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-WATCHMAN ATHENS,
BROWN TO RETIRE.
Georgia's "Unde Joe” Feels
Advancing Years.
His
PROMINENT MEN NAMED FOR
THE SENATORSHIP.
The Rumor Creates a Sensation at Atlanta—
Many Who Believe WuM Ormly, of
the Constitution, has a Ills
Chanoe for the Prise.
Atlanta, Dec. 13.—[Special.]—The
news from Washington that Senator Joe
Brown will shortly resign his seat on ac
count of ill health, has created a sensa
tion in this city.
The local papers, however, scdu!o sly
•void all discussion of the subject. The
news appears to be well founded from a
rumored private letter to a gentleman
who is interested in the senator's lease of
the Western and Atlantic railroad, and
which has leaked out in some way. It
■talas that the public announcement of
bis resignation may be looked for at the
latter end of the month. The plea for
this action is sickness and rapidly de
clining health.
A reporter asked several prominent
what they thought of the rumor,
of nine interviewed six were un
men
and
charitable enough to ascribe the senator's
resolution to resign, should it prove true,
to other motives then advancing years
and bad hsalth. One gentleman stated
that Senator Brown bad certain interests
o' a pecuniary nature dealing with rails
and crossties, which were in danger in
his prolonged absence. He furthermore
stated that the present Georgia legisla
ture was accused of being retrogressive
and unpopular in its attitude toward
certain unnamed parties and corpora
tion bat that it would appear from the
expressed sentiments of the Georgia
press, that the legislature was not taking
unwarranted action in tho matter, but
was fully backed up by their conatilu
eats.
Your correspondent's informant fur
ther stated that while the present fit
of ‘'holiness" and "puritanism ’ main
tained its hold upon tho legislative bod
ies no interest a as safe and that certain
leases of malefactors and divers other
things of a mining nature were not to be
overlooked by so long-headed a gentle
man as the senator. Hence, the deter
mination to quit tho unremunerative
balls of congress with the consciousness
that he had served his country wisely
and well—and let other good Georgians
have a chance.
The topic now turns upon who thee®—
or rather this coming man will be.
Several members of the legislature
were seen, and while deolining to lend
the prestige of their names, expressed
no hesitation in declaring that, in their
opinion. John B. Gordon is the best man
for the place.
General Gordon, however, is filling the
office of governor and has just entered
on a new term in that capacity. That in
the opinion of many, will be no obstruc
tion in bis path should ha prefer the sen
ate; bat the governor, it i* said, would
be loth to sacrifice the good will of his
constituents by aocepttng any other
place until the expiration of
nis present term, simply because of that
place. Gov. Gordon's watchword is
'‘Duty,” and ho would rather that fame
should wait on that.
Next .then, and a close next, comts the
brilliant Uradv, whose thanksgiving
speech at Augusta has opened the ayes
of some men who watched his career
since childhood. An editor who is in
Atlanta said yesterdav that after read
ing that speech carefully no man coaid
accuse Grady of being an idealist. If
the people believed he would stand by
those sentiments he would be triumphant
ly elected to the senate tbs moment a
vacancy occurred. Besides this, Grady
has re ented of his protectionist theory
by declaring that he didn't oppose the
famous platform of 18t*4 because of its
unsoun Inesc. but because ha thought the
minds of the people unripe for such re
form. That. In the atxre gentleman’s
estimation, disposes of the chief objec
tion to Grady for the senate.
Others prominently mentioned are A
O. Bacon, who ran'against Gordon in
1856, Congressman Blount, Speaker Du-
Bignon, Editor Estill and a naif dozen
others.
The columns of the Constitution are
said to be ones for communications
from tbs mysterious "Friend of Henry
Grady V who played such a oonspiouous
part in the late election of Senator
Colquitt.
t; UR NATIONAL VUUKBnil
The V. 8. Association Recommends Ixa
provomonU and a Special Fishery
Department.
New Yoht, Dec. 12.—[Special]—The
second annual meeting of the United
States Fisheries association nas just been
held here.
