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CALHOUN TIMES . n. wmtmmAw, hhw Laws Relating to Newspaper Subscrip tions ami Arrearages. I- Subscribers icho do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered wishing to con' finite their subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance oy their periodicals,, the publishers men/ continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 8. If subscribers neglect or refuse, to take their periodicals front* the office to which they are di rected, they arc held responsible until they hart settled their bills and ordered them discontirt me.d. 4-. If subscribers move to other places without notifying publishers, and the papers are senj to the former direction, they are held responsi ve. C. The Cowls have decided that “ refusing to twice periodical*; from the office, or removing **"'l leaving them uncalled for, is pritna facie evidence of intentional fraud.” it. Any person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it, whether he has ordered it or not, is held in law to be a subscriber. i. If subscribers pay in advance, they are hound to give notice to the publisher, at the end of their time , if they do not wish to continue talc■ iny it; otherwise the publisher is authorized to sm l it on, and the subscribers will be respon sible until an express notice, with payment of nil arrearages, is sent to the, publisher. WEDNESDAY, MAY, 24, 1876. UAKD TIMES. T:j every part of tne country and among all classes, there is and has been i r several months, a complaint of close ness in money matters and a general wan* of a stimulus in trade with 4 con slant fear that the worst has not come. In the South where it is felt, perhaps the worst, when wc glance back at the record of a few years we can not fail to see s.me of the causes which have help ed to stagnate our industries and bring us to our present condition, where we have only to hope that something may bring us the feeling ot confidence we need and a revival of prospects in our great agricultuial and business interests Emerging from a bloody conflict in which we had struggled against misfor-* tunes ard disadvantages without num_ her, and when we had learned the true use of that aphorism, “ where there is a will, there’s always a way,” we met our fate with resignation, and set about with willing hearts to disiothrall cor rupt rule placed over us and to restore to its former pristine glory our country and homes laid waste by the cruel hand of an unmerciful army. For a few years the debris of our wrecked for tunes were disappearing fast, and the sun of progress shone bright in the fir inanent of our hopes, and it seemed that the goal of happiness enjoyed by a people free fiom want was just ahead. But having learned the true lesson of economy did we continue to practice its precepts ? No. Shoddy began to pa rade itself, and avenues of debt were opened without restraint, mortgages, levies given and executed in their de structive force, and fettered in the clutches the homestead and the bank rupt laws began to do their work, and men began to doubt each other. Whaffi ever other causes produced hard times, these had a share, and new we must hunt about until we find a remedy. Ne cessity may bring it in a shape to re leave us by our own hands, in some manner at last. Let us make what we consume, keep out of debt, pursue econ omy, frown down idleness and time may bring us a reward of plenty ere we ex-' pcct it. The indications seem to be that Col quitt has the inside track for Gover nor. Letter From W. M- T. J. Smith. Editors Georgia Grange : The time allotted the worthy Lecturer cf the Na tional Grange, Brother Smedley, is so limited it has been difficult to make his appointments at all satisfactory to the wishes of our brethren as well as my self. Beginning on the first day of June and ending on the 10th, makes it impossible to accomodato the many in vitations sent in. Therefore, lam forc ed to make the following appointments ns the best that can be done within the time as follows *. June Ist, Calhoun, Gordon county, 2d, Romo, Floyd county; 3d, Social Circle, Georgia Railroad; stn Rutland Grange. Bibb county ; 6th, Albany, Dougherty county ; 7th, ; Bth, Waynesboro, Burke