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Middle Georgia Argus PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. ZVTEKTO AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE Vf) TOFFICE AT INDIAN PpRTXG, G \. 7 v.NSPRING, GA., APR Y*Tl LOCAL MATTER. t* W. TToxt shot and killed J. A. Con i > v at Mlllen, Ga., on last Thnrsday. /-tad named Ham fell into v. well on r ri lay last at canton, and’brokehis r Ve learn from some of onr Citizens that rc Will be considerable fruit raised in vtsthis season. ~- - 'HE Monroe adveittser learns 7 : t about one fourth of the crop of u'fc that county s will mature. ** • • 1 * '*• Coleman House Jonesboro was 1 royed by fire last Sunday night building was not insured is a-- al loss lead theyard headed New Milli *y goods * and remember Miss Inley paaken- a specialty of Mrs. ; . L.Jaekfcente dress guide.,; We learn from the mail carrier, that tiniest raiii of the season fell at Cov gton last Saturday evening. We sup se that was the rain prophesied iorby •Id probabilities.” Wo are glad to welcome our zoung friend It. G. Byars, back to >ld Butts, be is .a visit. to his friends and relatives and will spend a few days before returning to Gaff ney S. C. his place ot business. Vhy will men allow themselves to uffer and their noble horse when Cendalls Spavin Gure applied iroperly will remove all suffer ng from man and beast Seo Adv m i JAY D DUNNING Qlerk Wabash Shops Toledo bl}io shy's. I am now wearing aii only Lung Pad and it, las afforded me almo# instant Relief from'asthma see aDV : Grothid Was “broken k and the work commenced, on th& stone/stone work of the McKibben bridge ‘ last Monday, oome good bands can secure* two or : liree months employment by calling at his office. ' * * 1 uadies who Appreciate Elegance l md beauty areusifig Parker ,s Hair; Balsam. It is the best Article sold for' restoring gray hair'tp.its original, color andbeauty. tipir 7 ' lm Jesse Baron, colored who was convict-, ed two years ago in Butts Superior court, of robbing Mr, Mcltanels .smokehouse *iear JackebnV and sentonced to five; years in tho penitentiary, but broke Jail and escaped, .was-, captured a few days ago in Macon. . “Oh, mamma,* that's Captain Tone’s knock! I know ho has come o ask me to he his wife.” “Well, ny dear, you must accept him.” But I,thought you hated him so!” ‘Mato him? Id much that I nean to be his mothercin-law.” i " *■ • • A Maryland man was kicked bya mulo just in time to get him out of the way Of a stroke of lightning. — Some,men would have seen a spec ial providence in this. But he did n’t. He cursed that the lightning didn’t strike him in time to gat him out of the way of the mule. For bargains, in sash, doors blinds, ana all kinds of builder's mpphes address B. H. Broomhend k CO.J successors to Longly & Rob nson Atlanta they will, by prompt ittention to business and fair deal ng merit the patronage of the public. See 1 their ad in another -column. From the Meiwether Vindicator: Passing down the road from Hogansville last Saturday we over took a farmer with a load of the cot ton producing guano as we turned to one Bide to get a head of his wag on the guano man shouted to us say Tug, Tell the people through the Vindicator, to plant corn.” The Cherokee Advance states that Edwin Ham, son of Capt. C. C. Ham, who lives fifteen infles from Canton, fell in w ell on last Friday evening and was instantly killed. Ilis neck was broken by the fall, by striking either against the platform on whibh he stood pr the curbing, and he sunk to the bot tom of the well, which contained about ten feet of water. NOTICE, All persons indebted to the estate of John Currie, late of said county deceas ed are requested to come forward and settle those having claims against said estate will present them in terms of law. apr.l7’Bl-6t L _D. Watson Adm. Hundreds of Men, Women and Children Rescued from beds of pain, sickness and almost death and made strong and hearty by Parker’s Ginger Tonic are the best evidences in the world of its ster ling worth. You can find these in wery community. Post, ad eitisement. apr.7’Sl-lm NEW BAR! th. am re*Y *1 Indian Spring and to serve the public, I will keep on hand the very best and finest brands Othquors wmes and brandies the market atlords. choice cigars &<•. Mr. McCord familiarly known ns “Qook” McCord will preside as “mixologist" I will also continue to serve the public at my old stand m Jackson. u J. J. EASTON. I oliceman Mark Hancock was shot and instantly killed tlii after rtuxm by Alfred Doyal. Last Sun day Hancock calaboosed Doyal lie being drunk, which angered the latter, and he swore vengeance. They, met in front of ]>];,’ . J. s V about C o’clock th is a fternoo ii, aih 1 had some word*, when Doyal puibd n Goff’s renter and fired two f ho;.