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About Toccoa news. (Toccoa, Ga.) 18??-1889 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1883)
COM PENS A TIONS. Why must we mourn for vanished light, For pleasures lost, as fair as fleeting, And weep beneath the eves of night. The memory of o:ir morning greeting? Is joy too weak to live alway ? Is life so fend of pale-browed sorrow That every hope that.blooms to-day Must fade and die before to-morrow?” *• j»ut nay,” a voics within replied, So sweet I could not choose but hear it, “ God never yet hath light denied To those whose souls can draw them near it, Look up in trust, and see beyond Those clouds of ill, this vain repining, A Father’s strength, sustained and fond, A Father’s love, securely shining.” But doubting still and weak, I moan, “Your Heaven’s too far —give something nearer; Why are wc left to stand alone, With all gone by that made life dearer ? Tlio friends we seek clasp hands and part. The souls we love draw throbbing near ns Eye speaks to eye, heart leans to heart, Then naught remains to help or cheer us!’ M. E. B. A PAINTER’S VENGEANCE. Antoine’ Thirty years ago the Belgian painter, Wicrtz, was astonishing the artistic world by the powerful but ex¬ travagant productions which are now ex¬ hibited at Bru sris iu the museum which bears his name. Though his brush was generally occu¬ pied with classical subjects or weird al¬ legorical designs, such as the “Contest between Good and Evil,” he occasionally consented to paint portraits. only This accorded was n favor, however, which he • o those whose physiognomy happened ?o interest him. it may be added that his taste inclined rather to the grotesque mid eccentric than the beautiful. One day ho received a visit from a cer¬ tain M. van Spach, a desi notary, who have had been seized with ifio ,- e to his features perpetuated by the celebrated artist. Maitre von Spach—a dry, wrink- led, keen*eyed old gentleman, with an ex pressioa of mingled shrewdness and self importance—was one of the wealth¬ iest men in Brussels, and ns avaricious aa he was rich; a characteristic which h id procured him the nickname of “Maitre Harpngon.” Wievtz was aware of his visitor’s failing; nevertheless he acceded to his request without demur. The fact was, he had been conquered at first sight by the old scrivener’s pieturesque head. That head was a perfect treasure to an artist, with its bal l cranium, wrinkled forehead, shaggy brows overhanging the small piercing eyes, hooked nose, and tbin- lipped mouth, which shut like a trap. Wierlz was fascinated, and, while his visitor was pompously explaining his wishes, the artist was taking mental note of every line and feature, “How much will the portrait cost?” was the notary’s cautious inquiry. “My terras are ten thousand francs, monsieur,” was the reply. The lawyer started, stared incredu¬ lously, shrugged his shoulders, and took up his hat. “In that case,” he answered d ilv, “I have only to wish you good morn mg.” Alarmed at the prospect of losing this pr imising “subject,” whom he had al¬ ready in imagination transferred to can¬ vas, Wicrtz hastened to add: “Those are my usual terms, but as your face inter¬ ests me, I am willing to make a reduc¬ tion in your favor. Suppose we say five thousand ?” But M. van Spach still objected, urg¬ ing that srcL a sum was exorbitant for “a strip of painted canvas.” hesitation, At length, alter much bargaining and he agreed to pay three thou¬ sand francs for the portrait, “frame in¬ cluded”; and, this being settled, he ros 6 to take leave. “When am I to give you the first sit¬ ting ?” lie inquired. “There is no liurry,” replied the ar- fc : st, who had his own intentions regard¬ ing this portrait. “I am somewhat oc capied just now,” but will let you know when I have a morning at liberty. Au re voir!” The moment liis visitor had left the studio, Wiertz seized palette and brushes, placed a fresh canvas on liis easel, and dashed in the outlines of the portrait from memory. Ho painted as if for a wager, while the summer daylight lasted; and, thanks to his marvellous rapidity of execution, when evening Game the pic¬ ture was all but finished. He had represented the old notary seated at a