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—PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT—
HAMILTON, GEORGIA.
Geologically and mineralogically, Nic¬
aragua is said to be the richest spot in
America.
There were 14,900 divorces in the
United States during the last twenty
years caused by drunkenness.
The project of neutralizing the hanks
of Newfoundland during the fishing sea¬
son is exciting public interest.
It ia said that unless the present con¬
ditions are changed the complete de¬
struction of the Adirondacks is inevita¬
ble.
Fourteen ex-Senators arc said to in¬
habit the Kansas Penitentiary, though
only one of them ever conducted legisla¬
tive business in the interest of that State.
! Australia has just made to a projected
railroad a grant of 16,000,000 acres, or
20,000 acres a mile. The grant to the
Pacific railroads amounted to about 6400
acres a mile.
The Dakotas plume themselves, accord¬
ing to the Commercial Advertiser, upon
artesian wells of such force and number
as to make manufacturers of all sorts well
within their possibilities.
Dr. Chaille,tbe well-known statistician,
states that the average life of woman is
longer than that of man, and in most
parts of the United States woman’s ex¬
pectation of life is greater. ~
There are, it is said, five men in
America worth $50,000,000 each, fifty
worth $10,000,000 each, 100 worth $5,
000,000, 200 worth $3,000,000, 500
worth $1,000,000 and 1000 worth $500,
000 each.
The Atlanta Constitution believes that
Spain holds on to Cuba as a matter of
national pride. The island has proved
an expensive possession. In the insur¬
rection from 1868 to 1878 20,000 lives
were lost, and the total cost to Spain was
about $700,000,000.
“Lifo is a delicate possession, after
all,” concludes the Detroit Eree Pres*.
“A Michigan child was recently fatally
injured by falling upon a lead pencil,
and last week an English actress was
killed by the accidental puncture of her
uock with a knitting needle.”
Miss Rose Porter, the well-known writer
of religious books, is a most remarkable
woman. Although an invalid, and forced
to dictate from her bed, she has already
written some fifteen books, all of which
have had extensive circulation. She lives
(n a pretty brick house in New Haven,
Conn., and is much thought of in that
city.
_
The Albuquerque Democrat says:
“New Mexico covers a vast lake, and as
wells are being sunk in different parts of
the Territory this fact is being assured.
A well sunk at Gallup has penetrated a
body of water sixty feet in depth, and
wherever a hole is sunk to the water it is
found to exist in inexhaustible quanti¬
ties.”
The wide-embracing arms of civiliza¬
tion are rapidly stretching out to take in
the whole world. One of the latest nota¬
ble illustrations of this is the announce¬
ment made the other day that a cable will
soon be laid from Bermuda to Halifax. In
a short time, therefore, one can no longer
get out of the world, so to say, by making
a to the Bermudas.
In a recent talk with a delegation ol
clergymen and others who called upon him
to urge a more Christian policy in dealing
with the Indians, General Harrison said
emphatically that he should do his best in
the direction named. He added, how¬
ever, that “the Indians with whom he
must be most concerned at present were
uot on the frontier, but here in Washing¬
ton.”
The San Francisco Chronicle says: The
Chinese Mandarins who have had charge
of the repairs to the banks of the Yellow
River could give Caucasian boodlers
points in stealing public money under the
guise of doing State work. The notori¬
ous California brush dam frauds are en¬
tirely eclipsed by the Chinese official,
who coolly built an embankment of millet
stalks and dirt on top of the ice which
formed on the Yellow River, and then
declared that the great breach was satis¬
factorily closed.
THE LITTLE PERSIMMON-TREE.
A little persimmon-tree stood in th* road,
Oh fair to see!
LlkeTopsylt “never was bora but it growed/
This little persimmon-tree.
By soft winds nurtured, by sweet dews fed,
Its bright leaves trembled in constant dread,
Lest some wicked caitiff should cut off its
head,
Poor little persimmon-tree!
“It has corner’ said the little tree, one day,
Oh fair to sea!
“Good-by, oh bonny blue sky, for aye,”
Sad little persimmon-tree!
For a man dug round it with might and
main,
Till it nearly died with the terrible strain,
And feared it should never look up again,
Poor little persimmon-tree!
But it woke next morn in a garden grand,
Oh fair to see!
And it felt the touch of a master’s hand.
This little persimmon-tree!
Budding fron\ Japanese seedlings rare,
Catting skilfully here and there,
Till the little tree marveled how much it
could bear,
Dear little persimmon-tree!
Years passed—it had grown to a goodly
height,
Oh fair to see!
