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VOL. VIII The iimes & IS PVUU HKD EVERY SATURDAY. JOHN R. CHRISTIAN Proprietor bllbsci’] _ . . )tlOlL . ±A -r> arCH. i A I One copy 12 mouths (In mb-a cc;.... 2 00 One copy 12 monihs (on lime)........ 2 o'J Propoil onatc rales for three unci six ^.dvertlSin^ . -1 J » vfttes. 1 Tlie following are the rates agre. J upon by the proprietors of this paper, and be strict '<1 adhered to in all charges for vertising. Kq’r. nr 1 sr "I mi 1 c» m. 112 1 m.~ SI 00 42 50 ft; 00 ' 00 $ la iC 2 OU 5 60 11 00 17 (Ml 22 54 3 00 6 75 KJ Ott 21 t'O 30 A 4 00 8 5d 18 75 25 00 3<> th 6 00 10 25 21 50 20 00 42 ( 5 « 00 12 00 24 25 83 00 48 ' IC 11 00 21 76 40 00 55 60 81 I 15 25 80 25 64 60 75 50 loO 0 24 18 00 !17 60 (.7 75 03 00 132 a square is one men solid Nonpareil. No deduction made for 1 h * tl an a square. Spec hi notices w ll he charged 25 per cent above regular rates. local column, 15 Notices, in cents line, for each 'inertion. 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JORDAN J A T T O It All 4 A T I, A Sparta, Georgia. Office over Uothcrngg Watkins’ Stoic. FRANK L. LITTLE /mOF.NiY AI LAW. Sparta, Georgia. Office in lit* ('utility Court room, tb« t 'oili t • louse. JAM US A. Il\liu:v, j7 /latiiaj a! SfjUtiLy sr. urr. i, a a Unniim It, Law Building, west Uourt House. i tin ly. HILL & HARRIS, A T T O It N r. f N A T I, t n , Macon, Georgia. Siprcial attention k veil In 4 oi.i kctions, . Ci'SvatvN. i mi and oilier ellieo hu-inc-H. Nov. 2 d, 1872 . ly. — DR. Vila P. I a T. I • PENDLETON I kllULL I Ul ll.ivmu ret orned and Inoatcd pcrmauriiily in MI’ARTA. ntr.'ii bis PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Io , tin* eittirns of llaneoeV county, office i« at lli»* residence of Dr. I'.. M IT..N Dt.ETON, where lie may b* tound. ualws RAILROAD b< ill’l l i i s Southwestern R. R. kH'I'RNIHTRsn.MT » OfRlOW, J MhCuii, (Ii., March 1, 1874. \ / f \ and after Sund.y, M«rcl. 1st, trains V" on thin road will run a* fol ow. i el.l'Mms MAll. 'I'UAIN. I.rave Macon, 7 17 p ih Arrive »t 4,'olnmtws, 12:4.5 « m Leave 1 ’oIuiuIhih, 2: t* p m Anive ul Maeon, 7:25 p M1 Making elmm conns. 1 tion with Western Rathca.l ai i ol uibiiH for Montgomery, bde, New 4»rleaii-, el j. 4 'Otl MIU S |>AV Kill inllT AND ACCOMW I** 'MON TUAIN. l eave Macon, !' 20 a Arrive at 4 o'utnbun. t»;3.> Leave t'olttmbti*, 6 3'> a Active at 5taeon, S-tM* p t’olumbu* Am mmoil ition Train Mae, it I tie* lav. Tim s tay Mini Saturday, lei urn,tig MoUiLv Wedne'-day atnl Ftid.ty M KAl LA Man, 1 main. I **vv» Mmon, Airive* at KuImuIm, Artiv. * -I Albany, l.cavm Kutaula. Ani cs hi M con, ' * 1 1 ; l**a«es Alb ny, ’ *'n eels wtih the Albany Tr.iti I Smith ville. *. d the Fort Gain* ran . m , ten dai'y . v -cpi Suml iv .Mb "*> I'am c. iinoo * with Atlarttie Vmlt , Ustb -ad Teat tunte Atlington IL » at ik# Ad**»y L\ and day, Wednesday o„ y e 'ton M» and 4T day, Itte.iUy, I'butsiiay and >aturday Id RAl'U M*Hr i sRu.tiv a'D T.ON lliAlN l.esva* Mscen, A Leave* t tve* Kn at PtiiauLi, L attla. *^ Atitve. ai Mm-eit, Tr»m» isg Mac. .ad **«"*** **r.tv+r sad I TTW ^i ,?:***■' *» *»th»ills * d — 4 pm T I hr Y ‘ Y SPARTA, HANCOCK COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1874. G-a„& M* & a. r. r. ON A N D AFT K It MON DAY, MARCH j giu ;M, 1874. end Maoou Ilia Pus-eager nod Augusta 'trains Railroads on the lieor- will 1 mu as follows : | (1 KOllGlA RAILUOAD. P\Y l*\S R-GEH TnAIN WILL Leave Augustaa<...... ........ 8.40 a m Leave Allan a at...... .............6:80 a in Arrive in Augusta at ............3:45 p in Arrive in Atlanta »t.„ .............5:45 p m j N , 0l , T i-as-eiiokh train. Leave Augusta at ...........8:15 p m Leave Atlanta at.. .........0:00 p m Arrive in Augusta at ...........4:00 a m Arrive in Atl.nta at. .......... .(5;()5 a m MACON AND AUoU'T.V RAILROAD, MAC JN PASSErOKR TRAIN. Leave Augusta at....... ......10:45 a m l.ioivo Oinmk at........ .......2:15 p in a olive at Macon......... .......6:40 p ni 1. l.'Uive M con ut .......6:30 a m ..... A rive at Carnnk ...... ......10:45 a in Arrive in Au usta.... .....-2.< 0 p m l’assei.gcrs from Athens, Washington, Atlanta or any point on die Georgia Kail mild and branches, by taking the Daily Passenger Tr'J;. «iPft^*5a jultniaUe close connection *t Cam.tk for Mucoa and all points beyo-iS 1’ullmaVs 1 Flrst-flaM) Palack Si.ukp ino cash ott ;»>1 Night Passenger trains on the Georgia Railroad S K. JOHNSON, 8up’t. Superintendent’s Office Georgia and Ma¬ con and Augusta ltai roads. Au.u ta (in,, Mu ch 1st, 1874 Western & -Atlantic* Railroad. Orr.eK IIksehal I’a-brnoku Aoknt, i 0 N and after Atlanta tins date— July 10, 1873. ( I.IUUTM o kxpheBS t nr Nr* • York, Master 1 and Virginia Cities heaves Macon, by Macon & Western Rail toad, .........11 (10 a in At rive at Atlanta....................... 5 30 p ni Leaves Atlanta........... ...........6:00 p tu Arrrives at Dalton... ..........10:3O p ni Arrives at (diattann ga ........... . 1 10 a m I’n hnun I'a uco Drawing-Room and S .cep i g Cars by this train from Atlanta In Lynehtuirg and nil intermediate points wnit it,nuNoR. I’as.-sngi rs leaving by this train arrive in New Ymk I'm rcci.nd afternoon, ht4:t4f. m., over Hi rlreen hours earlier than p»ssen go’s by U'*y ot!n-r root* can with safely reach New York, leaving tho same evening, •nr WKbTKUN EX rues*. I .caves Macon at.............. ..1110pm L av, * Atlanta at....................8:80 a m Artiv s at (’hn'tnnooga...............4;.'M a in t l* sc cm ncciiou at (.list anooga for ad points Went. Pullman J'.J np ("inn on nil night train*. For further particulars *ddr«H. B. W WRENN, General gcr Agent. Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Hi rvai-TE-iuKNTsOrricE M ft R R. R ) tf , / aid afnr if" Monday. , \y,i it-, IHit, ) \ f l this io.id wi April 27. 1874 uma on | run na folio .vs : | r>OW,N DAV l*,KjRS(|-U CtPTEW.) TWAIN (SUNDvYS H.V ! Li-ave Mae m 8:30 it m Arrive 1*01 .leMin, ut J..*up, 0:45 pm e 8:110 (i m \riivt* ut Itniiinvvi. k, 10:30 p in tl' HIV I'AH KM.KH T* AIN (SUXUAYH XX Leav«* UKPTKD.) UniiiMvioli 2 :15 a ni Aft iv hi .le* up, 4:45 a m L"trve le up. Ii.! 5 n in Arrive at Macon, 6.00 p m n\ w'iiinsvii,i k Accommodation (-kndavs I.(*«»* Macon, JlXCKPiKD.) \irivf MawKinsville, 3:80 p in at 7:00 p io I '•■.v<* ll.uvliiu-villo, 7:15 At Mt Vi|ti'ii|| i in iivi* 11:00 a iu | 'I lie down day pax-engrr n-d i xpress i l, ""t* o ak)* cio c connection with trains of Allantio in it Gulf railroad at J<*»up for train connect* la Josup for at Macon for points North, J AS. W. R 0 DERT 8 ON. General SuperiUi lelml, Cffiltml V L U LI tU T? XtaiirOdCl. oil rl (dwi li t ^cmiirNDgin'i Oki-ice, ) 8 avnuii«li, November ’ 1 , |S 73 , v (A N ‘ n< ' ,, r 2n * 1 >«»■“ »•. ^ 9 I’a-i.'ii^er traina on (hr Georgia 4 *. n * * n ’ Railroad, its branches and coninctiotis I will run «* follows : IU 41 N MO 1 —OUIKU NCKtll AfiD we t. I .eaves Savannah 8:15 a III , Lvhvvs Anaic-ta y.u7i a tn Arrivv- iu Vugu-la 4.oti p id Arrives l„ MilledgeviR, Hunt pill Arrives in Eal.uitou lh.v.pm Arnves iu .Maeon 1 Leaven Macnii for Columbus 1 l.fMveg Viet'ou for Eiihgl* i l.f.vin Macon fa* Atlaiua j Aii ivc# at i oiiitubus Arilves ill Kul'au.a | Arr.veg m AiUuia u in 4 i s^eiii and rast. | l «*vi » At aiiia IS;: i Leave* t'otum'dia L*' 11 '*'* Kulaula 7 2ap m in Mmcoh from Atlanta •' l " v,> s ut M icon fieiu Colu nbu* | io “ A in Maeou ; m ,r >'fR Irom Enfaula | Mut4‘-ui ills:: A vivo* Augusta ut August* 4,0 ,,, * vines at 8 ivaiumh r.'J i j. m IUaIS NO. - —Uot>il Non 111 am* wk-t. Leaves 8 av«i imh 7 to P m Leave* Augusta , _ ’| Vl " in Augusta • Arrives in M eon M-Oarn Maeou lor 4'olmubu* •* -0 a m Leave* Viacou fen EttfauU , „, Leave* Maeon H ,, tor .vtlaut .an i» ■ * in v'oUttnbus !,’* ' » »i«>ns •» o',::: 1 Msoou from Attsu’s u» \Ucou irt.m Columbu* 7 c;,,, Am earn from fcafcuU ,«s P n, L«*es M»i un Arrive* at