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Tli@. Csi 1 Koun T 1 mos. Volume I. TIIK ( ALHOI'N TIMES. K ':vE lt J. »■ ARTHUR'S, RAILROAD STREET. Terms of Subscription. One Fear • . • ; . i 2 r, V. Months : : : • • Kates of Advertising. 0 Mo> - 1 y°ar J' ..< 8.00 12.00 25.00 40.00 HMK) 18. no Ss.no 45.00 : *.» 18.181 110.00 60.00 < .>.OO } «•- HO.OO 50. (X) 75.00 140.00 are payable ptrictly in vivance; and at the expiration of the time for which payment is made, unless pre vi oil sly renewed, the name of the subscriber stricken from our books. p or each square of ten lines or less, for the firm insertion, SI. and for each subsequent insertion, fifty cents. Ten lines of solid Brevier, or its equivalent in space, make a Terms cash, before or on demand after the first insertion. Advertisements under the bead of “ Special Notices,” twenty cents per line for first, in sertion, and ten cents each sebsequent inser- All communications on matters of public interest will meet,'with prompt attention, and incise letters on general subjects are re spectfully solicited from all purls of the country. , „ I ItAILHOADS- Western .V Atiaotto. HIGnT PASSENGER TRAIN — OCTWAHD. ],«**« Atlanta AAt p - M - Arrive at{|Calhoun a. m. Arrive at Chattanooga *A •> a. m. DAY PASSENGER TRAIN—OUTWARD. I,me Atlanta - 8 / 15 a. m Arrive at Calhoun lit a. m. Arrive' at Chattanooga 5.80 p. m. A (.'CO MOD TION TRAIN—OUTWARD. Leave Atlanta 530 p ‘ M - Arrive at Dalton 3.30 P. m. NKillT PASSENGER TRAIN —INWARD. Leave Chattanooga 7.50 r. m. Arrive at Calhoun 11-21 P- m. Arrive at Atlanta 4 00 a. m. h nAT [PASBRNOER TRAIN-INWARD. I,me Chattanooga .5.30 A. m. Arrive at Calhoun 941 a. m Airive at Atlanta 3.00 P. M. ACCOMODATION TRAIN —INWARD. Leave Dalton 200 p. m Arrive at Atlanta .11.00 A. m. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. S. JOHNSON, ~ Attorney At Law, cAurorx, Georgia. Office in Southeast corner of the Court Houso. Aug 11 1 ts Ik c. FAIN. JOS. m’CONNELL. w . FAIN AM) Mc€ONNELL, Atlorne.vs at I^aw, cArjiduiV, Georgia. w c )iiice in the Court House. Aug 11 1 ts R. M. TARVER, iSLtt Ol?XI.O y £Vt ’£-*ZXr&V v CALliorw GEORGIA. CfejT* Office in the Court House. Aug 11 1 ts \Y. ,1. CANTRELL, Attorney At ]jaw. (’ai.idu n, Georgia. WILL Practice in the Cherokee Circuit, in l. 8. District Court, Northern Dis trict of Georgia, (at Atlanta); and iu tlie Su preme Court of the State of Georgia. E..T. KIKEK, Attorney ett Xiaw, C ! ITIOUX, GEORGIA. [O ’i' at the Old Stand of Cantrell f Kiker. J lUILL practice in all the Courts of the m Cherokee Circuit; Supreme Court of Georgm. and the United States District Court fit Atlanta, Ga. augl'J’TOly Bov. A. Martin, A TTOIiXEY A T LA IT, DAII LON EG A, ... GEO. Nov 10 1870 ts mTWTjTreeves, Stuff con t s: Physician , CALHOUN, - - - GEORGIA, ts Al be found at his office, in the Brick JL Store of Boa/,, Barrett & Cos., day or night — when not professionally engaged. jan2G’7ltf RUFE WALDO THORNTON,' i DENTIST, Calhoun, - - - G, oigia. THANKFUL for patronage, solicits a continuance of the same. Office at Residence. seplo OR. D .C. HUNT, Physician and Druggist, CALI TO IX, aA. A eyv Nliina <*'enient! CALHODNHOTEL E. R. SASSEEN, [ Formerly of Atlanta. Ga.] J)KSI'I’0 I FULLY announces to the travel b hag public, that he has refurnished and ta ited the above hotel, and is now ready to "Lunmodate all who may stop with him. ates moderate ; and table furnished with e best the market affords. Calhoun, Ga., August 19th, 1870—ts J• 17. TINSLEY. WATCH-MAKER AND JEWELER, ALIIOUN, : : : . GEORGIA. o— A jL stylos of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry iu ..tly repaired and warranted. aug!9 70tf hav n!°' RNET . T . & SoN ’ Kftme . (da., will always try d-llucc h,gliest market P ricc For Coun- ROME ADVERTISEMENTS. “HomeAgaln.” J. C. RAWLINS, Prop’r. CHOICE - HOTEL BROAD ST.. ROME, GA. Passengers taken to and from the Depot Free of Charge. oct6’7otl TENNESSEE HOUSE, ROME, GEORGIA, J. A. STANSBURY, Proprietor. ritHE above Hote is located within Twenty 1 Steps o'' the Railroad Platform. Baggage hundled free ot Charge. o t6’7otf ALBERT (L IMTTIER. HENRY H. SMITH. PITNER & SMITH, Wholesale and Retail Grocers k Commission Merchants AND DEALERS IN PURE KENTUCKY WHISKIES,&c. No. 25, Corner Broad &. Howard sts., ROME , - - GEORGIA. 