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ATTORXKYS AT MIT, < ,
Athens, G.\'
,prlihrrow,
attorneys at law,
OflSo«over Talmadge, Hobson A Co.
jmi4-ly ’ * *
ip K. I,UMPKm, t ** 1
Attorney at Jmxo.
(vi’.ice over Child*, Nickerson A Co.
Athene, Georgia,'
Will practice in the Svivi
•nlirm
At.lS.1978.lv
3ure<i*r .GotiVtkof Mhc
Xolhcrn Circuit. r^"o«ii rctibif8*a specialty.
G- C. Thomas,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
. WATWWSVILLE, GA. .' *
O FFICE IN* COURT-HOUSE, OPPOSITE
OrJiuerv’a Office. IYrsoi|»l |itfc»4UMo-ql|
b entrusted to Ills care. apt-tt
JACKSON «& THOMAS,
attohneys at uw,
Athens, Gn.
Office in (SiWranVtlb llonse Building Broad
Sirt-L nlemaS the Oeprg House. All parties
desiring Criminal Warrants, can get them a*,
snv time by applying ‘to the Comity Solicitor
si this office. dstlWIHAf
Kounr R tironn.
. Ttaiiord & Kelsey,
Attorneys at Law,
And tConnscllor’s and Solicitor’s in Equity,
(’del ran, Pulaski County, Oa Spbelal and ira-
mml nts attention given to any businoss con-
cernkig lands. Intruders promptly ejected
from, ami titles cleared up, and wild lands look
ed after generally, will buy anil ilI kanfo, p«'
tnxe? for son residents etc. "'ill practice in all
the counties contingent to either the M. & B.
R. It. ortho' Atlantic St and R. R. Good re
ference given when desired.
j ”-’yhoo>) .1 nn>io
t k’ej:
sdlontlertul •' A
indeed!
rp 4. ll.FR,
TVatohmakor Sc yTow*ler, . *
\t Snead* Shoe Store nexf door to Reese &
Isiinc’n, Brti.nl street, Athena, Qcor^ia. All
work warranted 12 months.
^uoidst 1
Copp ar W ork, &c-
.& MADDREY,
. lully announce io their friends nnd
the publio that they are now “ running on tbeir
own hook,” and may be found at the old stand
Of D. M. Kenney & Co., on Clayton atreef,
where they ore prepared to do all manner of
Tin, Copper and Sheet !ron Work
.1 is tbc vc 7 1 ** t ,l f le i snd St moderate prices ,
9 i re . c P Thoywre also prepared to do all kinds ofGEN.
mlmwo JwFstib*n End dlspstch.
LIVERY, FEE AHD SALE STABLE,
Gooigia.
C,AN^ A ilEAVES, PROPRUrrORg. ,
Will lie found at their old stand, rear Frank-
u House hnildinj
n\* ou tyud
on*. Stock '
Stock we!! cared for when en< rusted to
tr cure. Stock on hand for sale *t ’»11 Mute#. »
deolStf. . •“ 1 ■ ' ’
SCHOOL BOOKS!
All of the Stlttkk^Redks in use at the
Lucy Cobh Institute,
i Madam^ Swnowski'^HoiM 1 School,
Various Schools in the City,
LOWEST FIGURES,
ThomasT Black, Blue or Violet Ink—tbe best in
:ltr World—at 5 rents j>vr bottle. For bargain* in
everything, rail at
BURKE’S BOOK-STORE.
COMPANY,
ATXXSXTS. GEORGIA,
YOUNG U O. HAHRIS, President
STEVENS THOMAS, Secretary.
liras. Assets, April 1, ltljT, • - $J84,Mf Gi
Resident Directors.
Youno !.. n. Harsh, Stkvkns Thomas
finis 11. XtiWTON, ’KliYa L. Nbwtoh,
HU. IIXKKV llrLL, FKRDtXAHI>*PHl*Uy
Ai ms 1’. liKAaise, I>n. B. M. Smith,
i;oi_ Uoukst Thomas. Jons W. Nicholson,
mvJS-wly
- On last motnlay morning, I was
suffering with severe Rheumatic pains
'ijtfwejainiy shopLJ^,. when one
ppyifcti«i qf\M(tfeij Cuhr~feliev(»ri
re immediately, and I have had no
return of the pains since.
A. D. CLINARD, k
Proprietor NewIziiL JUpu-e.
ramau;
I can Jpeartily recommend ,lhe
-Magic Cure. I would not take one
hundred doll frs' for the good it did A '
my wife on Christmas day. One appli
cation cared her of Nearaldia in the
ihead-.in five minutes time and she'has
had no pain since.
J. A. GAREBOLD.
Jau. 4th. 1879 /
Havihg used Dr. Gallagov’s Magic
Cure while suffering' from a severe
nervous headache, and having found
it. perfectly efficacious (curing me
within three thimiles), I lake pleasure
iu recommending it to any Who may
be similarly afflicted.
C D. CAMPBELL,
J\stor Baptist Church, Athens, Ga.
Jau. 15th, 1879.
