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I’OKTRY AJ4D THE POOK.
‘*'ld,>* world 13 very beautiful!” I said.
As yesterday, beside the brimming stream, j
Glad and alone, I watched the tremulous
gleam
Slant thro’ the wintry wood, green carpeted
With moss, and fern, and curving bramble
spray.
And bronze tbe thousand russet margin
reeds,
And in the sparkling hollv glint and play.
And kindle all the brier’s flaming seed 9.
cfii
“The world is very horrible:" I sigh, ]
As. hi inv wonted ways, to-day I thread ' !
Chill ■ treete. deformed with dun monotony.
Hiding strange mysteries of unknown
dread—
The ret king court, the breathless fever-den.
Tie* haunts where things unholy throng
and brood; “
M;n “I me, the tierce despair of strong-armed
men,
t hild-infamy and shameless womanhood.
\r.d men have looked upon this piteous
thing—
Blank lives unvisited liy lieauty’s spell—
And -aid. “Let lie: it is not meet to tiring
Dreams of sweet freedom to the prison cell:
i ig them no songs of things all bright and
fair.
Paint them no visions of the glad and free.
I .cut with uurged sight their miseries they
see.
And, thro' vain longings, pass to blank de
spair.”
O Brother, treading ever-darkening ways,
O sister, whelmed in ever-deepening care.
Would God we might untold before your gaze.
Some vision of the pure, and true, and fair!
Better to know, tho* sadder Itiimrs Ik* known.
Better to see, tho* tears half Wind the sight,
Thau thraldom to the sense, and heart of
stone.
And horrible contentment with the night.
Oh! bring we then all sweet and gracious
things
To touch tile lives that lie so dull and drear.
Thu! they may dream of some diviuer
sphere.
VYhci w each soft ray of love and beauty
springs.
Kach geod and perfect gift is from above;
And there is healing tor earth’s direst woes*
God l ath unsealed the springs of light and
love.
To make the desert blossom as the rose.
7’As Spectator.
Till; BANDIT. I BANK JAMES.
ltis Crime in Alabama for Which He is
to be Tried.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Notwithstanding telegrams which prom
ised his arrival here this morning, Frank
Janies is still in Kansas City. It is cer
tain. however, that he will be required to
'ace a Federal court at Huntsville, Ala.,
withiuga couple of weeks, much to his
disgust. There is no mistaking the fact
that tne action of Circuit Attorney Wal
lace in dismissing all tin* cases against
Hr. James was in the nature of
a coup d’etat, for both he and his
ounsel had confidently expected that
the Missouri courts would occupy his
time for many a week again. They cer
tain!* had no reason to believe that tbe
refusal of the Governor to do that which
would qualify I)iek Liddil as a witness
would have the < fleet of sweeping the
■uses off the docket anil bringing them
fact to face with the issue which, next to
Sort! field, was more to be dreaded than
any other. The Mussel Shoals robbery,
on which the indictment at Huntsville
was bas and, occurred early in tbe spring
of ISM, at which time Frank James, Jesse
•lames, Dick Liddil, Hill Ryan and Jim
Cummings were living on Fatherland
street in Edgefield, which is a
suburban part of Nashville. The
robbers were three in number and
were well mounted. The scene of the
robbery was about lit) miles south ot
Nashville, where a government contractor
was i ngaged in deepening a shallow
stretch of twelve miles of the river, which
shallows were called ‘"Mussel Shoals.”
The contractor drew his cash supplies
for carrying on the work from a bank at
Chattanooga, and on the date in question
the paymaster was proceeding on horse
back to tiie headquarters of the works,
carrying in a satchel #.'>,ooo, which had
just come from the Chattanooga Bank.
The men who planned the robbery were
well posted as to the customs that
prevailed at the works in the mat
ter of drawing supplies and paying
off, as the outcome proved. As tne
paymaster was riding along the river
bank on a road which very few people
traveled he was overtaken by three horse
men, who passed the time of day and
proved very sociable fellows indeed. They
were in the stock business, and were so
congenial that the paymaster was well
pleased with his good luck in falling in
with such compauy. They rode several
miles w ith him, and about dusk arrived at
a place where, in order to reach the river
winks, the paymaster had to leave the
main road by a wagon gate and turn dnw n
into tlie bottom latul. He got oil to open
the gate, and happening to look up at his
companions he was amazed to discover
three navy revolvers gazing on him with
an aspect that was most eloquent and per
suading. One of the riders instructed
aim quietly to remount and take a ride
with them. He did so, and for the next
three hours they rode through the dark
n**s •. tiiere being a conspicuous absence
of tie jokes and discussions which had
made pleasant the earlier part of their
trip. They rode thus full twenty miles,
the four men seeming to be well acquaint
ed w ith the country. Halting finally in a
•thicket, they relieved the paymaster of
everything that was worth taking, in
cluding his horse and revolver, and with
some earnest advice as to the impropriety
and futility of making any great fuss they
left him. He made his way to the nearest
house and reported his adventure, his
story being regarded suspiciously.
Little was done that night, and
next day pursuit was of no
avail. A few days later Bill Ryan,
moulted on a tine horse, rode out from
Nashville in a half-drunken state, and
going up one of the main roads tor eight
or ten miles created something of a coui
n lien by his drunken extravagances,
during winch he freely flourished a re
volver, and swore that the man didn't live
wh could take him. A Justice of the
Peace was notified, who waited for au
opt rtunity tocatch the braggart napping,
wild succeeded in arresting and disarming
him. In his possession were found, tie
sides a highwayman’s outfit, about $1,660
in currency, some of which bore the
wraps of the Chattanooga bank. This was
an important clue, and made sure his char
acter. The news reached Nashville, and
Frank atul Jesse James and Dick Liddil
left that night on hors back for Kentucky.
Frank, who had lived there tor four years
\s an in lustrious farmer and teamster,
never went back again, and it is inferred
that he and Jesse ami Bill Ryan were
the three who captured tiie $5,000 satchel.
Ryan was brought to Missouri and con
victed of complicity in the Blue Cut roti
berry on the testimony of Tucker Bas
shaw, who was relieved of a ten years’
s •ntence to enable him to testily. ' Dick
Liddil, after surrendering, was
taken to Huntsville ami con
victed—not of being present
at the robbery, but of having been of the
gat-.:, and a party to the conspiracy of
wh. *ii the robbery was the result. He w as
sent up to Missouri to testify against
Frank James, but his testimony failed to
convict at Gallatin, and he could not be
permitted, under a late decision of the
v’areme Court, to testily at Kansas City.
V .ri-at effort is being made to procure
iiis p vnion from the President, in which
event- he will probably In-come a witness
for the government at Huntsville.
An Incident of Grant's Administration.
Wanhington Letter Boston Herald.
