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VOLUME II.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 12, 1855.
NUMBER 2.
TENTH GRAND
GIFT DISTRIBUTION
OF THS
ART UNION SOCIETY
500,000 Gifts
VALUED AT $300,000!!J
Certificate» for this Year, ONE DOLLAR.
rj^HE members of the Art Union Society, on the oc-
Rates of Adrertliilif.
t-.T. r> _ lul * nt .*^^5*?**—y** will be Insetted at One i re»pectfiiUy till tbe'atteniion otto patrons to the feet
^itellar per square lot the first, and fifty Cents per square that, being about to remove to the buildings in course of
for each swaequent Insertion. erection for the Society in tho city ot Washington,they
T * Tt iseraonta at the usnai rates wUl add the real estate and other landed properly be-
. ^VKtluidato? will be charged $5 for announcements, | longing to the Society, to the
DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR.
At tne last meeting of the Society, It was determined
| to bedvce the certificate of share tor this Grand Enter-
<ise to one dollar each, thinking thereby that It will
PUBLISHED 1VEEKLY,
BY JOHN H. CHRISTY,
SDiToa aitD raoraiEToa.
Terms of Subscription.
TWO DOLLARS per annum, if paid strictly in ad
once: otherwise,THREE DOLLARS will be charged
#T In order that the price of the papei may not be in
the wav of a large circulation, Clubs will be supplied
at the following low rales.
TJ»<35^ 8,x COPIES for - - - Sto.dssrww
B«Sr*TEN .. for - - .
At thooo fete rates, lie Cask mast accompany the order.
Casion of this the tenth distribution of the
WORKS OF ART
Accumulated by the Society during the past year,would
' ‘ ill ‘
be charged u advertisements.
When the nnmber of insertions isnotmarkeilon and
• advertisement, it will be published till forbid, and |
charged accordingly.
business iinfc ^roftssional Carlis.
JololST^inrrsfYr^
PLAIN AND FANCY
Book and Job Printer,
“Franklin Job Office,” Athens, Qa.
*% All work entrusted to his earn faithfully, correctly
and punctually executed, at prices correspond.
janlS ing with the hardness of the times. tf
C. B. LOMBARD,
DENTIST,
ftMliinij.
Years pass and Mr. Briggs’ 4 one
| acre farin’ shows that he and his boys
I have not read • the papers’ in vain. They
have learned how to * set out’ a tree,
and how to ‘take care’ of it after it was
THE ONE ACRE FARM.
OB, CURE FOB HARD TIMES.
‘ How much land have
in your lot, Mr. Briggs?’
‘ I have one acre. I time the wants of the family were more
‘ One acre ? and here you are taking | than snnnlipd and the sn / nllia FnnnA a
METHODISTS AND THE KNOW-
NOTHINGS.
The Southeren Christian Advocate,
of Charleston, thus notices the atrocious
GLEANINGS FOR THE CHIL
DREN.
1. GOING SWIMMING.
Come, let’s go s-vimming; it’s hor-
calumny recently promulgated by some rid hot,” said James Jones to Henry
set out. Everything showed it received pamphleteer, that the Know-Nothings Arnold, as the little boys came to a lane
von trot here the . rigllt kind food , and and meditated an assault upon the Methodist that led to the water.
I ° straightway began to bring forth fruits Church: j “I want to,” answered Henry.
I meet for good cultivation. In a short “The Methodist Episcopal Church 1 ‘‘Want to? well, then, what’s
,. time the wants of the family were more L — J J — ? - ‘ " 1
• une acre t ana nere you ttrei taking than supplied, and the surplus found a
four agricultural papers, and all because ready „ arke t with the neighbors at
you have one acre of ground! Howl _j : °
pitse to one dollar each, thinking tt
be tlie means of a more general diffusion of the works
of artists throughout the country, and will enable the
Society to extend their labors for the advancement of the
ARTS AND SCIENCES
In tills country. The certificates of shares will be issued
at One Dollar, accompanying which each purchaser
will receive free of charge, by return mail,a beautiful
Line and Stipple Engraving, entitled
Washington on Dorchester Heights.
Representing an eventful period in the history ot our
. country.
5T It will be seen, by referring to the list,that there
I are many valuable pieces of property,many costly paint
ings, superb statuary, beautiful engravings, costly jew
elry’, magnificent s. awls, and other beautiful gifts,such
ns clocks, watches, illuminated works, tee., to the num
ber of fire hundred thousand—worth $300,000.
As the Society expects to remove to the New Hall ar
Washington by the middle of June, the distribution
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
Boomanver the Store of Wilson Sc Veal. Jan31 w j|l take piace'on Uie
FIRST OF JULY, 1855.
