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1 1 *T" ■■ TS, Proprietors.y^)rr,j ”y;H:rq :T[ Temperance,Truth and Justice, $1.50 Per Amumi. in AcLvaace: WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1885. GT This pa, subscribers, lowing price Jits year, • iix months, . Three months, - J - • - SO. Invariably in advance. No dcvi,' Atlon will be made from the above Halted mate. *>#. Swihu™ ««Tm*e EBXtJalj JM.ISS3. No-box abajl.be ssstened to MO of- anv person Wpi.the rent thereof shall be | «ld one quarter in A, pen on. reefta** «•* hcs family put I: do it. Each moat be restricted to tie use ofeone ramily. Aim fit. corporation- " In every case , a receipt for moi rent. Any devil regulations mus»i (Miited to tiie FI master General* * Orart Criwors. Clinch—Frit and October. xittToS Wayno—Third March nod ~ I’icrco—F( March and Ware—] .ndNqvem^,:^,^^ Co (Tee—' Monday in Chari Monday in April am nd ny id November. April and November. Glynn— Beginning on the first Mondays in MnyTVnd D| nnd to continue s the as long as quire. Fierce todae, Be M, I* Meets in their hall in V every 1st and 3rd Tiiun ing at 3 o’clock. 1*. M. W»i Noble, N. <j. W. J. CAU»'T|tq,fiec. .. ,. ( .. Waverts Lodge, No 305 a F- b- M- , ^llocmtn ItseSiinnaH ItXll.tCQfnef hi 'hnrcli and Fond Streets, on the tail and 4th Wednesdays of ere nonth, at 8 oriSdck, p. m. W. F. Faiikku, W. M. K. D. Walubon, Sac. K. of H.-V^vcross NO. 8, Oi^t, o: Meets the 2nd and 4th Side; eorncr not. Hanot'GoUkkstiu*/ Dictator lie Sihmck*, Reporter. forms are the order of tho day. i your sister^only open your eyes * faces* of loved ones at home, bat \ wns prcpanngtps|i}i|ceyouagain -•, . *' bbow that you recog- we were left here to remain un- j when I toldjhiffjf frgjid ^*21^ PAST AND PRESENT. of theSoldiery-A Room Murder at Jtlchmond tn 1863. ., Jlich Guarding th$ Saltworks tetk • ^ South ciyi Chill, anb Sever n J.-T rten^dy The bells are tolling to-night, and to-morrow’s-sun-will be tv signal for them to toll aguiti, not because some one is dead, lilt because some interesting in* cidentis marked by the approach of Christmas day. ' The 1 bells are not toUihg here, but in lagre cities where the custom prevails Ague remedies, believing that one *’V e ^ r .clanging notes are beard U\M$UMIdMbtidiii Sr capable'of By thfi rich and poor,Jbe jayqus There being such n great demand for Fever remedies in'this country, I liave been making n special study of the different remedies used in malarial troubles,ever since I hare bedtf lffifiltoifc'bmsmesB] I/de termined last Fall upon putting.up some preparation that would euro tho majority of cases of Fever, Ague, Chills, etc., and that would take the place of a great number of jkrtWtortern Fevei land ferlfc^p^fals^feveS Summer months. I have , far ex ceeded my expectntidrie— list Spring T began to manufacture JENNINGS’ FEVER TQXIC. IricefWhich time T have? pfft up and sdfdfkevoral > thbtifflijfid opt ties, nnd it/iJaIi XEVgt^FMLEp jo vicbe ,, . is a single ixeTAricrii 1 ^MAting this unprecedented success I {Alt' tick sojfll^fjfi to the nircMionHin feet a cure the mo: funded. ,. ? i , . . , \ , The rcgulni? pS-rictieing- physi cians of thp couidry have examin ed Ihd formula hr Jennings’ • Fevct Topic, and, pronounce it efficient ‘fiWUlifeltleilV (l. iii 1 place before tue public rtnly a place few. of the creat uunjber- of-uijisoiic- fted cortflnrftte.s received in regard to its cures. ^ . I T Albert Jennings, *1 ■ f iOidggist. ’jaaper, Ida.' -Narrow Escape: 1861 Christmas la ths Euf j-Wssis During the Mari'' and gay and by thpsp. too, (hat nre.,weightejldown-.