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KATES FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING: Sheriff Halts, ptr squat'* $ 3 00 Mortgage fifth tale*, per square 5 00 Ta r Collector'* salts, per square 3 00 Citation for letter* Administration and Ifaartiianship, . 4 00 A/> Idir at ion for letters dismissory from ■icgminist ration and Executorship... 6 SO App location for letters dismissory from (fuardianship 5 00 Application for lean to tell land, per sqr 400 j .yntire to debtors and creditor* 5 00 Igind sales, per square 3 00 talcs of perishable property, per sonars 200 Estray notices, sixty days 8 80 Notice to perfect service 1 "0 R nits ni ito foreclose m'Cgafee.per sqr 300 Rules to establish lost papers, per square 500 Kulee compelling titles 6 00 Rules to perfect service in divorce cases 10 00 Application for homestead. 200 Obituary Notices , per square BJ-08 Marriage Notices oi JMrrrtiitsinfl: Trin*ionta<l vrti.*si(ionts, Irut insertion..s 100 Sut>sqii*nt insertion*.. 7* Announcing Candidates, in advance 10.00 No advertisement token for lens than one dollar. Monthly or semi-monthly advertisements insert ed at tho nine rates as for new advortueiueuts, each insertion. Liberal deductions will be made with those ad vertising by the quarter or year. All transient advertisements must be paid for when handed in. Payment for contract advertisements always due after the first insertion, unless otherwise stip ulated. One copy, in advance, one year #2 00 On* copy, in advance, six months 1 00 One copy, in advance, three months.#.... A club of six will bo allowed ail extra copy. grofessional A. G. WHiTEHEAD, M. D.,~ WAYNESBORO, GA., (Offie. at old stand of BtitVEtL A Whitehead. Residenc., corner Whitaker and Myric sts ) Special attention given t* Accoucliement and Surgery. Thanking the public for past patronage, solicits a continuance ol the same. jan!3—ly DENTISTRY. GEORGE FATERSON, D. D. S., OrriCE NEXT TO PLASTERS' HOTEL ■ WAYNESBORO’, aA. FAMILIES desiring his services at their homes, Iu IJurke, or adjoining counties, can address him at this place. dec23-ly NOTICE. DU. THOMAS BURBELL OFFERS his Professional services to the pub lic. Office at the Drug-store of Messrs. Wilkins <fc Little, during the day ; and at can be lound at his plantation, two mile* fqpm the village. janl3-tf NOTICE. Dr H W. BANKS OFFERS HIS PRO FESSIONAL „ervices to the citizens of Waynesboro’, and Burke county gene rally, In the practice of Medicine and Den tist, y. Calls left at Tuk Expositor office will meet with prompt attention. novi’.j-ly JOBS !. ASHTOU. | BOWKS C USSOS. ASHTON <te GLISSON, attorneys at law, WAYNESBORO’ GEORGIA. Will practice in the Superior Court* cf the Auumta, Eastern, ami Middle Circuits, the Supreme Court of the Hum*, mid in the District and Circuit Courts of the United States, at Savannah. Claims collected and ions enforced. uovlG-ly PERRY BERRIEN, attorneys at law, wAY NESHO 110, GEORGIA. OJlte in Court floutc hatemfnt-northrrut ron A.M. RODGERS, attorney at law, WAYNESBORO, GA. omen AT THE COURT If PUSS. JAHM a. BOOK. | - •* HOOK <3e Q-A-RDNEB, ATTORNEYS AT LAW , ACttUSTA Will practice in the Augusta Circuit and in the Uaiteii States District and Circuit Courts fer the State of Ueorgia. Cases attended to in other counties and in South Carolina by special con tract. j* lol3 - 6 " 1 MAT. B PERKINS, PMP. OF SCiKNCK AND LITERATURE OF MUSIC WiLL TKACH CLASS-SINGING, CONDUCT MUSICAL SOCIETIES, AND •rtui Drill Choiri, with special referent* to th Dt6 of tho Cbareh. 4d4ri, MAT B. PERKINS, ijy22* Lawtonville, Burke cc., Ga. JjVEItY STYLE OF Q B P^INTlNf* NEATLY, CppAPLY, A*n EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTED £ T TH I S OFFICE. W A. WILKINS, DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, DRUGS AND MEDICINES, TOILET ARTICLES, ETC., ETC. WAYNESBORO', GA. JETHRO THOMAS, DEALER JN family groceries, UryGoodH and Clothing (Opposite lUantert' /folrl), WAYNESBORO, GA. By James E. Frost. II VOL. 111. I COUSII SALLY DILLARD! A STORY THAT MUST NOT I>tK. “Cousin Sally Dillard” was written by Hamilton C. Jones, of North Caro lina, nearly half a century’ ago, and the public can enjoy a hearty laugh over its exquisite ridiculousness at least once a year. It purports to be a report of the testimony of a witness in a case before one of the courts of that State, and is as follows: A beardless disciple of Themis rises and thus addresses the court; “May it please your worship, and you, gentle men of the jury, since it has been my fortune (good or bad, I will not say), to exercise in legal disquisition,it has never befallen me to bo obliged to prosecute so direfully marked an assault. A more willful, violent, and