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Newspaper Page Text™ ^ f ™ ^ ^ ™ ^ ^ ^ ^ “ A “ f m ^ m ^ ™ ^ 1 < PUBLISHED BY ) HANCOCK, GRAHAM & REILLY. [ 2Z70TZD TO SEWS, POLITICS AND GENERAL PROGRESS—INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. ■ 5 ,.. i .1 v i , jv i RMS':*’ ' ' ’ |We e ,I^Ia^a^ ar , Volume 18. AMERICUS, G-EORG-IA, FRIDAY. JULY 7.1871. - Number 20.fei:., riiE sThteb republican. XUSUED tVUT rWCAT MOUN1KO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION' : Month*. * 00 I’AYMI’NTS ALWAYS TO BE MALE ,S advance. Uulea of AdTtrtirin|. ,, s-iu-uv, iirnt insertion, I '•! m\«••*<•«juent insertion, " tf its Lises of Minion typo, solid, cc uVh<rtisemcnta not contracted for will be meats not specifying the length ol ich ther are to be inserted will be con- ‘ ed oat and charged for accord- to occupy fixed pli .1 colui regular: Hardeman & Sparks, WAREHOUSE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, MACON, GEORGIA IJtender their services to the Planters of Slid- juneO Cm, SPECIAL NOTICE. CARE FULLY. Ague and Fever. The only preventive known for Chills and Fevei is the use of Wolfe’s Schiedam Schnapps. D 8TOBAOK OF COTTON. JONES & BAXTER. mmi mm mm PRODUCE. PROVISIONS, STAPLE GROCERIES, FERTILIZERS LIME, PLASTER, CEMENT, Ac. NO. 100 CHERRY STREET MACON, OA. juneO 3m Is. a. h. ,rs of Guardianship,.. Professional Cards. UH A HAWKISH. FRANK E. DCRKE. HAWKINS & BURKE. .ttornoyffl »t Ha aw, Americas, Georg*;. WILDER & SON, STEAM SASH FACTORY Third Street, next to Artope's Marble Yard, Macon G-oorgia, MAS UFA TTI'BEH OF Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mould ings. Brackets, &c. ALL KINDS OF BUILDISO XATEK1ALH. *a_8pe<-ial attention given to tbo nnilding- f Cottauk Horsts Bough and Dressed Lcm- er always on haiul~ea juneO 3m is. o. Jno. D. CARTER. iTTOUHKY AT LAW, C. T. GOODE, Attorney at Law AMERICUS, GEORGIA. i r ofli.-e our W. T. Davenport’s Drug« JACK BROWN, A ttornoy at Law, AMEUICUS, GA. «%. Office iu Cjurt llouso with Judge 8Un> • :J. fob 16 tf. N. A. SMITH, Attorney a t Xj a w, W ild, practice in the Courts of Sumter and Adjoining Co untie*, and in Circuit Court ol Mr Office ou College street, next to llepubli- J. A. ANSLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, DUPONT OUERBY From Macon to New York. THROUGH TICKET, $27 00, Old Line New York and Charleston Steamships. ESTABLISHED 1845. Spaciou* and Elegant Deck State R'i Wolfe’s Schiedam Schnapps Is good for Dyspepsia. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps. i a preventive of Chilla and Fever. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps. Is good for all kidney and bladder complaints. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps la used all over the world by physicians in their Wolfe’s Schiedam Schnapps Is good for Gout. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps la good for all Urinary complaints. Wolfe’s Schiedam Schnapps Is recommended by all the Medical Faculty. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps, a good for Colic and pain in the stomach. Wolfe's Schiedam Schnapps, > Imitated and counterfeited, and purchaser* to testimoniak. r , _ . I feel bound to aay that I regard your Bcvnapps ae being in every respect pre-eminently pure, and deserving of medical patronage. At *' events it is the purest possible article ot I land gin, therefore unattainable, and ae each mav be safely prescribed by pbjaitians. DAVID L. MOTT, M. D., Pharmaceutical Chemist, New York. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 1.—I feel that we ha —.uitable for such cases d to. DK. J. W B. BIGHT, a remedy in chronic catarrah i Wharf, an follow; Jm*. A tiger, Saturday,May 27th at 12 o’clock, M Manhattan, Saturday, June 3d, at 51 P. M. Jas. Adger, Saturday, June 10th, at 12 M. Manhattan, Saturday, Juue 17th, at 5J P. M. Jas. Adger, Saturday, June 24th at 11 A. M. Manhattan, Saturday, July 1st. at 5 P. M. Sir Insurance J per cent, by this line. Through Bills of lading given on Cotton to Liverpool, Boston, Providence, and the New England Manufacturing Towns, kt the lowest market rates. *** State rooms may be secured in adTanco For Freight or Passage engagement apply te DBAitwald, Americas, Ga., or to JAMES ADGEB A CO., HAWKINS & GUERRY, Attorneys-at-Law, AUKBICCS, OA., o& r ilu-ir professional services to the public. Will continue to practice in Sumter and adjoin ing counties, ana in Uni tod States Circuit and District Courts at Savannah. Particular atten tion men to collections. Office—corner College mil Umar streets, over Granberry & Co’s. