Newspaper Page Text
NORTH GEORGIA TIMES.
Wm. 0. MARTIN, Editor.
Opportunity.
He who shuts his eyes repining,
When a shadow dims the day;
May not see the sunlight shining
When the clouds have passed away.
Only when the clouds are cloven,
By the tempost passing by—
Is the rain with sunshine woven,
Then the rainbow spans the sky.
Monthly Advance.
NONA’S OBEDIENCE.
A lovely afternoon in the spring, when
thc balmy air and tho fresh, bright toi¬
lets of the ladies made a gala day even
on Broadway.
Philip Hays stood at his office door,
thoughtfully pulling on his neatly-fitting
gloves. I say “thoughtfully,” because
that word just describes his state of
mind, which was that of halting between
two opinions—whether to go for his
usual uptown stroll, have a comfortable
dinner at the Westminister, and a little
flirtation with Jessie Mabin afterward,
or to cross tho river and take a train for
his brother's lovely place in Jersey. He
iold himself, as ho was carefully button¬
ing liis right hand glove, that the cher¬
ries were npe, and that ho really needed
a little fresh air and country milk.
But he knew of a far better reason
yet, if he would have acknowledged it;
and what is more, other people knew it too
Brother Will was wise enough to credit
his pretty sister-in-law with Philip’s re¬
markable access of fraternal affection, and
little Nona Zabriska herself had a shrewd
guess as to what kind of cherries Mr.
Philip Hays came to the country to
tasto.
Well, on this particular afternoon the
country prpved to be finally the more
powerful attraction, and in an hour and
a half after the gloves had been fitted to
a nicety they were taken off again, that
thc wearer might olasp the hands of the
dearest, sweetest, brightest little coun¬
try maiden that any man with the right
kina of heart or eyes could desire to see.
What Philip said to Nona, and what
Nona said to Philip, the cherry-trees and
the evening-star probably know; but it
was very delightful, and so satisfying
that tlio young "people came back to tho
house without any cherries at all, and
presently there was a great deal of hand¬
shaking and kissing, which ended in a
bottle of champagne and mutual good
wishes.
Well, after this, for a couple of weeks,
there was no hesitating at the office door.
Philip said “strawberrios” now when
his friend* rallied him about his sudden
passion for thc country, and the straw¬
berry excuse did just as well as the cher¬
ries.
But ns tho weather grew hotter, tho
subject of summer reports became upper¬
most. Philip’s mother and sister were
going to some fashionable Virginian
springs, and he greatly desired that his
little Nona should go with them.
To tell the truth, he did wish she was
a little more stylish, and would put up
her curls, abandon aprons, and dress like
Jessie Mabin did. That would perfectly
satisfy him, he thought. Yes, Nona Za¬
briska dresssed like Jessie Mabin would
leave him nothing to desire.
He went about his plans with that
tact which young men who have sisters
easily acquire. A little present from
Tiffany’s, and a modest check “just for
spending-money,’ made his sister Cecelia
sufficiently interested in his project.
“Nona is a dear little girl, Cecelia,”
he said. “All she wants is a more state¬
ly manner and stylish dress.”
“If that is what you desire, Philip,
why do you not marry Jessie Mabin? I
thought you liked her well enough.”
“Because, Cecile, I want a heart inside
tho dress—a pure, fresh, loving heart.”
“It seems to me—.” But here Cecile
stopped. She was wise enough to know
she would be “throwing words away.”
The next difficulty was to make Nona
delicately understand his wishes, and in¬
duce h#r to accept the invitation sent her
by his mother and sister. He approach¬
ed thc subjecl. under thc most favorable
circumstances; the moonlight did not
betray his confusion, and his encircling
arm held her so close to his heart that he
had no fear of not securing attention
if argument or explanation became neces¬
sary.
“I am so glad, Nona, that you are
going with Cecile. I am sure it will do
you good.” And then he stopped and
kissed her for emphasis.
“I go to please you Philip. I am
quite well, thank you,”
“Oh! but I don’t mean about your
health, Nona. You little witch! who
could have such bright eyes and red lips
and not be quite well 1 I mean about
dress and deportment, and those kind of
things.”
There was a little ominous silence, and
then a low, grieved voice: “I don’t
think I understand you, Philip.”
