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Vol. L.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1869.
No. 22.
'p. 3VI- ORME & SO 1ST,
editors and proprietors.
i erali —$ 3,00 per annum, in Advauce.
ADVERTISING—Persqnare often lines, each
; eiti ou, * * HU. Merchants and others forall
‘ )j0 t3 >ver $ 25, twenty-five per cent.oil'.
I.EGAL ADVERTISING.
itrdin'iry's. —Citationsfor letter* ol ad-
.’■ti-.uion ,guardianship.&c $3 00
0 )lU .3tead notice 2 00
, itienlorleMers of dism’n fromadm’n 5 00
/lieC-ilLor lettersof dism’nof guard’n 3 50
1' lieation for leave to *e 11 Land 5 00
to Debtors and Creditors 3 00
__ ./of L uni. per square of ten lines 5 00
'‘ /of personal, per sq., ten days 1 50
Eacli levy of ten lines,or less.. 2 50
/.rt/ire sales of ten lines or less 5 00
1 / (J,/lector's sales, per sq. (2 months) 5 00
( --Foreclosure of mortgage and oth-
1 /"monthly’s, per square 1 00
Estray notices, thirty days 2 00
Tributes of Respect, Resolutions by Societies,
Obituaries, &c., exceeding six lines, to be charged
, lS transient advertising.
jales of Land, by Administrators, Execu-
t irs or Guardians, are required by law, to be held
n t | ie tirst Tuesday in the mouth, between, the
1.1 us often in tlie forenoon and three in the af-
rinon, at the Court-house ini the county in which
'no property is situated.
A T Rice of these sales must be given in a public
•a/, ttte 40 days previous to the day of sale.
Notice for the sale of personal property must be
I'iveii in like manner 10 days previous to sale day.
Notices to debtors and creditors of an estate
must also be published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary for leave to sell laud, must be
published for two months.
Cautions for letters of Administration, Guar*
diauskip, ifce., must be published 30days—for dis
mission from Administration, monthly six months ;
t,r dismission from guardianship, 40 days.
lilies for foreclosure of Mortgages must be
published m inthhj for four months—for establish
ing ios- papers, for the full spaceoj three months
loro inching titles from Executors or Adminis
trators, where bond has been givon by the de-
oessel. the full space of three months. Charge,
;it :IJ par square of ten lines for each insertion.
Publications will always be continued accord
in r to these, the legal requirements, unless oth
cruise ordered.
Schedule ofMacoii & Augusta R. R-
Leaves Carnak, daily, at 12.30
•• Milledgeville 6.50 A.M.
Arrives at Milledgeville 4.20 P.M.
“ Camak 9.00 A.M.
l’assengersleaviug Augusta or Atlanta on Day
huseuger Train of Georgia Railroad will make
•Aose counectiou at Camaktor inteimediatepoiuts
ni the above road, audalsofor Macon,&c. Pas-
mnversleaving Milledgevilieat 5.30, A. M.,reach
Atlanta and Augusta same day.and will make
;lose connections at either place for principal
jointsinadjoining States.
E. W . COLE, Gen 1 Supt.
Augusta, January 7,1868 4 tf
SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. CO.
OFFICE, MACON, GA., March 24th, 1868-
Columbus Train—Daily.
Leave Macon ;>.15 A. M.
Arrive at Columbus
Leave Columbus - - * 12 4;> F. Al.
Arrive at Macon - . 6.20 * .
Eufaula Train—Daily.
L?ave Macon 8.00 A. M.
Arrive atEufaula — 5- 3u , rj'
Leave Eufaula ‘ o’w'
Arrive at Macon - 4.50 P. M.
Connecting toiih Albany Train at SmithviUc
Leave Smithville —— -- - I -46 P. M.
Arrive at Albany 3.11 P- M.
Leave Albany 9.35 A. M.
Arrive at Smithville ..11.00 A. M.
Connecting with Fort Gaines Train at Cuthbert.
Leave Cuthbert 3.57 P- M.
Arrive at Fort Gaines 5.40 P-M.
L^ave Fort Gaines 7.05 A. M.
Arrive at Cuthbert 9.05 A.M.
Connecting with Central Railroad and Macon
L Western Railroad Trains at Macon, and Mont-
omery &. West Point Trains at Columbus.
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer & Superintendent.
Ivlacon &c, 'Western
RAILROAD.