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. General Sit't’s. Office A. A G. It. R. I Savannah, June 17th, 1871. J F rom and after Tuesday, 20th in»L, Passenger Trains ou this Road will run as follows: Leave Savannah (daily) at 6:15, p m Arrive at Jesup “ ‘JrJO, p m “ “ Thomasvillo (daily) at 5:30, a in “ “ Raiabridge *‘ “ 8:25, a in ,3:45, a m )5:00, am .7:45, p in Bainbridge •* “ 3:15,' p Thomasviile “ “ ”* - Phillip Cook, Attorney at Law, AMERICUS. GEORGIA. W ILL practice in the Counties of Macon, SuniN r, Lee, Webster, Schley aud Dooly, in the Supreme Court of Georgia «r off.ck in Waxelbaum's Building Next to W. T. WEAVER, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Americus, Georgia. QIFk'L— up stairs in building opposite Har- v rol, b Johnson A Go’s Warehouse, room ’ ***** Temperance Hall. aurtsdV j tlfIlll0u K‘ ven to business Win practice in all the 8 tats Courts. DR, WILLIAM A. GREENE, :ept'd.)5:0 . 7:15, pi sengers t Then 'Schnapps’ i complaints, etc. I take great pleasure in bearing highly credit >le testimony to its efficacy as a remedial agent i the diseases for which yon recommend it. Having a natural tendency to the mucous e faces, with a slight degree of stimulation, I gard it as one of the most important remedies in chronic catarrah affections, particularly those of the genito urinary apparatus. With much reeiiect, your obedient servant, CI1A8. A. LEAS, M. D., New York.. of determining if i lance t . the adulter* not hesitate to na> iiyself, nor to recommend to others, for medicl- ial purpose, the “Schiedam Schnapps” as at xcellent and unobjectionable variety of gin. Very re* pecti ally yours, (Signed) CHsS. A. HEEIA, Chemist. sample of your “Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps," selected by ourselves, and have found the same free from all organic or 1 ganic substances, more or less injurioi health. From the result of our examination we consider tho article one of sueprior quality, healthful as a beverage, and effectual in i** medicinal qualities. Respectfully 'yown, (Signed) ALLEN Tttli FEL., Chemist. FRANCIS E. ENGELHARD, M. D For sale by all respectable Grocers and CDOLI'HO WOLFE§ 8iB ESTABLISHMEN: march 16 3m. 22 Beaver St., N. A* OUR PARTING. r ADA KSOWLTO*. The last time we parted, Oh 1 well I remember— Each half broken-hearted— In the month of December. Bright was yoor smile; but. oh! sad w Which seemed to foreshadow the end of o bliss. Deep, deep was our sorrow, And Cast fell oar tears; For we knew that the morrow Would sever for years. Cold grew your cheek, and your deep eye of blue Spoke of sorrow more sacred than I e' When deep was our sorrow, You whispered: “Be brave!” Though you knew on the morrow Our banner would wave Afar on the breeze, like a vision of light: Then proudly you uttered; “I’ll battle for right.’. And often and cheering Sweet thrilling words came, Sp fond and endearing— They whispered the same, soon o’er my future a dark shadow I tried, oh! I tried; but I could not forget. When I kissed his last letter, Oh! sadly I knew That he was no better, By the letters he drew; And sweetly and fondly he whispered of And sighed to be with them, no longer to They swept the bright masses Of pale golden hair, And slipped from his tresses One mate of the fair; Forever and aye shall that fair shining t Still rest on my bosom in loving caress. Ah! calmly he's sleeping. My lover so brave. While the roses aredeepning That bloom o’er his grave, As Potomac’s proud waters murmur softly * and low To lull him to sleep by their musical flow. The hours have departed, My lover has flown, And, quite broken-hearted, I wander alone; But, brighter and purer than ever before, Mcthinks he'll await ou the heavenly shore. Mlmoolli I shall meet him in glory; Of this I’m aware, . Though some at my story May quietly stare. Sweetly and softly ’tis whispered to me: “Fear not—in heaTen he’s waiting for thee.’ ..3:16, “ “ 6:25, id from Bain bridge change •a to and from Live Oak change inaction at Albany with I , BRC „ nah aud Thomasviile on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays —leaving Thomasviile Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Passengers from Western Divisions for Flori da, arrive at Lawton at 11:05, pm, and.take train for Live Oak at 1: 45, a m from Florida for Western Division, arrive at Lawton at 11:00, p in, take train at 1:40 a. m. S.WANSAU AND BbUN'SWICE TkaIN Leave 8av. Monday, Wed. and Friday at7:40 a “ “11:00s * 1:20 pn Arrive at Jesup “ “ “ “11:00a “ “•Brunswi Leave Brunswick Tues. Thur. A Sat 6:45 a “ _ Jesup Arrive at Savannah AMBBICCS, GEORGIA fJ JN riNT'KS to serve his friends of Americas ,, r^^uisling country in all the depart- au * of profession. aprlG-ly SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. IHE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS 18 NOW DR. G. F. COOPER. TANKING the public for the very liberal ... . .extended in former years, ao.uk ; rs hi» services in tho practice of medicine. , UU . T bo left at bis residence, near tho -t Coi.rge, or tho Drug