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The American Mule.
No monument has yet been erected
to honor the memory of the American
mole. He is not a bad subject for
treatment in bronze. His colics al
ears, huge frame and expressive count
enance would make np extremely well
for—let us 6ay —a pedestal in front of
the War Department, nay, why should
not at least on® coin of tho Republic
bear his image and superscription, as
was suggested in the following eloquent
passage from the Fourth of July
of Mr. George W. Peok, de
l hvered at La Crosse, Wisconsin, in
1878:
“The bird that should have been
•eleoted as the emblem of onr country;
the bird of patience, ferbearauoe, and
the bird of terror when aroused, is the
male. There is no bird that combines
more virtures to the square toot than
the mule. With the mule emblazon
ed on our banners, we should be a ter
ror to the foe. We are a nation of
nncomplainining hard workers. We
mean to do the fair thing by every
body, We plod along, doing as we
would be done by. So does the mule
Asa nation, we can occasionly stick
> onr ears forward and fan off our for
bead. So does the mule. We allow
parties to get on and ride as long as
they behave themselves. So does the
mule. But when any nation sticks
•purs into onr flanks and tickles our
heels with a straw, we come down
•tiff legged in front, ear ears look to
tbs beautiful beyond, oor voice is cut
loose and is still fot war, our subse
qn*it beels play the snare drum on
auvthing within reaoh and strike teror
to tbs hearts of all tyrants. So doe
the mule.’*—[Exchange
Humorous,
The public will surely soar oa the
vinegat trust
Old flames frequently get together
, and make a parlor match.
The parlor is probably the most fre
quented of all ooort rooms
Don’t judge by appearances, A
brand new coat may oover a wire dum
my.
it reads a trifle paradoxical to see a
cargo of salt cod noticed under the
head of fresh arrivals.
The sign “Beware of the Dog" is
not hnngnp“that he who runs may
read,” but “that he who reads may
ron.’*
It is a notable fact that however
cleanly seamen may be on the water
they have a decided dislike to being
washed ashore. x
At the olub— Jones, look at Brown
over there in the corner. Smi f h*-Yes;
bnried in thought. Jones, mighty
•hallow grave, aint it?
Perhaps some of the people who are
looking for nice, fat jobs coaid be ao
[ commodated if they would apply at a
I lard rendering establishment,
i Papa, where’s Atoms? I don’t
know, my boy. Yon mean Athens,
probably. No, I mean Atoms, the
place where everything is blown to.
There is something about yon, Mr.
k econdshelt, which tells me that yon
I x-mat have _had a heart history, and
Lfche with intense, soul
Wr } ; he said, “1 ain't
Bt it’s only cigarettes.
The South and her Prisoners.
Ftr fifteen years Dr. J. William
Jouts of this city, had charge of the
reoords of the Soutborn Historio.il so*
cicty. In reply to an inquiry as t<>
what was tho most important matter
settled by those records, he said.
“The humane treatment ot prison
ers by the Confederate government.
The Historical society records settle
beyond dispute the following points:
“Ist. The Federal government was
challenged to show from the Confeder
ate records in its possession a single
order suggesting or tolerating any
thing but the most human* treatment
ot prisoners. This it failed to do.
“2d. We showed countless orders
of the strictest nature providing for
the hamane treatment of prisoners
above every other consideration, and
Orders from onr generals that ‘all the
field' should be treated alike by our
surgeons.
t- 3d. We proved that the South re
ligiously adheiad to the cartle, and
that the North repeatedly broke it.
For ins ance, it was agreed that the
excess of prisoners above ths exchange
should be paroled. We kept this in
violate until Vicksburg, when the
north acquired the excess of prisoners
It was then disregarded openly and
avowedly.
“4th. We proposed that the eur
geons on each side, with medicines
and supplies should go into the pris
ons of the other si 'e aud treat the pris
oners. This the north refused.
‘ stb. We then proposed to let their
surgeons come with medicines and
treat their prisoners, with rut them gir
ing us tbe same privilege, They re
tqsed to send them.
‘ 6th We then proposed to boy
quinine and other medicines,' contra*
hand of war, paying for them in gold.
Cotton or tobacco, and pledging our
honor to u*e them exclusively and sole
ly for Federal prisoners in onr prison-.
They refused to sell them.
