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THE EASTMAN TIMES.
J*
M. I. LURCH, Editor & Proprietor
THURSDAY, AUG. 22, 1878.
3d DISTRICT CONVENTION.
A Convention of delegates of the
democratic party w ill he held in the city
hall in city of Macon on Ist Wednesday
in f'opt m’.crnext, for the purpose of
nominate." a c u,.;. : tie for Congress,
and the transaction of such other bus
iness as may be deemed proper.
Each county will be entitled to two
rotes for each representative in the
Legislature.
Toe chairman of county committees
•will jdec.r* take re oh action as will in
ert e a frtll and fair representation in
the convention. Join* Mcßae,
Ch'n hern. Ex. Com. 3d Con. Diet.
July 8, 1873.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING,
Dodge County.
Elect ion of Relegates to the
Congre- denial Convention.
In response to the call ofMaj. C. It.
Armstrong, Chairman of the Democrat
ic Executive l ornmittee of Dodge conn
tv, nr, published through the columns
of the Times, a considerable number
of the Ac.iiocratic voters of the county
assemble l at the Court House, in East
man on Saturday, 17th inst.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman, who, after reading the
call as published, announced that the
meeting was ready for business.
Col. T. H. Dawson moved that John
F DeLacy, Esq., be requested to act
as'Chairman, which motion was put
by Maj. Armstrong, and unanimously
adopted..
On taking the chair, Mr. DeLacy
said :
Fellow- Citizens:
“1 thank you for the honor conferred.
AVe have organized tosday for a very
important purpose. The country at
largo is excited over many important
quest ions, but they will not enter into
our deliberations to-day. The object
is the election of delegates to rente*
sent the county of Dodge in the Con
gressional Convention to assemble in
the city of Macon on Wednesday t lie
4th day Of September, next. Two
names are before the people to fill the
office of representing this District in
tlm 1 Uh Congress of the United States
—that of General Cook and Colonel
Kibbee —b( th excellent gentlemen and
worthy the support of any people.
One thing I desire to say: let om
it Tion be characterized by fairness.—
Let no man in his zeal destroy the har
mony that ought to prevail. Lot us
1) ■ governed by parliamentary law and
usages. With tins understanding I
assume the responsible position .you
have been pleased to call me to. The
chair is now ready for business.”
On motion of D. M. Roberts, Esq.,
U L. Lurch was requested to act as
Secretary.
On motion of Wm. Mcßae, Esq., it
was unanimously agreed tout the dele
gate's bo elected by ballot.
On motion of D. M .Roberts- Esq.,
1 wo tellers were chosen—oneirom eacli
line. Hie name of Mr W. A. Morgan
was proposed by W. W. Asbbura on
the part, of Gen. Cook, and that ofMaj.
it Armstrong, by D. M- Roberts,
G ; ,<e tue part of Col.Kibbee. These
gentlemen wore unanimously elected.
The following five names were of
fered by Win. Mcßae as Cook delc
ga'cs, to-wit ;
L. M. Peacock, Dr. John W. Tucker,
AY. A. Morgan, Joel Mulfis and Dr.
Harris Fisher.
The follow ng e'glit names were of*
fered by Dr. D. Sapp as Kibbee dele
gates :
I>. M. Rollers, Dr. Sapp, W. K.Bus.
soy. Jane s dob unnafi, John Ryals, Dan
Haired, J. M. Woodard and N. C.
Rawlins.
Alter the balloting and the count
hp'ng taken, the - following result was
announced :
COOK fIF.LECATES.
Dr. J. W. Tucker received votes 126
L. M. Peacock “ “ 126
,-Joel Mullis “ “ 126
W. A Morgan “ “ 125
Dr. llairis Fisher “ “ 125
KII'. BEE DELEGATE'S.
D. M. R Torts received votes 61
Dr. David Sapp “ “ 65
W. K. Bussey ‘f “ 58
Jas. Bohatman “ “ 60
John Ryals “ “ 56
J. Dan. Ilarrell “ t( 59
J. M. Woudaid, “ “ 62
N. C.
The Cook delegates having received
a majority of all the votes cast, were
and. cl .red elected by the Chairman and
entitled t<> cast the vote of the county.
