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r , DECEMBER 20,18SB.
NO: 51.
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-The Home Journal Jpb. of
fieeris.fully .prepared to do fcetfr.
kind of Commercial job work th*
jnay be needed. All nicely paA-
ded ; and at prices that will cona-
, pete with any city.. Gall-and look
Jit our samples and get our prices,
and you will leave yaur^tde*#^
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BY D. D. B.
Bide.' Consequently, as soon as the good to the mill house as if attending to
•lady was reasonably sure that the his regular duties, and&at I wish
soldiers had gone, she hastened to to speak to Jiim privately concern-
Ffom the Atlanta CSonsutntion.
. That part of middle Georgia em
braced, ii^ the ebu^^ Houston
and-those lying contiguous to it,
: the states.. The newspaper service
of; thitiday. Ahd time could not b,e
compared withs that of to-day, and
in its ineq,gfen6ss was of^en unre-
• liable and unsatisfactory. Thus
if happens thAt dhe faction, .oc
casional parade andfinal departure
for the frbnt qf the volunteer .com
panies, was about all ,the actual
war that our people kqew, unless
it was when the tithe for “tenth”)
as it was then called, which was
| ^exacted from every planter, and
• which was to go to feed and clothe
the soldiers at the front, and their
wives and children at home, was
hauled into the towns and stored
, in the then vacant storehouses be-
' fore it was shipped off or “allow
anced” out. f... 0 .• ;l • .. . , . ..
But while the people her6ftb.o,ut
lived on through the four years’
struggle In the enjoyment of
plenty o s bd T Quietude, as tp hostilir
ties, the time was approaching
when the scene would be changed,
and if they were, pot to see ,!n
- -its bloody reality, they Would feel
ingly realize some of the results of
war. - --V.;; ;
The spring of 1865,- iyluch. wit
nessed the cessation of hostilities,
;. # aaw this quiet and plenteous land
overrun with federal garrisons,and
fre’edmen’s bureaus established at
every town of any size And prqmi-
. pence, presided over by the feder
al commandant of the post. Tjiph
it was when any of our best citi
zens could be, by trumped-up ne-
grd evidence, arrested, ill-treated,
and caused trouble and often finan
cial loss, if they were not actuljy
imprisoned. Nnnieroufe Were tlie
instances, and long will they be
remembered. . , ,.
ri'' inthe qdi4f oid town of P—
in Houston county, lived at that
time.a widow lady, Mrs. P ,
with several children. Her oldest
son had served throiigh the four
years’ struggle with credit to him
self and the cause in, which he had
enlisted, and v?ap at home
seeking meads by which he might
earn an honarable iivingj ahd assist
his mother in the maintenance of
the yoringer ones of the. fahiily. At
this time the federal garrison con
sisted of.a detachment of the th
Ohio cavalrjq under command of
Lieutenant Hallj an officer yoiiiig
in years, but old iii tyranny, and
overbearing in the'ekercisU of Bis
power. Negroes flocked to him
with all sorts <Sf iiuheard-of out-
ragesj (inti arrests and indignities
speedily followed. ,
Through malice or some qfher
motive, a report had been hatched
up, against y(ju0g B , ..and
speedily carried to headquarters;
and one night soon after al t . mid
night, a squad of federal soldiers
• visited the vyidqw’s home for the
purpose of making the arrhstv The
first words that greeted per Upon
per appearance at the front door,
were from tlie sergeant in com-
: rnsind:. | . . ;
; “Madam, i§ your scin, ,S—*—, ’at
home?” : r .. AV-
“iJoj sir,” was promptly answer
ed- .v.-! r ; - U
“Well, 1. have orders to arrest
anei: cari'ji .Lira. > to
headquarters/,and we will lie coiS-
pelled to . search the house.”
They. were ipjited in, and. as'
soon as thie other menibers of the
family had been. awakened, and
dressed . the^selfes, a thorough
search was made,* without finding
any trace of the one . sought. Du
ring the'’ noise^. consequent upon
•the search, the cook,, a\.n<?gro
an upper room and awakened' an
other son, a lad just twelve years
old, and to him she hurriedly told
the preceding incidents of the
night, informed him that he must
go to a neighbor’s, get ’his horse
and go to the mill and warn his
brother of his danger. . The lad
dressed himself wRh ah much haste
and ab little noise as possible, and
his mother fearing that I .some of
the soldiers might be lurking near,
bade him go out a window on to a
shed and down a column of the
ing yonr brother.
