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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 188G.—TWELVE PAGES.
with trembling hands. It was dated from
Paris:
‘‘Thanks, my dear on rents,” it read;
“you have given me Ufe again for the
second time. Your dispatch arrived as I
was about to die. I shall come and thank
you and we will celebrate your “golden wed
ding." Your affectionate son, Rooaas."
They hesitated no longer, and the next
day everything was sold for cash except
ono old donkey whose skin was nearly hair-
leas. The doukey was not sold because it
would not follow its new master.
[UIUM Md and . T, ‘* ! w,r old people l'ad told their ntich-
he 1“ ETSfi* S how they oors tha ‘ had sold their property be-
causethey were going to live with Le
each
rTooTf him See little dishes and
him to the cafe to enjoy himself. He,
was full of attention for his Theresa,
careful *> shut off the _drafta from. her,
HE (OLDEN WEDDING.
nuasi ltkd raon rnzsca mobimd.
(CtopyrigH 1885.
. in a little low house near
u was wrinkled and bent like an
and she, tanned, nnd with
’snow, held herself still ereot
about to celebrate their gold-
Thev had been married fifty
lU c ! ' a.. w. nn »j wl.i ami
her! ’ How well they under
hew all the manias of the old
icdher ir,the drudgery of the household,
every dty theo could be seen leaving
house, side by side, in quest of some
v spot where they could sit to warm
.‘old blood. They owned a vineyard;
s their treasure. At the time of the
,;, e t hey instiled themselves in their
vrtv nnd superintended tho gathering
,« "’rapes, fortunately, their vineyard
been preserved from tho inroads of the
loiern, and each year the old couple
ested their little benefit; they econo-
1 with delight, not for themeelves, the
old creatures, but they had a son—a
y beloved ion.
r him they had made all sacrifices, and
having tvice failed he had passed a
nil examination nnd had become a
elor of sciences, they had sent him to
hoping that the great city would
a rich and celebrated man of him.
un try people, particular .the old ones,
who are still afraid of railroads, think
?»ris can turn out nothing but great
honored and rich.
a little old couple had one great inter
ne passiou in life— their only son, who
ift then, long ago to go to the capital,
iy still say in Avignon,
ry month there came a letter with
,r less details, always ending with a
al for money—demand put as a post-
discreotJy. Still Kogers was a stock
mge nmn, and these demands for
,V astonished Theresa. For the last
of the month tho little old fellow and
ife had lengthened their daily walk,
ent to meet the letter carrier with a
Id step- ‘ „
postman knew them well, and, npon
[word of honor, ho doubled his pace
lever he had a letter from the ‘Parisian,’
igers was called; he knew, too, that
i always a glass of wine writing
at the house of tho old couple,
time Kogers had promised to come
for the celebration of the golden wed-
of his purreuts.
e years hud passed since he had come
ibrscs his relations, always promising,
always putting off his visit from spring
land from fall to spring. But this
it was a sacred promise. The “gold-
filling!"
rybody knew it; the cure, the in
ferable cousins, tho neighbors, the
Is. The whole of Avignnn was re-
1; they had even thought that the
papers would speak of it. They were
■ middle of tho summer, and notwith-
iug the heat of the day. tho good old
c had gone off on the high road, wait-
jiputiently for the news of Sogers’ ar-
bis room was ready, and at the other
if the cellar there were a great many
of excellent wine and all sorts of
rvrs stowed away for him. The old
wiped kis forehead and tho poor moth-
feraed oppressed; bat both went on
ntly to meet the happiness which they
item
er a while, at adistanoe, notwithstand-
iv r dim eyes, they ftcongnizod the
blouse of tho letter carrier; and on his
Dg Dearer they aaw him wave a letter
bis head, its envelop seemed to be
uons by the rays of the midday sun
ng upon it.
e postman drew nearer, and the old
seized the blessed letter, while The-
looked for her spectacles and seated
■If by the roadside near tho ditch,
e was younger, she could rend better
her husband.
i envelope was opened carefully; tho
an took it, turned it over and smelled
lmppy to hold this fragile paper which
from the “little one,” as they still
wont to call Kogers, whoso hair had
since a long time, however, the color
ppsr and salt.
burly beloved parents,” began Tho
rn a slow and moved voice; “this is
ft letter which you will receive from
ur I am going to die."
irusa stopped, her eyes veiled with
is sick,” said tho father, “Bend
owe you the truth, my good parents;
a lost man; I have speculated in the
t r.xchauge; I thought thnt I was sure
a; but in one hour everything changed;
"ills made a rise—"
re there bulls in the Stock Exchange?"