Mile geville \ltlZ Arrives iu Lsi< utou Leave* Au.uMa l, Pt it si! t n , Arrive* iu Augusta drnvs in '*vaneah -“:16 am , 7*1 ^ ha v 7 r^a, . h , cw stoiptuf * » thto-gh on y .rain 4t t whole , ,be . t V ‘ d t.e ^lLrttKVd a^i R IrJ Milledfrriils K*tomon “ fa ‘ ,# i G«s*r»i su^.uj-tdent, [b’or The Times ami Planter.] Tlie Soldlei’i Trick. A RoWier gray n» 1«tie prison bound Do via ted himself a g ant; And sin*king thru’ the cook yard ground lie boldly stood defiant. •‘I II not strike you in turn,” he said, ‘ To this ih< ro’s eo denial; My jacket I will open wide, And give to each a trial.’’ A tnnu < f no stupendous size, 'lha gazing ciowd did spy him ; Dui feared a trick 'ry in disgui e, And therefore would not try him. At las' young footer swore with vim That he could lay him double : “You dunce, with your GoliaU whim, I’ll put you into trouble.” “All right.” the giant quick replied, I’ll “I’ll put you to the satisfied, test sir; warrant you’ll be sir.” tome hit me iu the breast, Poor Cooler drew his heavy fi-t, And struck with a 1 his power ; lie broke his thumb and sprained iris wrist While blood poured iu a shower. The eager V r ng ah ud did sliout At this po >r. silly Cooler ; While giant from his shirt pulled out A broad, thi-'k plate of poster, Stuvwyx Crawfordville, Ga. A TLIIPKIUM K STORY. BY S. B. TROSTLE. In the little village of -, not many miles Dora Loudon, in old Eng¬ land, lived at the commencement of this story, a widow and her daughter, tin- heroine of this sketch. William Baxter was a man of good standing, mid a man of many noble qualities, when lie married Miss Eva Johnson. Mb was esteemed by his companions for his honesty, upright, no* s and his gentlemanly bearing. For a tew years after their union, ev¬ erythin;: went as raetry ss a marriage bell. But, all! the time is coining when the demon, intemperance, will steal into that happy home, bringing poverty, rem rse and shame. \\ illiuin Was a blacksmith by trade, and iiis walk to and from the shop led past a hotel, where many of his com¬ panions were wont to assemble. They had tiicd various means to induce Bax¬ ter to join them, but, lor a long time, without success. But one evening as he was on bin Way home from his shop, wlnie passing the hotel, he was inct by one of his c mipanions, who thus accost 0 1 him,— ‘Say, Baxter, won’t you coruo along in and have something to drink? It is too Lard, woikiug ail day as you do without having something to lreshcn you up in the evening. Dome now ami oblige.” •>!■*, thank y< u,’ replied Baxter, ‘l d >n't diink, besides l ieel hotter with¬ out i\’ ‘But j 1st come this once,’ said Iiis friend, and if it hurt- you I will pay the doctor.” Being thus persuaded, ho entered the tavern and had something to drink — The next evening was the tame thing, and he continued to go on until he be¬ came a confirmed drunkard. lie and Iiis companions mot night af¬ ter night at the hotel, where they en gaged in swallowing tho poison which was taking away their wit, their senses and tho money out of their pockets, whith should have been used in sup polling tin ir families, which were in i all almost starving condition, taking their souls down to icrdition, down to the lowest hell! Oh, if men would have courage to resist the first tenipta tion, their would be far less sin and suffering in the world But we must return to our story. William Baxter did not meet his wile with a smile and a kiss as he did in days belere, hut ou the contrary, angry words a ed sometimes even curses fell from his tips. Ah, what a sotrowlul time was this to poor Eva. She some sometimes times s«t up ui-til o’clock, eleven, waiting twelve and j cue anxious ly f r, yet dreaoiug her husband’s com ing ■ Hue evening, as she *at thus, she saw four nu n coming slowly up the fr !’ ‘,° r ’ ^ uu ck * C,,se 0,s a,1<1 almost h.'t'le-s to the . floor. 