When General Grant was inaugurated
President, after his first election, it is said
! Tatar w families who had long ruled
Wasuington society combined to exclude
tic new comers from their circle. The
official families weep to be recognized as
officials, but socially they were to be
ostracised. The alleged cause for this
sen: *uc** of banishment was the fact that
the President had once been a tanner,
and had frequently been seen driving a
cart in the streets of .St. Louts. A bril
liant ball was given by one of the leaders
of fashion, to which none of the ne.v com
ers were invited, and the hostess took
occasion to observe to a foreign minister
who was present: “We may have to ac
cept tradesmen and mechanics as our
rulers, but we are not obliged to associate
with them.” The remark was repeated
widely. A few days later a paper was
privately circulated, bearingthe names of
nearly all the American guests at the
dinner, with an appended note of their
origin, as “Mrs. A, daughter of a black
smith j" “Mrs. B, granddaughter of a
horse-jockey;” “Mr. C made his money by
swindling tho Sioux,” etc., etc. The act
was that of a vulgar and malignant na
ture. But no one can deny that the pun
ishment was deserved.
Payne and the Presidency
Henry Watterson, according to a New
York World Washington snecial of the
-Oth iust-.says that Oliver Payne told him
when he Was there last week that his
father would not under any circum
stances be a candidate for the Presidency.
He it s not feel that he has the strength
for the fight, and, in order to avoid being
drawn into any possible complications
upon the subject, intends to make a visit
to Europe in tho spring and remain away
until alter the convention has decided
the matter.
A VITRIOL-THROWER.
The Story of His Doings as Narrate® by
Two of His Victims.
.Vine (Means Times-democrat.
On Thursday last two ladies returnin'::
from the matinee noticed a man walking
in front of them on Canal street. He was
fairly dressed in a business suit, and
there was nothing about him to attract
special attention, unless it was his cuffs,
which were unusually white and stiff',
and they fell below his coat sleeves,
almost covering his hands. Perhaps it
was these cuffs that caused the ladies
to observe the fellow, for they certainly
did take a good look at him. and 6aiil
that he carried something in bis hard. A
lady in front ol them passed him, and as
she did so they saw a stream of colorless
liquid squiit from between his tinkers and
on the lady’s dress, and when they passed
the liquid trickled out again, falling on .
their skirts. At the time they thought
nothing of the matter, unless it were that
the fellow was very careless, and in the
excitement of shopping and sight-seeing
they soon forgot the occurrence. On
reaching home they noticed that there
were numerous small holes in their skirts,
and were at a loss to understand the
reason therefor, never for an instant
dreaming that they might have been
caused by the liquid that fell from the
man's hand, that circumstance not having
made any impression on their minds.
On ’the following Saturday they again
promenaded Canal street, and the remem
brance of what had happened on Thurs
day before was distinctly recalled by see
ing the same man, dressed in the identical
suit of clothing and spotless cuffs, right
in front of them in the very act of squirt
ing the liquid on the dress"of an elegantly
attired lady. Ot course, with a woman’s
wit, they at once concluded that the
liquid was acid, and on examining their
dresses they lound that they were right
in their conclusions. The story of their
adventure was narrated to a gentleman,
who, on making an investigation, found
that the holes in the dresses had been
burned with vitriol, thereby clearly es
tablishing the fact that there is a vitriol
throwing tiend in our midst, who, unless
captured, will do au incalculable amount
of damage.
The mania for throwing vitriol, for it is
a mania, dates back years, and olice
Paris was over, run with an organized
band of vitriol-throwers who caused the
police and secret agen’s no end of trouble.
In New York, in 1857, vitriol-throwers
made their tirst appearance in tins coun
try, and they became so bold that it was
positively unsafe tor a lady to walk the
streets, as the fiends frequently threw
vitriol in the faces 01 unprotected females
and young girls. A terrible sensation was
the consequence, an t the entire police
force was required t suppress the evil.
Many of the guilty pa k-‘s were arrested,
but the reason of "theii . lions was never
clearly established, a'tin null it was said
at that time that tin - ,ti : d-tiirowers were
actuated by an intense Hatred lor dress
and finery, which in them amounted to
positive insanity.
San Francisco was next cursed by the
vitriol (lend, and it rt qnired all the ability
of the citizens, detectives and police to
rid tin? city of the pesis, who were rough
ly dealt w ith when captured.
’ This city escaped their dreaded pres
ence. although it is said that some years
ago there was a vitriol-thrower here, who.
prompted by jealousy, ruined the beauty
of a young girl. The fact that there is
one of the cursed creatures in tiiis city at
the present is, however, clearly estab
lished by the circumstances narrated
above, and Chief How ley and his detec
tives will have their hands full in trying
to place him under arnst, as now that
his presence lias been detected ho will be
more careful in his operations,
William Nyo on Woman suil'rage.
Weeks and months before election in
i Wyoming the party with the longest purse
! subsidizes the most livery stables and
carriages. Then on the eventful day every
conveyance available is decorated with a
political placard and driven by a polite
young man. who is instructed to improve
the time. Thus every woman in Wyoming
has a chance to ride once a year at least.
Lately, however, many prefer to walk to
the polls, and theygo’in pairs, trios and
quartets, voting their little sentiments
I and calmly returning to their cookies and
crazy quilts as though politics didn’t jar
| their mental pulse a minute.
It is possible, and even probable, that a
man and his wife may disagree on polities
as they might on religion. The husband
may believe in Andrew Jackson and a re
lentless hell, while his wile may be a Stal
wart and ratiier liberal on the question of
eternal punishment. If the husband man
ages his wife as he would a clothes
wringer, and turns her through life by a
crank, he will no doubt work her politi
cally, but if she has her own ideas ahem
thincs she will naturally act on them,
while the nian who is henpecked in other
matters till he can’t see out of his eyes
w ill be henpecked, no doubt, iu the matter
ol national and local politics.
These are a few facts about the actual
workings of female suffrage, and I do not
tackle the great question ot the ultimate
results upon the political machinery it
woman suffrage were to become general.
1 do not pretend to say as to that. I know
a great deal, but I do not know that.
There are millions of women, no doubt,
who are better qualified to vote, and yet
can not, than millions of alleged men who
do vote; but no one can tell now what the
ultimate effect of a change might he. So
tar as Wyoming is concerned the Territo
ry is prosperous and happy. I see, also,
that a murderer was hanged l>y process of
law there the other day. That looks like
the onward march of reform, whether fe
male suffrage had any thing to do with it
or not. And they’re going to hang another
in March if the weather is favorable and
executive clemency remains dormant, as
1 think it will. All these things look hope
ful. We can’t tell what tne Territory
may have been without female suffrage,
but when they begin to hang men by law
instead of by moonlight, the future begius
to brighten up. When you have to get up
in the night to hung a man every little
while and don’t get any per dieni for it,
you feel as though you were a good wav
from home.
Worth a Licking.
Ilarpt c'. Magazine.
Some years ago in Georgia that band of
Christians known as Ascensionists were
having a grand revival. One day when
the meeting was in full lorce a storm
came up, and a young gentleman who was
out hunting with his servant took refuge
in the church door. Being curious to see
the service, the two hunters crept up into
tue gallery, and there hid in a place where
they could observe without being Dis
served.
-Come, Lord, come; our robes are
ready. Come, Lord, come,” cried the
preacher, w hile all present gave a loud
“Amen.”
