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NEWJTA5, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1887.
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A SEASHORE LEGEND.
It was my good fortune to spend the
happy summers of mv youthful days in
an old aeaport town, whoje glory has
long aince departed. Its fast decaying
wharves had once echoed to the tread of
busy feet, and many very stately ships
had iieen moored beside them.
Now, as in my childhood days, no
proud ship Anris a haven in the still
waters of its harbor; its deserted ship
yards ring no more with the Sound of
ax or hammer; the busy hum of com
merce is stilled, and a silence, broken only
by the fisherman’s call, or the merry
laughter of some yachting party, per
vades what was once a very busy, thriv
ing place.
But commerce has left traces of wealth
behind, and I remember some old-fash
ioned, though stately, houses, standing
near the shore.
Those were tile homes of some of New
England's famous sea captains, and in
one of these old houses I passed those
happy summer days.
The men of The family had all been
sailors, commanding some of the finest
and liest known American ships. No
ports had lieon too distant for them, and
they brought home, as gifts, spoils from
every clime. Now, all those dead and
gone, tlie women of the family lived
alone, surrounded by treasures from
the sen.
Tlie old friend who had riiarge of us
was very fond of children, anil was never
happier than when relating to ns tlie
stories of sen and shore with which her
mind was stored: and when a rainy day
came, driving us from tlie liejich. we
liked nothing I letter than to listen to her
charming legends.
I will repeat to you. as nearly as I ran
remember, the story of the elopement
that look place many years ago. As 1
recall it. I seem to hear again the musical
voice, long since hushed, to which the
snapping of the driftwood fire upon the
ijearth and the distant booming of the
■urf u|>on the lieach, formed n lifting
accompaniment.
A long time ago. when T was a little
girl, the events happened that I am nljout
to relate to you. My grandmother knew
all about it. and I often heard her tell the
story to the young folks, in my day, as I
am telling it to you.
In that large, old-fashioned house which
stands on the brow of Beach Ilill lived a
very wealthy gentleman, called Judge
Cushman.
1 say ho livtxl there. Imt he only sjient
part of the time in the little town of
B , for his business kept him in the
city during the winter months; hut ns
so ui as the warm days came the house
would lie opened, and he would ride
through th • town in his big coach, drawn
by four horses and driven hv a colorful
coachman.
Tin' judge was a widower, and lived
alone with his servants and an old house-
kei’iior. So yon may imagine the sur
prise of the villagers tine day early in tho
spring of 1812 when they hoard that
Squire Cushman, as he was called, had
brought home with him a lovely young
girl.
At first all thought that he had mar
ried again, hut soon the report was circu
lated that his niece had come from Eng
land alone, with only a maid to attend
her, to visit him. And a long visit we
all thought it would lie, for war hail just
been declared with Great Britain, and
probably there would lie no friendly in
tercourse between the two countries for
a long time.
Of c arse all were anxious to see the
now comer, hut none were gratified un
til the following Sabbath, when she ap
peared at church with the old squire.
She was a true English maiden, with
fair hair and lustrous blue eves, and a
complexion in which lilies ami roses were
skillfully blended by nature’s hand. She
was the “observed of all observers,” but
bore herself modestly, seeming uncon
scious of the gaze of all around tier.
Many were the questions asked, many
the conjectures formed, as to her pres
ence in tlie lonely house, so far from
home ami in an enemy's country: and
finally tlie mystery was solved by the
old housekeeper, who divulged it as a
great secret to a friend of hers, an in
veterate gossip, who soon made the af
fair the property of the whole neighbor
hood.
Hose Cushman, tlie daughter of the
squire’s only brother, was a motherless
child, ami had grown to womanhood
without knowing what it was to be re
fused the slightest wish, for she had al
ways lieon her father's idol. He had
planned in her early childhood that she
Should marry tho son of his most inti
mate friend.
But such designs are rarely accom
plished. At the age of 19 Rose met a
young ami gallant officer in his majesty's
navy, and lost her heart almost at first
sight. Tlie ntfection was reciprocated,
and. not dreaming of any obstacle, the
lovers plighted their troth with the
fondest and brightest hopes for the
future.
But the father of Rose sternly refused
to consent to tlioir engagement, and for-
hade Rose ever to see her lover again.
But years of indulgence liad not prepared
liis daughter for such arbitrary measures,
and she continued to meet her lover se
cretly whenever she was able to do so.
One meeting in the park near tlie house
was witnessed by her father, and so in
censed was he by this open defiance of all
liis commands that he ordered the brave
r oung sailor from his grounds, using the
arsliest language.
Rose returned to the house. locked her
self into her room and was soon con
vulsed with a perfect-passion of tears: for
under her sweet and charming exterior
ehe hid a will that was just as strong and
unsubdued as her father's.
