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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 5. 1880.-TWELVE PAGES.
10 REMARKABLE DUELS.
! 8TORY OF THE BLOOD STAINED
DEERLEAF.
Duel* Fought on the Same Spot Xeai
Tew Orleans—Honor and Shot-Guns
Do Ilio Work of Death—How
the Code Was Itesorted to.
New York Star,
i fatal duels 'ought within a few months of
•tluir on the same spot—the life-blood of two
itaining a little shrub, which, too. was sapped
db—are the bases of a story as true m it is hid-
/ romantic. Every one who was in New Or-
iu the summer of 1873. aud is *tiUllviug,mu*t
iiber the Khett-Cooley duel. Judge Cooley re-
1 his position as a Judge in one of the civil
i of the Parish of Orleans to challenge and
It. B. Illicit, then editor of the New Orleans
une. Colonel lthctt had published an ex
ly abusive article, impugning the judge’s mo-
nd viciously assailing his character. The
as arranged, and Bay Ht Louis, lfiss., on the
■de of Pearl river, fifty-two miles from New
b. was selected as the ground. It is unneces-
mention the names of all those who wit-
tbcaad affair; one, in addition to the princi-
pgj-ill be sufficient to explain the remarkable
of which this icnlniacence treats.
Hudgr was at that time the most promi-
offlraler iu guns and sportman’s materials in
• Orricent City. He was known by all aports-
ii aud liked* The weapons selected were bonble-
rrelled shot-guns loaded with bail. The manner
loading the gun ia an important factor when ac-
racy Is dealred. aa every sportsman knowa. Mr.
ulgc did this service for Colonel Rhett, at the
VK auUcitatlon of the aeoonda. He had tier-
:«Md similar favors before, but up to that time
of his man had not been as true, nor the
eut in aa deadly, aa those which characterized
9b verned Colonel Ithett It was to be a duel
and Mr. kludge did his beat
parties of men li lt New Orleans on an early
the bay, and arrived at about 10 o’clock.
. * were taken to Nicholson avenue, a broad
lining from the edge of the Mississippi sound
■ailrosd, a mile distant Just half wsy from
rosd track forty yards were stepped off ami
iltions drawn. Col. Khett’s two seconds stood
udtre as he earefnlly measured the powder.
1 the bail and wrapped it in a small piece of
mtil the leaden missile had grown with it*
ig to a size to tightly fit the bore. It was
home, a few moments after tho same opera-
* been performed among the little cluster
men who stood across the lane. The
parted witii the surgeons with whom
been speaklng.and were led to thetrp’aces.
men stood erect, their facet showing de
lation, a deadly batred, but no fear.
Col. Rhett were orange trees just begin-
jttd, and In front of Judge Cooley was a
nr of oleanders, whoso blushes contrasted
j with the spotless white cape jasmines that
.ted with the ocaciaa dotting the rear of a
•closed garden.
sound lav in limitless space on the east.
Ing like polished brass in the dancing rays of
Tho barrels of the shot-guns, too, were
but tho glinta were tho smilca of a Meph-
■mocking birds ■
i yon ready?”
►men nodded assent. *
One, two.
reports were almost simultaneous, and the
e Cooley bad washed out tho stains on his
n his blood. Col. Bhettt had sustained bis
ng his adversary.
tfc' lr music blended iu tho ethereal with the
Bike of the flowers. A man liad been killed,
that was all—it had been done inagentleinanly
’■ i One glance of the surgon satisfied him,
look at the face of their trleud told the
to the seconds. Canon Mndge had loadod
1. ii.o bullet had gouo to* the heart of the game
sportsman was satisfied.
lit wo seta of seconds were satisfied; all said
r ^Tere satisfied—hut one,
lie shrub was growing where Jmtoo Cooley
bd as the red stream flowed from his breast
fops dripped on two of its leaves. It was a sprig
^ grass, a suco ii leu t little green vegetation,
I aa tho sensitive plant. The two thin leaves
■cad waa removed and tho living returned to
Vnewspapan at tho time published detailed ac-
hearts beat had kept the little shrub erect and
firm
Two yean mon and the tree of blood had disap
peared. Inquiry developed the fact that an old
negress, a voodoo woman, hod stolen it. snd was
using it piecemeal In her fetish work. How mi my
innocent heads slept over that murdered blood no
one will ever know; old Coles tine is dead.
LIMITATION OF WEALTH.
- John Swiuton’s Paper.
Limitation of personal wealth In degree ia as
r***“on»ble as limitation in kind. Where posses
sion in kind is dangerous, the law putn limits.
Why should it not put limits where possession in
degree l* dangerous? I caunot keep dynamite in
my house, I cannot sell gunpowder. I cannot keep
pigs in my yard. I caynot own cholera or small-pox
rags, I cannot own a rickety house. In all these
cases the law will punish me, and take a way my
property. And jnstly, because I am an injury to
the community in holding it. Now, it my holding
an estate that la dangerous, from its vaatuess, is
forbidden by law, where is the injustice? All that
must be proved is its dsurer. Law should be
made cautiously, and no mere jealousy should
And place in them,
But if it can be proved that colossal fortunes are
perilous to the well-being of society, laws limiting
fortunes would be peneotly Just. That such fori
tunes are perilous to society and the State ia proved
a prinit from the fact that they give a controlling
oolitlcal power to men not chosen by tho people
to exercise that power. It is a power to buy up
Legislatures, to purchase immunities for outrages,
to dely public opinion and to make justice impos
sible. And it is proved a posteriori, from innumer
able examples in the history of legislation in oar
own country, whore gigantic monopolies have been
fostered, to the oppression of the poor, and a sys
tem of "corners” has been maintained by unrighte
ous laws ana the failure to pass righteous ones.
