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The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-17

thousands of honest tradesmen whose
shops and stores are schools OF the vir-
tues. where Young men are taught by u
goodly example that 10 be just, up
right and true in trrdc is lovely IN the
sight CT God and yields the fruit OF
Righteousness in the life. And we know
that the tricks Of the trade arc also
such in many and many shop ar storo
that the clerk il pupil in u school OF
vice. trained to cheat ami lie. and of
course learns To- stclil. l would like to
know how many of the employers OF
these dishonest clerks are themselves
honest? In which sf the stores is no
advantage taken of the ignorance OF q
customer? Which one sells only ut u
fair profit? never daeives in regard
To the name or quality OF the tea or cof-
fee sold? Now the sin Of the employer
i no excuse for the sin of the clerk. but
the sin of the one preparcs for the sin Of
the other. Thc i,aclicr was first In
tran ,grcssion: the latter readily fol-
lowed the bad example.
Let the young man also learn this les.
son, it was put in writing several thou.
sands If years ago, and has been proved
To be- true in millions Of instances since;
/, is written in the proverbs oi the wis
oSt of men. i'm these wordSt Though
hand Join in hand. the wicked shall not
90 unpunishod. And IL often hap
pens that the joining harh in hand,
forming society. hastens the discov-
cry and punishment. Bad people are
not To be trusted. Conspirators are
often traitors. And no evil secret is
safe. Even murder cries out Of the
ground. There is no place on or under
the earth where YOU can hide sin and
he sure Of its staying hid. IL isknown
10 two persons the moment IL is done.
Darkness and light arc both alike TO
Him whose all-sccinG eye IL ON You.
And that mysterious Inmate of your
bosom, called conscience, sits there TO
accuse and condemn. God is working
all the while to bring you to repent
ancc, and Conscience commands you
10 confess and restore. Thus the two
fearful witnesses of YOUR sin are against
YOU. and will infallibly bring you to
punishment. In vain YOU run away.
You carry your Judge and eSccutioner
with YOU; and as YOU run l hear you
cry: (which way ily is hell; myself
am hell
"Run. speak to that young man." is
an ancient direction. | am trying to
obey il. Would to God that young
men everywhere would hear and heed.
-"irenGuS.' m W y. Observer.
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HUMOROUS.


-"Thcrc Is danger in the electric
wirc.' remarked tho criminal when
overtakcn by telegram.
-"Young farmer: Are you fond OF
beasts. Miss Gushcrton?" Miss Gushcr-
ton. "Oh, really. Mr.. Pawkcr. If you
mean that rs n declaration, you must
speak 10 mamma."-Dctr0H F0St.
The newspapers often print tho
"last words" Of men, but never those
of women. Tho latter would take.up
too much room aud crowd out all the
advertisements. Norris'opn Herald.
-"Caw! caw!" screamed Britisher,
waving his umbrella ut Market street
dummy the other day. "Gct in, You
crow" said tho conductor. The man
was raven. San Francisco Post.
First swell--"By Jovc, Fred, that
Is quite tho highest collar I've struck
vet. )" Second swcll--"Think so, old
man? Well, | don't mind telling you
it's little idea of my own. It's one of
the guvnor's cuffs. ."--Chicago Tribune.
"A young beau at his sisters even.
ing party began to sing: "Why am l
weak AMI weary" when u little brother
brought the performance TO q sudden
close by calling ont: "Aunt May says
it's cause you come home so late every
night."-M J.. Graphic. r
Down In New Jersey the greatest
barharitcs arc pcrpeirated by those
who 90 out hunting snipc. A very COM
mon occurrence Is for six sportsmcn to
surround single snipe and 60 through
such ridiculous, though highly sports
maulikc. performances that the poor
bird actually dies laughing ut thcm.-
LoweH Citiien.
--"I wish / was star, hc said,
smiling ut his own poetic fancy. 81
would rather you were u comet" she
said, in a dreamy tone that made his
pulse quicken with hope. "And why?'
he asked, with suppressed anxiety.
"Oh," she replied, In freezing tone,
'.if you were comet You would only
come round once In fifteen hundred
years. "-Deiroh Free Press.
Wasn't Mr.. Thornton mad that
YOU went into his woods and cut all that
birch bark?" asked little girl whose
brothers came from wood belonging
TO ncighbor with their arms filled with
great strips of tho birch. 'No." said
the bows; che saw us and never said a
word" "Well," cried the little sister,
triumphantly, "that's just 1t. He was
so mad he wouldn't speak to you'll
Hdrper's Bdsor.
"A story Is told Of Wcqueteduock
man being brought to a Stonington
doctor in an ox.cart, having been han
died without gloves by n brother. While
the doctor was dressing the wounds the
man asked: doctor, III die from the
effects of this beating will they hang
my brotherP" "I'ni afraid they will, "
replied the doctor" Then let me die. "
said the ,wequetequocker. - Norsoieh
| (Conn.) Buiietin. 81
-"Why. how are you, GilpinF sx'
claimed an erratic Austin man, trying
to thrust his hand into the unwilling.
clammy paw Of the supposed acquaint-
ance, show you have changed! Never
saw a man change SO In my li!e." my
name Is not Gilpin," said the stranger
| In thirty-six-degrce- -below-zcro tone.
{" Heayens!'' calculated the Austin
man," worse and worsel You have
not only changed wonderfully In per
sonal appearance. but have actually
changed your name."-Teras Siftinga
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