I Theresa, thoughtfully. MB
o on," urged the old man.
he India mode a rise in the market,
u one hour I loat everything. I shall
uyself; I have taken TO,000 francs from
y belonging to my employer. I affirm
", 1 thought I was snre to win. I was
buy the beautiful field of olive
which is near your vineyard; thnt
i have been an assured fortune for you;
luck turned against me and I shall bo
. 11 tbeif! But before that happens I
be dead. Pardon me and pray for me.
fur that hull movement —
rre were still a few lines, but Theresa
' not read them; the waa faint. Her
black eyes were veiled, and a visible
r moved the muscles of her temples
: the old man shook bis fist 'to-
x the horizon and murmured some
X against the hulls.
'hat n dreadful letter when wo had
a torso much happiness.”
■ ri sa had said nothing for some time;
as thinking.
here is a telegraph, yon know, which
quicker than a horse; let
thing **** on ® wo wil1 P a J
'« dear but how?’
*0 will sell the vineyard! • • • It
'K« to the child," added the mother,
P “ excuse her son’s folly, “and he
r only heir."
ivn she read the letter once once more,
n. good Lord? If he were dead!
!»>' burned on, not exchanginga word,
n their thoughts.
■ 'cached the city, and made their
'"J tottering stops to the telegraph
i. w b, l ' r ' 1 the clerk had much trouble to
!B* too following dispatch for them:
e send the money. Courage! Come
l K * mc evening the old man went on
, , H *II his property to a neighbor
mi tn«i to toy it for a long time; the
I, ?, r ‘“|f hot show himself generous;
1 ^ that the poor old conple needed the
,r pay ont his money, bnt
everything they possed; the !it-
-t sheet’ ol< * fovniture, even to
‘ 0, ‘|ef.nple hesitated
whiA" a * n . bron glit a letter, again .
“‘te envelope, which they tore open
relatives in the neighborhood.
The money had been sent off to the lit
tle one. There were still '2,000 francs lack
ing. They had been able toserqe togethir
28,000 francs, and to her great regret The
resa had been obliged to leave behind her
crop of pears which was still on the tree.
They went away together at nightfall, Blowly
dragging their heavy feet on the ground
on which they had crown old. They did
not dare to look arbnnd, ashamed as they
were of their Borrow, since their Bncriflce
had bronght back the life of their child.
They could still see the steeple rising
through the twilight, and each, without
daring to tell it to the other, thought sor
rowfully that a few days later the bells were
to ring for them for their “golden wed
ding."
They halted near a shepherd's house; a
covered wagon stood near by in the medow,
an old abandoned wagon, left to fall to
pieces becanse it was no longer of any nse
There were a few sheaves in a neighboring
field, nnd with u great deal of trouble tho
old mun carried them into the narrow
wagon.
Without saying a word the two old people
stretched tbemaelvos npon the hard straw,
but without closing their eyes, without be
ing able to forget their misfortune.
The next morning at daybreak they went
together to ask for work nt a farm where
they were not known. A pretty girl, with
robust arms, burst ont in laughter on see
ing them. Really, what did they want, (he
poor old creatures.
They understood that they were useless,
went back to the old abandoned shepherd's
wagon which had given them shelter the
night before, aud hand in hand they again
stretched themselves upon the straw nnd
dosed their eyes.
Bnt hunger tortured them and they be
came delirious; the balls! the bulls! they
cried in their delirum; but no one heard
them, and after a while their voices were
silent. Bogers arrived In time for the
‘golden wedding;” the price of the old home
and vineyard hud saved him; he had specu
lated with it and had won 100,000 francs,
lie returned to Avignon joyful, but it was
not for a golden wedding that the bells
rung, it was for a funeral. His parents had
been taken from the wagon in which they
bod perished, and the celebration was
postponed to another scene.
