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Wanted.


Wanted. by bachelor, not far from his teens,
A woman as help-mate, companion and
friend
Not one of the foolish and fashionable beings
Who wears long trail and goes grecian
bend.
Wanted, a woman, that's not great seold
hon marry for love and not f riches.
W no i tell her age, no matter how cid,
And never attempt to wear the breeehes-
Wanted, a woman, no false, showy creature,
Adorned with jewels of brass and bright
Made by the milliRer, a burlesque on nature,
Her head decked without, but empty
within.
Wanted, woman, not the vain counterpart
OF fashion and pride in body and mind;
Painted by folly aud padded By art,
Swayiug mountainous hustle behind.
Wanted, a woman, not dressed for display,
Wearing FOOLS fringe her forehead around /;
Trimmed with long streamers in CANDY array t.
Hair nbbed 50 tight her heels leave the
ground.
Wanted, q woman, no gay belle of fashion,
Her head full Of noucense, her heart fall of
whims;
A woman efsense, not the bold and the rash
That pins back he, dress to show the shape
DA AeE lllllD1s
Wanted, woman, well versed in knowledge,
Not q green miss just home from school,
Who rubbed her head 'gainst the walls ST q
college
And gTaaduated-in swiss and white tulle.
Wanted, woman that's sweet and refined
Having the riches that virtues Impart;
As good as a mother, as loving and kind,
With all the sweet graees enshrining her
heart.
BIS heart and his fortune is at her disposal;
He'll make her his idol and love during life,
He's ready and willing to make proposal,
And to call her his dear and his darling
wife
He'll wait till leap-year, if such her desire,
For her to address him and the question
to pop;
He'll then blush and faInt-"Oh bring the
a-m-p-h-i-r-e''-
And into her arms he'll lovingly drop.
BAoRELoR's HALL, Dec. IS, '75. NJ. D.
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Hardships of the Brake man


The average brakeman on our
railroads leads life of hardship,
hazard, and unrest. To the thou
sand and one dangers incurred in
operating the railway, his life of
all others, pays the heaviest forfeit.
The casualties" oftenest claim
him as their victim. Passengers
generally ban him and Ostracise
him as their peculiar pest, a very
thorn in the flesh, to gentlemen
travelling alone, the barrier between
them and the "ladies' coach" But
in this he is only carrying out Or
ders-let him enjoy his brief au-
thority.
Who cares for the poor brake
man? Orphaned, perhaps of par
ents and of friends, and oftentimes
as it were but hapless waif, he
has only place and a day at the
stop over," between trains. There
and then, without the blessings OF
home-infiuence,o or social ties, there is
little time or opportunity afforded
him for ought bat a partial restora-
tion Of exhausted physical nature.
Yet this place is his home, and this
dav his season of rest, besides
which, ali other places and days to
him, are fraught with peril and di 3
comfort. A houseless and homeless
wanderer, his post Of duty is the
platform of his car, hard by the
inevitable breakes. Here he stands
by night and by day, in sun and
storm, and cold. And if haply hC
is permitted a fugitive moment
now and then, inside the coach, yet
his ceaseless vigils are ever alert fol
the oft recurring whistle, calling fol
the interminable brakes. We are
/ led to these reflections by reading
the late sad sequel to the life o.
one Of. this illstarred class, as re
ported in the Detroit Fress Press
There was something peculiarly
touching in the melancholy end o
the michigan Brakeman, calling
out '.DetroitH in feverish delirium
with his dying breath.
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A Strange History.

