Southern enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1865-1866, August 09, 1865, Image 1
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<*nee to our books, wo find thjit over S-lOQO
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vikstjsti x y. jtA'xsfl.Tj,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. .
TITOMASVITXK, OA.
4’ filer orfr SSorf of 11. Wolff & 15r.0.,
’ • July 19, 180-3. If
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Du \Y. V. DkWITT. | Dr. (L W. STEGALL
DeWitt & Stegall, ■
KEEI* constantly in store nnd for sale a
well selected stock of
MEDICINES,
and all other articles usually kept hi drug stOFes
, July ■s, 1865. ti
How to Do Good. —The ‘little
folks’ will do well to remember what
the great Dr Johnson says about do
inn good. Here it is.:
. “ He who waits to do a great deal of
nood at once will never do anything.
Life is made up of small things. It is
“hut pnee in an age that occasion is of
fered for doing a great deed. True
greatness consists in being great in lit*
• tie things. How are railroads built ?
By one shovel of dirt after another ;
one shovel at a time. Thus drops
ke the ocean. Hence we should
yfca- i; ng to do a little good at & time,
wil*- wait to do a great deal of
and never If we Wou }<i much
good at once. *L we m ust be willing
good in the ! sv ° v 'jm things, little acts
one after a . there, and setting
‘here, giving a time. We
a good ex&uaP we can, aud so
must do the , Jhis ts the way
keep on doing goo * Thus on l y
A nccomplisl’ . J in OUT power.’
\ : m -loa\une 0^
THOM A S VILEE, .GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,1805.
A liOoikirscT ttlass Tor HusHse**
■’ .. INten. ‘ . “
How cross you are ! Yt?s, how Cross
you arc —and it is - high time you knew
it. A. on are cross in the morning:,
cross in toe evening,, and .cross all
day ; cross when yo'u'go out and cross
when you come in ; cross to your wife
and cross to your children,, and cross
to every body; crcss'when you go to
•bed,-and cross even in yqursleep; and
your friends wait in fear lest that.in*,
formal passion shall’ continue through
life and be “ strong in death.” . Your
character is k nown -and road of all
nj.cn. ■ Jt leaks oiit or-spills over con
tinually, ami there is no use jn-atteuip*
ting to - cimoiil the matter. * Nov? we
intend hi this discourse to touch'only
on-one single development of your dis
position', viz : its relation to business,
to your prosperity ; and ‘• leave your
minister ta give you othfcr necessary
I Gospel teaching. Wo will begin this,
k ventilation by remarking—.
.Ist. Tliht cross men are usually <lc
| spiced by evevy body.
•2d. That croes men are’ a’tways-in.
vrant of fraud’s.
. 3d. That cross men can’t depend
upon ‘permanent, prosperty,
dtb. That cross men, when in trou
ble, tire left alone and let alone, and
“are ot‘all men miserable/’
‘sth. Tbiit cross men are the last
I men who stiouid ask lor favors,
i Gth. That cross in on have neither
position tun* indue;!ee.
7th. That cross, men are cut off
from the affections, g ood viU;, ami
sympathy of partners, emr'hs, ‘custom-*
ers and every body. . j
. 1 ,p.?tlyi ,Tbat cross men.-, .wheri t 1 icy j
depart, “which is fal’ better/’ leave- j
he hi and a short pro cess iorgaad but lew i
I mourners. ’ • •
; . J n. 'view of this subject we vetriue
| Tirther'to .say; .that when you speak,
l cross to your partners you are makTn-g
j a muss generally, which will have a j
.•tendency to reducc inaterlal-lv the prof- •
cits of yotfr. business, and render your ;
sucacMS* more difficult; when you speak j
cross to your clerks, you discourage, ;
inflame, and prejudice them, so ‘ that
very soon they, will care little for you.
!or any of your concerns ; ■ when you ;
Upcnk cross to a customer, even if he t
is u a reasonable and deserves it, . you.
disgrace yourself, and* do wrong which
cannot'easily he repaired. He will not
•forget it if you dp, and flic worse the
man is and .the more he.’ deserves it,
the more he will abuse*you.
Wherever and whenever you are
cross, you damage and belittle your
self, and all peaceable men will make
tracks, give you wide berth,’ get out. of
; sight, and instinctively shun you as
; they would a wild elephant. * ‘ .
