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-Ob *h«*i*tla «fUlln vulfslq -edUe Jto al
.bedh-M*
?m art t>ia$iv -io maxOh hht «»
ttle wife, that you were ri
tUow, little r,'ife, that you were rig^t—
*?I would ten I Imes rdtKer lie should
Jfejl’oI upbraided »nd blamed me for
what I had done.
^’Tifer'wimertliat followed was ex-
ceedlnglygay. We were.invited ev-
,af9-.dw -hD "to mdl-jiquie) i»l
-<FMj a .ulstnjui. ni Shiui mu iIjoIw
stantiy filled with guests. Balts, sol-
rees, kettledrums and the, opera seem*
ed to engross every hour. Jack and 1
seldom had a quiet moment together,
yet he seemed to enjoy it with bis
tent ,ij/'»aoil ,a«ri dbtifio/nl, n.
•jt'.J qu uvJaJ &T9V tbill*
■till to iluodoeiu a
-Jslo wtSSMUf IpoT
•/We
hole heiHl' I
’WUih jfirlhi
umAiMiB
came oui
Monday night the old anti-deluvlap
coach on the Atliens branch waa praiui- 1
ing and snorting down towards Union
Poiut, nntU Wintervillc Wob reached/
when a grizzly old drummer baited the
conduvtor and asked:
“Say, Mister, is this the lightning ex
press, nickel-plated, silver-mounted,
stem-winding fast train I have been read!
iug so much about of late?" 1 x '*■'* |
“It i* one branch of our fast Tine''’
■gruffly remarked the conductor. I
“Well, it ia a moderately fast train,**
continued the drummer, taking out hie
were |olely d«]
monthly salary.
Governors bound to re-peat? Do our
life#, pur property, our safety hod the
*penee and order of the land count
nothing when weighed against the
whimpering appeal of the
friends of some outlaw for mercy?
klust our penitentiary be turned
■ into a harbor of refuge for
the vile, where they are safely kept
until they pu t up a hypocritical whine
for mercy, when they are released by
E»ll«ie-Utiey*a<
os wnd placed «m In j
Irly part cf th* teeek
Ibr * pea-nutter anc
sated at the mUfoac
•and less eopteated witii the life we
are leading*” ?&• ... . ,
“You are dlssatlaled with your 1<?«-
I see that plainly, Hell,” said Jack, i,
tritie sadly. U&'nartXm*™ \
‘‘Oh, nonsense,”! I put lu. “No
mer, hut fife MpMH
a thing, :■ , v
'l"he days
The sun «hor.*do<WTf*ff
splenfipr, qjd th6 paved i
of the body at its raeenWsesi
Hu i£ ino.
aiugfqr indcxiu^jinjfnafSV'
Re ^gr^ repeal .&Vp«>
h &3m.banks. •
sealdlBi
with this prosy, humdrum life,and-]
Uatfl toUfeyou delving and toiling llk<
a slave from one y.ear’aend to another.’
“But,imy dear,”:;aaggested■ Jack
“one must lire ar*d have!bread- and
butteolfcyw tenuifa «di ,?->ct jl:
. sTItoibe sum,Jack; bwt why notaern,
“Honest, labor is always genteel.;
l9w>iv’ -nO-fringed ai.itiifsdirtth I <
tr “Oh.pehaw! yen don’t .understand
me, Jack. I mean that you have oa,;
pacitlee for something better. You!
onlv nllrn? to • ilia oldt'Vfii.rin th hIaahp
ve Congress; allow ‘potion;
toriza Bksident and Speaker
after-'adjourn’ment.'
vefubrito invite ari^ receive
n Boston expoaltiojL .1, I
ingress to establish a mail
“We've jqztbeen one hoar add twelve
minutes coming that six miles. Hadn’t
yon better slaek up »little lest we roof
into Union Point ahead of time?” |
. “I think I know iky hnslness, sir,”
remarked the conductor, moving eri.
“Hot hold tip, Mr. Th-KM Pwfcier,*]
pleaded the passenger, “for 1 want to
get some facts about these Georgia fast:
trains.. What wtuybuir speed nnder «j
alow schedule, H it takes a lightning'
express twelve minutes to make a mile ?”
“We are running on onr regular
schedule time, sir,” explained the con
ductor. - -
“Tliat I don’t doubt, my friend, but
yon see I’ve been resiling up in the Au-
md twelfttle
iw-hlqTMuai
“Wo might, Noll; I th'.l
I’ll try and burrow a J$
somewhere.” . • '/
“OKt ia(ik.,iio.* no ll* 1 bc
huiidreif
y Incense the law-abiding
Georgia to this end*
»ve grown- weary
elr verdicts set aside by a
If Mr. Stephens has not
e and the courage to carry
k.hoTtjok- when elected
commonwealth let him
npiace, jacKT wnn ennnue 18
for our children as they grow up?”
■, “Ah, Nell, that is looking so far
ahead,” he said; “and, my dear, you
seem to forget that I have lived here
teutiary to luvestigate It lessees have
illegally sublet convicts.
12. To appoint more menffiers to visit
Savannah scgqui-centenniai.
13. To provide for examination of new
his remorseless lawn-mower, has gath
ered In theyoungand innocent. This
was the ease where two little twin
cockroaches, whose years had been
unclouded by wrong and selfishness,
were balled upon to meet death to-
“Ob'ydh Wbffidn’t be satisfied,'Kelt,
If we went back. It is dreadfully stu
pid down there these summer days,
with the hay making and the reaping,
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’vSESSsm,
A let *U
WtlXoiU the
\o mtle h»nd« will .
Or eretter playlhlhB*. there.
y.ibrofin toy" or strt'
Ha ieft ill 10 " {he ‘'o*'*' .S'
Nor little■left thel»Jm P«t» O
Arouivi thu uoua^i a°°r. \j « ^
Then* »Wo by I
Mitnd little *ux»U cJOrt, . u. r -
iimsnmboroil uow by bawkeor toy% l v '
Ul ,»- ...'...hi that once tepfcfAak '
tide. C
f Hint eweet bend!
