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GAZETTE.
Homer, Ga., Wednesday, Deg. 5.
Justice Field, of tire United States
supreme court, once declined to pay
fit.soo for a San Francisco lot Unit hits
since been soid for $1,000,000.
JitpttiicHo Mirror*.
Some Japanese mirrors are supposed
to possess a magic quality, which lias
rendered them object* of superstitious
reverence for centuries, and, in fact,
it lias even puzzled modem science not
a little. When a strong beam of light,
is so reflected from one of then, as to
be thrown upon a screen there appears
upon tlie screen an image in delicate
tracery perfectly reproducing the pat
tern engraved in relief on the back of
the mirror, which of course is alto
gether hidden from the light. Inas
much ns the face of thrmbm presente
a surface that is perfectly smooth ap
parently tile reason for this phenome
non is difficult to find. Its cause, how
ever, is simple enough. The prelimi
nary operation of polishing the face
consists in scoring the cast disk with a
sharp tool in every direction.
The thicker portion*. • -here the or
namentation in relief i ■ he back,
offer more resistance anil Hi. . esult is a
corresponding inequality of tile pol
ished surface. This Inequality is not
sufficiently marked to be visible to the
naked eye, but it is enough to turn the
rays of light, and thus the pattern of
the engraving on the back is reproduced
on the screen in tlie manner described.
These so called magic mirrors are so
highly valued that they sell from ten
to t wenty times the price paid for or
dinary ones.—Washington Star.
BABY’S FIRST LETTER.
II llrokn Up Hb Xntfronting Card Party
ami Turned a Drummer’* Course.
Tho smoking room of tho Pullman
car held a merry company on Saturday
evening, and none was more hilarious
than tlie heavily mustached drummer,
who told stories, played cards and
laughed loudly with more zest than
any. “He’s a case," whispered a gray
heuded passenger, nodding toward tho
leader of the fun.
“Another game?” asked a player, as
the train drew near an important city.
“No," answered the drummer. “I’ve
got to get off here after mail. I tele
graphed ahead to have it brought to
the depot."
As the train started after the halt he
re-entered tho car, holding a half dozen
letters in his hand. There was one
witli his firm’R card on tlie onvelope,
but lie did not o{ion it first as he set
tled himself in a corner of tlie compart
ment. AnoUier was from a loading
customer, but tlie cover remained un
torn.
He shuffled the package until lie
same to a little square envelope, post
marked In an interior town and ad
dressed in a girlish hand.
Quickly came off the wrapper, and
an intricately folded epistle appeared.
Rapidly his eye read tlie first page.
“Dear husband,” it began, and tender
words of affection followed. “I tun so
lonesomo,” it went on, “and miss you
so much.”
“I can’t be running home every few
days," thought the reader. A shade
of determination to attend to business
instead of yielding to his inclinations
passed through his mind, and he rood
on, “Baby wants you, too, and hero is
her letter asking if you won’t come
home nest Sunday. ”
What was this that followed? The
tracings of the sheet were not distinctly
seen in the Jarring light. All, now he
set's it—the outline of a chubby hand;
the pen marks have been drawn around
the tiny Angers, and as the father looks
he can almost distinguish the pink palm
ns it lay on the paper. Dimples are in
the knuckles and delicate wrinkles
mark the joints of the dainty lingers.
Then the little pleading face and sweet
blue eyes, with the mother’s brown ones
bending over, come before him and his
own fill with dreamy tears for those
most dear to him oil earth. It is the
sweetest picture man can conceive and
portrays the truest and best love possi
ble to human experience.
“Hurry up,” comes from the can!
table. “Don't spoon over your girl’s
picture ail night,”
“Go on witli your game, boys,” says
the drummer, half laughing, “Here is
the best hand a man ever held,” and
he shows the party a quick glimpse of
the rude outline.
Somehow the game dragged after
that, and when a few moments after
the drummer startl'd to leave the com
partment, someone asked, as if by in
tuition, “Going home?”