0ct6,1870-ly COLCLOUGH. HARKINS & GLOVER, Rome, G-a., C( ALL the attention of dealers to the fact I 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., J. &S. Bones & Cos,, Augusta, Ga. Koine, Ga. Established 1825. Established 18G9. J. &S. BONES & CO. ROME, GA. IMPORTERS AND Wholesale Dealers IN HARDWARE, CUTitRY, RUNS, £O, WILL offer for sale, the coming season : 350 Tons Swedes Iron, 75 Tons “Jenks” Plow Steel, A LARGE LOT OF Imported Cutlery and Files, Together with a full assortment of GEN ERAL HARDWARE. WE are Agents for R. HOE & 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 Rouse South. novl7’7o-4m IK X ARCHER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Mattresses, Looking-Glasses,&c. All of which lam offering at extremely low prices. 82 Whitehall st., : ATLANTA, GA. novl7’7o-3m XTh7cavan, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fine Wines, Liquors k Cigars, Xo. 11 Granite Block, Broad Street, - ATLANTA, GA. AGENT FOR THE SALE OF THE Celebrated Cincinnati LAGER BEER and ALE sept 29 For the State of Georgia. 3m (i. H. & 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’ Roots and Shoes, of the best makes. Ladies’ Shoes of all kinds. Hoys, Misses and Children’s Shoes of every grade and make. asr w e an- prepared to offer inducements to Wholesale Trade. sept‘2 ,’7O-1 v BETTE ItTOX FORD & Cos, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BRANDIES, WHISKIES, Wines, Tobaccos, Cigars, &c., No. 209. MARKET ST., No. 209. Cl IATTANOOGA, TENN. 0ct13,1870-1y ( ES TAHLISIIED IN 1855,) J.O.MATHEWSON, PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANT AEG VSTA , GEOR GIA. sept 22 1870 ly Established in IHSO. T. R. RIPLEY, Removed to Peachtree Street, A TLA N TA , GEOB GEL Wholesale Dealer in CROCKERY & GLASSWARES, IIT ILL duplicate any Ilills bought W Market, to the amount of One Hun dred Dollars, and upwards, adding Freight. P. S. .Ml Goods guaranteed as represented from this lions*. Aug 19 ly CALHOUN, G A., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1871. MISCELLANY. A Night of Terrors. The great Pacific Railroad was com plete only as far as Julesburg, iu Colora do, and from Fort Sedgwick, a military station on the opposite of the Platte Riv er, passengers were compelled to take the overland line of stages. The Indi ans were troublesome ; and as we neared the mountuins, and night was coming on, I felt a little uneasy, for fate or for tune had decreed that I should occupy a seat in one of Butterfields coaches. We had two women and a child with us, and this increased the interest of our situation in case of an attack. We had two soldiers acting as guard; and the passengers—four men —as well as the driver, were all heavily armed; so we felt that we could make a very good fight of it if necessary. Pausing for supper at a ranch, the prospect was not brightened by the nar ratives to which we listened concerning the daring and cruelty of the Sioux na tion. But we received an additional passenger, one of those trappers who un derstood “Ingen fightin’, could whip his weight in wildcats, and was all right on a b’ar hug.” lie talked largely ; and I s really be gan to think he wouldn’t be so loud, af ter all. when the hour of real danger ar rived. Nor did I change my opinion, as he became more quiet and thoughtful as we began winding up the rough road of the mountain, and he made several careful examinations of his weapon. It was becoming very dark, and final ly, this man, who gloried in the name of Joe Mason, exclaimed, “ We must throw out a scout; for if any of these red men are after us, we’ll hear from them pretty soon I” One of the party offered to advance with him, but he answered rather con temptuously, “You don’t know nothin’ about Ingens’ tricks. They’d hear you half a mile off.” “How do you know that ?” asked the party so addressed. “I may be wrong, but if you do, you arc an exception to any man I ever met who wears store clothes. No, I’ll go alone, and if you hear a wild-cat yell three times, then look out for danger, for you may know the red-skins are near.” Saying this he sprang from the coach, and almost instantly disappeared*up the winding road, in the dense darkness.— It was not possible to prevent the rum bling of the coach wheels; and they could be heard for a considerable dis tance. This would apprise any enemy of our apporach. It was not five minutes after Mason disappeared before we heard the signal, followed by a succession of rapid shots, and then the voice of our scout, crying, “They are coming! Give ’em thunder!” By the fierce yelling of the savages, which made the very mountains ring, we knew that our enemy were in consid erable numbers ; so each nerved lnuiself for the fierce struggle which must follow, as they came howling down the decliv ity. It was deemed best for the women to remain in the coach—but one of them refused to do so. lest the horses should take fright and