table strewn with papers ami parchments, his full face turned toward the spectator. The head was brought out in masterly relief against a shadowed best background, and painted in the artist’s showing style; bold, free and unconventional tion. The no likeness signs of its hurried execu- fidelity, giving not only was the striking features, in its |he character but and expression of the orig¬ inal, so that the canvas seemed instinct with life. The following morning Wiertz gave the finishing touches to his work, put it in a instructing frame, and dispatched it to van Spaeh, the messenger to wait for an answer. He rubbed his hands with pleasure as ho pictured the old gentleman’s delight and astonishment, and anticipated the sensation which this tour deforce would create in artistic circles. In due time the messenger returned, with the picture in one hand and a note in the other. Wiertz hastily dismissed him, opened the letter, and read as fol¬ lows “Sir:—I beg to return your extraor¬ dinary production, which I cannot sup¬ pose is intended for my portrait, as it boars no sort of resemblance to me. “In art, as in everything else, I like tc have my money’s worth for mv money and I do not choose to pay you 3,000 francs for one afternoon’s work. As you dc not consider me worth the trouble ol further painting seriously, I must decline am transactions with you, and re- main, sir, yours obediently, “Peter van Spach.” When the artist recovered from fib astonishment at this remarkable epistle, ho burst into a fit of laughter whicL made t lie studio riug. * ‘His money’s worth—ha, ha! Maitrt H vrpagon has overreached himself foi once. He could have sold it for five times what it cost him—tho benighted i old Philistine.” He placed the rejected picture once more on the easel, and regarded it long and critically, only to become more con¬ vinced of its merit. lie knew that art judges would pronounce it a chel d’oeuvre. His amusement began to give place 1 o irritation, at the iudignity to which his work had been subjected, and vague projects of vengeance rose before him ns lie paced the floor, with bent head and knited brows. Suddenly he stopped short, his eyes sparkling with mischievous satisfaction at an idea which had suddenly occurred to him. He took up his palette, and set to work upon the picture again, adroitlj filtering and retouching. 1 In an incredibly short space of time i< underwent a startling metamorphosis. While carefully preserving the likeness, he had altered the face by exaggerating its characteristics; giving a cunning leet to the deeply-set eyes, a grimmer curve to the thin lips, and a scowl to the heavy brows. A stubby beard appeared on the chin, and the attitude became drooping and decrepit. Then the notary’s accessories vanished, the background with becoming the wall of a cell, a barred window; while the table, with its litter of papers and parch¬ ments, was transformed into a rough bench, beneath which might be dis¬ cerned a pitcher and a loaf. When this was achieved to his satisfac¬ tion, the artist signed his work, and gummed on the frame a conspicuous label, with the inscription: “Imprisoned for Debt. ” Then be sent for a fiacre, and drove to Melchior’s, the well-known picture- dealer in the Hue do la Madeleine, whose window offers such constant at¬ traction to lovers of ark “I have something to show yon,” be¬ gan Wic-rt“I have just finished this study, which I think is fairly successful. Can you find room for it in your win¬ dow ?’ ’ “Find room for it? I should think so !” exclaimed the dealer enthusiastic¬ ally. “My dear fellow, it is first rate ! I have nothing of yours more striking and original—and that is saying much. price do you put upon it? ’ “I have not yet decided,” replied the painter. “Give it a good place in the window, and if a purchaser presents him¬ self let me know.” The picture was immediately installed in the place of honor, and soon attracted a curious group. All day Melchior’s window was surrounded; aDd next morn¬ ing tho papers noticed the wonderful picture, and sent fresh crowds to gaze at it. Among the rest was a friend of Maitre van Spach, who could hardly believe his eyes in this on recognizing the worthy notary ened “questionable