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THE MAOOasr TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY MORHIHG, DECEMBER 14, 1894. MUM Of HIM SIH Over One Hundred Laborers Went to Work Yesterday Horning SGPER1STENED BY C. E. MARVIN Wh.a Complaint, According to Plant, It Will Bo Ono of tha Moat Baantlful Parka In tho South—Will . Coat Onlp *7,500. I Bright tuid early yesterday morning those living ntar TatUiaU Square one parties on their way to tin* business port too of the city and passing the square, were gratified at aeclnff over a hundred laborers at work, some ot them cutting down tho old, unsightly trees, while others with picks, .hovels, spades and a dozen or more teams were busily engaged In gmdtng the park. There wa* but one opinion expreaacd, und that waa of m»prob.Klon. Since tho Central City park has been almost en tirely abandoned by the publlo no a place of recreation, there has been quite a demand for anomer park which would be conveniently accessible, and which at the same time would be large enough. Tattnall Square waa found to be the only available spot which meets at these requirements It la easily accessi ble by the Belt Blue of the Consol! dated Street Itullw.iy. which run* earn both waya every fifteen minutes, while the Bellevue car* alao pit's on the other side of the pork on a like sched ule. The Indian Spring oars pass within one block of tho park every quarter of an hour, and In addition to this the drive out College street by Hereof Is already a popular one, and will, ns ttoon as the park is put m order, become still more eo. lu a conversation with Mr. C, E. Marvin, the engineer whose plana for the Improvement of tbo park were ac cepted, iitnl under whoso direction the work Is now proceedlwgw, a Telegraph reporter learned that no effort will bo tnnde to level tho ground except to All in several of the very low places, la other words, tho changing of the con tour of the ground Is not contemplated by tho plans. Tire park will be enclosed by a pret ty curbing on all sides, and on the outside of which a brick or stone side walk twelve or eighteen feet wide will be laid around tho entire square. Tho (■resent diagonal walks will be kept open und win be kild kit sheila un peb bles and lined on cither sldt with ever- giione, maple and other kinds of nursery trees. All the old bluckjackn now standing are rapidly being out down, and none of the trees except the hatlvo plucs will be allowed to remain. .Near the northeast corner will bo built s large conservatory In tho shapo of a cross, each section of which wKI be one hundred feet In length by tblrty- fiet In width, lu the center of this crocs will he a dents forty f»-t in dlumcter. In the southeast Conner will bo erected u handsome band stand, while in tho centre of tile (xirk will he a huge foun tain,. thirty feet high, the wutor from which will cover about three ticrea which will cover about threw acres tram the northnixt corner nlmoat to tho eoiitlicnst corner, n distance of net quite tMb squared In length. A bridge will he built over this hike, where the at recto would property extend If tUo park were opened to travel, and n num ber of boa la will be kept on hand for tho pnbltv's recreation und mnuso- ment. The park will 1* lighted with elec tricity, JOd will be largely visited at night by laboring people, whose duties are such that they cannot visit It dur ing the day'line. Altogether tile plan*, If carried out, will make Tnttnul! .Square ouo of tlto ,nol U beautiful pnrka In tho South. Tho cost of tho work Is rom.irknbly small, being, only about 17,500, but wh«n In- vested 111 tho Judlclniitr manner coutem- plxted. will yield lienvy returns to Sit- own and Union people. Engineer Mnrvln eatlmntm that It will cniy require nhout six weeks or two months to work the change. I’KflSONAui B. H. Cowan, a eommorclal tourist of Boston, Is In the dty. w. It. Green of Cleveland, O.. Is reals, tered at the Under. R a. Fisher of Canton Is In tho city for a few days. C. C. Strickland It n guest of the Mo tel Bonier. J. B. Harper of Atlanta to omen* tho visitors to Macon today. Charles It. Bordley of Savannah la In the city today. Charlca IV, Ketch of Detroit Is among the merchants today. K. M. Wilson, a lUillidolphla drummer. Is tn tho city. 51. 