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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MOR2STING, OCTOBER 5, 1894.
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AS TO "BUSHWHACKERS."
On tbo morning after tbe election,
the Atlanta Constitution aaya lu double
lead*;
"The Conetltutlon preeenta thl* morn-
Ing tbe full return* of th* election which
took place In Georgia! yeatentay. It la the
racord of another Democratic victory won
In nplte of aevere attache mod* on the
pallclce and principle* of tb^ mrty by the
Populist* without and goldbug bushwhack
er* within the organiastion. • *
"Th* Democratic majority ta not aa
large aa It waa two year* ago, but thla
la due to th* confualon that waa wrought
In th* campaign by the goldbug busli-
whacker* who have been going about at
tacking the atute and national platform*,
attaching the Democratic policy, and at
tacking tho position taken by the Demo
cratic candidate for governor. Tho* buah-
whacktng—uuexpeciod, uncalled for and
iraprecoden ted—undent btedly caused many
Democrat* to vote the 1'oputJeL ticket and
cooled the entlausiaam of a groat many
more to the extant of causing them to re
main away from the poll*.
"Considering theae things, tho Demo
crat* have won a notatda victory. The
organtauthm retain* Ita hold on the peo
ple and maintain* It* unity and harmony
practically unimpaired. The loaaea It ha*
sustained will be regained as aoon aa the
people open Ihelr eye* Uj th* fact that
the goldbug bushwhacker* huve been aent
to the roar.
"Tlie aame cause*.that have reduced the
Democratic majority In tbo *tat* have
had Ihelr Influence on th* voter* in ao.
lectin* member* ot the legtalaturc. The
DopuUata have mode gain* In that body
bntaua* th* campaign made by the gold-
bug bushnbarkera no* aroused suspicion
and. dlatruat tn the mind* of those who
exaggerated the Importance of the few
who have gone about, the atate arguing
against silver as a auitdanl money metal,
and defending the gold standard heresy."
Wo take ft that till* elltor.nl waa
prompted by tlio Instinct of guilt—tlm
same Instinct which prompts tho man
With a stolon purse In bix pocket to
cry "stop thief!" to tho Innocent passer
by. Ita working* ore well known, how
ever, autl the Democrats of Georgia
will not be deceived ns lo who nro Ibo
chief bushwhackers whoso opemtlous
within their camp bare cut down thoir
majority. il<|
Whom does tlio Constitution mcatv
by "goltlbug biutliwliackcr*." If not tho
straight Democrat lo newspapers of tbo
state who lmvo opiuxual It lu Us light
for Populistic silver mtmomctalllsm'f
Of these the Bnvimunh Now*, the Co
lumbus BoqtllMr-Bun and' tho Tele-
graph are tho mast conspicuous csnin-
plos nmung the morning dallies, while
tbe Constitution has had the Augusta
Chronicle ns Us ally. Knelt ot tlioso
papers, presumably, hits it rorlnin
muoitut of lntluenco with tho peoplo
mnong whom It circulates, nnd tlin^ In
fluence would naturally lio shown lu
the results of iho election. Each ot
them Is, in n sense, a local paper—tlmt
Is to say, its circulation is largest about
lu home. Because of the advantages
ot 1U location, /the Constitution has
' practically a monopoly of the morning
paper circulation In the Seventh, Ninth
nnd Fifth congressional districts. To
gether with the Chronicle, it has a mo
nopoly of tho Tenth. None of tlio
‘•goldbug bushwhackers" could get Into
their Held to disturb Its work ot mak
ing the Domocratlc party solid by
preaching Populist doctrines. It it be
true, therefore, that It Is tho "goldbug
bushwhackers” who have cut down
the Democratic majority in the state
ns a whole, In 'these districts, free
from their destructive ravages, the old
time majority should bo malnUlned or
.Increased. Was HI The election re
turns answer this question beat They
rsy that the Democratic majority In
the Tenth district disappeared entirely
and waa succeeded by a Populist ma
jority. They tdl the same story about
the Ninth. They show that In the
Fifth and Seronth the majorities were
reduced to 2,000 or less. Taking the
Wo to the production of big Democratic
majorities. '
Sow let us turn to the field in which,
according to the Constitution's show
ing, the conditions are far les* favora
ble—In which "goldbug bushwhackers'’
have boon "going about attacking the
state and national platform, attacking
the Democratic policy and attacking
tbe position taken by tbe Democratic
candidate for governor.” Such a field
Is the First, Second, Third, Eleventh.
