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Milledgevilde, March 1, 1881.
THE FOURTH ESTA
Number III.
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| Darien Ghzett*.]
Macon will Have the State Fair this yea^ The Pres* of Georgia. taken in Ite sepa
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This Is as it should b<L
Gen. Custer was killed by an Indian chief
named itain-ln-the-Face.
The Macon Daily llerald has suspended,
and will bo issued as a Sunday paper.
Last year the United States imported
$32,000,000 worth of silks, and produced
$30,000,000 worth of silks.
Accor 11 n ff to the census there were in
the Southern States in 1870, *,242,003 ™-
groos. In 1880, 5,043,891. Increaso, 1,401,«88.
ltcn. Franklin’s head was level when he
spit out this little piece ot advice-.My
son, deal only with men who advertise,
you will lose nothing by it.”
It is now given out that General Gordon,
backed by capitalists will build the Geor
gia Western Railroad Immediate^. Work
will be begun in the next thirty days.
. irvou let your county paper stop, you
will Ingoing back on your b^t friend-
that instructs, amuses and interests
vour whole family, and labors for the good
of the community in which you live.
Maj. l’ond, Ileury Ward Beecher’s tall
lecture agent, has sued for a divoroo from
his wifo who lias been married five times
when Maj. Fond became hor husband. Mr.
Beecher marriod the pair.
Hon. Joshua Hill has been suggested
as a member of Garfield’s Cabinet. Mr.
Hill is one of the best men in Georgia and
his appointment would gratify all the peo
ple of Georgia, irrespective of party.
A distinction: Verde do Foore: “There’s
that lucky dog, Newwed, who just married
a million!” Tom Tiuchacer: “Never mar
ry for money, my boy; but if you ever
meet a nice girl with plenty or tin try to
lovo her.”
Mrs. Bay Gordon, a Philadelphia milli
ner, smuggled a large quantity of silk,
laces and velvets into New York, recently.
A petticoat was discovered, which she had
worn, weighing 30 pounds, and containing
200 yards of beautiful and expensive silk.
When Senator Edmunds of Vermont was
a member of the House, his colleague,
Judge Collamer was asked his opinion of
Edmunds. He replied, “Edmunds can see
a lly on a barn door farther than any mem
ber of the House, but he can’t see the barn
door.”
A candidate for medical honors, having
thrown himself into a fever from his inca
pacity for answering the questions, was
asked by one of the Professors—“How
would you sweat a patient for the rheuma
tism?" He replied, “I would send them here
to be examined.”
A colored woman at Athens killed a very
fat turkey gobbler, and in cutting up tho
gizzard of tho turkey sho found embedded
therein a silver ten cent piece. The dime
was considerbly eaten away, showing that
it had been encased in the gizzard for some
time. _ _
Marshall McDaniel from Georgia was
killed by Apache Indians in New Mexico,
while out on a prospecting tour. His
friends in Georgia can address A. F. Par
ker, Silver Camp, New Mexico, near Lake
Valley F. O., who will cheerfully affoid
them any information in his power.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of General
B. E. Leo, is said to be a beautiful and
queenly woman. She has been in Wash
ington this winter, and has received many
attentions. No daughter of General Let'
has married, and Custis Lee, president of
the Lee university, is a bachelor long past
the meridian of life.
Hon. Fernando Wood was born in 1812.
He commenced life as a cigar maker. Ho
amassed a large fortune as a shipping mer
chant in New York City. He was elected
to Congress at the age of 28. Was Mayor
of New York three terms and member of
Congress about 20 years. He was always
a staunch friend to the South.
Prolific Cotton—Messrs. Mark W.
Johnson A- Co., dealers in seeds, fertilizers
ami farm implements, Ac., of Atlanta, Ga.,
arc offering for sale Jones’ Improved Cotton
Seed as the greatest improvement yet made
in the plant. It would be well to givo this
a trial. Bead the advertisement of this
old, well-known and reliable house, and
send them orders for anything in their line
or apply to them for information in regard
to improved seeds or implements.
Mr. John II. Killian, road master of the
Fort Royal and Augusta Railway Compa
ny, was thrown from a wood car on the
Augusta and Knoxville railroad at the up
per end of Green street, Augusta, Ga.,.
by the car jumping from the track. Tho
car passed over his body mangling him in
a terrible manner. He died in 20 minutes.
Mr. Killian was 30 years old and leaves a
wife and son in Charlotte, N. C. Ho was a
most efficient officer and will bo greatly
missed.
