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W KEIiLY Vol. IX. Subscription l?ato8. One Year SI.OO Six Mouth... CO Three Months 25 luvariab y in Advance. *ST Positively no paper sent until the money is paid. Notice given each suhsc.iber two weeks before the expiration of his time, aud if subscription is not renewed, the paper is at once discontinued. Our no tice will be the letter “X.” marked on the margin of the paper iu blue pencil Any persou who will send ns the names of live new subscribers, with $5 cash, will be entitled to oue year’s sub scription free. *— Advertising llnten. Oue square, first insertion ...$ 100 subsequent insertion, 7% One square three months. ...... 10 00 One square six months. 15 00 Oue soiptre twelve months *JO CM) Quarter column twelve months.. 40 00 HaJTcoHhnn six months GO 00 fihlf Column twelve months 75 00 One column twelve mouths 125 00 *HT Ten lines or less considered a square vi* tractions of squares are counted as full squares. PROFESSIONAL CARDS, ETC, 'll. C.' QUILL AIN, Dentist, AT TILL be in Thomson from the Ist W till the 15th of each month. All operations strictly First Class. Office on Main street, first door south of A. B. Thrasher’s residence. Private engage ments in the country promptly filled. jnn2o-1y PRICES? SUIT HA .0 TUTS fTTHE UNDERSIGNED is bettor pre | pared than ever to make BOOTS AND SHOES of all styles for Ladies and Gttutlcmen, cheap for cash. I ket j| on hand an assortment of the very beJ material, and make Wedding and PfuS Hoou and Shoe- a specialty. I cently learned anew process of ing soles from the best Baltimore and Slaughter Hemlock that make last much longer than t e old Very thankful for post liberal patron age. I solicit a continuance of the All work warranted. t' exa||fl Htocka^^wuanj. s tmsliela mid is4Rrranted Itnst Proof. 7^ AI.BO, ifl a few bushels of MAMMOTH DIAMOND WHEAT, yielding l.uftiielft and ever to every bushel wfH The grains of this wheat average half an inch long, and the heads seven to nine inches long. Address pB \VM. S. BOYD. * aug-20-tf Kaysville. Oa. Planters, Attention! ►• • + We could not supply the demand for the Gullet Gin last season owing to the yellow fever quarantine. To prevent a similar occurrence during the coming season, we have been instructed to offer the Improved (irllett (in, also Feeder and <on densers, At * very low price to all who will pur oiiase this spring for cash or good paper. Now is yonr chance to purchase the finest Cotton Gin ever offered to t e trade, at prices that any planter can aford. To get the largest discount yon annul and purchase between now and May In Lb. Wc are also offering the celebra ted lligelov ISngines of eve T v style; also, SWEEPStAKI SEPARATORS, HAW MILLS, THRESHERS, GRIST MILLS. Ac., Ac., At greatly reduced pri ies. Give os a call or write for circulars. Extra low figures made to those who purchase their entire ginning and threshing out fits through ua. Addr* , Q. M. STOKE & CO., General Agents for Plantation Machin ery, Augusta Ga. apl&I-fiin. NERVOUS DEBILITY SEMINAL WEAKNESS, Lost Manhood, liupotency, Universal I asitude. Enerva tion of Mind and Body, and all diseases that follow as a sequence of indiscretion or excess, quickly and pennanently cured by Bale's Specific, prepared by a physician, ands the result of years of study and practice in treating these special diseases, and sold at $2 per package, three packages for $5- For specific circnlar and fall particulars, ad dress Dr. BATE ACO , 201 Llark St., Chicago, 111. fehl!My_ £ BURNHAM’S ffttfißk 1 GRANTED BEST AI DChESIEiI Prlffs red iirnl. Pamphlet free. 5S|Fi MILLING SUPPLIES If orh: Christiana, Lancaster Cos., Pa. Office: iRi S. Heaver at., York, Pa _febs-lj Opium and Morpl ine Habit And DRUNKENNESS absolutely and speodily cured. Painless; no publicity; the worst cases of Drunkenness cured in 10 or 15 days. Send stamp for particu lars to 4. S. CARLTON, 203 S, Clark St-, Chicago, 111. febUMy Dn make money faster at work for us than at anything else, capital not required; we will start you. sl2 per day at home made by the industri ous. Men.women, l*oys and girls want ed everywhere to work *. v us. Now ia the time Costly outfit and terms free. Address. TRUE A CO., Augusta,Me b27-b* AUGUSTA ADVBRTISE.M ENTS. LOW PRICES -FOR— Boots, Shoes and Hats. o Wo have now iu store a very large and complete stock of BOOTS. SHOES ANI) HATS, i wlncb has been purchased direct from the manufacturers at the UJWKST PRICKS THE G VXH WILL COMMAND. and as our motto is Large Salet and Small Profits our customers and the public can rely on GOOD BAR.C A.irsi. A large stock of and Baltimore fine A liberal *^>lesale trade. : W fr importer of and Retail DUA LER Segars. Tobacco Pip i Snuff, WHISKIES, BR F , GIN'S. UN .' CL A ; : • . AT AW ■: ■ V.’iNK . IT? \ ' • VNiv . MINE 'A J. •’ % I-VR, Ct( t S;KC:->! Uot tl< l > leei', —is.