Sixth and Eighth districts. 1/tt the
election returns tell the story again.
In these six districts, where the dis
organizing “goldbug bushwhacker*”
had full opportunly to do their perfect
work, tho figures Indicate that the
Democrats bad un aggregate majority
of about 24,000—an average of 4,000,
as compared with an average of sou
in the districts where the “goldbug
bushwhackers” could do nothing. '
llESUI.T OF TUB ELECTION.
We are not disposed to make any ef
fort to conceal our disappointment at
tlio result of Wednesday's election in
this state. At tbe same time we have
no inclination to exaggerate the iin-
sportnuce of the falling ofl' in the Dent-
oOhatio rote. Wo sec In that falling
off no Indication that the party is soon
to lose Its control of tbe politics of this
state Wo regret tho apparent decline
of Democratic strength—'w« think it
fur more* tipii.'irelit than real—mainly
because It will probably delay tlio pass
Ing away of tho Populist delusion.
The lessens taught by tho election
ought to lie valuable to tho Democratic
Icirty. They are numerous, and iter
Imps tho flrat Is that tho party is In
grunt need of a thorough, closo organ
ization that will reach Into every mi
litia district of Iho state. Means must
be devised of 'bringing out tho full
Democratic vote, or the party will soon
find Itself in danger of defeat.
Tho second lesson is that In politic*
you cannot lucrruso tho chances of
wlnulng your fight by confessing that
your euemy Is right nnd yourself
wrong. In several Oeorgia districts
this confession has virtually been made
by Democratic lenders uud newspapers.
They have not expended their energies
in fighting the ropullxts so much ns
they have lu fighting Democrats and
in frantlo efforts to convince all who
would listen that on lUo main question
of tho day the Populists are right. Tlio
result is seen In the disappearance or
great reduction of the Democratic ma
jorities lu the districts where this pol
icy was adopted, lu these districts the
attempt fo placate Populists has nat
urally resulted lu leadlug Democrats
Into tho ropullst camp. The man who
Is cduviuced, evcii hy the argument of
a Democratic lender, that tho freo coin
age of silver at Iho 10 to 1 ratio Is ab
solutely essential to tho welfare of tho
country almost Inevitably goes Into
that camp, because tho Populist parly
Is tho only ono which .promises to
adopt tlmt financial policy.
Tho falling oft lu tho volts oast nnd
tho semtehtug of Mr. Atkiuson’s namo
were due to tivo causes mainly. Tlio
preliminary campaign »vtts a hitter one,
and at.iho time of tho election Its bail
effts ta upon iho party had not disap
peared,. The attacks mado upon tho
successful candidate by members of
his own party lmil perhaps convinced
many men tlmt he was unworthy of
tho great ottlco he sought. Tlio chargo
mado against him that ho was a mem
ber of a ring, unde durtug tbo prelim
inary ouupa cn for the_purposo of pro-
venting his ii < .filiation, was. In our
Judgment, serious In Its effects upon
the parly. Ths tactics adopted by tho
leaden of a faction to gain a victory
taVole tie parly havo eorno measured-
bly notr defeating the party I tael. Tho
lesson ta that this sort of factional war-
tint must unreal ter ho uvoidutl.
The duty of Democracy In tbe prem
ises I*, plain. Organization and bard
work can accompli*!) woiuirrs in poli
tics. In these two words arc the key
note of success, -not only In politics but
In everything else.
It Is the duty of the campaign com
mittees In every congressional district
Id tho state to get together at once trail
to perfect plans for organizing their
district* perfectly. There Is no time
to lose In the matter. In one mouth
from today the people of Georgia will
lie called upon to choose the men who
arc to represent them In Washington
la the next congress. The time is none
too long for the work which Juis got
to be done, aud hence no time should
be lost.
Georgia has an -overwhelming ma
jority who believe In Democratic rule.
Through over-confidence she bits per
mitted her active enemies to come with
in eyesight of victory. Tbe only way
in which this error can ho corrected is
to get together and make It a matter
of business to straw these people that
picir cbnnces of success in Georgia are
less than nothing.
The returns from Bibb county are
significant. The Democratic majority
here fell off more than &U0 votes. The
Populist gains are lnslgnllicuut. With
an onllmiritly large rote 111 Macon our
majority would not only have been as
great us It was two years ago, but
would have been greater. The men
who were most active In the recent
campaign all bear witness to the fact
that on all hands they were met by
tbe men most interested in good gov
ernment with euch Indifference that
they would not even contribute their
votes to Democratic success.
