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Newspaper Page TextThe Democrat. A Live Wetkly raper on Live Issues Published Every Friday Morning, at Crawfordville, Ua. 77 . 7). 3’JLLT V AN. Proprietor /M TBS OF SCBSCMPTfOX: Single Copy, (one year,) . . . 3 2 00 Single Copy, (si* months,) . 1 00 Single Copy, (three montns,) . . 50 | 3 * Advertising rates liberal, ROOK and JOB PRINTING a specialty. Prices to suit the times. New Advertisements. : V f w & ,-V'v'v , V deg-fl-lWS-J-y t-f Ag h» wwutcA. bo Aupv* S’ No*txYUW T«uu V apr l'-Vis-iy r ra» r\ W* (n ph' 1 ^Torrhin'* fnrftd, -rumt H If,. -1] »» iii-i r : ng t* » v !’• rl oil •, lv‘ L U y >. wri-iugw-a, Gioeuu Co- Li<l. »prl2.’T«-i-v T"'.E jTRIPTIOfT FREE! i Uip k’tw'ly < uriMif S*-niiM'il ” fHKii**ss, Lust jv.i'l ll tS sw»rlcrs Ir*s «m: hy in*rr»» frefMiii or f-x -“fw. Anv 11:«* Jrt'.ltS i>“. W. JlTH iiudtiiutlt, S «V < «> O. IJrO *E\#h .Niro*:., aprl2,’7K-j-y PI Q m oep | BLAGKrtELL'o • I >i;iiIIA-M K^a TOBACCO apriS/W-v c Ip'AUUj W i FROTH VWf NO ii AM ’V & -W'S O., ww*|-AI.EX. I ( Ricker* N«*. 12 W>.II Ftre«t, New York. m*k« dc.-iniHe in vestment* IiiMcioks, which Jrrquent ly pay from five to twenty limi* fl eumcaint in ▼eeteil. HUx ic- bought urn! mrrb'dw- K.Ap.*iuUory h i ith* de¬ sired circulars on depo- and weekly it ot tlm n per tei't. scut f reports r ee. *pr»,’"«-j-y H 1*3 3 Met! R2B, LOUISVILLE, KY., A ilsiH -li-vM »Ld Wvn-ihr .onis. •®r '.VZX&il 8-;*^ ^ IS;JU■‘.SISSSIf*!. tiaJt *«.«!!■•««• •*> naJowTre*!”'’*^’oco •tfietlv confideotHL a PRIVATE COUNSELOR ofawi»Ag««,wotto**»r 22<rG«*£»"»*•«.«ir El** 1 ? uSif'S'SSU s. api 12,’78-j-y I, nVmrniin ll‘If ft! dSilUlia nai D& ,:c T^ 2 U | —g El »-! “rf iB I ifiAShtfjt«/.sJ • ■ . ; , — J.C!.^J! PRIVATE OOIA/- r The I.1&D10AL AOVtcdii '** «n. "''i*''-! wch-ViliViiiSfl Within voi * e aardaf ‘ 2 a « BM 8 < s » aprttcM v t BURNHAM’S m 9 xmmnzi Prices reduced* mu aed Pamphlet cheapest. free. -V I IiIILLIlTG SUPPLIES. Win: 1 ': Chi i.-iuo.a, Liue ast . ^ u. ■llCi-: s. Beaver tit., Fork, . a. n9tl.lHlH.j-y. IRfelia mmrT , M 'vV- d Ll m ■ 3 ; m Quintus Richards, igent, Crawfordville, Ga. aprl8.l87K-;-v Job Work piT-mptly and cheaply exe¬ cuted at this office. Just received a fine Stock of gentle'tens flats C. MVEKS. Ladies’ Fancy Tiesat 23 cts. C. MYERS'. Now is the time to sub cribe, only S2. m 1 m Hi % I I J w5V.ui ? M mm L m B J lc R ; h':;A , N. ?Rrt^ 0 ^ 11 ’ 1 I ^ f A' ■ ‘doV.i uiVSi'r | SnrniP > J ch ' K-1.1 ,to,M 1 S ' m The \ )emocrat. Vol. G. 0 A. G. DICKINSON 1 — Dealer in — Dry Goods and Groceries ’ •r Wines, Liquors, &c. (North Side of the Public Square.) j Crawfovdville, - Georgia, I take tliis method of informing my frit nds and the puldic generally, that 1 have removed one door lielow my old stand where 1 will lie pleased lo have them call and examine my select STOCK OF DKY GOODS, which 1 am selling al the very lowest figures that can lie afforded. NEW SALOON. In connection with mv stove. I have opened a new SALOON, and keep 011 hand the best Wines, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, &c. to !«■ found in town. The public are in¬ vited to come ami trv for tliemselves. A. ii. DICKINSON. novl-j-m BARGAINS'. L0()KJ_UEAD!! W NIIE Mi) F1TDER!! GREAT REDUCTION! — IN THE — I B rice of Liquors! ALL KINDS AND BRANDS' 2 1 p /jlj) vv Gallons 1,200 I). A. WILLIAMS & SON’S Old Nelson County Bourbon Whisky, here heretofore sold at <K.