The lad seeing, that he had been
recognized, at once sought his un-
clq„ and gave him the officer’s mes
sage, The miller in , accordance
entered the house, whera : he was
soon followed by the officer, who
approached him with this explana
tion: ,
“Mr. G—-, I trust you will be
lieve me when I tell you that this
is a very distasteful business to
me. t am acquainted with the
, young man I am sent to arrest,and
back piazza to the ground, and j esteem hi nd b esides , that, I
yt’k. The lad ,.. T. . c - A V: , •
thence to th.e neighbor’0. . .The lad
obeyed his insbenefjohs, but Mrs.
B—— hpJ reckoned without her
host in thinking the soldiers had
all gone, for after the boy had
reached) the gi’ound, and just as he
emerged from the shadow of a
large mulberry tree, a guard who
had been stationed at a corner of
the house, spied him, and thinking
that young B had been ..suc
cessfully hidden and was about to
escape, challenged Mm to halt.
Fear lent speed to the boy’s , feet,
and he was over the yard fence and
away before the sharp bang! bang!
bang! of the guard’s carbine reach--
ed the ears of the startled mother.
Rushing out, she met the guard
who .was returning from a fruitless
ph&ee of a hundred yards, and soon
learned from him that the plucky
little fellow had not been harmed.
It did not take the fleeing lad
many minutes to reach the neigh
bor’s lot, where, knowing well .the
surroundings, it did not take him
long to bridle a horse, and mount
ing barebacked, without even
awakening the owner, he was away
by the time the guard’s , gun bad
aroused the camp farther up town,
whither he had gone as soon as he
was assured that the lad was safely
off. Now, the little fellow in his
haste, had forgotten that the near
est street leading into the road to
tlie mill, led by the encampment,
and as he passed, he could hear hur
ried preparations for pursuit, but
his horse was swift, and though,
as he afterwards .learned, he was
followed more than a mile, the pur
suit was abandoned. His rapid
gait soon carried him to the home
of the miller, where his message
of warning was-delivered. It is
needless to state that the miller’s
fdniily was soon aroused, and plans
of Action discussed.
That day, which was then just
break! qg/waS to he enjoyed in a pic
nic and fish-fry by the returned
confederate soldier boys and their
sweethearts', and ij was for this
purpose that young B- had
gone out. Should he fly, and leave
the smiles of beauty?—he who
had charged to the ..cannon’s
mouth—from fear of arrest on a
paltry charge? He would not. He
determined to await developments.
His mother’s surmises as to the
probable action, of tlie cook had
been correct, and almost by the
time the picnicers had begun to ar
rive, two “blue coats,” mounted
and j armed, were seen wending
•their way down the hill to the mill.
In the meantime, however, friends
and cooler heads; had, surrounded
young B , and persuaded niffi
that “discretion was the better part
of valor,” and he had retired to a
convenient canebrake,
•..The two soldiers came on to the
mill, and seeking out . the miUer,
made their errand known. Being
told that the ydung‘ man was not
there, the one who seemed to be
the superior in command, said:
“Well, sir, you Will parflon us,
but under orders we wflj .be fc4 com-
geflpd toVehrch yonr preinises and
sarrorindiDgs.”
! Yery well, sir,” replied the
basem&nt, had been aroused, , and
Mrs. B—^, knowing-that this uro-
“act that
her son had gone .A few miles into
. the country, to visit the family of
’ afi\uncle, who .was a miller, felt
that she would seize the first op
portunity tp JLot. the : ye
(tiers know where her
gone, and in this , conjecture she
’ _ •*»->? v'a-, i iUr *- s-c-jt
e. sol-
son had
miller, “yon are &>ubtless right; in
ifiah; whoseTedroorii was°in thejoheying orders, but ydd will mot
y ■ .J
Meanwhile the officer had been,
eyeing the lad who had ridden out.
the night before, and svho had nat
urally been attracted to the group
about the .’soldiers,, and recognizing
him as one']ie..,b’ a d frequently, seen
ip town and around the encamp
ment,’ approached him, and in low
have a feeling of , comradeship for
all good soldiers, no matter on
which side they fought. I would
be glad, if I coul^ help you to get
the young man Put of the way for
a short .while, at least. My com
panion oiit there does not share in'
these sentiments, gnd as Lieuten
ant Hall seems determined that
B— shall be punished, whether
guilty or not, I determined to take
the risk of offering to kelp you.”
