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The Watkinsville A dva nee.
w. st i.uvAN,
Editor, Publisher A: Job Printer.
TERMS. Oue Dollar per Year. S xty
Cents let Six Months.
IS PUBLISHED UN LVERV WKDNESDAV,
Watkinsville. Ga„ June 9,1080.
Irttf..I ili, Piat at WalkI[ 1 ,i :lir
a. SECOND CLASS MATTER
PI NOTES.
There are eighty-two Mormon
•churches in England and Ireland
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A eyi lonc in Dakotah did
damage. Several lives were lost.
An increase of the yellow
inCubais predicted within a few
weeks.
(he President has nominated J.
<). Putnam,of Now York as Minis¬
ter to Belgium.
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During the period of nearly tw«
centuries the first horn of the house
of Austria has been a girl—a singu¬
lar fact.
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Silver is accumulating too fast in
the New York Treasury vaults.
There is to he a cessation of the
coinage of silver.
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Russian students are now for¬
bidden to marry, and those who
violate this rule are to be expelled
from the university.
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Tho ice factory at Montgomery,
Ala., produces congealed water at a
cost of twenty-five cents per hun¬
dred pounds.
To waterproof, fishing lincP,
apply a mixture of two parts boiled
linseed oil and one part gwod
sire; ex pose to the air and dry.
——*
The heavy rains in Southwest
Georgia have done great damage to
crops, washing nway bridges and
submerging the low lands.
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New Orleans was settled by the
French in .1717. The yellow fever
ravaged the city for the first tunc
in 176t), since when it has been
tnoro or less fatal every year.
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A dreadful accident occurred on
the South Pacific Coast Railroad,
in California, at Big Trees. The
dead and wounded number about
sixty persons. Two cars jumped
from the track.
The Communists in Paris en¬
deavoring to parade on the 23d of
May. The demonstration was
suppressed by the police, after
considerable disorder and fighting.
Numerous arrests were made.
The relation* between the German
government and the Vatican are
still very unsatisfactory. The
Pope is disinclined to make tho
expected concessions as to the
supremacy of the German civil law.
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Col. F W. Cole, late President of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
]<ouis Railroad, has been appointed
General Manager of the Memphis
and Charleston, nnd East Tennes¬
see, Virginia and Georgia Rail¬
roads.
The opening of the coffin of a
young man at Derry, N. 11., who
died 33years ago, disclosed the sin¬
gular fact that his hair has grown
out two feet or more and is heavy,
bright and fresh.
The Methodist are increasing rap¬
idly' in Sweden. During the past
few mouths revival meeting have
been held, generally with large re¬
sults. In one place sixty new
members have been received.
There are twenty Christian
churches in Adtanannrivo, Mada¬
gascar, a city of 1 G 0,000 population.
Some of them hold more than
3 ,000 persons, and on Sunday all
are filled.
An old lady walked out of a
car on the Union Pacific railroad
while she was fast asleep, stepped
off the platform, and was not much
hurt, though the train was going
twenty-five miles an hour.
A Sumter farmer makes one mule
Dull two plows, with only one trace
to the plow, while a negro was on
-either side of the row, guiding the
plows along the furrow. The work
is well done.
A small hoy has been struck by
lightning in Mechanics’ Falls, Me.
lie was sitting under a Balm
Gilead tree. The tree was splin¬
tered, and the boy was seized with
nausea. When the urdnn’s clothes
were taken off there was found on
his body on imprint resembling the
trunk of the Balm of Gilead tree,
with buds and branches.
Now is the time to subscribe to
T«« Aovaxc*. Duly fl * year.
<•001) MEN' fOR OFFICE.
Religion vk. Polities.
e publish the following
l>y the request of a mast estimable
gentleman and friend. It wactiffecn
from the New Orleans
and. we think, it is worthy of
consideration of -«uv Tenders. Too
many times has the cloak of religion
been worn by men who ufles
clowk to hide their corruption.
writer says:
“The Philistines «*e much given
to - sneering at “Christian
men.” When the sneer is directed
at a the time-serving profession hypocrite,
uses of religion as
cloak to cover his corruption, it is
well enough- Huch rascals deserve
to be naked throughout the
world.” Hut there is an undertone
in the sneer that tells more, per
haps, ■One than thing the its Philistines imagine.
in clear; these sneers
awe not the interests of religion,
We have bird recent instances in
that need not be recited in
detail. But they have been heard
and will be Temembered-rerm-m
bered when certain very small and
very blatant politicians would wish
them forgotten.