<
voice l»he*nl O
vfl’mv'n. tta l!X pillowllJJ ? r "
AU .m"„lh «>' J ’ resit »»,>1 Mtikd;
jl,. curly hoed Ihttt ro-wd th*«
I, rostlns in the gnmnd. V ^
, I tvithln the! »«d, eeWaomw
'wijorv evening !»h*dnw. lell.
II. liother tlu *UI> t-1
Till* «itdde»t tnlng of All. .
With lol U-l h»ud* .nil <lr.*.pisfh'
,Q.
11?Might that on« »•* *
Thv uionnu* tomes, the etee*
*•*’Buss’S ssjp
* -* t*ivoei band.
q too—In every horn#
»wacred thins
Iht liltlriM ’irfniMo. ..... •
Vital drearily P*"* 8
r yuffrer. hu|h’di
A«d ^
5 hour* .
l)r«**rn oil P«»or ?UU irr. «
1 i.M'l withiu-wilhout. 4
l liy revery will not be dlfitorb^ *
mv mirth t»r noiny »hout; 's,.-
Th-Vl. no need oi w.tchfolnwfc
S j neetl of thrill or fttre. J
You h*ve no little »ound» to dnu.
So liltlv griel* •“ »h»re. ^
v„ mile .to-kluse no" to knit
little clothri* tomi'iid
No mu.' .airrvr o t-r tvhmorouch
Toy Itn-lMif form may bend,
V.-n lake atfiiiikthnf llltlc cloa
NO. XXIX.
Thai brlmlcwi hal and Utt.onnoe
• 1 f.trn and ktrinrflfMS now,
Miv it «i*i«*ri h»tvt* inlleti a ntern rlfproo
* v frown uj"»u tby brow:
M m n.w thi’V an* Iwdewed with team.
* U hnlj thing*—are prUed-
Y„uf ,.yt>s art* Heath tnat little hat.
Tin* wear«*r in the akiea.
v V p,rt not—lrill nu* why we«|»eaC thou?
'n.fv neetl no more thy care—
c Mr want and aufferluK cannot come
\Viu*re thevawri'il babloa are.
Xli* *-*♦* IP He »e« l nfc ’ er Wl '“ , 7 b‘»w.
Tliere eomea noery of pain:
Say woubiM thou o»b them of tnelr real,
‘ And t all Ihcui back a*ala?
Oh woman of the Weedlnpc heart,
t omo lift tby drooping eye;
The rre.* of Healing atandelh near
Tbt* Si roam of l.lfe flown by.
1„ thy help—thy balm in Utirtaw-
Wliy murmur or repine?
Tb* U’-avouly shepherd keeps tby lambs.
And they unall yet las t‘.»lilt*!
THE LATER GEOGRAPHY.
q. Where are the polls located?
A. At the school house, town hall or
aoine empty store.
Q. Wlmt is a circle?
A. A gathering where the gossips
sew for the heathen and tell all they
know.
<}. What places have noon at the
same time?
A. Factories and hoarding houses,
(j. Where tie we And tile hottest part
of the earth?
A. In the same house with our
mother-in-law.
(}. When are the nights the long
est ?
A. When you eanhol sleep. ^ J
i j. is there a plain iu yotir neigh-
tairliood ?
A. We should think not by the way
ottrs is I sir i'ii wed.
«). Wlmt disadvantage in having a
Far at the entrance of a harbor?
A It would take away trade from
the saloons in port.
;j. What is astrait?
A. Five cards following in order of
denomination. (Hoyle.)
Q. Where do we line! the largestand
fiercest animals?
A. At the menagerie.
Q. Where do we find the greatest
nimtlier of insects? . .
A. Out of town on-a hotnight.%
<}. Into what races are we divided?
A. The Horse race, the Boat race and
tlio Human me*.
(}. How are the inhabitants of a civ
ilized country generally employed?
A. The men in working and the wo
man in shopping,
tj. What is mining?
A. Finding out how much you hsvo
been chested.
Q. Name some substances now
manufactured for food?
A. Oleomargarine and boarding
house hash.
What is oommejee?
A. Selling your neighbor goods at
three limes their value.
(). What do merchants do with the
products of the surrounding country?
A. Gather iliem together and form *
•corner ’ In the market. --
(). How are the commercial towns
connected with the towns of the inte
rior? ,
A. Ity “drummers."
H. What is fishing?
A. Bitting In a boat all day for
nothing and having to He all theeven-
ing about wiiat you caught, and what
got away.
TAR AND FEATHERS.
Bom* of the Discomfort* that Att*nd th*'W**»s
tog orthl* Sort or Dree*.
We ars certainly now living In an
age of sensation. It pervades every
walk and avocation of life, and has
even forced Itself Into the pulpit. Take
for Instance the stage. In ye olden
time the great actors labored to attract
an audience and build up a r?r
upon their real merit. Now I
first strive to Inttueuce the cariosity c.
the public by some outside sensation,
and their road to faruo and fortuue i
then made plain. They hesitate r-
to tear the veil of secrecy from t!
most private affairs, and expose to the
gaze of the carious the grinning skele
ton within their closet. Even within
the past year we can instance several
of the most brilliant actresses of the
day who have wilfully and premedi-
tatingly blasted their good -name to
cater to the depraved taste of the pub
lic for sensationalism. Yen way take,
too, the blackest criminal in the land,
give him the proper advertising,
clothe his deeds of villainy with the
veil of sensationalism, and you make
uf him a hero, at the polluted shrine
eh wblolfieTcn seme ofetw fair women
delight to worship. A merchant, to
do business, must now-a-day rely more
on sensationalism and idle display
than the real merit of his goods or his
character for honesty. Let two houses,
on the same capital, start business
side by side, and the ohe that
creates the biggest sensation wins
the day. You even 'see
this enemy of society entering the
privacy of the family circle, the po
litical arena and every other walk’d?
life. This la iudeed bad enough, but
the monster has not stopped even 1
here, 'rite epidemic bos seised upon
the ministers of Christ and by them
dragged into the pulpit. Thus far it
has been confined to only the metro
politan cities of the North, b4t its
spread is sure to come, if not chocked,
and the most obscure hamlet in our
laud will be contaminated by its idol
touch. Take for iustancu Beecher,
Talmadge, and many other emlnlfut
divines and read their discourses as
delivered’and published each week.
