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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDERj TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1891/
FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH.
A Toons Society Woman*. Remarkable
Experience Before » Mirror.
“At the ball last night,” said a man
talking to a companion at his chib din
ner, “a girl with whom 1 sat out one of
the dances told me of a rather cnrioos
eipericnce she had earlier in the erening.
She 'said she was in the bonds of her
maid for the ball, was seated before her
dressing table haring her hair done: the
room was worm and flooded with light
her ball gown was in her sight She
was reading daring the process some
light society novel, and, os she rather
shamefacedly confessed, munching bon
bons between times.
“All at once she grew tired of candies
and fiction, and, patting both aside, sat
looking in the glass while the maid
worked. She was thinking of the ball
and various anticipations she had con
cerning it, when, suddenly, without
warning, and from no apparent cause,
She found herself- face to face with her
own death.
“She put it very graphically: ‘It was
personal death I was struggling with,'
she said, ‘not the abstract death that we
read of in the newspapers nor the future
long-to-be-postponed mortality which we
more or less indifferently accept as ono
common destiny. It was the actuul end
of my life, the finis of everything for
me, and the going out from my home
and friends to the darkness and horror
of the unknown beyond. What religi
ous faith I had forsook me completely.
“ ‘I trembled and a cold dampness
gathered on uiy forehead, 1 choked and
started to my feet. My maid, alarmed,
asked if I were ill. I said yes, and I
was—ill with dread, bat nothing more,
for I was conscious of feeling perfectly
well. She went to fetch a glass of water,
and before sho returned the vision, or
whatever it was, had gone os quickly
it ba t come. The hairdressing was re
sumed, and I could detect no physical
results of the visitation, which was terri
bly real and awful while it lasted, and 1
shall not soon forget it.'
“I reminded her of some verses of
Aldrich on a similar subject, where,
while the carriage waits at the door for
milady's forgotten fun, the husband or
lover is confronted in -the sumo dismal
way, but she had never seen or hoard of
them. Her experience was evidently
very genuine and had made a consider
able impression upon her."—Now York
Times.
DUcorcry of Natural Umh.
The first tiuit was heard of natural gas
in the states was in the year 1810, when
it was found in Charlestown. Some six
years later, a story is told of a woman
going out one dark night to draw water
at a placo called Fredonia, in Now York
state—when she put down her lantern,
much to her consternation n spring of
gas by the well took fire. lu 1824, when
Lafayette passed through the same neigh
borhood, in honor of the o&asion, Taylor
house, where ho staid, was illuminated
with the gaa laid on by pipes direct from
the earth.
The great reservoirs of natural gas
were first tapped in the process of boring
artesian wells. As soon as one ,of the
drills reached n certain depth the whole
apparatus was blown high op into the
air, and the gas escaped by the vent with
• roar that could be heard from afar.
One American gentleman boring for
water met with this experience, and, hav
ing no other nse for the gaa, stack a tall
pipe into the hole, applied k light to the
top, when the flame shot upward, and
thus created a beacon fire which illnml-
nated the country round for miles. Tears
afterward this light waa still burning,
and probably may bo seen to this‘day.—
Chambers' Journal.
Fropsastina Lobster. Artificially.
The first experiments in artificial
propagation of lobster* were made sim
ply (n glass jars with sea water that was
changed daily. Even nuder these primi
tive conditions the newly hatched fry
thrived and grew to be of some size and
healthy. Any one who desires to rear
lobsters by hand can accomplish the pur
pose most quickly by keeping the spawn
bearing femnlea in suitable ponds or
tanks until the young come ont. In
raising the animals on a large scale,
however, it would be best to separate
the eggs from the lobster and spread
them upon trays, allowing the water to
percolate among them, as is done with
salmon eggs. By this method much
trouble would be avoided, as well es the
expense of feeding the adult hen lob
sters.
