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Earns Council!
"VirE takejdeasare In calling the atten
* * tlatotaf Mo .hers to a home cure for
all diseases of the Stomach and Bowels, a
mediciue so long needed to carry children
safely through the. critical stage of Teeth-
PiTTS’ CARMINATIVE
calls an incurable bl sslng to mother and
child. It is an iustoht relief to colic of in
fanta. a disease With which in hints suffer
so much the first four months of their life.
It • t to the Rich and fretful
child. It strengthens and builds up the
weak, gives aupetite uud dean to the puny,
corrects drain from the bowels, cures
Diarrhiea and Dysentery. A papace* for
children. Try one bottle. It eblt on|y,
Twenty-fire cents A Bottlp.
Sy £ GLASS ES-O
PAT? JULY ty 1873.
PROTECT TOUR EYES)
Mr. S. HIESCHEEEG,
The well-known Optician, o£ 107 N. Fourth Sir..
Uioler Biiuititn* Iwiiii*)’'St, Louis, Ims iqip.iiuUifl
QUELLIAN.S DRUG STORE, of THOMSON
as Agent for his Celebrated Diamond Spectacle#
ami Eyeaglaeaee, and else for hi# Diamond Non-
Ctiaugua&ts SpecUclea and Eyeglasre#. These
Glasses are the
Spectacles. By a pruiK r QoitetrfloMbii •if Wav Lens n
person purchasing a pair of these Xoo-Chtiugeuble
olasses never ha# to change them* Glasses from the
eyes, and every pair pnrehased is guaranteed, #o
that if they ever leave the eyes (no matter how rust
ed or scratched the Lenses are) „h.*y wi! furnish the
party with a
New l'*Sr of * l-aiseh fro* of Ch 'rge.
Quintan's T> . .ore has a full assortment aud
invlP's all who wish to satisfy themtelves of the
grant superiority of these Glasses over any and ail
others now in use, to call and examine the same at
DR. QUILLIANS DRUG STQRE,
r Thoms- n. Ga.
Stone Mountain Route
GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY,)
Office Managkk,
\ Ausuvri, Ga. Sep 17. JHB7 )
/Commencing Sundny. uih nst.
vy th following Passenger Schedule
will bo operated:
PAST LINE.
NO. 27 WEST Daily.
Leaven Augusta 7:45 ft. m
Leave Thomson B.‘>{j a. m
Arrive at VVaahiugton 10:40 a. m
Arrive Athens 12:35 p. m '
Leave Athena 7 45 a. m
Arrive Atlanta 1:00 p. m.
NO. 28 EAST Daily.
Leaves Atlanta 2:45 p. ni
Arrive Athena 7:20 p. ui i
Leave Athens 3 Oo p. m
Arrive at Washington 7:20 p. m
Leave Thomson t:o*> p. iu j
Arrive Augiftta 8:15 n. m j
Parlor Oafs on 27 and 38 between Au- ?
gust a and Atlanta.
NO. I WLST-—Daily.
Leave Augusta 1n.45 am.
Arrive Thomson I_M7 p. m
Arrive Omnftk 12:38 p. m
Arrive Macon. (:U0 p. m
Arrive Washington ... 2:20 p. m
Arrive Athens...... . 6:05 n. m
Arrive Gaine*Yi11*..i.......8:25 p. m
Arrive Atlanta 5:45 p. m
NO. 2 LA.ST—Daily.
L ave
. b 55 ft. m
Leave Atkeus 0 : <)o u. m
lieavw Mu eon ... 7: id a. 111
Liave Washington..... 11 20 a. m
Leave Camak l.Hfl j. m
Leave Thomson 1:58 p.m
Arrfve Augusta g : 35 p. m
NO. 3 VEST-Daily.
Leave Augusta 10-.J5 p m
Leave Thomson ~.’.12 10a. iu
Leave Macon 6.30 p. m
Arrive Atlanta 6:40u. to
NO. 4 EAST—Daily.
Leave Atlanta y CO p. m
Leave l horn.son 3. J 4 a. in
A*rive Augusta 5.00a. iu
Trains run by Doth Meridian time—32
minutes slower than Augusta time.
No connection for Gainesville on Sunday
Train No, 27 will stop at, and receive
passengers to and from th# following
stations, only :
No. 28 at ITarlem for supper.
