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VOLUME XYIIL
BUTLER, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1893.
NUMBER 1
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Tli£ K j&SGiVINGr DAT.
^anlcsghfc^ J&yi - Tiiougi skies be drear,
The fairest i&aoof sllthe jear^
When-reimllcfr household bands
Give greetings sweet urith clinging hands;
When lip meet Jip.ond hearts draw near.
v Hall tlme'pf-ripe and ruddy cheer!
Of sparkling eyes and laughter clear—
j, Thanksgiving Day.
But best of aURdear loVe, didst hear
4c Whrn lip meets lip and hearts draw near,'
Tby true soul heeds and .understands?
Ah, sweet heart,, list to love’s commands I
Makc'this.to me fore’er and e’er
* . Thanksgiving Day!
** ;•.!* —Claudia Tharisu
Blake’s thanksgiving,
CHAR’S got ter be
some order in -this
country ’er th’ hul
lot of ns is goin’
ter smash,” ex
claimed the tallest
of a group of cow
boys gathered near
Pleegle’s store on
the raw November
evening.
“Yes, he deserves
t‘ringin' up, an’he’ll hev ter take it,
too,” emphasized the one next him,
r.s ho swung his lariat nervously
around hit head and bringing it down
with a “swish” on his pony’s flanks
cuised that animal to leap snrprisedly
forward; only to he viciously jerked
back to its place.
‘ I don’t know, hoys, about this
Jiangin’ business,” spoke up a swarthy
figure near -the, porch. He was a
Southerner, and his voice had a cool
incisiveness thatcommanded attention.
“There’s such a thing ns going too fer,
na’ I am in favor of investigatin’ a
little before we take any rash meas
ures.”
! “We don’t need ter wait,” said
Jlarkljam, the first speaker. “The
case isulear. Sixteen head of cattle
air gone from the Occidental Cattle
Comp’ny’s herd, an’ Jim B.'nke sold
jest sixteen head at Wakeeney on Sat’-
d’y. That we know, an’ he’s got ter
swing. We're goin’ ter see that he
does ter-night, too, ain’t we, hoys?”
The dozen wide-hatted cowboys
nodded approval and one or two snake
whips were snapped with reports like
pistols, as if the sound were exclama
tion points to emphasize the decision.
They Cuddled closer together and
were so busy discussing their plan for
the proposed vengeance that they did
not see the white face that peeped
She knew the course the party of face could be tracec in the starlight
cowboys, would probably take. She
knew, too, the most direct line.to the
claim of him of whom she had thought
as her lover. Up the little incline sho
swept, down through the reedy ravines,
her skirt torn by the dead sunflower
stalks and her face at times brushed
by the taU rag-weeds. The way seemed
so long. Would she bo in time ? She
stsnok the broncho -a blow with the
rope’s end and he increased his pace
until it seemed that he Conld cover the
distance no faster.
around the corner of the store build-
It was Merl, the eighteen-year-old
adopted daughter of the store-keeper.
Born in an emigrant wagon, she was
made an orphan by one of the old-
time Indian raids, and Fleegle had
“brought her up.”- She was comely
and graceful, but neglected, and she
had little, companionship among the
young people of the settlement. Blake
had smilecl on her and petted her on
-.his frequent visits to the store, but
tbe week before she had seen him
walking with the new school mistress
of the neighboring settlement and her
e heart wasjilled with bitterness towards
bim. Now, however, she was fright
ened and had a vague wonder what she
ought to do.
. ■ “He hain’t no use fer me an’ never
did have,”' she exclaimed half de-
ifiaptly, as she slipped away from the
group in the fast-failing prairie twi
light. “But he didn’t take ’em,” she
continued, as she brushed aimlessly
through the brown grasses. .“I don’t
know where ’he got what he sold, but I
know be couldn’t her’ done that.”
The crime of cattle stealing seemed
to her to exceed in heinousness any
other in the catalogue. The battle
raged in her heart all the while she
was setting tho scanty supper table,
and it was not decided until she heard
the group of horsemen canter away
fijom the front ,of the building and sbe
realized that they had started for the
rendezvous.
- “Go in an’ tend store;-Merl, while I
eat,” said Eleegle angrily, coming into
the room. He had wanted to join the
party hut eonld not leave. His wife
was ill and the children were small.
The girl was off on her errand in an
an instant, and before Fleegle had
- taken his seat at the supper table was
behind the counter awaiting a cus
tomer^ if such an unlikely thing as
one’s coming should oocnr.
■OJe- frame building shook in the
wind and the floor was whitening about
the door where a fine sleet came through
the cracks. • -
Seizing some heavy boots sbe drew
. Ihem on, and throwing an overcoat
from Pleegle’s stock -around her, she
glided noiselessly through a side door
and stood alone in the night.
The nearest house was two miles
away. She could see its lamp twinkl-
" ing over the level prairies which
stretched far to the dark horizon
around. The snow clouds were light
and drifted southward on a rainy wind.
It was ten miles to Blake’s cabin, the
little frame house of the handsome
bachelor settler to whom she realized
that.her heart had gone ont.
