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VOLUME 1-1 THE EASTMAN TIMES. IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT Eastman, Dodge Cos., Ga., BY It. . B XT JFt TON. — Terms— One year, $2 00 ; Six months, SI.OO. All subscriptions required in advance, invariably. Advertising Kates. Y Y ' 3 ?tT s M. 12 M. 1 . ;j$ 400 s7ooislo 00 :$ 15 00 2 , 025 12 00 | 18 00 | 25 00 4 975 19 00 ! 28 00 39 00 } , 11 50 | 22 50 34 00 46 00 ’ 20 00 J 32 n59 55 00 80 00 1 col. 35 00 j 60 00 80 00 130 00 Advertisements inserted at Si per square for first insertion, and 75 cents tor each subsequent inserti( m. A squ ire is the space of ten solid lines bre vier type. Advertisements contracted for a specified time, and discontinued lx'-fore the expiration of time contracted for, will be charged tor the time run at our schedule rates. Marriage and obituary notices, tributes of respect, and other kindred notices, occupying over ten lines, will be charged for as other ad vertisements. Advertisements must take the run of the pa per when not contracted otherwise. 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Sales of land, etc., by administrators, exec utors or guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 4in the afternoon, at the court house door in the county in which the property is situated. Notice oi these salt's must be given in a public gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of personal properly must be given in like manner 10 days previous t> day of sale. Nat.joes to the debtors and creditors.of an esiaic must be published 40 and lys. ‘-’oticc fa it appl.'c.ition will bo made to the U rt irilinary for It ve to kll Laid, Ac., v • • published for two months, u ''O.ous lor left rs oi udnii its r ition, gu r p, Ac., must be ]>u fished 30 days for ii • a rom administration, monthly for - >' in at ns tor dismi sion Jrom guard! iu tup. todays. * .ad ;s for fore losur of mortgages must be published monthly Lor four months for estab lisiing lo,t papers lor the lull spaced three meat ns tor compelling titles from executors r i Innuistr itors, where bond has been given ey tile deceased, the full space oi three months. * 'abb cation will always be continued itccord la to to*is. ■, the 1-g.d requirements, unless oth erwise ord rod. i‘j-js.sij.iui and business. H. W. J. HAM. j I THOMAS H. DAWSON HAM & DAWSON, ATTOU NE Y S A T LA\V , (Offiee iu Court House.) EASTMAN, GEO., Will practice in the counties of Dodge, Tel fair, Appling, Montgomery, Emanuel, Laurens and i’ulaski, and elsewhere by special con tract. Feb. 14-tf O. O. HORNE, Attorney at law Hawkinsville, Geo. Oconee Circuit — Court Calendar 1873. Wilcox—4th Mondays, March and September. Doolv 3d Mondays, March and September. Irwin—Fridays after above. Montgomery—Thurs after Ist Mondays, April. Laurens—2d Mondays, April and Oct (and Oct. Pulaski—3d Mondays, April and October. Dodge—4th Mondays, April and October- Telfair—Thursdays after above. Jan. 31st, ly. L, A, HALL, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, EASTMAN, GA, Will practice in the Circuit and District Courts ot the United States, for the Southern District of Georgia, the Superior Courts of the Oconee Circuit, and all counties adjacent to the M. & i>. R. R. Half fee in advance; con sultation fee reasonable. Js¥r- Office in the Court House. 1 Jv. EASTMAN, DODGE COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY" 30, 1873. Selected Poetry. | For the Eastman Times. Just A Year BY ‘'MEMORY.” ** dust a year h .tli 1 ned its flight, With its sunshine, tud its night, Since a whip r breathed on h gh, Bade an angel downward fly. Just a year hath passed away— Just a weary year to-day— Since was seen a pearly gate Swing upon Its golden plate, * > Just a year hath glided by Since that angel, from on high, With “Death’’ stamped upon his face, Winged his flight to mortal race. Just a year hath left us now Since that angel’s dusky brow Caused the ev’ning breeze to quiver, As lie came my heart to shiver. Just a year hath wandered on Since that angel waved Lis wand, Blighting with his icy breath As he whispered, “I am Death.” Just a year hath set its seal, Taught my heart to deeply feel, That it hath a yearning still Which the world can never All. Just a year hath glided by, Since that angel from the sky, Stole my idol from its throne, Left me in the world alone. Just a year hath winged its flight Since my life received its blight, Saw the last of oil it loves Waited to the arch above. J ust a year hath