About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1887)
8 THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1887 SKETCHES EKOM LIFE, AT Briar-Rose Farm. By Comfort Marshall. buyin -fcn Entertainment In East Jacksonville, cause*, pia., bv the Sons of Temperance. The ♦ A pound party was held under the aus- cer” pices of Guiding Star Division, Sons of Tem- bes perance, in Gilbert’s Ilall, East Jacksonville, the- on Tuesday evening, 19th inBt., at which the following programme of entertainment was Ar. -endercd: duck Opening chorus—“Work and Pray”—Mem- 1878 i bers of the Division. 1881. Piano solo—Profeesor Brooks. Kecitation—“The Owl Critic"—John A. HeiFairlie. duce Duel-“.Murmuring Sea’’--Miss Lizzie Beach New and C. B. Brooks, Jr. 34 ye: Minor drama—“That Rascal Pat”—Charli es: Pat—Edward Williams; Charles—Tom Four .rner; Major l’uffjacket—A. S. Bushay; Calitoraura— Mrs. L. Bushay; Nancie—Miss Nellie produccishay. the U r Jntermi-sion. peti.. Xylophone Solo—C. B. Brooks, Jr. world ’'Humorous Speech—“The Smiths”—Adam .ephan. ThenComic Song—C. B Brooks, Jr. 7,600,0Cj);al-)gue — “Dark Deeds” — Characters: Senate rs. Marchmont—Mrs. L. Wagner; Herbert represravasour—A. Stephan; Servant—IT. B. West; we hadjtectivo—Old Collier; Edith—Miss Lizzie there /leach. ty-— Chorus—“Ring That Bell for Glory”—Mem- . bers of the Division. ■A® The committee of arrangements had been matr at work for a considerable time fully deter mined to make this entertainment a thorough successs. Admission free. Special street cars were in attendance for the convenience of those from the city. .*• The Promenade Concert. [From the Augusta Chronic'.e of the 12th.] “Yes,” said an authority yesterday, “the promenade concert at Market Hall Thursday and Friday evening, for the benefit of the Woman’s Home, will be one of the most un ique and enjoyable entertainments ever given in Augusta. The idea is quite new, and the ladies will tea that the matter is artistically engineered to success. Most assuredly it will become very popular.” And we are of the opinion, too, that the interest taken in the concert by our people generally will bo great, ftiiu wit the result financially will be quite satisfactory. Already the ladies are at work oa the hall, and by Tuursday night it will re semble a veritable fairy scene. The decora tion will be very pretty, and, with groups of lovely girls and handsome matrons in charm ing costumes, the eye of the average man will c he enlarged and his heart elated. Following ■( aso the booth*, and assisting Udicr-: sice Cream Booth—Swiss Costumes; Mrs. > ' Cl A. Rowland and ladies. Pop-corn and Peanut Booth—Snowflaks cos tumes; Miss Hattie Gregg and ladies. Flower Booth—Mrs. W. II. Warren and la dies. Japanese Booth—Mrs. J. W. Wallace and ladies. Gypsy Booth—Mrs. J. W. Clark and ladies. French Booth—Normandy Costumes; Mrs. F. M. Stovall and ladies. Fancy Booth—Spanish Costumes; Mrs. James Moore and ladies. Vienna Bakery—Mrs. II. Demsey and la dies. The following was the programme: 1. Overture Aurora, by Schlepegnill. 2. Waltz, from Ermiuni, by Jacobowski. 3. Selection—Faust, by Gonnod. 4. Tableaux. 5. “Hush Little Baby, Don’t You Cry,” by Bownan. 6. Fantasia Mexicaine, by Boulton. 7. Waltz—Nanon, by Genie. 8. Tableaux. 9. Grand Patpourri, by Schlepegnill. 10. Waltz—Marabella, by Keener. 11. Tableaux. 12. Overture—Lusipul, by Mella Bi'ar. 13. Medley, by Ferazzi. 14. Waltz—Fidora Bucalossi. 15. Tableaux. 10. Finale. * * Montgomery is makiug unusual preparations |~ r observing Memorial Day. At the last ?Ve eting the officers for memorial day, April rive iih, were appointed as follows: from Urn. C. A. Lanier, chairman; Rev. Dr. leade-khovd, chaplain; Col. James S. Sheffield, ferenuor; Miss Mena Weil will recite the poem; a min-.i. J. G. Harris, gtand marshal of the day. whicl'Jommittees were also appointed, with gia laairmon as follows: The Executive committee for decoration at cem- a marry—Mrs. F. Duncan, chairman. The Speaker’s stand—MA. C. Ilausman, chair- of Pe:n. were, m Gate—Miss Carrie Hall, chairman, avt Monument Committee—Mrs. Banks, chair woman. po Nickel boxes—Mrs. R. Gardner. la AH flowers to be sent to the’residence of f, the late Dr. W. O. Baldwin. The members of the association gratefully .cknowledge a recent donation of §50 from Co). II. C. Tompkins, also §50 from Col. ’Bush, (a member of the legislature from Mo- bile) and §10 55 from Capt. Henry, of Staun- f ton, Va. By order of v Mas. M. D. Bibb, j. President. „liss Jeannie Crommelin, Secretary and ■ Treasurer. CC a „ _ • a ” Mis° Winnie Davis, daughter of the ex-Pres- . lent, arrived in Chattanooga on the 13th, ?“Se guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Colyar. l0 ‘ The following card has been issued: MR. a- t yi- pro< h- AND MRS. L. S. COLYAR, MISS WINNIE DAVIS. Reception, Friday, April Fifteenth, Nine to two. Dancing. , 003 East Fourth. A series of elegant entertainments have been •projected in honor of the ex-President’s popu lar and much esteemed daughter, and her temporary sojourn in Chattanooga will be one c if unusual gayety and overflowing joyousness. Besides the elegant reception which the above card indicates there will be germans and a number of other elegant sociable gatherings. **# v At Holly Springs, Miss., on the 14:h, a dra- bi'.atic entertainment, under the management u- Mrs. F. A. Lucas, was given in the City f lall to raise money enough to finish paying jfor the uniforms of the members of the brass