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She SCocal Advertiser. FORSYTH. TUESDAY. FED. 25, 1873. tiW ft ;*•** *n fhi th •vrTOwv.hiff orantici woold t m*ry ohli***k,&* by kerplnc • at to th* r*rrw.t • ' . willb*lb*akfolijr r*e*>ed. rd du.y knowlad^od. IF ftirtrtlMrf w? 1! b* *no*red to rhmiig+ thfone of tartr ' r#rtienrti qnmrtmfy without it* Additional thfogt • ill m*t ihc rata of par **w mm*- Ur each cha&trt. IF Vartraa for ptrtonftl benefit h*r/ad Twant? trm par llna. for each And TrF iuaerti> •, Arrow mjnsnnx Tam ArtTK*rtura not r.:i • ;thOri*ori V/y tba Proprietor*. Thanks—To Hon. T. M. Norwood, U. 8. Sena tor, fer copies of Pobllc Documents; Personal.—Hon. A. M. Bpeer made ns a call on Wednesday last, and was (freeted generally by bis many old friends In Forsyth. ———#* At Home. —Judge R. P. Trippe was one of the congregation, as usual, of the M. E. Church last Banday. He came down from Atlanta Saturday evening. ■■ ♦ Ahothkr Justice. —Mr. Wm. H. Dewees has received a commission and been qualified as Jus tice of Peace in the 557tb District, O. M. Mr. M. J. Goodwin Is Bailiff. Ybt Another.— Buttfijcoanty will soon have a working organ. Dr. H. M. Edge has purchased printing material, and will issue anew journal at Indian Spring In a few days. Tbmferance.— The U. F. T. organized on last Friday night at the M. E. Church. We have not received any report of the proceedings, which we regret. The number of members, and interest thown, is propitloua. The Bar —ln addition to the local bar, we notice In attendance on Court Hon. A. M. Speer of Griffin, Hon. C. Peeples of Atlanta, Col. C. Anderson of Macon, Messrs. Greene, Simmons and Sandwich, of Tbomaston, and Cos). Hunt, of Barnesville. —. Cold and Colder. —Sunday gave us a cold and windy experience, and on yesterday morning we found ice foimed In exposed situations fully half an inch thick. Old winter is lingering to greet Spring, and may yet be caught in the young Misses’ lap! Mistaken. —The Barnesville Gazette says that larmers from Pike and surrounding counties, re port gloomy prospects for anything like an aver age wheat crop. The severe winter has greatly retarded its growth, and thinned it out to not more than half a Bland. So far as Monroe sur rounds Pike our advices are to the contiary. — Notice —We have been requested to state that the accounts due Mr. Jas. P. Harrison, for subscript ion, advertising, etc., have been placed in the hands of Judge E. Dumas for collection, and ail who are indebted will confer a gieat favor by calling at the Ordinary’s office and making set tlemi nt without delay. - llAhd Fed—A cow tatted on the sweepings from Tailor's mill floor was killed a short time since, emd 120 six and eight penny nails, and 80 broken nails, were found in her stomach. In ad dition a large needle was Imbedded in her liver. The animal had thrived wonderfully, and the wonder is how It happened. Right. —Noticing the appointment of Judge Trippe, the Barnesville Patriot eays: Judge Tilppe Is one of the best theoretical lawyers in the State, and will make one of the ablest judges on the bench. We congratulate Judge Trippe on his promotion, aud commend this action of the Governor, as we believe that Judge Trippe was the choice of the eulire profession. New Business— We call attention to the advertisement of Jno. A. Steele E6q. Mr. Steele having purchased the store roon and goods ol Mr. W. W. Anderson, will sell his winter stock at coat, aud keep constantly on hand, a full supply ol tirst class seasonable goods. The business will bo under the direct supervision of that clever clerfc, Mr. R. T. Brooks. Married. — Sanford — Talmadge: In Athens, Ga., on the morning of the 13th inst., 1873, by the Rev. Dr. Skinner, Mr. D. K. Sanford, of Fayetteville, K. C., to Miss Jessie Talmadge, formerly of For syth, Ga. The ceremony being performed at the residence of the bride’s mother, the married couple departed thence on a wedding tour of some weeks. We wish them a safe journey and a pleas ant time daring their brief stay in Texas. Tub Sabhath.—On Sunday last the churches were well attended. Dr. Hillyer filled the pulpit a t the Baptist church. His discourse was founded cn the text, “ It is the Lord; let Him do what seemeth Him good”—I Sam. iii. 18. This language expresses resignation to Divine will. God, the creator of the universe, is its great proprietor,and as such has an absolute right to dispose of it as He pleases. This right embraces the universe as a whole and the recognition of this right is the basis of resignation to His will. Resignation i6 founded upon the rectitude of God. sovereigns are some times unjust but this Great Sovereign is just and holy. “ Justice and judgment are the habitation oi His throne.” “ Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ?” The recognition of this perfect rectitude iu the moral Governor of the universe is auother foundation of resignation to His will. In the wisdom of God He not only possesses a right to dispose of his creatures, and perfect rec titude In all His purposes In thus disposing of them, but in His profound aud iuflnlte wisdom. He kuows best how to dispose of them. The knowledge of this