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LUME XX.
CHRISTMAS.
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1 0 ^ ° r ? U ? V '*[■* mas wert * er w eB
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« , l 'car ,i h.c a jie toge ler,
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< w« bare a f«ahu* tha- is not
serrnean t tg t;
When tb<r snow u fanmj fa ling, and the
sound of coastersmUm?
o their feilows ol^pfle h llside
c.earfy through the night.
How the skigbbtlisting!?, tingle, while the
snow goes crinkle, crinkle,
And the iur-> an1 robes about us hardly
serve to keep us warm;
And our feet and fiDgers tingle to the music
and tbe jingle,
As we drive on swiftly homeward through
the thick flying storm.
IIow „ tbe lignts shine out to meet how the
us;
dogs ru h out to greet us,
As we draw up at the gateway; and the
horsey in a steam,
Btaml there restless, stamping, stamping in
the drifting snow, an 1 clamping
At their bit*, impatient of us-like the
shadows in a dream.
How the blazing hickory fire flashes bDher
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we" higher, higher
As pilo the wood upon it and draw
closer all around■ l’the
And the cracking an snapping of the
logv, like wood-gnomes rapping
For re ease from out their prisons, has a
weird aud wintry sound. -
Oh. the warmth and love within there! Oh,
ihe stories that we spin there
To the children, of tl.e goblins who live
rut m all the snow;
An I at length wo leave the fable, and .recall
the lowly stahlo
\ her - tho King of Love was lying many
cantnriesago.
Till, os we all sat there thinking, littte eyes
with sleep are blinking, *
And the old clock in the hallway tells of
Christmas co ne again;
An l tfie whole white earth rejoices as we
hear the nngei voices
Bing again the old. old story: “Peace on
earth, good wU to men.”
Then to wake up at the dawning of a glorl-
\ ous Christmas morning 1
,
To find every holy liappy with the warmth
fj Ah.-iwhen of Chridmas love is cheer.
suchwi feeling, all our bet-
^J&SLfts / liter selves revealing,
dwell ill love forever and have
X'hristmas afMhe year.
—James G. Burnett.
m UHRlSTMAS PIKE.
r m- > M!S» L. V. BULLOCK-WEBSTBR.
m w BE question Christmas,” disturbed HE shall that I was go much for a
my mind
last year ; for I had
a great many rnvita-
S3 rv lions,aud *>nly a few
Ok#? days to spare. I par-
prSill ticuiarly wanted to
^ fiaek for the big
--dance at The Haw¬
thorns, and with open weather, nnd
four good honev in the stable, 1
grudged massing even oaeday’s hunt¬
ing. Still a bachelor's bunting-
box, seven mites from anywhere,
was not exactly my idea of the place to
Chrislmas in; so I turned over in mv
mind the merits aad demerits of inv
various friends’ establishments, but
could not conic to aoy conclusion as to
which l intended to honor with my
presence.
The evening post settled the matter
for me.
“The very place,” l cried, when just
as 1 had finished dinner the maid
Lnnghnm brought iu a letter from my old chum,
Carter, who was home ou a
r.x months’ furlough flora India. He
Rml 1 had been close friends at school,
but we had not met. again until otic win¬
ter when l went out to India for some
tiger aud big game shooting. We were
both staying with Sanderson, at Mysore,
and good we lisd. He showed us
how to careh elephants, as only he knows
how, and tig^r. uit me iu the way of bagging
rny first
“What luu it was! and what a good
sort old George Sanderson is—very few
like him, worse luck,” P, I JPP.. mused, as
Langhutn s letter recalled that , jolly time „
wh’ch wc had spent together.
“Dear Frank,” his note ran. “I am
going down to Tbe Moat for Christmas
and I hope you’ll come, too. You cau
have a good mount ou any of the dad’s
horses—they are all your sort, well bred
and good performers. If you bring a rod
you can catch pikes galore and of sizes
iarge in tbe moat. Father and mother
ai^the girls they (you remember little) will Nellie be and de-
we.e
lighted the early t train 15 hris-ines more. Gome bj
Boo soil
Fit me you at the ^ ition. Don’t bothei
to write, just sen wire to say you’re
coining.” $
So next mormi sent “y meS9a ^ e ’
thcrestofth#ayiu “Thanks, -ri , deliapT d - ^ to come,” aud spent
pleasant anticipa-
turn of t was going? to have. If
ti ^m.ig I like, or love, fishing, next
h g, it is a hit of good
-‘life: ^ rj pikiji is nay esjiecial ia tbe h>oked fish
I packed up roy -rod and
#abre tackle tang for the mighty moa-
4R whom spoke.
th4’arurs’station, it qnly. midday wh<ea I reached
fori had got up be-
tia% iag|or Two very pretty girls and were I wail- ia-
s.|lUy me on the platform;
recognized one as an improved
of the little Nellie I used to-chase
and kiss under the ralstleiue long ago.
