The Meriwether County vindicator. (Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.) 1872-1885, May 05, 1876, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextUncle lira's Biiftht llevivai ini'nan. BY hdtoit AKntmrrduu T iniie a. *or/>. Bin'* rooster's crowed, Ole M Aster’/ rlz II: slecplu' line ia (.' ; Wake up ttu ! zr b-yt ghtdg in <fe genu. etumts* l>cy t m-'gh'Pg In >fe grant , grant, D< y t mijltUly in d' gnu*. Ole M-iliuer'a blow*! darn -min' born, tin's bhrwed a powerful bias'; 0 i! |iUb’, come, come hoe <l* corn, >W mightily in d* grant, tic Uu Meib’dia' team's doue hitched , O loot, I) day's a breakln’ lea’, G*r np 'let lean ole Bapti*' mule D*tf* mightily In dr grim, tie, I)e workmen's few an' monVrou* alow, lie cotton'* *heddlu' la.'; Whoop !ok, Jr#' look *t flaplia' row Hit t thightUy in itt yruti, tic. lie Jaybird erpieal to tie mod*l bird "Stop 1 UoV gimme none o'/o' i; (lifter slug one for de liaptU’ crop, , — ltry't mightily in <’ gratr," etc, Au' de oia now r-*k ; ‘ ‘lki'a’ work, no mo;* Uni do fWM*ik -ray : “Yssa, >naa. An’ I eptc’ you mighty glut), you deb bush crow. /)ut dr. Jhijiltttit't m it / grant," tie. Lord, llraudei ua up to *ln plowin' match, M, peerten <lc h* fdn’ In*’; Yra, Lord, hah thUsay on de ffaptls’ patch, — lhy't mightily in dr graft, grau. J)ry't mightily in <1 grant Frojje mi li hiie), Twenty fr<>KU'* wont to school Down b#id* a rtuliy |*h>l t Twenty little noil* ui green, Twenty vrt* nil white end clean, “W meet be 111 time,’’ said they ; "First we ktudy, then we play ■„ 'Flint It how to keep the rule Wlwtr W4itrefllfteefet<> echeol." Heeler llullirog, jrrtivc ami (tern, Called the clesaea In their turn} Tiumlit llitm how to nobly strife, Like* le how to letp and dive ; From hie eat upon the log, Bhowed them how to say "Ker-diag P' Also lioW to dodge • blow Fioni the (ticks which bnd hoy* throw Twenty (toggle* grew up ftui ; Bullfrog* they became at Inal; Not one donee among the lot, Not one leaeou they (ergot i Polished la a high degree, Ae each doggie enght to be , Now they ell on other logs, Teaching other little frogs. Lcland (Stanford, the Ban Francisco mil llonalm, he* Jutt built for hluisolf a private residence In that city at a cost of $1 ,OtW -000. The hall of this feat long and 80 feet wide, and ttiVemount of mahogttjh Mack walnut velvet carpet ing, gorgeous gliding and frescoing l <pilte fabulous. Lelaad'* sleeping apartment Is hung with gold wail paper, with Freucu panel* in blue floe* velvet. The furniture I* mad* of costly woods. The Sen Francis co paper* assert that Jay Cooks's residence near Philadelphia la a mere shell compared With Blanford's house. It Is to he hoped that Stanford will own hit magnificent af fair longer than Jay Cooke owned his mar. ble halls. A strvige fatality stems to at tend them architectural freak* of our mil lionaires lo these day*. They wine and dlna (heir triend* a year er two and then get short, shut up their palaces, and go into bopeleA bankruptcy. It require# a for tuna to build sucb bouses and another for tune to keep them In foil Mast Ralston tried It, like Jny Cooke, and failed. Whwplii| Up the Hyena. Bi*clal to the Cincinnati Enquirer.] The scene In the House in the debate on Mr. Hurd'e kubot* /vrput resolution was thrilling and electrifying. When Tucker (Virginiapbad nearly completed his speech Blaine look a position Just in front of the Speaker, and began lo his usual style oi bullying trying to proyoke Tucker once more into some State rights utterance. Tucker understood Blaine’s mice and manner, and gave the Republican leader a doe* of his own medicine; Blaine attemp ted lo break the lores by intarterrlng, but Tucker skinned him completely. He aeid Instead of (pending hie time as a legislator in examining the lawe ot his country Blame