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Volume LVL [sot™£»k n iS Milledgeville, Ga., July 6,1886. Number 52. THE UNIOH & RECORDER, Published Weekly in Milledgeville,Ga., BY BARNES & MOORE. Terms.—One dollar and fifty cents a year in advance. Six months for seventy-five cents.— Two dollars a year if not paid in advance. * The services of Col. James 31. Smytiik, are en gaged as General Assistant. The “FRDKRAL UNION” and the“SOUTIIERN RECORDE Ft” were consolidated, August 1st, 1S72, the Union being in its Forty-Third Volume and the Recorderin its Fifty-Third Volume. TUIQ DADtTD may be found onlfile at Geo. I mIO rnrCnP. Rowell & Co’s Newspa per Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St.), where advertising contracts may be made for it IN NEW YORK. PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM the popular favorite for dressing the hair, Restoring color when gray, and preventing Iiandru'T. It cleanses the scalp, stops the hair falling, and is sure to please. 50c. and $1.00 at Druggists. PARKERS TON®£ The best Cough Cure you can use, And the best preventive known for Consumption. It cures bodily pains, and all disorders of the Stomach, Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs and all Female Complaints. The feeble and sick, strug gling against disease, and slowly drifting towards the grave, will in most cases recover their health by the timely use of P.vkkbb’s Tonic, but delay is dan gerous, Take it in time. Sold by all Druggists in large bottles at 31.00. HINDERCORfiiS The safest, surest, quickest and best cure for Corns, Bunions, Warts, Moles, Callouses, &e. Hinders their fur- tber growth. Stopsollpain. Gives no trouble. Hakes the feet comfortable. Ilindercorns cures when everything u lse fails. Sold by Druggists at 15c. Iliscox&.Cc., L *- Aug. 11th, 1885. 5 ly Lake Ice House. I CE always on hand, at wholesale or retail. Ice Cream furnished for pic nics or families. Free delivery any where in the city. WARREN EDWARDS, Manager. Milledgeville, April 27, 188G. 42 tf. w : 0 The Meeting of Executive Committee. The Democratic Executive Committee of Baldwin county, met Tuesday, June the 8th, in the office of Judtje Ramsay. There were present, M. Grieve, Chairman, L. Carrington, Sec., and Messrs. E. C. Ram say, J. C. Whitaker, D. W. Brown and F. B. Mapp. Messrs. Ennis aud Croley were absent. On motion it? was unanimously resolved, That the democratic party of the county be requested to meet in mass meeting at the Court House (Opera House) on Tuesday the 13th day of July next, for the purpose of naming delegates to the gubernatorial and congressional conven tions. Resolved, That the county news papers be requested to display the pro ceedings of this meeting prominently till the day of the meeting. L, Carrington, M. GRIEVE, Secretary. Chairman. The Mirror o flatterer. Would you ce it tell a sweeter tale ? gnolia Balm is the charm- that almost cheats the sing-glass. The Expulsion of the Princes. THE SOUTHERN TEACHER’S AGENCY. TNVITES experienced and successful 1 Teachers seeking a change or bet ter positions to send postal for blank. ^COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES promptly supplied, with out charge, with best teachers. $3.00 to $12.00 paid for notice of school va cancies. School properties sold or ex changed. Address E. Bauder, A. M. Mana ger, Brentsville Seminary, Brents- ville, Prince Win. Co. Va. June 8th, 1886. 48 6m. ICE! ICE! E will keep Lake Ice constantly on hand for wholesale or retail.— My customers will be supplied at all hours at the lowest prices. We are prepared to freeze cream for all who wish Ice Cream. PRITCHARD & SCREEN. Milledgeville, Ga., April 20tli,-1686. [41 3mo Land For Sale. NE thousand four hundred and _ seventy acres of land in the center >f Wilcox county, Ga., all in one body, all fine farming land if put in cultivation, though at present, it is one of the finest timbered bodies of land in Southwest, Ga. No ponds or lakes, has never failing water, nine miles west of the Ocmulgee river. Or I will rent for a Turpentine farm. For terms and price, apply to B. W. SCOTT, Milledgeville, Ga. March 16th, 1886. 36 6m. -sHsnmsr 100,000 Feet of Lumber for sale I HAVE just put up a new saw mill on my place 61 miles from Mil ledgeville. I am prepared to deliver lumber anywhere cheaper than the cheapest, or I will sell it so CECEAP* ext tlx© MiTjTj! That it will be next to giving it awgy The lumber is of the finest qualify, being sawed from original pine tim ber. Before purchasing call on Mr. J. C. Rogers and leave your orders with him, or at the Store of Kinney & Whelan, and they will secure prompt attention. J. H. HALL. Milledgeville, May 18th, 1886. 