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DEVOTED TQ> NEW&t PQLITWSf LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AMD GENERAL, PROGRESS^INDEPENDENT IN AIL THINGS■. YOL. X. @l* $3 OO a Year in Advance. “masonkT” Sau Marina Uodge. \o 81, GREENESBORO', GA. ‘Regular Meetings—First Wednesday night of each month. M. MARKWALTER, See’y. • Crcenestooro’ 16. A. C., Xo. 87 GREENESBORO’, GA. Regular meeting—-Third Fiiday night of each month. C. 0. NORTON, Sec’y. Union Point Loilgc, Xo. 300. UNION POINT, Ga., Meets regularly the 2d and 4th Thursday day evenings in each month. W. 0. MITCIIELL, Sec’y. Feb. 4, 1875—tf X omo0 m 0 # Greene Lodge, Xo. 11,1 O OP. GREENESBORO’, GA., Meets regularly every Monday night. J. R. GODKIN, N. G. D. S. Holt, R S. Jj 0 (r> C Greenesliorongl* Lotige, Xo. 320, Independent, Order Good Templars, meets at Odd Fellow’s Hall, on 2d and 4th Friday nights in each month. W. 11. BRANCH, W. C. G. W. Miu.m, See’y. BUSINESS CARDS. Philip B. Robinson, Attorney at Law > GREENESBORO’. . . . GA. XU ILL give prompt attention to business * ' entrusted to his professional care. Feb. 20, 1873—6uis Vm. H. Branch, A TTORNE Y AT LA W. URF.EXEIdtOKO', GA. / CONTINUES to give his undivided atten- K J tion to the practice of his Profession. Returning thanks to his clients for their encouragement in the past, he hopes by Hose application to business to merit a con tinuance of the same. gfetf-Offioe over Drug Store of Messrs. B. Torbert & Cos. Oreenesboro’ Jan 16tli 1874—1 y. H. E. W. PALMER, Attorney at Law, CREEXESBOKO', - - - A. ALL business intrusted to him will re ceive personal attention. ggy-OFFICE—(With Judge Heard,) in the Court-House, where he can be found during business hours. 0ct.15, ,4-tf w. wTlmpkW. ATTORNEY AT LAW, UNION POINT, - - CSa OFFERS his professional services to the people of Greene and adjoining coun ties, and hopes, by close attention to busi siness to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage. jan23 74 ly. Medical Card. Drs. ISODKIN & HOLT, 35 A YING associated themselves in the Practice of Medicine, respectfully tender their services to the citizens of Greenes boro’ and surrounding country. March 4, 1875—tf Dr. Win. Morgan, RESIDENT DENTIST GREENE SB OR O', GA. feb. 1, 1874. T. MARH WALTER, Marble Works t BROAD Street, AUGUSTA, Ga. MARBLE Monumen s, Tomb-stones' Marble Mantles, and Furniture Mar ble of all kinds, from the plainest to the most elaborate, designed and furnished to erdsr at short notice. All work for the country carefully boxed. n0v2,1871 —tf (Evmtrsboro’ Hct-aliY ■wn WISHING to devote myself entirely to T T the legitimate business of Clock and Watch Repairing, from this date, I of fer my entire Stock of Watches and Jewel ry at cost, finding that it interferes too much with the business I prefer. fl. MAKHR ALTER, Oreenesboro’, Ga., Sept. 24, 1874-tf ceVtkal hotel, BY Mrs. W, M. THOMAS, v AUGUSTA. Ga- Jan. 21—ly. BIMI MAIN STREET, Gl6 EEXESBOROLGII, GA. J. T. CULVER, A LWAYS keeps on hand the choicest— LIQUORS, CIGARS, annd TOBACCO. His BILLIARD Is new and elegant. Call and see. Feb. 18, 1875—6 ms Ihiilroad Schedule. Arrival and Departure of Trains. CJeorsria llailroad. Day Passenyer Train. Leave Augusta, 8.45, a. m. Leave Atlanta, 7:00, a. m. Arrive at Atlanta, 5:45, p. m. Arrive at Augusta, 3:30, p. m. Night Passenger Train. Leave Augusta, 8:15, p. m. Leave Atlanta, 10:30, p. m Arrive at Arrive at Augusta, 8:15, a. m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, 5:00 p. m. Leaves Stone Mountain, 6:45 a. nr Arrives Atlanta, 8:00 a. m. Arrives Stone Mountain, 6:15 p. m. S. K. JOHNSON, Sup’t. —:0: Western Atlantic R R Night passenger Train — Outward. Leave Atjanta, 6:00 p. m. Arrives Cljattanooga, 1:30 a. m. DAY PASSENGER TRAlN,—Outward. Leave Atlanta, 8:30 a. m. Arrives Chattanooga, 4:28 p. m. Night Passenger Train — lnward. Leaves Chattanooga, 3:45 p. m. Arrives Atlanta, 11:20. p. m. DAY PASSENGER TRAlN—lnward. Leaves Chattanooga, 5:45 a. m. Arrives Atlanta, 1:20 p. m, DALTON ACCOMMODATION. Lsaveg Atlanta, 4:35 