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HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH.
VOL. IX.
Professional Directory.
ATTORNEYS at law.
JACOB WATSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Georgia.
WILL practice in the counties of Pu
laski, Dooly, Wilcox, Dotigc, Tel
fair, Irwin and Houston. Prompt atten
tion iriven to all business placed in my
hands. apr
LUTIIER A. HALL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Eastman, Ga.
WILL practice in all counties adjacent
to the SI. & B. railroad, the Sin
premie Coin t of the State and the Federal
Court of the Southern District ol Georgia.
For parties desiring, will buy, sell or lease
any real estate, or pay the taxes upon the
Mine in the counties of Dodge, Laurens,
Wilcox, Telfair and Appling. Office in
tjie Court House. aprlSt'f
J. 11. WOODWARD,
mm
Wilcox, Pulaski and Houston, and by
apcciaLcontract in other courts. Prompt
attention given to collections. ntch4tf
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
VE7ILL give prompt attention to all
It business. Office at M. Btcrn’s
Store. Jan2B-lm
A, J. CONE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
Office at Mobley’s Store. fcb2!s-ly
O. C; HORNE, ‘
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Office on Commerce street. fcbtßly
L. C. RYAN. J. 11. MITCHELL.
RYAN & MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY'S AT LAW
AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
WILL practice in the counties com'
prising the Oconee Circuit, and in
the Circuit and District Courts ot the
United States for the Southern Distriet of
Georgia. feblltf
~~JAM. DENTON^
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PRACTICES in tho Brunswick Circuit
and elsewhere by special contract.
Office at residence, Coffee county, Ga. P.
O. address, Ilazlchurst, M. & B. R. R.,
Georgia. tcb4tf
W. IRA BROWN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Vienna, Ga.
I PRACTICES in the Superior Courts of
Oconee Circuit, and elsewhere in the
Stale by special contract. Collections
and other business promptly attended
to 3-13-ly
I L. TOOLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Yena, Ga. novl3tf
JOHN 11. MARTIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Ilawkinsville, Qa.
PRACTICES In tlie Courts of Pulnski,
Houston. Dooly, Wliocx, Irwin,
Telfair, Dodge and Laurens. may-tf
CHARLES C. KIBBEE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Hawkinsville, Ga.
WILL piacticc in tlic Cirr.it'i and Dis
trict, Ponrts of the United States
tor the Southern District of Georga, and
hi the Superior Courts of Houston, Dooly,
PhlmW, Laurens, Wilcox, (Irwin mid
counties. June 2!)ly
JOHN F. DELACY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
EASTMAN, GA.
Will practice in the counties of Pulaski,
Do<Jg, Telfair, Laurens, Montgomery,
Wilcox,-and Irwin, of the Oconee Circuit,
aad Appling and Wayne, of the Bruns
wick Circuit.
Prompt attention given to all business
entrusted to his care. |nnl7 tf
PUTSmANS A SURGEONS.
DBS- J. P. & W. R HOLMES,
DENTISTS,
(Successors of Dr. G. W. Emenien)
84 MULBUBY ST., MACON, OA.
DBS. Holmes cure diseased gums or
•onrvy, cure abscessed teeth, nil teeth
withonthout pain, insert partial or full
sets of artificial teeth. Guarantee all
work. Prices reasonable. jsnl-ly
’ DR. H. V. JOHNSON,
Hawkinsville, Georgia.
HAS removed his residence to Scar
borough House, where he may he
{sund at all hours when not at his otllcc
or profcsssioually engaged- scp!7-tf
no TELS AND RES TA UR ANTS.
ELDER HOUSE,
COMMERCE STREET,
Ilawkinsvilte, Georgia,
THE undersigned [announces to his
friends that lie has taken charge of the
hotel lately occupied by Mrs. Hudspeth,
and will hereafter conduct It ns a private
boarding-house ; and wilt receive such
customers ns lie secs proper. The table
will be equal to that ot any hotel in Hawk-
Insvillc.
