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THIS PUI'"" 4 PROPHECY. VffrUJVIW MItXEII. i**> • nd look upon thst laud. That tar vtiHtnu that few behold, And none beholding understand-. Tluit old, oidlau l which men call uew~ Go journey with the aoa*u through Ita wastrs. aiul learn how limitless The solemn ITleno' of that olein la; oh. #0 etaqueut! The blue And blended skies soon) built for it. Aud all clue iPeniH aa yesterday. Au idle talc but i'ly told. Ita atory is of God alone, For man baa lived and gone away Aud left but little heap# of atone, Lot here you learn how more than fit And diguified lu alienee, when You hear the petty Jeers of men, It* awful solitudes remain Thenceforth for aye a part of you. Aud you have learned your littleness. Some Btleut red men eroaa your track; Some aim-tanned trappers come aud go; Some rolliug aeaa of buffalo break thnuder-ltko and far away Against the foot-hill, breaking back Like breaker# of some troubled bay; Some white-tailed antelope blown by Ho airy like; some foxes shy And shadowy-like move to and fro Like weavers' shuttles as you pass; And now and then from out the grass You hear some tone bird cluck and . all A sharp, keen call for her lost brood. That only makes tbe solitude Seem deeper a till, and that is all. The wide domain of mysteries Aud signs that misunderstand; A land of space ami dreams—-a land <>f sea-salt lakes and dried-up seas . A laud of caves aud caravans Aud lonely wells and pools, a land That hath ita purpose* and plans. That seem so like dead Palestine. Have that its wastes have no confine Till pushed against the leveled skies . A laud from out whose depths shall rise TbS new-tuns prophet*: the domain From out wboae awful depths shall come. Ail clad in skins, with dusty feet. A man fresh from hi* Maker 's hand A stngersiugtwg oversweet. A charmer charm im: 4 ry wise; And then all men shall not be dumb— Nay, not be dumb, tor he shall say, "Take heed, for I prepare the way For weary feet;’’ and from this laud The Christ shall conic when next the race Of man shall look upon his !> * . A LcsrmU of an Irish Uliuit. Once upon a time, a long time ago. when giants were pleat, in Ireland as nes in a tomcat, there lived on the border* of the country Armagh, one Barney McConnell, who lawfully came under the above amiellaticm, being seven feet high, and made in proportion. His prowess was well known, and acknowledged for many a mile around. But there was one thing Unit grieved Barney above a little namely, that lie could get no body who was able to stand before him in his own country. Now. re port sioke of a certain giant in Scot land who was laboring under the like grief, and from precisely the same cause. Therefore, Barney, af ter consulting his friends on tho'suh- Ject, sent a Math nge to the Hootch giant to “come over to Ireland, ami get the conceit taken out of himself.” After due time, the bearer of the challenge returned with word that it had been accepted, and further sin ted that lie was advised to inform Barney that he bad better make his will, get his coflln made, &e., as lie that, be was to encounter never left his work half-done. "Did you see him ?” asked Barney. “Faith an' I did!” said the messen ger. "What is he like ?'' interrogated tiie giant. “Faith, Barney, avid lie’s like an. thing at all but a mortal being?” "How big is he?” said Barney, looking anything but pleased at the description of his rival. ' How big is he, did you say V Fait! he’s as bigas the ould tower forninst the door, an’ a head an' shoulders on him like Father McGuiney’s bull. By all accounts, he’ll ate you alive!" Barney begun to feel rather uncom fortable at the prospect before him, and straightway went to consult liis wife us to what should be done in the event of his rival proving to bo such as his messenger had represented. While they were thus engaged, one of