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Dade County Gazette. RISIXG FAWN, GEORGIA. TRIIUDAY, JAV.II, 1879 A PIBIJC IMPROVEMENTS There are some things that will do for us to write about, while there are other things that if we venture to approach— though with much caution and care— usually brings down the most unpeasant invectives upon our pate. But with all due defference to tne pnblic feeling, we just want to stir up the pure minds of our friends by way of rememberance, and if they get their back up ’tis all right, for could they “see themselves as others see them,” the spinal column assume its correct proportion. It is a conceded fact tliat the country - that is beautified by magnificent church es, whose spires sparkle in the falling sunbeams, and stand as so many monu ments of its devotion to Almighty God; comfortable school houses speaking in attestation of its love of knowledge; roads well located and finely finished, showing the energy and enterprise of the people, invite emigration and enhance the value of the property of tkat com munity. There are men of capital visiting our soction almost every day. Now r what kind of churches do they see ? Some good ones, of course, and some miserable shanties. Perhaps a wooden chimney, or an old stove that“grand-daddy' ’placed in there years ago. The cracks of this church (so-called) large enough to throw a common size spaniel through by the tail ; a resort for snakes, bats and owls Oh ye noble fanners of Dade county* ar’n’t you ashamed of yourselves, living iin a ceiled house, and on the fat of the the God of your fathers iu suclyi a cabin as this; not suf -1 ficient fora good horse to stand in. Be ali me’ ! Go, go to and rc and the; first chapter of fFftCfiai. Tlien wake uplfrom dufFletljnAy and fairy H 'ih Jp ( tell it in the streets HXI. that we are determined to p hr, vc'a go and church. * Leaving the rural school houses and roads to take caie of them- we sally into town —our town, first thing we do is to give the new church a passing notice, and insist that the citizens rally to this enterprise with zeal. this is the house in children are to he educated; Where they are to attend divine service* f also where the rising generation is to ride that venerable goat and make wor_ thy and well qualified masons* Don’t let the bnildingjaii. and don’t you BBk,ini**diate v '*“ik ® PBHHWSs passing fr o 'i>, tl,e hotel to the stores and offices in tin lli^t time limy chance to bring their d-£ e box-toed - large bouTdejf whi.di *V m t Streets.or fall h-i*. into, one of tho* UjA 1H - xmirDrb#k their' precious tockn, wqjch would be a fearful calamity on the peh* pie of Rising Fawn. Strangers don’t understand the town as well as those -Wg, who live here; there is as much differ-* ence in folks as anybody. Let us have ,pf©rm jvith auger. / 'jThc Press. Born in the dark ages when learning j languiniitfi and liberty was confined in ! ba#tils of tyrants, ignorance and super stition assailed it in its very cradle, but like tho infant Hercules it grappled with .the mooters and strangled them with 2th power. Learning revived under its ■espices, and the arts and sciences which to Greece and Botne their *n<l i lieir glory, inspired with ’V, Bjfe and vigor by itv <!i\ irye (it fr<*m the due? and gloom of wp classic lands the Goth and Vandals Peso lated in their march, and civiliza. tion relighting her torch wave*! it o’er the Eastern continent, The immortal works of philosphertf, tthe orators, j>aiv ters poets and historians of antivpiity were rescued from .oblivion, and the .sub lime truths of the gospel and plan <of ■alvatiou were pwbUsUed to a perching world. It crossed Atlantic and es httKV --IS our shores until tyranny leaped from its crumbling throne to cast its chains around it, but the patriotism of America was in arms, and again the foes of free dom were defeated. Through the instru mentality of the press the gods and he roes of the heathens still speak to us from their oracles and battle in Grecian phalanx or Roman legion. The glory of Jerusalem, Babylon and Palmyra is re vived. The greatness of Egypt stalk like a giant shade fre m the pyramids and speaks to us in voiceless eloquence from the grim sphinx of the Desert, or in the sun-wakened melody of Mem non oil the Nile. The sublime strains of Homel and Milton’s harp is heard sounding down the aisle of ages, filling