12. Kingsley, a popular Eastern drummer, Is at tho Banter. It. B. Moss, Jr., a welt known Atho- Him, is |n tho city. C. I>. Brown of Atlanta Is ono M to day's visitors to the Central City. Fred 13. Telke. representing the Vaten. tine Varnish Company of Chicago, Is among Ids Macon friends. Mr. J. W. Slocum, ono of Slocum's best cltlsens, was In tho city for a fow days this week. Miss Julia Sailors left Friday for 1a l-'ayette, Ala., to bo ono of tho attend- anta at the Slnunons-l’op© weddtns.wtu.-h wilt take place on Wednesday, tho 12th. Mr. B. P. Ahem, rcpreaomallvea of the llol,Hun.Melville Company, who will open an engagement at the Academy of Musk: on next Tuesday night, la ttopplng at tho Hark hotel. "BROWNIES" THIS EVENING. A Most Creditable Performance to Be Given at the Academy. Fla there, mothers, sis ters, brothers, cousins and aunts will fill the seats in the Academy of Musto this evening. The "Brownies" nnd fairies What have evolved from-‘ 1tie cun ning. everyday Macon children -win occupy the stage and sing fairy songs and "Brownie" songa nnd tell of the country In which the fairies dwell. They ex pect big crowds to see tird hear thorn, and the crowds will be there. Tho “Brownies" nnd Ulrles nre workln'g In a good cause. They Intend to open the -Macon Hoapltol 'by Now Year's day. and when "Brownies" and fairies make up itbelr minds to do anything that is for a good purpose they always suc ceed. There Is no such thing as fail ure fn fairyland. Card's orchestra Is to ifumllsh the music at on oh performance. The priced of ad-mUslon to the per formance! -.Wts evening and tomorrow afternoon are: For reserved, neats 75 cents, ibatoony 50 cents, Children 25 cants. The house Is certain to be filled If merit will draw the people. The King's Daughters, who have the entertainment tn tiharge, a«sk that ali persons having uretold "Brownie” tick ets on hand will bring them to the Public iBtorary tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ABB NEXT WEEK. China hoc 500 miles of railway; the United St.ltea 176,461. American mil- ways last year earned 19.S4S.121 pound cans of Dr. Price's Cream Baking l*ow- der, EX-DEPUTY BlfEltrFF KITiTjED. Me Mad Gotten Into Trouble Aloug TVttk Hta Stayer. New Orleans, Dec. 1J.—Ex-Deputy Sheriff George Xhiy.\ was ahot and kiliod by ex-Cosine Crier Jett Davie "tout S o'clock today on Canal street. The shooting of Uo.va by ixivts Is tho r,-suH of trouble whlrti thev cot Into over tampering wttb n jury list of see Won “B" sxf the criminal ilistrvg court Some persona broke tn the desk of Da vis tn the court, after which the names were ooptsd. The treat tec mtm brought to tbe ntreiwbin of the |M|i Jury and Judge Motee, and us a result of an 4n- vestlrtxion by the grand Jury both Da vis and Roy* were dismissed from further service in either court. This kttalr engendered bad btood between the men. Davis claimed that Boys was guilty. and the lagteraaserted rtsat title crier was putting up a Job an him. Nothing more has lieen hoard of the men until ito-iiy, when they snet. They wrangle da few* minutes, when Davis drew bis plerol and ahot Roys In the trejuth, killing him almost Instantly, The . DsldiwInaMellvIlle Company to Play at Popular Prices. The Iktldiwln-Melivlllo Company, un doubtedly the strongest repertoire or- guitzatlon on illic rood, will open an engagement!: of live nights and a mati nee on Tuesday next at the Academy of Music. "Tho Black Flag," u oom- edy-dramn In five acts, will bo the opening piece and a change of piny will bn given each night thereafter during ithe week. The prices will bo mil thin the reach of all—10, 20 and 20 cento. On Turodny night lidlew will be Admitted free Is uoconvpanled by a person with a 50 cent fvoket. The follflhving is taken from the Knoxville (Term.) Jourarl of Decem ber 9: The BaJdwtn-MeivHle Compa ny Ihxve Just closed the most success ful engitgomeivt in tho history of Htaub'i) Theatre. Blundlng room oidy six nights rend Chree -matinees fully demonstrated that Uhls excellent com pany are great fiaivorttes with our tbciotre-goors. nnd Uheir imany friends will be pleased to learn that they will remain here another week. FOUNDERS’ DAY AT MERCER Preparations Bcinj; Made, Which Will Make Monday, December 17, Notable. THE EXERCISES FOR THE EVENING Mr. Fatten flafcber Wilt gpaalc for the Ciceronian., While Mr. Will San ford Will