(M ivilaced to S5.0II XXXX Monoimaliehi Rye Whiskey reduced t rom 31.00 to #3. so Old Cabinet Rye, from 3.50 to 3.00 XX Rye Whisky, trom 2.00 to 1.90 XX Georgia Com, from 2 <H) to 1.90 Mountain Gao Georgia Corn, 4.00 to u.no -» WM i!S Oh i a . i#i jM.k. from 4.oo to 3.oo cherry Ihandy. uZ 3 oo It 2.S Jamaica Ihnn. lrum 3.30 to 2.50 »5 sic try Wnic, trom w to 2.. ? i MfldtHTIl V> lfOlll 3.50 to 2.50 WohavoaNi a fine line of CANNED oOODS, such as PIXE APPLES, PJEAClIKS, OVSTERS, SA ^ !V,o ^ N TrV, SALMON, Ac. sm & UlUl i llcuiis. E-a OUS BolOgUl tx i SaUSSlge, n &C. n We have a full line of CASE LIQUORS, 1,M " d al,ov ‘‘’ " Uh tobacco and cigars. taa turn. Thanking our cu tourrs for past patron W» i*»d solicit ; ng a continuance ol the • «” ESWSis ,*»*. nov-22-’78-t-o-o Lrawtordvilh*. Ga WMiJi > S & ms n 1 >2 W. % i ■V. GOLD WATCH CASES Are made of two plates of RoiM G«ii! overlaying SSiS? i rtyoa love Tiotr-n ttir,e wchce keep’tli-m'l r..k iewo r for them. If lie doi-i not him ]-e is b-hin i the ago, anj to send for an nlv. tralel Cntatogno, ^ HAGSTOZ& THORPE, Sixth and Chestnut St«., P'l'LABatrnTA, Pa 43 -SoId only through Regular Dealers -fc* C. Myers is the agent for Corsets 50 cts, to 81, at C. MYERS'. — Suiting all colors, 8 cts. at V. Myers’. Crawfordville, Georgia, January 10, 1879. Poetry. The Age ol Slang. It wasn’t so when I was young— We used plainer language then ; We didn't -peak of “tueui galoot*" When meaning boys or men. When speaking of a nice hand-write Of J<**. or Tom, or Bill, We did it )dain-wedidn’t quill.” say, "He slings a nasty And when we saw a girl please, we liked, Who never failed to We called her pretty, neat ami good, But not “about her dnese." Well, when we met a good old friend We \\ e greeted hadn’t him, lately lint seen, didn't say, "Hello, you oid sardine." Tin* boys sometimes got mad and fit ; We spoke of k iks and blows Bl.t now liny “whack on the snoot," And “) gbit b in on the liose.” I Mice when a youth was turned away h roiu In r In* held most dear. He walked upon Ids feet—but now lie “walks oil on his ear.” We used to dance when I was young, And used to cal! it so ; Bet now they don't—tln-y toe.” only “sling The light fantastic Of death we spoke in language plain, That 110 one did perplex ; But in 1 lo se days one doesn't die— lie “passes ill hi#checks.” We praised the man of common sense; " llis judgUK-nt’s good,” we said ; But now we say, "Hell, that old plum Has gut a level ln-ail.” i!-,!nn sa, ',*' 1 n c ' l q l H»?k , - 0W Tlievvr d to ■ cliin "in-teadof chat, Au<l “waltz” instead of walk. To My little Krai»il«*fHl«l, Harry yesterday— agrd twf»— 1 said, “You Jtivt*grandpa?'* Said he, “You bet your boots 1 do." The r)iildr»*ti bowed to strangers once ; It is no loimer so— The little girls, as well as boys, Now greet each other with “Ilello !" Oh. give me back tlie good old days, Wien hull) the old old-fash and young Conversed in plain iotn-d words, And slang was never “slung.” -.. rtJunomi?. - . . .........- — ......: ■ - ; ---------- ~ ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE, - evening in mv easy bachelors apartment jjf tilt 1 IlOtlSB IflV AHht PeildoW With whom . ,t I iwmid, i “Dobbs, r» ., if it js not an imi#rtii»ent question, will you tell me your age ” “I’ertainly,” said I: ‘Tam twenty seven, or shall lie if I live to see Octo “Very well,” said he, “and how does it happen that yon have reached such a mature age and have not married ? Did you reflect how pleasant it would he to sit by your fireside, with your wife f >l-I-«>site and perhaps two or three little °" es cr, " v<H "« aro "’ lrt you ? " And did you never reflect ? I return ed, “on the pleasure of being kept awake all niglit, baby crying, wife scolding, ff coming down in tin* mornimj timl and sleepy to a comfortless meal, prepared bv an unskillful servant 2 I>ut to answer von in serious earnest, I .)