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VOL. 11.
lURNING THE TABLES.
Ihilemon Ilaye* and Fanny Kay had
beer, just three weeks married.
'llney sat at breakfast in their cosy
dining room one fine morning in sum
mer totally infatuated with each other.
Neter such happiness as theirs before !
The felicity of Adam and his lady be-
I fore they made the acquaintance of the
serpent, was not to be mentioned in the
saint breath.
I key kissed each other between ev
ery cup of coffee, and made a practice
of unbracing at least twice—sometimes
thnee—during every meal. Just now,
tiny were speaking of disagreements.
Some friends of theirs had fallen out,
anl refused to fall iu again.
“Wc never will disagreo, will we,
Plil, dear,” asked Mrs. Fanny.
•‘disagree! will the heavens fall?”
returned Phil tragically.
• I sincerely hope not. It would be
decidedly disagreeable”—laughed Fan
in; “but if I thought we should ever
qiarrel and have hard thoughts towards
eich other, I should be tempted Cos ter
minate my existence.”
“My precious Fanny!” cried Phil,
sjringing up and upsetting the toast
pate on the carpet, of which he was
entirely oblivious in his eagerness to
1 get his arms around Fanny—“ My lit
te foolish darling ! as if we should ever
te so absurd (a kiss.) May Ibe drawn
and quartered (another kiss) if I ever
speak ouc word that shall cause a tear
tj fill the divine eyes of my dearest (a
] third explosion) Fanny.”
“ O, how happy you make me, Phil!
I shall try so hard to b« just the faitb
ftl, loving wife you deserve. The toast
will be growing cold. And oh, Phil!
did you notice Mrs, Smith’s horrid new
;bonnet last night ? I declare !
jit destroyed all my pleasure in
the music. Ido wish people who will
wear such untasteful bonnets would stay
at home from those delightful con
certs.
“Sodo I, Fanny. I noticed the ug
ly thing the moment we entered the
hall. Blue flowers and pink ribbons,
and she dark as a**(Toole !”
“ No, my love, the flowers were green.
Green and blue look so much alike by
gas light.” *
j “ I know they do, but I noticed it
, so particularly that I could not be de
ceived. Blue—especially light blue—
looks fearfully on a dark complexioned
I person.”
“ So it does, Phil, I quites agree with
von But the flowers were not
*T>liie. they were green. J saw. them at
| Mrs. Gray’s shop, before they were pur
chased.”
“ My dearest Fanny, of course you
think yourself right, my love, but I
have a very good eye for color, and I
noticed these flowers with great atten
tion Blue anemones with yellow ecu
a 99
; ties.
“Green lubusens with white centres, i
rnv dear l'hil. Very pretty for a light i
skinned woman, but horrid for a bru- j
nette!”
“ Why, Fanny, how absurd! As if
I could not determine a color when I
studied it half the evening.”
“ But it was by gas light, my love.—
It would look altogether different by
daylight. It was such a pale green.”
“It was such a pale blue. I lemem- j
ber, l thought of the sky before a storm.”
“And 1 thought of the sea. It was
nearly a sea green.”
“ Why, Fanny, how ridiculous. It
was sky blue !”
“ I low do you cont radic t tne, my dear
Philemon. It was a very light green.”
“ And I insist that it was blue.”
“ Do you mean to tell me I lie ?”
“ l mean to tell you, you a»e mista
ken !”
“ Which amounts to the same thing!”
“You make the application, Mrs.
Hayes.”
“Mr. Philemon Hayes!”
“ Fanny!”
“ I say it was green, sir !”
“ l say it was blue, so there !”
“ are a wretch, Phil, a real
mean, heartless wretch I” and Fanny
pushed back her plate angrily.
“ And you are an opinionated, self
\villed woman !” and Phil in his agita
tion upset his coffee, scalding the cat’s
back and himself at the same time.
“ The deuce !” he cried, rubbing his
red fingers with his handkerchief. “ I
wish I’d never seen a woman !”
« What’s that sir ?”
