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®fc &&& (er r\n rr? itf n r v rn f yf \ a i ftr \\. C. HEARD,) PROPRIETOR. J VOL. XIX. Ths Spring-time of Life. “The spring has come, the violets bloom, I The birds s;ng out their lay; Down in the running brook, Ho sweetly all the day. It comes to us in memory sweet, In fragrance of the flowers; And traces o’er the vanished days, Of happy childhood hours. But oh ! those joyous days have pass ed, And like a vision seen; We wake in manhood’s dreary stage, To find ’twas all a dream.” [ Reed Creek. TALMAGE GIVES TSEANCE. The Absurdities of Spiritualism Exposed by the Brooklyn Preacher. New York Herald. Dr. Talmage treated liis hearers in Brooklyn Tabernacle, Sunday last, to a discourse in which he ridiculed the practices of mediums, and showed the evils of spiritualism. We arc surrounded, he said, by mystery. — The wall between the material and spiritual is very thin. To unlatch the door between them,all the fingers of superstition have been busy. Mod ern spiritualism proposes to open the door, but it has not one reasonable credential. “By their fruits ye shall know them.” By that test I conclude that the tree of spiritualism, which yields bad fruit continually, is one of the worst trees in all the orchard of nec romancy. Dr. Talmage here exhibited a number of spiritualist photographs, and declared that all the pretended materializations were swindles. lie said that a member of his Church had rushed into one of the seances and discovered the false hair and masks with which such apparations were made up. The letters from the other world were models of conden sation, for they contained more bad orthography, bad grammar and bad morals, in the same space than any other writing. The preacher then went on to sketch the history of spi ritualism in this country, beginning with the Fox manifestations in New York over 30 years ago. Ages ago, he said, the Brahmins had their table rockings. Spiritualism was a very old doctrine. Again, said Dr. Talmage, spiritu alism takes advantage of people when they are weak and morbid, and over throws the soul. One peculiar thing —after being in the illumination of heaven the spirits forget how to spell. Just think of spirits enthroned in glory coming down to crawl under a table and break the crockery and ring the bell before supper is ready 1 Spiritualism is an affair of the night, because deception prospers best in the darkness. For many of the in dividual experiences, indigestion will account. Take a late supper of lob ster salad, mince pie, ice cream and a little cocoanut, and you will be able to see fifty materialized spirits. Spiritualism ruins the physical health, and is a marital and social curse. Orgies of obscenity have tak en place under its wing. Women by hundreds have been pushed off into a life of profligacy. If spiritualism had full swing it would turn this world into a pandemonium of carnal ity. It is an unclean and adulter ous religion, and the sooner it goes down to the pit from which it came up, the better for humanity. Spirit ualism produces insanity all over the land. If you put your hand in the hand of tbisi nfluenee, it will lead you down to hell, where there is an everlasting seance. Spiritualism ruins the soul and makes men infi dels. The whole system is based on the insufficiency of the Bible as a revela tion. I invite you to a Chrsstian seance. Don’t sit at a worldly seance either in fun or in earnest. Have your tables so well made that they wont tip. Don’t insult your depart ed friends by asking them to go into a dark closet to cut up capers or crawl under an extension ! THE HOME PAPER. Some writer with a level head, has these words of truth to say about the local paper: “The local newspaper is like a Church, it wants fostering ; then it can reflect credit on its location. — Take your home paper. It gives you more news of immediate interest than New York or other papers ; it talks for you when other localities belie you; it stands up for your rights ; you always have a compan ion in your- home paper, and those who stand up for you should certain ly be sustained. Your interests arc kindred and equal, and you must rise or fall