Georgia Historic Newspapers

    The Meriwether County Vindicator.
VOL. 4
DICATOR.
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BT VM T. BEYILL,
at IN ADVANCE.
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tv A liberal deduction mad# to those
advertising bv th* mouth or year.
coulr rT officer..
ORDINARY Jsa. W Banning
•MBRIfF.... W R. Faver
CLERK H O A. J Hinton
TA X RBCKIVKR ... W. P. Wheel***
1 AX COLLECTOR W. G. Port
TREASURER t. •1 M Adam#
SURVEYOR O P Mathews
COL’NTT COMMISSIONERB.
K T. C. fuel*, H M Uver. it,
Jesse Partridge, K. M. McCaaltu,
tt. A.U-tfd
BOARD OK EDUCATION.
John W. Park, W. J. Barnes,
Msd.soo Reeve# It A. Parker,
A !i Freeman, See.
bAN.'.ToH stiiti District, G L. l\?*vy.
tHEPRESENTATIVEa
olHutlaii Warner. W’ T Hevlll
BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN W. PARK.
Attorney at law,
, Uhkknyii.i.k, Ga.
Will practice iu Meriwether and tbe ad-
Joining cuuftties.
ioioiii l pSav v,
v ri'ORNEV AT LA Wj
/ \ iutn.mliiK.hi
a~u. freeman!
\ TToRNKY AT LAW
J\_ CiHk.ivarii.i K, Ga.
AH bewnee* entrusted to liir care attend
id to pr< uv|>tly and faithfully.
jTjiftKi RohTU<YsoM~
A VIoRNKY AT LAW.
J V (illl.f NVII I K, (J*.
Will pi •elk'* In tl.e Justice#' and Ordt
Hair's t ..nrts of Weii wether, am! the
Buprriur t (oifts ot tin out?nu*' cntr.j*. .sing
ths Oowrla "lichK _
Kit J AO. 1 KKHKLL
4 1.M1.L I (IKTIM K tbe pi ad Ice ol
W Medicine in .Greenville und the
* .-ontry a*jtM flit All calls tell at fire Drug
Kt.yfs ..r his tllein |>i<-ni|>tl) aitended to
OK K It AMIItiM,
4 vKKKjW lii* ProlesHoual sei vice* U> the
V reillsMts ot Greenville and vicinity,
HP Office at O. J Anthony A t‘o> Drug
8? or, al'lo
Oh. K K HALL,
Having derided l<> Irtoute pn luunrully
hi lirieovllh- tetidt I * his pi nice* founl
aituati 111 tlie t iU4cu* ./I the ti.a u and UI
riasiu<ltg count V- Office ou the North
ante oil the {HihliC ssjuaie.
Tliom Coin kCon
M.nli. OA.,
MAN l KAC’I l REUS <>KAN 1 >
DEAL 3 Jth 1H
IV RIM 11 VH E t
bii'Ui a# ih dsleads, JJui cau, Chult#, Mat
Hut,
Baby Carriage*
•tail st) let au>i at reasonable ;>r re*:*. f,x
an.inartoe ot stock aoltotUxl.
IHE
Olirifetian Index
a LAROE EIGHT I'AGE Ww-kly
J \ Orr*n <>l tU- Baptist Denomination
Khould be in every Bpti*l family ni (he
lead. It is the paper uu> children ought 10
read. It to the pefier for ill who would
know the iruth uiti Id Jceua. btibacribe
lor it at onee—lodee* your friends and
neighbors to do likewise. If you haven't
the money, wlncriU tor the psper snyhow
—yw.r pastor will make the arrangement
lor you. Bt nd lor specimen copies. The
price of the Index it
i •
©3.00 .A. Year.
Address e’l ordeis to—
JAi*. P. HARRISON A CO.
Box 24, AUinu, Gu.
IhrwMClIM -Hh ik. moil *••
tlu iarmt .at m*M Book <t X* FrlaP
n.. £ca la h* Boatk, knw a. tb Fraoklia
Man iTtklla* Hutft. at whim -j rarlety of
Mack, JlarcaWll*, Lapal wad Kailw.y Prtaitb( la
iviiud. Ik tittlWsry of awsaar.
