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i id. J*li« Saturday by the „ mi ®ra » mm » jtsrciis v- ! Pr0priet ° rS - SUBSCRIPTION. year $1 25 . ' One (15 month 3 35 Three , i Specimen copy free. SHERIFFS SALES. jjorgia, Rockdale county. I Jir b r court house l iirthecity ofCoper 8 within K ft for cash, certain the house following and lot property, m tne. ft A the 16th district of of Conyers, Rockdale comity, J'ft y Henry now 200 and bountle ! fttlou nartof lot No. s: Begiuing in the middle of Sortli Llui street o,night of way of Georgia and running N, 54 cleg. V . j ftaid right then of N way eight ‘leg. chains h. and one g,S'fifty-four irtvfnks; links; then S 87% t V s’tide*. two Chains and titty chain three and links; fifty in iakl; W. one then S. 87?; deg. >V. four Lsand seventy street links; four to ehains a stake and m l,midcHe l„t of the Containing V four links to the one-hundredth begining eor r. two and CJ, r rc—levied on as the property of V j Carr and Mrs. N. A. Carr, to satis Lrt lamortgage said county fi. fa.,from favor the of superior W. J. of in hraerand II. A. D. Turner, adminis L,-, Lei; of the estate said of W A J A Carr Turner, and N (de- A L against pointed out by mort L,H r Property in possession^ fa.and tenants $8.25 li i-.- _ —ALSO— At the same, time and place the folio w idescribed property: A certain tract •parcel of land in the-th district of ockdale county, containin* twenty-live j) acres more or less, bounded as fol n: on the east by John Day. South .James Ifacfcus, on the west'by lands Lnorth (beestate of Dr. 8. W. Bryant, (dee’ef) and on by lands of Eliza Hart, Ivied on as the property issued of Sarah Hart, (satisfy an execution from the perior court of faid county, in favor k. Bennett against said .Sarah Hart, mailt;-in possession notified. Erin October 27th, 1887). A. P. Mitcueix. 1.93 Deputy Sheriff. SHERIFFS SALES. PILL be sold before the court house ' door in the city- of Conyers on the s:Tuesday in December next within [legal hours of sale, to the highest bid r bhundred for cash, and the fourteen following property: Ire (114) acres, or less, of land in the Kith district originally Henry then Newton now kikdak* county, being part of lots Nos. [and I the North 2S2, and by AC bounded McCalia. as East follows: by J A Stewart, South byJ II Aitunnel i Bentley, Best by A Riley and Brge Baker, anil known as the’John BitefieH home place, (except eighty n sold to A C McCalia at Sheriff’s ton fi fa from superiot court of said fusty pitdiell), in favor the ot W property T Moon of said vs. John Joint I’iiuiicll, as ion defendant. Said land lev as the property of said John T pin'll prior to court satisfy of said two (2; county fi fas of from Roek- the le,one in favor of W T Moon vs John BUtrliell, Ini and the other in favor of S Shipley vs John T Mitehell and peMiudieU. plied. This October Tenants 30th in 1885. possesion $7.37 —ALSO— more (lark sixty bay bushels, more less, of corn, mare mule ten years old. ‘■•■i one black marc mule about nine !! old and blind. Levied on as the Wy of G P Sigman and E S Sig s to satisfy one fi fa issued from the cior court of Rockdale countv in «ofW K & T J Treadwell. Prop [!»"ited f; l8ss out bv fi fa. This October - $3.25 —AI.SC— uhe same time and piace the follow Neribed property, to-wit: Twenty ifres ot cotton, more, or loss, fifteen (or corn, more or less, in the field, rmndred pounds of seed cotton, tor to satisfy a distress warrant Ivor of'F j] Clayton against John i wo’. VS ^ nr ren t due for the years 1884 and 1885. Levied on by llelms L C and turned over to me f-ue 20th day of October, 1885. L W. H. M. Austin, Sheriff. WUNISTBATOIi SALE. firtne of an order from the court-of -< Miaary eathe of Rockdale county wiii be first Tuesday in December the com-t house door in said - !e>r:li hours °t'sa!e, the , C tiie'* H'nikctt Jtcontaining re^ded at on'i-ift 0 ne hundred and fif I- ni ? r 6 or * ees ; adjoining ft i 1 R Fftiiging ^he heir/of r* Leased), to Thomas L. ft and R S Stanton; on b y R S Stanton and D C ■ and on t]»e west by lands belong ( * estate of J H Turner, (de «C£ k ° ne fm! f interest in one W4 "nwkett!