The same rules and regulations that have heretofore
PITNER & ENGLAND.
Wholesale A Retail Dealers In
’•BrocerieSjDry Goods,
HARDWARE, SHOES AND BOOTS,
April 6 Athens, Oa.
MOORE & CARLTON,
DEALERS IS
SILK, FANCY AND STAPLE GOODS,
HARDWARE AND CROCKERY.
April No. 3, Granite Row, Athens, Ga.
LUCAS & BILLUPS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, Ac. Ac.
JTo, 2, Broad Street, Athens.
WILLIAM G. DELONY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office over the store oi Wm M. Morton St Son
Will attend promptly to all businesseDtrnst-
,«d to his care. Athens, April 6
p. C. LANGSTON,
season came. It was a
Apple, pear, peach, plum,
guided the Society’s distributions will be adhered to in
this, and on no account will tbeie be any postponement
from the day named. All letters and communications,
‘ for certificates, or on business, are to be ad
dressed to' the
Southe i n Office in ’Washington.
Directed to the Secretary, who will answer by return
mail. Single subscribers, remitting ten dollars, will re
ceive one year’s subscription to any of (he Magazines
they may name in their letter, to be forwarded free of
charge for the time of subscription, one year.
The following list constitutes a part of the
GIFTS FOR 1855:
The splendid House and Lot of the Art Union So
ciety, situated in Broadway, $60,000
A superb dwelling, the residence of the late An
son Suitzer, Esq. 15,000
Tlie beautiful summer residence, Gothic cottage,
and grounds, at Hawk’s Nest, on the Hudson, 00,000
5 small dwellings, situated on the lot belongingto
the Society, in 92d street, 10,000
10 magnificent camel’s hair shawls. They are tho
most beautiful work of art ever beheld, 10,000
4 sets of diamond jewelry—consisting ot 7 pieces
each—all antique patterns, in a beautiful pearl
jewel box, 10,000
10 sets ol pearl jewelry, consisting of 7 pieces
each, all different styles, and of Persian inan’f 5,000
12 gold watches for ladies, very beautiful and ca
rious works of art; one the size of a hall dime,
10 watches for gentlemen, all very heavy , of dif
ferent styles and patterns, 1,300
50 Boudere, Toilet and Dressii g Cases for ladies,
some finished, in pearl patterns—Louis XIV. 2,500
1 large clock, a very beautiful work of art, made
by Lipordi at Cologne, finished in a style of
beauty and art unsurpassed, 1,000
1,009 gold thimbles, all different patterns, very
heavy. 2,000
50,000 illuminated albums, different styles and
patterns, 50,000
00 copies of tlie lives of great painters, superbly
you nave one acre oi ground! ** vw |good prices.
many ^uch papers would youhave to T hbse early apples so rich and tempt
y°j |* ad 3 h““ dred acres . j when all other applet ware so green
‘ShouIdntprobaWy need anymore l n | hardand then such pears! they
than I take nuw; you know, Mr. Lhap- went ag m M the sun an l bouse could
man. one can go through with all the f . th th f or five cent 3 a
motions ’ eu one acre as well as on a p £ ce Tfaen such clu9ter50 f rich, ripe
hundred. grapes—too tempting for the coldest to
‘ A man can throw away money with- 6 as ^ ithouta w ^ ate|i mouth Mr
out any, if he has a mind to. For all ' Ch n ’ 8 family wer e among the cus-
the good got from such periodicals, you loraerg for the te li fruit-first hav-
might as well, probably, throw the mo- . learued their excellence by the
ney they cost into the fire; they are liberality of Mr. Briggs, who never failed
nothing but humbug. to bend a specimen of his best to his
IP a y 13 a 11 ’ °“ l y e, 2^ dollars. ne i g hbors.
Eight dollars? enough to buy a “ tip rj^g gf t b
top” barrel of flour, a leg of bacon ; and -■ . f ,
then if you read these periodicals, there and ^ J other tr ^ > were loaded with
is twice the amount of the money spent f ru j t Keeping in mind his conversa
in time reading them. tion with Mr. Chapman, Mr. Briggs had
Ido usually read or hear read, almost directed his famiIy to ^ down Da eve ry
every word there u in them; myboys „ ent > s wor ih of fruit sold to Mr. Chap-
and I take turns in reading and one I or his family . Xhis year> as it
reaas aloud while the rest work. happened, was a year of ‘ extreme hard
‘ Complete nonsense . no wonder t i mes » The boot business was at its
your shop don t turn out any more boots | owest e bb; little work and very low
in a day than it does. , wages—and yet the prices of every kind
1 ^ er ia P s J ve don 1 do as great days Qy p rov £si ons was U p to the ‘ highest
work, some days, as some of our neigh-■ notch . and money extremely ‘tight’
bors, but I guess that, m the course of | jj ut there was one family that did not
the year, we turn out as many, according seeu] j n .j, e least affected by the hard
to the hands at work, as most do. I times, low prices of labor, high prices
‘ I suppose it is out of these pubhea- Ij. p rov | s i olls> or the scarcity of money ;
tions you get your foolish notions about Mr Bri and h5s two eldest 8ons> aU
so many kinds of fruit trees. One of ofthem had a litt i e ‘spare change’ to
my boys came home awhile ago and , et on ahor , tIine . with intereat . to tbe ir
said Mr. Brigs had got lots and 1°* nee dy neighbors.
