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SOLID SOUTH.
JOHN B MADDOX, Editor.
SATURDAY DEC 26. i8«r>.
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omyrm-tWtiPTI'i OUS YiiAS SsWOLJt 1^ rOTE. rO*<L.
Today we dose our■journalistic'
labors for 1085..
The dying year ushered in
r-* Somo SOCTH , with . . t bright . promises.
Through nil us varied changes Wi
have endeavored to do our duty.
Our friends all along havr* boon
faithful and true. Uur hearts g«
out in unbroken , . gratitude to all- „n
We look back upon many a checker
ed scene with pride and witness
with overawed interest the fidelity of
While everything .... today , , is • ablaze , .
with Christmas sports, we mingle
with its|festivitics, feeling that our
year's work is done. Our works,
1,0111 , good 1111 iU,d md doU( i '""“i i
’ : 1 e '‘
forever. i hey arc now numbered
with the things of the past. In
many instances we might have done
better, and it is possible * wccould
l ave done worse, Lpon thcwl.ol. , , j
we have no serious regrets for any
thing, but are truly thankful that
our course has been so pleasant as it
has.
At the funeral of 1885 we shed no
tears. The past is g< no, ami our
mistakes will lie corrected in the fut¬
ure.
W'itbout regret to the past we say,
good-bye. To the fut ure we opt n our
hearts and hands and bid it welcome.
SHOUT TMJGOBBLER’S PRAISE.
Let poets slug the martyr’s fame,
And spread Ids honors hare.
For glories live notin mere name.
But like to butter stuffed with hair.
A richer strain my steps Invito
Than songs of victors toil;
A dreadful crash went out at night,
And dead the gobbler fell.
The strutting robe was stripped in haste,
Head, legs and feathers tle.w :
The While’fiery body sucks the dummy through. paste,
w aves sweep
The scenting meat any soul enchains,
And leads its victim blind,
As thousands eat their juicj gains
And leave the poor behind.
The surging hosts tramp in and out
And swell the boldest strain,
As ringing laughs fly out in shout
And dread no dinting pain.
Our scraping feet leap out in mirth,
And bound not far enough, worth
For hunger clasps uur Inner
With hopes ol better Stull.
Tims panting soul outilv your bound
And sweep to purer light; sound
For aching cares doth rise and
In life's turkey light.
Christman.
The Macon Telegraph has this
beautiful article on <’hristinas:
Yesterday was Christmas, tiie day
of the nineteenth century. Other
holidays we have, days set aside in
honor of great men, of dead heroes,
of political significance, of thanks¬
giving, but none of these, in the es
titnation of the people, yotmg a nd
old, compare with (Juristnuis. its
significance is so well known as to
scarcely bear comment; it marks
the birth of the man who, so lar as
our knowledge goes, did mote tor the
world than any who lias lived ill it.
Kingdoms, empires, rebublics, have
sprang front Ins footprints; made arts,
inventions, sciences have been
possible by his birth and life; the
grand civilization under which We
live in the enjoyment ol life, ot liber
tv. of free thought ami free speech,
dates hack to him; and fora vast
percentage of the people who have
arisen, perished, nro yel to come, the
future is bound up in him. No
won lerihen that the day, popularly j
accepted should as the be anniversary crowned with of love his j
birth,
and honored with observance among
all nations whose civilization is j
founded upon intended him. the j
It is not to convoy
idea that the world s observance ot
this great day is founded upon an
appreciation ot these facts. I bust
mas observance is a habit, a custom
with very many people; us line
dinners, relaxation from toil, its tun
and fireworks, its home presents and
friendly recognitions it must be cm
fessed, make up the cay with these,
But there are many who pass into
the day with a ful recognition of Us
significance. The world would be
happier if there were more.
It would constitute a fine
vance of Christmas day, if every man,
woman and child should strive on
that occasion to imitate, for om e at
lei»t. ll„.,n.n «l» Kav.lt pr..,..- gutd
nonce ; if they should take for
ance then the greatest of a. the com
mandments, “love one another, and
plant an act of chanty hr t he way
bide. We do not bpeak of the ciian
ty which not only begins but ends at
home, but of that which makes eve
ry out man to some one's neighbor, needy one and a [caches lumping
hand. Marked by such deeds,
(■;hristinas would be Christmas
indeed and the white dove of peace
would 'fold its wings tiie over many a
happy home when lights are hday ex
tinuuished and Christ's birt
glides again into the eternity
time.
SAM JOKES’ WIT.
(Sontlivrn Bivouac lor January.) !
