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POETRY
LOVED* T0O ELATE,
Ffir off in the dim and desolate Past—,
That shoreless and sorrowful sea’
Where $the wrecks are driven by the waves
and blast,
Shattered, sunken, and lost at Inst,
Lives the heart that was broken for me-^
. Poor heart!
* L®ng ago broken'for ine!
.My loves were Glory and Pride and Art—
Ah! dangerous rivals three!
Sweet Hips might quiver and worm tears
start— - -... y:
Should an artist pause'for a woman’s heart?
Even that which was hroken.for me!
Poor, heart!
Too rare to be broken fin: me!
Oh, she was More mild than the summer
----- wind,;. _ •
More fair than the lilies be;
,'Mbre true than the stars with twilight
twinned,
The bUrE thht’was Woken for me—
Poorheart!
Cruelly broken for rhe) . V ? •
I told her an artist should wed his art—
That only his love-should be;
No other should lure me from mine a]
I said; and my cold words chilled her
The heart that was broken for me—
.. Poor heart!
Hopelessly broken for me!
I spoke of the beautifql years to come,
In the lands beyond the sea— -
Those years which must be so wearisome
To her; but her patient lips were dumb;
In silence it broke for me— r
! ,1 . ' VPoot heart! i
Broke, yet complained not; for me!
pie!—sot- down like a vearto quake in
them two dozen sassers of red hot
candy, and let off a howl that was
hark f!m the tomb! Them gals—well,
they looked, you know. They see he
wasn't dressed for company, and so
they left. All done in a second, it
was just ope little war hoop and a
shish! of their dresses, and blame the
wench of ’em was in sight any
where!,' ' . -
-dim he wnsasight.
with that bilin’ hot molasses
clean down to his heels, and had
more busted sassers hangin* to him
than if he was an Injnn princjss—and
he comes a praBcm’ fep'steira; jtist a
whoqpm’ and prancin', and every
squirm he dro]
iii And blistered!, f
your sonl, that poor cretnr couldn’t
reely set. down coniJpjteble t for [ as
Houston Female Institute,
to none—in all respects worthy of public
dence and support, ^ '
The JIusic Department is under the control cf an.
TEEMS-:
mnchasfonrv
. I pressed her hand, and rebuked her tears
Lightly and carelessly;'-. .0 X
I said inv triumphs would reach her ears,
.- And left alone with toe-dismal
Thel m
... 11 mynn -Poor heart!
SHtofly breaking for ifie! :
My days were a dream of summer-tim4
, -My.life was a victory; . ...
Pane" wove bright garlaxiaA to'crown my
prime,
And I half forgot, in that radiant clime,.
That a heart was breaking for me—
Poorheart!
Patiently breaking for me!
But my -whole life seemed, as the swift
years rolled,
More hollow and vain to be;’
Pnme’s bosom at best is hard and cold—
Oh! I would hnve given all praise and gold
For the heart that was.brqken for me—
- * Poorheart!
Thanklessly broken for me!
Goat.
—A goat is* - stronger than a pig ' and
gives milk. He looks at you. So does
a doctor, butfffie goat has four legs.
My goat butted Deacon Tillinghast in
a bad place, and a littleicalf wouldn’t
do so. A boy without a father is am
.orphan, and- if ketoamt gotoo mother
he ’ is > two Orphans?- ^E6e - goat' dont
give quite so much milk as a cow, but
more, ^w ; -ar i ’ox at a
fsiir one'day with "a cfid.tied on his
leftear, and we.went in on a family .-
icket Mother picks' geeise in. the
summer, and the goat eats grass, and
jumps on a bokl • Some folks don’t
like .goats, but as for me give me
mule wifh .a paint hrush tail T
goat is’ a "useful animal, ' but dor
smell as .sweet, as .nice bears oil jfor
the lnur If I had two much hairX
wonld wcara wig . as captain, Deters
docs, I will sell my goat for three
-dollars, and go to a circus to see: the
elephant, .which >is;bigger as five goal
and the baby has got the croup.—
Bad. , ' fH '
Sick with long hope and dread,
I hurried across the sea; : '
She had wasted as though with grief they
said— ' - - .
Poor child, poor, child!—andwas long since
dead;, ....
Ah! deadibr the love of me—
Poorheart!
Broken—and yiunly—for me!
Weighed down with a load too heavy to hold
She died unmurmuringly;■ -
Audi, remorseful and Uhconsoledj
J dream of the wasted days of old,
And the heart that was broken for me—.
~ Poorheart!
Broken so vainly forme! -
And mj' soul cries out in bitter, pain,
For the bliss that cannot be—
For the Jove, that never can come again,
For the sweet young life tbit was lived ir
For the sweet young .
vain,
And the heart that was broken for me—
Poorheart!
