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Berrien tCtumtij AYtos. W. 11. LASTINGKR, Tbopkiktok. }■ VOL. VI. BERRIEN COUNTY NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. airofasigiottal (terto. F. M. DUKE, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUR6EOM. Office and residence, Tilton, Ga. jaul-ly Dr. \V- I- S ikes > Practicng Physician and Surgeon Ijj^AIjEL A//!, GA. services to the citizens ol Worth, comities. jnne 28-lyr. Dll. J. A. FOGLE," ALAPAHA, GA. Returns tils sincere thanks to the citizens of Beri ion, Irwin and Cotfee comities for their past liberal patron age, and solicits a continuance of the Mime. Charges as cheap us any other physician in the county. mnr29-tf. A. J.CROYATT, ATTCRKEY AKD COUNCILLOR AT LAW, BRUNSWICK, GA. jelß-81 G.b7 MABRY',’ Attorney at Law, BRUNSWICK, GA Practice regularly in the counties or Glynn, Wayne, Appling, Cotfee, Ware, Pierce, and Camden of the Bmuswick Circuit, and Tellair of the Oconee Circuit. jelß 81 "L."eH wll7LlsmGEß, Attorneys at Law, Alapaha Iterrieu Cos. G. Will practice regularly iu the counties of Berrien, Irwin, Coffee, Ware, Clinch, Lowndes and Worth, and elsewhere by special contract. We are prepared to give any infor mation as to location and value of lands, aod will buy and sell for a reasonable commission on proceed* of same. janl-tl a. r. pkepi.es. h. b. teepees. 4. T PEEPLES & SON, Attorneys at Law, Nasiiviile Berrien Cos. Ga. Practice iu the counties of Berrien, Irwin, Codec. Clinch. Echols, Lowu des, Colquitt and Brooks. Refer to Bench & Bar of Southern Circuit. HOTELS. W. H. HARRISON, Proprietor. (NEWCASTLE STREET) Bntnswidc, - Georgia. Table always supplied with the best the market affords. jelß-81 BATILLA HOUSE. WYCROSS , GA. South side of the railroad—twenty pyards trom the depot. LAXU iimsi:. 7 ay cross, (Georgia. E. LANG, Proprietor. The Abany House. MERRICK BARNES, Proprietor, ALBANY, - - - - GEORGIA This house is well furnished and in very way prepared for the accommo dation of the traveling public. Ru hr satisfaction guaranteed. The ta ble is supplied with the best the country affords, and the servants are unsurpassed in politeness and attention to the wants ot guests. Omnibusses convey passengers to and from the different railroads promptly free of charge- Charges to suit the times. Marshall House! SAVANNAH, GEORGIA JOHN HR ESN AN, Manager. A quiet Family Hotel, noted for its coirflortable rooms and the Excel lence of its Table ■\V :■ append indorsements from high f. hvvity . "Having stopped at the Marshs;! House whi e o Savannah, •(- roost cheerfully endorse it to Ladies and families, us being strictly s first, class House in nil of its apimiut- Diut.ts, hu i unrivalled in the excel lence (iU table. ’ A. 11. Colquitt, Governor of Georgia ; AV D. Bloxiinan, to vernor of Floiida; Geo. F. Drew, Ex-Goverror of Florida ; Hob, 1. M. Norwood, Ex U- M. Senator tram (fa ; Hon. Geo. It- Black, Member House Representatives, Ga. Summer Rate*) 82 00 and 82.50 per day. Swimming. Every boy and girl should be taught how to swim, and be trained to it. Most boys learn of them selves, while the reverse is true of most girls. This latter fact is a grave mistake. The mistake is more serious than formerly, becauso so large a portion of our population spend weeks or months every year at our watering places, and because travel on river, lake aud ocean, and sailing in boats and yachts for pleas ure have increased to such an ex tent. *For these reasonsTas well as others, a knowledge of the art has become a necessity. The live* that were recently lost in consequence of the collisions and burning of steam boats might most of them have been saved had all the passengers known how to swim. The mere consciousness of ability to swim and the feeling of familiar ity with deep water that it creates, would either prevent or greatly di minish the panics that are so disas trous iu cases of accidents on the see. Besides this, the inability to swim of persons who are in the water when a disaster has occurred, greatly imperils the lives of those who can swim and are abundantly able to care for themselves; for the swimmers arc often overpowered by the wild clinging to them of the luckless persons who are drowning near by. The time to learn to swim is in childhood and youth, and every parent should see to it that all his children become experts in the art. It is an easy art to learn. There are people who live in boats whose children even swim like kittens. Prohibition. As iij pi'oj;i’uiV-uLi us'd ilo praoVicmi results, the Charleston News aud Courier furnishes the following at NVedgefield, a railroad station in that State, notorious for its de bauchery: Now mark the change. The few who owned the houses