“Marsa Gabe,” whispered Cliffy, lilting
his hunting-horn to his mouth," -let me
gib th in jist one toot.”
“Put that horn down, or I’ll break your
neck.” replied the master in a whisper.
The horn dropped by Cutty’s side, and
again the minister cried: “Come, Lord,
come; we are ail ready for Thy coming.
Come, Lord, come.”
“Ho, Marsa Gabe—do jist lenitne gib
’em jist rnie little toot,” pleaded Cully,
wetting his lips and raising the horn.
“If you don't drop that horn, Cutty, I’ll
whip you within au inch of your hie,”
whispered the exasperated master.
“Blow, Gabriel, blow, we are read)' for
His coming. Blow, Gabriel, blow,”
pleaded the minister.
Cliffy could uo longer resist the tempta
tion, and sent a wild peal ringing from
end to end of the church; but long before
its last echo died away his master and
himself were the only occupants of the
building.
“Is ready fur de licking. Marsa Gabe,”
said Cuffy, showing every tootn in his
head, “lor I 'clare to gracious it’s worf
two lickings to see de way common farm
cattle kin git ober de ground wid skeared
’Scensionists behind dem.”
The Virginia Hoop-Snake ltevtyed.
The Tags ( Fa.) Meirs Letter.
Asa couple of gentlemen were riding
down the Uoanoke valley, Virginia, re
cently, they saw a huge green-colored
snake writhing and twisting at the root of
a beech tree. Going closer they discov
ered it to be one of the horned species of
the hoop-snake. It had formed itself into
a hoop by taking its tail in its mouth and
rolled uown the hill in pursuit of a rab
bit or some other small game. 80 great
had become its velocity that it couldn’t
guide itself, and it had struck the tree
with such torce as to drive its horn into
kho solid wood to the depth of an inch or
more, holding it tight anil fast. There are
a great many trees in the vicinity that
have been struck in the same way, and
they invariably die. So deadly is the
poison that the leaves on vouug oaks have
been known to wither within an hour alter
being struck.
IiOKSTOKD’S ACID PBOSPHATE.
For Sick Headache.
I)r. N. S.Bead, Chicago, says: “1 think
it is a remedy of the highest value in
many forms of mental and nervous ex
haustion, attended by sick headache, dys
pepsia and diminished vitality.”
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1884.
A STRANGE DUEL.
Magruder’* Fight With a Doctor in a
Kestau rant.
Alt' i California.
During the autumn of 1852, in Los An
geles, Cal., Col. (since a distinguished
General in the Confederate army, and now
deceased ) J. Bankhead Magruder,
Third Artillery, United States army,
who was visiting that city from San
Diego, commenced an evening at Harry
Monroe’s restaurant, in company with
three or four other congenial fellows, by
ordering a champagne dinner of an elabo
rate character. It was not long after the
initial movement of the real old Duff’ Gor
dou sherry from right to left that an ex
hilaration set in which was rapidly and
radiantly heightened to a hilarious pitch,
the reader may rest assured; so that,
after the “feast of reason and flow oi
soul” had got completely under way,
the nocturnal way-tarer might have mis
interpreted the medley of vociferation for
sounds of revelry second only to those at
tributed to the beauty and chivalry ot
Belgium’s capital upon a momentous oc
casion by the author of “Childe Harold’s
Pilgrimage.” In other words, an uproar
ious controversy had quietly tallowed the
gastronomic discussion,during which Ma
gruder declared, with his characteristic
suavity, that Andrew Jackson was “the
greatest man who ever trod in shoe
leather.” Col. John O. Wheeler tossed
off a goblet of Krug “to tne greatest ol
American state-men, Henry Clay;”
while Thompson Burrill quaffed placidly
away to the memory of “Daniel Webster,
the greatest man the world ever pro
duced.”
A certain disciple of vEseulapius who
was present then arose, as ostentatiously
as it was possible for him to rise under
tne circumstances, and said: “Aly father,
who was Sheriff of Cayuga county (New
York), was the greatest of all Ameri
cans!” To which Mugruder replied, ve
hemently : “Doctor, you’re a damned
tool!” The doctor at once challenged
Magruder to tight, which cartel of de
fiance was at once accepted, the combat
to take place on the spot, and over the
dining table, from end to end, distance
twelve feet; weapons—derringer pistols.
Maj. Horace Bell, in bis exciting book en
titled “Reminiscences of a Banger,” pre
sents his readers with the following de
scription of the duel: Wilsou Joues, the
doctor’s second, got the word, and the
principals, without shaking hands, took
their respective stations, the majestic
lorm ot Magruder to vering above that of
the diminutive doctor, who paled and
shuddered w hen brought face to face with
the griui-visaged soil ot Mais.
All was suspense. The word was to be:
Ready! tire! One, two, three! At the
word “ready,” to the dismay of ail, the
doctor blazed away. When the smoke
cleared somewhat, to the horror ot the
valiant disciple of /Esculapius, his an
tagonist stood as stiff and defiant as an
avenging demon. The doctor quailed.
Magruder glared savagely on him for a
full minute. The spectators, spell
bound, looked on with horrible foreboding.
Magruder took two “side steps to the
right,” which brought him clear of the
end of the table. 11c then advanced the
“right toot to the front,” with his glaring
eyeballs bent fiercely on the now terrified
doctor, lie then brought the left foot up
to the level ol the right heel and leveled
his derringer at the ghastly face of the
trembling doctor. Then he advanced the
light loot as belore, and in this
way, with firm and unrelenting tread, he
slowly advanced on the now thoroughly
Irightened doctor, who made a movement
toward the door. The spectators inter
posed, and cut off the possibility of retreat
in that direction, lhe doctor tried to flank
the Colonel by skirmishing around the
table. Magruder laced to the left, as
though moving on a pivot, and kept the
direful derringer aimed directly at the
doctor’s pallid countenance. In the ex
citement the doctor ran under the table,
crawled through, grasped the knees of the
irate hero, and affectionately embracing
them said: “Col. Magruder, for the love
of God spare me for my family!” The
Colonel gave him a kick and said: “
you! I’ll spare you tor the hangman.”
And, so saying, he handed the weapon to
his second, and the festivities were ad
journed.
Ayoob Khan’s Activity.
Teheran {Persia) Litter to London Mews.
Some weeks ago, while the Shah was in
Jaijarood, a lavorite resort for hunting,
Ayoob Khan sent him a petition, m
which, alter expressing his deep gratitude
toward Perisa, and thanking his Majesty
for his bounties, ho begged permission to
leave Teheran and reside m Bokhara. The
reason alleged for this request was that,
owing to Hi.: dearness of living in the Per
sian capital, he had found it difficult to
live without privation; but as everything
was far cheaper in Bokhara, he hoped to
do better there. The British Minister on
hearing of Ayoob Khan’s intended journey
to Bokhara through lviiorassau and Merv,
represented to the Persian Government,
and to his Majesty in particular, all tae
inconvenience ol' allowing the pretender
to Shore All’s success to travel with such
a numerous suite by a route lying ou the
frontier of Afghanistan. In considera
tion ot this it was intimated to Ayoob
Khan tiiat ho must reach Bokhara by w ay
of Russia. But then the Russian Lega
tion declared that their government
would on no account permit the Afghan
refugees to pass through that country.
