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Vg- =-i"2- ■■ 1 _ Gunnp Scissoring*. Crew ditties—boat songs. A joint affair— rheumatism. Something to grin abcut-the mouth The popular tie 'em table—the alter rail. Minor mention—the record ol births. Aa auctioneer ia a man of more- hid testee. “Bee-wars!’' he cried, pointing to t poGot honey. A mad dog is a pronounced in stance of cur-rage. A match loses ite head when it Oomes to the acratch. yft all hare our birthdays, while the aailor haa his berth nights. The vise man telleth his love, but the foolish mao writeth in a letter. A printer at horse race saya a mile daeh ia too long for a newspaper col amn. Storekeepers are not considered luperaticioua men, but the? believe in Signs. The baker’s buiineaa should be profitable; u good part of his stock IS rising while he sleeps. The average tramp declares he Wilt never labor in the hay field un til Time is no mower. If members of Congress went to Ohnrch, they could all doubtless say, ‘‘We are all miserable chiuueis." Why is a woman with a long dress i vagrant ? Becuuae she has no vis Ibid means of support. Coachmen should be success! u I goiter .platers. They general!? hold a ps|r,, and sometimes four of a kind. Am- Illinois girl’s tout: “The young man of Amerioa—their arms •ui aupportf our arau their reward; fall in, men ; fall iu. Overton is guilty of the worst we hate heard. He says his wife Polly Arm gives him all the music he Wants. She is, so to speak, his I’. AdjlSL Cheap Swell (doing the grand) — Haw, waitah, bottle ol okajnpague. Waiter—Yea, sir. Dry, sir ? Cheap Swyll—What’s that to you whether I’m “dry” or whether I aiot ? Bring the wine. “Cannot something be done to prevent young ladies being insulted on the streets at night ?’, inquires an exchange. Why, yes. Have the Old,lady tuck them 'safely in bed at •un-down and fasten the door. “If we are to live after death, why don’t we have some certain knowledge of it?” said a a skeptic to a clergy man. Why don’t you have some Knowledge of this world before you Came iuto it?’’ was the caustic re* ply.- A druggist sent his Irish porter into a darkened cellar; soon after, hearing a noise, he went to the open ing and called out, “Patrick, keep Jroar eyes skinned 1” “Oeh, divil an •ye,*’ roared Pat, “but it’s my nose that skint entirely. A man missed a number of eggs front his hen-house and set a trap to catch “them darned cats.” His wife who wanted a sealskin sacque, now travels around on one leg, and says that it must be going to rain, her corns hurts Iter so. Nq one knows who invented the fashion in society of turning down the Corner of a visiting card; but the fashion in turning down the coi ner of a street was first thought of by the man who owed a small bill to a tradesman he saw coming. “If you marry Grace,” exclaimed an irate father to his son, “I will cut you off without a ceut, aud you wont have so much as a piece of pork to boil in the pot.” “Well,” re plied,the youug mao, ‘‘Grace betore meat.’ And he immediately went in search of a minister.” Why ii a haudsome woman like a losomotive? No—you’re wrong. It is not because she sometimes draw's a long train ; it is not because she indulges in “sparks”; it is not be cause she ha* something to do with a switch; it is not because she trans ports the males; it is not because she may have a head light; it—in fact, a handsome woman is not like a locomotive—not even when she is a little “fast” and blows up her hus band.—Norristown Herald. * • : . Agricultural Notes. Gin- your hogs a ruhbiug-post in some accessible pari of their undo- sum ; it facilitates their keeping clean and seems to afford them much su>« isfaction. A Mississippi farmer dashes cold water into (he ears of choking cattle. This causes them to shake their heads violently, and the muscular action dislodges ths obstruction. Sheep that go into quarters in a declining state will demand extra feed and cure during the winter, and produoe a light clip of wool ia ill* spring. Proper management, feeding and cleaning are necessary on promoting health in horses. He who adminis ters mediciae to his horses when in good health, does injury instead ol good; too much medicine is given to our domestic amnia a urder the false impression of benetiuing their condition. Compost Heaps:—If there is not sufficient rain to keep these moist, water should he supplied, even if it h.