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THE OGLETHORPE ECHO.
Friday Morning, Jan. 29, 1575.
PUBILSHED WEEKLY BY
T. L. GANTT, Editor and Prop’r.
Grangers on the Right Track.
The grangers were in grand council at
Macon last week, and, as usual, let off a
string of resolutions and promises that
spring, and the next crop, will show the
faithfulness with which they are follow
ed, or the unreliability of such profes
sions. Notably amongst the prominent
features was the chiefgof the grangers,
Colonel T. J. Smith, who presided over
the meeting dressed in a suit of homespun
jeans made up in good style, that added
comeliness to his good figure. Mrs.
Stofth, the Ceres of the State, appeared
in goods of home make.
This is a step in the right direction,
and-if followed by the high rank of
grangers, wilUbringaKout good, solid,
wholesome results. Can’t a rule be in
trddhced that no Granger shall enter a
lodge without being clad in homespun
apparel?. This would bring matters to a
climax, v , - ...
We trust the Grand Master of the
State and his good lady, who holds the
pofst of Ceres, have not simply dressed in
home made goods for the occasion. It
would be a barren exhibition if it were
so, to that class of our people who literal
ly follow the plow and don’t know what
“store clothes” are, except from hearsay.
It may look well, and, no doubt, sounds
patriotic 40 read. of. the sacrifice that
high officers in the grange are making
when they wear home made goods; but
what of those hard, horny-handed men
and their, goods] wives, who wear noth
ing huthomespun and home wove goods
for a constancy, and if by chance some
good fortune sends the worked dame a
calico dress, it is the admiration and en
vy of the neighborhood ? Are they not
to be praised also ?
J3ut there is a matter of more impor
tance than wearing clothes that are spun,
woven, and made at home, and that is to
eat brdad and meat of your own raising,
and f we trjistthat at the next assembly
of the State Grange there will not bk a
member present that has bought forliijm
selJy'or his tenants or laborers a grain of
co£n or a pound of meat. Then we will
have true, prosperity, and no resolutions
of grangers nor weftrilig of homespun
will ever bring about a wholesome result
before.
A Tale of Horror.—On the night
of the 17th of November last, an emi
grant ship for New Zealand was burned
at sea, and most of the crew perished in
the flames. Two boats, containing some
85 persons, escaped the conflagrationt
and put afloat without any food or water.
They -suffered untold misery, and were
finally subjected to 'the dire necessity
of eMing the bodies and drinking the
blood ofdheir dead companions. Of the
entire number in the boats, only five
were.found 'alive by a vessel that rescue
them in mid ocearn
TiiF. South Carolina Incendiary.—
From parties ■vyhp. arrived in Augusta
on Friday from the scene of the recent
troubles in Edgefield county, the Chroni
e/e learns that General M. C. Butler had
sent a letter from Edgefield village to
Colonel A. P. Butler, stating that Ned
TennSOtt, the’eause - of all the trouble,
had surrendered himself to the officials
the village and was then in jail at
at that'place.' The proper steps will be
taken $6 proHmite him for his crimes,
In iKs South Carolina Legislature a
negroinejnberintroduced a hill to. levy
a tax of two mills to support the tmem
ployeflf -*of Edge field county.
The proposition was Voted down.
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t V •'• '•y • " -
B Y GEORGIA RAILROAD,
ft LEXINGTON.
J I> A O II Arnold,
Mrs £ EroWrt IV P Broach,
A Dqzier, ? . 9H Lester,
N Mulattos, • IV S' Pass,
M G v ßobertsy C II Steel,
A MA-.J. BFe udder, Jack Thomas,
J. Tfarnton,' 0 W Whitehead,
; v ' .JH Winn.
-‘' •' '■ - EtBEETON.
J F Aid'd-,' S • J J Burch, ‘ '
• J M Vattef, ;> t -J Eberhart,
S S Freeman,. J U Fortson.
W Gfltne? . E R ITcanf,
- I W Hall,
Sanders <ss£on, . Swift A Arnold,
R M Willis.
%Xr&OUTUERi\ EXPRESS.
> >■ LEXINGTON.
