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THE MAC OH TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1894.
IHE-8SC0H TELEGRAPH
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR
AND WEEKLY.'
Office 569 Mulberry Street.
fHE DAILY -imjsuRAPH-Dellvsrsa by
rnrrier* In Die city, or melted, postage
free, CO oente * month; Ji.75 (or three
months; 83.M for elz months; 17 (or one
year; every day except Sunday, 1 K.
PUB TBLKOKAFH—-JX1-weekly, Mon-
days, Wednesday* and Fridays, or Tuos-
day* unuredaya and Saturdays, three
month*U; aix months, J2; one year, Jt
PHE SUNDAY TfiLEORai'H-By mall,
one year, & *
pUE WEEKLY fELKXlRAPH-By matt,
one year, >L
fuiiscRD'rtONB—yayable la advance.
Remit by poatal order, check or rests-
,*ered letter. • Currency by mall at rick
of eender. ,
COMMUNICATIONS should be addteaeed
and all order*, checks, drnfte, etc., made
payable to THE TELEGRAPH.'
* .Macon, Oa.
por aldermen: *
The Good Government Club prenente
the following cnndUUtae (or aldermen
et the electjon to bo held on the 8th of
December‘next;
Pint Wurd—JOHN JI. WALKER.
Seoond Werd-E. J. WILLINGHAM.
Third Warf-MORRIS HAM*.
Fourth Ward-W. A. DOODY.
Fifth Ward—T. E. IIYAL8,
Sixth Wurd-p. D. PEAVY.
PLATFORM. >:
"neeolved, That It la tha obje.t nnfl
purpoap of ’The Good Government Club
M tha dty oi Macon to acoompllah by
lawful' moons and Itohomblo -methods the
•lection ot elx aldormen on the Ith day
af December next who will dillcent|y eeek
to control the administration ol our clt>
rovernment In the Intereet and to the
honor of the entire community; who will
have the city lawa ptrlatently end impar
tially enforced, and who will, In to tor
•a our city charter provldea, have the
Mty rovernment co-operate with tha
•tate authorities In detecting and prose-
tutlnr to conviction all vlolatlone of etate
lawn within the city Ijmlte. Expressly
lladalmlnx all anlmoelty, prejudice and
Scelre to pereecule or oppoee any of our
fellow citizens, we enrage In tills move-
ment because fit public considerations
only, and wa appeal to tho people of the
Mty. without regard to race, class or con-
flltlun, political e'ff Illations or rellrloua
bellofa, to Join ua tn it, and wa invito
inch of our fellow citizens nhf lava ao.
determined and who dcslro membership
In thin club with a view to promote ita
eauae, to enroll tholr names on the book
we keep for that purposo."
the war and .'or-come years the prioe
ot c.7Wan trtut racy high, running about
tw«u#y cents, and they know also that
during that period very few men who
raised enctun uutle money. Ilia coat
of prbduortou, tbacefore, woe on an
avacuee more than the «cU:’ug price,
though thud setting pneo wits very
high—something like four tiroes wh.Lt
tt ta.now. Every hotly olao knows that
If oottcra ware produced as cnoaply
s< oow, and could be sold at the prices
which prevailed thou, that our farm'
lag community would grow rich in a
single year. Cotton '.s produced, what
ever the causes, very much' cheaper
than tt wus then, or It could not be
produced at nil at the prices tu which
it Is now MffiJng. The cost of produc
tion will atrudlly be naule less a* time
passe*. We do not undertake to say
what methods will lie employed, but
the '.moHlgenoo of a very enterprising
rare in' at work on the proMepi and
there Is no reason why in dais depart
ment tho cost shou'd not tie reduced
just as it Is In every other de-pj.tniesg
of pnflduution. In fact, a raluot.on in
one department almost nectWrily en
tails a reduction in others. The man
who Invents a nwchtno which reduces
the cost of producing a yard of cotton
doth also reduces In the long .run the
cost of producing a pound of cotton.
We are In full sympathy with the
distress width the prevailing low pr.ces
of ooefon Has gro-uglvt upon the farm
ing community of the South. It is. a
distress which Is stored by everybody
in this section. Nob;dy aw escape it
,whk> makes his living by tiuy’ng and
selling or by his Industry. But we
cannot sec any hope in the Roddy plan
for the improvement of the fanner's
condition, or of ttie condition ot the
people Indirectly dependent, upon him.
IT WILL NOT W01U>.
