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r JOHN B. GORMAN.
VOL. HI.
Change of Schedule.
r K*l SCFRIXTENDENT'S OFFICE,)
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, V
Savannah, June 15th, 1872. )
a* AND AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE 16,
1 / Passenger trains on this Road will run as
f !liows: express passenger.
Lwve Savannah daily,at . p m
Arrive at Jesup “ “ 7 >lO p m
Arrive at Baiubridge “ 7:15 a m
Arrive at Albany “ “ 9:05 ain
Arrive at Live Oak“ “ 2:55 am
Leave Live Oak “ “ 11:30 pm
Leave Albany “ “ 5:20 pm
Leave Baiubridge “ “ 6:50 pm
LeaveJesup “ “ 6:59 am
Arrive at Savannah “ “ 10 :Q0 ;. m
Connect at Live Oak with trains on the J., P.
AM. Railroad for and from Jacksonville and
Tallahassee.
No change of cars between Savannah and Al
bany.
dose connection at Baldwin with trains on
Florida Riilroad, to and from Fernandina and
Ceikr Keys.
Sleeping car on this train.
Close connection at Albany with trains on
Southwestern Railroad.
Passengers to and from Brunswick make close
connection with this train.
MACON PASSENGER.
Lwe Savnnnah(Sundays excepted) at 4:00 a m
Arrive at Jesup “ “7:20 am
Arrive at Macon(Snndays excepted) “ 5:20 pm
Leave Macon (Sundays excepted) “ 8:20 am
Leave Jesup (Sundays excepted) “ 6:00 pm
Arrive at Savannah “ “9:3opm
Close connection at Macon, both ways, with
Sticon and Western Railroad trains to and from
Ahnta.
Accommodation will leave Savan
nah Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:35
a. m ; arrive same days at 6:40 p. m.
H. S. HAINES, GenT Sop’t.
Change of Schedule.
Southwestern Railroad Office, j
Macon, June 13, 1872. |
ON’ and after Sunday next, June 16th, Pas
singer and Mail Trains on this Itoad, will
urn as follows:
COLUMBUS MAIL TRAIN.
Leave Macon 5:45 a m
Arrive at Geneva 9:52 a m
Arrive at Columbus 11:15 a m
Lave Columbus 4:10 p m
Arrive at Geneva 6 :00 p M
Arrive at Macon 9:35 p M
COLCMBUS NIGHT FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION
TRAIN.
Leave Macon 8:15 p u
Arrive ..t Geneva 2:l<> a ji
Arrive at Columbus 4:45 a m
Leave Columbus 8:05 pm
Arrive at Geneva 10:33 p m
Arrine at Macon 4:10 a m
These trains connect with Central Railroad
Trains at Macon for Savannah and Augusta; at
Muntbus with Western Railroad for Montgom
ery. and Mobile and Girard Railroad for Union
Springs.
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.
Macon Ac Brunswick:
RAILROAD COMPANY.
CHANGE OF SCHEDEE.
SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE, [
/xv Ga., June 15, 1872. )
( y AFTER SUNDAY, JUNE 16th,
the following schedules will be run:
Accommodation Train,
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Dave Macon 8:20 am
•Jrnve at Jesup 5:52 - at
V mve at Brunswick 10:00 p m
•wive at Savannah 9:30 p M
wave Brunswick 4:30 am
M ve S f v r auu ah 4:00 a m
T 'S'IU.E TIi.UN DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
HawkinsviHe 7:00 am
■mw at Macon 10:30 am
Dave Macon 2 55 pm
• r nve at Hawkinsville 6:30 p m
Mm McRAE, Gen’l Sup’t.
MANHOOD :
Ir,)vv Lost, How Restored.
? new edition of Dr- Cul
radi.-i] 5,!* * ( debrated Essay on the
r n nr s medicine) of Spermator
foal L. J ec T iirud eakness, Involuntary Sem-
P v ency Mental aud Physical in
ryksuA,oiUiP u dl ? ents to carriage, etc.; also,
Uf-!n,lni,> aud Fits, induced by
° r sexual extravagance.