iband. r A grand concert is in contemplation to be Bpvenat the City Hal) about the 23rd, with the ‘jhope of raising money to purchase a new or gan for the Methodist Church. The accom plished Mrs. Carrie West Smith will do the training for the occasion. *** ', The Confederate Bazar was opened on the ■,19th, and as expected it will be one of the grand est affairs of the kind ever given in Cbatta- aioogv It was ably managed and every- i.hing evinced the touch of careful, earnest t'-ands. Miss Winnie Davis will be in attend ance, and there was a large crowd out at the ♦ opening and we bespeak the constant and lib eral patronage of the whole Chattanooga pub- nc. *** In Macon, Ga., on the 11th, the Thallans ’ gave a complimentary german to Miss Eloise Huger, of Mobile, at the Volunteers’ armory. This lady has been the guest of Miss Bacon during her stay in the city, and is a social fa vorite. Hence, the german last night was a brilliant one, bringing out quite a large num- * er of the Thalians. fo No 6. Now that our minds were at ease about Reindeer, we began to turn our attention to other matters, chiefly of a domestic kind. First, though, I must relate an event that well- nigh changed the even tenor of our unevent ful lives. Briar-Rose Cottage was a rambling illy-built house added to again and again by each of its various occupauts according to their individ ual tastes, until it had assumed an actualiy ludicrous aspect to the outsider. Within there were numerous little stair-cases, leading ap parently nowhere, closets, trap-doors and pri vate entrances, with dark narrow passages through which the wind hummed dismally and the rain patted drearily beyond all hope of our small means of repairing. Alice predicted a speedy death from typhoid fever and said that the house gave her the blues, besides savoring so much of the “ways that are dark and the tricks that are vain,” that we had every private entrance or ’ door nailed up that did not seem to have some le gitimate use. The place had a story attached to it, of which if we had known, we would never have pur- chasad. The story ran that an old Morton of Briar-Rose had married a handsome young wife, of whom he was inordiDantly jealous, and over whom he watched with an Argus eye. He it was who built ail of these private en trances, so as to spy on his young wife and a cousin for whom he suspected she had a secret fondness. The cousin was not a cousin but a brother, who was in hiding for some crime of which he had been accused, and from the con sequences of which his sister desired to shield him. She would not tell this to her husband, for being addicted to drink she feared that he might blab of it to his comrades, ard so cause the detection of her brother. For one whole weary year the young wife bore patiently with these unjust suspicions until she faded away to the shadow of her former self. Her husband she devotedly lived, and the time had at last come in which she was able to unfold the story to him, but, alas! spurned by cruel jealousy, he burst in through one of his secret doors, and surprised her singing to their baby-boy with her brother’s arm around her. With violent imprecations ha shot her through the heart, and bar brother, wound up to fury, stabbed him fatally, and then, making his escape, was never seen again. The child was found the i.ext morning crying and dabbling in his parent’s blood. The farm passed into the hands of another Morton, who brought up the boy as his own, and he it was from whom we had purchased the place. This was the story of the unhappy house, and in the large room could still be seen the blood-stains caused by the violence and jealousy of that fatal winter night. Alice and I both roomed in a large airy chamber that commanded a beautiful view of the city, and in the distance could be seen the apparently silvery, but really sluggish waters of the Congaree, as it roiled along on its way to join the Wateree. On the suburb of the city was a large red brick building, called Bethlehem. It was an asylum for the insane, and the fi under adopt ing the name given to the first institute of the kind, had called it by the name given above. It is not generally known that from this orig inated the word as well-known to the English language, as is the word Bedlam, but with meaning so far different from the word from whence it sprung. Bethlehem was a huge bare building, and with its numerous barred windows, made one shudder to think of the dreary unfortunates in imprisonment behind its unyielding doors. Past it every day we hurried from our employ ment, endeavoring to turn deaf ears to the hideous shrieks that issued therefrom. In the second story, thirl window from the corner, we seemed always impelled to look, for peeping from between the bars was always a wild pale- faced woman with hands clasped in an attitude of supplication. As soon as we would look at her sho would throw her arms wildly in the air and wring at the bars shrieking lor some one bv the name of “Clif ford,’’ to release her. Then a wild unintelli gible torrent of words, intermingled with snatches of song, would flow from her lips, making us shudder as we hurried past. We would not have thought so strangely of this, but always there came in somewhere in her wild jargon, the name of .our little home— Briar-Rose—repeated over and over again. “I wish we had never bought the unlucky place,” Alico said discontentedly one day. “Clifford! Clifford! who can Clifford be? I