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We were soon invited by the polite
urbane* William to accompany him
to—not to his patch, but his water
melon Held. On our arrival wc felt
that we were lost in amazement.
We had been accustomed t > seeing
watermelon patches all of our life
time, but never before bad we soon
a field of forty acres; nor ever before
had we seen such universally fine
fruit. The Captain expects to ship
an average of at least one thousand
melons per acre, which so far have
not netted him less than 1*83- cents
apiece aftor .411 expense is paid, ex
cept the labor for making and load
ing them on the cars.
.. ... . FOURTH.
Macaulay thonglit it curious that
it never occurred to Gibbon to enu
merate anion jayt the various causes
for thc fiiilurc Of the umacut Jews to
make proselytes the.fact that their
religion was too abstract. 'The frame
of* intellect, peculiar to the Lord’,-
people, enabled them to feast and
satisfy their religious hungering.* and
Ihirslihgs with a mysterious and un
defined and undeii liable idea of God.
Not so with the masses of other na
tionalities. None but the .chosen
seed of Abraham;could be held un
der the sway of a religion without
some tangible symbol. It was only
after the advent of our Lord in the
shape of man, and after ti e di- Lies
begairio preach Christ and hirn cru
cified, that, the great Pentecostal
flocks were brought into the fold of
the living God. This, the most
striking land-mark in all history, is
but an example of that great cardi
nal principle of hitman nature which
demands some material, shape and
substance on which to base an idea of
abstract excellence, whether in reli
gion, government, or arty 'other branch
of science.
No government could stand a dc-
citde without recognizing this prin
ciple, and incorporating' and foster
ing a spirit of hero-worship. To se
cure the loyalty and affection of the
manses, a new government must bo
formulated into a herb, a hero made'
of'stuff superior to common clay.—
Washington was by accident made
our hero, and the fourth of July lms
been employed for a century in dei
fying him. A thousand Silver-ton
gued orators are to-day'telling their
enraptured audiences that Mr. W.
was ‘‘first in peacth tH'sl in war,' and
first in the hearts of bis countrymen;”
and demonstrating him to bn, in
point of military ability, superior to
Ilaiiiba), Seipio and Caesar com
bined. This thing has gone on un
til Geo. Washington lit? to day as corn-
plelcljqu character >of mythology as
Romulus or Ajax, But he is the
4*' ] iot of 1 |‘the best government the
world ever saw,” arid wo should not
scrutinize history too closely, lest
wo flgd that beautifully syinniefrie.il.
ebaraotov’wlmdi wc' luive bobn I alight
from childhood, almost to adore, to
hit 'marred by the wcakcesscH of or
dinary, ,mortals, The ultimate suc
cess of our government depends ypr-n
the perpetuation of |liVgdbry (mytlio-
1 O'Neal t hoUgJlit bc$| of Wash:itgtbn
and liy, coin patriots^ Let its all then
to day throw up-ouf lints and bur-
.xah low G. VVushington .and the
’g-l-o-r-i-o-n--J'pi’ij’jh.
News.
REYNOLuS’ IRON ANO BRASS WORKS,
A. REYNODS & SON, Prop’ll
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY
fnsDAy. KffiYUtea
The first issue of the Post is before
us and we are well pleased with it.
Tl’.e little town of Mt. Vernon is
still climbing. Mr..las. A. Daniel
of Laurens county is making arrange
ments to erect a steam mill here: and
lie pvojKiscs to gin all the cotton,
thrash all the oats, wheat etc., card
all the wool and grind all the corn.
'Mr. John Winn of Telfair county
had three of his horses killed by
strychnia on the night of the 20th
u H .,a\d one mod, brutally slabbed,
they think it will die. They found
a match box in the well containing «
quantity of the poison. He, Mr.
Winn, lost three of his horses the
same way Home, months ago; also his
crib and smoke-house with their con-
1 cuts. The parties who did this work
have not boon arrested yet.
The excursion was a big thing, but
a little wet and muddy.
The young men of Mt. Vernon
bare organized a Debating Society,
called the Qeonee Debating Society.
They have justbe. u and wlioa the
get lo work, I’ll, let you know how
they perform.. They had a‘very
lively time over the Constitution on
the evening of thV20tli. Ail the im
portant points were discussed .at
length by Herrington,• Eason, Cha
ney and others.
Playing aTCroquet isgetting-to be
very i nteresting and exciting to some
of the voting “ladies and gentlemen
of the town.
Adamsville had a big picnic on
the 25th ultimo.
R. L. HICKS,
EDITOR AND PBOPRIR'
The Potter investigation.
