McDuffie weekly journal. (Thomson, McDuffie County, Ga.) 1871-1909, June 12, 1872, Image 1

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VOLUME II—NUMBER 23, She fonnml, IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY —A T— THOMSON. OA., —B Y— HONEY & SULLIVAN, RATES OF ADVERTISING , Transient advertisements will be charged one dollar per square for the first insertion, and scrcnty ■fiv* cents for each subsequent insertion. busknes^g™s : E. S. HARRISON, Physician and Surgeon Offers lii* nervice* to the public. Office with Dr. J. S. Jones, over McCord & Hardaway"*. aprlom3 Thomson, Ga. J. Jizmpitr * €Q* Wholesale and Retail Dealers in 11SL1SS VMTIGMIITE & C. G. V&RE —ALSO— Semi-China, French China, (wlawswarr, «&c. 244 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga aprlO ly. mTY. L. LALLEUSTEFr OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES To the Citizens ol Thomson and Vicinity. He can be found at the Room over Costello’s, when not professionally absent. : jj REFERS TO Pno. 3 A. Eve, Pro. Wm. 11. Pocohtv, DiC dons S. Coi.kmas, I)r. S. C. F,vk. a. peacock, J*<* Green Street, AUGUSIA, GEORGIA. Transient & Permanent Boarding. 'jai»3l iy GLOBE HOTEL. S. W. CORNER PROtD A JACKSON STS., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. JACKSON & JULIAN, Proprit’rs* AVe beg leave to call the attention of the travel ling public to this well known Hotel, which we have recently leased and placed on a footing second to none in Ihe South. No expense will bo spared to render it a first class House in every respect, and every attention is paid to the comfort and convenience of guests. ON TIME TILL THE FIRST OF NOVEMBEgj J WILT, furnish planters and others in wantTjj S 11 o K s on City Acceptance, till Ist November next, at rash prices. D. COHEN, apr 3 13m3 Augusta, Ga. LUMBER LUMBER! LUMBERi ANV quality or quantity of Pine Lumber de livered at Thomson, or 34 Milo Post on the Georgia Railiaad, low for cash. Poplar, Oak or Hickory Lumber sawed to fill orders at special rates. J. T. KENDRICK. February 21, 1872. '“<s CHARLES S DuBOSE, Warrenton, On. Wi’l practice in all the Courts of the Northern, Augusta A Middle Circuits. H. C. RONEY, Mffnteg at Sab, Trrojnsor, a*. ftSL, Will practice in the Augusta, Northern and Middle Circuits. no I—ly JAMES A. GRAY & CO~ Have Removed to their New Iron Front Store, BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA aprlOtf ' jA.UES H. 111 IAIIV’S Steam Dyeing and Scouring 123 Broad St., Augusta, <*a. Near Lower Market Bridge Bank Building for the Dyeing and Cleaning of dresses, shawls, cloaks, ribbons, Ac. Also gen tlemen’s coats, vests and pants cleaned and dyed in the best manner. Piece dry goods, cloths, me rinoes, delane, alpaca, rep goops and jeans dyed and finished equal to those done in New York. 'jfS* |E»rdeist}y Express promptly attended to. wr,8«»8 ' Rurr t ett ? s Cqcoaine, No oils, neither pomades Qi alcoholic washec—foreign qr dqpiestic —can compare with Coooaine as a hair dressing.— It anchors the hair firmly ip the soalp— gives it new life and lustre—and renders it the crowning glory of both sexes, old and young. fottrg. Ohio Year. For the Journal] [The following sweet little poem.by some strange aocident. was mislaid —lost—but the runaway was arrested and returned to its proper owners. We hope its fair author will accept this as our apology for not publishing it before, and write again.] Only a year! a silvery voice And violet eye, A graceful, girlish form to press— Loved but to die. Only a year, a bride stood dressed In snowy white, Only a year, and her grave is kissed, By the pale moonlight. Only a year, and a manly voice Spoke words of loro; Only a yoar, and his spirit dwells, Wo trust, above. Only a year, one little year! And flowers fair Will lie all faded, cold and dead, Though watched with caro. Only a year! whal hopes and joys "Will ruined lie; Only a year, and perhaps we’ve watched Srffno loved one die. Only a year, and perhaps tlio clock Within onr breast May in the silent tomb Be laid to rest 1 t, „ Emma. Evergreen Cottage, Oct,, 8, 1871. Winter xvlnds. From thoJMMMUpn.] winds paths, ■vj?. , -7 l.loom or" ’■HHHBA TM.TqHHU^Hj& .< 'SL leirkwaWdlw in] fill] And life t-> me is like a In some strange fated e l * M* On whose young June ■’’l riSf And frost of wintcr 1 |jf thftistm I'nti <t ! " si m Bue and dale, H?