Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL.
BY S. ft. WESTON.
{ltiusg !t dcftrckli) Jounuil,
Fublifhed Every Tlturndiy.
TV It.llS—Sir icily in .Idea nee.
Three months 7®
::: •»*
'0 > f I */#»•/«• <>t every description «>*«•
j i neatness and dispatch, at moderate
Unties ofltgal .Idetrlistinruls.
Sheriff’s Silos per levy U
Moi wage Fi Fa bale, each 1evy...... 6 00
Cimtions for Letters of Administration, 4 00
Utauons >( Guardianship, 4 00
Pistnision from Administration, » OO
,i “ Guardutfisbipt " GO
for leave toVll land 4 00
Notices to Debtors and Creditors,. .. . 4 00
I Land Sales, lsteq. *4, each addition.. I. 3 0
Sales of Perishable Property per squ’r, 4 00
Estray Notice, 2 *'''
Notice to perfect service 7 0
K ties to Foreclose Mortgage, per sq. 4 00
Rales to establish lost papers per sq... 400
Rules compelling titles... -• • • «
Rules to perfect service, divorce c.ses.lo 00
All legal advertisements must bo accompa
nied by cash, or will not appear.
Sales of Lind, &0., by Administrators, Ex
editors or Guardians, arc required by law to
be held on the first Tuesday in the month, bes
ween the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 3 ,
in the afternoon, at live Court. II >usc in the :
county in which the properly is situated. |
Notices of these sales must be giver, in a |
public gazette 40 days previous to the day of
for the sale of personal propeity
must be given in like manner 10 days previ
ous to sale day.
Notice to the debtors and creditors ot an
estate must also be published 40 days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary ior leave to sell laid, etc.,
must be published one month.
Citations for luflfcrs of Administration,
Guardianship, etu., muObe published 30 days
-fordismission from Administration, inonth
ly 3 months—for dismission from Gum dun
ship, 40 days.
Rules of foreclosure of Mortgage most be
published monthly for four months—for <--- t
tabliibiug lost, papers for the full space of 3 ]
months—for compelling titles from Executors
Dr Administrators, where bond has been giv
en by the deceased, the full space of three
months.
Publications will alwavs be continued sc
cording to these, the legal requirements, un
less otherwise ordered.
and Obituary notices of five
in as or le-s, no chm ge. Over live lines, re ••
>],ir rates will be chat god.
UIL - ROAD GUIDE*
__
Soul li west «!i*K R sill road.
|VM. HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWERS. Sup
|LiMve Macon s.lft A. M ; arrive at Uolsm-
L 11.15 A. .1/. ; Leave f'llu—bus 12 45 P.
Leaves Macon 8 AM \ arrives at Ivi
inla 5 30, P M ; Lecves KufiuU 7 20, A M ;
Irrivca at Macon 4 o't, P M.
ALBANY Bit ASCII
Leaves Smitliville 1 4«, P M Arrives hi
lltianv 3 11, P M ; Leaves Albrnv 9 "5, A M;
grives at Sinill)ville 11, A M.
I I Leave Curi.bert 3 57 P. M. ; arrive of Fort
I aim 5 40 P. .If ; Leave Fort (Ivina 1.05 A
If ; ariive at Gulltberl 9.05 A. .if.
: 4*.(S ill &, Alisnitic. Railroad.
V HUI.BE’.T, Sap’t.
DAY PA.BSENQEH TRAIN.
■rave Atlanta . • - R ?!•
Leave Dalton .... »•»» ■/ „
Arrive at. Chattanooga . •-'—s 1• ( •
lave Cliatianooga . *•
inivc at Atlanta . . • 12.05 I’-
NIGHT TRAIN.
Atlanta 1 F. M
M ivc at Chattanooga 4.10 A. M
Chattanooga 4.30 P. M
Hriiv-. a* n lte.lv 1.50 p. M
it Atlanta . 1.41 A. M
graftssionsrt (Sarflg.
■ LEVI O- lIOYL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
wawson, - - - - Oa.
AJ ILL practice in the peveral Courts ol
Law and Equity in this S;a!e and the
Courts of the United States for the
Bate of Georgia.