*4 ' learn aaa. w SWy oomaeUik*. __
Oar Mask Book Manalacaory t*. Ilkanlaa. .
aAiaua OuUn K,t.ciud lot */r vota
ut to tbi. dqwrtMßt. Coaalj uMatt vtOtod
It u> ikair kartaftat to aonaaN a. aa to Legal Foraa
to >i iMcorda. MtSntN, Bnb, etc.
Ikla m.Wihknt ha. lore tboraachly aa
Site* and tefsn ibU. fwfardlw. rt with
T,ry niieti of lin Book ai>4 lob hniiai k
lariat, ton whu *Uh a fail oouifleu-tut oi SKI LL KJ
(4SS.
Wadding Card, of sew and el*ent <hla, rt >aU
i*a tba toaattfoJ prcAuriic a of tb. .newer . Mil
and Lnw H.ad. of lt not iwrod atyß*.
MiowMSa, Foata Pioraja.. Mmalaa. tta
-I'taca, Boita. B.Oroad IkAm, and tr*rjtk’
that can be pilaicd. Try tB. Fraakha. ASS/.,
all akDiiKaUsalo
1* F. EURBIhOB S CO., FroorMtora.
P. O Drawer St Atlanta, (Be
"Wanted Barents.
MEN A3TD WOMEN. In every city
town *nd iDui; ly, to caova** tor Wto
Kedbefftr'a Palest Lightning Reciprocal
mg Improved Churn and Egg Beater. Bn*
at tf bt and pays Larse Profit*. Bead lor
cfrcsisr to manufacturer, W,H. CHICK A
ter; m sa.
GREENVILLE, MERIWETHER COUNTY GA., JANUARY 21, 1878.
Dr. J. Braafield’s
TEKALE ttEQITLA TOR
“WOMANS BEST FRIEND,"
Will bring oa the M—e# when they have
•ol items esteb'kdied, also when they have
bees suppressed from unnatural causes.
Will cure Rheumatism and NeereJgra of
the beck and womb. Will rare Paiutui
Heomtreatkw, and relieve the bead, back
and loins ot tbose distressing pain# and
acbea. Will check nefMrrfcatU or exces
sive flow.’ Will cure‘Whitee aod falling
of tbe womb, when it ia the result of relax
eaten tr bad health.
It ia a* sure a cure in all tbe above dis
asea a# Quinine ia in Chills and Fever.
Ladies can cure themselves of all the
bove diseases without teveallng their
ompiatets to any person, w’, leh ia alwaya
mortifying to Jlteir pfrde and modesty.
It ia recommended and used by the best
physicians in their private practice.
For a history of tbe above diseases,
certificate* ol its wonderful cures aud
directions, lire reader is re'erred to the
wrapper around the bottle. Manufactur
ed and sold by
BRAD FIELD A CO Atlanta, Oa.
At Forty.
The sue of tile has crossed the line, n
The summer shine ol lengthened light
Fadwi and tailed —till, where 1 stand
'Tie equal day and equal night.
One alter one, as dwindling liouta,
Yotilh's glowing ho|R- hare Jropped
sw*y,
And soon may barely leave the glaaru
That coldly scores a winter's day.
I am not young , i am not old ;
Tits flush ot morn, the sunset calm,
Paling aud des|ieiiiiig, each to each,
Met- 1 midway with a solemn charm.
Our side 1 see the summer Helds,
Not yet disrobed of all their green ;
Wid e westerly, along the hills,
Flume the first tiuts ol Irosty sheen.
Ait I middle point, where clouds aud
storms
Make battle-ground ol thia my life I
Where, Well matched, the night and day
Wagr round ms their h, ptemlmr strife!
1 how me to the fliiealing gale,
1 know, when that Is overpast.
Among the |ieacrilll harvest days,
An Indian summer comas at laat.
lift p Use Hoys on Use k.triis.
Tuo little care Is taken to encourage the
boys ou the lartu, ami lo make them fee.
tliat lltey have an iutsrewt In its succras.
