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ROB’T S. HOWARD, Editor.
JEFFERSON, C3--A-.
PKIIA V MOKAIAG, April 23, IAM.
GIIOKGM AKWS.
M*r. John L. Laratnore, of Lee county cut
hi* wheat on Friday, the 10th inst. llis
<cro,i averaged about ten bushels to the acre.
The Walton County Vidette says the Wal
ton Railroad, from Social Circle to Monroe,
is an assured fact, and the work will soon
toe commenced.
It has been ascertained by these investi
gating the affair that the defalcation ef Hoyle
the Fulton county Tax Collector, is little
more than $41,000.
The Oglethorpe Echo says that after the
storm last week, a hail-stone was brought to
Maxcy's that measured 0 inches in circum
ference. Another was found in Bairdstown
*tlat weighed two pounds. Crops were not
injured.
A correspondent writes from Kosciusko.
Mississippi, to the Atlanta Constitution, that
James —. Jolly, the alleged murderer of
M iss Norris, of Decatur, has been captured
and will be brought to DeKalb county for
trial immediately.
A young lady in Americus, while eating
her dinner on Saturday last., swallowed a tri
angular piece of glass, from which she expe
rienced great pain. Immediately a doctor
was called in, who fortunately .succeeded in
promptly removing the glass, thereby afford
ing her immediate relief. But she made a
very norrow escape.
The Oglethorpe Echo comes out in quite
a lengthy article strongly advocating Colo
nel R. K. Lester for Governor. After extol
ling him in the highest terms as a man, a
soldier, a lawyer and a statesman, it remarks :
“ lhe people of Southern Georgia are mov
ing in earnest to make him Governor, and it
is time their claims were respected. We
hope to see the movement in his favor spread
till it is coextensive with the boundaries of
• the State, and we venture the prediction
that the p-mp'o of Georgia will never regret
having called to the highest office in their
gilt the noble, true and gifted man whose
virtues we have here but feebly expressed.*’
TThe Meriwether Vindicator says that last
Jfi&mday the dwelling of Mrs. Phillips, an
aged lady living near the Chalybeate springs
..caught afire and the house and contents were
’Qlktnrely consumed. Mr. John Dunham, who
diwo-i close by, says he saw the fire bursting
nroir. the house and soon afterwards Mrs.
JPliilVps emerged from the building with her
iclotblng’in (James. She fell to ground
.‘andrtttcmpted to extinguish the fire by roll
4iQg.oii.the ground. Air. Dunham ran to her
wsOwHttaoe,.tout she was so badly burned that
deattomsim] ied the next day from her injuries.
The fine js.supposed to have caught from the
fire-plaae.
CWraasilti ng on the statement recently
made by the Augusta Chronicle that Mr.
Ntepheu* ;is s-o popular with the Republicans
of his district that if he were to run for office
against any one of them he could easily de
feat him. tLe Albany Advertiser remarks :
"We do not sse how Mr. Stephens can rel
ish a popularity that is won by abandoning
his friends and the friends of his friends.
He certainly knows that the course which se
cures trim ap planse and support of Repub
licans ds just ex.tctly the course best calcu
lated to weat* from him the approval and
confidence of .Democrats. Jeffersonian De
mocracy as illustrated by the invalid of
' Liberty Hail’ is losing cast, and if it wants
recognition ns distinct from Great Bepubli
can into, it will hove before Ung to find a
new w 4 • fretler example than * Little
Aleck*’’**’
BelUon’s Sensation.
AWssft ibaat Cliristinjus, Prof. J. S. Williams
came to .this place, claiming to be a minera
logist a<3 -spiritualist. Wiiile in the town,
he w*s antnoduced to a young lady—the
daughter of one of our most worthy citizens
spiritualist. He professed
an imanediate attachment—“ love at first
sight.” To gain his point, he claimed to he
immensely wealthy—a regular big bonanza
for any f*a triage able lady. The spirits came
to hishelp, and soon the coveted prize was won
the marriage taking place one month after
they firsit met. The happy couple continued
to reside with the bride's father, th'o profes
sor spending most of his time prospecting
for mines in the immediate section. About
three weeks ago a gentleman stopped off
here for supper, and recognized the professor
and made inquiry concerning him. When
told that he (the professor) had but shortly
married in this burg, lie made a disclosure
not altogether pleasant to our new citizen of
such immense wealth. It was in substance
that the professor of mineralogy had one
wife over in Cherokee county. Williams got
wind of tins and left. Nothing more was
heard of him until last Monday night, when
his father-in-law found him setting on his
front steps. He was immediately arrested
and kept in custody until yesterday, when
Ue was brought before Justice Echols for
trial. Mr. Claud Estes, of Gainesville, rep
resented the prisoner, and Mr.C. B.Thrasher
the State. As soon as the case was called,
it became apparent that the Justice was de
termined to let the prisoner go, in spite of
all evidence that might or could be intro
duced. lie ruled out all the written evidence
but one telegraph dispatch, and in his decis
ion gave that no weight. Mr. Thrasher con
tended with zeal and ability—though not a
lawyer—for the cause of good morals and
Justice. The court proceeded according to
his fixed purpose anil let the prisoner go.
