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B. P. HOLLIS,
.It tor new at Late,
AMERICUS, GA. '
Office, Forsyth Street, '.n National Bank
I. J. WEBB,
1MWS0N, GEORGIA.
14TOffice upstairs la Journal building.
Will tike good case* for conditional fees.
DR. C A. BROOK'S,
1ES1DBST FHYSICi&I All SI3GE0I,
AMERICUS, GA.
t Daveni
pt attend
night at the residence
sr WiSfm f ohiid at f ■
ice of Col. S. H. Haw- "
■ompt attendi
‘ residence
I^ee and College streets.
Hr J. A. FORT,
Physician anj Surgeon,
Offers bis jofesslonal services to the
people of Aat.vus and vicinity.. Office at
l)r. Kldrldge’s Drug Store. At night can
be found at residence at the Taylor house.
Calls will receive prompt attention.
may26-tf ? J
Dr. D. V HOLLOWAY,
DentisT,
Americas. ... Georgia
Treatssuccessf ally all dto**»»**of the Den
lal organs. Fills teeth dj «ur improved
method, and inserts artificial teeth oa t*
best material known to the profession.
0TOFFICE over Davenport and Soi
Drug Store. __ marlli
S25.00 REWARD.
Will lie paid for the arrest with proof
convict any person or persons injuring,
molesting or lu any manner interfering
with any street lamp of this city Given
under my hand and official signature, March
.•4th. 18*4. .1. B. FELDER, Mayor.
» ♦-DEALER JN-
“ Wt do hertly certify that ic* supervise the
ranjentnts for all Monthly and Semi-Annual
Drawing$ of The Louisiana State lottery
Company, and in person manage and control the
Drawings themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fasmess, and in good
faith toward all partus, and ws authorise the
” - - - -• •, with fac simile.
» advertisements*”
THIS CELEBRATED IMFROVtD
WM
O NPRECEDEHTED ATTRACTION 1
Over Half a Million Hisiritatod.
Loniaana 8tate Lottery Co.
whSTa'rwerve
since been addea.
irwhelming popular vote Its
s made a part of the present
J J ate Constitution adopted Deceml
id Slaglo N amber Dr»wlar*
• menllily. It itever scales or
postpones. Look at the following distribu-
Eztraordiniry Semi Annual Drawing
In tlie Academy of Music, New Orleans, preioratioti, and ca
Tuesday, June 17, IH84 bromide, or«nrpo'.»
Under the personal supervision and m an- circul » r of lco«list
age men. of
G.T. Beauregard, of Louisiana, »>-d
Gen. Jnbal A. Early, of Virginia.
Capital Prize, S150.000.
tWNotice—Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, $3. Fifths, 92- Tenths, ft.
LUMBER t LUMBER I!
I will lie st A. C- BELL'S place two and
a half miles from Americus, sawing lumber
in twenty days. Will deliver lumber in
aprf'tf It. W. JORDAN.
THE GEORGIA LOAN,
AND TRUST COMPANY.
Negotiates loans on improved farms.
Time one to five years. Rate of interest
eight per cent. Expenses light. Apply at
principal office, Americus, Ga. aprtnf
SEWING MACHINES.
THIS BWT OPFRATINIJ!
HINDOO REST and
MONT PERFECT
sums HACHIIE IN THE WORLD
Prices Reduced $5.03 on Each Stylo
LORILLARD’S
MACC0B0Y SNUFF.
caution to coksimiers.
^As many inferior imitations have appeax-
resemblingonrs astodeceive
would request *h** purehaeci
red lithographed tincr *
iry\we
at the
in which it is pack-
In buylnj
. _ j imitation you pa
inferior article as the gem
Bo Sure You Obtain the Genuine.
LORILLARD’S CLIMAX
RED TIN-TAG PLUG TOBACCO.
The Finest Sweet Navy Chewing To
baeco Hade.
The Genuine always bears a Red Tin-Tag
with our name thereon.
BEWARE OP IMITATIONS.
km
ELIXIR
MANDRAKE and BUCHU.
e Remedy for all Billious Dis-
nedy for
Torpidity i
m 11 eh
Billious, Headache, Hysp**pda, Cost!-
Sour Stomach, Jaundice, Heartburn,
ousness. Catarrah of tlie Bladder, Ret
and Incontinence of the Urine and leas of
tone In^tlie parts. It has no equal in the i
FOR 8A1E BT All DRUGGISTS.
Price 150 Cents.
Manufactured by
HAILE & MOWER,
98 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
FORSAIEBYDR. E. J.EtDRIDBE
feb!3,ly Americus, Ga.
