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VOL. 3. three points for considers 1 TION. n.,riDß the reet five yearn the VEGETINE . ho< , l , steadily working itself into public fu r snd those whoweie at first most incietlu- ns in regard to its merits aro now its most srfent friends and supporters; There are three esseutial causes for those having such a horror of patent medicines, twoicrme their opinion and lending their infill once toward the advancement of VEGETINE. It is an honestly-prepared medicine from harks roots and herbs. 2d—lt honestly ac rompiishes all that is claimed for it, without leaving any I*4 effects In the system. sd It prevents honest vouchers in testimonials from Honest, well-knowned citizens, whose signatures sufficient guarantee of their earnestness in th matter. ’Taking Jinto consideration the vast quantity of medicine brought conspicu ouly before the publie through the flam.ng sdvertisemen ts in the newspaper columns, with no proof of merit or genuine vouchers of what it is dons, we should be pardoned for mani- f rating a small degree of pride in presenting the following testimonials from Hev. J. S. Diokknson, I), D- the popular and ever-genial pastor of the South Baptist Church, Boston: THE TIRED BODY SUES FOR SLEEP. Boston, March 16,1874. H. R. Stkvkns, Esq: pear Sir —It is as much from a sense of duty aa of gratitude that I write to say that your VEOEHNE —even if it is patent medicine baa been of great help to me when nothing else seemed to avail which 1 could safely use. Ei ther excessive mental work or unusual care hrings upon me a nervous exhaustion that des perately needs sleep, but as desperately defies ft. Night after night the poor, tired body snes fi r sleep until the’ dav-dawn is welcomed back, and we begin our work tired out with an al most fruitless chase after rest. Now I have found that a little VEGENINE taken just be fore I retire sweet and immediate sleep, and without any of the evil effects of the usnals narcotics, I think two things would tend to make brain-workers sleep. Ist—A lit tle less work. 2d—A little more VEGETINE, This prescription has helped me. Now I have a particular horror of “patent mepicine,” but I have a greater horror of being afraid to tell the straight out truth. The VEG ETINE has helped me, and I own it up. Tours &c., J- S. DICKENSNN. VALUABLE EVIDENCE. The following uusolicited testimonial from Eev, 0. T. WALKER, D. D., formerly pastor ofßowdoin Square Church, and at present settled in Providence, R. I„ must be esteemed as reliable evidence. No oue should fail to observe that this tes. timonial is the result of two years’ experience with the use of Ve ft itine in the ltev. Mr. Wal ker’s family, who now pionounces it invalua ble : Pbovidence, B. L., 164 Transit Street. 11, R. Stevens, Esq.: I feel bound to express with my signature the high value I dluce upon your Vegitine. My lamily have used it for the last two years, lu nervous debility it is invaluable, aud I rec ommend it to all who may noed an invigora ting, renovating tonic. O T AValker, Formerly Taster of Bowdoin Sq. Churoh, Poston. THE REST EVIDENCE. The following letter from Bev, E. S. BEST, pastor M E Church, Natick Mass, will be read with interest by many physicians. Also those ►ufiering from the same disease as affleted the eon of the Rev E 8 Best. No person can doubt this testimony, and there is no doubt about the curative powers of VEGETIVE : Natick, Mass., Jan 1, 1874. Me H B Btevans : Deal Sir —We have good reason for re garding jour VEGETINE a medicine of the great value. We feel assured that it has been the means of saving our son’s life He is now seventeen years of age ; fei the last two years he has suffered trom necrosis of his leg, caused by scrofulous affection, and was so far reduced that nearly all who saw him th< ught his re sovery impossible A council of able physi cians could give us but the faintest hope of his ever rallying, two of the number declaring that he was beyond the reach of human rem edies, that lven amputation could not save him, as he had not vigor enough to endure the operation Just then we commenced giving him Vegetine, and from that time to the pres ent he has been continuously improving He has lutely resumed his studies, thrown away crutches and cane, and w alks about cheerflly and strong Though there is still some discharge from the opening where the limb was lanced, we have the fullest confidence that in a lictle time he will be perfectly cured He has taken about three dozen bottles of Vegetine, but lute y nses but little, as he de clares that he is too well to be taking medicine Respectfully yours, E S Best, Mbs L 0 F Best RELIABLE EVIDENCE. 