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TUB SPELLING BEE!
a delighted audience Thurs
day NIGHT.
I.-FICK HOT'K*.
>m 7 a. m„ to m p.
i j,v llaii Retd, lioth ways,
soli Any
. »t 12}
. Mtil arrives Monday, Wodnea-
y. »t 4 p. m., And departs Tttes-
’ and Saturday, at 8 a. m.
arrive* Tuesday, at 4} p. m., and
WBELL.Poit Master.
>JuhodIc NoticoJ
a -iT Communication of Muckaleo Lodge
A. M.. Americas, Oa., first and third
n each month.
JAS. PRICKER, W. M.
V.ilus the friendship of him who
. j s l,v yoo in tlio storm; swarms of in-
, is w;ii s'irror.nJ you in the sunshine.
veiy c.ear cafe of premat or o
< !•••( u diselostdatlndiauapolif,
i>K evidence of u straggle in the
Next ?—The- 1» has hummed,
•men have returned, the grand
•Die is numbered with the pa»t
o w people are not satisfied ;
looking forward to the next
;f»v. The people of ltome havo dc-
1 that “no spirituous, vinous or malt
ion* shall he sold, bartered or in any
v disposed of for valuable confident
ii, in quantities less than one gallon,
i.in the limits of the city.'*
kish Potatoes.—We are nuder obli-
loii" to Mr. M. C. Green, of our city,
ini ample mess of r.ew Irish pota
grown in his garden. They were
urgest we have seen this season, a
labet of them weighing hulf-u-pound
A very large audience greeted our first
Spelling Bee at College Chapel last
Thursday night The norelty of the
thiog carried many ihcre, whilo others
went just to bo going to enjoy the fan.
About nine o’clock the first two sets of
knigh ly spellers entered the orthograph
ical tournament under the leadership of
respectively W. B. Guerry and M. Callo
way. N. A. Smith gave out the words,
end W . It. Seals, W. IV. Kennerly, nnd
Dr. 11. J. Eldridge, umpires.
The regulations governing the Bee
were then announced, when the spelling
commenced. Foi half an hour the ped
agogue exercised the classes iu simple
words, and at the close it was announced
that Mr. Callaway’s class had misspelt
20 words and Mr. IV. B. Gnerry’s class
22 words. This announcement was re
ceived witli great opplansc from the wiu-
' " | niDg class.
nothing moro disgusting j The two . lasses wore then called up to
than for a girl of the , contend for tho prizes. This timo more
hia l.eaver o(T with ber difficult word, were pitched to Ihera. and
! one by one the little busy bee buzzed in
their ears and left its sting in their
It was quite amusing to see with what
embarrassment and gyrations the luck
less spellers carried themselves from the
arena. Many a sweetheart wan ferry for
her idol. The contest continued sharp
and quick until the two captains fell,
when the crew began to grew “small by
degrees and beautifully less,” until there
was only left a Fort, supported by a
small piece of Wood. “Gusset” was then
fired at the Fort, and there being a t and
c too many, it went down game, and with
colors dying, to rise on the serf of the
next spelling bee, leaving young Wood
“face to face” with the audieuce, with no
one as his competitor.
We never saw a happier fellow than ho
was, and wo don’t suppose there was a
man in the house but would have given
one hundred dollars for his feelings.
The ptize, a handsome copy of Shake
speare's works, wus presented to Mr. L.
A. Wood, in a few appropriate remarks
by Gen. Phil Cook. This young man
accepted it amid applause, and retired
from the stage with an air that was trnly
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES !i
SPRING GOODS CHEAPER than EVER
SINCE COTTON SOLD AT 4 Cents A POUND! j
JUST RECEIVED AT THE
| ONE PRICE GASH STORE I
ripplSK
“Fj jitnuey ! Ish dot so
The ties of business—advertize.
a going up every day.
r “By the!
GRANBEKRY & BARLOW.
urn.—When the rc-
on the M. E. Church
early improve its ap-
muke it the bandsom-
city. Point will irn-
things, as well ns the
Hemp, Ingrain, Three Ply and Tapestry
BRUSSELS CARPETS!
1‘i-oili HO Ct». to SJ1 VJS A Tard.
Stanestie amA <x<w4s>
HOSIERY an" 1 GLOVES o* BEST QUALITY,
Hats, Shoes and Umbrellas,
TRUNKS, VABIS k S and BASKETS.
| Gentlemen’s SHIRTS, COLLARS, BOWS, and SCARFS,
TiiSUE OUTLBRY.
RAZOR STEEL SCISSORS AND POCKET KNIVES,
TOBACCO, SODA, STARCH,
SOAP, CANDLES, BLACKING, Ac.
All at PRICES LOW ENOUGH to SATISFY the
CLOSEST CASH BUYERS.
.1 ,T. CRANBERRY,
A reverend" gentleman trout jx&nsaa 1
informed ns that the amount ho managed
to collect for a year’a sa’ary amonnted
to the munificent earn of $24.10. Still
they call this bleeding Kansas.
Old “Uncle Matt,” who is so blind
that he can see just the length of his
says, “I doesn’t oV ject to a drap
n the while. It makc3 me feel rich
Fireman’s Festival, “Wide Awake Xo. j _j think I owns all dat I sec.”
