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About The Meriwether County vindicator. (Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1878)
*t*Vms ■-ifea-i uiwtJhar Q&ittity Vindicator VOL-’fi the vinok atok. KVKRY rR'UAT, Bt.WM. T. REVILE AT *?.0O UER,4*f 1 **. IK 40 VA M l OScsiSoath H of the boart H su* • CCBKIV OFFICERS OKDINAKY, 4. L Hinton SHERIFF OS i f^ OCe CLiSHK 8. C W 11 Kt, ‘ * r TAX MWUVItt 4 S- UtewU TAX COLLECTOR J O. CluLnau TIUSVfcVHEK. ■* AnlUoll} SURVEYOR <>. M*utu w. C ORONEIt. WW K. _ COUNTY COinU.'siONUlU. J'. A. Cbtu-n, Asrou N&lejT, C.J.Uoevca, J. fcllucU.uiu,. AUeu il. John \S . I ait, ,srvfa... MaiLoa He eve*, li. A- fecr A. 11. Ficeman, Bcc. gjf > ATOlv SO b District, F. M. Duucati KEPKKHJSTATIV Kt F. J. WitluuH, C. A'. William# BUSINESS CARDS JOHN W. I'Alik. Ail OKX.Y AT la A' UIkIiKNVIU.K, OA \\ lii j indite ill A liiv.ttl.u and ibead j doing uitiitici. i.i.L s ATTORNEY AT LAW . HKKNVII-l.il, OA A ! Ld.’ot-*- entrusted l* uu cais* t ril to piompUy Hint laiihblliy _ it. lUvKITH, * AT'lOltNtV ATL v-VV OUKK.NVIU K tiA \V ill | raflttc# in M-i to mb* r and *•* (I, i, |j 1 %’b 1 .#’.! i lit*’ t 1 • *M Is t it t w 11. A. U. F. OVU, if. IV * s ! j KeiDES I DL.NI .M" j . e.Mfc KhVll.t K L., Teiflttii >0 • AI "' •' aOaut* ■ ■~T P. Mi KU RLA fr DL.N I 11 1 , Ml MU Li 01 If AVISO lartm at livoiy enr aged *“ ] 1 t’l .u . 1-„i Ita .iui ftoigsny tb# toil .ft- )*.., i hxt ivu tU. l it* •“ nil Uuni* w! t 4*l *4 • y ,u b H Hjtr i,141i AM, *UO 1 .WtCil lb' Jt.Ui>- *>! *!■< i*"i * i *-vayi,i ail i"* I'* 1 '* M, 4 | *“* ,u ** l lL “* •bail !*• U* ‘ Cl > U ’ l ' “ fc ,am |< i Ituir H iH*r)f a umaW „,sv o aijeriei.l U- U* li * Wit. 0-n ..Mitnlcm* U) u*ii. |<luh Or aua^O^’ l * ~n, j. i . t i.i-lifcLL, ME h l-L l'|i!'; i' 'i'l 'Cl*' 1 > V' ( J li.e ra .I- < I “ **l " bw la'llKi 1i J. >.. I'. TjWU'll, al ll>; “*i liv'it. 1 It K IU a> ILOA Y. K, LltS 1U t'lv-l* *ai *Aii i" IbC Cll’.ifclMl Ul Ol' lfvV it! "t-li tl Ik.lj, mJ) OibceaiJ. i. o Tuit.i a Ui/t Kfc •’H.'f. I liifi .1 \J JfcWkUii #i*o FANCY rtl'-H*' V.l Lut.fPfe*. Georgia- ALBERT übkmam i ii,: ow, Hi.: m fc‘'r> •"**/* 1 1 1,1 ,it A* -H -*ww r.m •> * *■■ U,e | übik rqttsre, n good hi 4 H L MCI KCIV.O to K ' V J l.\\ LLHV am: FANCT GOOD I utni llLg. U pall o*. GOLD and fcILV Eil M asr.i.ci, ij|. Nui,*wi r‘ , * a,, *'' a^ i Ua Ui4kt y, leiidxi Gold and hii’.w V\ aleb Chains. CLOCKS •f eli saw, &*** and i ,K ** Gold Fee* Mid nil kinds of boWeis , Gold biUtr A steel rpectscies & E)t* .lasses, 6 'LilK ILVEIi lAELb VS A Sliver Plate W are II all kiwis and style*. I‘os.ktt. 1 *L. Owner#, and 14*// r by the very renowned aakm, Joseph iiodgeie u George W oaUsouolu . HEBAIRIISIG 1 am still refilling all goods in n.y line Too many cßiz.. us of Meriwether and ad joining couoUe* Lave tested try woik to re.,tire a* rd Iron* n.e aa iw tbe charac ter of it. 1 will, kwefer warrant all tny n oik, il pro; eily use.l, a 1 have always dote,and ropecifoliy atk a continuance of ibe patronacf 1 bare received fr> m uy a lends in Me: i a ether. ALBERT LEHMAN. BEST PRUTB 5 eta yi at ROBINiiON £ BRO'S. Beautiful IFuLe Sagar, Tea Found# lot One Dollar- , Robinson A Bro. Save Mojoety By leading our advertisements and buying your goods at lot Cheap Cask bfore of RcUe on A Hu. (IllEl iSVILLI’-, MLKiWRTHIAI COUNTY 4a.T.