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A Texas Pony:—The unim
proved Texas ponies that were
Brought lo Georgia years n, o,
were generally considered very
refractory. Nevertheless many
ei’ tiie farmers in southeast
Georgia bought them because
they were cheap and hardy.
Home time since, while travel
ing in that section I chance to
be an eye-witness lo the ingen
ious perversity of one of these
quadrupeds.
The rains had been heavy
and the streams were very
much swollen. It was very
cold, too. Perhaps the ther
mometer registered below
twenty. As Rev. Mr. Smith
and I approached a deep, wide
creek, a dusky son of Liam en
tered it from the opposite side
on a full blood “Texas.” Two
tilings were soon evinced name
ly, that the negro was going
across, and that the pony was
not if he could help it. As it
happened, lie couli not help it,
but got even with his rider. Af
ter going far enough to find the
creek both deep and cold, the
pony stopped, lie didn’t say
anything, but “verhum sat sa
jion ti.” The darkey had no
t ime to take hints—with a kick
a id a “get up” they moved for
ward a few paces. Again the
animal stopped without a word
as if he thought the negro did
not understand his business.
The latter meant to convince
him that he did by the use
of the tongue, rod and heels.
Toe pony then conserted to go
across with the understanding
that they would have a lively
ti ne at “bucking”—that is
jumping above the water it
possible, with all the feet at
once, and that pony had a kind
of coquetish way of throwing
his head first to the right, then
to the left. In this manner
they moved slowly forward—
the negro having nothing to do
but to hold on. It literally
rained upward. Just as we de
cided the rider would make it,
they reached the deepest place
and the girt broke, and the
“Texas” gave the negro “all
under”—an instantaneous, un
cerimouiousaud bonafideduck
iug was the inevitable. The
pony made good his escape
while the rider looked after the
saddle. My deep sympathy for
the unfortunate fellow was
very much interrupted by Mr.
Smith’s question. I thought
that he knew there was not a
dry shred on the darkey. Yet
he asked very sympathetically
“Did you get wet all ever ”
Answer —“Putty much.”
Roderick.
Rome, Ga.
Maysville Items.—Mack Wat
kins is rebuilding on liis lot in
the burnt district.
Guano has played out ia
Maysville. The merchants
Ihink the farmers will do well
to pay for what they have al
readv got.—[And so do we.—
Ed.f
Farmers are planting corn.
Some are planting cotton.
Our marshall don’t eat any
breakfast. He don’t get up
until dinner time, and then he
oats both meals together. He
is a good fellow, and can't be
beat for good looks.
Well, it is time we were look
ing around for someone to rep
resent us in thenext legislature.
Our district thinks we can’t
beat Mack Edwards. We are
willing to risk Mack. Vfo arc
in favor of Primary elections.
We don’t think nominations by
coiiveii'ions gives every l'eilow
a fair chance.
If Muck does get beat we
think ho will make the min
that, beats him look pale be
hind the ears.
Mack would make us a good
representative. Let us hear
from other districts—if you can
beat him name your man.
Joe says, Father bisk is get
ting along well with his crop.
Joe goes over to play with
Frank every Sunday.
Homer contributed liberally
to our boys who got burnt out
a few weeks ago.
Some of the parties did not
'ose much, and there is no use
to put lard in the pan to fry fa l
meat.
If this escapes the waste has
ket I will write again.
Success to the Journal.
Shooler.
A Trip Into the Country Sev
en Miles.
I have always found “Mack”
Edwards as clever as the day
is long, and true to his instincts.
He gave me a cordial invita
tion to go with him to the city
of Berlin, where court was to
be held Friday morning. Judge
Moss hal passed outNi an ear
lier train.
Berlin reached, there we
fsuud Judge Moss, P. F. M.
Furr, D.F. Scales, W-T.Trout
man, D. N. C, Morgan, J. A.
Sheridan, and N. 11. Ayers, and
two darkies, and you have the
crowd. Al.lO o’clock sharp by
the town clock, J. A. Sheridan
called out Thomas Ilayden!
Thomas SLayden!! Thomas II ay
d iu!!! Everything came to a
dead silence for a minute, and
court was announced adjourn
ed, And what do you recon it
takes to constitute Berlin any
how. A enss-roads—an old
stable, all out at one side, and
a lamp post,
We went trom Berlin to Mt.
Olivet Church, where the far
mers alliance were holding a
meeting. The biggest and best
part of the meeting was the
dinner, at least so far as I
could see, most of the meeting
besides the dinner, was held in
side with the doors closed, ad
such slack twisted follows as
me and “Mack” couldn’t gel
in. There are do ladies in Geor
gia that knew better how to
get up a dinner than these
Banks county ladies.
I had a royal good timeshak
ing hands around with the boys
and girls. Some of Banks’
nicest girls belong to the alli-
ance.
