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WIIEX BILLS A BE DVR Alt bills for advertising in Ibis paper arc due on the'first appearance of the advertise ment, except, when otherwise arranged by . contract, an 1 will bo presented when the. money is needed. PBo3ocnrcssßT=rr.” v in, 'jji—in '-nr-ir-twr' r '^zxr. AX ADDRESS. Delivered on ihaOecasioii of 111® Piddle I list all:i t ion cl" t!i a Officers of Shalto Lodge, 1\ A. M., ni ({iiifman, Deeem- i Bor, 27, 1 ?;7->, by (.'apt. S. T. Kings-j bery. truUilio.l l.y roque .( of th< Frob v.liy.j ( J.adiFriend.-and Ilrolhtrs: I appear before you to-day the humble exponent of the truths of Free Masonry. The brethren have required Ibis duty at niy bauds and I cannot, Consiateiitiy remain silent. lead I consulted my own inclination I should have conic as a votary at this shrine, and nilputlt worship--ed fi •> a dis t m ,c. ■* Had your <.f his own ability lx . a allowed in in fluencing the .-.election of tlo'leturr HV.s *bce- ! >n. another, most as-' saved!v. would liave sioou b. N.. .- you, and in far sweetter strains than T can .. niter, wooed you to thiit jraternal io\e fax prc-oniinently characteristic of that patron of our ord- r, whose festival we this day celebrate. Conscious that my wayward feet, urged on by poo mons and perhaps prejudice, have verv many times passed the boundary lines of correct conduct, both to God and man, is another and most im portant reason why I should have re fused to stand hero to day, to perpet uate the memory and promulgate tlfe virtues of St. John the Evangelist, ■ between whose teachings and my own. life there is such a marked difference. j But I have “put my hands to the plow” and I cannot look back. The boon I crave at your hands is ■ that you willcxtend to nrc that dial - ity that suffereth long and is kind,” in return for which I pledge you that the affliction shall be of short duration. The mists of the past and passing centuries have envelop-' . the o.de of the origin of the or.h r of Freemasonry in such obscurity that even the hg.it of History’cauno 1 unveil it. The gloom of antiquity so shrouded it as to break the chronological line by which the science has come down to the present generation. To us it is a sealed book that the wisdom and re search of man has failed to open, and wo must bide our time with patience till the Great Grand Master shall send a faithful Steward to open it unto us. This much wo do know that where first appears ought on this side the dividing line between the record of the past and that which lias disap peared, there stands our venerable institution; her pillars, her turrets and her domes wearing the impress of ages, her escutcheon bright and bearing on its face those symbolic teachers, the Square, the ■ Level and the Plumb; and her song, then as now, “Peace on earth and goodwill to man." AVofurther know that since then Nationalities have been lost, Dynas ties have fallen and Kingdoms have crumbled to decay and have an exist ence only in the pages of history, from which they will sooner or later disappear and; ho swallowed up in the hungry vortex of the past, to he seen no more, liut wo claim for Masonry that it is still the same, that her vchitccture is unchanged, that time’s corroding tooth has failed to mark or disfigure her most delicate carvings. •That her quaint devices still admon ish us “to walk uprightly, to square our actions by the square of virtue, and to ever remember that we are traveling upon the level of time to whoso bouruo no traveler returns, that her votaries still sing the same song as of yore, but in strains that have gathered volumes of sweetness with the flight of ages swelling a con tinual grand diapason in which the mighty choirs of Heaven have join ed and been heard on earth. Of the verity of these statements I invoke the testimony of history, both sacred and profane, willing to rest their award. YYo claim for the order whose in signia we wear, not only great antiq uity, but also Hint its principles arc of that high character ns to naturally draw within its portals the great and good of all ages, among the most il : lustrious of whom were Enoch and j Solomon, a host of prophets, John the Baptist and St. John the Evange list, as well as very many of the great men of modern times. In assert- I iug this we desire to bo distinctly nn ' derstood that wo are not canvassing j for converts to our order. The onlyre : cruiting services permitted by our in ! stitution arc the examples of its mom i bers. who arc admonished so to live . that others seeing their good work ] may follow them; to demonstrate: j that merit alone is the passport by : which admittance is granted through i our mystic portal: The scargeauls jof this sffl'vict arc her history, her principles, and the results to those who take upon then selves her vows. But it may ho said that there are amongst us those who have failed to live up to the standard; I admit it. IYlkii I look into any organization I having for it object the elevation of the human fan l.y, w'.