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THE STANDARD AND EXPRESS.
By g. H. SMITH & 00.]
Kiwi the New York Weekly.] .
THE DOUBLE WEDDING.
JtY GRACE TERRY.
“ Don’t want to marry him! What’s
the reason, I should like to know ?”
inquired the Widow Spriggius, irate
ly, aashe looked upon her datighter’e
flashed cheeks and tearful eyes.
“ Because I—l —don’t love him,
mamma. ’’
“ I should be ashamed to own it,
then, after ull the doctor has done for
you unh the rest of the fainiH- I®
sore I don’s know what I should have
done after yonr poor, dear father
died, if it hadn't been for Doctor
Fales.” " *
« I should think you would marry
him yoarielf, mamma, ’ was tLio iui»-
chievous rcplv. “ I thiuk that would
be the best and easiest way to repay
him.”
« I wonder that you dure to insinu
ate such a thing, miss!” said tue wid
ow, severely, and yet not without a
certain feeling of self-complacency at
her heart. “ Not but what the doc
tor might do worse; but never could I
be persuaded into giving any one the
place that is, ami always will be, sa
cred to the memory of yottr dear fa
ther.’^
“ I don't see why, I’m sure, mam
ma, Doctor Fales don’t seem to have
any scruples iu regard to taking a
second wife; and it would be a (leal
more sensible in him to marry you
than a girl young enough to be his
daughter.”
“ He’ll make you just such a hus
band as you need. All that surprises
me is, that a man of Doctor Fales’
character and standing should pay
you so high a compliment; and in
stead of appreciating it as it deserves,
and us any other girl would, in your
place, that had a particle of common
sense, you act as though it was the
worst thing that could happen to you.
But it’s easy to perceive what your
objection to Doctor Fales is. But of
one thing you may be certain —wheth
er you marry Doctor Fales or not, I
never will consent to your having
Richard Dean.”
Susan’s rosy lips took a very decid
ed pout.
“ You used to like Richard before
Doctor Fales took a fancy to me, and
always seemed glad to see him; but
since then you’ve hardly treated the
poor fellow decently.”
“I thought it my duty to entertain
the young’man,” returned hor moth- !
or, with an air of great dignity, “ nev- (
er once supposing that he would be so j
presumtuous as to aspire to the hand ;
of my daughter; and if you hud any
thing of the spirit and pride that you
ought to have, ho never would have
thought of such a thing.”
“ I don’t see what you have against
Richard, mamma, he’s one of. the
most enterprising and high-principled
young men in town, and Ive often
heard you say so; and if he isn t rich,
he isn’t poor either. He has a sweet
little house on Cottage Row, all paid
for and furnished. He asked mo to
be its mistress last night, aud I told
him I would; for I never supposed
you would have the slightest objec
tion.”
The widow’s blooiniDg cheeks turn
ed scarlet with vexation.
“ And so you’ve got it all cut and
dried; aud without even
me! I will say this l'or you, Busan
Spriggius, etaat of «U tl»e ungrateful, I
uudutiful children / ever saw, you are
the uugratefulest and uudutifulest!
aud will bring your mother’s gray
hairs in sorrow to the grave! ’
Considering that there was not, as
yet, a single line of silver among the
dark, lustrous hair banded across the
smooth, opeu brow, this last sentence
was rather hyperbolical; but it quite
distressed poor Susan, whose eyes till
ed with tears.
“ I am sure, mamma, I would do
any thing in the world to please yon;
but I don’t seo how I’m to marry a
man that I havn’t a particle of love
for.”
“ Who expects you to love him ? I
should really like to know where you
got such silly, romantic notious. Not
irom wit’, that’s certain! Just as tho’ ;
love and marriage ever went together
in real life 1”
Susan opened her eyes widely at
this assertion.
“ Why, what did you marry for ?”
Did any remembrance of the youth,
pot so very remote, rise up before Mrs.
Spriggins at this question ?
It may be so, for she evidently
winced. But she had a point to carry,
and one on which her heart was set,
and she said, sharply:
“ Don’t ask impertinent questions,
miss! Your father was one of the
best and most exalted of men; and if
you will only follow my example, in
marrying, it will be all that I can
wish, or ask for ?’’
As Mrs. Spriggins said this, she left
the room, evidently not caring to pro
long the conversation, at the turn it
had now taken.
During the above conversation, Uu-1
do John had bem seated upon the j
portico that opened out of the sitting- i
room, and of which, the door being
ajar, he had been an amused and in
terested listener.
Several times he laid down his pa- |
per to indulge m a laugh, which was.
none the less hearty that it was all 1
done inside, its only outward evidence !
being tho shake it gave his somewhat j
portly person.
But at t-lm sound of the sobs that
followed : .rs Spriggins’ exit, his kind
heart was touched.
“ What is the matter, puss ?” he
said, as he stood by the chair where
Susau sat, with her face biuied in her
hands.
“ Oh, Uncle John 1” sobbed Susan,
as she laid her head against the shoul
der of the kind-hearted old man, who
had been her friend and counselor ev
er since her earliest remembrauee, “ I
am just as miserable as I can be!
You kuow I promised to marry Rich
ard, and mamma as good as consent
ed; and now she won’t hnar a word
to it, but insists on my marrying old
Doctor Dales.”
“ I heard the whole conversation, j
my dear, and am sure that sho gave j
you permission to many who you was
a mind to.
“ Why, uncle!”
“ Didn’t I hear her tell you, that if
vou would only follow her example in
marrying, that it would be all that
she could wish or ask for ? Did you
never happen to hear that iier’s was a
runaway match?"
“ Mamma’s marriage a runaway
match?’’repeated Susan, with an air
of mtense astonishment.
“To be sure it was. Your grand
papa, though one of the kindest of men
at heart, was as set in his way us she
is—for they are as alike as two peas.
