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rEIA A3VBZTIW& vnpven »» ta IM> way reacnaaMa fcr g^EZit l *< V< r U'UWi-’wT. ram- |Kr Adrprlher Is the iKffidal tar rm of the roonlj. iSrwiatioit Inerta-lnr Ball) Id S| Colrobla. Waroln aiwi mS Jpffrrsoß cornifies! & tl»« advertisement adtlrrev upon the f> ■« lug trim- cash In advance »■» O' cash m advaiV" >■■ ■MM APPLING.COLUMBIA <■<', <il MR January Mth, IS*l. i“ bervro giwutha: tm- aiw me*' l ” to th* Columbia A Iveitiwi |HR (to. D. lunrar. Ordinary ■HH B.ivßT. Sheriff ■Bg VARIETIES. dml of cotton 1- '■"' •oaring to K. atx.ve » Ktr. - ,U. lx". - i party. Bitot urd b*« in * I ■’ , f ll:, “ 1 'K'" ’ 1 love tn of th* weed. J 1. Huxw on 4 uaxla la-a 'yoi .i <*h oi. H «• |M oI Thomson Up.- place !•• o« ■ »' At wo', I ol («.. hi n-rt " n '' said ns 1 !>'>»•■ to *.,. «1 client <ll IB- I. *.l . ar I o Hnv>"»nv> Ai ■' b V-wavls wax in town w ’’ r " tnul.. happy by his appear. ■hfimm. ths lndieatl"i-' ai • ths' ”•■ . ra ’ n JmMjermvxr advert law u t:.;~ ’ i •igaßKao, brnaa. biOve. et< lot wtocjt tl.n «M ’’ '' " v iMt 1 siwl.i left \h.l*. Hur It !v i K ..- >p ’ •' 'I . fb4ntu r " 1 *one* <l. BalH" "< Augusta wtittalMl our column* a new advertlse •argflßßft o ' b ”* »***<'"*■ ®* c - at Copt Bred's on Friday quit* an enjoyable sflal’. gKSijg' krg'l v atten d i* A want of t«'*n ' ' -viwblt a hasty ; tfip to Thomson on anti a|»tAA'*^>te’ls b.air* «3bttb»**"tfy *tth that* whole-*'"' g*- acquaintance w" wr<-ampn time l<*t lu mating th. Sc service* t he **.-<*..< Uabtiat h th' Baptist church of thia gj£&R£glMi R*v. Mi Periv.lesr will of have lev'll n , <iu**t*'l t" aak all the church to be pnwnt.as im . went to Auffust* last week fewEeol time, nol on)* meeting a receiving preeente. and f °und buried In the lining of M*»S»rt«at a atuhl draft for tn. and Also Th* good doctor every day now. N bi tor pdWtmtion by "fw.x •■■* aMßfully <J»tlin«J-. Aral upon th* th* author's name did not ac ccfeMNwitt; s<«xmk!. upon the ground that are not to be used lor the pur Upon no condlUon could W*^Mti. de apix-ar tn our cfli»»B». KmJmKoo the Mth ultt At the reel dene* mother. In Thomson. M< J here by the P D. crs *MME HMlay ' and at on< * repalred Ui ttoSMBMe* °f ib" groom's mother. On Harlem many friend* and Wasp*. ' •:*.! their congrat ilatM>m>. •Wl numbet In wishirg Frank bride all p<«alble earthly »'»! llm Market. be found th* labwt quotations cotton market lbw* rnai- tol every Tuesday morn .... SI) u> f Appointment*. ilr Duvall: Bunday il II Atl and 7 !kl Sunday And HAt'lrday A- sth Sunday and Satdrdav telora every other month I*l.l be on Sth Munday and tvaUinUy Other Sth Sunday and bat at 11 a m . and every tin San MWiif At s bl p «. IJMIFTH FKOM UUOVKTOWN BY *OCCAsHciV'I. iTtt'FW! Ak.” Know is over. What next? Only 000 warrant issued the past week. BL Valentine has taken up his quarters, k now Union church is in con teen pUUon. Since our beautiful Xmas tree Grovetown at* had but little oxeiternetit. Mrs. N. D Hick*, the brown-eyed -illage bail*, returned to bright! l ", iter Sunday school by a visit last Babbkth. Judge Morris aay* be must take ten Ad vertiser to keep up with the times. We are glad to laarn that our eeXoctnol friead, Col. J. C. Maxwell, Is better and will soon be sut again. Miss Manu.' Bat. hrtor, of New O> lean*. I* spending a few days with her Aunt, Mrs. Chas. J. Clifford. Our former Representative. Hon. J. P. Williams, and son, were in our town last rhutsday. We were glad to fM'e their beam ing' countenances lu our midst Col. P. Gibbs says ho is expecting a horse dally from his citv friends, and will want ihe B« rz.'lia and Grovetown guano agent, C.M. Leitner, to furnish him with the stuff ' Call on the Colonel, Mac. This week Is monthly examination at the .village school, and with arms full of books the children pass us with such anxious faces that wo extend to them our heartfelt sym pathy and hope of suoyeos and a medal for each. HALBmoXS FROM A KBW 'btrTiOXABY—TO MV yHI END M I>. H. I. Wine Glasses-A pair of spectacles' through which we may observe the devil and all his works. 