never heard the name before in connection with Briar-Rose.” We had just left Bethlehem behind and had emerged iuto the open country as she said this, when at a short distance ahead of us we saw a gentleman walking rapidly as if to escape the sound of the pitiful voice that pur sued and rang in our ears. He did not perceive us for we were walking slowly at the side of the road, and there was a large hedge of Cherokee roses between and the main road. In the distance advanc ing toward us, was a strong, strapping-looking fellow, in a short jacket and pants tucked in his bools and a huge ox-whip in his hand. He was whistling to himself as he came up, and evidently had some knowledge of music, for the manner ia which he rendered, “Ring out will bells to the wild sky,” was extremely well done. When he came opposite to the gentleman in the road, he stopped short in astonishment, and uttering the word “Clifford,” and a “reckoning at last,” he gesticulated emphatically in the di rection of Bethlehem, from whence the faint echo of the insane woman’s voice still rung upon our ears. What else passed was indistinct, but we heard the gentleman say in a clear sharp voice: “I know nothing of your sister, Lady Love lock. Clear yourself out of my road and be certain the next time that you address the right man.” It’s a lie,” yelled the farmer-lad, who in his rage seemed a far different creature to the one who had just been whistling “Wild Bells.” “I will teach you to remember, sir, and I will also teach you to know that I am a gentleman and demand the satisfaction of one.” Then the huge whip whirled in the air and curled angrily around the gentleman’s shoul der. The latter never flinched, but regarding his adversary cooily laughed a contemptu ous laugh and remarked: “A gentleman are you? Henceforth I dis card the name. You demand satisfaction, do you? You shall have it, and such as you will not forget in a hurry.” In a twinkling ho had his coat off, and the whip sailed over the hedge and fell at our feet, and the farmer lay groaning in the ditch. “They are going at it again,” said Alice, all in a tremble. “Let us run before they see us.” “I’ll do nothing of the kind,” said I. “Run indeed! You can run if you want to do so, but as for me, I shall stay and see it out, and if necessary, help the one that is whipped.” Away flew Alice down the road, calling for help as she ran, but before she had gone any distance, the gentleman had resumed his coat and was lightly brushing the dust from his sleeve, and looking at his fallen adversary for a se:ond, remarked calmly: “Good day, my fine fellow! 1 hope you will know me the next time you see me!” Then away down the road he walked rap idly and soon came face to face with Alice, who was returning. (to be continued). A bill has been passed by the Senate, in Harrisburg, Pa., providing that the punish ment for murder in the first degree shall be death by use of electricity. SADDAY NIGHTS, At Sugar Hill. Mandy Flagg’s Weddin' Supper. ‘An’ so yon didn’t git to go to de weddin 1 atter all, sis Chlot! ‘No, sis Calline; I’se ben afeerd all along dat Mis’ Wiggins wasn’t gwineter hole out tell atter de weddin’, an’ sho ’nougb, she was took dat v’ey night, an’ I hatter go to her, Folks what goes out nussin’, sis Calline, hatter mek up dere mines to see a sight er disappint- mints, dey do, but hit’s de nateral concher- quench er bein’ in de public service, dem what gives deyselves up to de calls uf a professional life doan have no time to think er dere own pleasures,” and sis Chloe folded her hands with the air of a congressman who ha3 just re signed himself for the sake of the country, accept a renomination. “Well sho’, hit air a pity you was erbleeged to miss it,” answered sis Calline as she took out her snuff stick and settled herself comfor tably in the split-bottomed rocker, “fur dar aint nuver ben sich another weddin’ in Sugar Hill sence Miss Lucy Thornton married Ginerl Shackelfud in de war time, an’ it’s my erpin ionsasde white folks deyselves couldn’t git up nothin’ nowadays to beat dat weddin, sup per er Mandy’s.” ‘But liuecome bre’r Chrismus to marry Mancy Flagg?” asked sis Chloe interrupting her. “I thought he hed ben awaitin’ on Sa- rann Hitt’s uver sence his wife died.” “Yes, he did pay his intentions to her when he fust begun to tek notice,” explained sis Calline, “but Sarann wouldn’t tetcli ’im wid de tODgs; she ’low he was too ole. But atter he mak dat gret speech in de s’c’ety, ’bout de watermillion, when he got seen praise fur his law larnin, an’ ev’y was a mekin’ out dat ef de cullud folks uver got dere rights he was boun to go to Congus, she begin to come roun’, an’ ’pear lack she mighty willin’ to have ’im; but bre’r Chrismus bed done got so sot up in his mine by dis time, tell he wouldn’t look at Sarann, an’ ’pear lack he thunk dar warn’t nobody good enough fur him but Mandy Flagg. Mandy, she didn’t ’pear, no ways on- ! ’ f A Snsr*re«llon lo the Traveling Public. Tourists, emigrants and mariners And that Ilostetter’s Stomach Bitters is a medicinal safeguard .against unhealthful influences, upon which they can implicitly rely, since it prevents the effects of vitiated atmosphere, unaccustomed or unwholesome diet, baa water, or other conditions unfavorable to health. On long voyages, or journeys in lati tudes adjacent to the eijuator, itis especially useful as a preventive ol the febrile complaints and disorders of the stomach, liver ana bow els, which are apt to attack natives of the tomperate zone sojourningor traveling insuch regions, and it is an excellent protection against the influence of extreme cold, sudden changes of tenurerature, exposure to damp or extreme fatigue. 