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VOLUME XLVI.]
MILLEDGE VILLE, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 9, 1875.
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Tho voice was unJeteirained,.^ the give up drink entirely. My influ- ! sorrowful figure of Major Cloud,
tones unsteady and, I will try, was cnce will be overpowering, and I am i announced the expiration of their
all he said. 110 ^ afraid to trust him.” , melancholy bliss. Rupert arose to
“Oh, Rupert > ane . 1 id tears fall “My precious child, you are only > depart but the troubled voice of the
upon the faces o. angels tha. '-ay, as a frail girl unacquainted with the • Major detained him.
the irresolute ansver fluctuated up-| stern, trying, realities of life; and j “You will not go until you name
on your lips? The heart of the pious do you propose to become a stay for and receive your prize?”
his weakness ? Indeed, my dauglit- i “Sir I have named my prize,” said
er if he cannot stand up firmly in 1 Rupert proudly,
the character of a protector to you, j “You transcended your privilege,
yours will be a wretched condition. ! Rupert, in claiming the hand of my
Do you not know that reason, virtue j daughter.”
and love are each—are all, dethom-
Major ached when he heard it, and
for five minutes there was silence ;
then again he spoke and his voice
was strong in its earnestness, deep
in its solemnity, “until that resolu
tion takes effect Rupert, you must
not seek the society of my child.”
“Major Cloud, you certainly will
not be so cruel. Having adminis-
tered the delicious poison, will you
now sever me from my only hope
of cure? Without Sweet's holy in-
or
—„ ‘Transcended my privilege! Is
ed by the poison of the serpent’s bite , not my privilege equal to that of
7—^ ,e adder’s sting ? You have no 1 any other man’s ? I thought it was
idea what it is to have a husband’s universally held, that the possession
stronger arm raised against you in j of a woman’s affections authorized
all the fury, the madness of intoxica- 1 any one to ask for her hand.”
tion. When my protection shall be j “I did not qaestion your privi-
fluence, or rather without the ; taken from you by death, may our < lege in that particular Rupert, but
strength and encouragement her , Father deliver you fjom the starving j the associating of it with tho privi-
i"' 1 " "”' 11 Mm * riT ahM h “ days of slavish toil, the sleepless ( le.;e of naming the prize awarded
nights of degradation and woe, that j you by the debating society.”
come invariably and with untold j “May it please your honor,”
Application far Di*nii*:
love will contribute, I shall be unas
ble to stand.”
“Then it is better to separate j
now,” said the same solemn voice. I
“Should I permit you as my dear !
children, to associate in the intimacy ;
of a betrothal, the link of affection i
would grow stronger each day. If a
... , . . separation at this period gives se-
.*3.. IH .' r .*?"" re ’.'.' sou j vere pain, what would be the result
in case you should eventually find
your resolution overcome by the
power of temptation ; as you as
suredly itrill, with no stronger sup
port than my daughter’s influence.
Indeed, my boy, grieved as I am to
deny you, I cannot, with any regard
to the future of my child—I cannot
allow this intimacy.”
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“SWEET CLOUD,”
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RUPERT VANE !
Where Shall the Blame Rest?
BY MARY i’. BUNT AN.
(Continued.)
CHAPTER II.
The morning breeze camo in gen
tle whispers through the library
window, and tbe sunshine struck its
peaceful lines across tbe carpet.
Major Cloud and Rupert Vane
stood face to face, the former in
blank astonishment, and tbe latter—
there yvas a perpetual blush upon
his youthful brow, yet his eye, blend
ing "deepness and height in its mod
est, earnest expression, was unwa
vering as it looked into that of his
senior. The flickering light of hope
was upon his heart, for he had re
quested as his prize, tbe band of his
precious Sweet in marriage.
Scarcely a moment they stood thus,
then the face of the Major took up
an expression of anxiety, and step-
ing forward he laid his hand upon
Rupert’s shoulder—a gesture at once,
the emphasis of affection and regret.
“Rupert, my son,” (the very tender
ness of that voice struck a shadow
across the young man s hope,) “of
all things I had not expected this-
Y’ou do not know for what you are
asking, boy.”
“Surely you do not refuse me?”
There was a yearning in the tones,
as in the dark eyes that still looked
into tho face of Major Cloud.
“My boy, she is our only daughter,
the pride of our home, pure as the
snow from heaven. I love you Ru
pert. I admire your disposition,
and your superior intellect, but you
have made it necessary for me to
acknowledge, what I have never men
tioned to any human being, that, in
your almost unobjectionable charac
ter, exists one all destroying, irreme
diable weakness.
I allude.