Grovetown. Hnrleru, Dearing,
Thomson, Norwood, Bainett,Orawf dlle,
Union Uoiot, Greensboro, Madison,
Rutledge, Social Circle, Casing ton,
< otiyers, Li tho an*, Stone Mountain and
Devirter.
Train No. 28 udll stop at.'and receive
passengers to and from the following
station*, only :
Groveiown. Harlem, Dearing.
Thomson, Norwood, Barnett, Cruwf'dße,
Union Point, GreL.nesboro, Madison,
Rutledge, Sociul Uircfe, Covington,
Conyers, Lithonia, Stone Mountain and
Decatur.
E. B. Dorsey, General Passenger Aget.
tFoe. W White, Ged*l Urav’tog-PWr A’t
AUGUSTA, GA.
'V. C. 0. 0.”
Ceitaiij Cijickei? Cholera Cure.
This is an infallible' and certain cure for
Chicken Cholera. Every package guaran
teed. if it dues not cure, your money in
cheerfully refunded.
PItfCE *sc. PACKAGE.
For Sale and Warranted by
3Dr. T. QuilliaxL
THOMSON, GA.
a^.'x’^Lßisia:.
HAY Fever, Colds id the Head, Hoarse
ness, Bore Throat and Mouth arc nniek-
Ij and effeetu.il y etrred by
' • CANADIAN CATARRH CTJKE.
It keveu TiitM, Try it ais! be convinced.
—Tor sale ty—
Rk. Harrison, Druggist, Thomson, Ga.,
—And—
Canadian Catarrh Ccee Cos.. Manufactu-,
rers and Proprietors, Atlanta, Ua.
£l)c JllcXhifftc IPccklt) jlmiriml.
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80KSELLEB, STAtToNER” AND PRINTER
30. S2it Broad Street. Augusta , Ga.
Webstcrs Unabridged Dectionary. New
! Edition with Supplement. School Books
Pens, Inks and Pencils.
ENVELOPES Etc. Tho Pinout JOB PRINTING in the South.
BLANK BOOKS, SEALING WAX WRITING PAPER,
SHIELDS BROS
6SOSMES ISO MRSITOE.
RAIL ROAD STREET.
DRY GOODS,
NO. 3 BRICK ROW. , n
fL
We have at our New Brie Store on Railroad street the
most tremendous stock of Grockuiks over seen in a town
the size of Thomson, and wo earnestly beg evory man,
watnau and child who lish a dollar to spend for Groceries
to call and sue our immense stock, and got our prices. We
bandle ull heavy goods in car-load lots. 7his week wo re
ceived over 300 barrels of /'’lour, 500 sacks of Salt. We
have Genuine Rust-proof Oats for salu. Lincoln county
Need Wheat, Rye and Barley. We are so situated that we
get our goods direct from 1 lie cars into our store. We savo
all cost of arayago and hauling. This is a great saving,
which we give our customers in the low pl iers we sell
goods. l\ o are to-day selling the best Flour in town for
only $5.00 per barrel. We sell a good family flour for $4.50,
and medium flour for sf.oo.
Our Haro ware stock is now complete. Wo have tho
only exclusive hardware store in town, and we propose to
sell )\s cheap as tho same goods can be bought anywhere.
Every advertiser says this, hut only try us and we will con- 1
vince you that we mean every word we say. Please re
member us when you want Nails, Axes, Haines, Flows,
Knives and Folks, Pocket Knives, Neissors, Rozors, Hinges,
li->rse .Shoes, Hammers .Saws, Hatchets, Pianos, Drawing
Knives, I’ivets and Burrs, Ccdarware, Buckets, &•., &<•„ Jkc.
Wo handle Nails in car load lots. If you dou’t believe it
call and seo our stock.
Furniture Ih Stoves.
l
Wo handle so many goods in car-load lots that wo trio-I
a car-load of Cooking .Stoves. Boh .SViekh is crowded
out Cfliis usual good humor by such a tremendous lot of
.Stoves and hurnifnre. Please call and hoc him, just across
from our G''oc ry Adore, and yon will see the largest slock
of Furniture and .Stoves over brought to Thomson. To
bay so many goods crowds us up for cash, ami if you vviii
be so kind as to come down our way we will bo delighted,
and we promise to save you a fow dollars at all hazards.