—DAY TRAIN.—
Leave Mucon 7.45 A. M., arrive at Atlanta, 2 P. M
Atlanta Tf A. M., arrive at Macon, 1. ‘10 P. M
—NIGHT TRAIN —
LeaveMacon 8.40P.M..arrive at Atlanta, 4 £ P. M
“ Atlanta74 P- M.,arrive at Macon 3.1u A. M
xRacou & Brunswick Railroad.
OFFICERS.
G. II. HAZLEHURST President.
ROBT. SCHMIDT, Master Transportation.
H. C. DAY Secretary &. Treasurer.
LeaveMacon 3 P.M.,arrive at Macon. 10.30 A.M.
Leave Hawkinsville 7 A. M.,arrive at Hawkins-
ville, 6.30 P. M.
March 11 1868 11
WANDO FERTILIZER.
T he wando mining and manufac
turing COMPANY offers to the Planters
and Farmers of the South, their FERTILIZER,
know as the
“WINDO FERTILIZER,”
Which the experience of the past season has prov
ed to be one of the most valuable in (fur market.
It has for its base the materials from the Phosphate
Beds of the Company on Ashley River, and is
prepared at their works at the
EAST END OF HASEL-STREET,
in this city. In order to guarantee its uniformity
and maintain its high standard, the Company has
made arrangements with the distinguished Chem
ist, Dr. C. U. SHEPHERD, Jr., who carefully
analyzes all the amouiacal and other material pur
chased by the Company, and the prepared
FERTILIZER,
before being offered for sale. The Company is re
solved to make an article which will prove to be
a COMPLETE MANURE, and give entire satis
faction.
For terms, circulars and other information,
APPLY TO.
WM. C. DUKES & CO Agents.
NO. I. SOUTH ATLANTIC WHARF,
Charleston, S. C.,Feb. 16,1869 7 3m
“F>. H. BEHN,
COTTON and RICE FACTOR
JOHN HARIG,
SAFA-NNAH, GA.,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALER IN
Fine Candies 9
FRENCH CONFECTIONERY,
Chocolades, Fruits, Nuts, Syrups and
Cordials.—Foreign and Domestic
Toys and Fancy Goods.— Tin
and Mechanical Toys, Chi
na and IVax Dulls
and Doll Heads.
China Vases and Ornaments,
RUBBER GOODS,
Accordeohs and oilier Musical Instru
ments, Cutlery, Pocket-Books,
Work-Boxes, Dressing Cases,
Fancy Baskeis, Wiilow-
Ware, Fire-Works,
Ac., At*, Ac,
A tine TuftVs Arctic SodaFountain,
with finest Fruit Syrups.
{t/ 3 Orders from the Country promptly
at tended to and solicited.. Our motto is,
FAIR DEALING and GOOD GOODS.
Comer of Broughton &. Whitaker Streets,
SAVANNAH, GA.
April 20, 1869 16 tf
UP THE HILL A BERRYING.
On a sunny summer morning,
Early as the dew was dry,
Up the hill I went a berrying,
Need I tell you, tell you why ?
Farmer Hooten had a daughter,
And it happened that I knew.
On such Snmmer mornings Jenny
Up the hill went berrying too.
Lonely work is picking berries.
So I joined her on the hill,
“Jenny, dear, - ’ said I, “your basket’s
Quite too large for one to fill.”
So we started—we two to fill it,
Jenny talking—I was still—
Leading where the way was steepest,
Picking berries up the hill.
“This is np hill work,” said Jenny,
“So is life,” said I: “shall we
Climb it each alone, or, Jenny,
Will yon come and climb with me ?”
Redder than the blushing berries
Jenny’s cheeks a moment grew,
While without delay she answered,
“I will come and climb with you.”
An old bachelor of Richmond, Virginia, receiv
ed on St. Valentine’s day the following, written
in a delicate female hand :
Returning home ,at close of day,
Who gently chides my long delay,
And by my side delights to stay ?
Who sets for me my easy chair,
Fixes the room with neatest care,
And lays my slippers ready there 7
Who regulates the evening fire,
Piles the blazing fuel higher.
And bids me draw my chair still Higher !
When sickness conies to wreck my frame,
And grief disturbs my troubled brain ;
Who sympathizes with my pain ?
Nobody.
AND
General Commission Merchant,
West of the Exchange,
BAY STREET,
September 8,1868
SAVANNAH,GA
36 ly*
Schedule of the Georgia Railroad.