Though Congress has adjourned
the Potter Committee arc still at
work. The public interest in the
ynnttcr rooms to be Hugging just now.
Not that the investigation h proving
5 a Contemptible farce,” according to
Aleck Elejihens’ prediction; but be
cause the ^country liar. watched tlic
rovcV ions long enough to become
thoroughly sati; fied of the guilt of
•J^i^isttiug stptc'smeji and is consc-
MACHINE SHOP
Manufacturers of
The mysterious fernule, dressed in
black, who styles herself the Goddess
of Liberty, was at the White House
again on Monday, and clamorously
demanded an audience with the Pres
ident, which she did not get. She
informed those who were in hearing
that she was the woman who put
President Hayes into the White
House, and that sho will make him
bleed for ignoring her as lie docs.—
Sav. News.
Idnpr ‘ruinous about the
rrwuIUof a foregono Conclusion.-*-
Further, congress has declared that
under no circumstan
ces, dm disturbed in his peat, which
pute a quietus on the revolution and
'• Mexicanization theory, and loa ves the
Radicals nothing to howl about.
The Cpi axlo now engaging the at-'
tentjpn . of the committee is the au-
■’’*' ihorsfiip of it certain letter, alleged
lAo httvj3:lit>ea written by John SlicV-
man, in which lip promised that tho
Ad min is! ration would stand by the
-’ri^uhq if they
wonl<| do their “dqty” by Iho parly,
'Mill proof that lie did write the lei -
ter is no clear, tliiil very feW, oven of
the. Eepi'.hliean pajiers protend to
iiiulte any defence!. The latest news
from Wa^uugtop informs ns that
tSndrtiian’s best witness, Mrs. Jen Us.
pyis mm CiC s!( md; and that her
~ leatinumy is nearly ns hard on John
u« any on tho’other side.
Stanley. Mathews,' it will be re
membered^, refused Jo, go before the
Poi Wr- ; (?'bmm't e q but all o hf? r a
Hcnulo (jupupittee t(J investigate him.
The request wan grantyd, buj,. sonic
^’11 tod-quibble locked the Wheels of t he
Muthewf. Gommiftne, /ami {jt' /ad
journed'." But, Matliowfi coiii'sc has
been aneli lliroiigLu.ii.li the; proceed
ings tlmt lie* stands ns completely
convicted ai ,Tt>Nn-sflertbirti. ' '
• imp? her one oft he
“SljlriJncw’ luH 'iVlunied -/foni
BOILERS, SA IF,
GRIST AND
SUGAR MILLS,
AovKRTisiNa.—The late Mr. A. T.
Stewart, the millionaire, once came
to the conclusion that, although ad
vertising was'a good thing as a lad
der, it was of no greatbonefit to him,
as his mime sold the goods. As a test,
one department only of his establish
ment was advertised. Its business
overtopped that of the others so im
mediately and so largely tlmt Mr.
Stewart concluded that to get the
full power of his name-it.must appear
in printer’s ink. His advertising
.managers-say, “from.that time lie
advertised more'largely than ever in
COTTON
STATE NEWS.
II is now pstiunited that .Georgia’s
dried pcaclies’this year will bo worth
$1,500,000.
Jap. T. Peso, of Upson county,
says lie made, this year, ona iwo-
aore putoh, 3.0U- bushels of wheat. •
Tho Quitman Ttbpdiicr places the
average..yield of the wheat crop of
that section, the present season, at
fifteen bushels per acre-—nearly dou
ble,the average of flic same cereal
in Xew York State.
The closing; exercises of Talmage
Imitifife WrllJake, place on the lOlh
and -I lili d’l.ys of July, and the night
^ntiertiiiiimdiits will occur on the
evenings of ilielttli and ,L2th.—
Sdu fMibkij .
Coliliidnis T’.iiiiW: % yoting -gony
tlemaii'playfully asked a voiing lady
friend, how much her hid did really
cost. She told him ilpit il' ho wanted
to inspoet her dry goods bills, there
was a proper wav to do it.
Wo learn from the Hawkiiisviile
Dispatch that Judge A. C. 1,’ato and
Prof. R. ('. Sanders lidve been ill for
sevend days—-the latter seriously.
MTio'Gouru'r is in. ecstasies over
Iho.SandeVtsvine girls.who have just
roiurncd. from ( lie “uiotlicr of female
col logos. ” It quotes the pretty things
said about their compositions by the
Tck{/i\y>h and Messenger wit It great
glee.
Stviidersyille is having a big mili
tary parade to-day, July Till.