Lowering his voice almost to a
whisper, he continued: “While the
other, fellow outside theris would
not scruple to make the arrest - at
all hazards, he is.,-very susceptible
to the-influence of intoxicants, and
if you will trust me, and can fur
nish the means, we will soon have
him where he will not be, likely to
cause an interruption for several
hqprs.” • , ,
Mr. G.— was’veryjfavorably im
pressed with the straightforward
manner in, whiqh .the officer had
made his statement, - and frankly
told him so. However, he had
some fears,-and was too wary to be
caught in any trap, and while not
refusing the H prqffered assistance,
he found meAAe for excusing him
self for a few minutes, and sent a
friend to commnnicaie with young
B and see if he would consent
to leavq home for a short while,
and if he thought it wise to trust
the officer. As soon as the messen
ger returned, Mr. G sought
the officer and told him that they
trusted him fully, and would be
glad of his assistance in getting
his nephew out of the way of
harm. . ,
The ididierg at Once commenced
the semblance of a search, which
in course of a short while, led them
up to the millesr’s residence, where
he soon put , in 7 an appearance to
conduct theib. over the premises,
After some time spent in searching
the barn and stable and other out-
housesj they returned to the house,
and aftqr vainly searching through
it, the officer told his companion
that .they had, best return to camps,
as they were nob likely to, find the
ydhng man. As they ivere prepar
ing to depart, however; he asked
Mr. G—— iff .he had aDy whisky
or brandy, and if lie would let
them have a small quantity. The
miller at once brought out his dem.-
ijohn of peach braiidv and gave
them a liberal drink. After this
if was plain ..sailing. [The.officer
drank sparingly, but his compan
ion needed no urging to cause him
to imbibe heavily every time it whs
offered, and in a couple of hours
he had been carried to a conven
ient piece of woods, and there left
to sleep off his, drunken stupor.
Young B—— was now notified td
gome oat of his,place of conceal^
mqflfj and prepare for' his journey,
which he did with .the utmost
haste. . After a few hurried prepa
rations'l|e,set pat ih.a buggy (ac
companied by a, true friend) for
one of the lower.,counties, where he
had relatives living, and .ydierqj-.I
ty..
After enjoying the hospitality,
of Mr. 0r~- for some tirde after
j7pqng B—— had gone, the officer
went oat and awoke his compand
ion, and aft§S abusing him roundly
for his weakness in gesting so
drunk, they took their departure
for town. . .. .
gipgn after the occurrences, just
narraieJC.ifitll yras re
lieved from the post at P , and
was succeeded by one Captain
Williams with a different detach
ment of men. ; , Captain Williams
Some Things to Think About.
of Hall, and the people of the com- J
mnnity were not long. in t finding j
opt that; .they had a friend in the ! "Progressive Farmer. 1
bureau a^ent. $ ’ • j, i “If a reduction pk.acreage in cot-
After learning the character of j ton means an increase, of acreage
the new commandant, Widow B— : in corn, peas, ;wheat, oata, clover,
lost no time in visiting him and j grass, orchards, root-crops and
making a fallitateinent of the case, vegetables, then it means simply
To her great joy,.pbq wes told that an easily wrought revolution in
she might communicate with her our system of farming, which shall
son, and have him come hdme bring to us a happy deliverance
without fear of being molested, and j from impending bankruptcy and
. t - ee ^g tjjg mother was j a- 1
in afetv weeks the
mad,e glad by the presence of the
absent one.
Thq.years have passed swiftly,
and both the widow Arfd the young
confederate have gone into the
gi - eat unknown, but if .Sergeant
C—— and his companion are liv
ing’, and are among the readers of
The Constitution, they will at
once recognize, with a number of
others, the
sketch.
truthfulness |of this
Grumblers.
Christian World.
Everything goes £wrong with-
some people because they make it
so.. They never have any pleas
ure because they never get ready
to enjoy it. Everything is out of
humor and so are the people.
Something is wrong all the time,
and the wrong is with them;
their, lot is harder than falls to
other mortals> their home ii worst
of .anybody,s, they are never so
happy as when they grumble;
and if everything worked to their
satisfaction, they would grumble
because there was nothing to
grumble about.flThe grumbler is
a violater of God’s law, and a sin
ner against the peace anfl. ^harmo
ny of Society. While we are per
fectly willing the grumbler should
go to he&ven at death, everybody
is heartily glad to get rid of him
on ear^h. .
Don’t torment youraelf with bor
rowed troubles. Don’t wait for
happiness. Go to work and make
it. Adopt the true philosophy of
life. Take things as they come.
Look at the bright side. If there
is no bright ^ide;'brush up one of
the dark ones. Don’t hang your
head or lips. “Notbjng. is so bad
but it might have been worse.”
