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The Song of ihe Sower.
The farmer stood at the open door,
Looked north and south and east anti west;
Good wife, the swallows are back once more,
Hack again to their last year’s nest.
I'm off to the fields to speed the plow,
The birds are singing on every bough.
The skies are dreaming of summer blue ;
Trees are dreaming of rustling leaves ;
And I have a dream—<od make it true !
Of standing corn, and of golden sheaves,
Of meadows green, and of new-made hay
And reapers singing at dawn of day.
Cali all the boys ; we must go afield,
To speed the plow and east the seed ;
Hod bless the seed, anti make it to yield
Plenty, both man and beast to feed !
dod bless the seed, and speed the plow
For birds are singing on every bough.
Then out with his boys the farmer went,
Into the fields the soft spring mom,
lowing the seed with a glad content.
Singing, while sowing the good seed-corn :
dod bless Uie harrow, and bless the plow,
The corn, trie wheat, and the barley now.
— Harper's Weekly.
A Barber on Baldness.
Speaking of the credulity of many people
touching the efficacy of hair tonics, an in
telligent French hairdresser say's:
Very often the hair falls out after sickness.
In such cases it generally grows again with
tmt the aid of any Imir tonic whatever ; hut
when it falls out from natural causes it never
grows again. The celebrated Dr. Ilaain, who
was formerly physician in chief of the St.
Louis Hospital at Paris, and who is known
throughout the world as the most learned
specialist for affections of the skin, told me
one day that there was nothing that could
make the hair grow after the baldness had
come on gradually. This I believe firmly,
Tor, ifthere was anything of the kind, we would
bet see so many New York doctors with heads
ns completely destitute of hair as the backs
of turtles. lam even persuaded that these
gentlemen would fbllow the example of those
Ureek heroes who, under the leadership of
dason, made a voyage to Colchis to bring
back the Golden Fleece. Modern Argonauts,
the doctors, would consider themselves happy
If they could bring back from such a voyage
Ihe secret of restoring the human fleece.
I don’t think I am far from the truth when
. I say that during the past twenty five years
that I have practiced the profession of hair
dresser, I had made the trial upon different
bald heads of more than five hundred different
hair tonics, and I am bound to admit that I
never saw a single head the hair of which was
restored after baldness. At the end of so
many failures, I am completely undeceived as
to the value of all the preparations, and I
would not now recommend any one of them,
because I would be afraid to commit the crime
that is designated by the words, “ obtaining
money under false pretenses.” In my
pathological studies upon the hair, I have
found that people who perspire a great deal
from the head are apt to get bald. The bad
habit of wearing hats indoors is also very
Kwvtrul to hair Tn 1/iOfi.Jift.nrt.he famous
battle of Jena, in which the Prussians were
completely defeated bv Napoleon 1., Baron
the celebrated military surgeon,
perceived that many of the German prisoners
' were completely bald. Surprised, be made
' inquiries as to the cause of this, and lie found
• that they owed their baldness to the shape—
:as homely as unhealthy—of their caps. The
foul air of their head gear, having no issue,
• destroyed the vitality of the hair.— Scientific
American .
Telegraphing Without Wires.
Professor Loomis has been for some months
•experimenting in the West Virginia moun
tains on his ferial telegraphy, and has suc
ceeded, by running up wires to a certain
altitude, in reaching the current of electricity
which he claims can be found at that height,
and b}' means of which communication can be
had at any distance. It is said the Professor
has telegraphed to parties eleven miles dis
tant by merely sending up a kite at each end
of the distance to a certain height, attached
to which, in place of an ordinary string, was
a fine copper wire. When both kites touched
I.lie same current communication was had
'between them, and messages were sent from
•one end to the other by means of the ordinary
Morse instrument in connection with the in
strument invented by Professor Loomis. lie
now has a project for a series of experiments
from a point on one of the highest peaks on
t he Alps, in Switzerland, to a similarly situated
place in the Rocky Mountains on this side of
the world. If this succeeds, of course his inj
vention will rank in importance vi ith that of
the electric telegraph itself, and vastly reduce
the cost of telegraphing.
Prof. Gamgee’s Zero-Motor.
The Secretary of the Navy has received a
report from Chief Engineer B. F. Isherwood,
which unfolds a prospect exceeding in interest
and extent any thing promised mankind
since James Watt’s invention of the steam
engine. We are plainly told that the pos
sibility of anew motor is established which
dispenses with the intense heat produced by
coal or the active combustion of fuel. Its
steam is produced by the genial warmth of the
earth’s atmosphere or the more available store
iu ocean and river waters. The banks of the
Potomac and of the Mississippi may soon be
crowded with factories drawing from the
swift currents, even beneath their winter ice,
a steady supply of energy made available by
a wonderful invention. Chief Engineer Ish
erwood says: “The plan proposed is far from
chimerical. It is based on well demonstrated
thermo dynamical principles. The whole is
definite and precise, both in theory and in
mechanical detail.” lie points to the likeli
hood of propelling ships unprovided with coal
and coal bunkers, and says the steam engine
may, “in tho near future, be certainly
superseded by the zero-motor.” A diminish
ing supply of coal will theu not trouble us,
aud the United States navy, independent of
■c aling stations, may penetrate the remotest
Seas without requiring land and stores of fuel
as a base of supplies. “ The enormous in.*
porlanee of a motor capable of superseding
the steam engine.” he says, “ and furnishing
power without the combustion of coal, can be
estimated from the fact that it would produce
an industrial and consequently' social and
political revolution equal to what was eflccted
by the introduction of the steam engine.”—
Wash tag ton Republican.
