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T'JffS COUNCIL.
M. G. Bates, .1. VT. Hipp, G. H. Raii
dell. >l. .1. Hears, T. .1. 1.0"%. M, <■-
Bates, President: J. Hipp, Seeieta
rv; M. J. Hears, Treasurer: G. 11. nan
dell, Marshal.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J.C. Allen, Ordinary.
L.M. Greer, Clerk Superior Comt.
11. M.Brainiett, Sheriff.
11. 1.. Cox. Deputy Sheriff.
T. W. Craigo, Tax Receiver.
G. \V. Oates, Tax Collector.
James A. Carnes, Surveyor.
G. F. Smith, Coroner,
W. F. Hill, School Commissioner.
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Baptist Oilmen— livery second Satur
day and Sunday, by Rev. W. A. Ellis.
Methodist Exiscopai. CncitcH— Eveiy
flint Sunday and Saturday before, by Rev.
S. P. Broknvr.
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Every fourth Sunday and Saturday before,
by Rev. England.
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—Meets flint Friday in each month.
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J. P. Cobii, Treasurer.
M . W. Roberts, Tylor.
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J. c. ALLEN,!
Attorney at Law ,
ELLIJAY, ga.
WILL practice in tlic Superior ourts
6f the Blue Ridge Circuit. Prompt at
tention given to all business entrusted to
his care.
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THOMAS F- GREER.
Attorney at Law,
ELLIJAY, GA.
WILL practice in the Superior Courts of
the Blue Ridge and Cherokee Circuits, and
in the Supreme Couit of Georgia. Also,
in the United States Com Ur in Atlanta.
Will give special attention to the purchase
and sale of all kinds of real estate and
and litigation..
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Telephone.
You can Laugh. Talk, Sing an.l Play
Tunes through it at a long distance. Chil
dren that can read figures can play tunes
at once. The tone is equal to any Elute
or Clarionet. No knowledge of music re
quired to play it. To enable any one.
without the slightest knowledge of In
strumental Music, to perform at once on
the Instrument, we have t repared a se
ries of tunes embracing all the popular
Airs, printed in simple figures on cards
to suit the Instrument, at a convenient
distance from the moutii-piece, so that it
can he easily read,and by means of which
any one, without the least musical knowl
edge, can pertorm on this Instrument and
play tunes at sight. Persons a little fa
miliar with airs can play hundreds of
(lines without any cards whatever. The
Musical Telephone is more wonderful
than the Speaking Telephone as it does
all that it will do besides instructing per
sons who do not understand notes to
to nlav tunes. “N.Y. Sun.” The Mu
sical Telephone is recognized as one of
the most novel inventions of the age.
“N- Y, Herald.” Price $2.50 Price by
mail postage paid and registered SB.OO.
No instrument sent by mail without be
ing registered. Send money by P. O.
order or registered letter.
SPECIAL NOTICE, -The Musical Tel
ephone can only be purchased of the
manufacturers. The EDISON MUSIC
CO., 215 and 217 Walnut Street, Philadel
phia, I’a., or through their several branch
houses throughout the United States.
IN ONE I OUR
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Millions of our pieces now in use. Never
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away from teachers they are a never-fail
ing source of esinfort. Agents winted.'
For SI.OO we will mail you “Edison’s
Review’’ for one year and seven pieces
of Edison’s Instantaneous Music with
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of Edison’s Musical Telepooiie’s register
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tis n the paper you saw this ad.vcrtise
ment in.
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“A Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.”
ELLIJA/, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1882.
THE SILVER LINING.
There's never a day so sunny
But a little clowd oppears;
There’s nevet a life so happy
But has its time af tears ;
Yet the sun shines out the brighter
\\ lienever the tempest clears.
There’s never a garden growing
With roses in every plot;
There’s never a heart so hardened
But it has one tender spot;
We have only to prune the bur er
To find the forget-me-uot.
