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8 A Fall in Indianapolis. “I once saw President Harrison in a very undignified position,” said John Gt. Hunter, an Indianapolis traveling man. “Indianapolis was one of the first cities afflicted by the roller skating craze. A young man named Fenton, living there, was the inventor of the contrivance, and ho soon had the city wild. Russell caught the infection and became an ex pert. One night he prevailed upon his father to visit the rink. The future president looked on the maze of skaters gliding over the smooth floor. It seemed easy enough. He was a famous ice skater in his boyhood, and like most others believed that a man who could keep his head off the surface of a fiozen pond could not be easily downed. He secured a pair of skates, examined them critically and looked irresolute. In those days the man who hesitated was lost. Half a dozen ladies—old, young and middle aged—pirouetted about him on wheels and urged him to the trial. “An attendant had his feet chained down to the starmakers before ho hardly realized it. He struck out with his left, followed with his right, and did amazingly well. It was no trick after all! But he got no farther. One foot shot out to the east; the other made a Columbian voyage of discovery to the west. They circled around each other like an erratic comet chasing its tail, and the future hope of the nation came down with a crash that made the gas jets flicker. In less than three seconds half of Indianapolis was on top of him. and his head was just visible peering out from the wilderness of striped hosiery and crushed hats. He sat up when he got an opportunity, removed the skates went over to the attendant, handed him the offending rollers with a polite bow and walked out. That was his first visit to the rink and his last.” —St. Louis Globe-Democrat. t - Farmer Bratt Bides Down. Eight years ago Emery Bratt, an aged farmer and one of the largest farmers in Genesee county, “came down Salt river” when Cleveland was elected. He rode a mule, which was decorated as profusely as himself. Four years ago Mr. Bratt was among the first to ac knowledge that he was beaten, and fol lowing his established custom rode through the main streets of Batavia upon his mule “on his way up Salt river.” Mr. Bratt had made a statement pub licly since the campaign opened to the effect that ho was fattening his mule, and that they were coming back this year. Hundreds of citizens aud busi ness men gathered about to see Mr. Bratt “come down” Wednesday morn ing. The mule was attired in red, white and blue, with Mr. Bratt upon his back blowing a large tin horn. A hundred enthusiastic boys were soon in his wake blowing tin horns, and the drum corps was soon in line also. The sidewalks were devoted to the unique parade, aud all pedestrians gave way. Mr. Bratt’s quadrennial parade is becoming histor ical.—Cor. Buff alo Courier. An Editor Honored. Saturday all his brethren of The Pub lic Ledger, of Philadelphia, united in giving a reception at the Drexel insti tute in honor of Colonel M. Richards Muckle. The colonel is one of the oldest and most popular members of The Ledger family. Ho has been in its serv ice for half a century, and the reception was in graceful recognition of that fact. A German by descent, although born in Philadelphia, he has always been prom inent in efforts for tho welfare of the Germans. For this work, and especially for as sisting in the restoration of the Stras burg library, which was destroyed in the Franco-Prussian war, he was twice decorated by the old Emperor William —once with the ribbon and the patent of the Order of the Crown, and again with that of the Black Eagle, which is only conferred upon kings and foreign potentates. He has the distinction of being the only native American to be thus ennobled.—New York Tribune. Fine Sport in Georgia. The greatest nimrod of the age, Bink Savage, told Bill Hilsman that there were several flocks of turkeys doing great damage to his pea crop on the swamp. He therefore baited several places with corn, and on finding that the game was eating his bait, decided to go next morning and kill a lot of them. That night he examined “Old Betsy” carefully and found her in fine fix, but on looking up his ammunition found that he had not a grain of powder or an ounce of shot. An old darky standing near by saw his dilemma. He had just returned from town with a gallon of pure com whisky, and, says he, “Mars’ Bink, let’s soak the next lot of corn in the whisky, an if dey eat dat dey is sho’ drunk.” Bink caught on. The result was he found a flock of sixteen fine wild tur keys on a high old drunk, and with his walking stick soon killed the whole flock.