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ATHENS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2,1887, IE NEW. THE OLD YEAR'S BLESSING. Old jw h &qi! Fubftfcw and cold he lie* Wrapped frfKpcrpto of U» mUnUlit skies, A. crown of drannering start up« n his breast, Hk earth reign o'er, Feao* to his royal rest! "To op* for Jta And gajrlv oa I To shower hi AS DOW StW) KM That oft hath mgs themselves, au<l that th coiuluctod with honestv> fair; good faith toward all parties, ihorize the Company to use I ‘■ate, with fitc-similes o onr attached, iu Its adve.tiseinents.’ thing called Time, rolling, rushing on, swift, silent libs an all embracing ocean tide, on which we and all the universe swliu Uke ex halations, like apparitions which are, and then are not; this Is forever very literally a miracle—a thing to strike us dumb—for we have no word to speak about It—Carlyle THE OLD AND NEW YEAR. OLD -WEATHER PREDICTIONS. If New Year's ere ulght wind blow south It betokeneth warmth and growth; tf west, much milk, sod fish In the sea; If north, lunch cold and storms them will bs; If east, iho trees will bear much fruit; If nortlieaki dee It, man and brute. hanks aJd drawn in thi ana Lnltorlc- which BcnteU at our counters. nOShEBBt, Prc-s. LouUiau- : long. It weds nothing but. food sweeping. I and my broom will do tbo work and do it welL BrushoStbo dirtandaneir order of things will Inaugurate Itself Immediately. Look out for unlranal honesty, good times, ■at. banks, good wagte, chan mlndsd state.- mcn — but really, 1 niuet burry on, I bar. on appointment, X begin my eweeplng in a few minute." ‘But you barest told me your nameP I called out u 0. started on, with hie broom on his shoulder. Ho looked back, a broad grin on Ms hand some young face, and answered, “Eighteen E Befare*Irecovered from my astonishment I spoke earnestly to him; “Many blsnrfngs hast thou brought mo, for which I gave thee thanks. New have they been every morning, and fresh every morn ing. Thou hast indeed from my heart's gar den uprooted some hopes I planted there. With : jtheir clustering buds thry fell, and were never quickened again." •Praise God for what I gave and what 1 took away,” be said, “and lay up titasuree in heaven, that thy heart may be there also. What thou calls* blighted bopee am ofttimes changed into the fruits of rightoouuam" ‘But I answered: “Thou bast also bidden from my sight tbs loved and the loving. Clods are strewn upon their faces; tboy reply to my call no more. To the homes tboy made' fair they return not, and tbs places that once knew them know them no more forever." Still he nld: “Give praise to God. Your II nwLKSHK, rr**.s. .vaiia WtatiBlUni, Pi***. Male Natio II ALU WIN, P mi. New On earn* Natlo UNPRECEEENTED ATTRACTION I Over Hall a Million Dial Louisiana State Lottci Incorporated I a IBM lor 26 rear* by th PAST NEW YEAR'S RESOLVE. As the dead year Is clasped by a dead December, Go let yoor dtpd etne with your dead days lie. A new life is yours, and a new hope: Remember We build our owa ladders to climb to the sky. Stand out in the sunlight of promise, forgetting Whatever your past held of sorrow or wrong; We waste half our strength In a useless regret- We adtby old totnhs In the dark top long. Have you miaeed In your aim t Well, the mark is ■tin shining; Did you faint in the race! well, take breath far the next: Did the clouds drive you back? but ass yonder their lining. Were you tempted and foil! let It eerve fora text. Aa each year burriee by let It Join that proceadoo Of skeleton shapes that march doWn to the pari. While you take your place in the lino of progres- Wlth your eyes on tbo heavens, your fees to the . Nari. I tell you the future can bold no terroi* For any end soul while the stare revolve, Xf he wgk but (land firm on the grass of his errors, And Instead of regretting, resolve, resolve! It Is never too late to begin re build tog, Though all into ruins your life seems hurled. For look! bow Uw light of the now year to gilding ho *dded, -O, Icu sweep; 111 ihow you," and bo wont on in hi. Y.nlty and Ignorance. Poor, foolish, Inexperienced, happy New Year. Turning about, I started toward home, and in a moment