“No, dear; and upon the whole I am
SPRING PLACE. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, iSSO. Vol. VI. New Series.
you have never understood so far.
seo, when we are married we shall
in the city, and we must behave and
as city peoplo do. Cecile will show
all about it, darling, so don’t troublo
pretty little head.”
"I thought you liked me just as I am,
What is wrong in the city that
proper and pretty in the country, will
tell met”
“Certainly, Nona. Your loose flowing
and short dresses, and your frank,
ways, all so perfectly charming
here, would occasion remarks and
criticisms in the city. I want
little girl to be as fashionable and as
as—as--well, as Jessie Mabin.”
“Ah! she is your ideal, is she?"
Much more to the same purpose, min¬
with kisses and compliments, was
but nothing in it deceived the
woman’s heart. For Nona,
uot a fashionablo woman, was a
woman, nevertheless, and under¬
not only what had been said, but
all that had been left to be inferred.
It was not possible for him to leave his
entirely, but it had beon ar¬
that once a month he was to pay
few day’s visit to the springs, and in
intervals bo refreshed and comforted
regular and plentiful supplies of let¬
The supply was pretty fair the first
but fell off gradually afterward,
several days passed without any
of Nona’s faith and memory. Still
did not feel much troubled. He
he quite understood Nona’s rea¬
and at any rate he relied with im¬
confidence on the effect which
Hays in his own proper person
not fail to make.
This confidence did not agree with
He arrived at the springs and
Nona out driving with Jack Chris¬
young man whom ho particularly
for his pretentious manners. He
on the piazza when they returned,
he was certain Nona saw him, though
kept her eyes on Jack’s face, and
the greatest interest in his
conversation; for of two things
was certain—first, that her inter¬
was pretended, and second, that Jack’s
was foolish..
Then he felt unaccountably and, as he
well knew, unreasonably chilled by
greeting of the splendidly dressed
who calmly and nonchalantly ex¬
thc tips of her gloved lingers to
drawling out the while a pretty lit¬
assurance witlStho of|bcing “so glad to see
Hays,” information that
had been! expecting him sinco
early miming train.”
“Cecile!” lie said, reproachfully.
“And you too, Nona?”
“Oh dear no, Mr. Hays. It is quito
exhausting to expect anything. One
a time is quite sufficient.”
Philip was shocked and silenced for
time. For one distressing half-hour
tried to assume his rights as her be¬
but she kept Jack Christie per¬
between them; and so, angry
hurt, he sought his sister Cecile.
‘•Cecile,” he said, “what a change
is in Nona! AVhat is the cause?”
“A wonderful change! I never saw a
improve so rapidly. I suppose you
the cause. Do you know that she is
the lellel Jack Christie and Ed.
and half a dozen others are rav¬
about her. Positively they are,
“Very kind of them, but—”
“Well, so it is, you know. Very
families, and all that kind of
you know, Upon my
brother, I believe Nona will make
sensation next winter. Mamma is
satisfied now.”
But Philip was not. No, not at all.
far from it. That night at tho hop
looked lovely and grand enough
a queen, her golden hair arranged in
picturesque style, which Jack
audably declared to be “just
thing,” yards of satin and lace mak
a track of glory behind her, and
and jewels flashing from her
her throat, and her wrists.
All in vain, however, Philip pleaded
a dance. Nona had been engaged
every set since breakfast, and she
him rather maliciously of tho
of conforming to the usages of
So he had the satisfaction of
tho social triumph of the fu¬
Mrs. Hays.
Three miserable days of continual
and then Philip deter¬
to go back to New York, and see
no more until she returned to her
home.
He bade his mother and Cecile good
and gave tho regulation kiss to
who received it with perfect
and many kind wishes for his
journey; for, as he was to leave
early in the morning, the ladies did
expect to see him again bofore his
As they passed out of the parlors Nona
turned a momcn’, and a flash of the old
tenderness made her face beautiful, her
lips parted, and she hesitated a moment
as if she would speak, but finally passed
on and nway,
Pocr Philip! He took his cigar and
sit down on the dark, silent balcony,
miserable enough; but in about half au
hour a timid little figure stole through
the deserted room, and without warn¬
ing laid her hand upon his shoulder,
lie turned rapidly, all the great passion,
which had grown to deeper intensity in
his suffering, bursting out in one im¬
ploring whisper of “Nona!”
