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SOUTHERN BANNER:/MAY I, 187%,,, Humorous. How Not to <i«*t Loral News. the —Hear the tinkling of the boll*— Moffett hell#! 1 'S’hat a sale of alcohol their melody foretells 1 j How they jingle, jingle, jingle, la each saloon in town, And the har-kcepcra a single Half-dime cannot knock down, Keeping count, count, count, Of the pettiest amount—' ♦ If every drink the bnr-kecper across the coun ter aella, BYVith its hells, bells, bells, Hells, bells, bells— "With its pretty Moflet patent-registering bells —-Vein York World. m ;rr‘"" r Scientific ^merkaw. ■:.<|» * ii.linir my •ulisfrilifil ior a H»- c tne in»t» «*•• liaviiitr • is itli«<M'i|> *• I tro«*sa vn'i ca>i )|»ip r; “ I’v jii-t ! |iaj»r I int*«l n «»•■♦•.” I ‘Just s«>.” uc icinrm-'l. i Il«* |ittilisl a iiapcr Irti.ii his pn.-.ket i and h:unh*il it to its -or in-)>**«*ti*iii. Tux Scmmnc Amu:icax is u large First i*»»-»'• "*•> I liciiijr Iicilllv In i’llcii, ..111:1111 nted 1 tllut rated with r/>Undid tngranngr, represeut- , * , , mg the newest luvcutiuus utid tbo most recent Willi a nail m •indy • linr , ve>l iieH'l, I Advances intlioAns aad Sciences; inclnding THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. TiuMtot cjHilar BcientiSc Paper intbe W«H. ♦Inly $3.20 a Year, inrladlng Postage. Weekly. 52 Numbers a Year. 4.000 Book Pages. Railroads. CL/RKE COUNTY. EXE* UT< K S SALE— Pur suant. to n >i e- oi the C< un oi |> 1RTP0NF.D — 1 1 IM -- c ♦'ldiuar> of Cl,. ke, Will la- -old 1*. fore tilO C lLARK SHERIFF SALE.—WW bo aold be- Court Hons,- door «t aiid County, «n do 1 fore the Courthouse door in tn« city ot first Tu sday in Ma> next, duriuir t! e Sheet music—Snoring. Money-syllahles—I. O. U. “ Lie still granny ! There are five more charges to g<> off yet !’’ A netv kind of jewelry in Paris is called “ Indian rings.’’ There is nothing new in this; we’ve had them •>n over Western frontier. ‘‘Just keeping it lighted fornnoili-r hoy,’’ is the latest juvenile invention when a mother suddenly comes upon her little son -with a cigar in his month. Wife: ‘‘Well Jones, judging from your breath, I can’t really tell whether you have been drinking whisky, or whether you have l»c*en swimming in it.” Husband (reproach fully ;) Hannah, don’t you—hie— love me enough to gimme—hie—the benefit of the doubt ?” “Ho you know,” remarked a rather fast Newark veuth the other 'lay to a stuttering friend t<> whom lie was slightly indebted, “ Do you know that I intend to marry and settle down “I do-don’t know anything about it,” was the reply, “ bu but I think yon bad better stay single and set-settle up. Baron Ileichenbac says, ‘‘Always deep with your feet to the equator.” ! Jes so, Baron. But when a fellow j gels home al one o’clock a. in , and 1 sf.es the bed and inanlelpicce spin ning around bobbins iu a i;:i!i. how’s , he going to know where on earth j (he equator is? Its a mere question I of toe-po^raphy.—N. Y. Cota. A>h\ and containing a<>< u\ toriy-eight column* of read hi.* m it«*r. *• A v »*ry lair looking paper.” said we. ■* Bui my near sir, do you find much news co .eeruing our u-umiry in i* ?” “No, he didn’t know that he had mind .my ” “ D* yum fi id iiiiytliiug about our Stale?” [ “ No, he lu-ver did. And yet i.ein-er) d 'h it suet t milch m* re than his country paper. Snell men ale a bit s-iii„' to a y cniiiiniiuity W iat enierprisi* w*>uld flourish without iheti?—Mnorefiehl Jit limitin' ilatla It was al the second battle of Bali Run that a cannon liali earned off a poor soldiei’s ley. “Carry me to the rear,” he cried to a tall companion who had been fighting hv ids side—“ My leg is shot off.” The eomarde caught the wounded soldier up, and as he was about to put him across his shoulder, another cannon ball carried away the poor fellow’s head His friend, however, in the confusion, did not notice this, blit | rucocded with his burden to wards the rear. “ Want are you carrying that thing tor?’’ Cried an officer. “Thing,” returned lie “It is a man wiih his leg shot off” “ Why he h isn’l any head,’’ cried the officer. The soldier looked at Ids load and for the firs? time saw that what the officer said was true. Throwing down the body be thundered out: “Counfoutid him, he told me it was his leg !” Mecnanics aud Engineering, Steam Engineer ing, Kail-.ay, Minin', Civil, Gas aud Hydraulic Kngmec ring, Mill Work, Iron Steel and Metal Work: Chemistry and Chemical Processes: Electricity, Light,' Ueat, Sound ; Technology, Piiotograpny, rriutinr, New Machinery, New P occsses, New Recipes, Improvements per- taiuing to textile luduatrv, Weaving, Dyeing, Coloring, New Industrial Products, Animal, Vegetable and Mineral: New and Interesting Facts iu Agriculture, Horticulture, the Home, Health. Medical Progrcs-, Social Scieucc, Nat ural History, Geology, Astronomy, etc. The most valuable practical papers, by emi nent writers in all depaitments of Scieucc, will bo found in the Scientific American ; the whole presented in popular language, free from tcciiuical terms, illuiftrated with cugraviugs, and so arranged as to interest ami inform all classes of readers, old nnd young. The Scien tific American is protuotivc of knowledge and progress in e ery community where it circu lates. It should have a place in every Family, Heading Room, Library, C- liege or School, i'enns, $3.2u per yearf $1.60 half y ar. which includes pre-payment of postage. Discount to Clubs and Ageuts. Single copies ten cents, -sold by all Newsdealers. Remit by Postal or der to MUNN & CO., Publishers, 37 Park Row, New York I) 4 r n?\T r Tk’ In connection with 1 AlLll lOi SCIENTIFIC AMEK- |0 v.x, ale sis. Au’nn & Co. are Solicitors of American and Foreign Puteiits, nnd have the largest establishment in the world. Patents are obtai ed on 'he best terms. Models of New Inventions urd Sketches examined, and advice free. A special notice is made in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN of all Inventions Patented through this Agency, with the name and residence of the Patentee. Public atten tion is thus directed to the merits of the new patent, nnd sales or introduction often effected, Change of Schedule. On and alter Monday, April 12th, 1878, trains on this road will ran as follows. Trains daily except Sunday. Leave Athens..’. .. .. 4.30 P. M. Arrive at Lula g.oo P. M. Arrive at Atlanta n.25 P. M. Leave Atlauta via A. L. R. R 5.05 A. M. Leave Lula...,*.,. 7.55 A. M. Arrive at Athens 10.15 A. M. This train makes dose connection in evening with trains on Air Line Railroad going both East and YV eat, and in morning with trains coming from Snst and West. In addition to above, a special train will leave Lula every Saturday at 9.00 P. M., arriving at Athens at 11.15 P. M. and leave Athens Monday ’ at 4.00 A. M. arriving at Lula at f.10 A. M. This special traiu connects at Lula with trains both East and West on Air Line Railroad. J. M. EDWARDS, je5-tf Superintendent. ATLANTA & CHARLOTTE Air-Line. CONDENSED TIME CARD. ATLANTA • —TO- BASTJUKN CXTUdlss ! VIA RICHMOND. LARK SHERIFF SALE.—Will be sold before the Court-house iu tins city of Ath ens, of the county of ClArk, of state of Geor gia, on the first Tuesday in May next, within d during the leg.l hours of safe, all tm *b Leave ATLANTA 4.00 P M Arrive at Charlotte .‘6.15 P 21 Arrive at Danville 1.16 P M Arrive at Richmond 8.23 P M Arrive at YY’ashingtou, D. 0. F. & P. E. R Via. R., 1.10 A M Arrive at Baltimore 3.15 A 21 Arrive ut Philadelphia 6.40 A 21 Arrive at New York 8.45 A U Arrive at Boston 8.30 P M Leave Atlanta 4.00 P H Arrive at Charlotte 6.15 A (VIA. VIRGINIA MIDLAND ROUTE.) Arrive at Danville l.id p Arrive at Lynchburg 4.00 p Arrive at Washington City 1.30 a Arrive at Baltimore 8.15. a , - , Arrive at Philadelphia 6.40 a Any person who has made a new discovery Airive at New York * 9.45 a or invention, can ascertain, free of charge, | Arrive at Boston ! 