>(JM ti- u iiEß's r.rirAi*ii. llete lief, at rt-st, i!ae b dy ol a tiacbcr. AUo etvica uo v, nol a>y eaiiL y i.:eut m;* Who toiled dn earth Tor many a wury day, ' T * Wiiii’ittle *sve lii* piiiML’ tew fur pay; Who fuivnl • uae bn-jtty prcblems usid 1-srlh‘s strile, Nw having eulvcd the wiglty uc ui Lite ; Who kept accoueta on eatth o firict ned I jaal, v \ . Tnat when hia T>o ty waa e"Uvl?’i dd t' ll'.bl, A id th* Uecat B >ok ot Lila wav opened lliore, ' I* rue debtor vide was bLnk and *liwy lair ; Who wetland ob tar rtrui. up ngkf uead, Wim Ibborod day by day lor dedy biea !. While iboae iobS amUiy teaaled gaily tiiiU Who a lie, iu joy, Itclote MaaieT* feet, And Una lliv lLca*ed Bread ol Idle to tat. TAUINU A IS AT 11. _ The other morning there might have bten neu oc Sycamore Unset, u<i young b'hoja Irom the i"uuliy, iuleatly gaaiug at a sign in lioid ol a wall kuoaiu batuing es tabliiiiiueiil which reads thug; Wauu cold, mi l salt Uatl.a Alter auudry aiguil icaul looks ns each s'4w, and at the sh loon, they both posted in. L ii k Lt-re, landlord, said i uo, can't you give a warm one atwoc.i uv !- ..Her that, opir .'.sbr.*vnj>Vs- . w Coilain’y, iuplieU ll.u who rt I lied in.Hu dialely t picpaio Ihe b tli. Ail i< udy, i xelaimev! tlie piopibtor #e he came mil of the loom. Put i L..;t,td tag ether, aid ki.CMvii!'wa - In -ell' r ttleUi Al ei waill g ta hei an tun.mial length ol tlnir, ami hi aring n elUiug like '.m'h ng opera Hoi i* g* 1114 on, the ket; er a| 1' It'd h'n ryi til the key kola p) ate lIIW t lu y w eu* o* < l ying Iheuistlv. • lo* bit umutm in ill y w< 1 atau ling betide tin lull, inui,, li nally dipping ibeil finguig lut ■ (ha lei and then applying lliem. to tlieii ’.•nguts, uecouip anted wuh *<aichlg glaUci# a, each oHuu.tuid Hlc tub in IMMU ului. AfUll occupyingHo mtel v. iuHi is m. tun r tor some lime whh visible sigua ol glowing imptlknia*,oho ol them tappen loudly at the door. Ihe kcp*-r obeyed hu sumuiot a and nleich the loom. Look here, eageily iu'julrcd one, ain’t it preti > i ui iea <y f , Why, y, there 4 % Hbt H*V ®ao s I 'Mnlmg 1< Ui# tub, ; vj fly 1“" 'l’m't calculate we two 'ai# i #ti ir tr> eat aH that t-rrtrh, da you 7 Why gcnUeaipiijThai'g to wa-h In. To w bat Ain’t this ala rein f This jac bath In".# , re| dued 100 pee pHetvr. ami g< nn< m*u come hwa to bulb# oi w a t , Wadi, thuodvi, in yout back puddle, gh> n the M inn mu l Uiy I ludjguon.iy of luinicd he ep'kWMnsn, aud til they I, fill, in high duog#.