Dr. Gallager:
^ . I wjts suffering with
severe. Neuralgic pains in my slioulders
and hips, and had your Magic Cure
applied just between my shoulders;
relief was almost instataneens, and I
have jiot felt a twinge of it since. It
“ Magie Cure, 1 ’
€01'ET CALENDAR WESTERN C1RCITT.
Auzu
EAMDKB S. Ebwis, of Athena, Judge
t U Mitohsu, of Athens, Solictor Gen
eral.
Bulks, first Monday in April and October.
- Clarke, second Monday in May and No
Member. .
Franklin, second Monday in April and Oo
ber.
Gwinnett, first Mucday in March and Sep
tember. ,
Ilabcrsliamthird Monday in April and Oo-
tober.
Ual), third Monday in March and Septem
ber.
Jackson, third Monday iu February and
, fourth Monday in January and
July.
Rabun, fourth Monday in April and Oc
tober.
Walton, third Monday in February and,
August.
White, Monday after the fourth Monday in
April and October.
Yours, truly,
T; A. SALE.
Jun. 28th. 1879.
Prepared by
HENRY GALLAGER,
College Avenue,
|iar. 11.6m.Athens, Ga.
GUTTERING, ROOFING,
Guns mithingv
ATLANTA A CHARLOTTE
A.ir-Tiine Railway.
.Passenger Department-
' , ATLANTA ,
j -TO-
Si-A-SX-tLl£l3Sr CIXTXjaisI
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and after Sunday December 8th, Double
Daily Trains will rnn on this road as follows,
going East:
KIOIIS HAIL ASD PASSENGER TRAIS.
Arrive st Lula... S.S8 p if
Leave Lula S.37 r m
"l>AT PASeXSOKR THAIS.
Arrive at Lula *.r>8 a u
Leavo Lola 8.58 a h
GOING WEST. .
SIGHT MAIL AND PAA-ENOEK TRAIS.
Arrive at Lnla 9.49 a m
Leave 9.50 a u
DAT PASSES li XR TRAIS.
Arrive at Lula. 7.40 p u
Leave 7.41 p m
GOING EAST.|
LOCAL railOIlT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
Arrive at Lola 11.25 a u
Leave ; 11.38 p m
TBRIICOII FRElunT TRAIN. -
Arrive at Lula 3.S6 p v
Leave 8.50 p m
GOING -WEST.
LOCAL rifllUHT AND ACCOMMODATION TRAIS.
Arrive at Lula 11.56 a m
Leave 12 10 p m
TUROrOII PRIIOIIT TRAIN.
Arrive at Lula 7.C5 a m
Leave 7.20 a m
, Close oonueetion at Atlautm tor all points
West, and at Charlotte for ull points Eaat.
G. J. FOREACRE, General Manager.
HOUSTON, Gen. Pa»a.<fcTicket Ap’t
I dispatch.
Guttering & Roofing a Specialty.
Call and see them, and give them a trial.
feb.ll.6m.
Uotice I
Ariwi, Ga., ¥*tc1i I7tk, 1879.—I sun re
quired hr. law to Collect the following speoiflo
taxes.
Billiard Table* $25.00 cacb. Dealer* in Beer
and \V hiskey $25.00.
I will tone exeentions against all parties who
fail to pay the above tax by April 5th 1879.
nyMtufr * j , f. IijtucK/hlt C. C.C.
4-B.-4ai]f : s-S8liwHrBoys,
(Brick Building hitherto kftown as kbe'rhart’a
IRINCfe AVEN4JE, - - -J ATHENS, GA.
Rsojpoao Jaa- 6,IS79.
Rates of Tuition jier Scholastic mouth; $1,
$2. t8, $4, $5, (6, according to age, grade 4e.
i'rof. W. U. WADDELL wrote: ‘‘Ido not
hesitate to reoommend Dr. BRUMBY as the
most successful Teacher among those who have,
dnring my Professorship of twenty years dura
tion, prepared students for the University of
Georgia. For further information apply for
circular, or oonfer with,
k j4ept,17.lf. A. B. BRUMBY, A. M., M. 1>
CE1TTB-AX HOTEL.
AUGUSTA, GEORG1A.B
Mrs. W. M. THOMAS, Prop’r.
This Hotel, ao well known to the citizens ol
Clarke and adjoining c unties, is located in the
centre of the business portion of Augusta, con
venient to Post Office, Telegraph Office and
Depot, and offers inducements to the pnblio
nncbosled bv any other Hotel in the City.8
deei-tf.
LEAD and OILS,
DRUGS 1
And
G ARDEN SEED
— AN b —
G RA S © SEED.
Stock of Seed all Fresh.
For auy of above or anything in
the Dnig Line.call on.
<%* ’
E. G. LONG & CO.
*. *
B110LE8ALX AND KLT.vIL DRUGGISTS
Athens, Georgia. _
The Lowest Yet.
The undersigned now hks on hand, at hip
•tore Over Reaves A Nicholson’spt(BrpadSt. r
»i»r*» ussortmeut of the • ■*
Very Best Furniture
Ever offend in this market, and st the
LOWEST aPXLXOJBOS*
'A large .took of all kinds of
Collins and. Burial Cases
Gn hand, which can be had at any hour, day pr
•night, at
LOW PRICES
t-#r Alaohova just received the finest Ileane
m Athena, 1
Call and evamine styles and pt'.eea of my
F uruilure, Ac., before pnrebaaing elsewhere.
