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THE MONROE ADVERTISER.
VOL XXX VI.
Highest of all in Leavening Pow#r,— .U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889 .
_ ABSOLUTELY PURE
IN THE OCEAN'S ABYSSES.
I
A SUBMARINE TRAMP FROM SAN
FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK.
Wt.nt the Ken's Floor is l«ike —Mys¬
terious nfai homed Clmsins—
■‘’rightful Deep Sea Monsters.
Only a few years ago the bottoms of
the great seas of the world were unknown
and unexplored, and tltc abysses beneath
their waters remained unfathomed. Such
soundings as were attempted were made
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"mn'ol n' ' ‘k” 1 "‘“V 01 tti‘ thC T°”' ,' lcc| ' s ’
. S’! PI, IT* , “JT e,e “
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streams. I he mighty caves of the ocean
, have . been to some extent * surveyed, 1 I
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and the very creatures that dwell in |
them havo become newly familiar to
science.
In starting to take a walk over thc
floor of thc ocean perhaps it would bo as
much fun as any other plan to set out
from San Francisco for a view of the
Pacific's bed. Fur thc first twoty.nme
miles of thc journey westward foLcd you will
pmecci over . level plateau of
detritus, which the river water has cast
out through thc Golden Gate for a thou¬
sand centuries. The depth of tho sea
for that distance is only about 200 feet,
but at the end of i! the bottom drops
[suddenly to two and a half miles.* To
get to the foot of this tremendous hill is
likely to bo difficult, inasmuch as you
must climb from a greater relative alti¬
tude and by a much steeper incline than
that by which the traveler passes from
the summit of the Sierra Nevada range
to tho valley of California below at Sac¬
ramento. As you go down you will
experience a cold that becomes steadily
more intense, aud tho pressure of water
from above, which makes tho cold, grasps
you with such a mighty grip that your
fluid body would bo crushed to a jelly in its
embrace wore you not protected by
armor of immense resisting power. With¬
out such an equipment, as well as a store
of air and a powerful light, there is no
use in your attempting to explore the
ocean’s abysses.
At the foot of tho great declivity you
will find a seemingly interminable plain,
like a prairie. It is thc beginning of the
floor of the Pacific, which is for the most
part so wonderfully level that you could
drive over it with the utmost comfort in
n light carriage, were thc water all taken
away. As you proceed westward,though
the slope is so smooth and gradual that
youMo not notice it, the bottom descends
»t a slight incline until, at 500 miles from
the land, the surface of the ocean is three
miles and a half above your head. This
is the normal depth of the vast Pacific
plateau. You travel over it for another
500 miles, when you come upon a gigan¬
tic mountain which towers up from the
ocean floor to the height of three miles.
Its existencer has only been ascertained
by soundings, because half a mile of sea
water flows over it.
\ ou might follow tlie same dead level,
now and thou coming across an isolated
leumon, all the lyay across to Asia, 10,
At t nu es further, if you liked. Instead
you IZ flTt'o'72 tome to a group “ "TT of tremendous mi f” vol
Island* Thrnro Woo' u™ m ^r directly "'i?
