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-~ ey . X Che Rlavietta Journal. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY NEAL & MASSEY, PROPRIETORS. OFFI:EJE 3 UP-STAIRS, IN FREYER'S BUILDING, SOUTH-SIDE OF SQUARE. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : ONE YEAR, - gl o $1.50 SIX MONTHS, - i .75 FOUR MONTHS, - e .50 Paper sent out of the County, 15cts Postage. ADVERTISING RATES : ]_'_P“R EACH SQUARE OF TEN LINES, or less, for the first insertion One Dollar, and for each subsequent insertion 75 cents. Reduction made by eontract for longer time. Local Notices 10 cents per line for each insertion. All Obituary notices, tributes of respect, over six lines, charged for. All communica tions intended to promote the private or po litical ends or interests of individuals or corporations, will be charged as advertise ments. The money for advertising considered due after first insertion. After present contracts expire, only solid metal cuts will be allowed in the JoURNAL. Business Cards. =_— % DR. E' Mu ALII‘AN, m RESIDENT DENTIST, HAVING enjoyed the confi dence and patronage of the community for twenty-five years, is in active practice with all nectssary improvements and material, at prices reasonable enough to suit the most economical. Office, North-side of Square, over J. H. Barnes’ old store, Marietta, Ga. T SN A NO : GBI B, & . L > - ) \ II T T ,T.:_".".""f""f"f"'."..;:_,".",‘ @5 DENTIES,: -+ Jfice, McClatchy Building. = . 0/ = MARIETTA, GA. 4 : | 4z i ¢,o‘ / & b “'f { \() — ORE WaRRPT o ( Y DR. N. N. GOBER, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, FPYENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER vices to the eitizens of Marietta and aurrounding country. Office, North-side of Square, Up-Stairs in the Hill Building, Res- | idence at the Laneau house, one block from Cherokee street, Marietta, Ga.§ ; N 2 I)I{/. }J. ']o SLTZE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, VI‘ENDERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER - vices in the practice of Medicine in all its branches to the citizens of Marietta and surrmm(lin\,:mmntry. Office at Setze and Simpson's Drugstore. All calls promptly attended. TNTNT PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, "\VI{EN NOT- ENGAGED ELSE where may be found during the day at his office, up stairs, in McClatchy Build ing, South-west coruer of Public Square, and at night at his residence on Powder Springs street, one door above the Metho dist parsonage, Marictta, Ga. X DR. JOHN H. SIMPSON, " PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, \,l;\l\"“'l'l'l‘;\, GEORGIA. OFFICE, 4AVL at Setze & Simpson’s Drug Store. y N y DR. P. R. CCRTELYOU, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, w;\l{lli‘l"l‘,\, GEORGIA. - OFFICE, L¥l North-side Public Square, over Wm. Root's store. Consultation Hours, 93 a. m. to 123 to 5 p. m., unless otherwise engaged. TRT v DR. G. TENNENT, Office in Nichols’ Hall, first room on left. '\VI'IS'I'—SH)E PUBLIC SQUARE, MA / rietta, Ga. Has removedgresidence to the Ogden place on Roswell street. All calls promptly attended. July 4th, 1883, 5 e W. P. MeCLATCHY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, N/[ARH']'I"I"\, GEORGIA. PRACTICE in all the Courts. Legal business so licited and promptly attended to. Office in McClatehy Building, WILL. J. WINN, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW, \[ ARIETTA, GEORGIA. * All legal 4¥YL business solicited and promptly attended. Practices in all the Courts, State and Federal. Office in Masonie Building, South-side of Square. J. Z. FOSTER, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW, “\y,{)\llll'i'l"l'.\, GEORGIA. PROMPT i attention given to all legal business. Office in McClatehy's Building. AR OLAY. D. W. BLAIR. CLAY & BLAIR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, \/I':\RHC'l"l'.