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!Jw Ipni Cmmiii IMtg. VOL. 111. Advertising Kates. One square, first insertion $ 75 Each subsequent insertion 50 One square three months 5 00 One square six months 10 00 One square twelve months 15 00 Quarter column twelve months... 30 00 Half column six months 40 00 Half column twelve months 60 00 One column twelve months 100 00 fiaTT en lines or less considered a square. All fractions of squares are counted as full aqnaies, NBWSPAPKB DECISIONS. 1. Any person who takes a paper regu larly from the nost office—whether directed to his name or another's, or whether he has subscribed or not —is responsible for the payment. 2 If a person orders his paper discontin ued, he must pay all arrearages, or the pub lisher may continue to Rend it until payment is made, and collect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken from the office or D't. 3. The courts have decided that refusing t > take newspapers and periodicals from the postoffice, or removing and ieaving them un tailed for, is pnma facie evidence of inten tional tiand. TO WN DIRECTOR Y. Mayor—Thomas G. Barnett. Commissioners—W. W. I’nrnipseed, J S. Wyatt. K G. Harris, E. R. James. Clerk—E. G. Harris. Treasurer—VV. S. Shell. Marshals —S. A. Belding, Marshal. J. V\ . Johnson,Deputy. JUDICIARY. A. M. Spkkr, - Judge. F. D. Dismukk, - - Solicitor Genera!. Butts—Second Mondays in March and September. Henry—Tbir, Mondays in April and Oc tober. Monroe—Fourth Mondays in February, and August. Newton—Third Mondays in March and September. Pike—Second Mondays in April and Octo ber. Rockdale —Monday after fourth Mondays in Mutch and September Spalding—First Mondays in February and August. Upson—First Mondays in May and No vember. CHURCH DIRECTORY. M kthodist Episcopal Church, (South,) Rev. Wesley F. Smith, Pastor. Fourth Sabbath in each month. SuDday-school 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening Methodist Protestant Church. First Sabbath injeach month. Sunday-school 9 A. M. Christian Church, Elder W. S. Fears, Pastor. Second Sabbath in each month. Baptist Church. Rev. Oxford, Pas ter. Third Subbath in each month. CIVIC SOCIETIES Pink Grove Lodge, No. 177. F. A. M Stated communications, fourth Saturday in each month. DOCTORS. DR. J. C. TURNIPSEED will attend to all calls day or night. Office i resi dence, Hampton, Ga. T\R. W H. PEEBLES treatß all dis ■» * eases, and will atteod to all calls day and night. Office at the Drug Store, Broad Street, Hampton, Ga. DR. N. T. BARNETT tenders his profes sional services to the citizens of Henry and adjoining counties, and will answer calls day or night. Treats all diseases, of what - ever nature. Office at Nipper’s Drug Store, Hampton, Ga. Night calls can be made at my residence, opposite Berea church. apr26 JF PONDER, Dentist, has located in • Hampton, Ga., and invites the public to call al his rooji, upstairs in the Bivins House, where he will be found at al! hours. Warrants all work for twelve months. LAWYERS. JNO. G. COLD WELL, Attorney at Taiw, Brooks Station, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Coweta and Flint River Circuits. Prompt attention given to commercial and other collections. TC. NOLAN, Attorney at Law, Mc • Donongh, Georgia. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit; the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Uuited Slates District Court. WM. T. DICKEN, Attorney at Law, Lo~ cust Grove, Georgia, (Henry county.) Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. apr27-ly GF.O. M. NOLAN, Attorney aw. McDonough, Ga. (Office in Court uo.ise ) Will practice in Henry and adjoining coun ties, and in the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention given to col lections. mcb23-6m T F. WALL, Attorney at Law, //amp* . ton.Ga Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia Prompt attention given to collections. ocs EDWARD J. REAGAN, Attorney at law. Office on Broad Street, opposite the Railroad depot, Hampton, Georgia. Special attention given to commercial and other collections, and cases in Bankruptcy. BF. McCOLLUM, Attorney and Conn • sellor at L*w, Hampton, Ga Will practice in Henry, Clayton, Fayette, Coweta Pike, Meriwether, Spalding and Butts Supe rior Courts, and in the Supreme and United States Courts. Collecting claims a specialty. Office uo stairs in Schafer's warehouse- DRIFTING AW At. Drifting away from each other, Silently drifting apart; Nothing