"A bridgeport Comm gentleman
will publish all tho rejected poems he
can find. ..rt..
Mrs. A. c. Pond. sister of the IA.
nous Sam Patch, died at Petersburg.
Va, recently. ...
Senator Colquitt, OF Georgia, and
Congressman Milliken, Of Maine, arc
said tO resemble each other rs closely rs
two Dromios. .l'
David Pulslfer, who has been clerk
In the Massachusetts Secretary OF
Statos Office for thirty years, retired o
Jew days o..-BoSfon Iost.
Rev. Dr. Backus, of Union College,
at Schenectady, N. Y, who has been
blind from cataracts ten years, has
fully recovered his sight rs the result
Of operations performed by Balti-
more physician. Troy Times.
-Ex-Prcsidcnt Thomas Hill, Of Hnr.
vard College, has edited an almanac in
which the computations have been
made according TO the new Eastern
standard time, the first of the kind TO
bc published. Boston Herald.
Mr.. Bennett, the owner OF tho New
York Herald, il said by persons who
have seen him in Paris lately to have
become "prematurcly old. Ills hair -
turning gray and he is rs slow and pre-
:ise in movement rs an old man."
"A Waterloo (N. W girl was mar.
ricd to q young man who fell in love
with her photograph, and the counting
was done through the medium Of c}r-
rcspondcnce The couple met for the
first time at their wedding BnDaio
Express.
--Scnor SotcldO. who turns up In
Washington rs the Minister from Vonc-
zucla, Is the father OF a. NJ. So.cldo,
tho young gentleman who lost his life
while trying to regulate the editorial
management of tho Washington Rcpnb.
'icdn from the outside.
1T Is proposed by some of the
friends and admirers Of The late Will
lam Cullen Bryant to erect statue to
his memory in Central Park, New
York. As Mr.. Bryant was President
of the Century Club Mt the time OF his
death, the preliminary arrangements
for this tribute have been placed under
the direction OF that body.-M j. 7rib-
Unc.
-" What sort of man Is Uncle Re-
mus?" I asked of y Georgia friend,
writes n Washington correspondent.
Joel Chandler Harris" he replied,
smiling. Hes q little, rcd-hca'led,
frccklc-faccd farmers boy from Putnam
County, Just about rs handsome rs
burnt shoe. He's good fellow.
though. and bright. but indolent. Sort
of n singcd cat. He has been very well
treated by the Atlanta Constitution
people. They givo him good salary
for writing an hour or two every day.
In addition to very nice house. which
they gave him outr ght rs Christmas
,-;f'. .L;.L c., .o hoe nloptv nf time
for literature and u pleasant place to
write IL in. ."-Imiianapoiis Journal.
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Perfectly Dreadful.

