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TIE HAMILTON WEEKLY VISITOR. VOL IL—NO. 34. f|e |)ami(ton Visitor p7w. D. BOULLY, Proprietor. =S CASH SUBSCRIPTION KATES. One copy one year .$1 60 n., ro nv six months iuu One copy three months 76 An? one furnishing five subscribers, with ,he money, will receive .copy free. subscribers wishing their papers changed from ono port-office to another, must state IL name of the post office from which they lish it changed, as well as that to which they wish it sent. ' . All subscriptions mast be paid in advance. The paper will be stopped at the end of the time paid for, unless subscriptions are pre viously renewed. fifty numbers complete the year, CASH ADVERTISING RATE 9. “ sues Imo 3 mos 6 mos 12 mos nST TTZ O $4 60 $6 00 *lO 00 l Inches!. 450 72511 00 18 00 * nches.. 600 900 15 00 22 00 J nche! 650 11 00 18 00 27 00 JeMumu.. 660 14 00 25 00 35 00 Iwffimn.. 12 50 25 00 40 00 60 00 iwlumn.. 22 00 41 00 62 00 100 00 Marriages and deaths not exceeding six lines will be published free. 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T. POOL, D. S., tuu Street, COLUMBUS, GA., Witt Tint Hamilton Mid vicinity once a ti*>tk during tbc xanmer. All calls prompt ly attended to. Mate work and Ailing done in the beat Mid latest styles. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no charge. mayS-6m a A BUSBIELL C B BUSSELL RUSSELL & RUSSELL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Will practice in all the State Courts. 13 r- T. l_i- JenKlns, HAMILTON, GA. THOS. S. MITCHELL, M. D., ■? -' t*' t Rnident Physician and Snrgeon, HAMILTON, GEORGIA Special attention given to Operative Snr fery and treatment of Chronic Diseases. Terms Cash. 'W'. IF 1 - TICa-HsTELFL, DENTIST. I COLUMBUS, -a • GEORGIA. Office over Chapman’s drag store, Rnn ••lph st, near city terminus of N. & S. B. B- Respecfully offers his services to the peo ple of Harris county. ju2oly CHATTAHOOCHEE HOUSE , By J. T. HIGGINBOTHEM, WEST POINT, GA HENRY C. CAMERON, Attorney at Law , HAMILTON, i (?A HR. J. W. CAMERON, HAMILTON , <2A. Special Attention to Midwifery. Charges moderate. Blnea Dozier, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Hamilton, Georgia Will practice inMhe Chattahoochee Circuit, or anywhere else. • All kinds of collections pushed —either way. Rankin house COLUMBUS, GA. J. W. RYAN, Prop’r. Faunt Goldto, Clerk. RUBY RESTAURANT, Bar and Billiard Saloon, UNDER THE RANKIN HOUSE, ‘DOMESTIC’ FASHIONS. All of the latest stylos in dress furnished in patterns cut to any measure—price from ten to thirty cents each. Send for Catalogue which is free to all. ‘DOMESTIC’ SEWING MACHINE. The most perfect and reliable machine in the world, and capable of doing work that no other machine can. Send for prices and directions how to choose. ‘DOMESTIC’ MAGAZINE. A beautiful Family Journal, published monthly at *1 60 a year—intended to make home happy. Send for specimen number price 25 cents. Address DOMESTIC S. M. CO., jnlS 6m 27 Marietta st, Atlanta, Ga. NEW GOODS. We have in store a full and well-selected stock of SPRING GOODS. BOUGHT VERY LOW. Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Crockery, Hardware, Drugs, etc., which we will sell at the Lowest Fhices toe CASH. A nice lot of Labibi’ add Musks’ Han, which we will sell v*ar low. Prints, best brands, 10c. Coats’ Thread, 80c. ado Jen. Brown Homespun, 7 to 16c. Bleached “ 7 to 20c. Oiomuio.—Coats, $1 to $lB. Pants, $1.25 to $9. All other goods as low as they can he bought in any market South. All we ask is, Give us a call. COWSERT & KIMBROUGH. Hamilton, Ga., April 17, 1874 —8m TIIi\F. T- MOORE. At Vin Riper’s old Stand, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA Offers bis services as a * PtiotograpHor to all wanting Pictures from card to life size. Old Pictures can be copied, enlarged and colored in a satisfactory manner, in oil or water. Long experience and unsurpassed facilities enable me to offer as good inducements as any Gallery in the State. All work guaran teed to suit customers, or no charge, at rates as low as any. jul3-6m GEORGIA— Haeru Coustt. Wm I Hudson, administrator of Lovick Graddick, dec’d, makes application for leave to sell the land belonging to said deceased— All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, by the first Monday in