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LT, AUGUST 22, 1876.
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VJvurtiscuients wit' b® ,
DOLLAR per square for the first iniertioi
rv s per square t>»r each continuance,
f or a„y time under one month Tor longer
" rio.lL a liberal deduction will be made. A
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‘Notices in local c .luma, less than a square
20<\*nt* a lim-*.
' jiiicuiioQ **r Let lari ol DUinianiou Guardian
;. l ‘ arJl ,„n lor Leave to Sell Lauds..
legal advertisements.
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‘ i,,r Utters of lHsmiN.sion Administrator. 500
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veto Soil Lauds.... MM . MMM . MMM .. M . 6u0
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A. G. McCURIlY, vU
AV X~a.W,
\ !v ; Hartwell, Georgia.
WILL give »tri«tp«wiwnl attention to aUbaunessen*
tnuted to hia cqra., Ang.4.1875.1y.
Belton Hotel,
Bol-toa Georgia.
Situated 66. miles on the Atlanta, Richmond and Air
Line Railroad from Atlanta, Sad'witliiil one mQe of the
junction of the North East Railroad of” Ga. TtifPio-
prietor ia now prepared to aarve all who call upon him
with incab at the following rates:
eefc............*6.00
'er mouth *20.00
S. IL IIEG HEX.
[Tar Pomeroy’s Democrat.]
Meet Mo With Smiles.
mr seta, the gleaner.
Meet me with amilet, let no shadow or care
Steal the sott hush from the heart’s summer air,
Floating together down life’s silvery stream,
Wrapt in the intense of faith’* hallowed gleam,
Trusting each other through all coming years,
Meet me with smiles, darling; never with teen.
Single meal....
Per day
julyl8.1y.
square. t*ach time. 1 50
UJ~ The above legal rates corrected by
•r.liaarv of Clarke County.
Business and Professional Cards.
II’. R. LITTLE,
Attorney al Z a tr,
¥* S\
, —DEALER IN— ...... j
Awricu ui lapftei VUdes, CUct* Jewelry,
SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
Xtfuauoal laarbnarawa'ba. Ghuao,
IHotola, Ets.
WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY REPAIRED
IN A NEAT, WORKMANLIKE MANNER,
Aud warranted to givo entire satisfaction.
Ornamrutul and Plain tetter Engraving a SftciaUf.
COLLXOI A7IOTE, era Isa ftn Bosk Sta, Csrua, ATBXXS, Si.
fcb.IStf.
S’. W SS XX.,
}] m SHOE
CARNESVILLE, ga.
ril.li.l’>7S.tf.
J. & DORTCH,
Altorn ey al Zair,
CARNESVILLE, GA.
april.Is.lSTS.tr. _____
-a M. Jackson. L. W. Thomas.
JACKSON & THOMAS,
Attorneys at Law.
Athens, Geortjia.
dcel6.ls74.tf
C. I). HILL,
COLLEGE AVENUE,
Next Door to Post Office.
Over my brow let no gloomy don 1 be,
Tenderly, lovicgly, cherished by thee,
Warmed by the etmahine of love in thy breast,
Feeling so surely my harquo'i* at rest— ~
Thus he it ever, ’mid lift’s joy* or fears,
Meet me with smiles, darting, never with tear*.
Meet me with smiles, let their eloquence throw
Over my spirit love’s rosiest glow,
Stealing like music drops down in my heart,
Touching, it may he, some undying unart.
Leaving with memory a charm that end ears,
Meet nse with amUes, darting; nevhr With tear*.
such a deep aud
7 in regard to bee
M. A. J. Lane, of
bb, of Sumter,
unin, of Troup
Though in the wortd there is sorrow for all,
Mysteries unravelled round us may fall—
Blossoms of hope lying fresh in my heart
Mock at all shadows and bid them depart;
Sunshine on earth ever strengthens and cheers—
Meet me with smiles, darling; never with tears.
Meet me with smiles, though their cost be but small,
l’ricelcsaly treasured and cherished by all;
Smoothing the rugged path wearily trod,
Lifting the burdens known only to God,
Luring my soul’s thoughts to happier spheres;
Meet me with smiles, darling; never with tears.
Could earth be dark were such flashes of light
Borne from the heart to the lips just at right,
Would not such words though uputtered still lie
Like rose-leaves at reat when storms had gone by ?
This he my prayer through all coming years.
Meet me with smiles, darling, never with tears.
O N hand, Uppers for making Low Quarter,
gross, Alexia-Hex, and FrmecAlbert*. R
ing promptly executed.
* en d(
Con- j
iepuir-
THE FARMERS.
Send ten dollars, per mail or express and you shall re
ccivo a first class pair of boots.
Juno SO, 1S75. S5-tf.
State Agricultural Convention.
It was refreshing to >
general interest manili.
culture.
THE NEXT SLA PE OF MEETING.
The order was hero suspended to con
sider where the next meeting should be
held. ;jK “
Bainbridge and Milledgevillc were put in
nomination. Milledget»r was selected by
a vote of 105 to 89. l ’
The hour appointed having arrived, the
Convention proceeded to elect officers for
the ensuing year. Ejr-Govemor J. E.
Brown nominated, in fipeat speech, Col.
