The Southern watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1854-1882, October 31, 1876, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI u x. Ammm. BY JOHN H. CHRISTY. ■J — DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL PROGRESS. * JU. ay— ... * $2.00 per Annum, in advance. VOLUME XXIII. ATHENS, GEORGIA,—TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1876. NUMBER 29. TffE SOUTHERN WATCHMAN PtftLlSBED EVERY WEDNESDAY. Offlc* eomrr mf Brmmd mad Hall HtrtmU, (up-rntmlr*./ TERMS. TWO X)03LiI-.AJE^3 A.YEAB. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. ADVERTISING. AdTertl«"*nwit»i will be inserted at ONE DOLLAR peraqttarr for the flint insertion. and FIFTY CENTS prrsqoart- for each rontinoance, for any time ai»<i<rr one mouth. For loager pe riod- a liberal deduction will made. LEGAL ADVERTISING. Sheriff'* sales, per square. *?**’ “ iJSKyF*** *£assas mlnietraUira. HA rent or* or ftuani’ns. Citation* of AdminiMr-»tlon or GtunUanabip Notice to Debtor* and Creditor* ,*rr S2rt£S^ ,r ::::::::::::::: *S> To ascertain the number of sqnArc* in an advertisement or Obituary, count the word*—one hundred being a square. au 'faction* are counted aa full square*. professional anb ^Business Carbs. Ltxaa coma. L a H. COBB, Attorneys at Law, IIOWELL coma IWOfBce la iKupree Building. A L.EX. S. ERWIN, Attorney &t Law, Athens, Ga. Office Broad street, between Center A Reavea »wl On A Co., upstair*. )PU IIAIIIIOVV tewa-iy P° Attorney at Law, Athens, 0a. Office In the Newton Building, on Clayton st. t*®4 R F. WOFFORD, Attorney at Law, Eomer, Oa. Will execute promptly all business entrusted to his care. * a specialty. CoUacting claim* a ap*l—tf D RH. BRAWNER A YOUNG. Carnesrille, Ga. r professional a Nc generally.' Iff’Offlce nearly opposite the court house, aptl E dward r. harden, (Late Jadre C. 8. Court* Nehraaka and Utah, and now Judge of Brooks County Court,) ■ at Law, Gnitman, Breoki Co., Oa. IJLOYD Ac BILMAN, f Attorneys at Law, Win pnetien In Lb. coonllr. of Witllon .ltd Jgcluon.^ ^ I'orlnflon, (In. in.rL Jrf«WB, Gn. J ' rr6'ICEI.l»EYH . Photograph Gallery, Over had A Co.'. Shoe .tore. Brand .tract, Athens, Geor* gin. »T U Brand Street. Atheun, On. J ambs fi. lyLe, Attorney a Attorney at Law, - WATKlfrVtLVB, [OB L Prompt atten hi* care. MATTHEWS, iy at Law, Laxiclsrille, Ga. ti.... . r.e "i ''«inr*s,cntmat< r » V :iy*rfLZ.E,o* tr i t Oa £ Med to kcfctp ’ J AMES L. LONG, M. D., Surgeon,-i#fonthenr and FnydcUn, f <0#lot at Mr. ThMinu Star, Grad Bopt Dirtrtct, Col ofhra m. [theitJsagffa^rra WBI.1AS. IV. Attansy M law. Fnnhlln, 5. G. - Practices In an (hn Court. of Wontem North Cnrolhin, nnd tnthn Patent Cette. Chime ooUoctnd in all pniwof th. awn. off'*- 1 ? f IVKBY, Fred Be Swlo Steeble, ’j OINK a BF.iTES, Pn,'m Athese. On. Jt Jl hn tend nt thetr old 4nnd. renr Franklin Hoses hnlM- n*d rarafnl drlrara. JAMUEL I*. THURMOND. Attar,,, nt Uw, Athra*. On. OOo. da Brand etraA, orrr tho Mora of J. X- Barry—wi’. ssas^M-^i^r 7 - I, to the IC.DOBB8, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Mi Faary Dry floods, Rrarrr>*a, Ac. Lower end of Broad Street, Athena, Ga. > G. THOMPSOJf, Attorney at I*w Wvg _ ^ Oficeorer Barry 's store. Special attention given to crim Ml practice. Fur reference, apply to Kx-Gcrr. Thomas II. Wata* and Boo. David Clopton, Ifontgonwry, Alabama, febj ?.< ' O- O-AnTT-eTTST, CITY AVCTItffKBB, BROAD ST„ A TURKS, OA. to respectfully solicited. Fvvltsrs sties every fj. RAY, Attornty t&d tt Liw, MONROE, GEORGIA 8 V Will give prompt attantiou to all l H. CHRISTY, Book and Job Printer, ATBBXS, OA. rar Brand and Wad etrarte. (irentalm.) QHARLE I H. LATHBOF, Attoniy it Lew, It Oowawrdal Building. SAVANNAH, OA INSURANCE. „jr Property in Safest & Rest Co. utIkpool a nrits a globe ins. eo. dnlmn already paid by tho Co. (MJMK J. M- BAKBY, AgraiL- C. B. VERONEE, FEACT1CAL SLATX AN> TIN EOOFCB, OCmKZK, Ac. —athkns, ga. Plain and Ornamental Slate as cheap as Tin! Work data# tn At bras for I»r. Lipscomb, Y. L. G. Ill Georgia Rnili*oa<l. and after 8« * “ ->weeaf 1 on the Georg! ert^UanU .'*,.V,",ANb«. .. T. CHRIST AaND THE LITTLE ONES. “ The Master ha* come over Jordan, r Said Hannah, the mother, one day; “ He is healing the people who throng Him With a touch of Hi* Unger, they say. “ And now I shall carry the children. Little Rachel, and Samuel, and John; I shall carry the hahy Esther, For the Lord to look upon.” The father kicked at her kindly. But he- shook hi* head and smiled; “Now, who but a doting mother Woo 1 think of a thing so wild? 44 It the children were tortured by demons, Or dying of ferur, 1were well; Or had they the taint ot the leper, Like tnuuy in Israel.” 