« Confound the women ! They’re a
curse to the world !”
o You brute !” cried Mrs. Ilaycs, now
thoroughly incensed —“ take that. and
seizing the plate of muffins she took
aim at Phil’s head, but being a woman,
her aim was not so accurate as it might
have been, and the plate went through
the window, smashing in the new tile ot
Fitz James Jones, who was passing, and
the muffins were scattered in wild con
fusion about the room.
Phil was indignant, lie laid his
hands on the poker.
“If I did not scorn to strike a wo
man”—he began.
“Oh, strike!” exclaimed Fanny, “it
will only be in pace with your other
conduct. Don’t let any notions of
honor restrain you, because you never
had any ”
“ Fanny, beware ! you may try me too
f*ir yi
« I’ll go home to pa, that I will- You
inhuman monster,you ! screamed Fanny.
“ I’ll be divorced from you this very
day. So there!” and the platter of
ham made a jourawy after the muffins.
Just at that moment, lluls l nc.e
John a shrewd old fellow’, appeared on
tl, c scene. lie surveyed the group
with an amused twinkle of the eye.
“ What’s the matter, fanny . Any
thing gone wrung ?” ke inquired.
CALHOUN, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1872.
“ Gone wrong ! Matter enough ! Oh,
Uncle John, he’s a wretch, and he set
out to strike me with a poker.”
“ And she threw the plate of muffins
and the ham at me!”
“ He’s a monster, Uncle John, I’ll be
divorced from him this very day. He
is worse than a savage !”
“ So he is,” cried Uncle John, enter
ing warmly into the spirit of the thing.
“So h is—” stripping off his coat —
and I’ll settle the matter at once. You
stand back, Fanny, I’ll give him such a
thrashing as he’ll be likely to remem
ber. Striking his wife with the poker,
indeed I’ll rectify matters,” and
Uncle John grasped the long handled
feather duster, and flourished threaten
ingly around the devoted head of his
nephew.
“ There, sir, take that! and that! and
that!” exclaimed he, bringing down
the feathers on the shoulders of the
amazed Phil “ Fanny, my dear. I’ll
not leave a bone of him whole.”
Fanny’s round, blue eyes had grown
larger —and now her indignation burst.
“John llayes,” screamed she; “you
are a heathen, and an old, meddling vag
abond. Let Phil alone ! He’s my dear
husband, and you’ve no business to
touch him. lie’s an angel ! He never
intended to strike me. Stop striking
him, or you’ll be sorry! and Fanny
seized the broom from behind the door
and prepared to do battle.
“Stand back!” cried Uncle John!
he’s a monster, and deserves death.—
The man that would threaten to strike a
woman ought to be hung.”
Fanny’s eyes blazed—she flew at
Uncle John with the spite of a tigress,
and the way the trio went round the
room was worth witnessing. Uncle
John after Jh il with the duster ; and
Fanny after Uncle John with the broom.
Phil made a spring for the window,
but there was a what-not in the way,
and getting his leg entangled in that,
lie brought the whole concern to t*>e
floor —ambrotypes, books, vases, rare
china, and a hundred cherished curios
ities, all were involved in direct ruin.
Phil went down with the other things,
Uncle John stumbled over him, and
Fanny only saved herself by seizing the
bell cord, which brought her two ser
vants speedily to the spot.
Os course, they took Phil and Uncl»
John for house-breakers, and if Fanny’s
explanation had not been enforced by
sundry touches on her broom stick; the
consfoncnges might luive been serious.
Tftfi firsf rrmmciit of calm was seized
upon by the young couple to embrace
each other.
“ My angel Fanny!”
“My precious Phil!” and then fol
lowed a series of explosions like the
bursting of a series of beer bottles.
And Uncle John left the house du
ring this interesting performance still
firmly of the opinion that the surest
*ay of reconciling a wife to her hus
band is to get a third person to help her
I abuse him.
Democratic Legislative Address.
