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Friday aornitg, Jan. 29. IWS.
PUBILSHED WEEKLY BY
T. L. GANTT, Editor and Prop'r.
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Grammar in Rhyme-
Ihe name of the author of the follow
ing effusion should not have been allow
ed to sink into oblivion—“ unwept, un
honored and unsung.” On the contrary,
he deserves immortality, and the grati
tude of generations yet unborn, for we
have never met so complete a grammar
of the English language in so small a
space. Old, as well as young, should
commit these lines to memory, for by
their aid it will be difficult, if not impos
sible, for them to fall into error concern
ing parts of speecli:
i.
Three little words you often see
Are Articles, a, an, and the.
11.
A Noun’s the name of anything,
As school, or garden, hoop, or swing.
111.
Adjectives, the kind of Noun,
As great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
IV,
Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand—
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand,
v.
Verbs tell something to be done—
To read, count, laugh, sing*, jump or run.
VI.
How things are done, the Adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.
VII.
Conjunctions join the words together—
As men and women, wind or 'weather.
VIII.
The Preposition stands before
A noun, as in, or through the door.
IX.
The Interjection shows surprise,
As Oh! how pretty—Ah! how wise.
The whole are called Nine Parts of Speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
A Hint,
Our Daisy lay down
In her little nightgown,
And kissing me again and again,
On forehead and cheek,
On lips that would speak,
But found themselves shut, to their gain.
Then, foolish, absurd,
To utter a word,
I asked her the question so old,
That wife and that lover
Ask over and over,
As if they were surer when told.
There close at her side,
“Do you love me ?” I cried.
She lifted her golden-crowned head ;
A puzzled surprise
Shone in her gray eyes,
“ Why that’s why I kiss you !’* she said.
How Old Jim Drayton “Swore Off.”
From the Detroit Free Press.
He came up town last night to drink
the old year out and the new year in.
There are men who can remember when
lie had a cottage of his own; when he
was well dressed, and had a frank, hon
est face ; when his children went to Sun
day school and his wife was well clothed
and carried a happy face. Old Jim
found himself going down the hill, and
almost in a year he had changed from a
hard working, respectable man to a rag
ged, lazy sot, and no effort on the part
of those who loved him could stop his
descent. His home went, his fortune
went, good clothes and happy faces dis
appeared, and wretchedness and pover
ty moved into the old tenement house
on Beaublen street with him.
Do you remember when his child was
run over and killed ? Old Jim was dead
drunk while the body lay in the house.
Were you ever at the Central Station
court when he was sent up for drunken
ness or for beating his wife? Have you
never seen him sleeping his drunken
sleep in the alley ? Haven’t you heard
the police speak of “Old Jim Drayton ?”
A red, wicked face, having not one soft
line in it—red eyes, looking stupidly
and Vacantly at you—a battered hat,
ragged clothes—yon surely must have
met him at soine time.
Old Jim meant io have a big drunk.
That was a good way to wind the old
year up. He had been drunk Thanks
giviftg—he had staggered home drunk
Christmas night, and when lifs boys were
heard wishing that Santa Claus had not
passed them by. the father became an
gered and beat them. The bar
keeper knew him as he entered the sa
loon and called for drinks. He had
called there dozens of times before, and
his face was as familiar as the sight of
the big decanter from which he poured
his drink.
“Wait a minute,*’ said the bar-keeper,
who was wiping off the counter; and
old Jim sat down at one of the tables.
Two young men came ih and sat down
near him. Jim was in the shadow, and
they did not know who it was. And as
they drank their beer they spoke t>f the
dying year, aud of their to break
off some of theirhad habits, and finally
one of them said : '
“Strfne bffe was saying that old Jim
Drayton had’ cut his throat !”
“It’s good news, if true/’ said the oth- 1
er, “no,one \\pU miss the olcl sot—not even
his family. His wife and children are'
-fs4j i 2 .J jjTfTYM-- H‘ 1 i
in rags, his home hasn’t a comfort, and
if he'd only die folks w ould feel like
helping them. He's the lowest -drank- 1
ard in Detroit!”
“Yes, I’ve often wondered why he
didn’t jump into the river,” rejoined
the other. “If lever g*t as low and
ragged and mean as old Jim Drayton,
I’ll shoot myself.”