Tho Telegraph urges, with all the
earnestness It can, on every Democrat
In Georgia to make it Uls business to
see that every militia district In the
state is organized for the congressional
elections.
GOT READY FOR NOVEMBER.
Ono lesson which will compensate tn
some measure for the Democratic losses
tn Wednesday's election. Is taught by
iho result of die late gubernatorial
fight. That is that tn order to main
tain undisputed Democratic supremacy
lu this state, It Is necessary that tho
Democratic party ahould organise
strongly and compactly in every coun
ty, In every militia district, so that
effective work cau be done on election
day, aud every Democrat can be
brought to the ballot box.
Because the Populists were so organ
tied aud the Democrats were not, our
normal majority waa cut dowu aud
many Democratic constituencies wilt
bo represented lu the next legislature
hy Populists,
So far aa tho material results of the
elect tea held Wednesday ara concerned,
the Democrats have lost nothing- They
silll hare complete control of the stato
vote*)! all the four districts lu which j government. It Is a fact, however.
Die CoastitutCou has had the bulk ot! that the Populists fed encouraged aud
Its cireulatloa, the average Democratic . believe they have success in sight
majority appears to be about sua This I ' rhpy " IU therefore start In to work
seem, raker a small average for wn-"T from «*’
m... the November election In hope*
dittoo* that tbe OauHtattoo would. Ihal lht . y wl „ 1(0 alllo to Mpn . re *
have u» believe art extremely fnrdra- few members of ooagresa
JOHN TEMPLE'S AjlfaBRATION.
A Theory as to His Lite 'Strange Con
duct.
To the Editor of |iie Telegraph: I,
n common width most Georgians, have
long lieen an admirer ot John Temple
Grave., ,md Jlave oaten lain unlike at
and pictured him In -my mind'o
eye (I thive never yet been binned
with a more substantial vision of him),
as I supposed he -appeared In his
grand act of delivery of a commence
ment address to a school of white-
gown-ad embryo angels, or even gone
further, 'and Imagined I eoulj sec the
lightning of oratory Hashing from his
tips ns he spoke of the "Resfmreos of
Our Country.” or awarded tie diplomas
tst n. county fair.
So you may Imagine my grief and
consternation When j rir.ul his recent
letters on the political situation in
Oeorgia and cert.Pin unkind references
to the (time In Che press of tho state—
you among .the rest. While t ran far
from wishing to appewr as 'an apologist
for his defection from '.the party and
think he is in error In -ttfiat, still l am
Impressed that he Is still «i good a
man as he ever wad. and Wit there
must bo some ascertainable cause for
his apparent lapse (or collapse) from
the pith of rectitude, and If all his
artwvds nnd ndintrers will devote some
little time to this muitter nnd pool the
result of their cogitations, we may
get a proper diagnosis of his case, nnd
bo able to apply the remedies that
will restore him ito his normality and
roptace him on the pedestal he erst
While Occupied in the public esteem
Anil as the originator bf -this procced-
ure, I, with your permission, will ad
vance the expin nation of his .conduct
that occurs to me.
‘Mr. Graves has hecn running at «
hlglfi pressure for a number of years,
and 'the n-oiturnl result, a ;breaking
down of She nrtdhlnery, wus threat
ened. Ilelapproeintod thl* tend began
looking around for means to recuper
ate his tired and overworked brain.
At flrat he thought ot resorting to the
old stand-by tn such cods a steady
diet of fish: hut, If unythlng, Mr Graves
Is a man devoted to Ihe welflire of
the people, and his soul shrank t n hor
ror from the oorvtampkitlon of the
abete of aft tin that would ensue from
the too sudden raising of the price of
a 55 cents string of mullet to 40 cent*.
And then tt was too far away to Lab
rador, where there Is at leaet n pos
sibility ot becoming the proud pos
sessor hy right of tttacovery, of o
stranded while. The fish diet being
out ot ithe question, recourse most he
hud to something etae. Now, among
the various nostrums that are adver
tised end sold theae days Is one of such
potency that one drop of It exerts as
much force a* a bruin restorer a>
would ilttio eating of tho levinthsn.
