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'''' ' " — — ( estanr.rsuKi) rx rm: yeah n.r.L O. HEARD,) PROPRIETOR. j VOL. XVII. fffllß Mffl Comply, Office General Manager, Augusta, On., JULY 1 SI , ]tß. Commencing Sunday JULY *l, 18(11, P. s ,„„„ t„„„ IVo.l, K. S,Ea-l,„ lr . ss ir rstz ,**"*; ■ > Muiodgrille ...... w..ning,.n 11120..;,: z;„ W SST :- r Leave Athens 9:15 a, m. Arrive Millftlgeville 449 p m Arrive at Gleeiiesboro 2;!fl p. m . Arrive Macon 45 n Arnveat Atlanta 5:15 p. m Arrive Augusta 3.55 J m IVo. 3, Wcst-Dni.y No. 4, East-liy. Leave Augusta 8:50 p m Leave Atlanta g‘4s p m Anive Greenesboro’ 1:44 am Leave Greenesboro’ l-47am Leave Macon, 7:10 pm Arrive Millcdgevillo 4:27 am ri4*ve Milledgevillo 915 p m | Arrive Micon f:4O a m Ltave Athens > 0:00 p m I Airive at Athens, 8:30 a. tn Arrive Atlanta 0:40 a m I Arrive Augusta 6:30 a m fi&“Fuperb Sleeper* to Augusta and Atlanta. HI- IV DORSBY, General Passenger Agent. J. W. Green, General Manager. tt CITY DRUG STORE J ALWAYS keep a Laige and variedassortment of Cliemicaly Pure \ir%sj9 DRUGS ami ► sew goods W Medicines. Arriving every week. Full stock of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, COLORS, BRUSHES, etc. All Sizes WINDOW GLASS. LAMP GOODS, CHIMNEYS, etc. Garden Seeds. sets, Eur-ATUESrCTr: — * warrant*# tresh and Genuine. IO c‘s#fs papers sold at , strictly. The beat Seed for this climate. pie '“gars & Chewing Tobacco Soaps, Perfumery, Pomades, Tooth-brushes, and Druggist’s sundries. |BhPhysicians’ prescriptions careful compounded and dispensed. rjohn A. Griffin* I Greenesboro’, Ga., Januarj 20,1880. 1. L. BOWLES & Cos., B Wholesale ami Retail jpt ~; No. 717 Broad Street, Augusta, - - - GA. v complete in every particular. Chamber Sets from SSOO down to $25 H’arrorY .s from S4O up to $250. Come and see us, or write for prices. We 111 the Latest Styles and Novelties in our line. We are Agents for the Woven Mattress Company, and the National Wire Improved. The best two springs in the ii We have a full line of cheap Spring and Mattresses; also fine Feathers- J. L. BOWLES & CO. an. 20, 1881— No. 717 Broad Street, Augusta, ft kplPlf, CAMPBELL m. S.'.. DEALERS IN ■er,Paper Boxes, Books ■!>; And Stationery, I Office and Salesroom No. 29, Whitehall Street, HLANTA, - - - GA. WRITING PAPER, ; WRAPPING PAPER. do do PAPER BAGS of all sizes and BOOKS. weight at Kuge. \ Bottom figures flpijppc yjnjtpfl gfcevery description. ilUl llul U OUliulLull. Wr October 14, IRSO— Central Hotel* Krs W M THOMAS, IKA PROPRIETRESS. Centrally located near Confederate Monument, ad Street, AVGUSTA, Ga. HHBrrcr;ab Rooms. ExeelLnt Fare. Courteous Clerks an I'altentive Servants, ■Oept. SO, 880— Devoted to the Cause of Truth and Justice,, and the Interests of the People. greenesboro; ga., Thursday, December t, isb2. W'licu (f5 Mists arc idliletl. [Selected by L. I. McW.] Oft with weary, weary yearning, Faint we on life’s desert plain; Mem’ry as a mourner turning To our Eden past'again; And the world seems dark and dreary, no'spring or summer bloom— Naught but winter winds that chill us, As we tread the starless gloom. Spirit inly bent aud broken, With a sorrow for the dead; And some secret grief unspoken, Aching frosting heart and head; yind our hearts grow—oh! so weary, Waiting on life’s barren shore; Listening vainly in the gloaming For the summons to cross o’er. lint, sometimes th* mists are lifted From our uim and aching eyes, And we catch sweet passing glimpses Of the vales of Paradise; , Then vve see the shiniug pathway; By the saints and angels trod, Where the tree of life immortal Shades the eve-blooming sod; And soft strains of sweetest music Float across the river wide, And we see the golden city Gleaming on the other side— Sec our loved ones gone before us, And the harps of gold they bear; See the pure and spotless garnfents, And the glorious crowns they wear. Then the heart forgets its aching, And the head its throb of pain; For wo know that not forever Shall our wailing be in vain. But, sometime, the mists that shroud us Shall belified evermoro: And we’ll cross to rest forever On that bright eternal shore. a wifn imINCE. ‘So you don't want me to mar ry Louis, Aunt SophU ?’ came from the trembling red lips.— Georgia Arnold, the willful young beauty was not in a mood to ap preciate the wise counsel of her aunt. ‘I do not want to give my con sent to a union that would render you miserable, George,’ replied the lady, firmly, ‘and you would would you be the wife of a drunk ard ?’ ‘lie promised roe that he would quit drinking,’ said Georgia, a lit* tie tearfully this time. ‘llow long since, child ?’ ‘More than a month ago.’ The lady was silent for a few moments, then she said gravely : ‘Georgia, I told you at first that the habit was confirmed with Louis Howe. He was sixteen years old when I first saw him intoxicated. He is now twenty-four.’ ‘But he may have kept his prom ise, Aunt Sophie.’ ‘Don’t delude yourself with that belief. Georgia. Louis ifowe pass ed by here last night so deeply in toxicated that he could scarcely hold the reins. You need not look incredulous, child; it is true. If he was a man of high moral principle, I would hope that a wife’s gentle.influence might save biro. But I think there is no human help for him.’ A long pause, during which Georgia was endeavoring to res train the tears that would come.— After a while Miss Chester contin ued, thoughtfully : ‘I have known one instance when a wife’s gentle influence sav ed a noble man from disgrace and a miserable death, perhaps. But he had only just began to quaflf from the poisoned cup, and besides he was far far superior in charac ter to Louis Howe. You remem ber that you were remarking only the other day upon the happiness of your cousin, Ada Melbourne and her husband. They were mar ried while you were at boarding school.’ Georgia looked up in eager ex pectation. ‘I will tell you of it all now.— Not because I believe that any pure influence could actuate Louis, but because it happens to be uppermost in my mind. Ada was always a strange girl reserved, modest and gentle, yet very firm and decided sometimes. I was never tired of watching her face —she lived with me then you know. She was in all respects such a woman as was rarely to bo found. One day slio came to me and told me that one of her admirers had propos'd. ‘What was your auswer, Ada ?’ [asked. •I rejected him decidedly. Aunt Sophie,’ she replied, ‘I would not marry a man who give promise of filling a drunkard’s grave.’ •lie drinks ruoderatoly,’ 1 said, just for the purpose of trying her •My husband must bo totally abstetnioue,’sho said firmly. ‘I rejoiced at her decision, and was still happier when she gave her promise to Charley Melbourne to be his wife. They were married, and, at the urgent request of both, I went to live with them in their new home. Their sky was cloud* less for a time, but after awhtU I saw that Ada was looking sad and careworn. I did not question her aboul it, but waited until she should come to me, which sho did before long. ° IN 'Oh, Hunt Sophie, I am so mis erable,’she exclaimed. I soothed her tenderly, and after awhile when she had become calmer, she told me all. That her rejected' suitor, from motives of revenge, probably, was endeavoring to .draw Charley away from the home i cnees ‘1 have tried to warn she 9aid. ‘but he is generous to a fault, and will not believe in the possibil itv of such an act of treachery.— He went to the club last night with him, and was almost angry when I triod gently to remonstrate. Oh ! what shall I do ?’ was almost despairing then, and it was nearly beyond my pow er to encourage her. At length, however, sho arose, understanding that she alonp could save him, and determined to do everything in her power. That night Charley did not come home to tea. I knew that Ada anticipated a repetition of the last night’s experience. I could not sleep, and for dreary hours I could hear her walking restlessly up and down in her room. Just at twelvo Charley came home. With a wisdom which few per sons of moro maturo years seem to possess, she said nothing to him then His voice floated into me somewhat huskily, and I feared the worst. An hour later my door was opened softly and Ada came in and threw bersoif down on the side of tho bed, murmuring sadly : ‘Oh, Aunt Sophie, it is just as 1 foared ; Charlio has been drinking. Ho led him into temptation, and will never be satisfied until he leads him on to ruin. Ho came to the door with Charley. I saw him waiting outside, thinking, perhaps, to hoar my reproaches and my grief. Like the Indian at the •take, however, I suppressed it all. ‘You have acted wisely, dear Ada, I replied soothingly ; but don’t despair yet. He has only just entered upon the downward path, and yea can save him, if any earthly power can.’ ‘I wish I could think so,’ she returned. ‘But if you had only known my anguish when he enter ed the room an hour ago. He has never tampered with intoxicating liquors, and a little has sufficed to overthrow him completely.’ For a long time she mourned thus ; then sho recollcctod her de* termination of the day, and arose in firm hops. Poor Ada ! I could appreciate her agony. Not one word of reproach to her husband came from Ada's lips the next day. With smiling face and cheerful words she greeted him on every occasion and would have seemed the most sunny-hearted creature in the world to a casual observer. It was not a busy day with him, therefore ho had no oc casion to leave home. I arose from the ton-table first, and as I passed up the stairs, glanoed into Ada's sitting-room. Everything I was-arranged as only Hda’s hand con 11 have arranged it. neat ly aril gracefully. I understood the tender cure she had employed and hoped that the loving wife would receive her reward. They came up together a few laoraonts later, and since my door was ajar I could hear every word. Ada opened her slegantf tnelodeon and proposed music, Charley hesitated, and at length tol l her that lie had promised him —the man of ‘whom I had ppoken—to meet him down town on very important business. There was a short pause. ‘Chailey’-, Ada’s voice was tremb ling— ( I know well what he wants. Twice now ho has led you into temptation. Will you blindly fol* low him again ?’ ‘You are unjust to him,’ said Charley, loftily. ‘No, Charley, lam not unjust. But would my love for you he love, indeed, if I were silent when you are on the road to ruin V It was a hard struggle. Hdn pleaded with all the earnestness of a true woman’s love, and prevail ed at length, for I hear 1 him say ; ‘Ada, my noble wife, with heav en’s help and your’s, I will never go astray again.’ There were sleepless eyes and happy hearts in Ada’s home that night. Months passed away, and Char ley, awakened to the full sense of his danger, succeeded in withdraw ing himself wholly from the subtle web that the tempter was weaving around him. One evening in De cember wo three were gathered in the sitting-room. I sat in the lamp light, sewing, Charley in his luxu rious arm-chair reading the dailies and Ada stood by the window, ab** sently gazing down into the street. Suddenly an exclamation of sur prise and astonishment burst from her lips, and both of us arose und joined her. Passing, or rather staggering along tho street, under the full blaze of the gaslight, was Charles Melbourne’s tempter, deep lv intoxicated, looking the wreck of what ho might once have been. Charley looked down at him with pale face until he had passed from view, then placod his hand on Ada’s head, and exclaimed with emotion : ‘Ada, my noble wife, I owe my recovery from that threatened ruin to you !’ ‘And that man. Aunt Sophie,’ asked Georgia, with interest, ‘who was he, and is ho still living ?’ ‘That man. my dear niece, is Louis i/owe !’ ‘Oh, Alunt Sophie !’ The blue eyes had a look of sudden fright ; then her face flushed haughtily. ‘lt is enough I know what answer to givo him now.’ The next morning, when Mr. Howe called to hear his final an swer he received a very decided “No!” About I’rinters, There are not many aged printers. Now and then wc find a compositor who set type on the first ediiiou of the Her aid, but is apt to be a sombre mill - ionaire to whom the pleasures of exis tence are a vague nebuloo of report, rarely the things appreciated. Priur ters work at night. That necessitates gas and frequent adjournments to tho nenrest house of refreshment, l’rin tvrs are generally thin, pale and fond of tobacco. Their nervous energy is given In the service of their employer, and they rely too often up>n stimulants ranging from cold tea to'gin and mil! , froni rum an! gum to whifcy straight, fora fictitious strength which wastes as often ns it is renewed. The fore men complain of pains in the chest—- they bend over so much. Proof-read ers lne their eyesight an 1 h i o buz zings in ihoir ears. Compositors gel sore fingers and cricks in their back Strange ns it may nppeir, although they go to bed very late they are not always late risers; but when they get up their faculties are sleepy. They are liable to headaches, dyspepsia and weak baek a . Their physical fibre fail to keep page with their activity. A“ years go on they become feeble. Lit tie by little they degenerato from ex (nr a o n uITL, and thin ibey I ave to leave their ,! sil/”on the daily press and seek employment on the less exacting! weeklies aud trade papers. One of-Ac worst features of lype-eetfing is ivhat J is known ns the “wrist drop.” A com positor uiay be driving away at rapid rate, when, without warning, his wrist gives way aiyl his hand fulls helpless to his side. Tn other words, bo is ‘leaded.’ All workers in metal are lia ble to this curse, especially when they are careless in their persona! habit- Frequent, dareful washing is absolute ly necessary, and when followed u p is a sure preventive. — [Ex. O , Or— A dJti'e Lives E* ;!• Weeks YViihtmt SNmhl or VVntct’. Mr. VV. P. Ford a farmer liv. ing five miles from the city, near the junction of tho Western fc#d Atlantic and Cincinnati "Soutlit 1 rTi Railroads, tells a remarkable story about the long fast of o mule, lie has quite a number of horses and mules, and four weeks ago last Sunday he turned the stock in n fiield to graze. They all tunc home in tho after noon except a certain largo mule, on tho following morning search was instituted for the missing ani mal, but he could not be found.— Inquiry was mule in all directions, but no traces of the hard kicker could be discovered. Last Sunday Mr. Ford was walking in the same field, with his thoughts far distant from his lost mule. Ho walked to tho brink of an excavation eight or ten feet deep, and there stood the missing beast. From a robust and heavy ani mal ho had dwindled down to a liv ing skeleton. There was no mud or water in the sink to nppause his thirst and nothing to cat within his reach. Ho bid simply fasted f< r four weeks. Help was soon pro cured and the mule was dug out No sooner wero hi-* feet firmly planted on top of the ground than ho started off on a trot toward the house. Jle was provided for and is getting along all right. Mr. Ford accounts for his fasting by his being a Democratic mule, and has been living on the tidings of the joyful victory. [Chattanooga De roocrat. Tlie Valley • lbe Vile. The most fertile land in the world is the Valley of the Nile. Egypt was •tbi ut tlie first settled country on the -lobe, and with the East formed the “cradle of mankind” because of the fer tility of the soil and the ease with which it could be culivated. Four crops a year a>c grown upon the land of 'that country almost without culti vation, the. farming implements used in all ages being such as would scarcely be recognized as possessing auy prac tical vaiue among civilized nations. There are lands at ihe mouth of the Mississippi river as rich, perhaps, as those of the Nile, but they are not yet sufficiently above the sea level for cul tivation, and then Louisiana is without the perpetual spring of Egypt. The delta lands of the Ganges, perhaps, make the nearest approach to those of the Nile, f T. LEWIB; { EDITOR. and nextonmes the Ainaz in Valley n South America, which is doob'less tl e largest body of really fertile land in ihe world. It is not a rainless country' like Egypt. h >tvcver, and ha 9 its