sout n ana s ou nna yourself entering a
portion of the ocean plain that is com
piMtivoly mountainous. Many of the
iiLs are tn! enough to project out of the
water, thus making islands large and
' of ’Til I olynesia, j * * arC so to ex l'' speak, orui X and tho you subcellar find,
as you travel westward past the Society,
Navigator, r nendlv, Fiji and other
• 1 Vrll TtJ moptti y T and ar< i wa!king evenness, ° a
save where , in spots vast shoaU have been
uplilteu, ot volcanic and coraline forma
tion, mating such groups as these in the
shape of sugar loaf elevations high
enough to supply habitations for man
and nr‘mental material for missionary
enterprise. It is believed by geologists
that once upon a time there were many
urn. is amis in the Southern Pacific
ihan icre arc no\s, and that they have
disappeared owing to volcanic agency,
It was on y la a dozen years ago that a
Sund!I ’ between Jav^ni^miLtra anct ^.uruatra. *
, , x south, because
ou go m ‘ m or be
ZSErJ JlZi, anas worth mention
lefelTn • 1 uninter^C „ ^ hm ^ t
1 g plain. plab p I a .u-sing n«
. ,
m*rt wa 1 . g r < eep valley which
i ''d"e<i wituThe r ?nos' "womlerfuT^orll
reefs in the world ' yon keen ec P on n un “P h ”V
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point’ ( nf hund^ , r milM° ‘o’i
Cn. few f.X “deep
where on
known of that has never been sounded
The last attempt registered bottom five and a
half miles and no because he
apparatus beL broke. Other soundin-rs
made successful lv however'"’on the
d! # ., nf T „ an.l if ie 1 ,.,/r U at alo °g
i*r nf it those islnn “ ml c f 8
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PacifleOce.n,.nd through thU eh
rushes the great hlue^.reatu which cor-
11 ° * ream o t ie At
lantir ;
~ iu n o
with •b! li e. Thorn a e multitudes of f fishes
more ferocious l an any that are known
to shallow waters -ul of them carnivor
>us because there is nothing vegetable
for them to eat, and they must prev upon
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GA, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 5 m
one another. Most of them have huge
goggling eyes, with which they come and
gaze at you, having no fear, inasmuch aa
they have never seen man before. Theil
eyes arc so big in order that they may
catch every possible ray of light. It is
true that in these abysses there is nc
light whatever that is of day, but foi
that reason, inasmuch as it is necessary
to sec in order to pursue, their prey, these
predatory monsters carry phosphorescent
torches on their heads, with which nature
has provided them. Some of them do,
that is, while others have luminous spots
upon their sides. These lights serve
them not on], for purpose, of .Won, but
also as bnit wherewith to attract victims.
*»"»•>'* •?the ncthermort
sleep P«'« -then it is understood that certain
‘ can other fl,l,« tenor
even twelve . , tunes as .. big as themselves, ,, ,
the glutton ... literally , , ,, climbing and !
over
around the one swallowed, first with one
jaw and then with the other. Among
the most extraordinary of the creatures
is a fierce shark which resembles an cel
somewhat in shape. All of them with¬
out exception are black as ink. Their
S*. bel "* "1 ?, 11,0 Ull ' y «"' ’ T“ nt P ress thClr “ re “‘"'r'T °. f th IJ
»»«* reod«nng Ihem compdct, ulUto^h I( .
whe “ brou « ht to ,he s " r,ac,! ,V1 "‘ tht
dredge they are apt to burst and fly to
pieces immediately, being relieved of the
compression to which they arc accus¬
tomed.
On your way over the bed of the At¬
lantic to New Yoik you may turn aside,
perhaps to look into one of tho deepest
sea holes that can be found in the world,
immediately north of Porto Rico, where
the ocean floor takes a sudden dip into n
gulf more than five miles below what is
now the surface of the water. It is ex¬
traordinary how these West Indian Is¬
lands rise precipitously from these depths
uplifting their mountains miles high out
of the sea. South of Cuba, in the Car
ribcan Sea, is a hole much bigger than
the one north of Porto Rico, which forms
an elongated valley nearly sixa nd a hail
miles deep. This is believed to the deep¬
est of all the valleys of the ocean. Among
other surprising things you would come
across the Bermudas, may be 900 miles
due east from Charleston, which are thc
peaks of mighty hills risiug abruptly out
of the midst of the great flat ocean plain.
Upon reaching the edge of the North
American Continent, about 150 miles
southeast of New York City, after a
pretty steep climb from the three-mile
depth, you find yourself in the shallows,
following the line of a tremendous gorge
(ft)0 feet deep which the Hudson Rivet
has cut out in making its way to the
ocean beyond. All you have to do is tc
pursue this until you find yourself at the
foot of Manhattan Island, •where you will
doubtless consider it a relief to get upon
dry land again and seek the nearest first
class hotel.— Washington Star.
Grotesque Flight of Kangaroos.