\, GEORGIA. ROOMS 1 YL and 2 on the left over Wade White's store. We ¢rive our entire attention to the practice of law. Promptness is our motto. Collection a specialty. C. D. PHILLIPS, W. M. SESSIONS, PHILLIPS & SESSIONS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OFFI(‘H OVER SESSIONS, HAMBY & -/ Co.'s store, Marietta, Ga. R. N. HOLLAND, ATTORNEY AT LAW, \1 ARIETTA, GEORGIA. WILL DE- Y 1 wvote his entire attention to the prac tice of law in the Blue Ridge and adjacent circuits. Office, South-side of Public Square in the Freyer building, first room on right, opposite Journal office. J. J. NORTHCUTT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, A(f\\" JRTH, GEORGIA. WILL PRAC : tice in the counties of Cobh, Paulding, Cherokee, Bartow and others. Immediate attention given to collections n Mozey to Loan to Farmers ! Plenty of it on Long Time IT costs nothing to find out all about it, Apply to ENOCH FAW, Attorney at Law, Marietta, Ga, HOTEL EMERY, n'.v' " 02 American and Buopean Plan Vine Street, between 4th and sth, Brvin Maxwell, CINCINNATI, OHIO Subseribe for the Marietta Journal. Clubs of ten, $1 cach. dhe Marietta Tournal, Y. XYVIiH. Business Cards. y r WILLIAM F. GROVES, Ceneral Incurance Agent MARIETTA, GA. T EVEN T AV LIFEK avo FIRE. Prompt attention given to applications from a distance T iy FRANK KING, ‘Fire and Life Insurance, & Marietta, Georgia, aleprsenting the strongest Fire and Life Insur ance Companies in the World, with authority to undertake town and county risks in Cobb and the neighboring countics, on the most liberal terms. 1837, 1884, JOEN W. METCALFE, Tailor, HAS JUST RECEIVED 4 BEAUTIFUL assortinent of Worsted, Cloths, Doeskins And SUITINGS of the best Foreign and Home Manufacture ; also a full line of Trimmings. ¢ Your orders solicited.” e el INEW STORE! INEW GOOoODS! Jas. W. Hardeman DEALER IN - Family Groceries, Canned Goods and Country Produce, | Last~Side of Public Square, MARIBPTA ©...... .0 .. wGRORBGIA. A. B. Gilbert, A. B. Gilbert, Last Side Public Square, Dealer in . - » Family Groceries CANNED COODS Cash customers solicited. Barter of all kinds bought and sold. 4. B. GILBERT. Marietta, Jan. Ist, 1334 FHEMOVED. JOHN R. SANGES, Harness-Making, CARRIAGE TRIMMING AND REPAIRING. Shop Under McCutcheon's Hall, MARIETPA . i GEORGIA. L.Black &Son Manufaccturers of TNY INTTI’DT T D » FURNITU i, = Sash, Blinds, Doors And Dealers in LTUTNMEBIRR l)fu/.’ Linds and f'n' sale on the best nf termng. Puints, Oils, Glass, and Burial Cases. ALSO House Buildiog and Repairing Thavkful for past patronage, we beg leave to state that we are fully prepared for the evection rf buildings and give perfeet satisfaction ~ Will do all kinds of work in our line in the best style and at the lowest prices Will keep constantly on hand Sash Blinds Doors, &ec . and fill or deis for Lumber. Shop South side of Square, Marietta, Ga L. BLACK & SON. = W. E. Gilberl DEALEER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Marietta, Georgia, Cash Customers Soiicited, Goods Sold on Time At reasonable advances above cash prices to Prompt Paying Customers. It will be to the interest of eloge buying parties to examine my stock, Good Goods and Short Lrojits, is what 1 guarantee, A large stock of DRY GOODS. BOOTS, SHOES aud HATS, CROCKERY, FURNITURE, dee., e, are always on hand. Stock of CLOTIITI IRV of the latest styles and best make and fabric. W. E GILBERT i M &N. Ga. Rail Roaf Scheduie M. & N. Ga. Rail Roaf IN EFFECT AUG. 17, 1884 No. 1, North. Lieave Marieta ..ises wans sapnns 5390009 Arrive Elijay.... caaene cocaae - 1:40p. m No 2, South Leave Ellijay ... «.coaeeaeee....l:4op m Arrive at Marvietta .. ... iv i BHGE. M W. R POWER Gen Pas Agt New Market ! [ WILL CONTINUE THE BUSINESS at the old stand and will always keep the best Beef,Pork,Sausage& Mutton. Please give me a call. Oct. 20th. JOHN C. SHUGART. CARRIAGE PAINTING, e House, Sign and Ornamental PAINTING., Old Printing Ofice Building, Powder Spring St To Citizens of Marietta & County. I would beg to state that I have opened a shop in the above named oftice for the pur pose of carrying on the Painting business in all its branches, and having done your work for the last twelve years, it is unnecessary for me to state my capucity as to durability and finish. Call and see me and learn my prices. H:riug you will favor me with a share of your patronage, I am, Respectfully, THOS, . MATTHEWS, Marietia, June 18th, 15884, “BE JUST AND FEAR NOT—LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIMST AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S AND TRUTH'SB."