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ATLANTA, GEORGIA. OCTOBER, n. 1879.
The Atlanta and traveling pnblio will be de
lighted to know that Dr. Wilson will soon re
open his popular Turkish bath-rooms just op
posite his old locality, and in connection there
with he will bring his large medical experience
and scientific skill to bear upon old chronic
ailments of all kinds. He is a thorough physi
cian, and with the aid of his health-giving
baths he will work miracles among the afflicted.
Of course our North Georgia Fair will be a
grand, glorious, and immense affair in every
particular. Every possible variety of attrac
tions have been introduced into the programme,
and everybody will be amply repaid for coming.
The crowd will be immense, and th6 fun un
precedented. B. W. Wrenn is a king in this
line, and all the directors are bent on having a
huge affair.
See a handsome and merited notice in another
column of our popular and genial Lewis Clarke,
the great hat man of the South. Everybody
knows Lewis, and everybody wears his hats,
and too much oannot be said in his favor. Read
the article and then go and buy one of hisjhats.
We invite special attention to John Ryan's
column on this page. His famous store is one of
the big institutions of Atlanta, and the thousands
of our readers who visit this city should not
fail to give him a call. He is a thorough and
systematic business man, and his polite and
cultured son, Stephen, though young, is already
shouldering a great portion of the heavy and
responsible duties of the immense house.
By energy, courteous deportment and prompt
attention to business, J. P. Stevens & Co., have
built up a very large and lucrative trade in
watches, diamonds and jewelry of all kinds, and
have now one of the handsomest stores in the
South. Give them a call. See their advertise
ment in another column.
Special attention is called to the card of Dr’s.
Moses <fc Son who will cure all stammering
tongues, and all cancers where they have not
gone too far.
The annual session of this long-established
college, (The Atlanta Medical College) begins
next Monday. The prospeots for this year are
probably brighter than for any of the twenty-
one that have preceded it. It has attained a po
sition ranking with the best medioal schools'
North or South. It is endorsed by the American
Medioal Association—the highest medical au
thority in the United States. The faculty is
composed of men whose professional repu
tation extends over many states in the Union,
and who have had many years experience ss
Medical teachers. The college building is ele
gant and conveniently arranged, and provided
with every essential for teaching. Every de
partment is thoroughly provided for. Not only
is this college endorsed by the profession, but
it should reoeive the support of every citizen of
Atlanta; for it has already rendered great ser
vice in building up our city.
Iustitute for the Cure of Stammer
ing.
Dr. Hoses A- Son. Virginia, at Tbeir Office,
in Governor Brown's New Block
Atlante. Ga., Fronting Car
Shed.
We certify that we were personally acquainted
with Dr. N. A. Moses when he resided in Lee
county, Georgia—that he was then an inveterate
stammerer—tha’ he has been relieved ot its
habit, and that we have no doubt he can be of
great service to those who are similarly afflicted:
R. N. Ely, Attorney-General ; William A. Har
ris, Secretary of Senate ; I. P. Tyson, 10th Dis
trict ; C. M. Irwin,
We also oure Stammering, Impediments, Lisp
ing and Loss of Speech.
The cure is effected by means of an art of Dr.
Moses* disoovery, having been a stammerer for
forty-three yearB. Hundreds of testimonials can
be seen at the office.
We, the undersigned oitizens of Chatham,
Ya., hereby certify that Dr. N. A. Moses is a
respectable and worthy citizen of our county,
and has practiced his profession many years
under our observation, and we cheerfully re
commend him to those afflicted. The doctor has
our best wishes; and may he have his reward
for the blessing ne hasaud can bestow upon
afflicted humanity;
Wm. M. Tredway. Judge of the circuit court;
S. S. Hurt, olerk of Pittsylvania circuit ccurt;
W. I. Overby, Sheriff of Pittsylvania oounty;
Richard White, Cashier of Chatham SaviDgs
Bank ; H. Petty, Pastor Baptist Church, Chat
ham, Va., J. D. Coles, Judge of the County
Court , J. D. Blair, President of Chatham Sav
ings Bank; Davis & Pigg, Pnb.ishers Pittsylvania
Tribune; George T. Rison. Commonwealth’s
Attorney for Pittsylvania ; H. P. Jones, Clerk
of Pittsylvania County Court.