There was a bitter cry in the heart i through her tears. “My father I
of the young man, a cry of helpless j will be warned by dear Grandma’s
, — r „— , re
force upon the drunkard’s wife. ! plied Rupert, “does not the latter
“I have never told you child, of j couple an apology with the univer-
my early life, of my mother and our i sal right ?”
sufferings. And with much emo- j “Since you make it a matter of do-
tion he unfolded and spread before j bate," responded the Major, “May I
bis child the secret long bound up j not ask why you needed an apology
iu his bosom, carefully kept from j to exercise a right allowed all other
earthly ears. How the wife faith
fully endeavored to walk safely over
the maishes of life, leading her ine
briate companion, and guiding her
little children, but had failed. It
was a pathetic story, horrid in its
details, and -when he had ended,
Sweet twined her arms around his
neck, and the whisper throbbed up
despairing love, the counterpart of
agony. His brow was severely mark
ed by the pain of mortification, his
cheeks were flushed and liis dark
eyes fixed themselves with a fierce
steady look upon the author of his
woe.
“My son,” continued Major Cloud,
“do not feel so hurt I beseech you.
Heaven being my witness, I would
sooner have my right aim severed
from its socket than to wound you
so. Am I not pouring woe, the
deepest, perhaps, woman ever expe.-.
rienced upon the head of my own
child ? That fair head where naught
but blessings have hitherto rested ?
were you a father and the redeemed
child of a drunkard you would sym
pathize with me in this trying di
lemma.
“I would not have you receive
the impression that I consider you
a hopeless inebriate. By no means
you are quite young, and, with
your powers of mind, ought to rise
above this weakness. Y’ou have tho
co-operation of loving parents, and
fond sisters, who are looking to your
future with proud anticipations.
These should be sufficient to
strengthen your purpose, and estab-
I lish your reform. Be resolute, be
! courageous, in this matter, as yon
| are in things of less moment, and iu
! God s strength you will recover from
j “the adder’s sting.” While you re
fuse to appropriate such support, it
| is folly indeed to talk of the power
I of a wife’s affection. Do not, while
you call yourself a man, anticipate
I leaning upon the arm of your wife,
j She must lean on you instead.”
| Rupert stood unmoved, save that
! his lip quivered, and there was a
| moisture softening tho expression of
I his eye. Irresistable pleading crept
[ into the query: “Do you deny us
I one sad, precious parting?”
The Major bowed bis head an in-
I stant, then responded: To-morrow
j evening at 7 o’clock yon may see
! her, and may God bless you
j both, and, sanctify your sor-
I row.”
j “I will be here at that hour.” Run
i pert bowed himself haughtily from
I the room. Tho gentle breath of
Spring kissed his fevered brow,
whispering in vain:
“There is a balm for
wound.”
experience. I will abide your de
cision.”
The parents knelt with their darl
ing in prayer, and there was at least
a sense of quietude gathering about
their hearts when they said, “Go
now, daughter, and try to sleep,
trusting that the hand of Omnipo
tence guides your destiny.” What
could bo more admirable than the
conduct of this young woman? What
more commendable than this entire
resignation to the better judgment
of parents, who had never given her
cause to doubt them ? And what
pain more exquisite than thrilled
those parents on beholding it ?—but
one parental duty they had overlook
ed, and their darling was despoiled
of happiness.
By and by, tho restless mother
stole softly up to her daughter's
chamber, and found her, “sleeping
for sorrow.”
every
CHAPTER III.
“Oh, father! do not ask it of me,
indeed I cannot give up Rupert.”
The burning cheek of Sweet Cloud,
drenched with the warm tears that
You know to what j gushed up from her heart, was laid
I cannot consent for my j against her father’s troubled breast,
child to wed one who takes wine to J Only a few moments previous every
intoxication. Do not ask it of me.” j chord of that heart was awake to the
Hastily loosing himself from the ,
clasp upon his shoulder, Rupert in
dignantly replied : “If it is wrong
for me to take wine with my friends,
I assure you sir, I adopted the prac
tice from that pious Christian, that
influential member of society, known
as Major Cloud. Reared by a moth
er whose influence was early given
to the cause of temperance, I had
never tasted wine until I came to
reside in your village. And it was
in a no more degraded place than
your own parlor, in the presence of
feminine purity that my lips first
touched the ever pleasing, ever un
satisfying cordial. Tho smile of in
nocence said, and your manner of
presenting the cup testified that it
wrought no harm. And I have since
taken fearlessly, and without a feel*
ing of shame, what I drank unre
proved, in the presence of wisdom,
refinement, and innocence. In con
demning me for this, you must cen-.
sure yourself."
The brow of the Major was strange
ly damp, and something like the
shadow of conscious guilt spread it
self thereon. There was a tremor
in the hand he again reached forth,
and laid upon the young man s shoul
der, and his voice betrayed emotion
as be said: “I bad not considered it
in that light, Rupert God knows
whether I have erred. May He for
give me. I dare not ask forgiveness
of you while I still feel compelled to
reserve the hand of my child. Yet
surely none was ever more grieved
for his own son than I was for you
Rupert, when disabled by intoxica
tion, you leaned upon this arm for
support. Tbe grief was made keen
by coming first after you had been
established as the brightest genius
our village could boast, for solemn
is the truth, that, ‘where much
is given much will be required.’ God
alone knows how this heart in my
bosom writhed in bitter pain for you
that night, how my eyes refused their
sleep, and my brain its refreshment.