She had been my first love, and w i
mane ing all sorts of vows and promisesdur-
tbe winter holidays that I spent it
e rue J on as a boy. Her companion w ; s
* Nora—I felt sure pf ‘hst—but^V
T n tght she w t supply '? j hr
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v'itt 1 ’ n
rt" county with ,
im ‘ico 1 anse. - I close one, • »
price, jp o out at i
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‘*Ldflghain was so sorry he couldn’t
meet you. He wont l>e back till this
evening*, so vre let me introduce Miss
Mildred Pa grave, woo is staying with
ns—thought weU drivo to fetch you
stead. I am afraid we are a poor suo-
stitute for brother Lang, but you must
make the best of it and take us on our
merits.”
luc Looking at them I though myself
co '^‘ ^’ d DBt and come tliaak iagrate ed heaven I that Laug
> was.
-Iiss Pal grave held out a well-gloved
^and, ’® r Lingham saying, nastold “I aai so glad to meet stories you,
me so many
about you as a boy that I quite feel I
k' a °w you already. But they tell me
must treat you with respect, for
you’re a mighty Nimrod now, and a
slayer of wild beasts. "afraid. ”
* * Not many, L’m Mere trave-
lers’ tales. Some of dear old Langhaax’s
yarns,” answered I, modestly, but I
was secretly gratified at her taking such
a friendly interest in me.
“You’ve got* to take Jfildred and
Goliath (the tin^ terrier) in front and
! lri 7 e ’” said Nellie, when my
aa d been stowed in the bottom of the
d °gcart-and I was expecting to have
to sit behind; “I want to have a rest.
° ld B f a i.°- Wc cob Banjo be-
cause he 19 80 musical—pulls like a de-
™ on H !, 800n aS his head is turned for
home ’ -
Nothing loath, I helped the girls in-o
their seats, and we were soon at The
Moat, which was only five miles from
the station—a very short live miles, and
l hated Banjo for making the journey
so brief, when I should have liked it to
have lasted forever. My companion
chatted on as if she had known me all
her life, and I fell desperately in love
w ^b her and quite forgot my boyhood’s
sweetheart, who only reminded me of
her presence as we drove up the avenue
by exclaiming: “This is where you
shot your first rabbit that Sunday after-
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Old Christmas com os
With frozen thumbs,
liis long beard whit? with s
’Tis right good cheer
H-s knock to hear,
And grief to have him go.
noon when there we we^jfeall hboufc at it! church. Wihjt
a row was Jyere Dp yofrfe¬
member? You both bad" boys in
those days.” of the ste ps were Nora
and the Squire^ CarteTract wjjjjg.Welcomed me
heartily, and Mrs. xla, me with a
pleasant the hall. ,, - — I^arao-
greetingTX home,”
ment I felt “at and it seemed
more like fifteen months than fifteen
years sinoe these kindly folk? had last
seen me.
we sat at lunch Mr. Carter apolo-
g’zed for Langham’s unavoidable ab-
sence, and asked me if I cculd console
mvself with the pike foi .one afternoon,
“They are all on the feed, 5 'he said,
“and Johnson, the keeper, has got some
nice roach. I want yonlfr iry and vatch
Ihe Pdtriarub. llkl tob, » «. coll
him, » a hog. broto# t'oo
island. Jfsi* '$» vrity, but as no one has
fished the"place for a year we are hoping
heTUmve you a show Last year be
broke twice, tw and « they "[ swore fnenus, he must one o be them fifty
pounds at ieast. He ate a good stzed
duck last summer, and we picked up a
half dead carp not long ago that weighed
over fifteen pounds, and had a big hole
in its side litce a cavera. No doubt it
^as old Jacobs worK.
t $Jraost- foigol Mydred in my excite
meat, and directly lunch was over rigged
up my pet old rod, made of a bamboo
I had brought from India, where it had
kiled many a goodly mahseer in the
swift Joaldoka, and put on live bait
Uckk of abnormal strength aad size.
Johnson and I were soon m *ne punt,
and began at the loot of tbe moat wuere
the water was shadow. I mounted a nice
roach, fresh and lively, of about two
ounces, and under the keepers instruc-
twos tried a bit or water beside a log.
was scarcely settled when I had
* s ;r „ and knew I was into a goad fish,
4 yftera few minutes a respectable tea-
| Aul-ler was in the boat. Onthewayup
‘-caught S two more and then came
ia a n of the Patriarch, and we gras* J
Autious and slow.
“No use trying a small ban for him.
^ir. Put on the very largest in/the i “
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well.” |d*one
Si fuUy, 1
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TOCCOA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER ‘24, 189*2.
ing Johnson's directions swung it well
out into a deep hoi# at the mouth of a
backwater that ran round a little island
in front of the house.
the place, just where your float
is now,” cried the squire, who with the
girls had come down on the lawn to
watch the fun.
A charming group they made—that fine
old country gentleman, the picture of
health and good nature, with .three pretty
girls standing by him, and Don, his
sedate old pointer, at his heels; while
gayiy frolicking round them all was tho
irrepressible Goliah, who seemed to im-.
agine that the whole party had come out
entirely for his gratification and amuse-
mem. As my bait touched the water
the excitabie little dog pricked up his
ears, and advanced at the waters edge,
surveying it critically as if he fancied it
might be some vagrant water rat with
whom it was his duty to do battle.
