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About The Meriwether County vindicator. (Greenville, Meriwether County, Ga.) 1872-1885 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1878)
The Meriwether County Vindicator V()L. THE VINDICATOR. riMtMHUKU KVKRY rr.IU.AV, BY.WM. T. REVIEW, AT *SU>O PKK ANNi it. IN ADVANCE oakw'Soatti site of the (Durr It out • C OUNTY OFFICERS ORDINARY -....A. '• H SHERIFF "• >. Fioreiuc t I.EKK £?. l\, II KcEii TAX KKCBiVKit n. K nl* TAX CO'.LECTOR .. . .J. 0. Christian TREASURER... J AnUimiy SURVEYOR ", F. Matthews CORONER John H J'* lll * COl NTY COM MI^IONKR'. I' A.ibuwi, Aw< MUl<' , C. J. Reeve*.' J t ttuciisuxu, A lloi M Wafcor. UOAKI> OC mK CATION. Johnw Pm*: 's jyr MaJUou lUevi*, M* A l’atkri A. 11. Fireman, See. > > A'l i'll I>t> b I icmu, K. M 1 unmu REPRESENT ATI Y i E K. J. Wiltums, C VV.| W illuvu ► BUSINESS CARDS JOHN W. PARK. A TIORNLY AT LAW J\ CKhKNVII.I K, <>A M ill | n<tUe h MoivoiLo ii it H*> ad $ Id tag **u * v •*' Attorney at law 1 .IIKISNVHXK . ■<>* A'l butluMi en'rustei to in* ' 'll il to promptly and faithl'illy. D. R.KEITH, A A I iOUNEY AT L sW Utitr.liMMl.l K liA Will practice in MrnvmD i aud Un {‘rit.nl ca i Mfii|r4luif It**’ l.tittfU tilt lit I'. A.O FIOY D. D O N- I t EVIDENT DENT.sT | V GMBKJSVII.t.K UA Teitti* Ini. AD **• K Wuilflf “t. pjmoEewrea r. HEN IIAT, HKtiHIA 0A n A VINO bean* lively ty,*i l l" '* PiMiwavl H*>Ul fturgeiy dmm, Hie iu-l ei* ):•!, 1 l*'l i.itUij U i.l to A ell Kind* of I'tulil wok U We lU> l*l ► ;yl* . I me Ail, **uii I solicit lit* patfoli .(r .Mlie|i-tl* *0 Meriwether couiily. wasiuiug ell *l*<i pslMUitxe mu Hint lb) fttml! law the very tiel !).• ol v,(**k, *u>l j,., little money ns wttld le * barged L) *uy t* 111(00 I lE'l-tl 1“ tl:* Ute. Or pundaocc by mail prom. 'l/ nowo* PH i . I', t hit > i-1.i., . Ft Y. iH hi* rc*l< *'•'*> ,o (. f !.■ f'ubm- * it; ili l ! * t* ll *" pr J. 1. G. I ■ iM'li. < [> '■* l it h It aN I BON V, / K. 1.1 II*I I- •* .-* w J *• V_/ tl. <it /•< ' >< "I' • •!* ‘ Mli " i<? orn A BiJ- >-• A c ‘" t; > ■ U< i u K •,lUJI.LLLY .nit FANCY HlUltb 4 i i i.C;i wce. Georgia- ALBERT LEHMAN - I AH NO A i-and w 1,1 * 4 ' *P ' u J 1 l*l.it ut \ ( oil PU'i La* l UI u e j.i.t.ii* -qusre, good and wan. tfci Kciitu rr K or Jf.WLLKY AND . FANCY O OOP ( oosi t-ng, of paß *. g-y GOLD and bil>\ Kit V\ Blcl.eS, Htc and he)-*mda, of the I** l Uil *k* btiiecdlU Gold and W*U-b Chains. CLOCKS ©f ali sizer, maser* and pitteau t*old I'en* and all kind* ot Uolde>s ; Cold biivtr & steel Bpoctacie# &■ Kyt-Gl *** jLID-MLVEK TABLE WA Biiver Plate Ware ot kiuos and alylee, Pocket, Table Mtm7. and *l by tbe very reoow tied makers, Joseph Hodden nod Oeorge Wt^tenbolaiS. HEJPAIIiIN G I am (till rej smog sh g<*jGt m my line Too many citfx- t ot Meriwether and ad joining con sties Lave tested my work to require a surd from me as to the tba/ae ter ol it. I wiH.