1 Gralltude-A thing poets rave about - expecUUon of Uvorsto come. 3 OWtuarlA—The last chalice a fellow has of telling what “F.irker dreflipt." 4. Boys' Hearts—Lidia rubber bulls llllwi with air; an Impia-slon made on one side I will eradicate one on tire tot her-that is, a punch will cure a punch. Two interprets t on* allowed. 5 Knowledge-A goblet of water taken from the ocean <* ignoraiM*. « Music-White fingers, rings, two dis cords, oue o.ncord and a* email 1 I 7 Lawyers—Pcopl* who wl'l cutch your chleke ufor you out of your neighbor's yard ! and eat It to pay for th* trouble. I S -Fartie-A name wiitona school boy's I elate. ». Truth -An ancient allegory. W. Nature—A vulgar 'defect 'cofhtr.ol to i the uneducated. 11. A Martyr-Tho woman who did not get* new bonnet tnle so*son 1A Cburvhre-Buiff* by w hich we clirab the lull of life to heaven. 13. Heaven-The unpalnted perfect pic ture of the artist ; the unwritton grandest pp«D M Abo poet; the unwriiton sweetest : song of th* smgkr; and the tidings wafted onwngela' wings toi'urt«t<«tnty. We went out hunting last Saturday with a party of friends. C»ndqr.two believe in sone»dy) *<>p-i i yM4W< , 2 «•£/•*' f"’ 'B J return prtjparAr th* nelglibor hood wtUi ' must be lowimmJ, vtx: a sing les hot. sfrivlug toft bet® 8 WSd for aucti an .•xpedltlmi. we ocXt '*' gone but for the kindness o( ad/KcoolW>o<lating young man. Ho'farr.islflre us with a sltigle-bar relied <un of DHiiMtMtaißOonAi' uc’*'®.- fuels <*as in a iWAto '«<'wdndArfiH' decrepi tude. It looked as if It had passed through the entire Mexican campaign, and had ticen banded down as a loving hslri.xni: by one of the “veterans.'' It was exceedingly shaky In the region of the barrel, and was bound round bv a piece of wire resembling lhe'n><*irt»cgh.*lof * telegraph ll.ie. To handle such a weemed aimbsC a • templ.nrf bf Ptevideaec," but as mAttets turned out we ifhS fiot have an opportunity to i mix'rd our life. We have a distinct re colhxtHMi of a rabbit scurrying by our heel*, but nbeent-mlndeilnres and an inhe rent slowness of motion, prdvciitod u* from tiring at him. An esteemed fellow sports man banged away, but, as events proved, to no purpose. To “give credit where cr**dit is due," we must confess that the youngest member of our party carrl'doff the laurels. We liave no»*«i<*itio6 to M* wearing them ]{,.«t*w two of it!—and we would suggest the propriety of haring a gfidi' made for 'blm . ut of the skin* of these noble animkis. 8o unerring is his aim, that the raobltd (to lng cunning eras ktures acconllng to Unftl* Remus) know this Viy instinct and never Attottlpt to run when be “draws a twml" on them. Notwith annrimg Ibis fact, the melAhcboW truth exists that there are plenty of plump rab bits frisking alxiut the wood* st the pi-esent momenL our young Nimrod la very food of the buto, and we fear be may turn out to t>e a second “Pied Piper of Hamelin.” who. It will be remembered (In Robert Brown- Ibm » poem) allured aU of the rats away from An an'ct'bt clt* by the dulcet notes of hie wind-instrument. We Implore our “crack-sportsman'' not to dlsapi>ear from th* neighborhood decoying alt th* rabbits by means of his silvery flutings. We un deretand that young Ntm (wa fed affection ate and must drop ths “rod") has been ex tremely facetious at the expense of two of his fellow-sportsmen, and says they can scar* rabbits more effectually than a trAin ed Beg- t*e sarcasms. Mini We tiave not been so crushed by them a* to feci ourselves untilted to Indulge In