0 l ’“ r I'”" Io 7’ wo «‘ ks sit by the bedside of the | sufferer . and attend ”nk u, ,.: l T7“ l * rt •' lu i' 1 ’ for , ‘ 1 ®' iIe Jled ‘ c nnli.rhcr a.alh, Mr. Ba.t. r t«.-ivc.l . J j I*"”. !-, tr ; .mi a near rM ,-ive who died ni; V M r ^ was ,tsh0 «-reatheip 1 . ha.e wasena ' ’.'I' her .-.ueer,-pa,r,J which u h;tliy , needed, 1 r 1 Liter had let tv V « cibi 01 iu*o Who . wuoot strictly Minti.e grew up to bo a very beanti lul woman and was considered Die bell ‘I »hc vul.,ge. She was one on whom 'T* Iovcd 1 A ’ a '* d with thorny 1 would fall in love at fir-t sicht. Her huti. which she wore „.,1 loc-ely hanging iWn or e r her u rs.w m ot au.uUL -‘nut hr ° ,wn * hcrftf,r.«T^raucT U cr o\>s ncarv the ie.e’ I^a, • f to make one go into eesue ^ 0 ***,™ ’^ing a stroll s . the shady forest nearer home. *he *« by a young gentleman who * aa0t B6ar the vU ago Bowing courttotuly to h«r f he ed on while she continued her walk. Fred Warner lived in London, but had come to this place to escape the hot weather—if it woj possible—and the monotony of the sales room, being the junior paitner in the firm of '‘War¬ ner At Sons.” They carried on a ihriv ing business, but now as he desired to breathe the freali, pure country air, he set out for--to take up his abode with his auut for a season, where in taking a walk in the grove fe met the subject of this uaralive, and fell in love at first sight. Alter he had reached his abode and his room, he sai down to think, il* determined to get an introduction to her, but how, that was the question that puzzled his liis mind, hut he was to have There hopes realized before he expected. was a ball to be given by one of the elite of the village, and Minnie and Fred were among the guests. Early iu the evening the ball-room was beginning to be crowded with guests, while sweet music rose and fell on the still night air, and while couples could be seen strolling b«ek and tnrtli, out ou the veranda and through the gardens enjoying themselves before tbe dance commenced, Fied determined to obtaiu an introduction to the bell of the occasion, Miss Minnie Baxter. w dking up to Frank Leister, be desired bim to introduce him, which request was readily grantei. ‘Hut,’ said be, ‘be catelul that you do not lose your heart ; ii you do your case will be pitiable.” ‘Why so?’ asked Fred. ‘.She is a coquette snd can play her role to pci lection. After aliuring you on to the ‘popping poin‘,’ she will re ject you as she has others, myself not excepted,’ replied Fiank sadly. ‘You lua y ho encouraged by her winning smiles,’ continued ho, ‘until you pro. pose to her, and then she will cast you oft to brood over year misfortune at leisure. Again, 1 tell you, beware.' ‘1 will mind that part.’ said Fred, smiling. After au introduction, Fred led her to a seat and commenced couveising with her iu a lively manner. As an¬ other ret formed for the dunce, Fred said— 'Will you not grant me a favor, by becoming my partner in the dance ?’ ‘Certainly,’ replied Minnie, but y ou inav lini mo a pretty dull partner.’ But he did not find her to be a dull partner, but a together agreeable. Fr d was, by this time, ‘over head and cars iu love, hut the words of Fiank Leister still ■ ^• ud iu uom/ *71 learn if she was the heartless coquette she was represented t o he. If so, he would try and smother his love. While conversing with her after the dat'CC, Fred overheat d seme one whis¬ per, who had got the ‘cut’ himself— ‘That Fred Warner, the London chap, will he caught in the toils of that wo¬ man ; she will fix him as she fixed uie, and ail the rest of the fellows ; she will draw him into the snare which she has prepared lor him, and then when he asks her for her ham), she will in¬ dignantly refuse him.’ All this Fred heard, hut he did not despair. Ho accompanied her to her home and had a long talk with her at the gate lie bid her good night,and then lUuined to h.s owu lodging, went to bed, tut not to sleep, so bo.