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OCTOBER, 27, 1906.
THE SUNNY SOUTH
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I Some Rare Dollars I
j Are Worth Very Fancy Sums j
'f 78 ;, «l»owea a head of Liberty with a!
* CSn firii:imon + A.1 i < i
HE S4 gold piece, or Stella,
n specimen of which
brought £370 at a recent
1 sale, ts the .rarest of the
VMM coins issues by the United
States mint since 1822.
Judging from the advanc
ing prices paid of l ato f or
specimens, it i s likely soon
tanls among the very
of all American
m
The
furev.i design and size
grams in Weight and riventy-two
ma : 1! : ,lK,motcr - the goioid dollar
wk ■ fourteen grams and was ihinv-
luo nuiiimeters in- diameter, while 'the
* ,lvcr metric dollar weighed twentv-five
ukI was thirty-five millimeter
cap ornamented with blades of
v- eat and a band inscribed “Liberty.”:
Above was “E Pluribus Umim" in a
curved line.
On the right were seven stars and oiri
,® left si *- Within a circle of thirty-'
e'ght stars on three straight and* two
ou p V »d lines was the inscript.on: "Goioid.
’~ 8: ~ 24 — s *— 9 Fine. 258 Grains.” Near
Ihe border was ‘‘United States of Ameri-'
ea. One Dollar.”
1^ e hol der of this variety was milled I
and the edge reeded. It was a trifle larger I
than the half-dollar and only thirteen
are said to have been struck, yet a sneci-1
men in proof condition brought only $5 ati
recent sale. Other specimens of this I
Free
Catarrh
Cure
Bad Breath. K’Hawkin® and Spit*
ting Qu.ckly Cured—Fill Out
Free Counon Below.
first of the steilas
was made in 1879 and was
oue of a series of three pieces which
form 1 what was known a s a metric set. ,
Ihe oi.'.ei tno coins w&re dollars air i ' at! °ty are known in standard sliver and j
><1 s‘za. The stella w£ 1 C ° A PPe f;
An oilier 1878 goioid dollar iias the samel
obverse, but on the reverse within a cir- j
ole of six lines is inscribed: “Goioid. i
Metric. !—G. IG. I—S. 1.9-C. Grams!
14.25. Around the border is the inscrip-j
turn: “United States of Ameri -a. ICO,
Cents.” This coin in goioid composition j
is worth $4.50. It was also struck in cop- I
per.
Still another variety of 1878, which was j
struck in both goioid and copper, bore,
the general obverse design of the others, I
but in the field of fhe reverse, inside a
wreath of laurel, was the inscription: j
“Goioid, I. Gold. 24. Silver. 9 Fine 253 :
Grains.” Only twenty-five of these coins j
are supposed to have been struck and yet
one sold for $5.50.
in 1879 a metric dollar showed
«ra:
dim;
Tin
Hubl
rs in
fid;
400
th
“ins were patented by a Dr.
nid fifteen full sets, including
diirerent varieties, were struck
in 1.79 and presented to government of-
AUditional sets to the number of
) .--aid to have been struck after-
but it. i s probable that many of
ts never left the mint,
congressman was entitled to a set
o coins at their Intrinsic value which
amounted to $6.10. It Is sald ; hal in
r: v cases congressmen gave their or-
0 outsiders, which resulted in con-
sdei-ible speculation in the pieces. Tilev
pposed to have been scattered ail
o liie country and many of them no
do • havo been lost, for of some of the
vt-riety only a very limited number are
now known.
tin e are five, different varieties of de-
e.-i: ;.ud date, which were struck in gold,
g'd'id (a composition
of Liberty upon the coronet
broad band ornamented by a
pearls and inscribed "Liberty.
“My H.w Diacoy.ry Quickly Cares
Catarrh.”—C, E. Qauhb.
