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the mercury,
Tuesday, A ug 3 rd l8 3o.
Bead the new county advertise
ments.
Wc;had a heavy raff rip Qur city
last Thursday
gee notice of Eto.p! C. <J. Browja
,l ie wants to buy land for a home
jfor the poqr, all.thftt have land for
sale, give him a call.
Jcc ! ,Ice I at Q^allaberp, pp cheap
vou can use it if you wish, ip your
v^ilk, cofife, tea or water, give him
a call.
Primus W- .Jqpes,qt ^aker
think there is virtue in them ifjeheers.] In fact I know
they .pro put up right, and every to go. [Loud cheers.]
building should have them, espc
cially large ,tpll opes with Steepler .
It wqpld bo a good time to Rod
tlje Methodist church, School
house, Baptist church, Cliristap
church apil >Iasoujc JIpll.
These .are all .tall buildings
and liable,to he struck by light-
ning.
.FnsxyvAL.—-The .Festival given
by the city to the Twiddle Georgia
Teacher’s Convention on Friday
evening.'was a yqiy pleasant.and in
teresting occasion.' The shade of
flinty, sent o more bales of new
Cotton to Albany onjthe 2£th in^t,
Home Journal.
Full census retprnp show the
e trees arqpnd the Christian
lurch where jt wap held was cool
and refreshing. The Teachers male
and,femalepllepjoyed ^.Everything
was in abundance and elegantly
arranged and done credit to the
mpstqr hand in,charge.
All the members of the conven-
poputaffon °f Utah to be one htpn-tidn y^ere epiertained by our citi-
t . J fXii*• itiAiitallrl fin «n vnno A*aa aP K.. — 1. _ ..
dred and forty-four.t^iousand, ap in
crease of sixty-flve per cent- in.tep
years. Mormonism is prospering.
The pay rolls fpr the cepus enu
merators will be ready between the
ist and ifith of August. This >vill
jndecd be good news tp pbout
thirty'eight thousand person? who
m.c dirgctly i/)tercsted.-Aug Ne,\vs.
y^c cajl your attention to the
notice of tjic .call of the Democrat
ic meeting op the 24th of August
pext, by Judge 8. B. Jones, Ch’m,
qf the Democratic Fxecutiye Com
inittce, let every one attend
It will soon bo time for Mayor
and Alder^pepr’ election. It is
jjulv one month. Lot us elect
good men and those that are in
favor of Public School* apd im-
jpr<\v,«pepts.
Chanokqk Time^-Wo are pleas-
Oi] to know that opr Grand ;V Jurv
has recommended the changing of
the time for Fie session of Superioi
Court, to tho good old time in
March and September; this will
suit the people and they ought to
he always consulted on all matters
affect their interests.
Itai 11 *y 4 Crops.
Tlio recent rains have extended all
Over the county and done great good
tp tho growing crops, although • toe
late for corn, yet it has helped tin
cotton ami done good service to tin
notatoe find pea crops, both of wine)
iu our opinion need help to bring us
up to an average.
1'ihc Grand j ui y in last weed’s pre
sentments, recommended that the
/Jail be moved from the public
square, that is if it don’t cost the
county any thing to have it done
We tiling it a good suggestion
£i)d if it can be moved without any
expense to the county, we would
like to $ee it dope, but if it has to
cost the county pup dcjla'-, let J
et^y where it is.
A Home for tiik Pooh.—Thp
committees appointed by the Grand
.Juror? at tlje 4te session of our
Superior Coijrt to consider the
question of a Horne for the Indi
gent, met last week and organized
by electing Dr. G. W-H, Whita
kpr, President of the Joint Com
mission ami the Hon. C. C Brown
Ordinary of our county, was made
Clerk, As soon as the board take
action we will endeavor to apprize
our readers of it.
ftyrrectyon '
Wo inadvertently made a mis
take in our last issue as to the
place of meeting of the Planters
Conventions this month and our
attention was called to it by Col
Srnith and we now correct it. flie
Horticultural Convention meets in
Atlanta on the 3rd, 4th and 5th
last, and the SJJate Agricultural
Convention in Hartwell, on the
lOtlj jnst.
heard the salary is ample, and as
I lmye a small family, won't insist
(Ju fts increase. [Cheers.] As 1
am fond of vindication, I want to
vindicate .myself, It has been
hurled at me like a thunderbolt
that I am too young. In answer
to this I say first, I can’t help it,
and it is nqirny fault. .Second, I
am trying to grow older every
day. Third, I am succeeding.
