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Newspaper Page TextMACON. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 27. 1891. 1 Weekly, *1.0(1 a Year. i copy, nwiVBii.( BATUSCI1KA. BY THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH, jktuicbka, meaning UtUe Father, or Dear I.lttle Father, Is a popular t pd tenderness applied to tho Tear lu Ruulan (olk-song. a of endsarment from yonder glided minaret, Midi the Heel-blue Neva set, 1 (doily catch. from time to time, jbistwitci. aerial midnight cblmc— ••God save tho Tear!" Above the ravelin* *ud tho moata Of the white citadel U floats; Aud men in dungeons far beneath latcn and pray, and gnash their toeth- "God save tbe Taar!" The colt reiterat'om sweep Across tte horror of their sleep. As If some demon In his gleo Were mocking at their misery-' M Qod rave the Tsorl” la his Red 1’slsco over there. Wakeful he need* rauet hear the prayer. How can It drown the broken erica Wrung from hla children's agonies? "God save the Tsar!" Father they called him from of old— Paturehita! . . . llow his heart :• cold! Wait ifli a thousand scourged ram P.lae in their awful might, and then God save the Tsar I Mrs. Paulding Cogitates. Maria BalnUbury to Ttmes-Democrat. 1 wonder why son* will never marry j She turned aa red as a beet, and preasod ♦!:» girl* their mother* pick out for them. | her lips togetlior; but she didn’t say Tt© -»?rv«r*Hy ofRumaa nature, 1 sup-: anythin; ' * ** * 1 j pote.’ Ilut it »oom*to and said I would write to him immedi ately. •Hut suppose he's fallen in lovo with some oilier girl, in the meantime," said "orarda, with ?. toh. “Piets you'.'" paid I—"Ho hasn't done that—of course not! He is t> <> inueh t!.o n of his mother to chaugo his mind in huiry. You’ll see him in Paschal fore the end of the week.’' So I walked the gate with her and left her com* When I reached home I dispatched a hasty note to Tom, saying that a patient n I'aschul needed liio immediate atten tion: and this brought him on the wings of the wind. When 1 had made tho necessary ex altation hu gave mo a beat-Ukd bug, id then rushed oil to see Cieraida. Of course they kissed and made friends. In fact they have boon married since last spring, aud I am na fond of Gerarda if ahu were my own daughter; the dv drawback being that they are so far I wanted Tom to come back to Pas- •al, aud then we could all have lived to gether in the Game house and been eo happy. I can’t think why ho wouldn’t do it. Maria Saixtvbl’RY* that if nny r line of conduct to iue 1 would fohow It. I had never much of a fancy for Ger ardo Abbey. Her lips and cheeks al waye kmuciI too bright colored, and her dark hair curled and ll«w about ho. And then bor eyes danced and ahono in a totally lignilled manner, •Toro.” 1 used to aay at least once a week. "I wonder you don’t admire Mar* pic HolThetnv-r. She 1ms such dignity, inch repose of maJner." •So lui an iceberg—nnd an oyster," Tom would retort. "Well! tho young men of the present <ky have *»range taste. Khe is jnat my Heal of a woman. She never covere her forehead with foolish tangs and frizzes." ••Pity eho doonn*'.’* said Tom. "Jt has such a lurony look." Tom is my only child. I lovo him dearly; bu;_he has always been a great weij;hi on rjy mind. For instance, in •p:te of nil my entreaties, he would go to Iairviasr to settle, though svery ono said there was a fine opening At home, in Paschal, when old 1 *r. Johns died. V, hat a dear, good old man lie wax! -but somehow he never came to no* rno pro fessionally that he did not make mo licksr than ever. 1 told him so once and he did not take it in good part at all. Strango how few people can boar to bar the •ruth. Well, aa 1 was raying, Tom would ad mits Gerarda and wouldn’t ndmire Margie. Now, I nm not mercenary, but Ido tbiuk it is better for a you g pro fessional man to marry a girl with a mo little fortune of her own than ono with i widowed mot iwi and five yoongt get along with. •'You'll never succeed Torn." 1 cri< pet, “If yi'i marry a girl w ith well of niolhvra an t lister* clinging t L r skirts '' proi»c(ng way, called a pack of mothers." s*Olt! you know mean—but Tiavo usual.” Of course 1 had to call on tho girl, since site and Tom were engaged, i’he little house where they livotl was always s n«* 3 t a« a pin. 1 must say, and Gerards vas tho mainstay of the family. 1 wa« |K>lite. but not at all cordial. I am too tiuthful to aseume anything 1 don't feel. I told bor I tbOOftll. •»# would look bevtcr with her hair brnshod ha« k from her forehead. bhr colored, hut answered very pleasantly that •'Tom liksd it |>eat so." This happened during one of Tom's visit* home He never staved long and 1 used to tell him it looked /is if I did not tuske him comfortable^ Weil, 1 did hot see much of Gerarda that fall, though we used to tmy each other duty calls, now and then; and when winter in 1 hoard of a queer freak of hers. She had opened a dancing mk loi Now, there seems to me something very l old and unfeminino about teaching a dancing school. One always thinks a woman ought to support herself by teaching music, or embroidering, or Pooling plaques. To lie sure, Gerarda «.i l not know how tonlny or paint, never hsvin; had much time for accomplish ments. 1 fancy. 