F. Biubuib <& Bros.,
THE LEADERS OF LOW PRICES.
O
Dry Goods, Shoes and Clothing
MO. 3 BRICK ROW.
TX7\ I. DELPH,
831 Broab St.
Augusta, - Georgia,
Just Received
3 car loads COOKING an i HEATING STOVEb.
1 car load GRATES, Plain arid Enameled—l3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and
20 indies.
150 boxes ROOFING TIN, 20x28. Standard Brands.
5.00 U KIKE BRICK, 15 bids. KIKE CLAY.
200 Joints Terra Cotta PIPE, 500 Sets GRATE BRICK.
1,000 pounds No. SOLDER. 500 pounds Half and half SOLDER.
100 bundles SHEET IRON.
2 ear load TIN WARE, Pressed and Piooed,
Buckets, (kips, Dish Puns, Wash Pans, Milk
Pans, Milk Buckets, Strainers, Oil
Cans, Coflee Pots, Pie Plates,
Measures and runnels.
WCODEK WARE In Great "Varietj r.
t OUR EXCELSIOR COOK STOVE
Has been sold for the past fifteen years, giving satisfaction. Twenty
different sizes. 7he New Exceliior is very handsomely finished. We
have a few Portable and Stationary RANGES—SteeI and Iron.
VteS* Cali or Bond your orders to 831 Broad St., AUGUSTA, GA.
THOMSON, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, ISSB.
A SEASIDE CALM.I
• ♦"V
The morning air was pure aud cool—
Asleep the silver bay;
Each object on the shining sands.
In shade reflect**! lay.
The giant cliffs in long array
Were drawn up 6y the sea,
Their heads thrown back with lofty pride
Iu musing Majesty.
The Sea methought did woo tho Earth
Iu low, fond tones of love:
The silent Sky hung stooping o’er, „
And listened from above!
The herds of clouds wore lying down—
Tho haunting winds were gone;
Their angry bark was heard no rnoir
The weary chase was done.
A calm, ambrosial'consciousness
Did Nature’s boijbni steep;
A stillness, not so (Stern as Death,
Aud more profound than Sleep.
Twos music mute, and voiceless speech;
A quiet, creeping spell;
Repose- without Forgetfulness—
Aud Silence audible.
—Alfred Domett.
DETECTIVE AND PRISONER
Two men sat together in the rear seat
of a smoking oar on one of our railroads
and chatted familiarly of tho ups and
downs of a minor’s life, the topic being
suggested by a landscape dotted with coid
breakers and furrowed with coal roads.
Tho freedom and interest of their con
versation did not seem to be dampened by
the fact that the younger of the two
carried a revolve?, while his compan
ion wore a pair of those uncoveted articles
of jewelry which are known In criminal
circles as “bracelets.”
The fow passengers who had observed
them learned from the confidential brake
man that they vver a noted detective and
his prisoner on the way to trial. As far
as ages went, the pair might have boon
taken for father and sou, the fine gray
head of the one contrasting strongly with
the crisp brown curls of his captor.
What crime had been committed the
brakeman did not know, but Im/,aided a
conjecture that it “must have been a
pretty had one or George M unsen wouldn’t
have took the trouble to put them things
on his wrists.”
Presently the brakeman and the con
ductor satisfied the joint, demands of et i
quette and curiosity by stopping to ex
change a few words with the detective;
the former then perched himself upon tho
coal box directly behind the prisoner, and
the latter dropped magnificently into the
seat in front. The train was sweeping
around a curve and past a ruined trestle
ou the hillside at which both of the pas
sengers looked with some interest.
“I remember that place,” said the older
man.
“So do r,” responded the younger; “I
was born there. Came near being buried
there, too,” he resumed, ufter a moment’s
pause.
“How was that?”
“It’s a pretty long story,” said the de
tective, “but I guess we* 11 have time for
it bfiwwui this and -*•*> next station. Way
up there on the slope is the little
settlement where 1 made my debut, so to
speak; from it, to the bottom of the hill
there, used to lie a, gravity road—a long,
winding t rack reaching trom tho setiie
meat down to the top of a blank wail of
earth where a slide occurred the year I
was born. On both sides of the track
grew saplings that had sprung up since
the disaster (what 1 am telling you hap
pened live years later), aud they crowded
the road and hung over the old rusty rails
on which tlie coal cars used to run. You
must remember that the houses were
built near the mout h <>f the pit—that was
one of the first nvi-ov worked in this coun
try, and one of the !i> .st to be abandoned.
