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THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL.
j3Y -T. R. Sc T. I*. CHRISTIAN.
pusoit dateeliln Journal,
Published Every Thursday.
TKKJft S— Strictly in .Idranee.
Three months 00
Si* months -»
Ous 00
Hate* of Advertising :
One dollar per square of ten lines for the
«r.t insertion, and Seventy-five Cents per
”qd»rn for e tch subsequent insertion, not ex
(Tir 'square three months $ 8 00
hue square six months 12 00
One square one year 20 00
T*o squares three months 12 00
T»o squares six months 18 00
r«o squares one year 80 00
dearth 0 f a column three moths 80 00
Fourth of a column six months 50 00
Half column three moths 45 do
H, column six months 70 00
One column three months 70 00
One column six months 100 00
Liberal deductions Matte on
Contract Advertisement*.
Lt>?al Advertising.
Sheriff’s Sales, per levy, $2 60
Mortgage Ei Fa Sales per square 6 00
Citations for Letters of Administration, 3 00
a “ •* Guardianship,. 300
Dismision from Apministration, 6 00
•• “ Guardianship, 4 00
Application for leave to sell land 6 00
Fslesof Land, per square, 6 00
gales of Perishable Property per equ’r, 3 00
Notices to Debtors and Creditors,.... 3 60
foreclosure of Mortgage, per square, 2 00
I»tr»v Notices, thirty days, 4 00
jolt ot every description exe
eatedwith neatness and dispatch, at moderate
nt*«. ——m—
BAIL -ROAD GUIDE.
SoiitlnvestcriE Railroad.
WM. HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS, Sup
Leave Macon 5.15 A. M. ; arrive at Colitnv
bna 11.15 A. M.\ Leave Columbus 12 45 P.
U ; arrive at Macon (i.20 I’. M.
Leaves Macon 8 AM ; arrives at Eti
I, s 30, PM ; Leaves Enfuula 7 20, AM ;
Arrives at llacnn 4 50, P M.
AI-liANY BRANCH.
Leaves Smiihvillt/ 1 46, P M ; Arrives at
Albany 3 11, P M ; Leaves Albany 9 35, A M;
Arrives at Smiihville 11, A M.
Leave Cuthhert 3 57 P. M ; arrive at Fort
4!tins 540 P. .If ; Leave Fort Gains 7.05 A
it I ariive at Cuthhert 9.05 A. M.
Western A Alluiilir Railroad.
Campbell Wallace, Snp’t.
PAY passenger train.
I, »»vp Atlanta . . • 845A. M.
!.«tve Dalton .... 2.3d P. M.
Arrive at Chattanooga . . 5.25 P.M.
heave Chattanooga • - 3.20 A. At.
Arrive at Atlanta . . . 12.05 P. M.
night train.
r....v ah-.. . . 7 00 P.M.
Arrive at Chattanooga . . 4.10 A. At
l.Mvo Cnat'anooga . . 430 P. AI.
Arrive at D .Iron . •
Arrive at Atlanta . . • 1 41 A. M.
gnsiRLSiS (Simls.
LEVI O. lIOYL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Dawfeon, - - - - Gra.
XV[ ILL practice in the several Courts of
' * L*w aud Equity in this State and the
Oiroiiit Courts of the United States for the
B'V?* of (J-orgia. Also, afn given to
COMMISSION in BANKRUPTCY.
C. B. WOOTEN. R. W. DAVIB
- & DAVIS,
mOUNKYS AT LAW,
dtueson, Cia.
*<•24 1868 ly
LA\y FIRM.
w o parks, j vason & davis,
Dawsqiif Go. Albany, Ga.
HAVING ggiociated ourselves together in
the practice of Law, we will be thank
ful lor patronage, and will attend promptly
to all buainpsd entrusted to our care.
dsc3,lß6B—fim
V. J. Pit ATT. j B _ CRIM
I’RATT & CRIM,
DRY GOODS AND
Grocery Merchants,
f'AWSON, - - GEORGIA.