Fourth, I am afraid I will be
much older than I am before I
get to Congress. [Prolonged ap
plause.]—Columbus Times.
zens free of .charge, every house
opep. And a warm and cordjal
welcome extended. The session
Was an interesting and useful one
and done we believe much good.
The Storiu.
The Court House and the High
School both struck by Ligh tiling
and a small colored boy killed.
On Thursday evening at about
threo o’clock a very severe storm
passed over our city accompanied
with lightning and heavy thunder,
tho rain fell in torrents, and the
lightnings flashed while the thun
der rolled and told of damage done.
The Court House was struck in two
want
have
Besides a sprinkling of ,wlvte can
dilates, Le« qoupty possesses five
darkies who are aspirants for Leg
islative hours. One of these accor
ding to .the Americus Recorder,
holds oyt great promises to his col-
o- if he is returned. Among other
changes, it is his intention to bring
about a revolution in the criminal
“Is this^thc editorial rinktum?’
‘‘IIow’s that sir?’’
“Is this the rinktum—sinkfum—
sanktum —orsome spee place where
the editor lives, moves and does
lying i"
“This is the editorial room.
Yes, sir come in.”
“$o, l guess I won’t come. I
jes’ wanted to see what a rinktum
was like, that’s all. The great
Jehosaphat ! ain’t she dirty, and
don’t she loom .up vwith qld papers
and .trash ! Looks dike qur .old
last year’s corn crib-r-only wuss.
And this is the rinktum i Well
I mys’ be goin’, good day.”
Aud he departed from the “riuk-
tutq. ”
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
PERSONAL.
Miss Sallie DinkitiB is vising friends; shine your watches and jewelry
in Atlanta. Iiip .tor Hancock and English. 1
Mr. and Mrs..J. K. Ilines are on I'" 11 l»re|iared to .plate your watches
a visit to the.Springs. tjcwolry, table ware etc., with gold
Miss Lucy Brown of.Milledgeville
is on a visit to the city.
Mrs. Russack of Macou is .visiting
friends in The city.
Miss Mamie Harris after a. pleas
ant visit in the city of Macon has re
turned home,
Miss Mamie White of Macon is on
H visit to Sindersville.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Little have
returned from a pleasure trip to Ty-
Itare of jttie Eyes
1. Rest the eyes for a few min.
tutos when the light becomes the
least painful, blurred or indistinct.
2. lluve sulfieiept light; never
sit facing it; Jet it come from be
lli, .d or i'rqitt one side. The writer
proposed amendm, nts thus: ‘When
a cullered pusson takes a hog, and
dey lines him out, let ^le man pay
dc owner ob de sivine,what eber de
animal is \vyf, sted of seeding him to
de penitentiary.” This candidate
is taking well.—Quitman Free
Press.
j-was -lirge 1 .wiutk^aiiu 11 ijjian-
law ’ofthe State •’wkiers too fflnch IrgRt al most tw School lOourclion.
Good Advice.-Let Us Have Peace.
The Newnan Heuald speaking
of the proceedings of the Deuio-
, . . , . , .erotic primary meeting hold in
plaoe. tanng a buck aad J ou Tu0(d ° the , otll
ninltmrf thn tin /\n ilin >t>U # 1
inst., silys :
melting tho tin on the roc£ where
it struck, the house was injured
but little. The Post Master, E. A.