J. F. WILSON.
<n r.lLSm. Broad at., Athens, (3a.
BLACKWELL’S
DURHAM
TOBACCO
ELIZA GREEN, ) Libel for Divorce
vs. ' > in Superior Court,
FRANK GREEN. ) Oconee eonnty.
It appearing to the Oonrt by the return of
the Sheriff, that the defendant Frank Green, in
the above stated ease does not resido in the
oonnty of Oconee; and it (farther appearing
■'— ha does not retido within the limits of the
j. It is therefore ordered, that service be
perfected by publication in the Southern Ban
ner once a month for four months before the
neat term of this Court. .
Granted T. W. RUCKER, 1 J. R. LYLE,
J. 8. C W. C. > Attorue;
for this case.
nent of
ation;
-«■< .ru KTru&Ui
k»sole at!
Georgia Bail Road Company
•ScrEsfSTENDExr’s Omrz, . I
AcqotTA, GW. dan. 17th, 1879/ j
On and after Sunday, 19th, inst., Trains will
auotmd arrive at Athene- us- follows:
es-.;e ATHENS ^^.^...USa m
Leave "Winftrviile.. *.8.45 a m
Leave-Lexington 10.20 a m
Leave Antioch 10.48 a h
Leavo Maxeys 11.05 a m
Leave Woodville 11.21 a m
Arrive Union Point 11.45 am
Arrive Atlauta 5.00 r m.
Arrive Milledgevilto
Arrive Macon. .....V5.808M
Arrive Angtwta ..3.18 r m
Leave Augusta 9.45 am
Leave Msecs 4.10 a m
LeavoMilledgeville... 9.0S a m
Leave Atlanta. 9.45 a m
Leave Union Point... 12.55 p u
Arrive Woodville 1.15 i-m
Arrive Maxeys 1.35 p m
Arrive Antioch 1.55 pm
Arrive Lexington 2.25 p u
Arrive Wintervillc 8.00 p M
Arrive Athens 3.30 p u
rrains run daily, except to and from Macon
which arc daily except Sundays.
E. R. Dorset, Gen., Pass., Agt.
8. K. Johnson, Snpt.
Schedule Njrtheastern Railroad.
Chang-s of ScheduKa
On and after March 24th 1879, trains on
Northeastern Railroad will rnn os follows.
Trains daily except Sunday.
Leave Athena 6.00 A. M.
Arrive st Lnla .* 8.30 A. M.,
Arrive at Atlanta 12.40 P. M.
Arrive at N. Y. (Second Day)- 1».05 P. M.
Leavo N. Y ,...l<h00 P. M.
Leave Atlanta 5.45 A. M.
Leave Lola 9.50 A. M.
Arrive at Athens 12.15 P. M.
Passcnpcrs going towards Atlanta have time
at Lnla for Breakfast and make dose connection
at Atlanta with all roads. Close connection at
Lnla te and from all Eastern Cities. Also to
and from Elborton.
J. M. EDW^DS,
Superintendent.
THE BEST STOCK.
Attorney
for Libellant.
HA,
office, Superior Court, I, John W. Johnson,
Clerk of ssld Court, hereby certify that the
above orJer is a true extract from the minntea
of said Court.
' Given under my hand and official signature,
this March 22,1879.
JOHN W. JOHNSON, Clerk,
march 25, m-4m.
1,000 Mils Tickets.
3xoroia Railroad Company, ■. f )
vice Gesbeax. Passeeobb Aoent. >
Auoctta, April 5tb, 1879. )
- Commencing MomUy 7th inat, this Company
trill tell Ono Thousand Mile Tickets, good over
mainline and branches,at Twenty KiveiDoUara
each. These tickets will be issued to individu
als, firms aud famili a, bnt not tdfirms and
fomUiea combined. _
E. R. DORSEY,
apriLlUL General Paaaenge r Age nt.
I had been Buffering for fivo-vcoja
with Kasai Catarrh and Bronchitis
to such an extent, that life ha<l alinott
become a harden to me, my wenre of
smelling was' tdmost entirely desiroy-
ed, and my sense of bearing, so much
impaired that I was quite deaf J On
the 9th of January 1879 I firm in
doccd to try Db. Gallageb’s Pro
paration for Head, Throat and Lun;
disease and in thirty five dip I foun
myself completely cared of iny com
plaints, aud lara &t this time enjoying
a degree of health that I did not
believe could he attained by any one
so far gone as I was.
L L. CANDLER,
University of Georgia.
^ Athens;'Ga., March, 7th, 1879. * t
' ' by H. Gallager, Athens,
v •-* m is a jnar.ll.6ra.
0
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s 2s
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Sill
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n as
WORKMEN.
Many Ladies suffering from Ner
vousness, Painful Periods and Debits
ity, will find there is no way in which
their health may be so effectuallv ic-
gained,' relief fro/n pain obtained, and
i functional regularity eitaUlsbed, as in
the use of Parker’s Ginger Tonic. The
nursing mother, exhausted by the
care of her little one, finds her strength
and nerve* restored by its use, while
the mother’s comfort thus secured, is
imparted through the milk to her
babe, making the little one happy,
cheerful, free from pain, and disposed
to refreshing sleep. Buy a $1.60 hot
tie from your druggist U. T
Brumby or a sample bottle at 15 cts.,
and test Its merits. ,
The Point of Honor.
