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♦THE MACON TELEGRAPH: 'WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 27 ISO?.
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notion et teieinree office.
All cotomnolcotioae ehonid be eddreeeed end
ell orders. checks, drnltn eto.. mode p»yv
hie to TUE TELEOBAriL Macon. Go.
oualntcd with the privilege* ho enjoys
have asserted tholr right to aelxe and hold
hie property in order to force lilra to pay
the wages they want. And they arc de-
ecribed as Tory worthy, intelligent aud In-
duetrious persons. Ilia property rights do
not aecm tutored to them because they
know how hia property wan acquired.
But if the righta of tlioae whom the
lawa hare made rich nro not respected
the righta of other people will not be.
11 'otsopnjiosip l°n lll-u uoin|do ot|qnj
will simply go oyer to the Soelallet point
of view and declare that all private own-
erahip of property ie wroug—that the
state should own everything.
If we fail in thia task it will be with
honor, nnd thoio who use or abuse their
power in attempting to eraah the peace*
able people of » little country which hae
never menace.! anyone will appear
odious In the eyes of history, The ile-
, , „... - „ . f A mx* him over’800 Totea, with a very
fease of our country may be serious and hcnTy following in nil Ute other dli-
prolonged; we kuow we shall hare as triets.
much ns wc can do, but wo shall not
shrink fgom our duty.
candidates who were thought nt first to
have no show and the acknowledged
weakening of others. Guernrd stock
was on a boom in some sections and
his diction confidently claimed by
many. Col. Waring Russell seems to In
hacking Mr. Guarani and yesterday pre
dicted that the Second district would
■rite Bitcrnliiess ct Property Rights.
The Now York Times said the other
dny:
"It Is a question hew loog we in this
country will lie willing to allow the
same security that 1 .clones to money
honestly earned to money that is got
by bribing tlm taxing power with con
tributions to u party treasury, made in
order to thwnrt the will of the people
nnd to prevent Tl from finding expression
in legislation.”
Commenting on this the New York
Tress says that "never, probably, boa a
public Journal in tbc United States
uttered a sentiment more Idiotic or more
infamous." Tbc New York Sun is also
indignant, and, quoting the language of
the Times, adds; “In other words, the
money of every man shall be at the whim
of the majority. This is rank commun
ism. It ia out and out nuarchy.”
The Times is wroug if it thinks the
time is coming when the property righta
of ont man will be respected and those
of another man despised. It is much
more probable that the rights of nil will
be despised. People will not discriminate
between property hooestly earned and
property seised by book or crook. Re
spect for property righta is based on
the presumption that nil properly i»
honestly acquired. Let but enough of
it be acquired by hook or crook to over
throw that presumption and there
ia no telling liow feeble may I t-come the
popular t aspect for property I'gl.u In
general.
There ia something In our experience,
however, by which we may Judge. In
tbs last generation property !u rail
roads was as snored as property
in anything else. Nobody then
flustloued Uw right of the own
ers of a railroad to run It as they
pleased. Now It is plain enough thut
in the opinion of n great many peoplo
those who own railroads have
righta whatever. This opinion, though
not fully redacted in legislation, la not
without influence in legislative bodies.
A certain section of tbc press and n cer
tain class of politicians seem to thiuk
the beat way to gain popularity is to do
whxt they may to still further lessen
popular respect for property right* of
this particular kind.
We do not doubt that the change was
brought about largely, If not entirely, by
tbo transactions of such men at Flak,
Gould, etc. Under their manipulation,
railroad shares became merely counters
to gamble with. They “watered" railroad
stock at their pleasure, cheated investors,
wrecked roads, aud did whatever else
they thought moat likely to HU their own
pockets promptly. 'They taught the pub
lic that property Is railroads waa not sa
cred to those who had the moat to do
with managing raflroads,wlieu it belonged
to somebody else. These men were not
fair representatives of the railroad own
era of the United States, bnt they were
the most conspicuously successful, aud it
la not wonderful that the public has grad
ually been coming to the conclusion that
railroad property is not sacred because
not honestly earned by Its present hold-
era That conclusion is grossly unjust so
far as a vast majority of the holders are
concerned, but tbero ie evidence tint it
la being more generally accepted every
day. We hare a hopeful political party
now which puts forward as its principal
bid for power that it will In aome way
take possession of the railroads, exting
uishing the property righta in them of pri
vate individual-
The Times’ reference Is to property
•inquired under the operation of our dis
criminating tariff lawn We wo no rea-
$on why public opinion in that department
should not Vclop in the eume direction
that it has done in the railroad depart
ment. livery body knows that Mr. Car
negie did uot earn by the intellectual or
physical labor of twenty years the $25,-
WO,000 or 6XMXJO.OOO of which he it
possessed. Ho has that vast amount of
wealth because our laws permitted him
to take it from the people by whom it
Woe created. The same thing eta he
said of hundreds of other tariff-made "dfl-
ionairea. They hare wealth which they
did not create, which they did not aoquirp
through intellectual superiority to their
fellows, hut which came to them through
the operation of unjust lews. Their suc
cess goes far to overthrow ia the public
mind the presumption that all property ia
held by those who caned it, and to that
exteat weaken* th* popular respect for
the mcradaeaa of property right*. Al
ready those moat familiar with Mr. Car
oegie’a baaineea methods and best
Opening of the Campaign.