The hine of iflfi* preparation Is the
brain ot the ox; ami, no doubt, when
prepared according to the .formula and
uuder the eye of ithe proprietor, will
accomplish all Walt la claimed for It;
but "there are tricks tn nil trades.’
mid the packing houte who furnished
tbe principal Ingredient of rtm manu
facturer must Wave worked oft a sub
stitute for what M xhouM travo fur-
nlXhed, ao that the bottle of the elixir
which fell into the hand! of Mr.
Graves U am assuming that he did
romMude to make ta trial “ ImmuU
of being the essanc* of
tuprtiratus ot n ariJh-te, ogpwianced
sull-fed ox. wua simply fhe residuum
of the gtuy mutter from the heed of an
unweaned calf.
PEDAGOGY IN MERCER.
To th* Editor of the Telegraph: I
know that your reader* are alway* ln-
terested tn whatever concern# Mercer
University. I think they will be spe-
cutty Interested In knowing eomothlng
about th* new achool of pedagogy,
which htt been opened to s:nmen.
IV* bare reached a oolot In education
from which It become* apparent that,
knowing what to toich Is only halt—
only half—the teacher'* equipment.
The other half la knowing how to
teach, and thla halt can be taught
Jtwt aa certainly as the first half.
The truatees ot Mercer Universi
ty, responding to a reasonable demand
that they supply teachers for the peo
ple, opened a achool of pedagogy, and
Prof. Mantsy was elected to conduct tt.
He rime to us with the highest com
mendations and hi* beginning makes
us feel stirs that he will answer our
expectations.
Since coming to Mercer, a little more
than a year ago. l no ,e received c.\rti
ot aepUoaUoos for teacher*. Eor the
most pari. It was^lmposv.ble to meet
th* demand. Only tvl-v a --all came
by wire from tnotner There <•
real urgency for oreosra'lon tn the pro
fession of teaching.. We are nearing the
time when unprepared teacher* wilt be
crowded out. Even now they are
crowded Into the leas desirable school*
where the pay la small and the work
hard.
It waa a step forward. * long way
forward, when this school was opened
to women. But tt was undoubtedly a
mors tn the ‘ tntereet. not of women
only, but ot th* ouhllc generally, sev
enty-five per cent, of the teacher* in
Georgia are women. These need and
ought to have every opportunity to be
good teachers Mercer lead* In' the
good work of preparing teachers, and
on a broad policy which exclai m no
smrthy xnn.
The schoet has opened well. Twenty
bare been enrolled uo to date, one lady
among [them. I have be mi thinking
that there must be a cood many lad'.ra
In Macon who might greatly prom by
taking the eoursc la pedagogy wjth us.
Macon needs prepared teachers. And
prepared teachers are certain to stand
a better chance for employment than
thoae who have n<t_#pecja! preparation.
They will do better work and receive
better pay. We expect to help schools
to teachers whom we ban recommend
in good conscience.
There is another point worth stating.
There are many Intelligent women In
Macon, thanks to Wesleyan and other
schools. Many of these ladles have the
time to study. It is a serious mistake
for a young woman do give up study,
a mistake from every consideration.
Pedagogy la a beautiful study and
highly educating. The whole structure
l« built up on psychology, one of the
noolites and most educating studies
known to the schaole. Tc takt thla
course under a teacher trained to Im
part the latest and best thoughts tnd
methods In It. can not be otherwise
than stimulating ami helpful. We would
be very glad to be reinforce,! by some
ot Macon's brightest women.
J. B. GambrelL
THE UNITED STATES SENATOR-
SHIP.
liatvklusvillt D.-iuicli and News.
The uttupatgu tor the Lulled States
scuatorsaip uus been very active :or
the past nve or six weeks. The four
cjuu.dates, Messrs. Bacon, Waisu, nif
tier uud uurrard, have hml nil their
uiierg,cs and ah their fr,etuis enlisted
m tueir Uehulr. Tile Irteuds are work-
lug Directly ror their respective candi
dates; the cuudithites have lieen work
ing primarily ter the party,' utnl tudl-
rectly for themselves, uuucr the direc
tion of ute stute executive committee,
the cundldauw have pretty thoroughly
canvassed the state m behalf of the
party. In doing this, they huve not
advocated tue.r own claims; uut they
have, naturally anti property, used this
upporiuuhy not ouly to express their
views on public questions, Du: also to
snow what auilily there is in them to
enact those views into laws
MnJ. ltucou is decidedly ,n the lead.