On motion of 11. J. Sapp, the Chair
jinn was required to appoint the Ex
ecutive Committee. The following
gi nth men were appointed :
John W Evans, John A Harrell,
C. Rawlins, John Ryals, W K Bussey,
David Sapp and David M Roberts.
Judge Janies Bishop offered the fol
lowing, which wuS unanimously adop
ted :
That it is the sense of this
meeting that the Congressional Norm**
mating Convention of the 3d Congees
sional District he henceforth held with,
in the bounds of said District."
On motion of Wm. Mcßae, Esq.—
JlesoloCd } That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the East*
man Times.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
John F. DeLacy,
Chairman.
M. L. Burch, Secretary.
YELLOW FEVER.
We deeply sympathize with the un
fortunate people living in the plague
stricken cities. No greater calamity,
m the shope of disease, can befall a
country than this baleful epidem ; c.-
Already subscriptions are being taken
for the relief of the sufferers. Reports
of the health officers disclose the fact
that the fever is more fatal to foreigns
ers or unacclimated persons and chil
dren, and that it yields more readily
to treatment when natives are affect 'd.
We earnestly hope that a kind Provi
dence will spare these unhappy people
from a furiher visitation.
NORTH GEORGIA STOCK &
FAIR ASSOC 5 AT I ON.
We have received from B. W. Wrenn,
Secretary, a premium list of the North
Georgia Stock and Fair Association.—
'Hie Fair this fall will, doubtless, be a
grand success, judging from the liber
al premiums offered, which amount in
the aggregate to $14,000.. We regret
to notice, that it is to be
held in Atlanta just the week preced
ing th ? State Fair to be hold in Macon,
and fear that it may tend to detract
from the interest of the latter in the
northern part of the State.
This vve should regret very much,
as the State Fairs seem now to be
among the most potent instrumentali
ties in the land to impel our farmns,
stock raisers and mechanics forward
to greater exertions in the rapid and
wonderful progress now being made
in these departments. Any informa
tion in reference to this Association
may bo had by addressing the Sec*
rotary at Atlanta, Ga.
LETTER from MONTGOMERY
Crops, Politics, &c.
Mount Vernon, Ga., Aug. 17, *7B.
Mr. Editor —As you have solicited
me several times to give you the dots
from our section, provided you will
forgive all errors and pardon all mis
takes, I now promise to do so.
As to crops, I greatly fear that too
much drouth in the first instance and
too much rain in the second, will very
materially injure us.
Cotton is cut off one-third, if Dot
more, and a great quantity of fodder
will be lost. Other crops arc doing
well.
As to politics, there is some excite
ment. Wc held our county meeting
or convention on the sth inst., at this
place, and I conscientiously believe
that the tiling went off half-cocked.—
Through the influence of a few, mo
tions were made and hurriedly pressed
through without the people's due con
sideration or reflection} and while lam
perfectly satisfied that the true and no
ble Cook, who has represented us so
faithfully and so honestly in the pist,
would to-day get a two third majority
in this (Montgomery) county, yet I
am fearful he will not get the vote in
the Congressional convention. I lion"
estly believe,, siiq that Gen. Cook is
the choice of the county over any other
man. Ills record in .Congress stands
before us, and the whole people of
Georgia, as pure, as unspotted and un
stained as any man that ever represent
ed a Congressional District in the Em
pire State. My opinion, and the opin*
ion of many with whom I have con
versed. is, that (inasmuch as wo have
found in Gyn. Cook an able represen
tative—one though weighed down with
the cares of the great and important
issues constantly coming before that
august body, of which be is a.member,
still ever prompt and willing, to attend
to the wishes of the humblest petition
er amongst his constituents) we should
give him our support, our.suffrage, our
encouragement, and let hint go Hack
to Congress and go on in the noble
work of uprooting Radicalism, or
Grantism—tearing it trom its hellish
throne —sinking it into utter oblivion,
and if possible easting it into the deep
est, darkest, blackest confines of per
dition. None has been found more
zealous in this cause—none other more
earnest and assiduous in effecting this
grand object than Grn. Philip Cook,
and I repeat that it
it was left to the voice of Montgomery
county to-day Cook would be a mem
ber of the next Congress.
