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Railroad Schedule,
BLAKEI.T EXTENSION.
Ltaves Blakely daily at 7:30 a. m.; ar¬
rives at Arlington at 8:30 a. m.; arrives at
Leary at 9:39 a. m.; arrives at Albany at
11 -JO a. m. 4:20 arrives at
Leaves Albany at p. m.;
Leary at 5:58 p. m.; arrives at Arlington
at 6:57 p. m.; arrives at Blakely at 8:12
p. m.
Couaty fllreotory.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Hon. B. B. Bower. Judge; J. W. Walters,
Solicitor General; J. H. Coram, Clerk.
Spring term convenes on second Monday
tu July. Fail term ou aecond Monday
In Doeeinber.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Ordinary, A. I. Monroe; Sheriff, W. W.
Gladden; Tax Collector, E. 8. Jones; Tax
Receiver, Thos. F. Cordray: Treasurer C.
H Gee County School ComnuHsioner, J.J.
-
Beck; Comity Surveyor, C. P. A axon; Cor¬
oner, A. G. Gadson.
COUNTY COURT.
L.G. Cartlcdge, Judge. Quarterly ses¬ Au-
sions 4th Monday in Fetiruary, May.
jpnit and November. Monthly sessions,
every 4th Mouday.
COMMISSIONERS R. R.
John Colley, J. G. Collier and .T. T. B.
Fain. Courts held 1st Tuesday In each
month.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
574th District—R. J. Thigpen, J.P.; C.
F. Blocker, N. P. and Ex-officio J. P.
Courts held third Wednesday in each
month. /. P.
1123d District—J. L. Wilkerson, second
John Hasty, N. P- Courts held
Thursday iu each month.
626th District—J. C. Price, J. P.; N. W.
Face, N.P. Courts held third Saturday
|u each month.
1283d District—C. J. McDaniel, J. P.
Courts held first Saturday in each month.
1316—Thos. W. Holloway; /. P. C. L.
Smith 1 N: P. Courts held 2nd Saturday
In each month. J. P. John A.
1364—Thos. H. Griffin, Saturday
Cordray, N. P. Courts held 1st
In each mouth.
8ak«r County Directory
SUPERIOR COURT.
B. B. Bower, Judge; J. W. Walters, So¬
licitor General; B. F. Hudspeth, Clerk,
Spring tern convenes on first Monday in
May. Fall term on first Monday in No¬
vember.
COUNTY COURT.
John O. Perry. Judge. Monthly *es-
jKtouR held first Mondays—Quarterly ses¬
sions.
C 0 MM IS SIONER S R. R.
W. IF. Williams, T. H. Caskie, ,T. W.
k «5U£”“ he,d "
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Ordinary, W.T. Livingston; Sheriff, G.
T Galloway Tax Collector, R. B. Odotn
Tax Receiver, J. M. Odom: Treasurer, L.
G.JKowell; Surveyor, C. D. Brown; Cor
si$r B. IK HaU*
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND NO -
TA KIES PUBLIC.
971st District—8. J. Livingston, J. P,;
W. C. Odom. N. P.: Courts held 1st Sat¬
urday in each month.
900th District—G. T. Galloway J. P.;
T. H. Caskie, N. P.; Courts held 2ud
Saturday in each mouth.
957 th District—G. D. Lamar, S. P., H
8. Johnson, N. P. Courts held 3d Satur-
****^ !^ Cl1 ,t ‘ on J h '
1123 District— . L. J. Mathis, J. t P.;R. „ n „ E.
Mcffullun, N. P. Courts hold 4th A'atur-
say ta month,
No Thank Ton. font
P. E. WEATHERLY.
They met when they were girl and boy
Going to school one day,
And ‘Won’t you take my peg top deoa?’
Was Oil th.it he coujd say.
She bit her little pinafore,
Close to his side she came,
She whispered, “No. no, thank you
Tom,”
But took it all the same.
They met one day the self-same wav
When ten swift years had flown;
He said: “I’ve nothing but my heart,
Bdt that is yours alone.”
Aud won’t you take my hsarlf” he said
And called her by her name;
She blushed and said: “No* thank yon
Tom,”
'But took it all the same.
Aud twenty, thirty, forty years,
Have brought them'care and joy.
She has tne little peg top still,
He gave her,w lieu a boy.
‘I’vehad no wealth,sweet wife,’says he
‘ll’ve never brought you fame;”
She whispers, ‘No, no thank you Tom*
You have loved me all the same.”
