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'^fgaecct AN °LD SOLDIER.
.•II will »non be twenty years wince the
|»»f «**£, hot inn ol August, 1881, the
I r«* , l ‘ ll0Vfr N. J- la.v Mill as the
IdlW" K , vpt while Elijah Sharp, of
l.l'l'l"? ' “lowly anil softly spoke ot
I that P'* c ',.y e ,,"'he aaifl, "I wan in the
I th» P*“’, ,,, many of the eight* ol
I tr * y lierlul veara. 1 was UnsUy dls-
|tb°**:|(ruBi illaability. resulting from
ch»nr". I etnir home, miaerable in
* u *T.Tanil apirit*; *o enfeeble.'that I
h *‘*J “coM o" ,h '' al'Khteat exposure,
wot ^,,,,^1 worth lea* to me; I lived
•*.!e!ir**T2d enough," I aai.l, di-
,v le.-t two elgara.
■, responded Mr. Sharp;
v , , ..,.t ..ver It. Outgrew It? Not
"b u ‘, * When in that condition I he-
l' 1 ** taking 1‘arker'a Tonic, and my
commenced to improve right
1 . | was astonished at It, and ho
I***-' wife. I piled on the flesh and
* He*' anything. My ambition hlar.-
I'' 1 ’* i .«.iU MttHiul to l)iiNint*M<a. and
| ooiild nttend to binunt?n*,
:.mte*P” ! " nc my«
a _ elf to the hoi nun—I
' well a* 1 wan the day I enlisted.
[ i" ., .inference* there are in things—
” n* »n'l bayonets kill; Parker’s Tonic
‘NCis preparation, which hat been
1 n as Parker’s Oinger Tonic, will
sprrafter he called elmply Parker'* Ton-
* A* unprincipled dealer* are con-
I O.ntlr deceiving their .-uatuinera by
1 . .latibitin* inferior article* under the
' ol ginger, ami as ginger la really
important ingredient, we drop the
B | ( leading word.
There i* no change, however, in the
,,oral ion Itself, and all bottlea rr-
natniiig '-ha handa ol dealers, wrap
ped under the name of l’arter’s Ginger
Tmlc. contain the genuine medicine If
• lie fa’e-tindle signature ol His.ox A Co.
iVat the b >ttoiu »l the outside wraiqier.
The revolution in Cuba is send
ing > great many fugitives into Flor-
All laid medicine agree that Hen-
m s t'a .ciiir Porous Plaster is the Is st
eiiernal remedy known, !Wc.
The post office at Columbiana,
Ala , w as rolibc.l Thursday night of
fl a-xu. The postmaster was also
u its Treasurer, and bis safe con
tained $550 belonging to the county,
fit; to the government and $725
deposited l.s private individuals.
a Spartan Hsrottm
la «!ten t-xhi'.it.'d l.v a d.-licale woman
Juiuigtlieexiracti.iiiof teeth, ltut why
n.-t save them in time, with S. x.*donl,
an.l ciius obviate the necessity ol taking
pile’s foilitude? The of Hie
.,i..11 b, are l .r re likely to remain ctid
.1*.g.ssl service, il tills sovereign protec
tive is llse.l as a Safe guard against their
untimely •leatriie'ioii. The expellen.-s
in i evidence ol I,..sis of pc .pi.- prove
tl.iasanatory tact.
The New Yoik Lodge of Free
Masons h.is expelled I
Grid'en. one of the ol.lc-t member!
amt furtive tears Master, .'or dis
honest amt finndulcnt c.-mluct. II
had taken chaige of -i. ns c
butrd for widows..f .!... ascii n
licrs and pocketed live money.
KtSl IJCKY
If" S| <naf be
• r hi 'fft " making whtakir*
tii<ia*«t prli-oi, *i>p+al to lh*
taatas*. «n.| <Wv*lop tKc only true
iiu«t that Mrnttflra end tllatin-
4 t ie*! -Oil .if Corn." J lint
untv tTAiat'y u a standard AV*
J II. I». ItKCS*).. Athena
The Southern Express company
at H adley, on the Central railroad,
was robbed of $1,500.
DECAPITATED BRIEFLETS.
The boss Sewing Machine and
organ tnan.J.B.Toomer. Letalifol-
low. And he must lead.
A hog weed was found in Ath-
ens 30 feet high.
J. B. Toomer, Clayton atreet.,has
the finest lot of biblea, albums, and
poem* ever brought to Athens, will
tell for cost or on monthly payments.
Juat received, finest lot of organs,
13 stop organs, 6 feet high, fully
warranted, *65. At J B. Toomer’s.
Sewing Machines, all makes, at
prices lower than any house north
or south, *25 to 133. At J. B. Toom-
er s.
Cotton brings more in Harmony
Grove than it docs in Athens. Very
often when a farmer owes a little
he gets 10 cents, altogether ow
ing to his promptness in settling
his old accounts.
The prospect for a small grain
crop was never better than at this
time. An unusually large area has
been planted, and the weather has
been the making of it. Many
farmers are yet sowing wheat and
oats.
Mr. D. M. Gaulding, one of
Oglethorpe’s most promising plan
ters, was in to sec us yesterday. A
few years ago Dave began farming
on ten acres of land, near Craw
ford, and he gradually increased
his possessions until he now owns
500 acres of land in the highest
state of cultivation; and what is
still better, owes no man aught hut
good will. He makes his farm self-
supporting. and always has money
ahead.
The temperance element of Ath-
e is are aroused and say they will
test prohibition early next year. The
race will he very close, as tnanv ne
groes promise to vote the prohibi
tion ticket. One of our leading li
quor sellers says it is a matter ol
indifference to him, and that he will
vote the temperance ticket. The
stock law will also he tested in this
county, hut we do not think there
is any chance for its passage. Ath
ens looks upon Clarke county as a
sort of public pasture.
Some of v-ur citizens arc com
plaining because we expose the
malaria ol that factory pond. Let
them go to work and abate the
nuisance and we will then stop.
There is no sense I in concealing
a plague that is injuring the health
of our city, through fear that it will
drive off a few inhabitants. The
\V. i editor of this paper lias his all in
vested in Athens, and lu- recognizes
the fact that whatever builds up the
place assists his business; hut he
;tii- : holds the health Of his family para-
inout to all other considerations. It
is the duty ot our city council to re
port the factory pond to the ordi
nary and let him summons a jury
and test the matter.
Kor.lv
.,1 spirit-
-psia, inflige-tion, .t.-preHsi..ii
11,1 tf-ix-r:il debility, in their
m«; i.l*"> as a preventive
sevinat fever anfl ago'. and ..tber Inter-
nutienl (.-vers, tin- I’erro-l’ho-pnraleil
fillx 1 r ..f I'al -av:..” made lit Caeaell,
Hazard ,t Sew York, and sold by
ill Iruck'ista ns ll.e l»est ; and for
patients recovering from fever ..r other
■ lekii.-sa, it lots to. e.pial.
ONE THOUSAND
Mr. Freeman don’t seem to care
much about the Atlanta puatoflvce
on account of bronchitis.
Cherry trees, (Black ) one to two
years old, at five cents each. Ap
ply to \V. A. Jesteii.
Elegant.
Skill', the jeweler, has just receiv
ed some very pretty solid silver
pieces in elegant cases, good and
nice for either bridal or Christmas
presents.
