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HERALD. J« VOL. i. ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1892. NO. 29. HUE SELE6TIH6 FUN WITH A DRUMMER. -YOUR- RESENTS CAM, AT THB- City Shoe Store. We ofter a full line of Ladies’ and Gents’ TOILET SLIPPERS ! in Plush, Alligator and Ouze. A full line of good and re liable Shoes, Shoes, Shoes; For the Ladies, Gents, Misses and Children. All selected specially for the oc casion. A full line of Leather Bags, 'Trunks, Umbrellas, etc., etc., at popular prices. SIGN GOLD BOOT. *}{• E.L. WIGHT! CO. IE HE ML Washington Street, Albas?; Ga. LET’S TAKE A RIDE! A Wonderful Rrho That la a Perpetual Sonrrc of Joy to a Sleepy Town. ‘This meanest trick that was ever played on me.” saida St. Louis drum mer who was trying to l>oom a con versation in the smoking cuhby in a deeper, "was by an echo. The little town is on the side of the hill and is as sleepy and uninteresting a place as one will find in a year’s journey. 1 got into the town on one boiling hotdny in August about 1 o'clock, and proceeded to rustle around to get through business and skip out. “The town was so infernally lazy looking that I didn't have much con fidence in my ability to get business. At the postoifice corner an aged and decrepit gray mule, with flapping ears and solemn mien presided over the session of whittlers, who were in session under the big sycamore tree. I accosted one of the group to find out where Josh Wilkins, the princi pal storekeeper, might be found, and learned that he was ‘tending a bury ing over in Catnip Holler. ’ Just as I was about to move away I heal'd a muffled cry of: “ ‘Helpl helpf “The whittlers paid no attention, and the gray mule was giving all his time to a fly on the end of his nose. “Again I heard the distant muffled cry of ‘Helpl helpl’ " ‘It’s a (lain shame about that poor nigger,’ remarked one of the whittlers. “ ‘What’s the matter with the nig ger!’ I asked, at the some time look ing suspiciously at the wooden grated manhole of the sewer on the comer. “ ’Well, you see, it’s this way, stranger. Bill Stark’s bull pup crawl ed up the sewer from the crick and got fast, and when the nigger crawl ed up after him he got fast, too.’ “ ‘Great heavens I Why aren’t you digging for him! The poor fellow will die.’ " ‘Of course he may die, stranger, but then it’s pretty hot today, and ho is only a nigger, anyway.’ “‘This is inhuman 1 Come, men, and we’ll rescue the poor fellow.’ "Just then another cry of ‘Helpl’ drove me almost to a frenzy. I gave some change to the lazy colored men and sent them for shovels and picks. They came, and after distributing the implements I went to digging like a crazy man. Presently I look ed around to see why the others were not helping me, and there was not a soul in sight. I was wild with rage, and cried down the manhole to ask how the man was getting along. Not a word came in answer. 1 backed off a little to survey the work, and heard that same muffled sound say: “ ‘Come off the perch I You are on old fool I”’ “I looked around and saw the whole town coming at me. They were laughing and shouting, and I knew I was the cause of a great joke. They led me to a barroom and told me to register in a big book labeled ‘Echo Fools.’ There were over 500 names of people who had been fooled. It was one of those whispering echoes where sound is thrown back from the bluff to one particular spot.”- Detroit Herald. Th« Youngest Dickens Speaks. Mr. Edward Bulwer-Lytton Dick ens, M. P. for Wilcannia, has per petrated a really capital joke in the New South Wales parliament. That body contains a member named Wil lis, who is remarkable not only for the prodigious length of his speeches, but also for the short, snappy sen tences in which ho delivers them. Mi-. Dickens followed him in debate the other night, and the first words of the youngest son of the novelist were: “My father created the historic phrase ‘Barkis is willin,’ but if ho were here tonight he would probably havo altered it to ‘Willis is barkin.’ ” This exceedingly felicitous hit brought down the house, tho gal leries joining in the general laugh ter.