8.30 p whether a patent can probably be obtained, by j Through Tickets on stl* at Union Passenger writing to the undersigned. Address .or the ’ Depot. Baggage Cheeked Through Paper, or concerning Patents, j G. J. FOREACRE, General Manager. ,, *V L ,TL N * Park Row. New Y ork. W .J. HOUSTON, Gen. Pass. &Tieket Ag’ 4 Branch Office, Cor. }• «fc 7th Ms., Washington, • - l>. C\ m’chl$t!i' T 7*tr. 1 Ti£JE SUN. “ Newsy, Spicy. 3%elia.ble-” The Atlanta Constitution. 1877. NEW YORK. 1877 A Dm bury buy *if u |iii<vnacio>i-- Uun was taken toia-k by bis mot bur i lor striking a companion. Sbe tolil l A Shocking Tragedy. We are paiuori to u*aru from Hen- bim lie, must «sk tlie tongivness ot’j *'.Y IVf’.v, lvq , wl«o bas j mt munied fiom Lmiqikto County Court, that Mr. John Rome, who lives in tbe lo.ver part of L impkin comity, lias lost two children, in a manner 'veil caV.tilaied to excite llie deepest syropalliy. ? If ap|ftj:trs that a lew days sin re tin* children were pUyinji in the yard, and the* mother wa< drawing water from the well. In some un account wav the elder child, only six ot n*;«\ struck the yoimiier, three years old, in the head barge, but j very sharp hntebet, and tail , He kept o» j lo j Vs m .,t4ier to inform her of what bad occurred, leaving tbe batehet buri* d in the chilli’s bead, just as the bucket ha l reached flu* top of the well In her terror and excitement tin* mother let j»o the handle of the wir.diass, and the ivvyjviiijf crank struck the little boy oil ti e le ad and killed him instantly. When tbe terror-stricken mother icached tbe younger child i» was also dea l. Oar pen fails to depict the grief td the the wronged one. He went up to him, having his back to his mother, and whispered through his clenched teeth; “ I’va got t« ask you to for give me for l ilting you, and you’d better speak light up at ouee lh:v yon dnjor I’H give you sumething to remember.” The victim sjioke up.— Datih. .Veirs. A buy got 1 is grandfather’s nun j a j,j 0 and loaded it, but was afraid to fire. I vears He however, liked the fun ofloading ! on j v :unl so put in another was -till afraid to fire, charging, but witliont firing, until be got six loads in tins old piece. His grandmother, learning bis timidity, disclmged it. The result was tre mendous, throwing tbo old lady on her back. She promptly struggled to regain her feet, but the boy cried oat: Linder its new iiamagemeu , The Atlanta CoNSTrrirr.GN lias won for itselt 'be title of the leading journal of the south. Its enterprise, during the recent election excitement, iu send ing coirespondents to different portions of tho -country, uud its series of special telegrams from Washington while the electoral commission was engaged m comminuting the fraud that placed radicalism once more in power in our national covncils, are evidences conspicuous enough to prove that uo expense will be spared to make f ii k'Constitution not only a lender in the dis cussion of matters of public concern, but a leader iu the dissemination of the lutest and most reliable news, fiiis no better time than now to subscribe '•*- A Fresh sail V tgoroux XewsiMixo . ’ Albeit, there lias been a q u»* settlement of 5iie of the most difficult and dangerous pro blems of modern federal politics, the discussious spring therefrom and the results likely to ensue have lost uolhing of their absorbing interest. In addition to tlii-. ; he people of iJcuigia are uow culled upou to settle The ('imrcutioa lluesliur- and in the discussion of this important subject fin which TurCoxsrrmiox will take a leading part) every Georgian is interested. If a conven tion is called its proceedings will find their eari-?st and fullest embodiment in the columns of The Constitctwn, aud this fact alone will make the ]«ner indispensable to evert-citizen of the state. t To b; brieif, fhe Atlanta llallj <'oastituiii)b will endeavor, by uli tlie means that the pro gress of modern joarnulism has mad *' ind necessary to hold soiitiiuru opinion and usu purveyor of the lutest new-. Its editorials will lie thoughtful, timely and vigorous—caiin and argumentative in theii methods and thoroughly southern and demo cratic in their sentiments. Its news will be fresh, reliable nml carefully digested. It will The different editions of Tut Svn during the j next year will be the ftme as during the veal ' liiat has just passed. The daily edition will week days he a sheet of four pages, and Sundays a sheet ot cigfiu pages, or 56 broad columns; while the weekly'edition will be a sinet of eight pages of thj sumo dimensions and character that are already familiar to our friends. 