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THE MA003J TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER THE MACON TELEGRAPH PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR AND WEEKLY. Office 569 Mulberry Street. 5CI1B DAILY TELEGRAPH—Delivered by carrier* In fho city, or melted, postage free, CO cent* n month; ILL (or three months; (Lie (or six months; 17 for one year; every Cay except Sunday, H. (TUB TELEGRAPH—Trl-Weekly, Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, ■ three months, II; six months, J2; one year, It (THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH—Py mail, one year, 73- (TUB WEEKLY TELEGRAPH—By mall, one year, 81. SUBSCRIPTIONS—Payable In advance. Remit by postal order, check or reals, tend letter. Currency by mull et risk o( sender, (COMMUNICATIONS should be addressed and all orders, enseks, drafts,,etc., made payable to TUB TELEGRAPH. Macon, Os. ANY SUBSCRIBER to the Dally Telegraph will confer a great favor on Shis offlee by Informing us If Uis Tel egraph falls to arrive y bb first mull train leaving the city after i o'clock a. in. each day. THU GREATER MACON. Cities are np better tliaa tliu men who inhabit Uieiit unit control them. 'The Ideulf of cities nro tilts itlonls of tliu men who eonlrol. If the Ideals of the men who control are lotv. !ho Meals of tile municipalities must of necessity be low. An him I city—Unit Is to say, n city that commands the admiration mill tliu nwis'ct of ils own elt.tous und nil the world outside—la n.clty whoso destiny Is In the hands of men whoso individual Metis nro the highest nud best At the present moment Iho eyea of all the world are centered on the city of New York. The luvesilgutlous of the Ia'xow einninlttoo nro briaglag to light the most slmiiiefill oolld.tlon of nf- falrs. The men who li.-tvo I km-a lu con trol of affairs In that grent clt7 hnvo hart the lowest possible Ideal of wlmt city government should be. They liavo tolerated llie most tlagrant aliases of uiilhority. As it rule those who have been in olllee linvo proktUuted their utllelal life for personal gain.’ Name lif ter name of die police captains has beeu (mill'd nnd pilloried in opeu court us giving or receiving bribes, (me af ter another of men In higher or lower official life in Hint grent elty hits been arraigned, tried nnd convicted nud branded with everlasting disgrace. All this wreck of lndlv tltntl eharnctcr nrd disgrace of communities mines from men who go Into ofllco with tho lowest possible oinblll.m- Hint of per nonnl or material gain. No city enn over become groat In thb best sense when It in domjniitud by men who count honor ami Integrity as things to barter nnd dicker with. Material pros perity, whether of individuals or com- inuulHes, purchased liy the snerllleo find sale of pora-ml clmrncter nlwnys lias been, nnd always will lie, n tor. went lo Ils possessor at the Ingr. There Is absolutely no escape front Hits Inw Hint Is ns unchangeable ns the Deity himself. Tliero is a giwit deni betag written nnd spoken Just uotv nbout Hie greater New York. They lutvo passed a law In the legislature of Hint grent stnto nur (liorlilng the enlargement of 1ht> me tropolis, If Iho pooplo so will It, by In- eorponttlng to one vast municipality New York, Brooklyn ami nil t)io bor. Uerlng smaller suburbs that lie In that Btate. The territory no comprised cov ens an area of throe hundred nud sov- euteen square miles, whlelt Is more Utah eight Hint's Hie present area of Nptv York. The cities nud towns so lucludetl hnvo, ncoortllng to the stnto census of 1802, a population of nearly throe millions -:t copulation exceeded l>y only four state* lu the linlotg no- cording to tho reuses of isoo. And all this aggregation of wealth nud people they denominate The Grenier New York. But if this vast aggregation of tuen nud thing* he orfly an nggregatlon of material resources for men of low Ideals and Hellish Interests to prey upon, tho Greater New York will bo route tho Sodom of the country, In stead of tho “Metropolis of tho Na tions." There Is bnt ono thing that can make New York groat, and that 1» nit any mero aggregation, however stupendous, of material resources. There Is hut ono thing that can maito nny elty groat. And that la character for Integrity of purpose nnd upright ness of life, llto Greater New Y»tk Uses not 11s to lu tall buThllugs though Hid) - lower, to tho very heavens and cannot be swayed hv nny storm, lint the Greater New York resides in Iho character of Hs tall men, who am so lofty aud strong In their Integrity that they cannot be bent or swayed * from