NUMBER £0. OEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1900. MORGAN VALLEY DOTH. R OCKA1AR '1 NE IW>. THE FOKCE OF WAVES. Ebony. Ebony was known and highly es teemed by the ancients as an article of luxury and was used by them for a variety of purposes. In India it is said that it was em ployed by kings for scepters and also for images. On account of its sup posed antagonism to poisons, it was used largely for drinking cups. The name ebony Is given to the wood of several varieties of trees. All kinds of ebony are distinguished for tlieir great density and dark color. The wood in all varieties is heavier than waterr The heaviest varieties are the darkest. The other grades require a considerable amount of staining to make them black. Ebony is of a uniform color through out and will not show any deteriora tion even from long continued use. ' There are three varieties of ebon;, well known in commerce. The ebony from the Gaboon coast of Africa is the darkest. The Madagascar ebony is the densest. The Macassar ebony furnish es the largest pieces. It is sold by weight Imitations of ebony can always he distinguished hy their lighter weight, and the cheaper imitations can he de tected by merely scratching the sur face.—Jewelers’ Weekly. A Word STT! Suffering Women Dr. G. F. M. Cummings, of Rock- mart, was in our community on pro fessional business the latter part of last week. Mr. Joe D. Stokes was in Atlanta on business last Saturday. Mr. W. B. Fambro, a clever Roek- marter.was a passing visitor in our com munity last Thursday. Messrs. W. H. Morgan and D. H. Hubbard were among the business vis itors in your eity last Wednesday. Mr. C. M. SwiDney was a visitor in the Slaty City the latter part of last week. Mr. Farmer, a clever gentleman of Dalton, was a visitor in our commun ity Thursday of last week. Dr. H. M. McRae, one of the Siate City's clever merchants, was a visitor in c nr community last Friday. Our farmers are busy harvesting their wheat crop this week; it will be a very good one. The copious showers that have fallen in this section dnring the past few days have wrought a great change in the growing crops, and have also renewed the life of “General Green,” bnt our farmers hope not to have as mnch trouble in extricating themselves Irom that trouble as your “Uncle Mack” is having in freeing the G. O. P. from the con taminations of the Cuban carpet-bag gers. Bt.ce Jat. Mrs. W. L. Wright returned Friday to East Point. lion. Wm. Ferguson, our popular Mayor, attended the great Confederate veterans’ reunion in Louisville, Ky.- last week. Mr. W. L. Craig was in Atlanta last week. President O. L. Kelly, of Piedmont Institute, is receiving congratulations on the recent arrival of a tine girl in his household. —_ Mrs. T. M. Chestnut is visiting her parents at Felton. Mrs. E. B. Barber and daughter.Miss Ellie,visited Cartersville relatives last, week. Mr. Walter P. Jones, one-of our brightest young men, returned from Emory College at Oxford last week, and is now engaged in taking the cen- ! sus for Fi-si: creek district. Col. .1. U. Vreeland has returned from an extended stay in Paulding county. Mr. Davis Howard, of Houston county,is the guest, of Mr. M. P. Lane. GENTLE ROLLS OF WATER THAT . HOLD A FEARFUL POWER. Ground Sens on the Enffllah Coast Which Wreck Vessels on Calm Days—These Swells Strike With a Force of a Ton to the Sauare Inch. Many visitors to the coast are sorely puzzled when a boatman either refuses to put off from the shore, or at most go far from land, on a day when there is no sign of an approaching storm and the water is only moved by a long and gentle rolling swell. Argument is of no avail, and if the old salt is pushed for a reason he will only reply with some cryptogramie re mark about “the ground sea.” the questioner then retiring more bewil dered than before. It is bard to understand bow such n gentle swell can presage danger, but to experienced eyes it gives a warning that must be heeded. All along the west and parts of the south coasts of England and Ireland, as well as the west coast of Scotland, uncounted tales are told of ships which on a per fectly calm day have been within a few hours first caught by a gentle roll of the water and finally thrown on a rockbound shore by the dreaded "ground sea.” To understand this curious marine phenomenon it must be borne In mind that out on the Atlantic waves are of ten formed to a heigh of 40 feet. Driv en before a heavy gale, these advance at a rate of from 30 to 40 miles an hour. Traveling at such a rate, they soon get out of the wind swept