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GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL.
W. ADDISON KNOWLES, Prop'r.
VOLUME XI.—NO. 45.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PURE AND FRESH
DRUGS, MEDICINES
AND
CHEMICALS.
Paints, Oils, Colors, Brushes.
NE W GOODS constantly amring. Large
stock WINDOW GLASS, all sizes
Bxlo to 30x30. Full assortment LAMPS,
CHIMNEYS, CHANDELIERS, LANT
ERNS. TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY,
POMADES, etc., etc. The (test
Garden Seeds,
ONION SETS. POTATOES, &c., for
tills climate from llolit. Buist, Philadelphia,
10c papers sold at 5c strictly—warranted
<r-xh nn't genuine, crop 1883. VINKST
'1 SOARS' in town. SMOKING and
CHEWING TOBACCO.
Pliy-nd an'* Prescription* care
fully compounded ami dispensed,
JNO. A. GRIFFIN,
GREENESDORO, GA.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
Georgia Railroad, Cos. )
Office General Manager, x
Augusta, April 28th, ’B2. )
( COMMENCING SUNDAY, tlie29tli ins*.
'X tlie following I'awn-tufer Schedule will
l)e operated:
PAST ILHSTH!!
V'), 37. WEST DAII.V. I XI). 38. EAST DAILY.
Lve Aiiapista 7:40 am ' Lvc Atlanta 3:50 p in
At Athens 13:30 am j Ar Ur'nsho’ 5:36 p m
“ Gr’nslio’lo:ls “ | “ Athens... 8:35 “
Ar Atlanta 1:00 pm | “ Augusta 8:10 “
■VO. 1 WEST —DAtI.V. so. 3 EAST — DAILY.
Lv An'ustalO 30 a ta [ Lv Atlanta 8 35 a in
“ .Macon.. 705 “ I “ G’horo’. 13 00 pin
" Mil’djje. 010 “ Ar Athens 505 pm
“ Cs aafe.l3 30 “ j Ar Wash’t. 355 ••
“ Waah’t.ll 20 “ I “ Oaruak. X 57 “
“ Athens. 905 f ‘ i " 'lil’dje: 440 “
Ar G’bora’. 315 p in i “ Macon . 045 “
Ar Atlanta. 5 50 p m j At Augusta 3 55 p m
XO. 3 WEST —DAILY. NO. 4 EAST—DAILY.
Lv Augusta.o 00 p m j Lv Atlanta.B 50 pin
Ar G’bor.V. .1 41 a m * Ar G’boro’ 1 46 a in
Ar Atlanta..B 40 “ | Ar Augusta 6 20am
C-rsUPEIIB IMPItOVKD SLEEPERS
TO AUGUSTA & ATLANTA.
Train No. 27 will stop >it and receive
passengers (o mid from tlm fndowina
points only: B-lair, B-iz-lia, Harlem,
Thomson, Camak, Crawfordville, Union
Point, Greenest! >ro, Madison, Rutledge,
Social Circle, Covington, Conyers, Slone
Mountain an:l Decatur.
Train No. 34 will stop at, an.l recaivi pas
snngers to and from the foil! iwinj stations,
only, Berz lia, Harlem, Hearing, Thomson,
Camak, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Greenesboro, Madison, Rutledge* Social
Circle, Covington, Conyers, St<%c pbuisafh
and Decatur.
The Fast Line has Through Si" per from
Atlanta te Charleston^ 111 ! eo*--in-cts for all,
points West aud Nortijvvei''!' East and Soutt!-
f. It DORSEY,
Passenger Agent
Jxo. W Green, Gon’l Manager.
iforhlieasterii Railroad
SUI• K!:IXTF.XDE.'.l’S OFFIeE. *
Athens, Ga., June 33, 1888.
ON and alter Sunday, dune 35th. 1883,
Trains on this road will run as follows:
xo. 53. I no. 50.
Lv Athens...B:3o a m j Lv Atlanta ..4.30 am
Ar Lilia 10:30 “| “ Tal. Falls 8.00 "
“ U.G. Jn 11:13 “ | “ Clarksvle 850 “
" Clnrksvl 11:50 “ I “ It. G. Jn 0:35 “
“Tal Falls 13:45 pm , “ Lula 10.45 “
“Atlanta 13:05 “ |Ar Athens.. .1:00 pin
no. 51. I No. 52.
