The southron. (Gainesville, Ga.) 1875-1885, October 04, 1881, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe uamesviiic ocuiaron Published Every Tuesday Evening OFFICE In the Building, next to the Postoffice BY P. F. LAWSHE. Gainesville Southron. P iblished Ever3' Tuesday Evening. TERMS: $2.00 Per Annum NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. Superintendent’s Office, .Janiiar/ IS, ISSI. FAST MAIL TRAIN. r A and after Wednesday, Januaiy 19, Ml, trains on the Northeastern Rail jad will run as follows: NO 1. NO 3. .v Athens , 4:30 am 3:30 pin i r Lula 6:30 am 6 :30 pin “ Atlanta 9:4G a m 12 :40 pin NO 2 NO. 4. vAtlanta 4:ooam 3:oopm ir Lula .6:30 atn 5:55 p m U~ Athens 12 :30 p m 8 ;4n p m All trains daily except Sunday. Train 2 and 3 connect closely with all east .id west bound passenger trains on the iir-Line Railroad; (rain No. 4 with est bound passenger 3 rain on Satur y night only, \ hen it will wait until :45 p. m., when uy so doing connec (Dn can be made. Passengers leaving Athens at 4:30a. k. connect closely at Lula with the •st mail for Atlanta; time, five hours • and fifteen minutes; making close con action at Atlanta for all points west id southwest. LYMAN WELLS, Supt. ZLv£„ JZZJL ATTORNEY AT LAW, GAINESVILLE, - GEORGIA. Office with Col. S. C. Dunlap, over DuPre’s Store. Will practice in all the Courts —City, State and Federal. Faithful attention given to any busi ness entrusted to me. During my ab sence from the city, Col. Dunlap will reDresent me. References: Gens. Robert Toombs and D. M. Dußose, Washington, Ga.; Hon. A. 11. Stephens, Crawfordville, Ga.; Cel. J. T. Jordan, Sparta, Ga.; Col. Theo. Cooley, Cashier First Na tional Bank, Nashville, Tenn. Porter Springs THE visiting public are informed by this advertisement that Porter Springs are in full blast for the season. EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE and in splendid condion Hates LiOw. FIRST-CLASS. The roads are i , splendid condition, and L. Q Headers will take visitors irom Gainesville to the Springs in style on double-quick time. J. M. HARRIS, Superintendent. BeT A. Martin, Att’y at I^iw, DAHIjOINrrGA, GA Having made a Numerical Index to every recorded deed, is read}’’ to make correct abstracts of Titles to any lot in the county. HENRY H- WEST, Attorney and Counselor at Law, JLARKSVILLE, - - - GEORGIA, Will practice in the counties of Hab isliani, Ftanklin, Rabun, White, Hall Jul Ranks. Business put in his hands ' ill be promptly attended to. Collect ng a specialty, and money promptly *id over when collected. All Tie asks * a trial. may2s, ’BO. f.P. PKICE. BAKEK D rice and Baker, Attorneys at Law, DAHIiONEGA, CtA_. FLETCHER M. JOHNS OH, Attorney at Law GAINESVILLE, GA. Will practice in the courts of the >' and Blue Ridge Circuits. 021 HOWARD THOMPSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, n Sam. C. Dunlap’s ollice, will attend romptiy Si collections and any other *\v business intrusted to ins care. janO s Q duklap, 'ii tt’y At Uo w, —A N D— -4 tW MX-t iV Xj COtiliilCT oil /in-fc North West Si<it- I’uo. snuaro. over i;. W iMtl're'a nuirt. uiayo7ft 4 M A K COBB. HOWELL COBB. 1 4 . & 11. Cobb, Attorneys at Uaw; ATHENS, GA. office in Deuprec Building. Ilßly To the Public. take tins method of returning thanks to my numerous customers for their lib eral patronage during my long proprie torship of the Newton House in Athens. On December 31st my management of the Newton House will cease, at which time I will open for the accommodation of the public the CLINARD HOUSE, pleasantly located on Clayton street, one ot the principal business streets in Ath ens, w here I hope and expect my former patrons and the traveling public gener ally to stop when visiting Athens, p' jg ng myself to do all in niy powei fov their eoiutoit, convenience and happi- Jtss. A. D. CLINARD. Atiwiis. Dec. 9, isj'a . ■ -- i —-■n-mißwm win I r99SPVBBMfIESS9BBHPMIHBMnMnKX3 The Southron Dew Drop Inn YEARWOOD & HERRIN; PROPRIETORS OF THE Piedmont Saloon s> - Onnosite Piedmont Hotel, Gainesville Georgia. Sing has just supplied this famous up-country Saloon with all kinds of FOREIGN & DOMESTIC Wines and Liquors, Tobacco Cigars. Of the very best brands. This stock was purchased to suit the summer trade BEST LAGER BEER, AND LEMONADE AS COLD AS ICE Can make it. All kinds of drinks- served up to suit the most fastidious. Finest Billiard Room in the country, furnished with Standard American Tables. Good Read ing room and Barber shop attached. Orders solicited. Prompt attention will be given to orders from the- Springs, Hotels and wittering places. niay2f)-tf. CLEVELAND HOTEL. BY C W. O AJKZIIIB, -A.