«-ith sorrow, ' \Yhhri Christmas .comes it is naturally supposed- that sbfnp- thingextraqrdinaiy will be done, that,your ftiends will give you a W»i^iful -present, that the IfEjiiitrteirj, always trying to pieaSB you.jwill give you some choice Christmas reading, that your sweetheart, it you have one, and wo know you have, even if she or he ha® been your companion for years, will remind you of some previous celebra tion, promise or! incident. For our part wo Will 1 ask ’yon to let voar mind run baek just a little. mere that twenty-ouo years ago, if tybulean, if you cannot give us jtlib.hencfi t of you r i magi nation for awhile, and we will promise tointereat you. ’ ’TwJnty-one yeate ago, - tlie Sontli was bleeding, from the Wounds of a feur year’s conflict comiug to a close; Quite a riumber”' '■fiiisu bred ’liottis' Williford,” as Miss &nnie Mezpah entered the roout, and catching a glimpse of the sol dier she carrie quickly to him and extending her hand said: "'This is a pleasure I had not dreamed of or hoped for.* “Who is your companion?” thy lady asked, in a voice with a' slight Spanish accent, as she bowed to ward the writer. ’ The returned soldier tfcrld her all that she desired to know-, aud just below Thoniasville, near the Florida line, there was a wedding a few days afterward, the soldier reminding Miss Can- Dio of the promise she made to be fulfilled “'when the crilcl war was over,” making for this fam ily a happy Christinas apd joy ous time', and ns they.lito now, I SERVICES. BEUU-- PrcsliytertanQhiwelt, Bey -J.jWv Quartenuan I’sitcr—Preaching 10 30 n. m„ and i :30|Pv3L,-the ^rrl Sab bath, in evcrj'monlh. BaptistCirurch, Hev. J. M. Cross, Pastor—Preaching at 10:30 ru m., nnd 7:30 p.' m„ the 2nd tino 4th Sab bath in every mpntli. Prayer meet ing every Wednesday evening 7 :S0 (Jclock. Sunday-school ‘ “ , M, E, Cliurcl “ * . Whiting, Past *. nr., ami nr.d 4th Sablral J’raver meeting _ evening. Sunday—school, 4 p. or. Episcopal Ctnrreh—Rev. C. Wat-' eon Winm Sector: Services, every I«t and*Wd Sunday, otT0:30A. : M. nnd/'iSO P. M. Sunday* School at i f] M. Bible Bead,ng every Wed- A. M. K Church, Kev. John Cesser, Pastor-Preaching on 1st nnd 3rd Ssbbaths in every month at 10:30 a,in.,3, and 7:30 pm. l’astor—Prtculiiog |Iio 2d _S:d>baiii in every month at 11:30 a. in.' , Deaii Sjr—I liave used vour ff-i iFevertSilcWbM 'my hands, and find that it'rill dd Miyw J J fw 1 S p, ui. iJUUri PM one. I Post Omcic, W»; ’’ General - Dellvcrv window oiwn Mm 8 a. srv to (I P..K.' Sundays !) :S0 to 12 A. M: 4 :3(1 to 5:30 r. x. J “ :: Money Order Wimlow—8 a. m. to 4 :30 r. x. Each window will be , closed while nuking np and distribu- : mails. A. H. MORGAN. tiro in recominpnding it. ‘ ' Lx»B, Conductor Roadway Train, S. F. & \V. Railway. .'F.' R. A N. Railway Siioi's.J Mr. T. Albert Jennings, Jasper, twenty^tne years ago' SlierP»n, ? r_ _ i J , r ' • wiffrliia. proud and victorious was marching; through eorgia, >or had ’just -finished iljafei memqrja? exploit, while Iho yountry ovcr which he had palsed had been'reduced to des- oiatjon, and .twenty-one. years ago, December 22nd,1S64, he entered Savannah. The war in Georgia tvas practic^Jy At an r end*J,ho people , . I Ellaville, Fia. , Mr. T. v joH>ert'‘Jennings, Jasper, ——s:. . HIM _ , . safely; nod andjliadlost, and in a few short weeks fraurfjjic time of Sher- 'ours Truly, J. D. Joint stox. 1 JaSpeIi, FCaIj jhly lly 10,1885. ■>Mr T.. Aftxjr^ Jei^iiqgs^Jasper, -I^haW "hised “Jen- Christmas of ' twentv-one years nlngs’ Fever Tonic,” and find it to .bo 1 -.Oho Jliotfle emed three eases of chill and fever' on my place. I cheerfully rceom- mend it, Yours Respectfully, ■dtf TqSS’fds* Tttv: -t-Psycy- it^BBsaasais Fln.ir-DEAB Sib : Mv wife had. the and' I cdtild i got nothing to euro hdr until re cently, wbon she. used a. bottip of farm, {mil am high: it—it never - - fi.’