30.00 50.00 76.00 140.00 All subscriptions are payable strictly in *dT»nce; and at the expiration of the time for which payment is made, unless pre viously renewed, the name of the subscriber wi H be stricken from our books. For each square of ten lines or less, for the first insertion. sl, and for each subsequent insertion, fifty cents. Ten lines of solid Brevier, or its equivalent in space, make a ,q iYrms cash, before or on demand after the first, insertion. 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JOHNSON, Attorney La CA LHO UN, GE OR GIA. Office in Southeast corner of the Court House. Aug 11 1 ts 1. C. KAIN. JOS. m’cONNELL. fain and McConnell, .Attorneys sxt Law, ca lno i v aeo'r aiA. ter Office iu the Court House. Angll 1 ts R. M. TARVER7" Attorney atJLaw, CA LUO UN , GEOR GIA. &aT Office in the Court House. Aug 11 1 ts w j CANTKELL ~ Attorney At Law. Calhoun, Georgia. WILL Practice in the Cherokee Circuit, in U. S. District Court, Northern Dis trict of Georgia, (at Atlanta); and in the Su preme Court of the State of Georgia. E. .T KIKER, AttornoyiatiLaw, CALHOUN. GEORGIA. [QflUe at the Old Stand of Cantrell Kiker. J TIT ILL practice in all the Courts of the 1 1 Cherokee Circuit.; Supreme Court of Georgia, ami the United States District Court at Atlanta, Ga. augl9’7oly RUFE WALDO THORNTON' DENTIST, Calhoun, - - - G» oigia. THANKFUL for former patronage, solicits a continuance of the same. Office over Boaz, Barrett & Co’s. sepls DR. D. C. HUNT, Physician and Druggist, CALHOUN GA. ATTENTION EVERYBODY! i FOSTER / MIAN, Would remind ihe people of Cherokee Georgia of ihe fact that they are still at their old stand on ihe corner of Court House and 'all streets, ready to supply every body’s wants in the way of BTm£ AND fAfICY GOODS! O&OTBSig, boots, shoes, hats, &c. L ° W P [l Ceß fOP Cash aa *»y other can possibly afford to do. - -'ey also keep a select stock of Family groceries, plantation supplies, t hardware, CUTLERY &c., ’ch are sold at the lowest market prices. PriCM for “* lißd,of » 1 ts rCTM^’-j 0 T “*' S Y ru P. Ili “. Cheese, ®P ,ce * Factory Yarns in • at De.JOURNETT & SON S, ■— Corner Store, Rome, Ga. Printing neatly executed here. ROME ADVERTISEMENTS. “Homo Again.” J. C. RAWLINS, Prop’r. choice” hotel BROAD ST., ROME, GA. Passengers taken to and from the Depot Free of Charge. ocU>7olf TENNESSEE HOUSE", ROME, GEORGIA, J. A. STANSBURY, Proprietor. fIIHE above Hole’ is located within Twenty 1 Steps o*' the Railroad Platform. Baggage handled free ot Charge. o-t6’7otf ALBERT G. PITtIER. HENRY H. SMITH. PITNER & SMITH, Wholesale and Retail Grocers & Commission Merchants AND DKALBM IN PURE KENTUCKY WHISKIES, &c. No. 25, Corner Broad & Howard sts., ROME, - - GEORGIA. octG,lß7o-ly COLCLOUGff HARKINS & GLOVER, Romo, G-a., CALL the attention of dealers to the fact that they have just received the largest stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, &c., ever offered in the Cherokee country, and can furnish them at exactly New York prices. Call and be convinced. sept22’7o-ly Bones, Brown & Cos., I J. &S. Bones & Cos., Augusta, Ga. Rome, Ga. Established 1825. | Established 1869. J. &S. BONES & CO. ROME, GA. IMPORTERS Wholesale Dealers IN HARDWARE, CUTitRY, PNS, &G, WILL offer for sale, the coming season : :vr>o Tons Swedes Iron, 75 Tons “Junks” Plow Steel, A LARGE LOT OF Imported Cutlery and Files, Together with a full assortment of GEN ERAL HARDWARE. WE arc Agents for R. IIOE & CO'S. Pat ent Inserted Tooth Circular Saws; Machine Belting, Orange Rifle Powder, and Rome Iron Manufacturing Co’s. Merchant Bar Iron and Nails. All of above to compete with any House South. nov!7’7o-4m W. T. ARCHER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Mattresses, Looking-Glasses, &c. All of which I am offering at extremely low prices. 82 Whitehall ,t„ : ATLANTA, GA. novl7’7o-3m J. H. CAVAN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN , Fine Wines, Liquors & Cigars, No. 11 Granite Block , Broad Street, - ATLANTA, GA. AGENT FOR THE SALE OF THE Celebrated Cincinnati LAGER BEERand ALE sept 29 For the State of Georgia. 