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~i )y. T- Hi- J"©nicl3as,
HAMILTON, GA.
THOS. S. MITCHELL* M. D.*
Retidetil Phyciart ftAtl S'ui-gedfi,
HAMILTON GEORGIA
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"W. IF 1 . TIG-IST ZHFL,
DENTIST, I
fcOLUMBUS* - - - GEORGIA
Office over Chapman’s drug Store, Ran
dolph st, near city terminus of N. & S. R. R.
Respecfully offers his services to the peo
ple of Harris county. ju2oly
R. A. Russell,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAMILTON, GEORGIA
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CHATTAHOOCHEE HOUSE ,
By J. T. HIGGINBOTHEM*
West point, ga
HENRY C> CAMERON,
Attorney at Earn,
HAMILTON , GA
DR* J. W. CAMERON,
HAMILTON , GA.
Special attention to Midwifery. Charges
Moderate.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
\VAVERLY HALL, GEORGIA
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Dentist,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
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HANKIN HOtJSE
COLUMBUS, GA.
J. W. RYAN, PropV.
Golden, Clerk.
ftUBY RESTAURANT,
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UNDER THE RANKIN HOUSE.
janlO J. W. RYAN, Pbof’b.
THE HAMILTON WEEKLY VISITOR,
ss# TO $350 GIVES AWAY I
• To each and every purchaser of Piano,
Organ or Melodeon.
L-.-J The above we are constantly doing,
and hereby pledge ourselves to continue
fyi to do for our patrons. The query is,
How can We afford to do it 1 To ex-
Tjj plain, we would say, it is easy to make
a present when it costs nothing. We
simply save to these who purchase through
our orders, the agent’s profit, which every
one knows mtist be large. Agents must
make large profits to pay them for canvass
ing the Country to make their sales. Music
establishments must make large profits to
cover the expenses of their business and
make a living ont of it, -to say nothing of
making A fortune in the trade, as many do.
Wb have neither of these contingencies to
provide for. We give the benefit of the lar
ger part Of the discount (that is the ageht’s
profits! to our patrons, thus saving to them
the money named as a gift.
We deliver instruments fttEWSHT Fa Kb, dh
rectly from manufactories, and can therefore
sell as Well North as South, East as West.
We get any instrument of any make that
may be desired. We get the very best se
lection of instruments; even better, most
cases, than the purchaser would get were be
to select at the manufactory in person, be
cause we leave the selections to competent
jcdgSs, who have too much at stake to im
pose upon us by turning off on our orders
inferior or defective instruments.
Every piano or organ sold by us is fully
warranted for five years, and will be replaced
if not satisfactory. Give us your order, and
We will return a satisfactory instrument, or
refund the money.
Second-hand Pianos taken in exchange for
new ones.
Correspondence invited from all parties
thinking of purchasing how or at any future
time. fleUd Stamp for catalogue.
A. SHORTER CALDWELL,
Secretary Rome Female College,
aUgfi-3m Rome, Ga.
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GEORGIA— Harbis County.
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HAMILTON, HARRIS 00., GA,, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,1873.
A Phantom from the Sea.
One fine autumn evening about
forty years ago, I was traveling on
horseback from Shrewsbury to Ches
ter. I felt tired, and was beginning to
look out For some snug wayside inn
where I might spend the night* when
a sudden and violent thunder storm
came on. Sty, horse terrified b.y the
lightning, fairly took the bridle be
tween his teeth and started with me
at full gallop through the lanes and
cross-roads, until at length I man
aged to pull him up near the door
of a neat looking country inti.
“YYell,” thought I, “there waß
wit in your madness, old boy, since
it brought Us to this comfortable ref
uge.” After alighting I gave him in
charge of the stout farmer’s boy who
acted as hostler. The inn kitchen,
which was also the guest room, was
large, clean* tieftt and comfortable,
very like the pleasant hostlery de
scribed by Isaac Walton. There
were several travelers already in the
roottt —probably* like rnyself, driven
there for shelter—and they were all
warming themselves by the blazing
fire while waiting for supper. I join
ed the party. Presently, being sum
moned by the hostess, we all sat
down, twelve in number, to a smok
ing repast of bacon and eggs, etc.
