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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY. APRIL 13, 188G.-TWELVE TAGES.
THE TELEGRAPH,
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Telegraph and Messenger Publishing Co.,
97 Mulberry Street, Macon, Ob.
The Coon In the Senate.
The appointment of one Matthews, a
saddle-colored coon, imported it is vari
ously said by Secretary ami Miss Hose Eliz
abeth Cleveland, which was once reported
unfavorably by the committee on the Dis-
The Dally la delivered by carriers in the city or triet of Columbia, has been recommitted,
mailed postage free to subscribers, for $1 per Senator Spoor has been added to that com
month. $2.80 for three months, $8 for six months, nflttce in place of Senator Miller, deceased,
.. ... . . .. , and it is now expected that the nomination
Tax WMiLtli mailed to subscribers, postage , . , / . _ ,
free, at $1.28 a year and 78 cents for six months. wl11 l,e drably reported and confirmed.
Transient advertisements will be taken for the It is to be hoped that the resolution of Sen-
Daily at $1 per square of 10 lines or less for the ator Platt, requiring the Senate doors to he
first Insertion, and 80 cents for each subsequent in- opened, will have been passed by the time
lertion, and for the Weekly at $1 for each insertion. .« ... ,,
„ ... - .. .. s . .... the case comes up again. The public would
Notices of deaths, funerals, marriages and births, ! , , . . , 1 , ,
H like to hear the speeches and watch the an
Rejected communications will not be returned. tics of the artful dodgers on the interesting
Correspondence containing important newa and occasion,
discussions of living topics I. solicited, but must be The o[ Washington are not pleased
lavs attention^ U1>0n *"* *“* P “’" * appointment. They had seen Fred
BemltUucee' should bo msde by express, postsl | Douglass appointed by a ltepubllcan admin
Bote, money order or registered letter.
Atlanta Bureau 17>^ Peachtree street.
All communlcatloua should be sddressed to
THE TELEGRAPH.
Macon, Ga.
Money orders, checks, etc.. should be made paya
ble to H. C. Hanson, Manager.
istration as marshal and debarred from exer
cising the Hociul duties at the White House
required of that officer.
They hod seen him quietly shelved by
another Republican administr.ition to avoid
social relations with him. They cannot see
why a white man and a Democrat in Wash
ington City could not have been given the
appointment conferred upon Matthews.
It is no novelty iu Washington or at the
Tho "Man of Dostlny" in a Bad Way.
Mr. Lawrence Barrett sometimes drops
from mimic roles and takes a prosaic dip
into passing politics. Quito recent!} a re i g ou ^ ^ H ee negroes holding official posi- his salary and self-complacency has looked
porter of tho Augusta Chronicle foil afoul of t j oni| ,f Mr Cleveland desires to recognize
The Poor Mule's Friend.
Lovers of fair play and even handed jus
tice have not ceased to grieve that the mule
was not emancipated along with the negro.
It has been argued not without force And
reason, that a great wrong was perpetrated by
the victorious faction iu a fight, in that the
humble and patient mule was left at the
close of a great internecine struggle, in
which he bore a most distinguished and im
portant part, ao wholly neglected by a
paternal government that he could claim
no right that even an "intelligent contra
band" was hound to respect.
During tho greater portion of tho quarter
of a century the mule, in storm and sun
shine, often on short rations and sometimes
on none, has dragged the plow through the
•otton fields, and has produced the staple
which moves the marts of the civilized
world. He has seen the price of cotton go
steadily down while forage and rations have
risen, and has felt the burden of the plow
and mortgages grow more burdensome day
by day.
Everything has found a new friend save
the mule. Even the Mugwump, impotent
the mule, hfts the trusting and affection
ate breast of a President upon which to pour
forth his sorrows and his tears. Even the
ivil service reformer from the height of
STATE POLITICS.
the player, and after a brief and brisk dra- . ... ... . ... .
»• u- * .... T4 the negroes in this way, it is argued that he
matic skirmish led him up to politics. It , , ,. . .. *7, , , m , .,
1 * had at his disposal the r ederal offices of the
entire North and Weal, sections in which
negroes do not hold office. Even a Itepnbli
is the fashion with all players, male and
female to cultivate the head of the nation
and Mr. Barrett does not prove an ex cep-
™ F * u t 4 can Congress was compelled to disfrancliis.
turn. He seems to have established an in-1 , ...... f, ...
... j the people of the District of Columbia in
timacy with Mr. Cleveland, if wo may cred- , * . ..... . - ..
.... iii * /ii order to get nd of the insufferable
it bis speech which we quote os follows: 1 °
‘‘I spent a day with him a short time
when I was in Washington, and reully
conse
quences of negro voters and office holders.