«s to be hauled iinu poured on them. Decomposition is mrested when the heap becomes dry. \ lew barrels of water from the well will soon start up heat and decomposition in a dry pile of compost. A miller savs, in the Independent Farmer, ihat if wheut is ground ir. a cold day. the bread will soon be come hard and dry, and if ground i s hot weather the bread will go to the other extreme. Us ssy* that Octo her is a good month to grind in, aud if properly done and tlu* flour kept in u cool dry pluce, it will keep sweet for a year. ’ Warm the bit on yonr bridle in frosty weather before putting it in your horses mouth. The bit full of frost, coming in contact with the tongue and lips, adheres toti esssoft tissues the same as it won Id do when red-hot, leaving the animal with u sore mouth. If you do not believe it, place your own tongue on a piece of frosted iron some cold morning und be convinced. GEORGIA GATHKUKjNS. Re?. Mr. Springer hat accepted a call to the Marietta Baptist Church, says the Journal. A negro, Jiui Roe, made his es cape from the Forsyth county jail, n few days since. The Marietta Kennesuw Mills Company intend building a spacious warehouse. The Journal says, Gus Mays, in Gobb county, last season, nude*4000 bushels of corn and 200 bales ol cotton. An Auraria correspondent to the Constitution is becoming enthused over the building of ihe Gainesville & Duhlonega Railroad, and wants >t immediately built on through to Knoxville Tennessee. BUTS YOU MICE!! NEW STORE NEW FIRM AJTD CHEAP COO US E. B. HOLT,AND. J. n. HARDIN. E B Holland g Co., (McAfee’s old stand.) SUCCESSORS TO SPEIR and GALT, CANTON, GEORGIA, DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, BOOTS, SHOES and HATS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY And various other articles, too numerous to mention, 1 usually kept in \ General Merchandise stock, whieh wo are offering at prices to suit the times. We are paying the high est market price for all COUNTRY PRODUCE. Ilavine^bought out the entire stock of goods beftnging to Speir k Galt, aud en larged, wf feel warranted in saying we can sell 1 food's cheaper than the cheapest. If you^don’t see what you want ask for i it and we will take pleasure in waiting on you-4-no trouble to show goods. Come-* and oee us, we are satisfied we can pleyse you, both in quality and price. Remember the place is at . E. B. HOLL4ND ft Co. Canton, Ga., Jan. 14th 1880. •Jr Aco-rvat cSal^A. Ben. F. Paine. P. P. DuPhk Payme A DaPre, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, CASTON, GEORGIA, Will practice in the Blue Ridge Circuit, and in Clierokee. Oflce to the court-house, with the Or dinary. Collection of claims a specialty A. Bsyaslds, Jr.. DENTIST. Office in Me Clatchy'e Building, oulh- went corner Public Square, MARIETTA, GA, fry Good work at lowest prices. Wa. A. Teasley, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CANTOS, - - - - GEORGIA, Will practico in the courts of the Blue Ridge Circuit, and give special attention to the aueing and collection of claims. Refers to Messrs Crane Boylston A Co. and Capt. Jas. R. Wiley, Atlanta, Ga., and •I. J. Nortbcutt A Son. Marietta, Ga. H. W. Newmaa. ATTORNEY AT LAW. CANTON, GEORGIA. WILL practice in the superior courts of ''herokee and adjoining countiea Prompt attention given to all business tlaced in his hands. Office in the court louse. Robert B. Casoa, DENTIST. Anyone wishing work In the way ot Dentistry will do well to give ine a call at the McAfee House, where I will be hereaftet the first week iu each mouth My Prices are down to sui the times II. Jill t TUI. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Tender* his thunks to the people of Canton and Cherokee couuty lortlie very liberal patronage conferred upon him for the lust ten years, aud ho hopes to merit a continuance of the mime. Office on corner Main and Mulberry streets, Canton, Ga. Janes 0. Doirda, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ‘ CANTON, GA. WILL practice in the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge circuit; in the Dis trict Courts of the United States of the Northern District of Georgia, and in the. Supreme Court of Georgia. Will givo special attention to the col lection of claims und to questions aris ing from land agencies, Ac. CIIMEE DRUG STORE. THE MOST POPULAR STORE ever opened iu Canton, and furnishing more of the necessities and essentials of life. The most handsome store North of Atlant'. containing every article usually sold iu Drug Stores of large cities. I earnestly an 1 urgentlv ask your patron age that I may sustain a Duuo Stoke for your convenience and comfort. Buy all your Medicines, Drugs, Paints, Oils, Ramps, Kerosene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Articles, etc., from Cher Okie Drug lore . Dr. W. A. Greens, OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL Services to the people as CONSULTING PHYSICIAN, And in all cases of Surgery aud treatment of Chronic Diseases. Can be consulted at my office in “Cherokee Drug Store” at all times. Residence, Canton Motel. W. A. G/?EENE, M. D. McAfee House, CANTON, GEORGIA. I have leased the above first class Ho tel aud thoroughly renovated aud refitted it for Transient Visitors aud Regular Boarders. Terma: Single Meal s .50 Board por Day, - • - $1.50 I3F”Special Rates for Longer Time.