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THE mercury. Published Every Tuesday tir-AU communications intended for mud & accom P anied with Lfull name of the writer, not neccs- tarUy for publication, but as a guaran tee of good faith- ^ ]Ve arc in no way responsible for the wW8 or opinion of correspondents. THE MERCURY A. J. JERNIGAN, Proprietor. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE AND^GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. L.60 PER ANNUM Vol. 1. Sandersville, Ga., August 10, 1880. No. 19 SANDERSVILLE & TENNILLE SAN RAIL ROAD. n n and after to-day the Passenger Train on this road ivill run as follows: PAS8EN0EH TRAIN, hum Sandersville daily 9T5 a. m. Uaves Tennille daily Ml a, m. leaves Sandersville daily 3;3,Q p. m. ’SAmaU My i:V> v. m P f 0 Are dispatch all articles destm- jV A point should be marked to opr 3, 1330' arrival of trains at no. 13, c. It. It. Uvdau Passenger train arrives 3:54p.m. Down day “ “ “ , 9 /f Ga,m ' Up Night “ . pom Night" " ItoWp- m. POST OFFICE HOURS. 7 to 11/30 A. M. 1,30 to 0 P- if- E. A. SULLIVAN, P. M. H, 1). EVANS, attorney at law. SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA- April 3.1. 1330 Not ns the World Givetli. BY ELBERT L. BANOS. There is a peace That oomos'to me, I know not how, I con not see. I find jt not In brilliant hall, It comes to me At duty’s call. From scenes of strife That each day brings, Sweet pence doth fly, With timid wing*. Tho angry look, The unkind word, Puts peace to flight, Like frightened bird. When I my way Myself would gui^o, Away from me Hweet peace doth hide. But when T clnsp V hand divine, O, heavenly p. : r,, Then thou nrt mine. (i. W. H. Whitaker, zdeisttist- SANDERSV1LLE, GA, ’Terms Cash. Ofiice at his residence op Harris St. April 3rd, tf 1880 S. ON, ty. Win PHYSICIAN & SURC Sandersville, Georgia, Office at Sandersville Hotel, apy 10, 1880 ly _____ ESullivan, NOTARY PUBLIC, Sandersville, - - . Georgia. Special Attention given to the Collection of Claims. .OFFCE IN THE COURT HOUSE. O. If. Rogers ATTORNEY »t LAW, SANDERSVILLE GA. Prompt Attention Given To All Business. Office in north west room of COURT HOUSE, may 4th i88() 1 y ATTORNEY AT LAW. o Will prapjicc in the State United State Courts. Oiliee in Court House. I li« and f/r+M SANDERSVILLE. GA. Office next door to Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery Store on Harris street. i4» PHYSICIAN & SURGEON, Sander kv ille, May be consulted at, his office on Haynes St. in the Masonic Lodge building from 1). A. M. to 1 P. M aud from 3 to £ji J . M.; duringoth- ,er hours at his residence on Church St, when not professionally engag ed. April 3rd ly 1880 80 A Spoiidld Offer 80 You can get your county paper THE MERCURY, and the LOUISVILLE WEEKLY - veai ' for $2.50. TWO PA- 1LRS for little more than the price of one. Scud us $2.50 and receive your li°me paper with the Courier-Journal, |lie best, brightest and ablest Family Weekly in the country. We publish by request the following poem, recited by little Benny Gilnjoro, before the Teacher’s Convention in Sun- ilersvillc, Friday night, July 30th. Faded Gray Jacket. BY MBS. C. A. BALL. Fold it up carofully, nnd lay it aside, Tenderly touch it, look on it with pride— For dear must it be ta, our hearts ever more, The Jacket of gray our loved Koldj 'r boy jvore. Can wo ever forget when he joined the brave h&nil. Who rose in defence of ouy (Southern land, And, in his bright youth, hurried on to the fray; How proudly he donn’d it, the Jacket of gray. His foiul mother blessed him, and look'd up above, Commending to Heaven the child of her love i What nn anguish washer's mortal tongue may not say When lie pass’d from her sight in tho .Tucket of gray But her country had call’d him she would not repine. Tho’ costly the sacrifice placed on its shrine; Her heart's dearest hopes on its altar she lay, When she sent out her boy in the Jacket of gray, His young comrades found him, and ten derly bore— The cold lifeless form, to his home by the shore; Oh! dork were our hearts on that terrible day, When wo saw our dead boy jp the jack et of gray; All! spotted and tattered and stained now with gore Was the garment which onoe ho so proud