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About The correspondent. (Roberta, Ga.) 1892-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1893)
The Ancient Hearse* The ancient hearse, so often men tioned in wills and funeral directions, was not a carriage for the conveyance of the body like that in use at the present day, but was a four squ ire framework of timber, from each cor ner of which rose a ratter, slanting, and all four rafters met at the top. This was covered with black cloth, and at the funerals of persons of dis tinction was set up for a time in the choir for the reception of the body during , the service. It was surround¬ ed with rails and fringed and orna mented according to the rank of the deceased. Until the Reformation, hearses were garnished with numerous lights, as well as with pencils and es¬ cutcheons, but with the change of faith the lights were discontinued. These hearses were introduced about the fourteenth century, aud they con¬ tinued to be used until the civil wars of the seventeenth century.— West¬ minster Gazette. In Ringing the Noises eais, sometimes a ring ing, buzzing sound, or snap¬ ping like the report of a pistol, are caused by Catarrh in the Head. Loss of smell or hear¬ ing also result from Catarrh, which may develope into Bron¬ chitis or Consumption. Hood’s Sarsaparilla thoroughly cures Catarrh by and building purifying the blood up the entire sys¬ tem. Get Hood’s, because Hood's 8 ^’ Cures Hood's Pills cure liver Ills, sick headache, Jaundice, indigestion. 25 cents. Try a box. “August Flower” '•One of my neighbors, Mr. John Gilbert, has been sick for a long time. All thought him pastrecovery . He was horribly emaciated from the inaction of his liver aud kidneys. It is difficult to describe his appear¬ ance and the miserable state of his health at that time. Help from any source seemed impossible He tried SSrSTpSTiESa zl? a r st r° weT r\: J“at he f e astonishment of his family and friends.” JohnQuibell, Holt, tin t.a COTHEa’5 Triemu If A used remedy by which, Wives VHP about the painful to experience ordeal > 45 JS&JSJ attendant upon teg F jUJ Child-birth, proves yuzSll fyTfi Ac forfandobrfates ‘—yflf finement^Eening the dangers thereof child*** foitFby^aU druggists. Sent receipt by r ' express of price, on $1.5,t * If bottle, charges per // y S? paid. pre- 8RAOFIELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA. Ga. ♦ McELREES’ ♦ xWINE OF CARDUI.: ♦ ? V^ yiv V _ vl % it i ♦ ♦ sr ♦ iN ^trtftMTfcSb ^ * ♦ ♦ 0 4 ♦ r*y ss ^ A/f# > 4 a* , i €1 ♦ ♦ ♦ For Female Diseases. ♦ : Bit Best tox Either Heating or Cooking. P.val ia Style, Comfort and Durability. KINDS AND s ZES. BVEKY ON* 4fSSmWO0^9 WARRANTED aaalSsT DEFi.CTS. ask tour stove dealer to thoff you bBECPARD'S LATEST CATALOGUE, tt no dealsr sear you writ* to ISAAC A. SHEPPARD A CO.. tituMf w?Aui5cruitA'KS aoora. | ,fo S y cSreU. e U m*to^ I I BLOOD POISON I atinato we pafucuura can ease in 0 so to so ft SPECIALTY. nIrnoKing ° U |* * 00 , 000 . whimui.- cury, «ihu'iwy *”* M < teL ,rJ ?Sg | A MAN MISJUDGED. The world go°s by, and fancies be is cold. Self-wrapt in coils of egotistic thou rht— Fettered with links of subtle cobweb, wrought By selfish meditation. Men have told Each other laughingly that once he soil His heart for l0VJ 01 knowledge—that he bought A calm content (so o't and vainly sought) breaking every dear affection’s bold, They read him lightly; he has never known The looss emotions that can weep at will, The void that makes each passing wind its own, Yet in his breast are caverns bard to fill— Not to be fathomed by the careless stone Of those that cast to show their petty skill. He is of alien character to theirs Who brand him with their foolish, worth* less scorn; His careless seeming is a vesture worn To hide the troubled front of many cares; Beneath the cloak of callousness he bear3 A beating heart, with sorrow often torn; He has a burden heavy to be borne Of love and sympathy; his thoughts are pray’re. When most he seems unhee Ifulhe is sad For that vast trouble which is life’s below— Longing to teach the tearful to be glad, The helpless hopeful—wearying to know What food for famished spirits may oe had, What solace for the mass of human woe. —Arthur C. Salmon, in Temple Bar. HUMOR OF THE BAY. Man’s a fool and Cupid can prove it. Galveston News. - Apropos of college colors, the favor¬ ite seems to be yeller.