Broken and buried for me!
MISCELLANY.
JIM WOLF AND THE TOM CATS.
BY MARK TWAIN.
ODD PARAGRAPHS. ■■
“A ShbeMaker”"; writes'tiiat he is
not only willihg to jpve' woman her
Paper clothihgisrrmdd ih'CEiii'a and
japan. A coat is ten cents, and
whole suit a quarter of a dollar.
The pig-iron product of Great Brit-
OSCAR D. SCOTT, Principal.
mm
7|p» Exercises at fbis Trill xe*
mined bn ftft ee&BajMin&fapiggnary,
Perry, it offers Mood ad-
have daughters to educate.
The course of stady ia thorough, extensive and
practical, embracing all the branches of a complete
iSession,. 1.....$25, $30, §35
...,..,$15,$20J$55
;- ~G per month
Board can be obtained in good families at r
enable rates. Expenses must be paid at the end of
Bag‘ p f£££ ie
sLl i£g iir&ztxspi
carpets v
MATTINGS,
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"WINDOW SIIADES,
WALLPAPER,
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MATTRESSES,
,’jMq ,T4JPEA3^Bgfc
SOFAS,
Ik ."f A08
SETTEES,
He ought to select a Good Home Company.
A Democratic and Family Newspaper.
THE
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HOUSTON HOME JOURN
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You haTfi your choice, and can take
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Nothing about.
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BUREAUS, &c.
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PAEXOR AND BEDROOM SUITES,
:J-* • .-'cm: -C"!’ ol
fj<br Sale Low for Gash.'
One- Thousand Maple Bedsteads;'"
Frtmi $6.00 to $15.00.
llCJ
t r li. i
Caskets,
Tlie best articles in tlie market, at Low Pbicxs
, Wal-
ain in 1860. was A,POO,0Q0 tpgs, that .of, .^o cofitos to.Bosewoo^jiaiiofiauy, ceto,
the United States, 1,603,000 tons j' ' nut, and imitations! ' t ; “ ■
^ext to Lani^-House,
' ‘ ' ; ‘" ' MACON, GA.
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Our Trade Mark Is
That night my sister Mary gave a
candy pullin',’ they started us onto bed
• early, so as the -company could have,
full swing, and we run in "on Jim to
have some fun,
Onr window looked, out onto the
roof of the ell, and about 10 o’clock a
couple of old tom cats got to rulin’
and chargih’ on
like sin. There was four inches of
snow on the roof,. and it was frozen-so
that there was a right smart crust of
ice on it, and the -mo'en "was shining
bright,' ane we could see them cats
like daylight. First, they’d stiiiid. off
' and e yow-yow-yow, just the same as
if they was c.ussin’ one miother,. you.
know, and bow up their’backs And
push up-their tails,- and- swell- around
and spit, their • all of- a sudden., the
gray cat he’d snatch a handful of fur
out of the yaller -cat’s" ham, , and spin
him round like the button on-a Barn,
door. But the yaller cat. was . game,
andlie’d come and clineh. and the
way they’d gouge, and- bite and howl,’
and the way they’dj'make the fur fly,
was powerful.. . : ■ • ■— . . •
Well; Jim he got disgusted with
-the row, and' Towed he’d-dimb out 1
there and sliake ’em offn that root
He hadn’t reely no notion of doin’ it,
likely, hut we everlastiiiTy clogged
him, and bullyragged him, and Towed,
he’d always bragged- how.he' wouldn.’t
take a dare, and’so on, till biineby he
liighsted up the^ window, and, lo and-
behold yon, be wento-went exactly as
he was, notoin’ on bnt.nAhirt, arid it
was short.. But you ought to seen
When aman and woman; are made
one the question is, Which one?
Sometimes there is k a lony struggle 5 be-
tween them before the' matter is set
tled.
uj--.
The Revolution,, is discussing' the
proper training ol marriageable youhg
in to ke^p him frqm- slippin; and - *bo ve
all, you ought to seen that shirt tail a
flippin’ in the wind, mid them long
ridiculous shanks of his glistenin’ in
the moonlight-.
