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Tie £x,Empress of the French
Visits Paris—The Visitors
She Received.
A special dispatch from Paris is as
follow:
“As soon as the news arrived here
that the Countess de Montijo, mother
of the ex-Em press Eugenie, was dying
at Madrid, it was expected that her
daughter would pass hastily through
this city on the way to her mother’s
bedside. It was even announced that
she would leave Paris this morning.
Nevertheless, the Empress has been
spending the whole day at the resi
dence of the Duke de Mouchy, Prince
Murat’s son-in-law, tended most affec
tionately by the Duchess and Mile.
Lherminat. Princess Matbilde called
on her at 1 o’clock, but was not re
ceived. Then came Prince Napoleon,
who was more successful in obtaining
audience. The Emprtss talked with
him for half an hour. She told him
(he had now put all thought of politics
uide, and had no care for anything but
the memory of her dead son. When
the Prince returned to his carriage he
was painfully aifected. A 5 o’clock
the ex-Queen of Spoin asked urgently
that she should lie admitted to the Em
press’ presence. She was at once re
ceived. The meeting of these two royal
mothers, one widowed and childless, the
other with her son seated upon a throne
end hourly waiting for his bride, was
very touching to the few who were priv
ileged to see it. Queen Isabella stayed
newly half an hour, nnd at six the
impress dined with the Duchesse de
Mouchy, Mile, Lhernainat, Comte de
“rcsac, and Vicomto de Turenue.
“Her Majesty started for the Orleans
nation at 7. Her suite followed in
free carriages. They drove rapidly
through the streets, and it was noticed
T* ‘he Empress, seeming to be wholly
ber thoughts, never glanced
■ toe familiar spots where the happy
, 1S L°(ji r life ^ere spent. When they
cached the station at a quarter before
i’, r arrival was expected by no-
y, ami not even the station master
new anything but the fact that a
ln/' Da car bac * lieen ordered for un-
•li Z n P e ? aona - But as soon as they
mL 61 110 news that it was ihe Em-
ran rouu d the station, and all the
i,f e,n Pjpyes crowded to the door
withu°, ar ' stood there silently
Il\h a ^ Upra ! sed - Most of them had
from o ^ aoe . ^ e ^ ore as it looked out
dit, 9 ,u am 5, 8e in their roidst on the
them« „ E “Peror’s fete. Most of
tanl,5T r ?’; itB beau ty, so well re
look n, f ■’ Wlt ’ tl‘ e wan and haggard
^t't wore now. Indeed the Em-
ofwnni 0 ” 9 ?? 6 ' ‘tsyottd the expression
is DM n h | , ' r Portn ' 8 bent, and she
MfflS m n ^ U i re ^ T ° demonstration
thG s Pectatorai. At 8 the
«mpanie t d d the n ' four .P° lio0 "« ent3 ftC ‘
I 'he Spanish fronUer!” 111 P " ty “ ft "
EneUr^J nf,r ‘ Can b'dy, who has lived in
tonten rl Baj8 , : " E ,r the street English
p2 d IT ,'° rrlbl y’ bul f»r dinner
tear la,,. n ba - B tlle - v ttra lovely. Tney
'h-ir aki 1 ^ other white or black, and
ilioe i> s , and complexions ere daz-
Itil>euihBV l . ? ve tf E.iglish woman,
a rash hJ^ tJ to thirty-hve or forty, has
il h heclu«« ,l nt ° l ! I 10 , 1, no8e - 1 believe
are alwava 6 | tb<< , y . ‘ r,n ^ 80 tnuch. Tney
Itiihip.;. orttiking wine and all that
I ar; d worn , rae , a ! 8, t hey don’t get faded
I rae o do • ’ L 00a,r )R 88 we American wo-
I their beiutif\,i they K , et T er y Bt °tit, nnd
I re % 'heory' >' C ° mp 6X101,8 * et t0 be
i'-tinan!!'' B ,? rrow has in it what the
home Mi n . a Meimweh ; that is, a
desij-p r„, > a longing, a yearning, a
!I io>hi n o if 11118 ' If this world were all
^udini. l - f y ? ur heart were always
'hadow w 1 t leru was never a black
Jour n m‘ yo " r 8 hy t nor a thorn in
nclio’ ,nnr a R rief ' n yo«r heart,
,gather uLn * U - Vour body, nor raisls
| *hitenin„ ,?'! ur eyes, nor your hair
pt ° a chinp ’I'th.the light of the np-
8®ing, Vn , ®termty to which you are
*wld i, '!j, ould begin to say: “This
home. —John Cummings.