more I heard the village bells “ring out the old," and “ring In tbs ntw." 1 had not gons far when I met another traveler, a very different figure from the vel- lost are with him. They have precedod you. Norn can drift beyond bis Ipve and cara." Then his voice grew faint, and be murmured, “My mission unto man is done. For me the stone Is rolled away from the door of the ssnulchbr. I will enter inrA&d slumber wltu all the years of tbs pest forever." And be straightened himself out to die. As I kntlt by hto side I said, “Ob, dying yoar, dear,'dying year, X see a scroll beneath thy mantlo. What witness shall It bear of me when Tims for me is done!" Low and solemn was his voice: "Thou ■bait know when the book of tbo universe to opened.” The midnight clock tolled, ancM covered my face and mourned for hto death, for !.<» thul once been my friend. I remembered with pt . to bow often I had slighted bia warning, ncc- loOod iho olden opportunities of growth no had given in?, ana east away the nrecioux hours lip bad been so generous with, and I buried'my fncu and wept When I ngnl.i lifttn my bead, lot the New Yoar stood in iDo place e: (bo Old. Halves, $8. Fifths. $5 LIST OK Fill5 I CAPITAL PRIZE OR (1 1 GRAND PRIZE OF I UHAS'D PHIZ HOF «LARGE PKIZMOK 4 LABUd PRIZES OF 2C PRIZES OF 100 ?. So 2U0 do Write it on your heart that every day to the best day in tbo year. No man bas learned anything rightly until he knows that every A King is dead, a kta The King Udead! I. OuuftteiijhtSS O’er deep and desert, &xL5aaSs PHIL’S NEWYEAB’SPBESENT uu he.pook. “Sympathy! Well that b really laughable Thants, my good frieod, but I don't nwd it Yoar congratulations would b» Utter. If you hare any sympalky to throw around recklemly give Ittoiny sue- etnar, 1 know tb. bs. of th. load h. has to pick op-~ That be fine broom ha carrisa, too. Kin. was as good ■ ytaraga Loot at It now I Hardly a spoor of it remain., and With all ite bard umgo, I f ter 1 hav.’nt bf t th. earth much ebanor. I found th. contrast too much for mi, though I started to as cblp- par os b. dote. I was chock ftffi of reform bite.; but you see bow ray efforts tocher up th. earth hire ogsd mo, and how I hare soulV. 1 ray clottee, os well os my rout But I'm through with It now, mid am going to dUcnbody mypdf, mid look on at tbo other follow .white" Hb eyes bml a humorous sparkle, and ha cartaihly wore a look of ""“E ttlxuniblo that your record b so bulky P I asked, pointing to hb scroll “Bulky!" sold tho old roan, with a sarcastic grin. “It you want to know tbs bsfl as well ss the bulk of It yoa should glance ovsr Ik. It b made np of deaths, riots, earthquakes, ljroken banks, trusted offletah going wrong, wrecks, runaways, blow ups, wore, rumors of won, the orsrthrow of tbs Literal poriln- ment in Rngi*wd, eras/ monarohs, boodle aldermen, new recruits for Sing Bing, con tested wills, hard times, striksjLjmtcbtos. sickness, murders, burglaries, theft#, and nearly every unpleasant thing yon could think of. Think of the heartache* ^repre seated in this reoord. The thought** them A boat saitaloot ou th* ebbing tide. In one of the big buildings In the “down town" of Nsw York, whence the newspapers .emanate and tho financial wheels that move iho whole country involve, there to a cigar atore presided over by a young man known as “Phil" He has a more pretentious name, To to!! all'night for frtb in the sea; The sails were set os she Hosted free And tossed the foaming waves aside; And the fisherman said as he sailed a mg *•1 com* not back till the break of day.' The wind arose and the sea was wil l, odd the sS^M^va SyTtwIto; Tbo fisherman thought as bs furled tbo a Of a cottage home, of wifo and child; And he said sab* tolled, ‘ God. I pray, Thou wilt keep me safe till th* break ol assrvHST—uEbment the great aauree of aU good, wfaeooa coma all goodgifta," Trembling, I asked: “New Year, whither wilt thou lead me! Art thou appointed to bring me Joy or sorrow, Ilfs or death f Looking with glowing eyes into tbo un trodden Future, he replied: “I know not. Neither doth the angel nearest the throne know: only He who sittetb thereon. Giro me your hand and question not Enough for thee, that I accomplish