ly ^vore; We bitterly wept as we took it away, And replaced, with death’s white robes, the jacket of gray. We laid him to rest in his cold narrow bed, And graved on the marble we placed Q’er his head As he proudest of tribut s our Bad hearts could pay, Ho never disgraced the jacket of gray.” Then fold it up carefully, lay it aside, Tenderly touch it,look on with with pride: For dear must it be to our hearts ever more, The jacket of gray our soldier boy wore. US, OB Unlay, repaired by Jernigan. Clinton brought Howard Manley up for an introduction. As she rose in the full light it; revealed that she was very young, scarcely twenty, yet tall of stature and with a marked repose of man ner. Her beauty was not conspicu ous—she was too pale; but Manley saw iiow perfectly cut was every feature, how clear the dark gray eyes, how dark the curling lasnes. The lids shut over little teeth as white as milk, and the contour of tho face was a perfect oval. The girl’s natural and spontaneous manner told tliat she gave the young man, at first, no unusual attention. Little by little she observed him—the fair hair shad owing the white forehead, the dark blue, penetrating eyes, the unusual grace of figure, the fault less dress. llcr manner was so cordial and friendly and so unmistakably charming that Manley racked his bri.i is for tho chance of a next meeting hut was obliged to aban don it when Miss Forrester was joined by her brother. iSlie left the room, hut instantly he thanked his good fortuflbat the finding of a rphy scarf pin which ho recognized ns hers. It was epsy to decide tho ornament too valuabe to he entrusted to a mes senger. It was a presumption which ho would manage with ease to call upon her nnd restore it. Rose was not a hello. She had too much depth and passion of nature to ever be a society woman; hut she had her admirers, and out of them she soon chose Man- lpy. Mho copld not tell why, but his looks, words, every act had i charm for her, and sent the pin quent blood tingling her cool lieek at his approach told him the story of his power. He was a proud man—lie might well have been a happy one—hut he often wore an air of noticeable weariness and depression. This in answer to Rose’s gentle inquir its he attributed to ill health. Spring was opening, with its vivid sunshine, jts balmy air, and Rose was happy. It seemed to her that it was the pleasant in fiuences of the season which made her daily ways so light; the ten dcr colors, Bights and sounds sqr rounding her daily walk with Manley in the park, which made them so enjoyable. Perhaps they helped to make her spirit strong so that she dared say to herself, “I love him !’ ’ and say it without reservation or fear for she knew that it was but a lit tle while since she had first met him, and of his past history and much of the present she knew nothing. No, slip feared nothing for her self, To loye jpid be surrounded was happiness enough for her; she asked for no more.—Y'etsome instinct or trace of worldly wis dom made her withhold her con fidence from her brother, who was her guardian. lie knew nothing of the intimacy. From thg night she had first met Manley flt Mrs. Clinton’s ptirty, she never knew anyone Who knew him intimately. He flp.se Forrester’s Escape. “Everybody envies Rose For rester.” The pale girl in gold colored silk lifted the broad lids from her clear eyes for a moment, fts the speaker’s words reached her- ears; j Who knew mm nn . then she bent over the photographs 1 told her that had no living fe- upon Her lap again. B^ives-no home. He evidently had means at com mand, nnd procured for her with an ingenuity which was almost genius, the rarest and. most beau tiful gifts. Her delighted recep tion of them seemed a mutual joy which prevented any possible feel ing of obligation on her side. In truth, full of passionate impulses pf youth, she was deaf and blind to anything but the fullness of the present, Her brother came into the mus ic room where she was at the pi ano, dreamily playing one day. “Rose, will you give me your attention (oy a few moments ?", She handled the pictures with an enthusiastic appreciation of their worth, so absorbed in their examination as to be totally un conscious of