That the people of Washington City
8 resents a pathetic picture—a strong iuah should be sensitive on tho point is not
ghting alone a great battle to which he is strange. It is not at all clear how tho pres
t Sr & p£ d r ^ min “ i r her to “r u
tion keenly. He said to me: T have made tho ne 8 ro vote of tho Norih h y appointing
mistakes, I see them, many of them, and I a very mild mulatto to an office in Wash-
could kick myself when I think about them, ington City.
but I am only human and am as liable to rru*„ ’ , • ..
err ou other men. Uut X get no gencrom rheru8re “ lre,u, - T " ^ negroes in the
sympathy, and honest, patriotic counsel, various departments who were placed there
All 1 hear is bickering and strife and fault- by Republicans and who are themselves He
finding among scheming politicians, who I publicans still.
havo no Aim but to get themselves and «... - . , . .
Iriends in office, lint tor the occasional 1 h8 . 8ffeot ot thl1 T° ,,e T 18 olto,l '’- v Khown -
wave of popular endorsement that breaks The New Orleans Picayune is among the
its way over the reefs of office-seekers and supporters of the President who think
politicians that hedge me about, and comes .. th6 kin „ cim (lo no wrong .» Tll0 Wash-
to me like a season of refreshment, and a . . . , . . ., . . . ,
cry ot God speed, fresh from the people, X correspondent of that journal dc
should break down heart-sick anil dis- tails this scene: A delegation of negroes
couragod.” called upon tho President to-day in refer-
Tbis is the most decided confession which I ence to the celebration of their enmneipa-
bas yet reached tho public from the l’rcsi-1 tion. They wero admitted, and improved
dent, lie did not unbend to Senator Fits- the occasion to urge their claim for office
tis, but emptied his troubled soul to Law- Their greed on this subject is as strong anil
rence Ilerrett. they are as impudent in their pretensions
We fail to discover anything of a pathetic under a Democrat^ administration as they
character os revealed by Mr. lLrrett. True wero under the Republican,
the detailed confession is somewhat humilia- A Democrat and a Virginian himself, and
ting, hut Mr. Cleveland is responsible for fallv aciinmnted with the best sentiment in
his own isohition. i official and unofficial circle* iu Washington,
It is a reflection on the Mugwumps whom he adds: "It is not behoved that the Dem
he has so faithfully served, that he should oerntte party or tho interests of society will
not liava their tender and sympathetic mic. I be promoted by a preference for negroes
istration and support while he fights their I over whites for important positions, or by
battle. It is a safe venture to say, that I recognizing negro social equality in any
should ho resolve to fight the battles of the shape or form.” If Mr. Cleveland is desirous
Democracy, he will have good and true of exhibiting bis own sincerity and test-
men to stand by hia right and hla left side, iug his strungth with his own people, he
It is souicthiag that Mr. Cleveland con- might make tho experiment hy the uppoint-
fesse* he hta made many mistakes. It is pork-1 ment of u negro postmaster tor both Buffalo
eting pride In a “man of destiny" to admit | and Albany, New York,
n weakness common to humanity. Theo
logians hold that this frame of mind is
usually followed by ropontanoe and reform
ntion. In his remorse and solitude Mr.
Cleveland feels a desire to kick himself, as
The Its,Ur.. Kxudn.ters,
Under the manipulations of cunning puli
ticiaus, some years back many negroes were
induced to omigrata to Kansas to find
mj he impart* to Lawrenco Barrett. Thin, for wurm Wtlcome > 6°°< l llome8 ’ wel1 * mia 1,ibor «
i man of hia bnlk and build, in a physical ,l fre0 bftllot othcr 6°°^ tWn B» too
J I inipOHsibility, but the "man of doatiny" i* Dumorotw *° mention.
[• I nearing the atogoof humanity when lie ad-1 * rom time to time it baa leaked out tli
™ mita that such mintakert aa hU demand aucli I people were not particularly
of
pleaacd with the new coiiicra, and auch
the Exotluatera oh were able have wandered
| back to their old haunta.
Those that remain do not appear to be in
I love with KanHAa, the homo of Ingalls, aud
BREV1TH 8.
flown with ineffable contempt on the mule.
As if to clap the climax of misfortune, the
mule haa been carefully excluded from the
political rings, which have grown fat and
waxed strong. But a philanthropist of
broad aud gentle nature haa arisen in the
land—in this beautiful, groat land of ours—
Georgia. Taxing the resources of his in
ventive genius, ho has come to the rescue
of the oppressed and down-trodden, de
spised mule.
Mr. M. J. Hatcher of our city presents to
the agricultural public and its most power
ful nlly, the mule, a novel and most excel
lent plow, that, in the opinion of experts,
is to revolutionize the cultivation of cotton.
