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THU ENTERPRISE. kllavillk. ga., sr.PT.ito, i»w. A..I. II.car, Editor and Proprietor. FOR UOVKUNOR. joiix n. Gordon. FOR CONGRESS, Run,, D 1 st„ CIIAS. F. CRISP. FOR 111:j*)t KSENTATIV E. J, R. Me MIC HEAR. FOR SENATOR, 13th hist. \Y. M. HAWKS. FOB TAN COLLECTOR. T J HEREBY announce my name as ean- delate for the office of Tax Collector for election Schley iii January county hi the spjn'SJUOhing SVdl be next. very thankful to the voters of Schley comity to give me ' their support. alSlj M. B. DUNN. FOR [SHERIFF. The friends©!' William Alien Sheriff Announce his name as eunffiilato for of Schley county at the approaching »lec¬ tion iii January next. FOR SHERIFF. candidate I respectfully for the announce office of lny sheriff name as of Schley county at the ensuing election in January next. I.. A. Uu.ks. r- Ori Position f«ml Di .TL Mo iii|<*L It has been rumored that we were not a McMichael man because we have had nothing to say about him since his nomination and because his name has not appeared at our mast head To which we reply that l)r. McMichael never had a warmer gjpporter in Schley county than the editor of this paper. We voted for him. Dike all free men with all the lights before us we supported our phoice. We are not ashamed nor afraid to lie brought face to face With our past record as a voter, and \ye have tried always to vote intel¬ ligently and wisely. We have no reason to offer for not hoisting Dr. McMichael’s name at our masi head than that we simply f'Tgot j; We ask his pardon for this unin¬ tentional neglect. Such have been our surroundings that our mind has been occupied with matters beyo d our control, and hence our uninten- (ional neglect, >Ve are for the right man in the right place, and we hesitate not in saving that we believe our present nominee is ev¬ ery way worthy of the esteem and support of tiie voters of Schley county, and that this county has made a wise selection. We hope this explanation is satisfactory. In conclusion allow us to sav to the democratic voters of Schley that the republicans have a man in the field, against our nominee, in the person of Will Wallace,colored. Democrats of Schley county, it be¬ hooves you to lie up and doing. Dr. McMichael is only nominated. It js possible that the voters may be¬ come careless and unintentionally Stay away from the polls, and al¬ ways regret it. He sure to remem¬ ber tin* day—the first Wednesday }p October, which is the (dll day— and come out and give our worthy nominee a rousing majority. TO lilt* Democratic Voters ol Schley county. Dear Enterprise:—AV ould it be pniiss to call the attention of the Democracy of Schley county through your wide special and otti- cient columns to the fact that the camps are threatened. L am relia¬ bly informed that on last Saturday Sept. 25th the Republican party met at the court house in Kllavilie and nominated one William Wallace colored Republican, to oppose Dr. J. R. MeMichuel the regular nomi¬ nee of tiie democratic party. Mr. Editor does it not behoove the energy of the Democratic party to rise in its majesty and crush this Still-born creature. More anon. Oculatus Perspk ax. Sept. 27th, 188fi. 4 YlljIFF l> THE WOODS. >n I!clu*e Creek Forest Scene. (BY 0.) ''Lot In the west, fast fades the lingering And diivs light last vestige takes its silent flight,” The echoes of the woodman’s axe, pnd tiie rural lays of (he laborers Returning from their work had jiushed. No noise disturbed the gentle silence, except the tinkling fshop bells. The farmers, and their families, assembled around their evening fires, and retold tiie stories of which tiie others never tired. Then the turrets of blue sinoke float¬ ed away from from the chimneys of the farm houses. Another day of toil had ended, Tired Nature began fo doze, and to fast fall into that deep sleep that pomes with the ear¬ ly hours of the night. But out in the dense forest, that at that time lay along Uchee creek, around a lightwood knot fire were assembled three persons; a white boy of about ten years of age, an pld negro man and a hoy of probably eighteen. Down here Dame Nature herself had sought repose; for no chattering of squirrels, cawing of crows, or twittering of birds fall upon the ears of the belated three. Not a word was being uttered by one of the trio, who wore half re- dining around the tire, when Juke, tln* negro boy raised himself to a sitting posture, and related the fol- lowing: “My mammy said, when she wu/ er littel gal, her daddy went of one an |ef her and her mammy to *tuy al nite by ther selves. Shewed wen de sun wint clown, it got dark in er bout a ininjt. it got dark so quick, dat her mammy neber bad time to cook any supper. Sodeywintin de house an shet de dore, an put de peg in, an put sum tutors in de fire <les ter make out on. Hut 'bout de time dc tutors wer ’bout haf dun, sumthin got ter scratdiin on de dore, an her mammy thought it wins her daddy cum home and said: ‘Who dat.’ Hut nobody say nuffin. After a while (ley herd er fus on de top ob de house, den her mammy say, ‘Whodat’ er gin, but stil nobody say nuffin. Den her mammy say she spec de taters er ’bout dun an git dem out. But er ’bout dat time or great big ole yaller cat fell down rite in de middle ob de flore, an ginter ‘meow,’ an .sidle up to de fire. Den he stuck his fore paw in delive coles an pull de tutus out an gin ter eat ’uni. Dis made her mummy mad, so she lit de ole yaller cat wid de stick, an made him jump outer de chimly. Her an her mummy, den gin ter eat de taters der selves. Hut de ole yaller cat des keep er gwine round de house er ‘meouing,’ an ersticken his feet fru de cracks an under de dore, tel her mammy got tired of it. So she up de chop axe, an slip up to whar lieer stickin his foot under de dore an whom down on it. Den her mammy no de oltqynller cat wu/ ( or witch, for dare lay two lingers offur er white ’oinuns ban’, an one uv them had er gole ring on it. So she rapt de fingers up, an put dem in herchistan nex’ morning she slid de dem to her misstiss, an she say she node dem ringers, and dat ring. So her mis- tiss went down ter ole white ’omans house, an found her all rapt up in her bed. She ax de ole ’omail ter let her see her ban’. But here Uncle Mose interrupted the story by jumping hfi and saying, ‘Trump's treed.’ Oftyibuut a quarter of a mile the dog could be herd “baying” what we supposed to be a ’possum. Uncle Mose seized a torch and away we went, and were sonli at the tree, “lie’s up dat blaggum; been up dare er eating uv dem blagguiu berries. Wen er ’possum dims up er blpggum, lip's sho to be er big uu. Hut jes let me shine de ole rascals eyes. Oil, yes! now I sees you up date in dat fork, your ole eyes er lookin’ like two coles er fire. You set up dare jes like you think dese woods long ter you. Rut I’ll bet you wont bo so blgety wen I gets you fixt up wid sweet tatursfer din¬ ner ter morrow. .Like you go up dat tree an catch deole rascal by de back uv de neck an tickle him in de short ribs ail make him ‘sui,’ so he wont be lilting an er growlin’ all de time while you ar er bringiu’ him down.” Jake had not climbed more than half the distance from the ground to the glowing orbs, when right at our feet fell a large yellow cat, that quickly darted, away in the dark¬ ness. The cat seemed to revive Jake’s witch story in Uncle Moses mind, for he would not allow the dog to trail him, hut suggested we go home, as he said, a dog will not hunt after fie tires a cat. We were about ready to go, when the wind was heard to give a few long sighs among the pines, and low rumbling thunder was heard away off in the soutIt west, Then dark folds of clouds went scurrying across the pale face of the moon. The sighs of the wind become a continuous wail¬ ing moan, then a frightful roaring. The thunder grew louder, vivid lightning (lashed across the inky sky, and we knew a terrible storm was upon us. We were about a mile and a half from home, the nearest place where we could get shelter was a little log cabin, off about a quarter of a mile on the ridge. No one was living to relate the story of the lonely little cabin; superstition alone could tell its history. It said that (ho little mound at the rear of the house, and at the little clearing, was the grave of the man, who many years before, had sough this secluded place, in the deep forest, to build this cabin, where lie lived for many years till he was mysterious¬ ly murdered. After that time, it had many strange stories told about about it by the old slavery time darkies. “No suv can’t go to dat house, I’d sooner be blode or way by de win dap hab dem Jack-mer-lan,Moils an gosts git hold on me. Haint I seed dem jack-iner-jantous on er rainy drizly night jester eaperin er round dat house? An didn’t I one moon shiny llite, bear sumthin’er nockin’ al er bout jn t(e house, an staff in de dore I could see him fer er bout er niiuit, an den go tei-buok-ecty ter? book-e-ty’ down fru do woods—Uh,' want tint er big ejap er thunder J An jest lisen how d< win