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THE ARBUS.
N. J. HARMOX A. J. ii. H(DO\ALD,
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A word to the w ise is sufficient !
The Augusta Chronicle, in a sensi
ble editorial on advertising, says that
the merchant who does not advertise
because times a>e bar 1 and business i
dull, “follows just as wise a course as
the man who declarer that he will not
eat because bis stomach is empty.
Men do not put fresh coal i:: an en
gine w hen it is at hill steam and there
is no need for it. The time to coal up
and put on fresh steam i-s when it is
needed. When a locomotive is at full
speed on a level or down grade, ii will
go without fresh fuel; but when it is
straining around a curve, or up
a steep grade, the lireman is kept busy
throwing in fuel. When the holiday
trade is o.’, and buyers are going from
door to door, the merchant who is
willing to lake the chances can better
afford lo lake them then, for with so
many shoppers be is likely to catch
some of them. Hut when the holidays
are past, and there is little trading,
then is the time to a Ivertise, because
he wants to catch what little trad<
there is. If a man has only a few
dollars he will be much mor: partic
ular how he spends them than if he
had a pocketful.”
In view of the. modern interpreta
tion ol Cleveland democraay and the
plunsc “Divorce the goveinment fiom
the banking business,” it may be well
to see what Mr. Jefferson and certain
other apostles of democracy thought
©f the subject. Mr. Jefferson said of
the banks of his time and their then
power:
“I believe the banking institutions
are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. Already they
have raised up a money aristocracy
that lias set the government at defi
ance. The issuing power should
he taken from the hanks and restored
to the government and the people, to
whom it properly belongs. Let hanks
exist,-J'ut let them bank upon coin or
treasury notes.”
Cere is an extiact from his works:
“The sudden reduction of the circu
lating medium from a plethora to a>.
hut annihilation is producing an en
tire revolution ot fortune. In other
places I have known lands sold by the
sheriff* for one year's rent.’'
John C. Calhoun said: “Place the
money in the hands of a single indi
vidual or combination and they, by
expanding or contracting the cur
rency, may raise or sink prices at
pleasure, and by purchasing at the
greatest elevation, may command the
whole propcity and industry of the
community and control its fiscal oper
ations. Never was an engine better
calculated to place the destiny of the
many in the hands of the few, or less
favorable to the equality and inde
pendence that lie at the bottom of our
tree institutions.”
John Randolph, of Roanoke, is the
author of the following utterance :
“Charter a bank with thirty mil
lions capital, let it establish and learn
its power, and then find, if you can,
means to bell the < at. It will be be
yond your power. It will overawe
congress and laugh at your laws. ”
Henry Clay, a Whig leader, said :
“The revulsions'of 1537 produced a
far greater havoc than was expe
rienced in the period above mentioned.
The ruin came quick and fearful.
Tim re were few who could save them
selves. Property of every description
was sacrificed, and as for currency,
there was scarcely any at a'l.”
We have over $1*2,000 to loan on real
estate in Butts county at G per eent, and
■Tou can get it by applying to Harmon <fc
McDonald, at this olfice.
A Household Remedy.
And it never fails to cure Rheuma
tism, Catarrh, Pimples, Blotch* sand
all diseases arising from impure blood,
is Botanic Biood Balm. Thousands
endorse it as the best remedy ever
ottered to mankind. The thousands
of cures performed by this remedy are
almost miraculous. Try it. Only $1
per large bottle. For sale by drug
gists. See advertisement elsewhere.
RELIGIOUS DEPARTMENT,
Our Church Home.
As we have noted the indifference
o'church members to their churches,
we have wondered if they really cared
anything for them. We are sure that
they have never learned to feel at
home in them : for if I hoy did it would
be impo.-ible for them to keep away.
A person who loves borne ad the
dear ones who compose it, does not
slum it, and make every excuse im
aginable for not going borne al every
opportunity, but be will be found at
home in ihe bosom of hi- family, save
when lie is compelled to be away.
We recommend ilie following excel
lent article to the thoughtful attention
of all good people. It is clipped from
a religious mo it lily :
I ought not to think of the church
to which I belong as a place for a re
ligious club meeting or the great pub
lic assbmblv, hut l ought to feel tow
ards it as my church home, the
“charmed circle* which supplies to
me in a spiiitua! and social way what
my other home furnishes physically
and socially.
