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THOMAS V1LLE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 'S8U
fHE ORIGIN OF WOMAN.
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Who was Most to Blame for the Trouble
In the Garden ?—Should Adam
Have a Monument?
‘•Woman's first appearance has been n
fruitful subject for the iegend mongers,” sajs
the London Tablet. “The Phienician myth
of creation is found in the story of Pygma
lion and Galatea. There the first woman
was carved by the first man out of ivory
and then endowed with life by Aphrodite.
The Greek theory of the creation ot women,
according to Hesiod, wnt that Zeus, as a
cruel jest, ordered Vulcan to make woman
out of clay, and tlicu induced the various
gods and goddesses to invest the clay doll
with all their worst qnulities, the result be-
ing a lovely thing with a witchery of mein,
refined craft, eager passion, love of dress,
treacherous manners, and frivolous mind.
The .Scandinavians say that as Odin, Till,
and Ve, the three sons of Ilor, were walking
along the sea beach they found two sticks
of wood, one of ash and one of elm. Sitting
down the gods shaped man and woman from
these sticks, whittling the woman from the
elm and calling her Emia. The American
Indian’s myths relative to Adam and Eve
arc numerous and entertaining. Some tra
ditions trace back our first parents to white
and reil maize | another is that man, search
ing for a wife, was given the daughter of
the king of the Muskrats, who, on lieing
dipped into the waters of a neighboring
lake, became a woman.—Ex.
But, dear woman is here, and she’s
here to stay. In fact, il it was not for
woman the balance of us would not
be here at all. Let us accept the evil
—or blessing—and the situation, with
out complaint. How grandly, howcv
cr, does the account oi the creation of
the first pair, as given in the bible,
stand out, when compared to the crude
ideas of the heathen ? Nature never
smiled so sweetly as on the niQrn of
-woman’s making. God, in all his
wonderful rich gifts to man, • (liver
gave him such a blessing. Last at
the cross, first at the tomb, her sweet
presence, seen and fell wherever sor
row and sadness reigns, woman has
ever been—and will ever be—the
guardian angel ol man, elevating him
in the scale ol humanity, toning down
atfW smoothing the rough points and
places in his character,-and fitting him
for a higher, purer, nobler existence,
both here and hereafter. The .pres
ence and smiles of woman have illu
mined earth since (he fall, as only
woman’s presence and smiles could,
dispelling the gloom and shedding a
radiance around her but little less than
angelic. If woman, as is alleged, was
the cause ol the fall, she has, by her
gentle ministrations, wooed erring
man back to holiness, uprightness and
purity. This should atone for the
thoughtless act in the garden. Wo
man, we forgive you. Go, but do not
listen to the tempter again, or offer
man another apple. For lie’ll take
and eat it, so sure as you do. He
would bite it if it was a crab apple.
And then be crabid about it, just as
the descendants of Adam have been
since their progenitor took and ate
the fruit, because, forsooth, the woman
did give it to him.
Confidentially : we have always had
a sort ol dim idea that Adam was
about as much to blame as Eve. He
had probably been thinking of pluck
ing the forbidden fruit himself. To
say the least of it, it was a little shabby
in Adam to put all the blame on the
vided the responsibility, if indeed, lie
did not assume it all. For this reason
we have never favored a monument to
Adam, always having firmly declined,
on all occasions, to subscribe for such
a purpose. We.would not, however,
cast any reflections on Adam; he was
related to the writer, distantly, how
ever; but this fact docs not blind us to
his faults. It was punishment enough
to be driven from paradise, and told
to make a livinc by the sweat of his
brow. And this sweating process has
been goiijg on ever since. Especially
does it go on when the thermometer
is up in the nineties, as it has been for
sometime. O,there's no doubt about
the perspiring part of the programme.
It is "down on the bills,” and it must
be played. Now and then you may
find a man who is dodging the edict.
But he isn't living—he just breathes;
that’s all; and were it not that his res
piratory organs are admirably adapted
to breathing, he might stop breathing.
He certainly would if it caused much
effort.
But we digress. To return to Adam:
He was young and inexperienced at
the lime, and was no doubt very much
in love with Eve, a state of things
which has existed ever since, notwith
standing the fact that the first woman
got us all into trouble; and her fair
daughters are keeping up the racket
and record. Man now, .is then, tails
right into the traps and pits; falls a
willing victim and slave to the charms
of the charmers. And thus it will ever
be.
This is all we know about the sub
ject—and more too.
The Best Ten Books.
A few necks ngu the St. Louis Itcpiihlir,
the greatest nnil best newspaper of the west,
ottered a handsome premium for the he.-t list
of ten tiooks (or boys and girls, reading for
pleasure or profit.
Tliis idea found great approval in the
minds of intelligent people in the west, and
in a very short time .'120 lists of good books
were received before the time for the close
of the competition. The competing lists
were submitted to an admirable committee
of cultured people who, excluding the llilde,
text books and series of books, agreed upon
the following list, presented by Miss Cathe
rine lllair, of Bunker Hill, 111., as represent
ing the best ten books for hoys and girls:
1. “Little Women,” Miss Alcolt.