sadly flown Since that angel reach’d tlie throne, Laid the jewel in its case, Placed it at the throne of Grace. Just a year hath passed away— Just a bitter year to-day— Since my life was robed in gloom, Since they laid her in the tomb. JOHN A m OEOROE GO TO GEFe MANTOWN. FioNic anil Jollification, Crop Montgomery County, Ga, ) July 7Hi, 1873. } Editor Eastman Times :—Having just returned from a trip to Germantown, r.itnail county, where the groat “'Ger mania Saw Mill Cos.” is located, we will devote a lew leisure moments in pen ning a lew words about what we saw, heard and endured while absent from Mt. Vernon. Yes ; we have been to a grank old 4th of July barbecue, and, of which we will tell you when vv get that far in our writings about our trip. fhursduy evening, July 3d, found 7 s s*m -' .Kit disp >s.*d to pay tlie Ju-a n c Tmy a visit, as we had often pianos- and apt. Otto Mel in to do so >' •' < '.ic o:d c reuinstances adu.it :‘d. s --s ng up Charlie Sw.lt O' our e, ,wo were so >n over the • b , ml Ur a w y town in fat nail U*’ e bdi) and miseives to die west side ol M.ii g ors Or ek, which, you are aware, rises mar Mr. Vernon, flows •smith, and empties into the Altamana 'Tver some jour miles below our coun ty hnc. It was near its mouth that we crossed it, and then wended our way down the east bank of the Alta inahu to within one mile of German town, where we halted for the night to enjoy tlie hospitality ol our mutual friend, Mr. Henry Mann. On oi;r route down we saw many tine farms of corn, cane, and potatoes —better crops on upland we never saw grow ; but the swamps on the river this year have proven a water haul. We did not see ten acres of cot ton on our route, but iield after field of coni, cane and potatoes met our view and seemed to greet our coining as we rose every hill. All vegetation, for mail and beast, was luxuriant. After enjoying- Thursday night that “Sleep, that knits up the raveil’d sleeve of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour’s bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast!” we were awoke from our slumber by the noise from early risers, which told us it was near day, if not quite. So donning our apparel, we were soon down the stair-way and out into the barn-yard looking at hogs, goats, cat tle, sheep, horses and poultry. Henry is indeed a goo.d farmer, if we may be allowed to so speak after taking a stroll with his father, Mr. Henry Mann, ?r., between daylight and sun-up, over all his plantation—looking at as good 1 corn here as one wmild find on unbind in Georgia ; looking at large cane patches, up knee high ; and over next to Mill Creek, rice waist high. Re turning to tlie house through his stub ble oat fields, vve found them sown down in pease after the oats were har vested, and they were looking fine.— By-the-bv, why do not all our farmers sow down their stubble lands? It wa here we found Wordsworth’s man— “ Frugal, affectionate, sobre, and with:'! keenly industrious.” it was nere we saw the best corn, c ine and potatoes in all our ups and downs in Georgia. As old Sol began to make bis ap pearance in the east, and to dispel all doubts as to the weather, the day. &e., and to tell all that wished to attend the barbecue,**’Go ; I will do my level best, and give you as much as you can endure to-day,” thwack 1 thwack ! wallow ! wallop ! greeted our ears just before the breakfast bell rang, which gave us warning that all colors and classes were hasting on to the bar becue to the tune of “Lay on, McDufl* ane and and be who first cries hold, enough.” After returning from breakfast we concluded we would follow suit, so Charlie was brought out by a minot 15th amendment, and we were pretty soon bounding away at 2:40 on a good road, which, “for honest men and bonny lasses,” was now “cling” full, and all vicing with Tam O’Shanter, who was “Weel mounted on bis gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg.” Wishing to greet our kind and much beloved friend, lion. S. P. Smith, who lives upon a very high eminence, over looking all Germantown, and in whose company we have spent many pleas ant days, we reined up, alighted, and were most heartily greeted with— • l jr: rtv '*mCTr_J .v € i. * ■**.,. -S* .1 Oh here’s my heart, and here’s my hand.” So after remaining some two or three hours, all concluded to walk over o > town, dunking of “When Greek meets Greek, Then comes the tug of war - “But when Dutch meet Dutch, Then comes de lager beer,” and il any lags r, perhaps we “mout” get a little for stomache’s sake, as well as some roast. Down the hill, aI i hands ! Across the dam, to the mil!