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THE TOCCOA NEWS
AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL.
VOLUME XIX.
OVERTHROWN.
Jlefore ih ssunne a woman knelt to pay
A< ring homage many a night and day.
1 re burned tbr subtle incense of faith
Tireles a
a* love,—like love, more strong than
<re*vh.
T5 hal v.-ricele?-offering gathered tetkis »ferine
Piling the service of the One Divine!
■1 fi*; hurried past it on discordant feet,
Ehe held her worship in a safe retreat
The icy hand of Reason drew a t, rast
The V “ J illu «''" round thai«Upah»A cast
An-1 tha Broad daylight pierr#* with cruel
- am
The tnlli^ht st -^inw of ecstatic dream.
The poor \ amidol,stripped of borrowtyl
Met higstern graca
(July iny^e, worshiper with listless face,—
an clothed and set apart
In tiie pure cloister of a woman’s heirt,
*' A,aa deluded
» one!” Nay, rather say,
might have been a god which was but
clay.” ,
'—Charlotte MellenPackard, in Ltppincott.
* YELLOW ROSES.
f BY MEUAB MlTCHKt..
.
,/ *‘My dear!”
“Yes, I know what you mean, Aunt
Vinthrop; be it was more to my credit to
shabby, seen walking across the Common with
be with 'tfupid Professor Oldpage than
to Dick watching the ball game.
Wed, I do not thiuk so.”
f Here the cheering from the ball-field
'—“’91, ’91. ’91, ’rah, ’rah, ’rah! ’91,
’91, ’91, ’rah, ’rah, ’rah—Harvard!”—
could lx: distinctly heard, and the speak¬
er looked longingly in the direction from
whence it came.
; “You do not know what you are talk¬
ing about, my clear.”
i ( } es, I do. Don’t you suppose that
any one seeing accidental, us must have known that
it was purely and not from
choice?"
“A pleasant accident, then, Here
comes the car that we must take, my
■oear.”
As the two step bito the car, we can
see that one is a white-haired old lady,
dressed very plainly, and yet showing iu
every fold of her garments that she Avas
an aristocrat, as indeed she was, being
no lou.s a person Jhau Mrs. Smith Law*
1 TQfiCe-Winthrop. The
other was a young girl with beau¬
tiful red-golcl hair, fatdtlttssly dressed in
a tailor-made suit of fashionable browns,
and wearing dainty gloves and shoes,
both a trifle, small for comfort. In one
band she carried a bunch of yellow roses
—her “trade-mark,” as she said, for she
rarely seen without a handful of this her
favorite flower.
1 H er name was Nellie Newberry, and
she was Mrs. Win throp’s niece from
Texas, wfao had como North to perfect
herself fn music. Is he was called by the
matrons of the dancing circles “a st m-
‘when D -*Og girl,” and had made a sensation
introduced into the charmed set of
which her aunt seemed to be, as Nellie
raid, consulting high-priestess’; perhaps
ft was fortunate for Miss Nellie that her
»unt held so high a social position, for
Nellie s fondness for elaborate dressing
in a place where plain dark costumes
were the rule aud not the exception, and
her reckless disregard of old and estab¬
lished customs, were in her case called
inherited traits, for her aunt's sake, and
attributed to her father, who had a
French mother. >
To the Texas girl, brought up as she
had been, by a colored nurse aud French
governess—for her mother had died when
she was boru—to cave more for the “fix"
of her ridding-habit and her pony's trap¬
pings than the improvement of her mind,
the Cambridge girl was a mystery. She
could not understand her aspirations and
longings for knowledge; if one knew*
how to read, write, sing a few' songs,
dance, dress, and, of Course, ride, what
more was necessary? And that any
woman under forty should prefer a book
to a pair of gloves was beyond her com¬
prehension.
There was no person, however, in
whose eyes she could do no w'rong, ex¬
cept neglect him, and that was Dick,
her aunt's youngest son, who had just
entered college, and who regretted noth¬
ing half so much as having, ih an un¬
lucky hour, as he said, introduced cer¬
tain members of his class to this pretty
Texas cousm.
“Just as if I should not have met
them anyway, you silly boy! Of course
some one would have introduced them,
and I like every one of them, too.”
“That’s all right, but you need not
wear Jim Aston's pin, nor have tied Joe
Foster's 'cycle ribbon."
“Well, auntie made me give the pin
back,” said Nellie, with a little sigh,
“and l w ould have tied your ribbon if
if you asked me. Come Dick, don't be
.disagreeable. I want to go to the Agas-
eiz this afterdoon, and aunt says I cannot
co alone, and of course I do not w ant to
if you will go with me."
The idea of having Nellie all to him-
self was too delightful to resist, and so
lie answered, cheerfully, “AU right,
Nell; four o'clock sharp.” And gather¬
ing up his books and papers, he hurrif l
off, late already for his class. »
Dick was her devoted champion as far
as be could be. “But. of course,” as
she Avrote to her brother, “his power is
somewhat limited. Fancy your sister
talking for half an ho”r Avith a Professor
of English Literature, and being shown
in to supper by a Doctor of Divinity!
