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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1890)
ROCKDALE BANNER. TERMS : «^rSS" tn advance....fl, 00. - ....80 cts »• uire« Tjm l advertising medium llockdale county. voi. xni. WAS SHE TO BLAME? by adnil. “Hina,” said Judge Richmond .a Ms niece, Nina O^sby, one owing a few days after her ar a Washington, “get yourself rival in park this ready for a drive in the afternoon. The annual parade of the riding clubs comes off, and under the leadership of Carlton Harris as marshal, the one hun dred and thirty good riders well in ounted and equipped will be worth seeing.” “Thanks, dear uncle, 111 be ^ay at any hour you may desig¬ nate." o’clock, “Well, say three re¬ plied the uncle, “I’ll get through business in time to show you cur urban arcadia before the hour of ike parade;” and, so saying, Judge Richmond entered his car r i a g8 and was driven to his place of business, while Nina was hap pily discussing the projected af¬ fair with her aunt. Leaving them thus for a short while, we will say a few words relative to our heroine. She was born and bred in the unpreten¬ tious city of Lynchburg, had re¬ ceived an education worthy the daughter of a Christian minister, and now at the age of nineteen was the guest of her mother’s brother and his excellent wife in the great capital of the United States. She was rather pretty, graceful, unaffected clever, witty, and much beloved by both uncle and aunt, who, having no chil¬ dren of their own, gladly gave the affections of their hearts to their favorite niece. To say that Nina enjoyed her ride would be super for who would not ? She enjoyed in that drive all that art and science are capable of borrowing from nature to add to the achievements of human ge nius and native conditions in am etiorating the inconveniences of purely natural surroundings. They spent some time in the ex tensive driveway, extending from the “white lot” to the Capitol, then decided to visit the fish'com mission building. Quickening thespeed of their animals, they were soon entering Jthe grounds. "0 uncle, auntie,” exclaimed Nina perfectly exhausted with the mag nificence of the surroundings, “we must alight and stroll through this splendid place.” like, ‘‘Certainly, my dear, if you replied her uncle, “although ffehavn’t the time a u our disposal this afternoon for an extensive ex a mination o, this lovely place, we will spend a few moments among Us rural beauties.” “One seeing to be walking on the bed of some river or lake, sur funded by every germ and spe ties of the finny tribe,” declared Aina, as she advanced further a ® on g the caverns. “Yes, ’ returned her aunt,” one Cai1 imagine the envy of Calypso aerse lf, could she be permitted to Dsit this mundane sphere to see fee rugged beauty of a scene *tich in some respects outrivals nature itself.” This is certainly a wonderful place. Wherever we turn we ®6etsome view from the rural | ^mdoscope a °jelty to add interest and | | to the surrounding mag lC€ nce of architectural designs. d—but where is uncle?” ex | C Nina, suddenly looking r |. | 0,Uia 0Dle > for in so their interested immediate had they sur 0lle8 ^dings that he had been for ; Cotton. Richmond convicted her once of selfishness and tiW 68811688 thus forgetting the ^stance moments, of her and husband immediately for even m ^feio: i H? u? s i a s*j XZL - * J-i-A I rj CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1890. began looking for him. “There Nina is your uncle, near that small lake in the east corner in conversation with Mr. Lavere. See they a re com ing this way.” •i? “Ah, they are,” returns 1 Nina, with an impatient shrug of her shoulder, for she disliked meeting strangers. “Indeed, you needn’t be afraid of any nonsense on his part,” pro vokingly’returned'her aunt/? who delighted in teasing her good na tured niece, “Even?'your fascina¬ tions couldn’t/tunrhis hard old head.” “I’m so likely to try—its' so much in my line,’/rejoined Nina slightly piqued. “Now, dear, don’t get on any .ceberg airs for. the meeting, lie’s a splended fellow.” “He shall not fbe blighted by the slightest Arctic freeze,” de¬ clared Nina, and a few moments ater she“was going through the preliminaries of an acquaintance. “Wife, it is time we were off for the parade ground,” said the judge, “and this little gid here, will have to wait another day to study the gorgic and bucolic sciences in the city. Mr. Lavare has accepted a' seat in our car¬ riage, and we’ll make a very pleas¬ ant party of four,” continued the judge leading on with his wife, leaving the young people to bring up the rear. The party kept up a merry chatter during the fifteen minutes drive which served to convey them among the