Catarrh is not only dangerous, but it
causes had breatii, ulceration, death and
decay of bones, ;oss of thinking and rea-
| soning power, kills ambition and energy,
head often causes loss of npi; etite, indigestion.
dyspepsia, raw throat and reaches
general debility, idiocy and insanity, it
needs attention at once. Cure it witii
,. T , _ , . . Gauss’ Catarrh Cure. It is a quick,
field on the reverse is a semiwreath of radical, permanent cure, because It rids
beinj
string
• In
the
cotton and corn tied with a ribbon and
on a tablet is the motto “Deo Est Gloria.”
.Within a circle of small dots is inclosed
‘‘895.8 S. 4.2—G. I0O—C. 25 GRAM S.”
The last two words are carved. This coin
was made of a composition of silver
of gold, silver and! and copper and in proof condition sold I
), silver and copper, but how | in 1890 for $1.60. Now it is worth about
in each metal were coined is not | £3.
Another 1879 metric dollar shows Liber-j
iy wearing a cap with a broad band. This!
is ornamented with cotton bolls and in- i
scribed “Liberty.” Above is “E Pluribus
Unum.”
This obverse is very much like that ofi
the silver dollar of 1878, designed by '
George T. Morgan, known as the Bland
dollar, which was adopted for regular j
issue and which bears the designer’s tiny 1
initial M on both the obverse and the re-;
verse. The metric dollar was the work of |
Charles E. Barber, the mint designer
k own. nor is there any way of finding
o u. for, being pattern pieces, a record
of tlie number struck was not kept at
‘.he mint.
BORE A QUEER DISCRIPTION.
Tile rarest variety of the 1879 issue is
the one showing on the obverse the un-
• raped head of Liberty to the left. The
’.air is closely drawn and plaited in a
crown effect low on the forehead and
banged, with the inscription, between
asterisks, as follows:
"6*G‘ , 3*S*7*C*7*G*R*A’*M*S* 1879.”
On the reverse are the words, “United
States of America Four Dol.” In the
the system of the poison germs that
cause catarrh.
In order to prove to all who are suf
fering from this dangerous and loath
some disease that Gauss' Catarrh Cure
will actually cure any case of catarrh
Quickly, no matter how long standing
or how bad, I will send a trial package
by mail free of all cost. Send us your
name and address today and the treat
ment will he sent you liy return mail.
Try it! It will positively cure so that
you will be welcomed instead of shunned
by your friends. C. E.
Main St.. Marshall, Mich,
pon below.
with grunts of delight. 'iTlfs comical
team, its owner 'boasted, never ran away,
or balked, and never kicked out' the
dashboard, though once their switching
tails did accidentally reduce the bow of
the bout to kindling wood. But their
master did not blame them for that. It
was done in play, and no damage would
have resulted had they not been hitched
too close to the boat. After that Mr.
I,ee took care that they were hitched at
a. sufficient distance from their lloating
carriage.
USE OF THE HIDES.
Apart fro-u the sale or living alliga
tors to tourists and for exhibition pur
poses. there i sa big trade in hides and
a trade that is growing bigger all the
while. The consumption ol‘ alligator
hides is now greater than ever before.
The output of the American tanneries are
approximately two hundred and eighty
thousand hides annually, valued at $400,-
000. There are several distinct varieties
on the market, ttie most important being
the Floridian, the Louisianan and the
Mexican. These three differ from others
in certain well defined characteristics of
the scales and owing t<> these differences
each variety lias its special uses.
There is a firm in Savannah wiifch han
dles from fifteen to twenty thousand
hides a year. These come mainly from
the Florida everglades, where they are
captured by the Seminole Indians. They
are salt cured and then shipped in bar
rels. The Savannah firm assorts them
according to size and quality, cures
them thoroughly and then exports them
to Europe, whore they are even more
highly valued than in the United States,
and made up into many different arti
cles of ornament and utility.
It is only in the spring and summer
that the alligator is hunted. They are
abundant in the everglades and nearby
streams, except in the coldest weather,
when they remain at the bottom of theif
water homes, but at that season hunt
ers, both white and Seminole, find it
more profitable to turn their attention
to trapping the otters. The fur of these
little animals is then in prime condition
and one ot them is worth many alliga
tor hides. As we have seen in previous
papers, there are otter farms a-s well as
gator farms, and both -are well worth
while for those who are in a position to
embark in these novel Industries.
