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J. A. DARK, Editor. VOLUME 1. BADE county gazette PUBLISHED :rising fawn. Georgia,: (Every Thursday) I \ r —- DARK a CDLL EY. asmm , If' " and. m. oru.e y; >r. lir-T vManage.!. A *a. ( in Advance $1.50. Mox HS, 41 75. Moxths, 50. * m> i.a 1 .u-iiijs; Advertising Rates. \ . _____ |ta inserted at SI.OO per inch r or frii Mnd 50 cema for each eubseqnt f> r 4 j ti a ) loa t!i it 5 jno Local Business 10 "centß ' „ lK||M insertion and 5 cents per line e *V insertion. * candidates for ofiice >5.00 tf,r 'JU&Eß |Hv ^ nc c. aeonuiit- iu.*": l ".'! |". • ' 'OO 1 for* advertisements cft>ue lu o?i' b R a ' 1:1 :i l l ■!<<• Bineral Directory. LODGES. t No. 179, F. A. M. —C. M -1 A Bennett, Sec. Meets V T% u *w. ■ M 1 “ U '' * I *' ' IflSfr km.- - JlpffO Eft nR t ' *„" JfPr w ; ' ,:i < mEUK>R cor it t ’V*W. C. J udg e* A. T. TTaek st, Attorny-Gencral ; J.|3M. Suttc n, Clerk. '*ts third Monday in March md S apteruber. COUNTY OFFICIALS. J. W. Bleyinii, Sheriff ; J. A. Bennett, Ordi srj iJ. N. Cole, County Surveyor; John lark, Tax Assessor ; Moreland, Tax Col- Mtr * Z. O’Neal, Treasurer; J. C. Taylor, Jeonty Superintendent. TOWN DIRECTORY. A. M. H*U, P. M., T. J. Park, Agent and perator ; O. W. Stewart, J. P. LEGAL. I. Luroplin. Attorney at Law.—Office on >rn*r of Chuich and Alabama streets. 1 J. ttorycy at Law.—OfficeJrTrea house.^ PHYSICIANS. m Frieksr—Official residenco, on’Alabama DRY GOODS, GROCERIES AC. D. M. Colley, dealer in staple and Fancy Dry Heeds, south side public square. Ketehereide A Brown, dealers in Dry Goods, •ceriee and General Merchandise; fronting - allroad. I —-> M. Rale, dealer in .Family* Groceries; at ||W \ Trenton. legal. f ■ yf, U. A J. P- Jacowny, Attorneysat Law.— on, east side public square. ... ‘.physicians. 1— I— ->7/ W*r®* .Rroek.—Office atj residence,"in 'ortb* P art of £he Vllla ge. professional Cards. T. J. MJMPKIW, (TORNEY AT LAW, RISING FAWN, DADEC)rm,3U i&lfaj prompt attention to the collection of jj and all business intrusted to his care, in ,teral courts for the counties of Dad, ~r M'i Catoosa- 1-tf | G- HAIe, /14> €onn*eH© r at Law |* RISING FAWN, DADE COUNTY, 6A. 5n the o" ? . ,e '' : ° r Couriß of Dade, , r apJCatoos*. btnet att en , ion g ; VCII to MS UeCtWoof eUi® B , nt other business in- w . _ car a ' la w , 1 ftcim ■/ . i v 1 j:f mp V r j The Election, The word election means the act of choosing a person to fill an office,or em ployment, by anj T manifestation or pref erence, as by ballot, uplifted hands or viva voce, and Joint Adams said dur ing his eventful life that “corruption in elections was the great enemy to free dom;” hence the American people should heed the injunction of this far-famed statesman and steer clear of fraudulent measures in elections. On the first day of January, it being on Wednesday, the state of Georgia pro ceeded to elect their county officers, anti there may have been quite a good deal ol illegality, strategem, fraud and connip tion practiced on that day, it is not o ir’s to say. Among the many defeated candidates there are no doubt many worthy men tv he will cheerfully submit to the arbit rament and award of the ballot box. W e can say unhesitatingly for our county, that the candidates elected are, so far as we know, honorable men, and with in telligance enough to transact the busi ness of the county with safety. Gentle men, you will soon enter upon the dis charge of your duty, and the interests of the county have been intrusted to your keeping ; be sober, vigilent and faithful in the duties which you are to perform for the interest of yourself and the people at large; thus meriting the esteem and favor of all; never betraying the confi dence reposed in you, remembering al ways that it is the man that honors the office, and not the office the man. Steer the county’s i>oat clear of* the qffiek* **• * 4 sands, reefs, shoals awl cesspools eff pp\*-* for you are at the helm. Therefore, don’t prove treacher ous and desert the ship, leaving it a fi nancial wTeek, and yourself dishonored. The election passed off in our county reasonably quiet with an occasional scream, and some alarming symptoms ol bust-head, and the inevitable precursor of poverty and wretchedness. W e learn that there was a small, one-hore, dimin uti\ r e difficulty at Trenton —cause un known. Upon the whole, the election went off' very well, and with less excite ment than is usually prevalent in the “State of Dade” on such occasions. On our third page will he found the conswlidated returns of the county. Fro22i Texas. Crouton, Wise Cos. Tex., Pec 18, ’ 1 8. Eo. Gazette —Througu kindness of I)r. M. 8. Malheny, whom 1 spent a few days with last week, at lortW ortli, a distance of 60 miles from our town,by the-way, the fastest little town in north Texas, 1 got a copy of your paper dated Thursday, Nov. 28, which I am highly ploased with, and ask you to enter my name as a subscriber for one year, En closed, please find the “kale