A bill was rscommended for presenta
tion to congress entitling every Ameri
can citizen between the ages of 16 and
50, who has been engaged in the fishing
business for six months to enlist in the
merchant marine service at $2 per
month.
Another bill was rscommended, pro
viding for a bounty of $3 for every ton
of fish caught by American vessels, half
the money to go to the ownsr of the vessel
and half to the craw. Resolutions were
also adopted asking congress for such
legislation as shall make onr navy re
spect able in size and quality, and asking
tnat marine civilians, properly qualified,
shall con ti lute our Ughtehouse boards
and inspectors, and be eligible for simi
lar appointments.
A United States fishing deportment,
in charge of a secretary, was also recom
mended.
L. J. Baboon was re-elected president.
“SEMI-CIVILIZATION”
The Boston Herald prompted by
the recent tragedy in Birmingham,
comes to the front in a fire-breathing
editorial, referring to the setci-civil-
ized condition of the Southern peo
ple. The able jonrnal in its attack
upon the outrage mentioned, does
not confine its criticism to the case
in question, but includes the whole
south in its rather bitter and dispar
aging remarks. It says “the idea of
quelling the mob was strictly south
ern, and is no more than the idea of
semi-civilization. It does not respect
law. It defies law. It holds itself
to be above law, and undertakes to
avenge what it supposes to be wrong
acts by a kind of wild justice, peculiar
to itself.”
Whence comes the voice that would
dare rebuke the people of the South.
Alas, it is no stranger to our ears, we
have heard it before to-day. We
had 1 oped that it was hushed
forever, and that a nobler spirit would
prompt a gentler speech. But alas,
it has only slept, and from the silence
which we hoped was the stillness of
the tomb, it has risen again with all
its bitterness and asperity of feeling
Will the gulf of discord that yawns
between New England and the South,
never be filled? Will the scars of
former hatred never he healed?
God knows if it were left with the
people of the South every feeling of
hatred would ho buried, and every
unhallowed memory wiped away.
Never can peace and harmony unite
the sections, while hitter New Eng
land, burning with the prejudice of
war, continues to provoke and chide
us.
What calls forth this fierce at
tack upon the South, because . a mob
arose in Birmingham—because jus
tice interfered and lives were lost?
Are the people of New Eugland
strangers to the sight of blood, of in
nocent babes destroyed, of a helpless
mother murdered, that they feel no
sympathy with the mob that seeks
the life of the murderous demon, or
have their eyes so often feasted on
the sights of blood, and horror, that
their callous hearts, respond with
neither pity, or reveDge? Not so with
the people of the South'. The blood
of indocence crying from the ground,
appeals to ready ears, and fires the
soul to prump* and speedy action. Is
it done in disregard, irf defiance of
law as the journal claims? or is it
obedience to the honest instinct of a
nature, planted there by the hand of
God, which nothing can destroy
efface? Have riots never risen
New England? Are her people so per
fect in their own conceit, that they
cannot tolerate the faults of others?
Are they blind that they cannot per
ceive the spots upon their own
skirts? Are their nostrils deadened
that they cannot smell the scent of
fire on their own garments? “Let
him who is without reproach among
you cast the first stone.”
As to whether the South is semi-
civilized or not, whether she is the
social equal of the proud and arrogant
New England, we invite the judge
ment of honesty and candor. View
our industries, which in spite of the
torch applied by northern hands,
have arisen from the ashes, filling the
land with the music of their melody
View our railroads, our shops, our
marts of trade, our churches and onr
homes, and say if you can that the
South is barbarous and un-civilized.
In the sweet simplicity that sheds
its radiance in onr homes, and com
mends the prayers of our honest
hearts to God, we claim none of the
artificial methods which prompt
their boasted pride and constitutes
their matchless civilization. In this art
we prefer to remain untortured, and
are satisfied to live forever where
the Herald’s mouth has put us. We
drop the subject here,sorry for having
touched it with our pen. The spirit
of onr people rebuke the mean as
sault. That is enough.
TO ENLARGE
The capital stock
dry will be doublet
rupled, in a short whil
creased proport ionatelj
overran with work,
abundance to do when
needs a hundred such
Ol'SDBT.