Tire’s never a sun that rises
But we know not ’twill set at night;
The tints that gleam in tbc morning
At evening arc just as bright ; *
And the hour that is the sweetest
Is between the dark and light.
There’s never a dream so hapyy
But the waking makes us sad ;
There’s never a dream so sorrow
But the wakiug makes us glad ;
We shall look some day with wonder
At the troubles wc have bad.
SENTENCED TO BE SHOT.
Farmer Owen’s son had been
found asleep when doing sentinel
duty, and sentenced to be
shot. A telegram had been re
ceived by his father saying that
the sentence would be carried
out in twenty-lour hours. Mr.
Allan, the minister, called to do
whit he could to comfort the sor
rowing family. During his visit
a letter arrived; Blossom, the
farmer’s little daughter, opened
the door and received it. ‘lt is
from him,’ was all she said. It
was like a message from the
dead. Mr. Owen took the letter
but could not break the envel
ope, on account of his trembling
fingers, and held it toward Mr.
Allan, with the helplessness of a
child.
The minister opened it and
read as follows :
D e a r Fa thkr:— When this
reaches you—l—shall—be—in—
elermty. At first it seemed awful,
to me ; but l have thought about
it so much now that it has no
terror. They say they won’t bind
me nor blind me, but that I may
meet my death like a man. I
thought, futher, that it might
have been on the battle field for
my country, and that when I fell
it would be fighting gloriously ;
but to be shot down like u dog
for nearly betraying it—to die for
neglect of duty—oh, father, I
wonder the very thought does
not kill me ! But I shall not dis
grace you, I am going to write
you all about it, and when I am
gone you may tell niv comrades.
You know 1 promised Jimmie
Carr's mother I would look after
her boy; and when he fell sick I
did all I could for him. He was
not strong when ordered back
into ranks, and the day before
that night, 1 carried all his lug
gage, besides my own, on our
march Towards night we went
in on double quick, and though
the luggage began to leel very
heavy, everybody else was tired,
too. And, as for Jimmie, had I
not lent him an arm, now and
then, he would have dropped by
the way. I was all tired out
when we went into camp, and
then it was Jimmie’s turn to be
sentry, and I would take his
place ; but i was too tired, father.
1 could not have kept awake
though a gun had been pointed
at my head ; but I did not know
it until—well —until it was 100
late.
God be thanked 1’ said Hr.
Owen, ‘I know Bennie was not
Ike boy to sleep carelessly at his
post.’
They tell me to day that they
have a abort reprieve—‘time to
write to you,' our good colonel
says: Forgive him, father, he
only does his duty; he would
gladly save me it' he could. And
do not lay my death against
Jimmie. The poor boy is heart
broken, alid does nothing
beg and entreat them to let him
die in my stead.
I can't bear (o think of mother
and Blossom. Comfort them,
father. Tell them I die as a brave
boy should, and that when the
war is over, they will not he
ashamed of mo, as they must be
now. God help me it is very
hard to bear. Good-bye, father.
God seems near and c**ar to me
as if he felt sorry for his poor,
oroken hearted child, and would
ake me In Him—in a better life.
To-i.igiit I -dial! see t tie cow
•oming front the pastur*, a fid
precious illll< Blossom standing
on the stoop waiting lor me ; hut
I —shall—never—never—come—
home. God bless you all. For
give your poor Bennie.”
Late that n'ght a littie figure
glided down the footpath to
wards the railroad station. The
guard, as he reached down to lift
her in the carriage, wondered at
the tear stained (ace that was
upturned toward the dim lantern
he held in his hind.
A few questions and ready an
swers told him all, and no father
could have cared more tenderly
lor Ins own child than he for out
little Blossom. She was on her
way to Washington to ask Presi
dent Lincoln for her brother’s
life. She had brought Bennie’s
letter with her; no good, kind
heart like the President’s could
refuse to be melted by it.