3m (kill. & A. W. FORCE, SION OF THE BIG IRON BOOT, Whitehall Street, : ; : Atlanta, Ga. BOOTS, Shoes and Trunks, a complete Stock and new Goods arriving daily! Gents’ Bools and Shoes, of the best makes. Ladies’ Shoes of all kinds. Boys, Misses and Children’s Shoes of every grade and make, W e are prepared to offer inducements to Wholesale Trade. sept 2 -,’70-ly BETTERTON. FORD & (0., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BRANDIES, WHISKIES, Wines, Tobaccos, Cigars, &<*,, NO. 209. MARKET ST., No. 209. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 0ct13,1870-ly [ESTABLISHED IN 1855.) J.O.MATHEWSON, PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT AUG USTA, GEORGIA. sept 22 1870 ly Establishud in 1800. T. R. RIPLEY, Removed to Peachtree Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. AVholesale Dealer in CROCKERY & GLASSWARES, WILL duplicate any Bills bought in any Market, to the amount of One Hun dred Dollars, and upwards, adding Freight. P. S. All Goods guaranteed as represented from this House, Aug 19 ly CALHOUN, G A., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1870. Calhoun Advertisements. A. W. BALLEW. JOHN W. MARSHALL. BALLEW & MARSHALL, DEALERS IN FAMILY GROCERIES, XjIQTTOR.B, cfco. Hare just received and constantly receiv ing, a fresh supply of BACON, LARD, FLOUR, MEAL, SUGAR, COFFEE, RICE, CIGARS, TOBACCO, CONFECTIONERIES, Canned Fruits, Nuts, Oysters. SARDINES, CHEESE, kc. And, in fact, a full and complete assortmen of Staple and Fancy Groceries. We also keep one of the best Stocks of WINES & LIQUORS, in this part of the country. If you want good, fresh Groceries, or Fine Old Whiskies, Brandies, or Wines, give us a call. SALT. WE are selling Liverpool Salt at $2,50 per sack of 210 pounds, 150 pounds $2, 100 lbs. $1,50, and will always keep a good supply on hand. novlo’7otf A. W. BALLEW, DEALER IN DRY-GOODS, NOTIONS, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, &c., MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FACTORY YARNS, SHIRTINGS, AND READY-MADE CLOTHING, Railroad Strut, - - CALHOUN, GA. Not. 10. 1870-ts R. B. HACKNEY, (At the Old Stand of M. H. Jackson,) COURT HOUSE ST., CALHOUN, GA. KEEPS constantly on hand a good supply FAMILY GROCERIES, Tobacco, Cigars, Wines, Liquors, &c. All who wish to get bargains will do well to call on him. DAREOOM! MY Bar, in the rear, is always supplied with the very best and purest of BRANDIES, WHISKIES, WINES, RUM, GIN, Ac. Give me a call. novlo’7otf R. B. HACKNEY. New Management! CALHODpOTEL. E. R. SASSEEN, [Formerly of Atlanta, Ga.~\ RESPECTFULLY announces to the travel ling public, that he has refurnished and refitted the above hotel, and is now ready to accommodate all who may stop with him. Rates moderate; nnd table furnished with the best the market affords. Calhoun, Ga.. August 19th, 1870—ts r“D. TINSLEY. WATCH-MAKER AND JEWELER, CALHOUN, : : : ; GEORGIA. o ALL styles of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry neatly repaired and warranted. augl9’7otf CALHOUN SALE AND LIVERY STABLE! O G. 11. BOAZ, KEEPS FINE STOCK, and Vehicles to correspond, and is at all times pre pared to furnish any kind of Conveyance, AT VERY LOW RATES FOR CASH. Stock bought and sold on reasonable terms. aull,tf J. H. ARTHUR, DEALER IN STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS. Cutlery, Notions Ac. Also keeps constantly on hand a choice stock of FAMILY GROCERIES, Tn all of which purchasers are offered in ducements to buy. Aug 11 1 6m WHEAT GONE UP! LOOK OUT! I PROPOSE to give $1.25 per bushel for White Wheat, and sl.lO for Red Wheat, when taken in payment of any accounts due on my books. Let those who owe me now, bring on their Wheat and get good prices for it. M. H. JACKSON. Calhoun, Ga., October 6,1870 —ts Railroad Boarding House, By MRS, SKELLEY, CALHOUN, - GEORGIA. Within ten steps of the 'Depot ©ct!Btf MISCELLANY. Honesty the best Policy. Charles Perrin lost both parents be fore he could articulate their names, and was obliged to go to a charity house for his education. At the age of fifteen, he was hired by a fanner to be a sheph erd in the neighborhood, who had a daughter named