1 { • The Si n will continue To be the strenuous advocate of reform and retrenchment, and ol the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom, and integrity for hollow pretence, imbecility, and fraud in the administration of public affairs. 1 It will contend for U»e government of the pconle Athena, Clark county, Ga., on the fir-t Tuesuay in May next, the following property to-w ii: All that lot of land iu said county of Clark eon tabling three acres, more or less, adjoining tue lands of Florence YV. Mitchell and h r chil dren ; also adjoining lauds of Robert Thomas, Benjamin 11. Hill aud John Eberbart, ami fronting on Baroer street in tue city of Athms. The same bring a lot of land conveyed, by- deed, from W.M Reese to Florence YV. liiuhetl and her children. Thh above pronerti levied upon os the property of said Ftoreuce YV. Mitchell and her children to sutisiy two State and conntv tax fi. fas., one issued by John YV. Johnson, Tax Collector, for 1878, oue by F. B. Lucas, Tax Collector for 1877, and two city tax fl fas., one for 1876 aud oue for 1877, all vs. Florence YV. Mitchell aud her children. Atl sold to s tisfy the above fl. fas. YVriteu no tice of levy served on defendants March 30th, 1878. J. A. BROWNING, April 2, ’78»30d. Sheriff 0. C. lowing property to wit: All ihe interest oi L. Schevenell & to., in and to fitt\ (50) silver watches, seventy-four (74) brass w tciies lour (4) silver cases, two (2) brass eases, ten (10) clocks, one lot of jewelry, eonsistiug of ear rings, breastpins, dec. bind interest being a Silversmith’s lien or claim on said property for work done on same iu repairing, cleaning, &c.; Also six (6) Remington hewing- Machines uud one Sewing Machine l\ agon; and all levied upon as property of L. Scheveuell & Co, to satisfy a fi. fa. in favor of Weimer & Bn e., vs. L. seheveuel & Co., issued rum Clark Supe rior Court, Februui y Term, 1877, and - al. o to satisfy several other fl. fas. issued against L. Schevcnell <fc Co., iu favor of vunous plain tiffs, both frum'the Superior and County courts of Clark county. J. A. BROWNING, April 2, ’78-30d. Shecin, C. C. leva’ h»n s of sale, t.i. l«l owing pio;*rty tnw>t: One house aud lot on the south si'io of Broad street, iu Athens, G>*.. adjoining Jo seph Embr.ek an.: others, .-aid house being a four-room fram d oust*, and said lot contain ing about one- utf acre « ore or less, also three lots on tile north s de of said Broad street, adjoining each other, containing om-l.alf :-t re more or le-s eae , with a cab'-ii on each, nil of said property qeing pur' of what is Known ns the Isaac Y\ ilKerson properf All to be sold as the propelty of VVillia.o Kittle, deceased, for the payment of debts oi tie Kst-teet r-iiiil de ceased. Terms cas). Match lltb. 1878 umrchl2 3 d. Whit F. Hood, l'.x’r. C LARKE SHERI F ?*A»-E.—Will ,» sold before the t ourt-llouse door, in the city of Athens. Clarke coun.y, G-i., on the first Tues day in May next, within the legal lours of sale, the followitig prop, rtv, to-wit : All that tract «.r puicel of land, situate, lying ms. I ciug iu the city ot Athen , Clarke county, Ga., with nil of the improveme ts uiereon—the place whereon Joliu C. Jackson and Jane E. Jackson, the de'endants. now liv , known as ti c Ch.ncy lot—with the exception oi seven-eights of uu acre heretofore solo to Hartwell Jueksoti. Said lot being situated iu the city of Athens, on tho north side of Hancock uvt-nuu, ad jo n mg lot known as Mrs. Gcucral Smith, and continuing two acres, leas, the seven-eights of one acre sold off of stud lot to Hartwell Jaeksou, nd levied on as the property, ot tbe (ieleiidi-iits, and for the purpusi of making of this levy, a deed was made and filed iu t. e Cl- rk’ office of the Superior Coup of Clarke county, and deed recorded from YY’. B. lluigood to John C. Jaeksou and Jane E. Jackson before this levy w-s made. II levied upon by virtue ofufi. fa. from Clarke Superior Court, August lerin, 1877. YV. B. Ilaygood vs. John C. Jackson and June E Jackson, all to satisfy the above stu ed fi. ta. Nov. 6,1877. J. A.’BROWNING, mar5-3cd. Sheriff. C ARKE SHERIFF SALE.