Mr. Daniel Bruce Hack, died at Rich
mond factory, near Augusta, Ga., Friday
night, Fob. 18th, after 2 weeks illness from
pneumonia. Mr. Hack was born in Mass
achusetts January 18th, 181G. Ho had Ikjoii
in business in anti near Augusta for 35
years. Ho was the owner of Richmond
Factory and partner in two large mercan
tile firms of Augusta, Young A Hack and
Smith, Hack A Co. He ioavos a wife, two
6ons and two daughters. Ho was very
wealthy and was a littoral minded, pro
gressive citizen.
A largo meeting was held in Atlanta, Ga.,
February 17th, in the interest of the Irish
Land League. Speeches were made by Mr,
Pascal J. Moran, ex-Mayor Calhoun, Mr. J.
II. Parnell, a brother of tho great Irish ag
itator, Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta, Mr.
Sam W. Small, Capt. Burke, Col. Spencer,
and Mr. Edw. Angler. A letter was read
from Gen. Clement A. Evans laying down
two propositions. 1st. Ireland’s soil must
be held for Ireland’s use. 2d. Irish opinion
must bo respected in Ireland’s rule. A let
ter was also road from Father Hennessv.
While the jury was deliberating on tho
trial of the murd irers of LaPrade, at Win
chester, Tcnn., tho Sheriff started to jail
with live prisoners, James Higgins, Lock
Mallory, Lon Thweat, Robert Thwo&t and
James Elder, negroes. A mob of two hun
dred men took cliargo of the prisoners and
hung them out of the second story win
dows of tho Court House. Tho mob was
composed of well armed men from the sur
rounding country. They also caught and
hung Duffy and Muiphy who had turned
State’s evidence and had been released.
Troops were in tho town, but it is not sta
ted what they did, if anything, to prevent
the lynching. Tho State Senate at Nash
ville unanimously passed a resolution con
demning the mob, and declaring sueh mobs
must bo suppressed, if it took all the pow
er of the State. The resolution calls upon
tho Governor to use every effort to discov
er and punish those engaged in the lynch
ing and promises the active co-operation
of the Legislature.
The following Is the increaso of blacks in
the South lrom 1870 to 1880 according to
tliocensus returns:
States.
1870.
1880.
Alabama
475,510
600,141
Arkansas.
122,169
210,622
Delaware
22.794
26,456
Florida
91,689
125,262
Goorgia
545,142
724,654
Kentucky
222,210
271,462
Louisiana
364,210
483,898
Maryland
195,391
209,896
Mississippi
652,221
Missouri
145,046
North Carolina
...... 391,650
531,316
Mouth Carolina
G04.325
Tennessee
322,331
402,991
Virginia
631,756
West Virginia
17,980
25,729
rate parts, as the dally, the weekly, or the
religious press, will compare favorably
with that of any Southern State. Proba
bly the greatest improvement lias been
made In tho religious press, which now
ranks among its editors such eminent di
vines as Rev. Dr. H. H. Tucker, the ltev. A.
G. Haygood, and Rev. (Gen.) C. A. Evans.
No littlo of this marked improvement lias
been duo to tho enterprise and energy of
JamesP. Harrison, publisher of The Chris
tian Index and Baptist, and managing pro
prietor of the Franklin Steam Printing
House, of Atlanta. Through his persistent
efforts and final success, the religious press
of Georgia has taken high position both for
editorial ability and typographical excel
lence.
This gentleman was born in Randolph
county. Ga., on tho 2Gth of September,
1844, but at the ago of six years ho was
carried to Millcdgoville, which then became
tho future home of tho family. His fath
er, Hon. George W. Harrison, was that
year elected Secretary of State, and Held
tho office during the administration of
Governor Towns. By tho death of his hon
ored father, which occurred in 1854, James
found a dow future opened before him. In
heriting his father’s generosity of disposi
tion and energy of character, he early
learned to be self-reliant and to win the re
spect and love of those whoso esteem and
confidence wore worth securing. Botli
these marked traits of character have
clung to Mr. Harrison through all his
changes, and had no little share in secur
ing his success in life.
Not only did he inherit some of the best
traits of his father’s manly character, but
he had tho early training and pious in
structions of a noble Christian mother. In
hor widowhood sho found sweet comfort in
tho love and devotion of her four sons land
two daughters, all of whom sought to
lighten as best they could, her burdens ol
care and anxiety. At tho early age of fif
teen James started out in life, choosing tho
“Art Preservative” for a profession. He
became an apprentice in tho Southorn Re
corder office at Milledgeville, and later was
employed in the Federal Union office, both
on that newspaper and in the State Prin
ter’s department. It has been well said,
ami often confirmed, that the printing
office is the best school in which to ob
tain a substantial and practical En
glish education. Young Harrison so con
sidered It, and in that position he laid the
broad and substantial foundation upon
which his subsequent successes have been
built. He worked and studied for the pre
sent, but always with an eye to future
advancement, for which he also carefully
prepared himself.