.. 1883 TOWN OFFICERS Mayor—Jphn C. McDonald. * '; B. , H. Wl Reed, H. W. Wil- tdwltii • fails to ' Respeeff jfll v. White .-rii-yu, Treasurer—J. D. Smith. | Clerk of Council’ and . or—II. 1>. llrewor. . *'"w e arsbal—J.’P. Cason, m(oration Attonwv—W. A. had debt. *“’'.1;.-. Sight Watchman—J. T. Halo. ugh the state dins surrendered man our broken e at Appomattox. With these facta Before you, then A you will, conclude that ago was a ‘cheerless one, But you will bo' .fnistakeu in sonte, respects. ‘Evfcn 1 in .Savannah there tvas so die jov, % miisip jWH&nm-Vhs woods tliere was some'pleasure, and with the young soldier who; Bitd braved tho fierce' contests if tBe long struggle there wits a world of happiness as he met his father and mother, and inquired after those he/tnew anil loved. The Soldier's Christmas ’64 “The war is almost over my boy,?: said the aged father as ho seated himself in a chair olose s_; K* > • suilicu UU11SUI JU u cuitu ciusu [ITK irPIt iNG, - i , • ' July 8r% 1{<8o. ii to Ins'soldieivboy- who had just Sfr. T, Albert ’Jermir g*,:. Jnsfcr, run down from Savaunah, after — Dkau Sih—Last spr BP ’nf-fever. lleai a Fun Sherman’s entry. “Yes, father; I prisoner. We li Ion: it paroled Unrestrained by officers the men have the city in a reign-of terror, but not so .bad as was tho case of Atlanta.” j . “Are there many ofyouijcom rades among those released by parole,,’ ■ the old farmer ifaked, as ho adjusted his spectataes to examine the parole signed “W. T. Sherman,” arid bounij the bearer to not take up arms against the United States. 1’ llie woiuu-.ed man was breatli- surrounded by a family of grown to believi children; we are led the union was fraught wjtti love and happiness.- Let uS hope there may he.some this year who will'celebrate Christmas as did these young people, i Christmas in Richmond ’GS In 1863—the reader jnust al low the mind to run .lack, one year more,—we had/occjision to visit TticlTinpiid, Vaf.-ias did T also a great many j'roin'f’yis seetjon, and tve arrlverKtft the capitol of the Confederate States on Christ mas eve. As luck would have it wo Wet ah officer, there froth Savannah, who’ had kltuwn us from infancy, and be took us out to see the sights of that city. At the’Metropolitan hotel tve' found a hall in progress, beauti ful . ladies and ] gallant soldiers were in the heighth of enjoy- nient; sweet music from Italian harps fioated on the sharp, crisp air, while the gay vraltzer's made tho head dizzy by their rapid motions. All was enjoyment there; there could be seen the General with a commanding air; :ed call Ithe Lieutenant arid Captain, but the one that attracted the most attention was a Texas Captain, a tall, proud man, with an eye dhat.flaslied fire as he stood, with his hands crossed’upon his bo som, lookiog -at the revelers as they flew by. Among the rioted men present was Hill, of Geor gia, Stevens, Toombs arid oth ers of the same State; Lamar, of Mississippi; Yancey, qf Ala- banta; Hampton, of South Carq- others whose names we cannot cairto~nnntFaow. •• ‘ r ■ Arorind Richmoxidy-JiW—a. mighty, snake ■ that .'surrounds the object of its affiction, lay stretched the Confederate army, with its huudreds of brilliant camp-fires,-in the glare of which corild be seen the the field in animated conversa tion. Christmas ha found them away fondly thinking per edones. eterans of come and that I may know that you recog nize me. Doctor, is there.no hope,” she asked as the medicine man released the hand that had so often flashed the sword in the jtil (he owne r£j ®ild return for I y°“ *«? &[ “riseiewthat a final abandobment, therefore j at the muij , e ofmy pisto , Ifhe we