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The Watkinsville Advance.
W. G. 81’LLIVAN,
Editor, Publisher A Job Printer.
terms' One Dollar per Tear. Sixty
Cent* for Six Mouths.
PUBLISHED ON EVERY WEDNESDAY,
WatklmwOle, 0»„ lone a, 1880.
H the Poet Office M Welkin*vuW Georgia,
H SECOND CLASS MATTER
PI NOTES.
Hon. A. H. Stephens is of the
opinion that Congress will not
journ until some time in July.
Senator Bayard’s bill for
appointment of special deputy
marshals receives the
of the Mew York Timei as
“measure which ought to form
basis of an amicable adjustment
this question." After this
and manly declaration from
leading Republican journal it ia
be hoped that the stalwart
tors will cease their fractious oppo¬
sition to its passage.
Verily, the “great party of morel
idea*” has retrograded terribly.
The Delaware delegation to Chicago
has been offered to Secretary
man in exchange for a Customs
Collectorship. 80 thoroughly has
the party become demoralised that
its course is marked at every step
by some development of fraud or
corruption or disreputable intrigue.
Nothing short of a complete retire¬
ment from power will purify it.
The Grant men in Alabama were
determined that their wishes should
not be thwarted at Chicago. So
they first of all elected pronounced
Grant men os delegates, and then
bound each man to take a pledge
to support Grant. Not satisfied
with this they then authorized a
majority of the delegates to appoint
zither delegates in place of those
who shod Id refuse to take the
pledge. With these various safe¬
guards, it may be assumed that
the delegation will be solid for
“the old man."
Sixty of tho negro refugees from
Azliinuas left New York Saturday
on the bark Liberia, for Monrovia,
West Africa. Fifteen of them
recently came from Helena, and
the others have been in tho city
some time. About one-half of the
party were women and children.
Win. Coppinger, Secretary of the
American Colonization Society,
was present to see tho party off.
It will take about thirty dnya for
the voyage. The accomodations
furnished are about like those
steerage passengers on the steamers
crossing the Atlantic. One of tho
party was missing when the time
for sailing arrived, and soon after
the vessel left the wharf he tip.
penred and was taken out to her
in n small boat.
A few weeks ago President nnd
Mrs. Hayes went to Mount Vernon,
and passed the night there, sleeping
in the bed formerly used by George
and Martha Washington. A good
deal of fun was had when the fact
got out, but the custodian of the
property at Mount Vernon says
that it is (lie usual thing for Presi¬
dents to do. Lincoln, Grant, John¬
son, Buchanan, Pierce, Fillmore and
Tyler, he says, have all slept in
Washington's bed, and he supposes
that other Presidents hove, but
that is as far us his memory runs.
Some of the Presidents named
occupied the bed several nights
during their term of office, and
President Pierce was In the habit
of going to Mount Vernon to paw
the night very often during the
summer. But Mr. Hayes may
pride himself on the distinction of
being the only President never
elected by the people who has
occupied Washington’s bed.
President Hayes’ civil service
order, issued in 1877, directed
that government officers should
not run the party machines, and
that this order should apply to
those in the highest official posi¬
tions. But the Republican
holders do not pay much regard
this Presidential order, nor
the President himself see that i
is carried into effect. Mr. G.
Ksura io the Internal
Ooinmissioncrat Washington,
a salary of 16,000a year. He
appointed to preside over the
nois Republican Convention
Wednesday, and he there
down the rules by which
political machine was to be
The civil service reform of
Republican party has been
into the sand. In short, it
been trampled under foot by
party.
•*“ * >■»’
We are informed that Gen.
has twelve acres of wheat
the “Bill Dallas” variety on
near Washington, Wilkes
which his neighbors esti¬
will yield thirty bushels per
It is entirely free from rust,
while the crop generally is seriously
inju.cd. Gen. Toombs has beeu
sowing this variety for about thirty
yearp, and has never had rust,
Commissioner Henderson, hearing
of these facts, approached General
Toombs with a proposition to pur¬
chase fifty bushels for distribution
among the farmers- of the State.