dash over the cliffs, which were rugged and steep, flanking in the road to the south. The other la dy passenger had become thoroughly frightened, and was almost helpless. On came the Indians, but they were received with such a volley that they paused in utter astonishment. Still, they were not at all inclined to give way. At this moment the horses took fright, and in their struggles backed the coach directly over the chasm. Never before or since have I experienced such feelings; for I saw that the half faint ing woman had struggled to the win dow. with the child in her arms, and was trying to escape. I sprang forward, but I succeeded only in reaching the infant, as down the cliff the vehicle thundered, carrying the mother with it. At the same time I felt myself falling:. With one hand I clutched wildly about me, but still I clung to the child. Then I expenieuced a sharp pang and all was dark. I must have remained unconscious for some time ; and when I awoke it was with great difficulty that I could move. I could see that I was on a shelving rock, and behind me was a kind of cave. I heard the dripping of water, and crawling to the spot, I quenched my burning thirst and washed the blood from my head. I thought of the child, and hunted about for it. Poor little thing ; it lay stiff in death, and was badly mangled. Now arose the question as to what had become of my fellow travelers. I could hear nothing of them; and I almost be gan to believe that I was the only one who had escaped with life. I began an examination of my position. I dared not venture to stir in the darkness, lest I should fall or encounter the savages. And yet my situation was terrible.— Below me I could hear the howling of'; wolves, and one or two of them were ev idently trying to reach my perch,, no doubt scenting the blood of the dead infant. And there was still another cause of alarm. Back in the cave, I could see fiery eyes, and hear the sharp rattle which can not well be mistaken. I was near a den of rattlesnakes, and 1 could not tell at what instant one of the ven omous reptiles might spring upon me, and fasten its fangs into my flesh. And yeti could not escape. Presently I saw a dark form just be low me, moving stealthily up. In a mo ment more the fact was revealed to me that it was a savage. I had found my revolver lying beside me, but I had dis charged every barrel. However, I clutched the weapon firml}*, aud step ping forward, I struck him a terrific blow on the head. He fell, and his cry rang back as he went whirling down. Immediately after there followed sev eral shots and other yells, which told me that the enemy were still about, and that some of out party were yet alive and defending themselves to the best of their ability, from their hiding places among the rocks. And so the night passed on. At any moment I might be discovered by the Indians—at any moment a serpent might spring upon me, for they w r ere ev idently becoming more restless. The wolves were raving like fiends in their thirst for blood, and several Junes I saw their fiery eyes flashing upo x the rocks some twenty feet above me; and if at tacked by them, my resistence must necessarily be a feeble one, for I had nothing to use in self-defense but niy unloaded revolver. And when daylight came, what could I expect ? If I succeeded in leaving my hiding place, would I not be discovered and mercilessly butchered ? I was not inclined to despair; lat my wounds were very painful, and my throat and brain burned with feverish thirst, and I dared not approach the water again; for that was near the serpents. At length I saw that the morning was dawning. Oh, how I welcomed it! for it would decide my fate. And how I doubly welcomed another sight which met my gaze. Down in the valley I saw a company of cavalry winding along the road. Onward they came, and soon the battle was renewed; but I could hear the shouts of the Indians as they retreated back among the rocks where their enemy could not follow. After a time I managed to make my situation known, and I was assisted to reach the road. Joe. Mason was there, wounded, but still with life enough left to make a good fight. Then began a search for the remain der of the party. The two soldiers had fallen fighting to the last. The driver was seriously hurt, and one male passen ger died soon after being found. All those living had found shelter along the ledges, and thus saved themselves. The woman who had first leaped from the coach had not been injured, but was taken a captive, although recovered by oar troops. The mother of the child was scarcely recognized as a human