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THE ARGUS,
ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM
O/ bICIAL ORGAN Oh JA ( KSON.
OFEICI4L ORGAN Of BUTTJS
COUNTY.
Entered at the Postoffice at Jackson
as second, class mail matter.
IUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY.
• J. TH.IXTON, E4lt*r.
Jackson, Ga., Sept. 14,
JUSTICE COURT DA YS.
Jackson, 3rd Saturdays.
J. H- Ham, J. F. 11. N. Byars, N. P.
JTuttkili,—Jenkinsbukg, 2nd Tuesdays.
R. A.JWoodward J. P. J. G. Kimbdl N. P
Worthville, 3rd Thursdays.
O. B. Knowles J. P. J. L. Barnett N. P.
iron jfyrsngs, Ist Fndasy.
James Jolly J. P. J. M. Maddox N. P.
Indian Springs, 4th Saturdays.
A. H. Ogletree J. P. W. F. Douglas N. P.
Doublin, 3rd Saturday’s.
W. 11. Jenkins J. P. S. C. A/b#re N. P.
iowaliga, 2nd
T* J. Collins J. P, 1. B. Bell N. P.
Coody, Ist A/ondays.
H. L. .Brown, J. P. H. C. Thaxton N. P.
It any of the above court days, or
names, are wrong notify us at once and
we will correct them;
ADVERTISING RATES.
Ins. | 1 wk. | 1 mo. | 3 mos. | 6mos j lyr.
1 | .60 | $1.26 | $2.5# | $4.00 | $6.00
2 | LOO | 2.25 | 4.60 | 7.00 j 11.60
i j 1.60 | 3.25 j 6.50 j 11.00 | 16.00
4 j 1.76 j 4.00 | 7.50 I 12.50 | 21.00
icl j 2.00 j 4.50 l 8.50 | 14.00 j 27.50
icl j 4.00 | 8.25 1 16.00 | 27.60 j 52.50
col. | 7.00 | 15.00 | 80.00 | 55.00 | 100.
Cotton crop predictions vary
from t hall million bales less to a
half million more than the crop of
last year. Many think there will
boa reactioi. in price.
The Waycross Herald says:
“Keep your boys off the streets at
night. No good can come of boys
congregating after supper. Bo)8
are boys, and they’ll kick up the
old harry if you don’t watch ’em.
We've all been there and know how
it is.”
The moon, which reaches its full
stage this month, will have a dis
tinction not attained by it at any
other time in the year. The full
moon, which comes nearest to the
autumnal equinox, on September
22 or 23, is popularly known as the
harvest moon. This year the har
vest moon greets us oa the 25th.
On that day the moon, which ap
pears as a thin crescent in the west
for a few minutes after sunset on
the tenth of the month, enters its
completed phase, its full, round
face swinging upward into view in
the east as the sun goes down be
low the horizon in the west. The
peculiarity about the harvest moon
is that it appears nearer the same
time by the clock on successive
nights than it does at other times
in the year.
HOW SILVER IS PURCHASED,
It seems to be very difficult for
the public to understand the way
the government buys silver under
the Sherman act. The general sup*
position appears to be that the gov
ernment loses money on every pur
chase to the extent of the difference
in intrinsic value between a gold
dollar and a silver dollar. The
President’s message rather favors
that idea without explicitly main
taining it.
Now the truth is that the govern -
went gets the silver foi its gold
value. For example take the last
silver purchase, made July 31.
The amount bought was 216.000
ounces or 103,650,000 grains. It
takes onty 371 23 grains ot pure
silver to make a standard dollar,
but the government actually paid
only 70.3 cents per ounce. There are
480 grains in an ounce.
The purchases are made in aptee
redeemable in coin. The holder
may demand geld, but if so the
government only pays out gold for
•ilytr at cost, figured on a gold
basis. To illustrate, take the total
purchases and the price paid for
the bullion last week (703 cents
per ounce) as the two bases of cal
culation and we have the following
result:
Amount of silver pur
chased (ounces) 4,500,000
Amount of tieasury notes
issued in payment, 13,163,500
Gold value of bullion it
self. $3,163,000
If the notes were presented for
redemption they would call for
$3 ( 193,500 in coin, gold or sliver.
It should be remembered that with
silver at par an ounce of that raetßl
is worth $1 29.—Chicago Inter-'
Ocean,
LIVINGSTON’S PLAN.