The oei-T’ \ n ? sealed envelope, only 6 cents,
say. cl earlv J 1 ? ted author > iu this admirable es-
S,l ' ec essfnl v ' en /? ustrates from a thirty year’s
quenr es nt - P a 1 x tl ? e ’ lpia ~ hie alarming conse
*ithout thp fu ' a ° use “ay be radically eured
Cr the annlin i?2 erous use of internal medicine
0f the knife ; Pointing out a
bv f ? im l jle > certain, and effect
*hat his cm, i v "’hmli every sufferer.no mat
cWlvurivt,lon be > “ay cure himselt
f ly ' aud radically/
{r - rv vonth V Ure s^OUAd “ the hands of
the land.
nostnoTi m a l/ a “ envelope, to any
T° st stamp s P< I ° Q rece Tt of six cents, or two
Uce 25 centsf UiVCnvcd ' & *’ Guide, ”
Publishers,
U7Bowen SHA?.'5 HA ?.' J ; c - KLINE 4 CO.,
lork, Post-Office Box 4,586.
Uulbotton, Ga.
T °2r2enS l T d |' eLniar y lst > 1872 -
> for Bpri,S for Board, Tuition and Wash-
A PPly’ for Chcfflar.^ 5 m ° nth ‘
J - T - Mclaughlin, a. m.,
Principal and Proprietor.
I*o 4 tf W. A. SHAW, A. M.,
Assistant.
W. 11. Mill-tin Jic 13 i*o.,
novl-tf. Sole Agents, Talbottor, Ga.
T H ERA N KINHO U S E
(Formerly COOK’S HOTEL.)
Broad Street, Columbus, Ga.
J. w. RYAN,
Proprietor.
The above establishment, being the most cen
trally located in the city, and having recently at
great expene, been thoroughly refitted and refur
nished, is now open feu the accommodation of
regular and Transient customers.
The proprietor, with an experience of many
years as a caterer, feels an assurance that he can
guaranree satisfaction to all who may favor him
with their patronage.
The rooms are large and airy, and fill with
comfortable beds and neat furniture.
Fables will be supplied with the best the coun
try affords. Attentive and polite waiters in at
tendance.
Travlin public respectfully invited to try me
JAMES W. RYAN.
N. B.—Kept both on the American and Euro
pean plan. Nov. I—tf.
Little’s
R. AND TETTER OINTMENT.
FORTIS NO. a.
Y\7 ARRANTED—Will cure Ringworms, Tet
\ V ters, Scaldhead, Chronic Erysipelas, and
all Rough and Scurfy affections upon the Scalp
and Skin. For Indolent Sores and Ulcers and
Cancerous Tumors, a single aunointing will re
lieve that peculiar burning pain common in such
eases, and by continuing, nine out of ten will be
cured, whilst in ordinary cases a few applications
will cure them. Since the introduction of FOR
TIS NO. 2, scarcely a case has failed to be cured.
Price i>2 per bottle.
Little’s
FRENCH MIXTURE
The most Superior Remedy ever offered, to cure
Gonorrhl, Blenorrh’l, Flour Alb., Gravel and
Kidney Affections—two or three days’ use will
prove its great value, and by continuing, a prompt
cure effected, after all other remedies hud failed.
Price—Square bottles, s>2; duted bottles, $3.
Little’s
Anodyne Cough. Drops.
Will cure Severe Coughs and Pain in the Chest,
often thought to be Pneumonia, Bronchitis,
Croup, Whooping Cough, Ac., in half the time
of anything else. It is pleasant to take, and by
using freely, never fails to afford quick relief in
all cases. Price 50c., and large bottles $1.25.
IRON TONIC PILLS,
To cure persons of Pale and Cadaverous Habits,
Painful Periods, Loss of Appetite, Nervous De
bility, Dropsical Swellings, Palpitations, and al
so for Spasmodic or Painful Attacks, Sallowness,
&c. In no form has Iron ever proved more suc
cessful than in these Pills, and needs only to be
taken as directed (one night and morning) to in
sure a cure, with a greatly improved complexion.
So certain is Dr. Little of their effect that he
will, if asked, guarantee a cure or refund in all
cases he has prescribed them for, when fully and
fairly tried. The truth is, these IRON TONIC
PILLS will cure halt the Chronic Maladies in the
country, more especially afflicted women and
half grown persons rising to maturity. Liver
Complaints, etc.; not, however, by acting on
that organ so much as by arousing a strong ton
ic effect upon the Stomach and Bowels and re
storing their natural tone and actiou.