I)o you see In those learned and la
bored effusions the teaching of nu
humble follower of the Savior? Do
they seek to convert souls by holding
for’h the lovo of a pitying God and at
tract them by rea-on to the fold? No,
the mission of these false prophets is
to see which catt attract the largest
congregation or e rect the mostpalaoial
structure. They preach not to bring
sinners to repentance, but fbr their
individual glory and renown. They
have fallen lu with the spirit of the
age, and seek by sensational discourses
to add to their fame and secure the
worship of their hearers to themselves
instead of to the living God. They
cater to the depraved tastes of the day,
and advance theories that they not
onlydouot believe themselves, but
what are in direct antagonism to the
teachings of Holy Writ. This spirit
of sensationalism threatens not
only to undermifie oar social
And moral structure, but to usurp re
ligion itself. Kvery thinking man
must eonfe.is that it is one of the great
est dangers that now threaten tne
American people, who have conceiv
ed and developed it to almost perfec
tion. Bot let us ask, what is the foun
tain-bead of this new evil? It is with
shame that we reply, the Press of this
Country! It is the newspapers that
first breathed life into this curse, and
haafostered and nourished it. Of late
years the journal that can paint with
the most hideous glare some fearful
crime or outrage; that can the loudest
proclaim the violated sanctity o'some
home or the scandalous reign of some
eminent man or woman; or soonest
publish to the world the unuatiiral
dogma of some ranting sensationalist
In the pulpit, is the paper that will
reap the greatest success. Thus each
journal tries to outstrip some rival in
its quest lor the strange and unnatural,
so that the darkest and foulest side of
the world ia kept before the eyes Of the
publlo Instead of the bright and entto-
bllng. Charlatans of all kinds have
seized upon this mighty power to
i
kindly admonition, “Go and sin no
more?” Must we see our people shot
down In cold blood, our honses burn
ed from over our heads, our females
violated^ our property stolen, and
then Iks perpetrators of the hellish
crimtatooeed after a few month’s con
finement? If so let os abolish r—
courts pf justice And the
the law In tbetr own I
course f *
will certainly inc<
people of Geot
They 1
of I
single man. 1
tile backbone l
resign and the people choose some man
who has. He has uo right to pave his
road to another world at the expense
of the peace and safety of the people
who elected him. There has been en
tirely too much misplaced philanthro
py wasted on onr convicts. While we
believe in having them humanely
dealt by, at the same time they de
serve punishment for their crimes.
Make the peuitentiary a place of hor
ror and disgrace; not turn it into a
flowery bed of ease, where our hard
ened felons have only to profess re
pentance and receive a lull and free
pardon. When a man violates the
law let him know that sure and
speedy punishment is bis portion and
there will be no release until he has
paid his debt in fill! to an outraged
people. Oilate years our penitentiary
has been made but a atepplng-stone
to oflloc for ambitious politicians.
When a man seeks promotion you
will soon see him lugging around a
petttiou Tor the pardon of some negro
convict. Hethushopcs to Ingratiate
himself into the good-will of the ebo
ny suffrnge-slinger, which often en
ables him to defy his party. The
thiug has got monotonous and fa
tiguing to the Indignation of our law-
abiding, peaceable citizens. They In
tend to have a stop put on the prac
tice, and If we can’t elect a governor
with sufficient nerve to exeeuie the
law let this trust be taken out of his
hands and a pardoning board be sub
stituted, who will not release a crimi
nal unless new evidence is brought
forward that either exbonorates him
front the crime for which he was con
victed or authorizes a mitigation of
the penalty. We must not let the in
terest or tender heart of one man
overbalance the verdict of a court ot
justice that has carefully weighed all
the surroundings of the crime und
thou rendered a punishment in ac
cordance with the law of the land. It
is snre and prompt punishment that
prevents the commission of crime.
At the present rate of granting par
dons Governor Btephena will soon
transform Georgia In a harbor for out
laws, where a premium Instead of a
punishment ia placed upon crime.
watch. “How far do you call it haol
Athens?”
“Six i '
r-’
APOUTICALSLftKDEH ON ATHENS
Some anonymous writer, without
regard to truth, is seeking to injure
our city by writing letters, under the
Signature of “Adair,” to one of Mr.
Speer’s organs, in|which be makes i; a
most malicious and false statements,
touching the late congressional con
test in tbla district and its bearing
Upon the business Interests and social
intercourse of Athens. The writer
argues that the defeat of Mr. Emory
Speer has engendered bitterness
Among our people, arrayed the mer
chants against the masses and has
Virginia City Chnmiclt,
“Must iieoiile," said a prominent Re
unite to a Chronicle reporter, to-day,
don’t know what a terrible punishment
tarring auil feathering really Is. They
eii|>|K>sc that it i.s nothing worse than' a
badge *.f infamy, rather uncomfortable,
Iwrtmps, but not painful unless the tar
gels lu'o the eyes. This is a great mis
take. I helped to daub Jones. He was
n disgr.ue to humanity and he deserv
ed what he gut. But 1 had no idea un
til I Huw that fallow plastered wlmt a
tough deal the process'*. We painted
him all over pretty thick with a broom
and sum • civ husiastic vigilante poured
a lew gallons of tar on his head. Then
the feather*, taken from a big pi Mow
were ilu-ti-.l on him, and he stood out
white and tluffy, in the starlight, like
some huge grotesque-looking bird. He
had to put his clothes on over the wltolo
mesa, and then he was ridden on a mil
for fifty yards or so, and we pnt hinf'bn
lavard ; he went bound train at midnight,
with instructions not to come back on
psiupf I einghanged.