She must get there before the cow
boys. Taking from the" stable her fos
ter parents’ fleetest broncho she leapt
upon his back fearlessly and, with a
rude rope bridle to guide, dashed for^,
ward into the ■ night.
With a steady swish the hardy horse
babhded 6% shaking his rough mane
with ajipay'elit 'pleasure as he 'breasted
thgco!
“Thanksgiving eve- and I’ll stay at
home,” mused Blake as he drew his
one chair elose to the stove of his sin
gle roomed cabin. “Two years ago I
was really at borne enjoying the fire
with the old folks; dow I am alone.
But it will not be long,” andhe looked
around with a conscious pride upon
some new furniture—a tablets cup
board and a roll of carpet—that shone
in its gaudy cheapness in a corner of
the room. “It will not be long. I
hope, for I think she loves me well
enough to marry me. I’ve treated the
poor child shabbily for a while,
know; but the finding of Mary a school,
and the getting her here has abont
kept me busy. An’ I don’t suppose
the little lass knows of,her at all.”
He put a few moro pieces of wood
into the fire and continued: “Mother
was married on Thanksgiving; I was
born on that day—I wish I could be
mar—but no, it is too late now.
must go ter town agin to-morrow an’
git another load of fnrn’ture an’ then
I’ll speak ter her. I wish Mary could
be here with -us, but sbe can’t until
summer, an’ then, seein’ as how as th’
old folks is gone, mebbo she will; but
I know she'll like my little gal, my
pretty prairie wild rose, my sweet
heart—”
He started to his feet. A horse's
hoofs were heard outside coming on a
run up the beaten path that led from
the regular trail to the settlement. In
a moment he was at the door peering
into the darkness.
A little figure slid down from a pant
ing pony and Merl’s face looked up at
him.
“Yon here?” he exclaimed, startled
as at an apparition.
“Yes, me. But thar ain’t no time
ter waste, Jim; they’re coming.”
“Coming? Who?”
“Th’ lynchers. I heard ’em a ways
back. They’s a lot of ’em, and we
must act quick.”
“We must? What do they want o’
“They think you’ve done somethin’.
Never mind now what, an’ air cornin’
ter punish yeh.”
Blake would have stormed and fret
ted himself into unpleasantness if the
girl had not brought him to his senses.
“Ho as I say. Give me yer hat an’
when they git in sight blow out yer
light, hide under th’ bed and I’ll skip.
They’ll foller me thinking it’s yon, an’
I’ll lead ’em a chase, I tell yer. While
we’re gone you make yerself scarce.
Understand?”
There was no time for parley. Al
ready the nmffied-patter of ponies’
hoofsonthesodcouldbe distinguished.
No, nOj I am no coward. I’ll take
the chase and I’ll escape, too,” the
man was determined and attempted to
take from "the girl the hat she had
snatched from the table just inside
the door.
There was a littlo struggle but the
pursuers did not see it.
What they did see just as they came
within a few rods of the house was a
quiet extinguishing of the light in the
cabin and a dark figure with Blake’s
hat dimly outlined against the sky.
Away it dashed across the prairie, fol
lowed by at least twenty men on horse
back.
The ponies of the lynchers were no
better than that of the riders they were
following, and that personage easily
led them just enough to keep them en
couraged.
Mile after mile they traversed, the
men’s bodies rising and falling in
monotonous regularity as the level
leagues were passed.
“Who warned him?” asked the
leader angrily, shouted ont the ques
tion to his band.
“His conscience,” answered one with
a coarsfe laugh, and no more was said.
The prairies proper were being left
behind. The course of the cavalcade
as it, followed the Hark figure on
horseback that like a will-o’-the-wisp
kept so provokingly just ahead of
them was plainly down hill. It was a
long incline leading to the bottom
lands of the Smoky Hill River, and
the grass grew thicker and taller as
they went further on.
A steeper slope told them that they
would soon be on level ground again
along the river, when suddenly a shout
of glee went up from the band of pur
suers.
The horse ahead had done just what
they had expected some-of their own.
would do while racing through a
weedy ravine—its feet had become
tangled in the long slough-grass and
it had fallen.
In a moment they were surround
ing the form of the rider which lay
still and helpless partially under the
broncho with face hidden by the dark
ness and the mass of weeds. And grass
whjeh tjverhutfg.
They lifted tip the head covered
withiJih Wiae felt'la£4a Wute round
now struggling through the clouds.
Markham leaned-closer down tb get
a better view. Then with a startled
glance he turned to bis comrades.
“Boys,” he exclaimed, “it’s a gal.”
1 Had a meteor fallen in their midst
no greater surprise could have been
manifested by the party. -
“I ’lowed,” said one. sheepishly,
“that we was; followin’ Blafce.”
“Of course yon did an’ so did the
rest of ns,” spoke Up the Southerner
in his cool, sarcastic way. “Bnt we
made a pretty spectacle of ourselves,
did’nt we, a chasin’ this little gal over
the prairies a cold night like this.
