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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1890!
AT THE, CAPITOL
mstiAi . sot. as.
Tli e House.
A Home amendment wu attached to
the bill creating a new charter for the
city of Columbus, and the amendment
era* concurred in by the Senate.
A joint resoldtion providing a joint
committee to examine the manuscript of
After prayer an d roll call tho journal J Judge Button'* book, “Uaorgia Justice,
— n «/i an(l report on ihe advisability of supply
ing copies to justices of tlie peace, waa
concurred in.
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 26,
of yesterday wa» read and confirmed.
The regular ordi ir of busine.-*s was dis
pensed with, and t ij. unanimous consent
the following billsi were introduced and
read the first time:
By Mr. Boiieuilie t of Bibb: To amend
the charter of the c 4ty of Macon so as to
require all physicians, clergymen and
others to make a.5«l kepp a register of
The senate.
Atlanta, Nov. 26.—The quart bi’l is
for liie time being laid low. yesterday
. w _ it was set fora special order this morn*
births, marriages and deaths in t. at city. j j n g, and before iho hour of convening
By Mr. Hardeman of Wilkes: A reso- j the galleries of the Senate were crowded
lution to autl orix^ the governor to make ! by spectator*. When the hill was re
ft settlement of the lit igation over the I ported favorably bv the temperance
Georgia State .Lottery Company. committee and the adverse report of the
By Mr. Harr.'aof Catoosa: To amend minority »va* read, Senator Todd u k -d
the section of the code creating the rail- ; to maxe a few remarks before the till
road commits on by lequiring the com- was put on its passig**. He dtr.i d ihe
uiw-luuCtj to he electee by *L«* p*w*ia, • trg".!r»en t *»f t* *» minority that the bill
and by cutting down their salaries from j cm t died tue. rights of individuals. The
$2,200 to 11,500 a year. ; Dili was restrictive, not prohibitive.
Ala) to make au.oerior court clerks lia- High license did not. he claimed, correct
Me for papers taken 1 out of tlieir oflicts the intemperance evil,
and lost. | Barkeepers li*ve to drum up patronage
By Air. Fleming of Richmond: To pro-I to clour tho inerca-td expenses, aiul
wide for the more spiteJy determination I young men are enm ired. lie urged the
of criminal catest ! aeua ors. for tho sake « f Clod
A resolution by Mr. Clifton of Chat
ham: To relieve from penalty for failure
to pay tax on time the Ui ty and Suburban
railway of Bavannnh.
Ah*> the Coast Lino railway of Savan
nah.
Also to amend section v'B40 of the Code
sons to allow jurors in the city courts to
receive the same pay as jurors in the
superior »*:oiirr.
By Mr. Montgomery of Taylor: To
prohibit the sale of liquors within three
miles of t Methodist church in the
town of Ho ward.
By Air. MitAfee of Crawford: To pro
hibit the sale of liquors within three miles
cf Macedonia church.
by Mr. Tat uni of Dade: To provide
for resurveyii g the nineteenth district in
in the fourth • « tion of Dude county.
By Mr. Goodwin of Fulton: To amrnd
tho'charter of the Metropolitan Street
Railroad COOJT* n . v °* Atlanta.
Also to incorporate the f uel and Gas
Lighting Com ;>any of Atlanta.
Also to ince rporate the At.anta Sav
ings Bank.
By Mr. Alart.'n of Fulton: To amend
that Mellon or the Code relating to the
granting of charters by discontinuing the
recoiding of peti ions for charters teiore
the ch .tier is granted.
Abo to repeal the act requiring su-
]wrior court c crkt to keep a record hook
of charters when they ar> applied for.
Also to ratify aac. confirm ad charters
- H granted by me atiptrior court under tha
»act of Not. 1&
By Air. Lotf.va of Towns: To provido
for tLe creation of a board of rood# and
revenues for i hat .county.
By Mr. South of Green: To amend
•action 4440 ol' the Code relating to ties-
pas* in Green county.
By Mr. haipor of i arroll: To prohibit
. tha sale of liquors within five tnilea of
New Lebanon ct urea.
‘ The special ordrr of the da y, the bill
of Air. 'i witty of Juckaon—tlu.t no couit
shall have tlie power to render judgment
for attorneys’ fete on any no;e unless a
plea or pleat be filed by the defendant
and uot sustained-—waa taken up for
consideration.
Mr. Twltty spoke in favor of the bill,
expl ining that it was one to make I
ioiooasible for a lawyer to collect the 10
per cent, at to, net’# fees a pact tied on notes
when no fight waa mad# in the court,
when the lawyer did nothing for the fee.
Mr. Fleming of Richmond oppoa.d the
persage of the bill ..
Air. liill of Meiiwetber and Air. Hum
phries w* B*uuk» "»ii is fsrer of its
passage. Mr. Hardeman of Wiikesop-
'‘Jmtt'trl did Mr. D»w!§ tori,
wiui Air. Goodwin of Fulton.
• Air. Fleming of Richmond proposed as
an Hti.ci','1 ’i" nt tl .• • m first faction Of
.\ir. Tw t u> stall lo thicken out and In
viding for the wording of bills of sale in
the “book of mortgugcj.”
Mr. Goodwin of Fulton, chairman of
tho committee on publi \ property, moved
that, the Senate concurring, the Hen Hill
Monument Association bo permitted to
place the statue of tho Hon. H» 11. Hill,
ittte FiiUed States senator from Georgia,
iu tho rotunda of the capital, os
requested.
The Nenste,
Tho Senate sat hut forty minutes and
then adjourned till Monday for wan of at
quorum.
SAUBiMY. NOV. 20.
>y this state in the year 1870 now in the
possession of the present le?«e* of said
railroad.
The point wa* raised that the above
wis not a privileged resolution, but one
introducing new matter and the rules
r.quired that it lay on the table one day.
Some lively hair splitting over the inter
pretation of rules 167 and 186 of the
pretatioa of rules 167 and 186 of the
House tv.a pirticipated »n by Berner of
Monroe, Atkinson of Coweta, and Flem
ing of Richmond. Finally the resolu
tion was laid on the table.
A bill by Mr. Kyals of Chatham,
amending the charter of the Garmania
Tho House. Savings Bank of Savannah, was
The first business to come up in the P 1 ***®* ... . . .. . ,
Hou*e t'lh morn n® was a rc-jlution » y ' 4, kill introduced bv Air. Gilbert of
Mr. Atkinson of Co we a. nnpr.,prla7inK I Mu*cogre.smending the charter of the
$K 0 to Jime Hunt r, widow of the late Mobil# and Girard railroad as «o running
IV. J. Ilunler, nconfederate soldier who
•tied twforo lie received the $100 to which
ho was entitled.
tendui" tho charter of the Western and
Atlont c railroad for the purpose of
litigation. When the le»se expire* tho
charter iv*comrs void, and many cases
against tho company would, from this
tact, co laj-so.
a bill providing for the appoint
ia b t.''i ho retried Hat no
KaWN to par attorney's feca on any
uote or other evidence of .indebtedness or
in uny contract whatever ahall U* rn-
for* rd in any court for any sura or par-
c*n age except a reasonable compensa
tion, uot exceeding 10 per cent, tor lejal
services actually per.ortned.
