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L. B. GREER, Editors ‘ T. B.filKBY, publishers. ( ELLIJAY GOURIER. ■' 'W Pulithed Every Thursday , —BY — GREER St KIRBY, Office ill the Court-hwnse. following rates amt mien are universal and imperative, and admit of BOCX MJBBCTIPTIOS ONE YEAR, CASH, *! -50 SIX MONTHS, "5 THREE MONTHS, 40 RATES OF ADVERTISING. One square one insertion - - - - $ >-00 Knob subsequent insertion -- - .nO One square one year *--*-* Twe squares one year .... - £).oo Quarter colu in one year .... axuu lialfcoluran one yenr One columu one year ----- fw.ou Ten lines one iiu*h,eouKtituter a square. Notices among local reading matter.2o cents per line for first insertion, and 1> cents tor each subsequent Insert 01. Local notices following reading matter, 10cents !>er line for the first insertion, and 5 cents per line for each subequent insertion. ... Card's written in the interest of indit in uals v 111 he charged for at the rate or 8 cento per line. . Yourlv advertisers will he allowed one change without extra charge. GENERAL DIRECTORY. TOWN COUNCIL. M. O.Bates, J. W. Hipp, Cl. H. Ran dcll. M. J. Mears, T. .1. Long. M. (t. llates, President: J. W. H.i|>|>, ry; 11. J. Wears, Treasurer: O. 11. ■>>- d’ell. Marshal. COUNTY OFFICERS. J.C. Allen, Ordinary. L. 11. Oreer, Clerk Superior Court. 11. M.Bram.ctt, Sheriff. 11. L. Cox. Deputy Slierift. T. W. Craigo, Tax Uiceiver. (i. W. Dates, Tax Collector. .lames A. Carnes, Surveyor. U. K. Smith, Coroner, AY. F. Hill, School Commissioner. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Baptist Ohukcii— Every serond Satur day and Sunday, by Rev. W. A. Ellis. Methodist Exisoopai. Cuthch Evciy first Sunday and Saturday before, by Rev. 6. P. Hrokaw. Methodist Episcopai. Chuboii, South Every tourth Sunday and Saturday before, by Rev. England. O FRATERNAL RECORD. Oak Bowkhy Lodpk.No. 81, F.cA.'.M, —Meets first Fridajon each month. N L. Os orn, W M. J. F. t hastain, S. W. A. A. Bradlev, 4. \¥. J. P. olili, Trea urcr. W. W.'Roberts, 'lylor. D. Garren, Sec retary. J. C. ALLEN, Attorney at taw , ELLIJAY, GA. WILL practice iu the Superior Courts ot the Blue Ridge Circuit. Prompt at tention given to all business entrusted to bis care. 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 Court of Georgia. Also, in the United States Couits in Atlanta. Will give special attention to the purchase and sale of all kinds of real estate and and litigation. RUFE WALDO THORNTON, D. D- S. DEN r f' CALHOUN, GEORGIA. WILL visit Ellijay nnd Morganton at both the Spring and Fall term ot the Su perior Court and oftener by special eon tract when sufficient work is guaranteed to justify me in making the visit. Ad dress as above. may 21-ly. Jno S, Young, WIIH SURD CHAMBEBLII4 ALBERS, WHOLES A I.K AND MAKt’FACTIJItIXO DRXJQ G INTS, Knoxville, Tenn. . July 21-Bin. t EXCHANGE HOTEL. AW/.WAV, I?.-/., G- W. RADCLIFF, Proprietor, Kates of Board $2.00 per day: single mefil 60 cents. Table always supplied with the best the market affords. THE ELLIJAY COURIER. THE FAMOUS EDISON ■i Musical Telephone. You can Laugh, Talk, Sing and Piny Tunes tlireugh it at a long distance. Chil dren that can read figures can play tunes at once. The tone Is equal to any Flute or Clarionet. No knowledge of miuic re qtiired to play It. To enable any one. without the slightest knowledge of In. strumental Music, to perform at once on the Instrument, we have i repared a se ries of tunes embracing all the popular Airs, printed in simple figures on card? to suit the Instrument, at a convenient distance from the mouth-piece, so that it can be easily read,and by means of which any one, without the least musical knowl edge, can perlorm on this Instrument and play tunes at sight. Persons a little fa miliar with airs can play hundreds of tunes without any cards whntever. 