ANOTHER BANK.
We learn that a company is or
ganizing in Athens to start another
hank, with a capital of $250,000.
- have now two of the strongest
hanks in Georgia, hut a third will do
well.
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THE NEGRO CONVENTION.
Constitution oj Friday.
During yesterday’s proceedings
of the cclored educational conven
tion, one or two matters cropped
out that may or may not be worthy
of passing consideration. The dele
gates while advocating conciliatory
measures, shitted sail and adopted
an aggressive policy. A proposi
tion was under consideration which
had for the aim the election instead
of appointment of county boards of
education and county educational
commissioners. It was stated on
the floor that such a change in the
lav/ would give forty counties to
the negroes. The petition for that
change was rushed through with
only two dissenting votes out of a
convention with four hundred mem
bers. A committee was then ap
pointed consisting of five from each
congressional district to take charge
of political campaigns. This com
mittee will he aided by militia dis
trict committees, etc. The aim is to
vote for no candidate who does not
pledge his efforts to the securing of
a better school system. It remains
to he seen how far the colored vote
of the state can he wielded by the
leaders. The committees to memo
rialize congress and the legislature
may not be successful, hut they may
act as the dripping water that grad
ually wears away the stone, and if
no counteracting influences are put
to work the labors of the conven
tion may he productive of substan
tial advantage to the race.
E I.BERT VoUNTY.
Ei.nKHTON.GA., Dec. 12.—New
South: Mr. and Mrs. L. H. O.
Martin had their crystal wedding.
Mrs. Arnold now occupies Dr.
Long’s residence. Charlie Cooper,
of Athens, is here with a drove of
mules. The New South has abol
ished its patent outside. Miss Mary
E. llulmc is dead.
AT CHRISTMAS
Santa Claus will Start from
the Store of J. H. Hug
gins, with His Load of
Christmas Goods for
N. E. Georgia.
1 uafrh>l nf freling i»rc«! and worn out,
of ai'lim ami pain*, wouldn't
you rather frrl frrali and mrnng. If you
i>.ultimo feeling»nd good for nothing,
uni l»*\e only voumelf t«» blame, for
lirmn'ul’on will mi rely cure
vi»u. Ir**n nnd chinchona are lu prin
cipal ingredient*. It i* * ivrfnin rnrv
i >r d\ *|M’p*i:t, indigent ion, malaria, weak
*ve«. kidney, lung Mini hrnrt adivtiofa.
Try it if you deni re to he healthy, roll*
•tit nnd Hntug and experience it* re
markable curative <}unlitie«.
lCl.MlKA, N. V.. Dec 14.—B. C.
Wickham aV Co., hanker*, of Tiogia
IV, failed to-day. Judgments have
been entered lor $So,oco.
I.udv
rentier your *kin white with
ia...n ! * Sulphur Soap.
P'hr’ff I'oothaehc I Imp* cure in
Hunt*.
A collision occurred on the Cen
tial railroad, fourteen mile* west of
Miller, resulting in the death of one
person and the injury of four oth
Two mad-dogs were lately killed
near Madison Springs, hut fortu
nately before doing any serious
harm. One of them snapped at a
a little girl as it passed, but did not
touch her.
TBE STUDENTS IT RAMI'.
A half dozen of the students have
completed their arrangements tor
the walk to Atlanta, a purse of $200
being raised for the winning man.
The distance is 71 miles and it must
he made in two days. They will
campoht and the hist to reach the
capitol will win the prize. It will
he a pleasant trip for the lw>ys.
A FAIR OFFER.
TiiK V01.TIC Bklt Co., of Marshall
Mich., oiler to *«*nd l)r. Dye’* Celebrat
ed Voltle Belt and Electric Appliances
on trial, f*.r thirty day*, to men, old and
young afflicted with nervous debility,
loat vitality and many other dlaeaaea.
Se^ advertisement in thi* paper.
Los*dom, Dec. 14.—The steamer
Auk, from Liverpool for Rotterdam
was wrecked in the gale which pre
vailed Lst Tuesday, and crew of 21
tnen werejdrowned.
0*1*10* of BmlooBl Dr. R. B. 8tou*rt. Pr**ld**«
kf*ryl*od Hoaptl*!. B*nimor*.
*••••! have u*e«i Colden's Lie-
big’* Liquid Extract of Beef and Tonic
Invltoraior lur more than a vear.-, ty
cou oinea the virtues of foo<l mnu tonic in
a irmarkable way, and I am satisfied
ha. saved life wht-n no other medicine
could do *0." iRen.ember the name,
IVlden'a—lake no other."
We receive,1 this week a lengthy
article on the negro military com
pany of Crawford, that goes for two
very clever gentlemen without
gloves. We know that they would
not wilfully he guilty of a wrong,
and as the readers of the Banner-
Watchman have no interest what
ever in this matter, we must decline
its publication.
Tbft New Comat.
The comet may now be seen with
the naked eye after sunset in the
nurthwrst, near the star Vega. It
has as yet only a suspicion of a tail,
but bv the cud of January it will he
within 70,000.000 miles of the simP
and will make more of a show than
during its last visit in ihii.
OGLETHORPECOINTY.
Lkxington, Ga., Dec. 13.—Echo:
Hon. Sam Lumpkin was elected
Master ot the Masonic Lodge. A
falling cabin on Jesse Rive’s lot kill
ed 14 chickens. There will be a
Christmas hop at the Masonic hall.
Mr. Richard Smith, of Goosepond
district, is dead.
WALTON CODNTT.
Moniioe, Ga , Dec. it.—News:
The Walton News has changed
hands, Messrs. ]. II. Felker and J.
A. 1*. Simmons having bought out
Mr. B. S. Walker. C. Blaloch
has been appointed solicitor of the
county court. Parties are offering
a big price for a lot to start a cotton
seed oil mill. Mr. Robert Guthrey's
barn was burned by an incendiary
Thursday night. Married, Mr.
Richard E. Athra and M iss Mattie
Robertson. One man in this coun
ty has in his yard 250 hales of cot
ton. Herndonvillc is the eleven'll
town for Walton. Gov. McDaniel
and ex-Gov. Boyton were in town
Tuesday.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Jbfkekson, Ga., Dec. 4.--Her
ald: A trip down the Athens road
opened our eyes to a vast amount of
impiovcmcnt that is going on in
that section. Mr. Green Strickland
will move to his farm in Madison
county, in a few days. Mr. I). M.
Burns, the handsome widower, was
married last week to Miss Telford,
of Banks county. Rev. A. J. Kel
ly has bought a Jersey hull for his
stock farm. Rev. |. R. Parker and
family move to Ellierton this week.
Tom Harrison lies bought the Frank
Pendergrass place. Dr. J. C. DeLa-
perrierc has finished his new store
house over at Jug Tavern. Judge
Hutchins did a wise thing when lie
decided to run this Court without a
Grand Iruy. Married on the 4th
inst.. Mr. James Alexander and
Miss Willie Park.
