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SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, MARCH 22. 1877.
Under the Daisies
It Is strango what a groat deal of trouble wo tako,
What Kiu-rithv most of us willingly make.
How the lips will smile though the heart may ache
And wo bend to the ways of the world for the
sake
Of its poor and scanty praises.
And time runs on with suen pitiless How
That our lives are wasted before we know
What work to finish before we go
To our lonp rest uuder the daisies.
And too often wo fall in a useless fight,
For wrong is so muoh in the pluee of right,
I And the end is so far beyond our sight,
j Tia as when one starts on a ehaso by night,
An unknown shade pursuing.
Even so do we see when our race is run.
That of all we have striven for little is won,
And o'all the work our strength has douo,
llow little was worth t he doing.
So most of us travel with very poor speed,
Failing in thought where we couquerin deed,
Leant brave in the hour of greatest need,
And making a riddle that few may read,
Of our life’s intricate mazes.
Such a labyrinth of right and wrong,
Is it strange that a heart once brave and strong
Should falter at last, and most earnestly long
For a calm sleep undorthu daisies?
But if onopoor troubled heart can say,
"His kindness softened my life’s rough way,”
And the tears fall over our lifeless clay,
We shall stand up in Heaven in brighter array,
Than if all Earth rang with our praises.
For the good we have done shall never fade,
Though the work bo wrought and the wages paid,
And the wearied frame of the laborer laid
All peacefully under the daisies.
Obeying- Orders.
A certain genera'. supposing hi* favorite
horse was dead, ordered a soldier to go
ati l -kin him.
"What! is silv- rtai! dead?" asked i’at.
"What is that to you?" replied die
officer. "Do as I bid you, and ask no
questions."
Pat went about his business, and in an
hour or two lie returned.
"Well, Pat, where have you been ail
this time?" asked the general.
"Skinning your horse, your honor.”
"Does it take nearly two hours to per
form such an operation?"
"No, your honor: but then you see it
took about half tut hour to catch him.”
"Hatch himl was he alive?"
“Yes, your honor, and I could not skin
him alive, von know.
"Skin him alive! did you kill him?"
"To he sure 1 did, yer honor! and sure
you know 1 must obey orders without
asking any questions.”
How to Control a Boy.
A woman with a long chin arid other
marks of personal beauty called at the
Central station at an early hour and in
troduced herself to Bijuh as a widow wo
man, and the mother of a twelve year old
hoy whom she could not control.
"Can't contiol him, eh?" mused the
old man, as ho scratched his head; "what
is bis worst feature? '
"Well, can’t keep him in at nights,”
she replied.
"Can’t, eh? And you want to know
what I'd do if he was my hoy?"
"Yes."
"Well, I’ll tell you, madam. In the
first place I’d order a car load of railroad
iron. When 1 cot it I’d lay the liny on
the floor on his back, and then I'd pile
the bars this way and that way. and across
and up and down till I had four tons
holding him down, and then I'd -it down
on the top heap and a-k him il he felt
like whooping around.
"But isn’t railroad iron quite costly?"
she cautiously inquired.
"Well, it is a good deal cheaper than
it was, madam, but if you can't afford to
try that plan why don’t you get an augur
about four feet long and bore it through
your boy, and into the back door?"
"It might kill him, Mr. Joy."
“Very likely; hut isn’t it better for you
to kill him now than for him to wander
out west in his middle age and be choked
to death with a cheap rope?"
"Then you would kill hitu now, would
!you?”
"I would.”
"I don’t see how I can, and yet it may
be the best way,” site said, and the tears
fell so fast that she dropped her veil and
went out.
The Responsibility.
A President of the United States
selected by i ri 1. has been inaugurated
Jii this, and in Hie preliminary proceed
ing- of the Returning Board-, the will of
the people has been set at naught, the
decision ot the ballot box has been falsi
fied, and the Constitution has been
violated, the Uongre-s, the President, and
a majority of the Supreme Court ail join
ing together in rhis.deliberate departure
from constitutional law.
Who are the persons that are respon
sible for the a: things?
The managers, loaders, and counsellors
of the Republican patty are responsible
first of all. They devised the scheme of
fraud, and they carried it through in
! Florida, Lottiiiana and Washington.
Secondly, with a few laudable excep
: ti- . the Democratic Senators and ltep
! re;-'., tat:re* in Cmigres-t are responsible.