-, u Hancock, the first taking aficct in ilie pit of the stomach, killing liim .almost in stantly. Hancock never spoke save to say, “O Lordy!” Doyal ran, after the shooting, but was captured later by the Sheriff. Feeling is high against Doyal. Griffin News, MISRIIJIAN, MSSIgSIPPI,RURNt \Ve learn by a Special dispatah to the .Montgomery Advertiser, that a fire broke' out in ME ldian Miss in the watercoset or one of 4he hotels at a quarter to 12 p.m la r „t iuesdny nightwhichdestroy ed about $230,000 value of property ncluding all the business establish ment oti the three principal of the town There was ti3 fire Organization in Meridian, no engine oi reservoir of water..* only a few bucket fulls-were applied to the fire when it first started. A heavy rain sprang up-and Extinguished the flame# shortly afterward, but it added largely to the loss 'resulting from the lire in the destruction ot the exposed goods BEAUTY BEFORE AGE. * An amusing incident occurred on a Cleveland street car the other day. A woman of fifty made up to look about twenty years old, got aboard at a crossing to find ever}* Seat occupied. She stood for a mo ment and then selecting a poorly dressed man about fffty-five year# of age she observed : Are theroi tmy gentleman Mi the car? q, , ‘‘lndeed, Ldunno,” he replied, as tie looked up and down. “If there ain’t and .you are going clear, through I’ll hunt up one for you at the end of the line.” ' ; There was an embarrassing si-; lence for a moment* and then a light broke in on him all of a sud den, and he rose and said: “You can have this seat, madam, I am always perfectly willing to stand up and give my seat to any body older than myself.” That decided her. She gave hinY a look which he will not forget to his dying .day, and grabbling the; strap, she refused to sit dowu, ev-* en whehflre seats had become va-' cant. -...-- -1 THE SICK LIST. We are pained to announce that our mother Mrs. S. F. Smith, is very sick. * ‘ Little “Sheppie,” son of our es teemed fellow ’.citizen Mr, Ed.’ Childs, is very sick, Robt. Douglass lias a l\ill grown will bo able to thresh u, Our companion Mrs. WF c : •ij is confined to her bed Little “Sallie,” Daughter of our: friend Andrew Goodrum, is very sick, but we are glad to learn is slightly improving. Mis. G. is al so confined to her bed. Mrs. Eliza Preston is very sich. Mr. Alonzo Andrews is very sich. OUR BUSINESS MEN. WHO THEY ARE, AND WHAT THE ? ARE DOING. DR. T. S. SAUNDERS. Well, what can you tell ns about “Troy” that we don’t know? Will be the query of every reader of the Argus in Butts and adjoining counties, for all our citizens know him and admire him. in fact to learn of his popularity, we only have to travel around among the people of Butts, Jasper and Monroe counties and see the number of chil dren of all ages, sizes and sex’s named “Troy” to be convinced that he is the “pet” of the people. Yes we all know that his presence in the sick room al ways gives rnimation to the afflicted, and his pleasant smile of greeting has driven away many a case of the “blues” and thereby obviated the necessity of administering phisic. But there is read ers the of Argus who rememl>er him as a small boy and others who knew his esteemed father T. J. Sdmulers be fore the subject of this sketch was born, to them it will be of interest, and a source of pleasure- to know that he is one of the noblest sons of Georgia, one who had the “vim” and energy to rise above the rubbish of a broken for tune after the close of the war. When the old south was “murdered” and her “bleeding form” lay prostrate beneath the tramp of a victorious foe, when a cloud of gloom had seized up on every surviver of the “Lost cause,” then the subject of this sketch was a mere bey, but he determined to be one J?, tljc iiiuubar m 'to her lost position of promi nence,an<l build himself positon atttOngat the people of the “New South,” he lost no time in re piling o\(*r our misfortunes ne turned his eyes to the future, he be lieved. that when time, with its revolv ing wheels, had rolled the screen of forgetfulness over the gloomy passions and predjudiees of the day, and hoisted the dark veil that hung over the future a brighter day would dawn, and open up a broad field cf usefulness, and feeling that an education was essential, to mV fulness ho first went to work to seeme an education that would fit liim f- r the useful position he wislwd to occu py. The practice of medicine being his fa vorite calling, he atetnded '! • medical college at, Nashville Tennessee, where 1“’ /nuiu.