The possibility that I have laid the
foundation of your ruin is misery in
deed. O, my son! if I could but re
claim you. Promise me you will
not again touch, nor taste intoxica
ting spirits.”
stroke of love, and the responses of
joy. Her cheeks had been flushed,
her soft eyes luminious with the light
of happiness ; but alas ! it was only
the beautiful glow, that precedes a
; final sitting. Who could but pitc
her as she listened for the approval
j and heard instead the softly
I spoken, but joy-blighting request
i of her father. Who could hear un^
■ moved the low, quivering cry, dicta
ted by despairing hope “O, father!
I do not ask it of me, indeed I cannot
j give up Rupert ?” And did not the
I devoted heart of the father ache for
I his child ? Alas! that he had not
j discovered their adaptation to each
j other earlier! Timely and praden-
I tial measures might have saved them
I both this sorrow. His right arm
j embraced her, and the voice of the
strong man was very, very broken
as he said : “My child, if the giving
up of my life could remove this an
guish from you, I would not hesitate
to die. But my arm is powerless to
“I say, Yane, that cloud on your
face is anything but sweet.—Strik
ing contrast between it and tho one
on your heart.”
It was evening again and Rupert
was hastening for the last time to
tho home of his beloved. The jest
of his friend, and the clear, ringing
laugh that succeeded grated on tbe
young man’s ear and served to quick
en his step. Precisely at seven he
entered the elegant drawing-room,
and the next moment Sweet was in
his presence.
“Only a little moment of bliss,
my Sweet, when we had thought to
be all in all to each other through
life. There is a melancholy pleasure
iu being with you oven this little
while; a pleasure, I would not ex
change for a world, and yet I am al
most. wild with grieff
“Rupert, I, too am very wretched,”
and she bent her head in an attitude
of utter dejection.
Perhaps it was this expression of
her feelings, that threw across the
gloom of his mind, the bow of hope.
Would she “forsake father and
mother” to be with him ?
“Your father has informed yon
that I have been intoxicated, but
Sweet I was only overpowered by
tho congratulations of my friends
and I thoughtlessly partook of the
social glass until I become uncon
scious. I have taken it here in this
room until I felt it stealing through
my veins with a delicious tingle.
You did not reprove me then, and I
do not think that this last act de
serves such severe discipline. The
humiliation, I feel at the thought of
being shut out from your pure pres
ence, considered unworthy to enjoy
the ennobling love which is filling
my heart, and thrilling my whole
being, is more than my nature can
bear-”—
“Oh ! Rupert do not talk so mad
ly. It brings an awful sensation
through my mind to hear you. You
must not feel humiliated by this
separation. Perhaps it is best for
us at present, father thinks so, or he
would not require it. His sympathy
for us assures me that he is only
trying to secure our happiness Over
come, Oh, Rupert ! persevere in over
coming and we shall yet be happy.”
“Your father believes that persua
sion would, at any period of life,
undermine my resolution, at least
lie is afraid it might, aDd therefore
he withholds you from me. Oh,
my darling ! do you yield to this de
cree, and will you drive me from you
forever ?”
“Rupert, it is my duty to obey
dear, kind father, but I do not drive
you from me, indeed you must not
say so-”
“What then ? How am I to rec
oncile the statement that you submit
save you from the torture of disap , , , - ,
pointment; yet, if you will bear this 1 t , ohls judgment, and yet you do not
; 1 , i i , -n iinve me from von 1
courageously my daughter, you will
be saved a deeper, more abiding woe.
Should death claim you to-day I
would rather take this fair head from
j my bosom and lay it upon its coffin
j pillow than to consent for it to rest,
! in wedl®ck, upon the miserable,
i wrangling breast of an inebriate.”
“Father!” the word fell almost
reproachfully from her lips, and she
lifted her head in astonishment.
“So it is possible, my daughter,
that you do not know Rupert some
times drinks to intoxication ?”
“I do not know it, I cannot believe
it, father.”
“He has actually leaned upon
my arm in a state of intoxica
tion, and my heart bled as I conduc
ted him home.” A Bhudder thrilled
the delicate creature and her face
was again upon the bosom of her
father. “Yes, Sweet, if it could be
onr Father’s will, I would prefer to
lay you away beneath the spring
grass than to give you in marriage
to such a one. For your sleep in
the grave would be sweetly peace
ful, while life with a drunkard would
be an abiding misery.”
Recovering gradually from her
From such a youth as Rupert j astonishment, and gathering some of
Yane, one w'ould have expected the j her former confidence in her lover,
resolute answer of a temperance j Sweet replied, “Loving one as liu-
oath : “I promise ; God being my j pert does, father, ho will never be
helper,” but that was not his answer. I unkind, indeed, for my sake, he will
drive me from you ?
“Why Rupert, I am not going to
think of you as hopelessly lost. I
expect you to re-establish yourself
in my father’s confidence, and he will
yet be proud, and happy to acknowl
edge your suit”
“To accomplish that would re
quire long years of persistent self-
denial. I do not allude simply to
the act of denying myself a social
participation with my friends, but
to tho enjoyment of your socie
ty. To remain right here in our
village and see you in friendly asso
ciation with my companions and my
self excluded—oh ! Sweet, the very
anticipation is maddening. I can
not remain here; I must leave at
once; but my plans for the future are
yet undeveloped.”