"Oh. say, Chawley. that was q
chawming cweechaw you dawnced with
at Mrs. Bullion's t'other eve.'
"No. Hawy, she was no. chawming;
she Is n vulgah cwcechaw."
Ivy, weally, you don't say so."
Chawley."
"Yaas; she asked me IL / liked CO.
nundwums, and / told her that had
tried them in Paree. but didn't like
them as well as fweid fwogs. And then
she larfed- actually larfed. Just think
of society gyurl larfing"
"Puffee dwedful. wasn't itg"
..Ycs; and then she asked me IL /
knew why Fweddie Simpson was a
fountain Of humor, and when / said no
she said IL was because he was always
having boils."
"Oh. Chawley, how could you? Take
me to soda-fountain. i feel faint and
need . stimulant Essex County
(hf0Ss.) Statesman.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-17
DigitateI Half HOSE.


.Digitated half hose" responded n
cliccry salesman in furnishing goods
store on broadway. near Madison
square. "Oh. YES. We have them, of
course; but ours is the only house in
town, | guess. where You will find them.
This way, sir. There they are.
or loft, nicc-fccling material, but an
unpleasant mashcd-tomatO color. tho
mems socks laid out by the salesman
had bags for tho toes separately, Just
rs n glove has for the fingers. The toes
looked small individually. but collect
lively they made the foot Of the sock
look queer. There was n disagrccablc
impression that il wasn't really y sock,
hut glove made for some awfully mu-
Nlated hand. -,
but the salesman said the toes would
stretch TO fit anybody's toes. And he
went on: "Thcy arc invaluable for
people who have tender feet, and are
liable TO have soft corns, or hard corns,
or bunions, or in.growing nails. or any.
thing else the matter with their pedal
extrcmitics. Why, there was an En-
glshman in hcrc tho other day who al
iirmcd that they had cured him OF tho
cout. Yes, I'll admit that it surprised
me, but could l doubt the word OF u
customer who told me u thing. and then
bought dozen pairs Of digitated hall
hose rs sort of backing to his state
mont? No, sir, should say not. WORTH
Only thirty-siy dollars dozen.
Eth! No, sir. We do not put
in diamonds rs prizes That is tho
price of the socks, and no diamonds or
cbromos thrown i'm. We would charge
twcnty-one dollars q dozen for the same
quality of hose non-digitatcd, and tho
small advance Is very little when you
come to consider the great amount OK
additional labor required to make those
toes. They arc woven. You observe.
and there Is no seam that can hurt tho
foot. Why, thirty.six dollars Is abso-
lutcly nothing in comparison with soft
corn, and what would an infinitely great
er sum be IL weighed in the balance
against an in-growing nailp No. Tlcy
are not silk; merely merino. But to
ANYBODY who wants that sort OF a sock
that Is inst the sort of sock that ho
wants, anu tne pTICc ~ NV ""s,..' w
the buyer mt least. They are all inn
ported. / don't know why they hayo
not been made in this country, lut l
suppose IL Is because they are so little
known here as vet. We have only had
them for sale couple Of years. and wo
never made any effort to push them;
Not for ladies, so far rs l know, but
don't see why they shouldn't DO made
for ladies Just as well rs for gentlemen.
Come to think of it, have heard that
some favorite opera bouife singer In
Paris, playing character In which she
had to appear supposedly bareiooted.
had her silk tights made to fit her toes
separately. But I don't remember now
who she was. or anything more about
IL, only that she wore n form of dlgitated
stockings, and that this sort OF thing
will he what tho world will demand and
children cry for. though, perhaps, not
ut the price Of thirty-six dollars y dozen.
w y. San. %
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AMIA scor. or AM I NOT,
ItIsh9nId brIns a wnvon o,er