-ited with honor, and at one„e beg'n the prac! -‘ uj hi. chosen pro ,ysM.,u. and without ary arceerant ef i,; ’ bis -iu a 1- -} <■' uceful n- -- unequah-d 1 tie? A story < i our county. He put his whole soul in ■b 1 and his efforts to sure -I ■ is rewarded with success, bringing .o' him the good will of all our people a> and at the same time a competence. Although the Doctor has made his practice remunerative, it is conceded by all that he does more charity practice than any Doctor in the state, the ri< h and poor receive tiis attentions alii i, and we have often heard the re me k that “he is wearing out his life in bekYu of his people. ;; He is an honor to itr' Town and County and our State, we are proi and and love him, because he is one of those noble men, that lives fi r noble thirds, anp builds a monument in the hearts'of his people. His rrhr-inory will be cherished as long as those live, who know hub, long af ter he is called from his field of useful ness to his fellowman. To receive a better reward than this world can be stow. CORRESPONDENCE. t LETTER FROM. CAPT. NUTT, Fort Mason, Fla., April 20th 1881.- y • Dear Argus We left home on the sth inst., arrived at this pla*v* on the Bth, had quite a, pleasant trip, a great many curiosities all along the route to attfact the alb tention of a .Georgian, among them, is the Cumberland bean-;, tiful orange groves all all along the banks of St. Johns River. Fort Mason a place on Lake Ebster it is above' the terminus of St. Johns and Lake Ensters R. R., here we find a beautiful pine coun try, which surounds lake Enstep and lake Yale, there is some small bodies of good hamntoek land which is very high, Wtfvth from S2O to SI,OOO per acre, pine lauds are; also high : I can find none for less than $lO per acre unimproved. But : these lands where they have been properly managed have some very fine orange groves, hut good ham mock is preferable. I have made a, purchase in 1-1 miles from Fort a Mason, and expect some day tp make it my home if I can get my, consent to leave old Butts. The' greatest pull-back that I can see is I the Mosquitoes; The country is! healthy the climate I don’t think can be surpassed' anywhere in the Union, society is good, Transpotra tion is much Better than in Butts. The lands along the lakes is below damaging frost mark. For Vegetables they are in just ntw experimenting and I think it will be a success, they claim here that this is a very cold and backward spring, I will give you an in stance of one man in the busi ness and you can judge for your self what some + hom are do ng. Delias alru .y r hered and ■ ' ‘Oe-:; ' g off of 3 g aboiU $3 v -vill g-jfc 40 •ie e . ; . has 10 acres Li k.: -os . ./she realize SI,OOO from the stir be ready in 8 or 10 days mg. Tliis is hound to he the garden spot of the South. I have been very buisy for a few days plant ing peas and orange seed on my place I propose now to stop feed ing the Musquitoes for the night, and can only do so by crawling into a “net.” Yours truly, W. C. Nutt. LETTER FROM “TAFFEY.” HE WANTS A GIRL WITH “FINE THINGS” WANTS HER TO SAY YES, OR HOLD HER PEACE. A YOUNG MAN ROLLS UNDER THE BED &c. Ocmulgee, April 22d 1881. Mr. Editor, I will give you a few dots from this point. We have been expect ing a weding in “these parts” for some time, we understand that the sister of the the intend groom gives her consent to the marriage, on the grounds that the intended bride has “so many fine things.” Now Mr. Editor vou being a married man, and I want to be, I ask vou it that is what girls are married for ? If so do you know of any girls that has some “fine things?” We don’t have but one down this way with “fine things,” and I don’t tliiiikl would stand any chance with her. I know of one girl that “flies high” but “great Gehovah! Where does she lite?” If you know of such a girl tell her if she wants to marry, say so right now,” or foiever hereafter hold her peace.” We have a young man down here thats been “putting on airs.” He accompa nied his sweet heart home and taking a seat in the piazza beside his little