„,,, tliought of , marriage. • .n, There i- . , but . one objection. M “What is tluit ?” “I should never have the courage to pop the question, and if I did I don’t think I could find any one willing to have me.” “Pooh ! my dear fellow, this is per feet folly. Faint heart ne’sr wmi a fair lady. Depend upon it, there are hun¬ dreds wlio would jump at the chance of becoming Mrs Doblis.” I shook my head incrediously. “As I Shall make evident.” pareued Fred autho itively by referrin-v to statistics According to the iast'cen s.is, the number of females in Massa chusetts was found to outnumber t|ie males by GS,0U0. From which we m ay infer that more than sixty thousand of the opposite sex are destined to single hle.'Sednt'Ss. “Well !” said I. Don’t you see, therefore, that this 1;>r i? p number will lie old maids from cllaU ces to many. I Tuis was certainly a startling con i elusion. “But consider my haslifulness.” “I have thought of that,” said he, j “aud would advise you under the cir cumstaiices to advertise for a wife rr tzzrjz Considering that such a-proceeding i would rot necessarily bind me to mat I 1 ™’ “Wife Wanted !—A young gentle man Of quiet and unassuming manners and securing good moral character is desirous of i a partner for life. He is : engaged ' in mercantile pursuits, which !l ® ,n Mi TO a moderate income. Any I one who may deem it worth their while “‘ay hear further particulars by ad dressing A. B. C., box 55, Post Office.” This document being considered on the whole, sufficiently explicit. I car ried it next morning to the office of n daily paper. “A friend of mine, ’ said f. not caring to mdentifymvselt with tiie‘-Gentleman in search of a Wife,” wishes this ad vertisement inserted in your paper. How many times will it probably be necessary lo insert it “ Three tunes, said the clerk, “will 1* amply sufficient. "That sort of ad vertismie.il .’- he added, smiling sig nificaiitlv," “never fails to receive early attention.” I had resolved not.to open any letters until the end of the three days on which the advertisement was to appear. I sent to the office three times a day, and never failed to receive a letter for A. 15. C. Oil the third evening, when Fred and I sat down to examine the pile that had accumulated in my letter-case, vveopunted forty-si veu ! “Didn't I ti 11 you, Dobbs,” said Fred laughing, “that there was still a chance for you i And now let us plunge into the midst of tilings, for we have a night's work before us. It was a motley collection—110 less various in but ward appearance than character of the contents. Some were indo.-ed in enveloiies, otliers without, borne of . the ,. former , were on delicate, , ,, cream-laid pa| er, others were written on a half sheet of common letter paper, and inclosed in a hiown enveio) e. Some «,o,, ,v„r,r. „„,„i bv „ thimhle, otliers—titose of greater pre tensions—were fastened with sealing wax. or with small motto-seals, with various devices and inscriptions. Of these ittcri; lions I recollect a few. as, “Wholly thine,’’“Faithful till death,” “Heme won,” “Forget me not,” etc. Then for devices there was a pair of clasped hands, a heart,pierced with darts and others of the same character. .Seine of these letters were irresistibly ludicrous. One I recollect, was from a y“ f'u'nia w idow wiio had heard nothing her husband for a ycai. ,4 As- to waiting for him any longer,” she wrote, “I don’t intend to do it. Most likely n . lU rn after mv second man iage, I have no doubt , , . , ho could ... be uursuadedto yield j,j s claims. ,t “There’s an affect innate wife for you/’ said Fred : ‘If he should return, which heaven forbid !’ Pass that hy.” I shall give entire the next letter, which came in a brown envelope, m d was directed at the very top to Mr. A. 15. ('., Ksq., in a handwriting executed by fingers plainly niora aecustoined to the rolling-pin than the quill. “Mr. A. 15. (’. : Deau Sib—H appening to take up newspaper the other day, 1 saw vour ad vertisement Didn’t think much of it F" 1 tlnnk—you f 1 ! Guie. After must know a while l keep I happened board a mg house-hat .1 1 were married my hushand could look after the marketing' and do the carving for the gentlemen, ^ have to get one of them to do it 1 '?. l,iwr1 * 11 - ^ 1 '! 1 ilt j'alf price. So. '• tliinksl to uiyseit, as this seems to be a « proper sort of a man, (judging from tin advertiseinrt, of eo.rse) I guess I will write and see what he thinks about it- My hoarding-house is No 5 Central Mreet—and 1 Siioulil be happy to have you come and take dinner with us to nun tow. Inc Hoarders need not know that you have come tor anytiuiig panic ulur, and ilien you can see how it suits ioU- Tours to command Polly Stubbs. P. S.—Dinner Hour at one precis, ly. l’i ase he punetual.” ^ 1 wl ^ lwulu,g « a/ensibie U ‘ e vvomau.” ’ tmn, “and a thorough Yankee, I’ll be bo "" U ’ sl,e looks at tl,e practical side ° f U,i "?’ 8,,e ,l0 " S ' Shall you take din at No. o Ceiitralstreet ?” “Not L, l never could carve decently, as my Aunt Penelope can testify.— But what nave we here ?” I asked. taking up a perfumed note, written, iu a small hand, which could be witl ' difficulty. I read as follows : SlR —° 1 ' rattier, may I not privilege! Acs, my friend, there are s,m| c characters that we read at a glance, A ours l read in the terms of your ad vertisement—so modest, so couyise, so appropriate.” “ r ° u rtmst »lH'ly that to yourself,” interrupted 1, laughing, “for you know “* “My heart is drawn to you — i blush n°t to confess it; 1 feel that we were to whom* /mignt ding vntu ' foil'd*^ lrust .'ng to hear from you ere km§> 1 ««»<«». iuursiu Ule ® K ' S « friendship, Guougiana Dale.” “I will ’ Viva \r ' 3 • ti.i ‘ 1 > 1 v u . r. 1,1 i -’ ' iW 8he , ha8w,a . «“ 11 Ullen 111 with your character, tut mine. Hope she won’t be disappoint,” Xo. 2. So wo went through t<* list. We do not intend to farm the render with the contents of the forty-seven, use was from a milUaer-—two from ladies in reduced oil cumstances—seven frenr widow* with large famillrt-sesrenteen from professional old maids—the re maiuder not explicit upon tins point, One thing I noticed in regard to these Noneof the ladies who were nvn;twenty, made allusion to their age. From so many writers I found it difli cult to select the one who. so far as I could judge, would Us-t suit roe. At length I decided, though with besita tion, to answer one from a lady who pro fessed to be gifted with a sweet disposi Lon and domestic tastes, ami who, moreover, owned a small house in the city, with S1.*>00 in railroad stock. I wrote, veiling my re 1 name as she had done, appointing an interview with Imr at the south part of the common the next day at ten o’clock. She was to carry a white lose iu her hand, and I a *‘ed ° ,|e —that wa might thus be able f 0 distinguish each other. Let me, before proceeding further, sketch for you my aunt Lh »dope Bax¬ ter, with whom I hoarded. She WMS "o\v somewhere about filly years of age. She had never been very prepossessing in personal appearance, A sharp, wiry lignre. nose long and thin, gray eves, and compressed , mouth ,, were my aunt’s characteristics, physically. She was a good woman in the main, though somt what disposed to scold. Aunt lViitlupe .»»