1,” Tuesday evening. i ...
m, . „ .. ; We noticed that most of the spellers
Tbar ’’.livery moon n. »ldl "riding XhnMd j ht ended their wort, with
high <n the heavena. „u ? This was very wrong-tbey should
An exchange describee a bnstle a tic-; have used a full stop—which the most cl
tion, founded on fact. j them failed to do, imtil they stepped
Judge Clark is holding Superior Court! dov •: and out.
Umbrellas a
j The roads hereabouts aie
celleut condition.
Our Americas spellers sw«'
1 immortal Webster.”
Ttnmnr« K«pmr- -tjf jrQP H OGE N
Ameiuci's Lodge, Xo. Ill, F. A. M. i
Americus, Ga., May 14th, al. D875. )
Whereas, Thesytbe of time, that arch
enemy of man’s continuance, has again
invaded onr circle of mystic brotherhood
and taken from us a worthy member of
“Americas Lodge, Xo. la,” of Ancient,
Free and Accepted Ma?ons, in the person ;
of Rev. Dr. L. F. W. Andrews; who de- 1
parted this life on the lGthday of March, (
1875. Fall of years and honored as
ripe scholar, a bold reasoner and i
original thinker. Be it
Resoirctl, That in this tad event this Twenty-six 31 iIt s from XasItTillf.
Lai
itllc
Liar street >
, which cat
•,:r. Mr. Butler, the candy man, had
. me ditlicnlty with a yonug man named
•Buck" Keagin, who is about 18 years
Butler was out in the left arm iu
several pi ice« by Ktagiu. We know
r. thing of the cause of the difficulty.
I ilk Coui>anv Festival—A strawber
ry ai’.il ice-cream festival will be given
!-v members t.f “Wide Awake No.
I." on Tuesday evening next, the 25th
in the spacious rooms in the build-
sr. g formerly occupied by Wm. Herrine
A S m as a carriage establishment. Con
tributions, in the way of refreshments
from the ladies, will bo thankfully re
friv.il.
Chasm: of Schedule. —Mail trains on
ti. e Southwestern Railroad now leave
M-ii-on at 9.10 a. in., and arrive in En-
i-n!.i at 6.16 p. in. Leave Eufanla at 8
--». m, and arrive in Macon at 5.15 p.
Both trains reach Americas at 1.21 p.
Night accommodation trains on this
!• a l have been discontinued. Freight
tuins arrive at Americas daily nt 10.20
t&j. A married man in Brooklyn
thought he detected an obstruction in
tl • hi vholo of his bedroom door ofle
u -*tht la-t week, and in a fit of enthusi-
a>m he chucked a Lalf -pint of carbolic
acid into the opening. The next morn
ing his mttherin-law turned up missing,
and there is a lingering impression on
that man's raiudthat carbolic acid is one
t!ij necessities that no newly-married
‘•iiupio can afford to do withoot.
The handsomest Dress Cambrics ever
hrci.ght to Americas at
X. Emanuel’s.
Taw. Oats and Wheat.—Mr. J. H.
bkek ha. left in onr office a bunch of
‘••Us, rye and wheat, from bis model farm
near the Plains of Dura, which is ahead
of anything of the kind for “high”
have seen this year. Each bunch
measures six feet in height,and the heads
are full and well-matured. Mr. Black
informs us that if no disaster befalls his
'•top, his wheal will yield thirty bushels
to the ;ere, whilo the rye and oata will
*1 > -‘.till Wetter. Hurrah for Sumter
enviable.
Afttr this had all passed, the audience
was then invited to partake of refresh
ments which had l>een prepared by a
number of ladies. Strawberries, lemon
ade, ice-cream, cokes and other nice
things, were to ho seen on the tables in
great abundance.
One of the tables was piesided over by
Misses Mamie Hilling, Mary Cranberry,
and Mollie Hawkins.
Another under the charge of Misses
Belle Black and Imogcne Lamar.
A third fable was presided over by
Misses Nellie Patterson and Fannie Dav
enport.
The bouquet table was under the
charge of two little Misses, Hullie Lea-
mou and Grace Hancock. They disposed
of a large number of beautiful bouquets
during the evening.
The affair throughout was the occasion
of a. great deal of merriment as well as
pleasure, and all seemed highly pleased
with the evening’s entertainment.
The net receipts of the evening amount
ed to about seventy dollars.
Wo take this occasion to return the
thanks of these ladies having the enter
tainment in charge to President W. B.
Seals, for the use of the College Chapel,
and to Messrs. J. W. Sheffield Co.,
Dr. E. J. Eldridge, S. Anthony A- Sons,
and Messrs. Harris & Suville, for special
favors.
Parlors fitted np for Ice Cream and
Cream Soda Water, specially for the La
dies, at I. N. Hart’s, Agent.
Drs. Rf.mrert & Mason.—Attention
is directed to the oard of these gentle
men, who have located permanently in
Americas with a view of following their
profession. These young gentlemen
come to onr city bearing the highest
kind of testimonials as upright gentle
men and a thorough knowledge of
their profession. The following notice
wo clip from the Eastman Times, of the
13th :
He Leaves Us.—Our readers (especi
ally the female portion) will regret to
part company with Dr. Mason, who has
been sojourning and making himself
agreeable in our town for the past seven
weeks. The doctor leaves us on Satms
day and ties next in Americus, where he
proposes to locate and practico hia pro
fession. He associates himself with Dr.