Having under the Constitution the power
and tfo* duty to defeat this conspiracy and
: to give effect to tho will oft.hu people as
expre. ed at the ballot box, they weakly
yielded to a panic, threw their power
; away, flu ..wore their duty, and com milted
themselve.-, tt.-ir party, and the country
to the dec: ion of an ur.constitutsorial
tribunal. Li this cowardly surrender, the
measure of their responsibility was filled
full; and though their p.rty may be re
lieved from it, the Representatives, the
Senators, and the country cart never
escape the consequences of their act,
Next, the members of tho Electoral
Tribunal are responsible—not merely the
majority, who in the face of their oaths
refused to investigate the facts they were
commissioned to investigate-—but those
RE PATRIN Gr!
Watchmaker and
Jeweler, Repairs Clocks, Watches, Sew
ing Machines, ete.
DONE!
1 other members of the House, the Senate,
and, above all, of the Supremo Court,
who consented to take places upon that
unconstitutional Tribunal, Every man
of them ought to have known, and several
of them must have known, that it was
unconstitutional and wrong; every man
I should have refused to touch the unclean
I thing.
But the eight who not only violated the
j Constitution, but violated their own
I oaths, in order to consummate the con
{ spiraoy of fraud, have a deeper and a
| blacker responsibility of their own, as the
authors of a crime have a deeper guilt
I than the mere accessories.
1 Next, the Republican party is respon
sible because it takes the fruit of the
enormous wrong by common consent,
none of its members —with only two bril
liant exceptions it, the House of Repre
sentatives—uttering a word of protest.
Finally, Rutherford B. Hayes is re
sponsible, because he receives, keeps, and
u>es the great dignity and power conferred
upon him through the network of Repub
lican fraud relieved only by Democratic
folly.
These fiefs cannot be forgiven, con
doned. or extenuated. They are like the
sin against the Holy Ghost in religion,
which no repentance can expiate. Above
all, no good behavior on the part of a
Resident thus fraudulently placed in
office can wash out the status, the shame,
and the guilt of It is elevation.
There is no safety for the Republic, ex
cept in tho remembrance of those who
are guilty, and in the infliction of such
I political punishment as shall forever deter
j all men from a repetition of such a crime
-1 —New York Sun.
Slander.
Never use a lady’s name at an improper
lime, or in mixed company. Never make
assertions about her that you think un
true, or allusions which you think that
she herself wottid blush to hear. When
you meet with men who do not scruple to
use women s names in a reckless manner,
shun them; they are the very worst mem
bers of tho community; men lost to every
sense of honor, every feeling of humanity.
Many a good and worthy woman’s char
acter bus been forever ruined and her
heart broken by some villain, and repeated
where it should not have b'en, and in
presence of those whose little judgment
could not deter them from circulating the
fool and bragging report. A slander is
soon propagated, and the smallest thing
1 derogatory to a woman’s character will
' fly on the wings of tho wind and magnify
i as it circulates, until its monstrous weight
crushes the poor, unconscious victim.
Respect the name of woman. Your
mother and sisters are women, and as you
j would have their fair name untarnished,
arid their lives unembittered by the slan
* deter s bitter tongue, heed the ill your
I own words may bring upon tho mother,
| the sis;er or tho wife of some fellow
I creature.
The Safe Side.
When tho occupant of a business place
on Michigan avenue was yesterday asked
why lie didn’t hang out a flag in memory
of Washington he replied;
“What do I know about George Wash-
I ington?"
‘ Why, yon have read of him, haven’t
you?"
“1 suppose I have, but you don’t sup
! pose I swallow all I read, do you?”
i "But everybody knows that Washing
! t.ir, was a great and good man,” protested
. the first.
! "I don’t know about that. I’ve heard
■ a good deal against him since I came to
Detroit, and I’m not going to run thori.sk
of offending some of my best customers
by wav ng any flags around. I'm just
| marling in here, and 1 don’t want to make
any bad moves."
“But, sir, but "
"Please go on,” interrupted the busi
ness. "If people hear you jawing around
my place they’ll think I’m a polititian
j and keep clear of me. I'm neutral in
| politics, and you can’t force me into the
Washington ring—no sir.” — Detroit Free
Dress.
One of tho perils of matrimony has
recently been dised in a London court. A
married lady owned a race Horse, upon
which site had given several mortgages.
