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BY JOHN BL ATS. I per annum: ISO <-<‘nts ft,r •ix inuntb-i; 25 ti nts for tkrve lavAths. Oirßl H DIRECTORY. B.M Tts-r Cut it< n—l:< X Es V Brinnr. 1 nstor. I’rvx’lrnv cwy’third Sntiii-J.’, : 4tnd Sunday Pi a*. «t mrt'tinjr Frkl^j-nijxh 4 in m-n w/fk. Suufla.s-.-vh >al at *.» ?. in ‘ *\i‘rv Suinlav. >!«im I’m k< ii —IN v L P Winter, j ■ raptor. Pn a. *v< rv fourth SiiimD.x • ’ .aiifl Siind.-V I‘ns ver mt <m inrvrrv Timr>- . M.'tv n.vht At 2’ p m every I - •‘ i. inlay. ,S V BitIAYT S A rrOIXTVF.NTS-- 1 first Saturday mid Sunday irt va«-h month • 4it < ►rrmov. in Jackson e<»im’\. Soeond ; JSa tin day and SpQ«l*v at Ibnm’iiv, Ifcfuks ’< Xiff’ ‘ Homer. Han’k* county. Kev L p ’WISTF.IPs A Vr<HVl ViHX'Ts— • First Saturday nr.d Sunday nt Pleasaiii Strove. I 'mia Indore I'rsr Sunday] i v ' r " ■ Sunday at Mt A irv. ■ Third SM.ndav and Sunday at Hickory. ■ bint. Fourth Satunlav and Siin-hv at I Bellton. I K \1 1 J! X AL KFi-oitn ! Ihdlfrm L.alra No S-l i DO 1- meel> tirs« ;in<l tor,rib W<d4irsd:'\ iiichts in v\«t month. K F Qrn.i t\x X G J M Fowler. S. . A Oi.mi k Jitsnh Gmodian BAXhSCOI XTA IHKLI roK¥~ FOFNTY OFFICERS. T. F. Hiil. (>rdh»:irv. I p- F. SII»|»F.TH, she’. i;L R J. Dv \k. < < >l< Siipvriur ('oiitL P A W vrr.im. Tax t’i»yert«»i. V. . i'. H u’l.niamK, Tax Receiver. <«■ R. Ilo\vi»ex. Surveyor. XV. R. X helix. t 'orov/. r. XV. 11. Meeks. Treasurer. I; Er jgiofs. Vl:F>VMri:i AX Clltiu H Rev. G. 11. f’.tt I hdye. i i.-sot. Preaching • \ cry ‘.’nd J Sunday at 1J o'clock a. ni.. in co h nnoitfi. j M <’iikwh- Rev. J. T. <’urti• P.oO’j. Pr» ;F‘hiny evot y tir* I Snmlr.y and • Saturday before. at II u'rhn h a. in., in l y .o h inont h. llinim <’Hi k< ii Rev. E. S. X . F.r’aut. P.t <or. Preaching every fourth Sunday ■ and Saturday before, at !l o'clock n. in., in r;i«’li iroiith. FRA TER X Al. RECORD. Pin India I o<lg« Nr. Jl' A. F. XL, nu ct.s ; on the lii t Fiid;t\ cveiimi! in each month i at 7 o'clock. XV. A. Watson. XV. M. II "in er Lodge No. X’J i. O. (I. 1- .. meet.- I ' , on the stenn'l and fourth XX'ednesday * v\cuing> in a< h month, as 7 o'clock. I: DY A i:. X. G. j i IT \f.L ( OV XT\ OFFICERS. tb H\ I C \INEt . Slieril’l J E M XVinp.l k\. Ordinary <1 M n XL. Ciejk >u|n rior Court N1 B SEWELL. Tax Receiver Bexj Hawkins. Tax Collector XT P T \r nXvri.r. Surveyor Rel-LK l I.'-UEIO. C««rolier L XX I Bwowx. Sehool Cmiimissioner 'i A RLE •'F \ I.’; il I DES I ON THE \ IK LI XE. Atlanta KCn f« rt Sibley H»4n •• k'liedn m’> lo.“.*» •• ! 1»• ravillo |(M»S “ j Hi;.* •• Duluth 1 lui •• Suwanee 1n27 “ p.nh'rd 11fL “ F’ouery linn, h ILL? •• Gainesville pjoti •• Lula 1324 “ Rellton 1.41 | Xi •uni Airy •• Tiftcoa..... 1032 “ XL AH Tin AIK LINK. Daldom 2'237 tb« t ' Porter Spring.* .ammi •• i 1'! Ii kr>\ ille pillO •• | X'oiiah Mniintain Bids •• 'fray Mountain 45:15 “ Black Mountain 44S| “ Blood Mountain liiTu “ Rabun Bald Mountain 471 s “ Emd.t or Brns'duwn M ountain.. .47'Jd “ Tallulah Fall* 23K2 “ OTHF.K points in «;eok<;ia. Savannah .T 2 hu t .4ngm4a 147 “ Fort Caines UUI “ Colnmliii* 2nd *• Milledgeville 2iH “ Macon ,’(32 “ Americus ;vto “ Marietta li:»2 “ Da hole. 773 “ Grithn <»75 “ Newnan !'XS “ LaGrange 778 “ West Point o‘2o “ Brnriswirk 1G “ >4 <• 11 <» <1 II I <» , ATLANTA AND <ir AR LOTTE Alli LINE ■ RAILROAD. NO. I—MAIL TRAIN—EASTWARD. Leave Atlanta /.;;0 p n, ' Arrive at Bellton t>.2" p in ■ N«>. —MAI). TRAIN—WESTWARD. I.eave Charlotte 12.111 a tn Arrive at Itellton S.4.‘> a m NO. lI—DAY PASSENIIEIt—EASTWARD. Leave Atlnntn 4.(10 a ni ; Arrive at Bellton H.. 50 a tn NO. 4—DAV fASSENGEIf—WESTWARD. Leave Charlotte 10.42 a in Arrive at Bellton 7.37 pni . NO. S—LOCAL FREIGHT—EASTWARD. Leave Atlanta 7.05 a tn Arrive at Bellton 12.30 p 111 NO. 0— LOCAL FREIGHT—WESTWARD. ‘ ; Leave Central 6.50 p in 1 Arrive at Belltou 12.36 a in ! 1 <>. .L I’oiiEAi ke, General Manager. ; ' W. <l. Houston, General Passenger anil Ticket Agent. 