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Volume 8.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, November 9th, 18$9.
r€T' In Belgium the population
)0 the square mile; theUuited
;;’ e , has only eighteen to the mile.
g^T The public schools in Aflan-
t l .luring the months of November,
December, January and February
vi H teach stenography, penmau-
.ship ar
r d bookkeeping.
fgjT The emigration commis-
at New York have notified
* he steamship companies that a
. |iti)( ] (: lX of fifty cents each will
be collected from them for every
Alien they bring here, children in-
ftluded-
fjgr Kentucky is beyond all
doubt the head-center of the horse
industry. Within three weeks, in
j 0!]r counties alone, the sales ex
ceeded *500.000. Her sales of
th irnirhbreds for the present year
to over *-1,000,000.
The S. T. Coleman & Bur
den Company, of Macon, have sold
not the r entire notion department
toS. Wixelbaum & Co. They will
hereafter do an exclusive wholesale
sh , )0 business, and assert that it
will be the largest in the state.
Only 02 passengers out of
550,000,000 persons carried by steam
in the 1 'aters of the United States
wer e lost during the past year.
\nd yet many people who don’t
fear the railroad shudder and turn
pale when travel on the ocean
•becomes necessary.
jrtT The Cronin trial at Chicago,
as it progresses makes out a had
showing againt Burke. I£e has
been clearly identified as the lessee
of the cottage in which Cronin was
murdered. This trial will do much
toward- lessening the interests
lieietofore manifested in this coun
try for 1 he Irish cause.
i'lW" At ihe njeventh hour
'Prince Murat refused to marry
the American heiress, Miss Cald
well. As he was exchanging blood
and title for pelf and money he did
not think that ins fiance offered a
sufficient inducement. Her offer
was $10,000 a year during her life.
In the event of her death his annui
ty stopped.
VST After through much trial
and great tribulation New York
lias managed to raise $2,000,000 for
Ihe World’s Fair. Chicago has
already planked up $10,000,000 and
every days doings is increasing this
amount And yet New York seems
very confident, doubtless on the
idea that merit and not money
should win.
iW* All the unsold lands in
Florida belonging to the Plant Sys
tem and other railroads have been
consolidated under one manage
ment, with headquarters at San-
fml. By this management over
(5,000,000 acres of land are consoli
dated under one management, and
the entire business relating to their
improvement, sale and lease will
be transacted at Sanford.
£3?" The cannibals of South Sea
island have recently devoured a
missionary anu his whole family.
The world doubtless owes this peo
ple a living, hut it comes pretty
dear when it takes tins shape. How
many missionaries will be needed
to gorge the appetites of this
preacher loving people? This sort
°fexperience impresses the lesson
that “charity begins at home.”
ir Pre sident Harrison’s procla
mation notifies the people that the
~' ! h of this ij^qth has been set
a part as a day «tf thanksgiving, and
that they are expected to cease from
business and all worldly cares and
So to church and offer up the tur-
^ p y gobbler as a thanksgiving sacri-
The household that has not
1 f“t turkey on this day will not be
U) nsid'.;red grateful for blessings re
ceived.
HF 1 The registration of
Hoitiniore has
In one of the
Section the
* congressman
>tes in
been completed,
districts at the last
Republicans secured
The recent regis-
an in-
ira i°n n tlds district shows
^ease of 2,257 in the growth of the
" lile population, and a fall-
mg off of 1,005 in the colored. The
e ll(Kr uts toln the truth when they
" ?rteu that negro voters had been
■mporled.
Senator Quay was utterly
( omfounded when the president
, U(i in '** s presence that he owed
‘ 5 eiec ion to the Lord. The wiley
t iekster couldn’t appreciate
. c U!ll) iushing cheek and stupen-
tr f b-’l’ocrisy. He knew full well
*' ie president knew that his
1 t and able management and dis-
henient of the corruption fund
"» work, and
jjy manner of
^ President be drawn to the con-
Sl0n th at “the Lord did it.”
therefore by
reasoning could
eJ'* ,^ n est lot of fancy imported
a S.ScherePs. Clty CaD be f ° Und &t
AN ELECTRIC HORROR.
A Horse Is Knocked Donn and Roasted on as Elec
tric Wire.
New Y t ork, Nov. 4.—The electric
light current this morning roasted
a horse to death, threw' the driver
to the street and knocked a police
sergeant senseless.
