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Early County News.
VOL. V.
ft
Forms for Drawing Soldier’s
Pay.
STATE OF GEORGIA, 1
Poultry of j
BEFORE me an acting Justice of
the l'eace, (or Notary Public,) in and
tor said county, personally came Mrs. ———,
* who being duly sworn, says she is the mot li
ar of , deceased, late a in company
,of the' Georgia Volunteers. She fur
ther declares that her said son, , died
on the day of , ISO-, and that he
left neither wife, child, nor lather surviving
Him.
(Signed) .
Sworn and subscribed to before me t hie
—— • day of ,■ 180—. ' J. P*
Also, personally came of coun
ty and State? of Georgia, who, being duly
nworn, says that tlio statements in the above
affidavit lie (or she) personally knows to he
true,.
(Signed) —*
Sworn and subscribed to before me thin
day of— 186-.
J , J. P.
I, , an acting Justice ol the l'eace .
■(or Notary Public) in and lor said county
of , do certify that the above named
witness is personally known to me to be of
good standing, and whose afliduvitf is enti
tled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand, and official signa
ture, this day of , ISO—.
Know am, Men nv these Presents, That
I, Mrs. , ol the county ot , and
State of Georgia, being the mother ol ,
deceased, who died in the ucaviee of the
4Jqnfederate States on-the day ol ,
ISO-, do 111:1 kc, constitute and appoint ,
of— county, and State of Georgia, my true
and lawful attorney, in fact to receive and re
ceipt for all monies, goods and chatties that
may be due me as heir ot my son,' ,dec’d,
by viHue of his military or other service to
the Confederate States’: hereby ratifying
and confirming all lawful acts ol my
attorney in the premises.
(Signed) .
Witness: J. P.
I, , Clerk of court of coun
ty, State of Georgia, do certify that ,
whose genuine signature appears above and
before whom the above affidavits and power
of attorney were made and executed, is an
acting Justice of the Peace, (or Notary
Public) in and for the county of State
of Georgia,'duly commissioned at the time
of signing the same, and all his attostati ms
as such art; entitled to fall l'aith and credit.
Givep under iny hand and seal of office
this day of- one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-
Clcrk Court, County, Georgia.
NOTE. —The affidavit may be made either
before a Justice of the Peace or Notary
Public, and the certificate of its legality
may lie rpade fijther by a Clerk of the Supe
rior, Interior, or Court of Ordinary, with
the seal attached. I
All claims made out according to the
above instructions and forwarded to the
W ar Department will be attended to.
Weights and Measures.
Persons are frequently puzzled in their
•daily transactions to ascertain what such and
such an aitielc ought to weigh per bushel.
Here is a table which all would do well to
cutout and preserve. It>vill prove valuable
for reference:
Rushers. Pounds.
Wheat 61J
Shelled corn 56
Corn in the ear TO
Peas 60
live 56
Oats 32
Harley 47
Irish Potatoes 60
Sweet Potatoes 55
W hite Beans 60
Castor Beans 46
Clover Seed 60
Flax Seed 56
Hemp Seed 44
Blue Grass Seed 44
Buckwheat... ....................... ...5.J
Dried Peaches 33
Dried Apples '. 24
Onions 57
Salt 50
Stone Coal. SO
Malt 3S
Bran 20
Turnips 55
Plastering Hair H
IJuslacked Lime 80
Corn Meal (8
Fine Salt ..55
Ground Peas 25
A box 21 by 16 inches, 22 deep, contains
T barrel.
A box 16 by 16J inches, 8 deep, contains 1
bushel.
A box 8 by 8} inches, 8 deep, contains 1
peck.
A box 7 by 4 inches 4\ deep, contains 2
galkm.
A box 4 by 4 indies, 2J deep, contains 1
quart.
NOtI C eT '
A LL persons wishing to have their Clocks
repaired, can do so by calling on S. A.
Ho.veil twelve miles from Blakely on the
Woodvillo Road, All work warranted to
keep time for six months, or no pay.