'It not only prevents inter mittent nnd remittent fever, and other dis eases uf a malarial type, hut eradicates them, a fact u hich lias been notorious for years fm-t in North and South America,' Mexico, the West ladies, Australia, and other countries. willin’, since tie hed done extinguish hisse 1 so, an’ bre’r Chrismus, he jes’ sot right up t_ her lack a Mefiodis preacher to Tie fried chick’n. You know, sis Chloe, when a man wife have die an’ lef’ him a widderer, an’ he git his head sot on marrying uf a young gal tiit rook lack he gwineter many or bust, an jesso wid bre’r Chrismus; hit look lack he kedn’t no mo’n begun to wait on her fo’ him an’ Mandy was married. “An’ sech a weddin’ as dey liedl Ise ben _ livin’ in dis warl fur nigb on to sixty yeer, an 1 fur style an’ ellegince, I ain’t nuver dreampt er de lacks uf it befo’! I b’lieve dat weddin’ supper kus’ a cost bunnerd dollar, ef it cost one. Bre’ Jerry’s got de money, you know, an’ be ’lowed his gal mus’ have a weddin’ what ’ud be a credit to de fambly an’ to de ’stocracy er Sugar Hill; an’ sis Judy, which’s she’s pow erful high-minded an’ thinks herself mo’ qual ity ’n anybody else in Sugar Hill, she sot her mine on gitting up ev’ything in tip-top style, Sis Beady was dar all de week befo’ a helpin' uf her, an’ sis Beady know de style herse’f, she do, dough sis Judy want to claim all de credit uf it fur herse’f, an’ seh de table was sot accordin’ to her idees. Hit war a Scrip tural supper, an’ de mos' bu’fullest thing ever I seed in my life. Bre’r Edom ’lowed hit were betterin one er his sarmins, an’ you’d a thunk so, too, ef you could a seed how he eat. “But I mus’ tell you what dey had. At one een’ er de table was Adam an’ Eve in de gj ar- din uf Edin. De gyardin was rupersented by a big flat cake wid a branch er cedar stuck in de middle fur de tree er knowlidge. Red an’ yaller augar plums was hung all over it fur de apples, an’ a piece er saft molasses candy was drawed out fine an’ wropped areun’ it fur de sarpint. Un’erneath was two chaney dolls wid sugar plums in dere ban’s fur Adam an' Eve eatin’ uf de fruit. “At t’other een’ er de table was Mt. Si- nayi, made out er five big cakes piled on top er one another tell dey retch up higher’n de table itself. Dar was streake er shiny pa per cut zigzag an’ pasted on de sides to ruper- sint de lightnins’, an’ a bunch er brown paper curled and stuck on top fur de smoke. Sis Beady made a hicbemut doll fur Moses, an’ dressed him up wid gold stripes on his breeches an' a tedder in his hat, tell be look jes’ ez same ez a sho’ ’nuff prophet, an’ she got bre’r Jorum to mek some figguers wid blackberry syrup on two soda crackers an’ put ’em in his ban’ fur de tables er delaw, an’ seh hit didn’t make no diffunce ’bout dey be ing bigger’n Moses, caze bein’ as he was a prophet, he could a helt ’em up all de same, ef dey was bigger’n a house. Dar was Moses in de bulrushes, too, wid ole Pharode’s darter a findin’ uf him. Dey hed a big bowl er lemon ade fur de river, an’ beautiful little paper flags, wid stares an’ stripes stuck all roun’ de aidge, ’caze you know de scriptur seh dey sot him down among de flags by de water side. Dey hed Noah’s Aik, too swimmin’ in a bowl er biled custard, wid Noah an’ his family an’ de anamals all stannin’ round’ de aidge. Sis Beaky hed made ’em all outer cake dough an’ baked ’em, an' den she got bre'r Jorum to write dere names on slips er paper an’ pinned ’em to de backs er ever one, so folks could know what dey was. I teclar, ’twas all jes’ de naturulest thing ever 1 seed; you’d a thunk it was all raiey happenin’ over agin, right dar befo’ yo’ eyes, jes’ lack de Bible seh hit done. An’ it was all lighted up by twelve can’les, to nipersint de twelve erposseis—twelve wtiole cau’les all a burnin’ at onst, jes t’o set off dat one table; is you ever beer tell er sech extrav- agince? But I ain’t tole you ’bout de most wunner- ful thing yit, an’ which’n sis Judy pride her se’f on mo’n ev’ything else put toguther, ’caze hit were sich a intirely new fashion, an’ you know she sets a heap er sto’ on bein’ de fust to iaterjeck new fashions. She hit de nail on de head dis time, sho’, fur ev’rybody ’lowed dat cake was de finest thing ever seed in de s’ciety succies er Sugar Hill. Hit were a me morial cake to bre’r Chrismus’s fust wife, baked jes’ adzaekly in de shapes uf a tomb stone an’ iced ali 07er to look lack marb e, wid her name an’ perscription wrote on it by bre’r Jorum, in big black letters, jes’ lack a sho’ ’nuff tombstone. Hit was set right in de middle er de table, fur de center ernamint, a heap er moss and leaves piled up at de foot in de shape uf a grave, so dat ef you hedn’t a knowed tetter, you mought a thunk sis Abbey was a layin’ dar in her coff’n. De tombstone cake was dressed wid twigs er weepin’ wilier, an’ stannin by de grave, was agingercakedoll wid a han’kercher to its eyes, to repersint de husband a moanin’. But bre’r Chrismus, he ain’t look lack no moaner, I kin tellyou, when he stepped up to dat table wid Mandy by his side; he thes look as spry an’ peart as a year- iin’ colt, an’ ef ole aunt Abbey could a come back, 1 spec’ she wouldn’t hardly a knowed him. Hit’s cur’ous how widderers does peart- en’ up when dey’s ready to marry