1' ——— I NORTH G EORGIA N. • I rUBLIsHED EVERY THURSDAY, | h Is the paper for North Georgians, because < it is emphatically a People s Papek. de voted to the interests ami wants of the < people of this’section. I It will labor to develop our vast r<- sources; to educate our people, and to 1 attract immigration. j 1 he Paper is intended ax a local organ for the masses of North Georgia. It will strive t<> reflect the sentiments of < the people, and its columns will be open to th«.»»e who desire to discuss the issm s ot the day in a decorous spirit. Short items of news from our subscribers > 1 and friends will be thankfully received. j I miviiH / l. " y / —— jßOorlf Georgian. Volume 2. THE XIODERN BELLE- > ; he sits in a thslPouablo p irh»r, Ami rocks in her easy char: : Sh: is <’i«d :n's.lks *iml satins. And jewels arc in her hair: She v. nks and giggles am! siinpt»rs, Xnd simpers and giggles and winks; Ami though she t\lk< but little. TN a good deal more than she thinks. She lies abed in the morning. Till nyarlv the liunv of mmr k . .u 'J hen d Mi sw.a jpiug tMi'l i TsV-hTt'd Her ha r is slid in papers, Iler rln-cks still fiesh w’th paint— Reina ns of la-1 night's blushes, . Bi inimjdcd n» Dint. » t to/ I She dnp s J And men with •’Honing Jjair;’’ She’s eloquent over moustaches, They give such agbreign air; She talks of I/aliaii music. And tails in love w th the moon; And if a num.-e were to meet her. She would sink away in a Swo.»n, IL r feet me so very little. Her harnls .w so vo \ wlrte. Her jewels so Vri y h -.v.-y. And her head so very light : llep' olor is made of cosmetics, I hough th.s >hc will never own) Her body is made mostly of cotton, Iler heart is made wholly of stone. She falls in love with a fellow \\ ho swells a foreign ail : He marries her for h<’r money. She marries him for his hair; <hlvi»f the veiy best matches Bo!h aie w» !l mau din lif» ; Sh< ’> got a fool for a husband, He's got a fool for .n wife! The Poor Gentleman. There are more younix men in Jhe peiiiien tiaries <>f this eotmirv learning trades Ilian there are outside of them. The principal cause of this is. that we are . < die aline our youtm men for uentle-■ men -trying Io make lawyers, doc-' tors, preachers and clerks out.of the ! material.that nature intended for ear-, penfers. blacksmiths, bricklayers and tailors, and other honest yJieiyets of ‘wood and drawers of water.” It is a mistake, and a b’m one. to teach bovs i ami girls to believe that to labor is disofaeefnl, and to do nothing for a living is more becoming to society in which they expect to move and have the respect of. Hang such society! It is rotten Io the core . and there are many men - sons and daughters who are. now being educated to play the parts <>f ‘’lending lady’’ ami ‘’walking gentleman” in the great drama of life : v. ho will light out for a poor house or j peidlentinry before they have plaved | i their parts and the curtain drops. Go ! to work. * ♦ * Indian Si mmer.—ln the life, of a good man there is an Indian Summer more beautiful (ban that of the sea sons; richer, stumier and more sub lime than the most glorious Indian I Summer the world ever knew—if is I the Indian Summer of the soul.— [When the glow of youth lias depart led, when the warmth of middle age is gone, and the buds and blossoms of Spring are changing to the sere and yellow leaf: when the mind of the good tnan, still vigorous, relaxes its labors, and the memories of a well spent life gush forth from their secret, fountains, enriching, rejoicing and fer tilizing: then the trustful resignation , of the Christian sheds around a sweet i am] holy warmth, and the soul, as- I sttming a heavenly lustre, is no longer restricted to the narrow coniines of i business, but soars far beyond the Winter of hoary age, and dwells peacefully and happily upon that bright Spring and Summer which ! awaits him within the gates of I’ara-1 dise evermore. Let us strive for and | look trustfully forward to an Indian I Summer like. this. 11l Temper.