It is not surprising, therefore, that lie
should nave been eminently successful in
his first newspaper undertaking, after fin
ishing his apprenticeship and mastering
a complete knowledge of his profession.
He became proprietor of the Monroe Adver
tiser, at Forsyth, Ga., and in a few years
brought it to the very front rank, taking
three separate premiums at State Fairs
for the superior excellence of his publica
tion, which becamo widely known as the
“Gold MedaT’tpaper of Goorgia. Associa
ted with him in the editorial work was Mr.
Joel Chandler Harris, then a brilliant
young writer and famous paiagmpher, but
sinco famous as “Uncle Remus,” a delinea
tor of negro character, and a poet of in ore
than ordinary merit. This gentleman left
the Advertiser for a higher position on tho
Savannah Morning News.
During the year 1872 Mr. Harrison be
came interested in tho Public Printing of
the State, with Colonel J. H. Estill, of Sa- i
vannah, and Rev. J. TV. Burke, of Macon, |
and twelve mouths after lie removed to J
Atlanta taking charge of the Franklin
Steam Printing House, and the publica
tion of the Christian Index and Baptist, as
one of a joint stock company which had
purchased the property. In this wider
field of usefulness he immediately called
into play hla full store of energy and capa
bility, and to all its departments added
enlarged facilities for newspaper, book
and job printing, thus making the Frank
lin establishment the most extensive, and
best equipped printiug office in the State.
For four years lie has been State Printer,
and during tho November session of the
present General Assembly, when the set
tlement of his final accounts was under
discussion, the Hon. Edwin Martin, of
Houston, chairman of the Printing Com
mittee, and himself a newspaper publish
er, paid Mr. Harrison a very high oompl;
meat in regard to his honesty as a public
official and tho excellence and cheapness
of ills work, as Public Printer during a pe
riod when tiiere was a largo amount of
extra work, and much of it required to be
done witti unusual haste.
Mr. Harrison, however, is best known as
the publisher of The Christian Index and
Baptist, a religious journal of high charac
ter and wide circulation. To this publica
tion he has given his best energies, and
suplemonted it with the “Baptist Portrait
Gallory,” a mammoth picture containing
a group of some three hundred and fifty
Baptist ministers, a largo illustrated vol
ume of biographical sketches of Baptist
preachers, several question books, hymn
books, and other denominational works.
In fact, ho is constantly turning out sonic
kind of a publication in tho interest of the
Baptist faith. Goorgia is a leading Bap
tist State and Mr. Harrison has won for it
extended fame by the typographical ex
cellence and high literary character of all
his publications.
Outside of his printing establishment
Mr. Harrison has but one interest, and
that is in a homo made attractive by a de
voted Christian wifo and several lovely
children. Although tho Angel of Death
has plucked two of his fairest llowers his
namesake and an infant daughter—liis
faith in God has comforted His sorely
stricken heart, and made him appreciate
more fully the dear ones that have been
spared to him. In his family no man could
be more devoted or more tender, and in all
his intercourse with his fellow men his
generous impulses and kindly feelings
.have had full play. Public positions lie
has never sought, his solo object being to
honor and elevate the profession to which
ho belongs, and to make a comfortable and
happy home for his loved ones, and fill
witli peaceful joy the declining years of
his most excellent and beloved mother.
There is one remarkable thing about Mr.
Harrison, and it is strictly professional.
With tho exception of his widowed mother
(one of the sweetest and noblest women
that ever reared a family to love and honor
her in her old age) the entire family aro in
some way connected with tho newspaper
business. Z. D. Harrison, Esq., for more
than ten years Clerk of the Supreme Court,
to which position ho has just been re-elec
ted for six years more, is one of tho pro
prietors of the Franklin establishment, as
la also Mr. George MT. Harrison, Jr, who
is ths financial manager. This brother
was sdMated at Ogietborps Ualverity,
and before entadag into his present busi-
uess rclaJiuBS —a connected with the Ex
ecilt^e 6efto0NDt Ihder Governor Jen-
, u ,, ' Mr. John T. liarri
sow, another brother. Is a practical printer,
It is extremely doubtful If the “Art Pre-
seYvativo” lias ever made a mbre success
ful capture of an entire family. Certainly
brought,*"
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James
eh a
rent!
office,
the then capital of the State,
imagine that twenty years later, in the
new and far-famed capital of Gqprgia, ho
would send fortii from his ownprinting office
the most elegant specimen of law book
publishing ever executed in a Southorn
city. By honesty, sobriety, industry, en
ergy, and praise-worthy ambition, ho lias
accomplished even more than this, ho lias
also elevated and honored tho profession
to which his lifo lias been so successfully
devoted. Outside of this he had no ob
jects to bo attained, no honors to bo sought,
no wealth'to be accumulated.