I'll should bring wagon DER
From Scotland to Colunhia'S shore,
And 10y successive wear AMI tear
Tue wagon soon should need repair:
Thus. when the tires are worn through,
Columhia's iron doth r,~cw:
Likewise the fcilicS. hubs and spokes
should he replaced by Western oaks;
la course OF timc down goes the bed,
hut hercs one like ~ In its stead.
81 bit by bit. Ia seven years,
All things arr changed Ia bed aud gears
Ann still N >ccmS n though u ought
To be- the one from Scotland brought:
Hut when think the matter DER,
10 ne'erwaS on foreign shore.
Aud all that came across the sea
l. only It's identity,
came, a Scotchman, understand,
Ivy choice, to live In this free land,
Wherein I've dwelt, from duy % day.
'Tili sixteen years have passed away.
~ physiology be- true.
My esdy has been changed, too;
Aud though az first 10 did sccm stranvc.
. 90 Science doth confirm the chunRc;
An since have th.trtIth hcen taught.
wondes IA I'm now SCou
since ulithat came across the sea
l. snly my identity.
--WRiLim Tdy'Or. Ia Scientific imricdn.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-17
NUMBER So:

bc cited. A lady member Of one OF
our largest churches casually met and
became Interested In q young gentle
man employed in u large Wholesale
establishment In this. city. and. jnYuir.
ing where hc attended church. received
the reply: 90. nm such a. straugur
here-I seldom 20 anywhere" She in
vited him to festival soon to tako
place in the church which ltlie attended.
anil hoped 'lc would become acquainted
with their young people. The appoint
ell evening came. and No did tho young
gentleman. with a friend: hqt as tho
only person known to either one was
unnvoidably absent, what could they
do but stand and talk to each other?
This they did for some time, without
being spoken to by any ono else, until
one remarked; I" We'll, Fred. I guess
we'd better CO."
Now. ibc reason ihay ,ssr rsmnotjcs~i
was that certain mo3iBlB ~ gvoti,rass
who chccrfhlly volunteer on such occa.
<iOns to act rs u Committee Of Rcccp-
ton and Entertainment, !. O., the dear,
delightful, genial people who constitute
"thc little lcavcn." who try SO hard Ia
"lcavcn the whole lump" tho social
few, whose perennial checrfulness will
not allow the atmosphere Of their
church parlor to fall TO that of a rcfrig-
orator. were not there. and there were
none to fill the aching void.
One more incident dc, ,crvcs attention
because ii presents delightful contrast
to those already mentioned. Vt u re-
cent church entertainment, also given
by young people. n lady known 10 few
went unattended. but was scarcely
seated before the President Of the so.
ciety, apopular young lady. approached
and welcomed lior most cordially. and
thus touched fountain Of good feeling
that flowed spontaneously Ia all -hc
met, and made the evening one oil unai-
loved enjoyment. Crisl'a! Secretary
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
THE LITTLE MANDARINs.
A Comparatively New and Delicate Frui
That First Grew In China.