Thomas Hardeman, Jgjq of Bibb; Judge
D. A. Vason nominate
Bibb; Hon. John
nominated Col. J. II,
county—each gentleman giving the reconi
of his candidate in well cl o-aw and effective
language. Other n:uiii sf-‘^.t»'omination,
wore balloted for. Jy a small
ntlmlier ol* votes, tDol. ThomasHardeman,
Jr., was elected on the first ballot by a
majority of 22.
The following gentlemen were put iu
nomination:
First District—For Vice-President,
Judge George It. Black; D. P. Harrison,
Executive Committeeman.
Second District—Vice-President, T. W.
Fleming; Col. E. T. Davis, on Executive
Committee.
Third District—Vice-President, J. II.
Black; Hon. J. McRae, on Executive Com-
mittee.
Fourth Distriet—Vice-President, J. Ii.
Fannin; Col. C. A. Redd, on Executive
Committee.
Fifth District—Viec-Pre'ident, W. J.
Anderson; CapL J. T. Lewis, on Execu
tive Committee.
_ Sixth District—-Vice-President, Mr.
Livingston; II. L. Graves, to fill placo of
T. G. Holt, resigned; A. J. Lane, both on
KVfMtlltlVO PnimitWlAA
OCR DUTY.
4“’-“' ' r-jn v.r ‘ * l 'jfll .• :■
reaching -this much desired goal. . Some can
be frightened into' reforming while' others
Great Reduction in Prices
F or the next thirty davs. Brackets, Wall j
Pockets, and all kinds of Ornamental Wood Work,
GRASSHOPPERS—REES—WHEAT CULTT RE—
POLITICAL LOG ROLLING, ETC.
will l>e sold at
GREATLY
Axivcrxiux REDUCED PRICES. I"” ...... ,, r , , .■
Now i» the time u> maite your houses beautiful at low ot the Georgia State Agr.eultnrui Society,; ” • ;u ' 1 , ro " n0 » t>ol. J. Al. Montgomery,
cures. I a,.1,*sali mnt at GamnacSlIn exit *1... Oat. - _a . ! Oil raXCClltlVC ( ifinHlllttPe
Athens, August 12th, 1876.
Editor Georgian—I propose to say a
few words concerning tire fill Convention
Executive Committee.
Seventh District—Vice-President, Capt
.Trill?! Pierce Horn mi Precntivn f!ntn
Waring; Pierce Horn, on Executive Com
mittee.
Eighth District—Vice-President, M. C.
Fulton; P. J. Berckmans, on Executive
Committee.
Ninth District—Vice-President, Gen.
a rro/tNzr at zAir,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
attention given to all business and tbe same
f.iully ftolicled. janll-lv.
POPE HARROW,
A/ ■/ O'/ZVZr A2 ZA ?r,
ATHENS, GA.
oillee in Mr. J. 11. Ncwtor.Vncw building.
E. SCHAEFER,
V OTTO NB UYE It,
TOCCOA CITY, OA.
Cash Price paid fur Cotton,
i and Press.
Agent for Win
oct20.1875.tr.
figures.
Great bargains given in everything
28-tf BUI
ItKE’S Book Store.
CASH FOR WOO!.,
—OR—
CLOTH FOR WOOL.
! which met at Gaiuesville, on the 8th inst”:! on Executive Committee,
j “ In the Savannah Neirs and Macon j T, ie “hove named gentlemen were all
! Telegraph and Messenger, I find a careful ’
The Athena Mannfaetnring Congmnj are now making a
> than ever before,
much larger variety of Woolen
and propose to
Exchange them for Wool,
believing it to lw more to the interest of the Blunter to
Exchange the Wool for Cloth, rather than have it Curd
ed and Spun at home. Call for Sample, and Term, ot
Exchange. R. L. BLOOMFIELD, Agtut.
May 1», 1875—29-tf.
Du. JOHN GERDINE
Late of Mississippi,
E.
A. WILLIAMSON,
PRACTICAL
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER,
At Dr. King’s Drug Store, Broad Street, Athena, Ga.
All work done in a superior manner and warranted to
H aving decided to make Athens ms
future home, now tenders hie professional services
the citizens of Athens and its vicinity. Office on
Clayton St., in new duildinq or John II. Newton’*,
Jan. 3.1875.tf.
H. E. THRA 8HER,
A T1 O/IjYZT A2 ZA If,
\VATKlNSVlLLE, ga.
where he may be found from 8 o’clock a. it. to 6 r.
when not professionally engaged. Can be found at
night at resideneo or the late Mrs. Goldings.
marohSS.ly.
er Ordinary’s Offioo. jani5.I876.Iy
REMOVAL!
T. A. 6‘AZZt, 2>ZZV2IS2,
1! AS REMOVED to the office lately occapiod by Dr. J.
W. Morrell.
satisfaction gnarauteed ln boUt Work aud Prices.
n' ’ ; .. t r,
P. G. THOMPSON,
A.ttorney at Hi a w,
i*'’rial attention paid to criminal practice. Far refer-
. *• app*y to Ex. Gov. T. 11. \V«tU and Hoqi David
• Montgomery AW. UtRA over Barr,, Hi Store,
iRwiiMia. Feb. 8.1875.U1
Miss C. Potts,
U ashionable Dressmaker
(Over University Bank.)