-.-n I look over ibo several vocations of life, wi.ca I ■ examine the history of the member -1 ship of the various churches,, that highest order of temporal organiza tion for the good of man, having its 'origin and inspiration from above, whose every name upon their rolls j war, entered upon profession that they ha l been wa bed and made white in ; the .blood of the Lamb; who sought fellowship with the holy la .siuso they loved the I-oid f.mir G-A itli ail ! their mind i ikl . (1 Hld stn ngth ! and their neighbor as IhemseTOS; .A there too often find t'.-o.- t. ~f tc. ; • who have sold their ms •t. rTau^^Wight reproach and Shame on them and their cause. AYc are no exception, ■ and not till it if. given us the power j !to read the future, to foresee the va ! lions trials of ourselves and our! ! hrothren, and power is given us to : add a sufficiency of strength to resist | all temptations, these ills must neces- ■ : airily continue. AYe can but re-: : member our wayward, erring brotn- : ! era when invoking the blessings of the Great Grand At..., (0r, whisper 'words of good counsel and sweet j j consolation in their ears, warn them iof the dangers thickening around | them and strengthen and support his j wavering resolutions by your stronger : will. Do this, and my word for it, : society will lose many of her most hideous excrossencies, the church will I forget to t ry offenders against her rules i because the necessity will have ceased :to exist,the sweet incense of thauksgiv- j ! ing and praise will rise from the altar in a continued and unmingled vol ume, and the tie of brotherly love ! relief and truth, he strengthened and I extended till they compass tlio world in one common brotherhood. Brotherly love, how sweet the name; I brotherly love, how comprehensive | the word; brotherly love, what magic, ! what inspiration in its operation. : Tis the key note to earthly happing* and the unerring guide to that sym bolic ladder that reaches from earth to heaven, aye, and when called from your earthly labors it will ena ble you to grasp its principal rounds of Faith, Hopo and Char ity, and pass to that refreshment that endureth forever. But I must hasten on, as I wish to say something of the symbolic teach ings of Freemasonry. In passing to this*theme permit me to say that T shall now draw largely upon those moro skilled in the mystic lore than myself. I may not use their exact words but their sen timents will plainly appear. The recital may boa twice, yea a tliricc told tale, but who ever wearied with gazing at the glorious stints of the rainbow, that bow of the covenant; or who has tired of the song redeem ing love, these mellow upon, the senses by repetition and give us courage [in this task. To tho unin terested I will state what every broth er has learned that there is a symbol ism in every ceremony, in every im plement used, ami in tho very cloth ing of our order, many of which ap- QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 187(1. ! pear in our charts,and are open alike to i the curious as well as to the, frrternity. But how different they appear when ' viewed by tho critic and then by the | true Freemason. j This apron, to the uninterested eye, | is simply a piece of cloth having some ; connection with a mystic brotherhood, who never appear in procession with- I out it. True it in a sign of our pro ! fession, an emblem of innocence, and : is to remind us that purity of life and ! conduct is essentially necessary to 1 gain admission in the Celestial Lodge ! above, where the Supreme Architect lof the union presides. To the former it is but a badge, a meaningless cover ing. To the glance of the latter it flashes back a volume of teaching, and is a constant reminder of that Lamb that was slain before tho foundations J of the world was laid. It is a part of tho system of Freemasonry that tho symbol can not ho- separa ted from the truth it is designed to ; convey. They arc linked together by an uudissoluble everlasting bond, and it is only when the devotee has reach ed qhe lieigliths in the acquisition of masonic knowledge that he will never see the symbol without recognizing J and owning the truth it .represents, j that he can be truly said to be cuti-; tied to the noble appellation of a ! Freemason. To him then, a glance | of the eye reveals in an instant wliat] may be gathered otherwise by the slow process of wearisome study for ] days. Volumes of thought unnttern- i hie by mortal speech, save at long and successive intervals, are bound up in that glance; his pulses are quickened 1 for good under the flashing, warming; itiUncnc’e of tiie penetrating glow of j lovely truth, bidding him reflect on the lire lie snovu 1 k-ad. and remember that ho has.solemnly pledged himself' before God and man to strive to walk' uprighty in all his ways. The picture of the human eye seen ! on our charts and in our lodge rooms ;on our carpets, and among our em blems in the profane, might move perhaps admiration for the artist’s - ; ••■■■ V : hi : a:’. ha .