The scene in Madison Square Garden
when Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Steven-
snn were notified of their nomination to
the highest office* in the land, was an im
posing one. More than 20,000 enthu
siastic Democrats, drawn from the city
where the chief battle of the Democ
racy m-ist be fought, looked ou and em
phasised by their shout* of approval
the utterances of the speakers. The
hnngc In the fashion-of notifying the
ididate* thus inaugurated is likely to
become the established custom. There is
viontly an advantage in opening the
campaign in such n manner as to at-
traot the attention of the whole country
and give the candidates an opportunity
emphasize 'the points in the party
programme which they think of most
importance.
Mr. Cleveland used th* opportunity for
this purpose. His speech was an ex
cellent one, and, a* win to bo expected,
be emphasized the tariff and force bill
Issnes. Of both lie speaks in the plain
est words, making Ids meauiug perfectly
clear. The writer of the platform him
self did not find stronger words In
which to denounce the force bill.
Properly considered, Mr. Cleveland's
indorsement of th* tariff plank of the
r'form is just as clear and emphatic.
Still, wc do not do*M that the Repub
lican press will pretend to find in his
language evidence of a desire to dodge
the issue raised by the platfona'e chal
lenge of the constitutionality of proteo-
tion. Mr. Cleveland is quite right in
saying that we need not base our attack
on that ground. It is enough thnt pro
tection is unjust, that it discriminates in
favor of some and against others, thnt
it* effect is to make the rich richer jml
the poor poorer. What Mr. Cleveland
any* on this line is what the great mass
of Democrats think. They nr* mnch
more interested in the effects of proteo-
tion than in the question of its legality,
whatever may be their opinion ou the
Utter point.
The campaign opens well and hope
fully.
A hospital has not been built in Ma
con yet, despite nil that has been said
and the efforts made in behalf of it.
We hope tile day ia not far distant
when such an institution will be es-
lislicd in Macon. In this connection
it may be of interest to our readers to
know thnt under the will of the late
C. D. Franke of Charleston, 8., C.,over
$100,000 is given to charitable bequests.
The great bulk of it ia to go to the es
tablishment in Charleston of a hospital
and home to be culled “The Jacob
Washington Franke Lutheran Home,”
in memory of bis deceased son. It is to
bo a home for indigent sick.
The statistics of homicide in the
United States, ns showu by the lute
census, furnish interesting reading.
Georgia is sixth in the numerical order
*f states, according to the number of
prisoners in each charged with homi
cide. The number in Georgia is 347.
Texas heads the list with 730. A large
majority of these cases arc negroes.
Hon. Alfred Herring ton of Emanuel
county has keen ou a visit to Savannah.
Mr. Herrington is a delegate to the con
gressional convention, which meets in
Savannah, August 3. Kmuuui-1 coun
ty selected her delegates lu May. They
are all strong for Luster. “There is no
difference of opinion among the Dem
ocrats of tho district as to the advisa
bility of returning Col. Lester to con
gress,” said Mr. Herrington. "They rec
ognize that his norvice* entitle him to
uuoiker term if he desires it. Col. 1-es
ter will be unanimously renominated,
tie is not going to have a walk-over,
however. The third party ia going to
give us trouble. They are exceedingly
lively up in my end of tin di.ilm-t, par
ticularly in Enmnuel, Screvo-i and Bul
loch counties. They claim they will
carry the county, but I don't think they
will. W. U. Kemp of Emanuel is a
great leader among the third party peo
ple. you know, nnd is a prilvinlo -un
dulate ug.iiuat Col. Lest-r fir -n-.vi-.-ss.
In my opinion the election it til * coun
try counties'' said Mr. Herrington, "is
going to he very close and it wiil take
some very hard work on the part of the
Democrnts to save several of the coun
ties of the district, even if they manage
to do it at all.Cbatham will need to pile
up n beavey majority for Col. Lester
this time, for there is no telling what
may happen.”
noon. To these gentleman I said; T
cannot, my duty is at home.’ My friends
know mo and know my zealous nature.