for-' tilitv carried away by almost ceaseless torrents of rain during the winter sea son. fEntiil 4’o rn Hog cholera is very common aud very destructive in Georgia The fi>V lowing suggeiteJ remedy is Irom th* Le wist own Gazette, an Illinois paper. There can bn n> harm in trying i* "Every paper in the United State* ought occasionally to keep the fact be fore its readers that burnt uorn is a cert tin and speedy cure for hog cholera. The best way is to make a pile of corn on the cob*, effectually scorch if, and then give affected hogs free aeees* to if. This remedy was discovered by E. E. Docks ut the time his distillery ws* burned in this county, together with a large Ini of store corn, which was *w much injured as to be unfit fur use, which was handed out and greedily eaten by the hogs, several of which were dying daily. After the second day not a single ling was lost, and the disease entirely disappeared. Tbo remedy has been tried in a number of eases since and never failed,” [Ex. Tli Constitution, For 1889-S. Is better equipped in every sense than ever before to maintain its position IN THE FRONT RANKS OF SOUTHERN JOURNALISM. lit rails tlir attrition of tle mtdiiii i>uller to tlir tallow* iiiß jHi:tts tlsat ran be, rlainird. Namely, , Ilia! it is 1. The largest and best paper in Georgia, Alabama, * lie Carolina?, Florida anil Mississippi. 2. More reading matter Ilian any paper in the South Atlantic Stales. 3. Tho fullest telegraphic service and latest news. 4. The brighle-1, best and fullest corre*- pondenec. 5. The complelest election returns. '6 Verbatim Legislative reports, 7. Oilicial Supremo Court reports. ’ Tho Groat Georgia Paper Better Than Ever, No intelligent Georgian can do with out it. Every Georgian should take a paper froa the Capital during the next three months. The Daily Constitution $lO per annum; *2 50 3 months ; $1 00 1 month. Weekly $1 50 a year; Cln+i of 10, $1 25, with free copy to getter up of Club; Clubs of 20 $1 00, with free copy. Address THE CONSTITUTION Atlanta, Ga. PATENTS obtained, and all business in the U. S. Tal ent office, or in tho Courts attended to for modererate foes. We are opposite the U. S. Talent Office, engaged in patent Business exclusively, and can obtain patents in less time than tho.-e remote from Washington. When model or drawing is sent wc ad vise ns !o patentability free of charge : and we make no charge unless we obtain patent. Wc refer, here, to the Post Master, the Supt. of the .Money Order I)iv., and to officials of the 17. S. Talent Office. The circular, advico, terms, and reference to actual clients in your own state, or county, address— O. A. SNOW \ l*.. Opposite Patent. Office, Washington, I). C. Sept. 20. 1881. A Outfit furnished free, with full m“ J H 9 instruct ions for conducting tho = I I profitable business that ouc can cngigo in. Tho business is so easy to learn, and our in structions are so simple and plain, that any one can make great profits from the very start. No one can fail who is willing to work. Women are as successful as men. Boys and girls can earn large sums. Many have made at the business over one hun dred dollars in a single week. Nothing like it ever known before. All who engage are surprised at the ease and rapidity with which they are able to make money. You can engage lit this business during your spare time at great profit. You do not hnve to invest capital in it. We take all the risk. Those who need ready money, should write to us fit once. Ail furnished free. Address TRUB & Cos., Augusta, Maine. ap.7.’81 w a err. Notice is hereby given that an Act enti-. lleil ‘An Act, to appropriate the proceeds of* the hire of convicts from the county of (Jreene, to the payment of insolvent cow* flue the different officers of sail county, will be applied for at the meeting of 111*, next General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Oct. 19, 1882—It. fs-Sf Kentucky dears will be offered at low as 10 cents per yard this season by L. A. liavis & Cos. Quite a good quality at : 0 and2sc.mls. sew Guni Cartridges.—Cf A. Day <j‘ Cos. NO. 48 ;