ox er bloin an de trees vz er foilin'," Come Jake, we must leave or be killed by the falling timber' Let Uncle Moae remain as long as he wishes.” We started off In a run and were soon at the cabin, with Unde Mose dose behind us. We were none too -,>on, for the heavy limber was fall- jug thick and fast before the rag- mg wind. As we entered the house a number <>f startled bats and a screech owl fluttered about our heads. Uncle Mose dosed tjiedoor against the ghosts, whom he feared more than the fury of the storm, A match was struck to get a view of the surroundings, which burned just long enough lor all to see the same yellow cat, that the dog had treecl a short time ago, sitting con¬ tentedly or one of the low joists. In the impenetrable darkness, our excited imagination pictured hosts of grinning demons, passing in fan¬ tastic dances before us, their hollow laughs mocking the raging storm out side, Then a few light taps at the door against which Uncle Mose was crouching. The taps were then heard all around the house. Anoth- er match was struck, and there in full view of all at a crack were two shining eyes. Darkness again, and the taps at the door were turned into ponderous blows, which caus¬ ed Uncle Mose to leave his place and let the door swing open. The light “patter, patter” of feet on the floor could he heard, which made us shrink back in the darkness,ex¬ pecting every moment for the long fingers of a hollow eyed skeleton to bo placed upon us. Uncle Mose never spoke a word, but by his la¬ bored breathing could be told that he was badly scared. While under¬ going this age of suspense, a vivid flash of lightning lit up the interior of the house, and there in the mid¬ dle of the floor stood an ugly “Billy goat” that had sought his old haunts as a protection against the rain and storm. The place where this scene ooeur- ed is now a cultivated farm, on which grow fleecy cotton and gol¬ grain; yet there are those liv¬ ing who are familiar with the inci¬ dents of this story. Looking on Both Side*. The good wife bustled about the house, Her face smile, still bright with a pleasant As broken snatches of a happy and'hands song Strengthened her heart the while; chimney nook, The good man satin the His little day Pipe within his iips, And all he’d made and all he had lost Ready and clear on his finger tips. “Good wife, I have just been thinking a bit; wpll this Nothing has done very year, Money is bound to bo hard to get, Everything’s sure to be very dear. IIow the cattle are going to feed, How we’re to keep the bo,\ s at school. Is a kind of a debit and credit sum I can’t make balance by any rule.” She turned her around front the baking And board, him there with cheer¬ she faced a ful laugh; “Why, husband, dear, one would rually tliink That the good, rich wheat was only chaff, is only chaff, And what if wheat and So long as we both are well strong? I’m not a woman to worry a bit But—somehow or other tve get along. “Into all the lives some rain must fall, Overall lands the .-town and must heat, But when the storm is pain he twice are o'er The sunshine sure to as sweet. Through ewry strait we have found a road, grief have found In every e'hau wo a song, We ha\ to bear and had to wait, But somehow or other we get along. “For thirty years we have loved each other, other whatever befell; Stood boys' by each and Six have called us 'father’ ‘mother,' living and d*ing well. And all of them We owe no mail a penny, my dear; Arc both of us loving and well and strong. wish would smoke Hood man, 1 you Ami think again, well have got along. how w'e He filled his pipe with a pleasant laugh, lie kissed iffs wife with a tender pride; He said; “I’ll do as you tell other me, side.” love; I’ll just count up on the She left him then w ith his better with thought, And lifted her work a low, sweet song, A song that’s followed me many a year— “Somehow or other wo get along.” The Colored Meeting at the Courthouse last Saturday. The colored people met at the courthouse last Saturday to nomi¬ nate a candidate for the Georgia legislature. After some delibera¬ ting they went into the nomination, The following names were put in nomination: \V. E. Wallace, Wyley Hodge apd myself. Then they went in to balUittiug t( > see whicli would be the candidate. J, It. Gay received 17 votes, Win. Wallace received 13, Wyley Hodge re¬ ceived 8. Whereupon It was seen that J had the majority. I thanked them for the confidence they have in me, but 1 must beg you to accept my resignation. For in my stand¬ ing it will be detrimental to iny high calling to run as a candidate just now. And after t!u> ppAVfl had gone those who remained concluded to run Win. Wallace, after I had refused. Then they adjourned. (Signed.) J. R. Gay. Mr. JA<’ )I! Seisei, a very popu¬ lar merchant of Macon, anc( well and favorably known in Southwest Georgia, was married recently to a Miss Wolf in Pittsburg, Penn, Chew the “Life Boat” tobacco for stile by Dixon A Wt rl(a>?s().v, Ann Hi mi Newspaper Dimeter/ For imho. We have received from N. Ayer A Son of Philadelphia their j hook of above title. It is one | the 1 best nited Newspaper It Dim-lories thorough, in ' the States. i> complete and systematically ari nug- (>< h e can't see how any improve- ment can la- made. It gives all counties In the l tilted States and Territories inning no papers, also their population, as well as those having papers. It mentions all tin- papers in tlie Dominion of Vanatia all the papers published in more than one language. It is ur- >»>' states and if there is a paper in the American l nion nut mentioned in it, it is that paper’s Emit. It contains over one tliou- sand pages. II) Lot in Life. I find myself where I am, as I am. My duty is submission. My privilege is enjoyment. Because I am sick or disabled, I need not be useless or unhappy, 1 accept my sit¬ uation as of Divine appointment, and I will try to be contented in it. Lamenting over the past will do no good—I cannot recall or change it. Complaining of the present will not mend it, It may make myself and others wretched. Anxiety about the future will not of itself make it brighter. My heavenly Father has permitted tilings to be with me just as they are. Rut he knows what is best. I know he loves nit*. I will therefore leave all with him. No rebellion shall he cherished in my heart, and no murmer shall es¬ cape my lips. My Saviour has promised that his grace shall be sufficient for me. He will never leave me, hut be present help in my time of need. Trusting in him, and committing all to my Father’s lov¬ ing care, I will do what I can. 1 will make the place where my lot is cast as bright and cheerful as possible, and work and wait with patience till I am permitted to go to my heavenly home.—Exchange. Cure For Bone Felton. The Cuthbert Enterprise and Ap¬ peal has the following recipe for bone felion; (Saturate the finger with spirits of turpentine and hold to the fire until the turpentine is fully absorbed. Then saturate thor¬ oughly with a poultice of very salty dough. Repeat these applications three or four times a day, and in a short while the felion will have en¬ tirely disappeared. “No, sir my daughter can never lie yours.” “I don’t want her to be my daughter.” broke in the young ardent, “I want her for my wife.” A little miss who heard that the Shenandoah was a very clear river, happened to cross it at a time when it was yellow and muddy owing to recent rains. “I think,” she said gravely “that river looks like it was gun-burnt.” <’Hft' Fliiy's Cornfield. Cliff Clay has made the finest corn crop that we have heard of this year. With a twelve mule crop, he has al¬ ready gathered and housed three thousand bushels, and has another big field as yet untouched, from which he will gather over two thou¬ sand bushels. If this yield can be beaten by any one, we would like to hear of if.—Ainericus Recorder. An excellent home-made axle- grease is said to be made of two parts tallow, two parts castor oil and one part of pulverized black lead. Nothing betrays tiie innocence of men's natures more then to see one feeling all over his coat-tail to find a pocket which is in his coat at home. Notice (o Subscribers. Our first volume will soon expire, notice the mark against your name, your subscription expires with the next paper after that. A good many expires this month renew prom ptly we don’t want to drop a single name. While the Cape Sable fisheries were at their best a fe .v days ago, “white water” made its appearance moving toward die west. It show¬ ed for a long distance on the surface and seemed full of minute fibers of curd-like consistency. On its west¬ ern edge it was upparantly thirty fathoms deep and as perpendicular as tiie walls of a house. The lisli fled before this rare phenomenon, and after the water resumed its clearness they were very scarce. The marriage certificate of Gro¬ ver Cleveland and Frances Folsom states their respective ages to be 40 and 21, and inasmuch as the number 7 is esteemed particularly lucky, believers in luck are figur¬ ing out an immense amount of it for the presidential, because the bride’s ago is just 3 times 7, the groom’s 7 times 7, and the differ¬ ence between, l times 7. They might go on and show that the two ages make HI times 7, the average age of the two 5 times 7, but it would hardly affect the amount of luck, after fill, W on you go to A morions, von will save money by buyii =c your Dry Goods and Clothing at 111" humnotli Stores of THORTON WHEATLEY. Ills Stock is the largest, His Ills styles art* the latest, prices are lowest, H is terms are cash. Remember the place, Wheatley’s Mammoth Stores. WHEATLEY’S COlLNEli. Amerieiis Ga. THORTON WHEATLEY, Sole Proprietor. 