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About The weekly banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1891-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1892)
ATHENS BANNER : TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 5, 1892 NEW RAILWAY MILEAGE IN |89|. Il if not long since it was regarded as impossible for the American iron business to prosper in a year in which there was but little railway building, lhat condition seems to havt. passed away. During the year just closing there was no extraortiir nary depression in the iron and steel industries, although only 4,168 miles of new railway were completed, oi scarcely more than one~third of the increased railway mileage of some former years. The explanation, doubtless, is that tjie use of iron and steel for building and kindred pur poses has been so widely extended during the last few years that the 'continuous prosperity of this indus try does not depend as formerly on the single item of new railway mile* age. The railway statistics for the year just closing are not without their interesting features, even tho’ the aggregate of new railway com pleted is comparatively small. The 4,168 miles of new track were distri buted among 243 lines and over forty-three States and Territories. The new track laid increased the to- tal mileage of the country to 171,000 miles. The only States in which no new track was laid were Delaware* Connecticut,Nevada and Mississ ippi the last named showing in astonish ing contrast to the other Southern States, in some of which railway building is very active. The States showing the greatest activity in rail way building were Pennsylvania, • Georgia, Washington, South Caro lina, New York, Montana, Virginia and West Virginia. There are many signs that railway building will be more active during the coming year than in 1891. One ot the most significant of these is that 600,000 tons of new steel rails have already been contracted for. _This amount alone is equivalent to 6,000 miles of new track if laid only on new lines. Much of it will doubt* less be laid for renewals, but con* tracto already out for 6,000 miles of new rails before the beginning of the year furnishes a very healthy indie cation for the prospects both of the iron and steel and the railway build ing industries during the coming year. The 600,000 tons of rails, at $30 per ton, the current|rate, will cost $18,000,000 # a very pretty sum of money to be distributed for the 'fulfilment of contracts made before the beginning of the new year. paper in the country to perceive that the Speakership contest was not a personal contest between rival can didates representing similar views of party policy, but a struggle for su premacy between those in the party who represent the progressive tariff policy which has won for the party all its recent victories and those re actionists who regard the present de mand for tariff reform as “too radi? cal,” and are determined to “call a halt,” as the New*Tork Sun puts it, >n “the tariff question.” Now that the contest is over and the harm done, there are several score of Dem ocratic papers that have discovered that this was the true significance of the-struggle.” Now the truth of the whole matter is, that the policy of Crisp will gain that which we desire, and the policy advocated by Mr. Mills would not do so. It is nonsense to talk about a free trade measure passing a Republican Senate and a Republican President; but if through a conservative tariff reform measure this Congress can get some of the necessaries of life placed on the free list, then it would have done the country good service Then with concerted action in the party the next houses of Congress and the President too may be won for Democracy, and then a sweeping tariff bill might pass. -Editorial Comment THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR. It is certainly no pleafant task to make an examination of the cotton —^ reports day by day; to watch the de > creasing values as they go lower and lower down the scale of prices; and in all of it to know that each succes. sive decline brings absolute want nearer to the door of the toiling far mer.; bankruptcy closer to the estab lishment of the industrious merchant and a general financial panic through the country. price of cotton is now the low est it has been in half a century, and the South has not suffered from such a terrible financial stringency since the war. Under such trying circum. stances the speediest of relief is nec essary, and it seems to us that the very best time in which to put this relief into aotion is the present. The whole case in a nutshell and simply stated is this; there must be more money with which to buy and Ipso cotton to be bought. In regardtovJlfi-^OfiStioi^ of more money, which must be settled at once, the means are at hand for Con gress is now in session ; and in re-, gard to the reduction of the cotton acreage, the farmers have that in their own hands, since the new crop has not yet been planted. Concerted action just at this time may yet redeem the condition of the country. STILL GROWLING- The St. Louis Republic is still growling over the result of the elec tion of Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives. Before Crisp's election it did all in its power to defeat him, and now refuses to accept its defeat w 1th