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Middle Georgia Argus PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. Entered as second-class matter at the POSTOFFICE AT INDIAN SPRING, Ga. INDIAN SPRING, GA., JDNB 16.1881. LOCAL MATTER. " The surveying parties Of . the ex ten sion, approaching this place h orn Ma ton arid McDonough'. ■' ■■ .ill ii . potash, blueing, vermifuge, Tutt’s Pills &c, at tliis offlefe: . New bolting cloth, new flour, good pretty flour, and a heap of it at the Bmith arid Watkins' Mill near Indian Bpririg.' 3t }yp have just given Messrs. S. F. Smith and A McWatkinS A trial on our new wheat with their new bolting cloth and we are now enjoying tile luxury of nice white flour made of home*raiscd wheat. It will be seen tyy refrence to aU ad* vertisement in another Column • headed ‘Notice,’’ that a charter for the Cov ngton and South, River Railroad, wfll he applied, for at the-next session of the Legislature. “Let her rip, let her toll” we say, we will give tlm.tight-of- w ay to all that wants to coMe. . itfr. Charles Ivey,of Gordoq, as we learn from the Xrwinton prner, shipped ri lot of. peaches to New York Mtff which were at an average of $24 per bushel. Mr. ,S. F, .Smith has purchased the farm of Mr. Win. (Buddie) Maddox on the Oemulgee river, for which he pays hue thousand and seventy five dollars, Mr. Maddox expects to purchase again pi Spaulding county. A Mississippi irian puts it thus: ‘(At kh£ earnest solicitation of thoflo, to whom I owe money I h ave consented to become a candidate for county treasurer.” While in Griffin, my horse wae Violently attacked, with was pronounced Grubbs. I gave him a bottle of “Gipsv a half hour he was all right. Larkin Pitts. 1 ifrAf. Crumby, will be at Sandy Creek .Glirijrcdi on the fourth Sun day, to , lead, sihging, he is getting up a , bilging-school at that place, and all wlio desire to enter can do so by calling on Mr. T. G. ; Preston, Prof. Crumby is one of the best singers in our country. 1 ‘ ‘A corresponent asks us, “What sljpuld' etfist between lady and gentlemen, .to make it prudent for him to *>call, on her; every night in the week, ?or, doesj any. amount? •©f intiaia cy in ake it; fiMqierfor him to do so? “Yes 1 there is a relationship that will justify such conduct, they should be m-m m-a-r-r-i-e-d. hereby given that I chall apply 'to’the legislature, at the July session, fora charter fori the Covington and South 1 River Railroad, and to that end shall have; introduced. i “A Bill to bo entitled An Act to j*ho Covington and Couth River Railroad Company, and to define its rights, powers and privileges,” and for other purposes. < J. W, ANDERSON. Covington, Ga. June 11, 1881 [it] The publisher; ,of the Monti cello Hawk-Eye has reduced its subscription to one dollar ajid. we hope the Citizens of Butts.. will give our old friend “Ffed' > ’ their >sQpport* is working/hard and honestly to build lip a good pa per for cur worthy neighbor old Jasper, and we hope he will suc , ceed, all who want the paper, and havent the cash to advance, can arrange with us to get it and pay for it in October, let all his old > friends , give him a helping hand to tbaamotini of one dollar one years subscription. Court. —Next week is Court week and all who have business in Court should examine the list of cases to be tried as publisned in the Argus of last week and govern themselves accordingly. We should . have stated that when the cases ■ called for one day is not tried the cases for the next day will be call ed the cases will be called in the order they are published, but may be called earlier than the day pub lished if other cases should be set tled or passed over without trial. This order having the cases pub lished in the Argus will he of benefit to the -parties interested, and they should see that it works no inconvenience to the Court. TAX RECEIVER'S NOTICE. I will have my books open in Jackson on the 27th 28th 1 ana *29th iust., to receive the tax for 1881, and as that will be the last op portunity, I hope every oitizen will come up and save me the mortification of doubling their returns as the law directs. S. F. Vickers, T. R. B. C. Written for the Argus :] BY A. L. 8. FOR £. W. Oh, Edward dear A where do von roam x On land, or oh the sea; If vou are in seme quiet home f)o you remember me ? I love to see the beautiful moon While lhy mind wonders after you, Perhaps while I, its beams behold Mv Edward, he is looking too. Yes, when I view the azure sky: Fond memories they renew, And in my anguish can but cry My love! Oh where are you ? And when grief robs me of my sleep, I watcb the twinkle of some star And pray you send one little sheet To tell me where you are. Oh can you live on this same earth. And never think of me ? While I must die, in sad dopair Of, thy loving face to see. Have you forgot your parting word? When last, \ou said good bye, “You said dear girl, remember me I’ll love you til I die.” Carpentfy arid Building is the named? ft sprightly monthly me chariiciil journal published by Da vid Williams, 83 Reade street, New York,, at the low price of $1 per year: Each number consists of 20 pages (exclusive of advertise ments). 