between but the world’s cold screen. Nothing to lose but a heart. Ouly two lives dividing Mure and more, day by day ; Only one soul from another soul Steadily drifting away. Only a man’s heart striving Bitterly hard with its doom ; Only a hand tender and blaud Slipping away in the gloom. Nothing of doubt or wrong, Nothing that eilher can cure ; Nothing to shame, nothing to blame, Nothing to do but endure. The world cannot stand still— Tides ebb, and women change— Nothing here that is worth a tear— One love leas, nothing strauge. Drifting away from each other, Steadily drifting apart; N« wrong to each that the world cau reach, Nothing lost—bat a heart! A Festive Churchman. INDICTED FOR OBTAINING RELIGION UNDER FALSE PRETENSES —A CASK WITIIQUT A PRECEDENT. It has come. But it has been expected, and hence some of the refreshing wonder and amazement i& lost sight of Chicot county, Arkansas, has “knocked the shine off” the Tennessee Legislature, and has, through its Grand Jury, indicted a prominent spectacled and pious member of the Baptist church for obtaining religion under false pretenses. But the document speaks for itself: •‘State of Arkansas vs. Jas. G. Carlton. Chicot County Circuit Court. Indictment January term, A. D, 1879. The Grand Jury of Chicot county, in the name and by the authority of the Baptist Church* accuse James C. Carlton of the crime of obtaining religion under false pretenses, committed as follows, to-wit: 'i'he said Jas. C. Carlton, in the county aforesaid, on or about the sth day of July, A. D., 1878, wilfully, and with out the fear of God before bis eyes, announc ed bimself as a candidate for membership in the Baptist Church, and in support of his claims to this high position, he, the said James C. Carlton, represented to the said Baptist Church, in solemn conclave assem bled, that be, tbe said James C. Carlton, had experienced a change of heart, and that he, the said James C. Carlton, felt that he was truly converted and entitled to member ship in the said Baptist Church, and the said Baptist Church, being extremely credulous, and placing full faith and confidence in the statements of tbe said J. C. Carlton, did admit him, the said James C. Carlton, to full membership in said Baptist Cburcb, and afterward, to-wit : od or about tbe 21st day of November, 1878, the said J. C. Carlton began to show reprobacy of mind and con - tempt of bis obligations to the church, con trary to tbe statute in such case made and provided, against tbe peace and dignity of the Baptist Church.” This document opens a new point to the pious eenerally. It raises tbe question whether religion is a negotiable article, hav ing a market value, which increases or de creases according as the stock on band is large or small. 'l'he indictment urges that the church was “extremely credulous,” and placed “full faith and confidence" in the statements of said defendant, and hence be remained for a period of four months under the “droppings of the sanctuary,” when he began to show “reprobacy of mind and con tempt of his obligations to tha church.” It is not specifically charged what offense con stituted the “reprobacy” named. He might have drank a schooner of beer, “tripped the light fantastic,” or ripped out an oath to show bis “contempt” for his holy obliga tions. Tbe average festive cburcb member wbo indulges in these practices will tremble in his boots when be reads this article, as he thinks of tbe bill of costs to be met as the result of a criminal prosecution. Of course, no imprisonment or other penalty will be frered iD this country, for no sane mao will fear a penalty other than the payment of costs of prosecution. The rush of indict ments lor similar offenses will be confidently awaited. —Memphis Avalanche. “Twentt years ago,” said a colored phil osopher, “niggers was wuf a thousand dollars apiece. Now dey would be dear at two dollars a dozen. It’s ’etooishiog bow de raca am runuio’ down,” It is now learned that Daniel Webster paid his honest deots. This proves wbat an eccentric person Daniel was. HAMPTON, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 28, 1879. New Year Resolution*. And it came to pass that tbe old year died and was buried, and the people lifted up their eyes and behold the New Year had come : And on tbe fourth day of the week, which was the first day of the month, called Jan uary, and likewise the first day of the New Year which bad come, eveu the year 1879, the people