— and a mill it is ! Think of $200,000. it not $300,000, spent for frame-work, machinery of the latest and most im proved kind, a railroad track, graded, erosstied and iron laid, upon which the steam engine rolls over from the mid to the Altimaha River, some four miles, all in good ordbr, with eighty hands employed, and you nay perhaps draw some idea of the magnitude ol the “Germania Saw Mill Cos.” It is here that millions of feet ar° being* sawed, sent down to the river on open flat cars, thrown into tiie riv er, and there made into large rafts, thence ratted down, or rather floated down the river to Duobov, below' Da rien, where it is loaded in large ships for Northern or foreign ports. The mam saw mill building is 139 feet long* | by GO feet wide, and has a larg’e circu lar saw and a gang saw, which spills things all to pieces whenever a log is put in its way. After looking at all the mill with its many improvements in art, we then bent our way up the sandy hill from the mill to the larg£, spacious eating hall of the Company 7 -, where— “D rn.ur.ic, sphere descended maid, Friend of pleasure, wisdom’s aid !” was heard, and many* a merry lad and happy lass were engaged in “lifting the light fantastic toe.” The eating liali is quite large. All tables and dishes had been cleared out and left ample room for qi/adnlles. hornpipes, Irish jigs, Dutch waltz, in fact any kind and class of dance that one wished to see and engage in. W e thought before arriving at the barbecue all would be disorder and confusion, but we found the best of order. Order No. 1, from Superintendent Captain Burke, was, that the whites should occupy their side of the street and the negroes theirs, which was rigidly enforced. On the oppposite side of the street was a largo eating* hall for Sambo and Dinah, and it was over there that Mr. ,15th, and Mrs. 15th, and the lads and lasses of the 15th, were enjoying -themselves to their heart’s content; over there was indeed a black cloud resting on terra firm a that day. Oie o’clock and din ner was announced free to all, and right here let me say that that was the BEST BARBECUE that we ever saw, the meat was done, well cooked and properly seasoned. Those Dutch know how to cook. Vfter the whites had eaten their fill, and -atnrmr 7 t<' the in” 4 a a•• • their dance, dinner was announced for the negroes. All with command of person marched up in order and were soon hiding those viands that were spread free for them, and not a bit | disposed to turn up their noses be ! cause they did not eat at the first | table, or ride on the cars that day I with the whites. The dance was kept i up till a late hour in the evening, with ,an occasional hornpipe or Irish jig, j from Pat OConuer, or a Dutch waltz from the employes of the mill, danced to their national airs. About 4 o’clock P. M. some 300 lads and lasses adjourned from the mill to Mr. Bob Sharpe’s, to resume the dance fsr the night, and to continue “till day next morn.” and ax which place was to be the great fiddling match, B>b Sharpe, vs. James Butlong. Wo did not attend, consequently cannot say as to who was champion, but have since learned Bob won the laurels, after long and heavy playing. But before the boys left the eating hall of Germantown, and while all was yet “merry as a marriage bell,” Bill Holl ingsworth was ushered in, and up near where the music was sending forth its sweet strains, to keep time upon tlie nether jaw bone of a horse. Now, Mr. E liter, I have heard of Sampson as the only man that found • io< IT?. ,ii- j.:yv TlTTITci' Of 0 b ,1. ulil never in all my born days did I think there was music in one. Billy held it in his left hand just in front of his flat nose, and in a horizontal position, and with a stick oyer the teeth which were yet in the bone and loose, kept time to the tune from the violins, to the great mirth of all present. Thus ended the 4th of July at German town. Returning to Mr. Smith’s, where we had left Charlie, we were soon in our buggy and far up the road for home in old Montgomery. Before leaving Mr. Smith’s we took a walk through his gaden to look ax some of tlie best vegetables vve ever saw—tomatoes as tall as our head, and you know we are not low, loaded with fruit as large as our fist, Spanish sweet pepper not to be equalled in ail the land of Dixie. Dunking we have already penned enough, will close, promising to give a little more at some