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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1901
ill Amusing Incident* of
Their Service.
uml to awaken aome day to u real-
itlon that our own empire ha* fol
ded the real of the great empires of
e workl into the Umbo which has
•allowed up the previous (allure*.
u**e men ilu not allow tbemaclvea to
bun ted by the fultw; economic t hea
ts which point ue out *• the IneviU*
c manufacturer* for the rent of the
or!<S, owing to the temporary success
hh ved In cheapening pur product* by
«• formation of a few gigantic combi-
the Lons? hip* lighthouse, also off the
coast of Cornwall, having been com-
pinihr HoIaM for * manyr -wefka in
conwquence of fearful storm?. The
keepers had been reitucej to smoking
coffee, hops and tea leaves, though,
fortunately they had not wanted for
food.
The keepers of the famous Eddy-
rtone lighthouse not Infrequently And
themselves In a similar predicament.
In a gale the wave* that buffet them
selves against this wonderful monu
ment to the engtotorlnr skill of tjw
•'»untvv .i* • >f - j h 1 »us ma«id-
tndo that they rise to a height, of two
hundred feet, and sweep right ovet
the lantern. To those cooped up In
side the sound of 'these waves is like
that of a battery of guns In cloj*o
quarters. “At such times the house
fhakev like a tree with a man on the
top of it.“ was the graphic descrip
tion of one who spent many years
of his life there.
The new E.ldystone-Is the roomiest
and most comfortable of all our rock
lighthouses. A sectional view of It
shows the various compartments com- |
mencing nt the bottom with the water I
tank, then the entrance, the two cil
receptacles, the storeroom, the crane,
the living apartment, the low light,
the bedroom and the service joom. In
the order named. Formely mijy two
keepers were employed In the light-
bouse, but •{'grim in' t in
their numbed being increases. One of
the *t\ro men died. So fierce ran the
e»*a* that the renm'nlng keeper could
not g»*t the b.My df .hi* late comrade
to the shore. For a month the tem
pestuous weather continued, and for a
month the surviving keeper lived'alone
In that solitary ’pikes, with the body
as his only companion. He was afraid
to carl It Into the wave*, for h** might
!•■• 1 ■! n ii :«*r.
Keeper* of rock lighthouses do not
last long. The incessant pounding of
the waves again.*t the building, the
loneliness, the want of fresh air and
exercise reduce the men to a date nf
nervousness that !» sometimes p t*ful
mnti y can
without a
rustic life
opment of
*eently that
pnt recruits
punt) neves-
recent years
BA th*
quickly
btdio, sc^ufuli. ec* rt ma. aching bones?
Joints or back, rheumxosm. catarrh,
and alt blood and *klr. troubles. B. it.
U. heals every sore and makes the
blood pure and rich. B. B. B.. the
finest blood purifier made. Druggists,
SI. Trial treatment free by writing
Blood Balm Co...Atlanta, Ga.
PORTO RICO ASKS FREE TRADE.
Attitude of Governor Aden on the Subject Uncertain.
lily t* to be seen In this
UIGve you my word.*’ he
npanfon at dinner, *T did
e jntnut And he hat
►r the superintendent *‘f woe.
s at the lighthouse {1*7*
to be hauled up by . JJrJJJ
lass from above. A R gtrdle
5h to visit this place * thst dr
a similar way. He • Nor <kf
\ a nooae at the end «?r th*'
■ thrown down to bis § **»•• «>*
ing the rope firmly *
e la drawn upr to the t j, e j> a ,
f plinth around the stackle
& Thence he climbs keep ve
ir lad J r to the door I *urpri«
*em In
*. I thought th
i I u:>t Sit di
itlon to the co
it was harsh?
stand somewh
hattanooga
Nashville
At nmntlb. No. i with Pl.ni Bv«-
B imerr t'Xe,. 3 with -Ptar.! System. Xu. 71
r Albany, and Xo. 33 for Montgomery
and point* west, also Montlceijo ria :
N J with Plant System Xo. U p'o-1
Montaoraery and ^ trim R*lnbridge; N».
4 ffL* N ’* 71 fr,,rn Alh.ny
>! ciro M " f, ‘ t ™'•**** train fre.u
On |»1‘ \-L
It. *; tT- v K i
Thon*.a»vi..«. Ga.
the llght-
haken by an
ties of Electric Bit-
> walk." mhe writes,
iths I looked like a
men suffering from |
►. nervouanesa. sleep- i
Ijr, fainting and diz- 1
prlceli
NEW NATIONAL DANGER
Deterioration of the Race Likely to Result from Present
System of Centralizing Industries.