rose up in the morning. Ai the first hour of morning, yea at the crowing of tbe cock, did many of the people arise—and some of them arose later, but all the.people rose up. And it came to pass that when the peo ple which had risen up, had clothed them selves in their garments and vestments which they were wont to wear, and had washed themselves, they came together to eat. And the people came to eat the first meal of the day—commonly called breakfast. In fami lies and in pair® und singly the people came to eat. And when they had thus come to gether they said, one to another, this is the New Year—verily the year 1879. And the people said, one to another, “Happy New Yeur!" And when they had thus spoken they smiled, tbe one upon tbe other. And they all arose aDd spoke with’ one accord, and lilted up their voices and said, “We will turn over a new leaf.” And it came to pass that each man com muoed with himself; in hispwn heart did each man commune, aDd said unto himself, I will "turn over a new leaf.’’ Now the leaves of which the people spoke were called tbe leaves of resolution—and the people were acquainted with these leaves. Ur.to some tlu-re had heeu given forly and five years and these bad used lorty and five leaves. And to others had been given three score and ten yours and these had used three score and ten leaves, and to ethers more abundant ly, to some less But all the people, or. this, tbe first day of the New Year, took a new leaf—and the leaf was white and clean. As the soow showeth upon the mountain top bo showetb the new leaf, which each one of tbe people had turned over. And every man said unto himself, this new leaf will I write upon—yea verily will 1 write—and wbat I write shall be a resolution—a new resolution shall it be called, and it ehall stand ; verily it shall stand as tbe rock standeth ; even us words cut into rock fo shall it stand ; and naught shall change wbat I write, for it Biiall be writ'en. And the floods may come and the winds may blow ; tbe arch deceiver, which is called Satan, may entice, but it shall not be changed. Aa tbe laws of tbe Medes and Persians so shall this remaiti. Not one jot, nor one tittle ehall be changed. And so all the people wrote. And thus wrote the people; each man writing for himself upon tbe Dew leaf which he h»d turned over. He that looketb upon the wine which sparkletb, und he that taketh the red dram, and he that liftetb the schooner and sbieth it; thus did they write : Tbe first wrote, I will drink no more wine; and the second likewise, I will drink no more red dram, and the third, I will shy no more schooners; and so did they all write. And it came to pass that he that emoketh, and likewise be that chewetb the weed, took up his pen and wrote. And the first did write, I will cb<w no more. And he that playeth with cards did write, and likewise he that “bucketh the tiger,” and be first did write : I will play no more cards, and tbe second wrote, I will buck no more tiger. And so did these twain write And he that Ihrowetb the blocks with black spots upon them, which are called dice, and he that tightest the cock, and he that runneth the horse, even the race horse, did write; and the first wrote, I will throw uo more dice, and the second wrote, I will wriog off the heads of my cocks and fight no more with them, and tbe third wrote, I will run no more horses. Arid he that swearelh and taketb tbe name of the Lord in vain wrote—and upon his leaf he wrote, ! will swear no more. And he that goeth not to church wrote, and upon bis leaf he wrote, I will go to church this New Year; even every Sabbath will I go. And behold the women wrote. And she that piaitetb her hair wrote, I will plait no more hair. And she that rubbeth snufl wrote, I will rub no more snuff. And she tbat flirtetb with men and breaketh their bearta wrote, I will flirt no more. And she that waitzeth wrote, I will waltz do more. And she tbat scolddlb her husband because that he stayetb at the Lodge wrote, I will scold no more, verily will I deliver no more Caudle lectures. And bo all tbe poople wrote. And now when the evening of tbe fifib day bad come, tbe fifth day ef tbe New Year, tbe people rose and came together, and they said one to aDotber, alas, we have blotted our leaves. And it came to pass that the books were opened, and 10, all the eaves wew blotted; even tin leaf for the New Year, and all the leaved. And the people began to question one another, and to ask wbat