! T — A —— MARIETTA, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1885. | Genera! advertisements. T ;z: y }1" . e e i w\ ' e\ ONC) 5 i 4 4 o=l nJ, i X 595 | g [ R |. ' 2 ‘L e s Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.— Rovan Bagine Powber Co, 106, Wall Street, New York. LIINSTTITUTE. THE SPRING TERM OF THIS o Institution commences ~ MONDAY, JANUARY 12th. Girls and Young Ladies will be thoroughly instructed in the branches of a complete college course. The number of pupils will be limited, aud for the present, the lowest grade of pupils received will be those prepared to read in an ordipary fourth Reader and pursue the studies indicated by such advancement. Boys cannot be received as pupils. Terms per scholastic month of four weeks $3.00 to $5.00 Incidental fee per term of six months 50 cents. Any additional information may be ob tained by applying to the Principal. V. E. MANGET. THE MARIETTA | R y k% > 3 r - MArBLE WoORKs. et m v o STR s N o G »v:!-r—::t ‘.,vr‘- |Bl e[T AN A oy AR ey 2 e e We are now prepared to furnish all kind of Marble Monuments, HEAD AND FOOT STONES, In any Design, of Italian, Vermont or Georgin Marble, at our shop in rear of Ma sonic Buildinz. We defy competition in quality of work o 1 prices. McCLATCHY & BAILEY. As to the skillful and artistic workmans ship of Mr. Bailey, specimens of bis work can be seen in the Marietta and Episcopal Cemeteries. The monument over the grave of Governor McDonald is the work ot Mr. Bailey done before the war. He has just left the employ of prominent marble works in Tennessee to come to Marietta to open a marble yard, and your patronage is solicited D. F. McCLATCHY. Marietta, Ga., Nov. 19th, 1884, 4 N ( I . \‘«, ~ :\.;f{ S = S —-] 3 e s i C/‘ A Rupture Instantly Pelieved BY THE CELEBRATED FRY 8 TRUSS The only Truss giving an Upward and Ins ward pressure same as holding rupture up with the hand. No thigh straps worn, no pressure on the back. Ist Premium and Med al awarded at Cincinnati Exposition, 1884, Fe :le by SelzE & SiMpsoN, Marietta, Ga. No More Eye-Glasses, g'\ ' MORE &4 *)); i Eyes, MITCRELL'S EYE-SALVE A Certain, Safe and Effective Remedy for 3 Sora, Weak & Inflamed Eyes, Prc fucing Long-Sightedness, and Re storing the Sight of the Old. CURES TEAR DROPS, GRANULATION, STYE TUMORS, RED EYES, MAT TED EYE LASHES, And Producing Quick Relief and Permanent Cure. Also, equally efficacions when used in other maladies, such as Ulclers, Fever Sores, Tumors, Salt Rheum, Burns, Piles, or wher ever inflammation exists, MITCHELL'S SALVE may be used to advantage. Sold by all Druggists at 25 cents. 188 edqfl %’fi Y’IAbgAQLEITO ALL! ”U# - (e toall applicants F'REE‘- and to cusiomers of last year Withoug ordering it. It coutaing illustrations, prices, descriptions and directions mrdflgnnug all Vegetable and Flower SEEDS, éL:_::beltc. D.M.FERRY & CO.P& 827 . Standard Coal Co,, NEWCOMB, TENN,, The superiority of Jellico Coal over all other Bituminous Coals consists in the fol lowing, viz. : Itis handied better than oth er coals and is cleaner. It is mucher harder and better for the dealer and consumer. It makes less black smoke. It makee less ash. It makes no clinkers. It burns entirely to ash. It has a heavy ash. For sale by I. W. BMITH, Marietta, Ga. S~ ( . Che Marietta Journal. MARIETTA, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1885. Meat for tramps—Cold shoulder. S e T Hum, sweet hum—That of the honey bee. e O N —— . The young man who sows wild oats is apt to reap his sown. gy =L N ~ “The Mite’y Dollar”—That made ‘up of church-collection pennies. 