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DEVOTED TO NEWS, POLITICS, LITERATI/RE, AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL PROGRESS—INDEPENDENT IN AIL THINGS, VOL. X. REJIEJIBER THE POOR. [The following lines are old, but will last and be good as long as (here are any poor to be remembered, and this is the sea aon of their anniversary.] Now winter lias come, with its cold, chill ing breath. And the verdure has drop! from the trees; All nature seems touched by the finger of death. And the streams are beginning to freeze: When wanton young lads o’er the rivers can slide, And Flora attends us no more— When in plenty yon sit by a good fireside. Then you ought to remember the poor. When the cold feathered snow shall in plen ty descend, And whiten the prospect around ; Wjtien the keen cutting winds from the North shall attend, Hard chilling and freezing the ground— When the hills and the dales are all cover ed with white, And the rivers congeal to the shore ; When the bright twinkling star shall pro claim a cold night, Then you ought to remember the poor. When the poor harmless hare may be trac ed to the wood By her footsteps indented in snow, When the lips and the fingers are starting with bleod, ' When the marksmen a cock-shooting go; When the poor robin-red-breast approaches her cot, And the iccicles hang at the door ; When your bowl smokes with something re viving and hot, Then you ought to remember the poor. When a thaw shall ensue and the waters increase, And the rivers all insolent grow ; When the fishes from prison obtain a re lease, When in danger the travelers go.; ’ When the meadows are hid by the proud swelling flood, And the bridges are useful no more, When in health you enjoy everything that is eood. Sure you ought to remember the rtnor. Boon the da> will be here when 9"" c 'v.'i„r was born, And tongues shall unite as one voice ; v All nations shall join to salute the blest \ morn— All the ends of the earth shall rejoice ; Grim Death is deprived of his all-killing sting, And the grave is triumphant no more ; Saints, angels, and men hallelujah shall sing, And the rich shall remember the poor. For the Herald. IRATsTIBIXTNrS, AS A €IB€IB-RII>EB. Hankins’ father is a Methodist preacher, and hs never would let his boys go to a Circus, no matter how much they longed to go. Ranki is was the oldest son. and he always said be was going to the “first Circus that tome along after he got grown.” Well, Rankins is grown now, and the Circus “come along last week,” and be went. He saw it all, too, irotn the Nping tail Monkey in the menagerie, to the last act of the Clown in the circus. He was completely carried away with everything; but more especially was he taken with the Circus-riders He said that evening after the show, that if he could “jes stick to a horse like them fellows, he wouldn’t begredge a hun . dred dollars.” The wonderful feats of the Circus- Riders preyed upou his mind all the balance of that week. He spent his ■pare moments in talking to his young er brothers about the show, showing them how the Moukey acted, what the .Clown did, and firing their youthful im aginations with ideas of circus life in general. His fathor had an old mare, with which the boys plowed and hauled, and every day when they were going to and from th# field, Rankins used to practice on this old animal. He would ride on his all-fours, or on his back, and could even ride a little standing up, if the old mare would walk slowly. Well, Sunday rolled around finally, and with it the family strolled off to Church, leaving Rankins and two of the younger boys at home to uiind the promises. Now was Rankins time. The coast was clear, and he determined take to his brothers down to the horse lot and play Circus. He was going to fix up things in style, too. So he look ed up an old suit of red flannel under clothes which his father had cast aside, for they had become too holy even for that reverend old gentlemen. lie car- ried those down to the lot, and put them into the horse-trough until he could ’“fix up the old mare,” as he said. He got out an old saddle, which he [had padded up until it was level on top, and strapped it on to the old mare He then plaited up her mane and tail, and tied some small tin-boxes contain ing shot, to the saddle.