In subsequent interviews with her father
she vowed she never could or would forget
i Ashton. Not all the affection she
■ father, not all the remembrance
kindness and love, would prevent
ting her lover whenever an op-
■ was found. He well knew that
t man was of honorable birth and
, but he could not give up the
; he had formed for her future,
r weeks of fruitless argument with
ghter, it suddenly occurred to him
her to his brother, our Squire
, in America.
1 in those days a long journey
almost unknown land, bit her
thought a few months in a strange
r would tame his self-willed daugh-
1that before winter be would join
her, visit his beloved brother, and mntlw
year would find Rose willing to return
and comply with his wishes.
The squire did all in his power to make
the visit agreeable, even relaxing his ha
bitual reserve and inviting all the young
people in the neighborhood to his house
to be introduced to his niece.
Although Rose was very sweet and
gracious to all her guests, no one became
at all familiar with her, and finally all at
tempts at intimacy ceased, and she was
left to the companionship of her uncle and
her old nurse.
But active preparations for war soon
hanished all minor topics. The young
men were getting ready to join their
ships; privateers were being fitted out
and the whole country was wild with ex
citement.
Our village became almost deserted
Every vessel of any size was manned and
equipped with guns and ammunition, and
sent out to meet the enemy, and all the
poor wives and mothers could do was to
watch and wait at home. News traveled
slowly in those days, and tidings of de
feat or victory seemed long in coming.
Often we climlied the hill and from
the church tower scanned the horizon
for a glimpse of some man-of-war, for
we lived in constant fear that our town,
like many others on tlie coast, might be
invailrxl by tlie enemy. But though
often saw large ships passing, and once
hoard the sound of distant cannonading,
we were left in peace.
And so tlie summer passed; its weary
weeks of watching anil anxiety wore
away; the line storm visited us with all
its fury, and then came tlie mild and
sunny Indian summer, the days of sofi
delight, when all nature seems
dreamy, quiet mood, giving us a gentle
smile before old winter, with raging ele
ments, comes to bind her with liis icy
fetters.
About the middle of October a watcher
on the liill saw a man-of-war heading for
our liarlsir. He gazed with almost
breathless anxietv until with liis glass he
descried the English flag at her mast
Then he rushwl down tlie steep road
into the main street, shouting:
The British are coming! Save your
selves!”
All at once was noise and confusion.
The men left their work, tlie women
forsook their spinning wheels, and all
ran to the beach or to the wharves.
Yes, it was true; she had anchored out
side the harbor, and. too large to enter
herself, we could see a large lioat just
leaving her iill-d with men, who would
probably land and plunder, perhaps bum
our village. Resistance was useless, for
the ship could easily shell the whole town
lying as she did at the mouth of tlie har-
Ixir, but little more tlmn a mile away.
It had Ixx'ii planned long liefore that in
case of invasion the people should take
their valuables and flee to tin' woods for
safety.
So as quickly ns possible the large hay
carls were brought out, the liest feather
beds were hastily thrown into them, the
tall clocks wore placed on top. as many
women and children as could bo were
piled in, each carrying a pillow case con
taining some valuables, tha horses were
whipp'd into a gallop and tlie procession
started belter skelter for the woods.
The servants of Squire Cushman shared
tlie general alarm, and as the squire was
away from home, they, too. prepared for
flight, and urged tlie housekeeper to pack
up the silver, and, taking Miss Rose and
her nurse, to hasten to a plats' of safety
with them. But when she went to the
young lady's chamber she found her
watching tho incoming bont with eager
eyes, and she firmly refused to leave the
house.
‘•They are not enemies to me.” she
said. "They are from dear old England,
my home, and I will not run from them
even if the whole village goes.”
The housekeeper tried to reason with
her. but ir. vain, and not daring to leave
her in the house, Font ofT the servants
with tlie most valuable articles to a safe
hiding place and awaited tlie result with
trembling anxiety.
Roeo stood at the open window, watch
ing the ixiat. As it neared the siiore she
sent tier maid for the squire's spy glass,
and. resting it on the woman's shoulder,
ol Prints! a good view of the harbor and
all who were in tlie boat.
Nearer and nearer it approached the
shore, and tlie few fishermen who lingered
near the wharf, their curiosity overcom
ing their fears, row that it was com
mantled by a young officer, whose dress
betokened tlie high rank lie bore.
Tilt' lx tat came up to tlie wharf, and
one of tlie sailors sprang nshore and fas
tened it.
Giving a command to his men in a low
tone, tlie officer landed, accompanied by
two marines. Seeing the fishermen about
to run. lie cried out:
“You have nothing to fear. If you let
us come and go unmolested, your village
shall be spired, tome here; I want to
ask you a question.”
One of the most daring approached liim.