WOOTEN. R. W. DAVIS.
■ WOOTEN & DAVS3,
■ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bateson, (Sa.
■dee 24 188S lv
I C, W. WARWICK,
Att'y at Law and Solicitor in Equity,
SMITHVILLE , OA.
practice jn South Western and Patau~
Collection promptly remitted.
1. J. WA R REN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,'
If'/ -t KS | 'Ml. f.r, . . - fc.l.
It. F.\SI.MM()NS,
■ttorney at law,
HKEcu! Instate Agent,
—AND—
■uuly for Land & Ininiigra-
I Mon Ollice of the State of
■ Georgia, Dawson Ter
rell County, (,a.
P r aften ♦ ion given to all business
1! 1 i-*red to hia care. Will examine ti
t 0 * an d and effect the sale or purchase of |
augf»;tf
wedical ca r and.
IdR J. H. JOHNSON,
r, °
■| ATING Located at tli owivN Msi
*_ .V«M, will take great pleasure
on all those, who desire hi* gervi
other piactce solicited.-May 2oth-tt
JOB WORK.
fatly Executed at (his Ollier.
SAVANNAH AND MAC iN CAROS.
i Ai.k'.i H. Cn.qciTT, Jami:» Banns,
Baker County, Ga. Newton, Ga.
Hugh 11. Colquitt, Savannah, Ga.
CQLQUBTT& BAGGS,
COTTON FACTORS & GENERAL
COM MISSION *M K ROMA NTS.
Bay tilmsl, Sum mm It, <jisi.
Special attention to the pale of Cotton,
Lumber and Timber. Liberal advances on
consignments. may 6; if
WM. 11. STARK. U. p. RICHMOND
I WM. H. STARK &. Cos,
FI 'holt-sale Grocers,
COMMISSOiN MERCHANTS
2%ss«l Fotfon Fssctors,
* Savannah, - - M; t<
j Careful attention giv- !
I on to Rile, or ship- I
I merit, of cotton and j
I all kinds of produce.
Liberal advances
I made oil consign- I
I incuts.
sep2;3m
Agones for the sale
of Guile! t’s steel brush
cotton Gins llall’s pat
ent cotton Gin Feeder.
Arrow Ties, also E. F.
Cop’s Super-phopl.ate
of Lime, and Grime’s
patent Raw Bone phos
phate.
D. R. ADAMS, 11. K. WASHBURN, A. A. ADAMS,
Eatonton, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Americus,Ga.
’ADAMS. WASHBURN & CO.
FACTORS
ANI)
Commission Merchants,
No. 3, Stoddard’s Lower Range,
m » v i r/c'Dfim S<fvrrnnah, f*a.
WM 11. TISON. WM. W• GORDON;
TISON & GORDON,
COTTON FACTORS
—AND—
General Commission Merchants,
_ 9G Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
and Rope or Lon Ties advanced
on crops.
Liberal cash advances made on consign
ments of cotton.
Grateful for liberal pitrormge in iho past,
a continuance of the the same is respectfully
solicited. sen?;*»m
A. M. SLOAN. J. It. SLOAN
A. M SLOA X & Go.,
cottg.v r.iVTons .s.rst
General Commission Merchants,
C'aghnri; & Cunninglmm’s Ruiign,
SSisy - - SiivaiiiiHit,Gii.
R igging and itopp or lion i iuß advanced
on orupf. I.'’'- ! c-s':i 'iv cos n.t ie oimou
sigr;metirs for s.il» in S.ivuuuah or on rhip
iiii’iils 'ii rclintitp corrrspoi and u t- in Liverpool,
New Yoik, /'.likdclplii.i, or 11 Itiin.nr.
Rkfkrs to— Prati &' Gi-ns, L)..me0.., Ga.
tej-2,1.1
■Joac'i li F.ut-g n, Ju.=. B. I‘ai r.nuore,
J. Riitledge Fmeg.iii.
JOSPKII FIN EGAN & CO.,
COi lON’ FACTORS AND
Commission Merchants,
J>AY Sl’., SAVANNAH. OA.
