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    THE DAWSON WEEKLY JOURNAL:
Xfi B. WESTON.
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N ■■ Tee Dawsos Jocbsal”
bail-roa_d guide.
leiillitv««U-rit Railroad P««-
eenger Train*.
tfjf HOLT, Pres. | VIRGIL POWER, Sup,
I/mre R:00 a. v.
arrive »t fi ' 3o FM.
Leave Eilsula 7:20 a. m.
Arrive »l Macsn 4:50 P M.
UoHiiertinit «i'h ALiantr branch tram at
i-sithri le, »ud with Fort Gaines branch train
II CVhber.
imn.A sioiit asp ACC ’MUonATinN trains
Lf,f» *‘36 P M.
Arrirrsl Kufula ~:lm * M
L*»*« Eu'auls 7:18 r. M. .
Arrive »J/»con 9:10 a. M. j
Genera* at .S mltiville with Al any train oil
Jfond.iv, Ttiesday, Thursday and Frid.it
sljnrs. N« train Lavre on S. urday nights.
COLI MB' S raSSSS'ISR TRAINS
hurt M* co 1 ' 25 a M.
Arrive at Colii".bu* I—2 P *.
L<«*» Ooluinhn* 12:25 P X
Arrive it M.cen p. si.
COLCSBVI NIUIIT PASSIPONR TRAIN
Lmt» M»: on 7:40 p. m
Arrive ai Oolumhua. 5:05 A. M
I/ir* Cnlu tibus 7:1'0 P m.
Arrive it ifscon 4:43 A. x.
Macon anti Brntsrwirk Paatw ti
ger i raists.
GEO. W HAZELIUIKNT, President.
for. lia-oR 9:15 ' w ;
Arrive a* B'tini a ick r »•
L»*v* ItriiuTwirk ..4 >r) A' x.
Arrive at H.con 7:50 P. x.
TRAINS TO lIAWKINSVtLI.*
for** T. «
Arrive «. l!*wkm«ville 6:30 P x
for* ll.«rkin»rille a st
Arive at Macon 6:16 A. x.
This train runs daily, Sundays excepted
Western A Atlantic Railroad.
FOSTER BLODGETT, Sup’t.
RinitT rASSSNOEU Tit Al !tt
Gave Allan.. 7 00 P V
Irrive »: Chatleivooga 3.30 A M
Give Chattanooga /....'* 50 P. M
Arrive at Atlanta .4 14 A. 11
DAT PASSENGER TRAIN.
Ji*av, Atlanta *- 15 A. M
Arrive at Chattanooga 4 1 > P. V
li*tvf Chattanooga A. id
Ariin at Atlanta 8.17 P- M
DALTON ACOOXINDATIIiN.
Gar* A>l mra 3.10 P M
Arrive at D.lion. 11.85 P.M (
hews Dalton t.OO A. M
Arrive at Atlanta 11 00 A. M
XrofrsjiMal ©affiis.
«. ». WOOTKN. L. C. HOYLK.
WOOTEN & HOYLE,
Attorneys at Law,
iMn , so.r,fi.i.
Jan 6-1 y.
a. W. DAVIS.
Attorney at Law,
BJII'SO.r. G. 4.
iWOfflce over J. B. Perry's Store.
Dec 23rd, ’69. ts.
c. W. WARWICK,
Atty at Law and Solicitor in Equity,
SiIITBVILLK, GA.
i *X’u* ot p , . i , n Rnu,h Weß, * rn ,nd r * i r
»• Collections promptly remitted.
K ' J - WARREN,
attorney at law,
I’waasvxttE, ...
R - I- SIMMONS,
ATTORNEY at LAW,
G*t.
•ugA 9;tf
Dawson Business Directory,
Dry Good* ITlcrrkniit*,
BIRWIIY & NEIJOIV, Dealers In
Dry Goods, Groceries and H ardware,
Mn\n street.
CTRin, A TIICKLR, Dealers in all
Jkiiids ol Dry Goods and Groceries. Main
Street.
T/IITSER, JACOB, Dealer in all
J JIV kinds of Dry Goods, Main street.
IOVLIISS A GKIFFIW, Deslers
J in Staple Dry Goods and Groceries also
land Commission J/urekanls. M tin Street,
' t{(Hi:.VWEY A CHOLTCn,
Jvl Dealers in l)rv Goods, Clo'hing, S aple
Goods and Fnuily Groceries, .Viin street.
