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spcptjjfte ifellj 'VOLUME 11-NUMBER 4. I h fonrnal, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY —A T— THOMSON-. OA., —B Y— RONEY & SULLIVAN, RATES OF ADVERTISING. Transient advertisements will be charged one dollar per square for the first insertion, and seventy five cents for each subsequent insertion. BUSINESS GAIUIS PRMfiiTMEIEHT BBARDING. Mrs. Lallerstedt, HAVING located ill Thomson, and taken the house formerly occupied by Mrs. Giles, is pre pared to accommodate permanent or transient boarders on the most reasonable terms. She will have a conveyance at the depot to take baggage to and from the railroad on the arrival of every passenger train. Day boarders accommoda ted. janl7ml Dr. Willoughby Barton HHVING moved to Thomson, respectfully offers his Professional Services to the citizens of the place and surrounding country. He may be found at all hours, when not profes sionally engaged, at the residence of the late Mr- Knox. janlTml NOTICE. HAVING recently located in the town of Thom son, McDuffie county, Ga., I offer my pro fessional services to the people of McDuffie and adjoining counties. Can be found at my residence at all times in the night, and at my office in the daytime, when not professionally engaged. All colls promptly attended to, day or night.— Charges reasonable. It. C. JOHNSON, M. D. janlOml CHARLES S. DuBOSE, ttrrvJMrjsF&TZAiw, Warrenton, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts of the Northern, Augusta & Middle Circuits. DR. T. L. LALLERSTEDT OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES To (lie CilUeiis ol Thomson and Vicinity. ,41. o„o I>« fo<fg?d at the Roqto over Costello's mhen cot (irflfessioultliy abseui. REFERS TO Pro. J A. Kvr, Pro. Wm. 11. Doughty, Dr JuflN S. COLKMAN, Dil. S C. EyK. 11. c. RONEY, Mont fir at lato, tuojuso r, e.i. Will practice in the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits, uo i-ly R. B. PHILLIPS, (43, JACKS S STREET. NEAB NEW POST OFFICE,) AUGUSTA, 0 I. IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE DEALERS IN . Foreign anti Domestic Liquors, Brandies, Wines On, Rum, Whi-kies. Bitters, Porter, Me, Ete., Etc. TobaccO and CigarS Os Every Variety. &Ss HIT 3 ?©a vug Celcbrtited HOHCNTOTIACII BITTERS, May 3,1871. nlOJy SOUTHERN MASONIC T’E'M'-A-IjTJ college THE Spring Term of this institution opens on the loth instant. Having been fully endorsed by the Grand Lodge at the last communication, and the whole operation of the college being pnt upon an enlarged scale, let those interested send for circulars. ~ 1 Price of board reduced to $16.00 per month. Washing included $ lB 00 Entire cost for collegiate year, embracing mnsic and incidentals $612 00 Without music •—•••••• 252 A uniform and economical attire will be adopted br the middle of Spring term. Address . Rev. J. N. BRADSHAW, Covington, Ga. janlOwG Principal. NKW MILLINKRY IiBBIIS. MRS. J. C RICHARDS * Respectfully informs her friends and patrons, and the Ladies Generally that she has now in store and is con stantly receiving new supplies of the LATEST ulYffi Ilf MIL I HIITO 611. She also keeps constantly on hand the latest fashions of LADIES’ HATS AND FURNISHING GOODS, and requests them to give her a call be fore purchasing elsewhere. Oct 25 n35 ts TO 8100 per WEKK. Made easy by any Lady. 20,000 sold in six months. The most rapidly selling article ever in vented for married or sin gle ladies’ use. P Jlay 10, null M !?acfrg. Un- b »okcu Words. The kindly wonts that rise within the heart, And thrill it with their sympathetic tone, But die ere spoken—fail to play their part, And claim a merit that is not their own. The kindly word, unspoken is a sin ; A sin that wraps itself in purest guise, And tells the heart that, doubting, looks within, J hat not in speech, but thought, the virtue lies. But’t is not so ; another heart may thirst For that kind word—as Hagar in the wild— Poor, banished Hagar—prayed a well might burst From out the sand to save her parching child. And loving eyes, that cannot see the mind. Will watch the expected movement of the lip. Ah ! can ye let its cutting silence wind Around the heart., and scathe it like a whip ? Unspoken words, like treasures in the mine, Are valueless until we give them birth ; Like unsound gold their hidden beauties shine, Which God has made to bless and gild the earth. How sad’t would be to see a master’s hand Strike glorious notes upon a voiceless lute ; But oh! what pain, when at God’s own command A heart-string thrills with kindness—but is mute. Then hide it not, the music of the soul, Dear sympathy, expressed with kindly voice; But let it, like a shining river, roll To deserts dry—to hearts that would rejoice. Oh ! let the symphony of gentle words Sound for the poor, the friedless and the weak ; And He w ill bless you—He who struck these cords Will strike another when in turn you seek. f§fisttUaucoit& A