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THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1887, 7 AROUND THE WORLD. latest news from every where. Hawalan Revolution. News as late as the 1st from Honolnln, Ha waii, was received at San Francisco on the Oth, and states that the populace, aided by the Hon olulu K'tlfs, assumed control of affairs June 25t!i and demanded the retirement of the Gib son Ministry and the abdication of the King. On Friday, J tly 1, the steamship Mariposa arrived from Australia, bringing 200 stand of arms addressed to Minister Gibson. These were seized by the people and stored in the armory of the Honolulu Rifles. After confer ring with representatives of foreign govern ments on July 1, King Kalakua formally ap pointed AVm. -I. Greene, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, who completed the cabinet as follows: L. A. Thurston, minister of the interior; Godfrey Brown, minister of finance, and C. V. Ashford, attorney-general. The surrender of King Kalakua to the de mands of the populace was as complete as the ignominy endured by his late ministry. The King is allowed to temporarily hold the throne, but is shorn of all power. THE GREAT SOUTH. Its Resources, News, Indus tries, Culture, Scenery, and General Prog ress. THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD. Americans Receiving Honors. Loxnox, July 0—Mr. James G. Blaine was entertained at supper by Mr. Henry Irving and a select party of fmnds this evening, and will start oil a tour of Scotland and Ireland. Kni'Bi itnii, July 8.—The freedom of the City was to-day conferred upon Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in recognition of his liberality in pre senting the city with 50,000 pounds ($250,000) for the purpose of building a library. The ■workingmen presented an address welcoming him to the Sco'cli capital and thanking him for hu munificent gift. Mr. Blaine and Mrs. Car negie were present. Mr. Carnegie, in reply to the address, said that a century ago British workingmen were serfs on estates handed down from this dissolute peer to that scoundrel, but in the march of progress labor lias triumphed. Men could now sell their labor to whomsoever they p'eased. Mr. Blaine also delivered a short address. war*' Famine in Iceland. ConENUAouN, July 7.—A terrible famine is reported at Skagefgard, in Iceland, and appeals come from there f ir assistance. There is great suffering among the peasants. Many have died and thousands of cattle have perished for want of food. South American Sanitary Congress. Lima, I’eku, July 8.—The Peruvian govern ment has invited the republics of Central and Soum America to co-operate in the formation of aa American sanitary congress, to he held in tint city on November 1st of this year. The Ameer’s Proclamation. B"'in vi, July 8.—The Ameer of Afghanis tan tas nailed to the Candaliar gate, utider- pea'li the Koran, a proclamation offering a free panion and the remission of two years’ taxes Knoxville Moving. On the 8th the city council decided to sub scribe $275,000 to the Knoxville Southern rail way, to connect with the Marietta & North Georgia, and $225,000 to the Powell’s Valley, connecting with the Louisville & Nashville and Norfolk & Western in Kentucky. Both roads are to be completed in two years. Alabama’s Agricultural Commis sioner. Governor Seay, of Alabama, has appointed Col. R. F. Kolb, of Barbour county, well and favorably known throughout the State, as Com missioner of Agriculture, to fill the nnexpired term of Commissioner Betts. Col. Kolb will probably succeed himself. toa.1 rebels who surrender. Tho New Bulgarian Prince. T:i i;n<»\ July —Prince Ferdinand, of Six*.- Coburg Gotha, replying to (he Sobranje’s dv.iich informing him of Ins election as j’: t o of Bulgaria, said he was proud of tho l),u»r conferred on him and grateful for it. he added, “to prove myself worthy . confidence of the Bulgarian people. I a:. re.ioy to respond to the call and to devote iIf to ibe service of Bulgaria as soon as t„ : r«»rte accepts the election and the powers jc.gaize it.” The ITinct’s answer was re- c i I with satisfaction bv the Sobranje. It is r *>rted that litissia is displeased with this Commercial Union with Canada. >a.stus Wiuan and lien Butler worth seem x* meeting with success in their efforts to : ice the Canadians to c: nsent to commercial in witli the Knired States. If such a union .uld be consummated the two countries d be drawn much closer together in other English and French Trade Declinir,£:. >m*on, July 7.—Returns issued by the ord of trade show that the imports for June (. .cased C 155,000 as compared with the same nth last year, and that exports decreased £220,000 as compare! with June, 1880. : \ i:is, July’ 7.—French revenue returns for ,'ae show that the receipts were 4,000,000 lanes less than the estiinatrs. The total de- L.'. for the half year is 25,000,000 francs. The Sultan Refuses to Sign. L'-vikin, July 8.—The Sultan having failed Bit Henry Drummond Wolff has been ordered to depart from Constantinople. The Egyptian Cotton Crop. AI exani.ria, July 0 —The Egyptian cotton report shows that the plant is generally strong and in good condition. Water lias been abun dant, except in Behera. In lower Egypt worms infest the plant. Tho Crand Military Review. I oniion. July The Queen to-day review ed (!0 000 soldiers at Aldershot. Her Majesty was received with great enthusiasm. A large number of stands bad been erected at Ibe point of review, and they were all packed with fash ionable and aristocratic people. Many volun teers who took part in the review came from lone distances and traveled all night in order to be present. The whole spectacle was very imposing and the review was a great success. The Duke of Cambridge, on behalf of the troops presented her Majesty with a jubilee address the men cheering heartily during the presentation. The marching of the men was Splendid and the guards, marines, and volun teers were londiy cheered by the spectators. A City in Switzerland Partially Engulfed. Hr use, July 6.