Desuibing a lvfiiigaioo liunt in Scrih •
ner, Birgo Harrison says: The rest ol
the herd immediately made off in ourdi
rection; but instead of scattering pell
mell as other wild animals would have
done under like circumstancs, these queei
denizens of a queer country fell into line
and departed in regular Indian file, the
I smallest 0111 ““ diminutive pickaninnies bring- »l«
I insr U P * h f Th ® d0 ? .covered the
IfiT' ''l 1 ' tremendous leisurely hops,
i holding her forepaws before her in a
mincing way that was very comical. The
j smaller animals—each an exact, though
; diminutive, counterpart of the leader—
! followed in gradually diminishing per
i spective, every little beggar hopping
j just a little more rapidly than the one be
j fore him, until the fast-flving legs of the
last puny fellow at the end of the line
| were blurred like the spokes of a wheel
in ra{>id motiou - The elfect of thi * es
traordinurv procession was to mv unac
customed eyes, so altogether ludicrous
and absurd, that I nearly lost my shot in
an uucontrolable burst of laughter. As
it was, I might just as well have had my
laugh to the end, for although I let the
old doe have both barrels fall in the
flank as she passed me at twenty yards’
distance, she never even faltered in her
. course, and had quite disappeared in the
scrub, with all her numerous progeny at
her heels, before I haJ time to replace
the empty cartridges. The No. 3 shot,
to " u rr >u M'- n m,,e • raore e9ect
of T" sand. ? Nevertheless, it S might ° m f? y perhaps S ? UUS
have brought her down if I had aimed
the t brain ^ through the eye would have
been sufficient. But the motion was so
eccentric and perplexing that this would
have been a very risky shot, and I pre-
1^1 d ? Ut> ! f' l . nniag the , her b , ° b dy >' A
the ’
io almost absolute certainty , of f miss
JJL h r*" 1, i? g ? l 7 r attc,I 1 P tin S tbo
*
A Polvslot i‘ Town ’
v, wY W Wk k‘ 18 becoming • constantly mere
aad , m ° re a ^“Rpohtan town. The
of natl vc Am<>ri fans is re
mwkably small. 11 T I started out a few
mornings since, says the Lounger kelping of the
Brooklyn CUiztn, bout upon tally
ShOUld
unable to identify, but I tnanage’d to
recognize the following tongues: English,
German >. Italian, Spanish, Celtic,
Hungarian, Chinese, Polish-Hebrew,
Scandinavian and Russian. New York
of ^feeling the remote very emphatically tragedy that the occurred influence
at
Tower of Babel.
which f
Oh, which were best, and who would dare to
choose
Between the friend who holds you as his
life,
Counting all effort worthless if his strife
Win from you no fond word, content to lose
All else but you; or him you know no ruse
Of time can jwrt your soul from, and no
knife
Of fate dissever, though all tongues be
rife
With tales of slander his fair fame to bruise?
Oh, which were best to give or to receive.
To love or to be lovod? To take al way
Or stand with gifts of Jove before the gate
Of one beloved? Ah, curious heart! believe
AH love wins love, and choice were foolish
play
In this. These two are one or soon or
latel
•—Oscar Fay Adams, in Harper's Weekly,
"AN INSTANCE."
July ID. How little we know 8 one
day what may happen the next.
For instance, yesterday Hugh had
been to the postoffice in the morning
and carne in to dinner with an open let¬
ter in his hand, which he gave to me, as
he took his seat at the table.
After I had poured Hugh’s coffee, and
waited on the two boys, I read it. It
was from Ellen Woods, Hugh’s cousin,
who lives in Chicago.
She wrote to say she was not feeling
well; that the doctor bad advised her to
get into the country, aud, as she was
told the pant of our State where we lived
was ve ry healthy, she was going to make
us a visit; she would be with us on the
14tb, that was yesterday.
“Why, Hugh!” I exclaimed, “that is
to-day! She will be here this afternoon. ”
“I suppose so,” said he; “cheek of
her, anyway, to come up here now—
when we are so busy—and lug along
those young one3.”
“How many has she, Hugh?” I quer
ried anxiously.
“I’m sure I don’t know; fc^ir or five,
anyway,” he replied, with a grimace, as
he helped himself to a second plate of
beef.
I had meant to rest in the afternoon,
and read a new book rfter my dishes
wcie done. I was going to let Ted and
Bob go into the hayfield with their father,
ami 1 anticipated a good time with my
book. I had just my new hammock put
up in the shade of the big maple north
of the house, and all the morning I
had thought of the comfort in store
in the afternoon—but, here all was
changed.
To be sure, Ellen was no favorite of
mine; in fact, I did not know her very
well tfnywsy. When we were first mar
ried and lived in Illinois, we were neigh
bors of her folks, and I used to see her
when she came home to visit, that was
all. But I could not help that she was
coming here, and coming that very day,
and I must prepare for them. I did
wonder how many there were.