truth also enables us to say, “It la the Lord, let Him do what seemeth Him good.” In the love of God, “ God is love •” he is too wise to err aud too good to be unkind. Benevolence presides over and directs all the dispensations ol His will; and the pious heart bows, on this ground also, w ith resignation to HU providence. It pay# the highest honor to God which it is pos sible tor a creature to pay. Abraham, with Isaac upon the altar, gave more glory to God than a sin* less Angel in Heaven could possibly do. It affords our best support under affliction. It weans the aoul from the world. It strengthens our faith and contirms our hope “ because the love of God is spread abroad in onr hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto ns.” Thus we discover that our sorrows are mercies in disguise. The services were conducted in the Methodist church by the pastor. The subject discussed was “The Equality of God's ways” in dealings with men; lounded upon Ezekiel viii. *24-81. This is one of more than ordiuary interest and importance,. but it would require considerable elaboration to bring out the principal points discussed so as to give the reader any proper view of the discussion. This cauuot now be done. Thb Pricb of TvMessrs. Geo. P. Rowell $: Cos., ancoance that they have at their ware hou4e in New York an assortment of type from one of the most celebrated foundries in the world, that of Figgins, Loudon, England, which they will sell at 90 per cent, discount from the Ameri can scale ; when ordered In fonts of 100 pounds and upwards. They also offer to import large fonts on special orders at a greater discount from the American scale, and profess to be able to dll the largest order in eight weeks from date of its re ceipt in New 1’ ork. They supply sorts In large or small quantities from their stock on hand in New York at the American scale rate. They aseeit that if the present duty on type shall be removed, the price oi the article, both of home and foreign manufacture, will immediately fall 40 per cent below the present scale. Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell & Cos. are known as conducting the largest adver tising business ever secured by one house, and are also extensive dealers in piinting material. They are compelled to import foreign goods because American founders, governed by a close corpora tion or ring, keep the price vastly too high, and at the &ame time make it an exception to every other species of merchandise by recognizing no wholesale price ; the same amount per pound be ing charged to the purchaser of dve thousand pounds as would be paid by him who wants but any. The Superior Court —Court conveaed yestei day, Judge Hall on the Bench. All the new officers—the Judge, Solicitor, Sheriff and Clerk filled their respective stations the first time in Monroe with commendable promptness and abili ty, and in a manner that gave full assurance that the public has lost nothing in the change* that have been made. The list* of the Juries empan nelled are as follows: The Grand Jcrt.— The Grand Jury empaneled for this week, is composed of the following gen tlemen: J. T. Crowder, foreman; C. F. Gibson, A. A. Turner, D. G. McCowen, M. M. Maddox, W. W. Anderson, J. M. Collier, G. W. Walker, Wm. McCommon, W. 11. H. Bash, C. S. Rober son W. W. Floyd, W. A. Pye, R. H. Bailey W. C. King, W\ J. Dumas, A. D. Clark, W. M. Brown. Pbtit Jurt, No. I.—D. G. Proctor, D. E. Wil li*, N. W. Newman. L. Greer, W. B. Amos, T. J. Fletcher, T. J. Leary, W. 8. Wright, J. G. Good rum, T. W\ Barrow, G. M. Middlebrooks, Wiley Fleming. Petit Jurt, No. 2.—W. T Maynard, W. J Williamson, F. L. Watts, J. T. Dillard, O. Hol land, Jr., A. N. Bash, J. M. Whatley, V. T. Lase tcr, Jno. M. Shannon, T. D. Pennington, S. B. Freeman, Simeon Mabrey. Judge Hall, in his charge to the Grand Jury, presented the usual points clearly and forcibly, and it was generally couceded that he dispatched the preliminary business of the term with great regularity and promptness. He also gave good evidence that order would be preserved in the Court Room and the rulea of the Court be en forced in every instance. The friends of law and order will endorse the most rigid action in this particular. The injunction case came up for hearing in the afternoon. Col. J. 8. Pinckard made the opening speech, against the petitioners, and his speech was able and lengthy. Ha was followed by Col. Peeples, counsel on the other side, who occupied the attention of the Court until the hour of ad journment, without closing his argument. Ths caae will be resumed this morning, and Col. Peeples will be followed by Col. Clifford Ander son, against the petitioners. How to Mars a Town. —The Watchman tells the people of Athena “ How to build up a town,” in such sensible language that we feel compelled to give tbe same advice to our local readers. The unthinking masses do not seem to under stand how towns prosper, or to know how they are built np. When they hear the announcement that Mr. Shoddy, the rich capitalist, is coming to town, they all rejoice—believing he will be a great acquisition to the place; while Mr. Blank, the industrious manufacturer or