To those unucquainted with the cultiva
tion of cotton it is difficult to describe this
combination in an intelligent way. Those
who have followed the plow or who have
had occasion to look at its work will readily
take in the points described. Most of the
plow work on cotton is done with sweeps,
u light and shallow plow with extended
wings.
This new plow is called the ‘‘Foor
Mule** Friend” because it will run lightly,
evenly, and will decrease the amount of
plowing. By placing a point in front of tho
sweep it will always keep iu the ground,
so that the plowman cannot ride the plow,
and thus increase the weight and draft to
the mule. It has an adjustable landslide to
prevent the plow from being thrown from
a straight course and cutting down tho
young cotton. The wings of the sweep are
double-edged and the point is also diuble,
both adjustable, so when one side is worn
tho other can bo turned by u very quick
and simple process. When dulled by work
a plow hand with a file can .sharpen both
points and blades of tho sweep, tlffis saving
time and u large amount of blacksmith
work.
It is the simplest and beat plow yet pre
sented for the cultivation of cotton, and
when put into general use will not only be
foaLd a friend to the poor mule but to the
poor man, who has to continually buy
mulea and plows.
Judge Simmon* ami Collector Crenshaw.
We are sorry to see that Judge Simmons,
according to a report in the Atlanta Consti
tution, which has not been denied, lms
thought it necessary to make untimable
charges against Colonel Crenshaw. Judge
Simmons is a prominent candidate for Gov
ernor, and it would be expected that he
would hardly make a charge against Collec
tor Crenshaw or against uny one else which
the facts in the case would not warrant. It
piite likely, however, that the charge
against the collector and his deputies will
prove to be a boomerang to this candidate.
The editor of this paper being an appointee
of Colonel Crenshaw in the revenue service,
knows that in one case at least there is not
thq slightest foundation for such a charge,
and has reason to think that the most
conclusive evidence will soou be
given to convince the public that therej is
no ground for it in any case. An old adage
says that "those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones" and if reports are
to be believed, Judge Simmons lives in that
sort of a structure. He seems to be a per
ipatetic judge in every sense of the word,
and has peddled out justice in more coun
ties than any judge who ever sat upon a
bench in Georgia. Perhaps he is accused
Wrongfully, but it has been commonly be
lie vt <1 that his ridings in other judicial cir
cuits were mere electioneering tours, not in
the interests of law and order, but in fur
therance of his own political ambition.
Judge Simmons charges that Col. Crenshaw
is using the patronage of his office in the
interest ot Mr. Bacon as a candidate tor Gov
ernor, uuil intimates that the collector has
instructed his deputies to follow in the
K' in. line, and goes so far as to charge that
one «*f these officers bus left his division
uud traveled through the country in Mr.
Bac on's in ter i st. The editor of the Chroni
cle ►peaks for one of Col. Crenshaw's depu
ties in saying that at least one of them hns
not been so advised or instructed and has
tlie best of ltaaous lor saying unit none ot
them Las been so udvised. The fuel of
holding u Federal office does not debar
any gentleman fr^m expressing hii opinion
as tu t -kt-.eii rundidHtcN.nud while the Chron
icle lias iiv/t declared tor any candidate for
Gov tin or, it will not withhold its opinion,
at the proper time, under any threat from
Judge Simmons. If the Judge would listen
to the advice of the Chronicle he would
hereafter remain in his ow n judicial circuit,
and wait until the people shall call for him
—Washington Chronicle.
|2,' punishment. A man in his fiftieth year can
|vj hope for little charity for the i-ounnisHion
SJ of mistakes.
i Tho man of any age who recognizes the
| j fact that he haa committed mistakes deserv-
H ing of a good kicking, will lie sure to guard * be ^ blood and cyclones. Senator
; gainst their recurrence, an,! will exert his Knmb hn * Panted 11 pGiUou from the
[ j I best endeavor to repur tho wrongs which n, K ro, ' N . praying for money to go
; 1 havo been inflicted upon others. to Afric8 ' to eitabltoh » new government, to
1 j Mr. Cleveland's pride am! self love have be callcd ^e Colored United States,
' , not been tnUrely humbled, if his friend The monc y necessary for this object
' ] Lawrence Barrett hss reported him eor- sho,lld at onc ® 1,8 8 "Pl ,li8d T1 ‘ 8 negroes
rectly. Wlmt he calls » "wave of popnlar who left 1,10 l ' ott,,n flt ' ld8 of 1,18 8outb 811,1
j endorsement" is but« Mugwump editorial who ttre «uxious to get uwsy from the Ksn-
or the dangerous flattery of the courtiers, * aH P ol iti e i“ns should bo sided hy a pstcr
I who infest the White House, und huve been I ,lld Ro'- roment, which is responsible for
rewarded with fat posit ons fortheirkin and mni ' h of tb *' lr discontent end unhappiness.