Lucetta, who kept her father’s sheep. They often met and were fond of being together. Five years thus passed, when their sensations became more serious. Perrin proposed to Lucetta to demand her from her father; she blushed and confessed her willingness. As she had an errand to the town next day, the op portunity of her absence was chosen for making the proposal. “You want to marry my daughter; said the old man.” “ Have you a house to cover her or money to maintain her ? Lucetta’s for tune is not enough for both. It won’t do, Perrin, it won’t do.” “ But,” replied Perrin, “ I have hands to work; I have laid up twenty crowns of my wages, which will defray the ex penses of the wedding; I’ll work the harder and lay up more.” “ Well,” said the old man, “ you are young and may wait a little; get rich and my daughter is at your service.” Perrin waited for Lucetta’s returnin'? m the evening. “ Has my father given you a refusal ?” cried Lucetta. “Ah, Lucetta,” cried Perrin, “ how unhappy am I for being poor ! But I have not lost all hopes. My circumstances may change for the better.” As they never grew tired of conversing together, the night grew on and it became dark.— Perrin making a false stop, fell on the ground. He found a bag which was heavy. Drawing towards a light in the neighborhood, he discovered that it was full of gold. “ I thank heaven,” cried Perrin, in a transport, “ for being favor able to our wishes. This will satisfy your father, and make us happy.” On their way to her father’s house, a thought struck Perrin. “ This money is not ours; it belongs to some stranger, and perhaps at this moment he is lament ing the loss of it. Let us go to the vicar for advice. He has always been kind.” Perrin put the bag into the vicar’s hand, saying that at first he looked on it as a providential present to remove the only obstacle to their mar riage ; but that he now doubted whether he could lawfully retain it. The vicar eyed the lovers with attention. He ad mired iheir honesty, which appeared even to surpass their affection. “ Per rin,” said he, “cherish these senti ments.” Heaven will bbfojs you. We* will endeavor to find out the owner.— He will reward your honesty; I will add what I can spare. You shall have Lucetta.” The bag was advertised in the news papers and cried in the neighboring parishes. Some time having elapsed, and the money not demanded, the vicar carried it to Perrin. “These 12,000 livres bear at present no profit. You may reap the interest at least. Lay them out in such a manner as to insure the sum itself to the owner, if he shall appear.” Perrin one evening, returning home ward f.-oin h ; s work, saw a chaise over turned wiih two gentlemen in L. He ran to their assistance, and offered them every accommodation his small house could afford. “ This spot,” said one of the gentlemen, “is very fatal to me. Ten years ago I lost here twelve thousand livres.” Perrin listened with attention. “ What search made you for them said he. “It was not in my power,” replied the stoangev, “to make any search. I was hurrying to Port l’Orient to embark so: the Indies, for the vessel was ready to sail.” Next morning, Perrin showed to h‘s guests h’s house, his garden, his cattle, and mentioned the produce of his fields. “All these are your property ’ ; said he ; addressing the gentleman who had lost the bag; “the money fell into my hands; I purchased ibis farm with it; this farm is yours. The vicar has an instrument which secures yorr property though I had d ; ed without seeing you.” The stranger read the ins*, urnent with emotion. He looked on Perrin, Lucetta and the children. I?” cried he, “ and what do I hear ? What v’rtue in people so low ! Have you any other land Tmt this farm ?” “ No,” replied Pen-in ; “ but you will have occasion for a tenant; and I hope you will allow me to remain here.” — “ Your honesty deserves a bdtter re compense,” answered the stranger; “my success in trade has been great, and I have forgotten the loss. You are well entitled to this little fortune; keep it as your own.” What man in this world would have acted like Perrin? Perrin and Lucetta shed tears