Poor girl! She tried to subdue
her anguish and speak encouraging
ly, but Rupert was persistent in his
grief, and talked sorrowfully, that
last evening they spent together on
earth.
“No matter how far separated, my
Sweet, I will carry with me the assur
ance that you love me—and you must
remember at all times, that my heart
Why take advantage of an
extra privilege? Why not, manly,
exercise the universal pri vilege, with
out an apology ?”
“So it is true, I needed no apol
ogy, save to satisfy the right of a
parent to decide the point of equali
ty, in marriage. When I gained the
prize and you allowed me to name
it, I considered that I had won both
your esteem and admiration. I could
not think of asking for such an ans
gelic hand as Sweet’s in marriage
without first proving myself deserv
ing. This, I thought I had done
when you granted me such an un
bounded right as to name my prize.
Of course, it was natural to claim
thatalone which could satisfy the crav
ing of a heart, already overflowing
with ardent love. I will accept noth
ing else, and until Sweet is mine,
I shall consider tou indebted to me
to tbe inestimable amount of her
worth.”
While they had been speaking,
Sweet glided quietly from the room
and now returned with her bible
which she held out to him saying
between her sobs: “You will take
this Rupert.”
“Rupert extended his hand with a
singular light in his eye. “As a pledge,
I will take it, my Sweet. In Heaven
it shall be redeemed.”
With the last words he caught her
in his arms, strained her to his aK
most bursting heart, kissed her lips
passionately, then gently loosing her,
disappeared.
The father who looked now like a
man of much sorrow, bowed his head
and went out leaving tho young girl
alone with her grief.
Who was most to blame for the
anguish wrought in that house, the
just Judge knoweth, but wo know
who suffered most. It was the maid
en who lay senseless upon the carpet
iu the drawing-room. Her gentle
mother coming in to speak some
word of condolence found her there,
and a piercing cry from her lips
brought the Major to her side. The
toars were yet undried upon the face
of Sweet Cloud and her father brush
ed them away. It was a long time
before life’s current moved naturally,
and longer still ere reason resumed
its sway. Spring had wanned into
summer, summer had cooled into
autumn, and autumn was freezing
into winter, when she began to move
slowly, listlessly about the house.
“If father had only told me soon
er, before I bad taken the great joy
so entirely to my bosom, it would
not have been so hard. But my
heart, my poor heart; it aches! it
aches!”
She gazed through her frosted
window pane with a wild stong look
in her eyes. The wind swept over
the earth like a sheet of invisible ice;
she heard its low, quivering crash as
it shattered itself against the elms and
its deep moan, as it fell in the pines,
came to her like the solemn voice of
a mighty, distant cataract, and still
she whispered to herself; “my heart
aches ! my heart aches!”
Not until the downy blossoms waved
upon the fruit-trees, and the voice of
glad-hearted birds made melody in
the spring sunshine, did Sweet
Cloud lift up her head and say sol
emnly :
“Ho cliasteneth every child whom
he receiveth.”
There v. as healing in the realiza
tion. After that, though her voice
had lost its glad peal, and a shadow
flitted anon in her ( yes, resting light
ly about her mouth, there was per
fect reconciliation. The stranger
who chanced now to look upon her
face thought, involuntarily, of an
opening lilly with bruised stem, or
its tender fibers torn by tho stream
of which they sought support. She
was ready for some gentle hand to
bear her awa}' to a celestial bower.
Did you ask after Rupert ? Alas,
for the impetuosity of youth ! Even
while poor Sweet was crying out in
her delirium, “Do not, oh! do not
leave us,” he was going, with the
speed of steam, from a home where
virtue folded her snowy pinions, go
ing out into a world darkened by
the wing of vice, there to undertake
the establishment of his strength of
purpose. Then Sweet recovered suf
ficient to inquire about him, no trace
to his retreat had been discovered.
His mother in grief for her son pined
for a time, then resigned herself to
the chill embrace of death. They
laid her underneath a marble slab
and planted the ivy to twine about
its whiteness. His father s mind
became much impaired from the se
vere disappoinment he realized, and
indeed the pride of the whole family
was broken. Instead of being re-
garded “a social acquisition, to any
community," they became proverbial
for their seclusion.
Still, there were those who con
fidently expected his return. “It
will be the making of him,” they
said. “He will come back from the
world, as gold, from the crucible.
He is not the first young man of
talent who left home, and kindred,
and friends to reach the summit of
fame."
Was the hope vain ?
(Concluded next week.)
Sow to Stop a Paper-
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will fail to stop it in this way. Do
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Sign yonr name, also the town and
State where your paper is sent, in
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Gathering autumn leaves was for-
is wedded to yonrs. I will never mer jy a fashionable amusement, but
forget nor disregard our vows of
betrothal; and if not on earth, they
shall be consummated in heaven."