- H- KCEIsriDS^OIiT, AT - C L E V E L AND, White County, Ga. Known as the“ Comer Hotel” formerly GOOD BOARD AND ROOMS will be furnished CHEAP. Special low rates with reguluß board •er <. Place quiet and healthy, being a good Summer resort. OAKES & HENDERSON, # % Proprietors. Hotel Weinmeister, 10 and 12 Forsyth St, Atlanta, Has beep purchased and nice retitted with a line Bar and new furniture, by C. J.W einmeister Formerly of the Reading Room, who will he glad to meet his old friends and lie public at his new place of business. THE BA A ND TABLES Will always be furnished with the best in the markets. ap6. Open from June 15 to Oct. 1. 1881 White Sulphur Spring HaSf Countyi Ga, JOHN CALVIN JOHNSON, MANASER. Either Messrs. McLendon, Martin or Hope av sl lurnish Carriages at Gainesville to meet all trains. Rate lor passengers, 50 cents; trunk2s cents. Telegraph line from Gainesville to Springs in operation. Baud of music from July Ist to September Ist. Terms : Per day $2.00; per week, 12.00; per month, $35.00. National Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., E, T. WHITE, Agt., - Prop’r. The National, being renovated and refurnished oilers superior inducements to the Traveling Public. Fare the very best in tliecity. RATES $2.00 PER DAY. SnpcJai rates mr ionite,rume. ms Cnticnra, the JM Stiii Care. Isching- and Scaly Diseases, Humors os the Sealp and skin Permanently Cured. Cuticura. remedies are for sale by all druggists. Price of tCutieura, a Medi cinal Jelly, small boxes, 50o; [urge hexes, sl. Cuticm-a. Resolvent, the new Blood Purifier, sl. CutieuraMedicinal Toilet .Soap, 25c. Cnticnra Medicinal Shaving Soap, 15c; in bars for barbers and large consumers, 50c. Principal depot, Weeks & Pott ku, Boston, M.iss, SIS'"AII mailed free on receipt ot price. JEWELRY STORE. !E3r JILa/wslxe lifts been running bis old reliable Jewelry Clock. Watch, and Silver and Cold Ware estab lishment in Atlanta over twenty years. When yon send to hint for anything, you get the CKN - RINK ARTKJLV, and your watch ss fixed hr a entleinari who lias been witli him more than a tiuartur of a century. We advise all wanting Kings or other Jewelry tr ade, or anything else in Ins line, to send their orders to KB LAWS UK. uiavitatf Atlanta Ga. SPECIAL NOTICE. The editor of this paper wants to sell a nice little eight-room cottage and 1-4 acre of ground, covered wiTli fruit trees, next to the Piedmont ho tel, and a half-interest in the South ron, to a live, active business gentle man. The property will he sold cheap to the right man. Applv to rne at once. P. F. Lawsue. GAINESVILLE. GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4,1881. MBS. LYDIA L OF DISCOVERER OP LYDIA E. PINXMAM’S VSffETABI.iI COMPOUNB. The Caro For all Female Complaints. Tliis preparation, as Its nnme fsfc-nifics cov.uhiia o' Vegetaldo rro;>ertieatlir.t mo lu.i-iu.h.3the i.iost dt-1 feate invalid. Upon one trial t)* merit* of this I'tn't pound will ho rceognlaSl, asirdfcf is i:i>tn?.<:tniß ; 9U , when its wch conHsuiml, in niiiel/ iiine en sira hm dred, ftieiTnanehtciiroisefre<-te(:.,iis;ii<i‘;a.;;i.i will to.- tify. On account of its provra it.i to-day rl commended and prescribed by the Lea), physicians ir tho country. It will euro entirely the woist form of fAllim.- of tiio uterus, Lcncorrltcea, irrc—iV.r nnd- paiufn; Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles, J ndami nation are Ulceration* floodings, all Displacements and Um con frequent spinal weakness, and is especially adapted t< the Change of Life. It will <li*;<!vo ami ex-rei ttfmors from the uterus in an early starge of clevelo.mu.nt. The tendency to cancerous liKjnors there is cheeked vorp speedily by its use. In fact it lias proved to be the great est and beat remedy that has ever been discover ed. .31 pewncatea every portion of the system, an.. gives new U.'oand vigor. It removes fain tne:-:::,lie I uieney, do stroyidlcraving for stimulants, and relieves weohnesv of the stomach It cures Bloating, Headaches, Nervous I'roptratioji GeneralDebility,Sleeplessness, Depression and liidi gestion. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain 1 weight and backache. is always permanently cured I>y its use. It will rit all ( Irk:-, and under all eireuinston ces, act in harmony with the law that, governs the female system. For Kidney Complaints of either sex this compoun.. is unsurpassed. c.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is prepared at *35 and 835 Western Avenue, Lynn, ypn-s Prifeesi.OO. Six bottles for $5.00. Sent by nrdl in th • forma of pills abs> In the form ot Lozenges, on receipt of rA$~ per box, for either. Mrs. ITKKHAj) freely Answers nil letters of Inqslry Send for pan. phlet. t’Addrf.-a as above Mention this paper. No family should he without LYDIA E. FIXKHAM IdVl.htd’n.l.S. They cure Constipation, riliousnese and'did-ty ift the Liver S5 cents per bo*. For sals bv Hunt, R-iakin & La mar, Atlanta, Ga HOP EIIfEES^ CONTAINS | nor'fe, bucbu, mandrake, $ DAK US LION, |j And titf I’m:: t and Bkkt Metwa i.Quali- TIKIS <’F ALL OTIIEK li!TTKKf. | TJ.TE YC3 T_J E I All Discsoor,of theSl-omacli, Bowels, Blood, a Liver. Kidw-y?,and Urinary Oiguns, Ker | vous.iess csnecially I' ciiiile (Jomi'laiiits. I $3 000 m COLD. I Winbf prid for ri case they will rot. euro or a lelp.'or for any riling ; 'n!iuro or injurious found in them. 9 Ask your dnieulst for ITop Bitters and try 5 tlKim before y.'.i ilcep. Take mo other, | I) !. ('■ Is ,|r i absoliuo (iiid irresistible cure for ■ Drunkenness, use of opium, tobacco and | narcotics. S k.\ t>i■ oH C i v.crla n. I All si,..vo roll hy<b a;-:.*t*. t ll.'P BHtt-r.l ii • < ... dorhf.trr, 1., A Toronto, Ont. fyaßWEßiiKsaai • -■•■r- • reegsarjgviiMsy-ri<wrfii.i ■ .. .-n. FITTERS FEEBLE AVI) SICKLY PERSONS Recover their vitality by pursuing a course of Hostetler’s ‘ Stomach Bitters, the most popular iuvigorant gaud alter ative medicine in use. General debility lever and ague, dyspepsia, constipation rheumatism, and other maladies are com pie ely removed by it. Ask those who have used It what it lias clone for I hem. For sale by all druggists and dealer generally. TEXAS ARKANSAS k LOUISIANA. A healthful, genial climate; an ex ceedingly productive soil, where, with common industry and prude ice, a sure and certain competence can he had. Tie Mlicsteru Immigration Cos. Will mail, on application, free of cost, postage prepahl, books with maps, giv-' ing authentic and reliable information, in detail, ot the State of Texas, Arkan sas, oi 1 Western Louisiua. We desire to confer with those wishing to better *heir condition, and arc meditating a change t,o anew country, Address, h. G. Duval, Secretary, Austin, Tex J. N. Victor, Eastern Manager, 243 Broad wav. New York. Foreign Ollic ■: Win. W. Lanu. I’rcs . Leadenlial 1 House, Leadenliall St., London, E.(J. England Mastin YY- Biden, Gainesville , a. Attorney, Claim Agent and Commer cial Notary. Will practice in the Western and Blue Ridge Circuits, and make prompt "returns of money col lected. Special attention given to the prosecution of claims before the Court of. Claims, Southern Claims Commis sion, or any of the governmental de part incuts. Refers to all tlie city and con fficei's. FENCE OR NO FENCE. That’s a Question of no Mean Import ance to the People of Georgia. Recent Acts of the Legislature on the Subject. “AN ACT to amend seefion 1455 of the code of Georgia of 1872, which provides for submitting to the law ful voters ot any county in the State, upon the petition of fifty freeholders of such county, the question of ‘fence or no fence’ by authorizing elections to be held under said section at such time as the ordinary may appoint, and by striking out the proviso to said section, and for other purposes. Section 1. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact that fiom and after the passage of this aet, section 1455 of the code of Geor gia be and the same is amended by' striking from the 16th lino of said section the words “on the 4th Mon day in July following,” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “at such time as said ordinary shall appoint.” Section 2. Bo it further enacted that said section 1455 be further amended by striking out the proviso contained in the last lines thereof as follows: “Provided said elections shall not be held oftener than one time in two years,” so that said sec tion when amended will read as fol lows: “The foregoing provisions of sections 1449, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453 and 1404 shall become operative ot this State upon the following terms and conditions: Whenever so many as fifty freeholders in any county of this State shall petition the Ordinary of any county for the benefit of the provisions of said section, said Ordi nary shall at once make known throughout said county by advertise ment in the public gazette if there is one published in said county and by notice at all election precincts and public places when said petition has been filed in office, such notice to be published twenty days. Jfa coun ter petition of, tv -hoUleiv is filed; •*smrouutifff‘ x<y%^^e i-sSffS;' then Tie Ordinary shall proceed no further. If such petition of free holders is not met by such counter petition, or if met by such counter petition is sup ported by a petition of so many as twenty-five additional freeholders, then the Ordinary aforesaid shall art once proceed to have an*election held in said county at such time as said Ordinary shall appoint, in which the question shall be submitted to the lawful voters of said county of “fence or “no fence,’' said election to be held at the court ground in each militia district and under the same rules and regulations as arc provided for the election of members of the general assembly, and after thirty days’ no tice at the most public place m said county; provided that no person shall be allowed to vote at said election except in the militia district in which lie resides. The returns of said elec tion shall be made to the Ordinary of said county, and after examining the same and deciding all questions touching the right to vote at said election, he shall proclaim the result by notice as aforesaid. If the lawful majority in said election is for no fence then the provisions of said six sections slmll take elfect in such county within six months thereafter. AN ACT To extend the provisions of sections 1449, 1450, .1451, 1452, 1453 and 1454 of the Revised Code of Geor gia, which relate to the fence and stock laws of this State, by mak ing the same applicable to Militia Districts, and to provide for the erection of fences around distiict lines: Section 1. 13c it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the provisions of sections 1440, 1450, 1451, 1452, 14f>3 and 1454 of the Revised Code of Georgia, shall be come operative in any militia district of this State, upon the following terms and conditions: Whenever so many as fifteen freeholders or a ma jority of freeholders, in any milifia district of this State, shall petition the Ordinary of any county, in which said district is located, for the benefit of the provisions of said foregoing sections, said Ordinary shall give notice of said petition by advertis ing the same in the public gazette, if there be one published in said coun ty. and by notices at all election pre cincts and public places in said dis trict, which said notices shall be published for twenty days; ami said Ordinary shall at once proceed to have an election held in said militia district at as early a day as prac ticable—to be designated by him— after said notices have been given, in which the question shall be submit ted to the lawful voters of said dis trict, in the following form co wit: “For Fence” or “Stock Law.” Said elections to be held at the places and under the same rules and regulations as are provided for members of the General Assembly, and after fifteen days notice at the most public places in said district. The returns of said election shall be made to the Ordin ary of said county, who after exnmin ing the same and deciding upon all questions which may arise out of said election, shall proclaim the re suit by notice as aforesaid. If the lawful majority in said election is for “Stock Law,” then the provisions of said six sections shall take effect in such militia disirict wfthin six months thereafter; provided that said election shall not be held oftener than one time in every year. Seefion 