And the crimson fruit was a wondrous sight,
On this stately persimmon-tree,
And it blushed when the master its story
told,
And said ’twas to him worth its weight in
gold,
And had paid for his labor a hundred-fold,
This noble persimmon-tree!
I could point a moral, but is there need?
Ob fair to see!
And a moral some people don’t care to read,
Whether of man or tree.
But you understand, if you don’t, I do,
That a little, unlovely child to view,
Can with culture become quite as wise as
you,
And even more fruitful be.
—Mary A. Denison, in Youth's Companion•
FORTUNE’S FAVORITE.
He was a happy-go-lucky fellow, my
uncle, Cqlonel Edouard Griffard. jt
was ever ready to risk his life, to take
any chance, and chance seemed always to
favor him. Among his comrades he was
known as Fortune’s favorite.
At the age of forty he was Colonel of
a regiment of Hussars, and an officer of
the Legion of Honor. He liad an in¬
come of six thousand francs, enough to
enable him to live well and maintain his
position, but not enough to tempt him to
relinquish his military career. He was
high-spirited, brave as a lion, and well
educated. Hc was at once gay and
philosophical, accepting without a mur¬
mur the fatigues and privations of a cam¬
paign, and enjoying to their full the
pleasures aud advantages of life in garri¬
son. He had fought in the Crimea, in
Africa, Italy and Mexico, escaping with
only two insignificant scratches. He had
an iron constitution, that enabled him to
endure suffering that would have killed
an ordinary man.
Such was my uncle Edouard when, in
1869, it was our fortune to be in camp
together at Chalons, where his regiment,
which had been decimated by yellow
fever, had been ordered.
He was not more than six years my
senior, and he loved mc as though I was
a younger brother.
One day I was dining at his mess, and
while we were over our coffee the Sergeant
entered and handed him a letter, it
looked at the superscription and knitted
his brows, and a shadow seemed to flit
over his handsome face.
“Excuse me,” he said.
He tore open the envelope, from which
fell the photograph of a young woman.
With a quick movement he picked up the
photograph, aud gazed at it a moment
with a look of admiration. Then, hand¬
ing it to me, he said:
‘ ‘R is Suzanne. She is right, poor girl.
I ought to have informed her of my ar¬
rival.”
Then he handed me the letter, saying:
“What progress she has made!”
“Why, of course!” I replied, “she is
seventeen years old; you forget that.”
I read the which was as follows:
“My Dear Guardian—I s it right . for you
to act thus toward a poor little prisoner who
has only you in the world and wno loves yon
so much? Only Mexico one paltry lAnd I letter have since had your
departure from for of the Sisters of the Convent to re
oeive one
the news of your return to France. For the
past eight days every time I have heard the
bell announcing the arrival of a visitor I have
always for some of the other girls, sisters of
the with officers you—this who campaign have made during this campaign which I
have wearied heaven with prayers for your
protection. Fortunately I shall pass a part
of my vacation with your sister. Come and
see me at her house, and sacrifice a little of
your time to your little Suzanna.
From that time my uncle was not the
jovial man he had formerly been.
Whe he received that letter it was
nearly time for the summer vacation, and
his sister, my aunt, had invited Mile. Su
zanne to spend it with her and
daughters.
“Ah! yes, they make rapid progress,
these young girls 1 The little girl who
was lank and awkward in short skirts,
whose complexion was dingy and whose
hands were red, becomes a beautiful se¬
ductive creature, with golden hair and a
sylph-like form, like that of Psyche, an
incarnation of the spirit of spring time.
We both obtained leave of absence in
order that we might visit my aunt, who
had a beautiful estate In the valley * of
Chevreuse.
Boon after our arrival at my aunt’s
home I noticed that whenever my uncle
was in the presence of Suzanne he was
cold and reserved. At times he would
pass his hand over his forehead, as though
his thoughts troubled him. Every mom
ing by 5 o’clock he was on horseback,
and it was often 10 before he returned,
his horse always showing signs of having
been ridden hard.
SuzanA’s position was well known in
the family. An old friend of my uncle, a
Captain in the Third Cuirassiers, had, on
his death-bed, named him in his will as
the guardian of his daughter Suzanne,
then a girl of eight years, a pupil in a con
vent.
One morning my uncle aroused me early.
Two saddled horses were waiting for us,
and I accompanied him in his daily ride,
We were riding side by side when, sud
denly turning toward me, he said:
“Why do you not marry?” >
I laughed and replied:
“Because I have not cared to do so.
And you?
“Ah, I? I am too old. What do you
think of Suzanne?