that grace which should char acterize the true Democratic news paper. Its editorial columns are filled with petty bickerings and la ments o ¥, er the result of the election, and it fully believes that the country is going to the demnition bow wows because Mills did not reach the cov eted plum. Among other things it says : “The Republic was the first news- A Rhode Island woman has just married her seventh husband. He is the brother of her first and fifth hus bands. She is forty-seven years old. Her wedlock enterprises extend over a period of thirty years, and she has children by five of her woner halves. The first husband was a good-for-noth ing fellow who was killed in a street fight. The next was a Nova Scotian, who left her with considerable prop erty. Her third was already married, so she bad to relinquish him. She tried a minister the fourth time, and after he died she married the undertaker who had bnried him. He turned out to be her brother-in-luw and after awhile she got a divorce. Her sixth husband left her in a rage when he learned that five men had called her wife before his torn had come. Attempted combinations among planters to restrict the production of cotton have repeatedly proved idle. The planters wilf never get at it from the right end until they direct their en ergies and intelligence, first, to rednee- ing the cost of cotton ptodnetion, and next to making a greater diversity of farm products. Not less cotton but more grain, meat, vegetables, fruits, etc., will prove a profitable motto. In the cost of making cotton there are pos sibilities of a revolution through the perfection of the cotton-picking ma chine, which is claimed to be a success. The cotton-pioking machine, for practi cal use, is probably no more a dream now thanjthe cotton gin was^immediate- ly after Whitney made his invention in 1796.—St Louis Republic. The people who are fearing that there will be no attempt to reform the Mc Kinley act are forgetful of three facts First, that the Ways and Means Com- mitteis not the Houbc; second, that nearly as many of the Democratic members voted for Mills as for Crisp, and third, that Crisp and Springer are as sound tariff reformers as any Democrats in the country. Let ns rest in peaceful confidence that everything will be all right. BLESS DE LORD, Is what a grateful heart of old Cynthia Ramsey, of Newnan, Ga , spoke when after a severe attaok of asthma had been relieved by one dose of Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein, the great medicine for coughs, colds and consumption THE HARDEN WILL. LIVINGSTON TALKS ABOUT THE CHANCES OF OBTAIN ING FINANCIAL RELIEF. J30ME OBSERVATIONS OF NEW YORK PHYSICIANS THE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT' For Good Alliance Legislation and Better Times fer the Country at Large—One of Georgia’s Most Energetic Congressmen. Will not be Broken as Easily as was Expected. The work of examination is about completed in regard to the will of Miss Mary Harden, and the ontlook is not very promising for the breaking of the will. Lawyer McCall, like a wise man, has kept his counsels to himself, and has not said much concerning bis work. Certain it is that he is a very able gen tleman and has covered his case well here. / Whether or not he will push his case into court at an early date is not known, and really he does not know for certain himself when he will proceed in the matter. On one point upon which he was making investigation, there seems to be little doubt In the community. The point raised is as to the perfect sanity of Miss Harden at the time of her mak ing this last will in favor of Miss Evie Jackson. The general opinion seems to be that MiBS Harden, while she possessed her peculiarities, still was sensible enough np to her death to have made a will, and this point relied on by those at tempting to break the will muBt neces sarily be weakened. Lawyer McCall has other points,how ever upon which he is basing his inves tigations. The whole matter will be watched with intense interest. For Over Fifty Years. Mrs. Winslow's Soothimo Strop baa been used for children teething. It sooths the child softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and Is the beet remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents • bottle. Bold by all drug gist. throughout the world. In an interview in yesterday’s Con stitution Congressman Livingston gave a very interesting talk concerning the ontlook for financial relief. The inter - view goes on to say: Congressman Livingston is mighty cheerful at the prospect ot Alliance legislation going through the present congress. He was in Atlanta yester day, and in chatting about the ontlook said that the future looks bright. The fact is the straightont democrats are- bent on giving the country lower taxes, relief from the tariff and more money. Those are the main demands of the Al liance and if the country does not get relief it will be the fault of the repub lican senate or republican president, and not that of the democratic house. “A caucus of the Alliance represen tatives will be held early next week and a plan of action will be outlined,” said Col. Livingston to. a Constitution reporter. “We propose to agree among ourselves what to submit in the way of legislation and then we will present it and push it.” “By the way, Colonel, will Tom Watson attend the Alliance