To the People of G oertjia —
Fellow Citizens : As Senators in
the present General Assembly, we sub- j
uiit to you through the press, a brief*
history of the proceedings of that body :
at its late session, and the reasons for its
action on certain measures now laws,
notwithstanding the veto of the acting
Governor. We do this because we have
been acting for you, and feel that you
should know all. And many things
which have been done and the reasons
for their doing you could learn in no
other manner. Only one day before
the meeting of the Legislature in No
vember last, Rufus B. Bullock, justly
fearing impeachment for his many crimes
committed against the Constitution and
•ViVS of this State, which he had sworn
to maintain and obey, resigned his of
fice of Governor, and the Hon. Benja
min Conley, the then President of the
Senate, according to the provision of
our Constitution, having first taken the
proper oath, commenced to exercise the
functions of the Executive Department
of our Government. These events met
the representatives of the people upon
their assembling at the Capitol, and
necessarily produced much excitement
and confusion. How Mr. Benjamin
Conley should be treated after the or
ganization of the two Houses, when his
office of President of the Senate had
ceased, was a grave question. Was he
to be treated as Governor of the State
for the unexpired term of Rufus B. Bul
lock, or as an usurper of this great of
fice ? While a large majority of the
Representatives in both branches of the
General Assembly believed, as they still
do. that the light and duty of exercis
ing the functions of Governor when
that officer had resigned or had been re
moved from his office were simply inci
dents of another office, that of President
of the Senate,until the vacancy in the of
fice of Governor could be filled in the man
ner pointed out by the Constitution —an
election by the people, yet it was agreed,
in order to preserve the peace of the
State, that Mr. Trammell, President of
the Senate, should not qualify as Gov
ernor, and that Mr. Conley, ex-Prcsideut
I of the Senate, should remain undisturb
; ed until an election by the people could
be had in pursuance of the Constitution.
This was a concession which should ior
! ever suppress al! clamor about the revo
lutionary designs of the Democratic
party in Georgia, considering that the
! Constitution, in terms ot the plainest
| character, declares that the President
of the Senate shall exercise the Execu
tive powers of the Government not
that one who has been such President
j and ceased to be shall exercise the du
ties of the Executive Department.
The determination having been formed
and executed it is necessary to say a
word on the right to have an election
now so strongly disputed by Mr. Conley
and his friends. Have wc such a right,
or is it true that Mr. Conley can legally
! exercise the functions of Governor un
til January, 1873? The right to an
election arises from a provision of the
Constitution in these words: “The
General Assembly shall have power to
provide by law for filling unexpired
j terms by a special election.” If a b* 11
i providing for a special election to fill
the unexpired term of lluTus B. Bul
lock has been passed by both branches
of the General Assembly, has been ve
toed by the acting Governor, has been
passed by a constitutional majority over
the veto, the requisites of the Consti
tution have been complied with. The
| light to make provisions for filling un
expired terms is not restricted to a pro
vision in advance of the vacancy but
covers all cases cither by general law be
fore a vaeaney happens or by special
law after such vacancy occurs. The
first important action of the Legisla
ture which incurred the hostility of the
acting Governor was the resolution to
suspend the 2Uth section of’ the Appro
priation bill, which had been used un
der the title of the “ india rubbe •
eLuse,” to spend over $40,000 on news
papers, nearly the same on lawyers, and
a very large sum, many thousands of
dollar*, on real and pretended captors
of felons. The acting Governor as
suuicd the ground, though inconsistent
ly with his previous opinion, as he,
while in the Senate, had joined in sus
pending tax laws by resolution, that a
law could not be suspended by resolu
tion. It will be seen by reference to
the case of Jones vs. The Macuti and
Brunswick Railroad Company (31) Geor
gia Reports, page 138) that in the opin
ion of the highest legal tribunal in the
State a resolution may be used to sus
pend the provisions of a law. On ac
count of the time which might be con
sumed in discussing this first veto, and
the facility with which the same object
might be otherwise accomplished, the
Seriate referred this veto message to a
committee from which no report was
ever made. The second measure which
called forth from the acting Governor a
veto message was the bill to provide for
an election to fill the unexpired term of
Rufus B. Bullock, a measure proposed
by the Democratic party in a spirit of
peace, to preserve the quiet of the State,
and »>y 110 tv.r Federal in
terference. This measure, though ve
toed by Mr. Conley, was nevertheless
passed by a constitutional majority over
the veto, and is now the law of the land,
and however it may be treated by law*
breakers, will receive from all good citi
zens that re poet and obedience due to
the law. We hope, under the circum
stances attending the passage of this
bill, that the acting Governor having
already contested the matter with the
General Assembly and been defeated in
a constitutional mode will make no fur
ther contest when the result of the elec
tion is announced, but will surrender
the office of Governor to him whom the
people have selected to hold it If Mr.