$*£«£! P-ownd; aiso one r—* ’ Paying debts and makin* diLri 1 ^ J A Plunkett, as 4 lo 11 , 8 Ar »ica Salve, ol ^ tht! wo£ld for Cuts, > Sa,t R!iei,n b Fe l ' f ”r!i« 4 k,n Haiufe, i a pi| Eru|>t,on8 /■ It ii or 1,0 P a y re ' f »• kox. or^mon"v^fnnefed* FW P p f ^ ■ sale h- Dr ' A t ra ... , . Ahnand-f 35 CtS at J Frf * / a SR k ri w & m u mt 9 Vol. 3. A BURST OP ELOQUENCE. We do not remember ever reading at any time a more beautiful impro¬ vised speech than that made by Col. Landon C. Haynes, in response to a toast proposed by Gen. N. B. Forrest at a dinner given by members of the bar at Jockson, Miss. Before the guests left the table Gen. Forrest sa *V .. , r , , T 1" ''pose it u a i > o. 1 don i C. Haynes, of East -Tennessee, the country sometimes called God oisa en. ‘ i 7 .,.ch. meut,’ I was born in East Tennes see on the banks of the Watauga, Which , , . ,11 V Indian vernact. i ar is • ,i beau- „ . t. ui river,’ and beautiful nver it is I have stood upon its bank m mj childhood, and looked down through its glassy waters and have seen a heaven below, anc nn no u [ and beheld a heaven above, reflect ing like two mirrors, each in the other its moons and its planets, and its trembling stars. Away from its banks of rocks and cliffs, hemlock and laurel, pine and cedar stretches a vale back to the distant mountain as beautiful and exquisite as any in Italy or Switzerland. There stands the Great Unicorn, the Great Roan, the Great Black, and the Great Smo¬ ky Mountains, among the loftiest in the United States of North America, on whose summits the clouds gather of their own accord in the brightest day. There I’ve seen the great spir¬ it of the storm, after noontide, take his nap in the pavilion of darkness and clouds. 1 have then seen him arise at midnight as a giant refresh¬ ed with slumber, and cover the heav¬ ens with gloom and darkness; I have seen him awake the tempest, and let loose the red lightnings for that thou¬ run among the mountain tops a sand miles, swifter than an eagle’s flight in the heaven. Then I have seen them stand up and dance like angels of light in the clouds to the music of the grand organ of nature, whose keys seemed touched by the fingers of Divinity in the hall of eter¬ nity, that responded in notes through of thunder, which resounded the universe. Then I have seen the darkness drift away beyond the hori¬ zon, and the morn get up from her saffron bed, like a queen, put on her robes of light, come forth from her palace in the sun, and stand up tip toe on the misty mountain top, and while night fled from before her glo¬ rious face to his bed-chamber at the pole she lighted the green vale and beautiful river where I was born and played in my childhood, with a smile of sunshine. Oh! beautiful land of the mountains, with sun painted cliff, how can I ever forget tliee!” Gen Forrest stood amazed while the speaker uttered these marvelous sentences. Dodge county will vote on local option on the 31st of December. Mr. J. Willis Smith, of Elberton, exhibits a yarn potato that weights Of pounds. He took thirty five pounds of potatoes from three hills. The crop is unprecedented large in t!\is county. People living in the vicinity of the Double ponds,” now known as the Devil ponds,” in Coffee county, sav that something in the shape of an animal without a head has recently and repeatedly followed travelers passing that locality. The only res idents are said to be loth to pas3 the spot at night. Blaine has never been called a fool. He is reported to have said recently that the democratic party is in for long lease of power. He has made some false prophesies, but he evidently sees the drift of things in this year 1885. We a <r ree with an exchange when it savs that Sam Jones’ three G’s— I “grace, grit and greenbacks”—will well run a country newspaper as as a campmeeting. ‘ Matilda s lover to tier little sistei . at dinner: “Come, Myrtle, give me a kiss—only one.” Little sister: “N°, I wont; you asked Tiddy for one in the parlor, and you took ««-" n mwr ,_.< T hear vou are troing to leave town r’ Fogg—“Yes.” Brown -“I should think you would hate to leave and go among strangers. Tou know everybody here, you know. F ogg-“Yes, but then, you know, evervbodv knows me.” - i A P oet sa vs: “T, i,e .' 