the tall, fair man who stood looking down upon her with an apparently suddenly awaken ing interest. Belonging to such a nice fam ily, an heiress and so beautiful. The continued words of speaker reached Howard Manley s ear, hut evidently Rose Forres-: ter did n°t hen 1 ’ them. She turn ed with a sparkling smile, to her hostess, whq was still talking with, her of the photographs when Mr. He held an open letter in his hand. He was twenty years ol der than herself, a word-wise, prudent man. “Dr. Wingrovo proposes for your hand. You are awaro that it will bp a very admirable match, are you not ?” Rose bnd a strjmgo; stunned feeling, yet she bowed faintly. From childhood she had been greatly under her brother’s con trol. “I should like to write him lav-, orivbly Rose. Have you any ob jection ?" ‘I—I—’ She found herself upon her feet shivering in the May sunshine. ‘I would have a little time, Ed win.' ‘Certainly, if you wish,’ though his brow slightly clouded. ‘The Doctor will not probably look for an immediate answer.’ The next moment Rose had es caped from the room and was lock ed in lwjr chamber. During the next two hours she you. hardly knew what she was doing. She found herself walking the floor and wringing her hands. At last sho stopped short, with a sense of pride. ‘There is no reason—no reason in the world—I dare not tell my brother why I will not marry Dr Wingrove.’ Dr. Wingrove was tho noblest and best of men, singularly hand some, wealthy and highly connec ted, and barely thirty years of age Ho had known her since childhood never made love to her, but now that tho offer of marriage had come to her she realized, somehow, that he had always loved her. Robo whs conscious of racking pain in the temples, at last. The chamber seemed stifling. Catching up her cloak and lmt, and tying a veil of heavy black lace across her faco she went out into the stregt. She soon walked herself weary without abating her painful Bensa tion, and turning to the street in which her residence was situated entered the public enclosure of trees and shrubbery which ornftinen ted the square. A fountain bub bled in the center; the stone vases of flowers sent a sweet perfume upon the air So close to her home she had no timidity, and, sinking upon a cir cular seat surrounding a large tree she gave herself up to her absorb ing thoughts. It was soon dark, yet she had not Stirred. In her black dress, shadow, she was quite unnoticed by two men who crossed the street from the opposite side and sat down behind her. She would then have risen and glided away quietly, but that the movement was arrested by How ard Manley’s voice. How soon?’ he asked. Now, my dear brother, I’ll stand the risk no longer. I’ve passed false money enough for you to shut me up the rest of my life, and 1 value my liberty, singularly enough,’ sneeringly. ‘Well, well, I’m willing enough to go, Fred. Heaven knows that I am as sick of the business as you can he. Coining isn’t all prosper ity. In a new country I should feel like a new man. But—’ •The heiress?’ ‘I am sure of her. But I don’t like to urge a hasty marriage. She has an old fox of a brother who may be inconveniently curious re garding my affairs. If we could wait till the autumn, now, I might enter some respectable business. Both rose in their excitement, and involuntarily walked away, Plainly under the gaslight, Rose saw Howard Manley and his broth er pass over the street. They were coiners. More dead than alive, she crept into, the house. But Rose was not a wea 1 girl. Before midnight she bad placed Howard’s gifts in a close package, and sealed them, witli a note briefly stating that she lmd heard the conversation in the park. The next morning it was dispatch ed. As soon as her brother broached the subject of Dr. Wingrove’s pro posal,'she asked to have the latter call on her. He came with countenance so high of purpose, with eyes so full truth, that she involuntarily contrasted Howard’s old, reticent face with it; but she told Dr. Win grove all the truth. ‘Perhaps it was wrong, but I lov ed him—loved him purely—and my heart is tom and bleeding. I am wild with a Becrel pain which I must hide from everybody. If I had never known him! But I can not imagine that. This terrible expelience has changed me; 1 am not t,he careless, happy trusting girl you knew. I cannot love you; but pity me—bo my friend, I must talk to some otio, and oh, there is no one in the world so kind as A Striking Resemblance. Was Dr. Wingrove piqued by this reception of his proposal? No, he was too generous and tender hearted for that. Poor child!’ he said, in a tone so soothing that, for the first time, Rose gave way to a relieving burst of passionate weeping. What shall I do? What do you think of me?’ she asked at last. We will wait, and I think that I love you,’ he answered, quietly. So two kept the secret of Roso’s sorrow more easily than one, and though her heart still knew its pangs of grief for a time, the slim mer brought change of scone which was helpful to a spirit really brave and innocent. Dr. Wingrovo joined Rosa and her brother at tho seashore, to find brightness in the young girl’s eyes again, and to the latter it was sweet to call so kind and noble a man friend. Together they climbed the rocks drank in the free air, watched the sunsctB and the sea. Of old they had been congenial, and now they seemed more happily so. There is usually a sacredness about firBt. love, utid perhaps it is expected of me to record the death of my heroine of a broken heart but I must tell the truth. In the autumn Rose married Dr Wingrove. Sho is one of the hap piest wives in the world. The first love fell from her like a false blos som, while the second ripened rich est fruit’. Wisdom for Boy8. Do you wish to make your mark in the world? Do you wish to be men ? Then observe the follow ing rules: Hold integrity sacred. Observe good manners. Endure trials patiently. Be prompt in all things. Make few acquaintances. Yield not to discouragements. Dare to do right; fear to do wrong. Watch carefully over your pas sions. Fight life’s battles bravely, manfully. Consider well, then decide pos itively. Sacrifice money rather than principle. THE MERCURY. Entered as second-class matter, at the Sandersville post-office, April 27, 1880. Two brothers, who were law yers, practiced in the same town. A certain gentleman requiring legal assistance had been recom. mended to one of the two broth ers, hut had forgotten the Chris tian name of him he sought, so he called at the office of the first he found and asked for Mr. Podger. “That is my name, sir.” “But there are two of that name hero in this town ?” “Yes.” “Well, I consult the Mr. Pod ger—excuse me for the allusion— who wears a wig." “Wo both wear wigs, sir.” “Well, tho man I seek was di vorced from his wife not long ago. "There you hit us both again, sir.” “The man to whom I was rec ommended has recently been ac cused of forgery—though, I trust, unjustly.” “There wo are again, my dear sir. We have both had that in sinuation laid at our doors.” “Well, upon my word, you two brothers bear a striking re semblance. But I guess I have it now. Tho one I am after is occasionally in the lmbit of drink ing to excess -Borne times to in toxication.” “My donr man, that vice is, un fortunately, characteristic of tho pair of us; and I doubt if our best friends could tell which was the worst.” Well, you arc a matched pair, certainly. But tell me,” continu ed the visitor, “which of the twain it was that took the poor debtor’s oath a few months ago ?” “Ha, ha, we wore both in that muddle. I was on Bob’s papers and lie was on mine.” “In mercy’s name !” cried the applicant desperately, “will you tell me which of two is the most sensible man ?” “All, there you touch bottom, my friend. Poor Bob, I can’t stretch the truth, even to-'servo brother. If you want the more sensible man of the two,I suppose I must acknowledge the corn, I’m tho man.” Sandersville, Washington Co., Ot. Published By JERNIOAN <6 SCARBOROUGH. Subsenption, $1.50 per year. DIRECTORY. SOCIETIES. Hamilton Lodge No. 58 F. A. M. neets on the Second and Fourth Wed- nes lays of each month. Sandersville Lodge, No. 8 A. O. ET, W. meets on the First and Third Mon- iay nights of every month. Neuman Lodge No 1651, Knights of Honor meets on the First Friday night of every month. Harris Council No. 114 Legion of donor meets on the Stwond and Fourth Monday nights of each month. Washington County Agricultural So ciety meets on the first Tuesdays in each month. The County Grange meets every Month. The. Library Association meets at the rail of the Directors. religious. llaptisl Church.