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m in V SJlq gjsrald and g^du^rtisqr. Newnan, Ga., Friday* November 9, 1888. A Wild Western Wedding. Yonkers Statesman. It appears that one Jonas Burton had been chosen Justice of the Peace of one of the small Wyoming towns, not be cause he was possessed of any special qualifications for the office, but on ac count of his personal magnetism, which had about it all those qualities which go to make the yellow dog a thing of beau ty and a joy forever to the lovers of pure cussedness. Among other func tions of his office Hon. Jonas one day found himself called upon to join in “bonds of padlock,” as matrimony is sometimes called in the West, a raw young couple from up the country. Ilis honor was appalled at the situa tion. lie could commit a horse thief to the gallows with all the elegance and impressiveness of manner which that act demanded. He could sentence a man to jail for life for holding live aces in his hand at poker, wit hout turning a hair, but as to “man-yin’ folks, he wasn’t in it, be goshlemitey!” But, as Justice of the Peace he had to do it, and his perturbation of spirit was dread ful to witness; About an hour before the ceremony was to take place the correspondent, accompanied by one of the leading citi zens of the place, a Mr. Stiles, was sent to the ’Squire’s cabin and found him poring over a large volume of the stat utes of Wyoming, sweating like a horse and looking terribly anxious. After greeting the callers, he said: “Stiles, the durncd galoots that got up these laws hadn’t gumption enough to last them over nigh?. I’ve run through the blamed book a half dozen times, an’ can’t find a doublasted word about matermony, or how the hitchin’ process is proceeded with. I’ve just, got to put the clamps on this couple, hit or miss, an’ ef I don’t yoke ’em up legal I can’t help it.” “Oh,” said Stiles, “just do the best 3-011 can. Any kind of ceremony will do in this country, for people never question the. legality of the thing. I’ll post you as well as I can.” Stiles then explained to him how he should proceed, and the old man thought, finally, he could worry through it. Ere long the couple ap peared, followed by a crowd of the cit izens of the camp. The candidates stood up before’the ’Squire, who said: “Feller-citizens, this yer man and this yer woman have appeared before this court to be hitched in the legal bands of wedlock. If any galoot in the mob knows of anything that mout block the game if tuk to a higher court, let him now toot his bazoo, or else keep his jaw to himself now and forever. All in favor of me proceedin’, as authorized by law say ‘I.’ ” Everybody said “I.” “Contrary, ‘no.’ ” Nobody said “no.” “The motion is carried unanimously, an’ the court rules that thar ain’t nuth- in’ to prevent the tryin’ of the case. Grip your tins.” The candidates joined hands. “Amos Peabody, do you sol emnly sw’ar thet j-ou’ll freeze to Han dy forever an’ever? Thet you’ll love her an’ pervide for her an’ treat her square an’ white, according to the rules and regulations sot down to govern sich cases in the laws o’ the United States, so help 3011 God ?” “Yaas, sir; I do, sir.” “That fixes your end o’ the bargain. Mandy Thomas, do you solemnly sw’ar that ye’ll hang on to Amos for all corn in’ time; that >-e’ll nuss him in sickness an’ be square to him in wellness; that ye’ll be to him a good, true, honest, up an’ up wife, under the penalty pre scribed by the laws for the punishment of sich offenses; do ye sw’ar this, so help you God V” “I sw’ar I will.” “Then by the power in me vested as Justice of the Peace, in an’ fur this dee- striek, I pronounce >-ou, Amos Peabouj-, husband, an’ you, Mandy Thomas, wife, an’ legalize ye to remain as such now and furever more; an’ ye’ll stand com mitted till the fees an’ costs in the case be paid in full, an’ may God have mer cy on your souls, and bless this union with his heftiest blessings.” The fees and costs were adjusted, and, after receiving the congratulations of the assembly, the newly made husband and wife departed for their cabin up the creek. which to him meant much more than empty honors. In this very way the applause of a sympathetic and respon sive audience bears up the speaker, who otherwise would fail. Mr. Gladstone once said, “A speaker gets from his hearers in vapor that which he gives back to them in flood,” and when they