Conley will observe the oath which was
administered to him when he entered
upon the duties of the Executive Office,
he will surrender the office. If he is a
law abiding citizen, desiring the web
j fare of the State, and that “ law and
I order ” may reign supreme, he will in
terpose no obstruction to the execution
■of the law*. The third measure which
called forth from the acting Governor
an exercise of the veto power was the
bill to repeal the laws suspending a col
lection of the poll tax for several years
past. The Radical party, which for the
last three years has ruled and ruined
the State, in order to preserve its power,
had from time to time suspended the
collection of a poll tax levied for such
years, and thus relieve their many de
luded colored adherents who had not
; paid tbeir taxes from the ban of the
I constitutional requirement which makes
payment of taxes a necessary qualifica
tion of an elector. This tax was, and
j is the principal source from which to
raise a fund for common schools, and
; though pretending to be the especial
! friend to common schools, the Radical
i party had illegally used its power (for a
; partisan purpose as shown already) to
I prevent the collection of this tax, and
; thereby strangle the common schools.—
The Democratic Legislature honestly
endeavoring to carry out the constitu
tional requirement to promote common
schools, and to cause the right of suf
frage to be respected and appreciated by
the voters of the State, very early in
the session determined to act fully and
fairly on this matter, and when the veto
of the acting Governor came iu, the bill,
I notwithstanding his veto, was made a
law in the manner pointed out by the
Constitution. So now, this matter is
settled, and the teachers of common
j schools will feci that a part, at least, of
their just dues will be regularly and
certainly paid, and the voters of the
State will feel that the privilege of
voting, electing rulers, and legislators,
and officers depends upon a prompt pay
ment of the poll tax. The fourth meas
ure of the General Assembly which in
curred the hostility of Mr. Conley, act
ing Governor, was the bill to repeal the
! act organizing the District Court. I bis
; justly odious court, which the Radical
j party had fastened on particular dis
tricts of the State, Mr. Conley exerted
all his strength to perpetuate. Incom
petent Judges and States Attorneys,
and the enormous cost oi the court in
the aatownt paid to District Judges and
Solicitors, were the reasons and amply
; sufficient they were for the. abolition of
i, . J
Ins court.
To reto a measure ridding the op
pressed and poverty stricken people of
the State of a court unsuited to their
circumstances, and overwhelming them
with taxes, seems to us most extraordi
nary.
In this veto, as also in several others,
the acting Governor abandoned the usual
grounds of Executive veto, and in a role
peculiar to himself, has encroached upon
matters entirely of Legislative dißcro
; tion.
The fifth measure of the Legislature
which the acting Governor vetoed was
the bill to reduce the pay of members
from nine to seven dollars per day.—
When we consider that Mr. Conley,with
; out any scruples, lias, from his excess
| of patriotism, served the State 328 day*,
! exclusive of this session of the Legiala
; ture. at the modest sum of §l2 00 per
day, making the amount received by him
for fastening the District Court upon
I the people, and all those equally obnox
ious laws passed in 1808, 1800 and
1870, $3,030. this veto places him in a
most redicnlous attitude. llis veto of
this bill was in part founded on the idea
that as the existing law enacted by him
self and his friends gave uiembeis of
the legislature nine dollars per day, the
per diem of members could not be re
duced by the men entitled ti receive it
A erily a Solon has arisen among us and
a Daniel conic to judgment! !