—(These boxes 'were to answer in the place of the lit tle bells he had seen on the circus horses.) He then went into the stable and having pulled off his clothes, | donned his eircus suit, and when he I again made his appearance, he was 'frightful to behold; for his suit was glaringly red, and terribly ragged, es peeially the seat of his breeches, which needed half-soling badly. The first trick he intended to per form, was to strap himself on the back of the old mare, and keep up a barrel with his feet, while the boys led the mare around the lot, but he took eare to come up behind her, so that she couldn’t see him until he mounted He got up and lay down on his back, and told Bill to hold the mare while Joe buckled him on. As soon as lie was fastened on tight by the arms and waist, leaving nothing at play but his legs, lie tnl' 1 Bill to lead her off. But it sudd“n!y occurred to the old mare to look around and see what sort of a load she had on. ‘•Look out !—hold to her,” said Ran kins, as the old mare snorted; hut it was too late. The old animal had lived a long time, but she never bad seen such a sight as that, and to have such a thing on her hack, was too much f r her dignity She flirted her head around, and threw Bill against the sta ble, and backed up and down, and wheeled around to shake oft’ her load ; all of which time Rankins was shout- • r,T -* " ~— ,r. ” hpr \ st-AT> her. hov* • • Rut the old mare didn’t intend to be stopped. She seemed to be possessed of some of her yonthlul vigor, and. making for the fence, she cleared it with such a bound that it nearly jolted Rankins’ head off. As soon as they reached the middle of the road, the old mare commenced to shake again. She plunged and reared and wheeled and kicked and switched her tail and stir red up more dust than a regiment of cavalry. “Oh, Lord !” exclaimed Rankins, as the idea popped into his head, that the old mare might start down the road to* wards the Church ; and sure enough she did. “Run here, boys! head her! head her ! for the Lord’s sake stop her!” But the old mare was too fast; and as she plunged past the house, the dog started after her. and with his barking, and the tin-boxes rattling, and the old mare’s snorting, there was more racket in that road that bright Sabbath morn ing, than was ever known before. As they disappeared down the road. Rankins’ legs were describing curves like the patent rakes in anew fashion ed threshing machine, and he was still crying out: “Woa! Lord have mercy on—Woa! woa! Isay! Confound your oid — ! Woa !” But the old mare became more sup tde, and the dog became more noisy.— As they turned the corner, Rankins saw a negro man on the side of the road. “Say,” said Rankins, “if you’ll stop this mare, I’ll give you—•” But the negro didn’t 6top to trade. He ran against the fence, knockel it known, and tore off down through the corn field as if Tam O’Shanter’s devils were after him. Rankins now concluded to try coax ing: “Ho-o! Sally,” he exclaimed gent ly. “Ho—o! gal, woa-a !” But it wouldn’t answer, and, as they approach ed the Church, he became desperate. “Woa! Isay! Blast your old soul, ja'll bust your durned old—Woa! Sal.” They were now within a hundred yards of the Church, and the people were just beginning to eotne out. One old brother, hearing the racket, looked up the road and exclaimed, — “Good Lord ! what is that coming down the road All eyes were now turned on Rank ins ar.d the mare, as they came dashing right into the