On the^night of the 25th of De
cember, Santa Claus will start from
Col. J. H. Huggins’ store, with a
large lot of presents for all the peo
ple of Northeast Georgia. He will
have a full line of the finest lamps
that can be found this side of New
York, and whose brilliant light
would make our new electric light
pale into insignificance. Col. Hug
gins makes a specialty of lamps,
and has made them a prominent
feature in his business. The next
will be a magnificent lot of punch
howls, which are very handsome
for a Christinas present. Decorat
ed china will also hold a prominent
place in Santa’s chariot. There
will he one magnificent French
china set of 125 pieces, and worth
$65, which would be a fit present
for a queen. This set needs no
words of praise from us, but is there
to show ior itself, and is simply
splendid. Knives and forks are in
endless profusion and at every
price, arranged so that Santa Claus
can show them to perfection.
Cheap ware, such as cups and sau
cers. plates and the old time fancy
colored ware, are piled up by the
million, and ready to be shipped to
all parts of the country. These old
time colored cups and' saucers have
again become fashionable, and will
bring you hack to the merry time
of life, when nearly every one, rich
and poor, used them. Majolica ware
is another big feature in Col. Hug
gins’ stock, and would make a nice
Christmas present for your wife,
sister or mother. Anything that
Col. lluggins keeps in his store is
splendid fora Christmas gift, and
will last. Instead of giving any of
your friends a little flimsy present
that will not last a week, go
and buy some ot his fine
ware, which will do some good.
Santa Claus will make his head
quarters at Col. Huggins’ until he
starts out on his annual rounds on
Christmas night. He is putting his
reindeer in good condition to carry
the big load ol crockery from Col.
Huggins' as the people buy it for
presents.
Everybody who has any idea of
making a present to thcii wives,
mothers, sisters, brothers, sweet
hearts or aunts, should first visit
Col. Huggins’ store and see his
stock of glassware, Chinaware and
crockery wi^re. and pick out a pres
ent that will be appreciated, and
sold to them cheap. Col. Huggins
lias studied the crockery business,
and when he tells you that an arti
cle is genuine, you can believe it.
His word is his bond, and nothing
is misrepresented. Go see and he
convinced, is the only thing that is
necessary for us to say.
OCONEE MONITOR.
OUT OF THE RING.
James Canda served a warrant on
one Felix Boyd, colored, for an at
tempt to rape his wife’s sister in
M Farmington^had a shower of mar- Mends”—myself— 1 consented
riages December 5th. Five couples
were married the same evening.
After the ceremony was performed
they went to Mr. Swinnie’s, where
they enjoyed a grand festival and
dance.
The hogs in Oconee are dying of
some unknown disease.
You can stand at Antioch church,
in this county, and view Midway-
church, in Oglethorpe.
A strange wild animal has been
prowling around in this county and
killed a number of dogs.
High Shoals has a fine literary
club.
Toon Powell is traveling through
the country with a circus and me
nagerie.
We met. Mr. Henry Anderson on
the street yesterday and asked him
about his luck fishing and trapping,
He says he is having fine success,
and has already caught a large num
ber of heavers and muskrats, and lie
finds ready sale for their skins. He
makes up a medical compound
which he baits I he traps with. Mes
srs. Anderson and Miller start about
the grst of January down the Appa-
lachee, to places where the beaver
and otter are more plentiful, and if
they have good luck will stay until
spring. Mr. Anderson says that
trapping and fishing is a pleasant
life, as they have all the fish and
beaver meat they can eat and live
like lords. They have not as yet re
ceived any returns from their ship
ment of skins, hut thinks they will
get a big price.
Pink Price has registered shep
herd dogs at $25 each.
Charlie Lonyers, at High Shoals,
killed two red birds on the wing
with a parlor rifle.
Bnulan P.'lioas.
lly Cable to the Herald.
The Paris correspondent of the
Timesjforwardsa second letter which
was written in blood liy a Nihilist
confined in the Trooblekio Bastion
at St. Petersburg. It describes the
harrowing treatment received b
the prisoners, and says the
food is often mouldy and sometimes
putrid; thatdesentery and scurvy-
are prevalent, and that the doctors
it afrid to touch the patients. Few
medicines are prescribed, and when
ordered they arc generally counter
manded. The prisoners rot away
and ex hale the odors of dead bodies
before life is extinct.
The number of those who go mad
in consequence of their suffering is
daily increasing. Madmen are
strapped down and whipped with
the knout by their keepers. Fierce
yells resound throughout the night,
Many prisoners have committed
suicide. It it is said that one wo-
Fir* At Scull ShOAlB.
We learn that the cotton mills at
Scull Shoals accidentally caught
fire the other day. Two hales of
cotton were burned and the build
ing somewhat damaged, :o what
extent we have not been able to
learn.
The Hungarian bill legalixing
marriages between Jews and Chris
tians failed to pass the upper house.
Nervouaneee, nervous debility, neu
ralgia, nervous shook, St. Vitua Dance,
pro.iraiion. ami all diseases ol Nerve
iterative Organ*, are all permanently
ami radically cured Dy Alien’s Brain
Food, the great ladaiiical p-inedy. )1
pkg., i> lor *.—At dr-urgiaU.
All rreab.
25,000 Florida oranges just from
the grove.
1.000 cocoanuts,
25 barrels cider.
25 hunches of bananas,
200 bushels mountain apples,
to boxes California pears. Mala-
ger grapes, figs and dates by the
million, just received and all fresh,
W. A. Jesters.
Mr. T. C. A., of Atlanta, desire* to
eay that "l have been a constant snlTer-
tr with (>. and G. for over two yesra;
have tailed to secure relief from any
source until I obtained Uoukocine, two
Ixittle* ol which effected an entire cure
without any lose of time, change ol diet
or the use ol any internal medicine, ”
One bottle ol B. B. B. wrill purify your
blood.
A resolution has passed both
branches of the Virginia legislature
declaring the state debt forever
settled
Uor«rc:« « Brea* FrspaaeUow
it the cheapest and beat baking powder
In tlm market. It makes digestible
biea l that can be eaten warm l y dya
peptic* and all ulhers without inj! ry.
At St. Louis, Mu., three men en
tercti a saloon, and, after shooting
down the barkeeper, made off with
the money-box.
Emory’s little Cathartic Fill* are aul*
Ih-iently powerful for the most robust
yet the safest lor children and weak con'
stitutlons.—15 rent*.
a Drueeuv* sumr.
Mr. Isaac C. Chapman, D.-npgist,
Newbury, N. Y., wrue* u*: ’’I hare
for the past ten war* sold several gros-
olDR. WILLIAM HALL’S BALSAM
K»R THE LUNGS. 1 hava^never
7 speak of it hut to
2 in the highest manner,
led It in s great many
(Cough, with tha bap.
ava need It in my own
r yens tin fact, always
' 5 medicine closet ready
Goats la Uorgaa.
Mr. J. M. Allen, of Morgan coun
ty, was in to see us yesterday. He
says he raises a large flock of goats,
and has them so well trained that
you can’t get them beyond the lim
its of his farm. He has one w-th
four kids, and thev are all dying
well.
Promoted.
Hon. Pope Barrow' we learn, has
been appointed president of I lie
North-Eastern. This is a good ap
pointment and no better selection
tion could have been made, as Col.
Barrcw has all the qualifications for
a first-class railroad man.
A DESERTED CITY.
An American Town that Is Doomed to Inevitable
Decimation.
Chicago J/rradl.