have got it they return it to him with interest. “Give him a cheer.” Who? Why,that young Christian who has come out from the world, and in the midst of tempta tion is trying to live a consecrated life, lie needs more than an interest in your prayers. Give him a warm hand-shake, a word of praise, or a smile of recogni tion when he begins to faint or falter by the way. Let him know that.you appreciate his efforts, and will be dis appointed if he fails. If he does a no ble ti.ing give him a cheer by telling him he has done well. It will give him strength to meet new trials and temp tations. “Give them a cheer.” Words of hon est praise will spoil no man. If you gain a blessing from a sermon or a prayer it will encourage t::e preacher to hear you say so. If some one’s holy living strengthens you and helps you on to a better life, would he not be happier to know of the unconscious influence he is exerting. “Give him a cheer,” no matter where or when, or how you come into contact with poor, struggling human souls, lend them a hand—give them a cheer that will help them to live better, nobler lives. A Reasonable Request. Chicago Tribune. “It is so sudden, Mr. Darnelle.” “I know it is,” responded the young man, gently. He stood before h.^r, with his w-eight resting easily on one foot, his left el bow on the mantel-piece, his right arm behind him, and his whole attitude one of careless, unstudied ease and grace, acquired only by long and patient prac tice. “I know it is,” he repeated. “Meas ured by ordinary standards and by the cold conventionalities of society, it is indeed sudden. We have known each other only twenty-four hours. Until 8:25 o’clock last night neither of us had ever heard of the other. Yet with the heart one day is as a hundred 3-ears. Could we have known one another bet ter, darling,” he went on, with a tremor in his cultivated B-flat baritone voice, “if we had attended the theater, the concert, the church and oyster parlor together for a dozen seasons ? Does not your .heart beat responsive to mine ?” “I will not pretend to deny, Mr. Dar nelle,” replied the young lady, with a rich blush mantling her cheek and brow, “that your avowal moves me strange ly.” “I knew it—I felt it,” he responded eagerly. “Love is not the slow, -vege- table-like growth of years. It does not move in its course with the measured, leisurely step of a man working by the day. It springs up like a mushr like an electric flash. It takes instant pos session. It does not need to be jerked in, as it were. It needs not the agonized coaxing of—of a young man’s first chin whiskers, my darling. It is here ! You will forgive my presumption, will you not, and speak the words that tremble on 3 r our lips—the words that will fill 1113’ cup of joy to overflowing?” The evening had passed like a beauti ful dream. Mr. Darnelle, admonished by the clock that it was time to go, had risen reluctantly to his feet, and stood holding the hand of his beautiful be trothed. “My love,” he said, in eager, passion ate accents, “now that you have bless ed my life with a measureless, ineffable joy, and made all my future radiant with golden hope, you will not think 1 am asking too much ifT plead for just one favor !” “What is it?” shyly responded the lovely maiden. “Please tell me your first name.” “Give Him a Cheer.” “Give him a cheer.” These hearty words came from the lips of some one in the crowd gathered around a build ing enveloped in flames, and were prompted by the momentary faltering of a brave fireman at the final effort that was needed to save a human life. Instantly hats were waving in the air, and above the crackling and roaring of the fire, the cheering of the multitude below fell upon the ears of the waver ing fireman. Electrified by the applause lie renewed his efforts, beat back the flames that scorched his face, burst in the window that would not yield to the young girl’s strength, and through a cloud of smoke and fire bore his un conscious burden to her weeping friends below. “Give him a cheer,” said a voice in the audience, as the young aspirant for ac ademical honors began to hesitate in the midst of his well prepared oration. “Give him a cheer,” and as the appre ciated huzza was raised the heart of the youth gathered new courege, so that he succeeded in winning the scholarship, Narrow Escape at a Wedding. Pittsburg Dispatch. Mr. Orifiainme Bibbins was a nervous 