A Courageous Woman.
The bravest woman in the world
liues in Hartford; She is not yet
twenty years and has immortalized
herself by her courage - She has
shown in tackling , single handed aud
alone, aud capturing the ferocious
mouse. While the other ladies of the
household ran screaming away from
the animal and found safety only in
mounting tho chairs and tables, our
heroine, with unblanched cheeks,
walks into the pantry where the vici¬
ous beast is lurking behind the pans
or dishes, and, regardl#-8 of her per¬
sonal safety, begins the hunt by tat¬
tling the tinware. In a moment the
mouse is sc ampering along the sjjt-jvea
spurred up to its utmost activity by
the hands of the plucky girl, who is
determined to capture the animal alive
A live mouse in a woman’s hands.
Can you realize the courage it requires
for a woman to haudle a live mouse V
A little cry of delight and the victory
won. Toe giil Comes out of the
pantry with a smiling face and cheeks
rosy with the eucitemeut of the chase.
She goes into the sitting room holding
the prize, in her hand, tire little fellow
struggling to get away. The ladies,
still perched on the chnios and table,
set up a chorus of Screams, much to
the delight of the brave young lady,
who sometimes varies the sport by
lettiog the captive loose ou the table
or floor. The scene that follows, if it
could he reproduced ou tbevtige Qf a
theatre, would mak ; a fortune for the
manager.
This girl has got a stick with twen¬
ty-nine notches npon it, each notch
representing a mouse caught by her
own hands. In the eyes of her female
relatives she is a greeter lieryine than
Joan of Arc.—Hartford Times.
* Washington, Dec. 26.—An organi¬
zation to be known as "The Emigrant
Association” has been formed among
the colored people of this city for the
purpose, asset forth in the constitution
of helping colored people from South¬
ern states to emigrate and locate. The
officers elected are; President, W. H.
Scott; Vice President, M. R. Howard;
Secretary, J. VV. Nile*; Treasurer aud
Assistant Secretary, A, .6. P. Carey;
Directors, W. Baum of the District of
Columbia, M. Howard of Missouri W.
D, Scott of Alabama, J. D. Cisnor of
Louisiana, M. A. S. Cary of Georgia.
J. VV. Nile*of Arkansas, J. B Jones of
Tex s. aud A. S. Stewart, of Florida.
TI. «,« a pros-
peering and locating committee shall
beappointed. and that every bead of a
family entitled to locate on 160acres of
government land whaU upon puyiug $10
to tire association receive help in get-
ting to his place and have assistance
for olie J«*r afterwards.—Telegraph
aud Messenger.
A prominent citizen of town toid us
that he had seen more fresh hog meat
come to town fiom the country this
' W than he had seen all the lime
, since tire war, Thinisa hopeful sign
; and we earnestly 3 hope v that our farrn-
\ er will continue to keep their smoke
*
i lK>ttse= at home.—Early County News.
LEARY, GA m FRIDAY, JANUARY, 4, 1884.
Among Oar Exchanges.
The reins have been pretty general.
The Sparta I-ihmaelite, it is said,
will suspend publication.
F. E Burke, one of the best busi¬
ness men of Americas, died Saturday
night.
TOO MUCH CHRISTMAS DRINK.
Palmetta, Dec. 22—The down
freight train to-niglit killed and man¬
gled a white man named W, A. H.
Thomas. He could only be identified
by his Dame ou bis arm in ink, He
leaves a wife and five young children.
John El Redwine assumes control
of the Gainesville Eagle ou the first
day of January, and Madam Rumor
has it that Miltou A. Smith, its pres¬
ent editor, will launch to the zephyrs
a new candidate for public favor after
that date. Name net known.
There is not an editor or a printer
in the lunatic asylum, while all other
professions are represented. In noting
tin's we don’t mean to convey the idea
that there are not some who ought to
be there.—Eastman Times.
How about the poor-boa 1 *, neigh¬
bor?
How will country newspapers which
do legal advertising perfect legal no¬
tices wheD they have “uo paper” next
week? It is none of our individual
business, aud we only make the in.
qniry because it looks as if a “gap"
will occur in these notices, which re¬
quire insertion you* consbcctivx
weeks. —Columbus Times.
It seems to us you ought to have
the information, but as we prefer ‘ the
whole sheet,” will not undertake to
explain. Notwithstanding we know
just how it is done.