JJjp'Liboral advances nude on consigned
to us o' to our coilespon jen:s in New Yo k
mid Liverpool. si | 2;3m
.Y3SX «& KliiTl, INl>,
Wholesale and Retail dealeis in
BOOTS & SHOES,
Leather fijiite, las, k,
No. 3 Cotton Avenue, Macon, Georgia.
ecj 2;oiii*
JNO. W. G’CGf’JftER,
Wholesale dealer in
PURE WHISKIES, BRANDIES,
Gins, Rums, W iues, &.C.,
60 Cherry SI., - - Macon, «n.
And sole agent (or the sale of that celtbra
rated brand Pare RYE WHISKEY
“XXXX”
n Macon. All those who wish a core article
in the way of 3W*Mstiey,
it'infft, .sic find f’nrlcr. can gc.it
bv calling oil Juo. W. O’Conner.
'lie has also a fine stock of Fancy Toilet
Soaps, Which ho ofl'ers very 1,0 tl' for
VrlSli. He keeps always ou hand a lull
and complete stock of
Fancy Groceries,
Including OYSTERS, Sardine*,
g OUSTERS. Ctirrants, St.it-
Si.VS, Itdlion Macaroni, J‘ra-
Tomatoes, leas,
coin. E, s i G.i as, s i Rl l',
JtiOErISSES, NT.
FLOUR —A full stock of all Grades.
25 BOXFte LEMONS—At $10.50 per Box.
jy 23,6 m
S MIT H, WESCOT TANARUS&. CO„
Successors to Little, Smith k Cos.,
DEALERS TS —
Saddles, Harness, Carriage Material,
SIMOE t'i.r ui.ro s,
Abbott, Downing & Co's Concord
Buggies and Magons,
No. lOli Mui’on, <*a.
sef2;6m
JOHNATHAN COLLINS. 'V. A. COLLINS.
Jonathan Collins & Son,
WAREHOUSE AND
i Commission Merchants, |
Macon, Gra.
1 RESPECTFULLY tender our services to I
i, planters and cotton dealers of South
West Georgia, pledging oar honest and strict
attention to all business confided to us and
offer the usual advances on co'ton ra store
and orders for supplies proudly filled.
Will take pleasure in eihibilmg premium
cotton ut our approaching Stale Fair and will
transport it free of charge to and fr*«
place of exhibition and will use our efforts in
securing premiums. sop-, in
DAWSON, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1869.
JI O T E I. 8.
BROWN HOUS t.
E. E, iIItOWN & SOM,
Louilb Bt., Oppcsite Passenger Depot,
• Vttcoii, (Jrot'ffia.
r I'Hls House having latoly been refitted
X and repaired, aud is now one of the best
Hotels in ihe State, and Ihe most conve
nient in the dtv. The table is supplied wi:h
everything the market affords. feblß’ti9
McAFEE HOUSES,
At SmitJnille aud Ft. Valley, ta.
' PtlE undersigned having taken the Hying
X ton 7/ouse at Ft. Valley, takes pleasure
in notifying the travelling public that both
the above houses are now in the “full tide”
of successful administration by himself He
will spare no expense to make them both
kiRST-t i.ass Hotkls, J/i-ais ready on the
arival of thetraih. W. M. McAFEE.
BVINIiTON’S HOTEL.
(Opposite The Passenger Depot.)
3MAC o\, - - GEORGIA.
r well known Hotel is now conducted
-I- by the Sons of the late J. L. Byinpton,
w ho was so well known throughout the State
(or keeping a good Hotel. feblß,iß69
iUra ila hotel,
Eufaula
ECSu'i ERMS MODERATE,
r. W. VICK & Cos.
May 6‘h ISG9.
MARSHALL HOUSE,
A. 1». JUICE, s'ropridor,
Savannah, - - Ga.
THE MEW lIOTEE.
lIAHX.OW HOUSE,
AMERICUS, GA.
IV. BAULOIV, Prepriefor.
MISi'KLLANEOUS aDYERTIsEMF.NES.
sa HU try and Harness Liniioriuni.
G. C. ROGERS,
On the Site of the Old Theatre, and opposite
United Stales J/otel,
DECATUI ST. ATLANTA , GA.
