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PEN AND SCISSORS. Beecher contemplate* a trip to California and Oregon. Why het take in Utah ? ———• m* ■ The United Stales pays twice as much in pensions as any other na tion in the world. Western exchanges give encour aging accounts of the growing wheat crop in that section. m Pittsburg has a scandal case. A Colored clergyman of that city has been charged with adulter}’. •Why are the vegetables in our garden like delinquent subscribers? Because we like to see them “come °P ” + Smiler Colfax lias made SC,OOO lecturing this season. That's bet ter than dabbling in Credit Mobi- Icr stock. The San Francisco Bulletin es timates the damage to the fruit crop of California by the recent frosts at *2,000.000. Somebody savs, and says it with entire truth, that “the religion that is going to sanctify tne world pays its debts.” It is stated that a Western edi tor drives out beggars by offering them 50 cents an hour to read orig inal poetical contributions. The Eagle and Phoenix M’f’g Cos , of Columbus, propose to build a large brick warehouse this summer in which to store their cotton, —♦' The Russian and Austrian gov ernments have intimated their sup port of Germany’s proposal for s conference of powers on the Bel gium question. There is an elm treo in Paris that was planted in 16(15, in the reign of Henry IV. This year its leaves arc as early ns tnose of its younger neighbor*. ♦ O* ■ A lady barber has been forced, by the married ladies of Dubuqua to leave that town, where she was fly ot the iben’twfee a day. London lias more Jews than Pal estine, more Scotchmen than Edin burgh, more Irish than Dublin, more Catholics than Home, and more thieves than Chicago. Anew flower has bloomed in the house of the Japanese minister at Washington, the first baby of the race ever born in the United States —a little female Jap-onica. Forty-seven “patent outsides” announced last week,that the Pope had had another child. Verily, that is “giving tho old tn n a chance” by letters “patent.” Gov. Smith lias ordered an elec tion for representative to take place in Wilkes county to fill the vacan cy in the House caused ny the death of Mr. Quinn, tho former member. A bee tree, dtscoveied in Schtiy.- ler county, in New York State, a short time since, viol led one hun dred and eighty-six pounds of solid honey, and scvet#een pounds of comb and honey. A silent member of Congress bo ing entitled to send his speeches free by mail, put his frank on him self and wan too to ride free in a mail car under tho pretext that all his speeches were tn him yet. Six members of Congress from Mississippi, to be elected in No vember, and four from California, to be elected in September, will complete the full roll (292) of the forty-fourth House of Representa tives. Ilerc’s richness : The San Fran cisco Bulletin estimates the three leading products of that State for the coining season as follows- Wool, 50,000,000 pounds; wine. 15,000,000 gallons; wheat. 43,- 000,000 bushels. Ilete is something that should be more generally known: It is said that bedbugs will lire a year without air or food if placed in a hermetically scaled bottle. Per sons who desire to keep their bed bugs over the winter without feed ing them would do well to reraem- O her this. Pc TjcniJcl. j. it. iMSti*. - - - Proprietor IV.M. WEAVER, - - Editor. mmammtmmmmKmmmmmßb&zmmwmmmmamnamßamammmmmm THURSDAY APRIL 29. 1875, -VOW IS THE MEED TIME OF IDEAS.” ll was the late lion. Linton Steph ens. we believe, who, in bis great speech in Augusta, iu 1871, early in the year preceding the last Presidential cam paign, said m reference to that cam paign, then just opening: ‘ Now is the seed time of ideas.” Ue meant that the time had then couie for the consideration and settlement of the issues and principles upon which the Democratic party should enter the then approaching coutest. Judge Stephens was the author, if we mistake not, of the Georgia Platform of 1870. on which the Democracy of the State achieved, such an unexpected as well as glorious triumph. It is hardly necessary to say that in his Augusta speech lie urgid the Democracy of the Union, as well as of Georgia, to