As in Feek’s case, the deadly
current was carried to its victims
through a telephone wire.
A big pole, carrying numberless
wires, stands on Fourth avenue,
near the corner of Twenty-eighth
street.
Some time near 4 o’clock this
morning one of the wires, a tele
phone line, fell to the street and
formed a loop across the down track
of the Fourth Avenue railroad.
Soon after it fell Thomas Whelan,
driver of the Herald delivery
wagon, came along. The horse
stepped on the apparently harmless
wire and instantly came to a .halt,
and then sprang aside and fell.
The jolt of the vehicle threw' Whe
lan to the street, and when he arose
to his feet he received a shock which
threw him. prostrate into the
gutter.
Regaining his feet again he un
dertook to raise the horse, but as
soon as he touched the animal
another shock passed through him.
He then comprehended the cause
and lay still.
Citizens attracted to the scene
noticed Hashes of the blue flame
emitting from the prostrate animal.
The Hashes came from all parts of
the horse’s body, and the smell of
burning ilesh was perceptible half
a block away.
Whelan w'as assisted to his feet
hut the horse was given wit e
berth. One man ran to the Thirt, -
fifth street police station and re
ported the matter and Sergeant
McDonald and Roundsman Thomas
Cassidy hurried to the scene. They
saw the animal still emitting
sparks of fire and calling out all re
serves, a guard was established at
points sufficiently far from the
roasting animal to warn all way
farers from the nearly fatal spot.
Sergeant McDonald undertook to
find the deadly wire ami in making
a turn around the wagon he came
in contact with it in the darkness.
The wire struck him on the fore
head and he fell te the pavement
senseless as though h« had been
shot.
Roundsman Cassidy went to the
rescue of his stricken commander
and when he caught, hold of the
the sergeant’s leg ire received a
shock which compelled (dim to re
lease his hold. l
The second effort more
successful!, and soon scffcer being
carried to the sidewalk the ser
geant slowly recovered has senses.
His head was covered wdtfe blood
and above his brow was ti»e aatpriiifc
of the wire, while beside it was a
gash evidently occasioned by the
fail.
Aboaut 7 o’clock, up to which time
the house continued to roast slowly,
it ieciaared to someone to send. io
the Manhattan Electric height com
pany’s shops in West T wenty-fifth
street. Foreman Knight and two
linemen visited the scene wearing
rubber hoots and gloves, unci found
the deadly wire, on the end of
which the horse’s body lay. They
pulled it down from the pole an;d
travel was resumed alter the horse
had been dragged off the track.
A deep furrow was burnod on
the animals hack.
Efforts made to find the point
where the wire crossed the elec
tric transmitter were of no avail..
Quier Arrest.
Looses Ills Foot to Sire His Life.
Pottsville, Pa., Oct. 28.—An-
the high sheriff of drew Sehwilick, a baggage master
Sa-\ anu ah News.
W. jL. Scott,
Grimes cour ty, Texas, came to
Georgia a few days ago with a war
rant and requisition papers for the
arrest, of Dr. Fulghum of Pulaski
county, who is wanted in Texas on
achargeof murder. It will be re
membered that some months ago
Deputy Sheriff Kelly, of Grimes
county arrested E'r. Fulghum, and
when Kelly reached Macon with
his prisoner he was arrested by the
police on a telegram from Sheriff
Hunt, of Pulaski, and Kelly and
D Fulghum were put in the bar
racks, and later Dr. Fulghum was
carried before Judge Roberts of
Eastman, on a writ of habeas cor
pus taken out by Fulghum’s friends,
it being alleged that Fulghum was
wanted on a warrant taken out
prior to the Texas warrant, which
also charged hnu with murder.—
Fulton was remanded to the custody
of the Georgia authorities, and
Kellj had to return to Texas empty
handed. Saturday Scott and De
puty Sheriff W. E. Booth, of Bibb
county, went to Ilawkinsville.—
There they hired a horse and buggy
and drove out to Dr. Fulghum’s
house, about ten miles from Hawk-
insvfile, and found him sitting in
ins office Sunday, with a Winches
ter ride ly. ng on a, table near him.
Scott and Booth made a sudden
rush at Fulghum and in the twink
ling of an eye had the handcuffs on
him. Fulghum told the officers that
if he could have gotten his rifle he
would never have been arrested.