CAREFUL ATTENTION I*
threading qualities, its
, , . —„ winder and its belt idl
ing device, also Its great range of work,
WHICH 18 AS FOLLOWS:
Plain Sewing with perfect si
Plata aewing from lace to leather without
lingo of stitch
Sows a curved piece on a straight
Sews two curved edges together.
It hems. It feU
It hems and news on lace at one op^,
It hems and sews on lace and Inserts bias,
irning at head of hem, ml. in one operatic-
■sss auriHdttra*
It does welt coTdtag. 'irffoeS’shlrring.
It does tucking. It dues ruffl nc.
Bdoes rn fifing and ae wing on at t sa
iScoltyp rufliiig. I
ictwtenj
;does drees trimming. It
me operation.
It is the only maebi
Ices hem smelling without
does eml
ltdoeseml „
It does chenille embroidery.
For Family Use. Dress Making, Tail
oring and Ganeral Manufacturing.
TH. WHITE IS WITHOUT A PEER.
In its great
in the world that
ibroidery without an attachment
1 Capital prize
1 Grand prize
1 Grand p ize
Large prizes
fl.7O.0C
A Physician's Testimony.
ru called to see Mr. John Peanon. wb
coafined^to his bed with what appeared t>
*pt J.j&taorhur),
Another Rescuo from Death.
rue suop-uiuu
A Mnall attic containing a narrow
cuk a chair, a table and a few articles of
necessity. Tims—Near midnight. Enter
w.n and stigffering
with fatigue.
At last I’m borne, and oh! so tired, tired,
Ured to reifr death!
■ork, work, work, till one has neither
strength nor even breatn.
But this Is Saturday, and here's thy little
peaceful nest.
Where I can hare; all by myself, a good long
All through the week I’ve counted, counted
on this previous hour,
That thought alone ha* kept me up. alone
giv® •« tha power
InMiaU the weary work, to live through
days oppressed? ’
red. so tired, and longing, praying for
a Sunday rest.
Hera is my candle; there’s my little bed, so
sweet and nice—
You're dear to me, you llttle-tot, Just now
above all price.
And once wbea I’m in bed ril sleep, and
From Macon.
a tome. 1881, it was discovered that 1
^TWfto was hr nwT^*t*ta«vs rf eonwn
I ought to eat,'no doubt, but I’m not
And couldn’t eat If I werp seated a
Brewer'* limg Kestorerl** Ch 1L W? li
Brewer’s Lon* Restorer is a pore] \
.1.
LAMAR, RANKIN,'& LAMAR,
MACON, CA.
xurps
pi
AFPROXIMATION PRIZES.
of f-00... f .*o.
2279 Prizes, amount
Application for i
lew*Orleans. '
For farther infon
ig full address. M
payable and addre
> clubs should b
...9322,;
should
mpany In
n writoclearly, giv-
*. O. Money Orders
postal notes and ordinary letters
y Mail or Express (all sums of 95 and up-
rards by Express at our expense) to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
TORPID BOWELS,
DISORDERED LIVER.
| ^ rom and ot
j *£££&£* KiurUUau
*Sm«d A
jSSfigSt' “ It ° ?
Ikln^ n art^ro« n ur!y. U TtTT’» HLU
with dally work and are a’pcrfiSt lutcrI '' ro
ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA.
HE FEELS LIKE A MEW MAN.
tion two® hnd anS'Kvetrt'd^to t J 1 n8tlp *'
kimla of 3 ® and TlVi’S arc tiie'flm
ttoitaTejtoM good. They bare
PLANTERS
MECHANICS,
HIBEBMTS & CAP1YAUSIS,
L-WORD-IN-YOUR- EAR8-&-DOL-
LARS-1N-YOUR-POCKETS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Good-bye, 1883.
’rops not first-rate, but might have been
vorse. Money not exactly plenty, but yet,
i round, and after paying debts,
to supplies, stock, clothing,
-•1 things needful, there will
e something left to invest. And n
s suggest that the
IS
BEST PA I INK INVjgrgjjNT.
And one that a
II pay tlie largest dividend,
is in something that will make happiness In
—r .homes, that will elevate
MUSIC ALONE WILL 1)0 THIS.
Have you a Piano or an Organ in yoi
home? If not, you should have, and we cl_
save you money In its purchase. Over 20,-
000 delighted Purchasers, whom we have
supplied in the past fifteen years, will cn-
supplied in the past fifteen years, will
'orse this statement.
Bee the Grand Inducements we o
JEN LEADING MAKERS. Ghickek; ,
Mathcshkk. Luddxn ABATES, IIallrt &
Davis, Hardman, Abion, Mason ft Mam-
un, Packard, Palace, and Bat State.
Over 300 Styles. All Grades. All Prices.