Agii- ultuH' Is sustaining conatanl loss ol
abtlliy, and Ihsfal'ures In lllu are being
needlessly iucreaaed through Utu Ineacusa
ble n>-gliM:i ol falheit to main: tariu Ills si -
tiactive t .i Uielr children
It it never profit able to make s simple
machine out ol a humanising. Men and
chlldf u Imvs minds which arc iexiles*
*n l aspiring and constant work, without
compensation oi the hojieol inward, is an
uueucouiagljig as an attempt to hatllo
down a mountain with u bottle of Cologne
water, end is bul the work ol u guullcw tuu
chine. ;
The boy will think of somufriog r his
ihcuahls cannot htiuicl- II notldwg of
interest, conneeUd wit It the lann, is fur
imbed for coutcinj lattou, hit mind will
centre it* energms upon something else,
..nd where the wind goea and dtegers the
beatt will aoou go uloO. Hut hand* may
hold the plough hut his thoughts will Ik
lar away from the Ibid, shaping castles In
other ami untried spheres; and stem he
will leave lL farm fur greater excitement
and embrace, apparently, more laVOrabla’
oppoituultlea.
W<!!, bow can he be Interested in tbe
fsfre Fhjwtrs, books, newspapers iu lacl
sll that s clly.hoase possoscs of comfort tod
the means of cuitivre, basktes those features
which belong to the country e*clnaively
ah? uld be studiously provided and flSTcred'
Tbe v>y can have bis interest excited hy a
system of reaiuoerstiun for bla lslior,
which system would be more certainly
productive of good results, ff ft provided
ihat such remuneration be iu slock. His
time and thoughts would thus be occupied
entirely in the care of bis oattle, sheep or
bogs, and it would take more glitter than
the city generally produces o attract that
boy’s attenUon front tbe farm.
Keep #Mt af I>eb*.
Half the nerplfxity, annoyance and irou
ble that we have is this world la In oouse
queuce of getting into debt. It aaem* ao
natural tor some people to buy and incur
übiigationa without meaaure *e Kmg aa
they can avoid paying away ready cash-
Give one of this aorta chance to buy oo
credit and tnc- question of payment are
mallei a that he cam but little about. But
what a crop o! trouble apringa up from the
teed of debt. How many gray hair* |t
bring*, and bow often K shorten* Jile some
limes leading men to commit swteide or
murder. And yet bow easv it is to keep
ciewr ol this tumble monster. Every liv
ing man should form a heed and unalterable
determination before commencing his ac
tive but mem career, sot to incur one pen
ny ol iadebtedoees under any circutuatsn
tea. Never buy anything unless yon have
;at money to j*sy lor it at ones. Pay no
atleniitn to the rare * plan did opportunities,
bargain? and the like. Such are only trap*
set to catch victims. H you see anything
Oat yon would like to accept, look first at
yocr money pile, and make the answer de
pend on that. AJwsys pay aa you go. It
you are abort of money irusec r -nir de
'ukt-is accwdtng’y.
THE DARE HOLE.
I can’t stand il any longer, las* I’ll go
oft and perhaps setndhing will turn up
lor us.
It’s a cold night Robert.
Cold, yes; but it’s not much colder eat
than in. It wowMLave bean much bettar for
you if you bad married John Tremain, be
sahl bitterly.-
Don’t aay UuC, Robert; I’ve never re
grette*! ray choice.
Not even when there ia not a loal of
bread in tbe house tor you and tbe children
Not even now, Robert Don’t be dis
couraged. God has not loreaken us. Per
haps this Christmas Eve the tide will turn.
Better daye may dawn upon us to-morrow.
Robert Price shook his head destxmdingty
You are more hopeful than 1, Jane. Day
after day 1 have been In search of employ
ment. I called at Ally placet, only lo re
ceive the same aaawer everywhere.
Just then little Jimmy, who bad been
asleep, woke up.
Mother bs pleaded, won’t you give me a
piece of bread 7 I’m to hungry.
There is uo bread, Jimmy, my darling I
said hi* mother, with an aching heart.
When will there be some f asked the
child, pttloualy.
Teats cam* into the mother’s eye. She
knew not what to do f
Jimmy. I’ll bring you some bread said
lb* father hoarsely.