shape.” He hast¬ at once to inform him of the liberty which had been taken with his person; and not long afterward the old lawyer burst into the shop, startling its pro¬ prietor, who at once recognized the ori¬ ginal of tho famous picture. “M. Melchior,” began the intruder, “I have been made the victim of a shame¬ ful practical joke by one of your clients. It is my portrait, sir, that hangs in your window; it is I, sir—I, Maitre van Spach —who am held up to ridicule in that in¬ famous daub—pilloried for all tho world to sec as an imprisoned bankrupt! If the thing is not at once removed I shall apply to the police. ” At this threat the picture-dealer merely smiled. ‘ ‘I must refer you to the art'st, monsieur,” picture lie returned coolly. “The it belongs to him, and I cannot re¬ move without his permission.” To Wiertz’s house went Maitre van fepacli, c , . . white , heat , , of „ m a and _ . natiOiL On the rage entering studio he found the painter lounging m an arm-cliair, smoking his afternoon cigar. “Ha, it is you, Maitre?” was his bland greeting. “To what fortunate circum¬ stance am I indebted for this visit! Pray take a scat. Do you smoke ? You will find those cigars excellent.” “Monsieur,” interrupted the notary, cutting short these courtesies with scant ceremony; “Ictus come to the point. There is at this moment in Melchior’s window a picture—a caricature—which makes mo the laughing stock of the town. I insist on its being taken out at once—at once, do you understand ?” “Not quite,” replied the other imper¬ turbably. “ It is true there is a picture of mine at it Melchior’s, br-t I really don’t sec how makes you ridiculous.” “ You don’t see ? But that picture is visitor, my portrait, rapping sir—my portrait!” cried his liis cane upon the floor. “Your portrait?” echoed the othei ivitli a look of surprise. “ Of course it is, as any one can see at a You—” “ But—excuse me,” tho painter inter¬ rupted, “you said yesterday that it did not resemble you in the least. See—here is your letter to that effect.” Van Spach colored and bit his lip. He felt that he was caught. “ Such being the case,” continued Wiertz, “and the work being returned on my hands, I have a perfect right tc dispose of it to the best advantage.” The notary. took a turn ncross the room, to recover his composure. “Come,” he said at length, forcing a smile, “let us try to arrange will this ridicu¬ lous affair amicably. I give you the three thousand francs at once, and take Ghe horrible thing out of the window—” “ Stay a moment,” interrupted his companion, as he flicked the ashes from his cigar, and carelessly changed his po¬ sition. “You must be aware that the picture in its present shape is ten times more valuable than a mere portrait. It is now a work of imagination and inven¬ tion, and I may own that I consider it one of my most successful canvases. J could not think of parting with it for less than fifteen thousand francs.” The notary gasped. “Fifteen thou¬ sand francs! You are joking 1” “ Not at all. That is my price; you may take it or leave it.” There was a moment’s pause; then the visiter turned on his heel. “I leave it, then! Go to the deuce with your picture!” he retorted, as he left the room, banging the door behind him. He had not gone many yards from the house, however, when he stopped shorl and reflected. So long as that ill-omened canvas remained on view in Melchior’s window he would not know a moment’s peace. The story would be sure to gel wind, and even his friends would join in the laugh against him. He would hardlj dare to show his face abroad. At anx sacrifice, this scandal must be stop cd. But fifteen thousand francs ! He fairff groaned as lie reluctantly retraced hi.