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VOL. XIV. Palace Beef Market. Thomson, Ga. that Thomson and McDuffie County has needed for a long time is a lrtfsw *4 rliot. I give the business my personal attention. I ha secured the services of odc of the BEST BUTCHERS in the State. I use nothing but FAT STOCK. I keep always on hand Beef. Mutton, Pork, Sausage. Fish, Oysters, Poultry, dame, Butter. Eggß. and all kinds of VEGETABLES of the season. Any one neeeding anything in my line can get it by sending to me any hour in the day or week. Family ordeia carefully filled, and meats delivered within corporate limits free of charge. Highest cash prices paid for Fat Cattle. Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, Eggs, Butter, Hides (a speoialty). Corn, Peas, Potatoes, Beeswax, Tallow, and, m fact, all kinds of Country Peoduee, from a Fry ng Chicken to a Bale of Cottou. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. 1 hope, with fair and square dealings, to receive a liberal share of patronage. E. J. Paschal. Stovall & Boyd’s Old Stand, Main Street. Lots of New Goods at THOMAS N. LEM IS’ NO. 5, BRICK ROW, THOMSON, GEORGIA. Keeps the best stock of GROCERIES in Thom son. It has been tested and as declared by first-class judges. His stock consists ot Flour, Meal, Corn, Meat, Su-gar, Coffee, and all their goods in tlieGroeery Line. Also Boots, Shoes, Hats Clothing, and Dry Goods of all kinds. Cork, Meat a Flopr A Specialty! JOUX M. CUB TIS, Manufacturer and Dealer : n all kinds ol Furniture and House Furnishing Goods, Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, &e., &c. All Repairing promptly done and at rea sonable rates. Blacksmitliing in all its branches. UNDERTAKING. I have a arge and elegant HEARSE, Which will be cant to nv port of the town or country at reasonable rates. COFFINS AND METALLIC CASES. lit TtI.lL ROBES, Suitable for Males or Fnma'es, old or yonng. WATCHES ! I am selling Waltham Btem Winding Watches from SB.OO up. Full line of Dia monds, Watches and Jewelry, &c. Watches and Jewelry repaired and Warranted. WM. SCHWCIGERT. Under Central Hotel, Augi sta, Ga M6INES, BOILERS. jfgkJJ SAW and GRIST MILLS, and MA CHI.VERY and MILL SUPPLES vyg^^^fP Cheap and Good. Repair* Done at Reasonable Price*. 80. B. LOMBARD fc CO Foundry, Machine and Boiler Works, - OicQticr#. >v oiiy, well, rent exchange, and repair Engines on favorable lorras. nave A car loads Now Engines. 2 cur loads- 2d hand Engines in stock or prompt delivery Steam and Water Pipe at Reduced Prices. Agents otfjAtla* Engines. Aaltman Taylor Engines, Korting Injectors, Vunduzen Z* Pumps, Gardiner’s Governors, Clouds Creek Mill Rocks, Eclipse Double Turbine Wheels. All kinds of new work and repair-' prompt!} doue. _W are working about 100 hands and cast every day. * T ® largest and best fitted out shop in the South—new an ainproved koolv or all kinds of wotk in our line. Call and see us when t (Augusta. f .... GEO. R. LOMBARD & CO J. H. ALEXANDER’S Drug Store. Brags, Medicines and t kemicals, Patent Medicines. Paints, Oils and all Painters’ Goods, Brashes, Combs, Toilet Articles, Fancy GOODS, &G , GARDES,ANDZGRASS SEEDS- Well Organized! Well Stocked! Well Nerved! In all Departments represented here we claim to be a thoroughly Equipped Family Drug /Store. Over four thousand articles of common use and necessity. Prompt answers to all enquiries. Orders accompan ied by cash are executed at once. No delays unless for unavoidable cause. Every family needs sometimes to deal with such a store. Family trade solicited. Cash must acCompanv every order or deposit accounts open. Address, J. H. ALEXANDER’S DRUG STORE, Augusta, Ga. TILOMSQISr, CLEOITGrI A, WEDNESDAY, OVKM I* I MIL 18, 1885. -trC- 3LjIE"\7\7“IS, Market Sd 1 Restaurant, MAIN STREET. Fresh Meats, Fish and Oysters, Cabbage. Potatoes, Onions, Mess Mackerel, Codfish, Bacon, Meal, Flour, Grits, Bice, Oat meal, Keg Pickle, Pig Feet, Keg end Canned Tripe, Sanaage. Dried Beef, etc, Jdacaroni, Cream Cheese, Tapioca, Corn