44 Nay, do not hinder me, Nathan, I feel such a burden of care; Jf 1 carry it to the Master, Perhaps I shall leave it there. *• If He lay* Hi* hand on the children, My heart will be lighter, I know; For a blessing forever and ever Will follow them a* they go." So ov_*r the hills of Judah, Along the vine—ruse green. With Esther asleep on her bosom, And Rachel her brothers between— ’Mong the people who hang on His teaching, Or waiting Ub touch or Hi* word, Throigh the row of proud Pharisees listening. She pressed to the feet of her Lord. “Now, why should*st thou hinder the Master?” Said Peter, “with children Uke these? Seest not how from morning to evening He tescbelh and heketb disease ?” Then Christ said, “ Forbid not the children! Permit them to come unto Me!” And Ue took in His arms little Esther, And Rachel He act on Hi* knee. And the heavy heart of the mother Was lifted all earth-care above, Aa He laid His hand on the brothers. And blest them with tenderest love— Aa Ue said of the babas in His tv'vom, “Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven;” And strength for all duty and trial That hour to her spirit was given. —Gulia Gill A BAPTIST BROTHER GIVES IIIS OPIN ION ABOUT THE PRESBYTERIANS. • W<-ll. nij brethren. I will now try tn nay It was looked upon aa a sovereign cure. Suoh what I allowed to about the Preabyteriana. * A« I raid before they raise their children a heap better than we do. They behave better in'church, and keep Sundav better, and read the B'ble and larn the catechism better than oum do. I declare, my brethren, their chil dren are larnt that \V’ 8t’intt'-rt-r Chateciam by the time they can lieaio tn talk plain. • It ain t three week* since I waa out cat tle buntini;—for two of my yearlin’e had | a rayed off-and I stopped in at old brother j Harkey’s on Mud Creek, ami took dinoer- la a brief biatory of its introduction in society aa a beverage. Pork—How to Cat and Trim. Have the hog laid on bis back on a stout table. Clean the carcase of the leaf fat. Take off his feet at the ankle joints. Cut the bead off close to the shoulders, separating the owl from the skull, and open the skull leneth- wiae on the under side, eo as to remove the brains fully. Remove the backbone in its full length, and with aabarp knife cm off the skin. He's" a deacon in The Pre^teTiTn church I tbe fat ' lea,i “« °, ul > ln0h over tbar. Well, as trne as I stand h-re. my I of fat on th0 apla S 1 eol “" , “' J h « (Didldln 8 s or A lady correspondent of tbe Independent ■rives a sketch nt a sermon she beard in Geor gia nearly a century ago, from which we give iD extract: J.**' WI IV.W tn The preacher was apparently about fifty Pry Goods, Orocsries, Hardwire, Ac. »«ara of age. large, mnscnlar and well pro- inbts Brand street. Atheu, Qn. portioned. On entering tbe pnlpit he took ofi bis coat and hnng it on a nail behind him. then opened bis collar and wristbands, and wiped tbo perspiration from Jtis face, neck end hands. He was clad ir- striped cotton notaeapnn. and his shirt trasfif tbe same ma- ■'Xlp had rraveied tAeral miles tbaj ■nornlhg and noetSnTatmo?*V- <>i ■ heat. Bst the brethren coapi, n i hj-ranfitvhilo he was” ftunagSrcooling off wd whVn lio prose he looked Amfortable and t->od natnn d He had- preached there oofee or twice be- '»re. but to the moat of the audience he was t stranger. H-no« he thought it oeoessary announce himself, which be did, ‘ Old Clob A* Deris, from Scrlven cnnnty, a Half Haid and H. If Soft S^eil Bap’ist.* •I have given mi self that name,’ said be, * because I believe the Lord elected me, from temiiy. to go ahead in the backwoods and S AMURL r. THURMOND, - rob out a path and blaze the way for other AttsnsT st Uw, itSfes. Ss. men to follow After the thickest of it is cut away, a good warm Methodist brother will come along in my trail and make things a little Q C. DOBBS. .moother and a good deal noisier. And'after Dra. wboirasto snd Reuu Drat«rin all the nndt-rbrusb ie cleared out, and tbe owles and wolves arn skeered back, and rat tlesnakes is killed off. a Presbyterian broth er, in black broadcloth and white cravat, will coma along and ory for decency and order. And tbsy-ll both do good in their sphere I ■ ■ ■ doo t despise a larnt man, oven when he don’t J CITY AUCTIONEER, d ™“ ^ Dd * bl ° k ** 1 0 * CnUldn t P Sy me enough to wear broadcloth, summer,nor winter, and yon couldn’t pay a Presbyterian »mther enough to go without it in dog days. W J - B -^ v - _ _ 'God didn't make ns all alike, my brethren, . Attorney and Counsellor st Law, out every man has his own sphere. When God has a place to fill he makes and pots him in it. When be wanted General Jackson J H - Christy, he made him, and set him to fightin’Injuns • Bock and Jot Printer, ind the English; when he wanted George Whitfield, he made him for to blow tbe Gos pel trumpet as no other man ever blowed it; «nd when be wanted Old Clnb Ax Davis, be made him, and set him to grubbin' in the Pack woods. * Bat my shell isu't eo hard bat I can see good pints in every body ; and aa for the Presbyterians, they are a long way ahead of Baptiste and Methodists la some things. They raise their children better than any other people on toe face of tbe earth. Only a few days ago a Methodist class loader said o me: 1 Brother Club Ax, I wae born a Methodist, I was raised a Methodist, and by the grace ofG-id I hope to die a Methodist; bat, thank God, I have got a Presbyterian wife to raise my children.' And I believe my brethren if tbe Lord should open the way for mo to marry again,. I'd 'try my beat to fiod a ^reshytartan woman, and inn my ebaoeee of .