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THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS.
By SMITH, WIKLE & CO.]
MANDEVILLE.
A MYSTERY OFIALI FOIiMA.
BT JOBS CLERKS.
CHAP. 111.
Frw» Ballou’* Monthly Magazine.]
For days I remained in mv apart-
a prey to the profoundest mel
ancholy. My love for the beautiful
traitrees, who had sought to sacrifice
me, as she had lier brother, to her
wicked selfishness, wtis completely
cured; and in its stead revived my
purer affection for Lizzie Dunbar,
whom I had so shamefully slighte-d,
and probably lost forever through my
folly and infatuation. Willingly
would I have abased myself to seek
her pardon and the return of her favor
which I had forfeited, had I not fear
ed that she would despise me, and re
ject my renewed protestations of love
with the scorn 1 felt they deserved,
f was too cowardly and too vain to risk
the humiliation which my conscience
aasured me Iso richly merited. And
so my days passed drearily away in
passionate longings, and vain regrets,
and imitotent struggles with the weak
ness which was powerful enough to
completely subdue me. I would have
given all my earthly possessions for
the restoration of my peace of mind;
hut that, alas! is a luxury which gold
will not purchase.
At length the very excess of my
misery cuused it to react ujion itself,
and in sheer desperation 1 went forth
to encounter the world again. For a
time, at least, I would have occupa
tion enough to divert my thoughts
from the morbid channel in which
they had lately run. My wealth was
embarked in a variety of enterprises
more or less hazardous, which had
been under Ward law’s management,
as l had deferred in nearly everything
to his superior sagacity, feeling confi
dent that, notwithstanding his gener
ally lax ideas of commercial integrity,
his friendship for me would cause him
to deal truly and honorably with me.
I now resolved to realize my capital
as speedily as I conveniently could,
and returning to my Eastern home,
endeavor to win back Ihe love 1 had
so wantonly discarded. “ Money,” I
thought to myself, “ will heal all inju
ries—even broken hearts.”
Wardlaw had no surviving relative
in the city; the functions of the civil
authorities were suspended during
tlie rule of the vigilance committee,
and so completely was the public mind
ahsorlxHl in the ever fresh excitement
attending that great ]w)pular move
ment, that the Wardlaw tragedy was
speedily forgotten, and so long as 1
remained inactive no steps were taken
to administer upon his estate. By the
time I was prepared to act, however,
the civil courts had resumed theirau
thority; the public administrator was
prepared to exercise his prerogative;
ami at my suggestion lie readily un
dertook the settlement of an estate
width gave such abundant promise of
rich fees—my duty and interest being
to assist him with such information as
1 possessed or could procure. Having
obtained the necessary orders of court,
we entered upon the business with
the gravity and deliberation benefit
ting its importance.
'l lie only records of our transactions
had "been in Wardlaw’s custody. We
were unable after the most diligent
search, to find any trace of them. I
had recourse to my private memoran
da, which, scanty and imperfect as
they were, enabled me, with the aid
of a naturally good memory, to pre
pare what I believed to be a tolerably
correct schedule of our joint invest
ments ; but what was my consterna
tion at finding, upon investigation,
that Wardlaw had, some days previ
ous to his death, realized upon all of
them, and there was nothing whatev
er to show what lie had done with the
funds. His former confidential clerk,
armed with conveyances duly signed I
and witnessed upon the very day of
WoitHaws Ttoatn, had succeeded to
his regular mercantile business, in
which I had no interest; but he pro
fessed utter ignorance of the deceas
ed’s private transactions, and the on
ly enlightenment he could give us was
a mere suspicion, which might be well
or ill-founded, that Wardlaw had for
some time been making large private
shipments of treasure to European
pons. To be brief. Wardlaw’s im
mense estate dwindled down to the
lot upon which his house had stood,
while all my wealth, with the excep
tion of four or five thousand dollars
in bank to my private account, had
vanished into nothingness like the airy
creations of a dream.
I bore this new misfortune with
more stoicism than I had deemed my
self capable of. The worst part of it
was t he discovery of treachery in him
whom 1 had regarded as my dearest
friend ; hut the pain and disappoint-!
ment I felt were partially neutralized
by other emotions, so that the cumu
lation of my disasters sjeemed to afford
me relief rather than otherwise. 1
was aroused to the necessity of exer
tion, and plans for the restoration of,
my fortune filled my mind to the ex- j
elusion of other cares. Had I squan
dered it in riotous dissipation, I
should probably have sunk nerveless
and purposeless into despair and pov
erty ; but its loss through perfidy only
stimulated me to fresh endeavors. I
determined to return to the mines,
and by assiduous industry and care
ful management, lay the foundation
of another fortune.
Felix Bertrand and Pietro Ledai
mon had disappeared at the conclu
sion of my trial before the tribunal of
the vigilance committee, and 1 had
not been able to either set 1 or hear of
them again. But one day when I
had nearly completed my prepara
tions for returning to the interior,
they surprised me with a visit. I was
very glad to see them, for 1 had not
before had an opportunity of thank
ing them for their generous and time
ly interference in my behalf.
“We but did our duty,” said Ber
trand, “ and want no thanks. Who
ever is under Mandeville’s protection
is entit.ed to our services.”
“ 1 am none the less obliged to you,”
1 replied; “ and if there is any man
ner in which I can repay the obliga
tion, I beg that you will command me
without reserve.”
“We are assured of that. Our ob
ject is not, however, to claim reward
for past favors, but to serve you furth
er. We act under orders from Man- 1
deville, who is now in the city ofMex- >
ico on business important to us. He
desires us to say to you, that he should
have warned you of the misfortunes
awaiting you in time to have enabled
you to avoid them, but that the expe
rience through which you have just
passed was necessary for you, and was
l urt hermore, a part of your predestin
ed fate with which he had no power
to interfere. He now 7 sends to you,
through us, certain directions which
it will be your interest to follow im
plicity. In the first place, write im
mediately to Lizzie Dunbar, telling
her the truth ; she will accept your
contrition, and pardon your offense.
Then you will place yourself under
the guidance of Senior Ledaimon
here, who will conduct you to the
spot wliere new fortune awaits you.
He will wait upon you to-morrow at
this hour.”