“The conversation naturally fell oti
the mishaps occasioned by the storm,
of which every one seemed to have
his full share. One had been thrown
off his horse; another, driving in his
gig had been upset in a muddy dyke;
all had got a thorough wetting, and
agreed unanimously that it was
dreadful weather—a regular witches’
Sabbath.
“ Witches atid ghosts prefer for
their Sabbaths a fine moonlight to
such weather as this.”
This was uttered ill a tiolehm tone,
tod with strong emphasis, by one of
the company. He was a tall, dark
lookitag matt, aivd I had set him down
ih my own mind as a traveling mer
chant or peddler.
My next neighbor was a gay, well l
looking, fashionably-dressed yoilng
man, who, bursting into a peal of
laughter* said t
“You must be Well acquainted
With the customs of ghosts, to tell us
that they dislike getting wet or
muddy.”
The first speaker* giving him a
dark, fierce look* said:
“ Young man, speak not so lightly
of things beyond your comprehen
sion
“ Do you mean to imply that there
are such things as ghosts ? ”
“ Perhaps you might be convinced
of the fact if you bad the courage to
look at them.”
The young man stood up, flushed
with anger; but presently resuming
his seat, he said calmly:
“That taunt should cost you dear,
if it was not such a foolish one,”
“A foolish one?” exclaimed the
merchant, throwing on the table a
heavy leathern purse. “There are
fifty guineas. lam content to lose
them if, before the hour *is ended, I
do not succeed in showing you* who
are so obstinately prejudiced, the
form of any of your deceased friends*
and if, after you have recognised
him, you will allow him to kiss your
lips.'*
YVe all looked at each other* but
my young neighbor, in the same
mocking manner, replied:
“You will do that, will you? ”
“ Yes,“ said the other, “ I will stake
those fifty guineas, on condition that
you will pay a similar sum if you
lose;”
After a short silence the yoting
man said, gaily:
“Fifty guineas, my worthy sor
cerer, are more than a poor college
sizer ever possessed, but there are
five, which, if you are satisfied, I
shall be willing to wager.”
The other took up his purse, saying
in a contemptuous tone:
“Young gentleman, you wish to
draw back! ”
“I draw back!” exclaimed the
Student. “Well, if I had fifty gui
neas, you should see whether I wish
to draw back! ”
“ Here,” said I, “ are four guineas
which I will stake on your wager."
No sooner had I made this propo
sition than the rest of the company,
attracted by the singularity of the af
fair, came forward to lay down their
money, and in a minute or two the
fifty guineas were subscribed. The
merchant appeared so sure of win
ning that he placed all the stake in
the student’s bands and prepared for
his experiment. We selected for the
purpose a small summer house in the
garden, perfectly deserted, and having
ho meatis bf exit but a window and a
door, which we carefully fastened,
after plAcihg the young mall within.
We put writing materials on a small
table in the sumhfe? house* and took
away the candles. We remained
outside With the peddler Among us
In a low, solemn voice he began to
chant the fbllowing lines:
“ What riseth slowly fr,.Tt\ the ocoaa wntSs
and the storitiy surf ?
The phantom pale sets his blackened foot on
the fresh green turf.”
Theft raising his voice solemnly, he
said!
“ You asked to see your friend
Frances Villiers, who was drowned
three years ago off the coast of South
America. What do you see?”
“I see,’* replied the student, “a
white light rising near the window,
but it has nb form; it is like an un
certain cloud.’’
We—the spectators—remained pro
foundly silent.
“ Are you afraid ? H asked the mer
chant, in a loud voice.
“I am not,” replied the Student*
firmly.
After a moment of silence, the
peddler stamped three times oti the
ground and sang:
“ And the phantom white, whose pale, cold
face, was once so fair,
Adjusts bis shroud and smooths bis sea
tossed bair.
Once moire the solemn question:
“ You Would view the solemn mys
teries of the tomb—what do you see
now ? *’
The student answered in a calm
voice* bttt like that of a man describ
ing things as they passed before him;
** I see the cloud taking the form
of a phantom.**
“ Are you afraid ? *’
“ I am not.”