But now let’s get her hack to th’
cahin.”
Merl was insensible and one arm
hung limp and moveless by her side.
Markham lifted her to-his saddle and
the remainder of the party was just
mounting their- horses when a crack
ling sound in the bnshesand dry weeds
attracted their attention. A dozen
revolver hammers clicked.
All waited and watched eagerly until
at once they saw a number of points
of fire in a semi-circle before them
and then dark forms came cautiously
forward.
“Cattle, a^i I’m a sinner,” ejacula
ted Markham. “Boys, it’s a bnnch of
the Occidental’s herd wandered off an’
here we was goin’ ter—”
The cattle came nearer and one of
the herders recognized them and swore
with a string of oaths nearly as long
as his lariat that Markham* was right
and the tall grass in the bottom lands,
sprinkled with brush and clumps of
trees had proved an effective hiding
place for the stray animals even had
the season been later.
It was far past midnight when the
party drew up at the nearest house,
Blake’s i cabin. “We oughtn’t bring
her here but it’s too far in any other
direction,” said Markham, “an’ we
kin send fer some of the women.”
Blake met them a mile or so from
the house, as he had saddled his own
horse and followed to see what was the
fate of his rescuer.
‘Blake,” said Markham, when they
Routine of theHou.se and Senate Brief-
ly Reported.
THE HOUSE.
Monday. Nov. 20.—Mr. Osborne, of
Chatham, has dug up the hatchet and
put on his war paint against the Sa
vannah Morning News. The attack
upon the paper, although unexpected,
was salty and to the point. During
the morning the house was flooded
with copies of the' News, each con
taining a marked article in regard to
a bill now pending before the house
introduced by Mr. Doolan, of Chat
ham, the same being a bill to change
the regulation laws of Savannah. The
article charged the Chatham Delega
tion with haste and unfairness in put
ting the bill through the house. Mr.
Osborne sent to the clerk’s desk tbe
following. privileged communication,
which was read: "“I desire to
state that the charge of un
fairness and undue haste contained in
a copy of the Morning News, now on
the desks of the members, is absolute
ly false. The course given the bill in
question was the result of a conference
had with the chairman of the com
mittee appointed to come to Atlanta
and confer with us‘in reference to the
same. The said chairman was prompt
ly notified by onr action in reference
to the bill, and ample time aff
orded him to make objection and
secure a re-committal, if so desired
A number of new bills were then in
troduced. An important bill in the
interest of free and to rest labor and
manufacturers giving employment to
such labor, was introduced by Mr.
Martin, of Fulton. It is a bill pro
viding for the labeling of all merchan
dise sold in this state and manufactur
ed in any penitentiary, reformatory
or other places where convict labor is
employed. There was considerable
discussion over the bill of Mr. Thomp
son, of Madison, to amend tho act
authorizing pensions to the confederate
widows of the state. The law as it now
stands provides that a woman to draw
the pension must show that she is the
widow of a confederate soldier who
died from the effects of wounds receiv
ed'during the war. The'bill of Mr.
Thompson was tb change this law so as
to allow any woman to draw a pension
had laid down their burden on tho : hereafter if she proved that she was
rude bed and lighted a fire, “we bev
been a pack o’ fools an’ bnt for that
brave lassie, thar, you’d be bangin’
from some neighborin’ cottonwood.
Ye would, fer a fae’.”
Blake’s face whitened as he thought
of it for he knew that he had but
little to offer against tbe party’s cir
cumstantial evidence.
By daylight Mrs. Markham and the
only man pretending to medical lore—
the paymaster of the Occidental Com
pany—were at the cabin.
“She’s bruised pretty bad,” said
McCarrick, as he felt of the - girl’s
head. “Her arm is broken and sbe
has had other injuries. She must not
be moved for a week. Then she'll ba
all right.”
They stepped one side the cabin to
have further consultation and did not
notice that Blake returned to the
house.
He knelt by the side of the white
faced sufferer. She was conscious
now and blushed as she saw his
bearded face so near her own. The
doctor's words were repeated and then
ho added some other words, the im
port of which was that she need not-
ever be moved from the cabin if she
would say yes.
‘But—but—the school marm?” she
stammered, with a half-jealous pang.
“The school mam?” repeated Blake.
‘Do you mean my sister, Mary?”
There was no more hesitancy, and
when, with Markham and the rest
standing around, MeCarrick, who was
also a justice of the peace, made th#
settler and his rescuer husband and
wife, no one was sad but Mrs. Fleegle,
who thought what a good servant she
had lost and how angry her husband
would be.
“And it’s Thanksgiving, too,” ex
claimed Blake, when he had. received
the congratulations of his late enemies.
“Ya-as, you hev two things ter be
thankful fer,” said Markham dryly,
“yer life an’ yer wife.”
There was no Thanksgiving dinner,
for there was no time or room for
such a thing; bnt there was just as
much happiness in Blake’s henit, and
Merl, as her face glowed with glad
ness, felt that even with her perilous
ride and the Resulting accident she had
purchased her entry into a new life
cheaply. The rest of the furniture
was brought later on and Blake said it
reached the one it was intended for.