THE WONDERS OF INDIA.
RUSSIA'S RULER.
Tho Candidate.
Sir William Jones and others who havo
written ahoutlndia, said that the ' Code of
Uonn,” which is a Hindu code of laws of a
wry early period, is a monument of the
high civilization of the Hindus in a romo.o
antiquity. But some say that an older In
dian text-book is tho Apastsmba. So far
back as this we find many ideas of law and
lolitics that were supposed not so very
ong ago, to be peculiar to this civilized
nge. Suits at law were then allowed to he
began by attachment of the property of
the defendant, which is a procedure
now in vogue in some of onr States, and
which was regarded once aa a moat excellent
English proceeding. Jury trials also were
known before the invasion by the Moham
medans. Village lands were held on com
mercial terms. Eiphinstone, and other
writers, bestowed great praiae on these
communities, o filing them “tenacions little
republics that have survived the storms of
conquest and the mutability of human
affairs.” In the year 952,'A. 1)., or there
abouts, the Moslems invaded Indio, and
fonnd it even then fall of wonders of art,
literature and architecture, and the snbse-
qnent rulers increased the number of their
relics. So that at a time when England
was in a dork and barbaric state, this
far away land had already began to decline.
One of the first undertakings of a Moham
medan viceroy of India, named Kuth-ud-
din Albok, was to level the gorgeous tem
ples and palaces of the Hindus in Delhi,
and to build from those materials a great
Vphiu
Bravery of the Itomunorr*— Perioral Points
About the Czar#
New York Time*.
I doubt whether Alexander III. would
greatly regret his throno were he to be
quietly deprived of it. Not that he leads
such a miserable life, in constant fear of
assassination, as he is reported to lead. The
Romanoffs are brave by nature, and the
present Czar is no exception to the rale;
and then the huniaD animal is so consti
tuted that he gets used to almost everything
under the snn, even the most relentless per-
seention, unless his mind gires way under
the stress.
Bnt the tastes of the Czar are of the
simplest, nnd none of the appendages of
royalty are necesnary to aatisfy them. The
favorite recreation of tho Czar consists in
wrestling with his brothers, of whom
Vladimir and Alexis can well match him in
herculean strength; his food is of the plain
est, his amusements are rosipid to a degree.
At the favorite resort of the Imperial conple
in the palace of Gatchina the Czar sur
rounds himsslf with a dozen or so of liis
favorite noblemen, and they pass aU the
evening in placing cards at reasonable
stakes and smoking cigarettes, entirely un
restrained by the presence (of the
Empress and the Grand Dnchessess
some of whom frequently smoke also
All floors being made in the Russian
fashion of inlaid oak, tho Czar and his part
ners often forget to avail themselves of ash-
holders and throw the half-finished cigar
ettes about them on the boor. The Em
press is as fond of dancing as ever, and fre-
qaent impromptu hops aro gotten np for
the gratification of this taste of hers. She
has a great influence over her spouse, bnt
does not care to nse it in any important
matter. She is possessed of remarkable
tact and much natural cleverness, bat she is
entirely too frivolous to derate more than a
passing thought to the condition of the peo
ple who surround her.
The Emperor and hia wife are quite ex.
emplnry in their family life, and are really
fond of their numerous children nnd at
tached to the old servants of their house
hold. Were the Czar simply a country
gentleman of Russia ho would be happy
nnd contented, respected by ail and blessiid
by many. As it is, however, his slumbers
must often be troubled by the nightmare
of a possible revolution. His attention is
constantly called back to tho fate of former
monarchs, and this is not unreasonable,
either. It is firmly believed by many thnt
were Russia—at the presont timo of
general discontent prevailing in
the country—engaged in a great European
war, and were she to be found on the losing
side, tho house of Romanoff would be
shaken to its foundation. Thence—as
many well informed persons opine—pro
ceeds the aversion of Czar Alexannor to en
gage in a great war; yet, himself being of
tentimes nnable to control his temper, he
may go tho extremity of declaring war with
Austria or any other power on the slightest
provocation. Scarcely more satisfactory is
the condition of the country were there
eventually to be no war. The eourtry is
positively devoured bv its enormous stand
ing armies; it would be almost cheaper to
fight, and the people know it,
POISONOUS WALL-PAPER.