together. Therefore, it is to your interest to support your home” paper; not grudgingly, but in a liberal spirit; as a pleasure, not a disagreeable duty, but an investment that will more than pay the expense. MOSES IX THE SOUDAN. ”1 MaMi’s Country the Cush of Scripture. The Soudan is none other than the Cush of the Bible, which the Septu agint and the Vulgate render Ethio pia, says the American Hebrew. — When Moses had arrived at man’s estate, Egypt was invaded by an Ethiopian army, which successfully laid waste the country as far as Mem phis. In their despair, the Egyp tians prayed to their oracles for aid, and the advice they received was that they should offer the leadership of their armies to “Moses, the Hebrew.’ This they did. The great difficulty of the campaign was to traverse the roads which led to the Ethiopian camp, in consequence of their being infested with dangerous serpents.— The wily Israelite provided his ad vance guards with a number of ibises in and instructed the soldiers to let the birds loose on the serpents. By this ingenious expedient the roads were speedily cleared, and Mo ses was enabled to surprise the Ethi opians and defeat them with great slaughter. Carrying the war into Meroc itself, Moses then laid siege to the eapital- Saba. The obstinate resistance offer ed by the defenders, prolonged the siege for some time, but eventually the city was delivered up by Thar bis, the daughter of the Ethiopian King, who had watched Moses from a distance, and, from admiring his valor, had fallen in love with him. , The story ends happily with the mar riage of Moses and Tharbis. THE PENITENTS. An exchange says: The horrible performances of the fanatical sect known as the Penitents, when they celebrated Holy Week in New Mex ico, baffles description. That such cruel self-tortures should be permit ted in a civilized country, seems in credible. On Easter Sunday, the Penitents initiated a neophyte, a boy eighteen years old. The hoy was first rammed into a pair of tin panta loons. A sharp punch was then used to perforate the tin like a grater, dri ving the tin into the flesh at each blorv. After this, the victim was stripped to the waist, dressed in a pair of cotton drawers and marched through the streets. He was flogged all the way by a stalwart Penitent until the blood ran down his back. — But this is nothing. A short time ago the Penitents of Rio Arriba county tied one of their number, with his own consent, to a block of iron and threw him into the river where lie was drowned amid shouts of fren zied delight from his friends and re latives. In Taos county, in 1880, a Penitent was crucified, because he begged to die in that way. The re ligious frenzy of these people is sim ply insanity. The Catholics of New Mexico are endeavoring to stamp out the Penitents, but they are not meet ing with much success. It is sup posed the sect originated in Spain, and was driven out at time of the revolution. THE BANKRUPTCY LAW. Synopsis ol tits Bill Establishing a Uni form System of Bankruptcy. The hill establishing a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the country passed the United States Senate by thirty-two yeas to seven teen nays. The bill as passed constitucs the several district courts of the United States and of the Territories and the supreme court of the District of Co lumbia courts of bankruptcy. For the purposes of bankruptcy the courts shall be always open. On the application of any party interested the district j udge may cer tify any question of law involved to the United States circuit court. The decision of the circuit court shall not be reviewed by the supreme court, except upon a certificate of disagree ment between the two circuit justices. The bill authorizes the circuit court in each judicial district to ap point commissioners who shall have the powers of the master in chancery; also a supervisor in bankruptcy for each judicial circuit to examine into the administration of bankruptcy proceedings in his circuit. Every party petitioning for bankruptcy shall pay SoO, and every trustee shall pay one per cent, of the gross amount realized from the assets, and every debtor making a cemposition shall