—Will be sold bclore the Court-House door, in the city of Atbeus, Clarke county, Ga., ou the first Tues day in May next, within the legal hours of sale, the following'property, to-wit: AH that lot or parcel of luna, with the dwelling and all other improvements thereon, lying an being in the county of Clarke and in the State of Georgia, and lying within the corporate limits of the city of Athens, and being the Northern half of what are known as tho lots numbers twenty-one nnd twenty-two (Nos. 21 & 22) in tiie plan und survey of tbe city ol Athens. Said lot bounded ou the North by Market street, aud on the East by Foundry Street, nnd ou the South l» lot of Reuben Nickerson, und on the YVest by Thomas street, aud containing one and one-imlf acres are more or lass; and said lot nnd premises now occupied by l’eter A. Summey and his wife, Jane P. Stuumey, nnd levied upon to satisfy a Fi Fa in favor of John A. llunuicutt, vs. Peter A. Smntnoy and John H. Newton, composing firm of Summey & Newton, issued lrom Clarke Superior Court, February Term, 1878, as the property of Sum mey & Newton. Notice given to tenants in possession, und lew made March 30th, 1878. ’ J. A. BROWNING, April 2-30d. Sheriff C. C. i ’EOB< j 1 A—Cl.A UK K CouNTY— " Ordinary's urn e, February 25, 1878. Thomas Langston, colored, lias upplioo lor ex emption of personalty and setting apart and valuation ol 'lu.-tucsteud, uud 1 will pass upou the same at 10 o’clock a. m. on the 2zd day of March, 1878, at ray office. mh5-3ud ASA M. JACKSON, Ordinary. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF THE following seizures mudeliy tne for violations of tie I: ternal Revenue laws, to wit: One mule, one wagon and six gallons e>f whisky, the property of Thomas B. Garner. One wa gon, two horses, one mule nnd 12<> gallons of whisk j, the- property oi Thomas S. Collins, B. 11. Oliver aud M. Swayne. Also, one horse and wa gon and l5ei!l’*T:- f whisky, the properly ol YV. A. Scroggins, pt rson or persons having an interest su said , -iperty must make claim aud give bond, us leqmred by law, vvitliin thirty days, else tlie same will be sold arm tlie net proceeds deposited to tho credit of the Treas urer of the United Stales. ANDREW CLARK, I mcho-SC-d *• .'olleelor.. by the people and for the people, p.» opposed’ 1c. government by frail.is i:. the uallot-l;ox and in body now not far from a million of with the most careful, complete, aud trustworthy accounts of (urrent events, and will employ for this purpose a numerous and carefully selected staff of reporters and correspondents. Its re ports from Washington, especially, will be lull, accurate, aud fearless; and it 'will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy tlie hatred ot those who thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurping what tlie law does not give them while it willendeavor to merit the confidence to the publie by defending the rights of the people against the eneroachmeuts of unjustified power The price of the daily Stu will be 55-cents a month or $0.50 a year, post paid, or with the Sunday edition $7.70 a year. • The Sunday e litiou alone, eight pages. Sl.Lo h year, post paid. < The Wezkly Sts, eight pages, of 56 broad ... . colwmns, wi'l be furnished during 1877 at the possible : rata of $1 a year, post paid, laec as a f ader of 1 The benefit of this large reduction from’ th previous rate for the Weekly can be enjoyed b individual subscribers without the necessity o making up clubs. At the same time, if any ot our friends choose to aid in extending our circu lation, wo shall be grateful to then*, and every such ,person who sends us ten or more snF* t DMINISTKATOR’SSALE.