Sullivan and Ed Orr, Esq. were
both of them severely shocked, as
also was E. S. Langraade, Esq. who
was j list entering the building.
The High School was very bad
ly damaged, T.he lightning struck
the Pinnacle of the Belfry and de
scending divided info four separate
and disijnet parts tearing through
the building in four places, shivei-
mg the posts and studding, the
window frames and misJ.i, the wiiins-
eottiug and the plaster, and killing
Oharley Bailey a small colored boy
of nine years, who was crouched
iu a ,coj'hor \vitli his little dog iri
his arms whiejh lie was trying to
protect from the storm. Mrs.
Uowley was stunned R. VV. Cone,
Rsq., was seorclied, VV. J. North
ern was slightiy affected and Rev.
J. J. Hyman was very severely
All seemed to be impressed
with the importance of being unit
ed and permitting 110 preference
ns to men to divide the Democrat
ic party of Coweta. W ith the
same spirit and desire prevailing
among the democracy throughout’
tho State as we saw manifested at
the meeting in this city on Tues
day, we have uo fears as to the
result, whether Colquitt is nom
inated for governor or Joe Brown,
or some other capable, honorable
gentleman, is returned to the
United States Senate by tho next
Gergia Legislature. Let tho De
mocracy in other counties adopt
the same programme us that pro
posed and referred to another ar
ticle, and harmony will at once be
restored to ,tl*e ranks. The spirit
bad as too little. He strongly re-
commends a moderate light, so that
surrounding objects may not be
too much illuminated, and ,the
wearing of a black shade, so Jiyge
that front and side light may not
enter the eves. With this protec
tion tho light may be safely in
front—if reading, it is better that
it be to one side,
3. Never read in horse or steam
cars.
4. Never read when lying down.
5. Do not read much during con
valescence from illness.
6. The general health should be
maintained by » good diet, air, ex
ercise, amusement and a proper re
striction of the hotn-8of hard work.
7. Take plenty of sleep. Retire
early aud avoid tho painful evening
lights. Ton hours sleep for deli
cate oyes is better than eight.—
Christian at Work.
or silver, give me a call.
I also soli a .cement.-for sticking
broken dishes, wood, leather etc.,'
when cemented together will break
elsewhere rather than sepaiatc in
the old fracture.
sae-wiii guarantee it to bo no
humbug. T.d. KITCHENS,
The noted broom maker
bee.
Mias M. G. Hopkins and her nep 1 -
ew Win F. Hopkins have gone o
Beall SpringB for the summer.
Miss Rosa Clark, and Miss Hat
tie Rutzler of Savannah arc visit
ing relutlvoe Mr. and Mrs. Henri
Little of this city,
Judge Rottlo of Warren couutv
The Economy of Soiling.
Soiling saves feed and labor. One-
acrc of oats will feed twenty-five
cows for a week. A11 acre of good
clover and orchard grass has fed the
same number for four days. An
acre of half grown corn, planted in
rows three feet apart, will feed them
for ten days, and when full grown
will fast for twenty days. Twenty
flvo.<iaw.i uou'iip
£3 i> f ^'frf' "r wm be «rr\
tion had been in suvseiou Jn the buil-‘ m m< nominees of the
ding and adjourned for djuner, apd
if the storm had occurred half an
hour la:er tho convention would
have been called to order, a large
crowd have been present and the
results would have been rnpre terri
ble than they now are.
Fresh Cheese just received at Z.
H. Rough ton’s; don’t forget that lie
Keeps Dried Beef. july 13
party everywhere and for every
office elected by tho old • faehion-
ed majorizes.
The plan alluded to is as fol
lows:
“As there is a difference of opin
ion between democrats as to the
If you wish any Desiccated Cocoa-
nut s£nd tQ Z, H, Houghton's.
Z. says that he sells as cheap or a
little cheaper than any one iu tho mar
ket.
Washing Machine.