*n, iu search ul mure daii.tes CA USE 01' nUDIMX DEM 11. V’f y few uf fbf; Midden dealbs which IMS said to si *- flout diseases of the beaif do irady ailse fioai lUat di* l a*c. To ascjii tal.. Hie uai oiigm f doalln., *X jaxunirt'Vlit/ilioc'd tned iu Europe and ispi/itkl To w schswlrtic Cougraas field at HunahtifeMfe'- ifealg-w- in— af Mijdw ‘Will ww u MeifeMfeie subject of a Usaanagk yxM uturUm cxarniiatiou. la Chore only two ! re found a bo bad died from disease of the liesM. Kioeoui of s*ty-*ix bad dierl of Rr IX < ate* fJr€P%WTWUi fjf lb#- .Uujt~rilh' u,lhe I logs were so fulfol Lined Uai they ueuid uetwert,. (bate not bewg Uosdj cot ugb t*v,frf|mifjr ei air to enter to support Ufa. The cause that produce csogastiou of l! • i< nge are cold l*tri, tlgl t Ed After biit>|Mp imidJiiyL i •a HrjrfXT nested rooms Into the cold air, especially altar speaking.and sudden tlenrossing t ei operating on tbe blood. The cause of sud den death being known, all svotdane of ibem may serve to many valow s* Uvea which -"■kt other eiae lfUtj nnder tbe serdict ‘heart disease.’ This disease is supposed to be inevitable and in cursMe ; hence, many do not take tbe (wins they would to avoid sudden death it they knew it lay in thefr jxrwer. A Pu/a'fd Jattlcr. A mao named J mil in brought before h country squire for stealing a bog, and three being examined swoie they saw bits Meat it. A having vc. on tec rod hi* coa rue I for Josh, k.xiniug the ecoj e of the rqujrc’s Or ah. arose and * addressed him as lol lowi : May it plcaae your Loner. I can estab lish <bie min's honesty without the shad ow of a doubt, for I have tweive writuwv ea who are ready to swsir tbt did not see him steal it' The squire rested bis bead for a few mo ioei U as if in deep 'bought and with crest dignity arose and brushing back hi* hair, astd: ’ II there arc twelve who did not see bin steal it, and only three who did, I dis-j charge the prisoner,' BUT- AKPe Byecial Corieepoodence ol The CoaaUlu iiot.J Everything coctlmes lovely in tle part*. The e’v Lrtn jn-l rnni ol tain and shine to make thinge g'ovv aim (in. The w heal ts in the .lough and no nut yet. The cut utrrrna have cal up Ihclr abate Ol the com wild <tuit. The clever has bcert cut and cured and , hauled borne —all except a little that was overtook by a tain nd.dmaged, I could have saved it but our pieacher wouble’ut let me b aul it up on Sunday. When 1 told him about that btoer that tell in the ditch he said l mus’ut dig a ditch on Saturday Just to jgit to \ nil a steer .rut ol it on Sunday. Well l owe him some clover, and Tve * mind to haul that to him. Old Uro lLigvdy always sen apart u works ‘ p'w elTanlf gives' tlie* prooeods to the preacher. Latt year lie had it In wheat, Odd the sust cum aloi g and ruined it. IJut he made a good crop on his upland, anil wlicii die ili aci us i.X'd l.tni tor anine ol Unit ho said, 'no since—that upland tl< id was all mine.' Wc are uot 1 unnin cotton vory much only a sin til patch lor the girls to pick out about enul to make a couple of hales, whh U.o which thay ci.ll buy a passl of ribbon arid lacc and a low linnamou draps aud other extra# too uumerors to mention. C I. Hproulls lold me a cotton planter ncvei bad any lest. lie never laid by hi* crop, and il took .!....M VU-..1. ttys p.i.a.yeij.Uo. IL I d< u’l Uiii.k ii was intruded for white lolks 10 wink much lu July slid Aogu-t, It seen s 10 he well enough lor t.iggctv, r hough lie y will slop awhile under Hie walnut tleis who they git e.n. .My I lend .Cos . Johnson used lu slip up lu them when they list! slopped 100 long, .iid huilei out ul 1 in* lop' I Ids voic,‘talu > uui hands out ul ill/ pocket#. 