2. “Little Lord Fiuintleroy,” Frances Bur
nett.
;t. “David Coppcrfield," Charles Dickens.
•I. “Pilgrim's Progress;” John Banyan.
5. “Scottish Chiefs,” Jane Porter.
ti. “Anderson's Fairy Talcs.”
T. “Robinson Crusoe."
“8. "Tales from Shakespeare.” Charles
Lamb.
9 “Arabian Night*."’'
—10. “Water Babies,” Kingsley.
This is certainly an admirable select
and The Tribune presents it to the thought
ful men and women of Rome in the way of
a suggestion toward the reading which they
prescribe or which they advise for the young
people about them. It seems to us, however,
that in “Tom Brown’s School Ilaysat Rugby,’ 1
one of the best books in nil the world, for
hoys, has been omitted, nod in “John Halifax,
Gentleman,” the sweetest and most derat
ing story-sermon for both sexes of youth,
might have been added with great profit to
the list.—Tribune of Rome.
Anti to the list, which has been
prepared, evidently, with great cf re,
we call the attention of parents who
read the Timed-Enterprise. Light,
trashy, flash literature, litis destroyed
and ruined hundreds and thousands
of girls and boys all over our la id.
No sooner should a parent allow a
child to read a demoralising hook
than to keep had company. Keep the
yellow hack trash out of the hands of
your children. Children, most of
them, have a passion, • more or less
developed, for reading stories. Give
them clean healthy literary food.
MADE HOT FOR M’DOW.
Taking Their Leisure.
When the House met on Monday
morning last the attendenee was very
slim, and Mr. Snelson introduced a
resolution that no more leaves ol ab
sence should be granted “except for
providential cause, ■ or on demands of
the courts of the country.” Mr. Cog
gins moved to refer to the committee on
the lunatic asylum. This motion was.of
course ruled out. and the resolution
woman. He should, at least, have di- tabIed by a vote o| l0 ,
vided the responsibility, if indeed, lie 1 * •
The trouble about this matter is
about this: Members in middle and
north Georgia can leave Atlanta at
noon on Saturday, spend Sunday at
home, and return at noon on Monday.
As a consequence little or nothing
can be done on Saturdays and Mon
days, and much time is allowed to run
waste. Members from south Georgia
cannot avail themselves of this con
venience and they have to remain at
the capital, unable to push the busi
ness which they were commissioned to
do.
Mr. Snclson’s resolution would
shorten the session two or three weeks,
and it ought to have been adopted.—
Valdosta Times.
Mr. It. Moore, of Mobile, is stop
ping at the Whiddou.
Two More Denunciatory Sermons at
Charleston.
Charleston, S. (J., July 21.—The
parsons pitched into MoPow to day
without gloves. At the Huguenot
chttrqh, the oldest French Protestant
church in the United States and the
plate of worship for 200 years of the
old cavaliers of Carolina, the Rev.
I)r. Veddcr preached a powerful ser
mon from Proverbs xvii., 15. Allud
ing to the McDow verdict he said:
"Our city, so long and so worthily
the pride of those whose birthplace it
is, or who have learned to love and
call it home, never more dear than
amid tin* calamities with which it was
visited, nor more worthy of honor
than from the spirit with which they
were home and the strength with
which their desolations were repaired,
had already passed into popular liter
ature ns the ‘City of Disaster’ when
its crowning catntrophc came from its
hall of justice. Whether or not the
judgement there rendered was tcchni
cally warranted—and it was reached
by some, at least, of unimpeachable
integrity, sonic, at least, who might
have been mistaken—I think they
were—but who would not knowingly
lie unjust or untrue, yet there cannot
lie a doubt, that a very large and in
fluential portion of our community,
and well nigh our whole land, hold it
to have been there demonstrated that
Charleston holds nothing more cheap
that human lile; that truth lias l-ceii
stricken down in what should have
been its very citadel; that one, whose
loss was a public calamity, has been
stealthily done to death, under cir
cumstances that sicken the heart
which hears the. recital of them, whilst
the waton and worse than worthless
‘slayer 1 goes forth, not only uuscnthfcd
of penalty, but applauded by some as
a well-doer. This is the verdict of a
very extended and outspoken public
sentiment.”
AT GRACE K.ITSCOl’AI, CHURCH.
At Grace Episcopal church, the
fashionable church ot the city, JvCV.
Dr. Charles Catcstvorth Pinckney,
who is first vice-president of the na
tional society of the Cincinnati,
preached from Gen. ix., 5. (J: ‘-Whoso
sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall
his blood bo shed.” He said :
“Life is far too cheap in our land-.