It is not often that an American
town is doomed to decimation, hut
Virginia City, Nevada, affords one
instance at least. Eight years ago
Virginia City and Gold Hill, adjoin
ing each other and practically one
town, had 35,000 population. It
was the largest community between
Denver and San Francisco. There
were merchants doing business with
a million capital. There were pri
vate houses that cost $100,000 to
build and furnish. There were
stamp mills and mining structures
that cost $500,000 each. There
were three daily newspapers, and a
hotel that cost $300,000. It was a
teeming, busy and money making
population, and among the people
were a score of men worth from
$300,000 to $30,000,000. Mackay
and Fair both lived there. There
were three hanks, a gas company, a
water company, a splendid theatre
and a costly court house.
Eight years have passed, and the
town is a wreck. The 35,000 peo
ple have dwindled to 5,000. The
banks have retired from business.
The merchants have closed up and
left; the hotel is abandoned, the gas
company is bankrupt, and scores of
costly residences have either been
taken to pieces and moved away or
given over to bats. Real estate can
not he given away for taxes. Noth
ing can he sold that will cost its
worth to move away. The rich men
have all gone. Those who remain
are the miners, their superinten
dents, and the saloon men and gam
blers. The latter are usually the
first lo come to a milting town and
the last to leave.
The cause of the decadence,
which has swallowed up millions of
capital and wrecked the worldly
ambition of thousands of persons,
is the failure of the Comstock mines
to turn out additional wealth.
Mr. Andy Prather. In a Haadeome Card. Retiree
from the Aldermanlc Race.
Editor Banner-Watchman: In an
ill-advised moment and at the “ear
nest solicitation of numerous
„ to
allow the use of my name as a can
didate for Alderman in the 1st
ward. Since that time I have dis
covered that my opponents—and
their name is legion—have gone to
work and manufactured a regular
pedigree for me, by which I am put
on a par with the average Georgia
legislator. This I cannot stand. I
am a hard-working man, who has
earned an honest support for tny
family, and I do not intend to be
classed in any sucli company. Now
if there was any $4-per-diem con
nected with the office of Alderman,
including free railroad passes and
free grub, I might consent to thus
imperil my reputation for the good
of the dear people. But the onlv
recompense an Alderman teceives
for his time is to act as a cussing
post for every fellow that pays a
poll-tax. I had formulated my plat
form, and there was a plank on it
for every living creature that treads
God’s green earth except the hea
then Chinee—and hadjohn China
man been entitled to sling his ballot
in the classic city of Athens I would
have remembered him too. I plant
ed myself on top of that factory
dam, ready to demolish it to the
river bed or build it up 200 feet
high, as the majority asked. I was
in favor of free schools, and edu
cating even the pointer dogs of
Athens. I had promised railroads
leading from Athens even to Pata
gonia and the North pole. I agreed
to charge the water works with
mint juleps in the summer, Tom and
Jerry in the winter and egg-nog at
Christmas, and have it carried free
into every man’s house. I was for
paving Broad street with marble
and Lickskillet with greenbacks. I
pledged myself to abolish taxation
and have three thanksgiving days
every week. 1 was in favor of
stocking every mud-hole in the
streets of Athens with German
carp, and furnishing each one of
our colored voters a fishing polo at
the expense of the city. I was go
ing to create every man in our city a
Chief of Police and arm them with
glass clubs charged with Gum
Spring and Peerless whisky. I
promised to pay every dusky voter
$10 for his ballot, taken from the
state treasury. I tvas either going
to make Ccan Oliver General in
Chief ot Uncle Sam’s forces or put
him to breaking rocks upon the
street, as the majority decided. But
spite of all these oilers, Mr. Edi
tor, I find that I am clinging on to
the coat-tails of a hopeless minority.
I fear that I can count my support-
ers'on niv little finger. So deeming
discretion the better part of valor,
I most gracefully retire myself from
the field, which I leave open to Mr.
manwas outraged and then poisoned
but no, inquiries into the affair was
instituted by the authorities. Rats
are the worst enemies of the pris-
erners. A woman with a babe was
obliged to fight night and day to
prevent the rats from devouring her
child.
The use of combs and soap is for
bidden and the prisoners, especially
the women, whose hair is allowed
to grow, are literally devoured by
vermine. The jailers are only kind
to those having money. Prisoners
who refuse to answer questions are
tortured, and cases of violation of
women are frequent. The writer
especially appeals to the civilized
world in behalf of the women
in the prison, whose situation, he
says, is far worse than that of the
men.
The same terrible treatment of
prisoners seems to prevail every
where in Russia and is affirmed in a
book lately published in Leipsic by
Prof. Alphons Then. The Profes
sor is well acquainted with the pros
ecution of the nihilists. Prof.
Thun, writing about the Peter-Paul
Fortress, says: “This citadel is for
political prisoners a place of horror.
The cells in which the condemned
arc confined are dark, cold and
damp, like a grave; the painted
windows admit so little light that
the lamps can only be extinguished
during a couple of hours in the day.
The food consists of cabbages, soup
and grits for dinner and a piece of
bread for breakfast and supper.
Despite the intense cold of a Russian
winter the stoves are only healed
every third day and frequently less.
Consequently the walls arc damp
and the floors ate literally covered
with puddles. The prisoners wear
only their undergarments and a
prison cloak. All the exercise they
are permitted is a quarter of an hour
every day. No other diversion is
permitted. The guard carries a
towel a-id a handkerchief, which
articles the prisoners are permitted
to use according to their require
ments.”
Mcalor, only asking that if he is
elected to carry out the pledges
that I have made. I do not wish
the public to think, however, that I
am entirely out of the politic
arena. Some day, in the far and
distant future, I may consent to al
low the use of my name for the U.
S. Senate, or policeman, or lamp
lighter, or some other position of
honor and emolument that carries
with it a pecuniar) recompense for
the sacrifice made. So you can
withdraw mv announcement, after
thanking the “numerous friend”
that first induced me to enter the
ring. Respectfully,
Andy M. Fiiatiiek.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 13, 1SS3.
INCENDIARY AT WORK.
GENERAL NEWS.
The only church in Dublin, Texas,
has been sold for debt.
There are said to be 11,000 one-
legged men in the United States.
There are three cents’ worth
of gold in every ton of salt water.
In the Treasury the “scrub wo
men” alone get over $13,000 per
year.
The first cotton factory in the
state of Illinois is now being built at
Aurora.
Samuel Mackey, of New South
Wales, has a farm of 5,000,000
acres.
Fourteen negroes will occupy
asets in the next Mississippi Legis
lature.
The number of government pen
sioners is 17.9C1 larger than it was
this time last year.
There are 35,000 deaf mutes in
the United States, and one out of
every 1,500 people.
Mollie Bickett, a sixteen year old
girl, has just died in Cincinnati after
a fast of fifty-two days.
It is proposed to change the guage
of the Cincinati Southern Railroad
to the regular standard.
Fifteen hundred Chinese labor
ers have just been discharged from
work on the Northern Pacific.
Diptheria can he earned trom
house to house by chickens, ac
cording to the German physicians.
Kentucky whisky dealers are to
meet on the 12th inst. to form a
pool for the control of its produc
tion.
Since the election of Speaker
Carlisle the democratic prospects of
success lSS4have matcral'.y bright
ened.
Yankton, Dakota, people get
their water supply from the arte
sian wells, averaging 350 feet in
depth.
Henry Cooper Alexander, the
giant oi one the Chicago muse
um, says that he grew 17 inches in
22 weeks.