—A person of sour, sullen temper—what a dreadful thing j it is to have such a one in a house! j There is not myrrh and aloes and ' chloride of lime enough in the world to disinfect a single home of such a nuisance as that; no riches, elegance of mein, no beauty of face, can ever screen such persons from vulgarity. 11l temper is the vulgarist thing that the lowest born and illest bred can ever bring to his home. It is one of i the worst forms of impiety. Peevish- i ness in a home is not only a sin against the Holy Ghost, but against the Holy Ghost in the very temple of love. — W hen charity walks into the lowest places of want, we see the beautiful purity of her robes most distinctly. < 0 ,, , lii:e nt f. BKt.F.TON. BAyKfe’icftvM. « OCTOBER •>. IS?.). ~ t A GOOD SUGGESTION. 9 * ’ M e have liot sjiney in tl|u t<>v an e’xfemL’d tale; Vat. wu hiyve, .evolved an idea for one, which, we Lre ton tinselfcTi to wi!hli6ld’l'r*>nij a waiting pulflic Ksauise we cai/ti'ot. get all the glory ol'ii. If soij#kkil!-» htl pe.n will but fiy.in this- out . b'y: " i'-h rich rhetoric and, vivid im-i agination, not only will S|*>mu ‘'in4*rX estiug reading” be prodncatl, .but a ghiat!moral eitglfle'‘will lu> Adri/ .the-, i world to at'emiiplislf.gi^t 5 gootk We should.perhaps, entitle bAr 'i-ftibinfe x HUH 4 TWi: DMi.l.Nof’KN'T sfnsVrßlßEtt’R SALVATtON.” ‘ t>.'. V> e would introduce the first eJWp ler with a picture of the heretofore honest and prosperous farnuir's happv : home. The angel of peace dwelhdh | there, mid the country paper epmek I ' to bis postoffice box every week. Having been supporting this county : paper for some four years withijut I paying for il. he is surprised one day to get a polite mile from the publisher i to cash up. Indignant ut being dunned, he resolves to punish the base insillt ier of his dignity by beating him out of (he whole hill. Ah. rash resolve! ’This, this, the source of all thy ills!’ As delay makes his fatal purpose 1 manifest, direful consequences fellow” his friends fall away and recognize him no more; the wife of his bosom ' deserts him and tiles an application in a Chicago police court for divorce; his daughter elopes with a lightliiltg . rod peddler ami his 'nest horse and . buggy : his son. losing all self-respect in his father’s degradation, goes- tit the city and enters politics; his cattle 1 start on "a journey to the center of I the eurtli.’ through a quagmire ; bis hogs die of cholera; jus ■coin yields only tassels—all niankind ami nature se- in to conspire his rultt. i Job had his comforters, spiritual and ' human ; but ’what eharm shall soothe. the melancholy, of the wretch who I bears upon his soul the purpose of de frauding the trustful editor! Chapter 2.—At last, deserted by all but his faithful dog (who has been kept in ignorance of the facts of the ease), our delinquent resolves to (-nd his bitter existence by suicide. (We j suggest to the previously-mentioned I skillful pen that llie scene here should be very gloomy—dark dills, stormy | sea. blood-red sun, etc.) Just, as he ■ is about to drain the fatal draught i (or shoot the fatal shot, or stab the. fatal stab—we also leave this to the '.taste of the tiller-in)—the spirit of j mercy, willing to give the old man another chance., inspires within him the thought—‘Suppose. I pay the prin ter, ami all may yet be well !’ Seizjng the idea with avidity, and the dog by the collar, he hies him to the neigh boring town. Realizing there thir . teen dollars from the sale of this faith ful animal, he repairs to the editorial sanctum, pays his arrears and for a year in advance, and has enough left to ‘set ’em up all around.’ His atone ment is complete, and he walks forth once more ‘a man among his fellow men.’ (The editor’s astonishment and joy at being possessor of eleven dollars all at one time should be ar tistically pictured.) Chapter 3 shows the inevitably happy result of' this Christian action. Fortune smiles broadly upon him once more—his wife withdraws her j divorce suit and returns to his arms; | the eloping lightning-rod peddler | turns out a wealthy Russian count in j disguise, and restores to our farmer the lost broad acres ; the son abandons I political life, and becomes once more I a respectable citizen; his kine wax I fat, and his wheat fields yield some I sixty and some a hundred-fold. The ‘ scene closes with a bright picture of the prompt-paying subscriber’s happy fireside. If the above sketch, graphically de lineated and broadly published, does not rouse many a delinquent consci ence into action, then is all moral suasion vain, and the butt end of the I law our only recourse.—Printers’ , Register. If a man will only start with a fixed and honorable purpose in life, and per sistently attempt to carry it out to the best of his ability, undismayed by failure or delay, the time may be long in corning, but it will come, when that purpose will be achieved. SI'I.F MABE MEN. (. ijfcelf. made men are more certain i 14*» others of success in fife for the j’jj4.son'that is, so to speak, they are : nitt’re. thoroughly made. That is to S.W’ with tjieni the formation of char ’ncter is more solid because it is flic I result of severe discipline, of a deter-' irAieif will, of a settled purpose. It I ’<*fiiot the mete accumulation of the Aepchings of others, to which, too 'htten only a lazy and drowsy atten ‘lion been given. • The self-made man starts at the 'teftom. lie hot only has to learn himself how to ascend the steep anil rugged stairs before him, but he has b rack his brain how to construct i ■the shnirs themselves by which he slftjl asceful. j «Tn‘ce lie understands more accu rfti'lt than another, all the conditions !of LncVvss. His attention becomes niffre fixed. His thoughts are habit-' uhfiy concentrated on whatever he umlt‘f|akes. l]is judgment is matured by the nnee ( ssily imposed upofi him for Its constant exercise. lie is wary n'bif watchful, and robust in all his beiiig'as (he gymnast by constant e.x ereisv Vxcffis in the deVelopuient of! nitiAle. HV-iice it is that the copimunil V’feel gtesn'er confidence in self-made men. Tlkfre is. a common feeling that, he wliohias succeeded against great odds, who has imide his mark where those jiosa’Ssed of many advantages over nlnEliaye failed to make theirs, must pdsijeAs in himself remarkable ele m’eits of success. And the eommtmi ty aje right. The self-made men are on f|io whole the safest to be intrust- • ed x’ilh great undertakings. The stuff • .of Vjhich they are made has been test ed ;yul has been found to be of the 1 klpd. "* ‘ Don’t run away from the world’s temptations and influences. If you me really a coward, go and hide yourself somewhere, until you have screwed up backbone enough to face the enemy like a man. Don’t run away at the slightest indication of danger, as if you hadn’t the slightest confidence in yourself. Nobody ever conquered a foe by beating a retreat. If you mean to light the battle of life likea hero, you don’t hegip too early. Would you respect yourself and win the respect of others? Then don’t shrink away from trials and tempta tions, but encounter them and smite . them down; lay them in the dust at your feet. A man who has conquered the enemy, is immeasurably greater than the poltroon who creeps away in abject terror. High or low, rich or poor, we arc all soldiers in the action that terminates only’ with the sunset of life’s day, and the weak-hearted trembler who shrinks and quakes at the sound of the trumpet, is yet far in the rear when the light of victory shines on the crest of the warrior who pressed straight on and fought his way through. A temptation over come is better discipline than twenty avoided. No man knows his own strength until it has been tried and proven, and the noblest natures have passed oftenest through