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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, APRIL 24,1888—TWELVE PAGES.
GEORGIA BAPTISTS.
Gathering of the Convention
at Brunswick.
THE FIRST DAYS' PROCEEDINGS.
, )r . Iintlle Elected to Preside Over the Con.
ventlon-Orent Success 111 Mission
Work Reported—Other llo.
ports Read end Referred.
■SMcial Telegram to Macon Telegraph.
BafNBWicK, April 19.-The train on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
reached Brunswick on timo yesterday,
bringing its precious cargo oi preachers
am l lay delegates to the Georgia Baptist
convention. Committees met the delegates
at the stopping place (there is no depot),
and soon each was assigned to a comfort-
blc home. Preachers, like drummers, nrc
a jolly set, and they enjoyed the long ride
front Macon. They were astonished at the
oumber of sawmills and the immensity of
the lumber business.
As the train approached Brunswick,
bringing into view Oglethorpe bay, and
then Brunswick river, with its long wharf-
* lined wi h vessels and steamers from
afhmrts of the world, the delight of the
bie delegation was intense in the extreme.
Over one hundred delegates and visitors
arrived yesterday, and the morning
train brought a hundred more. The
up-country jteople seem glad to visit
Brunswick, the beautiful ‘City by the
The convention meets to-day. Among
the delegate* we observe Dr. C. M. Irwin,
Dr. McDonald, Dr. Mclntesh, Dr. DeVo-
tie Dr. Warren, Kevs. W. H. Strickland,
Brantley, Callaway, Abner Callawav and
among the laity the Willinghams, of Ma
con W.J. Northen, of Sparta, and Jas.
>• Chiles of Madison. The probabilities
are that Dr. Battle will be chosen modera
tor. complimentary to Mercer University,
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION.
The Georgia Baptist convention met
here at 10 o’clock this morning with the
Brunswick Baptist Church. The distin
guished body was called to order in the
Methodist house of worship, it having
bten generously tendered for the purpose
hv the Methodist congregation, the house
of worship of the Baptists not being com
pleted. ltev. Dr. J. G. Ryals, professor of
theology in Mercer University, was elected
temporary president. Pending the exami
nation of credentials of delegates, devo
tional services were held, ied by Rev. Dr.
J. H. DeVotie, of Griffin. The committee
on credentials having reported, Rev. Dr.
A. J. Battle, president of Mercer Univer-
sitv Mncnn was elected president of the
convention and Rev. G. R. McCall, of
Griffin, and Rev. T. C. McConnell, of Eat-
onton, secretaries.
Dr. Battle’s acceptance was refreshing
in the modesty of his demeanor. He re
garded the trust ns one neither to be
sought nor declined, one not so much a
compliment to himseii as the university
over which he presided. Dr. Battle paid
agiowing tribute to Dr. Midi, deceased,
so long the moderator of the convention.
He spoke also fur Mercer. He e arned n
royal enthusiasm arousod so that those
without the denomination could say,
“there is the shout of a king” in the
camp.
Dr. Hatcher announced a settlement of
his trouble with Messrs. Lawton and J
P. Harrison.
After the appointment of a committee
on divine services, the convention ad
journed to 3 o'clock.
KEFORTE BEAD.
The afternoon session was occupied prin
cipally by the mission board. The report,
read by Rev. Dr. J. H. DeVotie, was lis
tened to with deep interest. The great and
Wally unparalleled progress in the mission
shown for the past year.
The report of the board of trustees of
Mercer University was read by Rev. G. R.
McCall, and was made special order for
rnday night.
The report of the treasurer of the cott-
mond, gave an outline of the foreign mis
sion work. He is a good speaker and im
pressed two thoughts, firet, consecration of
missionaries in the field; second, their suc
cess contingent upon the support from
home.
In the afternoon session Rev. J. K, Mur-
row addressed the convention on behalf of
the Indian Missions. Rev. Mr. Bryan,
colored, addressed the convention in the
interest of the centennial of a Colored Bap-
list Church at Savannah.
Dr. Battle’s address yesterday, though
short, made a good impression. The con
vention, though organized in 1822, has not
had many moderators. Old Jesse Mercer
presided a long time; then came Billington
Sanders; then Judge Thomas Stocks; then
Dr. Melt. Dr. Daniel Butler presided a
few years while Dr. Mell was in bad health,
but upon hiB restoration Dr. Moll was re
elected. Dr. Battle makes the sixth pre
siding officer.
