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*Who Struck Billy Patterson’”
A correspondent of .bo Cams
« u\^ /n ;,a .) . ,, ‘'V'stei, . , wbo , . . .
is wniiBg
A senes of "historicl (-ketches, re
mioiscenecs and legends of Franklin
county,” given the followii.R exula
W&ry;
Many persons have heard the
question, “Who Strtrfck Billy Batter
son?" without even know in-r"the ° om °
in u nf of « it I r propose , to enlighten ,,
tnema little on (he subject. V 1
8 am Patterson was a vety wealthy
rreodcsinm or merchant of
inore to the State of Maryland. In
.k« r ,, a,,.., #***.
lie bought up a great many tractsol
and in thecounty, and spend a good
portion.ofhis time in Franklin
ed. after his interest there. He was
J“ anM ld t/! to b0 o= Ova ” M f bear 1 a,ld , * s
brave . lion, but hse
as a all brave;
men, he was a lover of peace, and :
indeed a>good, pious man. N ver-1
tbeless his wrath could b* excited i
to a fighting p,ten. On on? occasion !
ht attended a public gathering in j
the lower part of Franklut county
at some district court ground. Dur- \
lies and their friends ra sod a tow,,
and a general fight wes the couse.
quince. At the beginning of the !
affray and before the u-ddin^
gan T Billy y Patterson r -n !„»« i
ro " .A 0 P er * ut , a tuem , not to fight, , i
-
, out to make and
peace befriends,
But Ids efforts for peace were ttu
availing and while makimr ° them '
-me uj. f the crowd in . the , general;
meiee struck Billy Fatterson a serve I
Blow front behind. Billy at once! j
became r fi ditinrr nnd rnadn nn d , cnedout i ,
. t he top of hts voio-, «* tt ho Struck
Bttly iatteesoni” No • one could
« " Otdd tell him who was the guil
(y party. He then r rr,posed to give
any man ft hundred collars who I
would tell him “Who Struck Billy
l aUerson?" From a hundred do!-1
lars he rose to. a thousand dollars. J
Eulnst. itool dollars would iu
*** cion :o .oil kin, -W.ko
Struck Billy Patterson?” At.J year.,
afferwttrds in bis will he related the
above facts and be,..es t he t one s
thoosnuct dollars to be paid ! by J his:
executors to the , that would , ,
man
tell (Hem “B fco Struck Billy Pat-.
tersou?” Tils will is recorded iu the!
ondiua.ya bffl.-o at Carncsvillc.
Franklin county, <*or,i, an. an,
one curious about the mat toy can
there find and veri y trta proceeding ‘
statement. j
According to ilie Loixlnn Medical
rress, those .. timid beings who ,
»re
haunted by apprehensions of being
buried alive, and who make
mentory provisions against such a
■oontiogency, may now take courage,
for science has supplied an infallible
meaus of determining w.tether of
the vital spark has quitted the taor
tal frame. Electricity enables us
to distinguish with absolute
ty between life and death, for two
«-■ en tWe tfiaee uotus hours „..ci -r»or tho the sionnioo
of the heart the whole of the
civs ol' tho body have completely lost
FaraJi-sm, as the tr calm out
in cl need current uf electric* tv for
remedial purpose rs called, is app;eu
to (he an asides of the limbs
trunk, . . say five . or six hours , ,
tupposed death, there be no con
tr.ictiie respone, it may be certified
with certainty that death has cc
curred, for uo faint, nor tra ce. nor
coma, ’ however deep,can prevent tire
inauifeSnation . of cloctrio , • musGu.Dr ,
conimwiltty. Here there is no pus
sidility of mistake, as there certainly
was when the old fesfe were employ.-
Dickson, who resides some five or
six miles north of that place,in lien
ry county, fell in a wash pot last
Saltirday and was drowned. I
pot L was full of water, and had been
Mil, » O. jarf M«. Ik
child was playing, when the accident
"
o cured
A lady who edits a newspaper in
ono of the Western States, sa^s that
tho popularity of her journal is due
to the Aii't that people -aro always
expecting she will say somaU.iugbhe
ought not to.
s>-«
Be, Lesseps estimates that the
Brooklyn bridge wi. lend are t -r six
centuries. there lore of There its being u a possible completed clianee be
(o.-e it is worn out.