1 A hue 1 ill, ,er w ill eli.al every tuinile hi! e.'H I don't have em. I don’t like unwilling lsb.il alKiul any tiling. II was the voluntos Hint whipped Hit 1 Yankes it wasu’ul the cnuscipts. My boys knows Ihe ntugusaftpi of haul w'otk, wild ihey do It, ‘nilw li <:u tligy want a I'eesa t waijt un to it. We Imvu 1 in, id• (i yl,trying hi put licb, r Uui . mi: itstn up to'liveeojiMoHttbiy un’ bd > a ill ided. * . f , . We’. M drclmrl and some jayds To run ou.afd tfiore i,if s tnd in if mid uVvndity <dj a patch ol a 'f'TktV k , y*^%‘de w UUorii giiji itubisM, sal vFfu*<mifliJiisAd efiHeLpelt. ,nwf put Iwo " lhri afßE , ‘ ‘(hp ; ■‘ l “‘ af'vti got Uy spljngs. smi vaster #.l abirut, muHi iitfldrS tbi In gsslog arojuii aud Uie wTiipj?n(,i. w|ls end the ligbtulu bugs Urn up every iiilbl ; and w have inti oi music, Irom llii plain, foity to tbe liddlc, and we've H'f a spare room for our Irkeudi, and when t -fy come *v sie glad to see etn, und do oi* best P, make cm glad lo toe us. |Ve arc not goiu' to build any more iopin* foi two reasons, tine Ir, 1 alut able to do it, sud ibe other fs 1 woulde'ut If I '*6ld, un iiili Pori u>le me confidentially Ui|t if you put up marlin gourda ifte mar til i as shoie to cum, Ii tried it au J bis Ht ralinab li lends eat bint out (be drat sum as fouw e 1 want the children to love be no and be happy. One ol toy ucigbors, so be to me, ‘whet’s your Ideas lor raising be aes • why don't you raise mule*—:!,ey do i’t cost ball as much and are worth a be s> mere money .' i tao, s< sl, but tbe boys U grow in’ up au I bimeand by Urey’ll br-gln to feel their oaf* and want Ur fly tound a little and pui soe the gills, and I want etn to go a court, i 1 decently. If I was a high strung gal 1 dM *t tbir.k 1 could tolerate a teller wbs cu I jigglin' areund me on a mu>. When J si is a yum g mi* I was as proud of my ■boi e as 1 wi • of my gallnsse*, and I want ev ry cm of my boys to have bis owe oarfe 1 n let 1 geod look in’ yomi* p* ti a hiui skirt sad gallop round on a blooded horse, sod nine limes oat often she'd eur riiei everv pop. But yon neede’nt tell tbie lo lor there's s hap ol clever beys aiu’t get tbe horse and can't get one, and inout feel bsd, Yours, Bill A nr. If B. I had a ba 1 accident in your town the other day. Y/>u’ve got so many purty womea there th at I thought I krjowed one of em. Sfee was a ridio* in a *tr< et car and when the car (topped, and 1 thought she was a school girl and a distant condn ol mine, snd I run up to ber frsnlicallv and giv’ her my hand aod told her wbo I was, and she looked at me sweet sod sad and intro duced me to her husband. If the car had-- eut left about tboae times I think 1 should havs collapsed, f.n never seen her nor him before iu my life. I feel thankful that he did'ent about me. I Purify and enrich the blood, and you ■satll not be troubled with skin diseases. Dr. iuli's Blood Mijturs is known to b* s neve# tailing remedy. : iWmt* ; IwMl. . ri iwPft3.