Price—sl.2s per box of forty each.
Let none be misled, as some ot the stereo,
plates heretofore used at Philadelphia and Ma
con, Geo,, are still continued, with numbers,
streets, Ac.
Medicines are prepared and put up
only at TALBOTTON, GEO., by
Dr. W. G. LITTLE, Sole Prop’r,
And where all orders are to be sent.
Druggists supplied on liberal terms. Pills can
be sent by mail if desired. Terms—CASH,
april 25-tf. W. G. L.
COLUMBUS
STEAM PLANING MILLS,
Comer St. Clair and Jackson Sts.,
Columbus, (x eorgi a.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Sash, Blinds, Doors, Mouldings
and Ornamental Scroll Work.
Dry Drest Flooring and Ceiling Tongue Groov
ed, and Weather-boarding for sale.
WE HAVE FOR SALE
HOADLETSFOB TABLE STEAM ENGINES
For Saw Mills and Plantation use.
Iron and Wire Railing, for Counters and
Cemeteries.
Wood-Working Machinery of all kinds kept on
hand.
my3o-1 y. R. R. GOETCHIUS & CO.
REMOVAL !
O. D. GORMAN, has removed to his new
Brick Store on the East Side Public Square
where all are invited to call and purchase good
groceries very cheap for the cash. march2l-tf.
BACON, LARD & FLOUR!
Just received a tine lot of Bacon Sides, Bacon
Shoulders,Sugar Cured Canvassed Hams; Choice
Leaf Lard in kegs and buckets; A No. 1 Fami
ly Flour in barrels and sacks.
All the above cheaper for the cash than
be can furnished in this countrv.
apr 18-lm. O/D. GORMAN.
CHOICE COUNTRY HAMS!
I have just received a select lot of Country
Hams. Very nice. Price 12 lets per ib.
apr 25-lm. O. D. GORMAN-
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“ WHAT 13 IT BUT A MAP 0F Bp SY LIFE, ITS FLUCTUATIONS AND ITS VAST CONCERNS.”
TALBOTTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1872.
G. W. HORNE & COLLINS,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
All kinds of Furniture. Old Furniture Repaired
All kinds of Wood Turning and House Mould
mgs furnished at short notice, Opposite the Em
pile Mills, Columbus, Ga. Pattern making
nov 1-1 y.
Ocean II o uVeT
BRUNSWICK, GA.
CIIAS. FLANDERS, Proprietor.
Board reasonable with elegant accommoda
tions. Ask for the Ocean House. dee 14-tf-
CL. i-- : ", V'" ■
s 11
THE GREAT
HEALTH RESTORER,
BLOOD PURIFIER,
A N D—
LIVER MEDICINE.
This concentrated Vegetable Specific acts di
rectly on the Liver, Kidneys, Spleen and Blad
der. It cures Scrofula, White Swelling, Chron
ic and Inflammatory Rheumatism, Gout, Liver
and Kidney affections, Sore Eves, Ulcerous
Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Pimples/Blotches, and
all Skin Diseases. It removes all Mercurial and
old Venerial Taints from the system, and soon
restores the patient to perfect health and purity.
It is tar superior to Mercury or any of its prep
arations in removing Torpidity and correcting
other derangements of the Liver and Kidneys.
COMPOUND EXTRACT OF STILLINGIA
Is the greatest blood-cleansing eordial known to
the world. This blood purifier has acquired a
very extended and established celebrity, both in
hospital and private practice, as a remedy for
Scrofula, Syphilis, Ac., and all those diseases oc
casioned by an improper and injudicious use ot
mercury.
Beware of counterfeits. Observe the sig
nature of J. S. Pemberton & Cos., on each label.
PEMBERTON, TAYLOR & CO.,
Proprietors and Manufacturing Chemists,
Atlanta, Ga.
5*1,000 irV GOLD.
We offer this amount to any one who can pro
duce a better Remedy than our COMPOUND
EXTRACT OF STILLINGIA -one that has or
can effect more remarßa me ana wonderful cures.