A Washington dispatch to The
Constitution outlines Colonel Liv
ingston’s plan for state banks as
follows:
First, the repeal of 10 per cent
lax on state bank issues; second,
the issue of treasury note* by the
general government to be turned
over to the states and under aaid
law to be issued to corporations
wishing to do a banking business,
the state taking the responsibility
to the general government and
taking from corporations ample
security that said notes turned over
and used by them will be redeemed
in gold and silver whenever pre
sented. This gives uniform cur
rency. The note holder is pro
tected by the general government
A tax of 1 per cent, is to be col
lected on the issue and covered into
the state treasury for the purpose of
protecting depositors and all claims
against the bank. The government
is to have supervision in protecting
note holders and the state is to
secure the depositors This plan is
to take the place of national hanks.
Currency is to be issued to every
state upon demand. This secures
a local currency and a proper dis
tribution of the money of the coun
try.
A FEW NOTABLE PRINTERS.
“He is only a printer/’ Such
was the sneering remark of a
leader in a circle of aristocracy—
the codfish quality. Who was
the Earl or Stanhope? He was
only a printer. What was
Prince William and Prince Na
poleon? Proud to call them
selves printers. The present
czar of Russia, the crown prince
of Prussia and the Dukc of Bat
tenburg are printers, and the
emperor of China works in a
private printing office almost
everyday. William Caxton, the
father of English literature, was
a practical printer. What were
G. P. Morris, N. P. Willis, James
Gale, Charlie Richardson, James
Parker, Horace Greeley, Charles
Dickens, Janies Buchanan,
Simon Cameron and Schuyler
Colfax? Printers, all, and prac
tical ones.
Mark Twain, Amos Cum
mings, Bret Harte and Opie
Reid are plain, practical printers,
as were Arteraus Ward, Petro
leum V. Nasby and Sut Lovin
good. Senator Plumb was a
printer, and so is James S.
Hogg, of Texas, and the leader
of science and philosophy in his
day made it* his boast that he
was a printer. In fact, thou
sands or the most brilliant minds
in this country are to be found
toiling in the publishing houses
of large cities and towns. It is
not every one that can be a
printer—brains are absolutely
necessary.—Century.
THE FORCE BILL OUTRAGE.
It is about certain that the
present congress will repeal the
federal election laws. Senator
Hill has secured from the judic
iary committee of the senate a
favorable report on his bill to
repeal them. The democratic
congressmen have made up their
minds to get rid of those laws.
They set ve no good purpose, and
are a continual source ot annoy
ance and bad feeling. The peo
ple have not yet forgotten the
odious force bill, says the Savan
nah News, by which the repub
lican party hoped to control
national elections in the south.
As long as the federal election
laws are permitted to remain in
force there is danger of legisla
tion like that proposed in the
force bill. If the republican
party had secured congress and
the presidency in the last na
tional election it would have at
tempted to pass a force bill. In
dee#, file force bill was one of
the ksues ot the campaign.
The Gainesville Eagle gets off
&'great truth when it says: “If
there is in the world a free horse
with a sore back that is ridden
to weariness and fatigue, it is
the country newspaper, and that,
too, without the rider’s even fur
nishing a blanket. A newspa
per is just as much a private
business for the purpose of mak
ing a living for its publishers as
a grocery store or a carpenter’s
shop. Yet it is expected to
boom the town, and be everlast
ingly at it; boom! the churches,
boom! the colleges; boom the
climate; publish obituaries for
all the secret societies and for
every one else who wants to pay
a tribute to the deceased. And
all ol this without a cent of pay.”
One thing is certain, the press
of Georgia has been whistling
manfully to keep up the spirits
•f the people and that without
reward, or the hope of it, says
the Waycross Herald.
Y(u will generally find more
polish on a rascal than a gentle
man.
. A WAR STORY.
(by a butts county soldier.)
CHAPTER V.
Just here a general reorganiza
tion took place. The different
brigades were formed by regiments
of the same state. Georgia regi
ments were thrown together, and
Alabama, South Carolina, Nortl
Carolina, Virginia and all the rest
of the Southern states in the same
way. The 14th, 35th. 39th and 45th
Georgia composed one brigade,
Gen. Ed. Thomas commanding the
same, A. P. Hill’s division—Stone
wall Jackson, commander.
