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28 COLUMBUS ENQUIRER - BUN: SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1886, A Short Retrospect of the History of the Enquirer-Sun. VfcftMni Who Own and the Mon Who Make It—A Paper That Sprang Into Existence In the liny* : •fOs furls mul Stage four hen How It lias Kept j Paae with the Progress of the Dh) -It Taken All ; the fount!*) in It* Scope of Unet’ll Incas. Tlie history of this paper la coeval with that of ColumhuH. When only n few rude log huts vmrked the site of the now beautiful and flour- whing city, the Enquirer flung its banner to I the breeze, which has never since trailed the | dust. Among its first readers were the wild red wen of our native forests. Through all the vary ing vicissitudes of the city, through weal and woo, through adversity and prosperity, the old paper has lived on, though many of its old editors and publishers have gone down to “the : vile dust from which they sprang.” but not “unwept, unhonored and unusing. M lake all old papers it has had an eventful experience, and its fortunes have fluctuated like those of the men by whom it was supported. Its col umns, from the first, contained faithful records of all important events of the city and section. It sprang into existence in a slow age, without the experience and facilities for news getting of the present. period of “bright light,” and it is interesting to compare its old and new issues. The best talent from the first was brought to bear in its editorial management, and several of its first editors won for themselves imperish able renown. At t lie time of its birth there were no daily papers in Georgia and but few in the union. Railroads and telegraphs were not dreamed of in this section. Those were the days of ox carts, and stage coaches were •onsidcred a luxurious mode of travel, j It took six weeks to go to New York, and news j from Europe in fifty and sixty days was consid- J ©ix d fresh and spicy, and the publisher of such “late” intelligence was pronounced exceedingly | enterprising. Hut presto! a half century has j •lapsed since then. Railroads are everywhere.! Telegraohs flash the news from every quarter, j and telephones talk it from state to state. Time j and space seem likely to be annihilated, and yet the world moves on, thrones and dynasties turn- | ble, and humanity lives and dies as usual. A nil IKK HISTORY OP Tim ENQUIRER-SUN. A brief outline of the history of the Enquirer | may not he without interest. It was started by kliraheau H. Lumur, the last week in May, 1828, i and it is consequently now in the 69tli year of its ! age. Yet, as was said of lapses, “its eye is not dim nor its natural force abated.” It is neither n hoary-headed nor mossy-backed institution, but claims to be youthful and wide-awake. Mr. Lamar retired from the paper in 1830, and was succeeded by .lames Vunness and Hon. H. \V. Hilliard, whos history is well known in this section. Lamar seems to have been again con nected with the paper in 1834, when he sold out, went to Texas, afterward became first president of that republic, and died therein 1849. After this W. B. Tinsley was proprietor for a short while. He was succeeded by W. L. Jeter and H. W. Flournoy. In 1838 Flournoy, Marks & Chapman were editors and proprietors. On the 19th of July, 18-13, R. T. Marks sold his interest to Flournoy, Ragland & Fetor. Rutland and Flournoy were at the helm for many years, Flournoy dying in 1868 and Ragland in 1873. Flournoy was editor duriug a strong period of po litical excitement, and his pen was considered u power in the land. Prior to the death of Mr. Rugland, Mr. T. K. Wynne was associated with him for several years as co-proprietor. Upon tlie *tleath of tlieir father, Ragland's sons ran the paper for about a year, when it was bought ou( by A. R. Calhoun, of Philadelphia, who in 1878 sold out to W. L. Salisbury and C. A. KUnk. Mr. Klink retired after a short but brilliant expe rience, leaving Major Salisbury as sole proprietor. This public spirited gentleman was murdered in April. 1878, after which Mr. John King became the proprietor and conducted the paper until tlie 16th of April. 188(1, when a stock company was organized and purchased the paper, Mr. John King becoming general business manager. OF THE EDITORS "who succeeded Mr. S. \V. Flournoy not much need be said. Their labors are still fresli in the minds of the public. Col. J. H. Martin has long borne the reputation of being one of the finest political writers in the stato. Major A. R. Cal houn was emphaticUy a vigorous writer, but fortunately for the people of this section his career was as brief ns it was brilliant. Mr. J. G. Do Vo tie succeeded Calhoun and was justly re garded as one of the best newspaper men who ever tilled tlie editorial chair. After his death on April 4, 1881, Mr. John King became the editor, but tlie duties of the business and editorial j manager were so heavy that he placed Mr. j Eugene Cranberry in editorial charge, and who ! has since that time filled the position, to what ! degree of success the readers are left to judge for j themselves. THE NEW ORGANIZATION was perfected April 16, 188(5, and under the ; charter and name of Enquirer-Sun Publishing j Company, took formal clmrge'of the paper. The | following are the oflicials and stockholders: \ John Pen- < is. Thomas 1 John Peabody, President. John King, General