We looked at each other in hOrl'Or
stricken silence, while the merchant*
raisihg his arms above his head*
chanted in a sepulchral voice:
“ And the phantom says as he Steps fVmn
the sea,
He shall know me* in sooth-.
I will kiss my friend who asks for nlc —
The friend of my early youth.”
“What do yon see now, scoffer?*’
“I see the phantom advahcC—he
lifts his veil—*tis Francis Villierfe!
He approaches the table—he writes
—’tis his signature! ”
“ Are you afraid ? ”
A fearfhl moment of Silence ensued,
and the student replied* but in an al
tered tone:
“ I am not.**
With strange and frantic gestures
the merchant sang:
*‘ And the phantom said, behold I cotue from
my grave in the sea,
Linklthy hand in mine, thou shalt go btttl*
with me.”
“ Now, what happens ? ’*
“He comes—he is near ine—he
reaches out his arms—he Will have
me! Help! Save me?”
“ Are you afraid now?” asked the
merchant, in a mocking voice.
A piercing cfy and then a stifled
groan was the only reply to this ter
rible question*
“ Help that rash youth! ” said the
merchant bitterly. “ I have, I think,
won his wager; but* it is sufficient
for me to have given him a lesson/
Let him keep his money and be wiser
in the future.”
He walked away rapidly. We
opened the door of the summer-house,
and found the student in convulsions.
A paper signed with the name of
“ Francis Yllliers ” was on the table.
As soon as the stndcnt’s senses were
restored he asked vehemently where
was the sorcerer who had subjected
him to such a terrible ordeal—he
would kill him l He sought him
throughout the inn in vain; then, with
the spded of a madman, he dashed off
across the fields in pursuit of him.
Of course* after waiting awhile for
the return of the student with our
stake-money, It gradually dawned
upon us that the whole thing was a
pre-arranged swindle. The two ras
cals carried off our guineas, after
having acted a farce, which wo, like
ninnies, believed to be real. I have
not invested any money in ghost
stock since then.
■ <i ■
A StxoXg Hint. —“ Does your arm
pain yon ? ” asked a lady of a gen
tleman who, In a mixed assembly had
thrown his arm across the back of
her ebaif and touched her neck.
“No, Miss, it don’t—but why do
you auk?”
“ I noticed it was out of its place,
sir, that’s all,”
The arm was removed.
Aii Angel in a Saibfiln
One afternoon in the motith of
Jline, 1876, a lady In deep mouthing*
followed by a little child- entered one
of the fashionable saldonk in the city
of The writer happened to
be passing at the time; and; pironijlted
by curiosity’, followed her in to stee
what would ensile.
Stepping up to the bar, And ad
dressing the proprietor, she said:
“ Sir, can you assist me ? I have
no home, no friends, aud Am ndt able
to work.’*
He glanced at het* tktid thtih at the
child, with a mingled ldbk of Curios
ity and pity. Evidently he waß mtitih
surprised to see a woman in Bitch a
place* bßggiUg* but, without afckifig
any questions, gave he? some change,
and turning to tfioßo present, said:
“ Gentlemen, liOre is a lady in dis
tress. CAn't Bottle of yoti help her a
little?”
They cheerfully acceded tb the re
quest, and soon a purse of two dol
lars was made up and put into her
hahds.