A cowboys’ dance at American
Falls, Idaho, passed oil’ pleasantly
with only one man killed and three
wounded.
The Missori river, which forms a
new bed for itself every freshet, is
threatening to make Leavenworth
and insular city.
Skeletons of twenty three persons
and a number of horses were recent
ly found in a cave near Ellenda'e,
Dickey county, Dakota.
A hale of cotton recently opened
at the Shawside Mill at Crampton,
near Oldham, England, contained
five chambered revolvers.
Poor Oscar! His glory has de
parted. lie has discarded knee
breeches and has cut his hair, and
now lectures to empty benches.
Recently, at a wake in Ireland,
the floor gave way and mourners
and corpse were mingled in a badly
damaged mass at the bottom of a
well below the cellar.
The Criminal Court at Nashville,
Tenn., has the premium docket of
the decade. There are for trial at
the pending term 1,250 misdemean
or cases and some 60 felonies.
The boiler of a steam saw mill be
longing to W. W. Meadows, of
Chambers county, Ala., exploded
on Wednesday, killing three ne
groes and wounding another so se
riously that he is not expected to
recover.
SCIENCE VS. HEART.
A story or-aojOs^.-
My name U Theodore Vane. Iam
eighteen, and engaged ■ W be'tnSfried.
How I came to decide; between the Iff
competitors for my hand it is the object
ol this brief confession to sliot^y .*1 have,
been brought up by my parent^ lioelfe
and lits w ife, in their villa, o;t,Leck-
hampton Hill, near Cheltenham.. Sii'-r-
idan Knowles has written, “In joining
contrasts lieth love’s ill-light.” Never .„oessantly upon dilfi-jcspt.hff.diyas.ift»“!«'-
at.:.- I.Ate..B .... .... 1: at ... I it.._ at. . 'frtJfflt'Jrifrt *?Fu ci/tS’An nwmtftlUII o/ilol'J
was this better exemplified than in tne,
uncle and aunt. He w:u$ small and lean
in figure, logical in mind and scientific
in his tastes. My aunt was tall and
stout, full of impulse ami sensibility
and fond of romance in any shape. Nev
ertheless they weie devotedly attached
to each other and lived a harmonious
life. As they had never been blessed
with children, it is needless to say I was
their idol, and mv eventual settlement
in life an object of considerable anxiety
to both of them.
Prior to my engagement being known,
I had many admirers, some of whom
were attracted, I fear, by the
fact that l was something of
an heiress. However that may
be, the number of my suitors was grad
ually reduced to two, the rest having
been scared away by the frowns of tny
uncle or the outspoken candor of my
aunt.
My firsttlover was a Mr. Paul Lcxham,
a devotee to science, and a man after tny
uncle’s own heart. He was in figure
and appearance somewhat like my un
cle, and about thirty years of age. My
second lover was a Sir. Arthur Fielding,
a young larmer in the neighborhwotl,
very good-looking, very ill-read, and
two and twenty. His’ candidature
was warmly espoused by my aunt.
So*ne light may be shed on the char
acteristics of my uncle by the following
incident: Our parlor-maid, Emily, a
very pretty girl, one morning knocked
at my uncle’s door, and on entering said
she wanted to ask his advice.
“Proceed Emily.”
“I have had two otfers of marriage,
My aunt raised her hands r Tiftcd her
thu (lifleroiit results ol hU.iliscourso.
“O0W.1 ostijr 10.tist m.Untilj*ht of lu
minous bodies, and that light lulling in-
raiort into ns ftirih
some'of \fTiich ard all
Hr- «
THREE BALES PER ACRE.
Mad. Happy*
Negro FdacatL-s.
Dr. G. J. Orr, Slate School Com
missioner, says that of the $2(>S,ooo,-
000 taxable property in Georgia the
negroes only own $6,000,000. And
yet in many counties they drz
more ol the school appropriation
than the whites. \Vc think this
statement should open the eyes of
the few Haygoodites in Athens.
Nobiuty la Athuu.
It is not generally known that the
little city of Athens boasts several
members of European nobility. We
hava a lineal descendant of the old
Vyrlsh kings; a member of one of to Watkmsville and open a
the oldest families in Austria; and - - r
Stealing Lanterns
Some thieves have stolen seven
lanterns from the water-works com
pany, that were hung on the streets
for the protection of our citizens,
and Capt. Foote offers a reward of
$5 for their apprehension. This is
an outrage and a shame, and we
hope our police force will keep an
"eye skinned” for the offenders.
They will be punished to the extent
of the law.
Clerkntortal Changes
Jim King, the boss salesman at
Nicholson, Sanford & Co’s, will
next year merchandise at Maysville.
Bed Langford, at Fleming’s, will
the cousin of a Prussian count. We
have also a number of citizens who
are heirs to fortunes of $30,000,000
or upward in the old country.
Toon PowoU-s Farming.
Capt. Oliver says the day he vis
ited -ton Powell’s famous Greene
county farm he had 24 two-horse
plows at work and was laying ofl
cotton rows seven feet wide. This
is one of the largest grain farms in
the south, and the proprietors are
now devoting attention to stock
raising, having about 50 brood
mares.
Tho Thro* Coat Sumps.
The Postmaster-General has H
sued a circular to the postmasters,
ordering them to take three-cent
postage stamps in exchange for
stamps of other denominations.
Thrce-ccnt stamped envelopes will
•Iso be taken in exchange. No
doubt nearly every businessman
has more or less of the old three-
cent stamp* and will be glad of this
opportunity to exchange them for
the new two-cent stamp.
Happy the man who knows what
to do at the right time. Now is the
r-^ht time and everybody ought to
know it, and he made happy by
going to Skill", the Jeweler, for their
Christmas goods. He has most
any thing you can ask for, that is
good, useful and ornamental, in the
way of jewelry, silverware, gold
pens, spectacles, fancy ornaments,
etc. Please don’t forget Skiff, the
jeweler.
What Mr. A. S. Dorisy Did This Yoar on tho Old
Fields of Clatko.
Mr. A. S. Dorsey, one of our hi st
fanners, informed us yesterday that
he raised on three measured acres
of land this year 4,013 pounds of
lint cotton. This Would make each
acre produce three hales, weighing
445 pounds apiece. Now if any
body can beat this in a dry year let
them stand up. The cotton is of
the Ozier variety, and the lint is
very fine and brought the highest
market price. If Mr. Dorsey can
keep this up and get one good year
out of every ten he is bound to make
a fortune. There is no mistake
about this yield, and it.shows what
the old fields of Clarke will do un
der scientific tillage. We will, in a
future issue, give Mr. Dorsey’s plan
of cultivation for the benefit of our
On Monday night, about eleven
o’clock, the stables of Henry Cov
ington, a thrifty old negro living
about three miles from Athens,
were set on fire and all of his hay,
fodder, shucks and two good mules
were burned. Henry is a clever,
hard-working, honest colored man,
and had accumulated a good deal
of property around him. and this
fiend in human form swept it all
away. His daughter, a girl of 19
years old, seeing the mules were
going to burn and hearing the
heart-rending noise they made rush
ed into tothe t stable tokry to and save
them and came very near getting
burned up herself. Henry has an
idea who set it on fire, but has no
proof. We hope he may yet catch
whoever it was that did the deed
and mete out the same punishment
to them that they did to the mules.