area. But even though, for them, the storm is past they still roll on in fury, their undulations often being felt 500 miles from the point of their creation. In the region of the storm these waves are fierce, breaking billows, but ns they get farther away they settle down into long, rolling ridges, which travel onward in long, unbroken lines, perfectly parallel with each other. Out on the open sea these ridges of ten stretch out for a distance of over 30 miles, and they travel in threes, each successive wave being larger than its predecessor. The sight is an imposing one. The farther they progress the small er they become in height, but this is compensated for by the fact that their motion is communicated to the mass of water below, until the roll can be de tected fully 50 feet under the surface. This gives them the name of "ground sea.” In this peculiarity their danger lies, for when a becalmed ship is caught in them, her draft, the resisting power that enables her to ride out a storm, becomes the fulcrum wbleb the liquid mass uses to burl her onward to de struction. On a calm day any sailing craft eauglit in the “ground sea” near a rocky shore is as good as lost, unless a wind can spring up and enable her to beat out to sea. Many a ship has met this fate. The reason many more do rot get lost is due to the gentle swell that so deceives a landsman and warns a sailor. As the "ground sea” advances it pushes a certain amount of water be fore it This also forms into ridges, like its pursuer, but of less height and approximately no depth. The “false sea,” as it is called, is lit tle more than a roiling swell, but it gives a warning of from 20 minutes to two hours’ duration, enabling a ship to either run into port, get out to sea or securely anchor; while at the sea side resorts the boatmen run close in shore to the surprise of the "trippers.” When it is remembered that a wave 20 feet high, which is often attained by the “ground sea,” strikes with a force of one ton to the square inch, the ne cessity for caution will be recognized. All waves that come in parallel ridges, however, are not dangerous, as there is a "wind billow” that is closely allied to the "ground sea” in appear ance. “Wind billows” are due to a heavy wind blowing but a few miles ofT the land, but ns they linve had but a com paratively short distance to travel they have no depth. Consequently even a No one bnt yourselves know of the suffering you go through. Why do you suffer? It isn't necessary. Don’t lose your health and beauty, (for the loss of one is speedily followed by the loss of the other.) Don't feel " weak ’* and “worn out.” Impure blood is at the bottom of all your trouble. No. 1907—Height, 4 ft. 1 in. 2 8x1.6x0.4 1 1.0x0 7x0 5 Saw....'. 2.2x1 Oxl.O No. 2001—Height. 2 ft. 4 in. 1.2x1.0x0 4 will purify your blood and bring 1 |R the bloom of health back intoyour , IJEM cheeks. Each bottle contains a BoT^i Pis=-fuland Supresscd Menses, Irregularity, Leucorrhcea, Whites, Sterility, Ulcera tion of the Uterns, chance of life in matron or maid, all find relief, help, benefit and cure in JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA. It is areal panacea for headache, pains In the left side, indigestion, palpitation of the heart, cold hands and feet, nervousness, sleeplessness, mnscular weakness, bearing-down pains, backache, Iegache, irregular action of the heart, shortness of breath,‘abnormal discharges with painful, menstruation, scalding of_urine* : - V“ "X - of feet, soreness of the breasts, neuralgia, uterine displacement, and ali tnose which make the average woman's life so miserable. Wo have a book full of 7 —— information. You want it—its free. » THE MICHIGAN DRUG CO.” Detroit, Mich. Price, $21.00. Price, $15.00. " When you want Monumental or Cemetery work of any kind or an Iron Fence just write me for my catalogue and prices and discounts and I will surprise you with low prices. DALTON MARBLE WORKS H. P. COLVARD, Prop., Small in size and great in resnlts are DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the fa mous little pills that cleanse the liver and bowels. E. Bradford. Livcrette, for Liver Ills. The Famous Little Liver PUIs. 35c. FOR SALE BY 1C. BRADFORD. Among the Sulns—“Ishe a bachelor?” “Comparatively. He has only two wives.” A Mexican Gambler. Don Felipe Martel, the famous gam bling house proprietor of Uie City of Mexico, had made a fortune iu the business before the government decid ed to abolish gambling houses by levy ing on them a license tax of $1,000 a day. One by one the gambling bouses closed, nud