The Shah, considering that those refugees
were guests in Persia, and that he could
not in justice and honor either detain
them or force them to leave the country
bv a specified route, then gave them per
mission to travel by any road they chose.
On the day after his Majesty returned
to the capital Ayoob Khan nad a farewell
audience. The Persian Monarch made
him a present of a round sum of money
for ins traveling expenses, and the
Afghan refugees left Teheran on the 26th
iust., making the first stage at Shah Ab
dul Azim, a small town about four miles
from Teheran. In tnat place he will stay
until his preparations and those of his
suite, composed of 250 persons, are com
pleted, and then set out for his destina
tion. Ayoob Khan’s apparent intention
is, as it is given out, to go to Bokhara by
way of Meshhed. He will stay in the
latter place fora fortnight, when his sons
and family and other partisans will join
him. Then, continuing ins journey, he
will stop tor a week atSarakbs,and about
a month at Merv, and reach his destina
tion by the beginning oi the spring, lhe
pretense alleged by Ayoob Khan tor leav
ing Teheran cannot reasonably be accept
id. If he, while receiving a monthly
subsidy of a thousand tomans, lived with
difficulty and privation, how can he ex
pect to live better in Bokhara without
that subsidy ? Moreover, he could with
out much inconvenience have waited the
approach of the favorable season in the
spring. There was no necessity to under
take a journey of over fit) days’ continual
march at a time when the cold is the
severest in the plains of lvhorassan and
Merv. llis sudden and hasty departure
is differently interpreted. But it is gen
erally thought that, excited by the late
discontent which has been shown in some
parts ot Afghanistan against the rule of
the Ameer, Abdur Rahman Kuan, and
encouraged by the disturbances which
have broken out in the nortn of that coun
try, he is going to try ouce more his for
tunes against his lucky rival. According
to a current report he has for this end
been promised by Russia a large sum and
Indirect aid. Bcsiues the Aiguan agita
tion, the Tejeud aud Merv Turcomans
have lately been making repeated inroads
in the Province of Khorassan. The Per
sian Government have sent troops, and
ordered the Governor of Khorassan
promptly to take energetic measures
against the raiders. Although nothing
can with certainty be foretold, it may be
seen from the foregoing facts that the
early luture of Central Asia will show
the world some very serious political
events.
Ashamed to Full a Needle Out of Her
Foot.
Mew York Telegram.
Among the passengers in one of the East
river bridge ears, recently, was a
young woman the muscles face,
it was noticed, twitched nervously. This
attracted the attention of a young man
sitting directly opposite her, w ho also ob
served that her foot was being continually
drawn up and let down, the action being
follow’ed by au agonized expression of the
young woman’s countenance. The young
man said uotbing, but quietly left his
scat. As he did so, he purposely let his
pencil drop at the feet of the young wo
man. Then he stooped to pick it up. At
the same time he drew from the leather
shoe encasing one of the young woman's
ankles a large needle. As he did so she
screamed, when the tears rushed to her
eyes and she exclaimi and to the young wo
man who was standing by her side, “Oh,
lam so thankful. Thathorrid needle has
been sticking into me all the way down in
the car. I could not imagine what it w’as,
and I was ashamed to look and see, there
were so many people watching me.” The
young man produced his card and handed
it to the young woman. The passengers
were amused at the little scene, and ex
pressed admiration for the young man’s
gallantry.
A REMARK A RLE DREAMER.
The Exact Figure* In the Senatorial
Race Given Three Weeks in Advance—
Other Dreams.
Bhiegraxs Clipper.
Mr. J. W. Harper, who has lived in
Woodford county all his life and is one of
its best and most substantial citizens, has
had four or five dreams, scattered over a
period ot thirty years, which have been
verified in a wonderful manner. He very
seldom dreams, hut when he has one of
his prophetic dreams it impresses him
greatly and he confidently predicts its
verification
On Sunday night three weeks ago he
dreamed that he saw in a vivid man
manner the figures that indicated the re
sult of the Senatorial race at Frankfort,
and these figures were ti 4, 57. the former
for Blockburn and the latter for Williams.
He went to Frankfort the next nightand
told Capt. Joe Blackburn that he would be
elected by that vote, and in the presence
of a half dozen gentlemen wrote the vote
on the wall. Capt. Blackburn expressed
much confidence in Mr. Harper’s dream,
and the result showed him to he correct.
It will be remembered that the vote stood
Off, 57, but Representative Harris had sent
word to Blackburn that his vote should
be cast for him if it was required, thus
making Blackburn’s actual vote 04.
In February, when the race horse Lex
ington was 2 years old, Mr. Harper
dreamed that he saw tbegreatraee which
took place in Lexington the tollowring
May. He dreamed that a bay horse with
four white feet and a little white on his
nose was the winner. This answers the
description of Lexington exactly, although
Mr. Harper had never seen him nor heard
him described. He dreamed that John
Harper’s irishman was second, and Brad
ley’s Vandal distanced. He went by the
next morning and told Bradley and others
of his dream, when Bradley remarked:
“No such d—d chuckle-head horse as that
can beat Vandal.” The race came off
three uonths later and resulted exactly
as Mr. Harper had dreamed.
Again, when Lexington was four years
old, he was to run in a great stake race in
New Orleans. Mr. Harper dreamed in
March that Lexington won it, with a sot>
rcl horse he did not know second, anil
Highlander distanced. He bet $lO with
Gen. Abe Buford on the result ot the race
and won it, the sorrel horse proving to he
Le Coinpte.
A short time before the w ar he dreamed
that he was standing in a certain place
in his yard, when he saw passing by a
man with inflamed, swollen face, who
seemed to be the bearer of evil news. He
thought that it turned out that a number
of negroes in Midway were arrested for
stealing goods from the store of Kerche
val !fc Storey, and among them was
one Mose, a favorite negro belonging
to William Harper. He thought
that Mose proved himself to be in
nocent of the charge and was liberated.
He told this dream to his wife and friends.
Two weeks later he w'as standing in the
exact spot he was in the dream, when he
saw a man with red, swollen face pass
hurriedly by. He went into the house
and told his wife that something was
wrong at Midway, mounted his horse and
went to town. The tirst thing he saw
was a gang of negroes on the street under
arrest, and among them William Harper’s
Mose. They had stolen hoots, shoes,
clothing, etc., from the store of Kerehevel
& Storey. The negro Mose had anew hat
on, which he proved lie bad bought, and
was accordingly set free. The (acts set
forth above are w ell known to Mr. Har
per’s friends and can be vouched for by
many substantial men.
fcTALiK CANDIES.
Sonic that May be Melted Over aud Some
that are a D ad Loss.
Mete York Sun.
“What do W’e do with stale candies?”
repeated the confectioner ns he gave a last
fold to a package of the best French
mixed and deftly wound it with red string.
“That depends upon what kind of candies
are stale. Some kinds are a dead loss,
w bile others may he melted up aud made
over again.”
“What kind of candies are a dead loss
when they become stale?”