Could I accept, I would say yei. Then
I would sound the bugle- of rally from
the court house to Fooler: no. My bnsi-
nes- does uot permit of it, and I must
decline.’ ”
THE WHITE LEADER.
A Horseuiun's Csptvre of , n „.
Hen In No
The men who hunt the muitane..
far west often experience very of, '
rep.- For several years tu-rv
rosining the prairie* In the viclniwV
Cunt, J. T.. Hardeman of Mncon was htuu’s Laud u band of horses thu i *
the specinliy invited orator at the anni notable history, and the capture nt “*
versary plcnlo of the Southern Rides :i* to given np as hopeless hr m,,.
Tillliotton last week. The T*1 hotter. pa- 1 best mnstangers in the south!?"
pea speak very complimentary of | loader was a magnificent wh ,
of Cspt. Hardeman a addreaa, which waa j ,..i,i r i, ..... m ed almost -r 'kUl
nf a politico-military nature. He was in- L r „nc- ^nv» Lna,:.?^r t * al! ‘ t td
treduced hy Mr. George H. Estc, n col- I ™»nefc ““£»tried toting
lege classmate of Capt. Haidemsn. ®“‘. but in vsln, j,.
Of the political part of Capt. Hard- **>» h
Governor Flower Is making himself
solid with tho newspaper hoys. lie 1ms
given $1,000 to the New York l’ress
Club, which has undertaken to
$500,OQp for a new building. Tin* is
Governor Flower - * second contribution
Several year* ago he gave $1,00 > to
ward the expense of fitting up the club's
present quarter*.
Cholera rages in Central Russia, ty
phus fever prevails in South Russia, mid
the plague is reported to have broken out
in Persia. America is tho best laud
on the face of the earth.
The Republican party of Johnson
county recently held a mass meeting
nt Wrlgbtorille and were addressed hy
several speakers. The AVrlghtarille
Headlight saya: “Gambia Lawson, ns
chairman of tho executive committee,
called the meeting to order nnd made
- ■. a <t"°d speech, in which he warned hi*
ra.se people against joining or voting with the
People's party. He advised Republi
cans to vote with the Democratic' party
in nil local elections, and to vote, the
Republican ticket in the presidential elec
tion. That they could not elect one
of their own party In any stale or conuty
election; nnd as the Democratic party
hnd treated them right iu the past, he
favored treating them right now, ratb-
jr than to go off after a new party.
He rennested Col. A. F. Daley, chair
man of th* Democratic executive com-
Jn'tive, to address the meeting, and put
Another footllght performer has been
added to the list of British peeresses.
The Earl of Orkney wins as hia bride
MU* Connlo Gilchrist, u dashing Lou
don Gaiety Girl.
Eix-DJctator I'alado not only got
away from Venezuela with hia head,
but ho also carried with him $15,000,-
000.
COMMENTS ON LOCAL TOPICS.
maw’* speech the Tabutton New Era
•ays;
Capt. nardeman's address, which wss
party platform from a newspaper and
commented on it seriatim. His argument
was perfectly fair and thoroughly log
ical. His reference to the land-loan
plank caught the attention of the crowd,
and wc venture to say if there was any
one in the crowd who contemplated go
ing Into the third nnrty but hadn't fully
made up ids mind, thnt he will insist
on having the land-lonn clause stricken
out before Joining the People's party
after hearing Capt Hardeinan'a speech.
Ilia argument agaist the laud-loan
•rheme hail a telling effect on his hear
ers. He made it very clear thnt no law
more in the interest of capital could he
passed than one. loaning money on land
at 2 per rent., for, said he, a man own
ing lurge tracts of land could borrow
large sums of money from the govern
ment at 2 per cent., which he could
loan to men owning no land or but small
bodies of land nt 8, 12 or 20 per cent
Cnpt. Hardeman hnd the closest atten
tion of his audience, and his speech, both
logical and witty, was well received.”
Answer to “Conilurtur."
Macon, July 30.—Editor TcuotArn: Some
time ago there appeared in one of the moat
largely circulated Journals ol the state an ar
ticle signed "-Conductor," which was a most
uncalled-for and unwarranted attack upon a
number of Georgia's most praise worthy
adopted citizens. "Conductor" goes on to
sty that the reason why many Southern rail
road! are in the hands of receivers it dae to
the fket that they arc officered hy “foreign
ers”—meaning persons not born within his
state—and that tlic«e "foreigners" have been
Th# Third Party Convention,
Reports of th* Third party state con
vention agree that it was largely attended
nnd waa animated by a feeling of confi
dence. Not a member, perhaps, acoepted
the absurd prophecies mails hy some of
the leaders as likely to be fulfilled, but
the hops was evidently strong among the
members that In some way they will
mauugo to greatly embarrass the Demo
cratic party. To damage th* Democratic
party is naturally tho first object of mm
•coking office in Georgia oatsldc of It*
ranks.