Shortly after Water'oo had been
fought an English regiment (which
had taken* a distinguished part in that
great victory,) stationed in the Mcdis
terrene.™ garrison, gained an unenvi
able notoriety there by a sadden ma
nia for dueling that broke out amongst
the officers, and which threatened to
become chronic in its character so se
riously as to interfere with the discip
line of the corps. Quarrels were lit
erally “made to order” at mess-time
for the most trifling affairs, and scarce
ly a day passed without a, hostile
meeting taking place, which the Col
onel—a weak minded man—expressed
himself powerless to prevent. Iu-
deed, he had already been sent to
‘‘Coventry” by .his subordinate?,
which, asjour readers doubtless know,
is a kind of social excommunication,
that, when acted upon in au English
regiment, generally ends in the retire
ment from the corps of ths individual
on whom it fulls. It was so in this in
stance, for the Colonel saw that the
vendetta like conduct of his officers
towards him was gradually divesting
him of all authority in the eyes of hia
men ; and as he had none but his so
cial inferiors to whom he could turn
for counsel and advice, he was com
pelled to relinquish his command and
return to England. On arrival in
that country he lost no time in pro?
ceeding to the Horse Guards, wuere
be sought nnd gained an interview
with the Duke of Wellington, to
whom lie gave a graphic account of
the state of nftaira which existed in
the regiment he had just left.
The Iron Duke listened attentively
to the narration, and knitted his brow
in anger as the Colonel elated the
story of the dueling ; and, when the
luUer had finished speaking, he ex
claimed, in an nnmi8tnkahly stern and
uncompromising tone:
“ It is your tall, sir! Yon should
have brought some of the ringleaders
to a court-martial, and cashiered them
on the spot. You have sadly neglec
ted your duty, aud that is a thing I
never pardon.”
The Colonel left the Horse Guards
in a very crest fallen state, aud he was
scarcely surprised when Tie saw in the
next Gazette the acnouuc -ment that
His Magesty” had no further need
of his services.
In the meantime the Duke had ob
tained a special audience with the
Prince Regent, to whom he explained
the condition of affairs in connection
with the regiment in question. The
res nit of the interview was that Col.
■, a well known martinet,'
then on halt pay, was sent for, and
the circumstances explained to him;
the Prince offering him the command
of the regiment on condition that he
would undertake to cure the dueling
propensities of its officers Col.
was delighted at the pros-
his chamber door, and challenging 1 urn’s illness should become known
his early viators, he was informed | In the mean time Colonel A
that it was Captain Lord Vallum and
Ensign Warbotile who wished to
speak to him on a matter of the grav
est importance.
“ You might have - chosen a more
convenient hour for yonr visit, gentle-
pect of active service and ho willing-
y accepted the task assigned to him,
being understood that lie was to be
granted a royal indemnity for any
thing serious which might happen to
anybody else in his endeavors to put
a stop to the dueling, lie was a man
of high reputation, and had previous-
held other difficult commands,
being known throughout the army
as a good soldier acd stern disciplina
rian.
Such was tlic old soldier's feelings
at the special honor conferred on him
that, on leaving St. Jam s’ palace, he
actually forgot to return the salute of
the sentinels posted at the gates to the
I peat astonishment of the latter, who
cnew his punctilious habits.
On his arrival at the garrison he
lost no time in inakiug himself acquain
ted with his brother officers. He had
already laid out his plan of action in
his own mind, and was fully deier-
miued to allow nothing to swerve him
a hair’s breadth from his path of duty.
At the mess table he behaved with
studied politeness nnd amiability of
manner; and his subordinates indica
ted that they were greatly pleased
with their uew commander. He chat - '
led pleasantly with all, from the Sen
ior Major down to the youngest en
sign, and when the cloth was removed
regaled them with the latest gossip
and doings of London society. Before
they separated for the night, however,
ha took the opportunity ol informing
them in a very quiet manner, that ho
had heard ol the frequent duels which
had already token place in the corps,
and that it seemed a matter of regret
to him that they could rot manage to
live in peace and amity.
“ However,” he said, “ if it be your
wish, gentlemen, to fight out yonr
quarrels in this way, I shall not oppose
any obstacle to your doing so. But
this can only be by pledging your
word of honor now, to the effect that
in the fut ire no duel shall take place
without first obtaining my permission.
As I an your Colonel, it is necessary
that my authority should be acknowl
edged in all that relates to the honor
of the regiment.’’.
The officers looked at each other
and then at the Colonel, and a some
what embarrassing silence ensued ; but
it was broken by Col. A———, who
laid:
men,’’said the Colonel, who was natur
ally loth to rise from his bed a|t5 o’clock
on the first morning after his voy-
age.”
“It is an ‘affair of honor,’ Colonel,”
was the significant reply, “and cannot
be delayed. . We beg you will admit
us instantly.”