tried to content ourself. , had struck you again I should . | have killed him I'believe. ’ Yes, I. Wood, on the marsh, was out, face of Dixie’s foe. He shook I ““d it was necessary that^^our-1^hibiSl; a^OoWs ^revolveK^ his'head sadly. “None, Miss; the hall, passed too near his heart. He can’t live four hours,” was tho harsh, cold answer.of.thc 3.urceon. ing heavy, his eyes were open asdf he was looking into the other land but he gave no evi dences of recognition. Sympa thetic friends gathered arorind, the cries and sobs of grief from the sister were heart-rendirig to' hear arid witness, but before any arrangement Could be made to carry the young Captain front the room his soul had passed from this world to the eternal campiug ground on high. The prisoner was secured and when it was told to us that he had killed Captain Muntford simply for dancing with a young lady that had refused to dance with him, we concluded that he was the.despcrado that we believ ed him to be from the first time we saw him. In his trial, which follow td on Christmas day,, it turned out that he was a Feder al spy that had beeii stationed at Richriiond during almost the entire year, and this, coupled with the crime of an atrocious murder, made the death sen tence seem light punishment. Thus, we give an accident of self and Pat, otff' Irish friend, j AVhen he saw what lie hod done-he should go out Some three miles distant, for a wagon load of pine, and as tliSloads were in a boggy condition our progress iu Iho-CTisn- ing, tha olouds broke away, and Pat,,driving •a-~‘13'piked team,” two wheelers aSi a leader—ran the wagon on—ai stump- and idaejei broke, the tongue, leaving us our fia powerless to move a peg, or Words to that.cfiect. , “What are wJGjo do, Pat: we can't carry the^JlSlid without a wagon tongue?” we inquired. “Curse the luck!” said the Irishman, “cagT yez bo after carrying a-ligbttVood knot in yg pocket,” he added, as he laughj, ed in a cruel, hStsh tone. “You had bqttqr go over to Mrs. Henderson's (a soldier’s widow.who lived near) and boi- row an axe, as.Vriu have broken your 3, and vre f jgxii get a pine sappling for a tongue,” we said. “Begorra, ye can go yeself. Myinq who be orthering, will yez?” “Your carelessness broke the wagon, and you must share tho responsibility,” we answered. “Say that again, and by the holy Moses, I'll be right onto yez with a club, and smash yez into the ground^’ he excl^jged, Christmas in Richmond, Dec.! as he grabbed ‘the broken lixe 24, 1863. Christmas on the Salts The reader has already been, favored or tortured with some of our experiences on the coast of Florida during the “dark days that tried men’s souls;” still, au indulgent, public will, we are sure, give us their atten tion while we'.tell them about our Christmas of 1864. ’ When Sherman marched through Georgia, leaving deso lation and sorrow in his wake, the news was carried* to the salt works that, the war was over. Those who had foiled without a murmur with the hope that the’ works of their hands would aid in the stuggle for liberty felt that all tvas “lost. The negroes, iu a crowd, loft the white men and boys to rrin the salt of West Goose : Creofe, while with a song, and a rush they marched . away to wait “Till dfi Linkun guubotes crim.” One, a bright mulatto, seized the only boat, we had, and tell ing a negro whom "ho left be hind, that he, would sound h;s bugle in case, of a safe arrival at the blockading vessel, pulled out in .defiance- to' Orders, for “freedum and *do‘ yankee,”— Sure enough, it is said, the sound'of a bugle came floating -ooesUhs-i and this was another signal for the negroes who remained to ubandon their white friends) which was done as we have