of fruit trees and such things that cost Qne d * y Mr Chapman> wbo was
don t know how much, and wanted I 8 b or t t applied to Mr. Briggs for a ' half’
me buy some grape vines, pear trees j or a ‘ quarter,’ meaning fifty dol'ars for
to
has come into sudden notoriety in the hinder ? Come.”
political world. Its ecclesiastical polity j There was an undecided look on
is likely to become a subject of grave t Henry’s face for a moment, and then he
discussion among those who know little' said quickly,
or nothing about it—and, but for the po- “Yes I’ll go,”
litical capital they can make of it, would} And away they skipped to a little
care less. The occasion of this sudden point of land which run into the river,
700
Attorney at Law,
CARNESFILLE, OA.
MS
Col. B.F.Hardem&n, Lexington,
Samuel Freeman, Esq. Newnan,
Gabriel Nash, Esq. Danielsville
Col. H. Holsey, Americus.
P. A. SUMMEY & BROTHER,
Wheieiala and Retail Dealers in
Staple Goods, Hardware, Crockery,
AND ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES,
Corner of Wall and Broad streets, Athens.
WILLIAM N. WHITE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER,
AniNuctpaptr and Magaiine Ag~
DEALER IN .......
/CUBICMUSICAL
LAMPS, FIN*CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS, AC. 1 ’ -- ■
No. 2. College Avenue, Newton House, Athens, Ga
eign of “ Whlte’e University Book 8tore.”
Orders promptly filled at Augusta rates.
tT BISHOP J& 3QN,
(Wholesale and Retail Grocers,
Aprd 6 No. 1, Broad street, Athens.
and so on. I told him it was all foolish
ness and not to let me hear him say
anything about spending money so
foolishly. You have, I dare say-laid, out
ten or fifteen dollars, this spring ’
dldly bornd, with tinted engravings, 4,000
100 copies of Boydetl’s illustraiionsot Shakspeare.
To the admirers of tire great poet, this work
will be an acquisition. 10,000
PAINTINGS.
Venus sending forth Cupid and Hymen—Titian, 2,000
Beggar Boy—Murillo, 1,000
Tobit and the Angel—Salvator Rosa, 1,000
Night View—Claudio, 1,000
Madonna—Corregio, 1,000
A Head—Titian, 500
A Head—.Vandyke, 500
Landscape—rouiasin, 500
A Piece—Guiotto, 500
Battle Piece—Wouvennan 500
Landscape—by Claude, 500
There are others by the eame artists, all
sides gome splendid pictures by
me artists, all original, be-
ss by Allston, Sully. Rey-
e. Chapman, David, Vernet,
Scbloss, Huntington Johanoli, Schmidt, Rembrandt,
Scliaub, Perkins, Lewis. Ellis, Hamiltun, and others
fully described in the catalogue, which will be forward
ed on application by letter, post paid, to the Secretary,
ill ansi
SAVANNAH
MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
HtimrD. Weed, Free.—J.no. R. Wilder, Sec.
T HE above Company la now prepared to take Fire
Kiake in thia place, and the adjoining countiea, on
jprorabla terms. Apply to 8. J. MAYS, Agent.
JAMES M. ROYAL,
HARNESS”! AKER;
H AS removed his eLop to Mitchell’s old
Tavern, one door east of Grady A Nich
olson’s—^where he keeps always on hand a
ee aer&l assortment of articles in his line, and to
5* alwavs ready to fill orders in the beet style, turn mail.
1 Jan 2# tf ' r * , * Wv
LOOK HERE!
T HE undersigned have on hand a general
assortment of
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE.
which they will sell low for cash or barter
Call and examine.
April i3 P. A. SUMMEY & BRO.
wbo will answer by return mail.
TERMS FOR CLUBS.
Clubs of 10, 1 extra certificate,
Clubs of 20, 3 “ “
Clubs of 50, 8 «
The money in all cases to accompany the application
tor certificates.