body, but with her little one, was placer. j.o rce-fc in the valley. Os bourse the horses was killed and the coach broken into atoms, while much of value was carried off’. Heaven forbid that I should ever pass such another night! A Brave Deed. The Louisville Commercial says ; A bloody scene was enacted in Anderson county, one day last week. The facts as related to us are about as follows: A farmer residing in that -county vis ited the farms of four neighbors from whom he purchased hogs that were to be delivered and paid for the next day. He returned to his home that night and went to his bed. About midnight he was aroused by a noise in an adjoining room, which was caused by the entrance of four disguised men into his dwelling. Upon the summons, the farmer arose from his bed and opened the door to his room, when he was met by the disguised men, who demanded his money or his life. Tiie farmer replied that he was willing to give them the money that be longed to him, but that he had in his possession money which belonged to his neighbors that lie could not give them. He was then told that all money in his possession must be given up, or his life would be taken. VJith some apparent reluctance the farmer acceded to the de mand of the robbers aud went into an adjoining room, where he admitted the money was concealed, the robbers re maining behind. In a short time the farmer returned with a double barelled shot gun and a Colt’s pistol, with the first of which he opened fire on the rob bers, two of whom fell to the floor mor tally wounded, while the other two made their escape and were not afterwards seen. The farmer called in one of his neighbors, who assisted him in washing the black from the faces of the two dead men, when, to liis utter astonishment, the farmer discovered that the corpses before him were those of two men from whom he had purchased hogs the day before. As soon as possible the bodies were removed to the homes of their families. llow to Keep a Situation. —lt is a sad time just now for many who de pend upon their salaries for the support ot themselves and families. So many men are thrown out of employment be cause the times are so dull; their ser vices are not needed in stores and work shops. But some men and. boys are al ways retained. Do you know who are the fortunate ones ?. They are those who are most useful to do their work the most thoroughly, and are the most obli ging and economical. Those young men who watch the time to see the very second their working .hour is up—who leave, no matter what state the work may be in, at precisely the instant—who calculate the extra amount they can slight their work and yet not reproved—are lavish of their employer’s goods, will always be the first to receive notice that times are dull, and their services are no longer required. .M ————— ‘ llow can I expand my chest ?” an extortionate man asked of a vhysician. ‘•By carrying a good large heart in it,” replied the doctor. The Alligators of Florida. The female alligators will not allow the male to approach her nest. He has a gluttonous habit of eating all the eggs, thus necessitating her laying more, which she does not like to do. So. when ever she catches him in that neighbor hood she thrashes him on general prin ciples—he has either done mischief or intends it; at any rate, he is meddling in domestic matters and deserves snub bing. I’m told that it is really amusing to see the big bully stick his tail between his legs and sneak off, the very image of a henpecked husband, after one of these conjugal scoldings. He is not by any means a model husband; and al though he takes his thrashing kindly, he revenges himself by watching until the eggs are really hatched, and then eats up as many of the causes of the family dispute as lie can catch. Young alligators don’t like to kuow their own fathers. I heard of but few instances where creatures have attacked grown men; they are fond of children, and show their attachment to the offspring of other people as they do their own. In one instance, where a man on horseback was crossing a ford, he was seized by the leg, but when his dog plunged in, the alligator left his leg to take the more delicate morsel. In another instance, an alligator struck at the mule pulling a cart, and hit out two spokes from one of the wheels, leaving a tooth sticking in one as a memento of the visit. He hur ried off with great speed, on the lookout I suppose, for a dentist. ’Gators like dogs, pigs, and young darkies. The dog is a special favorite. The whine of an alligator is easily mis taken for that of a puppy, and may mis