“Come to he#, Goliah, come to heel,
Mildred. ♦‘• i Y#tU , ll tumble in at*l
Cttch your death of edld.”
But she called in vain, he heeded not
her warning, arnL I almost forgot
my fishing, so taken up was I with
watching the comical little beast, as he
dodged about the bank in fussy impor-
tauce, his red jacket contrasting prettily
with the drij grass aid weeds.
My bait was so big and lively that it
kept the float moving briskly, constantly
pulling ! it under, and as I had no spare
corks was obliged to let it go, hojnng
that a sensible patriarch would discrimi-
nate between a bony roach and a
and prefer the former, in spite of the
attractive red top of the latter.
However the eccentric vagaries of the
said red top attracted all Master Go*
liath’s attention, and each time the float
bobbed up he gave a little jump and a
yap in unison. At length his excitemeut
grew so intense that <ve all burst out
laqghing. To him it appeared no laugh-
ing matter, but a serious subject which
The children dance,
And the babies prance,
For the tiniest tod Her knows
’Tis a world o' drums
And dolls ajpf plum=,
Whorertfie ic jolly old pilgrim goes.
requited investigation, and when the
brigw red top disappeared longer than
usuH he could stand it no more, but
jumping bitter with a daslLrt-egardless or the
cold watejyawam out for the point
where lie kwt' saw the float.
Mtklred s,face was a study. “Ou, my
poor little dog 1” she cried. “Do get
him out at once, Mr. Galloway, aud
bring him iu. Don’t lose a moment.”
As well as his laughter would let him
Johnson was paddling to meet the bold
swimmer, and,I leant ready in the bows,
with my stoeves turned up, to grab him
as soon as he was near enough. His
round, b*t\c bead and big eyes and red
coat made him look like some strauge
new water-baby come to view the world.
Wheo ho m withio s.i f«tof tt. boat,
.od I was just rnokioo ready (or the
grasp, there was a mad swirl that sent
the water ^flying into my face, a rush, a
huge pa.r ot jaws swept the surface and
.n a moment tae Patriarch had pulled
poor Goliah under the water, and ho was
lost to our aght 1
All the girls screamed m chorus, and
Mildred gave such a weird, wild, ago-
mzed cry, as she saw her darling disap-
pear to certain deatu, that I felt a.most
as if I were c murderer; for had I not
been fishing this would never have hap-
peaed.
Johnson had all his wits about him,
“He’s gone for his hold there under
the widow, ’ said he, driving the slow
punt forward, and plunging the pole
deep mto the water m hopes ot frighten-
mg tue monster off his prey. As he did
so up came fish and dog, the latter strug-
glrag gamely, bat still held across hw
quarters m the crue. jaws.
I coum not .telp myself—iu a moment
I dived from the punt right on to them,
and quick as thought with my lett hand
grabbed Goliath by the collar, whilst
witlijny right I struck a heavy blow
across ttte pike’s jaws, whic made him
go. \
JohnsotufeizeJ my hand as I turned
round, afftl was helping me into the
punt whtfti the Patriarch" wildly enraged
at iosidg his p'ey, made another dash,
mv arm just above the wrist in
effort to get at tha ^Johu^a dog. But his
Nemesis had come, had the
•>
gaff in his hand, and did not lose a sec-
oud in caffiag Master Jacob behind the
shoulders. Luckily it was one of the
old fashioned, home made ones — a huge
h ok Uig_eu«»ugh to gal! sharks, with A
big holding barb on it—and struggle
and fight as he might the monster could
not get away,
Meanwhile I had chucked the half
dead Goliath into tbe pitut and struggled
in myself; then, slipping a cord over the
fish's tail, we soon had hitn ia the boat,
where a judicious tap on the head with
a leaded “pike stick” settled his hash.
Tae sight of his enemy seemed to bring
new life into Goliath, and seizing him
by a fin he shook ami slrmk to his
hearts content, quite oblivious of his
own broken leg and torn sides.
A hen we touched the shore X
scrambled out with the plucky little
terrier in my ar^ps ;ynl restored him to
his anxious mistress, who thanked me
heartily and gratefully while she
showered kisses m/on ln!r rescued treas-
ure.
The squire hurried me off to the house,
wisely thinking that a hot bath would
pre vent any evil effects from this cold
dive. My coat sleeve bad protected my
arm so w<j!l that a few deep scratches
were t’ oe extent of my ills, and I felt as
if I would gladly have lost a hand to
p e thanked once more like taat bv my
fi 3v ;j a g Mildred. For I unite, regarded
^o ho>- now Topose as mv own That and datprmfnp.J nSit I
U M p very atter
ffi °
nne r.
p or the first time in my life I felt
, rra t e ful to the uncle who had worked
hard and left me the money which had
IOH de my life so eas 7 and •nleasaut* the* and
£ kept repeating u'ni^for to one^iVenou-di myself old
ac two^’and j agC( “E ao lor
thinking how I should’spend
aext Christmas at home, and how
Mildred and 1 would ask Landiam and
Neliie and Nora to stay with us, and
j low we WO uld talk over this day’s pro¬
ceedings, and enjoy ourselves.