crowd of spectators assembled along the drives to see the pro¬ cession go by. The spectacle was an imposing one to Nina, the shining horses set off by sad¬ dle cloths bearing the monogram of the club in gold, the riders in trig uniforms, and each club wearing a flower for a bontonnier. Along the drives, watching the the horsemen a solid mass of glit¬ tering equippages, low, heavy cariages mostly open, with shin¬ ing horses, coachman and foot¬ men of resplendent costume, a glittering panorama of dazzling spring toilets with flowery bon¬ nets and airy parasols; for women predominated as largely as they do at church, and at summer re sorts. Mr. Lavare had reached thirty five without ever falling serious¬ ly in love; so, when he met be¬ witching little Nina, he proceeded to do so with neatness and dis¬ patch. As for the young lady, she had no thought of such catastro¬ phe befalling her, although she acknowledged him a new revela¬ tion of masculine humanity, and speedily enrolled him high on her list of friends. He -was tall, rather handome, and had evinced by his business triumph a superiorty of mind over her gentlemen acquaintances. Their intellectual tastes were sim¬ ilar; and, besides this, he proved as fond of fun aud nonsense as she was. (to be continued.) Houston, Texas, June 20, 1890. For the public: troubled with My wife has been chronic liver complaint and kid¬ ney disease for many years coup¬ led with indigestion and a stub¬ born constipation of the bowels. She has taken three jugs of Rad¬ am’s Microbe Killer, and feels greatly improved in all respects, and has strong hopes of a perma¬ nent relief by continuing the use of the Microbe Killer. W. Harbal. For sale by G. A Lucas, sole agent. BUILDING CASTLES. Every boy is a castle builder, By time he becomes sensible enough to know there is some¬ thing for him in this world, he be¬ gins to build his castles. He looks down his little stream of life a few years and finds a lovely spot, a beautiful place with pleas¬ ant surroundings. Here on this spot he builds his castle, finishes it with exquisite beauty and fills it with Elysian cheerfulness. . , , __ He now gazes at his magnificent structure. He sees no unfinished . but considers . it perfect parts « gem. He is filled with wonder and delight aud goes merrily on with his daily tasks. But, as he travels year by year towards his castle, its beauty fades, it begins to lose its attraction and finally it becomes simply an isolated spot of solitary disappointment. But with hone not blighted he builds another castle , not very for , ahead . . which is more grand and glorious than the first. Here he sees pros¬ perity and ease. He sees, it may be, a lovely couutry mansion in which he dwells and by his side his charming love, the pride of his life. Or, instead of this, he may see himself standing up be¬ fore the court pleading law; or, in the doctor’s office dealing out medicine to the sick; or in the pulpit preaching to the people from the word of God; or in the President’s chair pouring out to his countrymen from his own good heart wisdom and justice. Long days and years come and go. He travels hopefully the pathway of life and finally comes to the spot where he expects to find his castles, but alas! it’s not there, it has fallen. Then, with a heart full of despondency and disappointment he asks himself the question, What can I do? Ah! my young friends I am a boy too and have been along this road. I have built many wonder¬ ful castles and they have fallen. I have undergone the feeling of disappointment. Hence my young friends, I have come to the conclusion that I have been build¬ ing the wrong way, and now in¬ stead of building imaginary cas¬ tles away in the future, I am build ng a grander one at my side. I work on it every day. I am building it round by round w r ith good thoughts and good ac tions. I intend to build it so high that it will pierce the skies and then, when I crown it with a good character and stand upon its summit, I will be standing in the Paradise of God. Young reader, won’t you build yours this way? Build a monu¬ ment of good thoughts and good actions, then crown it with char¬ acter and it will tower far above the monument of Washington. It will be more lasting than Pari¬ an marble. It will be more valu¬ able than gold, E. L. S. in Walnut Grove News. The reason things go wrong so of.enin this world is because men won’t take women’s advice. If you don’t believe this at first, just go and ask the women —that’s all. —Somerville Journal. “To spend life at your side, Miss Elsie, I would give up every¬ thing—-parents, title, property.” “Bnt, my dear sir, if you sacrifice all those, what will be left for me?” —Fliegende Blatter. There has been a tide in the af¬ fairs of many a young lady which rolled by and left her on the shore because she said “No” when she meant “Yes.”