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A tiOHCi <>LU TlMEl I
Love to think of old-thna days—br1«ht<wt
and tho best !
Sun got op a br»ak o* day an’beamed from
east to west
Moon was rlsin right on time, with n lot o’
Mars.
Ka' girls don^tha milkin’ where the j
cattle crossed the bars! j
Love to think of old-timo days—the glory In
the doll#—
rho milk-white daHe* blossomin’- the
chime o* village tajll# !
The birds that sung heap sweeter than these
new-tlme birds kin sing—
The maiden with the red lips an - the lover
with the ring
Lovo to think of old-time days—goin* all too
fast •
i/ove was lots more sweeter then an’ more
lne|Jnf>d to Inst ;
All th« world w is brighter -don’t matter
what t hay say,
Every heart was lighter an* beat happy on
th» way I
Love to think of old-time d .ys- skies was
niwaj-H Mao
Violets bk >m*» 1 ever where#, jest twinklin
with tho !
But what's the u»o o' thinkin' an’ drenmln’
•lay au' night '/
If the old times was tho brightest we kin
make the new times bright I
— I . E. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution .
THE ADMIRAL'S WARD.
UDDENLY, lift¬
ing her head, she
reined tip her horse,
awakening the nni
mill as she herself
awakened fro m
dreaminess.
“Thirty years,”
she said “wliv,it’s
m inoro than a gene
ration, half a life-
22 time. It seemsim
'SHible. ”
1 Trainor struck
his own beast, a cut
with the whip and
' answered
2 l pettish
lv:
f A / years. you “Ye are r, It much seems thirty more that
. interested in those
J** ' ■ L J.- 'sj dead soldiers than
you are in me. I
asked you a question, and you don’t
dein to reply.”
“Well,” sho smiled, “didn’t we
come down to see tho old battlefield?
That was tho year you were born,
wasn’t it, Carroll? Oh, pardon me,
you did ask mo something. But I was
distracted by the surroundings.”
She lifted her eyes and looked off at
the blue bill tops. It was oarly in
March, and tho trees were budding.
There was spring softness in tho at¬
mosphere ; tho Potomac was high with
recent rains.
4 ‘ There is no question you could ask
mo that I wouldn’t drop all matter of
scenery ior,” said Trainor, in a hurt
voice She fell back a little aiq was
swered sweetly: “Oh, Carrol! iere __j
nxiiv joking. It’s so pleasan^.^_that
was aljf’ng tho rifle so
And he was aj^OtfAUH. ”
Her lovely eyes shone at him under
their heavy fringes. “Tell me, dear,”
ihe murmured.
‘‘If you could only care enough for
me, Lila. If 1 could only feel that no
one would stop in and win away your
heart. Vos, 1 d go. I’d give up this
wretched theatrical business and go
down there to tho mines. But I know
wliat pressure would l>e brought to
bear on you. Oh, T know only too
well, The Admiral is getting old; he
wants to see you married aud settled
and your fortune secured to you. And
your aunt—well your aunt ‘isn’t fond
of chaperoning, Oh, Lila, I haven’t
much
“You haven’t ?” she laughed, sauc
My. “Denr me! One would think so
from this stolen ride of ours! Auut
would never dream of your having the
assurance. She thinks I’m safe at
Sharpsburg. The Admiral’s hair would
stand on end. Heiglio ! Carroll, there’s
a deal of wisdom in your reasoning,
You an very sage, dear, about my
aunt and uncle. But, nevertheless,
there is more grit iu me than you
imagine. Drop this theatre business;
it isn t worthy of you. Drop the stage
forever. Go to Mexico, and don’t fear
but I’ll be hHrelyeightoen.^Why’shonld faithful till V , ,
Why, I’m
tlire imaginable ass k
if they a „>rd to
me. Aud I’ll go in for art to till tho
time. I'll take to painting; yea. 1
will -desperately, dear.”
Trainor reached over and caught her
hand. “A solemn promise, Lila; re
member—a solemn promise.”
....... todo on in tho
>r‘d ALoAYL TasTlond. 8
settled now; ho would cut tho mg,
ami to the Mexican '
go mines.
lie had been in love with Lila
Havens for ft long time—it seemed to
him as if he had always been in love
himselfas a^uitor to°tlm 1 ‘ oH ' l ^ A ™ lra
*1 ... iV» bVr'i m *" r * r:> h
‘
But tho^umt^' a j i i iT^'T! le
amted nith V P aill 8 lum '
'
!olf at a bett >r l b“ g “1
'i'P .
some Iittl ■ drsmatle ml w’rV* UOt
sufficient to warrant liar l
He realized this and desired to quit
rCuZ. 8°od birth
and the tehet breed im* f T n Ha
in( W aidre's, Imi'7Lo’ were”, ." 1 ', '“7
° tUou f‘ 1
to VIm"™ warrant Bl.?r a nr r ivat« li lrl int ?l ST ",'P
i.een ride^over “in “ indeed Antietani’bftttb* b sh„ . I*
this to the '
ground.