—A portion of land bordering on a lake’at Zug, the capital of tiie Canton of that name, subsided to day and half the new (mays fell into the lake. Forty houses, a crowded inn, and the Hofei Durich, a four hlory structure, full of visitors, vanished en tirely. The occupants of the building wereen- irulfed while they slept, an 1 at least one hun dred perished, including M. Collin, president of the Canton. Men are now at work trying to recover the bodies of the victims. An infant was founc alive in a floating cradlo. French Monarchists in Council. Lonpon, July th—The count of l’aris had another reception on the Island of Jersey to day. His visitors numbered 700 and included Due DeBroglio, General Cello, General I.a- Clarette, and other distinguished loyalists. Mr. Parnell’s Health. Dublin, -July 0 —At the fortnightly meeting of the executive committee of the national league loday Dr. Kenny, Mr. Parnell's physi cian, made a speech denouncing the circulation of the baseless ami brutal reports about Mr. Parnell’s health. Fearful Floods in China. London, July 8—The city of Chuchow, in Oliina, lias been submerged and the inhabitants mjpoi to tons A terrible inundation is •reported in the vicinity of the Wenchow river, which has ovei flowed ils banks, drowning tiousands of people. Chinese Imperial Wedding. The forthcoming marriage of the Emperor of China has been r iliciady announced. I!is wife has ten selected. The festivities will cost ■fl.OOO.iKkJ- Numerous changes are expected it the Imperial Government. Latest Foreign Cablegrams Con densed. Mr Sexton has been unanimously nominated kjthe I’arnellites for Mayor of Dublin. Nom- ;iton equivalent to election, and evidences the , m ity of the Nationalists and their loyalty W Parnell. . The new Austro-Hungarian turret ship Kron flit/ Rudolph was launched recently at lala, o: ti e Adriatic, in the presence of the emperor tj archduchess Marie Therese, who chnsten- tdter. . , . The Germania says a Palestine soc.etyis hying pieces of land in Palestine upon which it i moused to found Catholic stations. The order fetbidding the exportation of hoses from Germany has been reeciuded; and ka proposed to rescend a similar Austro-Hun- hran order. SSSf SETS C hvs are used. i • „ w.f* has been made at Newcastle, t* half-mile lOTg and six and one-half A.’, in circumference. The breahihg sttwo iStfsasg '£.000 is realized. Marietta & North Georgia Railway. Representative Weil, of Fulton county, has introduced a bill in the Georgia Legislature to amend the charter of the Marietta & North Georgia railroad so that the road can go into Atlanta and to Knoxville. The bill authorizes the company to build to Atlanta and to Austell from Marietta. From Austell it will probably be continued South parallel with the Chatta hoochee, in Georgia, and at Atlanta connect with the Atlanta & llawkinsville. Montgomery’s Manufacturing Sub urb. A late issue of the Montgomery Advertiser of Tuesday contained two maps, one of the great mining State of the South, and the other of .Montgomery’s new manufacturing suburb. The first shows the railroads completed, pro jected and being built in the State; the latter, the industries, fair grounds, tho river and railroads leading into the city. The entire edition is excellent, and the Advertiser reflects the spirit and progress of Alabama's capital. Dr. Haygood in Texas. A dispatch from Ciarkesville, Texas, dated July 9th, says: ])r. Haygood, with his son and daughter, are here in the prohibition cam paign. The doctor has made two grand speeches, while his children’s music pleases all. They are well, and will remain till after the fourth of August. Georgia sends an able representative (could not send an abler) to Texas, lie is a power in anything he undertakes, but in this cause he is invincible. He had much to encourage and enthuse him in what had been accomplished in Georgia, especially in Atlanta, before he left; but he will now be stronger, reinforced by the moral influence of the last grand triumph in Floyd county. Toe conquering column moves forward. Goorgia’s First Bale. A dispatch from New York, dated the Stb, says the first bale of new cotton from Georgia was on exhibition to-day in front of the Cotton Exchange. The bale weighed 433 pounds, classed green, worth from 9 to 10 cents, but after spirited bidding by prominent members of the Exchange, was finally knocked down at 20 cents. This cotton was sent to New York by Mr. Primus Jones, a planter in Baker county, who, with the exception of three years, has been the Georgia “First Bale” man since the war. Besides cotton, he raises corn, potatoes, peas, cane and superior watermelons. Of the latter he sent something less than a car-load, weigh ing fifty to sixty pounds each, to the State Commissioner of Agriculture as a “treat” to the members of the Legislature. He practices the intensive system of farming. Prohibition Triumphant in Rome. Last Saturday was an important day in Rome. The battle against the sale of whiskey bad been waged with great earnestness for some months, each side claiming and almost certain of victory. At last the day for the linal struggle came, and the verdict of the people was that the saloons should be closed. Thus this arch insidious enemy is forced from first one and then another stronghold, giving assurance of his linal overthrow. The day was exceptionally fine, and the Pro hibitionists and the Antis were out early, and in force. Both sides worked- earnestly and continuously, excepting that towards the close of the day the Antis felt that they had lost the battle and relaxed their efforts. Prayer meet ings were held during the day, large numbers of the business iiouses were c'osed—fully nine- tenths of the business men being prohibition ists—their differences, however, being divested of all bitterness. The scene at the polls was a remarkable one—oid mothers with heads sil vered with the snows of scores of winters; younger matrons with their children, and love ly maidens and young womanhood, all armed with ballots and working for the right. Many an Anti-prohibitionist grounded arms and sur rendered his ticket right at tLe ballot-box— the living bulwark of lovely women was too much for them. The vote stood 1,128 for Prohibition, 903 against, giving a majority oj 520 votes, which may be regarded as forever banishing the whis key traflic from Floyd county. A glorious vic tory. ARKANSAS. The Jackson coun ty temperance alli ance has a member ship of fifteen hun dred. The name of Cabin Creek post ollice lias been changed to La mar. Benton county will hold a horticultural show about the 1st .Arkansas. « £ October. The wheat crops in Northwestern Arkansas are reported as be ing the finest ever raised. T his news is en couraging, to say