1874 i • B Stevens, Esq ; Bear Sir—From personal benefit received ey its use, as well as from personal knowledge °f those whose cures thereby have seemed al most miraculous. I can most heartily and sin cerely recommend the Vegetine for the com plaints for which it is claimed to cure JAMES P LUDLOW'", Paster Calvary Bap Church, Sacramento, Vegetine is Sold by all Druggists. MURDER WILL OUT. A few years ago "August Flower” was dis rorered to be a certain cure for Dyspepsia and j iver complaint, a few thin Dyspeptics made known to then friends how easily and quickly oey had been cur; dby its use. The great tnents of Gbekn’b AuorsT Fcoweb became neraled through the country by one sufferer to knothor, until, without advertising, its sale frmcc ome immen se. Druggists in EVEKY "N in the United States are selling it. o person suffering with Sour Stomach liead inSf' l ' Dst ' veneae , palpitation of the Heart, aigestmn, low spirits, etc, can tak; three do , * wlt hout relief. Gc to your Druggest W. H. o’ ? , H et tt Bottle for 75 cents apd try it. Bampl e bottles 10 cents, Wonderful Success, cp h** re .P orte< l that Boschee’s German Svr- StatM Sln °u its Introduction in the United „ renohed the immense sale of 40,000 do <lTfd )V,L ear " j °. Ter 6 -°°° Druggists have or at WncSk mud * cln ' directs from the Factory, a sinelo an< t not one has reported 1116 ’ but ® ver 7. letter speaks of its Colds settled UCC< “. ln ® uri “K severe Coughs, any diseaj, m l^e Dreast, Consumtion, or *ny Derenr, fi, T broat an d lungs. We advise an ? prediposition to weak 'get this ? the ' r D,-u ?S ist w - U. Lee, and ul; lr , or lnc iui*e about it. Keg- ! ' a "' ple Bottle * 10 ccntß - ” Py CaW " Doat n^- iit‘ itotbdaU' Jfegfetaj. Memories. They onee, as the breeze conic over the fi nin’ Waking the waves that are sinking to sleep, The fairest of memories from far-away homo, The dim dreams of faces beyond tho dark deep. They come as tho stars come out of tho sky, That shimmer wherever the shadow may sweep; And their steps are as soft aa the sound of a sigh, And I welcome them all while I wearily weep They come as a soi g comes out of the Past—. A loved mother’s murmurs in days that are dead— Whose tones, spirit thrilling, live on to the last. Where the gloom of the heai t wraps its gray o’er the head, They come like the ghosts from the grass shrouded graves, And they follow our footsteps on life’s wind ing Way; And they murmur around us as murmur the waves. They come, sad ae tears to eyeß that are bright They come sweet sb smiles to tho lips that are pale, They come, dim as dreams in the depths of the night. They come, fair as flower, in tho lone, love ly vale. There is not a heart that is no: hounte so, Tho* far we may stray from the scene of the Past; Its memories follow wherever we go, And the days that were first sway the days that are last. THE UK OF DESTINY. SAMUEL J. TILDEN. The Strong Points of the Next President of the United States —Characteristics of our Candi date—A Faithful Pen Portrait of One of the Greatest Men of the Times. The power of the man lies in his abili ty to concentiate his mind upon his work Where others vaporize, he christalizes. The realm of speculative philosophy has no at ti action for him. He reducesstates mensliip to one ot the exaet sciences, lie treats a problem in goverment as be would a problem in mathematics; he takes all the factors, discovers their rel ative value, and then use them. Glit tering generalities are liis abhorcnce. Facts are his friends and figures his de light. Out of this power of concentration spring tw o anomalous characteristics — absolute ft arlessness, linked fo great caution. Nobody who knows Mr, Til den ever dreamed of frightening him. He is impervios to threats. lie dislikes those w ho take cousel of their apprehen sions, but he never moves until lie has provided against every possible contin gency. lie vindicates his courage in his designs, and displays his caution in the execution thereof. He did a bold thing in the summer ol 1875, when, as Govern or of New York, he promised the people in speeches at Buffalo, Syracuse and Utica, that their taxes should he reduced $6,000,000. But he did a cautious thing when he fixed the sum at six millions, while he was paying the way for a re duction of eight millions—which was