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iil)t SISuance. If, G. Sullivan, editor. TEH TA3.~ One Dollar per Tear. ‘ Sixty Cents for Six Months Watkinsville, Ga.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1880. T.rtertA :.i the Dost Ofli« m Wxillmville Georgia, » SECOND CLASS MATTER. Editorial and Otherwise. C:is is being introduced in the church, at Denison, Texas. Southern Texas has an associa¬ tion of newspaper publishers. Columbia, S. C., has three daily papers. Almost as bad as Atlanta, The wheat fields between Athens and Knoxville generally looks well. • - There are 80crack horses in train¬ ing for the Spring races at Louisville, Ky. George Varvle, of Oldham county, Ky., sold Difl tobacco crop, of three acres for $981.90. The Greenville S. C., cotton ex¬ change has been completed and opened. ... ....... . The three literary societies con connected with the university of Indiana at Bloomington have in¬ vited Jefferson Davis to deliver the annual address before them. Cleveland, Ohio, has had quite a •ensntion—Ihe suicide of an editor. His name was Albert Bchen, a Ger man. He was found dead in a lake near that city, into which he waded and cut his own throat. He has “Sclu n-nieU” off this mortal coil. ■ -—— —— The ou cation of repealing the duty ou call reaches deeper than would nt first appear. One pack¬ ing-house in the wrof uses 9G,0o0 sacks of liverpool salt, on which they pay a duty of 820,000. Other packers use Liverpool salt in pro¬ portion, and every dollar of duty paid into the treaacry come* out of the pockets of the consumers. ■ 0*0 Crptain Martin, of Nashville, Tennesse, lias in his possession a pioce of of the dresa that wus worn by the wife of President Washing¬ ton on the day of the inauguration, together with the fan she used on the same occasion. The drese was a light rep silk, with etripee, em broiderod with flower* of needle work. The fan is plain white, on which the only ornament is a silver wreath. -+*o The following statement shows the increase in the sales of postage stamps at the principal cities for the nine months of the present fis¬ cal year ending March 31, as com¬ pared with the sales for the corres ponding period of the previous fis¬ cal year: New York, increase, 17 percent; cent* Boston, increaso, 10 per Philadelphia, increase, 9 por cent- Chicago, increase, of 9 per St, Louis,"increase, 17 per cent; New Orleans, increaso, 14 per cent; Savannah, increatso 19 per cent; Macon, increaso, 12 per cent; At¬ lanta, Gn., increase, 45 per cent, and and Richmond, Vo., increase 12 per cent. The amount of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, and postal cards issued to postmasters during the first nine months of the present fiscal year aggregate in val¬ ue 823,.579,335 52, being an increase over the issues for the correspond¬ ing nine months of (he previous fiscal year of $3,016,062 17, or about 14i per cent. The greatest increase is in the sales of postal cards. One of tli* most curious facts con nected with madness is the utter absence of tears amid the insane, YY hatever the form of madness, tears are conspicuous by their absence, as much in the depression of mel a noholy, or excitement of mania, as in the utter apathy of dementia, 11 a patient in a lunatic asylum be disco* cred in tears it will bo found t iatit is one beginning to recover, 1 r an emotional outbreak in an epileptic who is scarcely truly in sane, while actual insane persons appear to have not the power of weeping; it is only returning reason which can once more unloose the fountain of their tears. Even when a lunatie is telling one in fervid language how she has been deprived ' - her children, or the outrages that bave been perpetrated to herself, her eye is not even moist. The ready push of tears which accom pany the plaint of the sane woman contrasts strangely with the dry eyed appeal of a talkative lunatic, It would, indeed, seem that tears give relief to leelingg. which when pent up, lead to madness. It is one 01 f . privileges of reason to be able to V Y'oid f i ths misery of they find no rebel in We Endorse. The following lines we clip from the Oglethorpe Eiho, of last week. Brother Gantt always take* a clear view of everything coming under his observation, and aa a sentinel from the tower, speaks as he thinks best. No doubt, many of the country weeklies would