45 3m Farming Lands and Timbered Tracts FOR SALE CHEAP; ALSO HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS. L ESS than a week’s (wages will se cure one. Many valuable lots giv en AWAY. ^Agents Wanted: liberal induce ments offered. For full information address E. BAUDER. Brentsviile, Va. June 8th, 3 886. 48 6m. We have seen some harsh criticisms on the French Government for expell ing the Princes from France. The following wifi show that the Govern ment of the French Republic had good reasons for its action: A RETURN TO MONARCHY. M. Serve, an intimate friend of Count de Paris, writing to the Sol- eil, says that the period of exile will be of short duration; that the three a* 1 a half million votes given to the Conservatives at the last election will soon develop into six million roy alist voters; and that France is weary of and disgusted with Republican binders and will soon return to monarchy. RADICAL PRESS COMMENTS. The French Radical press point to the Count of Paris’ manifesto as a proof of the dangerous character o' the man as a resident of the Republic. They say the manifesto completely unmasks his real character as a con- spirato \ Three of the State Council lors and the Count de Pourtales, third secretary of the French Embas sy at London, have resigned because of the expulsion of the Princes. THE COUNT’S MANIFESTO. Much excitement has beep caused by thie manifesto of the Count of Paris oa his departure from France. The newspapers containing the manifesto are selling on the streets in large numbers. The document has made a great impression.’’ Prince Victor Napoleon in bidding adieu to some friends who accompan ied him abroad, intimated that lie would be recalled to re-establish a Napoleonic Empire. With such sen-, t’merits as these in their hearts, would not any reasonable man think it dan gerous to stand upon the confines of da-cp.Yr, yea, encourage it with the prese ice of a man of acknowledged talent, bravery and ambition, with the blood of a Bonaparte coursing warmly in his veins, of Napoleon the first, who mainly with Frenchmen conquered all Europe and covered France with greater glory than an cient Rome ever possessed in the height 0 ' her power and the blaze of her vic tories? The French, too, have ever cherished the hope of revenge for his cruel banishment to a rock-bound isle in the Atlantic ocean, under the tropics a few degrees below the equa tor, there to die far distant from the 6cences of his glory and the land and the people whom he loved so well. Still, France, was peaceful, prosper ous and happy under her great Re public: Is poweful, and richer than she has ever been before. We take it, that the present republican rulers of France look upon public virtue as more worthy of admiration than gilded thrones with the insignia of splendor for monarchs and wealth unbounded for djkes and lords, and obedience and poverty for the great masses of the people. A few ambi tious princes who had b en kindly treated, and trusted .'o’ nearly t wen by years, instead of devoting their time and energies to the maintenance of the new order of civil policy, w r ere con stantly plotting for its overthrow to gratify their personal ambition. They have shown their hands since their expulsion, and justify the acts of the republican rulers. They have shown themselves to be gamblers, in the des tiny of France, for selfish ambition, and however hard may be their fate they have brought it upon themselves by * becoming anarchists in their country, seeking the overthrow of its institutions, for the gratification of their personal ambition. Parliament Prorogued. The Queen prorogued Parliament on the 25th. Her speech to the Lords and Commons, was brief and happily expressed. She released them tem porarily from Legislative duties to obtain the sense of her people as to the establishment of a legislative body for the management of Irish, as distin guished from imperial affairs. She expressed her gratification at the peaceful close of Bulgarian affairs through the wise counsels of the Powers, and the forbearance of the Sultan; the adoption of pacific coun sels by Greece, which removes a seri ous danger to the peace of Europe. She referred to the improvement of the state of affairs in Egypt; and the cordial union of the several, portions of the Empire. Alter referring to several other matters of less impor tance, she stated finally, after thank ing the House of Commons for liberal supplies which they had voted, “It is my earnest prayer that the Parlia- | ment, about to be elected, may be so j guided as to promote the peace, hap- j piness and contentedness of my people, and the strength And union of the 1 Empire.” MASONIC ADDRESS, By W. W. Lumpkin, DELIVERED BEFORE DANIEL LODGE, AT I/LAND CREEK, JULY 24TH, 1886. Devereaux, June 26th, 1886. W. W. Lumpkin, Esq., Milledge ville, Ga.