—London Tit-Bits. The Barnes Sale and Livery Stables, ffm, Godwin & Son, PROPRIETORS. i- H is new buggies and the best oi horses, and will furnish you a turn- ut at very reasonable prices. Ac- pmmodations for drovers unex- lled. These stables are close to Jptel Mayo, on Pine street, being ntrally located, and the best ace in town to put up your team. I on us for your Sunday turn- WM. GODWIN & SON. Punishment Enough. The reunion of men who had been schoolboys at the ‘ ‘Gunnery” brought out many stories about the famous schoolmaster who conducted that in stitution. One of them was about a lad who went off on a bug hunt one day without permission. Returning after a luckless tramp, he was sum moned to the presence of Mr. Gunn. The master first examined the tru ant’s box, and after inspecting the five good for nothing specimens it contained, inquired, “Is that all you got?” “Yes, sir,” was the answer. “Well, that’s punishment enough,” was the master’s judgment—Chris tian Union. Did Very Well. Friend—Well, the hanging com mittee accepted your picture. Artist—Eh? Wha—? I haven’t sent any picture. My picture “A Foggy Morning” was to be sent, but the stupid man made a mistake. “What did he take?” “An old frame with a piece of spoiled canvas in it.” “Well, they took it anyhow. You know it’s an impressionist exhibi tion.”—New York Weekly. twiitrok. Stop. the Wedding of 75 and .ft. A marriage whs interrupted Thursday night by the groom becoming auiiiienly overcome with the heat and he had to be taken to ids hotel, where he has been confined to,his bed ever since. The groom in questiou is Mr. W. S. Fowler who boards at the Eatcrprifte hotel. Until a short while ago he con ducted a livery stable on East Market etreet. but retired about a year ago with comfortable fortune. Mr. Fowler is a widower, seventy-five years old, and has several grown children. A short while ago he met Miss Lillie Townsend, a young woman twenty-five years of age, who is employed by J. Bacon & Bons at the glove counter. The conrtsidp did not last long till the engagement was announced. Mr. Fowl er’s children, it seems, objected strongly to the marriage and did everything in their power to break off the match. They were unsuccessful, however, and June 15, the day set for the marriage, arrived. The wedding was to take place where Miss Townsend has boarded for several years. Everything was in readiness at the time appointed—the guests, the min ister and the happy conple. Just before the lime for the ceremony Mr. Fowler became very faint and would have fallen bat for the support of one of the guests. He soon lost con sciousness and was taken to tho Enter prise hotel in a carriage, where he was put to bed and the doctor summoned. His condition was found not to be seri ous, but he was suffering from a slight case of sunstroke.—Louisville Courier- Journal. An Tm|irlnnn«<l Genlua. Alberto Lopoz, who was taken to Yuma recently to serve a two years' term for burglary gave bis personal ef fects to his friends about the jail. Deputy Bnrry was presented with a fac simile of the Episcopal church made out of pasteboard. Lopaz could see the church from one of the jail windows, and he reproduced it almost perfectly. He borrowed a knife from Deputy Sheri dan with which ho cut itp the paste board. and then made paste from flour with which to stick the pieces together. It is a piece of workmanship to be proud of. The greatest production of Lopaz while confined in jail here is a reproduc tion of the magnificent Merchanta’ ex change bnihling in Guadalajara. The entire affair is constructed of paper. On the inside of the building are the stairways, etc., each perfect in its con struction. The prisoner must bo pos sessed of a memory much stronger than most men are, to remember every detail of that largo structure for a number of years. However much genius tho man possessed, he has made bad use of it.— Phoenix Herald. Troublesome Scnls* Tho salimm fishermen down tlie river and bay are having trouble tide spring from tho seals, us usual. These pests aro multiplying rather than decreasing and are causing great losses to the weirs. While tho seals of the arctlo regions have the reputation of being slow, stupid animals, hunters killing them with clubs, those on the Maine const are the sharpest game to be found. They will go in and out of the salmo weirs, either by force or strategy, and eat all the fish they want. They are very hard to get a shot at, and when hit sink to the bottom, the carcass thns being lost to the gunner. One fisher man remarked on a recent Saturday that there was a small fortune in store for the man who would invent a trap that would catch seals and hold them. The bounty upon them doesn’t seem to do a bit of good.