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 underttand notes to to nlav tunes. “N.Y. Sun.” The Mu sical Telephone is recognized ns one of the most novel inventions of the aze. “N- Y\ Herald.” Price $2.50 Price bv mail postage paid and registered $3.00. No instrument sent by mail without be ing registered. Send money by I*. O. order or registered letter. SPECIAL NOTICE, -The Musi sal Tel ephone can only be purchased of the manufacturers. The EDISON MUSIC CO., 215 and 217 Walnut Street, Philadel phia, l’a., or through their several branch houses throughout the United Slates. ii mi i hi YOU CAN PLAY on the Piano , Organ or Melodian, icith EDISON’S INSTANTANEOUS MUSIC. • To anv chiid who can read numbers from 110 100 it is plain as daylight. No teacher required. All the popular tunes. Millions of our pieces now in use. Never fails to give satisfaction and amusement. Complete in instructions, with seven pieces of music sent by mail for ONE DOLLA It. Send stamp for catalogue of tunes. To those who live in the country away from teachers they are a never-faii. ing source of comlort. Agents w nted. For SI.OO we will mail you “Eoisos’s Ukvikw” for one vear and seven pieces of Edison’s Instantaneous Music with instructions, or for $3.00 will send you “Edison’s Review” for one yoar and one of Edison’s Musical Telcpooiie’s register ed l,y mail. When ordering please men ticn the paper you saw this udAertise ment in. Edison Music Cos., 215 & 217 Walnut Street, I’im.ADKLPIIIA, PA'. BRANCH OFFICES—2BO West Raltl more St., Baltimore, Md., 308 N. 6th st., St. Louis. Mo., 25 Oth avenue, Pittsburg' Pa., 337 Washington st., Boston, Mass.. 8 S. Queen st., Lancaster, Pa.. Cor. 9th and Walnut, Camden, N. J, OH (1(1 Vl?iD'l'be original IML IftA It ani i „ n iy, the favorite and national family paper, The Star Spangled Banner, begins its 20th year, Jan. 1882. Established 1863. The Banner is the oldest and most popular pa per of its class. Every number contains 8 large pages, 40 long columns, with many Comic, Humorous and Attractive Engravings. It is crowded full of the lies) Stories, Poetry, Wit, Humor, Fun, —mak- ing a paper to amuse and instruct old and young. It exposes Frauds, Swindlers and Cheats and cveiy line is amusiug, instruc tive. or entertaining. Everybody needs it, 60,000 now icad it, and at only 60 cts. a year it is by far the cheapest, most pop ular paper printed. For 75 cts. six fine silver teaspoons are sent with the Banner one year. Fifty other superb premiums. Send 10 cents for three mouths trial trip, with full prospectus, or 50 cts. for Ban ner a whole year. Specimen free. Send now. Address, BANNER PUB’G CO.. Hinsdale. N. H. .1. IV. McCurdy, DALTON GA, DEALER IN FAMILY GR3C FRIES AND Confectioneri e. CYTCash paid or goods exchanged for Country Produce. oet. 6*301. T. V. (^lowdis, 42 Broad Street. Mqmm, Ga* 9 Retail dealer in WHISKEY, BRANDY, Wine, t&c., ail ttie purest and best nnd at as reasonable prices as they can be bought in the city. iHTHighest cash price paid for Coontrv Corn " liiskey. < all on me wlien you come to Rome. oet 6-2 m. WHOLESALE f>l TT< * ! < MU In DALTON. DR- J F. WOOTEN & CO-, Will duplicate prices iu Atlanta, Knox ville, or Chattanooga. Mercliants. Drgjtisls & Physicians. sept. 1, sm. “A.Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.** ELLIJAY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1882. THE SIGNAL GDN. BY J. H. E. Oh ! ask me not to sing mother; Hark, how the wind doth blow ! There’s danger out upon the deep, The wild waves madly flow. Oh 1 that he had remained at home, And spent the hours with me; I cannot sing to-night, mother, While be is out at sea. All day I’ve heard the troubled waves, With deep and angry moan; Now, death rides out upon the storm, To make the surge his throne. Hark ! 