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®btp Ofrptmhmtf liigoM {ESTABLISHED IX THE TEAK 1805). - - C. HEARD,) PROPRIETOR. / VOL. XIX. Temperance Column. THEJUG BUSINESS IN GEORGIA. The adoption of the Local Option law in eighty-seven of the one hun dred and thirty-eight counties of Georgia has transformed over one half of the State into temperance territory. This does not mean, how ever, that the people became temper ate. As the licenses expired various devices were resorted to in order to furnish drink for the thirsty. Wag oners on visiting their market towns, which happened to be located in non temperance counties, would fortify themselves with well-filled flasks on their return home. Later the South ern Express Company was resorted to as the medium through which jugs might be sent C. 0.1)., to such persons as might need them. The company insisted on its right to de liver such goods, as being within the privileges of its charter. The tem perance people sought in vain for a preventive, but all to no purpose. — Seeing the demand for jugs, the earthenware works of the State, which had becu falling out of busi ness, picked up enterprise enough to meet the demand, and the result was the manufacture nf thousands of gallon and half gallon jugs, which would he tilled and sent out to dry customers. Over 40,000 such jugs have passed through the express office since last January. The temperance people made the point, that under the Uni ted States laws, dealers could only’ sell at their place of business, and that a sale 0.0.D. does not come within the meaning of the law. In order to settle this point, H. Myers fc Bros, of Savannah, appealed to the internal Revenue Commissioner at Washington, and received in reply the following decision : “You arc advised, that the special tax stamps which you hold as whole sale and retail liquor dealers in Savan nah, do not cover your salesof distill ed spirits, wine or malt liquors at any other piace than your place of business in Savannah. The sales of those li quors should, therefore, be completed by delivery, either actual or construc tive, at that place to the purchaser, in every instance. They are not com pleted at that place when you send the liquors marked C.O.D. by express to some other place, for the liquors re main your property stiil upon arriving at their destination, and do not be come the property of the person who ordered them until they have been de livered to him there, after the pay ment of the purchase and charges.” This decision effectually disposes of the jug business. Quite a flurry has been raised in many counties that the grand juries are about to indict all who purchased as well as all who sold such liquors since the adoption of the Local Option law. —Ex. The grand jury of Fulton county, recommended that the price for retail license for bar rooms be raised to SI,OOO. They also recom mended that a bouse of cor rection for children, be es tablished, wherein these young criminals, and many older ones, may not only be restrained from crime, but reclaimed from vice, instead of becoming, by contact with old and hardened criminals in our jails and convict camps, confirmed in vicious habits, and their young lives rendered a curse to themselves, a dis grace to their families and a stigma upon the commu nity. Senator Brown has intro duced a bill offering a re ward of SIOO,OOO for the discovery of the true cause of yellow fever. of buse balls, from lOcts to SI 00.— Copclan, Seals dc Armor. B@uW. A. Kimbro’ & Cos., are now ready with a full line of Dress Goods to suit all. Plain Nunsveilings, Checked Nunsveiling, Black Nuns veiliug, Printed Nunsveiling, Lace Bunting, Oriole Casameres-all shades, Percals, Reversible Suitings, Seer- Cloth, Barley Cloth, Figured and White Lawns, White Goods and Prints in abundance, SELECTIONS. THE MYSTERIOUS ORGANIST. Years ago, in a grand old cathe dral over-looking the Rhine there appeared a mysterious organist. The great composer who had played the organ so long, had suddenly died, and every person from the peasant to the king was wondering who could be found to fill his place. One bright Sabbath morning as the sexton en tered the church, he saw a stranger sitting at the crape shrouded organ. He was a tall, graceful man, with a pale but strikingly handsome face, great black melancholy eyes, and hair like a raven, for gloss and