His wit is his Hist great power
with the masses.' How" much his
Gum-gin with this training it is difficult and birth to has to it! j
<!o sav; Wliat
! i admit* only of suggestlop.
Georgia’*? precise relation to genera
, | ti((H of * j t m ., v an 0 j )( . n q lies -
lion; this much' is true, so far as
wit in the south is eon
(•(*i*T)f*(i wp ‘ire ru i 4 * tli.jt Georgia ^ lias I
; ^ ^ ^
We krj(lW no Northern
I j stale, nr with half her. dozen May states, the which j
compare reason i
not be that Georgia is one of four i
I states in the South which are old i
(vh to v , n tn „ ive a distinct
‘ people? The of
tv , U) t o their rest
them arc young ns yet to de
\ clop any ‘ pnrtieuSariy distinguish
• iri „ t ra j t&
Why should wit be one of the
' Georgian? You will
lrinU (f re
Member that the climate of Georgia
j s mi;d, that the soil is sutlieicnt.lv
j generous to Lake from the mere effort j
| 'r],‘ *i t <• ' x i^if*iK*t* any I)il temess oT strurr !
j Thisgives leisure, comparative
j |Ms(1!i . ) u , ,y„. the poorer
t .) H s reacli their wants with little
more self exertion t han do the men
U wealth. Then the rich alluvial
i ^ plains ifre almost every where, in
0| . (!l Gco hl . divided by uplands
, u . s;UH , Hdges. audthc state'full of
v;t |j.-tios of rich and poor soil in
immediate proximity. The rich
planters of the lowlands are thus
brought in immediate contact with
l lie South poorer druses of the sand ridges,
iii Carolina and Virginia the
gap between the elapses is wide; in
Georgia it has largely closed over.
We have thus in daily contact the
sharp contrasts of life with leisure
in develop the natural result, a high
degree of wit. Witness the number
6f w riters from Georgia who have
earned a reputation in American lit¬
erature as wits; for example, Major
Jones’ ( bin tship, Georgia Scenes,
Hill Arp; and later, Uncle Remus,
Old Dukesboriougii Si, - and perhaps best of all,
Tales. To these
add, on the stump, such men as
Judge Underwood, and the elder
('ohjultt who, on one occasion, ran
an opponent for Congress off the
livid by'the effects of a single anec¬
dote on t he audience.
What has nune bearing yet upon
the point of reverence, as combined
with wit, is .Jones’ familarity from
childhood with that- remarkable
class of men, the Old-side Baptist
preachers. Men who, reared in the
mountains, hud drunk in the fullest
inspiration rtf nature j robust in
manhood,- restrained by no conven¬
tionalisms ofTHe hr thought, w ith a
side toward God as reverent and
comber as the robed mountains
among which they dwelt, insepara¬
ble tfom a freedom .of feeling and
illustration asuiitnmed Mid grotesque
as the lorents which roam, roar,
and leap along their byds. Their
am lienees were half the time in hor¬
ror, and mu’h of the other half in a
roar of laughter. Yet these men
were at heart true and reverent.
Senator Hoar is behind a iiuth
her of useful measures this year. lie
has introduced a Dili to repeal the
tenure of office law that p as passed
to cripple President Johnson. Sena
tor Hoar thinks the time has come
w hen to the executive should be re¬
stored the original power to remove
a subordinate official at pleasure.
President Cleveland lifts evidently
won the respect of tiie republican
congressmen.
Thore is a letter in the West IVint
post office from Hanover, Germany,
addressed tints: “To my Papa in
TV est Point, Georgia, America.”
Doubtless it w as w ritten by some lit
lie child to a wandering father, and
will never reach the hand of the one
for whom it was intended.
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Col. W II. Harrison, of the execu
tive department, has been studying
Hm geography of Georgia the' following for a day
or two, ami furnishes
list showing the similarity in
names ot a large number ot counties i
»„<! towns in the State, There is a
Newton in Laker county, a Coving- i
ton in Newton county, a Macon l 4 j
Bibb, an Oglethorpe in Macon, a i
Lexington in Oglethorpe, and Jack j
son .u Butts, a Jeiferson in Jackson,
ft Douglass in t oiloe, a Douglassville j (
j n Douglass, an Appling in Colain
Dia county a Baxley in Appling j
county, a Moultrie in Collquitt, a |
j udqintt in Mtiler county, a Bam
bridge in Decatur, a Deeatur in Dc
| .valb, a Cumunng in horsyth, a hor
sytli in Monroe a Monroe in M al
ton, a A outicollo in Jasper, a Jas
per iu Fu-keus, a Dahlonega in
| Lumpkin, a Lumpkiu in Stewart, a
j i Danielsville Jlarjau. iu toa Madison, i. a Call.™,., Madison
,,, . a
: Calhoun m Gordon, a Georgetown
; Quitman a Qmiman in Brooks.
a Dawsonvide m Dawson county, a
btvson in Terrell a banderavdie in
\\ astiingtou, a n Hblnngtoa in
Wilkes. The above list refers only
. to counties and countv sites. Togo
j further and hamlets and hunt with up the small similar towns
names in
| character would be a laborious un
j dertaking.