“Yes,” was she answer. “I can
catch a train in that direction at the
next station."
Baby’s first letter had proved a pow
erful one.—Detroit Free Press.
The Dark Side.
It is the extreme of foolishness to
be forever and ever looking on the
dark side—to see nothing but black
ness in the beautiful creation!
Oceans of pleasure are cast away by
continually distorting the imagination
with gloomy ideas, and dwelling in
ctSßantly in the vale of tears. We
verily believe there is no sorrow in
tlie world that we do not make our
selves. Not that we are exempted
from affliction; but even the sharpest
pangs of grief would last but a mo
ment, if we looked at them in their
true light. If our best beloved friends
’re hurried from our sight by the
hand Death, of the reflection that we
11 soon be reunited to them, ought
it once to silence our grief. That
they are perfectly happy, should
make ua rejoice.
Hut, without the least cause of
suffering, there are those who are
always miserable. Their faces bear
the resemblance of a cork-screw, and
their words fall from their lips like
the sounds wo sometimes fancy we
hear fronie the tombs In the morn
ing, when they rise, you will hear a
groan or a mutter. The weather is
too hot or too cold. Their breakfast
is not tit for a dog, and they have no
appetite. They grumble all day long.
Speak a kind word to them and ten
to one they insult you.. Their minds
are continually dwelling on some
giooiny object, and nothing in nature
or art cheers their spirits, chases their
gloom, or gives them a happy idea
Fretting, murmuring, scolding, mop
ing, sighing, thus passes the day.
At night they find but little repose.
They toss upon their beds, and ap
pear to be in continual pain. And
all this is brought about by a sour
disposition—a constant dwelling upon
the dark side. Are not such people
real fools? Thoy could drink in
rivers of pleasures, but instead thoi
sit in gloomy caves, gather about
them the most gloomy objects and
shut light and love from their bosoms.
Our advice to those who are pi one
to look oil the shady side of life is,
to get out amid the rejoicings of nat
ure, and drink in the pure air and the
sweet sounds; at the season of the
j'ear when all Creation is vocal, listen
to the birds and and the water-falls;
examine tho flowers and the trees,
and never permit a gloomy thought
to find a lodgment in your heart.
By such a course you would drive
out the gloomy demon, and behave
like men. In a short timo you would
be astonished at yourselves so great
would be the change produced.
Everything that now wears a face of
blackness would put on beautiful
robes—dismal sounds would be turn
ed to music heaviness take wings,
and all nature animate and inanimate,
weav the look of beauty and gladness,
and fill your hearts with joy unspeak
able and full of glory.
Hickory Level.
Notwithstanding the rainy Sunday,
stormy night proceeding, and the dis
agreeable morning, Monday Novem
ber 23rd Professor H. W. Wooding
and his accomplished assistant teach
er, Miss McLucns, were on hand
at the school room promptly nt eight
o’clock and met a goodly number of
the fathers and trustees of the school,
with twenty-fire or thirty scholars to
start with, and still they come. Pro
fessor Wooding called the school to
order and gave us a talk for about an
hour, which was very instructive to
both parents and pupils.
Hickhory Level is one of the rising
schools in Northeast Georgia, and any
persons wanting to send their chil
dren to school would do well to cor
respon with Professor 11. W. Wood
ing, Mavsville, Ga. lie is the princi
pal of the school, has sixteen years
experience in teaching, and is a good,
Christian gentleman.
Brother Burgess gave us an excel
lent lecture on Wednesday the 25th.
We are sorry that there were not
more of the fanners out to hear him.
Mr. M. W. Cox had his sale on the
24th. There was quite a erswd *u
and his stuff sold very well consider
ing the hard times. Stig Morris cried
the sale, and all who know Stig
knows that he don’t believe in soiling
tilings for less than they are worth.
Stig is a good salesman and don’t
lack for wit.
Mr. Cox has decided to quit farm
ing and try some other business. We
regret very much to have to give up
such a man. He is always ready to
j do his part in everything that is good,
and a better neighbor never lived.