Rembert, late oi Hazelburst, Mississippi,
who, like Dr. M-, has no disposition to
“look down in the mouth" in any other
than a business capacity. Let us wish
the Dr. all the success to which his mer
its justly entitle him, and prepare to ex
tend him a cordial (ho takes nothing
stronger than cordial) invitation on his
return next September. We highly
recommend him to the good people of
Americas.
Communicated. I
Mahaw Camp, May 13th, 1875. |
Mr. Etlitor : We left tlio dull and dus
ty streets of the city on the morning of
the 10th, for the purposo of enjoying a
camp fish in Lee county. Our party con
sists of six of the town boys nnd Jack
the cook.
The crops along the road are very prom
ising, and look finely. Many of the
farmers are through with the chopping
of cotton, while nil along the road may
*n groups of hands engaged in chop
ping out, and recalling to onr mind anti-
bellum days. Judging from the fields of
corn along tho road, more than one farm*
er has decided to make bis own hog and
hominy in the future. We passed large
Gelds of oats and rye, while now and
then, a field of wheat would greet the
eye, and recall the days when we all wore
homespun clothing and bought no West
ern meat.
THE FISHINO GROUND.
After a pleasant drive of 22 or 23 miles
■e arrived at the 'nanks of. Prairie Pond,
short distance from Oconee Lake.
Prairie pond and the smaller ponds
around it cover a space of more than
one hundred acres, whilo Oconee Lake
hides from view an area of about two
hundred ncre3. Fifteen or twenty years
ago the land which lies at the bottom of
Prairie pond was considered a splendid
pasture for cattle. We wero informed
by an old man, who has lived there for
years, that at oDe time tho public road
passed over the land which is now cov
ered by the main body of the pond, and
where the water now stands fifteen or
twenty feet deep.
bnt by no means least, we are under last
ing obligations to onr young friend Pope
for many favors shown us, and especially
for the sweet milk that would put in its
appearance in the old brown jug which
'clings to our memory yet.”
Ou Thursday morning after we had
caught s&vcu or eight tront, and a num
ber of small fish, we palled up stakes,
bade farewell to onr old camp ground,
and started for the city, all agreeing that
had spent a very pleasant lime, noth
ing having transpired to mar tho pleasure
ir fishing frolic down in Lee.
One of the Bots.
A Deserved Compliment.
The following resolutions in reference
to onr fellow-citizen, and venerable fath-
erjin Israel,Rev. Samuel Anthony, we find
in the Bainbridge Democrat. The reso
lutions are as complimentary as they aro
deserving:
j Baindiudgk, Ga., May 6th, 1875.
Whereas, This Clurgc and Quarterly
Conference having, in the Providence of
God, been blessed by the labors and
presence of Rev. Samuel Anthony, Agt.
So. Ga. *Conf. Orphan’s Home, during
the week now ending. Be it
Resolreil, That wo hereby return grate
ful thanks to the God and giver of all
Grace, for the preservation of the life and
health of this venerable servant of Christ
and the Church.
Resolved, That we shall cherish in our
memories, and in our hearts, bis faith-
fnl words of warning and will strive to
follow him ns he follows Christ.
Resolved, That our hearts and houses
are always open to him; and we shall wel
come him as an ambassador of Christ,
^ and gladly hear him on the great doc-
* trines of the Gospel, and that we pray
Macon cunnty tbit week.
“Thieving in the outskirts,” is the
latest for picking ladies’ pockets.
Unless ye become as little children you
can in no wise enter a class in a spelling
bee.
Why are printers the best spellers ?—
Because they’ve got the letters to spell
with.
Why is a bald head like heaven ? Be
cause there is no more parting or dying
there.
Fresh news, like fresh batter, is a good
thing to have. Subscribe for the Re
publican.
Found—A medium size brass key,
which the owner can get by calling at
this office.
Abraham is supposed to have been the
fir?t sick man. He had Hagar in the
wilderness.
Thero are a few men in this town, at
the present date, who yon couldn't hire
to spell c-a-t.
This month derives its name from
Maia, the most beautiful of the Pleaides,
or seven stars.
Judge Xeilson's gavel was carried off
on Thursday last as a valuable relic of
the great trial.
Wo aro willing to tret strawberries
thero will be a marriage iu the city in
less than a month.
A large number of stylish turnouts
went dashing by onr office yesterday, ut
the rate of 2:40.
If you want to get a boy into the habit
of walking lop-sided, let him have apis-
-tol-pocket iu his trouRors.
Hereafter all births reported at the
Republican office, will be published un
der the head of “new music.”
The Junior went to Charleston on Tues
day. We hope the good people of the
old palmetto will take good care of hi
Some of our clerks have business 1
the SuD-mtr; that of settingup pied typo
in arranging it for their marking presses.
Nos* is the time when old folks are re
joicing at the saving of kerosene, and
lovers delight in moonlight promenades.
Talk about meu being the only ouei
who nse cuss words ! The first woman
conld’nt call her husband without Adam.
The spelling bee mania has not yet
abated, and more words havo been
spelt this year than any ten years pre-
We pitched our tent under a group of j w ,|j
beautiful oaks, nnd about twenty feet j Adopted,
from the water’s edge. The diameter of ;
oar tent was abont sixteen feet, making
ample room for the entire party.