p. m. Arrives at Dalton, 12:20 a. in. Leaves Dalton 2:00 a. m. Arrives Atlanta, 9:50 a. m. Jos. E. BROWN, President. Fits Cured Free! i\_NY person suffering from the above disease is requested to address Dr. PRICE, and a trial bottle of medicine will be for warded by Express, FHEE ! The only cost being the Express charges which, owing to my large business, are small. Dr. Price has made the treatment of FITS OK EPILEPSY a study for years, and he will warrant a cure by the use of his remedy Do not fail to send to him for s. t- ’ hot tie ; it costs nothing, and he WILL CERE lOE, no matter of how long standing your case may he, or how many other remedies may have failed. Circulars and testimonials sent with Free Trial Koltle. Be particular to give your Express, as weli as your Post Office direction, and Address, Mr CHAS. T. PRICE, 1 67 William Street, NEW YORK. Feb. 18, 1875—1 y ____ Special Notice. THE Stockholders of the Groene County Fair Association are hereby personally no tified that unless they pay up their pro rata share of an execution I hold against said Association, I will be forced to havo executions issued against them severally, for their proportional parts of said claim. Capt. W. M Weaver is authorized to re ceive and receipt for moneys so paid. feblStf JAS. N. ARMOR. gjg°=Job Work neatly executed and at reasonable prices at this Of fice. GREENESBORO', GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1875. It Leads (<: napitiness ! A Boon to the \\ hole Rate of Woman! Dr. J. Bradficld’s Female Kegnlato. IT will bring on the menses ; relieve all pain at the monthly “Period;” cure Rheumatism and Neuralgia of Back and Uterus; Lucorrhea or “Whites, ’ and par tial prolapsus Uteri; check excessive flow ing and correct all irregularities peculiar to ladies. It will remove all irritation of Kidneys and Bladder; relieve Costiveness; purify the Blood give tone and strength to the whole system ; clear the skin, imparting & rosy hue to the cheek, and cheerfulness to the mind. It is as sure a cure in all the above dis eases as Quinine is on Chills and Fevers. Ladies can cure themselves of all the above diseases without revealing their com plaints to any persop, which is always mortifying to their pride and modesty. It is recommended by the best physi cians and the clergy. Near Marietta, Ga., March2l ’7O. Messrs. Wm. Root & Son.- —Dear Sir.— Some months ago I bought a bottle of BRADFIELD’S FEMALE REGULATOR from you, and have used it in my family with the utmost satisfaction, and have re commended it to three other families, and they have found it just what it is recom mended. The families who have used your REGULATOR are in perfect health, and are able to attend to their houshold duties, and we cordially recommend it to the pub lic. Y'ours respectfully, Rev. 11. A. JOHNSON. We could add a thousand other certifi cates; but we consider the above amply sufficient proof of its virtue. All we ask is a trial. For full particulars, history of diseases, and certificates of its wonderful cures, the reader is referred to the Wrapper around the bottle. Manufactured and sold by RRADFIELI) & CO., Price $1 50. Atlanta, Ga., Sold by all Druggists, feb 19 1874-ly Wonderful Medicine! * • THE FAMOUS Globe Flower Syrup! Cures, as it by Magic, COLDS, GOUGHS. :BRONSHITIS, HOARSENESS ■ussnußr pwk DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING, LOSS OF VOIGE, AND WILL CURE CONSUMPTION, As 50,000 grave-robbed witnesses testify. No opium Nothing poisonous. Delicious to take. The earthly Savior to all afflicted with affections of the Throat and Lungs. Bequeaths to posterity one of £he greatest blessings, sound longs and immunity from CONSUMPTION. flfeyOver one hundred thousand bottles have been used, and not a single failure known. Thousands of testimonials of won derful cures, such as the flolowing, can be seen at the office of the Proprietors, No. 60i Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga., or will he sent, on application, to any who doubt. For sale by all druggists. DR. J. S. PEMBERTON & CO., Proprietors, Atlanta, Ga. READ! READ!! Consumption Cured! OrFECE, O. SaCkett, Drugs & Medicines, New Ai.iianv, Ind., April 10, 1874. Dr. J. J. Pemberton, Atlanta, Ga.: — Sir 1 -have received your circulars, and in consequence of the distribution, 1 have sold about six dozen Globe Flower Syrup in the las’, two weeks. The Globe Flower Syrup is gaining great celebrity.l recommended it in two cases of consumption. One case was bed fast.; bad not laid on but one side for two years hexnorrages almost every day; much emaciated, and expected to die. He has taken six bottles of Globe Flower Syr ud ; bis troubles are all gone, except pros tration, which is rapidly improving. He will certainly get well. The other case is similar, with same good results. I can send you many testimonials if you want them. Y r ours truly, etc., O. SACKETT. EXECUTIVE Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 26, 1874. Dr. J. S. Pemberton: Dear Sir— l have used your Globe Flower Cough Sprup my self, and in my family, with benefits so, marked as to leave unquestioned the merits of a remedy, which, in my experience, has proved one that excels everything for colds, coughs and obstinate lung affections. I shall always use it with perfect confidence, and recommend it to the public as a reme dy which will afford that satisfaction expe rienced by me and mine. Very respectfully yours, JAMES M. SMITH. Governor State of Georgia May 14 ’74—ly. WANTED! Hides and Tanbark, IN EXCHANGE FOR XjIE3 A-TxHEIR. m !&. In this exchange we allow 15 cts per lb. for hides, and $6,00 per cord for bark, and put our Leather and Shoes at cash prices. We shall keep on hand a choice variety of but-oak-tanned sole, harness, upper, kip and calfskin leather, also, a stock of hand made and home-made shoes for men, women and boys. If encouraged by our friends and the community, we intend to furnish the best and cheapest articles in our line. We trust that a home enlerpriseWVe this will not be permitted to die out for the want of patronage, as has been too often the case in the South. We will pay 13 cts. for hides and $5 for bark, cash, at the yard BROWN ft MONGRIEF. Nov 26' 7 4—tf POEFSJIORNER. I.Y MEMO (SIAM. BY FRANKLIN W. FISH. The following touching lines were re cently written on the death of two beauti ful children—a sweet little girl and a boy: They are not dead, these little buds of ours, Nor even faded by the winter’s breath— But arc transplanted into lovelier bowers, By a kind gardeuer, we have misnamed ■ Death. And when some day our footsteps journey thither, We shall reclasp them there in all their bloom, Where storms come not, nor frosts nor cold winds wither, Within a garden whose gate is the Tomb. Perhaps this land may have a dismal portal, And astern porter stand beside the door; But every bud therein is made immortal, In the glad sunlight of God’s golden shore. We weep but for ourselves—we feel the sorrow Of vacant chairs, and little voices flown ; Yet even grief is transient, for to-morrow We, too, shall gather at the Great White Throne. I take thy hand, 0, upknowu frienul and press js, Because I, too, have borne my load of care; Could we but see the hand that smites,we’d bless it, E’en in the midst of our most wan de spair. For we have prayed “God bless each gentle angel,” With trembling voice, and sight by tears made dim— And how could he bestow more glad evangel Than when He takes our darling ones to Him? They shall not suffer more. Had wo not rather Confide them to His care, with faithful iuen icav| ! tfiem to the ionderesr ' AOvI h !