The sixth and last measure of the
Legislature which Mr. Conlev, for the
time being exercising the functions of
Governor, endeavored by his veto to de
feat, was the famous bond bill. This
bill requires all persons holding funds of
the State issued since 18l>8 to report
the same to a special commissioner for
registration before the first of April,
1872, and if such holders fail so to do,
said bonds are to be deemed prima fucic
illegal and fraudulent. It also requires
the commissioner to examine into the
transfer of said bonds, how they are
held, and upon w’hat consideration ; and
also prohibits the Treasurer of the State
from paying interest on said bonds until
the furthrr order of the Legislature.—
The sth section which contains the
clause last cited, excited the special op
position of Mr. Conley and Jr's friends,
tli“ bond holder*. lie and they desired
the interest paid on all bonds issued
since 1808, and registcrc l in the Comp
troller General’s i slice. They claimed
that such action was necessary in order
to sustain the credit of Georgia. The
Democratic Legislature passed this bill
over the acting (lovornor’s veto, Leli^-v
ing it absolutely necessary to protect the
bona fide holders of regularly issued
State bonds, and to preserve the tax
payers of the State from utter ruin. Tt
was known to the leading Democrats in
both branches of the General Assembly
that one banker in New York, Russell
Sage, held for an advance of $375,000.
at least one million dollars in Georgia
bonds; that the Confederates of Bul
lock and Kimball (Henry Clews & Cos ),
for advances and payments with a large
amount of usury, amounting, to nearly
$1,700,000, held $2,500,000 of Georgia
bonds; that Bullock himself had de
clared that, SBOO,OOO of the bonds held
by Clews were Invalid, find $500,000 'f
those held by Bussell Sage were of a
similar nature; and that other large
holders of Georgia bonds had only ad
vanced partially on the bonds held by
them. With such knowledge, how
eould the Legislature, with any show of
justice allow these bondholder* to collect
interest on the amounts named in the
bonds? How conld they havo acted
otherwise to have protected the bona fide
creditors of the State, and the tax-pay
ers, than to have required the holders of
bonds, issued during a period when fraud
was abroad in the land, and rogues and
swindlers filled the high offices of the
State to come forward and show in what
manner and upon what consideration
these bonds were in their possession ?
In addition to all of this, it was well
known that Bullock had fled the State
because he had issued $1,800,000 of
gold bonds to Kimball k Cos.. for the
benefit of the Brunswick and Albany
Railroad in defiance of the Constitution
and the laws made by his own Radical
Legislature. In our opinion, if the Leg
islature had not passed this bill over Mr.
Conley’s veto, it would have merited
universal execration. We believe if
the Legislature had passed no other bill
than this, and had consumed the whole
45 days in so doiug, it should receive
the commendation of the people. A
rigid adherence to the provisions of this
bill will save the burthened tax payers
of the. State from that ruin which a few
short weeks since was star.ng them in
the face. Besides these measures so
necessary to the welfare of the people,
the Legislature in a short session of 45
days, passed many important general
laws and more local laws than were be
fore matured and passed in the same pe
riod of time. The new Constitution
haviug thrown upon the Ordinaries of
the several counties of the Btate the
whole county business, it had been in
some places neglected, in some used for
base purposes, and in others had over
whelmed the Ordinary by its amount and
character. To aiter this state of things
required much special legislation.