HUMOROUS.
The blacks Increased 33 per cent Tho
whites 27 per cent, during the same time.
It is believed, however, that the number of
ot blacks In 1870 was greater than report
ed as many of the census takers were ig
norant MM Incompetent negroes.
and for several years was In chargo of the
composing room. In this way the four
brothers have been closely connected with
the Franklin Printing House.
Both of Mr. Harrison’s sisters are ladies
of rare intellectual culture and sterling
traits of character, and married newspaper
men. Mrs. A. W. Starke, who is now con
nected with The Christian Index, is the
widow of Col. A. Wallace Starke, a talented
lawyer of Virginia, who was editor of the
Advertiser and Messenger, of Troy, Ala.,
and a prominent member of the General
Assembly of that State. He entered tho
Confederate army during tho late war, but
died before tho close of the struggle. Mrs.
Starke’s only son, named for his distin
guished father, is also a printer and con
nected with the Franklin establishment. A
few years since the other sister married Cal.
E. Y. Clarke, one of the editors and proprie
tors of the Atlanta Constitution, but now
of the Weekly Post. Mrs. Starke has a
lovely and accomplished daughter who
would make some young editor a splendid
A London cabman called out after a
smart, dapper littlo gontleman, who affects
particularly largo hats, “Come out of that
’at, will yer? I knows yer In it, ’coss I sees
yer foot.
A widower married near Montgomery
Ala. One of his servants was asked, “Will
lie take a bridal tour?" and gave as an-
swor: "Idunno; ho took a paddlo to his
fust one—dunno if ho tako a bridal to do
new one or not.”
.An English lawyer went Into a barber’s
shop to procure a wig. In taking tho di
mensions of the lawyer’s head the barber
exclaimed, “Why, how long your head is,
sir!” “Yes," replied tho legal gentleman,
“we lawyers must have long heads.” The
barter proceeded with his vocation, but at
length!” exclaimed; “W r hy, sir, your head
is as thick as it is long!” Blackstone win-
ced. _
During tho recent civil conflict there
weie two volunteers lying beneath their
blankets, looking up at the stars in a Vir
ginia sky. Says Jack: “What made you
go into the army, Tom?” “Well,” roplied
Tom, "I have no wifo and I lovo war. What
made you go into the war. Jack?” “Well
ho replied, “I have a wife and I love peace,
so I went to the war."
A tramp was being escorted down Gal
veston avenue by one of tho most stylish
policemen on the force. “I hate to walk
along arm in arm witli a policeman,” said
the tramp. “You ought to bo used to it
by this time,” replied tho policeman. “I
can’t get used to hearing people on tho
streets say, ‘Just look at that vagabond’
when I know they must mean one of us.”
A Doubtful Ca.sk.— A barrister moot
ing a tinker at an English court, clapped
his hand jocosely on His shoulder aud ask
ed him what new from hell.
“A great deal,” replied, the tinker: “a wall
lias fallen down.”
“Well,” returned the counsellor, “it is
to be built again l suppose?”
"1 don’t know,” says the other, “there is
a great dispute about it betweon tho Pope
aud tlie devil.”
“And how,” said the long robed gentle
man, “do you think tho matter will go.”
“I don’t know,” answered the tinker,
“t he Pope has tho most money, but tho
Devil lias the most lawyers.”
A MERRY MOURNER.
Ills Ovation Over the Burial of Dbm-
ocratic Hopes.
This is how a smart and ingenious demo
crat, who had fallen among the Philistines,
gracefully and humorously extricated him
self. IT that fellow lived in this county,
we know several young ladies who would
be glad to “take the Cake
The republieans or Clarinda, Page coun
ty, Iowa, had a jollification meeting on Fri
day night, the 5th inst. After several re
publican orators had given vent to their
feelings with spread-eagle speeches, the
crowd called loudly for Lon. B. Cake. Cake
is a democrat, and ho looked too depressed
to speak, but the crowd wouldn’t be put
off: so he mounted the box and made the
following unique speech:
Fellow-citizens: A man usually attends
his own funeral, but it is not expected that
he should talk a great deal. |Laughter.] I
knew the funeral ceremonies would go on
without me, so 1 concluded 1 had better
bring in the body. JLaughter.] But it
takes a great deal of grace to sustain a
man who helps furnish tlio corpse for an
occasion like this. Nobody but a democrat
I could do it. [Applause.l It is certain that
j no one save the democrats have had the
j chance to fry it for the last twenty years.