The community felt outraged at the decision.
The professor left immediately for “ new
fields and pastures green.”— Bellton North
Georgian.
The “Rebel” Yell
[John Shermans Ohio Speech.]
The rebel element now controls that par
ts; in evert' Southern State where alone it is
cure in its political power. The triumph
element is the disgrace of American
civilization. It will read strangely in Ameri
can history that the very men who waged
an unsuccessful war against the Union,
who were the cause of the loss of five hun
dred thousand men and five thousand mil
lions of treasure, are now so nearlv in pos
session of all the powers of the Govern
ment, and only want success in the elections
next fall to enable them to rule the Govern
ment they sought to destroy and disregard
and reverse all the guarantees won by the
Union annie9 with such costs, ff they carrv
this election the rebellion of 1861 is a
success.
The Law In The South.
[home and farm]
There is considerable interest manifested
over the effort now being made in some sec
tions of the South, to abolish the old unjust
law whereby each farmer is compelled to
fence his fields ; and to compel instead, the
owners of stock to confine them. When
ever intelligence becomes widely dissemina
ted, the injustice and folly of the present
law is recognized, and the oppression of an
enactment by which a farmer is compelled
to build and keep expensive fences to pre
vent the depredation of other's cattle, be
comes realized.
In no civilized portion of the world is the
farmer required to protect his fields against
stock ; and it is a sad evidence of old fogy
ism, general ignorance and backwardness of
agriculture in the South that such a law as
that now iu force can exist. When the
country was very sparsely settled, farms few
and timber very abundant the present law
was enacted, and. like many laws and cus
toms, it has outlived its usefulnes ; and from
being for the greatest benefit to the greatest
number, it has become operative fur their
greatest injury.
A few facts regarding the expense of
fences will demonstrate the wastefulness of
the system. The average size of farms
throughout the seven Southeastern States is
about 2UO acres, and yearly tendency is to
further reduce the average size. Now the ac
tual first cost of a rail fence around such a
farm, where good pine timber is abundant, is
about $2.50, or $1.2.3 per acre; but where
[line is scarce, and oak is used, the cost
more frequently rises as high a $2 per acre.
The actual statistics obtained from every
county and published by the government at
Washington, show that the number of acres
in farms in the Southeastern States is about
93,028,000, and that the actual first cost of
the fencing for these farms was $177,200,000
—an average of over $1.90 per acre;
and that the value of all cattle, sheep and
hogs is about $37,000,000. From these fig
ures it appears that, tor every dollar’s worth
of stock, about $3 are expended to keep
them out of the fields.
Many of us have heard of the foolish boy
who invested ten cents in a candle in order
to look for three cent piece he had dropped.
The annual cost of repairs to a rail fence is
known by all farmers to be about one-tenth
of the fence ; thus the amount spent everv
year by the farmers of the seven Southeast
ern States must approach $17,000,000.
Now, upon tny own farm, which is situa
ted in one of the heaviest timber sections of
the South, I find that the annual cost of re
pairs to my fencing is about fourteen cents
per acre; in other sections, where pine is
scarce and oak is used, the annual expense
is doubtless much greater. Moreover, the
extent of land wasted under a rail fence
amounts to two acres on a farm of 200, or
one per cent; equal in value to about ten
cents per acre annually.
A farmer owning a farm of 200 acres
grumbles loudly at being compelled to pay
a State Tax of about nine cents per acre,
but without any disquietude submits to an
annual imposition, under the present fence
law, of an unjust tax equal to not less than
twenty-four cents per acre.