-feowever arrant sll n ) w Drk, it projerly uee-), a* I bare always d< xe.snd re*| ettluiiy ark a continuance ot the palrvD£f I bare rewived from tnj lrieisd* in Meriwether. ALBEhT LEHMAN. BEST PRINTS 3- Uyd.at KOBINfcON A BKt^S. - I lioaatitul! While Sugar, Ten Pounds kw One Dollar. ( Rcbin-oa & Bru. Save Money 13 y reading oor advertisements and buying |wur goods at the Cheap Cash Store ot KoL-ia&on & B:o. GREENVILLE, MERIWETHER COUNTY GA.. JUNE U 1878. BILL AKf*. Co.TavoxtUn&'of Thi Go*solution Mr.Edlur: l love, to moil it i tK> at -J -av hint’s imps. I continue to like f .rmi”. I like it lieller entf bcltsr, ti*p ili.it the wheat is sumwhslN|pubilul alxml making * t rap. A Hull bug w th a tail ai both is nds has go' in be jttit- and btickml ibe sap oi.t, ami its laUin down in palches. I ooks like there is ulwavs SttmtUio prey in ou sotr.thin, and nutbm is fate from diwvs ler ia ibis soblwwiary world. Eiies and bugs aud rust prey ou the green wheat- V\ yils eat the c iru-niole* oat the gi.bois hawks oat the ehioketis- the minks killed throe ot our duck* none night —clmlrea nils ibe h'**i and the .th*r ui,til one ot my ithlmis’ tnn'es oum along with the bhud slaggt t* audlell up a pair oi *even itt>s li hl iu'O my front gate and died w Hhvuk kick in 1' i nui there is bl'iats and nellies and tread salts and,s nuitr.woeil ami I isui oak at and Spanish in dies and oucaio hurts and dog it .ml ami sittkis, thats ai ways in U o way't n a l.m and must bo look'd aitoi kti.h.r>, ospofiaily sitakes w’htclt are nty olouial horror, and I sha.. a wavs believe are sum km to the devil I,;, ii sell. I can’t tot rate such hug in.m cl' li,;l we lurini is love to take the bad with till’ good, and ‘time is tin to good thau bad Willi nte up to lhi’ pieaeul linto., M> rolU Irtigmashi i I.os* wauu higliO ii"giiiwa*while 1 am asleep juat like lilt Eitllist nil them dam Hl'h j isl debt* you o 1 -excuse me, Mr. Kdt l„i, | don’t ku i* tor s irliu that you owe sWJSfi >V ' •* —trior In yovn blot.oaa, r.tnl .t r 11‘1 dg l io nohow. M st on lybmty owes oiu Irom t c T tin and States ol .Vinetioa down i Mi.'' utnblesl ImiividvaU, ol whnh last 1 am wli on Il > k nj‘Oi it a ohiirl'nblo ait to b"'iow Irom man who Inis a so plus, ttl ink a be|* * I Uor Janus and Gen. AuMil, and a!! ku< h, Bl.d tl woild giovi me to tl iV lion 111 ney got musty and noM hi t mid !■ i lor li k ol borrowers. I rmrtiniea lake a IIUIo Just to no Uiago • t ni ( lor they art Imm m bclrga, ami )i.<t as much entitled to a livin’ ns the best id ua. Mr. Ktltiir. lt gnat c ■ml'trl to mo i ►a In my pis/./.* r Hnw |! '**••<■ and to* k over lle tuu, and smoke tin t‘c, ami ruminal*' Humiliate U|h>u the 1 1| -i amt fall of empire* and purl lex n jin altlm.i* and |ii :n tn*if._ 1 tldnk "hen mau )i >* l a**<d ill* Uubiaun id Ul<\ an. uni hi* aU-ueoHrouMe, smokin' W '‘Ut'" t,|-. Inf u ku del recoiude* U'm Vo live on while toi'K* r, iud ploiipiteeplilA ,1 ‘ (J ( :.... I IVI I kiiowi H ll< •* iii tiitt*i to tie limtf of It. Old flout I ln an' told me aie had boeu *it<‘it• n, lot Vt j-iiiVi, ami l in ant In f advisin' M* Arp to try it a alilie, tor, tax she, missus, lu.akia a body an nuiet and pcaceabl*. H it my a I I'. you Isooa, aa* faiaed a Mtl o o-l. and limy are lo'tmut It J"*t like all mini ..I in uuoaii ns, they make i lose run on f.-n tiling*, and vuollnra u little Into in tin- *■* kri. I in i under the 1 * ia- Inn, ' I 111 Felt' 111 1 hapcl, ami tiny me good pi o. li alum and me, and I've li'in vrondi iln how .lie doctor k* pi era all *" •trait w ild- In; *t. o tar u" ay. H Uoea In U like pity i" we ln tinelin hoiiM" i:loi‘ livirv bo b) , amt tun) ll*', w hen lie c lima home a^ : *>o, a kind I*f*ivl*Jt ill.i will torii luiie l i let him ahlde w.th Id* llmk. lint then, on the ut I* r hau It may he more Important lor the doctor to uae l,i t itloence w ith the rmcalaat Wu.hffig loo to k- vp cm tr -ni atea.i i and l)in, and at the tmnt time attend h out p.