mechanic, or enter prising editor, or competent teacher, is scarcely noticed. Let us see what are the practical results : Mr. Shoddy loans Lis money at 15, 20, 25 and 38>f per cent., to the industrious, hard-working citizens, and <ihey soon find that they are working tor him and that he receives all the benefit of their labor. He turns out to be a moth, eating up the substance of the community. As he grows richer it grows poorer, and thus it goes from bad to worse. Suppose we take the manufacturer, who fur nishes employment to the poor, creates a market for old rags, or some other comparatively worth less article, and after converting the 6ame into paper or other article ol value, sells the same in other communities, and thus brings in money from abroad. What is the result ? Everybody in the community, whatever his occupation or con dition, is benefited either directly or indirectly. This money from abroad is disbursed by the man ufacturer and his employees, thereby adding largely to the aggregate income of the community instead of being a tax upon it* industry. The 6ame is true of the industrious mechanic, teacher or editor. Take a newspaper, for example : It gathers up small accounts, it is true, but in aggregate they run up to five, tec, twenty or forty thousand dol lars a year. This money is drawn from a vast area of country—here a little and there a little—but, like our noble rivers, it is the aggregate of the thousand rivulets which feed it, and when gath ered makes a resistless flood. This amount is expended in the community, and every man, wo man and child receives a benefit from it, eithre directly or indirectly. It will be seen, then, that whatever brings money into a community and puts that money in general circulation benefits and bniids up that community. Whatever will build np the schools, colleges or other educational interests of a community, must necessarily benefit everybody in that community. — Bcbibner’s Monthly.— The number for March is on our table. The illustrated article* include an interesting description of Life in the New Dia mond Diggings of Boulh Africa; Professor Morse and the Telegraph, with the only correct account of the sending of the first telegram, as well as a fac-simile of the first daguerreotype of the human face ever made in America; Napoleon 11., King of Rome and Duke of Reichstadt; with several portraits of the son of the first Napoleon and cu rious particulars of his life; and Folk-Wife in German By-Ways with a number of interesting pictures. The literary articles are, as usual, both instructive and entertaining in the highest degree. This is our favorite Monthly. Terms $4 00 per annum. Address Scribner A Cos., 654 Broadway, N. Y. The Publishers will 6end back numbers aud bound Volumes to any subscriber or dealer until the 31st of March next, (when these terms will positively be withdrawn, as the back numbers cannot be reprinted) at the following reduced rates: For $1 50 the 12 numbers of Vols. 111. and IV., containing the beginning of Mrs.Oliphant’s Serial, “At His Gates.” For $3 50, the 24 numbers of Vols. L, 11., HI., and IV., bound in cloth. To be sent by Express, at subscriber’s cos't, unless oth erwise ordered. The postage on the Monthly is 24 cents a year. Covers for Binding, sent postage paid, for 50 cents each. The back numbers will be exchanged for bound Volumes, at 75 cents each, subscribers paying charges both ways. Wisdom! —The New York Journal of Com merce thinks that people who sit nervously in counting-house or behind their goods, waiting for men to take them by storm, and making no eflort to let the world know the bargains they have to offer, will find the seasons very nnpropition9. Many of tLoee who have spent large sums in hir ing drummers, and paying for other well known appliances of trade, have tflected laige sales, bnt swallowed np too large a share of the receipts iu such enormous attendant expenses. The best remuneration has been found by tnose who have returned to the more legitimate, old fashioned methods of pushing their businefs. We say it, not simply because we are interested in this line of expenditure, but as our best advice to all who wish to be enterprising or to secure a larger cus tom, there is nothing now so effective to this end as judicious advertising- We do not believe that any who have valuable service or desirable prop erty to offer can fail of a rich harvest by continu ous advertising on a large scale. Littkll’s Living Age. —The numbers of The Living Age, dated respectively Feb. Sth and Feb. 15th, contain the following noteworthy articles: Mr. Fronde’s English in Ireland, Tne Emperor Alexander and the Policy of Russia, Heroism, Some Curiosities of Criticism, The Three Inter ests in Old English Literature, An L*gly Dog, The Emperor Napoleon, Brantome, Overwork, Dr. Carpenter on Mental Acquisition and Inheritance, together with instalments of “ His Little Serene Highuess,” translated from the Platt Deutsch of Fritx Reuter, and of “The Two Brothers,” poetry and miscellany. The first number of January be gan anew number and anew series, with entirely new serials, affording an unusually excellent op portunity for the beginning of new subscriptions. The subscription price of this 64 page weekly magazine is $S a jear, or for flO any one of the American? 