The Eastman Times talks with
more forisp about the Kate Southron
ease than any other paper in tin*
State; Tho Tim’s thinks the peo
ple and the papers have let Ihcmscn-
tinumtality get the better of tlicir
judgment somewhat.
The 0olumb11s Enqairer-Sitn rays:
'I'liis week we received by mail a
piece of tanned negro skin from a
gentleman in Albany N." Y.,who once
lived here and made his departure in
i'S$8, Hia inutile \ye will riot gi\ie.
-He-fiiates that this is tin evidence of
.the love, which, in theory, the North
ern people profess to have for the col
ored race. A negro convict died.
The medical students skinned the
body, and tanned his hide for the'
purpose of making boots. This piece
of shin is certainly a great curiosity
and we will proe-ve it. T he sajno
can bo seen in ourolliee. This tro
phy (:') of ihe scientists is of iho thick
ness of fine calf skin and quite porous.
The Ibnlieals can liowl over this iu-
lninum act of tlieir studemts. Tho
q-arty sends vouchers for the truth
of the statement. Nothing so abhor
rent has ever occurred in the South,
and wo want 16 see if the Rcdmals
will raise tlieir hands in piotes horror
at the atrocious deed of tlieir young
men,
Tho Quitman Reporter thus speaks
■of jpircCTvt visit to the melon farm of
Gaptain (lee. Ik McRae, of brooks
Death of the Queen op Spain*.—
The.Queen bf Spain died in the arms
of the;King and-surrounded by the
royal family on tliq .'.Kith ultimo. The
nows of her death wtia received
tlircugliput Europe With profound
sorrow. In Spain the grief amount-'
ed almost to ooustoruaMon.
Mketiah of Socialists.—About
fifteen hundred persons, chietly
Frcuiehmeif,' (.Terniaus and Ivisluncn,
heldr’a'Socialist meeting at the Ger-
jiiama Assembly rooms in Boworv,
Nc\f York, Abaydity evening to cohi-
niemorale, i ho Erencli Itevohit.ioii of
1818. He'd' Hags were used to deco
rate the hall, and amongdhe mottoes
'displayed was I lie inscription “Bread
ur Lead.” Speeches wejb made by
“citizens” McGregor, Drury, Marie*
hit and others, Drury .said, in the
course of his sjjceeh:' “The indus
trial condition of the United States
is exactly similar to the condition of
Franco in 3 848, Men are without
work, shelter, food or clothing, and
Ihe workingmen can see enough to
see thattdcu conditions produce like
results. The epochs marked by blohd
in a country’s history show that tile
community was badly governed.”—
Savannah News.
For Horse, Hand, Water or Steam' FoWer.
. i . • • • * ' j ■ - ’ . ■
/K<e4tle-s^ f' ;
IRON RAILING, d < ' i
comjfRnify in the* great fraud. But
k ^ Pkvbig bluff an ShcY-
mim did at firut. "W o sliull see.,
Wh^thov or liot Mil Tiiden is pul-
ling tho wj|j»^ $f jbfl ,e,omnutto6;’
nlill remains a secret. Tie is njmui
]Ht C w3N npftieS.lt .—
Somo think ho is at (lie bottom of
Die matter, others aro positive ilirrl
rjhoHhairtBtil
IIORSE RO WERS
Maelri nery and Castings.
SUGAR " MILES
(JtfJRt COLOItEI) SCHOOLS,
A few months ago Col. Ramsay,
our comity School conimissioiieiy,jn-
vilod us as a brother teaeber (we
have since ebanged .our vacation),to
join him in sonic of! iiis visits to the
oolored uluiols. Ho thought we
would bo astonishedjat lbe progress
HiuvNutci?!'linking. | Wo gladly ,ao-
iA'.pU*!* tlm unvitatioii, but regrej
that wo have not yet boon able to
find time to' go. Bfit / on the 25th
nil. wc had an opportunity of wit-
nbssing the examination of some
t wcl\ e or fourteen colored touchers,
and wo were more than astonished.
To bo sure they made, mistakes,
sumo of them ludicrous—but on the
whole they stood a remarkably fine
examination. And vvlmt. most . as
tonished us was their abiiiiy to ana
lyze. Yvc had always bedieved they
could be made export at mcmovitcy
rcciUilions; bpi to sod them standing
up bravely under tlic crucial tost of
ohr commissioner’s sharp, clean out
quo. tions in fiactiomtaud eonipbiiiM
numbers, was as Jon idling indeed. —•
.It sjH^ks. well for t|m race, and it
speaks well fofi Butler, in whose
sc$(k*1 inr^nblin most of there teach
ers were educated. , Butler had a
jiablic* exai6iii«.rii>.n on last Friday,
followed 1.»y an exhibijtion at jiight,—
From what wc can learn, tho whole
A GOOD THING
Iron Railing* Specialties,
This being,a new establishment, all our
PATTERNS ARE/" NEW
With all tho
Modeni Improvements.
