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1# HU—r" IMMOkTAUTT An thfy looking (town Opoa us, I . Loved one* who. bkve row before ? In ft world of light and glory Do th!*s love us as of yor*- ? A re the bright eyes closed in slumber Oped and gating from on high. Beaming witb clearer vision, WatcbiDg o’er us, yea, for aye ? IH* Ihey Imow OnF thoogh's snd feelinga, Ivnow our inmost hearts to read ? Do they »*orn when we are tempted T When we fail to sow good weed f Are they watching are they waiting For the coming of our feet ? Will the same fond hearts receive us f Will the same sweet voices greet T Who shall say they are not with us ? Men of science and of lore, Can you tell us, with your wisdom, As you o’er your volumes pore, If t be heavens are far beyond ns— If those realms are high above T Or a region all around us, Where God's messengers of love An uplifting human creatures. Helping them each day and hour Better to sustain their burdens, Better yet ro know bis power ? Or is it a world o( glory, All dividrd from our own, Wliere no influence can mingle With the trtula earth hath known ? Oh, for hope tliat conies to gladden, Oh, for faith that doth assure That our loved ones have not left us, Though immortal, new, and pure. They are still beside us walk lug, Though unseen by mortal eye; They are working in his vineyard, They are with the Father nigh. —Lydia M. Favor. U X. I. E.”—A Macon Boom. Here I nm in Atlanta again, bnt no longer verdant. I met on the train an Atlanta re porter, who was returning fronva tour down our way, where he had introduced himself end lectured. It appears that not having beeo introduced by a responsible party, the public did not come out in vast crowds to hear him. and the affair was not a success. Fortuoe had not said to him, “Closer to my bosom come,” so to speak, and be was re turning home mind-broken. I bought bis horn cheap, and slinging it under my Brm passed into the erowd thoroughly disguised, for no Mncou man ever carries a horn. It wns not long before I found a strong-chested cornet player, whom 1 took into a side street and thus addressed: “Here is five dollars ; tench me that horn accompaniment of yours. From the battle ments of Castle Lofty my faithful glass has revealed to me a broad smile of content upon the faces ol the people up this way. Expe rience has taught me that when the Allan tese smile contentedly, in the chaste language of our father, there’s something np. I have come np to investigate, but I must learn that born business, or I shall stand no chance in this -metropolis." Ilia first care was to pocket the five dollars. Then the lesson be gan ; it was short but comprehensive: •■There are but two ways of blowing a horn; one ie with the small end in yeor mouth, the other is with your mouth in the large end. You need only learn the former; no one up here blows through the other end ; it is possible you may hear a horn blown that way, but not likely. But you must have confidence—that is the principle ; for confidence is the fattier of cheek, and cheek makes the horn blower. To illustrate, do you see that mao coming along yonder with his shoe untied ? That shoe got in that con dition in Savannah. Does be stop to tie it T Net much. He is an Atlantamerchnut.and individt ully he does not consider hioiself worthy to fasten the shoe lachet of an At lanta merchant. He is going around to get the Governor to tie it for him. The Gover nor is not so particular. Let’s hear what t on can do in the horn line.” Rapidly summing up the advantages of my native city, I raised my piece on high and gave him a fine, large sample. When the strain died away I beheld him disappear ing in the dim distance, with fingers pressed to bis ears, while oo the ground before me lay his deserted cornet. Hilarious at my success, 1 raised my head, straightened my spine, and walking on the ultima thult of my heels, passed over that fatal thoroughfare, Whitehall crossing, into the enemy’s camp. I bad not gone far before I came upon a crowd congregated at a corner, regaling themselves with mellow notes ot self-praise upon horns of various sizes. I said to my self. the hour and the man have met again. Bhall the hour get away with the man? Now, with a prayer to Apollo, I approached and thus addressed them : * * “Fellow citizens, wbat is the theme to day T” “Most venerable ignoramus,” replied a hollow-eyed youth, “you have probably been out of town ; we hove purchased the iron of the Macon Street Railroad,and will proceed to lay it down between here and Ponce de Leon, the moet fashionable watering place in » ‘‘Enough !’’ I exclaimed. “1 cannot sing the old songs. Yoo said purchased, I be lieve. Did you not give in exchange for it the $50,000 machinery which went down from your cotton mills to assist in run ning two factories in Macon? Trumpet me a few bars on that trade, please.” Instantly every horn was reversed, and while I was shivering in expectation of a perfect tornado, there issued from them a sound that resets bled the sigh of an invalid zephyr. ’ Gentlemen,” I continued, cheerfully, “this is a Macon horn ; allow roe to assist you.” I hey danced before the blast of my trumpet like leaves in the autumn gale. ‘■NNbst think you,” chimed in a pallid young man, fitting beneath an incipient mustache the small of bis born, “of a city that can give the Btate $65,000 in money and bonds with which to pay for a capitol ?” u * a . s J oß * filing his bellows for a tune when 1 dropped my hat over the cud of his instrument, exclaiming : Pause, my enthusiastic, but badly regu lated young friend ; you have not said bow much of that $65,000 is lucre, or what is the tnaiket value of those bonds; it may be that two dollars covers the lucre question, and the balance is bonds at fourteen ceots on tbe dollar j produce your securities, young man, and let’s go into a committee of 'fce whole on scrutiny. You are Dot justi wo "Mblsng much anyway, on $65,0W. Macon gives $125,000 to each of her col leges, and whenever tbe citizens want relax ation she clears np a play ground for them ” I fired ofl my trumpet "and re sumed my hat. “You spoke of cotton mills." said* timid, middle aged man, stepping forward and fin gering nervously aroand the moatb-plece of his horn ; “we run ours by financiering ; we buy new machinery every year, and when payment falls due we let the levying officer run out the old, while we run in another set of machinery ; it is cheaper than paying, and not only gives employment to tbe hands, bat keeps the mills always moving. Nevex pay when you can financier.” Ramming my handkerchief into his born until I could col lect breath, I replied : ‘That is only retail financiering, so to speak ; we financier by the wholesale. Our debt is about S7OO 000; we call in the old seven per ceut. bonds and refund with bonds to run thirty years at aix per cent. By this plan we shift tbe debt upon our posterity, while we live on the in terest of it. That is not as rough on the posterity as it seems ; they cun refund with five per cents, the next generation with four per cents, and so on About the time we celebrate our second centennial, the bonds will cea-e to bear interest and tie ripe fora compromise at twenty cents on the dollar. This plsn corresponds with the movement in music known as dimuendo. Never pay when yon can refund ; rather visit the debt of the fathers upon tbe cbildreo of the third and fourth generation.” I executed the staccato movement on my bogle and paused for developments. The pause developed a wenk-eyed reporter, who stepped forward with an extra size horn, and announced his subject as “Liberality," and shouted an follows: “All ye Memphians, come and live with os ; bring your capital and do business here. We have room, fine olimate, fioe water, no mud, easy access, large trade and unprece dented advantages. Come ODe ! Come all! Your joys shall be oar joys, your cares shall be our cares, your tears shall be our tears.” “And eventually,” I interposed, “your cash shall be our cash Allah be praised !” This, you see, was tickling Macon id a place where she itched ; for in the days gone by, we bud stood up for Savannah and Bruns wick when tbe bulance of their neighbors were pretty generally weak in tbe knees. Tbe echo of m f born on the subject of liber ality still wanders among the distant bills. At this point the crowd took advantage of me; they all opened in concert. Ye gods, what a rattle I I was forced back against tbe wall and fairly flattened by the pressure of sound waves. I could hear snatches of Kimball, Markham, Ponce de Leon, climate, capital, $65 000, hospitality, Whitehall crossing, Ben Hill, rolling mills, newspapers, and so on, until they ull melted into one prolonged blast that seemed to split the ear. I did not despuir; slowly but surely my born came into position and begao to be heard. I gave them a medley, in which were mingled a cha it from the Park, short arias from the Wesleyan, Pio Nono and Mount de Sales Colleges, a pean from our five railroads, a solo oo public buildings, a bravura from the school system and the industries, descriptive songs without words of magnificent private dwellings, a bugle fantasia on tbe canal and water works, and a prophetic warble about our garden lands in the swamps. 