Read the following certificate:
West Point, Ga., Sept. 16, 1870.
Messrs. Pemberton, Taylor & Cos., Atlanta, Ga.:
My daughter was taken on the 25th day of
June, 1863, with what was supposed to be acute
Rheumatism, and was treated for the same with
no successs. In March, following, pieces of
bone began to work out of the right arm, and
continued to appear till all the bone from the el
bow to the shoulder joint came. Many pieces of
bone came out of the right foot aud leg. The
case was then pronounced one of White Swelling.
After having been confined to her bed about six
years, and the case was considered hopeless, I
was induced to try Dr. Pemberton’s Compound
Extract of Stiilingia, and was so well satisfied
with its effects that I have continued the use of
it until the present.
My daughter was confined to her bed about
six years before she sat up or even turned over
without help. She now sits up all day, and
sews most of her time—has walked across the
room. Her general health is now good, and I
believe she will, as her limbs gaiu strength, walk
well. I attribute her recovery, with the blessing
of God, to the use of your invaluable medicine.
With gratitude, I am yours trnlv,
W. B. BLANTON.
West Point, Ga., Sept. 16, 1870.
Messrs. Pemberton, Taylor if Cos:
Gentlemen —The above certificate of Mr. W.
B. Blanton we know and certify to as being true.
The thing is so; hundreds of the most respected
citizens will certify to it. As much reference
can be given as may be desired.
Yours truly, Crawford & Williams, Drugists
nmy 23-tf. Hon. H. D. Williams.
steam
SASH AND BUND FACTORY.
The RED SHOP, on Third Street, near Artope’s
Marble Yark.
R. C. WILDER & SON, Proprietors.
CONTRACTORS, Builders and Manufaetors in
all branches of Carpenter Work. Make and
keep constantly on hand Sash, Doors, Blinds'
Mantles. Mouldings and Brackets. Any kind
of Scroll Sawing at short notice. Rough and
Dressed Flooring, Ceiling and all other kinds of
Lumber or Building Material. Do any repair
ing wanted, and build anything from a Fence to
a Temple. Come and see us. Rates moderate.
Terms, cash. R. C. WILDER & SON.
May 30, 3mo.
1,00 K HERE!
The Pratt Gin!
The Best in tlie World !
The attention of cotton producers is again call
ed to this Celebrated Gin, which never fails to
give satisfaction. Numerous testimonials can be
furnished as to the merits of this Gin. Call and
see sample. G. W. DILLINGHAM, Ageut,
Columbus, Ga.
I. A. Leonard, Agent, Talbotton, Ga. jn6-6m
MARK BLANDFORD. REESE CRAWFORD.
BLANDFORD & CRAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the courts of the Chatta
lioocht66 circuit.
jTsff Business from Talbot county attended to
with care and dispatch. jue 6-ly
Tysinger & Freeman,
RED BONE, TALBOT COUNTY,
Are receiving and have on hand a good stoca of
Groceries, Dry Goods, &c., which they are sell
ing very- cheap for the cash. From 25 to 50 per
cent, saved bv buying your goods from
aprlLUm, ‘TYSINGEIv & FREEMAN.
BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN!
_ msa
Who would not be beautiful ? Those who are
beautiful by nature, can make themselves more
bewitching with
Hagan’s Magnolia Balm.
Those who are not thus gifted can add greatly to
their attraction by its use.
Madame de Stael said she Y3£uld gladly give
up the power conferred by her utAGjeetual posi
tion, if she could therein purchase beauty.
Throughout all time Man has done homage to
Beauty, and bestowed upon Beautiful Woman
his life’s devotion and adoration.
“The world was sad—the garden was a wild,
And Man the Hermit sighed, till Woman smiled.”
Nature has not been so lavish of her gifts in
this direction, as some of the fair Danghters of
Eve may desire. Many lack the first great es
sential of loveliness, a freskand blooming Com
plexion.
Without it, all other beauties are marred; with
it, the plainest features soften into refinement
and glow with loveliness. Hagan’s Magnolia
Balm produces this effect and gives to the com
plexion the
FRESHNESS OF YOUTH.
If you wish to get rid of Redness, Blotches,
Pimples, etc., you should use this delightful ar
ticle.