What family or lady that does
her own washing, would not have
a good Washing Machine like
Lovell’s, wl>en it pan be hail so
cheap. See adyertisemement
Rajl-Roap Meeting.—The an-
m }$l ■pcetjng of the stockholders of
theS. & T. R. JR. Company, p ,ft8
held on Monday, the rtjnqrts of th,e
officers were read showing the Road
ffod its finances to be in a splendid
condition, the old Board of Direc-
fora Vote re-elected, viz: C. R
Pringle, J. N. Gilmore, Dr. A
Mathis, M, Newman, R. L. burth
en, S. B. Jones and B. D. Evans.
Improvement.— Col. Evans is
having his office, the store that
Jackson & Brookins, al$q the onp
that Mr. Whiddon and Mr. Mill
ion occupies, extended back about
feet, and is ^making his
office a two story building, which
will be quite an improvement
to that side of tlje square.
How Watches are Made.
It will be apparent to any one, who
will examine a Solid Gold Watch, that
aside froi.i) the necessary thickness for
engraving and polishing a large propor
tion of the precious lpetal used, is uccr
ded oi/ly to'stiffen and hold tli/e engrav
ed portions ju place, apd supply the
necessary solidity and strength. 'J’he
.surplus gold js actually peed less sj fai
ns utiljly'nud hamity arc eoiicerpcd. Ju
Jamies Boss’ ItayKiW'Goi.n Watch
Casks, this waste of precious metal is
oyeycome, and the same solidity and
strength produced at I’rnpi oue.thjrd to
one-hall of the usual cost of solid eases,
'f'liis process is of the most sjmplo na
ture, as follows; A plate iff njckle
composition Inetui, osj/enjully adapter!
to the purpose, has two plates pf solid
gold soldered on t licit side. Tho three
arp thpu passcil between polished steel
rpjjeps, .and the result js a strip of heavy
plated composition, front which flip
cases, hacks, centres, bezels, &c., are
cut anij shaped by suitable dies and for
mers. The’gold’in these eases is suf
ficiently thick to admit of all kinds oi
chasing, engraving and enameling; the
engraved cpses have been carried until
worn perfectly smooth by i|ii)o nut) use
without renioying the gold.
This is the only p/isp tipple wi|h twp
plates of Solid Gold and warranted by
special certificate. ,
For sale by all Jewelers. Ask for il?
lustrated Catalogue, and to spp \yar|'put.
july I3i ’bQ—!y
Hon. C, C. Brown, Ordinary,
*8 having Lightning Rods put up
Pa the Court House. It is a thing
that has long bepn pcciled, weS' r 6uld like to go.
appointment and election of Hon.
Joseph E. Brown to the United
States Senate, (and some talk of
running qn anti-Brown ticket,)
in order to bring ahoutareeon jl-
iation it is proposed to nominate
a Democratic ticket to be sup
ported by tho party as heretofore
at all previous elections—with
this difference, however, that all
Brown Democrats endorse on
their tickets “Brown,” and all op
posed to him endorse on their
ballots “anti-IJrown”—and in this
way ascertain, beyond a doubt,
the sentiments of the Democrats
of the county as to election of
Governor Brown to the Senate
Then whichever way tho majority
decide let our representatives
vote for or against Brown, provi
ded he is a candidate before the
next legislature for election to the
United States Senate.”
his
Hon. A, II. Cox clqged
Cqlumbqs spepph as fpllows:
If you see fR to send me to
Congress I will go to the best of
tpy ability. [Cheers.] I believe I
[Rcuewed
and
PJI, TANNElt
Feels Greatly Improved
Keeps on Fasting.
New York, July 30.—Dr. Tan
ner lias greatly im
proved to-day. At 3:15 this
nqorning lie vomited a small quan
tity of mucuS, and then drank 1 y 2
ounces of carbonic acid gas water,
lie sat up most ot the morning.
A letter from Mjiry J, Feyndale,
of Mihviuike, offering the doctor
her hand and.heart, greatly am us
ed him. lie walked 25 laps around
the enclosure iq tlje halj, about
two thipds of a mile, in 18 miuu
tes. Ilis gait iyus Roe and steady.