Starch, Dried Currants, Citson, Jelatine, Table Chocolate, Canned Com, Tomatoes, Okra, Ham, Salmon, and it fact Anything usually needed tn a first-class green grocery. .Satisfaction guaranteed or many refunded. * Yours Truly. R R LEWIS* Main Street, Thomson, Georgia. Highest prices paid for Fat Shoats, Lambs, Beoves and Fowls. A good restaurant in rear, meals at all hours. Anything the market afford sorved in first-class style, and at prices as low as the lowest. Give me a trial, R. It,. LEWIS, W. 11. Howard, C. H. Howard. S P. We'sigcr. W. H. HOWARD A SONS, COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS. NO. 20 SEN ENTII (McINTOSH) STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. Consignments of Cotton and other Produce solicited. Orders for Bagging and Ties Filled m lowet-t market prices Josiah Miller. Dr. W. \V Bussey. MILLER A BUSSEY, ' WHOLESALE 6HOCERS. - AND - oniiiiiHwioii 9d2 Broa 1 Slreei, Corner Campbell, AUGUSTA. Ga. Buy The Best! If IS A FACT Always conceded in conversation, and often in practice, that the BF.BT GOODS are chcape- in the end. Every business man knows this to bo ho, and iuy exp rionc© has fully convinced mo of its truth ; h* in buying iny Spring and Summer stock, 1 havrt bought the best of its kind in every line—the BKHT but not the FANCIEST. I car •y full liuea of both Dry Goods and Groceries; but in the former department I make a specialty of Ladies and Gents Line Shoes, And in the latter my specialty is Pure Sugars, Coffees, &c. I have no leader, that is I do not sell granulated augur, chccka and such well known goods at cost, and make it up on thing* with which you arc unacquainted ; but my profits are uniform throughout, iam agent for Fine Custom-Made Clothing -AND— FINE JEWELRY. You may infer from the above that my priced are high, but not ho, I do not intend to be undersold by anybody, a* a trial will convince you. All are iuvitei to sail. Respectfully, JOHN M. BARNES. April Ist, 1885. (yl) New Store! New Goods! -I ut Opened At BONBVILLB, O A. TO MY FRIKNDH AND THE PUBLIC : I have and will continue to keep a Selected Line of Dry Goods, Groceries and General Merchandise. In Dry Goods Department may be found : Sheeting, Chocks, Drills, Calicoes, etc Groceries: Flour, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Bice, Soap, etc. Kerosene Oil Very Cheap. A variety of Notions and Small Goods that eveiy house keeper needs. Also will keep an assortment of Ladies HaUi, Trimed to order whendesir ed. Country produce taken in exchange for goods, at highest market prices. Ail are invited to come and tee! Respectfully, .julia, Wmith Honevllle, Ga. April 22, 1885. NEW ESTABLISHMENT I Al . 12 X . 11. OTJIIT 18, Thomsion, Ga, Has rented the Shops of J. T. Smith, in Branchville, and is prepared to carry on the different branches of the busmens, Carriages, Wagons and Buggies Made and Repaired. Blacksmitliing in all its Branches, Undertaking in alMts Branches. The Best Work, all guaranteed, and the lowest prices. By Strict Attention to Busines he asks a liberal Share of patronage. March 11, 1885. (lyj Pendleton’s Book Store, 804 Broad Street, Next to E. K. Schneider's. Augusta Georgia Keeps constantly on hand a full line of Books and Stationery, consisting in part of Standard aud Miscellaneous Books, Novels, Tales, and Religious, Bibles,Testaments, liymu Books, of different denomination, Sunday /School Books and Requisites, School Books, Blank Books of ajl kinds, Note, Letter, Fools-Cap, Bill and I egal Cap Paper, Office and Fancy Stationery, Pic ture Frames, Dolls and Toys, Photograph and Autogiaph Albums, Pictures, &c. Books and small pack ages of Stationery sent by mail free of postage, on re ceipt of money for the same. t. 17, 1884. A, F Pendleton THE PEOPLE OF MCDUFFIE AND ADJOINING COUNTIES, Will find it to thoir interest to purchase their Furniture from Platt Bbutkkrs, AUGUSTA, GA. W o keep the largest and most elegant stock in the oity and our prices cannot, be duplicated. Suits ranging in prieos from S2O to 