Tho horse was entered tor various races,
the mortgagees were pressing for pay
ment; the trainer claimed a lien for his
expenses; and byway of’settling all these
conflicting claims, it had been suggested
that the horse should be sold. A lawyer,
who appeared for tho lady’s husband,
stated that his client knew nothing about
his wife’s race horses, and cared less; and
that ho begged that the application as
against himself might be dismissed, with
costs- The Master of the Rolls replied
that the unhappy gentleman was respon
sible for his wife’s acts, and that if the
lady sold the horse, or otherwise parted
with it, lie would be liable constructively
for her contempt of court arid would have
to go to prison accordingly. If a manchose
to marry a lady who would race horses he
must take the consequences.
Old ladies say that, if babies have
strength to live seven days, they will
most likely live so- en weeks, am] if they
live over seven weeks, they will live seven
months; and, unless something particu
larly bad happens to them, they will
reach the age of seven years, providing
the seven months are safely got over. It
is an old belief, that if a child cries loudly
at its birth, and lifts up an open baud, it
is born to command; but, if it. clutches
; with its thumb tucked in, it will be ofa
; cringing, slavish disposition.
Gems of Thought.
A wise son maketh a glad father: but
a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Il is hotter to get wisdom than gold.
Refrain not to speak, when there is oc
casion to do good.
By speech is wisdom known, and learn
ing by the words of the tongue.
Never speak against the truth, but bo
abashed of the etror of thine ignorance.
Sweet language will multiply friends,
-and a fair speaking tongue will increase
] kind greetings.
Separate thyself from tliino enemies,
and tako heed of thy friends.
Add not more trouble to a heart that is
vexed, or wounded.
Seek not out the things that aro too
hard for thee, neither snatch the things
that are above thy strength.
Be not curious in unneossary matters;
for more things are shewed uuto thee
! than men understand.
Consult not with a fool, for he cannot
keep counsel.
Open not thy heart to every man, lest
he requite thee with a shrewd turn.
| Do no secret thing before a stranger;
for thou knowest not. what he will bring
forth.
Judge none blessed beforo his death;
for a man shall be known in his children.
There can no good come to hint that is
always occupied in evil, nor to him that
| givetli no alms. •
A friend cannot be known in prosperity
; and an enemy cannot bo hid in adversity.
Meddle not with matters that concern
thee not; neither interrupt men in the
midst of their talk.
As near as thou eanst., guess at thy
neighbor, and consult with the wise.
Forego not a wise and good woman; for
\ her grace is above gold.
Accustom not thy mouth to swearing:
[ neither use thyself to the naming of the
lloly One.
Keep t he flower of thine ago sound; and
give not thy strength to strangers.
The grace ofa wife delighteth her hus
band, and her discretion will fatten his
bones.
The discourse of a godly man is always
with wisdom; but u tool changes as the
j moon.
Help the poor for tho commandment’s
Rake, and turn him not uway because of
j his poverty.
Many have fullen by the edge of the
i sword; hut not so many ns have fallen by
the tongue.
Beware of thine own children.
Weigh tliy words in a balance, and
make a door and bar for thy mouth.
Boys, dare to be truthful, and dure to
he lovers of truth in t lie taco of the niulti
j tude, if need be. Abhor a lie as you
would a great viper; and spurn all the
species "white lies, fibs,” etc , as you
would the venomous offspring of the great
viper. Then, hoys, be honest. Honest
not only in act, but motive. Don’t speak
one thing and moan another. Let hon
esty rule in your hearts, and then never
be ashamed nor afraid for your words and
acts to stand us the true opponents of
your intents and desires. Bo obedient—
he truthful—be honest, and you have the
| foundation and outline of a character that
: being properly filled out cannot fail to
make you happy and beloved if not wise
and great-
The LaGrange Reporter says: A gen
tleman informs ns that one morning last
week, he saw twenty five loads of corn
leaving Whitfield's station. This looks
like living at home, doesn’t it? It is
\ cheaper (they say) to buy corn than to
! make it; hence they buy it. It. is cheaper
| to buy cotton than to make it; hence they
j make it. Here is a rule that seems to
•vurk throe or four ways. It works the
| farmer, his mules and his hands nearly to
death to make the cotton to pay for the
| corn; works the merchant nearly to death
|to collect, what is due him for supplies;
I works financial distress and bankruptcy
; among the people; and will ultimate
, ly work tho ruin of our country if per
j sisted in.
Hayes stuck to his Governorship to tho
very last. He declined to give up one
ofhee till ho was dead sure of the other.
He left his resignation with the Lieuten
! ant Governor of Ohio, and telegraphed to
him, a ter hearing the midnight result of
the meeting of the two houses of Uon
j gress, to present it.
Ho had a good reason for bolding on.