Lv Athens...3:4s pm | Lv Atlanta...2:ss pm '
A r Lula 5.14 “ I “Lula. 540 “ \
“ Atlanta 12:50 am ; Ar Athena...7:24 “ j
Tallulah Falls Accommodation will Run on |
Tuesday and Saturday only,
l.v Tal Falls 4:45 pm 1 Lv R <4 Jun 0 30 pm j
*• Clarksvle 5:33 “ j “ Clarksvle 6:50 “ i
R.G. Jun 6:00 “ |Ar Tal Falls 7.-35 “
No. 53. 50, 51 and 52 run daily
Sundays excepted.’ Trains 53 and 51 make
close connect ions at Lula with trains on R.
& I). R. R. for Atlanta and all points South
west and Southeast. No. 51 for all points!
North and East.
H. R. BERNARD Sup’t. !
M. SLAUGHTER. G. P. A.
RI3LEY'S
PHILOTOKEN ,
A ;ri(?d and reliable cure for the ailments
of Ladies. Will ai l Nature, prevents Nau
sea, and Nervousness, and should lie taken
during the critical period. Has saved many
lives. Endorsed by thousands of ladies as
the lost remedy of its kind. Any druggist,
SI.OO
RISLEY’S BIIGtiO. the best diuretic
and tonic. Cures most Kidney and Bladder
troubles, Weakness, Whites, and Pain in
H ick. Supercedes all other kidney reme
dies. All druggists, SI.OO a 1 Kittle.
CHARLES F. RISLEY.
sep~ 83 New Youk.
FOB 3_<&. LE.
I offer for sale the following tracts of
land :
One hundred and ten acres, good tene
ment houses, well watered, and only three
miles from Greeneslioro'. Great bargain.
One tract of land con mining two hundred
and sixty acres, on the railroad, four miles
and a half from town.
One tract of land containing one hundred
and twenty-two acres, three miles and a half
from town. On this place there are some
splendid bottoms and a mill-site. Well
watered and fine pasture.
All the above places will be sold cheap
and upon easy terms For further particu
lars apply to
W. ADDISON KNOWLES,
oct26 88 GREENESBORO, GA.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G. H. U.
THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF TIIE
WORLD ACKNOWLEDGE THE SU
PERIORITY OF Tlffi PIANOS
AND ORGANS SOLD BY
0. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
They arc selecled from ten of the BEST
Makers, and are sn much Superior
to Others at Prices so much
Less that Pcrchasers
Save from
$lO to SIOO
By visiting or writing to
8.0. ROBINSON & CO.
E.1.0.M. L.P.Q.S.
Large and increasing sales of musical
merchandise verify the fact that <!. O
ROBINSON & CO. SAVE MONEY for
EVERY PURCHASER.
SHEET MUSIC, the LATEST PUBLI
CATIONS. MUSIC BOOKS of every de
scription: tlie latest Italian Strings.
The Latest and Most Popular Sunday
School Book
“LOVE AND Piiil,”
LOWEST PRICES, at
3. O. ROBINSON &. CO’S.,
881 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA.
OPIUM*''
1 I Ly 11A Atlanta, Oa.
AND I Reliable, evidence
timTCtr- r eiven mid reference
W Hlo IV X to cured patients &
HA3XT3 physicians. Send for
my hook on the Inili-
C2l UJ XC -ti. land its etire, free.
H. i U p.
IS THE
BEST MEDICINE
TO USE AGAINST
MALARIA
RID YOUR SYSTEM OF
ivr ALA 1-4 T
BY TAKING
H. lit* IP’,
AVOID HAVING
MALARIAL DISEASES
BY USING
11. H. P.
MAKE YOUR SYSTEM IMPREGNA
BLE TO THE INFLUENCE OF
BY TAKING
2=C. X3I- F=_
ALL DRUGGISTS KEEP IT.
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SAVE MONEY
ETT SXT3TXST3-
FAMILY mm
OIF*
MRS. MARY ROSSMAN
"" crt3 *
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED a handsome
Stock of IF’sus.stt- <Sc P’aaaily
3-roceriss. and purchasers wishing the
liest Coffee, Sugar, Hams, Bacon, &c , will !
tlo well to call on me. CaTFine grade Flour 1
a specialty.