It looks like lie has such a start mat
the others will not be able to overtake
hint. If that proves to be die case, it
will be entirely satisfactory to tile peo
ple of this immediate neution. Wnfie
die other caud.dutes are not without
warm friends here, yet MaJ. Bacon is,
uud nlwuj's has been, ospeo.uUy strong
in Pulaski and surrouadlag counties.
These eouutlts stood up to him in lus
races tor governor, and they are still
with him.
Sir. Bacon Is nn cxcepdonally strong
man and Is admirably equipped for the
duties tbat would devolve on him m ttlo
United States senate. He is a lawyer
ot the llrst rank, a thorough student
ot politics in the highest nnd broadest
sense of tbo term, and is especially well
versed lu the questions that are prom
iueut today. He is >u the full vigor of
physical and intellectual manhood, a ud
is able to do bis full shale of work.
Ills force of character and his suavity
ut manner would give Jilin a Strong
personal influence, -tnd thus add to his
other good qualities.
Moreover, ho is a gontlue tariff re
former uud tut out-and-out free coinage
man. He believes tho country ought
to have bud something better than tbe
urttt bill which the senate gave us,
uud that silver ought to be restored to
its rightful place us constitutional
money, without waiting for England's
consent. Iu these flatters he is with
the people uud for -Jto people, uud It
looks like the people are going to send
him to represent them in the United
States senate.
a sinkingT"imp.
The pa peril that.tiro ntpportlng MaJ.
Bacon's candidacy for tho position of
United States senator from Georgia uro
making no war upon Ills honorable op
ponents, for any ono ot them would
reflect credit on the state should they
bo elected, and would doubtless re
ceive the hearty support of all true
Democrats.
Tho bushwhacking tirades against
MaJ. Bacon Indulged m by certain
anonymous scribblers* cannot do Ills
causo any damage, for they represent
tho opinions of nobody, save the writ
ers, who it Is generally understood
must have a cesspool in wblcb to pour
out tho bile of their eugorged livers.
Muj, Bacon Is a lawyer of national
reputation. Bacon A Miller arc the
attorneys of the bondholders of tho
Savannah, Amerlcus and Montgomery
railroad, nnd lmvo managed their cli
ents’ business with such s,gual ability
that they hnvo so overwhelmed u cer
tain Amerlcus lawyer, who Is of op
posing counsel, that lie has become dis
gusted with the legal profession and
him about determined, It seems, to en
gage iu journalism, and Is notr a full-
fledged editor.
Tho Tlmes-Rcoorder welcomes tho
new Pvessel” to tno troubled sen of
Journalism, hut ,vlth tho warning that
his sort of “craft” Is generally treated
ns pirates when caught, nud hanged
without benefits of elegy to the yard
arm.—Amerlcus Ttnxes-Reoonlec.,,
BABY WAS WELL BAPTIZED.
Stolen for the Purpose of Ptous but
Pilfering Guatemala Domestics.
A San Franciscan, traveling through
Central America with his wife and
young babe, rented furnished apart
ments tn Guatemala and engaged a
servant to sot as nurse sad.general
housemaid, says the 8.ui Francisco
Argonaut, ate had -been In their serv
ice less than a week When She /In
quired of the father 4f the babe was
baptised. He replied In the negative,
whereupon she Insisted that Che child,
u girl, iwoud be forever lost. Wltaln
six weeks he had -tried four consecu
tive servant's, but found Chat each one
would pilfer email articles, and finally
determined to get along writheut any
help. One afiternoon. -while atuntering
lazily through the plaza, he was ac
costed by servant No. 1, who asked
U Ibe tube was yet baptized. "No,'
replied the father, "still unbapttsed.
Well," she answered, "tt lx all right,
as I stole her away one Sunday and
the good padre baptized ther, calling
her aria, so her soul will be saved.
''As tt cunnat bunt her and may help
her, I am sailedc-d." thought th* pa
rent. and so dismissed iho subject,
tram his -mind. Ta* next day aervan-;
No. 5. with a new <£rarge bundled In
the linen swath of her buck, ap
proached him st «b* market place with
tSie oft repealed qt/lry, "Did you have
the tvxby baptized?” and ra this reply
of ’’No.’’ she consoled him by explain
ing dbal she had 'taken the little one
to fhe cuthedral and had It named
Catarina, ao her soul mzs saved a
second time. Somewhat aroused, the
father hunted up and tatervtewed the
succeeding servants and dlecove'xd
that ohe babe had been stolen to the
rtturon by «Mh ot them end quietly
baptised. Consequently <he name ran
Maria OztxrlnCt Mafgtrira Crux Elotsa
Refugio, besides that ot Enr.iy given
by the parents.