1 couldn’t understand It at all; for tho Abbeys had always got along so far, and *t wax particularly o !d when Morton, the ••»<!est boy, bad (wen given a place in a comn.Usioo house in Cincinnati bv nn unde, or cousin, or something of the * r '- ,1 I scan to think she must have •lone it out of sheer lighl-headcdnes* and fnvoiity. I wrote to Tom, hoping he might re* mMiHtrato with her. I am always mod* •faudn the expression of my opinion f supply raid: ’Gerarda is looking ta-ily. AH this " fcd racketing around i* 1 fear Mrs. Jones is far from being Bweot-tcmpcrcd, Then I went on to Sister Harriet'*. Ilor daughter, Ella, had just mot with quite a severe ac.idont, having been thrown from a buggy, while out criving. und her arm broken. To bo 6ttro it was painful and the shock had mado her ill, but then she should not have been so foolish as to have gone out behind Ned Pennywick’s young horse. I reminded her of this. •You ought to be very thankful," I be gan. "Thankful for having been nearly kill#'!?' she cried. "Homily, Aunt Maria, iny gratitude is not eo easily aroused.” 1 sat down on the bed beside her. Per haps I may liavo diawn the cover ratbei tightly over her feet, hut she need not have given such a flounra “My dear child it might have been your nock." 1 said. "Wall, it wisn’t.” "But it might have been." "Maria." said my sister at this t , "Too much conversation is not good lor Ella, Tho doctor says it make* her fever- Ufa." So I left there and wont to Mrs. Ci it tooden's. Shewavingro.it trouble. Si and hor hutbaud had i ot been marrie long, but they had had heavy mono losses and ho had t>een obliged to lcav her with her mothir while ho went uut West to sotk employment. 1 had brought lur some wine jelly, end after I hod given it lo her, 1 srid: "Cheer up. my dear. It might bo so much worto. Suppose he was deal?" “Oh, don't f* she cried. ‘•Well, but it might have happened. In the lu id At of life wo ar* in death, and think how dreadful i; would ha I'tK KAKIAHItttKR, l’ra*uc’» SlUtorlr llrldge Soon to He Demolished. A short time ago the morning papers sts.ted that the famous KarUhrticko, or Charles bridge, across tho Moldnu at I’raguo wan doomed to destruction by tho great Roods which have been creat ing ui :h htiv.-c m central Europe. Tho paragraph w av a brief one and probably attracted little attention, but no ono who knew the prido with which lor hundreds of years the Bohemians ha?e regarded thin bridge could road the four lines without a thrill of sympathy. To write a history of tho Karlsbrucke would bo to write the history of Prague during tho past five ccnturioa. This, in deed, were well worth the doing, for though the old world is rich in historic cities, fow nru more interesting than this wondeiful old towu with its stately buildings, its quaint old houses and beau tiful /ard.-n*. and iis memorirsof illustri- cux rum and women-of Huns and Wallen stein, of itarla Theresa and her implaca ble enemy, Frederick the Great. How many times these and other scarcely less famous have passed to and fro over the Karlsbrucke. Prague whs the favorito clly of that splendid monarch, Charles IV’, ‘‘tho step* father of tho empire, but tho father of Sramuil ue eaiau!isii<-u Lr» Ci!i- I.rated university and beautified the town in many ways, besides laying tho foun dation of the Karlsbrucke, in 13o7. For 15'J year* tho work wont on and when finally completed, in 1507, it was justly regarded ns a triumph of tho engineering . skill of tho age. j Even today few I rdgo* are worthy oi ‘| oil Karls- A LOdEIORB KOI', And Ilia .viucliTeVoim l.iuio Hilly host. Ifore is the story of n lonely little boy. Out on First street live* a little boy, and a m re lonsomo looking litiio hoy was never seen. This l>oj is colored, and would be Is*s attractive on that account but for the fact that ho is lon somo. I pass the houso where he lives twice n day, and not ouco have 1 missed seeing him playing in lh« /irJ. I know he ha: a mot her because one day I saw her chastising him. but beyond that, fow people have ae?n aovbody on the lot save 8 or 0 year old boy. Uls mother seems to have cut him loose from nil otiMT *><• vn >:i I I.d.i I.ill) that h«* I. ml the of the lot and that to go outside tho limits mo.mt death. This probably is why the boy is lonesome, houiolime he has climbed on tho fonco and watched the people go by; then again ho has busied himself making playhouses with bricks and shingle*, using tor toys and trifling articles that the lot furnDhed. A pretty pebble was as valuable os a diamond, and a wagon mado of a cigar box and a string was as good as a red wagon bought Srom tho a loro*. The other day this hoy became the pos sea»r o! a goat. Jus* how it cam* about 1 don't know. The animal may have been taken up as an estray, or perharts it w.is a donation from some pvser-hy, like myself, who took pity on the lormsomo little wretch and desired to give him something to play with. At nny rate, whether the goat was a donation, an cetray, or bad dropped from the clouds, it was as a ray of sunshine in that boy's life. The animal was driven about the yard and mado as much of as if it had been a horse, or another boy* id recapture thorn. As I expected, lovo of libeity was t^o strong a temptation nd they slipped out, supposing they ere unnoticed. Now that was wreral tenth* n^o. and, lod on by their parents, ho "tre post© I, they I elieve that they » from tho law, and in every bluo-coat they •eUll. Till »two better behaved lids In h results could not havs tho brst managod re formatory in the countrv." A UOMI)HIIFt:| It Vfrlonz* to vTi«al7 , IAI.AND, Tppl Bus im I is tez him Irir.g is his cel!!? •r—i—.i r*f I truck*, with ha irrar.d old Gothic tower BBB the] hh belt! !d To rt «•!! «*hat T your own way, ns oat \Yc M wr vft*n*i iltncii R-o*! lor her. Hut the young joople of Pwseai day have no mscretion. >;Od**«tjr seems to havo gono out of date, with veneration for Ihoir elders.” J hai was all l said. But it seemed