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MIDDLE GEORGIA ARGI S
DAVID J. THAXTOX, Editor and
JSuSIN ESS M VNAOEII.
OFFICLALOKGAN, Butts Cos
Jackson Gloio.ia, Feb 17 18>
MIDDLE GEORGIA ARGUS.
Indian Spring Department.
W. F. SMITH. Editor.
Remember E. 1\ Newton is sell
rng the Gousypiura Guano at In
dian Spring Depot. Also some
urge premiums are offered ,to thc
one producing “the best cotton with
Gnggypium. tf
The interest in our fine school i :
daily increasing, and new pupils
are constantly coming in.
W e are sorry to state that our
friend M. G. Murchison is suffer
ing considerable pain caused by
inflamgtion of an old army wound
in the kg.
A first class hotel is much need
ed at this place. The town is build
ing up very rapidly, and as there
is no hofel here it is considered a
splendid opening for some man to
make money.
Several parties have been pros
pecting in our town recently look
ing up a place for a drug store. It
is a thing much needed in our
town.
We are sorry to state that our
friend Ben. Edwards, of Dublin
district was before Mayor Douglass
on last Thursday, fie took a tum
ble with the marshal when lie at
tempted to arrest him. Whiskey
was the cause.
Wo learn that Mr. T. J. Higgins
has been discharged (as tankman)
by the Buperintendant of the rail
road on account of allowing the
piping to freeze on last Wednesday
morning. We don't think they
can fill the place with a better
man.
Notes About the Election.
Defeated again, but the ‘‘boys”
say we’l try them in the summer
next time.
We heard colored women in our
streets urging the colored voter to
go to the polls and keep us from
voting out whiskey. While in our
homes clnistian ladies j rayed and
begged for the white voter to save
our country from the curse. Yet
soine white voters preferred to vote
against the wish of tVuJ** rrii-oo ~m.i
mothers.
One notable feature about the
election was the open manner in
which the prohibition voters voted
open tickets. In the first election
a great many “dry men” did not
express themselves, but in this last
time they marched up like heroes.
We liavcnt had such a thrashing
since the capture of Petersburg as
that which Ed Dufifey gave us at
the Springs, with J .is colored
troops last Wednesday. But we
had just as soon he whipped bv
him as anybody. He’s a good fel
low and is all light if we could
just get him to quit selling liquor.
We’l down him next time. We’ll
strike him while the liquor is
“froze.”
We were prepared for a defeat on
last Wednesday, and accept the, re
sult with the best feeling toward
those who oj p us. We
did not expect any better ot the
colored voter, as we know they arc
not able to comprehend the enor
mity of the evil, but when those
professing Christianity would step
up by the side of the avalanche of
colored voters and the a ballot
against us, in defence of the crimes
and sin of liquor selling it made
us feel very badly. But we are
willing to watch and wait for them
to see their error and regret having
reated us so.
SYMPATHY.
You do not know how slight an
impression of sympathy is a source
of strength anil relief. Cos to your
friend in his trouble, even if yon do
nothing; write to him if you can on
ly tell him you share his suffering - .
Ingenious attenrj ts to explain to him
that he is probably exagerating the
greatness of the calamity that has
fallen upon him, ami overlooking
considerations that might lesson his
distress, will probably produce re
sentment. He will feel that lie knows
more about it than you do, ami that
you are presumptuous, impertinent,
sacrilegious in your attempt to meas
ure the exact limits of his trouble
and determine what ought to be the
limits of his grief. What he wants
is not your ingenious philosophy, but
just a touch of your heart. Some
people have what may be called a
gift of sympathy, and a charming
gift it is. Easily, nafiirally, without
ffort, they respond to all the chang
ing circumstances and moods of those
about them. They have tears for the
sorrows of their friends and a food
•of siinHgh' for their joys.
CORRESPONDENCE
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington*, Feb. 14.—1 t has
beer, little but dnll at the Capitol
this \\e<k, and will probably be
dull until the 22 1 of February,
when th*. monument will dedicated
and then for two weeks <r until the
fourth of March, the city will be as
lively as crowds anel expectations,
can make it.