TERMS:
Single meals .60 cents
Board per day, (including lodging), .$1,50
Day board pel month $16.00
W. M. ELDER.
jan7 tf
Marshall House,
SAVANNAH, GA.,
A. B. LUCE, Proprietor.
BOARD—S3 a A*J.
sncun tf
For One Dollar.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch will
be sent and the postage paid the bal
ance of 18T5 for ONE DOLLAR, in
order to give subscribers an opportu
nity to begin with the first of anew
year. tf
When a man bows to circumstan
ces lie is forced to be polite.
Alcohol is the ‘“living” of those
who sell it, and the death *f those
who use it.
A certain young man says that the
ladies wear corsets from a feeling of
instinct, having a natural love for
being squeezed.
Amcricus had a cutting
other day. Captain J. L. Adderton
inflicted a severe wound witli a knife
upon W. 0. Goodwin’s arm.
■
If‘Rome was not built in a day’
the interference is that it sprung up
in the night, and thus became a
tnushroomy city.
Mr. W. R. Stccley, of Twiggs
county, died on the 27th of June,
and was buried at Jeffersonville.
He was at one time clerk of the Su
perior Court of that county.
This is from a Western paper:
“Delinquent subscribers should not
permit their daughters to wear this
paper as a bustle. There is so much
due on it, there is danger of taking
cold.”
“How like its father it is!” ex
claimed the nurse, on the occosion
of a christening of a baby whose
father was over 70, and had mar
ried a young wife. “Very likely.”
said a satirical lad}-, “it hasn’t a
tooth in its head.”
The Constitutionalist says during
the war Mrs. Lincoln refused to see
a sister of hers who wa> on the Con
federate side, saying, “I would not
let any one who was an enemy of ray
country cross my threshold.” That
sister, if alive, would probably be
welcomed by the poor woman who
has gone from the White Houso to
an insane asylum.
Columbus, Georgia, is at least in
sight of a gallows, and has set apart
Friday, 30th of J illy for the celebra
tion of two Jury trials. Peter Finne
gan, for killing Charles Walding, in
Febuary last, and Jas. Kilgore, for
killing Coulter, will give neck per
formances on tight vertiolc ropes for
the amusement of the spectators, and
the appeasement of the criminal
laws.
Trying to Steal a Wife.
A few days since, says the Chroni
cle ti Sentinel, a young man from
Lexington, South Carolina, endeav
ored to steal away the daughter of a
citizen of Richmond county, near
the sixteen mile post on the Goorgia
railroad. He was detected by the
young lady's mother, who deter
mined to foil him. She therefore
dressed up one of her boys in a wo
man’s dress and sent him out to
meet the gay dteceiver. The latter,
however, smelt a large sized mice
and fled on the boy’s appearance. He
was followed by a couple of pistol
balls. Ho was pursued afterwards
by four men, bnt without success.
An Ex-Confederate in Brazil.—
There arc many readers who will re
member Lieut. John J. Klink, of
Columbus, a gallant officer in the
Third Georgia Cavalry, a nephew of
Captain C. A- Klink, and when the
Confederacy went up, Adjutant Gen
eral on the staff of General Crews,
the captor of the Federal General
Stoaeman. He is now in Brazil, en
gaged in farming, and is married.
A railroad runs within nine miles of
his place. He thus writes on May
Bth, from Penha de Mugy Mirim:
“This is a fine country and healthy
climate. I have a fine farm, plenty
of coffee, oranges, pineapples, lem
ons, banannas, and a great variety of
fruits. Besides, I have hogs, cattle,
horses, and plenty to eat. In lact,
I am well fixed up—splendid dwell
ing and out-honses, negro houses, su
gar houses, and everything welt ar
ranged to make rnoffey, if the Lord
spares me and gives me health.”—
Cotumbua Sun.
sensible young man is now
living near Council Bluffs, lowa.
Not long ago he become involved in
a quarrel with no less than five dif
ferent men, and challenged each one
of them to mortal combat. All ac
cepted, anil were upon the ground in
time. Then the hero of the affair
said he wouldn’t fight them all at
once, but wonld fight the best man
first. The five began discussing the
question of who was the best man,
and got to fighting. They struggled
over the subject fof'about a quarter
of an honr, the champion sitting
on a log ns umpire, and when the
question was finally s ttled, the
“best man” could have been whipped
by anybody, and wasn’t ready to
fight. Tin; challenger walked off
with all the honors, and was proud
and trappy.