—Albany (Ga.) Herald. Something New in Peanut Roasters. “Peauutta, machina roasted!” said an Italian peanut vender in the Bowery yesterday to a group of people who stood around a small model of a working steam engine, to which he pointed with pride. The steam engine had a little metal manikin turnkig a glass cylinder, and the engine puffed and turned out the roasted peanuts in a stream. The ma chine looked too costly a toy for the Italian to own. It evidently is an ex periment, and means an eruption of pea nut roasting machines in every sheltered nook down town. The Italian did a fine trade, the novelty of the contrivance at tracting nearly every passerby, and about one out of every five became a purchaser.—New York Sun. A Chance for Inventor*. A prize of 3,000 francs has been offered by Baron Leon de Lenval, of Nice, to the inventor of the best application of the principles of the microphone in the construction of a portable apparatus for the improvement of hearing in deaf peo ple. A Workingman’s Words. If philosophers and statesmen would write as plain and good English as Fred "Woodrow, an alleged workingman, writes in The Century, then they might make some impression on mankind. Mr. Woodrow addresses some advice to work ingmen out of his own experience and observation. He believes that co-oper ative stores would enable poor people to get their supplies at wholesale rates. Fur ther, profit sharing in the industries will be the next step up. Workingmen, Mr. Woodrow says, are at present ignorant PEOPLE’S TARTY I’AFldl, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1892. of the manipulation of money and of business management Byway of ob taining certain kinds of enlightenment at least he recommends to them to think about the following pointe: We have made some considerable to do about what we ought to have. Do we ever stop to think of how much we throw away? We think of our thin slice of beef, our pat of sausage meat and our red herring—never too much and sometimes not enough—but how often is it that we scratch our heads over the dimes and dollars we drop in our mugs of beer? We ob ject to a cut in our wages, and have hard words for such employers as from greed or ne cessity reduce a worker’s weekly pay, but do we not do the same thing when we beat a shoe maker o.ut of a quarter for soleing our shoes and underpay the teamster that hauls our coal and wood? We complain of being left off the slate by statesmen and politicians, aud of hav ing to pay taxes to bribe aidermen and make millionaires of contractors, but do we see. to it that when we deposit a ballot we cast it for a good man, aiid.pot for a rogue? And are there not more time and thought given as to what horse will win a race than as to what kind of man we want at Washington. We find fault with corporations for depress ing labor values when the market is full of idle hands, but do we not crack the same kind of whip when we compel a contractor in the middle of an. important contract to give us higher wages or dad himself left out in the cold? We have something to say about being left out of some classes of society by reason of blue jeans and thick shoes, but do we not do the same thing with our poorer neighbor who has a room less in his house than there is in ours and more patches in his coat than we can show. Soberly speaking, would there not be fewer paupers in the poorhouse had they taken care of what they once had, and fewer insol vent grocers if we paid our debts, fewer fools and more wise men in our city councils and our congresses had. we spent more time with our ballots aud books than with billiards and ninepins? Bicycle Mail Delivery. Tn an interview Postmaster General Wanamaker, in the Indianapolis Jour nal, says: Free postal delivery in the rural dis tricts is coining some time. The gov ernment does not give the farmer his share of the benefits of the mails. In another year, I think, the postoffice de partment will bo self sustaining, and I think the time will then be ripo for the inauguration of the free delivery of mails in the rural districts. The plan, however, is feasible