color, sweeping in darkwaves over his shoul der. He did not seem to notice the sexton, but went to playing; and such music as lie drew forth from the instrument no word can describe. The astonished listener declared that the organ seemed to have grown hu man —that it wailed and sighed and clamored. When the music at lengt h ceased, the sexton hastened to the stranger and said. “Pray, who are you, sir?” “Do not ask my name,” he replied. “I have heard that you are in want of an organist, and have come here on trial.” “You’ll be sure to get the place,” exclaimed the sexton. “Why! you surpass him that’s dead and gone.” •‘No, no —you everratc me,” re sumed the stranger, with a smile; and then, as if disinclined to conver sation, he turned to Hans and began to play again. And now the music changed from a sorrowful strain to a grand old pcan and the mysterious organist “Looking upward full of grace, Prayed, till from a happy place, God’s glory smote him on the face.” and his countenance seemed not un like that of *St. Michael as portrayed by Guido. Lost in the harmonies that swelled around him, he sat with a far-seeing gaze fixed on the distant sky—a glimpse of which lie caught through the open window —when there was a stir about the church and a royal par ty came sweeping iu. Among them might have been seen a young girl with blue eyes, and lips like cherries. This was the Princess Elizabeth, and all eyes turned to her as she seated herself in the velvet cushioned pew appropriated to the court. No soon er had the music reached her ears than she started as if a ghost had crossed her path. At last her eyes met those of the organist, iu a long yearning look, and the melancholy lost its joyous notes and once more wailed and clamored. “By my faith,” whispered the king to his daughter, “this organist has a master hand. Hark ye! he shall play at your wedding.” The pale lips of the princes parted, but could not speak —she was dumb with grief. Like one in a painful dream, she saw the pale man sitting at the organ, and heard the melody that filled the vast edifice. Aye, full well she knew who lie was, and why the instrument seemed breathing out the agony of the troubled soul. When the services were over, and the royal party had left the cathe dral, he stole away as mysteriously as he had come. He was not seen by the sexton until the vesper hour and then commenced his task. While he played, a veiled figure gli ded in and knelt near the shrine. There she knelt until the worship pers dispersed, when the sexton touched her on the shoulder and said : “Madam, every one has gone except you and me, and I wish to close the door.” The sexton drew back into a shady niche, and listened. The mysterious organist still kept his place, with his head bowed upon the instrument, and he could not see the lone devotee. At length she arose from the aisle and moving to the organ lull, paused before the musician— “ Bertram?” she murmured. Quick as thought the organist rais ed his head. There, with the light of the lamp suspended to the arch above falling upon her, stood the princess who had graced the royal pew that day. The court dress of Devoted to the Cause of Truth and Justice, and the Interests of the People. G lIEENESBORO’, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1884. velvet, with its soft ermine trimmings, the tiara, the necklace and bracelets, had been exchanged for a gray, serge robe, and a long thick veil, which was now pushed back from the girl ish face. “Oh, Elizabeth, Elizebctli!” ejac ulated the organist, as he sank at her feet and gazed wistfully iu her troub led eyes. “Why are you here, Bertram?” asked the troubled Princess. “You arc to be married on the morrow ?” “Yes,” sobbed the girl. “Oh Bertram, what a trial it will he to stand at yonder alter and take upon me the vow which will doom me to a living death!” “Think of me!” rejoined the or ganist. “Your royal father lias requested me to play at your wedding, and 1 have promised to be here. If I were your equal, I could be the bride groom instead of the organist; but the poor musician must give you up.” “It is like rending body and soul asunder to part with you,” said the girl. “To-night I tell you this —toll you how fondly I love you ; but in a few hours it will he a sin. Go, go, and God bless you !” She waved him from her as if she would banish him, while she had the power to do so. And