But Dick cane to my rescue, aud I had
one half-hour's exquisite breathing spell
with two Seniors, who declare that if I
am not here on class day that they will
not graduate. I am invited to a musical
to-morrow Redfern's' evening, and I mean to go,
aud wear latest creation lor
me—white, pure white—with the dia-
mond star you gave me in my hair. I
have not met mv fate yet, so Aunt Win-
throp says. She means one thiDg, I mean
another,* by fate; but I expect your star
to bring it to me to-morrow. Did I sav
it? I mean him; an<W if fate does
come soon, I am afraicfetl shall be lost,
for 1 think I am gradually acquiring the
taste or thirst for knowledge. I have
bought a sketch book, joined an Ibsen
Club, and promised to sew red flannel
perije oats for the Indians. ‘Progress-
in?, 1 Dick says. Now I an *nft to a re-
ception at the Al^tm^fara Club, it being
ladies’ day, where I have engagements to
play ttddledywinka with an aotfedr And i
young doctor, ob, as aunt ftould say, a
street. prewiring Good-by, young physician of Beacon
my dear old brother.
You must be proud of me, for I
ish myself as well as my friend^ livery
day.”
It would hard to imagine a * more
WneViiul drawing-room than the one in
which the musical was to take place.
Perhaps the music would have mounded
better if the rcmm had been stripped Of
all its furnishing*^ but Mr3. A... G B.
Gale was famous for ihe “effects” bf her
entertainments, and th'e rich hangings,
soft carpets-, bar6 plants, and decorations
were made to aid, if not to the sound,
most certainly to the picturesqueness of
the scene.
Nellie was a favorite of hers, and her
heart beat almost too joyously when 6htt
saw the color—wfcitt, girl enter* arrayed id just the
proper soft and fine, not a
Bit of color except for a bunch or yellow
boses,and no ornament save for the splen¬
did star which glittered in her beautiful
hair. She certainly p watt'd a sensation,
and for once bet autft felt thoroughly
proud ef hfar.
She had barely paid her respects to
the hostess, and was turning to answer a
salutation from her old friend Professor
Oldpage, when she saw her aunt beckon¬
ing to her from across the room, and
near her stood a gentleman. Nellie
knew the moment fehe looked at him
that he was thfa man. By some strange
instinct she felt that she had met her
fate.
Slipping she her hand into the Professor’s
arm,' «aid, “Please take me to Mrs.
Winthrop.”
Many heads were turned to look after
the couple as they crossed the room, but
Nciifai heither knew nor cared; she was
conscious only of being watched by the
stranger. She -was provoked.that he did
not at once seek her acquaintance, and
although she carried on a lively conver¬
sation with her aunt and the Professor,
she scarcely knew what she was saying
for watching him; and when ho finally
moved away, she said to herself, “The
stupid 1” and then felt ashamed of hav¬
ing tailed him so.
The evening was nearly over, when
her aunt was requested to allow Nellie
to remain and join a few friends at an
eleven-o'clock: cake aud cream.
“Dick will see you home,” said her
aunt, as Nellie was carried off by her
hostess, amid an echo of good-bys from
a dozen of
Half-way across the room they were
met by the stranger, and before Nellie
realized what was happening, Mrs. Gale
w t «os saying, “May I have the pleasure of
introducing Mr. Thayer Hall, Miss New¬
berry, your partner for the evening?"
She did not know what she said or he
answered, but she remembered her star
for the first time that evening as she took
his arm. And how the moments flew!
She had not half told him of all the joys
of a Texas life, when Mrs. Gale asked
her to sing.
“1 will try,” she answered, rising at
once to coniply with the request.
“I will try." How those words sang
to Thayer Hall’s heart for days after¬
ward, far more than the lovely song she
sang! And that night, as he bid her
good-by, he said to himself, “I will try
too."
For , the . next few . weeks , the , “trying- . .,
on both sides succeeded splendidly,
Nellie not only studied hard, but she as-
sumed an air of dignity that became her
well, or, as Dick expressed it, “Aou
have grown up all of a sudden, Nell.
bhe took long Avalks, often Avith .
Thayer Ilall, read the books he read, sat
for hours discussing music and its pro-
fessors, sang the songs he liked, and
finally, when she gave np a match game
between Yale and Harvard for an after-
noon in the Athemeum poring over okl
MSb. and books with Thayer Hall, both
Dick and Mrs. Winthrop began to open
their eyes in wonderment. An engage-
ment, with its accompanying flowers and
congratulations, was certainly in the near
future, thought Aunt Winthrop, with
much pleasure. And her hopos would
undoubtedly have been fulfilled but for
a few chance remarks made by Mrs.
Winthrop herself to a friend, * and over-
heard by Nellie.
“.Air. Hall engaged? Why, I had not
heard of it. To whom?”
