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ANIMALS ONCE WILD,
Queer Trait, of Many Domestic Pets— Why
the Rabbit*, Tail Is White.
Dr. Louis Robinson has made an
interesting volume by taking in or
der the domestic animals and show
ing us some of the traits which
mark them out as having been once
wild. While some of his instances
are obvious enough, others seem al
most too ingenious to be scientific.
It is easy to agree that when a
watchdog barks his action is trace
able to the old instinct for guarding
the lair of the pack; that the speed
and staying power of the horse were
developed, in the first place, to en
able him to escape from his gaunt,
persistent foe, the wolf, or that cows
chew the cud because in early times
they had to get in a store of food
rapidly whenever they could and
were obliged to masticate it after
ward when they were safe from the
other beasts that haunted their feed
ing grounds. We can even accept
the terms “canine political econ
omy” and “communal canine mo
rality” as having some sort of mean
ing in the dog world. But Dr. Rob- |
inson is far from being content with I
the obvious, says Blackwood's Mag- |
azine. In a very interesting passage |
he formulates the theory that the
markings of tabby cats are an in
stance of that "protectivemimicry”
which is common enough among
flying and creeping things, but is
supposed to be almost unknown
among mammals. Eagles, he has •
found, are particularly fond of the .
Jesh of animals of the cat tribe (this j
is not a discovery, though Dr. Robin- j
son has strong confirmation to bring •
forward), and be points out that
when a tabby is curled up asleep its
markings, looked at from above, are
curiously serpentine, so much so
that an eagle might easily mistake
it for its dreaded enemy, the snake.
Again, the spitting and hissing of
r cat closely resemble the sounds
made by serpents, and the head of
an angry cat, “with ears pressed
flat, eyes glassy and staring, and ex
posed fangs,” might well be mis
taken for that of a large snake. The
deception would be heightened, too,
by the snakelike movement of the
cat’s tail, and from these similarities
Dr. Robinson deduces his theory.
Whatever doubt we may have as
to the protective meaning of the
concentric bands upon the sleeping
ocelot, or tabby, or of the attitude,
mdvement and utterances which
characterize a cat at bay, there can,
I think, be no two opinions as to the
cause of origin and as to the pro
tective value of the hiss when utter
ed by helpless young creatures such
as those we have been discussing,
and if the latter part of the case be
admitted I do not see where the
skeptic is to draw the line and say,
“This may be true protective mim
icry, but this must be accounted for
on other grounds.”
Dr. Robinson would be pleased if
he could regard the fluffy white
tails of rabbits as emblems of altru
ism on the part of these engaging
little creatures. He has no doubt
that the tails serve as danger signals
when it is too dark for their brown
bodies to be seen, but he sadly dis
misses the altruistic theory (how
Uncle Remus would have appreci
ated it I) and compares the arrange
ment of which the tails stand as evi
dence to “such highly civilized and
prosaic things as rates and taxes.”
Certainly our rabbit or deer con
fers a benefit on his fellows at some
expense to himself, but we know—
because of the universal character of
the above law, if for no other reason
—that he gets back from the com
munity every bit as much as he
gives. * * * Thus, supposing the
life of a rabbit is threatened 20 times
a yeax* (a very moderate estimate)
through his rendering himself spe
cially visible, he receives more than
20 warnings from the caudal danger
signals of his fellow citizens of the
presence of dangerous foes which
might otherwise kill him. The re
sult, as I have said, is very much
like what one finds in civilized hu
man communities.
BEAUTIFUL CARVED~SHLLLt>.
Wonderful Work Done by the Patient
Peasants In Italy.
Novel appointments for the cabi
net shelf, corner bracket or other
drawing room decoration are the
miniature plaques and medallions of
hand carved shell that come from
southern Italy. Conchs having pic
tures carved on the main surface
and left unframed are popular orna
ments. Sometimes they are mount
ed in gilt or in variously tinted
frames. A conch of moderate size
showing Canova’s dancing girls cut
in the solid shell can be bought for
$35. The carving is as clear cut as
a cameo and shows out beautifully
against the lustrous brown surface
of the shell. The limbs of the dan
cers, their airy drapery and classic
features are as perfect in detail as
though the space of the picture were
measured by feet instead of inches.
All of the scenes wrought on these
conchs are ideal in character, having
to do with clouds and waves and
mythological figures. It is a matter
of surprise that so many figures and
such intricate designs can be cut in
such a limited space of shell. Nep
tune and his mermaid nymphs are
pictured on one conch, with the nat
ural accompaniment of dolphinsand
sea lions and winged and finned
monsters. On another shell Jupiter
- and the especial goddesses he favor
ed are shown in a mist of cloud
waves and aureoles. Bacchus and
his devotees are not neglected and
are represented as surrounded with
the vineyards and garlands that
give an innocent pastoral air to even
the tipsiest of revels. Dancing maids
•and fairy revels and picturesque
x peasant carnivals are other subjects
chosen.
Medallions of the carved shell
scarcely 3 inches in height are
framed in mosaic work and placed
on tiny easels. They are nearly all
heads or busts of mythological char
acters. Every curl of hair, every
dimple and every fold of the drapery
stands out clear and lifelike. The
frames of the fine mosaic work are
as handsome as if formed of parti
colored jewels, and the bright color
ing throws into relief the clear
whiteness and purity of the carving.