I followers. Mr. Cleveland's trouble, unhap- ,nie,c exodusb rs have bail considerable
plneas anil loneliness may not \«s attribute-1 experience politically end in other ways
ble to the trading politician and spoilsman. " hi ‘‘ h mi K bt ,188d 10 advantage in the
The protest against his administration Vldl,, - V <d llle Congo,
, comes mainly from Democrats who have Liberia is a confessed failure for the roa-
Been wounded aud mortified that these Hon th;lt 11 i8 virtually controlled by white
I creatures have held his ear am! confidence, traders
and that "the man of destiny” has been oiv8 ‘ ll8 exodusters a fair and open
msde to commit so many follies and errors c b:, nce. Let them have money sufficient to
by them, that in a twelvemonth he himself '‘'o' 18 lbc experiment in the wilds of Africa,
confesses that he ought to be kicked for wbic l> «1>»» develop the capacity of the no
making reform a by-word and a mockery. b-ro to govern himself and found States. It
_ , — msy be that a judicious use of a portion ot
rnw rttUInrg relegnpn says: “Owing*- lhe „ , ¥t . ntually , mrt
y.Uc. Kentucky, possesses , man whose fine LitUfsctorUy ho,w the negro problem. If
judicial capabilities have just been brought | . ,,i„ ... A
Mu. J. A. Gaci.dk*, who has jnat traveled
through Georgia, writes to tho Pittsburg,
Pa., Emerald Visitor: "Having carefully
journeyed through the State front the north
west to tho east, a distance of 440 miles, I
will cnly nay now that the climate ia be
yond question the finest in America, and
that uq cosier living and more money can
bo mode right in Georgia by solwr and in
dustrious peoplo on land than in uuy other
place I have ever examined. Lands ure
cheap, the climate unsnrpasaed, the health
good uud the people kindly dispoaed." Mr.
Gaulden evidently travels without goggle a
and ear-muffs.
to light in a way we very much admire.
The man was a widower, and was th.
father of two grown son*. These sdns fell
in love with the same damsel, but the girl
did not know which she preferred, bhe
acknowledged that she liked them liotli and
believed she could be happy with either,
were the other dear charmer away off, as
the i>oet very nicely puts it The father,
the widower before mentioned, saw how
matters htood, and deemed it his duty to
arbitrate the matter. It will bo admitted on
all han<ls that his task was a difficult one.
He loved lmth his boys, and lie knew that
to award the girl to either w ould be to in
flict a pn&Uhiuent upon the other which
would lacerate hU paternal heart, as well as
cistwe the disappointed son to feel grieved.
But did he succeed in arranging things? Ho
did. He nobly married the girl himself,
and now neither son has any adTsntige
over the other. The girl is their stepmother,
jndof count* they love her. Neither can
iii!? 4a< ?, U, i n ***** *Ath*rs taste. That
f *wingsvillc uther » a smart man.
brought j H jjjn j n aDHWor iq thi* petition be (Kissed,
a provision should be incorporated requir
ing pamphlet treaties of civil service reform
and a pioneer corps of Mugwumps to go
uloug w ith them. As the old Tnitcd States
cun not be run without these adjuncts, the
new I'nited States could not be expected to
do w ithout such (Niraphernaliu.
Too Poor In Principle to be Governor.
There are some other things that y-hould
be considered when we want to form a judg
ment aud pronounce upon tho fitness of
any individual to become the first citizen of
the great Commonwealth of Georgia. Mr.
John 15. Gordon was a gallant commander
in the Confederate army In that arduous
and responsible position be did bin duty
nobly and well. When tho Confederate
arms capitulated he accepted the results of
tlie war, and returned to the peaceful pur
suits of a citizen, with his name untarnished
and his fame undimmed. Excepting his
connection with Colquitt & Co. in the life
insurance business, lie was honorable among
hia late comrades, and they soon called him
to the United Statea Se nate. Hero he speedily
became conspicuous, and tho people cher
ished the fond hope that he would become ns
illustrious in peace as he was chivalrous in
war. But, presto, Joseph E. Brown wants
preferment, and when lie set his wits to
work, the fond hopes were blighted and the
fair name was tarnished. Gordon sudden
ly becomes too poor to occupy a seat in the
United States Senate and resigns under
that specious plea, that Colquitt may ap
point Brown, ao that Brown, iu turn, muy
eleet Colnuitt. And now* this combination
in ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain, are trying to foist upon the good peo
ple of Gcor^a the name and sullied reputa
tion of John B. Gordon ah a fit name and
reputation to distinguish the executive of
this grand old commonw ealth. But it can
not, it should not be. A man who was so
!>oor in purse as to be unable to contihae iu
the United States Senate and who could
desert a post or dutj under the drenra
stances aud at the time Gordon resigned,
will always be too poor in principle to be
Governor of Georgia. As for us we prefer
Bacon; and if not him any other eligible
and intelligent gentleman. Buchanan Ban
ner. __
Lively Time* In U«urxl* Politic*.