81,000. W r e can suit everybody. Whoa you visit bo sure to call on us at TOS titul 710 Broad Street, TO WHOLESALE BUYERS OF CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, PkABEI A 83® iPIBSBSI® TODWAIBIS. City and Country Dea ors Can Purchase Them Goods At A . D S'MFFWM, J/i. ’S. 712 Broad Strec., Augusta, At Lower Prices Than Sold by any Hon so Souli. And where Freight, Packages, Drayage and other charges are con. eidered, our Prices will be found Lower than any iYbrthorn or Eastern Dealers. " BURKE & CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Wines, Liquors, Ci gars, Tobaccoand Groceries. Orders from the country promptly filled, and satisfaction guaranteed The piurorage ol MeDufflo and neighboring counties respectfully solicited STOKE HOUSE is 910 Broad street, Augusta, until October Ist, they will movo to BHO Bros, l street. F. W. FOSTESL mm FACTOR AND COMMISSION HIIRCHANT. Office and Warehouse on Campbell St, BETWEEN BROAD & REYNOLD?, Augusta, - Georgia. Consignments Solicited-- Personal Attention Given to Business. Tile Instructions of Consignors Promptly Oboyed. E. H. ROGERS, —DEALEK IN- Giins, Pistols, &c., 501 Broad St., Angnsta, Ga. Ah the Rhooting season has commenced I respectfully solicit the trade of the good peoplo of McDuffie and adjoining counties for goods they may want in the line of Guns, Kifles, Ammunition. Fistols Ac. Send your Guns or Fire-arms to me to beirepaired. I warrant my work to bo done as well us anywhere, an I better than elaowhere in the city of Augusta. Prices Low. K. H. s(>l Broad Street, Just below Railroad crossing. J. H. SPEARS, COTTON FiETOR IND COMMISSION MERCHINT. Warehouse and Salesroom, 101 Mclntosh Street, Cor. Reynolds, AUG AST A, GA. Will continue the business in its various branches. Advances of Bagging and Ties and Family Supplies, at lowest market prices. Liberal Cash Advances made on Cotton or other Produce in Store. Consign ments of all ield and Farm Products solicited. Personal attention given to Selling, Weighing, Sampling and Stor ing al l Consignments. 1 barges for handling cotton not advanced on. Commission 500, Storage 250 per month. MEN, YOUTHS AND BOYS SUITS, Overcoats, PTats, Underwear, —AT— CLOTHING & HAT STORE NO. 711, BROAD STREET, AOGUSTA, GA. | I \^--GA N T Styles, Superior Makes, Largest stock and Lowest prices. / v Cubing that fit, that wear, that aro stylish, that are well made are 1 ( 'v—'>(lo , * 1 ° k'bd we room Cor. —:~-J rip -A -I Customers can rely upon getting i" V\ ( — l * ie * 3BSt obtainable. i-—V\ V\.\\ As to irices wo muko it intorest- J \ \'\ ingfor those who try to beat ours t\.- .j— ÜBH a co,nmon expression, IT €m*T BE MW. Wo ask for your trade expecting to give you the best value you can gefin every way. If wc cannot suit you we will not ask you to buy A. W. Blanchard, For J. C. LUDLOW & CO. Bakery and Confectionery. Mrs. Ann Greig. THOMMON, GEORGIA. “DEHPECTFULLY announces to the public that her Bakery is in eiodlent condition, she is prepaired to furnish Cakes. Bread, French Roils, and everything in the line of a first-class Bakery, all of the best and finest material. She also keeps a full line of Confectioneres. Cheese, Craokers, Canned Goods, Plain and rancy Gaudiest, &o. Also a full line of Meu’n Shirt* and Drawers and Women’s Un derm ar always in stock. MRS. ANN GREIG. Mein Street, Thomson, Ga. HUMILIATED COWBOYS. TUe LMon That Was Taught Them by an Unobtrusive Tenderfoot. Thore have been a groat many sto ries told of the reckless daring and abaudon of the cowboy. Ho is an American production, and atthesound of tho worn cowboy the mind reverts to some western locality whore law and order are unknown, and are sup plied by a rude set of conventionalities, the non-observaneo of which means violence without process of trial. The typical cowboy must be fearless, ready to shoot at a moment's warning, wild in his make-up aud language, and ready to perpetrate a joke on a "ten derfoot” at any time. But there is often considerable brag gadoeia in the cowboy, and a good illus tration of this fact was told a Sentinel reporter by a station agent, who had lived in the west for many years and had boon in the employ of various rail roads in localities where cowboys were numerous. “1 have seon a good many daring deeds performed nnd coarse jokes per petrated py cowboys," said tne agent, "but 1 will toll you of a little incident where the wind was taken out of tbreo cowboys by a determined, fearless ‘tenderfoot.’ It happened only last spriug. I was then station agent and telograpb operator for the Northern Pacific Railroad company at a place near tlio Montana line. It was not much of a plane, as it cousislod only of a depot, a house or two, and a sa loon. “One morning a traveling man ar rived at the depot by stage from up north somowhuro. He had a small sample-case and saehel. He was be low medium height and rather slight, but was very neatly dressed and wore a silk hat. He was traveling for a New York jewelry house. He was about an hour early for tho train oast, and he opened his grip on the plat torm, took out a brush, nnd dusted his clothing and shoes. He then drew out an old newspaper, leaned up against the side of the depot with one foot pro jected in frout of tho other, uud begun reading. “Meanwhile, however, threo cow boys had sauntered up to the depot. They all eyed him closely and watched bis operations. When lie began read ing they huddled together and talked awhile man undertone. Presently one of them —a big six-footer—left the group aud began to saunter carelessly about the platform with his head in tho air inspecting tho posters on the building aud the cornice. When lie got around where tho traveling man stood, ho lifted his big brogau and planted it firmly on tbo jewelry man's tool. No apology was rnatlo. The traveling man merely looked up, drew his loot buck u moment, then placed it back where it was. The cowboy pass ed back to the other two. They all chuckled anil joined in tho low-toned conversation. “Soon the cowboy started out again on a similar round, gaping at tho roof. When ho reached tho traveling man he tried to bring dowu his coarse boot on the extended toot. Tbo traveling man jerked his loot back suddenly, and the brogau came down with a thump on the platform. Another conference and ehuoiiliiig followed. Finally the cow boy set out on tho third round. Just as he was about to raise his foot to plant it on that of the traveling maa, the latter locked np quickly aud said: “ ‘Sue here, there is my foot, and it’s going to stay there. You step on it, it you want to, but I want to tell you Lliat before you can get oil' of it 1 will kill you.’ “Such a volley staggorod the cow boy. He lookeu at the foot, and then at the small possessor, and finally moved off without stepping on it. An other consultation followed. “The traveling man calmly read hia paper a low minutes, aud then took troui his saehel three apples. He look ed at them a moment, and suddenly threw them a few loot into the air anc thou quickly drew a revolver, tirea three shots, splitting each apple into a dozen pieces before they reached the ground. Ho replaced the cartridges in tlio empty chambers of the revolver, and returned it to his poouot. “Tho cowboys witnessed the act without saying a word, and soon, com pletely cowed, turned aud left tho de pot. The traveling man told me after they left that he would Imvo killed the three of them hud the fellow stopped on his foot again, nnd I think lie would, as he was quick as lightning. He then showed me a medal he carried, which lie won as being the most rapid ind one of the best snots in Now York. Tlie story simply illustrates that there is sometimes a great deal of fictitious valor and daring about tbecowboy.”