She particularly eujoiued you to fol
low her example; so I don’t see but
what you are at liberty to many Rich
ard if you choose to do so. As I not
only planned the whole affair, but as
sisted in carrying it out, I cau furnish
you with the whole programme, which
! will enable you to follow it literal
! ij-” . J
i Susan blushed and smiled.
“ Mamma will be terribly angry,”
| she said, with some lingering hesita
; tion in her tone aud manner.
“ Trust vour old uncle to manage
| thal.”
Mrs. Spriggius was quite astonish
ed at her daughter’s smiliing face, and
her unusual flow of spirits during the
day, as she had anticipated something
quite the reverse; and she inwardly
congratulated herself oil the easy and
apparently complete victory she had
obtained.
Doctor Fates was expected to tea
that evening, aud as the widow was
very anxious to please him, she had
made considerable preparations to re
ceive him.
But by the time the doctor s gig
drew up to the door Susan unaccount
ably vanished, to her mother’s no small
annoyance.
Never had the fair widow appeared
to greater advantage; the bfack silk
dress fitted to a charm the round, well
developed form, while the new head
dress, donned for the occasion, har
monized completely with the plump,
rosy face. Aud as Dr. Fales gazed
across the table upon her well-pre
served beauty, aud remarked the grace
with which she dispensed the houors
of the occasion, the query arose iu his
mind if he had not better have pro
posed for the mother instead of the
daughter?
“ I wonder where Susan can be ! ’
•odd Mih. Spriggius, as they arose from
the table.
“ I met her and It chard Dean,
about im hour ago, on their way to
the minister's, s iid Uncle John, qui
etly, to whom these words were ad
dressed.
“On their way to the minister’s!”
repeated the widow, changing color.
“ What could the child be going there
for?”
“ For the purpose of complying
with tiie injunction you g ive her this
morning.”
“What on earth do you mean,
John ?”
“ Why, did’nt you enjoin Susan,
this morning, to follow your example !
in marrying . I suppose you haven’t!
forgotten what that is?’
“Do you me.in to say that they j
have gone to get married? shrieked i
the widow'.
“I should judgj that they must be
married by this time,” responded Un
cle John, coolly, as he deliberately
took out his watch and examined it.
“ Have you forgotten your own youth,
Jane?” lie added, as he looked upon
his sister’s agitated countenance.
“ Try and recollect what your own
feelings iiiid wishes would have been
were you at Susan’s age. In the mean
time, I will go and bring the young
couple to receive your forgiveness and
blessing.”
“Dear me!” gasped the widow, as
the door closed after him. “\\ hat do
you really think we had better do, :
doctor?”
“ I thiuk we had better follow their
example,” was the prompt response. ;
What Mrs. Bpriggius said to this j
proposition we cannot undertake to |
say, but this we know, that when Un- j
eio John re-entered tno hou-ie witii the ;
newly-wedded pair, neither the doctor
nor Mra. Spiaggins were anywhere to |
be found. >
They both returned, however, about
haif-un-hour later, looking very smil- j
iug and happy.
“ Let me introduce you to my wife,
doctor,” said Richard Dean, stepping
forward.
“ Let me introduce you to mine, ’
responded the doctor, turning to the
1 blushing ex-widow upon his arm, now
Mrs. Doctor Falec.
It was now Susan’s turn to look as
tonished.
“ Gooduess me!” she ejaculated, as
| the doctor gave his new daughter a
i paternal kiss.
j “I am really delighted !” exclaimed
! Richard, us he pressed u filial ditto
| upon the cheek of his new mother,
who received it very graciously.
Good, kind Uncle John was not
forgotten amid the mutual congratu
' lations and interchange of friendly
wishes that followed, and was ever af
i ter held m grateful remembrance for
! his share in briuging about the con
nubial felicity that resulted from “The
Double Wedding.”
A PARSON’S STRATEGY.
The following is old—it belonged to
tho last generation —but it may bo
new to many at the present day:
Old Parsou Munson, of Worcester,
used occasionally to be abseut from
his llock on missionary tours into dis
tant States. Upon a certain summer
Sabbath, having just returned from
one of these excursions, he found bis
congaegation quite drowsy, and for
the purpose of waking them up he
broke oil'in the midst of his sermon,
and began to tell them what wonder
ful things he had seen in York State.
Among other wonders he said he had
thero seen tiio largest mosquitoes it
had ever been his fortune to fall in
with—so large, in fact, that many of
them would weigh a pound.
The good people were by this time
wide awake.
“Yes,’’ continued the parson; ‘‘and
moreover, they have beon known to
climb up a tree and bark.’’
The congregation were sleepy no
more on that day. On the day follow
ing two of the deacous of the church
waited upon Parson Munson, and in
formed him that the members of his
parish were much scandalized by the
big stories he had told them from the
pulpit.
“What stories?’’ said the parson,
with innocent surprise.
“Why, sir, you said that you had
seen mosquitoes in York State that
would weigh a pouud.’’
“I said,’’ returned the parson, ex
planatorily, “that many of them would
weigh a pound; and I do really think
that a great many of them icould weigh
a pound.
“Well—but,’’ continued the elder
1 deacon, with a slight choking in his
! utterance, “you said they had beeu
known to climb up a tree uud bark.”
“Certainly,” said the parson, with
lan assuring nod. “As to their climb
i ing up on a tree, I have seen them do
I that here in Worcester county; havn’t
i you, Deacon ?’’
j “O, yes—l have seen ’em do that.’’
“Well, how could they climb a tree
without climbiog on the bark?’’
The good deacons went their way
: with something very m uch like a mos
quito humming in their ears.
There is difficulty in tiuding a jury
when an ludian comes before an Oma
ha court. One of the panel being ask
ed if he had any prejudice, replied:
“No, only I’ve been chased by ’em,
beeu in several battles with ’em, and
and would hang every devil of ’em a
sight."
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 187*.
from the Ixradon Telegraph.]
SPIRIT FACES.