OK K. W. F. Dealer In Fancy and sia
pie Drv Goods, Maul st., under •‘Jour
nal” Printing Office.
pECPFF.S, YV. .Ts., Dealer in .S’ aple
, A Slid Fancy Dry Goods, Mail) street.
Grocery .YYcrrliiiiiix
ARTIII'R, S. D., Dealer in Groceries
and Family Supplies. JJaiu Street.
Fj'I'FXO.Ni, J. v A., Warehouse and
Commission Merchant, and Dealei in B, ;
cor, Flour, Meal and Provisions generally, at
Sharpe A Brown’s old stand, M tin st.
D alers in Dry Goods, Groceries, and
PUii'ntion Supplies.
ftKEER A SI.YI.TWOMS, G-ncery
VI and /•'rovision Dealeis, South side /’ub
lie Square.
HOOD, U. 11., DeaUrin Groceries and
K.imilv suool’cs generally, 2nd door to
‘Journal” Office, Main st.
MIZEI..L, U. C. A Cos. Grocery and
/’revision dealers. Next door to lha Ho
tel Maid Street, Dawson.
Drufitiisli.
( IIEATIUU, «: Drugpiat and
Yy /’oysician. Keep- a good supply of
Drug* and Medicines, and prescribes for all
the ills that fi.-sli is heir to. Al his old stand,
the Red Dug Store, Main st
I .AUKS *V I.OY-.KSS, Dealers in
D'Hgs, if- dicinea, Oils, I’aints, Dye
Stuff*, Girdvn Secil, k Ac.
BAKERY.
• ’
TF. SOL.OYSO.Ai, B.ker, Confcc
a tinner, arid dealer ill Family Groceries
Fi*h and Ovsters, J/aiu Street, text to J. W.
Roberts A Cos.
PHI iSICIAAIS.
HODAi ETT AV. IS. Prao'icirg Pby
•ician. and Surgeon. Office at Cheat-
IlsinV Drug S ore.
Dsss. j. iv. i»;:*ck A sow,
ilmikMil tor past patronage hv close
i-'enliull and moderate charges hop** *o re
ceive a continuance of the svilie. Office, Dr.
Gilpin’s old s’and. j »<• I*'* ’f-
AA'iilt'll KrjNiiifr.
VI.I.K \, JOB Ai P-, »'ll * epair
IVa'ch* s, Clocks, Jewelry, .4/u«ic Br'oks,
Acco .lions, «kc, alwats to »><■ l**und at hi*
oid aland, on North title ol 7’nblic Square.
Livery Slablcs.
I ''.A Bt AfY’ Af, &. SM 4RPE. File
L and Feed Stable. Horses and J/nl-s
for m'o. Horses botrded. N rth side Pub
*ic Squ ire.
I )IH AiCSh, Ai, <2. A J. K.. Sals.
I Fe, and and I.iverv Siable, Depot S reel.
Good hor-ea and vtbides for lure on rra*.*n
,ble terms. April 14, 1} .
R \R K«OJI.
| ) \ T AA' Asl D, Dealer i Fine Wines,
I Brandi s. Whiskies, L*ger Beer, Ac,
West side puhlic Sq'tare, Main street.
n. R. ADAMS. II X. WAOIIU-KN. A A. ADAMS,
Eatouton, Ga Sav.tnimli, Ga. Ameucus,G.i.
i ADAMS. WOO IS 1 CO.
FACTORS
AN f> —
Commission Merchants,
No. 3, St6dd«rd’s Li.-wer Rangr*,
■yl3’o9 « '» Savannah. Oa
Air’"’ll Oi.q'mtt, Javfs Baoci*,
Baker Oo.ii.it, Ga. N-wipn. G».
Ilueii H. OOMJUITT, S*T»mi»h, G*.
COLQUSTT& BACGS,
(10TTON FACTORS & GENERAL
( OMMI SSI ON ME HO IIA NTS.
Bay street, Savannah, Ga.
Special attention to the sale of Co’ton,
Lumber and Timber. Liberal advances on
oon«ignment«. may6;it
BROWN HOUSE.
E. E. BROAYS * SOX,
Fourth St., Opposite Passergcr Depot
iHetcon, Georgia.