T IBERAL advances made on Cotton
shipped to our correspondents in Mivan
and Baltimore. oet22’(»Biy*
NOTICE.
MFUL to my patrons and friends for
. Ir liberal patronage heretofore, I still
continue to giro lessons ou Piano in Dawson,
in j open a " ew term on *h e 2nd J/onday
■ uooary; 1669, of five months or 20 weeks,
, lessons. Tuition is expected
in advance, half at the beginning
,• ttle t crm, and the other half at the expira-
Os the first ten weeks.
"Ales of Tuition, $85,00
1 upil s patronizing Trof. Nelson’s High
, l , ’ "'obing to secure my services, can
‘«e lessons at his School, as he has offered
“‘ the use ot his Piano. F. W. ERDMAN.
“awßon, Ga. Dec. 24, ’6B—Sm
lX\MiS,Meyer|p^_
Wholesale & Retail Dealer in
Boots & shoes.
Hats x tuitjtks,
r '’ h *rrj Street, Macon, Ga.
VorFu °? Merchants supplied at New
| Prices. uovs;3tn
LP. STRONG & SON,
1 & Retail Dealer In
“HOTS a SHOES,
fc-*- MACON, Ga.
IHa in- ° Merchants supplied at Now York
| ,lsw W noy 53m
WATCHES,
JEWELRY, SILVERWARE, fc,
At the old Stand of
E. J. JOHNSTON A CO.,
No. 97 Mulberry St.,
near Lanier house,
MACON, - - GA.
lAM now receiving, for tbi Fall and Win
ter trade, a fine selection of WATCHES ,
CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER■ WARE,
FARCY GOODS, PI A NOS and other mu
sical instruments, WALKING CANES,
ROGERS’ TABLE <Sc POCKET CUT
LERY, etc., which, with mv so-mer stock,
will bn sold at VERY LOW PRICES FOR
GASH. A cull is respectfullv solicited.
E J. JOHNSTON.
WHEELER & WILSON’S
Sewiug Machines, Needles,
And all new improvements. Public attention
is called to these Machines, for sal? at manu
facturer’s prices by E. J. JOHNSTON,
Agent for Middle Georgia.
Gun Barrels, Locks and Mountings.
I have for sale over 500 Gun Barrels, which
I am offering at low figures.
E. J. JOHNSTON.
WATCiirWORK.
I am prepared to do at short notice, in a
superior manner and fully warranted. Also,
Jewelry and all Standard Sewing Machines
repaired at short uotice.
00v6;3m E. J. JOHNSTON.
a. bertoT
manufacturer
AND
Wliolsal.r & Retail dealer in
SADDLES, HARNESS,
AND
Saddlery Hardware.
\\ T E would again cull the attention of
v T Planters and Jferch&uts to uur supe
rior btoek und increased facilities for the
manufacture of everything in cur line, com
prising—
L-idies’, Men?’ and Boys’ Saddles,
Carriage, Buggy and Team Harness,
Collars, Undies, Saddle Blankets,
Hursc Covers, Whips, <fcc., i&c ,
Superfine Buggy Rjbes.
A vatic!V of Leather oondautly kept on
hand, as Patent A’oaiuelcd, belling, Lace.
Upper and Calf kins.
Al-o, Enameled Duck and Drilling,
All widths of Hdlisi-; made to order,
knowing Ve ran "a mi wift'ofier'youTctflSl'ilP*
ducemenls in quality and price, we would re
quest you to call and examine our Stock at
14 Third Nireet, before purchasing elsewhere.
Wanted,
Elides, Skins and Furs of ail kinds;
also, Woo!, JS/oss and Tallow.
J/.icon, Ga., December 17;(Sm
.A. WANNACK,
DEALER IN
French & American Confectioneries
TOYS, Fire Works, Fancy Groceries and
West India Fruits. Also, Liquots, Cigars,
T baeco. Snuff, and a splendid assortment of
Pipes, of all qualities and prices. Give him
a call and be satisfied. Ciicriv ft., between
2d aud 3d, Mocon, Ga. declo;3m
watcheT&jewelry.