In the event that ho (Gordon) does be
come a candidate lively times may be look
ed for in Georgia politics. Ho is by no
means as popular as be was some years
since and tlie gnus of his enemy in every
direction have already been turned upoi
him. llis sudden and unexpected retire
ment from the United States Senate was
never exactly understood, and liis supposed
complicity with what is known os the "At
lanta ring” has worked up an influence
against him that will be hard to overcome.—
WaiTcnton Clipiior
THE DOCTOB CAS NE/KR.
Yon niAy bout of yonr medical *cienc*,
‘Tin wondrou* a* far u it jroea.
But. alu! you c»n place no reliance
When it venture* to cure a red no*e.
Allo-pa'liolotry, ju*t from the college-y,
Don't on your patron* Impose.
Cut a cadaver, you never can have a
Nostrum for bleaching a red acne.
Yon may *ay that 'tl* wine and high living
That tint with the color of roeen.
But 1 know 'tl* but taffy you’re giviog
When you’ll be after bleaching red note*.
Talk of toxology, slug a doxulgy.
Champion of phynio you pone.
Nano-meatua, you try to get at ua.
But vou never can bleach a red no*n.
A $2,000 tree fern from New Zealand is
just now a horticultural oddity in Now York.
Tiib Churchman indignantly calls the pre
vailing stvle of ball-room dress "insolent in
decency.'
•Postal is the appropriate name of the
captain of one of the mail packets on the
Mississippi river.
The railroad w-ar is making it cheaper to
travel from Chicago to Han Francisco than
to stop at a Chicago hotel.
Switzerland is about to regulate by law
the amount of corset pressuro the ladies
may put upon themselves.
Mt. jEtna has become a fountain of fire
again and is trying to shoot the man in the
moon with red hot rocks.
"Some particular persons at Lenten din
ners," says the Boston Journal, “have floral
decorations entirely of violets.”
A quEF.R complaint is that which comes
fresh from Buffalo. They have "an over-
supply of public libraries,” they say.
"Men work the Central American earth
liko been in a hive,” says M. de Lesseps,
still sunguine as to his Panama scheme.
A man’s better half is not his wife, as the
scientists now say; but the left "side of his
brain, and consequently the right side of
his body.”
New York letter carriers complain that
while by the schedule they are credited with
six to eight hours’ work per day, they really
art employed for twelve hours.
Th* late Governor Seymour said: "I
never yet made or procured un appointment
a young man for a clerkship which did
in the end prove to be a great injury to
him."
The Queen of Uoumania is credited with
saying: "When you wish to affirm any-
thiug you always call God to witness, be
cause IIo never contradicts,” which is pretty
good for a Queen.
A WashinotoN gof-sip says the favorite
dress of the Senator of to-day is is black
broad-cloth, double-breasted frock coat,
high-standing collar open at the neck, and
boots. Still, business suits are fust creep
ing in. nnd fully one-tbird of the Senators
wear cut-away boats.
A prison visitor opened a cell door at
Moyamensing, Pa., the other (lay, and was
nccostedbyan inmate with: "Can’t you
give me a Presbyterian newspaper?" "I’ll
get you one,” was the reply; "but are you a
Presbyterian?" "Well,” answered the jail
bird, "I am a sort of Presbyterian."
Here is a little romance of demhemey
from London Truth: "An M. P. had a
cook. She was an excellent servant, but
she gave warning a few days ago. Upon
being asked for the reason, she explained
that now that her own father was an M.
, her family thought that she ought not
remain in service.”
A Watch Free I ~
We will mall a ^Nickel-Silver Waterbary Watch
the *tyle represented in the cut below to an* °*
who will »cnd u* a club of ten new •ubscriberiu!
Thr Weekly Teleouaph at one dollar each. Thy
wiU enable each subscriber to secure the pan*. *
the lowest club rate, and at the name time comp*?
*ate the club agent for hi* trouble.
Only new subscribe**—that l*. those who*
names are not now and have not been within »t
months previous to the receipt of the order on o
hooks, WILL BE COUNTED. 0
These watches are not toy*, but accurate a&i
serviceable time-keepers. They are simple, dura
ble and neat. The case* always wear bright Tec.
of thousands of them are carried by people of *u
classes throughout the United States.