Ttob Sharmtin law vvns pumd for tho
purpoAi of wiSilklninriug from the mar
ket by puaiiose sbotu half .the world's
prodimtl.m of silver,' the idni being
ihlit the atlwr half would 'then sell for
* very juucli Uglier price. Experience
domonzUra ted dial tills expectation was
a mistaken one, and Unit it was a mis
taken one mainly for the rwtrou that
tho world saw bring piled in tho trees
tiry of tho Dottrel States the largc-at
bulk of silver ever critleutcd. H taw
that, th;« bulk was increasing at the
hMc of several bundrod tons n year,
find tt nutumlly. belteved that rvt aomo
time or ntuonher dais vast nuss of «ll-
ver would necesKtrily be tUrowu oh
the markets, to their utter tlenrornUza-
Won. The tlwtwiqds of tons of silver
In tho tronKury, theivfore, Instead of
strengthening tho naarkot by mluclug
the aTtdkvhUv supply, tvus n weight
upon tho pr'.oo of silver Which pressed
It stcu(My down. Tho eftVct of this
policy to frit, no doubt, right maw and
■win be frit i>ir many you* to came,
(Or there It no tvusomtlilo expectation
that tho govtormnetr: can over hopo
trader present eoatUtlona to put Its
silver ou tho market tn tho lonn of
money, or othemvisc, without breaking
tho price. And yet, unless It Is put
upon tho market in somo form, It will
renniu so much wasted wealth.
The Roddy plan for Inrrfltstng the
. price of cotton Is the mme 1 In princi
ple, tt sivuia to us, as the Sbwpian law,
sort evou more itindcrcu*. The d m
oultCra in currying It out would be al-
mow likninuatmaible. But euppostag
(hot they were .Vvocvwmo, the piling
up uf an immense stock of uottoc, sub
ject to a aiugte control, visible all the
time, could not fail to depress the mar
ket. Buyers would know that this
one or two million totes must some
time coinv on ,tho market. They would
have much nvtsou to believe that tt
could sot long bo held, and they would
orpeol unturully that whoa tt did
conic on tho market It trdfaHI force
priocs to a very tony lord
Auy plan which contotnptatcs merely
the nauLputarion of tho supply of cot
ton or of the market cumtot perrna-
Bciitiy put op tho price of oottoD In
•such a way as to benodt tho fatmux. who ni potslbly got to tho city UaU
TYicre ta coo torched and only one to
raise rise prlocu of cotton, and. uut Is
to reduce tho supply of It We do not
think It Kkriy that tho supply will bo
perntHWotty reduced. Wo do not be-
llcve Unit the nnndrvds of thousands
of cotton planus* nu bo induced to
act together In reducing die crop. The
rwuwdoo mttot aome througn the welk
ins of the taws which reduce produc
tion |n evet* other Held. .1; must comp
slowly, if tt come a* aU, because con on
H no longer profimhle to the '.ndlria-
tul oMtoa planter whose .ftcuttira lor
prodtxsing tt are act tho beet. Xho
beat pnwpeat for oar farmers Is in re
ducing the oust ot prodtuhon rather
than In sti hmreose of' the pn-e. Er-
uybody koawa dm lmmottatriy after
REGISTER TODAY—WHY.
In yeererday's Titcgraph a oomspou-
dont who signed hCs nume “Oouservn-
tor" gave the reasons why the good
citizen should pay bis faxes and Quali
fy. Uln&etf to veto in the election of
the 8th of next month. He did this
much more strongly and cona'soly than
the IVlcgiuph to* been able to do, und
wo hope that his letter was raid by
ovary tittzen. We reprint one passage
In tout letter, because It applies, In cur
opinion, with great force to many citi
zens in our community who, while gen
erally good citizens, have not a proper
oontopKon of their nSatlons to tho
city and Its government:
toaxaaion la tho means of paying the
expenses of government, and every
taxable citizen la under legal and moral
obligation to uav a Dart ot such ex
penses. wither he votes or not; there
are many Jmoetlv ladles) who pay tax
who sto not' allowed to vote. The citi
zen who think* that the tax ho la
called on to txtv Is tlmnly the prloe he
has to fuy -for the privilege of voting
and decides hot to make the invest
ment evodaa Me obligation to pay n
debt he af Justly owee as any other
debt.