their high purpose by any of (he tempt ing allurements of the spells of office. MTmt is true of New York Is true of Macou nnd ewry other elty. Tho Tel egraph takes delight to hearing our |HMple plan for nnd discuss Tho Ores hr Macon. A grantor ’Mason Hum cay ■'f u» lrnvo ever dreamed of even, I* possible for n«. A Macou whoso tlestiuy Is In tho Hands of men of ths loftiest and brat Meals Is nut an “Irrl- descent dream." a Macon so “been, tlful fur situation" and so strong and. Incorruptible in her habitation, that' she dull be the desire of nil cities is tot the Idle vagary of a patriot hour. There are men already in this elty Strong enough, a'td true enough, nnd wise enough, and all they Lick it conr- to bring oil ur.s concumraa- Don so devoutly to The wished. Let tliem ednie together as one mau ami with fine heart and one hope speed on the day of Too Creator Macon. TI1E FIGHT IN NEW YORK- The constitutional convention of. New York had In It a large majority of lie publicans. That oouventiou adopted an amendment to Unyconstitution rc- upportloulng the Icglslutlvo districts of tlie stgte, which Is about a* bad a. ger rymander as ran be pointed out jn the history of nny state. That amendment Will be voted on nt the approaching olecUou. If It Is adopted, the Demo cratic party will have next to chance to control the government of New York, no matter tow large tho majority by which It may carry tbo state, llie people of New York city are directly discriminated against, their voting power Iwlng 'educed, so far us representation lu the legislator) is eon- Denied, until they will be represented •n that body in about Hie same way, If In somewhat larger proportion, a* tile Southern states were represented lu congress before the war. , It Is in tile face of Htla attack on the right of the pcoplii to govern them selves that file revolt against the Dem ocratic t.ckot occurs. It Is true that this nmuudmeut may lie voted upon separately, nnd may be beaten, while other amendments and the Republican ticket are successful, but It is never theless true Unit the action of the In dependents greatly increases the like lihood Hint tlie gerrymandering amend ment will ho adopted. Mauy it careless or foolish man, having made up his mind to vote against 11111, w.ll vote ugntost the Democratic ticket as u whole. Tlie situation Is a critical ono in Now Y’ork nnd requires the best work of ull men who believe In the supremacy of Democratic principles in tho govern ment. Tbo Macon Rnrcau of Advertising and Information has gotten out handsomer book showing the advan tage* of the city than any town t.duly in this uccUon of tho country. It was done under the supervision of I’rwdJlent Smith, nnd Hie letter press, which truthfully portrays '.lie many good thing* iu tills favor,-d city, is from his facile pen. The p.ctures are works of art and tho whole get-up of 'the brochure reflects credit on Mr. Smith aud the bureau. CHINA'S HUMILIATION. Tlie condition of China ts pitiable. Tho greatest empire on earth in iiopu- latlon nnd the second largest in terri torial- extent, tt llnds itself helpless when attacked by the comparatively small armies of a heretofore despised enemy. The dispatches say that Its capital Is in danger, Hint ono or more of Its ports liavo already been seined nnd that tho defense of Its very life Is necessarily entrusted to unities hardly better nnned Hutu wore the Indians when Columbus discovered America— with bows and arrows. These armies wero without discipline, without capa ble officers nud are, in fact, uu better tlmu mobs. Tliero Is little in China to mlmiro und the Japanese utlgul to wiu, be cause they liavo the better cause, bnt as wo have said, tho hopeless break down of so great uu umpire when at tacked from wIlluMt Is a pitiable spec tacle. It tnay have, too, momentous results. China's conservatism, which has been one of the wonders of tho world, Is based on n supreme conll- deuce ta tlie superior power of the Chi nese empire and a corresponding con- tempt for foreign nation*, This con- fldunce ran hardly stand the shock of tho blow administered by Japanese— tho foreigners of all others most de spised and hated—If that blow he heavy enough to call the attention of, tlie whole Chinese people to the failure of their government, a* It seems likely to lie. Tho first result of this Jos* of . con fidence would probably lie revolution —possibly tho untlon might be broken up-liut tho more Important result would probably lie the rapid disappear ance of the conservatism Hint has pre vented'the -100,000,ono of Chinese from exerting any luttuvnee on the urfiilra of tbo political world aud next to nnno on those of tho Industrial world. These same Chinese might accomplish great results If they sot themselves-to learn the ways und master tho methods of l-iurope nnd America, | Some of tho election returns tunko a queer showing. This is especially trim lit tho counties which went for the 1’op- uttsts. Mr. Wutson, In talking about purity In elections, might explalu tlm following figures: In Meriwether coun ty tho aggregate number of polls to 1S93 was 2,030. The vote polled in that county on October 3 was 3,7.') 