Congress hi3 resolved not to do
much more than pass appropria
tion 1-ills. The executive depart
ments are moving along in a des
pairing way with their routine
work. The sad-eyed government
clerk awaits with fear and trem
bling the day of political judge
ment, hoping that Cleveland may
overlook all Ids sins of omission,
and commission and retain him in
the trust lie has so long abused.
Di mocralic politicians have gone
in largo numbers to meet the
President-elect in New York. Re-
publican politicians without a
leader or a cause are doing noth
ing.
Society dear, simpering, mealy
mouthed society continues to smile,
and be a vi Ilian. Indeedit must
be chronicled that society has
smiled too much and too often this
winter. The punch has been too
heavy, and there has been some
rows and orgies in high life. These
tilings do not get into the papers,
they are personal matters, and not
of sufficient importance to be
spread before the world, but the re
suit of certain disgraceful episodes
at dancing parties and receptions
is that the punch will be brewed
milder in certain West End houses
in the future.
Mr. Beecher was here during the
week as a lecturer and there is no
doubt that he was cut by 1 is old
republican admirers. It is true
that the Democrats helped to fill
the b’/ea •}*, but the Democrats ore
not numerous or rich yet. The hall
was not much more than half lull,
and for the first time in years the
great orator saw many vacant
seats before him If he will come
again next year he will have a bet
ter house; he is an entertaining
h cturor, and, as a prophet, is su
{ erior to the Editor of the New
York Sun.
Mr. Cleveland has sent invita
tions to a large number of promi
nanl IL lvmortttfi to inert lim lii
New York, and so far as heard
from no 011 c have sent their regrets.
There was almost a quorum ot Con
gross in New York on Friday. A
Virginia delegation has gone to
urge the appointment of Mr. Ear
hour as Postmaster General. Mr
Barbour is fitted for the placo, and
bis appointment would mean the
utter extinction of the pestilent
little Mahone.
The Democratic statesmen who
have returned from New York seem
to be one an l all impressed with
the honesty of purpose, and good
common sense of Mr. Cleveland.
It is observed also that they have
caught from Mr. Cleveland the
contagion ol holding their tongues.
They persistently refuse to enclose
any private conversations between
President-elect Cleveland, and his
] arty associates. The Republic
ans are looking and praying for
factional fights and political blun
ders in the new administration.
Many Democratic leaders have
been to see Mr. Cleveland and in
the last six weeks, and they have
all come away pleased with the
coming president and -determined
to do all in their power to make
his administration successful.
There is prospect of a still fur
ther reduction of postage, by in
creasing the weight of first class
matter that may be carried for two
cents, from a half ounce tu two
ounces. The committee appointed
by the publishers of the West, and
North West to urge upon Congress
tmr propriety and justice of redu
cing the postage on news papers,
report progress which is eneourag
i> g. The House committee on
Tost Offices is in favor of reducing
postage from two cents a pound to
one cent. The present tax of pos
tage on newspapers is a very high
one, amounting to a little less than
two million dollars per annum.
The postage was put on about ten
years ago by certain men in Con
gress who took this method of re
venge for harsh criticism received
from the press. Oi eof them was
Mr. Hamlin of Maine who thought
that the city papers uould be the
chief sutler erg, but the result was
that the tax was felt most heavily
by the weekly papers. The large
daily papers avoided some of the
expense by employing Exyr. ss
Companies at cheaper rates. It is
thought that a uniform postage ot
one cent per pound will result in j
giving the government nil the bus
i.i .*>>, with or.!v a s 1 ight decrease
in tho prerent revenue.
COUNTY COSRESPONDENCE.
Q r 7 hL> T ANARUS/ ? f\n " T C
Firming in this part of the county,
has been retarded to some extent by
the recent rtins and freezes.
1 There are 7 boys to every girl in
this community; as a proof of this,
the school at this place is attended
by 28 boys aid 7 girls. The question
now is, where will all these boys get
wives ?
Mi-sMoliic Andrews, a charming
young lady of this (Butts) county, is
ri iting her brother Mr. J. W. P.
Andrews this week at No. 4 north
Broad street.