“Now. my man," he said, “no tricks,
but answer me correctly. Do you know
where Judge Cushman lives, and will you
show us tin' way to his house? Do not
fear; no harm shall be done to any of you:
only tell me the truth.”
The man. only too glad to escape so
easily, pointed out the house, and the
officer, with his men. hastened toward it.
In tlie meantime Rose hail been scan
ning the boat with eager eyes, trying to
discern the features of the men. When
she saw the officer approaching the house
she gave one long, fixed look, and shout
ing to her nurse: “It is he! It is Charles!"
flew down tlie staircase, followed by her
servant and tlie housekeeper, and. as he
entered the open door, sprang into his
arms and was clasped to liis heart in a
loving embrace.
But lie stopped her eager questions by
saying:
I have no time to lose. You see the
ship at the entrance of the harbor? Since
you left England, my darling. I have been
prompted to the command of that noble
craft and ordered to America. You may
imagine how glad I was to know I was
to be near you. for. thanks to nurse here,
I received your last letter, and since my
duty brought me to this part of the coast,
I determined to find you. Yesterday we
overhauled a fishing craft from this port,
and I learned I was only a few miles
from you. I at once shaped my course
for this harbor, resolved to take you with
me, for I can endure this separation no
longer. Where is your uncle?”
He is away from home, dear Charles,”
said Rose, “and nearly all the people here
fled, so frightened are they of the dreaded
British."
••Good! That makes it easier for you
to go,” said Charles.
But what do you mean, Charles? How
can I go alone with you on that great
ship? I shall be afraid.”
Afraid with me, sweetheart? Nursie
will go with you, and as my wife, you
will be safe from all harm. Let us find
the clergyman here and he will unite us.
Do you tiunk ho bm fled?”
--no, saia nose, “he nas always seta,
I believe, that he would never run from
the enemy; that he was a man of peace
and would, be left unmolested. But,
Charles, since I have been here, I have
thought much of my disobedience to my
father’s wishes, and although I could
never he false to you, dear Charles, I
have thought that time and distance may
have softened his heart, and. loving me
as I know he does, he might sometime
consent to our marriage.”
“Sweetheart,” said Charles, “do not
disappoint me so cruelly. When we are
married I am sure your father will for
give us. Besides, I am surrounded daily
by great perils, and may not outlive this
war. Let me at least call you my wife,
and I shall be doubly armed for the con
flict. Do consent, dear Rose. ”
He clasped her once more to his heart,
pressing kis6 after kiss upon her lips, and
none but a lover’s ear could hear the
softly whispered “yes.”
“Now, listen to my plans, dearest,"
said he. “We will go at once to the
clergyman and compel him to marry us.
Nursie shall pack some necessary clothing
for you and meet us at the boat. My
orders are to cruise up and domn the
coast on the lookout fc r merchantmen.
I will sail as far as Halifax, there land
and leave you with a good friend of mine,
and join you later in the season when
the weather compels us to seek winter
quarters. ’ ’
He then gave a few directions to the
nurse, who received them with many
Ixiwg and smiles, and ordered one of the
marines to wait for her and bring her
with him to the wharf. Their old house
keeper tried to interfere with their move
ments, hut her words passed unnoticed,
fur, leaning on her lover’s arm, Rose
waved her a laughing good-by, as she
passed out of the house forever.
Tlie minister made many objections to
performing the ceremony, but they were
all overcome by the entreaties of Rose
anil the stem commands of her lover, and
as he afterwards said, lie had no altema
five, for if he persisted in liis refusal he
might have been taken away prisoner ill
the vessel and his church burned to tlie
ground.
So Rose and her . husband sailed away
from our shores, never to return. We
heard, however, long after, that Charles
Ashton was wounded soon after his mar
riage, and had left the service. We never
knew how Squire Cushman bore the news
of his niece’s flight. Nobody asked liim,
and he died not long after, leaving his
property to a distant relative.
There, girls, that is the way my grand
ma used to end the story, but I can tell
you something more.
Last summer an English lady and gen
tleman stopped at tho hotel here several
days. One day they obtained permission
to go over the old Cushman house. They
lingered long in the chamber looking over
the sea, and we learned that the lady was
the grandaughter of Rose Cushman, who
had come, with her husband, to visit the
scene of her grandmother’s elopement.—
Boston Traveler.
LIFE ON A TRAINING SHIP.
A SHADOW BOAT.
UicsUli Ballon for tho United Staten
Kory.