9x13 inches in size, arid is profusely illustrated. The leading article in the June number is “An English Cottage illiiMfated by 20 engravings, presenting the design in shape reaay for building by any intelligent carpenter. An illus trated article on “Stair Building,” another on J‘M ( odeling in Clay.” one describing recent “Novelties” in builders’ sundries, and some fifty letters from practical men in different Sections of the country on various scientific and mechanical topics, illustrated by 22 engravings and diagrams, are other prominent features of this issue. An editorial article entitled “The Advantage of Business Knowledge to the Build er,” will be found to contain some useful hints for carpenters and builders generally. Treed by a St#hr. One day last week EJd. Tiller .bought an untamed steer of Col. '3; ?. Smith, and sent st>Y er al negroes to drive ;he animal hv?me. After great trouble the #X >vas gotten from nhe pasture, and smarted on the road to Crawford. Fpr the first half mile his steership ggve but ittle trouble, but while going down a lane it suddenly realized the tdot that it “wanted to go back home,” and made a bolt for the drivers. They nobly held their ground until hey found that fire beast meant business, When Jap.-, ignomineous; stampede commenced, _. One of the drivers escaped by scaling a fence, while bthers scattered fe the right; and left i but an, old darkey, named John Deadwybffy Was not so fortu nate. ’ He was pressed so close that be had to escape behind a tree, when commenced a tilt between the man and steer. The ox chased him around until his head began ( to swim, but during a temporary lull, while his steership was fight ing a fly, John started up that tree. But he was not qnick enough. The animal made a drive at the many and* caught his horn in the seat of his -parits.i* ~.For several minutes there ’was an exciting contest. The darkey trying to es cape, while the steer* • did its best to Eull him down. At last the horn old broke, and the old darkey went up that sapliijg like sky rocket. He, 'was kept there for over an hoflr, bjefta the animal de cided to "give lip thOncombat and depart ; for home. ; ? As the beast vanished in the distance John yelled after him, “Is’e a member ob de church, but ef you d —d ras r kii tinks you can skeer me you’se one cteblifeh big fool!”—Oglethorpe Echo. 'GOOP ADVICE. • We take the following from a communication from Thomasville, ;o the Constitution, and hope the farmers of Pike county and sur rounding counties will meet in their respective counties on the 4tli oi July next, and adopt Mr. Parkers resolutions, or something like them, and then Carry them out to the letter, and it will be the financial salvation of this, section: “Mir. Johll I Parker is acknowl edged to be* mie of the most suc cessful rifcd 'intelligent farmers in Thomas county,'.’ if not uncondi- tionally so-.'/ He publishes a long letter in to-day’s Times advocat ing the cultivation of less cotton and bacon, com and oti,e; produce. Ml Parker commands the universal confidence ot the en- tire county, and his suggestions will have great force, especially since they are emphasized by his own successful practice ot them for the past fifteen years. He proposes a country meeting in ev ery county of the state on the 4tli of next July, and particularly in Thomas county, and that here the following resolutions be adopted: Resolved 1. That we, the tar mers of Thomas county, from this, the 4th day of July, 1881, de clare our independence of king cotton and of the north and west ior our daily rations: that we will, for the next" years, or during our natural life, try by the help of Almighty God, to raise plenty of the necessaries of life for our families and county, and all creep ing things in old Thomas county;- that we will henseforth and for ever plant only one-half the cotton we have been planting, and, fur thermore, we bind our heirs and executions and administrators to the same course. Resolved 2. That we, the farmers of Thomas county, in convention assembled, request the merchants, more especially those of this place, and all others friendly