When thev nnrtp.l olimL t’m? “"f
noon ho had her ,
ended to return h("»rr«gem(u,: to r „°;:
and make to E
Mexico.
-
Lila Havens went on alone to the
fnends .he wa. to vi.it a, Sharpsburg.
“It s. dear. But vou see I was vn
avoidably h»s delayed.' What a lov.lv
been ' '
THE MONROE ADVERTISER, FORSYTH, GA . |TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1894.-EIGHT PAGES.
*‘And there i# a telegTam for von, ‘ :
‘Really? Something aunt forgot to j
mention. I dare say. Excuse me.” !
She broke it open carelessly, “Dear
rao 1” she puckered her brow. “Only J
fancy! The Admiral is coming down
here to-morrow.” But no concern ex
pressed itself in her charming couute- ;
nanance, although there was danger
of the old gentleman’s discovering
that it had taken her a day entire to
make a three hour®’ journey. low
what can he want? she museu, aud
dismissed the subject.
The Admiral appeared on the scene
“ lft following day.
“My dear Lila, he said, “I must
have a little talk with you.”
“Yes, uncle.”
Miss Havens was looking her pretti¬
est in a new gray gown. Her gray
eyes sparkled, her golden-brown hair
Rhone. _____, She was young, joyous, high
spirited. quite
“Lila, my dear,”—they were
alone—“I have had a proposal for
7°™ in marriage. If I had
chosen the man I could not be better
pleased. It will give me great happi
ness to see you the wife of Judge
Mason.”
“Uncle! Judge Mason 1”
“Yes, my dear.”
“Uncle! He is more than twice my
age. I never dreamed of it.”
“He is a young man, my dear, a
vigorous young man. He will idolize
you. You knew he admired you.”
“No, uncle.”
“He will make you very happy.”
“He is a widower.”
“But liis only daughter is married.”
“Oh, uncle, it—it is out of the
j question.” give
“My dear, you me will great disappoint cause
; for apprehension. It
me terribly if you do not accept him.”
“But, uncle, I am but eighteen,
Why should J marry for five or six
years yet? I’ll never bo young but
once—never,” she said pathetically.
I “And I am not a penniless creature
that requires a home. I might be al
lowed to pick ami choose.”
“My dear.” The old man looked
suddenly grave aud pale. There is
bad news; you must make up your
mind to meet it bravely. ”
Lila’s face reflected some of the
paleness of his own.
“Uncle—my—my money? Have I
lost it?”
“There has been a terrible financial
failure. I hardly know how to tell
you, We only heard yesterday, and
we don’t know for euro as yet. I am
afraid—Lila—you must bear up—I
am afraid you have lost nearly all yon
had.”
The girl leaned back in her chair.
There was a stunned look in her face.
She did not speak. The Admiral went
on, speaking more rapidly.
“I can hardly blame myself. It
was an undreamed of thing. Of course
thero if a little real estate left you.
Heaven knows I wish it had been all
in houses, Judge Mason—”
“Oh!” tho girl bro^^J
won't
i *'0\C
Ivllll
. (
“No; he had been intending for
several days to come, he said, bid I
was away from home, as you know.
The news made absolutely no diff.lt
once in his Of course. ho He was comit^
anyway. course was sorry to
hear it, but as he is extremely wealthy
it oauuot prove so serious a matter. ”
“To him, uncle, of course not.”
“Nor to you, Lila, if you can only
accept him.”
“It is out of the question, uncle.”
Tears came into her yoXt
1
o V er er it’i S 8 no\ tb0 ° U T
coivo.1 W tearfully, too, Uer to
lie rroom foruiirivutctalk
L.l«, tins offer of Judge Mason's
ST"? J gran a
-ht, . ■ , V
' You’ 1> bo'aleade/as
will take ! wi 11 8
„ loo i . £ , bc^‘h^ it • , ,
man, You
“Aunt, I shall never marry Judge
Mason. May I go to my own room
now?”
-poke coldly, for it chilled her
™
in .fh.r c Dtei®o‘^ °
mere home?
She went to her room and locked
herself in. Then sho wrote to Carroll
Trainor :
“I am no longer rich. There is no
use of an engagement. I Jiave lost
everything. Perhaps vou will be rich
z:
^the
haps sho sought to be released from T
it. If so. he would release her
her place ho would liardlv have so
written. But then he was only a
'
man.