—Bangor (Me.) Com mercial. No Buyer tor Raleigh's Yougllall Bouse. Sir Walter Raleigh’s Irish home in Youghall, County Cork, which belonged to tho late Sir John Pope Hennessy, M. P., was put up for sale by Messrs. E. & H. Lnmley, in the Auction mart, To- kenhonso yard. Tho house is a fine specimen of Elizabethan architecture. It was there that Sir Walter smoked the first pipe of tobacco in Ireland and received an unexpected bath from a faithful servant maid, who, on seeing the bine smoke emerging from her mas ter’s mouth and curling around his head, thoqcht Sir Walter was falling a victim to spontaneous combustion and threw a pail of cold water over him to extinguish the conflagration. Only £1,250 was bid for the property, which was according ly bought in by the auctioneer, who said he could not think of selling a his torical mansion liko it for such a figure. —London Telegraph. Telephone' from ParlB to Bordeaux. At 8 o’clock yesterday afternoon tho new telephone line between Paris and Bordeaux was opened. Complimentary messages were exchanged between the presidents of the chambers of commerce of both cities, and the minister of com merce, and the mayor of Bordeaux. The telephone works exceedingly well, every word being clearly heard. Before con cluding the Elyseo telephone was hitched on and a complimentary message sent through from Bordeaux to President Carnot, to which he replied in suitable terms.—Galignani Messenger. MlilloH*. Consumption Cure, This is beyond question the most successful cough medicine we have ever sold. A few doses invariably cure the worst cases of cough, croup and bronchitis, while its wonderful success in the cure of consumption is without a parallel in the history of medicine. Since its first discovery it has been sold on a guarantee—a test which no other medicine can stand, If you have a cough we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10c, 50c and $1. If your lungs are sore, chest or back lame, use Shiloh’s Porous Plasters. Sold by H. J. Lamar & Sons. (1) iHHf INDSTINCT PRINT I THE FIRST MESSAGE. tk. Day. Whan Ik. Telegraph Dnhnewn Madias. . 1844, the Whig oonven- net in Baltimore and the eyes the country were upon it. By that morning Professor Morse had established telegraphic communica tion between Washington and An- apolis Junction, where was sta- ioned the assistant of Morse, who, I understand, was Alfred Vail. All that afternoon Professor Morse and I were alone together in the little room in the Capitol. A gratifying message had come from Annapolis Junction that everything was ready at that end of the line, and that there could be no doubt of the suo- , of our plan to convince ell doubters that the electric telegraph woe a wonderful invention, which would revolutionize tlie transmission of news. It is half a century since that day, and yet I have a vivid recollection of the dramatic incident with which it culminated. To this day I can see plainly the narrow, disordered room in which we were, with its wires and jars and chemicals, and in the midst of it the weird figure of the great inventor who was utjout to realize his one hope, after so many years of disap pointment and delay. He was very quietly dressed, his coat muffled about his throat, auil his long hair tumbled about his forehead. He ap peared tu be nervous and apprehen sive. The grave question to be settled was whether, the electric current would reuiaiu on the wires with suf ficient strength to work the signals through so long n distance as forty- four miles (for in those days a metal lic circuit wus used). Even those who believed that the instrument had done its work over a short cir cuit of a few miles doubted its com mercial value over long distances. At this Into date the wonder to me is that «> few persons took any in terest whatever in the proposed ex periment I was in tho room many times preceding this trial, and I re call that there were few visitors and uo anxiety whatever to learn how Professor Morse was progressing with his work. A general opiniou among those who hail heard of tho proposed attempt was that it would not succeed. It was too absurd to discuss. Late in the afternoon, suddenly, tho Instrument on the table began to click. Eagerly Professor Morse bent for ward over the strip of paper that slow ly uprolled from the register. The paper halted, moved ahead, stopped and moved again in an irregular way, till finally Morse rose from his close scrutiny of the paper, stood erect and looking about him, said proudly, ’Mr. Kirk, the convention has ad journed; the train for Washington from Baltimore has just left Annap olis Junction hearing that informa tion. and my assistant has tele graphed me the ticket nominated.” He hesitated, holding in his hand the mysterious message, and then said, “Tlie