It is what Actresses, Opera Singers and Ladies
of fashion use to create that distingue appear
ance so much admired by every one.
By its use the roughest skin' is made to rival
the pure radient texture of Youthful Beauty.
Hagan’s Magnolia Balm overcomes the flushed
appearance caused by heat, fatigue and excite
ment, makes the eye look clear, full and bright,
and imparts a genial, lively expression to the
countenance, indicating intellectual power and
natural grace.
Ladies exposed to the summer sun, or spring
winds, causing Tan, Sunburn and Freckles, will
find this Balm of great value, as it removes these
defects by a few applications. In fact this article
is the great ..eeret of beauty; no Lady who val
ues a youthful appearance can do without it.
It makes a Lady of thirty appear but twenty;
and so natural gradual and perfect are its effects
that no person can detect its application.
The Magnolia Balm transforms the rustic
Country Girl into a City Belle, more rapidly than
anyother one thing.
Applied to the Neck, Arms and Hands, it im
parts an appearance ot graceful rotundity aud
engaging plumpness, as well as a pearly bloom
ing purity, which is ever the admiration of the
opposite sex. When used upon the person it ex
hales a subdued fragrance, suggesting pure hab
its and a cultivated taste.
The Magnolia Balm contains nothing in the
least injurious to the skin.
The patronage awarded the Magnolia Balm by
fashionable ladies of New York, Opera Singers
and Actresses, and its rapidly growing demand,
induces its to recommend it with unbounded con
fidence. It costs but 75 cents per bottle, and is
sold by all Druggists, Perfumers and General
Stores. Originally prepared by Wm. E. Hagan,
tbov, yr. y*
LYON MAXorAUrCTtIisG CO.,
53 Broadway, New York.
Lyon’s Kathairon,
For Preserving and Beautifying the Human
Hair. To Prevent its Falling Out and
Turning Gray.
A well preserved Head of Hair, in a person of
middle age, at once bespeaks refinement, ele
gance, health and beauty. It may truly be call
ed Woman’s Crowning Glory, while men are not
insensible to its advantages aud charms. Few
things are more disgusting than thin, frizzly,
harsh, untamed Hair, with head and coat cover
ed with Dandruff. Visit a barber and you feel
and look like a new T man. This is what LYON’S
KATHAIRON will do all the time. The charm
which lies in well placed Hair, Glossy Curls,
Luxuriant Tresses, and a Clean Head, is notice
able and irresistible.
The Ladies, (who are the best judges of what
pertains to beauty and adornment,; are getting
to understand the value and importance of a
fine Head of Hair. Thus, we see that more and
move attention is paid to the Culture, Growth
and Preservation of the Hair by both sexes.
Women are not alone in the desire to improve
their Tresses.
Barber shops and hair dressing saloons multi
ply in number, aud Ladies’ hair dressing is last
becoming a fine art.
And thus the demand for LYON’S KATHAI
RON constantly increases, and every day adds
new testimony to its very great value.
Do you ask why ? For the following reasons:
(More could be given, but these ought to be sat
isfactory to start with.)
Because it increases the Growth and Beauty of
the Hair.
Because it is a Delightful Dressing.
Because it Eradicates Dandruff.
Because it Prevents the Hair from falling Out.
Because it Prevents the Hair from Turning
Gray.
Because it Keeps the Head Cool and Heals
Pimples.
Because it gives the Jiuir a Rich, Soft, Glossy
Appearance.
The now widely celebrated Kathairon, was
first discovered and introduced to the public in
1848, by Prof. E. Thomas Lyon, a graduate of
Princeton College, N. J. The name is derived
fr om the Greek, “Kath -o," or “ Kathairo ,” signi
fying to cleanse, purify, rejuvenate, or restore.
The favor it has received and the popularity it
has obtained, is unprecedented and incredible.
It was found to be not only a beautiful Dressing
for the Hair, but to act medicinally upon the
lien! in demising ii of Scurf and Dandruff, and
restoring Hair upon Bald Heads.
LYON MA.UFACTURING CO., New York.