A Comparatively New and Delicate Fruit
That First Grew In China.
"SIandarins" is sign conspicuously dis
played in an + street confectionery and fruit
house. The placard surmounts box Of queer
little dwarf oranges that look like tomato,
done up in white tissue paper. They are
mandarin and Tangierine oranges from
Florida, and are not ON general sale, for the
reason that they are comparatively new
delicacy. The mandarins came originally
from China, and the Tangierines from the
country whose namo they bear. In Florida
they are called "kid glove oranges" because
it is said, ladies can peel and eat them with
out soiling their gloves. Between the skin
and the pulp ID a loose layer of fibers, which
is easily separated from the pulp. The skin
has only to DO broken, when it can be taken
of dry and in one piece. In taste they are
very different from other oranges of good
quality. Instead of the spicy flavor that is
distnguishable in ripe and fresh Indian
river oranges, there is in the mandarins and
Tangiernes taste suggesting that of new
wine. The pulp is very tender, and there is
little but juice within the delicate lining.
In a talk with an attache Of the firm who
deal in mandarins, he said "These oranges
are grated on the Florida orange trees. They
are very delicate and are especially esteemed
by lovers of fine fruit"
Another dealer, speaking of the orange
trade, said:
almost without exception the oranges
raised in Florida are fine fruit, if they are
allowed to hang on the trees till they are
ripe The trouble is that some small pro-
ducers are in such hurry TO get their money
that they market their oranges in November,
without much regard to whether they are
ripe or not. Oranges keep best on the trees
after they are ripe, and they even go on i'm
proving in flavor until March, if the frost
will let them alone. In February the trees
blossom, and it is in groves where tho ripe
oranges have been kept hanging that the
sight of golden fruit and white bios
SONS on the same branches are seen.
"But the reputation of Florida oranges with
consumers in this market is damaged more
by another cause than by too early picking
Weeks before there are any good Florida
oranges in Washington jobbers sort over their
Jamaica oranges, pick out those that look
like Florida fruit, and sell them as coming
from Florida groves Some of tho Jamaicas
so closely resemble FlOridas that mono but
experts in handling oranges could recognize
them by their looks. But the Jamaica fruit
is apt 10 be pithy, light in weight, aud with
out juice or flavor. Some persons declare
that they will not buy Florida oranges, the
Mediterranean fruit is so much bottor but
they probably have never eaten a Florida
orange. They have bought Jamacas at gro
ceries and thought thoy were getting tho best
that Florida produces"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
A ROMANCE FROM MAINE,
Wherein tho Hero Escapes from Indian
Captivity and Marries His Long Lost
Love.


Captivity and DIarrles His Long Lost
Love.
Bangor Commercial.
Some years before the war, Otis Burton q
farmer resident of Bangor, left to seek his
fortunes in the west. He drifted to Missouri,
where no met an accomplished young lady
with whom he fell in love. She was pleased
with him, but before he made his passion
known she moved to o distant part of the
south.
About this time the war broke out and the
two soon lost all traces of each other. Bur-
ton Joined the union army, and was soon
afterward wounded, and as it was supposed
he would die, q letter was sent to his mother
informing her that her son could not live.
He, however, was blessed with good consti-
tuition and recovered. He went back to his
regiment, and was detailed with q company
to take supplies across the plains. The party
was attacked by Indians, and every man in
the force except Burton killed. He was re-
ported to have been slain with the rest. The
Indians decided to let him live, and took hi i'm
a prisoner to their retreat in the mountains
of the southwest He gradually recovered
from wounds he had received in the encoun-
ter made himself agreeable to his captors
and adapted himself to their ways of living.
After he had been in captivity six months
or moro he was allowed more liberty, and
now began to watch for chance to escape.
The Indians had stolen number of ponies,
and among those was one which Burton's
practiced eye showed him was highly bred,
swift, and with speed and endurance. This
pony was cared for and petted by Burton, and
he was allowed to ride him. One duy he
strayed away farther than usual and, though
not acquainted with the country, made o
dash for liberty. He was closely pursued,
but the gallant little pony had the "bottom"
for IL winning race. He rode three days, and
then began to see that he was getting out of
the hostile country. In the distance he saw
house which he knew must be in
habited by whites. He shouted with joy,
feeling that he had gained freedom at last.
He knocked Mt the door of the house and q
surprise awaited him. 1t was opened by tho
woman whom he had loved in lang syne
He was at once recognized and received a
hearty welcome. Burton told his adventures
and narrow escapes to II willing listener,
She, too, told her story. She had married a
confederate officer, who was afterward killed
in battle, and she now owned tho farm she
occupied. Is it necessary to tell tho rest?
They were betrothed, there was merry we'd
ding, and the happy couple are still living in
n southwest state. Surely in real life are
romances as strange and more interesting
than those weaved by the fertile brain of the
novelist,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
"Rouan on RATS" clears out Rats, Mice. /