Why He Percolated.
When Henry' Longfellow Townsend put in
an appearance things looked decidedly against
him. His clothing was torn and covered with
mud, and hair Was full of straw, his boots
were tied on, and he had the air of a man
way down at the foot of the hill. 11 is Honor
gave him a good looking over, and then said :
“ The charge against you is vagrancy.”
“ What's dat f”
“ Having no home, no friends, no wealth—
wandering around without employment—
beating the public out of your bread and
butter.”
“ Kin I defend myself, sah ?”
“ Yes/’
“ Kin I make a speech ?”
“ Yes.”
llenry removed his ragged old coat and
laid it carefully on the floor, drew his belt a
notch tighter, and then waved his right arm
in the air and began :
“ Why do I percolate ?”
There was a dead silence as he slowly
looked around the room.
“ Did Gawge Wash’ton alius have an ax
or saw in his hand when he met the perleece?
Did Napoleon feel oblinged to take his meals
at any one place ? Did Jolius Caesar alius
sleep in the same bed ? Did Henry Clay alius
walk aron’ with his Sunday does on ? Did
DanT Webster alius have money in his
pocket ?”
He looked at His Honor for an answer, and
the Court room was so still that one could
hear a pin drop.
“ Why do I percolate ?” demanded the
prisoner at last.
“I don’t know,” replied the Court. “At
first glance I took you for a vagrant, but that
speech convinced me that I was wrong. I
shall suspend sentence and let you go, and I
presume you will have the sagacity' not to
come back here on the same charge. You can
now percolate out doors.— Detroit Free Press .
What seemed a cold-blooded murder was
committed some time ago at Covote Station,
Colorado, the victim being a man named
Hewitt, and the murderer some person un
known, who had lost no time in getting away.
Clues to his identity were discovered, however,
and he was followed steadily until hunted
down the other day in Texas. It proved to
be an old man named Dahlgreen. He did
not deny the deed. On the he ex
pressed himself well satisfied, aim wholly
indifferent as to what might happen to himself.
He said that he had been living before the
war on a farm in Northern Tennessee with
his wife and two sons. The family relations
were very affectionate, and they lived happily
until both sons were shot by neighbors with
whom they had been quarrelling. Five men
were implicated in the murder, and all of them
made haste to seek other regions as soon as
the deed had been committed. Dahlgrecn’s
wife was so broken by the loss of her sons
that she soon died. Dalilgrecn then took
upon himself the task of retribution, swearing
to make it the aim ofhislifeto have vengeance
upon every one of the guilty men. He follow
ed them from that day forth. One of them
was Hewitt, and him he had shot in cold
blood, though the man begged for mercy. He
had also shot two of the others. A fourth
had died of inflammation of the lungs, and
the fifth was serving a term in the penitentiary
at Columbus, Ohio. Dahlgreen was held for
trial.
MORE YET!
Notwithstanding the heavy inroads up
on our stock, wc still keep enough of
tv\uV V u\\e\\
Dry Goods
on hand to supply our customers, and shall con
tinue to add to the same as the requirements of
the trade demand.
WE ARE STILL OFFERING
BARGAINS
JUST
Staple Dry Goods
and
GROCERIES.
Call and price. Wc will take pleasure in show
ing our stock.
A. H. BROCK & CO.
Jefferson, Ga., April 29th, 18S1.
i v agents
1,1111 L • WANTED.
WE WANT A LIMITED number of active, ener
getic canvassers to engage in a pleasant and prof
itable business. Good men will find this a rare
chance
TO MAKE MONEY.
Such will please answer this advertisement by
letter, enclosing stamp for reply, stating what
business they have been engaged in. None but
those who mean business need apply.
Address FINLEY, IIAItVEY & CO.,
Atlanta. Ga.
LOOK AT THIS!
THINK OF 1 XT I
AUNTD
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
JTJST RECEIVED
300 ELEGANT COOK STOVES,
3000 Dozen Wash Pans.
100 Dozen Splendid Baking Pans,
100 Dozen Elegant Dish Pans,
And a large stock of goods in our line which will be sold
CHEAP FOR CASH.
A. K. CHILDS & CO.
Feb. 25 Opposite IJcavcs. Nicholson & Cos., Athens, Ga.
MARBLE ! MARBLE J
A. 11. ROBERTSON,
DEALER IN ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE
Monuments, Tombs, Head & Foot Stones,
LARGE and SMALL CRADLE TOMBS,
Marble and Granite Box Tombs,
AT ALL PRICES TO SUIT PURCHASERS.
A Large Lot of Finished Monuments and Tombstones on
Hand for Sale and Ready for Lettering.
My Yard is Full of Marble, and Ready to Fill Any Orders.