'tie the signal gttu that sounds Far out upon the wave ; Full many a gallant heart, ere morn, Will find a watery grave. Then ask roe not to sing, mother; To try would be in vain. Etch hour my hoart more sad becomes. My thoughts more full of pain. Oil! that lie were but by my side, From fear and danger free! I cannot sing to-night, mother, While he is out at sea. How She Game to Have Him. “So you will not have me, Nel lie? You are sure you will not marry me?” Pretty little Mrs. Nellie Wil lard looked meditatively out of the window into the quiet vil lage street, as if among tl.e leal less trees and on the frosl-bound landscape she could find the an swer lo Horace Levison’s ques tion. Then, alter a moment, she turned her face toward him—a face as fresh and lair in its peat-li ly bloom as many a young girl’s ten years her senior. “I—l am—afraid 1 can’t, Mr. Levison.” “You are ataid you can’t, Mrs. Willard? Answer me another quesiion—yes or no ; do you love me ?” She blushed and smiled, and looked bewitchingly. Why, Mr. Levison, I meam Harry, of course I do—like you ! I always did ever since I first knew you, years and years ago.” “When Will Willard won the prize all we fellows were striv iegforl So you liked me, then, Nellie, and you like me now? Then why do you not marry me ? You have been a widow for three years now. Is not that long enough to mourn for Will ?’’ “You wicked man 1 As if three hundred years could ever teach me to forget poor, dear Wilson.” Her bright eyes reproved him sharply, and he accepted with good grace. “Granting the truth, Nellie, that your deceased husband was a good fellow and a loving part ner, I still cannot see why you refuse me. That is (he subject under consideration at present, Nellie. Why won’t you marry me ?” Then Mrs. Willaid’s face grew a little paler, and her plum, fair hands trembled. “Because, Harry—because Wil son Willard made me promise never to marry again.” “Nonsense! What if he did! A bad promise is better broken than kept.” Mrs. Willard twisted her ring uneasily, and looked at the illu minated shield of the stone. “1 know it is,” she said ; “but •I Mr. L- vison iuok>'u earnestly at her. “Yes, bui what, Nellie? In all respect 1 say n—poor Will is dead and gone, and you have been true to his menimy all these long years, and what lias he to do with yon now ?” ‘ I know,” she said again, m< <l - “but—hut, Hurry, lie made me solemnly promise nev er to marry agaui under penalty ot his everlasting displeasure. And do not be angry with me. Harry, will you ? But I almost know he would appear to me.” “So you believe he would haunt you, Nellie, if you broke your promise? A sensible little woman like you to veritably be lieve in superstitions folderol! And after having to wait for you ten years of your married life,and iliree years ot your widowhood, you condemn me to hopelessness lor the sake of such a chimera— for the sake of sucli a shadow as your husband’s ghost.” And Nellie looked imploring ly at him again, and her lips quivered, and the tears stood in great crystals on her long lashes. “O, Harry,how cruel you are! You know I love you better than all the word I, only—l dare not mmy again ! Do not be angry —please don’t be angry with me.” And Mr. Levison looked down at her lovely face, and assured her lie could never be angry with tier, and then went away think ing badly of the husband who bad burdened bis lovely young wife with such a promise. **- * * * The last sunset rays were flinging Iheir golden and scarlet pennons on the pale blue-grav sky when Mr. Levison ouened the door of his cosy sitting room at home to be met by the laugh ing lace and gay welcome of a younger gentleman who had evidently' been making himself at home while lie wailed. “lleigho, Levison! Suiprised lo see me? Mow are you, old fellow —how are you ?” Mr Levison staried a second, then greeted him warmly. “Fred Willard 1 Where in the name of goodness did you spring from? Why, I thought you were not to sail from England for a good six months yet. Old boy bless you, lain so glad to see you, although for an instant 1 confess 1 was startled. Y r ou aie the living image of vour brother Wilson. We’ve been discussing ghosts, vou know.” Young Willard's eyes gleamed mischievously as he interrupted, irreverently— “•We’ is good, Lev. Y'ou mean my liilie