—Rev. J.SI. Adams, Pastor, regular services every Second Sunday and Saturday before. Prayer meeting Tuesday nights. Methodist Church.—Rev. Geo. C. Clarke, Pastor, services every Sunday morning except the Second when m holds services at Tennille. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. ChristianChurch.—Rev. J. M. Am mons, Pastor, services every Fourth Sunday. Prayer meeting every Wed nesday night. MUNICIPAL. Mayor.—J. N. Gilmore. Glei'k and Treasurer,— Wm. Oalla- her. City Council.—S. J. Smith, J. O. Pace, Dr. J. B. Roberts, J. T. Tapper, j M. Newman. City Marshal.—J. E. Weddon. COUNTY OFFICERS. Ordinary.—Hot\G. C. Brown. Sheriff—A. M. Mayo. Clerk Sup. Court.—S. 31. Northing- ton. 'Pax Recnvcr.—J. Hermann. Tax Collector.—W. R. Thigpen. Treasurer.—O. H. Rogers. Surveyor.—Morgan L. Jackton. Coroner.—John Layton. SUPERIOR COURT, Convenes on ihc Fourth Monday in May and September. Hon. H. V. John son, Judge. Hon. J. K. Hines, Solic itor General, S. M. Northington, Clerk. CO UR I OF ORDINARY. . Hon. G. C. Brown, Judge, nit on the First Monday in every month. THE PEOPLE’S Figures Speaking for Themselves. [ALBANY ARHUS.] The current Republican state ment that the Democracy wholly or mainly lelies on the South is easily seen to be incorrect when the figures of elections are rightly considered: 1876 Democratic vote in the North 2,670,686 Democratic vote in the South 1,014,072 Excess of Democratic Northern vote over Democratic Southern vote - 1,059,Olfl It is also true that in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, IIli 11 is and Wisconsin the aggregate vote cast for Mr. Tilden was greater than that cast for Mr Hayes. These figures speak for themselves. Tho Result of a Lie. Owen Buck, of Oceanicn, Mary land, had a vicious, kicking horse, which lie was anxious to sell. While trying to make a bargain with a probable purchaser, he remarked: “That horse is so gentle that my little girl could go up behind him and twist his tail, and he wouldn’t raise a hoof.’’ The little girl over: hoard this lie, took it for the truth, tried the experiment on being left alone with the horse, and was kill ed by a kick. Dr. Tanner is annoyed by pro posals from contractors. These individuals seem to have an idea that the doctor will need a vast amount of food as soon as his fast is ove r , and the wish to take the contract to furnish the supplies. One St. Lous man writes to 11 him as follows: “Dear Sir—When will you receive seal ed proposals to fill up your ‘long hungry ?’ We have several large houses here that will be glad to furnish you with a sufficient quan tity of watermelons, onions,cucum bers, etci, shipped to you as soon as you wish ” Evidently the im pression is abroad that it will take a car load, of stufl’to fill up the doc tor, Be mindful of things past, and provident of things to come, TRY IT The Lightest Running Machine ever Made. THE HOST POPULAR ARD EOT OP AU. The Bobble* ere Wound ellboet Henning w Unthreading the Meehlee. HO OETTIKO OUT OF 0KDXX. The Best Machine for Ageete to Sell. Send for Illustrated Circular to I Wad ley, Ga, t U.8.A, BUYY0UB ^JHfeat»M1181CAL From the Store of JEMIGAH. On hand and for sale at all times Violin Strings, Violins, Boxes, Bows, Rosin, Harmonicas, Ac- cordeons, Bridges, Pegs &c. F or and DYEING! the benefit of inquirers those wishing to have Dresses, Coats, Pants Vests, Ac., dyed; below will be found a sched ule of prices. Thankful for past favors I solicit a continuance pf the same: Coats, $1.00 to $1.50 Pants, 75 “ 1.00 Vests, 50 “ 75 Ladies’ Dresses.... 1.50 “ 2.00 Childrens’ “ .... 75 “ 1.00 Shawls, silk 1.0Q “ 1.60 “ wool.,..,.. 50“ 75 Cloaks, waterproof. 1.50 ‘‘ 2.00 Saeques 25 “ 50 Mittens.. 10 “ 15 Feathersi. 10 “ Silk Ties 10 Kid Gloves, black.. 25 Stockings, 3 pairs.. 25 .■ Ribbon per yd..... ® 10 Handkerchiefs, silk , 10 Dying loft at either the Mercury office or at Mrs. Bayne’s Millinery store, with instructions as to color* will be attended to. MRS. C. C. SCARBOROUGH may 18, 1880.