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DMEi SWEET HOME.”
,„i in the word home.
c
i “ t e harp reminder of memory; ot all to
H S a Among the
L ^pieces and dear. is more
E none
the touching melody
Sweet Home,” although
r v ie
He never had a home,
- Z e he knew its
his heart painted it far
mforts. He be.
l, we ever realize it to
an Low inexpress
nevei know d rifted
ir it is until we are ph
rangers, and have no ce
,11 home. Many a time a
e h0m to i”Ie ° make “ood men and
ban learning and el
that can be used. Talmage
1 e sweetest words in the
, “mother,
J!n” lan <01 age are, the
ea ®“’ and 1 believe
S in( .| u de8 them all.
in k of home without
; fi f e 01 our angel mother
before us—she who
l,v her sweet presence,
, su ,nmerof 1885 I made a
She delicious country, cool—the where
■ ■ngbreath was fresh and
of God, white!
■th the fragrance of
■ It was a beautiful home, a
id ■f rest, but stili in my heart
home. While I sojourn
■ I was taken extremely ill.
1 the there’ bed tossin^ with ruth
n was no word sq,
as home. IIow I missed
| Ids! er ’ s gentle All touch, gentle her sooth- and
It were
still the voice of my moth
I have been far sweeter. My’
was neat and cosy, but I
It call it home. I have a
Ktle friend, who often comes
Inc, Is. and brings me exquisite
but some how she soon
liny Ir home, and she will coyly
peerless blue eyes to mine,
krnestness, Ime, saying, “I want
I want to see mamma.”
[irk children learn that word
[When led the by curtains the of and night the
back stars,
[d moon heaven leaps the kissed skies, the by
pps of are
f. it is then our memory flies
the home ot our childhood—
[first we were taught to lisp
ping prayer, where we were
iu infancy, where we were
Ip by loving bands. We can
irget that home—never? Did
nt Garfield forget the rude
Ibis boyhood, where his fa-
25tbed his last-, his dear old
with a broken heart, kneel
Ithe pine slab tiiat supported
Irss form of her heart's ideal?
I echo answers no, 110 . In all
|id he only success letter be be never forgot
wrote while
to that mother who worked
nd late in that little, humble
I ever so humble, there’s no place
lie home.”
ken Randolph said lie should
a French atheist but for
je 1 mother fond recollection who taught of his him de
home in
!' to say, “Our Father
Ft in Heaven.” How many
pen could have been led to
ation had it not been for the
p teachings of their early home
precious mother. The
‘ Home , Sweet Home,” will
wars to the eyes of the rum
°r the stony hearted infidel.
■_ Jennie Lind” was singing
; llme composition Beethoven,
j- home, etc- paused At length she thought
and seemed to
'f of * lth dee for a higher flight,
P emotion to pour
e p word ^ that W6et brought Hon,e -'’ That
1 of tears to
U m ’’ n y thousand. The
B
t ^etnory, on my ban
Jl ' 8 sublime esteeming it ever
Home.” 1 h first piece, time “Home,
bis e Payne
poem sung was bv a vil
ic vokf rl ‘ He listt ‘ ned to the
lc 'woesome time if
as dream
Elr jpsn language st rnthless is this, “Home
l - sad in the extreme to
a- On Christ
pe «-■ of the
iite s w ^ many
cre awaits in the
L [with , nr8 ^ a glorious Christ
M.V'L'p of 6 la PP5 ,K r little L tHink hearts
r of " n
I iVliere^w ’ ^ ll U e I B att ‘h
Usfui Nell, land „ ( ler °' , me? In
e an
ao lk
f- no one u la to
Pgeig -’ whigp-Lf. „ home
r € How
m many l,tUe Mag-
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Yol. 4.
fng cries are over the world to-day, wind
their way through the great
city, asking a penny from every one,
begging for something to eat! Poor
little homeless waifs; but Jesus pre
pared for them a beautiful home—a
home where all fs joy, peace and
love There is no word in the lan
gunge more beautiful than home.