The brain is the instrument of the
mind. Every thought and feeling is
dependent on certain changes that take
plane Detween it and the blood. Ment
al activity may be quickened or retard-
ed, exalted or depressed, by the action
of drugs upon the brain.
Age works permanent changes in the
brain: n Bhnnks its bulk and hardens
its substance. In consequence ot this
there is a change of mental manifesta-
ttons. The mind acta more slowly in
old persons. It doeB not turn readily
to new subjects, and is not cnpable of as
protracted or as lofty efforts. The
feelings, too, are much lessened in sus
ceptibility.
But in the memory the most marked
changes occur. Some persons who have
been more than ordinarily gifted in this
respect in old age become peculiarly de
ficient in memory. With the aged re
cent facts and events are not not so
readily taken up into the mental store
house. and what is learned is sooner
forgotten.
At the same time tho past stands out
in vivid contrast with the present.
Early habits return again. For in
stance, the pronunciation or the spell
ing of youth often reappears, to the sur
prise oi friends. Sins, early repented
of and forsaken, obtrude themselves
painfully on the memory.
From this we see how important it is
that the associations and habits of
youth are such as shall give only pleas
ure in old age.
If one would not sink into imbecili
ty when the brain begins to sink, let
him cultivate all his powers right along
through life.
Tbs aged should take special pains
to keep up their mental activity.
The Scorpion's Suicidal Impulse
London News.
Do animals ever commit suicide ? A
dog is said to have done so by drown
ing, perhaps on no stronger evidence
than that which authenticated Capt.
Marryatt’s anecdotes. Doubts have
been thrown on the sanity of the cat
which hanged herself in the fork be
tween two branenes. The suicidal char
acter of tho scorpion, however,- is reas
serted by a correspondent of Nature.
We have nil heard how the scorpion, it
surrounded by a circle of fire runs its
sting into ; ts own head, and so expires.
Probably most of us have classed this
scorpion with Benvenue Cellini’s cele
brated salamander, or with the barna-
cles who gave birth to wild geeee. Mr.
Alien Thompson, however, has a friend
who has often seen scorpions sting
themselves to death at Lucca. When
the insect is caught he is put in a glass
tumbler till dark. A light is then ex
hibited, whereupon the scorpion first
loses his head with excitement, and
then “brings bis recurved sting down
upon ir, and pierces it forcibly.’’ Iu a
moment his sorrows are over, and “his
excitement amounting to despair”
ceases to vex him. It is odd that this
suicidal mania should be hereditary in
scorpions, because, of course, the dead
ones cannot have reported to the sur
vivors that the experiment is success
ful, while suicide is far irom complying
with Darwinian conditions, and favor
ing the persistence of the species. The
alternative theory could best be putin
the words of the Ettrick Shepherd,
when accounting for the reported visit
of a ghost to his grandmother, “Maybe
my grandmother was an awful leear."
But Mr. Allen Thompson has no doubt
about the veracity of his informant.
Traveling Stones.