J 0 Cunningham,
M R STMason, Mrs E G Roane,
T A Sjiltey, Win Sims,
S Tiller,.:- >. W Tyler,
.c v i. J B Taylor.
ELBERTON?
J A Bearden; S D Blackwell A P.
M P Deadwyler, F Chines,
Samuel Harsey, R D Reiser
... yll .1) Schmidt.
Oar Condition.
Editor Oglethorpe Echo:
I send you a few scraps. If you can
forge them into shape that will be of
service to the community and fill space,
you are welcome to them, as I wish to
see your little gem. full of interesting
matter. I hope you will always give
us the best in your shop, and never in
sert a piece to please individuals when
you have something of more worth. The
people is generally tired of slang ,
“Jeems,” “Brick,” old Court Houses,
“ Little Rivers,” etc. Let’s try to open
anew vein (as for wit and humor no
man or woman of good sense can ever
tire) in the direction of “household and
farm economy let us hold a kind of
love feast, and quit our briekerings,
criminations and recriminations, and tell
our experiences on thrift and unthrift,
and bring to light the many causes of
our many failures in business, which is
the all-absorbing question of hard times,
and try to get back into the road that
leads to thrift and general prosperity.
I propose opening the correspondence by
giving a slight sketch of my experience,
convictions and opinions.
I will begin my subject by asking
what is hard times, and who is hard
times ? and answer the question by say
ing that hard times is the same identical
personage that the children call Santa
Clause. It is he or she who rules the
roast in household and kitchen affairs,
also who holds the helm and steers the
agricultural operations. As Santa-Claus,
is only expected to pour his good gifts
into the laps of the children, so should
the helmsman he expected to steer his
freighted vessel to a haven of plenty
and a bountiful reward. But, alas ! how
many is either shipwrecked or barely
makes the port, in safety, of life only,
with no comforts to be enjoyed at the
end of the year? No one seems to un
derstand the cause of so many failures.
They are too far-seeing. They overlook
the true cause; think someone is dis
honest ; have not kept their accounts
rightly ; think there is stealing or dis
honesty somewhere. I have worked
hard, made so many hales of cotton,
paid to the merchant or landlord who
furnished me so many hundred dollars,
and r\ow I am poorer than last yea r
when I “sat-in.” Well, now these far
seeing people can’t see it. The cause of
all this failure is right under their nose,
and from the erown of their heads tq
the soles of their feet, and no one hut a
near-sighted person who will look within
can see it— i. e., the hole just under the
nose and the wherewithal to be clothed.
About thirty years ago I sold cotton at
6] cents apd pork at & -cants per pound,
and lived. But then .we had no
corn,, meat, guano orosnaburgs to buy.
they being-made at home. Fine buggies
and a thousand other things, had not
then come into general use, that were in
stituted during the.period of from ’43 to
’6l. We thee reached the highest pin
nacle of extravagance, and getting down
from that eminence has been the great
difficult problem which but few have
been able to solve, with any degree of
safety. To keep up appearances ot the
reality of ’6O and* ’6l has proven to be
the great breakers on which our many
small and large crafts have split, we
could not retrograde. We have nottouch
ed bottom yet, and will not until (as a
general rule) the last dust of property
on which we base our self-esteem on is
swept from under our feet, and the nak
ed foundation swept to set oUr children
on, that they may start to rise in
thrift and prosperity. That only will
be the end of hard times and a beginning
of prosperity with a majority of us or
our children.
Why and wherefore is it that we came
shorter and shorter every year,for the last
fonr or five years ? The reason is, at the
beginnning of that period we got SIOO.OO
per bale for cotton; then a little later
$75.00, and so on down to the present,
when we get SSO to S6O, and provisions
and all articles higher when we
got the former prices for cotton . Sup
pose, at present prices of cotton and pro
visions, we., hire a lnu>d far SIOO and
he makes only 3 bales of cotton and 10
barrels of corn. Where is your profits?
It will take the corn to feed the horse,
the cotton to feed and pay the man. I
know that some of your subscribers will
laugh at the idea of a man making 3
bales of cotton and 10 barrels of corn
who make from 2 to 4 bales of cotton
per acre, but, nevertheless, I know that
on an average hands do not make the
said amount. Again, suppose you take
in a family of 10 and 31 hands to work.