CANNED GOODS!
1 have on hand a fresh supply of CAN
NED GOODS, such as Salmon, Oysters,
Mackerel, Ham. Tripe, Green Turtle Soup,
Peaches, Pine Apple, Etc.
I gnarantee to sell you goods in my line
at Atlanta retail prices, and will give entire
satisfaction or refund money. Don’t forget I
when you want to buy Confectioneries and '
Groceries I will sell them as cl eap as they 1
can be bought anywhere. All kinds of!
COUNTRY PRODUCE bartered for. Call 1
and examine my stock and prices before |
buying. Very respectfully,
MRS. M. ROSSMAN,
aug. 17, 'B3. GREENESBORO', GA. '
DEVOTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16,1883.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
1.1. H 41,
WHItE PLAINS. GA.
THE ONE PRICED HOUSE
—roK—-
OBIVER.A L
MERCHANDISE !
.fust received. Ladies’ Jersey Jackets,
Jackets for Gents, Lot of trimmed and nn
trimmed hats and lionnets fur ladies. Lot
of Hats, all trimmed, for Gents. New lot
of ladies changeable and reversible Suitings.
DRESS GOODS,
Worsteds, etc. Changeable Suits for Gents,
Something fine in Silk Handkerchiefs and
Linen Bordered Handkerchiefs lor Ladies.
Gents, Boys and Girls. The best knit stock
ings for children, also nice line ready-made
hosiery tor ladies and gen s Hamburg
Edgings, Insertions, Ric Rac and other fancy
trimmings and braids just received
Handsome line 5, (5, and 7 cents prints.
Our Kerseys and Jeans Department is com
plete with the liest goods at lowest prices
Our Gents’ Shirt department is complete.
Clothing at a reduction Tin and Crockery
ware, liest line of Soaps in town. A whole
box, three nice 5c cakes for a nick’.c. Gents
tine shoes a specially. Tobacco a specialty.
"Boss Chew” beats them all, no mistake.
In hardware we have the goods needed.
In drugs we keep what the trade demands.
Lot of breech and muzzle loading shot guns
just in, cheaper Ilian ever. It you want u
tine cook stove call at our store. If you
want bedsteads, chairs, elc., we have them.
In the Gmcerv department we keep the
siilistantials, all at the lowest figures.
Thankful for pil'd favors and soliciting a
conliiiiianee of I lie same, we remain,
Very respectfully,
W. M. Tanpsn & Sou,
..1135 83 WHITE PLAIN CM.
DAVID MORGAN,
MANUFACTURER OF AND
WHOLESALE DEALER
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Gridles, Spurs, Collars. Saddlery-
Whips, Hardware, Etc.
80 Whitehall Street,
ATLANTA, - - GEORGIA.
aiig 3rd. 1883.
Al NEW DEPaRVURE !
w. WOOLSEY.
iHi WATCHMAKER
.%Lr.r, - GREENSBORO, GA.
VTR. W WOOLSEY, of Augusta. On.,
lias located Infills city and offers his
services as a Watchmaker and Jeweler to
the citizens of Greene county. Watches,
clocks and Jewelry repai -ed in superior
style Sen Beau work made to order. All
giinrinteil to stand and give satisfaction.
I live Him a call. He will lie found at tie
store of Mr. M. Rossman.
Notice to the Public, I will not. be re
sponsible for goods after thirty days.'
mu3o 83
D.L. FULLERTON
—X2>T w
War®,
STOVES. 11l VISE.
Augusta, : ; Ga.
I am agent for the CELEBRA
TED LIGHTHOUSE COOKING
STOVE, the best, most complete
uud most satisfactory stove ou the
market. The
STAR CHURN,
A general household favorite and
the best labor saving machine
made, is manufactured and sold by
me. I heep in stock Tiu, Wooden
and Crockery Wares of every kind,
and ask a share of the patronage of
the people of Middle Georgia.
J&ifSend for price list.
D. L. FULLERTON,
sept. 14, ’B3 AUGUSTA, GA.