The senate committee on naval affairs have
been engaged for several weeks securing
opinions regarding the construction of steel
cruisers. The sessions of the committee were
secretly conducted The proceedings have
been issued in tho form Of pamphlet con.
tanning ll2 pages.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11

Gents solid gold American levers, $40.
Gents ll-CArUt extra juwolGd silver watch, $40
Gents ll.oaruJ full ioweled WalthRm patent
REGULATOR, $40,
Ladies' full lewoled solid gold levers, SIS
Ladies' full JGwCed solid gold stem winders, S25.
Ladies' Walthum sOlid gold stem -windera $50.
solid silver gents watches, $3.50.
Ladies' nickel ChalGrluino stem windeTs, IS.
Every watch accompanied with written guar
antce. r. HARRIS y Co., 432 Seventh street. be-
tween and Il,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
SMOKE Commercial Cigars.
Red Cross RELIEF for Western Flood

Rcd CrOss NeIIe1 Tor Western FIOOG
Sufferers.
Miss Clara Barton, president of the Ameri-
can National association of tho Red Cross, &C.
companied by DIR, Hubbell, the special field
agent Of tho association, will start this morn
ing for the scenes of tho floods. She will go
first to Pittsburg and will follow the Ohio
river down from Wheeling, w. Va, visiting
such places as have suffered Miss Barton re-
quests that Rod Cross societies north will,
until further notice, forward supplies to Gin.
cinnati, as central point of distribution.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-11
@anttA- MisttIIanrnns.
PREMATURE BADNESS
PREMATURE BALDNESS.
pREMATuRE BALpNESS.


The process of loss Of hair may take take place
either rapidly In the course of weeks months or as
" generally the case the loss IL slow and gradual
through period of years. The hairs may commence
TO come ont at any period after probcrty, although
badness does not ordinarily begin to manifest itself
until the age of 20 or 30 years. The scalp through
out the process appears to be healthy At first only
few hairs come out from time to time and these arc
replaced Immediately bya shorter and finer growth
ofbar. Later these. in turn, are she'd and are sue
ceeded by still finer hairs and in the course of time
even these cease to appear, when complete badness
of certain portion of the scalp is the result There
may be an appearance of fine down, which proves
that the hair tollice still exists and be made
produce healthy hair again by proper treatment
The prevalence OF premature badness among our
Young men and women of the present day is really
surprising Badness is designated by the parts of the
zen p affected. Thus we have Crown Frontal Part,
and Temple Badness. The last two are so much
dreaded by ladies'. Dr. VAN DYCK positively cures
badness. Remember, badnessis durable long tho
hair follicles are not destroyed. DIR. VAN DSCK,
DermntolOgist has perfected n scientific capillary
treatment which enables him to cure badness, even
In cases ofyears' duration. lie producea vigor-
lriollices not destroyed No should be bald
before go. If your hair Is getting thin harsh, dry,
split, fded prematurely gray; IL you are getting
bald, or have excessive dandruh, scay scalp letter.
or any hair or scalp disease, consult DIR. VAN DYCK
Dermatooglst, No % Grant Place, at once. Salts
faction assured. Hours, a. m. to y. M; Sundays
Dto2 1funable TO call describe your case and send
three stamps for answer.
VXTANTED-To ANNOUNCE THAT JOHN r.
w Beall, Bateman Il Co.'s Bank 14l1 l. 81. NV,
Is Commissioner of Deeds for every state and Terri
tory, United States Commissioner, Examiner, and
Notary Public; always in office from o. m. to 8 p m.