/ lo ? rs ‘ <1,iarr f by letter is a sad
a fl f »r . there k are always so many little
that cannot be explained.
r,lin S s " ntteu down in black and
white are so much colder, besides,
“T )*' **““?* Iriunor <****■ went his with
ncl10 and way
nie " v vlSi ’K f '. made his
-
™ l g * for Mei,c0 wUh “ lead “
T
M T" hik -^
urge Tudge Mason os a suitor for Lila,
Ihe girl's soul sickened within her.
tliat A , 'T* was 110,0 just leaving Vrumor for told the Gulf her
'-"»*>• -here he would find a steam-
5h,1, ,l° r Vera CmZ ' Ho ,ho “« ht
T" r? tu l n '° the United
' fates. A great . despair came over
er ; In sensitive state she felt
,, tha \. . h, ‘ “° for her.
JaJS to re
' M “ 0n '' ‘ d ' lle8SaS '
eddmt Three nron.k, ! f h.i passed P nu!f'.l, Th 7 !
v weekofjnne t . Havfn“ A
Mis. TteVT. was
come
fortnight a“hopn,tr.Vraud heuee 7nr^ Havsn irfrert ^rifl
on r 4:Lttme 1
<*b*. She looked up and grew pala. I
It was Carroll Trainor.
“Yon!” she said faintly. Lila. j
“Von didn't expect to see me?
for heaven’s sake, is it true? You are
going to marry Judge Mason?”
She nodded with an effort. The
idea of the marriage to which she had
become reconciled, but never enthusi
astically disposed, suddenly seemed
sickening. Her whole soul revolted.
“Carroll!” she gasped. “Oh, Car¬
roll! If there were any escape!”
“Escape? What do you mean?
Isn't it your own choosing? Are you
being forced into marrying that old
widower?”
“X—I—Oh, you seemed not to waul
me. And uncle and auct seemed nol
to want me. Nobody seemed to want
ine—except Judge Mason. He was
very kind—but I never have loved
him. Carroll, if you had not desertee
me!”
“I— deserted yon !—Heavens! We
must have a talk. Where can we go!
j Let’s fnd some restaurant—and or Jet
ice cream. It’s very warm.”
“Yes, yes, cried Lila.
: “I’ve just returned from Mexico,”
| said Trainor, “and I'm going back
there at once. I’ve got a splendid
[chance. be by himself. It’s lonesome One two for of a the man fel- to
> or
lows have their wives with them,
They are very happy. The climate is
like paradise.”
An hour later Lila Havens returned
home looking extremely cheerful.
“Did you get all you needed, Lila?”
her aunt asked.
“Oh, yes, aunt, and more than I
expected.”
She went up to her room humming
“See how his face he covers!” The
trousseau had nearly all been brought
home. The traveling dress seemed
to claim her attention.
i “I wonder,” she mused, “how
i that would do for a trip through Mex
ico? It would be cool enough I dare
say. ”
,
| Then she looked out of her window.
“The wedding invitations are not
yet sent,” she said.
There was something unusual in the
atmosphere. It was the following
morning, and the Admiral and his
good lady were at the breakfast table,
Miss Havens had not come down. A
servant sent to call her reported that
she was not in her room.
“Gone out for an early walk,” said
the Admiral. His morning mail lay
before him. He took up the top let
ter of all and gazed severely at it. The
handwriting was Lila’s. The letter
had been posted the night before. He
; opened it, read it in silence, and
! passed it to his wife.
‘Do not send the invitations,” it
said, “for I will not marry Judge
Mason. He is a good man and will
understand it was a mistake. I love
someone else, and have gone away to
marry him. We g nd our
ho t in
And again, after a p" he
whole, I’m glad tho marriage is off.
The Judge’s daughter was greatly op¬
posed. She might have made things
unpleasant after a bit. I rather dis¬
liked the responsibility.”
And again: “She’s a plucky
little culture. Lila I is—God bless
her !”—New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Leaves aud Rain.
E. Stahl has been making a study ot
leaf forms in relation to the rainfall
i ESS&ffitSS. 0 '.
l"; S rt i,y a8P T Y oJof these
t t t ,
sensitive plant, so that when the hori
zonto , leaTe8 bend „ Le a the rain .
r oS th ,° of tha M
Most frequently, however, excessive
' T°thT ^ by lon ^ P oints
to the leaves. These points . f occur on
“*« ,<>b “ •“* b «‘
• most remarkable long
on' ovate leaves.
In some plants the prolonged mid¬
r ib bas the form of a wide channel,
»nd farrow'^nt*, 1
r erto the rr snrt r,i b f
dropping from t the leaf f and the bent
S “ c ‘ ?0 ! er “ tes ,hls ^ nct,on - Stilh
fi und that w the leaves of justicia picta,
be carefu ] 1 y rou “ c |® cl » retained
'
“ ols ture for an ? our ’ Y hlle those
the popping . pomts left on were dry
K
^ I 2 ‘eTc ’ ’ 1'f¥ dust quite
1 Sfo' k Forest’ . , t , “® ’“nf
llen *
The First Fireman.
“We are all so used to railroad®,”
said Charles F. Buck, of Buffalo N.
Y., “that we naturally forget that the
steam locomotive and railroad is quite
a modern invention. For several vear: ^Ln
1 the friendship of the
who tired the locomotive upon which
George Stevenson first experimented.
