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LOCAL Al' FAIRS. Prolific Pencil. Mr. James £. Vickery, brought to our office last Monday a section of peach limb 2J inches long bearing 58 beautiful peaches. It was from a young tree that had never borne before. The AcanthiiN, for July, comes out in a handsome new dress. It was neat and tidy before but be ing edited by a lady, of course anew dress may be expected occasionally, and will be no “ pull back ” to tho paper. Threshers. We would be pleased to have reports from all the threshers run in this county during this season, so as to give an accurate account of the number of bushels of wheat and oats grown in our county the present yaar. Hon. I>. O. Oshorn. This quiet, pleasant gentleman puts in some good licks in the Convention, and the whole District will be satisfied with what he does, and we want him to hurry up the Convention, as we want him at our camp meeting. Harmony Grow Mot lioilist Ulnireli South. T am authorized by the members of the Methodist church at the above named place, to say to the public generally', that homes have been provided for the Delegates and Ministerial visitors only , lor the approach ing District Conference. W. A. Farris, P. C. Xut a Itobtail. We received by last mail a letter from our esteemed friend lion. T. G. Under wood, member of the Con. Con. from this district, which we have taken the liberty to publish. We are just as proud of him as the'Franklin County folks can be. lie cannot be classed among the bobtails preachers, no not by a long shot. Deaths. Mrs. Eliza Eaton, wife of Mr. Franklin Eaton, of this County, died Saturday night last. On the same evening, Mr. Henry Drown, formerly of this County, at his residence at Andersonville, S. C., aged 71 years, lie was an estimable citizens, and deacon in the Baptist Church there for many years. He leaves a large number of friends to mourn his loss. He was buried at Ander sonville on Sunday. Just, from the Capitol. We have had an interesting conversation with a gentleman just from Atlanta. He Saw a great deal up there, and his talk re minded us of a letter yvritten by one of our soldiers, who started the first of the war from this county for Virginia, and for some cause his company was detained a day or two at Raleigh. The boys had ample time to see the sights of the old tar-heel toy\ r n. He wrote to his wife and told her of some of the wonders he saw, and said : “ Susan, you and I have been bearing all our lives that this world was made in six days, you need not believe a word of it, for what 1 have already seen could not have been made in six months !” Kim Kays. Oh, Jupiter, how hot! Perspiration ! No, sir ; it's pure sweat! Oh, dullness, how overpowering ! Pass around your fans. Remember the Grand Reunion meeting, phew ! how warm it is. So hot, and the campmeeting so near at hand. Oh, for a shower. Our city fathers are having the shade trees in the Public square fertilized with hot white sand. J. E. Vickery has threshed 2,260 bushels of wheat and 1,019 bushels of oats this sea son. Hot work. Jeff Linder has return from Atlanta with some more goods, a nice shave and—my stars, it's getting hotter. For the last week the weather has been extremely hot, the thermometer running as liigh as 92 in the shade. Billiam Scott has painted the front of Lee Linder’s house white and his whiskers black, but it is hot enough to melt paint. Jim Adam’s sugar cane patch is perfect ly luxuriant. But still he mourns the lost rows where the jail foundation was dug. Gracious, how hot it is ! Aleck is up thar—stopping at the Kim ball. What he don’t know about constitu tion making and patent medicines “ aint worth knowing.” He's “all hot.” Rev. St. Clair Richardson brought us in quite a variety of peaches, apples, plums, and fine specimen of Siberia crab apples, for which he has our warmest thanks. The work on the jail still progresses rap idly notwithstanding the heat. The work men are very quiet, orderly, industrious and swift, and it's so very, very hot! Wm. Clark & Cos., have threshed this season, in twenty-six days, about 7,000 bushels wheat and oats. A few days ago they threshed 15 bushels oats in G minutes. They used a 4-horse power V estinghouse Separator, but it is warmer to-day than ibq was yesterday. < Klberton base ballists went on u “scur sion to Abbeville, S. C., to play fornenst them red shirts. The Gazette in speaking of the departure of the Elberton Club, says : Imagine four of as line mules as there are m the two States, caparisoned in trim mings of red anil gilt, hitched to a wagon °J. h,, K° dimensions that had yet on it the gutter of the painter's brush, leading n train of 10 buggies, most of them brightly burnished, drawn by horses of finest blood, and you have a train of no menu dimensons, and such was the one that left Elberton last Thursday. The boys went—lmt it was not rent, i'idi, viri, for them Abbeville boys got 10 to the Elberton boys .