Book Out for tbe Flit Dellas- Our white squ'tdrono rule the seas, nnd every «hlp Is supplied with Dr. Price's Crenm Baking Powder. IllOH HONOItS AT HARVARD. There a*ro few higher tionora to be wen o>t ellSrer of Dhese great 'Anvericnn tnetltmfills of turning that ilhalt of be ing choo-n ns a renrcsentatlwe of rttber Ynlo or Ilanairatl in the annual ile- lo o totnvoen cboam itudenin of thole iiieUtuWons. This year ono of these Ivonons bas been conferred upon Mr. T. B. Rons of Mlssraippt', a Student of the 1 lanyard lnitv sdhuob Mr. Rum la a ncohtbv af MnJ. Vf. H. Rtwai of this city onB hnn tnony friends In (ilia city, where bo bas visited alt different t.mcn. Mr. IKeo' coUege earner his been ono full of Manors. He wras first honor grnd- uelto In his clam at (he Uirtvenri'.y of Virgbvki, after wihliih ho wna for a year engaged tn tihe banking bush went. When ho neverdl his oonmortlon with the bank tihe Ibtxinl of tllroaoota deparad from the ivuii eiutomi and tn regular meeting rasseil resolutions rurrentl'irg their loos amd bixbiy comiBUmcntarw to Mr. Kora ■in a business min. Ills meant honor Is more romirkolbh: for tlho reason th-.vt he has 'been a student at Harvard for lms Win n year. The foHG'.vtrW aiecount t«f tlhe tvmpel- Itlve trials tor the selection of debate n ns given In ibe Hdrvwd Dally N.ws will ha rend with imareitt: ‘Tho competitive iriala fordetonterofor tlio mn who avSI make tip tha team against Yals wae held In Sever II. 'nut evening under the preokU-ttoy of Mr. Arihur p. atone of tho Harvard Union. An compared w*Sih Dormer cVunpetltive trials, the affair lout evening was a Broiler suocras dham* iwcr. 'The number of men mW> presented thinsolvOB for compel ition was emnller then last war, but this deflelcxvey was amply in.i.le up by ihc vast lineii'ove- ment In the Quality of the speakers. Never More have csndbdretm for a Har- vanl-Ynlc doboto developed si much on- UitMtaMm ond shown so much clear, eoti- dse rcastinlng power ns w is to bo seen In Sever 11 last oveiUivf. In uho opin ion af conocktint Judgca ihe trial wan a complete succl-u In every respect, and if the preliminary work Is any liullen- tlon of mho final ddbnlle, rhuro can bo lime doulit of tlto rumlt. Th* comntlsteo nvua mado up of six menthero of ’Lie flicuHy. 11s follows: PnWnnvie WHIIs'Jnn of Wie lorv school; Mr. O. P. Baker cif the English dotxirt- mean; rrofessor tA. U. Hart of the hla- tortoai. dpananuint: E. B. Oonaau of tho depnranem of poMtM oeleraecB; J. J. Hayna of lira uuptrtinent of JEkigllsh, and ProfOHsor OtmgntrtM, .who was ab sent nod 011M nbt officiate. 'Tiiero wore cwehfty-seyen coaoeti- tom, * comprising n large proportion of law srlio d men. Ibut the majority wen imxnbers of the college, us shown by the following list: C. E. Bryan '96, s. H. Fewer.L. S.t F, W. Grtnaall, N P. Dodge. Jr., B. a.. Vf. N. Trotter '93. W. J. p<w.wk. I. S.: (1. N. Lathrop •9. 8. E. Johnson '95. C. If. Goodwin, I. 8.. T. B. Roes, B. a.. F. Doibyurt '98, P. B. MoHllltp. B. 8.: O. R. Jenkins, I-&I H.E. Addison DO, H. F. KnUat '95. R. C. Rlns.valt '95. R. C. Tronus •50. J. P. Wo-nivn '90. ai. A. Hull '55. D. King '95. S. P. Del-anv '95. W. 8. 1 oumnxso '95. Frttx v.ui Brteson '95. J. Gately Rp.. 1). c. Rooho, B. S.; E. 8. l’asv 95. 1*\ R. StawatX '08. •live dolxetens were limited to nix min ute apeodhnx It whs 10:W before the jtnhiCH -withklrew tor consuliniton. Af ter ii«W an hour's dls.-tnw.on tn one of fho antc-nxerex. mix- following men wore annaunccd <o represent Ilbrvard In the coming d.1bato with Yaie: H. A. Bull '90, of rhe Il&rvatti VOkn: R. C. Rlngwalt '95, of xiie Harvard Untnn; T. B. Hews, B. 8.. and F. Mm '9S. substitute. BETTER THAN COTTON. Tototwo Culture Ire Georgia Proven to d3e * Grout Huivesa, The Georgia s.mthern and Florida ndlrogd yesterday sokl to a North Carolina tobacco f.uitory 20.000 pounda of tobacco raised at Cyelonota farm, which la «wn«l und operated by the Georgia Southoru road. The tolxtcco brought t M cents per pound at the ftuint .uid waa raised on land that ta now producing from TOO to 1,000 pounds of tuba.vo per acre. As Inrh as 1,200 ixvunds per aero Txis boon raised on lands In Hou’uhern Georgia- and It Is believed the yield can be inr creased to ti considerable extent. The co*t of prolueing me tobaoro sold vestotxlay wax 135 per acre, which In eludes labor, fertilizers mxl everything mvessary to the cultivation and gwth erln iwf the cron. This bixvts cotton by a large margin, and «a a tobac.