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Jffiddle Georgia Argus PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. INDIAN SPRING, GA.„ JULY 211881. Local matter. Only one man in ninety-two is mean enough to slyly put a blonde hair on the shoulder, of a man whose wife is a brunette.- Amongst the bills . introduced by our Representative Dr. Mays, is one to lease, to the tho highest bidder, the states property on the Indian Spring reserve. Matt Barber reports only one more middling of meat at Indian Spring, to 1)0 divided among the people-of Butts, tnd savs all that exnect to* draw had better “hurry” up. N., ; , . < ■ 'Marie! what’s that strange noise at the gate?’ .pats’ sir’ 'Cats ! Well’ when I was young cats didn’t wear stove-pipe hats and smoke cigars’, v 'Times are changed sir ! • Another one of Butts Counties old ante helium servants passed away on yesterday. Willis Hardy- who had" been sufferiug for solve time with an nflamation caused by wearing a tight >llOO on liia foot dkti from its affects. A little nine-year old boy at Cen ter, Ala-, killed' hitf uncle, named Brooks, by hitting him on the head with a rock. 1 The uncle had whip pod tho hoy, and -the youqig repro bate took this-means, of redress. We are pained Ur announce Abe kill ing of Mr. John Pound of JBarnesville by Mr. Respess; son-in-law of our old fei iow citizen Maj. B.J\ Wavd. The Idli ng occurred at Barnesvilfe on Monday night last, wo have been unable to Icn >tj the particulars. • •- A number of Maeonites are contem pin tin:.’ purchases of areas of grounds at ■ i Spring whereon to erect summer g, in anticipation of the build i v • die Macon and Brunswick exten ?ou to Atlanta. The road will run within a ) vdc and a half of Indian Spring, thus caking this place the most famous of alt summer resorts. —Tel. & Mess. A suspicious mother down South placed nitro-glvcorine in her daugh ter's corset on the evening her fel was coming. ’ The girl loaned the cook, and they had to scrape - old man oh' tho ceiling to get • ,-h to hold an inquest over. —-—-► An inmate of the Dayton (Ohio) Soldiers’ Home and a man in Cin '.ati were the only persons out of fi! 1.000,000 who expressed delight at ('■(; President’s misfortune. The first man was drumed out after he-; ing badly beaten. The second was roughly handled. Kansas City, July 16.— Information has been received hero by tho incoming Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific train 1 of a daringly planned and successful train robbery at Winston, on the Rock Island road, a short distance east of Cameron. The robbers were six in number, and wero supposed to be under ‘ho leadership of Jesse James. Pall ’em back, girls pull ’em back. Dress thin, go slow, look pretty and keen cool this weather. I wish I was a girl, I’d wear a pull-back, too, And while the weather’s hot, I’d dress like you girls do; I’d wear my dressess tight, And make the boys grin, As I would pass them by And hear ’em say, “Too thin.” A Kentucky paper puts it in this way: “Whisky is the cause of near ly all clime, disorder and misery Strike it out, and tramps will; will be few; murder it, and'murder will cease; stab it to the heart, and hearts will no longer be stabbed; put an everlasting end to the mean thing, and meanness will be tne ex ception instead of the rule; set fire t 0 it—burn the last bottle and bar rel, and fewer souls will burn in hell, Away with the cruel curse forever. Robert Watkins (col.) a little son of "Robert Watkins sr. who happen ed to tli-'* misfortune of being blown up, wh le blrsting rock in the well cf Mrs. Daughtry, a short time ago died a horrible death on Monday evening last, he happened to the misfortune of accidently cutting off his finger a few days ago, and the finger was replaced' by Dr. Bryans and was in fair way for recovery, when he went in bathing in tli; creek and dislocated the finger causing ‘dock jaw” and resulting in death. Railroad News. —‘‘The authori ties of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad say they will have three thousand hands at work on the line from Macon to Atlanta within the next twenty days. They say they have located forty miles of the road this side of Macon, and will build by the McDonough route, pro vided the survey of the South river lino from Clarke’s mills te Snap ping Shoals does not give them a bettor route. In that case they wofud build by Snapping Shoals This i ofueiftb” * Correspondence. Bullock County, Ala., July 1881.