Manager. Directors—John King, T. J. Pea re body, R. A. Carson, Jus. A. Lev Chaffin. John King W L Clark J A Kirven & Co George P Swill jr T .1 Pearce O C Johnson J M Frazer Brannon & Carson I) E Williams Peabody A: Brannon A V Boatrlte G Gunby Jordan Thos Chaflm C B Grimes A C Chancellor Eugene Cranberry A 1 Young, treas’r W A Little S J Whiteside C E Hoohstrasser G M Williams W () Johnson G J Peacock W J Pearce T W Grimes Dr N P Banks Jas A Lewis W C Turner I) F Willcox M E Gray J C Reedy EJ Rankin A S Dozier L H Chappell C T Porter T E Blanchard T M Foley J 8 Garrett Col Iron Works Co C A Etheredge A P Thornes L L Cowdery G M Dews E N Clemeucc Roll in Jefferson C J Thornton 11 M Moore G E Thomas, jr John N Barnett Carter & Bradley Geo B Whiteside B H Crawford Geo Y Pond I) P Dozier C A Redd C A Klink John Blacknmr J M Fletcher & Son Soule Redd J T Kavanagh Toombs Crawford J F Clegg Jno W Riddle J F Flournoy J H Hamilton A lllges M 1) Hood & Co J Kyle & Co Phillip Gettinger Sternberg & Lowenberg Wells & Curtis J F Pomeroy A I Young Mrs A Rankin, trustee J B Hill Dr N J Bussey M O Berry Dr Geo Phelps I)r Geo J Grimes Mrs M S Allen A M El ledge Mrs E G Springer McNeill & Levy W S Do Wolf L F Garrard J K Orr F J Jenkins W J Thomas The stockholders are, as it will be observed by all wno know them, the representatives citizens of Columbus and include a very large majority of the representative business men. The list em braces merchants, manufacturers, bankers, Urwyers, doctors, real estate owners and dealers, cotton factors, brokers and ever)’class of business in the city. It is an organization with which the citizens of the city are thoroughly identified and to which they give their cordial co-operation, Those composing the stock company rre in foil sympathy with any and all movements to advance the progress of the city and the larger the field of usefulness occupied by the paper, the more is it jftleasing to them. TilK RUBINHM OFFICE. The entire general management of tbe paper is under the charge of Mr. John King, and the following arc the officials and assistants: John King, General Manager Felder Pou, Secretary and Treasurer. L. M. Harris, Mailing Clerk. EDITORIAL STAFF. The editorial stalT is composed of the following gentlemen: Eugene Cranberry, Editor-In-Chief. Henry I). Ilovvrcn, Associate Editor. W. O. Johnson, City Editor. T. J. Jackson, Reporter. COMPOSING ROOM. W. (L Turner, Foreman. Robert F. Ellis, Assistant Foreman and Chief Ad. Compositor. Neal Bray, Proof Reader. COMPOSITORS. J. F. Brock J. W. Pate W. S. Kennedy Wiley Williams J. II Garrison T. II. Daniel J. F. Wise T. J. Jackson G. W. Tillinghast F. A. Monroe J. F. i-’ontie J II. Parks S J. Johnston J. W. Lewis M. W. Wagner E. B. ( hafin J. I). Renfroe J. A. Hhaw J. B. Chafln George Weaver Charles Lcdsinger Ed. W. Johnson J. D. Kennedy P. N. Simmons PRESSMEN. M. Van Cook, Pressman. Moses Finney, Assistant Pressman, and two others. CARRIERS. Will Montie, Folder. Willie Jackson George Hoffman Thomas BunIi Guy Williams ’allie Branch Steve Jackson Willie Half man Edward Koran Alonzo Chadwick James Hodman Willie Hill Newsboys— Emmett Lewis, Mitchell Rowe, Daniel Summers, Lockie Tnnkcrslie. TUG HOARD OF DIRECTORS. 'flic board of directors, as named above, con stitutes a body of the representative and leading l of our city and section. Each individual man on the board has achieved signal success in life through his own acumen and efforts, and the same number of better bussiness men could not be selected from the registration roll of any city in tlie country. It is in a large ineai-ure due to tlieir names, their influence and their work that tbe paper is now increasing its business so rapid ly from day to-day, until it goes daily into al most every business house and family in the city and community and a large territory outside tlie limits of this state and Alabama. It may not be amiss to show ourselves What Prayer U and How It Can Be Made Effective. Faith ami Karuestni-ss Among the Kssmthil Pre. requisites—A Columbus Gun-Club Han Talks About Guns—Tbe Flint and Steel Guns—Way to New Improvements- Our Private NaturaiM Discovers a Spider. Sitting in the back room of a business house the other day were half a-dozen gentlemen. Among them were two ministers who rank among the most gifted in the state as well as the most zealous and pious. The question was asked? “ What is prayer?” The gentleman propounding tbe question went on to say that although we all pray, yet a gieat number are unable to give the definition of this one simple word. The minister addressed re plied : “ In its simplest definition, prayer is an address to God. It must be the expression of thanks und of adoration, or it is not a prayer from the heart, and if a prayer is not from the heart, it is not a prayer at all. Every Christian will testify that prayer brings close connection between God and man. Take a child away from its parents und give it to others who will care for it, and if the child shows evidence of love in return those who have him in charge will do for him all the more willingly, and will become deeply attached to the little one. .So it is with God. He is good and merciful to us, and if we acknowledge His good ness to us by going to Him in prayer ajid asking His care and guidance, a FEELING OF CONFIDENCE, as it were, is established between us and God. We feel more of the ’ove of