of affcciion and joy. “My dear children,” said he, “ kiss the hand of your benefactor. Lucetta. this farm now belongs to us, and. we can enjoy it without anxiety or remorse.” Thus was honesty rewarded. Let those who desire the reward, practice the virtue. — > ► A Puzzled Dutchman. A Wisconsin secular paper contains the following good story ; One who does not believe in immersion for baptism, was holding a protracted meeting, and one night preached on the subject of baptism. In the course of his remarks he said, some believe it necessary to go down into the water, and come up out of it. to be baptised. But this he claimed to be fallacy, for the preposition ‘into,’ of the scriptures, should be rendered differently, for it does not mean into at all times. “Moses,” he said, “we are told, went up into a mountain, and the Saviour was taken info a high moun tain, etc. Now we do not suppose that either went into a mountain, but unto it. So with goiug down into the water ; it means simply going down close bv or near to the water, and being baptised in the ordinary way by sprinkling or pouring. He carried this idea out fully, and in due season and style closed his discourse, when an invitation was given for any one so disposed to arise and express his thoughts. Quite a number of the breth ren arose and said they were glad they had been present on this occasiou. that they were well pleased with the sound sermon they had just heard, and felt their souls greatly blessed. Finally a corpulent gentleman of Teutonic ex traction, a stranger to all, arose and broke a silence that was almost painful, as follows: “Mister Breacher. I ish so glad I vash here to-nigh, for I has had explained to my mint some dings dat I nefer could pelief pefore, Oh, I so glad dat into docs not mean into at all, but shust close by or near to, for can pelief man ish dings vot I could not pelief pefore. AYe reat Mister Breacher, dat Taniel vas cast in to de den of lions and came out 01-fe ! Now I never could pelief dat. for de wilt beasts would shust eat him right off; put now it is ferry clear to my mint. He vas shust close py or near to, and tid not get into de ten at all. Oh, 1 ish so glad I vash here to-nigh. “Again we reat dat be Hebrew chil dren vas cast into de firish furnace, and dat air alwish looking like a peeg story too, for they would have peen purnt up; put it ish all plain to my mint now, for they were shust cast near by or close to the firish furnace. Oh I vas so glad I vas here to-night! “And den, Mister Breacher, it ish said dat Jouah was cast into the sea and ta ken into the whalesh’ pelly. Now 1 never could peliove that. It alwaysh seemed to me to be a peeg feesh story, put it isb all plain to my mint now. lie vash not into the whalesh’ pelly at all, but shust shumdt onto his pack and rode ashore. O, I vash so g l at I vash here to-night! “And now, Mister Breacher, if you will shust explain two more bassages of Scriptures I shall be, O, so happy dat I vash here to-night! one of them is it saish de vicked shall pe cast into a lake that pu*ns with fire and primstone always. 0! Mister Breacher, shall I pe cast into that lake if I am vicked? or shust close py or near to, shust near enough to pe comfortable ? O! I hopes you tell me I shall pe cast only shust py a good way off, a id I vill pe so glad I vas here to-right! The other bassage is that vich saish, blessed ere they who do these commandments, that they may have right to the dree of life and enter in through the gates of the city and not shust close by or near to, shust near en ough to see vat I have lost, and I shall be so glat I vas here to-night.” “Uncle Ned” and the Scala wag. A Baltimore correspondent of the New ltork World, under the head of “Humors of the Registration,” tells the following good one: An old negro whose venerable appear ance indicated that he had seen more than the allotted threescore years and ten, presented himself for registration in Bladensburg, when the following con versation took place between “Uncle Ned” and a Radical who was watching the proceedings in the interest of his party: Radical—How long have you