GIVE 3VCE -A. CALL, A IST ID GET MY PRICES.
A. R. ROBERTSON,
Monumental Builder, Athens, Georgia.
BALDWIN & BURNETT,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
BOOTS A3VD SHOES,
No. 8 Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
m
WE HAVE just received the largest and most complete stock of Boots and Shoes ever brought
to Athens. The quality of our goods is of the highest order, and our prices within the reach
of all. We deal
EXCLUSIVELY
in this line, and promise the most courteous treatment and perfect satisfaction to all who
may call.
TO MERCHANTS.:
Our WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT is complete, and we guarantee prices as low as
any house in the South, and will save you freight.
G I E US A CALL.
BALDWIN $■ BURNETT.
Athens, Ga., October Ist, 1880.
ISAAC LOWE. JOHN COHEN.
LOWE tfe COHEN",
WIIOLESALK DKALKRS IX
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS,
WINES, Etc., Etc.
ALSO AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
_ >
Stone Mountain Corn "Whisky.
Corner Broad and Jackson Sts., Athens. Ga.
Feb. 23
J r USOVS MARBLE WORKS.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Italian and Rutland Marble, Monuments, Box Tombs, Head and
Foot Stones, Iron Railing for Grave Inclosures, &c,
OFFICE AND WORKS ON CORNER OF LOVD AND ALABAMA STREETS,
Opposite Georgia Railroad Depot.
Orta Solicited and Promptly Filled, Prices Reasonable. Terms Cash.
Address D. N. JTJDSON, Ga.
Inducements Extraordinary!
AT THE MAMMOTH
China, Vi ‘ackery and Glassware House
OF NORTH-FAST GEORGIA.
JAS. H. HUGGINS,
No. 7 Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
HAVING just returned from the Eastern market, wc arc offering the largest, most varied and
best selected stock of
CHINA, CROCKERY,
GLASS WARE, LAMPS, CHANDALIERS, LANTERNS,
&c., &c., 25 per cent, lower thean ever before known in this market. A full
and complete line of
HOUSEFURNISHINC GOODS!
Such as Buckets, Brooms, Seives, Trays, Knives and Forks, Table and Teaspoons, Coffee
Mills, &c. Also, a complete stock of Table Linen. Oil Cloths,
Napkins, Doylies, Towels, Etc.
SILVER PLATED WARE!
A handsome stock of TRIPLE-PLATE SILVER CASTORS, TABLE and TEASPOONS.
Prices SURPRISINGLY LOW.
Kerosene Oil by the Car Load. Also, Aladin and “Red C
Oil.” Staple Dry Goods, Groceries, Canned Goods,
BOOTS, SILOES, HATS, CAPS, LEATHER, Etc., Etc.,
at prices as low as any house in the State. DON’T FORGET TIIE PLACE.
Oct. 1 J. H. HUGGINS, No. 7 Broad Street.
PARKER & CAMP BROS.
|
Wc have within the last few weeks
opened up a first-class stock of
FANCY and FAMILY GROCERIES,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
STAPLE DRY GOODS, HATS AND SHOES,
All of which we are offering at
Rocli. Bottom Prices.
Onr Goods Are ttought From Manufacturers For Cash,
And We Will Sell As Cheap As The Cheapest .
GIVE US A CALL,
■k\\A YSc {jo\vß\\\ce& AY t Yttuw 'NYWxX YY e
Respectfally,
PARKER & CAMP BROS.,
Feb. 25 No. 12 Broad Street, Athens, tia.
Marble Works
IV£ ANUFACTO R Y .
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.
WE call the attention of the public, to our new and the ONLY MARBLE WORKS in Northeast
Georgia. We aro prepared, with ample capital, large experience and skilled workmen, to
till orders on short notice for GRAVE STONES beautifully and artistically finished t
Monuments, Marble Mantels, Etc.
Wc guarantee all work in our line, and will sell as cheap as the same can be procured in any
market, North or South, and respectfully solicit the patronage of the public. Office on Main St.,
near the Depot.
H. T. MENGS, Proprietor .
December 17th, 1880.
'Dr. J. B. FEJSTDEBGBASS,
HAVING BUILT AND FURNISHED A SPLENDID
BRICK DRUG STORK.
HAS OPENED UP A FULL LINE OF FRESH AND
Pure Drugs and Patent Medicines
of every description. He is now prepaved to furnish the public with anything usually found in n
first-class drug store, such as
PAINTS , OILS,
VARNISH, DYE STUFFS,
PAINT BRUSHES, TOBACCO,
CIGARS . SNUFF,
STATIONERY, PENS , PENCILS,
INK, HAIR BRUSH LS^
COMBS, TOILET SOAPS ,
PERFUMERY, DENTRIFICES.
MA TCIIES, BLA CKING,
BLACKING BRUSHES, sc., <£e.
Special Attention Given to the Compounding of Prescript
tions at all Hours ,
"With thanks for the liberal patronage bestowed upon him in the past, he still oftbrs hi* pTf
fessional services to the public, and will endeavor to answer calls promptly and treat diseases w Uft
skill, after the most approved methods. Charges as low as the lowest,