As the federals had abandoned
the idea of coming to Richmond,
our leaders concluded that we
would try to go to Washington;
and they started in that direction,
but ae I had not recovered from my
wound I could not feo with them, so
[ was sent to the hospital at Rich
mond, and by the timt I got able to
join my command they were in
northwest Virginia and the federal
cavalry had cut the telegraph wires
and torn up the railroad track, so
all that went from Richmond to
their command had to walk a good
part of the way. They would not
send less than one hundred men at
a time, so one morning there were
one hundred men ready for duty,
and we formed into line and were
informed that they wanted to send
seventy-five wagons loaded with
supplies to the army. This would
require seveDty-five teamsters, and
the remaining twenty-five men were
to act as guards. So they called
for volunteers to drive the teams,
and as I Dever was fond of walking,
although I had never drove a team,
I volunteered. When they got the
number wanted we were marched
down to the government lot to get
our wagons and teams. I gave one
of the negroes who attended to the
tock twenty-five cents to pick me
out four gentle mules and help
hitch them up. As fast as we could
get ready we wouid drive them out
on the street ana take our placet
in line. After all had gotten out
the wagons were numbered, so
while traveling each one would
know his place.
It fell to my lot to drive No. 40,
consequently I was in the middle
of the wagon train. They loaded
some of the wagons with meat, some
with flour, some with medicines,
and when they got to my w tgon
they loaded it with whisky for med
ieal purposes. When I moved up
out of the way and while they were
loading the balance of the wagons,
I went into a store and bought a
gimlet and a cane pipe stem, Now.
dear readers you may guess at the
rest, so far as the whisky is con
cerned.
At last all were loaded and we
started on our trip, not knowing
whether we would get to our com
mand or that the federal command
would get u . But we were not
molested by tne vankees and had a
fine t ; me, with the exception of one
of our men being killed by his team
rnnuing away. We overtook our
command at Harper’s Ferry after
traveling fifteen days, and arrived
just in time to be in the fight which
resulted in the rebs capturing tbe
entire federal force that was sta
tioned at that place, together with
a large lot of provisions. Thomas’
brigade was detailed to take charge
of what we had captured, so we
were left at Harpers Ferry, while
tbe nalance of the command
crossed tbe Potomac and invaded
the enemy’s country through Mary
land and into Pennsylvania. They
were engaged in some bloody bat
tles.
At the battle of Hharpsburg, Pa.,
ray old company in the Sixth
suffered heavy losses. My only
brother lost his arm in this battle,
and if I am not mistaken there
were seven of the company killed
and wounded by the same shell.
We remained at the ferry until
everything bad been sent back into
our lines. The prisoners were all
payroled and sent back home. Our
troops went nearly to Washington
and could have taken the Capitol
without any trouble if they had
known it at tbe time, but they
turned back and were pursued by
the yankees. They crossed back
over the ferry at Shepbardstown.
We left Harper’s Ferry and joined
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oar command at this place and
where we had a fight. This whs
one time I had just as soon been
killed as not, as 1 passed near by
where my brother was and could
not get permission to go to see him.
We drove the yaukees back and I
was sent out with a detail of men
on picket, Dr. Shannon, ot Mon
roe county, and myself climbed a
tree and saw theyankees marching
back in the direction of Washing
ton, and on our return reported
what we had seen. Our army then
marched down the valley in the
direction ot Staunton. The yankee
cavalry was putting in good time
and we were out of! from our
wagon train and were without any
thing to eat for three days exceot
what we could get from the citizens,
and as most of them wore Union
men, we were forced to take from
them, as they would not sell u
anything for our confederate
money.
I went to a man that had plenty
of every thing and offeied to pay
for something to eat, and he said
the rebels could not eat anything
he had, for love nor moaey. So
that night some of the boys went to
his corn field and got a lot of green
corn, made graters of their canteen
and grated some meal. While they
were doing this, two others and
myself went to his chicken-house
and got tourteen young guineas.
We got a camp kettle and cooked
the guineas and meal together. So
we had a hne simper at the old
man’s expense, without love or
money.
On the following day I paid one
dollar for a quart of meal and made
it up in a piece of bark, made five
little pones of bread and cooked it
in the ashes. I was offered as
much as five dollars for a single
pone, but would not sell it, I
divided it with my company. We
then crossed the Blue Ridge and
got to our wagon train arid went
into camps near Fredericksburg, as
we then thought, lor the winter, but
it was not so.