stated. The white meu, arid a few trusty negroes were left to take care of tho works, and as opera tions had been suspended, De- 'Om home, cember 2dtb;’1864, found the facing danger and jdeath, and writer chief garrison of Ridley’s aps, oflov- saltworks, with an Irish boy, larger and. stouter,'but younger, Let us return to the ball room, as aid-de-camp. All is commotion and cxcitc- fought as , aen t; the tall jfexot Captain is ng as it would do any “I am glad, my hoy, y : in the midst rf a straggle with .. you have, y 10se who' are trying to effect urned in time to be with, us j j 1IS ea’p’tnre, for, he is a murder- Cbristmas, still, your pres- j er Lying h the centre ef the j ence reminds us of our lost j r o 0n) , w itli Jis head in the arms It was a. ; ,disi Christmas day, that you ’ ’ to descri 1 music bells it wa: ing; dismal, cheerless riot the kind" handle and started toward us, “Pat-,” wo shouted, ns the wild Irishman bounded forward to us, “I -a want .anv row .vdh vm. 1 , there is no ’ occasion for any.” “Yez don’t nutliiu’ bejazus, but to make Mr. Ridley trike, me wages, I see. I'll crush the life out 6f yez,” was the answer, as he made a stroke at us, which wOidodged, and wo tried to defend ourself, but he held us by the tliroat and was raising tlw hickory] handle to strike again, .when- wo ciosed.ouroyea;; , . . - waw-very repentant, am frightened. He broui ' ,nd is awfully gnt you here in his arms, crying and . j begging mo to save your life—don’t’spcokji here he coin.es now,”' she added as' Pat entered the darkened room, and came to thsnMdti^nf. flfe:hed.‘~' lYo cautiously looked toward him and seeing the bosom of tho noble hearted Irishman heave as a heavy, long drawn sigh' escaped , [enclieij teeth, we reached him nd, which he grabbed with both of his os he exclaimed,' “The saints be prttised I” “Pat, ore you sorry for what i did?” ,. 4 ' i. yon did?” “An’ shure I am; it was not me- self that struck him) Mistress.” “Who did, then,” Mrs. Hender son. " • : , “It must liave, been the old 8a ' tan himself. Shure, an’ this is at friCnd.” : ' Uoi-a , spoke tho truth, we knew his nature ; he was ns quick as a flash, and os’ sorry for hfs anger ' afterward asiho could bo. \Ve haftfit’.' • no ill feelings for him, but our I pride was wounded because every. , time wc wore eudaitged, nearly, a woman saved us. Only a short time before this a young grid had saved us from a snake’s fangs, hut a few mites away. ‘It really ap peared that the ddinon'of destruc tion was on oar frail, anil our res- ciieis were ladies ' Probably angels guarded’u*., \ . To ho brief,as we proiued, thus - cutting out the parts of. the story i( tha: are not very interesting,' tve remained at the kind lady’shoush l we had been tliere many times be fore and knew her husband, as brave a man as died for Dixie) iluflSSplitJ Dec; 24tli, bqt on’the miWnlig of the next day, (pur head as big as a tub) wc returned to the salt-works. * We didn’t have time to awaken the next im,ruing, - the morning after Christmas, a pdrty of Fcder- ais, probably a dozen (we never saw them but feit ’eui) carao over to suend-the day with ns. Not be-" ing in a condition to receive, cum- pi.uy, on account of the enlarged■“ proportions our head had assumed, as well as owing to the' fact that our left opfic was in mourning from having come in contact with! ., Pat’s fist, Wit refused to “beat huaie.” V The yanks,, noted fbr their in- , quUtiveiwssi,'. decided that; they , , WiidhC; investigate the' preritises, V,dkfikA if n-A i\n,1 {,..4 * I’d’ 1.1 tF‘ audkee if we Hrid hot tried to’ bluff ifleth.p; As We expected 1 this, arid 1 “Bloss the fortune .that-caused me tohe in lime tosave your lifc,'”- said alow, gentle feminine voice, when u[efeobl)r opcnedlour eyes. We wore astonished; wejvcre dumbfounded {'here we were lying on a bed of quilts rind matrasses and a pair of blue’ eyes watched' over us, while Soft fingers held oqr wrisu. The room was darkened and subdued voices conversed inf !hfo-brit if us, but we wouldn’t ■ ik4«v.