And he seised hi* hat and went le th*
door. Ills w ife, alarmed, laid her hand up
ou uie xleeve. She saw the look in his
eyes, she feared to what stop doaj>eratiou
might lead him.
Remember) Robert; the said solemnly,
it is hard to starve, hut there are things
that or* worse
He shook her hand otl.but not roughly,
and, without a word, paaaed out.
Out ou the cold elieet I There would be
their only homo next. Fora brie! lime ion
ger lie had the shelter of a cheerless room
lu s cold lodging house, Imt the rent would
beupuie due st th* end Of tbe mouth, aud
he had nothing to meet it’
Itoliert Brice was a mechanic,competent
and skillful * Throe years since he lived in
a country village where his expenses ware
moderate, aud he found no difficulty in
meeting them. Hut in an evil hour bo graw
tiled ol his village home, aud removed to
the city, llcio ho vaiuly bo|>ed to do better.
For a while he met with good buuCi**; hut
ho lound the lodging house lu which he
bad lo live a poor substitute for the naal
cottage lie had occupied iu lira country. He
aaw lila u.intake' but lie waa too proud to
go buck, although It was bis wile's desire
they should do So
Bul the time of great depression came aud
with il n suapeneieu of business eutoipr iae.
Work crated for Robert Brio* and many
'Hliers. If b* had Inset. In his old home, he
could have turned Ins baud la something
eUe, and, at the worst, could liavs borrowed
ol hi* neighbors till butler tfuie*
Ho day try day he wvul out lo seek work,
ouly to return UlMpjsoiuled. If he had
lyxa alvau h* Scwtd have got on seme *)•
lint It waa a tori* lilal to coine to the cheer
less room aud a pole wile aud buugry cliil
dreu witu no relief to oiler them.
When on that Christmas Eve Robert
Brice went into the streets, he hardly knew
“Low he wo* going to redeem tne promts*
lie had uia(iu illlle Jiuimy. ife was abao
lutely jx-nullesa, aud bd been so for three
day* There was nothing that Us vu
likely lo find to do that Wight.
I will pawn my cost, be said. I cannot
ace ury wile and children starve.
II wm a well worn coat, and that winter
night he needed something morn Pi keep
him worm. Weakened try enforced fasting
he wm move sensitive to cold, and shivered
m b* walked along lire pavement.
Yus, he said, my coal must go. I know
not how I shall get along without It; but 1
camvot see my chi.dr an starve before rtiv
eyva
lie was wa not in general an envious
lmu, but when he saw lira eteek, well ted
cilixeua, buttoned up to the throat In warm
overcoats, oome out of brilliantly lighted
.lw>|ia, provided with pretty presents lor
happy children at home, while lit* were
starving, he suffered some hitter thoughts
upon the unetpiality ol gilts, to come to bis
mind. Why ebodfd tlrey be so happy
a bile be was eo miserable f
There was a time, he remembered it well
when be, 100, suffered not the Christmas
Eva to pass without buying a ohm little gilts
lor Jimmy sod Agnes. How kills ha
dreamed that they should ever want bread!
Tbeie was oaa man, shorter than himself,
warmly dad, who passed him with his
hands thrust deepin bis pocket There was
a pleasant smile upon his face. Ha was,
doubtless, thinking ol a happy circle at
home.
Robert knew War to be a rich cabinet
maker and upholsterer, whose ample wars
house he often passed.—He had spphed to
this man two days before tor employment,
and bees refused. It was, perhaps tbs
thought cf the wide difference between
them, so tar as outward circumstances were
that led Hubert to loilow biun
After a while the tradesman Mr. Ui lines,
drew his hauerchief from his pocket. As
be did so, he dkl not perceive that his
pocket book came out with It, sad tell on
ibe pavement.—He did not perceive it, but
Kobert did. lgf heart leaped into his mouth
sod a sudden thought eutered his mind. He
bent quietly down and picked up the pocket
hook. He raised uis eyes to *ee it the move
ment was noticed. H was not. Mr. Grimes
treat on, Li*>es. This will ;buy
totre* fotrey wife and iMMira, thought
Robert, fmtasUy
A vision ot the comfort which the Mon
Y would bring that cheartens horns lighted
up hfe heart for an Uestaut, but then—for
ha waa not dlshoDest—then came a not he'
thought, the money was not his, much
u he wanted it
But I caaaut see my wile and chfidren
■larva, ha thought again, ll it ia wrong to
keep the money, God will pardon the of
fenae. He will uuderatead my motive.