* > Air. Fleming’s amendment was voted
down.
. The bill of Mr. Twitty waa than paaaed
and the lswyata were downed.
. The following bills wera introduced
and read the Urst time:
* By Air. Hardeman of Wilkes: To in
< corporate a new regiment of Georgia
* , infantry to bo known as the Ninth Kegi-
* ment «iforgia Volunteers.
* By Mr. Aleriw ether of Wilkes: To
nuke It unlawful to sell whisky in quan
titles Ires than a quart.
* * By Mr. Clifton of Chatham: To amend
the act incorporating the Savannah and
« Sale ot Hope Railway Company.
Mr. Martin’s bill toap r r»>priate money
for the letbnqjogical school wae taken
up as a special order, but laforw. it could
led *, oae 1 of tbe time of tdjourmu-ni
' arrived eo the conun.ttee of tho whole
- rose, reported progress, and naked leave
to set again.
Tl;e House then adjourned.
« Tho aeuile.
I Bill# for a first, second and third read*
ing from the Route were piled high on
the Benate clerk's desk.
President Mitchell reported the com
mittee on congressional reapp •rtionmeat
•• follows: Lamb, chairman; O’Neil, Me-
. Bar, Tench, Nunnally, Cabasisa, Bmitb,
Vincent an t Flint.
Ch iruiaa CVanUs of the judiciary
‘ committee reporte l adversely a bill pr«-
viuing for supplemental salaries for
county judges.
hei.at r K W. Lane was added to the
per.Rentier* commit'ee.
Senator WilIiaa.aof ihotirstintrodured
a bill io!!owing out the line of ^ eu/gea
tiona»mbodied in Uovtrnor Norlhru'a
saes ace, protiding a ge'ural law for the
granting of charters to railroads, banka,
•tc., tue o ject i sing to curtail in# bulk
of special le^ialati n which now weigua
down every g. neral asacmhly.
When S i;ate hiU No. • came up for a
third tasding, that known as the “bar
room i ill,” {senator Todd aakwd that it
be made tbe special ord* r of business to
morrow immediately after the resiling
of the journal. Be iator Cabuniss sug
gested tnat such actum be «ie» .yeti, a,
Benator Walker, a ho, as a u ember of the
temperance commune, having in con-
aideratioo the bill, had made an advtrso
minority report and waa now abssttt
from the ci y. It t, ing shown tliat hu
would return tomorrow the lid was
made a eptcLl order as requited.
Bills were taken up tor a third radian
and iweed, as follows:
Bid Ntv 21, regulating a year’* sup
port, itcoe mended by the juuiciary com
mittee, pater d.
A bill from the House by Air. Davi< of
Burke, inc rporatiog tbe Southern Ex-
change Bank, passed.
Theb.il providing for tbe ettablishaent
of a branch if the htate University for
w b» ei| persons was put «m its (stesage.
Beaator TerreU spoke on tbe bill, p. inting
ow. u at m extra apptopriattoo* war*
u»ce aary and Uie otiwr ad»*ltagta accru
ing from emhrat ing the proviaio •* of tbe
and their homes, to vote lor the bill. Tlie
gallery ai>plau ;oi him. Air. Toad had a
r>etition 125 yards long, r lied on a stick,
with si^naturebfrom every county in the
Mate, uiginK tlie passage of tlie bill. He
did not see, he remarked, how any man
could pray who cp}>oied his bill.
Mr. Ellison wanted to put himself on
record an a triend of the bill. One reason
alone, lie pointed out, made him moors*-
the biiL “ihe churches and women
were in favor of it.”
Air. W'a ker, oue of the temperance
committee making tho adverse minority
rt p->rt, spoke as'ainst Iho bill. A locul
option lull w*»s Hicient, ho pointed out,
and had already been adopted by 101 of
tb - countifs of tho state. Tbe e would
have the qu rt traffic simply to
beuetit Atlanta theorists. He went on
to allow liow, as h« claimed, the hi i was
umonstiiutionui. Ho moved that the
bill be iudetiuitely postponed, and his
m ituiu was carried by n rote of 21 to 16.
Darrooms will continue yet a while iu
Atlanta.
A t out the only other business of note
in the {Senate waa the granting of leave
to the lunatic asylum commission to vi-.it
that institution. The members all re
ceived budges to visit Alii edgetlile and
eight coaches will make up a special
train to take them there by tbe Georgia
road.
The flottse.
Tho bill to make good tlie defMt in the
appropriation for the te hnolo^icul
school, which was under dUcuvsion at
the time of adjournment yesterday, was
for over tidree hours, under considera
tion in committee o the whole to-day.
Tbe opponent to the measure wan Air.
Jackson, who is *oe.i*n-st in advoc.
of school measures. He wanted to a
prom s« with the trusters, who are limb e
!*T •!3,0*JQ ti !h# ■*•»?• Hid not meat il.
First, a cut of 20 per cent, was suggested,
and then ns much aa 00 jkt cent. Ti>os*
in favor of ttie bill wore Messrs. Martin,
Howell, Calvin, Fleming, Lark and Hum
phreys, who a, oke iu advocacy of tho
state rtspeciing the payment as an obli
gation. Incidently tho great good tho
institution is doing w..a brought out
They appealed to tbe aeoie of honor of
the House, and the vole showed that it
was not in vain. The voi* Mr*>d i:ii for
the payment of tho appropriation and
forty-oLdit against ib
Mr. Wnittield offt-red a rcaolu'lon that
the $‘J4,0</0 now in (bo trta iirer's bonds
forieited by tlie non-coupliunce of At-
lauta'acolored university with the at -te
requirements, be turnon into tneitaioa
genera^ fund. ___
iu« Eiaciric Car Company of Hstsuhhii
will eoon be legalized,. The bill went to
tbe governor to-nay for signature*
■ yne House receive A a message from the
g)vernor announcing tho ueath of ex-
Governor Jam a AL Smith and paying a
high tribute to hui ability and devotion
to Georgia’s interests. He notified the
the general asst iiitdy that his death
created a vacancy in thu judge-hip ot the
through the streets of Columbus, was
passed.
Tho bill by Air. Calvin of Richmond
requiring tho inspection of cotton seed
meal by the state*chemist and the brand
ing of thn same, showing the ana ysis
was. under a suspension of the rules, put
on its i ns-ago.