—-Pniladelphia Record. Football players might rightly be classed as chronic kickers.—Hartford Journal. “This is a still hunt,” said the man who was looking for moonshiners.— Union County Standard. It is a trying ordeal to be drawn on a jury and quartered in a fourth-rate hotel.—Boston Transcript. Sewing schools are not a bad idea. Girls generally are not too much stuck on the needle.—Philadelphia Times. Jillson says that the man who is hab¬ itually non-committal has no business on a police court bench.—Buffalo Courier. He-“Whatao yont1imlt of crema- &he !“ u? a°y<mbel nl t? s ° • J «“ nk f 13 “ b orMn * . This question every man must face As he looks h'S flannels tnrouga •‘Must I purchase a new stooi, Or can I make these do?” —Dansville (N. Y.) Breeze. m Ther3 . . , , .. Si* ,, “s!? . ,, ^ I8 “ XTIS , r f Patriot. No marriage engagement should be more than six months long; the most ardent lover gets tired of living up to his girl’s ideal any longer than that.— Atchison Globe. Mrs. Wickwire—“Just think—” Mr. Wickwire—“Guess I’ll have to. I never get a chance to do anything else when yon have started in to talk. ”— Indianapolis _ Journal. _ . Fin de Siecle Young Ladies: Fond Mother—“My daughters have received a thoroughly practical education ; eacn °' : capable of making work for ten servants.”—Fliegende Blatter, She’s delicate, shes tender, often times of frail physique, She is dove-liite, saeis gentle, she is mild an l she is meet, She is modest ana retiring, but somehow she finds her way Through the crowd to reach the counter on a bargain day. —New York Press. “Bakes alive,” said grandma, “wiiat will they think of next? Here’s an advertisement in the paper ‘vVatcae3 Reduced. ’ I ain’t got any watches that’s too big, but if they would re duce our big cloak about one-hal”, I think I’d like it better.”—Dausviile (N. Y.) Breeze. “What is the matter with Dickie Van Wibbles? I saw him iu tne gym¬ nasium just now going through tue most horrible facial contortions.” “Oh, that’s all right. Dickie is de veloping his facial muscles, so as to get a good grip on his monocle.”— Washington Star. “Bee here,” exclaimed the red headed woman in wrath, “if you ain’t out of this yard m ten minutes I de¬ clare I’ll run this umbrella down your throat and open it.” “There ain’t a bit o’ use of that, mum,” responded Dismal Dawson; “anybody tnat’s as dry inside as I am ain’t needin’ no umbrella in him. ”—Indianapolis Jour¬ nal. Wolves ia Maine. It has been long since any wolves were reported in Maine, but the latest news is that a few have got across the border. Word comes from Spencer Pond that one was shot near there the other day. A woman at a camp about twelve miles from Spencer having ven¬ tured some distance from tne camp was chased by a well clear up to her own door, and believes she hear 1 two or three more of the beasts rot far bo hind* On her arrival a man at the camp snatched a gun, rushed out and shot the beast before ho ha.l time to retreat to the woods.-Lewiston Jour- The Laughing Plant of Arabia. This plant, says Palgrave in his work on central aud eastern Arabia, is a native of that country, and its seeds produce on anyone eating them effects analogous to those of laughing gas. The flowers are produced in clusters, and are yellow in color; the seed pod con¬ tains two or three black seeds of the shape and size of French beans. Their flavor is slightly like that of opium, and taste sweet, while the oder pro¬ duces a sickening sensation. The seeds are pulverized and taken in small doses. Anyone taking them be¬ gins to laugh loudly and boisterously and then sings, dances and cuts all kinds of fantastic capers,the effect con¬ tinuing for about an hour. When the excitement ceases the exhaust¬ ed individual falls into a deep into a deep sleep, on awakening from which he is utterly unconscious of any such demonstrations having been made under the influence of the seeds of the laughing plant.