By the time I had dressed I felt quite
“good,” and had no doubts at all about
the future.
“Tea is served in the drawing-room,”
said the pretty parlor maid, “and the
ladies are waiting.”
“How’s Goliath?” asked I.
"“All right, sir. • Johnson has set his
leg, and tied up his wounds, and he’s
doing nicely. He is asieep now, sir, on
Miss Palgrave’s lap.”
“Say I’ll be down in a minute,” I an¬
swered. And as soon as I brushed my
hair, and tied my scarf to ray satisfac¬
tion, I stalked down stairs as if I was
walking ou air, to receive the renewed
thauks of my idol, and to try and tell
her that my life was at. her service.
As I stalked into the drawing room
Laagham rushed forward and shook me
warmly by the hand, exclaiming, “I am
so glad to sec you, Frank, you dear old
man. A thousand thanks for your bold¬
ness in rescuing Millie’s pet. She treas¬
ures that Uttle brute above creation—”
For a moment I was thunderstruck.
My dream was over! Fool that I was,
it served me right, aud good sense soon
returned. Heartily could I congratu¬
late them botu on their good fortune,
and I hope no one ever guessed my dis¬
appointment.
“Bar one thing,” Mildred broke in,
as she slipped her hand caressingly into
his arm.
... “And , to •,, just - , because i l .
says s gave it to
her, con jnued Langha n. You keo.v
it was my first present to her after we
were engaged.
When he had doee taikmg over „ur
adeentuic, and eaymg ho.v tuankful «
»-ere that u had term.aated so well, we
all went out to inspect tae toe, tae sight
ot whom made Goliath bristle with rage,
and struggle to get out of his mistress’
arras, and attack once more his would-
be murderer.
Certainly be well deserved the name
of the Patriarch. He weighed forty-
eight pounds and was long and lean and
lank, with jaws like a crocodile. Had
he been iu condition in proportion to his
length he would have weighed fully sixty
pounds, and 1 felt quite proud of having
played even a subordinate psrt in the
capture of such a monster.
Johnson got a couple of sovereigns
from Lungham for his share, and well he
deserved it. If it had not been for liis
Ltp prompt action I believe old Jacob would
hVs snatched Goliath from mv * arms and
left mistress a-laraentin". '''
We spent a iolly evenin "inore' and never
have l enioved J a Chrismas J than I
j , t , , f
mav ^ prove even pleasanter still- for now
j g 0 i Q <r a s Nellie’s "snitp accepted lover,
r»on’t lamdi A ’ • in of one dav’s infat-
.• f iii* r j r discovered that
- t was ^ e e j r/allv g r3t au d oa ] v swe et-
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, “?i7,S . that Jhi cared twelve“ for and Vow the
foro J^h e d theYtrooir as bo, ^«od , f l«ttai"to« ”
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0i y 3 the p atr i ai ch and Goliath,
wh&t b ecame of them f Goliath went
outtoIadia 61I we eks later, when his
mistress married my old friend, and I
am afraid he will carry the marks of that
d ’ , s adveu t ure till his death. I trust
h(j - couater cruel
neyer m ea so a
'
foe> {o r a pluckier Ut tle dog was never
wrapped in a skin.
Aud the Patriarch? We ate some of
h j m ou Christmas Day. Ia life he was
terrible and in death he was horrible;
may x neTer caste so vile a fish ne’er'shall a-ain.
Peace be t0 his raeiaory , wc
iook uaon his like a-ain. "place His skin is
st|lffed ; aad holds a of honor in
my hallj and l look upoQ him, indirect-
• jj
j M t e means D f giving me my'friends, my love.
"
wijat - s Nellie Like? Well,
you'Usee next year when we are mar-
r ; e< i i aa d then you'll agree with me that
s j, g - g g^gg^gst girl in the world.—
“
Holl Leaves.
" . cnotation -' 5 °
Head of Firm—“You had better give
the office boy a couple of dollars, Mr.
Penwiper, for Christmas.”
Mr. Penwiper (the bookkeeper)—“I
think we had better make it a New Year’s
gift, sir. I have just sent him out with
a telegram, and I don’t think he will get
hack by Chriatmas.”
rpTTX) 1 HilUUtTlIUU flTTP tJHTT^P i TUT? lUib QflTITU 0UUi.il.
Soles of Her Progress and Prosperity
Briefly Epitomlzet
And Important Happenings from Day
to Day Tersely Told.
0 n Saturday members of the Roanoke,
y a bar unanimously endorsed Hon. J.
Randolph Tucker for*attorney *° general in
Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet.
A New Orleans dispatch of Tuesdav
savs: The Louisiana supreme court has
declared constitutional the law passed
two law,‘making years ago, known as the “Jim Crow”
provide it compulsory on railroads
to separate cars for negroes,
News was received iu San Francisco
Sunday that Mauna Loa, the great vol¬
cano of Hawaii, is in eruption again and
threatens the destruction of tbe villages o
Hilo and Waioka at its eastern base.
and extensive plantations of cocoanuts
and cane.