«! sftcr sr.au^asgma^iaugegjgakir Trair»Preaitlagbsfr into tbe saving doctrines offeat- brethren, sister Harkey bad her little gal standing right before her, wiib toesjust even with the crack o' the fl-mr, and her bands were banging down by her side, and her mouth tnrred up like a chicken when it drinks and she was patting this question to her oot o' the catechism: • What are the benefits which in this life, do either accompany or flow from justifica tion, adoption and sanctification V • Now, this question Itself was enough to break tbe child down. Bat when she had to begin to say that question all over (for that's the way it was in the bonk) and then hitch tbe answer to it, and which, all put together, made this: ‘The benefits which in this life do either accompany or fl >w from justification adoption and sanctification are peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Ghost, in crease of grace, and preseverance therein to the end. I thought the child was tbe the greatest wonder I bad ever seen all my life. She tuck it right through too. without balkin' or missing tbe first word. And she spoke so sweot and she looked so like a lit tle angel, that before I knowed it the tears was runnin' down my cheeks as big as buck shot. I've seen tbe day when I could have mauled and split a thousand rails quicker and easier than I could larn that thing and said it off like she did. ‘ Now, my brethren, that child didn't under stand or know the meaning of one word o' that. It put me up to all I knew to take it io myse'f. Bu’- just lot that Presbyterian young an grow up and every word of that Chatechism will come back to her, and her character will stiffen up under it, and she’ll have the backbone of the matter in her for life. ‘Now, 1 can't pat things into my children that way. Nothing dnD't stay somehow. It is like drivin’ a nail into a rotten log.' This last remark I never forgot. For thirty years ufterwards. as I would stand at tbe hljckboard lr T' n kffvHf ri'e* and, principles ko «f a L'|il pupil, thisiy/iark w "' fc-tuto bask tQ mejplth rticull&EJrtTiirTi f * I tell yon.’my brethren, he iii.utitiued' pur children bml a little more Catechism, and tbe Presbyterians a little less, it woaid be bet ter for both. • Then we don't pray in oor families like they do. I know ther prayers are mighty long aud they pray all over creation; but, alter all it's the right way. It is belter than - pray in' too little. ‘Now. my father and mother were good. I) tpti-is, aud raised iheir children to be boa at and industrious; but 1 never heard one • f them pray in my life,-and i was most a grown inan before I ever prayed a prayer myself, and it was on this wise: ' Tuere was to bear big meetin* oyer in El bert county, and I knowed a pretty gal over tbar that I wanted to go and see. So I bor rowed a little Jersey wagon, wbieb was a sty lish thing in them days, and went over to her. house and stayed all night, and qegaged her to meetin* with me next day, which was Sun day. ‘We went, and-bad a glorious time—and I may as well say right here that she was af terward my wife—but arousin' home I met with a powerful accident that I've never got over to this day. As I was aenmin’ down a steep bilL some part of tbe gearin' gave wav and let me and the wagon on my cretur'e heels; and bein'yonng and skerry and not much ns- ed to wheels, she wriggled and kicked and tore from one side of tbo road to tbe other, till* I was pitched head foremost ms much as ten foot into a deep galley, and it's a miracle of mercy that my neck wasn't broke on the spot. Expectin' to be killed Avery rainit, I thought I ought to ask tbs Lord for mercy. But, as I bad osver prayed in my life, I couldn't think of the first tbiog to eay bat the bleesin' my father used to ask before eatin* when we bad company, and wbieb was thia: 'Lord, make os thankful for what we are about to receive.’ • Now, my brethren, do yon 'spose any Pres byterian raised boy was ever pnt to snoh a strait aa that for a prayer t No. He would have prayed forbimeolf aud gone off after tbe Jews and the heathens' whilst I was a-huntio’ np and atgettin' off that blesn'nV ■ m " ' sides pro now —- •— - quarters; leaving tbe shoulders square shaped, and the' bam pointed, or it may be rounded to suit your fancy. The ribs are next removed par tially or entirely with the sides. The trim mingsor fat from the bams and flabby parts of tbe sides are rendered' Up with the back bone strips for lard. The sausage meat is cut off from tbe fat and ribs, and other lean pieces are used for the same purpose. Tbe thick part of the backbone that lies between the shoulders is called chine; it is cat from the tapering bony end, and tbe latter part called the backbone by way of distinction. The backbone is used while fresh; tbe chine is better after being smoked. The Brain Oaring Sleep. Prof. Ferrier says that it has been noticed in men that have bad ail parts of tbe skull removed by accident, that in sleep tbe braiu becomes of a light color—there is bat a little circulation—but as waking commences it be comes roney from tbejincraase of circulation. An illustration of the fact that in sleep there is less circulation