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BY A. & E. A. M C HAN, VMM : CHAPTER: TRION "R A. CHAPTER. No. 19, meets it Trion on the Friday Might before the third Snndity in April. Mi/, Jane, July, August, snd Septem ber and on Siturdiiy night helots the third Suadiy in October, Novemper, December, January, Feh-narv, and March. C. C. BRYAN, 11. P. G. B. MYKRS, Sect’y. ATTORNEYS: J. M, Robertson, Attorney at Law, m*d Solicitor in Chancery. Chattanooga, • - Tens. PBACTICB la Chancery, Circuit m.il Supreme Coart* of Tfnnrwft! *Md U. S. DDiiiri t’ourt. Aimm lu adjolulu(roautte» in Georgia. .'flc« la caart Moane. Robert M. W. (Jleun, Attorney at Law, tafantm, .... Grokuia. WILL rKACTICB In the Supeiiorl guru of the huw a,id adjoining circuit*. (?■■ I lection* u ißMMlai'y uiiit on ewruvr up,.u*u* Drug -tore. • Si 3a. Ja»* raaAAB, C. I*. Gaaaa. Pkelau 1 ® -ee, Attorne) !> Law, Pass (ilnrk, 849 Market St, MUtTANOnOS, - TENNESHF.B V. U. k J, P. Jacoway, Attorneys at Law, Tbkstok, - Georgia. PI ACT ICR In the roantl** of Dr |e. Walker an.i TiMnit and a (joiningcnanllts. and In the <ti »>*■« and Federal i nn.t* A to, Jackson, lieKaik at «i'k«rokee, in Worth AUham-i, and elaew'iern hy •p«o4«d contract, attention given to the cel - loatiot of clafcna. “W. M, Hscry, Attorney at Law, Eukhb&ville, - - - - Georgia. WILL practf « lu the L’oaie and adjoining Ulr oait*. Cwllactiuna a apucialty. J. C. Clements, Attorney at Law, LaFayette, - - - Georgia. W| ,L practice lu the several ruu..ti> * wf Hu #•*•» lad Cherokee t.'ireuil#, and tin*Supreme fcoart o 4 Georgia. F. W. Copeland. Attorney at Law, LaFayette, --- Georgia. WILL practice in the Superior Court#, o» Home Circuit. LUewbr re hy m.ecinl aaieenient. Col lertiona a apeia ty. ("ft elu rear of 1 uilxr.tonV 11. P. Lumpkin, Attorney at Law, LaFayktt;:. - - Georgia. WIM. give prompt a lenti >n to all Lidia**## entruated to biro. sr/~ OCkce at ShHfHid L l.u:n;>> in's »tor« DEN I IS I S: Dr. Geo. B. Jordan, Resident Dciilid, Rising Fawn, - - - - Ga. Ofiri hi* professional nervier- to the people of Wad* and Walker counties. Dental opera linn* per form'd In a nrat and nuhntaiil*fil man* er. All wrark warranted to give pi-fret #Hti#i«c»ion. Will Mikn a profernlonal trip llmugli VtcLe morm' Cevr, on thn dr-t of ra. It month. Dr. J. P. Fane, Re-ident ilnilid.' Dai.ton, - - - Georgia. T AM EREPAKEU with all tha I Modern finpr •venieulM In l)< nt:tl to turn out a# good work aka can he had In the Statu, and at ns low prices os •an he dnnehy any firstcla*:* workman. ij(7"l gaanniee all woik turned out to #l;iml any ad *ll reasonable tmt*. Special attention given to aurreetlng Irrcfalarltio# In children’* t< eth. #7-L» dlen waDed on at their resilience, when un akin visit tha ofhre. A liberal share of patronage aalleitrd. st^-‘>ftce: Up stair# on Hamilton street, oppnslle la.lonal Hotel. Will visit LaFavette, Walker Co., at Superior Oaarts August and February. 1!” - ■».. HOTELS: GOREEHOUSE, J. WITH HR* Proprietor, LaFayette, Georgia. eVMIE above bouse is thoroughly fur nished and prepared wiih the very best accommodations, for transient and local custom, and at reasonable prices. Satisfaction guaranteed to those who fa vor it with their patronage. “READ HOUSE, J. T. REAR A *o\ Pro*r», A. L. DeLong, Bookeeper- Will H llambi.kn t hies 1 J. V. VYalekr, < Day [ lerkn. J. P. Bostick, ( Mght ) Chattanooga, - - - Trim. Fronting Union l'asscngear depot THE ROME HOTEL, Broad St., Rome, tia, 1r Tbb Strf- Os THK Railroad. AO OJIYIIH* KEIIUEI) IOCATED in Hie Principal ILisin#'# Square of Jthc City, convenient t*» tile Wharf, the Hank#: and the p ( ,*t Office, and in thoroughly renovated and j repainted. J.L M ESTES, Proprietor. NATToNAL HOTEL, J. <i. A. LEWI*, Crop r. Dalton, - - - Georgia, This house is a large four-story Lriek, ! within a few steps of the Passenger de ; not. BOABD PEE DAY - - - $2.00 Polite and attentive porters at every j train: pass them your checks, walk right i over,gad make yourself at home. v W; M. LEWIH, Clerk. { Walker County Messenger, THE MESSENGER. LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA. ; Thitrsday