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Harm Lot* Overcame Theory, and a Hap
py Marriage Followed a Challenge to a
Duel—For Tie Lot*, TI* Lot*, *TU
Lot* That Makee the World Go Round.
[Special Correspondence. 1
Mak-o-Chee, O., Nov. 27.—I met
young Hpray—Charles Augustus Alger
non Spsay—at an English country house
and fell in love with him. It was not
that he was handsome, bat that he had
such a frank, winning way with him.
Although 28 years of age. tall, broad
shouldered, narrow flanked, with a su
perb blonde head balanced above his su
perstructure, lie was os simple in his
ways as if he had been born that morn
ing. lie listened to what one said with
credulous earnestness that was perfectly
charming, und yet the absurd fellow
was a “cnuik.” I do not give the popu
lar meaning of tliat much abused word.
By a crank I tl. -fino a man possessed of
what iu old Cushioned phrase was called
a hobby—that is. taken up with some
ono favorite subject to tbo utter exclu
sion of nil others. Wo liavocertain men
who lielicve that humanity is construct
ed like a machine, and there is a crank
somewhere that if they can get hohl of
anti turn vigorously all the wheels,
levers, pullies and things will uiovo
harmoniously, with great results. Tlio
human machine is, say, a sort of coffee
mill witli its crank. To some this is
temperance, for example, or protection
or Sabbath breaking. 1 knew a man
who leui moms uiulticaulis ou the brain,
and lie talked silk and had worms.
Tlieso cranks aro bores of course, but
Charles Augustus was an exception. His
crank was delicious, liecause ho was de
licious. His fad was so delightfnl that
instead of avoiding it his friends drew
him out ami enjoyed liis frank, boyish
earnestness, anil when he found that ho
was being chaffed instead of getting of
fended lie would deprecate the liumnr,
saying: “Well,! suppose it does appear
ridiculous, but, by Jove, I believe it."
A crank is almost always offensive, not
only from an everlasting production of
his ono topic, but his intenso advocacy
and ill temper when doubted or having
it disputed. Onr doar fellow was earn,
eat enongh. bnt bo would listen patient
ly, and at times with “Well, I mast con
fess tliat is u weak ploco in my theory—
at least, it apjiears—but I believe it only
appears so. There is an answer or an
explanation somewhere, if I could pdly
find it." It was common for him to con-
fesa a lack of intellectual power in him
self und lament that Tyndale, Herbert
Spencer anil Huxley, the heavy ordnance
of science, did not take up tho subject
and help him out
Charles Augustas had a fair mind and
possessed vast Btores of information, for
he had been a hard student. But all
seemed to end in a belief that by observ
ing the laws of nature and living up to
certain conditions life on earth could be
rendered immortal. “Disoaso and death,’
bo would say, “aro not laws; they uro
violations of law. If it were our destiny
to sicken ami die sickness wonld not be
accompanied with pain, and people
would not have such a prejudice against
dying. Ily Jovcl it is a horrible shock
that we cannot get accustomed to." Bnt
it wonld fill a volrnno to give even in
outline the many and learned arguments
ho brought to hear upon the subject
Among others, however, wns that well
being was inoro dependent upon tho
mind than npon the material things
to which ill health was attributed. He
asserted that worry shortened more lives
than a torpid liver, and that tbo emo
tions were prostrating and periloua.
Tliero was lovo, for example; that was a
beastly impulse in tho lower animals and
hid uinlvr sentiment in the human being.
Ho was very strong on this point and
avowed that, in liis determination to
demonstrate the truth of human immor
tality on earth, ho would especially
guard himself against that stupid emo
tion. He further maintained that in
every child born thcro was that lunch
taken frufti the vitality of the parents.