A serious fire broke out Saturday night
in mine No. 3 of the old Cahuba Coal
Company, at. Bl< cton, Ala. The fire is
believed to be of incendiary origin, and
^ will be at least two weeks before it
can be extinguished. The mine was in
* ul1 operation, producing 1,400 tons cf
^al daily.
IntheUnitedStatescourtatSauAu-
tonio, Texas, Monday, sentence was
passedonthefoHowiDgGarzarevolutiou-
I s * 9 Ior violating* the neutrality laws:
Cavetano Elizondo, two years in the pen-
itentiary; Juan Autonio Flores, three
years; Carmen A’. Bane/., three; Cecilio
Sali “f’ threc '’ Kafael Bore Sb rtfte(n
mont ‘ ls *
A Mobile Ala., dispatch says: On the
arrival of the 12:20 train from New Or¬
leans Sunday the police arrested Mrs.
Annie Murphy, step-daughter of ex rep¬
resentative Andre McRae, of Perhatv,
Minn., now of Spokane. She is wanted
for forgeries amounting of $1,500 on the
St. Cloud, Minu., banks through ihe
Chase National bank of New York.
At a meeting of the Fulton County
Confederate Veterans’ Association in At¬
lanta, Monday evening, a presentation of
a gold headed cane was made to Repre¬
sentative Styles, the colored member of
the legislature from Liberty count'v, in
appreciation of big po ition. speech and
vote on the soldiers’ home bill, which
failed to pass the general assembly.
The South Carolina house of Irepre-
seutatives, on Tuesday, passed a bill that
is regarded as another blow at tbe rail¬
roads. It nrtmdes for the forfeiture of
the charter of any capo ration which
shall refuse to pay the taxes as assessed
Its supporters admitted that it was in¬
tended to prevent a repetition of the
railroad cases of last summer. Iu othei
words, to prevent railroads having re¬
course to the United States court. It is
stated that there is at least one railroad
that is ready to give up its charter.
A Richmond dispatch of Saturday
says; A rumor is current that investiga¬
tion shows that the late George N.
Woodbridge, who suicided several days
ago, to have been short in his accounts
as trustee for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Rich¬
ards, to the amount of $18,000, aud also
for several thousand dollars as trustee
lor a widow. The matter is now being
thoroughly investigated. L is also said
, hat h indebte d to one of the banks
(dbor t bau j be one 0 f -vvliiclx he was cash-
j er tbe Hm0 uut of several thousand
dollars
GeD „ al a a i , )eriu te„dcut While, of tho
railw J majl rvic „ arr i V ed in Waahing-
ton Tu eedsy from , tour „ est and soulh ,
having arranged a new time schedule be-
tween Cincinnati, Louisville aud New
Orleans, Jacksonville, St. Augustine and
Tampa, Fla., over the Queen and Cres-
cent system by which mails, both north
and south between these points will be
advanced about twelve hours, which is
really a gain of twenty-four hours, ts by.
the old schedule the mails arrived at New
Orleans, Jacksonville and St. Augustine
at night, whereas they will hereafter av-
r * vc the morning,
The annual report of the railway com¬
mission of North Carolina shows that at
this date there are sixty-seven roads in
the state with 3,593 miles in operation,
of which 114 miles were completed dur-
ing the year. The m gross receipts of the
roads were $8,731,000, the operating
$5,528,000. The present as-
messed value of railways is $19,726,000,
against ^12,331,000 iu 1890. During the
year 135 persons were killed and 328 in-
J ured - the killed twenty-one were
passengers and sixty employes, while
fifty-four were trespassers and only one
n °t a trespasser. The commission acted
00 150 complaints during the year.
A Ka,e5 g l1 dispatch of Sunday says:
The legi.lative committee which bos been
ioapocting the bopds and vouchers of the
state treasury finds the receipts and dis-
L°* ]^eXr Balance’ of^ educltiona! fund on
d 30th W91 $6 723 date’ 17
balanceofoubhc fundatthe eSfonM same
the
f„nd receipt during the past fiscal year, $15,-
200; of the public fund for the
game period. $1,217,623.90. Disburse-
mentsfor the past fiscal vear—educ&tion-
al fund, $2,694.08, and public fund,
$1,053,229.24. leaving a balance of edu-
cational and public fund on hand, $3,-
338,969.76.
Blaine 1 , s ConUnlou “
. BUine"^holds^tT w . . impmvemen^ ,
Mond^ he He^S-
noted in his condition
e( j we n durin^the ni^ht %nd and enteied the
m0r niDo- refieshed consequently
better prepared to a very slight degree
to resist the ravages of disease. The mal-
ady is organic, however, and in the na-
ture of things must grow worse with
tiine
Imitation to _____ knights. __
A Washington dispatch of Mouday
says: An address to the order universal
of tbe Knights of Pythias, numbering
over 400,000, h s been issued by Rieh-
Goodheart, chairman of tbe exec-u
live committee of the grand lodge
Knights of Fythias District of Columbia,
urging them to visit the capital on the
occasston of the mating of tbe supreme
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GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
y
The Industrial Development in the
Past Week.
