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GEDARTOWN RECORD. W. S. D. W1KLE & 00., Proprietors. CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1877. VOL. IU. NO. 4Q. CURRENT VARAORAFRS. Ain. Moody is authority for the state ment, not elsewhere recorded, that Daniel in the lion’s deu slept calmly with his head on one el the lions tor a pillow. Tm: fashion critic of the London Court .loumal nays: “A few years ago riding hnhila were wi long that accidents were of frequent occuronce; they are now so short that they are not habits. I was standing the other dny at the railings In the park, when a young lady on horse back paused mo. i presume she wore a "riding habit,” hut were I naked to make an affidavit that she was not attired in trousers my strict love of veracity would prevent me from doing ho.” Tin*accounts from Fall Rivercontinue to be of the most encouraging nature, as all the mills are working to their utmost capacity. Their goods are finding a ready market all over the world, and even in South America, where novelties in patterns arc the most tempting in centive to would-be purchasers. A rep resentative of several mills has just re turned from a voyage of discovery and re|x>rts that "American goods are grow ing in favor daily and that it will be no very difficult matter to compete suc cessfully with all grades of English man ufactures. An idea is gaining ground with aero nauts that the solution of the polar prob- iem now rests with them. Capt. Cheyne, a retired Hritish naval officer, has vol unteered to conducts baloon party over the four hundred miles or thereabouts which have not yet been traversed, and the project finds a warm supporter in a Mr. Coxwell, who deems such an cx- l»edition quite feasible. The only trou ble in the mind of the latter seems to be the supply of gas in the higher latitudes. This, however, he thinks may lx* gotten over by the use of fire-b&loons. He recommends the use of “very large Montgolfiers,” in which it would be pos sible to stow away a couple of sledges with dogs, and “boat* fit for contention with a Polar sea as a forlorn hope.” Four hundred miles at the average rate of atmospheric speed would not in his opinion, occupy twenty-four hours. Mr. t'oxwrll’s plan is well calculated to Martle the uninitiated in aerostatics. MKTisonoiAHfv will never attain its full rank among tho sciences until the ••auses of the movements of wind and storm, as well as their average directions, arc ascertained. An advance in this particular is recorded in Germany. M. Gustave Hellmnnn had ascertained by careful comparison that during the sum mer in that country there are two periods of maximum rainfall, separated by a dry period. With the first of these rain periods, and partly preceding it, in .lune, there is through a limited strip of country a succession of currents of cold air, coming from the Atlantic across the coast of the North sea, and moving from northwest u> southeast over middle Europe. M. Hellmann concludes that the cold winds are caused by a movement to supply the place of heated air rising from the great European-Asiatic step pes, as those tracts become hotter with the lengthening days late in the spring an«l early in the summer. Tho winds which are thus ultimately drawn from the North Atlantic surface are cold and heavily charged with watery vapor, and their advent determines the beginning of summer raius in Germany.—N. Y. Tribune. There is no evidence, according to the Jyondon Lancet, to show that revaccina- tion, *oncc efficiently performed at or after puberty, need ever be repeated. < )n the other hand, the frequent re;>eti- tion of revacciuation, which has become common during alarms of small-pox, is distinctly to be deprecated. Such re petitious are as a rule futile, they are wasteful of vaccine lymph when lymph is most precious; they tend to unsettle the minds of people regarding some of the best established facts as to the pre servative power of vaccination, and they are unnecessary. The official memoran dum of the local government l>oard on revaccination says: "Re vaccination once properly and successfully performed does not appear ever to require repeti tion.” The nurses and other servants of the London small-pox hospital, when they enter the service are invariably submitted to vaccination, which in their case is generally re vaccination, and is never afterward