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The Cherokee Georgian
P. H, BREWSTER,)
J. J. A. SHARP, )' Eaitors.
Oanton, C3r<su T
WEDNESDAY Y, JANUARY 12, 1876.
Col. J. 0. Dowda.
The above named gentleman has bought
an interest in The Georgian, and has be
come associated with us as one of its pub
lishers and editors. Colonel Dowda is a
ripe scholar, a good writer, and a practical
business man. He will continue to manage
the business of the office, and, with his val
uable assistance, we expect to improve The
Georgian until it shall be the pride of our
town and county, and second in interest,
influence and importance to no weekly
journal in the State.
We have made arrangements to pro mre,
at an early day, a new supply of type, cuts,
etc., and will be prepared to issue, not only
a model pap r, but to execute, also, all
kinds of job work in the finest style. Let
ail the friends of our enterprise rally to our
support, each contributing a mite to build
up the paper, and we will publish a sheet
which will greatly promote ev< ry interest
of the country, and one which every true
Cherokee Georgian, will "be proud to claim as
his organ. Remember that drops of watet
make the ocean, and little grains of sand
the sea-shore, and th it a little help from
every one who composes the multitudes
that inhabit our mountains and valleys, will
make The Georgian a grand success. We
all want to hear the whistle of the railroad
engine, and the steam-boat, and the surest
way to hasten to completion those great
enterprises is, to support the paper that is
laboring for them.
Madam Jarley’s Wax Works.
On Monday night of last week, we attend
ed an exhibition of “Madam Jarley’s Wax
Works,” in the city hall at Rome. The
entertainment was a very good one, and
the wax figures all looked as na’urd as
life. TVe had never seen any wax works be
fore, and were not prepared to judge how
far they could be made to imitate real peo
ple. Mad.; ’ J-irley was a com'c 1 looking
old lady, and her matter-of-fa<tc way of
talking, and of explaining her figures, was
realty interesting, while her cl nvn, Glum,
caused a good deal of merriment as he
wound up the figures from time to time.
There was a beautiful representation of
Queen Cleopatra, of Diogenes, the philoso
pher of Greece, and other important char
acters. Diogenes was asked to look out
from his tub over the audience and see if
there was an hom st man in Rome. After
several careful surveys, the old follow shook
his head, when Madam Jarley exclaimed,
“Is it posable that there is not an honest
man in Rome I What has become of all the
lawyers?’’ We noticed our friend Colonel
Aiken in the audience, but we presume that
Diogenes did not happen to see him.
Before the close of the exhibition, we dis
cov< red that the figures were composed of
flesh and blood, and, as a friend of ours
would say, they were all beautiful dam
sells. It did.not matter with us, however,
for we suppose that flesh figures look about
as well us wax ones.
Madam Jarky ici.t round a fl wcr-g'rl
through the audience, to sell, ns she said,
“specimens of her wax flowers ” We inno
cently bought a bunch, and admired it very
much, remarking that it was a beautiful
representation of natural flowers. Some
young ladies near us, seeing our error, Very
kindly informed us that the fl >wcrs were
not made of wax, but were real ones. We
smelled them, and contended that we were
right, but finally j iehled to the la lies, as
we always do. The flowers wi re sold, and
so were we.
The entertainment was given for the I
benefit of the Rome Biptist Femilv College,
and was quite a success, as the large hall
was crowded.
Newspaper Making.