Chatham, Ya., March 3. 1877.
We refer to many whom we cured in Atlanta
several years ago.
CANCERS.
We guarantee cures in Canoers, Tumors, Ul
cers and extract Wens, Moles and Flesh Marks
without performing any surgical operations and
without much pain, and leave but a small scar,
with the application of a vegetable plaster.
The plan of treatment is perfectly simple
when properly understood. A specific appli
cation is made which soon kills the cancer, af
ter which it comes out, leaving a simple scar
which readily heals. We purify the blood and
free the system from all cancer virus, and the
patient is cured for life.
Many hundred certificates may be seen at our
Institute of cures effected by us.'
SHOOTING STARS.
In Rutbenia a slooting star is looked upon as
a track of an angel flying to receive a departing
spirit, or of a righteous soul going up to heaven.
In the latter case it is believed that if a wish.is
uttered at the moment when the star shoots by,
it will go straight ap with the rejoicing spirit to
the throne of God. So when a star falls the Ser
vians say, "Some one’s light has gone out,”
meaning some one is dead.
A new boy at a Twelfth Ward school diverted
the minds of the other pupils from their books by
munching pcanut6, whereupon the teacher relieved
him of his edibles and reprimanded him. Next day
the master received a note from the new scholar's
mother, which conveyed this information: ‘If mi
Boy kant eat peanuts out loud in skule. I’ll edieate
him miself at home.’
The Figano or Poroiphone—A N^w Instrument.
THE PORCIHPONE.
A New Musical Instrument,
(See Engraving.)
His name was Jones. Not a name to set off a
romance or enter the presidential race; but when
we take into consideration the fact that a man
named Jones has contributed to the world of
music an instrument that pales the most mag
nificent eff >rts of a forty-cent accordeon, theD
tne name of Jones is invested with an air of im
portance truly and wonderfully grand. Forty
years sojouring in the land had convinced
Jones that the line of music was rapidly devel
been ever since a symbol of freedom, except where
the dictates of fashion have to be obeyed.
But we beg leave to refer the whole matter to
Lewis Charke, in the next column.
THE PERFECT GIRL.
A Theory of Development by the Use of
Perfumes.
A remarkable scientific discovery which is full of
importance to every one who is in any way inter
ested in girls, is alleged to have been made by that
eminent Italian scientific person, Dr. Piero Fabris,
of Yenice. Dr. Fabris was preparing an exhaustive
oping, especially among the poorer class, and ! work on “The Function of perfume in Flowers,'’
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the times demanded an instrument that could
be reached with their purses. True, skill had
placed the jews'earp and accordeon within reach
of slender means; but the jewsharp has its
drawbacks. Likewise the accordeon. One is
the combined agony of despair and villainy,
and the other the concentration of all the un
earthly and discordant sounds that ever tapped
the drum of the human ear.
The Porcipine, however, is a marvel in cheap
ness aDd the excelsior of high-toned music. The
illustration given above faithfully portrays the
instrument in all its details, and at once strikes
the beholder as being calculatod to fill the long-
felt want. The operator, which is Jones, is
when the thought occurred to him : Are not all
our impulses clue to the influence of perfumes, and
is it not possible to make the human nose the great
instrument of education : This thought led to a
long series of careful experiments which finally en
abled him to formulate rules for the production of
female character at will.
Dr. Fabris’ experiments were made with the aid
of seventy-eight small girls of between io and 15
years of age. These girls he divided into six class
es. Each class was kept day and night in an at
mosphere steeped in some particular perfume. The
effects of these specific perfumes were carefully
studied, and the rusult is really startling.