God in our hearts as long a* we pray. We are kept in close connec tion with Him. One of the strongest points in favor of prayer is devotion to God—a feeling of trust. If one of His children cries out “Lord, teach me Thy will,” He will ntonce manifest Himself to that one. Prayer is the natural out flow of tlie human heart. Some have hail to struggle against prayer. Prayer is the sponta neous utterance of tlie poor troubled soul.” THE ABOVE WAS ENDORSED by the other minister and then he went on to add. AS OTHERS SEE US, lienee we append what one of tbe leading jour nals of tlie state has to say in expressing its opinion of the Enquirer-Sun: “We have always thought that the Columbus Enquirer-Sun was as near being a faultless pa per as it was possible to make a southern journal. It has singularly blended ehterprisc and progress with ability anil dignity. It has been an excep tionally clean journal, while goahondativc and newsy, it has preserved to an unusual degree a certain individuality which lias always marked it a decorous, sturdy southern conservatism—an adherence to exnltcd methods and south ern sentiment. The Enquirer-Sun has always seemed to us the most typical south ern paper of the south, and amid all of its un doubted demonstrations of progress it has main tained its southern individuality. This sterling paper has just taken another step forward. It has assumed the customary eight-page form, and looks as cosmopolitan as possible. The Capitol heartily congratulates the Enquirer-Sun on its new and nobby toggery—its modern suit—and wishes it the continued success it deserves.”— Atlanta Capitol. We could fill columns with complimentary press notices, but we desire now to speak more particularly of the present and future of the paper than the past. It is the aim of the present management to placo it upon the highest possible plane and to keep it up to a high stand ard. The profits of the paper are a trust fund for its improvement, and though its progress has been marked, the goal of its ambition has by no means been reached. It must be the inferior of no paper in this section of the country, and no pains or expense will be spared to accomplish this end. Its miscellaneous matter will bo of the best character, the telegraphic service as good as can be obtained, tlie local news will be given in full and general subjects will be discussed in a fearless and impartial manner. It will be the aim to place everything before tlie reader in the most attractive and palatable manner. It is our purpose to make each succeeding issue of the Enquirer-Sun better than Its predecessor, and in this we loci assured that we will have THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE of this city and surrounding section. The list of stockholders show that it is emphatically a Columbus institution, as the principal busiuess men of the city are its owners. There is perhaps not another paper in the United States where there is such a unanimity of sentiment in regard to it, and where the interest of all centre. The management feel that they have a grave respon sibility in tlie trust of conducting the enterprise, and this trust is held sacred. The confidence of the people here lias noflbeen misplaced and their trust will not bo abused. The Enquirnr-Sun will be a paper for the people, and it must and will fill all demands for a first-class paper in each and every particular. The ItuMioH County Register. The Russell County Register, which now lies upon our table, is one of the newsiest, neatest and best weekly papers that comes to us from Alabama. It is published by VV. C. Gucrry, an old typo of the Enquirer-Sun office, and Wilmer Waddell, one of the most sterling young men of his county. Guerry has entire charge of the me chanical department of the paper and has a knack of making his paper look like a picture. No young mau in his community stands higher in every way than friend Guerry, and it is a pleasure to know that liisefforts are appreciated. Mr. Wilmer Waddell is at the editorial helm, and he guides his craft with a skill aud discre tion that would do credit to an experienced jour nalist, though lie is yet in his teens. He has al ready made himself prominent among men who are themselves prominent, by the superior ability shown in each issue of his paper. No young man in Alabama has a brighter future stretched out before him; nor is any young man in the state more popular with those who know him best. These young gentlemen offer the business men of Columbus a valuable advertising medium for presenting themselves to the people of Russell and adjacent Alabama counties, and-a liberal use of its columns would prove beneficial to them as well as bestow patronage upon two young gentle men, than whom there are none in the state more worthy. “Tom Paine, tlie noted infidel, took great pains ; to ridicule the Christian. He seemed to be par- i ticuUrly turned against prayer. He seemed to j have no faith in prayer, but while he was taking his noted trip around the world a ffarftil storm , overtook tlie vessel on which lie was a passen- I ger, the winds were shrieking through the masts i and the waves well nigh bearing the vessel down, but where was Tom Paine? He was in one end of j the vessel ON HIS KNEES praying to God to have mercy on his soul. I : don’t say this to ridicule the man. 1 think it is I to his credit. It shows, as I said a few moments ! ago, that prayer is the spontaneous utterance j of a troubled heart. The trouble | with most of us if that we never j think to call upon God until we are in trouble. Man was made to pray. Go into all parts of the world and you will find people engaged in prayer. How do you account for it? Prayer gives strength to man in the time of weakness. Prayer secures for man the most precious of God’s blessing. God does not cast these prayers away to the swine. He saves His richest blessings for those who love Him best. In order to receive an answer to p ayer, it is necessary to believe God is able to answer prayer. A man might pray from year in to year out, and if lie had no faith in his prayers himself he would never receive any benefit. The great move ment of the church during the last two or three centuries io the result of prayer. Some of the most celebrated men the world ever knew were men of prayer. Luther, Knox and Finney were all men of prayer. Prayer is not designed to change God, but is the organ by which we receive the fulfillment of the prom's?s of God. There is a special power displayed by God in the answering of prayer, I don’t see where there can be any inconstistency or lack of reason in priiye.. God knows man’s every thought, and if we refuse to pray we cannot live the life of con sistent Christians. God is full of love, he lias the power and the wisdom, and is willing to hear | the prayer of every sincere heart,” POINTS FOR GUNNERS. (Joiip Are file Long Single-Barrel Flint ami Steel. Some of the New Gtms. Now-a-days many a lucky sportsman has made the rafters at night and the welkin in morning ring merrily with tlie old song: Come out, ’Lis now October, The hunter’s moon’s begun; And through the wheat and stubble Is heard the frequent gun. To be sure we have not much wheat hereabout and the old stubble is as bygone as the long sin gle-barrel flint-lock that the bard who penned the foregoing lyric probably took pot-shots with at coveys on the ground. We have changed all that in these days, aud now “down charge” is seldom heard, quick work is the order of the day, and “Die on boy” tlie order of the horn on wide prairie and in bosky wood. How we long to see tlie dogs quarter the ground in free ranging strides, then halt and draw on the birds, whir, bang, bang, and what stays belling goes to bag. Blit none of it this year for ye scribe—so he went ! gunning in a long talk with one of the Columbus gun club by way of a pleasant aggravation of his mit cry. If you can’t get a thing it is some consola tion to TALK IT OVER. The gun has evo uted marvelously in the past twenty years. We can remember when the pin fire first came in; then the central tire; and old sportsmen patted their long-time friends and scorned the gun that broke in two. When a breech-loader went into the air, and a good many of the early weapons were inclined that way, how the chorus of “I told you so” rang out, and when choke bores came to the front how com plete wu° tlie discomfiture of the old boys. Now vve have hammerless and magazine guns, and, strange to say, we are getting back to the small bores used by our grandfathers; for the other day we were shown a twenty,which was listed at $375, “very suitable lor a lady,” und any number of sixteens of about the same figure. Tnat was an imported gun; but there are] some mighty good weapons made in this country, although the great majority are imported, either finished or in the rough, from the workshops of Birmingham and Liege. St. Paul Church. Preaching at each service by the pastor. There will be special services at night during the week. If sufficient interest is developed by the meetings they will be pressed. The pastor hopes to see a generous respouse to these efforts, on the part of both the church aud the public. At 11 o’clock to-day the series of sermons on The Soul and Immortality will be begun, and will be continued from week to week at 11 a. m. ou Sundays. Open Air Meeting. It is intended (D. V.) to hold this meeting this afternoon at 4 o’clock. It is hoped several ministers will be present and aid in the exercises. Some religious papers will be on hand, but we hope others will be sent to the meeting. J. H. Campbell. St. Luke Church. In consequence of the indisposition of the presiding elder, Rev. W. M. Hayes, the pastor will preach at 11 a. in. aud 7:30 p. m. to-day. ABOUT GUNS. Talking with the gun club man lie said: “The cheapest article on the market is wholesaled at $1.50, with a discount of 25 per cent, for cash, and it is in high favor among the colored population of the south. The next grades are $4 and $8 25, aud you can get a double barrel for $ 10. These are muzzle-loaders. THE CHEAPEST BREECH-LOADER is a musket converted with the Sneider action. This will cost you $2.85, and is a clumsy but stroug weapon. There are a number of single breech-loaders, side snaps, top-snaps and other snaps, ranging up to $10, but none of which are of much account, and the double guns,which run from $11 up. A warranted gun of Aiutrican finish cau be purchased from $50 to $75, which will do as good work as anyone could ask. “But the coming gun is the hammerless, and very handsome ones are finished in this country and wholesaled at from $100 to $125 in the lower grades to $325 for finest work. Magazine guns ar« also eoining to the front at about the same figures, aud although these latter are as