— Milwaukee sentinel. “GOING HOME.” “Will you give us lodging to-night?” she asked the farmer, who was stand ing in his front yard. “Me and little Etuily has corno a right smart way sineo daylight.” “Where are you goin’?" “I mustn’t tell that,” sho said in a low voico. James I .no looked at her pale face and tremblin'; limbs. “I had an old mother myself; sho went to heaven last year, and for her sake, mother, you’re more than woleome to a meal and bed in my house. But what are your folks tbiukin’ about that they lot the baby go wanderin’ about the country?” "My folks?” she repeated. “Why, they’re all gone. The last was Sam, Emily's father. When he went to Cal ifornia he said, ‘Mother, I’ll be back in a year or I won’t bo livin’.’ Ho’a been gone three year, so of course he’s gone, with Mary and Jane and Jacob. All my children is there, you see.” The restless look wandorod about, and her thin fingers twisted together nervously. Good Mrs. Lee was os unsuccessful in finding out anything about their guest as her husband had been. The poor old woman answered all questions freely save those which touched on her destination, but they seemed to excite and distress her. “You can talk about your child dy ln’. honey,” she said, "hut (lyin’ and dead means eternal life. She’s a-wait in’ for you; and, as I’ll get there first. I’ll give her a message for you. I won’t forget it," and the bright happy look came back. “You’ve been good to me and I’ll not forget it.” Every now uud then moods of deep thought came upon the woman and she seemed lost to all consciousness of her surroundings. When little Emily knelt at her side for her evening prayer, she said, solemuty: "Pray, Cod, dearie, we may soon get home.” The old woman looked at her with vague trouble in her eyes. She seemed trying to find some clue to something in her mind which evaded her. The next morning, after an early breakfast, the old woman in her gentle way thanked her kind entertainers and prepared to go. "It’s commit on to snow or freeze- JSTO. 46. mother,” said the farmer, a* he walked to the gate with her. "You'd better stop here with us to-day. In fact," looking up at the sky. "1 don’t think I can let you go. I'll keep you until the weather clears.” ••Oh, I know the way, it’s etraight ahead and no turnin' to left oor right. 1 couldn't miss the way.” She took the child’s hand and trembling in ev ery limb, started off. Bnt when aha had gone a few steps she roturned to Mr. Lee, who was watching bar with troubled eyes. "You’ye been so good to mo," the said, "I’ll tell you where I’m going. Bond down and let me whisper in your ear. Houey, I’m going to my children —therel” and then iu pursuance of her idea to turn neither to left or right, she traveled straight before her on a long unused road, whioh led them into thorn bushes, and at lost into a dreary wood. “Tboro isn’t a mile-post nor sign board, dearie,” tile old woman mutter ed; "but I’m sure to be on the right road. 1 reckon this is the ‘Valley of the Shntlow,’ and be promised to be with me.” "I don’t see nobody,” the child said, shivering. "And, oh, grauuie, I’m so cold!” "Come, let’s sit under this tree, dearie, and I’ll wrap you up till you get warm. No, you don’t see nobody, aud 1 can’t see neither.’’ "I'm so cold, grannie,” murmured the child. “Can you walk ou, dearieP” she said. “No,” sobbed the child, “my feet hurt, and I’m so tired. Let mo got into your lap, grannio, and go to sleep.” Tenderly the old woman wrapped the child in her own cloak, leaving her* self exposed to the cold, which was in creasing. and chafed her Cold bands, until the little one fell into a prefound sioep. "I’ve always hoard say,” she muttered, “it’s darker aud more stormy the hour before you get there. Per haps we’ro very near now, and when tho sun shines we'll see it ‘I sen the Jasper walls alight. Through cloud and storm of cornin' night. Oh! olessed home the way is lona. But hope is-clear uad faith Is .trontr.