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The Household.
J VRNING OVE Ji THE NEW LEAF.
The year begins, I turn a leaf
All over writ with good resolves; 1
Bach to fulfill will be in chief
My alm while earth Its round revolves.
How many a leaf I’ve turned before,
And tried to make the record true;
Each year a wreck on Time’s dull shore
Proved much I dared, but little knew.
Ah, bright resolve I How bright yon bear
The future’s hopeful standard on I
How brave you start, how poor you wearl
How soon are hope and courage gone I
You point to deeds of sacrifice;
You shun the paths of careless ease,
Lentils and wooden shoes I Is this
The fate of a human soul to please?
What wonder, then, if men do fail
Where good is ever all austere?
While vice Is fair and pleasant all
And turns the leaf to lead the year?
Yet, still once more I turn the leaf,
And mean to walk the better way;
I Struggle with old unbelief,
And s rive to reach the perfect day.
Wny should the road that leads to Heaven
Be all one reach of sterile sand?
Why not, just here and there, be given
A rose to deck the dreary land?
But, why repine? Others have trod
With sorer feet and heavier sins
Their painful pathway toward God—
My pilgrimage anew begins.
Failure, and failure, hitherto.
Has time inscribed upon my leaves;
I’ve wandered many a harvest through,
And never yet have gathered sheaves.
Yet once again the leaf I turn,
Hope against hope for one success,
One merit mark at least to earn,
One sunbeam to the wilderness.
OUR CHARITY.
“I should feel more inclined to assist
the poor,” said I to a German friend the
other day, “if they were not generally so
ungrateful.”
“True,” she replied, “but we are all
ao; we treat God just the way these
people treat us. We sit still and take all
He gives us, think it very hard when
trials are sent, and call out that he has
forsaken us, and when the blessings
come, we take them ealtnly as our due,
and seldom think of gratitude. I often
wonder how he can be patient with us.”
The little woman who spoke thus, is
continually doing son e good deed. Her
words sank deep into my heart. Is it not
true that we always expect gratitude
from those whom we benefit? And
when we meet with the reverse, do we
not feel justified In figuratively washing
our hands of those individuals and al
lowing them to take care of themselves?
Some months ago, I found a little girl
sitting on my door step. She had a
bright, pretty face, and in answer to rny
inquiries, she said she wanted to borrow
twenty five cents. Her mother had not
a jienny in the house, and if the child
could buy some evening papers, she
would be able to make quite a profit on
them. lat once decided to give her the
mohey, asd see If she would keep her
word and come back in the morning to
pay nte. .Weeks passed by, and I had
almost given her up, when one morning
she came. She made an excuse for not
having come before, but requested me
to lend her some more. This perform
ance was repeated several times, until
at last I gave the child a “talking to,”
and told her she was not to come to me
any more. She had told me several
falsehoods, had given me two addresses
as hers, and had deceived me in such a
shameless way about previous things,
that 1 had no patience left. I stated the
case to my German friend, adding:
"I have told her never to come to roe
again.”
“That was wrong,” said my compan
ion, promptly, “you should hunt the
child up, discover who has taught her to
lie, talk to her sternly or kindly, as you
think will best reach her, and try to
make her a better girl.”
The little woman Actually stai ted off
on that expedition the next day, found
the child, and learned that her father
compelled her to go out and collect
money in that way, regularly. I don’t
know what success my friend will have;
she has a long, tiresome task before her,
but I know she will persevere.
There is another thing which is apt to
discourage us-a feelingwhich we general
ly meet with among those who have been
poor, all or nearly all their lives. Having
been aided once, they take it as a mat
ter of course that they should always be
looked after, and they make little or no
effort for thems?lves. A little wholesome
neglect is good in these cases.
After all, it is amazing to me that the
poor are as good as we find them. Think
of the influences about them, the homes
in which they grow up, and try to ima
gine what we should lie under the same
circumstances. It makes the heart ache
to think of the number of little ones,
who through no fault of their own, but
by the force of circumstances and edu
cation, are lost, body andsoul, when they
reach maturity.