the children came running in and exclaimed: “Daddy! come to the door an' see the great big man that’s coming up the hill!” Barney peeped through the chinks of the door, and, to his great terror, saw the monster. One Took was enough to satisfy him that Ids messenger had not exagger ated his account of him, and, turning to Ills wife, he said : “Shelah, jewel! I’m eat alive, forsartain! Here comes the Scotch buist to drum your poor Barney! ” When Shelah heard of the approach of the coming foe, und saw her lord’s utter inability to wage war with one so far superior in strength and size, she concluded it was only by some piece of woman’s wit that iter Ints txind could escape from the affair without dishonor. Accordingly she gently lifted the child out of the ora die, and depositing it on the bed in the inner room, made the father get in its place, and covering him up with a quilt, gently sehted herself and re sumed her work. After a few mo menta, in walked all the cause of ail the disturbance,and demundeduu in terview with the giant. Shelah, after motioning with her hand for him to keep quiet, walked gently across the floor to where he stood, and in au un dertone told him Barney had gone to the woods. The giant informed her that ho Intended waiting his return. “Very well!” said Shelali. "Only don’t moke a word of noise for tin life’s that’s in you : for thero’s noth ing makes him more furious than to hear the child crying when In comes home!” By this time the giant hud seated himself on a bench, and was quietly surveying the apartment.; hut when his eye rested on the cradle, with a look of unutterable astonishment In asked what was in it? “In It!” cried Shelah. "Don’t you see it’s the child tliat’s in it? Alt’ Heaven help ye if ye wake him? Tin craythur didn’t get a wink of sleep last night, with the two back tenth j lie’s cutting!” The giant, with a look of terror and astonishment, asked what size the father was. "Faith an’ I can't tell you!” said Shelah, “ ’cause I never measured him. But that gossoon,” pointing to tbp ertglle, “when the father is tin gry, runs and hides himw] in one of hie bootal” “Baird gate iis!” exclaimed the gi ant. "I winna mind waiting the into, lasete. I maum begaurt! Glide morn ing!” -A So saying, betook to liis heels,and never thought himself safe until he got among the hills of his own court- ♦ . A Scrap Book. Every farmer should keep a book In which to paste agricultural sera [is. Everyone read ing a paper, will see things which in will wish to remember. He will jier itaps see suggestions tiie value of which he will desire to test, or hints which he will want to be governed by in future ojierations. And yet, after reading the paper, he will throw it down, and will probably never see it again. In such a case all the valu able articles will be lost. To prevent such a loss, every reader should clip from the papers such articles as he desires to preserve, and paste them in a scrap book. Such a book, at the end. of at tear or two, will be interest ing and valuable A temperate* lecturer, discanting on the superior virtues of cold water, remarked: “When the world had become so corrupt that the Lord eould do nothing with it he was oblig ed to give® it a thorough sousing in cold water.” “Yes replied a toper pres ent, but It killed everv critter on the face of the earth.” A KOVEL BAFFLE. A BEAUTIFUL VOI'SO I.ADV OFFEItS HKlt- SF.LK AS A PRIZE TO THE LUCKY ONE. [Seymour (liul.) Htar, January 1 J One of the most novel us well tvs ox elting raffles that ever took place in Seymour came off on Saturday eve ning last. Miss Minnie Clarence mode the novel proposition of putting her self up to be raffled off at fifty cents a chance. At first, the matter was treated as a joke, but when It became known that the offer was u Imjho liih one, chances went rapidly, and in less than an hour every ehuueo was taken aud