agin. “Well, I mus’ be goin’ now—I promised to step over an’ tell sis Cindy 'Wells about it—so goo-bye. You mus’ be sho’ an’ come tochu’ch Sunday, fur sis Abby’s fun’l sarrnin is a. gwineter be preathed den, an’ bre’r Chrismus an’ Mandy ’ll be dar in dere weddin’ doe’s as chief moaners, an’ it’s a gwineter be a grand time in de chu’ch. Goo’bye.” Self Admiration. How Far is It Allowable? Some mistaken persons may affirm it is not with good taste allowable at all; but if you cannot admire yourself, who in this unappre ciative world is going to do it for you? Yes, self-admiration is as natural in the hu man breast as it is in that of the peacock or turkey gobbler. If you have watched life a little closely you must have seen that human nature is affected by it in all its various stages. There is an old superstition that a baby should not be allowed to look at itself in a mirror; but not many of the little innocents pass the first few months of existence without a coo at their counterfeits. L=d by some im pulse (if it is a bright, healthy cherub), it smiles and grasps in its ownjmaulaing fashion at “the other baby” in the glass. In the early after-time, when it has learned to know it is itself, without any pretence of secrecy it laughs and nods and makes eyes at itself in a most amusing fashion to a sympathetic ob server. And the impulse grows with years. The shy boys or girls never let you know it, but admire any physical advantages they feel they possess, and, if not lacking in mental endow ments, assiduously cultivate every point of ex cellence in their character and take satisfac tion in proportion to improvement made. When the boy grows into the man, does he lose this characteristic? Not that any one knows of. It has developed, intensified. When the giri adds a few years (a very few) to her age and several inches to her petticoats, does she lose this privilege? Not that ws ever heard tel). Talk about woman’s rights I If it is not her right to cock her head on one side and ad mire herself, never prate of an enlightened age and liberty of thought. This self-admir.ition which shows itself in the Bix-year-old girl, in her best bib and tucker, grows more persistent as the beautiful structure develops until she is sixteen, when it bubbles, boils over and gushes almost as freely as a newly-bored artesian well. The shy young man is just as bad. Slake a mental dissection of him, and you will learn that the man who suffers agonies from shy ness has simply an utterly nngetoverable at tack of self-consciousness, which, in other words, is a spscies of vanity. He cannot smile or be pleasant to a woman without that dread ful sinking at the heart through fear that she wil laugh at him afterward. He esteems him self so highly he could not allow that. Such a man may be simply consumed with adoration for some enchantress, and yet he will not dare tell his love. He is so fond of himself he will not risk a refusal. Women are seldom afflicted this way. It is a good thing for the men they are not. To tell the truth, now, in a serious, quiet way, we prefer the womanly gush—oertuess, if you please to call it—of self-admiration.* The shy, self-conscious man is dull; the gush ing, self-pleased woman is always entertain ing, if not even exciting. From the dreadful things said about the wo man of to-day one would imagine she was a thousand times worse than she ever was in any of the centuries gone by, and that her foi bles amount to the sum total of the seven deadly sins. It is true she may glory in her independence of ac ion, her exploits in athletics, and her boldness in philosophic thought. She may love her dog as much as she does her husband. She may be a trifle pushing and pronouncedly politic, but she’s not such a bad sort after all. Only the ultra conservative need in duty hound be shocked. ; Look through history and you might find whole strings of mose self-admiring women. Don't you suppose the heireas of the l’tole- mies smiled back at the amorooa glances she recognized in her own long-laahe4 black orbs? Was there ever a greater peacock of a wordfen j than Elizabeth? Didn't you ever realize that Joan of Arc wa- a woman w‘th her head turned t. trough -o., ’ty of her own powers? It was this self a imirat'on that made them enthusiasts. Again we go back to our first statement; if we do not admire ourselves, who will? There are always plenty of people who, with more or less boldness, will point out our deficiencies and shortcomings, but we must start the current in the other direction our selves. Abraham Lincoln was a great admirer of O’Connell, and used to relate several anec dotes showing the ready tact of the Irish ad vocate in the defense of his clients. On one occasion, in a trial for murder, a witness had s worn strongly against the prisoner, whose name was James, and had testified that a hat which had been picked up near the scene the crime belonged to him. “By virtue your oath,” taid Mr. O’Connell, “are you sure that this is the same hat?” “Yes," “Did you look at it carefully before you swore before the Coroner that it was the prisoners?” “I did.” “Now, let me see,” said Mr. O’Con nell, taking up the hat and examining it care fully on the inside. He then spelled aloud the name James, slowly, “J-a-m e-s.” “Now do you mean those letters were in the hat when yon found it?” “I do.” “And this is the same hat?” “It is.” “Now, may it please your honor,!’said Mr. O’Connell, holding the hat up to the bench, “there