Dr. H. II. Tucker is here, the picture of
good cheer and good health. Dr. Haw
thorne, the fiery and eloquent orator, is
also here, looking younger than he did five
years ago. The Doctor’s life has been one
of aggression and warfare for several years
—the result of which is there is an ab
sence of that gentle expression which man
tles and softens every feature in the coun
tenance of Dr. McDonald.
SIXTY YEARS A MODE
VYllo Has
sed to Artist** fo
Half a Century.
From the American Magazine.
Ther? may still bo occasionally mh*
(ii** : net - of Koine :t v« uerahlc wo
now over eighty years of age, wbwhc ca
is worth remembering, not only for
CRAWFORD DEMOCRACY.
Straight Tariff Reform Resolutions—Dele
gate* Instructed.
Correspondent)© Macon Telegraph
Knoxville, April 18.—A mass meeting
of the Democrats of Crawford county was
held at the court house to-day for the pur-
dose of appointing delegates to the two
State conventions and to the congressional
convention, sixth district.
Mr. A. F. Williams was made chairman,
and O I’. Wright secretary.
Mr. R. D. Smith introduced the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted;
Be it resolved, by the Democratic party
of Crawford county, in mass meeting as
sembled,
1. That we heartily indorse the admin
istration of Grover Cleveland, Fresideut
of the United States, and that we believe
his recent message to Congress embodies
the true theory of Democratic reform. It
promises substantial relief to the people
from burdens which they have borne too
long, and gives the Democratic party a dis
tinct issue on which we believe it will
surely triumph.
2. That we instruct our delegates to the
State convention to use iheir votes and in
fluence to secure the election of delegates
to the national Democratic convention
who are known to be in accord with Presi
dent Cleveland’s tariff policy, and who are
in favor of incorporating the same in the
national platform of the party.
3. That tlie Democrats of Crawford
county heartily indorse the course of Hon.
A. II. Colquitt, the Democratic Senator
from Georgia, and lion. James H. Blount
Representative from the sixth district, anti
recognize in them the exponents of the
true Democratic faith.
The following delegates were unani
mously elected to the convention of Mti
!•, viz: R. I). Smith, James Tyler, Will
ies Rutherford, II. C. Sand
Mr. O. I>. Wright httrnd
ill resolutions which were unaniuiousl
lopted
Recognizing the eminent services of Mr.
F. H. Richardson, of the Tnr.Kt.itwit,
behalf of tariff
lclegates to tl
honorable means to secure hi
delegate to tbc national Democratic
vcation.
Delegates to the gubernatorial conven
tion were appointed as follows: W. W.
Johnson, John D. Cheeves, C, II. Smith,
O. P. Wright, W.J. Slocumb.
Delegates, instructed for Hon. J. II.
Blount, were appointed to the Congres
sional convention as follows: John T.
Andrews, A. F. Williams, W. P. Iilasiu-
game, A. J. Daniclly.
Mr. J. II. Hall was indorsed as a suita
ble delegate from the Sixth district to the
St. Louis convention.
Our Superior Court adjourned to-day.
Judge Gustin disposed of more business
than was ever before done at one term.
Very little business is left on the docket.
KUFAULA, ALA.
ventioB was read bv Rev. S. A Bttrnev. -—*
MadUon, and ordered printed in the min- 1 *°“ ,ble Wnrm Time A'*«a.l-TI.. Fountain
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diown ^* erC ’ a * a * n i S real progress
Hev. Dr. DeVotie ninde an eloquent
Gwch on the subject of missions. The en
ure convention was moved to tears by the
radios and hopefulness of the address,
delegates hardly restrained from enthusi
astic applause. The Georgia Kaplista will
wntnhute $50,000 for missiona next year.