lived in this district, uncle? Uncle Ncu —More dan fifty year. I’se only been to Washington once or twice in dat time. An’boss, (to the registrar) I want to be registered on the ri o ht side. I’se gwine to vote de Democratic ticket. Radical —How's that? You owe your freedom to the Republicans; the Demo crats didn’t free you. Uncle Ned—You’se mistaken ’bout dat, boss. De Radicals didn’t free me. I was raised by Democrats and owned by Democra s, and my massa he feed me. Then a happy thought striking the old fallow, he turned, to his questioner and asked: “Didn’t you use to own niggers, boss?” Radical—Yes. Uncle Ned—Well, did you free ’em ? Radical—No. The laws of the State in which I lived would not permit me to do that. Uncle Ned—Well, den, why don’t you run dem off to Canady, lit e you did when you come here and went to fooling wid gentlemen’s niggers? That scalawag didn’t “interview” any more darkeys that day. A Wife in Distress. —“I\-ay tell me, my dear, what is the cause of tho;,e tears ?” “Oh, such a disgrace !” “Oh, I have opened one o'* your let ters, supposing it to be addressed to my self. Certainly it looks more like Mrs. than Mr. “Is that all ? What harm can there be in a wife opening her husband’s let ters ?” ‘ No harm in the thing itself, but the contents. Such a disgrace ?” “Who has dared to write me a letter unfit to be read by my wife ?” “Oh no; it is couched in the most chaste and beauti ul language—but the contents ! the contems 1” H re the wife buried her face in her handkerchief and com menced sobbing aloud, while her hus band eagerly caught up the epistle that had nearly broken his wife’s heart. It was a bill from the printer for three year’s subscription for the newspaper. Husbands, take the hint, and keep square with your publisher ! Miraculous! Meteorological Phenomenon-—The Kaitt Falls for Five Bays, in Clear weather, on a Group of Graves, and Nowhere Else. For several clays past there have been mysterious and vague rumors of a most remarkable meteorological phenomenon out at the Catholic graveyard, on Stone street, above the Three-Mile Creek. It is asserted by those who say they have seen it that for the last five days n gentle shower has fallen continuously on the lot of the Leiuoine family, iu which are buried Mr. A’ictor Leiuoine and many others of his family. With a view of getting at the Lets of this most extraordinary affair, we had last night an interview with Mr. Ixmis B. Lemoine, employed at Asa Holt’s, a son of the deceased A’ictor Lemoine. who died in 1851, who relates the following startling particulars: “ Having heard that it was reported that it had been raining several days on the enclosed ground which forms my family burying-ground in the Catholic burying-ground on Stone street, above the Three-mile creek. I drove out there last evening to satisfy myself, and to my intense astonishment I saw that a column of rain was coming down with out ceasing, which, although hardly powerful enough to lay the dust, was enough to w 7 et the hands or any article, and at times it rained quite hard. The volume of rain fell inside of the en closure, and nowhere else, as the weather was and had been bright and clear all the time during the five days the rain had been falling on these graves. There are thirteen of my family b#Ked in the lot of ground upon which it has been raining. My mother, brother and sis ters visited the spot yesterday and the day before to satisfy themselves about the truth of this matter, and declare that they, too, saw this wonderful phe nomenon. It has also been seen by over two hundred persons. I took a friend with me when I visited the spot, who also saw 7 the rain falling as describ ed. Mr. John Rosset, the keeper of the cemetery, told me that the rain had commenced falling in heavy drops about five days ago. lam willing to take my oath as to the truth of this statement.” So incredible did this extraordinary affair seem, that those who saw it several days ago refrained from stating or as serting what they had seen, for fear that not only their veracity, but their sanity would be questioned, and it was only until a number