—Dditer Arglls : I will drop you a few dots from this section, crops are good and everything moving on smoothly, this is a very productive country, cotton, corn, sugar cane, ground peas and pota toes grow to perfection here, and hogs thrive and growe to perfection and are receiving good attention by the farmers in these parts. The freedmen are becoming dis atisfied here, on account of the stock law and whiskey laws, and say they are going to immigrate to Florida this winter, and farmers will have tolet a great deal of their land ly out or import other laborers, to supply the place of the colored laborer. 1 made a short tour through Bar ber county and crops are looking wel l* Subscriber, Line, S. C., July 8,1881 Dear Argus : Owing to the dull ness of tne times, I have been una ble to find, anything of interest .to write about—fiance returning to the Karolinas- TmicPthe pleasure of attending the closing exercises of Burnt Ohfihiteys N. C. High School the first rnsfc. This school is con ducted by the Rev. J. H. Yarboro, a gentleman well qualified, by na ture, and training for the responsi ble position he occupies. The day was spent lh examining the classes in their seVef*l branches of study they acquitted' iheepselves with great credit to boih, teachers and students. Af night we were enter tained for several with eteays and songs by the young ladies and gentlemen. Miss 8. E. p. of this place,.'a studhht for terms at Bumt iOb. Sqjiooh *made the best 1 opeach” of the occasion.- As -she held a small liower in” her- hand, and began, “this little purple pan sey, brings sad thoughts to memo ry &c.” every person give her their best attention, and awarded her the highest honor. Crops in western N. C. arc look ing very well considering the dry weather. Wheat turned out -milch beter than was first expected, r ' tf‘ : v. R, G B. ; Rome, Ga . ; July 18,' 3 881 .—Editor Argus: The “Jackspn Stray Club” reached this place . to-day, and after be ing comfortable quartered and;having shaken ofl the dust and changed suits I will comply with my promise to give, for the benefit of your readers, a short description of the crop prospects through, the section of country traveled. From Hampton to Atlanta and froai thence to the Chattahoochee river, <tlie| crops are very poor, it looks like the; people will be compelled to suffer for bread, poor landsC drought and want hi proper cultivation seemed to be the caus es. Around Jonesbor-ro upon either side crops were a fair ayerrage with the erops of Butts. Crossing Chattahoochee we en tered the county of Cobb,and so different did alt things appear that we were soon delighted and found ourselves in high spirits, broad acres of bottomlands along the river were waving in dark masses of green corn well cultivated, the uplands, mostly planted in cotton also well culti vated and forming well—on about three miles from the river we crossed the Ni ca-Jack creek and saw growing there fine corn and cotton red clover in full bloom and fat cows and bogs. From thence we passed through a hilly country, rich soil producing corn and cotton in abundance, good crops of oats and wheat harvested, cheerful people kind and hos pitable till we arrived at the Sweet Wa v'alley, watered by a creek 95 miles in length traverssing a country ri-jh and unsurpassed in beauty. Camping for the night we started up the valley for Pow der Springs which was only five miles distant. Here we saw a section of coun try whose beauties .and charms would provoke the ready and reluctant pen and pencil of the port and artist. In the dress of full orbed spring, with the faint blush of Summer the valley looked as attractive as at any season of the circling year. The land is gray and the people know how to work them to the best ad vantage, many .forms looked like garden work and are yielding an abundant har harvest, cotton will make a bale per acre and corn from 3to 4 barrels, after see ing the crops we were not surprised when told that farms could not be bought for less than 15 and 25 dollars per acre. Powder Springs a small village situat.ee’ similar to our own re-r yb. n Springs is composed of a . clever and hospitable, fine , prohibition law and no spin; i t : are sold within ten miles of the. . < i from this place to Damns, the county cite of Paulding county, our route lay through a beautiful country rich w ith tine crops, though needing rain. From Dallas we began gradually to ascend the mountains till we arrived at Rock Mart a small town near the edge of Paulding situated In Polk comity, upon the top of the mountain there is not so much cleared land but where we found a settlement ws found fine corn and cotton, the peo ple along the road informed us that they made a bale per acre with ease and corn averaged about fifteen bushels. One ob jection to this section is the want of schools, though the people