Old Jim heard every word. If he had
had a glass of w'hiskey down, he’d have
leaped up and cursed them, but be was
sober —as sober as he had ever been for
ten years, and be made no move. Was
he low and mean? Did everybody feel
that way toward him? Did everybody
notice his poor old house, bis ragged
children, his red face and watery eyes?
Did men speak to each other of his de
gradation, his neglect of his family—
would his death be good news to the
public?
“Do you want whiskey or gin?” asked
the bar-tender; but old Jim did not
hear him. He had leaned back against
the wall, pulled his hat over li:s eyes
and was thinking. Drink had robbed
him of his honest look, his frank tone,
and his strength and skill, but it had not
robbed him of his memory. He could
go back over the decade and remember
his pleasant home, his happy family and
his ow'n honest, independent feeling.
Shame came with memory. He had
not got so low but that words could
strike him.
Two or three other men came in, and
while they were drinking one of them
asked:
“Isn’t that old Jim Drayton over
there in the corner ?”
“Yes, that’s the old sot” answered an
other.
“Wonder if he isn’t going to swear
off—ha! ha ! ha!” responded the third.
The words stung old Jim again. They
called up something of his old spirit, and
he sprang out of liis chair and ex
claimed :
“Yes, I am going to swear off!”
“You swear off—You —lia ! ha ! ha!”
laughed the men.
“But I will! I know that I’m a drenk
ard, and that I’m ragged and low, but I
can reform!”
“That’s good!” they all laughed;
“biggest thing out! Old Jim Drayton
swearing off —ha ! ha! ha !”
‘Twill—with God’s help, I will!” he
replied, striking the bar with his fist.
Their shouts of laughter followed him
as he went out, but they strengthened
his sudden resolution. He stopped for a
moment at the gate and wondered why
he had never before noticed bow gloomy
and wretched and lonesome the old hov
el looked. It was a fit home for a drunk
and and a wife beater. He opened the
gate, passed, then turned and went to
the grocery on the corner, and with the
money he meant to get drunk on he pur
chased a few little toys for the children
and returned and entered the desolate
house. He stood in the door for an in
stant and looked around at the bare
and battered walls, the bare floors, the
wretchedness and poverty. His wife
crept away, fearing his drunken wrath.
He knew what moved her, and it cut like
a knife.
“ Mary, come here J” he said, as he
closed the door and held out his hand ;
“I am not drunk to-night!”
She slowly approached him, wondering
if drink had crazed him.
“Mary I” he said, as he clasped her
band, “ I haven’t drank a drop to-night!”
“Oh, James!” she sobbed, breaking
right down in an instant.
“They call me old Jim Drayton ; say
I’m a sot; wonder why I didn’t die; say
I can’t reform,” he went on ; “but I’m
going to stop drinking—l have stopped !”
She put her arms around his neck,
but could not speak.
“From to-night, as long as I live, I’ll
he James Drayton again—sober—steady
—a kind husband and a good father
Go and wake up the children, Mary, and
let us all pray together 1”
“Is father goingto kill us ?” they whis
pered as they were aroused from their
wretched beds.
“No—no—he’s sober—he’s going to be
good again 1” she sobbed.
At midnight the voice of prayer, bro
ken by sobs, was heard in the'old hovel,
and old Jim Drayton, kneeling at his
chair, said:
“Mary—children—may heaven help
me to be a better man 1”
So mav it be.
A Disgusting Wager, —At Leigh,
near Warrington, a most disgusting
wager between some laborers is reported.
A man wagered that he would bite off a
toad’s head, eat an ounce of twist tobac
co, and three large raw potatoes. The
bet was the price of the tobacco aud two
gallons of beer, and the man won. The
i scene was witnessed by a large nupiber
! of persons in a public house. The *jf> ‘fs’s,
i a farm servant, and well known/thing
i district. f
Never trust with a secret a married
j man who loves his wife, for he will tell
I her, and she will tell her sister, and her
sister will tell eveiybody.
He who is wise now buyeth his girl’s
little brother something nioe* aud so get
tefch the little rascal to make himself
scarce whenever necessary hereafter.
t. a.
Bookseller & Stationer
AtheuN, Georgia,
Sells everything in his line as lew as it can
be had elsewhere in the State, or out of it.