Convenient to the Fassenger 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
.ly on hand, wt oit“*ale and Retail.
UARId ICES Alfl) m
linby Carriages, Perking Horses, and Knggy
Umbrellas, oftnemost approved style mid finisli,
on hand and luadr to order. jantl-ly
Pro llono PulSjSsco !
TICIiETS FOB O.HE EAStE.
Southwkstkiix Railroad Office, )
Macon Aug. IG, 1869.
(~\N and after the 10th inst., ReturnTiek
/ets, to and from either terminus or s'a
tion on tliis Road can be purchased for One
Fare. Said Tickets good until Oc'ober Ist,
aud to longer. VIRGIL P 0 II LRn
aug2fi;(>w Engineer and Sup’t.
BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKSTTi
AT PUBLISHERS PRICES.
I'ttti.n io ci:.rrs to a io.
And scut by Jfail, free of Fostage.
BOORS of Games, Tucks, Riddles and
Puzzles.
BOORS on Etiquette and Usages of So
ciety.
BOttRS on’ Love, Courtship, and J/arri
age.
BOlliiS on Foitune Telling, Dreams and
J/agic.
BOOR-S on Letter Writing, Talking and
Debating.
Novels* Prize Romances, Song and Joke
Books.
ANY BOOK that is asked for, no matter
what kind, wliere published, where von see
it advertised, or ii not advertised at all. The
Hooks are arranged in Lists. Give the kind
of Hook you want, and a list with prices, will
be sent hv return mail. Address C. 11. V\ IL~
COX, General Agent, No. 11 Peachtree St.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Arrangements have been made with hous
es in every branch of Ttade and Business in
the United States.
Importers, Manufacturers, Inventors,
Publishers. Itealers, Etc.
By which Anything , Everything, that
can be found ANYWHERE, can be
furnished.
In an Agency of this kind, where the wants
ot so many different person* are to be sup
plied there must necessatily be many thing;
required that cannot be advortisod, and
which arc not furnished except on special
application. No person, male or female,
need have the least hesitation in wilting lor
JUST WHAT THfcY WANT.
Descriptive circulars of nf.w and useful
inventions. Patent Medicines, Books, Kn
ei avings Fbotograpes, Music, Ac., sunt kks
to any address. feblljly
gSitr<2cDßiißDi & Sparks
I V tendering their services again to their
planting friends as Warehouse and Com
mission Merchant, deem it wholly unneces
sary to make promises as to their wilhrtgness j
amiability to eeive ihoin faithfully and ad-
Tl l err°lo'ig experience and the iy p»t-
B -Viw>h has ever been extended the
housfis proof conclusive that they deserve
"confidence of the planting com mumps,
and tv prompt and honest attention to the.r
interest, they intend to merit ill the future
'he patronage so liberally given them in the
paSt ' ORDERS FOR SUPPLIES
nromptlv filled »«■ Insert ma,kct P rice "- a ! ,d
Ihe u-ual facilities extended to those who in
,ruit their business wi.h^^
se P 2;3m T. HARDEJMN, Jr.
NOW is the lime to subscribe
for Hie “JOCRNAL.” Only
Two Dollars a liar.
Dawson Business Directory,
Itry <aO»4l*> illtTOllillllli.
KITTMER. JACOB, Dealer in all
kinds of Dry Goods, Main street.
K IJTNiEK. E.. Dealer in Fancy and
Staple Dry Goods, and Groceries, Bald
winsold stand, d/aiu Street.
I OIL ESS At GBimiV, Dealers
J in Staple Dry Goods and Groceries, also
Warehouse and Commission Jferchants,
.Dain Street,
OKB. AV. F. in Eanoy aid .tu
ple Dry Goods, Main st., under “Jour
nal” Printing Office.
])RATTA CRK.TI, Dealers in all
I kinds of Dry Goods and Groceries. Main
Street.
I)EEri,EM, W. m 7, Dealeri,! Staple
and Fimcy Dry Goods, Doyle's’ Block,
MaiD street.
Grocery Mcrchaiilti.
I ETHER, H. J>., Dealer in Groceries
/land Family Supplies. A/ain Street.