Nellie's heart stood still as she waited
foi her aunt's reply.
“Why, I thought every one kufaw it.
He has been engaged for many years, but
the young lady has beoa out of healtfa;
and they say that he is devoted to her.”
Nellie waited not for another word,but
flew back to her room, and gave way first
to indignation, and then to despair,
When she had reached this point she be-
gan to cry, and then to find excuses, and
declare over and over that she did nol
believe it.
In the midst of her unhappiness she
heard Dick come in and hurry to his
room.
She sat listening for his return, and
when he passed her door, called out,
“Dick, are you going to the game?”
“Yes,”
“Won't you ask me to go with you?”
“Yes; only you will have to hurry,"
said ‘“Dick the Joy, as Nellie called
him.
“Here I am; but let us go oat by the
side door.” ,
“Are you ashamed to be seen going,
Nell?” asked Dick, a little taken aback.
“No, you dear, silly boy, only I don’t
want to be questioned.”
Then Dick saw or suspected that some-
thing had happened, and, like the
thoughtful cousin that he was, skid no
more.
That night Nellie announced her
intention of starting for Texas the
next afternoon, and no amount
of persuasion or scolding could turn her
from her purpose.
“What shall I say? Think of all your
engagements! Why, I heard you prom-
ise Mr. Thayer Ilall to drive with him
next Wednesday. He never breaks
engagement, and will think it
strange.” For Nellie had_ refused to
notes of regret to any one.
TOCCOA. GEORGIA. AUGUST ], 1891
“If Mr. Hall wants
gagement,.hs Nellie, can come
so,” said very slowly, and blush-
£5“
to-morrow. You can say that m* pony
is sick, and J ha*- gtiie to nurse him. I
MUc to doubt but that many will believe
it and Rob did sav in his last letter that
Wiidwood was ill.”
Nellie , Aew T , x , ,, . v
eiry, s^a
thing. . .
help "Very welR aiintiS. Hiokj Jroti Will
me, tfcon’t yffii? add ’ , . did .
It i* needless te ihat Dick
help her; and the next afternoon he bid
her good-bye.
“By the time you are ready to come
to Texas, Dick, I may be ready to tell
you why I am going home. Don't for-
get me.” . And as the car started units
long journey^ she leaned fafat Cf the win-
dt)W end tossed hint a rose^-i yellow
hose.
As Dick lifted it, he thought to him-
self: “I wonder if Thayer Ilall Had any-
thing then to do with it! Yellow, forsaken;
but she has always worn yellow
roses, She said that they reminded her
of Texas—the yellow roses of Texas.”
The moment the carriage containing
Nellie and her baggage had left the front.
gate, Mrs. Winthrop sat. about Annofanfa-
ing het niece’s suddefa departure; writ-
ing dainty little notes to several iriends
whd would; she kuew, put it in the most
friendly light.
As for Thayer Hall,he was on a coach-
ing*party, and would not be back for
two days.
Almost the first thing he heard on
reaching his club the effilling df his re-
turn was that Miss *Newberry, of Pro-
ffissdr avenue, Cambridge, had returned
to Texas, leaving many desolate hearts.
Without waiting to hear more, he
took a cab and drove to Mrs. Win-
throp’s.
“.Yes, it was true, Miss Newberry had
„
° did
“But i she t. not , i leave a message for ,
me I had an important engagement
with her to drive next Wednesday.”
Before Mrs. Winthrop could answer,
Dick relieved his feelings by saying: “Oh
yes, she , did say- ^ „
'
Acs, now I have it, TiKU if ilr, Thayer
Eall wanted to keep his engagement he
could come to Texas to do so. ’
“Thank you, Dick," said Thayer Hall,
f nd then, bidding them good night, left,
with Nellie’s words ringing in his ears,
and answered by his heart.
Never had Nellie seemed so lovely or
so desirable as now. Why had he not
spoken before? For the first time in his
life he felt jealous. Yes, he had heard
of a rich planter and also an Englishman
ay ho had been staving at her brother's;
induct, Nellie had told him that it was
this Englishman who had suggested that
she should go North aud secure instrue-
tion for her voice. Without counting
the cost, or scarcely realizing what he
was doing, he started South that night.
If ever a fear crept into his heart that
she Avould not care to see him, he put it
from him. He had been a long time
fancy-free, but now he was in love, and
he delighted in it. AU that he knew of
Nellie's family Avas that she had two
brothers. The eldest she adored; and
as for the youngest, he was the hand-
sorncst man in Texas, as Nellie had often
., , .
l 1UT1
When r, he arrived . , . Aust.n, . .. where , . he
in
would have to make inquiries as to how
to reacn Robert Newberry’s ranch, he
became fearful for the first time that per-
haps she Avould not care to see him.