“She is one of the most beautiful and
fascinating girls I have ever met.”
“Very well, I wish you to marry her.”
I looked him full in the eyes. He was
confused.
“That is not true,” I said. “You
love her.”
He laughed with a forced laugh as he
replied:
“Nonsense! my ward! Why, I am
twenty-three years older than she! I
would be mad to think of marrying her.”
“I do not know whether or not you
are mad, but I know, my dear uncle,that
you are trying to deceive yourself.”
“It is not so,” he answered. “If I
thought it was generally supposed that I
wished to marry her I would leave this
place at once.”
“Ah, well, let us say no more about
it,” I said.
During breakfast I observed my uncle
and Suzanne. Her manner toward him
was winsome and attentive, while he was
reserved and severe.
After breakfast, as the morning was
beautiful, we all went into the garden,
As we were leaving the house I told Su
zanne that I wanted a few words with her,
and we walked apart from the others.
She became a little pale as she ex
claimed:
“Ah! already!” ■ '
I perceived that my uucle was casting
a dark look toward us. It was Suzanne
who first spoke.
“My guardian,” she said, “told me of
his plaus yesterday. I do not know
whether or not you agree with him; but,
before you tell me, I wish to say that I
shall only marry a man whom I love, and
I do not love you.”
“I thank you for your frankness,” I
replied. ‘ ‘I do not, however, agree with
my uncle, and I approve of your senti
ments. I cannot understand why he
should be so anxious for us to marry.”
“It is not difficult to understand,” she
answered. “He wishes to rid himself of
a troublesome ward, as he himself desires
to many. He evidently loves some
woman. But why doesn’t he marry and
leave me by myself? I will not trouble
him. I can remain as a teacher in the
convent where I am studying. That is
n'- choice.”
tear rolled down her soft cheek.
xou would not like to see him mar
ried?” I said.
“I!” she exclaimed. “It would be
nothing_” sob
She did not finish the sentence; a
choked her. Then, suddenly turning
from me, she ran down into the garden,
leaving me standing alone.
“How she loves him!” I exclaimed.
That evening I went to hiy uncle’s
chamber and related the scene to him.
He was pale as a spectre. thing,” he said.
“You have done a bad
“How so, since I have revealed you to
each other and shown you how to be
happy?” exclaimed uncle. “I
“Happy!” would my if I
tell you that I be a monster
should marry Suzanne!”
I was dumbfounded. He made me
promise that Suzanne should never know
what he was about to reveal to me. I
felt that I was growing as pale hs my
uncle.
“Do you know how the father of
Suzanne died?” he asked. “Do you
. tint?” 1 1 ‘
His emotion . tern , ... Die to , see; , ne
was
trembled like a leaf.
“I killed him! Do vou hear? He was
, killed, ... , and a T I w as i his • slayer. And t I love
his daughter with a passion that is kill
j n g me —that is my horrible expiation—
! yes, I know the duel was fair. I
challenged him. He was an olu. wran
gler, jealous and envious. He was ill
f avore d, disagreeable 3 and had no chance
lar, . advancement. and rapidly I was ...... .handsome, , the „..... popu- I
rose in service;
was envied; I was Fortune’s favorite,
jq e i nsu itod me. Fortune's favorite to
j killed him. Fortune's favorite
^ j i OTe bis daughter and she
j oves mc But -we cannot join hands over
the q ca ,j bo ^y 0 f her father. On his
(j ea th-bed he called me to him and gave
me written testament in which he
made me the guardian of his daughter,
who was henceforth alone in the world;
and a s he gave it to me he said:
“‘You have killed the father; you
^11 watch over the child, »»
In less than a year from the time my
uncle told me of his duel with Suzanne's
father, the battle of Wcerth was fought,
Our forces were in retreat, and we were
,
j approaching Niederbronn. I was gallop
i ing beside my battery, doing my utmost
to save my guns.
j “Make way there! make way!” cried
my guides to a troop of hussars who were
crossing our path. regiment the color
I recognized the by
of their uniform. I put spurs to my
horse and hastened forward. In the
centre of the group I recognized bleeding, my poor
uncle Edouard; he was pale,
dying, supported in his saddle by a few
of his hussars,
On entering Niederbronn I ordered a
a halt before the house of a physician,
who was a distant relative of our family,
I had my uncle taken into the house,
where many of the wounded soldiers had
already been received.
The doctor shook his head as he ex
amined him. The Colonel had received
a terrible wound from a lance that had
pierced his breast. I wept holding my
uncle’s hand, which was already growing
cold. I felt his pulse flutter. I raised
his head. He gave me a glance which I
understood. I put my ear to his lips.