county; 9th, r I homp son MoDuffie county ; 10th, near Augus ta The brethren and sisters that have the pleasure of having brother Smedley with them will at once go to work by advertising these appointments and such other due instruction a3 will get p a respectable, yes, large audience for our Worthy Brother, who has just finished a canvass in Arkansas, winning goL den opinions lor himself and our cause. We have the pr..mise of several lead ing brethren accompanying brother S. ; and Patrons, let us be active in bringing about a good time. Every Lecturer .and Deputy is called upon to t ike an active part in these meetings — yes, every Master and Secretary ; and iist. but not least, our Worthy Sisters (pres Pomona and Flora, are earnestly invited to take an active part. Brothers and sisters be of good cheer Hoist your colors and beat for recruits The times are fraught with momentous responsibilities. Lut us be equal to the necessities upon us. Yours respectfully. T. J Smith, Mastc- Georgia State Gaange The Baltimore City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting politi cal processions in the night during the : geming campaign. THII CENTENNIAL. People from Different Nations and What They It ring;-- Other Faetn Cos 11 reviling Uncle Sam's Jubilee—The Obituary Poet and His Guests. [From 1 Our Regular Correspondent.] Philadelphia, May 20th 1870. May is upon us in all f her leafy glory, and wilhin the last week the trees have burst out with their rich blooms of white and crimson, purple and gold, as if to do special honor to the commencement of the great Cen tenial Exhibition. The fever of the opening has past, and now ve settle dowu soberly and calmly to an lunest six months’ work hoping to gleau in this harvest cf na tions some golden grains of knowledge from the rich sheaves of other lands.— One thing is certain, no man or woman can pass through the halls of the great Exhibition without feeling on depart ing that they are wiser ana better than when they entered. As you approach the Centennial grounds from any direction buildings of all sorts and sizes, shades and shapes surround you, co7ered with the flags of all nations, and with open doors, and some with no doors at all invite the weary traveler to rest and refreshment. Bauds of strolling musicians gathered from every land on the face of the earth, and playing on eve r y conceivable iestrument from a Chinese tom tom to a Scotch fidd’e, make things exceedingly lively with Wachfc on t'nc Rhine, St. Patrick's day in the Morning, Rule Brittannia, the Marsillaise, the Tyro lyse hymn and Yankee Doodle placed in every graduation of flat and sharp; they furnish exquisite musical pabulum to all the lovers of in harmony and dis coid, from China to Tipperary. But then it is oar Centennial year, you know, and vots the hods so long as your appy. Presenting your fifty cent stamp or new half dollar at the turnstyle, you pass through the wicket, realizing in \he most lively manner what must be the feelings of a pig in a gate. On your right stands the Main- Hall with door invitingly open. We step in, and the scene is grand and dazzling beyond conception. As you advance it seems as if the wealth of the world had been poured out into the lap of the young republic of the west. Italy with her bronzes, her marbles, and her magnifi cent works of art, stands guarding the portal on the left, and Chili in a beau* titul little structure on the right pre sents the rich ores and smaller pro ductions of that favored child of the Pacific. Gold and silver ores are there, rich and rare, telling stories almost fab' ulous of undeveloped wealth, which if worked by American or English energy and capital, might rival in richness the wonders of tl. big bonanza. Next be yond Chili comes the Empire of Japan. llow shall I deset ibe the exquisite beauty of the multitude of elegant forms into which she has worked her porce lain and her bronze ? Va3es and fig ures are there beautiful beyond deserip-' tion, before which the most magnificent creations of French ani Itallian artists would pale into utter insignificance.