The senior editor of this paper
has presiding in his culinary de
partment, a negro woman, brief
review of whose past history, and
circumstances connected Herewith,
which has occurred since in his en-
ploy, we give, as a striking example
of the vicistudes to which the ne
groes as slaves have been subjected.
Emily Howard, as she calls herself,
was raised by Levi Reed. About
twenty five years ago she~was sold
with her only child, John, to Ben.
Powell, of Lawrence county. In four
or five years she was again sold
with her babe, a girl, to Willis
Hammons, leaving her second son,
William, in Mr.. PowePs possession,
while John was sold to Albert Ham
mons, brother to Willis. In a few
years Albert Hammons died and
John was again bought by Ben.
Powell. The mother changed owners
several times after this, but was
finally bought by Permenus How
ard, near Marcella Falls, her last
child, Jane, being sold to a Mr.. Voss
of Lawrence. Though being within
the same county, and within what
would seem a short distance of each
other, mother and children were as
widely separated as if by intermi-
nable space, yet they kept up some
kind of communication, till the war,
with its many changes, came on,
when they lost sight of each other
entirely. Sometime ago John, still
being in Lawrence, heard in
some way that his mother was
in Pulaski, and came in search
of her. He failed to discover her
whereabouts, but determined to re-
new his search. He came again on
the day Of Robinson's show, and met
with better success. Thus after a
separation of twenty years, mother
and son were again united. Aunt
Emiiy was not willing however, To
receive the strange man as her son
without some proof Of his identity,
but he soon removed all doubt by
recalling some incidents connected
with his childhood, and associated
with his brother and sister; among
the rest he reminded her Of having
bought his sister a dress by dane
ing for some white men when quite
a child. He is now the father ol
seven children, and the owner Of s
little farm in Lawrence county
where he viii soon carry his mother
to pass the remainder of her days
/ ii peace and comfort. Though
happy in the discovery Of her old
est child, the old negro still longs
for the other two, of whose destiny
she is still ignorant.
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Sale of stock.