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This is a secret, Mr. Isaac
. Uingsworth says music is the sweet
est thing in the world except girls,”
j but that he can’t sing well on *c
j count of a web iu his throat.
David Whitmer, who difid in Mis
souri, last week, was the last suvi
vor of the ••witnesses’’ who with
Joseph Smith bwMdtSbe P^tes of
gold on which.the drigiow mserilml. *S* Win* *
Mormon wwe
mer’s muaculous own discoveiT account of the the liook allied ot
Moimon is well kaow®. He did not
seethe vision which Smith maims
to lom- seon aud he d.d uot go to
tHp hill wIilic ofnttn ciu a
^ fonnd the golden plates hut he
did see the plates covered with mean
ingless bierogiyphies, and in the
presence of two oroilier
men lie heard Smith, acting ostensi
bly under supernatural the power the ehar and
intelligence, translate
actors, and as Smith dictated he
and his companions wrote, lhis
was the origin of the book. . A few
days later he and the others were on
the highway together when
a great light broke upon them, a
mysterous power srrjote them to the
earth, and a voice, awesome in its
scope, commanded them to bear wit
news to tbc-trutli o t tlist wlijcli they
had seen ami heard. Whitmer was
highly esteemed by his neighbors He as
a man of integrity and veracity.
was an intelligent man, but was not
intelligent enough to discover the
imposition by winch he bad been
hoodwinked.
Rev. Sam Tones has closed the re¬
vival meetings in St. Louis, in which
lie, in connection with Mr, Sam
Small, of Atlanta, has been very
successful. He left St. Louis last
Monday for Knoxville, Tennessee,
where lie will preach unless called
to the bedside of bis sister, who is
quite ill. The next evangelistic
work will be in Cincinnati, w here In)
will hold a series of revival meetings
during January. Then he goes to
Springfield, Illinois, where lie will
labor for two weeks from February
1st. It is expected that he will re¬
turn to St. Louis next September.
The old fashioned whipping post
was revived in Gainesville Saturday.
A small boy was caught in the act ot
robbing R. P, Tallman <fc Co’s mon¬
ey drawer. His mother begge’d• to
have him w hipped instead of Carry¬
ing his case into court. Where
upon Mr. Delac.v, a member of the
firm. gave, the boy 3‘J lashes upon ids
naked hack. The child'was about 12
years of age.
‘•Why is a lire engine always
called‘she,’ asks someone. We can
not tell, unless perchance it is be¬
cause all the men turn and.Jook af
ter it when it pasties along the It refit.’
says the Lowell Citizen. Such ig¬
norance is painful... The en^ne is
called “she” because it wears,long after
hose and all the boys run
it. » *
A leading’ Philadelphia Ledger suggesting 'dHig£<ist ele
writes to the
t aippane as an infallible remedy for
hydrophobia. He says the active
medical principle is in the loot and
is called inulin, and lie gives a ...num¬
ber of cases to prove that it neutral
izes the virtu re of hydrophobia.
The cases cited relate both to human
beings and animals. He gives the
mode of using the remedy as fol
lows: “To one and a half ounces of
good, sound elecampane toot, bruised
in a mortar, add one pint of new
milk; boil to half pint, strain off.
anti when cold take at a dose in the
morning fasting. No food should be
taken for from three to five hours af
terwards. Repeat the. dose on the
third morningto intervene, and again
on the fifth morning. The above
quantity is for an adult, for cbild
ten, given in proportionate doses,
say to one of 12 years half the quail
titv.” He thinks it is only a pre
ventive after being bitten, and says
nothing will cure hydrophobia after
the patient shows signs ot madness,
If there is anything in this, elecatn
pane may do away will the necessity
for M. Pasteur’s experiments or
treatment.
A MAN OF THOUGHT.
The ^ Atlanta C-mitol in reiVrimr to
(h e ai J W.