There is a great deal of desultory i
charity-visiting done by ladies. We go |
in our comfortable carriage, enter the I
abode of poverty followed by the admir
ing gaze of the numerous urchins who
are playing about the streets, sit for ten
or fifteen minutes by the bedside of some
poor creature, ami listen with a superior
pity, while sne pours forth her tale of ’
woes. When we take our departure, she
invokes ble-sings on our heads, calls us
all sorts of flattering names, we order
some coal and meat for her, and go home
feeling very virtuous, and wondering that
so few follow our example in visiting the
poor.
is this honest work in Christ’s canse?
la it not rather pleasing our own vanity
by performing a duty which might be
disagreeable, were it not for the sense it
gives us and others of oursuporior'virtue?
The poor whom we look upon as another
race, are our own brethren. They are
ignorant and wicked, because we have
allowed them to remain so. With us
rests the responsibility which we dismiss
so lightly. They are Christ’s own, as
much as we are. Let us go and work
among them with a hearty good will—
not because it is a pleasant thing to do,
when we are praised and admired for it
—but because they are our own brothers
and sisters, and must Ire saved, and be
causejwe love them. No mere occasions
visiting either, but real hard work ; work
for their mental, as well as their moral
and physical welfare. To do this, wc
must drop the patronizing manner which
comes from a feeling of superiority. We
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1881.
must become imbued with the spir t
which caused John Bunyan to exclaim,
as he looked at a drunkard reeling by,
“There goes John Bunyan, but for the
grace of God.”
No matter whether we meet with
gratitude or not, we will do all we can
to help others, because God is continu
ally working for us, though we are ten
times more ungrateful to him than any
of our debtors are to us. And so, little
by little, and year by year, we shall gain
more of that Ohristlike spirit which does
all, hoping for no reward.— Christian
Intelligencer.
NIGHT LIFE OF YOUNG MEN.
One night often destroys a whole life.
The leakage of the night keeps the day
forever empty. Night is sin’s harvest
ing time. More sin and crime are com
mitted in one night than in all the days
of the week. This is more emphatically
true of the city than of the country.
The street lamps, like a file o'soldiers,
with torch in hand, stretch away in long
lines on either sidewalk ; the gay colored
transparencies are ablaze with attrac
tions; the saloon and the billiard halls are
brilliantly illuminated ; music sends forth
its enchantment; the gay company be
gin to gather to the haunts and houses
of pleasure; the gambling dens are aflame
with palatial splendor; the theatres are
wide open; the mills of destruction are
grinding health, honor, happiness, hope
out of thousands of lives. The city un
der the gaslight is not the same as un
der God’s sunlight. The allurements
and perils and pitfalls of night are a
hundred-fold deeper and darker and
more destructive. Night life in our
cities is a dark problem, whose depths
and abysses and whirlpools make us
start back with horror. All night long
tears are falling, blood is streaming.
Young men, tell me how, and where
you spend your evenings, and I will
write out the chart of your character and
final destiny, with blanks to insert your
names. It seems to me an appropriate
text would be, "Watchman what of the
night?” Policeman, pacing thy beat,
what of the night? What are tbe young
men of the city doing at night? Where
do they spend their evenings? Who
are their associates? What are their
habits ? Where do they go in, and what
time do you see them come out ? Police
men, would the night life of young men
commend them to the confidence of
their employers? Would it be to their
credit ?
Make a record of the nights of one
week. Put in the morning paper the
names of all the young men, their hab
its and haunts, that are on the street for
sinful pleasure. Would their not be
shame and confusion ? Some would not
dare to go to their places of business;
some would not return home at night;
some would leave the city; some would
commit suicide. Remember, young men,
that in the retina of the all-seeing Eye
there is nothing hid but shall be revealed
on the last day.
THE* A MIL Y P URSE.