ticket is Clay and Frelinghuy- sen." -John W. Kirk in Scribner’s. Be •Covering Umbrellas. At the present time there ore many large factories sending out thousands of umbrellas, and there ore signs in the dry goods stores which read: “Umbrellas ro-covered while you wait." This is done very neatly. The man in charge of the umbrella depart ment takes your old umbrella, meas ures it, selects a cover, disappears a moment, and returns with a new article which he hands you. It is the old frame handsomely fitted to a new silk- or alpaca cover, as you may select, and you are surprised that it should fit strango ribs so neatly. But there seems to be a per fect agreement, which is apparently a nice trick of the umbrella trade.— Detroit Free Press. Chlneie Kugngementa. “A Chinese engagement dates its beginning from tho enchange of rod cards between the parents of the contracting parties. These cards in many districts are immense docu ments almost the size of a horse blanket. They are important for the reason that they are used as evidence in case of disagreements in the fu ture. We seldom hear in China of broken engagements. Yet if a quar rel cannot be settled peaceably re course is had to the law, and the judge usually imposes a fine upon the party who has broken the con tract.—Exchange. Boa Constrictor Better Than Veal. The celebrated naturalist, Buck- land, declares that a boa constric tor’s fle6h is fine eating, and that its taste and color could hardly be dis tinguished from veal.—St. Louis Re public. Answer Iku Question. Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by indigestion, constipation, dizziness, loss of ap petite, coming up of the food, yellow skin, when for 76c. we will self them Shiloh’s Vitalizer, guaranteed to cure them. Sold by H. J. Lamar A Sons. (2) tnternettonnl Heat Racing. It is possible that there will be an in ternational rowing match arranged be fore the close of the rowing season of 18M. For sumo time past an informal correspondence hoe been carried on be tween the president of the Oxford Uni- veraltv Boatclub and the rowing men of both Harvard and Yale colleges in the United States. The medium of communication was Mr. Chase Mellln, an old Brosenoae oar, who is at present residing in the states. The idea was to bring Oxford agaiust the winner* of the Harvard-Yale match. Harvard has al ways expressed a willingness to ratify an International match if such a thing was possible, and the only hitches likely to occur were the locale and the time. In an interview with R. O. Lehmann, the coach of the Oxford crew, that gentle man says i The Oxford University Boatclub Is very anxious to arrange a match with the winner of the Yule-Harvard match this year. Informal communications have, 1 believe, come from the other side of the Atlantic, and have been an swered by Mr. Fletcher, who is now president of the O. U. B. C." Mr. Lehmann thought that a race might be arranged on the river Thames, between Putney and Mortlake, in the month of September, and that Mr. Fletcher and his companions expect to get a favorable reply is an open secret. It is a well known fact that a joint com mittee of Harvard and Yale has favored this project for some years, and it was the Intention of the Americans to invite a representative crew of English college rowers to Uhlcago next Beason to take part in the national regatta there. It is more than probable that the winners of the Harvaril-Yale race will meet the English rowers on the river Thames this year, and then ask for a retnm contest next year at Chicago.—London Sporting Life. Worth Twenty Thonannd Dollars to Him# 1. N. Locke, of Wayne connty, Ind., was formerly an active trader. In May, 1872, he was in Chicago and bought a lot for a small sum. He put the deed in an envelope and placed it in his pocket with other papers. A few days after ward he lost tho envelope and all its contents. He advertised for it, but real ly oared only for the notes, thinking the lot of little value. John Ritchey, a vic tim of softening of the brain, was wan dering aimlessly on the street the day Locke loBt his papers. He found them and laid them away, and even after his death no notice wns taken of the sup posed worthless papers. A short time ago John Ritchey found tho pnekugo and gave it to Mr. Locke, and through his attorney his claim has been estab lished, Had the deed remained con cealed a few days longer the twenty years would have expired and no claim allowublo. It is a lot in the boulevard addition, and the parties occupying it have given Mr. Locke $20,000 for a quit claim.