A review of the industrial situation in the
South for the past week shows a great increase
in the number of important buildings to be
erected for the manufacturing, business, relig¬
ious and educational purposes throughout the
South such as a $300.000 office building at New
Orleans, $50,000 observatory at Foit Worth,
Texas, aud a $225,000 office at Winston, N. C.
Reports show an increase in the number of
texile mills in process of establishment, contin¬
ued autl an increasing demand in the coal mar-
et where prices remain firm, and the promise of
higher prices for the lumber is causing the erec¬
tion of many saw mills.
The industrial situation is at the present
time more encouraging than at any previous
period of the year. Thirty-six tog?!her new industries
are eu’argemeiits reported for the week, witli five
of manufacturing plants, and
thirty industries important new buildings. Among the
new are brick and pipe works at
Eastman, Georgia, a canning factory at War¬
saw, Virginia, Virginia, cement works at Wheeling, West
a cotton gin at Rosebud, Texift, and
a distillery at Portland, Tennessee. A $50,000
water and electric light company lias been char¬
tered at Waco, Texas, and an electric light
plant will be built at Greenup, Kentucky
flouring mills at Bennettsville, H 0 mb Car¬
olina, Houston, Texas, Warsaw, North Caro¬
000 lina, flour Williamsburg, mill Virginia. Also a $20,-
grist mill company at San Saba Tex¬
as. and a foundry and at Callahan, machine Florida,
a shop at
Point Pleasant. W. Va. A large gold miuing
and eottipanv has been formed at Covington, Galloway’ Kv.
new mines are to be opened at
Texas, Ala. An a $30,000 oil mill shoe w ill factory be erected at Augusta. at McKinley!
tannery at Bristol, Tenn., Ga. a
mill at Dallas, Texas, and a $100,000 cotton
cotton mill at. Chat¬
tanooga. Tobacco factories at Greenup, Kv.,
Lynchburg, working plants Va., and Roanoke, Va. The wood¬
include a basket factory at
Houston, Texas, a box factory at Henderson,
saw mills at Bragg’s. Ala., Carthage, Tex., and
Humphrey, Beaumont, Ark., a spoke and handle factory at
Tex, and a $50,000 wooden ware
company plant at Gadsden, at Covington, Ky. The water works
and $50,000 has been Alabama, added will be enlarged
to the capital of
the water works company at 'Itempie, Texas.
Among tlrg enlargements reported are an
electric light plant at Roanoke, Va., a furnace
at ville, Birmingham, Tenn., Ala., marble works at Knox¬
coke ovens at L:wishing, Ala.,and
au oil null at Luling, Texas. Among the new
buildings reported are business houses at Llano,
Texas, Natchitoches. La., Orlando, Florida, a
$10,000 church at Nashville, Tenn., a $40,000
court house at Llann, Texas, and a $l(UO 0
court bouse at Yorkville, S. C- government
buildings N. at Martinsburg, W. Va., aud Win¬
chester, C., a $29,000 hotel at Winchester.
Va., a $300,000 office building at New Orleans,
and also one to cost $ 100 000 and a school
building at Asheville, N. , ,
and Galveston, Texas.—Tradesman C., Del Rio, Texas,
nooga, Tenn.) (Chatta¬
A WICKED SON.
Brings fttiiu Upon Treasurer Foerg-
tell, of St. Louis.
A St. Louis, Mo., special says: Mon
day morning the vault of the city treas¬
urer, at the city hall, was found open
and a number of papers therefrom had
been placed on a table in the office and
burnod. Later it was learned that Ed.
Foerstell, son of City Treasurer Foers-
stell, had committed suicide.
A MISERABLE MAM.
Deposed, a shortage in his account of
$63,000, his son, the assistant treasurer.
a suicide, with absolute ruin staring him
in the face, Michael J. Foerstell, until
Monday night city treasurer of St. Louis,
is one of the most miserable of men. An
investigation discovery of his affairs resulted in
the of the shortage given, the
immediate removal of the treasurer by
Acting Mayor Walbridge, and the ap
pointment Charles as temporary treasurer of
Parsons, the best known banker
required of the city, who immediately gave the
bond of $500,000 and assumed
the position.
Acting Mayor Walbridge immediately
ordered the city auditor tnid Comptrol¬
ler Stevenson to take charge of the
books in the office of the treasurer.
Comptroller Stevenson made a partial re¬
port to Acting Mayor Walbridge in
which he states that Treasurer Foerstell it
$63,000 short in his accounts.
THE HOMESTEAD POISONING.
The Doctor and Druggist Will be
Brought Into the Case.
Warrants were issued at Pittsburg
Monday afternoon for the arrest of Huob
Dempsey, district master workman of the
Knights of Labor, aud J. M. Davidson,
for complicity ia the Homestead poison
plot. It is thought that District Attor¬
ney Burleigh will take action in the cases
of the doctor, druggist and others whose
names have been connected with the
Homestead poisoning cases, Thus far
those mentioned are Dr. Purman, Drug¬
gist Schaefer, David Lynch and Thomas
Crawford, all of Homestead.