Broad Street, - - Athens.
ould respectfully infonn the Ldidles and her friends
generally, of Athens and vicinity, that alie ia now pre
pared to do Dr^asluakinit In the Neatest and most
FASHIONABLE STYLES.
With her experience in the bittiness; she
giving *aU*fu4a«V. ' * May 14,1
FRANK HARRALSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEVELAND, GA.
1 V^-ctiee in the couutiea of White, Union, Lum-
'JTuvuit, and Fanning, and the Supreme Court at
V-diiix Will give sticchu attention to all claims en-
u iui cure, .. - Aug. 11 W»—*l—4f.
GENERAL TICKET AGENCY.
RAILROAD TICKETS
For sale, by all routes, and to all principal points in
UNITED. STATES.
Bay your Tickets before leaving Athens, and get all
information from
JOHN IF. 0 WEN,
Attorney at Daw»
TocooA errr, oa.
" ‘J! practice, in all tlie coniitiaa of the Western <Jir-
>t, llavt.ail UodUon of tha Nortliern Cireait. Will
’•'* > l^ ul atteuiou to ull claims entrusted to hia care,
fctakMaT5.lv.
Lam yr Conn. Howkll Cobb.
L. & 11. COBB,
Altorneys at Zaw,
Athens, Ga.
Office in l)eni>rec Buikling.
. M.iJ.tS7S.ly. , ' ,
ALEX. S. ERWIN,
Attorney aZair,
Office
Athens, Ga.
lice en Broad Street, between
heave* ami Orr Si Co., up-si
W’22.1««.lv.
Center &
stairs.
lii-ly.
1'lVElty AND
iALE STABLE.
a „,i Horses for Hire.
TERMS REASONABLE.
Washington, WUkK<k>., Ga.
A. A. WINN,
P . —With—. i -
«HOOVER, STUBBS & C0. r
Cotton Uactors,
—And-G-.'-rUr.
G ° n ?rpl Comrnissioq ^Merchants,
* Sa’vaunafi, 'G*7" ”
Aul nT’ T ic *> Hope and other supplies famished.
V, t ,J advances msde on consignments for
' *aq>ineut to Liverpool or Nortljem ports.
May 30.I875.tf.
J'resh. Meats.
^ J 1IF AH A’-W. V HOnn
J HEAD & -If .F. HOOD,
CottNtu Fccndnt and OooxBk Stxxxts.
and HogsT
\ S J. J. HEAD & CO.
A. M. COCHRAN\
^A.xjNrB3s-vnxa^Hi,
and s^iJf’Af n4 General
given to tjpi pnrchaaa and. sale
-^-^Sh-sas. '
feels anre of
1S75—2S-tf.
synopsis of its proceedings—extracts front
which, we beg you to publish in paper next
week.
This Convention of the Agricultural So
ciety was a great success as litr as the char
acter of the Papers read and the disc-us*io|ts
in the Experience Meetings of the same.
The Papers of Prof J. E Willett, Dr. E.
M. Pendleton, Dr. J. P. H. Brown, P. J.
Beroktnan, Col. C. A. Redd and Capt'. J. T.
Lewis, were till worthy of the best days of
the Society.
The remarks of Col. D. W. Lewis, upon
reception of “ testimonial” from the Society,
and the discussions in the Experience Meet
ings, at uight, ott “Practical Agriculture,”
were unusually .interesting.
The wire-workings of ex-Governor Joseph
E. Brown, in favor of Col. Tom Hardeman
for the position of President of rite Society,
made vacant by the election of General
Colquitt to the Governorship, was the sad
part ot the proceedings of the Convention.
This meeting of our agriculturalists was
recognized by some as “an adjourned
meeting” of the Gubernatorial Convention
from Atlanta, the partisans of Col. Harde
man pledged, and the whole thing “ cut
and dried,” before leaviug the Capital, to
place him in the Chair To be vacated by
General Colquitt., „
Col. Hardeman is an able politician, a
fine orator, a good presiding officer, an
earnest friend of the Agricultural Society,
and an active and obliging commission mer
chant i and ware-houseman in Macon, but
no one but Brown ever accused him of
being a farmer. Hominy.
Lodge
Mrs. L. A. M.
ly Head Before Oslln
No. 348,1. 0. G.T.
i»y
require the gentlest persuasion.
For example, I will b
Capt. WM. WILLIAMS,
ot Southern Express Co., Athena, Ga.
’75 Sfttf.
flu Re SAULTER,
DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF
WINES, WHISKIES and LAGER BEER,
ALE, GIN, CIGARS,
CALL AT SAULTERS EXCHANGE,
Jackson Strut, Atufns, Gkokgia.
Oct. 2—d-tt.
The following resolutions were passed
commemorative of the labors of the out
going President, _bv Mr. K. W. Davis, 6f
Early county.
Wubueas, Gen. A. II. Colquitt has pre
sided over the deliberations of this Body
for the space of six years, and
Whereas, He has now' expressed his
determination, in consequence of other
pressing duties, not to accept a re-election
to the office of President,
Resoloed\ That his past administration of
the affairs of this Society has'been able
and impartial—his financial management
honest, upriSht and highly satisfactory, and
his deportment ns an officer such as to en
dear him to the individual members of this
Body.