June 15, UOl. 85 ts _ *
BLAKELY. GEO., AUGUST 8, 18G4.
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dSatir fantg jjcius.
Terms of Subscription:
For 1 Year SIO,OO
For 6 Months $5,00
No subsciptions received for less than six
months, and payment always required in ad
vance.
Rates of Advertising:
1 Square, (occupying the space of ten Bour
geois lines, or less,) each insertion...s2,oo
Novel Plan of Courtship.
If marriage is a lottery, prizes arc apt to
be drawn in the following method as any
other :
At a wedding recently celebrated, were
present some twenty five young persons, all
of them iu a condition which lor various
reasons they generally concurred in re
garding as undesirable —the “ unengaged.”
One of the getitloincu of fbe party suss
pectcd the prevalence among them of feel
ings that might easily be exchanged lor
others indefinitely more fixed and agreea
ble. He'accordingly proposed the choos
ing of a president, a person worthy ot all
confidence, whose duty it should be to re
ceive from each individual a iolded paper,
inscribed with the name of the person
banding it in, and also with the name of
another person of the other sex, whom the
first would be williog to marry. The pres
ident, in addition to the restraints of his
own sense of honor, was to be put under a
solemn pledge of eternal secrecy. AH re
fusing to accede to the propositions were
•for the time to leavo the room. Those
whose choice was reciprocal, that is whose
papers contained the same two names, were
to be privately informed* while the selec
tions of the others were to remain undis
closed. The result.was tliat the trial was
made, all shared in'the experiment, and
eleven couples were found to have made
themselves happy; and their several un
ions were afterwards consuinatcd.
A Disposition.
.Tosh Billings, being duly sworn, depos
es as follows: ,
That, moslc men had ruther do a smart
thing than few do a good on.
That, backsliders is a big thing, espesh
ila on ice.
That, there is 2 things in this life for
which we arc never fully prepared, and
that iz twins.
That, you kant judge of a man in liiz
religion eny more than yon kan judge hiz
shurt hi the size ov .the collar or the rest
bands.
That, the devil is alwus prepared to see
kompany.
That, is treating a man like a dog tew
cut him oph short in his narrative.
That, meny will falc tew be saved sim
ply because tba haint got cunything else
tew saive.
That, the vartuos ov woman are awl
her own,‘but her frilities have bin taut
her. . .
That, some people are fond ov bragging
about their ancestors, and their grate de
scent, when in real lack their “ grate de
scent” iz just what’s the matter ov them.
That, a woman kant keep a secret nor
let ennybody else keep one.
That, “ a little laming is a dangerous
thing;” this iz az true az it iz common.
That, it is better to fail iu a noble en
terprize, than tew sucksccd in a mean one.
Amy Scenes.
It is with a strange and thrilling sensa
tion —when an enemy is immediately in
front —that the order for an advaucc be
fore daybreak is beard iu camp, accompani
ed, as it always is, with the ominous scrv
iug out of three days’ provisions, and six
ty rounds of ball cartridge to each man-;
with the bustle of packing up the heavy
baggage —the noise and bubble in the camp
—the deep aud hollow rolls of the great,
guns, dragging up from the rear —and the
congregating together of the officers in
their tents, preparing for the movement;
some speculating upon the results ot the
coming battle j some smoking cigars ami
jesting with death; some musing upon
absent fricuds, ruminating on the-past or |
peering into the future; and, perchance, j
a lew—a very few thinking beings ponder
im; on the final destiny of man, the mys
tery of death, aud the scarcblcsa secret be
yond the grave.
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A correspondent writiug from the bat
tie-field to the MissLsippian, says that Gen
Forrest was wounded iu (lie loot, in the
late battle with the Yankees in .MirrHippi. *
Woke up the wrong Passenger.