“The Waterbury.”
Tlie Boston Record says: "The Georgia
Press Association is bolding its eighteenth
annual meeting to-day at Macon. No snake
less than eighteen feet long w ill be admitted
to any story told at the dinner.” The press
convention will not meet here for several
weeks, and we beg to inform the Record
that Editor George Woods of- the Hawkins-
ville Dispatch will bring in a snake story
whose hero is thirty-nine feet long or secede.
There is a point beyond which the striker
goes only to defeat, and that is when be at
tempts to achieve meets* by fores and vio
lence. Not only does public sympathy for
sake him at this point, but there he meets
the bayonet.
Nhrcd* and Patches.
•Heap off the gran*," and "Don’t touch the flow
•!■»” ars some ot tho sign* of early spring.—Ptc-
syune.
What Ireland want* i* homo rule that will enable
each Irishman to h*v« a home to rul*.—Pbiladcl
phia Time*.
There 1* hop* for Sam June* yet. He ha* quit
using tobacco. P*rh*p* after awhile he will quit
(•reaching.—Courier Journal.
In the meantime no one can tell whether John
Peter Hi. John ha* evaporated or crawled under the
carpet.—Philadelphia Press.
Edmunds now maintains that sad. sweet silence
that is the refuge of the man who picks up hie own
remains.- Philadelphia Times.
The esteemed Louisville Courier-Journal ome
more pronounces the tariff "the root of all evil."
Why, then, doesn’t the star-eyed gnatlet of Free
Trade pull it op?—Philadelphia Press.
How many times should a Christian allow him
self to be called a Bar without resenting the Insult?"
a«k* an inquirer in a religious Journal. We cannot
answer this unless ws know which is the smaller
an.—New llsven News.
A penny saved U a penny earned. It is very poor
economy, my son. to pay to have your boots cleaned
when you can have them cleaned for nothing,
yon need do U to sit bro*s-legged in the horse car
on your way home and the ladies* dresses will do
the rest.—Boston Transcript.
"And how are ye* fatin' to day. Mr. O'ltafferty
"I niver felt so poorly in me life. I’m too poor to
buy the nicessaries of life. If I had millions it’*
ivery ctnt of It that I’d give to be a rich man.’’
"I’m wld ye. Mr. O'Kafferty. If I owned the whole
wurld I'd be willin' to give U away for a little
piece of land an' a cabin that I could call me own.
—Texas Siftings.
"William, dear. Mrs. Smith has never received
that :«tt.-r of mine which I gave you to mail a
month eg >. Yon posted it. didn’t yon?"
"Why , of coarse I «U<1. my love."
And far down in the most sulphurous corner of
the infernal region* a chorus of red-legged fiends
blew a p* an of joy on b-flat cornet*, m they heated
to incaudr*. rtue a brimstone pit labelled: *'
served for William W. Jones.’*—Boston Herald.
"1 see, father," said Bollo. looking up from the
Fagte. "that two boys In Maine were frozen to
death while going to eehoot." "Quite likely, my
•on." replied Bollo’s father, "quite likely; a thing
teat la liable to happen anywhere, even in July.
But yon never heard of n hoy freezing to death
while coming from school. Never, my i
that gave Bollo something to think about all mocs-
lug.—Bvrdetts In Brooklyn Eagle.
Figuring to Im Governor.
Ii is rumored that General John B. Gor
don is figurinK to be a candidate for Gov
emor. The idea seems preposterous. Why,
General Gordon actually resigned a $10,1X10
salary on United States Senator bctNiuse the
amount was too small (?) to keep him up,
and nowto offer him a $5,000 State office
would be almost an insult to him.—Jackson
Newt.
When Johnnie ftUpped Up.
It is now a settled fact in political circles
that Gen. John B. Gordon is a candidate
for Governor. A* a soldier he made n fir t-
rate record, but as a statosuau he "slipped
up” when he bargained bis Kenatorsbi
Then's when "Johnnie shot off his pistol
and killed the people's confidence. Bluff-
ton Springs.
They Don't Want Gordon.
If Gordon enters the field he may prepare
himself to be a stool. Tlie people are cer
tain to use him as such—they’ll set down
on bim sure. The voters of Georgia don't
want Gordon. He refused to serve them
when they wanted him, and now they will
withhold their suffrage.—Franklin New*.
A Political Pointer.
It Kali thatJnlge M. L. Mention of
th* Bruns Mick circuit will resign nnd enter
the race for Congrtm. Tlmt i. wlmt all the
jtulgeH who arc Gubernatorial ami Coopt-*
xional aapiranta ought to do. —Darien Gu.
xettc.
Th. Clmuce. lucreM.