Store of Dr. El- jane 23 " Dr. J. B. HINKLE tUo.lLb »g»iu tender his services (in all the , *' r ^ c ‘°be» of the Profeseion) to the ■nit and Sumter connta, an L ", * fr'Qticuance of the liberal patronage * '*^7 Lmtowed upon him. I, Attention given to Surgery. the Drug Store of Dr. E. J. iTidj-i. Keaidence in the house known as * * 0b, t house, nearly opposite A. A. Adams. every particular. It is c edited, and is emphatically a JOURNAL TO-DAY. In politics, it is earnestly and hopefully Demo-- a tic, and is an unwavering advocate and disci- e of the principles of ”75. It is printed in the interests of the people of ment is fall and reliable, and the general make up of the paper is fresh, sparkling and piqn «ut. i reading matter is given in each issue than be found in any other daily journal south of Louisville or east of New Orleai MEDICAL CARD TV ; THOMAS E. SMITH friends and the public g moved his office to the room over R. A. '» Confectionery establishment. En- lvadine to Masonic Hall. Whore he will nd at all times, unless absent on profea- nty. He solicits his old friends and d generally to call on him, promisin every cane to the beat of bis ability. Dr. S. B. HAWKINS. ft* OFFICE at Dr. Eldridge's Drug Store. L-aidence near the Methodist Church. '" rv >c' s I again louder the good people of JiTST* 1 Couutr 3 r generally. DR. D. P. HOLLOWAY dentist. *»CRltl S GEORGIA. <J '; tr Mra - c * A. Wrioht’s Millinery McLaughlin & Burt, DENTISTS. mUlCUS, GEORGIA. 0 Vi t L*mar Street, over C. W. Felder iUs: ..^V 8 Wor *- Patronage solicited. Prices ._^n*Ll e . Terms CASH. ay 5 3m lm” BROWN HOUSE, ' 1 - l rout of Puaenger Depot, UtcoD. Ga. w. F. BE0WN & CO., Proprietors. ^12-5iu. up wit! •erully a I vigorously JRNAL OF SEWING MACHINES F directing attention to the Celebrated Amer ican Button-hole Over-Seaming and Sewing Machine, one of the most important labor-sav ing inventions of the age, we take pleasure : - refemng „ .. the fact of its complete and r access as a Family Maclune, applicable to all the purposes of Sewing, the Simplicity, Ease and Ccrlainty with which it operates, as well as the uuifon excellence of its work throughout tlu> eutir range of Sewing in Stitching^ Hemming, Felling, Tucking, Card ing. Braiding, Quilting, Gathering and Sewing on, Ovemamisg; Embroid ering on the Edge, and its beau tiful Button-Hole and Eye let Hole Work. loaably far la advai Place it Unqaci of any oth THE PLAIN AMERICAN, rill do everything except the “ Button-holeing ud “ Over-seaming'' that the Combination Ma- Aine will, and it is NOT such a complicated m :hine as iktkkested parties would make out. H Every Machine Warranted. Money scut by the Southern Expreae Compa- f may be forwarded at our risk and at our ipenae. Address. J. U. ESTILL. Savannah, Georgia. We are also Agents for 1 THE WEEKLY NEWS. E WEEKLY NEWS IS A LARGE, NEATLY printed, careiully edited journal, each : containing an average of Thirty Columns of Reading Matter. It commends itself partici do not enjoy the facilities who desire to have the current news of the day cheap, compact aud reliable form WEEKLY is made up with l and d acrimination, and contains the cream ot the Daily Editious of the MORNING NEWS. Iu extremely low price, iu cartful make-up, and the large and varied amount of r matter which it contains, commend it who desire a first-class family newspaper. The Weekly will be ae»t one year to a resa for f2 00 six months, II 00. Money sent by the Svuthern Express Com- P-7 be forwarded at our nai ud at ou. expense. Address J. H. ESI ILL, Savannah, Georgia. THE TUI-WEEKLY. MORNING NEWS. mH E TIU-WE EK LV 'UOTtNIN O NEWS PBE- X Mnta all tit. twat future, ot tho Daily and Wukly editioua. Mid aa read, up with an .re to the wants of the farming community of Middle Southern and Southwestern.Georgia. It — tains all the LATEST COMERCIAL and TI GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE up to the bo going to press, and the very large circulation to which it has attained convinces fills a high place in public estimation The Tri-Weekly News will be sent to any ad dress one year for 16 00; six months, IS 00. Money sent by the Southern Express Com- pany at our risk and expense. Address. June 12 tf. - J. H. ESTILL. Savannah, Georgia. Geovke A Bakes MxTwe repair all kinds of Machines and furmali any attachments needed, at the uxni. fauces caxnuED in Columbus or Macon. LEITNER & FBICKER, niericas, Ga. for in Inn tall DARBY’S Prophylactic Fluid. kinds oi st3tness^uTBur5»^orB!