As common as printing-offices have be
come, in this enlightened age and country,
there is deplorable ignorance displayed by
people regarding the simple-t mechanical
operations of the business. To hear some
persons Kilk, one would supp sc that the
production <>f a newspaper is the easiest
thing imaginable; and this notion has
shown itself several times in our own office,
when individuals have called to inquire if
it was convenient for us to print their pa
pers then, as they were in a hurry! Did
you ever consider, reader, how much time
and Libor are requisite to edit, print, and
publish an ordinary country weekly? First
the editorial Hoik has to be done: there
are filly or more exchanges Io read and cull
from, scores i f people to ii.t-rvlew, items
to hunt up anil run down, there la public
opinion to sound and the public good to
consult ; and the result of al! the cullings,
interviews, item-gathering, opinion®, and
Deeds, have to be put in readable shape—a
task which, when well executed, r. pares
the entire attention of tlie editor. The
compositor then Lakes the “cop,’’ iu haul,
and picks up >in a hundred aul fifty
different boxes, one type nt a time, the kt
Irra which i« m liir w> rd-and s •ulcucesot
tin- copy lAiuru him, canti.mii g the process
until the pages ot the piper are iTled
Tuva tlm tvi * arc uv.de up into columns,
the columns into pig s or ‘i n ns." fi st
eued in an it n franc with “queens or
we. gvs, and pt. red iq-ou die p.xss, lae
•‘forma” arts O’»w ink-d by the “drvil, the
prvsmii.ui lays a while sheet upon a
canvas ti one or ' ly-upa;\ atlaciwd by
binges to the press bed, abuts the ty nqxtn
niam iU. typ *. rolls i..c toitu* BumUi tin
iron pi »te or ' jdau-u,'* p :ll> ckier wiflei.
imp; hits up n t’w pjqxr, ru.k*;
the forties Uu k .* sou. ’,.U lac ynipan. ai;il ;
removes t v -hev’ wui :h is pii.:U 1 03 OCC i
jdc mi a \VI 3 lie pep bii.ve <■ ’ wti
printed on one side, the forms are washed
of the ink, and the types are distributed,
letter by letter, into the various receptacles
Irom which they were previously taken.
A second and similar operation prepares
and prints the other side, producing a com
plete paper. The papers are then folded,
marked, wrapped up, and mailed, for the
small sum of three cents a copy I Thus, in
an unceasing round, the process goes on,
week after week. To supply the reading
matter, editorially and typographically,
which appears in a single number of The
Georgian, requires the services of four
men and a boy, and the distribution and
composition of one hundred and eighty
thousand distinct types! Objection has
1 ecn made to our paper because of its small
size, but the objectors were not aware that
our type is two sizes smaller than that co n
monly used in country offices, and that the
reading matter we regularly furnish to sub
scribers would make over twenty columns
if printed in papers like the Marietta Jour
nal. From what we have written, our
readers may judge whether newspaper
making is as simple and easy as some have
imagined, and can contemplate with admi
ration and wonder an invention which
enables communities everywhere in this
broad land to obtain at trifling cost a com
prehensive knowledge of their own and the
whole world’s doings.
A Winter Prayer Meeting.—During
a recent visit to North Alabama, we atten
ded a prayer meeting at a Presbyterian
church in the country, which had been go
ing on for several weeks. Notwithstanding
the mud and water and unseasonableness
of things generally, the meeting was well
attended, and the people present seemed to
be deeply interested. Presbyterians, Baptist
and Methodists were all working together
in perfect harmony, and had resolved to
meet twice a week ur.til the first of next
April. But a short time ago that commu
nity was noted for its wickedness ; but the
dram-shops have been closed, and the bless
ings of God are descending upon the people
like the dews of Heaven. We candidly be
lieve that if the liquor traffic were abolished
throughout the world, and the colored peo
ple colonized, that the Millennial day
would soon dawn in all its glory and splen
dor.
Riot in Rome —There came very near
b ing a serious not in Rome, on New Year’s
day. It was caused by the arrest of unruly
freedmen by the public. In sneaking of the
affair, the other day, a gentleman of that
city remarked to us, that the colored voters
had been petted and caressed by those
seeking office in the city, until they imag
ined that they were as good, or rather a lit
tle better than the whites, and could not
bear to be subject to their control. The
result was a natural consequence, and under
the present stale of affairs such disturbances
will continue to happen wherever the col
ored element exists in considerable numb< rs.
But don’t encourage our colored friends to
leave the country. Oh, no I it would ruin
the State ! Keep them all here, and one- u -
age others to come. They will make things
lively.
A young lady gave'a five dollar bill to a
merchant o f Rome, the oth n r day, aid re
quested him to give her a tw > m d a three
dollar bill for it. After going all over the
city, the young m m returned, and informed
her that he could not find a three dollar
bill.
In con'cqucncc of issuing no paper
Christmas week, and only a half-sheet the
week following, the letter of our Wasldng
ton correspondent has become too old for
publication. We hope our correspondent
will accept the apology.