—Dear Sir and Brother:— By a unanimous vote of Daniel Lodge No. 85 F. A. M. the undersigned are authorized to tender you the earnest thanks of the Lodge for your chaste, elegant and appropriate address de livered on the occasion of the celebra tion of the Festival of St. John the Baptist, on the 24th instant, with a request that you furnish us a copy of the same, with permission to publish it. Allow us, individually, to express the hope that yon will kindly acceed to the wishes of the Lodge, and that its publication may result in good to the fraternity and the advancement of the principles that masonry seeks to inculcate. Respectfully ard Fraternally, F. A. Butts, ) J. L. Harper, - Committee. J. T. Allen, ) Milledgeville, June 29th, 1886. Messrs. F. A. Butts, J. L. Harper, and J. T. Allen, Committee, &c : Gentlemen:—Your very kind and complimentary letter received. I ap preciate very highly, indeed, the sen timents you express therein towards me. The friendship and brotherly love of Daniel Lodge, I esteem more than I have words to express. I fear that in the kindness of your hearts you overestimate the value of the address delivered on June 24th; still at your request, and trusting a publication of it, may not bring any discredit to our cause, I enclose a eopv. Yours very Fraternally, W. W. Lumpkin. ADDRESS. Ladies, Friends and Brothers : We have assembled together on one of the great Festival occasions of Freemasonry. On this day, consecra ted to the venerated patron of our Or der, our brethren, wherever dispersed over the extended surface of the hab itable globe, whether in populous city, or humble hamlet, are coming up to the sacred altar of the Order to re new its holy fires, and to offer up to the Supreme Architect of the Uni verse tlieir sacrifice of thanks for the permanency, the prosperity, and the extension of our beloved Institution. From the gushing fountains of East ern India, throughout Asia, Europe, and in our own land to its western borders, from the icy regions of Swe den and Russia, to the burning plains of the equator ; wherever civilized man has left the imprint of his foot steps; on this day, and at this hour, are the prayers and praises of the Sons of Light ascending in a thou sand tongues, and yet with bqt one universal language, to the clouded Canopy of Heaven. It is then, my brethren, to us a subject of proud gratulation that we too are permitted to assemble on this festive day, amid this almost illimita ble throng of worshipers, and with one voice to unite in swelling that harmonius chorus, which even at this moment is reverberating throughout the spheres. But while we thus boast with hon est pride of our connection with this venerable and ancient order, whose universal extent encircles the earth in its mystic chain, the very thought that we are parts of this stupendous whole, should teach us the frequent necessity of inquring what duties and obligations devolve upon us, as mem bers of a society, our attachment to which we are this day, publicly dem onstrating. It is peculiarly appropriate on this day that we should investigate some at least, of the most important doc trines of Freemasonary, that we may by public exposition of our system best vindicate the purity of our te nets, and the perfection of our princi ples. The peculiar excellence of Freema sonry is to be found in the methods adopted, not only to communicate, but to impress upon the minds of its disciples its lessons of virtue. What ever we teach is not inculcated in dry detail, where truth itself often be comes monotonous, and virtue unat tractive, but is illustrated and enforc ed by types and figures, usages and ceremonies, that to the novice may mean nothing, but to the initiated they become forever living and glo rious truths. Hence Freemasonry has been poet ically defined as a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. Symbols are the speech of God, and through them eternity looks into time, and the Infinite holds commun ion with the finite, the Divine with the human. Through symbols the mys terious currents of life from the over world stream into our under world, lighting it up with a living glory. Symbols make Masonry a sentiment,- and there may be those who would smile at a sentiment, but everything great ahd noble and true is a senti ment. The love one bears for his country, that would make answer io her roll call of duty, and march to her defense amidst the booming of canon and the shock of battle, is but a sen timent. The affection a mother has for the babe at her breast, that would shield i: from dangers ard storms, with her life if need be, is but a senti ment. The love I have for my wife and children that would make me hold my right arm in the fire and let it burn unmoved if it was for their good, js but a sentiment. The attach ment