with ad miration the universal heart. The voice of Socrates is heard proclaiming the im mortality of the soul,Jand Plato again describes the character and coming of Crh'st. Diogenes starts from his t b n search of an honest man, and Demosthe nes is heard again thundering the bolts of his burning eloquence against the am bitious Philip. Now Greec and Carth age fall and the Roman Empire’ carries its arts and arms into every part of the Eastern continent. The historians of the past—the fame and fate of men and empires—are pro* sented for our emulation; and the history of the present is being collated to guide the genius of posterity in the establish ment of its institution and laws. Verily the press is the mightiest power iu the land. Men Wanted, The great want of this age is men. Men who are not for sale. Men who are honest, sound from center to circumfer ence, who will condemn wrong in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others. Men whose consciences are as steady as the needle of the pole. Men who still stand for the right if the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who can tell the truth and look the world and the devil right in the eye. Men that neither brag nor flinch. Men who can have courage without shouting it. Men in whom the current ofeverlasting life runs still, deep and string, Men who do not cry nor cause their voices to be heard on the streets, but who will not fail to be discovered till judgment be set in the Ct th. Men who know their own busi ness. Men lie.—Men who are not t&o nor too proud to be podfrj willing to eat u hat theyjfciPjjSß wear what A Thing Or Two. V" r , I)kau G.<£ETTiS*—Tlia 8 .he editor bv whose promptness tne Gazette reach ed me in due time, and I And it rich bright and newsy. “Da it Gulley, Ed itors and Publishers.’’ Yes, 1 knov them, and they are duly and truly pre pared and worthy and well qualified fo the important business of catering to tin intellectual wants of the public. Am then the Gazette is pnl>ti-hed in tin “State of Dade.” Pace, Allison, Morgan, Jacoway, an a host of others, how familiar the name> how indestructable the memory Jof the; kindnesses. “ Vou may treak, you mny scatter tli vus© /f you Will, A But the scent ut tho roses will ban round it still. '* glaysvii.uu , On the W. &V U. U.; IT mileafrAf' (Thattanooga, or v 1 1 JfP ~ : io 300 inhabitants. to this country v , * Gravel#™ 010 . vhiljt young. ii i Xijrcvious to t ■ ..iy , and amassc . piitc a “erne. war” found him left him almost his business. burning lime, is (It ilf la Tried on bv hi son and a b’eo h b: c el r, Mr. John Kennedy Mr. Kennery is the Kobt Bclehor by Dr. Rolland)j|)f 4 bo “runs” is ted. recent heavy rains have caus ed Chickamauga to assume mammoth proportions. The damage to (J. \V. Gray <V. Cos., will amount, through the washing away of the “fore bav” of his : mill and general suspension of business S to n<H less tiian one thousand dollars. We have two churches Mission ary Baytist ond * .* ; both of which were, foolishly, it seems to me, &r,e#ted at considerable distance from town. ftfßgiously, wo are aboil nfaif ;a\vejage — room for improve* ment. Many of us, I fear, only, to quote from II.L. W. Allison (not his own experience) “hope that we have a hope.” DISCOURAGING. A seculai paper before me -r.§ orts the recent downfall of three prominent and influential ministers of the gospel, repre senting the Methodist, Baptist and Pres byterian churches, and now the atmos phere in this country is burdened with reports affecting the meral and ministe rial character of still another. Oh, Lord, who next ? Whatever else may bo said concerning these instances of ministerial delinquencies, it is unmistak ably true that their recurrence places a most patent weapon in the hands of the great enemy of souls, yes, the devil in dulges in a thundering guffaw when the humblest minister,of Christ “goes hack” on his holy calling. Constantly the preacher should feel, and inaudibly say : “Every day, every hour, Let me feel thy cleansing power, May thv tender love to me, Bind me closer, closer, Lord to thee.” - Respectfully, Jno. 11. Parrott. Graysville, Ga., Jan. 13th, 1878. Information Wanted. Editor Gazette :—I see in your issue ol Jan.the 9th an article headed Fawn Iron Furnace,” in which you say “This furnace is being successfully and satisfactorily run under the able and effi