August next, why said applica tion should not be granted. Given Bnder my hand officially, June 16, 18i4. junl9-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y. DEBTORS & CREDITORS’ NOTICE All those indebted to the estate of John McKay, deceased, are hereby notified to make immediate pavment ; and those haviDg claims against said estate are requested to present them duly authenticated within the time prrescribed by law. jullO fit THOMAS J. NEAL, Adm’r. DEBTORS & CREDITORS’NOTICE. All persons indebted to the estate of John Pattillo, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment; and those having claims against said estate are requested to present them within the time prescribed by law. jullo-6t R. 8. PATTILLO, Ex'r. GEORGIA— Harris Cooirrr. Thomas J. Neal, administrator upon the estate of John McKay, late of said county, deceased, applies for leave to sell the real estate belonging to paid deceased — All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, by the first Monday in August next, why said applica tion should not be granted. Given under my hand and official seal, July 6, 1874. jullO-td J. F. C. WILLIAMS, Ord’y. GEORGIA— Harris Copxtt. Whereas the estate of Philip Richardson, late of said county, dec’d, ia unrepresented, and not likely to be represented— All persons concerned are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, oy me uHt Monday in August next, why some suitable and proper person should not be appointed. a—i e>. HAMILTON, HARRIS CO., GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1874. WHY I EXCHANGED. AM INTERESTING SITUATION. Some five years ago I was a sub altern in a marching regiment, and quartered in a large garrison town in England. My duties consisted of the nsual round of morning and aft ernoon parades, Visiting the men’s dinners and teas, and 'other regular work. In addition to this, we occa sionally had to mount guard, and to pass twenty-four hours in a Bort of half imprisonment. It is one of the regulations of the service, that when officers or men are on guard, they should always be in a state of readiness to “fall in ” on parade at a moment’s notice. If you feel very sleepy, and desire rest, you must take it while you are buttoned up to the throat and strapped down at the heels, A lounge in an arm chair or upon a sofa is the extent of rest which an officer on guard is sup posed to indulge in. Among my brother subalterns in garrison it was onr usual practice to infringe upon this strict letter of the law; and when the principal part of our duty had been accomplished, we used to indulge ourselves by divest ing our limbs of their armor, and seeking refreshment between the sheets of a little camp bed that was placed in an inner guard-room. It was part of the duties of an offi cer on guard to visit all the sentries during the night—the time for visit ing them being usually an hour or so after the field officer bad visited the guard, who was on duty for one day, and who came once by day and once by night to see the guard, and to see that all was as it should be. There Was no exact limit to the number of times that the field officer might visit the guards, hut it was the usual thing, and it had become almost a custom, for him to come once by day and once by night, so that after the first visit the subaltern usually waited an hour or so, walked round the limits of his post, visited all his sentries, and then turned into bed. It was a bitter cold morning in January that my time for guard came on. I marched my men to the post, relieved the old guard, and then, hav ing gone through the regular duty and dined, endeavored to pass the time until the field officer had visited me. The previous night I had been at a hall in town, and, in consequence, was very tired and sleepy, and looked with considerable longing to the pe riod when I could unrobe and enjoy a good snooze. At length I heard the welcome challenge, “ Who comes there ? ” which was answered, “Grand rounds,” and “Guard turn out!” was a sig nal which I willingly obeyed, for I knew that in an hour afterwards I would be asleep. Slipping on my cloak and cap, and grasping my sword, I placed myself before the guard and received the field officer, who briefly asked me if everything was correct, directed me to dismiss my guard,'and rode off without