— Oh. how rich and costly are these un equalled gems of art, speaking of wealth untold and genius without a rival, and of an aesthetic progress and encourages ment of which the outside world never dreamed her capable. Looking on these splendid contributions, I saK to my. myself, no wonder she shut us out for centuries from her country ; no wonder she considered us barbarians. A gen tleman, a real, live, germine Japanese gentleman, receives you at the steps, and pleasantly invites you to inspect the productions of his country. For abso. lute elegance and sweetness of manner no trained courtiers of Louis le Grand could have rivalled him. In language the most select, and in a tone exquisite ly modulated he sxplains cheerfully and pleasantly the minutest detial of his exhibits, and as he bows you down af ter you have finished your inspection you feel like sending your son to Japan to'study the manners of a gentleman, and to oftain if possible a portion of the polish that distinguishes thir Japanese Chesterfield. A short distance beyond our steps are arrasted by three grim looking Swedish cavalrymen, who stand guarding a por tion of the warlike treasures contribu ted by that warlike kingdom. While I stood looking at them yesterday a little wiery, sharp old woman was wheeled up on one ef those abominations in a crowd, which the English call a peram* bulatnr. Looking inquiringly up in the face of a stout soldier in jack boots,she said in a sort of confidential tone : “Where be you frem, sir ?” The cav alryman never moved a muscle. The old lady knin her brows, and raising her voice to a shrill scream, said : “A lit tle deaf, I suppose ?” The cavalryman didn’t wink. A wicked reporter, who stood at her elbow,sa and, “try him again, aunty; try him again ; I guess he don’t uadesstand what you say.” “No, I shan’t,” replied the old lady; “no I shan’t; I wonder where on earth he eame from, that he don’t know any manners?” The reporter whispered confidentally in her ear : “He don’t speak our language ; he is a Herrego venian from the wild islands of Bulga<* ria.” “ You don’t say so !” said the old lady ; “he oomes at the way from there ! Wal, I kind o* thought he did, but I never could bear them nasty fur rcuers and she, with a disdainful toss of her head,, was wheeled off to exam - ine the other sights of the Great Exhi tinn. I don’t wonder that she was de#. ccived ; for, never in my life have I se..p such miracles of aristic elegance and grace ; they ate not merely stuffed fig ure . but, except the breathing appurat it?, genuine living men ; they look you quietly oud calmly in the fac j from eyes ns human as you ever gazrd at. You ore prepared to hear them speak at any moment, and no man in his senses would ever dream of taking the slightest lib erty with theu . for fear of being tick led in the flanks with a Swedish sword or bayonet,. iLumcdiatt'ly across the ivsle is au other group by the same or a kindred artist. It is a Laplander and bis wife and child. They are both low, of stafe ure and with laces broaged by expose.* u -, e; they are clad in garments made of skins, in patterns eoarse and rude. The mother holds a little ease in her arms similar to those in which the Indian women of our own land carry their pap pooses. In - rt is a dead infant; its lit-' tie eyes are sweetiy closed in the last long peaceful sleep. The mother is looking down on the little one’sr face with a look of the most unutterable lo w e-, b-ufc with an agony that is at once uridescribable and heart-rending; her lips are compressed, her eyes are swol. leo and red and you can almost hear the bitter eiy of anguish that welta up from the sad and dosolote heart of this stricken Lapland liobe. The father stands a little way apart —he too has his eyes sadly fixed on the face of his dead child ; the big tears are starting unoid deo from his eyes, and yon almost ex pect to see them drop upon the floor.