sister-in-law, of course; I know she believes in ’em. 1 am impatient lo see her—for the first time since Will's funeral.” Mr. Levison had been looking thoughtfully at lhe embers, glow ing like melted rubies behind the silver bars of the grate. Now he had turned suddenly to Fred and laid his hand persuasively on his shoulder. “Look here, Fred, you are a friend of mine, and 1 am about to put your friendship to a lest. I want you to do me a great fa vor ; will you ?” Fred laughed. “Will I? Of course I will What’s up ?” And Mr. Levison turned the key ot the door, and the consul tation lasted until lhe housekeep er rang the dinner bell. Five hours later the moon was just creeping over the lops of lhe trees, making a perfect flood of silver gold glory on the quiet scene, and Mrs. Willard, with a fleecy white zephyr shawl and her crepe brown hair, was stand ing at tiie kitchen door on her return Irotn a lour o' inspection lo Tie song In>ie barn and car riage house winch she had per sonallv seen was secure ever since her husbands death. Her cheeks were flushed to the nut of an oleander flower by the keen kiss of the frosty air, and her eyes glowing like blue fi.es as she stood there one moment in the broad hand o! white moon light that lay athwart the door like a silent blessing. Then with a little involuntary exclamation at the perfect beau ty of the light, she went in and locked the door after her, for the three servants had all retired for l lie night, and then gave a little shriek, for, standing m the self same accustomed place he was wont to occupy, and looking as natural as if it were himself in the flesh, was her husband. She stifled her shriek, and tried bravely to feel brave, but liei heart was tearing around undis ciplinedly as she realized that she was looking upon a bone fide ghost—a veritable inhabitant ol the land of eternal shadows. “Will!’’ she cried faintly, with hand tightly on the handle of the door. “Will, is it you ?” Ilis voice was pre;:sely as it had been in the old days—mel 1 low, musical, a little domineer ing—Will’s undeniable, unmis takably. “Who should it be but me. Nellie, and come on purpose to communicate with you?” “Yes?” she gasped ; “but what for? I have tried—l have done everything that 1 thought you would wish. There is nothing wrong, Will ?'’ The pale, moonlight face, the peckless black suit, the spotless linen, tlie \\ry same in which he had been hurried, the low, fami liar voice—it almost paralized | Nellie, and yet, aided by the very ! material contract of the door ; knob she stood her ground and listened. “Nothing is wrong with you, Nellie, but with me. I can’t rest in my grave knowing the wrong 1 nniiiieiitioiiaily committed in binding you to widowhood; for ray sake I come to revoke my decision, to give you my full per nnssiou to marry again, and my advice to marry Horace Levison. Promise me you will do it, and 1 will rest peacefully forever.” “O, Will! If you say so —it you think it best—ves! yes, 1 will!” Her face was pale enough now to have passed lor a ghost her self. “Go look at the big clock iu dining room, Nellie, and see if ii is near the stroke of twelve.” She went dumbly, mechaically. at his behest, and when she came back be was gone, and the moon light streamed iu ou an empty room. Then the reaction followed,and Nellie flew up to her Oedrooui. locked the door, covered her iiead with a shawl, and sobbeo and cried hysterically until her overwrought nerves tound reliel in sleep. The next day Mr. Levison sent a little note over apologizing for his seeming discourtesy in not coming to bid her goodbye on his sudden departure for an indefi nite time, and telling her that her cruel decision never to marry again had been the cause ol it, and that they might never meet again, etc., etc. To which Nellie, all pale, alarmed, and crimson with con fusion, penciled an answer, as suring him that she had changed her mind, and begging him to come over to luncheon with her to meet her brother in-law, who