is an end to the case; there is no name whatever inscribed in the hat.” The judge immediately dismissed the case. The total redemption of trade dollars, ac cording to the latest returns, amount to §3, 875,785. Redemptions are slow and indicate that there are less of these coins in existence than was at first supposed. It is now thought that the entire redemption will not exceed six or seven million dollars. So when anyone comes to look in our mirror and ask, “Can I look at myself? may I admire myself?” we always say “Yes, if you can.” T he bunny south female seminary. ISO ana 152 Whitehall street, ATLANTA, OA. Faculty: W. B. Seals, a. h., President, Professor of AC van red Mathematics and Natural Science. Miss M Calhoun, Teacher of Latin, Greek French and G-man. Miss Mieiam Woodward, m A. Instructress It English Lireramre, Elocution and Calisthenics. Mbs LH Seals, Instructress In Primary. Aritfc metic and Principal Primary Department. W F Seals, Mnstcal Director, and Teacher Piano and Organ. W F t lark, Professor of Music and Teacher o: Violin ann Comet. Mrs CD Maclean, Teacher of Vocal Music Plano and Gntiar. Miss Minnie Woodward, Assistant Teacher o: Violin ana Cirnet. Mrs M A Loring, Principal of Art Department AC Briscoe Teacher of Fhocograpav, D N Sloan. Teacher of Telegraphy. Miss Annie May Prince, Teacher of Calilgn 1 ^Foreman of Sunny South Office, Teacher o Typo Setting. Mrs ;• ora Perkins, Matron and Superintend ent Boarding Department. THE SPRING TERM. Tbo Soring Term will begin on Monday, the K day of January, 1SS7. Though this school has beet inexistence but two months, its deDarunents art well nigh luil, and an early application Is iinportac to seeure a good place for the next term. Its object is to meet, as far as practicable, a long felt want In the South, v z: a thorough literary ant practical business edncaiion lor females ” The Principal brings into the School twenty yean of eaperienco in the training of girls, having onci hen Preeident of LeVert Female College, atfalbot ton, Gaa of the Dallas Institute at Selma, Ala.; of thi Bethel Female College, at Cuthbert, Ga.;_of the Slsd* Institnto, at Colnmbns, Ga.; and of the Fur low Ma eonic Female College, at Americus. Ga. Anyon< having girls to educate, ia respectfully referred ts the trustees of any or all of theee institntiona ol learning for character, scholarship and skill in man sgement. The Principal will have associated wlti him in all the Departmente, teachers of acknowledged ability, both for their aptne-a to teach, and a thor ongh knowledge of the Bnbjecte to be taught. DEPARTMENTS. The College Cnrricninm will be divided Into sb schools, vie: English, Mathematics, Moral Science Natural Science, Langaugee and History, A yoans lady may graduate in one or all of these according at she has time, means, inclination and ability. Foi full graduation, she will have to manifest famili arity with ali of them. Should a pnpil prefer ii, eitfc er music or art may be substituted for either of tin above, and will be regarded equivalent. NEW FEATURES. With a view tomaki .g onr coarse of study eml nently practical, Telegraphy, Calligraphy, Phonogrs phy. Book-keeping and Ty -e setting, or Journalism will be introduced as specie departmente. A grad ate of this school takes along with her a profeealoi adapted to her sex, and which tits her to enter a: once upon an active business life. In no otbei school in the South will she hnd these advantage* ATLANTA AS A LOCATION. Of all points in the South, not one oombinea ac many of th* essentials for a school of the oharaotei -roposed, aa Atian ta. It Ikll60 feet above sea level. It is blest with pore water and good air. It is healthy. hasngTaf visited by ml epidemic of at) It ia owt of the range of Btorms and oyclones. It la thMapital of the State, wh<-re pupils can tec and hear all the celebrities of the day. It ia a progressive city, where everything new tr scienoeand art is Bare to come. It ie a city of churches, and is without a peer Ii the obeervnnce of the Sabbath. Its people are cultivated and refined, and ita mo. rahty is phen-imenal. It is the mnsic center of the South, and its veryaii isladened with music, ftMconvenient, being a railroad center. BUILDINGS. The schorl le located at 150 and 152 Whitehall street, in the elegant four storv brick building op posite Trinity church. It is finely adapted to schorl purposes, having about 35 large, wdl ventliate- rooms, which furnish ample accommodations for ar the departments. In addition to the school rooms there are-nineteen sleeping apartments, with ante rooms, all of which are supplied with new furniturt of the latest and most expensive Btyles. Gas, hot and cold water carried threugh the entire building Onr girls drink the Atlanta Artesian Water, whld is brought to the door. GENERAL INFORMATION. This school is not denominational. Boarding po pile will attend the church specified by their parents The number of pupils will be limited to sixty, ant in no event will more than that number be received Tuition mast be paid monthly in advance, and nc deduction will be made except in cases of eicknest protracted beyond two wi«ks. An experienced bonsa- keeper will take charge of the boarding department and a skillf ol physician will look after the health ol the pupils. { The daily sessions will be six honrs, beginning It the morning at eight o’clock, and dismissing at 41H in the afternoon, with two hoars’ intermission a( noon and two recesses. We