‘l—about as bad a beat as well could be. Some of the boys got too hot to play. Thrash’s Consumptive Cure and Lung Restorer, is working wonders in the cure of consumption and all diseases of the throat and lungs. Trial 50c, largo 1 50. Sold by all Druggists. The weather is so hot and makes us so stewpid we cannot write anything but the plain truth, and that has about boiled out. Now, if any one in this County or out of it has a good joke lie would like to see in print, it will give us much pleasure to put it up in red hot style. We want some thing fresh, no old warmed over stereo typed talcs. Send, them on before we are entirely exhausted. Palatable Medicines. Ayer’s Cher ry Pectoral is a honeyed drop of relief; his Cathartic Pills glide sugar-shod over the palate ; and his Sarsaparilla is a nectar that imparts vigor to life, restores the health and expels disease.— Waterford {Pa.) Advertiser. Our old friend, Tom Chandler, Clerk Elbert Superior Court, accompanied by his accomplished wife, passed through town yesterday. His heart is as warm as tho weather. As he went “up the street,” we softly sang “ Don't you go, Tommie, don't go.” It’s too warm. You will never be disappointed in Dr. Harter’s Fever and Agt t e Specific. It always cures Fever and Ague. Every package is warranted. Price only 75 cts. A man who takes only the political pa per of the party to which he belongs hears the lies of only one side, and therefore can not determine which side are the biggest liars, which is generally the winning side. Quite warm this morning. Dr. Harter’s Fever and Ague Spe ciFlC has stood tho test of time, and lias proved itself to be the most certain to cure ague of any medicine in the world. A subscriber gave us a peach Monday measuring 95 inches in circumference. If any other subscriber can beat it let him bring in his peach, even if be has to wade through the hot sand bear-headed. Henry Feaster (col.) opened school at Bold Springs Church, about a mile from town on last Monday with three pupils. They say “ a bad beginning makes a good ending.” Jack Jones (col.) alias Bowers, was com mitted to jail Thursday night for stealing bed quilts. Jack was out on bond for stealing a horse. Too hot in there for bed quilts. Mr. Wm. J. Harper, of this place gave us a tomato that weighed a little over 13 ounces and 13 inches in circumference, and it wasn't raised in a hot house either. The Negro Doctor. Scene—Fat colored woman meeting a ne gro Doctor on the street, and asking advice. “ Dis is de Doctur man ob our race I s’pose ?” “ Yes, mum ; I am de only colored per sition in dis country.” “ I’se glad to come up wid you, Doctor. I hab hearn about your lamin’ and great excess in your perfesum.” “ I hab larnt under all de diffrunt kind ob doctors—de root doctors, de water doc tors, de steam doctors and de metal doc tors. My ole Massa were a doctor and I were his waitin’ bo) r , and used to make up heap ob his medicle trux into pills and plasturs and intments, and dare was whar 1 got my first idees bout kuring de sick. I used to sperimint on de hogs and dogs. 1 hab killed many a one ob de ole man’s hogs, but he thought it ware de kolcry. In this way I found out what would kill dem would kure folks; for you knows, mum, dat dere is not much likeness ’tween dem animels and de humans. After dat I got to ’scribing fur de sick folks in de naber hood. I gib dem earth worms, and snail tea, and frog’s foot, and snake shed, and a heap ob dem got well, 'dout callin’ on ole massa, and some ob dem sed da drudder hab me any time. After mansurpation i got one ob ole massa’s lancits and a pare ob toof pulecums, and went into de prac tice obfuscately. I hab kured ebery kind ob disease dat is air to human flesh, and I can kure you. What am your komplaint ?” “ Well, Doctor, I am mos’ shame to tole you. I look so fat eberybody sais I’se puttin’ on, but Doctor, da can’t feel my panes nor misery nuther. I has a constant heatin’ and throbbin’ under my ribs close to my hart, and I feels a pulce in both my laigs, rite under my nees and both sides of my nake. It makes me miserable. I just knows somethin’ have been laid fur me. I can feel ’em creepin’ up my back and down my sides. Inol is hurt and I has my ’spicions who done it, but I can’t swar to it nor prove it. If I cud I’d persem cute ’em in Judge Pottil's kort and hab i 'em sent to do Yylum ; but Doctor, l be lieve you can help me.” “ Well, mum, I hab kured fifty cases wuss nor youm, and 1 will 'scribe de rite medisun fur you at once. Now, you is korrect 'bout your case, you is hurt, and it have took deep effect on your witles. De fat hab beeum criminous, dat causes a ! overture of boil, dat may perdue© a lob- j scay and take you off wid a codicil or va cation below. I'll stop it and make you a well ooman. You git some ellycampmcet in' root, angelaeo, hart leaf, may pop. dog fennel, mullin leaf, green tobaker, bog plum. Solomon seal, crofoot. cow sago and a few garden verbs, and put 'em all in a I pot ob water and bile for two hours, till you got a strong Yoction—it's all in de bi ling—let it cool, ilen ad sum snllyratus, a bit of coppras and some blue stone. “ Directions.