mosqne, for the worship of Allah. This
he called “the strength of Islam." And in
this structure he pnt a now famous tower
(A. D. T2iHi) colled the “tower of Kuril,"
It stands there to-day, a magnificent struc
ture, covered from bottom to top with a
band of clearly cut arabesque. The builder
died from the effect of a hurt receivtd in
the game of polo, whioh had been long
known in Cashmere. So that even in onr
games we cannot clear off oar debt to the
past
Later on another emperor who hail a
favorite wife, built in her honor a vast
palace called the Taj Mahal. It is a most
besatifol building, admired today by all
alike. Some Frenchman onoe said it needed
only a glass case. It has also been called
a cream in marble.”
When the English entered npon the con
quest of Indio, they opened hoarded treas-
ureres of Mohammedan rulers which daz
zle the imagination and almost defy com
petition. After some of their battles they
socked royal treasures, nnd many English
fortunes rose on tho ruins of those owned
by Indians.
An idea of the magnificence of some of
these raters may be gained by reading Tav
ernier's estimate of the value of the jewelry
worn by one at .a public andience, and of
bis throne. He says It was worth easily
120 millions of French livres; the throne
being of solid gold incruated with precious
stones. Aud the residence of the celebrated
Akbar, who wss abenificent monarch, baa
been described in these words: There wss
a vast quadrangle raised npon a living rock,
and hounded by clouten of which
the south wall is 70 feet
from the base to the parapet This is en
tered by a gateway 130 feet high. On the
west is a great mosqne, one of the finest in
the world. The palace buildings extend, at
the back, to a distance of half a mile. In
its original condition its effect wss peculiar
and aplendid. On the north aide, waa a
gieat lake with pleasure boats, and on the
east was a park inclosed by towered wails.
The summit of the great rock in the centre
glittered with marble kiosks, red-stone gal-
leries, and enamelled roofs. The courtyard
bad fountains and gay awnings. The baths
were of pointed stneco, and the dwellings
of chiselled freestone, while the porticoes
gleamed with gilding end fresco pointing,
and were hnng with brocaded silk. Here
the great Abkar lived. Botthepen falls
down in the weary task of -numerating
the magnificent details of these ancient
days.
A Trio of Dims Novel Header*.
OnusavnxK. January zt,—There ara three hoja
bar* (lister twalra ream nt age who will watch the
arerase dim* norel beroe# la their dowa ward (ootas
to rata. Laat sight oo# *f lie trio drew hie rdetnl
and would have Shot oeo of oor young wen hat foe
Umely Interference. PreTtooetothU.oaryownptoii
hove ran nwmy nnd their ynmata only hearty from
them thnt they were locked ep In the enuabooee—
once In Ktnsaton and Ut Bceacco.
NEWS AND OTHERWISE.
A Boston special says: A resident of
Cambridge describes minutely the exper
ience of his frmily through two years of
exposure to many ills. Ho ail the tin e at
tributed their ailments to a new furnace,
and it was several times overhauled to pro
vent the escape of coal-gas, The principal
complaints were sleeplessness and unnsea
when at home, bnt when away it was
noticed that they slept welt enough, and
other bad symptoms vanished only to rcap-
poar npon returning. Finally a chemist
suggested arsenic us tile cause of the trouble.
His suggestion whs at first lightly treated bnt
ho became so' convinced that he was right
that he was permitted to test the paper
which ornamented the walls. Tho paper
on every wall contained arsenic, the hall,
study, and chamber Urge amounts and the
dining-room an unusually large quantity.
Arsenic wss also fonnd in the dost from
above the door of the dining-room. Of five
“oariridgo" papers examined one was fonnd
to contain the slightest trace of arsenic, the
others bsing free. Of tour frieze*, til con
tained and soma of them large amounts.