17'BLTOM, J. A., Dealer in Bacon,
Flour, Meal and Provisions generally, at
Sharpe & Brown’s old stand, Mrin st.
IT A K >IXII & hIIABPi;, Deal.rs
in Groceries and Provisions, opposite
7’ublic Square, Main st.
p BEER A SAMMONS, Grocery
V I and Provision Dealers, South side Pub
lie Square.
ROOD. It. 11., Dealer in Groceries and
Family supplies generally, next door to
'Journal” Office, Main st.
MIZFLL, K. C. A. « ’o. Grocery and
Provision dealers. Next door to the Ho
tel Main Street.
COM FECTIOA EBI ES.
TT ICHARRfSOM, I>. c7~Dealcv in
X LPoufeeiionaries, Fish, Oysters, &c Main
Street.
Drusiiisl.
pIIGATIIAfI, C. A., Druggist and
VV Physician. Keeps a good supply of
Drugs and Medicines, and prescribes for Till
the ills flesh is heir to. At his old stand,
the Red Drug Store, Main st.
PiIiMCIAiW.
I}ss!€F. Dr. J. W. & SOM. F’rac
_ ticing Physicians. Office at-Dr. Gilpin's
old stand, East side Public .Square, Dawson.
Wiiicli K«‘|»nircr.
4 I, LEV, JO IIM I*., will repair
il Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, d/usic Books,
Aeco'dions, &c , always to tie found at his
old stand, on North eide of Public Square.
Giintmith.
SJIITB, J. c. 8, Dealer iif Guue,
7 J istols, Gap", Cartridges, aud sporting
goods generally, Main «t.
TIM fsllOS*.
Son !<*, IS. J. Dealer in Stoves and Tin
_ a-are of all desorptions. Repairing done
on short notice. Northeast side Public square
Livery Stables.
I7VARMUJII, «V Sit 4IS l*f;. Sale
and I.ivery Stable, Horses and Mulesfor
sale and hire Horses boarded. North side
/•’iiblie Square.
Root asial Shoe Shop.
I> I ll \ EY, 15. F., Makes snd repairs
i Boots and Shoes of al! kinds, next door
lo Gun Shop, Depot st., Dawson.
DAWSON CARI) S.
C. A. CHEATHAM,
Genera! Commission Merchant,
Dawson, G-eorgia.
liril.l. buy on the best terms possible, anything
V\ the planters need, or sell for the Merchants,
anything they have to sell.
Cotton bought rind sold on commission,
march li-’(K)-ly
Now on hand and to arrive 20 casks clear RiDDca
Sides which will be sold low for (V R*h-
C. A. CHEATHAM.
J. G. S. SMITH,
GrTJU SMITH
.I.YO .11. t C MIM.VMS T
DAWSON, : : : Georgia.
Keeps constantly on hand a w-ell selected
stock of Guns, Pistols, Caps, Cartridges and
Amunition of all description.
Silver Plating of ail kinds done. Also,
Sewing Machine Needles ior sale.
Also Repairs all kinds of Guns, Pistols, sew
ing J/achines, etc., eto. Feb 11 ’C9 ly.
T. J. Pit ATT. J- B- CBIM
PRATT & CRIM,
DRY GOODS AND
Grocery Merchants,
X>AWSO.Y, - - 6EOR6IA.
IIBF.RAL advances made on Cotton
J shipped to our correspondents i n Savan
nah and Baltimore. oct2‘2 «8 *y
HEAR ti,c WITNESS!
NO A R SENIC! XO Q UIXL\ E!!
jro jur.ncz ti»':: t
Bum County, Ga., Feb. 11th, 1869.
Messrs. L. W. Hunt & Cos.
Gants—l have taken Dr. Wilhaft’s Antipo
riodic. and have given it iu my family, and
unhesitatingly pronounce it; lk ' w [
Chilians Fever Medicine < . . '.
have never known i. to fall in a single in
stance. Bibb county.
For sale in Dawson by Jakes 4 Lotlkss,
Druggists. marchU69lf^
NO CHARGE TO THE
PLANTER
for shipping cotton.
Liberal advances made on cotton.^
Bcp9;tf A S^ u b
POETRY.
15 y and Ity.