saying good-night —a pro ceeding that I thought very formal. Giving directions to the sergeant to call me in an hour for the purpose of visiting the sentries, I threw my self into my. arm-chair and tried to read a novel. The time passed very quickly, as I had a nap or tWb, and the sergeant soon appeared with a lantern to conduct me round the sen tries. It was a terrible night—the wind blowing hard, while the snow and sleet were driving along before it. The sentries were very much scat tered, and I had to walk nearly two miles to visit them ,all, I accom plished my task, however, and re turned to the guard-room, whore I treated myself to a stiff glass of grog, and throwing off my regimentals, I jumped into bed, feeling that I de served the luxury. In a few moments I was fast asleep, not even dreaming of my fair part ners of the ball. Suddenly I became consciong of a great noise, which sounded like a dram being beaten. At first I did not realize my posi tion, and could not remember where I was, but at last it flashed across me that I was on guard, and that some thing was the matter. Jumping out of bed, I called to know who was there. The sergeant answered in a great burry, saying, “ Sir, the field officer of tbe day is coming, and the guard is turning out.” I rushed for my boots; pulled them < '•*A * f ' *•’“s o f. sword-arm into my large regimental cloak, which I pulled over me; jammed my forage cap on my head, and grasp ing my sword, looked, to the outward observer, as though “ fit for parade.” I was just in timo to receive the field officer, who again asked if my guard was correct. I answered, in rather a tone of surprise: " Yes, sir; all correct.” I could not imagine why my guard should be visited twice, as such a proceeding was unusual; and perhapß my tone seemed to imply that I was surprised. Whether it was that, or whether a treacherous gust of wind removed the folds of my cloak and exhibited the slightest hit of the end of my night-shirt, I know not; but the field officer, when he had received my answer, turned his horse’s head in an opposite direction, saying: “Now, sir, I want you to accom pany me around the sentries.” Had he told me that he wanted me to accompany him to the regions be low, I could not have been more hor ror-struck, for already I had found the change of temperature between a warm bed in a warm room and the outside air, and to walk two miles on a windy, frosty night, with no rai ment besides boots, night-shirt and cloak, was really suffering for one’s country, and no mistake. I dared not show the slightest hesitation, however, for fear the state of my at tire might be suspected, although I would have given a week’s pay to have escaped for only five minutes. A non-commissioned officer was ready with a lantern, and we started on our tour of inspection. The field officer asked several ques tions connected with the position and duties of the sentries, to which I gave answers as well as the chattering of my teeth would permit me. The most nervous work, however, was passing the gas lamps, which were placed at intervals of one or two hundred yards. The wind was blow ing so fresh that it was with diffi culty I could hold my cloak around toe. Every now and then an extra gust of wind would come around a corner, and quite defeat all the pre cautions I bad adopted to encounter the heavy gale. I managed to dodge in the shade as mnch as possible, and more than once ran the risk of being kicked by the field officer’s horse, as I slunk behind him when the gas re vealed too much. I had a faint hope that the field officer might think I belonged to a Highland regiment, and if he did ob serve the scantiness of my attire, might believe that the kilt would ex plain iti * I struggled and shivered on, know ing that all things must have an end, and that my “ rounds ” must come to an end before long. But I feared that I could not get warm during the night. We had nearly completed our tour, and were within a few hundred yards of the guard-room, when we passed the field officer’s quarters. I fondly hoped that be would not pass them, hut 1 was rather surprised to see a blaze of light come faom the win dows, and to hear the sound of music. It was evident tfeat there was a “hop” going on inside, and I already began to feel that even worse misfortune was yet to