NEWS SUMMARY.
STATE.
Fulton county is moving towar.ls a new
Court-House.
The total assessment ofC dumbusrenl es
tate is $3,871,325
Burke emtnty Is bragging over a negro
youth 101 years old.
Georgia will require two million bushels
of corn from abroad next year.
A waternu’l >n pulled two months ag>.
is in a perfect state of preservation in Lump
kin.
Prof. Geo R Atkinson is the newlv
electci president of Lumpkin M is-uiic Fe
male Coll ge.
S tvnnnnh takes the third rank among the
cities of the United States jn exports She
counts up $5,893,112 worth.
Fifteen cotored emigrants kfl Newnan
for Mississipi Siml.iv night together with
others from Grantville and Hogansville.
Sawinnah had forty-five interme'U du
ring the pest month —eighteen while nnd
twcnty-Sv ven colored. The interments for
the year were 913.
B irtow has 305,224 acres of land and 2,-
863 polls. The aggregate value of the prop
ertv in the county in JLB7S u <A »
d crease of $223,383.
It is currently reported th it ns many as
six hundred negroes will le.ve Talbot and
H irris connties for Texas and Mi-sissippi
this month. Many have already gone
The editor of the Sumter Republican s >ys
that he gather d from h - girh-n, on the
first day of December. English ip-is, Ir ; sh
potatoes, radislm - , lettuce and straw berries,
all flue for Un season.
The pro hicti >n of the Augusta cotton
factory f. .r the six months ending Decem
ber 31 t, amom ted to 6,874.810yard5. The
g-is'- rec ipts w< re $53 871.29, and the net
receipts, 12
Tito grind jury of Harty cmaty recom
memls the cons ilid ition of the offi ■•'•s of
UX assessor and c< ILctor, and :.Lmi of the
cl rk ot th sup riorcourt and eoan'y treas
urer They tt so urg” the genet 4 as-einhly
to pi s a law that will lax dogs, guns ami
P st.else
According to the Finmcid Chronicle
th- ro ft’e forty-five cotton mills in Georg»H.
w ‘i'*h caHisnme snniidly 50.214 bal-.s of
cotton. One-sixth aft be aim nut is taken
at t’olumlais. tjouth C iroliuA is Hie next
lirgi-s’ Southern Stare in this ptodfiMi n
and consumes 19.995 bsW Tie entire
Southern roe mi mp* ion is 145.9*9 kdes. of
wh- 'b Georgia t ikes ov. r one-third. It
would Ms- iu that we are doing very Hile
uh.u the consumption of Massachusetts is
put down at 450,204. Rhode Island 132,248,
New Hampshire 123,530, and the whole
North 1,097,001 bales. Every mill built in
the South is making her that much richer
and more independent of the North.
The oldest lady in Campbell county,
diet! on the 20th ult., at the residence of
her son, Dr. James Tlorsesby. She was
one hundred years old lacking one month.
She had been a member of the Baptist
church seventy-five years. She had a re
markable memory and recollected many
things with regard to the revolutionary
war.
To those of our farmers who are sit k of
raiding cotton at 12 cruts per pound, we
give the retail prices of the following arti
cles iu Athens for the past, year: .Corn, per
bushel, average, 25 ; wheat, per bushel,
average, $1.50; flour, pt r bbl., $8 to $lO ;
pork, per lb., 12 to 14 cents; lard, 18 to 50
cents; butter, 25 to 40 cents; chickens, 20
11 4 ) cents; eggs, 15 to 25 cents.
The bankrupt firm of West, Edwards «fc
C > owed at St. Louis $ 19,000, Cincinnati
$3,889, N'w York $31,000, Richmond $6,-
030, Baltimore SIB,OOO, Louisville $17,000,
Chicago $5,500, Boston SB,OOO, besides nu
me ous smaller claims,aggregating a grand
totid of over $167,000. By a vote of $152,-
940 85 to $14,629 25, their creditors have
accepted their offered compromise.