3-oung man, who, in spite of his infirmi ty, had succeeded in reaching the dizzy brink of the matrimonial precipice, The day before the wedding he care fully rehearsed the whole ceremony with his best man—he had previously attended a sort of state rehearsal at the bride’s house—and was pronounced perfect in the responses, the attitudes, ! and, in short, in every particular. It was a morning wedding at the church. Not a hitch occurred at the peliminaries. The bridegroom wasn’t late; the bride didn’t faint, and brides maids only had one altercation on the way to the church. It was an abnor mally harmonious affair. The service began and moved along smoothly till the semi-barbaric ceremo nial of the ring was reached. To be | sure that he wouldn’t lose it, the bride- ! groom had given it to the bride’s father l to hand to him when the proper mo- | ment came. The latter arrived, and i the groom, in his - nervousness forget j iug altogether how he had disposed of j the ring, began a frantic search through 1 his pockets for it. His three-quarters- | made-father-in-law jabbed him gently i in the ribs with the hand in which lay I the precious golden s3 T mbol of union. ! The bridegroom misinterpreted the sig- | nal; he thought it meant that haste -was . necessary. So he redoubled his ef- ’ forts to find the ring. The clergyman i coughed, the bride’s eyes glistened | through a mist of rising tears, and the ; ladies with spy glasses glued to their optics in the audience whispered to one another: “Something dreadful has oc curred.” He felt in every pocket of his coat and vest, and was diving into the recess es of his nether garments when the bridegroom felt something in the bot tom of the corner of his right hand trousers pocket. It was the ring, no doubt. He drew it out and handed it to the clergyman. The divine, even, smiled as he said in a whisper to the agitated groom: “This is a key ring.” The groom looked and beheld a small key ring in the minister’s hand. He had not time to say a word, for the bride’s father passed »the proper ring to the clergyman and.the sendee went on. And yet nobody commented on the fact that the groom didn’t faint! Another One on Senator Call. New York Tribune. Among his Democratic colleagues Mr. Call of Florida has the reputation of knowing everything—at least, he thinks he does. “Call,” one of the Sen ators will say, “did you hear that the President was going to do so and so to day?” “Oh, yes, I heard that this morning,” “Call,” another will remark, “we have decided to make this a party question.” “I knew that,” answers Call. “Call,” says a third, “I have just re ceived a dispatch which says that—” “Jones told me so last night,” Call will interpose promptly. And so on— there is absolutely nothing that 3 r ou can tell him which he doesn’t know already. He is a great man. This 'little idiosyncrasy on the part of the Florida statesman was being dis cussed by some of his colleagues the other day in the cloak-room on the Democratic side of the Senate when a certain North Carolina humorist re marked quietly: “You know, gentlemen, Brother Call is very much like an old lady who lives in my town and who makes frantic ef forts to keep abreast of the times. Cir cumscribed, however, in her social sphere, and with limited opportunities of development, this is difficult; and she is compelled sometimes to resort to her imagination. The effort is vain to tell her anything she does not alread3 7 know, or startle her w T ith information. One day she went to a church sociable, and as she entered the room one of the young ladies said: “Good evening, auntie. I am glad you came. We are going to have tab leaux this evening.” “Yes, I know, I know,” promptly re plied the old lady. “I smelt ’em when I first came in.” The responsive laughter which greet ed the recital of this anecdote showed how hard the nail had been hit on the head. A Sad Mistake. Chicago Mail. A good story is told at the expense of a Noth Side lady who has acquired the name of being- extremely religious. Her husband and herself occupy a house which is rather larger than their needs require, so it 1ms been their cus tom for some 3'ears back to take one or two gentlemen of quiet habits and ir reproachable character to live with them, more with the idea of rounding out the family than out of considera tion for any revenue rising from the practice. Their latest acquisition was