repeated ; and so per fect is the protection, that, though ^the nurses live in the closest and most con stant attendance on small-pox patients, and though also the other servants are in various ways exposed to special chances of infection, the resident surgeon of the hospital, during his forty-one years of (fficejthere,[has never known small-pox to afiect any of these nurses or servants. THEY MJiT-TUKT I*ANTED. rKi Their wedding which » „ And Hue end fine did quite aar*o; He mid “yea, y«," to nil Hint nhe Thought, in her jndgment, best would I " Do on." said Gus, " Just R|H».ik It out, l're not the fain lest shade of doubt That Mill In all thlnga we'll agree, And end, ns we've Uyun— * Two aoula with but a single thought. Two heart* that heat ns one " ' A Jo\ lug smile, ii tender tqueewe, Ous adiled to hla language : Then Hue thrae softly spoken pnrda Betw » his 11 i did " Oi course mamma will lire with hr, And • rule the roost,' my darling f»u For that you know aho'a *■ " Not much," cried Ous in temnei And grnNiied his hat, and cried : That H-ttloa 'twixt you nnd 1 ! Recorded la my row on high ; No mother-in-law, with threatening r And tongue all neace to erurify, NOT TO BE CAUGHT. Two men sat in conversation. Tho cooling wind played gently with tho short brown curls of the younger, while his handsome eyes and face were lighted by a bright, animated expression. “I can scarcely credit such good fortune. Arc you sure there is no mistake?” ho said. “Perfectly; hero aro the documents. Prove your identity; prove to our satis faction that you are Ralph Hamilton, son of John Paul Hamilton, nnd you are a rich man. On you prove it?” “ I can, immediately. Rut tt»ls in in deed a welcome change; to spring from deep poverty to such wealth in a mo ment, by the death of an unknown rela tive, seems almost incredible. 1 am grateful t# you, Metcalf, for jour pains in so soon seeking me; also for your in terest in my welfare. I have one favor only to ask in addition ; that you remain silent about it. Tho fact of my changed circumstances need not be made known as yet. 1 shall not alter my style of living for awhile, but shall fulfill an en gagement to become the private tutor of two small boys residing^strange to relate, in the same place where lies this how es tate. In taking tho property, you say I am required to assume the name of its former owner. This I will do, after a few months spent in the neighborhood as a poor teacher. 1 have met sad re buffs during the days of my poverty, and I have no idea of being made a victim of some fortune hunter, so I will win sortie good woman for love’s sake, then settle down and enjoy myself.” In a beautiful residence sat two ladies, Mrs. Corsair and her (laughter Zoo, while a third, a niece of the elder lady, Blanche Gilmore, stood with a light hat in her hand, as though just returned from a walk. They were discussing the appear ance of a new tutor who had undertaken for a time, on trial, the education of the two sons of the family, (.'barley, one of these boys, had just appeared, nnd, look ing from the window, whispered : “Now, girls, there he comes. Tell me if what I said was not true.” “ Yes, indeed! ” exclaimed both young ladies, as they surveyed the fine figure and handsome face approaching; and when the young man smiled pleasantly upon Charley, Blanche thought she had never seen so handsome a man, while Zoc whispered : “If the young heir of the Bellmont property proTe one-half as handsome I will be content.” A splendid estate, with a residence of almost royal magnificence, lay within sight of their pretty home, and had just, through the death of old Mr. Bellmont, a childless widower, f passed into the hands of a young relative, exacted soon to visit the premises. Zoe Corsair and her prudent mother had decided to ap propriate both owner and estate as soon as possible after his arrival. The new tutor, Mr. Hamilton, soon liecame a great favorite with his pupils. Living as he did in the family, he soon became well acquainted with all, while he evidently admired the beautiful Zoe, who treated him with cool politeness. Of Blanche be saw little. .She was only the j>oor re lation, depending upon her uncle for support, therefore compelled to bear every imposition and caprice her worldly, selfish aunt and cousin saw fit to inflict. Only little enjoyment was here: a soli tary spot, a deep ravine wildly