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Climate and Intellect* Chirlri Dudley Winter, in Harper** Maftxine for April. A great deal has been said about the effect of climate upon intellect and not much of llic effect of ‘ 1 lect upon climate, or, to be exact, of the power in menial tivity to resist or control climatic Influences, ciome philosophers bave held that there is an occult sympa thy between mind and matter that a great accumulation of 1 upon one point.—that is to sav direction of a current ot desire. intel more , and mind ,the or against some operation of na ture—would be effective. For in stance. if all the people in a wide district suffering under drou should unite in a common longing a sincere mental struggle, for rain that nature would feel the subtle influence through nil its being, and tain would come. Unfortunately the experiment bas been tried, common consent at any moment norer has been attained—there ir always somebody who bas hay out But this at least we can say, that it is safer to have the dc6ire of thi E icral mind in the right direction w, two of the vulgar notions oi this latitude are that we need “bracing up,” and that snow is a useful product, consequently that the more severe cold weather we have and the more snow, the better off we are. And people go on be lieving Ibis to tbeir deaths every year. ° As to snow, there is a sen timentsl notion of its beauty a well as of its utility. And a good deal can be said for it from an ar tistic point of view. But we are not placed in tins stern world merely toindulge our sensuonsness. We are put here to make the most of our powers, in view of of a here after; anil long life is a duty, be sides being, in the Old Testament view, a reward of virtue. It is probably necessary to have snow at tlie pole in order to keep the poles cool, and insure a proper cir culation and change of air round the globe, just as it is necessary to keep the equator so hot that it is as nnoleasant to sit on it as on a kitchen stove. Snow, indeed, might do little harm in a land where the sun never shone. But in this re gion, where the sun does Bliine, where half the winter days are clear, the only effect of the pres ence of snow is to dll the atmos pbere with chilling moisture, lung fever, pneumonia, and that sort »f thing. The pleasanter the weather, tee more sunshine we have; wiib snow on tbe ground, the worse is our condition. And yet it is vain to argue this with people. They are wedded to traditional ideas and full of prejudice, and it seems im possible to convince them that snow in this region is harmful. It does no good to demonstrate to them that but for snow we should have a royal winter climate. On a small scale we see occasionally what it sight be. There were such days in January last. Tbe snow bad disappeared, tbe sun shone with the light but not tbe heat (like an electric lamp) of May, and the air was pare, exhila rating, but not damp and grave- like. It would have been perfect but for tbe chill that came down from the vast snow-fields of Canada, where cold and snow are worship ped and feted all winter. And yet, after snob experience, people, con vinced, go back to snow. The ignorance of this scientific ago is discouraging. The other vulgar notion is that a hand-to-hand struggle with extreme cold tor months does a person good —braces him up. It must be ad mitted that up to a certain point any straggle or trial is invigorat ing to tbe moral and intellectual nature. But we sec what too much indulgence in this leads to. The Esquimau is but little raised above the polar bear and the sea!. HU whale existence is just an effort to keep alive, to get blubber and skins enough to generate and keep in bis body vital beat. He can think of nothing else; he bas room for no other mental effort. We see the lame thing in the diaries and ac Counts of the polar exploration Ihnatics. It would be tbe most gainful reading in tbe world if it nre not so monotonoss. Each one tells exactly the same story— the story of his physical struggle to keep alive with the thermometer Ifty degree! be ow zero. Soon tbe ■ind has no other occupation than this struggle. It almost ceases to work in any other direction. This is interesting to us at first as a itudy of the capacity of the human organism to resist tbe unrestrained itiacka of nature. Tbe experience af a person who should in this lati tude, in winter, retire to an ice- jou.c, nun a uatcuet ami a supply )f frozen bash, a wbale-oil lamp, ind a fur overe.