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DEVOTED) TQ NBWS, P }LJTIGS’, LITERATURE fy AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL PROGRESS -INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS VOL. X. POET’S CORNER. A MOTHER'S LOVE. Oil, there is still -within this world A brilliant, fadeless light, That like a star shines through the gloom Of sorrow’s darkest night; That borers round our pathway here, Wherever we may rove, It is the light reflected From a mother’s holy love. There is a boon, a blessed boon, Unto us mortals given, That gives here a foretaste Of the happiness of heaven ; And when the clomls of sorrow rise, And storms grow dark above, It lingers round us to the last, That boon —a mother’s love. ’Tis true that our footsteps rove In pleasure’s flowery maze, And we forget the ties of home In sin’s deceitful ways ; But there’s a charm to lure us back, Like some poor weary dove— That charm, so pure and beautiful, Is a mother’s holy love. ORIGINAL, For the Herald.] COAST SCENERY. ITS SIGHTS AND SOUNDS. Dilots, Pilot floats, Sponges, Turtles, etc. Cumberland Island, \ May, 1875. ) To the bar of Brunswick through St. Simon’s channel, there belongs three pilot boats, one of them having three pilots, another two, and the last one, each boat having its own regular crew. These pilots are of course ac quainted with all the dangers and difficulties of the different channels of ttlTO -ucnj u trhx? iiaxlrvi . The law requires him to be on tho look out at all times, off the bar at sea, es pecially in stormy weather, there they cruise day after day, ready at all times to answer the signal of approaching vessels wishing a pilot. On such signal being shown the pilot boat nears the vessel and tho pilot is rowed in a small boat to her, and is taken on boavd, the small boat then returns to the pilot boat and she continues her cruise. Should all the pilots be away on ves sels and the pilot boat sec a signal, he signals “ all away ” and proffers to pilot the vessel in by leading and showing the channel. On boarding a vessel the pilot assumes command, his will being law, every movement of the vessel is under his control and for tho safety of which he is responsible. Should the vessel “ run the pilot,” or refuse to accept his services he can col' his fee J>y law, the same as if he had piloted her in. This is a State law and is only in force at Southern ports. There are some fine lands on St. Simon’s Island and I saw several market or truck farms in splendid con dition. The vegetables were all in an advanced state of forwardness, the late frost had not made the least impression on them owing to the proximity of the sea. The farmers are now busily en gaged in shipping vegetables by each jioamer to New York. This island has always been noted for tho great num ber of rattle-snakes. I saw two killed in one afternoon, one of them was for midable in girth but not exceeding four and a half feet in length, with five rattles and buttons, the other not so large but with seven rattles and but ton. There i3 a fine saw-mill on this island and the business of our little vessel was to load with lumberfor Cum berland Island. As with all these saw mills, I was impressed with tho im mense waste of valuable material which by proper machinery could in a single year be made to pay the cost of all such, besides yielding a splendid income, after paying the entire expense of the mill, the same power answering all purposes, laths, shingles, mouldings, veneering could readily be turned out in any quanity, all now wasted. Our load aboard, and ho ! for Cumberland. The wind which has been blowing-furious ly for two days and nights previous, left us in the lurch on entering St. Simon’s sound when in our greatest need, the outgoing tide sweeping our little ves sel towards the bar and out to sea. At huoy No. 1 wc meet the flood tide and with it the w ind, and low wo are all safe, the breeze stiffen! g we move in a hurry and here we re at St. An drew’s sound, twenty u les away —but wind now ahead. All sailor3 dread this sound under such .circumstances, as it is filled with sandbars and shal lows which make it jough and ex tremely dangerous fot small vessels when heavily laden, wc lavoid it how ever by running for a friendly creek near at hand, consoling'ourselves that the “ longest way aropid is often the shortest way through,’ but here w T e anchor for the night as wind and tide both are against us. Naming brings a favorable tido but wind light, how ever, away ws go and as the sun gets higher the wind rises vlith it, coming from the west, it bciug the seasons for the “ trade-winds ” ami they are as mysterious as the tides. At the far west they blow from