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If AItTXVKM.. HART COUNTY. A. s
Wmlii<‘m<lh.v Mornliiur. Ailrn*t 15. 1H77.
Hard to Please.
A great many take a newspaper who
never pay for it, and are often the hard
est to please, and we would like to hire
a man who would please everybody,
especially dead-head subscribers. Our
aim is to advance the moral, religious
and industrial interests of Hart County,
and we fight all opposition to the same,
whether from high or low circles. We
are not sectarian, and love and respect
all good people, whether members of a
Church or outside of one, or whether
Jew or Gentile, if they are honest in
their opinions and stand up to them, for
the benefit of mankind in making them
better.
Now we hope those subscribers who
intend to pay their subscription will not
consider this as a strike at them.
Our prophecy that the Russians
would find the road to Constantinople a
rough one has been verified, and already
they are withdrawing their forces across
the Balkans, having sustained a severe
repulse at Plevna. Without interven
tion, the war will be long bloody and
disastrous.
The communication of “ C.” is
so correspondent with our own views on
the duty of all good citizens as to the
Convention, that we give it place in our
editorial column.
Tho Convention.
Messrs. Editors: A sharp disposi
tion to criticise the acts of the Convention
is coming up from or manifested in differ
ent parts of the State, which may betaken
as a sign that, however well the Convention
may perform its work, or good the instru
ment they may perfect as the organic law
of the State, there will be those to oppose
its ratification. And while it is plain to be
seen that the public generally is getting a
little nervous over the protracted session
of tho Convention, and especially anxious
concerning its disposition to legislate stat
ute as well as enact organic law (a business
clearly out of the range of its duties), yet
it is the part of wisdom to withhold com
mitment against the creature that is to is
sue from this body, till it comes and can be
seen and judgment passed upon it. It is
now quite likely that it will be hard to
ratify this Constitution, although itinaybe
a good one and much improvement upon
the old; and, in case of failure to ratify,
any one can see that we will all be the
losers. Wait patiently, therefore, till the
thing works out and you have time to care
fully, intelligently and wisely study its pro
visons, and then pass upon it uninfluenced
and untramellcd by any influence save that
of an earnest desire to vote for the best in
terest of the State, which is your best in
dividual interest; and by so doing you will
at least always be satisfied with your own
course in the matter.
It will be remembered that several dis
tinct issues were made on the subject of a
Convention in the outset. There were those
who opposed the calling of it on the ground
that they thought it doubtful about getting
the old Constitution amended (for the bet
ter) and the experiment would be expen
sive to the State. This class felt that some
changes and amendments were wanting,
but that these necessities, as yet, had not
sufficiently defined the alterations needed
—in other words, there was too much di
vision amongst the people to rely upon any
definite action. Truly, this was quite a
common sense view of the situation, and
even up to this late date in the trial of the
matter, it is not certain but what that was
the proper view to take, but there were
those who believed the time had fully come
when the needed amendments to the old
Constitution could be made, and this class
carried the election by a small majority;
so that the matter took that direction, and
it is on this line that we may look for re
sults—the former differences having sub
sided in the anxious expectation of both
these classes for a good Constitution.
Again, there was a third class who op
posed calling a Convention on entirely dif
ferent grounds from either of the above,
and it is from this olass that strong opposi
tion to ratification may be expected under
any ami all circumstuuccs. This class,
which inay be hotter known under the
name of the Republican party, opposed the
calling of the Convention because it was
intended to undo what they bad done—a
very natural inclination, if not commenda
ble—and, secondly, because it was a Dem
ocratic measure.
Now. with mere party politicians, to be
in power is the paramount object of al.
their measures, and if a breech in the
Democratic ranks can be effected or their
own numbers augmented, the Republican
party will willingly and gladly utilize tin
subject of “ ratification or no ratification ”
' to bring nbout their desired ends ; and this,
j too, in the face of the fact that the new
Constitution is a good one. It is your
business. Democrats and patriots to defeat
such thing. This is not a question of par
ty '( It is a question of a well regulated
State, with all the blessings of a prosper
ous people in every branch of activity and
industry, as against a disordered govern
ment, entailing temporal decay and moral
degradation.