Lastly, *no money can compensate
[you for the loss of a good or even a’
! tolerable disposition. Therefore, don’t
i indulge a had temper. Yen may be a
Rothschild, or even a . Croesus, yet if
you are £ chronic cross man, you will
be a poor beggar—a poverty stricken
fool —without a crumb of solitary com
., i * y • ‘’ i
fort upon which to satisfy jthc craw*
ings of poor human nature. Your
partners, your clerks, your customers,
and the public generally, ■ including
your poor dog and cat, will breath.eas
ier when you die and are out of the
way,, unless you reform. Will you
make the experiment ? Begin then
t with a smile. Follow that smile with
* a firm resolution to - persevere . to ‘the
‘ end; Let what will come, keep your,
tecuper. If you can't restrain* your*
self, sing, sing loud. • Try Old Hun
dred, Hear, or even Yankee Doodle.
If that don’t answer, seek the open
air, and roar at the wind. Try your”
lungs with a nor wester, an-d give us a
! record of your experience. Goto Ni
i agara Falls, and, amid the thunder
! ings of that mighty cataract, give us a
I .trial of your uttermost capacity that
j shall ever after satisfy you. Do. any
thing rather than not become a re
formed man.— ln dept nlcnf.
Hon. A. 11. Stephens’ JirnlM
catfon.;
. We have-.had frequent repOTte • that
Air. Ktcpheri.s, ia. making application
for pardon under the • amnesty proc>
lamation, stated • that while he . wa.s
originally personally opposed ’ to the
i act of seceding, he was led to’ believe
the right tor secede existed, and any
attempt to do so would be acquiesced
in, by reading the-republican journals
of the North,’ published in I860:
Among jothers he-referred to the New
York Tribune, and quoted the follow-*
ing, which appeared iir that journal.,
Nov. oQth.TSOO : •
I ‘ “If the Cotton- States’ ‘ generally
•unite with her (South Corolina) in se
ceding, vre insist that they -cannot be
. prevented, and flint the attempt must
not bo made. Five millions of people’
more, than .half of them of the dornU
nant race, of whom at least- half a
million are able and willing to shoub .
der muskets, can'never be subdued
while lighting around -their own.
■ hearthstones. If they could be, they
j-would no.'longer be equal members, of
’ the Union, but conquered • dependen
cies. . Suppose’ they’ could- be overs
. come and their military force destroy*-
ed, what then? Can you compel!
..them to send members to the Con- ‘
j gross ? Canyon make them accept!
i federal officers? * Can yovf prevent
‘the tarring, and feathering those who
Ido? If riot, how idle to. talk
dueing them ? If eight State?, haying
five millions of people, choose to so pa*
■ Hue from us they eirim;t.p-er;rsan cnll v.
j be withheld ffom so doing- by- federal
I cannon. ‘ V/e propose, .to Wrest this..l
potent ‘engine qfVom disunion-ists by \
i saying frankly to the’ slave States, tit |
| ymi choose to'leave the’ Union; leave. !
: it.; but fe't us have no .quaiTel about
it. . If you think it. a curse to You, and
an unfair advantage to us; repudiate •!
it,• and see if you are not rnkhiken.^ — |
If-you are better by yourselves, go. j.
and God Speed you; for our part, we j
‘arc quite willing to keep - .along with !
you, but i’s the association is irksome |
to you,-we ’have'too much self respect !
to insist lipon its Continuance.”’ ’• j
Ah\-Stephens opposed secession to;
. the last moment \ Grcely said to the !
u wayward .sisters,” “ go, and God
speed yo.u/ ; “He had’ too much
Self respect, to insist upon a continu
ance of the Union. Long after Air-.
Lincoln was elected, Mr. Stephens
gave his whole influence to prevent ;
| .the step taken ; Air. Greeley, to say j
the least,, encouraged it. ■ If either
committed a crime,, the latter.is the
greater criminal. While Mr. Ste*-
‘Vihens was laboring to convince his.
friends in'Gccrgia that secession would
bring trouble, Greeley was telling !
them that if th.Cy chose to leave the !
Union, they might do it without a f
quarrel, etc. Who, then, is- most
blatneajble- ?—-Macon Telegraph.