“1 saw him on the train, He was sit
ting with his head on his arms on the
buck of t he seat in front of him. Tito
tar wits so thick on his head that it cov
ered the hair out of sight, and his poll
shone m the light uf the car lamps like
a black luldver ball just dipped in the
water. The |ioor fellow waa groaning
and I couldn’t help feeling mean at pav
ing taken a hand in the job. You
the bo ly.is covered with short hair,and
when the tiir hardens a little the slighl*
est movement causes acute pain, aa If
one’s heard were being pnlled out with
pinchers. Inir hy hair. Then there Is
thcsioppngeof all perspiration, which
would *iun kill a man ii he didn’t mako
lively ihne in getting scrubbed.
“Besides, the smell of the tar tnrns the
stomach, anil about half an hour attar a
bring themselves before the pd£llc, | paralysed tmto akfAscrioualy injured
and the evil effects are now irons '
eut to every one. It only lie* within
the press of this country to abate tile
evil, and so long as a depraved public*
taste demands and so greedily seizes
upon the morsels of sensationalism
thrown them with each paper they :
open, we fear that its reign will not
soon end
gasta and Atlanta papers about the fast
train that was to be put on last Sunday,
and how it was to annihilate space and
the passengers wete to b-> transported in
regularCleopatra barges of oriental splen
dor. I laid over two days lu Athens to
take advantage of tins panorama of
grandeur, so as I could biag abent it to
iuy folks when l got borne. Now if you
will reason with yonrsel.' an instant you
will see that when 1 was hustled into
this hoary relic of a coach and transport
ed to my destination at the lightning
speed of six miles iu an hour and twelve
minutes, with stoppages at every station
long enough to lay the track to the next,
it naturally brings to mind my halcyum
boyhood days when 1 used tu drive a
team of oxeu. And then again you see
I want to roach home by New Year’s
day, and at our present rate of speed 1’
um afraid 1 will be on old gray-haired,
toothless man e’er 1 again look upon the
capital of your owu state. Life ia short,
my young friend, and we who have
passed the meridian of life cannot afford
to take passage on these Georgia fast
trains. Besides, you tee, I am not used
to these palaee coaches, that so bedazzle
the eye. if you have no objection 1
will get out and walk on ahead and
wheu I get to Atlanta will tell the peo
ple that 1 left the llglituiug-express
tuired up at WInterville, but hope to
sec it alongsome time next August.”
“You can walk if you wish, sir,'
slated the conductor, “bot vre will get to
V nion Point in plenty of time for the
main train. Besides, we have three
lines n day now on the Athens branch.”
“My friend,’’ continued tho passen
ger, “I don’t want you to cousider me
impertineut, but in making out your
next report suppose you recommend tbe
bosses to sell these three trains at public
out-cry and with the proceeds buy a bran
new wheelbarrow with a blue body and
red wheel, and titeu they will bare
something to brag about. This tiling of
dividiug rapid transit and grandeur by
three naturally tends to detract from
both tbe speed and looks. I have no
fault to find with your Georgia palace
coaches and lightning-express trains,
but I think it would be best to omit the
name of Athens from their printed
schedules until they make the wheel-bar
row change that I have suggested. Up
in Illinois wo use these kinds of palace
cars and fast tratus to haul anthracite
coal and hogs on, only wo don't cull
them by the same name that yon do
down in Georgia. If I die witit old age
before you get'to Union Point, bnry
me where the early flowers of spring
bloom and the winged songsters of the
sweet sunny south will carrol their sweet
est notes o’er roy grave.”
A VALUABLE RBXJO.
The dre>8 of Powhatan, in the rep
resentation in Cohen’s store, is a gen
uine Indian suit that once belonged
to a Cherokee chief, and waa prescut-
Uie oonttnercial prosperity of the city, ed to the University museum more
as'evidenced by our deserted streets than fifty years ago. It is made of the
and stores. “Adair" says, “Our trade
Is comparatively nothing; our social
Ihteicourse is marred by contention
and personal unreliability lu each oth
er,” etc., etc. Now, iu the first place,
We do not believe that this letter was
ever written'from Athens; and In tho
abusing the pardoning powBff evom that ' t ’ r “’ we wi1 * wager a
round sum that the writer has no in-
Tlte Iiautier-Wntcliman predicted' terest whatever at stake here, and la
man has ikh-ii coated he must feel mighty
sorry h- wasn't bunged. Then
the scrubbing with oil. It took
CliimtnnA and 0. darkey thniti day!
TrurSicotb reduce Jones to a mild bre
Tim rubbing makes the skin tender,
the body must lie sore for weeks.”
KfLLED ST HIS BROTHER. !
-
8andersvilla, Ga., December 18.
—Dave Wilcher was shot and inst^hl
ly killed by his brother, "William, oi
Saturday night. Both parties were
colored. William went out of the
house with his gun to Investigate the
cause of some unusual noise on the _ ...
premises. , pave went around. ithe vrlthout consulting tbe peopj
house In an opposite direction with "mode the verdict is knockl
when the name of Alexander H.Steph-
ens was proposed lor Governor that if
elected he would open the doors of the
penitentiary when an appeal was
mode to blsayinpathy and thus render
ptaotsbment for crime a fu'ce iu Geor
gia. It seems that our prophecy was
ob!y too true. Every week ido we
read of criminals turned loose to prey
npon a people who have convicted
and sentenced them for punishment,
ahd in some Instances this exercise
of executive clemency is so misplaced
as to cause a community to rise in its
might and protest against the outrage.
But this seems to have no effect on
our Governor, who will perhaps tbe
next day repeat the offcnse. There 'Is
no doubt about Uovornor Colquitt
abusing the pardoning power, but
he fie* never gone to the wholesale
lengths of ourpresent Executive. This
is one of the most Important person
placed at the dlacretinb of our Chief
Magistrate, and it was hcver intended
that be should put his judgment
against that of twelve sworn jurors,
b«t only meant a* a protection for the
biilprlt In ease that new evidence is
discovered to exhonomte the power
from the crime or mitigate the penal
ly. Then the Governor can ekeroise
his leniency and stay the hand of nils-
placed justice ftttU She further pun
ishment of an Innocent man. Bat
when an Executive sees fit to alipoiut
himself both judge and jury, anM over
throw a verdict rendered in-accord
ance with the law and the testimony
it is time for our outraged public to
il a halt. This both Governors Col-
qtlltt and Stephens have undoubtedly
done. They hove usurped a power
that was not intended to be delegated
to them , and is fast rendering the pun
ishment for crimes farce in this state.