cient management of Col. B. E. Wells, Receiver. L. S. Colyar, the able secre tary and treasurer, keeps the books in nice business style, and promptly once a month makes up his pay-roll, and pays all the employees in greenback or silver, <fec.” This, Mr. editor, is very compli mentary to the two gentlemen named and I desire to learn through the col umn! of your paper some tacts which will be of interest to many of your read ers. I understand that Col. Wells took charge of this fuinace after it had been repaired and put in blast by Cureton Pearce at a cost of thirty-five hundred dollars, and had over seven bundled tons of ore in the stock-house and the force fully organized to operate the furnace, and was making over forty tons of iro.n per day, under the efficient management of F. Demars, assisted by A. Short. Un der these auspicious circumstances I dri derstand Col. Wells took charge oL t|?e an 1 to the court a Irate of sevorarc^d <> 11 ars the first moftfß Is this true, Mr. ? D not, correct me. 1 understand that JfjaJ Wells has used tons of ore froßi^ e Property eeiveil rents tn lI dred dollars use of one locoi# iv ° droi thousand jper yoa^^ind tip., to this, the ijfailroad jwwt all the miH live powor and machinery Die mice. 1 fnithr rstand f * Wells has bMfl store for applies, which y Helds affa ml sonic profit, vhieh is not for to the court, uid tbatltt v*ol. Hazlehnrst a sal ary as iqknA*ej- t Mr. Colyar for acteng secretary"*n,j, reasurer, and Mr. War er a coran/isftion for selling the L*>n. • and!. pnakes a flying trip to the .urnoccr abf*ut once in ten days, and 1 Wteiand that for this he is now taking ||lf|H|ionti to prove that his services as aHpFer are worth five thousand dollars x year, while be still holds bis place as Wipcrintendent of the Dade coal mines, md that he is asking an allowance of everal hundred dollars to pay his law yer’s fee. I understand that Col. M\ ells has made over ten thousand tons of iron worth from one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars at the fnrnace, aud I am told the cash paid into court for distribution •imong the creditors, will not axeend three thousand dollars, out ot wk%h the receiver and his attorney are to be paid.' Now, Mr. editor, if ih's be true, tlier will not be money in court to pay toe u. ceiver, and the property robbed of over thirty thousand tons of ore, th ry-five hundred dollars for repairs, the nt*? ol io oomotivc and railr ad, the lurnace, its motive powers an 1 , machinery, and all :he rents swallow** i up by this manage mont of the furnace. I hope a satisfactory explanation can be made of all this matter, and one that will revive the fond hopes ot hundreds of iespondent creditors, who have not re ceived one cent on thoir claims since •hi rot on <& Pearce ceased to operate (lie furnace. Now, Mr. editor, i'^ ll lhis 00 trne.it is enough to awak'** sensibilities of the coldest sim* G <l arouse the indig intion of lover of justice and phi ianthrop’' 111 tl ™ ^i'. Helping A Teamster. “Boys,” said Charles Dickens to the pupils of the scboolship, “do all the good ►you can, but don’t make a fuss about it.” Daniel Webster, when a boy, had never heard that sentiment, hut never theless he acted upon it, as the following incident shows: NN hile he and his brother were living at home they on one occasion made a journey to the upper part of Vermont to visit their uncle Benjamin. On the way they overtook a teamster with a heavy load, whose horses bad stopped and re fused to go further when the team was half way up a steep bill. The horses and wagon were so situated across the road that it was impossible for the broth ers to pass in their chaise. After some time spent by the teamster in trying to start his horses, he left them and went in search of help. Daniel said to Eze kiel : “Come, we can start this team. You put your shoulder to the hind wheel jndl will mount the near horse.” This was no sooner said than acted upon. lEzekiel put his sturdy shoulder to the wheel ; Daniel mounted the horse, whipped and shouted at him. Ibe horses pulled together, and away they •went, and the load was soon drawn to the top of the hill. When the man re turned he found his horses quietly rest ing by the roadside at the summit and 'the Websters out of sight.