when the Held was clear Don Felipe Martel approached the au thorities witli $1,000 iu cash aud de manded a day’s license. In a few hours his place was thronged. At a single stroke be bad won tlie patronage of Mexico, and his doors have never been closed since. The daily outlay of $1,000 is not missed from the daily revenue of thousands. II is strong re ligious tendencies are so well known that nobody was surprised when he built in tlie village of San Angel a church that cost more than $30,000. The poor people of the vicinity, and many of the rich as well, have come to regard him ns a sort of fairy prince. His own style of living encourages this belief. The Martel mansion iu the City of Mexico is a magnificent affair, constantly filled with guests. A curi ous feature is that it contaius 40 win dows—tlie number of cards in the Mex ican deck. THE NEWS is what you want, and von get it in The Standard. Aside from the serious inconvenience and pain caused by piles, there is a tendency to fistula and to cancer in the rectal regions. Piles should not be allowed to rtin on unchecked. Fab ler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment is an in fallible remedy. Price 30 cts. a bottle, tubes 73 cts. T. F. Burbank. If the predisposition to worms ill children is not cured they may become emaciated, weakly and in danger of convulsions. White’s Cream Vermi- fitge is the most successful aud popu lar remedy. Price 25 cents. T. F. Bur bank. Would De a Willing Apprentice. The head of the Frankfurt house of the Rothschilds recently received a modest request from a young man who stated that tlie cooper’s trade, to which he had been apprenticed, was distaste ful to him and asked to be accepted as "an apprentice millionaire,” promising diligence and all application in learn ing “the business.” Summer Resorts. Many delightfnl summer resorts are situated on and reached via Southern Railway. Whether one desires the sea side or the mountain, the fashionable hotels or country homes, they can be reached v ; a this magnificent highway of travel. Asheville, N. C., Hot SpriDgs, N. C., Hale Springs, Tenn., Rcan Mountain, Tenn., and the mountain resorts of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina—“The Land of the Sky,”— Tate Springs? Tenn., Lookout Moun tain, Tenn., Monte Sano, Huntsville, Ala., Lithia Spiings, Ga., and various Virginia Springs; also the seashore re sorts, are reached by the Southern Railway on convenient schedules and Very low rates. The Southern Railway has issued a handsome folder, entitled “Snmmer Homes and Resorts,” descriptive of nearly one thousand summer resorts, hotels and hoarding houses, including information regarding rates for board at the different places. Write to C. A. Benseoter.A. G. P. A., Chattanooga, Tenn., for a copy of this folder. Through Chair Cars Too Timid. Mrs. Plump (trying in vain to squeeze a No. 5 foot iuto a N'o. 3 shoe)—This seems a trifle tight, but I’m afraid a No. 4 is too large. Mr. Plump—You are too easily frightened, my dear.—Ohio State Jour- All through trains, via the Cotton Belt, carry handsome Free Reclining Chair Cars from Memphis to principal points in Texas without change. These cars are furnished with chairs which can be made to recline at any angle, thus affording an easy seat during the day, and a comfortable place to sleep at night. In addition to the Through Free Chair Cara. Cotton Belt . trains are equipped with Pullman Sleepers at night and Parlor C'afe Cars dnring the dajr. The comfort thus provided for II everybody, combined with the fastest time, make the Cotton Belt the most desirable route to Texas. Write and tell ns where yon are going and when yon will leave, and we will tell yon what your ticket will cost and vIllifllRf ' what train to take to make the best time and connections. We will also send yon an interesting little booklet, “A Trip It is not what we have, but what we can do without, that makes us rich. Socrates, seeing a large load of valu ables pass one day, exclaimed, “I am most happy, for. there are so many things that I do not want!” Enormoni Pendulums. The only structures in Japan which seem to be earthquake proof are the pagodas, which arc erected before the temples. There are many which are. 700 or S00 years old and ns solid as when first built. There Is a reason for this aud it lies in their construction. A pagoda is prac tically a framework of heavy timbers, which starts from a wide base, and is in itself a substantial structure, but is rendered still more stable h.v a peculiar device. Inside the framework anti sus pended