There is no reason apparent wherefore
the same success should not be obtained
with lobsters ns has been achieved with
salmon, which have been made to swarm
once more by myriads in streams depop
ulated by imprudent fishing. Already
the lobsters on the North Atlantic coast
arc rapidly vanishing, and nnless meas
ures are soon taken for snpplying their
place by artificial propagation there will
ho none left. Apparently, however. It
will be entirely practicable to turn ont
upon the depleted grounds many mill
ions of young lobsters yearly ns soon as
proper plants for this object have been
established.
One thing in favor of lobster raising,
as to ches|mcss, is that they prefer food
that is partially decomposed, and the
waste food of the towns, now thrown
away, might be most usefully employed
by the lobster hatcheries. Stale fish is
esteemed by lobsters an especial delicacy.
—Interview in Washington Star.
VTbv Soldiers break Basks.
There are very few bridges in the
world over which troops are allowed to
march in regular step. In general, when
coniing to a bridge, particnli *
pension bridge, the drums or
stopped, thdarfayis'Moten'ai
diere pass over without lceefifng step, dt- '
rather -taking pains not to Msp atep. «
Tho reason is found in tbe fact that a
very glightipUiail vibration j
is Imported to ftp whpfe Sregtota,
in a short time becomes so strong ^ down
ward strain at ev^ry reenri
ily to endanger tho safe^'i
est bridge. 1 • f > »« v/«*t«o 1 tivilar i
The aune KMpk-ii,{Rwte*tod hr
some houses, which can be made to
treibWOTrom roof to foundation' by per-'
sistantly and regularly pressing with the
foot on a loose board is on* of the floors.
A similar 'curious drctimgtatice Is seen
in the case of certain churches in which
it is dangerous to play the heavy pedal,
pipes of a grand organ, for the reason
that the vibration becomes so great aa to
shatter the panes of glass in tho win
dows, and even to imperil the safety of
the roof.—St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Spiders Are ladnstriouK.
No small insect ever escapes from tho
web of a spider, a fact which is not to
be wondered at when it is considered
•that an ordinary sized snare may con
tain us many as 120,000 viscid globule*.
The spinner is constantly engaged in re
pairing injuries to the web inflicted by
wind, stray leaves or captured insects.
Om-o a day the whole snare is subjected
to rigorous examination, and any broken
or loosened threads are adjusted:—Com-
liill Magazine.'
An Open Incloses*.
The following waa related by the late
Judge Breckenridge, of western Penn
sylvania: “I once heard • Virginia law
yer object to an expression In one of the
nctaof the nmembly of Pennsylvania,
which read, ‘Thut the state honaeyard
in the. city of Philadelphia should be
surrounded by p brick wall and remain
an open inclosure forever.'*—Providence
Journal. 1
Off suit On.
Bingway—Those are not your clothes,
aro the}?
Featli--rM'.ue—No, my tailor's. , ,
Bingwuy — Wliat hre you wearing
them for?
Featherstone—My own are being re-
paired.—Clothier and Furnisher.
,-yisoui-, - AC
Danger In Fnper Money,
Passing from linnd to hand among all
classes of the people, it wonld be strange
indeed if money, and especially paper
money, did not in its transit become
from time to time the vehicle of in
fections disease. Even the crisp ‘‘fiver’
of the Bank of England no doubt has
often borne the germs of fever in its
folds, and how much more thei; the
greasy, discolored and well tlmmbed £1
note, or the paper fraction of some
foreign currencies. Higher values have
here a distinct advantage. Leas com
mon, less iii keeping of the overcrowded
poor, less handled and soiled, therefore
they may js-roaps in uiauy cases ran
their circnit without having done much
mischief.
There arc, indeed, preservative Hr-
mnstancre which guard the sanitary
credit of ull luipcr currency. Ono is the
very freedom of circulation and the ven
tilation this insnres. .Smoothness of sur
face is another, and a third, which oper
ates in a minor degree, is fonnd in the
fact that not children nro chiefly con
cerned in the business of exchange.