Any Book or piece of Music not on hand
will be supplied at short notice.
PIANOS and ORGANS
of the best manufactures, sold at New York
prices for cash, or on time at a small advance
on cash prices, payments to be made monthly
r quarterly, as may best suit the purehasers.
Send for catalogue and terms, and give me a
trial before you buy elsewhere. janls-6m
LONGS & BILLUPS,
DEALERS IN
IIS, MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OILS,
Dye-Stuffs, Glass, Etc.
Athens, Ga.
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES^
WAGONS.
R. P. TUCKER & BRO.,
CRAWFORD, CA.,
Having rebuilt
their Shops, and thor- _Jpiip-sPfY
ouglily stocked them wit,liA 1!J
--the best tools and a full supply of the finest
seasoned LUMBER, are now prepared to
manufacture, at short notice, evetv descrip
ti< n of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES,' ROCKA
WAYS, PH.ETONS, WAGONS, CARTS,
etc., etc. We will also do all manner oi
and Repairing, am.
guarantee all our work to give perfect satis
faction. jg-33*- We sell our T WO-HORM I '
WAGONS at from S<49o to &125, and eve
rything else LOW in proportion. octfi-tf
KALVARINSKI & LIE3LER,
Under Newton House, Athens, Ga.,
Cigar Maifacters,
And Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Tobacco, Pipes, Snuff, 8i c.,
Dealers would do well to price our goods
before purchasing elsewhere. Our brands of
Cigars are known everywhere, and sell more
readily than any other. ocl.‘>o-tt
C. S. HARGROVE
CRAWFORD, GA.,
DEALER IX
Dry Goods, Nations, Hats, Boots, Shoes,
G oceies, Provisions, Etc.
Dr. J. H, McLEAN’S PATENT MEDICINES
Be sure to give me a call and examine my
stock if you want to
Buy Goods Cheap I
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General Ticket Agency
RAILROAD TICKETS
For sale, by all routes, to all principal points
In the United States.
-Buy your Tickets in Athens, and get all
information from
Capt. WM. WILLIAMS,
Agent Southern Express Cos., Athens, Ga.
G. HAUSER,
ATHENS, GA.,
Dealer in
CIGARS,
Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes, &c.
He manufactures all of the Cigars
that he sells out of the very best tobac
co, therefore, for a pleasant smoke,
give him a call. Sign, Indian
Squaw, College Avenue, Athens, Ga.
declS-lm
BOOTS AND SHOES
HENRY LTTTHI,
CRAVJ’ORTVG.V:, IS NOW PREPARED
to make, at short notice, the FINEST
BOOTS and SHOES. I use only the best
material, and warrant my work to give entire
satisfaction, both as to finish and wear.
REPAIRING AND COARSE WORK also
attented to. octS-ly
T. R. &W. HILDER .
Carpenters and Builders,
ATHENS, GA.,
VrrOULD RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE
T V to the eitizens of Oglethorpe coaqty that
they are prepared to do all manner of Wood
Work. Estimates on Buildings carefully
made and lowest figures given. Satisfaction
guaranteed. A portion of the public patron
[gre solicited. nov27-12m
net.
J. M. NORTON,
Contractor anfl Builder
CRAWFORD, GA., IS PREPARED TO
furnish all kinds of Building Material,
Such as rough and dressed Lumber, Shingles,
Sash, Blinds, and Doors; also, Laths. Lime,
and Plastering Material. Estimates given of
all classes of Carpenter work, Plastering
Graining Painting.
LEAD INC FE R TILIZERS, FUR NITU R ETC.
PABIFK) GUANO CO, - - - CAPITAL, 31,000,000!
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SOLUBLE PACIFIC
OTT-A-UNT O
And COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE, j
For Composting with Cotton Seed.
The SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO is now so well known for its remarkable effects as
an agenev for increasing the produce of labor, as not to require especial commendation from
me. ~ Its use, for Ten Years past, has established its character for Reliable Excellence. The
large, Fixed Capital invested by the Company in this trade, affords the surest guarantee of
the continued excellence of its Guano. The Guano and Phosphate will be delivered to 1
any boat or depot in the city FREE of Dravage.