Of ten other papers, pronounced by the
dealers to be absolutely free, only ono waa
fonnd to be actually so, while two contain
ed considerable amounts.
Dealers of whom the papers were pur-
chiis: d insisted that they were harmless,
and instanced the many hcnUliy persons in
their business who passed their lives in
handling the goods, though of Ute years,
they said, so mnch nos been reported offi
cially an 1 otherwise against arsenical poi
soning that they bad mode spce'sl con
tracts with manufacturers that their pur
chases should be free from arsenic. The
manufacturers, in their tnrn, have warned
those who furnish them colon, and the
color-msken have turned upon those who
furnish them the crade materials.
THE WOXDOB1TPL WI1VKO.
There'* s wonderful weaver
High up in the air.
And he weaves a white mantle
Fur cold earth to wear.
With tbe wind (or his shuttle.
The cloud for s loom,
How he wesvee, how he weaves.
In the light. In the gloom!
Oht with finest of laces
He decks bush and tree;'.
Ou the bare, fitnty meadow*
A cover lays be.
Then a quaint cap he places
On pillar aud post.
And he chaugea tbe pump
To a grim, sileut ghost!
Bnt this wonderful weaver
Orowa weary at last.
And the shuttle liee idle
That once Sew so fast.
Then tbe cun peep* abroad
On tbe work that Is done.
And he mailed: "I'll unravel
It all, lust for fun!”
A dinner in Guatemala concludes with
coffee. It is not the fragrant decoction one
might expect in a coffee-producing coun
try, however, but a thick extract, bonded
round in bottles, from which each person
takes a small quantity, diluting with hot
water.
Fob ordinary toothache, which is earned
by tbe nervous system being out of order
or by excessivo fatigue, a hot hath will so
soothe the nerves that sleep will naturally
follow, and upon getting up the patient will
feel very much refreshed aud the toothache
will be gone. For what is known ns the
“jumping'' toothache, hot, dry flannel ap
plied to the facejand neck is very effective.
Loudon Lancet explains “overcoat colds.”
It Bays nothing seems more simple than to
meet the rigors of the weather by adding
extra garments, but these, while peeping
the body warm, also confines the moisture
that escapes from the skin. Tbe general
effect Is well enough while the overcoat is
kept on, bnt tbo moment it is taken off
evaporation recommences and tbe body is
placed in a “cooler.”
The crewutory just opened al Buffalo,
N. Y., can incinerate a body quicker than
any other in the country'. Tbo retort was
biult on tho plan of a Milanese invention,
and is perfecs, Tho tomplo itself is a very
(esthetic structure, nnd is nn ornament to
the city. As to its popularity, that is an
other affair. Tho clergy are out in a gen
eral crusade against it, claiming that nono
bnt cranks and infidels will consent to be
cremated.
The rich old Morosini's daughter, yvbo
married her coachman, Scbelling -at pres
ent a conductor of a street car -is at the
New York Cusino singing for ,$50 a week.
She is the favorite of certain would-be
bloods, but is very' sensible. Sue bos lady
friends who think enough of her to look af
ter her welfare—going homo with bpr every
night—and seeing that eko is all right. Her
hiiHbondreceives $17 a week from the
Horse Car Company. Together they nmn-
age to get along almost sumptuously on $37
a week. Mennwliilo old Morosini tries to
forgot his danghter, but it is safe to bet ho
don't succeed.
John Host, who resides near Ellicott-
ville, N. Y., has a chil l which may cirtnin
ly be considered a prodigy. “The child in
question is a boy, whose third birthday oc
curred Wednesday, at whioh timo he
weighed 105 pounds in his shirt sleeves and
stockings. He is only abont four feet tail.
Uis limbs and feet resemble those of an
elephant in shape and size more than those
of a human being, and his entire body is
correspondingly large. He is healthy and
robust, never having been sick » day in his
life, and there seems to be no disease to ac.
count for his prodigious size. Both of his
parents are of small statnre,neither of them
weighing to exceed 135 pounds."