dangerous battery, and finally a more diabolical breach of the peace, has seldom ever happened in a civilised country, and I dare say it seldom has been your duty to pass upoD one so shocking to benevolent feelings as this which took place over at Captain Rice's, in this ecunty; but you will hear from the witnesses.” The witnesses being sworn, two or three were examined and deposed:— One said that he heard the noise, but did not see the fight; another that he saw the row, but did not know who struck first; another that he was very drunk and couldu't say anything about the skriuimage. Lawyer Chops—l am sorry, gentle men, to have occupied your time with the stupidity of the witnesses examined. It arises, gentlemen, altogether from a misapprehension on my part. Had I known as I do, that I had a witness who was acquainted with all the circum stances of the case, and who was able to make himself understood to the court and jury, I should not have trespassed so long on your patience. Come for ward, Mr. Harris, and be sworn. So forward comes the witness, a fat, ehuffy old man, a “leetle” corned, and took his oath with an air. Chops—Harris, we wish you to tell us about the riot that happened the other day at Captain Rice’s, and a3 a good deal of time has already been wasted in circumlocution, wc wish you to be compenduous, at the same time as explicit as possible. Harris—Adzackly (giving the lawyer a knowing wink, at the same time clear ing his throat). Captain Rice he gin a treat, and cousiu Sally Dillard she comes over to my house and axed me if my wife she mountnt go? I told cousin Sally Dillard my wife was poorly being as now she had a touch of rheu matiz in the hip, and the big swamp was up in the road, there having been a great deal of rain lately, but howsoever, as it was she, cousin Sally Dillard, my wife she uiout go. Well, cousin Sally Dillard then axed me if Mcse he moutn’t go? I told cousin Sally Dillard that he was the foreman of the crap, and the crap was smartly in the grass, but how soever, as it was she, cousin Sally Dil lard, Mose he mout go. Chops—ln the name of common sense, Mr. Harris, what do you mean by this rigmarole ? Witness—Captain Rice he gin a treat, and cousin Sally Dillard she came over to my house and axed me my wife she moutu’t go ? And I told cousin Sally Dillard— Chops —Stop, if you please; we don't want to hear about your cousin Sally Dillard op your wife; tell us about the fight at Rice’s. Witpcss—Well, I will, sir, if you’ll let me. Chops—Well, sir, go on. Witness—Wefl, sir, Captain Rice he gin a treat, and oonsjn Sally Dillard she oame over to my hapsc and axed me if my wife she moutn’t go— Chops—Here it is again. Witness, please to stop. Witness —Well, what do you waDt ? “SALUB POPULI SXT3PK.E3VrA. LEX ESTO.” WAYNESBORO’, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1872. Chops-—Wo want to know about the fight; and you must not proceed in tins impertinent story. Do you know any thing about the matter before the court ? Witness—To be sure I do. Chops—Well, go on, then, and tell it. aud nothing else. Witness—Well, Captain Rice, he gin a treat — Chops—This is intolerable. May it please the court, l move that the wit ness be committed for contempt. He seems to bo trifling with the court. Court—Witness, you are before a court of justice, and unless you behave yourself in a more becoming inauner you will be sent to jail;. so begin and tell me what you know about the fight at Rice's. Witness—Well, gentlemen, Captain Rice, he gin a treat, and cousin Sally Dillurd— Court—(After deliberating). Mr. At torney, the court is of the opinion that we may save time by letting the witness go on in his own way. Proceed, Mr. Harris, with your story, but stick to the point. . w Witness —Yes, gentlemen. Well,Cap tain Rice, he gin a treat, and cousin Sally Dillard come over to our Louse and axed me if my wife she moutn’t go ? I told cousin Sally Dillard that my wife she was poorly, being as how she had the rheumatics in her hip ; and the big swamp was up ; howsoever, as it was site, cousin Sally Dillard, iny wife she mout go. Well, cousin Sally then axed me if Mose he moutn’t go. I told cousin Sally Dillard as how Mose was the fore man of the crap, and the crap was smart ly in grass, but howsoever, as it was she, cousin Sally Diilard, Mose he mout go. So they goes on together, Mose. my wife and cousin Sally Dillard, and they come to the big swamp, and it was up as I was telling you ; but being as how there was a big log across the big swamp, cousin Sally Dillard and Mose, like gen teel folks, they walked the log, but my wife, like a durned fool, hoisted her coats and waded through. Chops—Heavens and earth, this is bad ; but go on. Witness— Well, that's all I know about the fiffht. Tux Empty Cradle. —We met John on the stairs. He was carrying au old cradle to be stowed away in what be termed “plunder” in the lumber room. One rocker was gone,and the wicker work of one side broken; it was an old willowy affair, but we could not refrain from cast ing a sad look into its empty depths.