Our home is a place of real in the
mid-t of toil and daily worry ; so our
church home ought <o be a place ot
repose in tlie midst of the toil and
temptations that buffet us on the
great world field ot action. Ii i a
great thing to have this icst when
you have mixed with men and felt
the worry iliat runsiiot in the world,
to leave it all and shut yoinselfin
with God's children where no jar ot
the heart-sickening strife grates on
the ear. The Psalmist in this state of
mind said (Psa. 73) : “My steps had
well nigh slipped - it was too painful
for me; until I went into sanctuary of
God, hen I understood.” Il clarified
his vision.
In our homes we find our nourish
ment. In our church home vve are
to find that food whereby we are to
grow strong spiritually. It is the
ordained place for receiving the great
er part of our spiritual food and bles
sing. There .nay not be as much elo
quence as you would like, the music
may not be tlie best, Sunday-school
teacher may not be very wise—it may
all be irksome sometimes, but who
tret neglects these does so at his own
peril. To be sure of receiving the
blessing wo must le in the place ap
pointed. Get in the channel along
which flow tlie supplies, be in your
place in your church home, he there
at every meal or leanness must follow.
Hut it is not likely to give rest or
food to those who do uot toil. Hest
and food involve the idea of work.
The rest and food ot home are made
sweet and nourishing by our ceaseless
toil foi the good of that home.
In our churches vve ought to “feel
at home.” Cultivale the feeling that
it Is my own church. Don’t shy into
church and shy out again as though
you were an utter stranger.
What do you think of the member
who looks for somebody to come to
him and invite him up to take part
and entertain him as a visitor? Some
times if he is not so treated lie goes
off* in a pet. I wonder if he goes
home frem church and hangs around
the gate to see if someone of the fam
ily will invite him in ?
You are not a member of the
church to sit up in 'lie parlor and be
entertained. It is your business to
feel at home from the start and join
in with the rest ol* the church in en
couraging those without the fold and
biing them in. Hut it is uot strange
that some do not. feel at home in their
own church. They have never done
anything tor the church; they have
never felt any deep interest, and they
know by their actions they can claim
no part nor lot in the matter, and as
there is some feeling of honesty .ling
ering it makes them fee! ashamed and
out ot place.
It is our privilege to enjoy this re
lationship. to be blessed in it, and be
a blessing in winning others through
this home to the home above.
M. L. K.
A Suggestion to Country Churelies.
Many churches in the country have
preaching only onco a month, which
is a great deal better than no services
at all; but we with to make a sug
gestion wli'cli we feel it accepted
would be of incalculable benefit to
these churches, and to the commu
nities in which they are situated. It
is this: let the members decide to
meet every Sunday at the regular
hour for preaching, and have a service
of some kind. It would be an excel
lent idea to have a prayer meeting in
terspersed with song and talks from
the brethren. If this was kept up for
some time, it would not be iong until
many of the members would become
good taikers and practical workers.
And more than this, we venture the
assertion that it would result in such
a general desire lor more frequent
preaching that it would not be a great
while before many country chuivhes
wouid have preaching at least twice a
month. Two or more churches might
unite upon some good pastor, and
have him live near, and do for them
a work as efficient as is done by
preachers in the towns and cities.
We believe that the best people in the
world live in the country, aud we can
see no good reason why they should
not enjoy the ministrations of men of
God, who will not • nly preach to
them, but visit them in their homes,
pray with them, aud sympathize with
them in their trials and afflictions.
Some people may teei that we have
too many preachers already, but not
so. We have uot half enough, and we
need to pray the Loid of the harvest
to send more laborers in o the fieid :
for the laborers are few. (), what a
blessed day it will be when a minister
of the gospel resides in every neigh
borhood ! Then the wilderness and
the solitary places will blossom a- the
ro-e.
* *
Tlie Tout'll of Christ.
We lead in the New Testament that
whin ourLoid was in the word that
he condescended to touch the nfll cied.
lie touched tiie scaly bodies of the
poor lepers who came and fell at Ins
feet, and begged him to heal them—
something which the ieligious teach
ers ol' that day would not have done
for the world. Thank God for such a
Savior! Blessed be God, lie still lives,
ami teaches forth ids hand to touch
those who come to him for his help!
O, the magic touch of his blesed
hand! The following incident conies
in well here :
During the civil war word came to
mother that her boy bad been
wounded. She found her way to the
hospital at the front. The doctor said
toiler: “Your boy is fast asleep. If
you go in and wake him, the exei.e
ment will kill him. By and by, when
be wakes I will break the news to
him gradually.”
The mother, with her great hungry
befit yearning to see her boy, looked
into the doctor’s face : “He may never
awaken. If von will let me s’t by li is
side 1 promise not to speak to him.”