The Colonel arose and opened the
door to the early comers. They were
two handsome young men, who had
on the previous evening attracted
Col. A ’s attention by the ex
treme friendliness which they exhibi
ted for each other. They respectfully
saluted their commanding officer as
they entered the room, and the latter
broke an awkward silence by de
manding of them the object ol their
visit.
Ensign Warbottlc again raised his
hand in salute as he replied :
“We have come to ask your per
mission to have a fight Colonel ”
“Indeed !’’ exclaimed Co 1 . A
“I thought you were great friends.”
“Yes, Colonel, we have been most
intimate friends from otir youth up
ward,” said Lord Vellum, “and we
respect each other very sincerely ; but
we have had a dispute, and our
wounded honor must be satisfied ’’
“Then I presume that something
very serious must have occurred, gen
tlemen, to make the only remedy for
it a rec urse to the pistol ?”
“ It is indeed a very seri-uis matter,
Colonel,” replied Ensign Warbotile;
“and it is this: After you had left the
table last night, we chatted over what
you told us about the doings in Lon
don lately ; and in the enthusiasm of
the moment, I remarked that I should
like to be there riding at the head of
the troop ol the Life Guards, and es
corting the Prince Regent, with my
silver helmet glittering in the sun,
and my drawn sword iu my hand.
Whereupon Lord Vellum said, with a
sneer, that I was a feather bed soldier,
and that a leathern bonnet would be
quite good enough tor such as I. I
took no notice of his remark, but was
annoyed an excited; and when he
further asserted that the offices of the
Life Guards wore brass helmets, hu
man nature could stand it no longer,
and I gave him the lie. He retaliated
by striking me oil the face—an insult.
Col. A , which justifies me, I
think, in demanding a hostile meet
ing.”
- The last words were said in ■ man
ner which admitted of only one mean
ing, and the two young officers ex
changed glances ot mutual hatred and
defiance.
“It is indeed grave, gentlemen,”
sententiously remarked the Colonel;
“the helmets worn by officers of His
Majesty’sLife Guards are neither sil
ver nor brass, but (white metal lac
quered with silver gilt; but this infor
mation will not, I presume, alter the
position of affairs. Do yon still wish
to fight the question out?”
Certainly, sir l” exclaimed the two
officers.
“Very well,” replied the Colonel
gravely, “far lie it from me to intei-
pose any obstacle to yonr meeting,
jentlemen; bnt this duel must be a
serious one, ns befits so important a
question as the Lite Guard’s helmets,
and not an affair resulting in a mere
scratch, ns 1 mn given to understand
is generally ths case in tlieso tness-
unrrels. Remember that yon are
tritisli officers and not Spanish bra-
vnes, and that the honor of a British
officer c tn ouly be vindica'ed by the
death ol his opponent. Go, gentle
men, and fight your duel; I wifi meet
the survivor on his return.”
Tho two young men saluted the
Colonel aud retired. A few minutes
afterwards they and their seconds were
seen hurrying off to the place of meet
ing—a spot which is known in the
garrison to this day as ‘’Duel Av
enue”
* * * * * *
Three hours later Col A
An Elegant Preparation, de
signed to meet the pnblio want for a
harmless hair dressing and restorative,
is fonnd in Parker's Hair Balsam. It
acts like magic, commending at the
very roots, removes dandruff and all
homers from the scalp; and never-fails
to restore gray or faded hair to its
original youthful color and beauty.
Faffing hair is immediately checked
by its use, and it produces a growth
of beautiful young hair, solt/glossy
and luxuriant, that surprises every
one. These properties added to its
exquisite perfume and purity of com
position, render it the. growing favor
ite of thb toilet tame every whe.
Boy a bottle from yonr druggist, R
T. BRUifny A Co„ nnd test its meft
iq, -..3
“ Don’t be afraid that I shall refuse
yonr request; on the contrary. 1 shall
only be too pleased to grant my per
mission, if on examining the facts of
the case, I find sufficient reason to
th'nk that the applicant's amour p
pro has been wounded, and that a hos
tile meeting is indispensible.*’
At these reissuring words of the
Colonel, the young fire eaters were
satisfied, and at once gave the prom
ise demanded; and CoL A——~
then retired to liis chamber, where,
over-coma with the fatigue of a rough
voyage, he soon fonnd himself snug
ly ensconced in the arms of Mor-
On the following morning he was
atber rudely awakened from a re-
went down into the parade ground to
inspect the regiment, and he was sur
prised to see both Lord Vellum and
Ensign Warbottle among the officers
who approached him to give the
morning salute. The latter had his
arm in a sling; and to the stern ins
quiryofCol A as to whether
the duel had yet taken place, he ra
llied, with a forced smile lighting up
lis face: “Yes colonel; his lordship
has given me a nasty scratch in the
arm.”
“A scratch in the arm!’’ exclaimed
the Colonel, contemptonsly. “And
do you call that fighting, gentl .-men
—ao you call that fighting ? And
fur so important a question as the hel
mets of His Majesty,s Life Guard 1
Bah! it is nothing! This matter must
be fought over again, under pain of
instant dismissal from tho service if
my order is disobeyed!”
“But— ” began Lord Vellum,
attempting to express his satisfaction
at the reputation his wounded honor
had received..
