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THfe SINGER SEWING MACHINE. „ '"'The People’s Favorite, THE'tAKGEST SALES BECAUSE THE MOST POPULAR. The Most Popular Because the Best. VERDICT OF THE LADIES. rnilfi stubborn fact shown by the oflicial returns, that the Singer Sewing Machi nc l the “only one whose sales have largely and steadily increased every year uninterrupt tdiy— that lastijfcciir the sales more than doubled those of the neit highest competitor, arid nearly equalled the sales of all the other companies combined, demonstrates beyond jJll controversy that THE SINOEII SEWING M4CHINE k the most popular, because, in the estimation of the ladies of the country, is superior £ any other ma ufacturcd. The following returns of sales, sworn to by each company tells the story: Q „ 1Q „, ( Sales in 1871. 1872. 1*73. I*'4. , W 2 |g tlowc (Jan. 1. to July 1) 34,010 140,000 No returns 30,000 £>,ooo i * 452 Sales for 1876, 262,31 G Machines. Sates Still Increasing. , All Competition DistanTOd. Head your address for a catalogue of the celebrated BAZAAR GLOVE-MITIMJ lAI TERNS. They are the best, th; cheapest and most stylish patterns in the market. Address £ g BEATTY* __ „ , . *172 Rroughton St.. Savannah, Ga. The Singer Manufacturing Cos. f orc w.Leonard, ) Cor. Broad and Ala. St. Atlanta, Ga. w. H. TORRENCE, n a ysq Canvassing Agent for Gordon County. THE OLDEST HOUSE IN CALHOUN EstiAbisliecl IS3 7. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS WE arc pleased to notify our friends that we are i.yin in a -arge and super i stock of SoasonalDlo Goods. Those who wish Bargains will give us a call. FOSTER fc HARLAN. REMINGTON SEWING MACHINES, FIRE.ARMS, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Tlie “Remington Solving Machine” has sprung rapidly into favor as possessing the Rst Combination of good qualities, namely : Light Running—Smooth—Noiseless- Rapid—Dur.ble—with perfect Lockstitch. It is a Shuttle Machine with automatic Drop Feed. Dcsigu beautiful and construc tion the very best. The “Remington Sewing Machine” has received premiums at many Fairs tlnough out the United States, and without eff >rt took the grand Medal of Progress—thebighest order of Medal that was awarded at the late Vienna Exposition. The Remington Works also manufacture the new Double-Barrelled Breech-Loading Shot-Gun, snap and positive action, with patent joint check, a marvel of beauty, finish and cheapness—and the Celebrated Remington Rifles—adopted by nine different Go*- ernments—and renowned throughout the world for Military, Hunting and Target pur poses—all kinds of Pistols,Rifle Canes, Metallic Cartridges, &c. AGRICULTURAT IMPLEMENTS.—Improved Mowing Machines, SteeUPlowa, Steel Hoes, Shovels, Cultivators, Road Scrapers. Patent Excavators, Ilay Tedders, Cotton Gius, Iron Bridges, &c. Good Agents Wanted. Send for Circulars. jan2(3-tim E. REMINGTON j* SONS, Ilion, N. Y. r |]j ■ippilpv'^ Warn Depot, 104 Relde “sTREET, New .York. ASK YQim GROCER TOR IT! GET THE BEST, Marrow’s Pictorial family Bible mul Encyclopedia of Biblical Knowledge con tains 61 important features, nearly 1,300 illustrations and many fine plates by Gus tavf Doro and other artists. Genuine mo rocco biudings and heavy panel, four styles and prices. Send for circulars and terms to t£CUU. OVK 00YERNMENT. ‘Ttie r Century of Independence'’ em braces a collection from official sources of the most important documents and statis tics connected with the political history of America ; a chronological record of the principal events from its discovery to the present time, with biographical and historical sketches, etc. I’rintcd in Ger man and English. Nearly 600 pages. Never before has so k muoh practical; in formation of this nature beeu published in any peg,volmne. The lawyer, banker, merchant and far mer will each conclude that it must have been prej ared especially with reference to his convenience. It is designed for this wort to take the place in politics that Webster’s dictionary doeS In language, and Appleton’s Gazetteer in general literature. The binding, paper and illustrations have been made to com pare with the general character of the work. Though a person can be a good citizen without a thorough education, no good cit izen can enjoy the right of franchise intel ligently without possessing the information contained in this book. While persons refuse to purchase ordina ry or expensive works, all classes will