. K*v. Dr. K. W. Warren, of Micon,
^livered a stirring address
the education of theological
2*55 to Mercer University. He an-
unced that all money necessary to sup-
jwt snrh students was in lisnd. He related
ti,? r? U " dmehing incidents of Providen-
> ,!* erv * n g young preachers. Dr.
ren * address produced a profound sen-
11 *?“ caused great rejoicing. After
— PPmntment of several committee* the
Mw enllon adjourned to l) o’clock to-wor-
twln ^ r \ d ' Brantley, of Macon, being
, the . convention sermon was
*Mt Atlanu Bht by K *' r ' Dr ‘ H- McDon
more th d ?kffate* are present, perhaps
i. .* n to years previous. Much inter-
»ork , 1 by our citizens in the
tae „ con vention. Saturday the
vhtireh m - en ,°* l he Brunswick Baptist
‘'"nventio'n 0 an* ^ ounK . er m# ®l***» of the
“Ian! • -rur-Lca *
tola* 9*? nven tioi
'Menu. 1 !* Mond, y or Tuesday. Over 400
The c - P 1 *** 01 -
service she has rendered to art and artists
but aa an example of nobility ami purity
of character in an humble walk of life.
The world does not know her, for she be
longs to a generation that is no longer
here, and the hurrying crowd of to day
passes the bent figure with perhaps a mo-
menlery discernment of some hint of
beauty lingering in her wrinkled face, but
all unknowing of the qualities hidden be
neath, which, during a long and patient
history, have shed a light as lustrous in
human kindness as that from many a more
potent place. It was attheage of thirteen
that she began to pose as a model. At
nineteen she married a good for-nothing
fellow. It was finally necessary
for safety to leave him, though
even then she was able to escape from his
importunities only by the intervention of
artist friends, who, appreciating her faith-
lulness of service and unusual qualities,
took legal steps to free her from his an
noyances. The years that followed were
of comparative peace, but full of events
exhibiting the nobility of character and
the pure and unostentatious charity of this
humble woman, who, now developed into
a full maturity and perfection of form,
was constantly under engagement, 1 work
ing to the limit of her strength. During
these long decades of labor, reserving for
herself only a modest support, she con
stantly divided her earnings with the poor
and suffering and outcast of her sex, la
menting only the limit of her ability to
enlarge the helping hand. More than
once she abnndoned her engagements to
nurse the nrti«t from distant lands, whose
friends knew not of his illness; and she
sat, the faithful and only attendant,
watching the flickering spark of life as it
passed away.
Not a celebrated painter or sculptor has
visited Rome for more than halt a cen
tury for whom Minnicuccia lias not posed.
Her face looks out from many a sacred
canvas, and her figure Btands in marble as
the type of beauty in many of the great
galleries and private collections of the
world. She has figured throughout the
whole range of Biblical, classical and my
thological characters; but whether as
Venus or saint—whether in merely physi
cal or in the higher range of ideal repre-
f entations—there is ever present something
that speaks to the beholder of a purity of
soul such as even the most materialistic of
artists could not fail in a measure to ex
press. In the churches of Rome she fre
quently appears as the Madonna, or:
the innumerable angels that float in their
vaulted ceilings.
Possihlv one of the best likenesses c
M ini.-iict is exi-t- in the well-known paint
mg .it “Judith and foriies,” which
now hangs in the Louvre at Paris. It was
thought at the time of its execution to tie
so characteristic in this respect that for
many years afte^tard she was greeted by
her acquaintances in Koine, and gei]
known, ns “Gluditta." Probably
BEAUTIFUL DAMASK DISPLAY j
CATCHES THE TOWN
GRAND. ARRAY OF BARGAINS FOR MONDAY.!
D A MASK,
Our display of Table Damask last night
certainlp bauglit the town.
It is decidedly the prettiest display we
have made this reason.
HEADQUARTERS FOR DAMASK.
$5,000 worth of Dnmask bought at a re
cent bankrupt sale by our New York buyer
enables us to offer . such bargains as no
firm in America can duplicate. This may
sound like a broad assertion, but the prices
quoted below ju6»ifv us in making it.
1,000 yards of 54-inch Red Damask at
20 cents a yard, wortli 35.
1,300 yards ol 54-inch unbleached Dam
ask at 25 cents, worth 40.
1,200 yards of 58-inch Turkey Red Dam
ask rt 32J cents, wo:th 50.
1,500 yards of GO-inch of extra nice Red
Damask', warranted fast colors, at 60 cents.