The Montgomery Mail says the
number of persons who emigrate to
Texas and other portrous of the west
trom Alabama and adjoining States,
and are now returning home, is aston¬
ishing. On one of the south bound
traius arriving at Montgomery a few
nights ago, were eighty passengers,
and on another succeeding Were sixty
passengers returning front Texas.
They lmd failed to realize their visions
of plenty. The WVmingtou Star also
mentions the return of many Nor b
Carolinians who lmd tried ‘‘pastures
new” in the Southwest without realiz-
expectation*. The universal report is
that with similar effort the oi l states
will yield as good a liviug as those
west of the Mississippi.
When ! oh where! is the arte.dnn
well? Was such an institution ever
in our populous city? It seems to us
that we have a faint recollection that
one was started once in dayR long gone
by. Yes, it was last summer, we be¬
lieve, aud the well soon reached a
depth of 400 or 500 feet, but for weeks
we have not heard the familiar sound
of the drill and windlass- All that is
left to remind one that we once had an
artesian well in progress is an im¬
mense derrick and ponderovs engine
that stands in the centre of Washing¬
ton street. We would like to see this
well completed and we hope the con¬
tractor will spur up, start the ball
rolling again and let the water flow.—
FurtGeiues Tribune.
The Athens Banner has the follow¬
ing of a rich gold mioe: On the Eto¬
wah river, above C.irtersville, Ga., is a
vein of gold which, for extent and
richness, is excelled by few, if any,
mines in the United States. The vein
is 280 feet wide, every inch of which
shows gold. Some of this assays $16
per ton. The same company own
over 500 feet of another vein, varying
in thickness from four to twenty-one
feet. This vein extends three miles
through the company’s property, and
yields trom 810 to 8110 per ton. The
Etowah river cuts these veins, and it
will yield a power sufficient to run
1,000 stamps. About 300 * tamps are
now running, and a quantity of ma¬
chinery is on the ground ready te put
np and start. This mine can be worked
at $1 per ton. The compauy owning
aud working it is kuown af the Frank¬
lin and McDonough company.
Carlisle makes the teoth speaker
from the State of Kentucky. Georgia
has bten honored in this respect but j
once, in the person.Howell Qob})..
Bar- ing the Dead-
The crtmaiien onze, although it
has been agitated in the United States
for several years, has not taken auy
deep hold on the fancies of the peo.le.
A few societies have been organized in
the larger cities, bnt the number of
avowed cremationists is too small to
more than to attract casual notice.
The instances of the disposal of tho
disposal of tlie dead by incineration
*n America Could be counted upon
one’s fingers, and they uavo been
looked upon by the masses as either
the effect of a thirst for noteriety, or
as the outcropping* of a weird and
semi-barbarous fancy. Perhaps the
almost uuiveravi opposition to burn¬
ing the badies of the dead is not
founded on solid religious or sanitary
reasons, but it neverles exists, and it
not likely soon to cease.
Several countries in Europe have
legalized crematiou, but in none of
them has it been practiced only iu
rare instances. There sdems, how¬
ever. to be somewhat of a revival of
tiie subject in the American press,
and in California the cremationisis
have made some p-ogrecs. The Su¬
pervisors of Butte county have passed
a resolution to cremate the bodies of
paupers, but no crematory has yet
been built, and it is likely that public
opidion will nullify their action. In
Han Fraucisco a cremation societo has
been organized and will apply to the
Legislature in January for the legali.
zatioa offcthat matter of disposing of
the dead, as some doubt exists as to
whether it is allowable iu that state
under the present laws; in Let, an in¬
quiry directed to the Board of Health
dieted an unfavorable reply. The
laws of California, and of most other
states seem to require, by imglicntion
at least, that the dead shall be buried.
Thera is no express statute to that ef¬
fect, however, in any of them. It is
certain there c-m be no penal law vio¬
lated by cremation,and there has been
no good reason advanced why those
who wish to do so should not be al¬
lowed to practice incineration on bod¬
ies over which they have control, ex¬
cept in the case of paupers and other
wards of the public. In no instance
ought cremation to be allowed except
where the deceased had requested it to
be performed.
It will take a l<>ug time to educate
the masses of the people up to the
point where cremation nil become
general or even frequent It is looked
upon <>s a heathers rite, recognized by
no civilizod country of anbient or
modem times, aud the wild, irreligi¬
ous pretensions of the l’heosophistu
5fve only added strength to that pre¬
conceived pop nlar opinion. Besides,
all enlightened men have a horror of
of the voluntary violation or the per¬
sons of their dead loved ones.