——r* T' * ‘
Ei o. Paris saloon: “Do you
know that young man whose hand
J'nii just took?” l -y os. “He is
sf-en everytv!iore--tn the bots, in the
theatres. Who is ho ? What does
hoilo?” “Ho doesn’t do anything,
He is a charge d affaires.
•Jm-THw'ilnf*Ttf.l” Am 1 tiKii oi lilc. aulac » e h Ge r
fttbold man the other dJot nay m reply to
Iho question. a bi d ate
remember landing in this town with
a chip hat and a ■ hickory shirt and a
Pair of breeches. Fve been way up
l'vo hern llu o„ my l«ck, yet
I'd Idee to begin and and go it ,ill
over n min—cup hat, shirt, breeches
mid uil. Why? Weil, you ao/\
when you canto lo Iho end you don't
wlut’s b"v<>iid. I'm dead sure
this nt'ior ‘iiiing; and on t'-o
this woi 1! i rt t ekluft uie to
,f '
Tythoid Fever.—T yphoid favei
diseases pre-eminently a
Tilth disease, traeeabo v» ;tu as much
; certainly a« fire from nmqaiv spoke. Wbercv
jer If exists U points callvt i
j doremovei filth ; aud is a disease,
j therefore, altogether and wholly pro
, census year of 1S70, there were in
I the United States 22,187 preventable
j ! deaths ,lle:u boc from l,,l typh san,e id fever. liUio «o But, the total hud
" ‘
j 1 population of the United Stilt's as in
, h during C ntennialyear.
the have mortality from this cause would
been over 117,000. And this
"’ a * far from being nil, ns regards
fhtkdcipfiiin All over the country
neglected drainage, criminal in suf
Gcieney of water closets and had
plumbing. These conditions so
l ,, ’ (, '» i nent , y manifested at the Csn
ten trial, and apparently to an extra
ord nary degree in Philadelphia eve,
vet, as judged by the prevalence «,1 !
typhoid fever, are, of all causes of
Mortality, the most criminal because
lbe ?‘ Bt Q sl ' y P roTont!lb,e - Uni ‘
e i ose(s iuade , lu!ltely provided wi h !
means for speedy and complete i
cleansing and ai ration ate prolific j
ilUlrcca of typl.oid (ever and kindred •
tore and moisture, of the still more- >
disease of yellow fever.'
-Vnd all the more dangerous are |
conditions heeaaso they are not .
infrequently lhat the means . f spreading ■
disease to distant places. The
existence of typhoid fever or allied !
diseases in any place is prints facie !
evidence of filthy surroundings.
-e boMirruiNQ -----TT*--w~ Gives Way. „ A .
Christian woman iu a town in New.
foik desired to obtain a schools
!lous< ' for ,lj e purpose of starting a
Sabbath school, ^ but was refused bv
agJ . icai Still sll0 pe Ld ^
and asked him again
again.
“I tell you. Aunt Polly, it is of no
; ,?0 - Once for all I say you nunot
Uie^chooWtonse for any such
I am going to get
aid Aunt Polly. " '
”1 should'like to know how, if
‘ * ”/ f ™>»"
,
“May be he will,” said the infidel,
“hot I onu-tell you this, ho will not
gcMhe kty from nte.’’
P .’ l ^ ° | > ‘ ri .
* 7 “°%
-
over it. «n-i . I . have found out from
experience that when I keep on pray
iug something nlways gives way”
And the next time SuO came, the
of tit* infidel gav 0 way,
q be sustained her, and great
good was done for perishing souls.
Something gives way. S jn-.es
times it is a m n’s will, and some,
times it is the man himself. Somes
times tin re is a revolution and soim -
(her8 is a faneral . W hen
G,,d’ s Spirit inspir-s a prayer in a
believing Christian's hear omnipo.
n.nce siaads ready to answer it
‘ 3 ome i‘ 1 ^ ll D S > ve3 " a y-
Receipt For making your in own eyi
wate r—sick your finger it.
a man without enemies'is
trend without yeast, he never
Prominent among the
artists of Americ i are the boot
blacks.
,ei,Ltel seeL . , . i«c
'' , 1,0 „„„ cr a
•“
against Ins will, lie always
first.