Without waiting for assent to their
propositions, they took their leave. I
felt some inclination to resent the au
thoritative manner in w'hich they as
sumed to direct my movements and
actions, but, after all, I felt constrain
ed by a pow y er superior to my will to
yield to them. I wrote the letter to
Lizzie Dunbar, which but for Mande
yille s prompting I should not nave
had the courage to w r rite; made my
preparations, purchased a supply of
mining tools, camp equipage and
provisions, to which r added, at the
suggestion of Ledaimon, a quantity
of brass ornaments, trinkets, Ijeads,
etc., and on the following day took
passage with my guide on the little
steamer Jack Hayes, for Sacramento,
j There we procured rifling and pack
I mules, and journeyed north ward, fol
lowing the course of the Sacramento
River for three days, at the end of
which time we turned our course to
j the north-eastward, along a branch of
i the river, until we halted in a narrow
I valley at a pretty high elevation
among the f<x>thills of the Sierra Ne
: vada. This valley was walled in on
; either side by precipitous rocks crown
ed with forests of pine; live-oak, sve
amore and cottonwood trees dotted it
here and there; the stream which
flowed through it, untinged as yet by
washings from the placers, was beau
tifully limpid, and the wigwams of a
considerable Indian village lined its
banks. We were sjieedily surrounded
by a numlter of the half-naked inhab
itants, who seemed to regard us with
a mixture of curiosity, awe and re
sentment ; but when Ledairmon ad
dressed them in their own language,
they at once evinced pleasure and
friendship, and cheerfully assisted u.s
in preparing our camp, and caring for
our auimals.
On the following morning Ledai
mon conducted me to the gorge at the
valley, where the stream entered it,
and, pointing out a deep ravine partly
filled with huge quartz boulders, cut
ting the stream at a sharp angle, said:
“ Here is the scene of your ojiera
tions. These Indians will perform all
necessary labor —you will ouly have
to feed and superintend them. There
is no richer spot in California than
this. Sofe!”
He drew from its sheath a long
knife, or dagger, which he habitually
carried, thrust its point into the dirt
between two rocks, and after digging
for a few moments, brought forth sev
eral nuggets, one of which was as
large as a hen’s egg, while the others
were of different sizes, the smallest
being as big as an ordinary pea. I had
never before seen such a “ prospect,”
either in manner or richness, and ex
pressed my astonishment accordingly.
“O, that is nothing!” said Leoai
mon. 44 There are larger nuggets and
richer crevices here, as you will pres
ently find. Lose no time in setting
your Indians to work, as the country
is rapidly tilling up, and prospecting
parties will soon penetrate to the re
motest recesses of the foothills where
gold is likely to be found. Choose
two or three of the most intelligent
Indians—there are some here who
have lived with the missionaries be
low, and understand packing and the
care of mules and cattle—and make an
early trip to the valley for a supply of
beeves, Hour, tobacco and such arti
cles as you may need for yourself and
your people, who will serve you faith
fully so long as you feed them well
and furnish them with trinkets and
bright-colored cloths for their person
al adornment. 1 must now leave you,
as my presence is required elsewhere;
but whenever you are in need of as
sistenoe, be assured that one of us will
be near you.”
We returned to our camp, where he
collected the Indians and made a
speech to them, which was received
with great apparent satisfaction. I
then, at his suggestion, distributed
some provisions and the trinkets I had
brought, after which, through the me
dium of the Spanish-speaking Indi
ans whom he designated, I perfected
arrangements for working the ravine.
These matters satisfactorily adj usted,
Ledaimon mounted his mule and took
his departure.
My Indians of both sexes who were
strong enough for the task, labored
with alacrity and cheerfulness, and
the treasures of the ravine flowed in
upon me in a steady golden stream.
I took care to supply them with an
abundance of provisions, and from
time to time made them presents of
blankets, clothing and ornaments, so
that, while enriching me by their toil,
they felt a constant sense of obligation
to and dependence upon me.
A Utile more than,two months bad
elapsed, and, according to my compu
tation it was time for me to receive a
letter in reply to the one I had written
to Lizzie Dunbar. To obtain it, it
was necessary for me to go to Sacra
mento, and I resolved to transport
thither the bulk of the treasure I had
amassed for deposit in some safe bank,
and to purchase some supplies I stood
in need of. 1 therefore tcxik with me
my entire mule train, in charge of my
trusty ctrrieros.
About noon on the second day of
our journey, we encamped by a pleas
ant spring in a grassy dale for dinner
and rest. Having turned out our
mules, and partaken of the food which
we had brought with us already pre
pared, we lay down lazily upon the
grass, and, as we had arisen very ear
ly that morning and were somewhat
fatigued, w r e were soon asleep. Sud
denly, however, we awoke, to find
ourselves in the power of a party of
armed men, two of whom appeared
to he Americans and five Mexicans.
They coolly informed us that we were
prisoners, but that if we gave up
peaceably our dust and other valua
bles; they would spare our lives; oth
erwise they would kill us at once.
Resistance was useless, and we sub
mitted.
While some of the rascals stood
guard over us with presented pistols,
the others began to overhaul our
packs, and quickly, to their great joy
and my despair, found my treasure
packs. Their further proceedings
were interrupted by the appearance
of anew actor on the scene, evidently
one having authority over the brig
ands. His face seemed familiar to
me; for in form, features and com
plexion he bore a striking resem
blance to Mandeville, Bertrand and
Ledaimon ; but I perceived that he
was neither of these, nor any one else
whom I had ever seen before.
“ Leave those goods and retire at
once,” said he, in a commanding tone
to the bandits. “ You have made a
mistake; this is one of our friends.”
The fellows w 7 ho had discovered
the treasure pointed to it, and mur
mured.
“ What!” said he; “do you value
that paltry stuff more than friend
ship ? anil dare you hesitate when I
command ? Begone, instantly, or by
the bright sun above us he that lin
gers shall die!”
They hastily departed; and the
stranger, advancing with dignified
courtesy, accosted me:
“ Senor Brentford, I am truly sorry
that you have for a moment been an
noyed by those brutes. Our brotlier
hood is obliged to use such tools, and
it is sometimes impossible to prevent
them from committing blunders.
Your way henceforward is clear—l,
Pablo Santana, have said it. Fare
well.” In an instant he was gone
from my sight.
We reached Sacramento without
further adventure. I found awaiting
me there the coveted letter from Liz
zie Dunbar, and its purport was such
as I had hoped. She freely forgave
my error, and, forbearing to upraid
me with it, received me again into
her favor. My joy, was, however,
clouded with anxiety by the infor
mation that she with her family was
about to journey across the plains to
California. I knew something of the
difficulties and dangers to be encoun
tered on the route, and I decided to
|go out and meet the Dunbars with
i such aid and supplies as I thought
they would be likely to re
; quire before their journey was ended.
I carefully computed the time; and,
finding that, even should they start
at the earliest possible day, I had
still three months to work at my
diggings, I returned thither and de
voted myself to them with increased
assiduity and proportionate success.