Many of our readers have doubtless
heard of tho famous traveling stones of
Australia. Similar curiosities have re
cently been found in Nevada, which
are described as almost perfectly round,
the majority of them are as big as a
walnut, and of an irony nature. When
distributed about the floor, table or oth
er level scrface, within two or three
feet of each oiber, they immediately be
gin traveling toward a common center,
and there lie huddled up in a bunch
like a lot of eggs in a nest. A siugle
stone removed the distance of three and
a half feet, upon being released, at once
started off with wonderful and some
what comical celerity, to join its fel
lows; taken away four or five feet it
remained motionless. They are found
in a region that is comparatively level,
and is nothing but bare rook. Scattered
over this barren region are little basins,
from a few feet to a rod or two in diam
eter, and it is in the bottom of these
that the rolling Btones are found. I ney
are from the size of a pen to five or six
inches in diameter. The cause of these
atones rolling together is doubtless to be
found in the material of which they are
composed, which appears to be lode-
stone or magnetic iron ore.
Gen. James Harding, Railroad com
missioner of Missouri, is doing his work
in a novel manner. He is now on a 200
mile walk over the railroads of north-
wen Missouri, inspecting the cond on
of the roadbeds, rails, ties, and bridges.
The work, he claims, can t be properly
done in a palace car or from a car plat
form. _ _
The supreme court of the lImled
States has decided the trade mark law
unconstitutional.
Never fail to be punctual at the time
appointed.
Cor. Southern Cul ivator.
Now is the time for setting strawberry
plants. To those that would like to
enjoy this most luscious of email fruits
without dependiig on the markets for
them, wo would say that the important
points necessary for success are:
1st. Select a piece of ground that has
been under good cultivation for the
past year. It grassy ground is taken,
more than likely your plant roots will
be destroyed by a white grub.
2nd. See that the plat is well drained.
3rd. Put on broadcast three inches
of manure. For sandy soil use cold
manures, such as cow-pen, leaf-mould
or much; for clay ground use fresh
horse-stable manure. Spade or plow
the plat not less than 12 inches deep-
eighteen is better. Mix thoroughly and
level off, and your ground is ready for
setting.
4th. Select the kindB you prefer.
With our experience it would bo “Alon-
arch of the West,” “Crescent Seedling,”
"Chas. Downing,” “Seth Boyden,”
“Wilson’s Albany,” and “Kentucky
Seedling.”
5th. 8et in rows three feet apart, and
ten or twelve inches apart in the row.
6th. In the spring mulch your
plants with litter of some kind, and you
will have strawberries to your heart’s
content. You will stand a grade high
er in the estimation of your neighbors,
as well as in your own eyes.
Fattening Turkeys.
Christmas turkeys are already being
brought to market and some of them are
very poor. Now is the time to fatten
turkeys. Every night and morning the
turkeys should have a full supply of nu
tritious and fattening food. Boiled po
tatoes mashed and mixed with meal,
and moderately warm, is very excellent
food to promote growth and fatten.
Just now turkeys cannot procure in
sects to eat, and their place should be
supplied. Butcher’s scraps is one of
the cheapest and moRt desirable forms
of food ior poultry. Grain should be
given at least once a day with the soft
and warm feed. Nothing is better than
sound corn. In feeding, only so much
corn should be thrown out as the tur
keys will eat up clean.
To fatten chickens for the table they
ehou'd have sound and various food,
warmth and cleanliness. Give good
dean water for them to drink. In ad
dition to their regular diet of good corn,
a cake of ground oats or beans, brown
suzsr, milk and mutton suet is excellent.
Let the cake lie until it is stale, then
crumble it and give eaoh chicken a gill
of it every morning and evening. No
entire grain should be given to fowls
during the time they are fattening. In
short, they should have a plenty of nu
tritious food and in such a form that
their digestive mills shall find no diffi
culty in grinding it.
An account of Grant’s reception at Chi
cago says: “A reception at the hotel
followed, with a w-lcoming speech to
the General by the Mayor and a long
period of hand shaking. Long John
Wentworth, on, greeting him, yelled,
‘This is a Dation,’ which brought down
the General and the house generally.