seamed to delight in hunting pri vate reoords to taunt and fling at members In debates. Tucker was frequently inter rupted bv applause and Blaine Anally re tired to hia corner, like n whipped dog. This is Ike worst skinning Blains has ever received in Congress. Foster, of Ohio, eaia: **l knew Blaiue would get his neck broke when he waul down there, and be did." It is reported that Senator Thurman lb ink* the St. Louis nomination for tko P.etideecy Use between him. Senator Bay ard, and General Hancock. Count the last oot, Senator. General Hancock hot.on the shoulder straps and knows jus* where they belong; but we mart have for the next president some other than a max on horseback —pf- Y. Sou. Tl* tfvroral ef DauMclea, There eeema to be ft fiaatal mteaeiaew l . to um tie mldalat ph.*e. pervading mil dmaaee ef the people. A dreed of impend ing ril—a of come eomiog diasater, undefined hut ne leee peril/zing —la banging orer thia sorely aufcken n*. ttun. Like the a word of Da mode*, sus pended h/ e tingle heir, it threaten* each moment to do It t deadly work. Ttai* la am mere idle ft icy. We with it was. We | wish that hope and con3 Jeace red lotring j iruet atiil held a fir n place ia.tbe heart* of 'h jMtople. lint It M not an. The skeleton li* in emery Cfosat There ia cant orer ft'* most every hearthstone a ah ado W of (>- iwoeehiiig danger—danger of ma unfathom i sb> nature—danger to our homes, oar for ttmee, wr fiberth*—danger to mil we lave and worship, snd hold dear, and all that ’ makes life worth haring and worth fight- ing for. la this not ao * Are ;hea* gloomy vntici natiuua only the outer epptf{ of a lew die ordered minds, or are they “as h ood end general aa the e**i*rg alt * h~t os took the Met* squarely In ihe face. Jwrt tbnre be no Ur.ii-niiog with troth, no ignmtng of atern rcalitlw*. Ootd rise* and fall*, rihratieg like the reflleci hiorcmeut* of a pendulum; stock* iptirer and tremhie, and fortunes are tirade end lost to a single day. H -thing I* stall e, or reliable, or <an tain, but (he dreary dread of Ihe ominous future. The heae ephlU who cilug tauaci-usly to the dark demtirry of the present corrupt a-f rtlnistra linn, tee the shadow of a fearful Nemesis falling upon their pathway. The [*>r man wh> labors for hisrially irraa-l think* with horror of tba dismal future a* Uo look a up on ids acantily clothed and hail-fed ,ehil dreo, dinging to his aide tor lielp and loud, und, a* he gathers hfa iittle brood around him, rtn only turn to If ms “who (*<•<!* the ravens'' lor strength and comfort In hr hour of trial. And yet In the midst of all this woe a>l misery ilia gy and gnldy i rewd whirls On Tlkce* of amusement are crammed ; tit*- street* are line! with recklc** tlir >*gt ; gaudy dresses and costly ttpilpagr* flaunt In Hie siinal.Tnn , and the pensioned prers hired In do It*present work, and laltld-ii ly performing Its loalheome duty, telia tire world that we, as a people, are happy and pr#a|>crniia. lint Ihere can lie no true hap I Inn** when llie neensariee of life ere wan' Itig Ttiera ran In-, no real prosperity wkeu the necessaries ol Ilf* are wanting. There can tie no reel prosperity when tl , tel gatherer atalks abroad eating up lire substance of the pc'jjde, and when fraud and )M uiatlon and crime run riot through the country. To *ay that we are happy and prosperous la a wicked falsehood We are nut Imppy. Wo are net pro|>roua Ami Ulysses Drtnt, In his most Jovial mo menta, knows and feels thla just as keenly and truly a* doe* hie meanest satellite And when slntll ml let comet Not while the present corrupt end lufameu* admin lalratlon Is In powe-. It must come from It}* ballot box, from other meeantee. Tim people must see to It Ihetn-telve*. Tlmy must be waichlul ami alrepleae In llteir vigilance. They must organise thorough