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The Cherokee Georgian. Dress Plainly. I noticed on last Lord’s day in church, a lady of wealth and fashion, dressed in a simple (to my mind it was very beautiful) calico dress—neat, well made, clean, and the whole toilet of this lady was in keeping with her dress. There was nothing costly —nothing gaudy—but all her apparel was neat and appropriate for the day and the service. A train of reflections were awaken ed in my mind. I thought how many ben efits would result if people would dress plainly when they attend church. How much it would lessen the burdens of the poor, who now find it hard to keep up their ■wardrobe and maintain their places in soci ety. How many debts, which now hang like lead on the hearts ol husbands, could be paid by this cost of fine dress. How many poor people who now never attend church would be glad to attend if they could feel relieved ou the score of dress. I have been told by persons, time and again, that they would be glad to attend church, and all their families, “If wc had clothes fit to wear.” Will we have a garment “fit to wear” into eternity ? is a question that concerns all Christians. Again I thought, if people would dress more plainly they could worship much bet ter. Their thoughts would be more on the subject and the service, and less on their own and neighbor’s dress. Plain dress would save time; it would remove one cause why many fail to get to Sunday school and preaching in good time; and last, though not least, thinks I to myself, it would increase largely the contributions to the of religion and the conversion of sinners as home and abroad, which should be the great object in life —[Exchange. Preaching with Effect. The Vermont Chronicle relates the fol lowing incident about a sermon which might probably be repeated with profit: “A brother in the ministry took occasion to preach on the passage in Luke xvi. 10 — ‘He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.’ The theme was, that men who take advantage of others in small things, have the very element of character to wrong the community and individuals in great things, where the prospect of detection or censure is little to be dreaded. The preacher exposed the various ways by which people wrong others; such as borrowing; by mis takes in making change ; by errors in ac counts; by escaping taxes and custom house duties; by finding articles and neyer seeking owners; and by injuring articles borrowed and never making the fact known to the owners when returned. “One lady the next day met her pastor and said, ‘I have been up to Mr. ’s to rectify an error he made in giving me change a few weeks ago, for I felt bitterly your reproof yesterday.’ Another individ ual went to Boston to pay for an article not in her bill, when noticed it was not charged when she paid it. “A man, going home from meeting, said to his companion, T do not believe there was a man in the meeting-house to-day who did not feel condemned.* “After applying the sermon to more of his acquaintances, he continued, ‘Did not the pastor utter something about finding a pair of wheels ?’ “‘I believe not, neighbor A. He spoke of keeping little things which had been found.’ ‘Well, I thought he said something about finding a pair of wheels: and suppose he meant me. I found a pair down in my lot a while ago.’ “‘Do you,’ said his companion, ‘know whom they belong to ? Mr. B. lost them a short time ago.’ “The owner was soon in possession of his wheels." A Self-tmurht Boy. The Duke of Argyll, who lived in Queen Anne’s reign, was one day walking in his garden when he saw a Lai in book lying on the grass. Thinking it had been brought from his library, he gave directions for it to be taken back, when a Ind called Ed mund Stone, then in his eighteenth year, a son as the gardener, claimed it as his own. The duke was surprised, and on ques tioning him was still further astonished at his answers. ‘But how,’ said the duke, ‘came you by the knowledge of all these things?’ Stone replied: ‘A servant taught me, ten years since, to read ;’ and, on being ftirther pressed by the duke, he thus con tinued : ‘I firs* learned to read ; the masons were then at work upon your house. I ap proached them one day, and observed that the architect used a ride and compasses, and that he made calculations. I inquired what might be the meaning and use ot these things, and I was informed that there was a science called arithmetic. I pur chased a book of arithmetic, and I learned it. I was told there was another science, | called geometry: 1 bought the necessary books, and.l learned geometry. Byroad-! Ing, I found that there who good l»>oks on these two sciences in Latin; I bought a dictionary, and I fenmed Latin. I under stood, afeo, that there w» re good lasiks of the same kind in French I bought a die-; tionary and I learned trench. And this.! my lord, is what I have done. Il seems to me that we miiy ham everything when we | know the twenty four letters of the alpha bet? Edmund Slone afterwards pnbhahed sci entific works, and was ehoteii a Fellow us. the Royal Society. All mu nailers know the letters of the ' alphabet, l> it l.uw tew have thought that ! the kn<»u of them was so valuable as j to ena’A them to learn everything. A Mother’s Only Son—The Story of a Life. We will look in upon the mother as she