It ia a common enr with these rich men aud cor
porations that the laws of trade, etc., will take care
of them* elves. This they err when legislation for
the poor is talked of, when it is suggested that we
should have wages secured and corporations
supuortod by Yaw. But all tho time they
are not leaving the lawa of trade, etc., to take care
of themselves, but they are filling every State Legis
lature with their lobbyists, and u-ning aud wining
the legislators, and procuring legislation to favor
their own greedy and extortionate plans.
The Una is full of this gross iujustice. and the
enormous accumulation of capital in a fear hands is
the cause of It.
It is high time that wise and impartial men should,
by careful study and counsel, devise a righteous
plan to curb excessive wealth for the sake of the
country’s peace and prosperity. The reform should
be no Impulsive measure. 8uch a remedy would
be as bad as tlie disease. Tho principles of jnstiro
should govern throughout. Tho amount of wealth
to be allowed one man, the method of avoiding
trickery by which several would hold property for
one, the right mode of preventing accumulation,
and the exclusion of opportunities for mere spite
and annoyance—all these would be snbjecta de
manding sober, honest, faithful discussion; but
they should not be ignored and neglected because of
the difficulties in them.
"You'll a**,’' said Lcoliue, with a smile and a
A PEDESTRIAN WONDER.
Marvellous Feats of Krnst Mensen, tho .Nor
wegian Runner.
Tho itcdcstrian feats of the present day sro cast
into the shade by the recorded exploits of Ernst
Menton, a Norwegian sailor in the English navy,
early in the present century. Monsen nrst attracted
attention by running from London to Portsmouth
in nine hours, aud soon after lie ran from London
to Liverpool in :ij hours. Having distinguished
himself at the battloof Wavarino in 1827, he left
tlie navy and beeanin u professional runner.
After winning a number of matches, he un
dertook the feat of running from Paris to
Moscow Starting from the Flare Vendonio at4
o’clock in tho afternoon of June 11. 1H31, he entered
the Kremlin at 10 o'clock a. m. on June 2.1, having
accomplished the distance of 1.7C0 miles In i:i days
and 1H hours. Tho employment of Meuscn as a
courier-extraordinary became a popular amusement
in European court*. He ran from country to coun
try. hearing message* of congratulation, condolence
or dispatches, and always beat mounted couriers
when matched against them. He never walke l.but
invariably ran. bia refreshment* being biscuit and
raspberry syrup. Jin took two vhort rests only in
the twenty-four hours. These rests ho took stand
ing. and leaning against som e support, at such
handkerchief and
figg
was charged with the conveying* of'dispatches
from Calcutta to Constantinople, through central
Ada. The distance is fi,615 miles, which tho mes
senger accomplished In fifty-nine days, or in one-
h tlf the time taken by the swiftest caravan. At
last he was employed to discover the source of the
Nile. Betting out from Hllcsla on May 11. IM. he
■■WSiPiPWWI 1 ran to Jernsaem, snd thsuce to Cairo and up the
,■ of the affair, as re jirc sedatives of all the Western bank or tho rever int* tipper rtoyr*. Jbe
' KMwrW* present aud vou cMkT fof pe*f«*; U y' just out-ude the village of SyaqgTke was seen t _
r |n which a question of honor had been atop and rent, leaning against a palm tree, his face
a question of honor had been atop and reek leaning against
under the code. There bad been no Inter covered with a band kerchief. lie rested so long
' that some person tried to wake him, but they fried
in vain, for ho was dead. He was buried at the foot
of tlie tree, and it was years before his friends in
by law officers, and no subsequent judicial
.ace was taken of the case. Col. Rhett ro-
to bis old home in South Carolina and edited
ipaper.
igh the people who lived near the scene of
>1 coaid seo s|M>ts of blood on the grass
’adge Cooley fell, little attention was paid to
die grass weald wither and die in the w!n-
•rep sprout in tho spring. And
left undisturbed.
lotvery long after that a Mr. Bienvion
il Judge Phillips, a practicing lawyer, aud
satisfaction of receiving a favorable r
his cartel.
shot guns, loaded with ball, were 1
and the identical spot where the Illicit-
duel was fought was chosen. Once more
kludge was called upon to display his
iu preparing the powder and ball,
i were secured by tlie Phillips party,
change hail been made In the scene about
ni lane, and to the ordinary observer there
•tiling to show that a nu»n had killed <
• ■here tlie Bicnven party were standing,
e ■ iu was not the same, it is true, and the
era were not blooming. Neither waa tba day
. Clouds shrouded the sun, and the trees
like gaunt sentinels watching some hallowed
The wind was laden with tho spray from
Ite caps in tho wavy sound, and left a chill
—he cheeks it kissed, as it wont moanb-g
h tba pine forest bsyond. It was a mourn-
l(I Vne, and tha men who bad gathered there
impressed with the uncanny nature of the
nd aurreandingi.. Winter had brought death
e’s beauties, and man was preparing to
•th to his follow,
ground, though, bore no marks of a struggle
ntly sll signs of the previous affair had Wei
.tod. But to one who knew, and who cared
. there was a mute witness to the deadly
the memory of which still lived with thoso
ft blood-stained leaves were dinging to a stem
grass; tbs atom, too, was slightly tinged with
ton ths other aide were two more leaves, as
find juicy as they were io ths spring. The
(*t had intervened had not chilled nor with-
. The ephemeral life of the tender sum-
s had been preserved and prolonged by
ing heart’s blood of a strong man.