At Roman marriages the wedding
ring was placed on the thumb.
Turkey in Asia—A Thanksgiving Study.
PH . I II yPucL
. : ■
the wife of asoldierdnringthewar, and
that she was his wife at his death, pro
vided that his death was caused by
wounds received during the war.
There was much opposition to the bill
and it was lost upon the final vote,
only 63 voting for it and 25 against it.
The bill of Mr. Walton of Stewart to
pay election managers and clerks was
passed by substitute. Mr. Walton’s
bill provided that all election man
agers should be paid §2.00 a day in gen
eral elections and- in county eleo-
tions to fill vacancies, and that all
clerks at county sites should be paid
§1.50 a day, and clerks serving' else
where should be paid §1.00 a day.
The committee to which the bill was
referred sent in a substitute for it that
all election managers and clerks shall
be paid for the services, the sum to be
fixed by the county commissioners.
The house passed this bill almost
unanimously.
Tuesday, Nov. 21—The house of
representatives was in a talking humor
Tuesday morning. It seemed that ev
erybody wanted talk on everything
that came up. Teachers’ institutes
in Georgia in which those who instruct
children in the common schools are
taught how to teach came in for a good
roasting from many of the members.
Tbe discussion which brought on the
roasting came up over a bill by Mr.
Wilcox of Coffee to abolish tbe county
teachers in institutes both monthly and
yearly. After the third reading of the
bill and a lengthly discussion, the bill
was lost by a vote of 80 to 37; Mr.
Wilcox gave notice that he would move
for a reconsideration Wednesday. An
other'discussion came up on the bill of
Mr. Thompson which was lost Monday.
It is a bill to pension the widows of
soldiers who have died since the pen
sion act passed or who may die here
after, when it can be shown that she
was his wife during the war and at his
death, and that his death was caused
by wounds received during the war.
Mr. West moved a reconsideration.
There was a long discussion, but when
a vote was taken the bill was reconsid
ered, to come up again at some future
time. Mr. Martin, of Fulton, having
given notice of reconsideration of Mr.
Osborne’s bill, passed Monday, moved
its reconsideration ns soon as the pen
sion bill was disposed of. It is u bill
to give eminent domain to all the coun
ties in the state for drainage pur
poses, that is to give ail counties the
• right to have drains placed anywhere
they Bee fit, regardless of the objec
tion of tbe owners. The bill was re
considered and sent back to the com
mittee. There was further discussion
over a resolution introduced by Mr.
Bloodworth of Monroe, and even
Speaker Atkinson took jiart in it, mak
ing his first speech on the floor during
the session. The resolution was that
no business should be introduced in the
bouse after Saturday tbe 25th, except
by unanimous consent. Mr. Tatum of
Dade offered to amend by' excepting
local bills, which was adopted. Speak
er Atkinson yielded the choir to
Mr. Hodges of Bibb, and spoke earn
estly in favor of-the resolution, as he
was chairman of the committee on rules
which considered it. The resolution
was then adopted. By unanimous con
sent the senate bill'of Mr. Pinson to
incorporate tbe village of Warm
Sprjngs, Meriwether county, was put
on its passage. There was opposition
to the bill which elicited a lively dis
cussion but it was finally passed by a
vote of 93 to 0. The talking ceased for
a time after this, and by unanimous
consent Mr. Neel, of Floyd was allowed
to introduce two new bills. Speaker
Atkinson announced the committee to
look into the matter of phyrii
pools. Mr. Fleming, of
mond, introduced a joint
lution that the . bouse i
on Thanksgiving day take
accept of the invitation
attend tine exposition
of Mr. Osborne of
the right of
comities of the state, which was recon
sidered this morning, was again taken
up and it provoked more talk? It was
amended so as to include only the
coast comities, but Mr. Hurst, of
Walton, objected to it, which called
forth speeches in favor of it from Hr.
Osborne, of Chatham) and Mr. Flem
ing, of Richmond. The bill was then
passed by a vote of' 89 to nothing. A
nnmber of new bills were introduced.
The following bills were read the third
time and passed: To amend an act
governing the analysis and sale of fer
tilizers in the state; T,o amend the nct
incorporating the State Savings’ Asso
ciation ; To provide for registering the
voters of Tatnall county. The house
then adjonrned until Wednesday.
Wednesday, Nov. 22—Soon after
the journal had been read in the house,
Wednesday, the motion to reconsider
the bill to abolish teachers institutes
which was lost Tuesday came np for a
hearing, and after some discussion was
reconsidered by a vote of 70 to 42. Mr.
