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DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL PROGRESS-INDEPENDENT IN ALE THINGS, VOL. X. Railroad Schedule. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Arrival l Trains at Cireones boro' Repot, DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. From Atlanta, . . 11:1- A. M. From Augusta, • • U:SS A. M. N.GIIT PASSENGER TRAIN. From Atlanta ■ . . 3:33 A. At. From Augusta, . • . 1:1-1 A. M. May 29 “ 11. 11. KING, Agent. Georgia Etailroad. Day Passenger Train. Leave Augusta, 8.4 >, a. m. Leave Jlianta, 7.00. a. m. Arrive at Atlanta, 6:4 >. p. in. Arrive at Augusta, 3:30, p. m. Wight Passenger Train. Leave Augusta, 8:15, p. m, Leave Atlanta, 10:30, p. m Arrive at Atlanta, o:'2->, a. tu. Arrive at Augusta, 8:15, a. m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leaves Atlanta, 5:00 p. m. Leaves Btone Mountain, 0:45 a. in- Arrives Atlanta, 8:00 a. m. Arrives Stone Mountain, 0:15 p. m. 3. K. JOHNSON, Sup’t. WestPi’u Atlantic R 15. AND ITS CONNECTIONS. —“K ENNE SA W 110 UT E The following Schedule takes effect May 23d, 1875: NORTHWARD. No 1. No 3. No 11. Lv Atlanta, 4 20pm 7 OOatn 330 pm Ar Cartersville, 0 14pm 0 22am 7 10pm Ar Kingston, 6 42pm 9 60am 8 21pm Ar Dalton, 8 24ptn 11 54am 11 18pm Ar Chattanooga,lo 25pm 1 56pm SOUTHWARD. No 2. ’ No 4. No 12. Lv Chattanooga, 4 00pm 5 00am Ar Dalton, 5 41pm 7 01am 1 OOatn Ar Kingston, 7 38pm 0 07am 4 10am Ar Cartersville, 8 12pm 0 42am 5 18am Ar Atlanta, 10 15pm 12 OGtn 9 30am Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 2, between New Orleans and Baltimore. Pullman Palace Cars run on Nos. 1 and 8, between Atlanta and Nashville. Pullman Palace 'ars run on Nos. 3 ami 2, between Louisville and Atlanta. erirNo change of cars between New Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery. Atlanta and Baltimore, and only one change to Now York. Passengers leaving Atlanta at -1:10 pm. arrive in New York the second afternoon thereafter at 4:00 pm. Excursion Tickets to the A irginia Spring and various Summer Resorts will be on s ii in New Orleans. Mobile, Montgomery, Co lumbus, Macon, Savannah, Angus.:a and Atlanta,at greatly reduced rates Ist of June Parties desiring a whole car through tc the Virginia Springs or to Baltimore, ghoul 1 address the undersigned. Parties contemplating traveling should pend for a copy of the Route Ga zette, containing schedules, etc. §©*Ask for Tickets via “ Kennesaw Route/’ B W. WIIENX. Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga MASONIC. Sail Narino Lodge. \’o SSL GREENESBORO', GA. Regular Meetings—First. Wednesday night of each month. M. MARKWALTER, Sec’y. Greenesboro’ I?. C. IVo. 27 GREENESBORO’, GA. Regular meeting—Third Ftiday night of each month. C. C. NORTON, Sec’y. •e..r Union Point Lodge, \. SS6. UNION POINT, Ga., Meets regularly the 2d and 4th Thursday day evenings in each month. W. O MITCHELL, Sec’y. Feb. 4. 1870—tf 3j 0 and) Jf. Greene Lotlge, \o. 11, I <) O S’', GREENESBORO’, GA., Meets regularly every Monday night. Wm. t. doster, n. g. and. s. noLT, p. s. 3/ (i) § <r. Greencsborongh Lodge, \o. 320, ludepoulent Order Good Templars, meets at O id Fellow’s Hall, oil 2d and 4th Friday nights in each month. J. IIENRY WOOD, W. C. G. TV. Miller, Sec’y. Special \otice. TIIE 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 havo executions issued against them severally, for their proportional parts of said claim. ‘Cnpt. W. M Weaver is authorized to re ceive and receipt for moneys so paid, l'efcistf ,lA>. N \RMOR lit S3 CM! si Tear in Advance. a.sms Relating to Newspaper Siißseriptions and Ar rearage*, 1. Subscribers wlio do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered wishing to continue their subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their periodicals, the publishers may continue to send them until all arrear ages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from the oflice to which they are directed, they arc held respon sible until they have settled their bills and ordered them discontinued. 4. If subscribers move to other places without notifying publishers, and the papers are sent to former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Courts have decided that “refusing to take periodicals from the oflice. or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of inten tional fraud.” 0. Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it,whether he has or dered it or not, is held in law to tie a subscriber. 7. If subscribers pay in advance, they arc hound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time, if they do noj wish to continue taking it; other wise the publisher is authorized to send it on, and the subscriber will be respon sible until an express notice, with pay ment of all arrearages, is sent to the publisher. B USINESS CARDS. M. \V. LEWIS V <( IT. G. LEWIS. .11. W. Lewis & Soil, Attorneys at Law, - GA. april 8, 1875-1 y Philip B. Robinson, Attorney at Law, GIIEENESBORO’. . . . GA. \A7ILL give prompt attention to business ' * entrusted to liis professional care. Feb. 20, 1873—Gms iK E, W. PALMER; Attorney at Law, sKStEENESCORO*. - - - 47 A. \LL business intrusted to him will re ceive personal attention. -/^OFFICE —(With Judge Heard.) in the f’oiirr-Tfonse, where he can be found during business hours. 0ct.15,’74-tf \X. W. LUMPKIN. ATTORNEY AT LAW, lI\ION POINT, -n OFFERS his professional services to tit people of Greene and adjoining coua ties, and hopes, by close attention to busi siness to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage. jan23 ’74—ly. Wm. H. Branch, ATTORNEY AT LAW. (g;ei:stoico’, ga. < CONTINUES to give his undivided atten * J tioa to the practice of his Profession. Returning thanks to his clients for their encouragement in the past, lie hopes by close application to business to merit a con tinuance of the same. prjiy”Office over Drug Store of Messrs. R. Torbert & Cos. Greonesboro’ Jan lGth 1874—1 y. JAMES B. PARK, AND— COUNSELOR AT LAW, GREENESBORO\ - - - GA. 'ITJ'ILL give prompt attention to all bu vt siness intrusted to his professional care, in the Counties of Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Baldwin, Hancock and Taliaferro. BS^Ollice—With Hon. Philip B. Rob inson. april 8,1875 —dins Medical Card, Drs. BODKIN & HOLT, 11 WING associated themselyes in the Practice of Medicine, respectfully tender their services to the citizens of Greenes itouo’ and surrounding country. March 4, 1875 —tf Kr. Win. Morgan, RESIDENT DENTIST GREENESBORO ’, GA. feb. 1, 1874. j .1. F. TAYLOK, F ypniONABI.E BARBER ABB HAIR DBESSEB, Main Street, over .T M Storey & Bro.. niay2o *7 ) tf On(a GREENES BORO'., GA„ THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1875. AND Chew icals, PATENT MEDICINES, FINE PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, WIN DOW GLASS, all sizes, LAMPS and LANTERNS. lUTST*S EAKDEX SEEiS. KEROSENE OIL, WHITE LEAD, Colors, LIN SEED OIL, BRUSHES, Ac., For sale by John A. Griffin. tty Physicians’ prescriptions oareftqly dispensed, april 8, 1875-ly T. Markwalter, Marble Work$ t BROAD Street. .AUGUSTA, Ga. MARBLE Monmnen s, Tomb-stones! Marble Mantles, and Furniture Mar* ble of all kinds, from tlie plainest to th e most elaborate, designed and furnished t,o order at short notice. All work for the country carefully boxed. n0v2,1571 —tf € EAT IS A L HOTEL. BY Mr*. W. M. TfIOMAM, AUGUSTA. Ga- Jan. 21—Ty. JEWELRY! 1 Tp SUING to devote myself entirely to v v the 1 ’gitimate business of Clock and Watch Repairing, from this date, I of fer my entire Stock of Watches and .lewel ry at cost, finding that it interferes too much with tire business I prefer. M. MARteVI AS/TKK. Greenesboro’, Ga., Sept. 24, 1874—tf ALFRED SHAW KEEPS constantly on hajul in Grccnes b.oro' and Madison, a full assortment of ROSEWOOD and MAHOGANY lilliill. CASES, and imitations of tlie same. Also, IICTAI.H CASKETS, of all grades. In beauty, durability and price, these Cases atnl Caskets will compare favorably with any to be found elsewhere. C. C. AORTOV Is our Agent of Greenesboro'. NOOE. —All persons indebted for past purctf ?es, are requested to come forward and s< tie their bills ILl'itiJ) SHAW, • i 18, 1875—Sms HIDES, GREEN DRY, Wanted JN Exchange for SIIOLN anil li: aiii Lit. For first-class Hides, we wiil give the highest market price. What we mean bv First-Class hides is, those clear ot holes and taken from healthy animals. Murrain hides can not be rated as first-class. Persons wishing to sell their Hides as first-class, must not keep them till they are partly destroyed by worms. We have a supply of Bark m " on hand, and hope our customers will c- ■ r up and take care of their bark until we i- t make room for it at our yard. We have as good stock as can he found anywhere, and remain her ours is a home enterprise. BROWN & MONCRIEF. Greenesboro', Ga., May 27. 