in'thotrain and more in tbe body, is to be found in tbe fact that any one with boots on in taking an afternoon nap on a sofa will be aware of the iacreased circula tion in the feet by a feeling of tightness of tbe boots. Whatever tends to lessen this circula tion in the brain promotes strep. Hot drinks dilate tbe bloodvessels, and make the supply ot blood to tbe brain less. Putting the feet into hot water has a similar effect; a warm room, too, as every ono knows, tends to the same result. What ever tends to keep op the circulation of the blood fit the brain is opposed to sleep. Any over activity of the brain in thinking tends to keep up tbe circulation, and, in case of sleeplessness dne to this cause, tbe simple plan is to endeavor to get the brain to think of some motion or eoood wbieb has a rythmical munotony. To engage in brain work after a meal is to take to the brain blood needed fur the stomr-h. Arrive »t Augusts... KT- lAwraAtretMA.... Arrive sCAUscts.. .UTr.A ■■■Mwi-r. s i££SSfiS2£S.*8££. iwg YVafatv yt» —Owchwe ro—> cMon 1 CM**k with tnSm far Macon and nB points beyond. c *- - a •w*> tfx LK. JOHNSON, Sapt Removal. W. -A- RAT..T), Dxamsw, H AS moved to tbe oOoe Maly oceuMbj J. W. Mot- raU. aw JacfcMO Krert. ' Jantl-tf MRS. V. H. POWELL, Fashionable Dress-Maker, -nroULUIMao. ttelWW o< Aim. M the eomrandtae Sfe&flgJggasg ot WaokWweoe. U. C-oho Mo coaMratttot u*cn gtre owUraeorWotSoo toOlwbemay tovorhertrllli iMrwtak. Catting and Fitting a specialty. tiic&aacal lotttlSMw TO RENT, STO—. «*** washing and immersion afterward.' Just at this point he was Interrupted by two spotted bounds that had been continually running np and down the pulpit stairs. Oae of them jumped open tbe teat and began to gnaw hie coat tail, in wbieb was something be nad brought along for lunch. He turned •lowly around and took blot by tie ears and ail and threw him uut ol the window aim, as easily as if it bad been a young kit The other took warning and got out aa rapkl- ■y aa possible, tb-ragn oot without bowling sad yelping as if it nad been half ki-ied. He then turnon to the audience aud aaid iy; History of Alcohol, is invented 950 years ago in Ara bia. Eidiea need it with a powder to paint tbomselvta that they migbtappear baantitol. and thia powder was called Alcohol. During toe reign of William aod Mery, an act was passed encouraging the manufacture of spirits. Soon after, intemperarce and profligacy pre vailed to aacb an extent that the ratal lera of iotnxieating drinks pat up signs in public places, informing the people that they might get a drink for a peony, and bare auras straw to get sober on. la tbe eixteeo'b oeatary. distilled spirits spread over tbe continent of Europe. Ab sit thia time it was introduced iota the colonies, aa tbe United States wae then called. Tbe first nonce we have of ita oae in public life, was among tbe laborers in tbe Hungarian mines, in tbe fifteenth century. Ill 1751, it was used by tbe English soldiers as The Color of i'te Tote, Not of tbe Skin. From the New York World. If there were no negroes in South Carolina, and if the voters were all white men. does any one think the administration at Washing ton would pav any regard to tbe application of its Executive, or order troops into that State I If it were tho Governor of California or U rine who applied at Washington would not Grant eay that each State must manage its own police affairs, and that he would not assume an ‘ insurrection,* excepting upon a quantity or quality of evidence oot to be ques tioned. and which demonstrated beyond doubt that the officers of the law, resolutely ondeavtj oritur to arreqt tbe criminals, were,powerless If House Keeping. ,t eji'uujiasuj the young house. kitcheuT* IVitb wU.ttq - inv of delight she en gages iu-bur duties. . 1 n- eunaijiim'gfeains on What difference can the color of tbe voter’s skin make in tbe legal authority of the United States in South Carolina t None, anless under tho fifteenth amend ment, which only declares that tbe right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by any State, on account of • race, color or previous condition of servitude.' Tbe Supreme Court has said that this amendment cannot confer the right of suf frage upon any one, bat only authorized Con gress to guarantee its exercise whenever it was denied or abridged on account of ' raco, color,’ etc. Before this amendment New York could exclude a citizen from voting on account of age or sex or crime. But not now. If a ne gro .8 excluded because pigeon toed, every one else must thus lie excluded- , Tbe Supreme Court, that said in the case of Reese: * It has not been contended, nor can it be, that the amendment confers authority to im pose penalties for every wrongful refusal to receive the vote of a quaiifiad elector at State elections. It is onl, when tho wrongful re fusal at such an election is because of race, color or previous condition of servitude that Congress can interfere and provide for ita punishment.' What is true of Congress is equally true of the President. f In the Slanghtor-Hniise cases tho Suprom" Court Slid that none of tbe negro amendments gave to the Federal Government authority over tbe 'domain ot civil righte heretofore belonging excinsinely to the States.’ They only were intended to stamp oat laws in any State which discriminated against African cie zona as a class. The court says : • We doohr very much whether any action of a State nor directed by way of discrimination against tbe negroes as a class, or on account of their race, will ever be held to come within the purview of this provision.’ In other opinions tbe Court declares that, excepting as to race, color am rowa of bright tin, the t'.slves are free from ovary bint of ddsr, auiftbi surface of the chi na is smooth and pniisbed. The teakettle tings cheerily away on ilio stove. How de lightful is work with su- h surroundings. How seenlv and with wbst^)ecrity she enters up on her duties With wnat dispatch the work is disposed of How fo.tliah in her once to tread house keening-, y r But there comes a trma when all this is changed. . N-i longer tho bright surface of the tin and kitchen utensils reflect the rays of tbo morning sun. ~ They are too ding; and dirty to reflect any thing. As she opens th - door of her cupboard disorder and nocieanliness stare kt her from every corner. Spots of grease disfigure tbe kitchen' floor, uid the^lcvo's, in appearance, far. very far from sngg»sting a fit place for tbe preparation of anything one would wish to eat. _ ‘ ^ She realizes th-,-pis the price of cleanliness aud order as well*aa liberty. Then tbe thought comes with bitterness, per haps, that it is tbe daily hand tn hand fight srith dirt and disorder tir^jt most be maintain ed to secure surroundings in which work can ba done cheerfully and snocessfnlty. Then, as she brightens the tio&.c eans tbe cupboard and sera be tho floor, she feels the drudgery of honse work. It will be acknowledged that to go over this same room] nf duties every day, week in. week oat, for nMfiths and years, be comes tiresome. ■ Food for- Children. | Children don't like faigceat, ao give them I good bread and batter, and allow them plen ty of sngar. A chemiskwill tell yon that ail] street substances are evsLtnally oxodized ini tbe body. Sugar is thjJj^-m to which many other things have to he reduced before they are available as a heat rm.king food; and the formation of sngar is curled on in the body It has been proved li^tr is a faotory in wkieh onr>T>='td|ii*i4fl-f-food are trans formed into s"gar —- >wvn is probable that your children really need tngar to keep them well, and it is fortunate <hat most children are fond of fatty snbstances.and saccharine or vegetable acid. A saucer -if berries, or a ripe apple, is often a bitter corrective for chill dren's ailments than adosejof medicine; yet the majority of parents give the nanaeons dose in preference or fruit. It does seem sometimes if parents were ooeopied mo-o in denying than in gratifying their apootites. This is neither necessary nor fair. They get as tired of bread and milk aa yon would. And what comes of litt Simply that as soon as they have an op jpnrtanity, they iodalge their love of fruits and Sc Paul exhorted the brethren to bowaref a eoidial. Too alcohol from Europe was made -if tings. 1 wonder what be would do if he frum grapes, and sold in luuy and Spain as^ •ere it my puce thia morning f lx appears mat I am cuurpsssnd Moat with dogs, aa Da vid says be was.’ He had scarcely commenced preaching again before there was a terrible equealiug aud kicking amoag tbe males and horses that were tied to trees elose tqr oot of the window, aod aaid ; * No barm done, my brethren. Just a cre tar with s aids saddle on has broken loose. Will some brother bead the animal t for no stater can walk home this hot day.* Quiet being restored, he coo tinned : _ . . J S hearty grasp; the eu-dial hand;,shake, medicine. Tub Genoese afterwards made if) .. from grain, and sol-1 it as a medicine in bot tles, and aoder the name of tbe * water of life.' Uutii tbe sixteenth century it was kept by apothecaries as a medicine- Daring ibe reign of Henry VIII.. brandy was first known He pot his head jn Jreland, and eooo its alarming effects in- dosed ihe Governor to pronibit its mannfae- About 120 years ago it was used ’ as a heritage, especially among the soldiers in the colonies in North America, under the runs notion that it prevented sickness Whistling Girls. Show me a’girl woo bxa the hardihood to whistle in thesadiys when everyjhing natural even to tbe ve/J hair of your h-,vl is at a dis count, aod I'll show yua a girl who can be de pended upon, one who will not ^itil yon in ti ne of need, and wiU^giye the trne, hand thake, the warm, genuine weie-ime—no tip [of the kid glove and a cold' how do yon dot' Who can brave danger, look toil in the face without shrinking, * laugh with those «ho laugh weep with those who weep, ps well as whistle with thoee who whistle;' who can, in short, take the world as she finds it, rougdrand rag ged, and not go through life as tbtagh she were walking on eggs and afraid oficrackiug shat I accomplish were accomplished in Egypt long ; before Greece and Rome had been heard of. j They have left no record of the means bv which obelisks weighing