The general indignantly refused
to sell for such a purpose, but said,
“If that ia what you want I will
give you a hundred bushels." This
is entirely consistent with the usual
liberality and public spirit of this
distinguished Georgian.
All the most terrible and deadly
weapons of war have been com*
thrown in the shade by
the New Gatling gun which was
exhibited on the 27th of March at
the office of Sir W. Armstrong, the
manufacturer, in St. George’s,
Westminister, before a number of
experts. This fearful weapon is
capable of firing a thousand shots
per minute and killing a man on a
horse nt a mile range. I has a com
pact appearance, can be taken to
pieces and easily carried about,
can be applied to military and
naval use and mechanism of it is*
itself; the, revolving
hand has two comportments, into
which as they whirl round, metal
drop from a toll, obling
fixed over the centre of the
barrel. At each turn of tho handle
ten shots arc fired, and their dis¬
persion is accomplished by a
sliding apparatus. The size of
in different calibre guns of
this class ranges from musket balls
half pounders. By tho use of
implement three men can do
the work of three hundred single
A quarter of a million of
is said to have been spent
experiments necessary to per¬
fect the gun, which is now declared
every military exocrt to be a
success.
[For Tho Advnnct*.]
The Code ns a School Book.
Mu. Editor: Tho suggestion of
tho Code as a school book may
a smile to coirugnto the un¬
features of the cynic>
the risk of being laughed at
by the facetious, I make the
and leave the defence of
my good int ntions to abler minds
and more facile pens. Tho idea
has,at least, the novelty of new¬
ness, ns among tho multitude ol
topics daily discussed in the news¬
papers, I have never seen this
canvassed.
The fact is, that the pub 1c (no
allowed for (lie educated
intelligent) are ns ignorant of
statutory laws under which
live, und to which they ure
amenable, ns it they
witii th» Arabs, nnd wandered
over the deserts of Africa. Every
other science or ait has received its
full share of time and study
many, indeed of no practical use
to the student in the station which
he occupies in after life, has caused
squandering of valuable time
which the poor boy was illy able to
lose; while thestud.v ofour statute*,
in whion every citizen, however
or how lowly and humble,
lias burned up his life, liberty and
property. It is by no means my
to make everybody, or nil and
great lawyers, but that a
knowledge of the laws
which govern the State should be
that nil may be able to
wrong in themselves and
themselves against the
of others. There has
never existed an advo¬
of education, writer or speaker,
who does not at all times present
the idea that “education is the
great preventive of crime;” and,
if this assertion be true, would
not the knowledge of what the
laws allow and what they make
wrong be the direct channel to
the object? As an anwer
to this question, let me say that
fewer lawyers than any other class
are found in our court houses as
criminals; not, I suppose, because
they are naturally better than
other classes of citizens, but be
cause they know what crime is
and avoid its commission,
Now, sir, the above is only a pre
ludeor preface, and upon which
much more might relavcntly be
said, to the suggestion of adopt
the Code of laws of tho State
as a school book. Throw away
your Latin grammar*, which ninety
- * * etw.
give our boys, and girls too, the
statutes to read even in uhool and
they will have something which
will be both a guide and a pro¬
tection through life. It is simple
to say the laws are changing so
continually that it would be im¬
possible to keep up with the varia¬
tions; the great principles of law
are always the same—and will re¬
main so.
I have merely touched this sub¬
ject, of which a volume could be
pertinently written, hoping to pu*
some mind and pen in motion
able to do justice to it Have you
"no one among vour correspondents
or readers who could be induced
to take up the matter, and elaborate
*t as it should be done ? If so, I
hope to hear from him—pro or
con, it matters not
Not a Lawter.
Crawfordville Ga., May 29, 1880
Alexander H. Stephens on Web¬
ster.
I think Webster was the worst
slandered man I ever knew. It is
the general impression in the
country to-day that Webster was a
great drunkard. You hear it
spoken of even now whenever his
name is mentioned, but it is a out¬
rageous slander. I will teil you
what I know rnvself. For six
years, while we were both here in
congress, I lived next door to him.