The money question between husband
and wife is one of the most serious draw
back to married bappinss, and it is time
it was adjusted on a more just and equal
basis. The life of utter dependence which
some women lead is crushing and dr.
f;radihg. Men de not realise utter help
essness and vacuity to which the system
condemns woman. Now, does anybody
believe that it is necessary for the wel
fare of the family that she should go to
him for twentv-nve cents every time she
needs it for car-fare or a spool of thread ?
It is right or just to take her imbecility
in money matters for granted before she
has been tested? It is not just such
women, who are left by the failure of
some speculative craze to their own re
sources with the burden of a family upon
their inexperienced shoulders, who often
display wonderful powers of energy and
calculation, in addition to thrift and per
severing industry, which ought to put all
such men to shame.
Women, as a general rule, can make
one dollar go as far as two in the hands
of men; and many conceited individuals,
who now consider that social system
Ixuinded by four walls of their dwelling
would cease to revolve if they were taken
out of it, would find great happiness and
great pecuniary advantage in putting the
control of all the interior details ot their
homes in the hands of their wives, with
a division of the income equal to the re
quirement . — Ex ch ange.
THE ART OF TALKING.
If we notice closely, we shall find that
the people who are the most popular in
social life are those who understand not
only how to talk themselves, but how
to make others talk. This is a very val
uable gift. To lie able so to direct con
versation as to draw out the opinions
and quicken the thoughts of those with
whom you talk—this is an accomplish
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utor to the enjoyment of all, and it leaves
with each a pleasant sense of having
said something which others were glad
to hear. There is a good deal of this
sort of conversational missionary work
waiting to be done, and the time which
we spend chattering about the weather
might be very profitably devoted to it. It
should be borne in mind that there is
scarcely any one of average intelligence
who cannot, if he is drawn out, talk in
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least one thing, the thing with which he
is practically most familiar, or which is
connected with his regular labor. Who
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upon their chosen department of labor
or thought, will get together a fund of
valuable information not to‘be learned
from the books. — Selected.
"Be sure you are rikht and then go abead,
As soon a* you’re sleepy, rui straight off to bed.
Before yon speak erossly, or act very nauahty,
Go look In the gtasa long enough to count forty.
Don'tswcar, chew, or steal, and lie kind to the
poor,
And wipe your feet clean when you enter the
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OBITUARIES.
GRBEN.—Died In Augusta, Georgia, De
cember 16th, 1880. brother Charley Green. Our
beloved brother was born In Spartanburg, S.
C., on the 25th of November, 1856, and was 24
years and 21 days of age, at the time of his
decease.
He lived In Atlanta lor a number ofyears,
and, If I mistake not, was converted under
the ministry ot Rev. E. W. Warren, D. D ,
them of the First Baptist church, of Atlanta
He was for some years a member of that
church and an active worker In It, and was
much beloved by all who knew him. Having
felt a deep conviction of a call to the work of
the ministry, In 1878, he entered Mercer Uni
versity to prepare himself for his life work.
The writer was with him during one year of
his college course, and knew him well. He
was without doubt, one of the brightest, pur
est, noblest young man I ever knew. He
was a diligent student, and stood among the
first of his class. His energy and persever
ance were often remarked upon by his lellow
studen's. He bad great stability of charac
ter. He was a man of deep convictions. In
questions of right he was as immovable asa
mountain of adamant. He never made any
compromise with evil. Right was his orbit
In which be firmly and unchangeable moved
about Jehovah as his eternal center and
director. He never sacrificed principle for
popularity, policy, or expediency. X never
heard him utter a foolish word. X never
knew him to do an act upon which he might
not call the blessings of God. He was always
foremost In every good work, always might
ily determined and deeply In earnest. He
possessed in every respect those qualities th-rt
would have enabled him to take a high
slan 1 among the Baptist ministers of our
State and country. But God saw tit to take
him home. In the midst of his college course
lie was stricken with consumption. He suf
fered lo- g and severely, but patiently. True,
he had a desire to live and labor for his Mas
ter ; but. while he felt that Christ was his life,
he was conscious also that death was his gain;
and his prayer was: “Thy will O, Father,
not mine be done.”
He died a triumphant, glorious death. How
sweet were bls last words: “It Is all well! It
is all well 1” W. T. Cuenxy.