The platform adopted, so far as It refers
to atata matters, nmounta to very Uttle.
Almost any assembly la Georgia, no mat
ter what its character or politics, would
pass a resolution condemning the present
convict' lenso system. Very few people,
whether Democrat*, Republican! or Pop
ulists, approve It Condemnation of tbo
•/•tern is easy. What ia difficult is to
agree upon another jystem which will bu
falter to the convicts and not too expens
ive to be borne by taxpayers already im
patient of their burdens. The Third par
ty doc* not attack this difficult problem,
but contents Uaelf with condemning the
present system, and in the next breath
demanding that taxation ahall be redaced
in every way possible. The denunciation
or the demand means nothing. The con
vict system cannot be rid of its objsctiou-
sUs features without adding greatly to
tb* coat of matntaiuiog the convicts, and
that would necessitate no increase of tax
ation.
The tiaket is made np of men who were
unknown until brought into prominence
by their connection with the Alliance
two or three years ago. Now they are
known only as agitator* given to extrav
agant speech nnd loos* statement. There
is nothing in their public record to Inspire
confidence or respect, and w# see no rea
son why they should receive the support
of any man who in voting considers only
the welfare of the state. \Vo thiuk they
will receive the votes of very few such
Th* Democratio party has been reluct
ant to admit that it had enemies among
the white people of tbo Mouth whom it has
servod so faithfully, nnd ont of that re
luctance has grown the, danger which
now menace* it. Now reluctance should
give way, not to panic, but to energetic
action, based on the sure knowledge that
we again bare among us a party which
b seeking to use the Ignorant negro rate
to fix upon the people p government
which, beginning in selfishness and igno
rance, would, soon degenerate into corrup
tion. No local pang can us* the negroes
in politics without sharing Its power with
them. Even the Republican party, hope-
lese of carrying a Southern state. Sods It
expedieut to giv* offices la the South to
The youngeyt bank in Macon is the
American Ntjlomti. Though young,
it is one of the most prosperous in the
city, lu management hue been wry
successful The board ot director* con
sist of some of Macon's most popular
citizens and successful business meu.
They are J. D. Stetson, George D. Al
len, Atleq, Dumas & Thompson. Wil
liam H. Burden, B. T. Coleman f$ Bur
den Co., Johu C. Eads, Kails, Noel Sc
Co., R. J. Taylor, treasurer Southern
I'huspbate Works, Joseph Waxelbaum
* Hon, F. L. Mallary, Mallary Broth
ers A Co., 8. llarrctt, capitalist, Mil-
ledgerllle, It. A. Merritt, president
Southern Hardware Co.
Tba Officers ars W. II. Burden, pres
ent: J. D. Stetson, vico-presidcnt; L.
P- Hlllyer, cashier. These names are
sufficient guarantee that the affairs of
the institution are luring wisely ami
faithfully managed. The report of th»
condition of tho American Nutlonnl
bank nt the closo of business July 12
waa Interesting and excellent. Capital
stock $250,000. Deposits aro consid
erably over $100,000, which is n large
•uni considering the bank's short life.
The general business of the Institution
U continually growing.
H -- . v * * unruup, Him |1HI
to a vots of the audience, who unan
imously, by (l rising rote. Joined in the
request Mr. Daley gave them * short
hut friendly talk, which wus well re
ceived and appreciated.
Maj. M. J. Ryals is a candidate
for re-election to the legislature
from Chatham connty. Maj. Ryals’
chief opponent is Connty Treasur-
r Russel), who doe* not hesitate
_ n , state this fsot publicly.
Col. Russell Is determined to get even
with Maj. Ryals for the net secured by
his efforts by which the salary of the
eounljr treasurer waa reduced to 53 000
2,VS r lo "* t0 thnt «fficinl of $2,000 to
$4,000 a year. Col. Russel! is deter-
mlned that Maj. Rynis' scalp shall dan
gle at his belt after Monday. This is
tlm most interesting of nil. Maj. Ry
als' chance* strengthened considerably
yesterday and hia friends now express
confidence in his* election. There waa n
good deal of doubt about the major's
prospects a few days ago, hut be ia eom-
lng to the front right along. It la
claimed now thnt he will secure the en
tire business rote and almost thu entire
conservative vote of the county.
THE EOITORIAL~BOUQUET
Mir* Tallulah Mntteson Unwell,
the talented young autborers whose book,
“An English Girl in America," achieved
such gnat success, is now enguged in
writing another, which critics »sv will
bo u work of etfll greater merit and will
realise a large sale. It is said she inherits
her talent from her aunt. Miss Dome
Powell *f this city, who wields u grace
ful aud facile pelt.
