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About The Thomaston herald. (Thomaston, Ga.) 1870-1878 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1871)
yi)L. 11. rjIETHOMASTON HERALD, PUBLISHED BY . M ICHAEL & CAUANISS, * k . vFRV satukday mornind TERMS. T-'* r i »<» IVVAPJABLY IV A DV XNI’K 1 ill'he xtoripel (it the explratioh of the T. v f r a .1.-s inscription is previous renew, and. ' , „fa sntscHheris to he clmntred we a 1 h T o |d address as well as the new one, to * received for a less per,od than three r ., rr « er in town without extra chatire. b aid to anon vinous commnnt nations, as for everything enteri: g our columns. names of three new subscrlb ‘"vrV; » we will send the H*KaLD one year sail so '»S WL rb af! * r subscribers name indicates that the is out. VEIIT I SING RAILS. , ire the rates to which we adhere in loW i- . rtts | ng or wheie advertisements ,] contracts instructions, o ,Jitn "" . lines or 1.-s ( Vonpariel type). $1 for tiTrXd siTc-Hte for each subsequent insertion. j M T fi M ~ ' ><2 M M mijo 50 * 7 01* $lO 0 sls ftp l Aq'i&n* i ilW 5 110 10 (Ml |ls 001 25 00 i Sqiur** •• •• 3 IH) <{ nOt 15 oo! 20 00 80 (HI H Sqvivs 4(M I||oo 80 001 30 (Mil 40 00 t'qvi’vs 9 2<*o 80 illtj 4i> ft(l| 50 00 X t ■•dam" n ) /H) 2001 85 imi «5 0«»! 80 00 H „hran.. . •• , 2ft (((| 40 qq 7000130(10 l Column... ■■ Pf-plsved Advertisements will becnargcd according H|Mr c rhev nccupv. 10 H ,j V f,. r fis« , ment« should be marked for a specified i.Yrt'henvnN Inserted at intervals to be charged .(A,...' each inserf ion. , l.vrtl.ements to rrn for a longer period th n three ml* ire Ine and will be collected at tlie Beginning o( "ieh nnarter, Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance, llvertissments discontinued from any cause before „ ; „ r ,ii„n of time specified, will be charged only for Pi. time published. jv.vnion'd cards one square $lO 00 a year, ilcniire Notices $1.50 Obituaries $1 per square, v re* n! a personal or private character, intended pn.iwte any • rivate enterprise or interest, will be ... ,-red as other a Ivertisenvnts ~1,-ertisers are requested to hand in their favors as (i-i. In the wee as ;» .ssible ■„,( iii-t, te ms will he strictly adhered to. LEGAL ADVERTISING. tt heretofore, since the war, the following are the ~~e f„r notices of Ordinaries, Ac.—to bk paid in ad "rtvHays' Notices ••$ 5 00 Mr flays’ Notices 6 25 «. *4liinds .fee pr. sqr of ten Lines 6 00 > ; ,<v nos’ Notices 700 M „nths' Notie.es K 00 !n Dir-’Notices of Sales pr sqr * . 200 * '.ivvt’ h vi.ks —for these Sales, for every ft fa $3:00. Mortgage Sales, p r square. $5 00 Let id 1 a liberal per centase for advertising von self unceasingly hes .re the public; and it Dittera not what bust ess you are engaged in, for, if . • ..-utlv in ' industriously pursued, a fort une will ■„t;• r.'sn 1 —Hunts Merchants’ Magazine. ■ Uier l hug hi to 1 ’verti-e mv Ironware freely, Vkvm increased with nmaz mr rapidity. For ten v-vM'Wt I lmve spent £3' 000 yearl • to keep my nres lief .re the public ilad I been timid in 1 .1 never sh uild have pn sessed my fortune t’.'i "i>" 'del#end ’Helton. Birmingham ' i: ■ •■vtsxiur Uspp.aU id as' touch, turns everything to '1 it, v.u hiring men draw millions to their '.bo"— 'iiurt 111 ay hit m I iei»\ is to love, and boldness to war, the 1 1 us- of printer's i i**, is to success in business. v— ' hi t the aid of advertisements I ou .1 have done lit in my p dilations 1 have the most complete 1 1 •printers'ink.” Adve tising is the “royal road '•i ii.idness ”-B irnnm Professional Paros. |\! l Ui \M HUJUIUE •iv'i».» r> >rmn I* in Iv locate I it.Tht* Rock, ten lers his pr fessional • rs tn th surrnuridirg coinmulty, and promises to F na labor or attention to those who inai patronize July 22—fimo H 1 A \’!) !(.’ll, \ ..viiuv a ! Pmif. 1 -Por u Law, Thnmaston. Ga Will practice •' ■il '( >0 r(s of the State of Georgia, and attend 1 "V '•(„ all business entrusted to his care. »t*ll ts JU ' ;, 8 vt I''l( KK Vrt'lruft if ■r. ffrlffin. Ga. Office in \ Imnh ’’all, next do -r Tu; oi 'icK Will practice in the Counties " ae the Flint t ircait. and in the United States "ift. Attention given to cases ill Bankruptcy, WI.J-ly lI'VAL ,y \u VV \ U(Y \-r n*Av« »r 'jn’lin. Ga Will practice In all the coun ''H’nsing ihc Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the w Clavton, Fayette and Coweta. Dj,.,’ 1 .. 