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CORRESPONDENCE.
Labor of An Efficient Corps of
County Reporters.
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IiiiIinn Times.
Ghildrtm were children whim I
won a child. We vitiUcd, it is true,
tniC wo went by leave of our parents.
1 respectfully nuked my iatlicr'a
.•leave until aflor I wan 20 years old
when I wanted to go visiting. That
-was the rulo with all respectable
children.
The nearest children to us, ns
neighbors, were the J.o vouch, Cros-
bys, Mattiiises and two families of
Folsoms,
Air. Crosby, whose children we
visited, was a poor man and a Chris
tian gentleman. I single, him and
his family out not more for their
good qualities than that from them
we learned what we knew as singing
plays. They moved to Lowndes
.frpni South Carolina in 1840, and
from them I, in common with other
Ohildeu of our neighborhood, learned
to sing “Old Sister Phobe” and a
dozen other like songs, and as wo
sang the “Maypole and wound up
with “Kiss mo if you Plenso,” you
may imagine our happiness.
We respeutod our parents and wo
respeeted the Hnbbath day. Wo
wero taught that fishing, limiting,
uiirl even the week-day sports, were
sinful, nnd therefore shameful. Our
neighborhood consisted of Metho
dials and Primitive Baptists. Just
how many Sundays I spent from Iny
10th to my 24th year in singing tim
songs in the Moutborn Harmony and
liuired Harp I do not know, but I
guess near half of them ; and, nl.
ough wo gave the broad eraokor
jironuiisiation to the words, the har
mony excelled that of many of ilm
-trained classes now. 'V« labored at
east five and a-lialf days In the week
d enjoyed the HabhatK rest.
'J’o know a people well, it is imcon-
ry to know how tliey live at .homo,
imw tliey work, play, cat and sleep.
We arose at early down and wurn
off to the field ns soon as we could
sec when field work was to do, We
'lid not wait for the cook,but worked
until breakfast was cooked. The
old plantation horn summoned us to
biuakfnst- ns well as dinner, At
dark we were servol with supper,
and in spring and summer went to
sleep) but In tho long nights of win
ler we would roast pindera .or pota
toes after supper, and before wn went
to bed at !l o'clock wo oat them. Of
ton have I picked the seeds from
cotton or the knots from wool, oi
carded. bats for making quilts oi
mixed doth until 8 o’clock, nnd then,
by the aid of n bright llghtwond (Ire,
read Pnrloy's Tales or Mlsmondl's
Full of tho Iioman Umpire, or Coop
•or'* novels until 0 o’clock, my father’s
bed time, l’nnl nnd Virginia Im
planted a love of tho beautiful nnd
pure In my mental composition novor
to bo erased; not was 1 lest bone
fitted by Hnblnson Crusoe, as 1
studied geography practically.
My father’s library consisted of a
hi bio and hymn hook, Wesley’s nor
tnons, Baxter's Malms' Best, The
Georgia Justlec and Prinoo’s Digest,
For other books I was indebted to
Mr. Hamiiul Young, of Irwm comity,
yet living, nnd Dr. Henry Briggs.
Through the kindness of theso gen
llo a now world was opened to my
view -a world unlike my surround
lugs.
Our house was a long cabin with
rooms, but wo had only one chimney
mid the family spent the ovenlngs
around tho common hearth. I have
often thought wo’ know too little of
how our children spend their idle
line i\ow am! whatthoy read.
liven now I sigli for tho Lost Vir
gin of the Mouth or Tclcnmohus, or
Don Quixote, while 1 nibble a Span
ish potato baked in the old dirt oven 1
Haw often do I go back in memory
to my traps and lake therefrom tho
plump partridges, fattened on field
peas, or follow Cbarica , Magruc
!jj|h Europe. And when my
joys 3nr of starling to school I In
voluntarily look about for an old
wifofon sock to make a hall, or want
;•> run tar to sell to a wagoner for
m.cy to hoy marbles I How am 1
no* knife to whittle the
it. tho school house into
stopped with 0* I vied with the uc-
groes in caring for their horses for
Mipk.* |' ?
While boys were thus taught self-
reliance, our sisters were also ftugbt
habits of industry, Spinning thread
and weaving cloth, making garments,
knitting and making fringes and
patch quilts occupied their time.