Morning, Oct. 28 isso. Kales of Subscription ; Twelve M«»nth« $1.30 *ii Month# 74 Four Month# 30 (Sngle Copitw 03 invariably in ndvauce. —mm i A man cannot smoke a sigttr too short unless he smokes it too long. The hunmn mind is like an ine brinte on horseback —prop it one side and it falls on the other. ——— The man who gets most angry at a newspaper squib, is usually the fellow who borrows the paper iu which he has read it. The reason wi.y the poets always speak of October as “sober” is he because “sober” is the only word they can fi.td to rhyme with Octo ber. A man need only correct himself with the ssttie rigor that he repre hends others, and excuse others with the indulgence that the shows to himself. The candidate who hasn’t time tostopand rhske hands with a man and ask after his relatives clean back toCuln and Abel is nut thesort of a man liable to get an ofiice. Americans are the most inven tive race on the globe, umi it seems singular that no plan for making flies stsy in bed until the entire household is up, has yet been pat ented. lowa men never stop to figure, nr one of them would not have pre pared fifty pounds of powder to blow up a man weighing 112 nounds. One pound of powder will lift 500 pounds of man every time. We are not observing but we have noticed that the first thing any woman does on alighting from a carriage is tocarefu'ly put her right hand in conjunction with her hack hair, just to see if it is nil right. “Why, Franky ! exclaimed a mother at the summer hoarding house, “I never knew you to ask for a second piece of pie at home.” ;I knew it twpn’t any use,” saiil Frankly as he proceeded with his pie eating. A gentleman w ho married a wid ow, complained to her that.be liked his beef well done. “Ahi I thought that I was cooking for Mr. Brown,” said she; ‘he liked his rare. Blit, darling I will try and forget the poor dear.” Til Carroll county a, citizen was tried under indictmentlfor assessing his property too low, ar.d after able argument by counsel on -each side, a verdict of guilty was rendered and a fine of SSO assessed against the defendant. A circus manager wanted a new name for his show, and a sopho more collegian suggested “mino lnppic aggregation” as good, and th* circus man had got three towns hilled bi fore he was informed that j “monohippic” meant “one-horse.” “You look pale, Doc,” saiJ one fashionable to another. “Yes, lam as nervous as a cat.” “What’s the matter ?” “Well, you see I dreamt last night I paid off all my debts, and I an worried to death to know where in the deuce I got the mon ey.” “Ella, is your lather at home?” said a bashful lover to his sweet heart. “I want to propose some t' ing very important to hint.” “No,Clarance. papa is not at home, j hut l am. Could not you propose to me just as well?” And he did with perfect success. mm * A doctor in Scotland made a nerve and hone nil-healing Halve, I and thought lie would experiment i a little with it. He first cut off his j dog’s tail, and applied some of i the salve to the stump A new tail grew out immediately. He 1 then applied some to the tail which i he cut off. and a new dog grew out. ; He did not know which dog was ; wnicb. i LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1880. Love versus Triae. BY JINK*. “We may as well cense argument upon th’s subject, Mr. Morton, since it appears we cannot agree. I shall conduct myself just as I think prop er, regardless of your valuable, opinion. With your permission, I also beg to observe that I shall ac cept the attentions of Martin Lind say or any other gentleman whom I see proper to encourage. 