4 magazines is sent with Tbe Living Age for a year. Littell ds Gay, Boston, Publish ers. Thb Suvlniah News says Rome is now the Venice of Georgia. (lon will observe she is bound to be in Italy.) People visit each other in boats, and even the venerable CoL William Arp sometime* paddle around on a phmk. Much dam age haa been done by the freshet. Correspondence, Teb Good Templars Editor Adtnrtiter: In view of the tact that this instils:, .-a ha* ceased to exist, and inasmuch as it has made great preten sion# and considerable progress in the cause of temperance, it seems proper that we should pause and consider the causes of its untimely end and speedy dissolution. It is a self-evident truth that no organisation can prosper that doe* not control its own mem bers. Laxity of discipline is subversive of every principle of government, human or divine. A Lodge of Good Tenyilars was organized in our town about the 20th of March, 1870, under the auspices of Dr. Dozier, of Atlanta. A great many person* joined the new institution, and in a ehort time its membership exceeded that of any parvenu Lodge in the Btate. Success everywhere crowned the efiorts of our leading temperance men, and the new Order spread forth itself as a green bay tree, and was .-anguine in the hope leading captive the mighty host* that King Alcohol had mar shalled together on Armageddon’s plain. Affairs, however, soon changed ; and since the beginning of 1871, the Good Templars, instead of achieving a brilliant success, have fared no better (to use a heavy expression,) than a bobtailed cow in fly time. And why 7 Simply because they did not enforce those laws which were obligatory and binding on each and every Individual member of the Order. But they seemed to think that all was well. Mem bers became enamored to “ little brown jug,” and no notice was taken thereof. And yet their osten sible object was to “ rtclaim the fallen and to save others from falling!” This being the state of the case how could they expect to accomplish any good? Why, sir, they might sooner expect to swim across the ocean with a millstone tied abont their necks, than to have brought about a reforma tion under these circumstances. One objection, therefore, against the Order of Good Templars is want of discipline. But that’s not all; it’s a pity but what it was. Another serious objection against the Order is that the obligation required of candidates for ad mission is clothed in ambiguous and equivocal language. It is something like this: Youpiomise that you will not make, buy, sell, use, furnish or cause to be furnished to others as a beverage, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider. Now, what i6 a beverage? A hundred different people are ready to ask the question, all of whom are likely to interpret the word differently. And judging by their actions, they did so interpret It. The word served as a screen, behind which they could hide themselves, and thus evade the de mands ol their imperative obligation. Some con cluded that it was no harm to take a little soda water “dashed;” another class kept up their fa miliarity with Jamaica ginger, billiards and “ rain bow while a third clan clung with tenacity to eggnog and sillabub, aud, to cap the climax, a fonrth party is said to have put upon his obliga tion a still more latitudinarian interpretation. While in pursuit of piscatorial amusement, he i said to have in a manner saturated a loaf of bread with wine and put the morsel through a process of mastication and deglutition. After having per formed these wonderful feats, he attended the Lodge at a subsequent meeting, and when it was asked if any one tad violated the pledge, inno cently responded “I have not I” Sick persons were permitted to use alcohol as a medicine. And oh it’s a matter of profound surprise how many Good Templars got sick ! Even one of the fair sex is said to have taken a quart of brandy to cure the sting of a wasp, inflicted on her tender loot. O temporal O tnores! What an efficacious remedy brandy is, when it requires only a quart to cure the sting of a wasp !! Thus by the misapplication of a single word they could make the obligation point as many ways as a mariner's compass. Those who did not wish to observe its requirements usually resorted to some excuse, however flimay it might be. And the man who expects the Good Templars to succeed under their discipline may congratulate himself on living until the dawn of the Millennium. The third objection is that the obligation is life long in its duration. lam in favor of total absti nence, but think it wrong to require a life-long obligation from any one to that effect. The Order admits to membership youths as young as twelve, many of whom know nothing of the sacred char acter of an oath. Nay, furthermore, little boys are lured to join out of the novelty of the thing, whose kindred and associates are habitual drink ers. And yet they are expected to keep their ob ligation pure and inviolate, it may be, through a long life of temptation and toil! Why, sir it