It has more influence than any other
word. It was the sweetest word to
the dying soldier; it gave more com
fort and ease than anything. That
little word home lingered on their
lips as they lay wounded on the
field. It was the last word of many,
just before the heart stood still. The
dying words of our Statesman
Hill,°were “Almost uttered Home!” by Yes, it
sweetly a tongue so
altered by the surgeon’s cruel knife.
But still it was a word ever honored
by h.s many friends, knowing that
it was his dying, lisping words. Oh,
how many times did our pres
ident humbly beg to be carried
to his home, but alas, the 19th
day of September, 1881, the angels
wafted him to that precious home
above. “Home, Sweet Home, how
glorious is the word! There is none
so beautiful or purer than that borne
above; “Mother, Home, Heaven!
That mother home above is sweeter
by far than anything on earth. It
is more beautiful than gold tinged
with sparkling gems. We can make
our earthly home beautiful by eyel¬
wearing a gentle smile, speaking
gentie words at all times. We can
make home cheerful and pleasant by
this one little word “content.”
“Home, Sweet Hoine”—who can ad
equately paint its witchery ?”—Rome
Courier.
“Ifde wedder grows much worse
and de work harder all de time,”
said an Alabama colored man, “dis
here nigger will have a call fer to
preach.”
“When I hear stories of odd pray¬
ers,” said a certain colone', “I always
think of one I heard offered by an
old darkey down on Ship Island, du¬
ring the wai. He prayed: “Oh,
Lord, ransack the worl' al! ober on a
white horse, and gib us all charity
like hounding brass and a simple tin
gle!”
Nothing short of primary elec¬
tions, in the selection of officers,
from constable up to governor, will
satisfy the people. Let the farmers,
the men of the plow handles, assert
their rights aud demand primaries,
so that they can vote for whom they
please, at their own precinct, with¬
out any manipulation or wire pulling
about it.—Carroll Free Press.
A young man w'ants to know
what’s best to be done when a per¬
son sits dow'n on a custard pie at a
picnic. We advise him to sit still
until the rest have gone home.
“If you grasp a rattlesnake firmly
about the neck, he cannot hurt you,”
says a Western paper. Keeping a
block ahead of the snake is also a
good scheme.
What is the difference between a
railroad brakeman and a dancing
master? One couples trains and the
other trains couples.
Ladies are called dears, because it
cost so much to keep them.
Never refuse advice. Of course
you have no use for it. Ncbody ev
er has. But it is very handy to
have, to give it to somebody’ else.
A 3 'oung girl w’ho has had both
afflictions, says that a broken pock
etbook is worse than a broken heart.
Pen, ink, and paper and brains
are the only things requisite to liter
ary success; and almost anybody’
can get the pen, ink and paper.
The young man who imprinted a
respectful kiss on the fair forehead of
his best girl told bis friend next
day that he had been having a bang
up time.
Primary elections constitute the
only’ means of arriving at absolute
certainty as to the popular choice;
and no candidate can object to them
without subjecting himself to the
suspicion of being afraid of the ver¬
dict of the people.
Mr. Bacon may not be opposed to
P r >mary elections, but it is a sugges
t ’ ve * act that mo8t tb e P a P ers that
s,) PP ort him are. Of what are they
a,ra ' d ? Do they think the towns
are for Bacon and the country for
Gordon?—Sparta Ishmaelite.
This notice was found posted up
in a Texas blacksmith shop: “No
Us—De copartnership heretofore re
sisting betwix me and Mose Skin
ner is here by resolved. Dem what
owe He firm will settle with me, and
dem what the firm owe will settle
wid Mose.”
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TRUTH, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS FOREVER.
CONYERS, GEORGIA, JUNE 5, 1886.
LET THE GIRLS ROMP.