The above ]s just what Lyon’s Kathairon will
do. It is pretty—it is cheap—durable. It is lit
erally sole! by the car-load,and yet its almost in
credible demand is daily increasing, until there
is hardly a country store that does not keep it,
or a family that does not keep it, or a family
that does not use it. All Druggists sell it. Price
in large bottles, 50 cents. aprillß,tf
BYINGTON’S HOTEL,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
G. W. 13 YIN G TON, Pro.
I>B. J. 13- McKELLAR,
DENTIST,
MACON, GEORGIA,
Offers his professional services to the people of
Talbot and adjoining counties, and pledge his
best efforts to please in all styles of work. Give
us a trial. “ay 9-ly.
Special Notice
The Bocks of the late T. H. Persons are in
my hands, anl must be settled. All indebted are
notified to come forward aud pay at once. The
accounts arc. l° n 8 since, due, and ample time
has been given for payment. “A word to the
wise” ouprlit to be sufficient.
° L A. LEONARD,
dtc7-tf l’or Persons Brothers, AdminTs,
T lie East Scene at Appomattox.
SPEECH CF A FEDERAL OFFICER.
There was a re-union of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac, held at
Cincinnati, on the 7th inst. At this
celebration the oration was delivered
by Gen. Stewart L. Woolford, of New
York, and from this oration we make
the following extracts:
The morning crept slowly on—first
into gray dawn, then into rosy flush.
Still on! still on! The mist crept ud
ward, and into, line you wheeled and on
your muskets lay down, each man in
his place to get scant rest, which even
in the exhaustion of those thirty-six
hours of terrible marching, you neither
sought nor heeded. You were square
ly across Lee’s front, and had closed
forever his last line of retreat.
The enemy reaching your cavalry ad
vance, saw the serried line of Union
troopers. Gordon gathered and mass
ed his men for their last charge. Tat
tered and hungry, worn by ceaseless
marching and fighting, with no hope of
victory, with little possibility of escape,
they closed their lines with a fidelity of
discipline and a soldierly resolution, to
which words can do little justice—but
which each soldier’s heart must recog
nize and honor.
As the Old Guard closed around their
Emperor at Waterloo, so these men
closed around the flags of their lost
cause. My heart abhors their treason.
But it warms beyond restraint to their
manhood, so grandly brave, even in dis
loyalty. Slowly they advanced to their
last attack. No battle yell, no crack of
the skirmisher’s rifle, broke the strange
stillness of that Sabbath morn. Stead
ily, silently they came, when Sheridan
drew back his horsemen, as parts some
mighty curtain, and there stood the
close-formed battalions of your infantry,
the cannon gleaming in the openings,
quietly awaiting the coming of Gordon’s
men.
Instinctivley your enemy halted. Mean
while Lee had turned back to meet
Grant and surrender his command.
Sheridan swung his cavalry around up
on Gordon’s left, and was about to
charge, when Custar reached Long
street. Assurance of surrender was giv
en, and the end had come.
That Sabbath day, with tears and in
sorrow, Southern men folded the ban
ners of the ‘Lost Cause,’ and their brav
est and best sought honorably to bury
them from sight forever.
How sad it is that poor ambitious,
jealousies of race, the wretched greed of
pelf and place, and the miserable hates
of social rivalries, should so often dis
turb the hearty reconciliation of that
surrender, and for a time revive the bit
terness which you then sought to bury
in a common grave.
This hour is no time for politics. Mine
not the lips, I trust, to introduce them
here. But when I think of that heroic
past, which your faces and presence so
vividly recall, and then how trading,
trickster politicians, forgetful of what
baptism of blood sealed the new birth
of the nation, seek to array races in
needless hostility,to excite the ignorance
of the one and the brutal prejudices of
the other, I would like to summon a
guard, half from the rebel army of
Northern Virginia, and half from the
loyal army of the Potomac, take such
malcontents out, give them drum-head
court-martial, immediate execution and
soldierly burial under the. apple tree at
Appomattox.
Drink but Remember.
If you think it is your duty to drink
intoxicating liquors, by all means do so.
On no account violate your conscien
tious convictions, but while you raise
the cup to your lips, remember this
draught represents the bread of some
starving brother, for the food of at least
six million persons is yearly grasped by
the malster and distiller, and its nour
ishment destroyed.