would be to my mind a stupendous wonder if they did. Inebriates who take this obligation will not keep it, and this Is the reason why it should not be administered. To take a besotted drunkard out of the gutter, nay, out of the very lowest depths of intemperance, and expect him to keep a Good Templar’s obligation for life is simply re pugnant to the first principles of common sense. The fact is a drunkard has to be reformed in a measure in order to keep an oath. Yet many seemed to think the organization almost fault less, aud professed to be confident of ultimate success. After our Lodge had been in existence about four months, it was agreed to have a public celebration, and oar temperance friends in Barnes ville were invited to participate in the festivities of the day. Speeches were made, and everything seemed to pass off well. The principal speaker, however, was a Bro. H. from Barnesville. About this time the ideas of Dr. Wills on the subject of temperance created considerable ire among his opponents. Oar friend the speaker, however, showed no quarters to the opinions of the Doctor, but abused him in terms of unmeasured severity and of the most extravagant denunciation. The writer has not volunteered to defend Dr. Wills, since he is so well able to do that himself, bnt thinks him wofully misrepresented. But I am about to digress.. The speaker held forth about an hour, and it was evidently his opinion, as well as the opinion of many others, that their Order was the antidote of intemperance, and that the day was not far distant when we should be deliv ered from those abominable pests, called bar rooms. Now I’ll tell you how firmly I believe all these things. It is said there is an enormous bird that inhabits the East—so large, indeed, that when it flies along at noonday the shadow of its wiDgs darkens the whole region round about. Its dep redations extend over a large portion of Asia, though confined principaliy and almost exclusive ly to that division of the globe. It is carnivorous in its nature, and preys upon every animal that “ files in the air, floats in the ocean or ambulates the earth.” It has often been known to attack a flock of elephants, and seizing ene in each talon and another in its bill, flies away to its nest and tears them up to feed its young. It is furthermore said that this bird came over to America at one time; and perching itself aloft upon some elevated peak of the Rocky Mountains, it stretched forth its neck and drank out of the Atlantic, washed its tail in the Pacific, and flapped its wings from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico ! Well, Mr. Edi tor, I believe the Good Templars will bring about the glorious results of which they boast, just aoout as firmly as I believe in the existence of that bird. Our temperance leaders were evidently on extremes. The tendency of their teachings was to make the Bible stronger than it really is. They would quote the passage, “Touch not, taste not, handle not," and apply it to strong drink. But this is not right, for Paul uses tbe expression on an altogether different subject. It is really amus ing to contemplate the language they employed in describing the evils of alcohol. It reminds me of the young urchin who was expatiating od the evils ot tobacco. “ Why, sir,” said the little boy, “ tobacco is such a tremendous evil, that a drop of the jaice on a dog’s tail will kill a man in flv# minutes.” And tbe ideas of some temperance men were almost as extravagant on tbe effects of whisky as those of the little boy on tobacco. I am as much opposed to whisky as any of theae men, and think if they will work with half the Beal with which they need to talk, they can accomplish more good. If permitted your readers will hear from me again. At which lime I hope to treat of, among other things, a temperance organization better adapted to the principles of human nature. Fnuwnn. 1 TO-DAT, Don’t tell me of to-morrow ! If we look upon the past, How much that we have ltli to Jo We cannot de at last! To-day ! it is the only time For all on this frail earth— It takes an age to form a life — A moment gives it birth. Don’t tell me ot to-morrow ! Give me the man who'ii say Whene'er a good deed * to be dour, Let'* do the deed to da) ; We mjj all command the present. It wc act and never wail, But repentance is the phantom Ol the past that comes too late. Old Jim Turner, cf Georgia.— ln the good old county of C., State of Alabama, there lived one John Smith, who, unlike the remainder of his email family, was peculiarly afflicted with a want of discrimination between his own things and those of other persona, or who, rather, was ignor ant of the laws relating to meum el teum. Now once on a time, the *aid John Smith, weile labor ing under a severe attack of the above mentioned disease, and being further impelled by the vocifer ations of aa empty stomach, went under the cover of night, and feloniously took and carried away from his neighbor’s pen a shoat valued at one dollar and fllty cents, with the intention of ap propriating the same to his own use. But unfor tunately, Johnny was detected, and in due coarse of time was carried before Judge P. for trial. The witnesses were introduced, aud the fact of the theft was proven beyond the shadow of a doubt. The jury retired, to make their verdict, to an adjacent grove of trees, and were not out long u.