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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 □"PRICE’S GSMe! . The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum. CJscd in Millions of Homes — 40 Years the Standard 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. REEDED, TdRNED ANDSOROLL WORK. AND BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. SOLE AGENTS FOB CHEW AC LA LIME. Write and get our prices. llir-L TV \ L Mir, J 'llalf, | L Cl I JO Off SOO ll Cl e south of Dempsey House lllllplpr^ 8 1—— /jACKSON GA 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 VAX WILE BIX AXE MACSIIEE! Mffi. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. MANUFACTURERS The best system foi elevating cotton and distributing same direct to gins Many medals have bee awarded to us. Write for f 28 3m. catalogus and what you WANT. Tu Ml# 61# iM Matin I!#, Mail#, Ga