Yours, respectPy,
‘'fins Fide or the Feint. 1 '
LETTER FROM MARIETTA.
Chattanooga—Lookout Mountain
--Wonderful Sights and Beau
tiful Scenery—Marietta, Etc,
Mr. Editor— After a stay of more
than two weeks at Catoosa Springs,we
took our leave on the morning of the
12th inst., fer Lookout Mountain, one
of the most attractive objects in the
world.
\Ye reached Chattanooga at 11:10 a.
m., and in about an hour thereafter we
were en route for the mountain top, —
The distance from.base to summit is
only two-and-a-half miles, and yet our
team was halted sixteen times to rest,
so steep and rugged is the ascent.
Once on the top, wo were soon reg
istered at Cottage Home, Mr. G. S. Ru
ble, proprietor, where we were served
with one of the best meals It had been
our pleasure to enjoy since leaving
home.
Dinner over, we started for Lover’s
Leap Umbrella Rock, Point Lookout,
Saddle Reck, and Grand View. L iter
in the afternoon we visited Rock City,
the greatest of all natural curiosities
yet discovered, and which must be seen
to be appreciated. Y/e spent the night
on the mountain, and the next morning
went to see the Natural Bridge, Tele
phone Rock, the Old Man of the Moun
tain and Lulu Lake. As someone has
sauL “it is doubtful whether the seen*
ic, historic, commercial or pleasure*
giving attractions presented here with
in so small a compass can be surpass
ed, if equaled in the world." To give
a minute and satisfactory description
of these wonders of nature is utterly
impossible. One feels very much as
did a young lady who, upon leaving
home for Niagara Falls, promised to
write back to friends and give an ex
act and lengthy account of what she
saw. Upon reaching the Fall she e"s*
saved the task, and pen in hand she
wrote as follows : “On! oh !! oh!!!' ;
signed her name and mailed the glow
ing description.
We returned to Chattanooga in the
afternoon of the 13tlq where we rested
for the night at the Read House.
On Wednesday we came to
Si arietta,
Twenty miles north of Atlanta*, on the
Western & Atlantic R. R.
Commissioner Jar'es in his Manual
of Georgia puts the population of Ma
rietta at 2,512. There are tvvofiist*
class hotels, one bank," six churches,
two weekly papers th'rty stores, four
physicians and fourteen lawyer?.
Kennesaw Mountain is the principal
object of interest near the city and
is about 2 000 feet above life level of
the sea.
In the eastern part of the (Tty is the
National Military Cemetery, in which
are interred ten thousand and ninety
six Federal soldiers.
South of the Court House ;s the
Confederate Cemetery, where rests
four thousand of ‘Tmr fallen braves.'
The one is handsomely and expen
sively kept by appropriations from the
public treasury ; the other entirely
neglected by “the best government the
world ever saw?” In visiting tlu se
places o'ne must look well to ids “re*
construction," lost it comes untwisted.
The business of Marietta is said to
be about one million dollars annually.
The Kenitesaw flouring mills—the
largest and most complete in the State
-—do a business approximating three
hundred thousand dollars.
For healthful uess, intellectual cult*
ure, social and moral refinement, Ma*
rietta compares favorably with any city
in the whole country.
Our party are all highly pleased with
the place, and if circumstances allow
ed wc would gladly prolong our stay
We leave on the 19th for east Geor
gia, from whence you miy again hear
from us. Occasional.
Aug. 17, 1878.
Col. Thornton and White! aw
Reid.
To the Editor ot the Tribune—Dear
Sir : Inasmuch as you were so kind to
publish my private note, written to
you individually wherein I requested
the nanie of the author of a letter from
this city to the Tribune about hide*
pendents in Georgia and published on
the 3d, I respectfully request (hot you
pub ish this in your paper. The author
of that letter is a liar and a villain.
Respectfully^
M. E. Thornton.
Atlanta, Ga , Aug. 12. 1873.
F. S. —-The above little assertion ap*
peared in the Atlanta Constitution sev
eral days ago. If year author, who
states that 1 have no standing in the
community, is re sponsible, let him come
to the front. Or will you hold your*
self responsible ? Respectfully,
M. E- T.
[CertahdVj Thornton. On the
strength of your correspondence we
cheerfully assume the ‘responsibility.’