pay one-half' of one per cent, on the amount of such composition. These fees are to be paid by the clerk of the court into the treasury of the l nited States.. - Any person owing debts exceed ing S-iOO and unable to pay, may, by petition, apply to be adjudicated a bankrupt, and the filing of such pe tition shall be deemed an act of bank ruptcy. Any person owing debts exceeding SI,OOO who leaves his State to avoid his creditors or con ceals himself to avoid arrest or the Devoted to tk Cause of Truth and Justice, and the Interests of the People. GREENESBORO’, GA., FRIDAY, MAY l(i, 1884. service of legal process or .mikes a fraudulent transfer tf his property, or suspends payment of I.i commer cial paper, or open accounts for thirty days after the same are due and payable, or who makes a fraudu lent preference, shall be deemed to have committed an act of bankrupt cy and may he adjudged a bankrupt on petition of three or more of his creditors whose bills would amount in all to S3OO. The bill excepts and exempts in favor of the bankrupt the necessary and proper wearing apparel of him self and family, and such other prop erly as may be exempt from attach ment by the laws of United States, or of the State in which the haul - ruptcy proceedings are instituted, and the courts may, from the nssetts, allow the bankrupt a sum not to ex ceed SSOO for his support pending the proceedings, if his circumstances require it, reasonable wages for any services rendered his estate at the re quest of his trustee and the usual fees when attending as a witness. — Ex. THE WALLED LAKE, Noteworthy among A merican an tiquities is the Walled Lake of lowa. Imagine a body of water, covering nearly three thousand acres, with a wall built up around it, not a stone in which can be less than one hun dred pounds in weight and some as heavy as three tons, and yet there’s not a stone, to be found in ten miles of the Like. The wall is ten feet high, about fifteen feet wide at the bottom, and five on top. The coun try is prairie land for miles around except a belt of heavy timber that encircles the lake. This timber is oak, and it is plain that the the trees were planted there. They are very large. The belt is probably half a mile wide. The water in the lake is 25 feet deep, as cold as ice, and as clear as crystal. What I would like to know is, who built the wall ? And how did they hold the water back while they were building it ? And how did they cart those im mense stones for ten miles ? If ever you go to lowa, don’t fail to visit the walled lake. You’ll find it in the ! county of Wright, one hundred and sixty miles from Dubuque. The cars will take you almost to it. —Ex. THE DOWNWARD PATH. Two old friends who had met for the first time in many years were discussing bygone days. “Lee me see,” said one ; “you had a sou, did you not '!” “Yes, and I am sorry to say he turned out badly. He became en gaged in a fight while under the in fluence of liquor and killed a man. He is now serving a life sentence.” “That is rather bad remarked the other, “but I have still been more unfortunate with my boy. Poor fel low ! 1 suppose it is mostly my fault. 1 should have watched him more closely when he was young.” And the strong man wept copiously. “You have my sympathy, my dear friend,” said his companion earnestly, as he grasped his hand and pressed it warmly. “May I ask wlmt your unfortunate son is doing?” “You may,” replied the other, his voice choked with emotion ; “he is a base-ball umpire.” Philadelphia Call. COTTON PLANTING BACKWARD. The progress of cotton-planting has been delayed everywhere by low temperature in April. In some of the Virginia counties none was plant on the Ist of May, and very little in several of the counties of North Car j oiina. The proportion planted May Ist of the proposed area is reported as follows: North Carolina, 45 per cent. ; South Carolina, fit); Georgia, fiß; Florida, 1)5; Alabama, 75; Mississippi, 7fi ; Louisiana, 77; Tex as, 80; Arkansas, 70, and Tennes see, 52. Tne acreage will be report ed on June 1. A novel manner of transporting grain is to he tried between Easalie and Chicago, a distance of 100 miles. A pneumatic tube 18 inches in diam eter is to he laid, and wheat,packages, etc., are to be forced through it by means of compressed air. There are to be several stations along the route, and it is claimed that grain can be forced through the tube at the rate of a mile a minute.