-ut and body-bag, .nd sit on the ice in the darkness, ind record his feelings, the gradual owering of the vital powers, the ionccuir&tion of the mind upon tbe tumbness of bis legs, would doubt ess have a physiological interest. Bat the second experimenter would lot interest bis readers so much as he first with his narrative. Within tbe past four years tbe trade and business ot Dawson bas more than doubled. SKA. IlOBS FOR FOOD. Porpoise fishing promises to be come one of the principal industries on the Xew Jersey coast. The ex- periment made last fall at Cape May proved so successful a finan cial way that tbe facilities of the company there will be greatly in creased and otner porpoise fisheries will be established in both Cape May and Atlantic countries. At first they were caught for the skin and blubber alone, tbe carcasses be ing thrown away or in a few in stances used as fertilizers. From the blubber is extracted a very fine oil, while tbe skin makes a superior quality of leather Some time last fall, however, it was discovered that porpoise flesh was savory to tbe taste and it soon became popu lar as an article of food and was in great demaud. Tbe juicy red meat, which is taken from beneath a layer of fat next to the skin, is pronounced by epicures to be more palatable than any porterhouse steak ever cooked. In appearance it resembles beef, but is more solid and of finer grain and very tender. Some say that it tastes like venison, and that there is nothing of tbe fishy taste about it. Last fall Weir York parties of fered two cents per pound for tbe carcasses, but they will command a much higher figure this summer. A Philadelphia firm has recently made a proposition to take all that may be caught along the coast this season, with the view of working much of it into mincemeat. The Capo May company, however, will reject the offer, as it already has orders from prominent Philadelphia and Xew York betels and restau rants, and it is believed that there will he a demand for the meat which cannot be met. For the first time it will be on the bills of fare at tbe leading hotels along the coast the coming season, and will no doubt prove acceptable as a sub stitute for the inevitable fish. In addition to this, much of it will be be dried and placed upon the mar ket. It is superior to dried beef as in this state it retains all of its sweeetness and is still as lender as when fresh. Tbe porpoise weigh from three hundred pounds, and are caught in a seine, which is necessarily large and curobersome.as tbe fish are very lowerful when they are in water. Last year a seine about one thou sand yards long, with a net reach ing almost to the bottom of tbe sea, was used, but it was seldom that more than half dozen fish were taken in a haul. Improved seines will he used this season, some of which are now iu the course of con struction and wbicb will be pat ented. Each porpoise was esti mated to be worth twenty dollars per head when nothing but tbe blubber and skin were utilized but now that tbe flesh is in demand and an extra fine oil is extracted from tbe head, it is said that they will be worth more than double that amount. When it is stated that tbe Cape May company real ized $3,740 from an outlay of $1,000 last season in five weeks’ time, it will readily be seen what a profit there is in porpoise fishing. Steps have recently been taken to organ ize u company at Atlantic City and other points along tbe coast. 'RibT NAILED HIM. (V. Hugo D aaenbury—a la Bret Harte.] this is my derringer, Jim, and I’m a daisy at popping. Do you remember the time when we trudged o’er the canon together! rhat time 1 shall never forget, and how I g?jt treed by a grizzly, how I sat up on a limb and cussed him I drew out my revolver, And took fr>m my'pocket a nail, and jammed it right down in the baiTel, And then sent that nail through the air, and right through the tail of the grizzly, And nailed him so tight to tin limb that bo couldn’t move nary a footstep. Stranger, you may not believe It; but If you will kindly step over And look toward tbe top of that tree, you’ll surely discover that grizzly, Just as 1 nailed him up with a ten*penny nail from my pistol. • The time that we trudged across the lone canon