aud lands of the place determined that there should be no more liquor sold in Wedgcfield, and for this purpose would neither rent or sell their lauds and houses. The barroom closed up, and there has been no such curse here, or whisky sold in any way since. Soon the talk of building a church and school house sprang up iu the stead. These huve been realized with all their benefi cent results, aud other churches are projected. The place has grown almost as by magic. Industry and thrift prevail. Lauds have ad vanced iu value iu a ratio exceeding anything previously dreamed of iu this county. Population has in creased. A healthy moral tone pre vails to such uu extent that if a man of auy respectability “gets in whis ky,” as the common phrase is, he is ashamed to be seeu about Wedge fitld, lor hi re public sentiment con nects degradation for such a condi tion. And the course of events in this good way is decidedly onward. Wedge field has been modest, and bus cared but little about her growth. Some of the facts aud figures would do to publish, aud they may be given at some future time. “If you arc a qurot,honest citizen, how did those skeleton keys aud brass knuckles happen to be in your coat pocket ?” “I reckon, judge, me aud the policeman meet have changed coats in the sanfflo. We were very much excited.” A female eorrespoudeal/ complains that her husband euts onions aud snores. Now, a man who would snore with au onion flavored breath should go somewhere and start a desert. A Boston artist painted a picture of a bull-frog having a spasm iu a pot of paint, and the critics pro nounced it a fine copy of Turner’s great painting, “Tne Slave Ship.’’ “lIEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY WILL.’ ALAPAHA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY JULY 2, 1881 GEORGIA NEWS. The Advance says. caterpil lars have made their appear ance in that county. The Athens Banner says two more large diamonds have been found near Senoia. Three colored men hare taken $l,lOO worth of stock in the new cotton factory be ing organized in Augusta. The merchants of ..Arlington advertise quinine for sale, which leads us to conclude that Arlington is a shaky town. Mr. J. H. Butt, of Gaines ville, Ga., is the gentleman so famously known as “Cousin Pete,” in “Major Jones’ court ship. It is charged by some of the newspapers that Emery Speer will vote with the republicans at the next session of Congress. His friends deny the charge. ►Several of our exchanges speak of the “can’t-get-aways” being very numerous this sum mer. An empty pocket book is a heavy anchor,and will hold a fellow tighter than a tar plaster. On account of the position Col. R. A. Alston took against the convict lease system, the colored people hold his memory in high esteem. They meet an ually on the 24th of June to decorate his grave with tiowers. Gen. Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah, recently’ received in New York, $150,000 for ser vices rendered in a railroad case This added to his fee in the Guif railroad case makes the sum ot $220,000 fees re ceived in the two cases. The Penny Local thinks it a shame that the city of Savan nah should nurse 400 bar rooms. It all of them are lib erally patronized by the inhab itants, we would suppose a temperance boom would be hard to start in that city. “Fence or no fence,” is a question being debated by the people ot DeKalb county. The editor of the DeKalb News, who went to Nouth Carolina with the Coweta county com mittee, comes to a very dif ferent conclusion from the one reported by them, and will vote for fence. Raum,the revenue man,says there is more violations of the revenue law in the ninth dis trict than any other district in the State, and that Emery Speer is responsible to a great extent for it, by giving encour agement to the“moon shiners,” in order to make himself popu lar with that class ot people. At a recent public meeting in Nevvnan, Ga., a committee ot five men were appointed to visit South Carolina and in vestigate the practical work ings of the “no fence” law. After visiting several counties they have concluded that the law is of great benefit, and re commend its adoption by the people of Coweta county. PODUNK ACADEMY. EXAMINATION IN REVISE* GEOGRAPHY. Hearing that the Rodunk Academy, near Macon, was about to close for the summer, a Tolegraph reporter hired an ox-cart yesterday, and rode out to report the closing exercises. The day was delightfully warm, aod a pleasnot breeze animated the slen der regetatiou along the way. The suow having melted, the reporter left his overcoat aud did not feel the need uf it during the day. Arriving at the academy, he wa escorted to a seat in the front row, and Professor Squibs, the tat and jolly head of the institu tion, ordered the class in revised ge ography to come to taw. The move ment was executed in fine order, aud the class was ready for business. Singling out a bright-eyed boy, about the ceutre of the class, the Professor began the examination “What is the capital of Georgia?" “Atlußta.” “Next !" “The Gate City." “Correct, go up. How is il bounded ?” “Bounded on the north by Tenues see, on the South by Flordia, on the west by Alabama and ou the east by South Caroliua aud the Atlautic ocean.” ‘‘What is the character of the peo ple?" "They have no character.” ‘•What is the population of the city ?’ “Fifteen hundred thousand.” “Give us a description of the city.” •tThe Gats City : s noted chiefly fer its railroads. Every railroad in the United States leads out of Atlanta and into it. It has a canal that runs up hill from the Cliattahfl|HH^M^a ■ -f 'tsaraaSiw ! K noted dep. 1 i u to them City. It sever grits uor eld. The only thing that prevents oranges aud bananas growing there is the want of room. In this city every man lives off his neighbor except the the last raau, who is supported out of the treasury.” “Correct. But what about the military ?” “There is only one company iu t\s Gate city—the Gate City Guards. They fired the first gun iu the war, went into Virginia first and came back last. Foreigners have pto nouuced them the old guard of Na poleon iu disguise.” “Eutirely coirect,” murmured the professor. “Now,” to the next, “where is Augusta?” “Augusta is situated upon the Augusta cuual.” “How is Augusta governed?” “The government is despotic. Win. Moore aud P'eas Stovall own the city and run the canal.” “Give me some (acts concerning Augusta ?” The city was discovered by Colum bus when only knee high, aad rebuilt. It mnsists entirely of Green street, a caual and the mills. It is situated on the Savanuah river just opposite Hamburg, noted for its trestle works, Hue lace and river edgings.” “is that all ?” “That—that —that is all.” The prolessor reflected a moment and nod ded his head. Then turning to the mxt studeut continued: “Where is Mncou?” “Macon is situated on the Oeunul gee river iu Bibb county.” “What übout it?” “It is a city ot twenty odd thous and inhabitants. They are energetic, progressive people and now have the city ou a boom. No city in the {south has hi ad i the progress Macon has iu five years. New houses, store-, unterpiises and projects aro coßtiutia ly advanced aud finished.” “Well.” “But thorn is a class of people in ihs limits that swing on to the coat j phis ot other days. They are the peo- pie who carry with them each a wet blanket. Whenever they bear ot a new enterprise, or whenever they catch a man striking out into anew direction they immediately cover him with a wet blanket, and with eyes rolled to heaven, mouth drawn dowD aod discouraging twang in their tones, whiDeout: “Impossible, impossible ; you will ruin the city, you will ruin trade, you will ruiu the church, you will ruin the streets, you will ruin the park, you will ruiu the cemetery, and, worst of all, you will ruin ua.’ The city needs many things yet to make it solid in every respect, but it needs nothing worse than a dozen or so of Grst-class funerals, headed by corpses wrapped iu wet blankets.” “Bully for you,” roared the fat pro fessor, bringing his fist down upon the table with a force that shot a stream ot iuk from the stand to the ceiling, and freckled the lace of a boy who was shooting spit-balls up there, “liully for you. But is that all?’ “No, sir,” murmured the timid boy, diggiug his little Huger nervously in his paut’s seams, and eyeiug the re porter sideways as he huug dowu his head—“No, sir. The livest paper iu the State is published there—the Tele graph and Messenger.’’ The reporter, exclaiming “Oh, my !” in an audible toue, blushad to the roots of his hair aud modestly withdrew. As he rounded the corner he looked back and beheld the fat professor escortiug the smart boy to the head of his class. —Telegraph and Messenger. Lorenzo Dow one# became exas perated about farmers, for some rea son or other, and preached at them iu the following mauner: “The average western farmer toils hard, eariy pod late, often depriving himself of needed rest and sleep—for what? To raise corn. For what? To feed what? To get money for which to buy more laud? Why, he wishes to raise more corn— to feed more hog9—to buy more laud —to raise more corn —to feed more hogs—to buy more land—and in this circle he moves until the Almighty stops his hoggish proceedings.” —■ “As illustrative of the times, Judge Battle, of Schley, relates the following: Tweuty-seven wagons went from Harris county to Colum bus for supplies, only three of which returned with anything. An ac quaintance of his came by private conveyance from Mississippi to Schley county, and during the trip it was impossible at places to get long forage, and not once was the horse fed on home made corn.” — Americus Recorder. “llow do you like Austin ?’ asked a gentleman of old Uncle Mose. “I like the town fustrate, but I feels sorry for de folks, dey is so pore. Yesterday I wauted to get change for a five dollah bill. I put my han iu my pocket, aud hunted for eber so lyug and I aiu’t found it yet. I nebber scad u towa where it was so hard to git change loah a five dollah bill.’ A Daubury bootblack was in South Norwalk when the train went through there on its way to Hartford with the nation’s military dignitaries. “Did you see General Sherman asked a citizeu this moruiug while having a shine. “No; was he looking lor me?” was the response. The citizen was shocked. —Daubury News. A citizen weut into a Norwich hardware store, the other day, aud inquired : How much do you ask for a bath-tub for a child ?” “Three dol lars and seventy-five cents,” was the reply. “W-h-e-w !” whistled the customer. “Gue3s we’ll have to keep on washing the baby in the coal scut tle till prices come down.” _ *♦ —• —- It is remarkable how many tlrngs will explode—bottles of catsup,dough nuts, soda-water fountains, boilers, roast potatoes, and now man. At least,we read ill a u >vl that'Eugenie's lather, upon hearing this, e<plo<wd with iudiguutiuu.'’ This should teach j fathers never to fool with indignation . $1 50 Per annum. People who really pick their teeth are those who buy sets at dentists’ shops. Dr. Chapmau, of Charlotte, Mich., over 100 years old, committed sui cide recently. Venture not into the company of those that are iufected with the plague ; no, though thou think thyself guarded with nu antidote. To pronounce a man happy merely hecuuse he is rich, is just us absurd as to pronounce a man healthy merely because he has enough to cut. ‘‘What a beautiful tbißg,mv dear, ie a rosy cheek.” “Yes, husband, j hut how great the contrast when the blush settles on the nose.” A writer on physiognomy would like to know if large ears denote a miserly disposition, why a mule is so apt to squander his hind legs. “Just take a bottle ot my medicine,” said du agent to a consumptive, “aud you will never cough again." . “Is i t so fatal as that?” gasped the sufferer. No man ought to complain if the world measures him as he measure* others. To measure one with his own yardstick may be hard, but it is lair. “Scissor* and lighting I" shouted an irate subscriber who could find nothing but mi*ceilany and telegraphic news in his paper.—Keokuk Gate City. The New York Herald say3 tha Dr. Holmes is like oue of the fabled apples which grow ruddy aud mellow on the side toward which the suu goes down. A firm or individual tying to do business without advertising is like a man winking at a pretty woman in the dark. ""He (nay know what ha is doing, but she _ ean T i see n! It is said that a coou can be caught by leaving whisky in its vi cinity, but the average hunter would rather drink the whisky aid take the chances cm the coon. “Oh, Lord,” prayed a Methodist minister,“keep me humble aad poor." “Oh, Lord,” prayed the Steward who followed him, it thou wilt keep him humble, we will keep him poor.” “Marie ! what’s tlmt stra ge noise at the gate?” “Cats, sir.’ “Cats! Well, when I was young cals didn’t wear stove-pipe hats and smoke cigars.” ‘ Times are changed, sir.” A gentleman was compluiniug that he had iuvested a rather large sum of money and lost it all. A sympathiz ing trieud asked him if he was a bull or bear. To which he replied; “Neither ; I was a jackass.” At a Ciuciauati weduiug lately the organist euteriaiued the uudieuce awaiting the bridal pair by a series of voluntaries, the last ot which unlucki ly was * Trust her not, pne is fouliug thee,” at which he wus hard at work as the bridal procession wa.kei up the aisle. “E.la, is your father at home?’* said a bashful lover to his sweet heart. “I want to propose some thing very important to him.’* “No, Clarence, papa is not at home, but I am. Couldn’t you propose to me just as well?” Aud he did with pemect success. Josh Billings says: “i haven’t much doubt but that man spruug lrom the monkey, hut what bothers me is where the monkey spruug from." Why, Josh, monkeys spriug trom trees. It is astonishing that a mail of your perception should never have noticed this fact. The U. 3. cavalry at Fort Sill, are ordered to co-opara e with tha Choctaw maiitia under Gov. MoUur taiu, iu removing the white intrud ers, and their stock, from the Nation. Over 8i)0 families have al ready crossed the border, leaving everything beLlad, aud much desti* 1 tutiou prevails. NO. 43