O N AND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 29th
HtW f the Passenger Trains on the Georgia
Railroad will run as follows:
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
(Daily, Sundays excepted.)
Leave Augusta at...... — -• -1® A.M.
Atlanta at --5 A.. M.
Arrive at Augusta 3.30 P. M.
“ at Atlanta — 6.J0 P. M.
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at -.3 45 P. M.
“ Atlanta at 6.45 P.M.
Arrive at Augusta n.30 A. M.
“ Atlanta 4.-00 A. M.
I! ERZ ELI A PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Augusta at - 4.30 P. M.
“ Berzeliaat 7.00 A.M
Arrive at Augusta 8.45 A M.
'* at Berzelia 6.J5 P.M.
Passengers for Milledgeville, Washington and
Alliens,Ga.,musttakeDay Passenger Train from
Augusta and Atlanta.
Pussengersfor West Point, Montgomery, Sel-
nia, Mobile and New Orleans mnst leave Augusta
on Night Passenger Train at 3-45 P. M., to make
dose connections.
Passeugers for Nashville,Corinth, Grand Junc
tion, Memphis. Louisville and St. Louis can take
either train aud make close connections.
Through Tickets and Baggage checkedthrough
to the above places.
Pullman’s Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night
Passenger Trains.
E. W. COLE, Gen’l Superint dt.
Augusta, March 26, 1868 4 tf
JltLcinLa SL (West Mini
RAIL ROAD.
Day Passenger Train — Outward.
Leave Atlauta 4.45 A. M.
Arrive at West Point 9-50 P. M.
Day Passenger Train—Inward.
Leave West Point...- 1-30 P. M.
Arrive at Atlanta...--. - .--•*• 6.20 P. M.
Might Freight and Passenger—Outward.
Leave Atlauta 4.15 P. M.
Arrive at West Point H-40 P. M.
flight Freiaht and Passenger Train—Inward.
Leave West Point 4.20 A- M.
Arrive at Atlanta.......— .. 11.30 A. M.
SluuLCfe af gfch-e.cLu.Le..
OFFICE SOUTH CAROLINA R. R. CO-, F
Augusta, Ga., March 25, 1868. >
kN AND AFTER SUNDAY - , 29th March,
1868, the Mai and Passenger Trains of this
Road will leave and arrive at through Central
Hopot,Georgia Railroad, as follows:
Morning Mail and Passenger Train
Lr Charleston, connecting Train for Columbia,
South Carolina, Charlotte Road, and Wilming
ton and Manchester Railroad.
Leave Central Depot at........ 5.50 A. M.
Arrive atCentral Depot ... 3.30 P. M.
Night Passenger Accommodation Train
For Charleston, connecting with Train for Co
lumbia,and withGreenville aud Columbia Rail-
road:
Leave Central Depot at 3.50 P. M.
Arrive atCentral Depot at 7.00 A. M.
H. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent
H>r. Gk W.
[flex l dent
JOISTES,
(Hen 11st.
ALL DENTAL opera
tions performed with skill
and care. Artificial teeth
[inserted inallstyles known
to the protession.
Old cases, not comforta
bly worn, can be made so.
Old Gold Plates takenin part paymentfor Den
tal operations.
HT 1 Office. East Rooms Darien Bank building.
Milledgeville Oct. 13,1868. 41 tf
TAX NOTICE.
rpHE TAX DIGEST OF BALDWIN CO.,
-L for the year I860, will be opened in Mil
ledgeville, at the Store of S. J. Kidd, on SAT
URDAY, 8th in.st., where I will be in attendance
the following days, to-wit:
May 8th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st, 22d, 27th,
28th and 29th.
June 3d, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th,
19th, 24tli, 25th aud 26th.
July 1st, 2d, 3d, 8th, 9th and 10th.
Appointments for the County Districts will be
made hereafter.
E3F* The books will positively be closed on the
20th day of July.
W. E. QUILLIAN, R. T. R.
May 11, 1869 19 tf
“OFFER EXTRAORDINARY!
Nearly Six Hundred Pages of the
Choicest Reading for 50 cents.
A GENTLE WORD.
A gentle word is never lost;
Oh, never then refuse one ;
It cheers the heart when sorrow-tost,
And lulls the cares that bruise one ;
It scatters sunshine o’er our way :
It turns our thorns to roses :
It changes dreary night to day,
Aud hope and peace discloses.
A gentle wotd is never lost;
That fallen brother needs it.
How easy said ! how small the cost
With joy and comfort speed it.