Time I am toiling about, some men were
walking up track, and aDm ~f children
playing near the top, littD : v’s, climb
ing in and out of an old err which l ad
lain there since it made its lus, trip, with!
the broken spraggs still in its wheels.
“The men were miners, all but one of
them, who questioned his companion
about their work and the country the/
lived in. He was evidently a stranger—
probably a newspaper man.
“Presently, os they talked, a shout
front the top of the slope attracted their
attention, and they looked tip just in time
to see Ihe car begin to move slowly down
the grade.
“There was an impatient exclamation
from the oldest man in the party. ‘Them
brats is always up to some mischief,’ lie
said. They have started 1 hat old thing
off at last; I’ve been expectin’ to see it go
any time this five year. They’ll be break
ing their necks yet with their tomfooling.*
And another of the group added; ‘We
must dust out of this lively, unless we
want to get our own necks broke; she’ll
either jump the rail or go to pieces at the
bottom; lucky there ain’t no one on board
of her.’
“The stranger was looking anxiously up
lat the approaching runaway. His quick
eye hail caught sight of something round
and golden above the black rim.
“ ‘There’s a child in that car,’ he said,
quietly.
“It was a second or two before his com
panions realized the awful meaning of
that statement. A child! That was. as
if he hail said that in a few moments some
one—perhaps one of themselves—would
be child less.
“With one impulse they turned to look
at the broken rails by the edge of the
fault. Shuddering, they fixed their eyes
again on theupproaehing mass, then hope
lessly on each other. They could not
dream of stopping the progress of the car.
But quick as thought almost, the stranger
took hole 7 of a sapling and bent it flown
till it nearly touched the track. ‘Hold it,’
he said to one of the men; ‘it will help to
check her.’ A rod further down another
and then a third ami fourth were held in
the same way. So four of the party
waited for a few breathless seconds, while
the two remaining ones hurried further
down; but one more effort and the cur
was upon them. The first obstacle was
whipped out, of the hands of the strong
man who held it and the car rushed on to
the second with scarcely lessened force.
Again, the harrier whs brushed aside, hut
this time the speed of the old wreck was
perceptibly less. By the time the fifth
obstruction was reached the new comer
was able to clamber aboard and throw the
child into the arms of his companion, but
before he had time to save himself the old
truck had regained something of its mo
weintum uud was plunging on toward the
precipice.
“Well, the man jumped Just as they
reached the edge, just before the vehicle
shot over into the air, hot he had very
little time to choose Ids ground, and so
landed, as luck would have it, on the only
heap of stones in sight. The others
picked him up for dead and carried him
up to the settlement, where the miners
held a regular wake over him. But he
came to life in the middle of the festiv—
the obsequies, I mean—and it was found
that he wus only crippled for life.
“The miners, folks not easily moved,
were enthusiastic about the affair aud
gave such testimonials aa they could to
show their gratitude and appreciation,
une of these expressions took the form of
a souvenir, signed by every man in the
place, and stating in very grandiloquent
language what the poor fellow had done.
His quick wit seemed to them more won
derful than his courage and devotion in
a community where neither quality is un
usual at all.
“The man who takes his own life in his
hand every day, and has frequently to
fight for the life of some companion,
values a ‘brainy’ action. In the box with
the testimonial was a purse of SSO and a
curious old gold cross, that had been
treasured by the mother of the lad who
was saved, as her piece of finery. On it
was rudely engraved these words:
“ ‘Given by the miners at the Notch to
the man who risked his life for a child.’
“That was all. The poor fellow went
away and would have been forgotten,
only that tho old miners told the story
sometimes to their children,”
The prisoner was looking out of the
window. The conductor rustled around
as though ashamed of the interest he had
shown in the story—a story which he did
not doubt was pur© fiction. Only the
brakeman gave way to bis sympathy, and
asked whether the man had ever been
found.
“Not that I know of,” replied the de
tective.
“And was you the boy what he saved?”
“I was the kid.”