Somebody else said, ‘General, we’ll put
a crown on you next year,’ but that fell
flat”
King Grant didn’t want any cheers or
noise over the propositions to place a
crowd on his head. He dosen’t care
about the crown at present. He wants
the power and he wants it for life. With
that a stove pipe hat would euit him
just as well as a crown. The people are
a little scary about “crowns,” but a good
many of them frvor a entralized Na
tion with an N , a “third term,” and as
many more terms as may be necessary
to suit the powers that be. Massachu
setts wants to “put down the South.”
Crowned heads do only more. The Czar
only “put down” the Pules, and they
were rebels.—Hartford Times.
San Francisco, Nov. 27.—The whal
ing baTk Helen Mar arrived from the
Artio Ocean last night. She brings the
officers and crew of tho Mercury, aban
doned in the ice, October 24th, latitude
71° 10’, north longitude, and 17° 2' west,
just north of Herald Bhoals. They left
the bark Vigilant in the same pack of
ice frozen in, but the crew were all well.
Capt. Hickmatt, of the Mercury, like
other whalemen, fear that the Jeanette
may be frozen up in the pack of ice, in
which ca--e they have little hopes of the
vessel ever getting out, though the
crew may reach a plane of safety.
The Mercury had on board when
abandoned 1,000 barrels of oil, 9,000
pounds of hone, and 4,000 pounds of
ivory. The vessel was owned by Bart*
lett & Son, of New Bedford, and was
insured for about 840,000, her policy
having been made for four years, and
had one year to run.
“There is nothing like settling down,”
said a retired merchant confidentially to
his neighbor. “When I gave up busi-
ness I settled down, and found I had
quite a confortable fortune. If I had
settled up, I shouldn’t have had a cent.
A beautiful young Austrian damsel
traveled all the way from Vienna to
Fort Worth, Texas, to marry her sweet-
j heart. r m t
i a hundred thousand dollars’ worth
1 of hazel nuts are shipped yearly form
Turkey to England.
(uticura
REMEDIES
Hare srcoiily and permanently cured Humor*
ol tho Skin end Scalp of Children end Interne
aflliotod einco birth.
uho treatment preictlbed in euch ceeee it mild
doeee oi the Cutioura Kksolyxst. a perfectly
safe yet pnwerlu! blood puriSer. end tho externa!
uee nf Cvticvba, the greet skin oure.- The Co-
ticura Soap should be tho only eoep applied to
the dleeeeed ikln for eleenelng purpose*.
HUMOR ONA CHILD.
Since Birth Cured, niter faithful Medicul
Treatment had fratiei*
Mosers. Week* & Polter: Gentlemen—My
little son, two yeen of age, he* bed * humor on
one side of his face eino* he wee born, which
during the lest lour months hee spread over the
entire *<do of the face, the ohin, eir and side ol
the heed. It muet have itched and irritated him
a gr-et deal, ea he scratched the surface all the
time, no uuttor what wse applied. I used mmy
remedies by advise of friends end my phyaiolaq
without beneRt until I found Cuticuri which
immediately allayed the itohing and lnd«mma-
tion, and entfroly cured him.
Respootrullv. JOHN L. BURRY,
With Walworth Manufacturing Co.
Breton, April 15,1878.
Norn —Once cured, the ikiu may be rendered
loft and fair by using Cutioura Poap for toilet or
nursery purposes.
CHILDREN AND INFANTS.
More Cures of Skin and Scalp Affections by
the cuticnr* Hem.tiles.
Fred. Fohrer, Esq., Cashier Btook Growers' Na
tional Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, writes > "I sm so
well pleased with its effeots on my baby that I
cannot aOo d to he without it in my bou.e. It it
a wonderful oure, and !• bound to beoome very
popular at Boon at it. virtue, are known to the
merest ”
J. 8. Weeks, Esq, Towu Treasurer. St. Alban.,
Vt.,esy. in a loiter dated May 28: "It worka to
a charm on my baby', face and head. Cured the
head entirely, end has nearly oleened the face
of lores. I have recommended it to eevera], and
Dr. Plant has ordered it for them ”
If. M. Chink, Eaq., 41 Franklin St., Breton,
•ays: "My little daughter, eighteen months old,
haB whet the doctor, cell Ecsema. We have
tried 'must everything end at lest bare used Co-
ticura, mnd she la almost a new child and we
feel very happy."
pricklTheat.