Then much special legislation was
needed for the cities, towns and villages
to enable them to preserve peace and
order in the State. We think that the
| Legislature has not only merited the
commendation of the people for tfeeacts
! enumerated, but for its assertion and
| maintenance against the acting Execu
tive of the invaluable right to continue
its session without the consent of the
I Governor beyond the forty days allowed
by the Constitution. When the acting
| Governor, on the day before the* expira
tion of the !’»rty days allowed by th
| Constitution lor the length of a session,
i unless continued by a two thirds vote,
not.lied the Legislature that he, only
allowed to hold his office for a Jew short
weeks for the sake of peace, would not
recognize your representatives as the
Legislature of Georgia after 12 p. m.
on Sunday night, then the Representa
tives could only prove recreant to the
people by yielding to Mr. Conley, or
maintain the rights of the General As
sembly and remain in session (having
first continued the scvjion beyond the
forty day* in the manner pointed out by
the Constitution) long on ugh to satisfy
th epro rent Executive that his failure to
recognize would not affect them. The
General Assembly, as wo believe and as
sert, fully complied with the require
ments of the Constitution in extending
the session five days. Both houses, by
a two thirds rote, on the day before the
expiration of the forty days, .agreed o
extend the session five and tvs after the
expiration of the forty days, and uue
notice of this action was immediately
given to Mr Conley. \\ e maintain that
the action of the Legislature was eon
stitutional and necessary to the pre
servation of liberty. supp< r.* it h and
been on one of the very last days, say
the 39. h day of the session, discovered
that the acting Govern* r had a- ne the
s me thi g ind rsc railroad
bonds) lor which his immediate pr. de
cjssor and friend, Bullock, had fled the
State; suppose, further, that it had in
the time ab >ve mentioned, been discov
ered that Mr. Conley had s* ld pard n>
of felons for -‘moneys numbered sup
pose .that it had boon in like manner
discovered that the acting Governor, in
the interest of the bondholders and for
money paid him, was induced to vet..
the bond bill; .Suppose, further, that it
had been discovered that Mr. Conley,
while acting as Comm ssioucr to investi
gate and audit claims against the Btale
Road, had, for money paid him. allowed
unjust claims to pass and be paid, would
not a construction of the Constitution
which gave the Governor the right t<
bre .k up the General Assembly, when
both branches had agreed to c ntinm*
in session to investigate Ids conduct,
be received with astonishment ? A
construction which would allow th
Executive such opportunities to
defeat the General Assembly can
only be tolerated from necessity 1"
The woids of the Constitution on the
subject of extension of the session are
as follows: “No session of the Gen
-1 Asyou.l))y, n/Ver uiiJcr
this Constitution, snail c mtinuc lonctr
than forty clays, unless prolonged by a
vote of two-thirds of each branch
thereof.” i; Every vote, resolution or
oid *r. to which the concurrence of both
Houses may be necessary, exc- pt on a
question of adjournment or election,
shall be presonted to the Governor, and
before it shall take effect he approved
by him. or, beinj; disapproved, shall he
passed by a two thirds vote.” 4 ‘ No
provision in this Constitution, for a two
thirds vote of both Houses of the Gen
eral Assembly, shall be construed to
waive the necessity for the signature of
the Governor, as in other case, except
in the case of the two thirds vote re
quired to override the veto-” IT th is last
cited clause refers to the one first cited
as to the extension of the session, then
Mr. Conley was and the Legisla
ture was wrong. To what then does
this last clause refer ? In our opinion
it only refers to those provisions in the
Constitution which require a two thirds
vote ; for example, to lay off new coun
ties, to abolish counties, to pass a bank
charter, to make a donation to any per
son, etc. Wc do not believe that it re
fers to the section first cited, because,
as we think, whether a session shall be
continued longer than forty days, in
volves a question of adjournment over
which, by express provision of the Con
stitution. the Governor has no jurisdic
tion. When the Constitution declares
that the session shall not continue longer
than forty days unless prolonged by a
two-thirds vote of each branch of the
General Assembly, it declares, as we
understand, that, after the expiration of
forty days, the Legislature shall adjourn
“ nine dip” To adjourn 11 sine dir”
is to break up the session—to continue
it no longer. Hence to continue the
session is to refuse to adjourn “sine dir”
The resolution properly passed declared
the intention of the General Assembly
to be to continue in session after the
forty days, not to adjourn “sinr dir”
but to adjourn at the expiration of five
da vs thereafter. We believe the ques
tion of adjournment was passed upon in
two aspects : firstly, in refusing to ad
journ at a certain time and agreeing to
continue, and, secondly, in agreeing to
adjourn sub- die at another time than
the expiration of the fortieth day.—
Richardson, in his large dictionary, de
fines the meaning of the word “ adjourn ”
to be “to discontinue.” The question
of adjournment is then simply one of
continuance, and over this question the
Constitution declares that the Governor
has no control. As the precedents (so
called) on this question are nearly equally
divided, we make no allusion to them.