To feed and cloth them it will take S3OO,
which will take ten or twelve bales of
cotton. Allowing them one half the
crop to pay out, the landlord, taking all
the risk ol bad seasons, hailstorms, sick
ness, running away before the crop is
finished, etc., how can we make anything
by these figures and suppositions ?
X write, hoping to wake up someone
who is able to throw light on our present
benighted condition. As I think and
write on our present and future,
I am yours,
Lost ix Amazemext.
The area of the British empire approx
imates to 7,760,500 square miles.
VER jIS E M C N *S.
SUMMEY, HUTCHESON & BELL,
(SUCCESSORS TO SUMMEY & NEWTON,) Dealers in
Hardware, Cutlery & Airicultiinil Implements.
a'^ C^^To gents for sale SASH, DOORS AND BLINDS, JACKSON WAGON, COT
TOA GINS AND MILL FINDINGS,
jan29-ly Deupree Block, Athens, Ga.
WILCOX, CIBBS Sl CO’S
MANIPULATED CUANO
Price, 1 per Ton,
With Option of Paying* in Cotton at 17 Cents.
Call and get Circular, and Certificate of men who have used it.
M’MAHAN Sl STOKELY,
ian29-2m * AGENTS, CRAWFORD, GA.
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HARK! WHAT* THE MATTER AT
R. S. MARTIN’S
No. 4 Elbert street, Crawford, Georgia.
JUST RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF
FANCY AND FAMILY GROCERIES
AT UNPRECEDENTED LOW PRICES!
ptS" Come one, come all, and see for yourselves, the following prices:
~ . ; v
Good Coffee Sugar, 9 tbs; for-sl.
Extra C, white,. 8 lbs. for sl. ;
Coffee, best, 3j lbs. for sl.
Coffee, good, 4 lbs. for sl. - -
Soda, 3 Tbs. for 25c.
Starch, 10 c.
Turpentine Soap, 4 bars 25c. t
Matches, per doz., 40c.
Shot, 15c. Candles, 20c. K
GROCERIES
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR
Meat, Corn, flats,
Lard, Sugar,Coltee,; •
SYRUP, MOLASSES,
FLOUR NAILS, RICE,
IRON, STEEL, v ALT,
Or other things necessary to ,
RUN YOUR BUSINESS
with. You can buy the above named articles
from McMAHAN & STOKELY lift; Cheap
as you can from any one else. When you
coine to Crawford call and see ul' %‘Ktf'yoU
will never regret it. , >p.
McMAHAN & STOKELY.
oo to
DAVIS’ GALLERY
IN ATHENS,!"
IF YOU WANT 1 ‘
OLD PIBTURES COPIED and ENLARGFD
With RELIABLE and Guaranteed work,
At 25 Per Cent. Less
, .... - ; • • y \ ,■
than Foreign companies, - jan29-tf
2,500 CIGARS ’
Now in store. Can suit any ofte in price and
quality. Anew lot of n ? 1
TOBACCO
just in. If you want a bargain in that arti
tiele call on us and you can get it. will
500 YARDS OF CALICO
at from Bc. to 10c. per yard for i#t the
*xt ; sixty days, if w, can. These P.rifcte
are all new, having been bought tn.,fheJarrt
four months. We also have a sinallLot or
FINER DRESS GOODS !’
that we will sell cheaper than eVerbeforC*'
offered. And if you should waatijhoesj Hats,
Shirting, Jeans, or anything els<; in tliy Fry
Goods line, you can buy it frbiil us cHiXp foV
the cash. 'f..;
McMahan & Stokely.
In the District Court of the United
States for the Northern
District of Georgia. .
IN THE MATTER OF LINDSEY JACKS,
a Bankrupt, in Bankrupted
This is to give notice once a week, for three
successive weeks, that I have been appointed
Assignee of the estate of Lindsey Jacks, in
the county of Oglethorpe, who has been ad
judged a Bankrupt upon his own pefftion by
the United States District Court of said Dis
trict. W. B. BRIGHTWELL, Assignee.