After having pitched our tent and farn-
Anollier Spelling 11«
ished the cook with tho provisions for
The first spelling match, i
dinner, wo began mnking preparations
for fishing. Onr parly v
groups of two or three,
were bnsy setting out nets, others
preparing the lines ready for putting
them out, while tho remainder were en-
i given iu Satnrd^’s paper,
, tetantive, and prepared tho way for a
divided into OQOf w bieh will come off some-
of whom jj me next week*. A class of ladies wil
■ “spell’* agxiust a class of gentlemen,
j In this connection we proposo a read-
j ing match to come off at the same time.
gaged in catcbiDg minows with which to . That two prize8 bo offerc d ; one for the
tempt the large-mouthed tront. By the { best comic or bumorona rea der, and one
is sinking behind tho f or tbe beg j didatic, dramatic or tragic
had fish enough to feed re ader. Every one left free to select his
own piece to read, and may
hoose prose or poetry. The only re
striction will be that no one will be per
mitted to read anything which is in tho
least contrary to the strictest rules of
propriety.
We propose to get up such an enter
tainment for the benefit of our Episco
pal friends in aiding them in paying off
the remainder of the indebtedness due
on their church building.
Should this meet with favor we shall
have more to say abont it in onr next.
Trot. Bond.—This rope walker, whose
W'-nJcrfn! exploits lias attracted the at
tention of the people of this Stato for
> ,! ‘r* past, gavo an exhibition in this
< »tv Tuesday afternoon. He hud a rope
-tretched from the top of the building of
^ Kmnnuei’s store to the old hotel
building, aud not only fearlessly walked
the tight rope at this great height, but
* ; ‘*ked it in a sack, personated a drunk
"'"man reeling nnd staggering, stood
“’* his head, suspended himself by his
foot, balanced himself without holding,
nnd sundry and various other “didoes”
tedious to mention.
"Bus
Bees.” We
*•> state that the College Chapel ha* been
‘‘‘‘Raged for Friday night, the 21st, for
! be “Bnsy Bees.” A class of boys from
t! *c Male Academy, and a class of girls
' r °m the College will “spell” to-morrow
•iiglit. Dr. G. F. Cooper and Captain
Patterson will act as pedagogues, and
’be pastors of the four churches as um-
Thc contest will be an exciting one,
a, ‘d will be interesting to tho audience.
Those who patronize the children may
be assured that they will not merely af
ford them pleasure aud assist the teach
ers in their efforts to furnish tho schools
w »'b a much needed instrument, but
*31 also spend a delightful evening
au innocent and unobjectionable way.
Admittance, 25 cents. The proceeds
will bo devoted to the purohaae of a tel-
ewYipe for the use of the schools.
TnE Sunday-Schools Picnic.—The
Sunday-schools of the Baptist, Presbyte-
, and Methodist Churches of Ameri-
had a beautiful day for their auuual
picnic* Thero was no marching in pro
cession by tlio various schools, but all
was loft free to repair to the Dell at will,
and enjoy themselves in such amuse
ments as best suited them, some engaged
in croquet, swinging, riding on the flying
horses, being o prominent featme.
When dinner hour arrived, the ehil
dren and citizens dispereed'in groups to
suit themselves with well-filled baskets,
extending tho hospitalities of the day to
visiting strangers and others who
not provided. The day will be remem-
requf sted i berod as one of those joyons though short
periods when care and trouble
put away for n season.
Henry Pend is a fastidious editor
acquaintance. Upon a late elec
tioneering tour he slept at a farm house,
with two others in the same bed, aud the
next morning the lady of tho house in
quired how they slept. “First rate,”
answered one ; “I slept behind, Bill
slept before, and Henry Pead in the mid
dle.” “Did he?” exolsimed the old
lady.
time tho
western bills
more than three times the number of
men in onr party.
our fh»t nioht in camp.
After supper we gathered around the
camp fire and enjoyed a sociable smoke.
We then divided the night into three
watches, assigning two men to each
watch, whose duty it was to keep up the
fire and visit the hooks and nets during
the watch. When we had rolled our
selves up iu our shawls or blankets, and
were almost in dreamland, one member
of the .party began crying lustily,
“A snake! a snake!” and tho way
the boys moved out of that was
fan. After we had made a diligent
search for onr friends rattle snake, we
concluded to try the inside of the ten
again, hut ’twas not long before out
young friend again heard the snake, and
to odd to the excitement this tiov* he
heard him rattle. With pistol iu hand
we sallied forth with no kind feelings for
that snake. We had been engaged
the search bnt a few minutes, when hor
ror of horrors, we beheld the dreaded
monster; but upon close inspection his
suakeship was transformed into an inno
cent frog, who had caused the dreaded
rattle by jumping on the dry haves.—
That young man slept on the outside of
the tent the remainder of the time. An
other of the party was calmly sleeping
while a toad was sitting on the young
man's ear, seemingly alisorbcd iu the
thought as to whether he should take np
lodgings in that ear or not.
OUR MUSK'.
We did not take a string band from
the city with us, bnt were sung to sleep
by a band of frogs. The musical talent
of these frogs was truly wonderfnl; many
of them sung tenor, others sang alto,
while now and then the larger ones
wonld come in on the bas3, with a host
of little follows to join the chorus.
Penitentiary Convicts.—We publish
this morning the official papers touch
ing the condition snd treatment of the
fifty convicts at work at Bartow Iron
Works, which we take from the Atlanta
Herald. The document* will be read
with pain and mortification by every
Georgian.