to have no effect, for Gerarda still went on teaching. Sh K 3 a to look worse and worse. All the ft>U»r left lur face~av n her lipe were f r ,0 - und her mouth got a pinched look. Then she got a hacking cough and I uacd near her going coughing along the * tr **i! * rotn k* r d* nc * n K *~boo!. She had J»ot been to see me for tho longest limp- treating ms with marked disrespect. Hut at last I could not bear tn hear her, sol just ran out to tr.o gats and gave her a *** of lozenges. Ms thanked me; then she gave me a s.stful sort of a look, and hesitated, as u wanted to eay something; but she •t 'bnily changed her mind, for she on. Gne day I was walking aloug the ■each. Vi inter woe beginning to break | U P and there ware bright tAtches of ■green to be seen kero and tluta The “as Line and white, with flying ■clouds and the water amtxsd the piers I' -‘ir :*!g in tho M.r. Everythin.: I looxad^ so peaceful anil happy llint 1 I “••■it b.-ip illi^ \M,> pei'pb- leant bo {jeareful and hspnv, loo, ani ^follow the golden rule. I k«.f bad a very Irving morning. . 1# the first place, 1 bad 1 een to »ee Mrs. When 1 went ii.u> the -it.ing . Arenas a lire rrarkbng «n l»i • I;5" rth, and I etuldteo, through tho door. • ' ti.^r.* v.4t one l in her ro.n.i j*', ;v> Mrs. J<juee id i-r and s< upphed h.-r with -*o<,.l f-r the t art of th- winter, I thought I Then to divsrt lur mind Irom her own 1*1 •‘V.1.11. * I b.-.-nn III toll hf-r about mv own houaojiaid. Clarissa, aod how many things she bad broken in too last week. •• i In •.. m r•» and n t.-.i up —u..! • l.r<-.> teacups and a saucer," I was saying, when 1 happened to gl.vnce at hor and saw (list she was not listening to a word 1 was saying. Hhonemsd lo be a poor, spiritless creature, and I made up my mind that 1 would not go to see her again in a hurry. Indeed, learns to tha conclusion that there U v<ry little gratitude in tha world. You cun go around wearing yourself out trying to do good to others and never get a word of thank*. 1 thought 1 would go on to Mrs. Stone’s, as she had asked the ladi-s of the church to mrot at her house and talk over the altar cloth. When 1 stopped upon the gallery the front door was ajsr, and a sound of videos came from the parlor: but uo one seemed lo hear my knock. 1 paused a moment, when my attention wae attracted bjr the following remark: “Mrs. Paulding is one of those people who aro moral fly blisters to all their friend* and acquaintances." "Yes," said aoothcr voice—It was that deceitful Margie Hoffuouner—"I always think it was fortunate for Job's reputa tion for patietioe that he did not know And the wont of itisthatsho has a goal heart and one can't quite hate her.'* "You are right," replied Gerarda Ab bay's voice, “Mrs. Paulding has one of the best hearts la tho world. I know of ever so many sacrifices sho lias made to helpollierr." "Well, I should think you would bo the last - " Hut 1 did m.t wait to bear more. was so angry that 1 did not know exactly where 1 was going when 1 walked away. To think that Gerarda'* voice was the only one raised in my drfense, after tho way 1 had always snubbed her! I Me heartily ashamed of mjself. Aa 1 was hurrying along who should overtake me but Gerarda. She bowed and was going to pan on but I said: "Your cold doesn’t loein to get better, my dear." She looked surprised, and her 1 ps trembled; then she answered bravely: “Oh! now spring is coming ft will soon be well." "Not unless you take care of yourself. You ought to got Tom to prescribe for you." Fho bung her heal and murmured something that sounded like, "Tom doten't care." 1 asked what she meant, and ahe swered: “Tom onu I am cot engaged any l inger. I did not write to Mm that I had undertaken the dancing school, for (car he would say the work am too hard forme. Uut some one eiso muss hav« told him, for he wroto me such a strange loiter—that I could not care for 1 im much it 1 was Able to dance and enj y myself in his sheenco. 1 could noth'Ip fancying that lie was ashamed cf my do such a thing, and 1 barn alv tel: that 1 ought to be doubly proud, cauto we are poor. So matters went on from t a l to worse until our engagement was broken olT.’' “Rut, my dear, why did you t d iti* Hixte* i beautiful Me Ntatut'S and gi on ihc huttrea 1 ml of llicsr, . lUMger of th« Short xervlr*- before tho cru ••Why, y •eoss in lilting llorton out for Cine.n- T , ‘ v , i ' id iSa. Jenny's long epeil of ‘V ! * ‘ ’ debt. I don t know I ol ,locl "” ,f _ “• *'.• ‘ m>l.b ill x For two or throe days the boy end goat were hourly companions. They romped over the place, and for a while the boy]s lonesome look vanished. Hut all this happiness could not last. Tho boy tied the goat with a small rope one day and wav sent oil on an errand. He took a foml look at tho animal and skipped away. The goat had learned to love tho boy and when it saw him disappear it set about, as goats will, to kill time. It was not long before it cbowed the ropo in half. The taste of the rooe was probably agreeable, for ho managed to make way with nil of it that could be conveniently reached. Then he browsed on a clothes lino swinging low in tho yard and wbioii contained a week’s washing for somebody. Several yards of j t u tij e thm I n* (runt in find the other rope, and I then tho goat nipped moulhsful out of' shirts and other things !»elonging to the wash. Finding hitnaelf unwatebed by tho woman who owned the 1k»j, and who had done the washing, the goat had his fun. He had bitten a big swath in tho washing, swallowed no end of ri>pe, und then munched on a pair of $12 pant* that wer* unfortunately sunning at that