The small farmers pay a proportionately
heavier tax to the fence law imposition than
the large, for it requires more rails per acre
to inclose a small farm than a large one, as
is readily demonstrated by tho fact that,
while one acre requires 850 feet of fencing,
four acres require, not four times as much
but only twice as much, say 1,700 feet.
Thus’ the poorer the fanner, and the smaller
his planting operations the heavier is the
rate of his tax ; while the richer the farmer
and the more extended his undertaking, the
lighter is his of taxation.
Even if the present system of fencing is
considered with regard to oumnsoa honesty,
its grass iajustic# is squally jnaaifsst. Tbs
land outside of the farm is as muoh tbs pro
perty of the farmer as that he may cultivate
and truly in essential justice no stock of
others’ has any right thereon, without his
express permission. With justas much equity
may the law give all the world a legal per
mission to steal a farmer’s corn out of his
barn, unless it is locked, as it does now to
other s cattle to destroy his crop, unless lie
fences it in.
In addition to the oppressive injustice of
the fence system, the experience of the
civilized world has clearly demonstrated it
to be a useless and wasteful one. Wherever
farming has been brought up to the high
condition it deserves, and to which it must
be brought to be profitable, the law regarding
fences is directly contrary to that in force
throughout most of the South.
When farm stock is restrained, and the re
sponsibility for their depredations is thrown
on their owners, capital is released from the
very unprofitable investment of fencing, and
made available for farm improvements. One
of the very first effects is the improvement
of the stock ; only the good ones are kept,
and the inferior are killed or sold off. All
the manure, instead of being wasted, is saved,
and the way prepared for the steady improve
ment of the soil. None of the land is wasted,
and the fields are cultivated down to the edges
of the roads. <
The beet proof of the advantages of the
abolition of fences is found in the fact that
no section of the country that has abolished
fences for crops is willing to return to
the antiquated system, now oppressing the
agricultural industries of the South ; and if
the farmers of the South would think care
fully of this matter, and discuss it with the
lights of actual, experience, instead of stub
born!}' closing their eyes to facts, and hugging
tlieir antiquated prejudices, they would soon
see where their own interest lies.
A “ new” cereal, said to be more nutii
tious than either corn, oats or rye, is finding
much favor in Western Kansas and New
Mexico. It is called Egyptian corn or pam
pas rice, and was originally brought from
Southern Russia. Thus far it has been un
affected by drouth, worms, grasshoppers and
other pests, and it can be cultivated with
less care than almost any other grain. There
is doubtless some exaggeration in the ac
counts given of this cereal, but such a mass
of favorable testimony from such a variety
of sources as this candidate for public favor
inspires could hardly be commanded by an
article of merely ordinary merit. —Savannah
News.
The Greatest Blessing.
A si tuple, pure, harmless remedy, that
cures every time, and prevents disease by
keeping the blood pure, stomach regular,
kidneys and liver active, is the greatest
blessing ever conferred upon man. Hop
Bitters is that remedy, and its proprietors
are being blessed by thousand who haye been
saved and cured by it. Will you try it?
See another column.
Fancy Dry Goods,
of all descriptions. PRINTS, MUSLINS, GINGHAMS, DOMESTICS. Ac.. and a full lino of
DRESS GOODS of every variety; NOTIONS, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac. My assort
ment of
Read.y"3M[a,d.e Olotliins'
is complete, embracing all the latest styles and all grades, and in fn'l suits, for men. I have also
in stock every variety of
Family Groceries, Hardware,
CUTLERY, GLASS WARE. CROCKERY, Ac., Ac. In a word. I have everything good to eat or
wear or do almost anything else with, all of which I propose to sell .as cheap as first-class goods can
be bought anywhere.
Thankful far former patronage, I hope all my old customers and many new ones will call on me
before purchasing elsewhere.
F. M. BAILEY
X. B.—No trouble to show goods. Call, even if you don't buy.
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"W. M. FITTJVIAJNT,
JVC EIFIC 3ST TANARUS,
I have just opened in the stand on Clayton Street, formerly occupied by Mr. L. J. Lampkin, a
full assortment of *
FANCY & FAMILY GROCERIES, DRY GOODS,
TIN-WARE, &c„
And in fact, everything needed in the Home Circle.
1 keep only the Best of Goods, and sell at the Lowest price, for Cash or Country Produce.
The farmers of Jackson and adjoining counties, will find it to their advantage to give me a call.
A liberal share of the public patronage respectfully solicited.