The door unclosed slowly, and the
since the irruption of the pinch back
dress the gathering has been con
fined to boys.
[Paris Correspondent of the N. Y. Post.]
Bismarck’s Brandy.
“Scarcely a day passes,” said a
Frenchman to me, “that the Prince
Bismarck does not receive a present
of some sort- But then he has a
manner peculiar to himself when he
wishes to have something and
doesn’t care to pay for it- The last
day of the session of the Reichstag
he goes to meet tho members from
Nordhausen, a locality where they
manufacture a brandy which is said
will make the dead speak.” (Ou Von
Jabrique une eau de vie quijaitpar-
ler les morts.) “Gentlemen, delight
ed to see you,” says he to them with
a hearty welcome, inquires about the
health of their families, and regrets
his inability to visit them at home.
“By the by, bow goes business? Do
the famous distillers of Ncrdhausen
sustain their ancient reputation? I
once drank a brandy that came from
there, of magnificent boquet and
limpidity, the iftemory of which still
clings to me.” “Your excellency,”
eagerly replied the members, “we
hope very soon to prove to you that
we still march in the glorious steps
of our ancestors, and that the fa
mous brandy of Nordhausen has not
lost its unrivaled reputation.” Two
days after a small barrel of brandy
is placed in the cellars of the Prince,
and a letter from the leading distilK
ers of Nordhausen begs him to ac
cept this feeble mark of their admira
tion and sympathy.
Those who are in the habit of
paying in compliments for what they
get, can take comfort and courage-
ment from the example of the above
distirmuised man.
Insults.
It is always better to pass a dozen
intended insults without recognition,
than to take offence at a single unin
tention neglect or reflection. Miss
understandings are fruitful of more
unkindly feelings in society than ev
er results from deliberate ill nature.
Hundreds of friendships have been
sundered by that egotistical sensi
tiveness which is ever looking for
offence. We can all point to certain
persons who are thus morbidly sen
sitive to a painful degree. They are
disagreeable companions. We need
not spend our precious time in point
ing to them however. We have each
something to guard in our own char
acter. We are each inclined to take
offence too easily. If we conld re
move this ever-jealous watchfulness,
society would gain a new charm, or
rather, it would be relieved of a very
disagreeable feature. Pass neglect,
then, and personal reflections, as
gracefully as possible, instead of
taking the risk of being offended
when no offence is intended.
Maturity in Grace.
Maturity in grace makes ns willing
to part with worldly goods; the green
apple needs a sharp twist to separ
ate it from the bough; but the ripe
apple parts readily from the wood.
Maturity in grace makes it easior to
part with life itself; the unripe pear
is scarcely beaten down with much
labor, while its mellow companion
drops readily into the hand with the
slightest shake. Rest assured that
love to tho things of this life, and
cleaving to this present state, are
sure indications of immaturity in the
divine life.—Spurgeon.
The Griffin, Monticello & Madison
railroad property was sold at Griffin,
on Tuesday, tho 2nd iust., by the
Commissioners to -Judge Lochrane,
as the highest bidder, for five thous
and dollars. It was an immense
sacrifice.
“If Jones undertakes to pull my
nose,” said a loud mouthed fellow
on a street corner, “he will have his
hands full. ’ The crowd looked at
the man’s ears and thought so too.
A Romantic Wedding.—Under this i
head the Atlanta Herald notes the ,
marpago at Grantvillo, last Thors- j
day, of Dr. James A. Beasley, of j
West Point, and Miss Lucy Pope, of
Washington, and adds:
The couple first met two weeks
ago at a sociable bop given by the
young gentlemen of West Point in
honor of the visit of the Misses Pope
to that place. The Doctor, who, by
the way, is one of the most sociable
and jolly of gentlemen, was at once
smitten with the grace and charms
of the young lady, and at once was
satisfied that he was afflicted (or
blessed) with a case of love at first
sight. The next week he made a
formal call upon the young lady and
proposed. She laughingly and good
humoredly replied “yes”—attaching
no importance either to the proposal
or the answer given. A week ago
she came to Grantville to be present
at the marriage of her friend, Miss
Norwood, mentioned above. On
Wednesday, Dr. Beasley came to
Grantville on the regular passenger
train from West Point, and at once
sought the presence of Miss Pope,
and in a plain matter-of-fact way told
her that he had come “on business”
and “meant business,” and she must
tell him then if she would marry him
or not. After some further discus-*
sion usual on snch momentous oc
casions, she finally, like a sensible
woman, told him she would. That
point being settled, the next qucs>
tion was, when shall it be? and tak
ing a sensible and practical view of
the whole matter, suggested that as
there was to be a marriage on the
following day, and everything ar
ranged, and the minister and wits
nesses be present, why not have a
double wedding? This novel but
sensible plan was agreed to by the
fair lady, and now nothing was want
ing but the license. It was twelve
miles to Newnan, and the sun was
down. But nothing daunted the
Doctor at once secured the company
of a friend, and getting tho use of a
hand car, the two set out for the Or
dinary’s office with all the energy
and spirit that love and happinees
could inspire. Arriving at Newnan,
the license was procured, and the
party set on their return to Grant
ville, where they arrived at midnight.