There appears to be no sanitary rea¬
sons iu favor of cremation that csuuot
be met by proper bnri-1. Contagious
and infectious disease* may sometimes
be spread by dead bodies, bnt only in
xery rare cases, aud these Could eiiai*
ly be prevented by proper preeautions.
As to economic arguments they are
very deceptive and without fortliur
experiments intangible. Iulthe pres-
ent state of public opinion on the sub
ject economic considerations will
hardly have roueh effect,— SaV. News.
Federal Aid to Educatiou-
The Rev. J. L. M, Curry, agent of
the Peabody educational fund, has
probably given more atteutiou to pub¬
lic education in the stat.OM of the
south than sny other man. He lias
studied the needs and resources, not
of any one southern stale, but of all
of them. He is therefore n compe¬
tent and friendly adviser, and his plan
or theory in relation to the education
of the masses in the south is thus brief¬
ly sUt*d:
1. Universal education is a sine
qua non for the security and the pros¬
perity of this repuqlic.
2. Universal education is the work
of government, and mu»t be furnish* d
iu a large measure, by government
action oud government revenues.
3. This work is primarily that of
state government*. Wiili it, in the
first iustance, the national government
ha* nothing to do. Primarily and
qbiefiy it is.tho duty of tbestxto te fur-
nish this education.
4. The southern states cannot ade-
quately cope with this problem;it is for
tliein aw impossibility,
5 . “ Those in the south who have
been friendly to the establishment of
public schools have not been mmreri-
rally the majority oi the population of
the south.”
6. The vuention os the authority of
congress, constitutionally speaking, to
make appropriations iu aid of educa¬
tion, the doctor think:-, demonstrable,
but ho puls the unit ter upon the basis
of the old maxim; that “the safety o-
the republic Is the supreme law.”
As to the control of funds granted
by the general government. Dr. Curry
says- “State systems should not bo
superseded. The general government
should act in co-operation with state
authorities, and not adopt, auy plan or
method whieh will subordinate them.
The government has a right, aud is ill
duty bound to follow tho appropria¬
tions to see that the money is properly
applied. Any misappropriation of the
money or departure from tlie condi¬
tions of ike grant should be billowed,
instuoter, by a withholding of the re¬
mainder of the appropriation.”
Is there is auy disposition in con-
gress to assist in lessening the illiteracy
of the colored pypulation of the south.
Dr. Curry’s plud opens the way. His
plan is free of objections; congress can
impose any conditions it deems b*st
when it makes m appropriation, and
each state can decide whether it will
accept the appropriation with tho con¬
ditions annexed. The action would
be voluntary throuhont, and no irrita¬
tion need spring therefrom, We
would be glad to see congresf dc some¬
thing for the illiterate 8 at this session.
A small part of the immense surplus
taken from the people without reason
Could not perhaps be put to better use
than in bringing popular education
within the reach of all. If the percen¬
tage of illiteracy among the tregaoes is
to be materially lowered that during neral this
century, it in plain the ge
government will have to lend a helping
band.
The French in China-
Hostilities between France and
China appear to have begun in earnest.
The Frencli have captured Soutay, an
important fortified town of Annum,
and are prepared to push the advan¬
tage which they have gained. Accord¬
ing to the reports, the capture was ef¬
fected without serious loss of life on
part of the French. What the loss of
the Chi oese, Aniiainit-s and Black
Flags who defended the place was
does not appear. It is hardly proba¬
ble that the diffidences between Fiance
and China cau now be settled by di¬
plomacy or arbitration. France clear,
ly indicates by her course that her
purpo>e is to posnest Aunsm, and if
China does not couseut to this pos¬
session she must fight. The necessa-
ry means have been voted to the
french minister to prosecute a war oi
conquest, and the government ap-
pear:; to be supported by the popular
eentimentof the nation. China has
endeavored to maiutaiu her claims to
Annum i>y peaceful means, and it is
believed that she will yield these
claims only wheu forced to do so.