IHuve just received anew stock of
Watches, Clocks, Diamonds, Jewelry Sil
ver Ware, Work Boxes, Dressing Cases, and
a full line ol Fancy Goods, suitable for
Christmas & Bridal Presents
Call and examine my stock. Special atten
tion paid to the Repairing of Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry. Badges, Rings, &c., made to
order. Work done promptly and warranted.
L,. H. WING.
G. F. A H. E. OLIVER,
STOVES, STOVES,
AND
HOLLOW WARE,
Pocket and Table Cutlery, Iron /Mpe,
Steam Fittings, Ac., wholesale Manufacturers
of Tin Ware. 42 and 44 Third Street,
Macon, : : : : Georgia.
novs;3tn
THOMAS WOOD,
(NEXT DOOR TO LANTER HOUSE,)
Macon, - - Ga.
■ 0
DEALER IN
FINE FURNITURE,
Chairs, Mattresses, Feathers, Carpets, Win
dow Shades, Wall Piper, &c. Parlor Setts
in Reps and Hair Cloth, Bedroom Setts in
Mahogany and Walnut, Ataameled Cottage
Setts, cheap, Ac., Ac.
Fisk’s Jlclalio Burial Cases,
and Fall Glass Caskets—Coffins in Rose
Wood, Mahogany, Walnut, Cedar and Paint
ed. jy Prices to suit the times. decSßm
YII X A KIH l I>AV ll ,
Wholesale A Retail Dealers in
BOOT S & SHOES,
Leather Findings, Lasts, &Cij
No. :t Cotton Avenue,
M^coisr,
ec3j3m
DAWSON, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1800.
FRENCH STOKE.
o
A. MAURO.
DEALER IN
French & American Confectioneries
TOYS, FIRE WORKS,
Family Groceri’s, & west India Fruits
—ALSO—
TEA, Coffee, Sugar, Spire, Matches, Crack
ers, Candles, Soap, VFines, Champagne,
Brandies, Cordials, Bitters, Liquors, Cigars,
Tobacco, Pipes, Snuff. |fNo. 2 Damour
Block, MACON, GA. declo;3m
Something Fresh!
EVERY MORNING !
Id the shape of
FISH, OYSTERS, ETC.,
By every train
P- H. WARD,
HOLI.IMGSWORTH'B BLOCK, 2d
Djor from Byington’s Hotel,
MACON, GA.
WOULD ask the attention of all fond of
luxuries or substantialsjto the fact that
he is daily receiving
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS, ETC
He keeps on hand a full stock of choice and
fresh Fancy and Family Grocer
ies, which he offers at reasonable figures.—
Give him a call. declC-Sm
L W. RASDfIL,
WHOLESALE
LIQUOR DEALER,
Fully prepared to fill all orders at the
Prices of the West,
with the Freight added.
TERMS CASH:,
m 53, mind stueet,
MACON, GA.
and. eg’OS—3m
L. COHEN,
IMFORTEB OF
Brandies, Wines, Gins, Segars, I
dealer in
Hge, Bourbon <T Ahmonjahcla Whiskies,
Manufacturer of the Celebrated
Stonewall Slitters.
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
JUST received and for sale at astonishingly
Low prices, 60 bhls. double Rectified; 25
bbls. Silver Creek Bourbon ; 25 bids. Wood-
COck CourbOj V , ; at m v .w.rvv.o
J W CLAYTON. J. 11. RODGERS.
J. W. CLAYTON & CO.,
GROCERS AND
Commission Merchants,
(Opposite MoNaugbt, Ormond & Cos.,
Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
We keep a full stock of all Goods usually
found in a Grocery Store. Orders and Con
signments solicted. Satisfaction guaranteed.
janll—3m
J. M. HOLBROOK’S
Eric© Current
FOR
FIKS, FOR 1569.
Ist 2d 8d 4th qua!