— London Tit - Bits. The Virtues of Buttermilk. buttermilk, Concerning the remedical value of the Medical Advisor says that it is of so much worth that it has gained a distinct place in “materia medica,” and is largely prescribed by the best physicians for the chest and lung ailments and in most forms of kidney troubles. An exclusive butter¬ milk diet has seemed to bring about a cure for Bright’s disease. A proper and constant use of it will greatly re¬ duce, and sometimes cure, the craving for alcoholic liquors with which many persons are afflicted. The craving may be satisfied and the system benefited and strengthed instead of weakened. Buttermilk alone will often remedy acid acidity of the stomach. The lactic needed in many cases is supplied by it much more than auy other drink or food. It is said to alleviate the op¬ pression about the heart that so many old people suffer from, and it should be constantly drunk by them. It is also to a certain extent a stimulant for the entire system, just what the aged need. A Good Man Gone. Stranger—“Quite a large funeral, I see. ” Mr. Bural—“Yaa«, sir; but ’taint as big as it would ’a’ been if all of ns could have leit our work. I just tell you, Cross-Roads has lost a mighty good citizen. We’ll never see his equal.” “That’s very sad.” “Yaas, sir. The good old deacon is gone. He always kept his fences tight, and his chickens’ wings clipped.” Queen Victoria Rises Punctually. Her majesty, while at Balmoral, is always awakeued at 8 o’clock by the “dresser,” whose duty it is to do so. Tea, Chocolate and coffee are always in readiness at 8 o’clock, with dry toast aud plain buscuits for the queen to make her choice. The queen’s earli ei-t question to her attendant is re¬ specting the weather, and she will very frequently plan an expedition from what she hears. Not a S ife Sort. She—No, I like you very much in¬ deed, but I can never marry a spend thri t.” He—“How do you know I am a spendthrift?” She—“By the way you have been wasting money on me.”— New York Weekly. Free Once More. A person who has b en a chron’c vi tim of eons ipation, is to be co igratulated upon th-i a opt o i of Hostet'er’s Stomach Bitters as a means of freeing hi * bowels from the bondage of this’lyranno ic-in is work dii'ise Thi liberatin' without me pinv, • does violent its naturaly, ives Use it gr a nur,'a do. to throw off the hackles o malaria, dysp.poia, n.euma ism and biiiousnes-. You must hunt opjortunit es—they won’t hu t you. For Dysp psia, Indi'estion and Stomach di order , use Brown's Ivon Bitters—th • Best l'onic. it re milds the Blood and strengthens the musci s. A splend d medicine tor weak anu uebi itated persons. An ended revolution in Chicago—the Ferris Wheel. _ There is more tia'arrh in this section of thi country and until than last all oth -r diseases put together, d be the few years was suppos t • incura de. For a great many years doctors pro. nounced it a loca. d seasc, and prescribed local remedies ith local and i y co pronounced >stantly failing it incurable. to cure Science w haspnven treatment, catarrh to bo itu a cons tional disease and therefore require-) Ore. constitu¬ tional treatment. Hall’s» atarrh man isiheotny ufact 'red bv F. J. Cheney&U».,Toledo,Ohio, the constitutiona cureoi market. It is taken inter" a>ly in do-es from Ddrops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on They the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. offer one hundred dollars f r any case it fails to cure. Send lor circulars and testimonials free. Address Co., Toledo, F. J. Chxket & O. tar-Sold by Droggists, 75c. Deeds of g ate men—retting up the fur¬ nace-. __ Ma'ar’a cured and < radicated from the sys¬ tem by Brown’s I'on Bitter , which enr ches the blood, tones th • n i ve , aids t'iges i >n. Acts like a charm on perso s in general id lua.th, giving new • nergy and b i-ength. In Chicago • usiness has Leen fair th’s sum¬ mer. _ Tuna vt t u t cvnav'-'"* wit - ' a fSn -h, r 1 - d or ' Ba-j ‘i’hr "tt. “/I»oir»’« Mrmcilal rcie* -'Vi i n n'litu r.'Lsf. ii hid vuuj in Oujrte. i 'r 'cj »ojnt a. If nfi1ic'e>' wlili sore eves tee Dr. l-ftaeThomti son’s Eye-wnter.ltrn-tr'st* -ell at 25 • iwr bott Ih. Peecham’s I* lls correc’ had effects of over ea lug. Boo ham' — uo ethers. 