“Philip!”
Well, you know the end. Philip did
not liko the fashionable Nona at all; his
whole heart cried out for the sweet, nat¬
ural girl that he had never prized enough
till ho believed her gone forever. The
tangled curls,' the short dresses, even the
little ruffled aprons, never more looked
homely in his eyes.
Ever afterward ho had tho most whole¬
some fear of Nona turning fashionable;
and sho to this day, when Philip is in
the “opposition,” reminds him of his one
experiment in managing women, and as¬
sures him that in the long run lie would
not like his own way if he got it, and so
he takes hers, which, after all, I have no
doubt,is the most sensiblo thing ho can
do.— Harper's Weekly. . ; > '
lie Holds ..... (lie _ Fence.
Several , weeks , ago a Detroiter _ . .. pur- V
chased , , . of land .... the west , end of
a piece i in
tho ,. county. After .,, the ., purchase , . ,
, been completed , , , . ho engaged . ,
7 a surveyor s
to , if ... ho had , . been cheated. , , ,
serviccs see
The discovery was made that a l.ne-fence
his land eight inches. .... When
was over on
he . went .... to the of . tho ,, adjoining ....
owner
property with ... ,, the statement , , ... the man re
.. .
‘‘Stranger, the row about that fence
began twenty-eight years ago. It
then five feet over the line, and the
men fit and tit unt 1 ono was killed and
the other crippled. After a while it fras
moved a foot, and then tho other owners
fit and fit until the lawyers got the two
farms. The fence was then moved
otber foot, ahd the Rawing tvvu.ucH owners sf.*.,’"!
half the year in each other am,
tho other half in lawing. One died ana
tho other got sold out on a mortgage, and
when I got this farm the fence was moved
over another foot. Then I tit and fit,
and two years ago was kicked in the ribs
and laid up for three months. During
that time the fence was moved to tho
present line. So it’s still on your land?”
“Yes."
“Well, I s’pose the proper thing is a
row. If you’ll go out by tho barn with
your revolver I’ll come out and hunt for
you with the shot-gun. If you git tho
drop on me don’t let go, because I shall
shoot to kill.”
It took thc Detroiter some time to con
vince the farmer that he didn’t care for
eight inches of land,and that he wouldn’t
have thc fence movqd for fifty dollars,
and when he had succeeded the old man
drew a long breath of relief and replied:
“That’s kind o’ you, and it leaves my
boys a chance to fit and fit after I’m
gone. I hope you aint cornin’ out hero
to live alongside o’ me?”
“Glad on’t. If you lease, git some
man who’ll want them other eight inch
cs. The boys and I is lonesome for ex
citement. ”—Detroit Free Press.
A Fellno’s Fright.
Last week in connection with a study
of the carnivora, says a Denver scientist,
I obtained a cat from an acquaintance at
a dinner and carefully dissected it in a
room above our stable. When I had fin¬
ished the cat was, as may be supposed,
hardly recognized. I cleaned the scal¬
pels, placed them in tho case, and took
them to the house. No sooner had I put
them down than I observed our own cat
go and sniff all around the case with a
peculiar look of intense wonder. I took
the instruments away and thought no
more about it; but a short time after I
returned to the remains of the dissected
cat in order to prepare the skeleton,
when I saw our cat standing at a distance
of about a foot from the dissection, and
presenting an appearance of most help¬
less terror. She was trembling from head
to foot, and in such a condition of evi¬
dent horror that my presence had no ef¬
fect upon her. After some moments she
noticed me, and then darted away with
a scared look such as I had never before
seen. She did not return to the house
that day, a thing quite unusual, but on
the next day she returned and entered
tho house with a fearful caution, as
though realizing thc probability that she
herself might become a victim to science,
and her whole conduct was changed
This suggests that tho country custom of
using dead birds, weasels,etc., as a scare
to the like is not entirely unreasonable,
and it would be interesting to know
whether others have noticed similar ef¬
fects.
GLASS-EATING.
Men who Pretend to to Chew
and Swallow Glass.