the west, and at the far east they blow from the east, 'following the gulf stream. Mariners frequently go a long way out of their course to get into the trade winds, but sometimes it happens they lengthen the voyage to a painful degree, especially in rounding capes when of course on the opposito of the cape it will be against them, then they have to buffet it out or change their course going thousands of miles out of their way. But here we are at High Point, Cum berland .Island, and inconceivably beautiful it is. A perpendicular bluff of saud seventy feet high and as white as snow, surmounted at the top by a grove of tall live oaks, seemingly trim med almost to their tops, distance lend ing enchantment —causing tho bodies to present the appearance of a group of gigantic lace work. , Cumberland' Island borders on the Atlantic on one side and the Cumber land River on the other, is twenty eight miles long, and five miles wide. There are about a dozen fan.'lies resid ing here. It is the summer resort of very many strangers from a distance, who come there for tho purpose of hunting and fishing j game, principally, deer and bear being abundant. One of the cosiest and most desirable homes in the hotel way, is kept by Capt. Elias Clubb, a prince of hospitality, his table is supplied with every delicacy land anti water can produce. The greatest attraction of Cumber land is the ocean beach, one of tho grandest on the coast, it is by far the widest I have yet seen, and is bordered above high water mark by a wonderful sand drift or succession of hills averag ing twenty-five feet in height, extend ing the whole length of the island, and in some places is sixty feet high. Tho long rolling waves of tho ocean are never at rest, their “ white caps ” can be seen far out at sea, Tho shells on this beach arc in great profusion and variety, and hero may be found many curiosities cast up from tho depths of the ocean, and none the less so are tho numerous sponges which may at any time bo gathered, these probably find their way from the “ Florida reefs,” which are situated not mauy ,miles lower down on tho coast. The traffic in sponges is immense, a few weeks since there were no less than sixty*five vessels at tho “Keys” fishing for sponges, so say the papers of the day. In our next article we will give an ac count of the manner of catching, stow ing cargo, etc. The ocean beach of this island is the favorite resort of turtles for the pur pose of laying their eggs, they rarely commence until after tho high tides of the full moon in May, the highest of the year, they are then certain of hav- ing their nest above high water mark- They visit the beach only at night, traveling very slowly and with great difficulty,finding a place suited to their fancy they scoop out a hole in the sand about two feet deep, using their hind feet for tho purpose, there depositing from ono to threo hundred eggs, after which they cover them carefully with sand all around the nest disarranging the appearance as much as possible, then they return to the sea. An ex perienced egg hunter will soon detect the track of the turtle, finding the nest then is comparatively easy. The eggs are considered one of the greatest dclN cacies. The hunters occasionally meet the turtle on the beach, especially of a moonlight night. Then for a frolic, but stand clear for a deluge of sand or a bite that’will crush the bones. All hands together to turn her upon her GREEXESBOT’O’, GA„ THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1875. back, she is then a prisoner either to die there or be relieved by the tide. Frequently they arc so large that the united strength of four men is barely sufficient to tu\n them. I have seen them weighing between three and four hundred pounds. I hope soon again to enjoy my favorite pastime, a hunt for turtle eggs. J. I. W. MISCELLANEOUS. Don't Take in Wasl|iug. A good old minister of one of our New England Baptist Churches was agreeably surprised by the in telligence from one of his flock that five individuals had expressed a desire on the next Sunday to have the baptismal rite performed upon themselves. After it3 per formance, he was somewhat cha grined that only one of the [five joined the society of which he was pastor. A few Sundays after the same worthy elder waited on him with the intelligence that ten more desired immersion. “And how many of them will join the socie ty ?” queried the minister. “Two, I regret to say, are all we can de pend on,” was tho elder’s reply.— “Very well, said the good old min ister, “you may as well inform the other eight that this Church doesn’t take in washing.”