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VOLUME IV. NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE! THE SUMMERVILLE GAZETTE WILL IIK FURNISHED TO SUBSCRIBERS, postage prepaid, AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: ONE YEAR - SI-75 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS -*■ 50 ■ These rales, considering the amount of matter furnished, make The Gazetti W The Cheapest Weekly Paper In North Georgia. In order to enable every one to become a subscriber and sup porter of a g od, substantial home paper, the price lias been reduced to these low figures. Therefore, you are expected to give us your aid. Take it yourself, and see that all your neighbors take it, 'fe* You need It I Your Family Needs It! Your Neighbors Need It! THE GAZETTE has endeavored to keep all the promises made by its proprie tors upon its introduction to the public. This is a guarantee ot good faith on their part, when they assert that it will hereafter not only maintain the high standard of its past career, hut will be constantly improv and, as expeiicnce suggests and ability enables. The wish and purpose of its management is to make the MOST USEFUL AND READABLE JOURNAL That its income will afford, with self-denial, constant effort, available talent and high pride in their calling, upon the part of its publishers and editor. Asa PAPEII I HMIDIII IT FAMIITY It will be welcomed for the purity and variety of its miscellany carefully selected from the Lest foreign and American literature and for its educational influence in furnishing the current News of the Day in Brief. THE GAZETTE being of True Democratic principles will countenance nothii.g but Truth, Justice, and fair dealing to all, arid exposing all Rings, Cliques, Frauds, and everything that is calculated to injure or defraud the public. The Manufacturing Interests of Northwest Georgia and Surrounding country, will receive constant attention, and every measure calculated to promote them, e iiptiaily ths development of the various industries of this region, will find in The Gazette hearty support Thanking the public for the favor .Town the paper it. :ne pat, we invite renewed and enlarged support for the future, of our <■-“’■ " in as-.-Gng to make the Sooth the peer, in industrial prosperity, educational fa*, ~■ and p .Tucal liberality, of any other section of the American Union Address all communications to CLEMKNT & -K> N , Snnnrerville, C hattooga Cos., Georgia. UNEQUALLED \H ~CW PRICES!: CHEAPEST Repairs to Watches, Clocks and Jewelry done itt most skilful manner at moderate charge. BEST! CARL A HAG LUND’S Repairing Store, At Dr. Bryant’s Office, next door to C'leghern’s pel9-I\n SUM MERVILLE. GEORGIA. 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 Kdmjd