Fulghum was then carried to the
buggy and they gave Mrs. Fulghum
her husband’s future address in
Texas, to which she could send the
doctor’s CiOthes. The officers then
drove rapidly t hrough the country
to Vienua to throw the pursuers off
the scent. Sunday night they went
from Vienna to Americus and then
left Americus for Columbus. At
Columbus Officer Booth left Sheriff
Scott and Fulghum, and returned
to Macon. Sheriff Scott left with
his prisoner lor Texas Monday.
Chief- of-Police Kenan, of Macon re
ceived a telegram from Sheriff
Hunt, of Pulaski, io arrest Scott and
Fulghum, but the couple never
came to Macon, and by this hour
are close to Texas.
I’lijaDinns Confess.
All honest, conscientious physicians who
give P.. B B. (Botanic Blood Balm) a trial,
frankly admit its superiority over all otner
blood medicines.
l)r. \V. .1. Adair, wkinart, Ga., writes:
“I regard B. B. B. as one of the best blood
medicines.”
Dr. A. H. Boscoe, Nashville,Tenn., writes:
-‘AI reports of B. 1. B. are favorable, and
its speedy actions is truly wonderful.”
Dr. .T. W- Rhodes, Crawfordville, Ga.,
writes: “I confess B. B. B. is the best and
quickest medicine for rheumatism I have
ever tried.”
Dr. S. J. Farmer, Crawfordville Ga.,
writes: “I cheerfully reconuned B. B. B.
as a tine tons: alterative. Its use cured an
excrescence of the nec c after other remedies
effected no perceptible good.”
Dr. C. H. Montgomery, Jacksonville, Ala.,
wrues: “My mott.or insisted on my getting
B. B. B. for her rheumatism, as hpr case
stubbornly resisted tin usual remedies She
experienced immediate relief and her im
provement has been truly wonderful.”
A prominent physician who wishes his
Dame not given, says: “A patient of mine
whose ease of tertiary syphilis was surely
killing him, end which, no treatment seemed
,’.o check, was entirely cured with about
twelve bottles of Jit. B. B. He was fairly
m.-ule up of skin and bones and terrible
alters.”
‘The Power of Ink.
“A small drop of ink,falling., like
dew, upon thought, claims that
which makes thousands, perhaps
millions, think.” wrote Byron. The
inspiration of his pen might giv*;
the dusky fluid such a far-ref»-;blng
power, aud we wish we wer* pos
sessed of such an inspiration,, that)]
we might, through a like mejiiam,
bring into such extended notice
the matchless virtues of Dr. Pierce s
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, [those
tiny, sugar-coated granules Which
contain, in a concentrated jform,
FreeUieat Htrrinun StuOs Alabama's Exposition.
Washington, Nov. o.—President
Harrison formally opened the
southern exposition at Montgom
ery, Ala., to-day, by touching the
key of a telegraph wire at the white
house connected with the exposi
tion building, and thereby starting
the machinery in the hall. There
is a difference in time of fitty-eight
minutes between the two cities, and
while it was 12:58 o’clock by Wash
ington time when the president
touched the key, it was exactly
noon in Montgomery.
The cabinet was in session when
the preside nt w as informed that the
connection had been made, and at
his Invitation the cabinet repaired
to the telegraph office and witness
ed the act. The following message
was sent to M.C. Burke, president
of the exposition: “The president
.and the members of his cabinet,
who are assembled around the in-
Hitrument, send congratulations and
litest w ishes fox the success of your
the active principle of vegetableexposition.” The
extracts that dame nature designed , vaK received:
especially to promote a healthy
following reply
action of
bowels.
the liver, stomaelj anti
Augu«tm’« X«w Orphan Akjlum.
Special to Atlanta Const’tution. j
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 5—Thj» bid!
of C. B. Allen to reppir and rebuild
the orphan asylum in accorijlance-
witli plans for $53,300, was accepted
yesterday, and he was awardild the
contract. j
j
Many people think that the word “battar ; ’
can be used only in connection with [an in
toxicating beverage. This is a mtgtaike, as
the best remedy for all diseases of the;blood,
liyer, kidneys, etc., is Prickly Ash Bitters.
It is purely a medicine and every {article
used in its manufacture is of vegetable
origin of known curative quaUties. !
The President and Cabinet: The
(50*aHiern exposition managers ex
tend to you their most grateful
ittoaialM. M. C. Burke,
President.