You are not the “butt of the town,"
as that reckless cot respondent called
you. You are merely the blue ribbon
donkey of tfie empire State of the
sunny South.—Ed. New York Tribune.
Count*uf< it half and >liurs in circulation
in Aug ista.
OUR PARIS LETTER.
Echoes from Paris—S we<li sli
Nightingales— Napoleon’s “Or
ganizer of Victories**—What
tlie Ladies Admire—One Tliou-
J * v
sand Dollars a Day for Board.
From our regular correspondent.
Paris, Aug 9, 1878.
The growling on the part of the ex
hibitors has diminished since the num
ber of prizes has been doubled by sun*
ply reducing the gold, and silver med
als onehalf in size. Only two competitor
thus exist for a champion honor. Inter
national exhibition rewards are thus
condemned to be about as awe-res
pecting as a French baron, a German
count, or a diploma obtained fro n a
university where the bursar regulates
the examinations.
Scandinavia has sent quite a cloud
of nightingales to warble at. the Troc*
adero, which they do well, and above
all cheaply. The men wear white caps,
and are to be found isolated in nil quar
ters of Paris ; so* far resembling the
male nightingale, whose characteristic
is, according to naturalists to rove.—
The Scandinavians have this common
with the Saxon race —they take their
pleasure sadly.
The Ethnographical meet*
ings are much followed, and the open
ing speech by Senator Cavnot, son ot
Napoleoids of victories/'
treated more of brains than of skulls,
lie thinki moderns are behind Confu
cius in the art of governing
whose maxim was “love thou but
even in China, they Were only the phil
osophers who ealaamed this doctrine ;
tue Hebrews he said inculcated “love
your neighbor”—provided they were
not your inferiors nor impure. “Uhris
-tianiiy/' said love
for humanity without exception, and
practices it. The French were sorely
tried when studying the skulls of He
brews” and waxfigures ot their own
ers, as (ft and proper persons to be en
dowed with RousseauYs rights of man,
-and Lamartine's Universal suffrage
vote ;1 they are the aboriginals'of New
Caledonia, who have just massacred
and eaten some soldiers and commun
ists in training to cease to do evil, and
learning to do well.
The French statuary, by its numbers
• and the variety of its styles and sub
jects, is considered the best.
Tue finest shawls are still made, is
of yore, in the beautiful valley o( Cash
mere, the Oriental Eden, which is shut
by the precipitous mountains from all
surrounding countries. The Cashmer
inn is industrious, intelligent and live
ly It is Cnly in Cashmere that pro*
auction is organized on principles near
ly akin to the economical plan of En*
rope. The shawl is> the pride and glory
of the country' neatly the entire pop*
ulation being engaged in its produc*
tion. The goats of Thibet, from which
tremendous steeps seperates it on the
north, supply the silky wool which
atone is used in the tissue ; none other
can surpass, none other has yet equal*
led it. in softness. The downy sub*
stance found next the skin, and is of
exquisite fineness. So jealous is the
Maharajah of Cashmere to maintain
his reputation, that lie has recently
taken steps to prevent any deteriora
tion in the quality of the shawls man
ufactured.
The Indian display of the articles is
exceedingly fine, and of great value.
Almost every civilized country in the
world produces the article called lace
—the most difficult arid lelicate re*
suit of skilled labor. These are, how*
ever, only two or three countries that
have given any original impulse to the
trade. The others have simply fo 1 low
ed in the trains of events, taking what
they have done as a model, and imitat
ing it to tlie best advantage. To the
two countries, France and Belgium,
belongs the credit of prosecuting this
trade with vigor.
The laces of Alencon and Brussels
are of so complicated a nature that
each process is assigned to a different
lace maker, who works only at her
special department. Formerly a piece
of Alencon lace would pass through
eighteen hands before completion ; that
is now somewhat diminished. A alcn*
cienncs lace 'S also oi most elaborate
workmanship : the pattern and ground
arc made together, with same thread
on the same pillow.