future day. 55 e remain, very truly yours. John & George t Iho salt mines discovered in the 1 echo count] y, Louisiana, during the sate civil war, are now being worked, wnde the surface is covered with growing sugar cane. The bed, estimated to contain ninety million tons of pure solid rock salt, is located on an island of 300,000 acres, rising 185 feet above the salt marsh. Access is obtained to the Island by a .steam boat line running between Brashear C:ly and new Iberia. The soil is com posed ol sand, loam gravel and clav, <tiil the surface is partialy covered vwth magnolia, live-oak, cypress, maple locust, gum, walnut and fruit bearing trees The vegotat'on re sembles that of a rich .prairie, and the semen is varied and beautiful. Ac cess to the interior of the salt mines is obtained by an elevator running up and down a forty-foot shaft, cut through the solid material. The width ol the vein is 120 feet, and the visitor is surrounded on all sdeis by rock salt as dry as powder. The absence ci moisture is one of the most striking peculiarities, and the won and steal implements used are quite bright. Two large chambers have been cut out of the vein. It is stated on high chemical author ity that the last gill of milk drawn troin a cow is sixteen times richer in cream than the first portion yielded. Origin of the Names of Mates. Maine was so called on account of the people there always keeping an eye on the main chance. New Hampshire —Old ham was sold in the adjoining* States, but if you went there you got new ham—sure; hence the name—New Hampshire. Massachusetts —sV’nen slaves were sold there, the misstress of the house hold caught one of them chewing to bacco. She was about to order him punished, when he said “Masaa-chews i.” She ccv "i*w: >*utenee to hanging, and immediately gave a name to the S>nte. Connecticut —An old Indian in the tobacco business, named Kormeeti, used to get up two very good brands of chewing tobacco. lie called one fine-cut, and the other Konnecti-cnt. The latter gave the name to the State.' New Jersey —No stranger has ever stopped long enough in the State to ascertain where it did get its name from. It is supposed to have been named from “Jersey lightning ” Pennsylvania' —All the pencils were made here once and the people were exceedingly vain of it, hence the State got to be called “Rencil-vaiu-ia-” The orthography has been changed some what since. Maryland —R un a way couples used to fly there to be married, hence Mary land. Some careless printer dropped out an r in “making up,” one day, and it has never been put back again. Carolina — A man named Gar set tled the Carolinas. He was rated an old-liner; hence the name Car-o-lincr, now Carolina, North or South, just as it suits you. Florida —So called because tlie compexion of the people is so fiorid-eh? Alnbama —The Alabama family once owned the entire State, hence All-A bam a. Georgia —was named after George Washington. They thought a great deal of sVashmgton down there, and used to call him “Georgia.” Mississippi —Old Sippi, who settled the State, had two very charming daughters, tlie Misses Sippi, and they gave naffie to the State. Arkansas (pronounced Arkansaw, —Named after the title of the first tavern ever opened in the Si ate, whose device was a picture of the ark and a saw, the inn being called the “Ark and-saw.” The ark denoted that they were above such a thing as water, and the saw was intended as a symbol that this is a world of saw-row. Tennessee —ln the early days of that State the people had a mania for bet ting on the ten spot, hence “Ten-I-see.” Indiana —The State was declared at its first settlement to be so healthy that it was quite a question for a time whether those who went In-clie-any. That somehow got to be the name. Illinois —The earliest settlers were | made sick by the howling of the wild ! beast and of the Chicago City Council, | hence 111-o.noise. j Missouri —Named “Misery” origi -1 nelly, now corrupted to Missouri loica —This State has always been ! free from debt, and its motto is “I --! owe-a-cent to ’nobody/ In confirms tion of that fact “nobody called the State lowa. Minnesota —A small stream called the Sota, famous for its minifies, gave name to that State.