PIANOS, 9200 to 1,000. ORGANS, 921 tc
9760. Makers’ names on all. No Stencil oi
Cheap InstrumenU^sold. “The best lsal-
>t work it stands without
s .<rj at 1
Fvery Machine Warranted
for Five Years.
For future particulars regarding the merits
gjigiT it hh mm,
teen Dayt Trial, uitk Freight Paid both
«Kijw t if Instrument diet not suit; and
* at any time
Will open her
New Goods,
In the Store with
Hrs. Fred Lewis,
Where she will be pleased to
see her friends after Thursday
3rd inst.
Ahehiccs, Ga., April 1st, 1884.
"WHITE/
WB RESPECTFULLY REFER TO MORE
THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
OF OUR PATRONS, WHO ARE
THE HAPPY POSSESSORS
OF THE GREAT UN
RIVALED
Easiest
•i m.
• H’lllTE.”
W. F. NYE*S CELEBRATED
It. We sell you Best
strumeuta at Lowest Prices, on Eas
Installment Terms and pay every cent
the Freight, no matter where you live; so
that the Instrument costs you no more than
If you lived in Savannah or New York city.
Why hesitate? We are the men lot you.
Sena ns your name, and will mail you Illus
trated Catalogues and Circulars which wl
and receive free, a costly box
i B nf goods which will help all,
'"either sex. to more money
Co . * nans’*. Maine
un Uil Ml Ml pure Kbiueeb« at
Dr. Eld ridge’s Ding Store.
SEWING MACHINE OIL
Best and purest ta the world, and is bottled
In New Bedford, Mass., where the whales
swim np and spout the pure SPERM OIL,
right in the bottles, so there Is nochance for
adulteration,
'AND DOS* T YO U FORGET IT'
JOHN R. SHAW.
Foraytli Street,
AMERICUS GEORGIA.
enuapest is good.
TUTTS HfllRDYE.
or iaen^Vez^rcs^o^reoolp^of 9 ^y sg,sta,
lUTT’S MANUAL 3F USEFUL’RE&EIPTS FEEL
U0ST|TTEg’ s
sleep with happy zest.
For lam tired, so tired, ~
long Sunday rest.
t lo-«g,
i rich
est, for o
hare
yet I on;
Sunday
1 day I’ll sleep; to-morrow’s sun shall
* e rise:
o shades as he
t’U sleep and dream as lie goes on
s wept, aud wep*, for one long,
Mm*
asceuds the skies;
last to west,
ept, a ’
ludsy
11 light my spirit-lamp and heat the water
Here’s sugar and a little milk. How yery
nice twill be 1
do declare that, after all, I’m very, very
For shall 1 not be happy when I hare my
Sunday rest?
Make haste and heat, good water. Waiting
*" ~ny bed;
Umost while you are heating, so
ivy is my head,
i is tea. and good are many things;
long, delightful
Yes, goo i
but best—oh
The light is
it is! Ah
hen fluttei
weak; but I’ll br
pillow,
sweet L
head then flutter
upon my
l my precious,
nd is it morn ? Ab.yas, for there’s the su
far up the sky.
And oh! It makes my heart so glad that I’l
allowed to lie;
For it is Sunday, Sunday true, and I has
got my guest—
Here lean stay, and have my long, delicious
Sunday r - ’
So sweet, so cal
child i
upon your bre-st
For there alone my he*
Sunday rest.
what t
luuuicr, tamer, pack,
I mutt give up the hop, and, soon as
strong, go back.
For there, though wo were poor, in peace
and love we yet were blest.
And all our days were like a blLsstul Sunday
1 can not well make out— th
ing in my ear!
llow faint I am! Those sounds, those pleas-
Oh no: I only dream- In att
comes as guest.
1 m quite atone. No friend <
break my Sunday rest.
I hear my little sister Betslo’s voice—but
^ she is dead!
pillow, soothes my head. *
lean not breathe What Is it weighs so
heavy on my breast "
Oh, come, dear Bet>
your Sunday rest.
IIow strange it is! How
Oh, where is mother, where is Betsie? Some
Oh yes, I will be up—oh? speak—on Monday
— up and dressed—
I cant—I do not see—who calls?—I
my-Sunday—rest!
lickened breath, and there,
dr, but like
■ FLORENCE D. RALLOWELL.
“Mrs. Iiaker, mi wants to kaow if
U can’t come and ait up with granny
uight. She’s worse, au-l tna ’n Til
's ’bout worn out.”
Mrs. Raker way trying crullers on
e kitcheu stove when little Tom
Marsh came in to deliver his message.
She had been at work all day, and was
tired, warm and considerably out of
miper. She waa certainly iu anything
upon little Tom a face scarlet from the
’low of the hot fire. “Your mother
mght to know better’n t» t-end for me.