ly and prom)itiy sad energetically. They must not be paralysed with present (bar*, but look and Wink lor tulure safety. Tkny must vole, too, as they look ami work, ut terly regardless of old party tie*, and be as independent lu tfcuqght an 4 action a* they would bo treejtttol Chippy. They must •trike from faithless public servant, no mettit what may b# hit pall- Ustw, and advance to piaoee ol trust ami honor "men who their duties know," and who will cemo to their dlackarge "in eoul appsrated lor the office." Hy doing ao they may happily proven! the snapping ol the thread and the falling of tho Impend ing sword of Damocles.—(Baltimore Cla ret t*. Tint Hilvkii CuttßKNcT.—General A. O. Edwards, AMietant Treasurer at me United State* at St. Louis, received last week s wagon load of brand new ten cent silver piece*, fresh from the mint at Cereou City, Nevada, eraountlng lo $33 000. He elto received during the past mootb $304,000 lu half dollars, $76,000 in quarters, SIOO,- 000 In twenty cent pieces, and, including tho $53,000 above meuiiaocd, $175,000 iu ten cent pieces. Avety has been senteocad to two years in the |ienitentiary and te pay a On* of one thousand dollar*. McDonald has been sentenced to throe years and to pay a fine of five thousand dollar#. The Urn* does not make much difference, for the Preei dent will let them out next March. At least Avery says so, anj he aught to be good authority. The Whole Stout.— A. World Wash ington special says strange storiee are cir culating about the President- A prominent Member of Congress, who speaks opou good authority, says that President Grant baa determined, when summoned before the Investigating Committee, te tell every thing he knows, regardless ot consequences and to the chargee made against him, hav ing no chance-ter rrnominatioc, he bad rather sacrifice the party than be sacrific ed. himself. He claims to bare made Ais appointments with honorablt intent, but admits that he has been deceived by his friends. Some time ago the President mortgaged hie bouse at Long Branch. Lately the mortgage was paid. The money with which it was paid was the result of the sale of a cnneidenbU amount o t Big Bonansa mining stock, which Grant, with extraordinary honor, declined to bold after the passage ei the silver biß. l__ — : roach more new to look forward to, for the character at bfi li'e la y—watty Axed by that time. Idle protaeioa, hie home, his occupations, will be for the meet part what they are bow. He will make lew new acquaintance*—*o new Mead* It 1* the Boleoin though! c-mnetted with miudle age, that lile’a last business ia be gun in earues! ; ami H ie then mi-1 way be tween u,t Cradle and the grave, the* a man b-gins to look back and urn vel wiih * kin*] of remorseful feetiag thst be let Ihe •lays of yrnitlr go by ao hall enjoved. It Is the yeneive autuu.n lari mg—it is the sail su tler of Lalf sadness that e szuemnoe when the tong-wt day of the year 1# [*st, sad every day that follows ia shorter, sivi the lights f*i ,ier, and the feebler aha tows tell that nature la haateoieg ith gigsr tie lootatcpe P< her winter erave. 8o il*> man lock back upoa bW yocth, W *en the fir.t gray baira beeome sieible- when the MdSie truth fhatese ftaelf u<-m the mind, that a mania no longer going up the hill, brat down, end that (be tun la abea y re*Urlng, he look* back on things bekiud Now, mi* hi an -tarsi taeling, h*d la it the high Cltrlaiian lone of feeling V We may assuredly an*ear—No. W* wh*r has* an mheriUttce i neon up tibia and o-<’- f t snd that la-letb not away, what Usv* wa to in With tilings paat I Wbefl we were chil dren, we thougM ae chndfwu But now, there Has before ua manhood with it* earn cat work ; arid then old age, end then the grave, and then home ■ nr r -g>~ t mm n A USOWttlain of super t-r whit# chalk baa leen d:#cjvrred to Idaho, and now. it a neser falling apiag la In eb>a* jtroiluilty, an snlerprialng man might shot a dairy there without investing in a single Cow. 4 CHROMOS FREE! U o-4t to lu I rod oca egy !