“Give me no bats, gentlemen,” ex
claimed the Colonel, angrily. “1 have
the Prince’s instruction on this point,
and it is for you to 'vindicate your
honor in a proper manner, or retire
disgraced from His Majesty’s ser
vice.’’
This alternative was one not to be
thought of; and it need scarcely be
said that the yonng lire caters chose
rather to fight again, and .this time
Lord Vellum was shot through the
body—a wonnd which laid him on a
sick bed for two months
. Daring this long period many quar
rels had taken place nt the mess tahle,
some of which had to be settled.by the
Colonel acting as "arbitrator ;’* and
others stood over for his permission to
fight—a permission which ho refused
had communicated with the Duke of
Wellington, from whom he received
explicit instructions to carry the mat
ter to the bitter end, las the only
means of putting a stop to a matter
which was last, becoming a world
wide scandal.
Lord Vellum was carefully attended
to during his illness by his “friend
and enemy’’ Ensign Warbotile, whose
efforts Lord Vellum not] only owed his
life, but was enabled at the end of
two months to take a short walk every
morning. His recovery theu proceed
ed rapidly, and be soon became ena
bled to walk without any support
whatever.
The two friends were walking to
gether one morning, when they sud
denly found themselves face to face
uith Col. A
“Ah, gentlemen, good morning P
exclaimed the latter. “I am de
lighted to see his Lordship out again,
especially as it will enable you to fin
ish yonr affaire de honneur in a more
satisfactory manner.”
The young officers, scarcely believ
ing their ears, were lor a time struck
dumb with astonishment, nnd they
gazed at each other and at the Colo
nel with looks of bewilderment and
despair.
“You see, gentlemen,” said the Co
lonel gravely, “that this question of
the Life Guards helmets is of such im
portance i hat I deemed it advisable,
since his Lordship’s illness, to com
municate with the Duke ot Wellington
upon the subject, nnd I have here his
Grace’s orders that the duel shall be
renewed again and again until the life
of one of the combatants lias been for
feited.’’
As he spoke, Colonel A. drew from
the breast-pocket of his coat a large
letter, bearing on its envelope tbe
words “On His Majesty’s Service” iu
large black letters, and in one comer
tbe notice in red ink, “Very Ur
gent.’’
“But,” said the young ensign, “his
Lordship has not recovered yet; be
sides—”
“When you can walk,’’ interrupted
the Colonel, “one can also fire a pis
tol ; and it is not conducive to the in
terest and dignity of the service that
so important a question ns the equip
ment of His Majesty’s Guard should
lontrer be left undecided.”
The two young officers, who had
cemented theirtiiendship anew during
the period ot illness, here took each
other’s hands and gazed long nnd si
lently intoe:*.ch other’s face. Col. A.
turned away to hide his emotion ; for
being really possesed of a kindly dis
position, he began to regret the stern
and nnbeuding part he had been
called upon to | crforni. Brnshingthe
signs ot his weakness away from his
eyes, he turned once more towards
the young officers and said ;
“Gentlemen, I have orders from
England to supercede you.in the regis
meat to which wc all have the honor
to belong; and I am only to wave the
execution of these orders on condition
that the duel is renewed, as already
stated. Your honor is absolutely in
your own hands. I leave your to de
cide, gentlemen, what course that shall
be. and bid you for the present
adieu.’’
So saying, the Colonel left the two
friends to decide upon their own fate.
They ultimately decided to consult
with tbeir brother officers on the subs
ject, and to be guided by their gener
al opinion. This opinion tamed out
to bu in favor of another fight; and
they once more proceeded to the
place of meeting, each mentally re
solved not to injure the other, bnt
each exchanging portraits and letters
of their friends. The fatal weapons
were discharged, and Ensign Warbot
tle fell to the earth with a shot burs
ied in his heart.
Tho grief of Lord Vellum kuew no
bounds, for be had been led to believe
that tho balls had been withdrawn
from the pistols. He threw himself
on the inanimate body of his friend,
and could only with great difficulty
be removed therefrom. At last he
was conducted to the house of a mar
ried officer; and from there lie in
dited a letter to Col. A., tendering his
resignation, and reproaching the lat
ter with the death of his friend-
The same afternoon Col. A. assem
bled the officers, and addressing him
self especially to those whose applica
tions to fight were in suspension, de
clared himself ready to grant one
more permission on the same condi
tion as the other, namely, that, “for
honoris sake” the combatants should
fight to death. In the pause which
ensued, one officer after another salu
ted the Colonel respectfully and theu
retired as silently as they came, leav
ing him alone in the mess room, and
master of the ntnation.
It was a rode lesson which these of
ficers had received, but it fully accom
plished its purpose; and from that
day to this dueling has been almost
unknown in the British army.
The Man with a Glass Eye. A Great Cause of Depression.
S ther rnaeiy awakened iron; a re- fight—a permission which ho refused
lihipg slpmber by a loqd rap^uhg at to grant until tho result of Lord Vel
As a train on the Kansas Pacific
pulled away from Sixteenth street de
pot, a few mornings since, n tall, an
gular specimen of humanity took a
seat opposite a lady passenger, and
to all appearances was intently en
gaged in studying her face. At first
tbe lady treated the rudeness : with
good natured indifference. .Bnt at
last it begnu to foil on her nerves. It
was a peculiar and astonishing piece
of impertinence. He apparently had
the faculty of looking two ways at
once. One of his eyes was restless,
excited and roved in all directions.