Before the time arrived when i
should go forth to meet my betroth
ed, prospecting parties had penetrated
to my little valley, and had staked off
all the available ground, except the
inconsiderate claim to which I was
limited. 1 had, however, collected
CAIITERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY *5, 1872.
the cream of the diggings, and was
well content to sell my claim for the
handsome price which was readily
given me forjit. I had wealth, enough
wealth, if properly husbanded, for
all my future wants; but I was not
inclined to retire from active life,
while all my faculties were yet fresh
and vigorous; so I investedit in such
a manner that while it would l>e j**r
fectly secure; its management M ould
afford me all the employment I could
wish. Having done this, I made the
necesKsary preparations, and set out
for the plains. I employed six trusty
men to accompany me, and took with
me a train of mules laden with such
articles of necessity and luxury as I
thought would be welcome to the
wayworn travellers.
I met the first of the immigration
two days’journey east of the Sierra
Nevada; I did not hear of the Dun
bars until I had reached the Sink of
the Humboldt. They had been very
unfortunate, having lost nearly ail
their teams, and were now moving
slowly, on that account. They were
travelling almost alone, the families
in whose company they had set out
having been compelled to leave them
behind. I hastened on ward as rapid
ly as I could, and at length found
those I was in quest of strugging
painfully along, their solitary wagon
drawn by a single yoke of oxen, so
weak and thin they seemed hardly
capable of supporting their own
weight, while the family—fortunate
ly all alive aud well—were trudging
along on foot in melancholy proces
sion over the burning sands beneath
the blazing sun. Our meeting was a
joyful one to them, and no leas one
to me; though I forbear to dwell up
on the ecstatic moment when I clasp
ed my beloved in my arms, and vow
ed that henceforth nought but death
should separate us. We called a halt
at the first camping-ground, and at
once commenced preparations for
transferring the entire party and the
remnant of their worldly effects to
my mule train, which was ample for
their accomodation.
It required some little time to pre
pare packs, and improvise saddles
upon which to mount the Dunbars,
and and e found it necessary to lie over
an entire day for that purpose. While
busily engaged in this occupation; we
accidentally observed some objects
creeping stealthily towards us under
the partial cover of the hills; and on
closer scrutiny we discovered them to
be Indians—apparently a numerous
party, and evidently from their man
ner, bent on mischief. The place at
which we were lying was nearly
thirty miles distant from another
watering-place in either direction.
The parties who had camped with us
the previous night had been gone
some hours; no other teams would
arrive before nightfall. The Indians
had discovered through their scouts,
who were constantly prowling near
the road, our isolated situation, and
were coming to attack us. In addi
tion to my party, there were Mr.
Dunbar and his two grown-up sons
well-armed and full of warlike spirit.
Into the wagon, which had been
emptied of its lading, we stowed Mrs.
Dunbar, Lizzie and the younger chil
dren, formed a hasty barricade of our
packs and apparejos, and put our
arms and ammunition in readiness.
We had barely completed these prep
arations, when the,savages, with de
moniac whoops and yells, poured
over the hills and assailed us with a
storm of bullets and arrows, which,
however, did no execution, as we
were well-protected behind our hasti
ly-formed defences. Our return vol
ley was more effective, and caused
them to retreat out of the range of
our rifles; but they soon returned
and renewed the attack, aimingjtheir
shots with such precision that two of
my men who carelessly exposed
themselves were hit —one mortally,
and the other so seriously as to dis
able him. Encouraged by this result
the enemy, with frightful yells, rush
ed upon us to overwhelm us by force
of numbers j but our revolvers now
became available, and we used them
with such fatal effect that the sava
ges were again driven back. Again
they returned to the charge with
more desperate fury than before, and,
notwithstanding the warmth of their
reception, they pressed forward with
such obstinacy that it seemed as if
we must be overpowered by them,
when we heard a distant shout, and,
looking towards the quarter whence
it came, saw a group of horsemen ap
proaching at full speed. For an in
stant the Indians paused; but their
blood was up, and with frightful
howls they renewed the contest, and
had gained a little ground, when the
horsemen burst in among them, and,
with a few volleys from their revol
vers stretched a number of them up
on the earth, and put the others to
flight. As our delivers rode towards
us at the close of the fight, I was as
tonished to see at their head—Mande
ville !
“ Just in time, you see, Brentford,”
said he, as he returned my warm sal
utation. “ Now, let us look to the
wounded, and first, let us open that
wagon.”
We undid the fastenings of the
wagon-cover, and assisted the women
and children to alight. An arrow
was sticking deeply in Lizzie’s shoul
der, and the bosom of her drese was
dyed with her blood ; but, though
pale, she made no complaint.
“ Attend to these poor men first,”
said she, as I received her in my arms.
“ She is right,” said Mandeville.
‘‘ She will bear it bravely. That poor
fellow is dying—bring him some
water; nothing else wifi do him any
good now. The other will bleed to
death if not immediately attended to.
Get me some bandages.”
In a few minutes he had stopped
the flow of blood and bound up the
wound of the injured man with the
readiness and skill of a practised sur
geon. Then he turned his attention
to Lizzie, who had patiently reclined
in her mother’s lap until her turn
came. The arrow remained in the
wound, he having forbidden any at
tempt to draw it forth.
“ Now take her firmly in your
arms, Brentford,” said he; “and
Miss Dunbar, summon all your cour
age. These flint arrow-heads are
difficult to extract, and some cutting
will be necessary ; but it will soon be
over, and the operation will not re
quire repetition.”
He tore away her dress from
around the wound, into which he in
serted a keen slender blade, and cut
slightly on either side of the shaft.
Then, producing a pair of long deli
cate forceps, he introduced them care
fully by passing them down upon
the shaft until they grasped the head
of the arrow, when, holding them
firmly, and drawing them steadily
outj he soon extracted the weapon
entire as it had entered. He then
dressed the wound, complimenting
Lizzie, who had borne the operation
heroically, upon her coolness and |
courage.
“ I wonder, Miss Dunbar,” said he,
“ that you did not participate in the
fight. Few men nave more nerve
than you have shown.”
“ Ah,” she replied, “ I have only
nerve to suffer —men have nerve to
>cfo/”
Mandeville and his companions
dined with us, then left us, riding
northward.
IV.
Some months had passed—months
of the purest happiness to me, for I
had married Lizzie Dunbar immedi
ately after onr arrival in California,
and my affairs were as prosperous as
I could wish. My business was of
such a natnro that I was rarely re
quired to be absent from her side ; and
so much joy did I find in her compan
ionship that I had no inclination to
seek other company. It was not.
therefore, with feelings of unalloyed
pleasure that I received the follow
i ing:
44 Dear Brkxtford,—l desire you
to meet me in San Francisco on Mon
day next. I will be at the Crescent
City Hotel on Sansome Street.
M A STJKVIJLLE.
Aside from my dislike to leaving
my wife for several days, as I must to
comply with Mandeville’s request, I
had a secret and inexplicable repug
nance to doing so. Nevertheless, I
regarded the note as a mandate to be
obeyed, and acted accordingly.