An Exhibition of the “Higher Manifes
tations’’ of Spiritualism.
lam about to attempt what I am
aware is a difficult task—namely, to
describe dispassionately and judicial
ly one of those so-called “higher man
ifestations” of Spiritualism, about
which people are apt to write and
speak too much, us it appears to me,
iu the capacity of advocates for or
ugainst I shall endeavor to describe
what I saw here iu London a few
nights ago, as impartially as a judge
might sum up a case from his notes
of evidence. It is literally what lam
doing. lam transcribing rough notes
made at the time, and on the spot
where the circumstances which I nar
rate occurred. I empanel the British
public to say whether they think I
have seen something very remarkable,
or been egregiously gulled.
A few days ago I received an invi
tation from a Spiritualistic friend to
attend one of the sceances of a lady
whom I most call , because her
name is not public property. She is
not a professional medium; she re
cieves no money from those who visit
her house, and has no wish to have
that residence besieged, as it certainly
would be it I gave the slightest clue
to her name or address. .She has no
desire, she says, even for notoriety on
the score of the manifestations of which
she is the unwilling agent or medi
um. The peculiar character of these
manifestations is the production of
the spirit face, or even partial form,
no longer in darkness, but under a
strong light. Now, I hud seen tables
dance and seen them rap; I k;d wit- j
missed Mr. Home’s “Levitation,” aud
listened to John King’s uuspirit-like
voice; I had even felt spirit-hands, as
they were called, once or twice; but
all these manifestations, efeept the
Ldling and the rapping, had taken
place in the dark, and I object to j
darkness. I love light like an ancient I
Greek. It was the light element, I
frankly confess, which mostly attract
ed me to the seance of Miss . |
Miss ’s papa—for the young
lady is but sixteen—lives ou the out
skirts of London, as Spiritualists al
ways seem to do, and is a respectable
man in some small commercial line of
life. Besides the medium, who is a
pretty, Jewisk-like little girl, there
were three other children present, all
of whom discoursed of Spirits in the
most offhand manner. Mama and
aunt made up the domestic portion of
our circle, aud there was besides the j
editor of a Spiritualistic journal, an- j
other pronounced Spiritualist, a doc- j
tor from the country, who had some
thing to do with developing the me
dium, and had been converted by her
to the doctrines of Spiritualism, an
old gentleman from Manchester, aud
myself—eleven in all, irrespective of
our little hostess, the medium.
After a brief confab iu the parlo ,
wo descended to the nether reg o.js,
where the spirits were in the burnt of
making their appearance in a small
breakfast-room next to the kitchen.—
Tue original method of “development”
w,s simple iu the extreme. Miss
Wont into the room alone. A curtain
was stretched across the open door
way, leaving an aperture of about a
foot deep at the top; and in this rath
er f s track-and- J nopening por
tions of the spirit face gradually show
ed themselves—first a uose, then an
ear, etc. —to the circle who sat ou the
stair.-. Now, however, that the power
was more developed, a sort of corner
cupboard had been fitted up with two
doors opening iu the usual manner
from the center, and an aperture of
some eighteen inches square m the
fixed portion at the top. At this I
was told the faces would appear. A
lamp on a table in the other corner
of the room was so arranged as to
shed a bright light on this opening
whilst it left the rest of the small
apartment in subdued but still in full
light. I examined the cupboard or
cabinet carefully, put a chair in, and
saw little Miss — ; — carefully shut up
inside like a pot of jam or a pound of
candles. A rope was put iu her lap,
the object of which will appear anon,
and we all sat round like a party of
grown-up children waiting for the
magic lantern.
We were told to sing, and so we
did —at least the rest did, for the
songs were Spiritualistic ones for the
most part, which I did not kuow.—
They were pretty cheerful little hymns,
such as “Hand in Hand with Angels,"
“The Beautiful River,” and Longfel
low’s “Footsteps of Angels.” By-and
by raps inside the cupboard told us
to “open sesame.” Wo did so, and
there was pretty Miss tied round
tho neck, arms and legs to the chair,
in a very uncomfortable and appa
rently secure manner. We sealed the
knots, shut her up in the cupboard,
and warbled again. After some de
lay a face rose gently to the aperture,
rather far back, but presently came
well to the front. It was slightly pale
and tiie head was swathed in white
drapery. The eyes were fixed, and
altogether it looked ghostly. It re
mained for some time, disappeared
and reappeared; and the lamp was
turned full upon it, but the eyes never
lost their fixed stare, and showed no
symptom of winking. After several
minutes it went altogether. The
doors were opened, and little Miss
was found, still tied, with seals
unbroken, and to all appearance, in a
deep sleep. She was “entranced," I
was told. “Katie,” the spirit, (for she
was a familiar in the most liberal
sense,) informed me that sho gather
ed the “material” for embodying her
self from the breaths of the circle, and
took the life from the medium. Miss
was then awakened, uncorded,
aud taken to walk for a quarter of an
hour in the back garden, as she was
much exhausted; and we went up
stairs to recruit as well. We had to
make this break thrice during the
evening.
When we re-assembled, alter a
good deal more singing than I cared
about, another appearance took place
in obedience to the command of the
doctor, who had been in the East, and
asked to see a Parsee friend. After
some delay a head appeared, sur
mounted by a turbau, and with a de
cidedly Eastern expression of coun
tenance, and dark complexion. It
did not satisfy the doctor, who de
clared that the face bore the residence
to the one demanded, but that the
head gear was not en regie. That was
tableau No. 2, which took a long time
aud almost interminable singing to
bring about. Then there was another
adjournment. The children were sent
to bed, aud the maid-servant, who, it
appeared, was great at singing, came
in from the kitchen to join the circle.
There was one advantage, papa and
mama told me, about these manifes
tations; they rendered the cLuldreu
quite superior to all ideas of “boggy.”
1 could not help asking myself wheth
er I should have dared to go to bed
under such circumstances in my days
of immaturity.