The feeling against Beatty, tbe alleg¬
ed Homestead poisoner, among the non¬
union men at the mill is very bitter. He
is much safer in jail than out of it. I v ast
week a paper was circulated iu the mills
in which the signers agreed to draw lots
and the one receiving the blank was to
attend to Beatty, in event of his releasb.
SAN DOMINGO’S RULERS.
Postmaster Wauamaker and Mat Quay
Purchase the Island.
A New York York special of Sdurday
says: A syndicate of American capitalists
has acquired virtual control of the island
of San Domingo by the purchase of the
right to collect tbe custom’s revenues of
the country, which are principally de¬
rived from the tobacco monopoly.
It is understood that $3,500,000 is
agreed upon as tbe price. The scheme,
in connection with which Postmaster
VVan&maker and Senator Quay are men-
tioced as members, makes the holders
practical rulers of the republic, because
they pay the officials. The concession
will also give the United States a barber
and coalingj stat i op.
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STRICT QUARANTINE.
Opinion of »iv York Physicians in Re¬
gard to Cholera.
A Washington special of Wednesday
questions to several prominent physicians
®" hJ, k ' 85ki " S “' eir ? l>i ? i0 n " V*
he probabie appcat.nce of <Mn , m
this countiy next year. Replies have
been received from a number of them in
which.they ophSoa expressed . afprehcosion g^trd uncoio,
itt of of gr..M tl.,t
ihe chulcr. wi!i hccooie cpid«aiic duria*(
SEZh* TO "
NUMBER <W A|. I
rw.
RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
r. b 11 Hide kuprr mid IttMilieu F»»trr«
Ibri-ivi-ri.
Vtlauta A Uharlotlo Air-Line lMv^inu.
Condensed Schedule of Passenger Tra ns- 1n
Effect November 20,1892. — *
NORTHBOU.VI». No. 88 . |S»». ! 0 . -N<>. 1*4
Ea>tern Tiinv. Daily. ’ D*ib-. Daily. ’
Lv Atla-it» (E T.)J 12 45pin-' t)20pui 8 05 am
tli mblce............j P 52 pm S 40 siu
Norcruss.............. Bniudi 1 ‘* CJ | m 8 53 m.
Suwauee..............(1023 .......i........j IOC) pm 904 an£
Buford...............J*o pn* ') 158|n
Flowery 37 pm;
Branch........ 1051 pm: 9 4*2 »m
Gaiiiebvillc ... 2 13 pm 11 10 pm 10 08 ;un
Lula......... 2 32 pin 11 38pin H> 27 am
BelHon...... ......f 1188 pm; lOdttatu
Cornelia.... .. 112 05 am 10.5) tm i
Mt. Airy. .....IdtiLiui; 10 yrfein-
Toecoa........ 1 . .......Hi37 am; li 19 am
Westminster..!. Setieoa-......!. ..... ■gfmfr**’- 11 ' Ai *>»
• • J 12 15 pm -
Central.......i. ■ \
Easleys.......j. Greenv.lie. pinL
...I 5 08 ri <>7 Hm 2 20 pm
Gre rs.......I........| 3 :v> »ML 3 09 pm
Well for. I.....j........: pm
Spartanburg... Clifton.......^..... 6 00pm! \ 4 I'fLni K48 pin
Cowpens......j..., ,jE| 426 ai fit ) 08 pm
Gaffneys..... j pm
lllafks’b.trg ! ..... 48prd 4 42 pm
r........i... ... 0 5 03 pm
Grov, . | 5 5 15 pm
King’s Mo’m’i]!... . 5.-fani 5 85 pm
Gastonia...... . 5$..nil 6 05 pm
i.owell....... I . I KOhani 1 (i 20 pm
Bellcmon .... . i 6 17 am \ 6 33 pm
Ar Cbarloit *..... 8 05 pm I 6 40 am! 7 00 pm
SOUTHWARD. No. 87. No. '.I. ^’o ; 9.
Daily, i Daily. Daily.
Lv. Charlotte.......j 9 35 am 1 00 pm 11 1 20 2 pm
Belli mont.....]..'...... 125 pm ■ 4 pin
Lowell..............,, .j L33 pm tt 5! pm
riastouia....... 1 46pniil* 02 am
. King’s Mouifl'io........j 2 i: pii, 13 28 am
Grover. i....... . 2 i ’8 pui \ 1*2 44
Gaffney.......!... Blacksl'mig '.!!! 110 48 i am i 8 2 55 37 pntj pm 12 1 54 11 am
ani
i ....
Coiv liens...... 3 20 pm j 1 ' tiam
.......