. ivcu took his position next to the
lined shrub and awaited the word.
Jm given, and the men fired.
■kly the second* aud surgeons rushe_ ...
it there wte no need of assistance. Neither
•n touched.
>k of disappointment came over the faces of
three, but two or three others were glad that
'lets had sped wide of their m*rk.
econds conferred and were inclined to
{tout an amicable settlement.
’ vehemently exclaimed Mr. Bienveu, "1
‘ •••mo here for fun, nor for an apology. 1
e to fight—to kill him if 1 could, and I in-
tin anothr* shot.”
e Phillip* declared ho was not anxious, nor
s what was dons; hs was in ths hands of
it* 1 table Creole was gesticulating and declar-
Bi« seconds that conferences ware useless;
d agreed to set for him, sod hs desired that
1 should be to a finish.
I more ths aceominodating Mr. Mudge n
Is powder end weighed bis bullet. Thl>* time
fas to be no mistake. Life wee ia the balance
i should flow.
■ran stood with the stocks of their guns
‘be morales at an angle of forty-five de-
e hammer at full cock. Before "one”
tiled the quick Creole bad pulled the
the sound of •two" wae lost in the re-
nd#e Phillips’ weapon.
rnvenue fell raised his hand and died.
i&Bno u*e—he is shot through the heart.” sor-
"■r said ths surgeon, and they bore him
I the dueltshi left ths ground the two green
if the deer grass were no longer so. The
“** had fallen to the left of the sprig, and the
“* dlp .ed into his blood ami taken ite
s after, the writer visited the spot when
J another duet which was fought in the
[ and which ended by one of the combat-
Mving aColkhmard threat through the
he sreeon wee winter, end everything
*•“ »®d deed but the orange trees, with their
1 It, and the magnolias. Ths surround-
ed gloomier then they ever did, end it
i if the Granger wae treading on no holy
If finable something impelled him to search
■Trig of deer grass. There it was. keeping
Iver the ghosts of Cooley end Bienvenu.
I was then e deep red, end Ha appearance
r. m.tedwire. It was petrified. £?<£££
* * l'*"d; its lea res were as fast to the stem as
| w»*nrtty. The winds from the gulf bed
ke sound Into storms, end hnvoc bed been
Ith the giant oaks aad pines in the back-
Whut the stream which had mads human
times ho covered his face with
slept. In 1836, while
Kaat India Company,
Europe knew what fate hed befallen him.
THE DIVER AT CHATTANOOGA.
He NpriuIs Nearly the Ktitlre Daw Under
tlie Itiver.
Chattanooga Times.
Mr. Quinn, the expert driver, who is engaged in
making investigations in the river to repair the
damage to the suction pipe of the Lookout Water
Company, waa the center of the attraction In that
portion of the city yesterday. Quite a number of
f eraous came to the wharf during the day to see
Ini In his suit, and they, had several fine views.
He entered ths water at h a. m. with pick and ahovel
aud did not come up until noon. As be arose from
the water he wiped perspiration from hie brow,
with the remark, *‘That’s hot work;” the water,
however, is Icy cold, but the rubber suit is quite
warm. Ho found that the strainer of the suction
pine was crushed and packed with gravel, and
will have to work a day or two longer to repair it.
Employing a diver is rather expensive business.
He is paid all his traveling expenses, bia hotel .bill
and expenses in tbs city, also liberal wages for a
helper and receives besides $30 per dsy. Home
divers charge as high as $A0 per day.
Family Fun.
It was a little girl at Malden, who, having been
naughty, and having received a punishment from
her mother, said this prayer fervently when she
went to bed that night: "On, God, please make me
good, bnt Just good enough so 1 won’t have to be
Whipped.” *
"1788—"Canst thou cherish me, Martha?" "Yes,
if it b« tlie Lord’s will.” "And wilt thou wed with
m •. sweetheart?” "Yes, verily, as the Lord is my
shedherd.” H85—"Can you love me, Maud?”
"Well, I should shudder. * "And will you marry
me, dearest?” "What are you giving ner—Chicago
Ledger.
Husband (mildly)—"You must remember, my
deer, that the most patient person that ever lived
wasauian.” Wife (impatiently)—‘Ob, don’t talk
to me about tho patten** of Job. Think of Mrs.
Job? tho patience that poor woman must have had,
to put up with such a man!”—N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser
A little eight-year-old. who suffered by ths fire,
hearing that he -might get relief by applying to the
committee, was told to prepare his claim. Ur
wrote it out as follows; "A bicycle, $3; two gtnnir
pigs. $3; one prery dog. |1; half pound shot 6
cents; a rifel, |fl; car tickets in bank, « cents.”—
Nevre.
“My dear sir. It U current that you are a writable
Slavs to your wife. Now. a man should bavs sou
independence; he should fix the lino somewhere.
I knew it; I Axed it last night,” was the doleful
response. "You did. eh? Glad to hear IL” "Yes,
1 fixed it. It wae from the back stoop to the hen
house, and contains yesterday’s washing.”—Bing
hamton Republican.
m Yorea lady’s hint: Colored wasberlady to
white woman—"Look heab, what yer gwino ter gin
for er Cbris’mas present?” "I don’t know that I
shall give you anything." "Mighty sorry to hrsr
IL lady,’ and a« she went out shs muttered: "Now
I knows dat 1 aiut gwins ter bring dat bed qnilt
back. How does da V"—* — *— *- •
au’ Tlgtoos wheu da* c
—Arkansaw Traveler.