attend me. My premonitions were true, for on reaching the door, my persecutor, in a cheerful tone, said: “We have had a cold tour: you must come in and have a glass of wine; and perhaps a waltz will warm yon.” I hastily answered: “I’m really much obliged, but I should not like to leave my guard.” “ Nonsense, nonsense, man—the guard will be all right—you must come in.” This “ must” he said in quite a de termined tone. I felt desperate, and again declared that I thought it was wrong to leave my guards “I’ll take the responsibility, so come along.” Saying which, he grasped my arm and almost dragged me into the poreh of hiß quarters. When we entered tbe house and were exposed to the light of the hall lamps, I fancied I saw a slight twin kle in tbe eyes of the officer, and I began to wonder if he really knew of my predicament, and wished to have his joke. He gave no other in timation, however, that I saw, but quickly took off his cloak, and said 1 had better do the same. Seeing me hesitate, he said: ■‘■'vbv Irotu. any luu.iliiich oi Ham I Farther rferdohstrance I found would be useless, so that there was no help for me but a full confession. Sum moning my courage, and fearing tc hesitate, I blurted out i “Colonel, I’ve no trousers on! ”® “The douce you haven’t! Well, you’d better go and put them on, and then come here as soon as possible and have a glass of warm drink.” I rushed out half determined not to return. I was fully awake now, and shivered like a half drowned dog, but no sooner had I dressed my self than the Col. came over to say that a quadrille was wailing for me. I determined to put a bold face on the matter, and entered the drawing room, where a party of about fifty had assembled. It was evident by the titters of the young ladies; the grins of the inen and the subdued smiles of the dowagers, that my story was known. The Col. had told it as a good joke to the Major; he had whispered it to his wife, she had breathed into the ear of two of her friends, and iu about ten minutes every person in the room knew a young subaltern had very un willingly gone his rounds in a night shirt. As long as I stayed in that garrison I was a standiug joke. When the girls saw me they always looked away and smiled, and it soemed as impossible for me to obtain a serious answer from any of them as for a clown to preach a sermon. They eveu seemed to he afraid to dauce with me, fearing, I afterward heard, to look at my legs, lest I might be deficient in some article of raiment. I soon exchanged and went into another regiment, and years after ward heard my owu adventure re lated in a crowded drawing-room, all of the details of the story being true, except the name of the subaltern— my misfortune having been attributed to another unfortunate fellow. I never went to bed on guard af ter that night. Twenty Impolite Things. 1. Loud and boisterous laughter. 2. Reading when others are talk ing. 3. Reading aloud in company with out being asked, 4. Talking when others are read ing. 5. Spitting about the house, smok ing or chewing. 6. Cutting finger hails in company; 7. Leaving church before worship is closed. 8. Whispering or laughing in the house of God. 9. Gazing rudely at strangers. 10. Leaving a stranger without a seat. 11. A want of respect and rever ence for seniors. 12. Correcting older persons than yourself, especially parents. 13. Receiving a present without expression of gratitude. 14. Making yourself hero of your own story. 15. Laughing at the mistakes of others. 16. Joking others in oorapany. 17. Commencing talking before others have finished speaking. 18. Answering questions that have been put to others. 19. Commencing to eat as soon as you get to the table; and, — 20. Not listening to what one is saying in company. fciF" Wheu you see a man going home at two o’clock in the morning,' and know that his wife is waiting up for him, it is likely to be “stormy.” ' ■ nerWhen a man receives a hill for goods his wife Sought unknown to him, Itfbk out for “ thunder and lightning.” - tST" When a man goes homo aod finds no supper ready, the fire gone ont and his wife crusading, it is likely to be “cloudy.” 