crowd. The women screamed, and the men began to back out of the way; but the old marc stop- GREENESBORO’, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1875. ped when she got into the crowd, (the very [lace Rankins didn’t want her to stop ,) and stood trembling, for she was well nigh broken down. Rankins rolled his eyes round to a by stander and said : “Cut this strap.” “What’s the matter ?” said one. “Cut me loose, if you please,” “Why, it’s Rankins,” said the old preacher, coming up. “Why in the h—ll don’t you un buckle the straps ?” said Rankins, be coming desperate. Someone unfastened him, and he rolled off on the ground. “What in the world are you doing here in that plight?” asked the old roan ; but Rankins had started off up the road in a dog trot, amidst the laughter and jests of the boys. “Look at him,” said one; "he looks ; like a painted skeer-crow ” “Call your dog, Rankins,” said an other. “Where you going to show at next time ?” asked a third. But these jests only served to make Rankins trot faster. He keeps close at home now, but I happened to meet him the other even ing, as he was sneaking down the road “Rankins,” said f, laughing, “what possessed you to fasten yourself on that h rse in that ridiculous plight, the oth erday ?” “You go to h—ll,” said he. "You might have known,” said I, “that the mare—” “You better dry up, now,” said Ran kius. I dried up I saw that Rankins was waxing hot, and that the least I said to him, the better. Aud my opinion is now. that the man who says anything to Rankins about a Circus, is going to get a fight on his hands? Z. C!:J fribt to re rip mem. selves. The thoughtless mother who hourly yields to the requests, “Mamma, tie my pinafore,” “Mamma, button my shoe,” and the like, cannot he persuaded that each of these concessions is detrimental; but the wiser spectator sees that if this policy belong pursued, and be extended to other things, it will end in hopeless de pendence. The teacher of the old school who showed his pupil the way out of every difficulty, did not perceive that he was generating an attitude of mind greatly militating against success in life. Taught by Pestalozzi. however, the mod ern instructor induces his pupil to solve the difficulties himself'; believes that in so doing he is preparing him to meet the difficulties which, when he goes in to the world, thera will be no one to help him through; and finds confirma tion for this belief in the fact that a great proportion of the most successful men are self-made. —Herbert Spenser. The ESoys Description. “I’ll tell you as how it was—you see Bill and me was down at the dam excuse urn—catching fish, though we didn’t catch any, I got one bite, and Bill told me to scratch, but I didn’t. Well, I rech in my pocket and found mv knife and it was gone, and I said Bill, you stole tny knife, and he said I was another, and I said go there your self, and he said it was no sicli a thing, and I said he was a liar, ar.d could whip him if I was bigger’n him, and he said he’d rock me to sleep mother, and I said he was a bigger, and he said I never had the measles, and I Raid for him to fork over that knife, and hs said he couldn’t see the fork, and I said I’d fix him for a tombstone at Robertson’s, and he said my grandmother was no gentle man, and I sai he dersent take it up, but he did, you bet, you never —well, you never did. Then I got up again, and said he was too much afraid to do it again, and he tried to, but he didn t. and I grabbed him and throwed him down on top of me like several brick; and I tell you it beat alI—and 1 —and so did he, and my little dog got behind Bill ana bit him, and Bill kicked at the dog, and the dog ran, and I ran after the dog to fetch him back,and didn’t catch him till I got clear home, and I’ll whip him more yet. Ia my eye very black? —Cincinnati Union. — Josh Billings says: —“You can’t change u date by cussing, after an edi tion has been worked off.’ •:. 1 83 Off a 1 t'iir in Advance. .1. St. PARK, - - Proprietor. W, It. WES* VICK. - - Etltler. BUSINESS CARDS, M. W. LEWIS } H. G. LEWIS. JI. W c Lewis & Sou. Attorneys at Law > GREG\tIBBOROUGIR, - CIA. npril 8, 1875-ly Philip B. Robinson, Attorney at Law f GREENESBORO’, . . . GA. EA7ILL give prompt attention to business entrusted to his professional care. Feb. 20, 1873—6 ms irirwrrara; Attorney at Law, ttIIEEXESESOHO’, - - - GA. ALL business intrusted to him will re ceive personal attention. fiISyOFFICE—(With Judge Heard,) in the Court-House, where lie can he found during business hours. oct. 15,’74-tf Wm. H. Branch, ATTOR NE Y A T LA W . <EE i:i:> CNI) Rtf’, A . f CONTINUES to give his undivided atten * J tion to the practice of his Profession. Returning thanks to his clients for then encouragement in the past, he hopes by llose application to business to merit a con tinuance of the same. £i§yOffice over Drug Store of Messrs. B. Torbert & Cos. Greenesboro’ Jan ICth 1874—1 y. iv the legitimate business of CTock 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. ML JIAII It W AI/TE 51. Greenesboro’, Ga., Sept. 24, 1874-ti W. W. LOIPKI*. ATTORNEY AT LAW, UNION POINT, - - OFFERS liis professional services to the people of Greene and adjoining coun ties, and hopes, by close attention to Lusi siness to merit and receive a liberal share of patronage. jar.23’74—ly. Or. Wus. Morgan, RESIDENT GREENE SB OR O', GA. feb. 1, 1874. Medical Card. Brs. 60DEIN & BOLT, Having associated themselves iti the Practice of Medicine, respectfully tender their services to the citizens of Greexes horo’ and surrounding country. March 4, 1875 —tf CENTRAL HOTEL. BY Mi% U’. ML THOMAS, AUGUSTA . Ga- Jan. 21—Iy. T. Markwalter, Marble Works l 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 order at short notice. All work for the eouptry carefully boxed. n0v2,1871 —tf JAMES B. PARK, AND— COUNSELOR AT LAW, GRE ENESB Oil O', -- - GA. WT/TU, give prompt attention to all bu vV siness intrusted to bis professional care, in the Counties of Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Baldwin, Hancock and Taliaferro. C3"OlDee—With lion. Philip B. Rob inson. april 8,1575 —finis .J. I\ TAYLOH, FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER, lioom over J 1* Cartwright’s saloon,former ly occupied by M L Richter, maj-20.’75-tf Greenesboro’, Ga Exchange Saloon Broad Street ivest of Main, Greenesboro’ , - - Ga ttaving purchased OF G. 11. II THOMPSON tlie above Saloon and the Family Grocery connected therewith, 1 will always keep on hand the Finest Im ported and Domestic LIQUORS, WINES, ALES, BEER and CHOICE CIGARS ALSO, a full line of FAMILY GROCERIES, Guaranteeing satisfaction, I respectfully solicit the patronage of my friends and the public. I T. SCOTT. December 2, 1875 —if •’ - - : wfta Mr ; COURT : -m : AVENUE SALOON!: ••• • ; (rear all Ac Co.’s.,) ;•• • • : U’reenesboro’, CJiv, : i John P. Cartwright, Prop r.! Jg@“l respectfully announce to my-yjjJJf friends and the public generally that 1 have just opened the finest Saloon in this city. My bar is supplied with the finest pure do tl*&T mestic and imported Whiskies iiraiidies, DIKS, VINES AND LIQUGKS OF EVERY VARIETY, AED CHOICE CIGARS. FRES 11 LAG Fit RECEIVED DAILY. ICE ALWAYS ON HAND. The patronageof the public is solicited, •may 20th, 1875-yl J P Cartwkight raFirom AND Client seals, PATENT MEDICINES, FINK PERFUMERY, TOILET ARTICLES, WIN DOW GLASS, all sizes, LAMPS and LANTERNS. busts garden seeds. KEROSENE OIL, WHITE LEAD, Colors, LIN SEED OIL, BRUSHES, &c., For sale by John A. Griffin. prescriptions oarefu[ly dispensed, april 8, 1875-ly HIDES, GREEN DRY, Wanted TN Exchange for SIS OHS and MYTH HR. For first-class Hides, we wiil give the highest market price. What we mean by First-Class hides is, those clear of 