I had bread enough for ourselves—but
not enough for company—part of a cake
and a pie.
I hurried my dishes, built up a big fire
in the stove in the summer kitchen, made
two big loaves of baking powder graham
bread, made a lot of rhubarb pies, and a
layer cake, then I thought, as I had a
good tire, I would make some cookies;
1 baked a four-gallon jar full, and when
they were done 1 was about as well cooked
as they were;, my head ached lind my
fett were burning like liie.
I cast regretful glances at my hammock
every time I went into tue pantry, for
from there I could see it, hanging empty
the cool shadows.
I arranged the dining room, and then,
with a pail of soft water and an armful
of towels, went up stairs to prepare the
rooms.
All done, I went to my own room, !
with just ten minutes to rest before j
dressing.
I sat down in the darkened room,
where the cool breeze stole through the
shutters, dropped my head back and
slept till the sound of Hugh calling,
“whoa,” to the horses, brought me up
face with and a start. neck, I dashed brushed cold water hai*. over slipped my { j
my
quickly into a calico wrapper, and got i
down stairs just as they all came troop- j
ing into the hall. Ellen, tired and
warm > with « ten-months old baby, |
cross, and fretting; following her came
Marguerite, tall girl :
a of fourteen, sal
low-faced, aud thin, with big grey eyes j
j in dark hollows. Then there burst into :
the house four boys, ranging from
twelve to five, armed with hoops, bats,
bows and arrows, and the largest with a I
parlor rifle. My heart sank within me, 1
I but I tried to look glad, and greeted i
them as warmly as I could.
| I took Ellen and the girl to their
room. The boys would, not go up, but
dumped their burden in the hall, and
ra t ei ont \° ^ Te tCa " h,ch „. 1 S °° n ’
’
. bad ready for them.
When all were seated, there were Ei
of her. Hugh end
I, our two boys, and two hired men,
making thirteen altogether. As I sur
veved that row of hungry mouths and
j thought of for all the 1 standing felt like over oin hot off fires and
me > S §
hld,n -’
After supper „ Hugh u went after the ,
lo.-and Blm.ned I^^dishM-nKh the milk a
Hugh came back with .jc baggage,
three i big trunks, and while be and one
of the men lugged them up stairs, I sat
aown and tried to talk to Ellen.
I remarked upon the heat
“Oh! it wm so hot aud dusty on the
cars: lam just tired to death,” she re
plied, in a thin, fretful roice, a, she
T ked ‘ h * bah -' ,rji " s ,0 *** “ ,#
^ her if she would sit
I asked not out on
! the porch, as it was cooler there.
“No, I couldn’t endure the night air,”
she answered.
. tired
Conversation flagged; I was too
to talk, and I think she was. I made
faint efforts to keep up a conversation
i and to be agreeable, as 1 sat sweltering ia
t the*hot room, when out on the veranda I
could see the moonlight and Lear Hugh
and the men talking.
“You burn kerosene, don’t you,” re
marked Ellen. *‘I do bate the smell of
it so. TV by do you use it?
“TV hat should we U 38 f I asked, “we
have no gas in the country.
“Candles, of course, she replied,
with a sligh curve of the lip.
“Candles? ! I a 3 ked in amazement,
“Why, no one uses candles nowadays.”
“Oh, there, that is just what it is to
live in the country ; one never knows
what people are doing at all. Why;
everyone of any pretentions burns candles
now; not the old-fashioned tallow
candles, but wax candles, with the lov
liest little shades; they are so nice. ’
I asked about her mother, to change
the subject, and we talked about her and
the old neighbors until she went up
stairs to put the baby to bed. She said
she thought she would not come ddwn
again, if I would excuse her, as she was
so very tired. I soon went to my own
room aud to sleep, from Which I was
awakened by a great clatter add rumpus
on the stairs, made by the young Woods
as they went down.
Soon our ears were saluted by the
faint crack of that rifle, followed by the
squealing of a pig, and the loud shouts
of the boys. *
Hugh hastened down, half dressed,
and found one of e choice lot of Berk
shires with a broken leg, and Herky—.
Herkimer his name is-^dancing a regular
war dance around the wounded animal,
and as pleased as pleased could be, to
think he had succeeded in using his gun
with such effect as to bring down his
g ame -
Of the pig > had to be killed. As
course
good luck would have it, the hired man
had a big fire and lots of hot water, so
he and Hugh set to work at once to
dress it.