romantic and secluded, not far from her uncle’s residence. Thither she went one beau tiful afternoon, tripping along down the small winding path that led to the depths below. But suddenly she paused, a groan and faint call for help arresting her steps. Hastening to the spot where ah'* fudged the sufferer to be, she saw a ni . ing at the foot of the ravine, mo- ti . css and now qCiite still. Iji a few momenta she was beside him, nud, on lifting his head from tho ground, she found Mr. Hamilton, the tutor, un co iiscioiiH. Kulining to the stream ol water, site dipped in her handkerchief, and bathed his brow. At Inst ho opened his eyes, and gazed long and vacantly upon her. “Ah, yes, l k remember, I did fall. I leaned over to pluck a flower, and lost mv balance. But I feel better again, thanks to you for your care, and 1 will I see if I cannot rise.” “ Leon on me, Mr. Hamilton, I think ! I can get you tip tho path, if it is steep, to the road, and from thence, after a rest, home. 1 ’ .Slowly, yet surely, leaning on the young girl for that support he was so accustomed to give to othcrH, he crept along, often stopping to rest, until at last tho level road was gained, and from there his own room, to which a physician was soon summoned, and his limb set and bruises attended to. Lying thus helpless upon hht bed, tho door partly open, to allow a circulation of air, the young man lay half dozing, when ho accidentally heard the following conversation, not, of course, intended for his ears: “ A pretty piece of work this,” said Mrs. (’orsair, who was an intensely selfish woman. *• Who is to play nurse now, I would like to know ?” “ And to a miserable tutor, interrupt ed tho equity selfish Zoe. “ J should bo very glad to take charge of the poor young man, alone among strangers and sick,” said Blanche; “and if aunt is willing, I will devote my time to him.” “And neglect tho sewing? There is my wrapper not finished yet.” “ Do not fear, aunt,” returned tho same sweet voice; “I will finish that also. I can take my sewing to his room and attend to both ; if not able to sew when he is awake, 1 will do it at night when lie sleeps. “ Very well, do as you please; but, remember, that wrapper must be fin ished.” “ Como, mother, don’t bother about him any longer. Tho carriage waits to lake us to the concert. Come on.” So saying, the unfeeling Zoc swept down "stairs, followed by hor mother, while a soft voice murmured by the in valid’s side: You aro not sleeping, 1 see. What shall I do for your relief?” “1 feel quite comfortable, thank you, except a headache, caused by the sudden jar.” “ Let me bathe it, then.” How soft her fingers were ; how gentle her touch, and what a depth of womanly pity beamed front those large brown eyes. About two weeks after the accident, Blanche wandered once more to her fa vorite resort, and seating herself at the fool of the descent, she was soon lost in a deep reverie. “Thisisacharmingspot,Miss Blanche,” said a well known voice behind her,“andl see a favorite of yours. Now that] know how to to avoid its dangers. I also am charmed with its deep repose and pictur esque beauty.” “ I am glad you like it,” was the reply of the young lady, as she blushed slightly when }je seated himself by her side. “But yours is the only face J have ever seen when here, and I cannot but wonder how you discovered the spot.” ‘ One of my little pupils told me of it, and that day when I fell was my first visit. Thankful am I ihat you was in the habit of coining here, else I might have died alone and unmissed.” “Alone, I grant, but not unmissed, for your pupils love you.” “ J would like to tell you, dear Miss Blanche, how strongly attached I have become to my tender nurse, and how much I long for her te return my devot ed affection. Dearest, can you love a jterson occupying so humble a position as tutor to your uncle’s children ? If you can, and it' you will allow me to present my deep love, and consent to become my wife, it will be the delight of my life to strive to make you happy.” 