Athens Foun-
perhaps quad-
fa e__ works in-
It is always
have an
^rged. Athens
stries.
CHANDLER’S VILE
A Field for
It was stated thir I years ago that an
_ _ « .i l, imnnrt. tn n DPT-
lw was siaxeu luir ; w v — j , . • *
ordinary battery wd i, impart to a per- j a pretty girl carrying a prwkage of . _
feet electric motor \ ' one horse power writing paper suggests a weather bul- TtLp T.Q'PP’PSt.
of energy from a sumption of two i etin It is "fair and stationary.” I lilt? UChlgCiMj bUL
j nr irnilo a crrwl
Be ia to Operate the Oui
Unusual TJc«r thta «e on .
Washington, D. C., Dec. \.—The in
dications are that the outrL mill as
operated by Senator ChandlT will be
worked with unusual vigor Yring the
present session, in order toV rn ish a
basis for the general unseating mem
bers elect from the south to ^ next
house of representatives. A ratl^ cur i-
ous document was received an.I
the senate to-day, pro.ented by tkq^ e w
Hampahi e seaator. it came ft
angetmrg.S. C.,and contained the
of 100 alleged citizens, said to be
licaiis, and purported that they ha
refused the privilege of voting by di
cratic election officers. These m
are all written by one person, who
said to have remained at the pollB
record the name of every voter w'
ballot was refused. In an accompi
iug letter it was stated that
had a lot more of these lists, whi<
would be at the senator s dispo<al if
thought they were needed. Whetb
these lists are still being in the process1
manufacture or not was not stated, bi
it would seem unnecessary, if more wei
needed, to send to North Carolina
them, as they could be manufactured
here as quickly as anywhere else.
The signatures do not purport to be
autographs, and not even an affidavit
accompanies them in support of the gen
uineness of the list But, assuming that
the names are genuine, apparently they
are of thoee who failed to registeY, and
were disfranchised, just as many voters
in New York and other northern states
were at the recent election. It is upon
this kind ol stuff that Senator Chandler
seriously yror.oaea to start an investiga
tion that will tire the northern h art and
furnish a pretext for kicking a dozen cr
so democratic congressmen out of the
next house of representatives Chandl r
may be no worse than Quay, but he is
certainly a good deal clumsier.
THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
In the senate, a bill introduced by Mr.
Gibbs to amend the constitution so as to
fix the salary of members of the general
assembly at $200 per annum, was ad
versely reported by die committee. The
report was agreed to and the b.li lost.
The special order was the bill by Mr.
Johnson, of the 24th, to increase tho
•alary of the governor to $3; KX> per an
num. There was no discussion over the
bilt.
The committee reported the bill favor
ably, but the report was not agreed to
by a vote of 12 to 20.
’Mr. Folkoe moved to amend the bill by
making the salary $4,000 per annum in
stead of $5,000. This was lost by a vote
of 17 to 18.
The vote on the bill was then token,
and resulted, yeas 15, nays 18. The bill
was therefore lost.
A r. solution to instruct the represent
atives of Georgia in congress to use their
efforts to scoure the passa e of the Blair
educational bill, was called up and pro
voked discussion.
Mr. Bartlett made the first attack on
the resolution. He was unwilling to
vote to turn over to the general govern
ment the education of the children of
Georgia. The rights reserved to the
states are few enough without making
this important surrender.
Mr. Gibbs opposed the resolution. He
affirmed that the Blair bill had a dual
object. First, it proposed that the Fad
era! government should take charge o*
the education of the children of the
state; the second and cardinal object is
to reduce the surplus so as to maintain
the high tariff.
M'r AJassengale favored the resolution
and urged its adoption.
Mr. Strother onposed the resolution.
He thought the Blair bill a Trojan horse
which would turn this country into an
empire.
Mr. Boyd favored the adoption of the
resolution. He was under instructions
from his own county, given in a private
election, to favor such a resolution. He
did not think the objections urged bv
senators against the Blair bill well found
ed, and he hoped ths lesolution would
be adopted. Georgia is illiterate, and a
better system of education is needed.
