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(E. A. Rend.!
„w» more, stray we da A, stray ! '
jKJ In® s les, luff round, ho-hot
nfrf. hsid-s-lsel Hurrah! Hurrah!
*&/£% (be ragged point w. got
*^sSfelH* J5E’ well!
ft Bills on board, you may not know
Trtst eyes sfsr are watching you,
«bo seeing all you dare and do,
"nil boldly pus* 1 to» sratera through.
.J ye who breast the gales of life, '
*Sfiat hearts you cheer, you never know,
alnot! Sail on! They follow you
ground the ragged point you gft
•Telepathy,” or Spook .Investigation,
[New York Cor. Chicago Herald.]
Snooks are. amopg the thing* which
Jneinto high favor with New Yorkers
fho have the time to cultivate strange
nbbies. The subject Is made to bear the
burlesque relation to science that
Jr,-.quilt patchwork dies to art
Wtpathyls the word used to designate
sind Its devotees discuss, In a manner
(bleb they think Is profound, the ques-
ga whether impressions can pass be-
Keen persons widely separated under
tome heretofore unsuspeobed law of na-
mre, A Society for Psychical Research
las been formed, and In Its meetings tho
members tell one another of their pre
sentiments which have been verified.
Host of these mild and yet wild scientists
attribute the phenomena to the inter
mediation of disembodied spirits, and
thus get fairly within the limits of
modem spiritualism, but they do not ac
knowledge that they are at all in sympathy
with that religion, and would not think of
affiliating with its people. Probably they
would also resent the suggestion of any
likeness between an afternoon tea, given
to a party of their, women, and a swapping
of ghost stories by old crones over 'baccy
pipes in the olden times.
Countenance la accorded to this move-
meat, however, by genuinely sciehtlflc
minds, and.I could name several college
professors who are apparently returning
in belief to superstitious of former centur
ies As an illustration, a lawyer of local
renown and a taste for antiquities, owns a
lot of Mexican curiosities, which he has
loaned te the Metropolitan museum of art
A girl apostle of telepathy picked up one
of the objects, an embroidered cap, and
put it on her head.
“Oh,” she instantly exclaimed, “I’d be
shot in an hour if I wore this ”
She declared that she knew of no reason
for the Impression, hut that It was vivid
and startling. That cap was one which
Maximilian wore within on hour of his
execution. You msy take her word for
it, if you hove a mind to, that she did not
know or guess at tho cap’s history before
the thought flashed into her head with its
contact. Tho talk of society at present is
largely shout such occurrences as pr ‘ *
the new phase of philosophy.
**»*<*Wtn*' takbraw Tim.
•kill and
orders, such
made It one ol
depended en
from their lal
®“'°f ell charity. „ w
othmr religious house the Inmates were ah
tiled. Borne
i monks,
, on the pay derived
i to keep them independ-
— In oveiy abbey or
lotted certain tasks, varying according to
hrn re me , nl a phyaiJalquhllficatlSna!
but tho task that was most highly es
teemed, and which provided constant em
ployment, was copying books.
!P°“ th ® scriptorium was
set.apart for the monks topursuc
, , - apart I or me monks topui
ifr labors in, and hero they would n™
every day for a certain number of hours,
these rooms were sometimes furnished
with stone or wooden desks fixed to the
walls round the room, but before desks
w ®” ! . Introduced the only supports on
which the copyists could place their books
were their, knees. There was always a
fixed number of transcribers; and when,
ever a vacancy occurred, through death or
any other cause, it was filled upimme-
diately. It was usual to Intrust tbo copy
ing of books for the choir, and those not
demanding' great skill, to boys and
novices; but missals, blbies, and books re-
qulring the highest skill and learning were
onlv executed uv priests of mature years
and great experience.