The doctor consented. She crept to
the side cf the cot, and looked into the
face of her bov. How she longed to
embrace him. She could not resist
laying her gentle, loving hand on his
forehead. The moment her fingers
touched the boy’s brow bis lips moved,
and ho whispered, without opening
his eyes, “Mother, you have come”
Even in his sleep he knew the touch
of love.
The human touch on lives that <n ed
comfort, healing and blessing carries
wonderful power. Hut shall we not
now bow our beads for the touch of
Christ himself? He lays his hand
gently and lovingly upon our brow.
Some of* us may be in sorrow ; some
have their burdens. But do you not
recognize that soft touch of Christ’s
hand—the hand that Ihe nail pierced !
May (lie touch give joy and a blessing
to even one.—J. R. Miller.
THE FARMERS’ COU IATIOX.
71ie farmers mass meeting organized on
Saturday by electing C. S. A/addox, chair
man, and N. J. Harmon secretary, Mr,
L. J. Newton introduced some resolutions,
the essence of which was that the farmers
would not use any guano this year. Rev.
A. Atkinson made a rousing sneech, sup
porting the resolutions. Mr. Wilson
/Smith spoke against the resolutions.
Mr. A. O. McCandless was called for
and said he was in sympathy with the pur
poses of the meeting, but in view of there
being so few present he offered a substi
tute for the A r ewton resolutions, calling
for a more representative body. Mr. A.
Atkinson, being the mover, accepted the
amendment, and the whole matter went
over until the next meeting.
In conformity to the il/cCandless reso
lution the chair appointed a committee of
three f or a call for another meeting. Fol
lowing is the call prepared by the com
mittee, and we hope all our farmer friends
ii respective of their political or religious
opinions, will come out to this important
meeting:
Realizing that a crisis has come to the
producers and laborers of this country,
which if not met with heroic remedies;
will overwhelm all in general ruin, a mass
meeting of farmers this day assembled to
consider the situation, have resolved to
call a meeting of all laborers and pro
ducers for the fourth Saturday in January,
at the court house in Jackson, at 10 a. m.,
to organize for mutual protection, and es
pecially to consider the best course in re
gard to the purchase of fertilizers.
S. C. McCandless.
Alex. A. Atkinson,
L. S. Woodward.
The JacksoD Buggy Company,
opposhe the jail, will repair your
broken furniture of all kinds as
cheap as can be done anywhere.
Give them a call when anything
is needed in this line. jan!2£f
COUGHS, HOARSENESS,
Bronchitis, La Grippe, Whooping
Cough, Croup, Asthma,
Pneumonia,
And for the relief and cure of all
Throat and Lung Diseases.
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.
Prompt to act, sure to cure.
LEGAL NOTICES.
Re-adhrerlised February
Sheriff S<ile-
G EORGI A—-/mtts County.
Will be sold before the court house door
in Jackson, said county, on First Tuesday
iu February next, 1895, within legal sale
Lours, for Cash, the following described
property, to-nil: One hundred acies of
laud more or less, the same beingdesciibed
iu a deed from William Woods to J. A P.
Woods dated Fe bill ary 18 h, li>~o, as Ij iu
and being in the Eighth District ot Cutts
Comity, Fa.; being pait of the Roberts
land, and bounded on the north by lauds
James Wilson, on the east by lands of
\\ illiam Woods, on the south by lands of
John Buffington, and on the west by lauds
of Mrs. John Belch; levied on as the
property of J. A . P. I Foods, by virtue of
two fifas issued fiom the supeiior court of
said county in favor of Bryau & Dicken,
against J. A P. B'oods, G. A. E. A/iller,
and J L G. Woods. Property pointed
out by plaintiffs in fit'as; tenants in pos
session given written no'ice. Said proper
ty will be sold subject to a Mortgage iu
favor of Equitable Moitgage Company,
Kansas City, Mo., for the sum of four
hundred and fifty dollars with accrued
inteiest. This Dec. 12th, 1894.
J. O. ZfKACCIIAMI*,
Sheriff Butts Cos.
El REE FOR D1 VORCE.
G'A'ORGIA —Butts county.
Lula B. Rhodes) Libel for Divorce
vs. - in Butts Aup. court,
Joseph W. Rhodes) August term, 181)4.