Our mothers had a holy horror of
an idle girl.
tub ouit.’s mplnarniAi. mnooi,
Was at lier mother’s home, and
thousands of onr good women look
back with a pleasure on the training
mother gave them that no college
girl can ever know. None so ten
der, none patient, none so careful os
mother I Tho next akin to the love
of God is a mother’s love.
Tho pork and beef-packing house
and tho cloth factory nnd tailor shop
were in the same yard, nnd wc could
snap mir fingers at tariff and inter,
state commerce. Kvcn suspenders
were knit or woven at home, Kaeh
farm was a joint stock reciprocity
concern, and ns man and wife# the
business was started nnd usually suc
cessful. 1-et my young readers not
supposo wc did not onjoy life. On
the contrary, onr restraints made our
privileges more highly prized. We
then looked forward to n promised
visit ns n boon. Now, most children
look for a holiday as a right, and
parental authority has ceased to bo
even n silken chain nnd become n
mere spider web, to be brokon at
will. Children are over-fed on lib
oily, and lack tho toniu of
aim in Ijfo to glvo thorn healthy
growth to become useful men and
women.
Wishing ft merry old-time, sober
Christmas to every one wim reads
this ami a return to the old land
marks,
I am respectfully,
IIodumux.
It May DO us Much for You.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, III, writes
that lielmil a severe kidney trouble for
ninny yeera, with severe pains in Ids hack
and also that his Madder was ntTocicd.
Ho tried many eo nailed kidney cures hot
without any good result. About n year
ego he began tlio usp of Kloetrlc Hitters
d roller at once. Electric Hitters
ami fotini
Is especially adapted to cure of all kidney
and liver troubles and often gives Instant
relief. One trial will prove our slat*'
motit. Price only AO cent for large bob
Up, At J, W. l’aulk’s Drug Store.
arrived last night to spend the (.'litixt-
niis holidays with her mother, Mrs.
L. A. Leverett.
A. D. Covington is in town mak
ing preparations to move the families
of two Of our- best citizens, I), If.
Newton and D. B. Bishop, Tliey
will depart Saturday for their now
borne at Wcuimpka, Fla. The part
ing will be one of sorrow.
Wo were pleased to see the smil
ing face of L. L. Webb on our streets
this week. Air. Webb is one of Ha-
Ilira’s foremost merchants nnd a
pleasant citizen, and wo regret that
Ids stay in our town war not pro
longed.
Tt is rumored that the Georgia
Southern's gehial depot agent, W. L,
Anthony, will also take into Ids taro
and keeping (he job of opening and
cloning the switches for the Cecil
Lumber Company’s tram- road. Mr.
Anthony is a good business man and
we hope that he will give entire sat
isfaction. Of ooursc ho knows how
to open a switch, nnd ot course he is
pleased witli his job. I-ocAI.,
What is doing On in the Busy Worlds
Around Us.
GENERAL NEWS
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Kill guilt Helloes,
Knigmn, December If).—Capt. J.
B. Giinn is in Brunswick to-day on
business.
Mrs. J. U. Gunn and her little
daughter, Alma, spent a day or two
with friends in Tifton tho first part
of this week.
Mrs. H, 8. Dixon, who has been
visiting her sister lie re during the
past two weeks, left for her home nt
Montezuma to-day.
Messrs, Homy Ilaycs nnd Perry
Masters attended divine services at
Brookfield last night.
The conference veturned Rev. IV.
V. IIIxoii to this circuit, nnd his
friends nro very imieh plonscd.
Air. .1. \V. Commander visited
Wnyoross last .Saturday on business.
Alcssrs. Woston & Gunn’s onbbnge
nro doing fino now. They will be
rendy to begin to market them by
.Inniinry 16th.
Mr. Steve Weston will bo n elti-
r,on of onr town next yonr, and wc
extend .to him and his family a
hearty wolcomo among ns.
Messrs. .Easters Bros, continue to
gin long cotton. They have done a
good business during this season con.
sidoring tho fact that it wns into
when tliey began ginning nnd the
poor crop,
I guess this will be tho; last scrib.
bling l will do for the public this
year. Christmas is nearly .here and
tlio old year of 1804 is Ynpldly
coming to a cIorm. This has been a
hard, dull year for aomo of us, but
let us be greatful and thnnk tho
Lord that it is as well with us as
what It. Is; and lot’s try to live bet
ter, dp better and lovo our neighbors
baiter next year.
I wish each iof my venders a pierry
Christmas and a happy now year.