TOUCHING DEVOTION.
HORRIBLE REVENGE.
A Whole Family Doomed to Destruction—
Providential Escape from Poisoning. ■
A Detroit special says: Mrs. Elizabeth
Girardin, widow of the late Captain Girar-
din, of the police force of this city, lives
with her family of seven children at the
corner of Mt. Elliott avenue and LaFayetee
street. There is nothing in tho quiet life of
Mm. Girardin that wonld lead to the light
est suspicion that Bhe had ah enemy
in the world. Her acquaintance i are few,
and, in the main, are comprised within the
neighborhood. Yet, by the merest ucci
dent, a terrible plot to poison her family
waa discovered yesterday, and the particu
lars given to the police today. The p«Lo_.
was contained in two cans of strawberries
received from an interior point in Michigan,
January 15, from a married lady who livee
there, bnt wild very frequently sought Mrs.
Girnrdin's protection from her husband's
cruelty. The husband of the lady wonld
sometimes follow her to Detroit, and at
other times would send her threatening
letters. These threat* wonld include Mrs.
Girardin. One time he threatened to blow
them np with dynamite, bnt they regarded
it as an idle threat and paid no atten
tion to it A few days ago this
lady went to Bay City, and on Jannary
15 Mrs. Girardin received a package of
c .nned fruit from the house of her friend,
and, aa she did not know that tbe latter
waa in Bay City, concluded it waa from her.
Two guests dropped in to dinner yesterday,
and Mrs. Girardin told the servant to open
some of this fruit. The servant had the
habit of sampling food in advance of the
family, and to this habit Mrs. Girardin, hex
seven children and gneata owe their lives.
Ho* after eating a small quantity of the
frnit the girl was taken very ill and her
life was barely saved by antido.es.
The fruit was to-day anbmiUed for analy
sis to Dr. J. E. Clark, who reports that the
two cases of strawberries opened contained
enough arsenic to kill thirty man. The
theory is that tbe hnabaud of Mrs. Girar-
din'a friend thought his wife had, aa usual,
gone to Mm. Girardin * house and rent the
iMiisoncd frnit with the intention of killing
her and the entire family.
it notion is
| SPECIAL CLOSING OUT SALE
This "Week by
Lyons &> dine.
Preparatory to taking onr ANNUAL INVENTORY, we propose to sell all our
WINTER GOODS,
and in order to do so have reduced the price on them to less than half their value.
Wo don’t expect cost for them. If we get half what they coat, we propose to let
them go.
We want the room for our Immense Spring Stook, which will soon arrivo and need
the money to pay for them.
Onr First Offering consists of 2.300 yards of Gingham at 2] cents. These goods are
worth three times this price.
Onr next Sacrifice will be 1,200 yards, White Flannel (not cotton flannel) at the
marvelously low price of 7J cents.
For the fun we enjoy when giving decided Bargains, wo will offer next week 1,600
yards, all-wool, Red Flannel, nt cents per yard. Wo have just 742 yards of a very
much finer goods which we are going to sell nt 12J cents. This would be cheap at 20 ot*.
For Men and Iloya' wear we have about 2,500 yards Wool Jeans, marked 10, 12} and
15 cents, which were cheap when marked 15, 20 and 25 cents.
Finer grades, and onr elegant stock of Cassimeres proportionately reduced.
EMBROIDEBIES.
We will throw on the market Monday morning 100,000 Yards new Hamburg
Edgings of our own importation, which will be the best value for the price asked over
offered in tho South. These goods were ordered from the manufacturers in St. Gull,
Switzerland, last September, and only arrived last Thursday. Thoy are divided in the
following lota:
No. 1 commences at only 2 cents per yard.
No. 2 “ “ 3 “
No. 3 “ “4 "
No. 4 « “5 “
No. 5 “8 « »
No. C “ «« 10 “
No. 7 “ “ 12 « “
No. 8 “ “ 15 ••
No. 9 “ “ 18 «
No. 10 “ “ 20 “ “
There are about one hnndred different patterns ot the newest and bandsomest designs
among these. Our Bargain Counter will be filled Mondsy Morning with all onr
Reuinants of Dress Goods, Flunnels, etc., which will lie closed ont at leas than half their
worth. Fascinating InduccinoutM offered to those needing Hosiery. 150 doz.