1. In Columbia the total number of polls 1803, 1,231; voted October 3, I,m Franklin, number of polls, 2,3(11; voted October X 2,500. Lincoln number of polls. 010; voted 1,118. Warren, num ber of polls, 1,200; voted 1,220. These are Just a few xpoelmous. Tltcy must keep tho taxes tU< in Hteso counties pretty close, or elsoour Populist friends favor purity in elections for Democrats only. lilbb count) Democrat* nro deter- mined that a illffereut result bhnll bo shown to the November clectlou, so far as this county li conrorucd, Tltero are few better p -illlcsl orgatnxera la tho stnto than Col. Nlsbctt, who has charge of tho cainratgu. He has called to.hls assistance some of tho shrewdest aiul boldest working Democrat* In Uto county, and before Monday night there will be an organisation lu Ulbb which will insure -tho placing In tho ballot box i on Novctnbf -■ 0 every Democratic rote to tho county. Every other county In the Btate should follow Bibb's ex ample. The board of trade acted nicely In postponing action on the selection of a president to succeed Capr. It E. Park. CapL Park Is a public spirited citizen, keenly aUro to the interests of Macon. His successor should lie the mast act ive, energetic and publta spirited mer chant in tho city.' With the right innu the board of trade can do a power of good for Uacoju In less than two weeks now the Dixie Fair will be opened to tho public and tho people of Georgia will have an opportunity t> see tlie biggest exposi tion ever held iu the state. Mitch interest is felt among our busi ness men In tbe result of tho proposed trip of iheSOypsy. If she makes a successful run, liking a load of cotton to Brunswick, returning with a lead of heavy merchandise, a lino o{ flat bottomed, light-draught freight b-jats will be running tho river ns soon as they , can be builL Tho euunces are that they will lie built right here lu Macou, and a ship yard on Iho banks of the Ocmulgeo is aot improbable. An effort is being mail© to have a $000,000 cotton mill locate near Macon. It Is n New England concern which has made up Its mind to come to Georgia. A better spot than Macon could not be found for tlie venture. Situated In tlie centre of the Georgia cotton country, she has the added advantage of uuri vailed railroad facilities for tho dlstri liutlon of tlie manufactured goods, and stands ready to offer nny reasonable Inducements to secure the plant. It's a poor itmo for an independent Democratic ticket III New York this year. Too .much depends on Demo cratic success to allow persona! ills like fur a candidate to drive a true be liever In the great principles of Dem ocracy to even tho negative support of the enemies of tho party. Every Democrat In Bibb county should enroll himself to ono or tho other of tho Bartlett clubs and go to work to roll up an overwhelming uia Jority for (lie brilliant young man who will represent tho Sixth Ueorgla in tho Fifty-fourth congress. If the Populists can poll nny fraud ulent votes in Bibb county they ure welcome to them. Tills is no time for Democratic strag glers. Wo must close up tlie ranks aud go to work. FATHER KEILEY'8 REPLY. lie Defends tho CnQiolic Church From Bishop Nelson's Charges. Tho defense of the American Protec tive Association by Bishop Nelson of tho Protestant Ep.scopul church and Ills attack, lu that defense, on the Ro man Catholic church, Drought out it sharp rejoinder tram ltcv. Benjamin .1. Kelley, vicar-general of this Cath olic diocese. In his reply Father Kelley says iu part ns follows: •'Ever sinoo publicity 1ms bran given to tile aims and methods of the latest revival ot knnw-uothlugisiu, taw,Amer ican Protective Association, -'I ' have been of the opinion that we Catholics Should leave to our Protestant friends und neighbors Hie condemnation of this nml-Christian nud uu-Atuericaa organ ization. t urn persuaded that our peo ple are, on tho Whole, a fair-minded und honest people, aud this pcrsuuslcu has reached the stale of conviction when 1 liuve seen Protestants, with no sort