- steps toward the house. “Monsieur Wicrtz,” he began in a conciliatory tone, “I have reconsidered the matter, and—and I agree to your terms. I will take your picture for the sum you named.” WiVrtz threw away his cigar and rose. “Monsieur, you are very kind, But it happens that I, too. have been consid¬ ering, and a brilliant idea has occurred to me.” The notary shuddered. He dreaded Wiertz’s “ideas,” and he had a presenti¬ ment that some fresh disaster was in store for liim. “What is it?” lie asked nervously. “As my picture seems to have made a sensation, 1 think I shall advertise it to be raffled for, at five francs a ticket, and that all the town may have a chance of seeing it, I shall hire a commissionaire to carry it through the streets for a day or two. Not a bad notion, eh ?” Maitre van Spach was speechless with consternation. “You—you would not do that ?” he stammered. “Why not? I am confident the plan would succeed—so confident, that I wouldn’t give it up for less than thirty thousand francs—money down.” The unfortunate notary burst into a cold perspiration, and wiped his fori In ad with his handkerchief. To see himself trotted around Brussels on a porter’s back, labelled “Imprisoned for Debt !” It was like a horrible nightmare. “Here,” he exclaimed, desperately, takmg out his pocket-book—“here is a check for tho amount. For heaven’s sake let me have the picture, and I will say no more about it. ” Half an hour afterward the detestable canvas was in his possession; but it was not until lie had cut it out of tho frame and burnt it to ashes that ho felt him¬ self safe from some fresh manifestation of the painter’s vengeance. Meantime, Yviertz 'cashed the check, and after deducting the sum of ten thou¬ sand francs—the price Lo had first de¬ manded—forwarded the rest to the char¬ itable fund of the town in the name oi Maitre van Spach. A CHINESE DELICACY. Birdsncst Soup and an Ktlitor who does net Hanker Alter it. Every once or twice in a while we are treated by the newspapers to long-winded descriptions of birdsncst soup. We would pre fer to be treated to something else. Nobody can make usbelieve that a birdsnset which has d no duty in rais¬ ing a brood of feathered songsters, and that has been lying out in the rain for a wet season or two, is the best material for constructing a soup. "We should judge that the man who indulged in birdsncst* soup could not get the taste of pinfeathers out of his mouth for a week. Chopped up in a feed-cutter, and the taste disguised with bran and potato parings, it might be palmed off on a sick cow whose palate was out of order so that she couldn’t tell what she was eat¬ ing. But whenever a smoking birdsnest soup is brought info the dining room, accompanied by all the unpleasant asso¬ ciations which cling to it still, why, wo want to go right away and conceal our¬ selves in the chapparal until the feast of reason and flow of soup has somewhat subsided. It doesn’t make any particular difference to us whether tlio birdsnests are brought from China or Kalamazoo, or whether the original fowls who constructed the 11es ts were birds of Paradise or buzzards, tomtits, killalcos, or sandliill cranes. All we ask is, when the birdsnest soup is brought in, and we catch the first sniff of the aromatic fluid, that we be allowed to go off to a lodge in some vast wilder¬ ness, where we can be alone with our grief, while the other guests are gorging themselves on a high tariff diet, import ed at an immense expense. People inclined to judge harshly, may ter n us peculiar, capricious and some¬ what sensitive in this matter of eating last year’s birdsnests with the bottom knocked out. Perhaps we are. But we don’t have to eat them, and more than that, we don’t propose to so long as wc can food. get Birdsnest plenty of ordinary United Stat s soup is a rare delicacy, no doubt, but we don’t hanker after it. We have seen a birdsnest made of sticks and clubs a foot and a half long, and lined with an old buffalo r be. It had been the nursery of nine broods of young eagles that we know of, and might, foi all we know to the contrary, have been rocked in the cradle of an old pine free top for centuries. The idea of boiling that thing up into soup, and offering tc set it up for free-born American citizens who pay poll taxes, vo’e, and help run the government, is absurd. There is too much of the man’s inhumanity to man business about it, and the ranker the soup, the ranker the injustice. If we had any tickets for birdsnest soup we would cheerfully give them to the poor, —Texas Siftings. An American Chief. A man with a remarkable story lias just died at Melbourne, well known as Fred Standish, the popular Chief oi Police, to all Americans visiting Austra¬ lia. He was of an ancient and wealthy Lancashire Roman Catholic family, his father having represented Wigow in that county for many years. He entered the artillery and served as aide on the stiff of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1SI8-50. Unfortunately, lie went on the turf, where he was known as “The little Bombardier,” chestnut, and in 1952, when the Daniel O’Rorke, which had been nowhere in the Two Thousand Guineas, came in winner amid a great storm in the Leger. Standish lost, like and many others, more than he could pay, had to leave for Australia, landing at Melbourne with $ 1 , 000 , which he speedily with lost ia the diggings. lie Then, take hardly breaking a shoe to his feet, hal to to stones on the road at $2.50 a day. He was recognized while at this work by a former brother officer, Captain Clerk, who had him placed on the police, where he rose to be Chief. He was of very handsome presence, and, having been brought up at the Faubourg, had, as many New Yorkers will testify, all the charming and engaging manners of the “vieille cour.” THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. HABITS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. Home Life ol Hie t’zar-Ilnn- lie *»»»ends his i Dttjs in the Palace at Gatchina. Although stern and even overbearing to the majority of those who surround ; livm, Alexander ITT. 1ms always been a sympathizing and affectionate husband and father. While at his palace at Gat¬ china, he lunches daily at one o’clock w'th his wife and children, and to tlTs meal none but the closest intimates of his family are ever admitted, After luncheon, if there are no further depu¬ tations to icceive or important business to a(L nd to, {he Czar goes out walking or driving in company with tlio Empress or his sons. In the evening there is often a little music, of which the Em¬ press is as fond as tho Emperor, and Her Majesty is a good pianist. The Czar retires to bed early, and by eleven o’clock all is sil nice in the imperial the apartments. occupies During tho daytime Empress a room on the ground floor, which exactly below tho Czar’s study, with it communicates directly by a small private staircase. The Czarina’s boudoir is elegantly furnished, but in a simple style, and with no appearance of luxury, except such as is given by the presence of certain handsome pieces of furniture and nbjets el art, which remain to testify to the more extravagant tastes of former occupants. The Empress is an admirable manager, both of her tina¬ household an d of everything duties. that pertains telligence to the Her great in :::nl sweetness of manner have given her an extraordinary and all influence over her hus¬ band other persons who are brought into contact with her. THE EMPRESS. The Anilchkino Palace, which she ce cupiod as Czarenva, was a model of household management, and to her initi¬ ative measures are due the commence¬ ment of the sweeping reforms in the administration of the other overgrow.’, palaces. She is patroness, and takes ns far as possible an active share in the management, of half the charitable in¬ stitutions in Bussia, and particular!' these that are connected with the pro¬ tection of women and children. Every morning, while the Emperor is busy up¬ s'uios with his Ministers, tho Empress receives tlio reports of M. Delian-off and others, whom she intrusts with the super¬ vision of ihe various societies in which, she is interested. The Empress’s solici¬ tude for the safety of her husband is well known, and it has been observed that she is never at ease when fie is called away from home, The education, and care of her children also engross mue of her thoughts. The eldest son, tho Czarevitch, is in his fourteenth year, and resembles his mother in features. Ilei of an active and lively disposition, and for his years is far advanced in his studies. "Russian is always the language employe ! by the imperial family when they art together, but when tho boys are with their teacher they speak French and English on alternate days. Six hours a day are devoted to study by the young princes, but tlxeir education is not limited also to sedentary practiced studies alone. They are hi riding and shooting, and the