By and by ! We say it softly,
Thinking of a tender hoire,
Stirrlug always in our boßoma,
Wliere so many longings grope.
By and by ! Oh love shall greet us
In the time that is to come,
And the fears that now defeat us,
Then shall all be stricken dumb I
By and by ! The mournful sorrows
Clouded o’er our sky to-day,
Shall he gone In glad to morrows—
Shall bo blasted quite away I
By and by! We say it gently,
Looking on our silent dead,
And we do not think of earth-life.
But of Heaven’s sweet life instead.
By and by! We look in yearning
Towa-dsthc harbor of the blest,
And we see the beacons burning
In tlte ports of perfect rest.
By and by! Our ships shall anchor,
If the tide and wind run fair,
Some day in the port of Heaven,
Wliere our lost aud loved ones are.
By and by ! Oil say it softly.
Thinking not of earth and care,
But ihe by and by of Heaven,
Waiting for us over there I
Tlio C’los'e of Lif«>.
When with one foot ou the water,
And one upon the shore,
The. angel of shadow gives warning
That day shall be no more,
Happy is he who hcareth
The signal of his release,
In the bells of the Holy City.
The chimes of etenal peace.
F. G. Whittier.
[From the New York Mercantile Journal.
l'ictifion* Prosperity.
There is a great deal of fictitious pros
perity in tbiswurld. Prosperity that is
not the growth of Bteady perseverance
and healthy enterprises; hut an appar
ent prosperity, that is engendered by the
fa'sc and fashionable style of living of
the present day.
Industry is, in too many instances,
rabidly giving way toidlene sand spec
ulation. The truth is, we all have a
desire to gel rich too fast. Cautious,
methodical, persevering efforts arc
frowned upon, and the individual who
possesses such characteristics is regard and
by many as being eccentric; a fit sub
ject for laughter,* pity, or contempt. —
lln, only, who would reach the goal at.
a single bound, is the person looked up
on with anything like admiration by the
masses of mankind.
This fictitious prosperity is not orly
prejudicial to labor, but all its acquisi
tions arc based upon luck. Men who
are ii fluetced in this way are constant
ly peeking an opportunity to made a
“corner’*'in commercial transactions.—
Hero the unwary are l'kely to he
tripped up, aud their pockets rifled,
the successful operators in the underta
king, instead of being regarded as thieves
are too often held up before the public
as heroes.
A Doticcable example of the manner
in which mercantile affairs arc sometimes
conducted, is seen in the recent failure
of a dry goods bouse, transacting a busi
ness of several millions a year. This
house had a capital of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, and yet they were
paying fifty thousand dollars a yaar
rent for their place of business. This
was, however, only a single item of their
lavish expenditures, that was charged
to the account of expenses. There is
certainly not much coonomy here !
Very little desire is manifested to do
business with a view to fair profits.—
They evidently plac’d small reliance on
those constant accretions of steady gams
by which judicious merchants bu'ld up
an honorable name. There are thous
ands of such histories, if we could on
ly read them. Thousands of people
aim to bo considered what they are not.
and never can be. Thousands of busi
ness men swallow up their capital by
moans of useless expeodituae, aud are
all the whilo trying to recover their
losses by tho aid of wild speculation.
‘ Oae cannot eat his goose and keep
bis goose,” is as true now as ever. Plod
ding industry, economy, and persever
ance, will always build up a small bus
iness, and often mako succ ssful that
which had been previously unprofitable
through bad management; but industry,
however well directed, connot, at once j
accomplish great results. It requires
timo and close application to surmount
6erious obstacles, and onr commercial
men should understand that no hurny)
being can to permanently prosper
ous, unless ho adopts those means,
makes them ease-’iAial to the actual ends
of his r CDO6 •
Our young men are too superficially
educated iD political economy—the great
principles that underlie tho paths of hu
man success. They aro too apt to be
lieve ihat pluck is the cue thing need
ful to pY»ce them on pinnacles of pros
perity, whoso height is only measured
by the extent of *heir ambition.