H “ ” as oa, T » b ,°- v of *“ »'
-
,
which ever ran he was entertaining still verv vouno
He had a wav of hi!
friends with descriptions of the open
mouthed wonder of people who saw a
train for the first time and he told
his "><- lodgings repeatedly that he had to change
more than once because
of prejudice among uneducated peo
pie against the innovation and all con
ueeted with it. The old man. whose
name was Whitehead, died recentlv in
h,S CaDadia11 hollla '
' ™ »»
1 f cross the
1 f T alW ayS l00k f d a P°“
a ' no f® raiIroa 5 P' ? °T , ,e aklnd ol
^bjectit Tl
\ ' Qventlon a--eler-ted the time
r‘ h “'' 1 a °J pre '
t ^ ' ~^ »
’
T^TTDrrltTTi 1 OT?
.UUA/UUJ. \J± I Uih
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS (SOURCES,
Voice of the Wlld^Vaves—Suspicions
Good Nature—Aj Dish of Mys
tery—Hard T>mes—A Ver
satile Freak, Etc.
What are the wild waves saying?
And what are tfio oeean’s moans!
The words are halrd to interpret.
But they speak ‘in liquid tones.
—Judge.
Mrs. Kerr incomprehensible. “Wliafc is the hardest
thing for yon about joke writing?
Joe Kerr To understand how the
other fellows manaige to get their stuff
accepted. ”—Truth^
domestic wars.
Judge—“ColoneD, I understand you
are acquainted with warfare in all its
j forms?”
I Colonel—“No, Judge, no; not in all
j its forms. I’m a llachelor. " Yonkers
Statesman.
suspicious oood nature.
< e Mr. Nextdoorj stopped and made
himself very agreeable this evening.
How do you account for it?”
“He either wants to get the new
lawn mower or ihy vote.”—Chicago
Inter-Ocean. i
—i
HAIUfr TIMES.
“I don’t know.; when times have
been so hard,” he 'isaid complainingly.
‘ ‘They have bee'n generally felt. ”
“I should say s<b. Tho doctor says
that even my blood is impoverished. ”—
Washington Star.
A VERSATILE FREAK.
Dusty Rhodes—-“I got me a good
job to-day at the useum. ”
Fitz William—‘1‘YVhat?” Rhodes'—“I’m
Dusty to be the
bearded lady for me board, with two
dollars a week extra to mind the fur¬
nace. ”—Life.
A DISH C k— If mi MYSTERY.
“I’ll take a li ctle of < everything, *
fluid Taddles to the waiter, after glanc¬
ing over the bill of fare at the res¬
taurant.
“Yes, sir,” replied the waiter, who
straightway brought a plate of hash.
—Detroit Free Press.
THE SERVANT QUESTION.
Mrs. X. (observing her friend at
work upon the floor of the kitchen)—
“Why in the world don’t you get a
girl to scour you*floors?”
jj rg y. “Be ause, my dear, I’d
have to scour the town to get a ser
yant.”_Philadel hia Life.
BBOTHER-IN-L W TO THE DUKE.
Cawker—“You ig Goslin claims to
to be related to the British nobility. ”
Cumso—“How does ho figure it
out?”
Cawker—“After Miss Scadds prom¬
ised to bo a sister to him she married
the Duke of itlmAbanks. ”—Puck,
-
JUST how’ to TAKE it.
think Mr. Meeks mother-in-law (tiuxiously) —“Do you
my will pull
through, doctor?”
Physician (encouragingly) — “We
can hope for the i>est, sir.”
Mr. Meeks (lfopefully)—“So she’s
really going to J- die, is she?”—Truth.
ONE THE OTHER WAY.
Cecil (passionately)—“Miss Sum¬
mary, do you tai'ie me for a man who
can be trifled with? One who is
abundantly who supplied with patience, or
is dumb tq> all sens® of justice,
or who is insufficiently endowed,
and —”
Cecil, Bessie (interrupting him) — “Oh,
this is so slow. ’’—Boston Courier.
AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE.
Widowed Papa (to his sixteen-vear
old daughter)—“Effie, did you know
our housekeeper was going to be
married?”
Effie—“Is she, really? Well, thank
fortune, we’ll get rid of the disagree¬
able old thing at last. Who is she
going to marry?”
Papa—“Me.”—Truth.
AN ARGUMENT.
Mamma—“Now, Andrew, you
mustn’t eat that candy, because it will
destroy your appetite"for dinner.” i
Andrew—“I don’t think so ’ |
mamma.”
Mamma—“Why don’t vou think so, !
dear?” ! !
Andrew — “Because, mamm, 1-1
naven’t got a bit of appetite just now. -
—Harper’s Young People.