We guarantee this quality can’t be matched
anvwherc.
1,150 yards of good bleached Damask
warranted aii iinen, and 70 inches wide,
at 50 cents. This bargain is unparalleled.
Don’t miss it.
1,450 yards of 70-incli lled Damask,regu
lar dollar goods,will sell at Go cents a yard.
The goods cannot be manufactured to-day
for less than 75 cents, but we bought it
cheap, and our customers shall enjoy the
benefit of it.
Our 75-cent Damask in red and bleached
sell elsewhere for $1 and more.
Great bargains will also be offered in
Towels, Damasks anti Napkins. No house-
DRESS GOODS.
Wc acknowledge no competition in this
department. Wchave always lead in Dress
Goods, and we’re increasing onr lead still
further this season. We miss no sales in
this department. We have the correct
style and our prices always please.
India Cashmere, all colors, 10c.
Double-width Wool Dress Goods 15c.
Our 40-inch Princcttas at 25 cents in all
the new shades. Can’t be matched else
where for less than 40 cents.
Our 4G-inch Henriettas at 50 cents, in
ail the popular colors including the fol
lowing new shndcs.
MAHOGANY, CHASSEUR,
GOBELIN, FEXNILLK.
HI-M UTH, 8EBPENTE,
CANARY, FAWN, KANGAROO.
Can’t be matched anywhere for less than
75 cents.
We have the handsomest line of colored
Silk Warp Henriettas in the city, and
guarantee our prices are lower than uny-
^ TRIMMINGS.
We have only the latest styles in Trim
mings.
Our Tinsel Braids anil Silver and Gilt
IVsamentries are the talk of the town.
Such a great variety and so many beau
tiful styles was never shown in this mar-
ket*
Pretty Tinsel Braid* at 50, 75, and 85
cents a "yard. Lovely Passamentries from
keeper should miss this great Damask sale. [$1 to $20 a yard.
Ladies^you can’t afford to miss our great J BLACK LACE SUITS.
CAM CI CA YIQ1 We have sold more black suits this sea-
r AlNol r AINO! I son than the balance of the town com-
We have sold more fans already than bined. We have the Largest Stock, Pret-
most houses will sell the entire season. | tiest Patterns and Lowest Prices. These
e bound to tell.
Pretty Chantilly Flouncing, 40 inches
wide, $1.
Better quality of Chantilly, 40 inches
wide, $1.25.
Beautiful quality of Chantiiiy, 40 inches
ci an
bankrupt importer at 50 cents on the dol
lar and which we offer
AT HALF PRICE
nsation in the fan trade.
o ataUhetf’oise-
i-ss than 75 cents and >1.
nt fans are worth from $1.00 to
lias creati -i a
Onr 85-tvnt fans
where I
Our 46-inch all wool Henriettas at 751
cents sell everywhere for $1, and our
SILK WARP' HENRIETTA AT $1.00.
Can’t be matched anywhere for less than
$1.50. Remember this; it will be worth
• ll.iiii; ......
ORDER TRADE.
Wc have the most complete Order De-
partm nt in the South, and our Order
Trade is immense. Orders for samples re
ceive prompt attention, and express
charges paid on all casli orders of $8 and
Upwards.
SILKS.
The people all over georgia know of our
lnimens Silk stock: $26,000 in this depart
ment alone—more in silks than the ma
jority of houses carry all told. We have
what the people want at lower prices than
ann firm in America.
CONVINCERS.
22-inch Surah ail Silk 05c, worth !
20-inch Surah “ 75c, worth $1.
22-inch Rhndama at 8oc. worth $1 16.
22-inch “ at $1, worth $1.25.
22-inch Rhndzimer at SI, wortli $1.25.
The above silks are in blacks and colors,
including the latest shades of Gobelin,
Surpont, Mahogany and Kangaroo. We
guarantee our Black Silks at $1 can’t be
matched anywhere else for less than
A GUARANTEE.
V' 1- ai-.i guarantee every pi of Black
Silk at $1 a yard and over. THIS simply
means if the wear is not satisfactory :a.
every respect, the money will be refunded
or the dress replaced. None but O’Gor-
mau A Co. will do this.
SPECIAL.
Our special offers for Monday will be an
follows:
BARGAIN NO. 1.