2. Be it further enacted, that whenever any militia district shall adopt the provisions of the stock law, it shall be the duty of the Ordinary, (or such other tribunal as may have jurisdiction over county matters,) as soon as practicable after said adoption, to have good and sub stantial fences erected around the lines of said district, in order to pre- vent the incursions of stock from other counties or districts; and for this purpose he is empowered to enter upon the lands of any person of said district or county, and have fences constructed across any public or private road; provided that proper gates are established in such public or private roads. Section 3. Be it further enacted, that said Ordinary, (or such tribunal as may have jurisdiction over county matters,) shall be empowered to levy and collect a tax upon the property of slid district sufficient to defray the expenses of erecting and main taining said fences—said tax to be k . collected at the same time and in the same manner as other State and > ■yt .a AIWLihAi 1 - that whenever any person should prefer to pay the tax required of him by this section in labor or materia 1 , he may upon application to said Or dinary (or tribunal as aforesaid) pay the same by furnishing rails and erecting (under the supervision of said county authority) such propor tion of said fence as shall be equal in value to the amouut of ta.yes due by him; said labor and material to be valued by said county officer, at the customary prices for such in each county. Section 4. Be it further enacted, that the laws now of force with re gard to legal fences, as found in sec tions 1443, 1444, 1445, 1446, 1447 and 1448, shall .apply to all fences erected in pursuance of the foregoing section; and all persons disturbing or injuring the same shall be pun ished as now prescribed by law. Section 5. Be it further enacted, that it shall be the duty of any per son or persons, driving stock of any kind through the public reads of any district, in which the ‘stock law’ is of force, so to herd and drive the same, that they shall not be allowed to enter upon or work injury to the lands or crops of the citizens thereof, and for violation of this section shall be dealt with as other trespasses. Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Ordinal-}', (or such tribunal as aforesaid,) in any county, where any district of the same has adopted the provisions of this act, to have erected substantial and convenient gates in fences at the crossings ot all public highways and neighborhood roads, and whenever any person residing in oaid district, shall desire a crossing on his own lands, he shall be per mitted to erect and keep up such gates at his own expense; and any person who shall wilfully and un lawfully leave open any of the said gates, or do any wilful damage to the same or to the fences erected for the purpose aforesaid, phall be lined in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, or imprisoned not longer than twenty days; provided that any gate erected across a public road under the provi sions of this act, shall be so con structed that the same can be opened and shut, without dismounting from any horse or Vehicle that may be de sired to pass through the same. Section 7. Be it fuither enacted, that each owner or proprietor of lands in any militia district, adopt ing the provisions of this act, who shall lent his lands or establish a system of tenantry thereon, shall furnish paslmage for at least one cow and calf for the family of each tenant; provided that said tenant shall do his proportionate part of fencing. Section 8. Bo it further enacted, that nothing herein contained shall prevent any district, which has adopted this law, from voting at any county election on the stock law. Section 2). Be it further enacted, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with Uiis act be and the same arc hereby repealed. MRS. LUCRETIA GARFIELD. Brief Sketch of this Noble Woman. “The affliction that' fell upon the President and his family has brought its various members more distinctly before the nation than was ever the case before, and a warm sympathy has naturally been aroused for the faithful wife and mother, who almost arose from her own sick bed to watch over her