are clever, they oflered us every inducement to hunt and fish showed ua rich ore from the gold mines which looked very tempt ing, but we proceeded on to Rome. Fay to the people of Butts that from prosr - cts corn will be cheap in this section next year. In my next I will give incidents of pleasure Ac. Suffice it to say for tne present that we are having a splendid time. Crop RepVr. of Jackson Stray Club. The Southern Future. On Thursday last) as we learn from the Chattanooga Times, Col. E. W. Cole gave a splendid banquet at the Staunton House. Gov. Brown said., referring to the ; South and her present outlook : Deeply as wc loved her before the war, we must admit that what I during the war looked to us positive ruin has developed ipto a grand and glorious success. He Spoke of the resources of the South and its prom, ise of the future; its production of cotton is now double what it was immediately after and before the war, and is constantly increasing each succeeding year. He referred to its limitless possibilities in the production of this staple alone But that is not all, We have dis- covered that since the war, we have superior advantages over the North in the manufacture of cotton and factories are springing up in all portions y>f this land, and paying the most satisfactory dividends There was a time When, if a Sonthern map had a thousand dollars he looked around to buy' more negroes ; but now there kre no negroes to buy or sell, and, when'he has that amoun, he looks fthrokd 'to invest in manu- facturing oP, Tail-road. enterprises. The time is coming When the entire revenues from our mineral resources will exceed the cotton product. He appealed for energetic action and united efforts for the development, of the country. Divorce fcbstraet political issues from your lay the dead past behind you, andL look forward .to the living promise of a great on which so many bl essings f h aye been bountifully showered. lie referred to the un surpassable wealth in this section; called on all to encourage the devel opment of these resources and build up the railroad interests, and give them' all protection. WHAT ARE PISTOLS GOOD ' h FOR • . Pistols are used for two purposes, that‘Wß knew of and for no‘ others, viz;'First, to mate an infernal noise on the fourth of July, and, second, to commit murder with all the ysar around. We know abso lutely nothing else that they are good for. They are not used in war anymore, for they are of no use in battle. Infantry do not carry them and cavalry never get never get near near enough to the enemy to reach them with a pistol. They are never used in hunting, for they neither shoot straight enough ncr carry far enough to bring down |£ame. ‘Why, then, should their ex istence b~e tolerated or their manu facture permitted. DIED. At the residence of Mr. H.N. By ars in Jackson, on Friday evening last, Miss Susan Ethctcdge, alter one 1 wtfekd’ illness with typhoid lever. Miss Susan was one of those good ladies 1 whom everybody loved that! knCW her, ahd a deep sigh of regret rail through the entire community upon the announcement of her death, which was the first intima tion, to many of her friends, of her illness, and many were the sad ex pressions of regret at her almost sudden taking off', hut as he who does all things well, desired to call her nearer to him, ’tiswell, that one so pure' and noble, should be spared the long suffering and pain usually allotted to those who fall victim to i that fearful desease. To the be reaved ones we can only say emulate her virtues and goodness in this life, so that when the swift revolv ing Wheels of time, brings you up to j the trying ordeal of death, you, like her, can look back over a well spent life, and contemplate a peaceful rest in death, and a life of entern&l happines beyond the judgement. Written forth© Argus. by A. h. s.. Do jjofc weep for mother Children 1 do not weep for mother, When from you she is c/dfedaway ; She will go, from niupy sorrows, To the realms, qf endless day tj - When she’s crossing pr’e that river, She’l bid farewell to grief and sin: And while she stands about the portal, God will open the door and let her in. She has faith in her redeemer, Although, she se - him from afar She SG-- • * gates of heaven ii.i • r , .