823-3 in. VTTf VV JLXl flTinore than at anything else bom by taking an agency for the .selling book None out, fall. 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A nice suit of Furniture for $20 to $75, in stock, and all grades of at Atlanta and Macon ready prices. Hixson is always to on his friends, and will give them Bargains. FORGE PLETON, « ST A The Furniture Mhu. Ainericus, Ga., Sept. 30, 1880-3m. Cotton Market. Wednesday 12 m. Middling K-5-lti 854 Low Middling 8 F. DAVEM'ORT, DRUGGISTS. I.AMAIt street, Americas, Ga. o- Keep as large and well selected stock of Dnnos as any house in Ainericus. Best goods given at lowest prices, (live them a call. s33-3nis. I The most the refined humorous and most jornals. popular of all 8, Pages 48 Commns Of the choicest Original and Selected matter every week. PRICE. $2 A YEAR, POST-PAID, TO ANY ADDRESS. SPECIAL OFFER- lisher By special of this arrangement with the pub¬ paper, Tin: Ahkansaw Thavelkk w ill be clubbed with the opportunity Entkkpiusk for $2.75 thus affording for an to secure both papers little more than the price of one. This is a rare offer. Tako advantage of it at once. Sample will copiesqf be mailed The application. Ahkansaw Tkavki.eu on splendid §3TWe Colored also furnish Engravings the two large and “The Akkansaw Traveler” and “The Turn op tiir Tune.” Which, together with the original story of the “Arkansaw Traveler,” as told bV Colonel “Sandy” Faulkner, will be mail¬ ed to any address o.i receipt of 40ets; postage stamps taken. These pictures are mailed,post-paid,only not given as premiums, but are Address op receipt of price READ & BENHAM, Publishers, Little Rock Ark A WEEK’S RE HUM FREE FOR SIX GOOD FAMILIES. Send your name and the name and ad¬ dress of five of vour neighbors or friends on a postal card and get free them for yourseit specimen and each of a copy ot THE GREAT SOUTHERN WEEKLY, i OUR t famous “Unoi-e Raines's world- THREE * Sketches of the (old Plantation Darkey. HUMOROUS i “Bint, a m'V’Hnmorons WRITERS . (Hearth Iietters for Home and Stone. •‘bktsy hamii/hinV ad ventures told n the “Cracker" dialect. War Stories, Sketches of Travel, News, Poems, Fun, Adventures, afhe Farm," The Household, Correspondence, A World or Instruction and Entertain¬ Twelves Pages. The Brightest and best Pleases (ivory uuqubor of the A POSTAL FOR A SPECI¬ COPY, FREE Address ‘‘THE, Constitution,” Atlanta, Ga, TO THE PLANTERS Of SC LEY and ADJOINING COUNTIES Having rented the Warehouse of W. 1) Murray for the coiningseason I beg leave to call your attention to the same, and respectfully asking of a liberal share of patronage. Having an that experience 1 understand of eighteen years in the Warehouse business, I flatter myself it. 1 shall endeavor at all times to get Americas which prices for cotton, which can be done, save the difference in freight amounts to about one eighth of a cent per pound. My charges will be the same as Americas charges fifty cents for storage, twenty-live for extra storage, and twenty- five cents per bale for selling. But any farmer lias a right to sell his own cotton and I shall at all times render him any assistance I can in sodoing. I have employed Air. J. R. Gaines as my scalesman, lie having been in the employ of Mr, W. D. Murray for two past seasons. I believe he is a man that will stand perpendicular between the buyer and seller I have engaged Mr. Murray to look after the warehouse business until D.t of September, being compelled to look after and wind up my business in Amerieiis. I then come among you as a citizen, and all I ask of y ou is a fair trial. Respectfully Yours, W. II. TON DEE. JOHN E. HALL, At the Old Wooden Drug Store, near the Post Office, u^rxn.eric'to.s, G-eorg'ia.. DEALER IN DKl’GS, INKS, CHEMICALS, Fine Toilet Soaps., Uiu-dus, Combs, Ac. 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