These qualifications my suffice to justify,
at least by a negative verdict, the em
ployment of paper money from a sani
tary standpoint
Still a certain risk remains, and care-
fnl persons will do well to note this and
on occasion to disinfect even their bank
notes. The danger, snob as it is, should
also, in our opinion, be allowed some
weight in deciding the question whether
a small note currency, hitherto not fonnd
to be indispensable, should or should not
be generally adopted:—London Lancet
Devil Dlnl o* to Souffrlrre.
The bird called the “devil bird of
La Souffriere" by both La bat and Du-
tertre, has webbed feet like » duck or a
goose and claws like a bird of prey, a
sharp and curved bill, and large eyes,
which cauhot hear the light of day.
When surprised in ‘the daytime at a dis
tance from ita fiat it will ran or fly
Sgsinst everything in its way. Father
lkrtitrtre. in. his description of Unade-
,Tok*W |Q« Ls, Souf-
is stiuai«& sarejjjiat ,the dative*
.._,*imdthat3^do>b^
a popular bellef'fimafiff the
bird, nests tn the very crater of the
id n place inaooeertble to man,'
melting lava and sulphurous
W*
'the warmth of itsgashous
-St Lonla-Repnbllc.
I i Dog's Illstory.
In all Jewish history there U not a
single allusion to banting with dogs,
though mention is frequently fonnd of
nets and matte. The Hindoos likewise
consider the animal unclean and submit
to various purifications it they acci
dentally come into contact with one,
believing that every dug is animated by
a wicked aud malignant spirit con
demned to do peuanco in that form for
crimes committed in a previous state of
existence. Even in Egypt dogs now are
as mnch avoided os thoy were once ven
erated. However, in Greece and Rome
the beast was highly estimated. Alex
ander the Great built a city in honor of
a dog.—Interview in Washington Star.
Questioned Her Motive.
The following fragment of a conversa
tion caught on an elevated train seemed
to possess certain claims to considera
tion: “And Miss L. is aa good as sho is
clever,” commented one man to another;
“I’ve known her more than once to
choke down a bright speech which wonld
he at the expense of a companion."
“How did yon know it was a bright
speech?” questioned the second mau.
“Bseanse she made it later, when the
companion conld not overhear it.”
“Humph," replied the other and elder
man, “and when the companion could
not reply to it.” After which a silence
tell.—Her Point of View in New York
Times.’
U- : . ' 8lu.Ho Aeaenltles.
“There's ono thing about you, D'Au-
ber, that I can't understand,” said Scum
ble.
“What is that, old fellow?”
“That with your miequaled taste in
art you should have such a large collec
tion of your own pictures.”—Pack. M ii»_ ,
jtirfl®. *1+ l* 1
is»|loM«q.J o> fcrtftat V«WIV.j **>
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ssAbBH ■ Hhh > ..
Self Acting Pnpnr Cottar.
A Calcutta newspaper relates an Inci
dent which illustrates the magnificent
way in which the rajahs of India—or at
least those of them who remain . opulent
and powerful—repay a small debt. Not
long ago the Rajah Holkar, of Indore, in
paying a visit to the viceroy, the Mar
quis of Lansdowne, at Calcutta, was
shown by the murqul.eeveral of the
London illustrated newspapers. In cat
ting the leaves of these journals. Lord
Lansdowne used an ivory paper cutter.
The rajah had never seen a paper
entter before and was much interested
In the little instrnment.
‘If yonr excellency will make me a
present of it," be said, “I will send you
another in exchange.”
The viceroy promptly gave his guest
the paper cutter, and the rajah returned
with it to his own dominions.
Lord Lansdowne had almost forgotten
the incident when be received notice
that the rajah's return gift was M the
way, and he was presently astonished to
have brought to him a young and hand
some elephant, each of whose tasks bad
been skillfully wrought into the shape of
a paper cutter.
