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Attention of the Experiment
Thera is no gainsaying the fact
that a man’s nature runs in a cer¬
tain groove, no matter what profes¬
sion or business he may pursue to
gate a livelihood. Col. E. W. Ham¬
mond has made himself a very able
lawyer by intelligent application; but
os our readers have long since discov¬
ered he is a bom naturalist and his
probing into the mysteries of nature
are frequent and profound. We give
herewith the results of his latest in¬
vestigations: * <
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I am thoroughly convinced that
the associations, habits and sur¬
roundings of a man impress them
IR^irsszsss cause a radical change in his nature.
Of course there aye exceptions to
this rule as to all others, but it is not
my purpose now to allude to the ex¬
ceptions, but to the rule itself. This
rule not only holds good with the
human family, but also with the
vegetable and animal kingdoms.
The wad .flower is beautified by cul¬
tivation, and the wild beast and
the birds of the air are tamed and
made subservient to man. By domes¬
tication their restlessness is quieted
and their ferocity subdued, and their
habits, appetites and dispositions
are entirely changed. The wild horse,
when tamed, loves his master best,
and the wild duck, under domestica¬
tion, is the gentlest of the flock; and
the young man who has sown the
wildest oats, when his crop is sown,
settles down in a harvest of quietness
and peace. Food, climate, habits,’
associations and general surround¬
ings effect these changes. In this
connection, I wish to relate one of
the strangest coincidences which has
come under my observation for a
long time. I have known of stranger
things, but not of recent occurrence
There was a man in this county
who made a support for himself and
family by peddling on chickens and
eggs. On one of his trips he had
bought a great many fowls and a
large quantity of eggs, and was
making his way to Griffin to sell
them. When he got to the river, he
found that the recent rains had caus-
ed quite a freshet and the water was
running over the bridge, but as he
had crossed on a previous occasion
when the water was high, he did not
hesjitateto attempt it again. Un¬
fortunately a plank had been wash¬
ed up and when his mules came to
the place, covered with water, they
fell and turned the wagon over into
the river, and "by the merest good
luck he saved his mules, and after
several days, when the water had
subsided he recovered his wagon, but
as for that load of chickens and eggs,
they never came within the range of
his vision again. But one may well
guess that the catfish and turtles of
that immediate vicinity had a “high
old time” at least for a brief season,
for it is well known that turtles are
extremely fond of chickens and eggs
They have been known to swim for
miles to satisfy their appetites at a
hole that was baited with chicken,
land one instance is well authentica¬
ted where a marked turtle swam
twenty-miles up stream to be pres¬
ent at a chicken feast offered by*an
old fisherman, And a miller who
lives in this county right on the
bank of his pond had to quit raising
chickens on account of the turtles
coming out of the pond at night and
actually going into his fowl-house
and catching his chickens off the
roost.
Not long after the peddler lost his
thickens and eggs, some one fishing
on the same stream heard some
chickens in the swamp. The roos¬
ters were crowing and the hens were
singing and cackling; they Were too
wild to be seen. After this they were
frequently seen by many, but were
always swimming:, . in the river
with their heads erect and th«r tails
gracefully curling over their backs,
and when they Were shot at they
would dive out of sight like a didap¬
per of the old school
Well, my friend Aycoek is an excel¬
lent shot and a splendid fisherman,
and when he heard of this new sped
men of game, he concluded that if it
could be captured or killed, he would
never rest until he had accomplished
one or the other. So he went out
prepared to do the work, and just
fis he was landing a fine trout which
be had hooked he heard a rooster
crow, and, turning hie head, he saw
it swimming in the river, not far
away, and he took his first-shot and
missed. He shot many tames after¬
wards with no better success. He
increased his charge of powder and
the size of his shot, but the result was
the same, or if he killed his game” it
would always sink. But Ayc ock ha d
that kind of grit that opens the road
to 8QCC68B' V . sp? /t
In one instance he had gotten
that “
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He knew a chicken’s combative dispo¬
sition, and he thought he might get
up a fight during which he might cap¬
ture the coveted prize. He also knew
a turtle’s fondness for chicken and
decided that he would have two
in his strategem. this game rooster
had been raised a pet and would
fight anything that molested him. So
Aycock sentforthepet rooster and by
the time it arrived he had prepared a
pole by fastening abont fifty large
turtle hooks all around it, for a space
of two feet from the top and drove it
down in the bottom of thejriver where
he had seen most of the strange wa¬
ter fowl. He then took his pet roos¬
ter and placed him on a cross piece
he had nailed to the top of the pole
and then retired to a convenient po¬
sition to await results. In a short
time one of the strange water
fowl uttered a shrill crow, and
of course" Aycoek’s game rooster
replied in a spirit of defiance which is
so characteristic of the game fowl.