sits beside her sleeping infant —her bright, beautiful boy. She looks, and smiles as she dreams of a time when he shall be her com fort and support —a noble, honored, and in fluential man. Fondly does she believe her hopes will be realized, as she sees him grow up a loving, truthful, and obedient boy. Soon it becomes necessary to part with him for a season. She semis him off to col lege; but oh! what a pang it costs her to part with him! She repeats again and again her loving counsels, and faithfully he promises to bear them in loving remem brance ; and many are the good resolutions he makes, trusting, alas! in his own strength, and asking not for that which cometh from above. He goes from her, and she is left alone, to pray, oh, how fervently! that above all things his heart may be changed; for well does she know the dangers that beset his path so long as he relies on his own strength alone, and is actuated solely by worldly motives, however good they may be. Thus pass several years, ■when he returns crowned with honors; bearing with him to his proud and joyful mother the high com mendations of his instructors; for all this time be has turned away from the tempter, and refused to be enticed by him. Only one thing saddens bis mother; she had cherished the fond hope that she might one day see him a minister of the gospel: but now that hope lies scattered at her feet, for he insists on choosing some other profession. He does not at once decide what it shall be, but purposes to enjoy himself awhile, after the restraints of college life. Thus, in idleness he enter into temptation; and his mother soon sees him with compan ions whose tastes and habits she would not like him to imitate. But in answer to her warning, he confidently replies, “No dan ger,” and assures h- r they cannot induce him to touch the intoxicating cup. Nor can they. But will he yield if the poison is offered by a fair hand ? Can it be that the hand of a woman could offer the cup of death to a fellow-creature ? Alas! alas! too many ruined lives answer, “It is even so !” A fair one, to whose outward charms he has already half succumbed, challenges him to drink a toast. He hesitates, remembers his mother, and is about to decline, when she disdainfully asks, “Have you no more confidence in yourself?” He laises the glass to his lips, drains it, and puts it down a changed man. He says to himself, “Why, it is not so bad a thing, after all, to take a little wine, I scarcely feel its effects.” Soon he begins to return home late at night, and his fond mother thinks she detects the odor of some thing wrong as he reluctantly gives her his good-night kiss; but he evades her anxious questions, though with an inward sehie of degradation and shame, resolving often that he will not so grieve her ; but his resolves are quickly broken. At last the night comes when she sits till midnight in an agony of suspense, and he does not come. Another hour passes, and another; then she hears footsteps on the pavement, and hastens to open the door to behold him brought home, not a man, but a brine! They carry him to his room, and others bear her away to hers, as unconscious as he. She recovers, but to what anguish and misery! She would fain close her eyes again, and shut out forever the awful truth. He awakens also, and is bowed down with humiliation, and vows to his mother that be will never, neve r again so wring her heart. So sincere is his repentance that be keeps out o! the way of temptation, becomes industrious and useful, and is even thinking of connecting himself with a “Good Tem plars” Lodge, when he is called away from home for a few days. His mother’s heart aches with a vague apprehension, and she anxiously watches for bis return. But the train that should have borne him home, brings in his stead an old friend—her pas tor in days gone by—whose face half re veals his sad story ere he speak”. But soon the mother knows that her boy—her dar ling boy—has been in a drunken brawl, and has been arrested for murder. She ut ters one piercing wail and sinks in her chair. In vain arc all efforts to restore her. She lingers through the night, but in the morning her freed spirit wings its way to everlasting rest. Meanwhile her boy is locked hi a gloomy prison, lie knows that he is innocent of murder, but he knows, too, that he has broken his vow to his mol her, that lie has disgraced his manhood, and he crouches in his cell a degraded wretch. At last a ray of light enters his darkened ■ soul. Has not God promised to answer prayers ? And has not his nvHker’s whole I life been one prayer for him ? la an agony he cries for merey; and was ever snch a ' prayer answered ? When at last his prison door is unlocked. ' and he is told that he is free, his heart rises in thankfulness that he may now lead a j new life anil be a blessing to sixfiety, and to , his now doubly precious mother. He hastens home; but what a shock to him when he is told that she whom he seeks ■ lies in the church-yard. He reels and staggera under the blow, i while ht a'knowledges its justice. Can it . lie that he s indeed a murderer; that his hand has struck the death blow of her he ' loved most on earth ? He seeks her gra re, and renews to her dust his broken vows. He breaks them no more during the few years that are allotted hi him ;-but goes alHiut, feeble and tottering, a prematurely old man, imploring others to “flee tor their Hfe," and warning them off the quicksands . ou which his body was wrecked, and his soul, but tor God’s gracious answer to a ! mother's prayers.