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Newspaper Page TextTHE ELLIJAY COURIER. L. B. GREER, Editors and) T. B. KIRBY, Publisher*. ( ELLIJAY COURIER. Pulished Every Thursday , —BY— GREEK & KIRBY, Office in the Court-houae. yyThe following rates ami rmes are universal and imperative, and admit ot no exception 1 HATKS OF SUBSTIPTIOX ONE YEAR, CASH, $1.60 SIX MONTHS, 76 THRICE MONTHS 40 KATES OF ADVERTISING. One square one insertion - - - - 11.00 Each subsequent Insertion - • - .60 One square one year -----10. no Two squares one year .... - 20.00 Snorter colu r.n one year .... 23.00 alfcolumn one year - - - - - 45.00 One column one year ----- 80.00 Ten lines.one Inch,constitutor a square. Notices among local reading matter.2n cents per line for first insertion, and 15 cents lor each subsequent inserteln. Local notices following reading mutter, 10cents per Hue for the first insertion, and 5 cents per line for each subequent insertion. Cards written in the interest of individ uals will be charged for at the rate of h cents per line. Yearly advertisers will he allowed one change without expu char's. GENERAL DIRECTOR! ■ TOWN COUNCIL. M.G. Bates, J. W. Hipp. G. H. Ran dell. M. .1. ilears, T. J. Loug. Al. G. Bates, President; J. W. llipp, Secreta ry; >l. J. Meant, Treasurer: G. H. llan d’ell, Marshal. COUNTY OFFICERS J. C. Allen, Ordinary. T. W. Craigo, Clerk Superior Court. 11. M, Braiuiett, Sheriff. J. H. Sharp, Tax Receiver. G. W. Gates, Tax Collector. James A. Carnes, Surveyor. G. W. Rice, Coroner, W. F. Hill, School Commissioner. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Baptist Church —Every second Satur* day aud Sunday, by Kev. W. A. Ellis. Mbthodut Exisoopal Church— Every first Sunday and Saturday before, by Rev. La. U. Ellington. Mbthodut Episcopal Church, Booth— Every iaurtb Sunday and Saturday before, by ltsv. W. T. Hamby. O FRATERNAL RECORD. Oak Bowbrt Lodob,No. 81, F. -.A. \M, —Meets first Friday in each month. J. U. ALLEN, W. M. J. F. Cbastaiu, S. W. S. J. Osnoru, J. W. J. P. Cobb, Treasurer. W. W. Rouerts, lylor. , T. W. CRAIOO, Secretary. C. M. QUILLIAN, - Attorney at Law , ELLIJAY GA. Will practice lu tbe Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge aud tlie Northeastern Circuits. Immediate attention given to business. nov, 23 —ly. J. G. ALLEN, Attorney at Law, ELLIJAY, GA. WILL practice in the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge Circuit. Prompt at tention given to all business entrusted to his care. THOMAS F- GREER. Attorney at Law, ELLIJAY, GA. WILL practice in tbe Superior Courts of tbe Blue Ridge and Cherokee Circuits, and in the Supreme Court of Georgia. Also, in tbe United States Courts iu Atlauta. Will give special attention to tbe purchase and sale of all kinds of real estate aud and litigation. KUFE WALDO THORNTON D. D- S. OJSW fiH&'TIM'JT CALHOUN, GEORGIA. rjwILL visit Ellijay and Morganton at Loth tbe Spring aud Fall term ot tbe Su perior Court and oflener by epeoial con. tract when sufficient work is guaranteed to justify me in making the visit. Ad dress as above. may 81-lv. R. P. O’Weill, DALTON, - - GEORGIA . Retail Dealer in WHISKIES, WINES, Brandies, Gina, Ales, Beer, &c., all of tbe purest and beet make and suitable for me dicinal, sacramental and other purposes. WAVERLY M AAGZINE. This popular periodical has six teen large pages, size 11 by 15 inches, set in small lype. and contains double the reading of any other weekly literary paper in the country. It will contain no Advertisements, but be filled with Stories, Music, Poetry, An ecdotes, Enigmas. &c. The Mu sic will consist, of Anthems, Songs. Dances, and Marches, which in one year will be worth at least $12.00. It is the cheapest and best Family Paper in America. Terms—one year, $4 00; six monthß,s2 00; three months,sl.oo. 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Address Stiwsok & Cos., jsn. 19—ly Portland, Me. mAnd send it wits nineteen green stamps, and we will send one sam* THIS pie set of six new stvle, “Myrtle” Ann Tripple Silver-Plated. Teaspoon. UUT Contain no brass, warranted gen uine, equal in appearance to $8 spoons. Guaranteed to-pleaae or money refunded Only one set sent to introduce. Agents wanted at good pay. Circular* Free. Address, Snawmut Silver-Plate Cos., 88 Bromtield Street, Boston, Mass, nov. BtMsm. PATENTS and bow to obtain them. Pampruei tree, upon receipt of Stamp for poet tgs. Address— GILMORE, SMITH St CO. Micitori it/ /Vlrafc. •Var Patent Q£tci. P'aaMn.