8 alwa , vs - - », 1 his , ; sunrise some-wiiere. . is coin ; Girting. To the man who is just ,oing to bed there comes the happy tl ^ lt 30 *“ ebod >' kas to TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS FOREVER. CONYERS, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 28, 1885. GATHERING IN. THE NATION’S REPRESENTATIVES READY FOR WORK. Washington City alive with Politics—The Silver Question the Great issue, Washington, Nov. 25, 1885. Everytlling in Washington is bustle and preparation for congress and the social season. Senators and | R esentatives are dropping into citJ% and the C10 wds on Penn svlvania avenue are larger every i y-rrs «-",u a:,;: ftas. f u ' e Sueakersliin s'PeaKt.isinp, amt and the tne leadership luuieismp of the Republican V-h minority m the , ’ wili will be decided soon in caucu 8< Ladies talk dinners, recep t j on U and toilets Tliev are under t| , e fluence of antl , nodis . ^ in preparation for the part they are , to take in society’s ; winter carn . The members of the new adminis tration will do their parts socially. The two New York members of the cabinet will lead as entertainers. They both have large fortunes and are supported by wives who arc fond, of society. Secretary Bayard lives in a rather modest house, and says his means will not permit his taking a larger one. He has a large family, which is still dependent upon him. The president will do socially what etiquette requires of him, noth¬ ing more. The regular official din ners will be given at the white house, but it is likely lie will adhere to his resolution of accepting no in¬ vitations except perhaps to cabinet dinners. Cabinet officers have had a custom of dining each other once a week. Presidents have been iti the habit of attending these din¬ ners. The question which will come most promptly before congress is undoubtedly that of silver. The probable discussion of this question lias brought out a great many books on the subject and the congresmen who have come to the city, have been huut : ng up literature relating to financial questions- The distin¬ guished ex editor of the “World”; Manton Marble, has sent to each member of congress during the week, a pamphlet entitled “The Great Monetary Powers,” accompanied by his card and compliments. He now advocates the suspension of the coinage of silver in the United States. The interest in the silver question quite overshadows just now’ that of the tariff. A few days ago, the tariff and an ti tariff champions, Representative Morrison and Ex Speaker Randall met by chance in the office of the first assistant postmaster-general. The late antagonists on the tariff question shook hands cordially, in quired about each other’s health, and chatted iu a way that refuted the allegation of personal ill feeling between them. 51 r. Randall spent three hours with the president one evening this week, and they talked about chang¬ ing the rules of the lower house, so as to permit more legislation during the coming f ess'oa. The presi¬ dent favors as much legislation as can possibly be crowded info the session. He endorses the plan to di vide the appropriation bills among the committees. He lias said the tariff could verj-well go over until next session if necessary, and that there were more important matters to look after. He also favors action on the silver question, and a good deal of his message will be given to that subject. which the presi The situation in dent will find himself in reference to the senate on the meeting of congress w jU be peculiar. The majority of the Senators are opposed to him in politics. Some democratic senators are opposed to the course he has pursued in regard to appointments ot tliese ll:i ' e <lw V lie<1 ‘‘j 1 ’ ! intention , of opposing lam ) on the j ground that his nominations are not ; democratic in the sense that they j ghouid be, and further as a means of f d „ him to make more c hanges j lLan he seems inclined to make. To senate thus constituted, the president «ill liave to submit a vari etyof nominations. Its attitude towards him will be watched with j 1 great interest. I ; , 31 ,- s . H. J. Goss has an autograph , wrilten ))V the celebrated dwarf; Gen Tom Thumb, on the fly leaf of | . .:. . Ti„i.p,no,re, C; in 1840 \r Mrs. "r ’ft® 0 «3 was ouite L.l a little *irl at 1 t| ,at 1 1 the nroud dis tinction o y i - , ' ^ J a P; JJ^rtwelSn. f i , WHY THEY DON’T MARRY. The opinion is quite general that the majority of young Women of the present day who have been reared in wealthy homes, and who have been used to luxurious surroundings are rather helpless creatures. There is doubtless some foundation for this opinion. They are helpless, however, only in the sense that they know little or nothing about manag ing a home, or making it comforta ble and attractive. They want what¬ ever money can buy, because they have always had a full purse at their command. They shrink from assuming the burdens of a household and a family because, they don’t like to have their pleasures interfer¬ ed with. They want rich husbands, though, if the truth were known, their parents in many instances be gan life on an income that would seem to them a very small amount even for pin money. Such women do not want poor men for husbands, anti, as a rule, would not be content with the homes which noor men would give them. The whole of their training has been such as to unfit them for poor men’s wives. Of course, there are helpless good-for-no¬ thing men, as there are seldom wo men. These men, however, amount to anything in life, while the women, if misfortune overtakes them, often display a strength of character, wealth of resource, and a willing ness to adapt themselves to their surroundings that is worthy of the h igh est ad mi ration. Evidences of the unhappiness of married life that crop out in the di¬ vorce courts, and in other ways, have something to do doubtless with keeping young men from marrying. Much of this unhappiness is un¬ doubtedly due to defective training. A wife who does not make her home attractive, cannot expect to have a happy home, and the reason why so many fail to make their homes at tractive, is because they have not been properly trained. They have never been taught the mysteries of the kitchen or the ai t of managing servants. They do not know howto economize and save. When the ex penses of maintaining a home ex coed the income the strain is gener¬ ally more than the most amiable dis position can stand, and smiles give place to frowns. mistake in Parents make a great they training their (laughers as if were to be the wives of rich men. It is probable that the wives of most of the rich men in this country to¬ day helped their husbands to make their fortunes. They were not bur dens to them. They knew how to help them, and they did help them. —Sav a n na h News. The dictum that the rich are growing richer and the poor poorer is a mistake, so far as this country is concerned. Statistics show that the tendency is to the enlargement of the number of prosperous persons who are neither rich nor poor, but comfortable, earning moderate in comes ranging from $1,000 to 10,000. This means the best and most equit¬ able distribution of wealth. The massing of enormous wealth in the hands of single individuals is almost entirely the result of speculation.! it is an evil that will cure itself. President Cleveland's usual suit is of black broadcloth, with the coat double breasted and tightly buttoned about the boby. His linen is always white, and he puts on a new turn¬ over collar every day. His favorite necktie is one of black, very quiet and modest in its tie. The presi¬ dent ties it himself and does not re quire the assistance of a valet in making his toilet. One of the imposing stones of the Jonesboro News was once used by Ben Franklin. Addison said: “Nature delights diet.” jn the , nos t plain and simple Thi s is the reason Nature never has the gout or has to call in a doctor. Nature, we may remark, has a large head> ‘ ‘Give a clog a plate of soup,” says a northern paper, “and he , becomes a Heker.” On the contrary, be be comes a lappet. Perhaps one o t.jiese <luvs « subject will be Btartwl that a northern editor knows some tb '“S al ’ out - A poll tax was never beard of un to \-U (. 