But the most significant “Christian thing in
bbese <I.ianrt enerve at
statesman” is not the i conteref*for
religion winch they intimate, tut
the con»ci<HJ^ne 88 in <*nr political
lies—their ring-masters that religion and poll*
sort “Religion of politics—-are in
and poll
tics don't mix,” they never tiro of
telling us. We agree with them
thus far; religion anil their sort
of politics don’t mix. And in Utitt
is the last hope of the country.
..AcLSJ I ,,":;,;; 1
essential incompatibility between
stateemnnship And and religion? We
answer, no. every honest man
w .11 say so. But religion and cor
rupt forever. politics are incompatible, now
the polities Religion and most of
we have are incompnti
hie. So much the worse for the
politics.
find disgraced. In such ii case, the
evil and the woe come not through
the mixing, but the severance of
5iS.*aawjis sms
only, hut for Monday also; it is
not for tho Communion of the
Lord’s Supper only, but for the bnl
lot box as well. Its divine truths
files ed ministries are not tor
alone, hut for the counting
room, the work-shoo, the field, the
hustings, God the would ludlot-box. Wher¬
ever have a man live
and work and perform the duties
of manhood, there ho would have
him be religious. Many of us talk
about religion as if it had nothing
to do with the world’s work and
citizenship. We have actually
come to such a pass that a professor
of religion who takes his full part
in the business of the six days, as
well as in the worship of one day,
is not suspected of being truly re¬
religious ligious! Whereas, he who is not
everyday, is not religious
any day ; he who is religious not religious
everywhere is not any¬
where.
Mr. Thos. R. Spivey l as a pine
tree growing on his place with a
persimmon tree growing from its
body. This is very rare and curi¬
ous.
Henry Ryan, a colored man, will
he hung in Waynesboro on the ffth
of July. Anderson Jones, another
negro, will be hung on the same
day in Augusta.
PrcpiA-itions on a largo scale arc
being ir„ le for the reception of the
Seventh Regiment New York Yol
untera, on their expected visit to
Atlanta in October next, at which
time the eorner-stono of tho Me¬
morial Armory, to be erected by
Gate City Guards, will he held.
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Yennor tho Canadian weather
continues to prognosticate
hot and stormy summer. He
in a letter of May 18th : “1
that June will be an in¬
hot month, on the whole,
the end of the preesent month,
nnd probably the first of Juue, will
be fall-like with frost again. July
will be a terrible month for storms,
with terras of intense heat, but
another full-like relapse, with
frosts, will, in all likelihood, occur
a few days before the 20 th. I fear
the storms of thunder and hail
will be of unusual severity during
July.”
Mrs. Fraser, mother of Uie
Bishop of Manchester, died iu her
eminent son’s palace, a few weeks
ago, aged 87. Iu a speech a few
months since, the Bishop told his
audience that his father lost most
of his means in iron works, and
died soon afjr, leaving seven chil¬
dren. His mother said, “I cannot
give my boys money, but by deny¬
ing myself I can give them atl a
good education.” Sfi« did so, and
he didn’t know how she managed it.
She was now paralyud, sposebleM.
hctpleas; but eeery day when he
went into ber mom and looked
into her sweet face, be thought
gratefully of all he owed to her.
A Mountain Suddenly Sinks out
of Sight hi the Ground.
The following is translated from
the Ln Union J}tmotn>iu t of San
I/>uis Patosi:
Adjacent to the hacienda of Santa
Catarina, about twenty leagues to
the east of this city, a very remnric
able freak of nature has oooured.
the facts concerning which we
have received from a gentleman
’ who visited
the scene. On the * 7th
. ,
instant ImJ people Of tho hacienda
«w»d vicinity were aroused by a
startling noise resembling thunder.
u ,7 pon a 68 * ern yj n k „ H Bte ,. e " hat . * W _ B
U)e matter, it . discovered
was soon
that a small mountain intheiinme
d'.nte "vicinity had sunk into the
earth and it must T have cone ln out
° of 8gllt s d t ‘ ike ,ke a ft “ sh h - Our Onr mfor- r
,na,,t * Wlth others, made observa
<*«s»s and learned tnat the aperture
thus opened was *200 metres in
,rom JJ0 10 150 ,t" metreH r d 11 wa «
with great difficulty the rim of
the cavern was approached, as all
about there were gwsM yawning
fi “ un ? wh, . . * . h threaten ,, ,
81,11 wider. 1 To miss a step there
was a danger <ef finding a graoc in
the depths beneath. Some stones,
weighing abo*t two pounds each,
. vero tnrnvn into the cavern, and .