This fictitious proß|.. r jty c f which
wo write enters into every -muification
of life. It takes possession ur the
small tradesman, and he is at once en.
ulous to imitate the style of the wealthy
I wholesale merchant; the lawyer and the
doctor are respectively possessed of a
mania to surpass the other in lavish ex
penditure ; tho speculators, from mere
habit of being reckless at all times and
on all oooasians, scatters his money
about with a wasteful band, and when
it is too late, opens bis eyes to tho stern
realities of a situation of misfortune and
poverty. The clerk, on his one or two
thousand dollars salary, does not save a
single penny, and is frequently in debt
three or four hundred dollars more than
he has the means of paying This is
certainly an unnatural condition of
things, but it continues to exists, and
is all tho while gaining strength. The
country was never so produclive. never
so prosperous; but the evil is not abated.
VY r e have a remedy at hand, if the
prescription is carefully followed. It
is this : banish extravagant follies, bo
diligent in business, and you will bo
eminently happy in your social rela
tions, ns well as commcndably pros
perous in your business affairs. This
plun will also answer the purpose of
destroying ruinous speculation. Con
fidence will be established on stable
foundations, and there will bj* greater
ceitainty attending the prosecution of
the various industrial employments.
NVe are all too prone to hve for the
present, and to ignore tho future.—
Other people’s opinions govern our in
dividual action in some matters more
than is for our p.ersonal good ; other
people’s eyes are the spectacles by
which we are too often seen, and other
people’s tastes establish in our mind
►nn expectation of sweetness, when our
own good sense should teach us that
the fruit produces nothing but lasting
bitterness.
It is a matter of anxious inquiry with
us, whether the time will ever come
when we shall be able to shake off this
degrading slavery to others. Shall we
ever march forward to freedom, both
ot opinion and action ? Until such a
happy consummation, wo suffer the
highest and best purposes of our na*
ture to bo made subservient to base
prejudices and narrow-minded views
At present, all our efforts at living
are restricted to the narrowest chan
nels of fashion and display. It is true
such cxpori&noe is very costly, and
equally unsatisfactory, while it places
us directly under tyranny, which com
pels us to seek a position where wo as
sume to be something more than our
talent or our wealth will justify.
From the Augusta Constitutionalist.
Perils of IXriiikiiij; ltn«l Wliis-
Many years auo, when the State of
Georgia was in its infancy, one of the
circuit judges was Bela Drown, an an
cestor of tho recent “secesh ’ governor
of that name. Ho was a man of ability
and integrity, but like a good many
distinguished persons of that day, he
liked a social glass; and whenever tho
members cf the bar would turn in and
help, ho sometimes drank to excess and
became gloriously fuddled. On one
occasion, while traveling on circuit, he
reached the village of Dayton, in Dooly
county, where the court was to be
opened the next day, and took quar
ters with a relative of his wife, that la
dy accompanying him. After supper
the Judge strolled ovor to the only iav
ern in the piace, kept by one Sterritt,
where he met a number of his legal
friends.
A convivial evening was passed;
drinks frequently went round, and
somewhere about midnight, the Hon
orable Bela, was in a state of mind
quite the reverse of thut implied by tbe
old saw, “Sober as a judge,” When
he was leaving for home, one of the
young lawyers in a spirit of mischief,
slyly passed some spoons tromthe tum
blers into the Judge’s pocket.
On dressing himself next morning,
the eccentric official, putting his hand
into his pocket, was greatly perplexed
in discovering three or four silver
spoons.
“>ly God! Polly,” said he to his
wife, “just look here; I believe I’ve
stolen some of Sterritt's spoons P’
“Let’s sec them,” says the wife,
“Yes, sure enough—here’s his veritn
able initials ! Pray how did yojtJflfJte
pen to have them in yonr PtsrfdTet
rr- “I think I must Jnave been drunk
when I cam'o home, wasn’t I?” in-
quired the Judge,
“Yes,” replied the devoted Polly,
“you know your old habit when you
get among those lawyers.”