— [Southern Presbyte- j riau. | Don’t be too Sensitive. —There are people—yes, many people —always looking out for slights. They cannot cany on the daily intercourse of the family without find ing that some offense is designed. They are as touchy as hair-triggers. If they meet an acquaintance who happens to be pre-oc cupied with business, they attribute his ab straction in some mode personal to them selves, and take umbrage accordingly. They lay on others the fruit of their irrita bility. Indigestion makes them see imper tinence in every one they come in contact with. Innocent persons, who never dreamed of giving offense, are astonished to find some unfortunate word or momentary taci turnity mistaken for an insujL To say the least the habit is unfortunate. It is far wiser to take the more charitable view of our fellow-beings, and not suppose that a slight is intended unless the neglect is open and direct. After all, too, life takes its hues in a great degree from the color of our own mind. If we are frank and generous, the world treats us k indly ; if on the con trary, we are suspicious, men learn to be cold and cautious to us. Let a person get the reputation of being “touchy” and every body is under restraint, and in this way the chances of an imaginary offense are vastly increased. ; Hints to Boys and Girls.—Politeness is an accomplishment that is worth more and costs less than any other, and nothing is noticed quicker in young people than a proper regard for the amenities of life. The following rules, if followed by the boys and girls, will gain them many friends and admirers: 1. Be amiable in intercourse with equals, respectful to age, courteous to all. 2. Never use vulgar or profane language. Strive to keep your thoughts pure. 3. Never look over another person when he is writing, or reading that Ayhich does not concern you. 4. Never enter another’s room abruptly. If you have business, knock gently at the door, or ask permission to enter. 5. Never select the best articles of food at the table. Wait till you are helped. Be modest, polite, temperate. 6 Never ask trifling or foolish questions, or inquire about things with which you arc already familiar. Average Wheat Crops of England. —Mr. Thos. C. Scott, King’s Arms Yard, Moorgate street, London, writes as follows lo the leading journal: We have now suf ficient data to enable us to (come to a safe conclusion as to whether or not the wheat crop of this year is under or over an aver age. But what is an average ? In regard to wheat, 30 bushels an acre is the rate usually adopted; but it is only an assump tion, based upon individual observation and experience over very limited areas. To ar rive at a sounder solution of the question, I have taken the areas under wheat in-each county in England, multiplied tbctSr i*y the generally admitted normal rate of produce of each county respectively, and the aggre gate number of bushels thus obtained, di vided by the number of acres to which they apply, gives the nearest approach our present data admit of to a satisfactory answer to the question “Whatis an average crop?” and, thus tested, it turns out to be 29 1-10 bushels an acre. Fred Douglas, in a fourth of July ad dress at Hillsdale, Pa., advised his race to cultivate independence The cultivation of independence is well enough, but they should not make it a specialty. Let them reserve a men garden-spot for independence, and devote the far greater amount of their acreage to the cultivation of corn, cotton, and cabbage. “William,” observed a Danbury wo man to her husband, “Mrs. Holcombe feels pretty badly since the loss of her child, and I wish you would drop over there and see her. You might say that all fiesh is grass —that we’ve all got to go the same way; and see if she is going to use her dripping p in this afternoon. ■■■■ CARTERSVILLE SALE & LIVERY STABLE BY Roberts & Stephens, (Successors to Rolwrts & Tuntlin.) This Is one of the largest and best nr? ranged establishments in North Georgia. I The building is eligibly situated hear the depot and court-house, and is well stocked with GOOD HOUSES AND SUPERIOR VEHICLES* ' which ate ready at all times for those who i wish to ride, either on budiiess or tor ptea ' sure. The proprietors keep constantly on hand a GOOD SUPPLY OF FOOD POU HORSES, and have in their employ faithful grooms to take care of stock left in their charge We will BUY, SELT., AND EXCHANGE Horses and Mules on very accommodating terms. jal ly Cherokee Court of Ordinary, sitting for county purposes. August 12, 1875 Il is hereby ordered that the Tax Col lector of said county proceed to assess and collect, upon the taxable property of said county assessed by die State, two-tenths of one per cent., to tie applied to general county purposes, bridges, jury purposes, and support of |>oor. Also i h rec-ten ths of> one |x r cent., to be applied to the payment j of principal and interest on bonds tor court-1 house maturing January 1. 