the least. The business of the United States land office at Cauiden, for the quarter ending June Tilth, was as follows: 837 cash entries; 1!I2 home stead entries; 12 pre emptions; 1 military war rant entry. Total receipts for tho quarter $70,171.24. The president has appointed Tbos. A. Car ter, of • izark, to be appraiser of the right of way of the Kansas and Arkansas Valley rail way through the Indian country. Irish potatoes measuring eight inches in length and two and one half inches in diameter are reported by a Phillips county farmer. A call has been issued tor a re union of the third Arkansas (Federal) cavalry at Morrillton on the 4 h of August. Citizens of Newport are making large ship ments of wool and wheat to St. Louis. The public schools of Arkansas have carried many active, intelligent settlers to the State, and we are glad to note that the system is now almost universally favored by the people. No politics in Arkansas now. The weather is too warm and the crops are so tine that the people are resting nicely. Dispatches from Carlisle and Jacksonville, state that these places were visited by a severe wind and rain storm a few days ago. The Baptist church at Carlisle was biown dowu, and several other buildings were completely destroyed. It is impossible to estimate the loss to crops and property. So far as ascer tained there has been no loss of life. GXORGIA., Prohibition are being organized all over Walton conn- ty, and the contest is getting quite warm. Augusta has a con-j tract to supply Bir mingham, Ala,, with 1,000,000 bricks. It is intimated from good authority that there will be a guano factory put in operation at Lumber City shortly, of about fifteen tons capacity per day. The Kimball House, Atlanta, has over one hundred employees and the expenses of run ning it will approximate $800 per day. There is a movement on foot to petition the Ordinary to order an election on the whisky question in Gordon county, The Georgia Marble Company, of Marietta, are putting in twenty six gang saws, they hav ing already eight in operation. They will use GOO barrels of cement for the construction of the foundation. This will give this company the greatest capacity of any marble works in that section. Chief Connolly, of Atlanta, has added to his library a book which contains the photograph, description and history of all noted criminals in America. The Elberton Gazette says that everybody is feeling hopeful over the splendid prospects for a crop, which were never better at this season of the year. John McKnight, a Meriwether county far mer, has a dog farm and is doing a good busi ness with the Northern and Western fox hun ters. He was in Griffin Wednesday and ship ped nine fox hounds North for which be re ceived a big price. At a meeting of the Washington County Grange it was decided to hold a festival at the Grange Hall on or about July 27. The Lectur er of the National Grange and Past Master of the State < 1 range are expected to speak. Com mittees on arrangement and reception of speak ers were appointed. The first regular shipment over the Georgia Midland—18c. bales of cotton—was received in Griffin on the 4th of July. Persons have been to Washington from oilier cities to rent stores so as to lloal on the com ing wave. In October the Princeton factory at Athens will he sold at public outcry, and it is reported that Dr. Hamilton will probably buy it. This is one of the best water powers around Athens, and can easily operate three times as much machinery as is now in use Macon county has enjoyed line seasons—the crops are in splendid condition, especially the watermelon crop. A representative of tho Birmingham & At lantic A-L., railway has been to Savannah to secure terminal facilities. The first fifty miles just west, are graded to williiu a few miles of ihe city. Haralson county has secured fivo hundred feet of space in the Piedmont Exposition in which to make her display. Fourth of July was celebrated at Tallapoosa, and the people were addressod by Gov. Gordon, Senator Brown and Cols. A. II. Cox, of At lanta, and •/. M. McBride, of Tallapoosa. Dr. Bryant, the present lessee of the Indian Springs reservation, c lfers to relinquish said lease to the State, provided the State will sell to any party who will build a 8100,000 hotel. Tho Bank of Americus on Tuesday declared a regular semi-annual dividend of six dollars per share. Brunswick’s ice factory and a three-story brick grist mill (new enterprises) are nearly completed. ALABAMA. Birmingham is said to Ue destitute of ciay suiiable for brick- making and sand for mortar-making. At Huntsville, on the morning of the 8th, when Jim An derson, col., assist ant jailor, went itito the cell of Reed Townsend to carry him his break fast, Townsend sprang to the door, seized the iron bar used as a fastening and beat Ander son’s head into a iellv and escaped The Anniston Watchman says that a farmer from Alexandria Valley reports that he believed he would gather one hundred bushels of corn per acre this fall. This crop is about assured now. The reports about crops in Macon county are very flattering. Rains abundant. < >ld corn is safe. Cotton fruiting well, but weed rather small. If the rains continue through July with cotton at ten cents, the county will be solid and want no Birmingham in hers next year. The Naval F’oundry Company, of Montgom ery, has perfected an organization with 1). S. Troy, President, E. C Gregory, Secretary, and R. M. Nelson Treasurer. The Company owus all the old Naval Foundry property near the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad, containing sixty-eight valuable lots. Their policy is not fully decided on yet. Manufacto ries are to be erected and other improvements made. ALABAMA-' LOUISIANA. The Southron of Sabine says that sec- “ tion has had most excellent rain3 ex tending gener ally throughout the Par ish; crops are now in- a flourishing condi- \ tion and fully assures the corn crop which is more abundant than ever before known. Good health, good rains, and fine Louisiana. crops abound in all sections and everybody is comparatively happy. Dr. John Cullom, a prosperous physician of Arayelles parish, committed suicide by openiug a vein. The doctor was to have been married the nex, day to a beautiful and interesting girl, to whom he was devotedly attached. He had left her au hour before he killed himself, after arranging all the details