Stapleton, of snmter introduced a bill
to require of dealers in cotton and other
-futures and all bucket shops an annual
tax of §30,000. The bill was read and
referred to the tax committee. By
nnanimons consent the resolution of
Mr. Howard, of Baldwin, to refund
$100 to Mr. A". Pinkus, of Milledge-
ville, was taken from the - table and
adopted. Mr. Candler, of DeKalb,
chairman of the committee appoint
ed to examine into the legality
of the convention bonds which
were recently discussed in the honsp,
made a report. The report, which re
commended tbe payment of the bonds,
was made the special order for next
Tnesday and two hundred of the re
ports were ordered printed for the -use
of the honse. A petition from nu
merous citizens of Jackson coun
ty to amend the constitution by mak
ing new counties in that section was
presented by Mr. Smith, of Gwinnett,
and referred to the general judiciary
committee. Mr. King, of Fulton, in
troduced a bill to regulate the sale of
redemption tickets, which, if adopted,
will kill the business of ticket scalpers.
After tbe bill to repeal the act protect
ing primary elections had been read the
third time end lost a number of new
bills were introduced and read first
time. The bouse then adjourned.
Thubsday, Nov. 23.—Mr. Mershon,
of Brunswick, introduced a bill in the
house Thursday morning to establish
a state board of health. The bill is a
sweeping one, and in case of an epi
demic might run the state to an ex-~
pense of two or three hundred thous
and dollars. The bill gives the gov
ernor authority to use tbe state militia
as guards, and he can call out all of
the state troops. At 11 o’clgck tho
bill introduced by Mr. Fleming came
up for consideration. A number of
amendments were offered and most of
them rejected. After considerable
discussion the bill was passed by
vote of 111 to 9. The bill
provides in section first that, be
ginning with the taxes levied for the
year 1894, all moneys belonging to the
common school fund of the state, in
cluding poll tax and specific taxes,
shall be paid direct into the state
treasury; in like manner as other state
taxes are paid, and said common
school fund shall be used for none
other than common school pur
poses as provided by law. Section
2. That on tbe 31st day of March,
the 30th day of June, the 30th day of
September, and the 31st day of De
cember in each year, the treasurer of
the state shall place to the credit of
each county in the state on his books
its proportionate part of the common
school fund in the treasury on each of
said dates. Several new measures of
more or less importance were pre
sented and read first time. Bills on
third reading were then taken up.
A bill by Mr. Boynton to make clerks
of the superior courts ex-officio clerks
of the county courts was passed. A
bill to authorize the town of Canton to
establishfreeschools; alsoabiU prohib
iting any one riding faster than a walk
on any bridge over the Etowah river in
Cherokee county was passed. The
resolution of Mr. Charters to appoint
a joint committee to visit North Geor
gia College was adopted. The bill of
Senator Reese to allow Washington,
Wilkes county, to issue §18,000 worth
of bonds was passed. The honse
agreed to adjourn next Wednesday at
o’clock and observe (Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day. They also accept
ed the invitation extended by the state
fair to visit Augusta on that day.
Fbiday, Nov. 24—Mr. Smith, of
Gwinnett, opened the exercises in the
house Friday morning with another
report on tho shad industry in the Sa
vannah river between tbe city of Au
gusta and the canal dam. His resolution
provides that the governor shall appoint
two citizens to act with the shad com
mittee, and that they shall constitute a
cc mmission to hear evidence and de
termine how shad shall get over the
dam, and, if necessary, order the dam
repaired, or removed, or fish ways put
in. The resolution of Mr. Calvin, ap
propriating §2,000 to publish a hand
book of Georgia, was passed. The
book will set forth the advantages of
Georgia, her climate, resources, etc.
The governor has daily calls for snch a
book from people in the east and west
who are looking this way for homes
and investments. A committee of two
from the senate and five from the house
were appointed to visit the State Nor
mal School for Girls at Milledgeville.
The special order for the day was the
consideration of a bill introduced by
Mr. Mershon to create a state board of
health. Mr. Osborne offered a substi
tute for Mr. Mershon’s bilk - Mr. Mer
shon made an able speech for his bill.
He paid a beautiful tribute to unfor
tunate Brunswick, and with great
force, urged that the board of health
be established to prevent another snch
disaster. Tho hour for considering
local bills arrived, so the discussion of
this bill was -postpdned until Saturday
morning. The senate resolution to
investigate the affairs in the treasury
was concurred in. A nnmber of local
bills were read (he first and second
time-and a few passed. The house
ATE.
-The senate was
r by Senator Flem-
i. His prayer for the
John Jones, who is crit-
touohing and earnest.
i was occupied for some time
. g bills the second -' time,
j the. nefw bills infr'odueed was
by Mr. Blalock, to incorporate
i town of Woolsey, in Fayette coun
ty, and one by Senator Russell, to
provide for the confiscation of all
the lands in the state granted un
der head right or otherwise prior
to 1840, when the same have
been abandoned and no taxes paid on
them since 1840. The following bills
were passed: Providing for the pay
ment of salaries to county judges when
the grand jury fails to fix it; Bill
amending the oath to be taken in ap
peals in forma pauperis; Bill to in
corporate Bullockville, in Meriwether
county; Bill to regulate the sale of
domestic wines in Catoosa county;
Bill to allow the city of Conyers to
levy a tax to build public buildings;
Bill appropriating §1,500 to the deaf
and dumb asylum. Senate then ad
journed until 10 o’clock Wednesday.