Iisults are like conn^erfeiv: money
—they may be offer eu but you need
. a ♦ luuu M-n ;V ia '“ m lu * *
She looks «Iotvn into the i-l.nrcb
softly s-.tigs, 11 1 ins is me whev
' '
j, , ;a ve solI „. ht y
The wor ld is full of eompons ;
The mere prices go up tlie
more ive have to come down fur tv
0, 'U lin S
can a
nle , live economically? asks an cx
c j i»p3jj|fe iannrc> "Why, by ' snonging ' on the
0
One man elnped with the wife
another froai a spelling bee in Ten
nOJ'SOC. SuCdi bees interfere with the
ueympon.
In the stomach of a I’ennsylvi,
y a cov ,h:a a outside and oxide iu
si,fe.'
« Ym , ] ou k good enough to cat,’
said he, looking over her shoulder
into the mirror. “Food for reUec
*»." *• * «**
When a girl is twenty she feels
very ea*y on that score. It’s only
when she scores another that she be
gins to wonder who invented wriu
kies.
Every man who has become pre
siilent of the United States has been
elected during- leap year. This is
something for tho girls to wonder
0Yer
lild!e3 raoet they always
w1lh kisse8 heard across the
» bu niid (loo ' t
. , me „ mor6 , gel
wj! . ’ tll mee t, then part, when
bj vo - sm iled.”
Married . •. , *ro not . considered ., ,
women
worthy to teach school in Ghieago.
We must confess Dint, leaving all
Questions of wpfthiuess aside, we
would prefer an unmariied woman
if we were going to school.
widower, when showing a friend
lhu ciusrary urn in which reposed
tho ‘ mortal ^ remains of his departed J
fall . lt brokd a , 0 at -
tered the ashes over the carpet. He
‘ f servant, and when
** . lJ , !* , JaQC
8 " , " e,: ... > 6 WCP I’
"P M*#*
A short Italian prayer which is
But without wisdom : ‘T pray
i may never be iDiinieu. _ But ji J
marry I pray that I any not be
triv 1 id. llut il I am deceived. 1
lint,if pray that I may not know of it.
I kuo vy it I pray th.it I utay
be able to laugh at t>>o whole aliiiii'.' ’
Why is a handsome woman like a
locomotive? No—you're ^rong. It
is not berauso she sometimes draws
n long train; it is not bectusa she
indulges in ‘spark-.’ it is not be¬
cause she has something to do with
a switch ; it is not because she trees
por's the nrdcs ; It is not because
she may have a In ail light; it—in
fact, a handsome woman is not in
the least like a locomotive—not
even whin sac is a little‘fast and
blows up her husband.
The man who has not an enemy
in the world probably haafgoot
friend cit.'.cr. ilo is the goody
goody man who is totally incapable
of creating any strong emotion, and
if lie is marriel it is due tothe fact
that the lady of his select ion couldn't
a anybody “ else.
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A man went homo tins' other
evening and found his house locked
up. Getting in at. he window wit!,
considerable ditiicultv, note' ho found on
the table a from his wife:
T have gone out; you will find the
door key on one side of the door
____
‘■lie has gone into the lecture
business,” said one man to another
j 1 on-o to an inquiry about a
mutual friend. “Is that so!” "Yes;
1 e was marri d last w. el* to a wo
man with the sharpest tongue iu
{ ovrn .’>
"
•Foregoes,’ was the word given
0 ut at a written spelling exercise re
ceutly, and one little boy handed
in, “Go, go, go, go.’
When cremation become general,
the notices of marriages and deaths
can be headed, “mated ’ and ‘cre
mated.”
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An O do uewspape: speaks of a
man being bruised Ly the emphatic
jostum of a mule/
Chinamen cannot understand why
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A wurrl tn thm‘r whn mu; I’uruus l‘Iuslor‘. l: is a uniwmully uckmeh-dxzed m1 Hm:
BENSON’S _ , r LAPCth '\ r ‘ POROUSFLASTERSARESUPERIORTOKLLOTHERS. \ ' .