A few years since Paris enjoyed the
monopoly of furniture dc luxe, but al*
though it is still the most important
centre for the manufacture of French
furniture, several large firms have been
established at Lyons, Bordeaux, Mar*
seilles, Nantes, Toulouse, &c. There
are about 27,000 furniture makers in
France, and between 4000 and 5000
pro lueing firms. Indigenous woods,
such as beech, oak deal and walnut
wood are used in the cheaper kinds of
cabinet work; mahogany, rosewood,
bois de livlettc; are employed in more
expensive furniture.
There is a strike at tlie Exhibition.
The neat-handed Phillises employed to
wait upon the guests at the Restau
rant Duval have struck against some
interference with the gratuities which
they receive from the visitors'. There
are 250 employed in the establish
ment.
A great deal has been said and writ
ten about the expense of living in
Paris at the present moment, and the
extortionate instincts of hotel-keepers
have bden much dilated upob. Proba
bly no one has felt lids more acutely
than IPs Imperial .Majesty the Shah
who, before leaving Paris, had to set"
tie several hold bills of considerable
length. The account of the Grand
Hotel alone amounted to 76,00 francs,
which was at the rate of 3,454 francs
per diem; Out at Fontainebleau, where
His Majesty stay was the shortest, the
Charlies were preposterous. There the
bill amounted to 14,200 fr., but after
long negotiations it was reduced to
9,000 fr. Alpha,
THE FEVER FRIGHT!.
Reports from all Infected Quar
ters.
Yellow fever, which has been raging
iri New Orleans and other place tor
several weeks with fearful destruction,
seems to be still on the increase.
We give the following, which we
clip from the Atlanta Constitution, as
our latest information :
New Orleans, Aug. 18.— The follow,
ing is the feyeV report for the past 24
hours :
New cases, 115-; deaths, 47.
New Orleans, An. 19. —New cases of
fever to-day, one hundred and twenty
nine ; deaths, 42.
Vicksburg, Aug. 19.—Forty-eight
.cases fever under treat hent at Seven
o'clock last nignt and the new cases
to-day are estimated at fifteen or
twenty.
Memphis, Aug. 18.—Total cases to
date are about 100, deaths 20. Of
those now sick about one-third are
convalescent.
Memphis, Aug. 19.—Up to noon 8
new cases were reported. Of these 6
are within the infected district, 1 near
the Charleston depot- and one Henry
Schultz. The indications are that the
fever is spreading.
Grenada, Aug. IS.-—The death list
for the past 24 hours has decreased to
8, being nine less than the previous 24
hours with only nine new cases for
lack of material. One week ago
this town contained 1 200 white per
sons. They are now reduced by flight
and death to 200, with only 30 or 40
well ones.
The total number of deaths up to
ten o'clock last night was sixty
three.
Aug. 19.—A special dis
patch from Grenada to-night says that
sixty-five deaths have occurred up to
date at Grenada. One hundred are
sick at present. New cases yesterday
fourteen.
That Greenback Party.
Under this head the Albany News
talks to the point as follows :
It's a humbug ; it's a myth:. It has
no bottom, and is merely an association
of political bummprs who' cannot hope
to control the suffrage of either Demo
crats or Republicans, and who are at
tempting to soft soap unsuspecting
voters and rob them of their fran
chise.
They have promised to do that which
is irflpracticable, impossible and ab
surd. Every good and sound feature
contained in their doctrine has been
enunciated in the platform of the Dem
ocratic party, an 1 if they meant to
accomplish anything for the good of
the people they would join the party
which declares opposition to Republi
can villainy.
The position taken by this fraudu
lent wing of discontents is fitly illus
trated in the case of George, a leading
colored politician in Lee county.-
George is a chronic candidate for the
Legislature. His pla*fbrm is as fol
lows : ‘l'm gwiuter pass a law fur do
gubner to pay ebery man SIOO when
ne gits a mule stole; $5 when a nigger
takes his hog or cow; and I'm gwinter
bust up the penitentiary expense, and
turn de thieves loose to grieve ter doff
over 'morse of conscience.
CJogratulates Georgia.
The Philadelphia Times lias the fol
lowing to say in regard to our State
and Legislature, and also General Gor
don :
“The Georgia Legislature which was
chosen at the time the new constitu
tion was adopted last December, and
which will meet in November next,
will have the selection of a successor
to General Gordon in the United States
Senate. As might be expected there
has been no talk of opposition to the
return of Gordon to his own seaty and
his re-election is assured by the lact
that a hundred and seventeen members
of the Legislature have declared for
him. This is a clear majority, and it
is not premature to congratulate Geor
gia on tlie result.'