12YARDSFOR60G
ches
trig M"*: »to„c °f the seamen’s hospital
(‘resent y -n, t * r d*? , I A torge crowd was
Ms n ,l T.“ e Knight* of Pythias, the Red
ontsj- Masonic fraternity and other
Wr&'P* 1 '*! in the ceremonies,
the Prut,I?" ." llro <lueed Rev. Paul Brown,
most , n Minister, who delivered a
The Calkin V“. 1 appropriate address,
eight, hn, fa . ,r Ka “ well attended last
*°®en . * l ! lle , ,lie brave men and fair
"‘•W the fire h.n° ““l* 1 of . tht ' ir c »j°y-
Wd, a. I?."" gave its ominous alarm,
tat,*!?’ t £n g, i! id not 8° “ merry as a
Pretnml. iT*. . The firemen resi-onded
^ w ®s only an insignificant
IW h ' called them to anus,
met, K ’ '^P r *l 20-—The convention
rianj,^ ° C ° C ' t ‘ The business was of a
Committees on missions,
'toutinre °° b ’ teln pc ranee, * education,
to It tC ’’ * crc appointed.
F- C. McConnell, of the
1Ie f*rUnivend**" mtcrest ‘ n gtalk about
?• hemi/tp?. 1 , 1 !’ rocrotary of the Ameri-
dB * d to the nF lc * t, .‘ jn Society .was intro-
At H o’cL7 T ,? nl r ^ Dr - Tucker.
ock Ur- T. P. Bell ol Kich-
—Th« Firemen.
Eyfaula, Ala., April 20.—Some years
ago the question of removing the court
house from Clayton to Eufaula was agi
tated and finally compromited by the es
tablishment of a branch court in Eufaula.
This division of court business, it is esti
mated, costs the people of the country five
thousand dollars annually. They are
tired of paying this unnecessary tax, and
again the q'uestion is being discussed, ami
an effort will probably be made to send a
delegation to the legislature favoring the
consolidation of the two branches nt Eu
faula. If this inuc is sprung in the pres
ent campaign it will be the warmest had
in this county in years.
Eufaula’s ornamental fountain is almost
completed, and adds much to the beauty of
our already beautiful Broad street. The
nude boy is on top, the Mail to the con
trary, notwithstanding.
B. L. Guice, the best city clerk Eufaula
ever had, and as good an officer as ever
served any people, has declined a re-elec
tion in May, and formed a copartnership
with J. R. Barn, Jr., in the shoe business.
Our firemen are practicing daily, pre
paring to attend the Dawson tournament.
They will take the first prize, os usual.
cvtuuMO.
MeetTa-Jay Voted lor Toocc—
IlHlIctad for Selling Cordial.
Correspondence llaoon Telegraph. ,
Cummino, April 20.—A mass meeting
will be held in the court house on Satur
day. the 2Sth inst., for the purpose of se
lecting delegates to the State convention.
Chattahoochee diatrict voted on *he
stock law question Tuesday and defeated
atock law by a vote of 122 for fence to 28
for no fence.
A bill was found by our last grand jury
against a country merchant for selling Dr.
McLean’s Strengthening Cordial. H is
Baid he mixed whisky with the cordial so
as to have big sales of the medicine. lie
was arrested nnd gave bond for his appear
ance nt the next term of the Superior
Court.
The Cumming Cornet Band are having
a nice band stand erected in the court
house park.
Miss Hattie Jones, of Kansas City, Mo.,
ia visiting Mr*. Geo. T. Bell, in town.
The English sparrows have become a
(lest to our town. They have driven all
other birds out of town.
Howard Jackson is here from Vineland,
N. J. ,
Mr*. T. If. Mullins and Miss Sarah
Hockenbull visited Atlanta last week.
If the Carteraville and Gainesville rail-
mail i- hiiilt, iinttiiemenl.-i *ill !*• oil-red
for it to come by Cumming.
lid be
though in .fact
the original, foi _
tive nor imaginative. but it
the exquisite ben tit v of the
graceful pose of the head nnd net
more due to his lovely model than t*
painter himself. Among the other distin
guished artists for whom she many times
posed, and whom she lias long outlived,
were Thorwaldsen, Crawford, Gibson, In
gres, Flandrin, Delaroche, Fraocasinl,
Fortuny, and Madrazzo, the cider. For
this last she did a triple duty, appearing
as each of the three Marys in his picture
of “The Return from the Sepulchre.”