*r , father, Whose life i6 fleeting and whose end is dust? ORIGINAL [communicated.] MINDING ONE’S OYVA BUSI NESS. Editor Herald: “O wad some pow’r the gtf. ie gi t e us, To see oursels as others see us 1” It is curious to see tho disposition that prevails witli many people to in terfere with the business of their neighbors, and to neglect their own. They are always on the look out for something new, some fresh piece of scandal, some misrepresentation or calumny, and really glow with delight when they are able to indulge in their peculiar propensity. There are in every largo community, individuals who for years have been busily en gaged, day in and day out, in hunting up the short comings of their fellow creatures, and spreading the details be fore the world in as vivid language as possible. The idea of attending to their own business never seems to strike them at all. Their own follies and frailties escape their notice, and are regarded as of no account what ever. But just let another take a false step, or let any member of a neighboring family commit an over sight or an error, and the fact is caught up with eagerness, is retailed into a grave and sertous charge from door to door and magnified as it goes. In the great affairs in life, in the multitude o) cases, the successful man is the one who attends to his own business, while the reverse is the ease with the inter meddlers, the scandal-mongers, the cur iosity hunters, the mischief makers, and the Paul Prys generally of the hour. And how can it be otherwise ? How can a man watch his own affairs properly —how can he attend to his own business, fulfill bis engagements and discharge his duties, if he be four fifths of his time with the affairs of other people? The idlers to be found on the corners of the streets, the loungers of bar-rooms, and all the nu merous class of do-nothings who con stitute a oublic pest to society, are for the most part to be classed and ranked with the intermeddlers of thetime, who are on qni vive for something new and racy; something to injure the good name of their fellow man,either in name or credit; something that has the mere shadow of truth for its foundation, but that may be exaggerated by distribu- tion and perversion, into the serious, painful and discreditable. If the good old system of minding one’s own business,could only be recog nized and practiced universally, the wheels of society would roll along much more smoothly; there would be less unkindness and ill-will in the world, and far more comfort, courtesy, true soeial enjoyment, genuine contentment and happiness. are told that this country is peculiarly addicted to the infirmity of idle curiosity. Asa peo ple we seem to be remarkably meddle some. The affairs of our neighbors are watched with singular vigilance, and their modes of dress, their style of liv ing, their revenue, the very food they eat, are constant objects of criticism and This is the case not only in the large cities, and towns, but also in the country. It thus becomes necessary to live, not as one couid wish) not as seems best suited to one's family and circumstances, not in conformity with true economy and self-independ ence, but so as to harmonize with the views or to escape the animadversions of the critics and lookers on outside. And hence it is that many live for others and to satisfy the judgment of others,and not in conformity with their own views, and for the gratification of their own wishes. Nay! there are thousands who have gone deliberately to ruin, who have sacrificed themselves in fact, rather than be subjected to the severe remarks of the curious, and pry ing and intermeddling. In other words they have lived beyond their means, and simply with the object ol satisfying the many who neglect their own business for the purpose of watch ing over, analyzing, and criticising the affairs of others. In some cases, this nuisance of prying, retailing and falsifying, becomes intolerable, and the sensitive nud diffident are absolutely *’ .t l_, n someone from every city, town, and hamlet, could furnish forcible illustra tions of the above. Now, Mr. Editor, nothing can be more annoying than a concioiisness that idle and nialieious individuals arc constantly on the lookout for an oppor tunity to misrepresent and caluuiinate — that this disposition is one of animos ity and malevolence combined, and that in consequence of some morbid perver sion of the moral nature, the anxiety and unhappiness of another constitute a source of to such a specimen of the intermeddling, the