do not like the one ses sion plan, as now taught in onr popvuar schools. The government of the eohool will be humane, but firm. UNIFORM. In order to prevent extravagance, a uniform to be worn by the pnpils to chnroh or on the street hat been adopted, which will be made known th any out on application. For course of Study, Charge, <to., see private off ■ cutor, The Fire in St. Augustine. The Old Spanish Cathedral Destroyed. From the Jacksonville Times- Union we take the following cotes of the recent destructive fire in St. Augustine: The old, venerable and ancient landmark, the Spanish Cathedra), went down amid the tornado of destruction, the old chimes being powerless after pealing out their warning to get the aid necessary to save its venerated walls, the very clock daring to strike its last half hour while surrounded by flames—at 5:30 —which were licking up its hands for the last time on earth. By terrible efforts the Episco pal residence was saved on the west, and the residence of Dr. John E. Peck on the north, but both badly damaged by water. The burning of the easterly front of the St. Augustine Hotel and E Iwards House had car ried the flames across Charlotte street, and the stores of Gonzalez and Benhayon, Moy Yon’s restaurant, Vedder’s museum, Buck’s restau rant, Davis’ barber shop, Goldering & Co.’s cigar manufactory, Speisseggeris drug store, all in the Sinclar Block, fell victims to the flames with Chamberlains & Son’s wholesale grocery and the residence of Mrs. B. E. Carr, which was totally destroyed. On the west side Vedder & Compton’s and the Edwards House, court house and Welter’s restaurant followed the rest of the block. On arriving at the plaza the scene which met the eye was one of vast destruction, and al though all regretted the private losses and es pecially the loss of a human life, the expres- of sorrow on beholding the blackened walls and gutted appearance of the Old Cathe dra], a building which bad stood the 6torms of hundreds of years and been the chief centre of to know that you have decided to resume teaching. 1 admiration of tbo housands who anntfilf flock to the Ancient City, were profound ana ” - - r *----■- ■ - universal. It was, however, soon learned by all that the paintings, statues and, in fact, everything moveable had been removed from the church, while the heavy coqoina walls stood np appa rently uninjured by the intense heat to which they had been subjected. In the plaza it was found that the grass and shrubbery had beer, fo a very great extent de stroyed and the old stave market, another old and much visited landmark of St. Augustine, and in which the remains of the late General Loring recently laid in state, had been de stroyed, or, rather the entire roof had been burned off, leaving nothing but the concrete piers which f. rmeriy supported the roo', stand- TESTIMONIALS. We append a few certificates which have been tea dered us by friends who have either been patrons, c I been in positions to know something of oar teach ing. Cuthbert, Ga., June 19,1888. ed with his manner of teaching, and of conducting educational establishments, I can say with pleasure that he is not only a gentleman of varied talecte and culture but a first rate teacher, and an excellent ad ministrator of female schools and colleges. Jno. T. Clarke, LL. D., Judge of the Pataula Circuit. Columbus. Ga, June 16,1888. Mr. Wm. B. Heals: Dear Sir and Fnend: I am glad to knew that you have decided to resume teachini HOST PERFECT MADE Prepared with strict regard to Pnrifv, Strength, and Hemthf ulnese. Dr. Price's Baking Powdsr contains no Ammonia,Lhne,A lum or Phosphates. Dr.Prlce’s Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, eta, flavor deliriously. ? POWDER CU. (992 lyr.) Catarrh HAY-FEVER Unit Sample Book of beautifal cards, 11 Games. ■ lallljG tWoL-c In mao-ln . . i (575 Mt) 12 tricks In magic. 136 Album verses. All (be a 2c. stamp STAR CARP CO , rtUloa U, Qtta. SUfflY SOUTH SEWIM MACHINE PBEMIUMI A Remarkable Proposition to All Who Wish the Best and Handsomest Sewing Machine in Existence- See Cut Below. AN $85 MACHINE FOR $18 AND THE “SUNNY SOUTH” THROWN IN FOR ONE YEAR. This machine is the Singer pattern and is simple, durable, handsome and comp lete. Elegant black walnut, tour draws, drop leaf and all modern improvements. Any kind of sewing from muslin to beaver cloth can be done on it. One ruffler, one tucker and a set of hemmersgo with each machine, besides a com plete outfit of necessary tools, such ashammer, screw driver, wrench, gauge, extra check spring, package needles, six bobbins, instruction book, etc., etc. These machines formerly 6oid for ©85, and agents now sell them for ©55; but by special arrangements with the manufacturers and a large Atlanta house, we can offer them as premiums with the .Sunny South at the remarkably low price mentioned. On receipt of ©18 one of these elegant machines right out of the factory, new and complete, will be sent to any address' and also the Sunny South for one year. The freight to any part of the South will not exceed ©1.5C. This machine is guaranteed and can lie returned, if not satisfactory. Address “SUNNY SOUTH; or, J. H. SEALS & CO. Certificates From Some Who Have Ordered the Machine and Tested it: Allendale, S. C., May k», 1886.— J. H. Sells & Co.: I h„ve receiver the Machine and my family areA ery much pleased, indeed, and it is very probable you will sell some more in this section, as several persons have been to see ours and seem pleased. Yours truly, F. II. Dickinson. Henderson, Tex., June 24,1886.