January 19, 1875. jnn22-3w
NOTICE.
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY WARNED
that the following hands are under con
tract to us for the present rear:
JOE YEAL, colored. V
BILL FAMBROUGH, colored.
JOHN BRYANT, minor.
Any one hiring or harboring them will be
prosecuted to the extent of the law.
B. S. A E, D. MARTIN.
January 12th, 1875. jauis-3t
Tobacco, sound, 60c.
Tobacco, finest, 85c.
Pine Apples, 2 tbs., 30c.
Oysters, 1 It), can, 12Jc.
Strawberries, 2 tbs., 25c.
Also Pickles, Sardines, and
Crackers of all kinds.
Stick and Fancy Candies.
arid see.
STATE OF ’GEORGIA, OGLETHORPE
COUNTY.—Whereas, 1 William H. Jar
rell, Administrator upon the-estate of Eliza
beth Smith, deceased, late of said county, lias
applied to me for leave to sell the undivided
interest of said deceased, in a tract of land
containing two hundred and forty acres, more
or less, lying in said county of Oglethorpe—
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all persons interested to be arid appear at my
office, in Lexington, ,on or before the first
Monday in March, 1875, to show cause, if any
they can; why said leave should not be
granted; • r . yc.
• Giveil . under my hand and official signa
ture, this 18th ’dayof January, 1875i
jan22-30d T. A. GILIIAM, Ordinary.
fA EORGIA, OGLETHORPE COUNTY.—
\T' WtThnK/iS, Thomas R, Tiller, Admin
istrator of the estate of M. Wif Soft Woods,
late of said county, deceased, applies tome
for Letters-JJismissory from said administra
tion— .... ... ,
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all 'persons interested to be at tny
office on or before the jn April,
1875, to show cause, if have, why
said letters should not be
Witness my hand signature,
this 24th day -of Deep •
janl-90d ' O. C.
Georgia, oglethorpe county.—
Wiiebeas, Thomas it. Tiller, guardian
for Martha A. Woods, minor of M. Wilson
Woods, deceased, petitions the Court for a
discharge. from said Guardianship— *
Therefore, all persons concerned ary here
by required to ; show cause, if any they have,
why said Guardian should not be discharged
at the regular term of the Court of Ordinary
of said county, to be held on the First Monday
in February, 1875, frirni said Guardianship.
Given under my hand and official signature,
this 24th dav of December. 1874,
T. A. GILHAM,
janl-30d Ordinary O. C.
Administratrix’ Sate.
By virtue of an order from
the Court of Ordinary of Oglethorpe
county, Ga., will be sold on the first TUES
DAY in February, 1875, before the Court
House door lb Lexington, Oglethorpe county,
Ga., within the legal hours of sale, a tract of
LAND belonging to the estate of Charles G.
Crawford, deceased ; situate, lying and being
in the county of Madison aim State of Geor
gia, containing Two Hundred and Fifty-seven
(257) Acres, by recent survey, and adjoining
lands of James Bradley, Henry Smith, San
ders, Colbert and others. Sold for purpose of
reinvestment. Terms cash.
MARY J. CRAWFORD,
Administratrix, per J. S. Banghn.
Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Sale.
WILL BE SOLD IN LEXINGTON,
Oglethorpe county, on the first - TUES
DAY in February next, before the Court
House* one tract of Land, containing
Ope Hundred and Wenty Acres, more or
less, adjoining John Eberhart and others,
lbTied on as the property, of King Heard, to
satisfy sixfi. fas. in favor of John Eberhart <fc
Sons vs. King Heard. Levy made and re
turned to me by Robert H. Turner, Consta
ble, and the notice given required by law.
, December 29th, 1874.
. J. T. JOHNSON,
janl-td , Deputy Sheriff.
FOR RENT.
A GOOD TIVO-HORSE FARM FOR
rent, situated on Buffalo Creek, adjoin
ing lands of Lumpkin & Biggs, in Oglethorpe
county, with ' a good Orchard) comfortable
Dwelling House, all necessary-outhouses and
other buildings necessary tor farming pur.
poses. Persons wanting such a place wil
please call on W. D. FAUST,
Executor estate of G. W. Faust.