We happened to arrive at the training
ship at a very opportune masnent. There
was to be a lecttlre ton International law
in the war college, which had brought
over many interested listeners from New
port, and the weekly drill of all the boys
in the class was taking place on the lawn
before the college building, while the
New Hampshire band, established be
neath a spreading beech hard by. breathed
martial music for the performing regi
ment. It was a fine fall morning, the
water blue and the sky cloudless, but the
air was chilly, and the few spectators in
carriages drew their wraps closely about
them, and now and then gave an invol
untary shiver. To and fro over the green
sward tramped the boyish rank and file
in their white apparel, the sailor raps set
jauntily upon their close cropped hair
and the rifles carried over their shoulders
with careful precision, as they marched
by twos, by fours, by platoons, went
through the manual of arms, and per
formed all sorts of military evolutions.
To our unsophisticated eyes, their move
ments were marvels of grace and pre
cision, and we were not a little grieved to
hearjone of the trig young army officers
who were looking on critically observe
that it was very apparently the navy,
and not the army, represented there.
At noon the drill was over, and the
troops filed through the armory, deposit
ing their guns as they went, and returned
to the ship, where dinner was presently
served. We followed them, climbing up
the plank gangway that led up the side
of the hull, and found ourselves on the
uppermost deck of the five which the old
vessel boasts, for it has almost as many
stories as a New Y"rk apartment house.
Under my keel another boot
Sails as I sail, floatsaa 1 float;
Silent and dim and mystic still,
II steals through that weird nether world
Blocking my power, though at my will
The foam before its prow is curled,
Or cairn it lies, with canvas furled.
Vainly I peer, and fain would see
BVhat phantom in that boat may he;
Vet half 1 dread, lest I with ruth
Some rbcK nf my dead past divine.
Some gracious shape of my lost youth.
Whose deathless eyes once Used on mine
Would draw me downward through the brine’
—Arlo Bates.
TENTED TOWNS OUT WEST.
Mushroom Camps Along the California
and Oregon Railroad Use.
During the progress <rf the extension of
the i tlifomia and Oregon railroad from
Redding toward the Webfoot state dozens
of camps have been located and have been
dignified by being called “towns.” Be
ing located in wild and beautiful moun
tain regions they have been given roman
tic and poetical names differing from the
style of the Argonauts, who gave their
camps such euphonious titles as Buzzard’s
Roost, Poor Man’s Gulch, Whiskeytown,
Hangtown, or anything else that hap
pened to suggest itself by some incident.
The railroad camps have always been
lively places, occupied by from 1,500 to
4,000 men. whites and Chinese. They
have comfortable tents and live a very
happy life in the mountains, where the
air is pure and bracing, the water cool
and clear, and where the atmosphere is
made healthy by the pines and firs.
As might be expected, one of the first
tents generally put up is that of a saloon
keeper, and hie drives a lively trade deal-
out his “Dew of Death,” his “Coffin
GREAT BRITAIN’S BALLOT SYSTEM
Aw Outlive Sketch ef the Kegllih Law-
Counting the Votee—Secrecy.
It is impossible to describe briefly the
ballot system adopted in Great Britain
in 1072. and only an outline sketch can
be given. Tlie public nomination is
abolished, bat the nomination day -is
D. 1. DOUGHERTY k CO.
ATLANTA, GA.
j N “ Isu«tat«y Chit With our friend*. There i» oo .pel-
The Life of • Convict.
Tlie study of human nature,” said
Principal Keeper Patterson, of the state
penitentiary at Trenton. N. J.. to a re-
Iiorter in tlie lobby of tlie National hotel,
‘inside prison walls is more interesting
than pleasant. The class of human beings
one comes in contact with is usually so
depraved and hardened that it often
times surprises even those accustomed to
the life. We believe our system to be as
good as any in existence, and yet we are
not as severe in some ways as the people
of the Eastern penitentiary.”
Are there not a number of criminals
sent you who instead should go to asy
lums? Do you not have many cranky
haractcrs to contend with?”
“Well, we do in a certain sense.
Criminals are. as a rule, one-sided char
acters: their moral character is, so to
-peak, lopsided. But it is not the men
who go into tlie prisons that are mentally
unbalanced: it is those who come out.
The fact is. tlie man who serves a five or
oven a three years’ sentence out, is apt
to leave tlie penitentiary unsound in
mind, if not in both body and mind.
Imagine, for instance, tlie life they lead,
day in and day out. To the mess room
in tlie morning, where they cannot speak
word to any one: to the workshop for
the day. where talking is strictly forbid
den; to the mess room again for sup]x>r.
where tlie same order is enforced, ami
then to solitary confinement in their cells,
.•here there is no one to talk to. Think
of it. Such a life for years! Is it not
enough to drive a man insane? Why,
man alive, you cannot realize it; but the
percentage is simply frightful of those
who go to jail strong in ixith mind and
body and who come out wrecks in one or
both.”—Washington Post.
Resistance of Hard Burned Bricks.