Another comparatively young bank
ia the Merchants' National, but iu ca
reer has also been one ot success and
prosperity. Since its foundation by the
late Maj. R. F. Lawton it has grown
steadily in popular faror, and iu pat
ronage under tho'present management
la largo aod steadily Increasing. Presi
dent W. T. Johnston nnd cashier C.
M. BoiteuUlet conduct the business of
tha bank efficiently and conservatively,
the directors of the bank are men of
long and successful business experience
and under their direction the institu
tion will always bold a fine place in
tba ouafidene* of the people. The dl
rectors aro A. B. Small, R„ff Sims, W.
A Davis, J. E. deVanghn, W. T. Jobn-
The treaty o< Vienna guaranteed
tha neutrality of Switzerland. The ques
tion ia being naked, would no attempt to
violate this neutrality be made in ease
fe an European war. The Getters
Journal, iu commenting. ou thia Hoe
of inquiry, says: “Switzerland will
etaaa her doors to all comers In order
to prevent her territory from being mad*
the battle-field of the armies of Europe.
Cashier H. T. Powell of th* Macon
Savings bank gives notice that at a
meeting of the director* of thia insti
tution held on th# 13th instant, a divi
dend of 31-2 per cent waa doctored
payable on and after August 4 The
Macon Barings bank has been pnylng
dividends regolnrly since the first veer
of its organisation. It never fail*
Capital sad surplus $150,000.
POLITICAL POInUrs.
The Repnhlienns of the Fifth district
•peak of nominating J. B. Swsnton of
Decatur county for congress.
Quite a number of Maeonites will go
to Jones county Saturday l0 hear the
joint djstginaion between Bartlett, (totv
ttrin and Whitfield, .candidates for con-
vott
gener-
Ml-
.’Die Walton News soys: “Exrent for
V d Waltao Ul ?hJ? in L tlil ' f » T °^
or \v Alton, Uumo who Me fit to
*n^ n,t Uvingeton wonld II
y,’!?*’ t °n or Hillyer. or It veil be
Utird nun other than Mr. Hulsey!
The Savannah Newt aara: “Tho i.il
STCrSlv and ! htr “ •» little to
talk polities and persnire Tl,.*
to . •,*"*“ Portion of the male pop-
station of Savannah did v.e.r.li,
Rynis, Doolan, (tab..rue; Osborne Ryl
al* Onerard: Guerard, 0,h., rn # t niotah-
« other'enmbinathiiaa
is the way ft atande now. Nearly ev?
*«t voter has n different combioatioii, of
whose success he is uaguin* and upon
which, fa many rase* he b willing I
back hi* ill,lenient. The features di
cussed yesterday were tha looming np
Fay Templeton may not appear in Ma-
onu tide season. She now nightly •?-
tear* before large suiUenrcs in Atlanta.
4he is accompanied on her Southern tour
hy her mother, Mr*. John Trmpicter.,
whose stage name, Alice Vane, la
kaown to the entire theatrical world.
Alice Vane waa vety many years a popu
lar actress. She was an exceedingly
handsome woman. The Atlanta Jour
nal had a chut with her a few days ago,
and it asya time ha* dealt Madly with
her. She looks very much as the did
fifteen year* ago, when she was the
favorite actress of the Southern people.
When asked about leaving the stage, she
cald:
“No, I am not of the retired list yet.
am jnst resting and traveling with
Fay. I played in New York last winter,
and expect to go on the board* again
thia winter. At th* dose of Fay’s At
lanta engagement we will both go home
nnd rest until the opening of the winter
season. Fay has been working bard
and needs the rest badly.”
She exploded th* generally accepted
theory of Fay’s being bom In Sevan-
nnh by giving Uttle Rock. Ark., as her
birthnlsre. The other child thst wss
named Fsy was bom In Atlanta, mid
only lived seven month* dying in Bruns
wick. Ga.
State Chemist George F. Fnyne has
written a pnbllc letter in reply to some of
th* ertidsms of Messrs. Davis and Hen
derson. who nro candidate* against Com
missioner ot Agriculture R. T. Nesbitt.
Mr. Fayne's letter make* very Intereet-
tag reading and ia a conclusive answer
to hi* orltica and those of Mr. Nesbitt.