“The liner aiieties, such as cream
dates, most fresh fruit etuidies, the choice
French mixed, tine gum drops and choco
late creams. Marshmallow drops get as
; hard as rocks after a shi rt time. Ihe loss
i is considerable, because the candies are
' expensive. The common candies are
easily made over ”
“Why do you not sell the stale candles
at a cheaper price?”
“1 presume that is done by some con
fectioners, but it is very had policy. Gan
dies stand on their own" merits, and there
is no class of consumers so critical as the
people who buy and eat tine candies. 1
w ill guarantee that there are hundreds of
young ladies who w ill tell at the first
taste whether a candy is older than it
should be. even by a day, or if there is
any imperfection in it. The harm that
comes of selling two boxes of poor candies
in succession to a customer is eieiter
than ttie gooit that comes of selling a
dozen boxes of the choicest. Y T ou may
lose the customer.”
“But it a person buys stale candies as
stale candies it ought not to do you any
injury.”
“You don’t go far enough into the mat
ter,” said the confectioner, smiling.
“A young man comes in to buy a box of
candies for his sweetheart. The good
candies cost, say $1 a pound, anil along
side of them are the stale ones, marked 30
cents a pound. They look alike, and it is
near the end of the week. The young
man buys a pound of the stale candies
and takes them to the girl. She eats one,
and cries out, ‘What horrid things!
Where did you buy them?’ The young
man basely mentions the confectioner’s
name, and there, you see, the trouble takes
definite form. I could give you many other
instances where the sale of stale candies
w i u!d be hurtlul.”
“i)n you lose much by candies getting
stale?”
“Not a great deal. But it is because I
have steady cusioimrs, and only
male up enoiurh to supply
what I think the demand will be. I be
lieve it better to be out of a certain varie
ty than to lose on it. It is likely that the
customer will buy another sort. There
was a mint of money lost this season by
the small confectioners who do not make
their own candies. They thought there
was going to be a big demand during the
Christmas holidays, and laid in accord
ingly. There was nothing like the sale
that they expected, and they had to dis
pose of their stock as best they could.”
“How long will candies keep fresh?”
•‘lt, depends on the candies, the tempera
ture. anil amount of moisture in the place
where they are kept. .Some kinds will not
last twenty-four hours. Last summer I
sold cream strawberries, which were the
fresh strawberries coated with the confec
tion. I had to make them up two and
three times a day. Those left over night
wore spoiled in the morning.”
The Fatal Name of Walter.
Communication, to Indianapolis Times.
Forty-four years ago the writer was
called in a prof, ssional capacity to a
rudely constructed log-cabin in the woods,
sixteen miles east of this city. A male
child was bora—the first born of man aud
wile—whose intelligence and general
cultivation was much in advance ot the
society in which they lived. They were
determined to make themseves a home of
plenty in the new country by their own
industry, having nothing but a quarter
section of good land and their hous?hold
goods. They came from Clearmont
countv Ohio. Three neighbor women
were there, and after the little stranger
was dressed the mother, with black hair
and beautiful eyes, was asked to name
the boy. ‘*l want to call him Walter, but
it is au unlucky name. My great-grand
father was named Walter, and he never
came homo from the War for Indepen
dence. Then my husband’s grandfather
wis named Walter. He went to the War
of 1812 and he never returned. His oldest
brother was named Walter. He went to
s 'a and we heard that he became a soldier
in Europe, but he never returned. We do
not know where any of them are buried.
No gravestones mark their resting-places.
There is no war now, and I trust never
w.ll be in our lifetime in this country,
and I am in favor of calling him Walter,
that the old family name may he retained
among us.” Twenty-two years from that
time Walter bade his widowed mother
fareweli to join the urniy for the defense
of the Union and the home of his child
hood. He was a good and brave boy, but
was missing alter the battle of Stone
River. All efforts to gain some trace of
his death and final resting-place proved
futile. No one can tell where, when, or
how he died, or who disposed of his re
mains. Ilis mother mourned the loss of
her tirst-boru, and often regretted that
she had named him Walter. A few years
ago she died at the old home. On her
death-bed she 6aid: “Bury me beside my
husband on the hillside, and if Walter’s
grave is ever found spend all the estate I
leave, if it takes that much, to bring him
home anil put him by his father and me.”
For Throat Diseases and Coughs.
Brown’s Bronchial Troches, like all
really pood things, are frequently imitat
ed. The genuine are sold only in boxes.
WITHIN AN INCH OP HIS LIFE.
A Lawyer, Who Foolishly Crept Out
Over Niagara, Describes What he Saw.
Philadelphia Press.
“Did you hear of a man’s standing
on top of Niagara Falls without losing
his life?” asked Mr. C. P. Sherman, Tues
day. "Well, I did. You heard of the
magnificent ice-bridge below the falls.
Having business at Buffalo, 1 ran to look
at t.he ice gorge. The ice, which had
poured down from the upper lakes piled
up at the foot of the Horseshoe and froze
under the spray. I clambered over the
bridge, and, going up on the Canadian
side," went down under the Horseshoe Fall
into the Cave of the Winds. What superb
stalagmites anil stalactites of ice there
were there, reaching from roof to floor,
with the thundering curtain of the fall
between us and the light.
“After 1 had recrossed the river by the
suspension bridge, I crossed the bridge
above the American Fall to Goat Island,
wnich was covered with snow and desert
ed. The shrubbery and trees near the
Falls were coated with ice—in places, on
somoof the trunks, several inches in thick
ness—looking as if they had been cut out
of marble or were the ghost of dead trees.
Wandering across the island, I crossed
over to the Three Sisters, and, by means
of a jam of great blocks of ice, out to the
old canal-boat, past which the water was
rushing swiftly.
“Going back to Goat Island, I went
down to the foot-bridge to Terrapin Rock,
where the old tower used to stand, and
out ou the rock. When 1 got there I ob
served that a quantity of ice, covered
with 6nw, had by some means become
fixed upon the projecting rocks on the
edge of the Horseshoe Fall beyond the
rock where I stood, forming a bridge on
tfie extreme edge of the fall, about a
huudred feet long, by perhaps ten or
fifteen feet wide. Instantly the desire to
go upon this bridge and look over the fall
seized me. I dug out a stone trom the
snow’, as heavy as l could lilt, and, step
ping out as far as l dared, tnrew it with
all iny force upon the bridge, which stood
firm, the stone sticking last in the snow.
Then 1 ran back to the island and broke
off a good stout staff, and coining back to
Terrapin Rock, commenced the rather
trying journey.
“The snow which covered the ice
was itself covered w ith a thin coating of
ice, which broke beneath my feet, thus
giving me a good tootliold, and as to my
head I was sure of that, as 1 had through
ly tested its anti-dizziness the preceding
summer on shipboard and among the
Swiss glaciers and precipices. Prodding
my staif or alpenstock heavily into the
snow belore me to try the way, I walked
out until 1 had reached about the middle
•of my ice bridge, and then I stopped to
look. The sight was the grandest and the
most awe-inspiring I have ever beheld.