time. Ruining them tieiond *11 tailoric ispa feather mi ;>!aced | 1 *' >n I laced out dooi ieo!d- • 1 ••»n.4 sunned, A mouthful that hod also j, cd tick !he Jew-. ! Hi ally livid with goat - According t-> the geographers island i* a body of lnnd nurrounded by water. Rut the geographers dor * everything, for there # is an islnna aoout forty miles from Jlemphis thnt isn't surrounded by water. And accoiding to the ni.ip the Mississippi river U dividing the lino between the states of Arkansas and Miftoissippi, but it isn't, for this re markable island is on the west hunk of tho river and attached to the main land, yet the tax-gatherer is a Mississippi official. Tho geographical freak belongs to At torney General G. Ik 1'vters. It is about four milos lone and from two miles to $00 yards in width, Thera nr« several lakes on it, and with the exception of about 500 seres of cultivated laud, it is densely tvooded. Wild turkeys, deer, catamounts, coons, 'possums, rabbits, quail and black and red squirrels are plentiful, and occasionally a fox, wolf, panther or bear is seou. The lakes aro full of game-fish, and are freeofgsr. Tho last mentioned circumstance is re- markable, for the gar-fish is looked upon as a standard product of Southern waiors, and there is probably not another lake ia the Mississippi vatloy where the long- nosed nuisance cannot bs found. Snakes of sundry sorts, and a gorgeous and in duMrion* variety of n.osquitoes ire also indigenous to tho soil. List Frida? evening Mr. S. J. Camp, < apt. C H. > oilier and a nieml*er of tho Apjeal-Avalanche s ail took panags (or the ialuod on tho steamer Janies Lee. The voyage was a plea-ant one, the olll cersof the iioatner being among tho most obliging und courteous as wsll as tli- u.O't i**nt on tho riwer. Gen. Peters was exacting tho trio and was at the luuding withar assortment of in and saddle* when the boat arrived, brief and enjnynble rids through the woods to tho “home house” followed the greeting* livtwoeu host and guests. Next I morning, after a breakfast that did honor >k. one of the lakes was visited, •klr.l parch w«* billn. ionow nor troll could tempt a trike during the forenoon. After w i' difToreok The trout woro nind every brush heap, and for x the sport wa* eupertx The Inrgnt thli found was m three pqiind trout, but a number of other* half tin* size fought writ enough to make it interesting tor the* »port*mco, The L*e late gutting back Sntur- ] lily nigh*, sou (irn. r‘rir*» took .loan to «e homo place at Peters’ land ing, a fs* toilv* below the Gland. There th««y he; do! a negro living hack of Itled- eo 'a lauding who eats snakes, lie doesn't rook'ei ;; be breaks ofT th«* head and •-wd* th - a'ain deem sand sate them raw. FANCIES OF WOMAN FAIR. POINTS ABOUT FASHIONS AND tJlTS OF FEMININE GOSSIP. Itilerestlnz Item* for Yeun 2 Ladle* ■ nd hlatrous-Iloni* S omforl* • ml Hnt* to Secure TJiesn- toonie lllia of Porirj. drink. But it is cf the right kind—ss is liarmlcrs as the ante-breakfast lemon, r These “don’ts” are for ths wives: a Don’t disturb your husband while he is ir rending his morning or evening paper. Don’t ever tell a man lie is good-looking. 1 Don’t put the morning paper at the hot- l tom of ths pile, snd don’t haTs more than t a dozen diflerent places for ths button ! heok. f Don’t impose upon your husband just t becauae lie ix good enough to assist you a J I’tforesomething elxecrowdi i*. out of mind, a Migration about the favorite tum- mer game ninut be noted. m n k Q E little in your noueeworx. Do* 1 ’ 1 gather up all his receipts and j note* that lie has put carefully sway on s the sitting room table and tuck them in 0 the fire the moment his back is turned. Don’t monopolize every hook in the closet.' Graciously tender him one nail. j I. talng i Now that lawn tennis is sgsi fore and the o itirts are being clipi sJ and rolled and prepared in every direct usual old iiuestions coine up: "D know tii»>cxscidim<'n8ion8of acourt?" bere hax the mamitl gone we had leet year?" Jolinny, run over and ( ask Mr. ,**A.gQd-8o if hr* reineinbers tha siw?" €IC. We therefore adviecour readers to cut out fol)ow ! ng paragraph and put it in some convenient pockeibook, aasttring her that tho knjwUdge will not come amiss. The court ia 78 leet long and 27 feet wide, the net dividing its exact centre at A and B—tho |K)9ts,for which should stand o leet ouUide of the court on either side.. Th' height of the nei should be 3 fee*. 0 inclie the posts sad 3 feet in the middle. A :h end of the court and parallel with the net and 8$ feet from it are drawn the baseline*, l> K and FG. the eudsof which are connected with the side lines D F and EG. Half way between the aide line* and parallel with them, ia drawn the half court line, I If, dividing the apace on each aide of the net into two equal parts, the right ami left court*. On each aide ot the net, at a distance of 21 feet froi parallel with i , nr* drawn the service lines, K L aud M N. It is very natural that the mention of lawn tennis should bring up thoughts. of phif'sal culture, and the attention whief it is demanding of women. Heretofore athletics ha* been considered the peculia "fad" of college men and gymnasium en thuiinst*; but a distinct movement, which aims at the improvement of the young women of the country, has been recognized counlry and heartily approved. Thefol lowing clipping gives an accountof a walk iog le**on a* given in Philadelphia: All observant people know thnt fe women walk well. It may be that ancqti number < i men walk badly, hut they dot many things wore and ao many won things that we let them off with the walk. The average wonmi ix apt to atrh If she i* till, trot if she i* short, waddle ehs Is fat, and amble it she r go t. shool Ml lei •h deplorable habits. for the jurpo*e of moment he enters tho home. Don’t waste your breath in useless vitu peration against his favorite rhtim. Don't mend hit hosiery with cotton hav ing knots in it larger than a pea. Don't scold him because he leaves ashes in his pipe. "Madame, are you a woman suffragist?” "No, air; J haven’t lime tube." "Haven’t time? Well, if you had the privilege of voting, whom would you sup port ?’’ “The same man I have supported for the last ten years." "Anti who ia that?" "My husband.” "The women hare many (anils. Th# men Jure only two. There's nothing right they aay. There's nothing right they do; But If the men do nothing nght, R*y nothing that is trns; » hat precimm tools we women are To love them as ws da” • * • There are getting to besoms sure enough happy old maids, and the Ladies' Home Journal has dixcovered their secret. It anxwera the question, "How to be a hanpv old maid?'’ as follows: To have ao mnch to do that there ia time for morbid thoughts. To never think for a moment that yon are not attractive, and to make yourself look as charming as possible. To he so considerate of the happiness of others that it will be reflected hack to you aa from a looking glass. To never permit yourself to grow old, for l>y cultivating all the graces of heart, brain and body, ago will not come upon you. To believe that a life work has b mapped out for vou, that it h near j and to do that which your hands find von. To remember that the happy old maid ia the owe member of a family who, not having auy other claims on her, can God’s own sunshine to those in sorrow a tor- ' After all, the flower Mia that the fall are aaid to keep dewdr px oil with i scarcely exceed in daintiness the delicate arrangements of silk and iar<- which pretty giris ftoid over their fair shouiuern u * days and holidays ill the * loth Annti.er curious group, snowing the sullerin^ souls In pur^t-'ry, comrnnm. orated tho dreadful visitation of the lngue. Hut thu m at interesting of lbs aiattus is that of bt« John of Mspomuk, the nitron of bridges and the saint whom all Fragile dehght* to honor. St. John, so the legend t»-lle us. was the confessor of the lovely queen of Iioheiuia, and re fused to roveaf the secrets of the confes sional to her jealous husband. Tho cruel Wenzel commanded him to be tortured, and afterward * ht was thrown from the Karlsbrucke at night into the rushing Moldan. Whrrsupon the body of the good priest, instead of sinking, continued to float until taken from too wator, while flve brilliant start hovered over it. The statno r*que*eni» an ascetic figure hold ing a crucifix, and around tho head aro arranged the five miraculous stars One lingers longest at ths fine old tower at the entrance to the bridge; U by some spell like that used in the Arab ; an tales we could nnsfal tho lips of the sculpture ! figures who look down so calmly from their lofty station, what tragic tales they cculd tell of the many times the tido of battle has surged across this bridge. During the stormy days of the thirty year*’ war it was the iccno of many conflicts and for ten years tho heads of twelve of Bohemia’s Protest int nobles swung in iron cages from the tower. later the citizenshf Prague ral lied to lu defense against tho Swedts and hold it for three long months, till tho peace of Westphalia ended tho war. Wb»n Frederics the Client invaded Ho- hemia it was the sceco of a bloody slrug- gle. Hut the days of the Karlsbrucke aro lmbored. During 6epteml«r thr.e cf it* arches were carried away by a fsollrn river, and the collapev of a fourth a liule core than a weok ago render* its de struction inevitable. Begun as the night of the middle ages was beginning to roll nway, and finished in the dawning liuht of the refonnation, the old bridgo falls just aa the twentieth century opens be fore the worhL •“ u»’.’ oc<t o.iyy fwiswu ur««msa ■ £ G'*' vnluti le cct’so feat Iter-ml, 'bxnnna.* f(e prefers moca«sins, but iiau« Irom ono rad ot lh« yard t<> iliooUi.r, ch'teHnVuUtir.r KiriiiK tbe ynrd th. opi «.ir»iic»oi boviag tol.l (hit «tor/ i through a snow storm, 1 tliix end you are put through a t*-< from the grace manual -.•u*e*bG thiswise: "P.raae t* sealed. nu\v. Don’t 1st go of yourtsfl! * get »ii the way do g Co’. Thotnat O'Connor, who lives in that ; -ot tu n now and has the finest crop* in Tho mother of tho little hoy bad be*n Arkatixa«, vouched for the reputation of hang*ng over tho front fencr exchanging the witnesa gab with nn acquaintance. When the' It was *uggested that if Gso. Peters gab bad exhausted sho returned to tbe | could niaku a combination wi*h the of it* No man has ever yet found a tafo way to punUb a refractory billio goal except to stand o(T st a sate distance with a Winchester rifle. Therefore, when this eotnan, mad enough for all purposes, mado the attempt to punish the new goal for his fun, she soon found that a worn so, no matter bow mad nhe may le, it Do match for a goat that has juu dined off of a work's washing and a twelve dollar pair of pants. When she mado a lutige at him with a pole Hint did duty in hold ing up the now dish cated clothesline, the goat made a counter iuoge, head down, and beforo the enraged woman could bat her oyes, she wa* flat on the ground. When sho attempted to rise the goat butted her over, and for 10 minut a she kept up Ibis fun for the goat, and yet nho got madder and mid- dor every minute. Finally sho yelled for tha policoas loud av her lungs would