-v crop Is seldom a failure It Is certain to soon become one of the principal crops thug woe to take the place of cot* ton wttb tho farm.-ru of Georgia. What *waa done at Cyclnneta farm can 1>« done tn any part of Southern Ge-cgto, and in evne |xans even better results cam be obtained. Next 'Monday is “Fotmdar’s Day” at Mercer Umvetsity, and the faculty, stu- dontstand frieinl.t of that Instittltlon are preparing to make the celebration a long-to-be-romombered event. It is al ready certain tot the attendance will be largo and a goodly number of friends of Mercer from all parts erf die slate are expected to be on hand to contri bute tbrtr presence and Influence to tnako tbe day a suocesa. The good-nhiured, if vigorous, rivalry which ban Ulways existed btween the two IMer.iry sodaties ndch additional I Merest from tho mollego boy stand point, and the two young gentlemen chosen by to sodotlos feel a deep sense of paqKmslh4Iit,y to ithelr follows and each has determined to make tho effort of his life. Members of both so cieties declare ithat they have selected thetr iteit men and tifalt the Hjx'crlies tSila year w$U be better 'titan tliose of any preceding year. Mr. Felton ihvtcher will upe.tk for (he Cliccruntu ns, bis subject /being: /The RoHponsil'ilHy of Power.” i.vlr. Hatolier is one of tbo brightest young men In Mercer's class of '1)5, ts a graceful and happy speaker, ami his society could not possibly have made a bettor selection. Ills sifiolar- sltip and lioportinertc nil 'tbe way througli the mlloge course has beeu of the highest order, and to enjoys tho love Ctrl respeot not only of his fellew- shtdents, but of the enure faculty. The of.vtor for ilte Plil Delta Society Is Mr. Will D. Sanford. Mr. Sanford belongs to a family which has long since become tonKpicnous for ability tn anything which they attempt, and when tho Teh graph says of him that lie is a iwonthy member of the Sanford fam ily It lets add about all there is to say In eon)mend;ilion of (ho brght little Sophomore who is to measure nbility With the gifted young Senior. Mr. Sanrord'a stibject will to "Throe Realms," mul those wlio hoar him are assured of a treat. It is Bald that hath the speakers cap tured (he Flush man gold (Dedal for ora tory when they computed; that, they are great baseball nnd fool ball play ers, nnd that they will show themselves to bo equally gifted as updakors. * The mnslo will be furuL-flieil by the college orchestra and will prove a de lightful feature of the evening's entor- talmnnnu Itto public Is coritully in vited to nttend these exorulscs. JAPANESE EVENING. At First Presbyterian Church Bast Night a Success. An audience of about 200 people as sembled last, night at the First Presby terian church 10 see the Japanctte lan tern d'riU. . The evening's entertainment opened by a vocaC selection by Mrs.. G*usslo Mitchell, who delighted the -audience and was encored twice. The Mandolin Club next treated the audience to a selection, nud, ns usual, were heartily ertcored, to which 1 they responded goodnaturcdly. Then came the drib by twelve young girls, which proved to be, ns had been predicted, the feature of the evening. They received a perfect ovation from the spectators. The pretty costumes they wore, the beautiful fans nnd Jap anese lanterns, nnd the lovely figures of tbo march made up a charming pto- ture. The lights were turned low und the lanterns which tho young indies carried shed a eoft light, which ren dered the scone ouo of great beauty. The stage was beautifully decorated In lanterns, bamboo and hotly, making nn appropriate framing for the kalsido- Broplo picture of the march. At the conclusion of the programme oysters were served by dainty 1 trends, nnd tills part of the evening’s enter- tntnnvont proved no less a success than that whloh had preceded It. Quite a nice sun; of money waa realized. Tho Woiid'i Fair award to Dr. Price's Baking Powder speaks for It self. It proclaims the superiority of this popular brand over every other. SANTA CliAUS HEADQUARTERS. Merry old Kris Krlnglo Found tho night riaco This Year. When old Santu Clous came to Ma con loot year he had to skirmish around all over town gathering up toy* and