“And you never heerd tell what became
of the man? What would you do if you
slv’d conic ncrost him some time?” Evi
dently the brakeman had an imagination
which was trying to assert itself.
“Oh, I’d try to even the thing up some
how. I suppose common decency would
demaud that; I’d treat him os well os I
knew how,”
“Look here,'” said the prisoner, turning
from the window with an apparent effort
to change a conversation which, for some
reason, had not seemed to interest him,
“look here, old man, I’ve got a little keep
sake that your story just reminded me of,
ami if I could get at it I’d ask you to take
charge of it for me till—till this thing is
over. If you’ll put your hand iu there
and pull out that hit of ribbon; so”
Tho conductor almost jumped out of his
seat.
“Df" if it ain’t tho cross that you’ve
just been telling about!” he shouted.
******
A month later the detective was under
going a cross examination by the con
ductor and brakeman.
“Yes, he was a had lot—oh, yes, he
didn’t have a leg to stand upon; the factH
were all as clear as day. All true about
the cross and the rest of it? Just as true
as gospel. What had he been doing?
Throwing bombs the last thing. * * *
Punished? Well, to tell you the truth,
they won’t be apt. to punish him till they
catch him again, I guess. Fact is, he got
away from me somehow that same night.
Who, me? Oh, 110. I’m not on the force
any more; I’ve been bounced.”—Edgar
Mayhew Bacon in The Epoch.
Flint Kxporioucc Wu Honest ifcjT
Frank Dey is a reformed gambler and
typical of the members of that fraternity.
Ib* in witty rind good nntured. For the
past three years Frank lias scorned to
look at cards and has turned his attention
to drumming up city trade for a New
York wholesale house.
“Yon see,” said Frank last night, “my
little wife worried about me night after
night and week after week when I didn’t
show up at the house, but when I did
‘cash in’ and go home once in a while
never a wortl of reproach would 1 get. It
was always a kiss and a hug and a good
-nipper or breakfast, and it didn’t make
any difference at what time of night it
was either. Well, I gob to thinking how
much better it would be to come home
regular and make home pleasant for the
litlle woman. Then, again, the boys
were, getting big enough to understand
things, and I didn’t want them to have a
gambler father as an example to follow,
so I made up my mind to get nt some re
spectable business. I had a hard time at
first, but my nerve made it easier after a
while.
“My first experience doing honest work
was a curious one. I walked into a store
on Greenwich street the other day. I
called for the proprietor. He was a surly
man, and particularly soon this morning.
“'No, I don’t want to buy anything,’
began the proprietor, after I had put my
stereotyped speech to him.
“ ‘But I assure’
“ ‘Do you see that door?’ said he.
“ 4 Yes, sir; but’
“ ‘Git. out! Git out! or I’ll put you out,’
said the man, motioning to the door.
“I walked slowly out of the door, and
turning around, said: ‘Say, mister, will
you allow me to
couple of days?’
“It broke the man all up. He smiled
and I smiled. He broke out into a loud
laugh, and I walked into the store again.
“I took that man’s order for $l5O worth
of goods, ami he is today one of my best
customers.”—New York Evening bun.
Color* of Pari* Shops.
Business people In Paris have long
since formed a color speech by which cer
tain trades are easily recognized. First of
all, the color shops are distinguished by
being painted outside in squares and
stripes of the most brilliant colors. Vien
nese leather, brouze and trinket shops
have begun to use the Austrian colors,
yellow aud black; then the Spanish wine
shops use yellow and red; the Italian,
green, white and red. The business places
where furniture carts for removal are
kept ore painted yellow, os well os the
wagons—why, not evpn the proprietors
know. Pastry shops are light brown out
side, and within white and gold, so that
one is reminded of the pastry itself.
Milk shops are white and blue both in
side and out. The washerwomen now
begin to paint the outside of their IroniDg
shops a bright blue, while the carts that
take the linen to the wash bouses in the
country are bright green. Wine houses
are all painted brown, or a dull red, which
ia exactly the color of the vin ordinaire
mixed with cranberry juice and logwood.
Still darker is the color of the charcoal
shops, which the dust soon renders com
pletely black. Bakers are fond of light
brown and white, with much gilding and
large mirrors. —London Court Journal.
A Mystery Explained.
