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TT7E MACON TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 1894.
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FIVC Ct.'XT COTTON.
Ttio S iiilli . .IIIII H lie pronpermi*
Winn iMlton I, selling at r> 11 cellUl
a pound. At iluit price, rlqbt* already
in exlateiicp l.ci-mip n.oio , pprcx«,v«
mid Hi" ni ia.'y which in iii'cewary la
lH'oV.di the n.i in* .f '.liefl-.tahi pr.t-
diidicii, in rcpilr Hie weal' anil tear
.Uevll.llil" ill da',Its liffsillcij* at Ally
Itlud, f.iiuat be found. It in Iruo that
a funner wlio liven nt liouif, making
Ills own supplin', .pay, it; llte end »f
Die year, when cotieii sell* at 5 Lff
I'cnlM, lluil lilt position no \vo:-*e Ilian
It wan af tin- bugi.iuing, but tli.n
farnicr lii'lmigs to a d.inn which, tin-
fortunately, la not tininorone in tlto
South. It follinvn, ili -ivl.ire. Hint ."> 12
cent col ion means imp i \) il.diin, u dm-
ntKiuiteii or d.sc'imaa.al fanning com-
niunity, dincoiilcnt tlt.it inuy overcome
retiHon in the tceamicm of political
Isimi-a, nud nciii.tl privalUia to thou-
nanda of r.iiiiiln-N wli'clt luve net lin n
ns provideal an they nhuilM have In-en,
Alero recognition of those facts I*
something which uo intelligent man
cun escape.
But alrout the causes which have
brought ahout this coiulilldth nud the
iviiiedlcu for II, there is the widest
room for differences of opinion. There
In it school of writers mul speakers
muring tin which annua that pros
perity can lie brought lincic again
merely liy changing Hie standard with
which values arc measured. They my
that If we will cut the measure in two,
so that one will lie two, so that prices
will lie nominally dou.ilc, Iho.igh Hie
purchasing power of die two will lie
no Brenlcr Hi.in Hi.it of the one we now
have, yet In some way which they do
not explain, thin change in tlto way of
making mensnrementa' will nmko the
people pivagpcrous. Wo do not see how
lli.s I* po.,, lilc. Wo ,| > sec that If
a man owes money, If the government
will cut a hulf dollar In livo mid ena
ble him to discharge his debt with half
dollars where he owes whole dollars,
that he will malm somcthins nt the
expense of his creditor, lint how will
,Utl« help the ooumryt Tlte creditor
will merely hsvo 1.^1 hnlf his money.
The debtor will Imvo made linlf of
41.. But what will the country have
gained? We do not think It will have
gained anything, but that It will Imre
lost much, tt will have put (lie
world on notlco Tlut this government
stands reedy, in responso to popular
clamor, to dcliasc Its currency In order
tltjit those who oWo money may client
their creditors. Tlto Inevitable const}-
queuce will Ins that the country will
logo la credit, and every Individual
clllxen will lose. The cltlxen will lose
because he will he recounted after
ward ns one of a community of jioo-
ple who stand ready to repudiate debt.
Instead of payltg t|.
Wt> bcllero that Iho credit of the
country,' lla reputaetloii for honesty
and strict compliance with Its con-
tract*. Is worth a great deal of mooey.
It gives such a ivmimmlty command
of the capital of tlto world at the low
est raitcs. Without it its people are
reduced to their own resource*. If
they borrow, it must lie nt nt.-* white
will compensate iho owner* of capital
for the risk they take, ami the moral
riak In *uch a onso would lie great.
We think, therefore, that tho rhaifos
in the silver standmii. or to the fiat
money standard, would not help our
farmers. They mignt gel a nominally
higher price for their product*. but
they would help u> pay the lucre*sed
eo»t of doing tTWuc.n, resulting from
less of cr slit and the Increascl diffi
culty of employing ino capital of other
people. We think' lliere baa already
Issni a great loss of creillt growing out
of the agination on the *llver question
ami the growth of the populistic move
ment, awl that this In* much to do
with the present hard time* and low
price*. The most apparent remedy,
therefore, It seem* ro us, for oat legis
lators. state aud iiaHou.tL I* to adopt
such measures aa will convince all men
who have capiul 'hat to employ u m
the United States, and esptc.ally in the
Southern state*, will he safe aud prof-
liable. That 1* the beat way to
strengthea the cotton market, and the
only way wo know of, except by rv
duoirg the erop to rcasonahl* pro|>or-
Hout-lo somewhere uear tho Itmne-
d'at* need of the world tor cotton.
The natural law that the surplus of
a product Uxct the price *f tho whole
product ramtot Iso escaped 'ay a resort
lo Jegialativo remcil.es.