pretty things for tho tittle folks, but the old 'gvnleman found Jest tho sort of place tie wanted this yotir in Mo- Kvoy, Sanders Co.'s store. He Ktya he won't have to look tho whole town over for wlxit he wants now, for he can find It a» under one roof at 572 CTierry street. This saves him (out of worry aud trouble, utul he is naturally Well pleased. What lias be found there? Well, n thousand different kinds of pretty books, from the tittle animal picture bocks to tho big gilt-edged ones; more attractive pictures thsm you ever saw under one root in Macon before: beau tiful imported china goods; hundreds and hundreds of dolls, doll wagons; a store crowded with every kind of toy, from the Jumping-Jack to the steam boat, the lovrtlcst of Xmas cards, hud everything else lovely aud of lato pat tern. lid TEACHERS ELECTED. Interesting Meeting of the Board of Education Last Night. 1 TIYO TEACHERS RESIGNED. Superintendent Abbott Snbrall* file He- port of tbe CIt J nnd County School* —Tbe State Appropriation Will Ueneflt 8fbb*e School*. The regular monthly meeting of the Hoard of Education was held Lust night at the office of the board on Second street with twelve members preaent. The reading of the superintendent’s re port, which was made the first order of business, was listened to -with great In terest. The report showed a satisfactory condition of all the schools In the city and county. It also brought prominently to the attention of the board fae new act recently passed by the legislature in regard to the school fund of the state public schools and stated that the act created a definite sum for each, which would be divided into equal payments, to be made quarterly. This fund will give the schoois of*131bb county a larger ap propriation than they have ever had be fore and 'will amount to about 2 per cent, of the fund, which will be in the neigh borhood of $1,200,000. Tne new act further makes the school year find the calendar year coincident. TJje committee on teachers reported the resignations of Miss Geraldine Me An drew, teacher at Nisbet Sdhool, and Miss Mamie Guttenberger, teacher at South Macon School. These resignations were received with many expressions of re gret, os both young ladies are among tbe most capable and efficient teachers in the scho6!s. After the resignations had been accepted the next thing In order vao an election to fill the vacancies, whloh resulted in the election of Miss Mamie 8. Nisbet to succeed Miss McAo- drew as teacher at tlhe Nisbet School and Miss Katie Brantley to succeed Miss Guttertbergeras teacher at the South Ma con Sohool. Each of the young ladles elected were supernumeraries In the re- opectlvo schools to whlc htey were elect ed teachers, and ns their promotion created vacancies anobher election was held to fill these vacancies. This elec tion resulted in the selection of Mins Mary Llghtfoot ns supernumerary at the Nisbet School and Miss Mattie Wimblsh os supernumerary at the South Macon School. There were twenty-six applicants for teachers’ places. Several visiting committees of the board made reports of visits \o the coun try schoois during tho week. After the transaction of routine business the board adjourned. If Dr. Price’s wore noit the best bak ing powder extant it would uot be able to retain the laurels it has gained. TWDOE ARRESTED. CAIAAiD MEETING. City Council Discussed the Removal of More Dirt. A called meeting of city council was hekl at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon to discuss the removal of dirt on Walnut and Ocmulgee streets by contract. The city lias advertised for bids on the work, but as there arc to be changes In the contract. It was necessary for coun cil to take some action In the matter. The question was one of interest only to council and the contractors and does not concern the public. During the meeting Alderman Van arose and withdrew the remarks he nwde concerning Mayor Horne on last TueMay night. The withdrawal waa made In an open, straightforward way, Mr. Van fay ing that he did not Intend to convey the Idea that Mr. Horne would misrepresent anything, but that he was sometimes mis- taken. Tho meeting Hsted Just one hour and was harmonious throughout Hoserveil seats for Brownies 75c. Academy of Music, Fri day and Saturday, 14 and 15. ■Hancock's Hlglh Sheriff Seems to Like