-i MW***- ' iau—4 •*' IJfeFruiklm (Maa-,) wiu i> lead with tu‘i*t adr. Savages may pcibty "b" iat A few wa given si the huuavi.' hoaw ot our most promineut chuma. w 4 v a mom charming lady *l > had worn the weedaovfldo'.vU.iod tarn yovra ; another a .'but roceiAl'.y come to our B'Viiuiah.Qsj Two livening we e varied ahd thdioughif enjciiiible; but jjia chit, prayed, hr>* doilghtlul rnt, to be the 1 heir skill at the botf l, wi ll varying fol- Im.cs. w j.aauh tiia lady rolcricd to *and the _ aiqta—i4 hi* parluor that Utsiy thotthAUy tt.xitf -r ci inc -.wi ptn*. Tue' challenge vas accepted, aud ihe lady pity fully proposed ihat U>#y play for A wager. The geulUmaa gallantly assented aud ask ed her to nama tha at ok a Seeing her con ftmmrrtiw lioal jokinglf **<d t ilia baud asaiosl you a 1 The lady demurred, and wa# turuing to iea'C the table, when the geulleuian, alter a moment's thought aaid: My hand fot your*,-JI l win ; or at your dip<ii.al lot any young lady of rtfkpectahl’.- ity (her coureul belug fl.at oLuiued), if 1 lo||k A propoaitlou ao gaßant the lady could not leslst, fur tho geulteniaa wo# a prise m buevtr might win bl, ExclU men', now ran high, nil other ainuaimeni* being aua pdhtift'f; ak ■r''* , ~T*|j,"Br *'. ‘ f *•*; the Lars in. 1 board, i lie lady was tepuicd ak ill (ul with the iuuc •, but Hw gmihinau knew uothiiig about th game, yot ponaes - a I au a-1 mi able cool-Oni, which wa* al m. at an otlatl lor iuaxpai iance. The lady led oil gettiog a “king atrlka,” and lb gen lie.nan Iniiowed, tnisth'g Util# i asalno, uiid making a "inuff" with ihe third ball. A laughing aeasatlou was indulged In -when the scotu lor Uiat play was anaouac* od— u.ly, L> and a buaaw.i vpara ; guiiUe> 11 an, lAiioir Ift* Nothing da'inUd, 8 enaU.iuvd the play, b,)U-wed with e<|ual spirit by tha fa.r aulagont.t, uutli near the c'mae ol tha game—after the seventh play, when the score stood ‘geiillumsti 215, lady tOl.' The excitement among the guest* wiumiuw Inleuse ; and the lady tlusbcd uud beuibl.u.4, played vary badly her last three plays, losing, i. I the close of tho Unlb au<l ia t piny, the sou e stuod—>'Udy 12b, hum Uetnan aoid to bo the bent Acre rvci made in town. Aduuoruusttp plisuaerp UowgU Uie anuoiiucemeul | and ilia U4y, coveted wtiii ceulusimi, scare feud pi*euce of mind euougli lo acknowl* *d||e Um lovg p<iw ef —, who murmured a lw setiU-'ures sxpres ive el joy, 'ibe hostess now wlvr cad, Umk the lesbly re slstiug baud nt lbs Un widow, and placed it lb that af Uie wiuniug gentleman. And we buy tfuti tbs '.alter ccrumouy Is lo be i cpcatui vs till rolemiiity, some lew mouths m ace, due antics of which will be pub lished hi ilia Rgiier. t The mar A used, n —begged cl lilt host, saying that lie would Ucoalite it careiuily, lor a perpetual imtiudcr of tb* happiest evening of his III* j 1 and ■OMfrlfe* HmdllllNSllttMß. hasdstely been formed tudfep -object that will no doubt MMAMfenfgiy lo Jgferloi I c • cixrns i„ , VCI K ,l|owii,4 out flHbyHp Wioft leua clodsly tfi'< w§h-tpku#d ludics who I,'dAHKtaM VferitOE and fe.lTrktcd' !