DON'T CLOUDfTHE ISSUE.
The Atlaeuti Constitution says:
"A foreign banker In New York says
that goal will continue to go out until
our 'rubbish paper money' la retire,]. It
trill tie a happy day for the people wnen
every dollar of gold goea out and the
Northwestern banks are compelled to
turn loose the ‘rubbish paper' thv are
bolding."
The hanker lu quivtlon due* busbies*
In New York, and though ' e Tidy liave
a Gorman name, as presumably an
American, At any rale, lie does busi
ness in this country, speaks of “our"
Currency and his iofcYcat, no dnubl,
nre'ldeutlcal w.th ib-.se if Hi" poepple
of this country, ll suit* the propose
of our contemporary, however, an our
readers know, to prejudice dlsmm'.on
of Iho currency question by always
referring lo tburv who differ w.ilt a -u
opinion as "goldbug*,'' ‘M illa fibt'r-
tuan men," foreigners, nr oilier pet
names of that kind, in Hie hope, np-
p.-irently. Of prevelUleg its miters
from being guided by their reason.
Occasionally, however, a* In the pres
ent Indance, It allows Its real, opin
ions on the currency question to sec
the light, a lit! they ate usually in line
With the express,m above--l>i favor
of a purely paper ,-un-ney. The New
York hanker may not la- Justified in
speaking of greenback* as ‘-rubbish
money.” We do not think he is, hut
It does not fallow that greenlstcks
are Hie best money for 111" country,
nor that Urn prosperity of tint country
depends, a, our contemporary secius
m think, on nil tlif; gold being driven
out of It.
We think the people of Georgia iv.ll
| have a fairer chan re of arriving nt
a wise decision in Ibis mailer If the
Constitution iv.il openly udvucit'c ilt-i
currency policy which t bnileves In,
nnd not d.sgulse it under an advocacy
of another policy which it must Itself
regard as merely a b aip -t o v
ent. Why should It maite a campaiga
for Hie free coinage of silver at the lti
to 1 ratio. If, in fact, ll objects to all
metallic money mid believes In a tint
currency? We sue uo rea-oii. except Hint
It I* Causclotts of being i.hlo to obtain
support for a fro* codtiifo proposition
Where'll could obtain none for a prop-
cs.tlon to go to the nope.' basis, and
yet believes that free coinage is but a
step towards the Inauguration of a
new paper money era ,n till* coun
try.
Let iho Constitution say why it will
tie "a happy day fur the people” when
every dollar of gold goes out of the
country. If tt will, then Us readers
will he able to clearly imderstniid
the change It is trying to hrlug
about In the financial system of the
country. They ire entitled to know
tills. If Iho chief of fii-e coinage ad
vocates in this section cures ii ilfiiug
for silver except as a means of abolish
ing the use of motalllo money, tho peo
ple who believe in a metallic inouey—
who believe lu silver as money-Imt'o
a right to know its hitunfion*.
COUNTY BONDS.
Tho treasury department has decided
that a county may issue interest heav
ing bonds of u small denomination, in
tended lo bo used as clmaUulug hulls,
Without laying Itself llnlilo to Iho pen
alties of the federal statute imposing
a tax of 10 per rent, ou ull circulating
notes. Tho distinction drawn liy the
treasury between these county notes
and those Intended to he Inhibited, Is
based ou Iho Interest bearing quality
of the former, aud wo thluk Unit the
declslou In tho matter a perfectly
proper one. But wo do not expect any
considerable, addillous to llni volume
of the circulating mcillmn lo conto of
It. Uxporlvneo baa demonstrated that
note* bearing Interest, when Issued by
n state, city, county or jorporntlon
whoso credit Is good, will not cltvulnto
—not because they arc aot good enough
to bo used ns money, but beenuso they
are tosLSiwd. Aa tho Interest accu
mulates upon them, they became more
valunhlo Hum money which hears no
luterett, nnd ai>>, therefore, held liy
■non who bavo capital nnd can use
It In no more prodtahlo way limn by
hoarding these notes. Ou Iho other
baud, It Iho Issuer ha* not good credit
tho note* are not capable of use ns
money, because they are refused liy
evorybotly who kuows that there is
sumo ouuao for suspicion that they will
not bs paid at maturity.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
A Careful' Calculation of tho Chances
ot CaudhUtcs.