LADIES FORMING CLUBS
Will be entitled to the same terms as above. wiUi the
extra inducement of tbe present of a magnificent set of
Boudoir Furniture, with rich colored India bangings,
fine India Lace Curtains and every thing of the most
splendid description, to the Ladies’ club who will send
the largest remittance for certificates.
ft^jrPostinasters are authorized to act as agents, and
thepostm aster remitting the largest amount for shares
will receive a handsome Gold Watch and Chain,valued
at two hundred dollars. The money must accompany
the application I by letter, post paid] in all cases, and the
certificate, with the engraving, will be forwarded free
of charge by return mail.
Correspondents are requested to write their address,
with the County, Town, Post Office and State, plainly,
avoid mistakes. All letters answered by re-
Catalogues of all the Gifts, with value i n d explan*,
ion, can be obtained on application to the Scr; ela —
^'].om a", letters for cernrtcates^icc. do addressed.
ALFRED secretary,
Washington, D. C.
liimu Lewis, \
Faaircrs Iasi, > Directors.
Ftasisno Li vi wcstos, 1
Jan 23 T. W. BAUER, Treasurer.
three months.
Yes,’ said Mr. Briggs, ‘I have a
* half,’ or a * whole’ just as you like.’
What, a hundred dollars by you these
times, I don’t see how it comes. You
Yes, nearly as much again; I have I and your boys don q W ork any harde.
laid out twen fivety dollars for trees and than j and my boy8 do> and we can hard _
garden fruits. lv get along; we are as saving and pinch-
. - ‘ Tweuty-five dollars. I wonder you L* as can be too; times is so dreadful
» re > 101 "1* t ° m - °’ m11 h£d, sndever,thing a family has th bn,
before now.’
I'm not afraid of either; I’ll bet you I
twenty-five dollars, I’ll sell you that
amount of fruit from those things for
which I paid the twenty-five dollars in ]
five years.”
* Done! I’ll stand you; so your trees I
is so dreadful high, and wages so low
potatoes, a dollar a bushel, beef, fifteen
cents a pound, pork, sixteen cents, eggs
twenty-five cents a dozen, and flour ten
or twelve dollars a barrel! How can a
man live V
It won't be hardly fair for me to ask
will cost you five dollars sure, in money, 1 u fo r that twenty-five dollars now
besides the time thrown away in setting ' yI jj
them out and taking care of them.’ . Twenty-five dollars! What do you
‘ As for the time spent in setting them raean , j don > t underst and you !’
out and taking care of mem, it is as , jj on » t you recollect we have a bet
good exercise as playing ball, wicket, between us a bout the price of some fruit
—While we were set- 1
or anything else, w mie we were set-1 treeg j bought five years ago next
ting them out, one of your boys came to spr j ng <j»
go over to Mr. Moody s where he said 4 j do remem ber something about
it was to be a great time playing ball; | - t —you were to give me twenty-five
and I have no doubt, your boys spent I do jj ars jy you didn’t get your twenty-five
just as much time playing, as mine do do u ar8 b ac k from me for the products
with our trees and and so forth ; and of those tree8and things! It will come
then something is done, but in P^ing handy just now’
the strength is a 1 laid out for nothing. ‘Don’t be too fast, neighbor I. , a m
‘Well, it don’t cost anything to play l fraid h ^ . come v C ? y hand* mst
bal^ but trees.cost money now.* That was what I as dunning
The foregoing conversation occurred f tL-. . ' c j ,, ,V g
in the shop betwet n two neighbors, both r «’ * jt twenty-., v e dollars.
bout-makers, in a town not more thn-l »vbat. you don t pretend to say we
thirty mlies from Boston * | have 33d twenty-five dollars worth of
. , , stuff from your garden.
Mr. Briggs, in whose shop tie con- « More than that from that very twen-
ou*. burst of interest, and, in some cases,
f indignation, is the publication of a
pamphlet professing to. emimate from
one of the American PaHy,denouncing
our Church government, stigmatizing it
as a hierarchy only second to that of
Rome iu its dangerous power, instigat
ing that party, after it has made au end
of Romanism, to try its hand on me-
thodism, and exhorting all true Ameri
cans to come out cf the anti-republican
Church. All this sounds very mueh
like the stereotyped rant of those bigots
who, feeling that Methodism hinders
the outspread of their several sects,
rave in this way in the hope of unsettling
its foundations. There is nothing ori
ginal here—it is only the old alarm, is
suing from a new throat. Let him
howl himself hoarse—the storms which
shake .the branches serve to strengthen
the roots- We have heard thunder be
fore, yet we survive.
