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Attorney at Law,
ELLUAY GA.
WiH practice in the Superior onrts of
Iw Blue Ridge and the Nortlieasteru
Circuits. ton mediate attention given to
bwinesa. nov, 23—ly.
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Attorney at Law,
ELLUAY, GA.
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Attorney at Law,
ELLIJAY, GA.
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u due Htibreme Coun ef Gcoigia. Also,
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CALHOUN, GEORGIA.
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These watches are nil open face The
lieael. into which the extra strong crys
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tvnter-proof cement, is attached to the
case by screwing ft thereon, and thus
forms an air-tight junction with the'body
sf the ease, which is proof against dust
slid moisture.
To railroad men. travelers, miners,
lumbermen and others who are almost
constantly exposed and who have to
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these qualities are of the utmost impor
tance.
The following letters te l their
own story.
“Valdosta, Georgia, July 20, 1882.
“1 sold one of your Patent Dust Proof
Cases ftlinut ten months ago, and the
other day it came back to me with the
request to meke it wind easier. "On ex.
augliiation 1 found that the stem was
rusty, and I inquired into the cause of it
The fcstitieman stated to me that he was
starting some saw-logs that had lodged
in the bend of the riser, when his chain
caught in a. bush and threw his watch
Hatwwjiout twelve feet ol water, and he
was about two hours finding it. When
he got it out it was running and he
thought all right. In about thiee mouths
he found that‘.be stem was hard to turn
and S.ent it to me.
I can say that the Watch is all that the
company claims for it and recommend it
to all railroad and mill men.
B. W. BENTLY.”
“Ctlnt.on, lowa, April 29,1881.
“1 wish yeu would send m a spring for
the Win. Ellery Watch * * * By the
way this Ellery is a watch 1 sold in your
Screw Bezel Case toa farmer last fnil
The first of January he lost the watch in
the woods, aad found it this week in
about one toot of water. It had lain three
months and over in snow and water.with
hut slight injury to the watch—ouly a
luiir-spring. C. S. RAY MON D.”
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demonstrate beyoud a doubt, that f<J|
any reasonable length of time during’
which a watch iniirht be under water it
would receive no injury whatever.
We make these cases in both geld and
silver, Ri:d as a Perfectly Dust Proof
stem Winding' Watch Case, Challenge
the World to .Produce its Equal,
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“A Map of Busy Life—lts Fluctuations and its Vast Concerns.”
F.LU.IAV, G.L THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1888.
The Three-Cent Stamp.
Goptßbye, riM stamp, j*’g naety lock
Tha{ puds our friendship so,
When others failed you gamely stuck,
* BmhoweHfci’** Etttftr SM, ,
So here’s a Hood of honest tears, '
And here’s an honest sigh—
Good-bye old friend of many years—
Good-bye, old stamp, good-bye.
Yanr life has been a varied one,
WiiiicurioMS phases faught—
Sometimes a cheek, sometime? a dun,
Y’oui daily coming brought > j
Smites to a waiting lover's face,
Teats on a mother’s eye,
Or joy or pant to every place—
Good-bye, old stamp, good-bye.
You bravely toiled, and better men
Will vouch tor what I my :
Although you have been licked,‘twae when
Your lace turned t'other way,
’Twae often in a box you got
(Ae you will not deny)--
l ? or going through the mails, I wot—
Good-bye, old stamp, good-bye."
Ab, last expiring breath
The taie of years is heard—
The sound of voices bushed in death,
A mother’s dying word,
A maiden's answer, soft and sweet,
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A wile's regretful sigh,
The patter of a baby's feet—
Uoud-byt, old stamp, good-bye.
What wonder, then, that at this time
When you and I must part,
I should aspire to spenk in rhyme
The promptings of my heart.
Go bide withal! those mem’ries dear,
That live when others die—
You’ve nobly served your purpose here,
Good-byo, oidjslamp, good-bye.
—Chicago News, - %
THE TERRIBLE ARM.
The building of it railroad
through Black mountains iu Ar
kansas, explained, a mystery
which for years was regarded as
beyond the power of earthly
ageucies to solve.
Years ago when all traveling
tyas done by stage coach or pri
gartlbd as lho best in the Stale.
M pne C£ | the road wound
around through a harrow pass,on
each side of which, Vising perpen
dicuiarly for hundreds of feel,
were massive rock walls. The
pass was fo narrow liiat it requir
ed an driver “to go
through wilhoul striking the
walls. This place was always so
dark and-gloomy that tbe travel
ing public dreaded it, although
no depredation had ever been
commuted there, and many at
tempts had been made to out a
road by another route, but all of
the attempts failed, and Rock
pass still continued to be the gaD
through which the stages were
compelled to trkyel.