He was waiting for me at the hotel
he had indicated, and, on my present
ing myself, immediately withdrew
me with him to a private chamber.
44 Our brotherhood will assemble to
night,” said he, 44 and you mast unite
with it, no lesss for your own advan
tage than oura. You have already
proved our power, and your name Ls
indelibly recorded upon our crimson
scroll as a friend who is to be assisted
in peril at whatever hazard or cost.
The time has come when it is fitting
that you should affiliate more closely
with us, and I believe you will not
hesitate to do so, when I assure you
that your accession to our order is a
matter of very great moment to me,
as well as of importance to yourself.
You will not object?”
44 1 do not know. I have hut a vague
and unsatisfactory idea of the objects
of your order, to which, or, perhaps,
more properly speaking, to yourself,
whom I conceive to be its chief, I am
exceedingly grateful for many good
offices. Once I should have joined
you without question. Now every
step I take involves another, and for
the sake of that other’s peace and haj>-
piness, 1 must be enlightened as to
the character and purposes of your
order before I agree to unite myself
with it.”
44 That cannot be, until you have
become, body and soul, one of us. You
must continue to trust me, as you have
hitherto done.”
44 1 am willing to trust you as I have
hitherto done, with my life or my
property; but my soul I will give into
the keeping of Him who made it.”
41 Bah! how fastidious you are ! The
most conscientious persons at times
are those who appear at other times
to be wholly unscrupulous. Now, I
could compel you to accede to my re
quest in this matter, but it is a funda
mental law of our order that only
those shall be admitted to its mem
bership who enter it voluntarily. This
much, however, I ask of you : that
you accompany me to the assembly
this evening fi r confirmation. If at
any time during the ceremony you
shall see cause to withdraw, you will
be at perfect liberty to do so, and no
obligation shall be binding upon you
except such as you take knowingly
and voluntarily.”
44 To that I will agree.”
41 Then meet m?> here at half-past
eigh o’clock.” ,
I will.” ;
He was prompt'at the hour, and I
passed through the ordeal with firm
ness and credit. But of that matter I
do not wish to speak. From that
night I never saw Mandeville again.
The last I heard of him he was in
Mexico fighting for a republic against
the empire.
THE END.
JUDGE WILLIAM GIBSON ON TIIE SI B
JECT OF VAGRANCY.
This gentleman, in his admirable
charge to the Grand Jury of Rich
mond county, which fills two columns
and a half in the Chronicle & Senti
nel of the 9th instant, makes use of the
following language on the subject of
44 Vagrancy”:
When we reflect that all prosperity
is the result of labor, and that all and
every person must be supported from
some one’s labor, can any lover of his
State, or truly honest man possibly
object to every able bodied person in
the State being compelled to pursue
some avocation by which an honest
living is obtained ? and that every
avocation which does not promote
tile material resources of the State
should be presented. They wiio are
engaged in labor upon the soil of the
State, its minerals, and other natural
resources, or in itsjudicious directions,
should be the sovereigns of the State,
for they are the producers of its wealth.
The merchant, mechanic, farmer, doc
tor, lawyer, and various other trades
men—the children and invalids in
Georgia—are dependent upon these
productions. All, as well as the State
Government in every department, are
dependent upon the agricultural de
partments for maintenance and sup
port. All those professions, trades
and amployments, however burthen
some and onerous, are necessary and
must be sustained by the agricultural
productions of the State. Yet I sub
mit, gentlemen, can it support an in
numerable horde of vagrants, idlers
and vagabonds who are all the time
concocting or doing wrong and mis
chief?
* It would well be worth the expense
to the Sffite to create a commission to
ascertain the vast number of persons
in the State who, from infirmities,
trickery and devices, are to-day sub
sisting upon the honest laboring man.
I ask you, gentlemen, do your duties
and rid this country of all idlers and
vagabonds, white and black. The law
is ample and sufficient—will you en
force it? The Chief of Police and
every officer and watchman in your
city are accessible to your body to as
certain the various and numerous
idlers, vagabonds and immoral and
illegal occupations which exist in your
city; and if you will do your duties
and we can obtain special jurors of
equal firmness and honesty, I will see
to it that all idlers and vagabonds are
employed. Under our system, you, a
portion of the people, are responsible
for whatever of lawlessness exists, and
every lover of good government is in
terested in your deliberations.
He also urges the jury to present
those who carry concealed weapons
and to examine the weights and meas
ures in stores, depots and elsewhere.
If juries would discharge their duties,
the laws in every particular could be
carried out.
nOW TO DWARF A TOWN.
Horace Greeley presents the fol
lowing as a sure means of destroying
the prosperity of the most promising
town. There can be no doubt of its
efficacy:
“ If you wish to keep a town from
thriving don’t put up any more buil
dings than you can conveniently oc
cupy yourself. If you should acci
dentally have an empty building,
and any one should want to rent it,
ask three times the value of it. De
mand a Shyloek price for every spot
of ground that God has given you
stewardship over. Turn a cold shoul
der to every mechanic or business
man seeking a home among you.
Look at every new comer with a
scowl. Buff down the work of every
new workman. Go abroad for wares
rather than deal with those who seek
to do business in our midst. Fail to
advertise, or in any way to support
vour pajier, so people abroad may
know whether any business is going
on in town or not.* Wrap yourselves
with a coat of impervious selfishness.
There is no more effectual way to re
tard the growth of a town than ac
tions like these enumerated, and
there are people in every town who
are pursuing the same course every
day of their lives, and to whom the
above remarks are respectfully offer
ed for their consideration.”
During the recent fires m Wiscon
sin, a little four year old girl resolved
to try the efficacy of prayer, but hav
ing a pious mother and profane fath
er ; the result of her early training
was manifested in the following high
ly improper manner: “Oh, good
Lord, send us rain. Send us lots of
rain right away; we’re having a hell
of a time here.’’
THE SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHES.
Sweetly on the evening air,
Chiming out the warning.
Bells call to the house of prayer.
On the Sal*hath morning.
Teacher, haste! be sit Tour post.
Lest the lambs be straying;
Manv may, perhaps, be lost.
Through your long delaying.
Haste! they may stray itrom thtf fold,
TV here fierce wolves are prowling;
Or where storms beat bleak anil cold.
And rough winds are howling.
Yuke to them the Word of Life.
Lovingly address them;
Jesus took them in His arms.
When on earth, to bless them.
Pride and folly leave behind;
All your worldly pleasures;
Would you rest in Heaven find.
Lay np there your treasures.
Shun the world’s delusive charms.
Walk tou meek and lowly,
For the Heavenly Shepherd says,
Be you like Me—holy.
AT NIGHT.
I come to Thee to-night
In mv lone closet, where no eye can see,
And dare to crave an interview with Thee,
Father of love and light.