There are just sixty-five insurance com
panies doing business in Georgia. These
compa iiis employ 571 agents. The amount
of business done is immense, but the expen
ses are large. It is estimated that it costs
a company thirty per cent, of its gross re
ceipts to do business; of which an average
of fifteen per cent, goes to the agent as
commission. The companies have taken
in an aggregate of eight hundred and sixty
three thous md dollars, and have paid as
losses, over and above the thirty per cent,
of cost three hundred and thirty-seven thou
sand dollars.
GENERAL NEWS.
John B. Bullock, aged 105, died at Bris
tol, Rhode Island, last week.
Ex-Gov. Carpenter, of lowa, has accept
ed the First Contrbllcrship.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio
legislature taxing church property.
Silt Lake date®, of the 31st ult., report the
snow twelve feet deep on a level at Alta
c’ty.
Sir Anthony Rothschild, of London, a
member of the wealthiest family in the
world, is dead.
The sale of pews in 11. W. B< echcr’s
church, Brooklyn. N Y., this year realized
$63,000, against $70,000 last year.
The treasurer ot Buffalo, N. Y.. his de
faulted to the amount of over $300,000. He
at first absconded, but finally rcturnedmnd
gave himself up to the authorities.
Maggie 11. Davis, daughter of Jeffersmi
Davis was married to J. Addison Hayes,
cashier of the Tennessee State National
Bank, at Memphis, on the Ist ins'aut.
Congressman L. Q. C. Lamar has been
nominated by the Democratic caucus of the
Mississippi legislature for United Suites'
Senator. This is equivalent to an election.
In the grest walk at Chicago O’Leary '
walked in the six da vs miles, And
Weston 541 4-7 mih s. O’Leary's time for
500 miles was 142 hours 13 minutes* os •
against 153 hours 17 minutes in May last. I
SixA T -two tons of fresh meat,shipped from
New York to London, Engl.ind, were sold
in the latter city during Christmas week, at
an average price of'fid, or about thirteen
cents per pound. -
A land case, involviwg
land iu norlinvesteru Mh-euuri and
castern Arkansas, and valued at sls 000,-
000, is pending b'fore the United Stabs
District court at Jefferson city, Mo.
J. M. Stone has been elected Pr ,o ident
pro tern, of the Mississippi State Senate.
Ilis election is considered important as the
indications are that xknies and Davis, the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, will be
impeached.
The Yinrinia papers are rrvinr aloud for
a tax on dogs. The d< struclion of slieep
by the innum^rable arniv of worthless curs
is considered a serious damage to the com
monwealth.
J. D. HEAD & CO.,
Dealers iu Staple and Fancy
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING, HATS,
ZDoots, Slaoes, Btc, 7
Nx 71 Peachtree St.,
(Opposite junction of Bread and Peachtree,)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Our Cherokee and Bprtow county friends
are cordially invited to call on U*, when in
the city, ptomising U> give them courteous
treatmeul aiwl au okl-tcstiioiud Georgia
wvleoiue. O,r stock will be I mud com
plete in all its deparUmmfs, and priem to
correii otid with the times. We promise
gi><> I, honest goods anti fair dealing to afl
of our North Georgia iricn-kt 23
J. M. II A KJLHN?
HOUSE ANP SIGN
PAI XTJ2 B,
Canton Ga.
Aug 4. 1-ly
Dr. J? M. Tub<T
WILL CONTINt’E THE PRACTICE UF
Medicine and Surgery.
I USE KSES of WOMEN and OBBTET
-1 ' RIVS made i SPECIALTY. Uffieeou
M.fl'ti street, west end.
Aug 4 l-;f
JOHN I. M viN GEO F. WX>OTJUi
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Atlanta, Z _ _ Geohct.%.
Olli -e, Opp Gtc H>>td.
It Will Pay You,
© TO EXAMINE,
TO EXAMINE, 2'
AND PURCHASE, £
AND PURCHASE, H
in
OF
B. F. CRISLER,
WHO KEEPS
A FULL VARIETY
of suoli goods as are kept in a
Dry Goods ® Grocery Store
Also prepared te put »p
13oots and Slioee
in the best style, and on short notice.
Will furnish LEATHER in any quanti
ties to suit purchasers.
EgT Will take COUNTRY PRODUCE
a1 the best priees, and pay cash or goods
for HIDES.
stug 4 1-ts
SH7VRP & CO.,
WALESCA, GEORGIA,
Dealers ia
'A
General
Merchandise,
Are selling
At LOW-DOWN FIGURES.