. '' took from nine
to ten seconds
before they struck the bottom, their
contact with the surfiKve beneath
M ™ „i.„ k ' n * a „ ^ent „ , report. , After , these .,
brief observations (he exploring
parties retired hurriedly from the
scene, ns the earth Wiis trembling
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* he location of this strange pheno
men a is situated in the tierra
caliente (warm region) nnd tries.
quUe8 and palm trees flourish all
, , believer and , of
a ,ou * portions
<be earth along the rim of the
cavern fell into the depths immense
clouds of white dust issued forth
ju “,«« *'—
, Winds and made .nl) the
trees in tho vicinity perfectly white.
Speculation is rife as to whether
qwake influences, or was the result
of gas explosion. It could not be
attributed to tho former very well,
as no shocks were felt iu the' neigh
i.-v ,,
“Closed on accountofa wedding,”
a familiar sign iu Paris. It WllS
be rend three weeks ago on the
of a jewelers shop in the
Faubourg Montmartre; but, ns no
signs were shown of tho establish¬
ment being op ned again, the
neighbors grew suspicious, and com¬
municated their fear to the com
tnissttry of police, who finally on
tcred the shop and found it de¬
spoiled of the whole slock of jewel rv,
said to have been worth $ 100,000
The jeweler and his wife had dis¬
appeared, leaving a multitude of
debts unpaid, some of which, being
for goods supplied, are of consider¬
able amount. The absconding
tradesman had paid no rent, and
had not even defrayed the expenses
of his shop luruituro.
It ,, is . ft curious . fact - , not generally ..
known that at a certain point in
the Upper Columbia, close to the
water’s edge, the fine sand is con
tinually traveling up stream m
eternal procession. Talk of
the great army of Xerxes on the
was that to the myriad
battalions that pace the marge of
the mighty river? In comparison
with these tiny travelers what are
tho “leaves of the forest when sum
mer is green ?” This sand is being
washed ashore, and as
the water falls nway with the
of the season it dries, is
taken up by the winds, carried
back up stream, is blown into the
water and makes another voyage,
so the work of transportation
and forth, by land and by
goes on forever and ever.
While Mr. R. A. Lenox, of Cal¬
houn county, was having a well
he found a genuine diamond
nearly as large as a hickory nut.
Mr. Hayes says that he would
not now aceept the presidential
nomination, even if handed to him
on a silver dish. Probably not;
aarMasr
A Southern Methodist minister
8 igh treason to express disbe
'Zm-ZAZL'JIZ.
ber of disbelievers more than all
the argnmenU against the Bible
could in ten
West Point has had the first ripe
j teach* of the season, on May the
$8 th ult. They were of the Beat¬
rice variety snd raised by }. 11 .
Psrnell of West Poiu^
THE BICKFORD
AUTOMATICS KNITTER
qii] -jm ‘S'lSIVIS
SIz -p
m *{rgg£ pi© DURABLE.
flip BEST
mill “ t t go II; My
y
_ ______
K '" t,s alJ *“ cs °[ wo X narrows and wi
'lens , rt; shapes all t sir.es complete. Knits
over 50 different garments, Socks, Stockings,
Wriitiets, Gloves, etc.
Pallor .£ k "’V i.mcy 8 ev " y stitch. , V'T 7 o Variety percent,
R"** I ln manufacturing treble the value knit goods, their
arrners can ol
wool, by converting it into knit
8 0 < *l p -
Agents wanted in . every State,
C - « un t V. C.tv and Tvwn, to whom
. low wffl be made
very prices
For full particulars and
pdcea for the best Family Machine
* end *°
flK KFOKI) KNITTING MACHINE CO.,
lirallleborro, Vt.
apr21,1880—ly
James Alauldin,
Soot and Shoe
MAKER.
Wateswbville, : : Georgia.
Has removed to his old stand, and is
better prepared than ever to do all kinds
of Hoot *nd Shoe work. Repairing a
(specialty, at lowest prices.