Then drive the shadow from thy brow
A smile can well replace it,
Our voice is music, when we speak,
With gentle words to grace it!
Twelve Gulden Maxims.
The
from a
T. W. WHITE,
fflttafneif-at-glaie,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.,
Will practice in this and the adjoining counties.
Applications for Homestead Exemptions
under the new law, and o,her business before the
Court of Ordinary, will receive proper attention.
October 13. 1868 41 tf
0 :
NEWELL & WILLIAMSON,
Attorneys at Law,
MILLEDGE VILLE. GA.
*■7 ILL practice in the counties of the Oemul-
f f gee Circuit, and in the counties of Wash
ington and Hancock.
Special attention given to applications for
Homestead, and other business before the Court,
of Ordinary.
T. F. Newell. W. W. Williamson.
December 15, 1808 50 ly
CITY TAXES.
C ITY TAX PAYERS will please bear in mind
that the Books are ready for the reception of
TAXES, for the year 1868. The Clerk will be in
his office from 9 to 12 A. M.,and from 2 to 5 P. M.,
to wait on the Tax payers. Call in these hours
and settle. Don’t all call at once.
P. FAIR, Clerk <fc Treasurer.
December 22, 1868 51 tf
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AMERICAN
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A Handsome Octavo Volume of300 pages
Bound in Cloth. Price $5 00.
A work of great value to Advertisers, Publish
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to the Newspapers aud Periodicals of North A
merica.
The edition will be limited, aud persons desir
ing copies will <Jo well to scud their orders im
mediately to GEO- P. ROWELL Jit CO.,
Publishers & Advertising Agents, 40 Park Row,
New York.
January 19, 1869 3 tf
To the heirs of Sylvanus Prince, deceased,
late of Baldwin county.
N OTICE.—Three months after date, I will ap
ply to the Ordinary ot Baldwin county for an
order requiring the administrator of said Sylva
nus Prince to execute titles to me for three bun
dred and twenty-eight acres of land in Baldwin
couuty, according to the terms of the bond for ti
tles, of said deceased, dated December 12,1859—
said laud being the same sold to me by said de
ceased, and now in my possession.
|JOHN J. BUCK.
March 2, 1869 - 9 3m
D ISSOLUTION.—The Copartnership hereto
fore existing between BISUHOF & MON-
HEIMER, was dissolved by mutual consent on
the 15th February, 18«9.
A. BISCHOF,
H. MONHEIMER.
SP Those indebted to above firm, will come
forward and make some settlement. Books must
be closed in some way—either note, ‘
A. BISCHOr •
H MONHEIMER.
March 30.1869 13 tf
For Sale,
A FIRST RATE GIN BAND, six inches wide,
thirty-four feet long.
Alio, Wooden running Gear for twin*
Apply at the BECOBDEB OFFICE
MiUadg* villa, Fab'y 2,1869
5 tf
I N ORDER to give the people an opportunity
to become better acquainted with their beau
tiful magazine, “ONCE A MONTH,” the pub
lishers will send the first six numbers of this year
for 50 cents. Each number of “Once a Month”
contains 96 double-column pages of the best sto
ries aud entertaining and instructive reading to
be found in any magazine in the country. The
subscription price is $2 a year. Its typographical
beauty is not excelled.
Send 50 cents, and you will get this beautiful
magazine from January to June of this year, con
taining 576 pages of choice reading.
Address T. S. ARTHUR & SONS,
809 «V 811 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia-
May 4, I860 18 3t
AV^ool Carding
—AND—
iviA.isrTjP’^cTTTE.iisra-.
T HE MILLEDGEVILLE MANUFACTUR
ING CO. having refitted their WOOL
MACHINERY, are prepared to receive Wool for
Carding into ROLLS, or Manufacturing into
KERSEYS. All work entrusted to them will re
ceive prompt and careful attention.
The highest market price paid for Wool, in
GOODS or CASH.
M. WAITZFELDER, President.
Milledgeville, Ga., May 11,1809 19 6t
DRY GOODS!
SUKSIiSJs,
ORCCK1EI1Y,
Saddlery, and Harness, &c., &c.,
FOLI SALE BY
T. T. WINDSOR, & CO.,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.
T HE Citizens of Baldwin and adjoin*.
ing counties will find a large and
good assortment of
Brown and Bleached Goods of all quali
ties.
Calicoes, of all grades,
Dress Goods in great variety,
Hosiery, Gloves and Shelf Goods of all
sorts.