— “Gone!” we said dreamily, “all gone!” What golden heads were once pillowed here, heads on which the curls grew moist in slumber, and the cheeks and lips flushed with the hue of rose leaves. When sleep broke, the silken fringed lids opened heavily from the slumberons eyes; smiles flitted like sun ! earns over the face, the white fist was thrust into the mouth, and when mamma lifted the muslin and peeped to sse if the baby was sleeping, coo : ng and crowing were heard! The little feet began to kick, out of pure delight, and kicked on until both of the tiny red shoes were landed at the foot of the cradle. Where are those hands nojf ? Some that were embrowned by vigorous manhood are sleeping on the battle-fields, some are bleached with time and cares; and they have grown sore and weary on the rough paths of life. Perhaps some little one, onoe tenderly rocked here, is sleepiug iu the coffin. Over it grows hearts-ease, attd vigorous bos pnd white candytuft, and the starry jasmine. The bluebird flutters its bright wings through the willow bough, and the cool wind whis pers to the green leaves and grass blades on the grave. Sleep on, little dream less one—“Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” + m ! i - English lord is shooting prarie dogs in Kansas under the impression that they arc grizzly bears. A LIVING CHRIST. This whim that the Gospel means nothing but the exposition of the plan of salvation, is itself an ecclesiastical innovat ion. While right thinking forms the foundation of right acting, if not built upon according to design, it is as fragmentary and worthless as any other foundation, without superstructure.— Trinity, atonement, justification by faith inmortal life, though the 6ublimest truths ever revealed to Luman intellect, aro of no practical benefit whatever, except as they inspire with motives of that pure morality to which they have given the name of godliness, or Goi>- likeness. The religion which promul gates these truths has a worthier aim for its work than by simply binding them together as the plank of a raft to rescue drowning souls from perdition and carry them, still dripping, to a celestial shore where they are suddenly dried into saints. Its business is to make men better here as well as here after, bettor in their conduct to them selves, to their neighbors, and to Gon. Christ is not dead, that He should be forever shut up in a sepulchre and lamented by bereaved pulpits, that dis cuss with reverence his extinct miracles, aud speculate about the texture of his cere-clothes. Christ is alive, and in the world ; alive, and at home every where; alive, to heal the sick; alive, to open the eyes of the blind understand ing, to strengthen the palsied arm ot the will; yea, and to enter the temple port of the heart, and to whip out the sins that would make that bouse of Gop a den of thieves. Surely, then, He has as much right as the devil to a recognition on Change, or in the parlor, or in other places, where the soul is to be found He catnc so far to seek. It is in this combination I speak. But for this combination I should remain silent altogether. With any other combina tion, it seems to me, the pulpit plays poor ventriloquist in attempting to feign a voice from the charnel-dust of eighteen hundred years ago, that shall impress the world more by its ghost-like quaver ing;; than by its tone of moral commaud. —Rev. R. A. Holland. Masoxry.—The Grand Lodge of Ma sons in Scotland never has recognized more thau the first three degrees of Ma sonry—the Entered Apprentice, Fellow- Craft and Master-Mason—and holds all other orders and lodges as unconnected with them. This is theoriginal St. John’s Masonry with that grand body and they have no other. The Grand Lodge of Scotland has frequently fulminated reso lutions and manifestos against spurious Masonry, and has presented a consistent course on this point for a time as long as their records reach back into the dimness of past ages. Tiik President Declines a Gift.— In adding to his resistance of Simon Cameron, we note that the President has refused to accept a suit of inaugura tion clothes. Here is the net. as we find it stated in the papers : “A Pittsburg clothier telegraphed to President Grant on election day, offer ing him p new suit of clothes. The answer he got was from General Horace Porter, and is given in the Pitt.