adhere to the same prin ciples of their ancient creed as set forth iu the Georgia Platform. We are re minded of these incidents, and his words at the head of this article, by what we s e now in several of our ex changes. We arc now just at that point in rclaiion to the canvass of 1870. where we then were in reference to the ever memorable contest of 1872. As it was proper then to consider and set tie the principles and issues on which the Democracy should enter the con flict, so it is now.. The first great question is, shall the “ philosophy ot the Greeley movement ” be again sanc tioned by the Democracy of Georgia? Shall the party continue in its ‘-depar ture ” from the fundamental principles of its organization ? These are pet ti ncnt questions and are now beginning to be discussed iu the press of the Slate. As yet wo have said nothing upon the subject, not, however, because we have not had decided convictions upon tho matter, but from what*we thought an unnecessary obtrusion of our sentiments on these questions upon the people, l’or we thought, that it there was anything settled in the opin ion of tho Democracy of Georgia, it was that llie •* Greeley movement ” and tho •* New Departure," - il..d was i I fVAnre hut a m>w uiL.ouJsi..a..p}-I,if/i dIY tins part of the State, at least, it is well known that every Democrat who voted fur Greeley did so barely to adhere to pa ty organ ization, and with a protest ag.inst the principles of the new departure. In deed, the .State Convention that agreed to support Greeley as a choice of evils, repudiated the principles ou which he was uominuted and planted themselves on their own platform of 1870. Now shall the blunder of 1872 be repeated in 1876 ? We say no. Against it we uow enter our humble and solemn pro test. “This is the seed time of ideas” for tho consideration, di.-cussion and settlement of this question by the De mocracy not only of Georgia but of the whole Union. L. t the i.-.-ucs bo openly and luuarely met that uo map judg meats be finally obtained by packed conventions. In this connection wc call special at tention to an article on tho general -üb ject from the Rome Courier, which we publish in full in our is.-ue of to and ly. One hundred years ago, every body in the American colonies was engaged in tnouldiug patriotic bul lets and cleaning up rebellious old muskets. To-day everybody is engaged in making a living at the expense of somebody else. -Q ——— A farmer iu Nelson county, Va., who had a number ef sheep killed by dogs, took one of the sheep and put strychnine in large quantities upon it, and the next morning there were thirty dead dogs in the field. The correspondent of the New York Herald asserts that the Su preme Court stands 8 to I against the constitutionality of the enforce ment act. The dissenting Judge is said to be Judge Swayne, of Ohio. A Western clergyman astonish ed his congregation the other Sun day, by telling them that if Mr Tilton had accused him as he ac cused the Plymouth pistor he'd have stripped the skin oflf'n that lie quicker’n a hurricane could peel a banana. A Pennsylvania printer is the innocent father of twenty-six chil dren, ranging all the way from an tique daughters and full -face bour geois boys, to nonpareil babies, in small caps. He talks of starting a family paper. !“ Vo More Entanglements.” I [From the Rome Courier.] The next Presi iential campaign is oueofsuch great importance both to the Democratic party and the country, that we feel it to lie the duty of all true Democrats thus early to protest against any more political entangle ments being attempted already to be foisted on the party by the relics of the great disaster of 1872. If we read the signs of the times aright, the De mocracy of the country propose to be come the aggremive and not th*e d>fen nice party in the npxt Presidential con test. They do not intend to abandon their name and organization merely t> allow disaffected Republicans to belabor each other, using the Democratic party for that purpose. They expect to go into that fight under none but their own banner, relying upon the great principles of the past and purer days of tho Republic ill their appeals fo popular