—[Ex. iiiHosilics of tiie lliMe. A man who was condemned to solitary confinement for life in a prison, relieved the tediousness of the years by ascertaining the fol lowing facts: The Bible contains 3,536,489 letters, 773,692 words, ei ,tw vctcrcu, i,to3 cnspievs, ana 66 books. The word “and” occurs 46,277 times, the word “Lord” oc curs 1,855 times, the word “Rev erend” occurs but once, which is in the 9th verse of the 111th Psalm. The middles verse is the Bth verse of the llSth Psalm. The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of the alpha bet except tho letter J. Tho finest to read is the 26th chapter of the Act3 of the Apostles. The 19th chapter of II Kings and the 37th chapter of Isaiah are alike. The longest verse is the 9th verse of the Bth chapter of Esther. The short est verse is the 3oth verse of the 1 Ith chapter of St. John. The Bth, loth, 21st and 31st verses of the 107th Psalm are alike. All tho verses of the 136th Psalm end alike. There are no words or names of over six syllables. Believe in ¥oursel>. It is said that when John C. Cal houn was in Yalo College he was ridiculed by his fellow-students for his intense application to study.— “Why, -irs,” said he, “I am forced to make the most of my time that I may acquit myself creditably when in Congress, Do you doubt it ? I assure vou fif I were not v ft convinced of my ability to reach the national capital as & represen tative within three years, I would leave college this very day !” Let every young man thus have faith in himself, and earnestly take hold of life, scorning all props and but- tresses, all crutches and life pre servers. Let him believe, with Pestalozzi, that no [man on God’s earth is either willing or able to help any other man. Let him strive to be a creator, rather than to borrow. Instead of wielding the rusted sword of valorous forefath ers, let him forge his own weapons, and, conscious of the God in him and the Providence over him, let him fight hi3 own battles with his own lance. lustead of sighing for an education, capital, for friends, and declaring that “if he only had these ho would be somebody,” let him remember that, as Horace Greeley said, he is looking in the wrong end of tho telescope, that if he only were somebody ho would speedily have all tho boons whose absence he is bewailing. Instead of being one of the foiled potential ities of which the world is so full —one of tho subjunctive heroes, who always might, could, would,or should do great things, is what no body can understand—let him be in tho imperative mood, and do that of which his talents are indi cative. This lesson of self-.relianco once learned and acted on, and eve ry man will discover within himself, under God, the elements and capa cities of usefulness and honor, “Getting on in the world. ’ FACETIOUS. —Between two evils choc .e neither. —Even the lazie.-t boy can some times catch a whipping. —How much does a fool weigh gen erally ? A simple ton. Men (lying make their wilts—but wivee Escape a work so sad ; Why should they make what all their lives The gentle dames have had ?—[Saxe. —An observing writer says no true woman yvill ever marry a man so tall that she cannot reach his hair, —“ This is the rock of ages,” said a tired father who had kept tho cradle going two hours, and the baby stil! awake. —When Agassiz was pressed to de liver a lecture for pay, he replied : “ I cannot afford to waste my time for money.” —Love is sed tube blind,'but I know lots of phellows iu love who can see twice as much in tbc ; ” palls as I W. fT-.tV. * —The procurement of a clean paper collar for tho groom delayed a high toned Newark wedding an hour and a half the other day. —tg gy —A man in Delaware hunted the Bible all through to find the quotation: ‘‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” which he ascribed to Moses. ■rp. • Cn— —Red, used on a railroad, signifies danger, and says stop. The same color displayed on a man’s nose may well be interpreted to give a similar warning. —A Montana justice of the peace doesn’t splurge any when be marries a couple. He says : “ Arise, grab hands —hitch —six dollars!” And that’s all there is to it. —“Sinful sectarianism” is what a Unitarian theological student called il because a Methodist girl refused to let him hug her in a campmeetiug tent. —A little four year old woke up very early one morning, and seeing the full moon from the window, he inno cently remarked : “I should think it was about time Dod took that moon in.” —A widow, being cautioned by her minister about flirting, said she knew it was wrong for maidens and wives to flirt, but the Bible was her authority. It said “ widow’s mite.” She was flirting awfully at last account?. “How came you to be a drunk ard ?” asked a friend of Tom Mar shall in a