Remember that so long as you are in
health these liquors are unnecessary; 2,-
000 medical men have asserted it, and
a hundred thousand tetotallers prov
ed it.
Remember that most persons who
act as you do, injure their health and
shorten their lives by so doing,
Remember that not drunkenness alone
but drinking, that fills our jails and
penitentiaries, our poor-houses, and our
lunatic asylums, employs our coroners
and our hangmen, and works mischief
incalculable on all ranks and both sex
es, of which no human institution takes
cognizance.
Remember that drip king retards
| education, industry, and every branch of
political and social improvement.
Remember that multitudes yearly die
a drunkard s death,and so meet a drunk
ard’s doom.
Remember that every year multitudes
| fall from your “moderate” ranks to re
cruit the wasted army of drunkards.
Remember every drunkard once tried
to follow' the example you set, and on
trial fell from his slippery ground into
thj? whirlpool of ini OXa pc rail cc.
Remember that if you sanction tlie
custom you are answerable for its fruits.
Remember that the weak and tempt
ed ones look to you; and that under God
it depends on you whether they may be
drunkards or sober men.
Remember that “ to him that know
eth how to do good and doeth it not to !
him it is sin;” and that there is “woefor
that man through whom offences come
to the little ones.”
Remember that you cannot be neutral
and there will be a day when you will
be unable to plead ignorance.
Remember that all this weight of re
sponsibility rests with you, as you raise
that cup, if you think it right; but we
envy not your conscience.
A Warning*
Among tlie convicts on their way to
work on the railroad Monday, w r e no
ticed a genteel, pleasant looking young
man. His appearance at once enlisted
our sympathy as well as our curiosity,
and entering into a free and easy con
versation with him, he told tlie follow
ing short story:
“I am twenty-two years old. Quite
young to begin such a life as this. But
I rejoice that lam no older. One year
is not long; and when I get through I’ll
be anew man. I intend,by the help of
God, to make this terrible year a bless
ing to me. Father died when I was
quite young, but left plenty to sustain
the family. I think I was a good boy
until a few years ago. I quit school,got
a situation in a bank, and soon conclud
ed to room with some Mends in the
bank building. And this, sir, was the
beginning of my ruin. A mothor’e
warning and a sweet sister’s pleading
could not induce me to change my
mind, and ‘stay at home.’ They saw
where I was drifting, and at every meal
‘do come home* was sure to enter into
conversation, until I —an ungrateful
wretch —became tired of their impor
tunities—or,rather,ashamed to face those
dear ones—and almost quit going home
to my meals at all. All this time I was
being led further into wickedness, until
one fatal night,under the distracting in
tiuence ot liquor, I fought another boy—
he, too, of a respectable family, with a
pleasant home, but ‘rooming out,’ like
me. We were both wounded; and he
died. Mv sister's heart is broken—
mother is weeping herself away—l am
ruined—but not for all time, I hope.
And it all comes from my leaving home
to room out.”
Jeff Davis ai;d the Captured Specif..
—Several Virginia banks have a claim
before the Senate Committee on claims
for about SIOO,OOO in specie which was
captured with Jeff Davis and was turn
ed over to the Treasury Department in
1865. In 1866 Presidin' Johnson or
dered the money to be paid to the claim
ants, but on consultation with Secreta
ry Stanton, General Spinner, the Unit
ed states Treasurer,refused to obey the
order on the ground that the money
captured was the property not of banks
but of the Confederate Government. In
response to a letter of the inquiry by
Secretary of tlie Treasury,General Spin
ner wrote a letter adducing proof to
show that tlie money was the property
of the Confederate Government,and that
the claimants have no rightful title to
it. The letters will be submitted to the
.Senate Claims Committee for consider
ation.
Excessive Water Drinking.— There is
no habit which is so disposed to grow
upon one as that of drinking. Even
water-drinking, appearently so harm
less, with some people, a most perni
cious habit; they are regularly in the
habit of drinking many glasses of wa
ter between meals. This habit is an in
jurious one; it gently weakens the di
gestive power, hastens the waste, and
very probably tends to produce corpu
lency. Unfortunately water-drinking is
far less frequently a habit than beer
drinking, which in quantities veiy far
short of intoxication, is much more in
jurious. By water-drinking we dilute
our tissues; by beer-drinking, we con
taminate them.