The other fixed and stony, fastened
on her with undeviating stare. She
turned her head away bnt it inter
cepted her vision. Then tried to hide
behind a paper, but she felt that cruel
eye piercing through the screen,’ and
creeping with a stony glare all over ber
features. It seemed to be picking
them np one by ono and examining
them with care. The thing became
unendurable and she cried out to him
fiercely, “Sir, why do you look at me
so persistently?”
“Me, madam, why bless my soul, I
haven’t been looking nt yon.”
‘You have sir—for a half hour or
more your eye has been absolutely
riveted upon my face.”
“I beg your pardon, madam, bnt
it’s this eye, is it not?’’ lifting his fin
ger to his left optic.
“Yes. sir it’s that eye.”
“Well, madam, that eye won’t do
you any harm. It generally looks any
way it pleases—it gives me a good
deal ot trouble- A great many com-
plaioofit. At first I thought they
were making fun of me, but I’ve found
out differently now. I’ve been knocked
down two or three times for the im
pertinence of that eye. I would
leave it out altogether but for the
looks of the thing. I’s a glass eye,
madam—only a glass eye I hope
you’ll excuse it. But, upon my soul,
I’m not surprised that even a glass eye
should feel interested in so pretty a
woman,’ and lie brought the other eye
to bear upon her in undisguised admi
ration.
The lady laughingly accepted the
explanation, and the rest of the jour
ney was passed very pleasantly to
both of them.—Rocky Mountain
Meres.
A Mule Bucked.—A story is told
of a Deacon in Tennessee who was in
habit of riding a bucking mule—that
is a mule that can make a camels back
out of its straight one, and by it spas
modic movement of the four legs and
hump discharge, the rider like a can
non ball. The other day they came to
the edge of the worst mud hole in the
State, nnd the mule gave unmistakable
indications of bucking. The good dea
con knew he was about to be thrown
and his mind hurried about for a pray
er. His table grace came ea-iest;
Lord for what we are about to receive
make us humbly thankful, be ex
claimed .and the mule bucked and he
was in.
Despise not thy mother when she is
old. Age may wear and waste a moth
er’s beauty, stronth, senses and estate;
but her relation as mother is as the
sun when it goes forth in its might,
for it is always in the meridian and
knoweth no evening. The person
may be gray-haired, but motherly
relation is always in its bloom. It 1
may be autumn, yea, winter, but with
the mother it is always spring! Alas!
how little do we appreciate a mother’s
tenderness’ while living! But when
she is dead and gone—when the cares
and coldness of this world come with-
ering to onr heart—then it is that we
think of the mother that we have
lost.]
Suppose a man and girl were mar
ried ; nnd — which, is of coarse impossi
ble—that, at the time of the hymen
eal contract, the man was thirty-five
years old and the girl five; which
makes tbe man seven times as old as
the girl. They live together untilthe
girl is ten years—this makesThim forty
years old, and four times as old as the
girl; they live until she was fifteen,
the man being forty-five—this makes
the mau three times os old; they still
live, she is thirty years old—this
makes the man sixty, only twice as
old; and new, as we haven’t time to
work it out, perhaps some one will bo
good enough to tell us how long they
will live to make the girl as old as the
man.
iWohington Capita!.]
In mew of the unhappy condition of
affairs in Great Brittain a national
caucus was held to investigate the
same with respect to discovering its
prime cause.
The result of this investigation will
be of equal Interest to America as to
the United Kingdom; lor our hab.
its, as our language, are alike, and
the same social mistakes of life are
common to each and both nations.
After careful inquiry and search, the
positive fact was ascertained that a
useless luxurious condition of action
was the active agent that trippad up
the heels of industry, and alconol was
tbe same.
It was found to be an astounding
fact that during the past four years
the amount of money expended in
Great Britain for intoxicating drink
amounted to no less than two billion
seven hundred and seventy-eight
million one hundred and sixty thous
and dollars. This is but forty millions
less than the sum total of the foreign
trade of the country. In 1830 there
were but 50,000 public houses in Eng
land ; to-day there arc 200,000—
an evidence of the enterprise of the
day.
If the amount of money foolishly
expended iu intoxicating drinks was
deployed in the regular line ot trade,
it would vastly increase business, and
send a flowing current through the
now sluggish ind stagnant pomis of
trade.
Luxury in ; ts best shape is bad; iu
its worst, as in this, destructive, de
moralizing and to be abominated.
Few men who habitually drink trill
deny that their bar expenses are large
ly in excess of the entire cost of sup
porting a family. And, cui bono ?
Except false stimulus, that reacts in
inattention to business, ohronio dys
pepsia and continued ill-health.
\Ve are not total abstinancc nor
puritanical, but it is the business ot
ail men, sod the office of all sensible
people people, to decry useless and
injurious excess. And cerlaioly none
iu the records of folly exceeds the ab
surd and injurious use of intoxi
cants.