Ladies’ Colored Hose, regular made, only 20c a pair. These aro well worth 35c. 100
doz. better qualit> at 25c (stripes and solids). Can't bo matched anywhere for less than
40c a pair. 25 doz. Importers Samples of Fino Ingrain and Lisle Hose (ladies) will be
offered at 35c a pair, which can’t bo duplicated for loss than 75o a pair. Great Slaughter
in prices of Misses’ and Children’s Hosiery. 25 doz. Grey Mixed Hose, only 5c a pair.
25 doz. Ribbed Hose, Cardinal and Navy, only 10o a pair. 60 doz. Full, Regular Made,
in stripes and solids, st the exc-'cdingly low price of 15c, ‘20c nnd 25c B pair. The same
qualities can’t lie bought anywhere for less than double these prices.
At Your Own Price.
Alt onr Ladies’ nnd Children's Cashmere Gloves to be closed ont at fifty conts on the
dollar. 100 doz. Shirts) all our odd lots of Unlnundried Shirts to be closed ont at un
precedented low prices. One lot of Linen-Bosomod, good Shirts, only 20e each. Next
grado only 35c, and ns good a Shirt as yon want for tho low price of 45c.
CnrpeTs! .Carpets!!
From the large Sales in onr Carpet Department last week, we are satisfied the people
of Mncon know where goods are sold cheap. To close ont the balanoe of stock, so as to
have the room for onr immenso stock of Mattings aoon to arrive, we have farther re
duced the prices, nnd will offer next week groaterand more extraordinary Bargains in all
grades of Carpets than ever was offered in Middle Gaorgis. This is no msko-believe, bnt
an actual clearing ont sale. We take stock in February, and in order to got rid of our
surplus goods, we have marked everything Down! Down !!
LYONS & CLINE, 97 Cherry Street,
Leadera and Controllera of the l)ri/ <Sootla and Carpet Market of
Middle Georgia.
For Ladies only, 4,000 yards nice spring calico, only 3 jo a yard. 25 doz. keantifnl
Silk Handkerchiefs, only 25c each. And for Gontfemen wo knve marked down to 40o
those splendid all-wool, medicated, Red Flannel Shirts.
Lyons Oline.
Quito a touching stoiy of devotion comet
to me from Paris, write* a correspondent
of the Chicago Time*. Not long ago the
husband of a lovely little woman whom he
bad but a few weeks before led to the altar,
aaw her safe into a carriage in which she
was setting ont to make some calls. Bhe
was the very light of his eyes, nnd they
had spent few honrs apart Bince their w. i-
ding day. Imagine his state of mind whon,
late in tho afternoon, she was
brought home senseless and utmost un
recognizable. Bnt I most go back a little.
The horse that drew'the carriage slipped in
rounding a corner, the vehicle tnrnea over,
and the face of its occupant was terribly
mutilated with broken glass from the win
dows. W hen the crowd which soon sur
rounded the carriage had extricated the poor
little prisoner, sbo was taken insensib'e
into tbe shop of tbo nearest chemist to have
her injuries examined. Tbo cuts and
scratches were dreadful, hut the worst was
a gash from mouth to oar, from which a
long piece of torn Ucsh hung. The poor
cnemrst seemed to have lost bis head at the
sight, for instead ot sewing the piece in
place again he cat it off, and, seeing that
the patient remained unconscious, be
washed hia hands of her as quickly as pos-
sib'e, aud saw her driven off in a
cab to be taken home. The
doctor who is called in breathless
baste exclaims npon tbe bntchcry of the
chemist's surgery, and says there is nothing
to he done bnt to take a piece ont of the
arm of tho poor victim to supply the place
of that which the chemist had so stupidly
cut off. But the balf-frantic husband will
not bear of it, and, taking off his cost and
baring bis arm, offers it to tbe doctor, and
bids him ent from that, and not touch her
with his knife. "Bnt," says tho doctor,
one ■ mutilated person is enough in s fam
ily, my dear fellow. Besides, the pain
would ho horrible." However, the young,
heroic husband stuck to his point, and. It
is said, went through the operation with a
smile on his lips, remarking that they vowed
to have all things in common, pains as well
as joys. Tho doctor did his work deftly,
tbe traces of his needle are already faint,
and he says that when tbe healing process
is complete there will scarcely be a visible
trace of the terrible accident.