« . ............... ........ Siie often declared she wouldn't many for any money. “Do you think,” said she, "that 1 would tie myself to a hns hand and children when I can live iude pendent?” To return. About nine o'clock the n< ‘Xt day, arrayed iu my best, J. s t out with palpitating heart for the Common, Mf rost l kept out of sight, til! [ arrived <it the i Lice designated, , . when seating myself on one of the benches I awaited my unknown visitor. I did not have to wail Jrmrr. Vy eg* 800,1 Ciiujrbt the figure of n Iad|r ad vane »>* towards me, with a while rose in her .She was thickly veiled, so tluit I dt.uhtlcss for the Knight of the ltd jl0S1 If.,-., 1 r coucealtd , , ,. i i it until ... she . was - close at hand. Summoning all my courage, I rose, ‘" ul 1 witu a vapid step advanced toward the lady. “Kimwest thou this token ?” I wliis P elt 'd, presenting the rose, The lady, who had been looking in the opposite direction, turned at the sound n, - v v,) ict*. I was quite unprepared f,H ’ what fo!,,nved ' Witl1 a shriek of surprise, she exclaimed : “Good heavens! It is Henry !” "What -dual Ptncbrpe?" said I with a surprise equal to her own “Can it he ,. 0 . s j b i p vo shu . said, ., trying , . to recover herself, "as it was so pleasant this morn mg, (it was very clmidv. and the sun had not made its appearance) 1 came out to visit vonr ‘ A uni M ire T ” •JJut.” „ . said . I, r who w’as determined to contuse. Aunt Penelope as much ' ' ’ ..j ” 1 . ,nt . Mary . . . . 1 ‘" T nue 4 1 i 11 1 <>f t,ie c, t- v - I h .light,” said ny a :n hesital , ingly, ‘t tat I’d take a walk on the ocm , u „ “1 see,” said I, still tormenlingly, “that y> n have a white rose for her. ! t °°"‘" k 1 **"■ a red one. Please present this with the °the.'.” M v ai,nt hammered some unintelli - g'hle answer, took the rose aud departed - not to my Aunt Alary’s, but home ward, i did not meet her at the dinner-table. She suit word that she was indisposed, “What is the matter V” I asked. “I don’t know,” said Bridget ; “she's acted uncommon queer this morning. About eight o'clock she sent me down town to get a white rose. Said she was very particular about its being a white My Aunt Penelope did not soon re cover from the mortification of that day. It became painful to her to have one continualiv present who was aequainted with ttie circumstances. Sim sent for me one morning and told me that as her ''ealtli was poor, and as it was ineonven " *iv aunt 1 eiielope died about a year ^eu, the events which I have de ’ A\ itness the following item in her “IrE.vi.-For my nephew, Henry divect Dobbs, knowing his partiality for roses, I tliat a suhlcicnt sum be laid aside to puifijiase tor iiim two rosebushes—one white the other red.” It was thought a singular request, but understood it. The house and $1,500 The Democrat. ADVL.LTWMC RATE*: One satiate. tTft ii: 3 l 3* )a« S iuar^.« avti *« iu«*tin»ertkm thive rhs ' 8 -uar*-. aw#u . . 10 * > !\\ • - . 15 * '«»lUTj*fc twelve* months . . 2U •«* - ;v v ■ 5t> l# One Column t#«\ve month* . 100 •-« It?~ One Inch or Less conziJervd as n sqr.tir*. We cave no fractions of a squr.r Rl! fractions ef stutter will be counted ft squires. rjnerai deductions made on CV tract Advertising. invested in railroad ,lmr<*s «eai t another of the fuaiUv Reader. I .111 si ill mintM-risd. 'ff .e first trial wassuffieient. and the remain jug fortr-sfe let! ora. a gainst the js-rSuasi.