A glittering ballroom dress made of
strands of spun glass, has been offered
to any San Francisco belle, win will
buy and wear it. Professor Theodore
has done the spinning by blowing
glass into long strands, and wnslvr ■»
them in a solution of water and heel
root sugar, which has a toughening ef
fect. The weaving was done on an
old fashioned hand-looni, the warp
being 19 feet long and the woof 4 feet,
a number of colors being worked in. so
as to produce a bright glass cloth. The
dress is cn panier, with loop sleeves
and square neck, ornamented with box
pleating, and bound in blue. With
the new dress there is a set of beauti
ful blonde glass curls of a natural hue
upon the head of the model reaching
to the waist-
To Prevent and Cure Couobs
and Colds—A reliable remedy is
necessary in every household. It rad
ically cures Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, .Bronchitis and even Con
sumption if used in time, by its pow-*
erful specific action on tbe Stomach,
Kidneys, Skin, Liver and mucous
surfaces of the Throat and Langs. It
accomplishes the cure in a wonderful
ly short time, and removes all pain
and soreness of the lungs. It is also
a most valuable stomachic remedy, ef-
Mice and Mirrors.—A correspon
dent writes: “I do not think it is
generally known that rats and mice
will go into a trap much more readily
if a piece of looking glass is put in any
part of tbe trap where they can see
themselves. They are social little
creatures, and where they can see any
of their tribe they will go. I am
quite sure of the effect the looking
glass has, as I properly baited my
trap for a whole week without being
able to coax one of the depredators
in; bet the first night after patting in
the !o< king glass I caught two—one
very large one and one small rat; and
every night since the device has made
one or more prisoner^.”
factually rembving Dyspepsia,
ache, Liver Disorders, Costiveness,
Nervousness, Low Spirits, -Wakeful
ness, Heartburn, Cramps, Palpitation
of the Hearty Sour Stomach, eta, and.
gives a cheering comfort and freedom
from pain that surprises every one.
Buy a 81 00 bottle from your drug
gist, R. T. Brumby & Co., or a sam
ple bottle at 15 eta, and tost its
tfleriw-
A painter who bad already pot sev
en coats of paint on tbe walls, remon
strated with the lady of the house be
cause she wanted him to pnt on an
other coat just to change the tint a
little. “Why not put no more?” she
said; “fa’hat will be the harm?”
“Well, madam, if yon keep on, yon
will take np all the room with paint,
and then you mil have no room for
your furniture.” But she insisted,
and at last accounts he was still paint
ing.—Rome Sentinel.
A Novel Temperance Reform
Movement.—In tbe British House of
Lords on Friday night there was read
a second time, without a division, the
bill which had previously passed the
House-of Commons to allow the es
tablishment of “retreats,” in which
habitual drunkards may be shut up
and subjected to special treatment.
It is left to their own choice to enter
the retreat or not. The candidate for
admission must appear before a Jus
tice of the Peace, signify in writing
his wish to be admitted and stats the
time duringjwhicb he is willing to con
tinue an inmate. This done, he is no
longer a free agent. He must stay
opt tbe time for which he has bound
himself and conform to the regulations
of the establishment, however dis
tasteful they may be to him.
What a Sharp Fellow Secured.
-That honesty is the brat policy was
rather singularly illustrated the other
day at Wateibury. Me. A young
Irish boy,’after buying a pair of shoes,
placed the new ones on iris feet and
wrapped up the worthless old ones in
a nice bundle with the card of the
shoe dealer printed on the wrapper.
On going into tbe street, when no one
was looking, he laid them carefully in
tbe gutter. A countryman going by,
seeing the boy'picking them up, as he
thought, said, “Here, boy, that is my
bundle. I just dropped them.’’ The
lad gave them np, and the country
man gave the boy fifteen cents.
First Class in Ethics, stand up !
Broughton, what is troth ?” “Truth
is stranger than fiction.” “Oh! it is,
is it? Well, it may be in your case,
for I have no doubt 'that (if Provi
dence has been just to you, it has
made you pretty intimate with fric
tion ; but can’t yon give any other
explanation of truth ?” “Truth is a
disease that General ’Washington died
of, an’ as yon and I weren’t alive then,
we never caught' it J”
“ What is the Right Time to Go
to Bed?”—is a question under dis
cussion by a medical association in
Vermont. We have very little med
ical knowledge, bnt we should think
when yon can’t stand up any longer
is about tbe proper time.
Eye was the first and we reckon the
only woman- who did not gather up
her dress in both hands and yell at the
sight of a snake.— Ottawa Man. Re,
publican.
She leaned her fair blond head fond-
y upon his shoulder and after she had
elt m his'pocket to see if he had a new
silk handkerchief she whispered ‘Will
you love me always.’ ’Yes always;’
What, always?’. ‘Well, almost al
ways.’
- Careful Housewife (lifting a shoe
from the soup-tureen)—“La! who’d
a thought baby’s shoe would Writ up
in the soup ? But T~knew it wasn’t
lost I nqyqr lose anything!”
Hunting for an Oyster in a charity
festival is very tnnen like the . skir
mishing for a litUo slick piece of soap
in a full bath-tub. It is t!i .re, bnt you
jgTasp.it not.