1 ' ,!c '* id the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the * u "ji’t (,' the United States for the Northern and * o lstr ' c «sos Georgia *1 • V V r 'nc- ov ;l ( \j \Y I'M-.m practice in the counties com* 1 "'i ii coat m ' l ' ,tt< '' < ’Kl Circuit, and elsewhere tty ’iti -e it»\'>L r , ril b isiness promptly attended to » Wick mm,Uni mchll-ly DlJ' K KK\ t .» \LL ff”-« his nr fes te the citizen- of 1 hoinastoo and 'H. f( ir *l "’’’by. May he found rtnrine t'-e day at ,f,-k i !’ iVs 'hire, at night at the former resl- jan 14 ly >J, " *fhl)l)(V*l, Vt or >ov itt L w s n.-s'-il o. Pike co, Ga. Will practice in the t- ."."•U’fising the Flint Judicial Cir ult, and r >v "'i'ecial ontract Al business promptly v • ’thee in Elder - building, over < 'hamher’s .. ,re ’ aug'V- y j j' I 'l\S VLL Attorm v nt Lew. . ’’’Hston, <la. Will practice in the Flint Cir where by special contract. ang27-1y »| M 11 v LI. \tr..r”ev *• ti I) >un.st*ll i ■; .• Will practice in the counties composing i ..,'iuuit. In the Supreme Court of t.eor.la, li . " District Court of the United States for the HI s,ui hern Districts of Georgia. *k»nJU. .i| U ,e iSth. 18*70-1 y. •V N uu S ? X MoOALL \ V * '.r i• •vh 1 «r,\ 'v»^' n S' , *n, Georgia. Will attend regu- F’\iii\. s af in the Superior uourts of the >tl Ups.in V’ n ' hutts. II nrv, Spalding Pike '" r gan, Dt'Kalb Gwinnette and Jab- V~—-—dec **-ly ii r ! Laws,Tain, UllE'V S, *.\ f .rnov i ."'’bg th.‘ n L t, ‘ n ' (~a - will practice all the counties ' it r%ft 1 nhoochee Circuit and elsewhere by • dec! it-1 y i p,rs .vtV (/ A't(*rne\ a* Law L’aitnKi " P'ncHe© in the State Conns Uy-'lt. Ga. ales District (doart at Atlanta and dec 0 ly jj t *’Hie, | ruoy i; J,n\v iiavi es 'feuit Practice in all the counties of \j. —^_L^^'” | P re,, m Court of the State. 5 ***. Talh M I-* -V K. A :f|o V fit L- L 's the Ch it?"practice tn all the cr»u nt j" e Circuit, and Upson and decib-ly ‘ d intiniie the i.r icticu o? fice at B. f>. Hardaway’s Drug dect-.ly lU;sfthe C |j| 11 VU. iq pleaned To iS|a» u °* Val. ( 3 lof P«*«» he will continue - ue in its various branches at ,k, Attornpv fit Lfiw *'£?**•» ii»e rr',. P r n<‘tiee irv Ctreuit Courts of 1 states Distriot Uworts. LADIES’ FANCY STORE! OVER MESSES. FL3MI3TE3 & BEOOKS, CORNER OF IHLL AND SOLOMON BTRFETTJ, GRIFFIN. GEORGIA, respectfully inform the gaud citizens of Thnmaston and vicinity that we have now in store, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock and very latest styles of LADIES’ FIVE DRESS GOODS, R ADIES’ <fc C HILDRENS’ SHOES, RADIES’ JEWELRY, LADIES’ HOSIERY, LADIES’ NOTIONS, Millinery, &c. A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer chants know* nothing about, to be found at our Store. MILLI USTETrL'X’" ! The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEETEST, stock in the maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of customers. Orders respectfully solicited. Gall on or address MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & CO., maylS-tf Griffin, Georgia. ANDREWS & HILL, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN FURNITURE, COFFINS, &c., See., AT .1. T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles Southwest of Thomaston, Ga. \ \ E w 1)1(1 rojpoetfully inf irm nnr T v friends and the public generally, that we have estaheda FURNITURE MANUFACTORY •it the above named pi ac, where we manufacture and kcey C'inotantly on hand superior Kiiriiluire ■ f all kin s, lari. tics, and grades. We are prepared to till nil or ibrs 'or C’OFKIMs, and do all kinds <>f I 'abiuer. work with neatness and dispatch We flatter our.