It is found that walls laid up of good,
hard burned bricks, in mortar composed
of good lime and sharp sand, will resist a
pressure of 1.500 pounds per square inch,
or 210.000 pounds per square foot, at
which figures it would require 1.000 feet
height of 12-inch wall to crush the bottom
courses, allowing 1:50 pounds as the
weight of each cubic foot. It also appears
from accurate calculations and measure
ments that walls laid up in the same
quality of brick and mortar, with one-
third quantity of Portland cement added
to tlie same, are capable of resisting some
2.500 pounds per square inch, or 300.000
pounds jier square foot: this would re
quire a height of wall 2.700 feet to crush
the bottom bricks.—New York Bun.
Varnish, ” his “Bug Juice” and other
Everything was as trim and neat as I choice brands. In connection with his
constant care and work could make it. J “sample rooms” he keeps a “hotel, "pro-
The planks in the flooring of the deck
were white as white could be; no speck
of dust or dirt was anywhere to lie found,
and the exquisite order of naval man
agement pervaded all. A sentry in the
uniform of the United States marine
corps and white cotton gloves that didn’t
fit walked up and down before tlie cap
tain's quarters, and various officers, in
braided fatigue jackets and becoming
caps, were coming and going in discharge
of their various duties. Below, on tlie
second deck, the boys were at dinner.
They sat at long tables, row after row,
displaying as good appetites as any set of
land lubbers could boast, and as this was
the occasion of the departure of the com
missary, it was being celebrated by an un
usual feast. Each emhryo tar had a large
supply of roast turkey, with potatoes,
white and sweet, and for dessert a bunch
of grapes and a paper bag of candy, deli
cacies which were duly appreciated.
They had not tlie sort of manners at
table that one looks for in Newport society,
these gav young sailors, for their knives
went into their mouths with alarming
frequency, and they ate with an eager
ness and rapidity which “Don’t” and kin
dred books of etiquette would denounce
severely. But they were well and strong
and hearty, and. perhaps, enjoyed tlieir
dinner quite as much as if it had been
served on delicate china and eaten with
gold forks and knives in the most elegant
and approved fashion. On this deck they
sleep, in hammocks of canvas, slung in
long rows from iron hooks set in the beams
overhead. During the day the hammocks
are neatly lashed up and piled away on
the upper deck. At 9 o’clock each even
ing every boy finds his own hammock,
slings it, arranges his blankets and cover
ings (the poor things are not allowed the
luxury of a pillow) and puts himself to
sleep; and each morning at 5:30 he rises,
and is allowed half an hour in which to
dress himself, take down his swinging
viding blankets for travelers and giving
them a “bed” on the ground, but under
cover of his canvas roof. But no one
ever complains of such accommodations
—they are the best to be had, and then it
might not be safe to find fault.
The railroad camps contain a rough set
of men, but, in many instances, hard
working, honest fellows are found. The
mushroom villages have been followed
from the start by blacklegs, who have
waxed fat from the earnings of the hard
working men. Right after the pay car
arrives and distributes the wages these
sports produce cards and dice, qnd in a
very short period many men who have
been toiling with pick and shovel along
the rocky line find themselves without
nickel to show for their labor. There is
one thing remarkable about the camps,
and that is that good order has been
maintained and few fights have occurred.
Every man who comes along the road
is offered work, and there is no necessity
for idle men in the country. The big
camp, made up of track layers, is now
above Sissons, at the base of Mount
Shasta, a region of cold and snow, and as
a hard winter is anticipated, tlie tents
will soon have to be struck and sent
down to the valley.—Sacramento Bee.
Necessity for Two Kars.
Sound travels by waves radiating from
a central point of disturbance, like the
wavelets caused by dropping a pebble into
still water. So far as the hearing of each
individual is concerned, these waves move
in a direct line from the cause of sound to
his ear, the impact being greatest in the
ear that is nearest to tlie source. The ef
fect, in this respect, of the total loss of
hearing in one ear was forcibly illustrated
by the statement of a patient who con
sulted me recently. He lived in a wild
portion of Tennessee, and spent a good
deal of his spare time in the woods, hunt-
_ _ ing squirrels, accompanied only by his
bed and lash it up, and to dispose of the dog. An explosion suddenly destroyed
cup of cocoa that is all the breakfast he 1 the hearing in one ear. After this acd-
gets until 8 o clock. j dent, while in the woods, he found that
The routine on board ship is very strict | he could hear his dog bark, but for the
and regular. Every soul in the class has I life of him he could not locate the direc
ts a; i j minted duties at drill, naval and j tion of the sound, even when quite close
military, and in the school room, and he to him. and he was compelled to take his
is held strictly to account for them. The j little boy along with him to find the dog.
life is pleasant, if a little monotonous, and | After a time persons learned to correct,
most .of the boys profess a great deal of to a limited extent, the errors in estimat-
sorrow when they are forced to leave the , ing distances after the loss of vision, but
good, old ship which has been their home . tlie effect of the loss of an ear upon the
for six long mouths, even while they re- estimation of the direction of sound ii
joice at the prospect of going tesea. Bad , never corrected.—Dr. Williams.
lioys are discharged as soon as their evil j
doing is found out. There are dark cells j
in which thev are imprisoned for various 1 >» Korop*,
offenses.—Boston Sunday Herald. j The art of buying appropriate present*
during a foreign tour is one to be learned
only by experience, and there are many
Presidents Buried in New York.