Yet very many good cltlzene who
deoil no or tall'to tstv -tax on this Ides
make It a business to abuse bad gov
ernment <md demand good govern
ment. when thev are not paying one
oent for the exnenecs of any govern
ment, good or bad. They heartily Join
their friends sztd neighbors, who are
paying the expense# ot bad govern
ment, in the clamor for good govern
ment. but are not willing to pay a
stem tax of }3 a year (less than 1
cent a dwy) to secure good govern
ment for their nclghlhon and thorn-
selves. And. stnuure, to say, many ot
these very men -are psnttoutarly dis
pleased with the very bid condition
of our streets, and do not spare their
criticisms or dpnuncUttona.
AU of tills Is true. Tile duty to con
tribute to tho wvliliito of die communi
ty In widtfa ono Jives by helping to lay
tor the oonivu'.euowt and cam fort*
which cun only bo admitted by oommon
effort,,la t & duty which no good citizen
should try to evade. It to a duty whtoh
a partner onvias to the other partners
tn tho linn, who are working to Wltalu
a common object. If tho oitixtu (alto
to ooutmbuto his share toward tho ex
penses of die partnership and continues
■ to enjoy tiio good rastrits braught about
by tho labors of the ttnn, he ts eer-
ta-.nly (hearing everybody to whom he
owes, under the kiw, the duty ot seiv-
lug equally. The pctkttty which tho
law Impost* ot tho leas of his vole
when he toll* to make his contribution
to tho comma n puree to a very proi>cr
penalty. But the citizen who loses
Its vote for nefualug to pay his taxes
lias no right to think that, because he
has paid the penalty, lie has escaped
the duty and die ebYgatlou of ecu-
tribudng Us share to the oommon
fund. TUB oKigallon Mill rests ou
him. The lofls of Ms vote, his Ulsfran-
ohlseuient, it merely a budge of Infe-
r'.oitty put upon him by the law be-
cause of hia tollure In duty, ... ...
Today Is a rrgtatraidon day and there
are only two more. Let every oidzen
qualify himself to Tola.
A GOOD START.
The Southern Raflwny Company lias
appureuilv token hold of the Immigra
tion queaLoh with the d,(5era£n.ttioa
to do evvryriilng passible to build up
the country along its Hnes. Mr. M.
V. Ktotiirik has been put at the head
of the lmro'cretton, burara organized
by the company, and is already ttt
work. In a oirauktr whtah he addresses
to the friends of progra* and enter-
pa lee In the South, he soys:
"The country tributary to the Ponth-
s»a railway to Tull to replottoo of natu
ral resources, which need only to be
devetooed to produce Kraut wealth and
enduring prosperity to Its ponscssen.
There are the roost Ample opportuni
ties for all classes of people, whether
they be farmers, fruit crow ere. vine
growers, (truck mrdenera. stock raisers,
manufacturers, miners in cold, Iron
and oo*l. lumbermen, meroh-ant*. me
chanics or other business men. Tha
country is fuH of InexbwusUbCe riches.
Is capable of sustaining millions
people, and Is the most inviting field
for tazmlgraants Of any neotlon of our
great country. The Southern Railway
Company turn organized a land and
Immigration demrtment for the ex
press purpose of placing before Che
public the advantages arid opportuni
ties offered by the section ot the coun
try tributary to its lines, with a view
of Increasing the settlement and devel
oping the Industries of -the states
through which tt nasses.
The company will Issue from time
to time publiojttons giving general in
formation ribout the country and wlJt
Circulate them among the people who,
for any reason, may be contemplating
a change of looytKm. These publica
tions will o-waken interest In those
who read ahem, and will call for de
tailed arid specific Information con
cerning the ODDortuhytfes offered in the
various localities, and tt to to be hoped,
os tt Is ardently and earnestly desired,
will secure the co-opera-tlcot of ail rite
peonie interested, as all Should be. To
this end circulars. DAmnhlets, papers,
etc., setting forth the advantages of
particular sections will be available
auxiliaries. -
Tkxi innri.gr.adon which libs built
up tbe West wtttt such exftruoriliiciry
raipidity had Its chief moving cause In
tlio efforts of the new iu.Uvwda In that
part at the country. The ngents of
the** ra/ilrajd* flooded Europe with
htoMiitm <dnw1ng the advantages of
the country through wlilch they ran,
and lu every way worked energetic
ally to Induao people to settle along
toe rouds. They tflso worked tn the
East, and tho effect Is easily seen.