■ • j® Hkoouk.
CUcii, December Tlto—Chrlstmiw
Is hero. We all kn'ow Wp, of course,
but where is tho turkey f Reim an
' m iK ' H '
In Aleinerinm.
Ocala, December 18.—Tt is with
profound sorrow I writo of the death
of Miss Mary J. Paulk, daughte r of
Hon. M. T. Paulk, which occurred at
L25 o’olook on the morning of tho
10th inst., of typhoid fever. She
had boon sick about three weeks nnd
was in tier right mind until a few
minutes before sho passed away.
Mho was ill her seventeenth year nnd
was an exceptionally good girl)
never tried to know anything that
would load her to disobey or dis
honor her parents. Oh, how sad it
is to loso such a good girl just ns she
wns ripening Into young woman
hood and a futuro bright with use
fulness was opening to her vision!
Mho expressed beforo her death to
her parents a good hope in Christ;
and this should be a great consola
tion to them and to ns who loved
her ao dearly. Her remains wero
followed to the Brushy Creek church
by a largo concourse of sorrowing
kindred uml friend* to see them laid
away in ilm cold, silent grave. The
funeral wns prcnuliod the next day
by Elder W. II. Harden from Job,
10th chapter and 10th verse.
While It wns sad, very sad, to part
with hor, it is a blessed thought to
us that sho is nt rest forever with
hor blessed Savior, whero there is no
sickness, no pain, no * sorrow, no
parting. A Fmam
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Southern Com And Bacon.
The department of agriculture at
Washington says that tlio corn crop
of tlm .Southern slates for 1894'will
bo 50,000,000 bushels greater than
was tho crop of last year, or 490,000,-
000 bushels for the current harvest,
as against 440,000,000 for that of
180)1, This makes it evident that
Southern farmers are paving more
attention than before to loud crops.
A great increase in the corn crop
means that more hogs will be raised
nnd fattened, for homo consumption
or for market.
It lias been a great drawback to
the south ns a meat producing section
that tho warm climate made the cur
ing of ment after old methods a
rather uncertain business. Modern
Inventions, huwover, arc supplying
the necessary low temperature that is
lacking in tho climate. Cold storage
apparatus to lie utilized in the curing
mid pnoking of pork nnd lincou have
been perfeuted, and are constantly
being cheapened in price. With the
growing demand for such apparatus,
pi tula will lie erected in thu towns,
or individual producers, may set up
at Niiinll cost their own cold rooms.
Tho greatest expense on a farm is
thu feed bill, for men nnd animals.
When the Month produces its own
coru and meat, tho profits of middle
men nnd thu cost of transportation of
provisions from tho West, will be
added to tlw> profits of the Southern
phUHors. What then remains above
the cost of production of the amount
received for the notion, dab and to
bacco orops will lie profit, and will
not have to go to pay provision bills/
Tho groat increase in the coni crop
indicates that tho South is moving
forward towards the period lithcn she
will produce enough food for her own
wants nnd have a aurphw.--.Savannah
News.
Negotiations are pending looking
to a treaty of peace between Japan
and China.
The California orange crop is be
ginning Ui move eastward,
crop ix estimated at *2,700 car loads.
In Kansas, the farming state of
the Union, a solid delegation of law
yers have been returned to Con
gress., ’ : ! : '•
The railroads of the United .States
are 31,000 miles longer than those of
all the rext of the world put to
gether.: *■. ’ ■■ ■ -V ■. . . .
Gov. AtkiitKda continues to manu
facture Lieiitenant^Colonels by tho-
dozen. Ilis staff will be qrrftc a
lluge one.. V ?-■
Tho Democrats in the Alabama
legislature lmvc passed a law giving
Kolb the privilege of contesting the
election of Governor Oatos.
State Senator Bussey, of the
eleventh district, will be private sec
retary to United States Senator Ba
con, The selection is a good one.
Owing to two successive crop
failures in Nebraska there is much
suffering among tlio farming class.
Starvation is upon them und their
farm stock.
Two Joe Beans have, been arrest-
and both have confessed to
having killed old man Leigh, of
Uampbull county, which occurred
about two weeks ago.
It now costs anywhere from $f> to
$66 to say “damn it” in South Caro
lina, tlio legislature of that state
having pas'sed u law making drunk
enness and profanity a misdemeanor.