He knew ho was Governor of Ohio, arid
ho knew equally well that he had not been
elected President. The first was certain,
the other was doubtful, and be had not
i forgotten the fable of the dog who lost
his bone while attempting to seize its
reflection on the water.
♦.*•
Most of us have had troubles all our
lives, and each day lias brought all the
evil that wo wished to endure. But if
we were asked to recount the sorrows of
; our lives, how many could we remember?
How many that are six months old should
we think worthy to be remembered or
mentioned? To-day's troubles look large
but a week hence they will be forgotten
atsd buried out of sight.
NUMBERS.
Wit ttnd*Humor.
Hot words often produce coolness.
A trance-action—Wulking in sleep.
A useful thing in the long run—Breath.
A clean shirt is not a bad bosom friend.
Sick transit —Being carried to the hos
pital.
What keeps Lent the longest and best?
Money.
Where the gong sounds loudest ths
supper is smallest.
Why is a peevish boy like tho lotter t?
He’s a cross thing.
liow to make a good thing last—Make
everything else first.
11 is said that figures won't lie; but the
figures of some women aro very deceptive,
to say the least,
The reason there is so much assassina
tion in ypain is because the Spaniards aro
such a sassy nation.
“John, you said Sally kissed you, did
you kiss her buck?” “No, I kissed her
face. ’ ’ •
“So far, sc good,” as the boy said when
he finished tho first pot of his mother’s
jam.
An English revivalist slid down the
banisters ot hist pulpit in order to show
how people went on backsliding.
"Do you know why that girl there is
called honey?” "Because she’s so sweet
I suppose.” "Yes,sweet and bee loved.”
The revival feeling is spreading, but it
hasn't yet got down deep enough to affect
arrearages on country newspaper books.
They are shipping apples from Grand
Rapids to Rotterdam, Holland. They
pack them so that they won't llottordam
bit on tho way.
A Mexican girl living at Tusceola has
three well developed arms. She can do
up her hair without camming her mouth
full of hair-pins.
A Kentucky judge has decided that a
man has no right to harms - his wife tu a
plow, nor even with a mule. And yet
women complain that they have ao rights.
Growing Old.
It. is the solemn thought con
nected with middle life that life's last
business is begun in earnest; and it is then,
midway between the cradle and the grave,
that a man begins to marvel that he let
the days of youth go by so half enjoyed.
II is the pensive autumn feeling; it is tho
sensation of half sadness that we experi
ence when the longest day of the year is
past, and every day that follows is shorter,
and tint light fainter, and the feebler
shadows tell that nature is hastening with
gigantic footsteps to her winter grave.
So does man look back upon his youth.
When tho first gray hairs become visible,
when the unwelcome truth fastens itself
upon the mind that a man is no longer
going up hill, but down, and that the snu
is always westering, he looks back on
things behind. When we were children,
we thought as children. But now there
lies before us manhood, with its earnest
work, and then old age, and then the
grave, and then home. There is a second
youth far man, better and holier than his
first, if he will look on, and not look back.
They had a tough subject in the inquiry
room this week. Moody wrestled with
him and Sankey sang with him, but the
man seemed to despair of forgiveness.
Finally Moody asked him what heavy sin
burdened his mind, and he confessed to
having beat a newspaper publishero it of
three years’ subscription. The evangelist
informed him that they did not profess to
perform miracles, but if ho would settle
up his dues, with compound interest, and
pay for three years more in advance,
although they could not open the doors
of the church to him, perhaps he might
be snaked in under the canvass. —Boston
Bulletin.
An illitorte peasant girl servant in a
prominent family of South Maitland,
Australia, has lately inherited a million
and a half of francs or $300,000. The
golden shower has descended on the heir
ess from the will of a distant relative, ot
whose existence she was ignorant, but
who had made a large fortune in America
au 1 left it to this girl and her brother in
equal portions. The brother is a stablo
boy in a wealthy family near Paris. Both
aro utterly without education, not even
knowing how to read.
Mr. George Francis Train nominates
Jeffetson Davis for Piesidcnc in 1881.
Mr. Train is too fast. Ha ought not to
embarrass Brother Hayes. As things go,
Hayes may want to nominate Mr. Davis
for some place iu his Cabinet before 1881
comes around.
There is a young lady near Cayuga
Hinds county, who is six feet jA
weighs 195 pounds, and is only
of age. In addition to this
lingers on each hand and six UHj
foot.
Do little helpful thiiJ
ful words
better than pcurls^H
along the roadsidi
a far more
find after
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