The next day the two bridegrooms
elect, with their friends repaired to
the residence of Major Moreland,
and were married at noon.
The Federal Marshal at Savannah
sold 1,263^ acres of land last Tues
day for $200. The land lies in
Dougherty county.
Old Zach Chandler will make new
rules for the Interior Department,
one of which is that the morning
cocktail shall have precedence over
all other business.
Economy is the only redemption
of our people from want and vassals
age, and if rigidly persisted in, uni
ted with reasonable industry, will
inevitably prove the panacea for all
our ills and troubles.
The corn crop in Missouri is enor
mous, and selling in some counties
at fifteen cents a bushel.
The Buena Vista Argus publishes
the following as a warning: “In
Talbotton a negro man had been un
der the treatment of a negro doctress,
for some time. She has, heretofore
been regarded as a good and well
intentioned woman. On Sunday
last she administered to him a dose
of medicine, of her own preparation,
after which he began to grow worse,
and continued to do so until he died
on Monday. A post mortem exami
nation has furnished evidence that
the compound administered was
poisonous, and produced the death.
Fibebrands.—Treating of the Car-
ruth-Landis affair, the Baltimore Son
thus speaks: “There are no doubt
men connected with the press who
are in no way fitted, either by intel
lectual, moral, or any other kind of
training, to be edacators or exem
plars of the public. With the taste
for mischief of monkeys, and with
no higher moral sense, or even sense
of decency, they scatter sparks as
recklessly about a “powder maga-.
zine, ’ and consider an explosion, if
it does not involve themselves, one
of the funniest things in the world."
Only a fourth part of the farming
territory comprised within the United
States is under cultivation, and that
not up to its full productiveness by
one-half its capicity.
AUGUSTA HOUSES.
C ARPETS, Oil Cloths, Window Shades,
Wall Papers. Lace Curtains, Curtain Goods,
Cornices, Mattings, Sec. JAMES G. BAILIE
Sc. BROTHER, Broad Street. [50 ly.]
C V. WALKER, Auction and Commission
• Merchant and Furniture Dealer, 317, 319
and 3-’l Broad Street, ['>0 6m ]
D OOR, SASII and BLIND Manufacturer,
Wm H. Goodrich, Reynolds St. (50 Gm.J
QUN MAKER aud Dealer, E. H. ROGERS,
245 Broad Street.
[50 6m .j
PROPRIETOR OF
Augusta Granite Works,
Near Union Depot, Augusta, Ga.
All kinds of work neatly done at short notice.
August 3, 1876 2 ly.
MISS F.B. PERKINS,
(FROM BALTIMORE,)
hadies* Hair ^Dresser,
Keeps constantly on hand and makes to Order
at the Shortest Notice every description of
Hair Work, such as
WIGS, BRAIDS, CURLS, Slc.
399 Broad Street, opposite Planters’ Hotel,
APfiUSTA, GEORGIA.
Oct. 5th, 1875. 11 3m.
£3. BROOK.BR,
COTTON FACTOR AND
Commission Merchant,
McIntosh, below Reynolds Street,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
Will sell cotton for ONE DOLLAR per bale
eommision, with usual storage.
Oct. 5th, 1875. 11 3in.
TIMMERMAN & WISE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
233 Broad St., AUGUSTA, GA.
Opposite Central and Globe Hotels.
Oct. 26,1875. 14 1m.
I. fi.
Furniture Dealer,
147 aid 149 Broad Street,
AUGDSTA, GA.
I CAN 8H0W THE LARGEST ASSORT
MENT OF
FURNITURE
in the city, and my prices are as low as any
bouse in the trade. Call and examine mv
stock.
Oct. 26, 1875. 14 3m.
SAMUEL POLFUS,
Sailor- anil Ghi'-afije/’,
No. 7 Drayton Street,
SA YAMNAIT, GEORGIA,
Invites the attention of the public genermllv
to his new selected stock of French and English
Cloths, Caasimeres and Vestings, all the latest
styles of Goods, adapted to the season, which
will be made up to order in the most approved
styles of Fashion. A full line of Gents Furnish
ing Goods. All Goode Warranted as .represented.
Hept, 28,1*75. 10 6m.
MACON CARDS.
3K. j. ronMgffON,
Has received lor Fall aud Winter Trade, 1874-5,
Watches, Jewelry, Silrer Ware,
FANCY GOODS. FINE CUTLERY,
Musical Instruments, Strings, Ac.
Sole Agent for the Celebrated
DIAMOND PEBBLB SPECTACLES,
EYE-GLASSES, k.
Particular Attention given to Repairs on Fine
and Difficult Watches.
JEWELRY, Ac, REPAIRED, aed ENGRAV
ING. Heavy and Medium 14,18 and 22 Karat
Plain Gold Kings and Badges made to order
and Engraved at Short Notice.
Corner Mulberry A Second St’s,
MACON, GEORGIA.
(OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.)
Nov, 10,1874. 16 ly.