—Take one teacup of it, and wate ten minits, den take anuder, don you poke your finger down your throat ami make yourself puke. Do dat twice a day. till you 'gin to fool better; also heat a long bench rite hot and lie down on it wid do | stumjack nex to de hot part and git some heavy pusson to set on your back, dat will j squeeze de bind to de inside, and de hot bench will make dem krittcr demegrate by de nearest outside door and dev will leab j you. If dey don’t, you try do same thing over every change ob de moon. If you ain't well in two moons I'll gib you back do munney.” “ What do I owe you, Doctor?” “ Oh, as dis is a plane ease, I'll take 35 cents. 1 comunly charge 40 cents for sicli, but I know you will 'lectioncer fur me, and I'll hab plenty more dese kind ob cases.” “ Thank you, Doctor, for your recomo ilition. Your charge is very'modrate. I'll pay you when you come 'round agin. You must stop wid us and we'll go to Chuch. T always tends my meetins. I will induce you to our members and pasture, and you can get him to read out your spcriencc in your perfessin, and de sick will (lock unto you as dey did in de days of St. Paw’l, when he kured ’em by dippin’ Yin in de Dcd See. Do cum agin, Doctor —good bye.” “I will, mum—God bless you, mum.” Exeunt both. AUDITOR. Com in ii ni cal ions Trom Allnnfii. Atlanta, Ga., July 26, 1877. Messrs. Editors : I received a copy of your paper, which 1 read with pleasure. Tbs Convention is progressing with the business with as much rapidity (or nearly so) as the nature of the case will admit of. The Convention has passed upon the Mi litia, Elective Franchise, the Bill of Rights and have entered upon the report of com mittee on the Executive Department, and just before adjournment to-day, passed upon the third paragraph of section first. We had a considerable tug over reducing the Governor's salary, but finally succeed ed in reducing it to $9,000 per annum, sub ject to be raised by a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly. This 1 objected to, as I had rather the Legislature could not have had anything to do with the fixing of their own pay, or the salaries of any other officers, but it was the best that we could do under the circumstances. This reduc tion does not apply to the present Gover nor. This I objected to, and made a mo tion that the election for Governor should come on the first Wednesday in October next, but this was tabled. I am in favor of the members of the General Assembly, and all State officers, being elected at the same time, as 1 think it is beyond a perad venture that the salaries of all the other officers will be cut down by this Conven tion. and the per diem of General Assem bly fixed at four dollars, and ten cents milage—the same as ours. We set this up as a precedent which is and will be hard to override when we come to fixing the sala ries of all the officers. If the election could have been brought on in October next, with the proper reductions of sala ries, we, the people of Georgia, could have carried on the government with much less cost, and a reduction of taxes. I think we will have a hard tug over the Homestead, but I think at this time there is a majorty of members in favor of reducing the Home stead, at least to a very considerable ex tent. I cannot tell how long we will remain here, but think it will require some con siderable time yet, as there are many very grave and important questions or matters yet to come before this Convention. 1 now think that this Convention will make a Constitution that the people will accept —one much better than the present. T. G. Underwood. Atlanta, Ga., July 25, 1877. Gents : The Convention, I believe lias now got under headway, or at least all the matter pertaining to the Constitution has been run through the screen and smutter and a little has been put in the mill to grind. So far as they have ground the meal seems tolerably good. I believe they have got up a wet turn now—the Executive Department is in the hopper, and I am of the opinion that it will choke the mill. They are now blowing it. What effect the wind will hare oil it remains to be seen. 1 told some of them that the mill was heavy sided. Everybody knows that a mill will not make good meal unless it is properly ballanced. Gen. Toombs and Gov. Jenkins tired off two heavy guns this morning upon corpo rations, l think Toombs was on the right side. He was for taxing nil corporations to the Inst dollar. 