caucus es £’ “No sir-ee. He can’t. He is not an allianceman and could not attend any how, but besides that hi is a third par ty follower. None of those fellows, and there are eight of them, will take partin the Alliance caucuses. How many Alliance representatives? Thirty three. We were speaking about the probable Alliance legislation at this session. I am this kind of an Alliance- man—if I can’t get a whole loaf for my people, I am not going to stand off and refuse to take any, but I will take a half a loaf. We cannot get a bill pass ed which will reduce the duties all around, but we can most likely pass a bill which will make some of the ne cessities free. Alliance members sup ported Judge Crisp for Speaker because he represented that policy in contra distinction to Mr. Mills who was known to favor a sweeping measure whioh would never pass the Senate. This congress will certainly give the conn try some relief where the tariff makes necessities of life come high.” “And how about the financial legis lation?” “At Ocala we said the country needs more money. W@ did not say whether we needed more silver or gold or paper. I believe we can pass a bill which will give the country more money. A free silver bill can surely be passed through the house and senate, and Mr. Harrison will hardly veto it. That would be de fying the republicans of the northwest and west. First, though, we alliance- men want the country to know how much money we haye, what kind of money it is, and where it is—if it is properly distributed over the different sections or if one section has its own share and a large part of its neighbor’s share, too. If the country has all the money that is needed, we should know it If it has not, we should know it, and then get more. It is time for us to know if it iB a fact that foreign capital makes wages and market prices in our country. Something must be -done about our banking system. The na tional banks pay 1 per cent tax and state banks 10 per cent* The banking system needs overhauling, Our views on that question are pretty well known. “To sum up, the outlook now is very encouraging for good alliance legisla tion and better times for the country at large.” Colonel Livingston will leave for Washington Fridav night. He desires to be on hand wheirthe recess is over. He is greatly pleased with his place on the appropriation committee, of which Judge Holman is chairman. This com mittee has greater privileges than any other. It can always get the floor. And there is not a member of congress or of the senate who has not something to ask at the hands of this committee. This congress will not make a billion dallor record, Baid Cononel Livingston. Indeed’ the tendency will be toward the other extreme, and everything will he pared down. Bivers and harbors and public build ings will have a hard time of it. TYPHOID FEVER. AS TO ITS TREATMENT; An Interesting Article on This Dread Disease—The Precautions Nec essary to be Taken. OF TICE OF S. Chebbv, 2i Clayton Street, Savannah, Ga., Dec. 16, >90, Messrs. IjfpmakBros., Savannah, Ga.: Drab Sirs I would like to ladd my test! mony to the almost'miraculous efiect of P. F. P. In the case of Mary Inpraham, a woman liv ing on my place: she had & constant cough, sore throat, debility, etc., and was emaciated to a decree that she was unable to get out of bed unaided, being given up by physicians; she had taken the ruinous socalled Blood Med icines without the least effect, until being put under the P. P. P.,she immediately began to ■ improve and is now in ai good health as ever in her life. You can refer to ire any time as to the effect of P. P. P. in the foregoing case. Your» truly, SAMUEL CHEEKY, For sale by all druggists. P. P. P. A wonderful medicine, it gives an appetite, it invigorates and strength ens. P. P. P. Cures rheumatism and all pains In side, back and shoulders, knees, hips, wrists and joints. P. P. P. Cures syphilis in all its various stages, old ulcers, sores and kidney com plaints. P. P. P. Cures catarrh, eczema, erysipelas, all skin dise asea and mercurial poison ing. P. P. P. Cures dyspepsia, chronic female com plaints and broken down constitu tion sod loss of manhood. P-. P. P. The best blood purifier ol the age. Has made more permanent cares than all other blood remedies THE SIMS BOYS. One Is Released and the Other Con tinues his Case. J. D. and Robert Sims, the two broth ers who are up charged with the crime of forgery were tried yesterday at the court house before Judge W. H. Fuller One of them was released on the ground that the crime was committed in Madison county, and the other con tinued his case. Mixed paints, all colors, linseed oil, varnishes, paintbrushes, etc., at Pal mer & Kinnebrew’s 105 Clayton street, opposite post office. The New York Herald has an inter esting interview with several doctors of the city concerning typhoid fever. Among other things it says: Three factors take part - m spreading the disease. The soil, which receives tb6 motions coming from the patient; the atmosphere, which takes the mi crobe from the soil and carries it to dif ferent distances, the water, whioh takes up the germ in washing the soil, which germ may be absorbed at once or car ried to a great distance. It is the drinking water containing the germs which it has acquired in this manner that usually gives the disease to healthy