only where there are good roads, because it involves tho use of bicycles. lam glad to know your state is beginning to show an interest in good roads. It is quite possible, with roads passa ble at all seasons of tho year, to operate the rural delivery system, and also col-' lect the mails from the boxes piqued along tho road. Thero aro some parts of rural districts near Philadelphia which might have the delivery now if there were money to equip such service. We aro using bicycles in Washington with good success in deliveries as well as collections. It is entirely feasible and also proper to extend every advan tage of our mail service to the farmers. Breaking Up a Square. A discussion seems to be going on as to whether an infantry square can be broken by a charge of men on foot or on horse back. To’’the nonmilitary mind this would seom impossible, provided that the square is properly formed. But I read the other day that the French in Dahomey cast melinite bombs into an intrenchment of the enemy, with the re sult that the assailants themselves had to fall back in order not to be destroyed by the suffocating fumes. Is this a fact or an effort of the jour nalistic imagination? If tho former, what is to prevent melinite being fired into any dense mass of men on a battle field, whether in square or in any other formation, and emitting such fumes that the square would cease to exist? Admitting tho truth of the statement, it seems to me likely to render war so ex ceedingly dangerous a pastime that few sano human beings will be willing to engage in it. —London Truth. Royalty’* Reception Room. The grand reception room at Windsor castle is at present in the hands of the workmen, who are executing a process of redecorating and regilding. This magnificent chamber is ono of the state apartments, but last year it was used as a greenroom for both opera comique and grand opera, when various companies by royal command gave entertainments in the Waterloo chamber. Thero are six sujjerb pieces of old Gobelin tapestry on the walls, illustrat ing tho story of Jason aud the golden fleece, and in the fine gothic window which overlooks the home park and Eton college stands a hug© vase made en tirely of Russian malachite, which was presented to tho queen by the Czar Nicholas of Russia. The ceiling and the cornices are richly carved and gilded, and the room is lighted by four enormous candelabra of ormolu and cut glass.—Paris American Register. Two Hundred Years Ago. There was celebrated recently in the the town of Danvers, Mass., the 200th anniversary of the death of Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged in Salem in 1692 on account of her religious con victions and because she would not con fess to being a witch. Her body was stolen from the gallows by her sons and hidden in au unmarked grave. It is only recently that some of her descend ants have unveiled a memorial tablet in honor of the forty persons who main tained her innocence before the New England court that tried her.—Harper's Bazar. The Coming Car. We believe that cable road practice has reached the stage where but little room is left for improvement. They have been developed, improved and operated by the best engineering skill which the country affords. Nearly all are on a good dividend paying basis; but whatever the past experience of the two systems has been, or whatever the present status of the two may be, we are only voicing the convictions of well in formed engineers when we say that electric systems will continue to increase in efficiency (by which is meant earning capacity) until all rivals are distanced, and only one method of rapid transit is recognized—the electric car.—Electrical Engineer. Something About Orange*. It is orange season again, and those who are fond of them are very glAd to get their favorite fruit once more. It is possible to buy oranges at any season of the year, and as nearly everybody likes them there is a steady demand for the fruit all the year round. But the orange months have always been from Decem ber until May. Oranges ai*e sweet then and very juicy. This year, however, it has been discov ered that oranges cau be easily brought all the way from Brazil, and as the Brar zilian oranges are at their best in No vember there is a plenty of them to be found now.