- tl j appearance of that organ, the most and ingi cions of tho human << . —*> > T ■ ’ ''A ' / of that window y 1 ral appearan; hut nWiiup i ore. For a moment lie may remember its j extreme sweetness and note the shad- 1 owing of tho eye-brow. He may not be forgetful of extreme pains the artist must have taken to accomplish ] a resemblance and his mind wanders i off to other objects. By him stands a v.-Gl instructed Proouififton, and how different is ho ] affected by the glance. Tno mechan ical skill of the artist is now noticed, j his mind at once reverts to the great ] Taskmaster’s eye, under whose all- j seeking, sleepless vision, lie knows; r ’ i. . that lie lives and moves and has his ■ being, from whose pulsating gaze he | knows and feels that he cannot hide! the least pulsation of thought that : crosses his mind, or the feeblest emo-! lion that stirs his heart. His con-] science turns on him the full tide of searching self-examination and as lie pursues the investigation, shrinks] back aghast at tho most unsatisfactory j findings. He mentally resolves on I amendment and reformation, and with silent invocations from Him who hears the Ravens, when they cry, sol emnly vow, henceforth, to walk circum spectly, more befitting a rational being whose every thought, act and word 1 has continually under the review of that all-seeing Eye, whom the Sun, Moon and Stars obey, and under whose watchful care the comets per form their stupendous revolutions. Thus might wo, did time permit, pass over the whole of our* emblems, this ono teaching important lessons of tho duty wo owe our Maker, that one tho duty we owe to our fellow-man, and another, of what wo owe to our selves; but we will not. The brethren, if they have preserved vivid recollections of tho impressive ceremonies of the several degrees, al so remember their moral teaching, and it would bo an act of superero gation on my part to reherse them to day. But permit me to admonish you so to live, that you may receive the right and privilege, to seek ad mittance into that celestial Lodge above, whoso pillars are truly wisdom, strength and beauty, and that when you knock at its golden inner en trance, the door will be gladly opened unto you. To the ladies I would say, doubt less you think if our order is of that high character wc claim for it, why are you excluded V A, by is its door j closed against us ? Tncso arc port i ; nent enquiries and gladly would I sot i your minds at rost. But I cannot. ; Aty lips must bo scaled and you must ouduro with your characteristic for bearance tho disappointment. This j much I will say, yon are not forgot ten in our polity. Our wives and ; mothers, our sisters, and our daugli -1 ters arc tho objects of our care. AYalfa of defense arc thrown around you | that you know not of. They are high as Heaven, none can scale them. They are strong, and none can break them. ] Yon arc guarded as our most precious ] jewels. Brethren, look well to your ’ I stewardship. In conclusion, my brethren, allow ! mo to propound to you tho question, j “AA’hence came you? and whither arc j you going ?” These words I would 1 ring in yonr cars with the power ]of tho sweet small voice of Him who ] said to the troubled Geneseret, 1 | “Pence, be still.” I would that I might with efficacy still tho surging passions of our souls, and quiet their angrv risings of our hearts. I can ; but admonish you to build an individ ; ual moral structure upon a rock moro ! solid and lasting than that that ] j graces the summit of Mount Moriah; ] that you do not forget the pillars of; wisdom, strength and beauty. Study to bo wise and circumspect in your selection and pursuit of tho | proper ends of life; he firm in your ad -i hcrcncc to that which is just and true,! and he buteous in your examples of correct and holy lives in your own persons tinfolding the mystery cf God- : hi ness. As n sentient particle severed from tho parent substance is ill at ease un til it bo reunited, so the soul must be ] in motion forever chafing for its rc i turn lu Us homo—the bosom of its j Cod. Once awake to a consciousness j of its own dignity and glorious des ! tiny, it shrinks not from (ho divesturo: of this clothing'of dr. it with which lis ! (Jogged, but rather longs to carry it ’ 1 k and deposit in the earth as it wax it may be free to wing.its flight | to its celestial home, to God wkoga_veT ('ultivEfi this thirsting, this Img this fretting, this ch.