a quiet, white-haired old gentleman, whose whole conduct seemed pervaded with an odor of sanctity. In his first appear ance at the table he bowed his head with such a meek appearance of piety and awaited the inevitable “blessing,” that the good lady of the house was struck by the idea that it would be a goodly thing to invite him to lead in their matutinal devotions. So she said: “Mr. C., would you be pleased to invoke the blessing of God upon our repast?” Mr. C. looked up, with his head can ted a trifle sidewise in a listening atti tude, and said: “Beg pardon?” The lady repeated her request in a slightly louder tone. Still Mr. C. did not understand. This elicited a repetition of the re quest in a shrill falsetto/ Mr. C. smiled upon her blandly and said in a gently reproachful tone: “Really, Mrs. A., I’m so blarsted deaf I can’t understand a thing y-ou are saying.” The request for the blessing was nev er repeated, but the nice, white-haired old gentleman received notice that his rooms would be needed by 7 some one else. “Are there any objects of special in terest in this locality ?” asked a party of tourists of an aged rural resident in Missouri. The old man reflected a moment and then said: “Ain’t been to see Sile Dagg’s set o’ triplets, hev you? All boys, an’”— “No,” hastily interrupted the spokes man of the party, “you don’t under stand; we”— “You’d orter go an’see Bob Peter son’s Berkshire shotes; they ain’t but three months old and they weigh”— “We are looking for”— “I do’no but I got a curiosity of my own back here in the shape of a punkin that weighs nigh onto fiO pounds an’ is still growin’.’’ “You don’t understand; we are look ing for beauties of nature: choice bits of scenery, etc.” “Oh. scenery? Wal, I do’no es they is any scenery 'round here; I never heard of it if they was. But I tell you them shotes of Bob’s is wuth”— But the tourists had gone on. Gen. Wheeler on Cleveland. Representative Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, who will always be famous for his career as a dashing cavalry offi cer of the Confederate army, is one of the President’s warmest advocates. He says: “There can be no doubt that Air. Cleveland will pass into history as the most distinguished statesman of his time. Certainly during the last half century we have not had a leader who approximated his moral and manly courage. He has increased the respect and admiration of his friends. He has placated or conquered his enemies* and has brought his party more nearly to a unit than any political organization. Every attempt on the part of his politic al opponents to place him at a disadvan tage has, with superb sagacity, turn ed to the discomfiture of his assailants and to the benefit of his own party. He is of the people, and he knows and sometimes anticipates their views and demands. There are a million voters in this counttw wbo love manhood, courage and integrity more than they love part3', and this million people will determine the election in Mr. Cleve land’s favor. They are quiet, and I might say silent, but on election day they are firm and unwavering. So long as virtue exists and so long as Ameri. cans are capable of free government will the defeat of a man with Air. Cleve land’s record be impossible.” What Her Heart Said. Ti me. Confiding Daughter—“Oh, mamma, I really think Air. Nobranes intends pro posing soon.” Fond Alamma—“Indeed?” Daughter—“Yes, and if he does what shall I sas 7 ?” Mamma—“Be guided entirely by the dictates of your own heart, my child. Remember, 1113' love, that Air. No branes is heir to at least 825,000 a year and a house on the avenue, with a villa at Newport. You would doubtless go abroad on your wedding tour and enter the first circles of society on your re turn. It would be a lovely match for 3 7 ou, But I have no desire to influence your choice. What does my child’s heart say?” 6 Daughter—“You are sure of the $25,- 000 a year, and all the rest ?” Alamma—“Perfectly sure.” Daughter—“Then my heart says yes! yes! yes!” Alamma—“AIv own darling! What joy it will give me to see you married to the man you love!” Each Line a Condensed Sermon. Century. None are such accomplished dissem blers as those who find dissembling dif ficult. The true host entertains so that on leaving the guest feels more pleased with himself than with his host. He who is unwilling to submit to un deserved blame should remember to re