Child’s Dream. There was once a child and he stroll ed about a good dt al, and thought of a number ol things. He had a sister, who was a child, too, and his constant companion. These two used to won der all day long. They wondered at the beauty of flowers; they wondered at the goodness and power of God, who made the lovely world. They used to say to one another sometimes: ‘Supposing all the chil dren on the earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky .be sorry V They believed they would be sorry. ‘For,’ said they, ‘the buds are the children of the flowers, and the playful little streams that gam bol down the hillsides are the children ' of waters; and the smallest, bright specks playing at hide and seen in tile j sky all night must surely be the chil ■Wi’it'tff-Jw'St*!* ; and they—wotlfd btr 1 grieved to see tlieir playmates, the children of men no more. There was a star that used to come on the sky before the rest, near the church spire, above the graves. It was larger and more beautiful they thought than all the others, and every night they watched lor it. Standing hand in hand by the window ; whoever saw it first cried out ; ‘I see the star !’ And often they cried out together, knowing so well when it would rise and where, bo they grew to be such friends with it that before lying down in tlieir beds they looked out once again to bid it good night; and when they were turning around to sleep, they said— ‘God oless that stur!’ But while she was still very young, oh, very youg, the sister drooped, and came to be so weak that she could no longer staud in the window at night, and then the child looked sadly by himself, and when he saw the star, turned round to the patient, pale fa :e on the bed, ‘I see the star!’ and then a smile would come upon' her face, and the weak little voice used to say : •God bless my brother and the star!’ And so tht time came all too soon, when there was no lace on the bed ; and there was a little grave among the graves not there before and when the star made long rays towards him wtio saw it through tils tears. iNow, these rays were so bright, and they seemed to make such a beautiful way from eartu to heaven, that when tiie child went to Ins solitary bed, he dreamed ol the star ; and dreamed that lying where he was, he saw a train of people taken up the shiuing road by angels And the star opening, showed him a great world of light, where many more such angels waited to receive them. Ail the angels who were waiting turned tlieir beaming eyes upon the people who were can lei up into the star ; ami soon came out from the long rows lu winch they stood, and left upon the people’s necks and kissed them tenderly, and went away with them down avenues of iignt, and were so happy in their company, that lying in beii lie wept lor joy. His sister’s angel lingered near the entrance ol the star, and sai l to the leader among those who had brought the people thither : ‘Has my brother come V She was turning hopefully away, when the child stretched out his arms, Thomson, McDuffie county, ga, January 31,1872. and said—‘O, sister, I am here ! take mo !’ and then she turned her beaming eyes upon him, and then it was night, an I the star was shining into his room, making rays down toward him as he saw them through his tears, i From that moment the child looked out upon the star as one of the homes he was t<> go to, when the time should come, and he thought he did not be- I long to earth alone, but to the star, too, because ol his sister’s angel gone be fore. There was a baby born to be a broth er of the child ; and while he was yet so little that he had never spoken a word he stretched his tiny form out upon the bed, and died. Again the child dreamed of the open star, and the company of angels, and the train of people’s faces. Said his sister’s angel to the leader: ‘Has my brother come?’ And he said ; ‘Not that one, but another.’ As the child beheld his brother’s an gel in her arms, he cried : ‘O sister, I am here ! take me !’ And she turned and smiled upon him, and the star was shining. He grew to be a young man, and was busy with his books, when an old ser vant came to him and, said : ‘Thy mother is no more. I bring her blessing on her darling son.’ Again that night he saw the star, and that former company. Said his sister’s angel to the leader ; ‘Has my brother come ?’ And he answered : ‘Thy mother.’ A mighty cry of joy went forth through all the stars, because the moth er was united with her two children. And lie stretched out his arms and cried: ‘O, mother, sister and brother, I am here ! take me !’ And they answered : ‘Not yet;’ and the star was shining. He grew to be a man whose hair was turning gray, and was sitting by the fireside heavy with grief, and with his face bedewed with tears, when the star opened once again. Said his sister’s angel to the leader; I -‘Has my hevt-bw And he said : ‘Nay but his maiden daughter.’ And the man who had been a child, saw his daughter newly lost to him, a celestial creature among those three, and said,— ‘My daughter's head is upon my mother’s bosom, and her arm around her neck, and at her feet is the baby of old time, and I can hear the parting from her,’ ‘God be praised.’ And the star was shining. And the child came to be an old man, and his back was bent. And one night as he lay upon his bed, his children standing around him, he cried as he had cried so long ago : ‘I see the star !’ And they whispered to one another: ‘He is dying.’ And he said, — ‘I am. My age is falling from me like a garment, and I move toward the star ns a child. And, O my Father, now I thank Thee, that it has so often opened to receive the dear ones who await me.’ And the star was shining; und it shines upon his grave. Bold Bank Hobkuy. —Trenton N. J-, January 21.—A bold attempt to rob the Trenton Bank was made this even ing. The burglars entered the bank in the rear after six o’clock, as watchman were in the bank at dusk and all was right. At half past nine, Mr. Swem and Mr. Bayles, the two watchmen, entered to go on duty. Swen was gag ged the moment he entered the front door, and Bayles was tied and blindfol ded. A lady passing, Swern managed to give the alarm, but the burglars, five in number, escaped, leaving their tools. They had heavy timbers, two kegs of powder, and a great number of tools of all kinds. The officers of the bank are examin ing the premises and find a number of private boxes rifled of United States bonds. Thus far they have discovered twelve boxes opened. The loss may be SIOO,OOO. The burgiars got into the vault containing the private boxes by prying off the door. People are running to the bank from all directions to know about tlieir box es. One of the burglars was a very tall man with a bald bead. The police were within two minutes of them. These two lines which look so solemn, Were jnst put here to fill this column. Geo. XX Pendleton. The Democracy Must Not Disband 0 Half the Union Deiiiocratic. The Moral Influence oj a Powerful Minor ity —■Martial Law versus the Constitution. The Hon. George H. Pendleton sent the following letter in reply to a com mittee of Democrats of Wooster, O. who invited bun to attend their cele ebration of the anniversary of the bat tle of New Orleans, His points against the corruption of the adminis tration and its centralized military character, as ijso his opiuion of the passive policy and of the duty of the dissatisfied Republicans to organize an opposition against Grant in co-opera tion with the Democrats, will be re ceived with the Democrats, with the attention they deserve. Cincinnati, December 30, 1871. Messrs. Eshelmen, Feristone, Baugh man, Committee ol Invitation—Gentle men : I regret that I cannot accept your invitation to be present at the next annual celebration ol the Bth of January. It would have given me great pleasure to meet and ta&e counsel of those who are so well grounded in the faith and the practice of Democracy as the men of Wayne county, and with them to recall the principles and exam ple ol the founders of our party. Two great dangers imperil free insti tutions u’ndSr the policy of the party now in power. The spirit of centrali zed military government attacks every where the Constitution, and corruption in office destroys the civil administra tion. Ido not spea& merely or chiefly of special defalcations however start ling, but of the general degradation of the standard of official integrity until offices in both the civil and military ser vice seem to be considered the property of the party, to be dispensed and ad ministered primarily for party aggran dizement or personal profit. These dangers grow out of and are inseparable from the present organiza tion of the Republican party. Its foun dation, its philosophy, its history, and “T«yeadeG recognize militaiy power and ttß> corrupting use of money by official patronage ns legitimate forces in ordina ry civil administration and now more than ever are they brought into active exercise. The Democratic party con fronts this theory, and denounces these practices. Founded upon the idea of local gov ernment, jealous of powers granted to authority, taught that simplicity and economy are essential to the honesty necessary In republican institutions, it mantains with more determined purpose that the military must be subordinate to the civil authority, and that olfices are a trust for the people, not spoils for the victor*. Its powerful organization enters ev ery village in the land, and it numbers among its adherents nearly one half the people—as intellectual, as pure, as pa triotic, as unselfish as any of their iel low-citizens. They are too numerous to b» cowardly. They are too patriotic to be lukewarm. They are too sincere in their purpose and convictions to be driven to despondency by teii years of reverses. They have shown constancy