Hugh took the gun and locked it up.
Herky was very indignant, but Hugh was
firm.
Just as breakfast was ready, there was
a sound of crying and screammg outside
the kitchen door, and John and Ollie,
the two youngest of the T\ oods, came in
wet to the skin, their clothes dripping
puddles of water all over ray clean floor.
They had sailed chips on the water in the
horse trough, quarrelled aud tumbled in.
Ellen sent Marguerite up to change their
clothes, and the rest of us sat down, the
baby keeping up a fretful whine all
through the meal.
After breakfast I said to Ktlcn that
she would have to entertain hcfself as
best 3 he could, for I had all the work to
do, as we could get no girl.
She took the baby into tic parlor,
and I heard some of the young iters draw
ing tortured tones from organ. I
had forgotten to lock it, but I resolved I
would do so at the first opportunity,
and I did. •
Being in the pantry after a time, mix
ing bread, I heard a great racket, and,
glancing out, saw the four Woods boys
standing in my new hammock, while Ted
and Bob were trying to capture them,
Two of the Woods boys held open lyiives
in their hands, making feints at striking
at those on the ground. It made my
blood run cold, to see them swinging
and swaying about on their uncertain
foothold with those open knive 3 .
I took my hand out of the bread, and
calling my two boys, went with tham
out to the barn and begged Hugh to
take them with him intcUthe field, which
he did.
I baked pies and cake, and prepared
the vegetables for ditfher,making hurried
visits to tlie parlor between, times.
When my bread was in the oven, and
a big kettle of beans bubbling on the
stove, I went up stairs. It was half-past
ten, and the thermometer marked ninety
degrees on the north porch. I hurried
the work in my own and the boys’ room,
and then stepped fU along and took a ?he? peep
into Ellens I in hopes
had cleaned up their rooms, but, what a
sight! they had not done one bit of
work. In the middle of the floor, on
my new carpet, lay those wet clothes,
just as they of‘those h^ been shoved down over
the feet boys. I picked them
up, and on the fawn-colored ground of
my carpet, was a big blue stain where
each suit had lain. Clothes littered the
chairs and bed, the trunks stood open, a
towel stood over the edge of the wash
bowl, leading a tiny, trickling stream of
water to the floor. The bed had not
even been leen thrown open. I put the
room in order, and as I stepped into the
hall to go into the other guest room, my
first breath gave me a smell of burning
bread. I flew down stairs and was jus!
in time to save the whole baking from
incineration.
I had barely time to hurry on tbe
dinner, and when it was readv * I was too
warm add tired to eat.
I sat at the tablg. and when the rest
were all gone, I drank a cup of tea, and
ate a little.
I dreaded the dishes, but that great
nght *>? too_so »«*. at it * I went.
away
When the kitchen and dining room
were once more in order, I went up and
m .,de the bed of ,he Woods bovs.
Done at last, I went to my own room,
bathed, changed my. dress, and went
down. Hearing Ellens voice on the
porch. I went out then and found her
to ( l uiet thc bab 7‘ who « teething
and the hot weather , makes him very
cross.
“Wbr Cousin Annie where hare you
been all day and what hare you been
doing to-get so wa.m and red. astved
Helen, as 1 sat down.
I told her I had been baking.
“Baking? what makes you do it?
Why dou’t you buy bread? I never let
cook bake when it is so hot.
T said that in the country we
nit buy bread.
" < ? h ' de,r: I wouldu't live i D the
*
I thought I would like to try ray ham
mock, so I asked Ellen to move her
chair around to that side of the house,
As we came in sight of the hammock,
1 behold Marguerite in it, with my lovely
copy of Longfellow', which Hugh gave
tue last Christmas, turned backward and
j folded together as she read it. That was
too much for lay equanimity, and I
asked her to hold it in ft diffo’ront man - 1
uer if she wished to read it.
Remarking, angrily. that she did not
care to read it anyway, she closed thr
book and threw it on the ground 1
went and picked up my poor abusec
treasure, finding one corner broken, the
back loose, and a big grease spot on the
fine Russia cover. I felt like crying. and
To-night, Hugh said he would go
see if he could not get a .Tones girl to
come over and help me. But neither of
them could come, as their mother and
the baby were both sick,
I ought not td have spent all this time
writing, but all the house was so Warm,
aDd I was exhausted from the heat, sd I
opened every door and window to the
utmost, and sat down to write. I feel
rested some now, and the night air has
cooled the house. I will shut the doors
and go to bed.