■>,, cflv “ 'jgyiflft Ow. c. ;P, >4l M 1 >'**■• Wu at VaDay Forge, whefi Wuhlngtou bid bit bead, ijuartsrs fell through that memorable win ter, act iWury ago, whan the ramuaut of the revolutionary ai m> Jay freexieg la tbo trenches that sfeirlc'l Um bills It Is pr, posed la At dp tbe rooc-s in tbe ihl ftinnrimi In nf ons bundled yt arc ago, uudfkc/lsr as possible, with fur nil HI c li.at I'SS-40>S aofVlOf in Ibo Wsih- I, gb<n fumlly ; and although it ceu icutt ly lit expccud Ural they wilt succeed b r< stiriug the 'lrcadquM tk‘ In the same deg rr cuoil pot ftClfou that dialing nisboe ike Mount Veinim bomceteed, there le every prosp.c^dial tbe historic dwelling will be Invi stud with ibe air of the autiqu, if aot the venert felax A Ice ad/ . MaaaebusetU lady has volueleeied to Inalxh i,;ie of the rooms lu (he fashion of tbe eighteenth con luiy, mi J there are doabtleat marry i'enn sylvsi lans who will take aa tqqgfcpride ie the proposed nitCratino- UonWttry ter tbe general idea, Vattey tt giie aocees I hie, bviug only an hoar's ride Irom Phila delphia along the rather picturesque valley o| the feclmytklll. The mansion irtHua - fed in e hollow, eloeely abut ta 4>m big!* -Lille ol every atdg, asd iu maafifeS stone wails, high window siiV and eipaetoue (1 outs suggest that tt might have wade a cosy Junulquartgyi, de-rpipo tbe weaUier’ Hiatiriesliy, it^a^t^^rtrikiDg^^^reat peace. II ‘he re<feXyiorflii*fcinsfei > who are Ufij fe*' M wen *sV%f'lrp* they .fell dHMfetfMwf publk segofex ; ' • r . bii* - an in Firm a tsd Rt.upiuxT. Uambay Oaa tte, April 2J Ohaatpfirr, April’ B.—There was a dread fol scene here on Tuit.lay auCinpon, w hep a laVg* mad eUphaui ran tlirbugn ihe stj tkm and killed half a iln.ten persona The •lephaptwleng'Nl to Up' R‘l di bj V slant gram, a id wai.brought here Irom lieu ires by a wealthy M Uomcfaii on the occasion ol the m triage ol a vela'ive ul Ids. The aaimal ', ns the nuihout rep >Hs, kept in the snn, erwoiked and no: properly ra ttoned during iis journey. TliO Mahout * aius that lie Aked fur' arm in 'tnhnev for mclicinu Irom ha muster, win order,d payment ot 4 runas or so—Which hj_ de clined to reeelve. Tliete wcro acopplo o' *tnrn on'tlic houinh, and the nWntif Was op the flrhukftta or Vheh if ran aw .y. The i idol's got 'free of lip- a.l mat by catching '.fold ol the bra-tcltvs o( lieca by wUU.b ll passed, Tae iWuiuf re malued for mat ilmq njj Ufjwok *->d ut-J his best to keep ll in check, but when he saw it was impuaaible for him to control Utn ai.iinal he jumped fom its back. Tha brute killed six persona au J injured two. One of the deco ised climbed up a bamboo lii.ii .ii 1 .i, iuii u,;r Isv ii c - lit |hi lull liiii u ~, . v rt* tttv t MitvvttvtM wf rot nj*r, utn tijn f%*rr^ mal uprooted the tr.e, thc uiftU lull \o the ground, and Ihe elephant killed him on ilia spot. Al 8 o'clock iu lire nveuhig the eleplunt iu uud towards the (Jovariimcnt Treasury aud the Huso vo Polio# Hoar, Some ol the sepoys, leaving lhair char {toy a elicited up the mange-trees and some bolted towards the English tpmrt ra. Con tinuing its mad career, the elephant enter ed ihe c< mpound ol Mrr. Cook,'a bunga low, now occupied by Mr. Nicholson, Kub- D.puiy Oph’in Agents, who flied and Lit Hid a: imal on the lieu.'