So wait; bold your decision until the
merits of the case are known unto you,
and then when you come to vote on “rati
fication,” vote from principle and not party
motives. C.
Tlie Teachers’ Convention.
This body met, according to announce
ment, last week at Toccoa. About one
hundred were present, and distinguished
professors from other States graced the oc
casion with their presence. The exercises
were opened on Tuesday morning, 7th inst..
with an able prayer by Rev. J. It. Smith,
pastor of the M. E. Church at this place.
Maj. Jno. M. Freeman, Mayor of the
City, delivered the welcoming address.
He spoke of our pure and bracing air and
pelticid mountain brooks; of grand old
Currahce; of the fearfully sublime Tallu
lah ;of our beautiful Toccoa; of Yonah and
Nacoochie; and of the undeveloped re
sources of N. E. Georgia, and extended a
cordial welcome to her eminent visitors.
President B. Mallon, Superintendent of
Public Schools, Atlanta, replied in an able
ami appropriate address. The exercises
were conducted according to the published
programme, with some very slight changes.
The speeches delivered were very interest
ing and edifying, and the occasion will long
be remembered by our citizens with pleas
ure. The Convention adjourned on Thurs
day at noon, after fully accomplishing that
whereunto it was sent. In the afternoon,
there was an excursion to Tallulah Falls,
which returned Friday afternoon. All ex
pressed themselves as delighted with the
exquisitely lovely scenery, the hygenic
virtue of the mineral waters and the trip
generally. The teachers left Toccoa Sat
urday, showering flattering encomiums
upon our mountain city. Many of them
pronounced this Convention as the most
interesting they had ever attended. 11.
Watermelons.
“ Out of the abundance of the heart,
the mouth speaketh,” and therefore as the
weather is hot and sultry, and the desire
for good watermelons is abundantly in
creased, so the writer desires to ask your
intelligent readers a few plain questions in
regard to the culture and raising of water
melons, viz:
1. AVliat kind of land should they be
planted on?
2. What time should they be planted?
3. How much distance should they have?
4. How many vines should be left in a
hill ?
5. What kind of fertilizer, and how
much should be put in each hill?
6. Should only one kind be planted in
the same place, or would a variety be
better?
7. What kind would you prefer, taking
the fruitfullness of the vines, tho size of
the melons and their quality all into con
sideration ?
8. How often and with what instruments
ought they to be worked to make the very
best ?
9. Should the vines be topped, or should
they be allowed to run on till frost?
10. Should muskmelons be planted in
the same patch with watermelons ?
11. What time in the day should they be
pulled ?
12. How can it be ascertained for certain
when they arc ripe, without pulling or
plugging?
Now, gentlemen, please do not read this
and lay it aside and fail to answer it, but
answer all the above questions, and any
others that may suggest themselves, and
by so doing you will very much oblige
A Melon Eater.
Died.
At Craftsville, in Elbert County on the
31st July, Robert, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Craft. We deeply sympathize
with the bereaved family in their loss of
their loved one, for none knew little “ Bob
bie but to love him. Home is not home
without him, yet weep not fond parents,
while thou art sad he is happy. lie has
fallen
“ Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep.”
H. R.
If you want any kind of machinery ap
ply to E. B. Benson & Cos.
ATTENTION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
BUGGIES, PHAETONS, CARRIAGES, ROCKAWAYS, WAGONS, kc,
OF THE OLD RELIABLE
HODGSON
IAHVIAGTVBI,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
tnr THE T.AROEST STOCK IN THE SOUTH AT GREALLY REDUCED PRICES. "® Repair Work a
Specialty.
Unf The Best Selected Material and the Finest Workmen in the State. ""(88
Call and Examino before Purchasing Elsewhere. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. “YBB *)1 -76
WNCOITON C/HS& PRESSES FOR STEAM,
JIAMDMpHQRSE power, sorghum mills
Erc.crc. njfiCOlM WJNSMP & BRO.
u n ATLANTA. CA.