Clifton........ Spartanburg... J11 ........ 37 3-33pin; 3 36 1 * 39ant 56
am pm am
Greers.........j........} Wt Ilford,...... ........ 4 OOafti; 218 am
1 15pSOt 2 85 am
Greenville...... j 12 25 pm; 4.42 pm 1 3 07am
Easleys................ft S lTymi 3 35 am
Central ........i........) )JHi 4 10 am
Seueoa.................1 ■ 6 HO pm ! 4 33 am
Westminster............ ...............I 6 48pm! pm] 4 5 44h.m -Sain
Toecoa 7 28
Mt. Airy............... 8 00 pntj pm: 6 15am
Cornelia............... 8 03 <j ( 8 ani
Bellton ...!............ 8 26 pm 6 41 am
I.ula.......... 3 15 pin 8 28 pm! 6 7 01 43 am
Gainesville..... 8:43pm: S53pm| 12 7 36 «tm
Flowery Branch........ j 0 °4 piup pim, 7 38 » in
Buford............... 9 am
Suwanee...............i 9 opni! 7 52am
Duluth............... .i 9 50 pm' 8 63 am
Norcross ..............U003pm 8 14an.
Chamblee..............10 19 pm 8 25 am
Ar. Atlanta (E. Tf>_ 4 55 pimll 00 pm, V OO am
Additional trauis Nos. 17 anl 18-Lula ac¬
commodation, daily'except Niinday. Laves At¬
lanta 5 35 p m, arrives Lula 8 20 p m. lietmu-
mg, leave Ltila 6 00 a m. arrives Atlanta *4 50
a in.
Between Lula and A'li ns—No. 11 audOdaily,
leave i.uia 8 30 p in and 10 35 u m. arrive Ath¬
ens 10 15 p m and 12 20 p m. Returning leave
Athens, Ncs. 10 and 12 daily, 6 30',r rq and 8 07
a m, airivsr. I.ula 8 15 p m and # 50 a m. .
Between Toecoa and Elberton—Nos. 63 and 3
daily, < xeept Sunday, leave Toecoa 7 45 am*
aud it 25 am, arrive'Elberton 11 55 a in and
2 20 p in. Retnniing. No. 03 aud 12daily, exeep
Sunday, leave Elberton 3 00 p m and 7 30 a in
and arrive Toecoa 7 00 p m and 10 35 a m.
Nos. 9and 10 Pullman sk-tper between Atlaii-
ta and New iforit. - ,-kt
Nos. 37 ami 28 Washington and Sonlhwcat-
c-rn Y< stibuled Limitid. betwaeu Now York and
Atlanta. Through Pulman Oflesm^, sleepers between New
New York and N< w and Ire. ween
York and Angus a, also lie ween Wash ngton
and .Memphis, via Atlnnti and B rminghani. with
uiiiring l>et wen Atlanta aud B rruingham
Pullman sleepers to and fiom shitveport. La.,
via Meridian and Vrcksbiirg. No. 38 connects .
nt Asbeviile. Spartauburg with Fullinan Sleep r for ,
Nos. 11 and 12—Pullman Buffet SleefStr be¬
tween Washington a’ud Atlanta.uniting l»otween ^
D tiiville and Gieensboro with i’nl maJh (deeper
to and from Portsmouth aud Norfolk. "T A -
For de ailed information as to looal snd
through time'ables, rates and Pullman sl-eping. .
car reservations, confer with local agent* or ad-»
dress
W. A. TURK. S # U. I AUD WICK,
Gen'l Pass. Ag’t. AsVt.c nl. Bsss. Ag’t.
Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
J. A. DODSON, Superintendent Atlanta, Ga.
W. H. GREEN. i-OL. H ASS,
Gen’l Manager. Tr flic Manager,
Washington, D. C. Washington, L>. C.
M.
LEWIS DAVIS,
ITTOPNEY AT LAW
T0CC0A CITY, GA., v
^WllI practice in the counties of Haber-
sham and Rabun of the Northwestern'
Circuit, and Frank i n and Banks of the
Western Circuit. Prompt attention wir -
be-g ven to all business e: trusteiPto him. „
The collection of debts will have spec¬
ial atteition.
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as 0ADS ■*
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Put Under Absolute t outrol of the
State Railroad Commission.
The bill putting absolute control of ail
the railroads in South Carolina in the
hands of the railroad commission, from
whose decision there is no appeal, was
signed by Governor Tillman, Monday
night. A mass meeting of committee railroad em¬
ployees was he’d and a was
«" d to the T^j bllL t ° The ^Q^ernor governor ^ahi* said.
“The bill is now a law. Tbe oppoaitioa
of eight or ten thousand railroad employ¬
ees does not amount to a damn compared de¬
with fifty or sixty thousand farmers
manding its passage.” The effect of this
was rather inflammatory. A mass meet¬
ing of all railroad employees is called for
Thursday night. The battle cry will
then be given in earnest against the Titt-
man movement.
A BALTIMORE BLAZE
Iu Which Nearly 20,000 Bales of Cot¬
ton are Destroyed.
One of she Urgcst and nrjat dtairuc-
tiv.- fi'CS tbs' ever visited the water front
of Balt more, M h, st jM riv rtly after
8 o’clock Tuesday morniag in t:*e mas-
11 oil w irr house of Alexander
is h.cJ, -wl qiw y p ^
’ Idtatfl’wer.
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