Last week I sold and shipped a
Jersey bull and heiger calf, to Va
zoo City Miss, Jersey bull aad
heifer calf, to Washington Ark,
pair Of lambs and pair Of pigs, to
Trenton, La, a Watson colt and
trotting colt to Lincoln county. an
extra fine Polled bull to Golfers
vile Tenn, 3 to Ala, 10 cattle 10
Col Dunk,in, Of Texas-Jersey
short horn and Polled, 10 same,
Cotswold sheep, 4 Berkseire pigs,
geese, ducks, and guines dc. to
others. Stock is exceedingly dull
and low, and no demand for inferior
stock. The improved breeds Of
stock are wanted and greatly need
ed and the people Of the South viii
buy them as fast as they get money.
Col. Jas. Jackso and Mai. Robt.
Me' Fariand Of Florence Ala, have
been spending a day or two with
me. | enjoyed their visit very much.
Maj. Ne. is an enthusiastic lover Of
fine stock and a gent of brains.
Col. Jackson has owned and run
some Of the best horses ofhis dag.
His father made soAe OF che best
importations ever made to America,
Of blood horses. Corn 20 20 - per
bushel, pork S cts nett. Money
now SO scare hundreds cannot pay
their Taxes. went xith the Tex
an to the r. r. to assist in shipping
his purchases, got wet and have re-
lapsed again, now suffering greatly
with aches and pains.
Most truly, GEO. T. ALTMAN.
Dec. G. 1875.
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One of our Giles county school
teachers, a correspondent informs
us, was recently out of meat, and
having failed to make any cOllec-
tions, met in the road one evening
what he supposed to be an "opos
sum-" He thought this was his
opportunity" and forthwith pro
ceeded to ''lay in his meat" But
horror of horro 81 the 'possGm
proved to be skunk, and the Pro
fessor's olfactories soon discovered
his mistake, and his family discov-
cred it too, when he got home; and
even yet his neighbors take to the
woods when they see him coming.
Moral-pay your teachers and they
will not be under the necessity of
"hunting for meat"
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The late Circuit Court at this
place did a great deal of business
during the session of two weeks
There were, when Court commenced,
1875 cases on the Docket, and SO of
them were disposed Of
The Circuit Court Clerk, H. Al.
Stanley, speaks in the highest terms
of the manner in which Judge
Wright dispatched business at the
late court. By the way, we would
not offend the modesty of our eff
fcient Circuit Clerk, but the Pulas-
XII bar are of the opinion that Mid
die Tenn. does not afford his equal
as a Clerk.
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1916 dogs. Polk, $50 men and
l12 dogs. Trousden has 7sS men
and 1855 dogs. White has I.Is9
men and 800.
By men, as here used, is meant all
voters under fifty years Of age, or
"Polls. They are listed by the
Assessors along with the dogs, ex-
cept such as are over age and there
fore it would be fair u add about
ten or twelve per cent. to the nam-
Der ofmen mere given. But saIrthe
dogs would be largely ahead. And,
for that matter, there are ne doubt
more dogs not given in than there
are voters in the State are who ex-
empt from poll tax on account OF
age.
The total valuation of reaI aad
personal property in these thirty
counties foots up $5z,el2,S17, show
ing very slight decrease.
LOST SHEEP.
You win notice that there are
$50 dogs is Giles County. Last
year there were 1850 sheep in shat
county killed by dogs. These hg-
ures are mute appeals in favor OF
the dog tax, more eloquent than
words.
Last year. in Coffee County, los
sheep were killed by dogs; in Perry
County, 500; in Haywood. l,117;
Wayne, 500 Robertson, I,i14 Sc
quatchie, GOO; Decatur, 1853; sum
ner, 500.
So far as the dog tax returns are
made up, we find that those counties
having most dogs have lost heaviest
in sheep. From what few statistics
we have from sheep slaughter in
some of the counties. it is safe to
say that fully $4,000 yearly in this
State by dogs. Add the value of
these sheep to other dog expenses,
and we have sum total that S
Significant answer to the question,
''Why is Tennessee poor?'
know an instance where twenty
thousand dollars was invested in
factory f the manufacture Of wool
en- goods, giving employment to &c
teen persons, and representing
saving of over ten thousand dollars
annunlly to the county in which it
was located But the dogs destroy
ed the sheep to such an extent that
there was little wool to be had. and
the factory become silent The llt-
tie line of industry is closed, aud
the section is a dreary aud unprodt-
able waste, given over to weeds and
the dogs,
There is a ciamor upon the part
of coon hunters, still house rangers
! anu SAtNd II HtSAfAENE Af9 titAA NhH
dog tax be repeated. It has
aroused a degree of opposition that
is positively discouraging. j. the
elamor should be Needed and the
law repealed, those who propose TO
engage in sheep raising in connec-
tion with farming would do well 20
seek some other location. But 4 do
not believe that il will he repealed.
[ can not think the people OF Tea-
nessee will elect a Legislature shat
will stab the best interests of the
State in that way. Although the
dog law is immensely unpopular
now in sections of the State where
they have most dogs aud least any
: thing else, yet strong and growing
sentiment is in favor of the law.
The man possessing a really yaina
bic dog should not object to paying
one dollar upon him, while the tax
will have tendency TO rid the State
Of the tens of thousands of worth
less ours which are an unmitigated
nuisance, a curse, a blight upon in
dustry, a barrier to wealth, a check
to immigration, and q token Of pow
erty and shiftiessness. II. Y. Il.
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The surgical exapination of the
body ofLexington, the great Ken
lucky race horse, revealed a most
singular cause for his death. That
part Of the skull under the left eye,
where the trouble OF the horse seem
ed to be located, was filed with at
least quart of masticated food,
winch had been force into the eavi-
ty through an opening in the upper
jaw, caused by the loss ola tooth.
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Nix. EDrroR:-Ii appears that the
enquiries ! made through yenr pa
per. in regard to the fine corn adj
vertised in your paper by MF Devid
Cox, and intimasing where said
corn was obtained, has annoyed him
20 such al extent he has been out
hunting said corn again. from what
1learn. Furthermore, ! fad some
popcorn missing from my premises
Dave you can get seed corn from
me ofany kind you wan1. bat come
before lis uight You can select it
to better advantage.
Pni4gE' EDITOR.
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The noted flag that waved over
Fort McHenry at Baltimore in Sep
tember. 1914, during the British
bombardment, and which suggest
ed TO Key the "Star Spansled
Banner" is now on hoard the Taila-
poosa. which is lying at Portsmouth.
1t is badly torn and has thirteen
stars, is owned BY Mrs. Georgianna
Armisted Appleton, Of Boston,
Daughter of Colonel Armistead
who commanded at the fort at the
time. 1t is to be exhibited at the
Centennial.
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The pencil marks you see around thls
paragraph (thus) mean thai your sub
seripsion is out or unpaid, and that yen
are requested te pay up AZ once. Ne
would take great pleasure in extending
credit 10 cur irieAis AMI patrons. bur
cash alone viii Yay our expcuses. aud
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope yoH viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
IL We enter no new names on Our
books without the money in advance.
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STATE AFFAIRS.