The next morning they reached
New York, and the guard hurried
her on to Washington. Every
minute now might be the
means of saving her brother’s
life. The President had just seat
ed himself to his evening’s task,
when the door softly opened, and
Blossom, with downcast eyes and
folded hands, stood before him.
‘Well, my child,’ he said in his
pleasant, cheerful tones, ‘what
do you want ?’
‘Bennie’s life, please, sir,’ fal
tered Blossom.
‘Bennie. Who is Bennie ?’
‘My brother, sir. They are go
ing to shoot him for sleeping at
his post.’
‘G,yes: 1 remember. Il was a
fatal sleep. You see, child, it was
a time of special danger, thou
sands of lives have been lost by
his negligence.’
‘So my father said,’ replied
Blossom, gravel/. ‘But poor lien
nie was so tired, sir, and Jimmie
so weak. He did the work of
two,sir,and it was Jimmie’s night,
not his but Jimmie was too tired,
anil Bennie never thought of him
self, and he was tired too.’
‘What is his you say, child ?
Come here, I do not understand.’
And the kind man, as ever,caught
eagerly at what seemed lo be a
justification of anv offense.
Blossom went to him. He put
his hand tenderly on her shoul
der, and turned up the pale, anx
ious lace toward his. How tali
he seemed! And he was Presi
dent of the United States, too.
A dim thought of this kind pass
ed fora moment through little
Blossom's mind ; but she told her
simple straighttorward story and
handed Bennie’s lettter to Mr.
Lincoln to read.
He read it carefully ; then, tak
ing up a pen, wrote a few hastly
lines and rang his bell. Blossom
heard this order given: ‘Send
this dispatch at once.’
The President then turned to
the girl, and said : ‘Go home.my
child, and tell that father of
yburs, who could approve h s
country’s sentence, and when it
took the life of a child like that,
Abraham Lincoln tLjnks that life
far too precious to be lost. Go
back, or—wait until to-morrow ;
Bennie will need a change alter
he has so bravely faced death;
he will go with you.’
'God bless you, sir!’ said Blos
som.
Two days after this interview,
the young soldier rame to the
W itite House with his little sister
He was called into the Presi
dent’s private room, and a strap
was fastened on his shoulder. Mr.
Lincoln then said, The soldier
that could carry a sick comrade’s
baggage and die for the act so
uncomplainingly, deserves well
his country.’
Then Bennie an- 1 Blossom took
■heir way to the (ire Monica i.
home. A rowd gain i-d a< the
lailwa.v station to welcome them
back ; and, as Farmer Owen’s
hand grasped that of Ins hoy,tears
flowed down his cheeks, and he
was heard to say. frequently.
‘The Lord he praised.’
The Editor.
The editor, children, is a mem
ber of that race of animals called
mankind. He is invariably a
kind man.
He is perfectly harmless. You
mav go into his den without fear.
Bui he has his peculiarities.
The sight of a poet makes him
wild. lie is then very danger
ous. and is apt to do bodily harm
to all within reach. He is also
much wrought up when a man
comes in with’ a little trifle he
has just dashed off.
There is one thing that must
he said in the editor's dispraise.
His mind is so biased by long
thinking in a certain direction,
thaj lie dislikes very much to
look unon both sides of a ques
tion. Therefore, if you value
your safety, never approach him
with manuscript written on both
sides of your paper.
The editor usually writes with
a pen, but his most cutting arti
cles are the product of Ins shears.
And let me say right here,
children, that a good deal of
sheer nonsense iias been printed
about the editor. He uses his
shears only when composing an
entirely original article.
The editor would make a good
public speaker hut for his propen
sitv for clipping wc .Is.
The editor s han 1 * task is to
dispose of his time. His would
be a monotonous life indeed,
were it not for the kindness of
the lew hundred people who call
upon him every day, to enliven
his dull life with stories of their
grievances, of their brand-new
enterprises and with antediluvi
an anecdotes. When you grow
up to be men and women, chil
dren, remember this, and spend
all the time you can in the sanc
tum ot the editor. He loves
company so much, you know, and
sometimes he has to sit silent
and alone for a whole half minute.