TERMS, 82.00 PER A AIM" >l.
A Beautiful Simile.
While Father Evan was speaking not
long sijtce in Mobile, before the guests
of the Ladies’ Memorial Association, he
made use of the following words. In
pointing to a heavy bank of clouds just
rising in the west and, obscuiing the
setting sun, among which a vivid light
ningw as incessantly playing he said:
“As yon sun goes down behind a dork
cloud, so went down the hopes of those
engfwrod in +1 .’ equal sit -pie for
hmi hern hi r ~ > you now see the
lightning flashing and blaring wtiiwtivt
that cloud, so leaped the bolts and hate
of persecution.—But behind that cloud
the stars are still shining, just as the
star of hope is still lighting up the
hearts of our people; and as the sun
will rise again on the morrow, so shall
eventually rise up in all its splendor the
down-trodden and partially obscured
cause of right and justice.”
A Strange Infatuation
Agentleman moved to Shelby county
in this State, several years since, from
one of the Western States, and locating
near Shelby Springs, by his urbane
manners and liberality, soon won the
respect and esteem of the entire com
munity. Engaging in the tanning bus
iness he adopted one of the most novel,
and, as it afterwards proved, unfortu
nate means of guarding property. Rest
ing under the belief that he possessed a
powpr to eliarm reptiles, he allowed no
opportunity to escape by which he could
add to the already large number of the
most venomous snakes to be found in
the country. On entering his office the
visitor would be horrified with the fa
miliarity with which he guarded Lis
snaky, companions. One could be seen
coiled in a chair, another on the table
just by his paper and pen, another
coiled on the leather in the corner or
other parts of the room, and everywhere
could be seen the most venomous and
dangerous serpents. He met with no
accident until a short time since, when
he was working on the public roads in
this county. One of the men w hile dig
ging in the ground xuiejtrtiicd a wnall
“garter” snake, which the men were
called to kill at once; but our snake-lover
begged them not to murder it but to give
it to him. He took it up in his hat and
placed the hat on his head. His snake
ship remained quiet for a time, but grow
ing weary of his new position, worked
its head down through his hair and bit
him on the forehead. After enduring
great suffering he died the next morn
ing from the effects of the bite. His
widow, a beautiful and accomplished la
dy, at once had all the snakes killed,
thus destroying what had been the dread
of the whole neighborhood for a long
time. —Montgomery Advance.
There is a man in Darby, Pen., who
purchased a bull-dog, which he propos
ed to turn loose in his store at night in
order to scare away burglars. The
first evening after he obtained posses
sion of the animal he locked it in the
store and went away a happy man. The
next morning, early, he went around to
the store and unlocked the door. Tho
dog was vigilant—the man was surpris
ed to percewe how exceeding vigilant
the dog was—for no sooner was the
door oper. than the dog seized his own
er by the leg,suddenly,and seemed to bo
animated by un earnest and vigorous re
solution not to lot go until it had re
moved at least one good mouthful. An l
the man pushed the dog back and shut
the door on its ribs until the animal re
laxed its jaws: and the man kicked tho
dog into the store and shut the door as
if he was in a hurry to do lOmething.
Then he suspended business for a week,
and spent the vacation firing at that
dog through the windows, and down the
chimney, and up through the cellar
ceiling, with a shot-gun trying to exter
minate him. And that mercantile es
tablishment did not open for trade un'.il
the man had paid twice the* first cost of
the dog to the dog’s former owner to
come and take it home; and then, when
he got in, he found that during the
bombardment holes had been shot
through mackerel barrels and mo
lasses cans and coal oil kegs, so that
there was misery and ruin everywhere.
Dogs hrve no more charms for this man
and if you allude in his presence to tho
noble work that is being done by tho
woman’s branch of society for the pre
vention of cruelty to animals, that mer
chant is always observed to rise and
swear.
Parties who sell kerosene must be
cautious. Micheal A Cos., wholesale
grocers of New York are now under in
dictment by the Grand Jury, for selling
dangerous oil, the use of which caused a
death. The law is explicit and in force
in this State, consequently buyers from
wholesale dealers should be careful to
see that the oil they purchase is of tho
required quality.
NO. 29.