A MODERN GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Teacher—“Now, Willie Wilkins, I
__, an you , o , ell „ me the , truth—Did ,
P re 0n
Teacher—o^nn h d“n»” n6Stl ° D '
gillie w -i 1 - Wilkins--“Because wntl ?/ R I t gave
Sn ten L on him * Philadelphia l W °D Record. ld ^
’
wouldn’t ‘ wow both B TH wats A1 ’
\isitor—“Sa7> , , ee is
. that ele
ner,
phant very cle»•
Keeper— "Certainly. jjayg even
taught him to R &ce ®,®° 1D l ’ his money
box. Mould .' ou Bke to t r y him?
Just hand me ^ mar ’•
T ^ e y° u ng P as3 es the c 0 j n to
4 , he keeper, an4 the elephant perr orms
‘•Well , !r r - 1C i^' done! \ow v- make , him giv, .
;
me the money back again.
“Very sorr*i but I have not been
able to teach lpo* that yet.”
A CA mous CLIENT.
A lawyer tet lS the following . story
concernmg a client, something of a
wag in his w a J. with whom he had
long kept an amount. When the latter
; ! was made ujS the bill, mostly for
5^^!^ iainpte details. When
the moat the
client came ar°nnd to settle he refused
\° , th ' Tt, ^
t h e direction ef his legal adviser, with
the request th d he would receipt it.
"Coi» in." -rid the lawyer, .n his
most cordial fcjoer j
**No, thank yon,” replied his client,
“Ton’d charge me rent if I did.”—
Tit-Bits.
HER FATHER’S MISSION.
Her Father—“What is your mission
here, Mr - Cadley?”
^ r - Cadley (somewhat of * liutnor
ist)— “I am on three mis* ons, Mr.
Cauetique.”
Her Father (impatiently) — “Well,
what are they?”
Mr. Cadley — “Permission to marry
your daughter, ad-mission to vonr
family circle, and snb-missiem to the
regulations of vonr household.”
Her Father—“Well, I have one
little mission to offer before I con
elude my arrangements with you.”
Mr. Cadley (eagerly) — “Name it. I
will be onlv to glad to perform it.”
Her Father (in a load tone, with a
discordant laugh) -“Dis-mission !”
Mr, Cadley fainted at his feet.—
Philadelphia Life.
FOOLED WITH HIS FATHER.
“Papa,” said Benny Bloobumper,
who knew his father's weakness, “vou
know all about fishing, don’t you?”
“Yes, my son,” replied the elder
Bloobumper, graciously. “Thera is
very little about that gentle sport with
which I am not familiar.”
; “You know all about the right sort
: of bait to use, don’t you?”
“Certainly.”
: “That’s what I was telling Freddy
i Fangle, and we agreed to leave some¬
thing about fishing for you to decide.
We had a discussion about it.”
“Well, Benny, I am very glad to
see you taking such an interest in fish¬
ing, as well as to see such confidence
in your father’s judgment. What was
the point on which you and Freddy
differed?”
“I don’t know as we differed, ex¬
actly. Freddy didn’t seem to quite
agree with me, though.”
“State the question, Benny.”
“Well, fish run in schools some¬
times, don’t thev, papa?”
“Yes.”
“That’s what I told Freddy.”
“Didn’t he believe it?”
“Oh, yes, ho believed that al.
right.”
“Then what is it you wish me to
decide?”
“Well, I told him that whan fish
ran in schools the proper bait to use
was bookworms, Now, ain’t I right,
papa?”
Mr. Bloobumper reached for his
slipper, and Benny disappeared out of
doors.—Harper’s Bazar.
How Metals Get Tirol.
Fatigue of metals :s an expression
which has come into ifce only in recent
years, the material and it describ^ previously a condition of
not under¬
stood. The expression stands for a
straining of the relationship to each
other of the molecules of which the
metal is constituted.
In the metals, there is a point in
their resistance to pulling, bendiug,
or crushing, known as the elastic limit,
the jioint at which permanent strain
commences. The elastic limit of iron
or mild steels for example, in its nor¬
mal condition, is reached, roughly
speak-iRg) when about ha lf th e break¬
ing load is applied. If the stre sses
brought to bear upon a piece of metal
are within this limit, it will sustain
these stresses without injury, ho wever
long they may be applied. -If the
stresses exceed the elastic limit, in
however small a degree, fatigue of the
metal will result, and, if they are con
tinued, breakage sooner or later will
inevitably take place. To guard
against accident from such insidious
fatigue, it has now become usual, iu
the best practice, to withdraw jier
manentlv from use parts of machinery,
such as railway crank and carriage
axles, upon the soundness of which the
safety of many lives may depend, after
they have performed a certain number
of revolutions, even although no flaw
or sign of injury can be detected.