MRS. GARFIELD ANNOYED.
A Crank Claiming to be Engaged to Uls* Mollie,
Is Promptly Arrested.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 11.—Dr.
Boynton, Mrs. Garfield's brother-in
law, complained to-day to tin- Su
perintendent of Police that a crank
lias been annoying Mrs. Garfield. A
few days ago he appeared at his res
idence on Prospect street, saunter
ed up and down in front of the house
and finally made a formal call. He is
young man, rather well-dressed,
and gives the name of George
Washington, lie hails from St.
Louis. He wrote to Miss Mollie
Postal Complain Is.
There seems to be a combination
among the radical post-oflree men
in this section to suppress the Ban
ner-Watchman. Every day we agricultural rcaders .
have lresh complaints. It takes
our paper eight days to reach Mon
roe, Walton county, from the time
it is mailed, while from other points
we hear similar complaints. We
hope the department at Washing
ton will see that this infamous pro
gramme is remedied, and the guilty
parties punished.
fine set of wood and blacksmith
shops. Harman, at Cohens, will
go to Atlanta. Dr. Campbell, the
dentist, is selling out his furniture
and will move back to Virginia.
Georgia Slate Orange.
We had a call yesterday from
Maj. J. B. Eberhart, on his return
from Columbus, where he had been
in attendance upon the annual meet
ing of the state Grange. He reports
a delightful time, and much more in
terest taken in the order than for
many years past. In fact, new
lodges are springing up over the
state, and especially so in Northeast
Georgia. The next annual meeting
will beheld with Banksvillc Grange,
near Harmony Grove, Jackson
county, a lodge that has. over 300
members. One important measure
adopted in the recent meeting was,
that each Grange should keep up
for 10 months in the year, a school
in iu neighborhood. This is a good
movement, and we trust that every
section will shortly establish a lodge,
or revive a dormant one, that pass
ed out six or seven years ago.
We met on Friday,Mr. Kelly, the
gentleman who has been prospect
ing for mica, over in Madison coun
ty. He is now goingthrough Jackson
county and will return to Athens
next Monday, when he will go out
to the Hamptcu place and prospect
thoroughly. He has found several
splendid specimens of mica, and
says it is as good as he ever saw. It
is free from specks and in very
large flakes. The finest that he
found is on the Hampton lands.
Mr Kelly will go over on the river
in Madison, where _ he expects to
find some splendid mines.
Raleioh, N. C., Dec. 19.—To
day the Atlantic and North Caroli
na Railroad was leased to to an
F3stern syndicate for thirty years
The line extends from Goldsboro
to Morchead the terms of the lease
require its extension to Fayetteville
within four year.
Mrs. I.T. Smith, Wadley, Ga„ says:
“Brown’s Iron Bitters restored my
daughter to robust health. She suffer-
weakness »nd debility.”
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Greene county is entirely clear of
debt.
Four prisoners escaped from the
Hamilton jail.
The bond of the city treasurer of
Atlanta is only $40,000.
Some of the people of Savannah
are praying for rain.
A negro woman, near Sharon,
laughed herself to death, last week.
The case of Alfred G. Inman, the
wife murderer, of Emanuel countv.
has been carried to the supreme
court.
Some doctors have faith in “mad-
stones,” so-called. Dr. Mitchell, of
Hamilton, has one which he values
at $7,000.
At Conyers, a colored man called,
“Fatty” Anderson found $100 in
bills, and upon returning it to the
loser was given 25 cents.
The suit ofjohn L. Conley and
Colonel Marcellus E. Thornton over
the remains of the late Post-Appeal
is still hanging fire in the courts.
New designs in bedquilts are in
order. One called the Ocean Wave,
the handiwork of Miss Sallie May
Henderson, of Trickhum, contains
8,750 pieces.
A legal sale posted in Lumpkin
county proffers for sale “one one-
eyed mule with three white feet and
to the best of mv recollection two
Garfield and claimed to be about to 1 ot them on one side.”
marry her. His visits became such
an annoyance to Mrs. Garfi»ld re
verted the case to Dr. Boynton,
who instructed her lo request the
young man to call this afternoon,
when a policeman took him into
custody.
December Almanac.
This is trom now till Christmas,
Sunday, 16th. Will probably have
preaching.
Monday, 17th, Overcoats will be
in demand.
Tuesday, iSth, More red sky and
war talk.
Wednesday, 19th, Buy egg§ for
egg-nog.
Thursday, 20th, Prepare foPSanta
Claus.
Friday, 21st, Commence heating
up for Christmas.
Saturday, 22nd, Fling into the
Christmas trees.
Sunday, 23rd. More preaching if
weather permits.
Monday, 24th, Egg-nog making
commenced.
Tuesday, 25th, Egg-nog free and
all drunk.
A joint resolution has been intro
duced in congress requesting the
president to issue a proclamation
urging the various religious denom
inations to commemorate Dec. 23d,
1883, the one hundredth anniversa
ry ofthe surrender of George Wash
ington of his command as com
mander in chief of the army and that
all business be suspended on Mon
day, Dec. 2<jth, and the same treat
ed as a public holiday.
Pug dogs as pets have had their day
among the extremely fashionable, but
colds never go out of fashion, so that It
is always necessary to know that Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup is a sure cure for all
coughs and colds.
Jail on Firs.
Monhoe, December 12.—Last
night about eight o’clock a negro
passing by the jail saw dense vol
umes of smoke coming from the
roof. The elarm was at once given
and a hundred men were on the
spot at once. It was known that
there were seven men in the burn
ing building, and the thought of see
ing human beings roasted alive was
too sickening to contemplate. Be
sides this the handsome new court
house, which will cost $25,000 when
completed, stands within three feet
of the jail, and would have been
burned. In an instant men were on
the roof tearing off shingles and
pouring in water. The fire was
soon checked and the building sav
ed. Outside parties had given
matches to Henry Curry, the des
perate murderer, and in the hope of
making his escape he had torn oil" a
plank overhead and set fire to the
logs that were just above the ceiling.
Sheriff Ammons carried Curry and
three others, just as desperate, to
Atlanta this morning for safe keep
ing. This is considered the most
desperate crime ever committed
here.
Gwinnett county has a magistrate
who grants divorce to parties who
will swear they can’t live peaceably |
together and pay the costs of the
proceeding. He declared one coup
le last Saturday man aud wife 110
longer.
Mr. R. M. Mitchell, the president
of the Sandersville & Augusta R.
R. Co., is confident of being able to
build the road without issuing one
dollars worth of bonds. So that all
the profits will go to the stockhold
ers.
Carnett. the Atlanta wife murder
er, was allowed to plead guilty to
day in the superior court to involun
tary manslaughter, and was sentenc
ed to one year in the penitentiary.
This seems to he an easy adjustment
of a brutal crime.
On Sunday night, the 9th inst.,
Rev. Geo. T. Embry, while spend
ing the night at Mrs. Chane’s house
in Baker county, had his fine bay-
horse’s mane and tale closely shaven,
causing the horse to present quite
a strange appearance, and the par
son to feel somewhat indisposed.
Darien Gazette: During a recent
gale the entire Wallack troupe were
lost at sea between Key West and
Nassau. This troupe gave several
entertainments in this city last sea
son. Poor Ryder, he often express
ed in his favorite song, a desire to
be a ‘whale with a great long tail at
the bottom of the deep blue sea.’