-y was he thinking of Minnie, and what he hud heard ot her in the ball room. When Fred parted from Minnie in evening, she invited him to call agaiu, an invitation he readily accepted. Accordingly, on the following after¬ noon he made his promised call on her, and she welcomed him with a smile, Fred could not help remembering Frank Leister’s words concerning her, ‘You may be encouraged by her win nin g smiles until you propose to her, a, 'd then she will east you off to brood over your fortune ut leisure,' but he banished these thoughts and theu walk ed into the parloi. Mm „ seemed more lovely in her snow white dress and purple ribbon, tied ...... -* P “ announced that tea was ready. ‘Indeed is it so late?’ asked Fred. You see how quickly time flics when we have good earn, any. Well, I must r'T-•" has happened r to l me.’ ‘O' 1 - 11 J u will ha?c to stay and t»l» te. with n, Xow won t yon» 1 hnow you will ,o please me.’ H>h, I would do much more than ’hat to please you.’ replied Fred, and as he said this, he raised hi ( eyes to ben. She readily understood this glance, and Fmd noodaetnd ft. . E“ : f : ^er\aut parsed wint* around. T ins wm done bytb« tmtt quest. When she offered the glass S to Fred he modestly declined. driik.nj.hi»-Jtw ‘N 0 thank vou’-ridh- ;*r thij «t^r- ‘I neivr B i~ ‘ r '} **!?}*?>* 1' 1 1 bw “ ,w . b « *het, . * irJ "* ^P 1 ^* 0 ? tD ’ J " 0 Lie0 ™ accUsL . med to it, and so go on from bad iUTan S? flil? ‘ ^ ^ ^ iutoxteat^ H„ thf irfnk “ ^ toag* | hJlTfit? Fred,‘Look not sorfpl said * not upon the wine when IJ** wLen Jt -Minnie smiled pleasantly, for she gained her point—what that point was we shall sec hereafter. Alter tea they again returned to the I arlor. Fred was determined to know Ids fate. >So after seating himself be side her, and managing to get bold of her bands said— ‘O Minnie, you doubtless know that 1 love you. Yes, Minnie, 1 love you bett r than my own life. Will you be my wife ? Oh, say yes, for my future happiness life depends upon ii, whet her it is to be or whether it is to be dark¬ ness and ilispair.’ You see he had forgotten his promise to Fiank Leister, ‘I will mind tint part —but he had so fallen in love with her that he was excusable. She ra.eed her eyes to his and whis pcied— 1 ’ es.‘ • He pressed her to liis heart and showered ki ses upon her—we will not say how many, it would be useless. That evening while strolling through the garden with Minnie, Fred told her what he had heard concerning her. ‘But I could not exactly believe it,' said Fred. ‘I could uo. believe that my Minnie, my future wile, could be so heartless.’ ‘l’art of it is true rejoined Minnie. She then told him of her father’s drunkenness, of his downward course, and lastly, of his wretched death. have ‘Concerning the m ny suitors that 1 tell east off, it is true, but wait until l you the reason. I resolved by the Itelp of Heaven, never to promise to marry a man who indulged in strong drinks of any kind. That resolution I have kept. All of my suitors hereto lore have never refused to drink wbeu it was offered them, and when asked to marry any of them, the resolution L had taken compelled me t> ref’uso. That is the reason that l have been the sub ject of scindal. And now, Fred, I hope you will stick to your promise.’ Fred promised uever to break it as long as life would last. By this time it was getting late, so after a kiss and a good-night he depart¬ ed. But before! he left, the marriage day was set, which was to take place in a month, so that Fred could return to his duties taking h;s wife with him. ‘Did you hear the news?’ asked Jen nie Lee of Frank Leister, about two weeks after the abovo had happened. ‘What! did you hear that Minnie Baxter is going to marry Fred Warner ? Who would have thought it! One would hardly believe that she intend¬ ed to marry 11 all. but only lived to break men's h arts.’ ■ier, l imvo tiu.nU it,’ .aid griintt, whose heart was still sore, over his own refusal. But time, which cures all heart wounds, brought* him telicf, and in the love ot another woman ho w as able to forget his regard lor Minnie. A few years later the reader by en ttring a pretty house in Loudon, could have seen a happy family. The mem¬ bers of that family were Fred Warner, Iiis wife, and a little boy which the pa¬ rents were determined to bring up to regard strict temperance principles, as the only mle of action through life. Let other women take the same re¬ solve that guided Minnie in the choice of a husband, and it trill not be many year- before ‘local option’’ laws will not be needed, and drunken husbands will be unknowii iu our laud. The* l.ig liliilng-ltoi! Man's Mis¬ take. Up in Blos-burg, the other day, a lightning rod man drove up in front of a handsome edifice standing in the midst of trees and shrubs, and spoke to Air. Summers, who was sitting on the steps in front, ilo accosted Summers, as tlie owner of the residence, and said: “1 see you have no lightning rods ou this house.” “No,” said Summers. “are you going to put any on ?” “Well, I hadn't thought of it,” rc plied Summers. to. A tall building like this is very much exposed. I’d like to run ycu up one of my rods , 111 "7 i. ^=:ra: sjsjs js ' bad his ladders up, and his assistants at wo.k ; and. at tbe end ot that time, woik was done. Uo called Sum mere out into the yard to admire it. u ts'l':??r\r ' ^ " w ' ’bat is all well „ enou.h , ; but , tl , it was my lions... Til hate another rod put on tho oth.r side. Them i | llk e being protected thorough - *„ JJ?* T , . . . % >» • i Su « ™ s ? w I „ ,‘J 1 * Ut u ? mother-shell ! ,, . „ I . ,, ? ask- , , or —. ir yd. think went . * i,”‘ : ’ ? i: ■J - H both 8t . 4 l,ke such a man as you are-lug- | lardown S'Jnf?!' for a gord « l0t , atr tbrng j‘i d t0 There’s ‘ io 1! ^ 1 , Za S 1 * P “ l U e0B t - ,c m ' te on that bouse, one on the | north . end and one ou the south, lor ai i “ lt «“»ke things safer, I sup pose,’’ said Summers. ^ ??*''*■« l-**ey •<>» Id. Id letter do " ^ “ 5d W So the man run up two more rods, and then he came down, and said to Summers : “Ihere, that's done , now let’i settle up.’ ‘ Do what ?’’ I’ll “Why, the job’s finished, and now take my money.” ‘ Yon don’t expect mo to pay you, I hope ?’* “Of course 1 do. Didn’t you toll me to put thoso rods 011 your house ?” “My house !” slioutod Summers. “Thunder and lightning ! I never or defed you to put those rods up It would nave been ridiculous. Why, man. this is tho Court House, and L’111 Imre wailing for tlie Court to assemble. You seem to bo anxious to rush out your rods, and, as it was no j of my business, l let you go on. Pay lor it ! Come, n 'W, that’s pretty good.” The Blossburg people say that the maimer in which that lightning-rod man tore around town, and swore, was fearful. But when ho got his rods off He the Couit House, he lift peimaucutly. dt esn’t fancy the place. [From the Macon Telegraph ] The Civil Righi* Bit!. The Courier Journal of Saturday) writes a long and earnest protest against the passage ot this bill, as fraught with unto.d evils to both races. Wo copy the following paragraph : ‘ We say to the arrogant and unre fleeting majority in Congress, that they are mukii g a fatal mistake. They are willfully and with the most diabolical purposes, intent upon exciting a hos¬ tility > which will prove perilous to tho class whoso welfare they falsely profess to promote. It is idle for them to dui in that perfect social equality is iu any way necessary for the well-being oi the colored race in this country.