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Mrs. Cosby of Toccoa has a
, 'made of _ 14,000 pieces
of silk
of lieraeU; her mother, grandmoth
er, great grand'mother and great
great-grand mother.
The longest train that has
heoTilvf .or con* n one
which passed over the Delaware,
Lanwwma a„.i Wcst.cn roilroaj.
composed of 113 open and 3 box
cars.
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A gentleman down in Worth has
trained a large cat to hunt squirrels
and it is said that he can tree
Squiirela in a day than the best dog .
Mhen the squirrel hides from the
run him around so that his nia-ter
can shoot it. When going on a long
exqe.htion the cat will olimb up oil
bis master’s shoulder, or run along
at his heels like a dog.
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The chartering of the iron steam
filnp Shawmat to load 30,000 bags
sugar at Matanzus, and to tow
barge Atlaa with a full cargo from
the same destination io the Dela
ware Breakwater, marks a big inno
vatiou iu the shipping trade. The
voyage wdl be an experimental one,
and the first instance of a barge
being towed from a foieign port.
.Shipping people are taking great
interest in the venture.
From tho Dooly, Ga., Vindictor.
Ur. Calvin Parker, of Wiltaooochee,
h«s a mule 45 years old and he has
owned him forty years. This mule
has served the doctor faithfully. H e
has Worked him in harness and has
plowed him torty veal s and he has
worked gentle in everyplace life pull nas
put him. The mule can
1,000 pounds two or three nnles very
easily today and promises to live to
be GO years old
Chris Speicher, a wealthy farmer,
enjoyed the distinction oi raising
the largest family in the northern
section of Indiana. Mr. Speicher
died several yeara ago, leaving
twenty-two sons and three daugh
ters, all of whom are now living. He
celebrated the.mnrriage of each child
by giving him a deed to eighty acres
of land, disposing of 2,000 acres in
this manner The descendants of Mr.
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Speicher are all the heads of large
families. William F. Stouffer is the
proud sire ot Sixteen children, all
m the vicinity o f Vfab ash.
A young ladyTho has been fami- act*
Sagas governess in one of the
lies of Dooly county, waked up a
few mornings Bince with ticbill. Not
toeing aeeustomed to the seus ttton
^he thought it only achangn in tho
weather. Bo she had a rousing fire
made aui had all the children
dressed in their winter habilamcni
despite their earnest protest, the chi 1
dren were kept in dooi e and near the
fire aud of course were goon in a
roaring sweat. The chill passed off
in a few minutes, and their winter
lobes were cast aside, 1 h's was
how the governess experienced her
first chill.
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Quito an idea upon the plan and
purposes of fishing cams to light at
Vienna lu*t week, when a fellow
went fishing down on Gum
creek. Afitcrselcting, a good ruce
shade and a comfortable seat, he
threw his hook iota the stream and
drew trom bis pocket a newspaper
*ud waa soon lost in its columns
Directly bis cork began io bobble,
fc hen a strong puD fr°'° ttt<1 wa t f r
caused the cork to go clear under J the ,
water. De iberaiely laying bis paper
aside, he picked up his pole and, as
h* began to wind up his uno remark
ed that he’d be doggonea if a man
could fish in peace there and he was
going home
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BUloattMiL take K^r«le B ITTKRS.
» by all tleaiea a
mAidise/ net tbe auxuuie.
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l '°UK AMBITION IS
TO MAKE A VERACIOUS WORK, RELIABLE
IN ITS STATEMENTS, CANDID IN ITS
CONCLUSIONS, AND JUST IN ITS VIEWS.*
Hundreds of jelly fish of a
species were driven ashore last
on the Oregon coast.
Do not envy the driver of an
Wmontl 0°‘ P ' aCe in 8umn **
taoke-1 J ty were at
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A Maine Ilunto r says; “If
are lost . the yon
in iroods, about, and
Uien “ r ® J ourgun, if yon lire the
f Hn aad then shout you will give
.
impiessiou tfcat Giera is murder
° f soraethln & of that sort.”
who very politely knocked a rat oil'
her bustle, where it was enjoying
delightful ride. a
As the varment
struck the ground, and the lady
saw that it was actually a li V o rat
* hc had * foot race for
some
^ ‘ U1Ce *
hi a fevTof _ the’
districts of China mothers are sell
big I heir children. A missionary
«'ho visited the market town of
Wang Chia Ch’uan, met manv
women on the streets calling out
“Who will buy ibis boy? 1 enn’i
feed him any longer, and I don’t
"ant to hear him crying about for
want of food,”
Sam Andrews has a curiosity
Ids barn on Lacrosse street,
in the shape of a six-legged cow
is a thoroughbred Durham, 3 years
old, and gives a pail full of* rich
milk twice a day. The lags
are suspen»-J a ItV (U »w? ••
doc oof is a hind leg, and they are
.
nearly as long and have the joints
and muscles and hoofs of an ordina
ry cow’s leg.