The editor ot Iho Statesboro Star
sums up the situation of the senatorial
rare In the fbilowlug language:
The fr.euds ot tho differvut senato
rial candidates are now busy trying
lo ascertain If possible where they
are at, nud Iho recent Populist gains
lu about tony counties lu the state
has served to break several senatorial
slates. Mr. Garrard, It I* thought,
caught tho heaviest blow of guy, his
seetlou of the state haring furnished
more than Its share of Populist entuks
lu the Georgia legislature. It l*
claimed by Mr. Garrard's most enthusi
astic supporter* that he will bo able
lo muster a* many' at twenty volet
out ot a total Democratic vote of I'M,
these figures arc dlspiutxl by mnuy
who thluk if the eotonel get* In With
fifteen votes ho will hare done well.
The second entry ou the list is Sena
tor Walsh, It I* acknowledged that Mr.
Walsh has not been It from die start,
be Is making the wild claim of twelve
rotes, six ot these came from the coun
ties ot ltlcbmond and Pulton, ull of
which will go the Bacon when Walsh
makes his Inevitable withdrawal.
The third entry Is Hon. H. O. Turner.
Mr. Turner's fr.euds claim that he
will bo able to go iuio tho legislature
with a following of fifty- three votes,
hi* section giving the b.ggost lVmo-
rratlc majorities. The district now rep
resented by Mr. Turner, having lost
three counties to tbc PoJnl.stj. The
five candidate* combined, we beHcve,
are able to muster n total following
of eighty-five out of liiO, leaving eighty-
four (or MaJ. Bacon, now according
to the opposition's figures they hojie
only fo combine nnd by a bare maJor“
Ity of one defeat .Mr. IlAcoh for the
senate. MaJ. Bacon's friend*, however,
claim that lu*trail of iiU only haying
:t following of eighty-four a* rlaltned,
but Ou the contrary that lie will have
ninetys-lgltt out of the 1>M Demorraf.o
vote* whli li will eltet him on first h i!
lot, grunting tiiat Iho fig-ares of the
oppr-s-tinu' are correct* Mr. Baeou'a
election scuiu lo lie nxstirisl. eune of
Hie candidates will have to get out of
Hie way and the race Will naturally
narrow down between Bacon and Tur
ner, In this event should Baron lie
als-1 to capture erne rote of die np-
s.tlon, he would then In- able to
stem through the fight and rerun-
the prize. We have expons'd the cause
ot .MaJ. Bacon all through the ugiir,
and It I* exceedingly gratifying to
Ittioiv tlut he stands a good eh-tnre for
election. He in fully rofnjieb-nt to fill
the high position to vhleh he aspires.
In the late eainpalgn he did nvulnn-
bio Hi'rvlces for the pan/ of the peo-
people at whose hanfis he ask* tor re--
ognlt.on. His voice was heard on
most every political stump from ‘.he
mountains to the seaboard, lb' was
to be found In the thiekes: of the light,
nnd w* believe ho i>< -he choice of the
Democracy of Georgia, and the legisla
ture will make no mistake In placing
this honor upon his shoulders; of
comae heaven nnd earth will almost
liir moved to keep him from I:. .MaJ.
Birin lias never stood in with rings
and cliques of Georgia p.ilit s and
they, as in the past, will resort to .11
kinds of measures t,i secure his de
feat, but we Is-lleve that this time their
effort* will fall; he will go In with
too many votes to he endangered
with a combine.
FORGOT TO BUY A FRONT DOOR.
•“o the Owner of a Now* Bouse Had
to Go In and Out by tb* Rear.
From the New York Herald.
“It is not. ‘/Vtj, t'bat a man neglects
to buy .S'in' front en'lranne when he
buys himself 'a home." raid ex-Judge
DMlenihoefer last Wednexdhy to u lit
tle group of legul friends-will were re
tailing sslowil aneedafes,' "but
that Cs precisely Vll3n „ frlen.l of mine
old—md he -paid dearly for that front
door when he did acquire tt.
*'I was to my olhce one afternoon
when my friend B. came in, and af
ter 'I'iie exeiiatssrc uf The romplimentfl
of the day he- rt-m'.irkfsa!
'* 'Judge, I've bought sue a new home
out on West One Hundred and Twen
ty-Third street.'
“ Tn.vt's good.' I replied. 'Did you
get n burglin'."
" 'Oh, prit ty fatrl! At leant I thought
I had, Inr; I'm not so sure flow. T
can't get In the front door.’
“ 'What do you mean?'
" ’The man I bought (mm refuses 'to
g'Jve me the key lo 'the front d'oof, nnd
I can get In and out only by the back
way.'
■' 'Wha't reason does he give for act
ing In trm manner?'
'■ 'He «ays f didn’t buy the front of
the house, in*t he Is not going to let
nv- In that way.' )
“ ‘Have you gut your deed all right?'
I asked.
'“Oh. yes! Th'at's ml rhfWt.',
" 'Well, you bring it d-vwn tomor
row nnd let me look It over.'