Everything rvas so strange and unlike his
beloved Boston. He had never known
what homesickness Avas before, but lie
never for a moment thought of giving
U p without trying.
jt was too late to talfe the morning
train, and he was almost glad, for he
was tired; and so he Avandered about
the old city, enjoying its sights and
sounds, and” greatly ° pleased Avith all he
saw<
At last it was time to start, and whoa
fa e was once fairly on the way there
never AA-as a more fearful lover than this
same self-contained Thaver Hall. But
bi 3 heart fairly leaped avith joy at the
s Hht ,° that met his eyes as the train slowed,
u at Newberry Station. There was
Nellie in her own little phaeton, looking
"
lovelier than ever, and by herself.
As he stepped out of the car and np to
herj h e said, “I always try to keep my
engagements, Miss Newb.erry, even if I
have to go from Massachusetts to Texas
to to so.”
“I lelt sure you would,” and she lifted
her radiant face to his with such an ex-
pression of gladness as he never forgot.
As they drove home together he told
her how he loved her, and it was all ex-
plained that it was not he that was en-
gaged, but a brother, of whom Nellie had
nev’er happened to hear.
Three days after, Nellie Newberry's
engagement to Mr. Thayer Hall, of Bos-
ton, Avas announced, every one on the
plantation was given a holiday and a gift,
and .it Avas noticed in the local papers as
being one of the happiest times that the
old Newberry plantation had ever Avit-
nes3ed since freedom. The decorations
were entirely of roses—yellow roses.
Last year Mr. and Mrs. Thayer Hall
were the most noticeable couple at Bar
Harbor, and those who did not know Mrs.
Hall by name always spoke of her as the
beautitul lady with the yellow roses.—
Harjttr's Bazar.
Married Her Handless Lorer.
This incident is recalled by the recent
death of General Shimpt, of the French
Army. In 1870, Aviiea the avsc with
Prussia broke out, he Avas a dashing effi-
cer in the prime of life, and had just
become engaged to Mile. Pelletan. a
grand daughter of the physician of Na-
poleon I. Says a correspondent of the
Times: “After long montns of
waiting, Mile. Pelletan saAV her fiance
covered with glory, with both his bands
amputated at the wrist. He expressed a
wish that, owing to fiis helpless condi-
tion, the engagement should be broken
off; but the true woman would not listen
to such a proposal, saying that she wa=
proud other disabled lover."—Aci? Tori
Tribune.
wide world,
general telegraphic anb
CABLE CULLINGS
.
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0l E * r lCf Items Of InteUBSt T . ^ From Vvnm
Various Sources.
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1 l g coHon atnl WOoten ttiul of Cattv.v-
bell Ar Elliott; at Philadelphia,- was burn-
ed and Fruity hjght, Loss between $8,00,000
ftfiOjOOfl, niadti ,
The fatal ‘ yellows 1 ' have tneir
appearance iu the peach orchards of
Maryland and it is sa’d the crop will be
shortened 100,000 baskets.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: The
ffrike among- the plush Weavers of Dob-
sofa’s mills; Falls of Schuylkill. tthifcti
has been ifa progress for the past tfeii
weeks, vvas‘declared off Mofaday;
A cablegrarh froin Lisbofa, says: i’ha
employes thrown out of emplovment ba¬
cause of the dull times caused by the
McKinley law, set fire to the cork factory
at Evova, Portugale, Sunday. Great
damage was done.
Over tw o thousand steel strikers at
tfcrnbon Hafarisbtirm lb Pa.; tutnfed ottt .id Monday af-
speeches froin parade arid The^ listed cotinsel&d tfl
leaders.
quietness and patience, and prophesied
victory for the men.
The big textile mill of Campbell &
Elliott, at Philadelphia, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. The total
is placed $300,000. The value
"f the plant is placed fat a half ttiillidii
dollars. J.he loss on the stock and raw
i 8 variously estimated at from
$1^0.000 to $850,000.
M rs - Mark Hopkins Searles, wife of
Edward F. Searles, the New York archi-
feet, and widow of the millionaire, Mark
Hopkins, of the Pacific coast, died at her
man8 morning, ! oa * n the -Methuen, result of Mass., attack Saturday of
as an
the V grip, Her first husband left ah estate
Valu at $ G0 ,000,000, and Mrs. Searles’s
wealth ig cstiraated at ^40,000,000.
Hamilton A dispatch and from Dayton, O., savst A
Dayton excursion train at
Middletown was run into bv-a freight
train Saturday night, causing a fearful
Three persons were killed out-
riffht . Wrn . Matthew, aged thirteen;
Miss Lydia Freyer, aged twenty two,
aru | Frank Simoner, aged seventeen,
Twenty excursionists were wounded,
four of whom will die,
At Omaha, Neb., Justice Brewer, of
t h e United States Supreme court, Mon-
day morning, announced his dec.sion in
the famous Union Pacific-Rock Island
bridge cas \ The decision is against the
Union Pacific, and holds that th» cod-
tract entered into by the Union Pacific
with the Rock Island and Milwaukee
roads, permitting trains of the latter to
use the Omaha bridge, is valid,
Exports of specie from the port of New
York during the $3,209,590, week ended July 25th,
amounted to of which $2
812,229 was in gold and $487,307 in sil-
ver ' bff total exports, $2,131,369 in
6°^ BDC *H 1 S1 ^went to Eu-
silver aD( \ to the West 800 in . Indies. gold and Imports $o 0o4 or
specie amounted to $790,726. of which
$700,584 Avas in gold and $90,178 in siL-
ver.