admit, aod by this timo tho lonesorno boy returned. You ran see that boy any day as vou pass tho house, and k: is lonsomer than ever. The ciothra line ha* Uen repaired, but the yard is still full of feathers—but there Is no sign of a goat to be s«-cu. atlOWN TO A CELL. An Object Lesson Given to Unruly Hoys at n f'olice nation. From ths Horton 11-raid. "Captain." said a n.nnly looking Nor, leading by the hand a wiled, tear-stained, but still defiant looking youngster, ap parently about 10 yoars of age, to Cart, ilemenway of police division 2, tbit morning early. “Cuplain, here L a l-oy who won’t obey bis mother; what cut you do with hint?” "What!’ thundered theenptnin, "won’t his mother? C- n.o here, tir,” at which command the kid approached, giving vent to wbat aceiued premonitory ay in; toms of a kowL "Where do you live?” Spring stt-eet, sir," 1 lubber-d huh "Do you know v. ha*, wr do with boys who won't obey their mothersV "No, s-sir." "Well, 1*11 show you. Here, officer. lx»* this U»7 ifitS m-« mi.J awoH him what he is coming tw l>on'ticck him up yet, but le; him *e«.” and, es corted by two burly officers, the preco cious A llorrtblo Accident, From the CorroUtow Timet A fearful accident occurred at Miller’s saw mill, near J. M. Windom’s, between Plow-xuare and Monnt Zion, tost week. Joe Mize, a young man working nt the mill, mods a misstep and fell among the gearing of the saw whiU the saw was run ning, aud his right hand was caught be tween two cog wheels and mashed mto a jeliy. Tae young man then fell into the ajtr pH aud i't >d out uwbr the saw while it was running at good speed. It t* a wonder to ell how it was that he ....•an*,l bain* a*wed into piece*, u the saw pit was full ot saw dust. I Uo was carried to a house near i by and runners sent for Dra. Lee Flits of Carrollton and J. A I Mirtin of Mount Zion, who soon A , . , came and onexxmiaati n concluded that I • . ,, n *7°~ \u i- hlcti they did. Dr. FitU did combination nake eater, and ship him and tl euiarkahlo island to tho World’s Fair, io would make a fortune. The inland produces snakes enough for the other freak to eat, and ho could raise enough cotton between meals to t<ay traveling expenvea. Gen. Petsrs didn’t regard tbe proposition favorably, but Cap*. Collier was struck with it, and if he can borrow the island ho will hire tbe negro and bvg'n neg otintlons for an eligible she on htch to establish them on lako Michi gan. If the deal is unde ths Miuiisippl tax- gathsrer will probablr resign or else file I . 1 t.i rh.in«*>*rv ffC.tuitb.it t' « inland lias leen moved from Missisaippi to Arkansas, end asking thst an injunction be issued restraining the island from tii"' mg into an, iu-t* stales; or thst h- l- t ,* 1; r V. • • l from Ulrt IirCi-XMt v of fol lowing it up to rollout the taxes on it. DULL FOIt TIIK PRI8CR, Tbe Present London Exceed- ineiy slow, Loxnos, VIsv tl.—The prereot lA>ndon season of soclsl, dramatic and musical en tertainment* ban been ths dullest on record, ia spite of the many so-called attractions whkh have Ion presented. This dullness mav in the main be attributed (o tbe fn rial depression, the ravage* of iefluensa, the many deaths resulting from that dis- esse and the cold weather, which ha* pre vailed at this usually balmy period of the year. The health of the Prince of Wales ctu«es grave soxietvto his relative* intimate Iriends. The malady from which the prince »nfl<r*d n severely In 1800 has rrapp^aredins ditTrrentqusrUr sad this (act is locked upon as oaeof great stgnifi c tnee. In spite of bis precarious stale o health the prince continue* nil visit* to tbe theatre* aud attends cu mere os bal* aod other entertainment!, but ths heir apparent it care fatly gnardtd while thus enjoy lag himself and every cars is taken to prevent him from snflering too much fatigue. Oj Saturday last the prince visited the horse show at the foyal Agricultural Hall, Islington, scrotapinied by two of his daughter*. I he same day tbe accoaeh meat of his eldest daughter, the duchesso Fife, was ar.soucrvd ar.d coos*quently the prise* and fc:c duiteff; "T*” * n tbe royal box,received a tumultuous warm greed eg from the attiienre ax-embled ia 1 halL After th 11 tiie work, ably and everybody pi tir.o piece of sur,-: held up under the be dof mod by Dr. M>rtiu, j f lent pronounced it »l work. Hie mat typhoid got ua bow to do z wu u:r onlr nythf »thin*- : culd for hit future a* cberutx After he Lad , p'.untr-. Let the back i chair, right An iced tomato ealad that what tho Tk coming " tre of R war L. h «W. an W/i. fight have been v sketcli of Fort i . »•■ -vi« .i .• it in th»* ‘‘History of i." I ho handle was a statuette of a •r of Braddock’s time—not sx hand- i handle by tuy tm*anx a* our “Man I Monument" would make. lelicioua- follows: >S adding Klice wine tomatoes in thin six* licc?i of cucumber if liked, prinkle light hr with sxlt. put the volk if an egg in a bowl and heat with a silver fork; add a small tc.^po .nful ot French mustard and afterward six teaxpoonful* of oil, a few drop* at a lime, stirring con stantly. To every sixth t spoonful of oil put ono of lemon juice and repeat until & gill and a half of oil hi* been lined. Flavor with a pinch of cayenne nnd add lastly a tablcspoonful of cream. Pour the mixture over the tomatoes and plat e upon “•■ ••:?•*•: r--, I:.:- a !?.rgc bowl ot salad. Alices ol cold, Mfied chicken may be considered an improve meat to this salad. Luncheon Patties.