“ Oliver ” tells the following story of an
Irishman who was detailed as an Orderly
for one of our Generals, nnd who was fre
quently, in consequence of bis faithfulness,
used by the General as a courier. On one
occasion, while the army was cn route, it *
became necessary for this General to send
a special courier to a couutry inn which
lay some distance from the road the troops
were moving on. He expected to receive
important papers from an officer wlrp had
been instructed to have them there for any
courier who might be sent to receive them.
i 'is tuition he selected Pat, his iaith
ful orderly. The army moved on in its
course aud Pat started on his mission. The
army reached its destination the following
day and went into eamp. Pat, in the mean
time, had arrived at the inn, big with the
importance of bis mission. The General
had instructed him to remain over night,
and report to him as eariy the next morn
i ing as possible, at head quarters.
“ 1 say,. Mister, Hiilo, can ye put me in
a place to-night where I can slapo a bit.”
This exclamation from Pat aroused the
people at the inu on bis arrival there, aud
the landlord came out and said :
“ I have uo room,sir.”
“But” says Pat, “heme soul, sir, yo
must bo after finding me a place, for its
myself that’s commanded by the G inoral to
stay here.” .
“ Well,” says the landlord, tliqrc is but
one chance—l have a double bed in one
room which is only half occupied, and that
half a ne;/ro sleeps in, and if you can put
up with that, sir, I can accommodate you.’>
“ So you mine to insult me ye spal( ecu ?”
said Put.
“ Oh, uo, sir, I only tell you that is all I
can do lor you, and if you will ouly go to
bed in the dark, and as you desire depart
ing before daylight, I am sure you will nev
er know the difference.” *
“ So much for being a ganius, sir, be me
soul i’ll do that same.”
So Pat dismounted, and, after caution
ing the landlord to rouse him before day
light, made Lis way to the room where bis
sable companion was wrapped in “ nature’s
sweet rcstorted.”
Tbe inn-keeper could not refrain from
laughing as Pat disappeared, and to carry
the joke out lie determined, aud did t(je
next morning before daylight, visit the bed
where Pat was sleeping with his compan
ion, and blackened the face of* poor Pat
with lampblack and soot. After doing this
he called him up and told him it was time
to depart. Pat instautly awoke and feel
ing the great importance of his mission,
which sleep had made him forget for sev
eral hours, he sprang from his bed, looked
around at his bed-fellow with “ a bad luck
to ye,” aud throwing bis clothing hastily
upon himself he departed. It was far in
the day when he reached the General’s
head-quarters, lie was astonished by eve
ry one whom he met on the way laughing
at him, having not yet discovered the land
lord’s trick. He soon reached the Gener
al’s head-quarters and presented himself
before him with the exclamation, “ here be
the papers, sir.”
“ What the devil is the matter with you
sir,” responded the General, as he gazed up
on Pat’s blackened face.
“ Be me soul, sir, I can’t tell, ’tia ivery
body that asked me that same on the road.”
“ Go look iu that glass,” said the Gcn
• cral.
Pat looked and saw his black face Ho
threw up both hands, his eyes extended
and turning to the General, he exclaimed,
“ I give yc me honor, sir, thet/’ve woke up
the nenjer instead of mcsc/f.”
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Good Humor.
There is nothing that renders a face
so beautiful, iu our estimation, as" an
unfailing fund of good humor. Much
an one sometimes glances in upon us
as we sit moodily in our sanctum, and
the place brightens as if a stray sun
beam had got into it. We never stop
to analyze features at such a time, to
observe whether the cheek is pale as
a snow drift or glows like a May lose
—whether the eyes are blue or black
—whether the figure is tall or short.
The eye has a merry twinkle in it—
the check is dimpled with smiles —the
I entire lace leaves a pleas ing daguerreo
type upon the heart. The best coss
inelic iu the world is good humor. It
annihilates freckles, by making one for
get to look at them. You may pos
sess it without running in debt to drug
gists agd chemists ; it beautifies the
complexion more than exercise, arid
acts like a charm upon all who come
in. contact with ?t.
Artemus Ward on the Afrikan.