Southern roads have been backward
In undertaking this bind of work, i’er-
li;i.pe they, felt that they would not
reot-lve -the kind of support necessary
from the people. At any talte, with
one or two exoeprions, no serious ef
fort lias been made by Southern roads
to develop immigration. Wo weicome
toe change of policy indicated by the
action of ttie Souriiom Railway Oom-
pany with a grant deal of pleasure.
Voluntary or&inlaatttons of citizens
extn do much to aid In the good cause
by Hhowlng tlu-t popular sentimcjjt in
this section favors Immigration, but
the beat practical work must be ex
pected from the railroad* themselves.
They are in a batter position to do ef
fective work than, voluntary organiza
tions. Tholr profit In itmnlgr.vtion is
immediate, and, having undertaken to
secure it. as a business, tt is reasonable
to look for better mane gam em- and ex
pect quicker returns. We are sure
the railroads will In thin matter now
receive toe lfttirty support of otu-
P«Hie.
SHORT TALKS ~
WITH MANY PEOPLE.
I read an Interview In the Constitu
tion a few days ngo which does an
Injustice to a man who Is doing more
to develop this section arid State and
to bring more neoole here than any
ocher man tn Che state. The Interview,
was with Hon. C. C. Grey of -Houston
counts-, In which he said;
"A little trio ot Governor Norihen’s,
In Which lie was accompanied by Hon.
J. B. Jaane* ol Houston county, and
others rronv othor sections of Geor
gia. to the West some five years ago,
has proven do be of Immense value to
the etate. and eanoehilly so to Hous
ton county, there being something near
IWOO.OOO invested to that county alone
as a result of that little effort to ad
vertise the resources-and products of
Georgia. Western coroHaUzts, attract
ed by Vtip superior tula-ptiMlon of sweet
frutte nod the excellence and superior
quality ot the fruit produced, began
at once to Invest tn Houston county
lands and plant fruit (tree*. Other In
vestments followed, suoh *» crate fac
tories etc., and as a natural conse
quence Ice factories and conning fac
tories must soon follow.”
Mil. W. L. Gtesaner. «s I happen to
know, ougunlzctl the Dirty alluded to
shove, carried (Them through Che North
and West ;tt -his awn ekpenee and was
the prime mover in bringing about the
Investment* -made to -Houston county.
I mentioned the matter to the major
yesterday, but he didn't care to say
anything about tt. It ts nothing but
right to oall attention to the (Set. how
ever.-tiuit all (he achievement* set forth
by Mr. Grey ore directly chargeable
•to (he effort* of one man. and (bat
man (Mai. Glesmcr.
T have heard talk tor several day*
peril- of another FUttners' Alliance or
name ouch organization for the benefit
arid pndteotton ot Che farmers of Geor-
«l*.
The thdng Ilia been talked mostly by
people around (he (warehouses, arel
many Ithlngu have been (nkl -whjon are
rot without interest and significance.
I -mat a gmimanent guano and supply
dealer yraterday who Sas Wens of his
own on this -line, and If Ms ffcms could
bevarrtttl ouft, no doubt good would re
sult
rts tayu. float tt can be retted on that
no more ipolMoe won hi enter into such
nn organization, for the tamer* have
tried twtoe owl nmta.a future for this
very, re*ton So. with a doable expert-
trice, tihey would bo almost wfBlng to
shoot (he nun Who rirtempta to inject:
politic* into sudb an organization again.
An attlaace of aomo nature, he rays, is
needed by Ithe Isomers of the South,
teat a* much n* onrwdsatfun Is needed
In Other tines of buoineas. The foovner
needs t£> protcat tomrolf sgafexa labor,
agnkrit. usury, aaalnnt ovcrprortucUon,
and oil such thlnps. and nothing would
so effedbrely meet the purpeae as a
sottd. coneervattve. stable orgmi nation
it this kind. He sahUpafos that the
ranaer* wJU lohk In thfla dtteobon Tor
relief, too. and he thinks they oral find
It *
I me* Coot. R. E. Otaric yesterday
lust st he cams' in from Mg Lee county
Plan Cation, where he has been tor sev
eral days past. The com crop ot that
action Is good, he rays, and ao Is the
hog crop, insuring plenty of hog and
hdtnlny. The cotton crop, lie tells me,
la all out of the fleMa. but none of the
planters are burdened with the pro
ceeds. Newrehless. she fanners of
south west Cf-weta hre reasonably
happy and probably In as good cir
cumstances as any In the South.