—Ex. — ♦ “Have you seen my new Jersey?” inquired the city daughter of her fa ther from the rural regions, who was visiting her. “No, is it a hull or a heiferbluntly asked the stock-lov ing farmer. — Lincoln (Neb.) Capital. “What is a lake?” asked the teacher. A bright lit tle Irish boy raised his hand. ‘Well, Mi key, what is it ?’ “Sure it’s a hole in thc'tea kettle, mum.” (ESTABLISHED IX THE YEAH 1395). i tm ft®| ' fH c ||g|j : *ak# POWDER Absolutely F ire. This Powder never varies! A mar vel of purity, strength auf whole someness.—More economic! 1 1 than the ordinary kinds, and can no be sold in eompetitian with the multitude of low test, short weight, aluild or phos phate powders. Sold only 1, i cans.— Royal Bakixg Powder:'l’o., 108 Wall-st,, N. Y. apri fl, ’B4 wool! WAKED in THE Laurel Mills Manufacturing Gompary. v . In exchange for good honest jeans (weeds and linseys. we exchange our cloth to farmers, wool-growers and merchants on favorable terms, and will give you better value foi'your wool than you can get by selling for money. ron l(f pounds washed wom,, We give 8 yards Doeskin .leans. We give 10 yaids School Hoy Jeans. Ws give luTfir* Tweeds. We give 121 yards ■ Check Linseys ro'a 10 ret .-:nsvn<\t t'trmVv'T. We give 8 yards Doeskin Jeans. Me give 8 yards Schosl Hoy Jeans. We give B.j yards Tweeds. We give 10 yards plain or Check Linseys Burry wool subject to discount. Special terms on lots over COO lbs. ll r e will mat m fact ore your wool into jeans for 22.} cents per 'yard, tweeds 164, linseys 12. 1 ,, We pay freight on all woo! sent us. Send for circular and snmples, and you will send your wool when you see our goods. Direct to Laurel Mills. Manufaciurrw] (. ROSWELL, COBB COUNT?,*. May 4, ISSS—Iy. 1884 1884 HARPERS Young People. An Illustrated Heekly—lG Pages. Suited to Bops and Girls of from Six to Sixteen pears of aye. Volume V. Commences November 0, 1883 Harper’s Young People u the best week ly for children In America. [Southwest ern Christian Advocate. .-11 l that the nrist’s skill can accomplish in the way of illustration has been (lone, and the best talent of the country has con tributed to its text-[New England Jour nal of Education, Boston. In its special field there is nothin- that can be compat with it.—[Hartford Eve ning I’ost. TKBSJIS. Harper’s Young People, Year, post age prepaid, $1 50. Single Numbers, five Cents; noli. Specimen copy sent on receipt of 3 cents. The Volumes of Harper’s Young People for 1881, 1882, and 1883, handsomely bound in Il!uniinat@<U,loth, will be sent by mail, pos'age prepaid; on receipt of $3 00 each Cloth Cases for caeh volume, suita ble for binding, will be sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of 50 cents each. llemittances should be made by Post- Office Money Order or Draft, to avoid chance of loss. are not to copy this advertisement without the express order of Harper & Brothers. AdJress HARPER & BROTHERS. New York. ,r j U CELEaRATiS ** UX V' ' ’ r IwStocHHrn Cl Imedicine that ■H ■ will t-Heeta re moval ol‘the specific obstacle to re newed heath and vigor, that is a gen uine corrective, is the real need. It is tlie possession of this grand rexuire ment which makes Hostetler’s Stom ach kilters so effective as an invigo rant. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally, mny2,’B4. top Mori tepif, Office General Manager, Augusta, Ga., April oth, 1881. Commencing Sunday, Gib inst., Passenger Trains will run as iolloi e: B=3k,Trains run by 90. h meridian time, 32 minutes slower than Augusta time FAST LINK I\o. at. West- Daily. Xo. 'AH, Cast-Gaily. Leave Augusta, . . 7:40 a. m. Leave Atlanta, . . 2:45 p. n. Arrive Athens, . . 12:30 a. m. Arrive at Athens . • 7:15 p. n. Leave Greenesboro’ . . 10:1(5 a. m. i „4rrive at Ureencsboro’ . 6:22 p. m. Arrive at Atlanta. . . 1:00 p. m. Arrive at Augusta . . 