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The Cherokee Georgian.
TEE ABSURDITY OF IT.
It is all very well for the poets to tell,
By way of their song adorning,
Os milkmaids who rouse to manipulate
cows
At five o’clock in the morning.
And of moony young mowers who bundle
out doors—
The charms of their straw-beds scorning—
Befoie break ot day, to make love and hay,
At five o’clock in the morning.
But, between me and you, it is all untrue —
Believe not a word they utter;
To no milkmaid alive does the finger of
Five
Bring beaux—or even bring butter.
The poor, sleepy cows, if told to arouse,
Would do so, perhaps, in a horn-ing;
But the sweet country girls, would they
show their curls
At five o’clock in the morning ?
It may not be wrong for the man in the
song —
Or the moon —if anxious to settle,
To kneel in the grass, and pop, but, alas!
What if he popped down on a nettle ?
For how could he see what was under his
knee,
If, in spite of my friendly warning,
He went out of bed and his house and his
head
At five o’clock in the morning ?
It is all very well such stories to tell,
But if I were a maid, all forlorn-ing,
And a lover should drop, in the clover, to
pop,
At five o’clock in the morning:
If I liked him, you see, I’d sap, “Please call
at three
If not, I’d turn on him with scorning;
“Don’t come here, you flat, with conun
drums like that,
At five o’clock in the morning.”
fJohn Paul.
Going to the City.
*Tis true, and pity ’tis ’tis true, that the
most energetic and wide-awake of the sons
of our farmers forsake the rural homesteads
and flock in crowds into all the cities, to
swell the anxious throng of the multitudes,
who through life-devouring struggles strive
to make an honest livelihood in the over
peopled towns. It is no secret, that of the
hundred merchants, only a very small per
centage achieve a competency, still fewer
grow rich, while the vast majority barely
can make both ends meet, and many break
down after years of fruitless toil. Or take
the manufacturers on a small scale, the
boss mechanics; there may be one in a
thousand who can work on his own capital,
the other nine hundred and ninety-nine are
constantly on the rack—where to get the
money to pay the hands when pay-day
comes around, or to meet bills and accounts
coming due. They are obliged to borrow
from banks, paying high premiums, and are
in hot water for renewers and indorsers.
There is but John Law out of the hundred
thousand carpenters, and but one Captain
Eads among the thousands of civil engin
eers. Life in the city, with its constant,
irritating friction, with its painful uncer
tainty of bread and meat in the near fu
ture, it must still have some very peculiar
charms, that entice our young men away
from the country. At home, on the farm,
there is no landlord visiting you monthly
with the regularity of a chronometer, al
ways with both hands extended—but to
take, uot to give. There is no dread of
rising rents and removal to smaller quar
ters. And there is always enough to eat;
if one crop fails, another remunerates by
the more amplitude ; bread and meat the
. poorest farmer never lacks in our countly.
Clothes, which go so far toward making
men (and women more j et), will last longer
and cost less in the country than in the
city, with its ever-changing loolish fashions.
And when poets grow rapturous at the con
templation ot rural happiness and sylv.iu
beauty, and when the denizens of the
crowded cities know no greater joy than a
ramble or a sojourn in the country, why
then should our young people in the coun
try forsake the abode of such highly-prized
felicity, and rather live in the wicked city?
The question is asked, and the answer
can not be ambiguous. It is not the coun
try, its farms and woods, its prairies and
brooks, its bird-song and life-air, its luscious
fruit and rich milk, its fresh breezes and
cool springs, that drive young men away.
It is the lack of social enjoyments, the lack
of pleasing variety in society, in conversa
tion, in diversion, which renders country
life monotonous, irksome, loathsome, and
makes life in tho city appear fur pleasanter
and far better than it is. Often, too, it is
unreasonable straining of muscle-work, the
sacxeneas of dead drudgery, which wo im
pose upon our children that makes them
sigh for the pleasure of the town people
and hate their own dull homes.