Most mothers have a dread of
romps; so they lecture the girls dai
1}' on the proprieties, and exhort
them to be little ladies. They like
to see them very quiet and genteel
and prim as possible. The lot of
such children is rather pitiable, for
they are deprived of the fun and
frolic which are entitled to children
—boys and girls—must have exer¬
cise to keep them healthy. Deprive
them of it, and they will fade away
like flowers without sunshine. Run¬
ning races, skipping, climbing—
those are things that strengthen the
muscles, expand the chest and build
up the nerves The indoor exercise
taken in the nursery with caleihen
ics or gymnastics will not invigorate
the system like a good romp in the
open air. Mothers, therefore, who
counsel with their girls to play very
quietly make a mistake. Better the
laughing, rosy cheeked, romping
girl, than the pale, lily faced one
who is called every inch a lady. The
latter rarely breaks things, or tears
her dresses, or tires her mother’s
patience, as the former does; but,
after all, what does tearing and
breaking amount to? It is not a
wise policy to put an old head on
young shoulders. Childhood is the
time for foolish pranks and play.
The girl will grow into womanhood
soon enough. Let them be children
as long as they can. Give them
plenty of fresh air and sunlight, and
let them run and romp as much as
they please. By all means give us
hearty, romping girls, rather condemned than
pale faced little ladies,
from their very cradles to nervous
ness, headache and similar ail
meats.
General Gordon was not backward
in coming forward when Dr. Felton
was tr 3 'ing to break up the demo
eratic party in Georgia, and it is nat¬
ural that the doctor should oppose
him; but isn’t it singular that the in¬
dependent leader should begin his
campaign in a section where the
white people would have been utterly
ruined .by the success of independ¬
ent! sui?
Here is a sharp remark from the
VFoburn, Mas., Advertiser: “There
are lots of people who mix their re¬
ligion with business, but forget to
stir it up well. The business inva¬
riably rises to the top as a result.”
There is one thing during the
joint discussion that may be very
carefully’ noted. Gordon has not
displayed any temper or wanted to
whip anybody. We suppose he has
remembered tdat Shakespeare said,
“In peace there is nothing so becomes
a man as modest slilluess and hu¬
mility. But when the blast of w-ar
is blown in our ears then imitate
the actions of the tiger.”
The gubernatorial convention will
consist of 350 delegates, or two for
each member of ihc house of repre
senatives. Six counties will have
six delegates each, twenty-six coun¬
ties will have four delegates each,
and the other counties will have two
delegates. It is more than likely
that the majority rule will be adop¬
ted. The old two thirds rule was
the only thing killed by the split in
the convention of 1880 and the sub¬
sequent red hot scrub race between
Colquitt and Norwood, and it will
probably stay dead for a long time.
If you make a habit of keeping
live mice in y’our pockets,y’our loose
change will be comparatively safe
from your enterprising wife.
A knowledge of the world prevents
us from being too bashful; a knowl¬
edge of ourselves prevents us from
being too forward.
Education does not mean gram
mer, geography, arithmetic; it
means subordinating the animal to
social, the moral aud the intellectu
al nature. It means sell-repression
in the interest of our duty to our¬
selves, our families, our countries
and our race; duty! duty! duty.
Young poets should alway’s wait
till they feel the glow of true inspi¬
ration before they write. The prob
ability is that they will never feel it,
but they should wait just the same.
Now, George, dear, if you say
you’ll come home early I II go for to
work and have a nice cake baked
you. Yes, I will, although I never
tried to bake one before.
Young Husband—I’m sorry, dear,
but I can’t come home early to-day.
It will be impossible. In fact, I
think I will be a little later than
usuaL”
When congress succeeds in sup
pressing the manufactnre and sale
of bogus butter, it should take meas
ures to discourage the manufacture
and sale of bogus patriotism.
South.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
The praise of others may be of
use in teaching us, not what we are
but what we ought to be.