LANIER HOUSE
S. DVB, Proprietor.
Mulberry Street, - Macon, Georgia.
The above named Hotel has been recently
refurnished and fitted np for the accommode
tion of transient as well as permanent Board
ers. Persons will find it to their interest to stop
at this House, as its central location makes it
•.very desirable place for merchants and fam
ilies coming to the city for business, or lor a so-
jonrn ot pleasure. An ELEGANT 8AMPLE
ROOM has been fitted np for the special nse of
commercial travelers.
The table always supplied with allthe luxu
ries ol the season, from first markets, and can
be surpassed by none in the Sonth-
Omnibus to convey passeegera to and from
the Hotel and all trains, free of charge.
B. DUB, Proprietor.
April 18. 1872 . 6m
ulmbris;
LIVER CORRECTOR,
TRADE
^ARK-
F OR DISEASES ARISINGjFROM DISOR-
ganized state of the Liver, such as
Dyspepsia, Obstructions of the Viscera, Sion*
in the Gall Bladder Dropsy, Jaundice,
Acid Stomach, Constipation of the
Bowels. Sick aud Nervous Head
ache, Diarrhoea aud Dysente
ry, Enlarged Spleen, Fever
and Ague, Eruptive and
Cutaneous Diseases, such
as St. Anthony’s Fire, Erysip
elas, Pimples, i’ostules and Boils,
Female Weaknesses. Affections of the
Kidneys aud Bladder, Piles and many other
disorders caused by derangement of the liver.
This preparation, composed as it is of some of
the most valuable alteratives known, is invalu
able for the restoration of tone and strength to
the system debilitated by disease. Some of onr
best Physicians, who are familliar with the com
position of this medicine, attest its virtues and
prescribe it It is a pleasant cordial.
PREPARED yBY
B. F. ULMER, IU-
SAVANNAH, - - - GEORGIA.
Sold by all Druggists, Price, $1.
For sale in Milledgeville by B. R.
Herty, Druggist.
Aug 17,1875. 6 3m.
T. B. IRTOPfi, Agent,
(Formerly Jnnior Partner of J. B Artope & Son)
DEALER IN
Marble and Granite Work,
MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES,
Box Tombs, Vases, Iron Railing,
Copings, Building Work, &c.,
Ctner Secwwd and Poplar Streets,
Opposite J. W. Burke Sc. Co.’s, rear of Ross Sc
Coleman’s.
BZACOre, GA.
43 ly.
Orders Solicited.
May 17, 1875.
THE ISAACS HOUSE,
Cherry Street, - Macon, Ga*
H AVING some of the finest rooms in the city.
Wild meals at the tables D’Hote— $2 00
per day, or 50 cts. to 75 cts. for room, and meals
to order. Lower rates by the week, aDd every
effort made to give comfort and satisfaction to
guests.
B. ISAAC*, Proprietor.
April 22, 1875. ly
ELLIS & CUTTER,
Manufacturers of
Doors, Sash and Blinds.
AND DEALERS Ilf
Rough and Dressed Lumber, Build
ers’ Material, &c., Ac.
J. E. ELLIS. ? M. H. CUTTER.
( Wharf Mtreet,
MACON. GA.
March 15, 1875. 34 ly.
SAM’L. HALL.
C. L. BARTLBTT.
WM. A. LOFTON.
HILL, LOFTON & BARTLETT,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BEAOOXT, - GEORGIA.
Office over City Bank.
W ILL practice in the counties of Bibb, Jas
per, Jones, Putnam, Baldwin, Wilkinson,
Twiggs, Washington, Houston, Crawford
Dougherty, Upson, Monroe, Dooly, Macon, Lau
rens. Dodge, Pulaski, in the Supreme Court of
Georgia, ana the Circuit aud District Courts of
the United States.
Sept. 14, 1875. 86m.
MACON SAVINGS BANK.
CAPITAL
No. 42 SECOND STREET,
(Opposite Triangular Block.)
C HARTERED BY ACT OF LEGISLA
TURE of Georgia, and approved by the
Governor.
This is tho first regularly Chartered Savings
Bank ever established in this city, and it offers
inducements to Fanners, Mechanics, Clerks, La
borers, Women, Children, and all classes, both
white and colored, to deposit their savings,
which they have not had im the past, viz : SE
CURITY AND PROFIT. Has been in opera
tion only eight months, and has fonr hundred
and fifty-seven (457) Depositors. Interest at
seven per cent, paid on all sums from *1 upward,
aDd compounded aemi-aouually.
OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT AT ONCE!
The fact that you have money In the Bank
will add to your self-respect.
Persevere im the Habit of Saving!
Feelings of honorable independence will grow
as your Bank Account increases.
The Bank is opeu daily from 9 a. *.to 1 r.n.
and from 3 to 4 r. n., and on Saturdays from 9
a. m. to 1 r. sc., and from 3 to 8 r. m.
J. M. BOARDMAN, President-
H. T. POWELL, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
W. A. HUFF, W. P GOODALL, B. P.
WALKER. H. T. POWELL, J. M.
■BOARDMAN.