-elves that we can please all that know good work when they see it Our facilities and advantages in preparing our own Lumber and Manufacturing our nw Work enables us to offer anv quantity, better varieties, an d-‘ci< l edly better bug-,ins than other Furniture dealers in tins section u* country. We earnestly request all that are in nee 1 (if anything in our line to c ill ; nd examine ■ur stock, as we fee! satisfied that we can give satisfaction m style, quality and price. All work warranteed to be as represented. Ord rs solicited. m iy2c iy -J AS ANDREWS A L S. HILL. CHEAP READING ATLANI A NEW ERA. CLUB K A TES. In order to plare the WEEKLY NEW ERA within the r ach of all. the proprietors have determin ed to to offer the billowing SPLENDID INDUCEMENTS : One copy, one ve.ur, ... .... $ 3 Oft Ten copies one year. $1.50 each * 15 00 Twenty copies, one year. $1 .25 each 25 «'0 Thirty copies one year sl.uffeaeh 80 00 The Weekiv Era contains nearly twenty-eight col umns of choice leading matter each Issue, consisting of Politics. Liierature, Market Reports, and GENERAL NEWS. Make up vour (Hub- at o ce. Postmasters are authorized aud requested to act as Agents. Address NEW ERA OFFICE. july29-tf Atlanta, Ga. STEI { EON COPES, VIEWS, ALBUMS, CII ROMOS, FRAMES. E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., "’HI BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Invite the attention ot the Trade to their extensive assortment of the above goods, of their own publica tion, manufacture and importation. Also, PHOTO LANTERN SLIDE3 and GRAPIIOSCOPE. NEW VIEWS OF YOSEMITES, E. & 11. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 Broadway, New York, Opposite Metropolitan Hotel. Importers and Mnnufictuiers of Photographic Materials. mchlS-10m The Southern Farm and Home. A FIRST CLASS AGRICULTURAL MONTHLY. GEN. W. M. BROWNE, EDITOR At |‘i 00 per Year in Advance. I "VIE S’citul V illume com'iipnoes with November number. Now is the time to sub scribe. Address, J. W. BURKE, A Cos., nets ts Macon, ita. DR. THOS. A. WARREN, GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. OFFER'' hi** sprviopsi to the e’ t ? a { Griffin and vicinity Special attvntmn given to the treatment ot CHRONIC DISEASES. Those a’ a dist nee can . an consult him by lett. r tlfbce i>ver George Beecht-r A o , lit Street. apri!29-tf WATCH REPAIRING. r lE pitiTtens f T ’.s.i • find >dj icpt t 1 counties are respectfully informed that I have mored my stock to the store o Mr. Wm Wallace, and am now prepared to execute work fn my line of busi ness, on the most favornbb terms. Rep iring of nil kinds done at the shortest no; ice and i the neatest man ner. I have facilities for turning out good work, and by strict attention to bu-in- ss hope to receive a liberal share of patronage. Very respectfnllv, aprilS-tf WM. L. BRIT AN. ntoice! VLIi porsornJ nre i-er I»v not so trade for a Note given by A Lewis to NtUhan Zorn tor the ammwit of s3<M*. and drre 25th <fav of I‘e- I cember. IBTI At Fast accounts saM note tfaa iff the hands of a Mrs Wilson. novl9-2t A. LEWIS. THOMASTON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1871. OSBUItN & BUYLE, HILL STREET, O-rtlini. T2sT, O^L., MAM’FACTCREHS OF AND WAGOISrs, ALBO—DEALERS IN ALT. KIND OF CAEEIAG2 & WAGON MATERIAL. AGENTS 1-OU TIIK CELEBRATED STUDE3AKEH WAGON AND SARVANi’S PATENT WHEELS. CARRIAGES. Phictons. &c., of .1115- style, ordered direct from the best North ern Factories. REPAIRING OP ALL KINDS neatly executed. Special attention given to ordered jobs, and all work warran ted. augl2-ly RM. RICHARDSON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN STOVES, GRATES, MANTELS, Tinsr-VAT.A.IFLIi], HOUSE-FURNISHING GOOS, &c., Hunter Street, near Whitehall; ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Orders Solicited. oct7-3rn LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES ON O O T T O IST . GROOVER, STUBSS & CO., SAVANNAH, IGA., TANARUS) RSPR.'TFIII.LY Inf rm >ho )I».4.r>i. V and Planters of Georgia, Florida and Alabama that their Largs Fire-Proof Warehouse Capacity 3."),O0O Rales, Is now ready fur the storage of Cotton, and that they are prepared to make Ij'hrral V'tsh •'tflva'icc* On Gotten in shoe and to held a reasonable length of time, charging hank rates of interest, if you want Money, send your Cotton to ■ oci7-tf GROOVER, STUBBS ,fe CO. JOHN L. HARDEE. W W KIRKLAND. N. A. HARDEES SON & 00., House Established 1830. * COTTON FACTORS, AND GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, SAVANNAH, OA. Agents for steamers Katie and Swan. Dealers in Peruvian Guano, Land Plaster and other Fertilizers. Agents for Star * ; ni’ih!e Phosphate, White lock’s Veyet (tor. Rough's Raw Bone Superphosphate of Lime. Pafxpseo Guano, Patap-co Bone Flour, Original “Coe’s"’ Superphosphate, and L ea Fowl Guano, cctttf JO NATH AN COLL INS & SON. COTTON FACTORS COMMISSIONMERCHANTS, MACON, GA.., flfer ur serv\*es to OiiPon ▼ v and Dealers, and hope bv striet attention to business, to merit your patronage. Would stn ci.