yet some* what of an experiment, the experience of those who handle rifles is in their flavor. “The novelty this year is a duck gun composed of seven 32-bore barrels inclosed in one which shoots simultaneously seven long bullet car tridges and will kill at 200 yards. Other new ideas are combination shot and rifle barrels side by stde, and also over and under, and a new double gun, which is choked and rifled on the choke so that a bullet is twiste! when fired.” ON THE GRADE VINKS. Our Private Naturalist Discovers u Queer Spider und a Queer IV eb. Entomology is not the strong point of the pri vate naturalist of the Enquirer-Sun. In all can dor, he can’t say that he has any knowledge in any branch of natural science, but that is “neither here nor there.” What he lias in mind now is new to him and may be now to others. His grape vines are infested, or ornamented with the queerest spider webs, made by the queerest looking and queerest acting spiders he. ever saw’ The web spreads in a very open and expansive fashion, over a space of three feet or more in ir regular diameter, in the centre of which is a more compact structure down which runs a white aerated stripe like lace, as much finer than Mechlin as Mechlin is finer than a fish seine, so closely woven that it appears solid, and so formed that it looks like a perpendicular stairway. And this is not a wliim of our spider. It is seen with little variation, in the web of even’ one of the species. The private naturalist never saw anything like it before, and in many years no such appearance has been discovered on the same vines. The spider is still more singular than his web. He is three-fourths of an inch long, with a flat head shaped like the ace of spades and as white as snow, depressed below an oviform body, as black as ink and glossy as velvet, with a row of dotted or serrated markings all around the edge of a rich yellow or almost golden color so brilliant that it can be discovered on tlie black surface before the body can be seen in form at all. Two long legs close together pro- trude ’on each side of the head, a smaller one on each side of the neck, and one on each side of the lower end of the body. He is a spiteful “cuss.” If a hand be advanced close to him he will jump viciously at it. I. he is disturbed by a stick or a motion of tlie hand lie will swing himself backward and forward in his coil with a sort of wrathfol jerk, as if he thought he was ; “spiting” somebody, and keeps up the motion I for several minutes. He is a queer fellow, the ! handsomest in his race, the oldest in his work. | and the most petulant and spiteful in his tern-! per, and so far as the p. n. has seen or learned, | lie is a new comer in this vicinity. LOCAL LACONICS. —Chicago defeated Boston by a score of 12 to 3 yesterday, thus securing the pennant. —Several weather prophets have predicted that it will rain by Tuesday night. —The steamer Aid leaves to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock for Florence. —Mr. G. VV. Kelley, who lives at the Dessau place on Rose Hill, is lying at the point of death. —It was Joe Salisbury instead of John whom the committee appointed to award the medal offered by Prof. Hough, complimented so highly. —A car load of wood caught fire from sparks fr*m the engine on the Mobile and Girard freight train yesterday morning just as it came into the city. Fortunately it was discovered and extinguished before any damage was done. —There will be baptising in the river this even ing at the usual place, between 3 and 4 o’clock, by Rev. \V. S. Ramsey, of the African Baptist church. Rev. Ramsey hoped to have the pool at the church ready, but was disappointed. Quite a large number will be baptized. —Tlie little daughter of Mr. W. H. Luttrell, of Waverly Hall, was reported as in a dying condi tion yesterday. —At the First Baptist church this morning the subject of the pastor’s discourse will be “The Fountain of Youth,” and at night “El Dorado.” —Yom Hakippurim was generally observed by our Israelitish citzens yesterday. Theii stores were closed and appropriate services were held at the synagogue. —The reporter noticed a large dray load of hardware leaving the door of one of our promi nent hardware merchants yesterday, marked to a retail dealer at Richland, Stewart county. These goods were shipped via Fort Valley and Americus to Richland. We are informed that this is a frequent occurrence with our merchants. —Jailor Brooks informs us that there are now fifteen prisoners in the county jail, besides the chain gang crowd, twenty-seven in number. The health of the prisoners is unusually good. Harried Yesterday. At the residence of Mrs. L. B. Comer, on Rose Mill, yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, Mr. R. P. Sommerkamp and Miss Carrie Dudley were united in marriage, Rev. G. G. N. MacDonell pe.