The tender heart of tlio latter seems
open to every appeal fcj thercy, and
who
knocking the
les from the limbs of the most
hardened murderers, thieves and out-
'ohe of the disappointed few who look
ed to the election of Mr. Speer as a
stepping stone to some little office. A
tiiore Infamous, daring set ofbare-
fttced lies were never put together, and
tbe author knows it. Bo (hr from the
defeat of Mr. Speer resulting in tho
eillaof which “Adair " oomplains,eve
ry man who has visited our city since
the election, and every citizen there
of knows that tbe victory of democra
cy over coalition has had a most sani
tary effect upon not only the peace
abd order of the place but upon the
business thereof. During Mr. Speer’s
reign many of the negroes were inso
lent and overbearing, and strife and
contention waa of common occurrence
But when be was so overwhelmingly
defeated, and the best people of the
oountry came out victorious you saw
a sudden and marked change. Our
streets are morcqulet, those howliug
bands of drunken Zulus that blockaded
odr sidewalks have disappeared, aud
iu their stead hasahealthy reaction set
in. Had Mr. Speer’s coalition party
been successful Athens wonld have
been rendered almost uninhabitable.
Our trade ihU toll has been better
thaa In Riany years, which the sales
of ewr merchants will Substantiate.
All Utternare engendered by the late
campaign has ptosed away, as Indicat
ed by the Candler and Speer men sup
porting the same ticket In our late
municipal contest. If there Is a man
in Athens who harbors any ill will
toward another for exerolalng his
right aa a freeman ire are not aware
the fact. There never was penned
more malicious, unfounded aud false
ly vindictive libel on a city than
“Idalr’a” letter, and our people would
like very much to disoover the real
author. It la susploloned that tbe let
ter waa written by a certain Interested
party In Washington, D. C., who
weald doubtless be highly gratified If
auoh a state of affairs did truly exist In
Aliens, to the young democracy of
which city ho owes a deep grudge.
14. Concerning continuance of suit
against State road lessees.
15. To direct State Librarian how to
ship copies of the code.
16. To appoint committee to inspect
Lunatic Asylum during recess.
17. Authorizing H. IV. Cabanis* and
IV. H. Harrison to publish the public
acts of this session.
18. To appoint a committee to procure
s life size painting of Hon. B. H. Hill.
19. To have Congress aid the States in
education.
20. In favor of national aid to educa
tion.
A WOMAN HANGED IN HUNGARY.
> London Stamford.
Vienna, Dec. 1.—There was banged
to-day at Steiuamauger, Hungary, a
peasant woman from Szerdahely,
named Liukaa Ksthi, for a series of
Crimes which excited u ni vernal horror
The criminal was 52 years oi age, short | Poeo*
In stature, and of s placid aspect. She
procured a large qnantity of arsenic
tigon the pretence that her house was
overrun with rats, and mixed the poi
son in little cakes which he she dis-
josed ofatahlgh price to persons who
desired to get rid of their relatives.
Her customers were chietiy wives
who had got tired of their husbands
lovers who thought the removal of a
rival would facilitate their own pur-
when others slept, these little affec
tionate twins crept Into glucose syrup
and died.
We hope no one w'll misrepresent
this matter. We did weep and are
not ashamed to own It. We sat there
ami sobbed until the table cloth waa
wet for four feet and the venerable
ham was floating sround ln tears. It
was not for ourselves, however,' That
we wept. No unkindness on the part
of an eating house proprietor ever
mvoked such a tornado of woe. We
ust ween when we see death and are
irought in close contact With it. And
we were not the only one that shed
tears. Dickinson and Warren wept,
strong men as they were. Even the
butter wept. Strong as it was, It
could not control its emotions.
We don’t very often answer a news
paper attack, hut when we are accused
of weeping till' people have to take
off their boots and wring their socks,
we want tbe public to know what it is
for. . . i ,i,i
SCHEDULEOFTHE FASTTRAIN.
j tho Georgia Road Whero the Izlghtntag
Express Will Stop to Rost.
Aupusta yew*.
Tim official schedule of the fast train
correctly published to
day on the South Carolina road. The
Georgia road officials sent lu the cor
rection after the schedule waa In
press. The schedule on the Georgia
road, however. Is as follows:
No. 27—WeBt, daily, leaves Augus
ta, 7:25; leaves Athens, 7:05 a. m.;
poses, and eveu some childreu bought 1 arrives Atlanta, 12:55 p. m. No. 23—
the cakes that by offering them to el- j East, daily, leaves Atlanta, 2:50 p. m.;
derly relatives they might the more I arrives Athens, 8:00 p. m.; arrive Au-
rapldiy come into the possession of gusta, 8:20 p. ill.
their property. Lyukas killed two The fast uiuil schedule will begin
husbands of herown, and she was ae-1 to-morrow, and the lightning train
will stop on the Georgia road at Be-
lalr, Berzelia, Harlem,Dearing, Thom
son, Camak, Crawfordville, Union
Point, Greensboro,Madison, Rutledge,
Social Circle, Covington, Conyers,
Stone Mountain aud Decatur. The
through sleepers Moscotte and Oli
vette will run between Atlanta and
A STORY FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
cused of twenty-six murders, six of
which she confessed she had commit
ted.
At her trial this arch prisoner as
sumed an air of great piety, and stood
the whole day with a rosary iu her
band, she being a member of a Rosa'
ry Club founded by the Domicans.