Another faith cure: "Bay. wife, where’s that
bottle ofcongh medicine that cured my cold a
couple of weeks ago?” Inquired a Hacramento hus
band the other evening. "I don’t know anything
of any cough medicine.” "Why, the bottle was
sitting behind this vase. I took a spoonful of it
and it cured me. I want some more.” ‘‘Behind
! Bless me. George, that was the furni
ture polish!”—Maverlcf.
An Undertaker Equal to the Occasion.
From the Buffklo Express.
A short time since a gentleman who lived in a
■mall town not far from Buffalo went the wsy of
all flesh and the burial ceremonies to be performed
over bis remains were committed to the charge of a
local undertaker. The funeral was qnlte an Un-
iHirtant one, for the gentleman was prominent in
bis own town and a number .of bis friends from
city were preeent. The services were held In
tha church, but just as tbs Urns arrived for taking
the remains to ths cemetery a seven thunder-norm
came np and it was considered beet not to start un
til the wont of the storm was over. Tbs wait was
rather an embarrassing one. hot ths undertaker
was equal to ths emergency. Bunding on ths
chancel steps hs shouted so as to be heard in ths
choir loft at the other end of tbe baUding: "The
organist will pkase give us a littlamusic to while
away the Urn*-.” Even the mourners smiled.
The Weekly Telegraph Free.
W. will send tbe Weekly Teleoh^th
one jeu to uijr on. who will get np * club
of fire new •aboetiben to it it one dollar
each. w-tf
THE BALL DRESS.
New York Dally News.
Leollne Harper was just 18—a bright, ambitious,
high-spirited glri. who earned her livelihood by
teaching In one of the gigantic grammar schools of
New York, and spent a good deal of her time in
dreaming of a brighter fnture.
••Fnw i don’t want to drudge all my life so," said
Loollne, "lampretty enough,” with a conscious,
laughing glance at the mirror, "and clevsy enough,
I hope, to take my own pari.”
"Yes. dear,” raid Annt Josephs, who admired her
niece exceedingly, "you are pretty enough. Aud I
believe you are smart enough. But still I dou’t un
derstand how you are going to do it."
_.ru • • •
nod.
And when Kittie Tonp efleld. who taught in tin •
primary department of tho same school, told Aun;
Joaey about Mr. Maurice, the new trustee, who was
so handsome, and wore such superb diamond studs,
and admired Leoliue’s method of imparting instruc
tion so enthusiastically, she began to comprahsud
what her niece meant
"Leo,” said she, when she had the rare chance of
being alone with her niece, "do you like this Mr.
Maurice?”
Ths very blood flushed in Leollns’s fate.
"Of course 1 like him. Aunt Josey,” said she.
"Do rou love him?”
"1—1 don’t know whether I might or noL” ssid
Leo, coloring still deeper; "that is, if I knew him
better. He it a society man, and I have so few op
portunities! If I was uuly in a fashionable circle,
like Oeorgie Fitzalan!” ,
Now. Mias Oeorgie Fitzalan was a pretty,*dashlng
young lady, the daughter of a rich importing mer
chant who had been In the same class aa Leollne
Han>cr at school, aud Leollne had always secretly
envied her the luxurious, butterfly sort of life that
seemed to have so few of rhe elements of shadow
about it.
"And,” added Leollne, "be is to be at Georgia’s
birthday party—and Georgia has asked me to come
—aud—I can t because 1 haven’t anything fit to
wear. Aud 1 do believe. Aunt, Annt Jo, if I could
only go—”
"Yes, yes, I understand, my dear,” said Annt
Josey, regretfully. "But I do not see that you can
go.”
"Nor I either,” said Leo. gulping down a little
suffocating lump that somehow would keep rising
iu her throaL "Bo 1 must be contented to give it
up.”
But half an hour afterward she came to her annt.
with deepened color aud .eager, shining oyes, the
newspaper in her hand.
"Look, Aunt Josey,” cried she.
"La. child.” said the old ladv, "you know I can’t
see a thing without my spectacle*.*
"Then I'll read it to you."
" * For sale, at a bargain, two silk evening dresses,
one a blue und the other canary color; worn ouly
once, by a lsdy Just returned from Europe. Price.
1 don't like the idcaof second-hand finery,”said
Aunt Josephs, shaking her head.
"But when you can’t afford anything else,” plead
ed Leollne.
"Then I’d stay at home.”
"Oh, Aunt Josey, 1 do so want to go!”
"And f*2A is a deal of money,” addod the old lady,
still shaking her head.
"Bullcould borrow $30 of Kitty Topplefield
up til my salary comes due. And 1ve got
f A of my own laid up toward a new water-proof
cloak.”
"My dear, remember the old fable of tbe daw
with borrowed plumes,” warned Josephs. "If this
man is really a man of seme, he will think as much
of you in your cashmere school-dress as if you wore
the quocu’s diamonds!”
But Leo. in her heart believing that AuntJoaey waa
hopelessly behind the uge, persisted.
"1 will go to the number snd address, said she.
I will look at the silks. Of conrae, you know, 1
needn't buy unless I like them.”
The house was a magnificent brown-stone estate
lishiui-uL whose splendor rather abashed our little
school teacher. "H. C.” proved to be Mademoiselle
liortense Chenier, the lady’s mafd, who occupied
au airy fourth story apartmenh to which the visitor
was conducted by a grumbling footman. LeolJne
felt altogether out of her elemenL and almost sorry
that she had come, But when she saw the superb
silks, scarcely worn, her heart leaped within her.