-PURSUANT to an order of the Coart of Ordinary of Clark county, will be sold before the Court House door of said county, on the firs* Tuesday iu May next, during tlie legal hours of sale the following prondtty to wit: Ninety shares of the capital stock of tlie Georgia Rail road und Banking Company, and Eight Shares of the Central Rea) road aud Braking ComuanV. All to b • sold us the prop- riy c-f George \v. Ceuter,-deceased, for a division among the legatees of sniff deceased. . ai&fa ’ ISAAC POYV ELL, Adm’r. \ " . . .* . .* , " i such person v.ao sends us ten or more snr- be a. ert and cn'erprising, and no expense will j senbern from oue place will be entitled to one 01 tbe nl * ; ^I copy of the paper lor himself without eliarge. j At one dollar a year, posts" paid, the expense A colored preacher in Floririu thus held forth : “ My brudring, the Is- raeliles went over the Red 8e:t on and most important intelligent- . The Weekly Constitution. Be-idea embodying everything of interest in the daily, The Weekly Coxstitcticn will con tain a Department of Agriculture, which willbe I in charge of Mr. Malcolm Johnson, the well- known Secretary of Georgia State Agricultural Society. This department will b- made a spe cially, and will l>c thorough and complete. The farmer vvilt find in it not only all the current in- tor,nation o*i the subject of agriculture, but timely suggestion* and well-digested advice. Subscriptions should be sent in at onec. Terms for the llally: of paper and printing are barely repaid; and coi siuering the size oi the sheet and the qttolit of its contents, we are confident the j^ople will consider Tiie YVeexly bux the cheapest news- pa er published iu the world, aud we trust also one ot the very best. Address. decl9. THE SUN, New York City, N. POSTPONED MADISON SHERIFF SALE. 1 Will be eold.before the Court house door in the town of Danielsville, minty of Madison, State of Georgia, at . public < n*-*Yy, on tbe first Tuesday in May next, between Use legal hours of tale, the following property to wit: < >ne tract of land in Madison county, containing two hundred and fifty acres, more or lees, adjoining lands of T. J. Scot , G. C. Sanders, James Hall, and others, being the place on which G. H. Bird mow resides. Sold as the property of G. H. bird to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Madi ’•on Superior Court against G. H. Bird principal, J. M. Matthews security, in favor of J. K. A L. C. Matthews. Property pointed out by plain tiffs and le nd notice given to tenants in pos session. This Marcli 28, 1878. np2 td THUS. F. BAKER, D. Sheriff’. M adison sheriff’s sale.—whi be sold at public outcry, before the Court House iloor, iu the Town of Danielsville, Comity of Madison, State of Georgia on the first Tuesday in May next, between tlie legal hours of sale the following propt rty to-wit: one tri vt of land in Madison Comity containing four hundred and thirty i ores on South Bro d River adjoining lauds of Margaret Griffietli, Snead Bulloch, Madison M. Hodge and Jesse YV. tiriflieth. Sold as the property of Lindsey J. Cunningham to satisfy a ti. fa issued from Madison Superior Court in favor of Robert P. Griffietli Property pointed out by plaintiff. Notice given to tenant in possession. This March 16tli 1878. THOS. F. BAKER, Deputy Sheriff, march.26.30d.— pd$5. Oconee Ccranny. O conee county sheriff’s sale,— YV ill be sold on the first Tuesday at M f next, Before the Court-House door, iu the ioiyp) of YVatkinsville, between the legal hours of. side, the following propartv, to wit: 'Mr i.urt.'i f dred acres of land belonging lo ;'.e yslute of John YVit-iums, d.cease.i Levied' ui'. by A1 !s Crow, hnililf, to .