. This made it 'aorc fuifotia, ami it 'VHficifWfefF'Vd' vitUs tilt room occupied by Mr. Nioliola-iii and his brut liar, beeing Ihe elephant iu ihe ve raodu be fired a(,(un, hitting il on the tru.ik, and ,blood poured profusely train the wound. The animal was lit large uuj ill m xt morning, whou it was ‘VItU great dillleully ectuod with chains by tho ma lm ut au.l sevuia! others. -The elephant was kept here till B*luidny, the 7ili In !., and then taken Ii Bennie# under guurdj i The Mahometan has been called upon by the Magistrate to explain why he did hot lake proper steps when ho w as lnloriued ol the symptom# ol madness lu the elephuii', ilia ease U pending in the criminal Courts. A Widtllng The young people o! Cincinnati ate es citsd over a promised wedding that didn’t take place. Tim yom.g man and young woman had known each other hoOi child hood, and were prominent In society rlr cles. Tlie wedding gueats were asse rt bled, and Ilia loving eonpfe were on the floor. '1 lie minister propounded lire usual quest leo to the bride at to whether stir, would lake the man lor her kushanJ, etc., whin, much to the irprlso of all preaont, she answered “No." Thinking ho tnUun derttoo I her, the rahimter ask'eil the quea tlun again, and agnln she answered “No.” TUls stopped the cercmmiy, and the story cattle out. The young man, addicted to the use of Intox’catlug liquors; hid prain sed reforni it the lady would consent to ihgrry him, sud had signed the pledge. He bad been on trial lor months, but, as tbe bride turned to him as they stood side by tids before the minister, she caught the o,l'r of whisky ou Ills breath, and deice- Sd signs of lixilpient intoxication Hb<- used liie extraordinary scene by Matin tr ut she ooul I not trust her In tar; to a mao who had broken a promise so solemn iy marl *, Mpostula'lons and aniruaties were all in vain’. Tbe wedding did not taka place* * ■eliillve Mules uud Fcnusica. pin reply to the injury & Ur what is lire relative male proportion ol ihu population of Ihe (Juitcd btaU-t, aud also ol the world tho New York Journal of commerce gives the loitowing iulercaiiitg s.al'.cs : Of tbe 38,568,871 |rersons in the Unite*! StaUaac cording to tbe lot natlonsl census, (ibis was n 1870. there are over 43,000,000 now) l9,4t'SJtto were males and were famales, or 9M woureir U> 1.000 meu. No cetieus of lbs world have ;beeo takau, but we hava Ike proportion oi women to men in,all count! les. where an enuuieratiou baa been mad,. The highest iu Euiope if * n Bcullautia which has 1,000 women Pr 1,000 men, Ireland has 1,050, England and Wales 1,004, Prance has 1,007, Old Prus sia 1,060. The lowest ( iq Europe is In Greece, which has but #4O woureu to 1,000 meu. Tbe total ol all Europe Is fJQU wo men lo 1,000 men ; the Urtal of America #BO women to 1,000 men ; the Pitaiol Af rica rur far as known, 0,5 women to 1 000 ineu ;of A*si (including only Hong Kuog in China) 940 women to 1,000 men; Aus tralasia 783 women Pi 1,000 men. A