“Certainly; I can understand easy
enough how it all catne about. That
fellow, Sterritt, keeps the m'anest liq
uor in the State ; but I never supposed
that to drink it would make a man
steal 1”
The spoons were duly returned- to
the landlord, and the Judge went aud
opened his Court, thinking no more
u ut the matter. Several days elapsed
VOL IV. —NO. 32.
and the business of tho Court was draw
ing to a close, when one morning a
rough-looking customer was arranged
before bis Honor for larceny. IJo
pleaded guilty, but said in mitigation
that ho was drunk at tho time cf com
mitting the offense.
“What is tho nature of tho charge
against the man V inquired Judge
Brown.
‘ Stealing money from the till at
Sterritt’s tavern,” rcpiied the clerk.
“Young man,” said tho Judge sol
emnly, “aro* you euro you was intoxi
cated when you took this money ?’’
“Yes, your Honor, I was so jolly
drunk that things looked like they
wero dancing double-shuffles and when
I went out doors tho ground kep4
coming up and bitting me on the
head.”
“That w'll do,” replied tho Judge.
“But tell me, did you get all tho
liquor you drank at Sterritt's t"
1 Every drop of it, your Honor.”
“And so you got tipsy on his liquor,
and then stolo his money ?”
“That’s it exactly; I didn’t knovf
what I was doing.”
Turning to the prosecuting attorney
tho worthy magistrate said ;
“This is a most extraordinary enso,
Mr. Attorney, and ono, I think, de
manding the clemency of tho Court.—
You will, therefore, do me tho favor of
entering a nolle protftqnt. That liquor
of Sterritt’s, I have reason to kuow, is
mean enough to make a man do any*
thing dirty. I got drunk on it myself,
the other night, and stole all his spoons.
If Steiitt will sell such abominable
stuff, ho ought not to have tho protec
tion of this Court. You may release
the prisoner. Mr. Sheriff.”
A Preacher’s Stratagem.
It- is said that at one time, when Lu
renzi blow preached under a largo
spruce pino in South Carolina, he an
nounced another appointment for proach
iog in tli£ same placo on that day twelve
months. Tho year pasted, and Lorenze
was entering the neighborhood the cv-*
oniug previous to his appointment, ho
overtook a colored boy who was blowing
a long tin horn, and oountd send a blase
with rise and swell and cadent which
waked echoes of the di-funt hills.
Gibing a-iide the blower, I) iw said tor
him : “What is your rame?’’
“My names Gabriel, sir," replied the
b >y.
“Web, Gabriel, have you been to«
Church Hill
“Yes, tnassa, J'sc been dar many a
time.”
“Da you remember a big spruce pino
on that hill ?”
‘ Oh, yes massa, I know dat pino.”
“Did you bn"w that Lorenz? D)W
had an appointment to preach under
that tree tc-.norrow ?”
“Oh, yes mass everybody knows dat.'*
“Well, (litriel, I am Lorenzo Dow
and if you’ll take your horn and go to
morrow morning and climb up into that
pine, and hide among the branches be
fore the people begin to gather, and
wait there till I call your name, then
blow such a Liast with ycur horn as I
heard you blow a minute ago, I’ll givo
you a dollar. Will you do it Gabriel V’
“Yes, masss, I takes uat dollar.”
Gabriel like Zicheus, was hid away
in the tree-top in fine timo. An im
mense concourse, of all sizes and colors,
ass-mblcd at the appointed hour and
Dow preached on tho judgement of tho
last day. By bis power of discriptiou
he wrought upon the multitude up to
he openirg of the resurrection of tho
grand a#z the call of the trumped
peals which were to wake the nations.
“Then,” said be, “suppose, my friends
that we should hear at this moment tho
sound of Gabricfts trumpet.”
Sure enough at that moment tho
trumpet of Gabriel sounded Tbe wo
men sarieked and mmy fainted, the
men sprang up and looked aghast; same
ran, others fell and called for mersy; and
all felt for a timo that the judgement
wa*i set and the books were opeued.—
Dow stood and watched the
nti rm till the fright abated
one U!seovere^^BßMHflHHHßßH|
him
resumed
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Nashville, Tenn., is putting
$300,009 cotton mill.
| ‘ I’uregoric weddings” arethe latest,
t It is the first anniversary after tho birth
! ol a descendant.
j Before his illness, Napoleon’s physi
cians had reduced his daily allowance
of cigurs from sixteen to six.