:o!d her only yesterday that I was up
my eyes in work, and that I expec-
1 company to-morrow. She’ll have
find some one else. (Joodnes* know*
put myself out enough for folks with
out being called on to be a aick-nurse,’
aud she resumed her frying, while Tom
Mother, said Madgc^x uning
kitchen just as Mrs. Raker, ha' __
finished the frying of the crullers, wi
ing the kettle of lard from the
“I’ve fixed the spare room up
beautifully. I know you’ll be pleased
Mr. and Mrs. Spear oome. And mothei
iidly, would you be willing for
I the Shakespeare clnb to meet
Kt Tuesday evening? They
rer met here, and I’\*e been a
member over a year.”
beontof your senses,”
mid Mrs Raker, crossly. “Do you sup
pose I’d let two dozen people come
trapesing over my parlot carpet, and
breaking, tearing and bnrning every
thing? I’m not eo foolieh.”
“You speak as if thay were so many
ild at irnals, mother, said Madge, in a
ne of some resentment.
“They act like wild animals,” said
Mrs Raker. “I’d like to know if they
didn’t burn np one of Mrs. Clarkes lace
curtains?”
“That was an accident, said Madge,
md not likely tc
Mary Lewis poshed a gas j<
the curtain. Mrs. Clarke did'n 1
blame her at all.’
tfTbrd to have her curtains
burned up, perhaps. I can’t. Don’t
mbject, Madge. When I aay
it. as you ought to have
learned by this time.”
■ned that and a good
•’It’s like yon to say that! It el
jur ingratitude.”
“I don’t meau to lie ungrateful; but
know you don’t make things very
pleasant for me at home. 8nsie Clark*
could have the club at her house ever]
night in the week if she wanted to.”
‘Thera, that’s enough! Co upstair
il you can loam to coutrol yourtem
, said Mrs. Raker, going into the
try; and Madge went out. closing
tho door behind her with good deil of
Raker
ie. lie with i
the pillow hashed.
tite, unaided. A medicl
a removal of the specific ob-tw
ed "health and vigor, that is a
rectivc, is the iffial need It Is tl. ,
H re< l lllre,neilt which makes
an inrieorant. For sale by all druggists and
dealers generally
* po6sesslor
WE PAY ALL FREIGHT
?ive you something good.
LUDDEN ft. BATES
Snltera Mnslc B»se. SaranO,
Migla.
The First Music House Id the U. S. to 1
liver Pianos and Organs Freight Paid
Janl2tf.
Levem's Coffee.
PATENTS
lamsnavnwcAMcatrAM.^the UrwWjhws.—al
WHfTrBjSB ansraeings Mj.'iaMgsjiil'fc
ESsSSBiiggSMi
Ribbons! Ribbons! New go -*>*,
new colon, new styles, at John R.
Shait.
WOOTEN & FORD,
STlll NTH!
Plenty of help to sell all the goods we a
furnish. For a general line of
FamUj aid Plantation Supplies,
call ow us.
may3w4m
Sit down good fellow, and drink with mi
With a careless laugli and a merry eye,
" 'U lauji at the world as the world f
ighs at power and wealth and fam
He laughs at virtue, he laughs at shame.
He Iitugh* at hope, he laughs a*, fear-
lory’s dead leaves, crisp and sere,
He laughs at the future, cold and dim—
s the comrade fit for
for nothing,
d not custom
e for nothing thal
a free as tlie soul of the fragrant wine
Sit down good fellow, my heart is thine
cry city my cups I qnaff.
And over my liquor 1 riot and laugh.
laugh like a cruel and turbulent wave;
I laugh at the church, I laugh at the grave.
laugh at Joy, and well I know.
That I merrily, merrily laugh at woe.
I terribly laugh with an oath and a sneer,
When 1 think that the hour of de »th U nea
For I know that death Is a guest divine.
Who ahall drink my blood as I drink this
cares for nothing, a king is be
come on old fellow, and drink with me,
With you 1*11 drink to the solemn past.
Though the cup 1 drain should be my last.
will drink to the phantoms of love and
To ruined manhood and wasted youth.
1 will drink to the woman that wrought my
In the diamond morning of long ago
To a heavenly face In sweet repose.
To the lily’s snow and the blood of the rose:
To the splendor caught from
That tbn.led in the dark of her hazel eyes:
Herbage eyes wild with the fires of the
And the dew wine other warm, red month.
I will drink to the shadow of the coming
doom
To the phantoms that watt on on my lonely
tomb.
My song is passing it dies away,
I cannot tell—is It night or day*.*
My heart is burned and blackened with
pain.