Resolved, That he retires from the Pres
idency with our sincerejt thanks, and we
invoke lor him that happiness and success
in hi: future walks of file which his high
character so eminently deserves.
] ivery, Feed and Sale Stable,
Athens, Georgia.
GANN & REAVES PROPRIETORS
Will be fonnd at their old stand, rear Franklin House
buildimr, Thomas street. Keep always on hand good
Turnout* and careful drivels. Stock well cared for
when entrusted to our care. Stock on hand for sale at
all times. ' —' " di-cistf.
IS HEJ A WEST POINTER.
Planters’ Hotel. Augusta, Ga.
rpiIIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL HAV-
A ins been Remodeled, Enlarged, thoroughly Ren
ovated, Repainted and Newiy Famished during the
Summer of 1875, is now opened, with increased facili
ties for the accommodation of the travelling public,
febt-ly B. P. CUATFIELD, Proprietor.
Qj; JiEDICAL NOlICRi ; \J\J
At the solicitation of many of my former patrons, J
resume the
Practice of Medicine
from this date.' I will jwrespecial attention to tli* di*
easeof Infants and Children, and the Chronic Disease
Wit KING, M. D
oi Females.
June MQy-
1
PRICES WAY DOWN!
Miss O. JAMBS,
and flower* atgl.OO; Chip Hals at gt.atn
Pomela Hats *tV5e; No. 12 and 1* Ribbons at 20 and
be. “
Flowers, 8i
25 ctaq Abeantjftol'ljno of^NecktiesJJnchlng*, Silks,
F, S 811 - “EEP. MUTTON,PORK, ANDBAUSAGK,
Bolo * n * SansagoV Opr :8jflWtor I*
»*re*t ready to supply the want* of the
for^ves, Sheep, m*y»Am. MISS C. JAMES.
many oth.r' articles. Please e%e her a
eall and be oonvineed at her store on Broad St., between
H: Martin Xastitute. 1 u ■ 1 *
F ALL TERM. ISM,,opena on 24th. Expenses,
Tuition and Board tar Term of 16 weeks, about
*42.00. Apnlvto
ang,15.8t. Seeretaty Board Trnstces.
’OB WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTION
B. PHINIZ Y-
/> _ 8 ««nreor to C. H. Phitdxy & Co.
C0 *2 0JV' JVACZOZt,
Augusta, Georgia,
Advances msde on Consignments.
neatly dona at this office.
For Sale or Exchange!
t H' IUSK and Lot centrally located, plenty of room
in excellent onler, would bo exchanged for good
., ( Gainesville, August 9th, ’76,
Promptly at 9 o’clock, General A. H.
Colquit t took the Chnir and called the Con
vention to order. Prayer was offered by
Rev. D. D. Cox, of this city, when th'e
Mayor, D. G. Chandler, Esq., welcomed
the Society to the hospitalities of Gaines
ville. Rev. D. E. Butler, D. D., responded
in a very eloquent and appropriate manner,
after which, President Colquitt delivered
the usual opening address, iu which lie of
fered a few farewell words in view of his
retirement from office.
An hour was devoted to an impromptu
Experience Meeting, during which time the
“ hateful grasshopper” was the main theme
of discourse. Crops were reported as gen
erally good. Corn somewhat damaged by
the dry spell, and wheat, by mst, in some
localities; but cotton crop,’hopeful. The
grasshoppers in many parts of the State,
especially Clarke, Floyd and other counties,
had ravaged all crops extonsvely. Gen.
George S. Black, of Floyd, said that they
were very numerous and destructive in his
neighborhood. Some persons contended
that they were not the Western grasshop
pers, but he knew they were strangers to
this part of the country, as they differ very
materially from the native grasshoppers.
Several gentlemen agreed with him, and
gave their experience with these pests.
Prof. Pendleton said he had bottled some
of them, and was trying to find out what
they really were. The discussion was time
ly and interesting.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention reassembled at 3 o’clock,
when Prof. E. M. Pendleton read a statist
ical essay of much interest in regard to his
experiments in the culture of oats and
wheat, and also in regard to rust in the
wheat crop. He dosed With a reference to
the rava:
it as his
ing of insectiverous
the rapid increase in these pests. Raise
more liogs and turkeys, and protect birds
by legislative action, and there will be
fewer grasshoppers.
The subject of wheat culture was dis
cussed, lion. J. B. Jones, of Burke, ex
pressing the opinion that damp sections
were not favorable to good wheat crops.
Gen. Black and Prof Pendleton agreed
with him. The high lands do better than
the bottom lands for successful wheat cul
ture. Dr. H. IL Cary, of Troup, has sown
the Orleans wheat for twenty years and
finds it the very best for his section, if
sown at the proper time—that is, late
euough to miss th^ fly in the fall, ripen
soon enough to miss the rust in the spring,
and late enough to miss the fro*
spring. It prolific and reliable beyond any
other kinflftt' jriieat that he lias yet seen.
Dr
A Confederate General on “ Bi
son” and Sitting Bull.