First Lady (to new found friend)—You
are the most fortunate of women. I did
not believe such a perfect angel of a man
could exist.
.Second Lady (mystilied)—l beg pardon.
First Lady—l refer to your husband’s
liberality in money matters. He handed
you that money with ns little hesitation
as if he had been a lover instead of the
husband of years.
Second Lady (quietly)—lt’s my money.
—Omaha World.
SELECTED.
Life's a vast sea,
That does Its mighty errand without fail*
Panting iu unchanged strength though waves are
changing. —George Fliot.
Only grant my soul may carry high through
death her cun unspilled,
Brimming though it- be with knowledge, life's
loss drop by drop distilled.
—Robert Browning.
TALE OF A TIGER HUNT.
Unliko most Anglo-Indians, I am noth
ing of a sportsman. Like the rest of my
triiic, I have always possessed a Colt’s re
volver, with a sufficient complement of
cartridges; nor have X ever been without
a good central tire, breech loading, double
barreled gun. JXut the former has,
through all the yearn of my Indian career,
wailed mutely for the burglar, who, thank
goodness, lias never invaded my bachelor
bungalow, and the latter has chietly justi
fied its continuance in my possession Iw
giviiig my faithful hearer something to do
1 cleaning its almost unused barrels.
When I say that my gun is a choke bore,
you will understand that it is more suited
for snipe shooting and the pursuit of
ducks and plover than for the destruction
of larger game. Iu 1880 I was in camp
at tho foot of the Tippernh hills.
My tent was pitched under the
shade of a vast banyan tree, and on the
bank of a picturesque little hill stream,
close to the station where his highness the
maharajah of independent Tippernh col
lects ..lolls from such of our fellow sub
jects as cut timber In Ills vast forests.
Hard by was tho collection of thatched
huts in which lived tho maharajah's
agent, a .Mohammedan gentleman of
much local influence, hospitable, as al
most all Indians of position are hospit
able, especially to those in authority over
them, plausible and pleasant in bis man
ners, ns Mohammedans nearly always are,
and bent upon showing me—who was,
alas, quite content to take him at his
word—that btmWite as good aud stanch a
sportsman as nfPFßnhib of them all. For
days before my arrival the hill folk had
been warned to look out for traces of
tigers or hears, and It. was with obvious
pri le ami satisfaction that my friend an
nounced to me one lovely, cool morning in
December that he had succeeded in put
ting nets round a patch of juiiglo iu which
lurked a lino tiger. There was nothing
for It but to make a hasty breakfast and
to start with my trusty gun aforesaid over
my shoulder for the agent’s house. Un
fortunately the only cart ridges I hud
with me were loaded, If you will helieve
me, with snipe shot. I was loth to dump
my friend’s enthusiasm by admitting that
I was insufficiently armed for a tiger
hunt, aud I resolved to trust, to his skill
In forest warfare for the conquest of the
tiger and tlio safety of our skins. To me
was allot ted the post of honor on the back
of a small and, as It seemed to me, ex
tremely nervous young elephant, whose
movements were so erratic that It was as
much as I could do to hold on to the
ropes by which the ‘pad’ on which I sat
win hoomil; ami I epuw not help wishimr
that I were gfitadr-hke wi Lallan g&h
with an extra pair of arms for the due
management of my weapon. To make
matters more uncomfortable, the mahout,
or driver, behind whose back I was
perched, was cither very cold or very
frightened, for his teeth chattered dole
fully, and, unlike most of his class, he
seemed unwilling to talk.
Wq wer<? a picturesque procession
enough we started for the forest. I
led the way on my elephant; next came
my Mohammedan friend, with a gaudy
skull cap perched very much on one side
of his flowing and curly locks; over his
shoulder was slung an ancient single bar
reled, muzzle loading gun; and it was no
Fulfill comfort to notice that, whatever
my own inward doubts and tremors might
be, my friend at least was full of enthu
siasm and pleasant anticipation of an ex
citing day’s work. Behind him came two
or three Mussulmans armed like himself;
and the rear was brought up by a miscel
laneous crowd of Tipperans, Mnnipuris
and plains people, who had been im
pressed as beaters.