conversation with him. “Well, I will tell you all about that,” sail Tom. “I graduated in law at Lexington, with a celebra ted divine, Robert J. Breckinridge, and our friends thought we wore the intellectual wonders of the a<e. and they advised us, by-the-way, of taking a high position at once, to attack Henry Clay, then in the prime of hi3 fame and power, upon the first opportunity that present ed itself. That opportunity soon canoe. We were both employed in a case in opposition to him. Bob made a speech and I made a speech, and our friends congratulated us upon our tremendous speechos and wo were basking in tho sunshine of roaming prosperity, when tho old lion arose, and, with ono sweep of his paw, drove Bob to the Bible and me to the bottle, where we have been ever since.” S3 Ot) u Year in Advance. " m.\.SONIC. San Marino {Lodge. No. S I. GREENESBOIIO', GA. ’Regular Meetings—First Wednesday night of each month. M. MARKWALTER, Scc’y. Grcnioslioro' IS. A. C'., Ao. 27 GREENESBORO’, GA. Regular meeting—Third Fiiday night of each month. G'. C. NORTON, Sec’y. Union Point Lodge, Xo. 206. UNION POINT, G.v., Meets regularly the 2d and -Ith Thursday day evenings in each month. IV. 0. MITCHELL, See’v. Feb. 4, 1875—tf (£7gO G, fa Ureeiie lAntg<\ iVo. 41, 16 OF. GREENESBORO’, GA., Sleets regularly every Monday niglit. J. It. GODKIN, N T . G. D. S. Holt, 11 S. |??i Greonesborougli Uodgc, A'o. "20, Independent Order Good Templars, meets at Odd Fellow’s Ilall, on 2d and 4tli Friday nights in each month. J. HENRY WOOD, IV. C. G. IV. Mix, leu, Sec’y. BJISTNESS "CARD'S, JAMES B. PARK, ASSOS 2T IZ3 "2" AND— COUNSELOR AT LAW, GREENESBORO - - - GA. WILL give prompt attention to all bu siness intrusted to his professional care, in the Counties of Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Baldwin, Hancock and Taliaferro. B^OHlee—With Hon. Philip li. Rob inson. april 8,1875 —Cins M. IV. LEWIS } <( 11. G. LEWIS. HI. W. Lewis & Son^ Attorneys at Law, GItXIEAKSIiOKOIGfI, - GA. april 8, 1875-ly Philip B. Robinson, Attorney at Law? GRKENESBORO’. . . . GA. yy ILL give prompt attention to business entrusted to his professional care. Feb. 20, 1873—6 ms Wm, H. Branch, ATTORNEY AT LAW. ttItKENESHORO’, A. f CONTINUES to give liis undivided ntten- V J tion to the practice of his Profession. ] Returning thanks to his clients for their encouragement in the past, he hopes by •dose application to business to merit a con tinuance of the same. jg®"Oflice over Drug Store of Messrs. B. Torbcrt & Cos. Greenesboro’ Jan 16th 1874—iy. 11. E. W. PALMER; Attorney at Law, G iiSKOltO', - - -a. A*" LL business intrusted to him will re ceive personal attention. 8@?“0FF1CE —(With Judge Heard,) in the Court-House, where he can be found during business hours. 0ct.15,’74-tf W. IV. LUMPKIN. A TTORXEY A T LA TP, UNION POINT, - Ga OFFERS his professional services to the t people of Greene and adjoining conn- j ties, and hopes, by close attention to busi siness to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage. jan23 ’74—ly. Medical Card. Drs. BODKIN & HOLT, II AYIXG associated themselves in the] Practice of Medicine, respectfully tender their services to the citizens of Gkeexes boro’ and surrounding country, March 4, 1875 —tf ( Hr. Wm. Morgan, RESIDENT DENTIST GREENE SB OR O', GA. f eb- 1, 1874. T. MVKKHVLTER. Marble Wo?ks t I3ROAD Street, AUGUSTA, Ga.' MARBLE Montimeu s, Tomb-stonesi Marble Mantles, anil Furniture Mar ble of all kinds, from the plainest to th e most elaborate, designed and furnished, to order at short notice. All work for the country carefully boxed. nov2,lS“l —If JEWELRY! lATISIIING to devote myself entirely to VV 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. M. JIARKWALXEK. Greenesboro’, Ga., Sept. 24, 1874-tf CENTRA Si Si EL. BY Mrs. W. M. THOMAS, AUGUSTA . Ga- Jan. 21— Iy. MAIN STREET, G KEEAESIJOKOUGSI, GA. ,1. T. CULVER, .Ar/TT AW I -r.'. ,--f LIQUORS, CIGARS, annd TOBACCO. His BILLIARD Ttlti.;: Is new and elegant. Call and see. Feb. 18, 1875—6 ms VARIETY ‘ STORE ! FAMILY GROCERIES, BAR-ROOM AND BILLIARD SALOON, Corner Main and Broad Streets, GBEENESBOKO’. - * GEORGIA. W. C, Cartwright, Always keeps on band a full assortment of Family Groceries, and the finest brands of imported and domestic LIQUORS AND SEGARS. His Isar is always supplied with pure im ported Loudon Porter, Hass’ Ale, French Brandy, Holland Gin, Jamaica Hum, Wines and Champagne; and GENUINE CINCINNATI LAGER, always fresh, besides all qualities of do mestic Liquors. and purchase your Groceries, imbibe pure Liquors, smoke' line Sugars, play a game of Billiards, and be happy. AV. C. CARTWRIGHT. Corner Broad and Main tit's. Marfih 25, 1875. Fits Cured Free! i\_NV person suffering from