Bear >4 00 .. .$3 00- -$2 00... .* 100
Otter ...8 00 ... 200... 1 00 60
Mink 2 60 1 75 1 00 25
Beaver....l 50 ... 100 50 25
Red Fox 75 50 25 00
Gra, “ 26 20 15 10
Goon 20 15 10 05
Musk Rat.. 16 10 08 08
Wild Cat 25 20 16 10
House Cat 121 10 08 06
Opossum 10 08 06 03
Skunk 80 20 15 10
Habit 25 cents per doeen.
J. M. HOLBROOK,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Fur and Wool Hals*
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
WHITE HALL STREET,
ATLANTA, GA.
janl4:3m
saddierj aud Harness Emporium.
Q. C. ROGERS,
On the Site of the Old Theatre, and oppoeite
Untted States Hotel,
DECATUS ST. ATLANTA, GA.
Convenient to the PaPßenger Depot. Pri
ces will be found more reasonable and Stock
more complete than any in the city. Also,
all kinds ol Harness and Skirting Leathers.—
Also, Enameled Leathers and Cloths constant
I, on hand, wholesale and Retail.
CARRIAGES AND REGGIES,
Baby Ca2riages, Hocking Horses, and /fuggy
Umbrellas, of the most approved atyleand tlnian,
on hand and made to order. janH-ly
“furniture.
W.&E.P. TAYLOR,
81 &83 Cotton Atknui, 81 At S3
Macon, Ga.
K EEP always on hand all kinds of fine
and plain Furniture , Mahogany,
Walnut and fancy painted acts, Bedsteads,
Chairs, Tables, ATattresses, spring Beds,
Hair cloth, lookiug Glass plates, all sizes.
Gilt and fancy mouldings, and all articles
usually kept in & first class Furniture Ware
house. All articlee sold by us guaranteed to
be as represented. Orders promptly filled,
as low a» if purchased iu person.
jaol4;Bui
MAR SHALL H OUSE,
A. R. EECE, Proprietor,
i Savannah, - - Ga.
TO Tin: CITIZENS
—OF—
DAWSON AND VICINITY I
I respectfully offer my services as Physician.
I will attend promptly all calls, day or
night. I continue to make Chronic Diseases
and the Diseases peculiar to females a speci
ality. Also, my Prescription office at my
Drug store, where I may be consulted, and
from my long experience la the diseases of
this locality, flatter myself that I can prescribe
successfully lor most of the cases that occur,
thus saving the expense of mileage and visits.
My stock, of Drugs and Medicines, School
books, Paper and Envelopes, Fresh Garden
Seeds, Ac., will be kept full and complete, aud
I defy competition in quality and prices.
XS-Mj Terms for Professional services, as
well as for all articles sold are “STRICTLY
CASH.” I regret that my pecuniary condi
tion is such as to force me to rigidly observe
these terms, and I trust that my patrons will
not trouble me to remind them of it. *
C. A. CHEATHAM.
Dawson, Geo., January 7;tf
PLANTERS’ HOUSE
bar;and restaurant.
Adjoining Passenger shed and opposite
Brown’s and Byington’s Hotel.
P. IWcINTIRE, Proprietor.
* J, t - k . c .u ,csßnrp l n tmnuncing to m, friends and
the public geuaruly, that I am now prepared to
furnsili Meals at all hours: consisting of A'ish,
Oysters, Ham, Eggs sud such luxuries as the
country affords. Orders for Suppers and Parties
punctual, attended to. Confvtiouariee sud Wiura
nirniabep sn most reasonble terms.
Jan 14th 3uio.
O. P. HEATH. j, p. REYNOLDS.
HEATH A REYNOLDS,
Wholesale and Retail dealers in
FRESH FISH, SHAD, OYSTERS,
Game and dressed rou ts ,
Foreign & Native Fruits, Vegetables.
Opposite passenger Depot, between the
Brown llon>e and Bvington’s Hotel,
MACON, - - GA.
\UE respectfully solicit Merchants, and oth
-11 ers visiting the city to give us a call.—
We feel assured that no house in the city can
sell anything in o"r line cheaper than we can.