-at sly a tuxdi t . a^-.uist .1. M. Williams, exeen'.or. <-:e., and said 15’fa. itirn d ov* r to me Fobroary 23tli, 1878. Also at the sa'i.u time and place, the follow ing property to wi v Eighty-five acres of land, more or less, known ns the’ Fork Field, lying bclwetu the Athens and llog Mouiitaia Roans, in the fuiburbs of YVatkinsville. Also, a dwelling houae with eight acres,' more, or less, in Wnikiusvilie. .Levied on ns thep-opitt of lae estate of Win. Mutniy, dee-eased,*lo satis y an execution agidust K. K. Murray, Tax Collec tor of Oconee county, Mid \\ m Mniruy as a- eiirity, issued by County Coiomissionera of said county of Oconee. B. OVERBY, D. bheritf. ap‘2-td O CONEE POSTPONED SHERIFF’S SALE. Will he told before the Courtjlov.a. door in the town of YVatkinsville, between the ;egul hours of sate, on the first . uesduy in May next, the following property to wit: Eighty-five acres of land, more or less, situate, lying and being near tlu* town of YVatkinsville. on tho waters of (‘airs cteek, and between the Ung Mountain aud Atliei s jouds, said land known as the fork field. Also the home pi; vc, con taining eight i.eve*. mote or less, wi eieas, William Murray l* sided for many years. All of the above (’escribed properly ly ing in and near YVutkiusviilc, and levied on us the property of said YVilliunt Murray, ti satisfy u fi. in. issued from Oconee Superior Court, reliir: able to July Term, 1877, In favor of 1 .11. Phiitizy <& Co. vs. said YVillinm Muiriiv. Propel ty pointed out in said fi. fa. Match Sffili, 1878. YV. YV. PRICK, Sheriff. ap2-td. 1878 PROSPECTUS 1M8 8 months ... 3 *)0 00 6 mouths ... 5 30 12 mim'Jis ... 10 00 Tcnns for the iVwliljr: months ...... ....*! 1 2 months 2 20 the. i,x They, got over all salu; ami | Wi »"" he!irtt ll * c tint’s tie reson why Alettes atrtig dc only express , deepest sympathy In Money may be sent by postotfico money order THE CONSTITUTION. Atlanta, Ga. i.nr expense. Address: ob praise. In de morning, when de sun was up hot, Pharaoh and de ’Gyptians come tvid deir great lumbering chariots of iron. IX y I •rokc through de ice, and went to the* bottom of de sea.’’ “Stop dorr*! ’ exclaimed a hearer. “ I want lo a-k a question. . I've read Geog- rapl.y, nnd Egypt’s a hoi country It’S under dd Tropics, ii* near tho *Qu it.a-, and dare aiiq iu> ice dcrc. J low could dey go over .. i de icg, mi’ den* no ice dere To •" inch the premheT responded : “I Hin ;':tdyou rske.i that question. Now I enn ’splain. That comes of reading G’og- rapliy, instead of de Bible. Aly hrudring, when de cliillen of Israel go oher do Rod Sea, dat was :i great while ago; before dero was tiiv Tropics, beloro dare w:rs any ’Quo- tor. Dat’a de reason dere was ice, my hrudring.” and advise tho par* nts to serk relief from Unit source whence only true comiort e>n be derived. — (i'oi)nnviUe E'lflk. ?UR.BUn8 Ko. 12 N. eighth st. St. Louis, Wo. W no hns hntl |?rea't-r rxptrlwce m tlie treatment of tbo troubJcs of bt»:h irn!e «n3 ftniale than csir pliyiidan in t!:» Wctt. ffives Hie Faults of his 1-jii‘f mud rucccsiiU pruciice in hi* l*f • nt»7* tterk*, J:tst pubUabcd« entitled The PHYSIOLOGY OF WARRIAOE The PRIVATE MEDICAL ADVISER A. R. ROBBRTSOIT, Dealers Monuments 4 ND TOMB STONES, CRADLE TOOMBS, 1 \ Marbie and Granite Box Toombs. A Great Redociion in Prices. Spivimons of Work always on hand and for sale. Prices ui.d designs funushed on application at the Mur'd- Yard, adjoining Reaves & Nich olson’s cot to , warehouse, Athena, Ga. junc2')-tt. New Books! DIANA, by the Author of “YVide, Wide World.” PAKMAQU1D by Author of “ Stepping Ueavenwara.” BOUNDIN’ HONOR, or a Harvest of YVild Oats. ELYVIA, bv Elsie Leigli Whit'leaey. TYVO EARS BEHINTt THE PLOUGH. REFLECTION OF A RECLUSE, by Rev. B. W. Memmiuger. Mu* ELLIOTT’S HOUSEWIFE, or Practical Cookery. THE BIBLE DOCTRINE OF THE SOUL. DOLLY, a Love Story, by Mrs. Francis H. Rum tt. ,r. . SOMETHIN G r BETTER THAT WIFE OF MINE. A YOUNG YVIFE’S STORY, by Henrietta Bowra. YOUNG MULGRAYE. bv Mrs. Oliphaut. A JEWEL OF A GIRL,’by the Anthor of “ Quoenie.’