The Weekly Journal was on
a boom. I got a nice list of
subscribers.
Mr. O. li. C. Smith told me
of the death of Mr. H. B. Aus
born a few days ago. He was
found dead in a thicket where
he had gone to cut wood. He
lived about two miles fnn Line
Church.
In Wiimots district last week
the fence was elected by three
votes.
An allianceman stated to me
that they would, maybe, run
Capt. Asbury for congress in
the 9t.h district.
Mr. A. D. Will banks tells
me tli it a hog was killed in his
community five months old,
which weighed 103 lbs., and it
had a gall in it that weighed 3
lbs.
My good friend Dr. A. 11.
S 11 ler, was especially kind in
k Iping u ■ up to the table at
the alliance meeting.
I’ve no doubt several match
es were made at the alliance
meeting. ’Twas a regular
com t-(ing) ground after dinner
Miss Lucy Watson is one of
the nicest girls in Banks.
After eloquent speeches were
made by \V. J. Burgess, I). 11.
Messer, S. 0. Burgess and Dr.
Stapler, the meeting closed to
meet at Mt. Carmel in July.
No one enjoyed the alliance
meeting moro than our triend,
W. T. Cochran.
China’s Religion.
The religions of China are
Confucianism, Faovisrn and
Buddhism. ' Confucianism is
the state religion. But Budd
hism is the more popular, Mis
sion work was begun in China
in 1807, by Rev. Robert Mor
rison. His chief work was to
translate the Bible. Mission
stations are now being opened
in all the leading cities. Forty
societies are at work there with
over 1,000 missionaries, 1,440
native helpers, and 34,505 mem
bers. The membership has
been more than doubled in the
last ten years.
Thibet is the only part of
the world not opened to mis
sions now.
Wliat to Teach.
There are many teachers in
our Sunday-schools who are
faithful in t heir way, and cgh
b in t heir work,.but who
are not teaching things at the
right time, in the right place,
and in the right way. Their
teachings are good of the kind,
and their methods of teaching
may be well enough; but like a
great many other good things,
they are not good in a Sunday
school class. One may so an
alyze the lessons as to accurate
ly teach a great many truths
about it, and yet not teach the
vital truth that is in it.
'i lie teacher should, of course
know the trutli3 about the les
son, that he may use them as
collateral in teaching the truth
that is in the lesson, and he
should also know when he
has learned these truths One
trouble with some teachers is
their persistent disposition to
discover and teach something
that is not in the lesson. Leav
ing the truths that are in the
lessen, they go in search of
something that is not to be
fund, and thus fall to speculat
ing. Whatjmdit can come to
a class from ipeculating about
facts that are not on record?
None in the wide world. He
who spends the lesson hour
with his class guessing, is not
a teacher; and the scholar who
listens while the class guesses
at the name of the man who
owned the colt our saviour rode
into Jerusalem will not be ben
etiled, although there may be
twenty good guessers in the
class, all busy for a whole haur.
A knowledge of Christ and his
wondrous, boundless love for
sinners, is what the scholar
needs, not a knowledge of the
colt, or the man whose proper
ty he was. Those who lead
dasses tills way are not teach
ers, they are simply guessers,
whose lies! servlo to the
siLool might be done in a let
ter addressed to the chairman
of the committee on perman
ent resign ations.There is a class
of teachers little better than
the class of guessers,—teachers
who teach in accurate detail
legals.
Bints Ci,Ki.ty I’mtpi.usit Sheriff
Bale.
Q , tgiv Banks 0')0 > ty>-Wiß
l<i k.IJ oo (he lit Tuckd iy in Mn
ixi. ’ the court house door i.
Homer, within the legal hour* m
>a!o, ibn following property to wi’,
one tract of lar.d lying in sa’H roti
•y, a joining lints of Jan R La y
.farms W. Dodd, J. C Sin, lly
a hereon they now reside ..nd o her.
■ onitticirg fifty a res uioro or lc*s
uimproved. l* T ied on as the prop-
Hity of L F. Morris and brother to
sHtis'y a fi fa issued from tie jas
ice’s rout! <> r the 265 b district, j>.
rr., in favor ol S'niin. Lamb-flake
and 00., against L F. Motrin and
brother. L'Vymade and returned
by J K Set hens. Luwul Conata
bie, M uch 31.1890.
Abo at the same time arid place
fiiiv acres o' lend, adjoining lands
of Minnie P-rsons on the south,
Boeden on tbe wist and o’hers.
Said land levied on as the prop
erly of A. L Griftio, to satisfy so*
en ti h- indeed from the justice’s
liourt oi tho 912 h uistrict, g. in.,
of said county, ono in favor of 8. 8.