.Larger carvings are iramea m gin
and mounted on easels. The gilt is
wrought into wreaths and garlands,
each leaf and petal looking as if it
might be picked from the rest.
These medallion settings sell for
from S3O to SIOO and over.
“All this work is done by peasant
carvers in the neighborhood of Flor-1
ence and thereabout,” said the im-1
porter. “If an artist who had at-1
tained reputation were to carve a |
picture like that on a conch, it would
sell for three times as much. The I
humble shell carvers in Italy do not j
mind how long it takes them to do a i
piece of work. They carve away atj
it at odd moments sometimes for i
months. Often the workers in sheila
are intelligent enough to devise their ■
own subjects and set to work on a
conch w’ith a well defined idea in
their head of what they mean to
bring out. Sometimes these men
evolve pretty and original pictures,
copying the things they have seen
about them all their lives and been
used to shaping. Gondolas are a fa- j
vorite subject and swans and differ
ent kinds of fish and birds. In the I
case of these mythological pictures
a pattern is supplied them, and they I
go by that and never deviate from it {
in any particular. All the tools are j
supplied them from the factory, and
those who display unusual taste for 1
the work are instructed by the artist
who designs the pictures and gets
the most difficult parts to do. Ac-I
cording to the thickness of a shell is '
I the beauty of the carving—that is, i
if it is intended for a bas-relief bust I
to be framed. Some shells are much
; thicker than others. On most of the j
ordinary shell working the carving |
is not deep, but, whether deep or i
shallow, it is the groundwork of the
dark shell showing underneath that:
givesit its beauty. The mosaic work i
for the frames is done individually ■
by the peasants also. It is work that
takes a long time and much pains.
—New York Sun.
DWARFS IN THE PYRENEES.
Theory of Their Origin Derived From
Their Legendary History.
There has long dwelt in the heart
of the Pyrenees, on the old Cataloni
an border of Spain, a race of dwarfs
supposed by some to be of Tartar
origin.
They inhabit the valley of the
Ribas, in the northwestern part of
the Spanish province now called
Gerona. They never exceed 51
inches in height and have short, ill
formed legs, great bellies, small,
eyes, flat noses and pale, unwhole
some complexions. They are usual
ly stupid, often to the verge of idio
cy, and much subject to goiter and
scrofulous affections. The chief
town of the Ribas valley is Ribas, a
place of 1,500 inhabitants, about 800
feet above sea level. The mountains
rise above the town to a height of
6,000 to 8,000 feet and command an
amazingly beautiful panorama of
mountain, plain and river, with
Spanish cities visible upon the one
side and French upon the other.
The region is rich, both agricultural
ly and minerally, and is famous for
its medicinal springs. In this para
dise dwell the dwarfs, perhaps as de
graded a race of men and women as
may be found in any civilized com
munity. They are almost without
education,and inhabit wretched huts
when they have any shelter. The
most intelligent are employed as
shepherds, and in summer they live
for months at an elevation of more
than 6,000 feet without shelter. Here
they see no human creature save
some of their own kind, often idiots,
who are sent up every 15 or 20 days
with a supply of food.
It is said that formal marriage is
almost unknown among them. The
women in some instances are em
ployed in the village of Ribas as
nurses for children, and as such are
found tender and faithful. Before
communication throughout the re
gion was as easy as it is now it was
thought lucky to have one of these
dwarfs in a family, and the dwarfs
were hired out and even sold to be
used in beggary in neighboring cit
ies. There are somewhat similar
dwarfs in other valleys of the Pyr
enees, but the number is decreasing,
and those of the Ribas valley are re
duced to a few individuals.
The writer rejects the theory of a
Chinese origin for the dwarfs and
believes that they are merely the
degenerate descendants of the ordi
nary natives, ill nourished for gen
erations upon a diet of potatoes and
black bread. The fact that with im
proved means of communication the
dwarfs are decreasing helps to con
firm the writer’s theory, and he be
lieves that with proper nourishment
and decent shelter their descendants
would gradually return to the nor
mal type. Meanwhile the neigh
bors of the dwarfs look upon them
with a curious mixture of feelings.
The fact that the dwarfs drink much
at a particular mineral spring has
given rise to a superstition that who
ever drinks of it will become de
formed, and the normal natives are
horrified to see visitors experiment
ing with the dreaded waters. There
is reason to believe that the waters
of the spring are beneficial in the
stomachs of well nourished persons,
but injurious to those who are ac
customed to an unwholesome diet,
and it is entirely possible that the
ill fed dwarfs have been injured by
drinking of the spring.—Cosmos.
eternity.
Here is a schoolboy’s definition of
eternity: “When our ships all come
in; when the sea gives up her dead;
when Father Time hangs up his
scythe; when the heavens are rolled
up like a scroll; when Gabriel blows
the ram’s horn; when the solar sys
tem collapses; when we find the lost
Charlie Ross and the man who struck
Billy Patterson; when Johnny gets
his gun; when society becomes pure,
and ‘after the ball is over’—then
will be eternity.”—New Orleans
Times-Dexnocrat.
Hia Gratitude.
The Medical Record tells of a man
who was cured of blindness by a
surgeon remarkable for his unpre
possessing appearance. When vision
was fully restored, the patient look
ed at his benefactor and said:
“Lucky for you, young man, I did
not see you before you operated of
I would never have given my con
sent. ”
DOGS WITH FATAL FANGS.