Aa an evidence ot the universal in
terest msnltesed In the work ot the
Good Government Club, u prominent
gentleman, who Uvea outside of Ma
con. walked up <o a member of the
Good Government Club yesterday and
handed him J10, saying; "I am heartily
In sympathy with your undertaking.
I can't vote, but I cun help you pay
the expenses Incurred tn this good
work, so take -this.”
The sttchest piece of rcsistra-Uon fraud
thnt I have yet heard of 1* explained
la (the following convernauoni Waloh I
oc.-.iaon; </n yenndlf:
*'Oh, I haven't got -the money to reg
ister,” said the young man to whom a
certitto well known palttl-clam wna talk
ing.
■'That's nothing. Jurit tell ’em you're
a member of a -military company, and
thtnt -WB Beetle your taxes," w* the ad
vice given him. ,
Ex-Alderman dwatoey aays when he
wrote (hat card's few diys ago ques
tioning the fairness of hclddng council
c-xoluriv*ly reapanelble for any short
comings In enforcing the lew, glut hs
dldnlt know how soon hla via* a would
be verlfldd. He thinks the legislative
and the exetoulfve (uzvetlons of the city
goveommerit ought not to he corifcxmd-
cd, but (hat every Sub should stand bn
its owmlboctoim. r
'Aitthur Hood of Outhbwt -was a visit
or In M'acon yesietdajr.' (Mr. Hood ta
one at the promonent younx lawyers of
(zm town and section, and one of -the
brightest young men la -the stake.
ITEMS NEWSY.
Hard times must have ertruck OirnoH-
con with pooullar force. The editor of
the Thmea write* it-hts: "A gentlemuri
came In our compos-ng room yesterday
to pay tor M* -poiper. When he pulled
out -one coin our printers looked at t*uh
other U. bowadermenit. the office (towel
arose and «t»od upright, 'our artist' set
to work to skdtch tt ft-he silver model),
while we atreMhed tor'dh our hj-nt to
graep tt—and—’itwu* only a dreuen.”
Seeiola Briterprlsa-Gazritltie: Mr. Marion
gwaggart, ream near HomWson, was
In town (are Salwrday and freriy admji-
ted -that the -low price of cotton didn't
hurt him much, as he raises plenty of
corn, peas, potatoes, avrup, hogs, etc..
et home. Such men as he can snap
their (taxons tin the face of tpaiBcky
time* autti go amlltng all -the day. a-nd aa
cotkd you, it you Would only fry.
Mr. Psrry Roland. Who lives In the
eastern part of Puloeki county, killed a
hog lest -week tat weighed -ISO pountda.
Warren Burch (colored). In -One same
ncdghijortKJad. aileo kltleld hi* -pet pig,
whtnh tipped (he boam alt *72 -poundu.
At 6 cents a po-uml. these -two porsers
would bring 167.42. nearly aa tnuJh as
three bales ot cotton would seU for att
the preoenlt prioee.
Mr. W. J. MuUis of Cochran, recently
k-fMod flue parkera -weighing 1,257
poumks, gettnne 226 (pounds of lard.
One of those was only fourteen montha
Old. weighing only 293 pounds. Ot clourse
he has tplenty more of tt-hte average yet
to slaughter.
Severed -fimnmens neap Waycroas, -who
some yeans ago -planted tpeoa-n -trees in
their yortis and orchards, a-re now get
ting a good income from (hem. They
murktu many hualude of nuts at Way-
crow, entd -they bring a good price.
pirroW Taylor, a boy ot 14 years, was
killed by having his clcrihtng caught on
a shaft tn a ginnery near Corrro-Htan on
Friday.
Dr. W. H. Felton has served notice
on Judge Maddox Ithait -he -will oontttst
the^ elaodlon In nhe Severit-h.
Oongreasmatn Cajwnln* Is spending a
-week In Florida before resuming nis
congressional tdtibes.
Maj. C. H. Smith (BUI Arp) and fam
ily have tom to Florid-* to spend, the
winter.
Highest of all in Leavening power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
Powder
SIESsSSfo
Ab&quuteex pure
Three sailors ridden from the bark
Cewo at Brupziwlck hatve been cauaBrt.
mrnmm smiles.
Wth noses blue and ohaitteriutg teeth.
We have (thus comfort B'.tll.
■We do not have to plan, -to dodge
The long- moeoutto WH.
—OMcaxo Inker Ooeon.
"My friertdsaid the sotenm-ilooklng
man to the other solemn-looking ima,
‘Vre you not a follower of -the Christian
aolenoe trealSmenltt” "In one sense I
um. I am an undertaker."—Cincinnati
Tribune.