If I this dav have striven
With Thv blest Spirit, or have bow oil the knee,
To aught of earth, in weak idolatry,
I pray to be forgiven.
If in mv heart liaa been
An unforgiving thought, or word, or look,
Though deep the malice which I scarce could
brook.
Wash me from this dark sin.
If I have turned away
From grief or suffering which I might relieve
Careless the “cup of water” e’en to give
Forgive me. Lord, 1 pray.
And teach me how to feel
Mv sinful wanderings with a deeper smart,
And more of mercy and of grace impart,
My sinfulness to heal.
And now. O Father! take
The heart I cast with humble faith on Thee,
And cleanse its depths from each impurity,
For my Redeemer’s sake.
—Harnett Thoughts for Every Day.
WHAT IS IN THE BEDROOM J
If two persons are to occupy a bed
room during the night, let them step
on a weighing scale as they retire,
and then again in the morning, and
they will find their actual weight is
at least a pound less in the morning.
Frequently there will be a loss of two
or more pounds, and the average loss
throughout the year will be a pound
of matter, which has gone off from
their bodies, partly from the lungs
and partly through the pores of the
skin. The escaped matter is Carbonic
acid and decayed animal matter or
poisonous exhalation. This is diffus
ed through the air in part, and part
absorbed by the bed-clothes. If a sin
gle ounce of wood or cotton be burn
ed in a room, it will so completely
saturate the air with smoke that one
can hardly breathe, though there can
only be one ounce of foreign matter
in the air.
If an ounce of cotton be burned ev
ery half hour during the night, the
air will be kept continually saturated
with smoke unless there be an open
window or door for it to essape. Now
the sixteen ounces of smoke thus
formed is far lews poisonous than the
sixteen of exhalations from the lungs
and bodies of two persons who have
lost a pound in weight during the
eight hours of sleeping; for while the
elry smoke is mainly taken into the
lungs the damp odors from the body
are absorbed both in the lungs and in
to the pores of the whole body. Need
more be said to show the importance
of having bedrooms well ventilated,
and of thoroughly airing the sheets,
coverlids and mattresses in the morn
ing, before packing them up in the
form of a neatly-made bed ?
TEN COLUMNS IN A NUT-SHELL.
A New England merchant, doing
a large business, requiring several
clerks, a short time since missed sev
eral articles of value from his store.
He determined to watch the habits
of these young men, to discover, if
possible, which one, if either of them,
was untrustworthy. There was one
of them who appeared particularly
active and faithful; his dress was in
ferior to that of the other clerks, and
lie was evidently not particularly
popular among them. The merchant
learned that this young man remain
ed for half an hour or more after the
others left, with the door of the store
locked. This awakened his suspi
cious, and he arranged a plan to con
ceal himself in the store, so that he
might discover what occurred when
the clerk supposed himself to be un
observed. Having sent the young
man on an errand just before the
hour of closing, lie entered his place
of concealment. The door was lock
ed as usual, at the proper time. The
clerk at once began to sweep and put
the establishment in order. While
waiting for the dust to settle, he was
seen to go behind the counter, and
taking something from beneath it,
place it in the breast of his coat. The
merchant was now alive to discover
what had been taken, and what was
to be done with it. The young man
went to the window, and sat in silence
a few moments, apparently examin
ing the package which he had taken
from his breast. The merchant was
not long left in doubt. His cleric soon
fell upon his knees. He saw that it
was the Bible he had been residing.
And now he offered aloud a simple
and touching prayer for himself, his
mother and sister, his employer, and
particularly for a brother clerk, who,
he feared, was yielding to tempta
tion. After he had finished dusting
he left the store, unconcious of having
had a human eye upon him.
It is easy to believe that the mer
chant was deeply affected by what he
had seen and heard. The. clerk’s
salary was increased several hundred
dollars a year, and he was given the
position made vacant by the dis
charge of another, whose criminal
acts had been discovered.
AN AMUSING INCIDENT.
While riding in a stage from the
depot to the hotel in Basle, Switzer
landj two young ladies who sat im
mediately opposite me, entered into
a lively conversation with reference
to the rite of “ Confirmation.” One
of the two had but a few months pre
vious been made a subject of this
ceremony, and had felt the gentle
pressure of the Bishop’s hands upon
her head, which, she said, caused a
peculiar thrilling sensation to pass
all through her. She expiated in
glowing terms on the beauty and
solemnity of the ordinance, and ad
vised her friend to become a candi
date at her earliest opportunity.
Taking advantage of a momentary
lull in the conversation. I said, “ Par
don me, ladies, for the intrusion, but
I live in a far-off country, and may
not be very conversant with your
customs: permit me, therefore, to
ask, what are you confirmed in ?”
Quick as a flash came the reply, “ Oh,
in black silk, sir.” I leaned*back in
the stage and gazed out of the win
dow, apparently satisfied with the
answer. Os course I did not violate
the laws of good breeding by laugh
ing outright , but my sides pained me
an hour afterward, with my effort at
supppression.
After all, was not the answer more
correct than if she had said—in
grace?— Chris. Era.
“ AIN’T GOT ’EM.’’
Three of the dirtiest, most ragged
little raga-muffins in this city entered
one of the magnificent drugstores in
the place. Marching up to the coun
ter, one said:
“ I want a cent’s worth of rock
candy!”
“Get out, you raga-muffin ! We
don’t sell a cent’s worth of rock can
dy.”
Slowly and sadly they filed out of
the store. On the sidewalk a consul
tation took place. They re-entered
the door.
“ Mister, do you sell three cent’s
worth of rock candy ?”
“ Yes.”
“ Well, we ain’t got ’em!” and the
procession moved out again.
A BEAUTIFUL INCIDENT.
On a beautiful summer’s day, a
clergyman was called to preach in a
town in Indiana, to a young Episco
]»al congregation. At the close of his
discourse, he addressed his young
i hearers in such words as these:
44 Learn that the present life is a
preparation for and has a tendency
to eternity. The present is linked to
| the future throughout creation, in
! the vegetable, in the animal, and in
: the moral world. As Ls the seed, so
is the fruit; as is the so is the
fowl; as is the boy, so is the man ; as
is the rational being in this world, so
will he be in the next; Dives estrang
ed from God here, is Dives estranged
from God in the next; and Enoch
walking with God here, is Enoch
walking with God in a calm and bet
ter world. I beseech you, then, live
for eternity. Go to the worm that
you tread upon, and learn a lesson of
wisdom. The very caterpillar seeks
the food that fosters it for another
and brighter state; and more wisely
than man builds its own sepulchre,
from whence in time by a kind of
resurrection, it comes forth anew
creature in almost an angelic form.