’i‘he great demand fur them has cuusrd a nnmbnr of uncrupulous pumps 16 make
and (1‘ With sell wm'lhlmq inferior imitations undur sunihu- Humming mi’mes. At; the mnrkcty'invfloud
_\\'hmh is the best. plasters: lair: well selling at any pricu it. is illllml‘tullt f0! Comumer *0 kHUW
known that. some 0: Nu; chcnp‘plnfiters hnve been exam
mwl and fmuul 1.0 comnvin injurious iugyedie-nu “hirh A'mukt- them dungernux to u:-e,
n:nufi'mg [I:In‘xlynis and (then- dimluaefi. Cgvg‘xox—Fee that {Em cn-cnu: _un ouch plastvriu corruclly spelled.
ELAUUHY dz JOHNSON, L'hm-nmceuuunl Ghemlsts, New Yum. Puice :25 cts.
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AOilixl , ( Ife KEAl) . ( ililS
We want an Agent in this Comity to
whom w: will pay a salary of one lum¬
dm! d.iliar. V n imna.h and expenses- to
>( , ;1 oul . v.-ondcifnl invention. Sample
Address at once to Sherman & Co.,
Marshal!, Michigan.
in ^veiy Dufa.tmeat of Literature M
{P v en a .».iy. Ualal'.'u^e of Geuei*
ai Litenitiire an.I fiction fi-fe. Immense
to IT.-.k Clubs and Libra
Oppovic: ries. XEijUAT Po.-t.Ofiue. mm.. NewYork, 8 Be.kn.an 80 4w St.
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On ijQ Days Trial.
We will send our Electro-Toltaio Bulls
and o her Electric Appliauc< s upon trial
tor 30 days to those stiff. riu£ IVoxi-j
N ervous Dt-bilitj, Rlieumuti.v.u. iT.ral
ysis or tiny dint uses, A sure Cure ^.uar
ran teed or no Day, Arklress Voltaic
B«ll Co.. M -rsiiulI, Mich.
giat^.u^ 11 ° rga “ T l l
and^nt'r^fce^'w’nfnaSd! 1
YoifS^ny ??ty iiroof 1 re^xmsibility.
should be of niy Jkaaat
riANlEL^'. VVash’iDffton 1 '^! ‘ A ^ ^
j
et) ^1*)AA 1. A V. 1/ invested* returns in Oificial 30 days Beporfs on ^10!) and
iniormption iVc*. Like profits weekly
on Stock o]cions of jf^lO to $50, Address
T. Potter Wriii'ltt A Co., Bankers, 35
Wall St.. New York.
{plU mi -v m/\ 11/ uilhjl/ C* I AAA Invested in
Wall Street
Stockmakes fortaneK every mouth. Book
EiTiSSSTwSl A ST,
“
. _ • _ 0*1>000 a .. n . m
1 tf A
JtOIt/ \J f J.iV' a °! „J 5“ °
' ^jeiicno ,. n
calily. No _ risk. Women do ns well
as men. Many make more than the
amount stated above. No one can
fail to make inoftey fast. Any one
can do the work. You can make
from yourfeveon.gs COets. to $2 an and hour by time devot to
ing spare
tho hqstcoss. It m- a nothing to
lhe v malc.ng ^r n0sS ever - Not offered ' lul S before.- lk « 11 for
'" om
-
Business pleasant and strictly hon
or#blp< u „., i er< if you want to
kcow all about m„ bost ]MV j ug bus -
incM before the public, send us your
j,JreS 3 nml ivo will send you' full
,, an ;culurs and pTivate terms free •
worth §D also free ; you can
then make upyourtnind for yourself.
Oeoeoe Siinpox & Co.,
Port ° rU 1,ml Maine
PARLOR ORGAN
Solid Walnut m,so, ;> Oetevcs. 3 full
sots l'owerf ul Raids, y Stops, a Kmo
only Address, V. 8 . PIANO
CO„ JC 8 Mick r Kltet, Ncwjf. rk.
j 0,000.1 'U 85Cts.
0 So"'"
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wa otno«, amgiwwtsn, tt.
Jta MEmmiAi & cot.,
' OXtAJN'O*,
For Sale/ 480 pounds
Middling l CQtton, paya
m
ble Oct. W, 1880.
,
SEAT BROS, Agents.