"The next morhlng H. appeared wit-h
the deed, whic h to ll atmsal gftinco ap-
poaged to be In corrt-et form.' Itut on
exxmtnlnst the desenJinlon of 'the prop
erty by melee and bounds I discovered
n curl ms nml'iwlon. The point of be
ginning was nt 'the Junction of the
street line and the westerly boundary
line, running thence to the north boun
dary, to- the oast houndwy arid then
to the street nnd stopped 'there, and
bonce the (rentage or wi semen:, nod
being described, wan not conveyed.
"And thu.«, while H. wan the legal
owner *>f the rest of the house, the
frontage wust echnlcslly 'the ■'property
of the miner fellow, and he .had the
right to carry the ta'toh key, wmoke tils
idpo on the front etoop and put on ull
the a'lrs of 'the master of the house,
while B. could only sneak through the
back door.
"Whether the omission iwas Jnten-
Konul or not could not be Munil .out
out. nut It was quickly rnOttb plain
'Chat tho leehnlcal owner of the front
stOop meant to profit by the ncclden’t,
If acoWeflt tt was. On Interviewing film
he calmly remarked tha't 4he frontage
was his and he meant 'to claim It. Be
ing threatened 'with a eull. and the as
surance than a court of equity would
compel the correction of the deed, he
replied, 'FJrc away!'
“Finally, rairher iSvsn to have the
property tied up In the court* possjblly
tor two year*, I advised B. to compro
mise the matter If he could, and by
the payment of SSOO he acquired un
doubted right no the hitch key of hia
own front door.”
AMERICAN OPTIMISM.
An Englishman on Our Trait of Hope-
'fulnesa.
In the true American there is not
an atom of pessimism anywhere. You
may talk to him till doomsday, but
you shall never convOnc- him that
there 1s -any real risk of things going
permanently wrung. Ho will admit tuny
amount of supenu-tal wrong*, but at
the bock of his mind la the conviction
'Chat things ure bound to worry t tiro ugh
—vi conviction whtrh has come to have
all the (oree and tnfluenoe ot an In
stinct. Tilts colksMol hopefulness, this
eascntOal and Ineradicable optimism,
makes It Mom foolish to bother
about Utile thlpgs, say*' n writer
In the London Spectator. The English
man Is forced not do tolerate social or
political .wrong*, because he has al
ways the feeling this It ts eonodveble
the social fabric way collapse and the
nation go to ruin. With him the feel
ing la: “I must look alive *nd use ev
ery effort, or we Shall very likely go
on tho rocks." The American on the
other hand feels: “I am shooing clear
ahead Into calm water, and nothing
can atop me reaching It. WTiat docs It
matter then It I sm kept back for A
minute or two by this or that eddy
or backwash!"
The origin cf this optimism Is not Ar
lo seek. What wonder that the men
who ihrosr off the burdeiwom* connec
tion with the otd world, and. aa they
thomaivi, ended forever the encleac tale
of wrong land misery, believed that
they were the heir* u1 all the ages,
and could not miss making something
nobler and better out of human*octety
than had ever been m*d* before? The
grant West, and all It* promise* *<f
material proeverlty. was Just opening
out before them—"a banner bright un
furled before them suddenly.” What
wonder that the men who tmd ao
splendid a physical, as well a* eo
magnificent a moral, horizon, should
have been filled with Infinite hope? The
nature fed on Its great future till It
became drunk with hope. Hopeful-
nee* was In the «ir. Hopefulness be
came tbs liable of the whole people.
But tofilnUe hopefulness as to the
future l* bound 10 pro Pace a certain
amount of cartlrasncra '* to the pres
ent. It you are certain that everything
wifi In the rod be for the best, amt that
nothing can prevent the realisation ot
a future splendid, prosperous and wor
thy, It V> not la human na ture to -marry
about details. You «« get Into a fuss
and kike vlporotw action If you feel
yourself sliding <h*vn Mil. You cannot
aa fond as you bd'eve you are going
strsJHy up till! to your goal bother
very greatly u* to Uttle (rregularitjes,
which at the most only slightly reduce
your pace.
TMa Invtnctbt* optimism, though te
tiM had a bad result la making the
American people careless and indiffer
ent In. Ac* of grave evds, and tolerant
checks him foolish—hut and
of things Whisk are really tatolcrable,
baa also its good aide. It gives the na
tion an extraordinary recuperative
power. Mr. Rudyard Klp’.lng, writing
the u;h« ^*y of the Chicago rioter*,
in-some versas^pubUatted In the St.
JaL-nAs Gazette, spake in condemnation
of the spCrit ot the American:
“Tliait leave W.m car el re a 'mid his
dead.
The scandal of the elder earth.”