-rily call vour attention to Macon as a Gotten Market, be lieving inducements to shin ers to this point are sup rior to any inland market in this South, ad ( qual to those of the and equal to those iin the sea board. Usual f icili’ies extended to plmt-erand ship pers Our buyers are spirited, liberal men. sepi3b 2m CANNONHOUSE, (Recently St. .Tames Hotel. ) Marietta Street, Gate City Bloek, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Board, P j r Diy, $2 00. ne!2l-6m DENTISTRY! r tin L-fsig’tpd lioiriir up nianp|i»!y 1. located tn Thornston.still tenders thier professional sei vices in the practice of Dentistry to the citizens (.1 Upson and adtoiping eountb s Teeth inserted <>n g Id silver, adamanti eor rubber. All work warranted and a go and fit guaranteed. Office up «t. irs over WILSON SAWYER "s store. BUY"AN Jk SaWYKK. dec** ft CLOTHING AT noDuhir prices. Also Tailoring and Cutting done at short notice by C. H. IIATI?D, Cherry st next- to First National Bank, sept3rt-in Macon. Ga, B. B. WHITE on ho r ‘d snd j- f..?istnnfK rxplrir..» f a large l-’t of BOOTS and SHOSN,9OLE UPPER affd fTARXF' , S LKATHFR. for which b- will Ratter for Bark Hides, ‘ orn. Wheat, Bacon, Pork or M< NkY, at the Lowest Market Prices. oct7 ts MIFFOIID, IILILOiK & t0„- BARNESVILLS, GA, J JAVE now on hand the LARGEST, BEST and CIIA TEST STOCK OF GOODS Ever offered IQ BARNSSVILLE, Consisting in Ladies’ and Gents’ Apparel Os every discription and style. Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery, Sugars, Coffees, Carpetings, Trunks, Umbrellas, Salt, Syrup and Molasses, Wood and willow ware, Cheese, Soap, Candles, Rice, Bacon, Lard, and Flour, BAGGING AHD TIES, CHEWING and SMOKING TOBACCO, SINGER’S SEWING .MACHINES. All sizes of FISK’S METALIC BJLIAL CASES. Twenty-five head of fine Kentucky MULES and HORSES, and will keep from Twenty-five td One Hundred head constantly on hand during the season. We also have a Large and Commodious Cotton Warehouse, And will buy or sell, store or ship your Cotton. We k ep constantly on hand almost anything you may call for and what we have not got you wf 1 not find thisride of New York. We sell at astonishingly LOW PRICES, and defy competition. STAFFORD, BLALOCK & CO., octU 3m . Bai nesville, Ga. ROGERS &. CIIEWEY, WAREHOUSE AND COTTON COMMISSION MEPLCPIAISrTS, THOMASTON, GEORGIA. YT7 E tnkp this rrpth'ri of informinor our T Y friends and she public generally that our NEW W AKEHi >USE is now cora y leted aud we are now pre pared to serve them in the Storage and Sale of Cotton. Our Scales are new and Correct, and having sertired the services of a competent and reliable Scalestnan, we can saf. lv guarantee to do justice to both buyers and sellers. LIBERAL ADVANCES will be made on COTTON In store. BUYERS IN THOMASTON will pay Rarnesville PRICES for Cot ton. Insurance on Cotton in Warehouse <>ne per cent. oet7-6m FOUTZ’S CELEBRATED Horse aafl Cattle Powflers. Si This preparation, long and favorably known, will thoroughly re-invigorate broken down and low-spirited horse*, by strengthening and cleansing the stomach and intestines. It is a sure pr rentive Os all diseases incident to this animal, such as LUNG FEVER. GLANDERS. YELLOW WATER. HEAVES. COUGHS, PIS TEMPER, FEVERS, FOUNDER, LOSS APPFTITE AND VITAL /•f'W.ATN, ENERGY", &c. Its use improves the wind, increases the appetite— CjrYw f gives a smooth and glossy skin—and »J tnn-fo-ms tlie miserable skeleton m into a fine-looking and spi itel horse, v . To keepers of Cows this prepara tion is invaluable. It is a sure pre- I V vent * ve against Rinderpest, Hollow A; ,A«" g. _L | y Horn, etc. It has been proven by » actual experiment to increase the u /y~ quantity of milk and cream twenty per cent, and make the butter firm and sweet. In fattening cattle, it give3 them an appetite, loo«ens their hide, and makes them thrive much faster. In all d’s’ases Sw >n \ such as Coughs. Ulcers iff the Lungs, Liver, &c., Uns article acts as a specific. By putting from one half a nai>er to a paper in a barrel of A" "ur swill the above diseases will b» eradi A cated or entirelv prevented. If given l in time, a ce’-tain p-eveutive and cure for the Hog Cholera. DAVID E. FOVTZ, Proprietor, BILTIMOSE. 