We have an Agent in Florida that is now
supplying ns with Fruits and F:eh, and we can
sell Fish as cheap as can be bought in Savan
nah, with freight, added, and they will be
much fresher, for they do not lay in an ice
box in Savannah several days, as other Fish
no that enme from theie. Give us s tiial and
we guarantee entire satisfaction, dec 10 3m
BAIE.D,
THE FASUrONABI.K
TAILOR & CLOTHIER
OF MACON, GA,
Has Coats, Pants and Vests
>1 Good’, from 15 to 20 per cent. leK*
than any establishment in the city.
READY-WADE CLOTHING
LATEST STYLES AT
Popular Krices,
Clicrry St., Triangular Block,
Next door to Havens A Brown’s News Depot
and Ellis’ Drug Store.
dccl7’OS3m C. H. BAIRD, Ag’t.
NEW DRY GOODS HOUSE
—OF—
NUSSBAUM & DANNENBERG,
Tv o doors fiom the Express Office,
70 3d §t., Macon, Ga.
Wholesale and Retail dealers in
DRY&FANCY GOODS
Clotliing ?
BOOTri & SHOES,
HATS, TRUNKS, Ac.
A general assortment of Ladies and Gents
furnishing Oooda. Country merchants
supplied at New York market prices.
declo;3m
£ Rtt i A °
Dawson Carriage Factory.
T. J. HART, Proprietor,
AND MANUFACTURE OF
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES
Os Every Description.
Paterns adjusted to mil the Latest and most
Improved Style .
H AVING be**n in the Carriage business
. for more than 20 years, we flatter our
selves with the assurance that we can give
entire satisfaction. Repairing of all kinds
neatly executed. Woodwork, Smithing,
Trimming and Tainting will be attended to
with such precision as to make our repairing
rival new vehicles in appearance. We intend
keeping on hand a well selected stock of tin
most approved Manufacturers I atent Leath
er, Japanned Certain Cloth, Warranted Steel
Springs, Patent and half Patent, and plain
Axles' Bolts of superior quality, Hubs,
Spokes, Bent Rims, Sh ifts, Poles, Ac , in fact,
everything connectfd with Carriage making.
To secure a liberal patronage, we intend
keening a corpse of experienced workmen in
every branch, and will go rantee that our
work, both new and repaired, shall not be in
ferior to anv, either North or South.
Shop on West side Uaio at, opposite the
“Journal” Printing Cilice.
Rxfkkxncks —Col. 0. 0. W. M.
Thompson, Reuben Guice, Dawson, Ga.
Dawson, Ga., December lilit, 1868—3 m
POETRY.
THE TSviVT FOB I.AHOit.
Here’s to the man with horny hand,
Who tugs the breathing bellows;
Where anvils ting in every land,
He’s loved by all good fellows.
And here’s to him who goes afield,
And through the globe is plowing,
Or with stout arm the axe doth wield,
While ancient oaks are bowing.
Hero's to the delver in the mine,
The sailor on the oceaD,
With those of early craft and line,
Who work with true devotion.
Our love for her who toils in gloom,
Where cranks and wheels are claDking;
Bereft is she of nature's bloom,
Yet God io patience thanking.
A curse for him who sneers at toil,
And shuns his share of labor,
The knave but robs bis native soil,
While leaning on his neighbor.
Here may this truth be brought on earth,
Grow more and more in favor ;
There is no wealth but owes its worth
To handicraft and labor.
Then pledge the founders of our wealth—
The builders of our Nation ;
We know their worth and now their health
Drink we with acclamation.
A Singular Adveulure.
Once upon a time a traveler stepped
into a stage coach He was a young
inan starting in life He found six
passergers about him, all grayheaded,
and extremely aged men. The young
est appeared to have seen at least
eighty winters. Onr young traveler,
struck with the singularly mild and
happy aspect which distinguished all
his fellow-passengers, determined to
ascertain the secret of a long life and
the art of making old ago comforta
ble.