But he did not forget to note the
other ohwrjcteristic of the Amerloan,
and how at once
“He turn* hi* keen, untroubled (see
Home to (he Inst.lot need of things.'
One mayregret that the American
iliv not bake M* sejmSuU a lUtle ni-we
to heart; but one cannot help admiring
the way In which he aot* on the prin
ciple that It's uoclcas to cry over split
n.llk.
Tills optimism, however, doss n»re
than merely produce a careltso toder-
ance and an untroubled revolve to make
the best of things. It gives a sort of
sunfllneeafa the national character (but
Is very attrrotlve. but which you
mla» in the Emrilahmin In England.
Take them as a whole, the Americans
are the kindliest vacs on 'the face of thp
•uirth. In esite of theta- eagerness, their
push, their desire to toe in (he front
rank at all lima* and fllisearane, the
true American seldom ■fills In klndnexx.
He wanes badly to prevent anyone get
ting ahead of him. mentully, phyolcaly,
end ni'jratly. but K his competitor falls
In tlhe struggle he wllf make untold
mcriflees to belD him up. The rule 1n
American business Is pure cutthroat
competition, carried to Its logical conclu
sion. . You are exDecbsd to push and
press every point as fbr os It cun possi
bly be pushed nnil orcwed.and no one is
expected to ctwitlpr whether in making
a commocciul coup, you ruin Brawn,
Jones an Robinson. The moment, how
ever. that Brown. Jones or Robinson
aetuarily ,v-xo under, he Is treated wl’h
the utmost kindness an consideration.
The hand that struck him down Is In
stantly Stretched forth to help him, and
ns much cure and 'trouble are used to
put him on hie feet once more as were
originally employed to knock him off
them. In social Intercourse this kindli
ness and sunnlneas te ft-whllly nttriet-
lve. The American will hike Infinite
pains t. make the merest stranger hap
py. He !■' courteous amf pleasure: spo
ken. not. Hke .the Frenchman, front con
vention. tout from the sense ot pleasure
which his Instinctive optimism teaches
him to diffuse. Ills optimism has even
proved strong enolaah to bruik.down the
nh.vne.T3 which naturally belonra to ihe
English race. One sees, nb, doubt;' xu.r-
V1'■'■*!* of it In the Amertcun: but In
mast cases the (ho sense tba-t nil la for
Che toast In the hart DOislble of world*
his mastered It nltogelticr. Ever, the
fundimeniia! melancholy of ith» Teuton
has given way, or. nithor, ho» been
trinsmuled, and roa.Db.-a.ra not ns a di
rect melancholy, but in 'the l'crm of dry
huoaor—aniHl'n-for-the-best sort of mel
ancholy. That is the genesis of Amerl-
taan burner. This uu.ili.y Is the pradom-
Inaut partner 1n <tbe Antericnn ohurac*
ter—Is the quality—
"That checks him
fond:
; NucIHc-i rough his deepest ire;
1 hat nlousrh of hJs dt*Moon4
And dimj the goal at his desire.’’
IS OUR RACE OEGENERATTNO.
A Question That Is Attracting the At
tention of Socialists.
It tons been repeultedly pointed out.
and universalty titeoepled as * truism,
that She herding together of large
communities of people In towns Is as
sociated with ttihe worst e(feats Upon
the'health of tho population. In eup-
port of 'this stallament stahlstlos show
that thi*ro la a marked difference be
tween the uriban «ind rural death
p.rtra; In other worte, ithe farmer ts
distinctly higher 'than the latter. The
point, however, to be Inquired Into in
this oonnrotlatn ts, can It he asserted
th'.vt the higher mortality of town dis
tricts Is necessarily nssodiulted with
racial dotreloriMon? Ts It true that, the
effects of the "greait 'town systems"
are 'to cause deterioration of the race,
as the result of »S)A(h a high imorballty
follows? Probably a good .many per
son*. without reflection, would be pre
pared 'to answer nfllrmaitlvely to these
questions! nevertheless, (here are
undisputed facts on record which prac
tically prove the contrary.' The follow
ing Is an extract from (the reports of
the Auehropymetri'c Committee of the
British Assoctalon, which will be found
In gbe volume of the proceedings of
the association published' in the year
188S: ; ‘Few etatWUcs are In existence
whfch help lo throw light on this sub
ject. It Is generally believed that the
population In the manufacturing towns
of tho north of England Is rapidly
degenerating, but a comparison of the
stature and wejghts given In the re
port of tbc factory commissioners of
ism. and In the report to the local gov
ernment board on 'change In hours and
ages of emplcymunlt of children and
young persons in textile fac.toriel!
17873. shows that Uhls Is not the case.