of the wtdding. The cause of the suicide was a mystery until an autopsy disclosed the fact that he was suffering from an incurable disease which would have ended his life in a short time. The city council of Alexandria have ratified the contract entered into between the mayor and Messrs. Wheelock and associates, of New Orleans, to build a cotton compress, the erec tion of which is to be commenced immediately and pushed forward to an early completion, with ihe certainly that it will be in operation by October 1, 1887. TEXAS. Says the Galveston -Ye 10 s: "Before Texas people con tribute lavishly ti the fund to build a monument to Grant’s 1 honor, they should! recall the fact that no monument has yet been erected to Sam Houston, and his grave is even un marked bv a tomb stone. Patriotism, TEXASt like charity, may de cently begin at home.” Hood’s Texas brigade had a grand reunion at Barton Springs, on the 2(Jlli ult. A Houston lady has a pet alligator that wags his tail when hi3 name is called. Owing to the long carvers he carries in his jaw he is named Bowie. A special from Dallas says that tho mid summer rain has fallen and the country is smiling like the rose. The season in north and west Texas has been exceptionally good so far up to yesterday; there were heard, how ever, the usual croakings over bright prospects for crops about to he irreparably ruined. The name of Livinia Poet-office, Newton county, Tex., has been changed to Lee’s Mill. The Fanners’ Alliance of Texas, has 250,000 members, and the probability is that they will cut a very important figure in the political campaign next year. Oil has been discovered near Nacodoches, where wells were driven by the New Orleans Petroleum Prospecting company. Six wells have been driven or bored, one 000 feet deep and another SQ0 feet deep, hut oil is found at a depth of eighty-five feet. Nine barrels of oil from these wells were received here yesterday. FLORIDA. FLORIDA. r JCdlonel G. A. Kar- weise, a civil engin eer of large experi ence and represent ing a considerable amount of capital, is in Pensacola for the| purpose of investi gating the feasibility of establish! n g a large plant for build ing iron ships there, and also for the man ufacturing of ma chinery, putting in dry docks, etc. R. D. Gregory, of Liberty county, killed a 400-pound bear last week. A party of alligator hunters returned to Au- bumdale last week from Lake Hancock with 102 hides and three pecks of teeth. A Key West firm are soon to start a large cigar manufacturing establishment at the Pun- ta Gorda wharf, at Trabue, and a street rail way will be built from Trabue to the manu factory. A bank is also to he established at Trabue. Eighteen trains were run between Jackson ville and Pablo Beach over the J. & A. on Monday, the 4th. Two thousand three hun dred persons purchased tickets to Pablo that day, despite the rain. There are nearly two thousand bales of leaf tobacco in the bonded warehouse at Key West. Mr. Cumbee, of Lakeland, reports that his boys brought in forty-seven alligator skins from a recent hunt. Cook Lee, of Blanton, has just pocketed $1,- 000 from a crop of s x acres of tomatoeB. It is estimated that 3,000excursionists passed through I irlando on July 4, bound for San ford. One thousand tickets were sold at Or lando. On Saturday, the 2nd, the Directors of the Pensacola & Memphis railway heid a meeting at Pensacola with closed doors—said to have transacted important business about which they are reticent. A large fruit-drying establishment lias just been erected at DeFuniak Springs. It is the intention of the parties erecting it. to purchase all the fruit brought to that market for the purpose of evaporating it. The present indications are that after Octo ber 1st, next, Monticello will be a strictly tem perance town—the legal voters of the district being disinclined to sign license petitions. It is probable that the next season will be the last in which the Florida House, at St. Au gustine, will receive guests as it now stands. It has been decided to tear the building down early next spring and to erect a handsome five- story brick structure in its place. The Tampa Board of Trade have contracted with Wanton S. Webb for fifteen hundred dol lars worth of advertising cn Florida’s rolling exposition car. The contract for re-building and re-storing the old cathedra! at St. Augustine, has been let to a South Florida builder. BOYS S GIRLS' DEPARTMENT. AUNT JUDY’S CHAT. The Letter Boxers will have a re-union at Powder Springs, Ga., on the 21st. of July. The 7th Georgia Regiment wiil have their re union on that day, and the Letter Boxers have selected the same day. All the members will please have a little white ribbon badge. Botany Lesson. COUSIN ANNIE. VlKt.lNIA, T h e trust ecs o f Madison county re port Ibat ahout 2.300 poll taxes of the county have not been paid for bast year, and distress war rants fail to get it. Mrs. J. B. Kwin2, an accomplished lady from Baltimore, who has been in charge of an elocution class at. Monteaide, has ar ranged to open a se lect school at Tullahoma, for young ladies, at the Tullahoma Institute, fall term. The brick work of the large oil mill, being erected by the Southern < MI Company in the vicinity of Gill’s Station, has been completed, and tho machinery which has been shipped will arrive this week. The mill has a capacity to crush 20o tons cottonseed ever}’ twenty- four hours, and will be ready to begin opera tions before the crushing season opens. Memphis Brick and Manufacturing Company stock is dirt cheap at 132, the figures it was of fered at this morning. This is a straight tip to investors. Sam Nichols will open a confectionery store in Dyersburgh soon. The Times says Sam is one of the smallest men in the State, being twenty-six years of age and only weighing forty-seven pounds. His.will beftfTyui ^jiUTnbfnr A «*, We will now speak of an important family, found in the second order of the class Trian- dria, (order 2, Digynia, two ^pistils), of which there are many different genera. They are distributed throughout the globe, and furnish many of the moat useful vegetables for man and beast. Among the most useful of the grass family, are wheat, rye, barley, oats, Indian com and rice, besides meadow grass, and those kinds which are eaten by cattle. Indian com, though it is ranked with the grasses on account of its long and linear leaves, its fibrous