gladly avail themselves of the opportunity for obtaining a work so indispensable at so low a price, Sold only byisujpscription, Send for special circulars' and derma to agents. i r -I ; ■ A NEW PLAN. -Solicitors for premium papers should write us at once. Tic burden ot a heavy load removed. -Samples all carried out of sight. -Send for terms fcT the cheapest pa per published, with a tine engraving (25x 32) for a premium. For this and the above new works and lot) standard books address, S. L. MARROW'* CO. m&r24-4:u. Indianapolis, lu Unabridged Dictionary ! FOR THE SCHOOL ROOM. 3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price sl2. A!NEW FEATURE. To the 3000 illustrations heretofore in Webster's Unabridged, we have added four pages of COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS engraved expressly for the work at large expense. Nearly every State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Union, or corres ponding officer, where such an one exists, lias 4 retemmended Wehstkr’s Dictionary in the strongest terms. Among them are those of Eastirn, Northern, Middle, Southern and Western States—twenty-eight in al STATE PURCHASES. The State of New York has placed 10,000 copies of Webster’s Unabridged in as many ©f her Public Schools. The Slate of Wisconsin, about 5,000 — nearly every school. The State of New Jersey, 1,500 —nearly every school. The State of Michigan made provision for all her schools. The State of Massachusetts has supplied her schools—nearly all. The State of lowa has Bhpplied her schools. The State of Connecticut has made pro* vision for her schools. StztT' Over 8000 schools in Indiana were supplied during the year 1872, and many more in 1873 and 1874. In other States many copiesjhave been purchase 1 for supplying schools of cities, counties and towns. What better investment can for schools ? More than ten times as many are soldi f Webster’s Dictionaries, as of any other se ries in this country. At least four fifths of all the school books published in this country own Webster as their standard, and of the remainder, few acknowledge any standard. Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Spring field, Mass. mar3-2m. 1877. MI The Calhoun Times. P URL IS HE I) EVERY SATURDAY AT CALHOUN GORDON COUNTY, GA. By D. B. FREEMAN. - ™ isss -a £ 5 ?r.a WIIAWAKK, IWRHVE A1 RKAMIIU I‘apera in itajsection, and no pains will be spared to render this end attainable It contents each week will comprise a carcfu'ly prepared collection of Inter- Ung !•, ead; a oharacter wall adapted to the wants of its su'-acribers. , "Warranted "as' Represented! IOME AFFAIRS wlli receive especial attention, and every event worthy of mention will be noted. the times aid b rl.3 e f ,i ri e,? f T the P romotkm of ‘ h "‘““to of our county and sec on, and respect fully lnyokee the aid and encouragement of the pboplef jun 9 ly. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: On© Tear, - _ - ma 0 Sl* Months - - - - ioo Three Months QO CLUBS! CLUBS! We offer he TIMES in Club* of fiv at $1 50 a Tear and ;n eX - r lk! P u raiee Club. A Club can b. mLIi B'™ 8 '™ “ neighborhood w.th little trouble, and .id thu. rendered to ", bom" X “ BUSINESS MEN Qwrehult hH V. "V f ‘ h * ndrertiaiog medium, in Northern •rositEl” ssri- •—-“•-"•I- - THEjNEW* HOME * 1 Sewin Macliine WAS AWARDED THE FIRST ‘ PREMIUM! At the Centennial Exhibition, IS7S, and has always carried off the highest honors f , v .* wherever exhibited. p A COMPACT. SIMPLE. DURABLE, Light Running'nnd EFFICIENT “LOCK STITCH” MACHINE. ADAITED to tlio WANTS of EVEKYBODY. The HOME SEWING MACH IN E was Perfected eight Jears since by the aid of the best Inventive alent and Mechanical Skill. It combines au the Essential Parts of a FIRST GLASS MAOHUTB.is SIMPLE in CONSTRUCTION, SUPERIOR in Strength and Beauty, contains less Working Partsand is Capable of DOING a wider ranged Work than other Sewing Machines. It will RUN for ystrs without costing ONE CENT for Repairs. In the Manufacture of this MACHINE the Very Best Materials are USED. The WEARING PARTS are HARDENED, and the Mechanism has been constructed with the special view of producing an Rasy Running DURABLE, and almost NOISELESS MACHINE, adapted EQUALLY WRLi for Cos a rso or fine THREAD, COT TON, BILK or LINEN, SEWING from the Lightest Muslim to Reaver Cloth and leather. Such Confidence is felt in the INTRINSIC MERITS of tho Warranted for Five Years. LIVE AGENTB wanted In localities where we are not represented. Send for prices, and samples of work done on the HOME, or call at any of our offices. Johnson, Clark & Cos,, v 30 Union Bqnare, New York. 864 Washington Street, Boston, Hass. 1111 Second Are., Pittsburgh, Fa. 141 State Street, Chicago, 111. 