It was a lovely morning—bright, clear
and cool—and, even in my somewhat ex
cited state, it was impossible not to ad
mi re'the lovely glimpses of forest scenery,
which opened to our right and left us we
made our way slowly up the bed of the
little stream by which my tent had been
pitched. Every now and again we passed
a small 'II opera li village, the wooden
houses raised like those of all the eastern
hill folk, on piles some six or seven feet
above the level of the ground. In one an
ancient headman, gray and bent with age,
advanced to wish us success In our effort
to rid the countryside of a pest whose
ravages had thinned the cattle of the
neighboring villages wofully; and as I
acknowledged his salaams, I heartily
wished that my place could have been
taken by someone better armed and more
skillful than myself. But soon the vil
lages grew rarer; the patches of golden
paddy, set in a frame of dark, dense jun
gle, wore infrequent. We heard the shrill
cry of jungle fowl in the woods, and
the cooing of innumerable doves in
the feathery branches of the wild
bamboos. Soon the path became al
most impassable; and the elephant, and its
driver were busy tearing down branches
and clearing a way for us through the
dense undergrowth of treefern and gor
geous flowering creepers. Where the
shade was densest, the air struck chili
even to my well clothed limbs, and I could
sympathize with the tremors of my half
•naked mahout; and again, when we
emerged into a clearing, deserted by the
migratory cultivation of the bill people,
the sun struck fiercely and rendered the
protection of one’s huge sun hat very
grateful. At last, and, as I thought., only
too soon, we reached the patch of forest
which had been netted. The beaters dis
appeared by jungle paths to right and left;
the Mussulmans climbed into convenient
trees, and, with un occasional friendly
shout to me, peered anxiously into the
dense jungle l>elow. Presently we knew
that the beating had begun, for we heard
the distant sound of shouts and tomtoms,
a sound which raised a strange elation and
excitement even in my unsportsman-like
bosom, and for h moment I forgot that I
and in my hunds only a choke bore gun
loaded with snipe shot; that I was hold
ing with might and main to my uncertain
seat on a nervous and untrained elephant;
and that, if the tiger charged, I should bo
in a situation of very considerable danger.
Fortunately, there was not much time for
thought, for the roar of voices and of
drums came rapidly nearer, and iny Mo
hammedan friends grew more eager and
excited. At last, close on my right, and
with startling suddenness, I heard the
mighty roar of h tiger. Impelled by I
know not what impulse, I managed to
draw both triggers of my gun, and, al
most simultaneously, I heard two other
shots fired in rapid succession. But the
proximity of the tiger and the sound of
firearms were too much for the nerves of
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the elephant, dt* the mahout, or both, for
the next moment* I found that I had
dropped my gun, and was holding on for
dear life to the ropes, as the terrified
beast beneath me plunged headlong
through the forest.
How far we went before the mahout
regained his control over the beast l can
not say; an llt Is with unbounded thank
fulness and wonder tlftit I think, even
now, of the escapes I had front the over
hanging boughs and coils of clustering
creepers through which we forced oar
headlong way. As often happens iu situa
tions of extreme peril, my mintl was
singularly clear and tranquil, and, among
other incongruous thoughts, 1 remembered
wondering what anew Byron would make
of the story of an Indian Mazeppu on a
frightened elephant. At last, however,
the mahout was able to guide the animal’s
movements; and after a long and weary
journey—very alow, because we had to
clear onr way as we went —we emerged
nto the open paddy fields. It was with a
House of inexpressible happiness that I
saw my white tent gleaming under the
dark spreading branches of the banyan
tree and saw my servants awaiting
my return. But 1 was not a little as
tonished when I found that they were
gathered round the body of a huge tiger,
which they said the agent had sent over
as the spoils of my gun. I had heard, it
was true, of a desperate man who had
slain a tiger at close quarters by tiring a
charge of small shot straight into his eyes.
But I had fired almost at random and at
a considerable distance; and an examina
tion of the animal’s body showed that it
had been killed by a lucky bullet which
had pierced its heart. My Mohammedan
friend presently appeared in person and
loaded me with undeserved praises of my
coolness and skill and apologies for the
unsteadiness of his elephant. It was
obviously useless to tell him my real
reasons for being positively certain that
the magnificent beast which lay at our
feet had not fallen to my gun; but I was
able at last to persuade him that niy ele
phant bail turned to bolt before 1 could
take a correct aim, and so to induce him,
not very unwillingly, to accept the credit
of the tiger’s death. He insisted, how
ever, upon giving me the skin, which lies
before me as I write, a reminiscence of my
most exciting tiger hunt.