“Madam,” said the gbntlenian who
gave her the ttiotiby* u why do ybu
Come to a salbbn ? It Isn't B proper
place for a lady; and why are you
driven to Buhti a step ? ”
“ Sir,” said the lady, “ I krtttw it
isn’t a proper place fdr a lady to be
in, and you ask me why I am driven
to such a step. I will tell you in one
shdrt word ” —pointing to a bottle
behind tlie Cotlnter labeled “whisky”
—“ that is what brought itie hefe—
whisky. 1 Was dhbe happy* and sur
rounded With all the luxuries wealth
could procure, with a fond, indulgent
husband, fitit ih an evil hour he was
tempted, atid, hot possessing the Will
to resist the teitiptatioH, fell, and ih
one short yea? my dreatrt of happi
ness was over, my hdme wAs forever
desolate, and the kind husband and
the wealth that some called mine, lo&t
-—lost never to retUrrt—litid all by the
accursed wine-cup. Yoti see before
you only the wreck of my fbPilief Self,
homeless and friendless, with tibthing
left me in this world but thiß little
Childand weeping bitterly, she af
fectionately caressed the golden otirls
that shaded a face of exquisite love
liness. Regaining her composure,
and turning to the proprietor of the
Saloon, she continued:
“Sir, the reason why I occasionally
enter a place like this is to implore
those who deal in the deadly poison
to desist—to stop a business that
spreads desolation, ruin, poverty and
starvation. Think one moment of
your own loved oties, and then imag
ine them in the situation lam in. I
appeal to your better nature, I appeal
to yottr heart (fat I know you possess
ft kind one), to fetire from a business
so ruinous to your patrons.
“Do you know that tho money you
take across the bar is the same thing
as the bread out of tbe mouths of the
famished wives and children of your
customers ?—that it strips the cloth
ing from their backs, deprives them
of all the comforts of this life, and
throws ftnhapplness, misery, crime
and desolation into their once happy
homes ? Oh 1 sir, I implore, beseech
afld pray you to retire from a busi
ness you blush to own you are eu*
gaged in before your fellow-men, and
enter one that will not only be profit
able to yofffseW, frtrt to yottr follo#-
erestttres also,
“ You will encase Me if 1 have
spoken too pflaffaly, but I cottld not
help it, when t thought of the mis
ery*- the unbapphtfixs, and the suffer
ing H has eattsed me/’
“ Mafdttm, I am not Offended,” he
answered, in’ * Voice husky with emo
tion, “ but 1 thank yo from the bot
tom of my heart for what you hare
said.”
“Mamma,”'said thedittfe girl, who
meantime had' been spoken to by some
of tbe gehtfemeti present, talking hold
of Bcr mother’s hand’, “ these gentle
men- want me to siifgt ‘Litt'e Bessie’
for tfleriu- Shall Idoso t*
They all joined in the* request, and
plaetogf her in a* chair, she sang, hi a
sweet, child'mfi voite, the following
beautiful song f
“Oat - In tbe gloomy night, sadly t roam,
I Have no mother dear, no pleasant home;
No Orie eSre* flr Ifife, no orftf'Wotllfi cry,
E-mvif poor little Bessie should die.
Wotryarid tlred'l'vc bCSh wandering Mf day,
Asking for work; but I’m too small, the/ say;
On the dallrp ground I must now lay fifty hem#;
IVher*a a rtrthkard, and mother it dead.
“Ww were so happy-till father rltsnk rtfrfi,
The-Tall our sorrow and trouble begun-,
Mother grew pale, and Wept every day ;
Baby arid I were too hungry to play.
HlowlV they faded, till one summer night
Found-their hr-facei all silent and'white;
Then, with slowly dropping:, I said:
Father’s a drunkard, and niother is dead.
“ 6b! ft the temperance rten onljr boiftd find
Poor, wretched father, and talked vely kind—
If they wotild Stop him from drinking, then
I should lsi so very happy again.
Is it tod late, temperance then? Please try,
Or poor little Resale ttiust soon starve and die.
All the day long I’ve been begging for bread j
Father’s a driinkard, And mother is dead.”
Thu g&nie of billidrdi wds lfefl un
finished, the toaMs throwft aside* and
this uneitiptied glass irtniAibed on the
cotinter. All had pressed near, softie
with pity-beaming eyes, etitrAnCed
with the musical voice atid beauty of
the Child; wliti sfeerried better fitted
tb he With angels above than ih such
a place. ,
The BcCnft I Bliall never fotgbt tb
my dying day, atid tlie street caileftce
of her musical vdibe Still rings in my
ears, and every word of the Bong as
it dropped from her lipß sank dfcej)
into thb hearts of thbßß gathered
arbutid he?.