House huvine l»telr been rrfifed
1 *nrl rrp.ini, slid is no* one of the hrst
Hotels in the Sute, and the n Oet conve
nient in ill.- ci' t. The t«bl« is Mipph'd *>»>i
everything the rnnrkel afford*. fcbl6 69
LYON, DeGRAFFENSEID £ ILYIN,
ATTO&jity? at Lft
.flacon. - - - Georgia.
WILL give attention to Piof'S*iond Busi
ness in the Macon, /t-»n:h.western, end
P.ilhuU Circuits ; in the U. S Courts, in Sa
vanneh and Atlanta; »nd by Special Con
tract in any part of the State.
Sept. 23, '69 ; ly.
X, COHEN & CO.
IMPORTERS OF.
Brandies, Wines, Bins, Segars,
and dealers in
RYE, BOURBON AGO MONONGAHELA WHISKY.
Also, Manufacturer* of the Celebrated
Stonewall Bitters,
9 Whitehall St,, .tllanta, Ga.
t .n. JaJiu 13,
DAWSON, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1870.
LIPPMAN’S
GREAT HI nmts
The best fopic ajid IjiVigofator
kpo'wp!
rnk ritn r. vjts tit r.tss #; i>
•is it cvHE von f*» N
i* #: p.s lit it.rn a *:„r-
Eltit L t:\HitlSTta.Y.
•t s urk rut: p 'turn ft: of
»•#:/* itjro .to f,#:, /m /.
tons nE.ittTTEJtt it.rn
t.ri'E itMiTTK.rr fe runs.
Titty are In valuable to Females!
it re a Cordial for the itgrd !
itnd a Sure Froleclioti against
all .ttalarious Iltseases.
They are undoubtedly the best
JUedlcinal \C or dial ever of ft red
to the Fubltc.
They contain nothing poisonous or injuri
ous to the system, hut are composed ol ens
tirely vegetable substances. These Bitters
make their entry in this country unheralded
by any lo g advertisements, without puffs
and testimonials, now so frequent throuffhout
the country. For LIPPJfAN’S GR/t’iT
GERA/AN BITTKRS stand solely on their
merit*. Their virtues are in the bottle!
In Germany, the home of these Bitters, no
household can be found without them. For
over a century, since their first introduction
in that country, no article has been found
to equal them in their quick and apeedy
cures of General Debility, Dispepsia, Ner
vous Diseases, and Liver Complaint, and as a
strcJigthener and appetizer they aie ac
knowledged by tbs most cmineDt German
Physicians, to whom these Bitters were first
known, to be the best, purest, and meat
wholesome preparation, and tbe most effect
ual in tbeir cures.
Every One Should Give Them
a Trial.
Eor the married as well as the unmarried,
we advise the timelv use of a bottle. It will
save you days of suffering, cheer your spir
its, and give you health and happiness.
These bitters are now taking the place
of the many American compounds floodit g
the market, because they are the genuine old
German modicine, one that ha* stood the
teat of time, and are destined to become the
favorite Bitter* in America.
For the many testimonial!! see Lippman’s
Almanac for this year, ngw in press and soon
lo be issued.
ForN.ily* by nil Druggist* tuttl
Dt!itl«-r* Lvcrywhere*.
Foie .If nufac'urers for the United States,
JACOB LIPI’MIA A BKO.
WHOLESALE DRUGGIST,S,
S:i v:i it null. Gn.
CONSTITUTION* RENOVATOR,
OR
BLO 011 (; LKA XS E ft*
This uiediuine is known to the ficultv as be
ing the concentrated fluid rx'rart of Sarsap
arilla united wish O'll r valuable medicinal
heibs, ami is guaranteed as chemically pure.
FOR THK CUKE (F
Scrofula and CO.A.SIRPTIO.A
This remedy is compounded exp-es-lv for
porifwng and cleansing the blood ot all in
,Armines, going at once to the fountain head
of ili-ease. I* extinguishes.
TUJ/ORS, CONSUMPTION. SYPHILIS,
SKIN ERUPTIONS, SALT* RHEUM,
BOILS. ItHEUM.VTIS.If, WANT OF
VITALITY, SCROFULA.
We all know that the promi-cuous vacci
nation indulg* and in during the late war brec
ihe most villanous diseases. Vaccination
ptts was taken from the arms of many per
sons full ol scrofulous son s.
Then of course the impurities of the scrof
ulous patient were absorbed in the blond of
men other w ise w ithout diseases, atyUvoth
hecame infected alike. Mr n, women and.
children throng! out all the West are most
wofuily diseased front this* cause, and knew not
until a few months ago, the origin of it.