PIMPLES Off THE FACE
| Demote an impure state of the blood
[ ao:lifir-e looked upon by many with
j, suspicion. Acker’s Blood Elixir
will aecnove all impurities and
[ leave Uhe complexion smooth and
'dear. There is nothing that will
sw thoroughly build up the constitu-
Sikm., purify and strengthen the
wlbole system. Sold and guaran
tee! by Whitehead & Co., Waynes-
t Wks, and !S. A. Harris & Co., Mid-
y -file.
—When yoci visit Waynesboro
be sure ami call at our store and see
our goodts and prices before you
market.
Scherer always keeps the [finest j buy , e j 9ew | ierf . Remember a penny
y made^
Winter & Ellis.
and best fruits to be foujnd :|ti the ^savec5 is a penr y cnade^
on the Reading railroad, had a
thrilling experience at Schuylkill
Haven this afternoon. He was
crossing the railroad tracks at that
point, and his foot caught in a frog.
He made an effort to free it, but
only succeeded in securing it still
more firmly. At the same instant
he heard the roar of an approach
ing train, and looking up, saw one
thundering down upon him at
frightful speed. He w aved his arms
aloft to the engineer, who put on
the air brakes, but obviously to no
purpose, as the train was traveling
too fast. Sehwilick took in the ter
rible situation at a glance. He
comprehended that there was no
possibility of freeing his foot nor of
stopping the train before it should
reach him. He determined if pos
sible to save his life if he lost his
foot. He threw himself at full
length to one side as far as the im
prisoned foot would permit, his
body and the other leg being be
yond the reach of the wheels, but,
to prevent being struck by project
ing portions of the axles, and thus
have his whole body drawn under
the wheel or crushed in other ways,
he laid down flat. Down upon him
swept the locomotive. The pon
derous wheel caught his leg at the
ankle, and crushed his foot to a
jelly in a jiffy. With almost super
human nerve he dragged his body
and the released limb beyond the
reach of turther mutilation, as soon
as the locomotive had passed, and
was soon assisted by onlookers to a
neighboring store, where medical
attendance was at once summoned.
His fortitude commanded the ad
miration of the sympathizers pre
sent, and although he is almost 55
years of age, the doctors have hopes
of saving his life.
ALFRED i
THREEI
C.l UTIOX TO MOTHERS.
Every mother is cautioned
against giving her child laudanum
or paregoric; it creates an unnatur
al craving for stimulants which
kill the mind or the child. Acker’s
Baby Soother is specially prepared
to benefit children and cure their
pains. It is harmless and contains
no opium or morphine. Sold by
Whitehead & Co., Waynesboro, and
E. A. Harris & Co., Midville.
A Horae Jumps from a Moving Train.
One day last week a freight train
on the Georgia road neared Greens
boro in a hurry. One of the cars in
the train was loaded with western
horses hilled to Orangeburg, S. C.,
via Augusta. Just above Greens
boro a big horse began kicking, and
by dint of perseverance rather than
design, succeeded in battering down
the door. He couldn’t utilize the
advantage, being haltered, but there
was a little mare aboard which had
chewed a rope in two, and now
roamed about at her own sweet
will. She walked to the open door,
looked lingeringly back at the other
animals, and deliberately jumped
out. The train was moving along
at a rapid rate, but the mare was on
her feet again in a moment, and
immediately sprang between the
rails and followed as fast as prac
ticable. When the train reached
Greensboro the open door was dis
covered and one of the horses miss
ed. People were just beginning to
surmise as to what, had happened,
when the little mare hove in sight,
coming down the track at a spank
ing gallop. Without the slightest
hesitation she trotted up to the car
door, whickered, was helped in and
the train proceeded to Augu.-Ka.
PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
Confirm our statement when we
say that Acker’s English Remedy
is in every way superior to any and
all other preparations for the throat
and lungs. In whooping cough and
croup it is magic and relieves at
once. We offer you a sample bottle
free. Remember, this remedy is
sold on a positive guarantee by
Whitehead &C<>., Waynesboro, and
E. A. Harris & Co., Midville.
The Sew Stales.
Washington, Nov. 2.—The fol
lowing dispatch was sent from the
executive mansion at 4 o’clock this
afternoon by Secretary Blaine to
Governors Melletta and Miller, of
North and South Dakota, Bismarck,
North Dakota: “The last act in the
admission of the two Dakotas as
states in the union was concluded
this afternoon at the executive
mansion at 3:40 o’clock by the pres
ident signing at that moment the
proclamation required by law for
the admission of the two states.