-lt a t ST. LOUIS. CINCINNATI and MILWAUKEE. Domestic. TAAISER, BREMER ank PILUMEH. Imjiorted Prices . “Leaver Than the Lowest.” 18# & 2#4 JPfto.'W Sr,, Sluamra, se\\ 'S 6m James Or. Isaieu% —DEALER IN- Carpets, Oil Cloths, Window Curtains and Shades. —ALSO — Choice Family Groceries AND Plantation Supplies, 205 BROAD STREET. ' OLD STAND ) A fTP TTQT A Ci A JAS. G. BAILIE A BRO. j AUOUOIxi, VJ 21. Kept-3-.3ißi $1.50 STOP AT $l3O THE AUOUSr A- H3 OTEL, Corner of Broad and Washington Sts., Auyusta, Ga. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO BUSINESS. With Telegraph Office in the Building, and Southern Express Cos. Office next door to Hotel Bnilding. Summer Bate of Board per Day, $1.50. SINGLE MF.ALS 50 CENTS. | SINGLE LODGINGS 50 CENTS Angnst 64hn W. >l. MOORE, Proprietor. Subscribe for the Journal. THOMSON, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1879. Cherokee county, N 0., has f >rty one different kinds of marble. A Charlotte, N. C., colored Alder man eonfwwes himself a thief. Edison has soot an agent to Hea deison county, N. C., to buy a s2(\- 000 platinum mine. A young woman was knocked dotrti at Roseville, Ohio, and rebbed of her long and heavy hair. The Greenbaokers aro running a negro candidate for Sheriff in allti hatchio county, Miss. —I A colony of Hollanders is to be set tled in NorMjParoliua this fall in the eastern partM the State. ■ -f- A flash m lightning in Alamance county, Dfc C., tore off hue of the shoes own old darkey and Tipped out the seat' of his trousers At die Jackson, Tenn., fair there is to ft a foot-race run by nine wi i owe/s. It is to be a mile dash, and the prize is to be si widow. Rachael Yeut worked at black smithing in Baltimore until her ! death, a few days ago. She was ro j bustly handsome, but habitually igttrakcd a clay pipe. willed wisely tvlu*n, jglWj'i.-it tii- ,■! *, liiinulii of illicit emptied into a creek by fU'irevenue c Hector, at Waco, Texan. A crowd ot meii plunged into the stream ano dinik .i of the liquor • iwsib lx-P.p it t\ •• -I nv av. I’li ,v | '. .... r mtligc, ■ -I. .. he ;i - ' " ! I .... 1 .. . . it tilt-, rou mi a I lord. kr i >i.r. at a mreten a' a pair which be b- 'ieveH to equal woven miles in live miuut s T.i Florida Canal project in uot ..end. Tii capitalists interest'd are mw reported to have made up their minds that it would bo useless to asK* /or exemption from taxation, and would be content with a simple grant, for winch ptirpoH* an extra session of the Legislature is likely to be called. A series of experiments conducted by a chemist in behalf of the New York Board of Health, with au intent to discover what is the best disinfect ant for ordiuary use, bus resulted in the announcement that “under every variety of oiioumstauces carbolic acid is the roost reliable disinfectant in the market." Diphtheria is a frightful scourge of the rising generation. The chil dren of kings and lords are carried away by it, as well h those of the poorest people. In several countries of Europe prizes are offered for the discovery of the best remedy for the disease. Among the prizes is one offered by the Empress of Germany for tae best treatise on the subject published within a year. Twelve paper-making establish ments in England have become bank rupt since the beginning of last De cember. Scarcely any American pa per factories have been reported in solvent within that period. Much pa|>er for writing, for books, and for newspapers has of late been exported from this country to South America, and there is a growiug demand from Germany for coareo American paper. THE LOR IPS PRAYER. | [The following beautiful poem is said to have been written by King .Tames 1., though by some it is ascribed to Bishop Andrews:] If any are distressed, and fain would gather Some comfort, let them hasten uuto Our Father; For we of hope and health are quite be reaven Unloss thou succor us Who art iu Heaven. Thou showest mercy—therefore for the same We prais4 Thee, singing Hallowed be Thy natuo * ■jjjjfclLThv miseries cast up the sum j Snow us Thy - joys, and let Thy Kingdom come. We mortals are, and after from our birth, Thoufcotug&Dt art; -mb Thy will bo done on Earth. Thou meirsi Earth, as well as planets Thy name is blessed hero. As ’tis iu Heaven. Nothing we have to use. or debts to pay, Bxoept Thou givest it to us Give us this day Wherowith to clothe us, wherewith