'Then he drew her toward him, and their lips met. No opposition was offered when Mr. Hamilton asked the hand of Blanche Gilmore from her uncle, all thinking that their poor relative did well, even in mar rying a tutor. In the meantime the news came that the Bellmont owner was soon to take possession of his property. One of his oddities was that on the evening of his return a large party of friends and the select neighbors were to assemble to bid him welcome. This party, as it happen ed, was to take place the evening liefore the marriage of Blanche. Cards of in vitation had been left at Mr. Corsair's, and, much to tho Hurjiriso and chagrin of Mint Zoe, Blanche was also remem bered. “Just its it we wanted to introduce our poor relations,” she said, scornfully. “ I wonder that tho tutor also was not included.” Tho evening came, tho rooms were thronged, but singular to remark, the young owner had not as yet made his appearance. The guest* wore received by his most intimate friends, Mr. and Mm. M‘>\#ilf, and the latter, ns soon Blanche had been introduced, managed to draw hor on one side, and in another moment Zoe wondered, as sho saw them leave tho rsbrns together. About half an hour later, nfter all the guests had assembled, Mr. Metcalf said : “ Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bell* mont has juHt arrived, and in a few min utes will be ploascd to meet you and in troduce to nil assent bled the beautiful young lady who to-morrow morning will become Ills brldo.” Scarcely had ho done speaking when the young man entered tho room with Blanche hanging upon his arm, her fitco radiant with happiness. “ Our late tutor! ” cried Mrs. Corsair. “ Impossible J” cried Zoo sinking into n chair. “ It is quite true, madam,” said the young man; “ and now let mo hope to see you all at our wedding to-morrow.” All were present except Zoe, whoso disappointment was too great to permit her to form one of the wedding party. the English runt\ Lord AilcHbttry lias written a letter blooded horses which almost provokes the London Times into facctiousnoss, The Thunderer, roaring greatly, inquires whether it is not very proper that there should bo some among tho peers to whom [the fate of the Christian subjects of Turkey should appear of little impor tance in comparison with the ’prosjiects of tin 1 Newmarket, spring mooting. Lord AilesburyMoes not, however, speak so much of the Newmarket spring ineet- iug as ho docs of two topics rather more generic, namely, tho practice of Itand- icaping and the French jtolicy of protec tion by which Englis|t horses aro now excluded from certain races in France. Handicapping, lie thinks, is contrary to the interests [of breeders, since it does not provide that tho best horse should win; at the same time, he is free to con fess that he would never have attained as good results in his own stables had handicapping not been largely in vogue. The introduction ol railroads has taken racing out of the circuits in which it formerly flourished, nnd made a large part of the world accessible to competi tion ; handicapping consequently be comes necessary if young horses are to be used at all. The lack of reciprocity on the part of foreign race-courses I xml Falmouth would resent by excluding foreign horses from races in England until the bar against the admission of the horses of that country abroad is removed. V A DENTAL fit IDE. Last night a crowd of loungers were sitting around the stove of a corner grocery discussing such live topics as the weather, etc. As the wind howled through the streets tiiey hitched up closer to the stove, and filled it up with wood to warm their chilled limbs and evaporate tho luyers of toliacco juice on top. "WTCli pardonable parental pride they began to discuss their children. Said one man, reflectively: “ I s’pose I got the worst boy on the Lode. He was a taren disgrace to the family from his cradle. He squalled and had the colic till he was eight years old, and then he began to break things. When te got to going to skule he never learned nothin’, and was allers playin’ hookey. One day ho lit on one of the teachers and plum nigh murdered him with the stove-poker. He was the stupidest cuss in that ward, and in spite of my tryin’ to keep him correct, he grew up to be a regular hudlum.” “Yes, I heard of that boy,” chimed in another from across the steaming stove. “He’s a bad egg, no mistake. I’m allers sorry to see boys act that way, and I’m allers sorry for their parents, because ’taint their fault.” “ItV rough to have that kind of a brat, sure enough,” said another. “Hi’d break ’is bloody neck hif he was my boy,” remarked a third. “Yes, you bet; I know ’im. He’s a hoodlum from the ground up.” And so these comments passed round the stove, each