we as Masons bear for Masonry, is but a sentiment, but it is a living, undying, eternal sentiment. I propose on the present occasion to lift the Mystic Veil of our Temple as far as it is permitted me to do so; to conduct my audience as near the shrine of our sanctuary as the unini tiated can approach; to show them something of this typical instruction with which Freemasonry abounds, and then let them judge for them selves what is the true spirit of our institution, and whether it deserves most their praise or their censure. Masonry is a progressive science, all it/light and truth are not at once de- t sloped to the aspirant, hut he is made at each step to pause and pon der over what he has already received, before he is permitted to seek for fur ther advancement. Freemasonry in its essence is the same throughout the globe. Slight differences may and do exist, in va rious countries, in lesser matters and forms, but in its sum and substance it encircles the nations the same. Freemasonry in all its teachings is the defender of right, and the enemy of wrong. It is especially the friend and protector of woman. " No civilized people on earth, no order or institu tion of men, in all the cycles ot years that are past, ever held the name of mother, sister, wife, with a purer, deeper reverence than does the insti tution of Masonry. We are taught in the Alpha, and learn in the Omega of our order, to honor, defend, and protect our pure and noble women. Ancient Masonry includes three de grees, Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason. These de grees, our history and traditions tell us, were founded and practised by the craftsmen who erected the Tem ple of King Solomon, and are said in our system of symbolism, to be em blematic of human life in its gradual progress from the cradle to the grave. The entered Apprentice presents us with the representation of youth just entering on the struggles, the trials, and the duties of life. He reminds us of the weak and helpless state of man. unprepared for the exigencies of the present or the vicissitudes of the future, and dependent for his safety and ex istence on Him who rules the universe. Unprovided by nature with the means of defense and protection from the seasons; man in his earlier period of life, totters onward in blindness and darkness and ignorance, unable to foresee or prevent danger, and depend ent on others to guide his destiny, and to steer his life-boat through the breakers and the storm. As it is with youth entering upon life with the future dim, misty and unknown; so it is with the Neophyte who crosses the threshold of the Lodge and enters upon his career of Masonry. There is a dark and unknown coun try before him. It may be a land fair as the garden of Hesperides, with ver dant plains and bright flowers to greet his sight, or it may be a region, dismal as Tartarus, beset with yawn ing gulfs.and frowning precipices. But through this unknown land he has to pass. And as the youth is prepared by a virtuous and useful education for his journey through life, so the Apprentice obtains in this degree the first lessons for his future Masonic life. Having served a proper time as an apprentice, he advances to the more honorable degree of Fellow Craft. If the first degree was typical of youth, so the second is emblematical of the stage of manhood. The lessons of truth and virtue, which he learned in youth, must now bear fruit. The talent which was lent must now be returned with usury. Hence the Fellow Craft’s degree is particularly directed to the liberal arts and sciences, with whose princi ples the candidate should become fa miliar, that he may occupy with hon or to himself his allotted place in the structure of human society. The first degree represents youth, the second, manhood, the third, or Master Mason, is emblematic of old age, with its trials, its suffering, and its final termination in death. The time for toiling is now over. The opportunity to learn is now pass ed away, and the wearied workman awaits only the word of the Grand Master to call him from the labors of earth to the eternal refreshments of Heaven. It was the single object of all the ancient rites \nd ceremonies, practic ed in the very bosom of pagan dark ness, shining like a beacon in all that surrounding gloom, to teach the im mortality of the soul. g Third Degree of Mi The Entered Apprentice is moral, the Fellow Craft is scientific, while that of Master Mason is directed to the purification of the soul. That an institution like this, with tenets so entirely pure and innocent and an object so philanthropic, should ever have found an adversary is indeed a matter of wonder, but whatever be the cause, the efforts to injure and destroy have ever been in effectual. Freemasonry has stood for