The article, on prohibition, sub
mitted separately in each state, was
adopted in both. The article pro
viding for minority representation
in South Dakota was rejected by
the people. This is the first instance
In the history of the national gov
ernment that two states, North and
South Dakota, entered the union
at the same moment.
James G. Blaine.”
Advertise in The Citizen.
TWO PE it CENT
No bette
Number 28.
With Stockholders liability width r;i:aran-
tccs absolute ‘itifety lo all depositors.
Tills is the oldest rtavi.igs, Bank iu this city
•with an unbroken record of near y 20 years.
It transacts a general Banking business in
all of its branches, and is authorized tore*
ceivc and disburse money, securities or |>roi>-
erty in trust, and to act as financial agent lor
any person fi-tit or corporation.
Intere st allowed on deposits in the
Savings Department :ipr3i,'8J-by
.AKER, president.
WILLIAM B. YOUNG, Cashier.
AUGUST A SAVING S BANK,
I 811
Solicits tl e account of Private
FOUR PER CENT/INTEREST
ERGEN
INTEREST
i>r sixty days.
investment
1
can be
for use
Sf.ei!, Rut No Lilt.
s.
T
Nov. 2.—
Charleston,
News comes from }8partenburg,
one of the! best eot|on growing
counties in |his state-, of a new’ cot
ton plant which, if 'ti.4 as claimed,
will make ii wonderful revolution
in the agricultural aifd cotton oil
interests of jj;he nation.}
T. Ferguslson, and ; experienced
cotton planter, claims jo have bred
a cotton whfich will produce noth
ing but cojt’on seed ^without the
lint. *
His statei'aent is briefly, as fol
lows: He claims tha;t there are
male and fr|r.ale cotton plants, the
male being jdesignaied, he thinks,
by the red ’stalks. Tf.a seeds are
vari-coloredj the shades being gen
erally blue, green ant? wh.te, and
of course, cabcot he distinctly spec!
fled.
fact Ferguson com-
Given thi
nrenced sons
the male p!a
ed seperatel
This proc
e time agff to pick out
hts and with the seed
extracted trim them pfanteji anoth
er patch s iperatety. | Whsn this
crop was ready tor ^picking the
male plant: were agjii.n selected
and their production o' seeds plant-
again.
ss of selecting male
plants is ke .tup until? at last the
lint refuses to germinate, and noth
ing rs left in the boots [hut a large
amount of si ed.
The amoi nt of setfd contained
in the bol) ir more t^an equal lo
the weight of the lift and seed
found in the average sized boll of
cotton.
Ferguson
duce four hu!
to the acre !
where only
now gathered
He has be n very enlSeful in pro
ducing the 'esults gi jjen above to
obliterate al
a boll of cott
in a most rei
Other expi rieneed p
been shown {Ferguson’?
ery an 1 are
An expert
plant and tl
the common seed and
ly tree from
laims thaj he can pro-
rdred bus, els of seed
by this ne|v discovery
hirty-fivej bushels are
i with the^lint,
n very cr ireful
vistiges ht lint from
on and Infs succeeded
larkable nje'iner.
-•ffer3 have
ew discov-
imieh st.juck with it.
.vho was shown the
e bolls., s lid the boll
has the appearance both on the ex
terior :\nd ir tne interim - of a regu
lar boll of eo tton after !he lint has
been picked out. !
The seed f is a little* larger than
are perfect-
any semb auce of lint.
The bolls; an filled, wit i these seed
which are usj numerous!as okra seed
iri a pod of osira.
The revolution that ’bid be effect
ed by this new cotton plant, if it
can he cultivated succ s ifu'ly, will
be beyond calculation.
A DC'AY TO YOUi SEl.F.
It is surp:
use a comm
they can sec,,
one for the s
er’s Engli 1
cure for sick
ising that
n ordinar
ire a vain
ime mom y
Pills ar
beadach
troubles. Tteu y are s
easily takei
Whitehead < i Co., Wn
E, A. Harris
New Orib
and an
& Co., M k
people will
' pill when
bk English
Dr. Ac-k-
positive
lir a all liver
nail, sweet,
for sale by
n esboro and
ville.
Avenue Teight ol lot
on Kulei.