“ A Confederate Geueral” writes to the
Richmond Dispatch’. “There may be
truth in the story that Sitting Bull and
‘ Bison’ McLean tire one. * Bison’ McLean
was a cadet at West Point, front Missouri,
from 1814 to 1848, aud stood well, intel
lectually, in a large and bright Glass. His
diploma was refusod him' wlieu his class
graduated in 1848, he having been convict
ed betbro a court-martial of dishonorable
conduct. During the summer of 1852,1
met him in New Mexico. He had joined
the Gila Apache Indians, had been adopted
into U>c tribe, and had with him a wile or
two front among the squaws. At this meet
ing, he declared to me that he would never
forget nor forgive the injustice and the in
juries he conceived he had received from
his classmates aud the academic authorities
at West Point. If ‘Bison’ McLean is liv
ing, he is forty-nine or fifty years old. In
character, he is strong and rugged. His
nature is untamed and litentious, his cour
age superb, aud his physical qualities al
most herculean, except in size. He is a
tair-complexioned, light-colored hair, very
full-bearded, and hairy-bodied matt, with a
large head, and bold, irregular, full face.
His height is about five feet ten or eleven
inches, and twenty-four years ago he wonld
have weighed 175 or 180 pounds. When
a cadet, there was no disguise he would
not assume and no hazard he would not
veutura for the gratification of his appetites.
He never used strong drink wheu I knew
him, and notwithstanding the great circum
spection and vigilance of West Point au
thority, he thwarted it until the very end
ot his career at that institution, and was
then brought to grief by the testimony of
his own classmates, against whose watch
fulness he had perhaps taken uo precaution.
Snch a man, after nearly thirty years of
experience among the savages, might well
till the position of Sitting Bull.
While he was a cadet, under the cloak
of a false marriage, he ruined a pretty girl,
Effie Conklin, who lived at Buttermilk
Falls, a mile or two below West Point.
There are many contemporaries of‘Bison’
McLean, while at the Military Academy,
and some still in the army, who will cor
roborate the above.’*
[ For the Gnobbun, faj request.]
Brothers and sisters, we are banded toge
ther iu sweet and pleasant companionship,
and we meet here, week after week, for
mutual encouragement in keeping sacred
our holy vow; also to contribute our mite ot
inflnence in a good and noble course; the
coarse which teaches us to remain the simple,
rational, temperate beings, an all-wise
God has made us; and we must both
practically and theoretically prove that
Satan ” has invented a powerful and fasci
nating agent to destroy both the body and
soul of all who are weak enough to yield to
its allurments. Indeed, it • ia an agent far
mam-patent and iMuiuating^ far. nwmimft
vering and determined than all other earth
ly agents combined; it presents itself at all
times and in all guises, flashing and spark
ling with the liquid radiance of diamonds,
rubies and topaz; regaling the olfactories
with a multitudinous combination of odors
until the poor victim is deluded and
betrayed into opening the rosy portal, and
receiving as a welcome guest, the most cun
ning and deceitful enemy of the human
race. But behold! how soon the “ traitor”
proceeds to abuse hospitality and betray
confidence, by devastating tfte wonderful
temple, a great and good“ God " has provid
ed as the earthly dwelling place of a precious
and immortal soul. His satanic strength
is not loug in dethroning “ reason!” the chief
of the tabernacle, aud quenching the light
of intelligence from those windows of the
soul, the “ eyes!” while he exultingly and
sacreligiously unfurls his victorious red flag
in the most conspicuous and prominent
tower of the temple, the “nose!” This done
the demon is satisfied, and leaves his victim
ized host the scorn, and by word of
abuse and plebinn rabble. Young men,
beware of him! for he is universal and
omnipresent; lam shameful to relate there
are a great many creatures, (fellow du-.
plicatcs of our “Heavenly father),” never
without this enemy a9 their constant com
panion ; even these prove they are perfectly
cognizant of the low character of their asso
ciate by never using his true name, but refer
to him in a variety of phrases such as “ plenty
of the needful,” “ friend of the inner man,”
and as the Irish say a “ drap of thecrayture;”
but oi all the aliases given to this liquid
demon, the querest ever heard was the flash
name of “hardware.” It received this
name, however, during the war of 1812,
when smuggling kept the government on the
constant qui vice. After trying every plan
that ingenuity conld devise, and having them
all discovered, they finally put their goods
into casks and tilled them with liquor, it not
being considered a contraband article; hut
the acuteness of the custom-house officers
were not long in discovering even this' sharp
trick, and ever since that, tht> deceitful agent
of bis satauic majesty, has been known by
the name of “ hardware,” because the inte
rior of the casks proved to be filled with tliat
kind of valuable goods. And this is a kind of
hardware that has slain its thousands and
tens of thousands more than the sword. It
is a hardware that makes hard fare for
ah who use it, and often leaves but little to
wear upon the backs of those who put an
enemy in their mouth to steal away their
brains. It is no wonder in view of the many
“ hard cases ” made by its use that the stulf
should be called “ hardware.”
in *xo*D*nt order, __ _ _
City or Conntrv Property of lens value. The property
is worth about *4.50". For tiarticulani afply to
J. S. ‘WILLIFORD, Real
Flowers on the Table.