■ ilileal ißllUiHn Jco dtt.ue to > ml U* rt ilahle gar .en aeed, it uiay he ail lor the heel. The good Jitifd know*. I Pont, linn lore Iliovcti’l r> de up u y mind aliocl atnclio him track again. Y une there ia Geu. Wofl rd, who amy liicn l.nu I lie mougl wapt to go, and In. built ali ei met.tin’ U* O'C th li aod iriyb'-d) i< we come to preach in *t w ho i I.' avi n iy minded and a good democrat. Ine (Jem ral i i.o preach' i, bit then lie can run the camp while tin dect. r I* ruouiii, the cr*i‘. I lien there U my friend Ou* Wtight, and he nmut wai l to J®. H*-. aui’l got any uiee' in’ houae of his ow n, out lUui be pleaches an around generally, and dips ’em and wa'be* the aainta’ feet, und to forth. He was a gei erai too, and run the camp snl the c ua both, and 1 always wondered why be Uidwit build him a aiu nygog or sumtbin'. I like to see eseiy man work up Uj the lull measure of bis ca pacity Yon see the preachers and the soldiers have got the country aurter iu a swi :g and no other sort ncedent ruu lor office ttii the thing wears out. Notxuly nee-Jeot try to get t a on the eternal priuei- ~e ot Ue Jefl ra.n duntciacy. Tbere ;(Te, U we bar got to take ’em, let. take tbe very bed ** ca° 8 i! ’ Mr K-Jilur, l read the other day that igere" was thirty-seven preacher, in Coo kes* and they was mil Methodiata and £dident look exactly Uir to ne. Cant we bare a lew Pieibytemna and fcpiaoopai ian§ sent on juat Vj keep the sca.e. in a balance ? Bu then they couldent go, tot their i burcbte won't let ’urn. Ire rural Bated a power over these thing*, and ain’i nire bound It neither, tor tny docUiue is not tus about • hat you cant help. 1 reck on its aa proper lor a aoklier ol the camp and them two sort* set m to he a gainlrf £ rvonJ among the peoi le e.ery day. I wonder il a aoidier of the cradle will ever aland any chance? Sokrtnon sahl it a man had his quiver lull ol children lq. lioul.l aland in Ibe gales, or words to that i-ff 01, aud Solomon was a atnsrl man, but n kuk* nowadays like a i>o.>r tolrer with tea nr a di ien dideut hav uiuch lime to stand around a gate or swing on R cither. 8.1 1 fmliear tor the present. Yours truly Bill Anr. I* S. —A* Harris it Ins can tell why a bop vine winds r >und a pole with the sun, ami a I lean vine climbs the other way t He never answered sty first conumdrutu vet, sod, in my opinion, he’s hosted. N, B—Take notice -1 bad sick tnu’.e ycateiaiay, aod seven tjton cum along nud i id me what to do lor him, aud so 1 give him lie s- up and paiagoric and salt a.nl whiskey and lutteipiilk and mo asses and sweet milk and eoeom :alts aud keracen oit aud hud, and bled him in the mouth and rubiiod him w ith a rail and lps| got nill. az Harris want cured him, B. A. TjlYiTn of flic lryis;id Steplicni Letters. l’ortm iilui tientisi Key *nd Reprosen 'tullves Ai H. Stephens have won golden opinions among the Republicans 01. <hc North by tlieii leders op,arsing invustig x lion ol ibe ilecioial'frainl. A Washington diß(mteU to the New York Post says t The IcliPia ol I’.almasicr General Key ( ..nd A evmdei 11. Ntepliens have created a sensuliou among the politicians, especiulß nlU‘>ep those heloi.y illto UiO DeiU'lCralic parly. The Republican leaders atlacb much huportunce to both letters, aud be lieve they will hive * marked -vtleel upoij. •-.