Eminent os she was in a lowly profes
sion, she was more so in the deeds which
she performed that others might be saved
from the bitterness of misfortune and
want. Holding a sure and lofty concep
tion of virtue, she passed through long
vears in a profession full of temptations
blameless and without even suspicion of a
stain upon her character. And ytt she
had no word of reproof for the fallen of
her sex. To them her kindness was meted
out without reserve, for she was many
times their companion when woman needs
only woman, a-J full often her exertions
found places for children who knew not
their fathers.
To-day she is the inmate of a home pro
cured for her long since by artists friends
who have passed away. She is poor and
unknown, and really unable to work,
though still, that she may keep a scanty
wardrobe from too serious tatters, occas
ionally posing as a model where the tvpe
of a gentle old age is needed. At other
times she sits at her window, which looks
out over the Campagna toward the blue
of the Alban mountains, folding her al
most shapeless hands in her lap, in silent
hope for the day of departure to a land
and crown that await none more deserved
ly than iter. These arc weary days to her,
and almost her last words after recounting
some of the incidents of her life were:
“Oh, signore, la vita e troppo Innga; sono
molto staDca io.” (Ah, sir, life is too long;
I am very tired.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton recently
told a story about the way _ in which she
began her work of reforming the world.
When she was a girl of ten or twelve she
used to see her father, Jadgo Cady, admin
istering law from the bench. She noticed
that the judge, in laying down the law or
giving Ins decision, always referred to his
law hooks for guidance. She set to work
in liis library reading tlnse books, and as
she thought lie could not say anything but
what he found there, she carefully tore out
nnd burned those pages that contained
principles or decisions of which
she disapproved. How could lie,
while on the bench during atrial, mak
application of anything not to be seen in
the books by which he was guided? f-he
discovered a great deal that was offensive
in every law book that she inspected in his
library’{Out came the pages, which si
into the fire nntil the book suited her, and
she felt sure that her father would be
polled to confine himself to such law as she
left. S e kept at this work for a long
while, until she was caught at it; hut by
that time a great part of Judge Cady’s law
library had been spoiled in her eftorls to
reform the world.
Eng
nt and $1.00 f-.ms
heap at $1.50 and $2.00.
lore fans than all oi Macon
d having bought them at just
bound to make things
s AND MITTS
kof Silk Gloves and Mitts is
Lovely quality of Chantilly, 40 i
wide, $2.
OurCbaqtUlies at $2.50 and $2 can’t be i
matched elsewhere for less than $;i..,(l and I
$4. Excellent values in prices from $2.50 •
" black goods.
Too much cannot
. ment. We hnvc the
I good® in the South, l
I We make r specialty of B. Pres dev j
i Co.’s Standard Silk Warp and All Wool |
| Dre^ Fabrics, which are the finest and j i
most reliable goods in the world. | c
! Any lady who purchases a black dress \ i
in*wni oc a jf-incn wmte Lawn
th 10 cents a yards. Only 12 yards to
istomer.
BARGKALN NO 1.
12 YARDS F0R.90C.
be said of this depart-1,.™"*“},’“ 0 /V' 11 "'''' ^
-■ largest stock of black I ^ ,o'yal ."'a burner
Crinkle Dress
:ents—
\IN No. 3.
riired Crepe Cloth, 36
BAR
5.000 yards of _
idles wide, at 10 e. nts a yard
>nts—only 12 yards t
rtainlv a grand opportunity
\Ve arc sole agents for the celebrated ' before seeing onr stock will certainly do * chase a nice dress for a mere so
Jonvin GloVts, and keep on hand at all herself a great injustice botli as regards . member these bargains ladies :
id colors I style and price. I errly for choice.
rth 20
This
pur-
. Ke-
1 call
. full line of
O’GORMAN & CO.
ENGLAND'S FOG.
A Soft nuil Gleaming Thickness "Wills lit.
tcrestlng Peculiarities.
Macmillan's Magazine.