The blue one was trimmed with deep, pointed
white Hpaulsh blonde, and proved to b« tbe exact
color to match Leo’s bright beauty.
"Madame liestows these upon ns,” said Hortense,
grimacing and twisting herself about after th* faah-
lon of French f<mme de ckambret, "Madame is all
goodness, all bonte."
Bo l**o bought the dress and it waa sent home that
evening.
"Yes,” said Annt Josey, "it’s very pretty, but all
te asms 1 don’t like you to wear a second-hand
-rasa.” /
••A tpvMit m*uy ja«ll<*« <lc fi 1 * Ullut CalM
"A great many ladles do a very foolish thing,
then,'’ retorted the old loily.
But notwithstanding Aunt Jnsey’a disapproval
Leo felt Vt-ry proud aud happy when she went off
that eveulug. dressed iu the blue silk, which
required very little alteration to tit her supple
figure.
Miss Fitzalan’* parlors were full,. The music was
playing, the scent of the i-shm end heliotrope filled
the air, and Leo's heart beat high jrith autlclpatory
triumph as au* saw, sir. situ rue among tbe
crowd.
The next moment shs pereclvsf that bo was not
alone. A tali and beautiful young lady leaned on
his arm.
With a nameless )*ang of Jealousy Leollne Harper
would fain have shrunk away, but Mr. Maurice ad
vanced directly toward ber.
"Miss Harper,” said he, with a bland courtesy,
"allow me to preeeut to you my wife! Mrs. Mau
rice, Miss llan*er. Ob, I see you are surprised/’
with a smile to Leo. •Ho am L Hhe ouly arrived
from Europe four days ago.”
Ism tried to mutter a few congratulatory words,
but she could hardly make herself audib.e. Mrs.
Maurice put up her eyeglasses.
* "How very strange.” cried she. "Sly bine silk
dress that 1 had made at Worth’s; I should knew
the trimming anywhere. May I venture to ask.
Misa Harper, if you order your dresses from
Worth?”
I<en turned scarlet, fiut she clung bravely to the
Anchor of truth.
"Nos” said she, although evenr pulse in hsr body
tingled with mortification; "I am only a school
teacher, and can affrfd no snch extravagance as
that. I bought It aeamddiand of Mile Hortense
Chenier, No. — Rotherward street,”
"My maid!” cried Mrs. Maurice, "And ah* stole it
from m*—all the While pretending, the hypocritical
the parking case which contained
noyaoce or excitement of any kird, and from ev
erything that tends to irritate. As regards medi
cine, it would be dangerous to suggest anything for
f the nature of a serious
- . arise,
should be sought as soon as possible.
Whether, when tho distinctive whoop la no
more heard, danger of infection to other children
ia over., is a questiou that medical opinion vary on.
stage of convalescence by proper treatment
Tbe class of medklnoe called antl-epuamodica do
good in this last stags. Belladonna baa been
recommended in persistent whooping, but it is a
dangerous drug, and should only be prescribed by
i\ medical man.
A little dose of bromide of potassium, from three
to ten grains, according to the age of the patient
will often secure a more quiet night It should be
given—under medical advico—about an hour before
sleeping time, stuffily mixed in a little cold
water,
Tonics do great good at this time. If tbe child is
pale aud an«*mid looking, iron In some form is
good. From three to teu drops of tho tincture of
iron in baif a wine glassful of water three times a
day is an excellent tonic. But quintno also acts
as a charm and it may bo uiveu iu con
junction with the irou. Or the citrate of
iron and quinine may be used Instead. Dose:
from two to four grsius in water. Dose of quinine:
from a quarter to half a grain thrice a day In a lit
tle drop of aherry. A bit of biscuit to be eaten at
tho same time. God liver oil is very valuable In
of convalescence. Begin with a teaspoonful
for cod liver oil Is more of the nature of food than
But cod liver oil amalgamated with extract of
malt la better fas than any thing else; it la pleasant
to take, too, and so the child will nut object to (‘
A change of air. aa soon so the little patlez
able to bear it will do much good.
Slaughter, of the Innocents.
It waa lost on the vogags.
Mr. MaoHce hurst out laughing.
"That comes of your foreign French maids," said
h*.
While Leo felt her faco glow with horning
scarlet.
"I—I am very *6rry,” said she. "I hope ygn do
not consider It my fault”
"Oh. not at all,” said. Mrs. Maurice. "Perhaps I
shouldn’t have apokeu ofcit; but. you see, I wae so
token by surprise. Pray wear the dress. It is so
charmingly becoming to yon.”
Bnt Leo did not remain long. 8b* felt as If every
one in ths room most knww that she was wearing a
second hand dress—stolen faom its owner! And
tbs fact now for the first time ascertained, that
Mr. Maurice was a married man had seemed to
take all the sparkle and sfknrescence out or her
life.
Hhe went home early and cried herself to sleep.
The next morning she sent beck the dress to Mrs.
Mauri.« with a cote of apology.
And she has been a wiser girl ever since.
"If my fortune comae to me, well and good. 1
says she; "but 1 shall not go a step out of my way
toM»k it”
Fashion Points.
Finger rings were never more worn than at
present
Bracelets* and necklaces are both worn very nar-
Jannty black Astrakhan jackets are popular this
season.
New muffs are much larger than those m
•cav.