* - * \ pioinini-nt Republican heuatoi raid to-tlaj '.hai In; legmdol Mr. Key's appeal to the | i-op'.e ol the tS ruth to elect as Hep* ir,entail vos iu Congress only men pledged to i.>.si hi ail huz.ids llui involutionaly schemas- ol the mischief-inakir* in the f louse ol Rep'CM'i. till via us both man iy unit pitiiolie, a'ul Hist it will receive l a npt r >vul af the people ol the North who me Opposed to rt-u, cuing Hie I'les. ilriitiul ipurlion. Tilts letter, saiJ the treii aloi, will ciesle evnsluination In the Deui ocmtic ranks, and have the ell ct either • 1 slot ping the revolutionary comae of a lew Democratic l(!udC',or of pn etpiitatiug mat te.'s, n> that the country will wo their real hatpin. These letier* w ill clear away the mist before the eyes ol tunny Democrats aid show them that their leadens nuau reVoUJlhm and notliii.g else. Mi, Miephens letter is discussed as much ,vs Mr. Key's, and plain, Euihtul uiierauces aie vetj annoying to those Democrats who sit; in sympathy whit the Potter fnvesllgu tlon. ■lll,l. ami uum: I) nu Piatt's (Jspltal. After benator Illulne mushed |h or old Dawes and Hoar with the statue id Wil liam King and his own revised history ol New Kii land, In cvhieiilly set himself Up as llie rlieloift'al liruiaerof the Henatc, Jim haa Ini n a w lionl li-ailtef nod like* atuli’n ity. lie in up ii bUtory, nr and could Intone the Hlaiee with their respective capitals, lioitt Texas to Maine, in the clastic idyl*, ol tlio Nov Kngiaiid s* liool inarm ; hut he is 'ot as a*mug on law and politics as on histmy and geography, Slid When lie got *ii tlie hi ghtr branches last Tuesday lie raped even on “i beek." Hsu ilill, the ter rible Georgian, told li alao that he (Ii illy voted I r principles, but ha I never been utile to find cut what Blaine voted fur ; ■mi! In; pointed his admiral! in for Grant's courage by keen insinuation tint Jim rep resented the truculent class of heroes .v In. f itight on!y alter th* soldiers had con . ). The Georgian cmphnsixed Ills hit with tl at terrible smile which hat elten tiera’dinj his triumph, and displayed those f<l mld..b’i; lei ill that s<iu elimcs| eCU to crunch s p/oiiil ed victim, iu fancy he al n ady “i hawed” on Jim, as they wiy down in (ic iglo. Ills eies gleamed on .1 I n,and he *c< tned to lie saying, “11 you think I'm Jloir end Hawes coine 00, and preamuly bo es wi i track, vid all tint will lie left will lie e>me pieces which l spit out to bo scut to Maine.” Of eo irue wn do mt meunthattfecgfarit Gfeirgiau would i - I ave planlatiooixed Jim, ala typi cal Biutberoer, it is only a figure of speech to ilia trate the style of the encounter, win cb might also tie liker.ed nut the fists ot a bullying, priz*; fighter against Uie blade of a cuirassier, or the heels of a jack ars against the paw of a lioo. Those who •aw Jim to bis statue act, when he knock ed ever ebahv and reared and charged over Hoar mad Havre*, o-ull not bat smile at the difference between the Jim ol lUsl scene and the Jitn ol last Tuesday, lie turned away quite meekly, aud doubUeas retired to undy the history ot Ueorgis- An unpleasant passenger in a street c*r is a cryiog Baby. In such cases Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup should be given to the little sufferer to ease it* troubles. 