—Mince a pound of cold rotut chicken and put in a pan to warn; mid half ap und of canned mu.xh- r«, ,*’m wit’u a t^amp .f chicken gravy. Boll a pint of inilk, thicken with a tea- poonful each of I! >ur and batter rubbed together; pour in tho c hicken, season with salt and pepper, i„ix well and add the juice of a lemon. Kill dainty patty *hnlla with the mixtuio and serve. Tbsr» is no more dellcioaa addition to the breakfaxt tahlo than orang- marma- lade. In England marmalade • >f miiiid kind is “de rigeur," and even in this c oun try it is fast becoming one of the regular standbys o! tho brsokfaat table. Tho I >un- deo marmalades, which are the Mt, arc, however, ve^y expensive. Th nowever. very expensive, xne louowing recipe given by an English lady, who year by year has provided the healthy apjw- of her iar^e family with thi* whole- some delicacy shows with bow uttle trouble it c*n be had al a minimum of cot. Boil two down large, bitter orange* until qnite soft; about three hour* will do; and otcciiMe the bkin* intixt n..t U> rc- n-vrd. 'll,. ,, clic.p them up quito small, taking out tho pita Make a syrup of six teen pound’- cf’sugar. Add the juice and grated j*eel of four lcaom aud aevrn qusrlsof water, het the•■'/rup boil until cjuite thick nnd then put in the orangme. Boil altogether a good half hour and watch it very carefully, for if it overboil* one '.econd Mi- color will daihin and it will lose that clear golden tint that ix *> dasir- akla. "I could simply cat laehinn* of this delightful stuff," Saul » pretty matron at l the aho cupn which outline* the • dgo nodal the Hiune moderate lir.-all the winter and you time confine* the rutilo of noft white bow tnev|wnetve it i«—say that familr of left lez touch the /oofslightly In advance of tbe Isfx. I/M th* kneei bend easll*—and there you ars sted gracefully. Bat. ►lo;»l Pw’t dunx like a hen on a nest. You must sit far noiigb b*ck al first and not settle ynttrsell fterwsrd. Thisisanngy hvbit which oo many powexa. Now rise, p’eaxe. No, not thst way, I>on’t lead) *be arm of the chair, as If pulling up by it. Give the lig-r latent in yeti a ©nance and spring— ever so little. A tigerish eopplsnes* ix tJ,p Irgree striven after now, don’t you know! "Now cmxs tho room and imagine that there it a spiral s ring in tbe ball of each foot. Forget that yon ever ha 1 sncli a thing ft a heel. Throw your shoulders back and your bend up. Don't pal more lx inches between your eteje. No, don't mince: you little women are ao apt to di tba'; and for gracious sake, don’t Idle or wriggle. A Philadelphia woman i no excuse lor doing either. Uneven streets are re«ponsibie for this walk in many cities, but here, walking, lilts every thing c lie, is don** upon the deal level. And p!e*»« don't attempt to stride. That ix worse than anything you htTe yet done. Leave that gait lor men and masculine women. .Sorely JOU don’t carry your anna that way ordinarily! If so, you have a .mething to learn right now. That po sition is all right fora man when his arm* and hands ar* not in action, but for a woman to swing along with her arms at her aide is verv awkward; it gives her lbs • n>vi]f,nf*o( being round-shouldered, and ol having abuormallj long nrmi. / woman should nand or walk with he hand** in front o! her waist, tightly cl«q*d, or one hand in the other.' This u one of the rrqm/rtnrnl* of fashion •good form/ 1 think you id only forgot it in your emba it. The firs*, leason is always ei > bar- had i heard to 1 idid that “Thr &d bjwing lo the ch»< ugh the Prince of Wi led on behalf of thr *PI* illerv was l..r grand- ant* ol wel- ruxrk, which isrledged by ■ing fwople. t eflo Some very charming bits of verse s to hu found in tbe May journals Thom Hailey \ldri*h too rarely gives to hi* *• mircra an opportunity of enjoying hia e quUfti skill in instilling toe daintie turn* of thought into th* aimpleot of English phrase*. Here hr f|*~akx cf “Memory,” and fi*- low are the editorial comments of Harper’ Magazine: Mr mled lets go a tkeu-aad thine*. Ll.cdaUanl war- and deaths ol klog*. And yei rtc«JU tbs very hoar- *Twax nee* by loader villagotowsr, And on the lost bins noon at May— 7be wind essis hriatty up tht* may, Crtsplnx tha brnok b^ssU U*- 1 hen. wstMlM hf re.aetdcwn lu lusfi O* pi os wri.u aod shook lMJexaJy Two I<u;» Irnra th* wild team tree. Very simple. Is not It, and very slight? but ob, jor. 'ggen'lemeosnd lr.dl •* intend ing Verae, how itiflicult to do! U ccnvey • ernotio 1 flits lb S, the Id break ths aar, and.pill ■ port. Mrs. I>m*ke Dan.l- aud alter thorn ehh •till ti*ing made on all aid** to » Main aeata at tbe trial of this much-Ulkrd-of *1111, but Thutuanda who expected t>» beprMent will lo domird to dixapixiintmeou Th* trial couimencet Monday, June 1. M- I ahoul In'l I.j entlv. ng th* pro- I wbicti Toin'i ]eiiou*y bwl clearly m.x-. • understood, 1 told her the wh ile story, I Th*‘-tar of tho Combination — Visiter imaginary fats had them put tn the* In Budai-ext. m d:m« mtueirn. .-‘.*6 Mx'. nothing guardroom, witJ. th* doors ajar, and I durtion ot Non. Hear rok-l'ko »Uui you. hr*-** 'I'm the* left them to themsc'.vew after telbng ' 1* x. He w»a oblige*! to miwr the re- •r.ly in an who .ii l not go r r*7 » .about . thrmth.it bon* ol ewr a|« wu u*eW*w, f«»r . | « i:edcali* ot me public aod appear up- ourentr sfKJoas, ’—Jmcleie CircuLi. * th* police would finally rua (ham down ' ou ;f«a stag*. chiflon, which fails h a?«tl* -n a fluffy rn*ette of chiffon on the top ot th* paraari ami stray away down th* aids*. • Uutllts of viquiailf fig*.red cuiiTon, ail tuiwri wiiu n.n«» AP.J ESS make another billowr affair, which re mind* on* of Watteau ■hephtrde.u-a nm- res *0 a ably, loo, for they never carried parasols) of Dresden china, of Gaulbier'x stories, of Herrick's verse and of all tho prettv girl% ot»«* aver saw. fioberarsunshades are fashioned out of plaid talfvta ails '■! Idxck lift .