How You Can Rid
Yourself of
FKEE
This coupon is good for onn trial package of
Gauss' ('umbined Catarrh Cure, mailed free in
plain package. .Simply fill in your name and
address on dotted lines below and mail to
C. E. GAl SS. soT Main Street,
Marshall, Mich.
A Fine Fur Scarf Free.
Any of our readers who wish to se
cure a fine fur scarf free should take up
GAUSS. 8o7«.; the 0 ff er of the Friend Supply Co., of
out cou - B ost „ n> i n this issue. This company is
an old reliable house, and is absolutely
I honest and upright in all its dealings.
The fur scarfs they give to their agents
are rich and beautiful, and any lady
who accepts their offer can be sure
of being treated well in every respect.
Catarrh
In the practice of my profession many years ago, I ?ery quickly found out that the treatment of
catarrh as laid down In medical books and taught In medical colleges did not give satisfactory results,
and I determined to And something better.
I reasoned that as the catarrhal germs enter the nasal passages with the breath, the catarrh ie
always aggravated by breathing cold and raw air, the most likely cure would be by the initiation of a
warm, medicated, germ-destroying vapor; and, after nine years of effort, I at last found a combination
cf healing herbs, leaves and flowers which, being burned and the warm fumes inhaled, promptly re
lieved and in due time cured this disease where other remedies had completely failed.
THE ACCOMPANYING ILLUSTRATION shows the route by wnich the vapor of my Catarrhs
Cure is carried directly Into all the parts tnat are affected hy the disease, ft searches out and
out catarrh where liquids, sprays^ douche*, salves and medicated creams cannot possibly reach it. This
treatment is so simple that It can be applied at home, and so harmless that it may suit-ly be em
ployed by any man, woman or child.
I have found in thirty-two years' experience that it cures not leas than ninety-live in every one
hundred cases, where it is given a fair trial.
Free Trial by Mail
Write me a postal (or letter) and I will send you by mail a liberal trial treat
ment entirely free. When you try this free samx>le you will see that the pleasant,
warm, medicated vapor goes directly to every spot where the disease might possibly
have reached, and when you experience the soothing effect produced you will be con
vinced that it is the proper and necessary treatment.
If you are afflicted with Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrhal Deafness or
other catarrhal troubles, you cannot afford to allow it to run longer, tor if you do,
the probability is that it will either extend to the middle ear. destroying the hearing,
or else it may spread to the throat uud lungs, with fatal results.
My remedy is curing rases of catarrh of the head, nose, middle ear, throat and lungs after various
other remedies have failed; therefore, there is every reason for believing it will cure 3’ou, however se-
tere or long standing your case may be.
Remember, a postal with your name and address will bring you this free trial treatment, and
also iny illustrated booklet, HOW I CURE CATAitRH. Write today, before you forget it.
Dr. J. W. Blosser, 55 Walton St., Atlanta, Ca.
vers. That he seriously threatens to oc
cupy the roads south of Atlanta is evi
dent, but that he should expect to gain
by the process is simply nonsense. If he
succeeds in effecting a lodgment on the
Macon and Western railroad, it only
forces a movement of our army on the
line of the Georgia load, which is already
repa ir ed.
“Thus it will occur that Sherman’s en
tire army will be necessitated to change
position again to hold the Augusta roau.