- fore they returned, with a verdict of “guilty c f hog atealin’ in fust degree.” Tbe Judge told them that their verdict was proper except that they had omitted to assess the value of the property stoleu, and that there was no degree to hog stealing, aud to retire again and bring in their verdict in “prop er form.” Again they retired, with pen, ink and paper, but rather nonplussed with regard to “ form." They pondered long and deeply over what he meant by “form.” At last, aid W. Jim Turner, who hau been Jus tice of the Peace in Georgia, with a bright counte nance, and 6ly wink, as much as to say: “Look at me, boys, I understand a thing or two,” wrote the verdict and returned to the court house. One by one they filled in, old Jim in the lead, and took their seats. Old Jim handed the verdict to the clerk, with anxious pomposity, and sat down. Julge of the laughter when the clerk read the following: “We, thejeury, pusilanimously find the de fendant guilty in the sum of 1 dollar and a % In favor of the hog.” Spain. —The politicians of Spain seem to be setting out on their new schedule on a spirit of compromise. On the 20th, in the Assembly to day, Prime Minister Feguras made a speech, in the course of which he defined the powers of the existing Legislature He also reminded the members that the National Assembly was transa tory and not constitutional, and in its decrees and acts should strictly observe the Constitution. The governorships of tbe four provinces of Spain ar* to be divided equally among the Radical* and Re publicans. The Secretaries of the Radical GuV ernors are to be Republicans aud those of the Re publican Governors’ Radicals. A general meet ing of the members of the Conservative party will soon be held. General Sickles, the American Minister, has intimated to the Spanish Govern ment that the United States are not disposed to press embarrassing questions relative to Cuba, desiring to place no obstacles in the way of the republic. News from Bombay is to the effect that in no pievious year has the cotton crop of that section promised such excellent results. Unless some nnforseen accidents should destroy whole fields of cotton, the shipments lrom Bombay, during 1873, will aggregate not less than 1,250,000 bales— namely, an increase of more than a quarter of a million of bales above last year’s shipments, 1872. Great attention is being given to the culture of cotton in India, and that accounts for the heavy increase of the staple. As it can now be shipped to France and England through the Sues Canal, instead of around the Cape of Good Hope, the profits to all parties are greater, and that fact will etimnlate India to still greater efiorts in that field of native production. Of the late flood in the Chattahoochee the Co lumbus Sun says: Tbe heavy rains of Saturday, and the torrents which descended in North Georgia and Tennessee, swelled our river to immense proportions. It was said to be higher on Sunday than any period since 1862, when the upper bridge was washed away. The water lacked some six feet of being as high as on that memorable occasion. This time the rise was to a point about a foot below the piers. It is thought there was as much water in the Chatta hoochee as in the famous Harrison treshet, when the lower bridge was swept off. The river i3 one hundred yards wider than at that time. Yester day the stream was subsiding, and at two o’clock had fallen a foot. The factories were stopped yesterday. All the creeks were very full. We have heard of no damage to bridges. Thb Boston Bulletin, in an article on the ordi nary methods of insurance’ says; “ Let us have policies so drawn that, when a man insures his stock or his house, pays the premium asked, and gives the insurer every opportunity to examine the property, and decide, in advance, upon its value, he can, in case of its destruction, go and get the full amount of his insurance, and not be insulted by offers to “ settle,” based on flue print conditions, purposely so printed that they will not be read. Companies should be protected against fraud; but when a man makes an honest loss, he should be honestly paid.” How. F. Clarke, Vanderbilt’s son in-law and right bower, was once one of the most eloquent lawyers of New York city. One day, being poor, he went into Vanderbilt’s office and said, “ Com modore Vanderbilt, I like your daughter, and she likes me. I want your consent to my marry ing her !” “ Ah!” said the old man cynically, “you want my money, do you 1” Clark turned toward the door and said: “ Oh, you and your money be !” “ Stay! young fellow !” shouted Vanderbilt, “ come back here, you can have her!” So he married the girl, went into Wall street, and is worth twelve to fifteen millions. A Lhttbr from Cuthbert to one of the editors Of the Telegraph and Messenger, contains the sad tidmgs that after Saturday, the I6th inst..embrac ing a period of five days, thirteen deaths occurred from meningitis. This mortalit. is appalling