The water fowl took a survey of the
rooster and his mouth began to wa¬
ter with desire, and he boldly swam
up to the pole, crowing as he came,
but the game [rooster was not at all
daunted by the attack, but made
ready to give battle. The water
fowl swam up to the pole and at¬
tempted to climb up, but as he rais¬
ed his first foot, he slapped it down
on one of the hooks and was firmly
caught. In a few minutes another
appeared and then another and an¬
other and all swam to the fatal pole,
and one after the other fastened his
foot upon a hook reserved for him,
and the thing went on until Aycock’s
trap had the appearance of a large
potato hill, but was a living, strug¬
gling mass of water fowls, having the
bodies, shells and legs of the turtle,
but headB of fowls, and their tails
were beautiful curling plumes of soft
glossy black, many of which are now
worn in this section on ladies hats as
ostrich feathers, which they very
much resemble. Aycock went to his
trap and got a boat load from his
first catch and left the pole to do its
fatal work again. Upon killing and
cleaning one of the new specimens, he
found the meat to be much finer and
of much better quality than the reg¬
ular turtle and of superior flavor.
There was really no perceptible differ-
succeeded in capturingaimost the
tire school. Many were full of eggs,
and from onejof the largest he took
half bushel. These eggs in shape are
similar to the regular turtle eggs,
are larger and have a hard
shell and are of excellent quality ami
flavor. Some of these eggs he buried
in the sand near by, to see if
would hatch the same as the turtle
egg and at the end of the required
time he went back to the place and
uncovered them and found that
were hatching, and each egg produc¬
ing two young ones. These, true to
their turtle iustincts, ran to the
and plunged in and Aycock saw them
no more, but hopes to lay eyes
them next year when they get
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and has now about a hundred
ones running around his yard, grow¬
ing rapidly, exact fee similes of
parents. He thinks this will prove
world,as quite an acquisition to the
itgrows to weighmorethan
flftypounds. Aycock sold his'first great quan¬
tities of meat from catch,
and realized quite a handsome little
sum from sale of the plumes plucked
from the toils of this remarkable cu¬
riosity, which are admired wherever
seen. He could now sell all of
young chicks to his great
if he would, but prefers to keep them
until the Experimental Station is lo¬
cated in this county, when he will do¬
nate them to that institution, He is
undecided what name to call this new
production, whether he will call
Feather Tail Turtles, or Shell Back
Chickens, he has not yet determined-
In the grand march of
and enlightenment old things and old
ideas have been driven out to
give place to new ones. Grand struc¬
tures have been erected on the ruins
of fete pretentious edifices,—barbar¬
ism has been driven to the wilds of the
far west,—ignorance has been super¬
ceded by intelligence,—the pauper of
yestefday is the millionaire of to¬
morrow. Revolution semis to be
stamped upon the spirit of this age,
and change is written on the face all
created matter. By this process
alone we are enabled taJrace the or¬
igin of this new aquatic animal. By
the misfortune of the humble peddler
the stream was filled with delicate
food, and from excessive indulgence
in this toothsome diet the unsightly
turtle was changed into a* bird of
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T, E. Hon, is in tbs
city.
Henry shock from 8avan-
nah.
i went to Barnes-
ft 1 Beekt, was in the
A good rain would be a welcome
visitor just now.- |k ■ ' > ' •; J
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The strawberry crop is in full fruit,
and plentiful. *
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Miss Mattie Moss returned yester -
<fey frem Savannah.
R. A. Brantly, the bicyclist, is in
Cnlloden for a day or so. « t
L. W. Goddard left yesterday for
a weeks stay atThomaston.
Mrs. J. T. Gray, of Sonny Side, was
ppn *~* . yesterday.
_ Mr. and Mrs. otwll, of Zeb-
tfion, spent yesterday in the dty.
The Sunday schools of Barnesvifie
gave a picnic at Goggaiw yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D.Drewry return¬
ed home to Chattanooga yesterday.
Mrs. 3. D. Cunningham, of Orchard
Hill, was visiting ip the city yester¬
day.
CapfcJ. H. Shaffer left yesterday
for a trip through Georgia and Ala¬
bama.
fund. It was held on the lawn in
front of Chas, H. WestbUbok’s resi¬
dence. 1
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Littlejohn, of
Liberty Hill, Were in the city shopping
yesterday.
J. H. Blakely, of Nashville, Tenn.,
is in the city, the guest of his cousin,
Rush Blakely.
Miss Fannie Wards is spending a
few days with Mrs.‘F. D. Drewry,
near Creswell.
Miss LoveAIlen, of Rover, who has
been visiting Mrs, A, J. Clark, has re¬
turned home.
Miss Amanda Clark leaves this
morning for an extended visit to rel¬
atives in Savannah.
Col E. W. Hammond and Tom Fitz¬
gerald went angling after the flntfy
tribe yesterday at Molena.
wysfitt An Atlanta Journal man spent yes-
y p •
Ed Owens, of Macon, is in the city.