CARPETS)
House Furnishing Goods. The largest st*>ek
south of Baltimore. Moquet, Brussels. 3
ply and ingrain carpets, window shades,
lace curtains,cornices and poles, wall papers,
chromos, cocoa and Canton mattings, rugs
and mats. BAILIE & COSKERY. Ma
sonic Building, Augusta, Ga. junß
—Large invoice of Cook Stoves just re
ceived, No’s, 6, 7. 8,9, with and without
reservoirs. For strength, style, convenience
and cheapness, our stoves take the lead, pri
ces from $13,50 to $36,50. Copelan, Seals
& Armor.
SELECTED POETRY.
THEMOTHER.
Though lost in the whirlpool of psssmn,
Though high on the pathway to fa ne.
When hopes 1( f our innocent childhood
Have melted away to i name.
One thought, like a gem aTeid ruins,
Will dazzle our eyes Will ils joy.
And bring back the sweet words site utter
ed :
You'll think of your mother, my boy."
You’ll think of the love th.U ilie showered.
Unfailing by day and hr niglit;
You'll sigli for the sweet, pood niglit Kisses,
The eyes with their meek loving light I
And whether life's pathway lie pleasant.
Or roblied of eacli roselme of joy.
Your heart liaek to her stil will jmjiney
You'll think of your mother, my bov !
Wherever the smile* of a m, >t 1s t
Have relighteneda heartye'jpenre.
Oral s blessing Inis
A glimpse of sweet hearorf“ v . c tel
Tliough further the rears litre inward.
They cannot her mem’ry and •trcv;
i In silence and (ears an nnhillen
You'll think of four motlier, my boy :
; COOK-ROOM LARCENY,
WHICH OCCURS IN EVERY
KITCHEN
Under the eye >v viu; mistress,
i BUT IS SMILED AT— Wit E AND
HOW A REFORM cO'l.U MADE
THAT WOULD BE
We were in the act of writing
; “other negro eiluciitiou’’ as the cap
tion of this editorial, when a good
, friend at our elhf.y suggested :
“Better not; some- iple will not
read it; and some will oppose it
just on account of the title.”
We have often foiitnf it good to
: take the advice of mood friends and
so wo wrote “Petty Larceny.” but
we intend nil the same to say some
thing alaiut the education of the
negro in the art of small thefts. If
j some master of English tut tuts at
i our use of the woivt&rf in this con
; nectiou we will name to him a cook
I who will be seen every day to en
ter and leave his yard with only
one bucket which‘she will keep
hanging up in the c> v k-room empty
j,while she sends ht-‘ ? tw-o buckets
j of choice previsions, the first cook
led at each meal. She buys her
I buckets in stacks, graded to fit into
j each other: or we will send him
one so skillful in the use of the
knife, that she can pure off half the
! Hesh of a fat fowl and make it up
| pear on the diuner dish as a poor
one, to the great scatidnl of the
grocer w hom she abuses roundly for
his meanness in sending such poor
chickens to such “nice particular
white foiks.” It is an art and more;
it rises to the dignity of a science
—system and exact method clmr
acterize it at every stage of devel
opeuient.
In a group of eight or ten- fam
ily relatio s have something but
not all to do with) the gronping
one will go out to service and pro
vide for all the rest; then another
will serve and let the first one rest.
Home do a brokerage business—
they fiud places for cooks for so
many meals a day.
Thousands of cooks are commit
ling this larceny from the cook
room daily with the iperfect knowl
edge cf the householders, but with
no fear of arrest, fine, or imprison
ment.
These thefts are winked at fur
several reasons. They are very
small considered one at it time
though in the course of a year they
aggregate more than the yt-arh
wages of a man.
! It seems trifling to’ g<s into court
i for half a dozen b'suuit orthi-e-e
short sticks of wood or Iwo In tups
of coal. Few men ©an get their
consent to appear so small.
Proof is difficult to make, legal
proof to convict before a jury.—
White ladies do not enjoy testify
ing in it court-house. It is not to
their taste.
Bnt by far the most potent rea
son why these small thefts are not
brought to light and rebuked, is the
well known fact that if the house
keeper complains of them or inti
mates a knowledge of their exis
tence she is left without, a cook ;
iind if she repeats the insult to tlie
colored thief a few times, she finds
it almost impossible to procure any
help at all in her household work.