29 cents a bottle. Doctor, what do you think la the matte with my little boy ? Why, it’s omy a cor ruitiffed exegesis antlspaatuodicaily ema nating trom the germ ol the animal refrig erator producing a prolific source of irrila bility in the per (cranial epidermia the mental proluodity. Ah that’s what I told Bt tsy, but she ’lowed it was worramt. Can anv one in tbU icliooi tell me why a ship is called she? asked a teacher in a sub urban school tbe other day. Because she is rigged up, answered a smart boy in the bock row. WATmWASTXD. Tuedroit < n the back dinir had needed, rcplacntg far a lons time, but it was only the other night that Mr. Thiocl n had the presence of mind to buy anew one ami take it hoifu. Aft‘-r supper In- hunlud up hie too**, removed ihe old troll and meas- Uicd tbe htSMth n lor the new our. He must here tome new boles,and Mrs. Ti roc ton hoard him roaming around the kitchen and woodthed, alanrmicg duora, pu'liug nut diawetw, and kicking luru'ture around. Hire went to the head ot the claira, and CivJled down ; RicUard.lio you want anything f Ym, Ido ! botyclied hack. I want to know iu Texas'.hat corkscrew is? t lorkacre*, Richard ? Yes, Conac ew 1 I’ve looked Die house over and CrulduT find u ! tV by, wi, t vet bad one, Richard. Didn’t, eh ! We’ve had a dosen oi em lu the las. ytare, and £ bought ono not four wccVxpgO. It* always the way when i want an) tiling. H and VOdJWuat bo out of viiiir liea,!. hmr. band, she j’*id, as aim descended the staits. tt o've licb# houtc seven years, and l nev er tomembir acting you brlug a corkscrew iiomu. f O, yea, Pm out ol nty head, I am ? lie grumbled w bo pulled out tli<> sewing ma rhluu drawer ami turned ovet Ua con tents. Perhaps better go to tlic lunatic nsy -11141 right away. tVotl, Uiehard.l know that 1 have nev er Mw-u a njfkbciiw iu this hottest. , , T if&n light,tot I’yc bought five or six. The house la ulwaytl ftpsu't) down, tiny h iw, and I never can find anything I The 1 1 otter Is kept a* well us any ol y<>ut folks can keep one 1 sho retorted, glowing ted iu the face. I'd Ilk* tPv utothor note to show you a few said, an ho gtretched his neck t<> look on the high shell in the pan try. P< rliajtselio'J l oil tier Hpaaliudes with the potatoes i.iln I answered the wile. I) > you know who you are talking to? lie veiled ai he juin| ed down. Yes, 1110 1 VVs'll, yon'H be going for York Hlatn II y>u duuT Wt out I ! and like to see myself. Whan I go this house govs I Loolt out Nancy C I'm afillkl of no man that lives. I'll lefvtlyou I >.ml I'lLittogU to sro you go l Going sfozo up to her lie extended his finger, shook hie hand to cinphusi/.o his words and slowly sal I : Nancy Tlt met >ll, I’ll apply lor a divorca tO Ulonow;i I II tell Hie Judge tlutJJ kind .y and lovingly uikej you where '.ho glut lei war, ami you said we'd never had one lu the house, which Is u bold falsehood, as i can prove I Gimlet f she exclaimed. J Yes, gimlet I Why, I know where tli>;i are three or four I You ssl I corkscrew 1 Hid 1 f ho gnspod, silling down Oil the corner of the table j well, now, I believe I did. And you went and abused mo like n slave becanse I wouldn't say a Rlmltt wit* s corkocre v f she robbed Idling on ll.es lounge. Nancy, h* tall, tenderly lifting her up. O, Hichar l I she chokingly answere t. And that household Is so ipim'ly happy that actuary bird would sing its head oil II hueg up iu the ball. A Turks Thai*.