W ASHINGTON, July tO.-The wri
ter* who devote their time to
the dlicuaoion of economic the
ories are Just now puzzling themselves
greatly over the question of what shall
or can bo done to prevent the concen
tration of the population of this coun
try In the large cities.
It 1# claimed that if something be
not dono to effect this tendency, Mac
aulay's New Zealander, Instead of mor
alising over the ruins of London from
London ridge, will perforin a similar
ceroraony over the rulna of New York
from one of our noble spans over tlio
East river.
Some of three writer* have a -umed
Keepers of English
Lighthouses
BERE5F0RD MEANS TO FIGHT
Sir Charles, the Admiral, will Quit Service to Serve it.
Admiral Sir Charles Beresford wishes to reform the British navy. As an .vlmL
ral. hi* bands are tied, but he will resign hi* position and then. In parliament
and out or it. fight to compel tho government to moke tho navy what ho thinks
It ahould and could be.
cept the man who brings their stores, j
Eighteen months ago the heads of the j Sr vfr'wwwwwwN# wJ
two families quarreled, and ever since .
I they have ceased to speak.
At the shore lighthouse of Ushlnlsh I
the keeper’s family, has to travel forty ]
mile* to “kirk.” It is no reflection on
their piety to add that they are not
regular attendants. I
A lighthouse keeper receives a maxi
mum wage of 75 pounds a year, out of
which he has to supply hit' own ca
tions. These consist of such unappe
tising edlblea as tinned beef and hard
biscuits, usually washed down with
weak tea and condensed milk. X
Intoxicating liquors arc allowed.
TUB niNNRIt IIOl'Il.
From the London Chronicle.
The dinner hour! Misleading phrase! I
suppose It date* from the time when
barrister* (as the daughter of one of them
tell* u* In “ComhIU") dined at 4 o’clock
and then went back to chambers. In
that simple day the barrister’* cleric wa*
also the bamlly butler, and when be
had locked up the wine he went bick to
the temple and to George III. cap. xlv.
_ ■ Dinner hour. Indeed! It reminds me of
•eks, but this lib- ! Toole m “The Birthplace of Podgers” It
little to Improve 1 *h*H never see him again, laa*!).
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IfpS. S. PARMELEE, §
rnne In one ' 44 VEHICLES. HARNESS, ETC. 44
, . _ whole • £% fat
t:i, ni, nt | tng. There are preliminaries that mb- *7 W
Utter Isolation of th* silent oen- ! no * hurried. The mere garb of the av- ! #4 - * /u
..*!! 2*¥Lr?!2B*i?m8* ***** dinner out demand* at least an hour
L lne * °* I from his undivided mind. Nothing like; 0\
by the cam of the Blshop .lighthouse the distress of a young man who hi* bem
, ӣ i IS 5SSSi.nTffiS5!r-.f*7l?SSf
• to pa> periodical vis- . M l*ve just got an hour
the** lighthouse* con* I dinner!** Yea. It wa* once p
■e is no renteJy for the • mank nd. small and great, to dine in
the kceperr, except re- « hour. ^Now the affair take* -
tho subject a* If. like Puck, he
a girdle around the earth and ha«l
that circuit while adlusttnr hi* whit
Nor dees he withhold from a *ympji
‘Jumped Into a h%‘n-
nearest club. Give
Mean forgot, that at
call It the Him*
know?"
SEVEN YE All’s IX BED.
“Will wonders ever cease T* Inquire
the friends of Mrs. L. Pease of Iaiir-
woce. Kan. They know she had been
unable to leave her bed in seven years
on account of kidney and liver trouble.
and genera! debit-
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, jj
The People Appreciate It and are Daily Taking Advantage of It. Z
Our Special New York Cost Sale a
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v But a stock as large as ours cannot be exhausted in a few weeks.
A In silks, black goods, colored
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Is proving a boon to tbc public. It enables them to buy a class of gwds they’ve heretofore been unable to reach. It means
a readjustment of tilings. High class fabrics have been put down to a notch where tho medium class have formerly been and
the medium class have been put down to where the low priced have formerly been. Thousands of interested buyers were
continually in attendance upon our sales during the past week which was evidence sufficient that there was something good
to be had. Extraordinary Heavy Sales Were Recorded. ^
AVe therefore have thousands of good things yet to offer.
ired woolens, washable dress fabrics, white goods, linens, house furnishings, embroideries, laces,
kerchiefs, gloves, ladies' ready-made silk waists, separate skirts, shirtwaist^suits, petticoats, etc.
attention to out-of-town orders. Express paid on ail orders amounting to $5.00.
hosiery, underwear, handkerchiefs
Special and prompt
W. A. Doody Company.