In scene the thud the fare was
quite different. ike head was still
surmounted by white drapery, but a
black band was over the forehead,
like a nun’s hood. The teeth were
projecting, and the expression of the
face sad. They fancied it was a spirit
; pained at not being recognized.—
Then this faee disappeared. Katie
came again for a little while, and al
lowed me to go up to the cupboard
and touch her face and hand, after
first putting to me the pertinent ques
tion, “Do you squeeze?” Ou assuring
, her I did not do anything so improper,
the manipulations were permitted.—
This was the finale, and the circle
broke up forthwith. The gentleman j
from Manchester was and
all the Spirituous, of course, were
loud iu their eomineudations. I re
served my judgement, as my custom
always is when 1 see anything that
beats me. I was sufficiently struck
by what I had witnessed to accept
readily an invitation to another se
ance on a subsequent occasion. In
the meantime I should like to submit
these few particulars to a dispassion
ate jury for them to decide whether
I was really for three hours in direct
contact with supernatural beings, or
simply taken in by one of the most
satisfactory “physical mediums’’ it!
was ever my good fortune to meet.
A BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.
I saw a temple reared by the hands
of man. standing with its high pinacle
in the distant plain. The streams beat
upon it—the God of Nature hurled
his thunder bolt against it—and yet it
stood, as firm as adamant. Revelry
was iu its walls—the gay, the happy,
aud the beautiful were there; I return
ed, and the temple was no more, its
high walls lay scattered in ruins; moss
aud wild grass grew wildly there. The
young and the gay who revelled there
had passed away.
I saw ;i child rejoicing in his youth;
the idol of his mother, the pride of his
father; I returned and the child had
become old—trembling with the weight
of years, he stood the last of his gen
eration—a stranger amidst the deso
lation around him.
I saw an old oak in all its pride, on
the mountain—the birds were caroll
ing on its boughs; I returned, the oak
was leafless and sapless, the winds
were playing at their pastime through
its branches. “Who is the destroyer?”
said I to my guardian angel.
‘‘lt is Time,” said he. When the
morning stars sang together in joy,
over the new made world, he com
menced his course, and when he shall
have destroyed all that is beautiful of
the earth-—plucked the sun from his
sphere—veiled the moon in blood, yea,
when he shall have rolled heaven and
earth away as a scroll, then shall an
angel from tD> Throne of God come
foru ami vviiu ui.il foot on theses,
.ud one ou the land, i.!> up his hand
toward lteaven and su. ■ iij Heav
en’s eternal, Time was, 'inn is, but
Time shall be no more.’’
KILLING ANIMALS.
Many persons would be glad to
know how to kill an animal without
suffering, and we venture to give the
benefit of our experience. We are
constantly called uuon to destroy hors
es, dogs, ana cats, and have little diffi
culty in doing it. For horses we use
a large sponge, say six inches in diam
eter, thoruuguly saturated with chlo
roform, which is in upped into a bag
large enough to be (Lawn over the
horse’s nose. It is not desirable to
have the bag “air-tight;” for, if so, suf
focation is likely to ensue. In two or
three minutes the horse is uucoucious,
and in eight to ten minutes dead, with
out suffering. For dogs and cats a
similar process, using a small sponge
and bag; or these animals, with the
saturated sponge, may be putin a box
admitting some air, when they soon
“go to sleep.” Seventy-five cents’
worth of chloroform will kill a horse,
and twenty-five a dog or cat. If one
saturation of the sponge does not com
plete the work, repeat it. —Our Dumb
Animals.
Some vile old bachelor applies the
following to Georgia girls, and says
the same is said of girls in Kentucky.
He has been kicked, wo venture to
say, by at least one young lady in
each of the places mentioned. He
says:
Atlanta girls pitch quoits.
Macon girls play poker.
Savannah girls play euchre.
Augusta girls play seven up.
Athens girls play whist.
Brunswick girls play cribbage.
St. Mary girls keno.
Hawkinsville girls play billiards.
Columbus girls jump the rope.
Griffin girls run foot races.
Cartersville girls love candy.
Rome girls are freckled.
Dalton girls are red-haired.
LaGrange girls are pidgeon-toed.
Newnau girls are knock-kneed.
West Point girls are bow-legged.
Cuthbert girls are round-shoulder
ed.
Milledgeville girls wear false calves.
Eaton ton girls eat liquorice—[aud
perfume with garlic.
Covington girls tie the garter above
the knee.
Forsyth girls chew tobacco.
Conyers girls use snuff.
Dawson girls eat onions.
Washington girls Boston dip.
Sparta girls eat slate pencils.
Marietta girls chew gum.
Albany girls drink vinegar, because
they are so sweet the boys would
eat ’em up if they didn’t.
Bainbridge girls Greek bender.
Thomasville girls tallow their hair.
Americus girls reject Dolly Vardeus.
Jonesboro’ girls run barefoot.
MAN AND WOMAN.
The following ingenious compari
son is published in the Woman’s Jour
nal:
Woman is Man is
Passive, Active,
Beauty, Strength,
Affection, Force,
Persuasion, Dictation,
Endurance, Conquest,
Subordination, Rebellion,
Centripetal, Centrifugal,
Rest, Unrest,
A dispenser, A gatherer,
A follower, A leader,
Servant master, Masterservaut,
A house plant, - For open air,
Instinct, Reason,
For results, For causes,
Cautious, Reckless,
Imitative, Inventive,
Conservative, Constructive,
Practical, Theoretical,
! Personal, Impersonal,
j Religious, Irreligious,
| Society, church, The State,
i The home, The world,
POE THY.
THE TALE OF A POSSUM.
Tim following was given in as an
exercise at Wheaton College. A a., by
D. T. joues; it is considered cjuite a
curiosity:
The uox w as lit by lux of Luna,
And Twas a nox most opportnna
To catch a possnm or a cana. „
I or nix was scattered o’er this inundus,
A shallow nix et non profundus.
Ou sic a nox, with canis unus,
Two boy? went oat to hunt for coonus.
The corpus of this bonus canis
Was full us long as octo span is,
But bfevior legs had c .nis never,
Quarn had hie cauis bonus, clever.
