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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 **> . ..i -i.w • MU 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. / JL 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. REIIiffiMTO BHO£L£j R S, 3101-2 Lamar Stro^ ^ ^ ...^nerlqua, Ga.