C. W. DUPRE.
Tlie pronounced leader in low ."Prices
in Gainesville,
is the only Merchant who went to New York this season for SPRING and SUMMER GOODS,
llis Stock, which is twice that of any of his previous purchases is now in his spaeious Store Rooms
and has no equal in this section, llis stock of
DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS,
EMBROIDERIES, LACES. CORSETS, RIBBONS, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ZEPHYRS, SILK
TIES Ac., is all.that could be desired by the most fastidious and, his prices on each and every
article guaranteed as low as the same goods can be bought in any city in Georgia. His stock of
MENS AND BOYS CLOTHING
is the largest and most varied in Gainesville.
MENS SUITS ranging from $3.00 to S3O. His stock of
OENTS, LADIES and CHILDRENSSHOEs, SLIPPERS &c.,
is unsurpassed in any market—all styles and grades at the very Lowest Possihlo Prices. lie has
also, the most COMPLETE LINE of STRAW and FUR HATS for Gents and Bovs, pretty HATS
for Young Mon. He has opened in CONNECTION with his DRY-GOODS a First-class Millinery
Department under management of Miss Mary Hendon, a Lady of unquestionable taste and, who lias
had large experience in the larger cities. IK this department is to he found the Largest Stock of
millinery Goods, HATS, BONNETS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS, and HAT TRIMMINGS GEXER
ALL\ any where this side of Baltimore, ami a uniform line of Low Prices on everything sold.
A visit to this sterling House will repay you.
Good C3rOod.si, Low Prices,
quick sales and small profits, and polite attention to all are some of the standing rules of
C. W. DUPRE.
WHITE LEAD
AND
OILS,
Varnishes & Colors,
DRUGS,
MEDICINES and CHEMICALS,
Grass and Clover Seed.
For any of above, or anything in the Drug line,
call on
E. C. LONG & CO.,
Wholesale & Retail Druggists,
ATHENS, OVA.
October 24th, 1879.
IRON BITTERS,
A Great Tonic.
IRON BITTERS,
A Sure Appetiser.
IRON BITTERS,
A CoßpUta 9trn(lhMr,
IRON BITTERS,
A Valuable Medicine.
IRON BITTERS,
Not Sold as a Beverage.
•IRON BITTERS,
far Delicate Femalee.
Highly recommended
to the public for all dis
eases requiring a certain
and efficient TOXIC/
especially in Itulif/es
lion, Duspepaia,
Intermittent
Ml - *, leant of Ap
petite , Loir* of
Strength, I.nck of
Energy, etc. It en
riches the blood,
strengthens the mus
cles, and gives new life
to the nerves. To the
aged, ladles, and chil
dren requiring recuper
ation, this vnluahle
remedy can not he too
highly recommended.
It nets like a chnmt
on the digestive orsans.
A teaspoonful before
meals will remove nil
dyspeptic symptoms.
TRY IT.
Sold by all Druggist*,
THEBROWICHEIKALCB.
BALTIMORE, Md.
ATHENS
PHA ItMACEUTICAL COMP’NY,
Corner Colic® Afcmie and Clayton Street,
ATHENS, GA.,
RESPECTFULLY invite the attention of the
people of Jackson and the public generally
to their LARGE and FRESH stock of
lIPSLajro .‘O.'jT'oigg'i®,
Medicines, Chemicals,
Fancy Goods, Toilet Articles,
ETC., ETC.
We call especial attention to onr assortment of
Patent Medicines,
rare and standard. Also, to rare and standard
Medicines and Chemicals. No matter how com
mon. or exceedingly rare, we have at least a little
on hand. Ihe Prescription and Compounding De
partment is under the personal supervision of
JOS. JACOBS, Pharmaceutical Graduate.
The only GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this
section of the Stato.
Our Motto : PURITY, ACCURACY AMD EXCELLENCE.
BARGAINS IN SEED I
January 30th, ISSO.
ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFACTURES.
Maysville Shoe Factory.
We manufacture all kinds of .‘titoEg; mens’
Brogan's and Roots, ladies’ High and Low Quar
tered Shoes, childrens’ Shoes, HARNESS and
BRIDLES. AYe are prepared to make all kinds
of fine work. AYe work the best material in the
most popular styles, and
W'arrant our Work Equal to
any Croods on the Market.
AYe have experienced workmen employed, for
both coarse and fine work. As we defy competi
tion in quality, prices and service, we hope to
have the pleasure of supplying you with Roots and
Shoes. BROWN A RILKY.