Mr. Payne'e letter commences as fol
low*: “Having lust snflidently recov
ered to attend to business, after a severe
attack of steknes* I have had my at
tention railed to several rnmmnnirattnna
from two parties, who, 1 understand,
are candidates for the office of commis
sioner of agriculture of Georgia. I am
not a politician, nnd have no taste for
the ‘mud slinging’ ao frequently indulged
in in politic* bnt. ns the writer saw
fit in their attempts to besmirch the rec
ord of the present commissioner to also
Introduce my name with certain erro
neous statement* I feel it my duty to
myself and the public to correct these
nilsreiireeentation* lest If I pare them
unnoticed some might believe them true
A* to tnv honeetv and truthfninees, I
simply refer to any of my friends nnd
acquaintances throughout the state
careless in appointing subordinates and have
maintained a poor train service, resulting in
wrecks and loss so serious as to bankrupt thu
roads. I wish to remind him that tho Wad-
levs, the McRaes, the Haines and I'lanta aro
adopted sltizena and through them splendid
Southern trunk lines became uoaeihle and
profitable. “Conductor" should famillsrlse
himsalf with the financial policy ot railroads.
Whoo cured of his dense ignorance of euch
matter* he will be convinced thst wrecks have
nut wrecked Southern roads. Their embar
rassment is due to having overstrained their
credit during a fluab period and having lasm d
bonds whirh were sold for what they wunlit
bring—interest being paid si psr on them and
ou preferred and eotumon stock iikewlso. This
dram liturally ate np their eanilnga aud
caused a foreclosure of the mortgage bonds;
henc* the receivers. “Conductor' ssys that
these “foreign" officers do not employ native
talent, bnt havs a vagabond following of tboir
own, who are all dishonest. I wish to cite
him to the manseemeut of the East Tennes
see, Virginia and Osorgia under its present
able officer* The present auperiutemteut of
the Brunswick division has saved over $4.1,000
annually iu leakagoaloneandhaa no following
from beyond thia state, lie inaagnrstsd a
system of dundav-acboola for hi* men, and
with moat praiseworthy patience and care
folly instructed them upon the roles so that
alt might hare a uniform understanding of
them. H* also crested a generous rivalry
amongst them as to who should eacel in rucb
management as wonld rnnlt in the most good
for the company. Ho saved thousands of dol
lars in fuel alone and obtained mot* service
C t engine than any other road fn the cotton
It. 8tiU he is a loreigner in tho same sense
that “Conductor" means, bnt he counts hia
friend* by the hundreds and is lo loved try
subordinates and the patrons of the road
alike. The smallest wants of the company’s
customers are promptly attended to aud com
plaints am heard sad at once adjusted.
Trsniqxiruttua of all kinds to more prompt
than ever kofore ia the history of tide divw-
iun, while the cust of wrecks to nominal.
I wonld remind “Conductor” that the South,
through all of her journals, thugs wide the
door to talrat of all ldnda from aU countries,
and I ash him to remember that many rail
roads in tho South wonld never have been
built al all if It had not been for men like Col.
Machen nf the Tst.snSAni and other* like
him. Th* Month should and docs welcome
talent and repital. Away with ancli narrow
sectionalism as that expressed by "Conduc
tor." Davis.
opened a cattle ranch in «outhw«sp.!!!v
sas, determined to try ids baud tor*J
brunry, tsrhen the snow was de»i—T;
out with plenty of provisions aud s *
pair of snowsboea. * *
There wits Jnst crust enough to V
him, while the liorseaank thronghst..
step. Patiently for two days he ch«2.
the creature, until the animal , T
little ravine that followeda prsi^i (l ; r ,' :, ''
The walls grew steeper until the 0^!??
almost a canyon, which at lastouend 1
into a circular valley, with no outu"
cept the ravine. Tho stallion rsalUrfif
lie was penned and madly raced stout tk,
inclosure endeavoring to find t * 1T
capo.
There was none except along the ju,
bank of the stream, wherethehnuu,*.
swinging his lariat, one end of the «
being made fast toasapllng. Withb
lng steps, fleet as n deer, the honech™,
forword. Al he fairly (lew patttto^
tanger the long rawhide rope steadily u
coiled, and, being thrown by a pncti«
hand, followed the horse's motion and »
tied silently hot surely upon the homfi
neck. ' "
Bat the battle was only comment.
The jerk of the lariat threw the horse, h
it also sent the hunter down the bank po
tato the water. The horse follow^ ^J1
the two straggled agaimt the comm-e* "
emy—drowning. A fiat rock raw »t|
stream, and on this the home cUmtonLl
while the man regained the bank. Kaia)|
lag that the horse’s stuhborunnsvroi
cause him to jerk backward, the httti.
palled the Doase tighter and tighter cull
strangled, the animal lay helplem ot tl 1
rock.