support and final success. Upon this line they now propose to invite all liberal minded men to unite in the overthrow of the corrupt party at pres ent wielding Federal power. They fol lowed tho Liberal Republicans to dis astrous defeat in 1872. and now a-k those who then took the lead to follow them to success in 1876. We simply propose to become the head of the col umn and invite our Liberal friends t show their sincerity by falling into the ranks of the lovers of good government The Memphis Appeal was one of the most blatant papers in the South in be half of the so-called Liberal mnyenient of 1872; but the other day that jour nal. alarmed at the efforts being made by the relics of tho great disaster ot 1772. published an editorial headed, “ 1 he mistake of 1872 must not be re peated.” This has been eulogized by a Mississippi paper, and approved by the lowa papers. The Chattanooga Times, edited by a Northern man, and a mosi ardent supporter of the so cal ed Lib eral movement in 1872, says: “We want a distinctive line of polhy. Demo eratie in tone and tendency, and il Charles Francis Adams, and that class of men can find a resting place for their political hopes within the pale of* a straight Democratic organization, they will be gladly received and awarded such prominence and recognition as they are entitled to, but no more en tanglements.” 'I lie Times emn lodes tjjat "the natural place of the Liberal racy, and they will go tjiere inevitably, it the Democratic party presents an un broken front and genuine evidence of practical reform.” Believing these t>> he the sentiment.- of the great masses ...f the Deuioctaiic party, it is with im ordinary pleasure to us that the Courier is one among the first to throw out tho banner of true Democratic principles (or tire con. lest of 1876, and that wc have kept it alolt both in aud out of season, at all times and under all circumstances. Upon this line we are glad to clasp hands with such papers as the Augusta Constitutionalist, the Atlanta Vews and the Washington Gazette, of our own State. We hope to see othcV come to tlie true standard, and not be lead astray by the great mistake oi Gen. Gordon and Mr. Lamar of Missis sippi in the belief that tho Greeley phi losnphy is our true line of policy. These gentlemen are doubtless consci entious. but great, men often commit the greatest blunders an 1 precipitate the greatest irreparable ruin upon themselves and friends. It is alone upon ‘‘a distinctive line of policy. Democratic in tone and ten deucy,’’ that wo can hope for success against centralism aud empire. In 1868, Grant beat Seymour for I’resi dent by a majority of only a little over three hundred thousand of the popular vote upon a Democratic platform, when thousands of Democrats were disfran chised, and only three years after the war. In 1872, seven years after the war, Grant beat Greeley on a Liberal platform, over six hundred thousand of the popular vote. After the cam paign of 1868, the Democracy reduced the Republican majority in the lower House of Congress to forty or forty five; in the campaign of 1872. that majority went up to about a bundled In the last Congressional elections, hav ing' utterly ignored the Greeley phi losophy, we find the Democracy with a large majority in the lower House of Congress and a majority ot the States with Democratic Governors. In the face of these facts, are wc again to go back into the wallow of dis graceful defeat by returning to the Greeley philosophy merely to please the whims oP a few so called Liberal Republicans—thus driving off thou sands of Democrats and gaining hut few votes from the other side® Are we to he thus misled again by those who seem to have learned no wisdom from sad and disgraceful experience in the abandonment of p:inciples for the sake of the moM disastrous and shame ful expediency ? To such stultifiea- tions and folly we enter, as an humble exponent of Democracy, an earnest pro test. Ifthcreisany manhood in the Democracy, let it le shown. If the party is worth prejerving as the custo dian of public liberty. let us keep its banner aloft with sound Democracy in sciibed therein ! Let us keep free from all entangling alliances that will only lead us inevitably to defeat, disaster and destruction. ■! ♦ Living on excitement is very expensive living. Ml as STEAM ATLANTA GEORGIA. U. P. ZIMMERMAN, - - - Proprietor JOLLY T. MEREDITH, - - Manufacturer J. W. FEARS, - Manager THE FOLLOWING Are made by the Excelsior Soap Factory : j POOR MAN'S, 70 bar box, .... .... 