“It is a long lane that has no turn
ing.” “It is always morning
somewhere in the world.” “Every
cloud has a silver lining” “The
darkest hour of night is that
which precedes the dawn.” From
the habit of thinking how much
there is to you,even when there
may be much td- depress.
I haven’t the courage to. die, sir,
J .Hardly .the courage to live;
Can’t drink enough to forget, sir,
Ain’t Christian enough to forgive. 1 .
This was the wail of a man who
had endured the torttires of “liver
Complaint” amd dyspepsia for years;
and he might have egdqred them
for life, had he not heard that Dr.
Fieree’s Golden Medical Discov
ery would make him a well man,
He gave it a. trial and was cured.
He was ho}low-eyed, emaciated,
and slowly tettering toward- tjie
tomb; but now he is vigorous, ro
bust and healthy. There ds noth
ing that can compare .with, the
“Discovery” .as a curative agent
for sour stomach, constipation, im
pure blood and biliousness;
The worst ease of chronic Nasal
Catarrh positively and permanent
ly cured by Dr. Sage’s Catarrh
Remedy. ^
The tree from the .milk of which
the india robber of commerce ' is
made grows well in Southern Cali
fornia, ajjd extensive.preparations
are beiiiff itliiSC for planting
it
. A Woman’s Discovery;
am glad to state* he arrived in safe- “AnnlVier jvnnrierfni discovery
rum. We are rejoiced to learn
through correspondents all over
the state, that more grass and
small grain have’been seeded down
than for years past. It is an en
couraging and ^hopeful sign. But
,we desire to urge our cotton farm
plan!
ers not only to be sure to plant
enogh to make their farms self-
sustaining^ibut to begin in time to
arrange for exercising more con
trol of their next year’s cotton
crop. Y ears ago, all Accounts were
due on the. first of January. It
should be so now. This allows the
farmer whatever advantage he
may find, during the'flast four
months of the year, in the market.
As it is, the whole crop.is rushed
on}the market about the first of
November, and of /course the got
ten speculators and money sharks
are prepared for it and shape the
market‘accordingly. Let the farm
ers who are’compelled to trade on
credit arrange to pay at the close
of the year. We have'a monopoly
of the cotton supply of the world;
we intend to make our own bag
ging and ties, $nd, accepting the
lessons so persistently practiced
and forced upon us by other inter
ests, let ns take charge of )this crop
and make the most of it. And if
we are wise, we^ifl sea^ it abroad,
not in great bungling bales of raw
lint, but it wili first be v spun in
sontheny mills ( by soutnern wo
men, boys and-girls, and thus con
tribute to our comfort, wealth and
independence.” a ~~
The Farmer’s Views are right
and in the right? djrectio.n. - The
cottoh farmers of the south ought
to be, and they can be masters of
the situation, if they will. In the
present state af affairs and under
existing circumstances, it may re
quire more than op£ year’s time to
do so; nevertheless it is possible
for them to put themselves in that
independent position where they
can-control their cotton cropland
realize therefrom the profits to
which they are entitled.
And now, ‘whilef pitching their
crops for 1889 and arranging for
the same,; is the time .to begin the
ipiative in this direction; Will
they do it? We shall see.
Dr; MoffeifsTEMAHeetWng Powders)
Allays Irritation, Aids Digestion, Begulates the
7lnwolfl Child, makes Teething
Bowels, Strengthens the —
sod Costs only 25 Cents, Teethina cure3
Eruptions and Sores, and nothing 1 equals it for
the Summer troubles of Children of any age* It
it safe and sure. Try It and you will never be
Vmhout TEETHINA aslong^s there, aro ckild-
Sea la the House. Askyour i)ruggisfc , v
HoiiTzoiiAW & Gii/BEbt, Perry, Ga,
Until three years ago it is "said
that Mexico was free- frgm^mos;-
qnitpes. IP.this is trae^ pays the
Atlanta Constitution, it is a very
interesting fact. Mosquitoes are
eenjinQn .in mnojh colder countries
than Mexico. Where do they come
from, and what are the conditions
that breed them?
was correct/ af after fevehte pr'dved 1 ,'
to letzre' wasln every respect the opposite any drug store.
. . •
has been shade and that. too by a
lady in. this country, r Disease
fastened...iiu-’plntehes,. dppn Ter
and for .several years she withstood
its severest tests, but her vital or
gans.were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For • three
moiithspshe coughed incessantly
and copl;d not sleep. Spa bought
of ns bottle of ’.Dr. ./Eing’s New
Discovery..; for r Oofls.umption and
was so much relieved.: on taking
first dose that she slept- all night
shd •with one bottle has beeni
miraculously cored. Her name i
Mrs. Luther Lutz.” Thus write. !we£hV,Tiam and phosptate powders. Sold only
w. C. H-amrick .& Go,, ] of Shelby, Bakixg Po ' rDEE Co * ^swaioot
N.C. —Get a free trial bottle at;
Renew your subscription cow. '
.