of sympathy With tho Catholic church, oomletiUfTn ringing words this scerel, oath-bound and Intolerant ag gregation of narrow-minded bigots. "Thttl, unfortunately there Imye ueou exceptions to Oils rulo is notorious, und yet tlio petty weaknesses, of hu man nature afford a reason for, at least some palliation of this action. Our country has afforded the outside world the spectacle of n class who would scarcely ho tolerated elsewhere—men, Who, In ecutoli of notoriety or to re vive a Justly waning popularity, will sacrUloe principle to expediency and fan the Unities of religious prejudices by violent abuse of the Catholic church, the pope and the Jesuit*. "1 hnvo fondly hoped that hero In Ueorgla there would uot he found a man of position who would or could forget tho sacred memory of one, who It seems to me, but yesterday ivus anting Ttn-wenk and frail of- body, ft cripple confined to his chair, with scarcely vitality enough, ouo would thluk, to susmtu life for' n day, bub with a spirit its Indomitable as ever the good (Toil placed to liunum tene ment, the patriot, tho statesman, tho American commoner. Hie Protestant Alexander II. Stephens, who, half a century ngo, fought aud uobly won the baiut) of freedom against oppression, tolerance against bigotry and genuine Christian charity against nutl-Uhr.at- lan know-nothlnglsm. "The modem American Protective As sociation Is neither more nor less than a revival of know-nothlngisut. Its alms nnd methods are Identical, nud the dis astrous consequences of the one will be repented In tbe other. If the ignorant and the lawless of today are Instigated by appeals to the passion nud preju dices to deeds of violence. The Amer ican people have condemnned knuw- nottitngtam, and they will yet put their seal of condemnation on its Ugtthnnte child—the American Protective Asso ciation and Its alders and abettors. "1 depart today from tho path whlub 1 luid marked out for myself tn this matter, and my change ts due to a communication which, to my amaze ment, was written by the Protestant Episcopal bishop ot Georgia. "He has to this letter sent out to tho world with all tho weight attaching to his official posltlou a defense and Just- ideation of the American Protective Association. His letter will likely enough soon appear among the docu ments \fltb which the country a being flooded from the central offices of the Orange revival at Washington, D. C." Father Kelley then reviews at sotno length BJaEop Nelson’s letter. In tlie course of his review, speaking of the bishop's statement that there is pull- oaophy In the A. P. A. movement, ho says: “I know there ts bigotry. Intolerance, mendacity, fraud and forgery m It, but Its philosophy does not y,t seem entirely outside of some of these at tributes." Speaking of the alleged vow of tho Catholics to consider the church first, Inst aud all Ute time, and tho state ment that no honest Romanist would deny tkettWaw of such a vow. Fa ther Kelley says: “I trust, bishop, you will regard mo as an honest Ro manist. As such, I declare that ny church tcaclic* me to render to God the things, that'are God's, aud to ren der to Caesar the thing* that are Cfi<- sar’s, and T have never taken nor ad ministered to others a vow to 'con sider the church first, las* and all ihe time.’ But, If the blshoa means that I consider the Catholic church a much greater institution than any line of government fu the world, I plead guilty.” Continuing, he says: "Is not the bishop’s reference to a ‘foreign church' rather unfortunate? Is not the Protestant Episcopal church In Hie United Btntes tho offspring of the church esfat/Iisned by parliament In England? And assmcdl/ England Is a foreign country, yet I would not designate my Episcopalian friends as adherents of n foreign church—though In truth n Catholic church must be for eign fit the; sense of fostering children in every clime. “Now, what are Htc charges on which these rather rhetorical statements aro based ? “l.The appropriation of moneys by congress to Indian Catholic schools. "2. Appropriations in New York to Catholic charitable institutions. "3. Catholic sister* begging for tho poor—a large proportion of whom nro non-Catholics—In the departments in Washington. “Suppose nil these are established facts; is my genial friend, John Colvin, to bo defeated for a position on the ulfiominntc board of Atlanta?" He then shows that the Catholic In dian schools receive precisely the sarno treatment as do the Protestant school, and asks: “Bnt It is a poor Tomanist In North Carolina who wants to lie a cross-roads postmaster to be ruthlessly turned down by the appointing power because some poor woman In garb which do- notos a life devoted to the alleviation of human woes Is teaching the Indian boys and girls to dolt the trappings of savage life and fit themselves for civ ilization?” Figures aro given to show that white New York gives state aid to twenty Catholic charities, she also gives stale aid to 127 Protestant charitable Insti tutions. This question then follow* “.Must I, In my Inmost heart, resolutely votv never to vote for a Methodist be cause my friend, Dr. Hopkins, is re ceiving slate aid, as president of tho Teciinological school?'’ Continuing, he says: “In conclusion, I ask: Is Bishop Nelson nn author ize! exponent of Protestant thought nud feeling? I do not believe It 1 prefer tp believe that Governor Stono of Missouri more nearly represents anil more truly expresses tho views of n majority of ray non-Catbollc fellow- citizens.’' Governor Stone’s denunciation of ihe A. P. A. is quoted, and Father Kelley’s card closes as follows: “There s|>oke a patriotic American. Compart* Governor Stone's utterance) nnd Bishop Jfelsou'a card.” THE STROLLER. “The.ie modern times barbers have pot the science of bartering down to a fine point," said a traveling man who repre sents one of Macon’* wholesale houses, to tho Stroller. “I wa* down In Brunswick a day or two ago when 1 had an opportunity to see this demonstrated. I was the subject myself. I was on my way down to the depot and wanted to get shaved, and find ing had • twenty minutes, went Into a barber shop several blocks away from the station, and sat down In a chair. " *1 want a hair cut and a shave quick. My train leaves In twenty minutes.' " ‘111 Ilx uu up In dat time, boss,’ a good natures; colored barter replied, •Have a seat* / sah.’ "He called another barber and tbe two tonsorlal artists began on me. One worked on one side and the other at the back of my head while the brush boy got up such a friction on my shoes with ‘his brush that my feet got hot. I sat with my watch In hand in an ngony of sus pense lest I might at last have to rush out with one side of my face shaved, a wide swath cltpptd In my head and only one. shoe shined. * "But as little as you may believe me, I was out of that chair ’all shaven and shorn’ In Just eleven minutes. The most Interesting part of the Job to me, or I should say the ticklish part, was when the two razors began rtaahlng around under my throat, and when they came to the cMn. I was dead sure they were going to cut tt ofT. But they didn’t even scratch me and besides having a pro tty good Job done, though there are a few pig paths through iny hair, I had plenty of time to go down and catch my train. I think I am the onW man who $w three men at work on him In 'a barber shop at the same time." "It has'often bothered me," said a man yesterday, "what a gentleman should do under such circumstances as I found my. self situated the other day. And that Is whether a man ought to resent small affiliations tn a crowd, particularly with a lady. It oftentimes happens that thoughtless, or careless people who might bo styled ruffians, will push and shove a lady In a crowded congregation and make It disagreeable for her. Now suppose you wero the lady’s escort, what would you do?" "Knock him d—l" "Oh, yes; I knew some of you hot headed fellow* woul say that, but see here a moment. Would that be the most com fortable thing for the lady, and it Is for her you care aione.that ts. If you aro a jam-up Southern man. "We ore o5l that you b—." "Hold up. Let me get through. I con tend that unless the disrespect la direct and unmistakably Intentional, the best thing to do. consulting the lady’s pleas, ure, is to pay no attention to It unless the fellow tries to rub It in. If you think of It a moment you will agree with me. When you turn your companion loose to scrup the offender, she Is placed In a much more horrifying position than be fore. You have to leave he*r screaming and half dead with fright In a crowd of all sorts of men and take big chances on unconditional arrest and lodging In the calaboose besides. If you knock the other fellow* out* and thrash him soundly for his actions there is more to regret than before. You have morUfled the lady to a terrible degree—much worse than she had been. And. besides, you can’t be certain but what she will at last have to scram ble her way out without any escort at all. for ten to one you would get in the barracks. “8ut*pos« a thin? of this sort hoppenfd In Macon. You know the police ore not (flowed to summons up snybody now, even If he bo the lord chief