Hiinry’s Constitution Renovator
R. li* ves the Entire System ol Pains and
aches, enliveus the spirits, and send) new
blood
RENOVATOR,
BOUNDING THROUGH EVERY YARN.
I: imparts a
sparidins 1> rig It I it os*. IflPlio Eyo
\ Rosy Gl o\v lo (lie Cltcek.
4t Ruby Tinge lo (lio I.tps
.1 Clearness to the Head.
Rriglituess lo I lie Complexion,
Ctiioyuney lo list* Spirits,
Aihl Happiness on all Sides.
Eor all affections of the kindeys it is uusur-.
passed.
/'eople have been rescued, a* it were, from
the very jaws of death, by a timely use of
this great remedy.
EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS LETTERS.
“Doc:or, I was vaccinated in the hospital.
Before that 1 had no skin disease. Until I
had a bottle ot your “Constitution A'enova
tor,” sent me by Dr Roper, of Columbia,
Mo., I suffered tortures with running sores.
Since I have used two bottles I am all well
except a sins'! 80: e on the calf of my left
leg, and that is get'ing well fast.”
This from a lady.—“And now my skin is as
clear and as fair as a babe’s. Mv complex
ion, thanks to your “Keuovator,” is beauli.
fd.
“Yes, yes, 1 may well say such relief was
unknown to me before. Enclosed find five
dollars tor six bottlss; two families here
wan* to try it."
“I was very much troubled with syphilis.
Four remedy seems to be curing me fast.
Send 4 bottles per Express."
“No more rheumatism. Three bottles of
Constitution Renovator have made me a Dew
man ”
“Doctor, enclosed find $5. "lease send
me a supply. Two families here want to try
jour Coßstitotlon Renovator-”
We have not space lor move of the above
extracts, but you can ask yoor neighbor about
.he remedy. Avery one has something good
to say, as it ernes every time.
For aU. disvasf.s n» thi
KIDNEYS, RKIENTION OF THE UKINtf,
And for Female Diseases,
Ne> vous FVos'ration, Weakness, General /,a<-
situde and VVaut of Appetite, it is unsurs
pa <LI!tJTJO!V.—In ordering our remedy
always place the number of our Post-Office
Box on venr let'ers. The new law in our
New York -Fo*’. Office compels this.
Address, Dr. 11. B* Henry* Cos.
Director-General Berlin Hospital, Prussia.
Agency of tbe United States.
Babratory, 276 Pearl Stree',
Box 6272
NEW YORK.
RENOVATOR is #1
six bottles lor J 5. Sent anywhere
on receipt of price. Patients are requested
to correspond conbd-ntially, and reply will
,lroaurr.* S *.. % A...t
BELEOTED PO ETY.
[For the Savannah /frpubUcan.|
A t'oufenerale Soldier's Wel
come to Lee.
Woloomi*, my General, whertao’er thoul't ronm,
Through the lovod land thy rale? drove to free.
Where dwell thy veterane therein atlll thy home,
He loves not Liberty who love# not Isee.
No grand ovation, auch a* ahould be tliinc,
waitN the hero of a huml red fields,
A comrade’s crust thoul’t aha re and not rrpiue,
Nor scorn the cheer thy imp irons bed country
yields. #
Wrung b> oppression,
Burt hon’d, o'erborne,
Past all expression,
Wasted anil worn, ?
7%f faithful followers can to thee impart,
Naught but affect iou’s grasp and throbbing heart.
Welcome, my General, to our heart of hearts,
Warm with the love we bear thine honored
name,
Not time, nor cruel liate, nor envy’s dnrts,
; Can wrest from thee, nor dim thy deathless fame.
What though oppression robs thee of thy home t
To view the home of Lee on
In future years sjiall Freedom’s votaries come,
As pilgrims view the home of Miibbiugton.
Foremost aud fearless,
Where folloAvcd by few,
Thy falcliiou to Freedom was given,
Patriot peerless;
Trusted and true.
Be thine the best blessings of Heaven I
And ever the brightest chaplet be
The wreath that Fame shall weave for thee;
To latest time tliou’lt live on History’s page,
Illustrious tidier, Ilcro, Statesman, Sage.
Quincy, Fla., April Bth, 1870.
True Ileroi.Mi.