For this reason mainly the rich or
those able to bear the constant
drain from their larder aud wood
houses, seem never to know tlmt
anything is wrong ; others stand it
as long as they can aud then make
some excuse for ceasing to hire,
while still others are tumble to pro
cure help at all.
This state of things is bad en
ough if we consider its effect upon
a large majority of families who
need hired help and must for tlie
most part in the South seek that
help among the colored people, and
it is ftir worse in its influence upon
that peace and sense of security
which enter so largely into the Imp
; piness of daily life of the average
family ; bnt theso evils are mere
trifles when compared with its cf
' feet upon the entire uegro popula
tion. Those who did this small
j thieving are mostly the mothers.
'Their conduct is perfectly well
j known to their husbands aud their
' children. Their husbands are oft
'en voluntary parties to the trans
actions, and their children (which
in the worst tliiug about it.) are
j made to assist in the stealing, the
i hiding, and the consuming of the
i stolen goods. Beyood the family,
i the friends, the neighbors and evt n
tlie pastors. whatever they may
1 think, are often the guests at tlie
bountiful table winch petty Wrcen
■Us Jjjm we*ild-/le
j breiich of Tiospit lity to rebuke the
evil. the virus of dishonesty
jis spread through society. Its very
| name is changed and the children
I of the colored people.are made tin?
victims of a corrupt practice.
We kiiow tlie custom is to wave
aside this whole subject with the
contemptuous remark, “Oh; well
niggers will steal,” meaning that
most cooks and hired helps will
take email things constantly from
.their employers. But this mattei
! tyust have a more serious "bearing
i —it involves the good of a uurner
; ous race among us ; and does it
'not. involve the conscience of the
| white lace ns well ?
! It is said that a wise parent does
j not gee all the faults of his clrfidreu
land Ihe same rule will hold us to
| employer aud employed. But this
I rule, if good at all, can only npply
| to things of minor importance, not
I involving principles. It cannot
I hold in matters of veracity, honesty
j ami the like.
Our opinion is tlmt the conscience
of the white people needs to be
aroused on this subject. If, for the
reasons given nbove we continue
to wink at small thefts, we shall
become responsible for the perpe
tuation among the negroes, of false
v iiws of honesty. Pernicious prio
| triples will be adopted by them in
i the future as in the past, and will
'result in larger theft, forgery, and
i burglary by tlie men who, when
I boys have been taught by their
! mothers that it is quite right to
’ I've on the estate of their emplov-
J ers.'
We believe this whole system of
i petty larcency from the cook-room
j can be broken up in a very few
; years. If employers will generally,
j not to say unanimously, agree to
talk to their hirelings—especially
j cooks aud house servants, plainly
and kiuilly on this subject, explain
| to them that this kind of pilfering
lis stealing, that it. is wrong and
i that the contract must terminate
uiion the first evidence of such
conduct, and make it difficult for!
any one knovvu to be guilty to ob-|
! tain a situation, it will do much toj
educate the negro conscience in!
regard to such matters. Tf wages|
are not high enough to furnish a j
reasonable support give them j
more, but do not allow them to|
steal We have written on oui j
conscience ; many likely will pooh.!
pooh us and tlie whole subject:
hut others will think anil consider.
There is great danger lest the “su
perior race” be partakers of the
sins of tlie “inferior.” If we let
our hired servants steal, our hired
servants will come to think steal
ing no great crime and we will di
vide with them the responsibility
for Unit slate of mind.
.* -f
■
HE COl ItTEOUS!
How many or the really excel
lent and earnest Church people who
give themselves and their means to
the work of Christ ever think of a
smile sit. the church door? Yet
that smile given to a stranger, the
token and warmth of a Christian
greeting, as you ent r the door or
as you pass out of it to your home,
whether in the city or the count!y,
is witness that you give of your
sunshine and good-nature to others,
and that, as far as in you lies, you
help to make the house of God at
tractive and inviting to others. It
requires but a little tact in a good
man or woman to see who are
strangers at church and to contrive
to extend to them just the word of
greeting that draws heart to heart ;|
and if the Christian brethren who
are about returning to t eir parish
homes would only remember this
in all congregations, not for one
Sunday but until it becomes the
instinctive Imbit of Christian cour
tesy. it is safe to say that nothing;
would do more to extend a rector’s |
efforts to increase his audiences,!
and nothing would do more to draw i
communicants, whether men or.
women, more truly into the atmos-,
phere of divine opportunity. There j
should never be a chilliness or a j
cloud at the church door. Who |
will not give the smile or the hand !
of true sympathy to the now com-1
ers and thus help to draw hearts)
nearer to one another in the places;
w here they go to meet their God ?