At 7 o’clock he was talking to
the visitors in a lively strain,
<q s this the Rinktum?’’—He
capte to the dqqr on tiptoe, and cau
tiously pqking his head in, in a sgr
gestiv so|"t of way as if there -was
more to follow, inquired;
Mi). J,. J. Bpttrks has returm
fronp Baltimore win t e he has bei
on a visit of business tind pkasure.
Miss Mary Tottlo of Warren
county,is visiting her relatives Mr.
and Mrs. Latimore^ of our city.
Mr. Jas. M. Smith and family 01
Tennille, and Mrs. M. Newman, Mrs
Emma Ainsworth, and Mrs. A. M
Mayo left last week for the Springs.
Mr, aud Mrs. G. R. Pringle and
daughter, Miss Mattie May, left
for the Springs in North Ga. yes
terday.
Miss Annjp Bell Vinson from
.*%tcl!nville, Ga. is visiting' Mr. J.
R. Wicker’s family in our city.
fee go to Z
Remember you can get at B. E
Houghton’s Drug Store ull kinds of
School Books.
Notice:
/^LL persons are bireby fore-
warned not to harbor or employ
one SPENCER HAINES, col., ns lie ft,
under oontrnot with me for the year 1880.
A. MATHIS.
Aug. 8, 1683—tf
Best
*ar«l» nmilf at homo r
Uti(>trlou0. Men, women, boy» .utnljKiria wanted
everywhere to work for ita. Now I? tm* time. You
rau devote rour wh »U* time to the work, onl>
vour spare moment-i. No other busiijeHS wlU puy
Yuu.no*rlv uh well. No one w lllij' to work can
mkiumrnkt onoc
pasture in one day. But in soiling,
ill the ground can be made to pro
duce two crops, and some of it
:liree, and although the pasture
will keep ou growing, yet it will
not grow_so fast as crops on plowed,
and the sqrtace soon become soiled
and spotted by the droppings. On
the other hand, when cows are
soiled, all the manure is saved and
can be gatherd and put out on the
fields as it may be wanted- There
is economy in feeding and in saving
manure; and in practice, the two
savings are equivalent to doubling
the stock which any number of
acres can carry. It is a practice
adapted especially for dairy farm
ing on high-priced lands, and where
there is a market for all kinds of
Produce.—[New York Times.
•o«tly Outfit urn! tunim free.' A grout opportunity
for m ikina mouov oa»lly unit kounmlily. Ait.lr«»
Perseverance with the Drowned.
Iji a recent communication to
the French academy, Professor Fort
asserts that he was enabled to res
tore to lifo a child three years old,
by practicing artificial respiration
on it four hours, commencing three
hours and a half after apparent
death. He mentions also a case in
which Dr. Fournol, of Billancourt,
reanimated, in July, 1878, pn ap
parently drownod person by four
hours of artificial respiration begun
one hour after t|je patient was ta
ken from tho water. At this sea
son, when cases of drowning are
apt to be frequent, the possible
benefit that may come from.a per
severing effort to revive victims of
drowning, should encourage friends
not to despaiF of their resuscitation,
even after several hours of seeming
ly fruitless labor.
An Offset.
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.
The story that General Hancock
wears a corset has been offset by
the iuformation thatJMrs. Garfield
smoothes her husbands’ hair every
day with an electric brush and calls
him ‘ papa.”
Bold
Groat cltanco to make money.
We mica u iicraui iu evory f
for |]
y cayyi)
lnc|i}r-
iUuKtrutW|
r)q.
- , , We wqrli T .