— The little boy who has been weeping also, looks like a dwarfed old man ; there isr nothing childish about him, nothing loving or lovely, his features are fixed and hard and stern speaking of abuse and suffering untold, and not all calculated to make us iu love with Lap laud childhood. The sad faces of the group haunt you for hoars after yc u have left them, and as exquisite works of art, are entitled to high rank among the wonders <f the Exhibition. The group of the old elockuiaker k* also wor thy of special mentioH, but begui’ed by the beauty of the subject, I have al ready given this department mere space that! I intended. Passing along a lit* tie further, Spain is represented bv a building that looks like the entranc to an Egyptian tomb ;. on one side of the portal is a likeness of Columbus, on tho other his generous patron, Queene Isa bella ; on opposite panals on the inside are Ilernand Cortez and Pouce ele Le' on. The contributed treasures af Aria gon and Castile did not impress me fa vorably. Lazy soldiers, clad iu insig nificant uniforms, ioll around on the counters and benches. Tie stuffs ex hibited are tawdry and cheap, and no one seems to know much about them.— I do not wish to be thought captious, or to find fault with the exhibits of a coun try torn by intestine discord, and fight ing for national life, bnt as I wandered about among the evidences of her ruin and decay rather than progress, I could not help wishing that among the flags that floated on every side I couid dis > eover the banner of the single star which would give the stamp of rations alify to the beautiful Queen of the An tilles. Everything is in Confusion there, atil I got a learned dutch friend who is versed in the lingo of Spain to propound the enquiry to the gentleman on gurad as to how long before they be rea ly ; after a spirited colloquy my friend informed : Dot Llace don’t be ready since about doo veeks. Turkey is represented bv an exceedingly dull show of carpets and rugs, that look as though th-iy had beeu rescued from a second-hand dyer, who had beeu trying to improve the colors. I have heard much of the splendor of Turkey carpets aud the beauty of Turkey rugs, but if thesearea fair samplo of what they can do in this busines send me six yards ef seventy-five cent ingrain or one of those magnificent rag carpets that we used to make out of dilapidated breeches or the ghosts of departed petticoats.— Why they are no more to compare to an Axminster or Kidderminster or a Rrus spls carpet, than a brass button is to the Koohinoor diamond, and the man who says that this is not so—weli he’s anoth er and ought to be put in the lunat.c asylum. A few steps on and Egjpt is before us, with the mould and grime of thousands of years upon her, yet ready to greet us with welcome. Around us on every side are the relics of by ages —telling of a cillization great and mighty, when Greece was the~ abode rf the savage and Rome was a howling wilderness—a civilization which sweep ing down the tide of time has per' uieatea the growth and the strength of every land apon t’.e face of thp earth. Pottery is there which might have been used by the captive Israelites when they were led by the Hebrew prophet out of the house of bondage. Drink ing cups aie there that might have been pressed by parched and blackened lips among the burning s.inds long cen turies ago. The wretched slaves have crumbled into dust, but these del iente cups remain as unbroken and bright as when they left the hands of the potter. Here is wheat sweet and luxuriant reaped in sheafs from the same fields where three thousand years ago Joseph gathered his abundant harvest into the granaries-of King Pharao, and sacks of corn such as the sons of Israel might have borne baek to the b'ind patriarch, when he mourned the absence of Ben® ena, the first bora of his beloved Ra* chael. Effigies of Kings and Queens and warrrors are before us at the mere men tion of whose names crouching millions trembled and now how mute they arc, the veriest slave is mightier and power ful than they. But not in th° past alone does Egypt live to-day, shakee off the dust of mouldering centuries, she is springing into a neiver and more glori ous life, the evidences of her progress are no less stritthan the grauduer of her decay, already he click of the telegraph and the roar of the steam whistle startle old Nile from its sleep of mouldering I ages, and on this our Centennial year, we find her greeting the young giant of the west and bidding him welcome to the family of nations. Passing rapidly along lured to the right and left by untold beauties and treasures we reaeh the grand transept in the centre of the buildiug. The