The author and the origin of the
pamphlet are, we believe, unknown;
but our opinion is, that it has a false
hood on its very front. We take it to
be a wolf in an ass’ skin. It looks so
much like a political trick, that it looks
suspicious. Suppose an enemy of the
Know-Nothings wished to excite the in
dignation of a large and influential
body of true Americans against that
party, and thus to paralyze its growing
power,—what happier scheme could he
hit upon, than to make the Methodists
believe that after Romanism is crip
pled, the party will turn its batteries
against their Church ? Methodism is
too string iu the affections of the very
best portion of the American people to
suffer such indignity at the hand of any
party without resentment; and if this
pamphlet did not result from the keen
tactics of those hostile to the Know
Nothings, its publication is one of the
most stupid blunders a body of men
desiring popular favor, ever perpetrated
If this stuff was not written by a wily
foe of the Know-Nothings, or by some
sectarian bigot, seizing this hour of
politico-religious crusading to strike
Methodism a blow,—if, indeed, it ema
nated from a Know-Nothing, he is an
honor to the name—we do not say the
party—and deserves at once to be exalt
ed to the highest dignities of literal
know-nothingism—for he is destitute of
both ressen and discretion, having just
sense enough to show his stupidity and
gnorance.
where the boys usually went swimming.
Two or three hoys were already there,
their black heads bobbing up out of tbe
water, and their arms moving to and fro
like great fins.
James and Henry began to undress;
and James was just ready to make his
plunge when Henry buttoned up again.
“Come, what does that mean ?”
shouted James.
“Not going in,” Henry answered.
“Why not? are you afraid because
Bill Patrons was drowned here?—cow
ard 1” cried James.
“I’m not afraid of drowning, either,
said Henry, reddening with sudden
anger, for boys hate to be called cow'
ards.
“Then why don’t you goin, I should
like to know ?’* asked his companion,
in no very pleasant tones.
1’ir. not going in because my mo
ther told me not to without her leave,”
answered Henry.
“Just thought of it ?” asked James,
with a sneer
'No, I have not just thought of it, but
I did not think of it enough when I
agreed to come with you ; now I do,
and I’m not going in.”
“Why, your mother will never know
it,” cried all the boys together; ‘she’ll
never be the wiser.’
“But I shall know that I have disobey
ed her,” answered Henry, ‘and I’m
not going to do a thing which makes me
feel mean—so I’m off”
“Tied to his mother’s apron-strings,”
yelled the boys.
“Glad I got a mother’s apron strings
to be tied to,’’shouted back Henry, from
the top of the hill; “they are the best
strings in the world—the police and
the prison never get such boys ;’’ and he
marched bravely and joyfully home, a
better and a stronger boy.
Thore are two capital points in Hen
ry’s conduct which I want you to notice.
One is, he thought time enough before
hand to obey. You may say he ought
not to have consented at all. I know
it; but the fact is, we are all weak and
liable to be tempted, and it is only by re
sistance to temptation that we grow
strong. Think in time and act accord
ingly, boy s. The other good thing is,
Henry was not afraid of the ridicule of
his companions. Knowing that, he wa.s
above being laughed at, That is a
INFLUENCE Ofr MARRIAGE.
Habit and long life together are more
necessary to happiness, and even to love,
than is generally imagined No one is
happy with the object of bis attachment,
until he has passed many days, and,
above all, many days of misfortune with
her.
The married pair must know eacrf 1
other to the centre of their souls—the
mysterious veil which covered' tlie tw«r
spouses in the primitive church; must be
raised in its inmost folds, how closely
soever it may be kept drawn to the re-t u
of the world.
What! on account of afitof caprice,or'
burst of passion, am I to be exposed to*
the fear of losing my wife and my chil-
dren^md to renounce tlie hope of passing^
my declining days with them ? Let no’
one imagine that fear will make me be-'
come a better husband.
No; we do not attach ourselves to a*
possession of which we are' not secure
we do not love property wltlch weare in*
danger of losing,
The soul of a man, as w>-R as liis body,-
is not complete Without bis wife; he has
srength, she has beauty; he combats the'
enemy and labors in tbe field, but'he
understands nothing of domestic life ; his
companion is waiting to prepare his re-'
past and sweeten his existence. He has
crosses, and the partner of his life iff 1
there to soften them: his days may be'
sad and troubled, but in the chaste arms'
of his wife he finds comfort and repose.
Without woman, man would’be ro'de,-
gross, solitary. Woman spreads arttund
him the flowers of existence, as the
creepers of the forest, which decorata'
the trunks ol sturdy oaks with their per-'
fumed garlands.
Finally, the Christian pair live an d l
die united, together they rear the frhits*
of tbeir union ; m the dust they lay side'
by sideband they are united beyond the’
tomb.