CASH PRICE:
Per Ton, 2,000 Pounds, SOLI’BLE PACIFIC' CiiUAXO. ...SIS
TIME PRICE :
Without Interest, and option of paying in Liverpool Middling Cotton, delivered at nearest
Railroad Depot, at Fifteen Cents per pound:
Per Ton, 2.000 Pounds, SOU RLE PAC IFIC GLAXO jiiSS
“ ACID COMPOUND 42
,pt?- Orders received and information furnished on application to my Agents at various
Local Markets.
J. 0. MATHEWSON, A n'i, , ‘SJ. Cfc *
janl.->-3m J. G. M. EDWARDS, LOe 't-ThSn, GA.
“EUREKA I ”
—- 0
The Best Fertilizer Now in Use!
o
Cash Price per Ton, - - - - $5Ol Time Price per Ton, - - - - SOO
o-- -
MADISON, Ga., Dec. 15, 1574. OXFORD, Newton Cos., Ga., )
Messrs. McMahan <£• Stokely, Crawford, Ga.: Noa . .fit, l . v 74.
Gents—My house, Messrs. A. W. Foster.& Crenshaw, Esq., President Atlantic and
Cos., sold the EUREKA last season, and my ' irginta Fertilizer Cos., Orient, L. I.:
friends are so well pleased with it that we will Dear Sir—l have sold in the last four years
sell it again. If you desire to run a Fertilizer over 2,000 tons of the EUREKA Fertilizer,
lam satisfied the EUREKA is as good a which has proven to he the heft standard Fer
brand as you can get, .and will give general tilizer I know of, and 1 have used it mvself
satisfaction to your friends who use it. From for the last five years, and find it to be the
my long and ihtimate acquaintance with some best I have ever used. Yours truly,
of its manufacturers, I am fully satisfied its [Signed] DAVID DICKSON.
present high character will be fully maintain- - ' —-
ed, as long as they have anything to do with Will also respectfully refer to Mr.
it. Yours, truly, W. L. HIGH. Mordecai Edwards and M. IJ.‘Dillard.
j— M’MAHAN & STOKELY,
REMOVAL! REMOVAL
To No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
The Largest and Cheapest Furniture Establishment in North-East Georgia!
J. 1". AYIBSOX & CO.
Furniture, Coffins, Burial Cases, Etc.
JE*3" Give us a call betq|e^mir<-basing elsewhere. janls-ly
IkMOVAL.
W. T. HANCOCK, Watchmaker & Jeweler
HAS MOVED INTO THE “ ECHO ” BUILDING*
Having a Full stock of the very best material, is fully prepared to Repair all kinds of Jew
elry, Watches and Clocks in a superior manner, and at moderate prices. Satisfaction guaran
teed. Parties having left Watches, Jewelry, etc., with me for repair are requested to come
and settle for same, or they will be sold for expenses.
NEW STOCK,
NEW STOCK!
R.T. BRUMBY & CO.
Athens, Ga.,
HAVE NOW ON HAND:
PURE WHITE LEAD, at sl4 per hundred
VENETIAN RED, dry and in oil.
VARNISH, of all kinds.
TURPENTINE and PAINT BRUSHES.
ANILINE DYE, red, black, and purple.
The largest and finest selected stock of
Cheap and fine PERFUMERY,
SHELL BOXES, BABY BOXES,
COLOGNES,
Belle, Atwood’s, Caswell & Hazard’s, Ger
man, Hoyt’s, Wright’s, and Brumby & Co’s,
half-pints and pints, elegantly put np in cut
glass bottles, etc.
IVORY TEATHING RINGS.
ARNICA COAT PLASTER, white, black
and flesh color.
Shaving and Tooth BRUSHES.
The finest selection of Imported HAIR
BRUSHES ever had in this city, for Christ
mas Presents, some costing $5 each.
LADIES* CACHOUS, for the breath.
Fine PUFFS, LILY WHITE,
Nail and Infanta’ BRUSHES.
OTTO OF ROSE, in small vials.
SHAVING COMPOUND, in mugs.
CAMPHOR ICE, LIP BALM,
ROSE CREAM.'
POWDER PUFF BOXES, 25c to $2 each.
Fine TOILET SOAPS.
SA POLIO, 25c per package.