The result of the trial was that she | Charleston^
was sentenced to a long term in pe
nal servitude; but the Crown appealed , orunHUe Mountaineer.
against this, and the Court of Appeal T . G> lister, of GowensvtU®, In
sentenced her to death. I f orni8 UB tliat on the night of Wednes
During her Imprisonment, Lyukas day tUe 29tu 0 f November, an animal
spent all her time praying, or receiv- got in among the chickens of Mr. Levi
ing spiritual consolation from the I BowerS) llv i n g near Glassy Rock. Mr.
priests, to whom she confessed. Upon Bower8 proceeded at once to the scene
the scaffold to-day she blessed the by- ofCoufuB ion. When nearing the chick-
itauders with an air of great fervency. eu | loU8e) and when within about ten
The convict’s only daughter attempt- f ee ^ i the animal sprang upon him.
ed tobepresent at the execution, hut I Ti Jere wa s a tussel, and Mr. Bowers
ilhe was prevented entering the yard, threw lt on the ground, but the ani-
and os she turned away she barely ea-1 nial arose every time, but on the fourth
coped being lynched by the mob as-1 throw Mr. Bowers got his knee on the
semi,led outside animal’s breast, and kept it dowu,
semblea outsiac. | and ln the mean time Mr. Bowers’
father came to the rescue and cut tbe
throat of the chicken-robber. After
A Chicago cletk a month or two its throat was cut, the father had to
aluce bought au uncanny-looking desk
at auction. It had numerous legs and
sloped half a dozen different ways. It
£
finest dressed buckskin, beautifully
trimmed and ornamented, and was
pronounced to be one of the finest
Indian costumes ever seen. In fact,
we are told that the museum once re
fused $500 for it. But time has not
dealt lightly with this superb relic of
the aboriginals of this country, for It
has been badly misused and eaten by
moths, so that one can now have only
faint idea of what it once was. But
even in the present shape It will prove
valuable curiosity and should lie
carefully treasured, for In a few more
years the last vestige of the Indian
will disappear from our section and
we need something to Illustrate their
hahlu and dress. The costume to
which we refer is complete, and has
several times been used by tbe Athens
boystu fantastic rides. It can oven
now be repaired so as to preserve the
original shape and design of the suit.
There is said to be a bloody and ro
mantic history connected with this
old costume, but we have not us yet
heard enough to publish
get the axe-handle and prize open the
mouth of the animal so as to get Levi's
arm out.
Mr. Lelzter states that the antmal
was so lurge it had to be takeu to was like a large bull-dog, having a
pieces to bo gotten into the building. I ^ eat ^ resembling that of a calf.
o first day, according to the Chicago I THE freedmaN’S bureau bank.
erald, its occupant ran a four-inch
1 A Pln*l DlvldaDdorT 1-3 Per Oent. to b* PWd the
Swindled Negroes.
sliver into bis finger and that same
night the porter, groping about in the
dark, fell over the desk aud broke his
knee-cap. He swore that lie heard
someone laugh in the room as be picked
himself up. Pens, pencils, erasers,
Washington, December 14.—The
Comptroller of the Currency has com
pleted his annual report, as Commis
sioner of the Freedman’s Savings and
etc., placed anywhere upou the desk I Trust Company, which is required by
thysteriously disappeared and were nev- I law to be transmitted to congress,
elr found again. They nailed a rubber The cash receipts duriug the past year
eraser to the desk wfth a shingle nail, have been $455,334-82, including the
that penetrated entirely through the sale of the bank building and adjacent
v 1 real estate, to the United States for
hoard into the drawer beneath. After
the clerk sat down lie would presently
feel the edge push upon his breast, and
shortly after he had moved a short dis
tance away from it lie would again feel
it pres*ing against him quite closely.
Ho was worried over the matter, lost
His flesh, became nervous and otherwise
showed the influence of his piece of fur
niture. An employer uxuiniucd the
lumbering affair one afternoon and pro-
uounued it an “old-fashioned institution’
btat oiherwbe all right. Just as he
$250,000. The Commissioner has now
on hand in United States bonds and
other available securities, .the sunrof
$184,804.56, aud hopes fo realise a suf
ficient amount from the remaining
assets of the compauy to enable him
to pay a further and final dividend of
from 7 to 7,4 per cent, early In the
spring, making a total of lrom -6J to
62)4 per cent, in all, paid aud to he
paid to tlie creditors of the company.
Tub Juq Tavkbn Railuoao.—It I*
tall time that our people were giving
some attention to a railroad from Ath
ens to Jug Tavern, as the cars will soon
be running to that point. The enter
prise was in a fair way to success when
It was suddenly dropped. If we do not
connect with this line it will take a large
slice of trade from Athens, which we
cannot afford to lose. Suppose our
Major call a meeting of the ottizans at
an early day, when some definite action
will be token In the
You
per*
u eaa toll all the republican'
In Georgia’tor their publishlsff
advertisements of mail contracts from
the government. This ia a sure Index
of how they are appreciated by the
party in power.
“Our Emory” is just beginning to
realize the l** 1 that he is beaten, arid
the way he is weeping and wailing
and gnashing bts teeth is truly amus
ing.
They any Ben Butler has gone back
to the radical party. This l» the best
piece of political news we have heaid
since Candler’s election.
Tbe house la committee of the
whole, agreed to the clause to the
postal bill reducing letter postage to
two cento per half ounce, to go Infer#?
feet on and after January 1, 1884.
Sailing* hi* WIT* for .$300.
Winston, N. C., Dccelnber 15.—Alfred
, Jenkins, tho ow ner of a larm in Stokes
htol completed his examination all pres- ul>uutT) „ }ew day8 ago gu l<| his wire to
eut were startled by a aeries of very M> oiidewell, a neighboring
loud and sharp cracking sounds, which farmcr> for gr>00- He then sold Ids farm
stemed to issue fmoi the very he4rt oi I and m o V ed away. The transfer was
the haunted desk. The next day two raade aH thongh the man had simply
tenants on the upper floor complained g^pp^i horses. Jenkins in conrersa-
tibat they could not sleep, foi\the reason j Ha | d that tie wanted to move away
of some one in the office slapping sticks I um , waH not a y e to take hi* wife
moved away. °AW .his X time y thto£ UlWeweil »id he was himself tired of
seamed to b« going wrong In th« oflii«. I living without A wife; and wfcs willing
York firm Utte 1 totally nml the I to buy her If Jenkins wm willing to
ffojHwXlfrcted the firm seriously. Ohe Mll j enk | Ilg mium.! $500. and after
further conversation the transfer was
agreed upon, Mrs* Jenkins was con
sulted and cheerftilly agreed to the sale
She at brice toblfTier eflWto aiid wb^ to
Glidewall’s Viou^, wliere rite U now liv-
ifsatflre «Wce was thrown lute em-k : ar *!4 eii'IM $1 itietaly fenleslsl With
ornhilon by a peal of unearthly tough- h r new husband and h<*»e;>'’ "
r from the desk. Not half an hour has *iu*ai$ ; i»'. pal •
toil
partner fell awl broke his right arm
The clerk whs sick with brain fever.