effected. The defects in his character appear to be surface faults, but they are ineradi cab’e, inasmuch as they all grow out ef ills concentration of mind. When he has leisure to he agreeable, few men are brighter or more sparkling than he. On rare occasions he gives reiu to his wit and his imagination, which are the more brilliant perhaps on account of their in 'requeut use. But when he is busy he is not companionable, lie never stops in his work to utter the meaningless phrases of the average politician. He cannot feign any delight at the sight of persous concerning whom he is indifferent. But he sometimes wounds the sensibility of those whom ho really loves if they happen to approach him at a time when bis mind is occupied on a question which absorbs all his power of thought, they have only to meet him when ihe perplexities of duty weigh less heavily upon him, to discover what so cial resources he holds in reserve, when he has-finished, to his own satisfaction, any piece of work on which he has been engaged, he is as happy as a boy just released from school. The troubled look in his eyes passes away, the wrinkled brow's smooth, and his face beams with the sunshine of good nature. This hu mor lasts until some ’new problem de mands solution, and then to that he sur renders all his powers. Mr. Tilden is no sentimentalist, but he possesses a great deal ol sentiment. ; Friendship means more to him than to j the poets who sing its praise, or to the CON YERS, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1870. weak creatures who yearn lor it witlwuit understanding the possibilities of sacri fice which it involves. When he was past forty years of age, he voluntarily took upon hiinselt pecuniary obligations equal to all the money ha had earned by twenty years of laborious efforts, that those who wero bound to him by the ties of relationship might, escape a tinea ened reverse ot fortune, and that the de clining years of his aged mother might he full of peace and free from sorrow. This is not the place to repeat the story of his benefactions to others. My knowl edge ot his generous deeds is not derived from him. It is a subject on which ho never talks, and ou which ho will not permit others to talk in his presence. The late Judge Martin Grover of tho New York Court of Appeals, who was one ot the wisest jurists and closest ob servers of character that the countiy has produced, was speaking of Mr. Tilden one day, long before his nomination for governor, and remarked: “That man his given away more money, and made less fuss about it, than any other man in the "State of New York. He doesn’t give on any abstraok theory of pliilan thropy, but because bis friends get them selves into trouble, and lie can’t resist the temptation to help them out.” Mr. Tilden was very busily engaged in the preperatieu of a public paper, in Albany, when the report was brought to him that Charles OVonuer was lying so se riously ill that the hope of his recovery had been abandoned. He did not utter a word, lie dropped his pen, and hiding his face from observation, he sal for full five minutes lost in deep, sad thought. Ilis work was not resumed. He journ eyed to New York that day, that lie might be near to his old friend in the hour ot his extremity. To him, no other duty was so imperative as that which summoned him to the bedside of the man lie loved. Fortunately, Mr. O’Con ner recovered. Mi. Tilden returned to Albany and went to work. Those who saw him grappling with the finances of the State in an effort to l educe the taxes, wou’d not imagine that his abstracted, andsoiu etimespetulent manner concealed such fountains of deep feeling. lie is a shy man. He does not read ily reveal himself, even to those who think they have known him for years, llis occasional efforts to wholly at his ease in the presence of strangers are amusing, rather than successful. It is almost impossible to sound the depths of his nature. Hut intellectual resources are inexhaustible. Hut bis sliyneßs—his unwillingness to make any display either ot his learning or his wisdom —makes him appear .commonplace enough to many who see him for the first time. He has lived in New York city for forty years, mingling in the best society of the metropolis ; but the manner of the stu dent is upon him still. Tho great prob leni which lie seeks to solve, the hard lessons which he has set himself to learn —the problems which have eluded the efforts of other statesmen ; the lessons which must be rightly