Ho addressed the one apparently
the eldest, who told him he had al
ways led a regular and abstemious
life, eating vegetables and drinking
water. The young man was rather
daunted at this, inasmuch as ho liked
the good things of this life. Ho ad
dressed ttieseoond, who astonished him
by saying he had always eaten roast
beef and gone to bed regularly fud
dled for the last seventy years, add
ing. all depended on regularity. The
third had prolonged bis days by never
seeking or accepting office; the fourth
by resolutely abetsining from all polit
ical and religious controversies ; and
the fifth by going to bed at* sunset and
rising at dawn. The sixth was appa
rently much younger than the other
five—his hair was less gray and there
was more ot it—a placid smile., (lubcd.-
tled his face, and his voice was jocund
and strong.
They were all surprised to learn that
he w as by ten years the oldest man in
the coach.
“How is it that you have preserved
the freshness of life ?” exclaimed our
young traveler.
'J he old gentleman immediately
answered the young traveler by say
ing:
“I have drank water and wine—T
have eaten meat end vegetables—l
havo dabbled in politics and written
religious pamphlets—l have sometimes
gone to bed at midnight, and got up
at sunrise and at noonhe then fixed
his eyes intensely upon the young man
and concluded with this remaik, “but
I always pay promptly for my news
papers !”
Then the other old men chimed in
with—
“Of course, we always pay prompt
ly, and in advance, for our newsprpers.
No man deserves long life who doe3
not do this ”
Then the young man resolved that
he would render himself deserving of
long life—and immediately suits, ribed
for five newspapers, paying lor them
in advance. He is still living.
a Connecticut exchange tells
the followiug story of a boy who was
sent from Groton, to New Loudon,
Connecticut, odb day last summer,
with a bag of green corn to sell. The
boy was gooe all day and returned
with tho bag unopened, which he
dumped on the floor saying :
“There is your corn, go and sell it
yourself—l can’t.”
“Sold any V
“No.” said the boy j “I’ve been all
over New London with it, and nobody
said anything about green corn. Two
or three fellows asked me what I’d got
in my bag, and I told them it was dodb
ot their business.”
The boy reminds us of business men
who are to be found in every commu
nity, wbo do not or will not recognize
the benefits of advertising tbeir busi
ness.
A “Pxppkry” Y t akj». — 1 went to tho
Legislature lasi, year, said a Georgian.
Well I went to Atlanta und took dio
ner at a tavern, liight beside me sot
a member from one of the back towns,
vho had never taken dinner before at
a tavern in his life, llefore hie plate
was a dish of peppers, and he kept
looking at them. Finally, as ihe wuit
ers were very slow bringing on things
he up witli his firk and less than no
time sou.-ed ene into his mouth As
he brought down his grnders the tears
como into his eyes At last spitting
the pepper into his hand, he laid it
down by the s'de of his plate, and
with a voice that set the whole table
in a roar, exclaimed, “Just lio there
und cool.”
Why is kissing your sweetheart like
eating sonp with a fork ? Hecause it
takes a long time io gut enough of it.
For the Dawson “Journal."
“JIESINGS.”
lam alone. The busy crackle of the
fire is the only sound that invades my
solitude. I like these seasons of quiet,
they cause me to reflect. My good
doeds fail sadly into the back ground,
wh'le my errors and iailures stand
boldly out.
There are events in the life of every
individual that seem so obviously to
divide the past from the future, that he
cannot but feel in reference to the por
tion thua cut off, that it is gone be
yond recall, and his connection with it
ceased forover. No reflective mind
can be conscious of such an era in its
existence, without casting back on the
scenes that are receding from its view,
many a “longing lingering look" of re
gret, for duties left unperformed, or
carelessly discharged, or of sad and af
fectionate farewell, to joya that will re
turn do more.
Old and long-forgotten memories
come thronging round ns; friends and
friendships that cheered our hearts iu
other days return to bless us.