90- When a man promises to take his wife to a party and changes his mind after she is diessed, you may expect a “ shower.” IST" When a man uvea his cigar money to boy his wife anew bonnet and the children new shoes, it indi cates a spell of “ sunshine.” W hen a man dies and leaves a nice young widow with plenty of money, and you see her walking out with one of the executors on Sunday, a “ change ” is imminent. \3T Lovely flowers are the smiles u fitH* jv* luVuty y j/Uj iifrt $1.50 A YEAR. WIT and HUMOR. The retort of a little boy to aL at torney in a police court, not long ago, created sora6 amusement. The lad, being a witness, was questioned concerning a certain cheap novel al leged to have been stolen. “What was the picture on the cover?” askefil the attorney. “Two Indians,” was the reply. “ What were the Indians doing?” “I didn’t ask ’em,'” an swered the boy. The attorney sud denly discovered that he had no fur ther use for the young witness. Noah Connt Bays he had thought of getting a copyright on his name till he found that Judge Davis had appropriated the whole of it. An old lady, who insisted on her minister’s praying for rain, had her cabbages out tip by a hail storm, and, on viewing the wreck, remarked that ■lie “ never knew him to undertake anything without overdoing it.” . A farmer’s lad was crpssihf a field where a Very wild and fer'oeions bull was allowed to run at large. When the boy had about reached the mid dle of the field he suddenly saw the bull, with head lowered, ruehing fu riously at him. Being accustomed to managing cattle,’ lie w*s in no way disconcerted, but ran to a tree near by and commenced running round it with the hull after him. Presently he caught the bull by the tail and commenced belaboring him unmercifully with a stick. The bull, finding that “tail” was started off at a run, (the boy swing ing on to him) but the faster he ran, the more the boy belabored him, un til finally he commenced bellowing.] “Oh,” says the boy, jnoreasing his blows, “you may bellow, but I’d like to know who in the h—ll started this?" , , At a hotel table one hoarder re? marks to his neighbor,' u This must be a healthy plaoe for chickens.’ 1 “Why?” asked the other. “Bef cause I never see any dead ones here abouts.” An Oxford tih&er-graluate was asked to point out which were the, greater and whioh were the lesser prophets.' For a moment this was a “poser” to young hopeful. He fcodh rallied, however, recovered life self-possession, and answered, with', the utmost nonchalance, “I pbvet like to make invidious distinctions.” Why is an Industrious wonian like a clock ? Because her hands are in cessantly at work.' , / . Felt slippers: Those flslfi by 6bfl dren iti tbelr rtide yonng days. | * | | /•* * r ' • , t Some poets at a literary club were recently discussing the best time to bring out new poems, when an editor volunteered this remark, “ About th§ year 3,006' will be a first-rate time. 4 ’ Why are the ladies the biggest thieves in existence ?—Because tfcej steel their petticoats, Lone their stays, crib tbeir babies and hook' their dresses. , , “ Pat, if Mr. Jones comes before I return, tell him that I will meet him* here before two o’clock.” “Aye, aye, sirbut what shall I tell him ff he doesn’t come ? ” t Inscription on a tombstone in Cos? lumbia, Tenn.: “ Escape# (he fettl lets of the enemy th feci fssksidfiatkcf by a cowardly kind husband,’ an affectionate father.” Affecting sight—Barrels In tiers.'' A Sabbath school teacher, desirous of waiting the dormant powers of k’ scholar, asked the question, “ What are we taught by the historio inci dent of Jacob wrestling with the an ge),?” The cautions reply came: “ Dunno, ’zactly, but s’pose ’twas to' tell us that we musn’t rastle.” 4 t * A “An ox does not taste as good as an oyster, but it can ran tVice as was the result of a hoy’s efforts" to write a composition on oxeni.* Another defined panegyric as “some thing good for a baby when' 5 it had' the stomach-ache.” A near-sighted Irishman, about to' fight a duel insisted that he should' stand six feet nearer to bis nist than his antagonist did to him.' Mr. Edgar Basoom was taken to tbe insane asylum at Hartford, re cently—just three months" from' the* day his son Joseph' purchased a fiddle. •*• ' . When a Tennessee father waft/ into a newspaper office with a shot-gun on his shoulder and says:' “My darter has writ some poetry, which I want you to publish,” how’s a feller to plead press of . i— i jutfiiHiii, rirMiirm. utility ‘ 'r)V