read, if the wel fare of the people is to be preserved— will engage bis attention while lie lives. Ilis home-life is comfortable and pleas ant. His house in New York, m Granin ercy Square, is a large brown-stone front the lot extending back to the next street. It is substantially furnished, contains a vast number of books, a few good pieces ot statuary, and lilenty of pictures. Hut the first thing that strikes the visitor is the absolute freedom from ostentatious display. All that refined taste can sug gest is there, but refined taste is severe in its simplicity. Mr. Tilden’s sister, Mrs. Pelton, a gracious gentle.woman, of charming manners, presides over his household. Her son, Colonel Felton, and bis wife and daughter, complete the family circle. At his own table, Mr. Tilden is the best of hosts, because the least obstrusive in bis hospitality. Children always take to him. He is fona of them and they of him. Soon after his nomination, a little girl in Georgia sent him a letter of congratulation. She was only eight years old, and she had printed out the words with laborious effort. None the less, they bad the freshness and sweet ness of childish prattle. She closed her letter by saying: “I did not have any middle name, and ma said I might take one, so I took your name, because I like Tilden best of all. I'o you care t” He did care, lie cared so much that all other business was laid aside for five minutes, while he wrote a pleasant an swer to his little friend in Georgia, Some of the letters which he receives arc amusing, and he enjoyes them as much as anybody. lie employs a plain, matter of-fact clerk, whp indorses on the 1 back of each epistle the substance of the contents. lie was rttnuiiu; over a pile ot these letters one day, reading the in dorsements aloud, when ho came to one over which lie paused a moment, then read : “Invokes the blessing of God upon you, and wants you to marry n Massachusetts widiw.” A quizzical smile beamed in his face, and utilizing an expression which he is charged with using pretty often, ho remarked, “I will see her later.” lie prizes at its full value the relaxation and comfort whioh his home-life affords him, but the larger share of his time tor forty years has been devoted to work, and he could not if he would, release himself from those habits of industry which aro woven into the warp and wool of his nature. Martin Van Burcu said of Samuel J. Tilden, twenty years ago, “He is the most unambitious mnn I ever knew. Mr. Vau Hureu viewed Mr, Tilden from liis own standpoint, of course—the stand point of one who had sacrificed much to the attainment of political honors, and who after holding all the highest offices in the country, found himself disapboin ted and defeated at the last. His ac quaintance with Tilden’s boyhood, his appreciation of his talents, and his know ledge of the f ppertunil ies for advance ment which he had rejected, led him to make the remark. He could not under stand how a man might gratify a cer tain sort of ambition by attending strict ly to bis professional pursuits, winning the confidence of those around him, and discharging faithfully his duties as a cit izen. Yet, that sphere of life filled the measure ot Mr. Tilden’s ambition, and would fill it to-day if lie had not been driven forward by circumstances stron ger than be could control. He has been chaiged with overweening ambition, and and yet, he never sought a public posi tion in bis life. He has been accused of workin<; for his own advancement. He has worked for the advancement ot a cause which he believes to be essential to the preservation of republican institution but lie is no sell-seeker. It he could have found Ids alter ego —some man who possessed the courage, tjfce energy, the intelligence and desire to bring about the reforms which lie sought, and which the country needed—he would have sup ported i hat man for the presidency, and gladly have remained in retirement him self. Hut the man was not to be found. Mr. Tilden told Secretary Stanton, in 1862, that a great military genius rose only once in two or three centuries. A great political refoimer rises hardly as ofUn as a military genius. The civic hero’s task is more difficult, his labor More thankless, and reward less certain. If it b? ambition which induces any man to grapple with fat, sleek thieves, well intrenched in power, then it is that sort of ambition which prompts a soldier to volunteer to lead a forlorn hope in bat tle. Sometimes the leader ot a forlorn hope