LUMBER NOTICE.
I HAVE determined upon (lie following terms for
this year, so that there can tie no misunderstand
ing when tlie time conies to settle :
For sawing lumber, if paid by next fall 37$ rents
per 100 feet ; if not paid bv Jan. 1. 1878. 45 cents.
Lumber for sale at 75 cents per 100 feet.
After this date 1 will saw no more on shares.
These terms will be strictly adhered to.
August 8, 1877. 50-53 T. L. McMULLAN.
WHEAT! CORN! MEAL!
I WISH to buy 500 bushels of Wheat, for which
I will pay $1.35 per bushel cash, at my Mill
(the old Winn Mill). I have on hand Corn to ex
change for Wheat, or sell for cash. Will keep Meal
on deposit with T. V. SKELTON, at Hartwell, to
sell or exchange for Wheat.
50-53 D. A. MATHEWS.
.TO'HAVI GOOD.■HEAi’ni-THEKETTIIf OHDIjG
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FOE TAMPHLETS ’ADDRESS DR. SANPORD, -NEW ? YORK.
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MFAA'4'Y<'AItI>B nil new styles with name,
10 cts. peat paid. J. 15. HUSTEI), Nassau, N. Y.
11 51
REVOLVER & CARTRIDGES for S3.
A line nickle plated, seven shot, pocket revolver; a
first-class article. Sent ('. (). R., or on receipt of
price. G. \V. WILLIS, P. O. Box 2,718. New
York. 11-51
X. F. Hr It VISA TS “ 1874 ”
WATER-WHEEL
Is deelnred the “STAXDARI) TFRItIXF.”
By overOSOpersons whonseit. Prices reduced
New pamphlet, free. N. F. BURNHAM, York, Pa.
48 51
jfl LADIEC Elegant la.
itatieal^ohp ('oral
TRIFLING
WITH A COIJ) IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS.
WELL’S CARBOLIC TABLETS,
n sure remedy for COI’GIIS. and :i!l diseases of the
THROAT. LTNGN. i'll ENT and MUCOUS
MIJIBRAXE.
rrr i s* oxly ix ru e boxes.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
C. N. CRITTENTON, 7 Sixth Ave.nce, New York.
88 * 53
GLENN’S
SULPHUR SOAP.
Thoroughly Cures Diseases of the Skin,
lieaiililies the Complexion. Prevents
and remedies Klieiiinafism and Gonl.
■ leal* Suits and Abrasions, of the Ctlti
ele nn<i Counteracts Contagion.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Prices—2s Cents per Cake; Box (3 Cakes] 70 Cents.
N. B.—Sent by Mail, Prepaid, on receipt of price.
C. N, CRITTENTON, Proprietor, 7 Sixth Avenue,
New York. 44-47
A GREAT OFFER IWi.'Si'.V-attS
dispose of 100 I*l AXON A ORGANS, new
arul second-hand of llrst-elass makers in
cluding WATERS' at lower prices for easii or In
stallments or to let until paid Cor than ever
before offered. WATERS' GKAXO N<l IT ARE
and I'l’lUi; II T PIAXON .V OItGAXN (inclu
ding their ne-v SOUVENIR A- BO I I*ol It are
the BEST HADE. 7 Octave I’ianos 8150.
7 l-;t do 8170 not used a year. ♦•2" stop Organs
850. -4 stops 858. 7 stops 80S. H stops 875.
lO stops 888. 12 stops 8100 cash, not used a
year, in perfect order and warranted. LOCAL and
TRAVELING AGENTS WANTED. Illustra
ted Catalogue Mailed. A liberal discount to
Teachers, Ministers, Churches, etc. Blieet music
at half price. HORACE WATERS A SONS.
Manufacturers A Dealers, 40 East 14 th
St., t'niou Square. X; Y. 4S-51
Henry Franklin. Samuel Franklin.
FRANKLIN BROTHERS,
Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants,
REYNOLDS STREET, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
SOLICIT the continued pntmnagc of their friend* and customer* in Hart County, as they bavooneof the
most convenientnud roomy wurehouaea in Augusta, they can guarantee satisfaction.