Monday five hundred coal , miners
at f Duquoin, 111., marched in a body to
the Tiugley Cummings, House and served notice on
- Robert an anti-labor agi-
tatcr, ;. to leave town. Cummings is a coal
mine but is a „ ainst the loeked-out
m j ners * a ttitude there in not resuming
work. Sheriff Clark is on the scene to
prevent any trouble. Cummings ravs he
won’t go. The miners say he will. (
^ London cablegram saj T s: The house
of commons, on Saturday in committee
G f supply, voted $200,000 as salaries and
expenses for the relief of the suffering
poor of Ireland. The chief secretary for
Ireland, Balfour, made a detailed state-
ment in regard to this relief, saying that
it was the government’s intention that
the works should be a permanent means
of promoting the welfare of the inliabi-
tants.
A Rending, Pa., telegram mills, states that
the West Hamberg rolling operated
^ ie Pottsville Iron and Steel Corn-
pany, which has been idle several weeks
because of a difference between the cm-
f. !o >' es a u(i le8 ^ s > who refuse i to sign
If'umlcesTre .
S^-tlon Sron" inEt ’
etorts
wiU be made to i Qcrease the number.
A New York dispatch says: Monday
morning all parties having lead trust
certificates standing in their names re¬
ceived copies of a circular, signed by the
president and secretary, announcing ihat
a special meeting of stockholders Avould
be held on August -27th for the purpose
e f ac ting on the proposed plan of reer-
ganizition. The plan provides for the
scaling down of the capital from $87,-
000,000 to $30,000,000.
0n Friday a committee on civil and
religious rights of the Union of Ameri-
c . an Hebrew Congregations through their
officers resident at Washington—Simon
Wolf, chairman, and Lewis Abraham,
secretary—have presented a memorial to
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Net-
tleton in behalf of Russian relugees,
landing in New York designed to show
that they are not paupers nor “assisted'’
immigrants. The department, it is un¬
derstood, will take early action.
A Washington dispatch says: Ship¬
ments of currency to the west to move
CTO ps opened up lively Saturday, $638,-
000 in small notes being shipped from
the treasury to Cincinnati and Chicago in
exchange for deposits at New York, i he
department has been preparing for this
transfer for some time Avith the view to
meeting the demand for small notes for
the purpose indicated. According t.o
present indications the demand Ayill be
unusually large this year, one official es¬
timating it at $15,000,000.
Sealing 1 Stopped.
Telegraphic dispatches of Sunday from
Victoria, B. C., say: Sealing is cerrainly
stopped in Behriog sea, and all the Vic¬
toria fleets are now on the way home.
Entrance to Behring sea is effectually
blocked, and is now patroled by five
American and two British war vessels.
You should fubscribe for this piper
apd see what is going on in the world.
CONijITiOH Of CHOPS
As Bulletined by Weather Bu¬
reau Pj»s*t Week?
The weather bffreaffs WeJrly bW
bulletin fays: The week was far coolirt
USim ‘ ? aU ““l e A 8t ? ,he
t • although the depsr-
mountains,
} nitu [ e f ’ am Uurm a ‘^p rature has
been less than t it . was e during the previous
week generally throughout the southern
sta te*, while the deficiency in temper :»-
j ure w-es mofc marked in thenorthwiet
over the spring wheat feglofa. The rsln-
fall during the past vteek has bfeefi If!rge-*
)y in eXcefas o'C the Atlantic coast, the'
heaviest fains occurring in South Caroli-
na, and along the Alleghany range in
Virgin ill, Pennsylvania, 'he rainfall West Virginia!
and Kentucky, wnei> ranged
from two to lour inches,
hEfrRhst, bemakks.
Arkfitisip—The fain full •Wae t?ry badly
stale illstfibiited fcegirtfaiti^ rind sortie pt/rdonS stiffet of from the.
are to
drought. Cotloti and fofu #hoi* sbgbt
deterioration compared to iasi, Wtell.
Mississippi—Cotton small, but fruiting
well. Recent rains assure a good corn
crop in the northern counties. The rain¬
fall of the past week was unequally i is-
tributed; but enough fell in the past ten
days tb. rfafake —Ha£ ^ottdRloas Bfifve3tirig favorable.
Ylrginia ’itHefit arid tbfesli-
ing retarded by i ; aln. IS ylehlifag
less improving, than expected and in corn the and vicinity tbbaced
are except of
Lynchburg, where there was too much
rain.