And a terrible darkness crushes my brain.
I cannot see you. the end is nigh.
But we’ll laugh together before I die.
Through awful chasms I plunge—I fall—
Your band, good frllow—I die—that’s alL
The best is the cheapest. Buy Sbri
net’s Indian Vermifuge, as it is guar
anteed to destroy and expel worms-the
child’s greatest enemy.
complaint. I wish you wouldn’t pot
notions into her head. I have work
enough to manage her withont your
setting her up to think herself abused.’
John Baker said no more. He knew
by long experience that further argu
ment would be useless. Sarah called
herself a Christian, and was one of the
most active members of the Calvary
church; every Thursday evening her
voice was heard in prayer-meeting, and
she held prominent positions on va
rious committees appointed by the el
ders. She was always ready to join in
plans tu pay the church debt; she was
the chief worker in every fair and soci
able; her contributions to the poor box
and to the foreign missions were always
large, and the miuister depended great-
•ry scheme
as required,
i drop from
ly upon her help
which practical energy
Bnt her religion seemed
her heart like a cloak from her shonl
ders when she entered her own home.
She did not appear to think it necces-
aary to exercise it there at all. The
gentle reproofs of her good-natured hus
band and the rebellion of her pretty
daughter only irritated her without
ery angry now, and began to
clear the table with unusual energy.
But as John took his hat and went out
on some errand at the village postoffice
and she was left alone, she grew cal
mer, and by the time the dishes were all
washed and put away her irritation
was almost forgotten.
“I guess I’ll run over and see Mrs.
Marsh a minute,” she said to herself,
as she took off her big gingham apron
and hung it up. “Like as not that
Tom fold her all I said lie’s one to
enjoy making a fuss, and I don’t want
any hard feeling. So I’ll ju6t step over
and tell her myself why 1 can’t sit np'
with her mother.”
Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Baker were
very near neighbors, and had always
been very intimate. They were accus
tomed to ruuniug into the houses cf
each other at any hour without the
ceremony of a ring or a knock, aud so
Mrs. Baker went around to the back of
the house when she reached Mrs. Marsh
and finding the kitchen door open, step
ped in at once.
As sho did ho *he heard the bound of
•You look lired, sarah,” said John
r his wife
ig sapper a
the table.
au»e to look so,” wai
•I’ve worked like a gal
ley slave ever since snorise.”
“Where’s Madge been?”
“Ob, I never depend on Madge. And
might work my fingers to the bone
ithont its affecting her in the least.”
“You do the child injustice, Sarah.
She’s always willing to help, as far ai
She bad advanced half-way
ie kitchen, intending to make her
ireseucc known; wliau the sound of hei
ru name -spokeu by a voice which shi
cognized as belonging to Mre. Long
lother neighbor, made her pause.
Mre. Baker’s religion ain’t the kind
that stands soap and water,” this
man was saying. It hasn’t ms
spark o’ dif rence in her’ She'
stiff-necked as over. She may be good
ruehin’ round to society meetii ‘
for makin’ personal sacrifices, :
her.”
Mrs. Raker heard, and trembled with
indignation, bnt worse was to com
She certainly doesn’t carry her
ligion with her into her daily life,’ said
the voice of Mre. Marsh, and that’s the
only true kind of religion, I think. She
kaeps hers for show,
intimate enough at her house to know
that.”
'She bottles it up and takes the Cork
only on Sundays and at prayer-
meetings,” and Mrs. Raker recognized
Tilly Marsh’s high treble. “It’s a
ient kind ot religion, yon see.
don’t impose npon any one bnt
When a person makes professions,
they’d onghter stand by them every
lay in the year,” said Mre. Long.
‘Mrs. Baker preaches a sight, bnt she
don’t practice with anything.”
For a moment Mre.
the t
- T 7
“Perhaps not. By-the-way,’ with
ry natural wish to change the subject
liram Long shot old Miss Star re
smpt-
frankly tell her neighbors “wbat she
thought of them;” but angry as she
instant’s deliberation convinc
ed her that such a course would be
highly in judicious, and might lead
•gain. The old lady’s 'bout
“Serves her right!” said Mre. Baker
:urtly.
“That ain’t Christian-like, Sarah.”
“He gave her warnings enough,”
said Mre. Baker, and she knew he wai
'a man to keep a promise of
that kind. Why didn’t she keep the
• tied np?”
She said the creature would break
loose no matter how she tied her. And
dues soem a hard case. Theoow was
the old lady’s only support. I was
thinking, Sarah, if we couldn’t
lomcthing for her? Yon being or
elief committee, you know, could
ly—”
“John. Baker, do yon suppose—do
you actually suppose I’m going
me fiager to help that old woman who
usnlted me ten years ago? It would
•ell for me to be rushing to
aid now.’'