A servant brought some illustrated
newspapers, at which the elephant seized
.them with his trank nnd proceeded very
skillfully to cat the leaves with his
sharply trimmed tasks. Hu had been
trained to this accomplishment under
the rajah's orders.
The living paper entter, it is nmler
stood, is still In Lord Lansdowne's pos
session, but it is not one of the ordinary
furnishings of the viceroy’s library. For
his customary opening of books and
newspapers he keeps a less balky im
plement.—Youth's Companion,
UUIOJI ELIX1K
Why Russia l*,rw«nlea tho Jews.
The principal grounds npon which the
Russian justifies the persecution of his
Hebrew brother are 03 follows. He as
serts: First—That the Jews are too ra
pacious and too successful in getting
money and property away from the sur
rounding Christians. Second—That they
hold themselves, as a class, apart from
the rest of the coininnntty. Third—That
they furnish many of the' leading nihil
ists anil mischief makers. Fourth—That
they evade service in the army and do
not become patriotic Russians.
The first accusation may lie ignored,
as it amounts simply to sayiug that the
Jew is shrewder and more, intelligent
than his neighbors of other races. As to
the Jew’s refusal to' mingle more freely
with his neighbors of different creeds,
or, in other words,'to assimilate with
the population, it cannot be said that he
has os yet received any very warm invi
tation to do anything of tho kind. He
has been chased like n lieust of prey for
centuries, and now be is asked why he
docs not like his persecutors.
The charge of nihilism is perfectly
trae, to the extent that the Jews natur
ally fnraish their proportionate qnota to
the malcontents who have the courage
to act. But that the Jews among the
nihilists exceed their proper proportion
to tho whole population is dypiod by
many'trustworthy writers. Tbfi! charge
that tho Jew evades army Servian is dis-
iroved by official statistics.—P. G.
Hubert, Jr., in Forum.
tier Hoy ill Sweetness.
To bo called Her Royal Highness is
tlio destiny of bvery woman bora to
wear n crown, but it remains for one
woman among ail the royal families to
have the endnnring title of He* .Royal
Sweetness given to her, and that honor
belongs to Alexandra, Princess of Wale*.
She has that marvelous art of making
goodness seem attractive: of making
tho right act the pleasant one and of itn-
•rearing upon all-who know her the
movrladgnthat to do good it to have a
pleasant time, and not to do it if to mto
some of tbs pleasure of life.... j
Many prlnceaees have been yrritten
•Mat as having hem beautiful, aa hav
ing caused great wan, as-bxvieg done
great deads grfi tutor.'Uf 'hkvinwmade
teen die for then and kingdoms quarrel
over them, but of none of them can it
be aid, as.it-jr of thia-gredous lady,
t M^’^f*l»k*refWbwT*fi<»wp'b*<ore
tuppence has
a with L— —,
t nuatlitenill
Abatin'! 1
w!.«K
, ,Tfca mg iz the sign of the resurrection,,
which the Easter festival .commemorates..
The Jews placa Hon tbe Paaaovqr table,
thereby Indicating tliai their race is
to be resurrected. The’ Persians and
Druids both used it in their religions
ceremonies, and not only the Russian,,
bat the Mohammedan, on the early
Easter morning gives the greeting,
Christ is risen," and the reply, “Christ
risen indeed,” is followed by an ex
change of eggs, and the egg is us well a
feature in all the old' Eastern legends,
many of which are too improbable to
even bear the semblance of truth; others
might be trae, inasmuch as truth ii
oftentimes stranger than fiction.—Emma
Gray in Good Housekeeping.
Just Litas a Girl.
Agues, aged 4, called at an uptown
grocery store the other day. “1 want a
tick of gnm,” she announced. After get
ting the desired article she remarked
that she hadn't “any penny." “How do
you expect to pay for yonr gum I” queried
the vender of delicacies. “Well," an
nounced tho youthful philosopher, “I
will give you a kiss." The kin waa
taken, but Agnes staid, and finally,
Unshed with success, she made another
offer: “My cousin Ethel wonld like •
tick, nnd 111 give yon another Un for
it” Both girls chewsd that afternoon.