— They box are already equal at the ballot ; they are equal before the law. They are in every souse equal to the white race politically. They are cligi lie to office. Their testimony is ac cepted before juries in every State iu the Union. Their rights are recogniz¬ ed by every judicial tribunal in the country. Their property and persons education are secure. They have schools for the of their children. They have, in short, all those privileges which leg¬ islation can properly conicr. Then why should tho welfare of the white race be now sacrificed ami those rights ol the colored race which are now so* cured and peaceably enjoyed be im¬ periled, by this arbitrary enactment of a law w Licit will excite the rankest an ^ most dangerous hostility to the class which is thus thrust forward against natural prejudices that bristle with belig ( rency ? Can it be supposed • tint a Ihht wlib-li viriHalfy oyorturus tho entire common school sysrrm of edu¬ cation iu Kentucky will meet with ap pi oval ? Is it possible for a poor man to be told that he must educate hir« chil¬ dren in the society of negroes or not at without having his feelings deeply and dangerously t ou lied ? And can it ! be tint there is a .nun in Congress who is so insane that he does not know this -not that every clause in ,1,1s iufa mous bill is a fire-brand that will in flame the most violent passions which have ever convulsed u people 1 1 ?’’ ... Weave ready . with . almost to agreo anything which may be said in depre cation o, this measure, but it is not a question which will he determined at all by argument and right reason. The same considerations which unconstitu tionally imposed negro suffrage on the . v ’U*es > will probably force this and other subsequent tnea-u.es of; kindied j character ou the people —that is to say, a desperato party greed lor African ! votes. But wo doubt not the 1’rovi deuce of God will overiule the wicked ness of nun for the bust interests of the race of civilization on this continent. These laws wi 1 not only be utterly pow erless to enforce a social intermixture of whites and blacks, but they will in¬ evitably produce a greater divergence a,, d a more settled antagonism, and ul Ornately without a complete aegrega ti<m. They will sharpen competition *« antagonism and drive the weaker mce to the wall ull the sooner. ----- rf K‘“Anr 2 : L peo{ | e It hTdld would^bankrunt w^FJ New Y< rk Paris to th« «» tL P 1 L-teat vs„ Vh . U ot China is : , w a E W aB of th« world Itso.tv Vot H , one or T wo I110 deru carriages rosy J S r,... l.r, c-ach el^ other on the turns “u wi.oln it "h h J throonliout )en „ th> vi ,h convenient staircases, but tresses, and garrison-houses at every quarter of . mile, and rums, not by cut ting ' through hills and raising valleys, 1 b(Jt oT .. r the utltvcn cre sts ofthe mean -«* ^ •* 3 ? thou^^nd tlmn it cost to build ve thousand miles of railroads in lbe L ‘ nited states. What a com mentarv upon tbe human intellect to see t his utilitarian enterprise, so necessary, aud effective two thousand years »go,! cumbrance ’*ow not merely useless, but an incum- ! and « an ob-truction obstruction. : 1 ~ lt .. ls ■«ton.sh«og . Low . rapidly . a young . will chance when lady man s emotion a -‘-es her waist from Lis encircling arm, by inserting about on 3 inch befLa * r P l “ inlt ‘ ‘•Escaped the bullets of the enemy to Le :i"as*inated by a cowurdly piq— a kind'husband, the inscription an affectionate father,” :s on a tombstone in Coiumb.a^ Tcau. NO. 20. The Siiirtl <>l 4'lilv >lry. At a meeting recently held in Au gusta to organize a Board for the South ern Life 111suranee Company, Ccn. A. II. Colquitt made a splendid speechi It was earnest logical, suggestive and convincing There was no piling on of the agony, no wind mill gesticula¬ tion, no attempt to rival the fury of the litical l’ythnn, no petty tricks of the po¬ atist. demagogue or tin; religious dram¬ Every statement was us clean cut Rtt a cameo ; every movement Was natural; evety word impreisive. Til# listener was particularly struck with the body of thought iu repose, and thtt sincerity as an intripid spirit, under the sovereign control of a hoa'thy rea¬ son. Among the‘truths enunciated by this noble gentleman and bravo hero, and none applause was more Wu rthy of perpetuation than his appeal for the Southern people to retain their pride of character, their chivalry—the one glo¬ rious thing left them amid a multitude of disasters,and the one thing, too, that no machination of man can destroy/ but which may be lost by a surrender and u suicide whan more than blood is spilt .