roots and some other particulars, yet it is not placed in the third class, because its stamens and pistils are not in the same flower. Rice is placed in the sixth class on account of the number of its stamens. You see that natural families are sometimes separ ated by the artificial classification; as in the second class, two grasses were mentioned which were placed there on account of having too stamens. Grasses have fibrous roots, their stems are of that kind called clums, being long, slender and hollow, and having knots from which arises a long linear or l inceolate leaf surrounding the stein like a sheath. The stems of grasses grow internally as from the centre outwards; this is the reverse of what appears in the oak, the new wood of which en circles the old. The flowers of the grasses are found in what is called the ear or head; and consists of a calyx of two green husks, called a ylume; with in this calyx is the blossom, consisting of a husk of two pieces; these husks are the chaff, which i3 separated from the seed by threshing. If you observe a blossom of wheat, or of com mon meadow’ grass, you will see three stamens with large anthers, and two pistils with isaiii- ered stigmas. These grasses have no seed vessel, but the seed is contained within the husks, which gradually open and throw out their contents; this scattering of the seed is the cause of the very general distribution of grasses. Wheat, rye aid oats, are annual plants; that is, their roots die every year, and the plant is renewed by means of the seed. The grasses which serve for the subsistence of cattle are mostly perennial; though the herbage dies at ihe approach of winter, the roots live, and are ready to throw out their shoots on the return of spring. Grasses are not recommended for young bot anists to analyze, because its often difficult to distinguish the different genera as they appear in many respects very similar, and ihe 11 »wers are not showy like those of many other plants; however you can easily distinguish the differ ent parts of a bunch of grass, viz.: the fibrous root, the cluui-liko stem, the long and narrow leaves, and the flowers with their green sta mens and pistils. There are some coarse grass-like plants, which grow in bogs and marshes, destitute of those nourishing qualities which belong to the grasses generally; they are known by the name of rushes, sedges and cat-tails; most of them have their stamens and pistils on separate flowers, and are therefore placed in the class M anoxia. SOUTH CAKOLINA- store. The enterprising little town of Macon, Fay ette county, has taised $25,000 in subscriptions to the Tennessee Midland Railway Co., pro vided they run their road within half a mile of that place. A gentleman from Macon informs us that the stimulus to such exertions was the statement made by Col. T. C. I/eake, Jr., that if Macon will raise $25,000 we will run the road by her.” All of the directors of the Sheffield Land Company, Alabama and Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, Sheffield and Birmingham Rail road Company, and Sheffield Furnace Com pany met at Monteagle on the 7th. It is sup posed they met for the purpose of consolidating all interests. Should they do so it will make the second largest coal, iron and railway com pany in the South, and will control 100,000 acres of the best coal and iron lands in the country. SOUTH CAROLINA. The South Caro lina Railway has made preparations to move the largest melon crop from Aiken and Barnwell;-- counties that it ver handled. \ ^ Hampton, the 36 beairiful stallion of J. Monroe Wise, of Trenton, arrived in Aiken on Monday. is perhaps the finest burse ever in Aiken, costing his owner $3,200. Mormon missionaries preaching in South Carolina, below Augusta, have been notified to leave or take the cousequences. The Aiken Journal and llevieio is urging the great necessity, as well as the advantage it would be to the city, of another large and com modious hotel. By the premature explosion of giant powder while blasting rock on the Carolina and South ern railroad, near the Catawba river, in Lan caster county, one white man and eight ne groes w’ere instantly killed. Their bodies were mangled in a shocking manner. NORTH CAROLINA. Opei a ive3 are at ork under Mining ugineer Andreasen on the mining prop erty of Mess." E. M. aldcleugh £ Bro., four miles from Thomasville, David son county, and near the Silver Valley. The name of the mine is now “Roanoke,” and Mr. Andreasen reports that the vein NORTH CAROLINA, developed is 2 to 2 1-2 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, and the ore fine. Thomasville is full of mining men from all parts of the United States, and some from Europe—Denmark. Preparations are being made for smelting works at Thomasville. The new Graded School building, of Greens boro, will cost $10,000. One hundred more looms have just been purchased for the Randleman cotton mills. Newton has been decided upon as a point at which to establish United States signal service. Notice of appointment was received several days ago, and the necessary articles will be here in a few days. Maj. Atkinson, engineer on the C. F. & Y. V. R. R., expects to complete the road to Dal ton by the latter part of August. This is ten miles beyond Germantown. Dear Cousins: While everything is quiet, I’ll write again, although ’tis but a short while since I last wrote, and there’s nothing that 1 like bett r than to chat with the Cousins through the dear old Sunny. Vacation has at last come! Now*, for three long months, we school-boys will rest. I, for one, am going to enjoy myself. We aren't youDg but once in our lives, and in our youth we should enjoy ourselves. Cousins, don’t you all sympathize with me? One of the Cousins, not long since, inquired after me; don't remember now who, anyway, 1 appreciate it. Minnehaha, I’ve never received a letter from you yet. Aren’t you going to write? J know whe^“Tuberose” is. He's passing himself off ’ now with the L. B , but be goon Nonci.—RidungM and all letters pertaining to Chess should be addressed J. B. REDWINK, Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta. Ga.. July 10th, 1887. To Oun Contributors : 8. G. B«rton. Nww Or leans, La., P ato and P. A. Towne, New York, and A Knight, Waco, Tex., have obliged ns with valued contributions. SOLUTIONS. No. 184. 1. S—8 6. No. 185. 