heavy premiums were be ing [mid by young men anxious to win tiie beautiful and lovely prize. Miss Minnie is the most bewitch ing beauty of eighteen summers, an orphan, of respectable parentage, and a member of the Dost society of the State. Site was decidedly the belle of Seymour, and was loved, und ad mired bv all who ever became ac quainted wit it iter, and probably en vied just the least bit by the young ladies. She is a bright blonde, perfect form, fair complexion, and lias most ravishinglv beautiful eyes. Ever since she came to Seymour site has boon the center of attraction and the ad miration of the men. In justice to | Miss Minnie, we should stato that she I gave the winner the privilege of ao | cepting or refusing her, and reserved | the same privilege for herself. There j may have been several in the crowd i whom she would have refused, but ! there were none, we venture to say. wiio would refuse her. How eould they? 1 The hour set for tin- raffle came, and found all ready to try their luck. Miss Minnie was there in person, dressed in tiie height of fashion, to lend u charm to the occasion. Sin' stood leaning gracefully against a showcase, never speaking a word or betraying the least emotion.or show ing the slightest preference foranyof the contestants, excepting there wasa perceptible twinkle m her beautiful eyes when some young and hand some “lovier” would shake the dice. Name after name was called, and 1 ouch one in turn would shake the box i with nervous hand, until alt but I throe had thrown, and nothing higli ! or than thirty-eight had been thrown. ! Then came Lynn l'aleoner’s turn, i Lvnn is a blonde himself,-and a. clev er, hard working, voting man, and perhaps the twinkle of iter eyes nerved him to work. At any rate he tossed the ivory with steady hand, and the scorer called forty-six. The other two throws were made amid too much excitement to be counted, and the prize was awarded to Lynn. Minnie entile toward and took Lynn’s arm, and the two went out together, | amid the cheers of the crowd. Site ! accompanied him to his fat bet’s hotel, ! where she was presented to liis re ; latives, who laid not hud Iho pleasure of Iter acquaintance before, after which she was escorted home. We of course do not know, certain, but as Lvnn is a good, clever young man, and slio would bean honor to any household, we are inclined to l thf'iii neither of them will back out. * -sfr- • A Xtw Way to Toy old Bents. Benson Smith, a Chappaqua farm er, was served with meat by Mr. Jno. Kipp,the butcher, until Mr. Kipp.be ! came satisfied that Mr. Smith did not intend to pay him, and Mr. Kipp’s i brother, who drives the meat-wugon, became incensed at Mr. Smith’s fail lure to settle the hill. One day last , week he met Smith. Voting Kipp was ! delivering meat, lie stopped Smith j und asked him to jpay up. tnthepar ; lev the boy lost Ills temper and said, “If I was off tin* wagon I would take it out of you.” Mr. Smith smiled, and invited the boy to get right down and do it. The accommodating boy jump ed down and sailed in. and after he hud finished, Mr Smith’s countenance was a spectacle to behold. Young Kipp, unhurt, drove away whistling. Mr. Smith then went before Justice St. John and sued out a warrant, and when the ease was called ti jury was I demanded. The jury having boon I completed, Mr. Kipp’s lawyer liurri ; rally asked Mr. Kipp- whether lie hud j given Mr. Smith u receipt. "No,” ho answered, in astonishment. "Then \ give him one." Mr. Kipp quickly com plied, and Mr. Smith took it in won der. "Now, if your honor pleases,” said the lawyer. “1 wish to call your: attention to tiie fact that the assault complained of was tiie fulfillment of a contract duly made. The consider ation was the amount of tin; bill, : which tin l boy was to take in his own j way out of Smith.” The justice de clined to deal with the knotty point, and turned it over to the jury, und they lost no time in deciding that the j complainant had no claim. • • The highest building in the world, public or private, is that recently erected for its offices in New Y ork by the Western Union Telegraph Com-j cany. Its main portion is only forty- ■ -i\ feet lower than the top of Bunker Hill monument, while its clock tower j reaches to a height of six feet above | that, structure, or two hundred and ! twenty-six feet clear, and its flagstaff pierces tin' air still higher by a reach j of sixty-three feet. _—. —.