The Ureat Showman has given his at
tention to the poor African, and the result
of his observation may be summed up as
follows: _
Feller Sittermns —The Afrikan may be
our brother. Sevril hiljr rcspcktable gen
tlemen and sum talented fcuiail tells us so,
and for argument sake 1 mite be injooc
cd to grant it, though I dout bcleevc it
myself. But, the Afrikan Isn’t our sister,
aud our wife and our uncle. He isn’t sev
ril of our cousins and all of our first wife’s
relushun. Me wu’t our grandfather and
our aunt in the «vmi!isy —scarcely. And
yit uumcris persons would have us think
so.
It’s troo he runs for congress and sevril
other public grossbrys. But then he ain't
everybody else likewise. JJut we've got
the Afrikan, or lie’s got us rather, and
uow what arc going to do about it 'l He’s
an orful noosaucc. l’raps he isn’t to blame
for it. Praps he was created for some wise
purpose, like Bill Harding and New Eng
land ruin, it’s mity.hard to* see it. At
any rate he’s here, and its ui pity he eoodn’t
go ors sunnvltares quietly by hisclf, where
lie cood ware red weeskits and speckled
neckties, aud gratterty his ambi.shum in
various iutcrcstiu wase without having a
eternal fuss kicked up about him.
But praps 1 aui bearing down too hard
upon Cully. Cum to think on it, I am.
lie wood out ho sich an infernal noosanco
if people wood let him alone. He mite,
indeed, he interesting. And now 1 think
of it, why cant the people let him alone ?
"What’s the good of eontinnerly stirring
him up with a ten foot pule / lie isn’t,
the sweetest kind of perlbomery when in
a uutcral stuit.
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Bill Arp in tlic Fluey Woods.
Mr. Ef ditur — Sur: Kotivertod over
to.the doktrine of squat ter sovereentv,
vve have pitched our tents in the piny
woods. Alur oph in thd.se lields of
illumitable space, vve are lice to rortjo ,
through the abstoos reguns of the fih.s
ofic world. Here no unfriendly sols
jier is perusin around and axin lor pa
pers. Here the melankoly mind is
soothed. Here the lonely runageo
kail kontemplate the sandy roads, the
wire grass woods, arid the million of
inajeslik pines that 3tand like
in an ally, avvaitin some huge cannon
hall to come along and knock cm
down. The mounting scenery of this
romantik country are grand, gloomy
and pekular, consistin as it do in num
berless goffer hills, spewed up in pr©*>
miskuous beauty, as fjir as the eye can
reach. All around us the swamp frogs
are warblin their musical notes. All
above us the pines are sighing and
singin their mournful tunes. l)ame
Nature have spied herself thcrin show
ing her iavisii hand and was tin tim
ber along these endless glades. Truly
vve are treadin on klasick ground for
we’ve pitched our tents in a black
berry patch, and mornin and noon and
night luxuriate in peace upon this de>
lisflfrus fruit which every where adorns
the sandy yearth.
Ridicule.
People can bear almost anything
better than ridicule. That is enough
to drive one to madness. Jhe hare
idea of having your name bandied
about with freedom—your dress made
the subject ol a sneer—your actions *
criticised —your motives misjudged
and exhibited in a false light, is, to
most people, terrible.. Why is it so ?
Why arc people so very solicitous
about what people think of them, and
so distressed when they find their
opinions to be unfavorable ? Why do
we dress for other people’s eyes and
not lor our own comfort ? Why get
up when we want to rest, and sleep
when wc want to got up? Why eat
when we arc riot hungry, and fast
when we are, just to please other folks ?
Every man considers his existence ot
immense importance to the whole
world, when the fact is, if h<y were
b&Atod from human existence tovlay
lip would lie forgotten to-morrow. lie
fears to act as conscience dictates, if it
is opposition to custom, lor fear ol being
ridiculed lio right, let what will hap
pen, whpther they ridicule you, or
whether, they forbear
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Who qfants to hay an /' Kew^tivv,
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