&A M’. if. H'HiTMORE, JPro’f. Subscribe tor the Advances. MARIETTA High School, IOR HOW'S AATD GiRLS, The Spring Term of this Institution opened on MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 2, 1880 Pupils will rcceivp careful instruction in the usual English Branches and such other studies as arc generally taught in schools ft this grade, embracing Latin, French, Book keeping, Geometry, Alge bra, Ac. Every effort wiU be made to merit a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore extended. Terms per scholastic month of four weeks $1 to $5.00. E. A. MANGE T, Principal. C. M. KeCLURE, CANTON, GEORGIA, DEALER N DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. HARDWARE, HATS, BOOTS and SHOES, And a fnll line of goods usually kept in a General Stock. Thankful for past favors, he earnestly solicits his friends generally to call and see him, at the corner of Marietta and Gainesville streets. C. M. McClure. Cajiton, Ga., Jan. 14tn 1880. Canton School for BOYS AND GIRLS. THE SPRING TERM OP THIS IN- stitutiou commenced on Monday Febru ary 16th, 1880. No pains will be spared to give entire satisfaction in every De partment. Method of instruction thor ough and practical. Morals of pupils carefully guarded. The School is not sectarian in the least degree, Terms $1.25 to $3.00 per month. For further partic ulars apply to B. E. LEDBETTER, Principal. Feb. £5 4m. Wilson House, ALABAMA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA J. L. KEITH, Proprietor MARIETTA Livery, Sale aud Feed Stable. (Opposite the Keanes** House.) J. A. G. ANDERSON, Proprietor, THE BEST OF VEHIuLES, THE *afe*t ot driver* and the fastest ot horse* are always read/, night and day, for hire. No man. woman or child ever ha* given mo a call in the past, who has been, nor shall any ever in the future, be disaatisfl- ed with my team* or the men in my em- loy. Everything and everybody about me arc A No. ONE. I have cheapened my charges propor tionate to the stringency of the times. For reference* a* to the truth of whaTI •ay, a* to the turn outs and charges, go to m, friends, which uieaus the public gen- Parties hiring are strictly responsible for tliesafety of themselves, vehicles and horses. J. a. G. ANDERSON. Jan. 8th 1880.—lyr. Twit ft laiili, Plain and Ornamented HOUSE PAINTER, KALSOMIMEU and CARRIAGE PAINTER. CAN 4 ON GEORGIA. Jan 10—6m. rosin USAS, North Side Public Square. MARIETTA, GEORGIA, Has a large stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, Ciething, Etc., Crockery Ware, Boots and Shoes—ths best custon made work—which he offers cheap for GASH. Gail and see for your self. No trouble to demonstrate to yo« what is going on in selling goods now in times when goods most be sold for cash, and cash only. Thanking all my friends for their lib eral patronage, and asking a continuance of the same, l am, very respectfully, JOSEPH ELSAS. J. W JARVIS, JEWELER and OPTICIAN, CANTON, SA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE PAT- ronnge of all parties needing work in my liue to giv.e me a trial before going else where. I guarantee my wouk and will work extemely low. Purties living at a distance, who will give me their work, need have no fears of its safe delivery, I will return any article left with me free of charge. I twlso have in connection with my Jew elry Shop a well fitted up PHOTOGRAPH GALL EH W% •vhere I will take your FERROTYPES and PHOTOGRAPHS cheaper than the cheapest, and guarantee satisfaction. I can be found on Main Street between the stores of R. T. Jones and Dr. Greene Give me a call and a tria J. W. JARVIS MARIETTA Female College. The Spring Term of this Institution commenced on MONDAY, JANUARY, 12th 1880 The course of study and the method of instruction are thorough ; and no pains will be spared to give to tbe pupils 4 first class Collegiate Education. The Preparatory Department will con tinue in charge of Mrs. H. M. Colquitt whose culture and whose experience as a teacher, are such as to guarantee ex cellent advantages to those who are not prepared te enter the College classes. The Ornamental Department will be in charge of Mrs. Man get whose success *in other Institutions has been exceeding ly satisfactory. ° Prof. Seals is instructor ot instrument al music, his qualifications are attested by the satisfaction of numerous patrons. Miss A. B. Norwood will give instruc tion in calisthenics ; her faithful labors during the past term resulted in the rap id improvement of her class. Terms per scholastic month of four weeks: Literary Department - - $2 to $5 00 Music • $4 00 Incidental fee for fuel, etc., per term - > - - . . , For further information apply to ’ Y. E. MANGE!, AwiOnk.