Maysville. Q*.
BIST"We also keep constantly on hand a select
stock of Groceries and Provisions, Bacon, Lard,
Sugar, Coffee, Syrup and Dry Goods, Ac., Ac.
1880-SPRING SEA80N~188(j
NEW SPRING GOODS!
AT
PENDERGRASS BRO. & CO.
Trimming Silks,
in the latest, and most desirable patterns LACE TIES and BEAUTIFUL SII K Tr
Stock of Gros Grain Satih, and plain RIBBONS in the most elegant designs ever shown ' ‘ S
Large Stock of Prints, in the Most Beautiful #f
Figared lake*, Lmwtm, Piqa*, ttinghams, Cambrics, and different kinds of
whit*, and figured goods lor spring, snd summer wear at popular prices. *
Parasols Different Prices, from 25 cts. up
Ruching! Rucking! Ruckino-;
A nice stock of these goods in the most elegant styles as cheap as ever
HOSIERY.
Toadies fancy, Brodequin and Silk, clock hose Childrens plain and fancy gents from f
BUTTONS.
All, and the latest novelties in dress buttons. Dress Shields for Arm Holes, and Skirts
Corsets, Napkins,
Table Linens lace Curtains &c.
COTTONADES, Pants Linen, CASSIMERS, and DOESKIN. SHIRTS !o llni i r ,
Unlaundried, COLLARS, Towels. TOWEL CRASH, from five cents
up. UNIN AND SILK Handkerchiefs, HAIR ORNAMKNTS SCVp '
PINS Ac. SHOES, Mens, Ladies and Childrens, of all kinds
All styles from a hrogan to a Josaphino Sandal at prices
to defy competetion. Keep cool ! FANS, all
kinds and sizes, from five cents up.
A Well Selected Stock of Mens Summer Clothing
Mens Straw, wool and fur hats.
The Largest Stock of Millinery ever
brought to Jefferson. This is the place, to get
floods Cheap, With Cash. They have got the goods
and are Going to Sell Them, as Cheap as any Body.
A Pril 2nd.
CARRIAGE SHOPS,
Main Street, Gainesville, Georgia,
MANUFACTURER OF
Phaetons, Buggies and Farm Wagons
I respectfully invite the people of Jackson county, and the public generally, to calDiul eua
my work hofore purchasing elsewhere. As I AM STILL IN THE CAKKIAGI
with GOOD SLOCK. GOOD WORKM EN, and CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, Imm
pared to offer them anything in my line at
RocLl Bottom Figures!
So send on your order* and work. Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Repairing Bone in All of Its Branches!
Respectfally,
Feb. 6th, ISBO. G. W. WALKER.
BUGGIES and WAGONS ! WAGONS and BUG Gift
WITH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN TIIE REST SHOPS NORTH AND* 1
Now Located oa’Clayton Street and College Avenue, Athens, Ga.,
AY HERE I AYILL MAKE AND REPAIR
Carriages, Buggies and "Wagon*
Horse Shoeing. Horse Shoeing.
THE BEST THE CHEAPEST!
PL ANTATION WORK, PLOWS, MILL PICKS, &
I use the best material and employ the most expert workmen. My work all guaranteed
ney returned. Save money by seeing me. !>.<'. IIL'IIMIL
Cor. Clayton St. and College Av., (Opposite Talmadge, Hodgson A" ...
oct 10-3 m M ° ATHEM,
3VEARBLE ! MARBI^
A. R. ROBERTSON,
DEALER LIST
MONUMENTS, MARBLE § GRANITE BOX Tos
HEAD AND FOOT STONES,
CWKAYL'E. 'VOWftS, SA.VSS OV VLL 8^
®f‘iY*'Specimens of work on hand and ready for lettering.
Jan 2 80 A. R. ROBERTSON, Athens,
JUDSON’S
MARBLE WORKS,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
MANTTFVCTTRER AND DEALER IN l’
ITALIAN AND RUTLAND MARB^
MONUMENTS, BOX TOMBS, HEAD and FOOT STONES.
Iron Railing for Grave Enclosures, Grani* 6 ’
OFFICE and WORKS on Corner LOYD and ALABAMA STREETS,
Opposite Georgia Railroad Depot, t
Orders Solicited and Promptly Filled. Prices
Terms Cash. t „
jr—-. Address D. N. JTJTSON.