This Will force iiim to abandon the other
roads again because he cannot occupy
all the roads running from Atlanta, nor
can he Invest but a porlion of the city, convenient port,
The moves' and counter moves not only; against her and
on foot a blockade of the ports within altogether different business from any of
the states aforesaid, in pursuance of the | the metallurgical industries and that in
lews >of the United States and of the law J many instances a power plant is depend-
of nations in such case provided. Foi ent upon local industries which have to
this purpose a competent force will be be built up in the vicinity. Although a
posted so as to prevent entrance and portion of the power of Niagara is trans
exit of vessels from the ports aforesaid, mitted to Buffalo, the greater part of the
If therefore, with a. view to violate sucii output is taken by the electro chemical
blockade, a vessel shall appr< ach, or and other works situated near the power
shall attempt to leave any of tiie said house. The same plan is needed to obtain
ports, she will be duly warned by the j the best results from the utilization of
commander of one of the blockading j furnace gases, since only a small propor-
vessels, who will indorse on her register j tion of tiie total power available is needed
tiie fact and date of such warning, and j for driving blowing engines and other
if the same vessel shall again attempt machinery about the iron works.
to enter or leave the blockaded port, she I
will be captured and sent to the nearest !
ONE SPECIMEN QUITE COMMON.
In the field of tiie reverse, within
Center is a large star with the words, ! circle of thirty-seven stars, is inscribed
“One Stella 400 Cents.” Between the |
points of the star at the top is the motto j
“E Pluribus Unum.” At the bottom bt
tween the points in the same manner is
“Deo Est Gloria.”
Only three specimens of this variety
in gold are known. The highest price yet
paid for one of^ these coins is $225.
The second of the 1879 varieties shows
tiie head of Liberty with long, flowing
hair in heavy curls over the shoulders
and a small coronet inscribed “Liberty.”
The obverse and the reverse inscriptions
on this variety are as on the other coin.
This is the stella of the regular metric
ret and is worth from $55 to $65, tiie
latter being the record price lor it. in
1890 a .specimen of this stella in gold
proof condition brought only $5 60.
Still another 1379 stella shows an ob
verse similar -to that jus: described, but
with a reverse having marked differences,
thus indicating that a. distinct die was
made for the coins. In copper this va
riety is worth $5 50. In goioid it is val
ued at about £40.
A variety of the four dollar gold ( piece
of 1879 was struck in silver, the only
one to be coined in this metal. The de
sign of this variety is similar to the oth
ers, but it is somewhat smaller.
The rarest of the $5 pieces is that of
1880. This coin shows tiie same design
as the first described 1789 piece, with tiie
difference in date. Only two of these
coins are known to have been struck in
gold and one of them sold for $370. A
copper copy of this coin lias brought
S30.
ONLY THREE OF THIS KIND. j
The second variety of 1880 and also the^
second is point of rarity and value is the j
one which shows the same reverse as the;
second 1879 piece, but with a different
obverse die. Of these there are only three
known in gold and one of them has.
brought $280.
This coin possesses more numismatic in- |
terest than the other variety, as it nar-
15.3 G. 236 S 28—C. 14 GRAMS." Out-
j side of the circle, above, is ‘‘Goioid Met-
I ric Dollar.” Below is the motto, “Deo
| Est Gloria.” This coin was struck in
| both silver and copper and is quite com-
I mon, a specimen being worth only $3.
j Still another variety of 1879 goioid
| metric dollars shows the head of T.iberty
Leaves from an Old
Scrap Book
Continued from Second Page.
nearly ,«o mild as the native habitats of
tiie alligator family. This difficulty has
been overcome in a manner as curious a«
the farm itself. In their own warm
countries, alligators hibernate during the
cool winter sei
Of cours
new home
right are six stars and to the "itli cold, and this occurs at tiie first
. The reverse is the same as real breath of winter, the ‘gators are
to the left. The hair is brushed back in a
fold from the forehead and plaited in a
German style. A plain band encircles tiie
hair.
To th
left seven. The reverse __ _ _ ..
that of the dollar last described. This Placed in wooden boxes which fit them as
pattern was struck in silver and copper, i snugly as though they were coffins. The
Another pattern dollar is similar in de- boxes are then stored tn
sign to this, with the single exception by steam, and here their occupants
that tiie band around the hair bore tiie; main dormant, sleeping tiie sleep of tiie
word “Liberty.” Silver and copper werej sleepy, without food or water, for full
the metals used in striking tiiis piece. j three months.