he. How was it with him? He rose to leave her then came hack, held her on his heart in one long embrace, and with a half smothered farewell, left her. The next morning dawned in cloudless splendor and at at an early hour the cathedral was thrown open and the sexton began to prepare for the brilliant wedding. Flamed colored flowers waved by the wayside; flame colored leaves came rushing down from (he trees and lay in heaps upon the ground and the ripe wheat waved like a golden sea, and the berries dropped in red and yellow clusters over the rocks along the Rhine. At length the palace gates were opened, and the royal party appear ed, escorting the princess Elizabeth to the cathedral, where her marriage was to be solemnized. It was a brave pageant; far brighter than the entwined foliage and blossoms were the tufts of plumes which floated from the stately heads, and the fes tal robes that streamed down over the housings of the superb steeds. But the princess, mounted on a snow white palfrey, and clad in snow white velvet, looked pale and sad ; and, when on nearing the church, she heard a gust of organ music, which, though very brilliant in sound, struck on her ear likea funeral knell, she trembled and would have fallen had not a page supported her. A j few moments afterwards she entered the cathedral. There, with his re tinue, stood the bridegroom, whom she had never before seen. But her glance roved from him to the organ loft, where she had expected to see the mysterious organist. He was gone ; and she was obliged to return the graceful bow of the king to whom she had been betrothed from motives of policy. Mechanically she knelt at the altar-stone ; mechanical ly listened to the service, and made no response. Then her husband drew her to him in a convulsive embrace and whispered: “Elizabeth ! my queen ! my wife! look up!” Trembling in every limb she obey ed. Why did those dark eyes thrill her so ? Why did the smile bring a glow on her cheek ? Ah, though the King wore the purple, and many a jeweled order glittered on his breast, lie seemed the same humble person who had been employed to teach mu sic, and had taught her the lore of love. “Elizabeth?” murmured the mon arch. “Bertram Hoffman, the mys terious organist, and King Oscar are one ? Forgive my strategem. I wish to marry you, hut I would not drag you to the altar an unwilling bride. Your father was in the secret.” While tears of joy rushed from her blue eyes, the new made queen re turnod her husband’s fond kiss, and for once two hearts were made happy by a royal marriage. [From the German. SOUND DOCTRINE FOR ALL t|MES, WORDS OF WISDOM FOR Ce-NGRESSES AND CONVENTIONS. From the Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson, deliverd at Washington on entering upon his second term of office as President of the United States, March 4, 1805. At home, fellow-citizens, you best know whether we have done well or ill. The supppressiou of un necessa ry offices, of useless establishments and expenses, enabled us to discon tinue our internal taxes. These cov ering our land with officers, and i opening our doors to their intrusions, lmd already begun that process of domiciliary vexation which,‘once en tered, is scarcely to be restrained from reaching, successively, every article of property and produce. If, among these taxes, some minor ones fall, which had not been inconven ient, it was because their amount would not have paid the officers who collected them, and because, if they had any merit, the State authorities might adopt them instead of others less approved. The remaining revenue, on the consumption of foreign articles, is paid chiefly by those who can afford to add foreign luxuries to domestic comforts. Being collected on our seaboard and frontiers only, and in corporated with the transactions of our mercantile citizens, it may be the pleasure and pride of an American to ask, What farmer, what mechan ic, what laborer ever sees a tax gath erer of the United States ? These contributions enable us to support the current expenses of the 'govern ment ; to fulfil contracts with for eign nations ; to extinguish the na tive right of soil within our limits ; to extend those limits, and apply such a surplus to our public debts as places at a short day their final re demption. —New York Sun. mm • A Man Expresses Himself. Horace H. Buell, of Chicago, not having sufficient