August 1. ' Such a time as I had with
those boys, and those Woods lolks in
general, was a caution!
I had to keep going from early morn¬
ing until late at night to keep the work
done, and something cooked to eat.
Hugh did his best to get a girl, but
could not, as it was just in the midst of
haying-time, and everyone was busy.
And for the same reason, Hugh could
. lelp . much , himself, , .
no me or spare
either of the men. They brought all the
wood, and water, aitd churned, and took
the big pans of milk up from the cellar;
in fact, did what they could.
Such a reign of terror as those boys of
Ellen's inaugurated! The first day was
a sample of those which followed—from
qne day’s end to the other they were into
some kind of a scrape. They let the
hens out to destroy my garden; they
played ball in the front yard, and broke
a three-dollar pane of glass; they fell
into the pond, by turns, narrowly es
caping drowning l they rode tho calves;
Herky tried to ride the colt and got
kicked; they let out the pigs; they broke
all the eggs, until I had to buy some of
Simmons,
Ellen languished in the parlor, or on
the veranda, all day long never saying
much, its except to grumble at the country
and disadvantages,
Hugh declared every night that It must
end, but I did not want to seem mhos
pitable, even though I must work hard
to care for them. I did not want to of
fend her; I thought all every day, she would
get tired of it and go home. But
she didn’t seem to feel worried over the
escapades of the boys. The baby was
very cross, aud required all her time,
They staved ten days, and such days!
I baked, and cooked, and every blessed
dav I w r ent up and put their rooms in
j order; never once did they lift a hand
to help. I picked up books, and hats,
and handkerchiefs, and fans from every
chair and table in the house. The flooi
was strewn with wreckage. One of the
boys stole in the cellar, and While drink
mg from a pan of milk let his hat fall
into it, while another poked about in my
1 jar of cream to see what it was, using a
dirty stick, aud his equally dirty fingers,
I had to buy butter, but I kept the cellar
locked after that,
Ah, me! how long those days did
seem.
At last, one morning ° when they had
been here ten day, 1 woke up with a
sick headache of the most pronounced
type. I felt so sick I did not care for
anything, aud when Hugh came ud,
after they had breakfast, and said he was
; going to take Ellen to the train, I didn’t
think or care much about it; only I felt
; j a vague sense of relief, even amidst the
green-colored ^-as mists of sick headache. 1
| sick all that day, and the next daj
was Sunday, ’tended so Hugh staid atout the
house and to things, while I
rested; I xvas fairlv worn out
Monday morning I went about look
ing of"the things over. Everything from one end
house to the other ^ doo7«na^window! was dirt 8 dirtv
my"new ta„ks on wr
| best chamber carpet with those
big blue stains in the centre of it, my
Longfellow ruined, and my hammock!
I had never used it once, and it was all
torn to pieces it! The boys had put the
bi^ do<* ° into tied himin and left him
there. He had gnawed his way out.
I leaving very little of that hammock but
a big hole.
i Huo'h say he seat Ellen off in such a
i wav that she will not be apt to com<
i again.
°Well on hospitable.’ the whole I am not sorry I
j like to be but I do not like
to be forced to entertain Wort a hordeol
'
strangers.- Woman',
Tunneling the Rocky Mountains.
Among the most gigantic of modern
schemes may be ranked the very bold
, one of tannel ircr ^however the Rockv Mountains
j not^ a uc h a nroiect consldlralion^but annears actSall to b<
i only J under
j UQdor aT It is been^drlven reDor ted that the tun
ne j has al-eadv in 3000 feet
the'we=t ’
i and 14 QO feet on s ; de
] are t0 obtain a dir J ct ra ;. wav route from
:-]), nvPr distance p n i to ^alt T ake Uitv bv which
1 tb „ would "ike be shortened 250
and the
ri oh nre vein- whirh -ire simno=ed to run
in vertical lines through the mountains.