Iucideutal to the Texan Climate.
Messrs. Weeks A Po ter; Gentlemen—En-
oloeed please find one dollar for a large box of
Coticura. The email one that I received tome
time ago haa been very efficacious,-especially in
Prickl. Heat or Bash, as sums people oell it I
am noising it about. V ours truly.
THOMAS W. BUCKLEY.
Macon, Texas, Sept. 22, 1878.
CuricunA is a most vaiuabla external applica
tion. It heals all cut., bruises and abrasions of
the shin, restores the heir when destroyed by
ficefp dieea.ee, removes dandruff end keeps the
so&lp clean and the heir soft end pliable. It is
as egtweable as it is eff-otivo. end is ably assisted
in every case by the Cutioura Soap, whioh it par
ticularly recommended to mother, for cleansing
the skin and scalp of iufaMe and children. It i.
Toilet as wrfl aa Medioinal. and it the meat fro
grant and refreshing Soap fur the nursery and
bath of any yet prepared.
Parents have our assurance that those reme
dies contain nothing injurious to the youngest
infant, evidences ot which may be found in the
ei-rti&oatea of Dr. Hayes and Prof. Merrick ac
companying each remedy.
The Cutioura Riuidibs are prepared by
Weeks A Potter, Chemists and Druggists. 380
Washington Street, Boston, and a» for s»]e by
all Druggists. Prim of Cuticuri, email boxes
50 cents; large boxeq, con-ainlng two and one-
half timoa the quantity ol email. $1. IUautvenr
*1 per Inttle. Cutioura Soap, 26*cents; bj
znAil, 3f -----
, 30 own tit 3 osk»9 76 cents
They deitroy all tendency
to ir<fUramAtion by druwiog
VOLTAIC E9ELECTHOIrom the fretem morbid or
Pi unwholesome matter, thus
4 | LnSTpreventing or curing Rheu
matism, Nouialulft, and Sciatica. Worn over the
pftof tho Stomach, they prevent Ague end Liver
Pains, Infliramntion of the Liver And Kiilneyi,
Bilious Colic, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Cram pi,
and Pains. novVtwwim
J. T. CAHILL,
MANUFACTURER OF
1R0SV m BRASS CASTINGS,
HOLLOWWABE, GRATES,
Mill Castings, Fencing, &c.
Architectural Work
- AND —
Building Castings
A SPECIALITY.
Office — Railroad Avenue, between
7th and 8th Streets,
Clvn.tto.not>"a, Tenn.
jun28 twGra
FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
VOL. 19, NO. 2
R. T. HOYT. * II. 1). COTHRAN
HOYT & COTHRAN,
Wholesale Druggists,
ROME, GEORGIA,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF
GRASS .AJCsTD FIELD SEEDS,
INCLUDING CLOVER, TIMOTHY, HERDS’, BLUE AND ORCHARD
GRASS, BARLEY AND RYE, (und Oats to arrive.)
Which they Offer te the Trade at Lowest Possible Figures
jullOtwwtf
ALBIN OMBERG,
Bookseller, Stationer^ Printer
’ iVo. 33 Broad Street,
Has just received a Large Stock
CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC
A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER.
ae-WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES.-®*.
In cunnestlon with
our Immense stooV, we
have added a Milline
ry Department, whets
will always bo found
a tnll line ol Fall and
Winter Stylet, am-
bracing Trimmed and
Untrlmmed Shapes in
Straw and Felt Bata.