And now, that which crawled flies,
and that which fed on comparatively
gross food, laps the dew that revels
in the rich pastures, an emblem of
that paradise where flows the river
of life. Could the caterpillar have
been diverted from its proper ele
ment and mode of life, if it hud never
attained the butterfly’s splendid form
and hue, it had perished a worthless
worm. Consider her ways and be
wise. Let it not be said you are
more negligent than worms, and that
your reason is less available than
their instinct. As often as the but
terfly flits across your path, remember
that it whispers in its flight, 4 live for
the future.’ ”
With this the preacher closed his
discourse; but to deepen the impres
sion, a butterfly, directed by the
Hand which guides alike the sun and
an atom in its course, fluttered
through the church, as if commission
ed by Heaven to repeat the exhorta
tion. There was neither speech nor
language, but its voice was heard
saying to the gazing audience: 44 Live
for the future.”
RAILWAY TRAVEL.
Do not travel at night if you can
avoid it.
Take your breakfast always before
starting on a journey.
Obtain a seat near the aisle and
near the centre of the car, and near
the centre of the train.
Never stand an instant on any ear
platform.
Keep your ticket under your hat
band, or the inner lining.
Avoid conversation while the cars
are in motion, because the overstrain
of the voice to make one heard above
the noise of the wheels has been such
that in many cases there has been
such a tension of the vocal chords as
to impair the voice for many months.
All reading in rail-cars while in
motion is injurious ; but the injury
will be greatly mitigated by reading
only a quarter of an hour at a time,
and for the next live minutes let the
eyes be directed to very distant ob
jects. Those alterations from things
near to those remote is a very great
relief and rest.
Make no new acquaintances on a
railway train, especially of those who
are disposed to push their attentions
on you.
WOMAN’S ECONOMY.
In the management of the family it
is the husband’s duty to provide, and
the wife’s to economize. Many wives
have learned it in the end, who, had
they known it in the commencement
of married life, would have saved
themselves, their husbands and their
children, infinite sorrow.
It is the stock in trade of many wri
ters for the papers to cast slurs on the
daughters of the rich about their friv
olity and extravagance, but a multi
tude of cases can be pointed out any
day where woman, born to wealth—
by their economies, voluntary and
from principally from a sense of duty
—have in times of mercantile disaster
nobly turned their energies and their
co-operations to the saving of 44 the
house.”
On the occasion of a panic, one of
our merchant princes came home late
one evening, bearing the terrible in
telligence to his wife that his failure
was inevitable next day, that all Jus
resources were exhausted, and the fi
nancial disasters so general that he
needed a large sum. His wife heard
him with extraordinary composure,
and quietly asked him how much he
needed; and, taking down the family
Bible, she opened it, and turning over
a leaf, found a hundred dollar bill,
and another, and another, until more
were counted than the amazed hus
band wanted; and on inquiring of
her where she obtained so large an
amount of money, she said that in
prosperous times he had given her
such a liberal amount for household
and personal expenses, that she was
enabled by judicious economies in food
and clothing to lay aside a considera
ble amount every week, and, know
ing the fickle character of mercantile
life, she thought that it might answer
a good purpose to save as she had
done.
SIMPLE CURE FOR lit U\S.
A varnisher of metals, in Paris,
one day got his hand badly burned,
and in his agony thrust it into a pot
of varnish at his side. To his aston
ishment the pain at once ceased, and
the wound rapidly healed. This cure
being reported around, persons in the
neighborhood who had got burned,
came to the varnisher and cured in
like manner.
The news circulated far and wide,
and finally reached the medical facul
ty, and the varnisher was sent for to
try his skill in the hospital. He re
sponded to the call and succeeded in
curing all on whom he operated. The
philosophy of the cure is, the varnish
keeps the burn from the air, and
gives nature a chance to supply anew
skin under its protection.
A Young lady at an evening party
found it apropos to use the expres
sion, “Jordan is a hard road to trav
el,” but thinking that too vulgar,
substituted the following: “ Peram
bulating progression in pedestrian
excursion along the far-famed thor
oughfare of fortune, cast up by the
banks of the sparkling river of Pales
tine, is indeed attended with a het
erogeneous conglomeration of unfore
seen difficulties.”
Peter Cartwright, the pioneer ;
Methodist, used to be annoyed by a
noisv but over pious sister, who:
would go off on a high key every op- j
portunity she got. At an animated j
class meeting one day the surcharged
sister broke out with, “ If J had one ■
more feather in the wing of my faith j
I could fly away and be with the Sa- j
viour.” “ Stick in the feather, O j
Lord, and let her go,” fervently re
sponded Brother Cartwright.
It is an old anecdote, but a good
one, which declares that a son of
Erin’s Isle, wandering along one of
the roads of Connecticut, and meet
ing there a pious and solemn resident
of that locality, asked him: “An’
plaze yer honor, will ye be so kind
as to tell me wnere tnio rua<i T» m
walkin’in lades to?” was answered
in deliberate tones, “it leads to
h—11!” and Erin replied, “ Faix and
by the looks of the inhabitants I do
be thinking I am most there.”
Ah Sing and Ah Sin have been at
law in San Francisco about the sale of
a wife. The matter has been referred
to Ah Bitration.
UGLINESS LEADIMG A WOMAN TO BECOME
A CHRISTIAN.
My Mend, the Rev. Dr. Budding
ton, of Brooklyn, X. Y., told that a
young woman came to see him once
about joining his church. He asked
her what made her first think of
wanting to be a Christian. She said
it was because she found she was
growing so ugly. She looked into
the glass one day when she was very
angry, and was fairly frightened* to
see how ugly she looked.. She found
that the bad tempers that she had
been giving way to, were making
ugly marks upon her face. She was
afraid to think what this would grow
to by and by. This fixl her to think
what a dreadful thing sin must be.
Then she prayed to Jesus to take
away her sin and make her a Chris
tian.” This young woman was right.
What she said was true. There is
nothing that will help to make us
look ugly sooner than giving way to
bad temper. And if we want to
make ourselves look beautiful, there
is no better way than by trying to be
like Jesus.— Or. A’ewtfon*
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
From experiments lately tried by
one of our most skilled chemists, the
fact seems well established that cer
tain articles, such as old wearing ap
parel. well and wood, etc., are capa
ble of generating sufficient heat to
induce combustion without the appli
cation of fire. A piece of old cotton
saturated with linseed oil and packed
in a chest with old papers and rags,
he found, after eight days, so shrivel
ed up that the rags looked as if they*
had been held near a fire. Again,
some old rags to which no oil had
been applied were wrapped up with
two or three matches and placed in a
tin box, which was hung in a loft ex
posed to the rays of an afternoon sun
during very* hot weather. After
three or four days of this test, the
box in which the rags had been de
posited was found to contain only*
some well-blackened cinders. In
short, the various tests proved very
satisfactorily, we think, that not a
few of the fires 44 supposed to be the
work of an incendiary,” are caused
by r , perhaps, a rag which has been
used with benzine by the frugal
housewife to clean a coat, or by the
heat which is known to be generated
from articles of silk, cotton, etc., shut
up in a close room.