Let others write of battles fought
Ou bloody, ghastiy fields,
Where honor greets the man who trius,
ud death the man who yields ;
But I will write of him who fights
Aud vanquishes his sin—
FPho struggles on, through W'eary years,
Against himself, and wins,
Jle is a hero, staunch and brave,
?Tho fights an unseen foe,
And puts at last beneath lus feet
His passions base and low’,
.<4lid stands erect in manhood’s might,
Fndaunteu, undismayed—
The bravest mau that drew a sword,
In foray or raid.
It calls /or something more than braivn
Or muscle to o’ercomt*
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume and drum—
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy trend :
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.
AW honor, then, to the brave heart,
Though poor or ficli he be,
Who struggles with his baser part—
tfl.o conquers, and is free,
lie mayjot wc#£« hero’s crown,
Or fill a hero’s grave,
But truth aa'lll place his name among
The bravest of tiie brave.
MISCELLANEOUS.
tLor the Dawson Journal.
Tli« I’iielc and iAk‘|»li«w— Tsic
Cciitrußt.
BY ItEY. J. M. MAKHHAI.L.
During a gracious revival meeting
in the town of 18 , in thoyear 1845,
there was a young man by the name
of I? , who, by his great earnestness
in seeking a saving knowledge of the
Lord Jesus Christ, specially attracted
may attention. His cries for mercy,
were piercing, and his groans came
welling up from a heart deeply im
pressed with the great evil of sin.
My profoundest sympathy was stir
red, as, day and night, ho came trem
bling to the altar seeking the prayers
of the Church, and as often retiring
without comfort, seeming only to in
crease his agony, by the effort made
to find relief.
One afternoon, during the interval
of meeting, I tvas sitting in my room,
when I heard a gentle tap at my door
and going to see who it was found
it was my young friend, the very pic
ture of despair, seeking an interview,
at the same time apologizing for hav
ing interrupted me. 1 invited him in,
assuring him if I could be of any ser
vice I would regard the time as well
and profitably spent. I will now give
from memory the substance of that in
terview.
He said : “You are aware that I
am clerking in a bar-room, or selling
liquor; well, lam unable to reconcile
my vocation with love to God, and
love to man, and when I pray, the
conviction forces itself on my mind,
that it must he abandoned before I
can obtain the favor of God in tho
forgiveness of my sins, but lam poor,
haaing no means of support, and all
the places of business aro now filled,
so that I am greatly at a loss to know
what to do, and I want counsel.”
I urged him to follow his convic
tions ; do his duty, and leave the event
to God. In a moment his mind was
made up, and he went at once to his
employer and informed him of his
purpose. He tried to dissuade him
from so rash an act, and ridiculed the
idea, that there was any Moral Wronk 1
in vending liquor as a beverage, but
B had “opened his mouth unto
the Lord, and could not go back.”—
At night he was at the altar again,
but having done his duty, soon found
peace with God, through faith in
Christ The next morning I oonfered
with several business men, informing
them of what he had done, and of his
conversion, and they were filled with
admiration, and one, not a member of
the ehurch, at that time, if ever after,
said, that ho would give him employ
ment, but, as business was dull, could
i not give him more than his board and
. clothing, but as it increased would
! giVe him better wages.
This young Christian entered at
J onco on a new life and calling, in un
ison with Iris obligations, both to God,
and man. It was not long before he
was taken in as a partner, married an
intelligent, amiable, and pious girl,
and continued to prosper, until his
“work was done, ami well done,” and
then dying in Christian triumph, pass
fed to the heaven of the good.
In 1852, there lived in tho county
of M , a Methodist, who had a pi
ous wife, and several children, some of
whom were daughters, and owning a
nice little farm, was making an ample
support for himself and family, but
not being satisfied ttklet “well enough
alono,” converted his farm into a
“grogshop,” in the town of L ,
and invested everything in the nefari
ous work of making drunkards.—
Hearing that he was engaged in rum
selling, I soon called’to see him, and
labored to get him to give it up, tell
ing him, that evil, and only evil, could
come of it. lie seemed a little tender,
und said, if the church would bear
with him until ho could dispose of his
stock on hand, he would buy no more,
but keep a strictly “family grocery."
It was not long, however, before ho
purchased a fresh supply, and he of
fered in extenuation, that he was com
pelled to buy more, that he might
close out the remains of the old, or
original stock.
What a subterfuge ! I told him if
he continued that course he would
never quit, and the Church would give
him two weeks to consider the ques
tion as t) ■whether ho would give up
the salo of liquor, or his relations to
the church.