Tlio Texan fever is again raging
in north Georgia. They can do
much bet er in south Georgia than
they can in Texas, but they don’t
Imvo )0 go away far enough to suit
them.
Texas is said to havu gone inad on
the cotton question. Its people are
reported as determined . to produce
such largo crops of the staple that
planters elsewhere will be forced to
abandon its culture.
The sale of bnUerine— a substitute
for bnttur-Mias been discontinued in
tho State of Alaryland. It is the re
sult of Justice Harlan’s recent deci
sion sustaining tho Mnssachusettes
law against the sale -of oloomargei
Ine.
The I’ortuguosso government ban
decided to construct n navy and with
this object in viow the sum «f 120,-
000 pourids yearly will bo provided
for twenty yoars. Tenders will bo
invited from ship builders in the
United States and other countries.
Gov. Atkinson has appointed Dr.
Georgo W. Blanton, of Glynn county,
us a member of tlio board of trustees
of tho statu lunatic asylum, in place
01 VVnltor T. AlcArthnr, deceased,
dead j
' tl.l
years.
Grover is|
The gross is adjo
hri.stmaj; al|
the rulers of t
gmg for relief.
The Ameer
about to die. He
the law of that
the Ameer shot w!
is a fine opening*
vorce lawyer.
Did you ever i
amount of money
try every year for
poses?
prised
*188,000,0(10, or alioul
man, woman and child]
*? You will,
when wc tell!
Itun on SttmlJ
Last Sunday the Ger
and Florida Railroad
train load of oranges
gia under thu law receil
tho legislature legalizing
of freight trains on
loaded only with perisll
such as fruit, fresh rne:|
This law will be a grtl
fruit growers, especially)
hitherto suffered heavy]
being able to have tlnf
died by the railroads
Brunswick Times,
Have Pity on tlnl
This commendable' in j]
tho Spnrta Ishmaelite jf
serves careful consider]
where:
“Those are hard ami
times, and creditor* hail
recall to mind the bcatil
sed arc the merciful fo|
obtain mercy.” What
allow, mercy may sometl
from claiming. Don’t tnl
jbnnd of flesh just over]
heart, even, if it is tinniil
bond. Don’t strip tho’S
tho remnant of their shell
tin.; threshold of pitiless wi]
sed are the merciful, foif
obtain mercy.”
There are many days,]
though lmt one inspiration
the good and the true nia'I
trance into the rhouxo of f
sions,” but of all that glnil
oils tliruig.pi st present arj
n*t mnre einttte step, or fiif
welcome, than he uf wlipu!
said—“lie hath pity on till
WANTE]
To buy for the year
output of a saw mill, wi
for one with Planing ml
Address, The Yellow P|
ber Co., Atlanta, Ga.
~'7~r^r , ‘7y ,, r—
and Adolpli Joseph, of Alillcdgoville,
to succeed Mr. \Y. A. “
Mr, IraP.W*
cststa agsnt of Matt An
used t'lmmberlnin’n «
Dl»rrhq|p
si years as
way* with perfect «u
Cmd i< a perfect euro fr
troubled with "
feel that my o
cut a bottle t
at
Huff, resigned.
It is rumored that Clifton Breck
inridge, ambassador of thu United
States so Russia, will resign and re
turn to tlds country uad become a
permanent citizen of Arkansas, lie
finds his salary of *17,500 a year in
adequate to live in tho stylo expect
ed of an Ambassador.
Georgetown is greatly excited over
tho presence of Cleveland in that vi
cinity. Ho is tho first President to
yisit tho plnce since George Wash
ington tarried there, and on Satur
day he will hold a brief reception in
the hall’ where the first President
held one in 1792.
The Indians may be dying out,
butthe (,’hol'tnw nation took r fresh
start a fuw days ago w hen a squaw
printed her. husband with a batch
of four lusty boys. ’The group
weighed twenty-two tmd ronc-half
pounds, and at last accounts were ail
doing well,
Many of the large cotta!
thu north have laid '
if cotton, in oi
vantage of the pi
THE GEORGIA S0|
Thifi
trip.
grand opening of Hotel]
The G. S. & F. R.
t^iis round trip, and thos
get full information by ■*
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Gazette Pi
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Is headquarters for all
and at the very lowest pr|
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GomiiH'reiitl S(:i
.All Kin.Is
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I ’amt
fltwili
armm to plant full crops ncx
with the expectation of •
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prices,
by-abridt
next week. .
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