do well to follow his example—only, he has his figures much too low on com¬ munications aliogether. Say, 10 cents a word, and consider The Advance down on that list. Hear him :, “So long as good and true men are in the field the Echo docs not intend to take sides in county poli¬ tics; but will insert communica¬ tions for all sides at the rate of one cent a word. County announce¬ ments, $5; State officers, $10. We have found out that political grati¬ tude is the poorest currency in the world to run a paper on.” Luxuriate* on Hate, OkolOTM Sut.j. Poor old Broken-backed and Double-sided Hill Are the trenches dug by the boys in grey around Vicksburg so filled up that Grant will not Break his confounded old neck in getting over them ? We do hope that the ghosts of the Confederate dead will come trooping down, and will shako Their long and bony fingers at you when you throw wide open the doors of hospitality to this Bcnjtly murderer, Who cut, and slashed, and butch¬ ered, and burned, and rioted over the region abont tbfit beleaguered city. Oh, for a thousand tongues to ex¬ press the burning Shame and Indignation That wo feel for the Canting hypocrisy That stretches out the littlo fin¬ ger of Patriotic welcome To the Bloody murderer of our Brave comrades. Don’t tell us That the Fires of Unto Ever die out while Life lasts. God and nature don’t make men On such a plan. They don’t like GRANT! They hate him J ust ns wo do. Trying to Pray Out of Jail. The Dardanollo Artansian says ; "An ohknegro preacher, confined in our district jail on charge of trading mortgaged property, believes very strongly in the efficacy of prayer, (hat is if his pra3'ersarc any sign. Every night before retiring, be gets down on his knees and prays very enthusiastically and vociferously for himself and others who are confined in jail, and occasionally puts in a lick for the attorney who has charge of his case. In one of his prayers, a day or two since, ho is credited with having said “Lord God do have mercy on Lawyer Cunning¬ ham, and may ho lead me out of jail hko Moses lead the children of Israel out of the wilderness.” His prayers are listened to with marked attention by the other prisoners He has taken a hard job on himself in trying to save lawyers through prayer. llo%v to Avoid llad Husbands. Never marry for wealth. A* wo man’s life consisted not in the things she possesses. Never marry a fop, who strut 8 about dandy-like in his gloves and ruffles, with a silver-headed cane, and rings upon his fingers. Be ware! There is a trap. Never marry a niggardly, close fisted, mean, sordid wretch, who saves every penny, or spends it grudgingly. Take care lest he stint you to death, Never marry a stranger, whose character is not known or tested, Some girls jump into the fire not knowing it. Never marry a man who treats his mother or sister unkindly or in¬ differently. Such treatment is a sure indication of a mean and wick ed man. Never on any account marry a gambler, a profane person, or one w ho in the least speaks lightly of God or of religion. Such a man will never make a good husband. Finally, never marry a man who is in the least addicted to the use of ardent spirits. Depend ujnrn it, you arc better off alone than you would be tied to a matt whose breath is polluted, and who is be¬ ing destroyed by alcohol. STATE NEWS. As Takes from out Stale Ex¬ changes. Talbotton is now certain of the railroad. Crop proepecta in Banks county are good. Crop prospects in Banks county are good. The recent frost destroyed wheat in various parts of Fulton county. An Augusta sunflower has been blooming since the middle of March. The Register says the demand for lumber in Talbot county is unpre¬ cedented. The members of St. Paul’s church in Macon, are taking 6teps to build a new edifice. It is said that State Treasurer John W. Renfroe will be a candi¬ date for re-election. The Clement attachment atSenoia runs three hundred spindles and produces 125 pounds of yam a day. A Sumpter county wild-cat after eating five sheep whipped, in a fair fight, twenty-four dogs and two men. Gainesville is jubilant over the prospects of two more railroads the Dahlonega road and one to Monroe. The Warrenton Clipper wants unity among the country press in Geortiiaon political matters. This would indeed give them power and influence. The We&lynn Christian Advocate, of