And a host of other articles too nnmmtrs to I
mention. We want the people of Oglethorpe j
and surrounding country to give us a call 1
when they visit Athens, and examine our fine
stock. \
Notice to Trespassers.
A LL PERSONS ARE HEREBY FOR-
A BIDDEN, after this date, to trespass on
any of my lands, under penalty of the law.
Any one caught tipori said lands, without per
mission, will be prosecuted.
M. IL ARNOLD.
December 9, 1874. devil-ft
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-S2O
- BUY A
FIRST MORTGAGE PREMIUM BOND
OF THE
If. I Industrial Exposition Company,
These bonds are issned for the purpose of
raising funds for the erection of a building in
the City of New York, to be used for a
Perpefnal World’s Fair.
a permanent home, where every manufactu
rer can exhibit and sell his goods, and every
patentee can show his invention; a centre of
industry which will prove a vast benefit to the
whole country.
For this purpose, the Legislature of the
State of New York has granted a charter to a
number of our most wealthy and respectable
merchants, and these gentlemen have purch
ased no less than eight blocks of the most val
uable land in the city of New York. The
building to be erected will be seven stories
high (150 feet in height), surmounted by a
magnificent dome, and will cover a space of
22 acres. It will be constructed of Iron, Brick
and Glass, aud made fire-proof. The bonds,
which are all for S2O each are secured by a
first mortgage on the land and building, and
for the purpose of making them popular, the
directors liave decided to have quarterly
drawings of $150,000 each ; this monev being
the interest on the amount-of the whole loan.
Every bondholder must receive at least s2l,
but he mav receive
:
Or $35,000, or SIO,OOO, or $5,000, or $3,000, Ac, j
EVERY BOND
purchased before Jan. 4, 1875, will participate
In the Third Series Drawing,
! Held ffonuaj, January 4. 1875.
1 pita! Paemiam. SIOO,OOO.
These Drawings fake place every three
MONTHS, and eventually every bond will par
ticipate in them.
Address, for bonds aud full information,
MORGEXTHAU, BRUNO & GO.,
Fin a sci ai. Agents,
23 Park Row, New York.
I Post Office Drawer 20.
Remit by Draft on N. Y. City Bank*, Reg
istered Letter or P. O. Money Order.
i Postponements impossible ander this plan,
decltv-tJulyl
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[Binghaniton Leader .]
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ST. LOUIS GLOBE.
TN THE TniRD YEAR OF IT? EXIST-
I ENCE, THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE can
truthfully boast of a circulation, for its differ
ent issues, such as few of its contemporaries in
the West possess.
It may be said of the GLOBE that no news
paper was ever so cordially received by the
people for whom it was intended. It was es
tablished as a representative Republican jour
nal, ami the members of the Republican party
in the West gave it cordial welcome from the
first. For this we are thankful, and we shall
always endeavor to repay the favor in the best
possible manner, which is by proving that we
deserve it.
While the GLOBE will always be in the
front to sustain the Republican party ar.il
measures, it will reserve the right, as it is its
duty, or the duty of any newspaper, to oppose
any measure not in unison with Republican
principles, although it may emanate from men
acknowledging allegiance to the Republican
party.
THE WEEKLY GLOBE
Will aim to be the
Best Commercial ami Family
Paper in tlie West.
It will furnish its readers witli the latest
news, sparing no expense to distance its com
petitors.
The news of the week will be re-written
and prepared especially for this edition, so as
to put the largest amount of information into
the smallest amount of space. This will give
us an opportunity to devote a large share of
our pages to
Family and Literary Heading,
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ket Reports and Commercial News, and shall
endeavor to be full aud reliable on all matters
of interest to merchants and farmers.
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is the paper for the Farmer, the Merchant, the
Manufacturer, the Family, and for All.
It is the Largest and Best for the Price in
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Adopted Oct. 15,1874, Including Postage
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ST. LOUIS GLOBE,
decll-6t ST. LOUIS.
ATHENS
MaMGralo Yart
A R. ROBERTSON, DEALER
. in Monuments, Head Stones,
Cradle Tombs, Marbie and Granite ell
Box Tombs; also, Wises and Mar- ij/jTy I!
ble Tops for Furniture. Persons
desiring work of this kind would VajOU
do well to examine my designs be
fore purchasing elsewhere. Price* r- --*4
moderate. *oylet-9