Carter, one in favor of J. B Estes,
one in lavnr of W. P Catier, on,-
in favor of W A Qnißian and 00.
one in favor ol J. W Parson, one
in favor of .J. P. E'hole, and onr
in favo; of J. E Stephens, against
said A L Griffin. Said property
pointed oat by debs Levies made
aud re’U'eed to nia by aeoige W
Lacey, Lawful Countable.
This dm 7 h day of Aptil 1899
tV, A. ficogg’ns, Sheriff,
D inks County.
Go >rsri, Banks County—Msry
A Ansborn, widow of 11. N. Ans
burn, dec’d., has applied to the un
dersigned for the app iatment of
appraiser! 'O set apart to her and
her minor child a year's snpport
ont of the esta'e of said deceased
The appraisers ho appointed havo
ms.de ibtir teitiru to this office and
I will nass. npon the same on tbi
first Monday in May next.
Gii en under tuy hand aud offi
cialig!tnr®.
Apiii 7 1890
T. F Hill, Ordinary.
Georgi-, Banks Ciuntv.—S. L.
Bowden, go-Mian of John A.
•Johneioii, has in duo 'orur applied
to the undersigned for letters ol
dismission from said enardiam-hi}
and I will pass upen the same or
the first Mondiy in May next.
G’lvon under my hand and offi
eial signitara this Feb. 3, 1890.
T. F Hill, Ordinary
Georgia, Banks County—To al ;
whom it may concern—W. J
Mtrriy, adrer., has in line form ap
pl : ed lo the undersigned for letter’
of dismission fiom said estate, ano
I will pass up in the sme on tb*
Ist Monday in June m xt,
March 3,1890.
T. F Hill, Ordinary.
all the facts connected with
the lesson, and omit the great,
practical, central truth. These
do not stop to guess about the
colt or it3 owner, but they too
minutely descrioe the walls
and gates of the city, and dwell
disproportionately on the man
ners and customs of the peo
ple, and so they fail to teach
Christ and his love. The hous
es and the streets of the city
are put before the class in beau
tiful panorama; and in an im
pressive and knowing way the
class is i a formed that ‘-no flash
of the electric light illumined
the holy ciiy through the
night,” and that the ‘-jingling
bells of the street car” clid not
disturb the public quietude.
r lbe picture of the Last Sup
per may be accurately ud per
haps graphically painted, so far
as time, place, and position are
concerned, but the wonderful
lessons of humility and love
that Christ taught his disciples
there may just as truly be ov
ei looked and lost, ibis teach
ing; but if it is good, it is cer
tahtly not the best.
Every Sunday school teach
er should seek to know the vi
tal truth in the lessons before
him, and then do his best to
teach that truth although he
rnay find it necessary to abre
vi.-.te details.—[T. M. Hurst,
Nashville, Tenn.
C.W. HOODS, SO
HARMONY GROVE, (J V
(o)— Have Received An Immense Line Of—(o
Spring' £oo&s,
Also Sue Line of Hardware, Tinware, Crockery and Glaeware, Fami’y
Groceries, Flour, meats, Etc.
gtTOnt Rtock is Complete and we are folly prepared to tatisfy
our Customers in respect lo styles and equalities.
ivvervthing sold for prices far below anv ever made in this or any
other MARKET IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
Bestirs to Call and see us belore purchasing elsewhere. The o’dest
Firm in this section. 45
T. E. EEY & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Dry Goods, OlotMng
Fancy Goods, Fine Millinery, Groceries and
General Merchandise. Givens i Call whenin Harmony Grove.
Hardware Store,
HARMONY GROVE GA.
HEADQUARTFRS FOR ALL KIND OF
HARDWARE
Wagon A BI’CGV M ATERIpLe,
Farming Implements,
Ditching Shovels. Spde, Etc. The “Roval Keen Cutter Ax”
The Best in The World. Guns, Pistol*. Powder, Shct, Caps,
R fle And Pistol Caitridges.
COOK STOVES, AND HEATING STOVES,
We are the only bouse in Harmony Grove that pay a Lickwlb
o sell Pistols and Uaitridgis. Call and see ns whan in town.
W. W. BROOKS.
I am selling my goods without any effort. My trade increases daily.
1 have in mj stock a foil line ot
Dry Goods oceiies
IN FACT A GENERAL SUPPLY STORE.
1 the laigest and b*-st se'er'cd Mock of
■S'W J)
Examine my stock and be convinced. Highest prices paid for country
jiroduce.
W, W. BROOICS HOMER Ga,
W. A. DALE,
,—, vHarmony Grove, Georgia,,— ‘—,— * —\
e —•—''" v ''*“'Man■ f cturcr it Ad Kinds ot
TIN, SHEET IRON l COPPER
WARES Itcoßng and Gntteiing a rpeeiUty. All Woik guiantecd
I to giye peitrct sath a.-tio-.