- riiig for that "“’"'Tnn""" J ~~ 1 ona - l and van will’ i mid all w t : : ... ! receive generous wages ot plenty, ic , freshun iits and joy at tho hands ox 1 Him who is Father of; U, in every Age, In every clime ador’d liy mini, by savage, or by sage, J ihovali, J uve, or I.ord ; As- Ttti.-m xtoxsn.l).—An extraordi nary monster was seen a tew days ago at Fodora, near Loopliead Lighthouse, | which is situated on the most western ] I mint of the County Clare, in Ireland, j It is thus described: Its head and] neck resemble a horse, and are of a reddish hue; it has short, round ears, I and flowing mane, and from tho poll! extend two branching horns like that j of a stag, underneath which wore! eves glaring and protruding. It made } directly for tho narrator, who was on j the side of the steep rock. He at ] j once ran out of reach of the monster, j whose approach looked anything but friendly. It then rose high out oft the water and plunged with such! force as fo cause tho water to fly so far j and in such quantities as to drench j the observer to the skin, ho standing I forty feet back from the water at the | time. It remained near thirty or j forty minutes, never disappearing a moment from view, but rearing its huge body partly out of the water and giving a chance for fat her observa tion. It was observed to have tho tail of a porpoise and two largo fins from the shoulders and on tho breast were two largo fatty lumps, which shook with every motion of the body. It then shaped its course westward, still keeping its head and neck well elevated. Its bulk far exceeded that of the largest porpoise ever seen on tho cost. Tho Fincastle Herald lias been informed that a piece of iron* hung in fruit trees will effectually prevent the ravages of frost. Tho informant states that tho night before the freeze in last April, lie hung several pieces of old iron in ten of his peach trees, and the trees wore loaded with fruit, the yield being not loss than seventy (lvo bushels. The fruits of tho re maining trees, (sixty-five in lumber,) in tho orchard wore killed. A piece j of horse-shoo was hung in a cherry tree, in tho same orchard, and the yield was abundant, while in throe adjacent trees tho fruit was entirely killed, lie says tho idea originated with his mother, and that he, by her instructions when a boy tried the same result. This is important if true, and it will cost nothing to try it. A Chinese cook, among other things, with his little hatchet, can skin and bone a fish in ton seconds, and stuff an orange with ten different kinds of jellies without breaking the skin; also ragouts of mice furnished at .short notice. Iln'oifing. j Thero is too much truth in the j charge that many farmers and breed ers of stock avo content with merely ] knowing that a stallion is a horse, a I boar is a hog, and a ram is a sheep. | They know nothing and cam as litlle ; about the “points’’ and “blood” in j stock,and not unfrequently will charge ! that all" the talk about, those principles is moro moonshine, mid | they can do just as well without pay ing any attention thereto; and they j know a good animal when they see it ;as well as your bi st judges, and they would not thank any ono to judge an j animal for them. Too many of this | class of men, when they wish to in i crease their herd, resort to a scrub ] male in preference to a thoroughbred, because of the difference in the price jof service. Especially is this true as | ] to tho stallion thorn which they breed; and as for buying or breeding to an I i animal of unquestioned purity of j blood, that, never entered into tlieir I heads. AYe arc glad to believe, how-! | ever, that this class is gradually grow- 1 ; ing less each year, under the influence I ;of social reformatory process and J . more light pouring* in among the I great mass of farmers and breeders;! ! and no effort should lie spared to re- ] I dace the number to almost none.' Lot a few stand as mile posts and . warnings to others, to show the cr-: | rors of such a course. Upon this important point the j i Prarie Earnur lias some good sag-! ! gestions appended, saying: “Breed- 1 ! ing continues, as it over must, to oc- j ! oupy the attention of those interested i m stock. Skill, science, and sound! judgement invariably, when combin-! |ed in the breeding of aninyils, meet 1 ! tlioir due reward. Money cannot i ! purchase success, as the price willing ly paid for successful breeding is snf- j ] licient to stimulate all to their utmost ■ j to attain prosperity. That any one can lay down “laws” I for breeding that must, result in suc i cess in all cases, is ridiculous. That j any man can, from tho breed of any ! animal, positively, awnm-i that is to i lie superior to all others of same age j I nud class is equally preposterous, i i There is no doubt about one thing— | that known purely high-bred, tried ; ' families, with tine make, shape, and ; action, train on and cut up much bet- ] ter than any man’s judgment could ! detect, without a knowledge of the: breed of such families. oomc men of great, practical expo- ; •deuce will toil you, ali^oraesthat are] they Highbred have "ixal chance. Ibis is a great fallacy. Stout hearts, ■ good J; positions and constitutions me,lately necessary training to j test tlulir stamina. *" Ti: Afinest -*”.