On motion of Mr. Massengale, the
Blair bil. wae read for the information
of the ornate.
The further consideration of the reso
lution w&j postponed to next Tuesday at
8 p. m., when it was made the special
order.
The house was in a dilemma to-day ov« t
the appropriation bill After considera
ble discussion the house received the re
port of the committee of the whole. The
Dill, as recommended, includes the ap?
i ropriation of $18,000 to the technolog
ical school for the year 1800; for the
branch collage at Dajilonega, $3,000 per
anuum: for those at Milledgeviile, Thom*
juville and Cuthbert, $2,000 per annum;
for the general common echo l fund
$165,000 for the year 1880, and $360,000
for the year 18i0.
Mr. Sue Ison wanted to make a start
ling anno .ncement, but was interrupt
ed. He got again started, declaring
against certa : n monopolies, when he was
shut off amidst a general uproar.
Hon. J. S. M. Curry, of Virginia, oc
cupied the afternoon session in an ad
dress.
pounds of zinc pci
steam engine woul
from two pounds
cheaper coal. Prc “
sorts, however, tlu^
yet be made an in
cal source of mechr
they may furnish i
Iran of converting
electric energy i
steam engine. B
complishea it will
process of unburn
at a cost comparal
equal weight of
may be cheaply
Arkansaw Traveler.
m
■ '
ITEMS OF INTERS..
Missing List Tomib) Works,
m
ur, while a good
re an equal power
liourof the much
ir Ayrton now as-
nc batteries may
tant and economi-
il energy, and that
ution of the prob-
ergy of coal into
' the wasteful
s can be ac-
to find a
zinc
1th the cost of an
60 that the metal
over and over.—
Tho original inventor of tho bell
punch solu his patent tor $300, and
the company purchasing it made
hundreds of thousands of dollars out
of it
These words of the Bible are often
quoted: “Put not your trust in
princes,” but the fend of tho sentence
is forgotten—"for they are on i • ■ - ” —
Carmen Sylva.
Tho empress of Japan has established
a college for women, which is to be
ruled b~ a committee of foreign ladies.,
Twn c bese are American s, two Eng
lish o the other two French and I
Ger i respectively.
EMPLOYS TOC
North Carolina
WORKMEN.
Mi
Tho Life oi a Watch.
A first class Am rican watch, well
kept, will last thirt or forty years, or for _
sometimes even long r.-before the works after
wear out, but the a erago life of an or- wood is fully matured. They may
dinary low priced imerican watch is* be cut at any time during the winter,
ten years, and that & a Swiss watch of I better before winter sets in They
the same grade seve years.^ The length I should be kept only moist enough to
of life for a wafcl depends largely on Dreveu t th eI n shriveling, in aril or
tho number of its jfwels. The range of j ,
prices for America i watches runs from j
35 to $500, the cost Ifcst being a split sec-1 Mrs.
i split i
ond minute regist r timing watch. In
the United States;a out 8,SCO watch ware
manufactured e\ a day. Tho Waltham
factory turns oi if,500 per day and the
Elgin factory be pen 1,200and 19,000.—
Chicago Herald
Sollb Employ.
Bank Official *ou say you would like
position as cm ier.
Applicant—Y i
B. 0.—Do yo lelong in the city?
—No; I've me from Canada.
O.—is tlia our native place?
Yea.
.—Why you leave it?
My doct< a advice,
i.—Cliun* too severe?
Yes
'.—Ever tend to go back?
Never; i ivould bo certain death.
B.^.—Eurcl|! You are just the man
we
instafl
t. Rej rt in the morning and be
as cut ier.—Yankee Blade.
Olivo Thome Miller, who
makes her home in Brooklyn, has her
study filled with birds of all sorts and
kinds. They are not kept in cages,
but aro allowed to fiy about at will,
and they may-perch on her chair or on
her shoulder without fear of being
scared away. For eight montiis out
of the twelve Mrs. MiUer lives in this
aviary, then she opens the windows
and sets the prisoners free. As they
hop and ily about her from day _
she takes notes on their 'habits. A
note book is devoted to each bird.