The last of the 1879 pattern coins of | in tiie spring, with the first return of
tiie denomination of a dollar was the one j warm weather, the sleepy saurians awake
that showed the obverse of the second j and are released to return to their sum-
variety of tiie year, hut had a reverse I mer haunts. But first, they are always
materially' different. On this was an given a good, substantial meal. This is
erect eagle with expanded wings, pointing
downward, with head raised. In the tal
ons are three arrows and an olive branch.
Above Is the motto "E Pluribus Unum”
In German letters.
Piles and female diseases can be cured.
To prove it I send free a package of my
■vegetable cure. ''Trite Mrs. Cora B.
Miller, Box 2066, Kokomo, Ind. ***
ALLIGATOR FARMING, a New, Uni-
pue, Exciting and Profitable Industry.
$10 each in gold, which gives forty mil
lions in gold, and in Confederate money
two billions—nearly double our present
indebtedness.
“A ship loaded with this precious traffic
i. | might make hair breadth escapes, but an-
also, thev hibernate in their | gels would guard it (by General Maury’s
. hwnmo stiff permission) and land it safely at Havre!
As soon as they become stiff , ^ &irop0 ' would purchose at speculative
prices. Many braids—offerings on the al
tar of liberty—would bring in Paris,
labeled with the name of tiie favor donor,
thousands at auction! Our debt would
be a mere circumstance to the amount
realized; and I propose that every loyal
woman in the south send forthwith her
hair tied with a ribbon and labeled with
her name to Madame Levert, in Mobile.
Here’s mine and two braids! Let every
patriotic woman's head be shingled—a
drop of whose blood in father, brother,
son or lover has been shed, and even
the vilest foe will stand abashed in her
presence. Our devotion and patriotism
will be recorded by our children, and all
nations will honor us. “DELILAH.
“A niece to James Madison.”
shed heated
re-
not only a matter of immunity, but of
necessity and policy. The big ‘gators,
when hungry, as of course they' always
are after their fast of several mouths,
are so ferocious that they will fight each
other “just for tiie fun of tiie thing,”
and kill tiie young ones for food. After
a solid square meal, however, they are
j good natured and amiable, like the aver
age human being.
The alligator cows are kept together
in one large enclosure. Early in June
they begin to think about the baby ‘ga
tors of the near future, and prepare for
their coming by scraping together a nest
cost an immense amount of war mate
rial, but occupy' much time nad consume
many men. Hence we suppose the ob
ject of Sherman Is to make of his fall
campaign a series of stragetical maneu
vers, which will hardly result in battle
and we hope may not secure the capture
of Atlanta.
“But his displacement policy, by the
flanking movements he has so persistent
ly essay'ed from the moment lie put his
aimy in motion at Tunnel Hill to the
present moment, seems to be a mania
wild him: Yet we doubt whether he
would not have suffered less loss iri men
and material had he made formidable
battle at almost iany point he would have
chosen to make a furious and rapid on
set.
“His desultory attacks have been most
fortunate episodes for us, for by them
he has dissolved away the strength of
his army urdil at the present moment,
when he needs large numbers for siege
purposes and tiie thorough investment of
the city 7 , he finds himself with less than
sixt.v thousand men left, out of the two
hundred thousand who have been furnish
ed during life campaign.
“His 'present line threatens a position
more than twentv miles south of our ex-
lie,-
such
car go
proceedings
as prize
may he deemed advisable
“And I hereby proclaim and declare |
that if any person, under the pretended ■
authority of the said states, or under
any other pretence; shall molest a ves-
so- of the United States, or the person !
cr cargo on board of her, such persons j
will be held amenable to the laws of t
the United States for the prevention and I
punishment of piracy.
“In witness whereof, I have hereunto !
set my hand, and caused the seal of the I
United States to be affixed.
“Done at the city of Washington, this \
19th day of April, in the year of our
Lord, 1861. and of the independence of j
the United States the eighty-fifth.
“ABRAHAM LINCOLN. j
“William H. Seward, Secretary of i
State.” :
POWER FROM WASTE GASES.
(From The Forum.)