together. AnachroiiUtlr. fArkamww Traveler.) Now that Mr. Howells has made anachronism popular, the country may look for au improvement iu literature. The following is a selection from a future novel: “When G:*egonr arose the sun was brightly shining, 'flic cold wind and the drifting snow chilled him, and taking off his coat to eujov the fresh air, he blew his frozen nose and raked the perspiration from his reeking brow. There was no time to be lost, and Gregory hurried on ward. When he reached the river he was nuzzled. There was no boat in sight, and lie knew not how to cross. The August sun beat fiercely down, and standing on the burning sands, Gregory failed to en joy himself. “After awhile a bright idea struck him. He would cross on the ice. He heaved a sigh of relief when he reached the oppo site shore. The country was beautiful. %\s far as the eye could reach there waved the rich grass of the prairie. Stopping under u large < ak tree whose leaves waved an invitation Gregory took uu ax from his pocket and began to chop wood. The coating of sleet f ew at every stroke. W lieu lie had kindled a tire and broiled an oyster which he had killed with a stick, he lav down iu the cool shade and sank to sleep. JIow long he slept he knew not He was awakened by a rain storm. i*. bring. lie continued his course over the parched desert ” “Rough on Coughs.*’ Aak for “Rough on Cou rh»," for Cough*, Colis Sorts iLruit, Iloaraeneaa. Trccbi*. 15c. Dealt*. •PS T“Rougti|on Rata.’* Clean out rat*, mice, roach?*, flics, ant*, bed- hug*, skunks, chipmunk*, gophers. 15c. l>ru.{- Henrt Pains. Palpitation. Dropsical Swelling-, Diralnen direction. Headache, Sltfcpltfcrneaa cured by “Well*' Health Jtenewer,” ‘ Rough on Corns,** A*k for Welia* “Rough on C< rn-.* 15c- Quick complete cure. Hard or soft corn*, w*r?s, bun k>n*. “Rough on Pain** poroused Plnstsr. strengthen: ns;, improved, tho bent for back, ache, pslna in $ cheat or aide, iheumntiam, ncu- Wliat In Said of (icorgo Eliot. lExcim His Aunt’s Please, sir, give me an emetic, and auick, please.” The uptown druggist peered over liis counter at tbe customer and saw a small nine-year-boy and a big Newfoundland dog. The boy’s face was dirty and tear-stained; the dog’s face was weary and lugu brious. “An emetic!” exclaimed the druggist, and then, seeing that tbe tbe boy’s bands clutched his gas tric region in agony, he Hastily compounded tbe draught and hand ed it over the counter. Hastily the little bands clutched tbe glass and lifted it. not to the mouth associated with them, tut tbe doe’s. Too much surprised interfere, the druggist breathed mental prayer and watched tbe proceedings. The dog scented the nauseous stuff, touched it with the lip o( his tongue, shook his head in disgust and squatted down on his haunches. He wont take it,” sobbed the hoy, bursting into tears, “and there’s no other way I can get them out of him. “Get what ?” stammered the druggist. "Why, sir,” was the agonized eply, "he has gone and swallowed mil Julia’s teeth, and she’s going round the house like because she lun’t find them, anu I want to get them out of his liody before she finds out wliete they are. Oh, sir, help me, or I’ll be whipped to dentil if Aunt Julia finds it out. Besides, she can't eat a mouthful dinner until she gets them.” The druggist took pity on the Itild. and ns Tom Hood would say, conciliated the dog into permitting his internal regions to ba revolu tionized, and in a sio.t time a smile came over tbe boy's face and hurried homeward with bis de- ludedjreiative’s dental apparatus in bis pocket and tbe Newfoundland following sadly at bis heels. In u notice of Cross’ biography of George idiot, Kicliurd Henry Moudard says: -Child, girl and woman, she was a compound of contradictions. There went to her making such diverso uuturcs ns Mute. Guyon and Hannah 'loro, as Mary Wollstonceraft anil Charlotte llrontc, as l.ndy byron and Theresa Gumbo. Begin ning as a religious?, she ended as an ng- uoslic. She was a great reader, and a brilliant scholar in many languages: pene trative, and easily deceived; sharp-sighted, and blinder than a hat She was humorist who comprehended trngedy—a pnilo8ophcr who was captivated by para doxes. She worshiped Jesus of Nazareth until He was dethroned by Ur. Krederlch Strauss, and Ur. Frederich Strauss until he was dethroned by M. Auguste Comte. These wore sncecdcd