ANS, NOV.
Orleans Cottpt. Exchar
statement to day base-1
returns of thi.
making th<?
differen
average
2,018,713 balejs of this yeai’s cotton
crop, embrapng the
from September 1st to*
overland to ilovember
505 22-100 pounds pe
averages by? sections
534 2-i-lOO pollnds, Lou
1-100, Alabama 500,
71-100, South!Carolina'
4514 5-100, North Carol!
nessee 501 5(7-100. Cm
September weights, thA average of
.. ._ . .. — 4 1.j^o months
pc aids per
the cotton wit for the
together L 400 42-100
bale lighter
ARE OU SKE'T
If so we will convin
Acker’s Eng’ sh Rem
lungs Is supt
aliens, and
all throat and lungtro
whoe pmg cough and
guaran tee tl
give you a s implebott
bv Whitehesjd
and E. A. H
Johnny Bi. ks—Say
—If you
Pond Chill
the dulls,
No cure no
Frog Pond.
rior to ail
is a
& Co ,
irris, Mid\
this society >,:> .1 the Soifs of Benja
min'
Binks—Pejople who fold govern
ment efffees junder the present ad
ministration!
>uy a hit
Jure, and i
*o back
where you t ought and ge t, your 50c
pay is the
The New
go issued a
cn official
exchanges,
weight of
>ort receipts
)ct/-31sf, and
si, ir elusive,
bale. The
ar;: Texas
si arm 499 80
Georgia 45)8
951, Virginia
ia 500, Ten-
l pa red with
CALi
•e you
that
;dy for the
ther prepar-
posiijlve cure for
ibles,, croup,
colds. We
e preparation tind will
e free. Sold
Waynesboro
ille.
pa what is
le cf Frog
fails to cure,
o the store
way to buy
BROAD STR
Individuals, Guardians, Trustees,
paid on Deposits. Accounts writ-
allowed on certificates of deposits
made, as money deposited with this
should necessity require it.
| EET.
and others.
ten up every January and July,
remaining ninety days or longer.
bank pays a good rate of interest,
From Fremont, Nebraska.
I have had scrofula until it made
my life a burden. I was inexpres
sibly miserable sick, weak, sleep
less, and unhappy; desiring that
the short time which seemed to
have been alloted to me on this
earth would hasten to an end. I
tried doctors’ treatment and medi
cine, and travel, but none of
these did any good, for the scrofula
gradually grew worse. One physi
cian who I traveled tar to see, and
to whom I paid $159, g av ® ub the
case as hopeless after three weeks
of treatment, and other as promi
nent physicians tried hard to cure
it, but was equally unsuccessful.
I then gave up all other medicines,
and took only Switt’s Specific (S. S.
S.) Four bottles of that medicine
cured me, and for the past four
years I have had as excellent
health and I ,am as free from
disease as anybody living. Words
are inadequate to express my
gratitude and favorable opinion
of Swift’s Specific (S. S. S.)”
The above is an extract from a
letter written under date of July
18th, 1889, by Mr. F. Z. Nelson, a
prominent and wealthy citizen of
Fremont, Nebraska.
HIS CHILD GOT WELL.
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avail. A few bottles of S. S. S. did
the work. He is now enjoying, the
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symptoms of the disease for over
a year.
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Addie, N. C.
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A Mormon's Stratagem.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 3.—A
party of Mormon elders created
considerable excitement in the
northern part of Fayette county
last week, and narrowly escaped
lynching at the hands of the indig
nant citizens. A young woman was
going through the country preach
ing Morinonism and made a num
ber of converts. She was accom
panied by two elders who kept in
the background and had little to
say. A few days ago it was discov
ered that the eloquent preacher
who was teaching Mormonism was
not a woman, but a young man dis
guised in female attire. This dis
covery caused great excitement
among the country people, especial
ly those who had entertained the
disguised preacher at their houses.
Friday night a committee of citi
zens waited on the three elders.
Some wanted to lynch them on the
spot; others proposed a coat of tar
and feathers, and the three elders
were badly frightened. Cool heads
ruled the angry mob, and the elders
were allowed to depart on their
promise to leave the country in
twenty-four hours never to return.
They were warned that they would
meet with summary punishment if
they visited that locality again.
Ha* Arerpted.