If, however, metals are strainefl be¬
yond the elastic, but not broken, and
if the straining is not continued, tho
material will recover its elasticity by
rest alone. Some years ago, Professor
B. W. Kennedy demonstrated by many
experiments the recuperative property
of metals after fatigue. Bars of iron
and steel, strained iu a testing machine
beyond the elastic limit, and so weak¬
ened thereby that if they were tested
atiain the following day they would
take permanent set at one-third or less
of their former load, would, if allowed
to rest for about two years, be found
not only to have recovered their orig
inal elastic limit of strength, but to
have exceeded it, and to have become
stronger than before in the direction
in which they had been pulled. If the
period of rest was materially shortened,
the restoration of strength was found
to be incomplete.—Knowledge.
They Will Carve Bones.
. The difficulty which has been en
countere( } i u t Q f keeping wiEt
eouviete profitably employed
i ^“-es^bor"
lo ° K colltl ' ontet, the prison authorities
of England and caused them a good
deal of perplexity. Any Jpon occupation 1
which they could decide was sure
to call forth energetic protests from
or an °ther of the trades unions.
The prison commissioners have had
the matter under considerationfor
long time, and at last have hit on a
novel scheme. It is proposed to con
vert the refuse bones of the pnsons
into articles of merchandise. The
prisoners will be instructed iu carv
ing, and it is anticipated that carved
bone goo ds will meet with a ready sale
and interfere with no existing industry
in t h e country.-Picayune,
Flour Brands Discarded.
In times gone by the XXX brand of
j ® ou r was known throughout the length
an 4 breadth of the land to be excel
lent, a^d was good enough for anv
body. The XX was not so good, and
the single X was common stuff. With
in the past i ew je ars the millers have
discarded all those brands Inspec
grades, patent, which are officWlv -snev'and known ^
extra fancy, choice
^
mark, but this is in determined addition to grade
the latter being
door inspectors',, the
—New York Joura«l
SOUTHERN SPECIALS
NOTING THE MOST INTERESTING
OCCURRENCES OF THE DAY.
And Presenting an Epitome of the
South’s Progress and Prosperity.
The democrats of the fourth West
Virginia, P congressional ,P district held
their ,, convention at . Petersburg t-, . i it- \\ ed- i
nesdav and nominated Hon. W. 1?.
McKinney, by acclamation. Ex-Got.
McKenny’s name was not presented to
the convention. The nominee is one
of the most distinguished lawyers in
the me state siau and ana a a resident resident ..f ot Potorsbnrcr i eterstmrg.
The monument erected at Cauton,
Miss., in honor of A. D. Harvey and
his brave scouts who fell in battle was
unveiled Tuesday in the presence of
a largo concourse of citizens. Ad¬
dresses were made by Wiley Nash and
Scott Fields, a poem was recited by
George Shelby and Miss Georgia
Goodloe, of Memphis, sang “The Con¬
federate Veterans.”
Dr. Moss and William Moore, of
Lancashire, England, are in Augusta,
Ga., where they will permanently lo¬
cate. time They expect to start in a short
add facilities a soap factory. To this they will
for the output of siziug
material used on yarn before it is
woven into cloth. This latter industry
especially will be of incalculable bene¬
fit to this section of the country.
The bottom seems to have dropped
out of the spirits of turpentine market
at Savannah, Ga. The factors received
an offer from the buyers Wednesday
of 21V cents a gallon for 30,000 casks
of spirits of turpentine, and after a
conference they decided to accept the
proposition and the sale was author¬
ized. A month ago they wore holding
this stuff for 29 cents. This deal alone
represents $375,000.
A special from Anniston, Ala., says:
Capiain W. II. McKleroy, First Lieu¬
tenant. Thomas L. Stokes and Second
Lieutenant P. H. Long, of the Wood
stock Guards, of Annislon, have for¬
warded their resignations. Press of
business and other circumstances caus¬
ed Captain McKleroy’s resignation.
Lieutenant Stokes removed to Atlanta
aud Lieutenant Long gives no definite
reason for his action.
It is stated at Montgomery, Ala.,
that Traffic Manager It. E. Lutz, of
the Western, will be given tho general
freight and passenger departments of
the road in addition to his present du¬
ties. In other words, the three ofiices
will be merged under Mr. Lutz, The
statement is also, made that in the
event the ofiices are consolidated as
stated, the headquarters will be re¬
moved here, but no credence is giver
to this.
A Lexington, Iiy., dispatch of Wed¬
nesday says: On the best information
to be had it can be said that the dis¬
trict democratic committee will declare
the Hon. W. C. Ow t cus, of the county
of Scott, the democratic nominee for
congressman for the Ashland district.
There is very little likelihood of Col¬
onel B reckinr idge mak ing a contest,
and, should he do
certainty that the committee will re
fuse to go behind tlie returns.
The Parker gold mine, situated
within eight miles of Murphy, N. C.,
has been sold in London for £30,000,
equal to $150,000. This mine has
never been actively worked, but the
prospects of a rich find are good.
There were 300,000 shares sold at 50
cents per share. A large tract of land
in Jackson county, including the Sa¬
vannah copper mine, has been sold to
a northern company for $125,000.