The answer suggests the remedy. We
must begin with ourselves. We must not
undertake to run and manage a farm with
one or two when it requires tho fiill
work of three or four men. Reduce the
area of tilled land, if you can not hire
more labor, to within workable limits; cul
tivate less land, but cultivate it more. Do
not ask work of a boy, with his tender
muscles and yielding bones, that wi’l tax
the powers of a man. Make them work, <>f
course, but adapt work to their strength.
And above ail, provide variety. The same
dull round, day after day, makes life, home,
, parents aud friends appear hateful.
All work and no play, made Jack a dull
boy centuries ago. Bear it in mind. Let
the young folks have amusement and en
joyment, and by directing it with wise fore
thought, you will prevent the mischievous
gatherings at the cross-reads and groggery.
Have a club, a social club, of the young
pcoole assemble weekly from house to
house; have them play, d nice, sing, frolic.
Visit the fairs, have apple bees, corn husk
ings, and Thanksgtving-d.ay gatherings
Get your school-teachers and ministers in- 1
tereated in joyful, healthy, country life—be ;
cheerful yourself at home—build up the •
neighborhood, and be mindful that your- ,
•elves live but once, aud must leave be Lind
you what you did not enjoy; in fine, have
your thoughts not entirely absorbed by the
desire to make, but intend also to enjoy
what you make; and your sons will be
cured of the running-to-the-city propensity;
they will rather stay in the country, where
there is no want, no anxious uncertainty,
but where there is plenty and sweetness.
Make life joyful. God’s sun smiles upon
the country every day: why should we, his
children, be cheerless, dull and dreary?—
[Midland Farmer.
System in Farm Labor.
The following pair of pertinent para
graphs which we find in the New England
Homestead, must have been written by
some level-headed body who keeps his eyes
wide open and knows how to tell what he
sees and thinks:
“T. e amount of muscle that can be saved
by a little brain labor is wonderful, and yet
the science of doing everything in proper
season and place, in fact, properly, is some
thing that agricultural papers or farming
books cannot t<ach. Experience, calcula
tion and foietl.ought are the mentors. A
month before a piece of machinery is to be
used, a glance at it will show where it is de
fective. A rainy day, a spare hour ,?a chance
to take it to town to be repaired without go
ing on purpose. These present themselves to
an intelligent farmer, and when the harvest
is ripe, or the corn ready for the cultivator,
there, will be no delay for the mending of
damaged machinery.
There is no such weak larinres, or winked
waste of time and opportunity, as the man
practices who never has time to do any
thing properly. lie goes to town with three
errands, and comes home with only one fin
ished, be has no time for the others. He
plows for fifty acres of corn, but has no
time to get in but forty. He plows with a
duller plow, and chops with a duller axe,
for the lack of time to sharpen them. All
these are lack of forethought and system—
a neglect to use the brain that God has giv
en him to shape and direct and save the
muscle. An ox will do the work but can
not plan it. The horse is powerful, but he
is controlled by his master, and his power
utilized. Man’s labor is but brvtfo strength,
and the stronger the brain force that is
brought to bear upon it the more surely
every stroke tells, and the more grand will
be the result.”
What Farmers Cannot Conceal. —
A poor farmer cannot conceal the fact that
he is a poor farmer. All his surroundings
proclaim the verdict against him : —his hors
es, cattle, wagons, harness, plows, fences,
fields —even his wife and children bear silent,
but unmistakable evidence against him.
On the other hand, all these things will tes
tify favorably in behalf of the good farmer.
Every passer by can read the evidence for
and against. This fact alone, ought to stim
ulate every farmer to do his best, for the
sake of bis character, as well as interest; for
he may rest assured that every passer by
will pronounce judgment according t© the
evidence.