—Chicago Letter. Stoner in Trust for a Cat. In Paris there is a cat whose future welfare hus become quite a question of public interest. The animal belonged to a Mme. Dubrai, and his mistress was so fond of him that she left u sum of money in trust to the mayor of the third arrondlsement, in which she re sided, for the use of the scholastic fond (Caisse dos Ecoles) on condition that a certain amount shall go toward pussy's maintenance. A trusty person is to ho nominated by the mayor, who will under take to houso tho lucky cat and givi him three meals a day, consisting of such delicacies as lights, liver and heart. It is estimated that after this charge has been met there will only be about 200 francs a year left for the fund, and the question now agitating public functionaries is whether that sum is worth tho responsibility to he incurred. -Paris Letter. Take Possession Of one of our $25.00 Oak bed-room suits. You’ll get more satisfaction out of it in a minute than you get out of any other suit you know of or we know of in a month. About such a purchase as this there can’t be any questionable or doubtful feature. You are. in a strange frame of mind if you don't want your money’s worth; you are of a still stranger turn of mind if you’ don’t immediately confess that your bed-room is as complete with it as it was formerly incomplete without it. If you want to be suited in a suit, this is the suit to do it. It' iH* L'v^al v»4;l . There Is No Place Like Home. i - • .• i This is more particularly the case if among the attractions of your home is one of our Reclining Chairs. Nothing is too good for the place you live in; if you want the best anywhere, you want it there. There’s nothing homely about these Reclining Chairs, but homely is the home that hasn’t got them. They would be cheap at a good deal more than we are asking for them; they couldn’t be any cheaper without sending somebody into involuntary bankruptcy, and that somebody wouldn’t be the buyer. Are you a buyer? If not, you never had a better time for becoming one. *0 m Queer Antlci of Clouda. Tuesday afternoon, during the rain and hailstorm, a cloud was observed a few miles south of this place that acted very strangely, to say the leoet. It was quite near the ground and seemed to be violently agitated. Suddenly the cloud seemed to burst asunder, one part going to the northwest and only forty or fifty feet from the earth. One of the sections passed over or through the tops of some tall poplar trees and shaved them off as if a gigantic mowing machine had passed that way. A heavy hailstorm also passed over a narrow strip of coun try near there, and at Sand Slough there were nilcs of them still remaining in spots lata Wednesday morning. Very little hail fell here, and it was so small as to be scarcely noticeable.—Lemoore (Cal.) Leader. A Church Shed for Bicycles. The Center church committee is going to set aside one of the horse sheds os a bicycle shed. Not a few persons who attend tho Sunday and week night meet ings ride to and from the church on bicycles. Now they have to leave their bicycles ontsido, where the small boys tamper with them and where, in caso of sudden shower, the machines would be injured. The shed will bo inclosed and conveniently arranged for the stor age of bicycles. So far os we can learn the Center church is the first in the country to provide a bicycle shed.— Manchester (Conn.) Herald. Forestalled. Lady—Splendid weather today. Lieutenant—Donnerwetter 1 That’s just what I was going to say.—Main- zer Zeitung. Miniature hoars’ tasks and the shells so much affected by gypsies are both of very ancieiit origin. What they signify can be easily found out by any one who cares to inquire. It’s No Light Matter 1 To get what you exactly want in furniture at exactly what you can afford to pay. Give us a chance to help you out. If we can’t do it, it can’t be doue anywhere. Now, here is a plain, straightforward, flatfooted proposition: We agree . to sell lower than the lowest, no matter how low it may be. If your resources are slender, we will put within reach of your pocketbook. what has hitherto been out of it. If you don’t think we will make good what we say, let us quote a sample figure. Here it is: A Par- lar Suit for $25-°°, and everything' else in proportion. If you haven’t all the money to pay cash down, we will sell you on installments. A We do not offer you Furniture at 10 per cent, above New York cost, but we offer it to you at a reason able profit above factory cost. ■ ■ THE MAYER l GRIN FURNITURE