-.i f> * “A Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concern#.” ELLIJAY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1883. Young Lore and Old Lore. Let us go, my little love, Darling, let us go, Hunting for the violets Peeping through the snow. Beaching for the hyacinth And the crocus fair, While the tender new born bads Scent the morning sir. Every thing seems new, my love, Every thing seems young; Nature weaves her robes afresh, Matin songs are sung I Young bird-lovers in the tree, Building their first nest, Seem to say in sweetest words: “Young love is the best.” * * f * * Sitting in the corner, love, Yon, old man, and I, In tbe autumn of our lives ’Neath a sunset sky. W e have seen tbe seasons pass In their shade and glow, Till our locks are whiter, love, Than tbe diivcn snow. We have seen our roses bloom, And our roses die ; Many and Many a summer time, Darling, you and I. After pleasure, after pain, Taking now our rest, Sitting in tbe autumn glow— Old iove seems the hest \ THU BOTTOMLESS JDG. I saw it hanging up in the kitchen of a thrifty, healthful, sturdy farmer in Oxford county, Mane—a bottomless jug! The host saw that the curious thing had caught my eye, and be smil ed. “You are wondering what that jug is hanging up there for, with its bottom knocked out?'’ lie said. “My wife, perhaps, could tell you the story betler than I can ; bui site is bashful and 1 ain’t, so I’ll (ell it.” “My fat her,as you are probably aware, owned this farm before me. He lived to u good old age, worked hard all his life, never squandered money, was a shrewd, careful trader, and a good ealeu iator; and, as men were account ed in liis day and generation, he was a temperate man. 1 was the youngest boy ; and when the old man was ready to go—and ha knew it—the other boys agreed that, since I had stayed at home and taken care of the old folks, the farm should bo mine. And to me it was willed. I had been married then three years. “Well, father died—mother had gone three years before—and lell the larm to me, with a mortgage on it ol $2,000! I’d never thought so much of it before; but I thought it now 1 said to Molly—mv wife —‘Molly.’says I,‘look here! Here’s father had (his farm iu its first strength of soil, with all its mag nificent umber ; and his six boys, as they grew up,equal to so many men, to help him ; and he has worked hard—worked early and lale—and yet look at it! A mori gage ol $2,000! What can I do? And I went in lhat old jug—tl had its bottom in ilien—and took a good stiff drink ol Medford rum Irotn it. “I noticed a curious look ou the face of my wife just then, and 1 asked her what she thought of it; for I supposed, ol course, she was thinking of what I had been talk ing about. And so she was. Says she : “‘Charles, I’ve thought of this a good deal; and I have thought of a way in which I believe we can clear lliat mortgage off be tore five years are ended.’ “She thought for a little while, and then she said, with a funny twinkhog in her blue eyee— save she: ‘Charles, you must promise me this, and promise me solemn ly, and. sacredly. Promise me tbat you will never agaiu bring home for tbe purpose of drinking for a beverage at any one lime more spirit ot anv kind than you can bring in that old jug—the jug that your father has used ever since 1 knew him, and which you have used since he was done with it.’ “Well. I knew that father used once in a while, especially in hay ing time, and in the winter when we were at work in the woods, to get an old gallon jug filled, so 1 thought she mean* that 1 should never buy more than two quarts ala lime. 1 I bought it over, and after a little while lold her 1 would agree to it. ‘Now mind,’ said she ; ‘you are never— never —to bring home for a common beverage more spirit than you can bring in that identical jud.’ And 1 gave her the promise. “And before 1 went to bed that night I took the last pull at tiiat jug. As 1 was turning it out lor a sort of a nightcap Afoliy looked up, and says she : ‘Charley, have you got a drop leltf I told her there was just about a drop. We’d have to gel it filled on the mor row. And then she said, it 1 had no objection, she would drink that last drop with me. I never shall forget hoy she brought it out— '■That Last Drop!’ Howev er, I tipped the old jug bottom up, and got about a great spoon ful, and Molly said that was enough. She took the tumbler and poured a few drops of hot water into it, and a bit of sugar, and then site tinkled her glass against mine, just as she'd seen ns boys do when we’d been drinking good luck, and says she: ‘Here’s io the old brown jug {' “Bakes alive! 1 thougnt to mv self that poor Molly bad been drinking more of the rum than was good for net, and 1 tell you, it kind o’ cut me to tbe heart. I forgot all about how many limes she’d seeu me when my longue was thicker than it ought to be, and my legs not quite so steady as good legs should be; but 1 sftni nothing. I drank the senti ment —‘To the old brown jug!’— nd lei it go “Well, I went out after that and did my chores, and tneu went to bed ; and tbe last thing 1 said be fore leaving (tie kitchen—lbis very room where we now sit iu— •We’ll have tbe old brown jug filled to-morrow.’ And then I went off to bed. And I have re membered ever since that I went to bed that night, as 1 bad done hundreds ot times before, with a buzzing in my head that a liealty man ought not to have. I didn’t think ot it then, nor had I ever thought of it before ; but I’ve thought of it a good many limes since, and have thought of it with wonder and with awe. “Well, I got up the uext morn ing and did my work at the barn, then came in and ea< breakfast, but not with such an appetite as a tarmer ought to have, and 1 could think even then that my appetite had began to fail me. However, I eat breakfast, and then went out and hitched up the old mare; for, to tell the plain truth, 1 was feeling the need of a glass of spirit?, and I hadn’t a urop in the bouse. I was m a hurry to get to the village. I got hitched up. and then came in for the jug. I went lor it in ine old cupboard, and took it out, and— “ Did you ever break through the ice on a nipping cold day,and find yourself, in an instant, over your head in the freezing water? Thejo? was there, but the bot tom was gone 1 Molly had been and laken a sharp chisel and a hammer, and with a sxill that might have done credit to a nias terworkmau, she had clipped ihe bottom' clean oui of the jug, williout even breaking ihe edges or the side! I looked at the jug and then 1 looked at Molly. And then she burs!'out. She spoke*- Ob! 1 bad never beard anything like it. No, sir, nor have I ever beard anything like it since. Sard •he: “ ‘Charles! There’s where the mortgage on this farm came from! It was brought home in that jug —two quarts at a time 1 And there’s where all the debt has been 1 And there’s where your white, clear skin, and your clear, pretty eyes are going! And in that jug, my husbaud, your appe tite ia going, also! Oh! let the bottom stay out forever! Let it be as it is, dear heart! and re member your promise to me ! “And then she threw her arms around my neck, and burst into tears. She coufdu’t speak more “And there was no need. My eyes were opened,as though by magic. In a single minute the whole scene passed before me. 1 saw all tiie mortgages, on all tbe farms in the neighborhood ; and 1 thought where the money had gone. The very last mortgage father ever made, had been to pay a bill held against him by the man who had filled his jug for years! Yes, I saw it all, as it passed before me—a Hilling pict ure of rum J—rum !—rum !—debt! —debt I—and, in the eud—Death! And 1 returned my Molly’s kiss, and, said I: “‘Molly, my own! I’ll keep the promise! I will—so help me Heaven !’ “And I have kept it. In less than five years,as Molly had said, the mortgage was cleared off; my appetite came back to me ; amt now, we’ve goi a lew thous and dollars out at luterest. There hangs the old jug, jusl as we hung it up on lhat day; and from that time there hasn’t a drop of spirit beeu brought in'o this house, tor a beverage, winch that bottomless jug wnuidn’i have Held 1 “Dear old jug! We mean to keep it; and <o hand it down lo our children, for tbe lesson it can give them—a lesson of hie—ol a Ine happy, peacetul, prosperous and blessed!” And as be ceased speaking, his wile, wilh an arm drawn tenderly around the neck of her youngest boy, murmured a lervenl ‘Amen!’ He Forgave her. . “No, Allred, dear, 1 dare not, Cannot let you kiss me.” “You doubt my love, Eslelia Angelica? Then let the stars fall and I will perish in the ruins of a busted universe!’’ “Not so, not so, mv sweet.” “Are you weary of me—speak, speak !’ J “No; but, dearest, listen —for- give me, Ally, nay own —I—l— l’ve beeu eating spring onious!” It was cruel, but his great love uerved him lo tender compassion. He Named the Baby “Adolphus, Oscar, Augustus, Randolph, Harold—b ah 1 Mrs Baxter. I won’t have any such foolish pump handle names fixed ou lo my sou and heir. I allow ed you to name tbe girls, but I’m going to fix the boys.” “And didn’t I give them pretty names? There’s Rose, Lily, Oi :ve, Violet, Laura aud May.” “All flowers. Now, Mrs. Bax ter, we’ll be consistent and stick to the garden. This boy’s going to be called Bumpkin Squash, or i’ll know why. Pumpkin Squash Baxter sounds quite aristocratic. And the next we’re afflicted- -I mean blessed—with, we'll call Spring Onion, and by- tbe time we’ve filled our nursery you’ll be able to itnagime the family a high toned Horticultural Ex position, with dollar tickets and children half price . <we- - ■■ i * for the Oo vvxsr voi. vm. so. it. -What Wakes Drunkards. There imh a man w ehmeten dom that would voluntarily make up his mind to become a drunkard. There is no man that would let the forms of a poor de graded being, and of a sober up right gentleman, stand before him and take to himself the char acter and sins of tbe former; though there are hundreds of promising young men that be comes such. If they woeld not thus become the oflTseooring of earth, why is it tbat they ever fall ? The secret is this—they have not the moral courage to say no. The first drink is with a mend in wolf’s cloibiugwbieh apparently dries not stain his characier, but surely is one step on tbe downward road to ruin. His next drink is another step in the same channel. Kre long the youth and tbe pride of bis mother, finds himself associated in the saloou wilh no ray of light in view to influence him upward, but much to drive him on to deg redation and disgrace.—fie alill feels that be is to make a man of fcharacier and t benefit to socie ty. He still realizes tbat he is not an offcast, and morally, far above tbe poor toper that iiea in the gutter. And indeed the boy lias confidence in himself to be lieve he will never reach the point where he curnot retrace Uis steps. But alas? the course which he has taken has been leading him toward other crime, until al last he becomes guilty of acts that the laws of the land does not tolerate. He is over taken and tried and found guilty. His purse is small to pay not one of his druuken friends will extend a helping hand ; cou sequeuily the key is tuned, and in ihe iiorrid jail lies the, once, mouel young man, wno said mat he could resist tue over-power ing influence connected wilh drain drinking. bnuu the appearance of a dram shop, touch not the fire water, and refuse to associate with i hose who deal in it in any form. Then you will stand triumphant and always have the blessing of God rest upon you. Think of •be fact that the criminal statis tics show that nineteen twen tieths of the crime that comes before the courts of our land, or iginate from this evil; make up your minds, young men, to be men, and then your minds are made up to rauk intoxicating liquors with the deadly poisons and ihe greatest enemy to man. —■ ♦<- Several years ago, a broker in Chicago took into his employ as cook, a sharp witted female, who kepi her ears open for “points” and invested ail her money in stocks. A vear ago the broker’s wife died, but the cook still re mained. A few days ago an un lucky speculation chopped off the big end ot the master’s purse, and he sent for the cook and said : “Martha, I must move into a smaller house, and I can no long er pay you such high wages.” “Did you sell short V she ask ed. “Yes.” “And got squeezed P* “Yes,” “Well, you have given me a good many pointers and enabled me to lay by about 100,000, with two or three good things yet to hear from. ! feel grateful, and ia case you might wish to marry mo and take the sugar down on the street for anew deal with the boys, I’ll not go back on yon.” He hakuH appeared with the sugar’ yet.—Wall Street News. 4>mr<ii|j The printed *am**f the Kief of Siam looks like a hig plate of alphabetical bash divided iute seven mouthfuls by hair spaces.