-v --■. strange A Weary feet TiTwßßfWnat stone gate stands. L. A. W. S. Tell Your "Wife. ‘Tell my wife /’said Aaron Little, speaking aloud, yet to himself, in an amused, half troubled way. ‘Tell my wife, indeed ! Much good that will do! What does she know about business and money matters, and the tricks of trade ? no, no ; there's no hope there.’ And Aaron Little sat musing with a perplexed countenance. He held a newspaper in his hand, and his eyes had just been lingering over a paragraph in which the writer suggested to business men in trouble the propriety of consult ing their wives : ‘Talk to them freely about your af fairs,’ it said. ‘Let them understand exactly your condition. Tell them of your difficulties, of your embarrass ments, and your plans of extricating yourselves from the entanglements in which you are involved. My word for it, you will get help nine cases out of ten. Women have quick perceptions. They reach conclusions by a nearer way than reasoning, and get at the solution of a difficult question long before your slow moving thoghts bring you near enough for accurate observation. Tell your wives, then, men in trouble, all about your affairs ! Keep nothing bacL The better they understand the matter, the clearer will be their perceptions.’ ‘All a very fine theory,’ said Aaron Little, tossing the newspaper from him, and leaning back in hts chair. ‘But ft won’t do in my case. ’ Tell Betsy / Yes, I’d like to see my self do it / A man is hard pushed, indeed, when fle gqes home to consult his wifo on business af fairs.’ THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GA, JUNE 12, 1872. And so Aaron Little dismissed the subject. He was in considerable doubt and perplexity of mind. Things had not gone well with him for a year past. Dull business and bad debts had left his affairs in rather an unpromising condi tion. He could not see his way clear for the future. Taking trade, as it had been for the last six months, he could not imagine how, with the resources at his command his maturiug payments were to be made. ‘I must get more capital,’ he said to himself. ‘That is plain. And with more capital muse come in a partner. I don’t like partnership. It is so diffi cult for two men to work togother har moniously. Then you may get entan gled with a rogue. It’s a risky business. But I see no other way out of this trouble. My own capital is too light for the business I am doing ; and as a pleasure ol safety more must be ’brought in. Lawrence is anxious to join me, and he says he can command ten thon sand pounds. I don’t like him in all respects, he’s a little too fond of pleas ure. But I want his money more than his aid in the business. He might re main a silent partner if he chose. I'll call and see him this very night, an(if, have a little talk on the subject. If he can bring in ten thousand pounds, I thin£ that will settle the matter*’ With this conclusion in his mind, Aa ron Little returned home, after closing his warehouse for the day. Tea being over, he made preparation for going out, with the intention of calling on Mr. Lawrence* As he reached his hand for his great coat, a voice seemed to /ay to him : ‘Tell your wife. Talk to her about it.’ But he rejected the thought instantly, and commenced drawing on his coat. ‘Where are you going, Aaron ? asked Mrs. Little, coining forth from the di ning room; ‘Out for a little while,' he replied,’l 11 be hack in half an hour or so.’ ‘Out where ?’’ ‘Tell her, Aardn. Tell her about 5?,* said the voiee speaking in his mind. ‘Nonsense! She don’t understand anything about business. She can’t help me,’ he answered firmly. ‘Tell your wife!’ The words were in his mind, and would keep repeating themselves. ‘Can’t you say where you are going, Aaron? Why do you make a mystery of it?’ Oh, it’s only a matter of business. I am going to see Mr. Lawrence.’ ‘Edward Lawrence ?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Tell your wife !’ The words seemed almost as if uttered aloud in his ears. ‘What are you going to see him about V ‘Tell her!’ Mr. Little stood irresolute. What good would telling her do ? ‘What’s the matter, Aaron? You’ve been dull for some time past. Nothing going wrong with you, 1 hope?’ And his wife laid her hand upon his arm, and leaned toward him in a kind way. ‘Nothing was wrong,’ he answered in an evasive manner. ‘Business has been dull this season.’ ‘Has it?’ I’m sorry. Why didn’t you tell me?’ ‘What good would that have done?’ ‘lt might have done a great deal of good. When n man’s business is dull, his wife should look to the household expenses; but if she knows nothing about it, she may go on in a way that is really extravagant under the circum stances. I think that men ought al ways to tell their wives when anything is going wrong.’ ‘You do ?’ ‘Certainly I do. What better reason can you want than the one I have giv en? If she knows that the income is reduced, as a prudent wife she will try to reduce the expenses. Hadn’t ypu better take off your coat, and sit down and talk with me a little, before you go to see Mr. Lawrence?' Mr. Little permitted his wife to draw off his overcoat, which she took into the passage and replaced on the hat-rack. Then returning into the parlor, she said: ‘Now, Aaron, talk to me as freely as you choose. Don’t keep anything back, Whatever the trouble is, let me know it to the full extent.’ ‘Oh there's no great trouble yet I am only afraid of trouble. I se» ; ft coming, and wisa to k.?t{> out of its way, Betse v ,’ •That’s wise and prudent,’ said f|is wife, ‘New tell ipe tyfiy yoq arp gq ipg tq sep Mr. Lawrenpe,' Mr. Little Ipt his eyes fall on the floor, and sat for semo moments in silence. Then, looking up, ho said 5 ‘The truth is, betsey, I must have more capital in business. There will be no getting along without it. Now Mr. Lawrence can command, or at least, says he can command, ten thousand pounds. I think he would like to join me. He has said as much two or three times.’ ‘Are you going to see him on that business ?’ # ‘I vyns.’ soh t do it,’ said Mrs. Little, emphati • cally. ‘Why not?’ asked Aaron. ‘Because he is not the man for you— not if he had twenty thousand pounds.’ ‘Because is no reason,’ replied Aaron Little. ‘The extravagance of his wife is,’ was answered firmly. ‘What do you know about her ?’ ‘Olily what 1 have seen. I have call her two or three times, and have noticed the style in which her house is furnished. It is arrayed in palace at tire compared with ours. And as for dress, it would take the interest of a little fortune to pay the milliner's and mantaumaker’s bill. No, no, Aaron, k is not your man, depend .*• pf-A He’d use up ten thousand pounds J i’oc than two years.* ’ ‘Well,Betsey, that's pretty clear talk,’ said Mr. Little, taking a long breath. ‘I am rather afraid, after what you say, that Mr. Lawrence is not my man. But what am I to do?’ and his voice fell into a troubled tone. ‘I must have more capi tal or— ’ Mr. Little paused. ‘Or what?’ His wife looked up at him steadily, and without any signs of weak anxiety. ‘Or, I may become bankrupt.’ ‘l’m sorry to hear you say that Aaron,’ and Mrs. Little’s voice trembled per ceptibly. ‘But I am glad you have told me. The new parlor carpet, of course, I shall not order.’ ‘Oh, as to that, the amount it will cost can make no great difference,’ said Mr. Little. ‘The parlor does look shab by ; and J know you have set your heart on' a nrOrcarpfett’* ‘lndeed and it will make a difference, then,’ replied the little woman in her decided way. 'The last feather breaks the camel’s back. Aaron Little shall never fail because of his wife’s extrava gance. I would not have anew carpet now if it Were offered to me at half price.’ ‘You are a brave, true woman, Bet sey,’ said Aaron, kissing his wife, in the glow of new-born feeling of admiration. ‘I hope I shall ever be a true, brave wife,’ returned Mrs. Little, ‘willing al ways to help my husband,either in sav ing or in earning, as the case may be. But let us talk more about your affairs ; let me see the trouble nearer. Must you have ten thousand pounds right away ?’ ‘Oh, no, no ;it is not so bad as that. I was only looking ahead, and seeking to provide the means for approaching payments. Ido not want a partner so far as the business itself is concerned. I do not like partnerships ; they are al most always accompanied with annoyan ces or danger. It was the money I was after ; not the man.’ ‘The money would come dearly at the price of the man, if you took Mr. Lawrence for a partner. At least that is my opinion. But lam glad to hear you say Aaron that you are in no imme diate danger. May not the storm be weathered by reefing sail, as the sailors say ?’ ‘By reducing expenses?’ ‘Yes.’ Mr. Little shook his head. ‘Do not say no too quic/dy,’ replied the wife. ‘Let us go over the whole matter at home and at the store. Sup pose one or two thousand pounds were saved in the year, what difference would that make ?’ ‘Oh, if that were possible, which it is not, it would make a vast difference in the long run, but would hardly meet the difficulties that are approaching.’ ‘Suppose you had five hundred pounds within the next two months, be yond what your business will give you ?’ ‘That sum would make me safe fo r the two months. But where is the fiv e hundred pounds to come from Betsey r ‘Desperate diseases require desperate remedies,’ replied the brave little wo man, in a resolute wav, am n0 (; afraid of the red 'ftg/ ‘\Vhat do you mean by the red flag 1 ‘Let us sell off our furniture at auc tion, and put the money iq your busi ness, It won’t bring less than five hun dred pounds | and it may bring more. My piano alone is worth nearly a hun dred, We can board for a year or two, and when you get all right again, return agaiti to house-keeping,’ ‘We won't try that yet, Betsey,’ said Mr. Little. ‘But something must be done. The disease is threatening, and my first pre scription will arrest its violence. I have something more to propose. It jfipmpa into my mind this instaut; ing up we will go to mothe-s. You inow she never wanted us to leave there. It won’t ebst much more than half what it does now, taking rent into account. We will pay sister Annie something to ta&a the care of little Ed die aud Lizzie through the day, and I will go into your warehouse as chief clerLv ‘Betsey ! you are crazy.’ ‘Not a hit of it, Aaron but a sensible woman, as you will find before you are a year older, if you will let me have my way. Ido not li£e that Hobson and never did, as you inow. Ido not be lieve he is a fair man. Let me his place, and you will ma&e a clear three hundred pounds a year; and, maybe, as much more.' ‘I can’t think of it, Betsey. Let us wait awhile.’ ‘You must think of it, and we won’t wait awhile,’ replied the resolute wife. ‘What is right to be done i3 best done quickly. Is there not safety in my plan ?’ ‘Yes, I think there is ; but—’ ‘Then let U3 drop it at once, and thrown all huts overboard ; or,’ and she looked at him a little mischievous ly, ‘perhaps you would rather have some talk with Mr. Lawrence first?’ ‘Hang Mr. Lawrence!’ ejaculated Aaron Little. ‘Very well; there being no help in Mr. Lawrence, we will go to work to help ourselves. Self help, I’ve heard it, said is always the best help, and most to be depended on. We may know ourselves ; and trust ourselves ; and that is a great deal more than we can say about other people. When shall we have the sale?’ ‘Not so fast, Betsey, not so fast. I haven't agreed to the sale yet. That would be to make a certain loss. Fur niture sold at auction never realizes above half its cost.’ ‘lt would be certain gain, Aaron, if it saved you from bankruptcy, with which, as I understand it, you are threatened. ‘I think,’ said Aarorl, ‘wß might get on without that. I like the idea of your coming into my warehouse and taking Hobson’s place. All the money from retail sales passes through his hands, and he has it in his power, if not honest, to rob ine seriously. I’ve not felt altogether easy in regard to him of late. Why, I can hardly tell. I’eve seen nothing wrong. But if you take his place, three hundred pounds will be saved, certainly.’ ‘But I have my house to keep,’ Mrs. Little answered to his, ‘how am I to help you at the warehouse? The first thing in order is to get the house off my hands.’ •Don’t you think that Annie could be induced to come and live with us for a few months, until we try this new experiment?’ ‘But the money, Aaron ; the money, this furniture would bring! That’s what lam looking after. You want money, now.’ ‘Very true.’ ‘Then let us hang out the red flag. Ilalf-way measures may only ruin eve ry-thing. 1 know mother will not let Annie leave home, so it’s no use to think of it. The red flag, Aaron—the red flag ! Depend upon it, that’s the first right thing to be done. Five or six hundred pounds in hand will make you feel like another person—give you courage, confidence and energy.’ ‘You may be right, Betsey; but I can’t bear the thought of running out that red flag, of which you talk so lightly.’ ‘Shall I say coward ? Are you afraid to do what common prudence tells you is right?’ ‘I was afraid, Betsey; but I am no longer faint-hearted. With such a brave little wife as you to stand by my side, I need not fear the world.’ In a week from that day the red flag was hung out. When the auctioneer made up his accounts, he had in hand a little over eight hundred pounds, for w h',Ch a check was filled out to the or der of Aaron Little. I> ca me into bis hands just at the right moment, and made him feel, to use his own words, ‘as easy as an old shoe.’ One week later Mrs. Betsey Little took the place of Mr. Hobson, as chief manager and cash receiver in her husband’s ware house. There were some few signs of rebellion among the clerks and shop girls at tho beginning } but Mrs. Bet sey had a quick, steady eye, arid self- TEEMS—TWO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE, reliant manner that caused her presence to be felt, and soon made everything subservient to her will. It was a re markable fact, that at the close of the' first week of her administration of af fairs the cash receipts were over thirty' pounds in eXcesS of the receipt of any week within the previous three months ‘Have we done more business than usual this vVeek ?’ she asked of one clerk and another; and the uniform answer was ‘No/ ‘Then/ said the lady to herself, ‘there’s beert foul play here. No won der my husband was in trouble.’ At the end of the next week the sales came up to the same average, and at the end of the third week were for ty pounds better than before Mrs. Lit tle undertook to manage the retail de partment. Whether there had been ‘foul play’ or not, Aaron Little could never fully determine ; but he was in no doubt as to one thing, and that was the easy condition of the money market after the lapse of half a year. For four or five months previous ter Mrs. Little’s administration of affairs he was on the street nearly half of his time during business hours, engaged in the work of money-raising; now his regular receipts had got in advance of his payments, so that, his balance on the morning of each day was usually in excess of the notes to bo lifted. Os course he could give more attention to business, and of course business in creased and grew more profitable under the improved system. By the end of tho year, to use his own words, he was ‘all right.’ Not so ; a neighbor of his, who, to get more capital, had taken Mr. Lawrence as a partner. In stead of bringing in ten thousand pounds, that ‘Capitalist’ was only able to put down three thousand ; and be fore the Cnd of the year he had drawn out six or seven thousand, and had given notes of the firm for as much more in payment of old obligations.— A failure of the house followed as art inevitably result. When the fact of the failure, and the cause Which led to it, became known to Mr. Little, he remarked with a shrug: ‘l’m sorry for B ; but he should have told his wife.’ ‘Of what ?’ asked the person to who** he addressed the remark. 1 his want of more capital and ‘intention to ma&e a partner of Law s rence.’ ‘What good would that have done ? ‘lt might have saved him from ruirt as it did me.' ‘You are mysterious, Little,’ ‘Am I? Well, in plain words, a year ago I was hard up for money in my business, and thought of taking in Lawrence, I told my wife about it. She said ‘don’t do it,’ and I didn't; for her ‘don’t do it’ was followed by sug gestions as to his wife’s extravagance that opened my eyes a little. I told her, at the same time, of my embar rassments, and she set her bright little head to work, and showed me the way to wor£ out of them. Before this I always had a poor opinion of woman’s wit in matters of business; but now I say to every man in your wife/’ The steamship Adriatic, belonging to the White Star line, which arrived at this port yesterday morning, has made the quicsest Western trip ever accom plished by any vessel crossing the At lantic, She left Queenstown at five min utes past 11 a. m. on the Wth, and arri-* ved off the lightship at Sandy Hook at 0 a, m. on the 25th, thus maKing the in seven days, eighteen hours and fifty five minutes, apparent time. By adding five hours for difference in time, her true run would be eight lacking five minute'' A Wisconsin woman has done all the family sewiDg fortwenty years with tt paper of needles which was presented to her on her wedding day. Though her 1 family is large, the needles are not all' used up yeL Some enterprising citizens of New VorK have had beautiful gardens out on the roofs of their houses, where they are able to raise the choicest ers. A New Yo xk lady hais comforted her self by constructing a bed quilt of 4,551 Reices, and a rtiral editor remarKs that makes one sleepy just to look at it. 1 Two million dollars’ worth of Japanese gold coin arrived at Sanl Francisco recently, to be assayed forJ rccoinage under the new standard.