by the fourth of hor Uvlnltlca, Mr. George Henry Lewes, poor novelist, worse dramatist, shallow scientist, and clever man of the world. When be demised she took up her Grosa She was us free of speech as Carlyle, and quito us often us he brutally In the wrong. Her opinions, particularly her literary opinions, were frequently preposterous. Sue was ns homely as Lewes, who was n diminutive caricature of Mirabeau—she herself being an enlarged caricature of Uuntc and Savonarola ” Tllln People. Welle’ Health Kt-ji.'ver’’ restores heallh and visor, cures Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervousness, Debility. Whooping Cough. and the many Throat -A flections of children, * ’ ' ’ ’ ‘ by‘*i.ough am, sac Mothers, If yor. ara Eilllne, broken, worn nut and nervous, *« "Wells’ Health Bencirer. ’ SI. Druug’sts Life Preserver. If yoa ore losing your grip on life, try "Wells leulth Kenower." (toes direct tu scale spots "Rough ou Toothache." Pretty Women. ladles who would reluin fteshness and - Don’t fail to Iry "Wella’ Heallh Kcr.ewer.’ city, I Catarrhal Throat Affection!, Hacking, Irritating Cough*, Colds, Sore Threa , cured by ‘ Hough uu Cough.,' Troches, 15 cents I.fquid, 115 eents. "Rough ou Itch," "Rough cm Itch" cures humors, eruptions, rin- worm, tetter, salt rheum. Posted feel, thillblu IIS The Hope oft ho Nation. Children, slow In d-vetoumen*, pour, ocrnwnv and delicate, use "Wells’ Health Renew, r.” Wide Awake. Throe'r lour hour* ev -,v right coughing, (t.-t iimnedlete relief a.-tl sound rout bv using Wells •Rough on C -ugh .’’ Troucho-, lie; Balsam, S6o "Itougl Pam” Poroused Plaster Btrcgth. rilug. Im| rovod, the host for tnckachi pains Ir. crust or side rheumatism, neuralgia. MADE BT POUR MULE? ON ORDINARY LAND WITH Jowers’ Improved Cotton Seel This Seed has made more cotton than anv other seed in tho sr.t« -a and has planted them has expressed dissatisfaction. f Gcor i in Gaorela al fh * nu ! uber of tb8 mos t Reliable and SuccesgfnI p,„ , CirouU? ° lh<!r f5tatea ar0 cc file ’ und caa b0 by sending ?£' Jower’s Improved Cotton See cotton - wh * ie «« PLANTERS CAN MAKE MONEY By planting this seed, for with the rmine work and expense double th« using 1 improve?seed? * d ° Q '' P “ J ' ‘° raUe P 00 '-cotton. Why not make money PRICE, THREE DOLLARS PER BUSHEL ho I °:;^;^. Hirro,d ’ Joha,oa * a *- Aa,srions ’ <*-- •«««,« feMTwtf p * J0WEKS, Preston, Webster Comity, G-,. A Clear Skin is only a part of beauty; but it is a part. Every lady may have it; at least, what looks like it. Magnolia Balm both freshens and beautifies. CIRCULARS 3»*"ER.I.C££ FOR SALE BY HARRIS & JAMES, AMEKICUS. GA. feb27wfiw Platlnu tt In Montana. [Helena (SI. T.) Hera'dJ Alder gulch, southern Montana, which Is estimated to have produced upward of $00,000,000 in gold, stands at the head of Iho placer producing mines of tho coun try. Hatinum Is now found to he nn- othcr und, It may he. n greater treasure of the famed gulch. I-ast fall au investigat ing miner, owning n e'aim near \ irgtnla City, reduced with the common mining pnn n quantity of the sand and gravel found in tho-pay" portion of the gulch, and sent the concentrates thus obtained to Edison, the electrician, being aware that be would be more concerned about the discovery of platinum than probably any other mun in America. Thu miner s dreams proved to tic well founded, und his most sanguine expectations were more than realized. Some days since he re ceived (wo cards from Mr. Edison, on which were pasted the particles of plat inum obtained from the concentrates sent. The cards and samples of platiuum cun ho icen at Virginia City. Tho local [taper looks upon it as otic of the most important discoveries yet made in Montana Orehov's Kxper enoe. [Exchanged Oregon itas had n phenomenal experi ence this winter in the matter of snow, in Wasco county the last twenty days of tho old year wore marked by an almost con tinuous snowstorm, which made a total of 100 inches, anil which, when It hud settled down, still gave the enormous depth of sixty inches. Railroad and even mail communication was completely blockaded, the only menus of transporta tion lieing by carriages on snow shoes The people iu the town whiled ttwav the tedium of the blockade with social inter course, but tlie advent of trains and mail matter was hailed with joy. Steam ns n Disinfectant. 