The class of girls n musk consisted of thirteen
members, chosen at random. At the end of six
months every girl, without exception, had become
placed before the keyboard and the keys which j plump, languid and conspicuously good tempered
unlock the delicious music are conveniently sit- ! unless under extreme provocation. Though Dr.
uated and properly designated. It bears no re- i Fabris found that mush produced a desire for vyear-
semblance to the churoh organ because the ne- 1 mg fine clothes and jewelry, it was also evident
cessitv of stops or knee-swell is obviated by the 1 ^at it did not stimulate a taste for personal neat-
the pitch by the severity with which he twists the aCteristic effect of musk. This experiment con-
keys.
All that is Decessary, as can be seen in the en
graving, is a few juvenile hogs, and no family
of any pretensions is wituout a hog. The tails
are made to curl gracefully in an aperture in
the board, and the gamut then needs only a lit-
vinced the investigator that an amiable, languid
and showy girl, with a tendency to undue post
ponement in the matter of changing collars and
and cuffs, may be produced by the aid of musk in
from five to six months, out of the most scraggy,
spiteful and viciously active material.
The effect of the perfume of the rose was precise-
tie atvUning to sena forth music ot a high order jy opposite that of musk. The girls of the ro.-e
of merit. Any number of tunes can be played
and any kind, from camp meeting airs to selec
tions from Mozart's masses. The staccato and
crescendo movements are specialties with this
instrument, and the operator or performer can
favor a family or audience with a choice selec
tion of music, foreign or domestic, on short
notice, and strictly according to order. Meas
ures taken by gentlemenly canvassers who will
oall upon our citizens. For a real cheap, meri
torious instrument, the Poroiphone stands unri
valled—without a peer. Photographs of the in
ventor in different positions will be forwarded
free when orders exoeed ten dollars.
THEJAT.
Varying Estimation in Which it is Held by the
Polite Nations.
In England, and particularly in London, the hat
is considered a much more important part of a gen-,
tleman’s attire than it is in any other portion of the
world—certainly more important than here in
America, wheie a gentleman may wear any style
of hat that is not positively shabby. A silk hat is !
class grew thin, abnormally neat, excessively' pru
dish and decidedly unamiable. A curious unwil
lingness to tell the truth was developed in twelv e
of the thirteen girls subjected to this experiment,
a result which was the more, remarkable since, in
other respects, they were unusally strict in obeys
ing the teachings of the church. For this style of
girls there is, of course, little or no demand, except
in those parts of New England where every' girl is
expected to become a school teacher.
Geranium was found to produce a fair sample of
girl. Those su jected to its influence developed the
plumpness of the musk girls, a decidedly independ
ent spirit, and a tendency to free thinking in mat
ters of religion. This kind of girl would probably
meet a large demand in our W estern and North
western States, where personal beauty and strength
of character are much prized, and where orthodoxy
in religion is not regarded as essential. Dr. Fat ris
is inclined to think t.,at by the alternate action of
geranium and violet a modified girl might be pro
duced who would be a decided improvement upon
either a pure geranium or a pure violet girl.
Very satisfactory results were obtained by the
use of violet. The girls upon whom this perfuriie
was employed became gentle, amiable, refined, de
vout and thoroughly truthful. They' also, howev
er, developed some indications of melancholy', and
were, as a rule, lacking in physical and moral force.
So far as the doctor’s investigations have been
the only dress article of head-wear allowed in Lon- ! *«r “. aoctors investigation, ~
don, at least so far as an Englishman is concerned ; pushed, violet appears to give the ^
for the increase of cosm epolitan feeling in London
permits strangers and foreigners to enjoy a consid
erable degree of latitude without unpleasant com
ment, .which would not be tolerated amoDg Lon
doners. During a half-hour’s stroll up and down
is to be hoped that his expectations as to the alter
nate use of violet and geranium will be justified :
for in that case we shall be able to produce girls
who will be almost faultless.