• —- An Akron physician tells of a little I Akron troy who came and said : “Doe i tor, I want some itrceac.” “What, do | you want it for?” “Never mind, just i give it to me.” “Who sent you here?” I “Nobody sent me; came myself.” i “I can’t let you have it unless you tell ; me what you are going to do with | it.” “Well, Doctor, our hired girl I lias swallowed a silver quarter, and ; she said that if I would give hersome i thing that would bring it tip, I | might have it.” Sans Souci Bar! - Restaurant and Ten Pin Allay! ! OF WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS, j OYSTERS. FISH, GAME aud Choice M< a!s served at all hours, at reasonable price#, and private rooms when desired. THE TEN PIN ALLEY is the boat ever con ! 8 trusted in Columbus. Mr. JAMES LA WREN <'E j has charge. ! jan3 tf A. J. BOLAND, Proprietor. - - - ~ Now is Your Time! TO BUT Groceries Cheap for Gash [WILL GIVE TO THE CUSTOMER that buys the largest bill of FAMILY ORO j CERIES from my store, sign of th* Rod Cask No. i J, on Crawford Htreet, opposite Dr. Chaney's Dru* Store, 1)11, J. E. HLOUxVT. | janl tf Fine Aldernay Hull. rjIHE fine Aide may Bull, “General Lee,” at Gamel's stables, will be at Summerville for a week. jantfi dim IsTE-W FIRM AT THE NEW YORK STORE. The undersigned have formed a COPARTNERSHIP under the firm mime of GORDON & CARGILL. For the Purpose of Transacting a Cash. Dry Goods Business And havo leased tlso largo and commodious store house kuown as the VfKW YOHK NTOHE, No. N2, It roml Mrefit. Our stock in u low days will be full and complete, aud prices will be made to suit the times. WINTER DRESS GOODS, FURS, And many other good* will bo sold AT ONE HALF THE NEW YOIIK CONTI Special bar gains offered in CORSETS AJWD HUD aLOVES! MR. J. A. Kill YEN is with us and will bo pleaded to see his friends. H. <;OItIMY. .1. K. CARSIIX. Columbus, Ga.. Jim. 30th, 1876,-tIA-wcn! If Great Sacrifice in Dry Goods! 0 n" AVISO taken the store recently occupied by F. 0. JOHNSON k 00., aud PEYTON, GORDON k 00., No. 7-2 Broad street. I will from this date offer to the citizens of Columbus and the sur rounding country, my WHOLE STOCK of Dry Goods, Notions, Linens and White Goods At a Great Sacrifice ! I have determined positively to go out of the Dry Goods business, and close up on the first or fifteenth of May. This is a rare cliauee to save mouey. In u few days I will add to my stock a line of Doiltest lo < aOOcIM, which will be sold VERY LOW. fid ’ All purchases CASH. A. M. FEYTON. J. S. JONES’ Cash Dry Goods House, Coliimlvus. Georgia. rpiiK UNDERSIGNED. IN VIEW OF REDUCING MANY LINES OF GOODS, WILL OFFER THEM 1 AT ADVANTAGEOUS PRICES. LARGE LINE OF MEN’S ANI) WOMEN’S WINTER GLOVES. LARGE and ATTRACTIVE SELECTION WINTER DRESS GOODS. COLORED GUESS SILKS the best assortment in market. A small but choice lot of IMPORTED CLOTHS AND OABSIMEREB best grade. JUST IN : The following desirable additions to stock: ! 150 pieces CHOICE PRINTS. JEANS AND MEDIUM CASSIMEREB, WHITE AND RED FLANNEL, WHITE CANTON FLANNEL, BLACK ALPACA. 100 dozen MEN’S, LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S HOSE, targe stock CORSETS, from 50 cents to $:).(K>. TABLE LINENS, NAPKINS, TOWELS and IRISH LINENS, in all grades. 