Bands of Wild Canines Which Terrorize
Arizona.
Ranging through that section of
the United States where New Mexi
co and Arizona meet are bands of
wild animals whose bite is more to
be dreaded than that of the’-centi
ped and is as fatal as the venom of
the rattlesnake. They are known as
the wild dogs of Arizona, and so
bold have they become that the resi
dents round about the field of their
operations are organizing to hunt
them down.
These brutes form a species by
themselves, and no natural history
tells of them. Their origin is not
positively known, but they are sup
posed to be a cross between a com
bination of Siberian bloodhound and
bulldog stock and the large timber
w’olt of Arizona. The first of these
was taken into New Mexico by cat
tlemen resident there about 15 years
ago.
It was not very long after that
when the first of the present species
of animals that is now creating so
much trouble was seen, and for a
time their depredations were slight.
Timber wolves were not overplenty
in Arizona, and, while occasionally
a sheep, colt, horse or steer would
be pulled down by the brutes, there
was no attempt to exterminate them
I beyond taking a shot at one of the
depredators whenever opportunity
| offered.
In these days, however, their short
barks and long, dismal howls or
! roars, something like a coyote howl
intensified many times, are becom-
I ing altogether too familiar. The
j noise they make is fearsome indeed
—far more so than the scream of
, the panther or the howl of the
[ thoroughbred wolf. None has ever
' been captured, and no one wants to
capture them, for their appearance
is very nearly as ugly as their bite.
A full grown animal of this sort will
weigh about 100 pounds and stands
from 2% to 3 feet high. They are
heaviest about the shoulders and
neck, have a round shaped head and
short, sharp ears.
The general color of their coats is
gray, but long blackish hairs come
straggling through, giving a dis
agreeable appearance. Occasionally
one of them will be of a different
color still and perhaps of fairly good
appearance, but this is supposed to
result from the breeding in of do
mestic dogs, who have been known
to desert the ranches and join one of
these bands.
The cattle, calves, horses and colts
which meet death through these
animals are by no means killed by
them because food is needed, but die
from the effects of the bite, which in
every case produces symptoms ex
actly similar to strychnine poison
ing. Benjamin Brown of Nutrioso,
A. T., has perhaps killed more of
these animals than any other per
son, and he regards the task of hunt
ing them as dangerous in the ex
treme. While they have never been
known to wantonly attack a human
being, they will defend themselves
against one quick enough.
Mr. Brown tells one instance
where a calf belonging to Pollard
Pearson of Nutrioso was bitten by
one of these wolf dogs. The bite
was not a serious one, and the calf
fled to its mother for protection.
The mother licked the wound, and
in a few moments the calf was ap
parently all right again. Two days
later the calf died with every symp
tom of strychnine poisoning, and
the following day the mother met a
similar fate.—Philadelphia Press.
WHERE SHE FAILS.
The Woman Drummer Is Clever, bat She
Can’t Take a Drink.
The woman “drummer” has been
abroad in the land for a number of
years, but no wail seems to go up
from the legitimate knight of the
grip. He doesn’t, like some of his
brothers, cry out that women are
robbing him of employment, lower
ing salaries and making havoo gen
erally. His self satisfaction is still
as conspicuous as his scarfpin, and
nothing but a Cheshire cat could
equal his radiant smile. The fact
is he feels quite serene. His posi
tion is impregnable, and he knows it.
Os course there are sporadic cases
of the woman drummer, but there
is no danger of an epidemic. A good
many women are on the road sell
ing light lines of goods, laces,
gloves, veiling, things that can be
handled in small sample cases, but
when it comes to heavier goods a
woman is at a disadvantage. She
hasn’t the strength to handle the
samples and do the packing. One
large dry goods house in New York
has a saleswoman who travels as far
west as Portland and San Francisco
and has made a splendid record, but
she has a man with her as assistant.
He attends to the packing and all
that side of the work, and she fur
nishes the brains. That makes a
good combination, but there is no
use in hiring two people to do one
good man’s work, and it is cheaper
to send out a man with strength
plus brains.
“We have tried putting women on
the road,” said the junior partner
of a prosperous New York house,
“but we have given it up. They
talked well, and they knew their
goods, but we found that they did
not impress the trade favorably,
particularly in the small towns.
Then they couldn’t stand the work.
They hadn’t the strength to put up
with the life as men do. One strikes
pretty rough living in some little
places, especially in the west, and it
takes an ostrich to digest the food
and a pachyderm to sleep in the
beds at some of the hotels. Os
course there’s a good deal of hard
traveling on poor trains, and a wom
an feels that more than a man. You
see, she can’t hunt up a jolly fellow
in the smoker and put in the time
swapping yarns and playing cards.
“Then it seems to play the deuce
with a woman’s nerves to be ever
lastingly catching trains. Why,
there was one nice girl who traveled
for a Chicago house two years ago.
She sold lots of goods too. Her em
ployer bragged to me about her
when he was down here and said
she was worth any two men he had
out. This winter became on again,
and one dav when we were lunching
together he asked me ii i remem
bered about the girl who traveled
for him. I said I did, and he told
me that she went along all right for
nearly a year and never complained
about anything; said she liked the
work and had her salary raised
twice. Then, one day last spring,
the firm got word from a hotel man
in Denver that she was very ill there
at his hotel. They sent her sister
out to her; but, do you know, that
girl had gone completely to pieces
all of a sudden. Her mind has been
wrong ever since, and the queer
thing about it is that she is always
wild about catching some train and
making connection. She doesn’t
rave about anything else. I suppose
that was one of the things that wore
on her nerves most, and it stuck in
her mind.