— News has |u*t reached wholuMle poisoniog at Hlii, Itnssell coun ty, in the Boulhein pail of the Hlale. ft Hguearatlist Mrs. M irtiia Mlcalitor, well known faimci’s wile had been annoyed ol late by thieves itealing large quantities ol butter. Hite bethought herself ol a plan to stop the repeated thelU, and it wa this ; Bhe put strychnine into all the roll* of a certain firkin in s convenient placo lor the robbers night before last. The firkin was piomptly vtolea and Mrs. Micaiitor was satisfied llist the thieves would die. But oh, horror I Instead of the ttiieveejetiiig the Imtur they Bold it! It wont broadcs;l through the country. Mr. Jackson, a promiuet tdauter, parebaa c.d several pounds ot it yesterday, and sup posing tl ail right, the servant placed it on ihe table, where there were twelve per so us at the repast, of whom tour died In a lew hours after eat lug the butter. They were Audrew, Joseph and James J sek*on, three brothers, and Mias Alice Gatewood who happened to be a guest of the Missus Jack sou ; bcsidesjbrea others at tbo tabfe were taker, dangerously ill,among them a young lawyer, who wae paying at tention to Miss Gatewood. The greatest excitement prevail, in the county. Neither the thieves who iW the poisoned butter, oor tbe lady who used sucli a dangerous trick, hare been arretted, but d<>ubtleas exertions wtll be made to lynch tbe men who sold it —Uichmond ( Va) Ditpaiek, May 9, to Cincinnati En quirer. The diamond flashes all the more brill iantly for Its beeutilal setting. So list jewel, the mind, when contained in itsc< ket, the body made beautiful by health, exhibits more graodly its woodrour splen dor. And those desiring to enjoy that high degree of health which pore blood inaiotaiq* should ate Dr. Bull’s Blood Mixture. „ MrDuvh ICs s' vein Hi* E-I'tlc, The New Orleans Picayune hears with much ssiistactio 1 that flu; Court ol Ap pvea’s of Mi.vUsippi has, within a low days pas*, rendered, on a rehearing, a final judgment in lav r of our honored Iriend JYtfcf-on Dtvls;re toting to him, in lull title and lu cres'., tiis ft ic piantition ol Biieri-field, Warren county. Miss ssippl. Tito hivtory ol the litigation which has this happy conclusion is ot an Interesting and even romantic character. Uriersflel I and Ilurricana plantations, now constitu ting the whole island, produced by n cut ofl of the Mlvsittippi river,is a magnificent domain, which was acquired more than fifty years ago hy Mr. Joseph K Davis, the older brother ol J< flerson Dav is, and lor a loug Unto was cultivated wi.h great profit, iff. Joaepit E. Davis was a gonlleman ol great aagacity, strong senao und enterprise, and became one ol the wealthiest aud mod influential citizens of Mis-dsalppl. When his brother .Toff married the dmtghler oi General Taylor timf resigned f*ia .