black eyed girl, and feeling his import ance, he began to “put on airs,” being about that peculiar age when boys de ligt to tip back, and sit “cross legged,” he not knowing the shed room door was unbolted, he threw himself back with all the force of his importance, giving his foot a pitch iu ihe air to find its exalted poak ishment the door gave way, leting his head come in contact with the door, his heels passing into the air at about the rate of 40 miles per minute passing m a rain bow circle over his head and jerk ing him clear under the bed, he was next seen crawling from under the bad looking like a “suck egg dog’’ sneaking from a hen’s nest. Well I don’t know' whether his head feels any smaller since then or not, but I know there is ofie thing certain lie has never had as much hair on it since. Then we have another “young Ameri ca” who can tell “dish water” from drinking w’ater, the way he does it is by putting nis hand into the. “dish water” and smelling it before drinking. We have another ore that snys he can tell a lady when he heais one laugh, he W’as going heme from a party one night with a party oi. youngsters, and, hearing some one laugh m ;uvim e oi them remark- ’ ’‘Gentlemen a lady is coming, 1 heard her laugh and l can al ways tell a lady when I hear law laugh.” Well further developments ere vs 1 that it was ajajy whoes com plexion, compared favorably with the shades of the evening. Well, Mi*. Editor, I would tell you some jokes on ouy youngsters down this way but X’m afraid some of them would give me a tinging. Yours Taffey. P. S. Please ask AuntMammie “what she is going ’to do with the baby?” Rcck Dale Shoals Moxroe Co^, Mar'c|i 18th 1881. Editor Argus : Sif, it having been some time since J have had the chancre of writ . ing you anything from kills point. I must agree that I due some backrashions,althoughthere is nothr ing of much importance to write of. We have the pleasure of meeting only a few of the good people of this section, and. permit us to say that w*e sincerely' believe they are the cleverest and most united iii sentiment of any people we havd ever met with, and especially our friend John Ross who should al ways be known as generous John. He is one of them g-o-o-d men in a neighborhood that is atf all times ready to help his fellowman out of a tight, and while we,have had the pleasure of foming the acquantance of same of the men, we also are proud to say that we have had the exquisit pleasure of meeting some of the fair sex, as Dick- Dunk-; er would venture to guess. And; Billy Barlow, he comes square out and publishes us as the “courting man,’ 5 of course we leave it to the public to guess at our business but you have all forgot the history of Peter Pinder, aH well” as I remem-j her he was a great story teller,”! and it was never said who he told the t to,and after consideringthis we : conclude to extend the priviledge; and I guess there is where you get. your ground to guess on “uncle'; Dick.” i Well we had a sociable given us some time ugo by one of our kind and highly esteemed friends, and I of course w*e enjoy it" splendid! it was niee to fish for love and play the Spanish and sing “if you can’t theard the needle you can wind the ball,” and all this, but the good time come ‘when the nice-, ly served cake was set out for all; hands to cut for the ring, we don’t know how many times we cut for that ring, or think it unnecessary to tell how large the prices were, but we felt like “Bill Arp” did by the * patent medicipe, that if the world was coming to an end soon our apetite would run us a while, Well our neighbor C. tel 1 s v* that one day last week v ’ ie wife was passing Try n to the other with + her head she fell over ... tuc-v and b?*i. => the churn witli its contents to J h: ground, it falling top broke, be ran and helped her up as soC-. as he oiiid and after listening her broken sobs for a moment, ask if she was hurt, she replied no. He then asked her what she was crying for and she said she had lost 3 gallons of and a pound of butter. Mr. C. soon con soled her by telling her that she had caught her share of it. We don’t know anything of the quality of the soil that Dick Dunk er speaks of or what it is adapted to, but for his information we will try pindcrs on it this year. We have been sympathising with uncle Dick for some time he is like uncle Adam of our Town one of those hard looking, old Tacks that all contagious deseases dread to tackle but when the mumps