Leigh Hunt says: “ Set flowers on your
table, a whole nosegay If you can get it, or
but two or three, or a single flower, a rose,
a pink, a daisy. Bring ai.few daises or but
tercups from your last field.work, and keep
them alive in a little water, preserve but a
bunch of clover, or a handful of flowering
grass, (one of the most elegant of nature’s
productions,) and you have something on
your table tliat reminds -you of God’s crea
tion, and gives you a link with the poets
that have done it most honor. Put a rose
or a lily, or a violet on your table, and you
and Lord Bacon have a custom in common,
for this great aud wise man was in th'e
habit'of having flowers' in season set upon
his table, we believe, morning, noon and
night; that is to say, .at all meals, seeing
that they were growing all day. Now,
here is it rashlbn that will last you forever,
’ if you p ease; never change with silks aud
velvets, and silver forks, nor be dependent
Young men, beware of the tempter no
matter by what title he may be called! stand
firm in your purpose and repulse your ene
my. Even should you be' enticed amid the
the glittering paraphernalia of a bar-room,
surrounded by the musical clinking of crys
tal glasses, and odorous smells of lemons and
wine, be sure to listen to the sweet small
voice so tenderly whispering at your elbow,
“ don’t drink it! Oh don’t! for you know it is
wrong.” No matter if your companions do
call you “ prudish ” and tauut you with be-
ing “ tied to your mother’s apron strings ;”
that will not harm you! No matter if they
coax and persuade you to be “ manly h and
show jour “independence,” and sing a
bacchanalian song to inspire^you with their
spirit of abandonment, do you stand firm aud
say, “ 1 cannot, and I will not, please excuse
me.” It is hard, young men, very hard to
to be accused of any weakness, hut hardest
of all, a want of mnuline33; but dear broth
er patiently bear the taunt in an instance of
this kind rather than try to be a man for the
time only, and soon discover that all your
iroud manliness has suddenly turned to
tabyishness, and that you are in a distress
ing need ot some one to assist your tottering
steps, and teach you how to' walk. It is far
more manly to meekly bear a taunt of sobriety
than be an intoxicated subject of jug. Bro
thers and sisters, let us not be ashamed to do
right! but we should not content ourselves
with simply folding our hands, mentally say<
ing, “ so I do right myself is all that is re>
quired of me, and my duty ends with my
regular attendance at our meeting.’’ No!
we should work ont of the lodge as well as
in it, for the fell destroyer is on the forward
march, and mortals find it so much easier to
trip lightly, down the road to ruin, than un
assisted climb the steep and rugged path to
work beneath oar simple banner ot “ Faith,
Hope and Charity.” But it is our duty,
wherever we see a creature gliding down the
river of intemperance, to hail them and with
all our power of persuasion strive to induce
them to follow us to that harbor of placid
waters,which wefind so tranquilly secure. We
must not become, faint-hearted and discour
aged until success is made perfect, and deep
er the vat from which we draw our converts!
the greater the glory for us. But there are
many who doubt the permanent reformation
of a confirmed j inebriate and “ quoth,”
i while they shake theif wise-heads ), “how
o we know, how cau we be certain, that it
is a permanent reform t” How do we know ?
Ah! my friends, when at last the Flack and
growling thunder cloud,'- (afrerdrenching the
earth and darkening the heavens with
premise of
‘or example, I will tell you how a certain
lady reformed and made a “ God Templar ”
of her husband. He possessed many manly
qualities aud a kind heart, but bad been
habitually dissipated from his early youth.
He, however, made appearently solemn
promises to his lady-love, to forever obstain,
if she would only consent to share bis lot.
Believing his vows, she allowed herself (con
trary to the wishes and skepticism of her
friends ) to be persuaded, and accepted him
for better or for worse. The nuptuals being
over the happy groom kept faithfully his
promise for three whole weeks, and was a
sober and steady as a man could be. But one
night he came not home at all, the poor
bride waited in a state of .agonized fear, not
knowing what had detained him until her
hrother dropped in raffling, scorn?
fully informing her tliat r her husband was'
lying in the gutter in front of a grog-shop,
“ dead drunk.” The aching heart uttered
no sound, but donning her hat ani vail went
delibertely to the scene of her disgrace; and
there in the presence of a flock of gin-palace-
birds, helped her husband to his feet, assisted
him home, got him quietly to bed, and kind
ly bathed bis head. To discribe the acute
sufferings, the awful anguish of soul expe
rienced by that brave little woman while she
assisted her “ hearts chosen one h from his
degradation beneath the insulting stare of that
rude herd, is beyond the power of tongue or
pen. The next morning the disheartened
wife was grave but not at all unkind, while
her husband dispatched his late breakfast
and departed for his office in silence; he
was suffering too greatly from self-contempt
feeling too keenly that he had lowered him
self in his wife’s esteem, to venture a single
remark and the consciousness had anything
but a soothing effect. However, it was not
until he had been at his office for more than
hour, than he discovered the true state of
his iniquity, and the generous self-sacrifice of
his noble wife. As soon as the facts were
in his possession he seized his hat rushing
hurriedly from his office, leaving his infor-
mant durah-founded, aud right home went
. he, taking his patient little wife in his arms,
saying: “ Mary is it true you went down
towu yesterday-, and brought home your
drunken besotted husband; defying alike
the sneers of the populace and rude jeers of
the common herd ? Tell me did you indeed
sacrifice your best feelings, and put yourself
to the blush for the sake of an unworthy
brute like myself?