France has the advantages of trained
6oldiers. skillful leaders and the most
improved implements of war; China
has the advrntage* of numbers and an
acquaintance with the country. It is
probable that on a fair field 5,000
Ereneli soldiers would be equal to 50,-
000 Chinamen, but China could as
reudily fuaoish 50,000 men as France
ceuld 5,000. It muy be asked, why
does Frauce want Auriam? All re¬
ports are to the effect thae Annam is a
remarkably rich yrovince. The sail is
extremely fertile, and proonces im¬
mense crops of W hate vex xs adapted to
the climaie. it is understood also
that the mineral wealte of the couutry
is marvelous. Annam would not only
be a valuable (requisition to France
now, but wouln grow rapidly in value.
Under French direction it would be¬
come a great and rich oolotiy. and
Would add to ihe wealth aud import¬
ance of Frauce. China undoubtedly
understands and appr« cutes the value
of Auriam. aud a* tire Chinese are not
only shrewd but plucky, it would not
lie surprising if France discovers that
she hae undertaken a very difficult
task.—Sav. News.
No. 2a«
Civil Service Reform-
Will civil service reform be an U-
sue in the national contest next year?
There is no doubt that both parties will
pat a civil service reform plank in
their platform, and, perhaps, there
will lie a good deal of talk on tliu
stomp and in tho newspapers about
the beauties nnd benefits of a thor¬
oughly ref or mod civil service, But
will this talk t>e sincere? Ii is admit-
ted that the civil service commission-
ers are sincere in their desire to make
the present civil service law a success.
Their places are very easy and com.
fortuble; and they would not like to
lose them. The great masss of people
who neither expect nor want offices,
are in favor of civil service reform,
but the politicians are opporo l to il.
When the Pendleton civil service bill
was being discussed iu tho Senate the
Republicans Senators could not s»y
too much, apparently, iu favor of it.
Of course they were talking to the
country, and were not expressing their
real sentiments with regard to it.
W bat they think of civil service re¬
form was shown the other day when
they ohm is-ed the Democratic cm*
plojves of the Senate iu order to make
p/ac-s for Republican*. There was
not a word to be said against the hou~
e*ty. integrity or tflicrency of these
employees, and when Senators Beck
and Pendleton asked for a reaon f or
discharging faithful public
serViinis the Republican senator**
were silent. What will be the result
of this violation of the principles cl
civil service reform? If the Demo¬
crats get control of the government ir»
the next national contest they will
turn out Republican officials by the
wholesale, nod will point to the ac-
tiou o( Republican senator** as a pre¬
cedent and au excuse for their course.
The Republican Senate struck tho
first blow at civil servico reform, uud
if the civil service law becom-s a deal
letter tho people will know wheic to
place the blnuio. It is a remarkable
fact that the Republican press hns
had nothing io say in condemnation
of this stub at « reform w hich they de¬
manded with mi much earnestness a
year ago, but if the Democrats c<»niM
into possession of the government
through next year’s election they will
ho loud in their demands that every
civil service rule and regulation shall
be enforced—Savannah News.
A Cannae Christmas Cali.
Au ingenious contemporary writes
tire truth the whole truth and nothing'
but the truth— ho help the prinrerf
Tire Georgia papers are coming m
this Week on ihe half shell. Just
how much turkey the editors of the
state have laid away is Momething past
finding out, but the wine vat is still
full, the men who manipulate ths
quill having generally taken the
pledge. As a new year will be nslier^
ed in next week, there is one thing
which uo intelligent citizen should
forget, aud that is to place liU nam*,
on the list of his county paper, with a
paid up subscription of one y<wr.
live home paper fill* a field which no
city journal pretends to reach, beside
it is tire part of patriotism to support
home industries. For all matters of
county and municipal politics, local
improvements, the thousand local
matters which are of great moment to
e-ich locality, the home paper Is the
advocate and the organ. No village
nr town can hope to be included iu the
list of prosperous communities in
which a local paper does uot exist,
whose columns are not filled with ad^
vertisements and whose subscription
list does not show the uame* of all the
intelligent citizens, After haviug
perfoumed this duty iu the interest of
heme, the intelligent citizen can ob¬
tain the news of the world at large by
subscribing for the Constitution, the
paper which neyr gets left iu a news
venture.
(S’peitk a word of encmiregement
whenever you can consixtently do so.
Give the helping preise when you see
that it is deserved. The tlionghf that
“uo one cares and no r*rte knows,”'
blights many a bud of promise. Whetl*
er it qiay be ihe artist at bis easel
tire y* -ug preacher in Ins polpit or
the boy at his mathematical problems,
give what praise you cau, K4>4
words are never forjj-otten,