Grove Level.
OtT and gone again. It is a lucky
community to live in—Bushville dis
trict. Esquire G. T. Campbell is
always ready to say yes to tho matri
monially inclined. “I v have a case for
you.” “That is all right. When?”
“Right now.” So the knot is tied
Mr. T. K. Wilbanks and Mr*. Sallie
Ray were married near this place on
the 15t'i of November, ’Squire G. T.
Campbell officiated. We wish the
loviiig couple a long and happy life.
There are two more couples nearly
ready to nave the knot tied. Get a
wife for $2.25 now. Times are hard
and you’ll need someone to take
care of yon.
Grove Level is still on a boom.
Mr. M. L. Chandler has moved to the
Hendrick* place and is building on
ihe Jefferson road.
We will have a town when the rail
road comes.
Mr. B. F. Watson was recently
married in Anderson, S. C., to Miss
Oltie Campbell.
I’rohioition was “snowed under” in
Atlanta last week. Satan reigus.
Cheap.
The farmers are about done grt har
ing in this section.
The cotton crop is short and low
in price, and it is a scarce tine about
money.
Tho farmers are getting up their
seed for next year. If any one wants
euckleburr seed they can get them by
calling on Rev. W. A. Harris. He
has n fine crop, and is u.fine fellow.
If you want to get a good shorten
ed biscuit go to Mrs. M. A. Gillespie.
She killed 790 pounds of meat. O,
that shorten bread! I think that all
of the farmers ought to take patern.
Mr. Tate is building a barn large
enough to hold everything th&t is
made iu Wilraot district, or at least a
large portion of it.
Prizing cotton bolls Is the order of
the day now.
Cheap Hoy.
Lurge liAn l tiwnnrH.
There is only one landed proprietor
in England posessed of more than 100,-
000 acres in one county, there being
three in Ireland and no less than four
teen hi Scotland. Iu England tho
Duke of Northumberland is proprietor
of 180,010 acres in Northumberland,
in Ireland Mr. Richard iiiirridgo is
proprietor of too, 152 aort* in Galway,
the Ifunjuis of C(Yfyiii,W,mi 129,840
acres in Donegal and tho Marquis of
Siigo 122,902 in Mayo.
In Scotland tho Duke of Argyll is
proprietor of 108,315 acres iu Argyll;
the Earl of Breadalbane, 23-1,106 acres
in Perth and 204,192 acres in Argyll;
Mr. Evan Bailie, of Dochfuur, 141,148'
acres in Inverness; the Duke of Buo
eleueh, 253,719 acres iu Dumfries and
164,4i>l in lioxburg; Mr. Donald Cam
eron, of Locheil, 109,574* acres in In
verness; the Earl of Dnlhousie, 136,602
acres in Forfar; tho Duke 0/ Fife, 139,-
829 acres in Aberdeen; the Duke of
Hamilton, 102,210 acres in Bute; Sir
George Macpliersdh Grant, 103,372
acres in Inverness; Sir Jam cm Mathe
son, 406,070 acres in Rosh ; the Duke
if Richmond, 159,952 acres in Banff;
Sir Charles Ross, 110,445 acres in Ross;
the Earl of Seafield, 160,221 acres in
Inverness.
Last, but not least, the Duke of
Sutherland, witli unless tin u 1,176,454
acres in Sutherland, so that his grace
is possessed of very nearly the whole
county, tlie total area of which is 1,297,-
816 acres. —I/ondon Tit-Bits?
Honesty an Essential Character.
It may bo that honesty isu.it a Ciiris
-ian grace, but it is a moral quality
which is essential to all Christian char
acter. It may not constitute the Chris
tian, but lie is a sorry Christian who is
without it. Evidently there is a grow
ing demand for this homely but valu
able quality, tiie absence of which is
bringing reproach on so many names
and wrecking so many institutions.—
Detroit Free Press.
Indians of Welsh Extraction.