* A MODERN MINISTER. For sale bv ’BURKE & FLEMING. feb56m. ... M adison sheriff sale- w»i be *«id before the conrt liouse door in Hie town »t Danielsville, county .of Madison, State ot Georgia, ou the first Tuesday in April i ext, he- ween the lo^al lion s of sale the following property to-wit: One tract of land in Madison county contain ing two hundred nnd fitty acres more or less, adjoining lands of T. J. Scott, G. C. Sanders, James Hall and others being the place on which G. U. Bird now resides. Sold as the property of G. H. Bird, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued fram Madison Superior Conn against G. II. Bird S rincipal J. M. Matthews security in favor ot . U. & L. €. Matthews. Property pointed out by plaintiffs and legal notice given to tenant iu possession. This February 22nd 1878. THOMAS F. BAKER, Deputy Sheriff. fcb26-30d.- , >d. 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The Daily Tribune wW\ contain t'.c tVcwionR of the fcnpretihi Court, tlu* f roccotiinpN ot* tho I«e^iRlature when iu pension, ami at a!! tiau’ii eor- n*ev reports of matters of inter*st jtnguftpc^ etiny L»id* rn‘ooil. r .fhe ttro book* embrace MJ peer*, Mad contain for t*oth married end P i:r tic, irltli all the rmr t imnrovpotent* Jn medical treatment Kvari whofour home pcih rn eay: “Tneknowledge impo rted in Or. Bail*' ikyt v orka la In no 'ray of quw>tion®o»e eiiar- crt»r, but l* *onie!h!i»2lh:it rt*ry sm> abcaM krow. The loath. Ihe victim of car!y indirrntion; tbr ■«», otherviso porfrctly healthy maybe, out wi :h waring vigor in the prime of life, tad tbo Woman, in r.Ufc*i vW « ■ ■ fiom tee many li!a her aex in 1 to.”—St. Louis Journal. __ rorciaR i*rk - no chi. rach both Xo one volome, fl; in doth m eiJt. 25 et*. eatiw. tfent under f^a!, loceipt of price in money or atastpa PRESCRIPTION ^ FREE 1 For the sneedy Care of Scannat YY eakiiess* Lost Manhood ami alt Ulsor.n i* hronght on oy liulis- cretion or excess. Any tinigcist hxs the tnzre- (lleuts. Address. *>r. W. Pi A ««.. 130 tVeat Mlxlli Wrrft, (Iwunti, O. mm BOOK STORE lias bcec. renvivSl across tl*e street, HearSy Opposite ihe old Stand, In tlie Newton House Block, Three Doors from the Comer \Y nc.v*. l>e win be glad to see all oi his old friends and us many new ones as will call oc iiim. Low prices and fair treatment will be ..is rule, and be only asks a trial to convince all that he means what he says. April 2, '-77-tffl W. T. 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There is i bsrulv a locality in the South wncro this paper ■ is not taken, und where it has not secured > warm friends, for the interest it has taken ini Southern affai*s. It lies advocated all kicks- ' ares looking to the development of new indns- | ries, the establishment cf permanent petoc : and fr'Chdship, and the election to office of j representative men whose administrations mu t I be prolific of peace and harmony. j During tbe present year Tbk bsr.r, Pnrj>s! mil publish articles from tho pens of var.otw j **tate Governors ! n the South, letters from ecu- j ters of business, ’and conunnniearicns from ] thoso in position to know the needs of their ; Ad'll State and can suggest beneficial changes. It! further desires to hear from planters, fruit- i growers, stock-misers, miners, and manufactu- ! ^ rers. Itaeommnnkation* will interest thoue- ^rvG'UYrSi.XCt. anda in the North who are restless for a change j ««ri> j BF l'A’l> FOB '1'llEi Al’FREHEH - of abiding place, and must be of benefit to the ! U' /{on and di i:.M ■ I.u;!*-: ■ Thor.'a- coi- r.red> -Said frcedinan : * aV.et tosgsisold, ffv* U.\. ct 1 P T : O N Dai'* —One Y. SlX !(«' One in' TKH rNE. JL VV 51. LIAMS, Matirvi", AUanta.G.-. J OB WORK OF EVERY |DE* scripti»n done at tbia offic® J OB WORK OF ALL DESCRI1 tit'U neatly done at this office. South. AH departments iu the Frkk Putts will be maintained and made full of interest to all readers, and it hopes to taake many new friend*. Address Detroit Fkek Phew Co.. Detroit, Mie'... »l’e-t, tight t-r If: , 17'. pounds, is in' I spoken,and tu ! lto is guilty of n . vest. I bp!'-'f Ugii, weighs tCT* or u’ •. st-t. '.iath, rather pleasant •« ho a great wiestler, 'V-fonv and iW-D eaeapo w- •iM K M. 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