J if Groceries and Provisions supplied. 50-61
the Mmmm mills.
rpiIESK Mills have hern rebuilt, and are now in first rate order for grinding wheat and corn. A sharo of
J, tlie public patronage is reapectfully solicited.
TIIK WOOL I'AKII.S have also been put in good order, and are now ready for business. All wort
warranted. August 3, 1877. 50tf F. K. HARRISON,
EDMO.vm T. BROWNE
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’
IIATS, CAPS AND STRAAY GOODS,
Also, LAIIES’, MISSES’, and CHILDREN'S HATS,
43 HAYNE STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C.
Opposite Charleston Hotel. 50-61
WT If OTrimWamT Has just received a lot of Fine
R nl Mil IVVmIA fc&PIES’ EATS
' * x 1 Gil KV 1* aUf j Motions; a lg o a j 0 t ot good
IX)W BACJON.
SYRUP MACHINERY.
Wa JOMVSOAT & €Qe ,
ATLANTA, GA.,
Manufacturers of Clegg’s Patent Portable COPTER EVAPORATORS and Galvan
ized Iron Evaporators.
Agents for CANE MILLS. FRUIT DRYERS , GINS COTTON PRESSES,
Portable and Stationary STEAM ENGINES. THRESHERS , HORSE POW
ERS. FAN MILLS. HORSE lIAY RAKES. GRIST MILLS, SMUT MA
CHINES, BOLTING CLOTHS, MOWING MACHINES, BfC.
EraTOur Evaporators are the cheapest on the market, and none better “©8
Send for circulars and prices.
TURNIP SEEDS .
1,500 lbs. Fresh TURNIP SEEDS. All sorts Landreth’s Best GRASS SEEDS, SEED
OATS, RYE, BARLEY, WHEAT, &C.
FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT !!!
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &C.
Mark W, Johnson & Cos.,
Atlanta, Ga., July 9, 1577. 47-72
ROBERT S. FINDLAY. JOHN B. ROBERTS
FINDLAY, ROBERTS A CO,
[SUCCESSORS TO WARD BROTHERS, ESTABLISHED 181C.]
IMPORTERS OF
ITART ) \\ r ARE,
CUTLERY, GUNS, &C.,
46 j) SOUTH CALVERT STREET BALTIMORE, Ml),
I mmumr
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WHITE GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY,
Gloves, Trimmings and Small Wares,
268 WEST BALTIMORE STREET,
BAL TIM ORE.
MARBLE
TOMBSTONES,
SE.&BB, &C.
aRE A T RED VCTION IN PRICES
A. R. ROBERTSON,
DEALER in Monuments, Head and Foot Stones,
Slabs, Marble Box Tombs and Cradle Tombs.
Specimens of work always on hand and for sale. It
is a saving of money to buy your Monuments and
Tombstones in Athens, Ga.
r Marble Yard adjoining Reaves & Nicholson’s
Cotton Warehouss. 44-95.
JOHN T. OSBORN,
ATTORXEY AXD CO TJX SELL OR AT LAW.
ELBERTON, GEORGIA,
Practices in any Court where he is employed. Reg
ularly attends the Courts of the Northern and "Wes
tern Circuits. 31
LAUD FOR SALE.
TnE undersigned proposes to sell his TRACT of
LAND, 282 J acres, lying on the headwaters of
Beaverdam Creek. 200 acres under good fence: 100
cleared; 15 acres of Bottom Land, well ditched; 35
acres of fresh upland, and all the cleared land in a
High state of cultivation : Good Dwelling-
House, and all necessary out buildings ; Good Or
chard, Good Vineyard. Good Well and Good Garden.
Come and examine the crops and taste the fruit
and grapes, and give me a bin, as I am determined
to sell at a bargain.
Terms Made Easy.
M. M. JOHNSON,
48-54 Bowersville, Hart Cos., Ga.
J? B. HODGES,
A TTORNEY-A T-LA W,
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA.,
Will promptly attend to all business intrusted to hijj
[ care, and collecting made a specialty. 3Q