The only other peifume with which Dr. Fabris
experimented was patchouli, and the results were
Regent street you will notice nearly a dozen varie- 1 — t u a
ties of hats, manufactured in as many countries, most discouraging- At the end of t o ,
and all of them distinctively characteristic of the § lr ' s °f patchouli class had deve op 5
various nationalities, but you will not see a repre- [ every undesirable quality, and it ^ p p
sentative English gentleman, who pay's any at ten- ! g°°d tbmg that amob, justly maddened y
tion to proprietv in dress, wearing any other than ? c ® nt ol patchouli which radiated from the d o
the regulation silk hat of the proper height, shape ^^ld lay® the™ h nds on, ‘includ
ing the girls of the patchouli class, and several
valuable articles of furniture and scientific instru
ments.
and curl ; though fifty' years ago he could not have
a silk hat without being considered vulgar, the
beaver hat being the only' one favored or allowed
in fashionable circles. The slouch hat, so much ad
mired by artists and men whose hair is allowed to
grow unusually long, the Derby, s ith either round
or square crown, and any of the numerous shapes
which for y'ears past have been popular in America,
are all known by the name ‘‘billy-cock;” and the
wearers of these styles of hats are all supposed to |
be Americans. In a letter written some time ago a j , in Atlanta
friend stated : 1
CLARKE
The Great ltetail Ilatterof Georgia.
Ten years ago Lewis Clarke embarked in the hat
At that time he was comparati ve-
v unknown in business circles—certainly quite ob-
“ As I was coming out of the National Gallery in j . ,
Trafalgar Square the other day' I met a party of j scure in that particular branch upon which he
three gentlemen, whom I should not have hesitated ; fixed his choice. Year after year his pleasing man-
to hazard something were Americans. They were j n trs, tireless energy, careful attention to the details
very nice looking, especially' the youngest—one of j of lhe trade, have been brought to bear in the up-
those handsome New York ‘boys” of ours—neat ai miilding of his great retail business until to-day he
a pin, his immaculate clothing fitting him as if he 1 , 6 _ , , . .
had been molded in it, his shapely hands freshly , stands at the very head of the hat trade, not o y
gloved and carrying a handsome light walking Atlanta tbescene 01 his early struggles aDd splendid
switch. But, alas for the etiquette of London j triumphs, but he is the great retail hatter of the
streets and clubs ! he wore a slouch hat—one of 1 state of Georgia.
those Brigadier General affairs which equaled the 1 And yet it is not matter of surprise that Mr. Clarke
Brigadier Generals themselves m number in war , houl d occupy thls proud position. He has in rare
times, and have never entirely lost their popularity- . ,, , , , . „„ __ ,, _
since. Our gentlemen like them because they are profusion all the elements which O o to mak . up the
convenient to wear, soft to tne head, are generally : successful retail hatter. He was born popular. No
becoming, and are not so quickly spoiled as the ore could be a better judge of human nature,
silk hat. But here they are positively not the C. T. ihere i s not a bigger hearted man living than Lewis
(correct thing.) It is rather curious that Americans j clarke It is simply impossible for man, woman,
dislike the high hat so much I know a New York ^ talk to him five minutes without liking
gentleman who buys a silk hat every year—to 1 0 u , . „ ..
make his New Year’s calls in—and never wears it him. There is something in the honest ey ,
again. When the next year comes ) ound he buy's kindly voice, the gentle courtesy, the well-rounded
another and reports the experience. Yet when I form that attracts you like a magnet at first sight-
conjure his image in my mind’s eye (on every day jt is,we think the general air of good humored kind-
butNew Year’s) I must confess I summon trie vis- ness ’ w hich permeates the whole man and immedi-
ion of a rowdy in a ••billy-cock” bat. This may be p ropi tiates those who come within its influ-
due to the influence of the fashions which surround F „ .. ... . . . .
me just now. No doubt if I were in New York eDC • Beneath this most pleasing exterior runs a
again Ishould be shocked at the idea of connecting current ol strong, and swift common sense, which it
the word “rowdy” with the gentleman in question, ■ has b een truly said is of all kinds of sense, the most |
and I dare say bis “billy-cock’’ hat would seem all uncommon. These two things then have enabled j
right. But I know if I were a man and came to Lewis Clarke to lilt himself to the enviable position j
London from New York, cay first purchase would of the greatest retail hatter in Georgia—his power !