-burg Gazette as follows ; ‘The President will have, and very reluctantly, too, to de cline your generous offer of your best suit, to be worn at his inaugural, next March—npt but that he believes they are the best clothes made, but were he to accept, Seuators Sumner, Sehurz, Trumbull and others would be very jealous, and would, no doubt, demand suits for themselves, aud if refused woujd ask fhr an investigating commit tee, thereby costing the Government thousands of dollars, with the usual results.” —Cincinnati Commercial. Virginia, which didn’t have a cotton factory before the war, has erected twelvb of them since. II S3 a year, in advance. [From Appleton’* Journal.] English and American Girls. An Englishman writes : “I can as sure you that, having lived in differ ent castles and manor-houses of Great Britain, and being accustomed to tho in dustrious habits of duchesses and count esses, I was utterly astonished at the idleness of the American ladies. 2io Englishwoman of rank (with the excep tion of a few parveuues), from the queen tlowuwnrd would remain for ono-half hour unemployed, or sic in a rocking chair unless seriously ill. They almost all (with hardly an exception), copy the busincss-letter3 of their husbands, fathers, or brothers; attend minutely to the wants of tho poor around them aud then take part in their amusements and sympathize with their sorrows; visit and superintend the schools; work in their own gardens; see to their house hold concerns; think about their visit ors; look over the weekly accounts, not only of domestic expenses, but often those of farm and estate ; mauage penny clubs in conjuncture with the working classes, to help them to keep themselves; and with all these occupations, by early hourSjJthey keep up their acquaintance with the literature and politics of the day, and cultivate the accomplishments of music and drawing, ad often acquire, besides, some knowledge of scientific pursuits. The late Marchioness of Lansdowne was so well acquainted with the cottagers in her neighborhood that she used to visit and look at the corpses of the dead, because she found that her doing so soothed and comforted the bereaved. I have known lu rto shut herself up with a mad woman in her poor dwelling , who used to lock the door, and could not be induced to admit any one else. Lady Lansdowne’souly daugh ter used one hundred guineas (given her by her father-in-law,Lord Suffolk, to buy a bracelet) to build pig-styes, with his permission, at her husband’s little coun try residence. She educates her own children without assistance, teaching the boys Latin, aud tho girls all the usual branches of education. The late Duch ess of Bedford,l accidentally discovered, when on a visit to Woburn, had, for thir ty years of her married life, risen at six o’clock, summer and winter, lit her own fire, made some tea for the duke aud her self, and then, as he wrote Ilia own let ters of business, she copied them, and they came down to a large party of guests at ten o’clock, to dispense break fast, without saying a word of their ma tutinary avocations; so that you might have been a visitor in the house without finding out that the duke or duchess had transacted the necessary business of the day, before perhaps you had risen ! I rather mention those that are gone to their toward than write of women still among us; but you may believe me when I say that I am constantly among those who live such lives of energy and useful ness, but they so employ themselves without ostentation or an idea that they arc doing more than their simple duty.” A seat ou the Bench is, in England, the coveted honor of a legal career. It is position, a comfortable income for life, and the respect of all classes, high and low. The short cut to this dignity is not, however, by way of the bar, but throjgh the House of Common*. Few lawyers, who have not been at one time legislators, are among the highest judi cial officers of England. Sir Alexander Cockburn, Sir Roundell Palmer, Lord Cairns, Sir John Coleridge, all obtain ed offices as rewards for Parliamentary services, as did also Lord Westbury, Lord Halherly, and others. In fact, there is scarcely a name that can be mentioned as that of a lawyer who pass ed at once to the judgeship. Iu Ameri ca, the office would be fiercely fought for; as, pecuniarily, in England it is quite a prize—the salaries ranging from twenty-five thousand dollars for the low er Judges, up to fifty thousand to the Lord Chancellor. RULES FOR LEGAL ADVERTISING; Sales of land, etc., by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians are required by law lo he held on Ate first Tuesday in the