As I looked up the river the curve ot the
on-coming water seemed almost as high
as my head, and, steadying my eye upon
some floating particle, the whole mass
seemed coming down upon me with an
irresistible power that must inevitably
carry me over the brink and into eternity;
but, with a swift, hissing rush, it swept
under me, leaped out, and, with a horrible
ro..r, plunged into the awful chasm,
whence huge clouds ot spray, like the
smoke of its torment, ascending, swept
hack and over me.
“Steadying mvself by my staff, I sank
quietly upon niy knees, then stretched
myseli' flat upon my stomach and looked
down over the fall. You can imagine
what I saw. Yv hen the spray would
clear away the water, rushing so swiftly
as to appear to be drawn into lines and
furrows, and springing out under my
very lace, could he seeu to I all, at tirst a
s -lid, greenish mass, then broken into
foam, into a chaos which the eyes could
not penetrate. I could feel my bridge
trembling with the rush of the water and
realizing that any moment might see it
and me following the descending flood, I
arose, took one look up and down—a look
to last for a lifetime —and retraced my
steps. As 1 passed the rock I had thrown
on the bridge, I could not resist the
temptation of dislodging it, and seeing it
whirl away over the liquid precipice.”
A GREAT TuFP.lt.
Some Amusing Drinking htories,
Temple Par.
But the great drinker in Scotland was
the celebrated Judge, George Ferguson,
Lord Hermand, whose character is de
lightfully portrayed by Lord Cockburu in
his “Memoirs:” ’
“Commonplace topers think drinking a
pleasure, hut with Hermand it was a vir
tue. It inspired the excitement by which
he was elevated and the discursive jollity
which he loved to promote. But beyond
these ordinary attractions he had a sin
cere respect for drinking, indeed a high
moral approbation and a serious compas
sion for the poor wretches who could not
indulge in it ; with due contempt lor those
wboeould but did not Nocurouseever
injured his health, for he was never ill, or
impaired his taste for home and quiet, or
muddled his head; ho slept the sounder
for it and rose the earlier and the cooler.
The cordiality itispired by claret and
punch was so congenial to ail right think
ing that he was confident he could con
vert lhe Pope if lie could only get him to
sup with him, and certainly IPs Holiness
would have been hard to persuade if he
could ha e withstood Hermand about the
middle of his second tumbler.”
Lord Hermand, as well as his friend
Lord Eldon, lived to a very advanced age
and neither seem to have suffered even a
headache from their drinking bouts. Lord
Hermand used to deplore the degeneracy
of his youthful friends, who would not or
could not follow his example, and once
pathetically complained, “\Vhat shall we
come to at last! I believe 1 shall lie leit
alone in the world—drinking claret!”
Lord Hermand used frequently, after
sitting up all night, to walk into court
merely washing his hands. Even when
on the seat of justice he pleaded the cause
of drinking. Lord Cockburu writes:
“Two young gentlemen, great friends,
went together to tile theatre in Glasgow,
supped at the lodgings of one of them and
passed a whole summer night over their
punch. In the morning a kindly wrangle
broke out about their separating or not
separating, w hen by some rashness, if not
accident, one of them was stabbed, not
violently, hut in so vital a part that he
died on the spot. The survivor was tried
at Edinbur.h and was convicted of culpa
ble Homicide. Very properly he was only
sentenced to a short imprisonment, llt-r
-mand, who felt that discredit had been
brought ou the cause of drinking, had no
sympathy with the tenderness of his tem
perance brethren and was vehement for
transportation! ‘We ate told,’said Lord
He: mand, “that there was no malice, and
that, the prisoner must have been in liquor!
In liquor! Why, he was drunk! and yet
he murdered tne very man who had been
drinking with him! ’ They had been ca
rousing the whole night and yet he Stabbed
him! Good God! my Lords, if he will do
this when he is drunk, what will he not
do when he is sober?”
A Peculiar Chemical Experiment.
Springfield Republican.
An event of considerable interest oc
curred in the Chemical Department of
Amherst College on Saturday. Once in
three years the experiment is made of
condensing carbonic dioxide. So difficult
And dangerous is the undertaking by this
process that it is forbidden by law "in all
countries except the United States, and
probably Amherst is the only college
where it is undertaken. Two iron cylind
ers are used, one the generator, the’other
the reeiver. They resemble howitzers
fitted with strong iron bands and peculiar
valves. Bicarbonate of soda and sul
phuric acid are placed in the generator iu
such a way as not to mingle until the
cylinder is securely closed. The union of
the substances generates carbonic acid
gas with terrific pressure (beingabout a
ton to every four square inches), and this
passes into the receiver, which is packed
in ice and salt. The process i3 repeated
twelve times, until the gas in the receiver
is forced by pressure and cold into liquid
form. When this is allowed to flow out it
evaporates so rapidly that it forms a
solid, snow-like mass, having the surpris
ing temperature of 140 degrees below zero.
Mercury poured upon it freezes instantly,
and the effect of touching it is about the
same as handling a red-hot coal. The
great danger in the experiment arises
from the tremendous pressure—and thus
tne liability of a bursting cylinder. The
experiment on Saturday, which was in
charge ol Instructor Pond and the senior
chemistry division, was of great interest
to the entire college.
A curious instance of the kindling of a
fire by means of the concentration of the
sun’s rays by a globular water-bottle
through which they passed is related by a
correspondent of La Mature. The day
was cold, but the sun shone brightly; the
bottle, an “onion-shaped” flask, filled
with water so as to form a perfect lens,
sat upon the table. The .starting of the
fire, which would have caused great dam
age it the relator of the incident had not
been present to extinguish it, was re
vealed by the smoke. A deliberate experi
ment was made on the next dav, with
complete success, in kindling a‘fire hv
this means.
OUR ANCESTOR’S NERVE.
The Secret of Their Unusual Vigor Ex
plained, and How it Can Bo Ac
quired.
There was something about the sturdy
vigor of former generations that chal
lenges the admiration of every man, wo
man and child. They were no epicures—
those ancient fathers. They livedsimply,
and successfully met and overcome diffi
culties that would have discouraged this
age and generation. The rigors oi the
frontier-were supplemented by the sav
ages: wild lieasts threatened their enter
prise, and poverty was a common com
panion. Yet they bravely encountered
and resisted all those things and laid the
foundations of a land whose blessings we
now enjoy. Their constitutions were
strong, tneir health unsurpassed, and yet
they were forced to expose themselves con
tinually. There certainly must hqve been
some good and adequate cause for all of
this and for the physical superiority of
that age over the present.