Macon, Ga„ has this to say of up. We are under many obligations to our friends for the compliment: “The Watkinsville Advance is the name ofa weekly paper recently started in tiie town of Watkinsville, Oconee county, Gn. It promises well—-is It ought intelligent, to be useful sprightly, and deserves clean. to prosper. Wc feel the more inter est in it as it is published in the goodly ity.” little village of our nativ¬ The County Court. The peopld of Oglethorpe county are somewhat excited over the County Court question. For several years Oconee county Jias had its County Court, and has derived n considerable benefit frfem it. We copy some extracts from the Echo upon the subject: “As tb* Superior Court convenes next week, anp *as the question of croating a County Court for Ogle tborj>e will then be presented to the Grand Jury for their serious con¬ sideration, we take this occasion to offer some reflections touching its adoption: Nearly every county in the State has taken advantage of the statuary provisions except Oglethorpe, and wherever a court has been once es tablished it lias proven of peculiar and inestimable benefit to the county adopting it. We know with some, there is a reluctance in wandering from the old landmarks of the past, but surely it should not bo so whan the best interest of the county demand it. The primo object of the County Court act is to secure to parties liti¬ gant a speedy trial; to simplify suits at law, and to hear and deter¬ mine, without delay and unneces¬ sary expense, minor criminal cases —misdemeanors. It is intended to take from the Superior Court the minor cases which now clog its docket, to the postponement of more important business. It is intended to invest some com¬ petent and efficient citizen of this county with authority to hear and determine misdemeanors, and thereby relieve the Superior Court of the numberless cases of this char¬ acter that now infest its docket A County Court for this county will not only pay its own expenses but put money into the treasury. The last report of the County Judge of Greene county shows that nearly one thousand dollars has been real¬ ized to the county from that source, besides the necessary expense in¬ curred by the court; the last Grand Jury for that county, after the most careful investigation, unanimously recommended the continuation of the court. If the Grand Jury will, therefore, take advantage of this statuary pro¬ vision at this term of the court and recommend a County Court and elect as the Judge a competent and efficient man, time will fully dem¬ onstrate that it will not only relievo the Superior Court of the petty ca¬ ses that now clog its docket, save ’ I jail fees and pay money into the! treasury, but it will preserve the authority of the law, now so com¬ monly used speedv for mercenary purposes —secure a trial to all, and at last inure to Urn beat interims oi abiding Oglethorpe citizen*.’’ county and her law- To the Readers of The Advance. We wish all of our readers to give the following lines a close perusal, and govern themselves accordingly : 1st. We would like our friends to send us all the news from their respective localities; writing only on one side of the paper. The name of the writer is indispensable—not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of responsibility. Send us the news, and we will correct and insert it 2d. That anonymous communi¬ cations are not read by us, but are thrown into the waste basket. We cannot attempt to preserve or return any communications that we de¬ cline to publish. 3d. Personal communications we do not wish to insert—even as paid for advertisements. 4. That we are printing the lar¬ gest paper in the State for the money, and intend making it the best. 5th. That we have already a good circulation, and advertisers can reach nearly all of the citizens of Oconee county through its columns. A large number of subscribers are daily coming in from adjoining counties. 6th. We want all the people to subscribe at once, all who have not done so. We, of course, look to the people of our county for our sup¬ port, and we know the people ol Oconee will stand by us. The Sunday Phonograph, Of Atlanta, is the best weekly paper published in the State. It’s col¬ umns contain something to please everybody. It is a bold, fearless paper, attacking official corruption in high and low places. It is a good family paper in every sense of the word, and we advise our read¬ ers to subscribe for it, if they want a good paper from the capital. A specimen copy can be seen at this office. Terms, g2 per year; $1 six months; 50 cents for three months. Address, Phonograph, Atlanta, Ga. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. James Mauldin, ■ , jBootand Shoe MAKER. Watkinsville, : Geobgia. Has removed to his old stand, and is better prepared than ever to do all kinds of Boot and Shoe work. Repairing a specialty, ALSO.—Dressmaking at lowest priees. and ITair work done in the best manner, and prices to suit the times. apr!4,3m NOTICE. The partnership heretofore exist¬ ing Hixon under & Sullivan, the name and this style dav dis¬ of was solved by mutual consent, \V. G, Sullivan purchasing the interest of T. J. Hixon. Ail contracts for sub¬ scriptions faithfully and advertising will be carried out. This April 2d, 1880. T. J. HIXON, W. G. SULLIVAN. WARNER’S Hi SAFE BITTERS It I* ths best Blood Purifier, end stimulate* ZSRtiSSSRSiR 1 elimli/aUnsWielm “ d “ netursl n purl ties nt the blood, (h» and necessary result Is ths cureof Scrof¬ ulous and other Akin Eruptions and Diseases, including Dyspeinrfa, Cancan, Weakness Wests and other Sores. of the Stomsch.Oanstl as an appetiser and regular tonic. It la s medicine which should be In every fam¬ ily. and which, wherever used, will save the payment of many doctors' Mila. Bottlas of two el see; prices, ao cents aqd pm I®* Warner's Safe Reme¬ dies are sold and *»y JDruggtete Dealers In Medlelne si everywhere. H.H. WARNER&C0, *** , " - ‘*"n, !»] . ____H.Te _ N W IS Y UR CHANCE’ —TO EXCHANOE— C0RN™MEAL I will keep at the store of . J. 0. FODDRILL, CORN MBAL fer SALE OR EXCHANGE 48 pounds of Meals for 56 pounds of Com. Persons coming TO TOWN, can bring their Com and get their Meal Without Delay, G .Ly /\ X Tv , HENRY JENNINGS. marl-7,1880-tf Now is the best time to Only $1 per annum. Business Cards* James <R. Lyle, ATTORNEY AT LAW, • W ATKINS YILI.E, Ga. Will practice in the Courts of Oconee and adjoining counties. mar31,’80-ly Jl, r Ji, Jackson, Attorney & Ccunselorat Law AND JUDGE OF THE Cmmit) *3 Watkinsville, Ga. Will practice in all Courts except the County Court Oconee County. marl7,’S0-ly 8, Jhrasher, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Watkinsvh.ee, Ga. Will practice in the Courts of Oconee and adjoining counties, marl 7,’80-1 y John 1, tinder son, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Watkinsville, Ga. DC?” Prompt attention given to all business entrusted to his care- Office in Court House. marl7,’80-ly G, C. Jhornas, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Watkinsville, Ga. marlO (-lifts. 'Bruckner, Watchmaker & Jeweller » Ai James O’Fairell’s Store, £ Broad Athens, Street, Ga. Prices arc as low as any one can do good work, and every job V’flV ranted to Are satisfaction. Come and sec me. ma r 101 v Jl r ii hite. Jtt. J^RACTlCtNp j H Y S f CIA Watkinsville, Ga. OCr” Will be found at bis office when not called off. marl7,’80-tf Du. A. F. DURHAM. | Dr. W. M. DURHAM, Late of Sparta. late of Maxcys, Drs. A* F* & W* M. Durham, SPECIALI TS. and Surgery, Female, Chronic Diseases ofMale and Venerial, Operate for Cross Eyes, Cataract, Stone in the Bladder, Harelip or Cleft Pal¬ ates, &c. Will visit patients in any part of the State, in consultation or to dress, perform surgical operations. Ad¬ with stamp, Dus. A. F. & W. M. Durham, mar31,’80-tf AthensGa. 5 r. J, /(f, f'lder, STUrMF'S** r £ Ccnt ' y completed an extre course of Jefferson Medical College, Of Philadelphia, Pa., Otters his professional services to the putt lie at large. Having been thoroughly tutored in the system of his grand-father's (Dr. Lindsay Durham’s) practice, he proposes to make the following diseases a speciaity : Chronic Pleurisy, Bronchittis and Rheu¬ matism. Diseases ot the Heart, Kidneys, Skin, Liver, Spleen, Scrofula, Syphillis (pox,) Gonorrhcea, Old Ulcers, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Neuralgia, Epileptic Fits, Impotency, Steril¬ ity [barrenness,] Abortion, etc. Very spe¬ cial attentions given all diseases peculiar to females. Office and residence, at Wm. H. the Bishop's about 2 miles from Farmington on road leading from the aforesaid place to Watkinsville. All communications strictly private, and