Them company folks was down
there under toe eaves, toe. whole
squad of ’em under the ornery shed of
old Washin’ton Bower vines—all set-
tin’ round about- two dozen sassers of
hot candy, which they’d sot in toe
snow to cool. And they was laughin’
and talkin’ lively; hut bless you they
didn’t know nothin’ about- the pano-
-rama that was goin’ oil over their
heads. "Well Jim, he went a sneakin’
np, uhbeknowns to them tomcats—
they were a swishin’ their tails and
yow vowin’and threatenin’ to clinch,
you know, and uot payin’ any atten
tion—ha went a sneakin, right up to
the roof, till lie was a fo&t’n a half of
•'em, and toenail of a sudden-lie made
a grab for the yaller eat! But by
.gosh he missed - fire and slipped his
holt and his heels flew np and lie
flopped oh his hack,, and shot offn
that roof like a. dart!—went a slashin’
and crashin’ down through', them ^old
rusty vines, and landed right into toe
dead centre of them compy’ny pen-
, A poor man. who, less than one year
ago had only one suit; of clothes, went
into|the/newsj?apKt-:bnpiness,'. and- now
has eight suit^ Seymr-qf j;toem are for
libel; ... , ■... . >
. Susan B. Anthony rejoiees toat the
sex are getting their rights -in Canada,
as .the authorities havhig ordered the
coji?tnietiqn of -a jail for the. exclusive
use of women. ' -
-Horace Gteeley has at least one qnal-
ifipatism : for Congress, and that is his
profanity. If calleduponlita :take!toe
oath of office he would find no difficult
's trdnsers&emade any
tighter; toe young-men of toe’period
will find it easy to get them into his
trunk, but extremely difficult to get
his tradk into them.
That wants to inspect the most elegant assort
ment of Dry Goods that she ever heheld, should
hot deihyvbut proceed hfoneSiit^r fe Dayist Gor
don^, where ahe most certainly
utr.^XTati
vers tefr ",
much encoimagement, as toe. writer
thinks they will have to be bom
again.'
In' %dhtli- London, a piece^ 6i land is
tons advertised for sale: , :V.This;digi-
bleplotnf lahd^p'be; iet- oh a long
liuilding lease, or to be sold; eqnally
suited fora church or a taverm.!’ is
A Persian philosophef being askec
by- what methbffrhe’ had acqtnred so
much knowledge, answered: “By not
being prevented by shame frorc
questions when I was ignorant,
An exchange speaks of a
candidate in
large ,vote.-. The editor shond’bear in
nund-that Republican candidates do
not pole votes. They bayon^-them.
An exchange,- discussing: kerosei
lamps,-saysthat if toe wicks are soaked
in strong vinegar fqr^twenly-idimhours,
and toorougUy dried before used, all
smoke will be avoided, the wicks, will
last longer, and increased brillianey
will be obtahed.
- Wiiy^set them in a' Shallow' pan;
bake in a hot oven, and serve with
hard sauoe:;. T-DiiS Q
Some of toe questions proposed foi
discussion at a meeting o
debating club were these;
moralie tong?” “Is it necessary that
fomails shud receive a thnrry literary
education?” “Ort femails to take
parts in politix?” “Dus dress consti
tute toe moraUepartsof.-wimin?"
Those
efit others, who are always ready with
a weird to encourage—a smile to cheer
—alook to pernunde. and a dollar to as
sist.
EftRVmmfes It!
Ateaspoonfnl of common salt flisApUiBG
solved in water ahd drank each morn
ing for three successive days, is report
ed' as a toe cure . for-.’fever and
ague.
“Troubie yon for some more bread,
landlord. I alWdys-eat a good deal of
bread with my meat.” Landlord—
“So I see,s.sir!. : Anjt; good deal of
meat with your bread.
George Francis Train is indifferent
as who leaves toe hall while he is
speaking. Like Tennyson’s Brook,
men may come mid men may go, b.ut
he runs on forever.'
“Sitting Bull,” a copper-colored
gentleman in thehiur -Tine out West,
has been presented with a winter over
coat by his daughter. “Reclining Heif-
FAMILY; BITTERS;
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FOK SAEE BT ALL DRUGGISTS.
HASnVACOTKKD BT ' ; '
ID. C. RBADY & CO.
Eyery
r > % jaSSM&SZiitf A -
lyrn.n, woman and child in Houston county should
know that Day & Gordon sell the cheapest and best
gpode toibe foipid; tWg-«itle o£ tile m°on. If any
body can go to the moon to trade, wo advise them
to do so; but if they have So stop anywhere short, rt d?, . McCAY
•of-that, Ict them go to Day A Gordon’s. Any - as ® "*
Lady
I MiiS
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Anything she wants to bny, atid. tliat -too at the
very lowest prices. They have the best Prints at
13K cents; Bleached 4-t Homespuns at cents;
Goods at le^tHatAMaeo^pficasj^ few more
; else
in the Dry GoodB line, besides Perfumery, Toilet
Articles, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Hardware,
Woodcn-wSre, etc.; etc.' (If youwAnfitrSn&c'what
is included in;“ete.f" comeapd see for yourselves.)