• 1 > eft ajar. Children! rci ?or mother, When go sir. during in the clay, Think of her, w th loving memory And all her precepts then obey, She hopes to stay a little longer Ere she, from you all depart She hopes you’l listen to her council She hopes to stamp it on your heart. THE PROMISES OF COD. [Written for the McDuffie Journal.] You may search the world so far as human history is accessable to human study and investigation and you cannot find a solitary fragment of evidence that God has even bro ken one of his promises. It is deplora ble that a great man y will not listen, will not believe and trust in ths promises of God, when He has done and is still doing so much for them. They are given for our present and future happiness, they are a light to our pathway and removes every obstacle and makes the way clear from earth to Heaven. We have many precious promises in the Holy Word of Godi I think they are sufficient to -cause every human heins, to rejoice and praise God even now and forever. The promises of God are sure. They are the firm foundation upon which the Christian stands and are his daily food; Without them life would be t Ireary waste* a howling wil dernc-esy "tfl?' lonely wanderers without a guide, and not one ray of hope to cheer t!3 when we’re called to pass the rod. Wby is it that man, a poor weak creature will complain at the providence of God? Is lie more capable of ruling the univervse than our Creator is? Can he see into the future and know what is best for us? Certain ly not. Why then be troubled or murmur at the dispensations of an an alwise, indulgent and loving Father? If He sees best to with hold to the rain it is all right, and is intended for one good, and we need Hot fear, for He hath prom ised that He will never leave or forsake us ; and, that seed time and harvest time will remain as long as the world stands. If a man lives all his days awa}' from God and fail to trust His promises, when the dying hour comes whose arm will he lean upon to carry him through the dark valley and shadow of death? inhere will l?e no rod and staff to comfort him then,and he will say, “Lost! ‘ Lost!”—This: will not be so with the Christian, He can lean upon the staff. of God and know that underneath are the ever* lasting arms. r l pray God to strengthen us all to trust in His promises-as long as ■life shall last, and then take us to tliat beautiful home He. has pre-? pared for His children/" BUTTS COUNTY. ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. In our last, we promised to al lude to the future that is in store for our section. In the first place we would call attention to the fact that Butts Couhty/ with ' its variec| resources for ''manufactories &c, now lies in the way of commerce, and we can’t afford to impede its progress. The new era of progress upon which this great Union en tered after the close of the war. is now reaching the remotest parts of our common country, and the tide, of Empire that westward we mbs its way” is begirdng -to rebound-, the products of that vast inexhaustable section, that is being developed by that busy stream'of industrious pop ulation, must find cheaper and more commodious, routes of trans portation, the consuming milions of Europe must have the cheappro duets of that section, and in order that they may realize the benefits of this cheap production, they must have ample facilities for cheap transportation, in order to secure this, new lines to the Atlantic must ibe opened, the Southern states, that is part of our great family of states,- must he traversed by our great highways of commerce; The great steel and Iron chains that draws us nearer together as one common peo ple, must bind our southern coun try, we can’t stand and see one sec tion of our country languish and slumber, while the other is moving on to greatnes. Georgia, “the Sou thern Empire” that is one of the original' thirteen, is a part of our household, and her noble sons who were arrayed against us in the frat ricidal" war, are our brothers, they poured out their blood freely in de fence of their conviction of right, they paid in bloodtreasury and tears their part of the price I to eradicate \ the great curse slavery, from our. system of government, aiid now that the source of our bit fiet nes isremov ed w© bury the past,hmd join hand with her sons in the development of her cqipisercial agricultural and and mineral wealth, we will go and aid them in building up their rail roads, we will give her the great in ternational Exposition, we will make large donations to the fund to make it a success, that our people and the world may go and se,e ffte vast re sources of tha£ empire, that it may be brought fq}}y up to its deserved position of prominence in this great nation. These are Liie liniments of the great North a r j west day, and th -y ere moving forward toacon -3- s .on of grander enterprises than we in our impoverished condi • ion could occomplish or even antic- ipate. And now the fact that we would call attention to, is that Butts coun ty with its vast wealth