71ie defendant, Joseph W. Rhodes, is
hereby required personally, or by attor
ney, to be and appear at the next Superior
Court to be held in and for said county,
on the 3rd Monday in February next then
and there to answer the plaintiffs com
plaint for “Jiftcl for Divorce,” m default
thereof the court will proceed as to justice
shall appertain Witness the Honorable
Jno. J. Hunt, Judge of said court, this,
3rd day of /September, 1894.
Joseph Jolly,
Clerk S C’
GUARDI A IS SHIP A PPEIC AT IOX.
GEORGIA—Butts County.
To all whom it may concern : — A. J.
Webb having iu due form applied to the
undersigned for the guardianship of the
person and pioptrty of Jiudscy C. Woods,
a minor and orphan of said county, notice
is hereby given that his application will be
beard at my office on the first Monday in
February next.
Given under my hand and official signa
ture this 3rd day of January, 1895.
J. F. CAR MiCII A EL,
jan 11 -4t Ordinal y.
GUARDIANSHIP APPLICATION.
GEORGIA—Butts County.
To all whom it may concern:—B. S.
While having applied for a commission to
issue in the matter of Washington Hay, of
Butts county, alleged by him to be an im
becile from age, and incompetent to man
age bis business, having been filed duly,
and the proper notice of his intended ap
plication having been given, and no rea
son being offered why a commission
should not issue to examine said Wash
ington Hay, as the statute requires, the
usual commission having been issued, and
said commissioners Lave acted iu the mat
ter and returned the same to the Ordinary
of said county, finding said Washington
Hay to be imbecile of mind from age, and
by leason of bis imbecility of mind inca
pable of managing property : This is to
cite all persons concerned to be and ap
pear at the regular February term of tbe
Court of Ordinary for said county, and
show cause, if they can, why guaidian
sliip of said Washington Hay should not
be vested in tbe Clerk of the Superior
Court or some other fit person.
This the 4th day of January, 1895.
J. F. CARMICHAEL,
jan 1 l-4t Ordinary.
VI audiansiiip application,
GEORGIA—.Butts County.
To all whom it may concern:—L. C.
Giay having applied for a commission to
issue in the matter of Jas. K. Gray, of
.Butts county, alleged by him to be an im
becile from age, and incompetent to man
age his business, having been filed duly,
and the proper notice ot his intended ap
plication having been given, and no rea
son being offered why a commission
should not issue to examine said Jas. R.
Gray,as the statute requires, the usual com
mission having been issued and said com
missioners have acted in the matter and
returned the same to the Ordinary of said
county, finding said Jas. R. Gray to be
imbecile of mind from age, aud by reason
of his imbecility of mind incapable of
managing property : This is to cite all per
sons concerned to be and appear at the
regular February term ot the Court of
Ordinary for said county, and show cause,
if they can, why guardiauship of said Jas.
R Gray should not be vested in the Clerk
of the Superior Court or some other fit
.person.
This the 4th day of Jairoaiy, 189")
J, F. CJR.MICHAEL,
janll4t Ordinary.
CITATION.
GEORGIA— Butts County.
The appraisers appointed duly to set
apart the twelve months’ allowance of
Harriet Wise, widow of Green Wbe, late
of said county, deceased, have set apait
such support and returned the same within
the time provided by law : This is to cite
all and si: gular the creditors aud next of
kin of Green Wise, to be and appeal at
my office within the time allowed by law,
and show cause, if* any they can, why
such allowance should not be confirmed.
Witness mv official signature, this the
10th day of January, 1895.
IJ. F. CAAM/ICHAEL,
janll 4t ; Ordinary.
Into TIIMZIE PRICES-
Dry Goods and Shoes positively at and below cost.
Don’t let any other merchant fool you off by
their frowns when you tell them of my
LOW PRICES!
Hardware almost at your own price. Bolts as low
as 10c per doz. 4 inch patent back bands
worth 40 cents for only SO cents.
PLOW LINES AT 12 CENTS PER POUND.
Good Envelopes at 5c per package.
Swamp Angel, the great cure-all, 30c per bottle.
School Books, Bibles and Stationery of all kinds
Lamp Chimneys, all sizes, 5c each. 'W ill keep con
stantly on hand Fruits, Vegetables, Can goods,
and confectionaries, if they can be had.
Sweet Potatoes wanted. 22 pounds sugar SI.OO.
5)4 pounds coffee sl. And many other bargains I
can’t get in this time.
J. W. CRUM. - Jackson, Gorgia.
FINDING X NONE) I
WWs tie iifferae we’d like to him totmn jinhij 15 Mm io
tie Me if tie Big rend, mi swing ties Ij
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