Highest of all in Leavening Tower.—Latest T/.S. Gov’t Report
SUS&Z3&
AB<iOH)mY PURE
THE HINDOO'S RELIGION.
Ke Will inflict Tortures on Himself,
for Penance, but Never Kills a Mo*-
quHo.
'Aals exaggerates all things, and the
virtue of penance among the rest, but
the virtue Is *UU believed In. even In
Western Europe. The writer ha# seen
a gontlenun of Bengal, remarkable *t
once for wealth and fataea*. crawling
stretched at full length along a road
before the Image of Juggernaut, suffer
ing, In fact, such torture a* no one
would Inflict upon a convict. Ana he
has known o»s of his own clerks a
man ol singular ability trad bonhomie,
who, being suddenly struck, through
the death of an onlr eon. with the con
viction of sin committed in a past ex
istence. to depart at once tor Benarra,
to live there on alma, seated a* a na
tive Sunyaaee. covered with duat. by
the holv river's side. There are thou
sands of men In India at this moment,
who, under this impulse, are enduring
tortures or making painful pilgrim tgea
or living the lives of hermits Is the
forest.
The second aid is ceremonial purity,
the living by a rigid rule ot life. «o rigid
that it Is almost Intolerable, which pre
serves what a Catholic bMiop would
call his "sanctity." and which the Hin
doo believes may be preserved to every
member of his creed who will walk ac
cording to his law. With the majority
the search for that aid degenera tes, ns
tt did among the Hebrews, Into s rever
ence for meaningless ceremonial,
chiefly restrlcitlve. which to men who
are free of burden seems positively
silly, but with a minority, n small mi
nority. It produces lives of singular re
finement. and characters with some
thing of divine grace and beauty.
One such Hindoo It was the writer's
privilege to know intimately, and he Is
atwured. though his friend never killed
a mosquito, but always blew It off, that
few Christians have rivalled him In the
perfectness of his daily life. And the
third aid. which has for the Hindoo un
bounded value, ia external, and consists
In whii't we must call accruing grace,
ooming from the divine potentiality re
siding tn certain places, say Benares, a«
the one best known here, or In riv
ers ouch ns the Ganges: or even In per
sons such as- the few living saints
whose touch confers some degree of 'Vi
talizing merit. There are temples nnd
even trees, living under which renders
It, In Hindoo opinion, easier to be pure,
that Is. to live the life through which
alone man ran attain to n better life,
and ultimately -to absorption.
HAS 'AN ALUMINIUM HAND.
An Automatic Wonder. Almost as Good
as the Missing Member.
Willard . -Lucas, a son of a great wool
en manufacturer a-t Poquetannuck, CL,
wears an artificial hand made of alumi
nium. -which Is really one of the auto
matical wonders of -the century. Young
Lucas lost his hand In his father’s mills
and Lucas Sr., wrote or went In person
to every known"manufacturer of artifi
cial limbs In thla country and Europe
vainly seeking for <t false hand for Ills
ron. Artificial hands could have been
procured from any of -them, but what
was wanted was not to be found, viz.:
a hand that could perform all -the func
tions of a real flesh and blood member.'
Flnnlly the elder Luoaz, who Is. known
ns a mechanical genius, took It upon
himself to make-his son a hand—not a
mere dummy, but one tha: would be
useful for the manifold purposes to
which such mom-bers are put. The re
sult Is said by the New York Commer
cial Advertiser to be a surprise to every
maker of artificial limbs In the world.
The automaton Is of olumlnlutn and
much resembles the steel gauntlets
worn by the knlghtr of the middle ages.
The fingers are all perfect and lifelike,
the Joints In each bending ns readily
as those In a natural hand, making It
possible for -tha young man to perform
every kind of labori He can grasp and
handily, use all kinds of -tools, pick up
things from 'the ground, drive, handle
a gun—In fact, use It quickly and skill
fully at any kind of work. Like a nat
ural hand, the artificial one consists ot
a palm that la provided with a fasten
ing by which It 1s attached to a cork
•Vtump." the lolnte working by a cach
et, so that the fingers may be bent for
ward at any angle nnd held There. The
hand may be only partly tlosed or
tightly shut and only one finger or all.
t» tho wearer desires, may be closed nt
once or Instantly by striking them
agatnst the hodv or any other object
To release the grasp, it t* only nccee-
eary fo touch a spring at the back of
the hand. The invention Is as nearly
a perfect substitute for a natural hand
as could be devised, and It Is the only
thing of the kind -known In the world.