Some used to say, in stultum jocum,
Uta field was too smail locum
For sic a dog to make a turn us
Circum self from stem to sternus.
Unus canis, duo puer,
Nunquam braver, nunquam truer
Quum hoc trio unquam fait;
If there was I never knew it.
Hie bonus dog had one bad habit,
He loved too much to tiee a rabbit,
Amabat plus to tree a rattus,
Amabat bene chase a cattus.
But on this uixy moonlight night,
This good old dog did just right,
Nunquam treed a starving rattus,
Nunquam chased a pauper cattus; i
But cucurrit on iuteotus,
On the track, and on the scentus,
Till he treed a possum strongum,
Iu a hollow truncum longurn.
Loud he barked in horrid helium,
Seemed on terra came had helium.
Quickly ran the duo puer
More of possum to secure.
Quum venerunt, one began to
Chop away like any man too.
Soon the ax went through the truncum,
Soon he stuck it through ker-ckunkum.
Combat thickens! On ye bravus!
Canis, puer, bite et stavus 1
As iiis powers non iongius tarry,
Bos.-i.nn potest not puguare.
On tiie nix bis corpus l'ietb,
Down io Hades spirit iiieth.
Dno puer, canis bonus
Think him dead as any stonus.
Ain’t his corpus like n jelly ?
What plus proof could hunter velle?
Now tney seek their father s cioiao,
Feeling proud as any homo,
Knowing certe they will blossom
Into heroes, quum with possum
They arrive, narrabant story,
Pleuus blood, plenior glory,
Pompey! David! Cyrus! Caesar!
Samson! Blackhawk! Skulmanezer!
Where is now your pomp and glory?
Where the houors of Yictori(a)?
Quum ad dornum narrant story,
Pleuus sanguine, tragic, gory.
Pater praiseth, likewise mkter,
Wonders greatly younger frater.
Requiescent now in slumber.
Do the hunters, two iu number,
Dream of possums slain in battle,
Strong as bears, and large as cattle.
Wkennox gives way to lightof morning
Albam terrain much adorning,
Up they jniup to see the varmin,
Os the which id est the carmen,
Possum iile resurrectum,
Leaves the puers most dejectum.
Beast relinquit tracks behind him,
Buo the puers never find him.
Cruel possum, bestia vilest,
How the puers tu beguilest.
Pliers think non plus of Caesar,
Go to grarneu Shalmanezer.
Take the laurels cum the You or,
oiixvtd i m,ci [ »u>s SIT 111 IS cl £4OllOl.
LITERARY CRUMBS SWEPT UP.
Dr. Darwin’s new and important
work on the Facial Expression in An
imals is now completed and ready for
publication.
The publication of Mr. Buckle’s
Miscellaneous aud Posthumous Works,
which were announced for the present
season, is postponed until October.
The Revisita Europea announces
that the library which Mr. Thomas
Adolphus Trollope had formed in
Florence will be sold by auction next
November, at Mr. Trollope’s villa.—
The library contains upwards of ten
thousand volumes, and many rare
works of interest.
Sir Walter Scott, in lending a book
one day to a friend, cautioned him to
be punctual in returning it. “This is
really necessary,” said tho poet, in
apology; “for though many of my
friends are bad arithmeticians, I ob
serve almost all of them to be good
book-keepers.”
The Northennost poet of the world
is Rev. John Porlaekson, of Baegysa,
Iceland. Gifted as he is, lie remained
unknown to the outer world until
1860, when he was seventy years old.
Two German literati visited him and
brought back the story of his aston
ishing labors. His office as pastor
brought him not over sls a year, so
that lie was obliged to support himself
by working in the fields. In his mis
erable hut of earth he had a study (!)
8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet
high, the window measuring two square
feet. Here he translated, during the
long nights of winter, Klopstock’s Me
siah, Milton's Paradise Lost, and oth
er German aud English poems, with
much good taste, into his mother
tongue. All this he did cut of pure
love for poetry, and without hope ot
literary fame.
The grain and potato crops of this
State are large this year, and conse
quently much meat will bo raised, and
money that has heretofore gone West
for provisions, will be kept at home to
supply other needs. We hope our
people will plant more abundantly of
gram the next season than ever be
fore. Georgia can and ought to raise
all she consumes.
Merchants, lawyers and doctors in
form their patrons of their necessities,
and that they must have money is nev
er regarded as anything but just and
right; yet if a publisher of a newspa
per hints that he needs money, it is
thought to be presumptuous and is
charged with begging, just as though
a newepaper could be made without
the ready cash.
Good Fortune of a Georgia Bjy.—
David Ross, a Macon boy, who went
to New York soon after the war, has
indented a match which promises to
supercede all others iu use, and he has
already refused SBO,OOO for bis inven
tion.—Chronicle & Sentinel.
The Eufala Ttmes, iu its report of
the fair at that place, says: “While
driving his splendid pair of horses at
the fair yesterday, Mr. J. J. Clay made
a wager of wine with a friend that he
could start his horses in a fast trot,
then turn his wagon over, light on his
feet and turn the wagon back on its
wheels and resume liis seat, and with
out stopping or checking the speed of
his horses, aud he did it.”
Baknum s Museum and Crocus. —This
mamoth concern will ho iu Atlanta on
the 4th of December.
Several prominent farmers h*ld a
conference in Atlanta the oilier day,
aud the subject of sheep rearing and
wool growing was elaborately discuss
ed. The opiuiou seemed to prevail
that wool growing might be made ve
ry profitable in the State, and Col. C.
V. Howard stated that he was about
to engage iu the enterprise, and would
soou. visit the N uthwest to procure
stock.
To prevent the introduction of the
horse disease into the State of South
Carolina, the Governor has issued an
order prohibiting the bringing iuto;
that State by any express, railroad or i
steamboat company any horses, mules, I
or stoch. of any kind from any North-1
Sri) or Western port.