O'NEAL —Benjamin P. O’Neal* died at his
residence, near Thomason, Georgia, Novem
ber 13th. 1880, having Jnst completed bls 53d
year. He was born In Lincoln county. Geor
gia, and was baptized Into the fellowship of
Salem church in the same county by Elder
P. F. Burgess, September Bth, 1850. From
thence he removed to McDutHe county, and
united by letter with the 'lhomason Baj’t’st
church, where he continued a member until
his death.
Brother O’Neal was a man of good, native
sense, and wielded an Influence In htacom
munlty. He was a kind father and a good
neighbor. He loved the doctrines as held
and preached by Baptists. When the sum
mons of t he Master came, he ex pressed a read
iness to depart and’’be with Jesus.”
Mrs. Ellen R-, wife of Benjamin P. O’Neal,
died September 19th, 1880, aged fifty years,
having preceded her husband to glory less
than two months.
She was born In Lincoln county, Georgia,
married to B. P. O’Neal, October Sth. 1846, was
baptized by same minister, Into the fellow
ship of the same church, and on the same
day with her husband.
Sister O’Neal was an excellent Christian
woman. It was hergreal desire and constant
alm to bring up her children “In the lear of
tue Lord, and to serve her generation by the
wlllofGod.” Hire surely loved the Saviour,
and rejoiced In the prosperity of his cause.
Hire was one of the best of mothers and
neighbors. When death came, she was ready
“to go with him” over the river and rest In
the paradise of God. Hix children are left io
mourn, at once, over the death of father and
mother. May God bless and provide for these
dear orphans. J. W. Ellisotos,
s ■* w
BARGERON—EIisha Bargeron was born In
Burke county, Georgia, In July, 1801, and
died k7th November, 18SV, aged seventy-nine
years and four montns.
In 1821, he was married to Miss Lydia Mur
ray, of Burke county, of nine children, oniy
six lived to adult age, and only five of these
are still living—only one daughter outofthe
nine.
He lived to see forty nine grandchildren,
twelve of which are dead, hud flf eafr•great
grandchildren. Total I. ~ <er|ty. ,iy time of
bls death. seventy-tbre h *w ’
In 1834, he united wilt <the Baptist church
at Hardls, Hurke county, having been a mem
ber forty-six years.
Above are some of the simple statistics In
the life ot as good a man, and perhaps,taking
his whole story together, as consistent a
Christian as our day affords. Our old grand
father was humble, quiet, unobtrusive, with
enough modesty not to be offensive, and
enough self-assertion to be decided when bls
convictions of duty required. Always prompt
at his church meetings, kind amt nffectlton
ate In his Intercourse with his pastor, his ex
ample was a living comment on the genuine
ness of bls personal religion, and his dally
life threw a light of subdued sud mellow
tenderness on all his surroundings. A Bap
tist, and a Christian himself, his course has
been the index for bls posterity, quitea num
ber ol whom are active, uselul members of
Baptist churches.
one of bis sous In a short note to the wri
ter. say s:
“My brother, I hope that when my life Is
ended, the record may be as pure and spot
less as his.” What a legacy this old man has
left. In bls pureand noble life, to his poster
ity. to the church, and to humanity.
His funeral services were conducted by-
Rev. E. K. Carswell, Hr., at the house of the
deceased, at 3 o'clock, r. m., Sun
day, 28th November, 1880, in the presence of a
large concourse of friends and relatives.
Tne text used by the preacher, on this oc
casion, was selected by old father Bargeron,
himself. Text. Mat. xi 28, 9, 30. The last pub
lic service at which this old patriarch was
present, was a baptismal scene near his
house, one of the candidates being one of ids
grandchildren. The last words that passed
between the writer and this good old man,
were exchanged on parting at his house,soma
two months before his death. I threw my
arms gently around his neck, and said:
“Brother Bargeron. if we meet no more in
tills world, let us try to meet In heaven.” His
reply was, “By the help of God I will.”