—Augusta Constitutionalist. A Granger's Dream —The Lainark Gazette, a staunch Granger paper, pub¬ lishes the following, winch is too good to be lost : ‘A Granger dreamed that lie died } he went straight to the spirit world | he knocked at the gate of the New Je¬ rusalem and it was opened unto him. I he hooks were opened. He was asked. ‘Did you ever belong to any secret so¬ ciety V to which lie replied : ‘I did— to the he Grangers. ‘Then, sir, you can¬ not admitted—depart.’ tlie bottomless Ho then went to pit, where the same devil, questions were again asked by the After and again he was told to depart. he was gone a little way off, ho WHS accosted by the homely ruler of the pit, when the following propositions were made : ‘Stranger,^ sail Nick, ‘1 will not admit you here ; they do not want you in heaven; but l will sell yotf two hundred barrels of brimstone for cash, ten per cent off, and you can start a little bell of your own, with uo agents ot middle men.’’ ---- ----------- Always Lover 3-—Married people should treat each other like lovers all their lives—then they would be happy. break Bickering and quarreling would 000 oil love affairs; consequently lov* CIS indulge in such only to a very 11m— ittrl extent. But some people—nictf and women both—when they have one# y..t iiii.i rii-.l ijijiik (liny ma y ilo jnat u* they please, and it will make no differ¬ ence. all They make a great mistake. It the difference in the .worlL Women should grow more devoted and J n « r » fond after marriage, if they 1,A ' e ,Il ° ,dca ol “W . ,,J ,,u sb , nd . "? J*™ “ “ *' 1 « ,0 f». D g ^ ,* l ° liU, * dr , , f 1 d . * ? a tmth w, ii ch a mM " M !*? wife who W0 “ d never think . of breathing a har.h B ° rd % m “ w<;clhe f > 5 a » d a Mile will be glum and morose on lief husband’s return, wlio had only smile* words of cheer for him when ho washer suitor. How can such peep pl c expect to be happy ? Newspaper Auvbutisinu. —News¬ paper advertising is now recognized by men, having faith in tluir own wares, as the most effective moans for . . L , wide 8< i c ul,n ” tir K 00< a reeog . r their , . n,lJ ' ,n merits, Newspaper advertising impels inqui r y> a °d when the article offered is of K 0rtd finality stud at a lair price, tho natural result is increased sales, Newspaper advertising is a pcrrarf neut addition to the reputation of the goods advertised, because it is a per tnauent influence always ut work in their interest. Newspaper advertising is the most energetic and viirilant of salesmon : ad dressing thousands each day always in the advertiser’s interest, and ccaselest ^ - OuSDtENCEiN ■ r HlLURLN. . TT I nquc» . olnidtenco demand we must r ° m ^ f ° r hcr oWU 8 ” IC ' y ’ ? “ ja N, oft « n be a . of l,to and L ? t or tij, ows « w «y something wlllctl , • ohclois , m . her . haml m.toad of thin ',wlV° | "‘p h«r mouth. But l, a . not the untrained asschbJan will to immeises ri"Mfiil\uthoritv i'ni^lSi ami The J mother “ TZs who cannot "limner train her duuzh- litter c s to ob were ZZZZZZ S^MtS tiunrls of* the unAmtAa enenucs of i»».„ L w and onr i order. [JAu A. C. BtatkeU. Mr. Gladstone tells his private ae— < l ua,ntance . ’’bat lie regrets having gif « little, fOM«y he, yeara to politics. “How ;. said politics the other day to an ads mire « do effect the life, tho moral life, of a nation! Onesingta g(M( j book influences tlie people 1 1 a vuf deal d more tC ' ” A literal minded youngster was pick ed up by a visitor of tLe family, who, daodfing him oa his knee, said: “I wish l had this little boy; L think there is money in him/* To which prompt!/ l capon'led the child: “I know there ia, for I swallowed a cent when I was ai ^raudma’s the other day,”