1 think, also, that if I were in yotir place, I would reserve my power to dictate until I wue positive that I hud a right so to do.” The lips that uttered this pas sionate outburst were the softest, sweetest and the reddest that ever framed such cruel words to wound the heart of a loyal lover like Roger Morton. Helen Gordon and Roger Morton were standing hy an open window at a seaside hotel, where they had both been spending the heated term. Helen was a beautiful blonde, petted and spoiled by a doating father ut home, and by the world in general abroad. She was a girl of noble impulses, but rather wilful, as what pretty woman is not, dear reader ? She hud been engaged for some months to Roger Morton, n splen did young fellow, to whom she wav devotedly uttuched. He, though loving her with his whole soul, was not blind to iier faults, as lovers are wont to be, and in his endeavors’to correct them, he sometimes offsnd ed the pride, or, to speak more plainly, wounded the vanity of hie little lady-love. The afternoon upon which our story opens they had been having just such a lover’s quarrel. Roger thought that Helen had been too gracious to Martin Lindsay,a young 6well of no very enviable reputa tion, whose atten'ior.B to Helen had become very marked, though lie was well aware that she was en gaged. Roger mildly expostulated at first. Helen pouted, und promised to do better ; hut as time passed, and Lindsay became more assidu ous in his attentions, Roger told the little lass in plain language that she should not encourage the attentions of other men while en gaged to him. This speech excited the ire of Miss Gordon, and she forthwith favored him with the few brief hut cruel sentences that open this story. “You are angry now, Helen,” Roger had replied to her. “and did not pause to think before you spoke, or I am sure my love would never have uttered such heartless words .When you reflect upon what 1 \ave -aid, you will confess to yourself that I am right, and will come and teli me so.” “Undoubtedly,” scornfully retor ted Helen, “you will look for me to come and fall at your feet, weeping wildly and; tearing my hair, and imploring you. forgiveness for mv erring ways, and praying that once more I may he enveloped in the mantle of your love. No, I thank you, I do not care to figure in such a charming little scene. If you de sire that I shall beg your pardon, sir, I fear yoor heart will grow sick with hope deferred 1” “Just as you please. Helen ; 1 do not wish to exact a confession or wrong from you. I will leave you now, and I hope when I gee you again you will he in a more amiable frame of mind. Good evening.” Lighting hi* cigar he stepped out upon the veranda, and walked sway. Helen watched him until he was out of sight, hut very far, indeed.! was he from being out of her mind. She was very angry with him, and her anger was considerably atig- Jmented by the cool, indifferent manner in which he had left her. She was not one to harbor ill-will for very long, however, and after she had sat there for over an hour, pondering upon what Roger had ; said, her anger gradually faded as the twilight deepened, and vanish ed entirely with the light of day. Now she was waiting, with as iften ed light in her bright eyes, for the coming of the one man to whom ihe had given her whole heart. She would not tell him that she wits sorry f>r having wounded him; her pride w..uld not allow that, hut if he cared to rend contrition in her manner, Certainly that consola tion should he his, for she should he douhly amiable and demure;and, perhaps, if he ask d her very sweet ly and imploringly it she was not sorry, may he she would "yes ” Just as she made this resolution, and was growing impatient for the reconciliation, a shadow fell across the doorway, and Martin Lindsay, the source of all her woe, walked up to her, twirling his moustaches and elevating his eyeglass. "Really now, Miss Got don, do not say that you have been weep ing ! Tears were not made to dim the brightness of such eyes as those,” looking at her sentimental ly. “I think,” haughtily replied Hel en, "that Mr, Lindsay is laboring under a mistake. I was not aware that I hud been weeping, or even if I had, I question his right as an entire stranger, to inquire the case.” “Now don’t, Miss Helen, you break my heart! You must know that your soriows are mine. Don’t snub a fellow so cruelly.” "I think, Mr. Lindsay, that 1 might n 6 well tell you now as any time that your attentions to me are v*-ry disagreeable,and ’ requesttbal you will discontinue them now and fnrevei.” Saying which Helen swept from the room, leaving the young coxcomb to his own reflec tions. ‘‘By Jove! that