Wednesday, Nov. 22.—The senate
indulged in its first spirited debate
Wednesday. This debate was brought
about by the bill introduced by Sena
tor Jenkins to prohibit anyone from
going into any prohibition county and
solicit orders for whiskey. Mr. Pin
son moved to lay the bill on the
table. Mr. Humphries, Mr. Hatch
er. Mr. Hackett and Mr. Jenk-
kins advocated the passage of the bill.
Mr. Wilson, of the 11th district,
thought no man could be convicted
under the bill, a4 no law had been
passed in Putnam county and some
other counties prohibiting the sale,
He thought tbe present prohibitory
laws were sufficient. Mr. Fleming fa
vored the passage of tbe bill. Mr.
Daly also favored its passage. Tbe
speech-making was very general, bnt
the bill was finally laid on the table.
Senator Daly introduced a bill to
amend the charter of Wrightsville,
and Senator Scaif introduced a bill to
regulate the method by which the
weight of freight shall be determined.
The senate then went into executive
session, after which it adjonrned for
the day.
Thubsday, Nov. 23.—A big sensa
tion was sprung in the senate Thursday
morning. When the journal was read
Mr. Humphries moved to • reconsider
the resolution adopted Wednesday
that the joint finance committee be re
quested to further investigate tbe af
fairs of the state treasury as to why
certain state depositories were allowed
to retain such large sums,while others,
giving the same bond, were allowed to
keep only small amounts. The bill to
increase the number of supreme court
judges was passed.
Fbiday, Nov. 24.—The following
bills were introduced in the senate
Friday: A bill to modify and simplify
the fees of constables of this state, to
repeal section 3,700 of the code; A
bill to amend section 943 (a) of tbe
code'of Georgia of 1882, providing
for the election by the governor of banks
in certain cities therein named as state
depositories and tbe acts amendatory
thereof so as to add the city of Carroll
ton, Carroll county, to tbe list of cities;
A bill- to amend fees for recording
mortgages. The following bills were
passed: A bill by Mr. Smith, of the
24tb, to prohibit commercial notaries
public from issuing attachments or
garnishments; A bill by Mr. Reese to
amend the general road law of this
state, approved October 21st, 1891; A
bill by Mr. Blalock to incorporate the
town of Woolsey; A bill to incor
porate the town of Powerville; A
bill to amend the general tax act of
1893-4 as to tax on brewing companies;
A bill to provide for the registra
tion of voters of the county of Macon
and the appointment of registrars; A
bill to fix the time of bolding superior
court of Tallapoosa countj; A bill
by King, of Fulton, to allow addi
tional jurors in city courts summoned
where there is more than one division
of the city court and to require that
they are to be interchangeable; A bill
to amend section 1675 of the code, pro
viding for the regulation of foreign
corporations doing business in this
state; A bill to cede to the United
States of America jurisdiction for the
purpose of building roads.
AMBITIOUS BIRMINGHAM
Wants to Be the Capital of the State
of Alabama.
A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch of
Friday says: The Jeffersonians are in
favor of removing the capital to Bir
mingham. They say Montgomery is
the “haven of ring politicians and the
seat of political corruption,” and that
an honest government for the people
cannot be administered in that atmos
phere. A score of Kolb people inter
viewed were openly for removal. The
only difficulty is that the capitol prop
erty is entailed. The deed to the
state of the block on which the
capitol is located provides that
the property shall be used
for a state capitol and that when it
ceases to be so used, the land and all
the buildings thereon shall revert to
the heirs of the grantor. It is true
the old capitol building is not worth a
great deal, bnt the grounds are worth
something, and of course, there will
be many, even among tbe Jefferson
ians, who will change their mind when
they get to the legislature, if they
ever get there. There are, ft is believ
ed a majority of democrats in the
state who would like to see the change
made also.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester Gives Figures for the
Past Week.
A New Orleans special of Friday
says: The movement of cotton into
sight, according to Secretary Hester’s
weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement, shows an increase of 82,261
bales, or nearly 26 per cent for the
past week over the seven days ending
November 11th last year. Compared
with the same seven days year before
last there is a deficit of 64,846 hales.
For the first seventeen days of Novem
ber the movement has been 138,581
ahead of last season and 195,462 nnder
the samo time in 1891.. This makes
the total excess for the seventy-eight
days; September 1st to November 17th,
inclusive, 87,391 over the correspond
ing seventy-eight days of last year,
and a deficit of 910,535 bales under the
same time year before last. 3
Lehigh’s Big Coal Strike.
ABuffalo, N. Y., dispatch of Tuesday
says: Tied up tight with the prospects
of trouble ahead. That isthe.situation
of the Lehigh strike atpreseat. Freight
cannot be moved from the East Buffalo
ymds, and the chances are that none
will be moved for some time.
BUDGET 0E FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
An Awful Warning—Not In—Johnny’s
Explanation—A Sure Sign—Barn
yard Persiflage — Jumn- —
ing Board, Etc. • .