25 can s a box. Farmers Should Keep Aeconnt. If a farmer is alive to his own inter¬ ests, he will, by keeping accounts with 1 bis crops and stock, ascertain which branches of the business pay best. In the same way as the manufacturer he chu then work away from the unprofit¬ able branches and towards those which pay more. In this way he will soon become a specialist, and will have taken a long stride toward success. The farmer who says that it is too much work, or that he has not time to keep accounts, has a mistaken notion of the value of time and labor. The time required f.T this purpose would prove to be but a fraction of the time lost by misdirected labor—misdirected because of the lack of a correct under¬ standing of the cost of the various branches of farm labor. Any farmer who has not tried it will find the keeping of accounts at least ginning an interesting experiment. The be¬ of a new year is an excellent time to take a new departure. Each farmer who reads this should resolve to commence keeping accounts on Jan. 1, and to know before the year closes the cost of and profit on every bushel of corn, dozen of eggs, quart of milk, and every other article he produces. To some it may be seen that such a system, to be successfully carried put requires the skill of a professional book-keeper. It will be found how¬ ligence ever, by any person of moderate intel¬ that accounts designed only for one’s own inspection can be kept in simple form and serveall practical pur poses. Unless one loses interest and becomes careless he can hardly fail to achieve results both interesting and useful. studies Begarding store accounts one who economy should make memor¬ anda of all purchases, not only as a means of detecting clerical errors, but also to enable him to determiuethe ag¬ gregate and comparative cost of each article of consumption. Such knowl edge enables one to determine where he can best cut down expenses if he x neeos to retrench. ,___. It is a satisfaction, to say the least, to be able to determine at the end of a year or of a quarter the exact sour ces of one’s income and to review an itemized record of expenditures. It also enables one to detect leaks and needless expenses and to plan more judiciously for the future.— Exchange v Boys and Umbrellas First Boy—“There’s one thing I like about umbrellas.” Second Boy—“Wot’s that?” First Boy—“When it only rains a little, you dou’t need one, and when it raius hard, the wind always blows so you can’t carry one. ”— Street <& Smith's Good News. itm ii ptjgwj m a ri ‘v KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet tei .aan others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical health of being, the will liquid attest the value to pure laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Its excellence Syrup of is Figs. due its presenting to in the the form most the acceptable refreshing and and pleas¬ truly ant to taste, lax¬ oeneficial properties of a perfect ative dispelling ; effectually colds, headaches cleansing the and system, fevers an It a permanently satisfaction curing constipation. millions and has given to met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid¬ neys, Liver and Bowels without weak¬ ening them and it 13 perfectly free from every Syrup objectionable of Figs is substance. sale by all drug¬ for gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man¬ ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. package, only, also whose the name is printed Syrup on of every Figs, name, will and being well informed, you not accept any substitute :f offered. One bottle for fifteen cents, | by mail. Twelve bottles for one dollar, R-I-P-A-N-S Ripans Tabules are the most effective rec¬ ipe ever prescribed by a physician for any disorder cf the stomach, liver cr bowels. Ku;' of any ciruggut auyv. Iierr, or send price ta TUE H1TAK5 CHEMICAL COMPANY, io Sn.uci Sr., New Yost. S 3 XTOW IN comes the season when 3 dainty and delicious cake and pastry are 3 required. Royal § 3 Baking Pow= der is indispensable % in their preparation. For finest food I can use none but Royal.