8 e our New Style
Pat'orn Hats. This
department will be
under the oontrol of
Mies ABBIB WEBB,
who will be pleased
to see ail of their
frlendi Will con
stantly receive all of
the Latest Novelties
ea they appear.
GREAT OPENING
-OF TnE —
CRYSTAL PALACE,
13 Shorter Block.
NEW STORE! NEW GOODS!
NEW STYLES IN
DRESS GOOD , CASH
MERES. ALPACAS. LcRGE
VARIETY CHEAP DRESS GOODS,
IMMENSE ASSORTMENT SHkWLS,
CLOAKS REPELLANT8, LAD ES’
UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS,
CANTONS AND DO-.
• MESTICS, JEANS,
CAS8IMEBE3, BLANKETS, COMFORTABLES
Beperate departments for Clothing, Boots,
Shoes and Hats. Complete stock Gent’s Fur
nishing Goods.
DAVIS & CO.
not) 4 tw wtf
Call and see our
line of Gtovee betorp
buying. The cheap
est line of Thiee-
Button Kid dloves in
the city, that we war
rant. Ladles’ Keek
Wear, Ties, Bows,
Silk and Laco Fle-
chus, Collars and
Cuffs, Linen and
Silk Handkerchiefs,
Hatnbuigs, Ribbone,
Hosiery end Lillies’
Linen. Lecce of ell
kinds, Corsets, Dress
Trimmings, end ev
erything usually kept
in a Bret eltas Dry
Good, House.
1879. FALL & WINTER TRADE, 1879.
New Goods. Fine Goods.
MRS. T. STWILLIAMS,
M IXjXjIBTER,
No. 61 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
T hanking my many customers for the liberal patronage given me
in the pest, 1 am proud to eev that I am bettor prenered to attend to their wenta then ever
before. I bsvo now in etoro end to arrive Bonnets. Hats. Flowers, Piumet, Silks, Velvet*, Plushes,
Ribbons, Ornaments, Heir Goode, Zephyrs, Combs, Notions, etc., eto., which I have selected in
person in the Northorn markets. My Goods are in tho Latest Styles, end I have my Trimming
done a ith good material by experienced milliners. Call and examine my goods end gei my prices
before purchasing elsewhere. (-.otl7 tw wtf
Clocks! Tick! Tick! Tick!
ALLEN & McOSKEB.
JUST RECEIVED
A Large and Beautiful As
sortment of CIoj s,
INCLUDING THE
LATEST AND MOST UNIQUE STYLES.
Prices Ranging from $1 to $15
CONSTANTLY HKCEIVINU ALL THE LATEST
AND MOST NOBBY STYLES OF
BRIDAL PRESENTS, FINE JEWELRY,
Silverware, &c.
ALL GOODS SOLD ENGRAVED FREE BY US.
James G. Dailey,
UNDERTAKER’S WARE-ROOMS,
(On secoud story)
96 Broad Street.
sept twwtf
A FINE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK
of Metallic, Walnut, Grained end Stained
llofflns, Burial Kobes and Coffin Trimmings, al
ways on hand. Neatest Heerscs furnished for
funerals All ordere filled with diepat»h, day
or night. Residence, corner Court gnd King
streets.
ALSO. DEALER IN
FIRST-CLASS' FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS.
Jul5 twtmarlf.
HARDY, BOWIE & CO.,
WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS
BROAD STREET, ROME, GA.
WE CARRY IN STOCK
RUBBER BELTING, 3 ply, 2, 21-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 inches
“ “ 4 ply, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches.
RUBBER PACKING, 1-8. 3-16 and 1-4 inches.
(^Strictly Boat Goods Made.
HEMP PACKING—MANILLA HOPE—LACE LEATHER—CUT LACINGS-
VPRIQHT MILL SAWS - CROSS CUT SAWS—ONE MAN CROSS CUT
SAWS—SAW SWAOES—FILES—RELT RIVETS—FINE HAMMERS—
WRENCHES, iCc., making Complete Line of Mill Furnishing*.
OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT.
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