Macon's Brest!le. J .T. Pinkston, wI!k> claims to be tho high sheriff of Hancxtk now kin- Itulslies on the coM 'hard floor, of Ma con's bartfic, .wrapt til a blanket dhret has enveloped the form Of many an unclean unfortunate of less promi nence. Pinkston was first arrested early yesterday morning by Officer Charlie Moseley, who Is doing the 'honors on (he Brown house 'beat. The charges preferred .against him were drunk and public Indecency, but upon deposit of 510 he waa allowed ito go (free and sober up so as to *be ipresentable at court. Pinkston, however, abused tHo kindness extended h'Jhi and flailed to show up' at court, and his 510 was for feited. Baiter he was brought into court and fined 510. the recordor as- scaling him 55 on each charge. He paid the fine and ‘was set ait liberty Yesterday afternoon 'he loaded up ngaln nnd furnished amusement to a large number of people about the Brown house and Union depot by romping up and down Che street with two doss tbuit he had persuaded to Join In a frolic iwillh him. The sight was ridiculous. Pinkston weighs not a poured less than 225, and his festive FpoWlveness In gnmoling about the streets with tlhe dogs made trim appear like an 'elephant out for a Ifrollc. Up and dawn the street the high sheriff of Hancock and the dogs chased enah other, and all (here seemed to enjoy the fun Immensely, until Officer Mose ley Informed Mr. Sheriff that he was mlt remcmg the broad hills of Hancock but in tho heart of a city with com missions, sanitary eoers, «. now council nnd *a whole lot of other things not found In Hancock, and (halt he must restrain his buoyortcy untdl he got back home. The high sheriff of Hancock wus feeling good and In a humor to promise anything. He thanked tho officer for ihls wrarning and told him he wou’d keep quiet, hut Macon booze Is certain to assert ttc'ir regardless of (he promises nnd efforts of the man on the outside of It. ntM (he officer had not gone far before the romp with the (logs was renamed. Throughout the romp, however, the high sheriff of Hancock wus accumulating another big thirst, nnd he decided to take Just one more before Ms train left that would carry him back to Ms home. This one was the straw that broke the camel's back and soon (he high sheriff was (Imp ond timber. Again he was taken in tow and placet In the hostile. (Pinkston told the officers that he cvme to Alteon to get re prisoner to take back to Hancock, but it ts not very likely that he will take him. DOBBS. DOBBS. Toys, «twnes. book*—finest selection of Xmas good* In tbe city. We nre hcidquarters for Xmas goods of all kinds. McEvoy, Sanders Co, 572 Cher ry street. Here is a story in four words. li can’t be beaten for brevity or truth. We are ready to submit to the demand of the people. Our prices stand as ready proof—they stand conformed to the demand of the stringent times. We have cut them down lower than ever. We are actually showing real good Suits—Suits stylish up to date—from $8.00 up. The excellent quality of our stock, our steady march with the time of fashion, our business method of fair anti square dealing, need no introduction. A quarter of a century here in Macon has long since placed our business reputation first and foremost in the lead. Your Dali Is Respectfully Invited* Chas. ¥acIitel T 515 Cherry Street, Macon, Ga. A RIPE ODD AGE. Awarded Highest Honors—World's Fair. DR w CREAM BAKING MWMB MOST PERFECT MAD& A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powdac. Prec trvvn Ammonia, Alum or any other adiiNuut 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. Old Aunt Toma (McRae Attained the Unusual Age of 120 Years, iAurrb Toma, McRae, an old 1 colored woman of this cityvweKi known by many ipeople, dDed on last Tuesday at the ripe old age of 120 years. Aunt Toma, besides being to all knowledge tfche oldest person living in Bibb county, was In all probability the oldest resident in Georgia, and cer tainly one who hod attained an age unusual in theee days af fast living. Very little could no learned about this more than centenarian old woman beyond the 'fact that during slavery she was owned by the late Gen. Tar ver, a man whose name stands out prominently in 'the history of Geor gia. Gen. Thnrver later sold Toma to a Mr. McRae, nnd being his slave at the abolition of slavery carried with her 