A amall boy lu aa Austin, Tex., Sun,
(kvy-s-ohool w»s asked. "Where do the
wicked totally go to7" "They prac-
iw for a spell nod (then go to tthe
legislature." -wna the - pat r«ip.y ef Hoe
observing youth.—Texas Slfttnxa
"I heard Vou were given a leading
part in tthe Faauewell Variety Compa
ny." "So I was. I -was the first mem
ber who svx Ml walking .ticket.. The
rest toilowod «. dsy or two later."—Bee-
ton TiuneiotOnt. . -
He—"I* tt (rue that moat of the faifc-
lons ate startwl -from She stage?” She
—"I guess tt is. By (he -way, 1 am glad
the living pictures arc dying out, aren't
you?"—il-ndb«XMX>lls Journal.
SiOusftlon -Waritod.—A geriSleman, lute
contra rush on a football team, will at
tend -ladles on their Christmas shopping.
Address Rush Line. General Pojt-offlce.
New Yorid—Truth.
"Woman will be tamed as well as
musi!" she ejjcuktted aa ho threw down
the hook. "Yes." rasponjed.old Cynic-
us. "for -uritold agen."—Boston Com-
monweaJth.
uykans called Sltlgby a big. brutal
bully yreterdav aBternoon.” "Heany? I
didn't know Blykefos had a telephone
to his office.”—Woislvlngton Star.
M-ra. Wt! lie Kiasam Vanderbilt Is to
base her divorce suit on the ground of
non-support. Did she expoc-t pie three
times tper doty?—WaaMnytcui Foa:.
The moat du-ngerpue Jhole in a man's
pocket ts the one at lhe top.—Boston
Bulletin.
A SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE-MINDED
CHILDREN.
To the -Editor ot the Triccroph; It
Is not our lrarpoeo in tbA shoot urticte
to give or evea suggest any specific
ptuns for (ho cefittbLahmeat of this
inuoh needed inaijrurton for the poor
unfortunate imbecile chlklron ot our
stutte, but to urge upon the proper au-
tlioriilcs ro devise plans and formulate
pmodoil methods looking to the rpcedy
critabUshmcnt of a fit home for the In-
strutxion and development of the xlx
or eight hundred feebJe minded child
ren within -the limits of the elite of
Georgia,' When this has been done, the
proper maansoment oan thru be con-
aidered and pu» Into immedaue opera
tion. -Mucft upon tills finaurs may bo
gc.ihered from Kke Insritutjorts nl-
rvudy In sucoosKful operaitlon. Ohio
has a large ecbool with over one thous
and lnaiazos. hMfftMtti near a
Utauttind. and M.-issnchusat-ts bus n
large ami sticoessftd one. The first
school origlnoted there. Jamts B.
Ridiards. die son of a missionary,
wholly unselfish, devoted h’s life to it
He labored and raudied th»*ir pecu-
lisritleB, the result being wonderful and
cemifilmenuvry to our etrUMha U
Is a monument to unstltWir.-vw, a liv
ing memorial lo the love of humanity.
The lofty precept—“so laboring ye
ought to support the weak"—has here
fru rdon All *he Northern ech-xils have
state schools, bce'des numerous pri
vate wJxviis. StisTl Gcorcfa. the great
Empire State of rite South, remain de
pendent on the Xcclti for * l*>me of ed
ucation for these poor sfflioted ones? t
Are not these unfortuDace deserving
ones worthy of our moat earnest and
peralatent efforts? Surely they svUi
not flail to eniiat the «j-on»3ltl*y and
best efforts of our klnd-hcurted gov
ernor and the brnt efforts of our repre-
seretu lives of this grand old stele.
J. W. Dozier.
M-aeon, Nov. 23.
LADY LI HUNG CHANG.
Home Life of a Remarkable Ohlneoe
Woman.
I-t is very difficult for a Chinees wom
an to ever amount to much in the »c** e
ol irauvg, -writes Marghewoa Arllna
Hamm in lhe BnIladeip.iL lu-eas. Law
and custom and tne enostnous weigh-t PI
centuries -cen-d to keep her In a uphere
so narrow ami so maeralole »s (o pro
hibit all lmoiieotuil growth. The higher
woman’s uoclai atentilng to tine Flowery
Kingdom, tne nmaller are her opp'ortu-
reiolad to do or -to he. f rom One -time (he
is born until she dies, she pcaoticlttv
Bee* and talowo nothing about men.