Major A. O. lVe*ou's chance* for nomina
tion for Governor next time increase with
the adjournment of each conrt held by
itinerant jndge.—Jefferaon Herald.
We havea great admiration for General
Gordon, and we therefore hope he will
run against Bacon.—Durien Gazette.
Two weeks ago a yonne daughter of die’
Siper, at Petenlmrg. N. J , walked ad
tance of two miles with her parents, wear
ing new shoe* and red stockings. The shoes
wi re Unlit and greatly irritated her feet,
Three days afterward her feet began to
swell, and three days later still both legs
were awollen to nearly twice their natural
aize and the girl's mind became affected.
Thursday she was attacked with spasms,
which continued for some time at intervals
of from five to ten initiate*. She died in
great agony. Blood poiaoning, induced by
the coloring matter in the stocking*, is sup
posed to have caused death.
FOR $8.50
we will send The Weekly Tkleorayh one yeas
and one of the above described watches to any ad
dress. This propostion is open to our subscribers
as woll as those who are not.
A_ct Promptly.
The above propositions will be kept open for a
limited tiroo only and parties who wish to take ad
vantage of either should do so at once.
fir Unless otherwise directed we will send tbs
watches by mail, packed in a stoat pasteboard box.
and our responsibility for them will end when they
deposited in the post-otllce. They can be regie-
terod for ten cents and parties who wish this dons
should inclose this amount, or wo will send them
by express, the charges to be paid when they ars
delivered. Address THE TELEGRAPH,
Macon, Georgia.
Make money orders, checks, etc., payablo to
H. C. HANSON, Manager.
THE O.I.C. CO.,
PERRY, GEORGIA,
Is the sole proprietor of
O. I. o.
A lady in St. Louis discharged a servant,
and as she left tlie bouse she said: "I’ll get
place before you get another girLmum.”
The lady advertised, but rocetved no nn
Mwer, and on making inquiries, through the
medium of a friend, she found that she had
been boycotted by an organized society of
m( rviiQts, and could expect no relief until
she took back the discharged menial.
St>K\KiNo of teas, a character in Frank
Stockton’s new novel says: "I never could
endure those meals which consist of thin
shavings of bread with thick plusters of
butter, aided and abettad by sweet cakes,
preserves und tea." .Vs an improvement,
the Virginia supper is proposed: "Coffee,
as well as tea, hot rolls, fleecy and light, hot
batter bread made of the finest eornmeal,
hot biscuits and stewed fruit with plenty of
sweet milk aud buttermilk and, it anybody
wants it, he can always have a slice of cold
ham.”
Tiik English have some brutal instincts,
was recently shown in their photograph
ing some of their Burmese prisoners just
before execution. Colonel Hooper gives the
following version of tho facts connected
with the case: "The esmera was placed in
position before the prisoners were pla ced
against the wall. Tho men were blind
folded at the time, uud knew nothing of the
fact that the camera was there The words
of command w'ere iu nowise timed to suit
the exposure of the plate, which was in-
stnntuneons. The words of command,
'Ready! Present! Fire!’ were given hy the
officer ia command of the firing party pre
cisely in accordance with the regulations
for volley firing, and no delay of any kind
took place between tho words ‘Present’#
and *r irel' No previous uttempt had ever
been made to secure the picture of an exe
cution."
Almost every American in Paris wlio bus
ridden out toward the Hois has seen tho old
man in the little carriage drawn by Nlieep
Bering along iu the Avenue du Bois de
-ulogne. These sheep are two fine fat
South Dowum. but the occupant is a cripple
named Dr. DeUcroy. He has been by tarns
a soldier, a traveler, a politician, a journal
ist and a man of letters. A nephew of the
Abbe Lnmmenais, he was for a while private
secretary of Lamartine, also an intimate
frieud of the Martinis at Hartford, at whose
•lacs in the Bois he frequently met Prince
Daring the war he volunteered
(Old Indian Curo),
The Perfect Blood Purifier !
This vegetable Tonic and Purifier never
fails. Druggists sell it and indorao it every
where.
Dr. Wm. F. Bynum, Sr., a prominent
physician and citizen of Live Oak, Fin.,
writes ns: "It gives the best satisfaction of
all the Blood Purifiers,”
Ladies in Delicate Health
IldTe in it» Sovereign Cure.
AS A TONIC AND APPETIZER,
There is ulwoliiteljr nothin" to oompura
with it.
mmsB
to cotrjr important dispatches out of Boris
for the government of the Defense Nation
ale. lie started alone in a balloon, which
wus canght in a hurricane, carried into
Switzerland, and came down in the midst
of thk Mer de t llace glacier, where bis legs
were so frost bitten that they had to be am
putated. It, aides his lei;*, be lost his for
tune by the war.