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 now on hand, and hope our customers will cover up and take care of their hark until we can make room for it at our yard. We have as good stock as can he found anywhere, and remember ours is a home enterprise. BROWN & MONCRIEF. Greenoshoro', Ga., May 27, 1875. IS EAT IJAIMiAIX IX Musical Instruments FOB SALE. ONE SET OF BRASS INSTRUMENTS for a full band, manufactured by John F. Stratton & Cos., New Fork. Twelve Brass Instruments, two Drums and one pair Cymbals, in good order. A bargain can be had bv applying at once to , " J. S. GIBSON, Sept. 30, 1875. Sec’y G 15. Band. WANTED. DRY HIDES and Country Produce generally. J• W. STONE, Ag’t. Greenesboro’, Ga., Nov. 18, 1875—tf iPl : : : Sgm FOR CXTALOGIfES. Joseph T. Smith, COTTON g|c£|| FACTOR, No. 9, MeIXTOsJj STREET, Am. tmasrso /m. oct. 14, 1845 —2ms & I). HEARD & SOaT COTTON Ff|g|||J|jFACTOßS and i 03131ISSION MERCHANTS, AUG-USTA. G-A QTRICT personal attention given ami prompt returns made. Commission 50 cents * ) per bale. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made upon Cotton in Store. Con signments solicited. oc(l4—2ms r— ■■■■■ . _!!!■ Branc la db Srnitli, COTTON FACTO!(SgiiS AUSI? GEORsiA RESPECTFULLY solicit consignments of Cotton, to the sale of which they GIVE THEIR PERSONAL ATTENTION. Our charges from this date will he reduced as follows: COMMISSION, 50c per hale. STORAGE, 25c per month. All Cotton intrusted to us will be carefully handled and prompt returns made fof same. [Oct7-6mos] BRANCH & SMITH, Augusta, Georgia. n i . ——— Scott’s Improved Colton Tie 1 Tli© Most Secure, t'ottou Simple, <& MR, WALTOS & CO, Wholesale Grocers & Cotton Factors, Agents. 153 REYMOLOS STREET, - r t 2-3 m AUGUSTA, GA. M,J. i■ r, ■■ I 111—..... mm .. —■ ®JB> • ms • AS TT O m JE3 m Cotton Factor , ♦it-fe AUGUSTA. GA. eral advances made on consignments. General Asrnt tor CjJullett’s linjrovel Ligiit ttraft Cotton Gins These Gins run light.gin fast, and produce a finer sample than any Gin in the market, without exception. Planters wanting Gins are requested to ask the experience of any one who is using the Gnllett, or tlie opinion of any disinterested Cotton Buyer or Seller who has seen Gullett ginned cotton. Agent for Small Engines for Running Gins, Mills, Ac. Which cost but little more than two first-class mules. Also, Large Engines and Saw Mills. Estimates of cost delivered made promptly on application. Prices tli4 very lowest. Agent for Coleman’s Corn and Wheat Mill, Made complete—French or German stone—can be rim by horse, water or steam power Aeont. for Horse Powers, Cotton Presses, &c. BgySend for circulars. [sept23mo] O. M. STONE, Augusta, Ga. — Granger Warehouse. CONDUCTED DA THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY. lliirii Your Colton } I’LAYTKIW' Union Agency, No, 6, Mclntosh Street , -YAuig* \x s (ex- - - “ - G-eorgia. At the Commodious Fire-Proof Warehouse formerly occupied by Jennings, Smith & Cos Commission for Selling Cotton, per bale cents Storage—First Week cents do —each additional week j? cents Drayage—per bale cents IjyThose outside of tlie Order admitted on the same terms, Commissions included. 23558 W TA NARUS,“ ***** . „. KI.OI.ES, yt. PLANTERS 0 SiflfM \\ | W LOAN AND DAllilllO llillllV, 22 3 BROAD ST_ a Cash Capital. SI.OOOOOO, with Stockholders Liability, fITRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING, EXCHANGE AND 1.1 NESS. Five per cent allowed ou Daily Balances, subject to LIILLK AI BiUlti. Interest allowed on Time Deposits, as may be agreed upon. CASHIM • 'S,Sg?WfTO OX SHUT BRITAIX ASD in sums of LI and upward. s.. sismisiP. Importer and Dealer in Wines, Liquors, ,/Mes, Porter, Cigars , Sfc. Agent for E. Anlieiiser & Co.’s ST. ROUTS LAGER BEER. octTif 161 & 256 Broad St., Augusta, ga. “TYi. iiiilit ~ COTTONISIitFACTOR \nd Commission Merchant, JACKSON STREET, “ G-EOHG-IA bept23iu3 ST. NO. 51