roeaneth this thing, and they all begun to -make excuses, and he that had written I will drink no more, said, I saw the wine and drank, and said to myself, I will wait another year. And the smoker said. I had half a box of cigars left aud I took one and said, I would wait another year. And the chewef said, I found one quid in my vestment and I took it, and said I would wait another year. And the curd player said, I took on# play at the game called Pedro, and I made some silver, and I Faid I would wait another vear. And eo they all muds excuses and all the leaves were blotted. Then went the people abroad, and each did as he chose, even as he had done in the old year and the book «a laid aside. And when it shall come to pass that a new year shall come, the book will be brought forth again and a new leal will he taken and a new resolution written, and this shall like wise be blotted and the new shall be like the o ! d—“vanity of vanities, all is vanity," eaith the preacher. An Obtuse Man. She was a stylish young lady about eighteen years old, and to accommodate a friend sbe took the baby out for an airing. She was wheeling it up and down the walk, when an oldish man, very deaf, came along and inquired lor a certain person, supposed to live on that atreet. Sbe nearly yelled her head uft trying to an-wer him, and he looked around, caught eight ol the baby und said : “Nice child, that; I suppose you leel proud of him T" “It isn’t mine!” she yelled at him. “Boy, eh ! Well he looks like you.” “It isn’t mine !” she yelled again, but he nodded his bead and continued : “Twins, eb ! Where’s the other one 7” Despairing of making him understand by word of mouth, she pointed to tbe baby, at hers"lf. and then shook her head. “Yes—yes, I see; t’other twin in the bouse. Their father is food of them, of course 7” She tamed the cab and hurried tbe other way, but he followed and asked : “Do they kick round much ut nights*” “I tell you ’taio’t mine!” sbe shouted, looking very red in the face. “I think yoa’re wrong there,” he answered. “Children brought up on the bottle are apt to pine and die.” She started on a run for the gate, but be fore she had opeued it he came up, and asked : “Have to spank ’em once in awhile I sup pose 7” She made about twenty gestures in a half minute, and be helped the cab through tbe gate and said : “Onr children were all twins, and I’ll send my wife down to give you some advice. You see—” But she picked up a fower-pot and flung it at him He jumped back and as she en tered the house, he called out: “Hope insanity won’t break oat on the twins I” Tnic Mystery or Perfume —No one baa been able to analyze or demonstrate tbe es sential action of perfume. Gas can be weighed, but not perfume. The smallest known creatures —the very monades of life—- can be canght by a microscope lens and made to deliver up tbe secrets of their or ganization ; but what it is that emanates Irom tbe pouch of a deer that fills a wide space for years with its pentruting odor—an odor that an illimitable number of extraneous substanc<B can carry on without diminishing in size and weight—and wbat it is that the warm summer brings to us from the flowers, no man has yet been able to de termine. So fine, so subtle, so imponderable, it has eluded both our delicate weights and measures and onr strongest senses. If we come to the essence of each odor we should have made an enormous stride forward, both io hygiene and chemistry, and none would profit more ihan the medical profession if it could be as conclusively demonstrated that such an oder proceeded from such and such a cause, as we already know of sulphur, sul phurate, bydrogeD, ammonia and tbe like. “Is married life preferable to single life?" was argued at a recent meeting of a Penn sylvania debating society. Only one married man appeared for the negative, and he cuuie down to business next day with bis arm in a eliug, a green patch over his eye, and a gen eral appearance of having slept al! night in the cellar. Why is your nose in the middle of your face 7 Because it’s the aceutcr. A Royal Marriage. Jnst as the lamps were being lighted last arming in Arolaen. tb« little cupi al ei>y of the pocket-principality of Wold«i-k ; just hs the worthy burghers of thst primitive region were stamping tbe snow off iheir shoe* at their several back doors preparatory to com ing in to their several suppers ; just as day light was fading into d irk, that is to say. at precisely six