Alabama—Weather conditions gener¬
ally excellent dell for cot'on, but late corn is
not doing sd drid is suffering flrife”. for
rain; Iri h potatoes unusually
North Carolina —Too much rain foi
cotton, but all crops continue to improve,
especially corn; threshing and hayiug re¬
tarded. A very severe hailstorm in
Warren county on the 18th (lid great
damage.
South Carolina—Well-distributed rains
■were beneficial to crops; cotton shows a
marked improvement; corn Is In condi¬
tion and rice is fair. The outlook is
much more encouraging.
Tennessee—Favorable conditions have
prevailed and the outlook is encouraging.
Wheat threshing is nearly completed,
tind die yield is good. Early corn is
about made; tobacco is flourishing; cot-
tan needs raiu in the western division.
Texas—Cotton is very promising. In
the southwest portion there is some
shedding, due to rapid maturing, occa¬
sioned by dry, hot weather.
Louisiana—Good growing weather,
beneficial to all crops; cotton very prom
ising, and corn is in good condition, and
is being rapidly laid by. in Rice is loca head¬
ing finely; crops grassy a few i-
ties.
THEIR VIEWS STATED.
The Kansas Editors Issue Their
Address.
.
A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says that
about thirty-five members of the Demo¬
cratic Press Association, of Kansas, as¬
sembled there in convention. The com¬
mittee appointed to prepare an address
to the people of the state have com¬
pleted their work. The address expresses
sympathy with any body of persons
seeking reform aud contending against
the ex sting evils in laws and the admin-
istrat on of the government, one of the
questions which is interesting farmers at
pres' Ut. The address says:
We believe in abolishing the iniquities
of class legislation iu tariff legislation.
We believe in the return to the financial
system of the country practiced from the
foundation of the government to the
year 1873. W T e believe in the abolition
of the bankruptcy system. We believe
in a vigorous and wholesome control of
the transportation system of the country.
To those w’ho favor the governmental
loaning of money on products of the
soil, wc quote the maxim by one of the
founders of government: “The go vern-
ment must not become a banker.” We
oppose governmental purchase of rail¬
roads, but Ave believe in legislative con¬
trol of the interests of the peo¬
ple AA’hose chartered servants they are.
We emphatically oppose purchase the proposition
for the government to the sur¬
plus products of the soil as being a plain
violation of the constitution. The ad¬
ministration of President Harrison, of
the senate in uphold ng Senator Quay,
and the McKinley tariff law were strongly
denounced.
In conclusion, the address makes a
strong appeal to the democrats of the
state to perfect their organizations and
stand fast to democratic doctrines. The
scheme of a fusion with the people’s
party is not endorsed or advised.
GOT IT CHEAP.
The Largest Reaper Works in
the World Sold for a Song.
One of ihe most important industrial
purchases of the year was consummated
at Springfield, O., Saturday. The East
street reaper works, the largest agricul¬
tural implement works in the Avorld, cov¬
ering forty six acres, and ranking next in
size to the Krupp gunworks of Prussia,
was sold to a syndicate of capitalists
of Cleveland, Chicago and New
York, to be used for the manu¬
facture of railway cars and supplies of
all kinds. The great works are a monu¬
ment to the ambition of William N.
Whitely. the famous Ohio “reaper king,”
Avho determined to build the largest
reaper works in the world. He put $1,-
500,000 into the buildings and machin¬
ery. The Avhole plant was sold by the
receiver to a syndicate for two-thirds the
appraised price, or $300,000.
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
The Harvests in Russia and In¬
dia in a Bad Way.
The London Times , of Saturday, sum¬
marizes the harvest prospect of the world
as follows: In Russia there is a grave
deficit. The peasantry are starving, and
there is small hops of relief. In India
there is serious anxiety. Famine pre¬
vails over a considerable pqrtion of the
country. Madras, Raj, Puttana and
Punjaub are the worst sufferers. The
harvest will be late and prices will be
high. look There is, therefore, a good out¬
for the English farmer to break the
long series of disastrous years.
E. K*. SIMPSON 9
TOCCOA. CEORCIA
m ttiiiia?-
And Machinery Supplies, Also, Mrpairs All Kinds of Machinery.
PkeriaISs Engines*
BOTH PORTABLE & TRACTION
Seiser Senarators & Shingle Wills
Farmers anf! others ifi vtant of either Engines «r separators, wm
SAVE MONEY by usfng the machines. 1 Kvn preparer
to give Lowest Prices and Best Terms on the celebrated
«<ESTEY ORGANS.^
White Sewing Machines.
McCormick Reapers, Mowers and Self-Binders
Which need only a trial their Superiority. Call and see be-
©«! you buy. Duplicate parts cl machinery constantly on hand/
THROUGH DIXIE,
-—-- !
MEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY
PARAGRAPHED
Formlng’ an Epitome of Daily
Happenings Here and There,
The Berkely land syndicate of Denver,
Cel., tHade an assignment Tuesday. Lia-
bilities, $400,000; assets, $600,000.