The Golden Rule.—Mr. Tracy, •
the superintendent of the Netf^bipyV
Lodging House, in Nassau-street. New-'
York, says he lately bad occasion td give'
something of a lecture to' one off the *
sharpest boys, for cheating and ‘ bluffing-’
one of tbe younger boys and strangers. -
‘ It’s all wrong, Thomas 1* Ujid' you*
ever read the gotdea rule'?*
‘ No, sir, 1 haven’t.*
‘ Well, it’s in the Bible : * Do ufltcf*
others as you would have others do unto'
you.’ What do you thmk'of‘that,-Thor"
mas ?’
Thomas thought of it a moment as a’’
new revelation, and seenftd' staggered,-
but recovered with:
‘ Spose you are short,sir,and coitldri’t V
$150 to $200 per Month!!
t WILL aend instructions by which any
person can make from $ 150 to $200 per
idontb, without traveling or peddling, and
^rith the s mollest amount of capital. T his is
no receipt of any kind whatever, I will for
prard the above instructions end all the arts
and receipts of value, as advertised in the
different papers of tbe United States, free of
postage, to any person sending me the small
sum of one dollar, post paid.
' ‘ E.S, SHIPLEY, Kingston,
Ross County, Ohio.
Blank Declarations,
O F both forms, (long and short) together
with the proeessattached—just printed
and for tale at thre Office. Also, various
pthcr Blanks.
ISTAut Blanks hot on hand—as, indeed,
almost any. kind of job printing—can be fur-
pished on a few hoars’ notice.
Coach-Making and Repairing.
CASH AND SHORT CREDITS.
M. L. HALLOWELL & CO.
SILK WAREHOUSE,
PHILADELPHIA.
TERMS.
C ASH buyers will receive a discount of SIX percent,
if the money be paid in par funds, within ten days
from date of bill.
Un-urrent money only taken at Us par value on the
day it is received.
To merchants of undoubted standing, a credit of SIX
months will be given, it desired.
Where money is remitted in advance of maturity, a
discount at the rate of TWELVE per cent per annum
will be allowed.
PRICES FOR GOODS UNIFORM.
In again calling the attention of tbe trading commu
nity to tbe above terms, we announce that notwithstan
ding the general depression in commercial affairs thro’-
out the country, the system of business adopted by us
more than a year since, and to which we shall rigidly
adhere, enables us to offer tor the coming Spring season
onr usual assortment of
New Silk and Fancy Goods,
Comprising one of the largest and most splendid stocks
to be found in America; to which we will receive con
stant additions throughout the season, of new and deer
rable goods from our
HOUSE IN PARIS.
Jan 23 2m
A
JAMES B. BURPEE,
T the old aland recently occupied by R. S.
i Schevenell, offers for sale a lot of superi
or articles of his own manufacture, at redu
ced prices—consisting of
Buggies, &c.
O rders for any thing in his line thankfully
received and promptly executed.
j£®*Rc.pairing do.np qt short notice and
reasonably terms.
ClIEESEJ CHEESE \
A choice lot. St »6 cents, just received at
Dec? f. M. KENNEY’S.
DISSOLUTION:
T HE copartnership in the Franklin Job Office, here
tofore existing, under tlie 11 nr of Christy tt Kelsea,
is this day disseised by mutual consent Tlie business
will be continued by J. H. Christy—by whom the debts
of the late concern will be paid, and who %Uma is au
thorized to collect the demands due to it
JOHN H. CHRISTY
Athens, Jau 11 1855. WILLIAM KELSEA.
Tteaf 3 ’ Pay up! Pay up!
rjMIE undersigned most earnestly requests all peremis
_ indebud to the late firms of CHaisTT.Kauna to
Bcaan, and CHBisTTto Kiun—as also those owing
him individually—to Pay up at oxxcr: Many
these claims have been outstanding along time, and s
mnstabsnJutely be settled without delay.
He trusts that a sense of right end justice will lead
everyone indebted to settle up immediately. If, how
ever. it shall turn out that lie is mistaken in this, he will
> be forced, however reluctantly, to “ try what virtue
here is ia’ — t»w jenli H. CHRISTY,
ver.-ation tor> place, tv^ a man D f more
t35 *‘i ordinary '.7,'ieiligence for one of his
adjutages and circumstances in life.—
He had been a poor boy, and by industry,
observation and economy, had worked
his way on in life and reared and well
educated a family of children, who like
himself, were industrious and steady.-
For the few years past, he had become
interested in horticulture, and both for
exercise and amusement had turned his
attention to cultivating the * one acre
farm.’ His attention was first call
ed to this, by means of a ‘ back num
her’ of the New England Farmer, which
was put around something bought at
the store. Mr. Briggs found this so
interesting, that he purchased another
at the periodical deport, and then he be
came a ‘ regular subscriber.’ His sons
soon became interested in the same doc
trine, and tbe interest of the father and
sons increased to the pilch indicated
in the foregoing conversation.