On tho contrary, an examination of
table xxtir. showing these measure
ments In stature, and a very large
Irtcrross hi wdlBht, at com*ponding
ages. The Increase In.weight amount
ed no a whole year's gain, and a child
of 9 year* Of age In 1873 weighed as
much n* on# 10 years of ego In 1833,
one ot 10 as much aa one of 11, And
one of 11 na much as one of 12 years
In the two periods respectively."
In discussing the various questions
Which have Arisen In connection win
the subject of th!« article I have free
ly to EtOmlt that 1 started with the con
viction 'that here was Ample latitude
for the expression of .in optimistic
opinion. To mbak extent, however. ‘!>n
remarks contained In the foregoing
pages hove Justified the assumption of
tMs atotHtfde, It Is not for me -to aay.
Neverheloss, most persons will con
cede that It Is an easier thing to "pull
down" than to "build up." to »xy that
the.race I* degenerating than to prove
the contrary, to condemn wholesale the
exacting conditions of She nineteenth
century existence firm to point to
those redeeming features by -which the
harm nasoo-Vated with those conditions
la nullified. Clearly the difficulty In
the case Is the evidence of sta'Ustical
evidence. It.la, however, eminently
satisfactory to not* "that in perhaps the
only Instance In which a trustworthy
•tnitltUcal inquiry Ira* been undertaken
tho results ore such os to accord with
the view that no racial deterioration
Is In progress. In time tt my be that
more figures will be ftnsficomln* to
testify to this facte but mesnwhlle It is
obvious (hat the dCseusslons on this
subject mtitt be, to a large extenr.
based upon mere speculation. Aa long
as this continues to be the ease, there
are certain to toe from time to time
alarmist notes sounded, and dlssemtnx-
tton of avlvers* off.nton* respecting the
malntalnvnce of the longevity of the
race. Consolation, however, under
these circumstances may b.« ‘ derived
from the reflection that, so fir, no Ir
refragable figure* have been produced
■tending to establish tbc Met that, as a
race, our downward course has begun.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S. Gov't Report
«
HE SnOXYED HE COL LD RUN.
From the New York Heraehl. *
VNret In the winner always, mire
enough. That tho best nun In jiluck
or brains doesn't always get first place
lu the competition* of the world Is n
generally accepted- fact , while the
merits per se of wind or imutclo In
reach!us the front rank cannot be dis
puted.
One lUOe boy forgot this distinction
the other day and remained blissfully
happy in consequence. It wa* nt a
traveling circus at FatAoeue. 1. 1..
one of those one night stands where
they lilt out the show by sen apt or two
made up of local effect, running, bowl
ing or sparring for some prise by mem
bers of the audience, and where, be
fore the seats have time to bo cleared
after the prafurance, they begat to
haul the poles from under tbs tents.
A race for small bojr# for a IB cent
pr.ze was to be run. aud a vnubby,
wed groomed little lad of six pleaded
with bis father nml mother to allow
him to run. The itlicr boys were big
ger and shabbier boys, anil the father
inly consented after long pleadiug nnd
hesitation.
He ran like a little man, awl "two
to one on the little chap!" shouted
from all sides, spurted him on to ex
cited effort Ho threw Ills little curly
bead up and stuffed bis chubby fists
Into his trouser’e pockets, just w show
that he felt that 'twis ns easy as fun,
and If he won the 25 cents .t wouldn't
be after any tremendous exertion. But
few years aud short legs, as Was natu
ral, fell behind, and when a raw-boned
lad of about eight gripped the past awl
claimed the quarter, the ■ little chap
was three rounds behind.
He wasn’t thrown down about It.
Hi* head kept up ami his eyes gleamed,
and he stepped back to h.s neat, his
fists st.7! thrust Independently in hi*
pockets and with an air of actual con-
qnest.
“1 rold you I could run, be said.
"You see I did run tho best. Every
body says I did, only—the first boy
won.”
DENTISTRY.
Dr. A. S. Moore, who has for tha
last eight years been reasouable in <ua
charges for dental fork, and who Is
better prepared to do bridge, crown and.
all kinds of dental work, having taken
a post-graduate course in prosthetic
dentistry, owing to the stringency of
the times, Is willing to be even more
reasonable In his charges. Como, let
him examine your teeth and see how
reasonable you can have your dental
work done. Teeth extracted without
win. 121 Washington avenue, near
First Baptist church. Vineville and
tBelt Line of street cars pass his office
NASHVILLE’S BIG RACES.
Track and Weather Fine But the At
tendance Was Small.
Nashville, October 10.—The attedn-
amoe of the opening day of the fall
trots .was very discouraging. The track
the weuilhey were fine and the racing
vrja very Interesting. In the second
fif-.it of the 2:10 .trolt, Thayer &inU Tre-
vlllon out for the stallion record. Ho
ro.tde a show of his field, 'but could not
finish 'hvi.ier than .nil 1-4. It is con
cede, however, that If ho tvid been
pushed he could have gone faster.