“You see, that story goes to prove
what I’ve been saying—that women
haven’t the physical enduj|*.nce for
the road business. ”
Just at that moment a vAion be
hind a red tie and a diamo jl scarf
pin drifted into the office.
“That’s one of our traveling
men,” said the member of the firm.
“Johnson, here’s a reporter who
wants to know something about the
women who do your work better
than you do.”
The smile spread. “Bless their
hearts I” said Johnson, with airy
goodnature. “They’re all right,only
they belong somewhere else! We
don’t need to worry about their tak
ing our jobs. They can talk, and
they are clever, but they can’t line
up at a bar and take a drink with a
customer, and there’s no selling
goods at a profit if you leave out
that ceremony.”—New York Sun.
Fatal Hesitation.
Miss Cuddlethwaite—lf you could
have everything you want in this
world, what would you wish for
first?
Mr. Addemup—Let me see. I hard
ly-
Miss Cuddlethwaite—Oh, if it’s
necessary to think about it we may
as well go to reading the papers.—
Chicago News.
A Difference In Children.
Mrs. Greene—What bad behaved
children those are of the Briggs’ 1 It
was disgraceful the way they fought
over the last piece of cake at the ta
ble last evening.
Mrs- Brpwne—That’s queer. My
children never begin quarreling till
the last piece is gone.—Boston
Transcript.
The Storks of Larissa.
To me the most peculiar thing
about Larissa was the life in the air
above us. To see one, two, even
four, storks on almost every one of
the heavy roofs of bent red tiles re
mained a novelty to the end of my
stay. No one ever disturbed the
great birds. They built their large,
flat, basketlike nests on the most ex
posed gables and used to stand on
the most prominent points as nsort
of architectural finish to thrijlue
and white houses. The ratx’fli of
their bills, as of dry and hollow
bones, sounded all night long. --Ju
lian Ralph in Harper’s Magazine.
Not According to Hoyle.
“I held the 13 trumps in a ghme
of whist we played one timd at
Rocky Gulch, ” said the retired min
er.
“You took every trick, of course?”
“Just got out with my life. My
partner led an ace, I trumped it, and
he had emptied his gun miscellane
ously before I could explain. ”—De
troit Free Press.
As should be the case, General
Wheeler is to have a walk-over in
his Congressional district, and the
Pittsburg Post declares: “When he
retires from the army, which will
probably be long before the next
Congress meets, General Wheeler
can resume his old seat as an expo
nent of unterrified Democracy and
fire away his satirical batteries at the
strongholds of trusts and monopolies.”
Referring to General Longstreet’s
criticism of General Shafter, an es
teemed contemporary slyly declares
that “it is dead easy for any of us to
sit back in safety and point
out the mistakes of the fellows who
are doing the fighting.”
The daughter of General Joe
Wheeler has been making a regular
heroine of herself in the Santiago
hospital while her father has been
keeping the flag to the front on the
field.
Santiago is the luckiest place on
earth. Gen. Shafter reports to
Secretary Alger that “the silver
question has settled itself.”
As the result of experience with the
civil war pension lists the authorities
will now be able to take steps to prevent
any pension frauds following the war
with Spain. An exact account of the j
physical condition of every man will be !
taken and put on file when he is mustered 1
out. Considering that pensioners are |
liable to hold on for forty or fifty years, j
the ultimate saving will no doubt be an
immense one.
The war department appears to have
decided to muster about 100,000 volun
teers out of the service within the next
thirty days. This resolution is a wise
one. With these mustered out there
will still be left an army of 150,000 ready
for all duties they may be called upon to
perform.
The stamp tax on bank checks imposed I
as the result of the civil war was col
lected up to 1883, in which year Congress ,
passed a repealing act. It may be con- I
eluded therefore that some of the
features, at least, of the recent stamp
tax law are liable to survive for a con
siderable period.
General Fitzhugh Lee announces that |
he is a candidate for the senate to sue-'
ceed Senator Martin. Lee is what may f
be called an administration gold standard I
Democrat. Popular as he is, an over- ■
whelming free coinage legislature may
not see its way clear to elect him.
“• —1 i
MOOD’S Sarsaparilla is the One
" True Blood Purifier, Great Nerve
Tonic, Stomach Regulator. To thou
sands its great merit Is KNOWN,
ENTIRELY CURED ME.
No Mother Should Be Without <
Pe-ru-na. <
1
So Mrs. Margaret Veldman, of t
Lake Mills, Wis., writes in a recent 1
letter to Dr. Hartman. Pe-ru-na is , <
the special friend of women in all i
of her peculiar ills, irregularities, ’
painful periods, weakening dis- I
charges, exhausting drains, unavoid-: <
- £
ble I suffered with
of diseases—kidney trouble and ca
tarrh of the bladder. I tried a
number of medicines without relief. 1
Pe-ru-na was recommended and I 1
took it as a last resort. Then I
thought I would write to Dr. Hart
man. He advised me to take Man- '
a-lin also. 1 took the two remedies.
No mother should be without Pe
ru-na. We keep it in the house all
the time and recommend it to every
one complaining. Pe-ru-na entirely
cured me and I believe it will cure
others who are similarly affected.”