“I think help wonld l*>ok better
from you than from any one
Sarah. She’d know you’d forgiven the
past, aud that your religion meant
something.”
When ehe comes to me and asks
my pardon for what she did ten years
ago, I’ll think about helping her,”* said
Mre. Baker, coldly, ill-pleased at her
hnsband’e criticism. “Ido v my duty
[ see it, and I flatter myself
I’m as good as the general ran o’ folks.
The entrance of Madge prevented
farther conversation on this subject, and
rith a heavy sigh John Baker took hfs
sat at the sapper table. He noticed
that hie daughter's eyes were very red
but did not question her about them,
for he suspected the cause of their con
dition. But he was more than usually
kind in his manner to her, and on rising
from the table slipped a silver dollar in
her hand, whispering: “Boy yourself
some little trinket, darling.”
The unexpected gift, conpled with
the tender words, proved too ranch for
Madge in the over-strained condition of
her nerves. Throwing her arms about
her father’s neck, ehe laid her bead
hia breast and bnret into a tempest of
aobs and tears. And the eyes of the
father were dim at he tried
her.
“This is perfectly ridiculous,” said
Mrs. Bsker, exasperated at the scene,
“One would think the girl was ae 1
en years old instead of seventeen. Leav
tho room, Madge, and don’t come back
again nntil yon can behave yourself.
“You're too hard on thechild, Sarah
said John Bsker, as Msdge went
“And do yon pretend to say that I
make it nnhappy?' demanded Sirs. Ba
ker. Yon jast spoil her out of all rea
son. She don’t know what she really
does want, and so she makes mountain
ont o' mote-hilts. If she had to drndge
as Lucy Cole does she’d have room for
in thcadjoinin
vhich
>w, John? I fchonld think
iso enough to buy her a milker quite
i good ae old (jueen."
“Just the thing!” exclaimed John,
k'on have such a clear bead, Sarah!
I’ll my name down for three dol-
And I will carry the snbscription-
paper around,” said Madgo. “I’m i
firet-clasa beggar, you know!”
The neq;s that Sirs. Raker bad un
dertaken to restore t ) Mrs. Starr lie:
of livelihood flew about the vil
lage like wildfire, and a handsome stm
raised for the old lady, whose
gratitude to her former enemy who was
very touching. She could not say
inongh in Mre. Baker’s praise.
The first step is always tho hardest.
Mrs. Baker found it not at all difficult
keep on in tho new path into which
she had stepped. There were very
naturally times when she forgot her
new resolutions; but the thought of
Miss Tilly’s remark about her religion
as always sufficient to begin again.
“How good of you, Mrs. Baker, to
take up the cause oh'that poor Mre.
Starr!* saM Tilly' Marsh, one day,
when the met her neighbor in the vil
lage street.
only my duly,” said Mre.i
the only person to see
Baker.
to her, you km
'ief committee.”
When Miss Tilly went home she
laid to her mother that she felt sure
they had done Mis. Baker injustice in
thinking her vainglorious arid selfish.
‘Terhaps wc did,” said Mrs. Marsh,
I don’t understand her lately. She
ill as she used to he. Some
thing has changed her. I wish I knew
what it was.” But alia never did.”
against ns. In the firr
free country, at least,' our
fought for liberty, and hist*
success crowned their effort
the absolute freed.,i
wonld be deprived, as though it vu •
crime for a poor man, bnt not to des-
rtue for the rich, while the
scripture says “it is ao t for king, to
„ w . ,ne nor for prince* strong
drink, but of the poor man “let him
drink and forget his poverty.” Per
haps some one will respond that it
counsels temperance, bnt if it had refer
ee to whisky how did it expect a man
bo temperate in. the use of that the
e of which the law forbide. It exhorta
temperance, but there are several
.ys to be tem[>erate and soma of the
roost intemperato men I have ever teen
tho advocates of prohibition. They
may not become intoxicated with liquor
hut they become angry and are intem
perate in speech ; or it may he that they
intemperate means to secure
perate measure of prohibition,
their over-zeal being the result of epir-
ltual drunkenness- If our liberties are
guaranteed in this grand republic and
noble commonwealth, why should any
attempt to deny us the boon ? Thu is
only a beginuing to end none knows
where, perhaps in despotism. Remove
every barrier from between man and .
his drink, let every man exercise his
right to mannfaotnre it free from reve-
simply taxing it as other property
xed ; let every one sell it when he
and drink it when 1m will, only
making him responsible for his acts
\yithout regard to intoxication.