husband’s. As the farmer’s daughter, the pupil, and afterward the teacher in a public school, as the wife of a poor man labor ing at his profession, Mrs. Garfield early learned to practice the virtues that form good wives and mothers. Frugality, simplicity and quiet study filled up her early life. She shared with her husband a love of books and knowledge; together they read, reflected, gathered facts and studied to be of use. Their minds advanced equally, and sustained each other, and it would be wrnll for all American women could they pursue a career not dissimilar. Mrs. Garfield, whose maiden name was Lucretia Rudolph, was born near Hiram, Portage county, Ohio, in 1837. She was the daughter of a respectable farmer, who had sufficient means to afford her an excellent education and whose surroundings indicated a love of refinement not generally observable among the sparse population of the place. From her childhood she was thoughtful, amiable and industrious; and as she grew in years her intellect ual bias became so marked and its fruits so promising that all her friends and family entertained, without hesi tation, the bright hopes that have long since been more than realized. In 1858, Miss Rudolph, who had been studying at the academy in which President Garfield was then a professor, became the wife of the lat ter. The match was one purely of love, inasmuch as neither party was over- Kj > rdf- Xx * ' however,’ what was . better' and mbF enduring—brave, sturdy and honest hearts, sustained by a spirit of truth and love, as well as by the supporting arm of a liberal education. From the moment the nuptial knot was tied Mrs. Garfield set about the business of life more seriously than ever, could such have been possible, and at once began wreathing with flowers the yoke she had assumed with such purity and affectionate strength of soul. Modest as were their means, she made then first new home one of sunshine and of love; and when a young family began to gather around her hearth stone she commenced that course of fireside education and training which has proved so eminently successful all the world over—that system of maternal culture and care to which some of even the greatest minds of the age have freely confessed their indebtedness. Nor was she a help meet to her noble partner in one or two relations only; for fmjn time to time, if report speaks truly, it was his habit in any circumstances of difficulty to draw upon her intellect ual resources and unfailing clear sightedness. Obviously, therefore, they were as one in all that was essential to human happiness, and hence the ever-deepening love and affection which has characterized tlicir lives up to the present hour. It will not, then, be difficult to con t-eivo of her dismay and anguish, when, on Saturday, the second day of .July, the intelligence reached her at Elberon, New Jersey, that the Presi dent, her husband, was wounded, but “not dangerously,” by an assassin at the depot of the Baltimore and Poto mac Railroad at Washington. A few moments previously, delicate as was her health, her face had been radiant with joy; for on that day she was to have joined the President with their children in New York, and proceed thence with him and some gentlemen of high official position to pay a visit to several points of interest East, and make a voyage along the coast of Maine as far a9 Mount Desert Island. In an instant the cup was dashed from her lips, and notwithstanding that the telegram containing the dire intelli gence was couched in language the most cautious and considerate, yet, with an instinet not to be battled by the guarded expressions of friends, she felt that some frightful calamity had befallen her and her family, and instantly flew on the wings of affec tion to the bedside of the illustrious sufferer. The journey, although per formed with almost the speed of the wind, was to her almost interminable; yet it came to a close, and at last she found herself bending with agony filled with despair over the sharer of TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Oiia copy one year .f2.00 One copy six months ] ,00 One copy three months .. 50 Specimen copy free. ADVERTISING RATES REASON A BLE, MADE KNOWN ON DEMAND. VOL. VII.