Red Rei'PER. — The’ Scientific Ameri
can recommends as a. substitute fora
hot whisky punch of a cold night) the
following:
Rut three or four luirqis ot sugar,
with half a teaspoonful of caycnn-e
pepper, in a tumbler, and fill up with
•hot’water; when the Sugar is dissol
ved, drink. It is not only pleasant to
j the palate, but warms the whole body
l.more effectually and quicker than spir
its; i • . •” .
. In.lndia,- ‘ priests who have made a
vow toweat'no clothes, rub themselves
: o's cold nights with red pepper. This
I edves a. glow equal to the “warmth of
several .blankets.” • • • >
A-’ gentleman, on.hearing a lady
praise.the eyes of a certain minister)
wrote the.-following: ’. •
I cannot praise (he “Doctors eves.
I never saw bis plarrce djvine ;
For wheu he prays he shuts his eyes.
And when he preaches he shuts mine. •
2.2G2 government mules were sold
in Nashville recently - at art averago of
$53.75 per head. \ 1 * : N ‘
DI4LOGHEI, • *•
.The following dialogue’ took place
on the Ohio railroad! ‘
Tlalloo,- stranger, you’ appear to fee
traveling?’ ... • . .
‘Yes, I always travel when i uni on
a-journey/
‘I tliink -I .have see-u you some
’where/ . • ‘ • . .
‘Very likely ! I’ve.often been there.
• UMightn’t your name be Stilith V
. ‘Well, it linght—if-’ it wasn’t aorao**’
‘thing else/. ‘.•••_
- ‘Kuv-ynu bocii .l6ng;ln--these parisY
’ ‘Never longer than’ at present —five ‘
feet oitieT • . ‘ • ‘ •
‘Do you calculate to- femain. here
•some time?’ . •• • ‘ . . • • •
‘Weil, 1 -guess- ‘Mil- stay till ■ f’lii.
ready to leave!- # ’ . ; • ‘
.’ ‘I. reckon you- w'ero bor.n . i;n New
iengland:’ • ‘ • ‘ .''•••
. ‘Well,’my native place ’was eitlier
-there or somewhere.else-.”’ Z • .
’ ‘Y'ou tixivel as’ if money, were plen
ty with you/ . ‘ ■
‘Well, I wight, have.more, and; be
richer.’ :’ *
‘Have you anything new.?* ;
‘.‘Yes, I bouglit a ‘whetstone this
morning/’ • . . “ .
‘I thought so, you are the sharpest
! blade lever saw An this roaxld
Form oT. £ B itia-cHaQ.’ .
‘. ‘A petition -for pardon...is made di*
rectly to the President, who calls to
. his-aid the attorney general, through
whose,hands all applications pass, and
thence to the .secretary .of state., where
in case a p.avdou is. granted, a warrant
jis issued in vbo.i’oliowing lortn ; • ‘
, ‘ ‘‘Whereas —^by-taking part
i. in the late rebellion against the gov
j ernment of . the. U nited States, has
made hi'nmelf liable to heavy-pains and
penalties-, and whereas the circunistair .
; ces of his case render him a proper
object c-i’ executive clemency. -Now,
.therefore;" bo it known, that 1,. An-’
drew'/idrnspn, President,.’ do- hereby,
grant to the said ——*=—: —a full .pardon
and amnesty for- all offenc&s by him -
committed, arising from’ participation, ;
direct or implied, in tlie said rebel-
conditioned as-follows, viz-: This,
pardon to begin and take effect from
the day on which the said- ■ *-shall
take the oath prescribed in the proc-*’
lamation of the president, dated May
29, 1865, and to be void and of ho ef
fect if the said —■ shall hereafter
•at any tiriie acquire any property what-,
.-ever in .slaves, or. make use p’s any
slave, labor// . . ‘ •
. A correspondent o £llarper s MontJv
ly writes: *. ... . ’'.
“I got • acquainted- with a young
widow,*who lived with her step-daugh
ter in the same house. I married the
widow : my father fell, shortly after,
in love with the step-daughter of my
wife, and married her. My wife bc~
.came the mother-in-law and also ‘the
daughtcr-ini law ofmy own father piny
wife's step-daughter is niy step-moth**
er, and I am the step-father of my
mother-in-law. •My step-mother, who.
is the step-daughter of my wife,. has j
a boy ;“he is naturally-in j step-brother, ;
because he is the son ofmy father and !
my step-mother ; but- because lie is
the son of my wife’s step-daughter, so
is my wife the <rrand motber cf the
little boy, and I am the grand father
of my step-brother. My wife has also
a boy; my step-mother is consequent
ly the step-’sister of my boy, and is al
so his grand-mother, because he is the
child of her step-son ; -and. my father
is the brother-in-law of my son, be
cause he has got his step-sister for a
wife. lam the brother of my own
son, who is the son of my step moth
er; I am the brother-in-law of my
mother, my wife is the aunt of her
own son, my son is the grandson of
my father, and I am my own grand- 3
father.