With her golden hair falling Care
lessly around her shoulders* add ldbk
ing so trustingly and confidingly on
the gentlemen around her, her beau
tiful eyes illuminated with a light that
seemed not of this earth, she formed
a picture of purity and innocence
worthy the gfefaids of a poet bra
pdinteh
At the close of the son a many wttrC
weeping—men who had not shed A
tear for years now tfcept like children! >
One young mart* wliß had rfesistbd
with sCofin the pleadings of a loving
mother and the entreaties of friends
to strive to lead a better life—to de
sist from a course that was wasting
his fortune and ruining his health—
now ApproAchcd the Child, and takldg
both bartdS ih his, while tears streamed
do#n his cheeks, exclaimed, with
deep emotion i
“ God bless yoti, thy little artgel 1
You have saved hie frottt rdito- ahd
disgrace —from poverty and a drtlnk
iird’s grave. If there are angels on
Barth, ybit Are one. God bless yoti 1
God blfess you i’* and putting a note
into the mother’s hands, he said:
“Pltiase accept this tflfle as a token
Of itiy regaTd and CsteSm; for your
little girl has done me a kindness I
can never repay; and remember,
Whenever you are in warttj Vdii Vi-ill
find me a true friend— at the Biithß
time giving her his name and ad*
dress.
“ God bless yon, gentlemen 1 Ac
cept the heartfelt thanks of a poor,
friendless woman, fbr the kindness
and courtesy you have shown her:”
Before aiiy one cdUld reply, she
was gone*
A silence of several minutes ensued*
which Was broken by the proprietor,
Who exclaimed i
“ dentletaeh, that Iddjr Was right,
and I have sold my last glass Of whis
ky. If any of you want more, you
Will have to go elsewhere.”
“ And 1 have drank my last glass
Of Whisky,” said a ydiirig matt #lid
had long been given up as utterly
beyond the reach of those who had a
deep interest in his welfare— as Sunk
too low ever to feforrtt.
.ittw
Tiia Deadly Claret Punch.— A
singular case of lockjaw came under
the notice of several reliable physi
oiafls a few days ago. A gerrtlettrnn
well known in btwirittos circles, and
rather a heavy Weight,- Suffered in
tensely frottt the beat. After experi
menting With a number of OOOlhfg
beverages, he settled on claret ptorch
es as the betft “steady dirink” for
feot Weather*- and absorbed Several of
fheitt daily through £ straw. (jnfor
tuntttefy, be held tbe stralW in the
same position as he did a cigar, Id
foe corner of bis mouthy wftft the
etttf resting ttgalttst his cheek. At
the' expiration of a few days* the In
tensely cold liquid had at singular ef
fect,* and formed to abscess’ in his
cheek.
Hot knowing at fifst What? ft Was,
ho continued to dispose of bfir regular
number of punches, and was soon ta
ken With the lockjaw. JJt: Ifodgen
and oUb or two other physicians at
tended him, and With difficulty saved
his life. They were for some time at
tt 1 lose to account for the singular
affliction, but on hearing his story all
agreed that the clarCt pouches were
responsible for the evil. The sufferer,
although not entirely recovered, is
otft of danger. He wilt carefully
avoid itf future all crooked' and dan
gerous drinks, which be now Consid
ers a delusion and a snare; tifd will
either take Ms straight'or With sugar.
— St. Louis Democrat.
MWA man that ought to be re
membered—A one-legged soldier.
$2 A YEAR.
fitWiis of Husbandry.
Tlie Following, are some of the ob
jects aimed at by this organisation:
1. T’b eleVate tlie farmers to a high
er standard in society.
2. To educate them tb i better
knowledge and rhore prompt prac
tice iii business delations with the
world. , ,
3; To cultivate sociability and a dis
position to co-operate for their mutual
benefit, thereby removing themorose
itiistrtifit itifeir isolated position natu
rally caiises.
4. To create Facilities for A thor
ough interchange of stocks, seed; etc.'
6. To stell th’ei? products direot to
£‘Chittniiß?B ?4 bny lbr Supplies direct
from inapiifactur&Bi and thereby stop ’
the gambling and stealing carried on
iii this interchange, ,
6. To bppose all tnbiibpblies that
are erthhing the laboring classes.