money to buy a ticket, conceived the scheme of be ing sent as express matter to Man hattan, Kansas, and was successful. He arranged a box so that he could sit in it, and could, if necessary,open it and release himself. He got into his box, and was placed on board the cars. He left Chicago last Thursday, and arrived iu*Manhattan shortly af ter midnight on Saturday morning, and was dumped out on the platform with other freight. His expectation was that lie could escape in the dark ness, but the box was set down bot tom side up, with the lid against the platform, and his scheme was frus trated. When he was rolled into the express office at the depot, still worse misfortune attended him, for the box was so placed that he stood on his head. The clerk then began check ing up, using the box for a table. — Buell stood it as long as lie could,and then made his presence known, great ly frightening the agent, who was going to shoot into the box. At length, however, they released him. lie paid the express charges, SD 25. A ticket would have cost -817 54. — Ex. LAW-OFFICE DIALOGUE. I have almost made lip my mind to become a lawyer. Indeed? What qualities do you possess ? Frankly ? Y’es, frankly. Well, I am studious, I have an ex cellent memory, a good reasoning fa culty and a love for the philosophi cal. At college I took honors. Superb. Forty years ago you might have achieved celebrity at the Philadelphia bar. But have you a turn for tricks ? Can you measure everything by the standard of a fee? Could you become an adept at de feating justice, framing excuses to have cases put off for months and years, after having sworn to delay no person’s cause ? Would you brow beat witnesses? Have you a com mand of billingsgate ? Would you use the court to further your own schemes or gratify your own feelings? Why, no. Then go to Texas and raise cows. How Prayer was Answered. In bis Sunday morning prayer, a Wisconsin minister prayed the Lord that such of his congregation as were speculating in wheat might be brought to a realizing sense of their iniquity by losing heavily. During the next week, wheat dropped nine cents per bushel, and twenty-three members of the congregation had such cold feet that they couldn’t stand still. The week after that, there was a meeting of the congregation to sec about raising the minister’s salary, and tlio result of the meeting was to cut it down from $1,500 per annum to $-800. As one of the kickers an swered in explanation: “We had them Milwaukee chaps right by the short hair, and this feller had to jump in and request the- Lord to knock us endways. If he wants more’n 8800 a year, let him buy lottery tickets and pray for ’em to hit.”—Wall Street News. OVER THE FENCE. All's. Singleton put her head over the fence, and thus addressed her neighbor who™was hanging out her week’s washing, — “A family has moved in the emp ty house across the way, Mrs. Clothes line.” “Yes, I know.* “Did you notice their furniture ?” “Not particularly.” “Two loads and I wouldn’t give a dollar a load for it. Carpets! 1 wouldn’t put them down in my kitch en. And the children ! I won’t al low mine to associate with them, you bet. And the mother! She looks as if she had never seen a day’s hap piness. The father drinks, I expect.. Too bad that such people should come into this neighborhood. I won der who they are V” “I know them.” “Do you? Well, I declare. Who are they ?” “The mother Is my sister, and the father Is superintendent of the Meth odist Sunday school.” A painful pause ensues. BP AROYAL JSWiiS % ■!j| JkPI fgm &AKIH c POWDER Absolutely Pore. This Powder never varies. A mar vel of purity, strength and whole someness. -More economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold in eompetitian with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phos phate powders. .Sold only in cans. ItovAi. Baking Powder 106 Wa 11-st., N. Y. april 1, ’B4 SANITARIUM. Riverside, Cal. Th dry ellißfetA mawi. N’oee, Throat. Lungs, full Idea, 36 p., rout®, cost, free, MARRIAGE®* [All that the doubtful curfonsor thoughtful wnnf to > ikoow, Oloth and guilt blt'ding6o cts,paper 26c,Mar- ; triage Guide, 144 p 15c,senb eeslnd. money or stps.by , t DR. WHITTIER l*£s7<t. [The great spec la list. Ncrvoue Debillty.lra pediment® , [ffTMarrl age, I tat vAfV|< i THE PARLOR RESTAURANT. MAIN STREET OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE GREENESBORO’, G Meals at all hours. Oysters in any style at 25 els, per plate. Evrytiling neat anil orderly. Fresh fish and oysters on sale. L. O' GATLIN February 1, 188-1. Bf?LOur stock of spring Clothing is now complete, and without doubt is the most attractive assortment \ve have ever before offered. We can soli you a Knit from 10 to 20 iter cent, cheaper than you can buy it in Au gusta or Atlanta. We mean exactly what we say, and you have only to eail and have us show you through,to be convinced, -opelnn, Seals & Ar mor. top Railroad Cnpf, Office General Manager,- Augusta,- Ga.; April 6th, 1884.' Commencing Sunday, Gth inst., Passenger Trains tfilV run as foliot a: BQL.Truins run by 90th meridian time, 82 minutes sldWer than Augusta time FAST X. 27, West--Daily. Leave Augusta, . . 7:40 a. m. Arrive Athens, . . 12:30 a. iu. Leave Greenesboro’ . . 10:10 n. m. Arrive at Atlanta, . . 1:00 p. m. I, W’cst—Dnliy. Leave Augusta 10:30 a. m. Leave Macon 7.10 a. m. Leave MiUcdgeville 9:10 a. in. Leave Cam alt 12:29 ra. I,cave Washington 11:30 a. m. Leave Athens 9:3') a. m. Arrive at Gieencsboro’ 2;15 p. m. Arrive Gainesville, 9:15 p. in Arrive at Atlanta 6:45 p. m Xo. :t, West-Daily Lenve Augusta 9.00 p m i.eavo Macon, 7:10 p m Leave MiUcdgeville 9-t5 p i Leave Greenesboro’ 1:48 p m Arrive Atlanta 0:40a r.a flgjyFuperb Sleepers to Angnsta ami Atlanta. Train No. 27 " ill stop nt and receive passengers to and frritn the following Sta tions, only,— Herzclia, Harlem, dealing, Thomson, Canink, Crawfordville," Union Point, Greenesboro’, Madison, Rutledge, !8ois! Cfruß, CoVington, Conyers,' Stouc Mountain nnd Decatur. a Train No. 2H will stop ret, and rcer-ive passengers fo and from the following Stations, only—llerrclfa, Harlem, Dealing, Thomson, Cimirk, Crawfordville, Union Point, Greenesboro’, Madison, Rutledge, Social Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone Mountain and Decatur. The Fast Line lias Through Sleepers from Atlanta to Charleston, and connects for' all points West and Northwest, East and .Southeast. General Passenger Agent. J. W. Greuty, General Manager. JONN C. FERRIS. CIIAS. 11. FERRIS. FERRIS & SON, Merchant Tailors, 820 Broad Street, '^T^‘o"te~2(j^lßßß?^" . .'V . ... . L 1 !'. I . )L'"'Llli_Ll.'! ''' plows', ■ : Wm cutlery, LOCKS, BINGES, BELTING, SCALES, And Agricultural Implements OF EVERY EBCRIPTiOV. AT LOWEST PRICES t t IIi:\BV I'. MOORE, September 28, 1883— AUGUSTA , Ga. . ii, Assignee’s Sale! TIIE ENTIRE STOCK OF CARRIAGES. BUGGIES, WAG-? ONS. SADDLES. HARNESS, LEATHER, etc., AT THE OLD STAND OF R. H. MAT & Cos., WILL BE OFFERED FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS A4? Greatly Reduced Prices ! ! I HF, above Goods are all clean, fresh stock, made by the Rest Manufacturers in (lie 1 United States, and comprise the well known makes of Studebaker, Wilburn and Stan dard Plantation Wagons, all sizes. Best quality of Open and Top Buggies, Phaetons, Victorias and Extension Top Cabrioletteß, made in the Northern nnd Eastern States,- also seventy-five Open Top and Top Buggies of Cincinnati Work, Spring Wagons amf Road Carls, StooA Of Single and Double Harness, Stage Harness, Plow Gear, Hnmes, Traces, Col lars, Bits, Ruckles, l’fow Bridles, Umbrellas, Whips, Horse Blankets, Lap llobes, etc., etc. Leather end Rubber Belling, ail sizes. Calf Skins, Sole Leather, Shoe' Findings, Hemp, Jute, Reap Stone and Gum Packing, etc , etc. These Goods MUST BE SOLD ! AND LARGE INDUCEMENTS will be offered to CASH Buyers. Call early ancH examine the Goods and secure the Bargains now offered. N. li. E-ery Vehicle sold subject to (lie regular twelve months guarantee. John S. Davidson, Assignee, 704 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, Ga, Of ROB’T U. MAY & G.■ September 28, 1883— (H. T. LEWIS, (' EDITOR. Tj INE’ IVo. 28, Hast—Daily.’ Leave Atlanta, . . 2:45 p. ti.*' Arrive nt Athens . . 7:15 p. n . Arrive at Greenesboro’ . 6:22 p, ns.' Arrive at Augusta . . 8:05 p. it'.' No. 2, Hast-Daily.' Leave Atlanta 8:25 a. m. Leave Gaiuesville, 5:30 a. in, Leave Greenesboro’ 12;09 p m Arrive Athens 4:40 p m Arrive Washington 2:46 p m Arrive Camak 1:57 p m Arrive MilledgevillV 4:49 p m Arrive Macon 0:45 p m Arrive Augusta 3.55 p m’ X. 4, Kast—Dnliy. Leave Atlanta 8:60 pm ' Arrive Greenesboro’ I;4G a m’ j Leave “ 1:47 a m J Leave Union Point, 2:13 am Leave Thomson, 4:28 a m 1 Arrive Afl&usia 0:10 am /V C\