Justice; the only thin* they cxn do ts to lock you up. end will do It, loo. for the violation of any ordinance. Now. -wouldn t you leave your lady friend in a fine box, going home Clone, nlxht or day. while you wend your way to the barracks? . The Stroller Just repeats the cltlxen a advice for the *ood of hot headed ccntle- meu who may he mixed up JJtth % Iji to friend tn the Immense crowds that are coming from .U parts of “>« country to the Dixie Khiv Horse racing was being discussed nnd the subject was worn pretty well fhreudbare. when one of the crowd slid -he would like to ride a horse like Henry of Navarre in a race. Others tn rite crowd expressed their desires on the subject, when Mr. W. J. Lyon, Who Txtd Ju«t came up from tils orange grove tn Florida, chimed ta: "You can ull do ail the fast riding you want" be said, “but I Stave had enough. No more fast riding in mine, end although I hold the chump'.oasxilp for riding the fastest race on record. I aim willing to tot «te empty honor trail in the dust to be picked up by the first galoot who wants Jt." “Whot horse did you ride?” 'askt-l n doubting member of tho crowd, and another Incidentally remarked Chit he never heard of a fast race where the Jockey's name was Lyon, although be Of ought the was pretty well posted on horse racing. "I don’t think I said I rode it horse,” replied Mr. Lyon, with Just a faint tinge of sarcasm tn bis voice "Well, wMt did you ride: c. locomo tive?" asked the doubling Thomas. “Nb, I rode u-n alligator." “An atKgntor!” exclaimed everybody in the crowd. "Yes, gentlemen, an alligator, nud although 1t Was been several, mantas ago I have not been able to.get my h:iJr to lie flat on my head since, while every time I thtak of that eventful ride my heart afmost stops pumping.” "(live us the story." saW the-Stroller, nmt The others with nudges and winks Jollied tn ishe request. _ “Near our place at Interlaken, Fla., began -Mr. Lyon, as -he lighted a fresh cigar, “is ta lake 'four miles tong. On the end of the Cuke bordering our place there Is a mnrth «nd this marsh is -the Mecca for -alligators. Hundreds and hundreds of them can be found there lire year around, and I atm not enre- geratlng when I say fhnit some of them tire from fifteen to twenty feet long. Our house Is only a short distance from tho marsh, and eo accustomed have the alligators become - to seeing people and hearing noise thijit they do not get frightened when you approach them. Noticing this When I first went to Florida I resolved to see If (t was pbS3lble to domesticate ‘them. At first tt was not very successful wtirk, but finally I noticed one great big fellbw about eighteen feet long that seemed to take a -liking ito me. and by degrees I got him so that I could tote him to the' house nnd feed him. One day I noticed one of -my brother's children riding the ’gtitbr, and tho idea toe- curred to me ttfhat 1 could Tide him, too. bo after watoblnff my .nephew for awhile and aeeing the ’gator seemed to like Ah-e sport. I tried him. Of course I bad to coil my legs up to keep them off the ground, but • Ohe gator went talon?? all right. Ela'ted at my success I determined to try tbe g'ator In t'he water, and one day tried a dead chicken an a ipole and mounted the •gator. I held the pole In my hand so that the chicken would hang tn tfront of the 'gator’s mouth, and if I wanted the ’gator to turn to The right, I Would turn the chicken to the right, and vice versa. This scheme worked, beautifully, sio off to the lake I started, mounted on my Amphibious steed, with the whole family wa'tdhlmrg me. Into the water wo went, and I’ll tell you tWat ’gator oarrted ene along like I did not weigh more than a gnat. I was -afraid to go out far, however, and after I had sat isfied myself 'that I had struck a snap thee beat pa'dd'.tng a boat all to death, I gtfrded the 'gator by means of the chicken to the shore, where I fed 'the chicken to him. By this 'time -the 'gutor had become so thoroughly do- mestlcalted that he stayed tn our back vatrd mtore than he did In tao marsh, and was as gentle -as a dog, and after my first ride tn -the wiiter on hls back I used him altogether for duck hunt ing, Sometimes ridllng him for miles out into the lake. I did -this both for the novetty of It and the fact (hat it enabled -me to get ta closer range of dunk., tha'n I could have gotten in a boat, and then, too, there was no ex ertion on my part, the only incon venience betag wait I got my legs wet. But one day—the day on which oc curred the race I Started out to tell you about, another alligator sprung up In the water