— of mv friend Fred we. to tbe Ujitiim. The mi ami white rtjre-bnsliea, aunt’sliequest,stiil grace#mvbacbefot*.'. apartment. Wherwer I feel mati; mutually inclined, whicli is not often, I am over forty. I look at thrm-cou sider-and decide in the negative. Why, Verily ! Why be an *nimstetl tallow-simp whi r, Allan's Anti-Fat is a safe and sure rented' tor corpulence, and will reduce the most it* proportioned form to a graceful outlir .• within a few weeks. It contains c ingredients that can possibly prosw deleterious to the system. A weW-knowc chemist, after examing its constituents an : ttie method of its pr.-paratioi givi*3 it his unqualified endorse 111 nt as a remedy that “earn i hut act favorably upon the system and is wet* calculated to attain the object lor w hich it is intended.” B.rtTlMong, Mo., July ITtb, 1R7S. Pitor’ris Allan s Axti-FaT, Buffalo, N. V. : Alla’ii’^*' Anti-Fat"b».'redwwU*m<’ eiglit pounds. Very respectfully, Mus. i. K. „OLES. _ *— • I , n Germany school , , children , ,, arc in structed to distinguish the nest couimnt noxious from i-enetioi.d insects, and to collect and destroy the firmer. In tin < i lstl *clof beg'-hurg, Illoistein. the inun grammes (about 31.350 pounds), besides IdO pounds weight of the larvae nr grain ll1 ? sul!lt: insect, taking the mini- 1:5,000.000 w« "havT the '’iwimdshhig'"wSuflwr^ of these enemies of ti. farmer put out of the way of doing ham A Georgia man changed bis resides *v‘ eight times in 11 months, and the Jasl time his wife said she didn’t even cere to go to heaven, for about the time ae got fixed up and learned where the wv e. was and everything, her husband woui-< want to move. VlVxmT carrying I* irtvimr i W v>n r w^a,wit ».*> for a court.aied deadly the iaouUvtlle Cvur^f-J-turnul says : SSHS&w- nation ^ u it i .debt The Buffalo Express ««ntly chides a Buf* faly ' vho got nmrrrni in a pair o: st0 “ ki »gs valued at $v». One hundred and ninety-nine dollars’ worth of bonnet an t one dollar's worth of stockings would baru made more show to the public. “Frn a rutabaga, and here's where I plnnt myself,” said a train,) as he en a larmhmise near Freeport, HI., a!l,.,rbile ouT”sahUhefciJneFs wife” oi and soused him with a dis i-pauful boiling water. “down A syllogWm-Everv Union printer is on" a rat Tie Sr nature surely affirm that Noah was was” down on A-a rat. Therefore, Noah Union printer The dairy maid pensively milked the goat, And pout.ngty paused to mutter, 1 wish, you Unite, you would turn to milk!" And the animal turned to butt her. ghe was a stubborn wo-n-m and when siie died her husband pl.uU.ed a willow over her grave, so that even in death s! >e might have a will o’ her own. An Irishman charged with an assault * 18 :iSi ' e, t whether lie was guilty. ' “Clergymen.” remaiks an exchange “like railway brake.neii, do a great deal of coupling.” Ah, yes; and the coupled tl,,es {I ° :l11 t,le switching, Atl educated hog is said to be a good No doubt it excels in a “square root,” and is also good at, “subtraction” win.ii in a turnip patch. Mrs. Carr, of Quebec, hanged herself with her false hair. The coroner’s ver diet was that Carr was demolished hy a misplaced * 'switch. ” SrSSECf* Out w rt they call the pine boxes used ■ ;; y tramps in—bum shells, ” liy is a xvoinrle 1 man like an old h ; *ir of b ns - lie needs lie(e)aling. Those we si; all Miss—Our daughters till they are married. A jack of dnl^^ _ An ex-spurt—A dilapidated pubUa V fountain. ' A hard tiling to sharpen—The water‘8 edge. Not amiss—A pretty widow. Are false curh deadlocks V