Oh! John, said the wife, I did only what
I thought was my duty.
And yet, said John, not a word of reproach
has passed your lips, not even a reference
to the subject! Mary you are. indeed, an
angel that God has sent to he my sal
ration. I once made you a promise, Mary,
but it was made carelessly, and without
proper reflection ; but I now make one that
shall be eternal, and raising his hand on
high he vowed a solemn oath, never
touch his enemy again ; calling upon heaven
and the angels to witness his vow. I will
take the “ Temperance Pledge,’’ and do
everything else that lies in power to prove
my gratitude to you, my darling, for there
is no earthly sacrifice to great to make for
you.
That was many years ago, but never
again had that little wife cause to biash for
the unworthiness of the man whose name
she bore. His vow was an irrevocable one
and he has never wavered from his pledge.
Dearsisters, let this be a lesson to us, and
may we take therefrom an example worthy
of, immitation. Let us at all times strive to
win those nearest and dearest to us,
from the fascinations and power of the social
destroyer by gentleness and forbearance,
rather than by contempt, accusation and
scorn.
FISH CULTURE.
Letter from a Veteran Fish
Breeder-Practical Suggestions
as to the Methods.
perpetual.gloom ) has rolled far
away, And the effulgent rays of' the setting
Senator Gordon’s BiU to Estab
lish a Non-Partisan Revenue
Corps.
The bill introduced on the 25th of July,
by Senator Gordon, of Georgia, “ To es
tablish a competent and non-partisan reve
nue corps,” provides that from and after
its enactment, all appointments in the Rev
enue Department shall be confined to the
lowest grades, namely; gaugers and store
keepers, upon competent examination, and
that the higher grades of Deputy Collector,
Collector and Supervisor, shall be filled
only by promot'ons from the next lowest
grade, aud also upon competitive examina
tions. The Examining Board are to be
appointed by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue with the approval of the Secretary,
at such places as the necessities of the ser
vice may require, and are each to consist of
three free-holdera of good standing, and
one of whom shall belong to a different po
litical party from the other two. No ap
plicant shall be refused examination because
of adherence to any political party, and the
inquiries are to be limited first, as to the
moral character of the applicant, his repu
tation for sobriety, integrity aud industry;
and, second, as to his intelligence, capac
ity, and knowledge of tho duties appertain
ing to the position he seeks. AU gaugers
and storekeepers are to be appointed by
tbe President from the list of applicants
thus examined by the Board and reported
on by the Commissioner and the Secretary
of the Treasury, and promotions are to be
made according.to. the same general system
of competitive examinations and reports,
under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The hill finally provides that it shall be
lawful for tbe Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, with the. approval of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, to remove all super
visors and offioers of lower grade from office
for neglect of official duties, for malfeasance
in office, for paying money tor political pur
poses, or for using official influence for the
same; bnt no removals shall be made ex
cept for one or more of the causes thus
named.
The bill was referred, to tho Committee
on Civil Service and Retrenchment, ,ai
ordered to be pritited.
Correapondenc* of the Courier-Journal.]
I see that the people of my native State,
Kentucky, are beginning to take considera
ble interest in fish culture, and as I havo -
bcen engaged in it for twelve years, being
tho fifth man in the United States to prats-
tice artificial propagation, I feel at liberty,
with your approval, to offer through your
journal a few suggestions to those who
wish to engage in it.
XTp to this time, fish breeders have not
met with much success in propagating in
artificial ponds any other fish than the
brook trout (Salmo Fontinalis); other fisb,
liko the salmon, shad, white fish and sal
mon trout, have been produced in larger
quantities,- -but, they- require-larger bodies s
of water than can be artificially controlled,
so they are turned into the rivers and lakes
for the public; but where trout can be
raised, uo other fish need be wanted, either
for game or the table.
It was long thought, as trout were only
found in limited districts, that it was owing
to the neighboring streams not being suit
able to them; but this theory lias exploded,
as they are now being successfully raised in
some portions of the sources of nearly ev
ery river in the United States.
While trout will live in water that is
frequently roiled or even muddy, a good
portion of the time it requires pure, clear
water to hatch their eggs; they will live in
water that runs np to seventy or seventy-
five degrees, or that gets so cold as to freeze
over in winter, bnt an even temperature
like that of spring water is preferable; in
fact, would not advise any one without
springs to attempt their cultivation. Al
though naturally a wild fish, they are easily
domesticated, and will become so gentle as
to be handled and fed from the fingers.
Persons living from a distance from where
live trout can be had, had better start by
getting tho impregnated eggs; they can be
sent a thirty days’ journey and seventy-five
or ninety per cent, of them hatched. Dif
ferent fish breeders have different prepara
tions for hatching; some using the bracket-
tray system, others grills, and some still use
the primitive gravel-beds, but the trough,
preferred by alt who have tried it, is made
by making a box, say twelve leet long,
eighteen inches wide and six inches deep,
lilted with sheet zinc, and every eighteen
inches of its length, solder across it a piece
of zinc one and a half inches high; if the
strip is cut three wide aud doubled in the
shape of the letter A, it is better, as tho
water won’t spring it; .place the upper end
of the trough an inch and a half higher
than the lower end; let as much water run
through it as will not move the eggs; this
will be about half an inch. Put a cover
over the box, as bright rays of'Hght injure
the eggs. This trough will hatch twenty-
five thousand eggs, and everything is ready
for them; but December is the earliest pe
riod they can be obtained. They arc soht
from four to six dollars a thousand. They
are sent out when about half done hatching.