A California fanner, believing that
cats will exterminate squirrels and
gophers, purchased a large number
and set them at liberty on his land.
Memory's Queer Caper.
I heard a story the other day about
a prominent church member who had
been called ou to lead a prayer meet
ing. He selected the subject of some
preliminary remarks, read an appro
priate chapter from the Bible, and
started unou his discourse. For five
minutes ne spoke smoothly, fluently
and aptly, and then, all of a sudden,
by some queer caper of tho mind, he
. forgot not oulv the thread of his dis
course, but tne subject itself. He
paused to collect his thoughts, but
would not be collected. Then he
Tiur only Fac .n the State unable to keep ud with orders.
Our motto is: _iie be'-t goods f >r the money.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
GIVE US A TRIAL
HODGSON RROS . ATHENS, GA , AGENTS.
E. JONES,
ere
goose,
nig at <
a little
He iss
time t£
nerve
swimmin
water,
as they go
a Harvard
oarsmen
soon be
then the fl
game beg
&L Louis
■in’s M liter at Washington.
tsu lutsu, Japanese minister
is a most abstemious ;
regajs stimulants, but being a ;
and pi osopher he has shown an
u to asteof American mixed
on :perimental process. He
kc i ir fancy tipples, however, j
a i o he tackled a gin fizz for ,
ime “Ha!” he exclaimed, in ,. . . ™ i,.
1 w v. “it buzzes like a fiv and they would not be collected. Then he
' a ♦asp." He will hereafter i beckoned to a worthy brother in the
ns$f to tea drinking.—New J front pew. When the brother came
GrT the speaker whispered this inquiry in
his ear:
"Do you remember what I have
been talking about?"
“Heyf exclaimed the worthy
brother. He evidently thought the
speaker was accusing bun of a lack of
attention.
“Do you know the subject 1 was
speaking on?”
“No, 1 do not," said tho worthy
brother., scratching his head in a per
plexed way.
Here was a pickle, sure enough.
Then the leader of the meeting called
another member up and made the
same inquiries. But this member was
as ignorant of the matter as the first
one, and the speaker, in desperation,
renewed his remarks, touching on an
entirely different line of thought, tu
he afterward remembered. His audi
enco never knew the difference, as he
took pains to inquire.—Atlanta Con
stitution.
ablB of Olden Time.
A fan ■’s wife hanged herself on a
tree in h garden. He married another
wife, am :uriouslv enough, she, after a
few year hanged' herself on the same
tree. H tarried again, and third wife
did the s o. The farmer wrote sadly
to a dista married friend to tell him of
the mourkil coincidence. In reply his
friend
“Therel great virtue clearly in that
tree. Sen me a cutting.”—Friar John
Paulk
How Geese Flay.
know of anything that
game os geese,
wiser creature than ' a
flock in the water play-
d catch. One goose goes
nt of tho rest and dives,
uitea while, during which
are watching with every
Up he comes, after
uite a distance under
a yell from every throat
him! It is a sight for
w to watch. The best
ow in front, and he will
uled. Down he goes;
rs together, ana the
again.—E. P. P. in
Democrat.
OV(
Mr. Willi
Tho London
perhaps, mj
of what
way of track
interest Hei|
which I was
or' 1862 (my i
me to give i
in Dieppe wt
doubled uj
throat cut I
of bl
the scent
a moment <
Buchanan, writing to
says: “Just now,
personal experience
lounds can do in the
criminals may be of
then, is. an incident to
eye witiiess. In 1861
imory does not enable
' ire exact date), 1 was
little boy was found
horse bln with his
ear to ear. A couple
were at once put on
they dashed after foi
sniffing the ground,
LARGE STOCK-LO vV PRICES.
MANUFACTURES
JONES’ STA in D>aRD TIN WA RE
Contractor for Tin Roofing. Guttering and Job Work.
I buy In quantities and emploj skilled workmen. My prices will compare favorably with any
ouse in Georgia Call or write for prices. E. E. JON KS, Athens, (la
PARR BROS.,
House and Sign Painters,
Dealers in Wall Paper, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes,&c
No. 17. North Jackson Street. Next door to Banner-Watchman Office,
oct!2d&w3m.