A celebrated author once wrote: ‘A
French woman will love her husband if he
is either witty or chivalrous; a German
woman if he is constant and faithful; a
Dutch woman if he does not disturb her ease
too much ; a Spanish woman if he wreaks
terrible vengeance on those who fall under
her displeasure; an Italian woman, if he is
dreamy and poetical; a Danish woman if he
calls her country the fairest and ha ppi st
on earth ; a Russian woman if he holds all
westerners to be miserable barbarians; an
English woman if he is of the nobility; an
American woman if—he has plenty of mo
noy.
A young hoodlum tried his first pipe in
San Francisco. When his father came
home he found him braced against a bar
rel, with his legs spread apart, his hands
and lower jaw drooping listlessly and a
deadly pallor over-spreading his face.
“What is the matter?” inquired his father.
“I was feeling bad because there was no
school.” And then the fond parent, step
ping into the house, said to bis wife, “That
boy loves school better than any body I
ever saw.” Smart boy.
Tn clearing away the refuse from the an
cient silver mines of Liurium, in Greece, a
large number of seeds w re found unknown
to modem science, but described in the writ
ings of Pliny. The seeds took root, budded
and blossomed, bearing beautiful yellow
flowers, after a burial of at least 1,508 years.
Bad company is like a nail driven into a
post, which after the first or second blow,
may be drawn out with little difficulty; but
being once driven in up to the head, the pin
cers cannot take hold to draw it out and it
can only be done by the destruction of the
Wood.
RZ, J. O’STmHRTDS,
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL
Painter,
FRESCO AND SCENIC ARTIST,
Canton, .... Georgia.
Refers to Rev. P. H. Brewster, W. M. ■
Ellis, J. B. Birton A Co., Canton. Ga.; J. ’
A. Stover. J. W. Dyer, painters, Carters-!
villc; John A. Matthias, Casa sLuion, Ga. '
Pru .-a to suit the times.
aiu 25 4-2 m
IF YOU WANT PRINTING DONE.
1 with ueatiivi -s and dispatch, call at this
office.
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 OURRIGULUM
embraces a thorough course of Hi®
Latin, Greek, and German laegnaj®; fW
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 mevu/riter and rigidly
enforces the rationale— the reason why and
wherefore — method. Students are taught
to tbink 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 and
twenty-five mites north of Marietta, 'on tho
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 population quiet, industrious, gen
erous, and highly moral —just the place to
do earnest, hard studying.
BOARD
has been engaged at tile justly popular
Canton Hotel and with select faniiliesat
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., Duluth, Ga.
Henry Strickland, Principal Bay Creek
Academy.
W. L. Moore, M. D., Gainsville, Ga.
Goo. K. Looper, Attorney, DawsonviJe.
Geo. W. Hendrix, Attorney, Canton, Ga.
J. B. Brown, Merchant, Tilton, Ga.
J. C. Hughes, Teacher, Mt. Zion, For
syth County, Ga.
D. I). McConnel, Attorney, Acworth.
M. J. Lewis, Clerk, Atlanta, Ga.
IV. P. Hughes, Teacher, Big Creek, Ga.
I). W. Meadows, Teacher, Danielsville.
J. W. Estes, Merchant, Cumtning, Ga.
Thos. O. Wolford, 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.
Jabez Galt, Farmer, Canton, Ga.
H. 11. Parks, Traveling Agent Atlanta
Constitution.
J. A. Baker, Farmer, Cartersville, Ga.
For further particulars, address
JAMES U. VINCENT,
Canton, Georgia.
Aug 4, 1-lm
CARTERSVILLE
SALE & LIVERY STABLE
BY
Roberts A Stashes*
(Successors to Roberts & Tumllß.)
This is one of the largest and best ar
ranged establishments in North Georgia.
The building is eligibly situated near the
depot and court-house, and is well stocked
with
GOOD HORSES AND SUPERIOR VEHICLES,
wlTich are ready at all times for those who
wish to ride, either on business or lor plea
sure. The proprietors keep constantly on
hand a
GOOD SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR HORSES,
and have in their employ taithful gnxtma
io take care of stuck left in their charge.