—A. Fortin, Chef, IVbite House , for Pres¬ idents Cleveland and Arthur. 5 ROYAL BAKINS POWDER CO., 108 WALL ST., N. Y. , Hot to Blame. Tenant—“See here! That house you rented me is infested with rats. Every night we are waked up by the racket.” Agent—“That’s very strange. The last tenant never said a word about rats. ” “Well, then, of course, you are not to blame.” “No. The people who lived there before never complained of anything except ghosts. ” p , H x . * -r, Pract ’ crJ Father-“Has , <tr that . . young man wants to marr y money?” Romantic Miss—“Money! He gave me a cluster diamond ring studded with pearls.” Practical Father—“Yes, I know. Has he any money left ?”—New York Weekly . CURES OTHERS M. W. Scott, Esq., of the U. 8. Marshall’s consto^suffercr from indigestion, sick headache, nervous pros tration aud all other complaints that the fe male sex is heir to, and, after trying many ■agmaremedies and doctors r persuaded hcr to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite E|ppPll$WB |g%B §§pp d^ Jfl en She Medic^Diacovery.* was so out of heart, that^lt^wouM*'bc^Hko all the rest—of no good; /? said i t she*wouldtry bottle each: it, 8 so ' and g 0 before one she had used Mrs. Scott. half of a bottle she felt that it was benefiting her, and she has continued to improve ever aince, and now thinks it the most wonderful remedy on earth for her sex, and recommends it to all suffering females, She has not been so well in ten years I write this without any solicitation and with a free, good will, so that you may let all who may suffer know wbat it has done for her." Sold by medicine dealers everywhere. WHY NOT YOU? Good Posilioos! Good Salaries! rjIHE Cyclopedia “ National of American biogra I phy,” Vol. II., page 130, ays: •‘R. VV. Jennings, the founder and manager ot' Jen -•g'sg ning-’Busi I Naahvi.l essCol »ge, •, was S®|as»s£b>rn 3. C.. March in Edgefield, 19,1838. In 1855 h i became Trion 1 ookkeeper Manuiactur- lor the m&l Tr:oi,Ga. in r Compa In y Jan- at . ^ * 1 uary, 1837, hvi he came ‘ to N i- le an i se . bookkeeper ,, for . the whol , cured a posit on as , sa house >>r Gud & Co. In 1SG1 he e ne Bank, ■ Nashville, boikk ent red the Pla ters* a epi r. in 18C4 he til ed an imp- tant po ition w th the great ho of A. T. Stewart & Co., New York, "'he e he was directed to overhaul and exam* ine into he bo ksor that firm, innning back I fur a period <f nineteen years, in 1SC5 he was te 1 r ot the Fall - C »y To a co Bnk, Louis¬ ville, Kv., resigning thisi-i December of 'hat y ar to ac ept a partnership in the i wo firms of Kva s. '.a dner & Co., New York, and Evans, Hte & Co., Nashvi Nashvi le. With rawing f om these firms n 1872, h * was for the next t«e.vo _ ___________ year' fen * r Nashville. J‘ ar nPr * n several wh’ile ale ale , , hat hat firms firms „ iu Urns Mr. Jen brought h ____ _ n ms 10 s w rk as a bu in ss cdu cat r the valuable experience of thi ty years in actual busine-s.” Stu en s rom tvventv-fotir State* and Ter rit r es and from E iviand and Mexico I ave at end d iliis noted school. Ninety p' r cent, o the eh 'e ecured go d positions, some of them receiving very high sal r es. No vaca tio , no < la s.es—enter at any lime. Write for ire Pata <»• n •. All pupils entering thi* school l efore Janu¬ ary P 9, 1894, w 11 get tuition in Bo kkeep ng. nniansni ', etc., at 20 per cent, off of regu¬ lar catalogue rates. littered. PIGS. PIC Jersey Guernsey Hot stela Cattle. v and Sheep. Fancy Thoroughbred nod Home Dog*. Poultry. Catalogue. Bunting »• W. SMITH/Cocl ■ «’!!!<.% Cheater Co.. Pe««ia. — I '23 CTS, A. N. U...... .......Fifty-one, ’£3 Best Syrup. tHEMl tn Cough Tastes Good. Uso tlma Sold by druggists. ' 25 CTS,