from the apex is a long, heavy beam of timber two feet thick or more. This hangs from one end of the four sides; four more heavy timbers, and if the pagoda be very lofty still more tim bers, are added to these. The whole forms an enormous peudulum, which reaches within six inches of tlie ground. When the shock of nil earthquake rocks the pagoda, the pendulum swings In unison and keeps the center of grav ity nlways lit the base of the frame work. Consequently the equilibrium of the pagoda is never disturbed, and this is the explanation of the great ago of many of them, when from their height one would .suppose them to be peculiar ly susceptible to the effects of the earthquake. In Some Places, Shooting Tenant (Just arrived for the grouse)—What a beautiful place to live, Dougald! Dougaid—It’s no a bad place to live. But what wad ye think o’ liavin to travel 15 miles for a glass o’ whusky? Shooting Tenant—But why don't you buy some and keep it? Dougald—All, mon. but whusky will na’ keep!—Punch. DEALERS IN Bogs Growing Weaker. Experts agree that the life of a dog is shortened by close breeding and ex hibition and that we are gradually raising dogs that will not be so long lived as the semiwild mongrel tvDes. Do yon want a remedy for Fistula or Foot Evil in stock? If so, nse Dr. Ticbenor’s Antiseptic as directed ;it will cure it. For sale by drnggists at 50c. a bottle. Attending Bis Own Fancral. An interesting story is told about a French cab driver named Prosper Ro- mien, who actually attended his own funeral. Some time ago Romieu was convicted of some offense and sentenc ed to a term of imprisonment. Since then he had been in biding at the house of a brother. The brother died, and an inspiration occurred to the convict ed cab driver. Accordingly be obtain ed a certificate of Ills own'death and attended as chief mourner. The fraud might never have been discovered, and Romieu might have passed as his own brother to his dying day but for the fact that at tlie grave side there was a policeman who hap pened to know him. The policeman accosted him and, on getting an an swer, said facetiously, “This is the first time I have heard a dead man speak.” The unlucky dissimulator was haled off to the bureau and has since been sentenced to five months’ imprison ment Cash Orders Promptly Filled. Rome, Ga. The Time Comes to every elderly woman when an im portant functional change takes place. This is called “The Change of Life.” Theentire system undergoes a change. Dreadful diseases such as cancer and consumption are often contracted at this McELREE’S COME TO THE THE CAPTAIN’S STORY. De Stilus a Yarn About a Wonderful Recovery on Shipboard. A little group had been spinning yarus in the rotunda of the Walton for an hour or more when a bronze visaged, middle aged man joined the party. Several of the group recognized him as the captain of one of the big tramp steamers which ply between Philadelphia and foreign ports, and a place In the fcircle was at once made for him. "We’ve been killing time telling sto ries,” some one explained. “Suppose you turn in your contribution.” The captain thought a moment and then smiled. “I was thinking of something that happened on my last voyage.” be final ly said. “We bad on b'ard as a cook a big colored fellow, whose principal eompanion was a little yellow cur dog. One day while the cook was preparing some beef for dinner he let the heavy cleaver with which be was doing the chopping slip from his grasp. “It fell to the floor with a thud, and the cook emitted a howl of anguish that was heard all over the ship. The cleaver had struck ouu of his bare feet and sliced the big toe off as neatly as a surgeon could have done it. Here was a chance for the yellow dog. and he seized it Making a dive for the severed toe, he swallowed it in one gulp and then made a bee line for the deck. “This was more than the cook, craz ed with pain, could stand, and he hurl ed the cleaver at the dog. His aim proved true, and his curship passed out of existence then and there. At this juncture the ship’s doctor came up to find out what all the row was about. When he learned the truth, he laughed. “ ‘I’ll fix that for you,’ he exclaimed to the cook, ‘wait-till 1 get my instru ment case.’ “Within five minutes he had held a post mortem on the dog and recovered the lost toe. Washing it with antisep tics. he skillfully stitched it back in place again, and the.cook hobbled back to his quarters minus his dog. but with as many toes as he had ever had. Tliat’s about the only story I recall just now, gentlemen. It has the merit of being true, however, and if you don't believe it come down to the ship any time and i’ll show you the cleaver. Tlie cook has quit the sea. and I don't know his present address.”