Hie shove disease is requested to address Pr. PIIICE, and a trial bottle of medicine will be for warded by Express, FICHU ! The only cost being the Express charges which, owing to my large business, are small. Dr. Price has made the treatment of FITS OR liPILHI’SI a study for years, and he will warrant a core by the use of bis remedy, Do not fail to send to h : m for a trial hot tic ; it costs nothing, and he WILL CFRI2 YOU, no matter of liow long standing your case maybe, or bow many other remedies may have failed. Circulars and testimonials sent with Free Trial Rot fie. Be particular to give your Express, us weli us your Post Office direction, and Address, Dr f ills. T. I’RK E, 67 AYilliam Street, NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 1875—1 y Special notice. THE Stockholders of the Greene 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, 1 will be forced to ltavo executions issued against them severally, for tbeir proportional parts of said claim. Capt. AV. M Weaver is authorized to re ceive ami receipt for moneys so paid. feblßtf J AS. N ARMOR. W 1I\] g• (V| AC M \ ' Rjftk the highest for Durability, Perfect Work. aiyl Ease of Operation. They are tie most silent, lsrht nirming anti serviceable, iHq easiest to sell, anil uiuafc, willingly paid for, and aniwer every requirement tn tlio family and manufactory. Liberal terms it/ Agents. Address, 16 Domestic” Sewing iliichine Cos., scw-Tork* •‘DOMESTIC, PAPER FASH 10 S Comprise a large and varied assortment of Patter:: j for Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s Garments of (i .iv-ga and domestic designs, by the nm&t acconipliahva Modistes. They are the most perfect titling, u. 4 elaborate, nml yet the most simple patterns ever pre sented to the public, and take the lead wherever intro duced. Agents wanted, tfend for illustrated Cata logue. Address, “Domestic” Sewing Machine Cos., Ncvr-i r orfc# MlSTlClMOfftilt Dr.voted to Fashion, Titfbatitbe and Aut, A thoroughly reliable, refined and practical informant concerning matters or Fashion in all its departments ; a repository of choice and entertaining literature, hand some illuatrations, ait criticisms, etc.. etc„ and a Journal specially adapted to the wants of the home-circle. 1 eruu, $1.50 per year, specimen copies free. , One Dollar given Away to every subscriber !n tiie celebrated “Domestic" Paper Fashions as pr*. niium. Canvassers wanted every where. Address, -“Domestic” Monthly, “Domestic” Building, XewOtork* April 8, 1875—Umsr mm m\m M IM UMJllfy AND Clieni J teals, PATENT MEDICINES, FINE PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, 'WIN DOW GLASS, all sizes, LAMPS and LANTERNS. BUIST’B U.UWLX SlilißS. KEROSENE OIL, WHITE LEAD, Colors, LIN SEED OIL, BRUSHES, Ac., For sale by 3 olih A. "ft tiffiii. D3’” Physicians’ prescriptions earefu[ly dispensed, ' april 8, 1870-ly ALFRED SHAW KEEPS constantly on hand in Grecnes boru' and Madison, a full assortment ROSEWOOD and MAHOGANY and imitations of the same. Also, •W IfTA *-* ‘ CASK UTS, of all grades. In beauty, durability and price, these Cases and Caskets will compare favorably with any to be found elsewhere. W. 7. BOSTSR and fl. G. SITTOIi Are our authorized Agents atGyjenesboro’. NOTE.—AII pers ons indebted for past purchases, are requested fj come Li ward and settle their bills AP.FUFO IIAW, March 18, 1875—3 ms f A EOJUSiiSA—Cmtiit}- vl William U. Avilson. Administrator on the Estate of Henry H. Durham, deceased, applies for Letters of Dismission, and such Letters will be granted on the first Monday in May, 1875, unless valid objections there to are tiled. Oiven under my hand and official sigr.a ture, this January 20th, 1875. 3m JOEL F. THOLNXON, Ord'y. Gf FOlE4*lA—Crecti;* f 'ouuty. I AV r m. A. and John M. Colclough, Adf ministrators of John Golelotigh. deceased, apply for Letters of Dismission, atul such Letters will be granted on the first Monday in June, 1875, unless valid objections thereto are filed. Given under my hand and official signa ture, this March Ist, 187-5. JOEL F. THORNTON, Ord’y. mar.4,lß7s—mSms GEOIMjffA— LJrcone County. AVhereas James Smith, Executor of James Atkinson, deceased, applies for Let tors of Dismission, .and sii.ii Litters will be granted on the first Monday in May 1875, unless valid objections thereto bo filed. Given under my hand and official sign,, ture litis February Ist, 1875. JOEL F. THORNTON, Ord’y. Feb. 1, 1875—3ms* Sale or Heist. y\_ fine farm <vmain!* g t s o) eighjy acres, (50 apres original forest), within two miles of Greenesboro. Apply to feblltf. W. M. WEAVER I TIME! 1 WlLL.sell LIME l>r ajt! ultura' put t poses, n.x mi: an !on tew., t r : ■ f purchasers. C. n. Hi Yf- Vet, or IV7X_.- NO. 21