Newtxulde won the three niluute trot
after a stubborn contest with Baltic
Simmons. Tie mure won the tirut two
heats bu'i she weakened after this and
Newcastle had an easy lime ot tt, ex
cept In 4he fourth flout which caused
him to break budly. Mira Nelson und
KnVghtmore were equal favorites in the
2:13 trot, Miss Ne!»a wan the rirslt two
halts quite handily and hud a good
lead in the third, but William Penn
forced her off her feet in a driving fin
ish In Mile ruck. She took the test heat
handily. The 2(12 pace race was the
m.o.fk exciting of the day. Battle D.
wrta the beat liked with Venture the
next choice. Not a fow Tinned their
faith 'to Brookslde, the record breaking
Tennessee 'brad colt. He acted very '"id
ly, however, and was distanced in the
first heat, Aggie D., an outsider, tak
ing the first heat. Venture took the
uexft two and Battle D. ihe fourth,
when darkness compelled a postpone
ment until Itomorrwv. Sumuries:
Class 3:00, trotting, purse 22,000.—
Newcastle won; Bailie Simmons sec
ond, Ollle K. third. Best time, 2:13 1-2.
Claes 2:13, trotting, purse JSOO.-tMisa
Nelson won; Wllltem Penn second,
Commodore Porter third. Best 'time,
2:12 3-4.
Class 2:12, pacing, purse J800.—Unfin
ished, but four beats were run, Ven
ture winning two and Pattle D. und
Aggie D. etch one. Best time, 2:10 3-4.
Class 2:15, itrot'dn*, purse $2,000.—Un
finished. TrevUlion won the .two heats
treated. Best jtme, 2:08 1-4.
AFTER QUEEN AND CRESCENT.
SouUiem Railroad People Likely to
Make a Purchase.
Cincinnati, Oct. 14.—At tho annual
meeting of tho stockholders of tho
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cific Railroad Company to bo held nt
tho general offices here tomorrow,
there will be two tickets for directors
In the field. One ticket will bo made
up of tho Cincinnati. Hamilton and
Dayton syndlcnte people nnd the other
will be a ticket representing the South
ern railroad, or Drexcl-Morgan inter
ests. The Cincinnati. Hamilton nnd
Dayton have else booked six of the
present members of tin present board
of directors 'to retire. *
It has been claimed all along ihnt
the Southern railway people would en
deavor to secure, control of tlui Queen
nnd Crescent system through the pur
chase of the Alabamn Great Southern
road and offered tho Cincinnati, Ham
ilton end Payton syndicate ?500,000
more than they paid for n .majority
of the .Cincinnati extension bonds.
Mr. Orcsnough rate hurt night that
while the Southern railway was anxious
lo get bold of the property, as Cincinnati
axis the gateway between their lines and
Now York, they would probably wait anl
buy the stock. The election will amount
to nothing, as the road Is In the hand*
of a receiver and will remain so beyond
the term of the directors. The suit In
foreclosure will result In placing the stock
on the market at auction, and the party
which bids the most will get It, and that
cannot be known till after the sate. The
Southern Railway Company will be a
bidder, as It controls nearly 8,000 miles of
Southern roads and has all tbs capUgl
that It wants and It wifi be likely to bid
all (hat the stock Is worth.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NOTES.
Dr. II. W. Walker. Dentist, 304 Sec
ond street (over Solomon's Jewelry
store), Macon. Ga.
Japanese Liver Pellets cure bilious
ness, sour stomach and all kidney and
liver troubles. Small and mild. Sold
by Goodwyn A Small.
Babies
ought to bo fat. They are
sickly when thin and thin
when their food does not
nourish them.
Scott’s
Emulsion
the cream of Cod-llvor Oil
and hypophosphltes, makes
babies fat and well, strength
ens growing children and
nourishes mothers. Physicians,
the world over, endorse it.
Don't ki dtoeiiod bj Substitutes!
Fnp*r*i bf Soit i, Bcvat, 5. X* AUl>ro«£uU.
CONTAGIOUS
BLOOD POiSOH SA&SmffB
gseenwwi.ii healing powers, nre-
mo.es the polion and bulics up the yystero.
\ ,1|U»W. uuUM OB tho dhoooo on-l Uo Bnlr'-t
1W»00.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ATTENTION. FLOYD RIFLES.
Appear at your armory at 8 a. m„ in
full drew uriitl-’orm.. t\> attend tho lune-
rtil of John Y. Lowe, war membe- oi
the complrny.