1 ————D - — e ~ When a man is in love he fancies every wrinkle -a dimple. Many New Year resolutions are like some secrets—“too good to keep.” D~ e A headless ghost is frightening the people of Ephrata. low would it do to put a head on it. e P e Some one says, “the smoking car must go.” This is certainly true if it is coupled onto an engine. — e — R —— | . “Mamma,” said little Carrie, “can you tell me what part of heaven peo ple live in who are good but not agreeable 7 It is a poor rule that will not work both ways, for if whisky downs a man, it is because the man first downed thc{ whisky. | News items are thankfully received at this office, and we hope our friends will not hesitate to inform us of any happenings or doings which may come under their observation. e . Governor Adams, of Nevada, hap pened to overhaul an old coat the other day and found $3,800 in one of the pockets. He had forgotten all about the money. We've done the same thing a dozen times. T ettt A —— . A striking coincidence has occur red in Greene county. Two years ago Norton defeated English for Sher iff in that county by fourteen votes, and this year English defeats Norton by twelve votes. e e e The people of Ohio are already sor ry that they forced the Legislature to do away with the convict lease sys tem last winter. Under that system the convicts were made to bring a considerable revenue into the peniten tiary system, which was adopted, the board of managers ask for an appro priation of 8743,738 for the support of theinstitution for the ensuing year. In the Superior Court, yesterday, Isaac Wyatt plead guilty to burglary and was sentenced to thirteen years in the penitentiary. Wyati,s sen tence was made heavy because this was his second application for publie board. He wason his return from serving a two years' sentence when he was caught in the act of burglar pws, anhopse [saace is aldie=t of munos vations, Mr. Benson has done just what thie masses desire ;he has gone ahead, cleared away brush and rubish, and made the way so plain that any of ug may safely follow, and if we are wise, we will store mpre forage for cow and horse next fall than we did last. Cheap forage, if properly utilized, will in sure the prosperity of any country and peo ple. I regard the suggestion of the last Grand Jury in regard to a registration law, a good one. Notwithstanding we have a deal of legislation almost on all subjects, yet many of them are practically inoperative because of the difficulty in their enforcement. Jig wiad g ¢f Proventiond Wnited States court house in Boston, is constantly the refuge of the street peddlers of bouquets who wish to evade the pay ment of the license fee which the city ordinances require. As the strip is the property of the United States, they can here bid defiance to the police, but it not infrequently happens that their eagerness to sell lures them out, and' then, if caught, they are brought to court and fined. e eNe et . Valdosta Times: Two tramps who were journeying on together to that haven where they might get a bite of bread, last Thursday, halted for a snooze on the railroad near Wall’s mill. Tramp No. 1 dropped to sleep, s 0 lie says, and tramp N 0.2 stole his shoes from his feet und fled. Tramp No 1 hobbled on barefooted to Val dosta and found tramp No. 2 asleep in or about the depot shed, aund he pro ceeded at once, without formality, warning or ceremony, to beat the oftender with a large stick. It was a rude awakening, and but for the watchman at the depot the offending tramp would have suffered severely at the hards of his quondam friend and fellow traveler. As it was he was pretty bloody when watchman Eshe commar ded peace in the name and by the authority of the Savannah, Flori da and Western Railway. [For the Marietta Journal. HOME. “Home, thy joys are passing lovely, ~ Joys no stranger hearts can tell!” What a charm rests upon the en dearing name—my home! consecra ted by domestic love, that golden key of human happiness. Without this, home would be like a temple stripped of its garlands. There a father wel " comes with fond affection ; a brother’s kind sympathies comfort in the hour of distress, and assist in every trial; there a loved mother first taught the infant lips to lisp the name of Jesus! and there loved sisters dwell, the companions of earlier days. Truly if there is aught that is lovely here below, it is home—sweet home! It is like the oasis of the desert. The passing of our days may be painful ; our path may be checkered by sor row and care; unkindnessand frowns may wither the joyousness of the heart, efface the happy smiles from the brow, and bedew life’s way with tears; yet when memory hovers over the