— > DURHAM'S BLOOD PURIFIER! / THE BEST ■ffl OF A WORN-DOWN SYSTEM? MADE OUT OF Native Herbs! , * .1 T , \ , HAS Stood THE • . . Test OF FIFTY YEARS. REMOVES ALL IMPURITIES FROM THE BLOOD. BUILDS UP AND ’ ’■ STRENGTHENS THE ENTIRE BODY. Give It a Trial. Beats Any of the Complicated Nostrums Now Being Palmed Off On The Public! Contains No Ingredient Injurious To The Throat, As So Many Other Proprietary Medicines Do. —: i Try It. W ■ FOR SALE BY Ur. G.W. Durham, THOMSON, GEORGIA. - —— u PRICE, SI.OO Per Bottle. BOYLAN & FAGAI 100 Whitehall street and 152 Decatur street. r ae, y 6 have made extraordinary efforts this season to place before the pu" I| fL LL LINE of everything carried by a first-class DRY GOODS and CLOTIa HOL SE at PRICES that CANNOT BE BEATEN. We give below a few sp* mens of what we are doing. Read and be convinced. SHOES. Ladies’ Lace Glove Grain, 75. up. Men s Whole Stock Calf Shoes, unlined, at $1.25 Meu’s Fine Bals for SI.OO pair. A Full Line of Gainesville Shoes, In Ladies’. Children's and Gents'. We are Agents for the Celebrated James Means Shoes. HATS. Boys’ Wool Hats from 25 cents up. Men’s Wool Hats from 40 cents up to the very best grade in fur. DRESS GOODS. All Wool filled in all colors, 0 cents. BOYLAN & FAGAN,IOO Wh AT AND BELOW COST, FOR SIXTY DAYS. Having bought the Stock of C. J. Fortson’s at a Greatly Re duced Price, I offer it for sale AT AND BELOW COST TO PEOPLE’S PARTY PEOPLE Trading in Thomson. I extend a cordial invitation to all, before trading elsewhere, and assure them of fair treatment. I have a lot of BAGGING that I will gladly sell to the farmer for than it can possibly be delivered. The best 2 pound piece bagging at 100 pounds Granulated Sugar for $5,50. A nice line of Gentlemen’s Ready Made Suits at factory cost. Splendid line Gentlemen’s latest style Hats at cost. A good line of Shoes and Boots at cost. A large lot of good Trunks and V alises at your own price. Fifty barrels roller ground patent Flour at $4.00 per barrel. Call early before the stock is too badly broken. O. s. LEE, Successor to C. J. Fortson. THOMSON,’ - - - GEORGIA, WHEN IN THOMSON, GO TO H. A. BURNSIDE'S, WHERE YOU CAN BUY ANYTHING YOU WANT. Best Shoe Stock in Town. Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats and Notions. Also a Select Stock of Groceries. The Best Tobacco for the Least Money. In fact, a dollar gets a hundred cents’ worth every time. Come and see. We will be glad to show you our stock. H- A- BURNSIDE, THOMSON, GEORGIA. NEW OFFER! k Mr. Watson’s Book has been received at this office. Any one sending us $1.40 can get a copy of the book and this paper for one year. The Book will be given as a PRE MIUM with CLUBS OF FIVE SUBSCRIBERS who pay each ONE DOLLAR for an annual subscription to this paper. A Prize Picture Puzzle. EXPLANATION, — The following picture contains four faces, a man and his three daughters Any one can find the nian’s face, but it is not so easy to distinguish the faces of the three young ladies. The picture was published in a few newspapers some time ago, and attracted considerable attention io our standard remedies. .We now offer a new prize competition in connection with it. As the sole object is to introduce our medicines into new homes, those who entered the former competition are requested not to compete in this one. As to the reliability of “The Ford Pi!! G 0.," and the estimation in which their medicines are held in Toronto, Canada, where they are best known, patrens are referred SO the Gaily newspapers, wholesale druggists aud leading business bouses geuerally of JoroatQk ASfflS wF/ jIBt ’ ' * pro ? r ‘«tors “The Ford PH! Co ," will give *n elegant pair of SheVfirtd PfihlO®» vatfiage and. Harness, valued at S6OO, (delivcrea free in any part of the United States, i J zric person who can rnaxe out the three daughters’ faces. To the second will be given an ciegant i-Ady’s Cold Watch, set in sapphires and diamonds. To the third will be given a P air genuine Diamond Ear~rinfXß. To the fourth will be given a handsome China plnnOF Svrv.Ce, lothejf/zA will be given a Kodak Camera. TotherfrfA, aSwiss Wlusio . iO the mwkM, a French Mantel Clock- To the eighth, an elegant Banquet 1 o the ninth, a pair of CrOWF) Defijy V BSC9. To the tenth, a complete L@VVn I ■eOiliiS Set, and many other prizes in order of merit. Every competitor must cut out toe above *’ a M I o Picture,” distinguish the three girls’ faces by marking a cross with a lead pencil on each, n- 1 enc same with 15 U. S. two-cent stamps for one of the following “Prize Remedies: ••ut Us Prize Fills,” “Ford's Prize" Catarrh Remedy,” or “Ford’s Prize f „-->•* Cure.” Select any one of the above remedies you desire. Address “Tit© Fora 1 C 0.,” Cor. Wellington & Bay Sts., Toronto, Cartaaa. .The. person whose envelope ts Mmn.