Q reen General Augnsta”and Man -’cr of the
Port Royal and Spar
tnnhnrg Railroad, in addition to his
position as General Manager of the
Geor< v ia Railroad, n't* says; regard
Major \ Green as one of
lhc >e8t ra Uwu V nien in t&e South,
or ifi f . lct in the*wiu»lc country. He
combines in a peculiar degree broad
kloa9 of administration with detail,
Htf has the miwt thorough acquaint
iUU . e , vUh particulars, and at the
9nnie timr a | arge SJO pe of plan. He
is „ gentleman of decision and- W ol
judgement, cloaked under .he finest
Sliav itr, 'judaement the best common sense, the
CiM >lest ami the most un
'
voiding finnress is The troth ideal is
that Major i^ Green 1 one “Umrv of the Til,'
rai | road
Georgia Railroad, under j his ntan
a g emont) is lIle model 1Hi Wl4V af tIu .
coontrv and is a monument to his
OOUSU n iroate skill/’
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i Application lor Homestead,
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f
me ft>r exemprion of tiersoualrv and sot
ting apart and valuation of iiotw»tMd,
i and 1 will pass upon the same at my of
Heeat 10 o’clock a.- m. on the Utli rtay
January, 18S6. O. Szamans,
_
All who wish bargains call on S.
J. Richardson A Cowan. They ar.
gelling at cost.
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Ruptures instantly relieved by Fry‘s ce1~
ebrated truss.
The only Tums giving an upward and
inward presmre same as holding ruptum up
with N0 thigh the ham]. N0 pressure on flu: premium hark.
straps: to chnfo. First
and medals award d :11; (.‘incinnanti exposi
tion 1894. For sale by Dr. Wm . H. Lee,
(Jonym's, (5:.
The ‘the “mun :30. 50 ledial funny ought 911mm?! to 1‘
. alum. then.
5*.- .
geo. _
Saved His Life.
mV. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Horse
Cave Kv-says lie was, for many
year; badly afflicted with Phthisic,
also Diabetes; the pains would were ai
most nnenduruble and some
times almost'throw liim in convul
aions. He tried Electric Bitters and
got relief from the first bottle and
after taking six bottles, was entire
ly cored and had gained in flesh
eighteen pounds. Says he positive¬
ly believes he would have died, had
it not been for the relief afforded by
Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents
a bottle by Dr. W. II. Lee,
Brad field’s Female Regulator scien- a,
pnreiv Vegetable Compound, all de
tifically prepared. Will cure
rangeroents or irregularitcs of the
monthly sickness.
Send for our Treatise on “Health and
Happiness of Woman,” mailed free.
Bkadfikld Kegci-atok Co..
Atlanta, Ga.
Miraculous Escape.
W. \V. Reed, druggist, of YVin
chesta, Ind., writes: “One of my
customers, Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bar
tonia, Randolph Co., Ind., was a long
sufferer with Consumption, and was
given up to die by her physicians.
She heard of Dr. King’s New Discov¬
ery for Consumption, and began buy¬
ing it of me. In six months’ time
she walked to this city, a distance
of six miles and she is now so much
improved site has quit using it.
She feels she owes her life to it.
Free Trial Bottles at Dr. YV. H.
Lee’s Drug Store,
IJueklen’H Arnica Salve,
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, f e¬
ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chil¬
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re¬
quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cets per box. For sale by Dr. YV. H.
Lee.
Hr. J. G. Westmoreland
Cures Piles without the knife, ligature in less
or hot iron, w ithout pain, permanently. and
than a week, perfectly Cancer and and other ulcers
Female diseases, application, Con¬
treated Ids special and
sumption, Asthma, Nasal Catarrh, and
Bronchitis is by his special model of In¬
halation. 55C, S. Broad st., Atlanty, Ga.
TUTT’S
PILLS
25 Y EARS 1H USE,
Th« OroAtert Muctirsl Triumph of tkd Ag*I
SYMPTOMS OP A
TORPID LIVER.
r,o»ofuiip«tlto. Vmia la
the head, wish * dull neusatlon In the
hack yut, Pain under the shoulder
blade, Fullneae alter catlna, ritbeiiU*
Wr.lta«il«it» exertion of body or mind.
Irritability oftemer, lew spirit*, with
a feeling of having r*ylrc£.-d aouio duty,
Weariueae, Dizzineee, Fluttering at the
. Heart, Kota before the eye*, Headache
over the right eye, Restlessness, with
ttU'ul dreams. Highly yolorsd trine, had
CONSTIPATION. adapted
TTTTT'S PILLS are especially
to each eases, one dose effects such a
change of feeling ns to astonish the sufferer.