Atlanta's Negro DonTentlo n.
Dr. G. J. Orr, state school com
missioner of Georgia, by invitation,
addressed the convention. He urg
ed the convention to be conciliato
ry in its demands, as the colored
people puy taxes on only $6,000,000
of $268,000,000 worth of dropertv
in the state. He especially urged
the convention to be non-partisan.
He said that Georgia was doing
well to appropriate as much as she
does now. He said he hoped to
raise more from the state, however,
and that some might be secured
from the general government The
legislature and congress will be me'
morialized on the subject
Buena Vista Argus: Dr. Mathias
was loading his shells this morning,
his wife was taking off the explod
ing caps. In knocking off a cap
that had not been fired, it exploded
and ignited a pound of powder
which was lying loose in her lap.
The fire burned her face and hands
terribly. The Doctor was badly
burned both by the explosion and
in trying to put out the flames
which had caught his wife’s cloth
ing. The glass in every window
in the room was broken, and,
strange to say, the sash in the win
dow opposite and farthest away
from the explosion, was entirely de
molished.
“Indeed!” said my uncle, with a sigh,
for Emily was that inestimable tress
ure—a good servant; “from whom?”
“Weil, sir, one from llie policeman
and one from the baker.”
“And which do you prefer ?”
“Emily blushed, and coyly examined
the corner of her apron.
“I like them both, sir."
My uncle shook his head.
“It is clearly impossible for you o
wed them both, Emily, for though we
are advancing with gigantic strides to
an unknown future, and the institution
of polygamy may lie one of the products
of acouiiug'agc, thus rendering the lot
of the eleven hundred thousand superflu
ous families in the United Kingdom a
more agreeable one, by opening to them
the gates of matrimony, yet I cannot
conceive a time when one woman will
be permitted to have more than one hus
band.
After further inquiries my uncle learn
ed that the baker had some prospects of
establishing himself in business, and
therefore he proceeded to work out the
question algebraically, representing the
prospects of the policeman by \, an un
known quantity, os opposed to those of
the baker, which were plus in relation
thereto. Emily accordingly espoused
the baker in conformity with this form
ula and with the happiest results.
As my undo observed, “L wish that
your marriage, Theo., could lie settlca
with tlit- same mathematical certainty.
Mr. Eexhaiu ia the legitimate successor
of Darwin. 1 have nulling to sav
ainst Mr. Fielding, but 1 cannot con
ic how any girl <>i putellect eanhesi-
tateforone moment between tUetwo
uiturs.
Then my aunt would interpose.
“Let your ow n heart he the judge,
Theo. If you wed Mr. Fielding, you
will have a husband who will worship
you instead of earthworms."
My uncle turned round upon tny
aunt.
“Have you ever found me wanting in
devotion to you, Jane, in our long wod-
ed life'.’’’
“Never, my dear; but you are only an
an amateur! comparison with Mr. Lex-
ham.”
Finally it was settled that both my
suitors should he invited lo luncheon on
the same day, aud thus a comparison
might the Letter he made. 1 ueeJ not
tell readers of my otvn sex that my toilet
occupied about fifty per cent (as my
mathematical uncle Would say) longer
than usual on that eventful morning.
Arthur was Hie first to arrive. 1 nev
er saw him look handsomer, as lie thus
unconsciously came to undergo his trial.
His face was bronzed with fresh air and
exercise, and liisdark eyes sparkled with
love. Paul came very shortly afterward,
and the contrast was remarkable. The
sallow ness of his complexion show ed
signs of undue devotion to study. The
rivals shook hands cordially, for each
heartily despised the matrimonial chan
ces of the other.
Wo had purposed having a stroll on
the lawn, but a summer shower prevent
ed our doing so until after luncheon.
Suddenly mv aunt exclaimed:
“What a lovely rainbow ! How poeti
cal is llie account of the first rainbow.
I know vuu have hot much feeling for
poetry, Mr. Lcxham, hut even you will
admit the truth ot wliat 1 say.”
“But my dear Mrs. Vane, do you not
suppose there was no such thing as a
rainbow before thedavsof Noah? Pro
vided any rain fell, and the sun was in a
suitable position, refraction must have
taken place, and a rainbow must have
been the result.”
My aunt indulged in a slight toss of
tile head, as she replied:
“1 forgot, Mr. Lexhatu, I ought to
apologize; you belong to the School of
Advanced Thought, and 1 dare saj do
not believe iu the miracle of llie llood,
Noah’s Ark, and all the rest of it.”
"Only as a miracle, Mrs. Vane,” said
Paul; “otherwise I should be disposed
to question the facilities for ventilation
and the deficiency of cubic space lor the
enormous amount of fodder requisite to
sustain the mighty assemblage contain
ed in tbe Ark.”
My aunt frowned, and my uncle smil
ed in res[K)nse to ttiis observation. Af
ter luiichcbn I was asked to play on the
piano, us the lawn was still damp from
the recent shower. I selected the “An
gel's Whisper,” partly because 1 knew
it was a favorite w ith Arthur, and part
ly because I fancied the song suited 111
voice. 1 may as well tell those ot ui
readers who are unacquainted with the
song that the words describe’ an infant
smiling in its sleep, and the cause is be
lieved by the Irish peasantry to he tl
whisper of an angel. 1 turned trium
phantly to Paul.
"Even you cannot refine away the po-
■try of this beautiful song, Mr, Lex-
hum.
Paul warmly praised the words, and
tlie air, and the performance.
“1 am quite sure there is a but on tlie
tip of your tongue, Mr. Lexliam.”
"Youare right. Miss I.ane: 1 do not
believe in an infant dreaming or even
smiling in its sleep.”
My aunt indignantly interposed:
“Good gracious, Mr. Lexliam! Why,
this is a matter of fact, Hot a inn tty r o
opinion. Yon can see it for yourself.'
A sour smile of pity passed over tht
sallow features of Paul, a smile peculiar
ly irritating to me.
“The movement which vou behold,’
said Lexliam, “on the lace of a sleeping
infant, is merely a muscular contraction
Iho result of wind.”
An indignant chorus of
ed from the lips of my aunt, Arthur aud
myself.
"Wind,” pursued Paul, “to which l
am given to understand infants an.- |iecti-
liarly subject, chiefly caused by an effort
on the part of the diaphragm.”
“Enough; that will do, Mr. Lcxham,”
saiil my aunt, with a glance at me.
The next song hamiencil to be the old
favorite ballad, “The Soldier’s Tear.”
Mr. Lexliam seemed in uu extra sarcas
tic humor this morning.
‘‘Of course you know that a tear is
merely a salty secretion, an aqueous hu
mor, which, overflowing the corner, as
sumes by the laws of cohesion a globu
lar form, and passes down the cheek of
beauty, or tlie wrinkled form of age, to
ward a common centre, in obedience to
the general law of gravitation."
My aunt advanced to thu table, and
taking therefrom a book, exclaimed;
“All this lias been said a great ileal
better by the poet Rogers:
“That very lair which mold* a tear.
ors,
[pjpth-
ers ardreflected. l “’“
“Hotv do you account fprsomq roses
beingked Hrtifothers VrMfC?’ r 'ftfqnir.:d
Arthur,wlthaSnr''lc : offOrfllcr)ihiiVg'vic
tory. ! ■“ ’ ’"
“Becausetho teXtCreo? the‘icCvCK are
different, as may be proved by micro
scopical examination,” Replied Paul.