A Memphis, Tenth, dispatch says:
trial Proceedings in of the motion fof a new
the King murder case were re¬
sinned Monday morning in the criminal
court.
A small boiler used in the repair shops
of the Hill City oil mill, at Vicksburg,
Miss., exploded Tuesday, fata'ly injur-
insr Engineer Albert Spier and Fireman
Albert Fisher.
Last Saturday a battle between ne¬
groes and Italian workmen on the Norfolk
and Western road, in Logan county,
West Virginia, was fought, in which
two Italians and one negro were killed,
and several wounded.
Four convicts in the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth escaped Tuesday by
tunneling under the prison. One of the
four was Baseball Pitcher Lucas, who
made his third successful attempt to
escape since his incarceration some
months ago.
Judge Cas c ndy, of the Anniston, Al l.,
city court, on Monday, appointed Capt.
A. P. Agee receiver of the defunct An¬
niston Saving and Safe Deposit Company.
This was done at the request of the de¬
positors, who held two or three meetings
recently to devise some way for obtaining
amounts due them.
Friday night the Citizens’ bank of
Jefferson, Texas, made an assignment.
The bank closed business Saturday morn¬
ing, not having funds to meet their credi¬
tors. Liabilities, $100,000; assets, $125,-
000. It is believed the depositors and
creditors will receive the full amount of
deposits anif the bank will be able to
pay all its indebtedness.
V. A Raleigh dispatch says: Dr. Henry
Wilson, director of the United States
fish commission, stationed at Woods
Hall, Mass., was, on Monday, elected
professor of biology‘in the University of
North Carolina. He will be scientific ex¬
pert to the North Carolina shell fish com¬
mission. His election makes a valuable
addition to the faculty of the Univirsity
of North Carolina.
A dispatch of Friday from Sacramento.
Cal., says: State Controller Colgan has
refused to draw his warrant for the
amount due as office rent for California’s
Avorld’s fair commis-ion. He doubts the
constitutionality of the legislative act
appropriating exhibit $300,000 for the California
at the world’s fair, and wishes to
have the question decide 1 by the supreme
court before he pays out any money.
A run began cfn the People's Home
Savings bank at San Francisco, Monday,
and several thousand dollars was paid
back to the depositors. The bank com-
mi-sioners have begun an investigation
of the bank’s affairs. According to its
report July Gth. the People’s bank has a
capital stock of $1,000,000, of which
one.third is paid up. There is due de¬
positors, who number about eisrht thous¬
and, the sum of $100,000. The bank
officers state that the institution is per¬
fectly solvent.
HIS “DUPES” CASHED
And Samuel Sands Passes Over
the River.
Simuel Sands died at Baltimore, Md.,
Tuesday, in his ninety-second year. For
a long time be had probably been the
oldest living printer, beiDg in uninter¬
rupted service his as apprenticeship a printer, editor began, oi
publisher since He the
nearly a century ago. was pub¬
lisher of The American Farmer, the first
agricultural paper started in this.country.
For a number of years he published The
Morning Chronicle, a daily issued
at Baltimore before the era of
telegraphs and steam presses. In
1836 he advocating published The Freeman’s
Banner, the election of Gen¬
eral William Henry Harrison, and after-
Avard other political and 'literary papers,
lie was a strenuons whig, and for many
years secretary of the Avhig state central
committee, but never held or ran for any
public office. During the war he was an
unconditional union mm, and has since
been a republics. WTide nn apprentice
boy he set in type the manuscript of the
“Star Spangled Banne.”
NUMBER 30.
WCHMOHD ajdahville r*
Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line Division'.
Condensed ScttedMle Of Passenget
Trains, In Effect fVI»V lOth, IB9I,
NORTHBOUND. No. 38. No. 10- No. 12.
KASTEBX TIKE. Daily. D.uly.
1 25 8 lv 1 * am
Lv. Atlanta (E.T,) pm 7 00 pm
Cbamblee *4 7 33 pm 8.4-3 a'U
N ofcros#.. 7 45 pm 8 55 am
Dulut h / 7 57 pm 9 06 am
., 9 17
Suwanee.. 3 08 pra am
Bufopl 8 32 pro 9 33 am
_______ 9 48
Flowery Branch 8 30 pm nn
Gainesville..... 3 01 pm »5£pm 10 n am
Lula.......... 3 23 pm 9 2?k’i 10 40 am
Belltoo........ 10 43 am
Co: Celia....... IF J4 am
Mt. Aity....... 9 56 pm am
Tdcona......... 10 26 pm 11
Westminster 10 07 pm 12 35 pm
... 13 55 pm'
Seneca........ 11 30 pm
Central........ 'hi 10 am 1 15 pm
Easleys........ 12 3P am 2 15 pin
Greenville..... 6 05 pm 1 04 <tf« 2 40 pm
Greers......... 1 30 an? 3 11 pm
'Weilforsl....... 1 46 am H 28 pm
Span anbul’g... 6 57 pm 2 07 am 3 S) pm
Clifton........ 2 26 am 4 06 .’im
Cowpens ...... 2 30 am 4 13 pc*
Gaffneys....... 3 00 am 4 39 pm
Blacksburg..... 3 30 am 4 57pm
Grovei*......... 3 32 am 5 03 pm
King’s Mount’n 3 53 am 5 26 pm
Gastonia....... 4 20 am 5 Wi pro
Lowell........ 4 33 am 1 6 04 jas
Bellemont..... 4 44 am 6 14 pm
Ar. Chariot to...... 9 20 pm 5 10 am 6 40 pm
SOUTHWARD. No. 37. No. n. No. 9,
Daily. Daily. Daily.