seed” for one year’s subscription. Please give us wild Texans a good paper, and all the time full of news, as Dade county is the home of my child hood. 1 look and listen eagerly for all that may come from the dearest spot on earth, to me. 1 don’t know how you are on Texas or Texas topics, or I would write you a long communication about Texas, and what I have learned and know about this wild country, said to be civilized. I say it is about half and half, and I am pioud it is that far along, for 1 like this coun i y and am doing well. lam a justice of the peace and notary public, also, postmaster at this place, and I ui\n 1-t lop* in town; one hotel and livery s.able. I have four other houses rented for #lO per mon-h, each; sol think I can and am doing well. I will close this letter, hoping to hear from you soon. With my best wishes for your success, 1 am, as ever, Yours, Respectfully, W. B. Smith. [We take pleasure in adding the name Of Mr. Smith to our subscription list hut after a caiUl search we fol,ed l ° b '" l the “kale jee<l.” Glad to hear of your prosperity .'anti hope you will lavor tis v i ii fVeipupt- communications, and also a goijd word for the Gazette. —Do. J t ,rae£ from a Di i RISING FAWr )E COUNTY, GA.. THURSD/' M. 9, 1879. fo-the Right, Feai’iess Agamst the Wro^.” vate letter from Thos. J. Middleton to W. U. Jacoway, Esq. : O villa, Ellis Cos., Texas, Nov. 28, *7B. I am in receipt of the first numbers of the Dade County Gazette, for which please acce.pt my sincere thanks, for I as sure you that lam in accordance with the hope expressed in your letter 1 fop 11 and in it many items of news from my friends. It is true that we never look at a news paper without finding in it something of immediate interest to us, for in the first copy of the Gazette in addi.i >n to many local items of interest to me, I found a letter written here in an adjoining coun ty by one whom I recognized at once as an old class-mate at Lebanon, though X did.net know before that he was in the State. (“M. S.M.”) Indeed, the Ga zette is a sprightly sheet, and I hope it will meet with the patronage that it de serves; for while I do not know the ed itor or publisher, i remember the editor’s wife very well. When I used to minile with my very dear friends and relatives in your county, Miss Rebecca was a mod est and model ischool girl. The paper brings to memory my first visit to your valley, or at least the first in my recol lection. It lias been twenty-two years ago, and though quite young then, I dis tinctly remember my first, impressions of the romantic scenery at Whiteside,where they met us with horses (this was before the A. Gt. IS. R. R. was laid out) and the long ride across the Sand mountain, the meeting of relatives, the happy win ter spent at Trenton and vicinity, ail these tilings.*are # pk>airt to remember. ' There is a in art adjoining couiftwj Tarrant.) UiV '*-***’ County Ga.” Well, William, no doubt you hear much said of Texas pro and eon, and probably much that is undeserved on both sides, and I give it you as my opin ion that with all her disadvantages, Texas has a big future, and if she is not divided, before many decades will be one of the strong States of the Union. Thos. J. Middleton. WAS IS 17Y £J T O I, ETTSI U. Washington, D. ( 1 ., Jan. 4, 1879. As heretofore stated, resumption was inaugurate 1 here before the day fixed by law. For some time several bankers bad paid out gold whenever it was desired by their customers. This was not often, most people preferring the much more convenient greenback. It would be iash to say that the government’s success in its effort to resume is assured, for many things might happen which would send gold up again. '1 here was no reason tor the Black Friday panic a few years ago when gold sold at about 170. The like event might occur again, and permanent resumption be thereby postponed indefi nitely. But neither the administration or the business men here anticipate any thing of the kind. In connection with resumption the sto ry is started that Secretary Sherman, having secured all the honor that is pos sible in that connection, desires to retire from the cabinet and become a candidate for the Governor of Ohio. The latter office, of course, if be should get it,would be expected to serve as a stepping stone to the U. S. Senate or to even higher po sition. All the Shermans are ambitious. None of them are modest, Before Bayard Taylor’s appointment as minister to Germany, the name oi “Bob” Ingersoll was mentioned for the place. It was even said that Ingersoll s friends had the promise of Mr. Hayes that the appointment should be made. Hifnaiue is again mentioned in the con nect ion, but I am unable to find that any appeal has been made to Mr. Ilayes or Sec. Evarts in his behalf. His religious opinions, or bis lack of them, have been cryed against liim. Bat Mr. Taylor, though not as outspoken on sub jects os Mr. Ingersoll, probably did not have views which differed materially