girl really thought I was serious. Ha ! ha ! Good joke!” with which consolatory remark be betook himself off. Some hours later, Helen, arrayed in a bewitching toilet of white and blue, appeared once more in the now brilliantly lighted parlors thronged with gay dancers. Soon after her entrauce into the room, Roger came up to her, and, offering his arm. suggested a prom enade. She eagerly consented, and he led her out upon the veranda, whf te after walking for some time, and conversing upon different top ics, Helen professed herself tired, and proposed that they should rest. Roger led her to a secluded part of the veranda where they found seats. "Now,” thought Helen, "we will l oth confess, and he happy once more.” A long silence ensued, which seemed likeiy to remain unbroken, as each was determined not to speak first. Helen played with her rings, twirl d her fan, and finally broke through the barriers of her pride and said "Roger!” No reply. A little pause, and then, a little louder — ‘•Roger!” "I beg your pardon,” exclaimed Roger, starting as if from a dream, "hut did you speak?” "Y-e-s, I was only going to ask you if you did net think it n lovely night?” "Very beautiful, indeed,” replied he, in a preternaturally grave tone, relapsing again into silence. Five minute* elapsed, and the only sound that broke the stillness of the night was the dashing of the waves down on tlie beach. Once more Helen essayed to speak. “Roger,”said she tremulously. “Well," replied the person ad dressed, as he tilted his chair hack, leisurely fanning himself, without I glancing at her. “I -1 am very sorry for what I j said this afternoon. I hope you j will forgive me —I’m very unhap- j py.” The bright head bent, and j the sweet blue eyes filled with tears. She waited and as he did not re ply—" You are riot very angry, are you, Roger?” Then glancing up for the first time since she began i speaking, she discovered that this j great six-footer was laughing at j her. “Angry, darling!” he exclaimed | as he clasped her to his heart; "not j by a large majority. I have enjoy ed immensely this little scene, tho’ yon have neither torn your bcauti- j ful hair,"—kissing it as he spoke— “nor wept wildly. I’ll forgive you ; my love, and next tine you must not get angry with your Roger when lie advise* you. I OTerheard * your little dialogue with Lindsay, this afternoon, while 1 was smok ing just outside the window, after I had returned from my walk, and 1 knew then that, in spite of your assertion to the contrary, if left to your sweet self you would confess and so 1 thought 1 would wait and see, and with my usual magnanim ity, concluded then and there to forgive you. So let's ‘kiss and make up’ as the children Sav. and promise to never he had any more.” “I shall remember ir. the future," replied Helen, "that ‘pride must have a fall,' and that it could not how before a nobler victor than that of all-conquering love.” "God bless you, my darling, for those words,” exclaimed Roger, as he reverently kissed the brow of her who was all the world to him. The moon, breaking from behind ucloud.shed its soft rays over them, as if giving its blessing to this union of two living hearts. The Right of Way. There was a Detroiter among the trio of officials who passed over the route of the Butler Road to secure the right of way. In some eases farmers cheerfully sign d off; in others money had to lie used, hut in one case the committe found a most determined opposition. The rood would divide a widow’s farm, and she was independent, obstinate and defiant. She knew that her hay-stacks and burns would he des troyed by sparks, her live-stock run over by trains, and her slumbers disturbed by the rattle of truins, and she wouid'nt listen to argu ment. In this emergency one of the committee said : "Madam, do you know of any widow in this neighborhood who would he willing to hoard a gentle man connected with the construc tion of Our road ? He is a widower, and prefers to board with a wid ow.” “No, I don’t know si I do. Is he a nice man ?’’ "Spledid man, and lias money in the bank. We want him to per manently locate at this point, and are in hopes lie will take a wife. It is unfortunate that ” “1 never did take boarders,” she mused, "but — ” “If you only could, now, I’m sure you would not regret it. He is ex tremely loud of children, and would he like a father to your little ones.” "Perhaps 1 might accommodate you.” "Ah! Tnanks. lie would be here next week if this right of way mutter was decided, but as it is he may not ” "Do you agtee to pay damages if you burn my barn ?" "Os course we do.” "And I'll probably get used to the noise ?’* “ Oh. of course. In a week you won’t mind it. Fact is, you'll sit up every night till midnight, any how, after the gentleman arrives.” "Oh, no I shan’t, I shall never love again ; but if he is a nice man, and loves children, why, I don’t know us 1 ought to stop your road. I guess I’ll sign!” — No wonder Dr. Felton tries to ridicule the Democratic Convention of tne Seventh District, which met in Rome last August. That con vention unanimously passed the following resolution : ‘ Resolved, J’iiat this convention opposes all class legislation, and false to the principles of the Democratic party all endeavors to favor the monopolies by special ] legislation.” Thai’s Democracy in its essence. Dr. Felton’s platform according to his record, is to foster the business es of certain monopolists at the ex pense of consumers, and by class legislation to increase and keep up the price of Salt And Sugar Ami Iron And Steel Rails And other articles of prime neces. sity In order that manufacturers of and dealers in these articles may get more for them and grow richer, while the consumer pays more for them and gets poorer. — Rome Cour ier. 1 Dtu (Juliet*. Here are a f«w extract* from "Don Quixote Kevpyour mouth shut end yotir eyes open. The absent feel and feat every ill. Sell-praise depreciates. The dead gu to the bier, and the living to toe good cheer. All women, let them he ever so homely, are pleased to here them selves celebrated for their beauty. Squires and knight-errants nfe subject to much hunger and ill luck. - Liberality may be carried too fur in those who have children to in herit from them. Every one is the son of his own works. Honey is not for the mouth of an ass. No padlock, holts or bnis, canjse cure a maiden as well us tier own reserve. Wit and humor belong to genius a! ne. The wittiest person in a comedy is he who plays tiie fool. There is no book so bad hut that something good may he foui.d in it. We are all ns God made us, and oftentimes a great deal worse. Let tbs hen live though it be with a pip. We cannot all he friars, and va rious are the paths by which God conducts the good to heaven. Covetousness bursts the bag. It is easy to undertake, but more difficult to finish a thing. The term is equally applicable to all ranks : whoever is ignorant is vulgar. By the streets of “By and By,” one arrives ut the house of "Nev er.” Between the yes and no of n wo man I would not undertake to thrust the point of a pin. Patience and shuffle the curds. A soldier had better smell of gun power than musk. Other men's wants are easily borne. A bad coat covers a good drink er. Pray devoutly and hammer on stoutly. When a thing is once begun it is sways half finished Lay a bridge of silver fur a flying enemy. The jest that gives pain is no jest. How to Afflict tits Enemies. He did i.ot have the right kind of face to inspire confidence, und his clothes looked as if they hud served a third term ut least. “Are you the fellow who makes fun of people it. the News. The newspaper man owned up he wan “tlrnr or tharuhoutg.” “Well, I come to' warn you. They are lay in’ for you with clubs. They are bad.” "Not to bur*, I reckon.” “Yes, they ure, but don’t be afraid; I’m your friend. I can stave my fist thtougli a man nnd wulk off with him on my arm, just like as he wag un empty market basket.” “Oh, get out.” “l’in not joking. I’m your friend, and I am down on your enemies. Look here. Can’t you lend a feller a quarter—temporarily, only of course ?" “Now, you look here. Didn’t you just now an y you were my friend?” “So I am.” ‘‘You don’t talk like it, but I’ll take you at your word.” "Just count on me.” “You say you want to help rne, and you want to hurt my ene mies. "That's about tbe size of it.” “Then you go and borrow a quar ter of them ntid loan it to me. Adjoruned.