We will
BUY, SELL, AND EXCHANGE
Horses and Mules on very accommodating
terms. ' jal ly
Bargain Offered.
CANTON NEEDS A TIN-SHOP.
\ NO. 1 SET Tof Tinner’s Tools, with
2 A a small quantity of Raw Stock, can
be bought at low figures, or on short time,
with approved notes. For information,
app v editor of this paper.
Aug 4,1 3m
Brewster, Sharp &Dowda,
rvßuasßßß w
Tim csaxom asoxsiAS,
Real Estate
Ajente,
BUY AND SELL
BEAL ESTATE,
Examine Titles,
I
TAXES,
FURNISH ABSTRACTS,
I
Make Golleotions,
ATTEND PROMPTLY TO ILL BUSI
NESS IN OUR LINE.
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CANTON, GEORGIA;
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A Weekly Newspaper,
PUBLISHED AT
CANTON, GEORGIA;
And. Devoted to the Interests of Cherokee G NTgla.
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readers an interesting variety of
LITERARY, MORAL,
AGRICULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL,
TEMPERANCE AND POLITICAL,
READING MATTER.
It is a Home Enterprise, and every citizen in Cherokee and adjoin
ing counties should give it his encouragement and support. Ihi
Georgian will bo
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and merchants and others, who wish to secure tho vast trade fiom the
mountain counties, would do well to avail themselves of tho advantages
which it offers.
Job Work of All Kinds
Will be executed at Th» Georgia* office, in tho neatest stylo end •»
the most liberal terms. BARTER of all kinds taken for Job Work
and subscriptions.
TERMS OF TZLEI G-EORCIAN.
Ono Year,
Eight Months 1 r?
Four Months .
A liberal discount will be made to clubs.
BREWSTER & SHARP, Proprietors.
J. 0. DOWDA, Business Manager.
The Greatest Aledioal DiscovaFV
OF THE
Nineteenth Century.
Health, Beauty and Happiness Restored to Modern Womanhoob/
Dr. I. Bradfield’* WmmmM
FEMALE REGULATOR. BEST FRIEND..
HEAD! READI DEAD !
It is well known to doctors and women that the latter are subject to numerous dis
ra«e< peculiar to tlrnir *‘x, such as Suppression of the Menses, Whites, Painful Monthly
Periods, Rheumatism of the Back and Womb, Irregular Menstruation, Hemorrhage m
Excessive “Flow,” and Prolapsus Uteri, or Falling of the Womb. The Profession has,
in vain for many years, sought diligently for some remedy that would enable them Is
treat this disease with success. At last that remedy has been discovered, by on« of ths
most skillful physicians in the State ot Georgia. The remedy is
Dr. Bracineld.’s Female Regulator.
o—O —o
Blooming in all Her Pristine Beauty, Strength and Elasticity— Tried Doctor at
tef Doctor.
Rutledge, Ga., February 16th, 1871,
This is to certify that my wife was an invalid tor six years. Had disease of tho
womb, attended with headache, weight in the lower part of the back; suffered from lan
fpior, exhaustion and nervousness, loss of appetite ami flesh. 81>* had become So ex*
must cd and weak, her friends were apprehensive she would never grt well. I tried
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when, fortunately, she commenced tak'tig DR. BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULA
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aug2«-ly JOH*
Thankful for the very flattering reception tl»e FEMALE REGULATOR has met With
from all portions of the country, the Proprietor begs leave to announce that he has
largely increased his manufacturing facilities, and hope* that before very long hw will he
able to place within the reach of every sutfering woman this, the greateat boon Mher sex
t^‘ Price, $1.50 per Bottle. For sale by all Druggists in the United Statm.
L. 11 BRADFIELD, Proprietor, Atlanta, Georgia,