- formed the ceremony. T he groom is employed as salesman in the dry ’ goods establishment of Mr. Meyer Green tree, and is a genial, upright and energetic young gentleman. Tlie bride is the accomplished daughter of Mr. Enoch Dud- | ley, of Russell county. and is one of Alabama’s fairest and lovliest young ladies. The young couple have a host of friends who will join the Enquirer-Sun in wishing for them a happy and prosperous future. THE (TTY (’OrUT. Fifth Dai’s Proceedings of the October Term. Judge Porter Ingram Presiding. The following businca was transacted iu the city court yesterday: The State vs. William Johnson; adultery. Nol prossed. Tne State vs. Joe Marion: larceny from the house. Nol prossed. The State vs. Amenda Stevens; larceny from the house. Plea of guilty and sentenced to pay the costs or serve three months on the chain gang. The following were drawn to serve as t raverse jurors at the January term : Andrew Dorcli, T. P. McLendon. F. M. Dennis, J. \V. Mullins, H. P. Fortsou, James C. Moore, James M. Brodnax, Adam Barr, Hurry Cooper, A. C. Chancellor, A. S. Mason, E. A. Musgrove, T. W. Bates, Asha Bivins, Samuel Crane, R. J. Boyd, B. A. Riggers, E. G. Tapper, R. S. Du (fee, F. M. Frederick, R. R. Dimon, A. R. Davidson, B. A. Fogavtv, George E. Glenn, James Clegg, VV. C. Curry, VV. C. Duffel, P. J. Riggers, A. S. Dozier, S. D. Moore, VV. M. Cooper, Isadora Blascoer, J. A. Cartledge, J. S. B. Crossman, L. C. Red field, J. C. Duck. Court took a recess until the 22d of this month. HOTEL ARRIVALS. CENTRAL HOTEL. F. O. Miller, Fort Valley, Ga.; Chas. VV. Mun roe, Wynnton; S. J. Bickerstaff, Seale, Ala.; Mrs. J. W. Long, Alabama; Jos. Summers, Harrisburg, Pa.; F. L. Perry, Savannah; S. H. Henry, Au gusta; H. A. Names, Pennsylvania; J. H Harris, Alabama; T. I. Hervy, Tennessee; H. Middle- brooks, Tate Springs; A. D. McNeely, Dauphin, Pa. RANKIN HOUSE. Jacob Gleich, Columbus, O.; B. Freeman, Bal timore; John Kern, Baltimore; A. L. Sylvester, Walter M. Dean, New York; E. M. Head, Louis ville; VV. E. Murphey, Chipley; T H. Hill, Chip- ley, Ga.; VV. S. Wallace, Butler, Ga. For Sale. The desirable residence of Mr. O. C. Bullock on Fourth Avenue ; also a desirable residence on Second Avenue. Souls Redd & Co. One of Nature's Oddities Who Flourished in the Olden Time. Who Wan He ami Where I)itl He Conn* Krom—Ilia Career In tlie Went in Other Dnji-A Marriage TliAt Depended on a Game of Poker. I’ll never forget “Reliable Rube.” He bobbed up in Kansas City one day ’way back in the forties. He had nothing particular between himself and bankruptcy, except a tanned com plexion and the gold-filling in liis enormous teeth. When Rube opened his mouth it looked like a carpet-bag frill of little tombstones. He often alluded proudly to the gold filling in his teeth, and said that it was n great satisfaction to a man, who had been raised well, to know that no upheaval of the financial world could ever bankrupt him entirely. But when Rube was drinking and play ing poker if he became strapped, he would bet the gold filling his teeth without hesitation. Belting tbe filling in his teeth gen erally gave Rube luck, and he’d do it every time. He generally required the opposite party to put up fifteen dollars against the gold filling, the condition being that the filling was to be de livered, or its equivalent, on demand. One night a man from further west named Brazos Ben won Rube’s gold filling, and drawed a pair of old-fasbioncd tooth pullicans on him to collect the debt with. Rube wore off the window sash around his neck and escaped amid great ex citement. Nobody knew where Rube came from, or what his name was before he came to Kansas City. They just dubbed him “Reliable Rube.” In those days it was a matter of etiquette to always give a stranger a new name and never enquire about his old one. Some of our aldermen and most prominent citizens had left the effete and worn outeasttoavoidthecxpen.se of a trial in the courts, believing that the same money could be- better invested in the new and growing west. you see when o man has dropped one or two farms belonging to widows into tlie gaping jaws of a jack-pot, or has thoughtlessly severed a neighbor’s windpipe or goozle with a bowie I knife, explanations are not fitted to that particu lar case. Absence, and a heap of it, in the pre scription you want filled then. Reliable Rube may or may not have had an experience of this kind. But he was a “mysterious stranger.” I j never knew why they called him “Reliable Rube.” I don’t say Rube would steal, but he practiced tricks at poker that would have smelt as sweet by any other name. Rub* stuck to hi^business as constantly as any man T ever saw. He allowed no frivolous temp tation to lure him from it. His business was to work a free lunch route four miles loug “day by day,” like the manna fell. When Rube got through with a lunch route il looked like a split shoe-string. Rube worked his lunch route 364 days in the first year he got to Kaunas City, and the 365th dav that he didn’t come, he was sick and sent a substitute The barkeepers on Rube’s route held a meeting one night, and signed his death warrant. It was agreed that on a certain day every piece of cheese on the route should be plastered with “Rough on Rats,” and every other customer notified except Rube. Sev eral men put on clean shirts to go to Rube’s funeral. Clean shirts were only worn at fonerals and weddings in those days. But Rube worked the route as usual, and fattened on “ Rough on Rats.” He got so he would grumble if they didn’t give it to him. The barkeepers decided he was not a human being, so much as a cheese-eater. When Rube was not on his route he boarded with the widow McFadgett who kept a boarding house, in connection with three cows, on Percival street. One day a young man from Boston named St. John Fitz Andrews arrived in Kansas City. He put up at Tie boarding house of the widow Mo- Fadgett and the three cows. He said he came to