—Philadel phia Inquirer. Unhappily tlie most dangerous diseases are the n.ost stealthy ones—ones Uiat at first cause you ittle or no inconvenience—ones that you neglect Until it is loo late. Such is the case with diseases of ti:e heart and lungs-don’t wait too long! Happily you have a great remedy within your reach, Origin of the Doily. From tlie name of Robert D’Oyley originated the word doily. A grant of land was given to him in the reign of William of Normandy on condition that he should give yearly a table cloth of at least 3 shillings’ value at the feast of SL Michael. According to the custom of the times, the women of his family were skillful with the needle and felt great pride In embroidering their “quit rent table cloths.” In time these cloths-came to bo valuable and were used as napkins at the royal table. They were called “D’Oyleys.” Wine ofGardui Compound Oxygen which nets like magic on the whole system. put- ting new life into lungs and heart. It has been iu use for more than thirty years; thousands of patients have been treated and over one thou- sand physicians have used it and recommended it—a very significant fact. An Ancient Military Devotion. The eating of three blades of grass “In token of the holy communion” was a recognized form of military devotion in the middle ages. On the eve of battle one knight would make bis confession to another, and then partake of this symbolical communion. It would not, however, be correct to speak of either ceremony as “an efiieacious substitute” for the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist respectively. The practices do not even amount to saeramentais. They were simply devo tions in honor of the blessed Eucharist —pious and formal expressions of the individual’s desire to communicate sac ramentally, had the means been pres ent It may lie, however, that in popu lar estimation these practices were in some sort considered “substitutes” for the sacraments which were for the time being unobtainable.—Notes and Queries. COHiOOlD OIYGEI. QUESTION ANSWERED. Yes, August Flower still has tlie larg est sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmoth ers neyer thought of nsing anything else for Indigestion or' Biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard cf Appendicitis, Nervous Prostra tion or Heart failnre, etc. They nsed August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of undigested food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervons and organic ac tion of the system, and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green’s August Flower, in liquid form, to make yon satisfied there is nothing serious the matter with yon. Sample bottles at Knight Drug Company’s. OWN RAILS, WITH THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE TO It has been in use for more than thirty years. It is *vell tried. Thousands hare testified to its wonderful curative powers. Hundreds of physi- cians^have used it in their practice and are warm in praise of it. It can be used at home without interfering with one’s business or employment. It cannot harm the most d« licale patient- Treat ment includes consultation of most experienced physicians. For the cure of chronic diseases. Send lor free book of 200 pages. The great success of onr treatment has given rise to imitators, unscrupulous persons, some calling their preparations Compound Oxygen, often appropriating our testimonials and the names of ottr patients, to recommend worthless concoctions. But any substance made elsewhere, or by others, and called Compound Oxygen, is spurious. Dr. Hathaway Treats AH Diseases. PULLMAN SLEEPERS AND FIRST- CLASS DAY COACH TO St K.&SMMS and Jkii Points West Method Invariably Cures AII Catarrhal, Bronchial, Lung, Stom ach, Liver, Kidney and Other Com plaints, as Well as All Diseases and Weaknesses of Women. —. in Dr. Hathaway's most QUICKEST SCHEDULES TO I1ICA«< > NORTHWEST. Exoeftent Sorvioe to Ls$n£sv£ii@? Cincinnati and Ohm„ Indiana and Michigan Paints. Knew a Thing or Two. WTten a boy at' school, the late Mr. Spurgeon took a prominent part in an swering all questions pnt to the class. One cold day, however, the teacher noticed that he was so very backward that he remained the whole time at the bottom of the class. This went on for some time and puz zled the teacher until be noticed that the fire was near the bottom of the class. He immediately changed the class about, making the bottom the top. He then had the satisfaction of hear ing all his questions fully answered by Spurgeon and that young hopeful keepiug the same seat, the only differ ence being that he was at the top of the class instead of the bottom.