In time, every inch of that acre
of ground was * brought under the
spade,’ and almost every * best’ variety
of fruit had a place there, and the fath
er and sons found pleasure and profit
in the garden after cooped up in the shop
till the 4 stent’ was done, and the exer
cise was far more profitable than the.
spasmodic, violent exercise taken
games.
Mr. Chapman, the other neighbor,
was a man of the ‘ common stamp.’ He
looked upon everything new or uncom
mon as* folly ’ and * nonsense,’ and was
ready to sneer at every one who stepped
aside from the common track. It look
ed simply silly to him, to see a man stay
at home from ‘ muster,’ or ‘ training’ or
‘ shows’ and spend his time in cultiva
ting a garden; or, instead of loitering
away the evening at the store, and smok
ing, and hearing or telling a deal of
nothing or worse, to spend the evening
at home, reading such * nonsense’ as the
Farmer and Horticulturist affords.
^-five dollars worth of trees and other
things! Here is an account of everything
you have bought and paid for; of course,it
don’t include what I have sent you gratis.’
And you have certainly not been
stingy. Why, thisbill amounts to thirty-
seven dollars! it is not possible!’
It is just so; you have had over
twenty bushels of apples, and three
bushels of pears, and those alone come
to twenty-five dollars.'
‘ I own up the ‘corn;’ draw the note
for seventy-five.’
‘ No, I gU6'3 we will let that twenty-
five go. I only mention it to show you
that there may be good sense in new
things, sometimes. Now I will bet the
twenty-five dollars over again, that my
store-bill has not been, the past season,
half as large as yours, though I have had
one the more in my family.’
«If I had not been so badly taken in
before, I would stand you; but I guess
it wont be safe.’
* We have raised our own potatoes
corn, peas, beans, and all other garden
vegetables. Our eggs are always fresh
and in abundance from the nest; and
for more than two years, we have not
been without ripe, fresh, fruits.’
‘How can that bel’
• Well, I declare, that is something I
never thought of; but it takes so much
time and bothering to get these things
started—then it is an everlasting job to
take care of them.’
‘•It needs no more time and money
than you throw away on things that
amount to nothing at all,and with abun
dance of fruit, you save the expense of
a heavy meat bill, which is not heal thy
in hot weather. No doctor has been
called to set foot into my door foi over
four years past 1 Fresh, ripe fruits are
sure remedies for all ailments, and they
are not hard to take.”
Mr. Chapman put the “fifty m*o his
wweazleskin.” and left with a“flea in his
car.”—New England Farmer
THE IMPORTANCE OF WRIT
TEN MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS.
Some few years ago, a wellknown
botanical doctor was called in to pre-
s®r.oe for a man who kept for sale all
kinds of dogs. The patient was a great
believer in herbs and botanical produc
tions, and was indeed very ill. The
doctor felt his pulse, and as he was leav
ing the room, said, “Oh, cheer up! Mr.
Jones, I'll send you some herb medicine
that will put you all right again. I want
to find your wife.” To the latter, who
met him on the stairs, he said, “Mrs
Jones, I’ll be back here again very
shortly, and meanwhile make your
husband a large bowl of poppy head
tea.”
The wife of the sick man was a Ger
man woman, and didn’t exactly under
stand what was ordered. In the eveh
ing, when the doctor returned, he ask
ed—
“Well, Mrs. Jones, have you done as
I ordered you to do ?”
“To be sure, I have doctor.”
“Well and how does it operate ?”
“Operate, sir ? I can’t tell; but I’m
sure Sam will kill me when he gets
well.”
How, kill you ? What should he
kill you for, good woman T*
“Because Doctor, he’s been oftered
two guineas a-p’.ece for them puppies
and I know he wants the money."
“Puppies, woman,” replied the as
tonished doctor, “what have you been
Going it Strong.—A factious gen
tleman, traveling in the interior’ of the"
State, on arriving at his lodging' pl$ce~
in the evening, he was met by tbe
whom he thus addressed: .
Boy, extricate that quadruped from'
. - . c „ . , the vehicle, stabulate him,'denote him a»
Strong point in ctoacter Keep to it adc( . uate supp ] y of DQ triefoaJ »Ki&ai- f
Never let anybody ridtoule you out of and \ vhen , -Aurora of morn shall.'
toe right and true way. (again illume the oriental horison, Twill‘d
award you a pecuniary compensation for
tree.
Whrtt tree is it that which is of great"
use in hiatoiy?^—The dale tree.