man taking special pains to coincide with the opinion of the sire. During the conversation, however, the sire gradually got nervous, and at the last remark ho rose up with : “Men that’ll insult a father by run- uin dowu his child hro mean skunks I And letting out his right, ho posted tho last speaker in the eye, wpl then sailod in. It was fine to Hee how his parental love asserted itself as ho walked through the crowd. Ho just floored all hands and stumped on ’em. In two minutes ho had cleaned out tho place, then, shaking Ills fist In the air, he roared out: “That boy's mine, and no nyut o&n abuse him to my face; and what’s more, ho hasn’tgothiHoquul on the OomstockI” — Virginia Rev. Chronicle, TRUTHS AM) TRIFLES. THE ELEPHANT AND LION. It is related by Maj. Leveson, in his late work, entitled “Sport in Many Lunds,” that in the course of his hunting expeditions in India and Africa, ho has slain eight hundred nnd seventy-six ele phants. Tho linbits of tho game of every sort which ho sought were studied with patient attention; nnd as the result of long observation of the proceedings of the elephant, he gives this summary of the language of the huge beast: “Elephants utter four distinct sounds, each of which *is indicative of a cer tain meaning. Tho first is a shrill, whistling noise, produced by blowing through the trunk, which donotes satis faction. Tho second is tho note of alarm or Hurpriso--n sound made by the mouth, which may ho thus imitated : pr-rutpr- ruf. The third is the trumpeting noise they make when angry, which, whon they aro very much onrnged, and when charging an assailant, fchanges into a honrse roar or terrific scream. Tho fourth sound betoketiH dissatisfaction or distress, fre quently repeated when separated from tho herd, tirod, hungry, or over-loaded, which may be thus imitated: urmph, urmph.” Maj. Leveson is confident that the Af rican and Asiatic lion are distinct species, the former of which inny be divided into two vnrioticfv and tho k*tter into three, viz., the yellow-maned, #he black-maned and the gray Hon. Tho first of the Afri can variotieH is the largest nnd most pow erful, while the third is often seen in group*; of ten or a dozen, hunting in the vast plains of central Africa. Of the con tinuous roaring made by lions when searching for food in the night, Maj. Leveson says: “When a lion nnd n lion ess are in company, the lioness is always the first to roar, and this at the moment >f leaving the lair. The lion alternates with the lioness,and in this manner they proceed on their way, roaring every quar ter of an hour, until they have ajv- proached the douar, or village, which they propose despoiling; and when their apatites are satisfied, they often again recommence roaring, and continue until daylight.” THE IMPEItTUHAJILE PAHS ENG Kit. A train boy on an Illinois road found a rather tough customer in an old gen tleman of composed mien, who received all shots as if he were bullet proof. The boy bombarded him with papers, and pamphlets, and candies, and bound books, and nuts, and fruits of one kind and another. But it was no good. Had the eider party been lined inside with brass lie could not have shown greater indifference. The boy fretted under his treatment, as was plain to be seen. He had passed the cigars some thirty times, and without success, when he said, in a tono of desperation.: “ Try some of these cigars, and if they don’t kill you within a month I’ll give you the money back.” The man was somewhat amused by that, Dut he had the boy. He said: If I am dead how can you give me the money ? ” “ I’ll give it to your family then.” “ But I ain’t got no family.” “ Well, I’ll give it to the family next door,” persisted the l>oy. “ But there ain’t no family next door,” said the mini, with the smile lengthening his face. Oh, there’ll he one move in when they hear you arc dead,” was the quick reply. The elderly passenger shut up like a borrowed knife.—Danbury Ncu'*. A female architect has just opened an oflicepn Boston. A plan of a honso which she exhibits has nineteen bay windows, forty-seveu closets, no place for a man to smoke in, and an inclosed balcony on each side from which it is impossible to look down into the neigh bors’ living rooms. The design is pro nounced by all ladies who have examined it as, of course, “really quite too far more than awfully delicious.” ..Put a peck of Jorwey mosquitoes under bluo glass and in twojdays you have spring chickens largo epough for tho New York lioarding houses, .. A needy Parisian hit upon a splen did way of making money. He adver tised himself as a young lady having 630,000 francs and desirous of marrying ; applicants to enclose stamps for reply. Tho harvest was enormous. , , .Lenten Diet.