His house was as familiar to me as
my own garden. I was in there a
great deal, and he was ns often in
mine, and in all the time of my ac¬
quaintance with him I never saw
Webster when he was in the least
affected by liquor, or under (he in¬
fluence of it in anyway. I have
dined with him at his house and at
mine; I have met him at dinners
and affairs outside, and I never
saw him in the least inebriated. I
never heard of his being intoxicated
but twice, and on one of (hose
occasions—a dinner—he was said
<0 have made a speech that was
grandly eloquent. He was as I
say, one of the worst slandered
men I ever knew. Why, a friend
told me once that he had known
Webster for twenty years, and in all
that time he never saw him intoxi¬
cated.
A Postal Card’s Mission.
Tho following postal card, ad
dressed ‘To the Postmaster of
Oregon” is published in the Portland
Oregontan \ •‘Please pass this postal
from office to office, if possible,
until it reaches that office from
which the person named E. \V.
Hammond gets his mail. I take
this plan to ascertain his whreabouts
in the interest of a dying mother,
whoso stay on this earth is fast
^rawing to n close. Any informa¬
tion will be most thankfully received
bv K. Wondcrly,Sehelt City Mo."
GEORGIA- -Oconee County.
Ordinary’s Office, May, 1880.
Thomas J, Smith has applied for Ex¬
emption of Personalty, anal wi 1 pass
upon the same nt 10 o’clock, on the
Hth day of June, 1880, at my office.
JAMES It LYLE, Ordinary.
May 18th, 1880. 2t.
J. C. Bone,
General Jlopairer of
Guns, Pistols, Watches,
CLOCKS, Ac.
Near Watkinsville, Oconee County, Ga.
All as cheap as good work can be
dene Dr. by D. anyone M. White, and guaranteed. Call
ou and he will in¬
form you a« to my whereabouts,
may19,1880.
A. B. Jackson,
supply Keeps of constantly on hand a large
LUMBER AND SHINGLES,
at his Steam Mill, near Kastville.
Shingles and. from $2 to t3.50 per thous¬
* mav5.1880-3m.*
m ■ ■ . i
SAFE
KIDNEY&L 1 YER
C URE 1
* WTFor tit* tttiv of Itrtct«t*» and £h#
other
„ „ .T ner . 9
di r
3 and by ”JSLSS Uealeri
In Medicine
ft’ everywhere.
H.H.1 AMH&BL
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M tor FunpfeJet
ftwtitMfcftiA.
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THE BICKFORD
AUTOMATIC 2? IS KNITTER
S’
6 hwmhhnpdrd‘mhln nndkréunad
wam . di'u M h.
a
m In.
Knits all sizes of work, narrows and wi¬
dens it; shapes all sizes complete. Knits
over 50 different garments, Socks, Stockings,
Mittens, I-eggins, Wristlets, Gloves, etc.
It knits every possible variety
plain profit or in fancy manufacturing stitch. 75 per cent,
knit goods.
Farmers can treble the value ol their
wool, by converting it into knit
goods. Agents wanted in
County, City and every State,
prices Town, to whom
very low will be made.
For full particulars and lowest
prices for the best Family Machine
send to
BICKFORD KNITTING MACHINE CO. f
Brattlebonro, Vt.
apr21,1880—ly
.JftiBoot Jame^ilautdin,
and Shoe
MAKER.
Watkinsville, : : Georgia.
Has removed to his old stand, and is
bytter prepared than ever to do all kinds
of Boot and 8hoe work. Repairing a
specialty, at lowest, prices.
ALSO.— Dressmaking and Hair work
doife in the best manner, and prices
to suit the times. apr 14,Sin
Jbetl Walker, Col,,
BARBER,
Watkinsville, Ga.
t&r Can be found nt his Shop
next door to II. C. Durham’s
fectionery, on Saturday
o’clock, and Sunday mornings until
a. m. marlO’80- tf
— TO EXCHANGE —
CORN-MIAL
I will keep at the store of
J. 0. FODDRILL,
COHN MKAL for
SALE OR
48 pounds of Meals for 56 pnunds
Corn. Person.* coming
TO TOWN,
cau bring their Corn and get their
Meal Without Delay.