J. L. HARDEMAN. Cupt Corn’d^.
LOCAL LEOJ-SLATIOaV.
A bill will bi? '.ntroduoed in tin* next
kgjdla'iure of which the followluar U
the iltle:
A bin to 'be entitled an aot to tinvnd
the ohurter of the ol'ty of Macon eo ns
to confer uddivtoml powers on the
mayor: to cihanofe the Iterm and com
pensation cf certain offices; lo pre
scribe '.tod define more clearly tho r ln-
tlon 'between ‘the comml??.oils and tlio
mnyw and council; to grunt certain
rights and powers to Jthe corporation,
arid for other purposes*.
M1ACON LODGE NO. 5 F. AND A. M.
'Special communJcnrion at Odd Fel-
Iowh Hall, Cherry etrito't, on Tuesday
•Morning, October 1C, ut 8 o’clock, to
ujrtifnd ifunerJl of Brother John Y.
Lowe, from h!d residence iwar Grosm
Keys. (Mabel lodge and ^joiinijnc
brethren fraternaHy invited. Convey
ances leave promptly at 8:«0 o'clock u.
m. ROUT. M. HUGHS, W. M.
Geo. A. Dune, Sec'y.
NOTICE.
The sixth annual mcfftlcur of tin
stockholders of Meccrhanm amd Mechiu*
les Buildimr and Loin AssixdaMon \vr..\
be held Thursday nlsht, October lS;n,
1894, In Board -of Trade rooiru, over S.
R. Japuco & Tinsley Co., Cherry tjtcet,
beginning at 7:30 d. m.
S. E. CHAMBLISS, gee. and Trees.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids for the erection of on engine house
on the city hall lot will be received until
noon of Thursday, October 18, at the office
of the Board of Tubllc Works. Plunu un i
specifications iW be seen in the office of
the city engineer. The beard reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
J. DANNENBERG.
Chairman Board Public Works.
BIDS FOR LIGHTS.
Sealed bids for lighting the city of Ma
con for a term of three or live years,
will be received by the Committee on
Lights of the mayor and council of the
city of Macon, uo to noon of October SI2,
1894. Said 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 Dids. Address
bids to 3AM ALTMAYER,
' Chairman Committee on Lights.
LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
Loans made on choice real estate and
farming lands In Georgia. Interest ?
per cent. Payable in two. three or five
year*. No delay. Commlsatons verv
reasonable.
SECURITY LOAN AND ABSTRACT
COMPANY.
*20 Second Street, ltacon. q.,.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
The uptown ticket nmee of the Ma
con and Northern railroad has been
moved to J. W. Burke & Co.'s book
store. Sir. E. W. Burke has been op-
poireted agent. Local and through tick
ets. also Pullman tickets, can be pur
chased from him. Local and through
tickets will also be sold at depot on
heretofore. a T. HORN.
General Manager.
MONEY TO LOAN.
Seven per cente Loans negotiated on
Improved city property and farms
SOUTHERN LOAN AND TRUST COIL
PANY OF GEORGIA.
358 Second street. Macon, Ga
"4-
■
Cheap Money to. Lend
re 0n «IS? rov ^, clty “ d tum Property,
in Bibb and Jones counties In loano
ranging from LW ud at J per cent sim
ple Interest; time from two to'five years.
Promptness and accommodation a snS
rialty. I. J ANDERSON & CO P
No- 218 Seijnd street. Macon. u».
BIBB COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE.
Will be sold before the court house
door in the otey of Macon, Btbb county,
G*., during the legal hours of sale, on
the first Tuesday tn November, ism:
One grist mill, being a frame building;
one Beck automatic engine and twu
boilers, together with heater, pumr.a
and all necessary connections, and com
plete outfit of gradual reduction pro
cess machinery iu said building, and
all betting and connections; also, one
grata elevator, building and warehouto
connected 'thereto, together with fan*
and elevators and complete machinery
necessary to toe elevator In said build
ing; also, four-room office building,
together with one Master double Iron
safe, one long desk and office furni
ture lu said building; also, one stabla
and iwu-room outhouse; also 45-horse
power Weettaighouse standard engine.
All located on the tends of tho Central
Railroad and Banking Company, cor
ner Firth and Walnut streets. In tho
city of ‘Macon, being porta of lots 5
and t, block 1*. Said property levied on
as Gw property of defendants, Taylor
Bros. A Hall, to satisfy a II. fa. is
sued from the duty court of Macon In
favor ot the National Bonk of Chum*
boraburg, Pa., vs. Taylor Bros. &
Hull.
On account of the above described
property toting difficult and expensive
to transport will be delivered on the
promises, us above described.
L. B. HERRINGTON.
Deputy Sheriff.