A Probable Explanation of the Manner in
which it is Dona
No matter how absurd anything is,
the great majority of people are willing,
if they cannot understand it, to accept
any explanation offered and be satisfied
with it. This has been especially true of
the alleged glass-eating, which has now
become a regular “profession" with a
number of men—a woman has never yet
tried it. The feat originated in Phila¬
delphia, where, it seems, a negro appear¬
ed to develop a peculiar fancy for lamp
chimneys and other kinds of glass as an
nrticlc of diet. The doctors advertised
the thing quito extensively at the time
by declaring that tho man would surely
dio*) He did not, however, to their
amazement, and still continues to dupe
credulous peoplo into the belief that he
consumes “fused sand.” His pose ns the
“original and only" glass-eater was soon
the of numerous
other applicants for glass-eating glory,
and now a dime museum is poor indeed
that cannot support one of these “human
ostriches.” They arc tho legitimate suc
cossors of the sword-swallowers and
eaters of fire, - who , at . tune .... the
were one
standard “wonder” at circuses and mu.
seums. Tho _. sword-swallower , „ is . obliged °
to educate his throat so as to allow a for
eign substance , , to , remain .... in it for an in
definrto . .. .. period. . , That this difficult .
is a
task . , ,'» let any one who believes to the , con
trary,run . ... Ins finger down , Ins throat
even
and ... mark tho result. , The fire-eater .
toughens , .. Ins mouth with astringent
washes, i? n< 3 dicu uses f° r fi ro volatile
Bubstan< % ' vhich P™* 000 * S rcat ^al
bf flame with but little heat. But how
does this grass-eater dispose of his flinty
hlnch, which, if taken into his stomach,
' vould P roduco thc Slime eltect as a score
°? lancets mos or a t dose agonizing of c y alddc death? of P Pow- otas ~
S * U P a
dered g.aSs has King been used as a sov
ereign but cruel remedy for superfluous
ca H d °g s > *^ c - Now, if the stomach of
a do g or cn ^> which so easily digests
bones and other hard substances, cannot
dispose of a little powdered glass, how,
then, do tho interior organs of the
colored “professor” at a neighboring
dime museum stand the strain of a dozen,
more or less, meals of this kind a day?
The most obvious answer to this is that
the eater of glass never cats glass, in fact,
although those who witness the edifying
spectacle and are afforded thc opportu
n '^y exploring thc dark recesses of the
Ethiopian’s gullet, may be unable to fully
understand what he does with tho pieces
dl * ds mouth. The explanation by the
medical man whose certificate ij printed
on bills, of the manner in which the
performer disposes of his dyspeptic load
ludicrous in the extreme when one bo-
6* ns 1° dlc absurdity of it. He
sa ys: “From a personal examination of
thc mau ’ 8 stomach, I have found that the
gastric juices and alkalies contained
therein are just what will dissolve glass,
iron or stone.” Any ono who has dab
blcd in chemistry knows that thc state
ment is a bare-faced romance. In fact,
about tho only acid that will dissolve
glass—liydrofluoric—is so powerful that
should it get into this pretentious indi¬
vidual’s interior it would eat its way out,
in less time than it takes to record the
fact. But thc man really docs take
glass—not bites out of tumblers, but thin
glass such as lamp chimneys are made
of—into his mouth, and, with a pinch of
salt, probably to take off the excessive
freshness of his meal, and a glass of water
to wash it down, chews it up and appar¬
ently swallows it. At any rate, the glass
does not remain in thc performer’s mouth
as an examination by the writer’s fingers
proved. And it was real every-day glass,
as several pieces taken from thc mouth
just as he was on the point of swallowing
them are now in the reporter’s pocket
book—that is, if the sharp fragments
have not cut their way out. So this dis¬
proves one theory, that the alleged glass
“as a clever imitation, manufactured out
ef gelatine, clarified and made brittle, to
represent the real article. The gelatine
would, of course, do the man no harm;
but would, in fact, prove rather nour¬
ishing. Another theory is that the per¬
former had previously been a sword
swallower, thereby having made his
throat so callous that the glass would not
cut it on its passage to the stomach; but
this does not explain how it is digested.