HAWKINSVILLE, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15, 1875.
LOVE’S APPEAL.
Thou swayest my life, as moans the sea
Nature’s inevitable laws
Lest plainly blend effect with cause
Than thou dost rule ra y destiny.
Thou art my fate: undreamed of bliss
Is stored for me in one sweet word,
Let but its opposite be beard,
And then thou art my Nemesis.
O, pause and solemn counsel take I
Think what it is to own control
O’er man’s whole being, life and soul;
To bid a heart beat high—or break.
All other hope, ambition, love.
Centers in that by thee inspired,
Less ardently my soul is fired
With aims that point to worlds above.
So, like a votary at the shrine,
1 feel the afilatus o’er me steal
Blindly before thy feet to kneel
And render homage quite divine.
Then speak—he this appeal my last—
Only remember that a life
Before thee lies, for peace or strife —
A future thou canst bless or blast.
i.i i j--, aoltat ■ *it -j / ~
Speak. I will bend me to thy will,
In silent joy, thou say “Yes,”
If “No,” I’ll hide my bitterness
And he tliy mute adorer still.
■— ■
Number One.
“Take care of No. 1,” that is my
motto, gentlemen, said Mr. Mark
ham, and as he spoke he buttoned
his coat tightly about him, as if he
thought that this act would be con
vincing proof to his auditors that he
intended to act up the sentiment he
had just expressed.
‘But, surely, we are commanded to
help one another,’ was the reply.
‘We should do as we would be done
by.’
‘Exactly! I agree to that last
proposition. If my bam should’ be
burned down, I should not wish to
have my neighbors asked to share
the expense of having it rebuilt.’
‘Certainly not, because you have
comparatively ample means, and
could easily have it rebuilt yourself.
But you may be placed in a situation
when help from another will be very
necessary to you.’
‘Possibly; but I have never yet
found it so. I believe every one can
take care of himself if he has the dis
position to do so—l must beg you
to excuse me, gentlemen, it is time
that I was on my way to the city.’
The disappointed visitors took
leave, and Mr. Markham returned to
the comfortable apartment where his
wife and children were awaiting him.
‘lt was early for callers,’ remarked
Mrs. Markham. ‘Who were they,
my dear ?
‘Two gentlemen, who are trying to
get up a subscription to rebuild Mr.
Lawson’s barn, which was burned
three or four months since, just be
fore we moved here.’
‘Mr. Lawson! Is lie our next
neighbor ?’
‘Yes; you can see his house from
the window—that small, old fashioned
farm house. The barn stood on the
other side of the road and was really
quite a good building. It was a
great loss to him, though there was
some insurance.’
‘now much did you give, Henry ?’
‘Nothing at all. It was a great
piece of assurance to come to me.
We have not lived in the town more
than three months, and I hardly
knew Mr. Lawson by sight. What
possible claim has he upon me for as
sistance ? Besides I always stick to
my motto, ‘take care of number one.’
Mrs. Markham looked thoughtful,
and shook her head.
‘I do not like that motto, Henry,’
she said.
‘Neither do I, father !’ exclaimed
a bright eyed little girl, who was an
attentive listener to the conversation ;
‘for Robbie and I want you to bring
us some candy from the city this
evening, and if you only take care of
‘number one,’ I am afraid you will
forget it.’
‘Never fear, Miss Pert,” was the
laughing reply. ‘Number one in
cludes a man’s whole family, now
do you like that 7’
‘That is better, father; so please
don’t forget the candy,’ returned the
child, well satisfied with the explana
tion ; but the mother still looked
thoughtful, and as her husband
stooped for his good-bye kiss, she
whispered :
‘We are all members of one great
family, Henry.’
‘Yes—perhaps so,’ was the half
reluctant admission; ‘but I have
no time to think about it now. Good
morning to you all!
What changes will take place in
one short day! In the morning all
may be calm and bright, and ere
nightfall the wildest storm is some
times raging.
A dark shadow had fallen over
Mr. Markham's household, during
his customary absence on the day of
our story. Little Julia—Miss Pert,
as her father had called iter in the
morning—had been taken suddenly
ill. and her symptoms seemed so
alarming that the mother was anx
iously awaiting the arrival of her
husband, that she might consult with
him in regard to sending for a physi
cian.