persons; bat it is also quite possible that persons taking care of patients, or who handle the linen used by them, may be infect ed as well, and in this case it is also the digestive tube which is the means of in fection. In certain instances tvphoid fever may arise from an ordina ry bath, from eating salad, from taking differeut forms of refreshment, and even after eating oysters. It has been mentioned above that, the microbe of typhoid fever can stand high or low temperatures When the water for a bath is taken below a point where linen from a typhoid patient has been wash ed it stands a good chance of being con taminated, and a few drops passing in to the stomach are capable of produc ing the disease. Salad washed in water containing microbes can produce the same result. Refreshments prepared with contaminated water may also be a cause of typhoid fever. Oysters kept on ice formed in impure water may have the same effect. It is said that the case of the son of the Prince of Wales is due to the latter cause. This is not at ail surprising, since we know that the pathogenic microbe is not de stroyed by a temperature at freezing point, and that at three degrees below zero centigrade it still retains its viru lence just as well as it does at 70, 80 or even 90 degrees above. The general precautions consist in preventing any infections matter from a typhoid patient coming in contact with our dwellings, drinking water, food, clothing, or with our fel low beings. The realization of this protection comprehends the whole of public hygiene. Man soon renders unhealthy the ground on which he lives; it is therefore necessary in all cases to provide a suitable covering for the ground in cities, to clean this cov ering by removing the garbage of all sorts, and to drain it by sewers. 'I he damage is from the dust of the streets, which is constantly mingling with that of our houses, special attention, and justifies the money expended in watering the streets, as well as that necessary for keeping up the gardens and trees, which gather up a great deal of this dust and facilitate its oxidation. A supply of pure water should be the care of every municipal administration... Spring water should taken in preference, but still a per fectly satisfactory quality of water can be obtained in other ways, and particu larly from subterranean reservoirs, pro vided they be tapped far away from any inhabited spot. It goes without saying that the original purity of the water should be preserved up to the point of distribution by means of closed pipes carefully watched. Whenever there is a case of the disease the motions should be carefully disinfected before going to the drams. A three per cent solution of chloride of lime, or corro sive sublimate one in two thousand, en ables us easily to obtain this end. All soiled liuen that has been in contact with the patient should be carefully washed and boiled, and the room it self should be treated by sulphurous va pors. TREATMENT OF TYPHOID FEVER. What is the best treatment to be used in a disease of this kind? In light forms very lit tle treatment of any kind is necessary, small doses of sulphate of quinine, sa id or naphtol, to disinfect the intesti nal tube; lemonade, wine and bouillon. If the toDgue is badly coated it will be well to use at the beginning some min eral laxative. During the last few years cold baths have been propos ed a3 a general method of treatment for typhoid fever. The patient is plac ed in an empty bath tub, and four or five buckets of water at a temperature of twenty degrees centigrade are slow ly poured over the body, the whole pro cess lasting about half a minute. In other cases the patient is laid out on a stretcher, while two other persons pass rapidly and vigorously over the body sponges dipped in water at the same temperature, but to which some aroma tized vinegar has been added, lu eith er case the patient is placed at once without being dried in a blanket, and a warm infusion of tea or mint is given; a reaction soon takes olace, and with it a greater or less degree of perspiration and a momentary lowering of the fever This process can he renewed two or three times in the twenty-four hours. It is necessary to sustain the strength of the patient by giving suitable food and a tonic treat ment. The - food should always be watched very closely, and should al ways he given in a liquid form, so that it can be easily absorbed. Even at the beginning of the disease, at the height of the fever, the patient must be forced to take milk and bouillon. ~ f i, ’r Lemonade and cold drinks will be found most useful; these pa tients are always thirsty, and they should be allowed to drink a small amount at frequent Intervals Rice or albuminous water is doubly useful, as they lessen the thirst and diarrhoea at the same time. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was u Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, Whan the had jildren, she gave Aero Caatorla A SAGACIOUS DC G Who Knows a Good Tning Wh en he sees It. Dogs are wonderfully sagacious ani mals, and a certain Athenian dog ex hibited a remarkable degree of sagaci ty Sunday „ About one o’clock Sunday afternoon this dog boarded a Milledge avenue car of his own accord, and rode down town. ' . v-.- '' :/ v\- y.