From all this, knowing that the glas3
does not stay in his mouth, and being
equally certain that it cannot go into the
stomach, there is but ono conclusion to
be drawn—that the glass is intercepted
before reaching its destination. But how
can this be done? Very easily. The
sword-swallower educates his throat to
allow the presence of the sword; the
glass-eater prepares his to receive" a tube
of some description, which probably
a strainer in the end to allow the water
which he drinks to filter through, but
retains the glass until such time as he
can dispose of it without being observed.
That silver tubes can be worn in the
throat we all know from the numerous
instances in which they have been used
in surgical operations. Meanwhile glas>
eating is becoming one of the crowded
professions, and it behooves the mana¬
gers of dime museums to bo on the hunt
for some new dietetical curiosity. Glass
eating is already a “chestnut .”—Boston
Transcript.
Ivory and its Uses.
Mammoth tusks of ivory occasionally
come to this country from Siberia, but
as these have been lying exposed for
centuries, and probably for many thou
““»■ “* often buried in ice,
the “nature” has gone out of them and
they are not fit for the cutler’s use. Tho
teeth of tlio walrus and hippopotamus
are used considerable, and being of
suitable size are used whole for making
carved handles. Ivory of tho
best quality comes from tho west coast
of Africa under thc names of Cameroon,
Angola and Gaboon ivory. This is
brought down ffom tho interior and re¬
tains a large proportion of tho “fat” or
gelatine, from tho fact probably that it
is more recently from the animal. In
this stale it is called “green” ivory. It
is more translucent and not so white as
the Egyptian and other kinds, called
“white” ivory, that' have been lying a
longer time and in a more sandy region,
and exposed to tho heat of the sun until
thc animal matter has disappeared. The
efgctyenco of thc "green" iYory consists
in its greater toughness and in its grow
ing whiter by age, instead of yollow, as
is tho case with thc whiter varieties.
Yet buyers of cutlery, through igno¬
rance of ‘these qualities, usually prefer
tho whiter kinds, which on that account
are more in demand for the Sheffield
trade, and have more than doubled in
price since 187!). Thc sales of ivory oc¬
cur every throe months at Loudon and
Liverpool, and sales are also held to a
limited extent and at irregular
intervals at Rotterdam. At
Liverpool only ivory of thc
best quality and from the west coast of
Africa is offered. Buyers from Ger¬
many and France and agents of Ameri¬
can consumers attend these sales, and it
is estimated that about one quarter of
thc whole amount goes to Sheffield, an¬
other quarter to London, and the other
half to Germany, France, and the
United States.— Chamber's Journal.
Friends of tho Farmer,
There are two kinds of woasels in the
Eastern States. Thc smaller kind
chiefly on mice and insects and is
known to kill poultry. Thc larger
also mainly on mice and rats, but in
dition sometimes kills rabbits and
try. Both species are friends of
farmer, for the occasional loss of a few
chickens is a trifling consequence compar
with thc good that these animals are
constantly doing in checking the
of mice. You ask my opinion in regard
to thc beneficial and injurious qualities
of the hawks and owls which inhabit
Pennsylvania. Our hawks and owls
must bc ranked among the best friends
of the farmer. With very fow excep¬
tions their food consists of mice and in¬
sects, meadow mice and grasshoppers
predominating. Thc exceptions are tho
fierce goshawk from the North and two
smaller resident hawks, Cooper’s and
sharp-shinned, which really destroy many
wild birds and some poultry. These
three hawks have long tails and short
wings, which serve, among other charac¬
ters, to distinguish them from the bene¬
ficial kind .—Forest and Stream•
Rules of Conduct.
1. Never lose any time. I do not think
that lost which is spent in recreation
every day; but always be in thc habit of
being employed.
2. Never err the least in truth.
3. Never say an ill thing of a person
when thou canst say a good thing of
him. Not only speak charitably, but
feel so.
4. Never bo irritable or unkind to
anybody.
!i. Never indulge thyself in luxuries
that are not necessary.
0. Do all things with consideration, and
when thy path to act right is most diffi¬
cult, put confidence in that Power
alone which is able to ussist thee, and
exert thine own powers as far as they
g°
Thc foregoing rules were penned
by the well known Quaker lady, Mrs.
Elizabeth Fry.— Watchman.
The proper course to pursue on being
informed that somebody has threatened
to pull your nose is to procure some tal¬
low and grease it.