Send to Dr. Hartman, Columbus,
O, for his free book written ex
pressly for women.
A Black Spectre.
The unanimous testimony of the
returning soldiers, together with that
of the war correspondents in Cuba,
confirms the position taken by The
Telegraph nearly two years ago in
regard to the insurgents.
In this connection we call at
tention to the statements made by
Maj. R. E. L. Spence, of Camilla,
who is home on a furlough, nursing
two wounds received in the battle
before Santiago.
While we are rejoicing at the tri
umphs of our army and our navy,
and while a thrill of national pride
courses through our systems as we
read of the epoch-making flag-raising
at Santiago yesterday, there is no
downing of the black spectre that
rises just beyond the scene.
After war was declared The Tele
graph urged the government to con
duct the investment of Cuba without
regard to the insurgents. The
history of events about Santiago has
fully vindicated our position in that
regard. It will be observed that
when the surrender was made—when
the Spanish flag was hauled down
and when the stars and stripes were
raised—no Cuban forces took part in
the ceremonies, for the good reason
that Gen. Shafter had issued strict
orders that none of them should be
allowed to enter the city. The com
manding general had found them
out. Bandits and robbers, he knew
that they would not only sack the
city, but that they would murder and
rob the unarmed and surrendered
prisoners of war.
It is an easy task to deal with
Spanish forces in the open field.
The trouble will come when we must
deal with the bandits in the bushes.
—Macon Telegraph.
The Most Precious Gift.
I regard a sense of humor as one
of the most precious gifts that can
be vouchsafed to a human being. He
is not necessarily a better man for
having it, but he is a happier one.
It renders him indifferent to good or
bad fortune. It enables him to en
joy his own discomfiture. Blessed
with this sense he is never unduly
elated or cast down. No ore can
ruflie bis temper. No abuse disturbs
his equanimity. Bores do not bore
him. Humbugs do not humbug him.
Solemn airs do not impose on him.
Sentimental gush does not influence
him. The follies of the moment
have no hold on him. Titles and
decorations are but childish baubles
in his eyes. Prejudice does not
warp his judgment. He is never in
conceit or out of conceit with him
self. He abhors all dogmatism. The
world is a stage on which actors
strut and fret for his edification and
amusement, and he pursues the even
current of his way, invulnerable, do
ing what is right and proper accord
ing to his lights, but utterly indif
ferent whether what he does finds ap
i proval or disapproval from others.
! If Hamlet had had auy sense of
i humor he would not have been a
•nuisance to himself and to al) sur
rounding him —London Truth.
John P. Hobson, father of the
hero of the Merrimac, has been ap
pointed postmaster at Greensboro,
Ala, He is a Democrat, and did not
; seek the office.
BECOMING A MOTHER.
A Sure Way to Avoid Danger.
Every true woman wants to be a
mother. A baby is the dream of her life
' —the crowning glory of womanhood —
true happiness can never be known
without the blessings a child brings.
Yet the ordeal through which all
mothers must pass is so full of pain,
anxiety and fear, that many a. young
i life is sacrificed because of the inability
I to undergo the struggle of childbirth.
It is not necessary to suffer in bring-
I ing new life into the world. By the
I use of “Mother’s Friend,” the suffer
ing and danger can be avoided, and
the hour robbed of its "dread and pain.
This remedy is praised by thousands
I who have tested it. Every woman is
i anxious to learn how to avoid the
I pain and suffering which may be in
store for her. The little book, “Before
Baby is Born,” will be sent free to any
address upon application to the Brad
field Regulator Co., Atlanta, Georgia.
Dudes in War.
When the regiment of Rough Ri
ders was first organized there was a
question whether or not an aggrega
tion of young men from New York
swelldom would be effective in war
fare. These young men were scions
of prominent people and had been
reared up in the lap of luxury. They
were polo players, yachtsmen, mem
bers of swell clubs, leaders of soci
ety, dudes, and gentlemen of leisure.
Some of them had been champion
oarsmen at college ; not a few were
trained athletes, and several of them
had lived upon western ranches and
affected the ways and manners, of the
cowboy. These pampered young
Americans, however, have shown in
spite of their dandified ways that
they are made of good stuff. They
know how to fight and did not show
the white feather in the three days’
battle around Santiago. Their motto
seemed to be “nulla vestigia retror
sum”—retrace no footsteps. These
men bore the brunt of the fierce
fire at Siboney, El Caney, and San
Juan. They climbed up the steep
heights and received the hot fire
from the Spanish guns which cut
them down, at times threw them into
confusion, but which never caused
them to retreat. There was the
grandson of Hamilton Fish, who was
among the first men killed. There
was a brother of Delaney Kane, who
went into the war as a non-commis
sioned officer. There was a member
of the Tiffany family, one of the
younger Astors, and at their head
was the dashing diletanti, Roosevelt.
The result shows that American
manhood, even among the rich and
privileged classes of New York, has
not deteriorated ; that the carpet
knights have won their spurs in the
fierce atmosphere of battle.
Miss Helen Gould is one of the
few daughters of millionaires who
nave shown practical good sense, as
well as proving that she has a heart
for the needs and sorrows of her fel
low beings. Being the possessor of
millions in her own right, it is hardly
possible for Miss Gould to do pri
vately what she does so generously
and with so much tact and rare good
sense. Instead of squandering her
millions to buy a foreign title, at
tached to a worn-out roue, who
would care nothing for her, and has
a contempt in general for everything
American except its money, she goes
about like a ministering angel help
ing the poor and needy, and above
all she comes to the relief of the
soldiers who are fighting the battles
of her country, the country she holds
in honor above social prestige and
foreign titles. She is an honor to
American womanhood.