a mild r«> I tort. The author of “The Ancient Marmet" 'waaa wiae port and pMl<*oph*r. and he ha# xald : "I onre knew a man who hud ad vanced to et£h * Plto h eelf-eateetn tba he never m*aU<m«i himwlf without taking ~ff HR Nat." Never, O Nim. allow thveelf to obtain xuch a point. Nevef broon," in i tlau-l Ilk.' an omelet after a sucoWul hunt _and be aure to preeeut up with a rabbit •tew <* out birthday. Don't forget the idate. for we xhall ooeftd- ntly expect It. I Good-bye until our next hunt. 1 “Groveto’in'' aemW the following W« were pleaaol to are tbe pktolant fac et ou r worth y Sheriff in town the other day. Old Mike looked well after bringing the High Hherlff from the beautiful town ot Harlem. Th* object ot hla viait wax to eumo-one jUroM to the Superior Court Os March next. Mlaa Ethel Hatton s school W iu full blaat If you wish children to learn faat aend them totbia accompllalwi young lady, who la M»i*tod by th- glUrtl ML* M A Porter. wix>'aught for tuanv yewre iw Ute WtetTrf dtos. PiillacMphto, »«th OanMnw ann <Jk 1 Whew a Weetorn reporter wants to kt the ■ wockt know that the creeks rat tbery are over, be says: "Tbs ripplingVdver slreainlete which arat glittered tn the "nuh rays like the gtrdtos «f! angeia k»t aimx.g the clover, are now bound In frigid totters ' Mr.C. H. McDoonoMaaysbehas MMtv ed and forwarded as much freight al ant from Grovetown this season, as he has any Um* xlooe ho baa been agent. He te oue of the nxat Accommodating agents In ths State. Il will boa hundred years after 1981 be fore the year will beagath representer by two Ugurw alike atrach end and two alike tn the middle. By that Um* most of ys of the pin>«ut day will have aeon U»e New Aw / rusal.'ui. - ; There was a little gathering t tie other evecinr. and a lady with a mwlre to chaseh the conversation, asked i> young man If he ha>l never felt a liild sudden thrill, a full'MWs of feeling, so to speak, ttiat fe ud n led him of another Ilfs? He said hc» had once. It wax when lie was In the ooun-' try and the doctor called It cholera morbus' and charged blm S 4 a visit. A’l th* prophets predict misfortune fori iWI Okl Mother Bhlfbxi la the worst in, Um> lot. as she beings the world to aa eud tide year. Raphael, whose aatrolngioal all manac is a favoi ito with l*-llew»re In the black art, allows us to run on until 1887. but predic ts wars and epidemics Innumerable In the meanwhile. In view of th* fact that tliere will, be conjunct lone of Jupiter, Nep tune and Mara thin year, an event which has not occurred alm-e the fourteenth cen ; tury, when the black death visited Europe, Raphael feels no hesitancy In prophue) lug a terrible epidemic of aatatic cholera. Zud to), the oilier arti ologkal almanac, lx not quite as bad, giving us a mild eplilemlc but wara hmuqiersb'e, among which I* AU L ieh rebellion. All the prophet*, however, gen erally allow the United Suites to usca|x> from Uie.r p um'sed disasut.a )P>cor)riit'li Chaii»»»f*'ii Hnorer. Mli. Editoh: A few day* ago I stopped into tli* shop of our worthy townsman, J. C. Curry. John was Idling, the face of M.. Harrison wore a to k of pensive nwignft' tlorl. 1 saw from the twinkle in Ids eye and th* gentle stroking of his chin whiskers, that the Major was engagol upon a legend of fouucr days or a personal reminleoenre of some kind. Nor wo* 1 disappointed, fol after greetings were exchanged I was treat ed to the heel of a story concerning the champion snorer ot Georgia. As near as I can remember, the Major resumed his dis course In about the following words : “Li 18- •ones U the ctecult rid- er upon the circuit In which my father-in law lived. Jones C was a very large man; In fact, lie was enormous—old man Florence, who used to ride tills circuit, was a liabv to him In six*, and though a pretty liirha< If. he