more than fonr hundred tons were lifted to a vertical position, and yet such achievements were by ho means rare. A stone intended to be used for the temple nf Baalbeck still lies in the quarry squared and ready for transport, whose weight is not lees than eleven hundred and thirty-five tons, al most as much as the base for the statae of Peter tbe Great, in the transportation of which so much difficulty was experienced that the irou balls on which it was proposed to roll it wure crashed, and a harder metal bad to b cuhstitkted. Itheso facts Pcould fully ap| date from what I saw at the royal arsenal Woolwich, a few. days ago. In the construc tion of the enormous gnn, intended to weigh ighty-one tons when finished, considerable difficulty was experienced in getting an appa ratus strong to lift the part already .completed' and which weighs fifty-five tons, to a vertical position and swing it into the chilling pit to eceive a final strengthening breaoh band, which weighs about twenty-five tons more.— More than a month had been employed in building tbe requisite machinery for this sin gle movement. And yet all the appliances of modern engineering were at the disposal ot tbe contrivers, and a motive power to which no limits can be assigned. When tbe compar ative strength and tension of iron and stone are taken into acceunt and the difference in length of the gun and the obelisk, how the latter was ever lifted iDto a vertical position appears little short of marvelous.—JYom Oc tuber Home <£• School. THE STORY OF LIFE. nd citizenship, tbe police powers of the "anti their oodt.il Ove^Wliife.’iiwtiaT states, it always was, and neither more nor less. Now, nobody pretends rhtjt South Caroli na denies or abridges to negros the right of voting, on account of color or race or former servitude. Therefore not Congress nr the President can on that account get inside the .State with troops. What, then, is the pretense f That there is an * insurrection.' Against whom nr what f The * State.' Where or how f By white men, organ z *d in riflln nr sabre clubs, and who. to use the felicitous language of Grant, ‘ ride up and down by night and day' intimidating vot ers by various reprehensible and intolerable methods. Do these intimidatnrs resist pro cess of the Courts t Never. How, then, is it insurrection against a • State t’ This is the pretense. What is the faet t The black population of Sooth Carolina is a tremendous majority. State officials and a'l Federal officials are Republicans. The white Democrats have been in a sad minority. The negroes have been taught that if they do not vote the Republican ticket Grant can and will remand them tn servitude. In this election the negroes are in large numbers upholding Hampton and Democracy- If a negro pro- poses to vote the Republican ticket he is ap planded by bis own race and the Federal of ficials. but if he prefers the Democratic tick et, the same persons * intimadate* him. This is on account nf the color of his vote and not of his stin. If a negro be driven awa' from the polls because holding a. Republican vote, and welcomed when he brings a Demo cratic vote, his voting free will has been de nied or abridged, not on account of‘race, color, nr previous condition of servitude,’ but on account of his politics. Has Grant nr the National Government anything to do with thatf Tbe negroes are intimidated by one another in Sonth Carolina, not because they are of African descent, but because the intim idators dislike their political purposes and propensities, and to change the latter Grant orders the army into tbe State. If the people of New York do not rebuke ibis monstrous act, they do not deserve country. I'm too Bnsy. A merchant sat at his office desk ; various letters were spread before him ; his whole be ing was absorbed in the intrlcaoies of his bu siness. A zealous friend of mankind entered tbe office. Mr. —, I want to interest yon a little in a few efforts for a beneficent cause,' said the good man. The merchant cut him off by replying, ‘ Sir. you most excuse me; but really I'm too busy at present to do anything.' ‘When shall I call again, sir f' ‘I cannot tell; I’m very busy; I'm busj everyday; excuse me, sir; I wish you good moruing.' Then bowing the intruder out of the office, he resumed the study of bis papers. The mer chant bad frequently repulsed the friends of humanity in this manner. No matter wbat was their object, he was always too bus; to listen to tbeir claims. He bad even told bis miniate! that he was too bus; for anything hut tn make money. ’SiK**ont^m‘ornmga‘ iTi HOLD "OUR VOTES! Ho! my comrades, see the signal Waving in the sky, Samuel la telegraphing Victory is nigh! Hold yoor rotes, for I am coming, Sammy signals still; Ware your answer back toward him, “ Bet your stamps we will l” See Grant’s broken hoots advancing, Chandler leading on; Robeson aod Be. knap fallen, Hayes’ courage gone. See the glorious banner waring, See our camp fires blaze; Samuel leads ua on to triumph Over R. B. Hayes. ■Fierce and long the battle rages, But our help is near; t*nward comes our great commander, All our souls to cheer. Hold your rotes, for I am