To the mariner the fog is about the most
obnoxious of all the conditions of his vo
cation. He is not likely to understand
me, then, when I speak of its beauties;yet
I most assure him, nevertheless, that many
lovely atmospheric and other effects nre
produced on the waters by these luminous,
enfolding bodies of Vapor, Uic silence of
whose white caverns la violated in these
scientific times by tlii horrible braying
of the steam horn and the terrified flut
tering of the engine room bell, The
kind of fog I have in my mind is the
snow-like body of vapor sometimes not
very much taller than the Folkstone cliffs,
sometimes so low-lying, indeed, that you
may see the lofty spars of a big ahin fork
ing out of it into the blue air and bright
sunshine, when the rest of the structure is
as absolutely hidden os an object rolled up
in wool. As a rule, very little wind ac
companies their appearantes. The mass
of delicate, smoke-like, sparkling particles
-lidos aping softly, and ii i-. therefore, -l-.n
and tender in its revelations, submitting
nothing which the manner of its discovery
does not render beautiful. A man stand
ing on the deck of a ship in the heart of a
soft and gleaming thickness may not be
able to see the mainmast from the distance
of the w heel.
The silence is peculiar; there is a cer
tain quality of oppressiveness in it; nor j
out a little smack, whoso shadow with!
a sou'wester or two over the ral; and would come out of his so called trance and
now a* the snow-like thickness was rent , weakly express a de-ire to litre th
afresh, some stout brig with black or merizer “stand” a bot.leof wine at Del-
checkered sides and a blue vein of
smoke' going up straight out of her
galley chimney and then arching over
like the curl of a plume, would be un
veiled, and no matter flow ugly tho craft
was that would be thus suddenly confessed
the witchery of the shitting background of
cloud entered her and submitted her as
dainty and delightful, fnll of grace that
owed nothing to form, so that even a
wretched little coaster, with boom, foresail
aud a suit of canvas as many colored ns
Joseph’s coat met the eye clothed with
beauty from the buttons of her trucks
down to the tremulous silver of the reflec
tion of her eails tinder her.
Then presently glimpses of the land
were to bo had, the Bash of sunward star
ing windows ashore, the vivid green ver
dure sloping to the edge of the white
abrupt, a steamer with raking funnels
cautiously coming out, the twinkle of foam
upon the margin of gravish shingle.
SPIRIT GUIDANCE.
Conspicuous Instances of Men llellevtng
They Profited by It.
From the Savannah News.
^ __ __ One of the curious facts of New York
is this wholly fanciful, for though there be business life is that many persons are gov-
a deep bosh on the sea; yet when you crne d in their commercial venture* bv the
emerge into clear air the difference be-, , . ,.. . .. „ „ ,
tween the stillness vou have quitted and advice of the “spinta.” One of the most
that which you have entered, is instantly talented men of the Cotton Exchange used
perceptible. Presently there is a little to say: “I’m going to buy cotton. The
n.w . -I.-— .hr In-gfesas J^dy j spirits tel! stf it Is going spj" or, “Pm
of'whiteness; the space of water that going short; I had a communication from
glances like steel around the ship enlarges the spirits last night to the effect that the
its narrow horizon; there is a general market is going down. He failed once
brightening ..flight,though all the forward or twice, but finally the spirits seemed
part of the ship is still hidden in the to give the right “tip," and now he
smother, and the only mast you can see is rich. In the summer I see him St 8ar-
looks as if R were sawed oil a few feet atoga; he stops at one of the best hotels,
above the deck. If the coast he nigh or . drives a fine equipage out to the lake every
snips lie at hand, there will happen now a : plea.-ant afternoon, and his winter life In
Captain Marsh, of Washington, 1
fered a cent for the scalp of evi
sparrow brought him, and wa
when the boys brought him one hundred
tii.l tin,. \ft. r-> >r.l- it transpired that
only five birds had been killed. Tho C ap
tain, instead of destroying the scalps, sim
ply tossed them out the window, where
they were picked up by the l*>ys and re-
Sulu.
“Brown'sSronchlal Troths**' wM.-iy
ksoirn aj an a-JmlruM** remedy for HronrbltJ*
slow (Stealing out of objects, ana the sight
is one which 1 think every man who has
seen it will recall with admiration.