Every time your pulse beats a
soul departs to the great elsewhere,
and when your pulse don’t beat
your’s goes. thousand
Ten of the greatest
faults in our neighbors are of less
consequence to us thau one of the
smallest in ourselves.
In all your gifts show a cheerful
countenance, and dedicate your
tithes with gladness.
Be not excessive toward any, and
without discretion do nothing.
He that regards a dream is like
him that catches a shadow, and fol¬
lows after the wind.
Mercy is seasonable in the time
of affliction, as clouds of rain in the
time of drouth.
The beauty of a woman cheers the
countenance, and a man loves noth¬
ing better.
Forget not your friend in your
mind, and be not unmindful of him
in j’our riches.
A friend and companion never
meet amiss; but above both is a
wife with her husband.
He that takes away his neighbor’s
living slays him, and he that de¬
frauds the laborer of his hire is a
blood-shedder.
There is no disease so dangerous
as the wrath of common sense.
At the time when you finish your
life, distribute your inheritance,
Dreams have deceived many, and
they have tailed that put their trust
in them.
If there be kindness, meekness and
comfort in a woman’s tongue, then is
not her husband like other men.
Let reason go before every enter
| 1 p,-i se , and counsel before every ao
lion.
Tom Hudson, of Clark county, says
several years ago, that it cost him on
]y 10c. a bushel to make corn, but
now it costs him fully $1 per bushel.
He has planted his bottom land three
times and the heavy’ rains have
washed it away.
Ex Gov. Smith’s political record
is being overhauled. The governor
is somewhat of an nverhauJer him
self when ho gets wanned up in a
campaign, and his antagonists won’t
be very apt to forget it.
Lightning struck the residence of
W. H Tears, of Ean Clare, Wis., last
week, and demolished it entirely.
Those who have tears to shed will
please send the shed to Mr. Tears un¬
til lie can build a new house.
The Bacon badges worn at Madi¬
son bore the inscription, “The incor¬
ruptible Bacon, against twelve years
of robberry and misrule.” Those
twelve years represent the adniinis
trations of Governors Smith, Col¬
quitt, Stephens, Boynton and Me
Daniel. How do their friends like
the spirit which flies these badges?
A negro girl by the name of Lottie
Stewart, employed as a cook in W.
II. Hammond’s family’ at Jackson,
poisoned the coffee for breakfast,
Wednesday by putting matches in
the coffee pot. Mr. Hammond and
and his wife both partook of the cof¬
fee and were poisoned, and both are
quite sick from its effects. Mrs.
Hammond is under medical treat¬
ment, having partaken of the coffee
more freely than her husband. The
girl was arrested and committed to
jail.
A father and son, in Jackson coun¬
ty, married sisters. The father thus
became his son’s brother-in-law,
grandfather and uncle to his nieces
and nephew’s, and father in-law to his
sister-in-law. The son is uncle to his
half-brothers and sisters, brotber-in
law to his stepmother and his wife is
daughter-in-law of her and aunt of
her brothers and sisters, her sister is
her stepmother an aunt to her grand¬
children.
A HEALTH TO JOHN B. GORDON.
Here’s a health to John B. Gordon, the
fearless,
The battle-scarred veteran gray;
Knightly, undaunted and peerless,
“The man of the 12th of May.”
No longer the musketry’s rattle,
But free as this wine flows today,
Flowed his blood when beside us iii battle
Stood “the man of the 12th of May.”
Strong “right arm of Lee” when the
foemen
Pressed forward in battle array.
He led to th» charge his bold yoemen,
This “man of the 12th of May’.”
That scar on his cheek—’twas a sabre—
His wounds are in front, let me say,
•Withered fruit of the warfare and labor,
Of him of “the 12th of May.”
Then here’s to John Gordon, our leader.
Best loved—shall we give him aw ay ?
Nay; whoop him three cheers and a
header, of Mar.”
And remember “the 12th
—M. M. Folsom.
No. 20.
SMYRNA CELEBRATION.