1. B-R 4 P—B 3 2. R*S P. P— B 4 3 B- B 6 mm e. 1. P-B 4.2. BxP. PxP. 3 B-B 0 mate No. 186. The author’s solution is reserved. Sec ond solutions begins with 1 Q—Q 8 and 1. K-Q S 2. (See problem criticisms ) No. 187. 1. P- Q 5, K-Q 2. 2. P- Q 6 K any. 3 P— O 7 mate. 1 K-K 4. 2. P-Q 6. K-K 5 (KxP, 3 <**P m»te), 3. Q-Q 4. mate. No. 188. Solution reserved. (See problem criti cisms.) No. 189 (by Loyd). See problem < riticisms. PROBLEM NO. 203. the Sunny South, by H. Ernst. Black. G pieces. A REVIEW OF ‘ CHESS: ITS POETfiT AND ITS PBOSE.” By F. B. Phelps. 1 he pro* lem art wss looked upon as a sort of sire issue of the game of chess, scarcely worfby the digni'y of a tetmanenf literal ear of Its wwn ■ . A tall events it had none. Its practitioners were lew in number and widely scattered, without coreMon or agreement among themselves The art in £ c . h, * otic without fixed principle* Vk tBI,,ir * to ^ dignity or proportions of a sc enre. iherewa ’ oser was a Isa j standard authority End every .. , — —- o himself. In later dsn. as the pmh.em art advauced to »omething like i*s pres ent development (this growth and _ White. 8 pieces. Waite matt b Id 2 moves. PROBLEM NO. 204. tho Sunny South, by Eugene Woodard, ll„rt- •mm W' v * i sm m in : a a flit & IStf Hi „ . |Pm.nt (thi.sroyth and advancement re- * ro “ ,he scums of a few leading exponent.) an ite de. otee. increawd in nnmber, in skill and in the tackof etandard anthority npon tka art, son e ]net exposition of ns principles and prac- ll “ S? 0 ?” 1 y rBOO * n ' zed ar-d • strong desire .■■evinced that some-capable con poser wnnld un dertake to supply the deficiency in a work exclnrim- ly devoted to the principles and science of problem construction. With thedebntof ’ Cbese Btrstewv™ thte void was in s measure tilled. And it wu be- 1 ievpd that the success and popularity of this work would i vite other roa posers of renown to emulate the eminent example set by Mr, Loyd Th-s work however excel ent, did not, unfortunately, cover the ground, but on the cortrary scarcely t*inched upon many points of controversy and di«cu6sion, regard ing whic there was a uch confusion and need of en- •ightenment. When nearly two years ago, Mr. A. F. Mackenzie announced that he wou'd soon publish a work on the * roblem art there was a general feeling of satisfaction, coupled with a widely expressed con viction that the right man hfid u’ dertaban it. ’ Chess: its Poetry and its Prose/’ has been recently iE6ued fro'n the press, and it is my purpose now to ssy a few words re ative to this work, its scope, char acter and importance, connected with the subject of which it treats. The hook opens with a general ex- ordinm on tie problem art in which the author dw Us with keen appreciation upon its beauties, its difficulties, its varied and manifold attr»ctiors, and i s perplexit’es. On pnge 3 occurs the following, wnich I commend for its pointed truth ae worthy to he inscribed on the banner of chess: “As practical play is the prose, so is problem composition rhe poe try of c bees and a single p:ob!em of the modern school can b' made to yield mis solution more of chess truth and beauty than an ordina’y player will enjoy in a life time ” Following this comes the defi nition and classification of problems, an important branch of the art and which is too little understood by the majority of solvers and even of composer*. The various st les, classes a d rerj'ilsifea of prob lems are here so thor. ughJy disc; ssed that alJ who run may read. This chapter, also, includes some pertinent advice to beginners and amateuis regard ing the proper way to nandle those pests of the com poser, c o • s and duals and cmbrac?s many practi cal hints and suggestions in practical composition. At this point, as in other portions of iln book, the au thor lays u uch stress on the fact tha cooks ar.d duals may often be turned to va'uable account in enhanc ing the beauty, or d.fliculty, or general merit, of a problen : and are therefore not always the unmiti gated evil they ere usually represented to be. On page 19 we come io the important, ai d ik t over-w**ll understood t pic of‘ Themes.” This subject is treat er 1 by the author in hi-i usual broadituage manner ar d tho mystery of ‘1 hemes ’ '» carefully elucidated and amply illustm*e1. Aff.» r ‘ Themes ’ coires Original ity, a topic of much interest and regarding which there has been no end of discussion, disagreement an<i misunderetending. It is only necessary to say that the a -Thor’s views on this *r atter of Originality are those wt ich are becomi: g generally adopted ai sound. Next comes Vsriery, and this to* ic is treated by the writer “without gloves.’ and in his usually vigorous and undisn ayeh fashion. This subject u one. also, respecting wh*ch there is great diversity of opinion, and its trea'ment here by so emir ent an Ha th rity must prove both interesting art! valuable reading to all. In the chapter on Economy, which follows, the au'hor takes very decoiej an«l advanced grounds and from which there will be tom*’ dissent, on the part, especially, of the generation of compos ers who are now passing away. It ia needlees to say ih*t the views expressed in this chapter are in conso nance with those generally ad-*ptfd by what is term ed the M« dern School.of Problemists, tome vague notions upon the subject of Econo'i y ore here door ed up Erroneous op niors founded on a careless consideration of this vitaf subject are very common ami the clear exposition of rhe i rinciples of Econo my embraced in this chapter was greatly needed. [TO be CONTINUED J 0HP88 NOTES. White, 6 pieces. White mates in 3 moves. PROBLEM NO. 205. r the 8UNNY SOUTH, by Link Burnhain. to H.and E. Bettman, Cin- Black. z Pieces. ly. tha tho printed. Ini There are of otes to ;>lo (i). gan ( i ot otly .uld read taken especially m note (j) which we hope oar readois may ddec- ar.d for them we, alone, are to bia i e. Problem 191 wap rrinred cor rect 1 v. there being only * (in t it) black pieces. Prob lem 19G vhould have a white Pawn at Q2. Miss E IVI Blake wili be gone ero this tin her Sum- m r visit to Columbia and we fear, her name will he missed an ought our solvers lor a few istnes. * Tno lady of the iiats” premiers to report for duty soon— wh'ch coxnn endable spirit, wo wish, would be d 8play< d by several other absentees. AMer Mr Phelps’review will como a charming chest- story by young Arthur Berel, chess editor New York Sunday Times. Thisyoonw