Will give
Pxtra I> ar gains
lOR CASH OR BARTER,
Being anxious to make room tor thFall
trade. If yon need anything in ottr line, ’
call and sec us.
SHARP it CO- ;
aug3s. 5 j
Acworth High School.
r I'VIE SPRING SESSION will apen on
L Monday, .Tannery 10, 1876, under the
coforrW of J. C. Holmes and Mr*. S. E.
Holmes, Princi|»ah, and Mhs E. Johuson, i
Teacher in Department.
RATES OP TCrrKW PF-R TERM OF 20 WEEKS.
Reading, Writing, and Spelling... .$lO 00
English Grammar, Arithmetic and
Geography 15 00
Latin, Algebra, Rhetoric, Logic..... 20 00
(4rerk, Trigonometry, Surveying 25 00.
Music, per term 25 00 .
Good boatd can be Lad at from, $S to
$lO per month. I
Thankful for part favors, the Principals I
pledge tin ir best efforts to sustain the repu-'
tation of the Instimte. 22 St
Rome Stove and Hollow - ware
Works.
A written guarantee with every stove sold. If any piece breaks
from heat, or anything is the matter with your stove, bring it back and
we will fix it in”two hours or give you another one. Every article
warranted. Pots, Ovens, Skillets, and lids of all sorts.
SEAY BROTHERS, Proprietors.
Office a.nc3_ Salesroom-09 Broad St.
Foundry, corner of Franklin street and Railroad.
Gin-gearing, Mill-wheels, Castings; made tc order
COPPER, TIN, AND SHEET-IRON WARE.
Tin Roofing. Guttering, and Job work promptly attended to. Tin
Ware sold very cheap. 13-3 m
a Seeure the Shadow ere the Sub
stance Fades.”
A. OVERLAND,
Photographer,
Ellis’s Brick Building, up stairs.
CANTON, - - - GEORGIA
WILL remain for a short time, a»d
would respectfully invite a call from
all who wish anything in bis line.
Ali sizes and kinds of pictures made in
workmanlike style.
batislactioa given, or no charge.
A. OVERLAND,
aug 4 1-ts
J. B BARTON’S
FAMILY SUPPLY STORE.
K P 1
p
Li
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MARIETTA & GAINESVILLE STS., f-j
(Two-story Brick House,)
CANTON, GA. riJx
s
FIHOLS ATJJAS ATIKYii
sAOLiiva a r
J. ILCLAY,
Brick and Stone Mason, Brick
Maker and Plasterer,
CANTON, - • - GEORGIA
WILL do all kinds of work in his line,
such as budding Brick and Stone
tLuises, Pillars anil UL'nnneys, PI .storing
Houses, etc. All work done in the best
style. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices rea
oonsble and just. li< - st of rcterenees can
be given when desired.
aug 11 , 3-ly
Special Notice.
r pilE UNDERSIGNED offi-rs for sale
1. One Hundred Acres of Land, forty
acres of which are under fence and in cul
tivation. The remaining sixty acres are in
the woods and well tiinbered. A sinal 1
creek runs through the place, having some
ten <>r twelve acres of bottom laud upon it.
On the place are all the nec<»sary hotves,
in good coil'li’ion, a goal orchard, and an
excellent sprine of water. Il lie* in the 3 I
district and 2d section of Cherokee. The
whole lots are Nos. 10 and 11 ; tbr hall lot
is atijoii.ing, but number not rein»-ml»cred
I writ give a birgnin in this property, it
sold S'ion. Titles unquestionable. For fur
ther particulars, call on W. 11. Branon, or
at the office of The Chciokev Georgian.
21 F. 8. BRANON.
JV urniture!
ALL persons wanting anything in <w
line will do well to call on us. We
will put tip as good and as cheap Furni
ture as you can buy in Atlanta, or nny
other market. You will save money by
giving its a call, as we can and will make
bmg you want iu the line of Furni
ture. All kinds of produce nt market
prices taken in exchange. Material and
trimmings ittrniriied nt atty time.