TEN HUNDRED PEOPLE ON THE CAMP
GROUND,
Four schools Represented—Good speeches
and fine singing—Magnificent dinner.
Last Saturday was a big day for
Smyrna. It was a day for all, both
young and small and great and tall.
For several years it has been cus¬
tomary for the people of this Sunday com¬
munity to have an annual
school celebration and it was for
this purpose that the people nut
last Saturday at Smyrna camp
ground. is, indeed, the banner
Rockdale
Sunday school county in the state.
For morality and Christianity It
stands in the front rank. For first
class, industrious farmers it has no
equal, and for intelligent and hand¬
some ladies it simply beats the
world. Smyrna aud surrounding
neighborhoods can justly lay claim
to furnishing her full share of all of
these and exult in her part of the
glory. W. L. Peek of
Col. was master,
ceremonies and a good one he was
too.
At about 9 o’clock the services
were opened with a song by all the
schools followed with prayer by
Rev. J. F. Rowan. The congrega¬
tion then sang “Happy Day,” and
Master Fletcher Bohanan delivered
the welcome address in behalf of
Smyrna school.
Union school was represented by
two speakers. The first introduced
was Mr. Willie Simmons, wild held
up the bander of Union in creditable
manner. Song by Union school and
Prof. Joe Deal was introduced from
the same school and made an ex¬
cellent speech, school and
Ebenezer came next
Mr. Joseph Sparks was introduced, the
lie spoke very earnestly upon
importance of parents carrying their
children to Sunday school. Song
by the school after which Mr. Charlie
Reagin made an excellent speech in
behalf of Ebenezer.
Prof. McIntosh was next intro¬
duced who made a splendid speech
in behalf of Shady' Grove school.
His ideas were peculiar and origi¬
nal, and his delivery very impress
ive
Mr. Johnnie Hollingsworth was in¬
duced in behalf of Smyrna school
and spoke ai some length, re weil
eomeingthe friends to the house and
ground and hospitality of the peo¬
ple of Smyrna neighborhood.
All the schools then sang “To the
Rock that is higher than I,” and
Col. Beck introduced tlie orator of
the day’, Mr. John H. Maddox, of the
Soi.io South. lie made a nice
twenty-five minutes speech. The
congregation sang “Come thou
Fount of every Blessing.”
The programme was now finished
and the meeting was in the hands
of the school.
Prof. Coleman was called for and
made a short speech.
Dr. Stewart was called and re¬
sponded in an earnest speech of sev¬
eral minutes.
Mr. Bert Graham was called for
and responded, thanking them for
the honor, but declined to speak.
Dr. Lalister in respond to a call
made a short but very earnest talk.
Col. W. L. Peek'was called for,
but stated that he bad been speak¬
ing all the morning, lienee they
would not expect any speech from
him.
The congregation sang “Am I
a soldier of the Cross” and Rev.
Warren Tucker dismissed the crowd
with a benediction.
Now, the dinner question was crowd up¬
permost in every mind as the
had been fed on eloquence long
enough. They desired something
more substantial.
It was decided that the evening
should be spent in a kind of a pic¬
nic and have no special programme. everything
The good ladies had
complete in the way of dinner, that
which was good and in abundance.
Notwithstanding the fact that over
ten hundred people were on the
ground they all had plenty and there
was enough left to feed as many
more.
We were overwhelmed with invi
tations to dinner, but having previ¬
ously promised Mr. Henry J. Mad
dox we took dinner with him and his
sonM r. John H. Mr. Maddox and his
son, Mr. John H. are two of the best
farmers in the county and the din¬
ner that was spread was a credit to
the skill of Mrs. Elizabeth Maddox
and bore testimony of how well they
lived. Everything that heart could
wish we had and in super abun
dance.
After dinner we enjoyed a short and
talk with Messrs. Bartow Goode
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Will Scott* two of tiie most progress¬
ive young farmers in the district.