Ix the Cevennes mountains, in central
France, there is a village named Lit Benge,
tlie inhabitants of which practically live un
derground a large part of the year. It is
1,'2'a) feet above the sea and in the bottom
of a pass where tlie snow is rapidly heaped
np by the winds. As soon os the snow be
gins to fall in large iptantities, says a recent
visitor, the inhabitants retire imloon, nnd
it ia not long before the low-roofed cottages
are bnried, the ouly means hy which air can
reach tho interior being down the single
chimney, which in sll the cottages is Imilt
very wide and substantial. The snow gr.el-
nnlly mounts so high that the door will not
open, nnd at last the windows arc blocked
ut>. Tlie inhabitants lay in n good snpply
of bread, cheese and salt pork for them
selves, and of hay and straw in the onthonse
for their eow and horse; and although the
men occasionally go out by way of the chim
ney, the women nnd children live in the
fetid atmosphere all the winter. They
spend their time making cane chairs and bas
kets, doing a little rale wood carring and
knitting stockings, while, if the snow does
not melt in a mon'.h or so, the people bar-
row tunnels from home to home, and ao
get a little society. Should a death occur,
the laxly ia roaghly coffined and laid ajam
the roof until a thaw nuken the eemetery
accessible.
Will be uailc-i FUEL w»*il i&.l UemsiMsmst
UM yesr without i rlorlng It. (t r.nt»tr.» that: IM [>*«*«.
•UOlUoUratl >n«, ».rl «•*, n-- urawt d-scriptUn< m4 «ah»M«
direction# tejpUatlnj nil f.»rl-tl-» of VEGETABLE
V..1 Fi.un t it Hr.KiiH, HULltn.'w. is'ituteu
to sll. tsMstslly to lurktt t.*r L L-rs. hf H.
O. M. FKHRV * CO.. Detroit, Mlchlnon.
“-W* DEST IS CHEAPEST."
UCIXES. rjOCCUCDCUim
iMptixm i rii.c-Tncnocuwii.iten
tiuesrae.,. •
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<1 twitl! *rwttotvi.t Wrlfnfbr.
it-** V'Ttu# Aultraan A Tailor Uh
QUIT YOCB MEANNESS..A Book UuU Hello luclf
■■ The cream of Bam Jones’
Krrinons and Haying.
Srnd for fa«-slntllr of
•h autograph l«*tt.-r <1<*
flouncing Hniiriou# tui
tions. Don’t In
stolen koo«H. AiMr.wx
lilt suthorizotl publl-'lu’rfi,
SAM JONES 1
SERMONS,
AGENTS WANTED.
TOWEMMENSS";
mtnnood, rte. I ail! sand you s valuable* irestim* upoo
the above tli«****■,at*o tlirectiona f»r««tr-ctirs. fr*<* <>•
chares. Address 1'roLF a yoWLKK,Mdoda*.Ooaa
REYNOLDS’ IRON WORKS
Iron ami Hruxs Foundries nnd
JUnclilne Shops.
-- — — .......gs, 0sn_ ,...,, -• j• ——«....
Engines, Saw Mills, Iron Fronts for bml.lu.es of all
kinds, ms-rhinery of all kinds. Grist Mills. Ba*
Dalring •»*•••% engines and machinery a spccialtf*
Iron and b.' castings of evrry desfriptinn. Is
fact any *3 » *ver> thing that is made or kept lu first
class iron works.
The proprietor has had an experience of over
forty y«*arw in the iron business.
EarWe guarantee to sell you Cane Mills cheaper
ban anybody, ana that they will give perfect
taction.
A. REYNOLDS, proprietor.
Cor. Fifth and Hawthorne streets, Macon. Ga*
oct27-w-tf
Portable Mills #80
and npwards, to make beat qual
ity of Table Meal. Mi I !*!«”>*«
and Del^arhiVsterWIiKU.
Mini.lent and Cheapest In tM
market. Hend for finely iB“*'
Dated circulars and see shatter
Month ia doing. „„
A. A. lie LOACH Jk BBO.
Manufacturers, Atlanta,
wly
Opium and Morphine.
Opium and morphine habit enred in two
weeks. No cure, no pay. The cure is safe
and poaitive. No failara in a single case
where patients have been ttested by OS.
Address Dr. BUOWN, or Dr. FLAKS. »«-
perintendent. Smyrna. Ga. spa-** .
Dr. J. M. Jiuchan & Son
USnUX. GEORGIA.
Private nut chronic rliaoMia a eraclalltjr. H*
died, of certiorate. ot mt Will vtelt sdlotsoW
coon lira. Coaealtatfoa free. Medicine by msd«
luUalyr