—Spare Moments. extensive practice, cov ering a period of more than 20 years.ho has been called upon to treat all manner of diseases of men anil women and along tlio whole lino of human ailments he has been uniformly suc- Dr. Hathaway’s me thod of treatment gets directly at the seat of Sound Endorsement, ALL RAIL AND STEAMSHIP LINES TO Testimonials of many well known men And women establish the claim of Compound Oxygen to be the great revitalizing remedy of the present time. It will cost you nothing to investigate. Call and convince yourself, or send for our free hook. Home or office treatment for chronic or acute diseases. The Elder Booth's Beautiful' Read ing. I never heard any one read just like the elder Booth. It was beautifuL He made the figure stand before you! It was infinitely tender. Some of the passages of “Lear” were touching in the extreme, though he used Cibber's 'frightfully had edition of that sublime tragedy. He had some very odd ways at times. We were playing “Hamlet” one night in Natchez, and during Ophelia’s mad scene a cock began to crow lustily; When the curtain fell upon that fourth act this crowing became more con stant. And when the manager could not find Mr. Booth to commence the next act he looked up and saw him perched on the top of the ladder, which was the only way to reach the “flies” in that primitive theater* The manager ascended the ladder and had quite a lengthy discussion with Mr. Booth, who at last consented* to come down on condition that he should resume his high position after the play and remain there until Jack- son was re-elected president.—“Autobi ographical Sketches of Mrs. John Drew,” in Scribner’s. Her Weakness. He—This shoe doesn’t fit. Try a big ger one. She (severely)—No, sir; bring me the same size a little larger.—Denver Sun. Tor schedules, maps, or sag railroad information, .call upon or write to J. W. THOMAS, JR., H. F. SMITH, CHARLES E. HARMAN, General Manager. Traffic Manager, Cen. Pass, agent NASHVILLE. TENN. NASHVILLE, TENN. ATLANTA. CA. 1112 Girard St, PHILADELPHIA. PA. San Francisco, Cal. Toronto, Canada. Please mention this paper. a Inquisitive people are the funnels of conversation; they do not take In any thing for their own use, bnt merely to pass it to another.—Steele. Bottled Under Supervision of Kentucky Wtiiskey A Sugar Plant. "I bad my picture taken today,” said little Christine. "I crossed my arms and leaned on a chair, and the picture man put my head in some tongs.” “Why. you must have looked like a lump of sugar in sugar tongs.” laughed papa.' “Why, so I must have.” said Chris tine delightedly, “cause tlie man kept saying. ‘What a sweet girl you are!’ ” —What to Hat. Dr. Fenner’s KIDNEY Toole the Tip. The good advice of the laird of Wa- terton, in Aberdeenshire, to a sheep stealer reads like a very practical joke. • He had himself sent the man to jail, and In those days sheep stealing was a capital offense. Visiting the prisoner the night before the trial, be asked him whit be meant to do. To which the prisoner replied that he intended to confess and to pray for mercy. ^ "Confess!” said Waterton. “What, j.nan, will ye confess and be hanged? jfae, nae! Deny it to my face.” \le did so and was acquitted. 1 " p-.'.re We are the only Distillers Selling Whiskey Bearing Gov. Stamp Direct-^ Cor.senei a Too Hard For Him. A Frenchman at a certain hotel the other evening, who was boasting that he had thoroughly mastered the Eng lish language: was ; askorl to write the following dictation: “As Hugh Hughes was hewing a Yule log from a yew tree, a man, dress ed in clothes of a dark hue, came up to Hugh and said. ‘Have you seen my ewes?’ ‘If you will wait until I hew this I will go anywhere in Europe with you to look for your ewes/ ” WATCHTUE FELLOWS =W1io advertise cheap prices! Look for L*. S. Uovernmcni Stamp on TI1EIK hottk* AU dboi lers are prltM.ogwi to use this stamp. ST A Mi* means ADUtfPfiUATKD or Chemical Wl:i<kevr^>C- Oovomment Stamp a punrantoe or Ann. PriiYrv axdPboof.' The dilTcrcnr.- between onr p r JC eg and theirs is small—differ* i,< V- mquality, tfivai. (.uraLr,!. 4 Bottlesqu“".,4” 3 Rye or Bourbon Six-Year-OlJ * Kidney. Bladder and Urinary . Lame BacW.Heart Disease .Skin Rheumatism. Bed Wetting, etc. by mail COeFrcdonlaJJY. 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