Memphis has received her first lot
of dry goods ever imported from Lu- j
rope without breakage of bulk, or the
paying of duties at the seaport.
Kansas is getting immigrants at tut
rate of UOjOOO a year, aud now has u
population of 400,00 U.
A Chinese newspaper has entered
on its two thousandth volume.
The corn crop of the country is 1,-
500,000,000 bushels.
Brothers-in-law —The Judges of the
{Supreme Court.
A sure way to make an impression—
Full down in the mud.
Why is a pair of skates like an ap
ple? Because they both have occa
sioned the fall of man.
To make apple trees bear—Pick off
all the leaves so soon as they appear.
Why is the road of the transgressor
so hard? Because it is so much trav
eled.
“The battle is not always to the
stioug,” as the man said when he kill
ed the skunk.
When Mr. Lincoln was questioned
iu regard to some of the witticisms at
tributed Io him, he laughed and said:
The papers make me smarter than I
am; I have said none of these things
with one exception. I did say, when
I had the small-pox, “Nuw let the of
fice seekers come, for ut Lst I have
something I can give to ail of them.—
Savannah Advertiser.
It is understood that the Atlanta
Bun and Whig will soon consolidate
and engage to do the Radical grind
ing for the State. —Clayton Tones.
Michigan bears are duing a large
business among die farmer a m jo.k
and corn, “Hog and hommy’’ is their
standard dish now.
ti
This unrivalled Medl-Utc s warranted not to I
contain a single particle of Mkkcuky, or any j
injurious mineral substance, but is
PURELY VEGETABLE.
For FORTY YEARS it has proved its great
value in all diseases of the Livkk, Bowels and
Kidneys. Thousands of the good and great in
all parts of the country vouch for its wonderful
and peculiar power in purifying the illood,
stimulating the torpid Liver and bowels, and
imparting new life and vigor to the whole sys
tem. Simmons’ Liver Regulator is acknowl
edged to have no equal as a
LIVER MEDICINE.
It contains four medical elements, never be
fore united in the same happy proportion in
any other preparation, viz : a gentle Cathartic,
a wonderful Tonic, an unexceptionable Alter
ative, and a certain Corrective of all impurities
of the body. Such signal success has attended
its use that it is now regarded as the
GREAT UNFAILING SPECI
FIC
lor Liver Complaint and the pains ul offspring
thereof, to wit: Dyspepsia, Constipation, Jaun
dice, Billions attacks. Sick Headache, Colic,
Depression ol' Spirits, Sour Stomach, Heart
Burn, &c., &c.
Regulate the Liver and prevent
CHILLS AND FEVER.
Simmons’ Liver Regulator
Is manufactured only by
J. H. ZEILIN & Cos.,
MACON, GA., AND PHILADELPHIA,
Price *L pr package; sent by mail, postage paid
$1.25. Prepared ready for use in bottles, $1.50.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Jggf-Beware of all Counterfeits and Imitations
MRS. BRAME’B
Female School,
CARTERSVILLE, GA.,
milE exercises of this School will be resum-
I ed Monday, 2d day of September, 1872,
with a full corps of teachers.
RATES >JF TUITION
and Charges per Month, payable invariably in
advance :
Primary Department, $2 r>o
Preparatory Department, 300
Academic Department, 3 50
Music on Piano, 5 00
Vocal Music, free use of instrument, 100
Incidental fee, 25
Board can be obtained in the best families in
the town, convenient to the Academy, at rea
sonable rates.
A thorough and most complete course of ed
ucation lias been adopted by the principal,
embracing all the studies of a full collegiate
course. There are no extra charges for Latin,
Greek, Hebrew or French, as is usual in most
Female Schools.
MRS. S. F. BRAME,
8-15—3 m Principal.
STERLING
SILVER-WARE.
SHARP & FLOYD
No. 33 Whitehall Street,
ATLANTA.
Specialty,
Sterling Silver-Ware.
Special attention is requested to the many
new and elegant pieces manufactured express
Iv to our order the past year, and quite recently
completed.
An unusually attractive assortment of novel -
ies in Fancy Silver, eased for Wedding and
Holiday presents, of a medium and expensiv
character.
The House we represent manufacture on an
unparalleled scale, employing on Sterling Sil
ver-Ware alone over One Hundred skilled
hands, the most accomplished talent in Design
ing, and the best Labor-saving Machinary, en
abling them to produce works of the highest
character, at prices UK 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
925
BRITISH STERLING,
ICO 5
jan 4—ts
MONUMENT
TO THE
Confederate Dead of Georgia.
And to those Soldiers from other Confederate
States, who were killed or died
in this Make.
Tiie Monument to Cost $50,000.
3,000 Prizes!
1 Share of SIO,OOO #IO,OOO
1 “ 5,01 X) 5,000
2 “ 2,500 5,000 ]
10 “ 2,000 20,1RK) I
10 “ 1,000 10,(XX) i
20 “ 500 10,(XX) i
ioo “ ioo 10,000!
200 “ 50 10,000
400 “ 25 10,000 !
1,000 “ 10 10,000 j
Total, SIOO,OOO
From the llrst-elass real estate offered by
well known patriotic citizens, to the Confeder
ate Monumental Association of Georgia, tiie
following prizes have been selected aud added
to the forogoi as shares :
Ist, BEKZKLLA.—This well-known resort,
with the large residence, store, &e., and 400
acres of land. 120 miles from Augusta, paying
an annual yield of|ls.uoo.
2d. The' well-known CITY HOSPITAL
fronting on Broad Street. The building is of
brick, three stories high, 134x70 feet,
3d. The SOLITUDE PL ANTATION, in Rus
sell county, Alabama, on tiie Chattahoochee
River, with elegant and commodious improve
ments. The average rentai since 1834 lias been
over $7,000.
4th. That large Brick Residence and Store,
on North-East corner of Broad and Centre
streets, known as the Pliinvsce or Baudry
house. Rent. $2,000.
sth. The ROGERS HOUSE, on Green Street,
anew and elegant brick residence, in most de
sirable portion of that beatiful street Valued
at SIO,OOO.