Col. Buck has accepted the mar-
shalship. nis acceptance will create
a vacancy in one of the best places
in the federal service. The clerk
ship of the United States circuit
court, which is worth $3,500 per
year, is within the gift of Judge
Don Pardee, the judge of that court.
Col. Buck and Judge Pardee are
warm personal friends, and the
colonel’s recommendation concern
ing his own successor will doubtless
go a great way with Judge Pardee.
The appointee is therefore almost
certain to be Olin C. Fuller, who
has been Col. Buck’s deputy clerk
for some years.
The person who furnishes items
to a newspaper is always a valuable
friend to the editor. Many persons
hesitate about sending personal
notes to a newspaper regarding the
movements of friends lest the news
paper man should think them too
anxious to see their names in print.
He will think nothing of the kind,
but on the contrary he is glad to
get such notes. Many seemingly
unimportant items when printed
are news to a large number of read
ers.
—Subscriptions are always cash.
It is courtship that leads to the
matrimonial sea.
The corse t is a paradox. It comes
to stay and yet goes to waist.
“I hear John has a place under the
government ?” “Yes.” “Make any
money?” “Heaps; $100,000 a week.
He’s in the mint.”
Shrewd granger—There we are,
Maria! Two Hundred ind ninety
pounds—that’s 145 apiece, and for
one cent, begosh!
Since the ladies of Wichita have
opened a cooking school, the city
council is discussing the propriety
of macadamizing the streets with
biscuit.
Harry—Mrs. Hautmonde is said
to he a very self-denying woman,
isn’t she? Larry—IdJeed sho is.
Why, she denies herself io me every
time I call.
Don’t hawk, hawk, blow, spit, and
disgust everybody wild vour offen
sive breath, hut use Dr. Sage’s Ca
tarrh Remedy and oral it. 50 cents,
by druggists.
My dear sir, how much votir
daughter has grown this last sum
mer. I can scarcely believe it.
Why, her dress scarcely reaches to
her shoulders.
Mrs. Watts—What a sweet child
your Willie is. He’s a perfect lit
tle angel. I think. Mrs. Potts—
No, not quite. He takes after his
father in some of his ways.
About thrs time of the year the
talented theatrical star who started
out this season to be his own mana
ger pawns his diamond cellar but
ton and buys a meal ticket.
Almost everybody in this world
is susceptible to flattery. The
easiest way in the world lo flatter
some people is to remark to them
how impervious to flattery they
are.
Mrs. Jones—I want to buy some
ribbon.
Mrs. Brown—Well, let’s go to the
bargain counter.
O, no; I don’t want to pay three
prices tor it.
“I think it is quite pardonable ia
a dude to get drunk occasionally,”
said Withers. “It’s the only
chance he ever has to let people
know that ne has any kind of a
head on him.”
“I saw a goblet to-day made of
bone.”
“Pshaw! I saw a tumbler made
of flesh and ’riood last night.”
“Where ?’’
“At the circus.”
Jay Gould, says the Baltimore
American, began his business ca
reer by selling maps. Since then
he has been industriously ~rying
to get possession of the country rep
resented on those maps.
“What do you think of charn-
nagne at $4 a bottle, Downs?” in
quired Mr. Madison Saucer.
“I don’t think of champagne at $4
a bottle,” replied Upson Downes,
sadly; “I think of beer.”
Ella—“I know 1 am ugly, but I
love you, Erastus; I have $20,(KK) a
year. Will you many me?” .Eras
tus—“Yes, darling; I’d marry you
if you were twice so ugly—as you
are, my beautiful birdie.”
“There is a good deal of chance
in politics,” said one tra /eling man
tc another.
“Yes,” said the speaker, who had
been defeated at a receat election,
“and the chance is very snail.”
“Is C.S. Smith reliable?” asked
a merchant of a mercantile agency
attache.
“No; he invariably breaks his
word.”
“Is that so ?”
“Yes; he stutters.”
“What makes you look so happy,
Fred? Heard good news?” ‘ Yes
Overheard my wife tell a neighbor
this morning that instead of get ting
a new bonnet this fall she intei ded
to trim up her last year’s hat and
save $10. Ten dollars will pay for
200 beers.”
MissSlypp—“Mr. Penfeathei is so
easily embarrassed,don’t you thi nk ?
I asked him yesterday to tell me
just what he really thought of nr.e
and he was so taken by surprise
that he could not say a word.”
Miss Flyppe—“That was not em
barrassment, it was merely polite
ness.”