Our citizens are getting their storm
pits in r adiness for the March
winds.
Those who are in the habit of neg
lecting their own business to attend
to the business of others may profit
by reading this: “Wanted —by a
member of the Anti-Poke your nose
into other people’s business society,
a per on at a salary of $500.00 a year
with a periodical increase to SIOOO.OO
to mind their own business alone.”
An old negro, familiarly known as
“Unde Joe Shivers” died at his home
near Worthville Ga. last Sunday,
and was buried in the cemetery of
the colored people of this place, on
last Tuesday. This honest old man
vas respected by the white people,
as well as his own color tor his hon
esty, uprightness and sobriety. lie
was in every wey worthy of the high
esteem with which he was held b*v
his fellowmen. Peace to his ashes.
M. b. j
Peeksville.
Mr. Editor Since you have no
correspondent from this part of the
moral vineyard I will’ kindly ask
for space in your valuable paper
for a few locals, so as to let the
people know through your columns
what we are say mg and doing
around about Peeks . ille. I have
no deaths to report nor any mar
riages to announce or anything of
the kind to write up, but shall en
deavor to give you such dots as
may occur to me upon casual re
flections. Since the thaw farm
work has begun in good earnest.
Spring oats are being sown. Land
is being prepared for the coming
crop. We in this section were in
iured very little by the severe weat
li r. In the midst of gloomy re
flection on the past the huny
skurry of the present conjectures
for the future. We do not forsake
the assembling of ourselves to
gether to worship OUT Croat Ptxrt
tor, to give thanks unto Him, for
he is good, for “his mercy mduieth
forever.” The fro I icing season
is on the wane since the time for
boys to go to work is here. We
learn there was a party over at’Mr.
John LaGuin’s lasTSaturday night,
several of our young men attended
and report'liaving a fined fine. Bird
thrasing is a favorite sport amoi g
our boys mid Ambrose Peek says
he had rather go on a frolic of this
kind than to a circus any time. —J.
B. Bosttvick had a severe spell of
work on*him during the last freeze,
so anxious was he to get at it, that
lie carried his horse out to the field
and tried to plow, the ground was
frozen so hard he couldn’t stick his
plow in, but he led his horse across
the field two or three litres any
how and soon found ou not plow
ing could be done that day, so hi
went to hauling. —Uncle Hal.
Peed is cultivating more fresh land
this year than any man we know
of in the country. —Mrs. Mat Wil
son is teaching a flourishing school
near her resideuce. She is a fire
teacher and is giivng general satis
faction. —Wonder if Tern '.Peek is
through*tending to business, he
iias been tending to “his business
ever si nee*September. It is time
lie in as through. Unique.
OAK GROVE.
Still the bail weather continues.
On last Monday it was warm enough
to plant corn, but by midnight we
had aeguiar Texas ring (ail Peeler
from the north wost. The next morn
ing it was cold enough to chill the
morrow in every bone all the way up
to the under jaw, and the sap would
slide from the pensive eye. On
Thursdav we had a regular old Vii
ginia snow from noon until night,
which covered the ground about
three inches deep. The boys antici
pated a jolly time hunting rabbits
this morning, but a little rain inter
fered last night and this moring a
thin coat of ice had covered the snow
and the rabbits could not make a
track and the fun was lost.
The farmers made-good use of (lie
bright sunny days of last week and
got some good work done. The
health of the community is good.
Mrs. Castin and Mrs. F. IV. Gilmore
r.vc both been sick but are bow bet
ter.
We are sorry to report the loss of
little Charlie Sims from our school.
Ills eyes became so effected that it be
came necessary to send him to Atlan
ta and put him under the treatment
of Dr. Calhoun, tie is a bright little
> 1 * f wi’- and v; - learning ve
ry fast Wc extend our sympathies
and trust it will not be long before
he w ill able to re-enter his class.
Our little four year old boy says lie
wants to see the Argus man and a.-k
him which end of the rabbit the oth
er tail was on. Like many older peo
ple, he don’t bslievc every thing thai
appears in a paper.
We were very much pleased to
meet our old friend Lieut. James O.