In regard to our State matters it
must be confessed, things are not
in an encouraging condition. Our
State bonds are now quoted at 435-
454 and the bonds of our cities are
far below par. Our State, county
and municipal debts amount 70 $32,
100000, after dedueting the amonnt
due by solvent railroads to the
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ITEMS.

Messrs Flautt, Martin d Co. have
superseded their spiral stairway by
the erection of a number one eleva-
tor. For whose accommodation
this change was made, is a mOoted
question. Some say that Capt An
drews was tired climbing to his roost
by this crooked ascent, while others
insist that Col. Rose and others were
weary of the daily ascent In any
event, it is a great improvement.
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We are always thankful to cor
respondents and other friends for
communications, either written or
verbal, containing items of news
from any part of the country, but
we cannot publish long communi-
cations in which there is nothing
of general interest. We are always
willing that schools and other en-
terprises of a public character
should be mentioned incidentally,
or in detail, when there is anything
of special or general interest to re
late, out we beg our friends not to
write letters expressly to advertise
this, that, or the other private enter
prise. Our space is too limited for
this kind of correspondence.
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have everything in the Queens and
Glassware line that man can want.
And it can be had at the very lowest
figure. w. r. CRAIG.
aug26-tf.
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$4,l3s,e67,663


Increase .....-.... 49, 81, lbs, ,667 ,663
1t thus appears that the value Of
farms in 1870, when reduced to the
gold standard, was $413S,6 ,663
more than it was in 1850, and the
value of the real and personal estate
in the United States measured by
the same standard, was $l7, 900, 600,
600 greater than it was in 1850.
The interest on the public debts,
as before stated, is $2Is.O00. .00O.-
ANNUAL PRODUCTS.
Let US now see what is the value Of
the annual products of the country
The value Of farm pre-
ducts in 1870 was s., ,407, 81 ,65s
Twenty per cent. of 4SI, ,57e ,33l
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s5.9sI,22s.4s5

If we take off twenty per cent.
from the value of farms in 1870, on
account of what is called a depre-
eiated currency, the account viii
stand thus:
Value of farms in 1850, $3,27l ,575, ,426
1870 7,4lO, ,243, ,0S9
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L. W. MeC0RD, Proprietor.

oaee Northeast Corner of The square upstairs
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1916 dogs Polk, $50 men and ],
I12 dogs. Troustlen has res men
and 1888 dogs. White has l.Is9
men and 1860.
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s 3,6OO,OOO,OO0

Increase. ...... 49,. $4,000, ,OOO,O 600
The value of farms in the United
States was:
In 1850 ~ ...-.. $3,37I ,5z5, ,426
In 1870. ....-..... 9,263, ,sO3,66I
, 1875-08-15

The Jeffersonians, AT least q portion Of
them,-after wandering about in vague, un-
certain manner 50 long, have at last struck
the right track, and, if they have the courage
to follow it and will not allow the Cosmopoli-
tans and the bum1ners to drive them out Of
it, they may at last accomplish something
useful and not be the mere ornamental ap-
pendage to the Cosmops which they now are.
At the meeting Of the council held at the
Sherman House on Friday evening there was
very free, although somewhat Irregular
talk about the future policy Of the Club,
which was at last summed up in a series Of
resolutions, which provided, among other
things, that the late charter election was a
fraud and has been virtually SO decided by
Judges Booth and Farweu in the pending
quo warranto case, and therefore the city
authorities should abandon all further action
IN the premises; that, under the Constitu-
ton, their tenure Of Office cannot be
extended beyond the time for which they are
elected; that, in order to relieve the CITY
Government from further expense, litigation.
and confusion, and to ascertain finally the
"" ~ tae peop!e, the proper city Ru-
thorities be requested to submit the charter
of 1872 to the people, at the general election
in November, for adoption or rejection, when
the voters can determine whether thew will
accept it or remain under the original organic
law Of the city y; that nit is e1pedient and
necessary to hold a general election fo1 citv
officers on the first Tuesday after the Arst
Monday In November next" And a. s;ania-
can't sequitur to thesa Recommendations, Tia
, 1875-08-15