see the sights, and the general impression was that Rube would show ’em to him before he left. The Boston young man was docked in all the colors of tlie rainbow, and he had a $50 bill crowded into every crevice of his clothes. He was a regular mine, an unsalted mine: and Rube played him for all he was worth. The day after he struck Kansas City Rube took him over liis lunch route with hi in under pretense of showing him the town. The dude set ’em up in every bar when they were going up the route. The old bums a’nd spungers found they had a bonanza. They sent across town for the boys who spunged for drinks on the other lunch route, and as business was dull they all came over In working the lunch route back Mr. St. John Fitzandrews found an enthusiastic audience awaiting him in every saloon, and that night he went to bed only comfortably drunk, and $75.60 out of pocket. That was a pretty good showing considering he had been with “Reliable Rube.” The next morning Rube began the route alone and finished it alone. St. J. F. A. was in bed, liis head sandwiched between a wet towel and a pillow, and he was sobering up on the j widow Me Padgett's milk—that is the milk of her [ cows. By night lie was up again. A' 8:30 p. m. ] »S:. John Fitz Andrews and Reliable Rube sat down to a game of draw, in the widow Me Fad- 1 gott’s parlor. The boys stepped in at nine to see | how the game was progressing. They ! never had any doubt blit that Rube j would come out all right but they wanted to see how long it would take him to do it. When the game opened Rube’s only capital was $5 and he | had borrowed that from the Boston tenderfoot to start with. During the first fifteen minutes the tenderfoot bluffed Rube and won his last $5. But Nat Goddin, the head barkeeper in the “Lone Orphan Saloon,” loaned Rube j another $5 at 10 per cent, an hour, and the game proceeded. At 11:50 p. m., when the boys came in to see how the game was going, Rube had $675 of the tenderfoot’s money aud the wind was still blowing his way. Rube took Nat aside and paid him the $5 he owed him, and told him confidentially that if lie got two more good hands dealt him he expected to marry the Widow McFadgett and the three j cows and go to editing the boarding house. ! At 2 a m. the two men for some reason adjourn- j ed to the tenderfoot’s room and the game pro- ! cceded. At 5 a. in. Rube emerged from the j young man’s room. Rube had $900, three suits ! of clothes and undercloths, and a diamond ring ! and a gold watch. He had won everything the; tenderfoot had. He had left him nothing but ' the bed sheets to cover with. After Rube left there was a sound of low weeping in the young man’s room. He was alone with his conscience. Rube hadn’t got that. At breakfast that morning Mr. St. John Fitzan drews, of Boston, did not show up. He seemed to know that his appearance in the only costume he had at his disposal would occasion remark. Mrs. McFadgett sent the servant girl to his room to see if he was sick. 8he went in without knock ing, and reported on her return that the young man from Boston was not very sick, but that he was only a relic of his former grandeur. She said that if called to see him professionally she would prescribe a suit of clothes to be taken immediately. As there was no man servant iu the house and the maid servant declined interviewing St. John again, it began to look as if he were going to starve to death in his room in spite of the fact that he had paid his board in advance. At last, however, he was rigged up in a suit of the deceased McFadgett’s clothes, in which he waddled to the telegraph office and sent the following dispatch to Boston : “Dear Father : Have struck western cyclone. Blowed clothes off back and shoes off feet. Please remit at once and get me out of this unnatural country. P. S.—I promise never to stand on two queens again—providing you send the money. “Affectionately, St. John.” The money came and the young man went. Rube married the widow and the three cows, and they might have lived happily ever afterward if Rube had not run away with a circus the follow ing winter. “Reliable Rube” is a mystery yet— especially his whereabouts. H. D. H. Tlu* Lee Bonk. In another column of this issue will be found an advertisement for canvassers for the “Memoirs of Robert E. Leo.” This work was edited by General A. L. Long, military secretary to General Lee. and contains reliable incidents relating to ! the private life and history hitherto unpublished I of the great Christian hero, who Is honored, not ! only in the south, but throughout the world. J General Long has been assisted in this work by j Brigadier-General Marcus A. Wright, agent for j the United States in the collection of confederate | records. j This work makes its appearance at a peculiarly ! propitious time, on account of recently published personal recollections of the actors in tlie various military and political events of the late war. The contributions by Stephen*, Johnston, Jefferson Davis, and others of the south, and by Sherman, McClellan, and especially General Grant of the north, have created an interest which can only be satisfied by the publication of such private papers as were left by this great southern leader. General Lee seldom gave public expression of his opinions, and though numerous works have been devoted to his career, no author pos sessed so personal and so intimate a