lead a young and inexperienced dog. A wise Florida dog will not go bodily down to the water to drink ; he learns by ex perience after having been eaten once or twice. If the shore is open he will draw all the alligators to one place by bark ing. and then scamper off to another place where the coast is clear, or he will creep down to a moist spot, tail down, body crouched, eyes skinned and ears up, pushing his pawa before him slowly to feel the water, lapping it without noise, and then sneaking away again. The alligator has liis uses; near every house you find more or less swamp, and in every swamp more or less alligator. I heard one lady complain very much because some traveler had killed her al ligator. lie lived near, and killed snakes, frogs, young wild cats and other varmints; thus he arned his board, and was constantly protected; besides, he was useful in preventing young children from straying too far from home. This worthy creature is very much maligned, however, every theft of cattle is laid on his slimy back, and that even when the cattle is found in the woods and the entrails carefully taken out and left behind. Ilis eyes are on the top of his head, and it is curious to see the crea ture swim rung along with only his eyes floating above the surface. He conies ashore to sleep in the sunshine, and pay ing attention to his sleep, becomes so dead to all sound that a steamboat may come alongside; then his astonishment when a bullet wakes him up, and the hurried way in which he scuffles into the water, are sometimes very ludi crous.—Lippincott’s Magazine. Taglioni’s Visit to the Field of Woerth. An opera dancer—one who was Tag lioni—has a son in the Twelfth Chas seurs. This regiment was almost cut to pieces at the battle of Woerth, and news soon came to the anxious mother that her Albert was among the slain. Mdme. Thrich —for that is her name, and her husband is Governor of Strasboug—de clared that she did not believe the news; she would travel to Woerth herself, and not credit the false tale until she had found liis body out among the corpses left without burial. The journey lasted a few days to a small village, where by dint of persever ing inquiry, she had ascertained a few survivors of the 15th Chasseurs were gaining fresh strength for a second at tack. It was night when she reached the village; but by the light of an oil lamp she was led, and of the first Chas seur mounting guard, asked in confident tones where to find Albert Uhrich. — “He is in there,” replied the man point ing to the barn door. The grateful mother rushed on. There indeed was the youth, fast asleep, between the legs of a horse eating hay. Down crawled the lovely figure of the weary mother, down to the sleeper’s warm temples; then without awakening him. pressed her lips on his forehead. What would she not have given for an affectionate glance in return? But no, it would be cruel to wake the soldier boy up; then there would be the separ ation again, and she knew he was to fight next day; better far that he should gain fresh strength, and so she noise lessly arose once more, looked at the brave, heaving bosom, undisturbed by tossing dreams, and left him. “You will tell Albert I came and kissed him.” she said to the man out side, slipping a coin in his hand. The next day Albert fought again, and he is still spared. The mother’s kiss is his talisman for life. A drunken man sprawling on the ground in. Patterson, the other night anxiously wanted to know whether ‘any body else had been struck by the earth quake V — The Germans have no set funeral service. It is left to the ability and discretion of the officiating clergyman to one suitable to each ease. How to Cure Drunkenness. It is generally understood that young persons, when first employed as pastry cooks, are permitted to surfeit them selves to their heart’s content on pies aud sweetmeats ; the result being that in a very short time they become perfectly callous to the charms of the counter.