fellow is a most promising worker in the field of chess. Mr. tico- F. Carpenter is rapidly improving and his final recover from his long and tedious illness is ht- sured Wi-hin a few wee-s hi an early issue, we wili publish the very latest production of this great A CARD- To all who are aulTorlng from tho errors and Indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of mauhood, 4c.. I will send a recipe that will euro you. FREE OF CHARGE. Tbisgreat remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a solf-addressod envelope to the Bev. Joseph t. Inman. Station D. A*. Tar* at*. Nice life a married man leads when every time he asks his wife for a cup of tea he knows she’ll make it hot for him. with grown folks. He’s a case. Kuby Lynn, I wrote you a letter sometime ago. Did you ever receive it? Quid None, do you know a boy by the name of Chase? I have a reason for knowing. Croquet and Loto parties are all the vogue here now. I’m ex ceedingly fond of Croquet, but Loto, I see no fun in. Dear me, just look how long I have tarried, please excuse me, Auntie, dear.Jl won’t stay so long next time. With love to all, I am as ever, Beunie Kiiei.ms. Dear Cousins: Here I am again, but as be fore, with nothing to interest you. 1 will this time endeavor to tell you all something about my home. I am sure that none of you ever saw a more beautiful little city, it has the rep utation of being one of the prettiest towns in the South, the streets are sha ted by grand old water oaks, a row on each side and one in the center. We have had a boom for some time past. I was out to the lake Sunday during a storm, it is a magnificent sight to sit in the boat,house and watch the crystal waves wrestle upon the breast of the deep. Kuby Lynn, I admire you very much, would like to have you for a sweetheart, can D Dearie I know that there is no chance for me, as you are belle of the I,. B., hut would like to know you, perhaps ill “ask a favor of you later.” Cecil, you are a honey and “B” knows it. Monk, I know that you must bo. a darling fellow and don’t ‘ blame the girls” for all trying to catch you. Common Sense, you shouldn't “be so rough on the girls, yon wiil never win one that way.” With love for all, Semper Idem. Height. Dear Aunt Judy: J have just received my weekly mail, and the budget contains my first erii'ion of the popular Si ssv South. Alter a careful perusal of its instructive and spicy col umns, l am permitted to say it has a tendency to interest each and every lover of pure litera ture, and should have a hearty welcome in every houseuold. Its writers are possessed with an equal share of knowledge. The pro duction of their gifted pens are calculated to meet tiie domand of all appreciative reaviers. You may consider me a subscriber as long as the Sunny continues to spread its circulation over this wide dominion. Now, Mother Hubbard and Aunt Judy, your departments are just excellent. I wonder if, in the near future, I should ask permission to mingle with your happy families, the entire host would rise with indignation aud claim that too many friends are a nuisance and no entrance will be granted to a lonely Mississippi girl. Senatobia, Miss. Dear Cousins: llo! here we come, two au thors of the day aud only “sweei, sixteen.” Who will welcome us? Will you Bonnie Sweet Bessie? We are lovely maidenB of very kind aud af fectionate natures. Having enjoyed the letters of the cousins so long we could not refrain from writing. We have been writing two very sad stories, and have lost all the wit we ever had (if we ever had aDy.) Wo would like to correspond personally with some of the cous.us (especially hoys) if agree able. If any one will condescend to correspond with us our address can be obtained from Aunt Judy, (or Uncle Punch.) l-’or the present we remain. Two Authors. Dear Aunt Judy: For a long time I hive been like a steered dog. Afraid to write think ing you wouldn’t let a small boy’s letters ap pear iu the column with the larger cousins. At last I have resolved to try. I live in Pike county. I don’t see any letters from the small boys of Southeast Alabama. 1 say let the lit tle boys come to the front. Give us a showing. Then, boys’ let’s have enough yit up and git about us to quit onr catjdriving, yearlin, riding and gander beating long enough to .mprove our minds just a little. Aunt Judy wont you give us a place in your paper once in a while? We wont take up much room. Hoping that this will not find its way to the waste-basket, I am Billy Nix. A Connecticut customer writes to Goo. P. Howell & Co’s Newspaper Advertising Burean, 10 Spruce street. New York, that for :$00 in ad vertising done through them hu realized a net profit of five hundred and seventy-five dollars. White, 9 pieces. White mates in 3 moves. U T« 1 e Wilkeebi oomlence toun fee of §2, rr one to which the K< Souths' arre, l*a., Reconl propoeos a corres- ey open to nil p ayers at an entrance •y received to fie divided into 3 prizes scord adds 2 Dnzes. It is hop.-d some » plby“'fi will take part. Ad'Jre6S en closing fee the Chess Editor Record, Wilkesbarre«Fa. A Classical anil Mythological Dictionary. A new Work for popular uno. Bj II. C. Faulkner. It In the <!••*«!lmi of this volume to pror1<Ie the ordinary reader with a Lrlel and Concise explanation of theanrlent Mythological, Claaal- ral, Blocraphlcal. Historical, and Geographical Allusions, most frequently met with In English Literature, lu art repreeeutaOoaa of Classical Deities aud Heroes, in news- payer UIbcusbIous, and in ordinary speech. 70 Illustrations. Brief a'-counte are given of all the claanlcal / heroes mentioned In ancient history ; also/, of all Mythological Deities, euch as Achilles,I Adonis, Ammon, Anubls, Apollo, Atalauta,* Atlas, Bacchus. Brahma. Buddha, Cerberus. V Charon. Cupid. Dagon, Diana. Durga, Eecu- I | ” ‘ Hebe, Helena, Hercules, J f Jupiter, Krishna, Mars, ^1 lapluB, Eutei Indr Medi Orpheui n. Pluto, Psyche, Saturn, 8«>ME excellent PROBLEM8. In 'ho March Schachzf»itung appeared the follow ing beautiful and difficult problem by H. Pratt (Daheim): No 206 White, K at Q 6, Q at Q B 7. 