President Estill writes the Nation
at Journalist that arrangements
are being made for the Georgia
Press Association to make a visit to
Topeka, Kan. The association has
been tendered a solid tram of bag
gage ear, coaoh aud two sleepers;
by the Central, which corporation
will also look after all transport a ten
The excursion will probably start
from Macon, going via Columbus,
Birmingham, Memphis and Kansas
City, and returning via St. Louis
and Oiucin nati.—Telegraph.
A HERO WORTHY OF REWARD.
Sweet Girl (meeting her father at
door)-Father, I would have
drowned to-day if it hadn t
be?n for a handsome young stranger
w ho jumped in and saved my life,
an d I think we ought to do some
thing to—to show our graditude.
Father (suspiciously)-Oh, jump
i n g in and saving a girl is no great
f eat I did it many a time when I
_
was young. weren’t handicap
«Y—es, but you
ped as he was. For him to jump in
deep water was almost certain death.
“11 nh! Did he have on a ball and
chain?”
“No, but all hi3 pockets were
ed with $20 gold pieces.” heroism
“My goodness! Such
be rewarded. I ll ask kim to
dinner,”
Covington and Macon Railroad
Company.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Covington and Macon
Railroad Company wilt be held a
the office of the company m the
citvof Macon, Ga., on Tuesday,
May 7.1839- 12 o’clock noon, for
the election of directors and such
other business as may come be.ore
it The transfer books will close on
the evening of April 24, 1839, and
will open again May 8, 1869
A. Craio Palmer, Secretary.
Apri' 23, 1889.
GRAV, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. MAY 4, 18S9.
A BARGAIN.
with .*» smuH 2 W acres rf
well room house, splendid
water, half acre garden, and
small orchard in tlie town of Hills
boro. For further information ap
ply to the undersigned at the 0 &
M. L. It, .
Depot at Jlonticcllo.
T. M. Tunxun.
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MOiraCELIO, - - . - SA.
Mas. W. A. Sherill, Rroprietress.
I OFFER llJiDlTt'KD I5AXKS FOR MONTH
LY BOADEUS. X HAVE COMFORTABLE
room’s AiO) NICE NEW BED’S.
3—7 -’ST
OR. R. A. JJHES.
V.
M'Wi
RESIDENT DENTIST
monticello Georgia.
I will be ,-n tt v ° BeCr>Ud *
in eachmom Wec
Loans Negotiated
On Farms & Town Property
IN Ailib .
SUCCESSORS TO
ELLIOTT ESTES&CS
318 Second St. Macon Ga
BUY YOUR
Trurfc Satchels-Pocket
Books, and FancyLeather
GOODS,
FROM THE FACTORY AT
FACTORY PRICES.
Macon Trunk Factory,
J. Van & Go. 410 3im St. Macon Ga
“GOLDEN DAYS.’
A HIGH-CLASS WEEKLY
FOE BOYS AITD OIELS.
TJJE BEST WRITERS
for youth that money can procme
are regularly engaged upon and give
their best work to Golden Days.
PUZZ LEDUM
will perlex and delight tiic ingenious
boys and girls, as it has in the p^t.
/
TERMS:
$3.00 PER ANNUM IN ADV/NUE.
address,
JAMES EL VERSON,/ub
N. W. cor. Ninth a Svx/ice Sts.
Philaj^'Hia, Pa
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CLINTON, GEORGIA
P11ACTICISS !.v Ocmulceb Circuit
O men in Court House.
850.000
•-TO LEND-
To Farmers on longtime at 0 per
j cent interest. Apply
to
TURNER & WILLINGHAM.
Mulberry Street - - Mu'on Ga
CENTRAL R, R. OF GEORGIA
Mse is fcvEliig Psii.
l he best and cheapest passenger
MEWYORK^B 9 ST 0 IS
thence, ^' !!l |C ’ aT;!,i Passengers nali and elegant before steamers
twket °Gier pnreha
K° I * v,a routes would
T *° U T ire flrst <>* ««e merits
oi the route via Savannah, by which
they will avoid dust and a tedious
all-rail ride. Rates include meals
and stateroom on steamer.
for further information apply ot
Any agent of this Co. or to
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pews a
Absolutefy Pure.