WENDLING'S QUEER FAMILY.
HIS FINGER FOR A NEW NOSE.
The Remarkable Operation of a Lon
don Surgeon on a Disfigured Man.
Tbe lachjeremejrt of American sur
geons tn bold and ezitraordlnary ope-
raalons Wave long been tbe wonder
of the world. But from the other
side of the Atlantic comes a story
which shows ithat the old country is
waking up 'a bit In the art of en-
Trailing human flesh, says the New .
fork World. -A young man has put
his finger 40 hla nose, and It remains
there permanently. A few months ago
n youth whose nasal organ ,wos miss
ing. as the result of nn accident,
called tat Ohuring Cross Hospital, Lon
don, wiirh -the request that «he sur
geons would supply the deficiency, ar
tificially or otherwise. He expressed
himself ns willing to undergo ally sort
of treatment by which hla disfigured
fiice nright -be made fairly presenta
ble, and not absolutely repulsive ito
his best summer Sunday girl. Mr.
Bosam, the senior surgeon, took the
twierenltng case in Ihamd. First the
amputated finger of another patient
was carved 'and fashioned to the sem
blance ' of a nose and then securely
gnafted on the face. But 14 wfis found
tbat Uhls nrotikuted digital uppendage
had not survived Its cutting up. It
wsis ‘Mead” and failed to take fresh
root. The noseless irfan, nOtW-ng daun
ted, thereupon agreed to 'the surgeon's
suggestion that one of his own. (the
patient’s) fingers should be cut off to
furnish -a nasal organ. But in order
that the Anger dhould not be wasted
in irhe event ot this operation being
unsuccessful, It was only half ampu
tated. The patient's arm being In
cised in plaster, for four weeks he
held Ms own live finger to his face
tn the hope of Its 'taking root. This
ft did. The portion which was stilt at
tached to Ms -hand -was 'then cut
through and soon Joined the rest In
■adhering firmly to the face. Although
■minus a finger, 'the -young man now
has a new nose ot this awn flesh wad
blood. The transferred cartilage has
been so ■miznS/putated by Dr. Bloxam
thtiit Ita origin'll identity Is Pn'Sh-eiy
lost, and the further process of shap
ing It Is now being proceeded with.
It is not known whether the plucky
young (Brltop prefers itlhe "nez re-,
trousse” or 'the aquiline. He win
doubtless be in a position to take his
(Jholce. He Is certainly -not the sort
of man to be content with any sort
of nose thalt happens to turn up.
DEMOCRATS lAN-D REPUBLICANS.
Colorado Democrats Hold a Meeting In.
the Interest of Republicans.
Colorado Springs. Oct. 4.-This place
nnd (El Paso county has wltnesssed
many strange scenes in. the past year,
but perhaps none stranger than that of
the gathering at the opera house last
night. It was a meeting conducted by.
Democrats In tbe .interest'of the Re
publican state ticket. The meeting was
presided over by a life-long democrat,
the mayor of /this city, and -the princi
pal speaker was a Southern Democrat.
They spoke from the same platform ,
with the Republican candidate Ibr gov
ernor. and .while declaring adherence to
the- -principles -and -traditions rf--"the
party of their choice, pronounced them-
celve3 ready to vote for the men who
give to -the state the standing before
the people of the world it once had.
Among the ^orators woe Albert McIn
tyre, the Republican candidate tor gov
ernor.
Toothless and Hairless, and Some of
Them with Porclras Skins.