I am older now, and I trust wiser. Cer
tainly no consideration of pride or profit
would now induce me to go shooting tiger
with snipe shot; and my only excuse for
. enturing to inflict the Btory of a very
foolhardy adventure niton you is that the
tale is strictly true, and there lies the skin
to this day to testify to it. If ever Igo
tiger shooting again it shall be with a
good express rifle in my hand, and if I
ever mount an elephant I shall take care
to ascertain that he can stand fire.—
Chambers’ Journal.
To Make It llaln at Pleasure.
The remarkable powers and adapt
ability of electric current to the uses of
society have been further demonstrated by
an invention which has at least the charm
of novelty. This is nothing more nor less
than a patent to open the windows of
heaVfcU~at. ihejvill of man, and Michael
Cahill, M.m, of rtffirS ty rlsrtte"hr?twr.
“I expect to see the sagebrush deserts
of Nebraska and Nevada under cultivation
and affording pasturage for thousands of
cattle in a few years,” began the doctor.
“There need not bo an acre of waste land
on the whole continent.”
“By what extraordinary means do you
intend to tap the clouds and interfere
with the laws of nature:-'” queried the re
porter.
“Simply by a condenser or captive bal
loon and an electric cable placed wherever
the rain is required. I have long be
lieved that rain could be produced by ar
tificial means, and 1 have worked at this
hobby of mine for several years—ever
since I left college, in fact. You see, first
of all, vapor, as it ascends, receives heat
from the solar rays, which also impels it
upward until restricted by the cold. The
vesicles, or dewdrops, being crowded to
gether, become electrified and float on the
air at an altitude of from 3,000 to 5,000
feet, and all that is required then to pro
duce rain is to intercept these vesicles by
artificial means. What I have invented
is a condeii <*r of peculiar shape and con
struction, ami connected with the earth
by an ele< ic cable. Whenever the vesi
cles come into contact with the condenser
or current, they are broken up and the
water forced to the ground with great
rapidity. The rain will be produced by
the same law that causes condensation oil
the window pane. The surface of the
glass is covered with microscopic points,
and on becoming chilled, the layer of air
next it falls, allowing the vapor to flow
on to the points, and thence to the
ground.”
“You will require a gigantic balloon
for such a purpose,” was suggested.
“Oh, no. A condenser of about 200
feet in diameter will bring down some
thing like 25,000,000 gallons a day, or as
much as would irrigate almost half of
this state. The volume of water can lie
preserved or formed into rivers, which
ever may be desired.” —bun Francisco
Chronicle.
Thrift of a lioynl Mother-in-I^aw.
I hear that the queen has written pri
vately to the Emperor William, strongly
urging that an arrangement should at
once be mode to afford a liberal provision
for the crown princess and her younger
children in the event of the deaths of the
emperor and crown prince, as if they died
now she would lie left in very moderate
circumstances. The emperor had vast
wealth at his disposal, of which it is sup
posed nine-tenths will pass to his succes
sor on the Prussian throne, the grand
duchess of Baden getting the rest. It
would be easy for his majesty to make an
equitable arrangement in favor of the
wife and family of his eldest son, and ho
certainly ought to do so, as it would not
be right that they should be left to de
pend on the liberality of Prince William.
The crown prince and the emperor might
die almost simultaneously and it would
be most imprudent to trust to the chance
of the former surviving the latter fora
sufficient time to enable him to settle his
affairs. The crown prince can do nothing
himself during the emperor’s life.—Lou
don Truth.
A Hotel In Arkansas.
There is a hotel in Arkansas where the
rooms are designated by the names dt
cities and states. “Here, front, show this
gentleman to New Orleans, take a pitcher
of ice water to Minnesota, see what that
man in Boston wants, and make a tire in
Chicago,” is a sample of what one hears
in the office.—New York Sun.
English Speaking People.
The number of people who speak Eng
lish has increased sevenfold daring the
last century and now amounts to
100,000,000. At the same rate of increase
the end of another century then* will be
700,000,Q(X) English speaking people.—
Gladstone in North American lie view.