• • - Or, JAMES F. MURPHY,
janß-tf " Lexihgton, Gn.
MRS. HARLOW’S
_ For the cure of Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Toothache, Headache, Sore Throat, Bronchi
tis, Pain in Chest, Side, Plufisy, Paralysis,
Cramp Colic, all Spinal Affections, Bone
Felon, Carbuncle, C’dts, Sprains, Bums, Brui
ses, Chilblains, etc. If not as represented the
money refunded. For sale bv McMAHAN
& STOKELY, Crawford; TANARUS, Fleming A Cos., |
*nd McWhorter,• Young A Cos. jaiu-fim |
MISCELLANEOUS.
MESON ACADEMY,
LEXINGTON, GA..
The exercises of this time
honored Institution will be resumed on
Monday, Ilth of January . 1H75.
From several years’ experience in Teaching;
by strict attention to his duties in the school
room ; and having special watchfulness over
the morals of his pupils, the Principal trusts
that his past record will be some guarantee to
the future.
Mrs. J. R. SHACKELFORD
will hike pleasure in presiding over the Music
Department. Any wishing instruction in
this branch, will find Mrs. Shackelford kind,
accomplished and competent.
The Principal will be assisted by his daugh
ter,
Miss LAURA 11. JIOSS.
RATES OF TUITION PER QUARTER
Primary Classes $ 5 00
Intermediate Classes 7 50
Higher English Studies 10 00
languages and Higher Mathemathics... 12 50
Contingent Expenses, per quarter 25
Tuition and Board Payable Quarterly.
Boys and Girls prepared for any class in
our Colleges. Those wishing an education
qualifying them for entering earlier into ac
tive business, can pursue studies adapted to
that course.
For health, good society and freedom from
immoral influences, we know not a town that
is our superior.
Board cqn be obtained on reasonable terms.
For further information address
THOS. B. MOSS, Principal,
decll-2m LEXINGTON, GA.
M, T. Castleberry | P. 11. Snook [ J. Neal, Jr.
Cheapest Furniture House in eorgia!
FURNITURE
EMPORIUM
20 Peachtree and 1 Marietta Streets, and 70
and 72 Whitehall {Streets,
Atlanta, <£ a.
CASTLEBERRYICO.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Peurlor, Office & Chamber*Furniture, Spring ,
Hair, Mass and Cotton Mattresses, Metal-"
lie and Wire Mattresses.
Special Inducements to Grangers.
dec2s-2m
LSCHEVENELL&CI).
Athens, Ga.,
DEALERS IN j
j Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, : -
• Sliver and Plated War
Fancy Articles, Etc.
: Having best workmen, arc prepared to re- :
) pair m superior Style.
: We make a specialty of Silver and i
: Gold Plating Watches, Forks, Spoons, etc. i
* *'
NEWSTORE! NEWFIRM! NEW GOODS!
Witcher & Jarrell,
CRAWFORD- .GEORGIA,
DKALERB IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Clothing,
Notion*, Christina* Good*, Etc.
In fact, we have one of the best selected
stocks of FRESH GOODS ever brought to
Crawford, which we are selling
VEBY LOW FOE CASH!
Everything Fresh!—No Old Goods!
MANSION HOUSE,
■ Third Door Above Globe Hotel,
Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
MRS. R. M7ROBERDS,
(Late of Gainesville, Fla.,) Proprietress.
BOARD, *2.00 PER DA¥.
jamß-tf
WM. B. JACKSON,
CARPENTER & BUILDER,
Is now thoroughly prepared to do all man
ner of work in his line, in a workmanlike
manner. Contracts taken at low figures. Es
timates made on work. A portion of the pat
ronage of the citizens of Crawford and sur
rounding country solicited. jan22-lm
-l.
DISSOLUTION.
The partnership of lumpkin a
OLIVE was dissolved, by mutual con
sent, on the Ist day of January 1875, as to all
business arising on and after tnat date.
Each member of the firm remain* in Lex-
IXGTOX, Ga., and .continues the practice of
Law in the Northern Circuit—and elsewhere,
bv special contract.
'SAMUEL LUMPKIN may be found in the
Bex Wixlixgham office, fronting lot of E.