of gentlemen of the first respectability had seen and reported the result of their personal observations, any credence was attached to the truth of the matter. Take it altogether, it is certainly the most astounding and mira culous atmospheric wonder that has ever been witnessed in this part of the world, and will doubtless afford abun dant food for thought, research, and observation, not only among scientific men, but among all classes. There are so many who vouch for the truth of Air. Lcmoine’s statement, and his character for veracity is such, that there can no longer be any doubt of the fact that it has been raining for the past five days on the graves of his kindred. The Old Fashion Mother. —That old fashioned mother! One in all the world, the law of whose life is love ; one who has the divinity of our infancy, and the sacred presence in the shrine of our first ea’ thly idolatry; one whose heart is far below the frosts that gather so quickly on her brow; one to whom we never grow old, but in the plumed troop, or in the grave council, are children still; one who welcomes our coining, and never forgets us—never. And when, in some closet, some drawer, some corner, she finds a garment or a toy that once was ours, how does she weep, as she th’nks we mav be suffering or sad. Does tne battle of life drive the wanderex to the old homestead at last? Her hand is upon his shoulder; her dim and fading eyes are kindled with something of the li . lit of other days as she gazes upon the worn and troubled faces. Be of stout hea r i. my son; no harm can reach you here.’ But sometimes that arm chair is set back against the wall, the coiner »s va cant, or occupied by strangeis, and they seek the dea r old occupant in grave yard. Grant you never have! Pray God I never may ! — Stood it Till He Got Mad.— The Detroit Free Press, relates an incident which occurred on the return of an ex cursion party from that city. Soon af ter the boat left Toledo, the steward was approached by an excited individual, who asked him if he was the captain. The steward replied in the negative, at the same t»me giving his rank. “Have you tha power to put a man out o~ the cabiu ? ’ enquired the stranger. “AVell, yes, if he’s disorderly, I have,” replied the steward. “AVell, sir, look in here and sec them, will 3 r ou?” said the si ran ger, leading the oificial round to the door. The steward looked in upon the motley group, and replied ihat he saw nothing out of the way. “You don’t, eh ?” “Don’t you see a man sitting there embracing a woman ?” “A\ r ell. yes ” re plied the steward, ‘ but what of that? Hasn’t a fellow a right to embrace his wife?” “That’s just what I want you to run him out for,” replied the stran ger, dancing around; “that's wy wife, and I’ve stood it so long that I’ve got mad.” To make a man adrunkaid. give him a w ife who will scold him every time he comes home. An exchange says : “Philadelphia has female undertakers.” AY hat do bey undertake ? To get married ? Numbei' lA. Metz. Mon struck down by sctirw tlJe calm ly under the process of swift bodily de cay. Those afflicted with typhus have the paroxysm and the occasional deli riums of fever. Sauley island, if bwnte could have seen it. would have surest-* ed anew circle of torment for the in ferno. The sentries there were posted for use and not for show, for ever aucf anon some poor maddened creature would break loose from the nurses and doctors and make for the river like a hunted deer. Hideous cries of pain came day and night in fitful and intermittent cho rus, and as they were borne on the wind to the camp of the besiegers, were duly reported by telegraph to Corny and to the world as “shouting in Meta.” THe reports were right; it was shouting with a vengeance, and they were right in call ing it a “demonstration" t*>o; but it was a demonstration against the tyranny and cruelty of the demon of pain not in fa vor of the regency and the immediate surrender as the ingenious besiegers were sometimes inclined to suppose. Once a maddened fugitive succeeded in reaching the river, the sentry not having the heart to bring him down with his piece, and swimming it, he ran wet and naked for a go<>d two miles to l>on St. Martin, where the Marshal’s men were giving a barrack-room ball.