«iil' wa .rf comptaini, hecaqse. we had been 16# tories. <Wr head was tied tg> with, bandages. ; “Dq,yez think he.is hotter, Mis- tliress Henderson,” asked a voice fhat'We knew, was Pjtt’e-v. - 'i r J ; *flh is retqrriing/ to consoious- ness au’d by keeping him quiet fie may, soon bri 'rill- rightilie very,, vefy'quiet.”. 'i. j C a • “Shore, ariit’s meself that’ll be as still as a mouse, an) begorrah'a cat inusn’t cross the road within a orophriit,) ^ , taugh?tto be submissive' fik’thB'ri’ i • hour of trial. Oitr tongue was »* • r . ready to run through the crack in; the floor and chtwPairiutSd 1 uftderi (*'• thdhouse among the sills,'but wo - '■ wouldn’t say anything; they were having a; nice 'time and wc didn’t , want IO'disturb '’their nlensure* and he left the room,' slamming the door - with ri bahg^that shouk thehotlse. . •- f' _ T . . ; - ’ The lady bent over us and we saw the' eyes so anxious,■: but ja glance toward the door frightened us beyond dcscription. for as j spoke,a low, prolonged growl traded our attention: - r f- il rrAS A FELL GBOWX BEAbL A i Tho.Iady saw our alarm and calling the bear to her side by a crack of her fingers said : “Don’t be afraid of. mv pet— won’t hurt you. In my , — ... ^ id’s absence he has been my known novelists proleritor. He was caught, tamed en the cliime3'of arid trained by my husband who t by Christmas was killed in Virginia. ■ The bear the morn, but nntI . !">' sistcr nre mv only eom- itr, blowing, hoivl- P anK l running dark aud low—a dark; muddy day. j ook af w We thought of Lome and upon you ji iemU, happy 1 ’ ’ . *»C- IU r. speak once to friends, happy ,._i*t' " v.-’-llr';! ail ourhed was,made of Salt sacks,, in a log hut where there were hun- ureds of ihetp, tve eraritled flown to the bottom of the pile' arid placed our mouth close to a crack in th<f ; floor,murder that we migiitget air to run our mortal .wind-mill,’ until tlie seigo was over. ' ' . i They canie into the house whefe ' we were; wecould feel them'walk- iug on'us ; folt like five hundred, ■ ’ , then, every one pi them standing • < plumb on our,, back, cruslnpg the, # want to disturb "their pleasure;, they were a Ipng ways from home. ■ iinl l '#4 4 *F. had,.; toolnuch sympathy ’and respect' for strangers to interrupt; tGeiii, - therefore we lay stiUI riliaxhii i".ir TSiey’ddance jigs,laugh,,curse,.. moile of his head, at all, at all,”' jump upfmd down (we believe they know -we were under’ there) anil. wrestle with each other.. Then, they’d pretend to be going (iff, and would go to the drier, tnrri around. would go. to the drier, turn' around, and stamp aronnd : some’more,'all the time mashing our day-lights, fljjltd andhraiusqut.Aft«;alohg. Mffi oapvMrwI- vpucem but all was too damp. ; t*rl.-.VF*-''.tail* * '" m Deeemlier 26tji, wc left this place of trial and trouble, bqt pot before wo stopped to see 'Mrs. Henderson, , A her sister (pretty' as a doll) arid 1" Bruin. The ladies refused to kiss us good-bye, but in lieu thereof) his bearsliip advanced, arms open, to do the hugging for the crowd. To this we objected, and tve were sat-' isfied that no legal officer would •*“" - ' ’ " have over-ruled, onthqground. that already nehad an enlargement of the skull, had been mashed as flat as aflounder by those yanks, there- * fore we feared to risk any squeezes as itqflght have caused a cracking of tlie)4/nck-bone, or a contraction