After two months of suffering with nnglna
pectoris, he fell asleep In Jesus. Ills history
Illustrates how men may grow old gracefully.
The widow lingers yet at nearly lonr-score.
Pastor.
Tribute of Respect.
Salem Baptist Ciivrcii Gordon,county,Ga.
Departed this life October 23d. 1880 at her
home near our church, at tlieage of Any- four
years, sister Caroline J. McDaniel. Shejoln
ed the First Baptist church, of Atlanta, when
about twenty-three years of age, and was in
tlie constitution ofthe Second Baptist church
of that city, in the year 1851, of which she was
a member until she united with Salem
church about three years;ago.
As a Christian, she was faithful until death.
She manifested a deep interest in tlie pros
perity of the church and the salvation other
friends. During her protracted afflictions,
she manifested a quiet, calm, submission to
the will of the Lo>d. Her assurauce of hea
ven and conversation, as nearing the verge
of life, seemed a grace from heaven given,
revealed in Midi expressions as these, “I
know that my redeemer lives,’’“l am ready,"
“My friends meet me in my eternal home.”
“The gates are passed
And heaven is won.”
Resolved, That sister McDaniel Is greatly
missed lu the church as weilas In the family,
but we forbear to weep tears of sorrow since
wc believe her suffering time Is over, and she
hns entered the bright home far beyond this
vale oftears.
2. That we tender brother McDaniel. the
children and relative*, our sympathy. May
they all In the resurrection morn, lie gathered
with her In glorious reunion In the perfect
bliss of heaven’s cloudless splendor.
3. That this tribute be preserved in our
church book, a cony presented to brother
McDaniel and family, and that Tur. Chris
tian Index lie requested to publish the same,
by your committee, consisting of pastor, A.
S'Tatum, deacons A. M. Kay, W. J. Alex
ander, Clerk J. W. swain.
HA VlßD.—Died nt his father’s, in Columbia
county. Florida,October 11th. 1880, little Wil
liam Preston, son of W. H. and M. A. Ilavlrd,
aged two years, tacking a day or two.
lie la gone! No longer does he gaze here
with bright eyes into a far off sky No. he Is
in a brighter sphere, seeing, knowing, loving,
as the blessed only can we and know and
love. Already has he received his welcome,
and above our grief and lamentations, weal
moat Imagine wo can hear his sweet voice as
it comes from hla celestial abode, giving ua
word* of comfort and cheer.
Dearest nephew, thou hast left us, *
Ir. the early dawn ot thy day.
Why oh ! why baa God bereft ua,
Os the one be took away. M. E. IX.
Tribute of Bespect.
Whereaa, In the providence of God, onr
truly esteemed brother and deacon, A. H.
Johnson,has been removed from ns by death.
Resolved 1. That while we feel deeply the
loss we have sustained, we are comforted by
the thought of his triumph In death, and will
strive more earnestly to imitate the beautiful
Christian example he left ns.
2. That we tender our most sincere sympa
thies to the family and friends of our dear
brother.
3. That these resolutions be entered upon
our church book, and a copy be sent to the
bereaved family, also a copy be sent to Tax
Index for publication.
The above resolutions were passed by
Pleasant Grove church In Conference, No
vember 20th, 188).
Brother Johnson was quite young when he
made a profession of religion, and joined the
Met hod is ts.hu t during the pastorate of brother
Tomkles. at Pleasant Grove in 1871. he became
-a Baptist, from which time until bls death,
on November 9th, 1880, he was an exemplary
and useful member. H. M. Kins.
Gainesville, Fla., Dec. S, 1880.
ANNIE MORGAN SEAGO. - This pre
clous child, daughter of A K and M. A. Reago,
passed away from her loving and pleasant
home in Atlanta, to the heavenly bile*, on
the 28th November, In the 13th year of her
nge. She was gentle, amiable, bright and
loving.
“A lovely being, scarcely formed or moulded
A rose, with al) Its sweetest leaves yet folded.”
Her Illness was very brief. She died of
menlugetls: sinking calmly Into the embrace
of death without any sign of suffering, and
without the slightest apparent struggle.