The length of time of hatching is governed
by the temperature of the water. Water of
fifteen degrees hatches in sixty days. The
work of hatching is very simple. About
all there is to do is to pick out the bad
eggs, which is easily told.
Trout live from the first forty to fifty
days from the abdominal sack. When this
is absorbed, they rise to the top to look for
food. My method of feeding is to take a
little sweet cream and freeze it. The
freezing causes it to break up into small
particles which they savagely seize. After
a few days, meat or liver may be substi
tuted for it; or, if put out in the brooks or
ponds, and not too many in a place, they
will find their own living. Fish, like snakes,
can live a long time without food; they
are cold-blooded, and waste no food in
keeping up the beat of the body. Another
advantage they have over land animals is
that the water is a living pasture the whole
year. I carry aa average of fully fifty
thousand fish, large and small, on less than
a half-dollars’ worth of food per day.
sun; gleam athwart the sky, gilding the scene
with an indiscribable soul-ii
causing the rain drops
■oui-inspiring beauty,
to gluten like “ gems
of purest rays serene,” as they drip from the
drooping leaves like tears from downcast
eyes; and the bow of promise lends its ethe
real beauty to enhance the granduer, of the
scene; tell me! how do we know that this
magnificent spectacle is the herald of a bright
and cloudless day on the morrow ? Simply
by reflecting tliat all nature is alike; b
judging the future by the past; for in ai
qur experience a glorious sunset after
Osculatory Bargain.—In the . north
part of the city, as a Veracious reporter re
ports, a young lady and a young man get
on the steps of a Sunday evening and enters
into a contract. For each shooting star be
is to receive a kiss. On one of these inter
esting occasions n half hour passed away
and not a solitary star shot afcross tbe sky.
But after awhile the cherry lips of the
yonng lady parted,. and she called her
young man’s attention to the flying meteors
that were about to escape his observation;
then she got to calling his attention to the
Hinckances.—An old wagon was sold
at auction on Congress street, yesterday,
and during the rivalry to see who could
bid the lowest, one of the crowd called
another a liar. The two rushed at each
other, jerked off their coats, and it seemed
as if a terrible conflict wonld take place.
But there was no fighting.
I would
“ O-h-h-h! how
would mash yon if I
•i«u . tbe depot U» meet my
wife’s sister!” howledone, shaking both
fists in the air at onoe. - •-t •
“I don’t c^re &r', y'6ur wife’s aster!”
shrieked the uthei'. l ‘*If I weren’t going
on a Sunday ScnooY excursion to-morrow,
I’d whip you out of your boots.”
Then the birds sang just assweietly in the
Grand Circus Parks, and the river contin
ued to discharge a million gallons a minute
into Lake Erie the same as if the old wagon
had never been made. —Detroit Free Press.
A New Candidate.—At the calm, quiet
hour of midnight the other night, some
one halted in front of a house on Indiana
street occupied by on aged colored man,
and, heaving a brick-bat against tbe door,
shoted:
1 “Huzrah Pr blazes.”
The old man came down to market yes-’
terday, and when he met an acquaintance,
lie inquired:-
“ What ticket is dat Mr. Blazes on ?”
After he had told his story and been
posted as to candidates, he remarked: t
“ Well, I doau* have much todowid
politics, an’ of course I didn’t know. When
de feller yelled out so mighty big, and when
de brick hit de doah so pow’ful hard, I
made np my mind dat de new candidate
was gwiue to carry de county by ten tnilU
ion majority.”—Detroit Free Press.
tql
dreadful storm, never failed of ushering in 0 ,
it,, of Augusta, read a I on caprice, or some gentleman or lady who j a fair succeeding day’; and thusdo ive feel con- lightning bugs, and finally got hitn down
»ay on ‘iBeo Culture,” ! have nothing but caprice and changes to fident in believing that what has been done to steady work, on the light of a lantern a
liwself up for a tarjiet, | eiVe them importance aud sensation. Flow- i towards reformin'; subiects of inebriety can ! man was carrvinir about the depot, where
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elf up for a target, j give them impbrtunceaiid sensation. Flow- towards reforming subjects of inebriety, cau ; man was carrying
’ t! ‘ S ou t ' i ! i lnorl| in£ tablear^esueciallvbe done agaifl, Thera mmniLr • ’x
A Brother’s Love.—Just about two
minutes after an excursion boat had left
her wharf yesterday, a boy twelve or thir
teen years of age’ rushed down Wayne
street as hard as he could go, waving a
parcel aud shouting: “Stop ’er—stop
that boat!’’ He reached the wharf, very
red in the face, and as he danced around on
the planks a policeman inquired:
“Did you mean to go on that boat?”
“No, I didn’t; but my sister Mary’s cn
there.”
“ Well, she’ll be taken good care of,”
remarked the officer.
“No site won’t, either,” replied the lad,
blowing his nose as if considerably grieved.
“She left Iter flirtation handkerchief at the
house, and here I’ve run a whole i
it to her aud got here I