-kid first will be awarded the first prize, and t’:e others in order of merit. As this acver iisement appears simultaneously throughout the United States, every one has an equal oppor -1 ;ity. To the person sendingthe last correct answer wiil be given an ciegant Upriglit Concern tiring Plano, valued atSSOO.OO. To the .first person from the fhrfsendinga correct answer will b»; given a gentleman’s fine Uoltl “Sandoz” 'Watch, which strikes the hours and quarter hours on small cathedra! gong at pleasure, and valued at &300.D0. To the ssccndfrom the last, a first-chns Safety Ricycle, pneumatic tire. To the third from the last, afirst-class English Snot« gun. To the fourth from the last, a suite of Parlor Furniture. To the fifth from thetorf, a handsome Silver Tea Service. To the xz’.rZ/i from the Ziw/, an elegant Piano Lamp. Io th® seventh from the last, a handsome pair of Portieres. To the eighth from the last,. a genuine English leather travelling Trunk. To the «r«/A front the last, two pieces of genuine rrenca fetat uary, and many other prizes ia order of merit. G SPECIAL PRIZES EACH STATE. anißißiiiißi r T —IBM ®iTH~r~~‘ - “ ' r ■ f ' ■ imrn—n* l — tnecial prize of a Silk Dress Pattern (sixteen yards, any color), or a first-class Sewing' Machine (any make desired) will be given to the first person in each State in the U. S. who can make cut the three daughters’faces. .We shall give away 200 valuable prize®, besides special prizes, (if there should be so many sending correct answers.) ho charge is made tor boxing and packing of prizes. The names of the leading prize winners will be published m connection with our advertisement in leading newspapers next month. Extra premiums v. ill be given to only those waoara willing to assist in introducing our medicines. Nothing is charged for the prizes m any way. 1 her are absolutely given away tointrcduce and advertise “ Ford’s Prize Remedies, ” which are stand ard medicines, and will be used in every family for years where they have been once introduced. All prizes will be awarded strictly in order of merit, and with perfect satisfaction to the pubhe. due remeOie® will be sent by mail, postpaid, and prizes free oi duty* A WATCH FOR EVERY CORRECT AXSUTO. ’ An extra premium of a genuine “Fearloss” Watch, (stem winder,) willbeawarded to person wiioseuds a correct answer w ithin 30 days after this advertisement appears, in case they shoiq L fortunate enough to secure one of the larger prizes. That ts, it any one can find the three feed enclose them within 30 days from the time this advertisement appears tn the newspaper, the guaranteed either one of the leading prizes,.or an extra premium of a watch ° n • Sfo answer will be noticed that does not contain 30 cents for one of Ford 8 Prize Remedies Address THE FORD PILL CO, “37," Cer. Wellington & Bay Sts., Toronto, Canada All Wool fielled in all colors, 10 cents. All Wool filled in all colors, 12H cents. CLOTHING. In this Department we arc beyond comparison Children’s Wool Suits from 75 cents to $1.25. Men’s Good Wool Sults at $4.00, §4 25. §4.50 and §5.00, an allfwool suit that cannot be bought elsewhere at less than $7.50. Pants at 50c. worth 75c. Pants at 75c. worth §I.OO. Pants at. SI.OO worth $1.50. It will pay any person needing Pants to givtf ’is a call before purchasing. teliall street and 152 Decatur Street. TVTOTICE.— CHUFERS FOR SALE. JL x The cheapest hog feed a man can raise. For further particulars apply to W. S. Kinard Draueville, (Ja. ' DR. SPICER, Will give a written guarantee to cure the following diseases without pain and I without inconvenience from busniess, or will forfeit from SSO to $l5O for each and everv case he nndert akes: I DISEASES OF RECTUM—PiIes, Fis sures, Rectal ulcers, Fistula and Rectal strictures. Genito-Urinary diseases. I All diseases of the Bladder. Varicocele and Hydrocele. Diseases of Women, Headaches, Sleeplessness, Indigestiion, Nervous prostration, Owwian troubles- Inflammation and Displacements. Rup'- ture, whether partial or complete. Con- I sultation is invited and free. JAMES SPICER, M. D. ‘ Rooms 4 and 5, 48 Wall st.,opp. Union depot. Atlanta, Ga.