He is adjusting some part of the ma¬
chinery at Morris’ distillery.
Miss W. W. White, of Houston,
Texas, nee Mi* Bessie Williamson,
of this city, is visiting Mrs. John H.
White, Sr.
S. M. Wayman, of Vineyard, went
to Marshallville yesterday on busi¬
ness connected with the Fruit Grow¬
ers Union.
Miss Estelle Westbrook left yester¬
day for a week’s visit to Williamson,
Molena and other points on the
Georgia Midland
Dudley George left yesterday for
Atlanta to consult Dr. Calhoun te re¬
gard to one of his eyes which received
an injury a short while back.
The strawberry festival on Thurs¬
day evening for thebenfit of the Bap¬
tist church was well attended and a
neat sum is added to the window
R. L. Malone has formed a partner¬
ship with Capt. W. H. Hartnett in
the grocery business at the George &
Hartnett corner. A notice will ap¬
pear in a day or so.
There will be an all-day picnic at
Scott Colbert’s pond in the eastern
part of this county, on next Satur¬
day Everybody is invited whowill
take a well filled banket, etc.
Col. Zack Culver, a former resident
of this city, spent yesterday here
Mr. Culver [ver is is now now running running a a large large
coal and wood business in Macon.
He went to Foreyttjn the afternoon.
Stonewall Fire <$Will give a grand
ball next week for the benefit of the
running team which is now practic¬
ing for the ColaaflMis tournament
Refreshments and a fine band will be
furnished additional.
Rev. F. M. Daniel will leave tor At¬
lanta today and will preach in that
dty tomorrow. Ia his
Bev.J. H. DeVotie will conduct the
usual Sunday services at the Baptist
church lathis city
Dnringthe services at a negro church
near Brushy, on Thursday night, one
negro woman shot another in the
ousy. The woman who was shot will
probably die. Nam* eouldnot be
learned. *'
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It D> Cnriow Fart.
•MogtiM* ° to
Hood**
day.
Greenville Vindicator: “The state
MuniMioners last Wednesday lo¬
cated the experimental farm at Griffin.
This is quite a victory for our sister
dty, as Macon, Athens, Forsyth,
and Newnan were active competitors
for the location of the station and
farm.”
A portion of the Knights Templar,
and their friends, arrived in this
city by spedal train from Columbus,
yesterday aborning, returning from
the annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery held at the latter place
on Thursday. They left on 11 rS5 a.
m. train to Atlanta.
In his discourse at the Presbyterian
church on Thursday night Dr. Brad¬
ley remarked that the town was said
to be on a boom, but that in life
opinion^ there were too many dry
bones in it. Well, crush the dry
bones, doctor, crash them! Thsy
will make good material for the fer¬
tilizer factory.
C. P. Huntington, the railway mag¬
nate, does not work on Saturday or
Sunday, because of Ms natural re-
llgotis feeling. He says he isn’t cer¬
tain whether Saturday or Sunday is
the day appointed by divine decree
for rest, and so observes both. No
millionaire can get ahead of Griffin.
There are people hereof such uncer¬
tain religious feelings that they will
not work on any day in the week.
The Central R. ». had two slight
accidents yesterday. The 8:20 a. m.
train broke loose below
the depot the engine carrying the
mail car some distance down the
track before stopping. In the after¬
noon engine 540 attached to Hie up
passenger jerked one of the bumpers
out, occasioning a delay of half an
hour. A heavy chain was brought in
to service and the damage tempora¬
rily repaired._
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Her eyes cerulean bine,
The crimson dye of lipe and cheek*
Outvie the rainbow'* hoe.
To chaee them out and in.
What a refreshing picture of youth¬
ful beauty and sweet temper I And
Gretehen health she owes enjoys. it all Wise to the beyond splendid her
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Youth’* Companion.
“When I get a bright idea, I always
want to pass it along,” said a lady,
us she sat watching a young girl
sewing. “Do your buttons ever
come off, Lena?”
“Ever. They’re always doing it.
They are ironed off, washed off, and
pulled off, until I despair. I seem to
shed buttons at every step.”
“Make use of these two hints when
you ore sewing them on, then, and
see if they make any difference. When
you begin, before you lay the button
on the doth, put the thread through
so that the knot will be on the right
side. That leaves it under the but¬
ton. and prevents it from being worn
or ironed away, and thus beginning
the loosening process.
“Then, before you begin sewing,
lay a large pin across the button, so
thatrall your threads will go over the
pin. After you have finished fining
the holes with thread, draw oat the
inn, and wind your thread round and
round beneath the button. That
makes a compact stem, to sustain
the possible pulling and wear of the
buttonhole.”
“It is no exaggeration to say that
my buttons never come off, and I’m
sure yoar’s won’t, if you use my
method of sewing.”
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