from his. Ingersoll at least has a vigorous intellect, was not mixed up with the theft of the Presidency, and is essentially an Ameiicaii. Mr. Hayes might do wo.se, and probably with Last week- 1 ‘tooixO- to lines of American steamships to run between the South American ports and New Yark and New Orleans. Of th fate of the bill to be presented it is not possible now to speak with certainty. A similar measure passed the Senate at the last session, but was killed in conference between tue Senate and House. In the latter body no vote was taken on the merits of the measure. Its friends claim that it will at this session have votes, from both parties, which it could not have received then. Especially among Southern members it is believed to have gained The amount to be asked for >s small. No doubt there will be a very lively and able debate in both Horn es We are having the coldest weather for many years, In 18/ 3 there was a day or so equally cold, but it did net mst. Grant’s second inauguration took place with the weather about at zero, and the inauguration ball in the evening was woeful failure, being held in a iran building erected for the purpose, au which was unheated. Don. t t Fetter List The following is a list of letters re maining uncalled for in Trenton post office over 30 days. James Espy, J. H. ’Gardner, W. S. Griffith, John A. Long, (2) John \\ . Mitchel, JohVi H. Mulky, Mrs. L. D. McLain, R. L. O’Neal, Win. Riece. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say advertised. Jan 1, 1879! J. C. Smith, P.M. - Foverf Poverty is no ’tis true, but we may easily make it so by continually whining and bemoaning our lot. When we reflect that many of the ablest men that this or any other nation has pro duced were im poor as church mice, we see no reason we should not hold up our heads, may not respect ns because we are poor, hut as a general tiling, tl irmespects even for the rich, is not of such as would cause them to make self-sacrifices for their friends. One tried friend in poverty is worth a thousand when fortune smiles. The old adage has it, ‘ihat it is very inconven ient to be poor,’ and so it is ; hut, then, tnere is one advantage the poor have over the rich, viz : they are not subjected to many of the ills, and not hall the annoy ance of their more prosperous fellow crea tures. It does not follow that poor peo ple must have poor ways, for evidence oi thrift. Poverty, therefore, begets habits of indolence and filth, but on the other hand, economy and an honest, faithful effort to accomplish something and be something in the world. Eastern Events For 1878. The year 1878 has witnessed some memorable events. Turkey has been,in part taken from under Mussulman rule. England lias entered upon a great strug gle of which the occupation of Cyprus, the war upon Aighanism,and the sending of the Queen’s daughter to hold court in Canada, are incidents. The Republic in France lias been on the verge of ruin, and has escaped disaster by methods which have created confidence in the per petuity of the Republic. The Emperor of Germany and the King of Italy have nartowlv escaped assassination; and both countries have considerable dangerous discontent to manage. Royal persons have wedded and died; among Die deaths the young Queen of Spain and the Prin cess Alice, of England, are conspicuous losses. The weather has been extremely cold and with much difficulty we have kept the Gazette floating, and we do insist that tlie pc >plo of Dade must rally to our support, for we are obligated to give you a good paper and now, friends, don’t let us go down. O JTiie upstart' 4 nC.t --{;1, ..xv. ■!-* — ’ T'"” fhe Widower and Widow. When Mr. Thomas Thompson was courting the widow who became his sixth wife, said lie, taking a pinch ol snuff and looking - wise, “l will tell you what I expect of you, my dear. on are aware that I have had a good deal of matrimonial experience. Hohmn ! it makes me sad to think of it. My lot in the cemetery is almost full, and I may truly say that my cup of misery would he running overt this moment i! it were not for you. But to buiness. I was about to remark that Jane, my first, could make better coffoe than any other woman in this world. I trust you will adopt her receipt for the preparation of that beverage.” “M v first liushan 1 frequently remark ed—”begin the widow. “And there was Susan,” interrupted Mr. Thompson. “Susan was the best mender that probably ever lived. It was tor delight to find a button off, and, as >r rents in coats and things, I have'seen ier shead tears of jop when she saWgthem he was so desirous of using her needle Y>r their repair. Oh,what a woman Su san was. “Many is the time,” began the widow, my first hui—” ||“ With regard to Anna, who was ray bird,” said Mr, hastily, “I think her forte above all othersj was in the accomplishment of the cake known as slapjack. I have very pleasant vis ions at this moment of my angelic Anna as in the krtchen of a frosty morning enveloped in smoke and the mor ning sunshine that stole iuto the window or bearing to my plate a particularly nice article of slapjack, with the remark, That’s the nicest one yet, Thomas. Eat it while it’s hot.’ Sometime, 1 assure you, my dear, these recallections are quite overpowering.” He applied his handkerchief to his eyes and the widow said, “Ah yes, I known how it is my self, sir. Many is the time that I see in my lonely honrs my dear first has—” “The pride and the joy of Julia my fourth, and I may say, too, of Clara,my fifth,” interrupted Mr. Thompson, with some apparently accidential violence of tone, “lay in the art of making over their spring bonnets. If you will believe it,my dear,one bonnet lasted those two blessed women through all the happy years they lived with me. They would return them and make them over so many, many times ! Dear, dear! what a changing world—wha) an unhappy, changing “I say so to myself a hwSjl and times a day, sir,” said the widow® ith a sigh. “I frequently my first hus—” “Madamo !” said Mr. Thompson, sud denly and with great sterness, “oblige me by never mentioning that cheap man again. Are you not aware that he must ueccessarily bo out of the questson for evermore ? Can you not see that your continual reference t© him sickens my soul? Let us have peace, madame—let us have peace,” “Very well, sir,” said the widow meek ly. “1 beg your pardon, and promise not tc do it again.” And they were married, and their lives were as bright and peaceful as Mr. Miller’s sundown seas —[Buffalo Ex press. > The little folks wanted the head of the family to spend the evening withTthem. Father said he thought of attending a meeting. Various measnres were dis cussed for keeping father at home, when Tommy, aged five, addressed his brother, aged seven, as follows: “I’ll tell you what we will do. We’ll put a sign on the front admittance to go ou this house of nights.’ m >■ Boy—Mr. I will give you ten cents if you will lend me your revolver for a sec- Mr.—-YV hat do you want with it. - Bov—l da<^/RT) and HI Kja 1). M. CIJLLHY, lUiiNms* M k * We want a live eo- *>spondeut fro: i every punt office in t ie conn. v. Pr Hi 1 hearts and lofty mounta : ns are always barren. Anger always hurts is in >re thau the one we get mad at. Swiss emigrants have purchase 1 sev eral hundred acres of laud in Buncombe county, North Carolina. Governor Hampton is pronounced by his physicians to be out of danger,though his recovery will bejtedious. It is the liar who wants to knock you down for doubting his word. The truth ful man will stop to argue§matters. It is one that we never drop our bread but that the 1 side falls down. mi mm The lives of great men all remind us that we are constitutionally no account. w hen you make up your mind to say anything ill of another, first be very sure that the thing you iMgtiid saving tlien don’t We safijijn an exchange jfll’PlißNl “How fo be be antifii£ ’ 1 be 1 M. Xafet- the sold o throughjtho face. ml v - ** Bhe aslted him if lie "new dress wasn t as sis*et-as a spring rose, and too b. c* said it was, even to the minor *1 traction of having a little due upon it. * .J. m gi, "' ; “I ranSjp-read toe ’ Jsipers. M More's the pity sir. Frequent perusal of those nnfailing modiums of information w render your current events less transparent to your neighbors. Those who work, says Gov. Seymour, will thrive. Those who are idle will starve. There is no fear that God’s wise and kind law that men must earn their bread by the sweat of their brow will be set aside. i+i Robert McNel ley and the Chattanoo ga Times are slapping each other o or the noggin, and we ask for a stream of peace to flow through this jour a! v.c fued, and if they wont stop it then,why, we will sit down on ’em. It is reported that an humble toward the sunset hears as part of' :* 3 memorial legend these words : “ - j the first man that Horace Greely _r told to go West. Likewise he was j ed for stealing a mule.” rnm c*- There are scenes almort too pure "nd sacred to be viewed by the thoiq 1 world. One of them is a two 1111 ;d pound woman with a mole on her I:i “talking baby to an ounce and a han ca nary bird in a brass cage. A swarm of bees took possession of the chimney of a Middlefield (Conn.) Methodist Church during the Bum:.isr, and when a fire was kindled in the slot j on a recent Sunday, the floor of F.3 church basement literally flowed with honey. ♦ t ■ - While the Southern people have been, supposed, by the Republicans, to Lava been steadily employed in raising flu devil generally, they have actually de voted themselves to raising cotton and cereals. The cotton crop shows the enor mous aggregate of 5,197,000 bales. — m 9 1 A girl of twenty from Missouri, wen to San Francisco, and donning boy’s at tire seemed to he about fifteen, obtained a situation as paper carrier early in .the morning and another as candy maker at night, and d.uring 4 the day attended school and studied very hard. She | pec ted NUIv.tSER hJ