Lane of company C of the gallant old
14th Georgia licginjent ou the streets
in Jackson a few days ago. We had
not met him since the close of the
war. He has recently moved from
southwest Georgia to make Butts his
future home. We are always glad to
welcome such men to our noble old
county. We knew him for years in
the army of Northern Virginia* and
a 1 ways found him right side up with
care.
As some of the renders of the
Argus have recently married, 1
will pen a few lines’for theirj special
consideration: Ivet-p the iewel
bright.
Down life’s stream together we are
sailing, thou and [,
Side by side and hand in ban 1, to the
unknown bve and bye.
How many young hearts in the
beautiful season just past, have
gone out from the homes of their
childhood to new homes of*their
own, whose influence for good c.r
evil will reach into eternity. Oh,
dear |young friends, preserve md
cultivate the pure and holy love
God has smplanted in your beings.
Once lost it can never be recovered.
Guard the tender blossoms as a
priceless treasure, nurish it with
the gentle dew of sympathy ; avoid
the first difference which is apt to
be followed by ugly r looks and un
pleasant words, • and while you
may forgive each other and think
you have - fofgotten too, they leave
a scar which has.somewhat de'face
ed the pure surface, It is much
easier to have second disagreement.
Bear with each other’s faults, light
en the cares of daily life by loving
words, tender courticies etc.
So when age has crept upon you.
foil may l! e i with fondness say;
Dear, 1 love you, and say it truly,
Just as you may say it to-day.
Feb. 13th. ’BS. Clay.
ISLAND SHOALS,
BILL EISIIBACK, EDITOR,
Mr. Editor: —In this part of the
moral vineyard we manage to ketp
souL.and body together, -A.! hough
sometimes we sorter get separatee! by
slipping down on the ire. Don’t we
have all sorts of weather ? It is sort
er like the old nigger tl:ad found the
pigs and told his old master that
thcie was all sorts and red ones
Jesso. We have all sorts and red
ones, so far as the weather is <on
eerned. The people all worked
while they could with a vim and en
ergy, and business around tlie shoal
resumed its usual bustle. On cur
table we have a regular prohibit;; n
letter from Butts. The writer wants
a regular prohibition county out of
Butts. He advocates prohibition of
whiskev, tobacco ar.d snuf'.
Now wc believe we know h'm
to be in earnest, but
rather think ho is like E!!l Arp was
when he bad the toothache, or like
the writer is when he gets a little too
much corn juice. Mr. Editor did you
ever notice, that when a man gets
on a high he is a powerful prohibi
tionist next day. Wc 1 elievc in pro
hibition if it is carried out to the let
ter of the law, the wry seme people
do it is a disgrace to the law. Now
the writer of (lie letter referred to
can have a prohibition Jaw at his
house let him there institute the law
and probably it will spread over the
county and have its effect,- and we
shall* encourage all we can the writer
from, we earnestly hope we will yet
live to see his fondest hopes realized.
So far as we are concerned we aie
with the will of the people, and give
ourselves no concern about it nowa
days.—We are pleased to sec Mr. It
W Dickerson of Jack son on our streets
to-day.—We learn that Mr. James
High.tower his been votjy sick btq
hope he will soon be one again.—A
valentine party was held at this
place on night and much
fun was enjoyed.—Spiing oats we
fear are killed, the recent severe cold
weather has been injurious to small
grain.—Look out for a drouth tills
summer, Coi. Dickerson's ditches
will carry off all the water around
this shoal. We shall pretest : gainst
any more ditches.—Mr. 11. C. Ferry
is a model farmer, he has nearly al!
his laud ready now, and he also lives
at home and boards at the same 'dace.
We are pained to learnu that two of
Mr. J. Stone's family near Snapping
Shoals arc sick with typhoid pneu
monia. Ills wife, oldest son and
other members arc sick. We hope
they may recover. It seems hard
but wc must bow to the will of God.
Wo extend our heartfelt sympathies.
In our next we will give you a cure
for bashfulness: let evoiy bashfu
young man read it. More anou.
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W. L. Carmichael.
Jan. 13th 4t,
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