—Machine arrived safely in perfect order. Gives perfect satisfaction, in fact, we are perfectly delighted with it Mrs. 1’. D. Chapman : s my daughter. Very respectfully, J. P. Scales. Canton, Miss., June 22,1886.—Gents; The Machine received O. K., and like the “Sunny South,” gives entire satisfaction. Respectfully, II. D. Priestley. Raleigh, N. C., June 22,1886—Gents; The Sewing Machine came duly to hand. We find it very satisfactory. Yours truly, J. W. Cole. Johnston, S. C., July 20,1886—Messrs. J. II. Seals & Co; The Machine was received some time since and please accept my thanks for the same. I am very much pleased with it, and am perfectly satisfied. Very respt., Mrs. II. P. IUnton. Macon, Ga., J une 20, 1886.—Gents: It ‘S-ves me pleasure to say that I find the Ma chine purchased from you, excellentin every respect. I have tested it thoroughly and am well satisfied that I struck a good bargain in getting it. Respectfully, Mrs. C. A. Kendall, No. 230 3rd street. Lake City, Fla., August 1,1886.—Messrs. J. II. Seals & Co., Dear sirs: I beg to say that the S. S. Sewing Machine is first-class, and my wife is highly pleased with it. We have had it now nearly a month and have done every variety of workwith the utmost satisfaction. Everybody who wants to buy a good machine and at the same time subscibe for one of the best papers in the South should subscribe for the S.S. and get the S. S. Machine. Yours truly. W. AY. Silas. Americus, Ga., Feb. 17th 1887—Mes3. J. H. Seals & Co. After waiting some time test ing the Sunny South Machine, 1 am satisfied there is no machine that can excel it for steady running and good work. Fliave tried two or three kinds. It is far su perior to my Wheeler & Wilson. I think von will sell more in this settlement. Everybody that sees it likes it. Respectfully P. E. CULPEPPER. SORE THROAT, CROUP AND HOARSE NESS CURED BY USING Clara Louise Kellogg will soon make a tour through New York State and Canada. d Pictures Copied and Enlarged Agents wanted In every town and county in the Sontb. Ssnd tor terms and circulars. It yon can not take an agency get our retail prices and sene pictures direetto us, tkay will be dona promptly and in best style. Address SOUTHERN COPYING CO., No. 9 Marietta street. Atlanta. Ga. 232-tf HAIR GOODS! Ta an “Famme IJ. S. .Scud for Illustrat-: d Circular of Latest Style* to JOHN MEDINA, 4C3 Washington Street, BosIod, Mags. W ANTED—2.50BDK lady, graduate of the Nor mal Scnool of St. L?at3, desires a position in a college (or private fan/»Ij) as teacher in the prima ry classes. Will receive lastractioo ia French and music as part of salary. Address, L. E.B., 1111 Main st, Lynchburg, Va. 566 3m " and Pointer*, well bred sad well trained; also. Pop* and Young Dog* CHEAP. If you want to HJY, send stamp for pricelist. Gate City Kennel, Atlanta.Ga. Morrison's Vang* Mixture: Sure Cure. 60c A $1.00 CONSUMPTIONS 1 hare a positive yemedy for the aboT« disease; bv Its ttse thousands ofee ea of the wont kind and of Ion^ i thousands ofee g have been Scary, that tles Free, ... i thie disease, to tUil sufferer. Gl'fc Express and P. O. addrew. Pit. T. A- gPOt'UK, in r.art St, ntpoii tkr.e Famal* Collet* ht Taibotton, and can truthfully sai that your management waa highly satisfactory, and a* * disciplinarian and teacher nr,surpassed by an, on* Who has succeeded you. I patronised the school when you were in charge of it, and while living ir Talbottou. as you know, made repeated efforts to gel you to return. Your friend, J. T. Willis, Judge of Chattahoochee Circuit, Cuthbert, Ga, June 18, 1888. Prof. Wm. B. fDals, while President of Bethel Fe male College, in this piece, taught iny children quits to my satisfaction. A thorough scholar, good discip linarian, a moral, Christian gentleman, I coneidei him equal to the best of teachers. It givee me gxe*l pleaenre in commending him to any community ir which he may be placed as entirely capable and trust worthy. Thoee having children to educate could noi trust them ia better bands. A. J. Moie, a former patron. Macon. Ga, June 25, 1888. Prof. W. B. Seals has had tiio experience of a life time in teaching and conducting first-class inEtitn- tions of learning He haa ability, scholarship, cult ure and much tact I predict for him great sucoeai in his management of the Sunny South Female Sem inary. T A J Mercer, President Mercer University, Macon, Ga. Atlanta, Gb, June 25,1888. I have known Prof W. B. Seals since 1866. 1 haw had the beet of opportunities for knowing his quali fications as a teacher and his capacity for conducting a school of high grade. It aiiords me real pleasure to say that he is a Christian gentleman and an accom plished teacher of large experience, and that I know of no man more worthy to be entrusted with the ed«- cation of girls and young ladies. J. B. Hawthorne, D. D, Pastor First Baptist Church, Atlanta, G* ah communications must be addressed to W. B. SEALS, A. M, President. aiKSMtiK MOUTH WASH and DENTIFHICE Cnres Bleedinj? Gums, Ulcers, Sore Mouth, Sort Throat, Cleanses the Teeth and Purifies the Breatht used and recommendpd by leading dentists. Pr^ pared bv Drs. J. P. & W. R. Holmes, Dentists, WacoBf 3i_ IforSal# bj ali drugffiftte and dentist* f Holmes’* Month flash* and DENTIFRICE. PERSONS Wearing Artificial Teeth should use HOLMES’ MOUTH WASH and DENTIFRICE. 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