It is well known to everyone conversant
with the history of that time that certain
home compounds of strengthening quali
ties were used almost universally by
those pioneers. The malarial evils and
exposures to which they were subjected
necessitated this. When their bodies be
come chilled by cold or debilitated bv the
damp mists ot anew country they were
forced to counteract it by the use of anti
dotes. Medicines were tew in those days,
and doctors almost unknown. Heneethe
preparations above referred to. From
among the number, all of which were
compounded upon the same general prin
ciple, one wits found to be more efficient
and hence far more popular than all the
rest. It was well known through the
Middle and Western States, and was ac
knowledged as the best preparation-for
malarial disorders and general debility
then known. The recipe for compound
ing this valuable article was handed
down from oue family and generation to
another, was known to the Harrison
family, and is used as the basis and gen
eral iormula for the present “Tippe
canoe,” the name being suggested by the
battle iu which Gen. Harrison was'en
gaged. The manufacturers have thor
oughly investigated this subject ic its
minutest details, and are certain that for
malassimilation of food, dyspepsia, tired
feelings, general debility, prostrations,
ni.Warial disorders and humors in the
blood, nothing can exceed in value “Tip
pecanoe,” which was the medicine of our
foretathers, and seems destined to be the
most popular preparation of the day.
"Tippecanoe” is prepared and given to
the public by Messrs. 11. 11. Warner &
Cos., of Rochester. N. Y., proprietors ot
the famous Warner’s Safe Cure, which is
now the most extensively used of anv
American medicine. The well known
standing of this house is sufficient guaran
tee of the purity and power of this pre
paration which seeks to banish oue of the
greatest banes of the nineteenth century,
mal-assimilation of food. Any one who
experiences trouble of digestion; who
feels less vigor than formerly; whose sys
tem has unquestionably “run down” and
who realizes the necessity of some strength
ening tonic canrot afford to permit such
symptoms to continue. II the farmer finds
that his threshing machine does not sepa
rate the grain from the straw he realizes
that something is wrong and tries to re
pair the machine. When the food does
not sustain the life; when it fails to make
blood; when it causes the energy to de
part and ambition to die, it is u certain
sign that something is wrong and that the
human machine needs repairing. It is
not a question of choice: it is a matter ol
duty. You must attend to your health
or your sickness, and nothing will sooner
overcome these evils than “Tippecanoe,”
the medicine of the past, a safeguard for
the present and a guarantee of health for
the luture.
How Chinese Gordon saved a Docker.
Cor. United Service Review.
Yes, Chinese Gordon (then a Captain of
Royal Engineers) very nearly had to put
up with a docker for the China campaign
of 1800. But. perhaps, before relating the
following anecdote, I ought to explain the
„f me worn docker. It Is the
British soldier slang term for a war medal
without clasps, and originated in the
Crimea—a medal only being awarded to
soMi&rs who arrived after the docks were
blown Up ou the evacuation of Sebastopol
by the Russians. In like manner iu China
a medal only was awarded to soldiers
who were in the country, hut not present
with the army before Pekin on Oct. 6,1860.
It is not necessary to relate how Capt.
Gordon was ordered to the seat of war;
suffice it that he arrived by steamer from
Hong Kong at the Taku torts some time
during the day of the Ith of October, 1860,
whore he immediately heard of ’he taking
ot the forts, followed by the advance of
the allied armies on Pekin. To join his
comrades at the front and take part in the
siege and occupation of the capital was
his first thought, but how to get there was
another thing. He was told that there
was no conveyance faster than the usual
convoy of all stores and spare ammuni
tion, strongly guarded on account
of the many desperate bauds
of la-!a-long "(thieves, inaraudeYs)
that are always to be lound hang
ing on the outskirts of an advancing
army in an enemy’s country. But Charley
Gordon was not the man to" he denied. He
skirmished round and eventually picked
up a stray Tartar pony, brought it to the
transport stables, got a bridle and numna
there, put some ship’s biscuits in his
pocket, slung a water bottle, buckled oil
his sword and revolver, jumped on the
pony, and the next minute was going at a
hand gallop, amid the cheering of the
men, along the road leading to Pekin,
which lie had never seen, or heard, or
read of before, and infested with thieves—
distant 150 miles.
Well do 1 recollect the night of the sth
-6th of October, 1860, although now nearly
twenty-four years ago. For two weeks
we had been working hard getting the
breaching guns into position, and on the
morrow before dawn they were to open,
when a breach being practicable, we were
to storm. A few of us were discussing
our various positions in the morning’s
work, sitting and standing around the
camp fire, when an English officer covered
with dust rode up on a wobegone pony
and inquired if this was the engineer
camp. Before any could answer he threw
himself off, saying, “How arc you. Gra
ham, old fellow?” seeing Maj." Graham,
Royal Engineers, who was one of our
party, and an old comrade of Gordon’s
in the Crimea.
You may imagine our astonishment
when we recognized in the newcomer
Charley Gordon. Ho had actually ridden
the 150 miles in seventeen hours," most of
the time with revolver in one hand and
sword in the other, and what between
shooting and shouting he had managed to
escape scot free the many attempts that
were marie to capture him, arriving just
in time to take part in the operations of
the morning.
After a few minutes’ conversation he
went off arm in arm with his old friend to
get some refreshment and an hour or
two’s sleep, lor Graham was to lead the
stormers m the morning, and it was
largely surmised that Gordon would ask
permission to accompany him.
It was a daring ride, and the whole
army talked of it and how Gordon saved
a docker.
A Cold Day for tbe Geese.
Carson Ap; eat.
Yesterday morning Hv Downs, the tun
nel tender of tbe Virginia and Truckee
Railroad near Washoe lake, went out
about 5 o’clock to shoot geese. He soon
discovered a flock on the ice in the lake,
and crawled on his hands and knees on
the ice, through the tules, to get a shot.
Downs is a thorough sportsmen, and never
takes advantage of a goose that is not on
the wing. Coining within shooting dis
tance he rose up and expected to see the
birds fly, but they did not. Then he waved
his hat, and a few of the geese flapped
their wings, but did not stir an inch. He
then walked up and there, to his astonish
ment, found 128 birds frozen fast to the
ice and helpless. It appeared that they
had surrounded an air hole lor water the
night before, and had been waddling about
in the overflow and slush until the eoid
wave came up toward ev. ning, and before
the' knew it their feet and become fast in
Ihe ic.. Some were dead, but the majority
wore living. Later m the day he went
down with a cart and bagged the entire
lot.
A low condition ot health is common
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Mental anguish causos bodily sufferings.
Anxiety and care has broken down many
constitutions. A train of disorders usu
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liver complaint, kidney troubles', etc., are
among the list. A sure remedy for re
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is Brown’s Iron Bitters" It at once
strengthens every part of tha body, mak
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who wil' have charge and personally superintend all work intrusted to us, using nothing but
the best materials and employing ski led mechanics. WE GUARANTEE ALL WORK. We
so ici the Boiler and Machine work of our friends and the public, with assurance that it wiH.
receive prompt and satisfactory attention.
McDDgyOUGH & BALLAIMTYIME.
If ottfrrtiotirr.
JOSEPH S. OPPENHEIMER,
CONFECTIONER,
SUCCESSOR TO .JOHN NUGENT^
139 1-2 Broughton Street, South Side,
Begs to inform the publie he will be pleased to sujfply the best quality of CAKES,
CONFECTIONERIES, SODA WATER and ICE CREAM. Banquets, Balls and.
Picnic parties supplied at short notice.
China, fftr.