It is sacrificed with a recklessness
which would not be tolerated in Eng-
and or any other civilized land where
God’s law is known. The result of
the recent trial in this city scents to
fall very far short of any 'censure of
homicide. It has failed to condemn
crime, to vindicate God’s law, or to
protect human life against the mur
derous pistol. That a human life has
been taken by violence is an acknow
ledged fact, and the tribunals of jus
tice have no word of censure for the
cd. The slayer is restored to his
place without condemnation of any
sort, without fine, imprisonment or
any legal disapproval of the wrong.
'Murder pollutes the land beyond
all other evil deeds, 'and leaves
indelible stain in God’s sight.
Nor can this blood stain he obliter
ated until it he ‘washed out with the
blood of hint that shed it.’ - Mercy to
the murderer is cruelty to the com
munity. Every deed of violence,
whethc murder, manslaughter or mob
law, becomes the seed offuture crime,
unlo w repressed by the majesty of the
laws.” •
McDow will, to-morrow, lie discuss
ed by the Washington Light Infantry,
the elite* military company of the city,
of which lie is a member. He will
probably be expelled.
It would npp
on top again in Virginia. He~1ias.
with the aid of McQuay, Clarkson,
Harrison & Co., vanquished tin: op
position to him in bin own party. He
will probably run for governor. And
the democrats will lay him out; lay
him out fiat as a
Tom Wool folk’s wife has sued bin
for a divorce.
The South Leads Again.
’flic report of the Railway Age on
railroad track laying ill the United
■States for the first six months of 1S8D
furnishes fresh evidence of the mater
ial growth of the south, the significant
features of it being that more titan
half of the entire number of 'miles
put down wits in the south, and that
the five states which led in track lav
ing were southern states, viz., Missis
sippi, Georgia, North Cnrolinn, Ten
nessee and Texas. Mississippi led all
the other states, there having been
constnicted 'within her limits 171
miles. Georgia was second, with 117
miles. The track laying in Mississip
pi was upon only three lines, however,
and chiefly upon the Gco'gia Pacific,
while in Georgia it was upon seven
lines. Tn North Carolina lOli miles
were laid, in Tennessee 10-3, and in
Texas 101. Pennsylvania followed
Texas with 87 miles. Only 71 miles
were laid in New York. The total
number of miles laid was 1,322, ol
which 90!) were in the south.
Railroads and manufactories arc
two of the most powerful factors in
the growth of any country, and for
some time reports have shown that
more of them were being built in the
south than in any other part of the
United States.
It seems evident, from this report
that there will he a considerable fall
ing off in railway construction in the
country this year froit? 1888, anil that
there will be nothing like the number
of miles that were constructed in 1887
That year the number was 1-3,000,
The railroads that are being con
structed now, however, arc the result
of a legitimate demand, and this is
especially Lite case in the south.—
News.
‘ The New Orleans .Slates recalls t/ia
fact that when John Quincy Adams
was President and George M. Troup
was governor of (leorgia there was a
conflict of authority between them.
The President wanted to enforce an
obnoxious Indian treaty which affected
the lands and boundaries of Georgia,
andhc sent Get:. Gaines to this state to
take charge of federal t roops and to
sco that the treaty was enforced. Gov.
Troup was a great states rights man,
and a brief and spirited correspond
ence between hint and the President
ensued. Then the governor sent the
following comprehensive letter to
Wasliinglpn: “John Quitfcy Adams,
President of the United .States: Sir—
I have ordered (len. Gaines to forbear
all further communication with this
government. Should he presume to
infringe this order I will send your
itjor general home to you io irons,”
Another Big Trust.
The latest combine or trust, is the
salt combination. There arc about
one hundred and titty salt manufactur-
ng establishments in the Unittd
States. These have all been bought
up by millionaires who will, hereafter,
dictate what the people shall pay for
sal*. And a significant fact connected
with the transaction, is that five-sixths
of the stock in the organization is taken
by England, leaving only one sixth
owned in this country. John JJuil is
preparing to force Americans up to the
“lick log,” and to lick salt at his own
price.
LEVY’S
Has Made a
BIG CUT
They are Getting Ready.
The colored people of Liberty
county arc preparing their asccnsiou
robes for tbo i6tb of August. That
is the date fixed by the new Christ,
the impostor Bell, when earthly mat
ters will be closed up, when the grand
crash takes place. The negroes re
ligiously believe that Gabriel will, on
that day, summon the sleeping dead,
and startle the living, with such a blast
on a great big tin bugle (that’s the
way it has been described to them) as
was never beard before on ■ earth.
Fewer chickens arc disappearing in
Liberty. Reform is the watch-word.
It would not bc’a bad idea to start this,
closing - out-business-at-thc-old-stand,
story, periodically, all over the country.
To continue unti
closed out.
Our remnant table
is ful of choice BAR-
gains, and will be all
Summer.
HW^Still left, a few
of our (5 T-1 cts. Ging
hams, worth 10 cts.
Levys
Dry Mb House