Going across, tho hunter soon had f
beaut if ul captive’s feet hobbled, ud 1
ing the noose granted him bresthmo.^
to allow a iourney to shore. Teo dig
later the hunter came into campkk
the wild whit* stallion captive. Ttoh
was carefully broken and sold fnrt,-. • -J
tho price of ’.Hilary pony for ahtpc
east. The i, . inter of the kertlv
seen again iu Uptt vicinity.—Cat. J
Chronicle.
Haw Indians Begsrd Festhrra
Feathers figure very prominently h tl
religious customs of most aborigloess
remarkably so In the sonthwuit. Am .
Navajo* nnd Pueblos alike there plual
symbols are of the utmost efficacy lei
good or bad. They are part of slaatl
every ceremonial of the Infinite lupoxi-l
tion* of these tribe* Any white or biighll
hued plume is of goad omen—“goul mrii-|
cine,” ns the Indian would put it.
gay feathers of the parrot are particnlv’.yl
valuable, and aome dances cannot be beld|
without then, though tlie Indians banu
travel hundreds of miles into Mexico ul
get them. A peacock to banter to k«|> hi
the vicinity of Indians than the tictoj
horse—those brilliant plumes art
tempting.
Engle feathers ara ot anverclgn i
and in most of tba puelrioa great, latk.np|
tlve eagle* are kept to furnish the ■
articles for most Important ocuuioiujj
the bird of freedom weresudiltnlyi
Dated now tho whole Indian
would come to n standstill. No vital
could be exorcised, nor sickness corris |
much ot anything else apcompltoheU
IT. Lummis lu St. Nichols*
A Dream T1i»t Tangtit s I-ewoo.
No one realizes better than Eugene Field
himself whet Mr* Field has hnd to endaro
by reason of hi* peealtaritle* and he illus
trates this by narrating a dream he claims
to have had. “I thought," bs says, “that
1 bad died aud gone to heaven. 1 bad soma
difficulty In grtting past St. Peter, who
exomlued my record closely and regarded
me with doubt and suspicion, lint finally
permitted ma to enter the pearly gate*
As I walked up the street of the heavenly
city I saw a venerable old man with knag
gray hair nnd flowing beard. Hit bealg*
unnt fact rnronrsgrfl me to address him.
have ju.it arrived and I am entirely on-
acquainted,’ 1 said. 'May 1 oak your
name!’
“ ‘Oh, yes,’ he replied. Tut Job.'
‘"Indeed,’ I exclaimed, ‘or* you that
Job whom w* were taught to revert os the
most patient man in th* world»'
“ 'Yes,' he said, with a show ot hesita
tion, 'ye* I did have quite a reputation
for pattern** one* bnt I hear that there in
n woman now on earth who has suffered
more than I ever did and has endured It
with greater resignation.’
" ‘Why.’ said 1, 'that Is curious. I am
net from earth and I do not remember to
havs heard of her ease. What is her
nomtl’
“ 'Mr* Eagene Field,’ waa the reply.
“Just then I awoke.”—John Bnllaotyne
In Ladies' Hume JournaL
Sir. Brock Beckwith, son of the Inf*
lamented Bishop Beckwith, 1* well
known and #«tr*in»d In Macon, where he
formerly lived. Mr. Beckwith’* name
has been fevoraMy and prominently men
tioned in Savannah in connection with
legislative honor* both boose and sen
ate. The Savannah News says: “Mr.
Beckwith la widely known and popular
with nil classes. His friends ore urg
ing him to enter the rare, if not for sena
tor. then for representative, bnt so far
he has declined to be a candidate. Mr.
Beckwith waa naked Tnetdnv night if
he wonld make the race. 'Without my
knowledge thto honor was thrust npon
me.’ he said. Truly I appreciate It, Tru
ly I wonld love to represent old Tluitbam
in the legislature. loving ns I do my
friend* surely I would like to (Now my
hearty appreciation by heartily ejtering
tb* luce, bnt my defy ia at borne. This
afternoon influential and well-informed
friend* ram* to me and sneered me
that anrraaa eras positive. Three epener-
sgiag signs pound hi npon me, bnt I
cannot xcrept. Two reimndttees waited
When Baby Is Wealthy
The cost nf a fashionable baby’s alt
DO trifle. The layette alone may Ml
the hundreds if the heir belong* to • ta
times millionaire. The set mual’jk
Dished by the stores constottof the hug
daintily lined nnd fiatobt-d. fur the ot
ing. the basket filled with the char*
toilet articles, a sponge basket stii
crib. This is now chosen in bramtxk
than rattan and hung with draper!*!
pnle pink or blue Chinn silk. cover-M *4
Lice net. Where money to uo object pto I
d’esprlt is the lace used, run with tinyt> I
bon*. It takes yard* of thto exprtiel
frilling for the roll Jabot draperies »a» 1
nr* need for the decoration, as well atmg I
bolts of narrow ribbon. Great boms I
moire ribbon are placed on the eajm I
The linen must be of th* finest, km I
stitched by hand nnd embroidered; ■ I
hlankat* mast bo of softest dawn, theqa I
of silk. The toilet articles are of fnm* I
•ilvqr or ivory. The ailver back of »taf I
hairbrush is Intended for the b»bl'* I
wiu-n that to decided upon.—BreeW*l
The Cald lleth Fallacy.