— Hashing into the midst of the partys which broke up on all sides to make way for him, this herald of death never once paused till he stood in front of the or chestra, and there, in a wild and devil ish traverstie of the pas soul ala mode de Paris, he finished his day’s ruu and his life course together, and was carried out to rest for that night, and forever, in a ditch in the fields. The camp’s amusement was spoiled for that n ght, but it continued the next as it had gone on before, with all the vigor the circumstances would allow.— The dancers, before the madman rushed in to disturb them, were they very skill fully arranged. Those who were iu good health kept their own corner of tho room. The scurvy-stricken, by special regulation, formed a set by themselves. Remember, they were all men, and re member, too, that, as a faithful narrator, it is out of my power in the prepent case to present you with anything but a pic-- ture of the horrors of war. The whole' story of the siege of Metz is one of hor rors. There is nothing bright, or joy ous. or hopeful about it. Scurvy, as I have said, was admitted to the ball un der proper regulations. Typhus as a measure of general safety, was not per mitted to attend at all. lienee the great impropriety and seandalof the intrusion of the madman aforesaid. Muffling the Tii n .OAT. —What in the best mode of protecting the throat from colds where a person is very sus ceptible to them? The common way of protecting the throat is to bundle and wrap it up closely, thus over-heating and rendering it tender and sensitive, and more liable to colds and inflama tions than before. This practice is all wrong and results in much evil. Espe cially is this the case with children, and when in addition to the muffling of the throat, the extremities are insufficiently clad, as is often the case, the best possi • ble conditions arc presented for the pro duction of sore throat, coughs, croup, and all sorts of throat affections. It is wrong to exclude cold air from the neck, and if it is kept over heated a portion of the time, when it is exposed, some form of disarrangement of the throat will bo apt to occur. The rule in regard to clothing the neck should be to keep it as cool as comfort will allow. In doing so you will suffer much less from throat ailments than if you are always fearful of having a little cold air come in con tact with the neck. Any one who has been accustomed to have his throat muf fled, should be careful to leave off grad ually, and not all at once. —Herald of 11 alih. Billings’ Allmanax. Josh Billings has issued the follow ing circular of “Official business.” Office of “Josh B'lungs’ Far- 7 MERS’ ALMANAX FOR 1871.” | Mi Dear Edilur : Sum men are born great, sum git great after they are born, sum have greatness hove upon them, and some suit troubled with neither. But (mi dear phellow) the objekt in writing this epistol is not this, but to inform you that I shall let loose about the middle of October IS7O, “ Josh Bit - Allmanax for 1871.” No family who keeps a two horse carriage should be without bis Alima-' nax. As anshunt Knower. phull of phaith, let slip the pure innocent dove from his Ark. so I doez let slip this Alimanax, and hope it wont cum back. All good housewifes will find in this Allmanax, how to train up their husbands in the way they should go. and tba wont de part from it, and also bow to make a lively slapjack. To the weary wanderer this Allmanax will be a guide bord, showing the near est cut to the next town, and to the sorry, a soda fuuntain of gimuastic de lite. This Allmanax gives the piography, etimology, and possidy of bugs, beasts, and little cold fishes, and tells us. with the fondness of a step-pareut, the right time to trade oph a dog. In konklusion it gives me great plcz zure to remark, That kussid are lobsters and milk for supper, for they hate no bowels oph mercy, nor mercy for bowels. With great flexibility of karaCter, I am your limber friend, Josh Billings, AUmiaacter.