4nto freedom ithe name of her 'master. For more than twenty-five years past she has lived about among her rela tives throughout this section, spend ing a large part of her time in Ma con. She became (blind about ten years ago, but up to a short itime preceding her death was a surprisingly spright ly o’Jd -woman -and never gave up her habit of dividing her time between the different branches of her family. Her 'home for 4)he pant few years, however, has been ait the comer of Boundary and First streets. The funeral will take place today. It is not. known whether she will be buried in Macon or not, but wherever it may ibe there will no doubt be a very large attendance of sorrowing people, both white and colored, she* being universally esteemed by both races. (ARTIFICIAL PEARLS. Made Ot Aby Desired Color With (Nature’s Assistance. Mr. Georgo F. Kunz, tho well known gem expert, is tho author of a mono graph on tho subject of pearls. Ho de scribes the cultivation of tho pearl oys ter, which is being carried on with suc cess in tho bay of Ago, on tho Paciflo coast cf control Japan. This small 6heet of water, tbroo milos long nnd two miles brood, is always calm and is admirably adapted for tho culture of tho mollusk. Pearl oysters were originally natlvo there nnd were found in great quantities. Fish-, ing for them has boon carried on for throe or four centuries. Owing to overfishing tho yield between 1880 and 1885 was great ly diminished. Fearing that tho oysters would bocomo extinct, experiments were mado with a view of propagating them artificially. This plan was suggested by tho late Ad miral Yanngi, president of the ' Japan Fisheries society. During tho breeding reason tho taking of tho shellfish was for bidden, and spat was collected on tllos, stones, logs and ropes, tho methods adopt ed being tho samo as havo boon tried suc cessfully with tho edible oysters of Ameri ca and Europe. In this way the yield of pearls has been restored, and tho Japaneso government contemplates an extension of tho industry in other waters. Before this motbods had been found for the production of real pearls by nature's aid. A Frenchman named fiouohon- Drandoly has been making interesting ex periments in this direction recently. Ho bored holes in the shells of pearl oysters with a gimlet, introduced through tho per forations little balls of glass apd stopped tho openings with corks. At the end of four woeks tho balls wore found to be cov ered with a thin layer of pearl. In six months the layer was sufficiently thick to bo permanent. The size of the gem thus manufactured is in proportion to tho time that has elapsed. Of course it has a limit, inasmuch as the mollusk will not deposit nacro indefinitely, tho only purpose of tho nncro being to protect tbo oyster from irri tation by tho intruding object. Foarls can be mado of various colors by a very simple process. Each mollusk de posits its own sort of nacr?. The nacre of the pearl bearing, fresh water mussel called the unio is pink. Pearl oysters produce black pearls, gray pearls or pearls of pure whit<} according to tho part of tbe animal where the nuoleus makes its lodg ment At tho Smithsonian institution in Washington is exhibited an artificial pearl as big as a pigeon's egg and of an exqui- si to pink color. It Is formed about a pci let of beeswax, which was placed for tho pur pose in tho shell of a living unio. Recent experiments mado by the fish commission sliuw that marine mollusks can be kept admirably in aquariums. Thus there seems to bo no reason why every ono Bhould not maintain his own pearl fishery on a small 6cale, collecting tho crop at suitable Intervals. Tho Chinese have been most successful in producing artificial pearls. The busi ness constitutes an important industry. It is confined to two villages In the north ern part of tho province of Chih-Kiang. In tho months of May and Jane large quantities of mussels are brought In bas kets from a lake 80 miles distent, and tho biggest of them are selected for the operation that is to be performed. Into the shell of each mollusk are introduced small objects which it is intended the bi valve shall coat with the pearly substance it secretes. Sometimes little balls of earth are used. Such pellets are made of mud from the bottom of water courses, dried and powdered with tho juice of