of water pow er <fec. by its geographical position, lies exactly in the line of one of those great “arteries’’ thats to be openea to the commerce of the great west, we stand directly be tween that vast domain of wealth and its desired outlet, the Atlantic ocean. Then the question is will wo do our part to accomodate this opening that seeks to take us in as a part of the busy throng that constitutes this the leading nation of earth? Are we ready for the change that this age of progress will develope in our section? Are ive, the young men of Butts county ready to put our shoulder to the wheel of progress and push our no ble old county up to its proper place in the commercial world, or will we, like hundreds of her sons have done, abandon her, and seek a fortune in building up the commercial impor tance of some moke favored place? Shall we work to build up the home of our childhood, or abandon it to seek a place that we may hope will build us if we Can recuperate our broken fortune should we not ‘Btm v e tb*jglvs~dur"”bwn hirflT T pTace the benefit of it? When energy and enterprise ( is moving forward to rodeem us, shall we join hand in hand with those that come to help us, or stand with folded hands and say, “Butts coun ty is nothing, and w r e can’t make it nothing !” If such a sentiment is to prevail, then the sooner we aban don our homes to a more progres sive people the better. Just as the aboriginees who once roamed over.this country in all their savage glee liad to abandon it to a more progressive race, so will we have to abandon it to a still more progressive .people, or throw our selves into the line of progress. When the great .States of Ohio & Georgia is linked together by the completion qfthe Cincinnati A Ga,” the work, will then bei just fairly be gun, our advantages will then begin to be known, and the building up of one enterprise will develop© the necessity for another, and the com- -j pletion of the gjfaat trunk line will push up the net work that is to complete the system, the building of the extension of the M. A B. will be the signal for the comple tion of the Griffin Monticell A Madison, and the charter for the Covington A South River, to strike the M. A B. in this countv, is only an extension of the Covington & North Georgia that is now being graded from When these linos are completed, as they will be in the near future, then old Butts will shake oft the ashes of des olation, present a picture that will bethe pride of hersons and daughters With the cars heavily laden with rich product of the west dashing through our hills and vales, bearing this'burden along,to the Atlantic at Brunswick, and the rich products j j. — of the mountains of western Ga and northern Ala. rushing along the G. M. M. to the outlet at Augusta, and the products of northeast Ga. dash ing along over the C. & N. Ga. to find an outlet at Columbus then with our teaming water power utiliz ed as it will be, many departed sons will l6ok back from the far west, and exclaim, “ah ! dear old home of my hirtli, why did I forsake it in tne tiour of its desolation”? TO BE CONTINUED OFF-HAND TALKS. BY SLIM JIM. On Courting and Making Love. It is very important not to love too many at once. The opinion is very unanimous that it does not pay very largo dividends in cash. One woman has been known to keep one man very busy during his whole life. • When slie gets her head fully set she is like Walter T. Colquitt’s old mule with his “eyes, setl”she’s’,thar., And she generally stays thar and he finds out she’s thar without be ing told. Jjnless 3he runs away with anoth er fellow. In vie ws of this sort of an epidem ic which 'is liable to break out in the best regulated families, it is well enough te love several at the same time. But without intending to be un derstood as repeating my own asser tions I would again beg to observe that it is important not to love to many. It is bad on the liver and digestive organs. Especially if he lives from hand to mouth. And you should be very careful to see that there are not no more than three red-headed girls in every twelve of your selections. They are liable to explode. They are dquble first cqqsins to torpedoes and hand bombs. Just one of them if her head is full red aq4 cannot be told from a Winter sunset or dead pine top can throw whole regiment of young men in disorder and consternation. Nothing but a i: ad bull can fright en her. He mistakes her head for a piece of red fiannei and charges fiercely upon it when she she retires. But always in order. She does not straggle nor scatter. Should you be reduced to the ne- cessity of marrying a red-headed moman or a hurricane, take the