hours and thirty minutes past mciidiun, William ML, King of the Net tier lands, was joined in the holy bonds of mat rimony with Emma, third daughter of George Victor, Piince of advices from Arolaeu state that tbe royul couple were married "with grpat solemnity." and that “the Duke of Saxony and Prince William of Wurtemburg were the witnesses ” It is added that poor, dear Prince Henry, tbe brother of the groom, “was unable lo be present on account of illness," which must have been a bother to eveiybody, of course But the royal department of internal affair® is just as likely to get out of order as is the same department in the most exaggerated plebeian, and this law of evil mischance is not overriden even by the law regulating a royal wedding. No especial importance attaches to this espousal. King William has been a widower since June 3, 1877, and he is making a sec ond venture, that is all. Probably he has an eye to having bis buttons sewed on, and things of that sort. He is not as young a man ns he was some years back In point of fact, he will he sixty-two at his next birthday. Tbe Princess Emma—bleß.s her pretty picture I—is just twoniy, and is rep resented us being as good as she is good looking. W’bile undeserving of notice on political grounds, tbe fact that the bride and groom come of such old and respectable families entitle them to the distinction .of brief biographies on the occasion of their marriage. Place aux dames: The Princess Emma is the third dnnghter of Prince George Victor, by the Princess, his wife, Helena, daughter of the late Duke William of Nassau. She was born August 2, 1858. Prince George traces his descent to a very respectable antiquity. In that reasonably remote year of grace, 1193, the head of the bouse of Woldeck was raised to the dignity of a Cour.t, and tbe Weldecka have been getting raised off and on ever since. In the year 1712 they were made Princes of the Holy Empire, and lor a century or more their little principality has been Becured to them. The present Prince is a ruler only in name, for the Emperor Wilhelm holds him in the hollow of bis hand, bot be bas the substantial satisfaction of a revenne of 245,- 000 thalers to live on, and to live in the most beautiful of all the old cattles in Germany. As to the King of the Netherlands, every body knows tbat the House of Orange was founded back in the eleventh century by the German Count Wairam ; that through the marriage of Count Engelbrecht with Joan of Polamen, io the year 1404. the family ac quired ihp Barony of Breda, and thereby be came settled in tbe low countries ; tbat tbe alliance with another heiress, only sistei of the childless Prince of Orange and Count of Chaloo,brought to the house another rich province, in the Boutb of France, and thst a third lucky matrimonial union, tbat of Prince William 111. of Orange, with a daughter of King James 11. of England ac tually transferred for a lime to the Ismily the British crown. Since touching this high-water mark the family has been running down at the heel a little, but it still occupies a very respectable position in European af fairs, and by tbe treaty of London (1839) is as firmly fastened upon its throne aa is any royal family in Europe— moie firmly than are some of them. The prerent Kmg was born February 7, 1817, and succeeded to the crown ut tbe death of his father, March 17,1849. In the matter of a civil list he has little to complain 01, and, by way of re inforcing his civil list, be has a very hand some private fortune. He is abundantly able to support 8 wife, even an extravagant wile, and were the two a little nearer of an age the outlook would be nothing short ol blooming- But King William’s eldest son is eighteen years older than is King Wil liam’s btide. and this makes things look just a little squally. It is now fashionable to take opera glasses to church, and the day is Dot far distant wheD tbe members of Mr. Talinage’s Taber nacle will go out between acta to get a liquid clove to chew. It is not so much tbe fail that hurts a mac tbe-e wet, slippery days, as it is tha damp ness which strikes into his anatomy after he baa lit. “Sbb bow I ride over tbe raging mane 1” exclaimed a man who was thrown over his horse’s head into a ditch on the other side of tbe fence. A Romance of Royalty. tn the li«t of arrivals in this city at ane of onr principal hotels appeared; lately, ihe n»me of Ri hard Vanx. Philadelphia ” A simple announcement, that of