— We learn from a valuable little book re cently published in London, called “The Home Nurse,” that in the Austrian army a method on a similar principle is adopted as a remedy for drunkenness ; and medical reports state that out of lot) cases, 12S cases of confirmed drunkards have been effected. The plan is as fol lows : The soldier taken in a state of ixtoxi cation, or purposely inebriated, is con fined to his room, where his diet is care fully and amply supplied to him, accord ing to his choice. For drink, he is al lowed brandy and water, in the propor tion of one-third brandy to two-thirds water. All his food is prepared in a weak solution of brandy and water Coffee, with a small quantity of brandy, is also allowed him. At first, the treat ment throws the patient into a constant state of intoxication, and he sleeps much. At the end of three or four days betakes a dislike to his food and drink and asks for a change, which request, were it ac ceded to, would entirely prevent the completion of the cure. On the con trary, it must now be persevered in. un til the patient can no longer swallow food and drink, and even the smell re volts and nauseates the stomach, when the cure may be considered as effected. The shortest time for the continunnco-of the treatment is seven days, the longest, nine. In order to prevent the conges tion which might follow, the patient must now be given gentle emetics—that is, one grain of emetic in a bottle of wa ter ; a wineglassfull to be taken every quarter of an hour in the morning fast ing. This is followed by forty grains of magnesia, daily given in broth and gruel, placing the patient at first on a low, light diet, and then gradually increasing to his original rations. If, during the first part of the treatment, spitting of blood or convulsions should result, it must not be persevered in ; therefore, this mode of remedy cannot, on any pre tence whatever, be adopted by any but a medical man. In Russia, drunken ness is also treated as a disease, and cer tain strong aromatic preparations are used as curative means. Asa tempora ry remedy to restore the unfortunate victim to a state of sobriety, give him from tea to twelve drops of spirits of ammonia in a wineglass of water. This will be sufficient in an ordinary case; but if the person is positively drunk, it may be necessary to give him a dose a second time, in which case it will gen erally act as an emetic (an advantage), when a short sleep will ensue, and the patient will wake restored. None but a tuedieal man can venture to apply the ammonia to the nostrils, as not only in jurious, but fatal effects might ensue. Mental Taxation a Cause of Dyspepsia. Mental anxiety and pecuniary embar rassments, such as loss of property by fire, by failure in business, or by bad debts, and also domestic troubles, disap pointed affections, and the loss, or the treachery of friends, will frequently cause dyspepsia; too close, and too ac tive intellectual labor is also a frequent cause. Editors, authors, and literary persons often engender dyspepsia in this way. Much brain labor requires much blood at the brain, and an ever-working intel lect uses up so much of both blood and nervous force that there is not enough remaining to do the work of digestion. On the other hand, deranged diges tion is sometimes produced by too little exercise of the brain. Persons are fre quently met with who have been in ac tive business life, and, having accumula ted enough to satisfy their ambition, having retired from business. Now al though the brains and bodies retire from active life, yet the poor stomachs very often have their tasks increased. If a man has been for a long time accustomed to eating heartily working hard, either w ith body or brains, he had bet ter not relax his working habits without at the same time having a correspond ing relaxation in bis habits of eating. “He who will not work neither shall lie eat,” is not only a Bible injunction, but a law of the human constitution, the disobedience of which is often attended with such derangements of digestion, and other bodily infirmities, as to ren der either property or life of but little value. British tea-drinkers h sve been alarmed by a h- rrible suggestion that the offended Chinese may attempt to poison the whole British race by means of tea. There seems little danger of such an event, since thereby the Celes tials would lose their best customers, and they are as fond of the “almighty dollar’’ as other people. There is. how ever. little doubt that sundry articles, not tea leaves, are sold under that name. Investigation has brought various adul terations to light—such as rice and pea husks, leaves of the Chinese willow, de cayed wood, seeds, as well as iron hi in os. lattipbirek, an 1 Prussian blue, which lat ter is actually poisonous, and is used to color black tea to make it sell for green. The Chinese do not want to kill their customers, bat they are willing to de ceive them. j —«-♦ The ways of society axe curious. Two ladies who reside near each other in New York, have exchanged calls and invitations fur the last six years, ar.d yet have never met personally. Number 26. Rules for Playing Onto a Or gan Into a Meeting. BY P. BENSON, SR. W hen the preaelver