A mill in Lee, Mass., makes three !
miles of paper collars daily.
TERMS $4,00 A Year, in Advance*
How lie DM It;
A gentleman fecliega strong; part
tiaUty for
.was Noyes, was desirous, without the
ceremony of a formal courtship, to as
certain her sentiments. For this our - *
pose he. to her one day, with, that
kind q£ air aucl manner'which means
cither jest or earnest, as you may
cnoiose to take it ’
.. “ It* I were to ask you whether you’
.were under • matrimonial engagements,
to any ‘out', what part of your name
(No'-yes) might I take for an answer?’
. “The first,” said she. in the same
■ tone..
“ And were I to ask vou if von
•..*. ‘? * . .
were inclined to form such an eng;v c*
.moot, should -such persons Offer who
loved you, what part of your naun--
might be taken as an answer Ad .
; w - The iasL'/-
. “And-. if I were to toll you that I
love you, and ask you to form such an
engagement, with me, then what part
of your, name may I take ?
■ u 0,.. then/.’ replied the blushing
girl, “ take the irhuU name, as in such
case Ii would .cheerfully, resign it for
yours/’.
. It is almost needless . .to add that
they were soon afterwards .married.
-7-7 ~ * .
There was a great wedding in Bon-
Bon the other day, at- which ‘money
maniod njidbey. • A daughter .of the .
LondOn Baron j 1 of hschjfd- w;is u cite!
to a sen of the Vienna Baron’ Ijaths
’ child, T.hs parties were cousins, cf
1 course, the ukl. folks, evidently being
[•determined to jgqfp their din'meuse. |br-
j -tunes alb in . the family, The ■ Eng-’
’ , ’ * .
;11 ah nobility weie represented on the
■ r . course —money being ru
■ rtii i-i • * . ■v
• < Ji oe bme was attired. in a
• : v ...gg/rt, tritumed with
;'/••• •'•. b eo, and. a veil of the same
... . -it • a wreath; of . orange’ fiow*
; ) - -.ceremony .consisted chiefly
i th : b'; degroom- placing the png on
the.bride’s Unger, and declaring in’
.Hebrew.that shs was wedded to him
1 according to the rites of Moses. [The*
. pair then drank of wine and water,
and the bridegroom broke a wineglass
under his foot, tlie meaning of which
was that the newly married couple
could no more be separated than the
glass could be. joined together.
Tins Wo.IU.D- —The following elo
quent passage, closses the Baccalaure.
.ate address of. Hon.‘A. B Longstreet,
President of the South Carolina Col*
lege-, at Columbia, to the recent Grad
uating Class \
. li You are .embarking upo# a strange
world, my young friends. It banished
Aristides, poisoned Socrates, murdered
Cicero and crucified the Lord cf Glory.
The spirit of Themistocles, of Melitus.
of Anthony and Caiaphas is still in the
world greatly subdued and law
bound, to be.sure, but not extinguish
ed. ■ You may . expect, therefore, at
times to be’ depressed by. your rivals,
condemned for your patriotism, and
tormented for your to
have your confidence abused, your im
tegrity derided, and to suffer a thou
sand impositions in smaller matters —-
from those from whom you had a right
to “expect better things.. These are
hard things to boar, say you. They
are so, my young friends, and you
never will bear them as'you should,
unless- you take the good book for
your guide, and look daily to its au
thor-for supplies of strength sufficient
for your trial. Do this, and all will
be well at - last. •’ With that chart in
your’ hand, now launch your bark up
on the .troubled ocean of life; and
when the squalls strike you, beat least
as prudent as the common sailor, and
be found hard at the helm, with your
chart before you and your eye fixed on
Bethlehem’3 star. 5 ’
—— ■ .
It is stated in the ‘Boston Cultiva
tor, that cotton bunting sprinkled over
wii.li pulverized potash, will drive rats
from premises infested by them, if
crowded into their holes,
%
NO. 6,