A friendly romp between some boys
in Thomasvilie lesulted in the cutting
of a youth named Harley, who was
dangerously stabbed by young Perry.
Perry is in jail.
STA T E NEWS.
Americas is taking steps to build a
male academy.
Baldwin county has instructed her
delegates to vote for Hon. James ll’
Blount.
A corre-pondent of the Rome Cou
rier wishes to know 7 why ladies cannot
attend barbecues.
A Laurens county man caught a
buck by the horns the other day and
captured him. The Animal weighed
Ilsp ounds net.
Hon A II Stephens has again been
nominated for Congress in the Eighth
District. Vt this, however, no one is
surprised—he had no opponent.
The Cave Springs Enterprise says:
A little daughter of Mr. James Daws,
near Good Hope, Walton county, was
killed by lightning Tuesday of last
week
Toe Macon Telegraph says Hon. J.
11. Blount has awarded the West Point
cadetship to Mr. Howard \V. Smith,
and he will leave for that place tlbotft
the 25th Inst.
A young merchant of Augusta,
scratched up S2O worth of gold in Lin
coln county the other morning before
breakfast. Some folks advise him to
move up there and keep a scratching.
TVe learn from the Telegraph that
Col. IX W. Frobel of Atlanta was in
Macon a day or two since on his way
to inspect the progress of the work of
cleaning out the Ocmnlgee and the
Oconee rivers.
We learii from the Telegraph that
Macon is threatened with an ice fam
ine. Although the factory is turning
out about twelve thousand pounds per
day, yet the local demand can scarcely
be supplied.
The Wnrrenton Clipper says only
one negro has prospered in going from
America to Liberia in Africa. He has
laid up $1,500 by burying his fellow
men who have died since reaching that
country from the United States.
We heard a couple of young farmers
say on Monday that they had a $2,000
crop, and that it had not cast them
five dollars. We rrkked how it could
be and they replied fiat they iiad done
their own work. Let others fo’low
their example. —Darien GcizelD,
The SurAter Republican says :
A train of wagons make daily trij s
between Americas and Smitbviile,
hauling* flour from Simthville to this
point, returning with groceries and
other goods. Freight is carried for
- less than half the railroad rates,
B, D # Morgan, a Constable of Sav
annah, was shot and killed one day
last week by a man named David V.
Sebe.y, who is a lunatic and escaped
from the Asylum at Milledgcviilo about
six weeks ago. Officer Morgan was at
the time attempting to arrest Lebey,
who was barricaded in his mother's
house, and arm-’d with a pistol,
Ti se Macon Telegraph & Messenger
says :
‘Work on the Brown House advances
steadily. Tne masonry- work is pro
gressing very rapidly. On a portion
of the house the tin roof is being laid
and the casements which were burned
out are being replaced.
The contractors are pushing the work
with all vigor, and will have the hotc]
ready for the reception of guests dur
ing the State Fair.
The Atlanta Constitution says :
“The first number of the “Phono
graph " the new greenback orgm,
ma le its appearance last Sunday 7. It is
edited by Mr. W. T. Christopher, and
will be published weekly. AVe are
glad to perceive that the editor com
mends the speech of Senator Thurman,
which embodies the true greenback
doctrine as held by the democratic
party of the west and south. We
hope the Phonograph will succeed.
We have had three Congressional
nominations up to this time. Hon. G >
N. Lester in the 7th, Hon. J. A. Billups
in the 9th, and Hon. A. 11. Stephens in
the Bth. Air. Stephens was nominated
without opposition, and his course ful
ly endorsed by the convention. We
hope to see these gentlemen elected,
as well as those who are to follow.--
We must unite for the overthrow of
the independents and all other enemies
to Democracy,
The Flanklin News says that a little
sou of Air. James Deloach, of Texas
district, on Monday the sth insf., went
out a short distance from the house to
hunt a hen’s nest. Finding a nest the
child put his hand in to get the egg-', j
when tfie fangs ol a rattlesnake were
plunged iulo his wrist. The entrails
of a chicken were applied immediate
ly, and Drs. Morgan and Gaffney sum
moned as quickly as possible. The
most efficient antidotes were adminis>
tered but without arresting the deadly
poison, and the unfortunate little boy
died on Wednesday following. The
snake measured four feet nine inches
in length and had thirteen rattles.
