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J( d\Bnell, proprietor Up,\V SERIES' | (Ut ict and (jtsmmctcial * CONSOLIDATED APRIL IQ, 1876. 'WISDOM, JUSTICE. AND MODERATION.” ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2,. 187.9. RATES of subscriptions. I'on THE WEEKLY. *2 00 100 glx month* Three month* * FOU TUB TUI-WEEKLY. ,94 00 .. 2 00 months 1 00 aid yearly, strictly In advance, the price ivnoitiir Courier will be 91 50. year months, te months <( ILffe/kly Courier will be $1 50. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING. Uiiasquiiro ono i o month 3 * 00 One square three months 8 00 One square 12 00 One square iwelvo months....... 20 00 One-tourth column ono month ... < » One-feurth column three months 15 00 OnMourtU column six mouths.. 27 00 One-iourth column twelve mouths 60 00 One-hulf column one mouth 15 00 one-call column throe monthB 27 OC Ooe-half column six months 50 00 One-Call column twelve months 80 00 One column one month 27 00 One column three months 50 00 Onecolumn six months 80 00 Onecolumn twelve months 120 00 n,e foregoing rates are for either Woekly or Tri-Weekly. When published In both papers,60 percent, additional upon table rates. 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. met* tw wtl i?