ALSO.— Dressmaking and Hair work
done in the best manner, and prices
to suit the times. apr 14,8m
Jjeri 'IffttA-er, (<1,
I i A I t B E It ,
Watkinsville, Ga.
t*s#“ Can be found at his Shop
next door to If. C. Durham’s Con¬
and fectionery, on Saturday evenings,
o’clock, Sunday mornings until 10
a. m. marl0’80-tf
NDWiSyOUR’-HANCEl
— to Kxcnxsar .—
CORN ™MBAL
I will keep at the store of
J. 0. F0DDRILL,
CORN MKAL for
SALE OR EXCHANGE
48 pounds of Meals for 06 pnuntls of
Corn. I'ersons coining
TO TOWN,
can bring their Corn and get their
Meal Without Delay,
Highest C.18II prices paid
FOB C1RATN.
HUSKY OKS.MMiS.
inarl7,1880-tf
*Jt. /(. ri Hen's
H ors w n n d Mule
MILLINERY STORE.
Cor. Clayton mul Jackson st*„
AT1IK.VS, GA.
I have in Smre a good assortment of Sad¬
dle-and Harness, Bridles, Collars, Whips,
Saddle Blankets, 1 torse Covers, &c.
You will find that my harness is made
of the best Western Leather, ail hand
made. 1 cut and fit horse collars and
do all kinds of repairing at short notice.
better Buggy whips I make a specialty and a
assortment cannot he found in
the city. Saddles down nt rock bottom.
Mv harness cannot bo beat in prices
and quality. When you visit the. city
1 'h'ase honor me with your presence,
T1,:, ’; kin 8 ^ F»*t fi-vors, l hope a
a ,> r .7,1880,fim
JAMES E. MURRAY. i 17 W. THRASHER *“•
Murray&thrasheR. *
Watkinsville, Georgia,
In returning our thanks to our friends for their very liberal patronage during
the past, we would 1 again renew our offer of one of the
Largest and best selected
STOCK l)F GOODS!
hver brought to this section, aud ask the people ofthi* and adjoining counties to
give this Stock a careful examination. Iu
qp Dry Goods Our Lines
JEANS
BLEACHED and BROWN DOMESTICS!,
STRIPES and CHECKS,
PRINTS, of standard makes, from 6 c, to 9c. per vd.
LADIES TIES, '
DRESS GOODS,
Is fjjg full and at low pices. Our ETC., ETC., ETC.
Has bad the most careful gQQDS selections, and in DEPARTMENT style and xuslitv can’t be .suri.a-s.-cij
Wc have the best line of
Soots Shoes Ladie’s and Mens’ Hats Caps, '
NV have ever had, aud at prim that defy competition. Oar suwk of *
Ready-Made Clotliiug
la large, of the beat itylc* and material, and bought with » vVw to meet
ihc »» nL < ^ •» ^ purcWra Suiu from $2 75 np
4 V D.|*runeuU of Drug*, Hardware aud Staple and
FANCY GROCERIES,
•re always fait, with prices as tow as the lowest, Tbi» large rtock i* in »tore and
in call transit and eismiiie. and in a few days will be full and e ouiplet*. We again ask v«t»
Watkinsville, Gs., May 5, 1880. MURRAY dtTHRASHKR,
13usiness Cards
James St. Jbijle,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
■ WaTKWSVTLBB, Ga.
Will practice in the Courts
of Oconee and adjoining counties.
mar31,’80-ly
St. M. Jackson,
Attorney & Counselor all aV
AND JUDGE OF THE
*3 #.aurt, 7
Watkinsville, Ga.
S@T Will practice in all Courts
except the County Court Oconee
County. marl7,’80-ly
Si. £. Thrasher,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
Er” Will practice in the Courts of
Ooonee and adjoining counties.
marl7,’80-ly
John J, Anderson
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
Kr* Prompt attention given to all
business entrusted to his t-swe. Offioe
in Court lloaso. inarl7,’80-ly
(i, (*. Thomas,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Watkinsville, Ga.
marlft
S). At. White, Al. S).,
J-’RACTICINp j-’HYSICIA ,
Watkinsville, Ga.
rCP” Will be found at his office when
not called off. marl 7,’80 tf
5 Dr. J. ii. eider,
Who ha.s recently completed an extre course of
STUDIES in the
JciTerson 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, Bronchitlis and Rheu¬
matism. Diseases ot ihe Heart, Kidneys,
Skin, Liver, Spleen, Scrofula, Syphillis (pox,)
(.onorrheea, Neuralgia, Old Ulcers, Dropsy, Dyspepsia,
ity [I>arrenness,J Epileptic Fits, Impotence, Steril¬
cial Abortion, etc. Very spe¬
attentions given all diseases peculiar to
females. Office and residence, at Wm. II.