We caught any quantity M suckers,
bream, cat-fish and tront, but the weath
er being so warm we fonnd it impossible
to keep them more than one day. We
had more fish than we could eat, and
that too when a half dozen bream and a
two ponnd tront was considered only a
beginning for one young man ic. the
party. We had •
Fish boiled and fish fried,
Fish stewed and fish dried.
Fish very tender and fish very toogb,
And for one time in life we had fish
enongh.
Oar party was plaoed under many ob-
ligations.to Mr. Spesceor Pryor and Mr.
Jed Willett, for favors shown us, ijt fur
nishing us with a tent, Ac. And last,
Py Shiminy ! Ish Dot So 'l—There
doubtless such a thing as excessive
promptness in emergencies. Presence
of mind and determination aro admirable
qualities in themselves, but it sometimes
happens that a decision made upon the
spur of the moment is regretted upon a
more deliberate survey of the field. This
remorse seems to have undertaken lately
a worthy Dutchman of Acuka county,
Minnesota. The Dutchman was seeking
to reach a town some distance from Sank
Centre, and to accomplish this mast
drive over the pr&irio from the latter
. Ho was unaccustomed to the road
and night overtook him with his vehicle
n a slough and no town in sight. He
sought the solitary farm house visible
and asked permission to stay till morn
ing, the farmer telling the traveler, how-
tnat it wonld bo necessary for him
to sleep with the children or with the
farmer himself, as their accommodations
limited. Qaick as lightning the
Dutchman expressed his resolution not
to sleep with “bodderation shiltren,”
he slept with the farmer. Tho rest of
the story may be given in Lis own lan
guage: “Veil, in der mornin’, ve
comes mit de stairs down, I see two girls
apont seventeen nnd nineteen years .qld,
and I ask der old man: “Pees dem girls
die shiltren you told me spout?, uml he
say ‘yaw; dem ish miue only shiltren!’
und I eay to myself, “Py shiminy! ish
dot so?’ ”
A Storm Blows Down Another
Church.—The lato storm in Marion
oounty blew down the Methodist church
building in Ellaville. This makes nine
country church edifices which have been
demolished in the last two months in
Harris, Talbot, Stewart and Marion
counties.—Col. Enq.
We desire to correct the above as re
lates to the Church at Ellavillo. The
building was not blown down, but some
what injured by the falling of trees against
the house, thus tearing off a part,of the
roof and destroying a number of windows.
Besides Ellaville is not in Marion county,
bnt in Schley.
Several of the merchants on Cotton
Avenue, each 'are« netc awaitg, and
now protected from Old Sol’s firey
gaze.
Idol, is the way onr “intelligent, typo,”
spells idle. If he were an idle fellow we
would not idolize him for a month to
come.
Onr milliners have done a fine buRi-
jss in the past week. The flowers they
have sold! The hats and bonnets seem
all flowers.
Spelling bees and picnics are very wel*
come to an editor, as they furnish his
poor, over-worked brain with many an
interesting item.
A Dannbnrian poet named Button has
written a poem; tho first line reads : “I
sitting alone on an islet.” Pretty
good for Button.
“Is’e got no nse fur a fraud dat uses
stoveblacking on his Snnduy shoes,” is
the way an Amerious colored u
toned her dusky adorer.
The original “homestretch/
stretch across the maternal knee, and
it is a stretch that every well educated
boy in Americas has been on.
Xow is the season of the darkey’s de
light, as it is warm enough for him to go
barefoot, without resting under the foul
suspicion that he has no shoes.
Softly now the tender hearted wife im
parts to her searching hnsband tte intel
ligence that she sent his linen clothes
to the Kansas sufferers last winter.
A picture—A tall ladder leaning against
a house—n^gro on top and a hog scratch
ing himself at the bottom. “G’way—-
g’way dar ? yon’m making mischief.”
Let the cotton factory be pushed for
ward to success. All of oar citizens are
interested in this project aud should aid
in its establishment, to the extent of their
means.
The “spring chickens” offered in mar
ket are about the size of a healthy black
bird. It is the height of cruelty to take
such wee things from the protection of r
doting hen.
The Old Hotel is fast becoming de
populated, aud if not torn down very
soon will be inhabited only by its nu
merous ruts, with its traditionary ghosts
for company.
A young man of tho city took a bath
the other uight in the dark. He managed
well enough, only he got hold of a piece
of stove blacking instead of soap, with
marked result.
Irascible Old Gentleman—What do
yon call this confounded stuff ? Waiter
—It’s bean soup, sir. Old Gentleman—
No matter what it has been; it’i
water and greas now.
“Louder,” shouted one of the audience
Thursday night “L-o-n-d-e-r,” came
from a pupil in class No. 2, aoparently
waking up from the study of one of
Webster's jaw-breakers.
A little learning is a dangerous thing,”
as an Americus darkey found out the
other day, by insisting that “f-l-o-r”
spelt floor. His dusky disputant “floor
ed” him—with an axe helve.
We don’t like to be suggestive, especi
ally when we are personally concerned.
But possibly onr friends will pardon us
for suggesting—in the most mild and
modest manner in the world—that green
backs are somewhot necessary to the suc
cessful conducting of a newspaper. We
make this suggestion with the utmost
deference.