conclu ded to give him a trial they went for him with a run. I hope they will not disfigure his pleasant face, yet we believe he would look bet ter if they could be cured and leave the smelling in there. Peter Pinder. POETRY AND PAtRIOtiSM. DULY DISCUSSED BY ONE WHO IS BOTH POOR AND PATRIOTIC. There is an old man writing in the Country Gentleman and he goes back to 1843 and says we had just such a winter as this, one —freezes and snows and floods until May, and a scorching drought all sum mer, and the farmers made noth ing but a few nubbins and poor people suffered and cattle died from starvation, and he warns us to pre pare for the worst. Thats all very well, and I am glad to perceive that the farmers generally are doing their best. Corn is crawling up to a dollar a bushel and hay is $1,50, ; and iTiuntrr Oil the'rise ‘ and wd vA got hardly any seed in the ground and the harvest will be late, but still there is no use in borrowing trouble. May be it wont come. A few years ago the people in Kan sas and Missouri thought they were ruined, for the grasshoppers came along and eat up their grow ing crops and dident leave a green thing upon the face of the earth, but the farmers plowed up and planted again and the season hit the late crop just right and they had an abundant harvest. There is a power of elasticity about human nature,. It- astonishing how readi ly we accommodate ourselves to circumstances. If we pjosper and make money we spend it according, and if we have .bad luck we haul in and . pinch ourselves, and souffle through without suff ering to extremity Most of our wants are franciful and imaginary anyhow. The late war taught us a lesson about ..that, and you can’t scare the old people who went through it very much. The soldiers had an awful time, but it was a little awfuller on the poor families who stayed at home and had to feed and clothe a passel o: helpless children. There aint much fun iia. doing without shoes, and hats, and fiour, and meat, and sugar, and boiling down salt, out of smoke house dirt and making coffee out of sweet potatoes and rye, and sweet ning it-with surgum. I remembered when corn was a'Tnindred dollars a bushel and cotton cards with han dles or back was a hundred dollars a pair, and there wasent but one milk cow in our county, and I bought her for four thousand dob lars, for there was a baby on hand and no milk where it ought to bej; and the little thing had liked to have perished to death, in the name of the Lord. Those were haid times, sure enough, and a' sin' for anybod y to grumble or complain about any thing now. ; Gdcfd health and peace sublunary life, and if we can teach our children the same philosophy* it’s schooling enough to keep ’em contented and happy. But stilly when I read about them fellers up! yonder abusing our people for their patriotism, and calling it treason, it sorter demorolizes my humanity, and I catch myself wishing some great trouble would overtake ’em for a little while, just to let ’em feel what suffering and trouble is.; The everlasting vagabonds are not 1 satisfied with abusing us at home, but they rig up their hypocritical, shows and bring ’em down here; and insult us before our faces and 1 make our people pay to see it. Here’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” a cruis ing around upon wheels with a big old houn’ dog a following along, and they picture slavery as an aw ful brutality, and are trying to 1 teach our 1 children a lie and make ’em believe their fathers were un feeling monsters in the shape cf men, and’there’s fools enough liv ing to patronize such a thing and pay the impudent slanders for the ; privilege of being slandered and insulted. Then show fellers'are bad eggs, and I’m glad the people of Griffin throwed bad eggs at ’em. It did me good all over when I read aboutit. They’ve got sense and indignation, and if ever I move anywhere it will be to Griffin. If c-i , r y Md have been all that Mrs. Stowe wit • 1 it would been amazing impu r them to say “lets take the i ing glass down southbind let mJ ecm pay for it.” -t what kind of unblush ing • ‘h c b'-ry is it when they mould the minor hi a twist and show us something that looks like the dev il tncamate and say its us and to see it. Where is Newt Tumlin? Where is John Branson? Where is General Toombs? Is there nobody to rise up and use language and say something appropriate? Hur rah for Griffin ! 