There were three charming girls in.
the house, and of course, whilo they
evidently admired onr immortal, they
hail no patience with his beliefs. Onr
hero was not only a vegetarian in food,
bnt he held killing to bo on evil that
shortened the life of tho Blayer. Noth
ing proved his sincerity and earnestness
moro than this. When on Englishman
gives np his gun ho gives away his sec
ond nature, if not all his nature. To kill
something is John Boll’s ruling passion.
This condition of onr young crank threw
him much npon the society of the wom
en, and if was amusing to hoar those last
say, with charming simplicity, that “Ur.
Spray’s theory sounded real nice except
that port about love, and that part was
Onr term of stay, fixed in the begin-
oan. We took our leave reluctantly,
specially of onr immortal. V >
Nearly a year after we were at the
enongh in her beauty and accomplish
ments to win without the tender gentle
ness that seemed a part of her nature.
Bella O was deservedly a belle, and
•niton thronged her presence with offer*
that met • kind yet firm denial. Har
life was devoted to her father. Perhaps
it is asserting too much to say that she
was beautiful. Her attractions came
more from her intellectual gifts and fas
cinating manner than her face and fig
ure, excellent as they were.
The fair girl had read much and
thought more in watches by her father’s
bed, and I soon learned that she had
developed tho brain at the expense of
her heart, as it is tbo wont of sneb wom
en. Sho wad, in her gentle, quiet yet
firm way, a crank, and reminded mo of
onr immortal left in England. I told her
in an amnsing way of my yonng friend
sa we paced the long piazza of the hotel.
She became quite interested in the odd
character that in almost tho same lino
paralleled her pocnliar belief. She, too,
was averse to matrimony.
That an individuality heaven bom in
its excellence should be seized on, taught,
trained from earliest consciousness to a
condition in which that individuality
should bo merged in another no wise
superior, shocked both her senso and her
sensibility. “I choose,” sho said, “to
own myself. I can boo clearly what a
holy state wonld bo that of matrimony
wore it made a sacrament based on
equality." This was simply the protest
of a girl to what sho considered a wrong,
and who hail not yet experienced that
feeling that mokes the sense of depen
dence tlio sweetest anil dearAt pm of
tho married state to tho wife. To tell
her of this was liko talking of light to
ono liorii blind.
Onr promenade was interrupted ono
evening by an arrival that fairly took
ray breath. It was so sudden, unex
pected and yet so utterly appropriate,
being no less than onr young immortal.
“Here I am,” ho said, “under tho bald
•headed eaglo in tho land of freedom.
Yon see. it stmek mo ono day that life
wonld ho altogether moro'pleasant in a
nation of cranks than in dnll, stupid
old England; rnt worn and rotten with
age. 1 want to bo moro comfortable if
I am to live forever. Do yon know I
was not seasick at all. I went aboard
with an empty stomaeh, and, although
hnngry enongh to eat tho cook, ab
stained from all food hut a few oranges.
Yon sec, my thoory sustains itself at all
points."
And so the dear fellow rattled on. He
had sought mo ont for an introduction to
onr new life, and I introduced him to
Bella G . Ho immediately proceeded
to convert her to liis theory of life, and
sho, with an unused look in her eyes,
combated his arguments while giving
him the results of her own thoughts and
studies. I had no more promenades
with Miss Bella, nor did any one else
save our immortal. There were not only
walks, bnt rides on horseback. The
yonng immortal, having tho means, had
procured a superb mount both for him
self and tho girl. All tho time sho conld
spare from her invalid father seoraed
given to my friend.
“How are you getting on, Charles, my
immortal?" I asked him ono day.
"Capital," ho cried. “Sho is a won
derful girl. Snch brain, such original
thought! And, by Jove, sho has read
every body!"
“And you hopo to convert her to yonr
belief?'’
"Yes, indeed. I make progress, I tell
you."
It wns very ovident to tho observers at
tho hotel interested in this affair that
whatever might bo tho progress of the
conversion tlieso two young peoplo wore
deeply in lovo with each other. I saw,
however, that a change had como npon
my immortal. IIo lost bis happy, care
less way and became moody and silent.