Wo mot a gentleman yesterday morn
ing who greeted os with a “Good morn
ing,” instead of “Spell Djidda,” or some
other outlandish word. He was one ol
those who stepped down and out the pre
vious evening.
A party was out ft-ining last Tuesday
and met with coxiRidoniblo succe;
large cooter that uas caught, went the
way of all those much prized animals.—
He could not have fallen into more a]
preciative hands.
Our apprentice, yesterday emptied
bucket of water out of a back window
—of course unintentionally—on the head
ef a 15th amendment, who ejaculated
De debhil !” “How did he know that
ras me ?” queried our young disciple.
We heard a stronger remark yesterday
that he had observed more well and styl
ishly dressed young folks in Americas
than any other place of its size. The
gentleman is “ono who has travelled,”
evidently kut-w of what he was speaking.
A little boy, seated on tho |*ost office,
steps yesterday, counted his peuuiea over
and remarked: “Seventeen cents in nil.
That’s five for the circus, three for pea
nuts, four for a sinking fnnd, four I owe
Jack, apd there’s one left to support a
widowed mother on until Haturday
night.
The Sumter Light Hoards have
temptation a picnic at the Mineral
Springs. They intend to make it the
most clegaut entertainment of the sea-
> worthy the honored name they
bear. The ladies in that neighborhood
looking forward to the time with
mnch anxiety.
One of the captains at the 1J Thursday
night became very much troubled with
drowsiness, probably from being in the
habit of retiring curly, and was obliged
to step down and out. Although his
rival was wide awake, and on the alert,
lie was obliged to succund) when Peda
gogue Smith so fekiilfuliy threw out that
seine for his capture.
He was a star-gazer ; ho was, and the
other night hs raised his pensive eyes to
the orb-lit canopy, and while marching
rapidly through the back-yard revolved
a mathematical problem in bis mind.—
Ho was even carried beyond the stars by
his furtive imagination, and grew senti
mental aud began reciting those chaste |
lines: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how
I wonder”—“what in the h—11 is that?”
he exclaimed, as something took him
“kerslap" on the forehead and set him
backward on the cold, cold wood pile,
and then his seutiment vanished. He
don’t star-gaze any more now worth a
cent, and he swears that galvanized
clothes line has got to come down if it
involves the whole domestic circle
civil war, and he never does get another
clean shirt.
MALE and FEMALE
COLLEGE,
Gallatin, Tenn.,
On the Lou!:
1 Nashville Railroad, aud a
e Junction of Cumberland and Ohio R.1
Lodge has tost a worthy member, science
a laborious advocate, progressive religion |
an enthusiastic devotee, the country au I
earnest patriot, nnd the community a
quiet, orderly, unobtrusive citizen.
Resolved, That this Lodge be in mourn-1
ing for thirty days, that a page iu our
minute book be dedicated to his memory,
that a copy of these resolutions be fur
nished the press for publication, and that
we commend his virtues to nil who sur
vive him, and his spirit to that Being in
whoso goodneas und ni«-rcy he had such
unbounded confidence, for he died not
as those who havo no hope.
S. Fleshman, ,
J. E. Hall, ’-Com.
P. 11 Stanfield, \
The Methodist Bishops.
Nashville, May 12—The college of
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, which Las been in session
for several days past, before adjourning
sine die announced the following com
mittee of fraternization to the next Gen
eral Conference of tho Methodist Epis -
copal Church: Rev. LoviePierce. D.D.,
Rev. ,Tos. A. Dnncan, D. D., nnd Linde .
C. Garland, L. L. D , and iu accordance
with a resolution of the last General Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, the following commission
ers, to meet a liko commission from the
Methodist Episcopal Church, to remove
al! obstacles to formal fraternity between
the two churches, were announced: Rev.
E. H. Myers, D. D., Rev. R. K. Har
grove, D. D., Rev. Thomas M. Finney,
D. D., and Hon. Tansteu Polk of Mis
souri, and Hon. David Cloptou, laymen.
Kuinow county, Tena., a lovely valley lying b.
tween a re ago of tho Cumbcil&nd mountain
and the Cumberland river, in a beautiful litt
city ot vinca and Rower.-, containing 3.000 i.
habitant*, diitiuguishcd lor intelligence und r<
flnement, lio.-pitality aud generosity. Th
place was 8 Jcote l after canvassing tho advat
tages and inducement* ctferod at all tho ntoi
noted points in the- country.
Sixteen members or tho faculty, a number i
trtinm havo the highest national reputati*
t teachers aud au hors, and will bo
| creased t
ty-flve the next academic y
The Bible.—In one of our exchanges
e find the subjoined curious remarks
i the Bible by “a widow who had noth
ing to do and could not sleep “The
Bible contains 3.5C6.G89 letters, S10.G97
words, 31,173 verses, 1,118 chapters and
6G books. The word and occurs 46,227
times; Lord 1,854; Reverend only once,
and that in tho 111th Psalm. The 27th
verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra con
tains the alphabet. Tho 19th chapter
of the 21st book of Kings and 37th
chapter of Isaiuh are alike. The
first man recorded os buried in a
a coffin was Joseph, 50th chapter of Gen
esis and 2Gth verse. Nowhere but in the
1st chapter, 2d Timothy, is the name
grandmother mentioned. Two particu
lar fine chapters to retul you will find
are the 21st of Joel and the 26th cf Acts.
There is no name of more than six sylla
bles in the Holy Bible.”
