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MCDufie Weekly Journal. Subscription SI.OO A Year. An X opposite your name shows ttiat ! your subscription is about to expire, j and, it not renewed, your paper will be j discontinued. No Advertisement will be in- j serted unless paid tor in advance. The Rditor is not responsible lor the j statements or opinions of Correspond- | 311 ts ..‘it, i • , 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. VOL. XYI. . J". IMZ. 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 McDuflie Weekly Journal. Kates of Advertising : One inch, one Insertion $ i oo Each subsequent insertion no Otie Ittfch, ohe itlbilfh a 50 One inch, three did tithe 5 00 One inch, six months 7 00 One inch, twelve months 10 1 0 One quarter colnmii one month a 00 One quarter cohuhh twelve months 85 00 One half column otie month 10 00 One half cohmih twelve months f> 00 Ouo column one month 15 > One Column twelve months v Local uotices 20c. per line each insertion NO. 8 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.