He was singing ‘sifter the Bali,”
In the scented garden dim; ■
A window sash—then a sudden flash—
And the ball went after him!
—Atlanta Constitution.
not IN.
She—“Waswoman made in vain?”
He—“No, not quite so much as
that; only vain.”—Detroit Free Press.
SUBE.
Araminta—‘What is it, do yon sup
pose, that keeps the moon in place and
prevents it from falling?”
Cholly—“I think it must he the
beams.”—Truth.
johnny’s explanation.
“Well, Johnny, what kept you after
school to-night?”
“I was spell- hound,” replied
Johnny, who had tripped in his or
thography.—Judge.
are
A SUBE SON.
Priscilla—“Jack’s intentions
serious.”
Prunella—“How can yon tell?”
Priscilla—“There’s a ring in his
voice.”—Kate Field’s Washington.
BABNYAKD PEBSEFLAGB.
Mrs. Henly—“How industriously
young Plymouth scratches for Miss
Brahma.”
Mr. Shang High—“He is evidently
trying to worm himself into her af
fections.”—Puck.
PERHAPS HE HAD TO.
Miss Faith Cure—“Dear Mr. Long-
acre, I wish you’d try divine healing
for your lumbago.”
Mr. Dongacre — “Thanks, Miss
Faith; but I think I’ll stick to my
porous-plaster.”—Judge. ■ " '.....
Li WHAT ATT.Tm CHOHLY.' : :
“What’s the matter with Cholly?”
said one young man to another. “He
seems very uneasy.”
“Oh, he’ll come out of it all right.
He’s wrestling with an < imaginary
idea.”—Washington Star.
effect of bbotkebly love.
•What has transformed Hughes
and helpless,. I" fear the competence
my poor- husband left may be taken
from me, although the last words
of his lips—”
Great tears clung to her curving
lashes.
“—bade them give me all. His
children contest the will; I know not
which way to turn.”
A mother’s hand caressed her, and a
mother voice whispered soothingly:
“Be brave, my child; be brave.”
•‘Mamma—”
She was sobbing now.
“—I w-w-want to k-k-keep my own.
I shall be a h-b-b-beggar without it. ”
“Don’t cry, dearest.”
“Mamma, advise me. Shall I m-m-
marry my 1-1-lawyer or the one on the
other s-'s-side?”
The thought that her fate was in
her own hands was terribly oppressive.
—Puck.
LOST TO THE WORLD.
“What a carious little wooden ham
mer, Miss Lillian I”
“Yes; it was presented to papa many
years ago by a lodge of some kind that
he was presiding over at the time. I
suppose he need it when he wanted to
open the lodge or call some brother to
order.”
“Speaking of lodges, Miss Lillian,
what do yon think of men that join
them and neglect their—er—wives and
all that sort of thing?”
“I think they are not doing thei*
duty, Mr. Spoonamore.”
“3—so do I! We agree exactly on
that. A man who would abandon tbs
society of bis—bis wife, you know, to
go down town four or five timeB a
week and meet a lot of other men and
go through tho mummery they call
initiation and smoke cigars and have
a good time—why, it isn’t right, you
know. ”
The young woman toyed with the
little wooden hammer and said -noth
ing-
“And that’s why I feel bold to say,
Miss Lillian, that 'I think yon and 2
would—h’m—would never have any
disagreements if—if we should—be
cause that’s the way I feel abont it,
and—and I’ve never tallied this way
to yon before, yon know, for 1 I wasn’t
exactly certain whether—and, all that
sort of thing. When two personi
agree on things like this it stands to
reason that there might be other
things that they would also—and you
haven’t known me a great while, per
haps, but I feel that you’re the only
woman in the world I want to
marry—
Here the hammer fell.—Chicago
Tribune.
Saved the Queen.
from the amiable, bright fellow he was* m ... •«
into the biekerin-r. narrow-minded . Touching the famous equestrian.
into the bickering, narrow-minded
fellow that he is?”
“Hughes told me yesterday that be
belonged to ten secret societies.”—
Puck.
r.TyrrF.r* "VENGEANCE.
Prunella—“I told you I would be
revenged on Tom Murray. Well, I
am revenged. ”
Priscilla—“How?”
Prunella—“I started a report that
he is engaged to you. ”—Kate Field’s
Washington.
TVHY THEY PA TIT ED,
“So the engagement between Miss
Chicago and her Detroit lover is off. “
“Yea She was too sensitive. A
woman ran a baby cab over her foot,
and when she told George abont it be
asked her if it upset the cab.”—De
troit Free Press.
JUMPING BOABD.
Mra Waldorf—“In onr hotels the
guests are well cared for. In every
upper room there is a rope for escape
in case of fire.”
Count De Barbere — “Ah, that is
most amusing. If he wish he can use
it also as a skipping rope.”—Life.
A GOOD SEASON.
Featherstone—“Won’t you play
something? Mr. Tutter say3 yon play
beautifully.”
Miss Pinkerly—“If he likes to hear
me play so much, why doesn’t he call
oftener?”