enow in and ncel* down in the poolpit, pool oat nil the stoppers. That’s wot the stoppers is for. \\ hen a him is pave out to be sung, play over the whoal toon before sin pin, but be sure to play it so they can’t tell whether its that toou or some other toon. It will amoozc the jveople to goss. \\ hen you play the interloods. suui times pull all the stoppers out. and sum times pull them all in. The stoppers is made to pull out and in. I lay the interloods about twice as l°np as the toon. The interloods is the best part of the mewsic, and should be the longest. Play Horn the interloods into the toon without letting them know when the tune bepins This will teach them to mind thare bizncss. Always play the interloods faster or slower than the toon. This will keep it lrom bein the saute time as the toon. II the preacher gives out 5 virces play* 4. Too many virces is tee jus. Poor in the sermon go out of the church, and cum back in time for the'' next toon. This will show you doan’t mean to be hard on the preacher by havin tew memiy listenin to him at wunst. Playing Marbles with Dia monds. The Telegraph editors at Maconhavo interviewed Dr. Stephenson, of Hall county, on the diamond discoveries in that section of the State, and have elic ited some curious facts. The Doctor says about forty diamonds have been found in Hall county alone, but the most valuable have been destroyed or lost through ignorance of their character and value. Some negroes broke one worth a hundred thousand dollars to pieces, to see what it might be. A farmer de scribes one which was given to him 30 years ago, and used by himself as a child and his boys subsequently for a middle man in marbles j but it was lost about the place six months ago, and they are hunting for it now.'Nothing was known about its value until similar stones were pronounced to be diamonds, and then the farmer knew that ho and his boys had been playing marbles with a dia mond. which, from description, the Doc tor thinks must be worth half a million of dollars, and be one of the most val uable gems in the world. The Doctor says that labor and capital only are need ed to prove that these diamond fields in Georgia surpass in value those of Bra zil, and are equal to any in the world.— /So ion noh lirjtublican. A wag, strolling with a friend through a country churchyard, called attention to a grave, the stone of which had no name or inscription on it.— -J his, said h , “is the grave of the once notorious gambler, Mr. li . You will observe there is no name or in scription recorded on the tombstone, but 1 think I could suggest a very ap propriate epitaph.” “What would you suggest?” inquired the friend. “Wait ing for the last trump,” w r as the reply. ter A good joke is told in Washing ton at the expense of a well-known Sen ator, who is notorious for taking two cocktails in succession before breakfast. One morning, while the Senator was practicing at the Metropolitan bar, a friend put to him the pertinent question : “Senator, why do you take two cocktails as a custom ? ANon't one tone you?”— “W hen I take one it makes me feel like another man, well you see I’m bound by common courtesy to treat that mau ; so I take a second. Western adaptation of the words of the poet: “Loathe the poor Indian.” The last of the Good Tem plars of lowa was “Not for Joseph.” It is a noticeable fact that people who change their mind often never get a good one. bat is a smile ?” asked a man of a little girl. “The whisper of a laugh,” said she. Three burglars worked twenty hours ! on a county safe in A\ iscousin. and just j got a cent apiece. 1 bey recently had a rat hunt in a Fair field county, (O.) town. About 100 | people killed, in the hunt, 17,5C1 rats. An Alabama Judge, who was too drunk to sit upon the bench, was put in [jail by the Sheriff for contempt of I court. An cldc -ly Indiana pair, aged res ; pectively 78 and 75, want a divorce -on | account of accumulated incompatibility. Ihe Chinese relieve neuralgia and I gout by applying oil of peppermint over ! the parts affected, with a camels' hair pencil. On an average about one man in every I four was more or less under the influ ' ence of liquor in New Vnrk on Christ | mas night, if we may believe a city pa per. A Portland paper averts that a man recently walked into the office of the Zion’s Advocate, in that pleasant little Maine city, and inquired if Mr. Zion were in. A Western p;p:r, which one day re cently noticed the opening of anew whiskey store, the next day apologised for the brevity of its local column, be cause she “reporter was ill.” Be had assisted at the opening.