A sixty-mile railroad with a
$1,000,000 bond issue is being built
through a rich mining tract in
California, exclusively by women.
The president of the company is
Mrs. Annie Kline Rikert. Among
her directors are Mrs. Green, Mrs.
Gould, Miss Brainard and Miss
Lane. The chances are that when
they come to look around for a work
ing force the old-time railroad men
will fight shy of such an organization
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee announces that
he intends to run for the senate in
Virginia. If he wants the place he
should have it without opposition.
able excesses, '
overwork, pros- *
tration and de- ’
bility. Mrs. '
Veldman’s let- 1
ter states: ’
“Five years ago •
I was pro- 1
nounced incura
a complication '
Scrofula, a Vile
Inheritance.
Scrofula is the most obstinate of blood
troubles, and is often the result of an
inherited taint in the blood. S. S. S.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrofula; it forces out
every trace of the disease, and cures
the worst eases.
My son, Chartie, was afflicted from Infancy
with Scrofula, and he suffered so that It was
Impossible to dress him
for three years. His
head and body were a
mass of sores, and his I __ _ 1
eyesight also became fj By
affected. No treatment V A if/
was spared that we Jy r
thought would relieve \
him, out he grew worse))
until his condition
indeed pitiable. I
almost despaired of his LA fflßEa.
ever being cured, when
by the advice of a friend it 7 / .
we gave him S. 8. S. *i # 1
(Swift’s Specific). Ade- ’ ”
elded improvement was the result, and after
he had taken a dozen bottles, no one who knew
of his former dreadful condition would have
recognized him. All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin is perfectly clear and
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health. Mrs. 8. S. Mabbt,
800 Blm St., Maoon, Ga. i
For real blood trout es It is a waste ;
of time to expect a evue from the doc
tors. Blood diseases are beyond their
skill. Swift’s Specific,
SSS/Mlood
reaches all deep-seated cases which
bther remedies have no effect upon. It
is the only blood remedy guaranteed
purely vegetable, and contains no pot
ash, mercury, or other mineral.
Books mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific 00., Atlanta, Ga.
JOHN MARTIN;
NACOQCIIEE, GA.
REAL ESTATE.
Alines and Alining Lands,
Faims and Farming Lands,
Timber and Wild Lands.
SOLID INVESTAIENTS AT
TEAIPTING PRICES.
Correspondence Invited.
Snap Shots With a Graphophone.
The Graphophone is to the ear what
the potographic camera is to the eye,
and more, for the Graphophone catches
instantly and preserves every tint and
shade of sound. A most interesting use
of a Graphophone is to make records of
your friends’ voices to be preserved for
future use. You can catch the story of
your jolly friend just as he told it, or
the favorite song of some loved one just
as she sung it, and have it reproduced
perfectly at any time and as often as
you please. Desides the Graphophone
affords wonderful entertainment in the
way of reproducing the music of bands,
orchestras, or vocal or instrumental solo
ists. Xo investment will return so much
in pleasure as the purchase of a Grapho
phone. It is the perfect talking ma
chine. Write for Catalogue Xo. 30, to
the Columbia Phonograph Company, Xo.
919 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.
C.
Many of the vegetables in daily use on
our dinner tables were known to very
remote times. It is known, for instance,
that asparagus was grown 200 years B.
C.; while lettuce was cultivated so far
back as 550 B. C.
About one mouth ago my eblid, which
is fifteen months old, had an attack of
diarrhea accompanied by vomiting. I
gave it such remedies as are usually
given in such cases, but as nothing gave
relief, we sent for a physical! and it was
under his care for a week. At this time
the child had been sick for about ten
days and was having about twenty-five
operations of the bowels every twelve
hours, and we were convinced that unless
it soon obtained relief it would not live.
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy was recommended,
and I decided to try it. I soon noticed
a change for the better; by its continued
use a complete cure was brought about
and ib is now perfectly healthy.—C. L.
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., W. Va.
For sale by M. C. Brown & Co.
Miss Mary Leiter Curzon, daughter of
Levi Z Leiter of Washington, D. C., and
sister of Joseph Leiter of wheat pit
fame, is to be Vicerine of India. She
married George Curzon who has recently
been appointed Viceroy of India,and the
viceroy of India is second only to the
queen of England. Mary it seems is
more lucky than Joseph. It is probably
better to be born beautiful than smart,
but it is said Mary is both.
Gensral Joe Wheeler says that
General Shafter did his duty bravely
and well at Santiago. That settles
it. What Joe Wheeler says about
fighting goes in this section.
> Pitts’
i Carminative (
j Aids Digestion,
. Regulates the Bowels, j
' Cures Cholera Infantum,
Cholera Morbus, $
I Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
k Teething Children,
J And all diseases of the Stomach 'j
, and Bowels. It is pleasant J
’ to the taste and
’ NEVER FAILS 1
> to give satisfaction. J
; A Few Doses will Demonstrate
its Superlative Virtues.
For sale by E. E. Dixon & Co., Gainesville, Ga.’
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condensed Schedule of Passenger Trains.