1 brought a note of triumph on our trade, our bridges aod turnpike, and ended with a glorious peal from the proposed navigation of the Ocmulgee. When I open ed my eyes not a human being was iD view but around me lay fragments of human bodies, mingled witb the wreck of a multi tude of boms. My own instrument, which coiled up and pointed back over my shoulder when I began, was as straight as an arrow when I ended, and extended ahead of me fifteen feet into tbe street. Joyous with victory. I started on the wor-puth. I saw a bead in the Constitution office tbut seemed familiar; some heads illumine with their wisdom the future ages; this one wa» constructed to illumine the C resent; t gave its owner a blast and left im in convulsions. Passing the Dispatch office, I dis|>elled all seose of humor from the editorial corps, and left them under both the table and a sense of life’s realities. I went around and jammed a tune into the Phono giapk that was as fatal as strychnine. I climbed the hitherto inaccessible height of the new Capitol, and secured a seat upon the shoulder of the statue, “Atlanta wrenching her horn from her hand, 1 gave one long, lingering blast for Macoo that broke and burst and sobbed around Stone Mountain, whose rocks split open, and birds fell dead. This eßort left me a collapsed patriot in the statue's arms, too weak for utteiance, too high-strung to descend. There I remained until dark, when a South Geor gian climbed to tbe fool of the statue,' and with a fishing-pole scraped me Into tbe mouth ot my horn, which he. had elevated for t hut purpose. Tbe Macon boom was begun. At nigbt an Atlanta editor (and these editors up here are renlly pretty good sort o£ fellows in tbeir way.) came aronnd to see me at tbe hotel, and ont of the flood of con versation 1 gathered these greins: “Your city is all right if she only knew it. The best substitute for wealth is a born and tbe power of blowing it. You cannot all get wealth, but you can get substitutes; there is wind, and there are themes enough in your city foi all; you only need strong luugs and firm mouths to give voice to your in dustries, and proclaim your advantages throughout the laud. When you have secured these, not a breeze will spring up there that does not advertise you ; tbe voice of tbe crouker will be lost in the rush of sound ; men of Stealth will go there ; public works will spring up, private industries will flourish, and tbe desert blossom as the rose. But you must all play the same tune, there must be no discord ; practice and constant repetition sooo teach the recontenr to be lieve bis own yarns ; yon must inflaie, as it were ; every whisky drummer understands that when he sells for inflated currency, it is necessary to inflate tbe goods to keep tbe boss’ books healthy. This is an ape of false values ; when you tell a stranger that your park cost 8240,000. he thiuks there is a SIOO,OOO lie out. Why Dot say it cost 8340,000 and gain instead of losing the doubttul SIOO,OOO ? Yon should all go into tbe inflation business. If your mother-in law is only fifty years old, say she is eighty ; if she is plain, say 6be is the fat simile of Barnuw'« chimpanzee; tell everybody else but her. 1 tell yea it comes as easy as | sleeping after awhile, and wbeo yon have learned it, you will find that tbe era of proa- perify already hegnn will continue, and you will be able to leave your posterity some thing besides those bonds which your com mittee have been scrambling after in tbe Senate.” So saying, my visitor rose, and taking hi* gold-headed cane—the badge of hit profes sion— drew on bis kid gloves and remarked, as he backed gracefullv from the room : “Yes, my dear X. L E., you’ll find, aa a general rule, that A little blowing now and then Imposes on Ihc best of men.” Then he left me to work out the problem aloDe. X. I. E. T " J *“"• * " A Sensible Pantaloon. When an old man waa walking past Mad ison square a day or two ago, a fellow rushed up to him and sboated : “Cab, mister, cab ?” ‘•Yes. I see it’s a cab," responded the old man, to satisfy the frantic individual who I was pointing at the vehicle, that he believed him. “Would you like a cab, sir?" “Indeed I should. If 1 could aflord it, I’d always keep a cab. 1 believe tbe cab to be one of tbe most eminent civilizers of the nineteenth century.” ‘ I mean, would you like to engage me to drive you anywhere?” explained tbe cab man with a pleasant smile that stretched across his face and buog down on tbe shoul der of bis rubber overcoat. “I think I should like to go np Fifth avenue and Ibrotigh Central Park to Pelham. lam food of scenery.” “Then jump right in, and I’ll whirl you through the Switzerland of America so fast that you II think you’re skimming the diaph onous bosom of Lake Como.” “Then your horse is fast ?” “Yes, sir, he is ; when he gets under way once it’s pretty bard to stop. He moves as gracefully as a swan, and us swift as a Mex ican tornado. I have had brakes adjusted on my cab. aud with them I manage to stop Boiling Volcano. Jamp right in, sir.” “I don’t think I will," replied the old mao ; “you are altogether too novel for me. Your horse is too fast for a nervous old roan witb rheumatism and gout. Now, if yoor horse could go a mile in eight minutes I'd engage you. I’m not going to Pelham aud back in ten minutes. I want more time when Igo to tbe country. Have you a cow you can hitch up iostead of thut horse ?” “No, sir.” “Then I shall pass humbly on.” Then tbe old maD passed on bis way, and the cabman looked after him in blank aston ishment.