knowledge of General Lee himself and of his career as Geo- eral A. L. Long, who shared his most intimate confidence fr om the earliest days of the war to the final closing scene at Appomattox. There was no braver or more devoted soldier in the southern army than Captain W. B. Ken drick, the sole agent of Georgia for the sale of this book. Personal. Miss Callie Law, of Union Springs, is visiting relatiles in the city. Hr. Joseph Flournoy, who has been visiting relatives here for some time, left for his home in Colorado yesterday. Mr. Robert L. Johnson left for Athens yester day to attend school. Mnj. J. F. Waddell, of Seale, is in the city. Mr. George Venerable left for Bowling Green, Ky., yesterday, where he goes to attend college. Capt. J. A. Shepherd went over to Butler yes terday. Misses Maggie and Lula Ellison, of Ellerslie, are in the city. Messrs. John G. Owen and John Willis, of Waverly Hall, were in the city yesterday. Mr. W. II. Boynton, of Lumpkin, will make Columbus his future home. Miss Berta Dozier, of Hamilton,passed through the city yesterday en route to Barton, Florida, where she goes to take charge of a school. Miss Ella Willis, of Cottage Mills, is the guest of Mrs. C. D. Willis on Broad street. Col. J. M. Brannon and Miss Mattie Brannon wer* in the city yesterday. Mr. E. B. Pickett is out again after having suf fered for several days with a rising on his foot. Miss Beachie Cushman left yesterday for Ma con, where she goes to finish her course at the Wesleyan. Col. W. T. Revill, editor of the Meriwether Vindicator, was in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Worrill, of Talbotton, passed through the city yesterday en route to Mulberry Grove, Harris county. Mr. A F. Truett, of Hamilton, was in the city yesterday. Miss Bennie Crawford left yesterday for West Point to visit friends. Miss Claude Lewis, of Seale, is in the city, en route home from Atlanta. She is the guest of Mrs. Marcus. Mr. H. Middlebrook returned from the Tate Springs last night. Simeon Howard, son of Rev. J. W. Howard, and Rev. Marion Hendrix, will leave to-morrow for Macon to attend Mercer University. Miss Maggie Mahaffey has returned home from P nnsylvania after a visit of several months, bringing with her Miss Alice Mahaffey, of Clear field, Pennsylvania. Professor W. E. Murphey, of Ohipley, is in the city. The friends of Mrs. E. A. Meyer will regret to learn that she is quite ill at her residence, corner Broad and Ninth streets. Mr. R. P. Spencer and wife returned to the city yesterday. Excellent Work. For several weeks past the editorial force of this office has been on double duty, so to speak. In addition to the work of getting up the regular daily issues of the paper, the editors have been engaged at every spare moment in devoting themselves to collecting tlie facts and putting in shape tlio various articles which are placed be fore the readers this morning. In this work they have been very greatly assisted by Mr. B. J. Daniel, of Seale, who came up atom* request. Mr. Daniel is by no means a novice in journal istic work as he has several years experience upon daily aud weekly newspapers. He is a spicy, pungent writer and withal one of the cleverest and most courteous vouug men in his section. We would fall short of a duty did we not express our appreciation of the energy, en terprise and care which lie has devoted to this paper during the past ten days. Another Gin House Bhrned. The gin house belonging to Mr. James D. Smith, near Box Springs, was destroyed by fire Friday evening, together with six or seven bales of cotton. The loss on the cotton was about equally divided between Mr. Smith, VV. E. Cov ington, W. A. Phillips aud a negro, whose name we failed to learn. The gin was running at the time, and the fire is supposed to have been caused by a match in the cotton. There was no insurance. The Itunkin House Drug Store. Mr. J. F. Shackleford, the proprietor of the Rankin House Drug Store, is now receiving a fresh supply of Colognes, Extracts, Toilet Soaps, Tooth Brushes, etcetera. Tlieir drug department is well stocked with fresh aud pure drug s. The strictest attention is paid to their prescription de partment, and only the best drugs are dispensed- Tke proprietor has secured the services of Mr. W. F. Sullivan, formerly with Brannon & Carson, who would be glad to have his friends call, aud they will be assured of the best attention. Mr. Shuckleford handles the best brands of cigars which can be found in the market. The attention of all lovers of the weed is called to his stock of these goods. Dr. Shackleford is an experienced drug man and is in every way worthy of the most liberal patronage of the public. Give him ajcall when needing any article in the drug line. Columbus Business School. The impression seems to prevail to a certain extent at least, that the exercises Friday night marked the closing of the school and that a vacation would follow. This is erroneous. The school will meet as usual Monday morning at 9 o’clock; the night class at 7:30 p. m. Penmanship will hereafter be included in the regular course, and will be taught without extra charge. Those desiring only p nmansliip will be taught for $5 per month. All takiug the regular course have the privilege of reviewing it at any time free of charge. A. S. Hough, Principal. The Steamer Aid will leave at 10 a. m. Mon day for Florence. T. D. Huff, Agent.