Thus her gentle spirit left Ils little tenement
and returned to God who gave It: there, as we
believe, to dwell with him forever, and to
sing the sweeter Sabbath hymn of redeem
ing love.
The home she left Is desolate and lonely
without her smile, her loving words, her
sweet and unaffected manners: hearts are
sad and disconsolate, but the released one
awaits their coming on the other shore, where
the reunion will be perpetual and happy.
E. W. W.
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LEADING HOTEL OF SAVANNAH
JOHN BRESNAN,
octl4 3m Manager.
AUKIWTN AYD CAyVANSERN
Make from to S.'Oper week selling goods
for E. RIDEOUT 4 CO., Iu Barclay st., New York.
Send for tbclr catalogue and term*. *g26 ly
VI?VU DHfIL’Q I'riccs reduced 35 per c't.
11 Ik YV DUUIxO Elegant Family Bible,,
92 20. Extra profits. Agents wanted. A. GOR
TON & CO., Publishers, Philo. docl6-4t
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
F. D. JOHNSON,
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SOUTHERN JEWELLER!
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Now is the time to send your orders for
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
DI7LLLOLTDS, SETS OF JEWELRY,
TdllTG-S, CZHUkITTS,
Solid Silver Plated Spoons and Forks,
BEST TRIPLE PLATED TEA SETS,
Ice-Pitchers, Cake Baskets, Fruit Stands,
Etc., Etc-, Etc., for the
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SPFCIAL WATCHFS. Gents'size in Gold Coree, from J3O Io I3C0; In Silver Caros
LADIES’ GOLD WATCHES. ,16 to fMO; BOYS’WATCBIB, 18to »100. ’ 1 0
I will name In part watches made expressly for my trade, Wholesale and Retail "irravcnv
WATCH." "i-TONEWAIJ.. 1 ’ “GENIRAL LEE.” hUNNY SOUTH," and "PLANTER ”7.
Wathebes—"ANNlE B," “LOIS” and “BEATRICE.” All are first class, and warranted to give
Isfaction in every respect. rrautea to give sat-
Perfect Satisfaction Guarawiteed in Every
Instance.
NICKEL STEM-WINDER WATCHER, in White and Black Dials, at »7 >8 and SO
KNIVES ’
THOUSANDS OF-ORDERS
Have been filled by me from all parts <of the country; and not the first word ofcomnlalnt «n ia» *
as I know. » p i, bo iht
I think the fact is established beyond all doubt, that
I SELL G-OOES LOWER
Than any other house, North or South.
SOLID SILVER TEASPOONS. 84 50. J 5 25, 88 13, 87,87 88. 88 75, 89,63, and 810 .50 ner .I
DESSERT SPOONS AND FOKKS, 810 50, 812 25. 814, sls 75, and 817 50, ner act < f itU ‘ 018lx
TABLESPOONS AND FORK 8, 814, 815 75, 817 50. sl9 25, amt s2l per set of six
SOLID BUTTER KNIVES, NAPKIN RINGS. Etc., all prices.
SOLID SILVER T HIMBLEs. 30 and 40 cents.