fuse undeserved praise. Genius is like a barrel on the top of a hill. It will not indeed move unless pushed, but once pushed it goes of itself. Talent is like a load on the roadway; it will not go forward unless dragged. This is the difference between a noble thought and a merely brilliant thought: The former, like a friend, improves on acquaintance; the latter loses its force on a second meeting. Weakness trusts in its strength; strength fears in its weakness. He who is unconsciousl3 7 selfish is not so dangerous as he who is consciously so. The former betrays his selfishness, the latter conceals it. “The singular mistake,” explains the editor of a Texas paper, “by which our leading editorial appeared last week at the bottom of a column on the third page, was caused by our having entrust ed the setting up of the same to a long, slabsided Yankee jour printer who happened along and wanted a job. We told him to make up the form and work the papers off while we went home to give our wife some much needed assist ance in making her apple butter. The article was in relation to the recent act of the Governor pardoning a sheep thief, and was headed ‘Crowning Folly.’ The blundering tramp set it up, ‘Cran berry Jelly,’ and chucked the article in the ‘department of ‘Useful Household Recipes.’ It is such things as these that makes the life of a journalist one of constant care and anxiety and makes him an old man before his time.” Sailrocib Scf?ebut<??. SAVANNAH, GRIFFIN AND NORTH ALABAMA RAILROAD. Schedule in effect Sunday, Sept. SO, 1888. GOINO WEST~ •'C°- Griffii Ha pic a -V a >" Arrive at Vaughns 2 20 P no 5 40 a n» Brooks |40pm o M . n Senoia Turin Sharpsburg Newnan Sargent’s Whitesburg Banning Atkinson, T. O Carrol I ton .. - 3 10 p m 0.07 a m 3 35 p ni 6 21 a in 3 40 p m 0 24 a m 4 3o p m ti (Xi p m 6 25 p m (i -28 p m ti 50 p m 7 10 j) m ti 50 a in 7 05 a ni 7 22 in 7 25 a 111 7 38 a m 7 50 a n. GOING EAST. No. 30 Leave Carrollton 6 40am Arrive Atkinson, T.O 7 00 a m “ Banning “ Whitesburg... “ Sargent's “ Newnan “ Sharpsburg “ Turin “ Senoia “ Brooks No. 28 3 40 p in 3 52 p m 1 08 p ni 4 09 p in 4 25 p in 4 40 pin . 7 25 a m . 7 30 a Ill 7 55 a ni . 9 00 a hi 9 42 a m 0 (Hi p ni 5 50 am 5 10 p in 10 12 a in 5 25 p in. 10 38 a in 5 37 p in Vaugli ns 11 00 a in 5 55 p in Griffin . 11 30 am ti 15 p in the No. 27 connects at Carrollton wit h through train for Chattanooga, and at Chattanooga with through trains tor Nashville. Louisvme. Cincinnati, and all points North and North- iSo. 28 connects at Griffin with through sleeper for Albany and Wayeross, and with solid train carrying through sleeper to Sav annah. M. k. BELKNAP, General Manager. CHATTANOOGA, ROME AND COL UMBUS RAILROAD. STORE. Schedule in effect Sunday, Sept. 23,1888. REA I) DOM X. STATIONS. READ UP. Lv. S 30 am .. Chattanooga.... ..Ar. 3 10 pm “ 8 50 am. . East End .... .1 jV. 2 50 pm Rossville ... “ 9 00 am... . Mission Ridge. “ 2 40 pm “ 9 12am... .Crawfish sipring “ 2 28 pm “ 9 27 am... ...Rock Spring “ 2 13 pin “ 9 52 am . .. La Fayette .. “ 1 48 pm “ 10 0i am.. Chattooga Creek “ 1 34 pm “ 10 14 am... ... .Martlndale. “ 1 20 pm “ 10 34 am... Trion “ 1 (Ki pin “ 10 51 am... ...Summerville ... “ 12 49 pm 1 1102 am... . Raccoon Mills. “ 12 38 pm 1129 am... Clarke’s “ 12 11 pin “ 11 50 am. Camp “ 1150 am “11 57 am Lavender . .. “ 11 43 am “ 12 17 pm. . K. A 1). Junction “ 1J 50 pm Rome “ 12 55 pm Last Rome.... “ 110 pm Silver Creek... *• 128 pm Summit “ 1 55 pm Cedartown “ 2 20 pm Dug Down “ 2 48 pm Buchanan Ar. 3 10 pm Kramer Lv. 3 32 pm Mandeville.... Ar. 3 35 pm Carrollton . “ 11 (‘5 am . “ 10 on am . f‘ 10 40 am . “ 10 22 am . “ 9 58 am . “ 9 30 am . <• 9 02 am . “ 8 38 am . “ 8 20 am .Lv. 8 00 am CONNKCTIO!' s. At Chattanooga with all railroads leading out of that place. A*. Rome with E. T.. V. A G., R. A P., and Rome Railroads, and with White Star Line steamers. At Cedartown with East A West Railroad. At. Bremen with Georgia Pacific Railroad. At Carrollton witli the Central Railroad of Georgia. GEO- D. LAWRENCE, Superintendent. STAGG’S PAT. COFFEE POT, MANUFACTURED BY T. E. FELL & CO. Directions.