>rfr < <• I«»r». t of changeable silk ndur.'.-d with pinkt-d rttflles, of black ottomau silk and ruffles of black chiffon an«l of the Eiffel Tower lace that is so much in favor jasl now. Basket straw hat*, called by milliner* th* rldaof-tht 8—on, are th* novelty for young ladies' dressy hats. The straw Is a thick ecru braid, intricately pleated In a d shape, not unlike the cover of a basket a* it rests lightly on soft wavy hair. Ige ix wired to point mice in front vico in tbe back. Twc li#opi of vel* Vft ribbon live iix ' r« fitlirr «! . 11 r*-i bluet blue, stand six inche* high near the front; the ribbon i* then drawn in the ck, from whence fall narrow strings of lvet. Three loop# of ribbon are in etch setto; the en-li are drawn Around lo meet a circle, and the center clo-rly strapped; th. y ar.* 11: mted - ' • • - ‘ • rosses the soft coil Light hsU—white, creim. or ecru—of .mail sixe, with jest enough brim to hold the veil away from tho fare, are chosen to in tho city with spring dresses. Large picturesque hats sre lot midsummer and lor bridesmaids at day weddings. Neapol itan, or crinoline, as it is also called, bax proved to be the favorite braid. Hluetx are the popular flower this season, though violets are a* much used ss they have ever been. Email morning glories—pale pink with blue in shade * n new I rnu'i hata; many long stemmed bunches of !>lack-ejed Susans are tieden low plateaux. Two black quills crossed in the back of tbe hat are the feathers most used. Some eiqniaite little Koglish bonnets are a small plateau of black lace straw- shaped like an overturned saucer. For trimming they are nnrly coven batiste kerchief caught m low choux in the canter, with each of the four hem niitched corners pointing oot flatly. The kerchief is pale yellow, old pink, or por celain bine, and in addition are two white win*."., point*.! lo. atth.b.ck. Thi* boo* n.l i. u Hit a» aay bonnti tin be, .nil f, h.lil on bj mrrow tiring, comingII back. Tha woman who own. «lc» gown »n.l . tailor mtd. dm m«j raniiJer h.rKlf rensensh!? rr-U ^-irr* 4 mMt m0 * t «• Ih. exigencies of fil. iociot^. In »i«w of thia fwl tho opportunity ofl.rrj by hit .r., JortltnA :l»r.h In ^curo rrotty neither, .t price, thit .r.remarkably r..- •..ntble eboul l not he ulecUtL Dainty clullirr, with foil frenu and WnMna ii.it., .iogh.ni. utd rhuthrey. in ..ft color, .nd .ficelle. coml.in.Uonr, Mud Im cirhtnue.—thr are onlf tom of the di:- latent «ty!e» thu on. mty hire for th. buying. A delightful gown is one of chalhe figured with ri .* of Mu* and omk aud e riU Til* sihi-t :• : . » « ! I slightly tt the !•%* ». wl.; * - it t •• »>.ralj given, ;Le b<^!i ».* a jacket-like • rtr« t and Ci.i.hea thr ( . retr,. dfxwn/ them in closely at the wrt.-t m a j»uuty little cuff. snpply Iron your roar sugar $1.12, Your total at a $1.N8, whar^oj the the grocer’s would A*.or::x:ss asr, Paul Herald prints Al-xaiider Eai I''.—Today’s St. al story to rr President I Is iff ur.»( 1 Herald says: state, aod otary of wsr nt do _ ftfh to hi* ofiic dining the * the Bank, of which K preaidenL Niche!* made a tfnii i the governor lor a sum of munr il”i,.ii’U,.’ p i.-1 bed by th when Nld Thtwlfiltoladvice are(osapiled.it i* •ooofh lo aee. by aome one who i* inri to iqueece a little acid into the morning that he (the governo passed between them ai .<!.••» f" !l i into the bank, and the scene, told him to me* that evening after lui! otos did so, and found p ing tho govern and throe proi was. to quote N 1 the i\ti knew v oflh Th , but finally ended in a sum of money, st.it be $10,000, being paid Nkhols* a* a (or hu siitneo and further prom, leave the country. At this tun- N - wo* required to eign sn affidavit, th* lentx of which he claimed to b« uuk lo him, and also to sign a further 1 meat r* nc nnc: r .- all claim* and den • on hi- th th i m th“ 1 *t'ir*. Ni< . • r* 1;. 1 !•'.:.. I ‘' : I. I- •' rriatin that took place as detailed above, an. ahowlng the money received. Aft absence of eomelltiug like one year 1 1 ..r.. •!, ar. 1 :... .iu *-“t t:.« money him at first, renewed his demand. He in idlcne*', yet always was plentifullj plied with money, and, in reply to in. would always say that it « him—all he bad to do wa* t governor’s | rivate attorney in this case sad oak for what he want*-.!, fwo weeks ■go NidtoUs left BL PaoL after .‘..playing 1 i • t i-.oncy, whi< ti he aai.l came from the ssmoaource a-, hia tormer roll*. In oaeof his cot. ilential he ex hibited a letter of January Di !a*t, calling him to the office of the governor'-, attorney and informing him that everything wu all right. A reporter cal* or Ramsey a*, the lime > last blackmailing deman ercor^wouiu emir p»r »!*- scoundrel and was blsckrr •tovernur said that h* had been !-lack- 1. . e<l bv Ni ‘ ■■!**, but : .rther than that W .' i -i'v ti g, referring the rq-.rur to his attorney. Nichola ’ do the la* made hu 1 he of tbe In fi-.'X, n which .ui.ons j^rfcctly L<bt of tae tug •iu*vl uuu*ually The rx/e foi Th* 1 ill itochr art. nietcre th** L ->:ae «ri a favorite p xt, hero or tirx* -r:t!cr, or picture the agr ,,t mao. The** Geer .pooo* ar- intende.1 f the hatching cue»ts oi daughter*. A »p**.e ful He io( 1 de- p«raiu*nt; she . .Suddenly he iad <iied out raptur- e, lo..k at the moun «autiful bewutifuD" she replied, with ••It lock* jus* like a t it, dsar:" ir-af-fi

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The weekly telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1885-1899, May 27, 1891, Image 1