Tho monks were enjoined to proceed
with their labors in strict silence, that
their attention might not be diatracted
from their work, and to avoid, as far as
possible, any errors in grammar, spelling,
or punctuation. In some cases authors
prefixed to their works solemn adjuratiohs
to those whose duty it .was to transcribe
them. For instance, Irenseua wrote: “I
adjure thee who shall transcribe this book,
Under Commercial Hotel,
FORSYTH ST., - - AMERICUS, GA
New Goods'! Low Prices!
New and Dangerous Counterfeit*
[San Francisco Bulletin.]
A very dangerous counterfeit at tho
American $5 pieces was recently taffen by
the Oliver Chilled Plow company and sent
to the United States mint in this city for
examination. In size and weight and
general execution it wad a very close re
semblance, so much so that several parties
In the coiner's department of the miut at
tint pronounced the coin genuine, Tho
color was like that of gold coins alloyed
with silver. The legend, “In God Wc
Trait,"on clone examination, was not
quite os distinct os on tho genuine coin; in
ali other respects the die was perfect,
even to the small “a” for San Francisco,
under the head. ^
When broken the coin disclosed the fact
that it was a double counterfeit, it having
been made to _do duty as a counterflet
4-pistre piece of the Phlllipine islands. Pull*
Ing off a plating on both sides, the words
hasHispanas"and tho devices of that
coin were distinctly seen. When assayed
It was found that the original piece was of
nstive platinum. The pitting, to raise
the weight from $4 to $5, or to mako the
difference between the Manila and Amer
ican coin was an alloy of allver and cop-
Pw. Tbia had been electrotyped or
washed with gold. The whole was so
niceiv calculated as to make the specific
gravity of gold, and tho ring of the coin
wm perfect.
The probability is, this coin is but one
of a largo number; that it was manufac
tured somewhere where labor is cheap,
say Hong Kong; that either from detec
tum or some other cause, a quantity of
the first counterfeit was left on hand, and
*** utilized by increasing the sizo and re-
stamping with an American
ever,— **
connl
die. What
tronscrihcst, and correct it carefully ac-
cording to tho copy from which thou tran
of this adjun
ton." Eveiy possible precaution wn
taken to insure strict accuracy in Us,
copies, and it was the duty of certain
monks to examino and compare faithful!,
every copy with the original Other
monks, again, had to busy themselves
with illuminating the copies, and others
with binding them.
Hinton Itowan Helper’s Railroad.
[Croffut'i New York Letter.]
I asked Mr. Helper about his sohemo
for tbo “Three Americas Railroad” to gi.
from the City of Mexico through Central
and Bouth America to Patagonia.
“I never should have thought of it If i!
hadn't been for Mr. Lincoln, ” ho sail
“When the impending crisis culminated
in battle I wanted to go to war, and wont
to Washington and offered my services to
Mr. Lincoln. Ho sold: 'See here. Helper;
you’ve done your share. To send you
down there with a sword would only
make the south madder than It Is, and its
mad enough now. Let the other hoys do
the fighting, Helper, and you take a con
sulate.’ I thought at first he was half-
joking, hut he seemed serious I conned
It over, and finally concluded to do as he
wished. I went to Buenos Ayres, and li
was on my way back, five years later, that
this project occurred to mo. Wo were
seven daya ont from La Plata river, and
still eighty or ninety from homo (on a sail-
lag vessel) when I devised this railroad to
run along the backbone of the two conti
nents, and connect all the sixteen repub
lies together.
“Since that time I have mode five vey-
ages to Bouth America, have crossed the
continent twice on muleback, In the Inter-
cat of the enterprise, and have secured the
appointment of tho commission of three,
who have been altting here in Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and will go to Mexico next
month. They will not visit all the South
American republic* short of two or three
years, by which tlmo I mean to have the
material details well matured, to that the
work can he put atralght through. A rali
road woqld enable us to defy an European
meddling, and It would give us the trade-
amounting to $600,000,000 or $800,000,
000, which now goes to Europe. W1
shouldn’t we have Itf”
Mr. Helper says he only asks from Timi
ten years more of Ufa In which to finish
the road. It seems to me too little.