>r^oS3s| stings; tor Eryaipelis, rheumatism, and all skin diseases; for catarrh, sore mouth, sore throat, dipthsria; for colic, diarrbt.es, cholera; as a wash to soften and beautify the akin. toremovaink •pots mildew,•fruit stains; taken internally as wsD as applied sxtsmaDy; so highly n sd by aU who have used it—is for sals by all Druggists and country Merchants, and maybe DARBY PBOHPYLACnC CO. For Sale by 1 ■ mw r DB. E-J. ELDBIDGE Moses Skinner's Silver Wedding. It being just twenty-five years since my first wife died, I thought I couldn’t better celebrate the event than by having grand silver wedding. Alas! twenty- five brief summers, and it seems bnt the day before yesterday since I return ed from her funeral, and told the under taker to call round for his pay late the fall. Tho great trouble in silver wedding that you are apt to get two or three pres ents alike; but I flatter myself I fixed ’em here. In the first place, Mrs. Skin- and I looked over our stock of silver- e to see what we could take ubout twenty-five square presents without get ting billions, and then we invited a few children in reference to pat crackers, butter knives and other small fry. I issued my invitations two weeks before hand, to give everybody a chance to boy present, and, in addition, hinted delicate manner what I should like each to bring. So the invitations read very much like this: Mrs. Charity Phleabottom and husband, You are both asked To Mr. and Mrs. Mose Skinner’s Silver Wed ding, May 12th. Please bring silver castor, with extra mus tard jug. Mrs. John Baczuui and Husband, You are both aeked To Mr. aud Mrs. Mose Skinner's Silver Wed ding, Mar 12 th. •We cherish fund hopes ia jour direction in reference to a silver teapot. On the back af each invitation wa< a neat gift scroll, enclosing the words :— *' Please avoid dollar stores.” On the arrival of the guest, I took charge of the presents with as much emo tion as the value of the presents called for. A silver pie knife I received with a husky tremor in my voice, while an elegant silver teapot caused me to en tirely break down with emotion. Rat I recovered and went through the try ing ordeal with unflinching bravery. Those who didn’t bring presents we told that we were not at home, which, of course, made the gathering more select. We received some very fine presents, in cluding a share in a silver mine, a lock of gray hair streaked with silver tones from a maiden's voice, a silvery, beam from the moon and some castors oil made from silver castor. Then my wife and I stood up and re ceived the silver-toned congratulations of onr guests on oar happy married life. Bat I didn't need 'em; no, I should say not. When I see a man utterly crashed in spirit and bald-headed at the prema ture age of fifty, with a black eye con stantly on hand, and a wife who is ready to famish him with more black eyes at the lowest market price, I pause ere I congratulate him on matrimonial bliss. Not that I would insinuate that Mro. Skinner is not as gentle as a dove in the olive-branch business. Not at all. I simply say that, in a case like this, I should probably panse to the extent of two'semi-cdous and a comma ere I non* gratulated him. Honesty the Best Policy. We published the fact the other day of how the Marshal of Washington levied piano and sold it under an execu tion, and when the purchaser came to examine he found it had no inside works; and, also, how a clerk in one of the Departments had sold a stove to a wo- who, when essaying to ase it, found that all the fire-bricks, common to such patterns were not in the stove, having been removed-before she got possession. The sequel to the latter take-in is thns told by the Capitol: “Mr. Davenport, a gentleman appoint ed at considerable expense to assist Sec retary Boutwell in carrying on the Treas ury Department, was sitting on a three- legged stool iu that gorgeous palace de voted to the nation's finances, giving himself up to sublime emotions and a ham sandwich, when two ladies appeared, and approaching the financiid agent, spoke to him touching a certain cooking- stove. The financial agent, balanced on that high stool, was so astonished that he immediately ceased masticatiug his ham sandwich, and, with some in his mouth and more in his hand, gazed at the two females. These specimens of the gent* ler sex evidently meant business, Their eyei said “biz,” aud armed with cotton umbrellas, real old family affairs of heavy calibre, they jesticulated in u way to strike terror to the soul of Davenport, financial agent and Assistant Secretary. “Mr. Davenport, that stove which I bought of you is hollar." Davenport, official agent, bolted down bis mouthful of ham sandwich, aud said : “Stoves are hollow-ware, madam, designated in schedule ten, book eight- teen.” “Don’t care for that, Mr. Davenport; I tell you that stove you sold me ain’t got insides.” “Well, madam, did I over say tha stove had bowels? No, madam.” “Bowels -bowels yourself. I brought my neighbors Mrs. Penuywhistle, along its a witness—didn’t I, Susan ?" “Indeed you did, ami I do witness; and I warn you, young man, that I tinue to witness—s