Is it not so bad ?
The business of the editor is to
entertain itinerant lecturers
b<>ok canvassers, exchange-fiends
and other philanthropists. He
gives his whole day to these. He
writes his editorials at night after
he has gene to bed.
The editor is never so happy as
waen be is writing compliments
ry notices. For ten cents’ worth
of present he will gladly give ten
dollars worth of advertising—all
on account of the pleasure it
gives him to write, you kuow,
children.
He loves also to write neat lit
tle speeches and bright witty
poems for people withopt brains
who wish to speak in public. . It
is so easy for him to do this, that
he is sometimes qu te miserable
when an hour or two passes with
out an opportunity to do some
thing of the kind.
The editor dines at all the ho
tels tree, he travels free, theaters
open wide their doors to him, his
tailor clothes him gratis, his
butcher and grocer furnish him
lood, without money and without
price, in short, his every want
is provided for. He spends his
princely salary in building
churches and school-houses in
foreign lands. \ y
VOL VI. N0..71
Bv ail means, cbildre be ed
itors. Of course it would be bet
ter if you could be hod—carries
or dray-horses. But as that is
impossible, by all means be ed
itors. Poston Transcript.
Rye as a Winter Grass.
COL. R. }. REDDING.
Georgia Department of Agriculture.
1 ere is, perhaos, none—among
aiid or cultivated plants—equal
to rye as a winter grass, in the
South. Rye will grow and thrive
on very ordinary soils, and is es
pecially adapted to those of a
light or sandy character. Gold
does not kill it and it ceases to
glow oniy in the severest weath
er. Stock of all kinds are fond of
it. In ihis respect, however, it
is inferior to barley, which in
thought to be more nutritious and
not injurious to youug pigs as
rye is. But barley requires a
very rich soil to produce a satis
tactory growth. Another advant
age that rye possesses is, that it
is an improver of land. Sow in
the tail Dn sandy land and turn
under in the spring, l’be benefit
to the land is very apparent in
the growth of following crops,
ilie best way to use rye as green
food for stock, is to sow it very
thickly on well prepared and
rich soil, early in the fall, and
cut it as soon and as often as it
gets high enough lo cut. An
acre of rye sown in this manner
will supply five or six head of
mules and horses with as much
green ood as they will eat for
two months or more.
Manure for Strawberries.
A correspondent of the Fru.t
Recorder says: “An experitnen.
made last year by myself may
uot come atniss at this time with
those who grow strawberries. I
procured hall a hogshead,filled it
with rain water, and put into it
one-quarter pound of ammonia,
and one-quarter pound of com
mon nitre. When the strawber
ry plants were blossoming out, I
gave them a sprinkling of the so
lution at evening, twice a week,
until the fruit was nearly ripe.
Ttie result was double the
amount of fruit on those where
the liquid was appiied, to ‘where
none of the liquid was applied.”
eewsTtems.
Clipped from Our Exchanges.
Athens is to have a street
railroad.
The Sibley Mills, at Augusta,
Ga , will soon commence opera
tions.
An extensive nogro riot at
Plymouth, N. C., was suppressed
by the prompt action of the Gov
ernor. * ;
Savannah is to have anew gas
company, and they are going to
furnish gas at $2 15 per thonsand
cubic teet.
The base of the soldiers’ monu
ment at Sparta has been placed
in position, and now awaits the
placing of the monument.
The Ordinary of Terrell county
issued lor.ihe month of Deeera
last, thirty-eight marriage H,
censes. Pretty good, for Ferrell,.
The Southern Female College
at LaGrange, Ga., is in a raoslf
prosperous condition# The pat
contentsof a mati bagstotenfrom
progsifcss. The book sellers cona^