-miiiniiai.nl iu__ tha- JuiU'lth E- Davls invited hia brother to come to Mis sissippi and oilier upon the lifn el a cotton planter. Mr. Jill Dayla accepted the invi tation, and took pnaxjsafoi) of Bricrshold, which he cultivated ancceastnliy lor many years. Despite his iong withdrawal Irom the care ol Ids estate, Mr. DavD, with the aid ot bl ei.eifcctle and Intsllljfrnt pnselil wile, managed to administer liis plantation *0 as to acquire a a-ompctcuco and reim- \h place. Still the formal title to the planta tion remained in Mr. Joseph. R. When lint war broke out Mr. Joa. Davis held Hus propel ty.beyouri tlio reach ol the federal government. Ami when the PiO*i dent of tiie defeated Confe 'eracy became npi Donei at Fortress Monr.io, M . Jos Davis mad# a sale ot his whole estate to hia hmgchfet ma ingot, a eoloied titan nutted Moutgomciy, for fSOO.OJO, psya hie on long time, wile ini' rest "t the rate of six per cent. Mr. Joseph Davis then made a complicated ({ltd abstruse wili. lie was savory old man, dying shortly after st Hie age "I eighty-four. His will r*c 'gnlzad Mr. JofT Davis' cldl dien as legatees lor the sum of eighty thousand dollars, to l* collocied by trus tees, ol wbltm Mr. Jefl Dsvis w&s one, aud to le paid to ids dliidleil’.whcn they ob tained nmjorlly. T'luj balance of his es tate was bequeathed to bis (Mr. Joseph K- Davis’) natural ebiidieu wi gitud-chlldrcn. As Mr. Jell Davis’youngest child it but louitecu, a long time Would elajiao bulore anytliii g could he realized from this be quest, and as Mr, JosepilJ!l. Davis hud left aviduiice that Ids brother hud paid the full value of llie ealalu, Mf ■ Jell Dsvis finally, with much rclucl.moo on ai coCtnl of Ids great love <d an 1 respect for the memory of bis brother, yielded lo the urgent advice u( his relatives an t Mends and instituted suit to reclaim and re-establish bis title iu the property. Supply ol <Jr‘nt lllcii. Cincinnati Ooinmerci'il.) It is a mistake, says a populsr lecturer to declare that there are no more great men. Theie are great men all around u ; they never were as abundant In the world as Huy are now, but iulormatlon Is so gen etnl Hist the masses do not appreciate them. There is u world ol modes', comfort lor humanity in the remark. There are great men to every gieat opportunity, but only one man inn take held of It, Hugo bile,* lects arc *s phuty as blackberries, only (hem are *•> many ol them that ungrati lul woi Id no longer appreciates thuu. K r that reason, w arrlors, pouts and sages, us a.iy w how; nsmes gil I the | ages of history, must waste th if lives in the humble walks of life. It is cruel, ncvorlhelc <f it is comforting too, to think thul in these times when peo ple know so much, a Talleyrand may be embodied In a corner grocciy politician. To think tha'.only lor lack ol opportunity, George Frauds Trslu might lie George Washington, and have Ids while hat rut up lor a suow alter lie was dead I bhakes jicam, with hlsclalrvoyaot In sight, nod hi* boundless knowledge ol human nature, has not yet lett the earth desolate,but theic are so many Khakes|iees now that the only chance left to display his vast kuowl e Ige ot human oaturc is to be an insurance agent. Na|sileou sells cough medicine and catarrh snuff, Dem'wtlicner is a circus man, with only an admiting chum to raise bis