Bishop's about 2 miles from Farmington on
the road leading from the aforesaid place to
Watkinsville. All communications strictly
private, and promptly attended to P. O.
address. Watkinsville. Ga. mari7,’8o-iy
J. C. Bone,
General llepaircr of
Guns, Pistols, Watches,
CLOCKS, Ac.
Near Watkinsville, Oconee Count}’, Ga.
All as cheap as good work can be
dene by anyone and guaranteed. Call
on Dr. D. M. White, and he will in¬
form you as to my whereabouts,
may Iff, 1880 .
James T. Wilson,
—Manufacturer ol and Dealer in—
FURNITURE* Burial CASES*
A
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COFFINS, Over Reaves, Nicholson & Co., &c.
Broad Street,
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
v C - T i< t L 1 E for the purpose.
mar3i,’8o-3m
Now is the best time tosubscribe
Only $1 per annum.
"N"ew Athens Advertisements.
THE ONLY GRADUATED DRUGGIST in this SECTION in CHARGE.
LRSCRIM‘IUNS A SPECIALTY.
Sole Proprietor of Jacob's Rrilliaritine and Lowrance’s Tooth Powder-*
s TIOIVEB! I
STOYIS! STOVES 1
——AND- -AND-
PC m-wiis.
BEST IN THE MARKET!
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J. ( . WILKINS *>
mar24,l880-4m Broad Street, Athens, Georgia.
The Cheapest Crockery House inN.E Georgia,
A Cordial invitation is esteaded by
LYNCH & FLANIGEN,
their many Oconee county friends to? - Visit their
Crockery and Glassware Stores
Mcnohants and house-keepers -can save money by buying from thera
Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Cutlery, Tinware, ’’Wco&enware,
WHIPS & FANCY GOODS.
Best Goods with Prices at the Lowest Point,
Eve rything guaranteed IANCH to be as represented.
& FLANIGEN, Broad Street, Athens, Ga.
mar24’80-3m
COHENS
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The compliments showered on our display of Dress Goodsdarin^
the past Keek, added to the large sales in this" department, convince = us
that our styles and prices are unusually attractive. Attention is 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
SPUING SEASON *)
We offer the most surprising inducements ever presented, in this line of
w&smmwm&E bhes.s;
Consisting of all the latest and most desirable materials in the market. In
Sv S A 8 ck ol D ^ Goods ’ we have all the FASH
lO.NABLL r TRIMMINGS, in • bilks, Passementaries, black and colored
v ilk and Chenille I- ringes, fo match Dress Goods, Also, Demassee, Bro¬
cades. Point Languedocs, Breton, Valencennes, Torchon ami Russian La¬
ces, in all the latest designs at prices to suit the times. 20,000 yards of
Jaconet, Lawn, Swiss Mull anp Mull Edgings and insertings, from 3c. a
l lo ' of ,heso 6 ” ds
white goods,
.
Suitings, Calicoes, in all the newest and most beautiful Damasks, patterns Also
an immense stock of Towels, Napkins, Doyles, Table Ac., at
old prices. Great bargains in tins Department. All of these goods were
^& AMhiiiLA. h n t T fo* Cash ’ whlch enable us t0 COMPETE WITH ANY HOUSE IN
NOVELTIES,
Parasols, Shawls, Hosiery, Kid and Lisle Gloves, Lace and Lawn Ties,
at i»puk?prkS' Vck ilumings ’ Dress BuUo «s ; Handkerchiefs, &c.,
SHOES: OUR SPECIALTY.
We offer for the Spring and Summer trade the largest and most
plete stock ot Ladies and Childrens’ Shoes, Slippers, com¬
in all the most rehabie makers, such M ilea, Cousins, Newport Ties, Ac
find H?**, guaranteed as, Smceix
the United Suites, every pair no humbug. The best goods made
m at low prices, at the Old Reliable Paris Store.
Men s' Youths' h ildrens’ Hats * in all the Latest Styles
Me ns,' Youths’ and Childrens’ Clothing. ’
“is. ifSt 1 ' 1 " 8 Gooi
French, English and German Suitings
MlSTtfkubuH Mto orte 1 , iTA" ra “ ,kct
m, e. & j. co I }
ftpr7,’80*tf ATHENS, GA.
Athens Phar«iaeeutical
—MANUFAUCRF.RS AND DEALERS JN
R ARE and STAIN DARD
Elegant Pharmaetieutieal Preparation Toilet Requisites.
JOSEPH JACOBS,
Corner Claoton Street and College Avenue, ATHENS, GA.
.
Raggfiz Standard} fiVIeefiqines m) Hana.