21 South 6th Street, St. Louis, Ho, 17New Montgomery St., San Francieoo, 0&1. *• Newsy, Spicy, Reliable.” Tlic Atlanta Constitution. Under Its new management, the Atlanta Constitution has won for itself the title of the leading jourral of the South. Its .en terprise, during the recent election excite ment, In sending correspondents to differ ent portions of the country, and its series of special telegrams from Washington while the elec'.oral commission was engaged in consummating the fraud that placed Radi, o.lism once more in power in our national councils are evidences conspicuous enough to prove that no expense will be spared to make the Constitution not only a leader in the discussion of matters of public concern, but a leader in the dissemination of the la test and most reliable news. There is no better time than now to subscribe for A Fresh and Vigorous Newspaper, Albeit, there has been a quasi settlement of one of the most difficult and dangerous problems of modern federal politics, the discussions springing therefrom and the re sults likely to ensue have lost notkiug of their absorbing interest. In addition to this, the people of Georgia are now called upon to settle The Convention Question. and in the discussion of this important sub ject (in which the Constitution will take a leading part) every Georgian is interested. If a convention is called its proceedings will find their earliest and fullest embodi ment in the columns of the Constitution, and this fact alone will make the paper in dispensable to every citizen of the State.- To be brief, The Atlanta Daily Constitution. will eudeavor, by all the means that the pro gress of modern journalism has made pos sible and necessary to hold its place as a leader of Southern opinion aud as a purvey or of the latest news. Its editorials will be thoughtful, timely and vigorous—calm and argumentative in their methods and thor* oughly Southern and Democratic in their sentiments. Its news will be fie-di, reliable and carefully digested. It will be alert and enterprising, and no expense will be spared to make it the medium of the latest and most important intelligence. The Weekly Constitution. Besides embodying everything of inter est iu the daily, the \\ cekly Constitution will eontain a Department of Agriculture, which will be in charge of Mr. Malcolm Johnson, the well-known Secretary of Georgia State Agricultural Socety. This department will be made a specialty, and will be thorough and complete. The fari mer will find in it not only all the current information on the subject of agriculture, but timely suggestions and well-digested advice. Subscriptions should be sent in at once. Terms of the Daily: 1 month $1 00 3 months 3 00 6 months 5 30 12 months 10 00 Terms of the Weekly : 6 months $1 io 12mrnths 2 20 Money may bo sent by post office money order at our expense. 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A certain cure for • Side Headache, Colic, ‘ Cramps, Chtfls and Lever, Palpitation oj the Heart 0 n.l all diseases arising from a disordered Liver. THE UEST MEDICINE EXTANT ; TUENLEY’S INFALLIBLE LINIMENT. A never failing remedy for Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Sprains, Old Sores, Ulcers, etc., etc. A t-rial will convince any one of its lieal ,-iug properties. Ask for it at your drug tore. nov4B-ly. If you wish to grow Vegetables for sale read Gardening for Profit! If you wish to become a Commercial Florist, read Practical Floriculture t If you wish to garden for home use only, read Gardening lor Pleasure! All by PETER HENDERSON. Combined CATALOGUE ,& 7 ! OF EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN. Numbering 175 pages, with 1 colored mate, sent Freell to all customers of past years, or to those who purchased any of the above books : to others on receipt of 25 cents. Plain plant or seed Catalogues with out pla*e, free to all applicants. PETER HENDERSON & CO M smen, Market Gardeners & Florists 35 Cortlaudt St., New York. j an 13'-6m. iHiiilralL Is published Daily, Tri-W’bekly and Weekly, At AVGUSTA, GA. By WALSH & WIIIGIIT, Proprietors Full Telcyraphxc Dispatches from All Points. Latest