9V )t. For sale hr Druggists and Storekeepers throughout the United States, Canadas and South Americai For Sale by J. VV. AI WATER, Tbomaston, Ga. novll-ly Miscellaneous. To Southern Tcaehrn and Parents. a card frum gen. q»irik)N. My excuse fur nd iiesainj; you must be t .e importance of the subject to which l would e»ll yiiur attention—that of the proper education «.f our children, and the proper development of their self- respect and character. I need not repeat any common pi aCesuM si regard to the lasting effect of early impres sums, the almost impossibility of diverting the mind from the bent given it in early years —ait this you know as well as I Nor need 1 say anything about the p .werlul silent influence, in this educational Vvurk, of the school hooks from which our children derive their views of light and wrong, and their knowleige of the facts, or nii»rcpre eeotati ns. of history—tor this, too you know full well. And when I say that having been, for long years, almost entirely dependent upon the‘North for our school books, we have been compelled to use many which were very distaut to us, because we had no alternative, f onlv state that which every rtadercan substantiate. Long before the war we felt the necessity for a change in this respect —the necessity fur unobnnxinus school b »"ks for unseu tional, unpolitical books—school hooks pre pared by our own scholars, if that might Le ; and since the war this necessity has increased tenfold. Individual efforts, of the most praisworthy character have, from time to time, been made in this direction by Southern men, but not of a sufficiently comprehensive nature to accomplish the purpose in view. To fully meet the want thus universally felt, several of our ripest scholars, and most successful teachers, united in preparing a Series of School Books unsurpassed by any others in excellence, beauty and cheapness. Maury wrote Geographies and As rono my. Venable wrote Arithmetic, Algebras, &c. II and mes wrote History, Grammars and Readers School de Vere wrote French Books. Gildersleeve wrote Latin B mks. Le Conte wrote Scientific Books. Dunton made Writing Books. &e.. &c. Aod the combined series is called the University Series of School Books ; a series not only not objectionable to our people, but positively attractive to a degree hereto fore entirely unknown. Our history, insti tutions and inodes of thought here receive impartial treatment; and instead of being ignored, the interests of the South here re ceive equal representation Then as to intrinsic merit, iTho knows more about Geography than Maury, or of History and Grammar than Holmes, or of Mathematics than Venable, and so on through all the list? Each author is a master in his special depar*ment. It is for tliis Series ot b >oks, so excellent, so acceptable, so che»p (’hey are the cheap est books published) that your favor is so licited. The books of the University Series are presented distinctly upon their merits ; you are not asked to u-e inferior books. If these two questions can be answered affirmatively : Are these books equal to any in merit? Are they as cheap as any ? Should they not receive your preference? What is more reasonable than that Southern School" should be supplied with books written by Southern scholars, provided they are equally good with those written by Northern men? Is it not better both for us, and for our children, that such books should be use 1 ? Already the response which was inevita ble, to this question, has come. More than 5,000 of our best Southern Schools are using these books ; several Southern States have already adopted them for exclusive use in their public schools j County Boards in every Southern State are adopting them ; and the best private schools are replacing