‘Certainly; I will go for Doctor
Merrill at once,’ said Mr. Markham,
as he bent fondly over the little
sufferer, who was in a burning fever,
and tossing restlessly upon her pil
low.
‘Hero is the candy she asked for,’
he added in a lower tone, as he
handed his wife a small parcel; ’but
it will be better not to olfer it to her
now.’
‘She would not take it,’ replied the
mother, her eyes filling with tears.
‘She scarcely notices anything, and
indeed, I do not think she is fully
conscious of what is passing around
her.’
‘Wcl 1 , dear, we will be hopeful,’
returned her husband cheerfully. ‘lt
in \y be only a passing attack. I will
go immediately.’
‘And what does the doctor say is
ailing Miss Julia, sir ?’ asked Bessie,
the maid of all work, as Mr. Mark
ham came into the kitchen, soon af
ter the doctor had made his Visit.
‘Scarlet fever, of the Very worst
description,’ was the desponding re
ply. ‘Mrs. Markham cannot leave
her for an instant, Bessie, and we
shall depend upon you to see that
everything about the house is at
tended to; and please, keep Bobbie
from the sick room as much as pos
sible. Poor little fellow-! I fear
wo shall not be able to prevent his
taking the disease.’
Hndade, an’ I am very sorry for
ye, sir, but I must be after leaving.
My month was up yesterday.’
‘But surely, Bessie,’ exclaimed the
indignant gentleman, ‘you would not
bo so cruel and selfish as to leave us
now that we are in such trouble ?’
‘lt is not cruel and selfish that I
am sir; ’ 1 am very sorry fot ye all,
but iudadc and l am “afraid of the
fever, I must leave this very even
ing.’
Expostulation, persuasion and
bribery Were alike useless. Bessie’s
only reply to Mr. Markham’s remon
strances was that she ‘must take care
of,herself.’
‘This is looking out for number
one with a vengeance,’ muttered the
discomfittcd master, as he turned
from the kitchen and went reluctant
ly to toll his wife of the new misfor
tune.
In another hour Bessie was gone.
‘We must make the best of it; re
marked Mrs. Markham. ‘We can get
along very well to-night, and to-mor
row I will send for Mrs. Bates, who
sometimes washes for us. She
will help us for a day or two, until
we can find someone to take Bes
sie's place. I should not like to
have a stranger in the house just
now. Perhaps Dr. Merrill knows
of some suitable person.
Morning brought no relief, either
to the sick child or the anxious pa
rents. The fearful disease was mak
ing rapid progress, and it was very
evident that the case was an extreme
ly critical one.
Weary of watching and anxiety,
Mrs. Markham sent at an early hour
foT Mrs. Bates ; but received for an
swer that she could not think of com
ing where there was scarlet fever,
and would not be even willing to
have the clothes brought to the house
lest her own little girl should take
the disease.
‘What can we do, doctor?’ asked
Mr. Markham, as he told Doctor
Merrill how they were situated.
‘Can you tell us of any one who
would be willing to come and help
ns for awhile ?’
‘I fear it will be a difficult matter
to get any one,’ returned the doctor.
‘Scarlet fever lias been so fatal of
late that it is as much dreaded as
small pox. You should not have
told Bessie the name of the disease,
Mr. Markham.’
‘I did not suppose any one would
be so selfish as to go off in that man
ner, when there was sickness in the
house,’ replied Mr. Markham, indig
nantly.
‘Oh, as to that, people always look
out for number one,’ said the doctor,
good naturedly, and quite uncon
scious that be was treading on deli
cate ground. ‘I will make inquiries,
and see what I can do for you,’
he added, as he took leave, promising
to see his patient again in the course
of the day.
‘I think lie will find some one,’ said
Mr. Markham, hopefully. ‘Every
body cannot lie afraid of scat let
fever; and for a day I can remain at
home without serious inconvenience,
and will do my best to help you.
What shall I do first?’
‘You had better stay with Julia,
I think,’ answered Mrs. Markham, a
little doubtfully, for she had not
tnucii confidence in her husband's
skill as a nurse, and still less in ' his
capacity for being useful in the
kitchen.