Enormous possibilities tor power gener
ation exist in the waste gases discharged
by blast furnaces, coke ovens and other
metallurgical furnaces. Much greater
progress lias been made in utilizing these
in Germany than in other countries, it
i is estimated that the socalled lean gases
discharged from the blast furnaces of
treme northern twlng. This line is
position north and south, extending from ; Germany are capable of developing one
tlie Chattahoochee to Jonesboro, and his | million horse power. There are now built
advances are being made m his usual ! and under construction in Germany gas
manner, with earthwork. But a month ? j engines for this purpose aggregating 400,-
army In
THE PO^ITTOTJ IN’ GEORGIA.
The Atlanta Intelligencer, at that time
published in Macon, contained fhe follow
ing just after Atlanta fell into the hands
of the y'ankees:
“It is very difficult to get a correct idea
of the condition about Atlanta. Since the
disposition of the enemy's lines on our
left, the entire position and situation have
been changed. Atlanta has been almost
| abandoned for all army purposes and
! its defenses are only garrisoned as a pre-
Continued from Second Page.
herd of "youngsters" from sixty to one
hundred years old. being himself consid
erably over tiie latter figure.
CAPTORS NOT FED DAILY.
The aligators are not fed every day.
rowly escaped being continued as regular j like other farm stock. Once in three
coinage, a motion to adopt the pattern j weeks is the rule, and at that great feed-
having been lost by only one vote. ling time, they have a good, stiff meal.
The metric coins also included several ■ consuming hundreds of pounds of meat,
varieties of goioid dollars and one $20 usually beef. The Kansas winters are
piece. Tiie first goioid dollar, issued in usually moderate, but not, of course.
, , . . . cautionary, though necessary, measure to
of damp rubbish just beyond tiie water s ; prevent sudden demonstrations on the
edge. Each alligator lays from fifteen to i part of the enemy, from capturing it or
4
DR. CURTS' FREE EYE AND EAR BOOK
Tell* of a method hy ^’ilch people from every tho-o born deaf, may bo roetored to perfect hoar^
l state in the union an ▼-•11 as Canada were cured ing. Tells how to quickly relieve and cure Dis>l
I of chronic Bye and Ear trouble* at tbelr own homes troshing Head Nolsos, Hinging and Buzzing Ini
I by Mild Medicines. Most of these ua.-es had been the Ears. Discharging Ears and < atarrh (which!
pronounced Incurable by other doctors, but they causes most cates of deafness). This book tells ail
wrote for this boo-., fallowed Its advice, and today about tho Mila Medicine Method used by Dr. Curta, ■
are cured. Tells how all diseases and defects of tho which has restored sight and hearing to scores or I
Eye, such as Failing Eyesight, (’ataract, Grauulat- supposedly Incurable patients In every state. I
ed Lids, Scums, Sore Eyes, etc., may be successfully There is scarcely a neighborhood In America In f
I treated by the patients in their '•wn homes. No which he has not one or more cured patients. The I
I necessity of seeing a doctor a. id no Interference Mild Medicine Method makes It unnecessary to sub- I
j with daily duties. Tells how deaf people, except mlt to an operation for any Eye or Ear trouble. [
Cross Eyes Straightened tn One Minute
| 3y the aid of the Mild Medicine Method Dr. Curts is to any afflicted one. No matter how seriousyonraf-
I aolo to treat his patients in their own hnme as suo* flictlon—no matter what other treatment yon hare I
I cessfully os though they were to come to his office, tried—no matter what other doctors have told yoo— (
I Any person huvlnur any Eve or Ear trouble should writefor this book; It wllleostyou nothing,and will J
I reail this book, which i).\ Curts will gladly end free tell you how yon can be cured at your home. Address i
Dr. F. G. CURTS. 217 Gumbel Bldg.. KANSAS CITY. MO.
twenty eggs in tier nest, and careeully
covers them up in the rubbish and sand.
These eggs are not all laid at once, but
at intervals of five days, during June,
July and August, until the whole number
Is completed. They hatch in from thirty-
five to forty days. The eggs on Mr.