*rg> eTg'.t page, Literary ami Pajvr, Tu riouvanir, w* will aeud It, on trial, si* months l<>r only <0 cocta and to es/ b 40L scrlber we will mall, post-paid, four alegan' Oil CbrotfKSi t "Uttte Hai Hiding Ifood." “The Children's Swing,""Fewk-a IW and “Mother,* Joy." Tbeee flutor#* are not common pruila. hut genuine Oil Chrflfho* In *U!en color*, that ara equal in appear ance to fine oil paintinga Jute think of li (•or Ann chromoe and a* eaceilent liter* ty pajicr *1 x month* for 80 reel# Try it Make up a nlub of five subscriber* and wo will send you an eatra chfonm No dan gor of losing ywor money. W refer to the post Master, Bristol, at US out fespon nihility, (‘ash required" In alvanea No •ample* free. Agenta wanted to lake sub serlpliooa and sail wur One picture* From $3 in $lO a day easily made. Address W.M. BURROW. *Bl4l Bristol, Teen PAINTING I would respecllully say to the Cltisens of Meriwether and adj-lning Conodes, that lam lerated in Orumville, end my entira time and attention la given lu PAINTING IIOUMEH, BlflNß, nutioiKH, V* AOONB, FURNITURE Ac. A. n v Person wanting any of the above WORK DONE, will do wall lo give me a v TRIAL Work dene with NEATNESS, AND SATISFACTION G uaranteed. Call on or Address. Mrch t 6m J. H. HARRIS. Atlanta Paper Mills. &TLAKTA GnoROtA. B4*MEWS4WRAPFHW Paper AH aisea auul Wmighta OFFICE, 4 BROAD ST., ATLANTA Address JAB. ORMOND. Proprietor. Refer to this isue es a Specimen of hie paper. t£ “The Lost Cause.*—A magnificent pic ture 14 x IS Inches fa site, beaxtlfhl in de sign and artistic in execution. It repre sents s confederate soldier after the war eturning to his boose, which be finds lon !y and desolate- In front ot the min ed cottage, telling a sad tale ef the miser es ot war, are two graves with rode cross es, on one of which some friendly hand has hung a garland. To the right the calm river and the rising moon indicate peace and rest. The sura, seen through the trees, represent the Southern Oean. It is a picture that will touch every Southern heart and should find a place in every southern home. One copy sent by mail, mounted on a roller and post paid, eo re ceipl of M crate, or three for fiO cents. Address John Burrow A Cos., Bristol Teon. Agents wanted everywhere to sail our cheap and popular pictures. $8 to $lO per day seedy Bede. Mo money required until pictures are sold. Bead stamp for .catalogue ad tones. mrch£lt GREAT Taylor k Farley Orgaa ESTABL ISHED 80 Tears Only Organ that gives Writteu Gu-aetces Largest Organ Factory in the WorM. PRICES PROM S6O 1 O sl.ooot TERMS E4BT, BEID FOR fiTlLOiarES., syrr's wanted fn f'ewryla, Ala bams. fWlit*. North and fkaulh Carolm. and IT*. I Tewiwwasw. hv turnkm a itiiAt'Mim.f.rti, Whoteaals Uo->tt era Aye Us - ml} Wf.t T KT; Tt tit, A fTauT a Oe*> !g! * Wm. T ItEVtLL, Hmetml A grot mart;* ly (ireeofhle, Or- 1 - / * VM "vr roaaaterta <mt.w.i l 1 j I ** p yarxiit nut east rt.a uaono am- Par JJ*‘ ... . , rI , , f*Tl*llPf. ' iiS- itO 25CTS. lllß* ?f*8:! isrttAHM r-MKHit w *sr> ro<rr*r* ; tncctiiuao rnkMit-M *m> r-w*i*aa Our Own Fir cm da I* a Home Jo>irril (of tire Kireet le KtgUt large pegee, with |ll>j*tr*ilooa Now in it* F'Wrtti Veer Price #1 00 • year. Ten cents extra must be sent lo |ay |>oetage. Every *u>>arritier has rh-dre of a Premium Hr evv Far ally should teke| Our Own Firewido FOR ITS GOOD STORIES. FOR ITrt FASHION ARTICLES FOR ITS MIHCKLLANV FOR ITS UOUKKIiOLD NKWS. Addreee; Our Own limlde 171 William Ht., N. t. t W~ N. ll.—Cawvxoir.iui Wairrm -If s ret tab!# httamew* men wttt accept the agency T#s control r*nv***or* in this vn-rni ly. we will put hi* name to this a<lfti.