Ho Inst color and appetite, and although
os devoted as ever to tho fair BeUa, I
could hear him pacing the floor far into
tbo night instead of tho health giving
sleep ho so strongly advocated. I met
him ono day pacing along lovers’ walk
with head bowed und arms folded.
“I say," 1 cried, facing him, “you are
in tremble, my boy ; come, confide it
to mo."
“I am, old fellow," ho replied; “I am
in an ugly fix.”
“Have you converted her?"
“That is my misery.”
“What! Why, I thought tliat was what
you wanted."
“It .was till I got it, and then”
“What then?"
“Well, you sco, whilo I was converting
her she was capturing me."
“I don't comprehond."
“Confound it! I discovered when too
lato that I was head over heels in lovo
with her."
"Well, is sho not in tbo same condi
tion—that is, in love with you?”
“Not much; sho is in lovo with my
theory, und my theory shuts out lovo and
mo with it."
“I sec. That is awkward; but, my dear
boy, it is not beyond remedy. Toll her
tho truth—that yon prefer death with
her to immortality without her."
“I ha**,*’ bo replied wofolljt
“And tho result?”
“Oh, Lord! She said sho loved me
too well to doom mo to death.”
“Charles Augustas Algernon Spray,
yon are a fooL"
“Thanks, awfully; bnt why?"
“That was tho moment to seize her in
yonr arms and cry, 'Bella G , wo will
die together.’ ”
“That wonld do with most girls, bnt
not with Miss Bella. Sho is all brain. I
am dono for."
“You remind mo of tho showman's
giaskntis that couldn't live on land and
died in tho water.”
Tho ludicruns affair would have con
tinued a sonreo of ranch amusement bnt
for an event tliat came near ending in a
tragedy. There were at tlio Green Brier
White Sulphar a number of young men
who called themselves fantastically
"The Bella Knights of tho llonml Ta
ble." Bella G was their toast and
fair lady, and ono of their ilatics, faith
fully performed, was to ride over to tho
sweet chalybeate and demote a day to
her. It was a harmless eccentricity of
yonng soldiers, at which tho renowned
officer smiled good nataredly and at
which Bella was vastly amused. Onr
immortal did not so-regard tho affair;
ho considered it indelicate, and with his
usual frank way so expressed himself.
Had he confined himself to a general
_ ho might hare eecapcd, bnt
unfortunately ho happened in the saloon
when a bottle of champagne was being
emptied in honor of tho occasion by these
hearty bnt rather heedless yonng men.
He was called to drink the health of
Gen. Q and his peerless daughter.
“I can drink with pleasure to the gal
lant general, bnt not to the lady," wns
the response.
“Why not?" demanded the spokesman
of the knights.
“Because I regard it os on insult."
A slap in the face from the wrathfnl
knight and a knock down from the En
glishman followed. Further violence
was arrested by tho bystanders. That
night our immortal received a challenge
to mortal combat
"It is rath. absurd, you know," said
Charles Augustus h> the friend he had
selected; “but 1 sup,s.it is the’enstom
of this bloody country, so make it
swords. Tho general has a nice assort
ment presented him; and at daylight to
morrow morning, you know.”
The assembled crowd admitted to the
confidence of tho affair wore upon the
ground in tlio early dawn, and the two
contestants facing each other were abont
to cross swords when Gen. G
peared, accompanied by liis fair daugh
ter.
"Qetftlemen,"ho8aid„qnietly hut cold
ly, “I will thank you to give mo those
swords. They aro evidence of ilnty on
the field in behalf of a holy cause. I can
not permit their being stained in
quarrel of this sort Had 1 known last
night the purpose for which they were
hoi-rowed they would not have pissed
from my possession."