Jackets with loose fronts are becoming to slender
figures.
Dress bodices are long waisted with high standing
English collars.
Fur-trimmed costumes of Jersey cloth are among
the latest Importations.
High military collars are at leart over an inch In
with; often muoh wider.
Pretty chatelaine bags are made of pear) or ton-
colored kid daintily painted.
Handsome house dresses are brightened by jew
elled belts, girdles or clasps.
Banda of embroidered or gauxe ribbons are
worn high dress collars.
Fifty-button length kids gloves to wear with sleeve
less ball dresses, cost $6 So tbe pair.
Post ill ton bodices aud long, full overdresses are
the favorite styles for rough materials.
The new 'Shadow silk,, has designs of vines
casting shadows on a tinted twilled ground.
Pretty house slippers arc of tan-colored, un
dressed kid. They are beaded with steel or gUt
lie ads.
Lace pint of delicate enamel represent tiny satin
bows, with jeweled pins thrush through them.
Plush grows in popularity for dresses, wraps,
bonnets and hats, and is worn by old and young
alOto.
Oriental safety pins arc m*t with Jewels, are worn
in the laces, bonnet strings and ribbon bowa of
dressy toilets in Paris.
Gemmeh or double rings, and triple gypey rings,
each sing set with a different atoue, are sought
for by present makers of jewelry.
A fine spring bobby or rocking horse costs as.
much as a real pony, that is to say from $50 to $180.
Bnt then it cannot eat its head off.
Muffs to correspond with the military jackets are
made in the form of a cartridge pouch, and are or
namented with braid like that on the jackets.
No matter what the age, beauty or homellneis,
grace or uncouthness of a woman, tbe hair is, at
present, worn off of the neck and high on the head.
A qnalnt conceit #f a brooch is a spider’s web of
goldthread. In the crotch of a golden branch. The
spider’s body ja a * cat’s eye; the head is of gold,
with ruby eyes. A titiy diamond fly just flutters on
lho tntQ*t *+* -W»est nl tM* OalifaMU- m*i *
blankets are now made into downy and comfortable j I
robes and princess wrappers, the ro..e-colored 1
and pale-blue stripped borders being utilized as
trim rata gH for the belt, sleeves and Front of the
grow us.
Taste and costumes go together when wool dress
es are tie ripur for mourning, traveling and utility
wear, wool and silk or velvet combinations for af
ternoon promenades snd unceremonious calif,
and silk and velvet plush and lace costumes for
reception, dinner and evening wear.
An elegant dinner dress made by Worth in three
colors is of a superb alubor satin sublime, brocaded
scarlet carnations, with corsage and train of ruby
velvet In front, Jnst below the edge of the bodice,
is a wide d»|>ed fold of the brocade at the hem of
which is setadoep band of rnby velvet, this work
ed In a heavy raised design of carnation*, in spark
ling ruby beads with foliage formed of amber
and bronze heads. The corsage opens wide over
Louis XIV. waiscost of velvet likewise garnitured.
Tbe sleeves are half long aud trimmed to corres
pond.
Panel effects upon dressy costumes areas faahl
able as ever, and when some fabric different from
the dress proper is not iiitrodnced it is affective to
form the skirt panels of a series of tucks one jnst
above tho other, going tbe entire longth of the
skirt The tucks should not be more than two or
three Inches in width and there should be no space
Being Badly In ne«d of that commodity generally known as “caah” we have yielded
to the prcBsttre of tbe times, and for a short time will Bell everything in stock, from ft
bodkin to the most elegant ailki at coat.
AJST XTSnSTOVA-TIOIs"
IVe intend instituting » new order of thing*. It i« it fact conceded hjr nil that when
we advortUe to do » thing, thut very thing in done without any mollification whatever.
Therefore, when we any that gooda are to he aold at coat, rent aaanred that they will be;-
and bear in mind alao that thia offer ia for Ten Days only, in order to reduce stock before
our annual atock taking, and to replcnialt onr caah. Wo Deed the money, and the only-
way to get it ia to convert onr large and elegant .took into caah.
Listen While We Unfold a Tale.
Thia ia nndoubtedly the beat anil only chance that haa been or will be offered thin
aeaaon to bny choice good, at actual cost AU gooda will be acid without reservation.
Black and Colored Siika and Velvets, Dreta Gooda, Honae-Fumiahlng Gooda, Domea-
tica, Table Luma, Coraeia, Cloves, Handkerchief., Hosiery and underwear wiU all go
At Cost.
We wiah to give a practical demonitratlon to the pnblie of how cheap Gooda can be
bought, and will cause them to open their eyes when prices are given them. Thia is
strictly
A Cash Offer!
Our object aa above Mated ia to raise money, and to further this end we have adopted
thia method, and no gooda sold at coat will he charged. Remember that this is one of
thoao opportunities of a life time.
.X. W. KICK & CO.
Money for Farmers.
A farmer who knowa what fanners need, comes to the rescue. The great queation is
labor and fertilizers. TIII-1 MEItCEIt CUI.TIVATOK aettiea the labor ques
tion. It bara off and dirts np the cotton at one furrow to tie row, doing four times ps
much work aa tho old way, 'Try it, and it not aatiafied, your money will be refnnded.
Price, $10.00.