thp arrival of a plain citizen of the United States, and vet, if fate had nat b-en dend set against him, Mr. Vanx might have been the censor* of a Queen Ever so long ago Richard Vaux wus a marvclonsly handsome and fascinating young man. He foent to Europe, aial, be ing possessed of large m* ans, had access to ibe best society, and even attracted the notice of the young Queen of England, who had but then just come to the throne. It is said—the story being told to me by persona high in authority in England—that her h»art’s fir-t affect ionß were given to Richard Vuux, of the Quaker City, apd she would have married him, too, if she had been allowed, but State reasons prevailed to deter her The Queen of England could not marry a subject, even of royal blood, and, there-- fore, she was forced to forget her funey for the A merican—or not quite forget it—lor in memory of it. my informant says, she has peimilted her children to marry according to their heart’s choice rather than for ambi tion's sake. Vanx lingered in England until her marriage with Prince Albert put nn end to bis wildest hopes, and then returned to his native land. Among his many gift* was a splendid voice, and the old ballad of “I’ll Hang My Harp on a Willow Tree” was composed by him, she being the heroine of the plaint : “I’ll hang my harp on n willow tree, I’ll nil to the wars again ; For the lady 1 love will soon be a bride, W ilb u diadem on her brow " — New York Letter. Necessity of Suulight. Instead of excluding the sunlight from our houses, says the Manufacturer and Builder, lest it fade carpets, draw flies and bring freckles, we should open every door and window and bid it enter. It brings life und health and joy ; there is healing iu its beams ; it drives away disease and dampness, mold,, megrims. Instead of doing this, however, many cartful housewives close the blind®,, draw down the shades, lock the door, shut out the glorifying rays and rejoice in the dim and musty coolness and twilight of their apartments. It ia pleasant and not unwhole some during the glare cf tbe noontide to subdue the light and exclude the air quiver ing with heat, but in the morning and in the evening we may freely indulge io the sun hath and let it flood all our rooms, and if at I its very fiercest and brightest it has full en trance to our sleeping rooms, so much the better lor ns. Wire netting in doors and windows exclude not flies and mosqnitoa only, but all other insects, and those who have once used it will continue to do so. With this as a protection from intrusive winged creatures, one may almost dispense with shades and shutters and enjoy all the benefiis of an open bouse without any of the annoyances so frequent in warm weather, But better the annoyances with sunshine than freedom from tbein without it. Statistics of epidemics have shown that if they rage in any part of a city they will prevail in bouses which are exposed to tbe least sunshine, while those most exposed to it will not be at all or slightly affected. Even in the same house persons occupying rooms exposed ta sunlight will he healthier and repolse epi demical influences better tbau those occupy» x ing rooms where do sunlight enters. How Franklin Was Curkd. — Somebody has brought out the following interesting reminiscence r “When Benjamin Franklin was a lad be began to study philosophy, and soon became very fond of applying technical names to common objects. One evening, when he had mentioned to his father that he had swallowed some acephalous mollusks, the old man was much alarmed, and suddenly se zing him, cslled loudly for help. Mrs. Franklin came with warm water, and the hired man mebed in with the garden pump. They forced half a gallon down Benjamin’s throat, then held him by the heels over the edge of the porch, uod shook him. while the old man said : ‘lf we don't get them things oat of Benny be will be pizened snre.’- Wben they wore out, and Benjamun ex plained that the articles referred; to were oysters, bis father fnwdled him for an bouy with a trunk strap lor searing the family. Ever after wads Franklin's language was marvelously simple and explicit. ’’ ]r Ajax had euly booted a lightning rod mau at the time that be defied the thunder bolt, bis renowu would rest upoo a more solid basis than it does now. Nothing can exceed 'he intense affection which a girl deuls out to her father for a day or two before the time wheu sljw’s goiog tQ ask lot a new dress. NO. 34.