young lady lo Nashville remarked to * cam pan ion m conversation, tbe other day,that she would never paint ber cheeks again before attending a funeral. Why not f asked her friend. Because, replied Ibe young lady, 1 *vu paiuled up when J attended a fcntral last summer, sad never wanted to cfj so baJ fa my I Me, and was my baudkorcbic? tdhdy. when gUneiug round at Mrs. Maggs, I raw that yellow skin of hits through, tsar' tracks, end it jneked horrible. I never had •such bard work to buhl n,y teats in since Whs born. I'm done painting for funer als. - ' ~9 • Mr* ) lss#".*# mew uodds y If 4 New Gooii. We are glad to into-rn the penpl*l M.. - iwether llnrt we are now ■* Spring 8l- ck <>t • •*== DRY tHJOOH, -a CI.OI MINvI, 1 NOTIONS, f- #*< STIOKB. •'**' 40.. T * ** > v Which will wo4 he completu J In evcry departmevil. to will ba aa heretnloro Quick Sales and I Short Frofits; tva All wo a; k is for you to give us a trial am| we will guuf ai.tce you will be plea#Oi| with our giMitja and pi ices. DON’T FAIL to give us a call when you come to La Orange. —gs|p— , IYD 4 LYNCH. . YHK IVVGK OF IU2R MOTHER A N O VEIi, * T 4 • - BY iLUTfI In the Hivai.nah Weykly NewaoJßitur d,y, 20 b April, w ill be commenced tnjj serial story with the above lltie.wrHUia By a lady of Sivaunalt. T ie Weekly News Is the • • LurgiNt pihl Best II IN THE BO UTIL r a It is a complete no * iipapOr.nud cooUlus the latest Telegraphic ami Hlato New*,' Markets, etc., uu Agricultural and Milita ry department. *** T ' It adapt, and for general circulation through oul the South. rlubrc Iplloo.one year fe‘i.oo; six monljia f 1.00. P|Hicimcti copies sent (roe. Address J ii. * Havauuali, Ua’ May 10-01),' " ;. a TO - - - :<k Q- w f am * . •* m, m km# Tin,] 11A.BIE8 or Meriwather Comity. We call the sjici f;tJ attention ol llm f*a dirs toTLOTocI. ilmt wo have purchased ibe txclur.Jye iibhl to veil ‘‘MpUMMlwtf> l'sH-ui.Eliyiiug, i'iuitiug ani. Iron," it, Mvrtsttfctf Ominty. Wt #i| keep *.< wk of fro,is constantly on It Is a nickel plated mac Iron, with PRft#- ing and Flall'ng door and nvidvfug ldfep* l dir. kapi but by two Iron pings altvrflfeh#/- used. It la always clean" smooth b'lghl. Thousands of thcM Irons arc Ife use aud their high appreciation Is shot** by the loci that 1100,0)0 wo.th of territo ry has lieuu root and the demgnd is In creasing, ase-acli new sale a<lverfiscs tta merits, as all praise who use ft. Our agent a ill canvass the o uuty at an early day. IW Give biut your orders. Hum * OODLIiJII HO USB WHITEHALL and 02* HlftkAD St's Atlauta, G. Dou't lorget to amp at the eboje named flense when you go to Atlanta. I guaten-, tee sailsfociioa to every leaeoiutbio person ■ and charge only . ONE DOLLAR par dmj * 18 VAC! l). UFHIIAW, Pro, ItniKc to Drhiurt and Creditor* • ! f • • v s V- ' Ail persons having demaade agaipet I obuaon Fieeuiau, deceaseds are hereby notified It present them, propmijMttntad to the uudrsi;ued within yke l injt.,|V4 neribed by law. And all {x-rsooe indebted , 0 said deceased, arc hereby required to 1 make Immediate payment to (Be fender signed . May bib 1878, DU. m •r