1875. Somethim/JYew Mi'%. IN BARREL AT RETAIL, 81.00 PER GALLON. Half the price of the same in jars anti a better article. For sale by W.c. CARTWRIGHT TTSE the Princess Soap. U BPS..J’rice Five Cents. The largest and best bar of Laundry Soap in town for a nickle, at u t CAKIWKH-ms ORIGINAL [for tiik herald.] Ht ttUt S. According to the doctrine of a large number oi' thinking minds, mankind may be divided into two general classes those who are humbugs, an G those who are not humbugs. We are rather inclined to adopt this classification and think we can sec much philoso phical beauty in the accurate discrimi nations which it makes. At any rate, we believe that there are such speeies of humanity as are properly deaomi nated humbugs; and will at once pro. ced to introduce some of them to out readers, begging them tp bear in mii.d hat a humbug is an imposter—one who under fair pretences endeavors to deceive. Whether he succeeds in his iitempts to impose upon the tod credu ions or utterly fails, he i> still a hum bug. THE CLERGICAL IIUYBUG. First, then, we will g ance at tin- Clcrgieal Humbug. Do yog raise your Itand3 in holy indignation, my deai reader, as you hear tny bold ass. rtion that there is such a thing as a Clergi cal Humbug? If so, please to restrain yourself ti'l you hear my argument in favor of the assertion. Have y n never heard of wolves in sheep’s clothing ? Did you never read of Simon the sor cerer ? Have you never coin, area' the lives of the Pope’s with the Apostles? Bat wc bring the question nearer home. Have you never noted the modern Reverend, robed in broadcloth with his gold-headed eane in his hand, take his evening sgijntcriugs ? Follow him ; see him smile his blandest as ho bows to some wealthy ‘‘lord of crea tion;” but look at his frown of disgust as the poor street beggar asks of him alms. Gold and silver had he enough, but none to spare to the pm z outcasts of the land. Follow him back to his mansion of luxuries. All the good things of the land are his ; yet the poor must never trouble him. Take note of our Reverend Father in the pulpit. See how his eyes glisten with pleasure gs he is attracted by the rustling silk in the aisle making t wird the hiuh priced pews; yet see him instantly withdraw his eyes from the poor woman, who, in common habiliments, now enters and seeks an humble place ! He is of that class who do not visit the sick and those in prison—who care not for the fatherless and the widowed. Those that are a hungered and thirsty are not relieved by him. I)o you say that he is no humbug? We might say much concerning these bloated sensualists, these oily tongued hypo crites, who desecrate the holy sanctu ary by attempting to expound the word of God, but our respect for the profes sion and the disgust that would be ex cited by £a further exhibition compel us to forbear, and we hasten to bring forward our next character for your scrutiny, which is THE LEGAL HUMBUG. Ah, uow we feel freer to criticise and unde,r less restraint as we enter the [field of the “ gentlemen of the long irobe,’’and contemplate that personage which has afforded material for so much I amusement to satirists of every age an clime. Had the mantle of the great. Roman satirist fallen on our shoulder we woujd not wish for a better übject than is here presented in this class of bold, brazen faced, arrogant dispensers of justice. They are seen prowling round every court- oom, eager lor hu man prey; an 1 when once the victim has fallen into their hands he is not loosed from thence until he is robbed of the '* uttermost farthing.” But en ter the court-room ; listen at the flimsy but bull-dog arguments. See how the guilty wretch is held up as a glorious monument of truthfulness and honor, while the innocent are made vile as sin itself. See the