Shortages were found In another part
ner’s private cash account, and collec
tions became dull. Credit seemed to
depreciate, and two notes went to pro
test. At U*tobemdrningatl0:3<>o’elock,
had passed when a messenger arrived
from the clerk’s house with the .sad
news that he bail died at 10:30 precise
ly. . They hired three meu with sledge
hammers to break up the desk. It took
nearly ap hour, and the thing squirmed
bei:
and groaned ’ike a human
Cl
dng.
One would judge from the numerous
complaints that the route agent* have
entered into a conspiracy to annoy the
public. The postal set vice on theNorth-
Eastern road seems to be a perfect"terse. ;
Our merchants are continually receiving a
complaints from customers up the road,
and have reported the same to the poat- {
master at Athens, but it does no good.
'Where la the remedy? . « : ■ *
iu
r.K, nor-n. lash o’M .Ul-.'l
A Western editor received • letter
from an Indignant subscriber, who Bald:
“I don’t want your (riper any ldfigeri”
To. which the editor,jtpildly.r^igdi
“Tiuttis all right. I wouldn't make it
any longer if-, you did, because. |p that
case I should have to buy a »ew, press.
The present length just suite me, and I
am glad it suite you.’A .It is to bs hoMd
this "soft answer turned away, wrath.”
Paralysed—Mr. J. M. Chandler;
_ prominent merchant of Harmony
Grove, was‘stricken with par*lyk)s v>n
Monday last.
come fearfully common of tote yean,
while it waa very rare beftne the war.
all my life.” T.il >
“Oh, no, I don’t forgot.. And. pray
what have you done, Jack ?”
“I have led an upright life, and mar
ried you.” . ...
“But you didn't pick me up amid
tbe clover blossoms, Jack; don’t for
get that. You found me iu town, and
Jack, dear, I’m anxious to get back
again to my native element. I’m
tired of all this. You can get on ever
so nicely, iu town, Jock; and there we
can get Intqsociety.”
“Our means are not inexhaustible,
Nell." . .......i ......
“I’m aware of that, Jack; but we’ve
enough fur a start, and Vanborough
offers you a good place in the bapk."
“Ata limited salary, Nell*" j.
“Oh, yes, but you can work your
way up, Jack—right up to the topmost
round of the ladder. Do let’s go, Jack.!
I’ve lived Imre. to please you, ever
since our marriage; ' I think you can
afford to please me a little now.” ...
“That’s true,” he Bold, “you can’t
be expected to care for tbe farm as I
do, Nell. 1 promised to make you
happy when you consented to become
my wife, and I’ll try and keep my
word. You shall have it all your own
way, Nell.” ., ,
The eontlnuoUB dropping of water
wears away the solid stone. I had
conquered my husband at last, and
the desire of my heart was about to
be accomplished. i :■ u ■
When Jack once made np his mind
to do a thing he did it with all bis
might. The matter was soon settled.
Cherry Hill, as we called the form,
was sold at a great sacrifice, and one
suuny morning we turned our backs
upon the breezy downs and golden
grain fields and journeyed cityward
fil'n afraid you’ve made a great
mistake,” said Jack’s father, as he
bade us good bye; tVyou-M better have
stuck to the farm. You remember
the old saying about rolling stones?”
“I don’t believe In old sayings, sir,”
I answered loftily, “and I think I can
appreciate my husband’s abilities bet
tor than any one else can.” ■>
Our new home In tow n was a styl
ish residence in a fashionable street.
We established ourselves in the prin
cipal hotel, and then set about the
task of furnishing the house.
My dear child,” said Mrs. Vanbor
ough, the banker’s wife, dropping in
for an early call, “don’t dream of such
a thing as ingrain carpet. Get Brus
sels, by all means, good English Brus
sels. You’ll find It muoh cheaper in
the end, and besides it Is bo much
more stylish."
We hearkened to our friend’s ad
vice, and laid our rooms with Brus
sels, aud the cost ran up into hun
dreds. II .’ . * :<> •>>
The furniture was got to match
Mrs. Vauborough and several other
friends aiding us in our selections, and
all sorts of pretty costly bric-a-brac,
and real lace curtains, 'and a new pi
ano. My old instrument was too plain
and clumsy for the new establishment.
‘We’ve got snog quarters here, Nell,
by George!”.he said, looking through
the extravagantly furnished room
with admiring pride.: -“No one in the
town can outshine us, not even Van-
borough himself. It haa lightened our
purse a good deal, I’ll admit; but what
does that signify-?. What good cornea
of having .money unless one enjoys
it?” • >u: «H«d" •
“We must try and save up a little
now, Jack, since are are fixed so nloe-
ly,” I said, feeling somewhat terrified
at bis growing recklessness
“Pshaw, child t Who ever heard of a
banker’s clerk saving anything? If
we make both ernla meet it will-be
more than I look.for.” u-Uoui
“My dear," . said Mrs. Vanborough.
when wo were pleasantly , settled lit
our handsome house- and hod hired a
coupio of servants; t “I suppose you
want to give some sort of party now?
It is customary, you know. ■ Suppose
you let it be an informal reception,
with cards and coffee for the old peo
ple, and ices and fruits and dancing
for tbe young ones?- That would do
nieely.i Yon can throw your parlors
Into one and the new carpets will not
get much Injured.. j’il help you to or
der your refreshments, and oCrollits
will write out your invitations for
you. ; She’s an excellent judge as to
whom It ia expedient to Invite."