■ One of tho greatest evils connected
with tho traffic is the sqnandering of
loney and property tc obtain it. With
all the revenue and all tho restrictions
ill incomparably
cheaper, and when it became a house-
luxury, there
id, but touching tho abwolnt
ones self, “whether it is abused or uot
the law can never know and therefor
I here are many evils which de*
the peace and comfort of our h*
which tho law can never palliate
which can only he removed by the ele
vations of the morals of the populace,
... cromplishcd by
I do
ttend
that liberty is a boon aud the abi
it by the individual is no greate
than its titter denial by the law.
The liberty of the press is a good
.that it expfiee6
thing uni
; but ii
degradation of fam
ation of falsehood
ulable injuries : bnt then shall they he
checked gnd the many benefits forfeited
because of a possibility of damage ac
—uing to some unfortunate ? Shall th
greatest advantage of mankind, per-
iona> liberty, he denied
i few abuse it to their o
t prohibitionist might
teud to obliterate:
villagr
So, with-
t giviug any intimation of her pr
ee, she hurriedly left the house
“.•'o this is how my neighbors
behind my back!
i sho reached her own kitchen
, and threw off her hat and shawl,
i is how I am traduced because I
would not sit up all night with a quer-
old woman.”
i was very, very angry; but grad
ually ehe grew calm, aud began
to think quietly over all ehe had
heard. The longer 6he thought, the
lore reaeouable seemed the charges
hich had been brought against her.
Had she brought her religion into hei
daily life? Was it not true that it was
kept more for show than for wear**
Bottled up, as Tilly hail said, and the
cork taken out only on Sunday in
prayer-meeting. Had her religion made
her more lenient to the faults of hei
daughter? Had it caused her to b«
more gentle and kind to her husband?
Had it cansol her to forgive old Mies
Starr an offense of ten years standing?
Baker! the tinth brought
home to l»er thus roughly from other
lips did more toward opening her eyes
her own past conduct than any sd-
ce or connect, however kindly meant,
could have done.
When John came in at 1U o’clock he
is surprised to find his wife iu teai
Such a sight was extremely novel
•ay the least, and he wae very much
distressed by it. But he wae not given
any key to the mletery. Sarah took
np her candle and went to bed withont
Madge thought her mother strangely
inch evil from fc:
often tends to tl
lies aud by publi-
“We do
bold a
would bo perhaps less drunkenness,
and so many families wonld not be
left destitute. Do the advocates of
temperance, realize that their harsh
measures have done more to oppresa
tho people than the foe they fight. I
assure them of the fact that thousands
of homes have.becn robbed of peace and
plenty as tbe result of their inebriety.
•Id that by local prohibition
wn would not be di-
■ merchants favor it
that tho money
de of o
minisbed and
der tbe d ^
pent for whiskey would then bo spent
for merchandise, but as the grocer n
perm the money for the necessaries
•herein is the loss to the merchant?
s it that be makes a larger profit c
add i
bad ;
r than
tile brother?
i sending the
will close
procure what
•i can not supply,
w, but nope at some
ituro time to inform your readers why
jmcChristians ate not in sympathy
itb this movement and why a respec-
ible denomination of Christians refuse
> affiliate themselves with the brother
ood ofiutemperato and unreasonable
cold water company.” M. J. W.
Dawson, (j a .. May 13. ’84.
The Little Newsboy.
i bree
ly she is \
is old—older-looking
suppose—perhaps, af
giandmcther. Wo hi
blocks
be comes alone, but t:
th him. He is only a little
sold. She
of the earth, bul
he easy reach of drunkard.--;” but' it is
-beer folly aud a dangerous policy to
•rdain a prohibitory law that is not
pected to prohibit; and if anybody
it who will it be but the thirsty
obtain)
who will tbe
Thai
drink to hi
tbe
id the fa
while the “lone fisherman”
. *a8ant, exposed to the gale
aud to every other evil, is denied the
n.se of the much needed beverage. Local
prohibition is the voluntary dep
of
the
enjoy';;
privilege which our neigbboi
and this is not tho only oppre
measure contains, but it favors a few
the druggists and physicians, while i
{ant for which lie needs no prescription
while to him is denied accumulation
should ho be disposed to thus inves 1
the work of his hands and the toil o
his brains.