Cut Iron Cutlery.
[Scientific An»i-lcsn.l
This title may appear anomalous,
cast Iron cutlery of certain forms Is far
more common than Ita purchasers gen-
crally Imagine. And it Is not necessarily
of a poor quality, although mado of noth
ing but cast iron. In the writer's family
Is a pair of scissors of cast Iron that has
been used for three years, and bos been
several time* sharpened. The writer has
TO FILL MY NEW STORE I HAVE ORDERED A LARGE STOCK OF
Boots, Stationery, Toys, Fancy Goofls, Etc.
Testaments and Bibles from 5 cts. to $14.00 each.
Albums - • • from 25 cts. to 10.00 each.
Papetrles ... from 15 cts. to 5.00 each.
Toys .... from 1 ct. to 6 00 each.
WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES A SPECIALTY !
Large Stock of Blank Books, Ink and Pens—Best Quality.
. Best Grades of Tobacco and Cigars.
Goods to suit ail tastes and purses from Candy and Chewing
Gum to Quarto Dictionaries and Bibles.
PLEASE CALL AND FXAMINE PRICES!
[pE?~Special orders receive prompt attention.
■orStf AGNES AYCOCK
R. T. EVRD,
INSURANCE AGENT,
OFFICE IN COMMERCIAL HOTEL BLOCK,
Forsyth. Street, • • • ■ Amerioue, Ga
LB.BOSW0ETH
FORSYTH ST., AMERICUS, GA.
Has jnat received the following new goods for the Holidays, to whieh ha Invites
■peoial attention.
Dried Fruits, Citrons, Prunes,
Currants, Raisins and Figs,
MALAGA GRAPES AND MINCEMEATS
FRESH APPLES, ORANGES, APPLE BUTTER FRESH AND GOOD, MAPLE
SYRUP, BUNKER HILL PICKLES AND GHERKINS.
CHRISTMAS CANDIES !
CHOICE, FRESH, MIXED CANDIES, TOY CANDIES, ETC.
Canned Goods!
I hove the fineet line of Canned Goods evei brought to Amtrietu, all [of whieh are
fall weight and firet-olass good!, embracing
BARTLETT PEARS,
STRAWBERRIES,
PEACHES,
GREEN CORN,
CODFISH BALLS,
PINE APPLES,
BLACKBERRIES,
TOMATOES.
STRING BEANS.
FULTON MARKET
BEEF.
AGENT FOR THE LEADING
i:-« .plenilicl aacctM which lttcnacd)our*,(Tort,^n introducing tho csl, of
FUN K CLOTHING-
| in onr o $ bra Indnccoju* Id bring ont tor the Spring trade the huge**, bandioueit and
mo»t complete line of
Perfect Fitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IN AMERICUS!
Tbeae good* hare boon (elected with greet care end pouci(? en elegence of design, beeetj of fiuUb
end durability of texture, that few indeed ctn equal, and none aurpMe. In every ixaUnco we
r/xcellent work for months. There are io | GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SALE
Connecticut two quite extensive establish
meats which reckon cast Iron cutli
among the Important producte
itlery i
MB „ . of the
may be the history, tl Is a dangerous . . .
ilerfcit. Really, a pair of cast Iron shears or
scissors for ordinary household work is
just as good as one of forged cast steel.
There is only one difficulty In the way of
superseding oast steel forgings by cast Iron
castings in these implements, which Is that
tho chill that makes the Iron hard does not
always extend to a depth that will allow
of repeated grindings and resharpenlngs,
tbo material crumbling before It can dc
brought to an edge. But when first
ground and edged, the shears are as keen
ts those of tempered cast steel, and the
blades retain their edges longer.
Breaking Into Lock**
Woodchuck Schomo in Connecticut.