past, there is no place in which it so delights to linger as the loved scenes of childhood’s home! It is the polar star of existence. What cheers the mariner, far away from his native land, in a foreign port, or tossed upon the bounding billows, as he paces the deck at midnight alone ; what thoughts fill his breast? He is thinking of the loved ones far away at his own happy cottage; in his mind’s eye he sees the smiling group sented| around the cheerful fireside; in im agination he hears them uniting their voices in singing the sweet songs which he loves. Ie is anticipating the hour when he shall return to his native land, to greet those absent ones sa dear to his heart. Why rests that shade of sadness upon the strangers brow, as he seats himself amid the family circle? e is surrounded by all the luxuries that wealth can afford; happy faces gath er around him and strive in vain to win a smile. Ah! he is thinking of his own sweet home; of the loved ones assembled in his own cheerful cot. Why those tears that steal down the cheeks of that young girl ? The gentle mother who hushed her to sleep with a lullaby which a moth er only can sing is no more, she has gone to a fairer home above, and this, the darling of her heart, is left to thread the weary path of life a lonely, homeless wanderer. Thus it is in this changing world. The objects most dear are snatched away. “Pass ieg away” is engraved on all things earthly, There isa home that has no change. This home is found in heaven. In the shadowy past there is one sweet reminiscence which the storms of life can never wither. The recollection of home, sweet home. In the visioned future, there is one bright star whose lustre never fades; it is the hope of home—a heavenly ‘home. 0. B G WORK WINS, Labor hasits just reward in success. Fortune smiles upon the man who thath brain and muscle woos her by havigence, by hard, earnest untiring Y2k, The fault of the age isa mad e zavor to leap to heights that were dnzsb to climb.” The fortune that | ‘s by chance, as sometimes it does, | ready to take wings and fly away. —Yap from indigency to wealth, from ‘l’.“d‘ulid poverty to luxury, is to court '(.::::'oudy evening of life or rathera ig,jurn to the original poverty com which the beneficiary came. The men who look back over a tiresome journcy know how to make the best use of the means they have acquired. Industry generally teach es us the lessons of economy that men win permanent success. The men who live by their wits may sometimes exhibit an example of fi nancial success that came without the usual prerequisite of labor, but they are few and the rule is, by many odds, the other way. The firm unyielding, persevering man who works with might and main is self-reliant and is more than apt to ba honest and trustworthy. Heroes are made of such men; all that is good in our governmental machinery owes its origin and development to the men of work. Young man consider. Fortune, ‘though not the greatest by far of earthly blessings, is possibly to all men. But be not deceived in the way it is to be acquired. There is no magic wand by which it can be made to obey your word, or lift you to luxu ry and independence, except industry. Then young friend, we have but the advice for you—go to work. ; e A—— Ol man Kusey, who is over 104 years of age, stepped up to the polls and voted in the last election.— Dah lonega Signal. —— e — @ — The successful lawyer finds his avo ‘cation the most profitable per-suit. EDUCATED MECHANICS. The successful and valuable me chanic who is always in good demand at good pay is he who thinks as well as works. Seeing, feeling, and hear ing are the three senses of all others with which we are endowed. The most important in aiding to a knowl edge of our surroundings, and while this is a truth that all admit, yet their ‘educatien is generally neglected un til the young man starts out to learn a trade, especially what is termed mechanical trade, tor by mechanics in this connection is intended to con vey the idea of attempting to con trive to put together, manufacture, or change by mauipulation so that even a woman who fashions a drcssi out of the unfavored and plain mate rial is just