The da}' woro slowly away. The
child continued very ill, and after
doing what was absolutely necessary
for the comfort of the family, the
mother returned to the sick room,
and devoted herself to the little suf
ferer, while Mr. Markham took charge
of Robbie, who was lonely and fret
ful without his usual playmate.
The doctor’s second visit brought
no relief, lie shook hiS head grave
ly as he looked at his patient, and
made no direct reply to the anxious
inquiries of the parents; and his
efforts to procure help had been en
tirely unsuccessful.
And another weary night passed.
The little girl moaned piteously if
her mother attempted to leave her,
and after one or two efforts to take
his wife’s place, Mr. Markham went
to the kitchen to prepare the break
fast. This was for him no easy task,
for he was totally inexperienced in
sucli matters.
‘I must do my best, he said to
himself. ‘I can at least make a cup
of tea or coffee, and Robbie can have
bread and mils. But what puzzles
me most is to know how we arc to
get along through the ilaj\ I must
go to the city or my business will
suffer materially; and yet how can I
leave my wife and children alone ?’
His disturbed reflections were in
terrupted by a knock at the door.
‘The milkman, I suppose !’ lie ex
claimed. I wonder how much I am
to take ? Perhaps he knows the
usual quantity.’
It was not, however, the milkman
who stood before him, as he opened
the door; but a pleasant looking,
somewhat elderly woman who, with
a kindly ‘Good morning,’ added:
‘This is Mr. Markham, 1 believe?"
The gentleman bowed his assent,
and she cotitinued:
‘I am your neighbor, Mrs. Lawson,
Mr. Markham. You must excuse
my early call, but I have heard from
Mrs. Bates, who has sometimes wash-
I ed for you, that your little girl is
very ill with scarlet fever, and know
ing how difficult it is to get assist
ance at such time I came to ask if I
can be useful to you in any way ?’
‘We are, indeed, sadly in need of
help,’ returned Mr. Markham, open
ing the sitting-room door, and cor
dially inviting the welcome visitor
to cuter; ‘but I had not thought of
troubling @nr neighbors. Our girl
left as soon as she heard the Word
‘scarlet,fever,’ and we have not been
able to find any one to assist us. I
stayed from business yesterday, and
helped my wife in the sick room, so
that she got a iittle time to attend
to household matters; but, this morn
ing, poor little Julia is unwilling to
have her mother leave her for a mo
ment.’
‘Poor child!’ said Mrs. Lawson;
‘it is a dreadful disease. I had it in
my family a year ago, and a very
hard time we had, but, thank God,
no one was taken from us. And
now I have taken off my bonnet and
shawl, and am quite ready to. begin
work, Mr, Markham. What shall I
do first ? Have you liad break
fast?’
‘Well, to say the truth,’ was the
somwhat confused reply, ‘I was just
attempting to prepare it; but I am
certainly not much experienced in
such matters.’
'Of course not. I will relieve yon
from that duty. This is the kitchen,
I suppyW'Jfc: f x
And In another moment, Mrs.
Lawson was actively preparing a
substantial breakfast, which, with
sonic help from Mr. Markham in tell
ing her where things are kept, was
soon ready for the tabic, while a lit
tle waiter stood neatly arranged for
taking morning meal to the weary
mother, who was still watching by
the sick bed.
‘Mrs. Markham will feel better for
a cup of coffee and a bit of toast.
Will you take it to her, sir ?’ said the
kindly neighbor, ‘and I will have all
ready for you and the little mail
when you conic down.’
As she spoke she stooped to give
little Robbie who had been attentive
ly watching her, a kiss and carefully
lifting him into his high chair, tied
on his table apron, which she saw
ready for the purpose, and placed
his broakfast before him.
Mrs. Markham looked ®p, and
made a sign of silence as her husband
entered the room with the waiter.
‘She is really sleeping quietly,’
she whispered, as she came forward
to meet him, ‘and there is moisture
upon the skin. Ido think the symp
toms are favorable. Why, Henry!’
she exclaimed, with a glance of sur
prise at the waiter, ‘what a good
cook you are! I had no idea that
you could get breakfast so nicely.’