suspicious, and the malignant. How often is it the case that three or four individuals are engaged in con fidential conversation, when another makes his or her appearance (not often the ladies, however, for they, we all know, are not so curious to know every thing), listens against all rules of pro priety and gentlemanly breeding, oatches up a word here and there, and then hastens elsewhere (Ratisy Sniffle like) to repeat and distort. It is the easiest thing in the world for such a one to see all the flaws and defects in the human character, but they are ever blind to any quality of virtue, integ rity, honesty, and truth, tfrey never see, anything good. No mortal man i.s perfect. There are' few families, or individuals, without infirmities, some painful associations, some erring relatives, or friends, or some unfortunate connections. But it is a part of duty, of courtesy, and of brotherly good will to overlook and avoid all allusion to such sad features or circumstances. Or, if compelled to advert to them, to do so in a spirit of forbearance, generosity and magnanim ity. Not so, however, with the inter meddler. His disposition is to make bad worse, to exaggerate follies into crimes, to carry discord into families that were before tranquil and happy, to hunt out forgotten errors and frailities, and recapitulate them in strong lan guage —in short to become a pest, a nuisance, and a curse to social life. The penalty too, is fearful for him. He is certain to be despised and ,con demned, to be disliked and avoided. His own affairs will infallibly go be hind-hand, and his presence be avoided like that of a moral pestilence, and he go to the grave unwept and Vinbooored. Oh ! that as a peo ple we were more like “ Him, who went about doing good.” Occasional. Greene Cos., Match 2D, 1875 MISCELLANEOUS. Bible Qoutiition* not in (he Bible. There are many familiar phrases in constant use which the majority of people suppose have their origin in the Bible, and use them in that connection. The N. Y. Observer corrects this error in the following manner. But, as the phrases are very fine, we still love to use them. To prevent misquotations from the Scriptures, it gives them thus : ‘God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.’ From Sterne’s Sen timental Journey to Italy. ‘ln the midst of life we are in death.’ From the ‘Butial Service’ and this was originally a hymn of Luther’s. ‘Bread and wine which the Lord hath commanded to bo received.’— From the English Catechism. ‘Not to be wise above what is written.’ Not in Scripturo. ‘The merciful man is merciful to his beast.’ The Scriptural form is ‘A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.’—Prov. xii: 10. ‘A nation shall be born in a day.’ In Isaiah it reads, ‘Shall a nation bo born at once ?’ ‘As iron sbarpeneth iron, so doth a man the countenance of a friend.’ ‘lron sharpencth ; so a man sharp eneth]the countenance of his friend.’ —Proverbs xxvii: 17. ‘That he who runs may read.’— ‘That he may run that rcadeth.’ —llab. ii: 2. ‘Owe no man anything but love.’ ‘Owe no roan anything, but love one i?iUried to Heayen in 8 privilege,’ Not in tho Bible. Eve was not Adam’s helpmate, but merely a help meet for him ; nor was Absalom’s long hair the in strument ef his destruction ; his head, and not the hair upon it, hav ing been caught in the boughs of the tree. (2 Samuel xviii: 9.) A London wig-maker once bad a sign upon which was painted Absalom suspended from the branches of the oak by his hair, and underneath the following couplet: ‘lf Absalom iia<Jn't worn his own hair, He’d ne’er been found a-hnnging (here ’ Inconsistency of llnninn De sires. Everything is marked at a set tled price. Our time, our labor, our ingenuity, it’s so much ready money, which we are to lay out to the best advantage. Examine, compare, choose, reject; hut stand to your own judgment and do not, like children, when you have pur chased one thing repine that you do not possess another, which you would not purchase. Would you be rich ? Do you think that the single point