I am glad that Tbc National Observer,
although an anient advocate of the main
tenance of all institutions of former times,
makes an' exception in regard to the cold
morning tub. When I was a boy very few
persons ever thought of either warm or
cold tab* The tub come into fashion
somewhere about the year 1090, and re
placed the “ono* a week” foot pan. I al
ooc* bowed to the fetish, bad my cold tab
tvery morning and tried to imsgin* that I
liked it and that it was bracing me. One
day I went to consult an eminent physician.
I forget precisely what malady I thought
affected me. It was either disease of the
heart, or a cancer in the stomach, or creep
ing paralysis. The doctor, having hanged
me about and listened to what was going
on Inside, reassured me.
“Do you take a cold bath in the morn
ing!" he said. "Y**" I replied. "Don’*”
he answered. “Take a hot bath, stay In It
n few minute* soap yourself well, then
stand np and let a cold douche of water
fall on your bead.” I followed this pre
scription aod found the benefit ot it. It
CMt me two guinea* but I make a present
U It to my reader* The douche really
doe* brace, mol th* body to so hot that th*
water does not susm ooM. Of all the ful-
Ilea Into whisk the barnxn rare- has fallen
there to non* mot* silly than the worship
of the cold tub.—London Truth.
English Army Norton
The best paid and tha most nsfiti*
employment In England 1* thst of
nun* That* ore threw rank* of
nurse* and they areuuder thecoctM«|
tha wa- office. Th* classification to WJl
superintendent* esc lor nursing *tot«*»» I
naming state re. The lady »npenau»J“'|
ore stationed at military h»plt»>*- J" r
pay is (000a yaar. Increasing byfifty**"
a year to tl.oua Th* wsgre of t
sister are «1!M a year, Incn tung
dollars a year until tCM I* rescind.
A senior nursing sister he* B® 1
tion.il. They am supplied with met*-
n fuel, light nnd get an sUowmaw
ing, board and lodging. A* ***T
of sixty they are retired ou penti 00 *' ,
applicant is admitted under Itoj
twenty-five, and without three
perience in hospital nursing —1-“- - -
tor.
Getting Kxerela*.
When Charles IX of Sweden, at the age
of nineteen years, fought and defeated a
large body of Hussions at Narva in ITOOl
Peter the Great, who led his army, had
•even] hares* shat under him, while
exchanging n dead steed for s mors useful
on* afti-r a repetition of the occurrence, ha
remarked. “Tbsae people seem disposal to
All nobis work •* eonsscrated
involves sacrifice, self to
quire* endurance. It may he wn-'“P‘g
obscurity, and over It* victories “>
ciTuy. oy generous uhk--—- ,
devotion to others’ welfare, tb*
bs its own reward.—llerpor s lku»t-
St. Swlthln Made tb#
There is St. Swlthln of
After be had built th* bridge
nopal city, a woman eroeard u ^
apron full of egg* but •’*"•*,**
jostling against hi-r. broke £**• .*, tto
man waa bemoaning her
saint passed hy, who, ttfllogapN* ^
bleared the egg* so tijat
“hole and aoncde.”-AU tb* l**
In Regard W *?*Lw (H*f
A teaspoonful of alum will “fr. — fr*
four gallons of muddy water, ^,—qi
water Is necessary to lemove
when n farm pump or town re*“
hnd name.—Now York Jotuntu-
. , ' f j i/d-
The size and growth of th* “J ^rta
by the mileage |“V „ ,okl
ilon it thown 1
Should th.>y l* pl*|
rr.niAure aboui fc.StO
distAitcc across tho AUanuc f-
i barfO
■'‘SI
.wst***
Waab.iigtanD still ,-r .
moon tourist*, mol It i* kl ‘Jd **
for weddings th* P* re,t ‘7T l0 to ***
_ _ . I , risgew there br^ : ng grw»ti*“-“
npon me asking that I allow the sae of | give me uxtrdae.” And events prorad tba -uCawmastaa — —s
my name for representative. This was I truth ot the prophecy.—Harper's Youcu ! n_. , - -o
... - ... ib. . ... .... ,.r ul. -r.— ! »»-—«- • * , I lad. reci o#f<
hy Kimmons 1j»t Be; ito**
prior to the nnoouneem-uf of this after- j Peoei*.