6th. FLAT BUSH, with 120 acres of land,
half a mile from city limits, the elegant subur
ban residence of Antoine Poulaine, Ks<p ; iu
good order, valued at SIO,OOO.
7th. The HEARING HOUSE, a large and
commodious residence, with thirty city lots,
09x210 l’cet ; fronting on McKinney and Carnes
streets. Valued at $16,000.
Bth. STUANTON RESIDENCE AND OR
CHARD, on the Georgia Railroad, valued at
$5,000.
oth. Nine hundred aud one acres of land In
Lincoln county, Ga., on which uve the well
known Magruder Gold and Coppe- Mines
Also, One Share of 100 bales of cotton, 400
pounds to the hale, class Liverpool middling.
1 Share of 50 bales.
1 “ 25 *•
244 “ 1 “ each.
The value of the separate interest to which
the holder of each certificate will be entitled
will be determined by the Commissioners, who
will announce to the public the manner, the
time, and place of distribution.
COMMISSIONERS :
Gen. L. Mcl.aws, Col. Win. P. Crawford,
Gen. A. R. VVright, GeorgeT. Jackson,
Gen. W. M. Gardner. lion. R. 11. Meay,
Gen. Goode Bryan, Adam Johnston,
Col. C. Snead, ' Jonathan M. Miller,
Maj. J. 15. dimming, Win. H. Goodrich,
Mai. Jos. Ganahl, J. D. Butt,
Maj. J. P. Girardey, Dr. Win. E. tearing,
Henry Moore.
For every live dollars subscribed there will
be given a'Life Membership to the
Monumental Association.
The Distribution will take place as soon as
the requisite number of shares arc sold.
Special receipts will be given to those who
may desire to c attribute without participating
in the award.
L. & A. H. McLAWS, Gen’l Ag’ts.,
No. 3. Old P. O. Range, Mclntosh st.,
Augusta, Ga.
TRAVELING AGENTS:
Mrs. Carlton Belt, Coleman House, N. Y.,
Miss Mary Ann Buie, Columbia, S. C.,
Maj. John Dunwoody, W ashington, Ga.,
K. B. Martin, Esqr., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
STATE AGENT :
JAMES M. SMYTH E, Augusta.
Agent at Curtersville,' W. IT.
Wikle and J. L. Moon. 4 20.
REMARKABLE CURE OF
SCROFULA, ETC.
CASE OF COL. J. C. BRANSON.
Kingston, Georgia, September 15, 1872.
Doctor J. 8. Pemberton:
Dear Sir—lt gives me pleasure
to furnish you with an account of
the remarkable cure which I have experienced
from the use of vour Compound Extract of
Stillingia. For sixteen years i have been a
great sufferer from Scrofula in its most
distressing forms. 1 have been confined to my
room and bed for fifteen years with scrofulous
ulcerations. Such was my condition—far more
painful and distressing than language can
describe. Most of the time I was unable to
rise from bed. The most approved remedies
for such cases had been used, and the most
eminent physicians consulted, without any
iTPSpOrtfllOg," v~ x. ntpikere rCv euiWll ,, Jl'l M , ■'t
Floyd county, Georgia, to commence tiie use
of your Compound Extract of Stillingia.
Language is insufficient to describe the relief
X obtained from the use of the Stillingia as it
is to convey an adequate idea of the intensity
ofinv suffering before uring your medicine;
sufficient to say, “I am cured of all pain,” of
all disease, witii nothing to obstruct the active
pursuit of my profession. More than eight
months have elapsed since this remarkable
cure, without any return of (lie disea-c.
For the above statement 1 refer to any
gentleman in Bartow county, Georgia, and to
the members of the bar of Cherokee Circuit,
who are acquainted with me. I shall eves
remain, sir, with the deepest gratitude.
Your obedient servant, J.C. BRANSON.
August 15,1872—1 in.
Wonderful Inprorement.
The New Improved Draw-Feed
Wheeler Sl Wilson
SEWiNC ftfiACHaPJE
IS the Wonder and Novelty of the age—will
do a greater variety of work than any oth
er. Runs easier than any other Machine, and
make less noise.
They are sold on terms now
that can not help but
suit the purchaser.
Machines delivered at the House, and in
structions given tree of charge. Each Machine
GUARANTEED for FIVE YEARS.
All should see see the “ New” Improved
Wheeler & Wilson immediately.
W. H. AOEL,
General Agent for Paul,ling, Carroll, Haral
son, Heard, Troup, Polk, Bartow, and adjoin
ing counties.
P. C. HARRIS, Agent Polk county.
EASON WOOD, Agent Bartow county.
W. A. WHITE, Agent Paulding and Car
rol.
TV. 11. CANNON, Agent Troup and Heard
HOWARD & SOULE,
General Southern Agents, Ga.
Parties wishing to see 1 ire New Improved
Wheeler A Wilson can find them at -T. 1). Head’s
store, on Main st reet. A supply of Needles and
Attachments constantly on hand. 9-19.
Gilbert & Baxter,
HARDWARE 8 IRON STORE,
Agents for sale ol' Fertilizers, Agricultural
and Mill Machinery, Engines, Grist, Saw and
Sorghum Mills, Reapers and Mowers, Thresh
ers and Separaters, Horse Powers, etc. For
goods on Commission, at Manufacturers’ terms
and prices. For our own goods. Terms Cash,
march 28-1 v
Executor’s Sale.
WILL BE SOLD before the Court-House
door, inCartersville, Bartow county. Ga„
within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day in November next, the following property,
to-wit:
Lot of land No. 8, 16th dist. and 3rd sec,, 181
acres, more or less; lot of land No. 165,15 th dist.
and 3rd sec., 181 acres, more or less; also, 36
acres of lot No. i£t, iu the 15th dist. and 3rd sec.