TERMSS2 OO per Annum, In Advance.
MK.STF.THENS'FATHER
HIS APPEARANCE, HABITS,
AND CHARACTER.
AN EXTRACT FROM THE BIOGRAPHY
OF THE LATE GOVERNOR STEPHENS
—HIS FEELINGS AT THE DEATH OF
HIS FATHER.
In the “Life of Alexander 11.
Stephens,” by Johnstou A Browne,
“a really precious volume,” Mr.
Stephens himself, in a letter to one
of his biographers, tells ns what
j manner of man his father w as.
We make the following extracts
from tjjp luttcji :
“He was of about the middle
height aud size, weighing, when ia
good health, about a hundred and
sixty pouuds, aud of a well-propor
tioned figure. His hair was black,
but became slightly streaked with
gray before he died. His oyes
were dark gray, his complexion
ruddy. He was not what would
be called a handsome man, but of
a decided comeliness of appear
ance. His carriage and manners
we*o dignified, and his action
graceful. He was always courte
ous and agreeable, but not much
given to mirth. He was industri
ous, systematic, and frugal ; not
greedy of gain, but proud of bis
independence He looked upon
labor as honorable, and impressed
this idea upon his children.
His greatest happiness seemed
to consist in agriculture and bus
bandry. He wasfoud of orchards,
gave close attention to fruit trees,
aud procured all the varieties he
could fiud. In grafting ho was
very skilful aud successful, and
some of the trees iu his old or
chard, grafted by his hand, are still
standigg. He had a good, sound,
strong, native intellect, though his
education had been limited, and he
had not had much schooling. But
lie was a good English scholar.—
His penmanship was letnnrkablo;
indeed, I have never met with a
Imndwritidg which excelled his.
He was also a good draughtsman.
He was fond of reading, and spent
much of his leisure time in reading
or w riting.
-TTn-ril-tinrrnil 'urchinl rtiiitifri nev
er tasted it, and never fmnKSftetf
places where it was dittuk. He
detested indecent jesting, and no
ono dared to indulge in it in his
presence. He never made nor re
ceived visits on Sunday. If any
of his neighbors called to see him
on Sunday he had a way of his own
for disposing of them. He would
soon give, the conversation a turn
that would make a reference to
books opportune, by way of illus
tration or confirmation of his views
He would then takodown a volume
of sermons, and read from them
some passages beanug ou the
point. This usually resulted in
tlie departure of the unreasonable
I—
visitor. It was a common remark
of his that the best way to treat
idle visitors whose visits were with
out object or profit, was to take a
book and read something to them.
If they became interested, then the
visit was no longer wearisome, but
mutually profitable and pleasant;
and if not, then becoming, the i.'or
ed, and not the borers, they would
take themselves off. He had a
high regard for troth, justice and
honor, and was a firm believer in
the doctrines of Christianity.
He commenced life as a school
teacher when lie was a little more
than fourteen years old, and taught
several years before he was mar
ried. He loved his home, and to
be at work; - here he ploughed,
hoed, reaped, superintended the
building of all his houses, laving
with his pwji hands the chimneys
of stone or brick. He burned Ins
own leather, made his own lasts,
and all the shoes for the family.—
He had a natural genius for most
any kind of handicraft. The trow
el he used as well as the best of
masons ; the saw, the chisel, the
adze and the plane as dexterously
as the most expert carpenter. His
leather was as good as any I ever
saw, aud his shoes and boots were
equal to any made at this day by
our best workmen. Whatever he
turned his hand to he did, and did
well. This was a maxim with him,
which he used to enforce In quo
ting the lines from Pope:
“Honor mid slmme from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies."