At the expiration of the time I saw
him, and enquired, as to what conclu
sion lie hxid readied, and he informed
me, that I might erace his name from
tho Church-Book. To deter him from
this course, 1 related to him, the case
ofß , that I have given you above,
and imagine if you can, my surprise,
wheu he told me that B was his
own nephew. I thought surely this
would arrest him, but no! lie had form
ed a league with Hell, and could not
be nr vod from Ills fell purpose. Tho
next year I was stationed at () ,
and walking up one of the streets, a
short time after I reached there, I saw
this ex-Methodist, standing at tho door
of a low dark building, and looking in
saw a few bottles, and dirty tumblers,
the usual accompaniments of what
was called, in my boyhood, a “three
cent doggery.” I stopped long enough
to inquire of his wife and family, for
as I have said, she was a pious wo
man, and when they lived in their lit
tle country home, wore yory respecta
ble and liappy.
They were now hying in town, and
having been their former pastor, I
sought them out. Bu', Oh! lioyv
changed. They were huddled togeth
er iu a small dilapidated house, in the
suburbs of the city, with no fencing
around it. I entered that humble
hovel, and saw but the fragment of a
onco happy and good woman; the
lines of care and sorrow were deep
laid in her pale, sad face, and her
(laughters shrank away from me, as
if they wero ashamed of their poverty
and degradation. Rapid as yvas tho
progress his nephew made in virtuo,
piety and usefulness, it was not more
so than his in vileness, impiety, worth
lessness and crime. He became the
doomed slave of appetite ; was infidel
to his wife ; cast into prison for crime,
and his wickedness finally culminated
in an inglorious death, and in that
death which is tho very sold of death,
the death of tho Soul.
[From Brick Po.netoj.]
Our Saturday Kiglil,
This Saturday afternoon we yvan
dered through tho old burial-ground, j
reading tbe inscriptions on plum stone '
and on elegant monument—hooking at
this littlo grave and that large one ; I
at this one nicely kept in order, aud I
at that one covered with yveod ; at the i
mounds where not even » rude board j
marked who of those gone beforo us ,
slept there, and at the towering mar- j
ble monuments intended to mark the :
real or imaginary virtues of the ones
who are but a lew Saturday Nights
our seniors in the I .and of tho Leal. I
And as we yvalked and rested we
could not help thinking who of all the
sleeping ones livod most to a purpose'/
Who were the happiest ? The oues
yvho rest under plain or expensive
tombstones. And how many of them
all lived to benefit others. How many
yy-ere truly mourned ? And hoyv many
were really missed, and counted as
lost to life and to the useful ou earth.
And hoyv many of us yvho live are
living to a purpose Y We rise in the
morning—we labor all the day—we
say unkind things—we are selfish—
we care not for others—yve have no
kind words for those in trouble—no
desire to help others live—no mellow
ness of heart for those who with us
are vnlking to the grave. W
ply ei.t, drink, sleep. 'ana then die
Aul are taken awn • ■/ —our places to bt
filled by others.
Or we do differently. ,Wo start on!
with a purpose. We take caro of oui
energies, talents, abilities, and strive
to turn our lives to good account.—
IWe are kind to the poor. We speak
I in gentle tones to our loved ones, to
j our little ones, to our pets and our dar
j lings, all the while drawing Jhetti stfl!
nearer to us. Wo strive to-be good
and kind. We speak earnestly to
those who ask our u Ivieo. We buil l
littlo homes—tako there our loved
onos—labor for thoir supjwrt —sur-
round them with comforts, and in the
beautiful sunshine of their presence
bosk in love, and live to enjoy the
beautiful hero, to fit us for the more
and never-ending beautiful over hero.
And wo try like good men or good
women to lift ourselves out of that
hoartlcss selfishness which blights
hore, and kills for the hereafter. We
add to our earnings—to the boauty
and extent of our homes—to the hap
piness of our loved ones, and to the*
welfare of our friends. And we build
railroads, steam-boats, houses, towns,
cities, uud countries for the good of
others, and tho setting of good exam
ples to all.
And we go and come in life like men
of honor—of liberality—of benevolent
intentions; the world all the while
growing l»etter for our being hero
And thus wo fit ourselvos to work in
the great vineyard Over There where
none find labor or rest, save those,
who, while on earth lived to a purpose.