I [Shouts of applause.] Disappointment'is
j tlu> modern democrat’s birthright; and
mourning his normal condition. They took
out a patent on disaster and it has never
been infringed. The patent ran out in 1876
and they have just got it renowed. Look
ing over the landscape of the last twenty
years, I behold acres of busted hones,
cords aud cords of disgruntled ambitions,
barrels and barrels or unavailing tears,
oceans and oceans strewn with the wrecks
of phantom ships once burdened with
democratic delusions. [Great applause.l
Disappointment is an anchor of tho demo
cratic soul, both sure and steadfast.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And llowers to wilher at the north wind’s
breath,
And stars to set; but all, O democrats!
Thou hast all times for thine own death.
I might say with Shylock, “Sufferance,
yea, sufferance is in tho badge of our tribe."
I could givo you 329 reasons for this.
I Laughter.] A lawyer offered a judge six
teen reasons why his client was not pre
sent in court. First, he was dead. The
judge told him ho might omit the other
fifteen. Tho first reason of the 329 is, we
lacked tlio votes. You will allow mo to
omit the other 328. [Applausive consent.]
But I could give you more than 329 rea
sons. Yea, Morey letter. John Kelly did
it witli his littlo racket. [Great applause.]
Wad a 1 lamp ton’s rnulo broke Ills leg in
stead of his neck, and Ben Hill wasn’t born
u mule. English had foreclosed his mort
gages and wo couldn't redeem.
Then—
‘Tis the south that can Supply
Solid comforts while wo die.
In some states the greenback party fell
through a crack In their platform and crip
pled us. | Laughter.] But democracy still
lives. [Great applause.] It’s like the mule
—it never dies. But unfortunately, like
the mule, wliiJe it lives it is forever throw
ing its rider.
It bucked Grccly off and killed him in
1362. Tilden stuck on till he passed under
the wire. (Applause.) But there was so
much daylight between him and this dem
ocratic quadruped tlte judgos counted him
off, although he had his foot in the stir-
nips. This year we got a splendid send-
off and might have won, but the donkey
was stricken down in Indiana with (g) Lan
ders. [Applause.] We close this chapter
of history with the hope the story will not
be continued in our next. [Cheers.] Wo ac
cept defeat the more cheerfully because of
tho magnanimous manner with which you
take the victory. We take it every four
years. It is a standing prescription. It
might well be eailed the’quadrennial peace.
IGroans.] It works up before the election
and works down when the returns come in.
We thank you for tho magnanimous way
in which you- you kayo turned out to our
funeral. | Applause.] We congratulate you
on the magnificent and imposing character
of the obsequies. | Here tho speaker’s feel
ings overcame him and he retired amid en-
oarl
FORGOTTEN BLESSINGS.
the. stars that shone
h tho summer night?
hey and their pale queen gone,
ere afraid to be look'd uihjii
of the bold day-light.
Gone they are not. In tho far blue skies
Their silent ranks they keep;
Unseen by our sun-dazzled eyos,
They wait till the breath of tho night wind
Sighs,
Then como ami watch our sleep.
Thus oft it is—tho lights that cheer
The night, of our distress,
When brighter, gladder hours appear.
Forgotten with our grief and fear,
Wake not our tliankfuliit>ss.
Yet still, unmindful though we be.
These lamps of lovo remain;
And when life’s shadows close, and we
Look up some ray of hope to see,
Shall glad our hearts again.
STANZAS. THE HEIRESS’S COMPLAINT.
Why tell mo with officious zeal.
That I am young, and rich, and fair,
And wonder how my soul can feel
Tlio pangs of sorrow and of care?
Why dost thou count the golden store,
The sparkling jewels that are mine.
And name tin- suitors o’er and o’er
Who breathe their incense at my shrine?
Know that I scorn tho sordid train
Whose loveless vows aro bought and
sold,—
Know that tlio heart I sigh to gain
Despises, spurns, my worthless gold.
I love—I xlaro not breathe Ids name.
The son of genius and of ndnd;
He climbs the stcepy path of fame,
Content to leave the crowd behind.
And while in halls illumined bright,
I hear the same false llatterics o’er,
Hd patient wastes the midnight light
In studious toil, in learned lore.
Seldom ho seeks the giddy throng,
And then lie stands retired, apart.
And views the dance, and hears the song.
With listless look and joyless heart.
He turns from Love’s all speaking eye;
His mind to fame, to science clings.
Throned in a world of visions high,
Of deep aud vast imaginings.
My vaunted wealth, my flatter’d face,
The praise or coxcombs may employ;
But lie regards that dross as base.
He holds that beauty as a toy.
Yet must 1 still reluctant wear
These flashing gems, these robes of
State,
And nightly must submit to share
The paltry vanities I hate.
Oil! never shall the world deride
My passion with unfeeling jest.
While smiles of more than Spartan pride
Can hide tho tortures of my breast.