The weapons were given him and he
then added: "Gentlemen, I appreciate
tho kind feeling you have shewn for
mo and my family. I wish to test it
vet further. Mr. Spray interfered last
night as tho betrothed of my daugh
ter. Not knowing you as well as we do
nor the customs of our country, ho mis
took a compliment for an insult. I know
that he will withdraw liis offensive lan
guage and you will apologize for yonr
violence. I have issued many orilers.you
have gallantly obeyed; this is a request
Como, lot uh all be friends.”
The request was heartily complied
with. The two purposed contestants
shook hands, and that night, at a dinner
given by tho general to all parties, the
knights not only drank to their old lead
er and nis daughter bnt to the gallant
stranger who bail won tlio right to tlio
immediate guardianship of their fair
lady. Tho immortal problem was
solved. Dons Piatt.
m..... y - ys;
P. L. HOLT,
»|)RATiER IN*"
Constantinople Note*.
Constantinople, Nov. 8.—When a
newly arrived resident starts out to
make her return visits to those who
call upon her, she takes a sedan chair,
which is carried slung upon poles
wliich are placed across the shoulders of
two stout Armenian jiorters. For the
first moment or two the movement is
very trying to unaccustomed nerves, bnt
after a while the springy motion appears
pleasant. They go along at a jog trot
over tho rough stones which makes it a
hard jaunt for your man servant to
keep up witli, for it isdorignenr that you
havo a manservant along. He sits in
tho hall whilo you visit up stairs, for
“nobody” lives on the gronnd floor.
You get your tiny cup of coffee and
your sjtoonful of preserves, and admire
your hostess' children, and then make
your adieus and go somewhero else, and
so on until all your visits aro paid, after
which you can attend to tho business of
your household, which is not an easy en
terprise, as you can get no women serv
ants who speak English or any other
civilized language. Your man servant
is kept for the purpose of opening the
front door, helping the peddlers cheat
you, ordering tho other servants about,
buying your wood and charcoal, r.nd
seeing that the lialls aro kept clean, and
following you whenever you go out.
Your moral standing would fall very
quickly if you were ever seen on the
street without the presence of that man
walking humbly behind. Dot ho is nl
ways more or less of u linguist, as are
nearly all tho men in Constantinople,
and tliat makes him indispensable. Be
sides ho knows everything about every
body, and who “Madame** should culti
vate and who sho should avoid, and de
velops snch a wealth of infer..ration as
to every body’s present life a: l antece
dents os to inspire a wholcsonu fear.
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About Laura IIoIIowm .
Brooklyn, Nov. 27.—Mrs. 1 mm IIol
loway id ono ot the best kno- a women
writers of Brooklyn.
Sho has written tho life Chinese
Gordon, Adelaide Nellsonau : Charlotte
Brouto, and la under contrue; with the
Lathrops, of Boston, to proper i history
of Tennessee for their series, “ .he Story
of tho States.”
Three or four years ago a book was
published in London entitled ' Ian; tho
Fragments of a Forgotten Hiu'.ury." It
was said to have been written by two
Chelas of tho Theoeophical society, and
purported to be the embodiment of In
struction given by a great Hindoo
teacher to two pupils, tho ono from the
Old, the other from the New World.
Tho work attracted mneb attention in
Europe and America, bnt for quite a
while the names of tho authors were not
divulged.
Knowing Mrs. Holloway’s lovo for oc
cult study her friends often askod her
opinion of the book, and it wns from
her evident reluctance to give it, coupled
with a sly pleasure in getting everybody
else to express criticism, which first
arotiseil tho suspicion and led to tho dis
covery that she was one of tho joint au
thors, in fact tho western Chela.
Miss Mary Humphrey is from Georgia.
Sho lives in tho Sloan apartment house
on Broadway. Sho writes for various
newefmpers anil periodicals. Sho bus a
project for building a hotel for literary
wouon whore tho appointments shall lie
first class and the prices reasonable.
Anna Dickinson says that the reason
there is so mnch unhappiness in mar
riage is that the Nineteenth century man
peraista in marrying tho Eighteenth cent
ury women.
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