As we walked we wondered how
many of those who are with us no
more—who rest in the silent city of
tho dead—wero good, and true, and
kind, and loving ? Who of those who
died were truly mournod ? Who of
them build houses and mado for them
selves beautiful homes—who were
kind to their loved onos—who tried to
something for the battennant of some
body—who of them all had something
to their credit when they reached the
golden bank of the Eternal Itiver
And who livod lazy, careless, dissi
pated, useless lives. Who of them
lived from hand to mouth ? Who of
them thought more or as much of oth
ers as of themselves ? Who of thorn
in life earned enough to pay their bu- 1
rial ? Who of them wero happy and
who miserable ?
Aud who of those who read our lit
tle chapters will ho good, and true,
and kind, and manly, or womanly ?
Who will realize that there is some
thing in life besides “ourself"—that
there is a work to do hero—that wo
are all but children in a school, pre
paring for tho real life Over Yonder,
where there are no gravestones, no
monuments, no lines deeply carved to
tell who wo were, but where we will
bo known for what wo were on earth,
and he given great works to do as we
have been earnest hero.
Before many yveeks yve yvho write
anil yve yvho read yvill be taken to the
silent city. Wo yvill sicken and and
die as did those whose names wo have
been reading to-day. If we are earn
est and loving, kind bands will close
our eyes—loved lips yvill kiss us the
Inst good-by—earnest hearts yvill hold
ns in memory' forever, and He yvho
keeps guard at the gate Over There
yyill see that yvo did not come alone,
hut yyith our vouchers and petitioners
for happiness and favor yvith the Great
Master iu the East.
And then someone else yvill write
our Saturday Night chapters. Some
one yvill use this our well-worn pen
some ono else yvill sit in this room and
look at fill these pictures—yvill road
the letters yvo have kept—tho papers
yve have put away, and yvill go on
with the yvork yve are striving to ac
complish Awl all wo shall have as n
capital over there yvill bo the progless,
the good wishes, the kind memories,
and tho mourning of thoso for whom
yve work while here on earth, prepar
ing for tho great yvork of the hereaf
ter.
And yvo are not a bit afraid to go,
Heath has no terrors for us. We have
tried to live to a purpose hero. The
only sorrow or shadow over our heart
is to know who will care for those yve
love as yve care for them / Who yvill
so love them, and labor for them as
yvo do ? Who yvill they l*est love af
ter we have gone to our rasat /
Some there are yvho think nothing
of their loved ones or home ones.—
Some there are yvho do not try to care
for, to provide for, to educate their lit
tle ones. Some men there aro who
livo only to earn or by other monns
possocs themselves of sufficient to <lis
sipato with—who tliink not of home
or hoyv to make frame ones lovo them
—who caro not for tliemselves—who
yvill not ho mourned—yvho aro but
cold, selfish, brutal, cowardly, haughty,
ovorljearing, tyrannical, and undeserv
ing of heart worship.
And so to-night—thinking of to-day
and of our duties, we resolve anew to
be better, to be nxorc earnest, and to
work still more industriously, praying
Him yvho guides those yvho ask of
Him to give us life and strength and
ability to make all our readers, our
loved ones, better and happier hero,
while preparing for tho rost and tho
reward yvhich wo shall bo entitled to
when comes to us a call from labor
to refreshment there, beyond the con
fines of Saturday Night.
The first coloured woman to enter
upon the study of law in tho Unitod
States, is Miss Charlotte E. Ray,
daugter of the Rev. Charles -li. Ray.
She has entered the law department
ol tho Howard University Washington.
The Valdosta, Times says that
Judgo Sessions ad journed Coffee Supe
rior Court on accouut of the prevalence
of raeUengitis.
YOL V. —NO. 10.
Honor Four Business.
I We commend paragraph, from
tho Ixmdou to all who have*
a “vocation also to those who haver
none:
i “I tis a good sign when a man hf
proud of ]tis work or his calling. Yet
netldug iti more common than to hear
men finding fault continually! with
( thoir particular business, and deeming
: unfortunate because fasten
ed to it by the liewrssity ot gaining a
livelihood. In this spirit men fret,
mid laboriously**destroy «I1 thoir com
fort in tho Work ; or they change their
, business, and go on nariserably, shift
| ing from one thing to another, until
: the grave or tho poor-house givos them
| a fast grip. But while occasionally a
I man fails in life because he ss mot ha
the place fitted for his peculiar talent,
it happens ten timos oftonor that fail
ure results from neglect and even con
tempt of an honest business. A naan
should put his heart into everything
that he does. There is not a profes
sion that has not its peculiar eares
aud vexations. No man will escape
annoyance by changing business. No
mechanical business is altogether a
grccable. Commerce, in its endless
varieties, is affected, liko all other hu
man pursuits, with trials, unwelcome
duties, and spirit-tiring necessities.