3 cheers for Griffin. When she wants any more eggs let her draw on ne and I’ll make the hens spile em for a purpose. We had one good warm sunny day last week, and me and my little boy went a fishing. I have to go sometimes to humor the children, just like fond parents go with ’em to the circus. Fishing is a good thing for a man when he is tired or has the blues. I gives him a chance to ruminate and ponder upsn life and trouble and his own shortcom ings, and it keeps him amused and entertained,whether he catches any thing or not. I don’t believe in la ziness, but I do think it is good for BUILDERS’ SUPPLY HOUSE +o + B. H, BROOMHEAD & CO., Successors to LONGLE\ & ROBINSON, Office and Wareroom, 26 DECATUR Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. OORS, SASH, LINDS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR RAILS, NEWELS, SCROLLS, BALUSTERS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, NAILS, MIXED PAINT, PURE WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, Colors of all Kinds, Dry and in Oil GLASS, PUTTY, GLAZIERS’ POINTS, KAL BOMININE, PAPER BORDERS AND CENTERS. “a man* occasionally —time to think. The good book says “the wisdom of a learned mar cometh by oppartunity of leisuae.” How can he get his mind to make furrows and is dilligent to give the kine fodder.- And so with the car penter and workmaster, and they who cut and grave segts and watch to finish their work. The smith also who sitteth by th.e anvil and fighteth with the heat of the turnice while the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears and eyes look upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh. All these trvst in their work and with bands and are wise in their werk and with out them them the city cannot *be be inhabited, but they shall not get on the judge’s scat nor be found where parables are spoken.” I reck on that must be the reason why so many young men will not go tc farming or mechanical employ ment. They want to sit on the judges seat. That’s all very wdi if there was seats enough for en all, but if there ain’t and so I thiftl they had better draw straws Tor the seats and let the balance trv standing or walking after the plow awhile. They can find time to go a fishing when the ground is too wet to pl©w and if there is any gum in em it will work ctf. ' A m&n can watch the cork and think toe Fishing is just like human life. Most every body has got a hook baited with something and tlicrpT always a passel of simpletons ready to bite at a worm whether there is a hook in it or not. That’s com mon—very commen, but ever ap'd anon theres some fellers going a round with a seinee or a drag net who are not satisfied urdess they gobble up things by wholesale— corporations and and syndicates. They'aiut toting fan and they shant fish in my creek if I can help 1 1 Yotirs, Bill Arf. SHERIFF SALE, Will be sold before the Court House door in the town of Jackson Butts conn ty , Ga.. on the Ist Tuesday in June next within the legal hours Of sale, entire in terest which Martha Humble has in the following described property to-wit; tIA house & lot in the* Town of Jackson No. not known, hound as follows west by lands of H. N. Byars, port hi >y lands oi John Higgins, east by lands of Win. Baily south by lands of Wm. Baity known as the residence of L. P. Goddard late of said county deceased, sold by virture of one fifa issued from Butts Su perior court in favor of the officers cii said court, against Martha Dumblt Sold for the benefit of Plaintiff in fi-faf. —Property pointed out by PI aintiff. Tennant in posoession givin writer notice according to law. This Aprf 27th ’Bl-td J. O. Beauchamp. Sheriff B. C. NOTICE. W ill be sold, Tuesday May the 23rd by the Sheriff, on the freehold of P. R. Watkins, an estray cow, of the following discription; a crap of left ear,twp slits if. the right ear, dun sides, With white strpe down the back, short horns and about ten ; 3'ears aj.d. This April ,22nd ’Bl-tf ! ‘ J, F. Carmichael. NEW MILLINERY GOODS, Miss E. R. Finley of Jackson, has now on hand, and to arrive, A BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF MILr LINERY GOODS, of the latest styles. She has been in the business long enough to urn derstand the wants of the trade, and has prepared to meet them, no one should purchase anything iiq the line ot MILLINERY GOODS before looking through her NEW GOODS she has for sale mrs. l. l. jackson’s “dress guides/’ and makes them a specialty. Be sure to examine her goods and price them before purchasing else where.