1 Chlcag) Times.; Maj. Steinberg, of the United States army, an cx|a-rt in the mutter of disin fectants for contagious diseases, made several tests lit Brooklyn recently hv which lie determined that steam is a bet ter disinfectant of olio.era and small pox germs than sulphuric acid is. Kales of rags were infectc l with the germs aud Were treated, some with the fumes of acid and others with steam. Afterward rab bits were inoculated with the germs aud only the animals inoculated with those treated by steam escaped death. Did you Sup pose Mustang Liniment only good for horses? It is for inflamma tion of all flesh. £jr F|gg £§ aaenR! _ ordering it. It contains Illustrations, prices, dMcrtpclona and directions for planting all Vtofstabls and Flower SEEDS, Hill. Ba,etc. D.M. FERRY AOO. Pll gafe IT GATE CITY STONE FILTER I 1 lungei* from Arnica. In The Keceuil de Medici ue Veterin- aire I>r. Cagny culls attention to the in* discriminate use of the tincture of arnica for horses. He says that it is often cm* ployed in eonsuleralwi quantities for jV-tty strains und bruises, and is kept iu PURE WATER, HEALTH, LIFE! MCBRIDE & CO, Atlanta, Solo Owuors. McBlUDE CO . Atlanta, S mtheru Ag't 8eth Thomas Clocks. iolo Agents Lambeth's Fly Fans, and Dealers in Crockery, China, Cutlery, Silverware, Special Mice. Everyone who are indebted to the firm of Oliver & Oliver are requested to come forward contact with the affected surfaces'unit! ! and settle, otherwise their ac- they are swollen, heated, and often blis- j f tered. thus greatly aggravating the orig j UOUllt Will be placed ill the inut trouble." lie also cites ease* in whhth hauds of an attorney with in- i>rysi|>elas has bcjti induced in men from ! L m, % an overdose of this irritating reuifd/. J StrUCtlOnS to SUC. WC Will also Detectives at Work'.' | st!ltc that fill Work done by US iBaeton Poat.i in the future will be for the Au English writer sayi Beatrice Lcnci I ras l. Wp will nnf dnlivpr nuv was a vile murderess. Atthis informs* ! cils, J’ '> e uill IlOC dCIlier filly lion comes about 1100 years after hor j Work Until it is paid for. death, it is supposed that detectives have I Qjj,.— g, Qj ^ feblO 2m AGNES AYCOCK Under Commercial Hotel, FORSYTH ST., - - AMERICUS, GA New Goods. Low Prices. ro FILL MY NEW STORE I HAVE ORDERED A LARGE STOCK OF Books, Siatiofleiy, Toys, Fancy Goods, Eic Testaments and Bibles from 5 cts. to $14.00 earh. Albums - . . from 25 cts. to 10.00 each, rapetries - - . from 15 cts. to 5.00 each, loys - - - . from let. to 6 00 each. WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES A SPECIALTY Large Stock of Blank Books, Ink and Pens—Best Quality. Bust Grades of Tobacco and Cigars. Goods to suit nil tastes and purses from Candy and Chewing Gum to Quarto Dictionaries and Bibles. PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE PRICES ! [J2f = Special orders receive prompt attention. —« AGNES AYCOCK NEW HOME SEWING MACHINES. FOR SALE BV—. F. Gr. OLVER, DEALER IN Oil, Needles, Attachments, AND ALL KINDS OF SEWING .MACHINE GOODS. NOTICE. Special Attention given to Repairing and Adjusting Sewing Machines. # South Side Public Square, Americus, Ga. biea at work oa the cose. Iff!! M iff ■as; s= jje" ?« Zfem gjl *s “ssijiii P* ss 1:ife i|s i A DOTTI? for r\ S~ Jfl JL/jIL “»u receive free *eo«tljr box of -omls wbloe will brtp ell, fo either *?». »o make money right nwav, thmi unvthlnu cl»? in thi* world. Fortunes await ill? worker* uWoliiteljr *nre. At on?r aridrea* T!tU E A CO., A ugnata, ila nr. ti.airub* If A BARGAIN Is now offered, either for sale or ex change, lor improved farming lands or city property, (must be in condition that will rent rc sonnble,) a good grist mill and cotton gina, good mill and gin house built in 1882, nil new end in good condi tion. This is u line location for a will and gin, being lotnted on 1st street, in seventy-five yards of the Southwestern itntlroiid depot, in the enterprising little town of Urontvocd. Now in your time, luckv man. I nm going to Florida. Call or address the undt-rsigixd. J. G. WELLS, uiatfJw4i Bronwood, Ga, mNSUMPiLOj, *»o th«a»aii<!a of ««•<•* of th* wont kind and of w*f tuadlngbora b**n curtd. Indoori, misironalf wyfw** la Its cfficurr. Hint I wl.l miwITWO BOTTLES FREE, t< ;;rth«rwith U YAl.(ABLE TUK.tTISU on tbUdiMM* U mujMQBtrtr. Glri'cxrrwwfcml P. O-s^r »* . lift. T. A. KLOCCH, 111 Pearl *$.. Xaw Tort.