A
Miirilirste Mir M
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CEO. W. BURR,
81 CIIERllY STREET,
Maseii, ©ecrglsi.
ilA.MF.UILF.KrSF TSN AMD SHEET m WARE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
§ loves, Cwi'a ?:..-a “f If vl' ale ?
Cutlery, ire;, Class' ^Vare#
CROCKERY. WOODEN WARE, WILLOW WARE, !
SILVER I’fiATED WARE, LAMBS,
AGATE IRON WARE, BRUSHES,
DUSTERS and HOUSE FUR¬
NISHING GOODS.
¥ictor EangeSs Utility Cook Stoves*
I respectfully and cordially invite the public to call and examine my
stock and prices. Having bought my goods from first hands, in persons,
and before the recent advance in pi iocs, I cuu oiler inducements to tho. e
wishing to purchase. Respfct hilly
GEO* W. BUEEi
8.1 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga
Sign of ills Big Coffee Pot.
GEOROIA CHEMICAL WORKS 3
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J^XTGfO'S'X'M^ Gt-dX
Again off-r n> their old ihistnmcrs, and the public generally, who
want, reliable and uniform Fertilizers iho well known brands of Super
phosphates. c
PATAPSCO GUANO and
GRANGE MIXTURE.
AND THEIR SUPERIOR MAKE OF
JXOXID X^I-XOSXPXX-A S3 f
For composting, analysing 18.00 per cent, Po.ash. of Available Also, Phosphoric Avid,
and 2.58 per cent of
STJTjjP TXXJXUXO acid
From their Acid Chamber, at lower figures than it can ho laid down
if bought oat of the State. Favorable turns and prices to d< alers' ami
consumers fot large orders of our goods. 'The Works of .he
located iu Augusta, Ga., are open to the inspeclion of tho Farmers of
Georgia and adjoining States, and our Superintendent and Chemist, Mr.
C.-B. F. LOWE, will take pleasure iu exhibiting the Works audits
Products.
Apply to the Agents of the Company, (o be found iu the princioal
towns and villages of Geuagia and South Carolina, or to
M. A.' STOVALL, T. 0. SEELL1E,
Treasurer and Business Manager, A^ent, Valley.
3Hi Augusta, G.-i. Fort
HEADY KA'DE CEOTEINff,
Gvrnir is s .i OOilSx
4f BJCHILLII ......
a PERSY, OA.
-s=s=s-IM»^r^.-4sS*S r
Announces to the poopio of Houston and surrounding conntio?, that he
has a large and elegant assortment of Ready Made Clothing, Gents Fur¬
nishing Gn-ds, e!c^ which ho is offering verj low. His stock of read)
i»t:dc Shirts, is composed of the Idlest styles and the best made and war¬
ranted to give satisfaction. A large assortment oflmported and__Domestit
0.GOTEE AHD 0ASS1MERB,
For making into subs to order. All kind of TAILORING work done
in the best style. Call and examine.
WAraTEDto A GOOD canvass AGEKT Fort
VaJIey and household ndjoini^ towns articles for the best the
selling 'I’ip profits, write at in
world. top once to
World Now Manufacturing York. Co.) 122 Nassau
Street,
PIAMBSSBB Nowgjriprr Free. Addrosa Daniel F. Dqo,
Wuflhiugtotif K. J.
15 POUNDS GAINED IN 3 WEEKS
(Tt A ()o.,
-PloRfie co iftt&rt, send T’hiladolpi twelve bottles :, Pa. of
fW! eauen LUiuibia Iti Jif-a, me ol' I’iJ!»’%n--i j>r
v'.'Uil of ono wh) ribcii
OiilUnont, foi' ! It friend r.wdii-iiic mine not cxjiactod
♦o^ive; urid th'rl mi > onrod my of oon.’nni’t.
lion Homo t! ponuiiH years altfo. «vkiie t 'V.int akiiia him tho ta. lirut. rr;,- Uietii.
l Ktcni’d lit toon t 4,Qrco
bottlos. Jil-PDOOtfULy. J.V.UULti.
«*o) Viig.AudoMo co., Ky.
pmiPTisi liiliS
iir .e. R:". w;;id
BUFFALO
LfiTMlA WATERS
FOR STONE IN TUB BLADDER.