ages, un hurt by the fall of Empires or the struggles of revolutions, unchanged and unchangeable. It still stai ds now, as it has done in all times past, firm and immovable as the mighty rock around whose base the broad billows of old ocean roll and beat without in jury. The creed of h Mason is brief, un This is' still the great design of the [asonry. entangled with any scholastic subtle ties or theological difficulties. It is a creed that demands and receives the universal consent of all men, which admits of no doubt and defies schism. It is a belief in God—the great Archi tect of the universe; the Giver of all good gifts; the Judge who holds in his hands the balances of the judg ment. Freemasonry is the handmaid of religion, not the rash usurper of her seat. We have no waters of Jordan, where the soul leprous with sin and defilement can wash and be made whole. We should encroach upon Deity, we should touch with profane hand His altar, did we assert such claims. But Masonry does not arrogate too much to herself when she does claim to be a moral teacher and reformer. Her mission is a noble one and is not yet ended. When the promised period of universal peace and harmo ny shall arrive ; when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and a lit tle child shall lead them; when the sword shall be turned into the plow share, and the spear into the pruning hook; when sighing and suffering shall forever cease; then, and not till then, will her mission be ended. Circumnavigate the globe and you can scarce touch a spot where the genial influences of Masonry are not seen and felt. In the frozen regions of the North, in the sunny plains of the South, in the broad expanse from East to Y/est her banner is floating. Brothers of Daniel Lodge and all Masons: Let us not forget that we have a work to do while it is today. As the stones were brought ready fashioned from the quarries of Zara- datha fitted and prepared for the builder’s use, so should our minds and hearts be prepared for that Temple not made with hands eternal in the Heavens. Let us keep bright and glorious that spirit of brotherly love, that golden chain that links heart to heart and binds soul to soul. Let us perform every duty incum bent upon us: every duty that we owe to our family; every duty we owe to our neighbor; every duty we owe to our country; every duty we owe to our Lodge and brothers; and above all every duty we owe to Him who made earth and sea, and man in His own image. “Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dreata, For the soul is dead that slumbers, And we are not what we seem. Life is real, life is earnest, And the grave is not the goal; Dust thou art to dust returneth. Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way, But to act, that each to-morrow, Finds us farther than to-day. Art is long, and time is fleeting, • * And our hearts tho’ stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be a hero in the strife. Trust no future howe’er pleasant, Let the dead past bury its dead, Act, act, in the living present, Heart within, and God o’er head, The lives of all great men remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us Footprints in the sands of Time. Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn, and shipwrecked brother Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.” A MIDGET. From the Philadelphia Herald. The agricultural population in the vicinity of Bell Bank, Chester county, eight miles from Oxford, are excited over the birth of a midget baby. The infant is a most wonderful freak of nature. When ushered into existence two weeks ago, it was barely ten inch es in length and it failed to get the better of a four-pound weight when placed in the end of an ordinary pair of scales in the village grocery store. The father is a fine, hearty farmer, rather above than below medium height, named Nelson Bunting. He is 45 years old, and his wife Julia, who is not over two or three years his jun ior, is quite a large woman. They are the parents of half a dozen girls and boys, fully as large as children of their respective ages usually are, and they can offer no explanation of this ap parent phenomenon. Since her birth, the midget, which is one of the female sex, has not grown in any percepti ble degree, but she is by no means weak or puny, despite her deminutive size, and her voice is as powerful as that of the largest infant ever born. She is well proportioned and pretty, and is generally considered a perfect specimen of a midget. Her father’s silk hat is plenty large enough to hide her completely, and when put within a halt-gallon measure her head does not come within several inches of the top. Neuralgia and kindred diseases, promptly yield to the immediate ac tion of St. Jacobs Oil, the pain-con