. _ _ Any om cuu become a auccoas?
ful agent. 8ixet<-S«“ work* of «rt (jlven lree to
Kuli.-oribers. The l’tfao i» *o low that a.mo«t erpryj
‘je* One agent reporta taking i!,n
f day. , A My ageutreport, .
over *afi0 clear prout lu ten day*. AM wlro engage
make money faJt. You can devote all your time
to the tiuelipwii, de eply your »parc tim* You wad
not lieaway irom huip* fiver night. Yeti cau dolt
a, well as other*. Full dlrecUouis and teruu free.
Elegant and expensive Outfit free. If you want
prdfitahla wdifc *eu d n» your addrea* *t ouee. It
co*t» nUtitug to try the budlucaii. No onp who
If you want good Sugar and Cof-
Z. H. Houghton's.
ihlixlW** now before the public,
.You <V
lun uiiike money I'niiter i.,t
[ for u» tlmn at nnytlilng else.
I'npttoi not re<|ulred. We will
xtart you. (U! a tiny ami up-
' ‘ t»y the ;tu
l iking mouey oaelly and koaomlily. Ad.tre
Tituit If Vo,, Augimtti, Mulue.
When yon want fresh Flour go to
Z. H. Houghton's and call for Cream
>f the South.
Subscribe for tlmt manioth sheet
the Courier Journal Louisville Ky.
and keep up with the times.
Buy your School books from B. E.
oughton.
BATTERIES ! BATTERIES !
A fresh supply of Boyd’s Minin
ure Batteries just received, and for
■tale at the Mercury office by C. C
Scarborough.
All kinds of Canned goods at Z-
H. Houghton’s.
HOW TO SAVE $20.00.
You can do it by buying a first
class SEWING MACHINE, from
Jernigan and pay the cash for it.
Cash Buying and
Low Prices, Q,uick Sales,
Have your prescriptions giilled at
. E. Roughton’s Drug Store.
and
HOW TO INVEST A DOLLAR
We will send the Savannah Wekki.y
News, “Ihe biggest ami THE BEST”
newspaper iu (lie South, well printed
full of live news, good stories, reliable
market reports, agricultural items, and
everything else to make it worthy of its
wcil-kuown reputation, to any address,
till January, 188], postpaid, for one
dollar. Address J. 11. Kstili., Suvan-
null, Ga.
Go to Z. H. Roughton’s if you want
the beBt Grits in the market.
Something for Musical People.
We have before us a copy of the July
number of the Southern Musical Jouru-
nal, a gem of a paper which no musical
can afford to be without, and we desire
to urge upon all our readers (who would
at a trifling expense keep up with the
times in musical matters, the propriety
of sending the small umount of $1.25
for one years subscription to tho only
paper of the kind published in the
Southern Statrs. The present number,
in addition to the editorals and interes
ting musical sketches, embraces “The
Frolic of the the Frogs” Waltz; “Rom
ping Gallop;” Nearer My God to Thee,”
U most beautiful solo and quartet, und n
charming song, “And Eyes will Watch
for Thee.” Tiie music in this number
alone is worth a years’ subscription aud
from $15 to $20 lyoytli of select choice
music (no trash) in contained a twelve
month volume. Subscriptions may
commence with any month. One dol
lar's worth of fiheei Music is given free
with each subscription, Luddon $
Bates, fjavauunh, Ga., are the Publish
ers,
f-T**-
SMALL PROFITS
THE
Augusta CroceryStore.
E. W. McCartyp Co.
May ii, i88o~6m
Candies received every day at Z.
H, Houghton’s 20 to 35 cts per lb.
Fresh Mackerel at Z- H. li
mepk In yi
»ns.
: IT''
a wepk in yourow* iuwn. e» Outfitfrc'.
No rink. Uvailer. If yourVuiit a IjusIuuj# ul
wtiicli jicraoiiB of«|thcr nex cu»i niukvg*W»t
,y utt Hie time tliey.wjirk. write tor lar-
ilttrH to U. Up.. iVoit iuid,
^ty », ls«r,^y«-:
Parties in Want
Of a good Sewing Machine,
or WATcH,
Call oh me and It will buy it
for you, for a small commis
sion, A. J- Jernij
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