bands at long iuterva's and e seisin • ‘‘What a bead be ha* on him I' John Milton writes baking-powder oyi vertiaemeuts, and he who, when great ineu were scarcer, might have been Ciceio j now, alas? preaches serm'ius on eternal punishment. King David is a Hunday scbool superintendent. Solomon is a mem ber ot Congress, and Oliver Cromwell is a healing medium. Vkht gentleman peering by tbe jail of a country town beari one ol prisoners through tbe grating, ol his cell singing, In the softest sad most melodious lone, that isvonte song, “Home sweet Boms.** Uis sympathies being very much excited in favor of tbe unfortunate ten ant of the dungeon, be Inquired the cause ol his incarceration, when to his disgust i e was Informed that the fellow was put i jail tor heatiog bis wile i the iMuiE or 11 t:u wamr A NOVEL, BYOUTTH RtTSfttf In tlic S tv in malt Weekly Newt of Satur day, 20 Ii April, will be commenced anew serial story witfi i|ie above Ut!*,wrltt*o by a lady "1 Ktvunmdi. The Weekly News Is the Largfst fntl Bfst Weekly IN THK SOUTH. __ rail ! •-* It is a'complett newsp*()er,and contaku Ihe latest Telegraphic and Slat* Nows, , Markets, etc., un Agricultural and Militsv ry department. - . It adapted for general circulutitjn, out the South. , Hnl>c iDtion.ouc year 2.01>{ i mrnitJq| - $1 00. S|>ectuieti copies sent freot Address J 11. KBTILD, - * Havaanafs/tto. May tO^tl) 'ro ™r: rsa t P a, I .<♦*)'* - ■ yr>--' f PTT*; fiADTE.'s ■OF Moriwether u County. \V<‘ vail the special attention Ol til* La dies to the (act, dial we have purchased the exclusive right to sell “McOanaland’a Patent Fluting, Plaiting and Pellshlog Iron," In Meriwether County. We wtl keep a st'-ck ol Irons constantly on hand. It Is a nickel plated case Iron, with Flut ing and Plaiting door and revolving haw die. kept hot by two Iron plugs alternately used. It is ulways clem, smooth and bright. Thousands of the** Irons arc In use aud their high appreotetion Is show* by the tact that f IOO,OOO worth of territo ry has been rotd and the demand Is in creasing, an each new sale advertise* its merits, *a alt praise who me W, (hr agent will canvass the county at an oarly day. V/t~ Give hiui your orders. RoiiiNBUNABItO. aoI/LrlElt HOUSE v,t WHITEHALL and 9H BROAD Bt** Allnnta, Ua. Don’t lorgel to stop at the above named lieu s<- whon yon go to Atlanta. lguat* tee satisfaction to every reasonable persona and charge only ONE DOLLARIper day* JHAAC f). UI'HIIAW, Yto. Notice to IkrlHora usssl Credltora All (lersons having detnande against Johnson Kicctnan, dco-ased. are hereby nolifteil ti preociil them, properly atlostod to the undersigned within tbo lima pre scribed by law. And all persona Indebted to said deceased, are hereby required Ito make Immediate payment to tho under signed • May ll b 1870. DH. It. F. HALL, Adm’r. NE W GOODS ♦ New Godot. We are glad to inform the people ol Meriwether that we are now reeeitriug our birring Block of DHY GOODH, CLOTHING, NOTIONS, •BOM, HATS. AC, Which will soon be completed fa every department. Our mot* to will lie as heretofore Quick Stler and Short Profit*. All we st k is for you to give us a trial gad we will guarantee you will be pleased with our goods and prices. DON’T FAIL to fire us s call when you come to La* Orange. Boy'Ll U LYNCH- NO-