A di.=clmrgc:d Stone or Gravel phreed ia
theso waters will dissolve to a powder
in a few days. Tile water, in cases of
six gallons, 5 pe case »t, the Springs.
Phamplor TIIOS. GOODE, sent 'o any 1’i'op. address. Lithia
V Buffalo
Springs, Va.
A 83EST EFFER ! SCLM
nitos 123 upwards, not-used u year,
good as new ; warranted. New Pianos
and Organs at extraordinary low prices
f reosh. Catalogues Mailed, .HORACE
WATERS, Apt, 40 East Mth St., New
Yol k. P. 0. Box, 3520.
WAWtED BIBLES AGENTS *or
ing Grudin's (' wieurdance itrnl over
illustrations, v.ith all the new features.
also for LUjruffire, Art and Song,
over „4 : >0 oi’gravings. HOLIDAYS. These are
book a to sell fertile
for Parents, and Literature, Art
Seng,- for the Young iippdcatlon People to
ami terms sent oil
,1. !i CHAMBERS & CO,
AtluntaGy
CHICAeO LeooeS
EstaWslisd 1373.
rue Leatiini Ltersry Paper of
fia Was!,
'
Osily 81,50 a Year.
§j R A K Tide Ci; \g&, X.bidgfix* is now ap.
i vw r-roa. hinir the ckjso o£ Uio s veuth
B X®»!* of its t'xistt'nco, httving been
P-. t'kttel.if-b#*f! in the winter o& 18T3.
M i nh - L> i>g KSVtts'atai'tv'Cl by its pres
M R Vfltir diii M W out in s conductors a} t0 tJle with soiuo of the niisgiy- cater
I I l * j.u'iyo. Many literary TeutvpM of
7 v a
97 liin ircd character had bt^eii made ia
^5 ahly the Western Milt metropolis, and tniaor
E d. A’rio sea of jQurualisia
CJI a i WHS Ht’.vw# viith the wrecks of
-jr.tvandod newspaper enterprises.
J Others for that wr-re living, btit strut?
^ J hay? a precarious exi^tenge,
a a - Ritice yielded to inevitable fate
H A I Glia r fel RU to-dav ” « one the uown, only Jeatinj? weekly The story-paper Ledger
s ^IpriutedinCMoairo.
«3 Tub Ledger has not attained th»
fg plane of suocoss upon which it now
rh C3 ® SS solidly directed rests without earnest, well-
4 1 CJj pi effort. Its conductors hav*
1 labored earnestly and persistently
pf| W » 9 ti ul •: erary uot oul journal, y to snake bet it also an.excollent to make fhe life
fi Vftnr ^ r lading ' "Uriaiida world upon acquainted thousands wi»h ’ol- it.
Qlil U; i hc
H 8 i 7 ,i5V ° nexpeiB i in bringing
;V ’ i/ « lo the attei. .n of the
lie. In fact, The Li.nai -;*
ao most tstensivelv-r.*!' xV
t' ,, '*»paj>fr V' -
^i .50 ■’O U ftf- 7>t
0 iff
A-YearJi- will he n ot by lt;js tuc than U-tueyi 25,000. i .lanuary The
@ S| publish'.‘;s their eftortfi do to not make mpan The to Lkdgeii relax
K | ?iij v? the Wee. tj best but weekly in‘end to nev. p/wevt-re sprtpei* in in the the
: \3 « w ork.and daring the coming months
^uvrill usefulness. still fuTt’ierdncreaso its valua
and
A Year The weekly eon tents o? The Ledg
m BU o mhrae-s in addition to its serial
, Ui novels, sevoml short stoiies; a Homo
fd and Fauiiiy Doctor department, em
bracing letters from women of ex¬
-V PC; it neo i heads andhauds.onhouse
$!■ A ho! d and kitchen economy, home
Ol C pLj adornment, the management of
' ^ children, and recipes for the cure of
many of the ills to which flesh is
Rgkeir; a XonuifjPor.s’department; a
dei a'tnieht devoted to Current Lifc
; 5 a 1 !' feg; [7“ erature, consisting of choice excerpt*
s from the latest magazines; a Scien
L^tific dopartmeht, giving the latest
teg PJcries, in&iiigf-noo mochnuicai in regard inventfoxis, toi.ew discov
tclies, etc.;
- LU- * also biographical sk> historic
: tS parevs, travels, poetry, and a mass
* • L5 of short articles on iniscrllaneous
top'es.