studied plans for de feating justice. When we see all this and much more besides, we are led to conclude there is not so much differ ence after all in the significations of the words “ lawyer ” and “ liar,” even if they are not pronounced exactly alike. But the fact that this class of humbugs is so numerous is not perhaps so much a matter of wonder, when we consider the immense amount of jargon, senseless terms and contradictions of which the language of the law is com posed. So miserably obscure and con tradictory is (he language employed that it is really a wonder that there are even a few lawyers who have not aban doned all sense of honor and right ! But lest we make our article too lengthy we hasten to the next division of our subject, THE MEDICAL HUMBUG. From the time of the celebrated Hippocrates down to the present this important personage has bad bis exist enee. Many of the great writers of fiction have thrown their readers into convulsions of laughter by their cor rect portrayal of this character. The quack doctor is a well known p rsonage of our times. llis claims to superior knowledge are urged upon every milk maid he meets. At every gather ing on the street his voluble tongue may be heard Let the conversation • ake what turn it tnav, he must remind those around of his greatness by con tinualiy breaking in with some strained comparison—something remotely analo gous to the point in question. He usually begins, “ that reminds me of.” nr “something similar to this exists in,” or “in medicine we have,” etc. But we dismiss this character to the hotter informed reader with the remark that he is too well known to require any minute description here. The next in order hardly needs an introduc ti oi since he introduces himself to the public in every newspaper in the land, yet we announce THE LITERARY IIUMRU.Q. Reader did you ever see the modest (?) unassuming (?) literary humbug ? Just peep with me into his library There he sits at his table with his pen behind his ear and large piles of books, pamphlets and periodicals, a million scraps of paper with notes on them, scattered around promiscuously. Now he reads, now he scribbles down a thought. Heaping up a mighty volume of borrowed words, images, Ac., lie pre pares for his great work—writing an article for the newspaper. Now he scratches his head for an idea, then glances at the long list of high-sound ing descriptives, again scribbles for a moment, then jumps up, traverses his room, peeps out at the setting sun. is struck by a thought, runs to his table, and wo it goes. This is the working literary humbug; hut the great mass of them throw out with perfe.pt ease all kinds of trashy, yellow back, poison ous, vulgar literature, whose influence is for evil—corrupting the taste and degrading the morals, by giving an appetite for what is low and vulgar. This class of humbugs seems to be daily increasing. The press of the land is continually flooded with litera ture that should never be published. Already the book shelves of the land ape loaded with books that are never read. The daily press is continually, giving forth every idea that enters the mind of man. Nothing is kept back. Every man that forms an opinion parades it before the public in the ever reaily newspaper. Every one who has a neighbor to abuse does it in the same way. No wonder there are so many humbugs in this department ! There is only one other humbug that we will glance at this time, this is THE SOCIETY HUMBUG. It is true that t’n s class may em brace tpanj or all of the others hut we limit the meauing to the si'Called eiite of socii ty. where all professions for time are laid aside, first is the fash enable humbug belonging to both sexes The male here takes the name of dandy. “He is one that would be a woman if he could, but since he can’t, and >es nil he can to sVw to the world lie is not a man.’’ lie is only strict in carrying opt to the Jot,ter .some worn out theories of etiquette. The only good that he docs in the world, of our knowledge, is his furnishing a theme for compos'tinp lor every school girl at. our exhibitions. The female society humbug is characterized by her light, fr volous, senseless conversation ; her flattery, flirtation, her , but the subject disgusts, so begging pardon, my dear reader, for this trespass upon your time and patience. I make my exit with the remark, “ Beware of Humbugs !” lire Hard The survey of North Georgia recent, ly made by Prof. Little, State Geolo gist, has developed untold mineral wealth in that section. A spirit of speculation in mineral lands is mani festing itself. We advise owners of Lots in that portion of the State, to look to their interest and investigate the nature of their lots before disposing of them. [special correspondence.] FICOII GREEXfSSIBOItO’ TO ST. I,ol' IS, St Louis, Mo., Aug. 3,1875. Dear Herald —Leaving your pleas ant city at 12 M. on Thursday, the 29th nib, we reached the bustling Gate City in time to make connection with the W. & A. train. In Atlanta wc were severely handled by professional ticket agents, each one offering special inducements iu accom modations and fare to the Great VVcst. but we turned a deaf ear to their im portunate nppeqls and adhered to our determination to purchase tickets only so far ns Nashville. After a few mo ments consumed in transferring bag" gage, we boarded the cars and were soon speeding on our way to Phtjffnf nooga. The magnificent coaches were filled with passengers. The speed of the train was very rapid, and but little attention paid to the crossing of bridges, there being no perceptible slacking in the speed of the flying train in making these crossings. We soon came into a beautiful country. Every thing attractive —nothing without in terest. The waving corn as it stretched before the eye fold of coming plenty. We were surprised to see so much land devoted to the cultivation of cotton in the northern portion of the State. The mania for growing c tton is prevalent all over the South. Pur people ignore the waning fortunes of the fleecy King and seem to forgot that his sceptre is less potent than in other days. But we digress. The scenery of the coun try through which we passed was charming. Mountains, valleys, streams, and nestling cottages, all combined to form picturesque and beautiful scenes We supped at Dalton. Between Pa : toil andCChattanoogaa —a distanco of 3 ! i miles—the railroad eros-es the Chicka tnauga in its surpentine course, 13 times. At Chattanooga we made close con nection with the Nashville train, there by avoiding the “ lay over ” so dis tastoful to business men. We had hoped to enjoy a fine view of Lookout Mountain and the surrounding coun try. but were disappointed owing to the thick darkness of the night, occasion ally however we caught a glimpse of its rugged outlines, ns the lightnings played around its summit. After a night's ride we reached the “ City of Rocks ” in the gray light of early morning, aud, finding we would be de tained for several hours, sought com fortable quarters. Our stay in Nashville was turned to advantage and was really very pleasant We visited several points of interest. The Capitol, a magnificent structure of Tennessee lime stone, is located upon an elevation overlook ing the entire city. This building is 20G feet high and beautifully finished. The Representa tive Ilall and Senate Chamber are nicely arranged, the furniture, how ever, scarcely comports with the wealth and dignity of tba “ Volunteer State.” The library and historical departments are s ecially interesting. The walls of the historical room arc hung with the portraits of many of Tennessee’s dis tinguished sons. Prominent among them are suspended the immortal Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Andy Johnson. The life size portrait of Parson Browplow stands out in bold relief —in striking contrast with the purer and better men who have given character to the State. Safely depos ited hero are many relics of the din. !on' ago. We saw a silk dress worn in 1745 —part of the wedding trousseau of Mrs Thos. Lynch, wife of a member of the first United States Congress, also some furs worn more than a cen tury ago by Mrs. John Bawnjan. of Cnarlcston, S. C. These articles are in a good state of preservation. The grounds surrounding the capitol are handsomely laid out, and kept in per fect order by convicts from the peni tentiary. After feasting our eyes upon the beauties and antiquities about the capitol, we visited the penitentiary. Over 400 convicts are confiaed here, while 600 are employed on a railroad. Within the walls of the State’s Prison the fiucst order and system prevail We made a minute examination of each department. We went through th< wood work aud furniture department.