8:05 p. n I*o. I, West- Gaily. ! Xo. 3, Kast-Gr.ily. Leave Augusta 10:30 a. m. Leave Atlanta 8:25 a. m, Leave Macon 7.10 a. in. Leave Gainesville, 5:30 n. 111. Leave Milledgeville 9:10 a. in. (Leave Greenesboro’ 12;09 pm Leave Cmiaak 12:29 am. Arrive Athens 4:40 pm Lcavo Washington 11:110 a. m. Arrive Washington 2:45 pm Leave Athens 9:35 a.m. Arrive Omsk 1:57 pm Arrive at Gicenesboro’ 2;16 p, m. Arrive Milledgeville 4:49 pm Arrive Gainesville, 9:15 p. ill. Arrive Macon 8:15 p m Arrive at Atlanta 5:45 p. m Arrive Augusta 3.55 pm Xo. 3, Wort—Gaily Xo. i, Kast-Gnliy. Leave Augusta 900 pm Leave Atlanta 8:50 pm Leave Macon, 7:10 pin ; Arrive Greenesboro’ 1:40 am Leave Milledgeville 9-15 p m Leave “ 1:47 am Leave Greenesboro’ 1:18 p m j Leave Union Point, 2:1“ ain Arrive Atlanta <i:loam (Leave Thomson, 4:23 am I Arrive Augusta 0:10 am BQrTuperb Sleepers to Augusta and Atlanta. Train No. 27 w ill stop at and receive passengers to and from the following Sta tions, rnly,—Berzelia, Harlem, Dealing, Thomson, Camnk, ('rnwtordvi)le, Union Point, Greenesboro , Madison, Rutledge, Social Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone Mountain and Decatur. Train No. 28 will slop at, and receive passengers to and from ths following Stations, only—Berzelia, Harlem, Dearing. Thomson, Camnk, (’rawfnrdville, Inion Point, Greenesboro’, Madison, Rutledge, Social Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone Mountain and Decatur. The Fast l.ine has Through Sleepers from Atlanta to Charleston, and connects for all points West and Northwest, East and Southeast. XE3 n. DOB.S.H3Y, General Passenger Agent. J. W. Green, Genoral Manager. JONN C. FERRIS. CIIAS. 11. FERRIS. FERRIS & SON, Merchant Tailors, 820 Broad Sired, /m. Am h . October 28, 1883 PLOWS. CUTLERY, LOOKS. lIINGEB, BELTING, SCALES, And Agricultural Implements OF EVERY OESCIMPTIOV. AT LOWEST PRICES ! ! uwiw p. moo it i:, September 28, 18b3— AUGUSTA , Gn. Assignee’s Sale I — ——- THE ENTIRE STOCK OF CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAG ONS. SADDLES. HARNESS, LEATHER, etc, AT THE OLD STAND OF XL H. MAY & Cos., WILL BE OFFERED FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS AT Greatly Reduced Prices ! ! %/ F (IE Above Goods arc ad c'ean, fresh slock, made by the Best Manufacturers in (be United States, and comprise (lie well known makes of Studebuker, \V iiburn and Stan dard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Best quality of Open and Top Buggies, Phmtoim. Victorias and Extension Top Cabriolettes, made in the Northern and Eastern Stales; also seventy-five Open Top and'Top Buggies of Cincinnati Work, Spring Wagons and Road Carts, _A_ Largo Stools: Of Single and. Double linrness, Son go Harness, Plow Gear, I lames. Traces, Col lars, Bits, Buckles, Plow Bridles, Umbrellas, Whips, Horse Blankets, Bap Robes, etc., etc. Leather end Rubber Belting, all sixes. Calf Skins, Sole Leather, Shoe Findings, Hemp, Jute, Heap Sloue and Gum Packing, etc , etc. These Goods MUST BE SOLD ! AND LARGE INDUCEMENTS will be offered to CASH Buyers. Call early and examine the Goods and secure the Bargains now offered. N. B.—Every Vehicle sold subject to the regular twelve mouths guarantee. John S. Davidson, Assignee, 701 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, Ga, Of ROB’T H. MAY & Cos. September 28, I>B (H. T. LiWIS. 1 Lb iron. 1881 Til 14 1881 Constitution. The DAILY PON STITT TICK lias come to be a : ecegsity lo every intelligent Ismr: in tlic range of its circulation. • For tlie next, year it will be belter than ever. Nearly §IOO,OOO is now bcitijr inves ted by its proprielois in anew building, j presses and outfit, in which end with which it can bo enlarged to meet iis increasing [business, and improved to meet the de mands of its growing constituency. The Daily and Sunday Constitution for IMH I will be better aid fuller than ever and in every sense the best paper in the reach of tiie people of the Southeast. One Y*irs*lO, Woiith* $?• Three JJomhs S3 50, Out. 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We san sell you a Suit from 10 to h 0 per Cent, cheaper tiiau you can buy it in /u --gusta or Atlanta. Wc menu exactly what we say, anil you havd only hr call and have us show you through, h* iße convinced.— opelan, Seals <fc -U* tnor. no 20