hooks hitherto used with them The suc cess of the ’’University Scries” is unprece dented iri the history of school book pub lishing and it is destined to be yet greater. Do the people of the South desire to rid themselves "fobnoxious books an<l pernicious teaching- ? Can it he better done than by unanimously sustaining this first compre hensive educational enterprise of our »wn scholars, and by making the ‘‘University Series*’ the Uniform series in every southern state. (Including, of cojrse, any other books hav ing equal claim f>r consideration) Our schools will then *be supplied with books which th°y can long continue to use ; pupils compelled to change their schools will no longer be retarded in their studies by a change of books, for all will use the same ; and parerts will be saved the expense of present constant changes, while they are relieved of all ansietv in regard to the character ot the teachings uuder which their children are brought. This subject, in all its bearings, is of the highest importance to us as a people, my countrymen It is not a sectional in <ve ment, but a national ami patriotic one. It ts not a mere rivalry between different publishers, ur I would not presume to a-k your attention to it. * It goes down de» p i> to our dearest interests: it is the forming of the minds of your children arid mine, which is at take; the developing of their -elf-respect and charac’cr, which is to be the re-ult. It is an enterprise so important to us that our best eitizens—our representative men in every State, to the nttnrbet of 3>o and more, the men we all honor and esteem have pur their money into the work, not to make pr. fit out of it, although that is cer tain, but that abundant means should not be lacking to prosecute the enterprise on the largest scale. Will the teachers and parents of the South unitedly sustain these authors, arid t ese gen iemen, in the work thus describ’ and, by adopting arid using these books to the exclusion of all not so acceptable? Ido not doubc vour answer. Ii u desire further information in regard to the books, write to the University Pub lishing Company. 155 & 157 C’roshy Street, New \o k, — ot L xit gton Sr., B ilcirrore, or to toe at Atlanta, Ga , and illustrated Catalogues, and other information, will be bCnt to you at once, without charge. J. B. Gordon. — v Newspaper Government* Thomas Jefferson Baid that be would rather have newspapers without a govern ment than a government without newspapers There was something prophetic in the re mark, for in the days of Jefferson newspapers were not What they are to-day. More and more the country and the civilised world is comini! to be governed by newspapers. The Tammany King had bold of the machinery of a great party. Thoy held power in a city where a large part of the voter? have not intelligence enough to read, and another large part have not discrimi nation enough to understand what they read. It ever there was a political power that might hope tu hold its own despite the criticism of the press, that power was Tam many. And so long had they borne a tire of small shot, and so much had their power increased under it, that it really seemed inviucible To every criticism ot the press their only response was the purchase of a convention, a legislature, a board of aider men, or, perchance, a newspaper itself. But the deluge came at last—a deluge against which money was no barrier. Papers not purchasable took the thing in hand in dead earnest. And one characteristic of American j >urnalism is its furious earnest ness, and ns tierce concentration upon the uppermost topic. When once the cry was started, almost every paper wheeled into line. No journal could afford to stand back. Secret accounts were published. The graves of buried secrets were opened by ttie remorseless ‘‘special reporter," who is worth a thousand detectives. Then tho machinery of a convention was of no avail. Tweed held the convention, but the papers swept the convention to the winds. Tweed held the judges, most peup'e thought, hut the judges have not dared to reverse tho decision of a case where the verdict has been already made up by public opinion. After all, newspapers are nothing of