queror. Among our Exchanges. The sweet girl graduate and her winning ways greatly relieve the monotony of the primary elections and the Gubernatorial campaign. Don’t let your personal preferences for your favorites run amuck your judgment and mar or destroy a life long friendship. Concede to your neighbors what you claim for yonr self. Gov. McDaniel has appointed CoL J. H. Estill to represent the State of Georgia at the 13th annual conference of charities and correction, to be held at St. Paul, Minn., beginning July 15. Judge John T. Clarke, of -Cuthbert,. Judge of the Pataula circuit, has been elected professor of ancient languages- at Mercer University. We learn that Judge Clark has de clined to accept this appointment.— Ed. U. R. Forty-nine years on the throne for Queen’Victona. It is a long reign, and as reigns go, has been a happy and prosperous one for the Queen her- selfand fora goodly portion of her people. It has consolidated the inter ests of the British Empire. If in its fiftieth year it sees a happy and con tented Ireland, it will be tiie miracle of English history.—Augusta News. Yale Barr-Out Females.—At a meetingof the corporation of Yale Col lege, it was voted to confer the de gree LL. B. on Miss Alice R. Jordan, who entered the law school under a clause in the catalogue admitting at torneys-at-law of any State to the se nior class. The corporation, however, decided that a note be inserted in the next catalogue that the courses of in struction are only open to the male sex. The Girl of to Day.—New Or leans States: The girl of today is a busy, useful worker. She is generally proficient in needle work. She can not only alter her dress, but cut and make them and her underclothing as well. She has a knack for brimming her hats and furnishing her wardrobe, ipd does her full share at helping the dressmaker who comes to assume charge of the spring and fall sewing. She understands the various branches of mending, aud takes that division of labor off her mother's hands, as as the care of parlors and dining, rooms, the arrangement of flowers* the supervision of the manners and apparel of the Younger children, and some times of their studies, tco. Let full justice be done to the “girl of the period," or rather let there be a clear comprehension of what should be really represented by that much abus ed phrase. It is not fair to take the- weakest specimens of the sex as types of a class comprising earnest workers with strong conceptions of life, its responsibilities and burdens and a steady purpose to bear them accord ing to the best of their ability. Why Collisions Occur. Boston, June 25th.—In the course- of the decisions of the Railroad Com missioners rendered to-day in regard to the collision that occurred last Sat urday at Pepperell, they say:—“In his haste to reach a place of rest the en gineer took the chances of a collision with a regular train, rather than to re main on a siding in a safe place. Both, the engineer and the conductor of the train had been at work for nearly thirty-two hours without an oppor tunity for sleep, and the desire to reach a place for rest as soon as possi ble was the engineer's excuse. The managers of this and all other rail roads should learn from this occur rence that it is wrong and hazardous^ to overwork the men that they em ploy.” All About a Successful Hunt in Ala bama. Mr. William Hunt, of Vineton, Au tauga Co., Ala., came to town to for ward his ticket, which drew one-fifth of the first capital priz6 of $75,000, a- mounting to $15,000, in The Louisiana State Lottery at New Orleans. He is a merchant and farmer of Autauga, and will be forty years old in Septem ber. He says he has been buying tickets for the past twenty years, but has always won more than he spent for tickets. In twenty years he has pdid out $431, and received (including the last prize) $15,900. He is satisfied that the drawing is straight and fair. —Selma (Ala.) Times, May 18. It is worth remembering that no body enjoys the nicest surroundings if in bad health. There are miserable people abput to-day with one foot in the grave, to whom a bottle of Par ker’s Tonic would do more good than all the doctors and medicines they have ever used. 52 lm. M atrimonial agency.— JENSON & Co., 9, Station Road, Plaistow, London, England. Established to supply settlers in the States with the addresses of respecta ble young women who are willing tc communicate with bona fide Trades men, Farmers, and others desirous of meeting with useful wives. They will be supplied from the Agricultural Districts of England, Ireland, Scot land, and Wales, as well as the Con tinent of Europe. Applicants should state their particular requirements • and preferences, enclosing Postal Or der for Two Shillings, to meet prelim inary expenses. [51 lm.