promptly attended to. P. O. address. Watkinsville. Ga. mari7,'So-iy James J, Ifilson, —Manufacturer of and Dealer in— FURHITURS, Burial CASES, ISI m r... COFFINS, Over Reaves, Nicholson & &c. Co., Broad Street, ATHENS, : GEORGIA. ’•3U ALSO—A Nice HEARSE for the purpose. mar3t/80.3m Ji. r K. Mien's Horse and Hule MILLINERY STORE. Cor. Clayton aii<i Jackson Sts., ATHENS, GA. I have in Store a good assortment of Pad dies and Harness, Bridles, Collars, Whips, Saddle Blankets, Horse Covers, See. 4 ou will find that my harness is made of the best Western Leather, all hand made. I cut and fit horse collars and do all kinds of repairing at short notice. better Bnggv whips l make a specialty and a assortment cannot be frund in the city. Saddles down ru rock bottom, My harness cannot be beat in prices and quality. When you visit the city please Thanking honor me with your presence. you for past favors, 1 hope a continuance in the future. apr.7,1880,6m I**"?'™- K ’ ■ feetionei.. and Sunday on Saturday eveniuj’s. o'c ck. mornings *-»««« until 0 * a. ra. . 'A urn G ■ibscribe to I P On! *4 81 n year. I New Athens Advertisements. THE ONLY GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this SECTION in CHARGE. PRESCRIPTIUNS A SPECIALTY. Sole Proprietor of Jacob’s Brilliantine and Lowrance’s Tooth Powder. r STOVES! STOVES! --AND- ;; -AND . TSH-WARE. TIN-WARE. BEST IN THE MARKET! -AT J. C. WILKINS, mar24,1880-4m Broad Street, Athens, Georgia. The Cheapest Crockery House in N. E. Georgi M • A Cordial invitation is extended by LYNCH & FLANIGEN J to their many Oconee county friends to 1 visit their Crockery and Glassware Store* Merchants and house-keepers can save money by buying from them Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Cutlery, Tinware, Woodenware, WHIPS & FANCY GOODS. Best Goods with Prices at the Lowest Point, Everything guaranteed LYNCH to be as represented. mar24’80-3m & FLANIGaN, Broad Street, Athens, Ga. COHEN'S PARIS STORE! The compliments showered on our display 'of Dress Goods during the past week, added to the large sales in this department, convince us that our elegant styles and prices are unusually attractive. Attention is called to our stock of SUMMER SILKS. Consisting of all the latest Paris designs, of our own importation, i week, as a fitting introduction to the SPRING SEASON 1 We offer the most surprising inducements ever nresented in this line of F&smm&Miz mm&k amm, Consisting of all the latest and most desirable materials in the market In IONABTP GO ° dS ’ We haVG a11 the FA!5iI Silks, - .^ilk „i and rn, Chenille Fringes, to match Dress Passementanes, Goods. black and colored cades. Point Languedocs, Breton, Valencennes, Torchon Also, Demassee Bro ces, in all the latest designs at prices to suit the times. and Russian I a Jaconet, Lawn, Swiss Mull sup Mull Edgings and inserting? 20000 yards Si of yard up. This is the largest and cheapest lot of these from 3c to the people of Northeast Georgia. ® foods 'ever ‘ ve onered offered WHITE GOODS. the* An immense stock of these Goods, bought before late advance consisting of Piques, Victoria and Biskop Lawns, Linen Laws line! dies. Cambrics, Figured and Solid Colors, in new Shades of Lawns and’ Onnn Suitings, Tuckings, Calicoes, Swissee, Mulls, Nainsooks, Percales, Ginghams CoUon ° in all the newest and most beautiful pattern’s i Also PB O n id immense prices. Great stock of bargains Towels, in Napkins, this-Department. Doyles, Table' Dam A.,! bouffht for o nab. which enable All of these noods were AMERICA us to COMPETE WITH ANY HOUSE IN * NOVELTIES, SHOES: OUR SPECIALTY. in < *** all <f the G™*' most reliable pair makers, such as, Mile*' ’ VwTEY* be*/ Jiff’ Slid- ? ' . the 1 “ted States, every low guaranteed no humbug. The goods ^ m at prices, at the Old Reliable Paris Store French, English and German Suitings house in the State. Everv s-rit .U/J'V u prices tor below nnj monev, ' save your Tima K ’ by buvfneCn/0«*f bJ vln ^ G <>odi from 40 a fi Jr. the 0r nL?n Old Reliables, a r'K ,SaVe y ° Uf M, - - - C. & J. COHEN, if ATHENS, GA. Pharmaceutical Co„ —MANUFACTURERS AND DEADERS IN RARE and STAIN DARD Elegant Pharmacueuticul Preparation Toilet Requisites. JOSEPH JACOBS. m ©si.©, s«saKx©sx»»sr®» Corner Claoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA. apr 7,’80-tf ___ Rum &. Standard Mmjivinvs (m Hum]. —————-—-_.