“7 h In .January we proposed to
parole 15 000 prisouers then in Auder-
Souville, if they would send seamers
to Savannah for them, without de-
wanding a like parole of our prisoners
from them They did not accept this
offer until six months la'er, though
we Had notified them we were utterly
without proper food and medicine lor
them. It was during this six months
ot shameful delay that the greatest
mortality occurred at A ndersonville.
•*Bth We proved by the records of
Heoretary. Stanton and Surgeon Barnes
chat the Confederate mortality in north
ern prisons was actually four per cent
greater than the Federal mortality iu
sour hern prisons, although they bad
the world’s medicines open to them,
and we were beleagured, poor, and
with every medioine and scalpel made
contraband of war.
“The above points, each and sever
ally, are proved beyond dispute in the
records of the Southern Historical so-
ciety.”
We respectfully submit that it the
Southern Historical society had done
no work bat this, it would have amply
justified the trouble and expense it
cost. Every newspaper in the South
should lay these statements before its
readers, so that young and old may
; know precisely what the record is, and
be prepared to defend it,--[Constita-
Ition.
A good local paper, a paper of char
acter and reputation, a paper that J a-*
id*als and is working toward th<m.
that has ideas and is w. rking them
< U’ iu practical good, is a boon to Buy
community. Oieat is ihe loc-d paper,
it doe*t actually build factorise but
it does pool) essential Work, that wi:h
out its aid, laotoriee could not bs built
It does not construct isilroads, but it
goes before as a pioneer and blazes ou;
the path. It secures the affection of
tbe civizens for such an euterpite, con
v uces them of its necessity, pleads
with them for aid and rej decs with
them when it is finished and,the loco
motive awakens the once quiet place
with its noisy rumblings. All this it
does; yet how few realize the potency
of its quiet, but effective labors.
Wherever you see a town with aspira
tions, with a fu'ure, you will find a
strong, progressive newspaper behind
it. It is the history of every place
which has not been created by accident
or a mere concurrence offortunate cir
cumstances.-- [LaGrange Reporter.
The severe cold of wint< r
brought ont large packs oi wolves all
over Hungary. An Hungarian county
judge returning home from Gioss ward -
eiu in a sleigh, recently, was beset by
a ravenous pack, which terrified his
horse and caused him to be thrown
out of the sbigh. The coachman,
without heading bis mister, drove
madly ou, and the magistrate was com
pletsly devoured. Nothing but a few
nones and pieces of cloth were four.o
on tbe road wh*n search was conse
quently made for him. Another Lor
rible case is reported, namely, that ot
a peasant who, pursued by wolves
flung bis boy, aged 13, out of tbu
sleigh to these animals, and thereby
saved himself. On reaching his vil
lage this wretched man surrendered
himself to the police.
The London Lin Oft tells how to lie
when asleep. If it will teach some
people how to keep from lying when
awake it will do a public service.
The young man who reoit-Js “Oh,
the snow,” should go out West and
take a look at a genuine blizzard. He
will probably know more and recite
less.
A nasal inpotor tree with each bot
tle of Shiloh‘B Catarrh Remedy. Price
50 cents.
The above medicine is tor sale by
W B Mason, Homer
Hackmatack. a lasting and fragrant
perfnme. Price 25 cents.
Shiloh’s care will immediately re
lieve Croup, Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis.
For Dyspepsia and Li*er Complaint
you have a printed guarantee on every
bottle of Shiloh's Xitalizer. It never
fails to cure.
1 1 hear that you are engaged, Ma
mie?*’
“It is true,”
“Then mother was right.”
“What abeut?”
“She said yon would be engaged be
fore leap year was over.”
A doctor who speaks only one lan
gunge may yet understand a great
many tongues..
A. c b oss.
ATT" KNEY AT LAW,
IIOMKK. GKO HOI A.
; f’ojlrv ions made so I pr tuptly remitted
j> TTaI. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
HOMKB, GEORGIA.
Will practice in all the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
W. L. TELFORD,
Attorney AT Law,
H- MKR. CkORUIA.
G. W. BROYVN^
qX
ltliyTllle, Georarla.
Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merritt,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Meysvlllp, fieorgla,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
lIOMER, GEORGIA.
Special attention given to Surgery,
OhstetriOs and Chronic dseaee* of loug
-tending.
V. D. LOCKHART.
PhysiciaN,
Honier, Weorirtn,
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING.
Ilouifr, f*or4t.
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Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Card.*. Post
>rs, Dodgers, Tags, CrcoLrs Mort
gage note, Justice Court Subpoenas,
Fi Fas, Summons. Title Deed*. Etc.
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