Air. NY he** or at first objected fo taking
the bill from its rrgul >r course, but when
»«« i„ c . , *' ,r * Calvin stated that the bill was in the
aunt and c..:i.p.nsaiioi; u f «Mcia*bSiiti! I ‘ of .(.•rituliure," Mr. Whrel.r
flicitors-gi--neral in cities of 20,000 ! a * a / a . T,,r to . l-man
nhabitan s. r more I fr,,,n K'chmond, lie would withdraw his
11'-'Jr. Uo,-.n A bill su- ob S c . t1 ?’- . ,, Kil ,
thni/.ing John Webb of l/.wndes coumr ' Mr. Hemios objected th.t the bill
- HU- applicott n lor a further adot.ai.ee I " ou '* P"' »n' » *»■-» sel.ln* co to . «;ed
a di».i.'.e;t con ederale Bol der. , me.l a. .ow fern). Ho ot.ere.l the idea
H> Mr. Mann ol Tellair county: A bill ! M t ; ndln d to operaio agoinit «n .rt.cle of
incorporating ilia Bank «>t‘Helena. I urada. .
bid Incorporating tb. city of Mr. Cairn, pointed cut tb.t unless »
" j certain percentage of ammonia existed
Ilflenn.
By Air. Mathews of Montgomery: A , ^S, 01 Wl -* 4 ??* ler fI W **s» n . i m --i
bill proviUng for tb. r.gi.ir.tion of I Mr. Hem.ng thought cotton seed meal
vc’rr- m Moat-oinerr * I ** ,ou W go tu tlie market just a* any other
nttlmt tlie bill ihuutd read, "meal
oiTerfd for eile aa ferulixera.”
Air. Atkinson of Coweta olicrejp
By Mr. McllumlTof Sumbr: A bill i kiodofmenL He.,.rop>d .oiocod
extending the corporate limits of Amer-
icup.
Tiio bill incorporating the Savannah; ,
Bonking nnd Mur eg, (ompeny wu. «-'K*«doo :hut Mr.J lemlnK. muend-
ud n third lime n d puud. m«nt would Imve too effwst of putt ng
Tl.o rote show d tu.it the attendnneo I J l,e , b ” t of cut , t0 , n * 0 "
during tl.o morning barely reached a -l f ' IfL"’.
hundred meinhi-rs.
The hill t xtei-.ding tlm charter of the
Macon uu<i Atlantic rnilr. nd n term of
sixty years, favorably reported by the
committee*
A bill Irom Bibb, by Air. Baxter, was
rent! a third time and pa-sed.
The hill incorpoiating the Atlanta ami
Birmingham rai road was read the third
time. On thu adoption of sn amend-
meat affixed by the lailr ad < umnutlee
to which it was attache.!, a vote was
called for. hut a quorum not voiinc the
bin wn% table!.
Air. Trammel of Whitfield offered a
resolution that the remainder of tbe
titurning he devoted to reading bills a
second timer and when the drsk should
te cleared that the bouse adjourn.
HONDA 1', DEC. ].
The House.
Atlanta, Dec 1.—{Special]—Roll call
in tlie House this merniug found the
*«at4 fnirlr wull Hlled.
Mr. Husli of Miller introduced a reso-
lu'ion that after Dec. 5 no new bills bo
introduced except, by a fouth-fifths vote
of tiio Home,
Mr. Alartin of Fulton introduced A bill
regulating the return of tuxes, so that
those purchasing property on tiio install
coent plan thnli pay t ixcson o .ly eo
much as has been paid lor, the owner
holding tho deeds to p.iy tlu- taxes on
Chattahoochee circuit. The House ad
journs i until Frid <y at 10 o'clock. The
resolutions read, “In inspect of tha mem
ory cf the Isle Governor Mi.dth,” but that
only vouchsafe* an hour for “reaped,”
as the House had undsra previous ruling
*< t the tin * of adjournment until Friday
at 0 o'clock, on account of Thanksgiving
d»jr*
FRIDAY, NOV. 29.
Tha use.
At the conclusion of the calling of tha
roll and the reading of tho journal of
NYedm oda/’e proc ediugs, a flood »f kills,
re olutioua ana reports overwhelmed the
clerks,
The committee on corporations re
ported favorably the bill providing new
registration laws for Macou.
Flaming ol Richmond, chairman of
Ihe commit tea on couuty matters, re
torted favorably the bill providing new
registration regulations for I) tb county.
A joint resolution was introduced i*j
Air. G - dwln of Fulton providing that
next Wednesday a joint session ho held
to elect a judge ot Ihe Chattahoochee
ditui' to fill the vacancy causid by tlm
death of ex-Govcrnor hmtlh, also to eloct
a judgv and aolictior of tiio new Tuila-
pooax circu t.
A bill incorporating New F.ogland
CTfy ot Ihyie couuty waa read lor the
first time. . ^
A bd amending tha charter of Quit-
mm wae introduced.
vernor nn-
i|f !>y tli
Mr. Berner of Alonroe is after present
methods of granting chatters to insur
ance. railroad nnd other comp.tnii?*. so as
to reduce the time consumed in the leg-
lature in d ung the same.
Air. Bull win cf Ran iolph introduced a
lull requiring thoM nnng divorce suits to
depisit v-ith the cietks of courts the
amou-i. of cUo 009is of iovsuL pcuusug Us
liejring.
Mr. Wheeler of Walker presented a
bill which proposes that the ccnsiitut oo
be to amended that the lo^l-!i«mre shall
have an annual session and th«t more
Ilian forty daye. the prescribed tiiu^, snail
not lie toiiitmud by uny annual session.
Mr. Whitfield of Baldwin iouoduced a
bill requiring the proprietors of public
gin* to keep u ri-c. rd tor refetcnc*, nc-
ossible to the public, showing the owner
of and amount of cotton ginned d dly.
The bill introduced by Air. Ryaia of
CUstlisiii, prohibiting excursion trains
on Hnndays, was rea l the third tiaio An
amendment was attacked by the genernl
judicinrv committee, ahtcii ►tip dated
that saiu bill did not refer to second tac
tions of regular schedule trains put on to
uccouimoiate heavy travel, where the
regular rates are charged.
Oa the vote a quorum waa wanting.
Tiio bill relieving the British-American
Fire In-(trance Company of Toronto of a
penalty of |5uo, w ns spoken t-n by Mr.
Hoifeuillei of lfibh, who rhoved that i-
• as iucutred thtough un oversight. The
stale hud not been put to one dollar’s ex
pense, the taxes and penalty having
been paid four days after the first of
July.
Mr. Tatum of Dade could not see why
the penalty ehould not remain in force.
Mr. Hud of Bibb said that simitar re
liefs lind already been granted to two
cooinanies, one a railroad company at
Fan lersvtlle and the o.h< r at Route. He
dt-t n<>t belie* a in has ing one set ».f ethics
for f'-reign coo pails* and another set
for Georgia coinpe.des. The state could
cot all rd to incur >uch a r pututiou.
Air, Wit-* ler of Walker moved that
only local h lls be taken up fur a third
reading us il was very evident from the
difficulty in securing a quorum that the
attendance w*s to> suiuti to o tert.dn
mportant meo»urea lie said he re-
orse
gradta would remain for tha farmers to
feed to their stock.
On a vote the amendment was lod.
and the kill, as orig nully prepared by the
committee, was passed,
A hill, olT red b/ Mr. Merritt of liall.
incor|toratlng ihe Americus Loan and
Building Association was pa ssd.