Thy tears flow fast—now judge if gold
Can banish anguish irom its shrine.
And say if ever tale was told .
So sad, so sorrowful, as mine.
SHALL OUt PAKTIXB BE FOREVER?
BY TI1KO. D. C. MILLEll, M. 1>.
Shall our parting be forever,
Will there be no coming day
When our hearts are reunited.
And life's sunbeams cheer our way?
When the sad farewell is spoken.
And the years roll on apace.
Will there come a brighter morning,
When we’ll see each other’s face?
Shall our parting bo forever
When wo speak the sad good-bye,
Or will sunbeams come to cheer us
In a fail'd’, brighter sky?
Shall our parting i>o forever,
Anil our future life be drear,
When the bonds of lovo we sever?
And we go from friends so dear?
Will our waiting end in rapture,
If the heart is pure and true.
And wo live for those who love us,
Since we spoke tiie sad adieu?
Shall our parting be forever,
With no sunshine in the way,
In a night of gloom and sorrow.
With no gleams of coming day ?
Or when fairest flowers are withered.
And we dwell in pain and grief,
Will our hearts be reunited
In a love that brings relief?
The head ol a house lias the bills to foot.
An editor received a letter which weath
er was spelled ‘wethur.” He said it was
tho worst spell >f weather ho had ever
scon.
A young lady school-teacher sued a
young mail in Audubon county for broach
of promise, lie tried to get out or the
scrape by pleading that a contract made on
Sunday night was not legally binding.
A contented miud: Lady—“They toll rne
your cow never gives any milk, Betty.”
Old Betty—“No mum, she don’t give hard
ly any. But, bless ’or 'cart, she’ll eat as
much as two o’ them gtiod milkers [’’—Lon
don Fun.
[Episode in the Peninsular
War.
Though Harry knows tho time is late
And dreads her angered sire,
Ho hates to leave his charming fate.
Or rather—leave tlio tiro.
“What happy hours, sweet, I spend,”
He sighs, “alone with thee.”
“It’s all,” she says, “you ever spend”—
“Good evening!” then said he.
II. C. Dodge.
“Jonny, you don’t know how proud I was
to have you at the head of your class, and
now you have fallen buck ever so far.
“You aro to blame for it, ilia.” “How sc
Johnny?” “The Bible says‘pride goes be
fore a fall.’ Your pride went before my
fall. Besides, it is some other boy’s moth
er's turn to feel stuck up.”
Puck proposes to rename the months,
describing them by names which would
suggest tlicir most prominent qualities.
This would enable children to learn the
names readily on the kindergarten plan,
and the months, it this sensible plan were
adopted, would be named as follows:
January would be Slushuary,
February
March
April
May
Juno
July
August
September
October
November
Docomber
Slopuary,
Wlnduary,
Rainuary,
Buduary,
Warmuary,
lloastuary,
Brolluary,
Chiluary,
Colduary,
Frostuary,
Snowuary.
I>art or a senator and thi
in the Legislature, while the.
ifeld, with a population of 12,1
senators and foi ty-ono
“Bill Arp,” must refresh Ms
reminiscences. He speaks «
grave of Marshal Murat, the j
soldier, In Florida. Na
was never in this country.
Murats grave ^Bllf Arp** i
French cavalryman was executed In Eu
rope, if we remember correctly.
Foreign News.
Parnell has gone to Ireland.
Peace negotiations are being discussed
by the British and Boer governments.
The speaker of the House of Commons
modllicd his rules to meet conservative
viows.
Wm. Shaw, Home Rule member for the
county of Cork, condemns the programme
of tho Land League party.
The municipality of Marseilles, France,
refused to allow the erection of a statue
to Thiers on the ground Unit lie was antl-
Radlcal in his political views.
The Republicans in tlio Swedish Diet have
defeated tho government’s income tax hill.
The situation is serious. The King has
gone from Stockholm to Christiana.
The Poi>o has expressed his indignation
to Mr. Parnell and the principal members
of the Land League, whom tlio Roman
Catholic Bishop in Ireland have represent
ed as tho only sincere patriots, for having
formed on alliance with Henri Rochefort
and Victor Hugo.
London, February 19th.— The Boers in
South Africa have retreated.
leal
then Mftim
the Spanish
ng, in conjuactioi
Penile Villemnr | kissed down the Porta
gese frontier in tiie lower Gaudiana, in
tending to fall on Seville as soon as the
Fronch marshall, Soult, should advance to
the succor of Badajos. In the beginning of
April, while tho French were disheartened
by tlio sudden news of tho fall of that
city, Pcnne Villeinar and Morillo, issuing
out of Portugal, crossed tiie lower Gaudi-
diuna and seized San Lacar do Eayor. This
place was ten milos from Seville, was only
garrisoned by a Spanish Swiss battalion j
in Joseph’s service, aided by sick and con
valescent men. Tho Spaniards soon occu
pied the height in front of Triana bridge,
and attacked tlio French entrenchments,
imping to raise a popular commotion. Bal-
laslurous, on the other side, had advanced
with 11,000 men, intending to fall on Se
ville, from the left of tiie Guadalquiver.