Of the twenty presidents who have
passed away four lie buried in New York
state. Arthur sleeps in tlie Albany ceme
tery. Martin Van Buren was huried in the
old burying ground at Kinderhook. Mil
lard Fillmore's grave is in Forest Lawn
cemetery. Buffalo, and Gen. Grant's re
mains lie in a tomb at Riverside. James
Monroe was buried in tlie old Second
Avenue cemetery. New York city, but
the Virginia legislature had his remains
removed to Richmond.—Chicago Tribune.
Tin- largest army this country ever h3d
was in 1865. when over 1,000.000 soldiers
were in the ranks.
London's First Street Car.
Oakey Hall contributed an article to
a recent number of The Pall Mall Gazette
on London tramways, in which he gave
a picture of the alleged clumsy tram car
first introduced in the great metropolis a
quarter of a century ago. In this he did
injustice to George Francis Train, the
man who introduced street railways in
Europe. The first street car ran on a
London tramway was built in 1859 for
Mr. Train by Stevenson in Now York
city. It cost (1,500 and was constructed
and equipped in the style of those now
seen an Broadway. The tog double
decked cars in London are imitatwni. of
omni bases and axe a purely British in-
“ York World.
Method of Purifying Water.
Mr. Holmes, the engineer of the 1 little pleasant ways of making up such
water works at Hornsea, England, has presents not known to the general pub-
adopted an ingenious arrangement for lie. A lady friend of mine was making
filtering and purifying the water supplied • a book of travels for another friend in
by tlie company there. Tlie process is America, and she was doing it without
thus described by The Sanitary World: writing a paragraph. She had a very
ic water is pumped from a bore whose I handsome scrapbook, and she made it a
bottom is on a level with the surface of : ru]e flowers and nictnres
the Mere, the water being obtained from 1 w i,erever^he visited, and to naste them
the chalk. Formerly it was far from t ^
satisfactory and formed such a scale “ her °T th «
upon the boilers that it materials af- ? la f* tama the grade book. She put
fected their workings. Mr. Holmes set m U er ^ bdU \ her street «“• bcketo '
himself the task of remedving this state and ““P 1 ® of tbe colna g® and Postage
of things. The water has" always been ? f the vanous coon tries. As completed
pumped into a tank, and supplied thence ! *t made a most beautiful souvenir of her
to the town. Mr. Holmes had a wooden trip, and it took but very little work. It
tank formed inside the larger one. and he ! raade a present as could be got in
so spread out* the water pumped upward j no other way.
that it descended into the wooden tank j Another lady was making up a set of
in the form of rain. The air, getting to ; odd china and she bought a new piece
the water as it descended, oxidized it, j at each city she visited. She had cups
and, of course, made it purer. Inside' from Dresden, Pane-and London, and
tiiis wooden tank several smaller tanks j other pieces from nearly every one of
were constructed, through which all the , the great cities of Europe. I know of
water passed. Tlie sides of the smaller j one or two people who have bought sets
tanks were made of prepared linen, and ; of solid silver spoons, purchasing one in
as the water passed through them they j each city and having the name of the
caught up the impurities which it held in i c ity engraved in the bowl of it. The
suspension. As the water flowed from | bowl was first gilded and the white
SSJPS? i ° - the lower. from , 6ilver shinin out the lettenj of the
Hnnfin*, i produced a beautiful effect,
rippling over gravel, which further lm-
proves its quiUtv. Although the con-1 a . d fT”, t
trivance is admirable adapted for the ** 6 “ E ^ and * Irel t nd
if i. i„f„„,i^ -—„ if .-„ i ji_ and Scotland every city has Us peculiar
persons. If only as many candidates
are nominated os are to be elected, they
are at once declared elected. If there
are more candidates, there must be a
ballot. The election offioers procure the
printing of the requisite number of bal
lots, which are bound in the same way
as a merchant’s cheek book; that is to
say, there is a coupon which may be de
tached, leaving a part of the leaf still in
the book. Upon the ballots are printed
the names of all the candidates in alpha
betical order. When the elector pre
sents himself at the polls, he first satis
fies the presiding officer that he is a
legal voter. The latter then tears off p
ballot, upon tlie back of which he puts
an official stamp, after which he enters
the registered number of the elector on
the retained part of the ballot, or coun
terfoil, and makes a mark against the
name of the voter on the registry.