and Most Accu rate Market Reports. Interesting and Reliable Coirespondence from all parts of Georgia, South Car olina and Washington City. GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLI NA NEWS A SPECIALTY. DAILY: One Year §lO 00 Six Months 5 00 TAD WEEKLY: One Year $5 (.0 Six Months 2 50 WEEKLY : One Year ~s2 00 Six Monshs 1 00 T. M. T)r.T,IS > inn mluib. Goo<l Bddle|Jin(l Buggy Horses and Now Vehicles. Horses and mules for saie. Stock fed and cared for. Charges will be reasonable. Will pay the cash for corn in the ear and odder m the bundle. feb3-tf. / I \f / GLENN’S SULPHUR SOAP, The Leading External Remedy for Local Diseases of the Skin. Blemishes of the Complexion Sores, Scalds, Burns, Rhru- * matism and Gout, and a Reliable Disinfectant and Preventive op Contagion This incomparable specific remove* entirely and speedily, Eruptions of tha Skin or Scalp, Sores, Scalds, Burn£ &c.; cures Rheumatism and Goat, and counteracts a predisposition to It especially commends itselp to ’ the Ladies on account of its pum. eying and beautifying influence noon the complexion. 1 Every one possessing a cake of ! Glenn s Sulphur Soap, costing 25 ot j 50 cents, may enjoy at home all the benefit derivable from a series • of costly Sulphur Baths. It disinfects clothing and linen im pregnated by disease, aud prevents ob noxious disorders caused by contact with the person. Dandruff is eradicated and the hair prevented from falling out or prema turely turning gray by its use. Physicians recommend its use. • • Prices—2s and 50 Cents per Cake ; Per Box (3 Cakes), 60c. and $1.20. N.B.—Sent by Mail, Prepaid, on receipt of price, 1* -and 5 cents extra lor each Cake. ** HILL’S HAIR AMD WHISKER DYV BMtck or Brown, SO Cents. C.l.Crittentoß, Prop’r, 7 Sixth Av.S.i BEAD TEX Hr & N Jiei/ NC XSIOIi Ji t~~ or TUB Murray HIM PublishingCo. John P. Jewett, ITJanngcr. PUDfIMIP PLEASES Cure,!. IMnUNIb all books— Plain Home Talk and Medical Common Sense,which contains nearly 1,000 page* of original matter, aa entertaining as a faacmatiiw story. Health and long life made easy for the learned and unlearned. Crammed full of brand new Idea#, which are cheering to the sick, and intensely entertaining to those who are fortunate enough to escape disease. It guards the reader against the pitholes of human suffering, and points the way of deliverance to those who are already engulphed. By all means, find out aQ about it. It Is for you. • It’s author, I)r, & B. Foots, of 120 Lexington Avenue, New York, is consulted by invalids at home and abroad, in person and by letter, and has lmd the experience of nearly a quarter ofa century In the treatment of long standing and difficult dis eases of every character; hence his ability to write practical truths for the invalid reader. Hia consultations are free to the sick everywhere; hence his immouse correspondence w ith the sick all over the globe, You, header, are at lib butt tooonsult the able author of Plain Romo Talk and Medical Common Sense. Write to him and you will bo struck with his Common Sense, Whatever your malady, you will receive Tight w hich will do you good, by investing only a postage stamp, aud writing to Dr. F. We wi6h io interest you In both the doctor and his im mortal book. Tbe Book itself, which give* satisfaction to all who read K, con be had of agents, or of the poblisliers direct. Plain mus lin binding, $8.25, in tbe English or German language. Library binding, m English only, $3,<5. Sent by mail, postage prepaid, on receipt of tho price. A lady writes the author: “J have always felt that you were the phyekian of the world, from the fact of your wonderful suc cess and orif/i/ial ideas.” One reader says —. “Ihave found it to lie one of the grandest works of the age.” Another savs—“ I would not be without it for twice its cost.'’ Similar letters reach the author crsry lay. Contents table free. OAirMUST VrOIXY: also Mr XI |\J5 .§ Dm Foots. Cheap cdf- VViLI V y-/!U tl-u. 5 vols. ml, neatly bound, $2; in 5 separate *oiß. at Sr and $7.60, according to lauding. Sent by mall on receipt of price. Just rite thing fur young p*ople. Con tents tablo free. niftlf 1 Publication#, W*erm fur -183 11/IP I niefa 0,1 #f Dtv Foote’* iH'pular UIEvIIL Dime Publics t torn on bWUi and kindred toptca. “OLD KYKS MAI> NEW," tells how to restore the sight and give up glosses, without tbe aid of Doctor or Medicine. 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