I- mentioned i the matter i to Jack
When became heme, and he: Entered
into tbe spirit of the affair with great
excitement, i to tutfyw J*e*-nf
"To beszre little wife; have a!party
by all mesas. When one's: in-Rome
one rnual d® Ss the Romans do, -you ^
know.- Don't spare expense either,
my dear; w# must .make as good-.*
show as other people. And'.I shall
take It npon myself to-ordec yout ooe?
tume. IwOct you to look as grand as
a little empress-” -1 bun bioti "fl -
,j j “But, Jack,” I suggested'-timidly,
“we are apentfing a great deal of mon
ey.”*- o-.la onl ulitaii; -oil rnias--
But, despite my tear*, oht: reception
went on; and if turned 'out to bb
grand success. The best pedpW'lfa
toteb honored at With their pfesence;
rind everything,thanks to- Mrel
borotigh’s foresight,‘"has Carried out 1
•inthe most lavish afld e «il *'
eidt?*—*"T We*tot\to uert odt ,v *ila v-d
l» “By George,” teld Jaekv'-thir sort
I
and all that sort of thing. We should
never be able to endure lt now.”
I said no more. The long, bright,
burning days wore on, and onr bills
ran up higher and higher, and baby’s
little breath seemed t j grow weaker
aud weaker, and poor Jack himself
began to look dreadfully id and worn,
Aud one afternoon he was sent home
In a carriage, quite unconscious,
stricken down by a sudden fever.
I put my pride aside then, and wrote
a letter to Jack’s father.. ,,, ,
“Jack and the baby are both ill,” I
said, “and we are sick and tired of this
life. Pray forgive us, and let us come
home."
The very next day the dear old gen
tleman arrived, but the sher
iff was before him, Jack having opp
ressed judgment iu a lawsuit. ’The
rumor that we intended to leave town
got out, aud our creditors rushed in,
anxious to secure the lion’s share of
our effects. The Brussels carpets, the
handsome furniture and costly bric-a-
brac, all went under the hammer at a
disastrously low figure.
“Nevermind,” said my father-in-
law, not a shadow of reproach In his
kind old face; “let them squabble
over lt if they will. We must get our
sick ones home,”
Bo we got Jaok into the carriage,
and with his poor head upon my knee
and baby in my arms I turned my
back upon the scene of my short-lived
triumph.
“Wearegoing back to Cherry Hill,”
said the old gentleman, as in the dusk
of the golden day we drove through
the dewy stillness of the sheltered
land. “The old home has been wait
ing for you all these months. I was
pretty sure you’d ivaut to come back.”
I could not utter a word lu answer.
A great full moon was rising above the
distant hills as we reached the house.
Not the smallest thing was changed.
m _£8flfiftc '
and the cattle bells tin;
yard. The doors were
carried Jack in and laid him down li
the broad breezy room that had bee'
onr bridal chamber.
He opened his eyes and drew a deep
quivering breath os tbe freshening
breeze touched bis throbbing head.
“Nell, where are you?” he said.
Surely this must be home?”
“I am here, Jack.” I answered
through ray tears, “and this is home,
dear- old Cherry HUl.”
“Thank God! 1 ’ he murmured, and
fell baejt upon the pillows, and I saw
great tears trickling slowly from his
beneath his closed eyelids.
Beyond the open window, in the
silver glory of the rising moon, the
baby at bis feet, half hidden ill the
rank coal grass, and even at that late
hour the pigeons came fluttering
around her as of old, and she scream
ed with rapture as sheclutehed at them
with her thin little hands.
I rose softly and fell on my kness
beside Jack’s low pillow.
“Oh, Jaok,” I sobbed. “I have been
so wicked. Forgive me, Jack, forgive
me! Iam so glad to be home again.”
His worn face grew radiant and his
dear arms held me close.
And then and there, clasped to my
husband’s heart, In the safe sweet
shelter of the home he loved, I under
stood all the past.
You don’t mean it, Jack,” I whis
pered. “You only pretend to enjoy It
all to please me.”
“No matter, little woman; the les
son we have learned has been cheap
ly- bought. We shall not care to leave
tue safe old nest in search of fashion
and society again.”
A MODEL FARM.
We wore yesterday shown a private
letter from a gentleman in Washington,
Ga., from which we call the following re
port of the farming operations of Mr.
Gahe Toombs, of that town: “He this
year had 175 acres in cultivation,and used
$150 worth of e. mure, mostly cotton
seed, worked four mules and had np out
side help. He gathered 83 bales of cot
ton, weighing 450 pounds each ; 2,500
bushels of opts and 400 bushels of corn.
f 'he cotton seed from his crop is worth
3(X). He says his profits arc 50 per
cent, on the cost of the place and 25 per
cen^ upon its present value.” Tiffs
shows what can be done on the old land
of Georgia hy careful cultivation. The
/atilt with onr farmers is they plant too
much fortheir labor and have to neglect
their crops. Hon. James M. Smith,
who has cleared over $100,000 since the
war by 'farming, says there is no land in
Middle Georgia *° P°° r but what it is
worth $10 an acre. When otir planters
pboi^sh tiieif old mode of cultivation -
apd a^bpt modern anil progressive Ideas,
our section will blossom as the rose.
We have the finest country on tho globe,
and In less than fifty years every acre
1 j A Dkuiob BuMOMOwi-'We would ad-
lee ell our lady renders not to have any
othe$ h$i^Uig out o» the line on t)ie
kjilOth jsmLUtizo/Maicfa pest., There
14 a learned scientific fellow out in Can-
ail3,«bohas'pr«Ucted the most thun-
w qioijtj} fa those days next year. /
He say* the water will sweep the gull
coast from the Florida Keys north* •< -7
A 1 Nf-w Crnsro.—Mr. Georgs C
Thomas,, of jWatklhsvllle, will locate i
Athenonext year aad practice law. J
has purchased the Flournoy lot of(
illlfoad for $l,800and is having
gs,e overhauled and remodeled.
I (Mr.!Thomas, a hearty welcome
rmidst.-<» ”
'■flfliif* 1 f i £$%? sr> editorial conclusion of the Loi
J ‘ dod ’limes that “England Can no
wrist without America,’’