Sold as the property of.Jacob G. Mauney. late
of said county, deceased. Terms, one half cash
and the balance in twelve months with inter
est. Sold for the benefit ol the heirs and cred
itors of said deceased.
TV. A. MAUNEY,
Executor of Jacob G. Mauney dec’d
6-s—wtd.
Do you want to go to sleep and
dream that you are rich and good
looking? Guess you had better go
L. Payne’s and take a “nip” of
Peach and Honey. 0-2(>-tf.
WILLIAM GRAY,
ATLANTA
MARBLE WORKS,
-jyjANUFACTURERS OF
TOMBS,
CBN S,
TABLETS,
MAXTJLES,
x &(*., &c.
Alabama st., Opposite Ga. R. I?. Depot.
P. O. Address-—Box 649, Atlanta, Ga.
10-KMy.
DOBBS & MAGUIRE,
BUTCHERS,
HA V K associated themselves together in business, and have opened anew still ait th* laia
. stand of Dobbs and Anderson, where they keep constantly on hand an abnmiant; supply o
FRESH MEATS,
during all market hours. They will sell their meats on as *hurt profits ns auy butcher can ftJ*
lom to sell and live ; and warrant them to be as decently butchered and dreesed, and of the
fat kind only. lt-X.
Neat Goods ! New Goods !
Erwin, Stokely and Cos.
ARE DAILY RECLINING NEW
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
Their Stock Is Large, Varied ami Elegant. Special attention is called to their
Dress Goods. Piece Goods for Men and Boys.
BOOTS, SHOES AND CLOTHING.
Their Stock also embraces every variety usually
kept iu the trade. They are selling at small profits to
Cash Buyers, or prompt paying customers,
liiberal Discount made on i'ash Bills.
They solicit from their old friends ami customers, as
well as the public, a liberal share of patronage.
10-3-ts. ERWIN, STOKELY CO.
TOMMY, STEWART A RECK,
iiiimmu mmum,
ikTLiLIVTA, OA.
Are new spelling a large ami well selected stork of Hardware in their Mew Store, Cerate
Prior and Dor at nr Streets, Opposite Kimball House.
Manufacturer's Agents and Dcalcrc In all kinds of
HART*" ARK, IRON, STEEL, CUTLERY, Tools of nil kind-, Builders’ and Carriage Mate rial*
Agents for BURT’S SHINGLE MACHINES,
Sycamore Powder Company’s Rifle and Blasting Powder,
Mill Stones and Bolting Cloths,
Proprietors of the Brooks’ Cotton anil Hay Screw Pres?.
Bis?” We are doing a W holesale Business, and always keep on hand an ample Mock to sup.
ply Retail Merchants and Contractors. 10-3-1 y.
WILLIAM RICH & CO.,
WHOLESALE
NOTIONS, MILLINERY, ANDIFANCY GOODS,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Have removed to Clarke’s Building, No. 13, Decatur Street, opposite the Kimball House, are
. now fully prepared for the
FALL TRADE,
with one of the Largest ant best Assorted Stocks of Goods In the South.
cl>cwliere.
N. B. -WE ARE PREPARED TO DUPLICATE NEW YORK BILLS.
WM, RICH <fc COMP AUY.
Hunnicutt & Bellingrath,
DEALERS IN
COOKING and HEATING
STOVES,
Orates and Tin-Ware, Tinners’
Trimmings, Slate 'I tin ties.
Wrought Iron Pipes, for Steam, Gas and Water,
ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF
Concrete Sewer Pip*’, of all Dimensions.
Drain Pipe, Rubber Hose, Pumps,
Steam Fittings, Oil Cups, Globe Valves,
Steam Ganges, W histles, Hydraulic Rams,
Gas Fittings And Fixtures, Sheet Iron,
Patent Burners, Tin Plate,
Lead Copper and Brass.
Water Closets. Wash Basins. Etc., Etc.
BUY HUNNiCUTT & BELLINGRATH’S COLUMBIA COOX.
F4o„ 9 ftlartetta Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
HUNNICUTT & BELLING RATH,
No. 9 Marietta St., Atlanta.
P»LITMBEIPI
Steam and Gas Fitters,
C< > JRPE WM r r
ANI)
Slieet-Iron "W orUccrs.
ROOFING, IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, IN TIN AND CORRUGATED IRON.
Oct. Ist—wly.
PEASE & HIS WIFE’S
11 JE ST A. TJ 11. A. IST T
AND
EUROPE HOUSE,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
This is the I.argest, FIXEST, and Best Arranged
House South. 54 Jlarble Tables.
Private Dining Booms and Special Apartments
for laidaes, and can sent two hundred People at one
sitting.
50 Sleeping Booms, elegantly tarnished, with Ta
pistry, C’arpets, and Oil-Finished Furniture is now
opened to the public.
Single or Suites ol" Booms can be furnished, by or
der, to parties that may desire.
Meals are furnished from 5 o'clock iu the morning
until 1 o'clock at night.
Our Steaks, our C.’olTcc, our Bolden Fries, and our
Game, Fish, Oysters, and other delicacies of the sea
son—in fact our Looking Departments—have long
since been pronounced by our people to excel all
others.
Thanking you kindly for that unwaivering patron
age in the past, xve shall still strive to suit your taste
and cater to your wants.
CITY BEEF MARKET,
EAST SIDE OF W. & A. it, It., NEAIt POST-OFFICE.
TjtllESII MEATS, of different kinds, kept constantly ou hand, and for .ale «l a
P hours.
Our business being on the increase, wc have thought proper to remove our place ol busi
ness to a more central point iu the citjr, therefore our Market House will lie found betweer
Messrs. Trammell it Norris' owner and the I’ost-Oflice, -where wc propose to supply the mark**
with
F’H.ESH M£!ATS, FAT and KT CB.
and butchered in the very best style of the art. Dry and Green Hides wanted, ior which lb.
highest market price will he paid.
JOHN ANDERSON.
Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 10th, I*72.—tf.
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