[Continued next week]
Editors somehow or somehow
else always manage to get even.
Here ** the way a Mississq i editor
resented an insult: ' The lady (?)
who yesterday called the attention
of another to our patched breeches,
whereat they both laughed so heart
ily, is informed that anew pair will
be purchased when her husband’s
bill is settled. It has been due
nearly a year. Don’t criticise a
printer's dress too closely while
wearing silks purchased with money
due him Tell your husband to
send us $20.75 and save the cost of
an entire suit.”
f ' r n-
A Tennessee farmer
something about their being a
scarcity of cuirency, so to aid
the situation he drew his SIOOO
from the bank, carried it home
and hid it under a carpet. When
the thieves came and he would
not tell them where he had de
posited the money, they put him
on the rack by pulling out his
toe nails one by one. They
hadn’t got half way across his
feet before he found his tongue,
and “every man his own banker”
cost him an even thousand dol
lars. to say nothing of his toe
nails.—Detroit Free Pi ess.
If congress will only give ns tariff
relorm, silver on a parity with
gold, remove tbe ten per cent tax
on state banks, establish an income
tax, put a stop to monopolies and
and speculation on the necessaries
of life and Mr, Cleveland caa have
the rest.
An excharge gets off a good one
as follows : “There are two reasons
why some people don’t mind their
business. One is, that they haven’t
any mind; the other that they
haven’t any business.'’
The cheekiest exhibition of
the day is the Wall street fellow
crying out for an “honest dol
lar” when he never earned one
in all his life.
The Lovejoy Picayune reports
the prevalence of maddogs.
Try the American Fruit Preseiviag
powder sat Fennell, Thompsou & C®
TOR TIIE BLOO,
Weakness, Malaria, Ir.dlfestion M i
w w -”—aas. tnke
BROWi.'" IROX BITTERS.
It cores quickly. For sale by all dealer* at
Wadi clue, (let tbe aeonim’..
A NEW JOKE
' >
On the liver. When it is* out of
order and you feel * lue. try a few
doses of B* gg* 1 Little Giant Pillfe.
Your liver will appreciate the joke.
So will you. For sale by Dr. ’V, L.
Carmichael
DISMISION.
State of Ooorgia, County ofßntis.
Whereas T. J. Key, executor of Mrs.
M. A. Key, represents to the Court in
his petition duly filled and entered on
record, that he has fully administered
M. A, Key’s estate, this is therefore, to
cite all persons concerned, heirs and
creditors, to show cause, if any they can
whv said executor should not be dis
charged from his trust aud receive letters
of dismission on the first Monday in Oc
tober 1893,
This, the, 29 day of June 1893,
J. F. Carmichael.
Ordinary.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
GEORGIA—Butts County.
By virtue of an order from the Court
of Ordinary of Butts Connty, will be sold
on the first Tuesday in October, 1893, at
the Court House door ia said county, be
tween legal sale hours, seventy, acres of
land more or less adjoininiug the tract
whereon Laura O. Deason resided at the
time of her death, also lands of W. P.
Carthon, .Mathew H. Gaston and others.
Terms cash.
This September 4th, 1893.
B. T. Deason,
Administrator of Laura O. Deason,
FOR 12 MONTHS’ SUPPORT.
GEoRGIA —Butts County.
The appraisers appointed to set apart
twelve months’ allowance for E.
W- Hudson, widow of W. N. Judson,
and her minor child, have set apart
such support and returned the same within
the time prescribed by law. This is to
cite all and’singular the creditors and next
of kin of said W. N. Judson to be and
appear at the October term, 1893, of the
Court of Ordinary of said county, and
shew cause why such allowance should
not be confirmed.
September 4, 1893.
J. F. Carmichael, Ordinary.
COUNTY COURT CHANGES
Office of County Judge, \
August 19tb, 1893. f
GEORGIA—Butts County.