The voters and ballots both being
numbered, in case it become necessary
to ascertain how any particular person
has voted, as, for instance, if there is a
contest on the ground of illegal voting,
the identical ballot given by each person
may be found and examined. The
voter, having recieved his ballot, retires
to a room provided for the purpose,
where, unseen by any person, he makes
a mark opposite the name of the person
for whom he wishes to vote. He then
folds the paper so as to conceal the
printing and mark within, but to show
the official stamp on the back, returns to
the polling room and throws tlie ballot
into the box. To use the words of Mr.
Webster in quite another connection:
“The deed is done. No eye has seen
him: no ear has heard him. His secret
is his own, and it is safe.” He is
obliged to keep it a secret, too. There is
a serious penalty attached to the exhibi
tion of a ballot after it is marked. Tlie
man may tell any one how lie voted—
and he may tell a lie—but no one can no
whether he has told the truth or a false
hood.
When the ballots are counted no one
but the presiding officer can possibly
known one paper from the other, and it
is crediting him with an extraordinary
memory to suppose that he could keep
in mind the two numbers that must be
remembered in order to identify any
ballot as that of a certain man. There
is an infinite variety of detail in the reg
ulations respecting the acts to be done,
and there are quite as many prohibitions
of things that must not be done before,
during and after the polling, but into
none of these can we enter. The law
lias had fourteen years’ trial, and it is
not only telling the exact truth to say
that the Conservatives do not find it
nearly so bad as they expected it to be;
Liberals do not like it so well as they
supposed they should; and the horde of
agents, at whose occupation it was
meant to be a severe blow, are already
finding ways to circumvent the nice con
trivances of the act.—“B. C. M.
Brooklyn Eaele.
ogy to offer for this, either, because this is a
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENT!
And Don’t You Forget It !
CLOAKS AND WRAPS!
We can openly defy the whole state on these goods. We have an overwhelming
stock and will ciose them out at wonderfully low prices. The winter has only be-
-rmi. The prophets and the “goose bone” all predict cold weather ahead. Come
while we can afford to give you timely bargains. Jerseys at very “low cut” prices
—away nmlei what tliev were earlier in the season.
KNIT UNDERWEAR!
Here again we are defiant, because nobody can touch us. Knit Underwear for
Ladies, Children and Men. We do all the business of the town in this line, and
are not afraid of being touched by factory prices. We have bought out tlie facto
ries and are underselling them."
LOWEE YET.
On Flannels anil Pant Stuff, we are ahead of the closest competitors. We have
an immense stock, anil everything is down to low’ rock prices.
A new and extensive stock of liandsonje holiday goods, something useful and
something to please everybody.
Water Proofs and Repellants
For ladies’ and childrens’ suits. We know we are underselling everybody here,
and we say it boldly. Cotton Flannels, from 5c to20c, immense bargains, and you
will not fail to say s i when you get the goods. New Wool Hosiery. New Wool
Mittens, for ladies and children. New Silk Mufflers. New Silk Handkerchiefs,
we have them from 25 to 50e, sold last season at from 50 to 75c. New Cotton and
Linen Handkerchiefs in great variety, very low.
Let everybody blow tlieir horns, lint you will make a mistakejif you fail to come to
ns for any of these goods. Blankets from 85c to $15.00. 10 per cent, low
er than any house in Georgia. Comforts from 50c to $3.50 and $4.00. Now these
are big values, and we won’t deceive you when you come.
DRESS GOODS.
purpose it is intended to serve, it is hardly
suitable for towns which reqnire a large
supply of water.—Boston Budget.
An Arizona Lizard.
These lizards are found in the canyons
of Arizona. They are very poisonous—
as poisonous as the most venomous
snake. The natives claim that to inhale . Cleveland Leader,
a lizard's breath is sure and almost in
stant death. The truth or fallacy of this
has never been established. Nobody
seems to want to take the chances of try
ing the experiment. The lizard’s fare, in
captivity, is a fresh egg every morning.
The attendant breaks the shell and the
lizard sucks the egg.—Cincinnati En
quirer.
mark which has to be placed on all of
the silver made within it Of course it
costs more to buy the spoons separately
than as a whole, but the oddity of the
collection and the memories called up by
their use ie worth much more than the
difference.—Frank G. Carpenter
Largest Wooden Structure.
The largest wooden structure in the
world is said to be the government build
ings in the capital of New Zealand. The
block is four stories high, and occupies on
area of nearly two acres. The city itself
is mostly wooden cu account of the earth
quakes ct the region, and is called “Tbe
City of Packing Cases” and “The City of
Match Baxes.”—Chicago Herald.