coming, Sammy signals still; Ware your answer back toward him, “ Bet your stamps we will!” Ancient Engineering. A Suez Canal was constructed centuries be fore the time of Cyras the Great, and engin eering had bad no little share in recovering tbe lower tracts of the Valley of tbe Euphrates from tbe Persian Golf long before tbe Sargo nida wielded the sceptre over Western Asia. Iron fonnd io the rained palaces of Assyria An old farm honse with meadow wide. And aweet rich clover on each side, A bright-eyed boy who looked from out The door with woodbine wreathed about, And wishee his one thought all day: “Oh! if I could but fly a way From tills dull spot, the world to see, How happy, happy, happy. How happy would I be!” Amid the city’s constant din, A man who around the world has been, la thinking, thinking all day long, “Oh! if I could only tracy once more The field path to the farm-house door. The old green meadows could I see. How happy, happy, happy, How happy would I be!” grJcaCte ut omfYtnnrning a ilisagrafeable stranger stepp d very softly to his side, laying a cold, moist blind upon his brow, and saying, ‘ Go homo with me.’ The merchant laid down ht* pen; bis head grew dizzy, his stomach felt faint aod sick; be left tbe counting-room, went Home aod returned to bis bed chamber. Hie new unwelcome visitor had followed him, and now took bis place by tbe bedside, rrhisperinp ever aod anon, 'Yon must go with me.’ A cold chill settled upon the merchant's heart, lirn spectres of ships, notes and lands flutter ed before h is mind. Still his pii|se beat slower, bis heart heaved heavily, thick films gathered iver his eyes, his tongue refused to speak.— Then tbe merchant knew that the name of the visitor was Death. AH other claimants on bis attention, except tbe friends of Mammon, had always found a quick dismissal in tbe magic phrase, ‘ I'm too busy.’ Humanity, mercy, religion, had alike neeged liia influence, means and attention in vain. But when Death came, the excuse wae powerless; he was compelled to have leisure to die. Let us beware bow we make ourselves too bnsy to secure life's end. When the ex cuse rises to our lips, and we are about to say we are too busy to do good, let us remember we canuot be too busy to die. A Hard Bombardment. The greatest ammunition that we have heard f lately was need by the celebrated Commo dore C»e, of tbe Momevidian navy, who, in an engagement with Admiral Brown, of the Bue nos service, fired every shot from his locker. Wbat shall we do, sir!' asked tbe first lieutenant; • we've not a single shot aboard— round, grape, canister and double-beaded all gone.’ • Powder gono, eh V asked Coe. * No, sir—got lots of that.’ • We bad confounded hard cheese—a round Dutch one for dessert at dinner to-day—don’t you remember itf said Coe I ought to; I broke tbe carving-knife in trying to ent it, sir.’ • Are there any on board V • About two dozen—took ’em from a drover.' * Will they go into tbe 18-pounders f ‘ By thunder, Commodore, that’s the idea; I'll try ’em,* cried the first lnff. And in a few minutes tbe fire of tbe old Sarna Maria [Coe's ship.) which had ceased entirely, now opened, and Admiral Brown fonnd more shot flying over bis bead. Directly one ot them struck his mainmast, aad as it did so it scattered in ever; direction. * What the devil is that the enemy are fir ing V asked Brown; bat nobody coaid tell. Directly another one came in through a port and killed two men who stood near him; then, striking tbe bulwarks, bursted into flioders. * By Jove ! tuts is too much; this is some new Paixbam or other—I don't like 'em at all!' cried Brown. And then, as four or five more of them came slap through bis sails, be gave tbe orders Pi fill away, and actually back ed out of tbe fight, receiving a parting bread- sid" of Dutch cheese. This ie an actnal fact. Oar informant was tbe first lieutenant of Coe's ship. What the Democracy of ffoorghf Has Dane for Negro Education. We propose for the benefit of our Northern brethren who may be laboring under some misapprehension on the subject, to show by figures of an official character how the Radi- cala of Georgia not only did nothing for negro education, but absolutely stole everything de voted by law to that purpose; while the Dem ocrats of Georgia have entitled themselves to the everlasting gratitude of tho colored race by their efforts to give that rao,u tlio enlight ening benefits of a generous culture. The Radicals of this State have been wont to boast of their fostering care of the negro, and have deceived both the negro and the out side world as to what they have done. We shall puncture the fraud and show what a sham is their claim in this matter. They have also been accustomed to falsify the ac tion of tbe Democrats and to assert that they not only did nothing for tbe colored people, but opposed tbe welfare and progress of that people. We shall show that the Democrats 'f Georgia, when in power, have nut only remedied tbe stealings of a Retinol regime hut have taken advanced position in negro education and moat liberally devoted the pub lic money of the State to that purpose. Tbe figures that we shall