in defeat as well as wisdom in victory. If I understand their feelings they will never disband their organization nor flee the field before the contest commen ces. Either course, they believe, would give undisputed sway to the present ad ministration, which could give undivided attention to the deserters from its own ranks. An advancing army, with the enemy i either dispersed or in flight, never loses divisions or regiments, or even compa nies, and is generally able to pick off or to pick up treacherous or thoughless stragglers. If there be, as is claimed, many members of the Republican party who disapprove the ideas which dominate the administration of President Grant, and are prepared to oppose his re-elec tion they should declare, their purpo ses, organize their party, develop and manifest their strength, and if I may predict the future, they will have no just cause, even the most sensitive and timid among them, for refusing to co operate with the Democratic party. — When its authorized convention shall speak it will remind its adherents that the ultimate and highest purposes of its existence- is to secure the greatest j prosperity, in its best sense, of every i human being in the land ; that princi-j pesos government are true or untrue, j as they contribute to this result; that parties and politics and offices are but means to this end ; that principles are of different application, and questions lose their importance in the ever shift ing changes of human affairs, and dis carding all narrow ideas, abandoning the consideration of all questions which have been « ecided or buried by the events which have passed ; recog nizing the accomplished facts of the present, and appreciating the dangers of the future, it will invite, both by words and by deeds, both by resolutions and by nominations, the zeal ms, hearty co-operation of all men who believe that the Constitution is a better system of government than martial law, and that reform in the civil service is a higher duty than regarding prospective partisan effort by distributing spoils. By this course the party, 1 should hope, would attain success. If it should once more fail, as an honest, faithful, patriotic minority it will hold an important position and exert an im mense moral power ov.er the majority ; and it may well wait with faith the inevitable hour which will crown its fidelity and patience with the success which it will have deserved- I am, very respectfuly, your obedient servant, Gkoroe H. Pendleton. Wisdom und Truths. Wranglers never want words. Kindness is stronger than the swora. A proverb is the child of Experience. Oil and truth will get uppermost at the last. He that speaks ill of other men burns his own tongue. In prospertry we need moderation, in adversity, patience. Condemn no man for not thinking as you think. Men willingly believe what they wish to be true. Satire is a glass in which the behol der sees every body’s face but his own. Prefer loss before unjust gain, for that brings grief but once, this forever. Mankind-are very odd old creatures. One halt censure what they practice, and the other half practice what they censure. A man should no more muke his hon esty a boast than a woman should her virtue. To speak too much of either renders them questionable. He who betrays another's secret, be cause lie has quarrelled with him, was never worthy of the sacred name of friend; a breach ot kindness at one side will not justify a breach of trust on the other. Profanity never did any man the least good. No man is richer, or hap pier, or wiser for it. It commends no one to socitty ; it is disgusting to the re fined and abominable to the good. Virtuous Society.—Much of the com fort of this life consists in acquaintance, friendship and correspondence with those that are pious, prudent, and virtuous. It is much better to decide a differ ence between enemies thun friends ; for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy, and one of our enemies a friend. Charity.—The best charity is not that which giveth alms, whether secret ly or with ostentation. The best chari ty —that which ‘w rketh no no evil,’ — is the charity that prompts us to think and well of our neighbors. It is. not enough that we wish well to others. Our feelings should clothe themselves with corresponding actions, The spring which has no outlet bi comes a stagnant pool ; while that which pours itself off in the running stream is pure and living, and is the cause of life and beamy wherever it flows. The Solicitor Generalship. —Mr. Davenport Jackson, who was nomina ted by Gov. Smith, and confirmed by the Senate, as Solicitor General of the Augusta Circuit, is a young gentleman of talent and education, and has won much favorable notice from the Bar on account of his legal abilities. He is the son of one of Georgia’s most distinguish ed men, Gen. Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah We feel assured that Mr. Jackson will perform his duties to the satisfaction of every one, and that the interests of the State will be zealously looked after. Mr. Jacksons predecessor—ll. Clay Foster, Esq.—merits the thanks of the entire community for the energetic mannner in which he has administered the office. He has been a most efficient officer and a terror to criminals, whom j he has invariably prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, without par- j tiality to any. The State has had in him a most able representative.— Constifu lionaluti TERMS—TWO DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE. I Gikls. —lt is in the power of young ! girls to make themselves very dear and very useful to their married friends, and to render them such services as are be yond all price. In times of sickness and sorrow, the sympathy and presence of a beloved female are among the best :of the gifts of heaven. While she who ‘administers to the afiicted is as much blessed as blessing. Let the young per son stay away from a friend who is sick or in affliction, from the fear that her inexperience will render her company undesirable; all who have strong affec tions, and a ready power of sympathy, can make themselves acceptable, and in endeavoring to do so, will increase their own happiness. Never let mere con venience induce you to stay at the houses of persons whom you cannot es teem ; by so doing you bring on your self an irksome obligation ; you take ou yourself the duties of a friend without having the sentiment that would make their discharge agreeable. Make Home Beaut.iFul. —You should spare no pains in beautifying your homes and improving the roads that lead to them. What a beautiful picture is a dwelling embowered in trees, its door yard filled with fragrant flowers, the woodbine and the honeysuckle encir cling the doors and windows. How grateful to the traveler is a road free fiom stones and gulches, and shaded by cleanly maple or graceful elms!— Make your homes radiant with every social virtue, and beautiful without by those simple adornments with which nature is everywhere so proliflc. The children born in such homes leave them with regret, and come back to them io after years as pilgrims to a holy shrine; the town on whose hills and in whose vales such homes are found will live forever in the hearts of its grateful children. A Mother’s Influence. —How touch ing is this tribute of Hon. T. H. Ben ton, to his mother’s influence; •My mother asked me never to use tobacco ; I have never touched it from that time to the present day. She asked me nev er to gamble, and I have nevergambled ; I cannot tell who is losing in games that are being played. She admonish ed me, too, against herd drinking } end whatever usefulness I have atiaiued through life, I have attributed to hav ing complied with her pious and correct wishes. When I was seven years of age she asked me not to drink, and then I made a resolution of total absti nece; and that I have adhered to it through all time, I owe to my moth er.’ Words fob the Young. —Young friends, education is to you what polish and refinement is to the rude diamond. In its rude state, the diamond resembles a stone,or piece of charcoal; but when cut and manufactured, it comes out a bright and beautiful diamond, and is sold at a great price. So it is with you. Education calls forth the hidden treas ures and latent brilliances of your minds, which previously lie dormant and inac tive, or, in other words, asleep. It cultivates and develops your understand ings, and fits and prepares you for the duties and responsibilities of coming years, which, we trust, will be years of usefulness—useful to yourselves, to your associates, and society at large. For Mothers. —Send your little chil dren to bed happy. Whatever cares press, give it a good warm night kiss as it goes to its pillow. The memory of this in the stormy years that may be in store for the little one, will be like the star of Bethlehem to the bewilder ed shepherds. My father, my mother loved me. Nothing can take away that blessed heart-balm. Lips parched with the wold’s fever will become dewy again at the thrill of youthful memo ries. Kiss your little child before it goes to sleep. The Heartford times tells this story : As the 4:30 train from New York reached Stamford, Saturday, an antique looking dame thrust het hpad out of the window opposite the refresh ment room door, and briefly shofited ‘Sonny !’ A bright looking boy came to the window. ‘Little boy, have you a mother ?’ said she. ‘Yes, ma’am, ‘Do you love her?’ ‘Yes, ma’am.’ —* ‘Do you go to school ?’ Yes, ma’am.’ ‘And are you faithful to your studies f* ‘Yes, ma’am.’ ‘Do you say your pray era every night?’ ‘Yes, ma’am.’ ‘Can I. trust you to do an errand for me f’ — ‘Yes, ma’am.’ T think I can, too,’ said tne lady, looking steadily down on his manly face. ‘Here is five cents to buy me an apple. Remember God sees you .’