But the hopes entertained by the Span
iards of being speedily in possession of
Seville were cut off by a piece or deceit.
False information adroitly given by a
Spaniard in tho French interest, led Bai-
lastorous to believe that Soult was close at
hand, whereupon he immediately returned
totheBonda; while Pcnne Villemar, also
warned that the French would soon re
turn, retired to Gibraloon.
This disappointment aud failure in tlio
execution of a favorite project, cherished
for many months, irritated beyond con
trol the naturally severe temper of Morillo.
It was evening, and the division of the ar
my under him, were encamped some hours
inarch on their retreat. Preparations
might have been seen for a military execu
tion, aud a couple of prisoners, captured in
tiie last skirmish, were, according to the
cruel practice of many chiefs in those
times, to be put to death. The captives
were guarded by a lile of soldiers, and the
executioners, waiting the word of com
mand to draw up, were leaning on their
weapons ami talking of the events of the
last two days.
Just then, one of the inferior officers re
turning to his tent, after giving some or
der to the men, was interrupted by a boy
npparantly ten years of age, who, seizing
His hand and speaking in an accent slight
ly foreign, besought him, with piteous en
treaties, to procure him admittance to the
General. Tlio officer found on enquiry
that ho was the son of one or the prisoners,
a soldier distinguished for liis eminent
personal bravery, who had not been taken,
even when overwhelmed by numbers, with
out giving ami receiving maiiv severe
wounds.
This soldier wearied and wounded, but
invincible in courage and spirit, for lie
scorned to ask clemency of liis conqueror,
was now to suffer death with liis compan
ion in misfortune. Tho terrible order had
been given, for Morillo would not be im_
peded in liis march by prisoners; and he
so hated liis country’s enemies, that tho
bravest and most generous among them
could have found no mercy at his hands.
Theprisoner’s little boy, refusing to be
separated from his father”, had been suf
fered hy tlio Spaniards to lemain with him.
“You shall sec the General, boy, since
you wish it,” said the other in reply to tlio
child’s passionate entreaties, “ but he will
not grant your father’s life. Sans Lucus!
but these French dogs have given us too
much trouble already!”
They entered the General’s tent. Morillo
by the light of a lamp burning on tho ta
ble, was reading a dispatch he: hud just re
ceived. Two of liis officers stood near
him; there was no one else in the tent. I lie
brow of tho chief was contracted, and liis
eyes flashed as if what lie read displeased
him; and he looked up with ail Impatient
exclamation as tho oflicer entered with the
boy. The child, as soon as Morillo was
pointed out to him, rushed forward and
knelt at his feet.
“What does this mean?” demanded the
General.
“Spare him! spare my father!” sobbed
the youthful applicant.
Tho officer explained his relationship to
one of the prisoners about to be exivuted.
“Ah, that reminds rno,” said the Chief,
looking at his watch, “Eero, nine is the
hour. Lot them be punctual, and have the
business soon over.”
Again, with moving entreaties, the child
besought ids father’s life.
“Did thy father send thee hither?” asked
the General sternly.
“No Honor, he did not.”
“And how darest thou then——”
“My father has done nothing to deserve
death," answered the lad. “Ho is a pris
oner of war.”
“Ha! who taught Mice to question my
justice? Answer me.”
“No one, Honor; but bravo Generals do
not always kill their prisoners.”
“I kill whom I choose,” thundered Mo
rillo, “and I hate tiie French. Boy thy
fattier shall die. 1 have said it—begone!”
The officer made a silent sign to tlio pe
titioner, to intimate there was no hope,
and that lie must be gone. But tlio boy’s
countenance suddenly changed. He walk
ed up to the General who had turned away
and placed himself directly before him,
with a calm resolution worthy of a martyr.
“Hear mo Honor,” said ho “my father is
gray haired; he is wounded; liis strength
is failing even now, though he stands up
to receive tiie lire of your men. I am
young and strong and well. Let them
shoot mo in Ills place, and let my father
go free."
It was impossible to doubt tho sincerity
of this offer, for the face of the devoted
child was kindled with a holy enthusiasm.
A dark flush rushed to the brow of Mo
rillo, anti for a moment iie looked on the
boy in silence.
"Thou art willing to die,” at length lie
said, “for thy father. Then to suffer pain
for him will be nothing. Wilt thou lose
one of thy ears to save him?”