feur quarters of the are represented by tableaus South, W est, North and East, and each quaiter has two repre sentative names, against whieh the serge of time have dashed in vain. Shakes peare and Charlemagne stand as repre sentatives of the civilization and prog ress of Europe. It was a fitting elec tion that tl e sweet poet of Avon whose name towers above every other in litera ture of lime should sit beside him of tlu iron mace and from whose loins sprung a race of kings the mightiest the earth has ever seen. Confucius and Moham i and speak for Asia Raineses and Ses osteres for Af ica. Facing the visitor as you enter from the western door, are the two representative men of America, the warrior and the sage, Washington and Franklin. Along the sleets ot this great ci y a hundred years ago the cue walked an honored citizen and here too a few yeurs later the other entered a triumphant warrior to receive the bles sings of a free and grateful people. — Many there are whose services in our hour of trial have the deepest claim on our gratitude and love, but none greater than the representatives we have chosen at the Centen-ial —Washington aud Franklin. The principal events of the past week hsve been the President’s reception at Jie splendid mansions of Geo W. Childs, Esq., and the leception of the British minister to the foreign commissioners and the members of the Diplomatic corps. This with the departure of Dom Pedro and suite for a trip to New Orleans, and the great convocation of Good Templars from all parts of the United States and Europe, made up the principal on dits of the week. The Centennial Com mis sion and the Board of Finance are still at loggerheads with no probability of settlement. Apropos of thq reeeDtion of the president at the mansion of Mr. Chi'ds, it was a splendid affair and cer tainly did honor to that gent email’s well-known hospitality. It is well un* derstood in Philadelphia that Mr Childs is a poet of no ordinary ability, for evi donee of which I refer you to the obit uary column of the Philadelphia Ledg er. Of course Mr. Childs telt elated at the distinguished hoi or he had en joyed on . the opening of the Great Cen teunial. He rode up in the same car riage with the President of the United States —in fact the carriage washis own —and he sat iu the same box with him surrounded wi ll distinguished scholars, statesmen and poets like liimsei: ar.d at night he had as his guests a number of the most emi nent peopie in the laud among whom I would mention—the P evident, the British minister, Secretary Bristow,, myself and a number of others No wonder he felt elated; any man would under the circumstuces, and what more natural than that he should seek the inspiration of his mu'C whe ewith to celebrate the joyful occasion. He retired for a ew moments when the party was at its he ght, but iu a short time he returned, having produced in the re interval the following elegant brochure which next day was printed on white satin and presented with his com piiments to the invited guests : T le President he came to see me, And we had a bully time ; No finer was ever seen in any country or clime. lie rode up in my own carriage for to see the great Centennial show, And at night,, at my hou3e. we had a pleas ant blow out. Gone to meet his mother. With cornplments of G. W. G Philadelphia is wild with delig’ i at this great effort, and already it is whis pered that the Centennial C"UimissioD Uave revqested him to produce something for the Fourth of July. The then res h ive not as yet felt the great Centennial Press ; the ;il tract ions have been so great on the outside that their business has not been s > good as ordinary, and even with such actors- as John Owci-s at tho Walnu*, George Regold, the Academy, aud a host of lesser lights at Wood’s Museum, the Chestnut Fox’s, and other places of amusement, the season has so far not been a success but they all live in hopes of the coming time when a placard will hang in front of the box office standing room. In conclusion, I here and now enter my solemn protest against tho robberry practised by keepers of restaurants in and out of the grounds on strangers coming to tliij city. This and two places on the inside of the grounds that are