be a high silk hat. An essential canon of good to please, and splendid common sense. And this is |
breeding is to efface (outwardly, at least) a too 1 exactly the reason that no man in his business j
prominent provincialism, localism, nationalism, or either in Atlanta or in Georgia^ can hope to rival
nersrmafism of anv sort In walkim? the streets or ’ him—because in the two .qualities, upon which his
personalism or any sort, in walking tne streets, or h as been built up, no n an can hope to equal
in a drawing -room, one should not be too manifest- him He was born to be popular and born to be
ly an American, a Frenchman etc; one is a gentles sensible. We have watched his course closely for
man—'hat is enough. many years, and observing the admirable system
Hats are alluded to by the earliest English au- upon wh ch his business has been conducted have
thors of whom we have any knowledge, and hats, rejoiced at his success. His methods are legitimate,
by whatsoever name they may have been called; He ‘s B to andTever stomps to
have been in use from the remotest periods ofdm- fum^e a brother merchant in the same line of busl-
man existence, it hen the Komans gave freedom :n or der to benefit him self. He has too much
to their slaves thev bestowed upon them a hat, in magnanimity to pursue so disreputable a course,
token of their enfranchisement, and the hat has He attends to his own business, resorting to all
; honorable means to extend his popularity and in
crease his trade. This has ever been his custom.
; .Vow, what is the result. Why, to-day he is actually
j sel.ing goods in five Southern States; and no house
i in Georgia can boast so fine an assortment of hats
He buys his hats from the manufactory by the case.
He is the only retail hatter in the State who does
it. He is the agent ot J. B. Stetson, the celebrated
fine hat makerofPhiladelphia, that.gentleman him
self superintending all the buying -mi manufactur
ing of hats for Clarke. The consequence .8 that for
the same money you can buy a better hat from
Clarke than from any other dealer in hats in the
entire South. Clarke's motto is and ever has been—
a better hat than any man in the South keeps, and
for less money. It is natural then, that he should
be so universally patronized. Men will go where
they can buy the best quality of goods for the small
est outlay of cash.
The world is full of men who lacking 1he power to
originate anything are content to play the poor
role of would-be imitators. This remark may be
properly applied to certain individuals who have
faithfully endeavored to imitate Clarke. We warn
the public not to be misled oy these would be imi
tators. There is great da'g'er of being sold even
while buying an inferior article.
Clarke is also the agent in Atlanta for the cele
brated Dunlap Hat, and his store is the only place
in the city where that handsome and stylish hat
can be bought.
Ranged upon Clarke’s shelves may be seen the
most magnificent stock of hats South of the Po
tomac. He keeps the latest styles, the newest
shapes, the most approved qualities. The old, and
the young flock to his emporium. The rich and
the poor resort to his counters. And well they
may, for he has bats to please every taste, and to fit
every head. It is as natural for the elegant society'
man to buy his hat at Clarke’s as it is for him to
breathe. The same may be said of the young mao
who seeks a business hat.
Clarke has covered more heads since he has been
in the hat business In Atlanta than any twodealers
in hats who have opened here since the war. Once
his customer, always his customer, for he never
fails to give satisfa' tion because his • ats are guaran
teed.
We turn to another branch of his business.
Clarke has the exclusive agency ofoneof the lar
gest satchel factories n America, and has the’ar-
gest and most complete assortment of satchels to '.e
found in the citv. They are of all sizes and the best
finish. The prices are in keeping with the times
and the number which he sells is something won
derful. Most satchels offered in this market are
I frauds. Those at Clarkes are not only the hand
somest in the city but the most substantial. Bear
this in mind when you are in search of a satchel
that is ornamental as well as useful.
Then there are umbrellas His assortment is not
only the most extensive and varied but the most
attractive ever seen iu Atlanta. It can be truthfully
said that Clarke sells more umbrellas at retail than
any other house in the state. Within thepast twelve
months he has sold more than two thousand dol
lars worth ot these useful articles
Th reason Is that Clarke can afford to offer his
umbrellas .t lower prices than any one else in the
Southern States.