Hto wilL I promise thee nothing. Follow me and be content Take, with a prayer for wisdom, this winged moment The next may not be mine to give, yet if we walk onward together, forget not that thou art a pilgrim for eternity. If I bring theo a cup of joy be thankful, and be pitiful to those who mourn; and let all men be unto the* a* brethren. If tbs dregs of bit-’ ternsss cleave unto thy lips bs not too eager to recelva relief, lest thou betray the weak ness of thy faith, God’s perfect dtoriplin* gl veto wisdom. Therefore count those happy who endure. When morning breaketh in the east, gird thyself for thy duties with a song of thanksgiving, and when night puttetb on her coronet of stars look over the day just gone and let ita failures and blunders guide thee to bettor things on the morrow, so that when I have no longer any days or nights to E ire thee, and must myself die, thou wilt Das me as a friend and a helper on tbs rood to heaven." - Us revenges are are bi’.lided for con ciliating him. Ha to admitted to be a formid able foe, sura to dose in ca one eventually, but who can be bribed and eajoled and per suaded into leniency for many a day to coma. Most of us try our uses to pull the wool ovsr his eyes, and believe we are doing It finely, NEW ORLEANS NATION Tbo evening was dear and cold, tbs stars smiled down upon earth so fondly that when I looked from my window late in the night I longed to go out under them, and let their benign spell charm away the fret and fever of tb* day. I went out and walked slowly on and ou, feeling tb* restful influence of tb* adeno* and tbs beauty of the night. A cres cent moon glittered to the sky, the myriadf little friends rushed to. Their eyes were glowing, aud their manner indicated that something unusually exalting was in the wind. Tbs company was heeded by a black ayed, baby faced girl, who has no other name than Mary. She had been selling papers on the comer for three years, and when she first began she was so little she could not walk up the step# Paddy Haggerty was next to tb* •procession. For years hto father had a news istaudon th* corner of Beckman street, and Jiut four weeks before New Year’s had dropped dead there. Besides these there were J(ickey-the-Plg, Snowball Billy, a fuzxy beaded blonde; Becky JIcQUl, Oacar-tho- Dodo and**** little Bible Back, *o ealtod be cause be has a hump between bis shoulders resembling a family Bible. Ye* and ’Stabs Johnny was also one of them. He acquired 0.1 a q --.a- te. Kim r.rem tore. songs. He hod no Taxations to be charmed away In tbe silence of tie night, that was certain. There waa a confident ring In his Map aa ha (round Me Steel into the hard beaten ■now of the highway, and thorn waa aseartloo In tha notea Ire whistled and eang. A. ha come In right I aaw that ha waa aa exceedingly spruce youth, with a finely de veloped figure, and, aa near aa X could lea la tha white light of tha stare and the snow, n beaming faoa. lie was clod In valval and fur, dressed with foppfch care and nicety, usd he carried a brand new broom. “Good availing,' I nld, aa wa ware about to pate each liter on tha narrow read. “Evening I' b aeid, Interrogatively. "I never knew any euch thing. I belong to the morning." “Has tbe boy bean drinklngl- thought L A ■acood look oonvinoad ma that be had not He stack tho handle of his broom firmly Into tha snow os te stopped and spoke. I mad. op my mind that ha waa a youth brimming over with life and health and superfluous energy. That ha waa vain any one could sea from his walk, hb ipeooh and manner. I wauted te prolong the coarenatlon, and for wont of a batter subject I —Monad tha beauty and newness of tha broom. TERRIBLE A Man Who lently Seven! Mlt.J.C. W. C MM !■ ls.lv, gold silk handkerchief. ‘Ain’t b a corkerf she said as aha handed Mover the show care/ TUI took it and for a whole minute ana Tears stood In kb kind eyre and when te did apeak kb voice i to * devil I i and lose us i mar meet me again, but you will Yoa will wear* new face, wu by a new name. Tb* sunrtoe mem be with you. Au revoir,” and ««rt of my right forever. ginning of good act ruins before tb* dai entered tbs mind tb (•/%/ A/A/ A/ trtl 1 ill- UL1 I4k4