couhlh" bold ft light to Jones C. No man would ever allow Jones to sleep In the room wllli him, and comparatively few would allow him under any clrcutnxlancre to alcp In their houaeti al all. A buxz haw on a dry gourd wax nnyooliau harp to ;loo»*>’ snor ing- 1 Tb« uoiae lie mode when he turncl X— f u harn we .1,1 Ui 1. I Mnr* 4Ww one of these oral burners on the G<x>rgia K. K than anything I can think of Just now. One duy Jones eat dinner at father-ln luw'a.house. It wax a large house with a long pinxz,% In fropt and a shod ronin on tbs back, widen he caned the preacher s room. The room had a window here and one ther* and a dtxrr here (here th* Major drew an Imaginary diagram of the house with his stick). After dinner my fattu'i -In-law went off to the Held, for everything worked on that place, white and black. Jones C. went Into the preacher's room for a nap. He curled up In bed with his black coat oq. Af ter a whfle th* dogs odramshced t 6 bft'rk and howl. Finally they tried the preacher's room and commemwxl to scratch and groan at tli* door. Bonis of the children got on top of the back pollings and peepeaf Into the room. They saw something black curhvl up on th* bod and bearing the terrific roar Ing nol— coming out of the room, they yelled out: Bear, beat I The women folk* gathered un axes, brooms, and maybe an old gun or two and surrounded th* n«>m. Bye aud-bye some on*opened the door, and found Instead of a bear Jones C.. Ilk* Haul ot Tareufl, breathing fdrth all mAho**' of threatening*. My wife remembers it well; In fact, she was on* of the attacking party - had a gun, or something.'* Yours, C, Don’t fall when rrxi visit Augusta to vali 'at Wm Multyrln s B.»>t, Btnxi and Hat I 4tore. Their stock is complete and prh-'-x un* aa low aa the lowest. ts Pianos and Organs ft*venth annua) holiday trade Huperlor plant sand organs All kinds of mimical Instrument*, sbeflt music and music books. Twenty to thirty per cent, aaved In pur chasing at "The Music House ot the Houth" U.O. liubinSon, Augusts, Ga. Geo. O. Robin soil & Co. Hhlp plamm and organs to any point In Uie iimtlh.on trial for tlftoeu days, with pilvi'efeeot returning', free ot all axixsm*' wf rrxnxportaUun, it not entirely swUslacto ry. Old Cast IRON, Old BRASS) HIDE-, BEE-IWAX, TALLOW, E‘C. Will be bought by the undersigned, at the CANH prices. R’lem nett to printing offi< • lla/deth, Ga. READ THIS. HAnr.EM, Jan *>, IHRI Mb H. A. Cook Dear Hlr: I used the <X)E’B guano last year on cotton and corn, hr tn* side of Holubln Pacific and Fatapaco. and found ft far superior to either, And I believe it to l<e Uie bakt fertiliser In the market Yours truly, CBAMUIL a. PALMEB. Mb. hA. CboM-Desr Nir: The GOE’H iKMipbatf I Ixnutht of you last year, I used y the aids of Zeils and PatapAco, and be lieve ft to be ths b**t 1 ever userl Tpufatruly, FBANK WHHTAKMR The above popular fertilizer will bn for sale again by me. A car toad will be In nest week. H. A. COOK. Jao»tf • Hpeviai Orders For pianos and organs, foe holiday gifts, ar* f< r carded almost daily to u. 0. Kobin son A Go., Augusta, Ga. ; 2U>ll Ak\ 1d66 i ■. R. Baa* L A eartalla I.R Davaapart BEALL A CO., i -JtTO- i Bnrgxl ts -AND DEALEBSIM- BUIBT*S I ; Gardes seeds, I I ■ tic Ms imsa ssissi i l 4 KEADixir price list <md send all yotir ordera loi DHI liß w»l SEEDS to u*. We 1 U-g tlxwu who hayn toih-d with other swix . bi give ocrx Ati las We keep nocoiuiulwdqu stock. R llhlil* a«««i. like reliable iiierensr -1 di»‘, alwuy* llii'l A market BUIBT’S xrtxlx 1 Inx Hold by Ux, ar* poptdn: Ixxause BELI- I- I ABLE thir price for all wed In papers Is to.each; 3 lor hk-.; S lor Jto, or » per ilost'it ixvis rs. Out price tor sood In bulk lx I a* follow a: par qt. „ toMlMA'.gwitlaa Alu Early Mohawk “ toe E uly yellow B lx weeks Benns, toe ’• Dwai