“If you escape,” he murmured, “tell
Suzanne that I die loving her; but tell
her nothing more. Remember your
promise.” heaved twice—and
Then his chest all
was over. I mounted my horse and gal
loped away,
Suzanne has never married. She is a
teacher in the convent in which she was
educated. She knows that my uncle
loved her; but she knows not how her
father died. She is happy in her memo
ries.— The Epoch.
“
Domestication or the ,, Buffalo. „
Regarding, then, the buffalo as an
animal well worthy conserving, what are
his good and bad points? First of all,
he is hardy, not liable to disease, and on
the plains of the American and Canadian
Northwest he can forage in deep snow 1
and live in the opep air all winter long.
His meat brings nearly as good a price as
beef. His robe is worth $25 to $40; and
his head taxidermized, thanks to the,
decorative tastes of sportsmen, fetches
as much as the robe, or even more. So
much for the credit side of the account;
cow for the debit. The buffalo is a
strong brute, and of a temper at times so
fierce that his domestication is a task not,
seldom accompanied by decided hazard.
Ordinary fences are as gossamer to a
buffolo bull, especially during the irritable
years when he is past his prime and finds
himself less attractive than of yore. Still,
the example of well-behaved domestic
cattls, with which buffaloes readily,
amalgamate, is very effective. It is not,) in.;
however, in mere domestication, but
cross-breeding, that the buffalo’s value
consists. In pairing a buffalo bull and
domestic cow the young are brought forth
without any unusual percentage of loss
being sustained. The offspring combines
good points of sire and dam. It has
nearly all its sire’s hardiness and strength,
and so much of its dam’s tractibility as
to be well suited for draught purposes,
When killed, the net weight of its car
cass exceeds that of a buffalo’s, while thq
meat is better. Such a carcass has been
known to weigh as much af 1100 pounds
net. Its robe is much more valuable than
the buffalo’s; for its fur, instead of be-j
ing chiefly bunched at the mane, is evenly*
distributed over the hide, and is much
finer in quality—-its present value beinh
from $50 to $75. A buffalo paired with
a half-breed cow produces an animal quite
as hardy as its sire, but not quite so large,
Experiments of much interest are iq
progress with various strains of domestic^
cattle, the outcome promising to be per-;
haps only less important than the origins
domestication, aud subseqent molding, ol
horses and cattle from their primitiva
wild forms .—Papular Science Monthly.
Fanners’ Houses in Japan.
The native house of the Japanes*
farmers is a shell-like affair, built up off
the grouud, with sliding paper screens
for walls, and with no facilities for heat¬
ing excepting the little charcoal braziers
by which they warm their hands, while
the feet are kept warm by sitting on
them. The only furniture of the house
are the thick rice mats or matting, which
cover the floor, and in the better houses
the cases of drawers for clothing and the
low tea or writing tables. Chairs and
sofas are unknown, so that sitting on the
floor is the only alternative, and this can¬
not easily be done in leather boots and
trousers or in the dress of western women.
Nor can the Japanese afford to ruin these
soft mats by walking over them in shod
feet, and so the wooden sandal that can
be slipped off at the door is preferable.
The light walled, airy, unheated houses
necessitate wadded clothing in winter, and
this can only be comfortably secured in
the loose obi and kumona of the Japanese
costume. In striking proof of the
superior comfort of the native dress is
the fact that native men and women who
wear the foreign dress at their business
during the day exchange it for the Japan¬
ese dress as soon as they enter their
homes
Elaboration in house and dress would
involve extra labor and strength and
a consequent charge of diet.
In addition to the fish and rice, bread
and meat would be necessary. These
would mean greater outlay and unless the
money-making resources of Japan were
correspondingly developed western civili¬
zation would only increase the wretched¬
ness of the country .—Mail and Express.
The number of places of religious
worship in England and Wales, certified,
recorded, and on the register at the clone
of 188S, was 25,857, an increase of 630
in the year.
The pretty young misses at church fairs
are continually laying themselves liable
to arrest on the charge of robbing the
males.— Rochester Poet-Egress.
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but straws will not save him. Extend to him a
life-boat and his rescue is certain.
Mr. James A. Greer, of Athens, Ga., (endorsedby
the editor of the Athens Banner- Watchman) makes
the following statement:
“I am first cousin of the late Ex-Governor Alex
ander H. Stephens, and have been postal clerk on
different railroads since 1868. For ten years I have
been a sufferer from a cancer on
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I refer to every mr/chant or professional man of
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