Oir INtvci* i\ ship I was aboard of sailed
into Htich a fog i>h I am describing and lay
without motion for some hours in the
midst of it. Any trickle of the tide there
may have been kept company with the
vapor. There was no air. and the water
came out of the thickne-i with the p*dMi
and gleam of oil. There wan nothing to
break the quiet but the distant faint thun
der of the wash off surf, or sometimes the
, ,. . . , remote tinkling of a ship’s bell, or the rat-
le.lgliU'ti. a little winch in some nearer craft
trembling upon the e.»r like musketry.
Presently there was a movement of
vrind. and as the soft fingers of the draught
W air tenderly drew aside the curtains o(
tlie mist the pictures offered were a scries
of htaMtiful surprises. All about us
•«t.>od the white fog upon the ses in «lbows
and poinU, in nearns, ra ‘ines, and deflies,
like to the scarred and precipitous front
ofch 4
New York is in the midst of luxurious and
cultured surroundings. He has a fine
head, a broad brow, is the author of a val
uable book, the materials for which cost
him $7,000 to collect, and he is well versed
in literature ami science. No one is more
deeply read in the works of Herbert Spen
cer and others of the modern school of
philosophers; no one is more acute as a
reasoner on most subjects that engage the
reflective mind. And yet he has been
known to make remarks about the spirits
and their knowledge of the fu
ture course of the cotton market
that have made his friends stare with
mingled amazement and regret. Such men
of ^landing and undoubted iutelligcnce on
roost subjects are invaluable to the spiritu
alistic sharpers.
There was a crank broker on the old Na
val Stores Exchange who, when the trans
actions in rosin ana spirits of turpentine
iaggedfonhi dull day, would mesmerize the
broker*. Thev would stretch out **tifl a*
k obed
Ik cliffs, »nd now there would ooze boards in mock obedience to his wonderful
monico’s as a slight return for having sub
mitted himself to his dreaded powers.
Commodore Vanderbilt was the dupe of
fortune tellers and spiritualists though,
any one else would have fonnd it difficult
to swindle him. lie was a coarse-minded
man, with no education except that ac
quired in business life, which w as very
little.
A. T. Stewart was not the dupe of pro
fessional swindlers, but he indulged him
self in a few harmless superstitions. For
instance, wh«»n he had hts principal store
at Broadway and Chambers street, a woman
kept an apple stand in front of Ins place,
and he imagined she brought him good
luck—that die was a “mascot,” though
that term had then never been heard
in this country, and when he
started his place at Broadway and Tenth
street he insisted upon her moving up
tli- r.- in t.r.j.-r ih.it liL g.i«»d luck might
continue. He lived on Fifth avenue tw<>
years after his marble palace close by was
entirely completed, dreading to move into
it because he had a superstitious horror of
a new house. lie lived into it only a com
paratively short time when he died, and
to-day no one knows whether his remains
are in the crynt of his Garden City cathe
dral, or buried by the grave robbers be
neath the city’s refuse.
An Ungrateful Dog.
From the LaOrange Reporter.
At a BKtlwf nf tho onnneil l««t
the muzzle ordinance, passed several weeks
ago, Wii-i repealed, a citizens’ petition with
a long list of names being presented, which
asked the council to do so.
The dogs can now go ahead as formerly,
and we hope none of them will be ho un
grateful as to have anything like rabies.
MAD DOC. KILLED.
Yesterday afternoon a half-grown, starv-
cd-OUt looking dog ran into the meat mar
ket of Mr. J. K. Warlick, foaming at the
mouth and snapping at everything in
reach. Mr. Warlick ran him out, when he
attacked Mr. J. T. Perry, biting his boot
leg several times, but failing lo reach the
flesh. At thii* stage of the game Marshal
McCormick took a hand, and with a few
well-directed blow.' with his heavy stick
quickly kilied the dog.
King ll«*e.
From the Ceilartown Standard.
Jumbo Hunter U having fo.* the moon
in Atlanta. The old lady lu*» Iteen black
lilted for netting full three time?* in suc-
ceftlion. It in saitl, however, that nhe haa
agreed to change, if let alone.
Advice to Mothers.
rthlriK. U »oothefl
•iw the zumv alUjr* all pain, cur«
und 1a the bent remedy for dfarrtua*.
•epocod twly