— Galventon Nnca. Subscribe for the Walker County Mssenyer. I VOL. IV. NO. 15. Origin nr the l!orscshrl« Superstition! In the very early times, says il writer in Baldwin's Monthly, umor.f* tho Celtic nice an v <(ligy of the |>u tron n»int, no uointnon in churches and tenipks, wa* much used in the dwellings anti shnpe of the people, as a so-called "protection” against ill-fortune. The ‘ glory” above the head of these figures—which later was often rudely carved in wood and painted —was represented by a circular piece of polished metal to convey the effect of tile shining ha lo or nimbus frequently seen in il lustrations of the Virgin and othc'f scripture subjects. Often this metal nimbus was of semi-circular form, and after the (i ure itself had disappeared, by reason of decay, the nimbus re mained and was suspended in some prominent place dt the entrance door or other point commandi n S view. The effigies in qnesti‘ ,n were not uncommonly seen by Bide of the doorway. In course °* time the nimbus was much used ,B a sunstitute fur the falter, and wa B sold in shops for this purpose. The tradition of good luck, as embodied in the horseshoe theory,- may thus he easily traced, since it became a common occurrence, irt due eourse of time, for the faithful adherent in the belief in charms and H} in hols to adopt the horseshoe worn to brightness, in the absence of any other, which he nailed over his cottage door. Hence a pice'e of metal of this shape became associ- 1 ated in the common mind will! supernatural presence and care, in keeping with the belief attaching to the original figure of the patron saint. Let Me Pray First. One day not long ago a sweet and intelligent little girl was pass ing quietly through the streets of a certain town when sho came to a spot where several idle hoys were amusing themselves by throwing stones. Not observing her one of the boys by accident threw a stone towauls her, and struck her a cruel blow in the eye. She was curried home in gfr'nt agony. The doctor was sent for, and a very painful operation was decided necessary. When the time came and the surgeon had taken out his instruments, she lay in her father’s arms, and he asked if she was ready for the doctor to do what • Le could to cure' her eye. “No fatliei, not yet,” the child replied : "What do you wish or want sets, my child ?’* "1 want to kneel in your lap, and pray to Jesus first,” she answered. And then kneeling, she prayed for a few minutes and afterwards submitted to the operation with all the patience of a strong woman. How beautiufl this little girl ap pears uniter these trying circum stances! Surely Jesus heard the prayer made in that hour ? And He hears every child that calls upon his name. Every pain can be endured when wo seek Jesus to help us hear it. A Biblical Coaumlruui. A correspondent of the St. Paul 'Pioneer Prets" was fishing at Nan tucket with Rev. Robert Collyer, Robert Burdett und seveffll other ( serious gentlemen, He says: , “I cannot refrain from telling a conundrum that was propounded to the four ministers when the blue fish parly went ashore at the "Pint" aud took their picnic din uer under the shade of a fisherwo nian’s hut. It Was, "If Solomon was the son of David, and Juab the son of Zeruiah, what relation was Zeruiab to Juab?” They all said "father,” at once, and when aaftuf ed that the answer was wrung, there was much curiosity. “Will you state that again ?” asked Mr. Collver. laying down his fork. It was restated. “Well,” said hv, ■ David and Solomon had nothing to do with it, but Zeruiah was Jo ah’s daddy I” "No ghess again,’ was the reply. The clergy ail in* sisted that the answer was right, and Mr. Collyer said. "He certainly must have been bis father, and I won’t eat another mouthful until you tell me what the catch is.” — When told that "Zeruiah was Jo nh's mother,” be exhibited much jovoUstehS, and told Power and Fish he whs surpiised that they didn’t know their hi Ides better-