In Effect June 12,1898.
Ves- No.iBFs7.MI
Northbound. No. 12 N o . 38 Ex. No. SB
Daily Dally. Sun. Dally.
Ur. Atlanta, C. T. 730 al2 00 m 4 B§p 11 60 p
“ Atlanta, E.T. 830 a 1 00 p 5 3op 13 60 a
“ Norcross 912 a fl 23p 187 *
" 8uf0rd....... 047 a, 7 08 p • ••«■ ■
“ Gainesville... 10 19 ad 222 p 743 p «90 a
“ Lula 1044 a 2 42 p 8 08 p 940 a
Ar. Cornelia 11 07 a f 3 00 p 8 33
Lv.Mt. Airy 1110a... 8 40p .......
“ Toccoa Jl3oa 330 p $ a
“ Westminster 1210 m 4 03 a
“ Seneca 12 29 p 4 i 5 p 4 % a
“ Central 110 p 462 a i
“ Greenville... 155 p 5 22 p 6 H •
“ Spartanburg. 300 p 6 10 p 637 a
Ar. Asheville. .. 600 p ~. | 948 a
“ Gaffneys 348 p 6 44 p 7 15 a:
“ Blacksburg.. 400p7 00 p 785 a j
“ King’s Mt.... 430 p 7 58 a
“ Gastonia 458 p 8 20 a!
Lv. Charlotte.... 6 15p 8 22 p 9 25 a
Ar. Greensboro 952p10 43 pj 12 10 p j
Lv. Greensboro 10 50 p
Ar. Norfolk 7 85 a , !
Ar. Danville 1126 p B_sl_ p’ 1 85 f>
Ar. hlckmond ... 640a;6 40 a| isf p
Ar. Washington i 6 42 a 986 p
“ Baltm'ePßß 803 a 11 W p |
“ Philadelphia 110 lo a 86s a i
“ New York 'l2 43 m 0 28 a :
Fst.Ml Ves. No. 11
Southbound. No. 85 No. 37 Dally
Daily. Dally.
E77X. Y..P.R.R. IFTTT T5T"p " ~77“
“ Philadelphia. 850 a 655 1
“ Baltinjore.... 631 a 9 20 p i
“ Washington.. 11 15 alO 43 p |
Lv. Richmond .1201m1201 nt 12 lOnt I
Lv. Danville 6 15 p 5 50 a 605 a .......
Lv. Norfolk. ... 10 00 p
Ar. Greensboro 6 50 a...
Lv. Greensboro 726p705 a 7 32 a
Ar. Charlotte .... 10 00 pj 9 25 a 11 50 a
Lv. Gastonia 10 49 p 12 49 p
“ King’s Mt 113 p
“ Blacksburg . 11 31 p 10 45 a 139 p
” Gaffneys 11 46 p 10 58 a 156 p
Lv. Asheville.. 9 00 p 820 a'
“ Spartanburg .i 12 26 all 84 a 243 pl |
•• Greenville.... 125 al2 30 p 405 p .
“ Central 1 500 pj N w i 7.
“ Seneca i 2 30 a 133 p 629 p
“ Westminster 545 p „
“ Toccoa 825 a 2 18 p 622 p
“ Mt. Airy 700 p 6aS a
“ Cornelia f 3 00 p 705 p 6 85a
“ Lula 4 15 a 3 18 p 733 p 1 657 a
“ Gainesville... 435a337p8 09 p 7 20 a
“ Buford ; 842 p 748 a
" Norcross. . 5 25 a 917 p 8 27a'
Ar. Atlanta, E. T. 6 10 a 455 p 10 00 p 930 a
Ar, Atlanta, 0. T. 5 10 a 3 55 p 900 pi 880 a
NORCROSS NOON TRaIN. I
Daily Except Sunday.
Lv. Atlanta, central time 11 2o a
i Ar. Norcross, eastern time 1 15 p
Lv. Norcross, eastern time .. 2 20 p
Ar. Atlanta, central time „ 220 p
“A” a. m. “P” p. m. “M” noon. “N” night.
Chesapeake Line Steamers in daily service
between Norfolk and Baltimore.
Nos. 87 and 88 —Daily. Washington and South
western Vestibule Limited. Through Pullman
Bleeping cars between New York and New Or
leans, via Washington, Atlanta and Montgom
ery, and also between New York and Memphis,
viaWashington,Atlanta and Birmingham. First
class thoroughfare coaches between Washing
ton and Atlanta. Dining cars serve all meins
en route. Pullman drawing-room sleeping cars
between Greensboro and Norfolk. Close con
I nection at Forfolk for OLD POINT COMFORT
arriving there in time for breakfast.
Nos., 35 and 36—United States Fast Mail
runs solid between Washington and New Or
leans, via Southern Railway, A. & W. P. R. R.,
and L. & N. R. R., being composed of baggaga
car and coaches, through without change for
passengers of all classes. Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between New York and
New Orleans, via Atlanta and Montgomery.
Leaving Washington each Wednesdav, a tourist
Bleeping ear will run through between Wash
ington and San Francisco without change.
Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars between
Asheville and Atlanta.
Nos. 11,37, 38 and 12—Pullman sleeping cars
between Richmond and Charlotte, vh Danville,
southbound Nos. 11 and 37, northbound Nos.
88 and 12
FRANK S. GANNON, J. M. CULP,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Traffic M’g’r.