A few days siuca an order in the civil Euit
against TWEED was formally entered in the
Supreme Court Chambers directing the city
to serve upon the attorneys for TWEED bill
OF particulars ''of the plaintiff = claim, setting
forth in full and in detail such parts Of and
items in the bills, accounts, or vouchers MEL
toned or referred to in the complaint as they
claim to have been fictitious, and such as
they claim represent supplies, materials or
labor not furnished to the plaintiffs, giving
the description, date, and amount thereof,
aud also bill OF particulars of the plaintiff
ciaim, setting forth in full and in detail such
parts and items in the bills, accounts, vouch-
ers mentioned or referred to in the complaint
rs they claim to have been overcharged, or in
any other respect false or erroneous, and also
setting forth the prices at which it is claimed
said items should have been charged" :"
As it is altogether doubtful whether
such an itemized bill can be furnished by
the city, this may be considered another tn
UNI ph Of quibble and technicality for TWEED,
and shows once more how the law can be
twisted and distorted in the hands of dex-
ferrous lawyer to subserve the purposes of III
justice and to shield the guilty. Apropos
of this subject, the Springfield Qlass.) Repu5-
A:an very pertinently suggests that the
moral right of lawyers q to place their brains,
skill, experience, fertility Of resource and ex~
podient, absolutely at the service Of any
criminal rich enough to pay them their
price" ought to be thoroughly discussed md
prosecuted to some result.
, 1875-08-15

loVer, closing at $1.2o4 cash, and $1.184 for
September. Corn was slow, and 1c lower,
closing at 67fc cash, and 6sso for September.
Oats were active, and 1@14 lower, closing at
4oc for August, and 354c for September. Rye
was quiet, and 1c lower, at SOC for septem-
Der. Barley was quiet and unchanged, clos
ing at S1.0s for September, aud sl.o6 Tor
October. Hogs were in good demand and
were frmer, closing SC higher for bacon
grades. Sales were at S7.00@s.00. Cattle
were dull and weak at Fridays quotations.
Sheep were inactive, at $3.5o@5.0 90 for COM
mon TO extra. One hundred dollars IN gold
would buy S113.374 in greenbaclis at the
, 1875-08-15

The Indian question has been settled on
part Of the Aenco-American bounda1y-ine
by settling the Indians. Several hundred
Al,aches raided across the Rio Grande into
the State of chihuahua They scalped, and
burned, and outraged, and plundered. and
murdered at their own savage will. Sudden
II, to the great surprise of the cowardly
braves, the residents of Northern Chihuahua
gathered together, attacked the Indians, cap,
tared some, and killed more. On this side OF
the border, such radical treatment would sad
II interfere with the prospective profits of
the Interior Department Ring but the IN
tutored Mexicans are foolish enough to Ill
OF their sarages, The determination of ou1
stock Of Indians would probably sadly de-
crease the vaguely -conjectured annual income
Of DE11Eo and - Son JOHN"
, 1875-08-15

The telegraph reports the arrival Of Mess1s.
Moopx and SASKEx from Liverpool at New
York. Mr.. Moopx is going to Northfeld,
Mass, for .two-months' rest, and sASKEr,
like NoAH's dove, has not yet found resting
place. Now that the great Evangelist is on
his native heath once more, his friends in Chi
cago should be up and doing. While he
rests from his labors, they should work, and
get everything in readiness for his return to
this city, not only that he may have hearty
welcome, but that be may have permanent
abiding-placs in his new church. The work
ahould be commenced immediately, and un.
doubt&d1r TN faca Il h1a uesano4 n thia