1 think that is right. There is an abundance of gas gathering, and if we have to stay here till it all es capes through this slow process wo will bo here some time yet. Mr. Knight, of Ber rien, wants them to take something and work it out. If that should take place 1 will move to postpone till next March, as I think wo will need some wind to blow it off. Respectfully, J. L. J. I'. S.— There are a good many here that arc astonished at the position they occupy. Sliiint Greek District. This district stands forward as one of the banner districts of Hart County in many respects. Her citizens are generally speak ing clever, hospitable, well-to-do farmers, and last, but not least, nearly all staunch and true Democrats. Wo had tho pleas ure of attending Court at the Law Ground of this district on .Saturday last. Wo say we had the pleasure of attending, indeed wo never visit this district without enjoy ing our trip. Oil Saturday lust wo found their Honors Samuel C. Fisher and Tliad. T. Holbrooks, Esqs., grinding out justice. The former is one of our most worthy ju dicial functionaries, lie has been presi ding as Magistrate, wo believe, about thirty-seven years, with the exception of one year during the reign of Bullock, and to listen to his clever, sprightly jokes you would think he is a young man yet. Ho certainly possesses one of the most impor tant attributes of a just Judge, an honest heart. The junior officer, Mr. Holbrooks, after having faithfully served his term as constable, has received his merited promo tion to the judicial woolsack of this dis trict. He is a faithful officer, and although he has presided but a short time, is rapidly learning the “ legal ropes.” Some busi ness was disposed of, in connection with which occurred a very pleasant incident, which goes to show the disposition of the Magistrates to follow the old, plain princi ples of the law in preference to the vol uminous decisions of Courts. A motion was brought to set aside a judgment, the rule prayed for the setting aside the judg ment and for equitable relief. The Attor ney representing the rule made his main argument on the idea of equitable relief, and he made a lengthy argument and quo ted from numerous authorities on the doc trine of equitable relief. After the argu ment had closed, the Court dismissed the rule. After all this had been done, the Attorney remarked that he thought the Court ought to have given his client equit able relief. “Equitable relief?” says his Honor, “ well let us hear something about that.” “The thunder, you say !” exclaimed the Attorney, “ 1 argued the doctrine of equit able relief before you for two hours before you made your decision.” The people of Shoal Creek have been blessed with fine seasons have bountiful crops, and are determined to live at home, no matter who is President or what the Constitutional Convention may do. M. Every .Man to Hi* Trade. Men and brethren, learn yours boys a trade, but let them choose the vocation that suits them best. You can’t train a boy to be a well-digger if he has a horror for going down under the ground, neither can you make a tree-topper of a boy if his head swims. We need lots of farmers, but your boy will not make a successful one, unless he commences early and works late. Can you make a blacksmith of your son if ho won’t strike while the iron is hot? Can you make a carpenter of him if he can't joint the edge of a plank? Is the man a good brick mason who doesn’t know which side of the brick to turn down? Don’t put your son in a store unless he has a powerful inclination that way. There may have been a great many boys cut out for merchants, but three-fourths of them get spoilt in the making. Merchandizing is a thing boys will get mistaken about them selves. Most of them think that if they can just get into a store they are right on the road to Kingdom Come—which is all a mistake, so don’t encourage them unless you are satisfied nature has ordained them to stand behind a counter instead of lying on it. Yon can never be a dentist if you can't pull a tooth. We don’t want many lawyers and doctors, but a lawyer must have common sense before he can under stand common law, and a doctor ought to know what is the matter with a man be fore he gives him medicine. We need lots of preachers, but if God fails to make them it is no use for us to try. Lastly, but not leastly, if you have any boys who are floating round on the tide of circumstances waiting for something to turn up, tell them they shan't be disappointed, for they can just continue to wait. SquißOß. When you are in Athens, don't fail to visit Davis’ Premium Gallery—besides being the most interesting place in the city, it is the largest and finest Gallery in the State, and makes the best work. A Ifnliiiy Tiililc. Cut this out and preserve for future ref erence. One thousand feet of tlooring or ceiling will lay 800 feet of solid superficial measure. 1,000 feet of siding, 7*o feet. It requires 0 pounds of white lead for three coat work. Best lead is cheapest. 