‘You are not indebted to me for if.,’
replied her husband, with a smile,
‘he had help of the first quality
down stairs, I assure you.’
‘ls it possible? What a relief?
Did Doctor Merrill send her ?’
‘No, indeed 1 She came of her own
accord! It is otir neighbor, Mrs.
Lawson. She heard of our situation,
and came to offer her services.’ *
■ ‘And you asked her to get break
fast? Why, Henry!’
It is all right, I assure you, little
wife. She is just the kindest, most
motherly sort of woman you ever
saw, and takes right hold of the first
thing she sees need to be done. She
said a cup of coffee would do you
good, and asked me to take it to you,
ami then come to my own breakfast.
She lias it all ready.’
‘Go, then, by ail means; I am
sure you need it. But it docs seem
so strange to be indebted to a
stranger in this way,’ replied Mrs.
Markham, with a sigii, as she closed
the door gently after her husband,
and sat down to refresh herself from
the little waiter.’
‘And now, Mr. Markham,’ said his
new friend, as the gentleman finished
his morning meal, and expressed his
earnest thanks, ‘if you will trust
your family to my care for a day,
and go to your butsincss as usual, I
ill do my very best to attend to
them faithfully.’
‘But, my dear madam, it seems
too much to ask of you. We have
no claim upon you for such kind
ness.’
‘I do not see it in that light. We
all have claims upon each other for
kindness and sympathy. I have a
daughter at home who can attend to
the family, so .you need not hesitate
to accept my offer. lam very glad
to be of use to you.’
Mr. Markham thought of his
boasted motto, ‘Take care of num
ber one,’ and stood rebuked in the
presence of his friendly neighbor.
An early visit from the doctor,
and an assurance that the disease
was taking a more favorable turn
diffussed a cheerful sphere through
out the household. Mr. Markham
went to his business, and Mrs. Law
son, after putting the house in order
anil attending to little Robbie’s
wants, went, in her motherly way, to
the sick room, anil quietly won her
way to the hearts of both mother
and daughter.
When Mr. Markham returned in
the evening, lie was surprised to find
his wife awaiting him at the supper
table, and to hear her say that Julia
was quite willing to have Mrs. Law
son to stay with her a part of the
time.
‘She knows exactly what to do for
the poor child far better than I do,’
added the mother; ‘and she is so
very kind that I feel as if I had
known her all my life.’
‘lt is a blessing to have her with
us, I am sure,’ was the reply; ‘but
it seems too much to ask of a ncijrli
bor.’
‘I know it does; and I said so to
Mrs. Lawson, but she says it is real
pleasure to her. She is going to
watch with Julia to-night, and let its
sleep; and she has told the doctor of
a woman, who lives two or three
miles from here, who she thinks will
be willing to come and stay with us
until the sickness is over. Tiie doc
tor will see her to-night, and bring
us word in the morning.
‘That, is good news. I hope lie
will bo successful. And now for
supper. I feel very tired, and shall
be very thankful to rest, if I can
feel siire that you are to be relieved.
The last two nights liaVe been verv
trying to both of Us.’
Quiet and refreshing sleep, and en
couraging accounts from the kind
nurse, the next morning, had restored
the weary parents, Doctor Merrill
came early with the welcome tidings,
that a woman, well qualified for her
work, would be there within an
hour.
‘We are so very grateful to you 1’
said Mrs. Markham, as her kind
neighbor bade her ‘good-bye,’ prom
ising to ‘look in again by and by,
after she had seen to her own family
a little.’
‘And I am so glad to have been of
use to yott,’ was the reply. ‘lt is
such a pleasure to help those who
are in trouble,’
‘I have given up my old motto,
my dear,’ said Mr. Markham to his
wife, as lie returned from accompany
ing Mrs. Lawson to the door. ‘I am
convinced that it will not answer to
always ‘look out for number one.’
‘lt will not, indeed, Henry,’ was the
earnest reply. ‘We are so depend
ent upon each other.’
A few days of continued anxiety,
and then all was again cheerfulness
and sunshine with the Markhams.