Featherstone—“He says you always
insist upon talking.”—Detroit Free
Press.’ ’
TOO MUCH EDUCATION.''
“Education,” said Uncle Josh,
er mighty good thing, bnt some times
it does more harm than good.” " ’
“There’s no doubt of that.”
“I oncet knowed of a ease where
education come pnrty nigh drowndin’
a rale nice young lady,” he went on.
“How was that?”
“Why, she fell into the water an’
bein’ too high toned to holler ‘help’
she yelled on ‘assistance.’ An’ ther
blame fool hired hand thet heard her
lost five minutes makin’ np ’is mind
whether ter pull her ont er go home
for a dictionary.”—Washington Star.
CONFUSEia A LIAR.
Samuel Warren, the anthor of “Ten
Thousand a Year,” desired to be sup
posed to be always on the most familiar
terms with people of eminence. One
day a brother barrister, who knew this
peculiarity of his, called at his cham
bers, and, in tbe course of conversa
tion, Warren could not help remarking
that he was invited to dine with the
Lord Chancellor that evening.
‘That’s capital,” said his friend;
“for so am L So we shall meet
there.”
Warren looked a little put out. ‘ ‘But
I am sorry to'say,I am not able to go,”
he said.
‘Beally? I am sorry for that, and
so will be chancellor. I’ll tell biir>
how sorry you are! ”
After a little more talk the visitor
rose to go. - “Don’t trouble,” said
Warren, “to say anything about me to
his lordship to-night.”
•It will be no trouble; I shall only
tell him how sorry you are. Whv
not?” . .
‘Well, the faot is,” said Warren,
with a’flush, “Iwas not invited.".
'•No more,” replied the other; with
agrin, “wasL”
*PH I", widow’s WATTi.
The sombre mourning habit served
but to inhance her dazzling- beauty. .
In the hour CjE her trial she turned
support.’
A Remarkable Fast.
The death of Mrs. Charles Peck,
eighty years old. of the county town
of Lyme, Conn., terminated a remark
able case of involuntary fasting. Mrs.
Peck was taken sick forty-nine days
before, and a stiange feature of bar
illness manifested itself at once in her
inability to take any kind of nourish
ment, even fluids. At first she had
little inconvenience on account of her
enforced fast. Her general health
was not seriously injured, and her
weight was not materially diminished.
At the end of two weeks, however, sho
became emaciated, and finally was un
able to quit her couch. Skilful phy
sicians were puzzled .on account of
her aversion to food, and were at their
wits’ ends to afford any! relief. ’Dur
ing the last two weeks she was uncon
scious and reduced abont to the con
dition of a skeleton. The doctors
were amazed by her wonderful
vitality. One of them managed to
force a Httle water down her throat,
bnt afterward she conld not take even
water.' She died of starvation on
the forty-ninth day of her fast. In
view of her great age and feebleness
at the beginning of her richness, her
family physician believes her fast the
most wonderful one in history.—New
York Tribune.
Andrew Duorow, so long the lessee ol
Astley’s, and who was the original
Courier of St. Peterburg, who rode
six bare-backed horses at once, there
is a curious story, for the authenticity
of which I cannot vouch, bnt which I
tell as it was told to me more than
fifty years ago. Dncrow, so runs the
tale, was riding in Hyde Park pna
morning atthe same time as the youths
ful Queen Yictoria, about two months" i
before her coronation, was taking
equestrian exercise. The Queen’s
horse bolted, and • the equerries and '
grooms failed to stop the terrified ani
mal.
Ducrow leaped . from his saddle,
seized the horse’s bridle, at the same
^time patting the house’s neck and talk-"
ing to lit in that peculiar soothing
tone of his which gave him an almost
magical mastery over the brute, crea
tion. The horse remained quite quiet,
bnt trembling violently, while Her
Majesty was assisted to alight, and
was conveyed in a -carriage to Buck
ingham Palace.
Andrew Ducrow’s only remark when
he was informed that the lady ‘Am
he had assisted in her distress was the
Queen of England was simply, “Lawks
a mnssy me 1 Why didn’t her blessed
Majesty come to me for her ’osses?”
Bnt eight weeks afterward he was as
mnch astonished as delighted to re
ceive from Buckingham Palace a splen
did breastpin representing him as a
miniature Courier of St. Petersburg
in gold, brilliants and rubies; while
simultaneously, from the Lord Cham
berlain’s office, there arrived two
tickets for "Westchester Abbey for Mr.
and Mrs. Dncrow to witness tbe pa
geant of the coronation.—Sala’s Jour
nal.
lYliolesale Haircutting.
Sixteen hundred shavers who make
their home at Girard College have
their heads clipped every month by a
corps of colored barbers who have o
contract with the college. They be
gin -work at the first of every month
to mow'down the fields of hair whiob
grow fast behind them, and almost a?
soon as their backs are turned’it is
time to go back and mow over again.
One hundred and fifty heads qye
shaped up sometimes in a day when
everything works well, but some !
cuts like -W3F3 and dulls the s
that less than a hundred ie
let;
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