1876. Also, that there be assessed and collected, w sen’ not prohibited by law, one hundred per cent on t.j>ectlic taxes, the same tn be ap plied to the general fund tor county pur poses. Given under my hand and seal. C. M. McCLCREj Ordinary. The county tax is fifty cents ou SIOO, the Slate tax the same. Printer's ice $L aug 18, 3 It PROF. VINCENT’S SEI ECT HIGH SCHOOL FOR Young & Middle-aged Men WILL OPEN THE REGULAR TERM OF TEN MONTHS At Canton, Georgia, ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. THE CURRICULUM embraces a thorough course of the English, Latin, Greek, and German language; the Natural, Mental and Moral Sciences ; the United States Military Academe Course of Mathematics, and a Practical Business Course. Special attention is given to Note and Letter-writing, Land Surveying, Science of Accounts, Legal Forms and Commercial Law, and the Applied Sciences. THE SYSTEM OF TEACHING discards in toto the inemoriter and rigidly enforces the rationale — the reason wA.y and wherefore —method. Students arc taught to think for themselves. THE TEXT-BOOKS used are the very Vanguards of Scientific Progress. THE RECITATIONS are always lively, awakening and delightful to young men who earnestly desire to get a solid and progressive education in the shortest time and at the least possible ex pense. Only a small number of young men will be admitted, and to them the Principal will give every needed attention. Young men who have time or money to throw away—who do not mean to study for the love and use of it —are not wanted. CANTON is situated on the banks of the Etowah, twenty-four miles above Cartersville an I twenty-five iniiei north of Marietta, on the projected Marietta and North Georgia Rail load, is surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery, water as pure as gurgles from the earth, the atmosphere salubrious and salu tary, its popul ition quiet, industrious gen erous, and highly moral—just the place to do earnest, hard studying. BOARD ‘lias been engaged at the justly popular Canton Hokd and with select families at from $8 00 to $12.50 per month. TUITION invariably five dollars per month. REFERENCES. Believing young men who have for the most part been educated by the Principal, and who are now in life’s arena, are the best judges of his competency and efficiency, he takes the liberty to refer those interested to the following former pupils : E. D. Little, M. D., DuhHh,Ga. Henry Strickland, Principal Bay Creek Academy. W. L. Moore, M. D., Gainsville, Ga. Geo K. Looper, Attorney, Dawsonvi le. Geo. W Hendrix, Attorney, Canton, Ga. J. B. Brown, Merchant, Tilton, Ga. J. C. Hughes, Teacher, Mt. Zion, For syth County, Ga. D. D. McConnel, Attorney, Acworth. M J. L‘ wis. Clerk, Atlanta, Ga. W. P. Hughes, Teacher, Big Creek, Ga. D. W. Meadows, Teacher, Danielsville. J. W. Estes, Merchant, Cumming, Ga Thos. O. Wofford, R. R. Agent, Carters ville, Ga. I. N. Strickland, Civil Engineer, Duluth. Geo. W. Collier, Teacher, Atlanta, Ga. Allison Green, Clerk, Atlanta, Ga. T. G. Donaldson, Farmer. Atlanta, Ga. J. z Ga’t, Farmer, Canton, Ga. II 11. Parks, Traviliug Agent Atlanta Constitution. J. A. Baker, Farmer, Cartersville, Ga. For further particulars, address JAMES U. VINCENT, Canton, Georgia. Aug 4, l--lm “ Secure the Shadow ere the Sub stance Fades.” A. OVERLAND, Photographer, Opjxisite McAfee's Hotel, CANTON, - - - GEORGIA, WILL remain for a short time, and Would respectfully invite a call from all who wish anything in his line. Alts zes and kinds of pictures made in workmanlike style. Satislaclioa given, or no charge. A. OVERLAND, aug 4 l-'f Bargain Offered- ’ CANTON NEEDS A TIN-SHOP. VNO. 1 SET T of Tinner’s Tools, with a small quantity of Raw Stock, can be Itought at low figures, or on short time, with approved notes. For information, app y to the editor of this paper, Aug 4,13 m ‘ j~F YOU WANT PRINTING DONE, I with neatness and dispatch, call at this • v fficc. THE CHEROKEE GEORGIAN, <• *1 **•*•■** r • _ll A -Weekly Newspaper, PUBLISHED AT F CA.NTTO2ST, GEORGIA, And Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee Georgia. s 8 ill contain, from time to time, the Latest News, and will give ite I readers an interesting variety of ' LITERARY, MORAL, t i agricultural, educational, ! TEMPERANCE AND POLITICAL, READING MATTER. It is a Home Enterprise, and every citizen »n Cherokee and adjoin- ■ ing counties should give it his eticvuragemeiiv and suppoit. 1 Hit 1 Georgian will be a ; AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING lIEDIUM, r 8 and merchants and others, who wish to secure the vast trade from the j mountain counties, would do well to avail themselves of the advantages ! which it offers. I B [J e j r • .... • —....... Job Work of .All Kinds e Will be executed at The GEoronh office, in the neatest style and on *» the most liberal terms. BARTER ol all kinds taken for Job Work . and subscriptions. d i '»'• TERMS OF TFT ID GEOROIAN. 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May your shadow never grow less, and you never become weary in well doing. aug26-ly JOHN SHARP Thankful for the very flattering reception the FEMALE REGULATOR has met with 1 from al! portions of the country, the Proprietor begs leave to announce that be has largely increased his manufacturing facilities, and hopes that before very long he will be able lo place within the reach of every suffering woman this, the greatest boon to her sex • S3F" Price, sl. »0 per Bottle. For sale by all Druggists in the United States. L. U. BRAUFIELI), Proprietor, Atliota, Grjrxfa.