Little Julia was rapidly recovering,
and Robbie showed no symptoms of
having taken the disease. Good
help was in the kitchen, and the doc
tor’s carriage was no longer seen
standing at the door.
Mrs. Lawson continued her friend
ly visits, and being soon on familiar
terms, told them one day of the
handsome sum which had been con
tributed toward rebuilding their
barn.
‘The friends who first got up the
subscription thought they should be
obliged to give it up,’ slic remarked ;
‘there were so tew felt aide to help
us; but there has been a large addi
tion to it lately, and wo cannot find
from whom it came, I am suf'e wc
arc most heartily grateful to him,
Mrs. Lawson glanced at Mr.
Markham, as she said this, and per
haps she had her suspicions as to
where the gift came from.
The gentleman said nothing ; but,
as she went on talking with his wile
on other subjects, lie thought over
the events of the last two weeks, and
came to the just conclusion that the
lesson he had learned from Mrs.
Lawson was far more valuable than
anything that money could bestow ;
and in his heart he resolved that the
better motto of ‘Help one another’
should, in the future take the place
of his old one, ‘Take care of number
one.’
Does it Pay for Planters to Ship
Direct to Liverpool ?
Last week we published a state
ment made by the Gridin Star and
Cultivator, which claimed great ad
vantages to cotton planters in ship
ping their staple direct to a foreign
market. The Messenger of that city
took the opposite view of the mat
ter, and from facts and figures con
vinced the former journal of the
truth of its assertions. The matter
is still being discussed, and we clip
the following from the Messenger’s
1 n-t issue on the subject:
The returns of the sales up to this
date, received by the agent at this
place, shows that every bale shipped
from this market last fall by tile Di
rect Trade Union, lost by shipping
from 1 to | cents per pound, and the
“Star and Cultivator” man so far for
gets himself that he admits that our
statement was true. Hear what he
says of our article :
“They say that the cotton that was
shipped to Liverpool in December
and sold in April netted tli parties
a little over 14c. per pound, but that
if it had been held in Grfliu ami sold
here on the same day, it would have
brought life, per pound. This is
true.”
Now, if it is true that the cotton
sold in Liverpool at 14 cents would
have brought 14J or 15 cents in this
market the same day it was sold in
Liverpool, it is also true that every
farmer who shipped his cotton last
fall lost from $4 to $.5 a bale; be
sides they could have got their
money much sooner, from the fact,
we arc credibly informed, that some
farmers who ordered their cotton
sold in January have got no returns
up to this date. Wo have no dispo
sition to light the Direct Trade
Union, but as the Messenger is the
farmers’ friend, we feel it our duty
to give them the facts, and let them
govern themselves accordingly.
The trutli is, the returns received
up to this date demonstrates the fact,
beyond contradiction, that if there
was no rise in the Liverpool market
from the time of the shipment until
the cotton was sold, it would lose the
shipper from five to six dollars per
bale, from the fact there is no mar
gin when shipped in that way. When
ever it becomes necessary we shall
have more to say on this subject, as
wc arc determined the public shall
be posted on all raatteis that inter
est them.
The crop prospect in Houston
county, at this time, is cheering.
Good rains have visited all parts of
the county recently. Corn is look
ing well, but the stalks are not quite
ns large as usual, and if no disaster
overtakes it, the farmers will produce
an iilmudance for home consumption.
Fanners report that the negroes have
j worked more faithfully this year than
|at any time since they were emanci
pated.
NO. 30
“What is Loveliness?
It is not in pearl powder, nor iii
golden hair-dye, nor iii jewelry. It
cannot be got in a bottle or a box.
It is pleasant to be handsome ; but
all beauty is not in prettiness. Eyes;
nose, hair, or skin never did that yet;
though it is pleasant to see fine fea
tures. What you are will make your
face ever for you in the end, whether
nature has made it plain or pretty.
Good people are never ill-looking.
Whatever their faces may be, an
amiable expression atones' for all.
If tho£ can be cheerful also no one
will love them the less because their
features are not regular, os because
they are too fat, or too thin, too pale,
or too dark. Cultivation of the mir.d
adds another charm to their faces,and,
on the whole, jf any girl is desirous
of being liked by many and loved by
the one, it is more in her power than *
she may believe to accomplish that
object. Cosmetics will not accom
plish it, however. Neither wilt fine
dress, though a woman that does not
dress becomingly wrongs herself.