Clarke’s assortment of canes is the nobbiest ana
most elegant ever offered here. Fine go d-headed
canes, beautifully carved canes, arge, small, ordi
nary sizes, all to be bad at. Clarke's cheaper than
elsewhere in the eity T . After years oi bard struggle
Clarke, the batt er has firmly placed himself iu front
of the hat trade in the city and the state. He is de
termined to maimain liis present positfon by offer
ing everything in his line to the people at more rea
sonable rates than any other man in the South.—
He is in earnest and those who doubt it are cordi
ally invited to call on him at No. t. Whitehall street
and be convinced Make no mistake, either in the
No. or the place. Always ask for Lewis Clarke,
agent for J. B. Stetson.
|Iciu
Aducrtisewcuts.
LANGSTON & STEWART,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Live Stock, & Slaughterers of Beef, Pork,
MUTTON, ETC..
86 Peachtree Street, - - * Atlanta
£^gr' Prompt at'ention given to all orders.
Meat kept in a Refrigerator, away from flies, and al
ways cold and fresh. "
gyri Smoked Tongues and Corned Beef a Specialty.
OCU8-223 tf
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD.
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GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY, )
Superintendent’s Office >
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 4th, 1879 '
COMMENCING SUNDAY, 5th inst. the following Pas
senger Schedule will be operated :
No 1, WEST DAILY.
Leave Augusta 9 35 a m
Leave Macon 6 05 a m
Leave Milltdgeville 8 13 a m
Leave Camak 11 31 a m
Leave Washington 10 45 a m
Leave Athens 915am
Arrive Atlanta 5 00 p m
No. 2, EAST DAILY.
Leave Atlanta 7 45 a m
Arrive Athens 3 15 p m
Arrive Washington 2 00 p m
Arrive Camak 113 p m
Arrive Miliedgeviile 4 30 p m
Arrive Macon 6 30 p m
Arrive Augusta 3 28 p m
No connection to or from Washington on Sundays.
COVINGTON ACCOMMODATION.
Daily—Except Sunday.
Leave Atlanta 5 05 p m
Arrive at Covington 7 05 pm
Leave CoviDgton 540am
Arrive at Atlanta 7 40 a m
DECATUR ACCOMMODATION.
Leave Atlanta 12 noon 1 Leave Decatur—12 35 p m
Arrive Decatur.. 12 25 p m I Arrive Atlanta — 1 lOpm
No. 3, West Daily.
Leave Angusta 530 pm
Anive at Atlanta . , 5 00 am
No. 4, East Daily.
Leave Atlanta 6 20 pm
Arrive at Augusta 6 20 a m
Trains Nos. 2,1. 4 and 3 will not stop at flag stations,
Connects at Augusta for all points East and Southeast.
Superb Improved Sleepers to Augusta,—Pullman
Sleepers Augusta to New York.
Only one Change from Atlanta to New York.
S. K. JOHNSON, Superintendent.
E. R. DORSEY, Gen. Pass. Ag’t.
DIAMONDS,
Gold Watches,
Silver Watches,
Gold Jewelry,
Solid Silver Jewelry,
Chains, Rings,
Necklaces, Buttons,
Marble Clocks,
Bronze Clocks,
Bronze Statuettes,
Matched Pieces,
Solid Silver Table Ware, ’
Solid Silver Bridal Presents,
Objects of Art in Solid Silver.
LARGEST STOCK IN THE SOUTH AT
LOWEST PRICES.
J. P. STEVE.VS & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Jewelers,
34 Whitehall Street, : : ; Atlanta.
JOHN RYAN S COLUMN,
GRAND OPENING
FALL AND WINTER
DRY GOODS, CARPETS END
SHOES,
At the Immense House
-OF-
JNO. RYAN
WHITEHALL STREET,
Atlanta, - - Georgia,
Will Open on To-morrow the
LARGEST
STOCK OF
Silks,
Dress Goods,
Hosiery,
Blankets,
Cloaks,
Dolmas,
Cassimeres,
Broadcloths,
Doeskins,
Flannels,
Shoes,
Carpets,
Window Shades and
Cornicing.
Ever exhibited in the
South,
Samples Sent on Ap
plication.
This house employs
over ninety men, and
runs through the en
tire Block from
Whitehall to Broad
Street.
BETINCT PRINT
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