Dr. Horace Greeley has sent South
for fifteen or twenty bushels of fine
cut tobacco seed. He recently bought
a plantation in the South, and in
tends to make a philosophic experi
ment. Next year he intends plant
ing some cigarette seed. He is con
fident that, with careful culture, the
United States can produce from its
own soil all the cigarettes that are
required for the market .
A gentleman one evening was seat
ed near a lovely woman when the
company around him were proposing
conundrums to each other, and, turn
ing to his companion he said:
44 Why is a lady unlike a mirror?”
She gave it up.
44 Because said the rude fellow, 44 a
mirror reflects without speaking, a
lady speaks without reflecting.”
44 Very good,” said she. 44 Now
answer me; why is a man unlike a
mirror?”
44 1 cannot tell you.”
44 Because the mirror is polished,
and the man is not.”
JOHN RANDOLPH.
This anecdote of John Randolph is
related by a writer in a Virginia pa
per:
44 An old man told me that he lived
near the residence of Miss , to
whom it was said that Mr. Randolph
was engaged to be married. On one
occasion ho had been at her residence
a short time and had left; and as it
was said that the marriage would take
place shortly, he thought he would go
and inquire of the old lady*. She said
Mr. Randolph had left in great haste,
and told him to go and see where, in
his hurry, he had cut the reins of his
bridle instead of untying them. It
appears that it was proposed that he
should make a marriage settlement;
whereupon he said: 4 lt is not my
purpose to purchase. When I desire
to purchase, I shall go to the cheapest
market—l shall go to Africa.’ With
this remark he left the house, went to
where his horse was tied, cut the reins
and immediately departed.”
A story is told of a young man who
was crossed in love and attempted su
icide recently by taking a dose of
yeast powder. He immediately arose
above his troubles.
Nebraska has an editor who is so
lazy that he spells wife, yf.
The young lady in Newark who
supposed that she was giving her lov
er a hasty kiss in the dark, was some
what disgusted the next day when it
came out that her father’s coachman
had been the happy recipient of the
salute.
Twenty-nine hundred grogshops
were burned up in Chicago. Yet
there is no diminution in the public
spirit of the devastated city.
A young man generally gives a lock
of his hair to his sweetheart, before he
marries her. After marriage she
sometimes helps herself and dosen’t
use any scissors.
A local editor assures the kind lady
who sent him a mince pie, with the
request “ please insert,” that such ar
ticles are crowded out by a press of
other matter.
It is at the approach of dinner time
that we feel most sensibly “ the emp
tiness of things below.”
Elder Knapp says that “ a politi
cian can no more get into Heaven
than a shad can get up a greased pole,
tail upwards.”
A Jaynesville, Wisconsin, paper
says the girls of that town “ sleep with
their corsets on.” When those Wis
consin girls take a notion to be
squeezed, they are going to be, even
if they have to have it done by ma
chinery.—Courier-Journal.
Since ladies have taken to using
newspapers for bustles, publishers
complain that their fair spbscribers
are more in arrear than before.
A Connecticut paper tells of a law
yer who “ hung out his shingle” for a
whole year in that State, and had but
one case in all that time, and that was
a case of inflammatory rheumatism.
Society is divided into two great
classes: those who have more din
ners than appetites, and those who
have more appetites than dinners.
Fisk’s father has gone crazy over
the news of his son’s assassination.
A clergyman down east opposed
to the introduction of instrumental
music in the church, but overruled by
the congregation, gave out the next
Sunday morning at the commence
ment of the service, “We will not
fiddle and sing the following hymn.”
“ At a late Plymoth church picnic,
Mr. JtJeecner \vu« unk©a why h© did
not dance. ‘ There is but one reason,
he replied, 4 1 don’t know how. The
only dancing that I ever did was
when my father furnished the music
and used me as a fiddle. I took all
the steps then.’ ”
It is to be regretted that the senior
Beecher had not a greater fondness
for practicing on his fiddle.
MeCntcheon’s Column.
The Western Antidote !
McCUTCH EON’S
CEEROKEE INDIAN BITTERS.
This highly valuable Indian Remedy is
too well known, whenever it has been used,
to require special notice.
Those who are unacquainted with its won
derful operation upon the system will find
it a certain remedy iu all Diseases of (he
Kidneys, Bladder and Urinary Organs. It
is very useful iu Rheumatism, l.iver Com
plaint, Ague-Cake Dysentery and other
complaints. It warms the stomach and
bowels: cures Colic aud Obstructions of the
Breast; sustains excessive labor of both bo
dy and mind; cures the Piles, promotes the
Appetite, assists Digestion; prevents un
pleasant dreams and frights; strengthens the
judgment; cures Nervous, Asthmetical aud
Hysterical Affections; removes all the dis
orders of weaknes and debility ; purifies the
Blood; cures Neuralgia and Dispepsia, to
gether with most Diseases peculiar to Fe
males.
Old and young, male and female, have been
greatly benefitted by its use, as hundreds of
letters from all parts of the United States
will certify. Let those who are unac
quainted with McCctchkon’s “Cherokee In
dian Bitters,” before saying this is too
much, try a bottle, and all who do so will
unite in testifying that the half has not been
told.
Cherokee Indian Bitter* possesses an ener
gy whioh seems to communicate new life to
the system, and renovate the feeble, fainting
powers of nature. Its operation upon the
tissues of the body does not consist in affect
ing the irritability of the living fibre, but in
imparting a sound aud healthy stimulus to
the Vital Organs.
It strengthens substantially and durably
the living powers of the animal machine; is
entirely innocent and harmless; may bead
tninistered with impunity to both sexes, aud
all conditions of life.
There is no disease of any name or na
ture, whether of young or old, male or fe
male, but that it is proper to admin : ster it
and if it be done seasonably and persever
ingly it will have a good effect. It is per
fectly incredible to those unacquainted with
the Bitters, the facility with which a heal
thy action is often in the worst case restor
cd to the exhausted organs of the system;
with a degree of animation and desire for
food, whish is perfectly astonishing to all
who perceive it. This Medicine purifies the
blood, restores the tonic power of the fibres,
and of the stomach and digestive organs ;
rouses the animal spirits, and substantially
fortifies and reanimates the broken down
constitutions of mankind.