Mr. Goodw n s bill, incorporating the
Exchang- Bank, was passed.
Tho bill incor|Kirating tlie Bank of
Alayav lie was pacsed.
Mr. Grove* or Nowton offered the first
bill of tlie session relating to the “dog”
question.
A hill, offen d by Atkinson of C-weta,
provides that ch«rters of railroads,
hanks, insurance and other corporate in
stitutions ho issued through the secretary
of state's office.
Tlir Nenntf.
Atlanta, Dec. 1.—[Sped* 1 .]—The
Brady t.U lias been dead a year, hut its
gho t is very restive*. Tbia morning it
stalked into tiio Senate under a new
name and perche t upon the secretary’s
desk while Air. K lin Ron claimed it for
his own. Mr. hhington'* measure makes
it lawful for the buyer of commer
cial fertilizers to require the seller to
sample e*ch sack of his tiurchase. mix
the sacks well together, with or without
a spoon, bottle up tho conglomerate
tnasa und file it with the ordinary of the
countr whero the sale is tuada. If tho
buyer finds fault with the guano and re
fuses to pay for it the ordinary must for-
wa il the sample to the state chemist for
nnalysia. Then when tha matter g«t
into th«* courts the chemist hoe only to
declare the result to settle the case, Ids
statement being received os conclusive
wftev of she excelhncs or worthless-
nets not only of tt.e sample but the lot
ALL rote THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
The Appropriations for Higher Edu
cation Smaller Than Ever.
Atlanta, Dec. 1.—{Special.]—The
present legislature is almost wild on
tho subject of common schools, and a
big effort will be made to divert every
possible fund to the support of the
system after the programme of the
Jackson bill. A demand is made for
no less a sum than $1,000,000, and all
the appropriations of all the institutions
of higher education, including the Uni
versity | r\»per, tho State Technological
Sch .ol i n t the Girls’ Normal School
seem to be seriously threatened.
The finance committee sal till a late
hour to-night, and the debuie i- e«id to
have b c-u uiortuy. The appropriation
for the School of Technology wan fought
with e-pecial vigor. It was character
ize d as ihe rich uian’a school for Fulton
county, and the claim wav made that u
m jority vote favorable to the appropri *•
t on couid not poceiuij be ubiuiueum lue
HoU»e,
At to night’s meeting the general tax
and ordinary appropriations act were
both completed und will be re{Hirted in
the House to-morrow. One of the most
conspicuous items i* half a million for
common echo* 1*. just $110,000 tuoro than
the ligure r.ported by the chairman
of the rom rub tee st supper time. F« r
the State University the proposed appro-
prist on is 480.000; for tho maintenance
of the 'li'chuolo^ica! School, $25,000; for
the establishing and equipping the Nor
mal and industrial sci ojIs, $11,066; for
maintenance of thesatu-*, $6,000 lor
and $t8,b00 the year following;
for the branch college st
Dahlonega, «nd for tho-ie
at Alilledgevillo, Thomasville, Hamilton
and Cut liber t, $2,000 each. The $J,000
appropr.ation for tiio colored university
is continued. For tho pay in m of the
state university hind scrip funds, $0,214.
In all $U7,i)S0 lor all the institutions of
higher education of whitea as against
$5u0,000 conceded to common
Hchools and another half a million cal ed
f*>r. Nearly a quaiter of a million is set
aside for pensions, $160,000 lo i* pai1
maimed confederates and $60,000 to sol
diers’ widows.
The tax act shows that tho 1 mill rate
of g< nerul tax for common sclio-4 pur
poses wa* finally agre d on by Ihe com
mittee. Up n a l dealer* iit future-, t
tax of $10,000 each per annum u pro- j down,
posed. Two and one-half pr cent
ACTS OF THE ATHENIANS.
A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM GEORGIA’S
CLASSIC CITY.
A “Harvest Home” Success-NIo\Ing
m Church—IIuildlns Brisk—.Mlew
Sewerage — TI»* III Luck of
Two Nportsmeu,
Athens, Nov. 30. —[Special.]— Tho
“Harvest Home” celebration occurred ou
Friday night las; at the Ep.a o; al < hurch.
The exercises were opt-ned with a sermou
by tiio Rev. Mr..Davis, the rector, who ia
the leader in getiing up tlieso benevolent
le t.v.d?. 'ihe gifts. w» ich were numer
ous, from the members of tho different
denoru:uat<ous iu tne citv, were artisti
cally arranged around the chancel, at>d
formed a beautiful effect. Something of
everything wa* there, front** bale of
good middling cotton to u pair of cal co
fcusptnders, oud it 1* needles* to nay that
the poor ot tlie city will enjoy with their
riih tr ends a “merry Christmas” this
year. Qui easumof money has been
raised by iho lauiesof il>o committee,
with wi icli great good will be done dur
ing the cold winter. Tlie Rev. Air. Da\i«
is receivitg the hearty congratulations of
hi* iriends upon tbe success of tho
“Harvest Horn .”
MOVING A CHI E'JH.
It will he only a very short time before
the E oanuei church of this city will Le
removed to “Lobbham.” The ve»try
nave now under consideration a most
beauii.ul lot on tho cormr of Milledge
avenue and iJill street. It is a part of
the old Howell Cobb place, and is gener-
conceded to be ouo of the prettiest
in the moat desirable part* of the city.
It is said the church ha* beon offered
45.000 for thoir present property which
a on the corner of Lumpkia and Clayton
atre t, in the business part of tlie town.
Some definite step wi 1 betaken very
soon, und the result is of general interest
A COSTLY DAY’S SPORT.
Quite a good one ie told on two prom
inent Athenians, who, dad in the garb of
Niuiiod, *ent forth 'thanksgiving day
to tlay the festive partridge, llu-y took
the ca s, and Lndt-d in a rich gwuio belt
Their two dogs, which were well trained,
were t.cd together and ordered to lie
After the departure
train the sportsmen
their gross receipts is the tax agieed on made ready for a “day of it” 'ihe dog-
fur railroad, telegraph and express cum- j were loose a by the own r und told to "go,”
V M ' and they diu; b th started at full tilt
The appropria ion for the military is j the same uir»ttion. Over hill and
$7,20j, and tna act is jrendit g providing dale they ran, heeding not the culls of
U( l i lt THINCn IN GEORGIA.
A Batch of Oddltlc* Chronicled by tlie
Ntaio Press.
The Athens Ledger gives an account
of an aged fernalo who lives in Madison
county.
Her name says, the Ledger, Is Matilda
Aloore, and abo lurself is not familiar
with her age, hut she gave* somecircum-
s anccs from which we would judge her
to be about 108 years old.
Upon being aske.1 how old she was,
she answered in substance that she didn't
know but her great-grand-chiid was a
grand futb- r; that site was married to
Wm. Alt.ore ia 1801; that she was then
16 years of age; that her son Ben was
horn in 1802, nnd was n father in lb22;
that his son was married and when 21
years of age Goorgt* came into existence;
that the next father wa-20, and the next
22, bringing the last one to quite a recent
date.