Her education to -restnksted to a emat-
-tenrng of ttie -three 'Hs,” reading, whit
ing and aiStometic—a-rtd ail nhe advan
tages lb be derived from travel, social
lreietrcoui-se. and higher education- are
itigoroimly denied her. There are, never-
-thel-eiM, exoepaoru to every rule, aid
even tne frigtiaiul system, which 1-as
be on -slowly devised by. genera-U-ons of
Chlnaw (Statesman tor -lhe repression of
(the sex, has not been able to keep all
woman -In tihe same narrow groove. Aral
now and (hen one risen Into the higher
uomosphere of InteUeot a-nd activity and
-activity mid obtains a prominence
wnlah is altl -the more astonirtilug in
V.ow of the conditions under which she
appears.
wuoh a one -today In -tthe' Imperial fam
ily ta -(he empress dowager, while an
other of almost equal distinction is
Lady or Marohloness U, wife of the
r lt ex--pireim!er, LI -Hung Cmaug. She
about fifty-five years of age, but
beam her yearn so well -that she might
paas -for oadrty-five. She belongs to a
diststag-uished .Manchurian family, and
shows her descent in her high cheek
bones and feoituree that are marked,
from a Oaiiwae point of view. She has
remarkably large and handsome -eyes,
a very hu.ppy and genial expression,
and very attractive manners, she is re
lated to Chtwsg-Tae-Tung, the vloiro-y of
the river provinces. She has received a
much better- education than do the ma
jority of Chinese Indies of rank, and,
nhan-kB to the ii-beral views of her hue-
band, prosecuted her studies after her
mantoge. As tar back ae 1880 she was
said by some of the missionary doctors
-stationed at Tien-Tsin to have a good
knowledge of both Chinese and Euro
pean medicine, and to be better inform
ed upon general topics than two-thirds
of (the mandarins.
Like her husband She (has always
liad considerable admiration for West
ern civilization, and has -made a prac
tice ot gathering Information respect-
tog the foreign barbarians.
■Before the French war she wasttaken
very sick with a complication of dis
eases. and after being treated several
months -by the leading physicians of
the capital was given up by them to
die. In -these atralts she (tad the vice
roy called In a male and female phy
sician belonging- to the American
Board of Foreign -Missions, who -were
so skillful end also so fortunate as to
preserve her life and in the course of
a year to restore her former health
and strength. This Incident Increased
the affection of J>oth herself and Id
Hung Chang for foreign • physicians,
-and for foreigners in general. LI Hung
Chang commemorated Ms gnatttude
by fitting up a general dispensary in
Tlen-Tsln. which -he presented to the
mission, while Lady LI. not to be out
done in her appreciation of the skill
tilrat she find enjoyed, established a
eeoond, especially for women, and
placed It entirely In oharge of the
-American lady phyelclan who had at
tended her. Both before and after her
sickness she has granted audiences
to scores of American and Europeah
ladles, a privCeoe -that is not accorded
by more than one In a- thousand ladles
belonging to the nobility.
Ltdy LI lives with her husband at
Tlcu-Tsin, recur the banka of the Pei
Ho river. In an establishment -that Is
famous tor Its wealth olid splendor.
The viceroy is one of Ithie rldhcrt men
In China, and allows her almost carte
bltocfce in her personal expenditures,
Alt-whed to the palace rur-e her own
grounds, gardens, aquaria and fish
porta. -Hero she and the other ladles of
the household hold their own court one
live In great style and luxury. She has
a fine troop of Imperial peacocks, a
famous collection of song birds and
beautiful fishes und a botanical col
lection of Ccmarkablo beauty and dt-
m.ns tons. In her gatfiden as well as the
4>atir£ ts a splendid series of porcelain
fionx- pots, vaees nod other fine cer
amic ware covering the leading manu
facturers and artiste of the last four
centralca. one set of fifty tbit was pre
sented m tier on tthe anniversary of her
husband’* 70* birthday, In 1802, who
raid to have cost over *8,000 tn Ameri
can money .Her cabinet of gems and
Jewels Is known to be of high beauty
and very great cost One set of dia
mond's which she wears on state occa
sions has been valued at *25,000.