It is tho very wantonness of folly for a
mah to search out tho frots and bur
dens of his calling, and give his mind
every day to the consideration of them
They belong to human life. They are
inevitable. Brooding over them wnly
gives them strength. On tho other
hand, man has power given him In
sited beauty and pleasure upon tho
homliest toil, if he is wise. Let a man
adopt his business and identify it with
his life, and cover it with pleasant as
sociations ; for God has given us im
aginations, not alone to make some
poets, but to enable all men to beauti
fy homely tilings. Hoart-varniah will
cover up innumerable evils amri de
fects. Look at the good thing. Ac
cept your lot as a man does a piece of
rugged ground, und begin to get out
the rocks and roots; to deepen and
mellow tlie soil, to enrich and plant it.
There is something in the most for
bidding avocation around which a man
may twine pleasant fancies, out of
which lie may develop an honest
pride.”
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| For th« Daivuotfr /iMiru<al.
fflouunrcistnl-
The selfish man, too sordid, never
rears, by noble deeds, a monument
more enduring than brass, to immor
talize lus name, but when death claims
him for Ills own, builds by ill-gotton
and ltonrded wonltlv, one of marble to
immortalize his lames, the epitaph on
which should bo—
Here lies a man, who tqicnt his time,
//oiirdiujf his money, dime by dime j
Tin; more he got, tbs more he cftnretff
Great God ! eiuft such a wretch be saved f
i. M. M,
A Good Yam.
Onco Upon a time there lived among
tho hills of an adjoining county au old
gentleman, whose entire personal and
real estate consisted of a yvife, a well
ventilated log cabin half an acre of not
! very productive land, aud a violent
fondness for what is sometimes called
“tuuglo leg whiskey.” One spring
morning tho oyvner of all this property
was struck yvith the conviction that
his land must ho plowed. But he hail
no horse and found it impossible to
borrow one. NevertfaAws, the ground
must “be broke ftp,” horse or no iKu-sey
and it was loyally determined that the
“old woman” should hitch up the old
man, and lurid the 1 Kindles and drive,
yvhile he dreyv the plow. This accord
ingly done, and the ployv went bravely
on, until the plowshare ran uudor a
root, and tho team yvas brought to ft
dead halt, but tho “critter” had be
come wanned up by this time, aud as
the old lady gave him a tfvp with the
reins and cried “git up there L” he
threw his weight upon the harness
yvith a heavy jerk, which snapped the
trace short off, and be shot forward
against the fence, his Iteaal striking
five eswl of a rail yvith tine force of a
maul. “Thunder, old woman Phe
exclaimed, as lie yvipod tho blood and
dirt from his eyes, why in the deviL
didn't you say yv-h-o-a 2”
AVliat .Hakes a Woman T
Not costly drosses nor queenly air;
Not jeweled hand, comjdoxion fair ;
Not graceful form nor loftv tread;
Not paint, nor curls, nor tpleuded head;
Not pearly teeth, rrov sj,H*rkliiig curls
Not voice that nightengale outvies ;
Not breath as sweet as olegantine ;
Not gaudy goms nor fabrics fine ;
Not all the stores of fashion’s mart j
Nor vet Idandishuvents of art;
Not one, nor all of ft*-so combined,
t'an make one woman true, refined,
’Tis not tbe easkot that we prize,
But that yvhich in tho easkot lies !
These outward charms that please the
sight
Are naught unless the heart bo right
Tiikue is an eiglity-yoar-o!d editox
in Ohio yvho claims to have voted for
Henry Clay in 1844 and for General
Grant in 1868. Imagine, if you can,
tho immense velocity at yvhich he
i must have traveled in order to de
scend from Henry Olay to General
Grant in the brief sp v: -of twenty-four
1 years.— Courier-Jturn al.
A jealous young man in Now Al—
* bany, Ind., climbed upon a fence, the
other night, to peep in a window and
soo yvhat gentleman yvas visiting hia
intended. Hdyvas mrstak.m for a tvur
glar, shot and killed.