to the cause of independence of king cotton and the north, on and after one year from this date, neither to aid or abet in any way, with regard to race, color, or previous condition, in the over-production of cotton. Resolved 3. That county papers publish these proceedings, request ing all papers friendly to the wel fare of mankind to copy. —Pike Co s, News. IN MEMORIUM. To the Officers and Members of St. John’s Lodge, No. 45. F. A. M. We the undersigned committee having been requested to draft Resolutions expressive of the feel ings of the Lodge in regard to the death our worshipful master R. C. Carmichael, submit the following: Died in Jackson Butts counts, Ga., on the 7th day Of May last, our esteemed brother and worship ful master R. C. Citfmichael in the 48th year of his .life; Death is at all tinies and under all circumstanced attended with sadness, but the suddeness with which it reriioVed our Brother made it peculiarly tiding. Leav ing the bosom of his family in seemingly improved health, in a moment lie Ml dead in the street at Jacksoi . without a moments pre monition or own time to bid the friends looking at him at the thru in- id 11; :ii /.. 'A. or to give any directions to Lis as to his business. He was modest and • -< rved in his manners; crindid and. truthful in his word;, i always meaning just what he said; ekriste in bis lan guage, never indulging in light or trival conversation or anything obscene and vulgar; in his deal ings he was the very sole of honor; seeming to strangers a little cold id his disposition, yet those . who knew him well found in him a warm, pure and faithful heart. In every relation of life he was a true man, True son, true citizen, true friend, true father and true husband. Therefore Resolved, Ist. This Lodge in the death of our Wor-, shipful master has lost one of its most prompt, faithful and efficient members, society one of its most useful citizens and we commend his example to the remaining members of our Lodge, and espe cially his industrious, energetic and honest life to the young men of our common country. 2d. We tender our sympathies to his surrounding family, for which he was such an ample pro vider, and to which he was so much devoted, and assure them we shall never forget the peculiar obligations resting upon us in re gard to them. 3rd. These Resolutions to be spread upon our minutes and the Middle Georgia Argus be request ed to publish them in one of its is sues and a copy be sent to the family. This June 9th 1881. M.V. McKibbenj J. J. Eastonv Committees. D. J. McMichael.) Adopted by order ot the Lodge. H. 0. Benton. Newnan correspondence of ihe Con stitution : “The remains of a little child, which were btrrfed twenty-two years, were removed-'in our ' cemetary and placed by the grave of its father, Meredith Kendrick, a promising lawyer of this place, who was killed in the Con federate service. On taking the plate from the top of the metallic coflin, rhrough the child was seen with every feature just as the day it was put in the grave. In its hands was the little bou quet of flowers which was put there up on its burial day, perfectly preserved. Its cheek was slightly more florid than when buried. The child was not bu ried until three days after death, and was then brought from Fayetteville to this place for interment.” WHEN THE FIELDS ARE WHITE WITH COTTON? “No money now; can’t buy Pianos or Organs till cotton comes in.” Yes you can. Rake up •$ 10 Cash oil an Organ, or $-0 Cash on a Piano, and will sell you during June, July, August and September, at Rock Bottom Cash Rates, and wait 3 months for the In lance, without one cent of intere-u Cash Rates. Three Months Credu. N bi terest. Don’t forget it. Grand sum mer Cleaning Out Sale ot Ncvv and Sec ond-Hand Instruments —000 Pianos, 500 Organs, All Styles. All grades. All prices. Must be closed out. Special Terms to installment Olivers. Cash prices advanced only Top Per Ceut. Fifteen Days Test Trial. Guaranteed Instruments from sis “best inakeiy. Catalogues and full information mail ed free of charge. Avoid being imposed upon by Beatty, or anv,other man, by ordering at once from the. Great Whole sale Piano an Organ Depot of the South, Ludden & Bates’ Southern Mu sic House, Savannah Ga. It 1 The Dalton Citizen reports that a ter rible accident happened cm Mr. Ham- I right’s farm, seven rilfles south of Ring gold, on Tuesday. A man named Ru fus Henderson was Out open by a cir cular saw, which was. running at full speed. His head was split in twain, each half tailing on either side of the s 4V, and his left side below his ribs cut open, leaving his heart exposed. Doth hands were (Ait