SYssr.l ADDBT5S8
XXIIi: IuBU>03SI3,
CJiiicago, IjI.
Suhscriptiaus to tho TI1S CHICAGO
I.EI»U2tt will ho recut tO. ul this olliep.
mpmMmmm
SARCASMS m
PIANOS™ n&m
For tho next 60 Days,
Before Our Advance in Prices.
Pianos $140 to $400
All no iw, r.nfl flrictly -wliolesala fiBSitetlass, factory-prices, anil r.olvl direct nt tho to
lowest n et cash
the purchaser. These J 'ianos in ado or. o of the finest
disp ay i nt the Centennial Exhibition, anil wasunani
mousiy tusly recommended for the UianiiST IIONOK^ The
Square Grand i contain
r.i<aW*;C-KCSC3
ITav Patsst fi?pl«s Ovsrstvusg Seals,
wh;.. a > tickxiCWi.’cig-etl by tho hfyrh er.femnsical author!
lien to l:o tho greatest Lnprovcrncntever put into a
eepasue richness Eiaao, prodaciag the most astonishing poorer,
mwVcKrea/tained, Gn'i-dvath of (one.. ar.cL r. sutfinning
■quamy bemHa “Grand Piano
jn a Square Case.”
the kerdelssokr uprights
/.ns ask: mtsi
Tliny r r j j .rbnc-.tn^ed thn •' 7htv.or, cf tho Future.”
Ah ot:r PicRo.--, tiro ua (Us ci;tire!/ by oni-sclveH at one
ivi r*r XT k 1 A. c rv o i-?. y ,
Kss. •IS?T3SfB''iASG k 4S3V?9s4 57th 3t.,
6’3,0 30ySG.h 061,830,568 ie S70 lOthAve.
tfco Hucsfe and cno cf tho I-irqwb in iho world ]
Ov ciruliy estabUelicd iu lbi2, over oOyer.ru rW»,
b.‘.:i T tumoGg- tho few makes c£ Piaiicj which have
stood til'd tost of tSnic.
OITJEK 19,000 X~N USE:.
Every PI;*no fully iraxra^tcil for five y ears.
Yv'e are now making nil our Pianos ent ireiy of
VULGARIZED LUiViBEa.
or e.otfniig wnrpi??. mcistr.ro 3 r impossible, u;-.d as iacapRblo cf »b
creavri harda’>-r. aa Yulcanixed rubber. The in
nr>4 toughue~3 ondorftil^ of Wood produces a
ros-DsancD of tone truly v. The process
of tu! :?acSi-Ij5gi.-; dono by mstchtnery ostabllt-hed at
cur the factory, oml for Piano wo have tho exclusive control
or pa tent making, which, together wtth
onr ether patente, end imDrove men ts, including Ha
unisaelc*© Bnples Overstrung Scaio, render
our Fiaacw in every respect, tho
BEST and FINEST in tho WORLD I
Iu the grand resnlti of Ptreugth, tluraWIjlty.
TeilabJlIty, volume, and ability for Ptandin? in tune,
Bweetuees, power, resonance, brilliancy
of pympatiietic and quality
tone, evenness throughout tho entire scale,
finish, dcllcr.cy tho and elasticity of touch and beauty of
m e h b e l mo n m
Piano : - va„. - r.:'; 6 v; '--l,
_
T*ln» ■m l. r*on*t fail ic ■'•’•ito for Illmn.
tree. tra. Cdtoilogbo cI 4S puges- r- \©d
7M 'E'mDEfA V ; vA
MlilLEE 0IIM8
Arc- the Best ia the World,
at prices fur below SQSf n»v other first class m ake. An
8-stop tiuti drijaa for only iucludiurr *U the preafosr,
latest best improvements, pC)£;o:-s; in{' power, depth,
brilliancy, effects and sympathetic perfect qnnlityoi tone. Beautiful
solo anti stop action. All cases of solid
walnut, in beautiful designs ati.l elegant fini sh. All
Pianos and Organs warranted for five years, and sent on
fifteen days 1 test trial -*^freight free if unsatisfactory.