—New York Star. A Prompt Juror. An amusing story is told of the way a juror in Georgia went for a coovictioD A murder case was being tried, and great diffi culty whs experienced in getting a jury. Eleven jurors had been sworn, and in the next panel that wns brought in was a small, lank, lean, cadaverous looking fellow, who had one shoe, his pants were nearly above his knees, his shirt open both in front and buck, and tbe aforesaid pants were held np by a single suspender. The solicitor pro ceeded to ask tbe usual questions, as foiiows : “Have yon, from having seen the crime committed or beard any of the testimony delivered under oath, formed and expressed any opinion as to the guilt or innocence ol tbe prisoner at tbe bar ?” The “single gallus” fellow, in a clear and distinct voice, answered : “Not any." “Have you any prejudice or bias resting on your miud for or against tbe prisoner at the bar ?" “I hain’t.” “Is your mind perfectly impartial between the Stale and tbe accused?” “Hit air.” “Are yoa conscientiously opposed to cap ital punishment.” “i isn’t.” Tbe State didn’t like the juror much, but it being late and jurors scarce, he wns put upon the jury io the nsual manner, the solic itor saying : “Juror, look upon the piisoner.” The juror looked tbe prisoner firmly in tbe face, and then turning to tbe Judge, he said, in a firm, golemu voice, “Yes, Judge, 1 think he’s guilty,” Maidenhood About a week ago some young ladies got up a party to go on a moonlight excursion up the Passaic River. The night finally arrived, and the moon flooded field and river with a glow of pearly richness. When the party was ready to leave the house, which had been appointed as the rendezvous, it was noticed that one of the most charming young ladies of the coterie had a shawl on. •• What’s the matter, Lucy?” inquired one young lady; “are you alraid of taking cold ?” •‘No. no,” she replied. “Pethaps you are troubled with malaria ?” suggested a young mao who was struggling to direct all his vitality into a mustache. “I never have malaria,” replied the pretty creature, with a smile of gumdrnpativeness. “The thermometer is op at 86. You’ll roast if you wear that shawl.” “1 am willing to roast,” she said, rather pettishly. “Don’t you know why she wears that shawl?” laughed her little brother, as be wiped some taffy ofi his mouth with his jacket sleeve. “You keep still, you John Henry,” screamed tbs dear angel, turning a trifle red. The boy then got out of reach, and yslled : “I’ll tell you why she wears that shawl. When she gats out oo the river Bob puts his arm under it and hugs her, and nobody cao see through the game.” Then there was a scene. John Henry was driven summarily to bed, and the party started for the scene of festivity.— Exchange. “Two men got into a fight in front of the store," said a North God mau at the supper table, “and I tell you it looked pretty hard for one of them The bigger one grabbed a cart stake and drew it back. I thought sure be was going to knock the other’s brains out, and 1 jumped iu between them.” The family bad listened with rapt attention, and as the head paused in his narrative, the young heir, whose respect for his father's bravery was immeasurable, proudly remarked : “He couldn't knock any braius out of you, could be, father ?” An editor being asked, “Do hogs pay?” says a great many do not. They take the paper several years, and then have the post master send it back marked “refused.” NEW FIRM! Copartnership Notice. 