wo man of course. But have the hurricane to come along very soon afterwards. And again it is important, when you make love to do it in private. The small boy should be enticed out of the room with taffy or bo per suaded to bed for his health. He is a much closer observer than is usually supposed and has a good memory "and an industrious tongue. It is well also to be on your guard when others are about. The sick-kitten and dying-calf look of all lovers are hard to con ceal. It is very similar to the measels or small-pox because it disfigures the countenance. I have known it totove fatle to boys in the puppy age. Nothing is more pathetic that to see a young fellow wrestling with a fatal attack of love. Unless it is wrestling with the girl herself for a kiss. This is very touching. "Jacob Icissetf Raehefand Hfted\i r his voice and wept. ft will make any fellow weep. For more of it. ’ When you go a courting don’t for get your handkerchief. \ ou will need it on your shoulder to protect your coat. A little chalk from her face or. your whiskers will come off easily but it is more difficult to get it oul of broadcloth. In courting it is also very impor tant to ascertain if she is industrious And able to supnort two. No good woman should expect to receive the serious attentions of an> man who has his cigars to buy and a moustache to support until she is fivlly competent to take care of him in good style. He would feel like he had beer kidnapped. And all his vast energies would come to nought. Let the woinen therefore beware of trifling with the prerogatives of the industrious and energetic young man of the present day. But I can’texhaufct'this all impor subjoct in one talk and must take'"it upagr.in. It would never do to select wo men to office. If a female Sheriff should visit the residence of a hand some man and explain to' his wife hat she . had an attachment vfch him, there would be a vacancy' Tr: he office in about two minutes. ! * NEW BARBERSHOP, A S BERR Y HR AN HA V TONSORIAL ARTIST, Ate 1 ndian Spring, - - Ga. Next door to Daughtry A Bro. When you wish an easy shave, As good as a barber ever gave, Just call on him at his saloon, TAt morn, at c-Ve, or busy noon, He’ll curl and dress the hair withgraco He’ll suit the contour of tho face; ' ITis room is neat, and towels clean, Scissors sharp, and razors keen, Abd everything, I think, you’ll find TC suit the taste and please the mind Aid all that art and skill can do * If you’ll call lie’ll do for you. $25 To SSO Per Day, Gan easily be made by using the Celt brated VICTOR WELL AUGER AND ROCK BORING MACH IN LI Jr* any part of tRp Country. Wo mean it, and are prepared to dem* onstrate the fact. Tliev are operated >uy eithei Man, Horse or Steam Power, and bore very rapid. They range in siz* from 8 INCH TO 4>.< FEET IN DIAM ETER, and will bore to any REQUIRED DEPTH! They wifi bore successfully and satis* factorilj in all kinds of Earth, Soft Sancj and Limkstone, Bituminous Stone Coal. Slate, Hard Pan Gravel, Lava ,Builders* Serpentine and Conglomerate Rock, anc* guaranteed to make the very best Well# in Quick Sand. They are light running, in construction, easily operated, and acknowledged as the best and mos f practical Machine extant. They are en dorsed by some of the highest State Oftfi cials,, Wo contract for prespecting fpr COAL, GOLD, SILVER, COAL Oil, AND ALL KINDS OF MINERALS. Also foi sinking Artesian Wells and Coal Shafts, &e. Wp furnish Engines, Boilers, Wind Mills, Hydraulic Rams, Horse Power, Brick Machines, Mining Tools, Portable Forges, Rock Diilla, anj Machinery of all kuida. JgpGood active Agents wanted in ev* ery Country in the World. ADDRESS, Western Machinery Supply Depot, 511 Walnut Street, Saint Louis, Missouri, U. S. A State in what Paper you saw this, july 24 1881-12 m Larkin Pitts. Asa general renovator of the system, I believe that “G. S.” is all that is claimed for it. I speak both from experience and observation. Dr. B. M. Owen. While in Griffin, my horse was violently attacked with what was pronounced Grubbs. I gave him bottle of “Gipsy Sesret”—in a hal. hour he was all right. I cherfully endorse “G 8.” after try ing it and hearing it extolled by other J. T. Collier M .D. A ?ate and sure means of iesior ng the youthful color of the hair is furnished by Parker’s Hair Balsam, hich is deservedly pepular from 9 superior cleanliness, jul. 14-1 m 'bod for the Brain and Nerves . i ; at will invigorate the body without v eating is what we need in ;se days of rush and worry. Par ’s Ginger Tonic restores the vi i energies, soothes the nerves and •mgs good health quicker than lvthing you can use. Tribune, ic other column. july!s-lm