They have now and always intend to keep
l*u3 r&fjfrt zmzj&**
jLGood
Assortment of Beady-made-Clothing. Boots,
Shoes,-Hats, Caps, and Gents' Famishing Goods,
which, in quality and price, are warranted to enit
retsonable man.t Now. yonug man. if yon
^^^"SviAAaMhfe«^eartabf theladiee,be
stirs to buy your clothes at Day A Gordon’s.
Every married lady should see to it that her
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has control of tho Epitorial and News columns
while its corps of Be porters are reliable in every
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A MAGAZINE OF
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
W. B. JOHNSTON,
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•. Vice President
-Secretary
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- - General Agent
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Y3 ‘ -
THE FOLLOWING COMPRISE SOME OF THE UNANSWERABLE
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,
1. The changes and fluctuations taking place and liable to occur in commercial af-
2. TheunreUabOity oflabor. 1 ‘ •
3. The uncertainty of crops and of prices.
pitalt
hicih may
f the head of
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6. The certainty sf provision for these contingencies, which a Life Insurance Policy
affords to every family, in a good Company.
I COMPANY
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sold at vcy low prices. There is no mistake about
it; they mean what they say—if youwsut proof of
it, can and see them. ..
Now let the whole populace of Houston county
make a grand rush - ' -T . "
that they will save money by so c
Therefore a policy in the Cotton States Life Insurance Company is a provision which
will gnard your loved ones from want dr pecuniary distress, in the event of your misfor
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olina and Florida.
It i&sues policies upon all the most popular plans of lnsurance; gives its policy hold
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For further information, see an agent of the Company, or address
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Late Opinions of the Press.
Thu Southern Farm and Borne, published by J.
W. Burke & Co., Macon Ga., edited bj- Gen. Wm.
M. Browne, is on our table. W« have carefully
watched this monthly from the first to the pres
ent number, and regard it as among the first pub-
tications of its cbaaracter in the United States.
Every farmer ehould have a copy. Terms $2 per
annum.—Christian Observer, Catiettsburg, Ky.
We present the table of contents of tbe last
number of the Southern Farm and Home, pub
lished at Macon, Ga., to show our readers what
valuable information they are losing by neglecting
to subscribe to tins magazine. This one number
is of more value to any firmer who can read, than
the money necessary to-secure the magazine the
entire year.—Georgia Clipper.
A WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER,
PUBLISHED AT
PERRY, GEORGIA,
BY
JOHN
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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
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A Paper for the Farmer!
APaper for the Mechanic!
A Paper for the Merchant!
A Paper for the Professional Man!
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A Paper for EVERYBODY!
IT WILL CONTAIN
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTEI
Literature of the Highest Order,
Anti PTOiT till You Caa’t PLost!
It will he the organ of the
HOUSTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CL
And every number will contain articles of interest to the PLANTERS. In h
will be
UNCOMPROMISINGLY DEMOCRATIC,
Believing that the success of the Democratic Party Is the only hope of saving the i
from financial and social ruin, and of restoring it to ifc former condition of lorn
parity and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Nevertheless, IT WILL NO'
POLITICAL PAPER, IN THE STRICT MEANING OF THE TEEM, but*
JOURNAL FOR THE HOME AND FIRESIDE.
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taste of the most iastidions—nothing that conld not be read with perfect propriei;
FAMILY CIRCLE.
jSS5~ It will aim at a high standand in literature, and will endeavor to racial*"
trash which finds publicity in too many of our papers.
The Fnm sad H<nne, published by J. W. Bucks
& Co., Macon, Ga.; is gotten up in the handsomest
style, snd is foil of tbe most useful snd practical
information. let the fanners of this section sab-
scribe at once-for this most vstaUble Agricultural
Journal. Price $2.00 a year. Itis worth three
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The Southern Farm and Home.—We take pleas
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of the Times and Messenger, as one of tho best
publications in the Sonth. Its Editor, .Gen. Wm.
M- Browne, is one of the dearest thinkers and
ablest writers in the Southern country, and the ty
pographical appearance of the Farm and Hbme
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Southern Farm snd Home.—This is another new
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planter and farmer, it Is publishad at Macon. Ga.,
by J.W.Bnrke i Co., and editedwith rare aMIty
by Gem Wm. Ms Browne, aweB known journalist,
of - excellent literary reputation. Ds ' paga
fUled with practical matter; W handsmne Bins-
trationB embellish each number. com-
menced in November 18®, snd has attained a
promintnttpjacesmong tbe sgrioiltoral i-r;o<lic-
ais.—Auburn Itdligencer.
With a view of putting this excellent msgwrtna in
the hands of every family in Houston and the ad
joining counties, ire propose to clnb it with tha
Houston Home Journal,
; follows;
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pSr It will manfully defend mid earnestly labor to promote the interests of - J
-pie among whom it circulates, and its columns -will ever be open to all conunuri ;
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