—Burlington (Vt.) Independent.
lianl toCliooae.
Mr*. Bargain—What are you worrying
•bout this morning?
Mr. Bargain—I need some new clothe*
* a new watch, and I can't make up
For biliousness and constipation, take
l.eraon Elixir.
For fevers, chiQa and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
(lalpitation of the heart, take Lemon
Elixir.. j - - >
For alt sick and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir,
Ladies, for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr, Mosley's Lemon EUzir will not
fail you in any of the above named dis
eases, all of wliloh arise from a torpid
or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or
bowels.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, At-
lanU* Oft.
60c. and $1.00 per bottle at druggists.
Lemon Hot Drop*
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage
sod all throat and lung diseases. Ele-
itaut, reliable.
25 cents, at druggists. Ptepared only
by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
mayS-tueathursasat-lyr
A Common Disease.
Dyspepsia has become the most com
mon disease of the country; all classes
ire not exempt, attacking the young as
■veil as the old, caused no doubt from
•ur mode of living and the too free use
-f tobacco, etc., and yet it is one of the
most difficult diseases wo have to en-
-minter. In the last five years Dr. Hull
discovered a remedy, (Dr. Holt's Dys
peptic Elixir), up to this time has not
failed to cure in a single Instance. We
an refer you to W. A. Wright, Comp.
Hen. of the State, Judge K. F. Lyon, Mr.
George Dasher, Macon, Ga, Dr. L. P.
Dozier, Georgetown, Ga., Mr. Joe. Har
rison, Columbus, Ga, and hundreds
■f others if desired. Manufactured by
Dr. Holt's Dyspepsia Elixir Co., Monte
zuma, Ga. Bottles double former size.
Price $1. For eale by all druggists.
Dr. Holt's Croup and Cough Syrup
.■reventa and cures croup. No cure do
>ay. Manufactured by Dr. Holt's Dys-
-eptlo Elixir Co., Montezuma, Ga.
ap21-1m
Pictures hermetrlcally sealed between
thin sheets of tranparent celluloid never
lose their fresh appearance.
OUR VERT REST PEOPLE
Confirm our statement when we say that
Dr. Acker’s English Remedy la 'n every
way superior to any and all oilier pre
parations for the Throat and Lungs. In
Whooping Cough and Croup, it is magic
and relievea at once. We offer you a
sample bottle free. Remember, this
remedy is sold on a positive guarantee.
For sale by Fleetwood A Russell, Ameri-
etts, Ga. 3
An English fad le the sporting letter
case made of various leathers and orna
mented witn horses’ heads, whips, etc.
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am-
m
Two dwellings, one of the^ suitable
for boarders. v
FOR
rMAfcSLUMW
Central and suburban property at bar
gain figures. ) X
VL CALLAWAY,
• 7r± =2 OO ft 8 .
Real Estate Agent.
Americus
-BUILDERS OF-
Engines, Boilers, Cotton Gins,
Presses, Feeders and Condensers, Saw and Grist Mills;
Shingle Machines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Boiler
Feeders, Valves, Jets, Etc.
Shaftings, Hangers, Boxes and Pulleys
BO-Special attention given to repairing all kinds of
Machinery. Telephone 79. *-tM«
J. R. HUDSON & CO.
-PROPRIETORS
THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OP DEATH.
Tired feeling, dull headache, pains In
various parts of the body, sinking at the
pit of the stomach, loss of appetite,
feverishness, pimples or sores, are all
positive evidence of poisoned blood. No
matter how It became poisoned It must
be pnrifled to avoid death. Dr. Acker’s
English Blood Elixir baa never failed to
remove scrofulous or •yphilitiOAOlson.