The past, the present, the future,
each claims a share iu our thoughts;
the past, with its aunhght and shnd
owa; the present, with its hopes and
fears; (ho future, the glorious future,
in that land where “noontide eternally
reigns,” where thero is no more sor
row, no broken friendships, no midnight
gloom; where our mother, the angel
of our earliest dream, waits with gel
den harp to hid us welcome ; where
the beloved father, who has been laid
to rest beneath the clods of the valley,
expects our coming ; whore the angel
sister and cherub brother fold their
bright wings and lock for us by the
river’s brink. There is no midnight
there, no shadow of darkness for “the
glory of God doth lighten it, and the
Lamb is the light thereof.”
llopo may paint the future in her
brightest colours, but the heart knows
it is resigning certain treasures for
those that may never be obtained, or
disapj>oiDt, if they elude Dot the grasp
The past seems like an old and tried
friend, whoso excellencies havo been
discovered and appreciated, and have
contributed to our happiness and prof
it, whose very blemishes, though they
may have cauesd us care and sorrow,
have '‘tifmbsi ceased to feel the p ain,
they at first inflicted. Hut the future,
so fair and smiling in aspect, appears
only as a stranger, whose winning
charms delight the eye, but to whose
promises wo dare not trust, because
we know not their truth. \Vc cling to
the memory of the days that are fled;
we shrink from irusiing our trembling
spirits to the new companionship of
coming years, though they may be
bright in the shadowy distance.
’Twas a cold, cloudy, and cheerless
mnruing, that I was called upon to bid
adieu to my old home, und kind friends,
where for two years, we had inhaled
the fragrance of the Magnolia together,
shared each others griefs and pleasures
and in a word, had becoms profitable
companions eud devoted friends, for
anew home, and strangers. Alupt.
Magnolia, fate has decreed that wu must
part, so farewell , “If we meet not again
on eattb there is another, a brighter
world.”
I had scarcely time to soliloquize on
the subject, before tho whistle of the
Iron horse, which bore me away from
friends, sounded, and soon wo heard
announced, "Dawson" —and this is my
new home. I expected to meet stran
gers, but to my agreeable surprise
when getting 08 the train, I was not
among strangers, but friends. ’Tis
trne I had never met them before, but
warmer greetings I had never received
Indeed Bra. S said to me '‘you
must feei at home, for you ure not
among strangers, but your friends.”—
Soon I was conducted by Bro’s S—-
and P to a neat little dwelling in
a delightful part of the town. I
thought I should leel so lonely at my
new home. But on advancing near
the spot, I observed that the door was
opened ; and in a few seconds Brother
P accompanied me in, and intro
duced me to a number oi ladies, whose
bright and cheerful faces indicated to
me a cordial welcome. And 1 received
sueh a reception as only the noble, the
pure, and good, can give. House
nicely furnished, and in perfect order.
I do not recollect ever to have past an .
! evening among strangers (in one sense,) j
i which every circumstance, conspired 1
ito render so full of charm. I was
sometimes tempted to believe, that 1
had fallen into a droarn, to wake from
which would be painful. But thanks,
| 'tis not a dream ’Tin a delightful i
reality. I am inclined to write more,
| Mr. Editor, but I must forbear, lost I
I should occupy too much space in your
j excellent paper; which was among the
first visitor?! I received in this place.
fVol. 111. TVo. si.
May ihe blessings of Gob, ever rest?
upon the citizens of thisbeautiful town r
and may the gates of plenty, honor and
happiness, always bo open to them r .
and when length of years makes them
tired of earthly joya, may the curtain*'
of death, gently close around the scene'
of their existence, and may the angtlf
of God, that attends their beds take l '
care that the expiring lamp of life,
shall not receive one rude blast, to 1
hasten its extinction, and at last usher
them with glorious rtiumpb, into'*?
lnnd ot everlasting liberty. *' ‘
Hop*. *
Dawson, January 22J, 1869.
“If Von are Censing, Why Dont
leu come Along?”