Two of Mr. Tilden’s managers—
Messrs. Hewitt and Wattcrson—have
become embroiled about the blun
ders which lost us the presidency:
but the Democracy is taking very
little stock in the quarrel. • Hear how
Irreverently the papers talk.
“The amiable suggestion made'by
our esteemed contemporary, the
Sun, that Mr. Wuttorson and Mr.
Hewitt should settle their differences
by allowing a common friend, to tie
them together by the heels and hang
them over a clothes-line, does not
-seem‘to have, pleased Sir. Wattcrson,
and we doubt whether Mr. Hewitt
will adopt it. with enthusiasm. Stiil
it would liavo some obvious advan
tages over the. plan of a joint com
mission, which Mr. "Wattcrson this,
morning suggests, after filliping a
ditip of vitriol neatly on the text of
tlmt suppressed address of 1870 which
Mr. Hewitt was plainly so glad of an
opportunity of getting before tho
country. Wo never liked these joint
commissions, and we aro surprised to
find Mr. Wattcrson inclining to them.
Aud if a .commission is to be formed
why make it a commission of four
members? To decide upon the rela
tive truthfulness and political discre
tion of .two eminent citizens is no
trivial matter. There maybe need
otan umpire. Why not, therefore,
call in the five justices of tho Su-
preme Uourt who sate on the Elec
toral Com mission a nd leave the cas
ting vote with .Justice Bradiev?”—'
Prices Very Reasonable.
with impunity. Wiry? Because life
■Bfflflr t^"vht\i' T6 bviitg (Tel ill qucII is to'
s4\islieC. > Tins has always lievno hard
upon that class of citizQiis who are
willing r fo tlo Ihoir duty nithont re
gard toeompuhiion, aiui has frequent
ly on used the roads to be U;Ct half
worked for want, of sitfift.'ic'iiVfoitid.
'‘'kis^a^.ayd, eiypig cyil, Jt\dge
DuncmiV who ever watches with
sleepless eanMW|r tlieJ mo i^'tvyys^
of his folrtfw citizens? jivo|x?hcs to
T’o tjiis end he has decided
Toplafo a copy of tho above men
tioned little hook in tho hands of all
A. REYNOLDS & SON
eta; (nea^ SouthwcfetomiSail
Depot.) :
IVSacon
Send for Price-list and Circulars.
CHEAP g^vsx-h: store.
DENNIS KEA, ;
Holmes Gr-oss-Roads, Ga. .
■ Dealer in Foi'oign and domestio
BBT GOODS J#-’. ?■
most capita^ i(j|a. femi \|c« believh
evory citiztiv fiftTurAntiify \v i 11 be*of
o\ir ^lyof thinkiimqapd, will,thank
thei^iimrirtit and*'finthfiiV DrHiniivy
for this luippy strike at the rout of
tho evil.
If •wo are to interpret .the future
by the .signs of the .tunes; Grant will
lit the ifcpublieun eamli-
dato in 1880, .These socialistic,
(roubles which are i now , makitjg
many nervous j>eople uneasy, will
sti'ongt hen i h c third t e r m idea.
A meeting, in Rcnniylvaiiia a few
days ago ivceived u fpeeeli advoca
ting G.nwit for .the ne.vt caminfign’
The Berlin Cyggvcsi a:v expected
tvi finish their lul
Groceries, Hardware, Glass-ware, Crqckciy-ware, Tin-ware, 'ilah
Boots. Shoes, Scliool Books, SfatiQuerv, . . •
NOTIONS AND FANCY ARTICLE, i
tml other ^articles too numerous to mention, all of wliicli yvill bo sold
. thp Lowest Price for CASH or PRODtfCE,' :
These goods have been selected- with great care, hud aFc sure to g
utisfaction to all whomay desire to purchase.
jui,p 20-3bi,
working in
the most jHitout rcast{irif6r bringing
out Gen. Grant, is tbit the Ropnl?-
licaji huu|crs are ho}>etes3 of success
hvpajp- inifms, and they know that
Grant will come iR.nvr than any
Pther man getting into the vUiiie
1 rouse l*v feu! meaCR
ijuncTTiafGermany w,i;
the interest of Russia; In^t tHo latest
news indic^M .Ihat'guvijt tln^wHig’
her inftmptei Vfflu Rn^inmhMhih*
leaving Russia withont n>,, uljy, . At
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