a fatal deiuson and a snare; the one is the so/called American restau rant, ..nd the other is the French res taurant on Belmont avenue. I here append a bill of charges fur lunch for 0113 gentleman at the French restaurant last week : Half pint St. J alien (claret half bottle), 80; corkage, 18; roast beef not less than quarter pound, 80; aspar' agus (quarter of a pound), §1; Potatoes (two mashed), 40; Salad (one third of a head), 25; Glass ice cream less than usual given for ten cent), 30; service. ; 20. Total 4 65. There are a few honorable exceptions on-e is Laubor’s German restaurant where his charges arc the same as they are at his restaurant in and who last week discharged a number of his waiters for attempted extortion cf his gue ts. Another is a beautiful lit tle box of a place kept in the north wing of Agricultural Hall by Ponton De Arcy a French gentleman, and long a resident ot San Francisco. This is one of the most elegant restavnraat oa the grounds, a place where a man can carry his wife and children ; everything is sweet and clean and new,the writers 5 intelligent and attentive, and the propri etor and cashier gentleman. You get an elegant lunch with dessert of pie and a bottleof Golden wine, so mild that Father Mathew himself would scarcely object to it, all for one dollar. No more. You know what your bill will be when you go in, and you come out with a full sense of having the full worth of your money. I take pleasure in bearing tes timoney to the excellence of this hostel ry as it stands in such sharp contrast with the plunderers who have already brought the Centennial Exhibition into such disrepute. Broadbrim. %lloTolloTJo o li°olL 0 !! 0 c!lol°ol!o 0 .A. ©65.00 Weed Sewing Machine, BRAN NEW FROM FACTORY, Given for a Clvb of Thirty Snbsciibers to this paper. This offer holds good to July. (Jo to work and secure it. I^IUTJLT.II.TXT.IIoVo GREAT Taylor & Farlf.y o rran Established 1846. Only Organ tftat gives Written Guar antees. Largest Organ Factory in the World. PRICES FROM S6O to 81,000. Terms Easy, Send for Catalogues. Reliable Ageuts wanted in Georgia, Ala bama, Florida, North and South Carolina and Oast Tennessee, by TURNER <St BRAUMULLER, Wholesale Souti 1 ern* Agents, 510 Whitehall Street, Atlanla, Ga. D. R. FREEMAN, Speciu 1 Agent, Calhoun, Ga. Mar22-ly. GEORGIA, Cordon County. r JAO 11 whom it may concern ; John E. i Powell, of S'umpter county, having in t proper form ; pplietl to me for permanent letters of administration on the estate of James L. Powell, late ofsaidcouuty of Gor don*—- This is to cite all and singular, the credit ors awl nest of kin. of James L. Powell to be and appear at my office within the time allowed by law and sbow'cause, if any they can why pc raanent. administration should nit bo granted to Jo>bn FI. Powell on James L. Powell's escape. Witness my hand and official signatute. This May 2d 187 G. J) W. NEEL, Ordinary. Gordon Sheriff’s Sales--June. WILL be sold before the Cowid Bouse door ii. the town of Calhoun, Cordon county, Ga., betweenthe legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in June next, the fol lowing property, to-wit ; Lot of land No. 100 in the 15 th district and 3rd section of said county. And lot of land No. IG7 in the 24th district and 3rd section of said county. Levied on as the property of M- M. Anderson by virtue of a fi fa issued from Gordon Superior Court, in favor of Mason Clure vs. M. M. Ander son. Defendant in possession. Property pointed out by plaintiff in fi fa. Also at the same time and place will be sold lot of land No. 257 in the 6th district and 3rd section of Gordon county. Sold as the property cf John Gillespie, by virtue of a 5 fa from the 105 G district, G, 31. Jus tice Court in favor of Boyd Bro vs. John Gillespie. Levy made and returned to me by F. 31. Green L. C. L E. BARTLETT, Sheriff. NOTICE ! We beg leave to inform the public that v/e have now on hand a FRESH STOCK OF GOODS ! Consisting of SUGAR, COFFER, TEA, LARD, BACON, FISH, FLOUR AND SYRUP, Roswell Yarns and Sheetings, Sole Leather , IIARNES, ROOTS & SHOES, AXES, CUTLERY, CROCKERY AMD STOVE WARE, EARLY ROSE POTATOES AND GARDEN SEEDS, READY MADE CLOTHING CALICOES, ETC., All of which we will sell low. MARSHALL & LEE. February 