Precedents, to be of value must have
arisen out ol contests and discussions.
Having made this contest for the rights
of the General Assembly against the
acting Executive, we have done what
we believe to be our duty, and confi
dently appeal tt* the people of Georgia
for their approval.
Wm. M. Rkf.sk,
Charles Kihhke.
Thomas J. Simmons,
John T. Burns,
Columbus Heard,
(’. J. Wellborn,
Gborof. Hii.lver.
RATES OF ADVEfiTiSINC.
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•fiuivalrnt In spue?. make n ».|u*r-.
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trr the fir*t insertion.
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I Notice*," 20 couth a lin- for first iuu-rtieii.
* R I 1 cents for mc'i *i.l>H()iiriil insriiee.
NO. 22.
IWISCEIUSEGUS.
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J. Willll, K. N M«Dm.u * CV, PruM *
Af.au, lu Pnulm, Cfat., «4 M Cwmih W. J.
MILLIONS Dear Tratlmaar t* tkelr
Wonderful Ca rails* Effort*.
They are not * tile fnwj Drink, Mad* of r**v
Ram, Whisker, Pr«*f Splrlli and R*fa**
Ll*a*rs doctor**, spiced and awmtoncd to plaaa* th*
tast*. called “Tonic*," “Appetisers," “Restorer*. "A*.,
that lead the tippler oa to drunkenness and ruin,bat are
atrno Medicine.made from the xativ* Roots and Kerb*
of California, fr** from all Alcahalle Hllma*
lants. They arc the <4UEAT MLOOD IMKI
PIER and A LIFE (iITINU I*ltl K('l t*I.E»
a perfect Renovator and lnvigorator of the Bjetoac
carry inf off all poisonous matter and reetering thobleod
to a healthy condition. Bo person can take theee Bib
tors according to directions and remain long anweU.
provided their bones ars not destroyed by mtneraJ
poiaon or other means, ami the vital or ran* wasted
beyond th* point of repair.
Tkey are a <3«utle Purgntlvr a* well ata
Teulc, pose* sting, also, tha jwculisr merit of actlag
at a powerful agent In relieving Congestion or laflam
mation of Ute Liver, and all the Visceral Organa
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINT*, inyoanger
old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood *r at
Us* turn of life, thus* Tonic Bitters have no equaL
For fnflnuimritory and Chronic Ithesisa
tisni and Uonl, Dyspcpola ar l*d!g*Mi*a»
Bilious, llrnilttcut and 1 ■tormiiient Fe
vers, Disease* of llse Blood, Liter, Riff*
neye and liladder, tlicse Hitlers hare been isos*
successful. Muck Diseases are caused by Vitiated
Dlood, which is generally produced by derangement
of the Digestive Organa.
DYSPEPWIA OR IXDICKHTION. Mead
ache, Pain in the Shoulders, Ooaghs, Tightness es the
Chest, Dtiiinesa, Sour ffnictations or th* Stomach.
Bad Tacts in th# Mouth. Bilious Attacks, Palpitation es
th* Ileart, Inflammation of the Lungs. Pain in th* re
gions of the kidneys, and a hundred other paiufhl symp
toms. are the oil springs of Dyspepsia.
Tlioy invigorate th# Stomach and stimulate the t*rpld
Liver and Bowels, which render them of aaeeualted
efficacy in cl ecus lug tha blood of all imparities, and Im
parting new life and vigor to the wbolo system.