The Whittier tract, in Swain county,
was recently sold for $145,000 to a
northern company.
At Memphis, Tuesday, in the mo¬
tion of Strickfadeu, charged with
lynching, to be released on bail, Butch
McCarva, son of the sheriff', testified
that on Wednesday before tho lynch¬
ing Ed Smith, Sisley and Frank Berry,
three men now in jail, asked him to
assist in the lynching. Richardson,
the detective, they said, wanted
McCarva to be in the party. They
also stated to him that Richardson
had agreed to make the arrests and
then to allow the prisoners to be cap¬
tured. MeCarver did not enter into
the business. Strickfaden so far has
no direct proof against him.
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.
New Factories Being Erected
Enlargements Made.
Hooper’s Mills at Mount Island, N.
C., after having been enlarged,
started up again.
The Newton, N. C., cotton mills
start up again tomorrow. A large ad¬
dition has been made during the sum¬
mer.
The directors of the Cabarrus Cot¬
ton Mills,Concord, N. C., have increas¬
ed the capital stock by $30,000, and
thirty new looms and 3,000 additional
spindles will be put in as soon as the
necessary additional buildings are
erected.
The Oates Hosiery Mill at Charlotte,
N. C., which manufactures fast-black
hosiery, will be enlarged to double
their present capacity.
A new cotton mill is to be built at
Canton, Ga. A mill to manufacture
underwear is to be built at Barnesville,
Ga., with a capital of $15,000.
The Anniston, Ala., Manufacturing
Company, which manufactures brown
sheeting and shirting, 48-square goods,
has resumed operations on full time
and to the full capacity of the mills.
TILLMANITE DEMOCRATS
Hold Their State Convention and
Name a Ticket.
The state convention of Tillmanite
democrats adjourned at Columbia, S.
C., Thursday morning, after having
nominated the following full state
ticket:
Governor, John Gary Evans, of
Aiken; lieutenant governor, W. H.
Timmerman, of Edgefield ; state treas
urer, W. T. C. Bates, of Orangeburg;
attorney general, O. W. Buchanan, of
raperintez.de.nt,of Mayfield; secretary *««««•». of state, D. »• H.
Tompkins, of Edgefield; comptroller
general, James Norton, of
railroad commissioners, W. D. Evans,
of Marlboro; J. C. YViiborn, of York
ville, and H. R. Thomas, of Sumter.
GROWTH OP THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Situation as Reported
for the Past Week.
The report on the Indus'rial condition of the
south for the pist week shows tint more so
t vity exists at present in the cotton mill indus¬
try than h;.s been noted f v a cons durable time,
A mill toe st $2*0,000 s to be bu It at GntTuey,
S. 0 , one to cost $800,000 is in cont< mp’.ation
a t Savannah, Ga. enlargement* of existing
mills will be made a- Dalton, and Columbus,
Ga.. one to cod $00 000 is reported at Shreve¬
port, Li., and the rb nis of Gidsden. Ala.,
intend to rai-e $000 000 when with to build and
equip a mill on a large sc do. The rolling mills
in the W est \ rginia district have large contracts
on hand, and the extensive improvements lately
, nade at i;„ming am, A’a . are to be utilized
at once in the manufacture of structural iron.
Southern lumbermen report better business aud
'^rt^ix Sow nidSatnes were established t
incorporated enlargem during the of week, manufactories together with and
twelve nts
fourteen important new buildings. In addition
(Q the new cottoa mii;s already mention d. two
s parate organizations propose to build mills at
Cuat anooga, Tenn. The Fr ueh Ouk Stave
To. has been incorporate 1 at New Orleans, La.,
with $250 000 capital, a brewing chartered company Norfolk, with
$1-0 000 capital lias been at
Ya.; a $100,000 dredging company organized at
Jacksonville. Fla., at <1 a building material and
wall paper factory at Atlanta, G i.,witli SdK) (HX)
capital. A cotton oil mill with $100 000 capital
is reported at San Am onto, Texas, a develop¬
ment company with $90 000 cap tal a? <’ atfa
nooga, Tenn.; a $i0 tXRl lumber eompniv at El
more, Ark., and a $80 000 tannery at El Paso,
Texas.
A $20,000 machin > shop will b- built at Blue
Springs Station, Turn , a $20 000 uoidon ware
factory at Suffolk, Ye., a S15,OIK) ice f ctory at
riaquemine, Lv., a $15 (HR) vara tv wood work¬
ing mill at Florence, Ala,, and a $10,000 flour¬
ing mill at llalo gh, N. C. There is also re¬
ported a distillery at Atlanta, Gt., electiieal
plan's at Palatka Fla., and Cameron, Texas, a
foundry and machine shop at Birmingham,
Ala., and a flouring null at Angleton, Texas.
Art glass works arc t > be established at New
Orleans, La., an ice factory at Dar en, Ga., an
oil mill at. Oxford. Ala.; a button factory «t
Dayton, Tenn.. paint works at Wilmington, N.