Whereas, the regular quarterly and
monthly terms of the county court of
Butts county has heretofore been held at
the Court House in Jackson, said county,
on the 2nd Monday in each month for
the monthly term and the 2nd Monday in
each of the months of January. April,
July and October of the year for the
quarterly terms, and whereas by reason of
a recent change in the time of holding the
Superior court of .Butts count}-, the two
courts conflict as to the time of holding
same, it is therefore ordered that after the
publication of this order weekly, for, four
successive weeks, in tne Middle Georgia
Argus, the paper where the county ad
vertisements are published, that the terms
of said court be so changed as that the
monthly sessions thereof shall lie held on
the 4ih Monday in October, 1893, and on
the 4th Monday m each and every month
thereafter, and that the quarterly terms of
said court be so changed as that (he first
quarterly term to be held after the said
publication shall be held on the fouith
Monday in October, 1893, and the fourth
Monday in January, April, July and
October thereafter for each year.
Further ordered that all processes made
returnable to the terms of said court as
they now exist be and the same are hereby
made returnable to the terms respectively
designated by this order All parties at
interest aud the public will take due
notice. By the Court .
B, P. Bailey, J. C. B. C.
McElrec’s Wine of Cardul
and THEDFCRD’S BLACK-DRAUGHT are
lor sale by the following merchants in
Butts county.
J, W. Lee A Son, Jackson,
Almond a Moon, Jackson,
R. G. Bryans A Cos, Jackson,
W. L, Carmichael, Jackson,
.A. Wright Indian Spring,
A. F, White A Cos. Flavilla,
J. G. Kimbell, Jenkmsburg,
M. Cain, Towaliga,
D, J. A F. M. Kinard, Towaliga
G. L. Washington,Worthville.
THOSE WONDERFUL GIANTS
IN TOWN!!
If you wish to see. them call on
Dr. W. L. Carmichael and ask for
Beggs’ Little Giant Pills. Every
bottle guarnteed.
KUBft—lUNUtt BUSINESS COLLEGES.
Macon, (?a., and Montgomery, Ala.
Only Chain of Business Colleges
In The South.
Instruction*! purely practical. Stu
dents of each college conduct Actual
Business Transactions with those of
the othei by Mail, Freight ami Ex
press;
Four Departments—Cotnmer. il,
Stenograph, Telegraph and Pen art.
Pupils Guaranteed the comple
tion of any corns* in less time at less
expense and more thoroughly than
any other institution.
Both colleges open the entire year.
Graduates assisted to positions,
or ful 1 particulars write to
WYATT & MARTIN,
Macon, Ga,, or Montgomery, 41a-
J"aclsisoio liD stit u. te
Fall term begins Tuesday Hept. nth 1 S;>3‘
Hates Of Tuition.
Primary Classes, Full Term, $4.50,
Intermediate Classes, Full Term, $8.50,
Collegiate Classes, Full Term '#sf.so
Art, Per Month $2,50 to 3.50;
Music* Per Month, Instrumental or Vocal, $3,00,
The work of the school is careful, thorough and systematic.
The discipline is mild and firm yet very strict. The corricu’um
is broad and comprehensive and is equal in all essentual points
to that of any of the female colleges of the state.
Boys are thoroughly prepared for the Junior class m either of
the three colleges in Georgia.
The art and music departments are presided over by thoroughly
competent teachers.
Particular attention is paid to Elocution aud Oratory.
The first half hour of each day is devo’ed to practice in vocal
music.
Board can be had in the best families at 30 to 12 dollars per month.
Catalogue and ail information cheerfully sent on application.
Address Jas. C. Blasingame.
President Jackson Institute
O. IV& B. E. WILLINGHAM,
MACON, GA.
manufacturers of and dealers IN
Sash,Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Mantels,
Paints and Oils.
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MEABE HENDRIGK
AGENT FOR
BROWN COTrON GIN AND BALDWIN WILL H ENGINES,
Sample Gin can be seen at
RAILROAD WAREHOUSE,
can be seen running at
H. F. Gilmore’s Planing Mills.
r ciu tn iKe prices and terms as favorable as any agent in the
State.
H/F. Gilmore’s Machine Shop.
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS, * SASH, * BLINDS,
Mantles, Tables, Brackets, Balisters, Moulding, in fac
all kinds of Ornamental Work Turned and Pannelled.
All kinds of lumber dressed or rough. Shingles all
grades. Anything thing anybody needs for building
purposes. See sample of work in
J. B. [MICHAEL'S Carriage Rf siliry.
We compete with any work, anywhere both in quality
of work and prices. Open at all hours.
H. F. Gilmore Proprietor
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