She says that h»r posterity now num
bers. living and dead included. 457, end
tt at she expects to sse ouo before cue
dies.
Her oldest son is now living and that
he is very old cannot be denied. In fact,
he looks a great desl older than his
mother, who walks »r skly nnd docs the
work of an ordinary laborer, w iie her ^
son cmnot work in the field from infirm- cure Thov mpnn if *
itv and ia furerd to make basket, (or. ...r A ney mean It. i hey re
for tiiu devotion of $2,500 su the state
enciuipuisnt. Tlie space for the long
sxpectid uppropri tLn for the capitol
grounds is left blank.
(notVDINU GOV. NOltTHEN,
Tlie New X xrenittvp’n Time Consumed
Ujr Visitors—A Placard.
Atlanta, Nov. 20.— [Special.]— 1 To Mty
nothing of the bushelsnf letter*by which
he has been overwhelmed, perhaps no
governor of Georgia was over so besieged
t»y visitors as Northeu has been. Touch
ing a single subject, if report may Le
trusted, 2,500 communication* have been
received by him, and one Candida alone
ie quoted as boasting th t he h >d filed
1,200 indorsements of hitnselh But visi
tors have he»et the new executive from
morning until night, and no doubt,
although lie doesn't s*y so, have near y
worried the busy life out of him. The
reception room ia never without its
irowd.
Borne one about the capitol suggests
that it would b# a good thing to put iu
opv ration a cl ck work arranksmeat to
be worked after the manner of a turn
■»!•«, with & m&i for tbs visitor,
taking this thr proposition is to a»k each
callsf how !c52 eh ffljjggc* he mmirsa
the c
and liuvo not been »een since. All day
the hunters searched for the tricky d< g«,
lor thry were of fioo stock and cost $bu0
apiece. Ihey listened not Co tho mock
ing call of the “Bob White” in tbe neigh
boring field*, for they wan ed $ 1,000
worth of dog tlesb, which they have not
yet found. On tbtir return home that
afternoon, they w* re amo> g tne few hunt-
«rs who were not jubilant over the day’s
ipport.
Thi t seems like a great novelty in the
line of age. The cares of a century have
not weighted the old woman down, and
just when the grave will be opened to
rective her remains we cannot tell, but
perhaps she will attend the funeral of
several of her great-great-grand
children before s-a dies.
a 6rrightly old man.
else has failed. No matter
how bad ydur case, or of
how long standing, you can
be cured. You’re sure of
that — or of $500. You
can’t have both, but you’ll
have one or the other.
A uus-age from the goi
noun- ci his approval of tha Acceptance grnted *• y much to find such to be the
• f the appropriation to the st<t«>»cb'>ol situation,
fund by ti.a gensral government; »l*o [
the appioval of tb* Lill creating the
stats colored university.
Br .Mr. Wells of .Varion: Im’crporai-
ing the Singleton linking Company.
Mr. Baxter of Bibo i produced a bill
amending ilia constitution so a* to in-
cress-- the number of judges of ihe su
t.remo court trout three, us at preaent, to
fits.
Mr. Sharpe of Carroll county offered
a bill amending the act incorpor ting tho
Waco and Bovxd.n Railway C«»m| any.
Air. C it ton or Curhtian offered mils
amending tm» City and hut uri-an Rail
way Conqsin's charier and that of the
Co st Line railaav, both of ‘.Savannah
Mr. Pope of OgltlUi i~ ofifered s t;il
relieving the L> xmxion Terminal Cbm-
i any from f^-naliies ii curre-t tiirough
ihe failure to pay e at-.* Uxes vh-n due
II- tl--... aI ' ilk>> a sir n. ft in A I
4 for and Uu
*iU Uc-ino I
Air. Baxter of asked in a bill that
money ba ap ropriated to floor and
shtlve apartments in the base of the
cud ol for the s ate chemut.
By Mr. Martin of Fulton: A local bill
incorporating the Georgia having*
RhoIc.
Mr. Smith of Pntta had a bill passed
incorporating the F.oviUa Banking Com-
^Toa bill incorporating tbs North
Georgia Railway Company, offered Ly
vi r. tk-rugi;* ot Rabun county, wu read
the third time and parsed.
By Mr Mi chad ot Pika county: Pro
viding tbrat tb# law prohibiting liquor
traffic in Hike county be repealed aa re
iu. F ir*t reading,
turre t of Pike: Incorporate
r-v fioatk HmkiagCompany.
: ■ art. 1 -•* ' t ‘ • ‘ • ‘
f.r ...o-sru-i t-uiti,n of
corpor-
the llouto resolution proposing tha re
moval of the Ben HiU statue.
Governor Northen’a ofUcl.il noticotn
he legislature of the death of sx-Uov*
»ruor James N. Smith was not read in
the K«nste till to-day.
The body concurred In the resolution
of the House fixing Wednesday for tfte
election of judge* of the Tallapoosa and
ChatlahooMieo circuit*.
Ihe Senate Lili lo prohibit the running
of cxcur-lon train* on tho Sabt>atii
parsed. Roads violating the l..w will lie
liable to $500 for each county entered by
such trains and the conductor and en
gineer in addition will lay themselves
liaide to prosecution under section 4310
ot the code.
The debs e of the morning was on tha
ch ting up of an alley opening on Fifth
street, m Alscon, bv the Georgia {South
ern ami Florida railroad.
Air. Johnson of tha twenty-first, aa
chairman of the railroad com uittae,
pointed out the r»a-K>tu which bad
wti.hed with tho committee in rccoa-
mending tha passage of tha bill, Tlie
ch sing of th# alley would be a
great benefit to the public,
and private intero-t wo. sufficient
ly guarded under the Usinag-clause.
The courts had held that the uil.*y
could not Lo ch ted on the authority ot
un order from tha citv. An injunction
hud tftsued a the slate's permission v.es
nctnlfu. That consent tbe legUialuru
cuuld not ;.’ive. The i i I passeJ.
A vigorous protest from Mr. Lino of
tha sixteenth was c«Ueu forth by a b 11 to
remit tho penalty exucted on the .San .era-
viile und Tt-nndlu railroad lor fsiiure to
pay it* taxes with.n the time required
by law.
Ur. Lina said he*'objeobd to reliev'ng
any of them. The poor rn n was nut re
lieved of his tax. Then why ►h.ull
t *y Le?’ When it was axpfained to
him thu tiio object was to rehove the
railroad fr m the payment of no i ait ol
its ax tut simply o a forfeit, he at ones
a*ked L ave to take bark everything he
bad said id on the subject, and tho bill
pass* d without oppesitior.
'ihe b nale indeed fa-used every thing
in sight »ith th* exception of Air. Max
well's liquor bill, whtcu was bid oa he
table a* nobody present was able to ex
plain it.