8 at Q 4, and P at K 3, 4 pieces against the black monarch alone a* 5th. Mate in 4, by 1. Q— B, 2. K-Btfand late i - bile after the Sffiachzeitung appeared on this pide of the waters the following problem by Per- dennis. appeared in the Nashville American and was pronounced bv the American s critics a« b-irg spe cially go: d. Oar r *ndo s will perceive a mark,’ I s in ilartv. No 207. White. K at Kll <) at Q S «t < > 1 and P at K 3, I pioceR Black, Iv at Iv 5, and P at Q 4 2 pieces. Mate i*» 4. Our nfxtand last ties wn«k is ta^en from the re cent .tourney . f Baltimore News ad if wo mistake nor bhlllled all thesolvrrs of that excellent paper. I he ‘olution permits BlacK no choice—his moves are forced. , No 21 8 \N hite. K at Q S. Q a' Iv S, Hooks at k rt 3 nml 'C It 5, B shop* at y B ai.tl K 1 8 aud l awn , at Q It 2 Q 8 i. and K It 2 '.( piwe H . rlm-k. K h( k S 3 K nt, Iv H \ B at K S 5 and Pawns at, () \l 5. H •« Iv B 3. K S 2. K It 4 au ' K K 6, » pieces. .11 it« in H The problem was compoeed, we think, by Mr. Kneger. BOLVEK8’ LIST AND PROBLEM CRITICISMS. No. 184, by C H. Wheeler —Miss Blake has written us of her appreciation of this problem and of the honor Mr. Wheeler has conferred on her. She re gards the problem as a true gem. ‘Good,” II. Ernst •-Very reat and good Mey.” w. E. M;tchnm. 'Black has eighteen defer,see but strictly there are only three variations. Still the » roblem will be treasured as pofect in construction.” P- A. I’owne "Xhe key is bv no means evident, and th» reare several re at tries ’ Wm Spr z. "An excel.ent, key to a pretty little prob lem,” A. H. Robbins "The best of he three,” C H. A. "A very tine problem, ’ A F. vvnrm. *‘A verita ble besaty in Wheeler's happiest vein.” 8 M Joseph. ' Sorter to so,” Madison, Fla *‘A very goodtwo-Pr.” B. G Barton. "This is a littlegeu clear cut ele gantly constrne’ed, and a most unexpected and at tractive key.” F. B. Phelps. *S—b 4 cooks his roya.’ Excellency’s goose in too many variations,’ LinU Burnham. *‘I like it very much; a possible end *»ame,” A Knight "Very pret y. as it ought to be.” K. M. Ohman. "A neat, problem, with tine move,” Eugene Wo 1 dard. "A happy stroke, ’ Orchard. “This is the best I have aren from Wh»*el- e*\” Beppo. Solved a'so, by W Mactarlane, Jas. W. (ireen. A L O. S. B , J. Bmokshaw ar.d on. No. 185 by J B Munoz.—"Simp e. ’ W. E. Jlitch- um, "Rather too simple for a problem,” P. A Towne. ‘Too much force for the anion? t of variety,” Wu.. Spitz "For beginners,” A. H. Hobbits "This has an antiquated flavor, the old school of 30 years ago,” C H A. * Very si r pl«,” A. F. Wu»m. "Too simple for anything ” M. dison. Flu "Abouf as sim ple as ca be. ’ B. G. B*rton. Miss Blat e'scriiicism was, unfortunately, mislaid. "A problem without motive, or the e, or difficuby,” F. B. Pi elps. * Rather cuto position, but tt o easy to be interest ing,” L nk Burnham. * Very easy,” A Knigh . * Nice for a change; one gets tired of masterpieces and the * this is refreshing,” K. M. Ohman. “Am sorry to say that 1 tee nothing about trie to admire. 1 here is r.o difficulty, but Una variation and no point to that Mr, 'rpne , , Frbll. Siren*, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thor, Tnoth, Vanina, Venus. Veeta, Vishnu, Vul can Yatua, and hundreds of othern. A hand book for popular use—convenient, compre hensive, clear, concise, correct—and written In popular language. Very uselul to every one who wlahee to understand these sub* Jscie. Cloth. A Handy Dictionary of Synonyms, With which are combined the words opposite in meaning. By H. C. Faulkner. For the nse or all those who would a;,eak or write the Eng lish Language flaeutly and correctly. With this book at hand aDy one may readily find a suitable word to express their exact meaning and oonvey a thought correctly. This book is invaluable to speakers, writers, authors and the conversationalist. Handsomely bound in cloth. For two new robsoribers we will send a copy of either of these valuable books in paper bind ing. Tho Usages of the Best Society. A manual of social etiquette. B> Frances Stev ens. Nothing is given in this book that not the sanction of ob ervance bv the bent society— contains 21 chapter*. Introductions and &&ln- tritiens. Visiting Cards and Visiting, strangers and New corners. Eugegeraects and Weddings, Receptions aud Debuts, Private Balls and Gor mans, Fancy Dress pno Masquerade Bolls Giv ing, Table Decorations and Etiquette, Lunch eons, Breakfast r.nd Teas, The Art oi Et tf.ining, Letter Writing and Iuv.iations, Musi cal “At Homes” Bnd Garden Parties, T avel- iug Manners and Mourning Etiquette, Wedding and Birthday Anniversaries and Presents, New Year’s Day Receptions, Important General Considerations, Brief Hints for evary day use. This book is ndispeosible to al! who wish to obtain the most eDj lyment from daily inter course with their fellow beings. Handsomely bound in cloth. A GOOD PBOPOSITION. Munoz can do better,” Eugeno Wo<»dard. nothing *n it topraireor blame.” C. H. Wueeier. rtolv»*d. also, by Beppo, I E. Orchard, H. Ernst, J. Brookehaw, 8. M. Joseph, G. W. Macfarlane ar.d A. T. C. No, ICG, by Pr.if C. M. Tucker, is unsound, having two second tofuftons. In its much as only Eugene Woodard has discovered the author’s key we have re served tho solution. The following gave one or the other of the second solutions: H. W. E. Mitct- nm P A Towne. Wm- bpitz, A. H. Robbins, C. R. A,8.M. Joseph. Misj E. M Blake, Beppo, I. E. Or chard. F U. Phelps, Link Burnham, A Knight, K M. Ohman. G. W. Macfarlane, G- H. Wheelerand A.T G. No. 187, by H. Ernst, was most enthusiastically praised by our solvers. We regret wo are forced 1o omit criticisms, '.his being a selection. The problem wa« prouounced original with a single exception. F. B- Phelps is o' the opinion that there is nothing new in the idea. We have neve.’ seen anything like it. Here follow the solvers: P. A. Towne. Wm. Spits, 1. E. Orotund, Beppo Madison, Fla , B. G. Barton, Mies E. M. Blake, F. B. Phelps, Link Burnham, A Knight, G. 'V. Macfarlane, Eugeno Woodard and A. F. Wurm. No. 188, by Shinkmau, Deinga pr so problem we do not publish solution. C. H. Wheeler sent in a com plete solution wherein all the conditions are com plied with. P. A. Towne sent mate in 8. No. 189 (wrongly printed 188), by Loyd, is also a prize problem and we reserve the conclusions arrived at by onr solvers. The following examined the prob lem: H. Ernst, J. Brockshaw, P. A. Towne, Wm. Sritz, Madison, Fla.. B. G. Barton. Miss E. M. Blake, Link Burnham, ▲ Kn'.ght, G. W. Macfarlane and 0. M. Wheeler. Onr Family Physician will save hundreds of dollars in any family in which it is used! 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