The. most complete assortment of
ever offered for sale in this place, consisting of
Miles &. Co’s Philadelphia work; Shelley &
Bros’North Carolina work: Butchelder &. Co’s
Brogans, aud Children’s Misses’ and Ladies tine
work of all styles.
HATS, of Wool, Felt, Straw, Panama, &c
CROCKERY.
A full line of everything that can be called for,
with Glassware and China in Plain and Gilt Tea
Sets.
SufAI^>IDI-.EIFL“5r,
From the old Army up to the fine Morgan Cavalry
Saddle
Harness-Single and Double,
Blind Bridles, Riding Bridles, Whips, &c
METALIC BURIAL CASES,
Plain, Half Satin, and full Satin Trimmed, in
Plain Cases and Caskets.
a
In the Grocery Store next door to the Drug
Store of John M. Clark, will be found
Provisions, Corn. Bacon, Lard, Flour, Sugars,
Coffee, Syrups, Molasses, and everything found
in a Grocery Stock, all of which will be sold at
lowest market rates for CASH.
T. T. Windsor & Co.
Milledgeville, Ga , May 18, 1869 20 tf
following extracts are taken
ittle work, entitled, “Miscella
neous or Choice Observations and
Pleasant Remarks on the Virtues, Vic
es and Humors of Mankind, both Mor
al and Divine. Second Edition ; by
J. H.” The initials, J. H., are for John
Hall, Bishop of Norwich, who died in
1659, aged 82 3’ears. There is much
in them for to-day’s reflection :
J .-*r*On Dress,
In thy apparel avoid profuseness,
singularity and gaudiness ; let it be
decent, and suited to the quality of thy
place and purse. Too much punctu
ality and loo much tnorosity are the
extremes of pride. Be neither too ear
ly in the fashion, nor too long out ol it,
nor too precisely in it. What custom
hath civilized hath become decenL; un
til then it was ridiculous. Where the
eye is the jury, thy appqrel is the evi
dence ; the body is the shelled’the soul,
apparel is the husk ol that shell ; and
the husk will often tell you what the
kernel is. Seldom doth solid wisdom
dwell under fantastic apparel; neither
will the pantaloon fancy be immured
within the walls of grave habit. The
fool is known by his pied coat.
2.— On Conversation.
Clothe not thy language either with
obscurity or affectation ; in the one
thou discoverest too much darkness,
and iff the other loo much lightness ;
he that speaks from the understanding
to the understanding, doth best. Know
when to speak, lest while thou shewest
wisdom in not speaking, thou betray
ihy tolly in too long silence. It thou
art a fool, th}’ silence is wisdom ; but
if thou art wise, thy long silence is tol
ly. As too many words from a fool’s
mouth gives one that is wise no room
to speak, so too long silence in one that
is wise, gives a fool an opportunily of
speaking, and makes thee in the same
measure guilty of his folly. To con
clude, if thou he not wise enough to
speak, he at least so wise as to hold thy
peace.
3.—On Bearing Adversity.
Hath fortune dealt the ill cards, let
wisdom make the a good gamester. In.
a fair gale every fool may sail, hut wise
behavior in a storm commends the wis
dom of a pilot. To hear adversity
with an equal mind, is both sign and
glory of a brave spirit. As there is no
woildly gain without some loss, so
there is no worldly loss without some
gain. If thou hath lost thy wealth,thou
hath lost some trouble with it; it thou
art degraded with thy honor, thou art
likewise freed from the stroke of envy ;
if sickness hath blurred thy beauty, it
hath delivered thee from pride. Set the
allowance against thy loss, and thou
wilt find no great loss. He looseth lit
tle or nothing, who keepeth the favor of
his God, and the peace and freedom of
his conscience.
4.—On Anger.
Beware of him that is slow to anger.
Anger when it is long in coming, is the
stronger when it comes, and the longei
kept. Abused patience turns to fury.
When fancy is the ground of passion,
that understanding which composes
the fancy qualifies the passion; but
when judgment is the grouud, the
memory is the recorder, and this pas
sion is long retained.
6.—On Secret Enemies.
He that professeth himself thy open
enemy, aims thee against the evil he
'means thee; but he that dissembles
himself thy friend, when he is thy se
cret enemy, strikes beyond caution,
and wounds beyond cure. From the
first, thou mayest deliver thyself; from
the last, good Lord deliver thee.
6.—-On Law and Physic.