One night as the stage, loaded
with passengers, had gained the
dreariest part of the pass, tbe
horses stopped, and tbe driver
was heard to exclaim, “Great
God !’*
“What’s the mattei?'’ demanded
the superintendent of the road,
who happened to be in the coach.
“Just come here!” the driver
said. “I ain’t eo coward, au’ have
fit many..* man in myli/e, but if
this tiling don’t sheer me, then
I'm (fillin’ ter tfnojridown Ihe
lines to the first man that comes
along.”
The superialendent got out,
And hi a lew momeots he was
heard toeay, “Ii I had room here
I’d run twenty miles without
slopping. Never saw the like in
my life, What the deuce do you
Bupposo it wants?”
caine in a voice like
a vfiffed shriek.
Every one left the coach and
etigedf aioujfc. Uie walls to get a
view of the terrible something
jn front-of them. From the
middle of the readtpsite an enor'
fflotfS iftß, with The eleeve turned
ypw'SftrUfi 1 arm, ix
was a large hand, pale and with a
subdued glow. Tire fingers of the
j hand closed in a feiod of circle,’
stMtl from Die hand came Ihe
<hrieK. Every one was Vrightehed,
and the driver,wlio wfts regaredetl
as the boldest man In the coun
try, ! sat arid *shdok the linesso
great was his frifhL:
“f will money," again shrieked
Hie hand.
“Let ns investigate ik thing,”
‘said one of the passengers. “Alter
we leave here and attempt to tell
of the adventure, we won't have
anything lo tell only that we be
came frightened ami gave up out
money to something we knew
not what.’*
“I am with yon,” exclaimed the
driver. **f never was bluffed yet
by any man, and I’ll bn blamed
if I don’t argy with Satan an* feel
of hie weak points afore 1 let him
blnff me. Come on, stranger/’
and tiie driver climbed down.
The horses were s* badly fright
ened that they shook in every
joint, and the superintendent,
having lost all cotiliol of his
courge, allowed it to slip away
from him while he leaned on obe
of the coach wheels iof stippeh.
the two men approached the
hand, which lowered itself <o re
ceive them. In the intelligent
passenger’s own words, we wili
give his experience: “The closer
I drew tot hr appal ling thing, the
more confirmed became my im
pression that it was supernatural.
Suddenly the hand reached down,
seized me and gave me a shake
that i can never, forget. Its grasp
was cold and sent a chill thiough
me. As soon as released 1 repeal
ed as last as tuy trembling legs
would cayry me. The driver was
more unfortunate. lie attempt
ed to grasp the hand, but was
seized and hit tied against the
wall with a force that stunned
him. Regaining his Teel after
much difficulty, he staggered
away moaning as though every
fione iu his body had been brok
en,”
Just at this stage of the unholy
performance, the hand drew’ up
its fingers and shouted—
“l want money. The tortured
men In hades demand money, and
lam their ageftt. five uie ail
your money and you may pass.
Refuse I will batter your si age
coach to pieces against the Wfills.”
“llow can we give you our
money when you shake U 6 and
■ling us around so asked the
intelligent passenger.
“i will lie ou the ground. Ap
proach and deposit your money
on my palm and 1 will not molest
you.”
“Gome, gentleman,” said the
intelligent passenger, “give me
your money and i will surrender
it, I am sure that this is the only
way we can ever escape.”
Every one yielded and the in
telligent passenger deposited the
money in the haud as it lay on
the ground. Closing its fingers
around the money, the hand dis
appeared. The driver mounted
the box, the passengers resumed
their places aud the stage pro
ceeded on its journey.
Great excitement was created
when the story was lold iu Little
Rock, but many malter-of-fac!
people tiVe disposed to scoff at tbe
passengers lor their silly tearß.
Gayid Caldron, a well-kuown
blacksmith, ridiculed the passen
gers so mercilessly that there
came nearly tveingf blood shed.
Quite a number of the boldest
men in town agreed to gp back
with the- st#gp ajjd investigate
the mjsiiaj,-, ~ J ;
“Here’sa chanSe for yon.lXjve,”
said tisplau Lotnal addressing
the blacksmith. - .
“I can’t leave home,’’ Caldron
replieds “I am not afraid, for l
doi.t believe that's anything the
matter out thiju;,
much work to do at home, and,
.ms* ***
money to spaf for the trip.”
•‘The trip shatr nU cost you
"** * f jtkf
anything,* fhe captain declared.
“f don’t believe I want to go. 5 ’
“Yon arc afraid* said fbe cap
tain. “You snort around and
laugh at others, but when the
ilrne for showing year mettle
cohies yon back ont like tile cow
ard yon ar-. You needn’t get
mad for you know yon are a cow
ard/’
The blacksmith, whose courage
had never before been disputed
bit his lips and walked away.
Captain Lornai rode on the 82al
wjih the driver. “Tell me,” the
captain said, “when we get nearly
to the place.”