All Chinese wives, from the highest
to ltb« lowed!, are brought up to be the
treasurers and bookkeepers of their
husband's household: the requisite
knowledge Is a portion of the educa
tion of every -woman, no mutter the
Class to which she belongo. Lady LI la
all tills, and much mare. Beside# tak
ing care of-the domestic expenditures
of a home in which the servants and
attendants number over 1.000. she IS
credited with being the financial sec
retary of her distinguished spouse In
nearly all the numerous relations in
which he Is engaged. She leads a very
busy life and enjoys -aotlvi-ty and hard
work.
Chsng-Ste-Tung, In referring to her.
once raid In th» covert way which Is
demanded by Chinese etiquette, “(hat
LI 'Hung Chang.was one of the favored
mortals of whom a great household
was a source of strength and pot a
weakness.” which la shout the highest
compliment a gentleman In that queer
country Is cprmltted to pay another
man's wife.
In conducting her household She fol
lows the time-honored precedents of
her race. The ladles embroider and
make all the official robes worn by
(he viceroy, tits lieutenants arid coad-
ji tors. They supervise the cultivation
of their flower gardens, the care of
their song birds and fishes, and the
tending of those croud hut careless
creatures, the peacocks. The feminines
who have scry talent'in drawing or
palming. Lady U keeps at work sup
plying the srt works, which ore used
for offiehd nreseota testimonials,
scrolls, hairnets and kikemois. Next
to her husband her nnrtlculsr pride is
tier sen. (he young Mirqula Ii„ who.
although a very young iron according
to Chinese canon*, being under thirty-
five years, 5ns distinguished himself
at Che wrest examinations tn literature.
generaMbto. rovernment and dlpto-
’. arid who Dromlsea to fill In the
not far distant future the position oc
cupied by his illustrious father. The
Lady LI Is very much like -the grandes
dames of the last century. Although
simple -and serene in her -manners she
1* mistress of the lntraoaoles of Chi
nese etiquette, and Sven with a luxu
riousness (hit In a poorer woman
would be reckless extravagance. Her
Wardrobe includes over 2.000 coats and
1*2(10 pairs of trouserettea of (he rich
est materials and costliest workman
ship. -She owns over 500 fur robes,
nearly nil of which would excite the
envy of a Murray Hill belle.
Among these garment* are sables, blue
fox. silver fox. ermine, sealskin, land ot
ter and sea otter, tiger cub, white squir
rel. mink and unborn onager. Her ap
parel fills four large rooms and requires
the constant service of a lady-ln-waltlng.
five assistants and twenty slave maidens
Tne etate sedan ehalr, in which she la
carried In making vlelts or In travel in
winter. Is covered with the finest silk
embroidered in gold, and Is Jlned with
heavily padded precious fur*. It cost
qyer 81.500. She has one robe which was
presented to her by the viceroy of the
three Manchurian provinces and which
Is made of the fur of unborn squirrels.
TWs Is so rare and difficult to obtain
tb-t it is simply a luxury beyond ail
price.
Lady LI hos a beautiful complexion for
a women of her years. She batheB twice
n day In oil pf orange and acacia blooms
and. although she Is small-footed, cannot
walk about much, makes a point of being
carried by her ohalr coolies three hour*
per day In ttie fresh morning air. She Is
particularly artistic In her toilet and
dresses her hair In fifty different ways,
favorite way is in the shape Of the
Faithful Dragoness.” the goddess of
good women. This queer creature is an
Improvement on ordinary griffins, having
a much more graceful head and'tall, and
always carrying In her mouth a pure
white lotus flower, which signifies In Chi
na all that Is pure, chaste and godly. To
this dragoness all Chinese ladles pray
and whenever they oan Imitate her or
copy her In any possible way or shape
they do It I noticed the Faithful Drago
ness on the Lady Li's blsck hair, her"
breastpin,, her tongue scraper, her tooth-
‘ , ™ 5h - her manicure sot, her pocketbook,
fan bag, spectacle oaae, and even her
trousefettes and Jacket.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
the good government CLUB
Cordially tovftes all classes of the citi
zens -of Macon, both white and colored
who are ln favor of good government
and ln the maintenance of law and or
der to at once enroll their names ns
members of this club. Every one is in
vited to come »to our meetings. The
club naa nothing to conceal, but every
act of the club is open to inquiry and*
discussion.
THE GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB.
C1TVT TAX NOTICE.
The fourth and last Installment of the
city tax is now due. Taxpayers are re
quired to pay for the year.
Executions- wlU be issued and expensoa
charged (o those ln default.
A. R. UNSLEY,' treasurer.
November 18, 1894.
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Very fine Chins Cups and Saucers.
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