__: .jj - As the car stopped at the switch near the court house and the conductor call ed out to the passengers to transfer, the dog with remarkable in stinct arose and walked into the other car. He took a free ride around the circle and when the car re turned to the switch, the dog very quietly followed the command of the conductor and transferred to the Mil- ledge avenue car. Then he came hack and transferred again, and kept this up until ten o’clock Sunday night, when the driver had to put him off the car. The dog had had a free ride of about nine hours, and had gone through the transferring just as if he were human. That dog knows a good thing when he sees it. GONE FOREVER. Gone, gone and forever gone, Christ mas of eighteen hundred and ninety- one, and is there one that has not on that most memorable day, done some little act of kindness or spoke some gen tle words, or given tome loving smiles to those around them, strewing their pathway with bright flowers, and fill ing their hearts with thanksgiving and joy? ‘Yes, many a one must have been made happy, judging even from the large number of articles bought from Skiff, the jeweler. He was well pat ronized, and will here thank his many customers for the same. He has in stock yet some very desirable goods, and anxious to dispose of at some price, and that regardless of cost. Splendid opportunity for New Year’s, for those that missed giving a Christmas gift. Speax a kina word for Skiff, the jewel er. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED For Williams Lodge, Independent Or der Odd Fellows. Williams Lodge, I. O. O. F., held a most interesting meeting at their lodge rooms last night. Among other items of important business transacted was the election of the officers for the ensu ing term. The following officers were elected: J. L. Burch—Noble Grand. B H. Noble^—Vice Grand. S. L. Parks—Recording Secretary. O. C. Gibson—Permanent Secretary. David Hemerick—Treasurer. George R. Rawson—Trustee. Williams Lodge is in a very flour- shing condition. THE SIMITES- NEAL SIMS ANNOUNCES HIM SELF ON THE WAR PATH- AFTER THE SLAYERS. Latest News’ from, the Scene of the Hanging of Notorious Bob Sims and His Followers—The County Stirred up and Routing the Slmltes from the County. Now Try This, It will cost you nothing and will surely .do yoa good, if you have a Cough, Cold, or any trouble with Throat, Chest or Lungs. Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to give relief, or money will he paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe found it just the thing and under its use had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for your self just bow good a thing it is. Trial bottle 10c. atJ. Crawforde & Co’s Drug Store. Large size 60c. and $1.00 FAILURES IN ATHENS. The Worst of that kind of Business over. The terrible financial pressure now upon the south has bad its effect in sending a few' or oar merchantile firm to the wall, but it is believed that the worst of that kind of business is now over so far as Athens is concerned. In each case the stock Of goods held by the merchants have sold well and the net losses will not he so very large The other merchants of Athens to all appearances are in good condition and .will tide over the stringency until bet- times arrive. MeElf’«WINE OF CAHDUIfor HE STOLE A NEGRO. YOUNG LADY desires position as teacher in private family. Music and elementary branches taught. Z. care Banner. die w3t. And Carried him back to Elbert County. • v There tvas an Elberton negro in Ath ens the other day working for Mrs. J. W. Wilhite on Waddell street. But yesterday morning he wa3 min us and investigation proved that he bad been stolen by his father and carried back home. The negro boy was hound over to Mrs. Wilhite for a certain snm, and was working very satisfactorily when the old man appeared on the scenes and in the darkness of the night spirited the boy off. It is more than likely that the negro will have the pleasure of a trip hack to Athens again before the matter is end ed. HAPPY HOMES. Thousands of sad and desolate homes have been made happy by use of "Rose Buds,” which have proven an absolute curefor the following diseases and their distressing symptoms. Ulcera tion, Congestion, and Falling of the Womb, Ovarian tumors, Dropsy of the Womb, Suppressed Menstruation, Rup ture at Childbirth, or any complaint originating in diseases of the repro ductive organs; whether from conta gious diseases, hereditary, tight lacing, overwork, excesses or miscarriages. One lady writes us that after suffering for ten years with Leucorrhea or Whites, that one application entirely cured her, and furthermore, she suf fers no more pain during the menstrual period. It is a wonderful regulator. “Robe Buds” are a simple, harmless preparation, but wonderful in effect. The patient can apply it herself. No doctor's examination necessary, to which all modest women, especially young unmarried ladies seriously ob ject. From the first application you will feel like a new woman. Price $1.00by mail, post-paid. Thk Llvkk- kttk Specific Co., 339 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 98.