Oct. 12, 1875 12 6m.
THOMAS WOOD,
DEALER IN
FURNITURE,
Carpets, Window Shades,
WALL PAPER AND MATTINGS.
Elegantly Finished Metal Cues and Caaketa.
▲Leo
Cases, Coffins and Caskets,
in all Woods. Orders by Telegragh promptly
attended.
Next to “Lanier House,’’
ICON, GA.
Oct. 12, 1875.
12 3m.
“NATIONAL HOTEL.”
(Nearly Opposite the Passenger Depot.)
MAOOX, Q-A.
H AVING been Uioroaghly renovated, en
larged, improved and refurnished through
out, continnee open to visitors, on
Tens Graded to Sail toe Mest
ECONOMICAL,
With every appointment complete, and accom
modations FIRST CLASS in eveiy particnUr.
The present management extend* a “"*7
vitation to traveller* and the public, to give the
NATIONAL
a trial, pledging every effort to give satisfao-
Nov. 2,1875. 15 ly-
JENNINGS & ASHLEY,
WHItB Pin
Deers, Sash, Bliads, Maatols,
MOULDINGS, &c.,
31 & 33 lhoad Street.
AYLAJf TA, GA.
October *, 1875. 11 Am.
BEHEi
The Great Reputation
which Dr. Pemberton’s Fluid extract of Siillin-
gia (or Queen's Delight) has attained in all sec
tions of the country as a
GREAT AND GOOD MEDICINE
and the targe number ot testimonials which are
constantly being received from persons who
have been cured by its use, is conclusive proof
of its gteat merits.
This Great Health Restorer
is a positive specific and cure for Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaints, Constipation, Headache, Diz
ziness, Pains in the Back Kidney Complaints,
Jaundice Female Weakness. Lumbago,Gener
al Debility, Gravel, Gout. Scrofula, Cancerous
Humor, fcrysipelas, Salt-Rheum, Ringworm,
Pimples and Humors on the Face, Old Ulcers,
Rheumatism. Mercurial aud Syphilitic Affec
tions.
It removes all .Mercurial or other poisons from
the Blood, aud soon restores the system to per
fect health and purity. That Palo, Yellow,
Sickly looking skin is soon changed to one of
beauty,fresliuessaud health. It w'!l cure aDy
chronic or long standing diseases, whose real or
direct cause is bad blood. A tiial will prove it.
Thousands have been snatched as it were from
the grave by its miraculous power, who now en
joy health and happiness, where once all was
misery.
It invigorates and strengthens the whole sys«
tern, acts upon the secretive organs, allays in
flammation, cures ulceration, and regulates tha
bowels.
Dr. Pemberton’s 3til!ingia or
8 ;neen’s Deligfit gives Health,
trength and Appetite.
It purifies the Blood, and renovates aDd
invigorates the whole system. Its medical
properties are alterative, tonic, solvent and diur
etic.
For testimonials of wonderful cures, send to
the Proprietor, or call upon your Druggists. Tho
genuine is prepared ODly by.
Dr. J. S. PEMBERTON,
Chemist, Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by all first-class Druggists.
Office of George Adair, Wall Street,
Ltla
Atlanta, Ga , July 16, 1875. (
Dr. J. S. Pemtei ton—Dear Sir: I have used
your Extract of Stillingia for a chronic skin affec
tion of many years standing, which made a curei
after all other remedies had failed. I have
known your Stillingia used in the worst cases of
scrofula, secondary syphilitic diseases, rheuma
tism, kidney and liver affections, with great
success. In fact, I have never known it to fail
in the most desperate cases. I consider it the
greatest blood purifier known- Yours truly,
J. C. EVANS.
For sale by B. R. HERTY, Millegeville, Ga.
July 27, 1875. 32 ly.
FRENCH’S HOTEL,
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN,
Opposite City Hall, Park,. Court
House and New Post-Office,
NEW YORK.
All Modern Improvements, including Elevator
Rooms $ 1 per day and upwards-
T. J. FRENCH Sc. BROS., Proprietors.
July 27, 1875.
1 ly.
> 25^£ALBtl5y
S&SD FOR CATALOG
June 1, 1875. 45 ly.
P. P. TOALE,
Manufacturer of
DOOSS, S1.SH2S,
Blinds, Flooring, Ac., Ac.
Dealer in
APJBW/ 5, fWW
Paints, Oils, &c.
Sole Agent for
The National Mixed Paint Co*,
The Great American
fire extinguisher CO-,
Page Machine Belting Co.
■BHD FOR PRICES.
OFFICE AND WAREROOMS,
H (li 90 Sc 33 (laync A 33 A 33 Pluck-
■rj niKHs.
FACTORY and YARDS,
Ashley River, West End Brand Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Sept. 21, 1875. 9 ly.
McCONNELL’S
European House
AND
RESTAURANT,
116 & 118 Bryan St, opposite Screv
en House,
SArAJKVAH, GA.
Board with Room, $2.00 per day.
Room without Hoard, 75c. to $1.00.
A. FERNANDEZ, Manager.
Sept. 28, 1875. 10 an-