5 gallons of oil for 100 pounds of lead ; also turpentine; weighs 7 pounds to tho gallon. 8 pounds of mixed paint will cover 3 squares one good eoat. <> pounds of shingle nails for 1,000 shingles. 25 pounds of nails to lay 1,000 | feet of flooring. in pounds of nails to lay I, (Vet of celling. Nails—OOd, otolb ; 4<>d. 13 to lt>; 30d, 23 to tl>; 2Oil, IS to lb ; 10d, 58 to lb ; Sd, 89 to lb; (Id. 153 to lb; Id, 304 to |h. Save your money, and buy direct from I. 11. Haul A Cos., *J to 10 Market Street, Charleston, S. C., all your doors, sashes, mouldings, paints, oil, builders' hardware, Ae,, lie. A Partner, with capital of $1,(500, in wanted at Davis' Premium Gallery in Athens. This is a fair opening for a young man to engage in a largely established and lucrative business. Si'iollilc Advice. You are askod every day through tho columns of newspapers and by your Drug gist to use something for your Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint that you know no thing about you get discouraged spending money without but little success. Now to give you satisfactory'proof that Green'* August Fu\veh will cure you of Dys pepsia and Liver Complaint with all its ef fects, such as sour stomach, sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, palpitation of tho Heart, Ileart-burn, Water-brash, Fullness at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, swimming of the head, low spirits Ac., we ask you to go to your Druggist E. B. Benson A Cos., and get a Sample Bottle of Green's August FIiOWEU for 10 cents and try it, or a Reg ular size for 75 cents. Two doses will re lieve you. Uotiiinmlorc Vimiii-i'MI t. Handsomely endowed a University in tho South; lmt Dr. James L. Gilder left a richer legacy' to his people by giving them bis celebrated Liver I’iHs. The people living in the Southern portion of the United States are naturally sunject to liver dieases, and these pills will always Pnrnit, lie love, or Cure. Sold by all druggists and country merchants. II In lomiiil ill I.iinl ! SOMKTIIINO NKW lINIiKIt TIIK BUS. —\ new era in dawning upon the life of woman. Milhorto ah" li;ih been ml In I 111 inn to antler the IID of tmtiikiiiil anil liar own limirtm. Tho litnpiuut ami dDtreMiing ir rcgulatitieit peculiar to her owpi Hex have lona linen lo her (ho “illrefnl aprlng of worn uunmuhcrril." In the nninninii of the l ii li anil the hovel of poverty alike, woman luim been the ronatimt yet patient vic tim of a thoiiHiiml iID unknown to man—ami them) without it reineil v. “oh, Lord, how long!" in tho agony of lo r non), lmt It mlio cried. Mill now the hour of her redemption is conic. She will null'er no more, for Dr. .1. Itiiultield'H Eotnalo Regulator— Woman’* Heat Erieiul—D for nolo by all reapectahlo Druggiata throughout the land at ft.fit) per bottle. Near M Mill;11 a, <1 \ . March ill, Is7(>. Mkhhiih. Wm. Rout & Sonh : About onn year ago, I bought a bottle of IIuaIIPIKI.D’h EKMAI.It Rehiii.a- Tou from you, for one of my daughtcra who had been sulfnring with auppreMHcd nienHen for Home time. I have hod (several pliy HiciatiH attending, hot met with no HiieeeHM until I wins peiHiiaded lo buy a bottle of the Regulator, and it in the very thing for which it In rei omnieiidod. She D now in perfect health. I hope all Hollering feinalcH will at leant try one buttle anil have health again. Very reaper,tiiillv, 47-&-J D. DOimiNS. W. S. ASHLEY & CO., (Successors to Jennings <fc Ashley,) .’IS Son ill Itroiiil Street, ATLANTA, CIA. TA" EMI’S constantly on hand at Wholesale I\ and Retail the largest and cheapest stock of Doors, Sash, and Blinds, in Georgia. Also Mouldings, Mantles, Veranda, Brackets, Balluster, Window Glass, Putty and BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. Write us for price list and special prices. Terms Cash. 34-59 TEE LINDER, A TTORNEY-A T LA W, HARTWELL, GEORGIA Strict attention will begiveu to all buninem* cut run ted 32-ai to iiia care. JOHN T. OSBORN, ATTOItNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA W. KLBERTON, GEORGIA, Practices in any Court where lie in employeti. Kcjj. ulatl.v attemla ilie Courtn of the Northern and Wes tern Circuit*. 31 j; B. HODGES, A TTORNEY-A T-LA W, HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., Will promptly attend to all brndncmi intniHted to bin care, and collectin': made a apccialty. 3f JOHN P. SHANNON, A TTORNEY-A T-LA IV, ELHKRTON, GEORGIA, Practice* in the Coimtiea of Elbert, Hart, Mailiaon and Franklin, and in the Supreme Court; elaewhere when employed. 30 JJR. GEORGE EBERIIART, PR A CTICING PHYSICIAN, OFFICE, Next Dock to -I. W. Williams. :i HARTWELL, GA. JJU. A. J. MATHEWS, SURGEON A ND PHYSICIAN, FIRST FLOOR MASONIC HALL, 1 HARTWELL, GA. HR. W. H. McCURRY, Dentist, 1 / HARTWELL , GA. Will do all work in the Dental line. He uses the very best material and •rmnanteos satisfaction. Ho ran be found at the Drug Store of A. G, McOurry A Cos., when not pivfeisk>uaUy absent. 28