33 50 ENGLISH CROWN, 120 bar box, .... .... * 3 75 DIAMOND, pressed and wrapped, 100 bars, .... 6 Of EXCELSIOR, perfumed, 120 bars, wrapped,.... .... 4 0(- aprit 22d, 1875.—1 m j EXCLUSIVELY. - C3-EJOIFS.C3-Z.ia., I *lll' people of GREEJsEBBOfIOUGH, and lie inintry at Urge, when —fiufiT.ri.Ass , MOT AND SHU HOUSE, '’hen* Oicy can fine e-,rylhing they require in Die way of prime Mines of every de scription ; mil t • oni the p Knetovies of New England, but mode io order by the best, makers in lialti-nore fiej p il wt leljlii:i. Leery ar;n. le sold. in the strictest sense of the word, and reclamation made when work docs not givevpn satisfaction. One Price, and STRIGTLI Pair Dealing, the Rule of the House. No " I’rummcrs employed the charncUy of the goods he sells, and the extremely low and uniform prices at which he sells, is his best recommendation. t.oine to where you may have a positive Certainty of being honorably and fairly dealt with. ONE FIS2VE—-AiO EfIUIMMERfi EMPLOI EI—F l!R I)EALI\r; OIS \OXE. PETER KEENAN, January 21, 1875—tf Central Hotel Clock, AUGUSTA, Oa. Rank the* high pat for Durability, Perfect Work, ami Ease of Operation. They are the most silent, light running ami serviceable, the easiest to sell, and must willingly paid for, and answer every requirement in the family and manufactory. Liberal termp Cos Asciis. Address, “ Domestic ” Sowing Machine Cos., Ncw.Tork. ■ai.n.LP ■ Comprise a large and vaii and a?'ortmei.t of Patterns for Ladies*, Misses’, mid Children's Garments of foreign and domestic designs, by the rm-st accomplished Modi .-ten. They are tie most perfect tPtii.g. most elaborate, nml yet the most simple patterns ever pre sented to the public, ami take the ‘.end wherever intro duced. Acrrds leanted. Send for illustiuted Cata logue. Address, “Domestic” Sewfnsr Machine Cos., New-fork# Df.VOTFY> to I rSIIlov, I.ITTBATtrr.E AND AST. A tho;rldy reliable, rW: ml ;■ and politic 1 info-- • comer g matters < l-ashion in all its departments t a i p lory of choice and entertaining literature, hand some illustration*, art criticisms, etc., etc., and a Journal specially adapted to the wants of the home-circle, ler in j, $1.50 per year. Specimen copies free. One Dollar given A way to even® subscriber in the celebrated “ Domestic ” Paper F-ishiotm ns i re luium. Canvassers wanted everyw here. Address, “Domestic” Monthly, “Domestic” Building, Xew-York. April 8, la,o—.juis DISEASES OF THE k I EFUA'S. Painful affections of the bladder, and ur'nary organs, accompanied by gravelly deposits, irritation of the nock of the blad der. with difficulty of holding the urine, in stricture, in seminal weakness, and in all conditions af the parts accompanied by de bili: , weakness or painful irregula-ities in male > female. Juliliik's Il.ydrasfin Compound will be found a most efficacious remedy. Frlce, $1 00 per Bottle; $5 00 per fcalf Dozen Prepared by It. KEITH & Cos , 4 1 Liberty Street, Aprilß,’7s—6ms \(‘IV York. CN EORGlA—Greene County: ® Henry Laban (colored) applies for Exemption of Personalty, and I will pass upon the same at my office at 10 o’clock, a. in., on Saturday, Mav Ist, 1875. JOEL F. THORNTON. Ordinary. \pril "oth. IK73.—"t QUICK. SALES -UNTID SMALL PROFITS J3ARNHAK r ~&' "KIMBROUGH, Are receiving urge and carefully selected Stock of BPKIM& ©OOOS! Of all (fces a:.d the Latest Styles. The public are respectfully invited to (J and inspect their beautiful and cheap Goods, consisting of Dress Goods, White Goods, Ladies Bnderar, Millinery and Fancy Goods Notions, Boots, Sloes, GENTLEMEN’S STRLTISHILTG- GOODS, &c., &c. Al! of which are offered at astonishingly low piiccsjr cash April 7,187-".