Be Wanted Soda Water.
Two Indians entered a drug store on
Third street. One was stall young man,
and his companion was aa aged and
dried-up specimen of humanity. They
w ere dressed in dark, ill-fitting clothes,
and each of them had on moccasins.
Their black slouch hat* partially con
cealed their jet-black hair. Marching
into tbe center of the store the red man,
after the style at the porw-wow around
the camp fire; expressed himself as fol
lows; “Big Injun wants heap btg sweet
wind." Without any hesitation the
clerk homed off two glasses of soda
wasarwad gave them to the two red.
mem.-’The Indiana drank and were satis
fied.—St. Paul Globa.
Evidences of Increasing Culture.
The clerk of the Fiftli Avenue hotel
was leaning meditatively against the
desk the other night, with his eyes on
the corrider. He has been at his post
many years, and is a shrewd observer.
“They are all countrymen, as the say
ing goes," he remarked, nodding his head
toward the throng, “and they are a won
derful illustration of the advance the
whole country has made during the past
ten or fifteen years in manners and at
tire. The men are from every corner of
the big continent This is the time of
year, you know, when the backwoods
man, farmer, herder, miner, and village
merchant come to New York for their
annual blowout. Look at them, and
you see a body of men who are dressed
as quiet every-day New Yorkers dress,
and who do not differ in the mass from
so many respectable and well-to-do citi
zens. Their clothes are of the
conventional cut and pattern, their
boots well and neatly made,
their hats of the proper block,
and their faces composed. Three years
ago you’d have seen a dozen big slouch
hats in that crowd; five years ago a
quarter of the faces would have been
decorated by open mouths and eyes
shining with surprise and fright; seven
years ago there would have been a dozen
men among them without neckties; and
fifteen years ago you would have seen no
end of awkward, uncouth, and shamb
ling back-country gentry who didn’t
know how to talk or what to do with
their hands or feet.”
It’s a great change; quite as noticea
ble, too, in the streets as here.”
Of course; that’s just the point; as
they are before you, so they are all over
America. It has been an amazing
change. It is due in part to the drum
mers, who go everywhere and by ex
ample teach young men in the country
how to dress; to the great clothing
houses that send out hundreds of thou
sands of city-made suit3 of clothes a
year, and to the newspapers that talk so
much about the big cities that the read
ers are gradually educated up to the
standard. It’s a wonderful change.—
Blakely Hall in Chicago Times.
A fearful reduction in everything we have in the wayof Drew Goods.
We have a heavy stock, a superb selection, choice material, and we in
tend to surprise everybody who will coine and look at them. New
Evening Silk in great variety. New Silk Cord and Buttons to match
for evening trimming. The handsomest liue of Holiday Millinery ever
brought to Atlanta.
Gr
OVE8.
New Kid Gloves in all colors, 50, 6-5,75, $1 and $1.50.
are guaranteed.
Our $1 Glove*
TABLE LIINTEIVS.
We will save you 25 per cent, on these goods. New Ruchings. New
Collars and Cuffs. Big drives in bleached and unbleached Domestics
Good Prints at 3 andH'ic. Prints at oc, cheap at 7j£c.
SHOES.
We are ahead of our own purposes in Shoes. We run more men and
have more Shoes and sell more Shoes than any house—than any two
houses—in Atlanta. Shoes for everybody and Shoes cheap enough to
open your eyes.
0.1D0JBHE1TY & Cl.
THOMPSON BROS.
Bedroom, Parlor and Dining Room Fornitnr?
Big Stock and Low Prices.
PAROR AND CHURCH ORGANS,
WOOD AND METALLIC BURIAL CASES
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Perhaps one of the most astounding
discoveries we shall make in eternity is
that our planet is not only one of the
mo6t insignificant in size, but one of the
least advanced in civilization.—Augusta
fGa.) Chronicle.
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Queen Victoria’s Jubilee.
This is the fiftieth year of Qneen Vic
toria’s reign, a fact which will be com
memorated in a suitable manner by the
people of the British Isles. To signalize
the event, the Prince of Wales has pro
posed that an Institute should be estab
lished to keep on permanent exhibition
the arts and manufactures of the queen’s
colonial and Indian empire. Money is
being raised to erect buildings
London to thns commemorate the
fiftieth anniversary of a not inglorious
reign. Say what men wil!, the fact
remains that women have r.:ade bet
ter sovereigns than men. Comparing
the rulers of all nations, there hr re been
far more wise women monarehc, rela
tively, than of the other sex. But, curi
ously enough,’ the influence of women,
when indirect, lies usually been pernici
ous. The female favorites of kings have
generally brought disgrace upon the mon
arch whose councils they influenced. Vic
toria lias already reigned longer than any
other female sovereign in history.—Dem-
orest’s Monthly.
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