If thou study law or physic, endeav
or to know both, and to need neither.
Temperate diet, moderate and season
able labor, rest, and recreation, with
God’s blessing, will save thee from a
physician ; a peaceful disposition, pru
dent and just behavior,will secure thee
from.the law\ Yet if necessity abso
lutely compel, thou may’st use both ;
they that use either otherwise than for
necessity, soon abuse themselves in
weak bodies, and light purses.
7.— On Inconstancy.
Be not unstable in thy resolutions,
nor various in ihy actions. So delib
erate that thou may’st perform ; so
perform that thou may’st preserve.—
Mutability is the badge of infirmity.
8.—Charity Allegorized.
Charity is a naked child giving hon
ey io a free without wings. Naked be
cause excuseless and simple ; a child,
because tender and growing; giving
honey because pleasant and comforta
ble ; to a bee, because a bee is indus
trious and deserving; without wings,
because wanting and helpless. If thou
deniest to such, lliou killest a bee ; if
thou givest to other than such, preserv-
est a drone.
9.—On Diet and Regimen.
If thou desirest to take the best ad
vantage of thyself, especially in mat
ters where the fancy is most employed,
keep temperate diet, use moderate ex
ercise,observe seasonable and set hours
for rest, and let the end of thy first
sleep raise thee from thy repose ; then
hath ihy body the best temper ; thy
soul the least incumbrance ; then no
noise shall disturb thine ear ; no object
shall divert thine eye ; then, if ever,
shall thy sprightly fancy transport thee
beyond the common pitch, and shew
the magazine of high invention.
10.—How to Use Prosperity.
So use prosperity, that adversity
may not abuse thee. If in prosperity
ihy security admits no fear, in adver
sity thy despair will afford no hope ;
he that in prosperity can forlell a dan
ger, can in adversity forsee deliver
ance.
11.—On Believing and Communicating
News.
Let the greatest part of the ne\v3
thou hearest be the least part of what
thou believes!, lest the greatest part of
what thou believest, be the least part
of what is true ; and report nothing for
ruth, iu earnest or in jest, unless thou
know it, or at least confidently believe
it to he so ; neither is it expedient at
all times, or in all companies, to report
what thou knowest to he true ; some
times it may avail thee if thou knowest.
Hast ihou any secret, commit it not to
many, nor to any, unless well know un
to thee,
12.—On Conduct Towards aFriend.
but, after sixteen, few men will seek
them, and the dowry expected is tlien
proportions!bly small.
Girls in Egypt are often mothers at
13 and grandmothers at 26 ; and, in
Persia, they are said to be mothers at
11, grandmothers at 22, and past child
hearing at 30. When a man demands
his betrothed, a day is fixed for the
nuptials, and for seven nights before,
he is expected to give a feast, which,
however, is furnished by the guests
themselves. This one sends coffee,
another rice, another sugar, etc.
The principal time of this conlinued
feast is the night before the consum
mation. The conduct* is inlrustei to
the “friend of the bridegroom.” (John
iii, 29 )
About the middle of this day the bride
arrives at the house, and retires to the
harem, where she is with her mother,
sisters and female friends. At the
third or fourth watch of the night—
three or lour hours alter sunset—the
bridegroom who lias not yet seen his
fair one, goes to the mosque to pray,
accompanied by “meshels,” or torches
and lanterns, with music. Upon his
return he is introduced to his bride,
with whom, having given her attend
ant a present to retire, he is left alone.
He then throws oil her vail, arul for I he
first time sees her face. If satisfied,lie
informs the women outside, who im
mediately express their joy by scream
ing “Znggareet,” which is echoed by
the women in the house, and then by
those in the neighborhood.
spirit of our Di-
Corre*po»dciiee Between Methodist Bishops.
Movement looking to a Union Between the
M. E. Church and the M. E. Church,
South— Noble Letter from Bishop Paine.
413 Locust Street, St. Louis, )
May 7,1869. j!
To the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South :
Rev. and Dear Brethren : We
have been deputed to convey to you a
communication from the Board of Bish
ops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
We are ready to wait upon you at
such time as may suit your conveni
ence.
With assurance of Christian regard,
Yours truly,
E. S. JANES.
M. SIMPSON.
Hast thou a friend, use him friendly ;
abuse him not in jest or earnest ; con
ceal his infirmities ; privately reprove
his errors. Commit thy secrets to him,
yet with caution, lest ihy friend be
come thy enemy, and abuse thee.