survives, and great is liis g'ory. Often he is slain and forgotten. The chances are so much against him, that his very existence demonstrates his un selfishness. The enthusiasm which Mr. Tilden arouses is not of the frotny sort. It is based on the judgement of men, not on their impulses, and is, therefore, endu ring. If the Democratic patty had not been convinced that he was the best representative of its ideas, he would not have been nominated. From the first there was a feeling of safety under his leadership. This feeling of saf-ty begots confidence ; confidence begets buoyancy, and buoyancy begets enthusiasm, which sweeps down harriers and makes heroes of us all. He is the best financier in the United States. He never made a ona question of ffnance. These are broad assertions, but they are fully justified by the facts. Ills counsel has been sought for twenty years by the safe and con servative .capitalists of the country, and not by the stock-jobbers and reckless speculators, for with them lie refused to, have any dealings. His financial ability is one of the elements of his strength. Is it not true, if tho finances of the gov- ernment were wisely and economically managed by an experienced hand, that the currency problems which trouble the theorist would solvo themselves? The love which Mr. Tilden inspires in the hearts of his personal friends is very deep. Almost any man who knowß him well would willingly take the risk of death in his behalf—with a tolerable ieeling of confidence, however, that Mr- Tilden would step in at the last moment and save him. But confidence alone does not make love. One secret of his hold on the affection of those who are near him is that be never patronizes anybody. There is lUt in his nature one atom or trace of that vauity which gratifies itself by the contemplation ot a position su perior to that of others. He meets ev erybody on a plane of porf ct equality, not with an affectation of equality hut with a mannet which makes the visitor forget in a moment that he is in the prts enoe ot the Governor ot New Vork, and remembers only that lie is talking to a plain, sensible, and \vi<e man. Governor Tilden is five fret ton inches in height, spare figur ■, light complexion and blue eyes. Ills head is large and round. Ilis ball', originally chesnut, is now plentifully sprihkled with gray, but is still of abundant growth. He lias en tered his sixty third jesr, hut retains liis strength and vigor in remarkable degree lie comes ot a long-lived family. The record is preserved ot fourteen of his ancestors of his father’s and mother's side, in a direct line, aid it shows that their average age was upwards of sovon ty nine yeats. If Samuel J. Tilden should be called to the presidency, lie would, in his own words, enter upon the great duties that would tall upon him, ‘not as one enter ing upon a holiday recreation, but very much in that spirit of consecration in which a soldier enters battle.' lie lias drunk deep at the fountain of patriotism. He gives to liis country that love wliich others yield to wife and children. lie is whole in himself, possessing firmness without obstinacy, courage without bra vado, religion without can't. The tradi tions of tho fathers aro his inspiration. He has no personal end to serve, no other ambition than lo save tho land of our of love and commemoration from the canker corruption which ato out the heart of every republic of ancient times. That the purpose to which lie lias couse crated himself may be attained, through him or through others, is surely the prayer of every patriotic American. Curiosity Shop. Hawks can fly at the rate of 150 miles an hour. Ducks can fly at the rate of 110 miles an hour. The crow can fly at tho rate of 25 miles an hour. The sparrow can fly at the rate of 92 miles an hour. The falcon can fly at the rate of 75 miles an hour. Frogs live lrom 12 to 15 years (if not eaten.) 120,000 little mouths or pores aro found upon one square inch of a lilac leaf. Sound moves at the rate of 12 miles a minute. 3,000 stars aie only visible to the na ked eye. Countless millions are revealed by the telescope—some are so remote that their light, traveling at the rate of 200,000 miles a second, cannot arrive at our litie planet in less than 14,000 years. The different species ot birds is esti mated at 6,000. The different species of fishes will probably reach 10,000. The different species of reptiles will probably reach 2,000. There are 250,000 species of living animals. The wings of some ar imals are so thin that 60,000 placed one upon tho other would not form a heap of more than a quarter of an inch in height. 