Absolutely Pure*
This'pWder nc-Ter varies. A marvel of purity
strength and wholdbomeness. More ecocomica
than theordinary Muds, and cannot he sold in
competition with the multitude of low test, short
GEORGIA,
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Parlor Suits, Chamber Sidts7^edstea^,^^s,Tab]ie
Safes, Mattresses,^Bureaus, etc. ofall bfescriptioiis.
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Complete UndertaMog department.
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BUY YOUR TRUNKS:
i fancy Leather Good
and Packet Biks^
FROM THE FACTORY at FACfORY PRICES.
MACON TRUNK FACTORY 1 , 410 Third Street,
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MACON, GA.,
i, ps&Pst,
THE VIRGINIA GASH STORE,
’ '■ " ” : V ”•■• - • ;- ••:-• / o t.
, MACON,.GA.,.;
559 CHERRY STREET,
The war on high prices continues to rage, and xri Sih tK’feriStmdd the people.
Onr New York buyer has '
have cheap goods. Our New York buyer has just captnred'a’lot of auction i
and we are offering them at prices never before heard of in'this 1 'inArketi / Dish
the prices of these leaders: New lot Hose, all wool, 25c; can’t be bought felsbwhd
for Jess’tljan;5Qc. Underwear for ladies, gents and children at prices which'cahhot
bb'dnplicatedj’Gfenth’ Tind^rsHits .for §3.00, will cost yon $4.50 anywheref; e!"*
Shoes at25to50 per cent le3&"tliaa can be had anywkare.. Hat&ClotiWr- 5 -
Hancy Goods, at ridiculously low prices. : DaH$isk j64c. worth 7£d&- Tdrke
39c., worth 50c. We call yonr special attention to o’lifc 75c.!grade of White, Di
These goods sell for $1.25 everywhere and are consiaun6d;ai bargain;, ht ‘
Shirts, at 90c. worth $1.25, Handkerchiefs 2c. and up. Blahke'ts,’ 1(4-4, a-No. 1' =ar*
tide, for $2;35, sells elsewhere for $3.00. We can sell you a blanket for $3^5 that
is worth $4.50'. ' Comfellis OSe.-wUrth: $1.00.
Something for the ladies: We have a choice .'and select stock of' Millinery, void
of fancy prices. You can buy a pretty and 'stylishtHat from us for one^half thg
price yon would pay for .the same a?ticl4 elsewhere. ; r ’ :
Just received a large shijiSient Dadies’ Underwear wl^jb-i^grcmose tp almost
sacrifice. In (he Gents r departan©nt we have $ fine and's%i&h’Giie*cif j&ts. We can
show yon many styles at 50 per cent less than is asked fop them elsewhere^
' ■ ' - - Gr. Pi BAKERi i
lEDSNOFfELD BROTHERS,
415 THIRD STREET,
MACON,5GAi
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Our Specialties: . OLD GLEN .SPRING of
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i®" Speeial attention paid to shipments of jugs. Send ns your orders and we
will treat yon right.
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COTTOISr ’ .-FAGTGR;
MAGOF.
Does ExcliisiveiY
GEORGIA.
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Cotton
a
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nsmesso
HE IS A SELLER, NOT A BUYER OE^COTTON."@tt
Mmte. b ; k cotte>.if.
HE LOANS HONEY IN THE SEEING AT A LOW BATE OF
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INTEREST.
BOBUBT COBEMAB..
.JOHN IT* BIRCH. :
BOIiIYAE H. BAT.
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Atl) DEALERS. IN
and Planters’
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Nos. 409 and 411 POPLAR STREET, MACON, GA.
Consignments..6f Qotton Respectfully ..Solicited.
.,. ;; Advances iVia^e oH botton iri.Stcre. ..
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Libera
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ZW Pall Snpply of Groceries; Flashers’ Supplies andtBagging and Ties always
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, MACON, GA -
—ACKNOWLEDGJED headquarrers for >•
CHINAijCMOCKERY. CLASSWARE, TINWARE, WOOD=
ENWARE; PLATED WA: E, CUTLERY, AND
Pa or
OUSEKEEPING NOVELTIES
, t -—A SPECIALTY OP— ,
SfsSk BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS PRESENT^
When in Macon calland see the largest and most varied stock south of Baltimo
Respectfully, f .
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