THE C- & M-
Deputy Killed by Moonshiners.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 12.—[Spe
cial.]—Yesterday, in a laurel thicket
near the foot of Roan mountain, in Car
ter county. East Tennessee, was found
the dead body of U. S. Deputy Marshal
Oeodstm. He left Elisabethton Novem
ber 80ia to serve papers on a desperate
gang oi moonshiners, and was not again
seen alive. It has been learned that the
next day ha was killed, by whom is yet
• mystery.
The Rev. Mr. Pickett is bent on
contesting the election of Mr. Candler,
from the 9th District. The reverend
gentleman had better give up the
fight and save ilia surplus power for
the next engagement.
A large and well selected stock of toys
and fsnev goods at Miss Rosa Von dor
12-15
Xt Will xo to Grlflln In the Near Future.
We learn that it is the intention of
of the Covington & Macon railroad au
thorities to extend the line to Griffin.
Thin extension can be made at a small
cost, snd-wonld open a fine territory for
the road, as well as our city. In order
to build this line it will be necessary to
run a brereh from either Monticello
Shady Dale, a distance of forty or fifty
miles.
The Griffin papers have more than
once expressed their delight by allud
ing to this proposed branch, and it is
reasonable to believe that it will be
bnilt, even later if not at present.
Capt. Roberts, of the C. & M. road,
has already completed one survey,
which will enable the company to com
mence work on short notice.
The train last night stopped at the
Mitchell street crossing near Gann
& Murray’s stable, instead of the ceme
tery. The company will commence in a
short time handling freight in earnest
MITCHELL FOR THE CABINET.
hundreds of leople, including tho
keeper and my If, following in their
wake; nor did lie highly trained ani
mals slacken ii heir pace in the least
till they had a ived at the other end
of the town, v en they made a dead-
stop at the d >r of a low lodging
house, and, th wing up their noble
heads, gave a < ep bay. On the place
being enteret the culprit—an old
woman—was < covered hiding under
a bed. Let me dd that the instinct of
a bloodhound, hen properly trained
for tracking d scent, is so marvelous
that no one < n say positively what
difficulties in 1 illowing a trail it can
not surmount.’
Climate, while depending largely on
the latitude, is modified by the atmos
pheric and oceanic movements and the
distribution of land and water. The
land takes up heat rapidly in summer,
and, in the north, becomes frozen and
snow clad in winter. Land winds may,
consequently, be intensely hot or in
tensely cold; and hence lands have a
tendency to produce extremes of cli
mate. The waters of tho ocean remain
unfrozen even far toward thep'ile, un
less crowded with lands, their perpet
ual movements tending to produce a
uniformity of temperature over the
globe; and, hence, winds from the
oceans, or any large body of water,
are moderating, and never very cold.
They produce what is called an in
sular climate.
Absence of lands from high latitudes
is equivalent to an absence of the
source of extreme cold; and from
tropical latitudes that of extreme heat:
and the sinking of all lands would
diminish greatly both extremes. But
10,000 Cigirs. 100 Boxes Fancy Crackers. 100 Barrels Northern Apples.
15,000 Pounds Fancy Candy. 3,000 Pounds Stick Candy.
12,000 Pounds Nuts. 5,000 Pounds Peanuts.
100 Boxes Florida Oranges.
400 Pounds Delaware and Concord Grapes. 10 Barrels Malaga Grapes.
200 Boxes Fire Crackers. 100 Boxes Sheffield Knife Packages.
25 Bundies of Bananas. 100 Bushels of Mountain Apples.
75 Buckets of Fancy Mixed Candy. 50 Boxes Toy and Fruit Candy.
It will pay merchants to call and see me.
w. a. jmsmmo
A New Newspaper Appointment From I
I’arlflc Coast.
Indianapolis, Doc. 18.—[SpecioL]—It
is rumored hero that Senator Mitchell,
of Oregon, is to be the representative of
the Pacitlc coast honored in the new
cabinet. This is said to be a recognition
of the senator's defence of Harrison's
Chinese record before the Chicago con
vemion. which, it is claimed, influenced
the California delegation to support Har
rison s nomination.