300 dozen COATS’ THREAD- till of which are offered at low figures, j.nt endtf J. H. JllXPi. Williams’ Photograph Art Gallery! (OVER CARTER’S DRUG STORE) Columtous, Georgia. o I )HOTOORAPH PORTRAITS FROM LIFE, OR COPIED FROM OLD PICTUBEH OF ANY KIND AND 1 Enlarged to Cabinet or Life Size, ami beautifully Colored in Ink, I’sHte) or Oil Colors. We have employed two Professors, (’HAS. DkBEURIFF and ,T. L. DUFfJK, whose skill as correct Colorist has no superior. Wo are determined to furnish any kind, size or style Pictures with as ; perfect finish as any taken North or South. We defy competition in prices, quality or artistic styles, regardless of cloudy weather. We invite a call to examine specimens of Plain and Colored Photographs aud Pictures of all kinds. Gallery up one stairs, over Carter's Drug Store. Frames uml Fixtures, Moiildin/ Glass, Ac., in stock at lowest prices. ji mill If WILLIAMS A HtO„ l*ii>|irli l(>m. | J. ENNIS, In Hardware, ,eel ' Cutlery, Rubber ir ° n ' ** ANI) MANUFACTUBEH OF HUBS, SPOKES, AXE HANDLES, and many other things. Bogs leave to call special attention to reduced prices of articles of liis own manufacture. POST-OAK and ELM HUBS, 4 to 5x7 $1 00 per set “ “ 6xß 1 35 “ “ 7xo 1 - r >o '• “ “ Bxlo 1 78 BUGGY WHEELS, $8 to *l2 per set. AXE AND OTHER HANDLES. AJI other sizes in proportion. Any size Hub turned to order and furnished singly or by the sot. All wagon material guaranteed. Two-horse wagon wheels sls per set. Buggy wheel* *l2 per set. Wagon and buggy spokes, Ito 1 inches, $3 per set; I>£ to 2 inches, $3 25 per set. Large, lot of genuine J>. A H. Hcovill Hoes. Good stocks of Wagon and Buggy Axles and Hprings at low prices. Also, Patent Buggy Wheels, something new and very durable. A large lot of SWEDES’ and REFINED IRON AND NAILS, SMITH’S BELLOWS, ANVILS AND VICES, low to the trade. Hr, Send for Price Lint. AGENT FOR BRIN LEY PLOW ANI) MIAMI POWDER COMPANY, j jaul tf % Notice to the Public. For the next Ninety Davs from this date OUIt GOODS WILL BE SOLD For the Cash and at Very Low Prices ! I OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE. WILL CONTINUE TO SELL OUR Dress Goods and all Fancy Articles, Trimmings, Ribbons, &c„ &c., ZLcsardlosa of Cost! Our Staple Stock will be sold as Low as the Lowest. * We invite all to will and be convinced. Parties indebted to us for Goods will please call and settle. We want money to meet our promisee. You have bought our g<KKls, and we urge you to come forward and pay. Respectfully, JNO. McGOUGH & 00. AS Enquirer ropy. Mnl dawlro I PHOSPBOTUS OF THE DAILY TIMES. The undersigned began tho publi cation of the Daily Times on the first day of January, 1875, in this city, under the firm name of J. 13. WRIGHT & CO. It will be unneces sary to state that this paper will he published in the Interest of no indi vimi.tr. or skt of men, but solely in the interest of our city, our State, and the SOUTH. Believing the only true and safe principles upon which a Republican Government can be successfully maintained to be those found in the platform of the Democratic party, 1 this journal will adhere to that faith. It will be our ambition to supply the people with a wide-awake, pro gressive paper, containing all the j National, Foreign and Local News, the latest Market Reports, &e., and in furtherance of our efforts, ask the people to give us a generous support. WEEKLY TIMES. | The Wkkkly Times will he a hand some thirty-two column sheet, filled with interesting reading matter, and containing the Market Reports, ! Local and General News, besides | articles on Agriculture, suited to our j farming interests and section of I country. Terms of Subscription—! usli. [ Dally one year 11l N OO i Molly Hirer months... 