Bend for circular—mailed free,
SHEET MUSIC, half price. Dollar's worth
at one-third of price. Catalogue of 1,500 select piooo*
cent on receipt of 8c. stamp. Address,
. MENDELSSOHN PIANO CO.,
21 East 2.5th. Street, N. y.
Mn fmhJT
mrs -e '•:i :; ■-/ ".,
i»s3> ssnsTOXinr oATAioowk
£ P. [ %
' V !. ■ > . • i V-I S'.'te.'At., LkicRgo, III.
I can ami without A week give no capital in exp tire vonr on business sc. risked. < \vn The town, a You trial best
opporhnmj ever offered for
tiips'i willing i» work. You
should try nothing*.else un.
til you see for yourself
what you can do at the
business we offer/ No room to explain
here. You can devote nil your time or
onlV' your spare time to the btteimss, and
mtvke great .nay tor ey* ry hour that j'ou
Yfiihi' U jm "koa- mueli iih mi'll.—
Send for rpeoial privH f u terms anti partici
u!ars wi»i« h we until free. 5 Outfit free.
Don’t ooinphun of hurd times while you
have such a chance, Adiiiv. s
11. Hax.lt it ..t Co., Dortlitnd, Me,
C ^ x y • tttvraiod In
EO t *■ • '■< pin < it'ini'lft* u i-vviy
illxni! • *H
l.o.» l.
R. H. MAY & CO.,
tas 87 plierry Street, Macon, Ga.
* Manulaetlifers and Dealers in
WAGONS, BUGGIES,
OAMRTi^i©SS. 7
.
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•
Ealnses, Saddles,- Whip, Blinds,
CO LB ATS AND II AMES, THUNKS, TRAVELLING BAGS;
LEATHER, CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES,
Tall anti examine our stock before purchasing, depositories— 98 Clierrj'
silicon, and 208 Ikpad StrecL Atigulu. 9th,
,T. 0’0'^]I?GX<rSjH]'Y
7
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
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ALL Kinds OF BUILD1N? MATERIAL.
I>rick, Lime, Plaster, Cement, Ifair, Laths, Painty ©ik
Putty, Glass, Locks, Hinges.
PRICES REDUCED TO THE VERY 'LOWEST POINT. ESI*
ATES And PLANS Furnished for Buildings.
Agent for BUFFALO WAGON.
F. FITZGESAI^,
DEALBPv IN
Bacon Flour, Meal,
Fulton Market Ileef,
WHISKEY, B.OOTS, SHOES,
ID-JP^ a 00X3.3, ETC.
Third Street, MACON, GA
. I own“ z ‘
nwmi-V sififiglgflifléggflywmg* ““fi? J?
\4' w,»' . V4 \ y
5‘ > ‘§" ; , g» . W\é~+~ ,_;-M_ :5;
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‘ ”w a. "a. - Maya @ c ' m w
Has the largest and most complete works for the manufacbu: é": ‘ ~ -:
IN THE ’WORLD. .Buggies for the trade 3 Eyes; 1: ; '
CORNER «PLUM AND TWELFTH STREET 4‘:
2511f
GINO INNJQxC‘L‘TIL 5717:“
GEORGE. W. BURR,
MANUFATURLR OF
Tin &l Sheet Iron Ware,
D . ,ER IN’
Stoves, oaetets, uouDf-WAii, 11 il v, glassviapj, ceockerx,
JEIcn se-Fnrni&hirijv fjoedy, &c.
announces to the cilizens of Fort Valley and surrounding country, that lie has JM
scoured the services if a first-class, Baker, and hereafter will bo able to supply
the demand for kinds of
Fresh. Bread, Oafees. Tarts, etc
:o:
GROCEHXES.
Parties ill need of any kind of plain or fancy Groceries will always find a goo<S
supply at iny estaMishineiit. It is ni.v pnrjios..' to i npply my mstouiers on a»
liberal teiniM as any one, and I guarantee satisfaction in goods and prices.
FINE LIQUORS.
Par'.ios in r.ccd of any kind of Liquors will find n good assortment at'roy store.
Tobacco, Cigars, etc
A fine u'ook always on hand. Call and examine my goods unit prices
Decl2 m la 0 & 0 FKR.