Just I had ridden mine ta. The. first alligator struck ta beo line out tato the take, and with a loud bel low -mine starred after Men, with me astride him. I tried to stop Mm by pulling the chicken to his mouth, but he paid no attention It. His eyes were bulgtng out and seemed to bo set on tho 'gator In front of him. Each mo ment Me speed Increased, but so did ■that of the 'gator ta front, and 111 toll you nothing ever went ithrough the water tor the air, except, ftosstblyi a bullet, as fast as we did. Whew! It almost stops my breath to think of it. I held to the 'gator with both knees awd Winds -and finally found tt neces sary to He flat on his back In order to stay on. On he went, gaining little .by little on tube 'gator tn front, wh.le I expected to fall off each moment and be drowned, as we were never closer to land than a half mile after the start. I also knew If my alligator over took -toe alligator tn from: there would be a tight, tn which I. of course, Would stand no showing. It hold been a tong time since l had priyel. but I tell you It would bo hard to count the number of fervent supplications I eer.it uo dur ing that ride, nnd my whole life passed before -me, It seemed, like a million times. But. to make a long story short, tho front alligator finally reached the other end of the lake, four miles from the sttet. and In another moment my 'gator waB right on to him. I was thrown out on the bank at (he first onslaught and became unconscious. How long I lay there I do not know, ■but I was fin-illy awakened by a- fish erman, and when I opened my eyes Ibotth 'gallons were gone. I never saw my pet 'gator after that, and don c want to.” The yam cost him Just 71.G5. THE FIRST I’UINTER. New Y’ork Commercial Advertiser. When Faustu* had printed. In 1400. n number of copies of Iho IV.hle, he undertook to sell them in l'arfs, where printing was then unknown. As lie sold Ills copies for sixty crowns, wlfllo the scribes demanded 3*X) for their manuscripts, he created universal as tonishment: but when he produced copies os fast as they wanted and low ered the price to-thirty crowns all Paris was In agitation. The uniform ity of tho copies greatly increased the wonder: Information was given Jo tho police against him as a magician, his lodgings being subsequently searched, nnd n great number of copies Mug found, they were seized. The red Ink with which tltcy wore embellished was supposed to bo his blood, nnd It was seriously adjudged Halt lie was in lea pie with tho devil; and. It is pre sumed, that if he hail nit fled he would have shared tho fate of those whom superstitious Judges in ihoso days cott- tdeemed for witchcraft. A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. It Means a Living As Welt As One Knows. From the Ladles Home Journal. A successful Kfe is nothing more nor leas for man orf or -woman than living as well as we know bow und doing the best ore can. Success cannot be mea sured by fame, wealth or station. The life of She humblest -woman In the kind. If well lived, .Is as successful as Is that of the woman who. with greater opportunities, is euabted to make the result* otf her work reach further. Some of us must live for the few. as others again must live tor the many. But both lives are euocessftfl. Bach of us In this world influences »yrat after betag. and tt la the quality of our influence whica makes our l.v. .successful in rile eyes of God. eW n:av believe that -we go to our garves un known and unsung, but not one of us goes out from this world without leav ing an impression, either tor 'the good or toe Jad. And the kind of Impression - we make while we live, und leave when we die. is the difference between suooessful and unsuccessful, living, HILL'S CAMPAIGN ■PROGRAMME. New York's Democratic Leader Has no Idea of Sparing Himself. New York. Oct. 10.—Senator David B. Hill has made out -his compile cam paign programme, so far as his own speeches are concerned, and it was announced today at' Democratic state headquarters. He will Are the first gun nt Syracuse on Thursday; on Friday he will speak at Binghamton; Saturday at Oneida; nexlt week, Tue.o4.yy, at Uttat; Wednes day, at Rochester. Senator Hill will address a big la bor meeting att Cooper Union, In this city, on October 25; on the 28ta he will speak at Albany, and on .November 3, he will close the campaign at Elmira, his okl home. Although his programme is said to be complete, -there are thirteen or four teen dates to bo filled, as the.neceesl-- ties of the campaign may -Warrant. It will be seen that Mr. Hill has no Intention of sparing Mmsdf. The -managens say the other speakers ' will follow -ths leader. EPWORTH LEAGUE The Epworth League alt tho Mul berry Street Methodist church meets tonight at the church nt 7:30 o'clock. This league has only recently been organized, awd Dr. Monk desires that all til 1 ,iso who have oulmtfcted their , names for membership bo present at, the nteettag tonight. * 1 could get relief & from a most horrl-S ble blood disease, If had spent'hundreds; of dollars TRYING various remedies* and physicians, none of which did me any good. My finger nails came off, and my hair came out, leaving me perfectly bald. 1 then went to HOT SPRINGS ( j Hoping to be cured by this celebrated! i treatment, but very soon became! disgusted, and decided' to TRY 5 The effect was* truly wonderful. I! commenced to re-j «. - cover after taking! 5 the first bottle, and by the time 1 had? I taken twelve bottles I was entirely cured— S I cured by S. S, S. when tho world-renowned? j Hot Springs had failed. WM. S. LOOMIS. Shreveport, La. Oar Book on th* Disease and Ita Treatment mailed free to any address. SWIFT 8PECIFIC CO- Atlanta, Ga. SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE, BOARD OF TRADE MEET* ING. The .meeting tihe Board of Trade Will be held, t^day,-October 12, at i#Q p. m. Every membec la urged to be* present, aa the meeting to held for the puitpose -of electing officers for the en suing year. R. E. PARK, President Geo. T. Kersflraiw, Sec’y. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. ' Bids for the erection of an engine house on the city hall lot will be received until noon of Friday, October 12, at the offlee of the Board of Public Work#. Plans ana specifications inn be seen In the office of the city engineer. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J. DANNENBERG, Chairman Board Public Work*. BIDS FOR IJOHT8. Sealed bid* for lighting the city of Ma con for a term of three or five years, will be received by the Committee on Lights of tho mayor and council of the city of Macon, ud to noon of October 22, ISM. Said bids to epeclfy sum per month both arc and incandescent lamps, by moon or aU>n1ght schedule. The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Address bids to SAM ALTMAYER, Chairman Committee on Lights. ' NOTICE OF REMOVAL Tlie uptown ticket office of the MU- con and Northern railroad has been moved to J. W. Burke & Co.’s book ©tore. Mr. E. W. Burke has been ap pointed ugenit. Local ahd through tick ets, also Pullman tickets, can be pur chased from him. Local aud through tickets will also be. sold at depot a© heretofore. E. T. HORN, General Manager. MONEY TO LOAN. Seven per cent. Loans negotiated on Improved city' property and farms. SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COM- PANY OF GEORGIA. 2GS Second street, Macon, Ga. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE. Loans made on choice real estate and farming lands In Ueorgla. Interest 1 j;er cent. Payable in two. three or five years. No delay. Commissions very reasonable. SECURITY LOAN AND ABSTRACT COMPANY. €!0 Second Street. Macon. Ga. Cheap Money to Lend On Improved city and farm properly In Bibb and Jones counties In loans ranging from J513 ud at 1 per cent, aim- pie interest; time from two to five years. Promptness xnd accommodation « sne- clalty. I. J. ANDERSON & CO ' Nn. SIS Second Street. Macon, da. ENCROACHMENT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that thirty days from the date hereof application will bo made to the mayor and council of the city of Maoon for deed to en croachment of forty feet by H3 feet on Fifth street, lot 17. wharf lot. granted by that bodv Sontember 35. 1891. Plat of said encroachment now on file ta of fice of city clerk. C. W. HOWARD. Macon, Ga.. Sent. 26, IS9L Macon. Ga.. SepL 21. 1894.—Notice Is hereby given that thirty days after da*e I shall npply to the mayor nnd council of the city of Macon for a deed to encroachment described as follows; Bald encroachment to be upon the al ley between College and Madison streets, commencing at the point where my lot. the same betag part of lot No. L square 14. according to the plan of the city of Macon, corners upon aald al ley and Oollege street, thence along Col lege street a distance ot five (5) feet, thence at right angles down and along said alley In the direction of Madison street a dlatar.ee of 200 feet, more or less, to a point opposite the extrema eouthwestem corner bf my said lot, thence at right angles a distance of five feet to the line of mv lot and thence at right angles along the line of my said lot to the starting point. W. E. McCAW.