2 on 1 Hally one month j Weekly one year 2 OO We are compelled, on account of the Postal Law, to require cosh inva riably in advance from those sub scribers to whom we have to mail the paper. Either of the undersigned is au thorized to solicit and receipt for advertising and subscriptions. Respectfully, CHAR H. WILLIAMS, JESSE B. WRIGHT, CHAS. K. NELSON, FRANCIS M. JETER, WM. C. TURNER. Columbus, Ob., Jan. 3,1875. W. J. WATT. .1 A. WAJ.KKR. CHAH. H. WATT. WATT & WALKER, WIIOLICHALK ATNI> HKTAII-, Grocers and Commission Merchants Corner under Itnnkln Ho vine. Have (he Largest and Best Selected Slock of Groceries in the City of Columbus, CONSISTING OK BACON SIDES, BULK SIDES. BACON SHOULDERS, BULK SHOUL DERS, BULK HAMS, BACON 11AMS. LA III) in tierces, Lard in buckets and kegs. FLOUR of all grades, including tho celebrated SILVER LAKE brand, the best in tho world. BAGGING, TIES, SALT, SUGAR, MACKEREL, SOAP, CHEESE, COFFEE, OYSTERS, SARDINES, CRACKERS. POTASH, SODA, STARCH. SHOES, BOOTS, and Staple Dry Goods, such as OSNABUROS, SHEETING, SHIRTINGS, CHECKS, STRIPES, YARNS and PANTS GOODS. Also, a well selected stock of WHISKEY, from $1 per gallon to s.*>, and of nny brand or per cent, proof that may be desired. Our stock of SUGAR Includes every grade anil price, and our lot of SYRUP cannot bo equaled in this city. It includes all grades of Now Or leans in barrels and'half barrels; also soveral hundred barrels of choice ELORIDA SYRUP, which is superior to anything in the market, and much cheaper in price. It has a delightful flavor and rich, clear color, and select ed expressly for our trade. Cash customers can always save money by giving us a trial before pur chasing elsewhere. janl tt WATT A W ALKER. J. H. HAMILTON, Wholesale and Retail Grocer. Junction Franklin, Warren and Oglethorpe Streets, ColumlDUS, G-n. I Lor leave to inform my friend* and tho public that I have on hand a large stock of Groceries and Provisions Consisting in pari of FLOUR of all grades, at ¥6.50 to $9.00 jp bbl. Bacon and Bulk Meats, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Syrup and j>lohisNus, Salt, Oats, Corn, Meal, choice lot Planting Potatoes, Liquors and Wines, Shoes, Tin Ware, Ac., Ac. ,£■#- From this date my terms will be strictly cash, except to prompt paying customers, and prices to suit. No charge fordrayage. Respectfully, janl dnodiwtf H. UA It 11 ,TO N. BOOTS AMI SHOES. *** POPE & LONG, DEALERS IN BOOTB AND SHOES. Wo Keep Always on flaml A FULL ASSORTMENT OF A!! the Leading Styles and Qualities OF Boots and Shoes! Such as the people want. - Onr stock is all manufactured for OUR OWN TRADE, aud we warrant every pair to be good. Terms C ash, and Low Prices. BOOTS AND SHOES rvo. 104 Broad Si rt‘ol. ROOTS ANI) SHOES X TICE. A RARE CHANCE! r Tli < >l<l ENtabliHliod Saddle, Harness, Leather and Trunk Business FOR SAlJ']. rpHE undersigned, wishing to retire from business, offers IIIH ENTIRE BTOCK AND GOOD WILD, I witii all the fixtures and arrangements for carrying on the business. The house was established in 1835, lias a good reputation and a fair run of customers. The goods and materials were all bought for rash at the lowest prices. I will rent the store to the persons that purchase the stock. For further information call on the undersigned at 94 Broad street, Columbus, Oa. H. MIDDLES ROOK. N. it.—All goods in my line will be Kelli at Reduced Prices, for ( ash Only. 0?$" All persons indebted to me are rcqocstcd to call and settle without further notice. Columbus, Ga. January Bth, 1875. [d*w2m] H. MIDDLEBROOK. J. H. BRAMHAIX, Watclimukoi* omi Jovelor, asdaoentfor 99 Broad St., Columbus, Ga. Hinder Sewing: MackineH SELLS THE BEST SPECTACLES. Best Machine Oil, Needles. Ac., for all Machines, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired. Hewing Machines Repaired. If you would preserve your sight, cull on Bbamhali. and get a pair of his best Spectacles or Eye Glasses. Janltf^^ mmm^mmmmmmtmmmmmm BEDE IT. <fc CO., Liquor Dealers & Tobacco Agents, AC f ENTS FOR THE OLD GROW AND WOODBURN WHISKIES, 140 BROAD Street. COLUMBUS, GA. lan. M-d3m ROOTS AND SHOES.