SOLID GOLD COLLAR BUTTONS, SO cents, 75 cents, SI and each
plate!$ A l 1 75 p A e?pai'r’. HlTE ° NYX ?eparable BLEEVE with Initial Letter, in De6l rolled
For other information as to prices of Plated Ware and all other goods In mv line nta«™ w,i»«
for Illustrated Price List. All goods ordered of me are warranted to give eut ire
every roepeaf. I feel assured in presenting the above, that every one seeing it will Ima« d at
THE LOW PRICE!S
SnU excinsirelVfor’cAßH.” 1 make ’ UP (lefiC “ by “ ,Hn * nuandties and
der."S'Expre M bereSPOnßlble,orSnMoNEY S ' nt mcbj Rc « lß,cre<l Letter, Post-office Money Or-
In ordering Smell Packages, it fa better to enclos- ten or fifteen cents to n* v Mr
it is Cheaper than Express. Packages from one ounce to to four poinds Tcar P be rem Vre taterX
letter. It costs ten cents to register a package, and if sealed, six centa for on nre B n
sealed, one cent for every ounce. every ounce. If not
All goods sold by me, Engraved FREE of charge. None but the *
VERY FINEST WATCHM A.KEKS
Employed, and Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repaired in the very best manner at the lowest rate
Having gone to great expense and trouble to give satisfaction to those desiring accurate tTma?l™
now regulating all new watches sold, and those repaired at my house bv
ofarecond lhOneOfßl,B! ’’ CelebratC< ’ TKANSIT TELESCOPES, which U)e ttai to the fraS
Haying filled orders for watches and other goods for many of the Northern and
pliingThe’onSwing 6 B ° UlhCr " Cit ‘ CS ' 10 ‘ hC “ llS ' aCllon ~rj
Testimonials Before the Public.
m CK Meridia> ' BRITANXIA Co.,
F. D. Johnson, Esq.—Yours received and noted. The '‘StoiWaYUwta^chYbonvL^l.A. I ?*.,
ing splendidly. I have had it running with a watch that cost three times as much re the “Btnn£
wall?’ and as lar as I can see, has kept just as good time es the high priced watch StOne '
_Yours truly, B p Pomzbot.
Attorney Gbnbral’b Omci,
Mr. F. D. Johnson-Dear Sir.-The “Johnson Watch”l Ixiught ofVouTas'tXeaVx^Vnn’m Ha.
and’the , ‘publlc! 8 ‘ ,lmt ' kep P er ’ an<l 1 U % eat t^ rore jt to
OfficeGxo.B. Harris 4 Ron’. BranchHousz,
Mr. F. D. Johnson—Dear 8,, -The four watches I h.v“e
[ came prompt v to hand, and after trial of more than six months, I learn that they have in eve?;
way given satisfaction, while the prices on them were from 15 t 025 per cent less than the? rnuM
be furnLhed from any Jeweller in thia city. Youn truly, man they could
T. W. Codi, Manager.
F. D. Johnron, Esq.-Dear Slr-The“Stonewall"!bought eleniit tlm*
piece, and I shall recommend It to my friends ns to price and quality. Wishing’ you “icSj lam
Yours respectfully,. b J. Koshlant.
From "Richmond State:” Mr F. D. Johnson, the celebrated jeweller rnoontlv
a number of jewellers in several large cities in the North for tire sale cdMMhundnff SiX
silver Tableware, and made ihc sale to Mr. M. W. Lambert proprietor nf th. Foroeun-p V u’T
Western Pennsylvania Mr. J. also filled a hnndsomc o der yratardav 6 ’’
Culpejur Timee. It will be remembered that Mr. Johnson has an exhibit oj? of hisw«m.
State Fair every year, and skillful workmanship la known and appreciated by all. “ ‘ *
From Rev. J J. Lafferty, editor of Richmond Chriitian Advocate, Richmond Va Julv H imo
kept mo uneasy when, connection or start hung on a couple o minute?. Luckily som? onSdmZ.
ped Into my office and suggested, “try Johnson.” You scut me a gold "Htonewall”?mm
Erom Culproer TtaiM, of June isth, 1880: Prof. J. H. Gore, of Washington DC «av,tb.t
ArK' f‘h' &l L v H " rt » Sa, i J ? W ' , c “ llf °nila; Prof. J.’ 8. Armstrong Pima
Rev X.s Dill Anburo Ahi “ro w”l’ ; Rcv - T - n - B" 11 - Andenon. 8. C.;
La M Frank driadta Jw Jm" 1 ’ 5 r ? flo ! 1 ’ V *“ M ™- M - » Mt. Lennon,
Re5: aiy Hwc ,le Br * c *’ Kcv - w - } - 8hl >' Jnan ’ -
In writing, give Name, PosbotHce, County and Btatc. ADDRESS
IF 1 . ID. JOHETSTSOIT,
LOCK BOX, 8. CULPEPER,