G. Roane.
.J, T. OLIVE may be found in the office
lately occupied by Joh C. Reeo, Esq.
jan-S-Sm*
MISCELLANEOUS.
THIS TATVM IB OH Fit* WIT*
"DOWELL * r'HESMAN
I\ Advertising V*s Agents,
THIRD A CHESTNUT STS., ST. LOWA.MO
JILZ IMPROVED
PATENT
WELL
AUGER!
0
WILLIAM BROOKS,
Genera! Agent for Georgia,
Crawford. Oglethorpe County, Ga.
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The Aitgcr is operated by either hand or
horse power, three men being required when
the former is used. We can bore to any
depth, and as large a thirty-six inches in di
ameter. As soon as the well is bored we tube
it from top to l>ottem with good inch lumber,
ripped in strips three inches wine, and of the
proper beveled edges to suit the inside of the
well. The tubing nearest the surface will
last fifteen or twenty years, and then vou can
pull it out and put in a new joint. That be
low the water will last for ages. The wood
causes the water to taste of it only a week or
so. Either pumps or buckets can be used in
our wells. The bucket fills from a valve in
the bottom. At the bottom of each well is
kept a galvanized iron bucket, left there for
the purpose of cleaning out the well, which
can be drawn out at any time, and your well
thorouglilv cleansed of the most minute parti
cle of trash or garbage that should chauce to
fall into it. The old-fashioned dug wells cost
from $5 to $lO jer year to be keptdean—our
bored wells costs nothing. We V>re through
quicksand easily, and guarantee it to never
after annov you.
ONE DOLLAR PER FOOT
is my price for boring, and tubing with wood,
and we can generally
Finish a Well in One Day.
We also supply buckets and > well-house at a
small additional charge. Can bore in either
winter or summer
The water from bored wells is invariably
pronounced better than that in the old-fash
ioned dug wells.
COUNTY RIGHTS
FOR ANY COUNTY IN GEORGIA
FOR SALE BY ME.
$25 PER BAY CLEAR
of all expenses guaranteed in good territory.
This is the best opportunity ever offered to
make a great deal of money with little labor
and at a small outlay of capital. This is no -
Yankee catch-pennv, but a Son them inven- -
tion, run by Southern men, and guaranteed
to be as represented. I will sell County
Rights at different prices, owing to class of
territory. Any one wishing to purchase can
address’or apply to me for full particulars.
Refer to the following prominent gentle
men of Oglethorpe county, who now use the
Bored Wells and will testify to their worth.
S. H. STOKELY, Crawford.
J. J. C. McMAHAN, “
R. A- McMAHAN, “
J. B. POYNER, “
TOM WITCHER, . “
W. R. D. MASON, Lexington.
M. B. BROOKS,
Rev. J. G. GIBSON, 14 ’
Elder D. W. PATMAN,
And many others.
CERTIFICATE.
I now use a well bored bv Mr. Wm. Brooks,
and cheerfully testify that it surpasses, in
every point of excellence, m? greatest expec
tations. I was surprised at the large amount
of water furnished. It gives full satisfaction
in every way. It eost me fully sls less (hav
ing paid $1 ]>er foot) than anv other well
would have done. H. C. ZUBER
Maxey’s, Ga
PERSONS DESIRING WELLS
in Oglethorpe and adjoining counties, would
do well to correspond with me before con
tracting with any one else, as I will guaran
tee to furnish them a better well, better wa
ter, easier drawn, and for less money than
any one else. No danger of children falling
in my wells. The ladies all like them, and
when they once try them will use no other.
For particulars address me at Crawford,
Oglethorpe county, Ga.
WM. BROOKS,
janß-ly General Agent for Georgia.
STOVES
GRATES, AND
TIN WARE!
To be had Cheap for Cash at
J. C. WILKINS & CO’S,
Broad St., Athens, Ga.
YOUNG MEN
\V° WISH A THOROUGH PREPA
t V RATION for Business, will find supe
rior advantages at
Moore's Southern Business Uniiersitj,
Atlanta, Ora..
The largest and beet Practical Basiaese
School in the South.
Students cap enter at any time.
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