MARRIAGE IN EGYPT.
When an Egyptian wants a wife, he
is not allowed to visit the harernsof his
friends to select one, for Mohammed
forbade men to see the face of any wo
man they could marry, that is lo say
any besides lheir mothers or sisters.—
A man is, therefore, obliged lo employ
a kbalbeb, or matchmaker, to find one
lor him, for which service of course she
expects “blaeksheesh”—that is pay
ment. The khalbeh, having found a
girl, recommends her to (he man as ex-
exceedingly beautiful and eminetly
suitable lo him. The father is then
waited upon to ascertain the dowry he
requires ; for all lives are purchased,
as they were in patriarchal days.—
When Jacob hud no money to pay for
Rachael, lie served her lather seven
years as an equivalent; and, when
duped, was obliged to serve a second
tune lo secure his prize, (Gen. XXIX )
Fathers still refuse to ayounger daugh
ter iu marriage before an elder shall
have been married. The people of
Amenia, in Asiatic Turkey, forbid a
younger son to marry before an elder,
and this is likewise the law of the Hin
doos.
The price of a wife varies from five
shillings to fifteen hundred dollars.—
The girl may not be more than five or
six years old, but whatever her age,
two-thirds of the dowry is at once paid
lo the father, in the presence of wit
nesses. The father then, or his repre
sentative, says, “I betroth to ihee my
daughter,” aud the young man res
ponds, “1 accept of such betrothal.”—
Unless among the lower classes, the
father expends the dowry iu the pur
chase of dress, ornaments ur furniture
for the bride, which never become the
property ofherhusbaud. Even w hen be
trothed, the intercourse ofthe parties is
very restricted. The Arabs will not
allow them to see each other ; but the
Jews are not quite so stringent. The
betrothals often continue for year$ be-
lore the man demands his wife, thus:
“Samson went dourn and talked to
the woman,” or espoused her, and,
“after a time, be returned to take her.”
Girls are demanded at the age of
ten, and between that and sixteen years
St. Louis, May 7, 1869.
To Bishop Janes and Simpson :
Rf.v. and Dear Brethren ; Your
note of this date to the College of Bish
ops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, informing them that you have
been deputed to convey to them a com
munication from l lie Board of Bishops
of Methodist Episcopal Church, and of
your readiness to wait upon them for
this purpose, has been received.
1 have been instructed lo reply that
they will be pleased lo reeeive you to
morrow at 10 o’clock, a. m., at their
room, 1,406, Lucas Place.
Very respectfully and truly, yours.
H. N. McTyeire, See’y.
Accordingly, at 10 o’clock, a. m.,
Bishops Janes and Simpson having
been announced, were introduced to
the Bishops of ihe M. E. Church, South,
and, after some general conversation,
made the following communications:
churches and in the
vine Lord.
We, therefore, ask your atieulioo lo
the commission above referred to, and
express to you the opinion, ihat should
your approaching General Conference
sec proper to appoint a similar com
mission, it, w& doubt not, will he hap
py to treat with them and to report the
result 4o our next General Conference.
Praying that infinite wisdom may
guide both you and us iu this impor
tant matter, so that our Redeemer’s
kingdom may be advanced and His
name be glorified, we are yours in the
bonds of the Gospel of Christ, -
E. S. JANgS,
M. SIMPSON.
In behalf of the Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
St. Louis, Mo., May IS, JS69.
To the Bishojis of the Methodist Episcopal
Church:
Reverend and Dear Brethren:
It has afforded us pleasure to receive
in person your respected colleagues,
Bishops Janes and Simpson, deputed
by you lo confer with us ; and we can
not forbear to express our regret that
one of the delegation appointed by you
to us—the venerable Bishop Morris—
was not able to he present. We de
sired to see him again face to face, to
enjoy his society, and to renew to him
the assurances of our affection and re-
rd. Our own senior Superintend
ent, Bishop Andrew, though in the city,
was hindered by the feebleness an<b
infirmities incident to age from being
present at the reception of your col
leagues, and enjoying with us the in
terview.
Your communication, together with
that laid before us by your commis
sion, has been considered, and we en
tirely agree iu your estimate ofthe re
sponsibility, in the premises, restingon
Ihe chief pastors of the separated Meth
odism.
We would approach, dear brethren,
the matter ot your communication with
the utmost candor and love; and so
meet the advanced steps on your part,
that nothing may be wanting on ours,
to bring about a better state of things,
becoming and beneficial to us both.