NO. 30.
The Outside Dogl
You may sing of your dog, your bottom dog,
Or of any dog that you please,
I go' for the dog, the nice old dog.
That knowingly takes his ease,
■
And wag g bl £ jfis tail outside the ring, h»
Keeping always his bono in sight,
Cares not a pin in .his sound old haul
For either dog in tho fig'ht.
Not his is the bono they nro fluting for,
And why should my dog sail irf
With nothing to gain, but a certain fbanco
To lose his own precious skint
There may lie a few, perhaps, who fail
To seo it quite in this light;
But when the fur flies I had rather bo
The outside dog in the fight.
I know there nro dogs, injudicious dogs,
That think it is quito tho thing
To take tho part of ono of tho dogs.
And go yelping into the ring.
But 1 care not a pin what all may fay
In regard to the wrong or the right,
My money goes as well as my s ng,
HUMOROUS,
Hard luck. A big icc crop.
A last farewell. A shoemaker giving
up his business.
Men of mark—those who are uiroblc to
sign their own names.
The greatest satirist is the blacksmith,
for lie is so extremely ironical.
When you offer oats to a horse ho may
say neigh, but ho don’t mean it.
Wives who are always blowing up
tlicir husbands are domestic magazines.
“This is a very paneful affair,” re¬
marked thc man as the sash fell on him.
0 ur country’s best resources arc inl¬
doubtedl its women . but its resources
should bc husbandcd .
There are two reasons, why we don’t
trust a man. One because we don’t know
him and the other because wo do.
A writer says that a woman is a silent
power in the land. To this a cynicle old
bachelor editor responds:—“That will
bo news to thousands of husbands."
Governess—Now, Jack, if I weto to
give twelve pears to Maudie, ten to
Edith and three to you, what would it
be? Jack (aged six)—it wouldn’t be fair.
“Papa, if three wheels is a tricycle,
and two wheels is a bicycle what is ono
wheel?” “Ono wheel, my son? Well, let
me sec? One wheel must bo a unicyclc.”
“No, it ain’t papa, it ’3 a wheelbarrow!’
“Pa,” inquired a little boy, “if you
can say that ‘people run for office,’ why
can’t you say that people walk for office?”
“Because they are in two big a hurry to
walk,” explained the intelligent father.
There is a difference between a hurri¬
cane and a cyclone. A hurricano de¬
votes several hours to the work of scat¬
tering a man’s house over several miles
of territory, while a cyclone picks np the
structure bodily and completes tho job in
about fifteen minutes. No eight-hour
movement for the cyclone!
At a time of great excitement in this
country growing out of our political
relations with France and England,
a man in Vermont named his
daughter “Embargo.” It [ was
suggested that tho name might
have been given ironically, for when read
backward it expresses more than a
mere willingness to be taken.
They grew in booty side by side;
They filled one home with glee,
They were their maker’s hope and pride—
A shoemaker was he.
But joy their wearer ne’er can know;
With grief his sole is tom:
A bunion decks his major toe,
While near it grows a com.
A Defective Education.
“This edication they fill boys up with
now days don’t seem ter ’mount ter much
much for ord’nary use,” said a Dakota
settler.
“What makes you think so ?” asked a
friend.
“Why, there’s that boy uv mine—sent
him ’way ter school fer pretty nigh two
years and he aint capab’l uv taking right
holt uv cv’ry day bus’nfess yet.”
“What has he failed in ?”
“Well, pretty important p’int now I
tell you. When he come back I give
him a mid’lin’ good hoss and told him
ter see what he could make ov it and I’ll
he hanged ef he didn’t trade a couple uv
times and come hero with an old plug uv
a hoss that wus a colt ’bout thirty-five
years ago. He couldn’t tell nothin’ by
lookin’ at its teeth you see. Til bo
busted of I don’t b’lieve you could shove
a hoss onto that boy with false teeth
fixed up by ono uv these ’ere dentist
sharks !”—Estelline (Dakota) Bell.
A Musician.
First traveller—And may I ask what
your occupation is?
Second traveller—I travel with Prof.
Blowhard’s concert company.
First do.—O, a musician. What in¬
do you play?
Second do.—I help tuno the big
drum.