ON THE PROGRAMME
on SHOULD BE, FOR THE DELEGATES
AND VISITORS TO THE
Agricultural Convention
TO VISIT THE
CROCKERY HOUSE
OF
JAS. S. SILT A,
H 0 BROUGHTON STREET,
And purchase a
A DINNER SET,
A TEA SET,
A LAM I*,
OR SOMETHING ELSE, AS A MEMENTO.
All are cordially invited, whether desiring
to purchase or net.
IMagnolm Balm.
LOVELY
COMPLEXIONS
POSSIBLE TO ALL
What Nature denies to many
Art secures to ail. Hagan’s
Magnolia Halm dispels every
blemish, overcomes Ilefinefts,
Freckles, Sallowness, Rough
ness, Tan, Eruptions and
Blotches, and removes all evi
dences V)f heat and excite
ment. The Masrnolin Balm
imparts the mosttlelicale and
natural complexioiial tints—
no detection Deing 1 possible to
the closest observation. *
Under these circumstances
a faulty Complexion is little
short of a crime. Magnolia
Balm sold everywhere. Costs
only 75 cents, with full di
rections.
Ittmrrul J.Datrr.
COIGRESS SPRING
The Standard Mineral Water.
Cathartic, Alterative. A specific
for disorders ol the Stomach, Liver
and Kidneys. Eczema, Malaria and ail
impurities of the Blood.
So enviable a name has this famous Mineral
Water that the managers of inferior mineral
springs, desirous of imitating the natural
purity of the bottled water of Congress Spring,
inject a powerful acid iu their hott ed water
to preserve the crude ingredients in solution—
being so heavily laden with
LIME AMD IIIOM DEPOSIT.
With such contrivances, bogus testimonials
and doctored analysis cards they seek to rival
the pure medicinal waters of Congress Spring.
Tue regular season visitors to Saratoga fully
understand these crude, harsh waters, many
of them after painful experiences. In proof
of this fact we can produce a great many re
sponsible names, ltut the Saratoga visitors
without experience, and many who nse the
bottled waters (often labeled as curatives for
disorders which they positively aggravate),
should remember that crude, harsli mineral
waters produce headache, a sense of burning
and internal irritation, and do irreparable in
jury to the digestive organs and kidneys.
Congress Water Pure, Natural and
Reliable.
NONE GENUINE SOLD ON DRAUGHT.
For sale bv Druggists, Orocare, Wine Mer
chants anti llotcls.
BOTTLE “C”
ftoijal (Gilding.
BUBYSROYAL
GILDING
Heady for Instant Use.
“Useful in every home in the land.”— Argus.
This magnificent Liquid Gilding muy be
used wherever Gold adds beauty.
It instantly gives a surface resembling Solid
Gobi, no matter where applied.
It is in constant use l>v over 1,2e0 Manufac
turers, Decorators, Gilders, etc.
FOR USE.
RUBY’S ROYAL GILDING is invaluable
for Gilding Household Ornaments, Frames,
Furniture, Ceilings, Cornices. Baskets, Fans,
Ktagero Objects, Decorative Painting, etc.
Must fashionable articles are more than
doubled in value by the merest touch of Gold.
A Camel's Hair Brush in each Bojb.
ANY" ONE CAN U-E IT.
Price, 50c. Refuse all substitutes. Sold bv
John G. BUTCiCR, 0 Whitaker, A. HAN
LEY, corner Whitaker and York. JOHN
OLIVER, 5 Whitaker, O. P. HAVENS 113
Broughton, and most other leading houses.
New Y'ork Ciikmicai. MV’b Cos.. New Y'ouk.
a bkactifit. i.ink of
LARGE BATH SPONGES
JUST RECEIVED AT
Strongs Drug Store,
Comer Pull anti Perry street lane.
llubltraUotto.
Georgia State Gazetteer!
Business & Planters’ Directory,
184
3d Volatile, containing 1,28*2 Pages.
rpIIIS volume contains more information
1 than any book of the kind ever published
in this country. It is invaluable to business
men who desire information concerning Geor
gia, her cities and towns and her people. Ex
amine the table of contents and see if it ia
not just the book you want for reference:
ACADEMIES AND .SCHOOLS.
A 1-I*ll ABEMC AL LISTS OF TOWNS.
BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL DIUBC
TOKY.
CENSUS.
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
CLERGYMEN.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
COURT DIRECTORY.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
DIRECTORY OF TOWN'S.
EDUCATIONAL.
FARMS AND IMPROVED LANDS—num
ber of Acres.
FISH CULTURISTS.
FINANCIERS OF COUNTIES.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
GENEit A L DI RECTORY,
GOV Kl! MENTAL.
LEGISLATURE.
MINES
NEWSPAPERS.
PLANTE’.s AND FARMERS.
PROEM’, rs OF COUNTIES.
RAILROA DS.
rt A! LitO.V D ABBREVIATIONS.
S<. 1 (o. > L ( OM MISSIONEKS.
h’l ATI! OFFICERS.
SI P ;i;!i/il AND SUPREME COURTS.
TEACHERS.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
The price is only sr> delivered in Savannah,
or it will he sent post paid to any address in
the United States or Canada for $5 40.
J. 11. EBTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
CAST DO WITHOUT IT!
EVERY BUSINESS M AN SHOULD HAVE
A COPY OF
Weatherbe’s Duplex
CITY DIRECTORY
FOR 188*1.
A few copies of this valuable work are stiii
on hand. Price $5. For sale by
J. 11. ESTILL,
3 WHITAKER ST.
Cotton Couipvcoo.
COTTON COMPRESSOR
Exerts a pressure on the bale of 5,000,000
Pounds, the most powerful in the world.
Has loaded the largest cargoes, per ton
measurement, ever taken from an American
port.
The whole number of Cotton Compressors
in u-e in this country is 114, of eight different
kinds, 4M of these are MOUSE, and all in
troduced in the last six years. In the last
three years, 20 MOUSE'have been built,
and only lour of all other kinds com
bined.
OVER ONE-lIALF OF THE AMEEI
CAN’ 1 >TTON CHOP IS NOW COM
PRESSED BY MORSE COMPRESSORS.
Its use saving four to Five Million Dol
lars A r.a .ally to the crop, in freight charges.
Several of those erected six years ago have
now ciimpressed 600.000 to 800,000 bales
each, wad tit breakage or appreciable wear.
Not. a single breakage or defect has
evi r <-c! arred In any one of the MORSE
COMPRESSORS, built of Cold Blast
Charcoal Iron.
It has made the business of cotton com
pressing the safest anti most profitable of any
in the south.
Those wanted tor next season should be or
dered at once. For particulars address tho
.sole proprietor.
S. B. STEERS,
NEW ORLEANS.
fjotrlo.
LARKIN HOUSE,
PALATE A., FLA.
Opens December 15,1883.
\CCOMM< OVATIONS for 300 guests. En
tire. . I during past summer by an addi
tion of fi;:.. ..j .uis. Address by mail or tele
graph,
LAKKL\ & ALLEN,
PROPRIETORS.
HAMnETT house,
SAVANNAH, CA.,
IS conceded to lie the most comfortable and
by f.u 1 the !>est conducted Hotel in Savan
nah. Rates: per day.
M. L. HARNETT
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