Mr. J. B. Watkins, ol Quitman, Ga
tells this fish story :
'While fishing with set lines for rat
fish in the Coosa river, a small three
pound catfish was caught. This eat
fish was put on one of the lines whole,
for bait. Visiting the hooks next day,
it was discovered that something tre
mendous bad been caught. It proved
to be a catfish which weighed forty
tdree pounds. Upon examination it
■was found that the three pound fish had
been swallowed by an eleven pound
cat and been caught, and in turn the
two had been swallowed by tire forty
two pounder. The three weighed fif
ty-six pounds.
Tlic Good Farmer.
1. He consulereth a field and bny
cth it. He looketh well to the
that his children may not become out-.-
casts?
2. lie fences it around with a strong
wall. His Hocks aud herds do not
trespass upon the domains of his
neighbor but increase aud fatten with
in his own bounds.
3. He plows deep. He harrows lib
erally and measures abundantly. lie
feeds the earth with rich food. \t the
harvest he reapetlr much grain.
4. He dots his land with fruit trees.
Ilis apples fill his chambers, and
his vineyards run over with the pure
wine.
5. lie risetii with the lark. The
morning sun finds him at labor. He
cometh from his fields when evening
shadows gather, but he rosteth from
his labois in the heat of the day.
G. He buildeth barns and store
houses. His cattle increase in Humbert*
and his pui se is filled with plenty.—-
Whatever he doetli prospers, for his
labor is directed l>y r the wisdom of ex
perience.
7. lie pays cash for his necessities.
His name is not found on the ledg.
er of the merchant. 11 is name is
not a lamiiiar one in the couits of
justice.
8. He pays tithes without gnur*
bling. He hears his share ot the
public burdens. He casts Ids ballot
like a free mail, and seeks no office.
9. Ilis home is a paradise of beauty.
Flowers and Vui’es in great abundance
please tfie senses, educate tfie taste
and purify the soul.
10. llissons and daughters are known
in the land. They dispense his chari
ties. -The poor, the sick and alllicted
arc sought out and receive
■sympathy relief.
IT. He storeth the chambers of his
brain with exact knowledge. Ilis head
and his jhands are co-laborers. He
reads the papers and profits by his
teachings.
12. lie gives from Ids fountain of
knowledge to all wno ask. He is not
puffed up with arrogance. —Oar Home
Journal.
Effect of Music on tlic Insane.
We clip the following communica
tion from the Savannah News of this
week, and as it is on a rather novel
subject, we think it quite interesting:
“Tfie harrowing account of the con
dition of a family in Harris street,
which appeared in your issue of yes
terday, recalls a visit to the Lunatic
Asylum several years ago, which flliis
tiates the subduing power of music
over tbe disturbed brain. One of our
party was quite anxious to meet again
an old schoolmate who had been for
several months an inmate. Tfie physi
cian in charge spoke doubtfully ot her
willingness to appear. As wc walked
through the hall leading to the parlor,
the doors of the rooms on either eitle,
occupied by inmates, stealthily opened
and cautiously they peered out at ns.
But as We came near, the doors were
slammed with and scold
ings from within were heard. Not one
of them could be prevailed on by the
doctor to enter the parlor. He then
suggested that if seme one would play
on the piano, which stood open, they
would come. Accordingly a lady
tremblingly seated herself at the instru
ment and commenced u soft prelude. —
Very soon light footsteps were heard,
and one after another they entered)
gliding in silently. At last the young
lady who had angrily resisted all en
treaties to er.teijWalked in with a most
winning gfnee up to the piano, which
w 7 as most quickly deserted, and com
menced playing one of the tunes G
those by-gone days. She recognized
her friend and sang for her. As the
music ceased the inmates left and again
the doors were slammed. I only men
tion this, hoping it may prove sugges
live in future cases.' llaliiel."
Red is used for danger signals on
railroads, and always means “stop.”
On a man's nose it ought to give the
same warning.