—Remove the strainer, fill the pot with hot or boiling water above first ring from the bottom, leaving the funnel in the pot with the spout opposite the handle. Replace the strainer, put in the necessary amount of cof fee, place on the stove, and let water pour through the spout about ten minutes, and coffee will be ready for use. If the water flows too freely draw the pot to a cooler place on the stove. The strainer can be easily replaced by any housekeeper at trifling cost. By taking out the funnel and using only tne strainer you have the “Bo s” or “Queen” Coffee Pot. JUST RECEIVED! Fancy New Orleans Syrup, (new crop.) NO MERCURY, NO POTASH, Or any other Mineral Poison. It is Nature’s Remedy, made exclusively from ffioir.s and llerbt. It is perfectly harmless. It is ttie only remedy known to the world that has ever yet Cured contagious Blood Poison in all d ' stagt . It cures jherenria! Rheumatism, Cancer, Scro fula. and other bioou diseases heretofore consid ered incurable. It cures any disease caused from impure bl-Hid. It is now'prescribed by thon- sauus <d the best physicians in the United States, as a tonic. We have a hook riving a history of this won derful remedy, and its cures, from all over the world, which will convince you that all we say is true. «iui which we wdl mail free on application. No i'amilv should be without it. We have an other on Contagious Blood Poison, sent on same terms. , , . V, i ,.c us a history of your case, and our physi cian wdl advise with you by letter, in strictest confidence. We will riot deceive you knowingly. Tor sale by ail druggists. The Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. New York. 736 Broadway. London Eng., 35 Snow HdL STALLINGS & BLACK. LOOK HERE! I desire to change my business and will, for i the next thirty days, offer for sale my farm, j one and three-fourths miles southwest of; Newnan, together with mules, cattle, hogs. , corn, fodder, hay, cotton seed, wagons, and i all the necessary implements required on a ; farm. Terms easy. A. R. WORD. FOR SALE! A Disc Harrow, (new) at re duced price. W. B. Berry. We want to give you a few pointers in regard to prices, goods, etc., at the TEN CENT STORE, which, when you look over and consider, you will find to not only be of interest to you, . but more interesting to your pocket- book, in saving a snug little bit of from 25 to 100 per cent, on all goods bought of us. You will please give us a trial, and if we don‘t sustain our statement we will fiing up the business to some one who can ; for our goods are bought so they can be sold at least 33 per cent, cheaper than the regular dealer can sell them. For instance, a good heavy shirt for 50c; really worth 75c., and sold every where for 75c and $1.00. This is no catch. When 3'ou buy one of them you will bu3 7 another. Now is your chance to buy, as no more can be had after the present lot has been sold. Again, we sell more matches than anybody else in town. Why? Because no one else will sell 3’ou 3,000 matches for 28c. Don’t go to other dealers for them, as the3' don’t sell them that i way, but come right to the Ten Cent i i Store and get your matches. J 1 Two spools of thread for 5c. j We still sell the big cake of fine Toilet Soap for 3c.; sold everywhere for 10c. A good saw-file, a pocket level, a monkey-wrench, a good shoe-brush, a^ first rate hair-brush, a six-quart milk pan, heavy tube cake pan, thermome ter, good zinc oilers for machines and machinery, a pair of fast black ladies’ hose, 4 papers pins, box swan down whiting, tape line five feet long, seven- pin hat rack, large wire sieve, large pair scissors, ladies’ belt, box of note paper and envelopes, one quire good foolscap paper, one dozen good cedar , pencils, a fine tooth-brush, pair of spec- j tacles, different kinds of pocket-knives, a pair of good spring ballanees, one or two dozen safety pins, 24 lamp wicks; and hundreds of other goods for TEN CENTS. We can save you money on a 10c towel. Try us. We keep a large stock of glassware always on hand, consisting of butter dishes, sugars, creams, pickles, syrups’ jelly dishes, open and covered pitchers, cake-stands, mugs, wine glasses, pepper and salt boxes, tumblers, goblets, lamp chimneys, lamps, water sets, and hun dreds of other articles in glass nappies that 5\e haven t room to mention. V big lot of white crock English goods, which are sold as cheap as the cheap yellow ware known as C C. ^ e also have the biggest, best, pur est plug of tobacco for 10c in the State. \ AY ant you to try this. Call and see us and you will find that the only mistake that we have made is in not advertising half what we have. 4 Yours truly, W. J. STRIPLING. » ’