as much a mechanie, so far as it goes, as the machinist who with the rough, ungainly stone makes the sparkling gem or the beautitul tool from the sombre bit of iron ore. The use of mechanical tools can not begin ‘too early in life ; it makes no differ ‘ence whether the pupil is to be a ‘practical mechanic or to follow some other calling. There are a few ifany vocations that do not demand for success some practical knowledge of mechanics. “The whittling Yankees” ‘probably owe much of their success ‘and undisputed position as inventors and good mechanies to the habit of using a pocket knife. A very promi nent inventor and superior mechanie recently remarked that the best ot his taste as a mechanic was undoubt edly given by the school-master of his youth. This teacher was a car penter and joiner, working at his trade in summer and teaching in win ter. It the boy did not own a foot rule he made one for him out of a bit of shingle, and so accurate was the eye-measurement that he could mark off the inches and fractions that a square would fail to show any mis takes. In those days this teacher considered the foot rule and pocket knife as indispensable as the slate, hence he permitted his. pupils to own them, and to measure dis tances with the eye, subsequently verifying by means of the rule. Wind wheels and water wheels were considered a part of the peda gogue’s training, and the click-clack of one or the other could beheard all about the school-house and on the borders of a brook in an adjoining field. At this day and age we need more carpenter schoolmasters. A knowledge of mechanics and mechan ical movements is of more useas well as ornament in a business training than an intimate knowledge of the definite article or Greek verb. The man who talks learnedly of languages dead ere we were born may derive satisfaction from hearing himself talk, but the man whether clothed in broadcloth or jeans, if he can explain ‘the mysteries of the unseen, isalways a welcome guest in any society. These remarks apply with all their torce to females as well. What man who lives would comparea well-cook ed meal and tidy wife to a welcome home by a slattern who asks him in some foreign jargon, what he w:mts‘ for supper ? | | — - — ~ HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS. ~ Don’t worry. Don’t overwork. Don’t make the field too broad. Be wary of dealings with unsuc cessful men. Make friends, but don’t encourage favorites. Keep down expenses, but don’t be penurious. Keep a high vitality—sleep well, eat well, enjoy life. Stick to your chosen pursuit, but not to chosen methods. Don’t tell what you are going to do —till you have done it. Enter your charges when the goods are sold. Don’t wait. Make plans for a short time ahead, but don’t cast them in iron. Be content with small beginnings —and be sure and develop them. Don’t take fresh risks to retrieve your losses. Cut them off short. Be cautious ; but when you make a bargain make it quietly and boldly. A regular system of sending out bills and statements is more effective than a spasmodic dunning. Have a proper division of work, and neither interfere nor permit in terference with your employes. It is better for your credit to post pone payment squarely than to pre tend to pay by giving a check dated ahead. Look after your “blotters” and all books of original entry. In litiga tion they are reliable evidence ; cop | ies are not. ; ‘ ————— e Webster’s spelling book, it is said, still sells at the rate of a million cop iesa year. Though not so exciting ‘aB some novels, it nevertheless throws ‘a potent spell over the reader. | + ’@@z WMarietta Journal, e R ESTABLISHED IN 1866. :‘—“——-——:-_——.:_—-—_ OFFIOIAL JOURNAL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY, % }f' ;\g II:IIA:%EF,{:: } Editors and Prop's. % JOB PRINTING in all styles of the art neatly, promptly and cheaply executed, Give us a trial and see, DISAGREEABLE CANDOR. A man who never reminds his friends of unwelcome facts or tells them unpleasant truths is sure to be liked; and, when a man of such a turn comes to old age, he is almost sure to be treated with respect. It is true indeed that we should not dissemble and