Mr. Stephens goes on and tells
sit length of the habits and disci
pline of his father as farmer, pa
rent, aud teacher, making the chap-,
ter containing this letter one of the
most interesting and instructive in
the whole of this rarely interesting
biography. The father died when
tbe son was fourteen years old, and
bow terrible was the blow to the
latter be tells in the following
words:
“When I saw him breathe Ids
lad it came near killing me. Nev
er was human anguish greater than
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that which I felt upon the death of
my father. He was the object of
my love, my admiration, my reVcr
enee. It seemed to me impossible
that I could live him ; and
the whole world for me was filled
with the blackness of despair.-
Sometimes I indulged the fancy
that perhaps his spirit was watch
ing over me, aud that he saw what
I was doing, and even knew my
thoughts, aud this fancy was pleas
ing and soothing to me. I sotne
| times dreamed of him, and alwnx s
awoke from such dreams weeping,
1 for in them I could never have
such intercourse with him as I
• longed for. There was nothing in
| them life-like, nothing real; all was
shadowy, and he was dead! The
i non is imago was all that I could see.
Bn&flie principles and precepts lie
taugLt moibavo been my guiding
star through life.” * 4
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AN IMt’OUTANT KAIEROAIr
CHANGK.
Walton News: Last Friday Maj.
J. W. Green, general manager of
the Georgia railroad, and Colonel
A. D. Candler, president of the G.
J. k S. railroad, met the board of
directors of the Walton railroad, in
Monroe, and agreed upon terms of
consolidation of the two last named
roads. The G. J. <6 S. Railroad is
sues its stock to the stockholders
of the Walton road dollar for dol
lar, and gives to the Walton road
stockholders eighteen thousand
dollars of preferred stock in the G.
J. k S. road to make the bonded
indebtedness of tllo two. roads
equal per mil©. -The Walton road
preserves intact its original con
tract with the Georgia load, to de
liver freight at Monroe at greatly
reduced rates. By this -arrange
ment the officers of the. Walton
road are abolished, and the direc
tors give up their free passes,
which they have prized so highly.
The change will not go into effect
until the completion of the road,
which will be iu about two months.
CARD PEAYING.
*
“I have all my days liad a card
playing community open to my ob
j servation, and I am yet to be made
'to believe that that which is the
universal resort of starved in soul
and intellect, which has never in
SI?J wav RbltoA to.itseli tender, el
'Ovutiug or bearttififl uss’ociati'ons-L
the tendency of which is to unduly
absotb the attention from trroro
weighty matters—can reeommend
itself to the favor of Ghrist’s-deci
ples. The presence of culture and
genius may embellish, but it can
never dignify it. “I have at this
moment,” said Dr. Holland, “ring
ing in my ears the dying injunction
of my father’s early friend, .‘‘Keep
your son from .cards. Over them
I have murdered time and lost
heaven.’’—Dr. Hollaud.
—An exclxange says the work of
erecting churches is always full of
difficulties that make men wish
they had died before they began
to build ; but now for the first time
conies a report of a man commit
ting suicide because the church
edifice iu which he wa6 interested
cost more money thaq he had sub
scribed. AVhy the unfortunate be
ing, who seems to have been a pub
lic spirited fellow, had not learned
the ways of buildings Erected for
purposes of worship, is not known.
He seetus to have thought that in
cessant labor would, set all right,
whereas the requirements of anew
church are : noney first, last and
all the time, and always more mon
ey than any one had supposed
could possibly be used. Finally
the wretched man lost heart and
shot himself. Moral: Be satisfied
with the old meeting-house Until
you have iu hand twice as much
mtTfiey as vou J *tftiuk will buifd the,
new church. ;
—Rowland Hill, on one occasion
when once shamefully attacked" in
a public paper, was urged by a
friend to bring a legal action, to
which he replied, “1 shall neither
answer the libel or prosecute the
writer. . 1. Because in doing the
one I might be led into unbecom
ing violeuce. 2. Because I have
learned from long experience that
no man's character can be eventu
ally injured but by himself,”
—A nose item from the Walton
News: “We stated a few weeks
ago that Mr. Jim Preston’s nose
had beeu knocked off in a fight.—•
We are glad to learn that it was
stuck on and has grown back, and
is now as good a nose as ever, and
that Mr. Preston’s smelling capac
ity has not been diminished in tho
least.”
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—The Crawford News-Mouitor,
very properly denounces the wick
ed and vulgar practice of profano
swearing. Washington very prop
perly forbid it in tho army, and it
is very certain I v offensive to good
manners, good breeding and good
people,