“We are nearly there,” said the
driver, after a few moments.
The captain examined his pis
tols. “For (iod’s safe,” exclaimed
the driver, “don’t shoot. I tell
you the thing, whatever it is,
I ain’t to be fooled with.”
“Leave that lo me,” the captain
replied. “Hello, what's this?”
l’ite Itoises slopped, and the
driver whispereJ, “That’s it.”
The white,
phosphorescent^--Ugnd gleamed
with a pale light. The captain,
despite the wuispereu protesta
tion of the driver, leveled a pis
tol and fired.
; Tbe hand laughed.
The captain leveled another
pistol aud fired.
The hand laughed again.
Tbe passengers got out of the
coach aud the captain dismount
ed. “i’itis is certainly very won
derful,” he said. “Bruxlou, what
do you think of il ?”
“I don’t know,” replied the
person addressed. “Never saw
anything like it before, and 1
| hope I never.shall again.”
i “What do you want ?" the cap
tain demanded of the hand.
‘•Money. Your relations in
hades are suffering. Your grand
father is wgijigyon to relieve him.
Satan holds l.ijftrote lor filly dol
lars aud he wiil burn until it fe
paid.”
-“You are a liar.” vociferated
the captaiu.
The hand drew up its fingers
and laughed, such a horrible,
shrill shrieking laugh that old
Braxton turned to one of the ad
venturers and remarked, “Wish I
hadn’t come.”
“I’m going to see what it is. 1 *
the captain declared, “f have
come here to investigate, and Pm
going to investigate.”
“Dou’t go near it!” implored
the driver. .“Come back!” but
the captain pressed forward.
When within a few feet of the
hand the captain stopped and
turned back, but too late, for the
haud seised him. It whipped
him against tlie grdund, tossed
ed him up aid caught him aod
shook him again. The poor fel
low yelled and begged his com
panions to come to his assistance,
but paralyzed by fear, they
stood, seemingly unable to move*
Wben the captaiu was released
he hobbled back to the stage aud
implored his friends to give up
iheir valuables. The hand stretch
ed itaelf on tbe ground,and Brux
, too, alter being assured that he
would not be harmed, deposited
the money iu it palm. The hand
disappeared. When the stage
reached the next town the villa
gers were thrown into * high
state of excitement. The advent
urers would not return by the
over the mountain. When they
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of the terrible arm .deterred the
stage company from ever after
ward lesuniing their business as
public carriers.
' David Caldron woQkt never go
denty and e very mm dwaded that
he bad been mordered.
workmen were cutting through
Rock Pass, they suddenly broke
into a cavity. Near the irinf iof
the place they found n dke'ftm
under a large rock Ant had fallen
from above- Farther leseaaah
discovered a greet arm --g T niri_
ly made of wood aad* hen. and
here, broken off by the fail of
rock, was aa rnnrmsus band
made of steel. The fingers were
jointed, and the thumb was bel
low like a speaking tube.
other turn disclosed a machine,
to winch one end of the arm was
attached. The whole arrange
ment was a wonder of mechan
ism. By a closer search scraps
of paper were found in an old
pocket book bearing the name
“David Caidrou.” Thus the old
time mystery was explainer.—
A rlean*aw Traveler.
An oid bachelor who lives in
the suburbs of Austin hired a
colored man of about eighteen to
clean up his room, fill the lamp,
and perform like services. A
few day*ago the colored domes,
tic, who had been using his em
ployers blacking said:
“Boss, our blacking am done
out.”
"Wii|t do yon meant” growled
the sordid employer; “everything
belongs to me. I want you to
understand that nothing belongs
lo you.”
The terrified darkey promised
to comply With the reqrnemt. On
the loiiwwtug Csuudaj the boon
happened to meet the colored
menial accompanied by a choco
late colored lemale pushing a ba
by carnage.
“Was that your baby in that
carriage F 3 - he aafifed the next
day, quite a number of his friends
being present.
dal’s not our chile j
dat’s your chila. I’se uebber
gwine to say nuffie belongs to
me no moah.”
There is some, humor in Texan.
Tbe other day a man brought out
a forlorn, spaviued-looking steed
aud addressed •the spectator*
thus; “Fellow-citizens, this aa
the famous horse, Dandy Jack.
Look at him. Ha’s perfect. If
be were sent to the harsh-maker
nothing could be damn for hiaa.
What shall I have hr the match
less steed r
“What will year taka for hsm !**
yelled the crowd.
“Two hundred dollars.”
“Give ye* $5.
“Take him. I never let tldft
stand between me and ao horse
trade.”
That’s batmans.
train, he heard his Vame
nounced aud discovered that it
ed“a builnder ‘
liquor. Walking up to him, Ru
fus asked :
“Is your name Hatch P
“So is mtee. Perhaps we are