i be careful.” “Yes ; and she went down on her two blessed knees and looked in that stov and she’s ready to make affidavy that there's no inside to that stove.” ‘And who iu the devil ever said thero i ?” I sold you a stove—I didn’t sell you insides.” ‘Now don’t swear, Mr. Davenport. Don’t use profane language iu the pres- e of ladies.” Well, what are you going to do about it ? cried the Assistant Treasurer, get ting exasperated. “Do about it ?” screamed the old lady; ‘do about it,you mean man ? I’m going to have my money bock. I want that three dollars thirty-seven and a-half cents and car fare. That’s what!” “Oh, go to the devil!” Both ladies screamed a scream that wakened a messenger, who went out to see where the strike was. ‘Oh, you profane wretch ! Gixp me my money and let me go away from your wicked presence.” “I won’t do it.” “You won’t “No ; I won’t.” Indignation overcame the pious sense of propriety of the t wo ladies, making a tremendous rush at Mr. Daveuport, who sut balancing himself on that stool. The points of the two umbrellas took the financial agent in that point of the per son where ho had been depositing the sandwich, and ere he could recover him self he went flying to the door. The fall of this financial agent from his position was terrific. But he fell with great rapidity in a north-north-west direction, when, striking the side of his desk he tilted and shot off west-west- south, and came down, like a pile-driver, in a setting position, having received a free admission to tho fire-works. The floor about him was covered with the de bris of sandwich, pocket-book, old keys, boot, and some puutaloon. The fall of stocks in a panic was nothing to the fall of Davenport, Tho overturning of the Column Ven- dome was a mere circumstance to this tumble. The building shook, Secretary Boutwell rung his bell, and all the mes sengers sneezed, owing to the cloud of dust. Of the three inmates who witness ed this catastrophe one fainted, another hid under tho table, while the third, hastily putting off his duster, fled in wild affright. When tho police intervened, tho two infuriated victims to this hollow mockery of a cooking-stovo wero brand ishing their victorious umbrellas over the prostrate financial agent, who, re covering his wind, was begging in the most piteous manner for his life. Old Fogy Nonsense. If there’s nnythiug I am tired of, it is my mistress’s “mother.” Fifty times a day, at least, she throws that woman at my head. “ This is tho way my mother always did; or my mother never allowed such and such a thing done.” 2»pw I’d like to know what that all is to me, Bridget Stone ? I suppose her mother some disagreeable, old-fashioned, economical poke, who was always flitting through the kitchen to see what became of bits of bread, and bones of meat, and bottles of ale and w ine and such. No servant of any spirit now-a-days will put up with that old fogy nonsense. I say, the kitchen is my kingdom ; and when I take possession of it, I don’t want no la dy to come spiniugvound after me. In fact ladies never does. I always know a Indy by that taken. She just dresses herself pretty and stays up stairs } and asks no questions. If anything is lost, or mislaid, or broken, or not to be ac counted for, don’t Bhe understand, with out making a row about it, that it is the cat ? And if I have a cousin or two, po licemen or what not, aud steps into the area to speak to them, does ladies preach long sermons on “followers” aud “cold suppers Not a bit, It is only your common trash of married ladies who lives so close to tho wind as all that. A “real lady” naturally expects us to have our perquisites. How conld^we get along else, with whole families dependent us for their bread and meat t Do you think, in tlie house where there’s plenty, we are going to see them starve ? And if they are short for underclothes, where’s the harm, I’d like to know, in borrowing some, for u week or more, the like of few pairs of stockings, or shirts, or petti coats ? We should be heathen indeed, to see them in want right before our eyes and not do it, for flesh and blood too. And when Mrs. Jabez, the washerwo man, come iu of a Monday to help do the washing, where’s the harm, I’d like to know, in bringing her own husband’s soiled things, and her children’s too, and doing them, convenient like, all to gether, whero soap and starch and coal are plenty 1 Besides, io that way, she gets wages for two days’ work instead of one, and sure no “real lady” would make a fuss about that, or bo i-oking her into the wash-tub, to see what wa there. Her “ mother I guess so. I don’t want any of my mistress’ mothers round whero I bo. If there’s cup of white sugar tucked away iu th cupboard, or a half pound of tea or cof fee, that old woman will bo sure to nos it out. And they are always