This i owder never varies. A ma
re] of purity, strength and winder
aomei^ss. More economical than the
ordinary oonjpetition kinds, and cannot t>e sold
n with the multitudes
ow phatelp teR, short weight, only ainmn in or jdios
iwdors. So! cans
ROYX L BAK1NG I’D W DEll GO
106 Mall ' Street New York
: «9S SrSvSpBBB Vpiaeinff oar macfeinMj. J.IUJLI
»Jid food# where the ran
5*s^»hem, lgS^m»r«oB w« in will eacb send locality,ih« trv u> vctjt on*
flL 1world,with . l«»t Kawirtf-rnacbma mad* hi
ad the attachment*,
'MPa K}.f X. jK line We will of our *l*o costly *cnd t and ree valuable a corn pi tie art
\n return weask that yo%
' w what we send, to tfeoae who
may call a* your horn*, tad after 9
kmontb* iproperty. all ahall bacoma your own
Tbit mrand rant bine ia
jin«de after the Aingrr patent*,
a which hare run owt; t^fora patentt
run out it sold for wiih f ha
_ \*i»achmeata, and Mila for
now
iPnfiBA s S*fal machine Be*t,atron(tr»t,mnat««a- the world. Ail l«
V I Ifiklal nr 0 >f V I 'lfrmVuu Ur NO capital in required. Plain,
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fcrtef itutnictlon* firen. Thnaa who write to tu at once caw a*.
eura <1roe the beet a-wing-ma'-Wne in the w<*M % aod tb*
dn«*r tine of work* of high art *w ihowu ttwathog in Atnerloa.
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‘X *ml gents' site*, wi«li work*
*lld rg|f| of WbHm.
Iltse u» c»eh lo
ctltiy rurt WMrQ Or.tf fTyt.
t&m n«ll« r etlr'-r with oar la»tid vti
Uao «f ISoui« , ft«ld
ff «reR »» tuo witt<b« wo •sr*4
pr**<*« *nd tftcr y -u Lave koyi
* (n % tnor.tU* #»»'! tUown tbrfn t* fhOM
»t» wrtt.«
Fon uYser.r*}*
Von Brown’* Iron lliitrr*.
Physicians rccorninen'I It.
All dealers keep it. tl OH per little. Oenmn#
Hsji trtwlc tuwk ulid crtadc*! ll/iea OA m xa^pci.
NO, 2.5
lioDGEJRS W OBsHAM & Co.
-*-20 and 422 Third St., Macon, Ga
Wj ofF.*r our services to the farm of Jones
ers and Jasp
Counties for the season 1^88 and 1889
.
Wo have now in stock P" rc TEXAS RUST PROOF
OATS
RUST PROOF OATS, RTF and BARLEY.
V E ALSO HAVE A LARUE STOCK OF
m*.. eft TIES
FLOUR, GRAIN, BACON, TOBACCO’
etc. at the LOWEST PBICES*
,Ve have made the best trades of liyes i«
our
fertilizers
and wo assure planters that their interest will
be served by
calling on us before buying elsewhere.
f or next season we are CENERAL AGENTS
i MidJl.Q,.
ia for
rr ° tm T vnt> p, naia
DUSf^tWbest r n aclli’ktr.
“SOLUBLE BONE
MACON OIL and FERTILIZER CO., cotton meal,
We have also imported a very largo lot of genuine
QeR[RA(I AMD PUPATE OfPoT^sJj.
Estimates mivle to Alliance Clubs. All farmers are cordially invite
to call or write us for prices etc.
RODGERS, WORSHAM & CO • *
-9-2 Cm. 420 and 422 Third 9t., Macon, Ga.
€i 4 liJEMMld * Vv> 4 o
Formerly of BEUND BROS. Successor to BRRND & KENT
MANUFACTURER OF
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AND DEALER IN -
j l ‘ Leather, Sa ddles,Harness
i .a
and Shoe Makers’
Supplies.
WILL BUY Hides; Sheepskins, Furs, Beeswax, Wool, Et*
CALL AND SEE ME BEFORE YOU BUY.
410 CHERRY ST
MACON, GEORGIA
March 2nd 1839—tf