Cz'U’cvilch is, it is said, already a good shot and rides well. -—7 ---- -«5> --- The Japanese Indemnity. The return of the Simonoseki indem¬ nity has caused great pleasure in Japan, not also only as a just and honorable act, but as a practical evidence that at least one great Western power puts this Asiatic country on a par with the fore¬ most nations of Europe in its claims to international courtesy and consideration, this result arouses the ill feeling of some of the English residents of Yokohama, who say that tho restoration of the money was not made from a conviction of its justice, but only with a shrewd business aim to secure Japanese favor. Great Britain was one of the countries that joined with the United States in fining Japan for acts which the Government of that country was not responsible for, and which were committed by a rebel prince whose animosity was excited by the Government’s friendliness to foreigners. It was an outrage to demand indemnity for trivial losses inflicted on foreign vessels and other property from such a cause; and the action of the United States was an acknowledgment of the outrage and a reparation of part of it. The universal tone of the press and pub¬ lic discussion here shows that the simple purpose of Congress in restoring the in¬ demnity was an act of justice, and not to seek tin advantage in trade rivalry. Those English Fortunes. People never get tired of being duped by stories of immense fortunes of which this they are the heirs. The latest story of kind comes from Illinois. Some one announced that the descendants of Gov¬ ernor Bradford, of whom there are about seventy thousand alive, were sole heirs to a fortune of $ 100 ,€ 00,000 now lyiugin the vaults of the Bank of England, and followed up the announcement with a circular offering for the modest reward of one dollar from each heir to collect this pretty sum. A dollar is not much to pay for a fortune; and a great many would probably have paid it, had not a doubting Thomas written to the Bank of England, asking if such a sum of money was actually there. He received the f ol- of lowing answer : “In reply to your letter the 11 th inst. I beg to inform you that the bank have no knowledge what¬ ever of any property to which the heirs of Governor Bradford are entitled. I am, sir, your obedient servant, S. O. Grant, chief accountant.” The heirs have gone back to work. Change of Name. —Mis. Frances Marie Scoville, of Chicago, has given notice that she will file a petition in the courts for permission to assume the name of Frances Marie Howe. Her counsel says she wishes to change her name on her own account and that of her daughter Bertha. Being a divorced woman, she could either retain her hus¬ band’s name or take her maiden name. She desired to get lid of the name of Scoville, but, of course, that of Guiteau was not desirable, and Bertha was very averse to it. So 3Irs. Scoville has de¬ cided to take her mother’s name, Howe, and her.daughter’s name will remain un¬ changed for the present. ggfej ! J fKENDALKS W? SPAVIN CUBE#* m a® ! u * The most successful Koniciy e\er discovered as it is certain in 1 s eff-et and does not blister. LEAD INLVJtjF BE¬ LOW. Snvcil liisu 1 S 05 > Dolhrs, Adams, N. Y , Jan. SO, 18 c 2. Db. B. J. Kendall & Co , Gemsll.tv- i ns vaeii a good deal of veu> Kendall’s Spiv iu Cur? with gre.-it success, I th rjgh*. I wou'd 1 t you know wliat it h is done for me. Two years ai.o I hid as ipe dy a colt as wa« tver raised in Je.flerson county. When I wa? breaking Urn, he lucked over the ere ss b tr and cot a t and tore o:e of h’s hind leis ad to pieces. I employed the best fmriers, but they all sa d he was spoilc 1. He had a very la-rue thorough-nip, aad I used two botile-i t f your KemUU’s Spavin Cure, and it look the bunch entirely oft. and he sold after¬ wards for .isiSCOfdoBars). I ha-e used it lor b me spavins and completely wiuu gal s, and kit it the h«s leg al*» ways cured iiii smooth. ft ia a st leudil medicine forrheuni'ti m. I have recommended it to a soul many, and they all say, it tins t e work. I was iu V. itherington and Ivneeland’s drugstore ia Adams, the other day, and siw a veiy fine picture you seat them. I tried to buy it but could not; they said if 1 would write to you ihdt you would S3ii 1 .uie cue. I wish you would, and I will do you a’i 'he good I cm. Very leaptctfuliy, E. 8. Lyman. from the Alt run fAiiuntMcial, Ohio, of Nov. 23, 18S2. Be’dirr of the Commercial can not well forget tale that a 1-trge ?