They Increase the ApvetUe.sntl cause the
body to Take on h'lenh, tuus tbs Action system 1 *
nourished, t»lge*tiveOrk«ns.H£«ul»r snd by their Tonic Stools on
the era
pn-liuv i. 1 'rt-e itr>o. II gifurra v st.«K. V •
TUTTS HAIR DYL
Ghat Rato or Whirkjckb ckangsa to a
Gimst Itoack by a single application of
Ibis pre. It imparts a untuntl color, act*
instan i anoously. SoM by Druggists, or
seiit by express on receipt St.. of New ft t. York.
Office, 44 Murray
CLINCMAN’S
smst OBACCO
REMEDIES
m.» nude none of tho loom Won. !
arm Cum on record. ;
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THE CLIJiGMAH TOBACCO OINTMENT
TI TION 1 K MOST uiark^t KFFKOTITK f<»r Pile* ASVRF, PKEP. 4 I'HK KA
on th« 4
f#*r lirbliif Ru newer ini fed to jiv*
um inapt relief. Will cons Anil V'lcers. Abstew,
Hfltola. T»tt#r. Balt Rbeum Barber’s Itch. Rin«
wonDft. Puupm, Soros and Boiih. Price 50 vtn,
THE CLINGMAN TOBACCO CAKE
Wound* NATCKR*S Out* (IWN REMKBV, bvmnK, Erysrp*!**. Core* Boi}*, a\ 1
Oarbnacles Baug Fc*l vn«. Ulcer*, bore* 8ore Ejt?,
S«'te Throat.B inw'nt* Corn*. Neurabfia.Hhrucjatiain,
Orchitis licat. Milk Rh*u malic Gout. Colds, Coughs,
Brouchiti*. inserts. In Lef. Snake attajs and Doc Bites. Stings
An. tat t «U TocaJ Irritation and
Lr.flMuniitior fKuu whatever Price *5 rim
THE CUNOMAK TOBACCO PIASTER
urine Prepared ice, uccordlrtjr he PCUKsT it* the meet SEOATlTK scfenUtfc
TMsJlKDlEVTS tt» oil
Tobacco flour, and is compt»unded specialty recommended with the purest
Croup. Weed Oaks tiie Breast, for
or of and for that class
ol irritant or infls mots tort maladies. Aches ard
Pains where, from trt» delicate a state of the eystom,
the *f the patient Tobacco i» unable Cake. to For bear Headache the stronger application
6nd Pains, it is inralucble. ot other Aches
Price 15 era.
Ask your druggist for these remedies, or write to the
CUNSMAN TOBACCO CURE CO.
DURHAM. U. S. A.
REAL BARGAINS
DKY" GOODS, SHOES, etc. at ’JJ. F. IIAFPER & BRO.’S.' Call m
Heavy line of canned goods, etc.
STOCK, Cheaper than ever before, at II. F. HARPER & g U
cities ill fancy 1{0 , S.
N OY eand
Hir F HARPER & BB.O’S. FANCYGROCERIES, TOBACCO a »d CiOy
” ' at Low Prices, always on hand at
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Well Paid Employment
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students can receive the very best tuition in PENMANSHIP, APd'ru
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Send for Circulars to either Professor Nashville, H. A. IIALE, Tenn. Principal Louisville, Shorthand hJ
tute. Address him at or Ky.
ever is the most convenient point for yourself.
J. S. McLEAN, L
-MANUFACTURER OP’
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F1I BOGGY !li WAGON HAMS ! I
everything the Harness line. Made of the best materials t
And in and'tin
WORKMANSHIP FIRST CLASS. !
Keep always in stock a full line of the
Best Harass, lias, Brsecli. Use I
Blankets, and anything you need in the harness lines at
Astonishing Low Prices! I
Eoots e,n.cl de ■
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to order. Any kind of a boot or shoe you want made to suit you.
jgS(F“All kinds of repairing done at reasonable rates yW
J. S. McLean,
Commerce and Railroad streets, Conyers, Ga.
MILLINERY!
P. A. COWAN & RICHARDSON
Return thanks to their friends for past favors and ask you to call and
Examine our New Stock of MilleneRY,
THE CHEAPEST THAT WE HAVE EVER BROUGHT TO the CITY!
WE HAVE A LARGE LOT OF NEW STYLE
Ms, Isnsts, Fte, Fins, Eisss, III,
ALSO, 7 A LARGE LOT OF j
Ladies’ and Misses’ Hose!
Jersey Gloves from 35 cents up;
Velvet Ribbon from 5 to 35 cents per yard;
Laces from 1 to 50cents; Velveteen from
50 cents to $1.65; Plumes from 15 cents to Sj>5;
Handkerchiefs from 5 to 50 cents each; and
EVERYTHING in the MillineRY Line!
CALL AND SEE US, P. A. COWAN & RICHARDSON.
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