1 said there were other libcrtiei
which were abused and other blessing:
distorted intq injuries. I will discus
Only a few ; among them is that of
lotny. We live by eating, bnt
arable loatlis
all, she is hie
watched them
a times .luring tbe winter, going
i slippery .steps, along the icy
snt, acroH» the crowded thorough-
Ske is harsh-featured, stoops, is
Her clothing,
nd has U-en altogether
r plai
Once
l the oflic
have followed them
he news-stand, lie
chattered to her all the way. His
bright young face is ofteu upturned to
her grave, wrinkled one, and be seems
always to have some message of hope
for her oM hoart. Small an he is, he
never allows her t*> cross the street
withont tbe utmost watchfulness for
vehicles pastiugeither way. He never
ady hand. W \Vhiie
limb
orn hi>
n a port
away fro
gluttony is not ouly
the harbinger of innui
diseases, and yet no statesman has in
troduced a bill “to prohibit the sale or
of food in any quantity” iu a sin
gle locality, nor are there societies form
ed with that object in view. There is
ariety of diets injurious to the con-
ners and tend ing to disease and deat h
that are never mentioned by the
panegyrists of moral elevation and
pnblic virtue. Then there are indis
creet exposures of persons in attending
parties, ciuba i and temperance socie-
i by which disease and death are the
result. Why do not our magnanimous
-benefactors attack these which they
might do with equal propriety.
I have not been able to coustrue the
ititntion to admit that la w proclaims
a of
the packs-,
cilice, be is always careful to see that
she is not only protected from any harm
but also shielded, as much aa possible,
from discomfort. Again and again,
when the cold wind has thrown the
thin, black shawl from the arm under
which she carries her handle of papers,
wo have seen tbe little fellow pass
■folly and t
silent and snbdned th*
and watched her with ■
I’m afraid mother'
sick,” she said to her father, following
t morning,
going
the yard when he went to
tbe pomp for a pail of water.
“She doee art sorter queer,” admit
ted John. “We must jest be gentle
with her and not answer her back if
•he gets riled.
As Madge came back into the kitch-
. again her mother looked up from the
pan of milk she was skimming.
“Yen can have yonr clnb meet here
en Tuesday if yon choose, Madge,”
she said. “I’ve thonght better of what
I said yesterday.”
“Oh, mother, how good of you!'
cried Madge, running to kiss her—a
caress which Mrs. Baker received very
kindly. “We ehall be ever eo careful
of the carpet and curtains. And I
want to tell yon, mother, that I am
sorry I made such a fnss last night.
It waa ridiculous, aa you eaid, and I’m
ashamed of myself. And I beg yonr
pardon.for speaking to you aa I did,
too.”
“We’ll both forget all about it,”
•aid Mre. Baker; “and now”—aa John
came: in with the water—“I want
bold a consultation about Misa Starr,
dt is only right that weshonld do what
redress. Nothing can be denied Ameri
cans except ench as means will nt
secure, and an nnsnrmonntable tax i
the only lawful prohibitory measui
that can be adopted, for in our personal
rights and absolnte liberti
the constitntional provision gnarantee-
ing protection. I believe that fidelity
to the people with laws that they an
willing to observe is preferable t<
forced measures and a cramped people.
However, if it be an evil, why should
the government license a number of "
citizens to do wrong ? Are licen
granted to men to steal and rob ?
I regret to see those earnest advocates
of the measure refer, apparently, with
ont any comp motions of conscience, tc
the Holy Bible aa their authority, and
pretend that it commands or favors
each measures as they adopt when per
haps nearly every eminent Bible char
acter took occasionally “a little
for his stomach's sake” and onr Savior
not only drank Himself, but made it
for others to drink. When tha raeas-
nre.was before our people a year ago I
was told its object was not to prohibit
those of good ^tending, but the poor
whose families a neoded their labors
tnck
ndcr her arm, so as to protect it
the.
othe
the thoroughfare. He does this
asing his pretty chatter—
or.l of suggestion from her
—hut with that honest kindliness, that
delicate regard for others’ comfort, that
marks only tbe very finent gentility.
God bless tbe little fellow! He may
noted his
thoughtful care; lie may never even
dream that his cheerful and kindly
" for bis aged friend is any
thing worthy ot note, but one, at least,
has seen him, and has been cheered and
elevated by bis sweet courtesy. One
heart at least, has warmed with love
for the gallant little man, and thanked
God that chivalry is not yet dead in
our great busy hive. If we were to
publish a list of the gentlemen of New
York, ae some of onr contemporaries
have recently done of those whole
estates are represented by six fignres,
and their souls too often by six
ciphers, we would find out this little
nawsboy’s name, and write it first of
all npou tbe roll of honor. We wonld
not be afraid to wager something that
the little fellow has already begun to
take a man’s part in tbe world’a life,
an.1 given bis dime toward the erection
of a pedestal of the Bartholdi Statue of
Liberty. He is tbe very style of boys
that n
not mere gilded manikins.
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Itsecms from the efforts Carter A
Son and tho trade they are getting,
they are determined to close their en
tire stock of shoes out,
Landreth’s Fresh Garden Seeds,
Dr. fildrldge’s Drug Store.