—Terribls scenes are being enacted in Choctaw county. The citizens are wrought to such a jaitch of excitement that a war of extermination is being waged against the Sunites. Since Christmas, two more of the deluded people hare been hoisted to death at the note’s end. A special to the Register from Shu- buta tells of the lynching on Saturday sight of John Sims, the brother of Boh Sims, and of Measly Sims, Bob's nephew. According to the last report received, the crowd was in full pursuit of a negro who is reported to have taken part in the McMillan massacre of Do- 23. When caught, he will be strung up. The most alarming thing about the sit uation is that Neal Sims, the brother of Bob, and who rescued Bob from the deputy marshal at Bladen Springs, in Gboctaw county, in August last, is still at large, and determined to avenge Bob’s death. Neal is a desperate man. He firmly believes that his brother was a prophet from God, and had divine sanction to kin off the devil's agents— namely, the ofiSoen of the law. A special dispatch to The Register soys that Neat Sima has ooffected forty of the Simltee, and sent word that ha intended to assault and tram the village of Womack HIS. Ike people sire great ly excited, and are massing a* Womack HB1 to defend the place. The enraged people m Saturday moraing after the lynching of Bob Sims and his four followers, wrecked the Sims house and burned it to the ground and then kill ed every living thing on the plaoe'ex cept the members of the family, who escaped to a neighbor’s house, and who will move as soon as possible to another state. The bodies of Bob Sims and the three Savages were taken down and thrown over a wall into the graveyard. John Savage still hangs suspended. “Listed,” as the broker said, at “100 Doses One Dollar,” Hood’s Sarsaparilla is always a fair equivalent for the price. REMINISCENCES OF BLIND TOM, Some Facts About that Wonderful Musical Prodigy. The Macon Telegraph yesterday pub lished an article in which a writer gives some interest reminiscences of Blind Tom, the musical prodigy. Among other things he writes: “In 1857 I was the carrier boy of a paper published in Columbus by Gen Betbnne.and known as “The Corner stone.” The wonderful. musical gifts of Tom were just then discovered. He was an idiot negro boy and was petted by the family~of Gen. Bethune, wh" owned him and bis parentB. He slip ped into the parlor one day, just after Miss Bethune had been playing on the piano, and feeling his way to the in strument, sat down and repeated the air, note after note, that had just been played. That was the beginning, and Tom was made more of a pet than ever. “Gen. Bethune lived a few miles from Columbns, and occasionally Tom would be allowed to come in town. Of a med dlesome nature, he would made “pi” of the printing office, and on one occasion, after having been warned by the fore man, he tore down all the type of the paper that was to he printed that day. Patience on the part of the foreman was exhausted by this last act and Tom was laid across a chair and given such a flogging as completely cured him of do ing more mischief in a printing office. The General was very angry when he heard of it, but Tom deserved it. “In a short time Tom was put under the management of a relative of the general and astounded the worid. When the war swept away the Gener al’s property he thought to retrieve his fortune with the prodigy. Then when he grew too old to manage him, he was succeeded by his son John M. Be thune. Then Tom drifted out of sight and now, in an asylum, there are only snatches of melody in his fingers. About the time Blind Tom started oat to show his wonderful gifts, Macon developed a musical prodigy, though in a different line. In the alley back of Eads, Neel & Co.’s store was a black smith shop owned by a man named English, a quiet sort of a mail, and very popular in his business. One day he bought his three-year-old boy a drum—it might been a gift from Santa Claus—and great was his astonishment when the baby rattled away on the drum with the skill of professional, Of coarse such a precocious boy soon became known to Macon, and a mention of it in the Telegraph fell under the eye of P. T. Barnum who was then'in his prime. Thejjreat showman sentan agent to Macon as fast as steam and coach could bring him. After a good deal of parleying the agent succeeded in securing young English, it being understood that his mother would ac company him. Then the New York papers were filled with mention of ‘‘The Infant Drummer” and for years be was one of the features of Barnum’s mu seum. “The first circus to reach Macon af ter the war was that of Dan Castello’s, and you can imagine the crowd it drew. The tent was pitched in front of the old Wayside Home, where the jail now stands, and although the can vass was a mammoth affair, it could not contain one-tenth of the crowd that wanted to see it. The people were cir cus hungry. It had been five or six years since they had heard the jokes of the clown and looked upon the sawdust ring. The event was considered at the time the greatest in years, a big battle not being a circumstance to it. BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Cures Dyspepsia, In digestion & Debility, A. F. Britton. Jackson,Tenn.,writes : “I contracted malaria in the swamps of Louisiana while working for the tele graph company, and used every kind of medicine I could hear of without re lief I at last succeeded in breaking the IHUC/llI fever, but it cost ms over 1 Uloui.1i $100.00, and then my system was prostrated ana saturated with poi son and I became almost helpless. 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