among so small a population, and in a place which is so justly noted for ita salubrity. The Appeal of the 21st is draped in mourning for the death ot ten citizens, but nothing is reported ot the pres ence of Meningitis. As Usual. —Fitch would be out of his element if he didn’t be odd. His notice of Judge Trippe is this: CoL Bob Trippe is no longer Bob. He is now one of tbe Lord Chief Justices of the King’s bench in Georgia. He was sworn in in due form on Wednesday last, the venerable Judge Warner ad ministered the oath of office in an impressive manner. Judge Trippe immediately went upon the bench and went to business apparently as much at home as it he had lived there all his life. But fifteen per cent, of the lands on the Island of Cuba are under cultivation, yet 6he ex ports annually to the amount of 190,000,000. There is a yearly revenue of 137,000,000. A third ot the island is covered with timber, which yields woods of many valuable kinds. It is aleo rich in gold, copper, lead, and iron. In view of these facts, it is no wonder Spain clings to the island with stubborn tenacity. Prbsidbnt Grant has issued a proclamation di recting that all tracts or parcels of land included in the San Juan boundary award be withheld from sale or disposal under pre-emption, homestead or other laws of the United States, until after the claims of the occupants shall have been adjusted, and public notice thereof given. Notice. —Those who have not settled their ac counts and notes made prior to January l6t 1873, will please call and settle. All claims past due will be subject to bank ratea of interest Jon A. Daxik.lt. TIE MIIHOE ADVERTISER. 1873) CAL C - ndar - (1873. iiitfiilliif Sfljslli Slim!) ! ... ...U 1 2 S 4 lair ... ... 12*45 JU - 56789 10 It •678910 11 12 1* 13 14 IS 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 3' 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 38 26 27 28 29 30 31.. . 27 28 29 30 31 ... ... 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TERMS : PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, TWO DOLLARB ADVERTISING RATES : One square, (ten lines or less,) $1 for the first and 75 cents for each subsequent insertion. Contract advertising as follows: Bpacr 3 Months. ! 6 Months. 12 Months Column..! $25 00 $45 00 $75 00 One Column 60 00 90 00 150 00 Advertisements contracted for and discontinued from any cause before the expiration of the time specified, will be charged at the rates established for the time published. Professional cards, 1 square, S2O per annum. Mairiage notices, $2. Obituaries, $1 persquare. Latest Btylks.—By ordering goods frequently, Mr. Danielly keeps his stock full, and always has the latest styles of Dry Goods for the Ladies, Clothing Hats, etc., for the Gents, Notions, Hard ware, Crockery, Cutlery, Tobacco, etc. By way of variety he has 175 different kinds and styles of Boots and Shoes. Quality and prices guaranteed. feb4.tf John A. Daniklly. Woodruff Buggies.— These Buggies, known as the “ Woodruff Concord,” are offeied for sale nowhere in the State except by Mr. W. W. Wood ruff, at his Carriage Repositories at Macon and Griffin, Ga. All who want a good Buggy that will stand hard usage— run lighter, and last longer than almost any Buggy used in the State, can get them at Macon or Griffin. novS.tf All who have not settled up for the last month, will please come forward and settle, as we neither have the capital or inclination to run long accounts. Bramblett & Bno. febll.tf JSgr - All bills not settled at the end of each month are subject to 2% per cent, interest, febll.tf Bramblett & Bro. *♦. Just Received.—A new supply of seasonable goods, consisting of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, Hardware, Tobacco, Umbrellas, Notions, etc. feblß.tf John A. Danibllt. Great Bargains—Will be offered for thirty days in a portion of my stock. Call and see. feblß.tf John a. Danielly. a. Seven years experience in the Stove busi ness has taught us that the Buck’s Brilliant with its chilled iron fire back, and the Charter Oak with its malleable castings, are the best stoves now in use. For sale at Macon prices, freight added, by Bramlett & Bro. febll.tf . Porter Celebrated Combination garden Hoe and Rake, for sale by febll-tf Bramblett & Bro. IST Garden Tools of every description fo r sale by Bramblett & Bro. febll.tf Plows, Hoes and Farming implements for sale by Bramblett & Bro. febll.tf SPECIAL NOTICES. Why Endure What is Curable? “What can’t be cured must be endured,” says the prov erb ; but indigestion can be cured, aud therefore it is the merest stupidity to endure it. Dyspeptics have certainly a right to continue dyspeptics to the end of their days if they choose, but as it is not supposed that any human being prefers physi cal torment to ease and health, the probability is that if all sufferers from indigestion were con vinced that an absolute, infallible remedy for their complaint existed, they would with one accord resort to it' We most emphatically declare that such a remedy does exist, and that its name is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The record of its success extends over a period of twenty years, and