— Inquirer 0 Well, JSKmbo; how do you like your *tifcw place?” Sambo—Berry well, maBsn.” Inquirer—“What did you havo for broukfhst this morning?” Sambo— “ Why, you see, Misses biled threo eggs for herself, and gave me the brof. .. I never saw a dare-devil face that had not in it something of both tho sneak and the fool. Tho sorcery of sin is that it changes a man into a sneak and a fool, hut tho fool does not know that ho is a sneak, and the sneak docs not know that ho is a fool.—Rev. Cool: ..Girls who consciously go to work to get married know very well that a well placed sign is worth fifty sonatas, and that no amount of major and minor prestidigitation can win a triumph over tho rival who, though a dunce at tho music book, is an expert in smilos and dropped eyelids. * .. A book agent, who has retired from active labor upon tho hard accumula tions of a life of industrious cheek, says that the great secret of his success was that when ho went to a house where the female head of the family presented her self, he always opened by saying: “I beg your pardon, miss; “but it was your mother I wanted to see.” “ That always used to get ’om. They not only subscribed for my books themselves, but told mo where I could find more cus tomers. ” .. Verily the eyes of the tramp waxeth keen alter lucre. A young man crossing tho street last night picked up a patent gun wad lying on tho payment. Ere ho had well inspected It, out of the gloom came a hungry looking lot of rags, and a voice issuing therefrom said, “Young mAn, I need it wuss nor you. I seen you pick up that dime. Give it ter mo. I ain’t tasted food for raore’n a week.” Ho took the gun wad and slipped it among tho rags, and with “ Yer’vc saved a life, young man,” lie glided up tho alley. How that tramp “ cussed ” in tho corner saloon will possibly never ho known to Ills bogus benofactor. .. “ By way of contrast,’ ’ says tho Commercial Advertiser, “it is mentioned that in Nova Scotia the snow is six feet deep, and in Maryland the farmers are ploughing.” Yes,J Goorge, dear, and they might mention in the same connec tion that up around the Palceocrysfcic sea it takes nine thickeness of buffalo robe to make a matt a summer undershirt, wltilo down in the other place old Mr. Dives keeps yelling for a palm-leaf fan and a duster on Christmas.—Hawfoijc.. .. Vinnie, bustmaker to congress, is at work on a head for chief justice Waite. The Capital says: “ This is one of Miss Vinnie’s sweet advertising dodges. She selects some old pub, funo., who docs not know a work of art from a bologna sau sage, and [works at him iu public. To see the chief justice of the supreme court working up his countenance to an ex pression of sublime emotion at a fair, while the fair, poodle-lkeaded Vinnie gazes and dabs [and babs and gazes, is a spectacle to treasure in one’s memory.” . .Tribune men who write to the clorgymen that there is plenty of stand ing room for young collegians wishing employment, providing they havo “grit” and “aro willing to commence at the bottom,” and “ begin low down and fight their way up,” advertises for edu cated young men to act as amanuenses, willing to “work his way up from the bottom” at $3 i>er week, four thousand applicants ! Doorjbell rung oft’by young men full of “grit;” seven thousand housemaids worn out answering tho bell; squad of police required to disperse the young men in front of the house, willing to dojanything and “work their way up from tho bottom ;” had to get in his own house through the back window ; all the overcoats and hats stolen front the hall rack by young men who “are willing to begin low down;” callers frightened away by mob of young men full of “grit,” trying to “work their way up from tho bottom;” row on the front steps between young men full of “grit” trying to “fight their way up from the bottom.” Tribune man has barred his door and hung out a placard, “ No more young men full of grit willing to begin low down and fight their way up* these door steos wauted. If they belong to the bottom let them stay there.”