—Dallas (Texas) News. Edith: “It’s the little things that tell in this life.” Alice: “Well, you’d think so if you had two small brother? as I have.”— The Jester. GOOD WORDS TO A YOUNG MAN, Henry Ward Beecher ’ s Advice to Eis Son. Brooklyn, N. Y., October 18, 1878.—My dear Herbert: You are now for tbe first time really launched into life for yourself. You go from your father’s house, and from all family connections, fco make your own way in lLe world. It is a good time to make to make a new start, to cast out of whose evil yoo haTe hod an experience, and to take on habits the want of which you have found to be so damaging. 1. You must not go into debt. Avoid debt as you would the dev¬ il. Make it a fundimental lule: No debt—cash or nothing. 2. Make few promises. Relig ously observe even the smallest promise A man who means to keep his promise cannot afford to make many. 3. Be scrupously careful in all statements. Accuracy and per¬ fect frankness, no guesswork. Either nothing or accurate truth- 4. When working for others sink yourself out of sight, seek their interest. Make yourself neeesary to those who employ you by industry, fidelity and scru¬ pulous integrity. Selfishness is fatal. 5. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than any¬ body else expects of you. De¬ mand more of yourself than any¬ body else expects of you. Keep your personal standard high. Never excuse yourself to your¬ self. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself, but leni¬ ent to everybody else. 6. Concentrate your own forces on your own proper business; do not turn off. Be constant, stead¬ fast, persevering. 7. The art of making ones’s for¬ tune is to spend nothing. In this country any intelligent and indus¬ trious young man may become rich, if he stops all leeks and is notin a nurry. Do not make haste; be patient. 8. Do not speculate or gamble. You go to a land where everybody is excited and strive to make money, suddenly, largely [without working for it. They blow soap bubbles. Steady, patient indus¬ try is both the surest and the safest way. Greediness and haste are two devils that destroy thou¬ sands every year. 9. In regard to Mr. B-, he is a southern gentleman; he is re¬ ceiving you as a favor to me; do not let him regret it. 10. I beseech you to correct one fault—severe speech to others; never speak evil of any man, no matter what the facts may be. Hasty fault-finding and severe speech of absent people is not honorable, is apt to be unjust and cruel, makes enemies to yourself, and is wicked. 11. You must remember that you go to Mr. B. not to learn to manage a farm like his. One or two hundred acres, not forty thousand, is to be your future homestead, but you can learn the care of cattle, sheep, the culture of wheat, the climate, country, manners and customs, and a hun¬ dred things that will be needful. 12. If by integrity, industry and well-earned success you deserve well of your fellow citizens, they may, in years to come, ask you to accept honors. Do not seek them do not receive them while you are young—wait; but when you are established you may make your father’s name known with honor iu halls of legislation. Lastly, do not forget your father’s and your mothers God. Because you will ba largely deprived of church privileges, you need all the nerve to keep your heart before God. But do not despise small churches and hnmble preachers. “Mind nothigh things, but condescend to men of low estate.” Read often the Proverbs, the preoeptsand duties enjoined in the New Testament. May your father’s God go with'you and pro¬ tect you. Henry Ward Beecher. Rev. J. O. R, Corliss, pastor of the Methodist church at New Gretna, Burlington county, N. J., writes very encouragingly as fol¬ lows: Dr. G. W. Kirk, Dear sir— About four years ago I took a heavy cold that resulted in a stub¬ born catarrh. It increased in se¬ verity, gradually extending down¬ ward to the pharynx and larynx, thence to the bronchia, The back part of my throat was cov¬ ered with ulcers; my voice lost its strength and resonance, some¬ times fading away into aspira¬ tions. To go out into cool air was to be filled up with phlegm and mucous until it was no pleas¬ ure to leave the house. I tried remedies officinal and remedies patented, with no relief, the dis¬ ease still increased in maglinance. Radam’s Microbe Killer was sug¬ gested to me, and ha 1 some other than yourself had charge of it I should have dismissed it from my mind. Having confidence in your judgement, I felt “there must be something in it.” A faithful use of the remedy has convinced me that there is salva¬ tion in it for every catarrhal suf¬ ferer. I feel improved in every way: health much improved, voice strong, discharges much less .profuse, ulcers healed, hoarseness gone, can get a full breath of air—in short, can say the remedy is all that is claimed for it. Yours, J. 0. R. Corliss. For sale by G. A. LUCAS, sole agent. Miss Skinpenny: “This cheap butter ain’t fit to eat.” Mrs. S.: “No, it ain’t. Run into Mrs Goodsoul’s and borrow a pound. She always has good butter—the highest-priced in market. Tell her we’ll pay her back to-morrow.” Miss S.: “Goin’to git butter to¬ morrow?” Mrs. S.: “We’ll pay her with this.”