All this Wkt sophistry, and he knew it.
to a moment ha felt it to he au. There
was something worse than starvation. U
was his wife who said this just before he
earns out. —Oould he meet her gaae when
he returned with food so obuiued. I’ve
lived honeat to lar. be thought ; 1 won’t
turn thief new. It was with an etfert he
came to this decision, for all the while it
waa before hit eye* that vision of a cheer
fem home, aadhe eoald hear Jimmy vainly
asking tor foot It waa with an effort that
ha stepped forward and placed his hand on
the tradsamank thoublar and extended the
hand that held v i?a pocket U>ok.
Thank you, aaki Mr. Grimes, turning
around ; I hadn’t perceived my lost. lam
much obliged!) you
You have refoon to be, aaid Hobett, in a
low voice ■ I caste very near keeping it-
That woulddave keen dishonest, said Mr.
Grimes, his loan altering sightly.
Yea, il would but•* hard to be houoet
when one is pcfjjnilsss, and his wile and
children without a crust.
Surety you and Jrour children are not in that
condition? said the tradesman, earnestly.
Yes Mid Kofedt, it ia only too true. For
two months I bore vaiuly sought for work.
I applied to yaR stro days since.
I remember mE now, I thought 1 hod
seen you before You still waul work f
1 should led greatfol lor It.
My loremau Mt me yesterday. Will you
take hie place foe SBS a week f
Thankfully,air $ I Would lor kaif that.
Thou com* to porrow, or, rather as to
morrow will be Ifoßday, the day succeed
ing. Meauwhßc, take Ibis tor present ue
ooaillesk
lie drew from bit pocket some note* aud
hamtod them to Hubert.
Why .you have given mu thfrly dollars I
Mid Hubert iu aminment
1 know It. The pocket book contains
five tliouMiid dolk N. But for you 1 should
have lust the wlrafo. * I wish you a merry
Christmas.
It will, indoeJ, |a a merry Oht Istmas,
said Robert with IBUOtiotk.—liuavsu bless
you, sir I Good u|H|,
Good night.
Jane waited fof jkH'kasbftnd In the cold
and cheer lew roomflrhtcb for a f#W days
longer she might cm bar bouse. Au hour
passed ; there was a step on the sbitre-lier
husband’s. It could not be, lor tills was a
cheerful, elastic tep, coming tip two stair*
st a time. B!i looked eagerly b> the door
Tn* It was he. Tke door epenod. liobnit,
radiant with Joy, entered with a basket
lull of substantial provisions.
Have you got tome bread, lather asked
Jimmy, hopefully.
Y'\ Jimmy, some bread aud meat from
a cook’s shop j and here’s a little tea and
sugar. There’s a few coals left. Let’* have
a bright fife and a comfortable meal, for
please Go I, this shall be a merty Christmas.
Uow did It bsppeo f Tall ms, Hubert.
Ho Robert told hit wile; aod toon a
bright fire lit up th# before cheerless room,
and there were four happy hearts that wall
ed In j*rytul hope for thu dawn of a merry
Christmas Day.
The next week they moved to betid
rooms. They have never since known
what it Is to want. Robert found a firm
friend In Mr. Grimes, and has an account
in the Mvlnga’ bank, snd has reason to t*
member, withs grateful heart, God’s good
ness oa that Christmas Eve,
The bill passed by the last Uongraw to
regulate the drawing and summoning of
Jurors in the District of Columbia, and is
all United States Courts, oooUined vaiy
carefully framed ptovMons lb tended to
pievant the packing of Juris*, which has be
oome to notorious s practice since tbs for
mation of the District Ring. It made the
Judges of the Circuit and District Courts
member* of the Jury Board, provided lor
the punifbmeni of soy person who eboold
insert or sfistract aCsmew from the wheel
wheb was to be used lor drawing Juries
and stipulated that any dtl*n who bad
•ervsd one full term of court should n6i
serve again for tbre* years, this provision
being aimed at ths profssslons! Jurymen
who have So often been used as tools by tbe
Ring. But President ©rant woWid not sign
the bill—psrtisps be feared that bis fcvorite,
Babcock, might be made to stand trial tor
certifying to falsa measurements of public
works—and nclses two-thirds o t both
Houses of Congress should totcrlere, ws
may expect a continuance of sock IhrcJcsl
preceding* as tbs pretended trials of ths
safe- burglary conspirators, and ths barber
Grssn, whenever tbe Ring bate secrets to
conceal or depraved instruments to protect.