--NO 30 her earJily joys and sorrows, the Chief Executive of one of the mighti est nations on earth. Some weeks ago, Eugene Lawrence thus wrote of Mrs. Garfield: “It is because she lias been a faithful wife, studious, intelligent, refin’d by the love of knowledge, that in the moment of her sorrow all hearts^ have softened and sympathized with*Mrs. Garfied as she watches at her husband’s side. The scene is one that was seldom or never paralleled. The whole nation, almost the whole world, Watch with her, enter the silent chamber and share her grief. It is no idle curiosity, no transient interest, that leads our peo ple to this eager sympathy; it is the impulse of a commonwealth, the feel ing that as a iamily and nation we are one, our officials aic parts of ourselves, and we share their joys and sorrows. Something of this feeling may prevail in monarchical countries where loj'alty still lingers, but' the barrier of caste shuts out the real depth of sympathy. It is only in a commonwealth, a re public, where all are equal, that every wife can feel almost as her own the anxious cares of Mrs. Garfield, as she pei forms her sacred duty, and every patriot rejoice in the midst of his grief that in the painful light so sud denly thrown upon the President’s family is witnessed the tender affec tion, the perfect unity that should crown every American home.” SAYINGS OF GEN. GARFIELD. After the battle of arms comes the battle of history. For the noblest man that lives there still remains a conflict. I would rather be beaten in right than succeed in wrong. Present evils always seem greater than those that never come. Growth is better than permanence and permanent growth is better than them ail. It is one of the precious mysteries of 80iT6j,\,that it ' , :) m -t he. Statesmanship consists rather in removing the causes than in punish ing or evading results. Ideas are the great warriors of the world, and a war that has no ideas behind it is simply brutality. Eternity alone wifi reveal to the* human race its debt of gratitude to the peerless name of Washington. I doubt if any man equalled Samuel Adams in formulating and uttering the fierce, clear and inexorable logic of the revolution. Throughout the whole web of na tional existence we trace the golden thread of human progress toward the higher and better estate. Occasion may be the bugle call that summons an army to battle, but the blast of a bugle can never make sol- diers or win victories. It is as much the duty of all good men to protect and defend the reputa tion of worthy public servants as to detect the public rascals. An act of bad faith on the part of the State or municipal corporation, like poison in the blood, will trans mit its curse to succeeding genera tions. Bad faith on tile part of aq indivi dual, a city, or even a State, is a small evil in comparison with the calamities which follow bad faith on the part of a sovereign government. If there be anyone thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man—it is a man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil. We should do nothing inconsistent with the spirit and genius of our in stitutions. We should do nothing for revenge, but everything for security; nothing for the past, everything for the present and future. Correct Speaking. —One of the most pleasing things in yrtung people is the habit of correct speaking. Let us advise all our young readers to acquire it in early life. The longer you live the more difficult the acquire ment of correct language will be; and if the golden age of youth* the proper season for the acquisition ofdanguage, ho passed in its abuse, the unfortu nate victim if neglected is very prop erly doomed to talk slaug tor life. Money is not necessary to procure this education. Every one lias it in his power. He has merely to use the language which lie reads, instead of the slang which he hears, to form his taste from the best speakers and poets in the country, to treasure up choice phrases in ids memory, aud habituate himself to their use, avoid ing at the same time, that pedantic precision and bombast which shows the weakness of vai/i ambition rather* than the polish of an educated mind.

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The southron. (Gainesville, Ga.) 1875-1885, October 04, 1881, Image 1