7. To oppose ail corruption, legis
lative and judicial: -f ,
8. To secure the passage of whole-
Softie lafrs fo? the goftd of the iqass&s;
and have them strictly enforced!
9. To brand with infamy all trai
tors in office.
lOt Tb toafth the woHd that hdnest
industry atid fitir deilitig can and
should succed, instead of bribery*
gambling and swindling.
Stout of Gkh. Ghakt.—The fol
ioftiftg is characteristic of the timed
Which Irieii ftfeU 1 ! ahd wortli
preserving t ~ , „
During the wUra “ Confed ” was
captifred by the Yankees, and hap
pened to bft- taken th Gfeft. Grant’j
headquarters! After being
by tftq General, the old “Confed**
ftsked him where he was going.
“I am going*” siys Grant, *(4
Richmond; to Petertotirgh, to keavenj
And; it inky bej I wlil go fo HelL”
After vibwihg the general for sev,
eral momeuts, the old “Confed”
said: *
“Glehi GrAriWyoil tjati*t go to
RicbtrtoUd; fob Gobi Le& is Uierej
you can’t bo tB Petersburg, for Gen.
Beauregard IB tWfcj ydu can’t go to
heaven, for Stonewall- Jackson U
there; but as to going to hell, yod
may get there, for I know of no C<Mf
federates in that feglotl.”
<
DdNAI.DSON, THE A
ffitihd of ifoditldson received & letter
from him oh Saturday, of which the
following is a copy: “I have just re
turned from Troy, N, Y., with a pa
per canoe, 14 feet long, and weighing
fifty-three pounds ahd a half, which I
am tti take with trie ofi the homing
bdllodti trip acrdsl file ofcb’ari. In
date the air Ship fails id darry the fouF
of us ooilstittitlHg the crew, threq
people will take tho life bo&t, and 1
am to stick to the balloon as long
at it reniains in the air, and if i|
fails to retain its buoyant* power I
shall then cut loose with my canoe*
the instant the balloon strilcM Wattof
shoflld this he the latt resort, I can
•then bid the rigging tif the alr-swff
farewell and paddle my own canoe
towards the European shore.”—'
Westchester (Pa:) LoctUNews.
s -
A Reprobate.— A person ifppTyfttg
to the Judge of Probate for a letter
of administration, walks up and rap®/
The Judge bids trfftt walk in,: wherf
the stranger enquires:
ft Ho eS tbe Judge of RApVonst* re/
side here, sir?” . . ! ,
“ J atrf tbe Judge of PrCbatß* sir,”
answered the judge,
“Ah, all tbe same, I suppose,”
said the stfmger ; “My foth’er laid/
; died dttesfAd,' and left & ititt&isr at
fatherless sCorpiohti, of wbfeh t aitf
I chief. As it if, a** IRS oldest
[ irtfidel, the bttWneihf nfttdrally dissolved
on me f and if you will grant me and
letter of dbhdkfii’hhtion, I will see yotf
' bandsoftnely 1
S3T The liawltinsfitfe
Isays’ft learns thsf a \irf feibarkaWe’
! being was boib in Bal’foW dbiinty re
cently. If ft a very woflderfol freak'
'of natui*e. Tfife child (d* Whatever iff
may be liiW fib bbnes in ita
fegtrer arms,-and' itcTtieeM fUs head
was pladSd iinmAdiktiiiy dd IU shoul
ders, and had'a
It wA neither ttfaW ffWf fbmale, todr
is altogether aff 1 artbttihly—thS Strang-.
Cat kiiddhC it did.
dot HVe IbttgV/ than *d‘ bodh ThJ
parents are whit#, add reptdflßnid—i
beirg Very pdor people.’ -
tZW A Dntchnrim
over an atfCoufil of an elopement or
a rrfarHed woflttm, gavb his opimori*
thus: “If my vffe rtfn* away.
anoder man’s vife, ’I shake h*
his preeches, if’ she* b# my mdfllr/
mine Got.*