“If there Is a more curiously imde
human being anywhere than Peter
W-endlln* of Mount Nebo, Lebanon
county. Pa.. I would travel a good ways
to sec him." remarked John Gilbert, ,a
traveling grocery man, to a reporter for
the New Ybrk Sun. "Peter Wen-
dltng never had a -tooth In hla head nor
a hair on It There are no pores In his
skin, and consequently he never per
spires. In warm weather he has fre
quently been drenched with water to
Rive him relief. In suite ot this curlotts
detect In hla organism. Wendllng used
to be a farm hand and worked in the
harvest fields. Two of his boys necom
prnled him, carrying pall* of water,
which they would douse over him as he
mbwed. This waa so much trouble tha-t
he quit farming an became a shoema
ker. at which occupation he boa since
worked. In warm weather he -work*
and sleepa In hi* cellar. The queer
physical moke-un of Peter U heredita
ry. He Is one of twenty-one eons that
were born to hla father by one wife,
and not one of them had an entire set
of teeth, and few ot them had a hair on
their bodies. The grandmother on the
mither'e side was toothlew, and so was
a brother of their mother. Peter Wen-
dllog had'eight children, end all the
teeth they had among them was ten.
They were short of hair, too. but their
skin was all right aa to pores. Yet this
singular family was as happy and con
tented as if each one had a double aet
of teeth, more hair than Buffalo BIIL
and no father without pore* whom they
had to spend a good deal of time sous
ing with water."
BOYCOTTED THE BREWERIES.
Kanaas Ctty. Oct 4.—Th* state feder-
atlon of labor. In convention here to
day, declared a boycott on the prylucta
ot the brewers) syndicate of St. Louie,
which Includes all the breweries there
except that of Anheucer-3iueb. The
boycott 1* the result of a long-standing
grievance between -the labor unions .-
St. Louis and the brewers’ nyudicate
The chief complaint was that the syn
dicate refused to employ union labor
The boycott was also declared on the
Brown-Hamlitoo Shoe Manufacturing
SS5 i^ h 10 no ^
Malaria Is tho moat insidious of
health destroyer*. Hood’* Sarsaparilla
counteracts It* deadly potton
builds up the system.
RESUMED OPERATIONS. .
(Barnesvllle, O., Oct. A—The window
glass factory at this place resumed
work today after a shut-down of twenty
months. The pay roll Is J2.000 per
week.
1 could get relief
from a most horri
ble blood disease, I
« , . had spent hundreds
|of dollars TRYING various remedies
5 and physicians, none of which did me
J any good. My finger nails came off,
sand iny hair came out, leaving me
1 perfectly bald. I then went to
, HOT SPRINGS
S Hoping to be cured by this celebrated
2 treatment, but very soon became
{disgusted, and decided to TRY
—I i The effect was
I truly wonderful. 1
.__ __ ,_l commenced to re-
m in-t ,inn,.*g! cover after taking
1 the first bottle, and by the time 1 had
2 taken twelvi bottles 1 was entirely cured—
lf“o r t1 P r!'nc S ahal S ,aned' n ""
WM. S. LOOMIS, Shreveport, La.
8J7rtT 8rECIFIC CO., Atlnnu.Ga.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
INSURANCE AGENTS,
In compliance with tho city ordinance,
arc required to inako n return of in
surance premiums received for tho
quarter ending September SO nnd to
pay the tax on the same by tho OtU
lust A. R. Tinsley, Treasurer.
BIDS FOR LIGHTS.
Sealed bid* for lighting the city of Ma
tron for a terra of three or five years,
will be received by the Committee on
Lights of the mayor and council of the
city of M«con. ud to noon ot October 52,
DM. Bold bids to specify sum per month
both arc and Incandescent lamps, by moon
or all-night schedule. The city reserves the
right to reject any and all bids. Address
bid* to SAM ALTMAYER,
Chairman Committee on Lights
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
The uptown ticket office of the Ma
con and Northern railroad ha* been
moved to J. W. Burke & Co.’* book
store. Mr. E. W. Burke has been ap
pointed agent. Local and through tick
ets, also Pullman tickets, can be pur
chased from him. Local end through
tickets will also be sold at depot as
heretofore. E. T. HORN.
General Manager.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Seven per cent. Loans negotiated ea
improve! city property and farms.
SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COM.
PANY OF QEOROtA.
Ml Second street, Macon, Go.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
Loans made on choice real estate and
firming lands In Georgia, lntereat 7
per cent. Payable In two. three or flvs
years. No delay. Commissions very
reasonable.
SECURITY LOAN AND ABSTRACT
COMPANY.
‘450 Second Street. Macon. Go.
Cheap Money to Lend
On improved city and farm property
In Bibb and Jones counties in loons
ranging from $510 ud at T per cent rim-
pie interest; time from two to five years.
Prompmess aud accommodation a sno-
cdalty. I*. J ANDERS OX & CO.,
jfn. SIS Seowd SUect. AUcon. ua*