to ho fed, Her without Thoo we want Our daily bread. We want, but want no faults, for no day passes But we do sin— Forgive us our tresspasses. No man from sinning ever free did live, Forgive us, O Lord, our sins, As we forgive; If we repent our faults, Thou ne'er dis dained us; We pardon That tresspass against us. Forgive us that is past, anew path tread us, Direct us always in Thy Faith, And load us 4 We Thine own people and Thy Chosen Nations, into all truths, but Not into temptatiou. ■Thou that of all good grace art the f giver, Ijfluffer us not. to wander, ,■ ' But deliver > ,’Uh from the flerco nsnaults of world uud V v , devil, I a ue ebaroh imd id voice, smy rf bnt thul in Mainz, Moyer ii of a very 0 would ts of the or occupy i literary :ount, lie ; his coni wont HO Kymtlu'l Bf lOASftl B -v<> bit Bel, kml- I far ns to consider him a coward, who did not possess the cooes sary courage which a soldier and officer of the army ought to have. About that lime the regiment got anew commander in the person of Count von liasonburg, quite a young man, who was known by the entire army for his tricks and advonluros, and who had only advanced to this high position as being a relative of tlie Queen of England He was soon made ucqua nted will; the views of his • dicers alien' •'up'.. Meyer, and iinmediu'ely rent died o> Ir;. him. to In- saLs tied w hether l i e judgment of bis officers was correct or not. U a dinner lo which ali ms officers were m red, In arrun ed li so llm,, he Ih plam would oe copy the seat next to his. During the feast the Count was more and more satisfied that his of. ticors had judged him rightly and also began to consider him u coward, hut made up his mind to have proof of it. At the desert he led the conversation on pistol shooting, of which ho was master himself, and finally sent his servant for his pistols, to give some proof of his skill and ability in ho r dling them. The pistols were brought, and after the Count had loaded them he took a small cuke from li c table, and asked Capl. Moyer politely to walk to the opposite side of the hull and hold it up for a target. All the officers at tho largo dinner-table listened a' tontivcly, and all thought that the Caj tain would reieet tho proposition, us tho Colonel had drank scvoral glasses of chum; ague during the tho dinner. “I hope that you will not givo mo any reasen to believe that you are afraid, nor that yon dis like the smell of po vder, Cap tain," said tho Count, sarcastic ally. "No," replied Iho Captain, in iiis gunuino Bavarian diulect, “do not suppose that.” lie then left Isis chair, and taking iho cake, silently walked to Iho end of the hull. Hero ho stood in an upright position, his left baud on his back, and his right arm extended, holding SwgUE- v ■r> i v Val . nmlm" Hursts in Ml of tin: ■bust'd on KvVhays he ft thu enko between his thumb and fore tinker. The Count, seeing that Meyer got ready, quickly drank anolb er glass of champagne, took up the pistol and fired. Captain M yer had not moved —even his features did not show the least excitement, and in picking uptho cake he observed the hole in it that the Ci lonelV pistol had mado. The noise and whispering of the officers ceased at once, and the most of them repented of having thought so bad of one of their companions; but the Count led by his good heart, hurriod toward the Captain, to lender him his compliments and those of the party. In the meantime Meyer, who had laid the cake on the table, seized the other pistol, and look ing at it on all sides, said with a smile: “I owe yon my thanks Colon el; you are an excellent shot., for yon have treated mo finojy. Not even one of my fingers aro hurt. I should like very much myself to try that trick also; and if you would do me a favor, you please hold the cake for mo. - 1 would he the happiest man in the world if 1 should happen to bring it down.” It was interesting to observe the faces of those present. Some looked shocked, and others as tonished. The dice had fallen for the honor of the Count, who plainly showed Ids excitement. •‘But yon said just now that you had never fired a pistol in your life," ho replied, hesitat ingly. “So I did, Colonel,” said the Captain, with the friendliest smile in the world; “hut so much mote should Ibo plonHod if 1 should bring the cake down.” Well, there was no use in reasoning, an 1 the Count, in order to keep up his respect in the jymy wasohi/ipod i.o camritag will) liis Captain knew what In's hoi-.