opening th spico-boxes to see if the starch hasn’t been put iu them, and measuring the tea and coffee, and all such mean tricks, that no New York servant any way wonld think of putting up with. . The other day my sister Nora dropped into the kitchen to see me, while I was cook ing the dinner. Nora is nurse-maid a family np town, and she had the baby with her; and very pretty it looked ic dress, all trimmed with veul lace, and its white satin bonnet. When down my mistress’s “mother,” and told her that a smoky kitchen was no place for a baby who was sent out to get the fresh air, and that she insisted it be taken out immediately. Did you ever hear impudence like that? And when eut out iu the urea, to have our talk out among -the ash barrels, the spoke ugain to Nor.*, and said she’d send word to the baby's mother where her child spent its afternoons when she thought it was out in the fresh air. Oh, brother the meddling “mother,” I say. Well, there’s one comfort: New York ladies real ladies, never coro where their bubys goes, so that they are out of their; and so Nora said when she went off. Fanny Fern. A Word fob Boys.—Truth is one of the rarest gems. Many a youth has been lost to society by allowing it to tarnish, and foolishly throwing it away. If this gem still shines iu yoar bosom, suffer nothing to displace or dim its lus tre. Profanity is a mark of low breeding. Show us the man who commands the best respect; an oath never trembles his tongue. Read the catalogue of crime. 1 Inquire the character of those who de part from virtue. Without a single ex ception, you will find them to be profane. Think of this, and let not a vile word disgrace you. Honesty, frankness, generosity, virtue, blessed traits 1 Be those your boys, shall not fear, You will claim the re spect and love of all. You are watched by your elders.. Men are looking for clerks and apprentices, they have their eyes on vou. If you are profane, vulgar, thev will not chooaeyon. If you are up right,* steadv and industrious, before long you will have good places, and the prospect of a useful life before you. Work.—“Well done is twice done.” Never mix up things ; do one thing at a time; begin one thing and finish one thing—make clean work as you go.— Have order, system, regularity ; a place for everything, and everything in place. W hatever you do, do it well, job slighted, because it is apparently important, leads to habitual neglect, that men degenerate, insensibility, into bad workmen. Training the bauds and the eyes to do work well leads individuals to form cor rect habits iu other respects, and a good workman is, in most cases a good citizen. No one need hope to rise above his pres ent situation, who suffer small things to pass by unimproved, or who neglects, metaphorically speaking, to pick up a cent because it is not a dollar. A rival of a certain great lawyer sought to humiliate him publicly by saying, you blacked my father’s boots once.” Yes," replied the lawyer, “and I did it well.” Everything in nature aud grace are active, full of life and motion, on the wing. Tho sun, the moon, the sparkling heavens, the floods, the rippling brooks and flowing founts ; the birds warble every tree in ecstacy of joy ; the tiny flower, hidden from all eyes, sends forth its fragrance of full happiness ; and the mountain stream clashes along with a sparkling and murmur of pure delight The object of their creation is accom plished, aud their life gushes forth it harmonic work. Oh, plant 1 oh! stream ! worthy of admiration to the wretched idler 1 Idleness is the bane, moth, gangrene, the curse of life. Dream not, but work! Be bold, be brave t Let not a cowanl spirit crave Escape from tasks allotted I Thankful for toil and danger be; . Duty’s high call will make thee flee Tho vicious—the besotted 1" Ttie Losses of The Late War. It has been frequently asserted during the course of tho late war between France and Qermany that Prussia .used .her South German allies, Bavaria*. Wurtem- burg, Baden and Hesse, in a great meas ure, as catspaws to rake the chestnuts from the fire. But tho official list of losses given by the.Minister.of ,War nt Berlin tells quite another talev: .Miaows that Prussia, or rather the -North Gel Confederation! of which sfa 0 forms the main portion, bore the greatest brunt of the battle, and the losses of thcrSouth ern States, both iu officers and were proportionally much smaller. The report shows that tho loss of tho united German forces iu killed aud wounded during the whole war consisted, of four thousand nine hundred and ty nine officers and one hundred and twelve thousand and forty-on© men and commissioned officers, giving a total loss of one hundred and seventeen tbous" and thirty-one men killed and wounded Of this number tho North German Con- Federation, although its population