Lr. Charlotte...... 7 55 am 1 40 p»t 2 30 ana
Belii mont..... 2 02 pm 2 57 am
L Wr 11......... 2 11 pml 31>6 3 23 am
Gaitonia....... 2 22 pm
King’s Mount'll 2 44 pm 3 5.1 :'-va
Growr......... 2 59 pm 4 13 ft at
Blacksburg.... 3 08 pro 4 24 am
Gaffneys........ 3 25 »tn 4 43 am
. 5 lOaia
Cowpeua...... 3 48p»
Clifton........ 3 51 pnri 515am 532
Spartanburg... 9 55 am 4 12 pm am
\V liford........ 4 39 pm 5 57 am
Greeis......... 5 00 pm 6 16 am
Greenville...... 10 5C am 5 33 pm 6 47 am
Easleys......... 6 07 pm 7 16 am
Central........ 6 55 pm 8 10 am
Seneca......... 7 22 pm 8 38 am
Westminster.... 7 42 pm 8 58 am
Toecot........ H 20 pm 9 35 aro
Mt. Airy....... 8 Bt> j/nii 10 10 am
Cornelia....... 9 00 ptfliJO 15 am
Belli on........ 9 26 pm 1»* 43 am
Lula.......... 1 32 pm 9 30 pm 1 <? 46 ar»
Gainesville..... 1 50 pm; 9 o2 pm 11 lJ am
Flowery Branch........jlO 15 pm 11 31 am
Bnfi >i tl......... 10 30nm 11 46 aiu
Suwanee............... 10 44 pm 11 59 am
Duluth............... 10 50 pm 12 12 pm
Norcross..............ill 08pm 12 24 pm
Chamblee ..............i 11 22 pm 12 37 pm
Ar. Atlanta (E. T.) 3 25 pm 11 59 pm J 15 pm
Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18—Loift ac¬
commodation, daily except Sunday. leaves At¬
lanta 5 30 p m, arrives Lula 8 12 p m. ?;
ing, leaves Lula 6 00 am, arrives Atlanta *
Between Lula and Athens—No. 11 daily, ex-
cept Sunday, and No. 9 daby, leave J.ri a 9 35 p
m, and 1050am, arrive Alliens ll^o pm and
12 50 pm. Returning leave A them*, No. 10
daiiv. except Sunday, and No. 12 daily, 7 *tOpm
and 8 30 a m*, arrive Lula 9 00 p m and 10 33
Between Toccoa and Elbertorv—No-’. 61 and
63 daiiv; except bunda 1 ', leave Toccoa 11 4o a m
and 4 20 a m, arrive Elberton 3 35 p m aDd J 15
aro. Returning,Nog.60 and 62 daiiv, except
8unday, leave Elberton 2 45 p m end 5 4o a m,
arrive Toccoa7 10 pm an I 9 !5 a m.
Nos. 11 and 12 earn- Pullman Seep rs be¬
tween Washington and Atlanta, and Nos. 9 and
lOPullmaq Sleeptr between Atlanta and New
York.
On No. 11 no change in day coaches from
New York to A’lanta.
Nos. 37 and 38, Washington and Southwest¬
ern Yeatibuled Limited, between Atlanta and
Washington. On this train an extra fare i»
charged on firat-cla-s tickets only. local and
For detailed information as to
through time tables, rates and Pullman Bleep¬
ing car reservations, confer with local agenta,
or address, L. L. McCLE-KEY.
JAS. L. TAYLOR,
Gcn’l Pass. Ag’t. Div. Pass. Ag’t.
Washington, D. C. Atlantv, Ga.
W. H. GREEN, C. P. HAMMOND,
Gen’l Manager. Superintendent.
LEWIS DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW-
TOCCOA CITY, GA.,
Will practice in the counties of Haber¬
sham and R.ibun of the Northwes'ern
Circuit, and Frank' n and Banks of the
Western Circuit. Prompt attention will
be given to all busreess entrnstei/lo him.
The collection of debt's wi" have *p< e-
ia! attention.
Though the floods that have occurred in
some of the Western Suites have destroyed
much property, the storms accompanying
them have rendered it improbable that
th ought therefore will injure the grain crops this year,
and to the majority of farmers m
those parts of the country the outcome at hi
be beneficial.