Campbell's farm are not allowed to hatch
in their own nests, but are collected as
soon as laid and placed in an incubator.
! No artificial heat Is needed, unless the
| thermometer drops below 80 for some
1 hours at a time. The little ‘gators at
irst are under six inches long, but they
'row rapidly, and in two weeks are able
,o take care of themselves.
THOUSAND BABY CAPTORS.
Over one tltfiusand of these baby alli
gators are raised on the Hot Springs
farm every season, but only a few of
these are ever left on hand at its close.
Nearly all are carried away by visiting
tourists, or are shippet. away on mail or
ders. A large force of hunters are kept
busy all the time in the native haunts
of the big saurians, in order to keep the
farm well supplied with the “old folks.”
So successful has Mr. Campbell's venture
proved to be, that ho now controls the
alligator market of tiie world, and is
quite satisfied that lie lias “a good tiling.”
Although the alligator thrives in cap
tivity, he rarely becomes tame. The
hand that feeds him day by day is quite
is liable to be snapped off if the occa
sion offers, as is that nr a stranger. For
days or weeks lie may seem docile and
sluggiBh, but all the time his fishy eyes
are on the watch for a good chance to
attack his keeper with teeth or tail,
whenever his back is turned. But, occa
sionally. when taken in hand very young,
the alligator can be trained to obey or
ders. and to behave like civilized folks.
A unique and amusing instance of this
fact might have been seen on the upper
waters of the at. Johns river, Florida, a
few years ago. A Mr. Lee, who lived
some six miles above the nearest post-
office, and found it a‘ hard pull to row
there and back, concluded to try if lie
could not train a river team to puli his
boat. To this end, lie captured a pair
of small alligators and raised them on
iiis home grounds, where there was a
small pond. The little 'gators were j
taught to swim with a floating weight 1
behind them, and to .urn right or left |
by pulling ropes fastened to their teeth i
on either side.
As soon as iiis queer steeds were big
enough, Mr. Lee fitted them with liar- ;
ness and hitched them to bis boat. They ;
swam well, and took the light craft j
swiftly through the water. By pulling on !
tiie guide ropes, Mr. Lee was able to j
proceed in any desired direction. After ;
their return from such a trip the aliiga- I
:ors were always rewarded with a first
lass feed.
;eemed to enjoy their work and evidently-
regarded it as play, and a good joke,
v hen harnessed and turned out of their
■en they waddled down to the water's
edge in fine style and waiting until they
were hitched to the boat and heaxd the
order to “Gol” ptunged into the water
raiding on it.
“It is impossible to determine or divine
the object of Sherman's present maneu-
Drunkards Cured
In 24 Hours
in
But
futile labor will be expended ei
sudden movement will place hi
the work he lately abandoned.
“12. Midnight, Sept. 1st.
“Today the Yankees effected lodgment
on the Macon and Western railroad, be
tween Rough and Ready and East point
stations. They attacked our forces With
six corps, and by a very fierce and ob
stinate effort succeeded in 'gaining the
position which divides our army. Gen
eral Hardee's corps, under Cleburne,
and Lee's corps, all combined, under tiie
charge of General Hardee, resisted the
advance of The enemy with determined
valor and unexampled bravery, from ear
ly this morning until night, when the
enemy still held possession of the road.
“General Hood, with Stewart's corps
and tiie Georgia militia, remains in At
lanta. and communication . between the
two portions is kept up only by couriers.
It is supposed that the enemy will muke
a rapid and terrible onset on tiie de
fences of Atlanta at the earliest moment
thev can reach the city. .
“The battle was very heavy along the |
entire line today, and resulted in very
considerable loss to us. A lar^ro number
of the wounded were arriving on the
trains during the night.
"General Payton Anderson was serious
ly- wounded in the fight, and General
Gumming wounded very bad(y. They will
arrive at this place on the night train.
00o horse power. These are mostly in
large units, one firm alone having con- ,
structed 140 engines, totaling 120,000;
horse Dower.