Shop o.i Main street, oppoeite McAfee’s
hotel, Canton, Ga. J D. IIARDIN,
1.-,I V J. L HARRIS.
A Special Card.
Dr. D. S. SOUTHWICK, formerly of
New Orleans, on*- of the most success
ful physicians and surgeons, has loraU-J
in Atlanta. He cur s privately, quickly,
and certainly, ail disease J brought on l«y
alntse or indi-eretimis of npy kind. Ail
diseases peculiar to females confidentially
cured in a short time. Meilicines (purely
S vegetable) sent C. O. D or by mail to all
parts of the country. All cuimnunic itiona
strictly private. Office and rooms, 85 and
87 Whitehall stnx-t, Atlanta, Ga. !7-1y
I BENJ F. PAYNE. JAS- V. VIMCKJtI.
Payne & Vincent,
Attorneys at Law,
> CANTON, - - - GEORGIA, i
Will practice in the Superior court* Cherokee •
aud adjoining counties. «n«l in the justices' court. |
of Cfoinotw*. Pro »|?c »tt-<ntiww wiU be tri»en t- ,
i the cvilectiou oi eta. UOxce. la the Court
hv<i«e. 2-ly '
IF YOU WANT PRINTING DONE,|
'J with neatness and dispatch, call at thia
office.
.A. Card*
To the citizens of Cherokee
county :
After having been engaged for
nine years in the mercantile busi
ness in your midst, I have become
convinced thalrthe credit system is
all wrong. To follow it, a merchant
has cither to charge enormous pro
fits, or ruin himself by selling oa
time. Those of you whe pay
promptly have to pay such large
; profits that, the merchants can af
j ford to lose the accounts of your
neighbors who are not disposed to
pay, or who are unfortunate and
can not pay. In other words, good
men have to pay for the goods pur
chased by their unfortunate or
dishonest neighbors. This state of
things is wrong, and when a man
is satisfied that he is wrong he
should change his course, or be
held responsible for living in the
wrong.
Fully convinced that the above
position is correct, I have deter
mined to sell, after the Ist of De
cember next, exclusively for cash
or barter. 1 can and will sell at
least twenty per cent, cheaper, the
stock through, than 1 have ever
sold. lam in favor of every per
son paying for hi« own goods, aad
hope none of my old customers
and friends will be offended when
1 say to them that after the Ist of
, December I will sell for cash or
i barter only. I will be no respecter
of persons, will require cash from
ovsry one, and positively will not
■ open my books to charge any item,
I bo it ever so sinoll, tn tbe-bea4-ffl*»*
in the you have cash
or barter, calffiand examine my
stock and prices before purchas
ing elsewhere, and you will then
be fully satisfied with my new de
parture. 1 charge nothing for ex
hibiting goods, or giving prices,
and when you have
one and heard the other, you will
then be convinced it is to your in
terest to pay as you go.
All those who are indebted to
me, or to the firm of McAfee &
i Moss, must come forward and make
i immediate settlements. This is
my last call.
Very respectfully,
15-Irn J. M. McAFEE.
CHEAP CASH STORE.
W. M. ELLIS,
Becond door west from corner G:un«svUl4
and Marietta streets,
CANTON, GA.,
Dealer in
STABLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE.
Will also do a general Bartering bcislaoM,
and allow the highest market price* for
country produce. It will lie to your inter
est to call and examine my stock and priea*
liefore purchasing elsewhere You will
find goods at the old prices, tor cnsli.
Highest market price, iu cash and barter,
paid foi Hides and Furs.
8-1 v W. M. ELLIS.
BT, J-.
HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMKXTAI.
Painter,
FRESCO AND SCENIC ARTIST,
Canton, •. Gjcokoia.
■ Refers to Rv. P. H. Brcwrtor, W. M
* Ellis, .1. B B irton & C’auluu.Ga.; J
. A. Stover. J. W. Dyer, painters, Callers
i ville; John A. Matthias, Caa station, Ga
I Prices u> suit, the timai.
j aug 25 4.1 m
♦T) D mcconnkll ’
( * ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Acwouth, - _ _ Gborhta,
Wdl practic- in all the courts of C”bh
ChcjuketL PauMing. an I Ifartnw tnicsl