HTANIIAKD FKItTI LIZ I’. ItS at from 10 to 20 per cent, loaa than yon have
ever bought them. Tho Soluble Pacific ia especially 1 ocommended. ■ Acid Phosphates
and Kainit in any quantity. Besides the above A. 13. MM ALL keeps on hand at all
timej, one of tho beat selected stocks of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
in this market, snch as Bacon and Bulk meats. Flour, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco, Salt,
Potatoes, Mackerel, White Fish, Cheese, etc., for cash oron time. Alarge lot of Texas tin d
Oats; also a large lot of Georgia Cane Syrup. I mean business. Don’t fail to lend |yonr
erders, or coll in person on
A. B. SMALL,
doclBdem.twIm 141 and 143 Third street, Macon, Ga.
-4—SfHfiLF A MILLION GARDENS
SUSSUBO WITH
1'. .
WHOOPING COUGH.
The Symptoms— Uow to Trent the Disease—
Hound ilnrigiitent.
CasesU's Msgailfte.
Ths symptoms will be those of a common cold of
more or less severity. This Is the time to call in
the physician, if there be whooping cira|h about,
and more especially U the child has been exp
to infection.
Keep the patient In a quiet, el an, warin, well
ventilated room, and a lower scale of diet than
usual. Do not force food. There to far too much
of this food-forcing going on in nonerirs,under If
impression that the stn ngth mast be kept up; k
if there be no appetite, there will pe no potosr
digesting what to swallowed, ami matters are mads
worse, and oftentimes the door is thus opened tor
the most dangerous r MnpUcaUoD to walk la.
Bee that ths ehild is warmly clothed, and kept
warm at night, and th* cheat covered with a p«*re
of cotton wool, with oiled aiik over it If there be
a wheezing, a stlmulanttng liniment should be well
rubbed in and frequently, to both back and front of
the chest, and front of the neck. A monel of flan
nel should also be wont round the neck.
Ihe diet should be low and easily digested, and
sweating should be encouraged at night.
Borne easily-taken aperient will alao do good-
salts and rms*. castor oil, or syrup of senna; the
first Is beet.
Those who lit* far away from a medical man
should know and remember in all cases of bad
cough, when the chest to choked with phlea. and
that* is much dlfltenhy In breathing, a vomit of
mustard is warm water.
Bathing the feet In hot water will also do good at
this stage.
Get an ordinary cough mixture, bnt 1«* iwrtain to
tell the chemist it to for a child, aad must contain
no optam. Avoid qaack medirtnas and mixta res
In every shape and form, and do not give sleep
ing draughts; they are highly d&ngerotu stall
‘tmsn.
The second stage should be somewhat differently
treated. The cough mixture aiay be ooatiaaad an
ises it Mints the appetite; the dist mast be more
nourishing, bnt Hill easily digested. Tbe child
should be kept quiet, and perfectly free from aa
trimmings just brought out all kludsk(jnixturea—
tinsel, gold lace, plush, velvet embroidered gauzes,
aud muslius— being employed. White lac* is much
leu used than formerly. Heads of various sizes
are in great requisition to edge these pretty neck
bands, for they are neck bands chiefly and not
frill*. Tiny rosary beads are alec need; da* row or
two, as may be. outline# the edges and meets at the
throat in front
Borne of the newest bodices of tweed, cheviot
homespun and other heavy woolen goods are made
exactly like a Jersey, with no linings, tbe nsnsl
second waist of eUeeia being worn seperately. By
this means the cloth bodice is mads to fit smoother
aud more znogly. The under waist worn beneath
is heavily whaleboned down the entire length of
all the seams except those In the beck, and tha
underwa'st is also made to fit with the ctoeeneea of
a cuirass-bodice. A moderately light but very firm
quality of American surah is very ofteu used for
this waist instead of a cotton lining. A perfect fit is
thereby insured^
The tailor dramas of serge, which by many are
considered indispensable for utility use, have al
most without exception draped backs, which are
but described by compering them to a very large
half square, the centra point falling at tba back of
the skirt, while th* other two are caught up in
butterfly draping*, the extreme ends Bidden be-
neath their soft folds. The eff jet of this arrange
ment is easily imagined. It is extremely simple and
. not liable to gst oat of order, as more elaborate
draplags are apt In do. This style of arranging th*
skirt back to newer than the equa^eut waterfall
drapery, the point In the beck being considered more
graceful than th* one Jnst alluded to, which to
cut straight across both top aud bottom.
AN ODD V1EW OF VA NI > 1!UIJILT.
What Damns Would II.»v« Done with tl
Ducats or llu* Dead Plutocrat.
Hard It is indeed, to see how Mr. Tanderbilt was
the better for his money. Perhaps he had £40,uuo,-
uuo. thereabout*. What ran n man do with
forty millions? He can do nothing, unless he had
the imagination of a Dumas or the tastes of a Beck-
ford. Mr. Beckford collected a truly delightful
and marvelous library or books. Mr. Vanderbilt
did nothing of the sort. He bad no particular crav
ing for rare editions, and the masteiyiecea of Du
seall and Le Gascon. Dimas, again, would have
run through the money like a man. He would have
presented Italy to Italians and Rome to Victor
Emmanuel. Perhaps he would have annexed
Indie; very probably; at least hs would have made
tho attempt. He would have carried duchesses
captive, and hte dramas would bavs been magnifi
cently performed in Tiinbactoo. He would have
cuts canal through the Isthmus of Corinth; he
would have cmrved Mount Atboe into a statue of
Athoe, Comte de to Fere. He would have seen to
it that flying became a practical * art, and Frances
airy navies would have pounced from the central
bine on Birmingham and carried off the Liberal
Heven to chains sad slavery. Duma* would have
released convict* and imprisoned princes. He
would have flitted up in palatial styles as many
eavsa as Mhelly aver dreamed of. and would have
filled them with the most magnificent and mag
nanimous brigands, many of them cardinals m
disguise. Ob great and glorious Alexandre, exclaims
the dazzled fancy, why hadst not thou tha forty
millions, while tha rams Vanderbilt starved on a
plttencft of a few yearly thousand*?