Highest CASH prices paid
FOR ORATN\
IIKNRY JENNINGS.
marl7.1880-tf
21. Ji. ?(Hen 9 s
I Torsn n nd Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. Clayton nnl Jackson Ms..
ATHENS, J.\.
I have in Store a good assortment of (sad¬
dles and Harness, Iirhlles, Collars, Whips,
Saddle Blankets, Horse*Covers, &c.
You will find that my harness is made
of th« best Western I^.ithcr, a t hand
made. I cut and fit horse collars und
do a 1 kinds of repairing at short notice.
Buggy wh ps t make a specialty and a
better assortment cannot be found in
»be city. harness Sadd'esdown ill rock bottom.
.My cannot be beat in prices
and quality. When you visit the city
please honor me with your preseuee.
Thanking you for past fevors, 1 hope a
continuance in the future,
apr. 7,1880,6m
JAMES E. MURRAY. | I. W. THRASHER.
Murray&thrasheR
Watkinsville, Georgia, '
In returning our thanks to our friends for their very liberal patronage during
the past, wc would again renew our offer of one of the
Largest and best selected
STOCK! WOODS!
Ever bruught to this section, and ask the people of this and adjoining counties to
give this Stock a careful examination. In
JEANS. Dry Goods Our Lines
OF
BLEACHED and BROWN DOMESTICS,
STRIPES and ( HECKS,
PRINTS, of standard makes, from 6c. to 9c. 1 per vd.
LADIES TIES, *
DRESS GOODS,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
We have the best line of
Boots Shoes Ladle’s and Mens’ Hats Gaps,
\V e “* vc « v<>r bad, and at prices toot defy- competition. Our of '
stocK «
.Ready-Made Clothing
I* large, of tbe be«t styles and material, and bought with a view to meet
the wants of all elaas of purchasers. Suits mTstapta from $’>75 £ un
Thp IVp. r u^oU of Drugs, Hardware
F*tl<CY GROCERIES,
3c
BEST
SIMPLE.
flu N fiW’Wms. CHAg:
Business Cards*
James 21. Lyle,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Watkinsville, Ga.
t-ST Will practice in the Cour*s
of Oconee and adjoining counties.
mar31,’80-ly
21. At Jackson,
Attorney & Con n*elorall tw
AND JUDGE OF THE
iBtm €cmut» Ifnurt,
Watkinsville, Ga.
*6r Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7, ! 80-ly
2t £. Thrasher,
ATTORNEY AT LAW I
Watkinsville, Ga.
(IF* Will practice in the Courts of
Oconee and adjoining counties,
marl 7,’80-1 y
John J, A derson,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
OF* Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted to his care Office
in Court Hoase. marl 7,’80- ly
G. €. Thomas,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Watkinsville, Ga.
mar 10
Chas. 2Lruckner,
Watchmaker & Jeweller »
Ai James O’Fax rail's Store,
Broad Street,
Athens, Ga.
Prices are as low as any one can
do ranted g~od work, give and satisfaction. every "job
to
and see me. marlOly
2). At White, At 2 .,
Practicin' j 3 HYSICIA
Watkinsville, Ga.
Will be found at his office when
not called off. ruar 17J80-tf
2 r. J. Ji. f'tder,
♦SF'Who has recently completed an extra course of
STUDIES in the
Jcirerson Medical College,
Of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Offers his professional services to the pub¬
lic 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 specialty:
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,J Abortion, etc. Very spe¬
cial attentions given all diseases peculiar to
females. Office and residence, at Wm. H.
Bishop’s about 2 miles from Farmington on
the road leading from the aforesaid place to
Watkinsville. All communications strictly
private, and Watkinsville. promptly attended to. P. O.
address. Ga. mari7.’8o-iy
James J. Wilson,
—Manufacturer of and Dealer in—
FURNITURE, Burial CASES,
COFFINS, Over Reaves, Nicholson & &c.
Co., Broad Street,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
YA- ALSO—V.e; X R E for the purpose.
■V31, 8o-ja
Now is the best time tospbscribe
Only $1 per annum.
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.
ST 0 VIES!
STOYES! STOYES!
