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i 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, /M: "WINDOW SIIADES, WALLPAPER, - MATTRESSES, ,’jMq ,T4JPEA3^Bgfc SOFAS, Ik ."f A08 SETTEES, He ought to select a Good Home Company. A Democratic and Family Newspaper. THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS HOUSTON HOME JOURN Now is the Time to Subscribe for Itj You haTfi your choice, and can take , either the Daily, Tri-Weekly, or Weekly Edition. THE MORNING NEWS Do not insure with, a Company you Know Nothing about. nlstsH km. BUREAUS, &c. m- m 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. ■ L !— 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; (Copyright secured.), 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 1-3 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 ■ ' . " - . 7-:: ;.-Jl Is, in all respects, a Democratic journal, faithful to Democratic principles, and earnest in the advo- cacy of Democratic measures. Jt believes that the sucecss of its ltarty is necessary to the salvation of the country. Its reputation as* news journal will be maintained-as heretofore. In Domestic, For eign and Commercial Intelligence, Literature, etc., it is not surpassed by any paper in thee onntry. Its whole character is comprehensively stated in saying that it is a great Democratic and Family Newspaper; devoted to .the interests of the people of the South., To every business man, ita Market Intelligence alone is worth many times its sub scription. Col. W. T. THOMPSON, with nMe assistants, has control of tho Epitorial and News columns while its corps of Be porters are reliable in every respect TEBM8: THE COTTON STATE’S LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY —OF— MA^OOHT, ^ORGLL ^ ^.utRorized. Capital, $2,000,000 GxiarantoociOapital, -$ 500,000 j2Leeot®,- . $300,000 AND RAPIDLY INCREASING. Deposited with the State of Georgia,.. .$100,000 Deposited with the State of Sonth Carolina, $50,000 FOR THE SECURITY OF POLICY HOLDERS. These deposits ore not token from the premium assets, ns many Companies have done, but were obtained by an assessment of 30 per cent upon the guaranteed capital of the stockholders. These amounts are deposited entirely beyond tha control of the Com! pany; they do not enter into, its, business, and cannot be taken up until every policy issued by the Company is paid up or canceled.. This affords., other Companies. superior to all One Year,, Six Months, Three MontbB,.... ...$10.00 ... 5.00 ... 2.50 THE TRI-WEEKLY NEWS Is publish ed every Monday, Wednesday and Sot urday, and is made from the daily editions. r TEBMS: One Year, Six Months,....;. Three Months,.... .$6.00 3.00 .... 1.50 THE WEEKLY NEWS la issued every Friday, is designed for country readers, and contains a careful summary of tho news of the week, with the principal editorisls the current news, the latest dispatches, and full market reports, TEBMS: THE No attention paid to orders unless accompanied by the money. Postmasters everywhere are authorized to art as Money can ho sent by Post Office order or Ex press at onr risk. Address J. H. ESTHJ-. Ill Bay Street. Savannah. 1 Every Earner Ought to Have It! THE SOUTHERN FARM & HOME A MAGAZINE OF Agriculture, Manufacture DOMESTIC ECONOMY. W. B. JOHNSTON, WM. S. HOLT,. GEO. S. OBEAR, President •. Vice President -Secretary ..«■mjm vv&gg*g£2£ gw JOHN W. BURKE, - - General Agent AS- JfcdlcaliRsaminer W. J. MAGILL,... .^....Superintendent of Agencies Y3 ‘ - THE FOLLOWING COMPRISE SOME OF THE UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENTS WHY EVERY PLANTER SHOULD IM MEDIATELY APPLY FOB A POLICY OF LIFE IN-S U B A N C E : , 1. The changes and fluctuations taking place and liable to occur in commercial af- 2. TheunreUabOity oflabor. 1 ‘ • 3. The uncertainty of crops and of prices. pitalt hicih may f the head of I which, in c thfl femily hy riftntb, 6. The certainty sf provision for these contingencies, which a Life Insurance Policy affords to every family, in a good Company. I COMPANY G2$ . . .scYYI J ?x.Y .Husband in* : theirs with Dsy & is catainly thestore at - " 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 tune or your death. Us2 having issued" ran offer, -- - V ; : .-.--.Y--'. ' Upon the lives of some af the most pramineni^men in Georgia, Alabama, South Car olina and Florida. It i&sues policies upon all the most popular plans of lnsurance; gives its policy hold ers every advantage they can get in any Company North or South. It is now success fully at work in Georgia, Alabama, North and Sonth Caroling Florida and Kentucky. For further information, see an agent of the Company, or address GEO. S. OB •v ..*■ JinJ-ly Secretory, TTHIHK1 .T.TR H VITA WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS. J. IV. BURKE A CO. ..Publishers. GEN. TO M. BROWNE,- Editor. PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT MACON, GEORGIA Single Copy One Year,.. Three Copies Five Copies, “ Sin: :le Copy Six months, pH- Invariably in advance. ..$2.00 .. 5.00 .. 7.50 .. LOO 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 WATERMAN EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Let Everybody Subscribe for it at once, A Paper for the Farmer! APaper for the Mechanic! A Paper for the Merchant! A Paper for the Professional Man! A Paper for the Family Circle! 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. y£i~ It will he our endeavor to admit to onr columns nothing that will oS 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 times the money.-^-fipsrts Times and Planter. The Southern Farm and Home.—We take pleas ure in recommending this journal to the readers 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 will compare favorably with any of the publica tions of the day.—Selma Times and Messenger. Southern Farm snd Home.—This is another new emSiSat, far the “ suffrages" of the Southern 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; ONE COPY SOUTHERN FARM AND HOME, f„bso.c-s. It wffll take a stand for what it believes to be the RIGHT SIDE in all qt which come before the putilic, and will ADHERE TO THE RIGHT, without favor, regardless alike of the flattery of friends and the hatred of foes. 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 ; of interest to its-readers. ££3~ It wifi contain :m.TT"WWO COLUMN0I And wffl give FROM ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF MORE READING MATTC most of the Counfry Papers m the State. Then Let Everybody Rally to its Support! tye hay© not the time to call on every man in toe county and ask him to sub«s_ j don’t wait, but come up of. jomr own accord ! Reader, if yon take it j work and Induce Your Neighbor to Subscribe 1 And don’t be satisfied to stop with ONE, hut TKT VO Or an T A DOZEN! $2.50 A -sre* ‘ -Any onesendingFTVE SUBSCRIBERS AND $12.50,' will receive the ^ vat. ONE YEAR FREE, Come along, then; if you. do not get the fiffi T£jne ? | money, it vrill be refunded, Address ONE COPY HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, MAN. I'f.ny JT. T. I Perry,