-tf HA If Nil ART & KIMBROUGH. M M H M M THE ‘MATCHLESS’ BURDETT ORGANS ARE MADE AT fifcgp-Send to the Burdett Organ Company, Erie, Pennsylvania, for Circulars. april 8, 1875 6ms KEITH’S Fever and Ague Fills A SPECIFIC FOR All CASiS OF CHIIIS AND FIVER. DUMB ABUE. INTER MITTENT FEIER, ETC, This preparation is purely vegetable, and is prepared from the recipe of Dr. Keith, who has used it in the treatmeat of above diseases for many years, with invariable success. Put up in boxes containing 50 Pills. Price, $1 00 per box, or 6 boxes for $5 00. Sent by mail on receipt of price. Prepared only by It Kl ITH A tV, 41 Liberty Street , Aprils, ’7s-6ms Xcu l'orlt. FOR sals: A Light two-horse CARRIAGE and Harness—all new. T. X. POILLAIX'. Greenesboro', Ga., June 18— 1874, tf r>Job work done here. 11MY™FM!Y GOODS CQNER MAIN and BROAD STREETS—UP STAIRS. GRENESBOROUGH, - - - GEORGIA. :o: Mrs. WILLIAMS & Miss HAMLIN, j jAV the pleasure’of announcing their Spring Opening of MLLINF.RY AND: FANCY GOODS, and invitlhe public to call and examine their stock. Thejwill l.eep all the Latest Styles of Ladies, Misses and Children's Hats, and a general wortment of Sash Ribbons, Rouchiugs and I'anc.y Goods. trrjltESlS-.n AKI \<>> a april S, 1575-tf \m GOODS U (Mo ui,ii stock ijl uJaHQMV son M*rtaa msnammm kem & m B. JOHNSON & CO., Respectfully announce to tiieir friends and the puUlie generally, that they are receiving and opening a large and elegant Stock of general SIPIRITSTG- GOODS, Consisting of Staple and White Goods, Ladies Dress Goods af all styles; Millinery, Fancy Goods; Boots, fine Philadel phia hand-made Shoes ; Gentlemen's Clothing. &<•., &o. These Goods were bought by Mr. Johnson in person, and will be sold at extremely low prices IXT-Gents and Boys CLOTHING and FURNISHING Goods and HATS Specialty.'®^ Mr. Johnson having an experience of over Fifteen years in tliis branch of business, has given especial attention to the selection of a fine line of Goods in this department, fibril" Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. B. JOHNSON & Cos. Apyij 22. 1870-Ini 'W'IVX- 3L. BRADLEY=S ST AN*>A it I) Fill UTILIZE Its. PRINTTJP, BRO 7 & POLLARD, 1 OR.MERLY POLLARD & CO., Cation Factors, General Agents, Augusta Ga. B. 3D>. Sea Fowl Guam Sea Fowl (iiunno, ill Bags, 200 lbs. each. <l. 7 - C’oe’s &tig>ei*j>lioK|>3i;tie of iJttte, in Ba"s, 200 lbs. Bradley’s AiuKsoiaiel 6issolved ISones, in Bags, 200 lbs. ISoyal 4*nano Coitipotiitd. in Bags, ioo 1 L>s. 1 kt* above .Standard fertilizers Itavii g been in use for the past seven years ill the .south, with unequalled success, are again offered at prices that cannot fail to give satisfaction, while the standard is guaranteed to be equal, if not superior, to any ever sold. For Prices and Terms, apply to E. O WILLIAMS, Union Point, Georgia; JOSEPH DAVISON, Wood ville. Georgia; W. JOHNSON, Siloam, Georgia; TAPPAN, MAPP & CO., White Plains, G*. NORTON & WEAVER, Greenesboro’, da. March 11, 1875.—5 m PATENT SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME •ICID PHOSPHATE. LANTERB will find (be above Fommereial Manures of the first quality, and infe rior to none in producing satisfactory results. They are prepared of the best materi al by experienced Chemists, and have invariably given entire satisfaction. OF LIME is a complete manure, suitable alike for Cotton and cereals. The ACID PHOSPHATE is rich in Soluble-Phosphate, and carefully prepared for composting with Cotton Seed and other vegetable matter. TERMS—Patent Super-Pliosplmte of lime. CASH 850 00 TIME Payable Ist November 60 00 with option of paying Middling Cotton at 15 tents per pound. ACID PHOSPHATE CASH 833 00 TIME Payable November Ist, 38 00 WILLIAMS, L \i\<r STOA A < H A XL, AGENTS, ATLANTA, GA Norton & Weaver, January 28, 1875—3 ms Local Agents, GRKLNESBOROUGH, Ga. The DIAMOND COTTON CHOPPER IM PROVED &WAr,RA NTEO * mL 5=C WAFOAN7L.. w<nk ’ over 0 n>Ti k 2 C Wjv.TOttvr^GliP lN hn-c* ,'!th 1 man .V • o r e. Vi S* T1 S Cotton Planter * < NPxt%'i ( Gv*tor Corn WllSwKt Planter <•> mrut -gMfJWyIJj 7 if Al ‘ Atrvim VS-/*V 11 W t'd Srli Ifm"I ’ al- REUABLE # #-'*-TcHEAe J. w HINSDALE, Sw.. F*jettvill- V\ ■ r • 1 < nl Aft March IT, 1875- lm I Jj| |wiL.BM)IEYi ft 200 lbs. Jl^ OK THE! f WILL sell LIME for agricultural pur- X poses, ON TIME, and on terms to suit purchasers C. KIX’G. Feb. 25, 1875—1 m C;UIRANTEfiD to Any Ever Sold