-e irirnt -ni give htiti fptytXfTKdhceu.ci.t* to net as our agent. - 1 “ *\ A Champion T’tiittlng Pree* given for a cluh of 10 shbaxriben. Semi 3c. atatnp lor ,s>iai|tle p(<er. Addieso, “ • Our Own Fireside No. 17# Wiiiuuu. .-rC, N. T* ttIIAMPION | Tf.a Ibwt Presses Mad* /PRINTING j CWTUEY am WELL 1 HESSES I BUILT. For HPlmpreaerou com PRINTERS, up true, even and Brm MU SIN ESa Men and cannot apnug a par AND tide. AMATEURS. Do the beet of Work. IWLerger Siaea, Sell-Inking. .ALSO Job Typo for Amateur* AND PRINTERS' FURNISHING ARTICLES Of Every Description. Serd Ten cents for pamphlet. Address ML. BUMP A CO 76 William Street N T 12 Chromot and “Our Own Fireside'' * For One Tear For $3.90 e A CHROMO WITH EVERT NUMBER A CHROMO WITH EVERY NUMBER A CHROMO WITH EVERT NUMBER ; FOR |9.00 A TEAR I FOR flaw A YEAR 1 FOB s2.o® A TEAR 1 Subscribers of Out Own Flreeide, deainat a Cbromo with every peper, will receive the same upon the payment of $3.00, in stand of sl.lO. These Chromes are larger and nf a baiter c sss than those used by other publishers and every one worth more then the sub eeriptiou pries; Sample somber of the paper with cample Chn mo, seat to any address a poa rec*ip of 30 cents. Address, OUR OWN FIRESIDE, 17$ William 6t, M. I. __ -Vy gift- •’ C - T?~ TANARUS" ' \ . ■e- ■ ■ ■ - . —aOBESSSs ~ a.o. ft;W an. r.;c it w >cii, wat rywiLL. Lv Jvriro all tala tk! av a Hill II I) WA B L), \V O Obi cO - . nuJ.t-ALi: DKALXK...I.I TOUACCO CiGAIiS ETC. NO. xa HZVViiLIQ BLOCB, Allunta; - - Oeoririrs T 1 did AdK til Wl2 I'd 112 Li COUNTY V INDICAToIi UPON ENTEHXNO ON ITS / Fi) U R T n VI) J, U MBS /*. ’ " - irmw to i is ci rums of M i; It I \V i; T II F, It t'O u N T Y *' *•’ * ' oeUeuaaoeof the lltwvaipeirvorga wjstshlba* he**; ivseJ*4(to tee First ' r hr©o Volumes During tb next year the fM-pHetor w*l! dwote hleemlre tin.* a* t ,rrr.tlnn to iha teper sod will let enabled to render it worthy >l the lotrcatcd |mU<maga which II te k>j.| it will receive. Home new feature* will lie introduced wtilrb wfl! add greelly te he uitrrrt ol the L< >OAL DEPARTMENT. N*w m ■ it,. *1 la-J B the v’SicA.U uji t—re w t-rrre, wliieU erlTi Tmptere (he MECHANICAL APPEARANCE. Aaei.lanre hw.lwen prrmti**.! (root leading friend* of.literary>erit, who will dellgh am nee arol Instruct our reader*. With our increased inaß faeditie* we ahall be able tw give the latest news up to tJ>e time of going to pree*. The legal advertisements of the county win continue to be published in the VINDICATOR, ** well as an accoaat of important sveota tranepirlng in the coon’y. Many kiod friends have encouraged as th last year ; will they lend * helping ban ivt Oae beginning §f the prnaaut voluma Tha VINDICATOR is established ujtoafa firm basis, O WES NO7 RING- AND IS BOUND to wicceed if the people of Meriwether county will only so stain it The price of sub scription will be as heretofore, 760 LOLLARfc per ennem IN ADVANCE Tb circulation of the paper is far In advance of wbat it was late year ; will not eaeh <0 Get us One more Subscriber^ with this we shall be satisfied The attention of those trading with our peopl* called to the advantages oflered by the VINDICATOR aa an advertising medium, W, TANARUS, HJ3VILL Pr Thompson Cole & Cos. Nswxah Ga^ Desire the people Kvxpt wsrita to knew that they are selling TURN ITU RB. Cheaper than ever. If the citizens of Mer iwether doubt this statement we only ask an examination of our Fuksttueu and Prices; We also keep on band, at very low fig ures, Baby Carriages of every hind and order for ail sorts of Ba bies- except vgty cat*. Send us your or ders. THOMPSON' COLE A CO. Darwin Ot. Jones, ATLAVTA VINEGAR WORKS, >1 BROAD STREET Atlanta On Wfciis Wtea Vlasear CUar Vtsassr *. VMS Oder. M its stare <rn ill **• *• WuiasM,