f German Wax Bxiiu*. Hxloct, AM • Largo Lima or Butter Beaux, , Carolina or small Lima Bonus, IJC n LB. UZ Extra early Turnip Ikx't, 7to lUu Early <lark blixxl “ “ 7to luc * Bidst'a ex early ml “ “ lUO Ito I l*>ng blood “ 740 luc ’ per eur qt t Adam*'extra early Corn, to toe , Evergrreu sugar "to BM White lllr.t “ to toe 1 Golden Dent gourd **ed Corn 9 (eai li'Mt Held variety known . --yleldA- enormously and , , growe on any laud) Ac toe; per of Extnv white spin* Uueumbcr, I* lung gn*ii 15c Egg Plant, largo purple. . r>o Lottuce, liulM's early pHzn 11 i«vul •)*»' Onion ~*tx. whit* and nxl, 88 pi p* )<ui~' ~ rxt'ii 'Vii I‘ I’qqx. Mb Extra Turn TtlMin’i 1 ,wi, sue ki< lx'mi's Little Gem I'rax, 4*' Early Dan O'Houk* '* Bic Biehop's dwarf long |xxl “ Six. Champion of England “ Bw* Biacketye Marrow Fat “ Bic , i per peek Bulat's ell floc early Hoe* Putative, Ox- |HT ot Early long scarlet ItidUh, lu« " xcni l.'t 1 unilp " , r> “ bus’* or patty pan Squash, luc “ large niiKsitli nvl ToinnU', Bic New roily Acme Tomato dlni-st (variety known 4Uu per ll>. H'xl or purple top Turnip, for spring 4k: Ear ly white Flat *’ulch, “ “ 65. per ox Early York Cal bage. 25e “ large York “ *sc Bulst'n improved large fate dritmheail Cabbage, 4)q Bulat s I mprovixl large late Hat Dutch Cabbage, 4>c North Carolina BunrxMuli* “ too Early French Winulngstadt " too “ Jersey Wakefield *• 4'xi Bulat's rnrlv flat Dutch “ 4 >c “ Drumhead “ 4<>i! “ green gisznri “ Xx: W<- haves grant many varieties in papers not men taxied above. Wbeoover you want RELIABLE WEED 1 or any lHß>htia>lon lu regard to seel busi ness. writo to us. PoMotllcr and kxpreuM hexuia Ilona. Tho postage on all merchandise Is 1c per ounce or 10c per pcaiml. Express charges on all packages fiorn I lb. up to 10 or 30 lbs. la ixdy Xk*. When you order send sent by mall, don't forget to add for (vetog* Fess, B-suia and Corti weigh about 18 oZa. to the pint, and Peas and Bran* In [Mpera about 1 ok. each. We prepav postage oq all amail Mod in papers. Address your order ,to BEALL A CO., OPPOSITE AUGUSTA HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA. Jan 18 3m TDlfr sKek Is tWrr*! fd r J.K BdWLIMA 00 Atqr&ta . Fornittwe-Tt-iwa A The Largest and GHL Crockery EToufce ! IN THE SOUTH ! & CO., Via BROADfST., MkaXTCTOTJk., OMR.. ’Carry a foil Una of CROCKERY, CHINA, fIN abA Wdt/ftENWAHE, KEROSENE LAMPS, and HOUSE FURN ISHING GOODS GENERALLY, W-FOR SALE AT iTHK LOWEST NEW YORK PRICES. THe TJoW Law —T ~~ tfo'ttoii'l’la.ntei-. THE TEST >4 MoHcfUo. « the Bk- -X il tI -".o“ k “ k Ported I mßwmjj,.. •'reraiaa otbsr planter* ifrew. utr iam also agent fur tire conit/rtcd ifhiffr and Koller, tor Paral «alcs. The SIMPLEST, BEST and CHEAPEST binge for farm gMaa •Ver invented. Call end see them at JOHN BONES MIKIKK’S, Old stand of John 'Bone* Co., near Express ofHce, AUGUSTA, GA. ii ns x. - - —-i -xr-sc Opera House Bardea! Ben Neisz- Proprietor. Choice m i.« b cigars. Philadelphia aad Ihoatatiti lUMr. BK lAbaad ELLIN STREETS,'AUGUSTA, GA. (janA €. flk A CO., TXetx*le>xx3., (3-eu LEADERS OF 3L.OW T’RICSS ! J -bEAIERS IN— / Groceries, Boots, Shoe*, Batt, IDiry Goods, IXTolionfi, HABBWABE, GLASSIABI. CBOCHBYIiII. H. AW are determined to NOT RE UNDERSOLD by any hooae io tLik iod* lion of the State, anti tit{all*tiines our aim shall be to give entire aatiefao* tion both in Ibo price and quality of our gooda. Give aa a c<ll aad Ibe convinced of what we ,nv. For every dollar ypent wilb-ua wa give FULL VALUE TRY US. ' janll ly sx'iixjii w&& jmoii WITH A LARGE STOCK OF HArtDWAFIE, CONSISTING IN PART OF Stt>veje, Shovels, «13ob Harness, TIMI IRK, I.IBF. IM BUB. FURNITURE OF EVERT DESCRIPTION. DBY GOODS in Great Variety. BOOTS and SHOBS, HATS, Xis, GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS, jgu-wriirGs MActtikfes, aco. -