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing 8/rep should always bo
used for children teething. It soothes the child.
* - fi pm., ansa wind colic,
r dlarrbu*. Ik. abotUa.
II'.!
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’America. A am
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In
nnual BsIcj
Our Bec4 fTareh msos, the largest In
New York, are fitted up with every ap->
pllanco for the prompt and careful
filling of orders.
Our Catalogue for ISB6, of 140 pagei. containing Colored ptoiM, descriptions anu iiii
of tho NEWEST. BEST and RAREST SEEDS and PLANTS, will bo mailed on i
G da. (in stamps) to cover postage.
PETER HENDERSON 8 CO. 35 WS&£ s >
If you are loterasti-t
aFsnsiog.q«ni«uiiitf,ur ThkBss.
lor our 1880 Catalogun, which
tolly describee our iW Drills,
S. L. ALLEN
127 and 120
Catharine Street,
rmuszLrsu,
Stoclfi Law Notice.
stock law for (Finney's) the 399th G. M. district of
this county, to now of file In this office, askingforan
election thereon, and. and unless some legal cause bo
shown to th* contrary at this office on Saturday,
th* 33d day of January, 1M*. at 11 o’clock, a in., an
order for same wfllhs granted.
Witness my band officially.
janftwM& T, BQ88, Ordinary.
Stock Law Notice.
atock law for (Towles) the *ffth G. M. district of
this county, to pow of file In this office asking for
an election thereon, and unless soos* legal cause be
shown to tba contrary at this office on Hatnrday,
the 33d day of January, 1888, at 11 o’clock, a. in., an
order for same will be granted.
WUpesa my han^ffle^^^^
It. T BOSS, Ordinary.
L. Bawyer, ordinary of said county, for leave to
sell ths lands lying in Monroe county, Oa., belong
ing to my ward Mary Lock is Holmes, said applica
tion wiU b* beard by said ordinary on tha first
Monday in February neat. This ftnb day of De-
naber, IHcfl,
Jaiiwit Z.T. HUQULEY, Onardlan.
GEORGIA, CaawruSD County.—To all whoa
n r concern. I have In due form applied to Geo.
■ awyer, ordinary of said county, for leave to sell
the lands lying In Monroe county, Ga., belonging to
my ward Jonathan T. Holmes. Bald application
will be beard by said ordinary on the first Monday
In February next. This SOtb day of December, 1888
BUSAN IL UUOULKY,
Janftwlt Guardian
Commissioners’ Sale.
GEORGIA. JONES COUNTY.—By virtue of an
order granted to the undersigned as commissioners
at tbe regular October term of Jones Bupsrior
Court, 1885, to sell certain lots or parcels of lend at
Haddock’s Htation, in said county, and whereas, in
pursuance of said order, said land was duly adver
tised for sale on ths first Tuesday in December.
18to, when D. D Bachelor bid off lot number 14 in
tbs plan of said Haddock Station property for the
sum of three hunt- red and tw*a<y five dollars; and
whereas, tba said D. D. Bachelor has failed to com*
ply with the terms of take, or to pay said purchase
money, for which be bid eff said lot now, by virtue
of tha order aforesaid, we will sell salt lot number
14. containing one-fourth of un sere, at Uaddock’r,
on the first Tuesday In February next, at the risk of
the said D. D. Bachelor, between tbe regular hours
of nk. for caah.
JAMEHM. MIDDLEBBOOK,
WILLIAM T. MORTON,
janiw4t JOHN T. 8PEIOHTH.
1,000 nusiiKLS
McCULLOCII SPRING OATS.
000 HV8UKLS
*
Bart Borina Oats
For Spring Sowing.
The MuCULLOCH OATS can be..own
from January lath to March 16th. They
will mature in 90 day.. They are free (rent
runt and aniut. Addn ss,
SOUTHERN SEED CO.,
Seed Growers,
Macon, Ga.
bend for prioe lint of garden and field arc d.
janlwod dAwtf
MONEY LOANED
Ob Improved Farms and JOity Property. Forb s*
R. F. LAWTON, Bankor,
Second Street, Macon, Ga.
THE E^YIR,
No. A Mulberry Htrcet,
I bare the laigeet stock of Notions, Toy.,
Novelties and Housekeepers' Goode in
Macon, and I am prepared to sell them at
prices which cannot be duplicated in tbe
Month. l>o not fail to see me before yon
bny.
It. /•’. SMITH, Proprietor.
decJlwtf
Cheapest^ l/C ^> t ^ Business Education
S. COMMERCIAL COLLEGE of "*"™ C ," 7 V V
moHiST MpyoR s^yartrs gmAr-n « • ••<»
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a»4 S«*rt,mfcbort Hand • I l'» IM- U • . I
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HOLMES’S SUIIE OUltE
Mouth Wiwli arxl DcntUVIee l
Sores Bleeding Gams. Ulcers. H* to .
Throat, Cleai.*** the fWI »n«l Partite* the Hr«-eih
■ted an2 »econ: inr-li'te-l ».v !••*<!.in’ ii«-!.ti*t* l'r*
;arad by Dm. J. P. A W. B.Holme- .tei.ttet*. Maaot,