Money for Farmers.
A fanner who knows what farmers need, comes to the rescuo. The great question is
labor and fertilizers. THE MIOItCEK CUI.TIVATOIt settles the Ubor ques
tion. It bars off and dirts np the cotton nt one farrow to tbe row, doing fonr times as
much work as the old way. Try it, and if not satisfied, your money will be refunded.
Price, *10.00.
STANDARD FERTILIZERS at from 10 to 20 per cent, less than you have
ever bought them. The Holnble Pacific is especially recommended. Acid Phosphstee
and Kainit in any quantity. Besides the above A. B. H9IALL keeps on hand at all
times, one of tho best selected stocks of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
in this market, anoh as Bacon and Bulk meats, Flonr, lord, Sugar, Coffee, Tobacco,' Bolt,
Potatoes, Mackerel, White Fish, Cheese, etc., for cash oron time. Alarge lot of Texas Heed
Oats; also a large lot of Georgia Cane Byrnp. I moon business. Don’t fail to Bend|yonr
orders, cr call in person on
A. B. SMALL,
decl8demiw4m 141 and 143 Third street, Macon, Ga.
GUANO!
Plow Brand Guano,
Reliance Guano,
XX Acid Phosphate (imported).
The old and popular brands. For sale by
WALTON & W11 ANN & CO., Macon, On.
FACTORY, WILMINGTON, DEL.
janMsn,ta&thn£w2m
Ohio'* Legislative Muddle.
CoLt'xnns, O., January 22.—There is a
conflict of authority in the State Senate.
The Republican portion of the Senate ad
journed till to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock
and the Democrat* adjourned till Monday.
There are virtually two Senate* at the
present time, each contending for author
ity. There is a great deal of speculation aa
to what will be farther proceedings. The
opposing sides have been in caucus during
the afternoon hut the programme of pro
ceeding* on the part of either has
not been made public. The
Republicans will meet to-morrow morning,
bnt will not have a working majority.
About oil the Democrats have left for their
homes to-night end it is donbtfnl if any of
them will respond in tho morning. It is
suggested that the only course to
be punned is to adjourn from
day to day, and compel
the attendance members. It would be lm-
posdble to proceed to consideration of I
contest 'sues in open Senate, unless the
Lieutenant Governor should hold that in |
consideration of these case*, seven-1
teen Republican members constitute*
a majority.
—John Kelly bos pnt many personal ram-
ini- cnoeaintoa hlston ‘ : Au.crican i !i-
GROCERIES!
The undersigned have opened a largo and complete stock of Grocrie* st 124 Third
Street, and respectfully invite ell In need of Supplies, to call on tuem before purchasing
elsewhere. The stock includes all the staples used by fanners, and bos been selected
with special reference to their wonts It uas been marked st
PRICES TO SUIT TIIE TIMES,
and planters will find it to their interest to consult them.
WRIGHT & HILL
jsnl7dlUtw6m
12* Third Street.
- HALF A MILLION GARDENS • >
oGt JivnrfculA:>&, . a|^0
PL Amy
for 1886, of 140 paqei. ccnta
NEWEST, BEST o- \ HARES I GEEOS a- ^l.ANT
r*_ <X» OimbAovm btabUihnAt at
I//Jesaar CUT to tto moat astasalva to
KfAmtrkrn. Awnal Buka, Uilttoa
s. descriptions and illustrations
j nm ^PERSON & CO. 35 & kI 7 w Co “ s >
LADIESd< :
Hough &
PERFECT FI1TING SHOES, ^ your c..,, ..
irds He.he (N. \ ..nuke Prize Modal Shoes.