8, 1876. AGENTS, make no engagements till you see our New Book, Which in thrilling interest, sterling merit, elegance and cheapness, has absolutely no equal. It is “ The Thing ” for the Centen nial period—takes on sight. The North American Review pays it is “ deserving of unqualified praise ; we antic ipate for it an extensive popularity;” the Dubuque Times says “Just such a book as thousands of American People will be glad to possess the Detroit Advertiser calls it *‘ preferable to any yet published." Any active Man or Woman of good ad dress insured large prof ts and steady work for a year. For lull paiticdars, address J. B. FORD & Cos,, u-8t 7 Park Place, * <ew Yirk. STEINWAY. •‘FIGURES DON’T LlE.*’ Stcinway T* iitl* os- STILL TRIUMPHANT. Steinway’s sales, evidence of their popularity, - - 81.205.4G3 Chickering & Sons §>822,402 William Knabe & Cos 383,511 Haines Bros 287,051 William P. Emerson 232,799 Albert Weber 221,444 The above figures are taken from the annual Internal Revenue Tax Upturns. RUBEN STEIN, During all my long and difficult journeys all over America, and in a very inclement season, I used your Pianos, and have been able to use your Pi anos exolusivclv in my two hundred and fifteen con certs, and l also in l private, Vfith the most eminent sat isfaction and effect. New York, May 24th, 1873. (The above is the only tes timonial ever given l by Rubens ein to ary Piano manuiacturer.) LISZT. Pray tell Mr. Steinway that his splendid upright Piano shone to* brilliant advantage to the festival performances at the Wart burg, where, last Tuesday it served under my fingers as “ Vice Orchestra,” ex citing general admiration. (Extract from Dr, Frank Liszt to the celebrated com poser, Mctzdorf, which letter,dated Pept. 27, 1873. is now in possession of Messrs. Stein way & Sons.) MARIE KREBS After thoroughly testing your Pianos, both in pri vate and public, I can con ■ scientiously say that the ■ Steinway Pianos arc supe rior to all .American and European ins t r u m e n t s known tome - New York, May 17th, 1872.) BE MEYER. “ During my artistic ca reer of more thau forty years-, J. had occasion to use the pianos of all the world renowned makers, in public and private, but 1 have never found an in strument which, compares with your pianos. [New York, March 31st, 1868.) JAELL. ‘ Your na ne deserves to be inscribed in golden letters in history of piano making in America, to the improvement of which you have so largely contributed Your pianos may 00 pro claimed as incomparable! What noble, distinguished true! What poetical sing ing quality ! [Paris, April h, 1867.] ART. “ During my long career as Artist and Composer, 1 have met with many fine European and American Piano Fortes, but none that combine grandeur and poetry of tone, elasticity of touch—-in short, every tiling that renders ap ano perfect, to such a high degree sis your celebrated Piano Fortes.” [New York July 5,. 1872.} WE ALWAYS GIVE DATES WITH ALL CREDENTIALS, as there are sonic “ old,” yes, very old credentials out From different eele* brated Artists, given by them—some before Mess. Stein way & Sons ever manufactured Pianos, and others, fore they had tried these celebrated in struments. S. B. MILLS, (celebrated Composer. J. N. PATTISON, “ “ ALFRED H. PEASE, “ “ B. WOLLENHAUPT, “ “ JOSEPH WIKNIAWSKI, Direc tor of the Conservatory of Music at Moscow, Russia. THEODORE THOMAS, CIIAS. KUNKEL, S. P. WARREN, WILLIE B. PAPE, Pianist to If. R. 11. the Princess of Wales. E. B. WASHBURN, Minister to France. And numbers of others too- numerous to mention. Send for Catalogues and see for yourself. Steinway’s Pianos have taken euery Prize aud Medal wherever their 1 ianos have been placed in competition with others. J’aris 1867. London 1862, which places their Pianos at the IIEAIJ of TIIE WORLD. ALSO 3lathusek , llardman , Haines Bros. And Other Pianos. Whatever is wanted in the musical line we can supply at lowest rate and at short notice. Reliable agents wanted in Georgia, Ala bama, Floiida, North and South Carolina and East Tennessee by TURNER & BRAUMULLER, Wholesale Southern Agents , 30 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ca. D. B. FREEMAN, Special Agent, Calhoun. Ga Mai 220 v. w THE NEW FAMILY " SINGER Sewing Machine, WITH ATTACHMENTS For All Kinds of Work is f .st winning favor in the household a * shown by the rapidly increasing sales ’ This New Family Machine is c iU „. ble ot, a range and variety of work such -is was once thought impossible to perform bv machinery. We claim and can show tin* it is the eheape.t, most, beautiful, delicately arranged, nicely adjusted, easily operated and smoothly running of all the fan ily sewing machines. It is remarkable, not only tor the range and variety of its ’sew ing. but also for the variety and different kinds of texture whicn it will sew with equel facility and perfection, using silk twist, linen, or cotton thread, fine or coarse making the inter-elastic lock stitch, alike on 1 both sides of the fabric sewn. ’ Thus beaver cloth, or leather, may be sewn with great strength and uniformity of stitch and, in a moment, this willing and never wearying inst-umont may be adjusted for fine work on gauze or gossamer tissue, or the tucking of tailatan, or ruffling, C r al most any other work which delicate fingers have been known to perform. Ours having long been t he popular and' practical machines for manufacturing pur poses,, some dealers, using the tricks of trade,” take advantage of this in trying to persuade purchasers that our Family Ma chine is not equal, fov family sewing to our Manufacturing Machines for manufacturing purposes. But. purchasers—and they arc apt to'examine carefully before choosing have net been merely persuaded, but con vinced that our new family n nchine embod ies new and essential principles—simplicity of construction; ease of operation; uni formity cf precise action at any speed; ca pacity for range and variety of work, fine or coarse - leaViil'g all rvvals beuind it. Sewing Machine Sales of 1874. The table of sewing machine sales for 18/4 show that our sales for that rear amounted to 211,697 machines, being a larg ' iucrease over the sales of the previ ous .year. The table shows that our sales exceed those of any other company for the period named, by the number of 148,8.'2 machines, nearly Three Times Those of any other Com pany. ■ It may be further stated that the salt sof j 18751, as compared with the sale of 1 b 72, | show a relatively large increas. beyond i the sales of other makers. For instance. : in lKfit we sold 4->,OOO more marli nes than 1 any other company ■ whereas, in 1873. the ! sales were 113,254 Machines in Excess cf Our Highest Competitor. And in 1974 our sales wete 148, 80 U 3l;u;fiijics More Tiwiw An () iter Company. OFFICIAL UEFUIIT. The following is a correct report of the sales of sewing machines made by the lead ing companies dining the past, lour years. A careful examination of the figures will show that the “SINGER” have largely in creased each year, while, on the contrary, a corresponding decrease is shown in the sales reported by all other companies. This is a highly satisfactory result to us, and is only another preof that “merit always lias its re ward.” Sewing Machine Sales fur 1871. Machines sold. The Singer Manufacturing Cos 241,070 W heeler & Wilson Manufacturing Cos. 1*2,827 lUv'p Sewing Machine Cos., ( estima ted) 35,000 Domestic Sewing Machine C. 22,700 Grover & Baker Sewing Mac ine Go. (estimated; ... 0,000 Florence Sewing Machine t b, 615 Secor Sewing Machine Go. , , 4,f.41 Sales oj ib'7 • .(hums sold The Singer manufacturing co 232,444 Wheeler & Wilson manufacturingco. IJO.ibO Domestic sewing machine co 40,114 Grover & Baker sewing machine co. 36,170 Howe machine co no returns. Florence sewing machine co 8,000 Secor sewing machine co 4,43 V Sales of 1872. Machines sold The Singer manufacturing co 210,75 3 Wheeler & Wilson manufacturing co.l 74,088 Lowe machine co., (estimated) 145,000 Grover & Baker sewing machine co. 52,01 O Domestic sewing machine co 49,554 Florence sewing machine co, 15,793 Sales of 1871. Machines gold. The Singer manufacturing < ,181,260* Wheeler A Wilson manufact ring c 0.128,520 Grover & Baker sewing n> nre co, 50,538 Howe machine co.(Jan. 1 t July 1.) 34,010 Florence sewing machine o- 15,048 Domestic sewirq machine -o I THE SINGER MANUFACTURING C-' 172 Broughton St., Savannah, Ga C. S. 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