}> ce has L r yeais be *n a up by K -nd id’s aiverfistm J n?s— er. pecia ly cf a cortai i Spavin Cure. Wo hive r al dealirgi with Dr. of Kendall large for many rears, and we know some basinets h u es ia cities near by, wh i have a’.so dealt with him many years, and the truth is ful’y au<l faithfully p oven, not on'y that he is a good honest man, and that this celebrated Spivin mended Cure is but not that only sil English that is recom¬ to be the language is not capab'e of rccommeudicg it too high lv. IC ndali’s Sf avln Cure wih cure spavirs. Tiltr<i s re hundreds tf ca ts iu which that lias been proven to our certain kno vkilge, but, after all, it a person confine^ tits me- iulnesiof this celebrate'! nudiffue to caring spavins a'onc, th v n,: kj a big mistake- It is Behest medicine known as an outwatd application fur rheumatism in the hunau f uuily. It is good for pains an I aches, s.vel- 1 ngs and lamenes, and i j,ut as safely aps I lied to nun, women and children as it b to hors?s. We know that there are ether good liuiniints, oat v e do believe th s spavin cure to be far better tnan any ever invented K-.iiIiFs Swill Cilfo on Huns M. Vev .y, Inp., Aug. 12 .. 1881 . Du. B. J. Kf.ndai.l & Co.. Geo's:—Sun- send'me pie of circulars i\ c ived today. Please seme with mv imprinL printed on one side only. Tne Km tail’s Spavin Cuie is n excellent • d< maud with us, end tioS only lor ariinak, but for iiurnan abmcits- also. M.. Joseph Vorris, one of the leading farmers in our county, sprained an ancle badly, a- d knowing the value of the re me ly for ho ses tiffed it on hi ms* P, and it did far better than he b?.d expected—cared the - main in short order. Yutirs reepi ctfnffy. C. O. Tt EBAND. P i’e $1 per 1 o'fle, or G bottbs for £5. All druggises have it or can get it for you, or it will be sent lo *>ny add ess on rrc?ipt «.f - rice, by the propie ors, Dv B. J. Keu- da'IJsCo., K icsbargh Falls, Vt. Send for illu3 rued eircu'ar- fSolcl X3 rx’a.srisfiES't'sJ • a farmer , s DAUGHTER, An eastern simply, exchange has a effort item -laying “ Only a Farmer’s Daugh- "the ier, to-night.” That was probably last night she was known as “only a farmer’s daughter,” as perhaps the next day she married a chap from the city and left her farm home and went to the city with her newly acquired husband to live in the sixth story of a tenement house, and take in sewing to help liei husband get along. Some farmer’s daughters do get bit that way.— Mil - waukee Sun. _ 7* ~ 7 ‘ There is a complaint in Isew York that policemen frequent saloons too constantly. The remedy is very simple, Fire off a pistol and yell murder! There won’t be a policeman witlim eight blocks of the place for days. ’ “Bob” Burdette, out of the kindnesi . ot his heart, lias suggested an eminent? ly fitting and useful occupation for th< dude: To teach sparrows how to feec and live on mosquitoes. m n ram 1 J!' 7.-Hrfifth .-■■n 538 / Mi SUP'S?#*- d! gll’g” ; tf i 3 isss* m, * tf-SSJ ***** ' *iS . rAr ** * S 1 I 'S tel t> > 2 w J* a o - Q It 8a ! E. SCHAEFER, AGENT. «Js§i 4F m S*} 1 p; % m I ; : ■ -V.- 1 a c,wc.i *&- tt- TOCOA CITY, GEORGIA- f OR, THE MOTHER’S FRIEND! One of the greatest comforts to those expecting to be confined is a remedy upon which implicit con¬ fidence can be placed-one that will produce a sato and quick delivery—one that will control pain and shorten the duration of labor. Such is “Tin: Moth¬ er’s Friend.” Try it and see what A Blessing it is to Suffering Females. This Liniment when used two or three weeks be¬ fore confinement, produces a wonderful effect, causing a very easy and quick labor, with compar¬ atively little pain, and leaves the mother iis a con¬ dition to recover quickly or In ether word ; to have a eood getting up. Under its use. labor will ordina¬ rily occupy much*less than the usual time, and the suffering be diminished beyond expression. offered The condition for.whicb this remedy is of is of such a character as to forbid a long array cer¬ tificates. Those interested in its use are respect¬ fully referred tothe hundreds who have used it. READ THE TESTIMONIALS: I most earnestly entreat every female expecting to be confined'to use the “Tjik Mother’?