Indians are the most healthy of the human
race. They take an abundace of physical
exercise, breathe pure air, and live on sim
ple diet. When sick, they use no mineral
poisons, but select roots, herbs, and plants
“from the great drug store of their Crea
tor.” McCutcueon’s “ Cherokee Indian
Bitters” is a combination of these vegeta
ble substances which render it entirely in
nocent to the constitution of the most deli
cate male or female. The wonderful power
which these “Bitters” are known to pos
sess in curing diseases, evinces to the world
that it is without a parallel in the history
of medicine, and afford additional evidence
that the great benefactors of the country are
not always found in the temples of wealth,
nor the mazy walks of science, but among
the hardy sons of Nature, whose original,
untutored minds, unshackled by the forms
of science, are left free to pursue the dic
tates of reason, truth and common sense.
Since the introduction of this remedy in
to the United States, thousauds have been
raised from beds of affliction whose lives
were despaired of by their physicians and
pronounced beyond the reach of medicine'
McCutcheon’s “ Cherokee Bitters ” has
driven the most popular medicines of every
name, like chaff before the whirlwind, from
every city, town and village where it has
been introduced, and is destined ere long to
convince the world that the red man’s rem
edies are the white man’s choice. For dis
eases peculiar to the female sex there is
nothing better. Old and young, male and
female, have all been greatly benefitted by
its use. Hundreds of certificates, from al*
parts of the United States, which are enti
tled to the fullest confidence, speak of it in
the most favorable manner. These are not
only from persons who have been cured by
it, but also from some of the most eminent
physicians and druggist who have success
fully tested it in their practice, and volun
tarily offer their testimonials in its favor
For sale by all Dealers.
Special Notice.— Merchants and drug
gists doing business at a distance from the
railroad, when ordering my •‘Cherokee In
dian Bitters,” will please state the depot to
which they have their goods shipped, by
so doing, I can sometimes supply their
wants much earlier.
Address all orders to
R. H. McCUTCHEON,
Marietta, Ga.
Who alone is authorized to manufacture
the original and genuine.
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ing, and the best Labor-saving Machinery, en
abling them to produce works of the highest
character, at prices I'N APPROACHED by any
competition. Our stock at present is the lar
gest and most varied this side of Philadelphia
An examination of our stock and prices will
guarantee our sales.
OUR HOUSE USE ONLY
'jea
BRITISH STERLING,
1000
jau 4—ts
CARTERSVILLE
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
1872.
Wt, the subscribers, will commence our ex
ercises in the above Institute, ou the
SECOND MONDAY INJANUARY, 1872.
There will be three departments iu this In
stitution, viz : Scholastic. Academic, and Col
legiate, thereby enabling the citizens of Car
tersville, and the adjacent country, to eujoy the
privilege of giving tlieir children a eompleto
and thorough education, which, heretofore, they
have been compelled to seek in distant institu
tions. Whilst, at present, we are compelled to
teach the elementary branches, in order to sus
tain ourselves, yet our ultimate aim will be to
build up an Institution of the highest order.
We intend to prepare the youth who may be
entrusted to our charge, for all the walks, either
of private or of public life ; and whilst we are
imparting that knowledge, and those scientific
principles which wilt enable them to take •
nigh and distinguished stand among their fel
low-men, we will also instruct them in that
higher knowledge and moral culture, which
alone can elevate man for that sphere which
God intended him to fill.
This Institution will consist of Mule and Fe
male scholars, giving girls here a chance to
prepare themselves either for teachers or for
business stations in life, thus enabling them to
make an independent living.
The tuition will he from SBOO to SSOO per
month, according to grade, payable monthly.
The government of this institution will he
mild, hut firm. As order is the first law of na
ture, so children must, and will, he governed,
that are entrusted to our care.
Large hoys and girls will he put upon their
parole of honor, and if they do, at any time,
violate, the rules of the institution, they must
immediately reform, or else retire from the
Institution.
As no corrupting nor demoralizing influence
will be tolerated in this Institution, our rules
are simply obedience and hard study ; and if
parents or guardians will give us their co-op
eration, they will be sure to get the worth of
their money. We intend to have our Institution
incorporated, so as to confer degrees.
J. B. SCUDDEK,
ItONALD JOHNSTON.
Cartersville,’G a., Dec. 21.1811.
rjIHOMAS W. DODD,
ATTORNEY AT* LAW,
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA.
OFFICE with Dr. Baker.
janISISTI.
mere
ATLANTA, GA.
TO MERCHANTS!
FRESH INVOICES CUTLERY!
ASSORTED CRATES NOW ARRIVING
FANCY GOODS
An Immense Invoice especially for
CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAYS!
New and Elegant Goods
FOR
SOIiXiAK STORES
AND
FIFTY CEYTS STORES,
Decorated Dinner
AND
TEA. SETTS,
KNIVES AND FORKS,
*
CASTERS, GOBLETS,
VASES FROM AUCTION,
CHEAPER THAN 1 HEY CAN BE BOUGTH
FROM MANUFACTURERS.
nov3o—tf.
I. O. O, F.
THE regular meeting of Etowah Lodge. Na
47, I. O. O. F., is held on every Thursday
night, iu the Masonic Hall,
JOHN M. DOBBS, See’y.
Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 9th, 1871.
TO RENT OR SELL,
A large and elegant residence, ten rooms
and a fire-place in each room, nine closets, just
completed and finished up, in the town of Car
tcrsville. For further particulars apppiy to
ARTHUR DA* IS,
edc. 6, wl g Cartersrille, Ga.
“WHO WILL SUFFER r’-R is now *<
years since l)r. Tobias’ Venetian Liniment was
put before the public warranting it to cure
Chronic Rheumatism. Headache, Luts, Burns,
Bruises, Old Sores, Pains in the Limbs, Back
nd Chest ; ami it ha a j) ever failed, bold by
ruggists. Depot, 10 I’ 4 rk Place, Xew Turk.
FAIR WARNING!
ALL persons indebted to the firm of S. W
Satterfield & Bro.. are again, and for tk
la«t time, notified to settle up at once, which, 1
you fail to do upon the warning, you will be
required to settle with an officer of court. We
must bring up our business, as we are compell
ed to have the money. Lome up without delay
friends and patrons, and settle up yonr ac
counts and let there be no strife between ue.
counts, anu SATTERFIELD A BRO.
dec 14 ts
THE DALTON M RSIERIEB.
OFFER for sale this season a targe stock e
irralted fruit trees, consisting of APPLES
Southern varieties. PEACHES, PEARS and
PLUMS. CHERRIES. APRICOTS, also grape
vine« strawberries *c. B. Hamilton.
r. S. Bowie Traveling Agont, will canvan*
Bartow county this fall.
artaraviUe^J^^AufiAilLlSlL—______
Just Received
FINK
TABLE CUTLERY!
A New Supply of Castors
AND OTHER PLATED WARRE.
CH r AP AS THEY CANIBE BOUFHT
in any Southern market.
J.T.OWIX.