the fires of trial. Getting up in a cold room to make a fire is like getting up in. life. If you crawl timidly out of bed, go on tip-toe to the stove, and allow the shivers to get control of you before the kindling starts, your fire will probably be a failure, and you will half freeze to death in the operation. But if you jump out bravely, bustle around, pull on your clothes, knock over a chair or two, and pitch in the stove wood, you will probably be too warin before the fire gets to burning, and have to open a window. So in life. Attack it tim idly and you will fail. Grapple with it, hurry up things, stir around, con-! quer fortune, and you will be a sue-1 cess. A little Swedish girl, while out walking with her father on a starry night, became absorbed in contem plation of the skies. Being asked what she was thinking of, she replied: “I was thinking if the wrong side of heaven is so glorious, what must the right side be ?” Exactly so. If the glimpses that we catch here of Sum merland unseen, afford us such glory and joy, what must it be to be there? ESSAY on WOMAN, The following is from the Eureka (Nf'v.) Sentinel: After man caine Woman, And she has been after him ever : ; since. il 1 She is a person of free extraction, j ■ being made of man’s rib. I don’t know why Adam wanted to I fool nwny his ribs in that way, but I ! suppose he was not accountable for i i all he did. It costs more to keep a Woman than < : three dogs and a shot gun. But she pays you back with inter- ’ (*st— by giving you a houseful of chil-1 dren to keep you awake all night and | smear molasses candy over your Sun day coat. Besides, a wife is a very convenient article, to have around the house. She is handy to swear at. whenever you cut yourself with a razor, and don’t, feel like blaming yourself. YVounin is not created perfect. She has her faults—such as false hair, false complexion, and so on. Bill she is a great deal better than her neighbor, and she knows it. Eve was a woman. j She must have been a model wife, i ibm for il cost Adam nothing to keep her hi elbthes. Still, I don’t think she was happy. SjiO couldn’t go to sewing circles and air her information about every body she knew, nor excite the envy of other ladies by wearing her new win ter bonnet Io church. Neither could she hang over the back fence and talk with her near neighbor. All these blessed privileges were denied her. Door Eve ! she’s dead. Fl F TEEN PENALTIES. . .TJiu.4MmaU.u.AiG|iiiqmhirti * Mivv. The penulty of thin shoes is a Cold. The penalty of tight boots is corns, i The penalty of a baby is sleepless nights. The penalty of a public dinner is bad wine. The penalty of marrying is a moth er-in-law. The penalty of a pretty cook is an ■ empty larder. The penalty of a godfather is a sil ver knife, fork and spoon. The penalty of kissing a baby is half a dollar—one dollar if you are liberal—to the nurse. The penalty of having a haunch of venison sent you is inviting a dozen friends to come and eat it. The penalty of interfering between man and wife is abuse, frequently ac companied witli blows from both. The penalty of remaining single, is, having no one who cares a button for you, as will be abundantly proved by the, state of your shirt. The penally of buying very cheap clothes is the same as that of going to law—the certainty of losing your suit and having to pay for It. The penalty of a legacy, or a for tune is the discovery of a host of poor relations you never dreamt of, and a number of debts you had quite for gotten. The penalty of lending is—with a book or umbrella, the certain loss of it; with your name to a bill, the sure payment of it, and with a horse, the lamest chance of ever seeing it back again sound. When misfortunes happen to such as dissent from us in matters of reli gion, we call them judgments ; when to those of our own sect, we call them trials; when to persons neither way distinguished, we are content to attri bute them to the settled course of things. Keep continually busy and you will accomplish much. “No day without a line,” and a large book is soon | written. Martin Luther, when asked I how, with all his cares and labors, he was able to find time to translate any I part of the Bible, said, “I do a little every day.” Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant. While its opponent, in gratitude, is a deadly weed, not only poisonous in itself, but impregnating the very atmosphere in which it grows with fetid vapors. Trust no man who deceives himself. TYorih G-eoi*gfian» WiiLlsHEl) EfEJtY AT BELLTON, GA, RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION, One year (.’2 numbed) $1.00; six months 1(20 numbers) cents; three months (13 numbers) 25 cents-. : Oilice in the Smith buil/ling, east of the j tiep<»t. I'HOI’GHTIT L THOUGHTS. Honesty often defeats its own pur* j poses. The language of a man reveals his j character. Haste trips up its own heels, fetters and stops itself. i Sow good thoughts and you will i reap good actions. | Behavior is a mirror in which every one shows his image. j If thou faint in the day of adversity, , i thy strength is small. Poetry is said to be a gift, but it often proves to be a theft. Little minds, like little dogs, often annoy whole communities. Never betray your friends nor tell your secrets to your enemies. By your words and your actions, I compel the world to honor and praise you. He who becomes fearfully enraged when accused of crime manifests hjs guilt. • ; Speak of the good dimtls juf yuur trie.uds and enemies, and forget the evil ones. Some speakers a’nd writers have a rivet’ of words, but. only a .spoonful of thoughts. Industry, economy and persevei” nice are good capital to commenc' business with. God has no partner in his wisdom doubt not, therefore, though tholl UU* Jerslandest not. Peace is the evening star of the soul, is virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart. . -.U .) .1 >t-’T --m c ■. > u ■ " Liberality, courtesy, benevolence, unselfishness, under all circumstances and toward all men. If you would hold up the. heads of your frltyids, speak Words of kindness and encouragement. The shortest day of our year comes in the. winter—fit emblem of our life, at once dark, cold and short. Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. Look well into thyself; there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there. Our sorrows are like thunder clouds, which seem black in the distance, but grow lighter as they approach. Seek not for faults, but search dili gently lor beauties, for the thorns are easily found after the roses are faded. When men grow virtuous in their old age, they are merely making a sacrifice to God of the devil’s leav ings. We know not any crime so great that a man could continue to commit as poisoning the sources of eternal truth. He who dreads giving light to the people, is like a man who builds a house without windows for fear of lightning. lie that tclleth thee that thou art always wrong maybe deceived; but he that saith thou art always right is surely a liar. Open your heart to sympathy, but close it to despondency. The flower which opens to receive the dew shuts against ruin. Justice came from God’s wisdom, but mercy from his love; therefore, as thou hast not his wisdom, be piti ful, to merit his affection. Precept and example, like the blades of a pair of scissors, are admirably adapted to their end when conjoined; separated they lose the greater por tion of their utility. Prayer is a pitcher that fetcheth water from the brook, therewith to water the herbs. Break the pitcher and it will fetch no water, and for want of water the garden withers. As long as the waters of persecution are upon the earth, so long we dwell in the ark; but where the land is dry the dove itself will be tempted to a wandering course of life, and never return to the house of her safety. Number 43.