-. Friend.” Coupled with this entreaty, I will add that during alarge obstetrical it practice fail (forty-four years), Sale I have never known to to produce a a„d quick YutlZilES, H. D„ Atlute. Go. A lady from one of the counties of Middle Geor¬ gia, who has been acting as midwife tor many vears. writes: “I have disposed of all The Moth¬ er’s Friend you sent me, and I am DELIGHTED WITH IT. In every instance where it has been used its effects have been ail that I could ask. I CONSIDER IT A GREAT BLESSING.” A gentleman writes: fourth “My confinement, wife used your Moth¬ er’s Friend at her and lwr testimony is that she passed through it with one- half of the suffering of either of her former confine¬ ments, and recovered from it in much less time. She also recommended it to a l*rlv friend who was about to be confined for the first time, and she says: ‘I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY ONE pass TKRO tJOH TTIIS GREAT TRIAL WITH SO MUCH EASE AND SO LITTLE SUFFERING.* ” The names of all these, and many others, can be had by calling at my office. Having hail the foregoing remedy Tnoaorom/jr Tested in Atlanta and vicinity, I now offer it to my patrons ns possessing superior merits. I am permitted also to refer to the following well- known citizens of Atlanta : C. S. Newton. Win. M. Crumley, Jr., \V. A.Gregg and D. Bain: all of whom are ready to testify to the merits of the prepara- tion. Price fl.50-per bottle. Prepared by J. BRAD FIELD, Sole Atlanta, Prop'r, Georgia. For sale everywhere. The Mining Exposition. The Mining Exposition at Denver, Uoh, last summer was not such a com¬ plete success as to arouse a high degree of general interest in the preparations for its repitition the present year. At the same time it is readily admitted that such a display, representing one of tlio great industries of the country, might be most interesting and instructive. The Denver Republican frankly says: “It is a matter which neeils no proof that in many sadly respects the Exposition in 1882 was mismanaged, and it is also a fact that the present management are showing lifclle disposition to remedy the defects of their predecessors. For tho season of 18S3 no reasonable excuse can exist for managerial mistakes, and it is to be hoped that some stops may be taken immediately to assure the cordial co-operation of every mining district from Mexico to the British Possessions, and to draw the attention of every busi¬ ness man and capitalist throughout the country to tho Exposition, and through it to the value and importance of the in¬ dustry at large. Let everything possi¬ ble be done, and done at once, to pro¬ mote and increase prosperity in every department. With appropriate and effi¬ cient efforts, not only will tho Exposi¬ tion of 1883 be a success in itself, but be of permanent benclit to the llocky Moun¬ tain region. ” A Too Funny Boy. A Washington letter says: — Benny Brewster, the son of the Attorney-Gen- oral, is a very lively boy according to all reports. The other day ho infuriated all of the staff of the Attorney-General to a pitch of madness. On his father’s desk there is a lot of buttons, connecting with electrical calls in all subordinate offices of the depart- merit, from the Solicitor-General down, One day, not long ago, Benny was in with his father. Suddenly, before the latter could stop him, Benny began to play upon all of the electric buttons at once, as if upon the keys of a piano, These sudden and repeated calls created a panic iu the department. The Solici- tor-General, a grave, dignified gentleman, the Assistant Attorney-General, the Chief Clerk, and in all about twenty chiefs, came in one after another in mad haste, only to be met by an apology from the Attorney-General, with laughter while Benny howled upon the carpet where he lay rolling, as the slaves of the buttons appeared and disappeared, black with wrath notwithstanding Brewster’s ami- able bogging for forgiveness of the mad freak of his dear, merry son.