1H AVE this day sold a half interest in my business to G. F. Tnrner, and the name and style ol the firm will be known in future as Harper <fc Turner. R. T. HARPER. Jammry 9th, 1879. We respectfully solicit a share of tbe pub lie patronage, believing we can show as fine and well assorted stock of goods as will be found anywhere. Our stock of DRY GOODS Is complete in every particular, and includes a fine assortment of Ladies’ Dress Goods, Linens, Bleaehings, Domestics, and Fancy Notions of all kinds. ClotUlng; 2 A new and elegant lot of Clothing, of every style and quality. Gents’ Underwear a spe cialty. HATS AND CAPS To suit the tastes of tbe masses, and at prices thut will meet tbe requirements of the trade. BOOTS AND SHOES! Oar stock of Boots and Shoes, having been bought at a bargain in the Northern mar kets, we can afford to sell cheap, gpd are pre pared to offer extra inducements to the trade. Furniture! We have also a large let of Furniture—Bed steads, Bureaux, Washstauds, Wardrobes, Tables, Chairs,,’ etc—which wo will sell at extremely low figures. Bed room setts it specialty. GROCERIES. Special attention is called to our stock of Groceries, which is quite large, and com prises every article kept in that line. Our stock is being constantly replenished with Goods that are carefully selected by ex perienced buyers, and are booght for cash from first hands, thereby enabling us to sell to advaotage—both to ourselves; and customers. With all these facilities we are prepared to ex hibit at all times a complete geoeral stock, and parties wishing to buy can always find some specialties at very low prices at our store. Give us a call. Harper & Turner. Gullett’s Improved Cotton Gin. Pi-antzhb are respectfully invited to ex amine this Gin before buying I will keep sample Gin, with Feeder, Condenser and Go Heft’s Double Revolving Cotton Press (dispensing witb a lint room,) always on band for exhibition. We guarantee tbe most per feet satisfaction to purchasers, in every par ticolar. The price will be reduced next sea son from $4 to $3 50 per saw on the Gins, and from $1 25 to $1 on the Feedeis. I refer all to the accompanying certificates of oar cotton buyers and planters of last year, and to the certificates of well known planters who are using Gullett’a Gins, as to tbe extra prices obtained tor cotton pinned on them. J. A. BEKKS, Agent. Griffin, Ga., March 10, 1879. Griffin, Ga , March 1,1879. We, the undersigned, are using tbeGullett Improved L'ght Draft Cotton Gin. The Gin is of superior workman-hip For fast ginning, safety in running and light draft, (to do the same woik,) we think it ha 3 no equal; but the most importa.it feature is tbe attach ment for opening and improving the simple. The best cotton is improved by it so as to bring from to cent, and stained and dirty cotton Irom y 9 to 1 cent per lb. more in the Griffin murket than on other Gins (Signed) W J Bridges, T W Manley, J T Manley. Griffin, Ga , May 17,1878. To J A Reek*, Agent for the Gidletl Gin Mun'f'g Co , Griffin, Ga :—At your re quest, we, planters and dealers in cotton, give to ibe public our opinion of your Gin. We' take pleasure in saying to all in need of new Gins that it is now a well established fact that cotton ginned on these Gins brings a bigber price in onr market than any other, and the Gins are growing in public favor. Cotton ginned on them sold last season at from % to 1 ceut per pound above tbe mar ket price. Mr. Gullett’s attachment for im proving tbe sample of cotton, we are satisfied, is what be claims for it. Tbe Gio appears to have reached perlection in gin machinery. (Signed) A C Sorrel, T J Brooks, R P McWilliams, S B McWilliams, D W Pat terson, R II Sims, T J Bioodworth. I am also agent for the celebrated Eclipse Portable Engine, manufactured by Frick & Co, for the counties of Butts. Spalding, Fayette and Clayton. J. A. BERKS. mat2B;3m OLD AND RELIABLE, ii | [Db. Sanford’s Liven InyiooratobJ 1 1 !is a Standard Family Remedy for ! 1 [diseases of the Liver, Stomach j < [and Bowels.—lt is Purely j [[Vegetable.— It never JJDebilifc^tea —| i i Kfor more than 35 years]] ] h unprecedented results. 1 J D FOR CIRCULAR.]; *S. T. W. SANFORD, M.D., ! Art racaeisT will mix toc its utittatiom. ? <wa»**MWi**%s*>m**m*%»*J *o. % ' n OFFICE N? 17 7VV 4 T ” ST ~ Cincinnati , q.~ L C. NEBINGER. Managfr Furniture. S. S. Middleton, HAMPTON, GA., Has on hand a large and assorted stock of FURNITURE, Bureaus. Bedsteads, Chairs, Secretaries, Wardrobes, Cupboards, And is prepared to manufacture to order anything you need to furnish your house Upholstering and Cabinet work done in the latest style and with dispatch.] *@u Coffins always on hand. Subscribe for Tbe Weekly—si 50 per annum Job Work, solicited and executed with neatness. Subscribe fer The Weekly. Reduced to {1.50! * § THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. rCKLISHIO HIST FRIDA* AT Hampton, Hsary County, Ga. • ’-I 9 A DEMOCRATIC PAPER, SOUND IN PRINCIPLE AND UN SWERVING FROM PARTY LINE / Confident that Democrat!# supremacy can only be maintained iu tbe State by striot adherence to the cardinal principlss of Dea-. ocracy, and unfailing coorage in their sup port, THE WEEKLY will never be found remiss in its duty, either by departing in tbe slightest degree from Democratic doctrinee, or failing to maintain them to their full ex tent at all times. 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