— Fat Contributor. A Slugulai* Case. For months I have been in the pos session of facts concerning the alarm ing mental condition of a young lady residing upon Prospect street in , who was once the pride of her parents and delight of her friends, yet who has recently become so changed as to cause great anxiety to her relatives, and gossip among the neighbors ; and the case being one of great singular ity, now demands publicity. Her father says lie first noticed her •idiosyncracry last January, one morn ing at the breakfast-table, when she not only acted as if in a state of great happiness, but said “if you please/ j and “thank you,” as she asked for food and was served. A day or two later her mother found her in her room darn ing stockings, instead of reading nov els, and she also appeared in the kiteh en a day or two liter, and insisted up : [NUMBER S7 on helping her parent in the labor of baking ar\d makiug pastry and bread. A physician was at once called in, who, unknown to the patient, watched her through a keyhole for au hour while she was engaged in repairing her little brother’s torn trowsers, and sewing buttons on her father's shirts. The doctor said he had practiced twenty-five years, and never during his entire medical practice had he seen any young unmarried female manifest such symptoms as those witnessed.— i' ' . • petite, however, seemed to in ' crease rather than diminish* and a rosy ! flush was observable on her cheeks | which had not been seen before. But the most, singular symptom was ! developed a few days since, when her ' father, hoping to draw her from her new ideas, placed two hundred dollars in her hands, with the remark, “There, ; Nannie, rig yourself out in a nice spring dress ” She immediately replied, “I do not meed anew dress now, and if you will let me keep twenty-five dollars of this to pay old Mrs. Macflanniganety’s rent, (her husband has just died, you know,) 1 1 had much rather you would take tho rest of the money and apply it to that new’ property you have purchased ” The old man looked at her a few minutes and then fell upon the floor in | anguish, saying between his sobs, ! “her mind is gone ! her mind is gone !” 1 called to see her yesterday, and | found her building a nice pudding and putting a mansard roof of frostwork on a fruit cake. But there was a look in her eyes that told too plainly she would not long be seen in her elegant home. A solitaire ring oil her fore finger told the near approach of tho winged and youthful destroyer who sin ots his victims with arrows, and as I left the premises a young man in ' spring-bottom pants and a white hat, | bounded up the steps with the air of ; one who knows the affair will soon bo i over. She will pass away some morn ! ing in June No cards. The Secret of Life.— lFow many lake a wrong view of life, and wasto ; their energies, and destroy their ner vous system, in endeavoring to accu mulate wealth, without thinking of tho present happiness they are throw ing a way If is not wealth nor high station which makes a man happy, Many of the most wretched beings on earth have both; but it is a radi ant sunny spirit, which knows how to bear little trials, and enjoy little com forts, which thus extracts happiness from every incident oflifo. Decision as to Lay-Over Tickets. The Supreme Court of Illinois has de cided that where there is a contract to carry a passenger by a railroad com pany to a certain point it is entire, and in the absence of any agreement to lay over and use the same ticket, the passenger doing so forfeits his ticket, in the case in point the passenger had taken a “lay-over” ticket, good for thirty days, and attempted to use it after the time had expired, and was put off of the cars, and sued for dam ages. • The case on the principles laid down by the court was decided against him. The Thought in New England. —Tho drought is steadily increasing over all New England, the showers of rain be ing local and ol short duration. In many localities farmers irrigate their garden crops with water brought from rivers and streams in barrels. The | con b is anticipated, will turn out | voiy badly, and not more than half tho usual crop of apples is expected. Tho j °^ er L’uits will be far below last year’s yield. A ease of snake charming* is report ed in the Bowling Green (Ky.) Dem ocrat by “one of the most reliable citi zens of Allensville/’ who “observed a large black snake lying perfectly mo tionless at the loot of a tree, with his mouth open, while a terrified squirrel would run to the top of the tree and back again to the snake, drawing nearer to him each time, until finally it deliberately thrust its head into the snake’s mouth. At this juncture, the “reliable citizen” killed the fascinating reptile and set the deluded squirrel free,