had only just arrived from abroad. Of course Mr. Levison came, aud it did not lake two miuutes io settle it. Nor did he laugh at her when she solemnly related her experience of the uight be fore. “For it was his ghost, Harry, just as true as lam alive and speaking to you !” “A jolly old- 1 mean a thought ful, painstaking sp ir it, Nellie. Bless his ghoslship, we’ll hold him in eternal remembrance.” Nor did his countenance change a feature even when he and Nel lie and Fred Willard discussed lhe marvelous obliging kindness of Will. YOL. VII. KO. 13. Hat did p rall r *jQnnr>inCihl,’*h ing Mrs. Nellie ever for a moment dreamed that her visitant was Fred himself, assisted by a wig and false whiskers—nor was there any need she should knew, for her happiness was secured and her conscience at ease. Experimental Farms. The policy of establishing at least one experimental farm for each State is being agitated in most of the States that have, up lo the present time, neglected this important subject. We are pleased to not a fact which prom ises so much immediate good to the agricultural interest of the eountrv, and, indirectly, to the general welfare. The spirit of pogress is “abroad in our land,” and every auxiliary to its success that is within the control of the people should be employed. As agriculture is a fundamental in terest, every citizen is beuefitted by its advancement, aud should regard with favor tins oroposilion to cast light upon the culture of the soi! through the medium of experimental farms under the State's control.— Er. A New Enemy of the Peach Tree In some portions of Illinoise the peach tree 9 are being de stroyed bv an unknown insect, which bores into and under the bark. Great numbers of them will attack a single tree and ut terly bleed it to death. The in sec* is said to be very small, not more than tire sixteenth of an inch in length, and to be in the form of the May beetle. Fruit growers in this section should look out closely for them, and wage immediate hostilities against them should they make iheir appearance. They infest she trees from the roots to the higher branches. It is difficult to suppress them. A gentleman writing on the subject says he made a wash composed of two parts of lime and one of wood ashes, in a pailful of which lie placed two tablespoonfu! of crude carbolic acid and two of Paris green, with which he cov ered the truuksof the trees. Yet this did uot stop the ravages of these insects, for they bored through it into the trees and came out through it without inconvenience. He now pro poses to wrap the trunks closly with roofing paper, tarred on the inner side. This we think will prove effective.— Cultivator. -■ vt ■ ■ *- Rescuing: the Drowned. Now that the seasons for ex cursions by water, boating patties and bathing is at hand, it will be well to republish some simple rules for the recuscitation of drowned persons. The method practiced by many physicians consists of a good deal of rub bing, the use of plenty of warm clothes, slightly rolling the body while supporting the head a tri fle higher than the body, and au external application of the hands in a way that will produce au ar tificial respiration. The people of the Portugal practice another method, which is said to be very effective. At Oporto when persons are recov ered from the water they are im mediately stripped and rubbed all over with salt, but more pat ticuie.rly about the breast, tem ples and joints. A sailor recent ly fell overboard iu the river Douro, and was under water half an hour. When recovered his body was subjected to (lie Por tugal treatment, aud iu leas than four hours he was up and walk ing. Dogs and cats were placed under water for two hours, and then were covered over with salt, the nostrils only being free from the saline bath. Presently they began lo breathe aud dis charge the water from their mouth and nostrils. v The strug gling soon gvgw stronger, and in three or four hours they all got up aud ran away.