“Independent Voters.” — The St.
Louis Times hits tho so-called “indepen
dent voters,” who arc talking abont a
third party, this bard lick :
Bah 1 they are cowards, all of tit^m,
and sham patriots and reformers if they
think and believe that the Democratic
oartv is not good enough for the needs
of tile hour, aud that it will have to be
purified and prescribed a while longer
before it is intrusted with absolute pow
er. They mistake selfishness and obsti
nacy for honest convictions of duty, and
they are fiddling and gormandizing while
Rome is oil fire from Peasant’s hut to
Cicsar’s palace. Democracy means lib
erty; Behnrzism is an Utopian theory dis
tilled from the beer they drink at Heidel
berg and the music they play in the
plazas. Democracy means death to Rad
icalism. Schurzism’is a resonant lecture
tempered with apologies and sugar-coat
ed because oi old associations. Let it
be hung upon u gibbet.
In alluding to a late rtm-a-way
scrape, the Union Times gets consider
ably muddled. Hear how it describes
the ran-a-way, aud see how “clear as
mud” it makes it :
Wo suppose the horses the two men
were riding after had stolen something,
and we aro left to conjecture whr.t so
f ighteued the two men who were riding
after the two horses as to make them run
away. It must have been trnly frightful,
to see two run-a-way men in dunger of
colliding with two teams. No wonder
that ono of the horses undertook to get
out of the way by jumping over a fence.
We see that and go one bettci
Unique Woman.—At tho meeting of
tho Peace Union in New York on Mon
day there were many oddities present
both male aud female. Mrs. Tilotsou,
of Vineland, is thus described by the
Sun :
‘She is of medinm size, apparently
about sixty years of age. She was
dressed in a light-colored silk suit, the
lower limbs being covered by pantaloons,
cut loose and gathered at the ankles,
over a pair of thick calf-skin top boots,
unpolished- A single skirt reached to
the knee, with the waist the same as the
ordinary woman’s dress, and a small red
2. Normal School.
7. Commercial School.
8. L»w School.
Tho present term begau February 15, 1875.
Fall term wlil begiu first Monday in September
Hoard, tuition, lu-1, wishing. Ac , *88.
Ktudtntec&n attend B<pt et. Methodist, Chris*
ian, Frcshvterisn or Catholic churches.
1. It is the cheapest college of liko gratio iu
he world.
2. In fourlapccialtiee it challenges competition.
natural and t ..
but long ago by c
G. No expense will bo spared to secure t<
era of tho lineat talent In Europe and Ameri
America.
.. national instituh
youths of all sectioi
form friendships tl
make us in truth a united people, ant! perpet
The Ilunto College for the north and tho sontl.
cli-
...... tl the
•o solicited to come an<l
friendships that will so greatly tend to
Helices
exist.
i bring:
Illustrated Annual
mtaing ninety-six pages each, will
bo issued, thirty-mx pages of which aro offered
to the public at* at edvertisiug medium.
loguo address John M. Walton, A.M. .
, greater number <
Neophogcn Collogo havo determined t
thousand scholarships in this college at the emu
of $100 each, and that wheu ono thoueand are
sold, each rout-hater shall forever thereafter
have tho right to send a student to this college
free of all tuition fees.
All who wish to avail themselves of this ai -
r&ngomen. or aid tn this causa aro requested to
transmit to J. M. Walton, Gallatin, Tenn., a
bond for scholarship, as follows:
For and in consideration of ono Scholarship
at Neophogcn college, which guarantees to the
nnrehas* r forever thereafter tho right to send
o Neophogcn college free
Fresh bread and cake daily, at Hart's.
shawl covered her shoulders.”
to bea r interest fioi
Scholarship vests v
are psid, and to ooi
I hereby bind myseh
this obligation.
Ae witness my band
Tho right of said
hundred dollars
r, my heirs, etc., to fulfill
List of letters
Remaining in the Americas I’ost Of
fice, May 20, 1875.
K^Ask for advertised letters.
Brown,Isone or Amy Beetle, Matilda
Bray, J. C. Ruuntree, A. It.
Brooks, Annie E. Ryder, Frank
Dykeman, S. A. Rouse, Jesse
Horne, Bailie J. Roberts, Lewis
Myers, Henry Reese, Bailie
Miles, George Rogers, Miss Betsy
Mulligan,Mrs. An'eSmitb, Rebecca
McPherson, Eliza Smith, Dick
Napier, George, (c.)Scotfc, Kertis
Neal, Jno. W. Tatem, Sarah •
Proctor, Mrs Amy Worthy, Lawson
Pearson,Miss Sarah Wilkinson, Lowson
Rodes, Collins Whitehead, J. R.
B. F. BELL, P. M.
Upon receiving the preceding bond, which
will be deposited in one of tho National Banks
of Gallatin, a receipt will be returned to the
purchaser. The right to the scholarship i
SSTda
Inti
secured t. ....
descendants or assigns.
No. Female Scholarships.