[Hartford Dispatch,]
$.VJ®tpn and Aron are adjoining towns
gU*Litchfield mountain* that aro in-
iwiea with Woodchuck*. Ths selectmen
> oie«h town offered bounties of 60 cents
each woodchuck killed. The Avon
selectmen required as proof tho wood
on tick* tail, while tho Canton selectmen
jjmsnded the deposit of the can. For
SWfytir there have been unusually
V“s® demand* upon the town exchequer
“5 •xmades in each of these towns;
®~v when by accident the Centon
«*jctmen and Avon selectmen mot and
“mpwed notes, they found by a singular
tmacldenoe that the number of tails eub-
mjtled to tho Avon selectmen wu pre-
®y“y the same as the number of pain
« eara shown up to the Canton
mneers. Investigation showed that when
<oe Avon boys caught a wood-chock
Jhcy cut 0 ff cars and tall, and
tbo Canfon boys did the same thing,
end then they swopped ears for
tails. Thus one ntoodchuck did double
duty. -The selectmen of both towns,
with great dignity, thereupon decided to
pay no more bounties for woodchucks,
and the farmers are Indignant thereat
Wrestling with tho Stove-Pip.,
_ (The Current]
Hello, Smith, what's up?"cried Brown
“Usfriend, who, freeh from a wMdo
«s brow:
"Nothing’* np," snarled Smith, “ills an
town and wants putting up."
. I «ec,"snld Brown, “these are not
{"Ping times of peace; they are times of
W«tng pipe." ^
Arksnsaw Traveler: Faith mighty often
de uierchinety dat wooldn’ move of
lea, belief. Dehorn dat habgot
filth neher look* roan'at d* load an’ in
ft eooeerqueoa* o’ dat faak, ha aater
“I can open the best lock that was eve)
esade in five or six hours, ” said a Wash
lngton locksmith. “These little offlet
safes I wouldn't put that much Ume on.
They don't pay enough. I just taker
hammer and break the knob off, and car
S it Into the safe In about threw second*
o safe was ever made but It had some
weak point known to the maker, so be
could get into it In case the lockshould re
fuse to respond.
Th. latest Wrinkle,
[Chicago Herald.]
The newest society wrinkle is a twilight
party at which the only light is from the
grate fire. AU the company gather about
the glowing coals, and each one tells a
story or rentes a poem. These novel en
tertainments originated In the east last
season, among the cultivated and refined
people who enjoy a social, Intellectual en-
AUte tow Xys.
[Exchange.]
Dr. Spltxka says tho popular delusion
that the human aye has an Influence over
Insane popple similar to that claimed foe
the same organ over wild animals is one
that is often ridiculed by the insane them-
selves. He adds that whoever attempts to
utilize the notion will recognize it* ab-
1N THE COUNTRY, GIVING YOU THE BEST INSURANCE AT
THE LOWEST RATES.
AXjSO A&BNTlI'Orl TKB
GULLET and LUMME3 COTTON GIN?
CALL AND SEE ME, WHEN IN WANT OF INSURANCE OR GINS.
soptl8m3 Jtri.. B k RD,
Wtieatley y s Comer,
Ho! every one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Comer and buy
Wo hsvo>lao x largo and well (elected (took of perfect fitting
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and/ Underwear
And mrjthing la tho wnj of Gent’a Furnbhlng Ooopfl. Folit* and i»itentWa|S»J«*inen wlU lake
[plcamre (a displaying ih«*e beautiful g»od« whether you with ta buy or tot.
THORNTON
Wheatley’s Corner,
WHEATLEY,
; : Americus, Ga
Bylanfler Academy!
The exercises ol tide school will ho re
sumed on Monday, the 5th of January.
Terms, Rates, Etc.:
Primary Department per month 62. f 0
Intermediate, per month 3 00
First-Class, per month, - 4 00
Tuition dne at the end oi eeoLi Scho
lastic month.