* " Two men found her late that after noon. One was Mr. Lee, tho other a tall, middle-aged man with a careworn face. "My God! here she is," said the farmer, "and we lost so much precious time going down the other road.” The other threw his arms around the insensible form, and the movement awakened the ohild, who opened her eyes and stared at him. But he saw nothing but the face that rested on hi* bosom. “Speak to me, mother,” he cried. ‘■l've come back to you, your own Tom.” Her eyelids quivered, and with a deep sigh she opened her eyes. "It’s my Tom,” she cried, in toneH of ecsta cv. "And I've got there at last? OU! tnere thoy all are. I’m there at last." Yes, she was there at last She bad gone home— iottth’ii Companion. Grant In the White House. Among the specially notable enter tninments given by President and M*. Grant while they lived in the Executive Mansion in Washington, were: A stats dinner in honor of Prince Arthnr of England, in lg 70; an evening reception at which all the members of the diplo matic corps and prominent offioiala of our government wore present in full dress, which was given early in Jnne to Rod Cloud, Spotted Tail, and other distinguished American Indians, who wore received in the East Room and given a supper in the state dining room; Miss Nollio Grant’s wedding on the morning of May 31, 1874; the wed ding reception of Colonel aud Mrs. Fred Grant in October, 1874, wbioh was an evening entertainment; an evening reception the same autumn Iu honor of Kalakau of the Sandwich Is lands, and a dinner purty also iu his honor. Theso were, of course, in addition, to the usual evening receptions and stats dinners during the sessions of Con gress, of both of which President and Mrs. Grant gave many each year. Tho last state dinner President aud Mrs. Grant gave in the White House wss in honor of the President Elect and Mrs. Hayes, on March S, 1878. when tbs oath of office as President was admin istered before dinner by Chief Justice Waite to Presidimt Hayes and Vice President Wheeler in the Blue parlor. That is the only time probably in the history of our government when two Presidents of tne United Stales have been at the same table, for in no other case has one President taken the ealh of office until the term of his predeces sor had actually expired. It was at President Grant's suggestion that the oath as President was administered to his successor. I met Mrs. Grant in the state dining room that day just before the dinner occurred, sho having come in to see if the table was all right, and when I ex pressed some polite regrets that it was the last occasion when she would pru side as mistress of the house, she said bravely: “Oh, uo; 1 only think of how thankful I am to the people for keep ing my husband here so long, we have been very happy hero.” But t was told next day that when, after the eutortainment was ovor, the guests were saying good-by and Mrs. Robe son kissed nor hand, Mrs. Grant broke down and wept. She said that in leav ing the White House that it wae the only home she had known for as long as eight years since she was named, and that is true up to this time. She has Inrod in no other place continually no long.— Miss Grundy in rUUudeijjitta Fr tie. Stic Forgave the Dog. A remarkable instance of canine sa gacity came under the observation of the San Francisco Alta reporter yester day. The news gleaner was walking along Post street, pretty well out of the business portion of the city, when he chanced to meet a little Child sospe three years of age at play with an im mense Newfoundland dog on the lavra in front of an elegant residence. In the rough and tumble sport of the two the child hurt his dumb plavrogte so tiiat he snapped rather angrily at the infant. A lady who stood watching on the porch cried out: “Nero, ain't von ashamed of yourself to frighten baby? Go away, you bad dog!” Poor Nero slunk away whining and irreso lute. Suddenly he sprang towsrd a flowering rosebush, bit off oue of the fragrant blossoms, and with many ex travagant capers laid it at the feet <4 the little child, and then bounded to ward the mistress to receive the cares* of forgiveness. Admiral A1 dew’s tomb to Portland, Me., is now covered by a monument of red granite, which bears a hrouae me dallion portrait and three other orolin es, setting forth his naval battles ami services in the survey of tu Pitcifi* CO***,