“I will,” was tlio firm reply.
“Send me thy sword Fobla;” and in an
instant atone blow, the General struck off
tho boy’s car. The victim wept; but resist
ed not, nor raised his hand to wipe away
tiie blood.
“So far good. Wilt thou lose the other
ear?”
“I will, to save my father!” answered tho
boy courageosuly.
Morillo’s eyes flashed. Tho heroism of
tiie child compelled his admiration, but un
moved from liis cruel purpose, ho smote
off the other car with his still rocking
sword.
Theie was a dead silence.
"And now,” Seuor,” said tlio boy, breath
ing quickly, and looking up into the Gen
eral’s face.
“And now,” answered Morillo, “depart,
the father of such a child is dangerous to
Spain. He must pay the forfeit of his life.”
Aud tiie maimed child went from the
presence of this inhuman foe. Presently
the report of fire-arms announced that lie
had witnessed the execution of his father.
Morillo will ever be execrated, as a mon
ster or inhumanity while the poor maimed
boy will be remembered as a brave exem
plar of filial devotion.
Many excuses may be made for tho re
lentless spirit of War, but this General
Morillo will ever be looked upon as one
who was unlit to carry colors even for the
Devil.
In refraining from being no an to others
you are good to yourself.
Will Cableton, tho farm and family
poet, has neither farm nor family, and not
evon a wife.
Fernando Wood kept his seat in con
gress twenty-tour years and died in har
ness.— h. w. a.
Peter Cooper was asked; “Wlmt at the
ena of your life of 9rt years, is your advice
to young men?” “To live sober and right
eously,” said the old man.
Signor Morsolli, says that In Europe, out
of one million people the following com
mitted suicide:
Married men with children .. 005
Married men without children 470
Widowers with children 50*;
Widowers without children \ 004
Married women with children ’ 4^
Married women without children 1.5s
Widows with children pg
Widows without children 238
Total 1 .$2,750
These people belonged to nil classes.
When you make your purchases, try
some of Crampton’s Balm Soap, the bes’t
in tlio market. It can be had, recollect, at
all grocers.
This certifies that for about two vears I
have used in my family the celebrated
Balm Soap, made by Crampton Brothers,
New York, and consider it the very best in
the market for general use. I think if
bought in quantities and allowed to dry
for a while, it will last much longer. Al
together I think it the cheapest in the
market. Rev. F. C. Kimball,
Enosburgh Falls, Vt. March 30,1880.
For sale by Solomon Brothers, Savan
nah, Ga., and by merchants generally.
June 22, 1880. 43 ly.
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“Very efficient in glandular derangement.”—
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Hold by JOHN M. CLARK, Milledgeville.
Nov. 9. 1880. 17 6111
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Ayoob Khan, tho deposed Ameer of Af
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A disi»a(cli from Baris says that Parnell
told Hugo Unit a rising of the Irish peo
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able, as the Irish people were unarmed.
The conservatives in the British Parlia
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Speaker os being too stringent. Sir Staf
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WINS!IIP & CALLAWAY,
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ATI ON A L
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P - complete system of water-works, which affords every convenience for
The National Hotel l a
provements !ntr
provomeuts is a
the guests, and protection to tiie building against fire.
The hotel iiidudt - the first and second stories of the large and clegsm
joining it. known as the Hollingsworth Block, fronting on hoth Popfar
building ad-
Streets, which contains tiie largest and test ventilated rooms in thecitv. . .
which aro connected bv communicating doors, so that two rooms van bo thrown into
one for the use of families or parties desiring to be together. . , .
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Families not. taken except at transient rates. The Hotel was opened on tiie toth inst.
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Sept. 21st, 1680.
BROAD STREET, NEAR LOWER MARKET.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
July 27th. 1880.
Order Your Sai Sills, Grist Mills,
Father Mackey just from Ireland made
a speech to a Land League meeting in
Brooklyn, ne predicted the independence
of Ireland.
Gen. Grant and Gen. Hancock will be
present at the inuaguratkm of Mr. Ihy-
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Hugh Sisson & Sons.
Importers, Dealers, and Manufacturers of
mule mm
MONUMENTS, MANTELS.
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June 1st, 1880.
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Feb. 8th, 1881. »ly.
TVT -R- BBL L ’
lhroprietor of tiie ■ a
McComb s Sale 1 Liverji’Stables.
rarriain‘8 am!
PREPARED to furnish Horses ami BugfM*v on ler. Drivers, reliable, accom-
nnceti. Is prepared to haul anything
-Jboanled at low rates. Givesihia per-
from a cambric needle to a steam engine to ^ *way dissatisfied, btable open
sonal attention lo his business and allow* no
dav ami night.
Milledgeville. Ga.,Sept.4, 1877.