off. It is supposed he stepped one of the little rolers that is- attached to the carriage, and this drew him on the saw, which quietly ac complished its terrible work. He leaves a wife and three children. The same pa per states also that Mrs. Ambrose Bart ley was drowned in Holly creek, near Cohutta Spring's, a few days ago. She had gone on the mountain in search of pink root and gensing, in company with a little girl, and, when returning home in the evening, she slipped from a prec ipice and fell to the stream below. Her little companion was powless to render her assistance, and the unfortunate wo q*rtin quickly drowned. All night the little girl remained, desolate and alone, by the side of the corpse, which was floating among some drift wood a f3w feet off. When morning damned, the girl returned home, a distance of five miles, telling, on her arrival, the sad story. Died. —At her home in this county* on Monday night last Mrs. Charley Byars, nee Jones daughter of our for mer fellow citizen John P. Jones. She had been lor somn months a vic tim of that incurable and fa'al desease consumption, and at one o’clock Tues day morning the frail body yielded to the monster and the vital“ spark went out. How sad to see the fond wife and mother fall a prey, to this awful desease tiiat no medical skill Cait check, ndr no hand of affection mitigate, but there is one consolation ill connection with tliis dread desease; few if any ever fall by its unering stroke blit What they express a willingness to go, and such was the case with this young wife and mother, she expressed herself as fully willing, only regretted leaving.two little ones to the care of others. The surging bil lows of the dark arid turbid stream had no terrors for her, friends that had gone before beckoned her to come and be with them at rest. May the jjreat protector guide the little orphans, and them an t the bereaved husband for the it • . ting v.. ( u parting vhibe no more. VVrii ion for Pike Cos. N< •*. NOW, AND THIRTY* \ L.LR AGO. The Voyage of Life is before us, and on this sublime voyage we are often hurled back to the dear old homes d\ <sur childfenhood to start, whereby We nifty make this voyage understood t<s ourselves and knowti tribe A solemn fact by older men arid vVonien. And though we have lived long end ugh to know that life is a battle be-; twe'en evil and good from child hood. . v >Ve know not half the power for good or ill Our daily lives possess o’er one another, A careless word may help a soul to kill Or by one 100 k may redeem our broth er” and steadily endeavoring to do right quietly, without ostentation and humbly following in the foot steps of Jesus will prove that “a leaven leaventh a whole hea p.” To be great is to bo goo and, to be goodds‘to ; fee ’.wise, and to bewise is to know thy self. “Know thv self” is a precept which ifeLire informed desenaded from Heaven, mid no man should allow a full stomach to invade his breast, and never mistake 'greenbacks tot principle. There is nothing that helps a man to become a Christian and an honest mail more than a knowl edge of his own wickedness, de portment, honesty, caution, and a desire to do right. Carried into practice, this is to the human character what truth, and rever ence are to religion; although the vulgar and scoff at them, such virtue# .can never be re proached—the conscience always pronounces its verdict. The most prosperous and _ happiest people living are those .’who ’are of firm and decided principles'and of fair open conduct, such as, .once lived in Cox’s district of Mohfoe coun- ty, on the west • side of Yellow creek, This neighborhood was composed of such men as Thos. Hollis, .Andrew West, William Scott, Henry Slaton, James Mays, Thos. Dewberry, James Hardin, * J. K. Simmons and others. Thos. Dewberry being the ojiLv one now living,.’’the others, haying gone from the gaze ofhuman eyes to the silent shore.—-. Memory turns back with delight to . recall their character their integrity, accuracy, and ■ promptness, thejr industry and friendship. They lived as one always to show friendship, trust and confidence without any expressed stipulation or caution. Gnat one had the other knew he had to go after it to get it. Jf one wanted SI,OOOI and knew the other had it, he bought land, or anything else, just as if he had it himself. The writer receoilects one transa- ti- n between Andrew We&t and Wil liam Scott when two thousand dollars were loaned on unlimited, time, without note or due bill be ing given. If one died* owing the neighbor, he was promptly paid by the family- of the deceased. They all lived honestly, and loved his neighbor? as himself, and reared