give are as start ling as they are true. With all of its bombastic cl a i to of regard for the black and philanthropic endeavor to further his interest, the Radical administra tion of Bullock diverted the large sum of $376,834,37 oi the pnblic fund appropriated by law to pnblic education. And the records if the State Department show that bis ad ministration educated but 6 684 colored pu pils. This misapplicat ion of school funds ab solutely prevented the education of more of the colored people- And it is a remarkable fact that the education of those actually schooled was paid fur by it succeeding Demo cratic administration. The sum of *174 000 was raised by tbe first Democratic adminis tration that succeeded tho Bullock regime to nay the expenses nD public education undpr Bullock rule. ThnD,-miwtr;ir. not Unnfo n.M i shell; who deals in substance, not and in the Great Pyramid, bnilt four thousand Tdow! ] 7«ars before oar era, proves conclusively the ' ] knowledge of that metal at least six tbonsand .-Ifatntu would set good exanplts they years ago. Engineering operations i-ucb as re- aad'made men fearless in tbe field of battle.' might batch better habits. i 1 quire all tbe skill of modern mechanicians to ..•William,’ said Emeline, 'what do yon see in those wild, wild wavest’ ‘Sea foam,' curtly replied William. ..Wbat is tbe difference between an ac cepted and a rejected lover t Tbe accepted kisses tbe Miss and tbe rejected misses the kiss. ..- Ma dear,' said an intelligent pot, ‘ what do they play the organ so load for when cbnrcb is over t Is it to wake us up V ..The young lady that always wanted her sweetheart close ut baud, explains that 'twaa only a-nigh dear of her own. Bullock rule. The Democrate not fonly paid he State free school bills of thnir own admin- stration, but those of the Radical administra tion And the Radical dynasty not only di verted ail the school money of their own term, ■ut bad tbe Democratic regime following to pay what schooling it did do. This is tbe Radical record, as shown by the official figures, on this much misunderstood matter. In 1873. the first year of Democratic rule in Georgia since tbe war, tbe colored pupils educated at tbe expense of the Stare under the State free school system, was 19 755. or 13.091 more than the year before under Rad ical rule. In 1874 the colored pupils number ed 42 374, or an increase of 22 619 over 1873. In 1875 the number of negro scholars ednea- ed by the State was 50 359. We thus have 112.448 negro children edu cated under Democratic rule in throe years, against 8 664 under Radical rule, or a differ ence in favor of Democratic liberality to the black of 105,824. This is a very significant showing. In the year 1875 when tbe State of Georgia under Democratic rule educated 50.359 ne groes, she educated 105.990 white children, or inly twice as many more. Yet the whites pay ninety-nine hundredths of the taxes and num ber in population r45,822 white children to 116 869 colored children. We might carry this comparison farther, but think it only necessary to state the fact that for years the State of Georgia under a Democratic dynasty has appropriated by sol emn resolution of tbe Legislature $8,000 a vear to keeping up a colored University in Atlanta, while not one dollar dees she give to nor own white colleges This is a striking fact. Tbe State pays tbe white Staro Uni versity some interest money on a large amount of property sold to the State, bat to tbo col ored University alone dues sbe give monsy.— Atlanta Commonwealth. Wayside Gatherings. . -Trying times—Going to the dress-makers- ..Whenis a man thinner than a shinglef When be is a-shaving. .. Man proposes, but woman does as (he has a mind to—about it. ..Economy is the new fall fashion, and a very good fashion too. --Women guess everything; the; never make mistakes anless they think. . .Good headquarters for young men—on tbe shoulders of their sweethearts. ..It is impossible to travel into a woman's affections by getting on her truiu. ..Tbe highest compliment wo can pay to any being on earth is to say be or sbe is trne. ..The true gentleman needs no placard to announce his breeding, the ill-bred man still ..Why is a man who never lays a wager a regular gambler f 'Because be is no better ..A justice of tbe peace out iu Iowa has a pretty good sized heart. judging from a recent decision promulgated in bis court. It appears that a stern parent attempted to invade the -■acred precincts of bis parlor at a time when his presenoe could be dispenst-d with. An assault and battery case grew out of the affair, and tbe following is tbe decision of the justice. • ft 'pears that this youog fellow was court in' the plaintiff's gal in the plaintiff's parlor, and that plaintiff intruded and was put out by defendant. Connin' is a necessity, and must not be interfered with. Therefore, the laws of Iowa will bold that a parent has no legal right in a room where connin' is afoot; so the defendant is discharged and the plaintifl mast pay costs." isfiNcr_^WC.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Southern watchman. (Athens, Ga.) 1854-1882, October 31, 1876, Image 1