We deplore the unfortunate controver
sies and tempers that have prevailed,
and that still prevail; and our earnest
desire and prayer to God is, that they
may give place, and that speedily, u>
peace. In evidence of this, we ’are
ready, not only to respond to, but to
go farther than your communication,
and, from our point of view, suggest
what may help to remove the difficul
ties and obstacles that are in the way.
Permit us, then, to say, in regard to
“re-union,” that in our opinion, there
is another subject lo be considered be
fore that can he entertained, and neces
sarily in order lo it: we mean the es
tablishment of fraternal feelings and
relations between ihe two churches.
They must be one in spirit before they
can be one in organization. Concord
must he achieved before any real union.
Heart divisions must he cured before
corporate divisions can be healed.
You will not consider it as unfriend
ly to the freest flow of Christian sym
pathy, evoked by your overture, it we
remind you that we initiated the meas
ure to effect fraternal relations some
years ago; and, as was declared then,
and as we do now declare, in good
To the Bishops of the Methodist Episco- ! faith, and with most Christian purpos-
M ~ convened in St. ! es '. Cur General Conlerence sent one
i ol its most honored Elders to vour Gen-
pnl Church South,
Louis, Missovir
Reverend and Dear Brethren:
At a meeting o! the Board of Bishops
ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church in
Erie, Pennsylvania, in June, 1865, we
made ami published the following dec
larations :
“That the great cause which led to !
ihe separation from us of both the (
Wesleyan Methodists of tins country !
and ofthe Methodist Church, South, J
has passed away, and we trust the
day is not far distant when there shall
be but one organization, which shall
embrace the whole Methodist family in
the United States.”
This declaration was made in good
I’ailh, and shows what were then our
sentiments and feelings, and was deem
ed by us as the utmost we were au
thorized lo say nr do upon the subject
at that time.
Although our laic General Confer
ence di<l not directly authorize us to
take further specific action iu the mat
ter, yet we judge that some of its acts
justify advanced steps on our part.
In our Quadrennial address to the
General Conference we referred to the
declaration above quoted, aud no ex
ception was taken to it by that body.
The General Conference, to promote
the union of the Methodist Churches,
appointed a commission, consisting of
eight members ol that body and the
Bishop of the church, who were “em
powered to treat with a similar com
mission fiom any other Methodist
Church that may desire a union with
»»
Ua.
We have understood that there were
iu tbs minds of many of the members
aud ministers ofthe Methodist Episco
pal Church, South, reasons why they
consider it suitable for them to initiate
measures lo effect a reunion of the two
churches.
Believing as we do that if they were
one in both spirit and organization,
much more could he accomplished for
the interests of humanity and the glory
of God, we are desirous of doing ail we
consistently can to promote a reunion
on terms alike honorable to both
eral Conference to convey their Chris
tian salutations, and Rirough him to
“offer to you the establishment of fra
ternal relations and intercourse.” It
pains us lo refer to the fact, but it is
matter of history, that he was not re
ceived.
The closing words of Dr. Pierce to
yonr General Conference, upon being
notified of the failure of his mission,
are in your possession:
“You will, therefore, regard this com
munication as final on the part of the
M. L. Church, South. She can never
renew the offer of’fraternal relations be
tween the two great bodies of Wesley
an Metnodists in the Lmued States.
But the proposilion can be renewed at
any lime, either now or hereafter, by
the M. k. Church. And if ever made
upon the basis of the Plan of Sepera-
tion, as adopted by the General Con
ference of 1S44, the Church, South, will
cordially entertain the proposition.”
His language to our General Con
ference, in submitting his report, was:
“Thus ending the well-intended
commission from your body. Upon
this noble effort I verily believe the
smiles ot Divine approbation will rest,
when the Heavenly bodies themselves
will have ceased to shine. We did af
fectionately endeavor to make and pre
serve peace, hut our offer was rejected,
as of no deserviug.”
The evils that have followed this re
jection, we suffer in common with you.
We lament them in common with you ;
and, notwithstanding all that has since
occurred, we are ready, on terms hon
orable to all, to join heart and hand
with you lo stay, and, as far as practi
cable, to remedy them. But you could
not expect us to say less than this—
that the words of our rejected delegate
have been ever since, and still are, our
words.
It may help to the more speedy and
certain attainment of the ends we l»oth
desire to keep distinctly in mind, our
mutual positions, and to bold tho facts
involved in our common history in a
clear li^bL