—-New York Week iy It was Mr. Emerson who said “the first wealth is health,” and it was a wiser than the modern philosopher who said that “the blood is the life.” The system, like the clock, runs down. It needs winding up. The blood gets poor and scores of diseases result. It needs a tonic to enrich it. IgA certain wise doctor, after years of patient study, discover¬ ed a medicine which purified the blood, gave tone to the system, and made men—tired, nervous brain-wasting men—feel like new. He called it his “Golden Medical Discovery,” It has been sold for years, sold by the million of bot¬ tles, and people found such satis¬ faction in it that Dr. Pierce, who discovered it, now feels warran¬ ted in selling it under a positive guarantee of its doins good in all cases. Perhaps it’s the medicine for you. Your’s wouldn’t be the first case of scrofula or salt-rheum, skin disease, or lung disease, it has cured when nothing else would. The trial’s worth ma kin g and costs nothing, Money good. ra¬ funded if it don’t ao yon MT BROWtrS /ROM B/TTER9 Cures Indigestion, Wltownees, Debility. Dyspepei*. Fhyei ria, Nerrousneae, and General _recommend it All deaden eeB it Genuine frasuad* n«rk aad cnxwd. red: WORDSTO FRIENDS: Job work solicited and satis tac¬ tion guaranteed. Reliable attention given advertu * trig. YA’AJft 7 REASONABLE ■ No. 35. It is reported that Rube Bur¬ row wasn’t shot down as reported, but mobbed. John T. Smith of Emanue county killed last week two wild gobblers upon which he feasted his friends the following Sunday. Joe Seagrave, a white man, was smothered to death last Tuosday night near Athens. He went to a corn shucking, got drunk, came home and sl«pt in a cotton house. Becoming covered up under the cotton he suffocated. The News of Monroe says that a reliable gentlemen informed them that he saw several white people picking cotton on last Sun¬ day not from Monroe. “Six days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh is the day of the Lord thy God.” A negi.o swindler who called himself Key, after swindling sev¬ eral hundred colored people in Atlanta, skipped for parts un¬ known. He told them of the fer¬ tility of the soil In Africa and for $1.25 a head offered to his dupes a free transportation and a farm free. He went off $1,000 better than whe n he came. Glanders have broken out among the mules and horses in Marion county. Veterinary Sur¬ geon Hudson of Columbus was sent for and pronounced the dis¬ ease glanders and recommended that the stock, barns, stalls and surroundings be burned, Tbe disease developed from a horse brought from Texas. Rather funny, isn’t it! Norwood Hines, Smith and Gen. L. J. Gar trell, all endorsed the sub-treasury bill, and now they come out as candidates for Senator against Gordon. Why should they think it incumbent upon them to run for Senator just because they endorse the sub-treasury bill? Is there no such thing as disinterested patri¬ otism?—Marietta Journal. Indian corn is not known in France as an article of foot:. One of our consuls there, Mr Griffin, writes that if corn meal could be introduced a lasting benefit would be conferred upon the poor and a new outlet would be found for the overproduction of Ameri¬ can farms. A simple way to reach the French country people would be to follow their monthly fairs held in every canton. At these fairs corn meal could be cooked rn various ways before the eyes of the people and served to them. In a short time the French would see that corn meal is a cheap, wholesome and easily cooked article of food. It would pay to start a similar crusade in every civilized country in the world. The result would create a new demand for the corn which our western farmers now bs.ru as fuel, and the crop would become to be the most valuable of all our food products. %• Blood Purifier t«ceoai Stood Fotoon, Uloe « m«U»ort».dnea»c«oI CoaJautioo.1 Blood of the Poison, Mtv enrial Kheamatiun, Diseases Boues, Gen. «rel Debility end all disease* arisme from impure Almand and Lanford carry a nice line of saddles, bridles, collarswagon and buggy har¬ ness of the best quality.