worth sacrificing eve rything else to ? You may be rich. Thousands have become so from the lowest beginning, by toil, and diligence, and attention to the min utest articles of expenses and pro fit. But you must give up the pleasures of leisure, of an unem barrassed mind, and of a free, un suspicious temper. You must learn to be hard, if not unjust ; and as for embarrassment of a delicate and ingenuous spirit, jt is necessary for you to get rid of it as fast as possi ble. You must not stop to enlarge your mind, polish your taste, or refine your sentiments, but must keep on in one beaten track, with out turning aside to the right hand or the left. “But,” you say, “I caunot submit to drudgery like this; I feel a spirit above it; then only do not repine because you are not rich. Is knowledge the pearl of price in your estimation ? That, too, may be purchased by steady application, and long, solitary hours of study and reflection.— “But,” says the man of letters, “what a hardship it is that many an illiterate fellow, who can not construe the motto on his coach,, shall raise a fortune, while I pos sess merely the common conveni ences of life. ’ Was it for fortune then, that you grew pale over tho midnight lamp, and gave the sprightly years of youth to study and reflection ? You have then mistaken your path, and ill., employed ycur industry. “What reward have I then for all my la bor ? ’ What reward? A large, comprehensive soul, purged from vulgar fear and prejudices, able to interpret tho work of man and God. A perpetual spring of fresh ideas, and the conscious dignity of supe j rior intelligence. The most char.-* actoristic mark of a great mind is to choose someone object which it considers important, and pursue that object through life. If we ex pect to purchase we must pay tho price.—[Ex. Fortunes <*l the Presidents. Washington left an estate worth nearly $300,000 The elder Adams left a moderate, fortune at his death. Jefferson died comparatively poor. If Congress had not pur chased his library at a price far above its value —£2o,ooo-he would with difficulty have kept out of bankruptcy at the close of his life. Madison saved his money and was comparatively rich. The for* tune of his widow was increased bv the purchase of his manuscript pa pers by Congress for $30,000. James Monroe, the sixth Presi .Lo expense of his relatives, in the cemetery between Second and Third streets, near the Bowery in New York. John Quincy Adams left about $50,000, the result of industry, prudence and a small inheritance. He was methodical and economical. Andrew Jackson left a valuable ostate, known as the Hermitage, about twelve miles from Nashville, Tennessee. Martin Van Buron died rich.— His estate was estimated at nearly £300,000. James K. Polk left about $150,- 000. John Tyler was a bankrupt when he became President. He husban ded bis means while in office, mar ried a rich wife, and died wealthy in worldly fortune. Zachery Taylor left about §150,- 000. Millard Filtuore died a wealthy man. Franklin Tierce saved $50,000 during his term of service as Pre r sident. James Buchanan died a bachel* or, and left an estate valued at $200,000 at least. Abraham Lincoln left about $75,- 000. One of the most fervent of the praying temperance women in Du buque, lowa, has a drunken hus> hand. It i3 related that 9he found him a few nights ago intoxicated in a saloon. She cuffed him sound ly, and then said to the proprietor, “See here, sir, you darned misera ble skunk, this has gone far enough. During the crusade I prayed for you, and since then have come tq you with tears in my eyes, but it seems to have done no good, and now if vou ever sell him anotbev drop of whisky I’ll come down hero and snatch you bald-headed quick er than hell can singe a cat. You hear my gentle voice ?” Then she took the old man homo. The Sandersville Georgian says, the small grain crop of this county, as far as we have seen or heard is looking well and promises an abundant yield, lhe area de voted to this important crop is itti> usually large. NO. 15