month, between Ihr la urs iff ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at Ike court-hover in the county in vkich /hr property is situated. Notices iff three sales must he given in a public gazette in the county where the land ties, if there hr any. Notices for Ihr sale iff personal property must hr given in like manner ten days precious lo sate day. Notices to Debtors and Creditors of an rstair must hr publishedfbrty days. Notire that ap plication trill he made In the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, elr., must he published once a week fur four weeks. Citations fox Letters <ff Adminis tration, Guardianship, etc., must he published thirty days, For dismission from Administration and Ex ecutorship, three months — dismission from Guard ianship, forty days. Rules for Foreclosure iff Men gage must he published monthly for four months. For establishing lost papers , for the full spaes rff three months. For compelling lilies from Adminis trators or Executors , where bond has hern given by ilreeasea, three month*. Application for Homestead must hr fiu/dished twice. | VubHealiim* will always hr continued according to these requirements unless otherwise ordered .J 9iW~ <tvr inch, or about eighty words, is a square; fractions counted us full squares INO.h: Firk in Greensboro—FkmamTCol i-kcjk Burned.—Wo are dceply’ptined to announce that the beautiful Female College in this place was burned on Fri day morning, about 8 o'clock, together with most of the furniture. Tho fire broke out in tho roof; other buildings caught from tho sparks, and a gcnctgl conflagation was threatened. By great efforts its spread was prevented. —Herald. Another Sensation about Mrs. Fair. A sensation lias been caused in San Francisco by the publication of an al leged plot between Laura D. Fair aud a restaurant waiter named Frank, to poison Judge Dwinuell aud Alexeuder Campbell, counsel for Uws people., The waiter, Frank, who reveals the plot, says it was formed before Mrs. Fair’s second trial. He states that the lady tried to 1 induce him to put poison in a decanter in Dwinnoll’s house, or in tlic milk can at the door, and that this was intended to be done. A woman went to the lat ter’s house and told Mrs. D pot to leave the milk can out. The matter was con cealed iroiu the police, but was inves’i gated by Chief of Police Crowley, Judge Dwinnell, aud all the counsel in the cage. Some thought the waiter insane, hot he had a plan of Dwinnell's bouse in his possession. A young lad ftp eomnidrttm-—Who is our favorite Roman her© f Marins. Paterfamilias, living in the suburbs, says that no matfcf what tho weather is he always goes home bundled up. Hannibal, Missouri has organized a “Come Home Husband’s Chib.” It is about four feet long, with a brush on the end of it. Mrs. 0 Leary wonders “if them Host ing spalpeens will be after schwearin g that it was her poor baste of a cow that burned their city.” “It is forty years, my old friend John, since we were boys together.” “Is it ? Well don’t speak so loud : there’s^that young widow in tfie next room !” ————•—■ A Leavenworth editor sat down in a reserved seat already occupied by a hornet. He stands up when scissoring his cditoials now. Tho Kansas City (Mo.) Bnlhiin, credits a contemporary with reasons as follows : “Tho Daily Bobtail is much exercised at the increase of insanity‘in the United States. Judging from fts editorial emanations it has reason.” The name of a European artist, prhich is spelled Wicniawischktchi, give his English friends who wished to pronounce it great trouble, until a wag suggested that the right pronunciation was wine and whiskey, and then every body easily swallowed it. — m- A sprightly boy in Nashville aaid the other day: ‘-Father, wbat docs the printers live on ?” “Why, child ?” “Be cause you said you hadn't paid him for two years, and still take the paper.” “Wife, put that boy to bed; ho’ an overlasting talker.” The olty missionary of Dubuque Is overwhelmed and discouraged. He talked to an excited German, and the German said; ‘Dame it; why dond you go to work ? Vat in der teival vas der use of your gone round mit dem pieces of baper ? Dem vas blayed oud, Dame it, go to work, and dond bo blaying der loaber mit your blows aboud dem .religious bizness,” |~* A bale of human hair has toon lately abstracted at & railroad station of Hjun burg, en route for England. The bale weighed no less than one hundred and forty-one pounds, and it came out that the capillary produce was p|ucfly de rived from lunatic and other %iylu*np, reformatories, penitentiary*, etc., and even some of the prisons of the highest class, as far as penalty goes. What a theme fora spirited at a poora gathering.