C.. and a tobacco factory at Or ensboro, established N. 0.
Woodworking plants are to !>■ Valdosta, Ga., at
Lumber City. ky.. Fla., Qu tin in and
Lexington, Eagl • Springs and derm niton,
N. 0., Day mi, Greenville and Memphis,Tenn.,
Velasco. Texas, and Graham Ya,
Water works are t > t e built at Abbeville, Ga.,
and Stephenevillc, I'ex. The enlargements for
the week include idieisl, f riihzer woiks at Charleston,
S. C., aud A Ya ;plow works at. Chat¬
tanooga, Tenn.; a tannery at Northport, Ala.,
and knitting mills a’ Charlotte and Flat Rock,
N.C. Among new hu ldings of the week arc
business houses at L t 1 ltock, Ark , Thomas
ville, Gu, Beeville and Houston, Tex , a $•(),
000hall at.Galveston, T x.;a $10 000 holel at
Fort Wi rth, Tex., an 1 a $17,(HR) one at New
Oil ana, T.a., and a $100,000 opera house at
Houston, Tex.,—Tradesman (Chattdnooga,
Tenn.)
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MORTON FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominated by tlie Republican State
Convention of New York.
Tho Now York state republican con¬
vention at its session at Saratoga
adopted a platform consisting chiefly
of an arraignment of tho democratic
administration and then proceeded to
choose a candidate for governor.
General Benjamin F. Tracy, ex-soe
retary of tho navy, nominated Levi P.
Morton ; Colonel Baxter, of Chemung,
nominated J. Bloat Fassett; Bilas B.
Dutcher nominated General Stewart
L. Woodford; E. A. Nash, of Ghatta
raugus, nominated General Daniel
Butterfield, and J. B. Parker, of St.
Lawrence county, nominated Judge
Leslie W. Russell.
It was 7:55 o’clock p. m., when tho
first roll call was finished. The result
was: Morton 532^, Fassett G9J,Wood¬
ford, 40, 19, Russell 20,
Bliss 40h^ r kell 1. S
The r(g? u i t was no t ^announced, but
nren ^ that IV: rton had an.
overwhelming majority, and amid
cheers the nomination was made unan¬
imous.
PRIMARIES IN CAROLINA.
Governor Tillman’s Opponents V’oting
for Delegates.
Mass meetings, and in 'somo cases
conventions, were held in the various
counties of South Carolina, Saturday,
to elect delegates to tlio independent
demooratic state convention that meets
in Columbia Monday, and decide on
what is to be done by the opposers of
Tillmanism.
A Charleston special says: Reports
have been received from thirty coun¬
ties in the state of the movement to
elect delegates to a convention to be
held in Columbia to reorganize tho
democratic party on the democratic
platform. Delegates have been elec¬
ted in all but four counties, viz: Ker¬
shaw, Chesterfield, Y^arlboro and Sum¬
ter. In most of these the delegates
are uninstructed, the question of nom¬
inating a state ticket being left to the
delegates.
SOLD FOR SIXTY DOLLARS.
An Alabama Negro Goes Into Volun¬
tary Slavery.
At Selma, Ala., Saturday, Sam John¬
ston, a negro about twentv-oue years
old, sold himself to Colonel Starke
Oliver for $60. As soon as the trade
was made the colonel bought a plow
line and tied the siegro to one of the
columns of the Southern hotel until
he got ready to leave for home. When
the colonel left he led the negro homo
in old ante-bellum style. The negroes
looked on in a matter of fact way and
did not kick in the least.
PLURALITY OF 260 FOR OWENS.
The Final Count-No Protest or Con¬
test.
A Lexington, Ky., special says: Tho
official count of Fayette couuty was
completed at noon Tuesday, giving
Owens 205 plurality over Breckiu
ridg3. There is no contest or protest
of any kind. The Leader publishes a
table of seven counties, official, aud
Bourbon unofficial, but conceded by
both sides, giving the vote as follows:
Owens, 8,072; Breckinridge, 7,803;
Settle, 3,391; Owen ■/' plurality, 260.
These fig ures ar e practi cally final.
CHATTANOOGA IN LUCK.
Capitalists of Boston to Build a Cotton
Cloth Factory.
A representative of a number of Bos
ton capitalists, arrived in Chattanooga
Tuesday morning and announced that
people have arranged to build
there a mammoth cotton cloth fac
f° r y with 40,000 spindles capacity. The
new co£ *eern is capitalized at $300,000
all of which has been pledged. The
announcement has created general re
joieing in the city. The factory will
employ fourjaiindred people.
Four inches of wTn Montana,
The first snowfall of the season oc
fo?r inche. “
Died at One Hundred and Three,
Mrs. Catharine Rainan, of Amite
City, La., a native of Ireland, died
Wednesday, aged one hundred and
three years.