tbe seeds of tho camphor tree. To place these nuclei inside of the mus sels is a process of no little difficulty. The shell is opened with a small instrument of mother of pearl, the mantle of the animal it gvutly lilted, and tho pellets are Uid beneath tho mantlo. The shell is fchon per mitted to close. Finally tho mollusks are deposited in canals or pools. They are placed five to 6ix inches apart at depths of from two to flvo foot in lots of 5,000 to 50,000. In November they ore lifted and opened. The animals are removed from tho shells and the pellets detached with a sharp lcnifo. By this timo they are fasten ed tightly to tho Inner surface of tho shells and have become covered with a coating of nacre. Next a little hole is cut in each pearl nt the point where it lias been at tached to the shell of tho mussel. Through this opening the earth which composed tho nucleus is removed. Tho hollow pe«rl is then filled with melted yellow rosin, and tho orifice is artfully covered with a plcco of mother of pearl. Tho pearls thus formed are flat on tho bottom and in shapo aro somowbat more than hemispheres. They havo much of the luster and beauty of tho real gems and aro 6old so cheaply as to bo procurablo by all who caro to possess them. They are employed to a considerable extent by jow- olers, who set them in -tiaras and various ornaments for women. Parisian jewolors are very clover in tho art of “peeling” pearls. They will tako a pearl that is not pretty at all and removo its outer coat, revealing a beautiful gem within. A pearl is composed of alternate layers of nacro and animal tissue, and tho process of peeling Is very difficult. Tho tools employed arc a sharp knife, various sorts of flies, pearl powder and a picco of leathor. Tho poarly coats aro extremely hard and mnst bo cut off picco by piece, tho operator relying more on tho senso of touch convoyed by tho blado of tho knifa than on tho senso of 6ight. Pearls found imbedded in tho mother of pearl of tho oyster shell nrp made mar ketable by skillful treatment with acids.' Exports know how to make pearls of nnj color black in a bath of nitrato of silver, nnd by othor chemical moans they cait turn them to roso color, lilao or gray. Pearls of theso unusual tints bring fancy prices. A few years ago a pcarlshop purchased an old gold brooch in a small German town for $20. In tho contcr of it was what looked like a spherical picco of hema tite, which is an ore of iron. On oxaroina« tion It proved to bo a superb black pearl wolghlng 77 grains. Tho outer coat had bocomo faded by sunlight, but when it was removed one of tho most beautiful gems of this kind known in modern times was exposed to view. It was a lustrous black nnd was said to bo worth $10,000. Perfectly round pearls over 25 grains in weight are scarce and fetch hugo prices, being sought after to form tho ccntors of necklaces. Booming a Cigar. “Do you know how to*boom a cigar?” asked tho advertising man. Tho othor man confessed his ignorance. “Well, I’vo taken hold of a now olgnr with Instructions to mnko it a'go,'no matter what it costs. Hero aro a few of tho schemes: Of courso I use tho newspa pers first and last, but I’vo pot some other ideas. I’vo ordered 6ome wooden cigars 0 foot long, which aro to bo carried through tho streets. It takes two mon to oarry one cigar. Then I’vo 6ont out about 25,000 postal cards to men who smoko good ol- gars, and on each card it says, 'Present me at tho nearest cigar store and get a — cigar for 8 cunts!’ See? That postal card is good for 2 conts when applied on tho purchaso of one of our cigars. There won't bo many of them presented, but it will be a good 'ad. y ' and every man who gets ono will be attracted by the novelty of the scheme. Then I’m going to put music boxes In tho olgar stores and have tho music oomooutof little organ pipes mado in tho shape of our cigar and labeled. Every dealer in the olty gets a blue print cartoon each morning to hang in his win dow. Mention of thd cigar Is tho biggest part of the cartoon. I’ll 6ond private boxes of the cigars to olnb stewards and well known dealers. When I’vo done all that, I'll try something clso.’’—Chicago Record. The flesh of the boa constrictor la eaten Vy tho aborigines of Brazil* HEW GOODS Arriving Daily. Sea The. 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