it is fearlessly alleged that during the whole of that time it has never failed to afford permanent relief in any disorder or derangement of the stomach that was not organic, malignant, and in curable. The testimonials that go to establish this important fact can be counted by the thousand. Stomach complaints that had been aggravated by a total disregard of all dietary rules, and inten sified and rendered chronic by medicinal treat ment or drastic purgation have in hundreds of instances been cured within three months by the systematic use of this celebrated stomachic aDd alterative. It should be remembered that weak ness of the organs involves many other ailments. Biliousness, headache, nervous debility, spasms", palpitation of the heart, rush of the blood to the head, nausea, vertigo, and sleeplessness are among Its concomitants and results; and lor p.il these tht great vegetable tonic is a specific. It acts first upon the secretory and nervous systems and bow els, its general effect being always genial and beneficent. Unprecedented Success. — Within the past year 2,000,000 boxes of Dr. Tutt’s Vegetable Liver Pills have been sold, and not a single instance is known where they have failed to give satisfaction. If yon would enjoy lile, have a fine appetite and robust healtq, use these Pills. Augusta, November 1869. Dr. VTm. H. Tutt: It affords me much pleasure to testify to the great value of your Liver Pills. They are all they are represented to be. In my opinion, there are no Pills so well adapted in the Southern climate as they are. Yours truly, JOS. BRUMMELL, late of Richmond, Va. • ■ The Only Remedy. — Those who suffer from foul breath are open to the charge of carelessness. It is an offense that can be speedily abated, as a single bottle of the fragrant Sozodont will unmis takably accomplish the work. No toilet table should be without it. It preserves and keeps the teeth white, and the breath pure and sweet. Builders’ and Contractors’ Special No tice.—Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Window and Plate Glass, Builders’ Furnishing Hardware, Mouldings, Stair Fixtures, Marble and B!ate Mantlepieces, Encaustic Floor Tile, Drain Pipe, etc., at lowest wholesale prices, at the great Southern Faetory of P. P. Toale, Charleston, 8. C. Send for his price list. 2m Dr. Tutt's Hair Dye is endorsed by the best chemists. Spalding’s Glue, who would be without it? Dissolution of Partnership. rpHE copartnership heretofore existing between JL the undersigned has been dissolved by mu tual consent —Mr. Davis retiring. The business will hereafter be conducted by 8. F. Wilder & Son. 8. F. WILDER, F. N. WILDER, A. ti. C. DAVIB. j Jm3LU 1 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ARRANGEMENTS!! -TISrO. jA. STEELE vari^Kk D of the elegaDt St " re Room ' ‘°rerly occupied by W. W. Anderson, a Urge and SEASONABLE DRY GOODS! And have on hand the following winter Btock, which will be sold AT COST! CASSIMERS, WORSTEDS, JEANS, DELAINES, FLANNELS, AND A FULL, STOCK OF STAPLE GOODS _ febSs ~ tf JNO. A. STEELE. CHESAPEAKE GUANO. TERMB: TWO DOLLARB PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. W®“L e , 81111 a ,sentß for the above TRIED and RELIABLE Fertillxer, and after FIVE YEARS m\nipulated Fertll“zl e r mTde.’ nnhesltaUnKly recomra e“ d “ our planting friends as equal to any IT IS INTO EXPERIMENT. In no ease has it failed to give entire satisfaction. Numerous testimonials in our possession from some of our most successful planters, will eatisfv any one as to it* merits. f ... „ JOXES A BAXTER, oil - u 100 Cherry Bt., Macon, Ga. WA®©*t WE HAVE ON HAND THE BEST WAGON on the (X)NTINENT. 15? Can supply any kind or size. IRON AXLE or THIMBLE SKEIN! J-iU Come and see them. HAVE ALBO ON HAND a fine Line of LUMBER, LATHS, BHINGLEB, BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER. SASH, HOORS, BLINDS ! In fact everything In the BUILDING LINE. WILLINGHAM & DUNN, jan6.3m FORSYTH, GA. M .GLOWER. w B CPLp3ppga ‘ CLOWER & CULPEPPER, GROCERS AND PROVISION DEALERS, HEAD’S BRICK BLOCK, FORSYTH, GEORGIA. JJAV E now on hand, ind will keep for the trade, a large supply of CORN. BACON, FLOUR, SUGAR! COFFEE I SYRUP! FISH! SALT! And a full supply Family Groceries Also, HUNT, RANKIN' & EAHAR’S HOHE HADE FERTILIZER, For which they are the Sole Agents in Monroe County. This the best and cheapest now In use PRICE $25 00 PER TON. HT Call and get a Circular, with certificates from some of the best planters In tha country , eMI „ CLOWER & CULPEPPER. DOORS, Sstsb. &: Blinds, Mouldings, brackets, stair Fixtures, Builders’ Furnishing Hard ware, Drain Pipe, Floor Tiles, Wire Guards, Terra Cotta Ware, Marble and Slate Mantle Pieces. Window Class a Specialty. Circulars and Price LUta sent free on application, by P. P. TOALE 20 Hayne and 33 Pinckney ets., Charleston, 8. C. nov9.ly L. S. MORSE, DENTIST, FORBYTH, .GEORGIA sovTTita THE BOTTOM KNOCKED OCT. HIGH PRICES PUF DOWN! BARGAINS in BARGAINS in TABLE LINENSr BARCAINS IN SHAWLS! BARGAINS IN CLOTHING, Bargains In Domestics. Goods Bought Direct from Importers And resh supplies are received at ali times, Btore Room in Pye Block. CaU on Jtn2lly isrvivißf Parteer.