themselves. Newspaper government is representative government of the highest order . Newspapers have power bccauso they have a constituency and speak its voice. They govern only as they are utile to influ ence those who they represent But poli ticians are coming more and more to understand that they cannot govern without the press. Gen. Butler had gathered into his hand in his great light in Massachusetts all the elements once considered necessary to success, lie had every discontented anil effervescing element in the party, from tho temperance men to the communists. Backed by these aggressive and powerful elements, lie had also the immense support of govern ment patronage. But he was beaten, terri bly and utterly, simply because ho had the in.depeutent newspaper press against him. For in Massachusetts, if anywhere, the newspaper is all but omnipotent. Tli rce Jolly II uska ml*. Three jolly husbands, by the names of Tim Watson, Joe Brown, and Bill Walker, sat late one evening, di inking at the village tavern, until, being well corned, they agreed that each on returning home should do the first thing his wife told him, on default of which he should the next morning pay tho bill. They then separated for the night, en gaging to meet the next morning and give an honest account ot themselves arid their proceedings at home, so far as they related to their bill. The next morning Walker and Brown were early at their posts, but it was some time before Watson made his appearance. Walker began first: Y>u see when I entered rriy house tho candle was out, and the fire giving but a glimmering light, I came near walking into a pot of batter that the pancakes were to be made of the next morning My wife, who was dreadfully out of humor at setting up so late, said to me sarcastically: “Bill, do put your foot in the batter." “Just as you say, Maggie," said I, and without the slightest hesitation, I put my foot in the batter and went to bed. Next, Brown told bis st »ry : My wife had retired to her usual sleeping room, which adjoins the kitchen, and the door was ajar; Dot being able to navigate perfectly, I made a dreadful clattering among the householl furniture, and my wife, in no pleasant tone, bawled out, “I)o break the porrage pot." No sooner said than done. I seized hold of the p it. and striking it against the chim ney jamb, broke it into a thousand nieces. After this exploit I retired to rest, and got a curtain lecture all night for my pains. It was now Tim Watson’s turn to give an account of himself, which was as follows : My wife gave the most unlucky call in the world, for I was blundering up stairs in the dark, when she called oat, “Do break your neck, Tirn.’^ ‘l’ll be cussed if I do, Kate/ said I. as I picked myself up, ‘I will sooner pay the bill ’ And so, landlor 1, here’s the cash for you, and this is the last time I will risk five dollars on the command of my wife. MoRB II SZING AT THE NaVAL AcADE’T Y Five out of tne fifteen cadets at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, who have been convicted of hazing, are shortly to be dis missed. The practice of which these cadets have been guilty have been of the most outrageous and disgraceful character. In one case a victim was Sorrrpelled to drink the c mtents of a mag containing a of castor-oil, mucilage, ink, tooth-powder, a dah< xof quinine pills. Another victim was held by the heels out of the upper story window ot a building. Yet another victim was compelled t> kneel down before tho Hernd n monument, and was compelled to offer a prayor for the President, the Ameri can Eagle, the JSt&r Spangled Bauner, and his persecutors. Such practices as these deserves a greater punishment than mere dismissal. Leap Year. —’72 is le »p year, on which occasions (says a hopeiul exchange) the Democratic party will !e >p into power, nod the Radical out existence. Whereat all g >od people will leap f*r joy. There are to be two eclipses of tne moon, two of the sun and one of General Grant—which'latter will be total and visible in all \at ts of the United States. The new year begins on Mo: day, which is to gite the girls a fair start in the race for leap year privileges.— Charleston Courier. NO. 52.