only three times larger than that of the South German Stutes, lost ninety- thousand four hundred and fifty-three or nearly five-sixth of This is largely in favor of the Southern parts of Germany, although the proportion is not os advantageous if take Bavaria in particular. This State lost twelve thousand four hundred and sixty-six men, aud its population is 6 little more than an eighth of the inhabit ants of the allied countries, the loss even in this case is far beneath the-average. But we see that Wurtemburg, with 0 twentieth part ol tho population of the country, has lost not quite twenty-five hundred men, or. a little more than a fiftieth part of the general loss, and Ba den and Hess has been almost as lucky, must admit that the tiouth German States have been favored iu this war, and that, whatever else may be charged to Prussia’s account, sho cannot be held guilty of the charge of having shown undue partiality against her allies. On tho contrary, a careful observer of tho military events in France will have noticed that, whilo the urmy of “Our Fritz,” mainly composojl ;of tho South German army Corps, was destined to the lighter bnt more brilliant flank move ments iu the south of the seat of war; tho more Northern Army corps, contain ing principally Prussians and Northern Germans, were directed against Metz. Whilo tbo former’ gained the brilliant bnt comparatively easy victories of Wcis- embourg, Woerth, etc., fighting against a foe much inferior in numbers, the harder and more decisive struggle against tho main army of tho French was reserv ed to the Prussians. l; There was, doubtless deep - policy ii this course adopted by the German Gov ernment. It had shown the Sonth Ger mans, in I860, how superior the Prussian army was to theirs, under the leadership of their own Princes. But while it had humbled their pride in that campaign, it strove to gain their enthusiasm for the Prussian leaders. Henco this arrange ment, which gave the South Germans such an opportunity to distinguish them selves. And this calculation proved to bo rect. The Sonth Germans, wild with enthusiasm at the victories they had gained nnder Prussian leadefthip, dis played everafterward the devotion for the general cause. It dill more for tho of Prussia than her most sanguine parti sans could have expected, and Prussia, always practical, gave the South Gormans a good deal of unmerited glory for substantial benefits which she took for herself. Sho was satisfied with the sub stance aud left them the shadow. Bat whilo superficial accounts seemed to leave most all of the glory to South Germany, Prussia took good care that official figures should strip her Southern allies of this, and show the world who had to bear the brunt of the struggled— Courier-Journal. * > 'b ’ , Coriflilentinl to‘Ministers. have tho messngQ, j not,"hold your peace, "Have short prefaces and in troductions!'' fry font best A things first and sfop*before you get prosy. Do not., spoil the appetite for dinner by two much thin soup. Leave yburseif out 61 tbo pulpit, take Jesus in. Defchd the gos pel, and let the Lord defend ySfl and “bur character. Do not get excited too soon. Do not ..in awa’^r from your hearers.."Engine driving-wh^elswhirf fast' on an icy track, it \yhen tbqy draw! an^fhmg they go o.owcr. It tikes a coT»i"KaliAmer to bend hot iron’.' Heat' up the people but keep the haminbr wet and cool. Do not bawl and scream. Too much water stops mill wheels, T ah'd Coo much noise drowns sense. Empty wheels ring the loudest Pow der is not shot. Thunder is harmless ; Jighthingkills.’ ^ ’i If you hayo lightning, you can afford to thunder. Do not scold the people. — Do not abuse the faithful sons wlio come to meeting on rainy days, because others are too lazy to attend. Preach the best to the smallest assemblies. Jesus preach- ed w to»one wSman at the well, and she got all Samar* dfct to hear him next time. u 1 ' ~ Do not repeat sentences, saying, “As I said before,” If you said it before, ithing else after. Do not end sentences, passages of Scripture, or.quo- taticin'8, ‘'with ^aiid so forth,’’say what you meah and stop. Leave out all words vou cannot define. Stop preaching and talk' to'.'foiks. Com6 down from your sacred tones,and becqnbe as d little child. Tell stories. Jefitis did; and‘the com mon people heard liiih gladly. Relate your experience ; Paul did; and you can hardly do better than lie.' One fact that you lm’ve seen or felt is worth q bushel of moldy ideas due' out of m'otdier books. Change the subject if it goes hard! Do not preach till the middle of your sermon buries the beginning and is buried by the end. DewarC of long prayers, except in your closet. When weariness begins, devotioU ends. Look people in the face and livbfce'j'oii are not ashamed of them. It is Easier to'run a sawmill'with a full >ud than an empty ono. Be irioderate at first. Hoist* the gate a little way, when you are half-way through, raise it when you are nearly |louo, put up the full head of water. Aim at the qiark, hit it 1—and , look where tho shot struck, then fire toother broadside. Pack your sermons. Make your words like bullets. A board hurts a man most when it strikes edgewise. Make your discourse proportionate. If it is deep and strong, the stream may run long.