To Parents and Philanthropists:
T« n female stndente will bo received into the
family of the president of Keophogen College,
and trained as his children, boarded, clothed,
books and stationery furnished, and graduated
in a reg'^ar collegiate course, for f 1,00b each,
payable m advauco by the 1st of 8ept<mber,
ls75. They must not be under twelvo years of
dent an opportunity (
t remarkable cl ar-
loroial
Corrected expressly for tl
Killed by Lightning.—The Savannah
Advertiser of Friday says that Mr. Nor
ton Johnson, who resides on Bryan Neck,
Bryan county, was working on a boat on
his place, with a negro named Bob Ruf
fian, when a terrible storm arose. Both
sought refuge tinder a large oak tree,
that was not far from the place where
they were working. When the storm was
over, a littlo negro boy passing tho tree,
discovered tho bodies of tho two men ly
ing on the ground. Both bodies wore
badly burned and disfigured. The tree
also shattered. Mr. Johnson was
abont seventeen years of age. and a most
promising young matt.
.The Philadelphia North American
says : “Money is in snch abundance in
the banks and fiscal institutions, and ii
the hands of all engaged in discounting,
that the demand is far below the offer
ings. Money for loanable purposes is,
in fact, a drug in consequence of the^o
tal absence of enterprise. Much as has! EGGS—Buyieg U 20c. , *»emug!
beeu said heretofore on the subject, the ™
, - ... 7 FLSH—Mackerel, No. 1. half bbla... 7 60®8 00
surplus, which is greater than ever,shows' •* *• i Kitts, 2 00
that the expected recovery of business j *! “ half bbls.. .5 00(^6 00
activity has not yet set in.” ' •*
— i FIELD PEAK-
GRAIN—White Corn
other, fren
Hams —Sugar Cured «:anvai
BULK MEATS--Clear Ribbed Kidt e
BUTTER—Goshen
Country, buying 30. selling.
CANDLES— Adamitt
CRACKERS—Soda^...
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25
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tent of any youth of medium oiganization,
nen fall control is given and Implicit confi-
en*’o reposed.
No. 3.—Male Scholarahlpa $1,000.
Board and tuition perpetual to ono student
- ->r $1,000, payable in advance. The holder of a
scholarship can introduce ono student after ra
ti me to time, freo of charge lor
only twenty of
irebirs for sale.
Address,
J. M. WALTON, LL D.
President, Gallatin, Tenn.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
ind females of the Noith and the South, i
located in a bcantiinl section of the >tate, which
was selected with great care—Republican Ran-
>tcr, KashrWe, Tenn.
Neophogen is the cheapest college of like
grade in the world. There aro five schools di
vided into eight department s, which are thor
ough in their detail of study.—IhtUdin, Xash-
rille, Tenn.
Neophogen is a great enterprise. T^e college
is locat d in ono of the garden spots of the
country. It consists of 1« teachers of ostab-
irthed reputation.—C/unstian Advocate, Xash-
t*9ulu the Beecher trial, on Monday,
evidence was offered to substantiate Mrs.
Moulton’s testimony bj proof that she
told of Beecher’s confession to her to the
persons soon after it was made, but this
evidence was rnled ont. Proof was ad
mitted, however, that Beecher was seen
leaving Moulton’s house on the day of
the oonfession. It will be remembered
that Beecher denied being in tho city on
that clay.
J^rThe contested Senatorial election
cases in New Hampshire have been refer
red to the Judges of the Supreme Oonrt
for their opinions; provided each can be
obtained before Monday at 3 o'clock,
otherwise that tho Governor be instruct
ed to get snch advice as the circumstances
will admit The political supremacy of
either party in the State depends upon
the decision.
Q ItlST—Savannah, retail 4®5
HAY—« 100 tba
IRISH POTATOES- * 1>M * O0®4 60
LARD—Leaf 18®20
MEAL—White, 1 25
MATCHER, (pergro**' . 3 50
OYSTERS, ltt can, |*r *ou. 1 50
2ft can “ “ 2 56
OATB, 6*31 60
OIL-Keroeene, 33
RICE—Savannah, 10
STARCH, 8®10
SYRUPS—Georgia 75®90
Louisiana, 75® 1 00
SUGARS—Crush. Powd. and Gran'd 124®13
Him
section, but or th® entire Union.—Boston Cou-
' ■ Mass.
ophogen is not only one of the beet, but
certainly ono of the cheapoet colleges in the
Union.—Uran/Lm Republican. Miss.
Neophogen is ono ot tho moaticharming and
salubrious spots on earth. The generosity of
ite honored and philanthropic president has not
gone unrewarded. It u a succeetfal and rapid
ly gaining institution.—Houston Age, Tex.
This famous institution will have it a hundreds
of pupils witbiu ite walls under its efficient
president and able corps of professors.—JV»t-
nesseean, Gallatin, Tenn,
B” and Ex. C.
Demerara,....
SOAP—No. 1 7@ 8
Family, 8J@10
SALT—Liverpool « sack, 1 75® 1 80
Virginia, « “ 2 0u®2 35
’Buck, per sack,... 8 00
8HOT—Drop and Buck,per sack,..
SMOKING TOBACCO—common,..
Medium,...
Bright
Extra
SWEET POTATOES,
TALLOW .* i-
VINEGAR. White Wine, retail, <o
Cider, .'... 40050
Ik.....
\ Fine, 80®1 25
750100
JUST RECEIVED!
Nice Assortment of
Ladie’s Untrimmed Hats!
Sold at Lowest Prices. Call soon at
M. LAZAR OX’S
One gallon non-oxploeivo Kerosene
tickets—ten for three dollars—for cash
otilv. at Dr. Eldridge's Drag Storo.
$5 ftee ,
CO M Portland, Maine.