It is highly desireable that, Mr Gree
ley’s phalanxes ofNothern imigrsota to
the South should be on the march, }f
they intend to tako the benefit of the
rise in tho value of lauded property i*
this section, the chances are fast slip
ping by. Land in Georgia, in oar opin
ion, has risen three or four hundred, per
cent, iu value since 1866, and we thiofe
it would ho hard to find good oottoff.
lauds in Middle or Houlh western Geoi—,
gia, even now, short of teo dollars per
aore; while, if you push your quest
iuto tho rich valley of Northern tibot -
gia, which are any way convenient to*
market, forty or fifty dollars is the song'
they would sing to- you. “Dollar lands
have boon withdrawn from the market
everywhere: and that movements in
lands are extraordinarily active this
winter, for Georgia, we know front the
usual demand for blank deeda.. Probably
every printing office in the State, if it
would 10.,k into the matter, would find
it had sold about five times as many
blank deeds as usual this winterl
The fact is, the Georgians are begin*
nlng to see, that land which will bring
halt a bale of cotton to the acre, without
manure, is a “handy thing to havw
around the house,” and it's a fine bault
of deposit, too, when yon can get tho
other half of the bale by fertilizing to
tie amount of twenty dollars.
The consequence is, old mother Earth
in Georgia has renewed her respectabil
ity and importance. The landholer
begin* to think his assets will not b*
transmuted altogether into tax reoeipts,
and looks forward to tho day when land
in Georgia, as in most other civilized re
gions, will be as good property as any
other. i
We say, thereforo, to onr Northern
friends, who think they can do ao much
for this country and themselves, burry
up your cakes and come along.' DonA
wait until wc all get rich, but com*
ritw - mr’ikuJC aiitif * luritav. Tan #n
down jour Sharp’s riflas and bring
ploughs, axes, hoes, spades and shovels.
The country is just as quiet, polito and
good-natured as the reconsftuetionists,
black and white, will allow tu to
Macon Tt/egrajih.
To Owners or Cows— ls you de
sire to get a largo yield of rich milk
giro your oow, throe times a day,, wa
ter, slightly waim, slightly salted, ua
wLi h bran has been stirred, at the ralq
of ono quart to two gallons of water.
Ycu will fiud, if you have not found, by
this daily practice, that your cow will
gain twenty five per oci>t., immediately
under the effect of it, aud she will be
come to attached tj the diet astorefusa
to drink clear water uuless very
but this mess she will drink almost eve
ry time, and ask for more. The ataowK
of this drink is an ordinary water put!
full each lime, morning, neon and night*
Your animal will thou do her best is
milking. Four hundred poumJc of but
ter are often obtained from good stock,
and instances aro mentioned where the>
yield was even at a higher figure.
®3uThe New York Herald graphi
cally depicts the aitoatio*: “U vrrgiw
is out of gear; Florida is in a rnuddlv*
Louisiana is turned topsy-turvy, wj|j»
the negroes at the bottom, which will
never do, Arkansas is given over t*
lutHnnism, and even Tenneeawe » »
shocking example of law nud order.— •
These belong to the reconstructed
Sta os, and two or three of them, at
least, are to be reconstructed over
again.” ***
Why is a kiss like a rumor? Be
cause it goes from mouth to mouth.
When.,is a lans dangerous, ho walk
in? When the hedges are shooting
and the bullrusties out.
Why is a married mao like a candle?
Because he sometimes goes out at night
when he ought not to. ' ~ '
It is true of many persons that their
memory is nothing but a row erf books
to hang up grudges on.
A Quaker in Now Orleans is to rffju.
right in all his dealings that b« won’t
sit down to eat. „- v# . gg
. Solomon advises the sluggard to go
to the ant; but the shiftless in our
generation go to their uncle.
Fate,—' Patrick, do you know th*
fate of the drunkard ?”
“Fate l don’t I stand on tho moat
beautiful pair yon evor ace ?”
“We snow a girl,’sav- 8
industrious that whe' u eh* nl:
d ° Sl '° "** d ° WU
Many have puzzled themselves about
tho origin of evil. I observe there is
o', il, and that there is a way to escape
't, and with this i begin and end.
“V\ estward, ho !** exclaims a Wes
tern exchange. We should say a fob*
low might as well bos fast ward as
I westward, since t? has got to dig lot
bis hv ng wf>'" evgr he may be.