Sold under positive guarantco. Tor sale
by Fleetwood A Russell, Americus,
Ga. ^ 4
Hair all gone, scalp covered with eruj,
tions, and pains In all of his limbs, a
dreadful care of disease, yet P. P. P. re
mained master of the situation, a cure
rise affected, and the patient, the mar
shal of Montldello, Fla., say* his hair
has grown out, and that he Is a well
man. This cure spread far and wide,
and now the drag (tores of Montleello
bay P. P. P. In large quantities.
.The latest style cologne bottle repre
sents a Bated eolnmn surmounted by a
well out figure of a seraph that acts as a
-« £'„i, . -HI . SO ,)'■>“ -
Vtehether to get the clothes al a
where they give away watches, or
ly the watch ct a shop where they
J glvd away doth®.—-London Tit-Bits.
iU fai ii'i./y aJ Ct*
rite atn**w» freed
A tTMtlM on Blood sad SUs DlMoo mtiltd
RUB on appUcatloo.
Dnigglif Sell It.
SWIFT SPECIFIC 00.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta! Ga.
hTsanford,
Contractor and Bolide?,
AMERICUS, GA.,
It prepared to take contracts for bnUdingt of
aU kind*.
With Urge experience in building he .can
guarantee u good work m can bo done any
Designs Famished,
Estimates Hade.
hwld. finishing a specialty. In hard woods
' tuple.cask, bad «• ap
Call at J. *, Doan's store, oa Lamar street,
AaMtieus, Oa. deeIMm
“An Ideal Bummer Rreort.”—Hanar W.
Gbadt.
SWEEr WATER PARK HOTEL,
. Utbte Springs, Georgia,
least. Recreation forth. ple»«ure Maker,
natnrnl mineral waters in tho world tree.
ton pofetatcardj. 10 acud booklet nnd rates.
j.— ->—-•* m firm M«otl. Open
s.w. Marsh a co;
. Proprietor*.'
Americus-Bottling- Works,
BOTTLERS OP ALL KIRDH-OF
Soda and Mineral Waters. Cider and Oinger Ale’
ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
824 LEE STREET. • - • AMCfHOU*. GEORGIA-
B. L. McMATH.
E.J. McMATH.
B. H. McMATH
McMATH BROTHERS.
i4-dbaleMhYn ! i > i I
>£.'•! vt
*1 A A V ■ 1MAW11W,
BOOTS. SHOES. ETC^ETC,
Country Produce
& CIGARS, SPECIALTIES.
tl.tfiEF&ik CtomiAulI S’T
W. solicit a than of the patronage of the trading public, guaranteeing satisfaction
low prices, and good goods. Wo deliver goods anywhere la tho city. Chit and see ns.
M MATH BOTHERS.
Cheap
draft roe at America* or call and 0
Tmmi aaflacmuiiiTViTj
R. F. NEHRINO,
. . -T KiliiOl f
Midi street. Diner Allen Hot
TM
LIGHT BREAD A SP
Orden fir Cate tf tU M Fnaptlj I’M I
Country Merchants supplied with bread at wlioia.afe prl
B TT GGI £1S
I will Mil you tbe beat buggy in Georgia, price aod,qualliy considered# Repotting ol
all kind* solicited and executed promptly and neatly. AH work warranted.
T. S. GREENE.
* ■ * *• •• Opposite Prince'* Stables’
Americas, Georgia.
Cotton Avenue.,
..... h^oon lv mrrtisned With the here W|
that can b. bought tor tbe cash, r-
inylhlng yon want to drink from
Whisky-Hour In America* My _
.Horde, and with th. bret nook in the
Dl.sae th. moat fastidious.
BAR AND rESTAURANT
e *hem.rzeJ
•me that I
—— - \ ‘y -■ j- ■ ftvyjKi. mi) v<i prtBju re”
W. D. Haynes &. Son.
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3101-2 Lamar Stro^ ^ ^ ...^nerlqua, Ga.