— Do not think every brook is deep be cause youotonot see the bottom of .it nor call a man a deep diver because he brings up mud. * i <wj,.; Ventilate your meeting room, peep ing in Church .is due of toner to bad air than bod manners, t .iu J •!-/ If you are lied about, thank the devil for putting yoifcon your guard, and take care that the story shallmevfr qppie true. Do not grumble about your pay. If yon Want mure money, go to work and earn it.—Ktxhangc. , , Tlie Power of Artillery. . The recent conflict between the French and Prussians h(is been decidetj—Jike all modern conflict? are now—more .by the power of artillery than,by mere liand-to. Wonderful Sagacity of a i/oo.-^-Tlie Portland (Mel) Press says : “The following story, strange as it may appear,is voqched for by several witnesses whose testimony is unimpeachable : A short time ago a female Newfoundland dog was in the habit of coming to the house of a lady in this city who would tliro»|. Uj {t of <^>14 meat, which the*clog wouta eat, and having satisfied bis Lunger,* J gb away‘again. So confirm- ed did this'habit become, that at a cer tain hour daily the lady would expect the dog and the animal would' put in an ap pearance. ‘A few days ago’before feed ing liet,' the lady said to^her',' “Why don't you bring me one of your pup- piqa ?" repeating the question several times ns she)stood at the window, the dog looking at her In the face with an expression o( intelligence,' as if it under stood * every ‘ word 1 the lady ’ said: ; Tho next day, to the ladiy’s astonishtrient, at the usual hour,' the dog retffrnedi ’tod lo trtfd bcbfold! A wai l <teb(*«tf£fcttod by a little ‘tie lady' fed both dogs, mmonly It.usri to be tl.« boast th* ijme the !)(& aigam sppo&nSl, when tlio British 0013.01 wa, sopenormthe after toedingr itC7 lady said. '-N«t matter of a bayonet charge lo ony othfr Kmf: 1)riog ® u , 0UI pllpI L, I want to see thetri’;’*'nhd yesterday-inortiing, sure e resn o vie ory e ^ 0 '| i ' 1 ! d 0 g, returned ! accompanied io power o e ^y fUireet Newfquqdiing r pQpe. Several tuo power oi of n «ghbb«i saw the whole tjansac- soldier times a depend, not only individually, but c tho urtillery cpUccUvel,. 1 .' Yet'thisleods d^eTtl!^the,considered " ' " °M^eflechon-namely, whether -„ d!! of ne west wondetfat p'roofe of . . , <l >■ present :\y nro tqoa ° r c £ jog^hey h»Vf ever interior in stature to th. tremor, of w- knoWD< YnaewthedogeMO^ tew »>><1 ut times. The generally accepted be- wh inl i t belong, fa hot know., but we lief i . pliisical strength altogether it. the' off.^did uot return fop three days. At ‘ the end of by. Even at Lord Elington’s, famofls tournament, not a few of the knights had some difficulty iu finding armor large enough to wear. Aud going even father back, if we take the Egyptian mummy cases iu the British Museum, few of them would contain an average sized English- i. So much for antiquity. ^Ue Ro mans and Greeks of old were a *— I JteBrKecp doing always doing—remett-. ber that wishing, dreaming,' intending, muhnnring, talking, singing 1 ftndrepaii- ing are - all : idle tod profitless employ* ?rj“. munis ' -•'* junlfitf, ; meats. ;y»j;o ] quite a, stout and stalwart Mthej tb<ao whd we'MiWmtne^eifei dm tho old historic ages long gone Tho Prayer inJlio.'Nlsht : • '■ > ! 1 y tlrtLitJ . CM-.r r .iHt-r-q- . 1 “ One dark, stormy night, mother woke Hark! "WtSTY is talking ? The wind is blowing, Is-it that?' Who- Is talk ing 1 ? Mother did nof speak j- 'she* kept s^ill .^o, hear what h,er little ~gitV sdid.— Atiee waQ not fretting •, ,fonry- lighter race than the Gauls, free, whom tho first sprang, and shrank iu time.— The sentries suffocated at Foqtpei are quite as short os tlio smallest' French . without tho bro-uf, wen * ■Horf'dd^ti will look so often observable in the latter .. • .. sturdy little race, we venture £*>*W that a brigade of our British -'6uwrd”i t0 “ would have made short work Of even the qr’s hcq x -,“God, tako.qfre, papa, piiumna, picked men of a Itomau legion—Goce o I (?o«f God, take cato.p»pa, minima, I. irHO.tiLla.vmr eare nr.pj, uiam* jf3i§Sfcr ,> ~r ‘ } ber that wishing" dreaming,'Intending, God ©pin! the«kf^ I love you* B dot do she fefl i

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Weekly Sumter republican. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1889, July 07, 1871, Image 1