-j without uttering another won!., ho took tho eako, and without further hesitation walked to the sumo spot where before tho Cap tain had held the dangerous targot for him. Here lie loaned against tho wall, and held up the cake. Tho Captain raised the pistol and look aim It laslud long! The fearful weapon moved and trembled awfully in his un skilled hand. Silenco reigned so that ono might hear tho boating of hearts. All held their breath. Finally, tho Captain lowered tho pistol. “I see," ho said, unconscious ly, “it shakos almost too much. 1 I ad rather not shoot, for if 1 should miss my aim, a murder might be the con-eqiioneo. lam your debtor, Colonel," and lie laid the pistol aside and took his seat flic Count and Captain Moyer have been warm friends over since, and death can only break their intimacy, but they hope to he united again in heaven. Grains of Gold, To know how to wait is tho great secret of success. All philosophy lies in two words—"sustain” and “abstain." Tho higher up tho mountain yo\ climb, tho more you can see. Tho greatest misfi>rt(inc of all is not to he able to hear mis fortune. Indulge in humor just as much as yon ploaso, if it is not ill hu mor. If evil ho said of thee, and it be true, correct it ; if it he a lie, laugh at il. Never eall a now acquaintance hj iiis first name, unless request ed to do so. It is more profitable to look up our defects than to boast of our attainments. Never answer questions in gen eral company, that have been put to others. Novor pass between two per sons who arc talking together, without au apology. Wc can only know ourselves through the constant study' how to govern ourselves. Never lend an article which you have borrowed, unless you havo permission to do so. There is a German provorb which suys that Take-It-Easy and Live-Long uio brothers. To regret tho ono ivo love is a blessing compared lo tho niisory of living witli ono wo hate. The busybody labors without thanks, talks without credit, lives without love, and dios with out tettl-s. BY H. H. The gulden rod is yellow; The corn is turning brown; The trees in npp's orchards With fruit are bending dowu. Tho gentian’s bluest fringes Are curling in the sun ; In dusty pods tho milkweed Its hidden silk hus spun. Thu sedges Haunt their harvest, In every meadow nook ; And asters by the biooksido Make eaters iu the brook. From dewy lanes at morning The grapes’ Hwect odors rise; At noon the roads all flutter With the yellow buttorflies. By all these lovely tokens Septembers days are here. With Summer's best of weather, And Autumn's best of cheer. But none of all this beauty Which floods the earth and air, Is unto me tho secret, Which makes September fair, 'Tis a thing which I remember; To name it thrills me yet; One day of oue September I never can forget. —Scribner for September. OLD TIMEB~ A half century ugo, a largo part of the people of the United States lived in houses unpointed, unplustorod, and [utterly’ devoid of adornment. A well-led fire in the yawning chasm of a lingo chimney gave partial warmth to a single room, and it was a com moil remark that the inmates were roasting one side, while freezing the other ; in contrast, a majority of the people of tho older States now live in houses that ars olapbourdod, painted, blinded, ami coin'ortahly warm. Then, tho household furniture cunsistsd of a few plain chairs, a plain table, a bedstead made by the village carpenter. Carpets, there wore none. To day, low are the homes, in tho city or country, that do not contain a carpet ot some sort, while tho average laborer by a week's woik may earn onougli to ona hie him to repose at night upon a spring, hod. _ died Iffi.* 0-1 .11 ■' , spoon, hut tho advancing civili znlion has sent iho plates and spoons to tho melting pot, while the knives and forks havo given place to nicklo or silver plated cutlery. In thoso days tho utensils for cooking were a dinner pot, tea kettle, skillet, Dutch oven, and fryiugpan; to-day there is no on i of ki'chon furniturs. Tho peoplo of 1830 sat in the evening in the glowing light of a pitch knot fire, or road tlioir weekly newspapers by tho flick ering light of a “tallow dip;” noiv, in city and village, their apartments arc bright with the llaniu of the gas jot or tho Softer radiance of korosonc. Thun, it tho tire went out upon tl o hearth, il was rekindled by a coal Torn a neighboring hearth, or by fl in I, steel, and tinder, t Thoso who indulged in pipes and cigars could light them only by some hoarthsti no ; to-day u c light tiro and pipos by tho dir mailt tiro-works in tho match safe, at a cost of otic hundreth ot a cent. 11l thoso days iv' guessed tho hour of noon, or ascertained it, by tho creeping if tho sunlight up to tho “noon mark" drawn upon tho floor; only tho well-to do