Among the new IdlU introduce ! were
two ttiiicuding sections 1027 and 1228 of
the code «o as to give tlie n» ner the right
to secure himself out of tho crop a^sm>t
lo • on horse* and mules furnished tor its
cultivation tu.d to make landlords* Lena
for rent take precedence of ail others
exce; t t»K-e hr ttx-r. *
A hill was psssed granting banking and
I A, nrirlla .^a . I J
Mr. Goodwin «»f Fulton introduced a
bid unv-nding-he charier ot Ailant
provide for opening and grading
street*
Al o a bill amending the char er of tha
American Trust and Ba-<kin< Company
of Aihmta, which was passed.
Mr. Williams of Hichmond had a Lill
introduced auienJiiig the law which r>re-
ents polite corn in ssmner* from imlding
thee a year sf er rtsgniug such posi
tion.
Mr. Odom of Colquitt: A bill for a
first reaulog incorporating the town of
Aioultry.
Air. Gilbert of Mueccge®; a Mil for
a first icad11 g amending section 3U7 of
Hmb soda su *. to permit ftti r. U U
hrought in the city courts as well as in .
thu superior courts ag in»t persons seek- J other privileges to the Fro.real Loan and
be “two tninuK s,” As soon as he has
con.ml.ted himself strap him to the
chair and wheel him in. Then set the
machine to keep still precisely two min
utes, at tha expiration of which let the
automatic rig get iu its work and whasl
him < ut and his successor in.
This wou d be a pretty little method of
dispatching business and very effective
iu its way, but tha swearing in the cor
ridors naturally to ba ex|>ected will, |>er-
s, unfortunately prevent is adoption,
laantime tho vhtua of a placard
fr ably placed on the door of tha execu
tive office will lie tried for a while. It
reads: “Office hours for the governor,
department business 0 to 11 a. m. Visi
tors 11 a. m. to 1 |\ m.—3to4p. m.
Correspondence 4 to 5:3d p. iu."
Soc-lUrs are put on ho le# that th*y
must contrive lo do all their dally talk
ing ia tnr.a hours,
FOE It PATENTS GRANTED
To Georgians During th* Past Week
at Washington.
Tlie United St tee patent office granted
510 patviite tor invention* for the seek
ending Nov. 23. Of this number four
were gran ed to citizen* ol Georgia, and
are as fellow*:
Ralph J. , Patterson of Doc tor town,
cruis hea l. Tbia patent is for a perfo
rated head tola Used in cr-itaa to-oranges
and other fruit and cos tor Us object to
obv x:e Ilia u»ual gape betw.en the
sbi cka, while at the mdio time providing
•uiuiLle ventilation.
Richard Bay of Gr ffie. folding head,
shade or lia*, to La worn on ti e perso ,
ami especially adapted for the use of
laborers and other* who ora exposed to
the scorching summer sun.
Clem n» fiausay of bavannah, auto
matic ru Iwsy switch.
Vic or t*. tkdirack also of 8-vvannah,
blind stop, or device for locking tna
pivoted aluta of shuttera, to prevent sc-
THE BUILD1NO BOOM KEEPS UP.
The building boom still holds its own
in Athena. Mr. \V. N, Holman's new
residenco just north of the city will »oon
be comp eted. and will be an orLmmvnt
indeed to that part of the city. Messrs.
Billups, Pbinizy and John WeLb, are
each Luil iin< handsome residences on
8 mth Miiledge avenue. Airs. E. A. Craw
ford will very soon tuovn into her beau-
ttfuUittlc cottage oa West Hill street'.
Dr. Il I. Hampton's nsw residence south
of the city is among the hand-oats build-
iuga now being erected, and Mr. Dalton
Mitchell is building n beautiful resideuce
un Mouth Milledge avenue. Mr. E, It,
Uodicson will soon commence work on
hb uew Prince avt-nue home. Bonll
cottages are going up all
over the city ana from ap
pearances everyt-ody wants to build.
ATTRACTED TO THE CTTT.
Mr. J. Klee smith of the Georgia chem
ical work* ut Au.-us a is in the city try
ing to rent a home tor his family. Bur,
Bmitli is very anxious to move to Athens
and take advantage of its excellent edu
cational advantages.
Pl’TTl.NlI IS 8EWERAOE
Work ia being rap.dly done on the
Athene tew. rage system. Nearly all the
pipes have bean laid in tha lower p «ri of
the city, and tbe business centers will
soon ba r. ached.
HEAVY COTTON RECEIPTS,
Athens' cotton receipts are reaching
high figure*, and lOU.uOO hales will be
something like tt e grand total tbia sea on.
Money continue* tight, but ihe fleecy
staple continue* to arrive, and tha mer
chant and farmer live in hopes.
AT 1UE l’AMELR LSrtTlTL'TE.
Letters have teen received from Messrs.
R. N. fiueadand Clarence Ko«lsnd, the
two gent euiun w ho ware bitten by
dog a few we k* ago. ihey have been
in New York taking the Pasteur treat
ment since the death of young Ctarke
litilman who was bit eo by the same uog
and died of hydrophobia.
Aiee r* ftaead and Rowland are pro
gressing finely, lheir phvatcian assures
them that therf ia lo danger ot the
dr-aded di ease.
Tha Telegraph holds its own in this
■action of the state and o n inuasto grow
in popularity daily, A prominent ci tzca
*Uteu to your coriespo .ifini tnac thne
ws$ nothing t.ke printing Biturday’s
news in fiuiidsy's issue and priuting it oa
the fron. p.ge.
Draili at ihe Kimball.
Atlanta, Nov. jo. jMj^cial.]—Two
deaths were announced among the
guests at tk* Ktmh%U House this raorn-
to avoid | aym-t.rof da'<ta by lailmg ! Banking t.’ompnny of J.acon.
or conc ealing pmoerty purchased The 11 use mil to extend the charter of
gar :* l
KiJ
i l.V, ol tU cji*scf I:?:, pre- 1 dt*ivs<d of
r. Graves of Newton county: A bill
for the first reading |>r* v.ding coiupen«
hat ion fur the bojrdot roads and revenues
of that county.
Air. Dcunard of Wilkes: To amend
the chart r of tha Abbeville and Way-
cro<» rai ho cd.
By Mr. Roberts of Dontlav: To pro
vide c» rni-en-ation of ordinaries in coua-
titi where there is no CouiuiUsioa on
roads and rev. noes.
A resoluti >n introduced by Air. Whit
field of Baldwin read: Resolved by tiie
llouso. the Srnat* concurring, that his
•xvelleccy, the governor, I a ar.d he fc
tha Macou and Atlmtic railrcad went
through iu first Senate reailng.
Tlse Empire and Dublin Rsllread In
thv laurls.
Eastman, Not. SH-ISprcl.l 1-TI>.
Empire and Dublin railroad ia in tha
Lands of a receiver. Mes.rs. DeLacy &
Bishop a ad bmith dc dements, attorueye,
of Eastman, made tt.e application forcer-
lain* creditors who were n .t secured.