22,000 eggs of a silk worm weigh ore quarter of an ounce. The worm Jives from 45 to 53 days. It increases in thirty days 8,500 fold, and during the last 28 days of its life, eats nothing. Glass windows were first used for lighrs in 1180. Chimneys were first put tn houses ii 1246. Tallow candles for lights in 1269, Spectacles invented by an Italian in 1247. Art of printing from moveable type 1420. The most singular part of a hoy’s cos tume is his bools. If his mother asks him to put on his boots and go down to the store to purchase a pound of coffee, he is nearly a quarter of an 1 our tug ging to get them on ; but if he hears an alarm of fire, those same boots dip on in about six seconds. Daring a trial the Judge called a wit ness. No one answerd, and an elderly man arose and solemnly "aid “he was goue.” “Where has lie gone?” Asked the Judge in no tender tone. “I don’t know j hut he is dead,” was the guarded answerd. A rural lady at the centennial arked to lie shown the leather building, and when sbe found that it was built of wood, and not of leather, she manifested consider able disappointment, and remarked that she couldn’t sec why the newspapers lied so about it A. C. McCALIA, Attorney at La-w, CONYERS, : : : GEORGIA, Will practice in Rockdale and adjoining coun ties. vR-nl6-ly JAMBS 0. BARTON. | CAI.BB J. BARTON. BARTON A BARTON. Attorneys at Lav, CONYERS, s : : GEORGIA* Will practice in tho Court* of this State, and in lh< U. S. Courts at Atlanta, Ga. Special attention given lo the Collection V Claimt. V3-nls.tf H. H. M’DONALD, BMIfTIST. Will be found at his Office, Boom No. 8 White head House, Conyers, Ga., where he is pro. pared to do all kinds of work in hi* line. Fill ing Teoth made a speciality. work lV'arratitcij to give B:\t\sfaction,,{?% Using thankful for past patronage, ho re spectfully solicits a continuance of the Mina WnuaM E&®me SILYERSETH anil JEWELER, CONTK'tS, CROROtA Watches, Clpck, and Jewelry of every do~ scription ropnirod. All work doue neatly, and in order, at lowest prices for cash, and warran ted to giro satisfaction. Shop : next door ta PoHt Office. aug2Blß7-ly JtOWXF * Ztf.vGF&na* BUGSY ai WA6OH BEFOSEPORT, CONY GEORGIA* DKAI.ERS IN AND MANUFACTURERS OF HAND CARTS, WHEELBARROWS, mid VEHICLES of all kinds. HARNESS, from the Cheapest to the Dearest, both Hand and Machine Stitch ed. Wc keep the best ILINB-MM 111RKESS. in Use, for C ARBI AGES BUGGIES, or one Horse WAGONS. (Jan supply any part of HARNESS on short notice. Also, a full stock of LUMBER in great variety always on hand, for house building purposes. Carpenters and Com motors would do well to see our special wholesale rates. Mouldings, Lntiocs, Stops, Strips, etc., a speciality, and made of any width, thickness, or shape. Window Sash primed and glassed—Blinds and Doors, either white or yellow pine. Also suitable lumber for Coffins. We always keep in stock Burial cases and C.'i>kcts of various sizes and lengths, from infants to adults—all at very low figures. Cjffin Hardware generally. With our facilities, we propose to make Coffins of any style, from the plainest to the finest, cheaper than we possibly could I by hand alone. Give us a trial and ! see l PATENT WHEELS. Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Bodies, Seats, Shafts, Poles Dash-Frames, Axles, Springs. IRON in great variety. Screws and Bolts of best make. Patent and "Enameled Leather, Enameled Cloths, Moss and everything a Trimmer needs. Full slock of best Carriage Paints, Varnishes, Oils, Colois, Ornaments, and Paints generally. NEW CARRIAGES, BUGGIES and WAGONS always on hand, in great variety, and can make to order any style or quality desired. Old ones Repaired, Painted and Trimmed at short notice, and at living tales. We buy the best material, and having suitable machinery, are able to turn off work with neatness and dispatch. With constant devotion to onr Busl ness, Honest Dealings with our Custom ers, Experienced Faithful Mechanics, and the manufacture of Reliable Goods in rour line, wo hope to merit a liberal pat ronage from a Generous Ptblic. Thank ing you lor your past favors, we will be glad to see you again at our office on Depot Street, near the Geo II It. Respectfully, Downs & Lanoforo F. B. PIIINIZF, Guceeurt r to 0, H. Phiaizy A Cos. mwrm F.KGma. AUUItNTA, -- ' GEORGIA. liberal Acvon :< made on Consignmente. aug2iJ 3m NO. 21