1 m iau M 3 \ the death of the Black . .art nn -e 1 •, it necessary to raise revenue rapidly , -n<l a l»H tax was accordingly lev ied and paid. It was justified only on the ground of a pressing erocr the i ! -ney, and it never entered heads of the statesmen of those days i that such a lax would be submitted I to as a regular thing. No. 45. ANATURAL CURIOSITY. Considerable speculation is being indulged in by local scientists and persons interested in arboriculture regarding the strange freak of a rim pic tree, which is constantly absorb ing and scattering water on the passer by on the principal street of our city, The tree, of the proper tion with a trunk of about twelve inches in diameter, and a height to its top most twigs of about twenty feet, stands on the edge of the side¬ walk in front of the residence of Mr. William weeks, L. day Cohen, and and night, for there the past has j two been constantly falling from its branches water in sufficient qnanily to keep the fence and pavement be neath quite wet, and the drops fall on the passers by cause those unae quainted with the source from which they come to think alight shower is passing over. A great place, many but peo pie have visited the no roasonable theory has been advanced as to the cause.—Carncsvilie Regis ter. The Waterbury American, refer ing to the recent boom in the Evang¬ elist business, says: “One of the curious things about revivals has always been that the character of the instrument has little to do with their success or failure.” This is true, as to the crowds and noise. Wc picked up a little incident about one of these religious drummers a few days since. After a series of meetings in which he had exhausted liis stock of sermons and had sold all of his song books, he requested all who were assured of salvation to rise, following the word with nn up ward action himself. Immediately there- was aline in front as upright and bold a-; an awkward squad :t a militia drill. The old pastor of the church in which the services were belli, and whose long life had been clean and humble, kept his chair and bowed head very low. Comment would be superfluous.—Macon Tele¬ graph. Our old friend Robert Lane, who lost his eyesight by a premature explosion several years ago, believed the coming winter was going to be as cold as “blue-blazes.” and incon¬ sequence he spoke to Mrs. Samantha Puckett about the feasibility of bunching their lives, hearts and bedclothes together, in order to la better prepaired The in ease of a “freeze out.” fair widow said she though it a first rate idea, and so on the night of November it together they rode to the gate of a justice of tiie peace and had the matter set llyd by becoming man and wife.— Covington Enterprise. The seats in the United States senate are now nil filled. The roll was completed by the election of John H. Mitchell, Oregon. Tim body contains forty two republicans and thirty-four democrats The repub¬ lican majority of eight includes, however, Mnhoue, Riddleberger, Van Wyck and Mitehell. Mahone’s crushing defeat may have unsettled iiis inclined politieial status. Riddleberger is to be independent, and to vote against M a hone, whom he de¬ tests. Van Wyck is an anti monop olist at all times and in ai! weathers. Mitchell was elected by the aid of democratic votes, and under pledges to support administration nominees. If the doubtful quartette should siiri iitaneously kick out of the party traces, Mr. Hendricks would have a casting vote. John C. Coleman, of Swainsboro, has a dog that will go to the differ¬ ent yards in town and deliberately drive the chickens, one by one, to his master’s yard. As soon as he gets one in the yard he returns and starts another. He will patiently work for half a day, if necessary, to get one chicken. Thomas J. Cluverius was to have been hanged the 20th of November, 1885. By appealing he has post poned hanging perhaps indefiinitely. Arguments will be heard in April. If he gets a new trial he will be apt I to get off with only a badly damaged | character. In the meantime poor Lillian Madison sleeps in a dishon ored urave. «*"”*“£• “J* ... therefore a crime, what is itf Il .t j oU.er uSn.eaimFf 1 ’'']'" 1 M.'re^viS- | h|jman |aWH in tl)at regard, drunken- ; ness would be confined to a small I fercen t a g e 0 f population.—Augusta Chr0Dic , e . Will Jackson, the .. absconding . .. j clerk ol the Auiericus post office, is ; still under arrest at Iah Angeles, Cal., where he will remain until an inspector of the post office depart I ; ment is sent after him. gOBFOIQRK *e§30F ALL KIND DOMEES NEATLYAK1) rEOMPTLY. ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN ON DEMAND Fay for advertisements is always due after the first insertion, unless otherwise contracted for. Guaranteed positions 20 per cent extra. Entered postofllce as second-class mail matter. PATENTS GRANTED. Patents granted to citizens of the southern slates Nov. 17, 1885, and reported expressly for the Soi.rn South by V. A. Snow & Co., Patent lawyers, opposite U. S. Patent Office, Washington, D 0. It. G. Hassell, Leesburg, Ya, Weatherstiip; E. Briggs, Coleman, Tex., irrigating apparatus; M. L. Flowers, Rome, Ga., Pulverizer and cultivator; J. I. Greer, Heaclsville, Tex., Cotton chopper; F. Criin, Co¬ manche, Texas, Post hole auger; W. S. Thomson, Atlanta, Ga., Colton planter; W. P. Hamlin, Rogers, Ark., Bee hive: T. J. Sullivan. Bow ling Green, Ivy., Trap; J. S. Grier, Matthews, N. C., Quilting frame; W. W. Ivone, Houston, Tenn., (Jis tern cut off; S. J. Lea, < lhattanooga, Tenn., Wrench; W. J. McGavock, Memphis, Tenn., Current wheel; T. McKeetlien, New Orleans, La., Lemon squeezer; P. Nolan, Chatta nooga, Tenn.. Railway switch; B. D. Martin, Greenville, Tex., Car coup¬ ling; li. M. Pierce, Nashville, Tenn, Manufacturing coke; W. F. Bel¬ ding, Tangerine, Fla., Fruit 1 crate; Z. Stephenson, Verona, Kv., Clothes drier; E, W, Van Dozen, Newport, Kv-, Boiler tube cleaner; W. W. Watts, Louisville, Ivy., Toilet case; li. Copes, Orangeburg, S. (J., Hoc ing machine. Never in the history of Georgia were so many resignations did these from the bench known. Why men seek with such avidity these official positions to lay them down before the expirations ol their terms of of¬ fice, unci just iq on the eve of the State election year, is a question the people will soon see clearly solved.— Madisonian. Newnau has more money invested ... ftureh property than city of n> any 10,000 niaabitiinta m Georgia. 1 ho Methodist ftp . '«t. cluing church has lias over invest' *18,000 <1 about, the $zU,000, ifus the Presbyleriar. church about $12,000; which is a total of $50,000. “What i Told My Wife” is the ti tie of a new book. It is almost needless to say that it is fiction. A tidal wave of matrimony seems to have struck Talking Rock and vicinity, Within a weak or more there havejbcen four weddings. Ex-United States Senator J. H. Mitchell was elected senator Horn Oregon on the 18th instant, the de¬ mocrats voting for him. God forgive the cowardI3’ grand jurors and the cowardly solicitors and the cowardly judges who have failed to bring to justice the men who have besotted the minors of this state.— Dr. Haygood. Some of the newspapers now speak of the late legislature as the “late lamented,” The Pike county poor farm, con¬ sisting of three hundred acres, is of¬ fered for sale. That part of Tennyson’s t:< w po¬ em which speaks of something ns being “swallowed in vas.tness, lost in science, drowned in the depths of a meaningless past,” is now taken to be a whack at the Mugwump. Rev. Sam Jones lias been offered by New York parties six hundred dollars a week for 100 nights to go north and talk on morality, He says he will not do it, as money is not what he is after. An exchange writes along edito rial headed: “Is life worth living?” Oh, Yes, life is worth living, if you keep your corns well pared and don t wear your boots too small. Maiione’s successor ai senator from Virginia is likely to be, not Barbour, but John YV. Daniel, of Lynchburg, who is reputed to lie the ablest lawyer in the state and one of the foremost orators in the United States. He is tall, thin and black haired, with a strong, sweet voice and body crippled with bullets during the war. He earns a great deal of money, spends it just as quickly, and has a wife who is wealthy in her own right. There is room in the m„ter of .tilth g..,, The Dickson will case in Sparta has been sustained by the jury t* ing the ease. It w 11 now be carried to the Supreme Court. During the breezy summer t ig .t she sang, “Meet me at the g.ti love;” now she has changed ii to “Meet me at the grate, love.” The cool weather has called her in, and the coal bin and pa’s pocket book will suffer these long winter nights.