Patronage earnestly solicited.
Good, honest, true and square work
snazanteed. For fnrtbrr parilcnlare call
u W. H. ALLEN, Principal
declGdlm
Andersonville School
Will Open Sprins Term January
12th, 1884.
Tuition $15.00, (21.000 and $25,000 per
annnm—lest public fond shoot $3.00 per
>upil. Board and tuition ten dollar* per
four weeks] month, paid monthly m ad
vance. Hneie $3.00 per month. For
fnrih«lnforo.Mion.^to riiici
Andersonville, Ga.
4t*S7-$rM$dlf
CHRISTMAS
IS COMING, AND
W. E. CLARK,
On Lamar Street.
CANDIES,
FRUITS,
NUTS,
CANNED GOODS,
RAISINS,
CAKES,
VS, tks But, eras et vwjr Low M«*a!
UTOrdcrs for Oakes tad other Sskisg
attended to promptly.
PRESERVES AND JELLIES OF ALL KINDS.
PICKLE8-BUNKER HILL, GHERKINS, CHOW-CHOW, MIXED.
BUCKWEAT FLOUR AND OAT MEAL,
CODFISH AND YANKEE BEANS, CANNED MACKEREL,
CANNED SALMON. BEEF AND HAMS. DRIED BEEF,
CREAM CHEESE, FINE GOSHEN BUTTER,
•aud AMsmitr# zztn ixiiuniixa or
FANCY AN1) STAPLE GROCERIES.
ALSO K&BFS THE FINEST BRANDS OF
LIQUORS AND OIQARB.
Budweiaer Bear oxx Xoe, Sto.
I*. B. BOSWORTS.
Americas, Go,, December 9.1884. ml
Jas. Flicker & Bro.
AND DEALER8 IN
PIANOS
ORGANS,
Barlow Block, - - - -
W« desire to etll the attention of lha pnblio to tbt Rot that we bars at last got
settled In oar new store on th* PUBLIC SQUARE end have on hand a tug* and
handsome stock of every thing In onr line. Oar etook consists partly of
Watches, Clocks and Jewehy, of All Kinds!
SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WABIS,
GOLD PEn£ PENOIL8 a5*D TOOfalPICKB,
We are Iloadqusrlera for
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses!
Ctn suit any and every on* In Gold, Silver, Steal, Bronze, Zytonlt*. Celluloid or
Bobber Frame*. We *r* Sol* Agents for KING’S CELEBRATED PATENT COM
BINATION SPECTACLES—the bast ta th* world. W» sell the
Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines!
and have constantly on hand Nttdltt, Oils, Attachments and Pari* tar *11 Mtobtat*.
W* btv* ths best equipped thop.for the
Repair of Watches, Clocks and Jewels
in this taction of Ins Stats. W* employ non* bnt firat-elam workmen tad gasssnts*
all out work. -■
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
This branch of onr business It steadily Increasing and ell we tsk la that parties
whs expect to buy * Piano or Organ wilt call and examine onr stock and get onr
/ '-/
lowu any one, and whan yon bay (Tom ns yon have no freight to pay and tar* tbs
Ironbla ot unboxing the Instrument, ts ws pUe* ft to gone house and give you n
FIVE YEAB’S guarantee. We also have on band ■ lust Stock of small Mnsioal In-
KtramtDts. consisting of Violins, Onitars, Banjos, Tambourines, Aeoordeoni and
Harmoni»b and also keep String, of th. very bit quality. Violin Bows, TUI pisess,
Bridges. Rosin and all kind of Mnslcal Instrument Trimmings.
The’Office of the Southern Express Company
ta in onr stars and their Agent, Mr. B, Q COOPER is ta onr employ ts Book-kespee
and Salesman sod will be glad to urr* til who arc needing anything ta gar lint. '
CALL AND BSE US IN 0UB NEW STOBIt
JA8. FRICKCR A »BO, *
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