-[N. T. Sun. f
The I-oulsvllle Ledger want# IU Repub
lican contemporary, Wbteb is hill of sen
tenitisl auggastiotts. to pick oat,n hundrad
carpet-baggers trout tbs Southern States
til there tre Ibis many out of jaltyandaend
them on as Ifluefratloo# of the great impe
tus which the Radies! party has given w
civlllwtioo in the South. <M oouiwa tbl
plan would MersslUte an Incressd df the
Quaker City police fovoe, V'tt what or that?
Philadelpbia eaa stand the experts* It
has been under Radical rule so long that i'.
tboro-ijirtiy accustomed to grab* on tb*
iressury.
UEHfoA* WIVES.
The culinary art forms a part of tbe ed
ucatlou of tbe women fn Germany. The
well-to-do tradesman, like the mechanic,
takes pride in teeing his daepbtera good
housekeepers. To etfoct this object, the
girl oa leaving school, which site doe*
when about fourteen yeare ot age, goes
through Die ceremony of confirmation, and
then it placed by her parents with a coun
try gentleman, or a large family, where
she remains one or two years, filling what
may almost be leimed the post ot servant
and doing the work of one. Tills 1* looked
upon m an apprenticeship to domestic
economy. 81m ditlsra from a servant,
however, in this—she reoei ves no wages;
ou the contrary, her parents ofteu pay for
the cafe taken of her, as well as her doth
Ing.
This is the first step in her education as
housekeeper. She next pastes, oa the
Mine conditions, into the kitchen ot a rich
private family, or into that of a hotel of a
good repute. Here the baa oontrul of the
expenditure* of the servants employed In il
and assists personalty In the cookiug, but
ia always addressed a* fraulein, or mist,
and Is treated by the family with deference
end consideration. Many daughter* of rich
families receive similar training, with title
diflerence, bowevor, that they receive It in
a princely mansion ot a royal reakieuoe.
There is a reigning queen In Germany id
the present time, who waa trained In this
way Consequently the women in Germs
ny are perfect models of economy.
The Washington Telegram, stew days
ago, publithod a list of fitly .one subjects
which demanded Oongrussional invest! ga
tloa. The catalogue included the whisky
ring, the District of Columbia government
the safe burglary, the Credit Mohiller, the
Pacific Mail autieidy, th# liabcock busineM
sud many other malodorous scandals that
have grown op, tnsgas-like, around the
I’residual. These claims ?>t inquiry and
■xpusare, aay* the Richmond Enquirer,
should uot Ik? po*t[toued, and they ought
to he committed to foe ablest heads of the
preeeut House. There is no reason why
honost Ilepublicilna should not be given
lull representation oa the cominllls, tor the
object In View is the eliciting ol trntli,
without parly color or prejudice, invesll
gate I expose I retrench I oriea the Now
York Tribune’ Toe call Is a good on#,
sud the advice It conveys should be heard
and wall heeded.—[Havsnnah News.
Tun Ahsit hot Laum Knotton Ip.-~
it Is our opinion Oral the army Is not large
enough, at IU present sIM, It it Ire kept up
limply ns s moans of emptying the treasury
aud giving thu War Department an oppor
lunlty lo make such prodigious estimate*
m that for the ensuing (I teal year, It ie not
large enough for the oon tractors. It ia net
large enongh to Is* symmetrical, In view of
General Hbdmau’f statement that there ie
•rue officer tor every stxieen men in the
•jflecllve fort*. It ie not large enough, lilt
l>o Intended to furnUh comfortable place*
and large salaries fof great ndm burs ot
Mipurithuirrary officers and siuecurlslt,
who have hardly anything to do. It It not
large cnoegh, If It cost twice M much a* It
lormurly did In times of ja-Afie, ll Is not
large enough, It the country is to geL the
full advauUge ot the “social li,fl ' u
might axntciie. ll Is hut large enough h.
lustily the heavy Mlaries of some ot Its fig
urchuads But otherwise la P>o large, aud
ougliV to he cut down, so as lo redace pub
lie taxation.—(N. Y. Bun.