could afford a clock. To-day, who does not carry a watch? and us for clocks, you may purchase them at wholesale, by tho cart load, at ixty-lwo cents apiece. Filty years ago, lioiv many dwellings were adorned with pictures? lioiv many are there now that do not di play a print, engraving, cliromo, or litho graph? How many pianos or parlor organs were then? Keed organs wot o not invented until 1850, and now they are in every village. Some who may real this arti cle will remember that in 1830 the Bible, tho almanacs, and the lew text books used in school wero almost the only volumes of the household. The dictionary was a volume four inches square and an inch and a half in thick ness. In some of the country : villages, a few public-spirited men had gathered libraiios con taining from three to five Inin dred volumes; in contrast, the public libraries of tho present, containing more than ton thou sand volumes, havo an uggr -g-ito often million six hundred and fifty thousand volumes, o<it .in cluding iho Sunday school and private libraries of tho country. It is estimated that iiltogethor No. 39. the number of volutres rccessiblu to the public is not less than twenty millions! Of Webster'* uud Woicoster's dictionaries, it may be said that enough have been published to supply one of every one hundred inhabitant* of the United States. Why Men Die. An indignant subscriber to * newspaper went inLo the office a few days ugo and ordered his paper stopped hoc-ansa lie differ, led with the editor iu bis views jon subsoiling fence mils. The editor conceded the man's right to stop his paper, and remarked coolly, as lie looked over the list: “Do you know Jim Sowers, down at Hardscrabble ?" “Very well,” said tho man. “Well, he stopped his paper last week because I thought a furmur was a blamed foci who didn't know lliut timothy was a good thing to graft on huckle berry hushes, and he diod in less than four hours." “(jmelons ! is that so?" asked the astonished farmer. "Yes; and you know old Geo. Erickson, dowu on Eagle crook?” “Well, I’ve hoard of him.” “Well,” sail! the editor grave ly, “he stopped his paper because ho was the happy father of twins, and wo congratulated him on his success so lute in life. He fell dead within twenty miuutes. There's lots of similar cases but it don't matter; I'li just cross your name off, though you don’t look strong, and there’s a bad color on your nose.” •‘See here, Mister Editor,” said tho subscriber, looking somewhat nlurmod, “I believe I’ll just keep on another year, becauso I al ways did like your paper, and r .nine to think uoout it, you're a young man uud some allowances oner be made,” and he departed jjaljsliji.il. t><nt he had mudu a ear- * ‘■S'H/xn (Thu* while wailing lor In r to make her appearance, ho struck up a conversation with his intended hrothor-in-law,. After a while the boy asked: “Does galvanized niggers know much ?" “1 really can’t suy,” replied (lie much amused young man. And then silence reigned for a tew momenta, when tho hoy re sumed li s conversation; “Kin you play checkers with your ii' sc?" “No, I havo never acquired that accomplishment " “Well, you’d hotter learn—you hear me?" ‘•Why “’Cause Sis says that yon don’t know as much as a gnlvnixud rigger, hut yor dad’s got lots ot stamps and slio’ll marry you auy lion ; and she said when she got a hold of the old man’s sugar -lie was a-going to all of the Fourth of July pcrcesliiius and mo ei c-a.n gum sucks, and let 3 Du slay at homo to play checkers with that ii >ID hock 11 >se of youru.” And when Bis got her hair hanged and came 111, she found the parlor deserted by all save her brother, who was innocently tying the tails of two kittens to gether and si' giug: “Oh, T love tho Sabbatb Mchool,” " _ ‘’MlTB.” A woman who opened a small millinery s.oro in the western part of the city, engaged a paint er to paint her a sign. When it came homo the other day she saw that it road: “Mrss. J. blank,” etc , and she called out: “You have au extra ‘S’ in Mrs. and you must paint the sign over again.’’ Tno painter saw tbo orror, but ho didn't want tho job of correct ing it, and lie replied ; “Madam, haven’t you bad two husbands ?" “Yes, sir." “You were a Mrs. when you lost the first?" “I was.” “And do you think a woman can go on 11 arrying forovor and not lengthen out her titlo. Mrs*., means a married woman who lias been married twioe and i* young enough lo he married again, and only yesterday a rich old coon was in our shop and said if lie had auy idea that yi| wore heurt-freo bo would coqftt up—” “Oh, well then, you o* (tail up tho sign,” she intorruptod, and it is there to htyr-