The utilization of coke oven gases has
proceeded more slowly, although the gas i
discharged from such ovens is of a much 1
higher calorific value than the lean blast
furnace gas. The higher gas enables a :
greater power to bo obtained from an j
engine of a given size than is possible
with the poor furnace gas, but the lean j
gas permits a higher degree of compres- i
sion to be used without danger of prema- i
turo ignition, this giving the somewhat ;
paradoxical result that the poorer gas ’
enables the higher thermal efficiency to ;
be attained.
There is little doubt that the apparent ;
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“A catarrhal discharge from the right
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for eight months in spie of medical
treatment, stopped after a few days' use
of Total Eclipse Catarrh Cure, and has
not returned.
“The hearing is also much improved.
“I feel so much benefited tlhat I shall
continue the treatment as long as may
be necessary.”
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trial treatment and a pipe to all who
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We h; vc hundreds of letters from grate
fui patients whom we, have cured and
will send you also our booklet containing
these testimonials and full information
reluctance on the part of iron manufac- I about the disease. Do no: delay,
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per-
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It is Golden Specific. I lias no odor. It has
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and he will never know why he abandoned the
taste for liquor.
Gone Mad From Whiskey.
His desire for drink disappears absolutely, and
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The vigor he has wasted away by drink will be
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Golden Specific has cured some of the most vio
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Mrs. Mattie Balkinn, Vaneeburg, Ky.. 6ays:
“My husband took two doses of your medicine
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DESERTIONS IN FLORIDA.
The frillrvwing appeared in TTie Florida
Cotton Plant:
“On the 14th about fifty deserters, com
manded by yankee officers, made a raid
in Levy county, in the neighborhood of
Levyville.- taking all the negroes, mules
and horses belonging to Thomas N. Cly-
att, W. W. Clyaitt, M. F. Clyatt, M. N.
Clyatt, Mrs. Clyatt and Thomas J. Allen,
also four men from J. S. Turner, four
men from F. C. Love and a horse ana
buggy from John G. JaeKson. They toon,
alt the horses, mules, wagons, carts anu
ouggies that they found, and even took
the only horse that a poor soldier s_ wile
had to mane a support for herself and;
nine children, . ;
“They stripped most places they visiteu
of bed clothing and all provisions, leav-;
ing them entirely destitute of food and!
clothing.
“They were mounted on horses cap- ,
tured from the citizens, and declared their;
intention to overrun the counties east of
tiie Suwannee, and represented their j
force to be between 'three and four liun- ■
drde.
“A negro who escaped from Them re- |
ports that they shot W. W. Clyatt after |
thev captured him. We have not been ;
able to hear of the country between j
Levyville and No. 4. ;
‘‘It is to be hoped that our troops will j
succeed in capturing the scoundrels.”
THE SOUTHERN BLOCKADE.
President Lincoln Issued the following
■proclamation on April 19, 1861, to block
ade the southern ports:
“Whereas an insurrection against the
government of the United States has
broken out in the states of South Caro
lina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mis
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas, and the
lews of the United' States for the col- j
lection of the revenue cannot be ef
fectually executed therein conformably
to that provision of the constitution
which requires duties to be uniform
throughout the United States;
“And whereas a combination of per
sons, engaged In such insurrection, have
threatened to grant pretended letters of
marquet to authorise the bearers thereof
to commit assaults on the lives, vessels
and property of good citizens of the
country lawfully engaged in commerce
on the high "seas, and in waters of the
United States;
“And whereas an executive proclama
tion has been already issued, requiring
the persons engaged in these disorderly
proceedings to desist therefrom, calling
out a militia force for the, purpose of
repressing the same, and convening con
gress In extraordinary session to delib
erate and determine thereon;
“Now. therefore, I. Abraham Lincoln,
president of the United States, with a
view to the same purposes before men
tioned, and to the protection of the pub
lic peace, and the lives and prop
erty of quiet and orderly citizens pur
suing their lawful occupations, until con
gress shall have assembled and delib
erated on the said unlawful proceedings,
o- until the same shall have ceased,
have further downed a advisable to set
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