Fatal Explosion.
Providence, R. L, Deo. 18.—An ex
plosion occurred in the mattress factory
of Win. H. Sweeney, on North Main
street to-day. A lot of jute filling caught
fire Iron the gas jet, destroying the en
tire stock. Three men were terribly
burned. Wm. H. Sweeney, the proprie
tor, and Henry Carr and Horace Macom-
fcer, two employes. They are not ex
pected to live.
A Railroad Appointment.
Cleveland, Deo. 18.—The appoint
ment of J. T. Hanoyhan, late general
manager of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, as assistant general manager of
the Lake Shore rood is officially on-
fiMUOed.
sinking high latitude lands also dim
inishes the extreme heat, since tho
lands become very much heated in
summer, and this Beat is diffused by
the winds. The mean temperature of
the northern hemisphere is stated by
Dove at 60 degs. F., and of the south
ern at 66 degs. F., while the extremes
for the globe, taking the annual
means, are 80 dees. FT and zero. If
there were no land the mean temp
hire would probably be but little above
what it is now, or not far from 50
degs. for the whole globe.—Arkansaw
Traveler.
reculla lea of the Law.
The law is si posed to be an engine
to administer ustito, but it seems
sometimes tod< sat its end. A peculiar
case in point is lat of a Massachusetts
woman who n rried a man in good
faith nineteen j irsogoand lived with
him as his wife util nis death, in 1885.
Sho then lean d that her supposed
husband was ah ady married when he
married her; tilt nis wife is still liv
ing, and that nadecree of separation
has ever been eitved. Learning that
she had no legamght to his property,
sho sued to rocowi for services as his
See the parlor rowing machine, jnst
the thing for exercise for bovs and girls
at Miss Rosa Yon der Ligth’s. 12-15
housokeei
Here the law
formed her that
late lamented as
claim on him for
and that as she
though und<
dower right can
seems to be just
her claim for rccoi
but not enough t
to share in liis
law a yard wide, bi
—Now York Graph!
At Dqhienega,
was burned to death i
step-mother had
bed, and the little {
in the house and
>pcd in and in
to lived with tho
wife she had no
ices as a servant;
no wife in law,
in fact, no
tained. Sho
wife to defeat
as a servant,
h her claim
This may be
is scant justice.
4d out a straw
harried the rtra^
ire to It, agd It It
supposed that after the'straw blitted ip
•be tried to carry it iut. The mother
was absent for only a few m inutes. The
little girl was seven years old, and died
-Sunday morning.
iy (
great deal better, and
cove y a.e jiqw strong.
ted to be a
>pes of her re-
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The following brief description oi
the different forms of the cross may
prove helpful The Latin cross is one
the transverse beam of which is placed
at one-third the distance from the top
of the perpendicular portion; this is
ibably the one on which Christ suf*
ed, and it is used as an emblem of
sorrow—the cross of the passion, and
as a reminder of the atonement.
The Greek cross has four equal arms,
representing the gospel preached to
the four quarters of the earth by the
four evangelists.
Tho Maiteso cross is formed of four
arrow heads meetiug at the points, the
badge of the Knights of Malta. The
eight points of this form of the cross
are said to symbolize the eight beati
tudes.
The Cross of Calvary is a cross on
three steps, which are supposed to
Tufy tho three virtues—faith, hope
and charity, and is the kind always
found on the altars of churches. Then
wo have the Cross of Constantine,
which is simply a monogram of the
firat two Greek letters of the word
Christ.—Youth’s Companion.
iPreifed for*' Killing a Greaser.
Bastrop. Tex., Dec. 12.—Tom Callo
way, a white man, living three miles
from boro, to-day 6hot and killed one
Mexican and wounded another. They
got into a dispute over a settlement, and
one of the Mexicans -tarted at him with
a knife and the other with a rod of iron.
Calloway turned and fired, with the
above re-ult. He was bound over in $500
which he readily gave.
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