—Youth’s Companion. A Bcautifisl sientimeiit. Shortly before bis departure for India the lamented Hebert preached a sermon, which contained this beautiful sentiment; “Life bears us on like the steam of a mighty river. Our boat glides down the narrow channel—through the playful mur muring of the little brook, and the wind ing of its grassy borders. The trees shed their blosoms over our young heads, he flowers on the brink seem to offer themselves to our young hands; we are happy in hope, and grasp eagerly at the beauties around us—but the stream hur ries on, and still our hands are cn } ty. Our course in youth and manhood is i; wilder flood, amid objects more striking and magnificent. We are aii mated at the moving pictures of enjoyment and industry passing us, we are excited at home short-lived disappointment. The Stream hears us on, and our joys our griefsare alike left belli V us. AN c may $e shipwrecked, we cannot delay;wheth- r ipiugh or smooth, the river hastens to its nome, tv 11 the roar af the ocean is in out ears, and the tossing oi lvaves is | )e _ Ileath our feet, and the land lessens from oar eyes, and the floods arc lift*.! around ;Us and we takeout leave of ear h and its until of our futher voyage (there i* no witness, save the Infinite and Eternal. ret Green, vs Ella < i-ti- ] I<l lii encic It appearing to the court that Ella Green,the befendant, is a non-resident of tips State and service of the protest cannot he perfected by the sheriff of this eounty. it is therefore ordered by the court, that scr v sce be perfected dy pub lication in the Dade couutv Gazette, a newspn per published at Rising Fawn, Ga., once n month for the torm of four mouths prior to the next teriu|of this court. Sept. 20, 18T8. C. D. MeCntchen, J. s. c I heredy certify that the above and forego ing is a true extract from the minutes of Dad .Superior court. This Nov. 12th, 1878. 3-4 t J. M. Sutton ,Clerk. Alfred H. Colquitt, Gov., vs W. A. ITartlinc, Prin. and A. M. Shook, security. Bcira Facia- on forfeited recognizance in Dade Superior Court September term, 1878. It being shown to the court by the return of the sheriff that the defendants are not to be found in this county, and it being further shown to the court that they are uon-resident.- * of this State. It is therefore ordered by the court that said W. A. Ilartline, prin. anb A. M. Shook, sccnrity on forfeited recognizance show cause at the next term of this eourt, why judg ment should not be rendered against them on said forfeited recognizance for principal and costs, and tha they bo served by the publica tion of this order oince a month for four months orior the Mafrrh ierm 1579 of this eourt, in the t !>■ d** t.Vunty t*ar,ette, a newspaper published I r. sing Fawn, in Ibid'* county. Sept. 20. IS7S. e. i). ;.i ovthikh, j. s. c. c. c. Toe above is n true exlra -t I’roiu the minutes of D ide Superior oourt. Tt: .Nov. 12, 18.78.' :Mt. J. M. SUTTON, Clerk. For Sale. 1 have on hand as fine a lot of pure Berkshi: pigs as can be produced, and at prices to su thetimes. To the farmers of Sequaehec Valle' and surrounding country who desire to iiuprrv their stock of hogs, a tine opportunity is rov presented. Everybody is invited to call am see our sjock. No trouble—but always pleasur. —to show them. S. 11. I n<; FRsn. l. Shellm -unu ,T< i. i. ; D. M.C ULLE'Y 1 Keeps constantly on hand a full line of STAPI.K ANI) FANCY DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS CIjOTHUNTG, Hats, oots and hoes. Also a full snpply of all kind* of Groceries,Hardware, Tinware QUEENSWARE, FURNITURE, STOVES & SEWING MACHINES. 28 All of which I propose to sell CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTY I Iloa Iquarfers for Barter and country produce, for which I always pay highest arket price. 1 Hawkins, Butt, Smith & Cos., 1 > — in Tin and Sheet Iron War MB f 2arr-. : - Cii.attanoog-a - Wholesale and reliiil dealerjiiflflSg Stoves of all kinds Tinware HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODSJTC. 1 i HI Manufacturer of Galvanized and >heet Iron Goods, Cornices, SteamhoaPaWd A, A AULL. GEO. M. PECKINPAUQwI CKATTANOGHA STEAM BAKERY AND CANDY FACT lF V. jfl AULL & PECKINPAUGH^J CRACKERS anc cal Dealers of Taney Cioecries, Dinars, ami Salesroom —2Ol Market Street, Factory opposite \.k C. In-pot. ChatUifl jjjlij/ In- it host of \olante<rT-inree.t—. by Merchant:! end others. _£#*Send for Illustrated Circular and Trices. 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