There ie a bonded debt of ove? $300,-
600. t e-ides other unsecured d.*hu of
$l> 0 too more or las* There wid ba no
interruption la the operation of . ie road.
s to tha ahutiar catches from tho out
side.
OCALA PILL TO O V EH FLO WING.
D*lrx«tes and Yutiora Gathering (or
the Alliance Convention.
Ocala. Fla., Dec. 1.—About 5u0 Alli
ance people, i eluding delegates.nutinnal
oflic rs and umtccrcdite I members of the
order, with many ladies, are already
gath'red here in anttcqalion of the
openlug of the aes-loa of tbn National
Farmer* Allance and Industiial Uni- n
to-morrow. To-i.ighi’s tralus uillc m-
td*te tha r-dl of Ui lega es, 1,100 in ulh
Brsidea these tin re &re bumireds <*f Alii-
ancemen, bare from all parts «>ff Fh.ri-ia.
ihe v Blipro uitogriurr urvi-abi* tiuiuUrl
over 1,000 to-nixht* which in a»tty of teas
than 6,0W inhabitant* actually crowds
tlie hotels, boarding houses and street*
Ihe event of to-day wa* the formal
opening of tbe Florida Semi-Tropical Et-
po>D i- n, whUh for tlie next ninety daye
will be undrr the management of the
8tate Alliance and wiU be known a* the
annual *F'atm*r»' A liance Exposition
during that psriod. The buil-ting ia sev
eral imiea souih of the ciiy and is (le
va ed to exhibits of Florida products
from all |Ue forty-five counties, mainly
contributed by county and local AUi-
. ., . Brimful
of confidence in it—the man
ufacturers of Dr. Sage’s Ca.
tarrh Remedy. It’s a faith
iuat nieaus business, too
it’s backed up by money.
This is what they offer:
S500 reward for a case of
Catarrh whfch they cannot
willing to take the risL
they know their medicine.
By its mild, soothing, cleans
ing and healing properties.it
produces perfect and perma-
nent cures of chronic Catarrh
in the Head. It’s doing it
Dublin Post: Air. Nat Slatum of Ltw- r*vr*rv rlnv wbere pvorvtU
ery’s district, thi* c u.uy, it in tbs U7lh , ^ ” n ; re everythin"
year of his age and gets about as well ss
most nun of <0, He lias never
d spectacles in his life and can now
how to read as well as ha ever could.
But the iuoat remarkable thiag about
this old gentleman is tlie fact that ho is
cutting a new set of teeth. He is cer
tainly the most sprightly man for one of
his years that we hsve ever even heard of.
LIVED 107 YEARS.
Alarictta Journal; Mr. High Sherman
died at hie home, near Big Shanty, in
this county, on l -st Friday ut the ad
vanced age of 107 years, so says his son.
Mr. Shertuan had livo i in Cobb county
long time nnd was known for hi* in
dustry and integrity. Hit death re
moves one of tho old landmarks. One
hun ir.ed and savin year* L» a longtime
to live, and in it are crowd--d n multi
tude of eveuts. But Mr. Sherman lived
the last years of his life iu the fu.l be
lief of tha Christian rell a ljn. Peace to
hie sahes.
LaGraiige Relatives of Washington.
LaGrange Reporter A lady who ap
pears to be thoroug hly Informed on the
genealogy of old Washington, Ua., fsm-
thus writes in tlie Gazette about Air.
Frederick Bail, fa> her of tbe late Fred
erick Ball, of LaGrange. Air. Ball, was
no doubt a blood relation of Gen.
Georirs Washington, for Washington
prided himself mi* h s family, and didn't
“claim kiu” unlea* there was good ground
for so doing. The writer says: Fred
erick Bull was the father of Mrs. Cor
nelia l’opo and of the wife of Judge Gar
nett Andrews. Maj. J. F. Andrews and
Fred R Pope are his grandsons, named
for him. Mr. Ball came from
New Jersey to Georgia at some time near
the beginning of this century. He be
longed to a family of Balls wh # were
related to Gen. Washington through bis
mother, who was Mary Ball The re a-
lionthip wae distant, but during the
revolutions'y war when Gen. Washing
ton was in New Jersey, lie be am* ac
quainted with Stephen Ball, who wu* a
private soldier, eud, eaying shut u\w j
mother’s nialJcn name was^Hall, pro- j J
up the r latiooship. After ‘'that the
general always add railed Air. Ball as
“Cousin Htepbeu.” I toil this merely as
a matter of curiosity, for l am sure that
none of the many person* here w bo have
known the descendants of fitepben Ball
ever heard them tell it.
art th* safest, surest and speediest vtetuMs rm.
edjr In the world lor alt diseases of Ut* htomsdt
and Liver.
They clean the linings of Stomach and Bevels.
Reduce congestion in all th* organ*.
Heal irritated and excited parts.
Promote haaiihjr action and sweet soothes*.
Correct the bit* and cur* bOlousneu.
Make pur* blood and give It free tbw.
Thus tend nutriment te every put.
Tor Sale hy aQ Druggists. Price, sjeu. psrhas:
rele.pt U pejoeTpr jTfL sicheacki pso.'fhiV-l'
hereby requ Mted to direct the attorney- I on * T . a ““f** V* of ll*«
geaeral to investigate and retiort aa soon ,K * lv ' r *, 1 John “• Higtiiower. formerly
sa piacticaUe it any st d what part of I r”* 1 '**®*. fo appoiute-l receiver,
tha state’s property i a the st t« of Tan- IfiobatU set (ba hearing for Dac.
n ^e a lroon.ctcd with the Westcrr. •-> st Eastman,
and Atlantic railroad h -•
rily of Chaitamx
at .; the LTO-
A 1‘allurr In Tferldlan.
Meridian, Ml**, Nov. 3a—Tlie Aleltoa
Hardware Comi any made an assignment
last night. LiaUluies, $50,000; assets
unknown. Tue mdeUe net* is mostly
n New York. Baltimore, St. Louie and
UoktUla
Te Oar Mihscrtl.r r *.
Look on your labits. Your tubecrip-
tio= i* paid op to that date. Please remit
for what is one; * \§o for »ix mouths <
tear ia sdvsoce.
Tie.WEEKLY TLLE4.I1.1PII
till
ing.
Mr. T. H. Koernor, of L^Iaville, Fla.,
a luiul eri g stuti> n 1 ear L.ve Uak, rev
isit red at the Kimball ievcr;»l days ag<v
lie.wasoha rted to t.e reatningly suffer
ing from sstiima jest* r«J:iy, but made no
cs<mpiain<, and so far as known. Usd no
medical attendance.
This morning when one of tbabell
hoys went into hi* room to make a li.e;
he found Mr. Koerner across the bed.
face down* nni, mmI ou examinution it
was found tnat he had been dead several
hours.
The report of nbyt Iciana called iu was
that deceased had utad from ba*ti
dbeusa.
7 he remains were removed to Swift's
undertaking establish meat end prepared
for forwarding to F’iorida.