- —thence below through the machine works aud blacksmith shops. Order prevailed everywhere. We were very much interested in the foundry where sto .is of all grades and the best quality were being manufactured. None of the convicts were in irons. While there we could but think of the system adopted by our State of scattering her* convicts in small .‘"quads from the sea board to the mountains. We are thoroughly convinced 5 that the system is wrong and fails of accomplishing the ends in view. There is no doubt but that the Tennessee Penitentiary is treif sustaining if not a source of revenue to the State. We had a very plcasaut ride to the site of \ anderbilt University, which ia about two miles from the city. The grounds are susceptible of great im provement, and the building when com pleted will be grand in aii its appoint' ments. At 3 p. m, on Friday wo left Nash' ville by the St. Louis A S. E. R. R.— fare 82 50—for St. Louis. In Ken tucky and Illinois we saw tiia'ny fields iu which the wheat still stood in shocks, the incessant rains since the 15th of June having prevented tho from threshing. Much of the country through which we passed has been inundated, at one point for quite a mile the railroad track over which we passed was under water. At Henderson, Ky., the car in which we were traveling was run upon a barge and towed by steamer some 12 miles up the Ohio river to Evansville; fnd., where wc were again placed “in terra firma ” much to our relief. We reached the great city of the West at 11 a. m. on the 31st ult. in good health and fine spirits. You shall hear from us “ now and then.” Wanderers. Oliver Hi-midl llolincv on f.onx Dresses. Our landlady's daughter is a young lady oJ some pretentions to gentility. She wears her bonnet well hack upon her head, which i i known by all to be a mark of high I breeding. She wears her trains re- Iry long, as the great ladies do in Europe. To be sure their dresses are so made only to sweep the tap estried floors of chateaux and pal aces ; as those odious aristocrats of the other side do not go dragging through the mud in silk and satins, but, forsooth, must ride in coaches when they are in full dress. It is true, that considering various hab its of the American people, also the little accidents which the best kept sidewalks are liable to, a lady who has swept a mile of them is not exactly in such a condition that one would care to be her neighbor. But confound the make-believe wo men we have turned loose in our streets ! Where do they come from ? Not out of Boston parlors, I trust. Why there isn’t a beast or a bird that would drag its tail through the dirt in the way these creatures do their dresses. Because a queer) or a duehes wears long robes on great occasions, a maid o.f all work or a factory girl thinks she must make herselfa nuisance by trailing about with her—pah ! that’s what I call getting vulgarity into your bones and marrow. Making be lieve what you arc not, is the es sence of vulgarity. Show over dirt is the one attribute of vulgar people. If any man can vvalk be hind one of these women and see what she rakes up as she goes, and not feel squeamish, he has got a tough stomach. I wouldn’t let one of’em into my room without sen\. ing them as David did Saul at the cave in the wilderness—cut off his skirts, sir, cut off his skirts. Don’t tell me that a true lady ever sacij flees the duty of keeping all about her sweet and clean to the wish of making a vulgar show. I won’t believe it of a lady. There are some things that no fashion has a right to touch, and cleanliness is one of those things. If a w otnat) wishes to show that her husband or father has got money, which she wants and mcans'to spend,but don’t know how,let her buy a yard or two of silk and pin it to her dress when she goes out to walk, but let ber unpin it before she goes into the house.—[The Professor at thy Breakfast Table. NO. 32