CHIT CHAT,
We want to say a word about the
music. It was all excellent, but es
specially the music sung in concert
by all the school. Mayor Helms led
the music and seemed to be thor
oughly enthused with the spirit of
the occasion.
All of the four schools represented
are in a flourishing condition and do¬
ing great good to the communities
around them.
Shady Grove is situated in the
upper portion of Lorraine district
and is perhaps the youngest of the
four schools. Mr, John Jack Albert
is the superintendent. It has a
splendid membership and great
interest is taken in the school by
the children and patents.
Union school is a splendid one M.
and in tine condition. Mr. E.
Owen is superintendent. The at¬
tendance is very regular and large.
Ebenezer has for its superintend¬
ent Mr. John W. Almnnd, sr., and
has been a flourishing school under
his administration. It is situated
about four miles south of town.
Smyrna school is one of the
largest in the county and its alien
dance is very regular. Mr. Robert
Hollingsworth is its superintendent.
It is probably the oldest school rep¬
resented in the celebration, and its
good results are very perceptible in
the community. stopped few
On our return we a
minutes with Mr. L. F. Longshore
for a drink of water, and it was ex¬
tra good. He has one of the best
fifty acre farms in the county, there
only being about half an acre on the
place that is untillable, lie says he
has the best piece -of corn and the
finest boy in the county, and we are
not going to dispute it sure.
Mr. John Stowers said that the
.celebration Saturday was the best he
had ever seen at Smyrna. be
Saturday was a day long present to re¬
membered by all who were at
Smyrna. It is proverbial that the
people of Smyrna always make it
pleasant for their visitors. Let the
Sunday school spirit be kept up and
the annual celebrations continue to
make happy all who attend.
PEKSONAI, MENTIONS.
We had the pleasure, of meeting
many friends from Henry, Newton
and Delvalb counties. They all
very readily caught on to the spirit
of the celebration.
Mr. J. H. Walcott and wife, of
Griffin, were present, He stated
most of his tendcrest memories were
in some way associated witli old
Smyrna and her good people.
Mr. John W. Hollingsworth, one
of the pillars of the church, was per¬
fectly delighted with the occasion.
Mr. John McNair, one of the best
men, contributed his part to make
the celebration one memorable in its
importance. W. Almand and
Messrs. John
John Rosser kept up bravely the
Ebenezer wing of the Sunday’ schools.
Smy rna school music was led by
Mr. Dave Clotfelter; Union by Mr.
Bob Helms; Ebenezer by Mayor A.
M. Helms, and Shady Groye by Rev,
J. F. Rowan. All the soDgs were ex
cel lent.
Friend Bob Hollingsworth, fora
number of y'ears superintendent at
Smyrna, enjoyed the day finely. Lorraine’s
Mr. John S. Albert,
great farmer, was proud of the occa¬
sion, and especially prominent part
played by Union school.
Friend George Simmons seemed
to be overloaded with feeling. He
is a man of very tender emotions.
Mr. W. W. Swann was out. He
has several promising boys-—boys
who bid fair to make their mark in
the work.
Mr. John Parker, of Lorraine,
a grand old gentleman says, lie en
joyed the day bey ond ex| ression.
Mr. Burr J. Marbut was well
filled of the occasion He has long
been in the Sunday school work,
and its progress fills him up fully.
Sheriff Austin mingled with his
hosts of friends and felt a deep in¬
terest in every feature of the day.
Of course every speaker appreci¬
ated the token of respect tendered
them from the fair sex. Each bou
quett was fine. As to our associate,
he lacks for words with which to ex¬
press his thanks and gratitude.
Upon the whole, the day was good one
of joy to all—every body felt
and were for the time at least, very
good. M. D. I.
Charlie Arnold, a young man who
died of consumption at Athens last
week, left James Comer, of Monticel
$10,000 _ in his will
lo, a, legacy of as
a token of his regard for that gen
tleman and the kindness of Mr. Co¬
mer for him during his long illness.