Tlie snn was iiowSsni’ning brightly, so
we all strolled into thu-gprijen.’ Arthur
and I separated ourselves, from, ujo rest.
We both longed to csfcApoTrqttrChoso
weary materialistic exp 1 a 11 AtM'rtT tW ev
erything beautiful. Arthuf *whuS' per
fectly indignant. in/.
“That man woil'd analyze the love of
a mother for her first bora; he would
dissect my lovo for you, dear Theo. i
should lie heartily grieved to See you
tied ior life to a science primer—married
to a walking encyclopedia. Listen,
dear. My father, as you a r e probably
aware, was a pour man, who worked as
a hand on the farm ite afterward owned.
But he lived long enough to bequeath
me llie best and largest farm on the Uots-
wolds. I remember our library consist
ed, for many years, of some half dozen
hooks. Youa’tt on the Horse,’ ’Sinclair
on Agriculture,’ aud such like, lio
warned mo never to neglect the princi
ples which had created his wealth, nev
er to neglect the substance for the shad
ow—and 1 never have. But, although I
am not a man of hooks, I can enjoy
Scott or Dickens, and feel my eyes fill
with tears and my pulse throb, when
you, dear Theo. sing one of your old
songs.
It was owing to me that Arthur was
undergoing a course of Scott and Dick
ens, and 1 was pleased to find that I was
superior to the young men and women
ol tlie present day, who vote the Waver-
ly novels absolute and Dickens vulgar.
Disarcli once confessed on a memorable
occasion that lie was com|>elled to edu
cate his partv. Why should I not un
dertake the delightful task of educating
my lover—my husband! Fori had al
ready quite decided that nothing should
make me the wife of a mail who would
reduce all romance and beauty to a math
ematical and scientific formula.
So, when 1 returned to the house I
did so as the engaged wife of Arthur
Fielding. We did not allow tho fact to
transpire till the following dav out of
consideration to Paul Lcxham.
I believe he here llie disap]>ointment
better than might have been expected,
summoning Divine philosophy to his
aid. 1 received a very nice letter from
wishing me every happiness in my mar
ried lile, and concluding with the iitt-
nouncctneiit that he was wedded forever
to his darling science, and that no other
mistress should ever drive her from her
throne.
Anil tiids tt trickle trom Ha source,
Thai law preserves tbe earth a sphere.
Anti suf'ies tho planets in their course.”
“Thus you see, Mr. Lexliam, I have
poetry on my side,” exclaimed my aunt,
triumphantly.
“I have always contended that poetry
was the handmaid of scieuce,” rejoined
Paul.
Arthur here interposed:
“I suppose you would explain awaty
in the jargon of science, the roses on he,
check of Miss Vane, os the color ol the
rose itsell.”
“Nothing easier,” replied Paul, with
his cold-blooded, exasperating smile ol
self-sufficiency. “The color on the
cheek is merely the effect of oxygen min-
gliug witn tbe venous blood. As there
is more oxygeu^n open country districts,
TURNED TO STONE.
ABody Burled Ninotoon Years Found to bo Por-
sootly Portniiod.
Philadelphia. 1’a., Dec. 14.—
VVhilethe grave digger.-.in St.Man ’s
church, or Fourth and Locust street
were exhuming the remains of
Thomas B. McCormack lust even-
ing.thcy discovered that the collin g
was so heavy they could not move
it. The church, records were ex
amined and it was ascertained
that Mr. McCormack was hmied
on March 13, 1865, and aged gr
Gears anil was buried just in ti.e
rear ofthe church at a depth of 1 1
feet.
111 April ot the following year
his wife was buried in the same
grave at the depth of 8 feet, and last
February their daughter Lizzie was
buried two fee*, above her mother.
Thomas B. McCormick, Jr., the
only remaining member ofthe fam
ily,being very ill and expressing a
desire to be buried in the same
cemetery, it was decided to
exhume the bodies and deepen tlie
grave. The coflin containing the
body of Mr, McCormack
was found to he in a perfect state
of preservation, but when the Snp-
erintendant and his assistance
undertook to remove it from the
grave they were astonished to find
that could not lift it.
The assistance of two other
workman were obtained, but still
the great weight resisted their effort.
Eight men were summoned, but
they were powerless to remove the
coflin until a large plank had been
properly placed in position,when the
remains were drawn out head first
Upen opening the coffin the work
men were astonished to find a petri
fied body. Tlie features were pre
served and life-like, and excepting
a slight kisfigurement of the nose
not the slightest marring was dis-
tingushable. Any person who saw
Mr. McCormack after his
death could easily recognize him.
The nose is the only portion of
the body not petrified. The face is
hard as marble and perfect. The
hands arc perfectly preserved and
natural. The chest and other por
tions of the body are stone. The
shroud is intact and has not chang
ed in appearance, and even the neat
black tie remains in position. The
body has not been mummified. A
large number of ladies and gentle
men looked at the body anti were
astonished. This is the second pet
rified body disinterred here. About
six years ago upon removing tlie
body of Mary White, who had been
buried seven years in St. Mary’-
Lower Cemetery, -it Eleventh ,’r.d
Moore streets, it took eight met. to
lilt her. Her body was remove-' to
another cemetery.
A petrified body was also found
in Philanthropic Cemetery, Elev
enth anti Tasker streets, seven or
or eight years ago. The soil in } the
McCormack grave was compq-cil
of rich mixed black earth and per
t'ectly dry. A sewer is laid uiidor
this cemetery which was fin:Ml in
1763- Many ofthe stones are crum
bling into dust.
THE.SOUTH CAROLINA CASHS.
Coi.i'MniA, December 13.-U.HT1e
cases of the government vs s jn!nc
citizens ol Marion county, indicted
for conspiracy, have collapsed., J’iie
came into court and announced 1 that
they could not possibly agretij.* A
mistrial was consequently ciimred
atidthe jury discharged. All the
other election cases Were indefinite
ly postponed. They are, I think,
permanently abandoned. The re
sult ot this case was just Vt hat ,\v:ts
expected by everybody. The eljL'V-
ett republicans and grecnbaqkcrs
voted for conviction and the lone
democrat. Mr. Long, of.tjj^on,
held out foi acquittal. lie- isthe
same juror that hung the otjijef ju
ries. " tt ,
A TALK WITH SPBEEJ . 'J.
This afternoon, just before hiikle-
parture for Atlanta, I had •»'!Wort
talk with Emory Speer. MdTkys
he is very well satisfied withThe
general result, He did not ttJllsh
the vituperative assaults djifj-the
News and Courier, and olive*pa
pers, nor appreciate the hoStlle-Wnd
haughty bearing of the laWyfctWlon
the other side, but this was! doubt
less part of the programme,and they
acted their part well. As 'sdbH’as
the cases were over thtf lawyers
changed their manners totMirdKim
and became cordial and Aldfidly.
He claims to have done his plaih’du-
ty in aiding the prosecutiomttouabe-
dience to the instruction ol'-thiig
ernment. Should he be .called on
in the future to render .likes 1 ’
he would not styrlc theYss tro
ty nor evade the duty. ‘T>ui ,tui
ashamed of anything! havi u donT»
said he, as hebrde me goofjjWeJ';
lozniant