flatter in company; but a man may be very agreeable, strictly consistent with truth and sincerety, by a prudent silence where he cannot concur, and a pleasant as sent where he can. Now and then you meet with a person so exactly formed to please that he will gain up on every one that hears or beholds him; this disposition is not merely the gift of nature, but frequently the effect of much knowledge of the world, and a command over the passions. Frequently that which is called can dor is merely malice. : NO. 6. NO USE. . There is no use of harping about hard times; betting with a man who has no money; spending time nor mon ey on indolent persons; prophesying as to the extent of the cotton crop next fall; putting offpaying your taxes un til an executoin is issued; saying any thing about our streets or sidewalks; :wishing for something you kunow you can’t have; the girls mourning for the past leap year privileges; trying to do a successful business without adver tising; trying to get a conseientions voter to go wrong when he feels that the welfare of his county is at stake, It is all vexation of spirit. Brace up, and what you teel to be your duty, do it without grumbling, for “sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” et AT B A short time ago Mayor Bartlett, ot San Francisco, received a letter in quiring fora young German, supposed to be living in that city, and announc ing that a fortune of $30,000 was awaiting him in Germany. The let ter was published in the newspapers, and in due course of time the young heir appeared at the Mayor’s office and was more than delichted at the news of his good fortune. It is charg ed now, however, that the letter was written by the young man himself with a view to causing a young lady to whom he had been engaged in one of the interior counties, and who had Jilted him, to renew the engagement. ———— A W The people of Gordon county will vote on the whisky question on the 16th of February. Springtime—A watch movement. s — AC— e " Taking Care of the Body. The Christian Index, the leading organ of the Baptist Church in the South, published in Atlanta, Ga., in its issue of Dec. 4, 1884, has the fol lowing editorial : Too many people seem to think that a religious newspaper should be confined to the discussion of moral ‘ and religious subjects only, forgetting ‘that religion has to do both with the ‘bodies and souls of men. “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good,” has as much to do with the practical side of life as it has with the moral side. Our readers will bear testi timony that in all questions discuss ed in the Index, the practical has been duly set forth. In this para graph, therefore, we only seek to present an article worthy of commen dation. After subjecting it to the above test we have tried Swift’s Spe cific and found it good—good as a blood purifier, good as a health tonic. In this opinion we are sustained by some of the best men in the church. Rev. Jesse 1. Campbell, the Nestor of the Baptist denomination in Geor gia, says: “It is my deliberate judg ment that Swift’'s Specific is the grandest blood purifier ever discover ed. Tts effects are wonderful, and I consider them almost miraculous. There is no medicine comparable to it.” Dr. H. C. Hornady, one of the best known ministers in our church, says : “Swift’s Specific is one of the best blood purifiers in existence.” These brethren speak advisedly. But few preparations can bring for ‘ward such endorsements. The Index desires only to endorse these state ments. We have witnessed the ben eficial effects of this medicine, not only in our households, but in sever al other cases where seemingly all other remedies had failed. Itis pure ly a vegetable compound, scientifical 1y prepared, and perfectly harmless {in its composition. It renews the ‘blood and builds up broken down systems—gives tone and vigor to the constitution, as well as restores the ‘bloom of health to the suffering. Therefore, we do not deem it incon sistent with the duties of a religious Jjournal to say this much in its be half. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mail ed free, Tae Swirr Seeciric Co., Drawer 3, ‘ Atlanta, Ga.