Forced smiles and affected amiabili
ty will be of no avail; but if she'can
manage to feel kindly to everybody,
not to be jealous, not to be cross, to
be happy if possible, and to encour
age contentment, then something will
come into her face that will outlast
youth’s roses, and gain her not only
a husband but a life-long love?.
W. Brunson, tax receiver of Hous
ton county, has received a loiter from
Comptroller General Goldsmith, hi
reply to an inquiry, in which he says
that cotton held on the first day of
Apyil is taxable, and must be re
turned to the receiver as other per
sonal property, in the county where
the owner resides. • Tho fact of its
being stored in another county does
Cot relieve the owner from returning
it and paying the tax on it.
A negro on the plantation of
Colonel Tom Rains, of Crawford
count}', was shot on Sunday night
week, two balls taking affect. He’
was alive at last accounts. There
were several warrants for his arrest,'
and it is supposed that he refused id
be arrested and was shot.
Jack Itrown and Potash Farrow.
Farrow publish os a card in the
Atlanta Constitution, denying the
rumor that ho received any portiort
of the reward paid Murphy and Kns
berry, the detectives, for discovering
the murderers of Col. Fish, of Ogle
thorpe. ll# also says in his card
that someone (lie knows not who)
communicated to the authorities at
Washington the fact that Col. Jack
Brown had two years ago offered me,
as United States attorney, a bribe of
three thousand dollars to stop the
prosecution of those charged with
participation in the Macon riot twtf
or throe years ago, and the authori
ties called upon me for the facts, anil
1 gave the facts. I could hot do
otherwise when called upon, than
give the facts and the responsibility
for the facts is upon hint and not
upon me. This caused a delay in the
issuing of his commission as collec
tor of the Fourth district ofßticorghf
and Ido not know whether ho has
yet been commissioned or not, nor
whether he will he or not.”
“Jack” wants Farrow’s place, and
hence this war between them. Thu
notorious “Chap Norris” seems to be
Jack’s right bower in his assault up
on Farrow. —Macon Telegraph.
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Playing Chicken.
“I say, girls,” said a little blue-'
eyed, fiaxen-haired boy on Sunday,
“let me take your candy and we’ll
all play chicken.”
“Is it nice F’ inquired half a dozen!
six-yea f olds in chords.
“Nice! you bet it is,- Let me
show you. Now, I’ll lay the candy
down here on the step, and yoa ail
go down there and come up When yod
hear me call and strut and flap my
arms like a rooster’s wings.
“Cluck, cluck, rat, tat, rap cluck,”
and all the girls came running up
and bent to pick up the candy, when
the little fellow opened his mouth
and took it in at otic gulp.
“Oh, you mean hoy,” they cried,
“you have taken all our candy,”
“That’s ’cause I played rootler/’
said the boy ; “roosters always call
the liens up when he finds a grain of
corn, and then picks it up himself/^
A Boat Continent,
Plato scut down to posterity at
tradition of his day that a great con
tinent which occupied the place now
covered by tho Atlantic Ocean sud
denly sank down out of sight. He
further says it was an island called
Atlantis. On it were kingdoms and
organized governments, wealth, art*,
civilization, instantly lost to human
sight. It is now tho opinion of the
leading gcologisLMliose moat ad
vanced iff science-* that the Amcri-'
can Continent appeared w'licn the At--
lantic waters rushed into the enor
mous cavity orceprcssion of the earth’s
surface now tilled by salt-water.
The Rocky Mountains were then the
rough lsittoin of an ocean which rose,
with marine plants, shells, and other
products of an aquatic origin, that
arc found abundantly strewn there,
and, in fact, all over North and
South America. RemfruntA-.f Atlnn-'
tis, the submerge I continent, me be
lieved by some scientists to- lie fccog--
nized in the Adirondack*, the White
mountains of New Hampshire, and a
few other out-cropping In-longing to
the outer boundaries of that deluged
and forever lost country. 'I here is
no knowing what astounding discoor-
I erics may yet he made in coming
! ages corroborative of Plato’s oarriv--
turn.