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m'X. you ii. 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. _ — _. 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. _____ _ 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. • 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. ___ 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 __ ^arassfa— BUloattMiL take K^r«le B ITTKRS. » by all tleaiea a mAidise/ net tbe auxuuie. *»V<Mk A mm mmwm .? <-V 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 »»“ 1 , IS.11 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. -Mims m 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 ij>L \ * m THE urnnnwoRK Wfw HOMF ^WWC M HIMf ft PftA*G£-MftSS F n R . ACC BY 1 ^ ^^ IV {l Otff t-tl % ^ til V 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 *Vt : s --' ROYAL , »s»iuraYjn;*y powllfS ii; W *•> ll#' ’ Sa 111 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, -- 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. TK I'JE Oi VO., Box V*0, Augu.tu, Mmlu*. m S HS» 1 , lMV/ . ..... . „,, 14 .m both loili»» ‘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 1 ) J 5 » 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