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C.
W. A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK,
Gen’l Pass. Ag't., Ass’t Gen'l Pass. 4-g’t., I
V askington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga.
Vesuvius Again in Eruption.
Xaples, Aug. 24. —Vesuvius is again in
a state of active eruption. Four streams
of lava are flowing down the mountain
side at the rate of 100 yards an hour.
The chestnut trees on Mount Somrna
have been burned. Constant explosions
are heard at the central crater, which is
emitting smoke and flames.
The Best Remedy for Flux.
Mr. John Mathias, a well known stock
dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: “After
suffering for over a week with flux, and
my physician having failed to relieve me,
1 was advised to try Chamberlain’s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, and have
the pleasure of stating that the half of
one bottle cured me.” For sale by M.
C. Brown Co.
The Cubans in Santiago province have
been advised by the American command
ers there to lay down their arms aud
conduct themselves as good citizens or
they will be treated as hostiles. If the
Cubans heed this advice they will great
ly aid in the formation of a good govern
ment for their island. If they do not
heed it, they will be forced to do so.
Col. Charles Dick of the Eighth Ohio
Volunteers said, in an interview a day or
two ago, that the insurgents were worse
than the Indians of this country, and
that it would take longer to make law
abiding citizens of them than it took to
bring the Indians under restraint. When
asked how long it would be necessary to
keep a garrison at Santiago, he said:
“Great heavens! Ido not know. Thirty
years, if the insurgents are not sooner
civilized and educated in civilization’s
way. I tell you that it is hard to fully
appreciate the Cuban insurgents without
coming in contact with them. They are
the worst set I know.”
The statement is made that during the
97 years since the establishment of the
State Uuiveisity of Georgia there have
been only live deaths among the students,
Much tn Little
Is especially true of Hood’s Pills, for no medi
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are a whole medicine
Hood’s
chest, always ready, al- I E |
ways efficient, always sat- | I |
isfaetory; prevent a cold g E E
or fsver, cure all liver ills,
sick b.epdache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c.
The oulv Fills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
PILES Suppository
is guaranteed to cure PILES,
and CONSTIPATION it’ hing, protruding,
inward), whether of recent or long standing, or money
refunded. It gives iiibtant relief, ami etfe. ts a radual
and permanent cure. No surgical operation required.
Try it and relief your sufferings. Send f<-r list of testi
monials and free sample. Only 50 t ts. a box. For sale
by druggists, or sent by mail on receipt of price.
MARTIN RUDY, Reg. Pharmacist, Lancaster, Pa,
For sale by E. E. Dixon & Co., Gainesviile, Ga.
Call for free sample.
Nice Hacks
Will be found at Dow Martin’s
Stables, Near Depot, MAIN
ST. Use Phone No. 8, and he
will come for you quick. Meets
all trains. Hacks first-class.
T 1 * J J
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1 HRB • I
-J
\/r! V LJimPv
V The most faseinniing inven-
I > tionof the age. Alwaysready
to entertain. It requires n<v
'4a, —rv > skill to operate it andrepro
j duee the music of bands, or
chestras, vocalists or instru
mental soloists. There is
nothing like it for an even
ing's entertainment at home or in thcsoeial gath
ering. You can sing or talk to it and it will
reproduce immediately and as often as desired,
your song or words
Other so-calle'l talking machines reproduce
only records of cut and dried subjects, specially
prepared in a lalioratory: but the Graphophone is
not limited to such performances. On tlie Grapho
phone you can easily make and instantly reproduce
records of tlie voice, or any sound Thus it con
stantly awakens new interest and its charm is ever
fresh. The reproductions are clear and brilliant.
Gtaptiopfiones are sow torSiO uc
Manufactured under the patents of Hell. Tainter
Edison and Macdonald. Our establishment is lie:i<l-
Muarlert of the world lor Talking Maehines and
Talking Machine Supplies. Write f >r catalogue.
Columbia Phonograph Co., “Dep’t 30,"
919 Pennsylvania Avenue,
*
Washington, ... D. C.
NEW YORK. PARIS. CHICAGO.
ST. LOUIS. PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE.
WASHINGTON. BUFFALO.
A. K. :■ BS
GOLO j|EDAL
£
&
Highest Award at Honor
r or Superior T.cr : inding P.nd Excellency in
he Manufacti. i •; <. acl< san 1 Eye Glas-cs.
i loldin Il.triO Cities i i Towns in the U.S. Most
i popular Glasses in th ■ ’ . S.
■ E’ST/ISi'SME'O 7570.
BAUTIGN
Mr. Hawkes has ended his visit here, but has
appointed M. C. BROWN & CO. as agents to tit
and sell his celebrated Glasses.
C A no’ri
22 < Georgia
Agricultural
5 Cl College
JI
I fin
I
DAHLONEGA, GA.
| A coliest; education i t the reach < f all. A.8.,
! U.S., Normal and Business Man’s courses,
i Good laboratories; healthful, in t igorating tli-
I unite; military discipline; good moral and
religious influences. Cheapest board in the
i State; abundance of country produce; expenses
i from $75 to $l5O a year; board in dormitories
lor private families. Special license course for
teachers; full faculty of nine; all under the
control of the University. A college prepar
atory class. Co-education of sexes. TLe insti
tution founded specially for students of limited
means. Send for catalogue to the President.
Jos. S. Stewart, A.M.