large families in respecta bility ahd left them young men and women rich in meney, land and ’ slaves', education, integrity, economy’ ‘and influence, who so far as we know, have kept none other but the society of the wise, the intelligent and the good, lienee their reputations' have been more powerful than the sword, and bet ter capital than gold. W'hat a change in this country since the time when those honored fathers and mothers taught these honest, economical ideas to their children. They are hardly taught now-a-days that any responsibility rests upon parents, and many parents after a view of their voyage through life, have only to hang their heads in shame at their utter failure to teach their children that it is not dishonest to have rough hands and sunburnt cheeks, a happy home, an honest; 1 > ng;and a pure heart. Colleges in those days were built by lathers and superintended bv mothers and every graduate was turned loose without a bar-room in his bell yor a billiard table on his bade So different to this date, hhe. are oftmi aught now to be lievl that anything is disgraceful except a counter jumper, a law stu dent or professional “big headed” ladies man—pay no debts, speak to no one except, college boys and girls. Compare the corn field grad of 1850, of this county, to the grad uate of the State University, Emo ry an 1 other colleges and see which can write a contract, it deed or a letter the quickest and best, which loves his neighbor the best, which one carries out his promises the best arid you will agree with an old man, who has been on the voyage some time, that, instead of ‘ im proving as Christians, honest peo ple and kind teachers, we are fail ing from limb to limb, grabbiiig at at wrong, tackling what we know is impossible arid ridiculous in the eyes of such nidi! as remember back for fifty years. Certainly there is a great responsibility resting on pa rents of the pftsent dav and to make this country what Monroe coiu;; \ : : times spoken of, parents will Ly, o to diversify their teaching more, ox b them honesty, politeness, industry, economy, tem ■ mice, and sell culture and good y ’ing will do the balance. And then this country will be as in .the start of the voyage-—the best coun try on the globe. BRIDGE TO LET. Will .be let before the Court- House door in the town of Coving ton, Newton County, Georgia, on Saturday the 9lh day bf July next, at ten o’clock, A. M. The contract to build the bridge, across South River, bear Capt. Walthall’s, spec ifications can be seen at my office. This June 16th 1881. J. F. Carmichael, 4t Ordinary 8.-C. Asa general renovator of the system, I believe that “G. S.” is all that is edaimed for it. I speak both from experience and observation. Dr. B. M. Owen. I cherfully endorse “G S.” after try ing it and hearing it extolled bv others J. T. Collier "M .D. NEW BA it! I have now opened my now bar in the Mclntosh Hon* at Indian Spring and am ready to serve the public, i will keep on hand the very best and finest brands of bailors will 's and brandies the market choice cigars &e. Mr. McCord familiar!; known as '‘Cook” McCord will preside Vs “mixologist” I Will also continue to serve tbe public at iny old stand in Jackson. tf j_K A STUN. ASmooUi Complexion cad.'be bad by every lady who will use Parker’s Giner Tonic For promptly regulating the liverand kidney and purifying the blood there is nothing like it, and this is the reason why it so quickly removes pimples and gives a rosy Abloom to the cheek. See 1 notice. 1 application for lettffs of GUARDIANSHIP. GEORGIA, Urns CorxTv: E. V R. Finley residing in the state of Georgia, having applied to be appoint ed guardian of Nick and Robert Finley, minors under fourteen . years of age, resident of said county r this is to cite all persons concerned to be and appear at the court of Ordinary,, to be held on the .first Monday in July next, and show cause if they can, why said E. R. Finley, should not be intrusted with the guardianship of Nick and Robert Finley. Witness my official signature. This June 7th 1881.-td J. F. Carmichael. Ordinary B. C. BABY ORGANS MOEli i_.w. 100 STYLES OF THE MASON & HAMLIN ORGANS Ty are now regularly made, from - . } style lo9 (shoirn in the cut), the ki r latest and smallest size, popii- MtSylarly known as the BABY ORGAN. at only $22, to a largo v CONCERT ORGAN at S9OO. fjj Mtmßi 'i! Twenty sty les at from $22 to J3- $l2O each; sixty styles at MUy V* •F# $l2O to $160; FORTY STYLES at 8160 tossoo and up; cash prices. Sokl also for easy payments, PRICE, 522. from $8.38 per quarter up. The BABY ORGAN is especially adapted to children, but will be found equally useful for adults, hav ing fine quality of tone and power, and sufficient compass (three and a quarter octaves) for the full parts of hymn-tunes, anthems, songs, and popular sacred and secular music generally. Money refunded if it does not after trial fully satisfy the pnrohaser. ' Guaranteed as durable as the larger,organs. Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists free. Address, LIDD£N A QATES, '** Suvauuah, Ga., Managers Mason & Hamlin Southern DepoW BUTTS COUNTY. ITS COMMERCIAL Of PORTA WHAT IT IS, AND AVI IAT IT V . * In loooking over tlie u- Georgia, trying to find the proba ble location of the proposed Rail road enterprises, we have be-, forcibly impressed with the ner c al advantages Butts County p sesscs, and ayc assert Avithout r of contradiction that we lad u find any other county in that is the equal of Butts ! : . . ural advantages to become n manufacturing and coin n k V point. We do not pretend to say Bi : j S'j long deprived the magic Wh -u.-os < Railroad facilities, and quickenim/ fiuence of Capital, is the equal . ■ ■ afl h s ; ster comities, that have the benefit all these things, but we do say ihat v ea i produce the proof to bear i-- out the assertion, that for natural ad'au tages, lavished by the hand of r. itmv Butts has no sup erior and few equal, in the state of Georgia, or anv .G w t the getath. It is true that many ties in Georgia ate traversed bv’.-n- i.w* that afford line water pover a . ;f where is there another county t-ha: h a stream running its entire length on one side* that is almost a continuation oi valuable shoals and water power, a.i l a similar stream miming along its ayc.G >rn border with water potver sulticiont to drive thousands of spindles, with huge creeks run almost parallel wh: this stream and at intervals of three to seven miles distance, run direct ly across tlie county ti the Last, emr tying their waters into the Oemutgee i he utilized again, in rushing over the shoals of that grand old stream, ft- i they have done the work that napm. intended them to do in pouring over tie hundreds of beautiful shoals aloiE then course* these beaiitififf Streams seem ingly niurniur at oiir neglect. While we stand with folded hand -. and neither go to work to utilize the ad vantages, so far as we are able, nor l -11 our neighbors abroad, what we have, and invite them to come with their sur plus and'unite with us in utilizin, our God gianted advantages to the bem mankind. Let us go to work! foum men of to-day, let us not wait for oil)' fathers to niovO in this Matter, let us not wait for the rising of another gen eration to do the work that stands ready for us to do: this section was intended for a great country. Can’t you St-e it? Only stop and think : look at those streams as they invitingly rush over r beautiful shoal, and riple along to iVtv other and another, until swallowed up in the grand river that is moving on to the service of mankind. Do we need any more endowments from the l and of providence to complete mir facil i-. for greatness? No, we do not. T .ei let ns do our part, God never *i&t!6liUe< us to exhaust our country and our en ergies in one one vain and unbrokee endeavor to build our fortunes will imported fertilizers and the produc toj of cotton, we should aspire tp somethin higher and more noble, lot’s ask lliof tljjat arO able to come and help us. v must let the world know what we hav got, let it be known that Col, H. J. L;. mar owns in this county including creek and river shoals froih ‘ ten thousand one hundred thousand “hobse poAvei and that Mr. S, F, Smith owns as mu and Mr. Wm. Hodges, owns that liluci and that many other citizens of tl county own water jiower ranging ho ten thousand horse power down a all aceessable and easy to utilize, Jet c slimy to those abroad who ore seeking a place to invest their surplus, thkte.c section is endowed by nature with such a medicinal gift as our Indian Sprint:. and that no place on earth is blessed with a more beautiful healthy an delightful place for residences tha Jackson, (the admiration of eve r visitor) in Georgia. Its a beautifu and healthy town is near enough for those to reside who desires in receive the benefits of cur miner al water, or invest in the tlcveh p ment of our water potver. When all these things are mud known as they should be, and go to work to put oar advantag . in to practical use, we will then b gin to ascend a higher plain, an< what our future will be We will discuss in our next. [to bp: continued.] HOLME®, BOOTH Sl IIAYLENS MANUFACTURERS OF FINEST QUALITY Silver-Plated Spoons, Forks, Knives, etc “JAPANESE ” PATTE til !V.—Patented. Faclofies: WaterV^jry/Conn