-1 best bred hor ses iu tue world, without trie forma- 1 tionf action, soundness, and stamina, cannot compete successfully with those possessing these qualifications. Then it seems rational that breed ers of horses should not blunder on j in the dark. They should study to | breed from highly proved stalliors ] with true formation and symmetry, without which the action cannot bo true and lasting; and inasmuch, as both as to size and true formation, how requisite it ia that tho original should be perfect in this respect, as well as stout, good and highly-de scended, with all other good qualifi cations. Many of our best horses, possessed of brilliant speed, courage, and stamina, are not adapted to band j these qualites, with any degree ol'cer tainty, down to their offspring, unless ] very careful examined before they are ! made beastly fat, and their weak I points counteracted by being crossed i with certain strains of blood known not to possess their idiosyncrasies— i peculiarities of temper, disposi tion, formation, soundness, etc. — Ru ral Sun. Matrimony. “Matrimony is: Hot cakes, warm beds, comfortable slippers smoking coffee, [round arms, red lips, kind words, shirts exulting in buttons, re deemed stockings, boot backs, happi ness, etc. Single blcssedncs is: Sheet iron quilts, blue noses, frosty rooms, ice iu the pitcher, unregeni rated linen, heelless socks, coffee sweetened with icicles, gutta pereha biscuit, rhomaties, corns, coughs, cold dinners, colics, rheubard, and any amount of misery. —Hr. Our devil says the following are the true pictures: Matrigioity iq: Gr<aj)-y bills, dry good bills, millinery bills, doctors j bills, dentists’ bills, shabby clothes, ] paregoric, red flannel, sleepless nights, j frowns, and curtain lectures. Single blessedness is: Theatres, ] balls, parties, oyster suppers, Havana j cigars, iced ehampiugne, a horse and bua'gv, good clothes, the smiles of the girls, quiet-nights, and absolute free dom.—Our Jhiunluin Home, lallade ga, Ala. The deoil you say. How TO Exnxcunsii Lamps.— The vast majority of people in our cities use kerosene lamps. This excellent plan, which wo have.tried, is recom mended for extinguishing all that have chimneys: Turn tho flatno up to full power; then blow a sharp puff horizontally across the lop of the tunnel, when the light will be extingu ished and there will bo no after smoke the formerly ignited wick will be extinguished by its own carbonic r.eid gas. Mitucllaiieons .* go ■!! . : W. ft PRACTICAL JEWELER AND DEAIEi; IN •tis - w is Sj rs v, CLOCKS, GOLD AN!' M. A :■M MATCHES, GOLD AND SILVER CHAINS, (ici.c ! . LADIES’ SITS, LOCKEIV. NECKLACES, I :AC 1 1.1 TS. GOLD TOOTH PICKS, Cml.D PEAS. PENCILS, NL! EYE BUTTONS, ST ED BUTTONS, II AN DK !i;; iilF.l’ RINGS, H ATCH KEYS. GOLD SPECTACLES, EYEGLASS! A, WALKING CANES, q I r y V T? W A P k3 JL Sj v JJij JJu 11 -cL JLi ici CASTORS, . ICE PITCHERS, SYUI'P riTCHEBS. BUTTE;; DUE ID. CUPS A: GOBLETS, VASES, KNIVES A FORKS, SALT CELLARS, S-.c., Has just reeeivod his Fall and Winter Stock, embracing everything to be found in a First-Cla:-; Jeuv’ry E-stub!; -bm.-nf. I have a general as ortment of Pi ; .( :n i <„i: . IE Shot Bch~’ Powder Eiiyjks, Amunition, Ac., at pri.v.i c!n q- ■ ;1. m ever offered iu t 1.,. market before. JP- £II I% r C Y 8 On Wiitchos, (’looks, Jewelry, Guns and 1 ■■ \vj;!i neatness an l dispatch, and sutisthetion pnaiGinteed. Quitman, Ga., September 7th, ISi's. \V. rl j'AIiNES. Bin jSIKM <ct .•:. m on 1 1 1. n f 1 EPS P ,' cc‘ n.^r^r i?IUSIIIiCiv in I Hi i'\■ JwU -j livisVi li Having rcfiiUod their Mill wiu: n-w machinery, /.re r- •. !y : ‘are wool into Jem.-; .uni Phiins iur Cti ili or oa . :uu\ . ilia’s?;, SSiect ill," 1 " O^nabiir^;-■■ i 9 Coi *<i Yarns, Sewing Thread, I iug Yai’ii Ail r ß'Hvine -xA. and Foi* sale at rciu-onablc prices. All tivi lit on V. ’ nit ov.’-r vie. # :.1 here, and atllled to, foait oi‘ "Jt ■" Goods Exchanged k Qi- : or Woo!.' .r*r f "Dealers are respectfully invited to call and examine out y 1-. Jeff" Wool Carded at 10 cents per Pound. nppTfi dq" " p> -■ : ' - : r. I g. | a : r v M i iuj; If E L , hh u rs 11 r y Baa fins. |ic J 1 Eg WHOLId ALE PRODUCE KERCHANT, MACON, GA. Corn, iJieois, Xfloi-ai-, - : -io zzlc, Hay, C >uC-A, i J3aiiyf;il l :r... Ca 1 1 di-D • Cd niga 2 % '■ d■; ’5 7 ce 9 •• ~ \ 5 lilec, JLA me, r Id:: Inc -eo , ETC., E\’C., ETC. * , TERMS C.AT T ANARUS; ! 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