INFLUENCE OF A NEWSPAPER y our hospitality.’ 1
A school teacher, who has been en I The boy, not understand a' Word, ran'
gaged a long time in his profession and I into the house, saying—' ,
witnessed the influence of a newspaper I .»Master, here’s a Dutchrriim wants to"
upon the minds of a family of children, I e e you. -’
writes to the editor of the Qgdensburg I
Sentinel as follows : ..I Who never turns to the left?—A'
I have found it to be the universal 1^, ^^
fact without exception,, that those achol- Whoda ° res ' t<i sit before a k in^ with'
ars of both sexes, of all ages "hobave ^ ba( Qn ?L _ Tha ^^man. .
had access to a newspaper at home, when mich - s the olJeSl trce ? Thtfelber •
compared with those who have not, are:
1, Better readers, excelling in punc
tuation and in emphasis, and conse
quently read more understanding!/.
2. They are better spellers, and de- “ .... , ,,
fine words with ease and accuracy. An Irish bricklayer was one day .
3 They obtain a practical knowledge brought to the Edinburgh ^Infirmary^
of geography, in almost half the lime it severely injured by a foil from a boose
requires others, as the newspaper has top. The medical man in attendance
made them familiar with the location of I asked the sufferer at what time ,lhe ac-^
the governments and doings on the cident occurred. ‘Two oclock, your^
globe* I honor,’ was the reply. ,On.beingasked
4. They are better grammarians, for how he camfe tofix'the hour saaccurate;.
having become so bv the style in the ly, he answered, ‘Because I saw tKe^
newspaper, from the common adrer- people at dinner, through a window,'as
tisement to the finished and classical j I was coming down.
oration of the statesman, they more —r ..
readily comprehend the meaning of the In North Carolina, ; t is" frcqhcriL'
text, and consequently analyzed its con-1 among her forests of fat pine, for n lover
structiou with accuracy. ^ in distress to send the fair object of lile’
5. They write better compositions, I affectiohs'a bif oT iti staple vegetable
using better language, containing productions, with an eye painft^upon
more thoughts, more clear and connect-1 This signifies, ‘ I’pine.’ . If fo'vpra-
edly expressed. j ble to him the young lady selects from
6. Those young men, who have for the pile‘the best and smoothest specimen’’
years been readers of the newspapers 1 0 f a knotj-^—this signifies “ pints knot.”
the wo- are always taktog the lead in debating | B u t if on tb^ ctfher hand, she .detests’
p society, exhibiting a more extensive | him, (there is no middle way between 1
“Puppy-head tea ! I told you Poppy- jj- no wledge upon a greater variety of I Jete.-tation and adoration w ith young
head tea,” and the doctor rushed irom 8U hjects, and expressing their 7iews I women,) she burns one end of Ins rrte.s-
his patient, who by the way got well, w j t h greater fluency, clearness and cor- S age, and this g nerally throws' the
and after a while forgave his wife, but rectnes9 i n tbeir use of language. young man intoMespair;for if mentis," “ P
never tho doctor. I make light of your pinings.”
A cavalier in our vicinity, the other. The dashing 93 Highlanders, the , —; 7 . -
dav tried to put down his opponent with pride of the English army, left CoUAtan-l _ ‘Please. Marm, give me some charity
! tinople 800 strong, and after thfeir arri- {We have a .la^g* family, and nothin
• If Noah did send out a dove that val in the Crimea received an addition to ate—eight boarder’s' and' two' bull'
naver rptnrnpd where did it 20 to!’ ! of 150 men. This gallant feginient has dogs.’ / • , - -
‘ Why,’ retorted his antagonist,«I recently returned to Constantinople, re- ‘ This was the appeal of Master Mc-
shot it ’ duced to fourteen men and five officers, Graw to Brother Jones, ^ hether the
suppose somebody 1 though still bearing with’ them* their ( prayer of the petitioner’was answered
M«. Jones went home tank snd glorious uni unsullied banner.
A little boy five years old, while | an< * bull-dogs’
giving your husband ?”
Puppy-head tea.” replied
Our’eggs are always fresh man -
anTafter a moment’s' consideration, he , A little boy five years old, while I and bulLdogs’ are not
thought it would be policy to turn over, writhing under the tortures of the ague, generosity.
least his breath might betray him ; when was told by Ms mother to rise up and ^ ^ ^ ou(j .
Mrs.Jone3 opened her eyes,—andtn take a powder shehadprepared for him. nlates’of resort forslcighinw par-
the mildest manner in the world Mid r - Powder! powder !• “W ^ K VhKey Ste*
- You need’nt turn over, Jones, for. himself on one elbow, ond pottthg on « ( Sel)Ml0 > , i, ec , n! e j, i, 60 hard to talk-
you are drunk clear through. 1 roguish smile, mother, I am t a gun. «