The Obkr House ot Delegates has gone
bravely to work on buntombe. Hy a strict
party vote Uiat fosly recently passed s fes
lullon ooDdemfrtrrg the Democratkr Howm
of Kapreseulaliveeal WMbingtou for “die
miestrig Union soldiers to glv place to ex
Con federates/' and commending President
Grant for ids declaration (hat Ire Would find
(dace* for all such discharged men. As fire
Republicans themselves used fo Charge
that the Republican Congress gate precious
lew offices to sny Union soldiers, this
sounds very fumry Just now. Scarcely a
baker’s dosen ol feat Union loldiers bsve
been turned oat by the present House and
of the new appointee* several are Union
soldiers— [Havsnnah News.
Malcolm McNeal, a youug man of Wll
oos county Alsbsma, made tbfh sSsSOrt on
s Single sere of land ou Plue Barred creek,
without fert I fixers, forty-seven bushels of
corn sod 9400 pound* of seed cotton.
Near llayville, Lowndes county, Aid
hams, s youth of 18 years, with an old bor
rowed steer mads 19 halm of cotton of 000
pounds each, sod sufficient com and nraat
lor the coming year.
In the same oounty, a boy of 18 years
road# nine bales of cotton and 880 bushels
of donb
A Greek maiden being asked what for
tune she would bring her husband repUsd
in tbs following beautiful language; I will
brio* him What gold cannot purchase--a
heart unspotted slid Virtue Without s stain
which is all that descended to me irom my
parents. i
Every one most find out for h iiaself the
{key to the ridde of Ills • It is of do use to
have it told- Horn* do no' bear white oth
ers misunderstand it.
It Is vain to hope to plsase all alike
let a man stand with his fhee In' Wliat di
rection be Will, he must necessarily turn
his back on on* halt the world- The best
way is to d<> what is rt;;bt, whoever i,
pkawd er -Ahcrw sc.
JSTew Funituivj
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FwniiEjre Warerooms.
JUST RECEIVED,
New style Dressing Case Suit* of all the
Die latest sty lea
Domestic Good
In endless variety.
CHAIRS A BEDSTEADS
a special iy.
BURIAL, CASES
ol every description. Our alack ol Buri.f
Cases aud Coffins is complete; and hum the
highest to the lowest prices.
We will duplicate Atlanta prices is
everything in oaf line, freight added.
SOLOMON STREET, GRIFFIN, GA.
dec 10 3iu
REEVES' HOTEL
ORXTFIN OA.
rj Allß PATRONAGE of the many cilf
.l sens of Meriwether eouniy visiting
Onfflu is respectfully solicit'd by t)>c un
dersigned, proprietor of the shove well
known Hotel, Polite and attentive ser
vant*, an excellent table, tfdy rooms and
g.**! bed* are a specialty, price* moderate
*n*l to suit the times. Give me a trial.
dlttfim* J. A. STALE TANARUS,
l* STOVES ! STOVEJ! M
That (Md reliable MONUMENTAL matt
J. F. SLAUGHTER,
Has opened tbe
Lad RANGE STOVE STORE;
and is Agent lot the
MONUMENT \l,, COLUMBIA, MATCH
LKsft. watchman
and other
OOOK STOVES
COAL and WOOD HEATING STOVES
and Is telling them at
Itow J?rice
Merchant* aupplied will* tin ware on most
REASONABLE TERMS.
Roofing, Outlering and Job work of every
description done promptly aud lewenabty
LAMPS and LAMP GOODS, K*ftO
SENR Oil/ and HOME FUR
NIHHINU GOODS
Generally oti band and until tbe find
of November will p**ltlvly be sold at
Ooat. J’ F. SLAUGHTER. Aft.
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