Sr O.V
-AND- * m yu 5 : 1 ;. -AND-
TIN-WARE. TIN-WAEE.
BEST IN THE MARKET!
-AT
J. C. WILKINS 1
mar24,l880-4m Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
The Cheapest Crockery House in N. E. Georgia.
A Cordial invitation is extended by
LYNCH & FLANIGEN,
to their many Oconee county friends to’ visit their
Crockery! and. Glassware Store.
Merchants and housekeepers can save money by buying from then?
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Cutlery, Tinware, Wcodenware,
WHIPS & FANCY GOODS.
Best Goods with Prices at the Lowest Point,
Everything guaranteed LYNCH & to FLANIGEN, be as represented.
Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
mar24’S0 3ni
COHEN’S
PARIS STORE!
The compliments showered on our display'of Dress Gmdslari
the past week, added to the large sales in this department, I1J
that styles and prices unusually co »«
our are attractive. Attention called
to our elegant stock of
SUMMER SILKS.
Consisting of all the latest Paris designs, of our own importation, this
week, as a fitting introduction to the
SPRING SEASON,
Wc offer the most surprising inducements ever presented, in this line of
mms;
Consisting of all the latest and most desirable materials in the market. In
TO\A°m ^^ F ZVuuiTn« fR M ^ INGS t0 %°n Silks Dr T Passementanes, Good V've have black all and the FASH- colored
bilk and Chemhe '
Shi L Fringes, to match Dress Goods. Also, Demassee Bro
re« ces, e i in 8 ; all the latest r, gU t e :!° designs CS ' BrCt at t° n prices ’ • Va, ? to Cenr suit ? e8 the ’ Torchon times. inserting!, and 20000 Russian vards La¬ of
Srd CS."& n un Je tT• 17No;uS,“Gr4ia. H 8 , MUH n, " Edgil P “ t ? ‘° gS t0f an<1 ’ from 3c. a
WHITE GOODS,
An immense stock of these Goods, bought before the late advance
consisting s-w’"- of Rjqucs, Victoria and Bishop Lawns Jt,™ Linen l aw- *r in™
a ."' 1 !t‘T. “ 0
8 Suitings, UHnI Calicoes, r . ngS ’ in V1SS all ?f',L the newest S ' N ? lnso and , ok8 most ’ Pe ™les, beautiful Ginghams, Cotton
- immense stock of Towels, Napkins, Doyles, D.S Datterns Aim,
old prices. Great bargains this Department. Table &c„ at
in All of these goods were
AMERICA?"** WhlCh enaWe U ® t0 C0MPETE WITH ANY HOUSE IN
Parasols, Shawls, Hosiery, novelties,
Kid and Lisle Gloves, Buttons^Ha^ercS,^ Lace and Lawn Tie*
popular ^ Dre88
at prices.
SHOES: OUR SPECIALTY.
in the Lnited States, at lotv prices, at the Old Reliable Paris Store.
Mens’ Youths* Childrens' Hats, in all the Latest Stales.
Kens,’ Youths’ and Childrens’ Clothing.
An immense «tock ot these Goods made for us by Hammendough Bras.
anteed. •mwl geS atl m .° St r f iiaW e Clothiers in America. Every garment guar¬
In T addition j , to our Gentlemens’ FurnL-hing Goods Department
we have aaded this season an immense stock of department,
French, English and German Suitings
t Ur Cohen, at 35 per cent, less than market
Ce prices \vbirf h?«iril V 18 t0 make ^ t0 or,ier Price* present far below
mo^Sr in aiv!r. EW J *, UU UH anteed ^ any
money, Time, w by buy « A or no sale. Save your
»a\e jour mg Goods from the Old Reliable*,
M, 6. & J. COHEN,
apr7,’80-tf G A.
Athens Pharmaceutical
-MANUFAUCRERS AND DEALERS IN
BARE and STANDARD
III
Elegant Pbarmncueutical Preparation Toilet Requisites.
JOSEPH JACOBS,
TO, S-SBiS. SmmSJSWMRT,
Corner Claoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA.
apr 7,’80-tf
Rum &;§t:l|l§alf(l§¥flii_cill9$ on Hggq.