FOR SKIN IMSKAHF.tf, Eruptions,Tetter. Sait
Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Boils, Car
buncles. Ring-Worms. Scald Head. Sore Ryes. Erysipe
las. Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin. Humors and
Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name or nature, ar*
literally dug up and carried out of the system in a shaft
time by the use ot these Bitter*. On* bottle in such
cases will convince the most incredulous of their enra
tiv* effects.
Cleanse th* Vitiated Blood whenever you And its lav
purities bursting through tha skin In Pimples, Erup
tions or Sores ; cleanse It when you find it obstructed
and sluggish in th# veins: deans* It when it is feat,
and your feelings will tell you when. Keep the Mood
pure, and the health of th* system will fellow.
rin. Tar#, and albnr .» f n .,. InrSfaCM n.
system of so many thousands, are effectually destroyed
and removed. Says a distinguished physiologist,
there is scarcely an individual upon th* race oft fas
earth whose body is exempt from ths pretense es
worms. It is not upon th* healthy elements of the
body that wOrnis exist, but upon th* diseased humors
aiid slimy deposits that broad thaae living monsters es
disease. No System of Medicine, no vermifuges, a#
SM tbelmintics will free the system from worms like
esc Bitters.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. R. B. MCDONALD di CO.
Druggists and (ien. Agents. San Francisco. California,
and 3f and 34 Commerce Street, New York.
19*SOLD BY ALL DRUUGIBTS AND DBALBKI.
MKIIAIIMVEKSITV
of Ph ifadrlph ia .
Medical Department !
fpi!LS College *i-kle three sersione eaeh
Ayear. The first sresion eomraenee*October
SW, »oJ continues until the end es Deeernker ;
the second session ceinmeness January
1872. end continues uutil the end es Nlarak ;
the third session «oimnsne*s Ist, sad
eoßtiuuss until the end es June.
It Las sn able corpse es twelve Prefasaara,
andevtry Department #f Medieiaf aa4 for
gery is thoroughly taught.
Every facility in the way of illustraLiens,
morbid specimens, herbarium, chemical and
philosophical apparatus, microscopes,instru
ments of the latest invention for physical
examination and diagnosis will he provided.
Splendid Hospital and Clinical lust rustics
are afforded ; free tickets to all our city hos
pitals are provided ; dissecting material
abundant at a nominal cost.
Perpetual scholarships are sold for S6O,
which pays for all the Professors’ Tickets
until graduation. Matriculation Foe ;
Demonstrator's Ticket. $5 ; Diploma Fee,
$:;0. For circular and additional partieulars,
address
Prof. JOHN lII'CHANAN, M. D. Daau,
614 Pine Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
augl7'7l-ly
Cliorol£-©o
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
DAI.TOX, CA.
Manufactures all Kindi of
FURNITURE,
Os the best material this country affords,
and very superior in style and workmans bip
which they offer to the public and the gen
al tr.ide, as low as can b i afforded.
Chairs & Bedsteads a Speciality.
lUinds. Door*. Sash and Job Work, to or
der, on short notice.
Lh\ D. G. Hunt is our Agent at Calhoua,
Ga., «nd keeps a good supply of Furniture
on hand. J. W. W AI.EF.It, Sup’t.
D. Palmes. Secretary. [nugJU'7l-tf.
A. JPAIN,
—WITH —
Stewai* t <fc CJ o.
Wholesale Grocers am!
Commission Merchants,
No. 13 North Howard Street. Baltimore MJ
flpfi. Consignment* of cotton produo*
solicited. fmaj2l-f»'7ly
CaUaonn Hotel.
HAYING returned and taken charge o
this Hotel it shall be my endeavor to keep
it up to the standard of
A First-class Hotel,
In all its arrangements. The table will be
supplied with the
Best the Market affords.
Every attention shown guests. Give me a
trial. Jessk Thbashkb.
sept2l’7l-l ■*.
tt» 4,) f*” A MONTH ! Horse furnished. Ex
v*) pen- s paid. H. 11. Shaw. Alfred,
;.j. „v.