Adalrsvllle l.o»e* In* of Her Lead-
lug * lliii-ns,
Adairsvillk, Nov. *8.—[Special.]—
Dr. John W, l>owuoin. aft**r anEmaseof
many weeks, died at his residenco here
thu morn in.' at 8 ;3d o’clock. He was a
scholar In bl-iory, t ctioea having thor
oughly read in all the tranches of insul
in tha loea of Mr. A. AL Penn, whose
death occurred at the h moot In-daugh
ter’s this community gives up one ot its
s Id-fct, mo-t honorable and beet citixei a
lie was a native of Ebert o.untr, ai.d
moved her*5> years ago. 8*n*.w then be
has tieen identihe 1 with all UiU county’s
interests. Age 73 years.
Gotten Fire at New nan.
Kewnan, Dec; !.—[Special. J—The Al
liance warehouse and 1,100 bales of cot
ton were burned this afternoon. Tha
warehouse was valued at $5,000 and in
sured for fl.OOa Tbit loan 00 tha cotton
is about $50,000, half of which was cov
ered by I snrance.
Campbell, a buyer for Inman A Ca,
was caught under a bale which waa Lo-
I in- thrown oat sod bad a leg broken.
A Weighty Family,
Athens Ledger: Mr. Isaac D. Gloer la a
man of ordinary size, weighing ab>nt
160 pounds;« ut he ta father of a Ltnily
that weigh* in aggregate numuers 1,5 M)
pounds, sod there are only four children,
and six in tha family. Mr. Gluar lives iu
Bowman, Gs., aud ia «.ouscqueut!y a near
Ltiuhbur.
Hera is the way it cornea about: Mr.
I. D. Gluer, the ol I man, weighs 160
pounds; his wife weigh* 800 pounds,
while Ids children com* aa follows: Hit
■on Ubam we gha 190 pounds; Joseph
weighs !1U0 pounds: Mary 8-0 pounds;
David 8U) pounds, wbied make a total
of 1,000 pounds for a family of six Iver
sons.
Thi* is what we might appropriately
term a gia t family, aud we chulle-.g#
any body of Georgia production to show
a parallel group; _
Uoudrr/at Hen*.
Diwer n News: Mr. F. M. Jennings of
this city is editor and proprietor of two
sunderfill hen 4 . The foals uro very
black and very eccentric. Last week they
spread iheuiselvea in tho rgg business,
and the reeuit was a ►Gulin- surprise to
Mr. Jenningx Thoir tint 1 ffort r*>ulted
in a berry every day fur t-o or three
days. Then they again exerted them-
selvva and two eggn »acb appeared in a
day. Then they concentrated their ener-
».lev and fi.e eggs between them greeted
th' tr odmirieg gaze in one day.
Than* bent are spring j«u lata and Air.
Jenniiigt ie very proud ot them.
A Freak or Nature,
Au toll Adverd-ar: On the plantation
of Jam** A. Watson. E*q., of Lithia
Springs is a pecti iar freak of nature.
On tlie road from Lithia .springs through
id* plantation scan-is a chestnut tr e
w iden appear* to have be«n uead f r
twenty.hv# years, except a srna l strip
aliout tlie width of the hand, winch rnns
up ■‘.m-forty or fifty fee*. Along thi*
live path are several limbs which are
pa fectly healthy and bear the finest
ciifstnute, an 1 thereaf* teolarye bunches
of mistletoe to odd to it# piuiore*qucne»a.
.via(Il*oit llauaiia*.
Afadison Ms i-onian: Mrs. \V. a Mc
Henry has a 1 u ch of full grown, ripe.
Madison, Ah r.-sn countv. Georgia-raised
bananas, which ate as swe*t as iu.p,rted
• ne*; T is fruit wa* grown in her yard
In this city, pluck* d 1 efcrv tiiec Id snap,
sndhaveiet-n kept In her room ev»r
since, where they hivo ripened. A bunch
of AUdisoc: rats* t bansnsa L» indeed a
curiosity. We tested one, which had a
most delightful flavor.
eating. Pain la Use Side. Aa While thei/swW
remarkshh> success has bsea shows IscurUf
Rsadschs. yet Caktxs s Lrrrts Lrrrx Ftus
are equally eslnshle In roosttfstto*. cans*
stimulate Use User and ref ulste the (seek
Eves if tbey only cored
Ache thor would b* slmesi p.
whe suffer from Oils dlstrsaeos
but fortunately their good seer does ml roj
lt*n«, ami tfyo who oaco try them *10 Ho*
Uiees UtU* pills vslusbU Is es »»»[
(hey will mot bewiniog te do wllkeutlhsm
but otter all tick hesd
ACHE
•KtaKtfcS%T»nu.« S5 *
sm1 very W to take. One or
i*w
CAI7ZS ,
p'4 {i ,u>>i iiUli ta-l
GAIN
ONE POUND
A Day-
A GAIN OF A BOUND A DAY IN TH*
CASK or A MAN WHO 1IAS BtCOM« * At.1
XUK DOWN,’’ AND HAS RGL'N TO TAX*
THAT RBMARKABLX FLUH
SCOTT’S
MULS10N
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH
H Ypophosphitcs of Lime 4 Soda
tS NOTHING UNUSUAL. TH» HAf
HAS BXXN rXtrOMUDOVXX AHUuroo,
again. Palatable a* milk- an.
DO S5ED BY Pi tYSICtAKS.
DBL’CGtsTS. Avoidbubstitl'tiobsanb
IMITATION*.
DR. J. j. BDBM.
rermsaUv located, 5L^_3Sbri
(fo*- y * SSSSSSfi asS* «*
aud Pom >n Osk, .Cur*
E«tablishltis < onim-rnal hlal
BERLIN, Nor. 29.—Euan Pasn* has
wrist* n Irutn dabora tlmt he intends to
make that | Ia e fit* central sta ion and
tint he willlravt- a garrison of 15'i troops
there, lie also stales that he will found
lour large commercial station* and sev
eral kumlltr ones on Lake Tanganyika.
The cost of the settlement«ill be coveted
by ivory tribute to the empire.
Ihe expen* nvoiv d iu acclimatizing
domestic animal*, • slab leliing wanUmi
at different points and the occuption and
open ng up of tlie Congo teiritory is*
mated at 1.609,Utt marks. AU the ex-i torrid JONI*
j ». ih« I.u.r,»y., will U emtitj t. QU '
I oe-ttes v* me t r rndmlmtsyoamm«
ADMlMSjKAjOBB fUSt"*
Bv virtue at sa erdsrtrfw r .at»
nary of Jooea conaty, whl »
home door Ie CIJmLhs, o • the «h
w5»!d
b-l»rgtag »> IkeffiB, VjglS th
“ it'gs&WEsrA
covrrt'
Hnmn
tha receipts with three yes
Iteath si a Dlpts*tv
PDILADCLFBU, Nov. 80l—I
W .x ii. -’-i t<- # Au*.;ri
deoly last night.
|a»~twst .
I cl Oliver tt Hi*torn, *
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