The numher of mines evnerted ^ to be
tanned ^ ! is more than 250 These vein=
ar to 5e reached at depths varying from
1000 to 4441 feet below the tops of the
mountains thus enabling the miners tc
drire their workings luntmit. overiiead, instead of
climbing the and working
1 ^downward. Great advantages are also
! claimed, both in taking care of the
L waler and in bringing the product to the
lrface . The length of the propose!
tuunel is to b& 25.200 feet .—Iron Trad,
7 v.-,W
The 3lexicau Pyramid.
A gigantic pyramid, the most interest
insr relic on the American continent, lies
a few miles to the west of Pueblo.in old
Mexico. Humboldt describes it as a
work of such magnitude and vastness as,
next to the pyramids of Egypt, has never
before been seen in the world. Its
height -s 172 feet and the sides of its
base 1355 feet, being 275 feet lower
; than the «reat pvramid of Cheops, and
j 627 leet longer.— Detroit Free Prtts.
LO OK O UT!
A STARTLING CALAMITY
EDGAR L ROGERS.
WilL ffiy Spring Stock I propose that competition shall realize
"What a Calamity
It is to them and their high prices; that I atn in Business.
My most grateful thauks are hereby extended to my friends for their liberal
patfonage. I have really done such enormous business in pact years, that l nm my¬
self really aston shed and pleased. Yet with the very laudable ambition to excel,
I must tell every body that this season and its purchases put me on Yet top. l know Custom¬ that
ers of mine know me too well to even either charge me with boasting.
I am now fixed for competition in town or city.
DRESS GOODS
To me have become so familiar that I provide the newest for my trade, and my sug¬
gestion, ss to style, is always adopted.
CLOTHING
Merchants at home and abroad are always com; laining, that I sell too cheap, and
^j ley can >t 9Pe } low j oan furnish the style and good fits at mv prices. 1 make thn
‘ eafl
pri e9 aud othcr mpn only W(md cr.
j keep everything and defy e\ery one ns to prices. For cash 01 credit, come to
gce me> y know your interests and will serve them,
Yours truly,
EDGAR L. ROGERS.
Barnesville, Ga-, March 10,1891.
|jjp-N. B.—Messrs. L. A. Collier and J. F. Howard are still at home with me.
A Wonderful Discovery!
MRS. BUSH’S
SFECIFICCURE
-FOR
Burns Stalls nl Sjasilit Cm;.
This Wonderful Medicine!
Will cure burns without a scar. It is a Specific for Spasmodic croup among
children. For anj skin eruption, try it; for poison try it; lor Inflamation
nf bowels most excellent. This remedy is endorsed by the leading men of
the Stato. JOS.K BBOWN, MICHER, K. W. HARDEMAN, COL. W. L PEAK, J.
T. HENDERSON, C. M. of Ogletborp county.
Mrs. Bush GUARANTEES any bottle.
NO CURE, NO PAY!
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS IN TOWN AND COUNTY.
Schofield’s Iron Works!
• ILv£a,n.‘u.factro.rers axxd. ToToToers of
Stca EiiMS, Bolins, SAW MILLS, Mi Presses,
General Machinery and all kinds Castings.
-Sole Owner and Manufacturers of-
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-To Pack by Hand, Horse, Water or Steam
BRASS GOODS, PIPE FITTINGS,LUBRICATORS, BELTING, PACKING,SAWS,ETC
-General Agent for
EC/)NC0CK INSPIRATORS AND GULLETT’S MAGN0LIA r COTTON GIN.
J. S. SCHOFIELD & SON,
MACON, GEORGIA .
Barnesville ■ Pianing * Wlills
-ARE NOW OFFERING-
100,000 Cypress Shingles
(50,000 No. I Pine Shingles
120,000 No. 2 Pine Shingles
20»000 Prawn Shingles.
AND ALSO
100,000 FEET GREEN LUMBER,
100,000 FEET DRY LUMBER.
And full linn of Doors, Sash, Blind?, Mantels, Mouldings, etc. Fresh Lima*
and Brick always on hand. Paper Hanging promptly dope bv the best
workmen. CALL AND SEE US.
TURNER & PROUT,
_Barnesville, Ga.
JOB PRINTING *
We are prepared to do all kinds ai
JOB WORK,
-WITH-
NEATNESS
-AND-
DISPATCH
and respectfully ask a trial from all deair
mg anything in that line. •
Prices and material to suit your pocket
and taste. Call on us and have all of
jour job work dona at hoan.
NUMBER 10.
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