The three tribes on the Port Ber
thold reservation are Included in the
nine tribes in the United States that!
have never been at war against tiio 1
government. Of these three the Man-1
dans are the smallest, numbering a lit
tle over 200, smallpox having almost
destroyed them about 1853. But they
are the most interesting. There is a
story to the effect that they are descend
ed from some Welshmen, who sailed
west from Wales in the Eleventh cen
tury and were never heard of after
ward.
The story is that this party reached
the mouth of the Mississippi and worked
their way up that river. Of course I
take no stock in this story, but it is a
remarkable fact that, many of their
words resemble the Welsh language,
and they are of a much lighter com
plexion than Indians usually are.
There are full blooded Indians almost
white among them. —St. Paul Globe.
David jdiomas, who shot and killed
his cousin, Miss Lizzie Gassett, in
Monroe county, is on trial for the
crime.
JONES’ PRIVATE ARGUMENT.
That air same Jones which lived In Jones.
He had this pint about him:
He'd swear, w ilh a hundred sigrhs&nd groans,
That farmers must stop gittin loans.
And git along without 'em:
That bankers, warehousemen and sicn
Was flit tilling on the planter.
And Tennessee wa.-: rotten rich
A-raising meat and corn, all which
Dravyed money to Atlanta;
And the only thing, says Jones, to do
Is, eat no meat that ’s boughteu;
But tear up every J. O. U„
And plant ail corn and swear for true
Ter quit a-raising cotton.
Thus shouted Jones whar folks could hoar.
At court and other gathering.
And thus kept Bpoutin many a year.
Proclaim!!! loudly far and near -**
hieh hd tlestieks and blathering.
But one allflred sweat in day
It happened 1 was hoein
My lower corn field, which it lay
’Lougside the road that runs ray way,
Whar I can see what’s goin.
And after Hi o'clock had come
I felt a kinder faggiu,
And laid myself nn'nealli a plum
To let my dinner settle sum.
When long come Jones* waggin.
And Jones was settin in 11 so,
A read in of a paper:
His mules was goin powerful slow,
Fur both the tines lie had tied to
Tho staple of the scraiier.
Tlie mules they stopped about a rod
From me and went to foedin
'Longside the ror.d, uism the wxl.
But Jones (which he iiad took a tod).
Not know in, kept u readin.
And presently -ays he; "Hit's true.
That dishy’s head is level.
Thar's one thing farmers all must do
To keep themselves from going tew
Bankruptcy arid the devil.
"More corn, mere corn; must plant less
ground.
And mustu't eat what's boughten;
Next year they'll do it; reasonin'* sound.
And cotton'll fetch 'bout dollar- a pound;
Tharfore I’ll plant all cotton."
—Savannah News.
In Mental Itiits.
“Tne monotony of certain lines of
business and slight use of the mental
faculties consequent upon a familiarity
of a simple, unvarying routine,” said an
observant gentleman, “soon gives a
stolid, apathetic, half idiotic cast to
the human countenance. Take any
body who has little or no variety in
his daily life, and in a abort time his
face is as blank as a piece of putty.
“A wooden impossiveness of feature
takes the place of what wo term ex
preosion, and tlie intellectual powers re
lapse into that dormant state that
characterizes alike the savage and tlie
idiotic. You will see tlie some thing in
tliejdle, listless man about town, who
is too lazy to work or think, and hasn’t
enough energy or even inclination to
be bad. It is irritating to talk to such
people. The restless, nervous man of
keen intellectual edge who comes iri
contact with them chafes inwardly and
sometimes outwardly.
“Half the trouble and friction that
arises between individual members of
the great, active, hustling public and
officials of-various lower grades is frill IT
this very fact. Neither the offender
nor the offended understands the seat
of the difficulty in dealing with each
other.”—New York Herald.
Gjitslfs as Players.
From their first appearance down to
present the gypsies have been great
players and second rate actors, and it
1* .Asserted by one writer that there is
■or, a theater or music ball in England
or America that does not include one
or more persons of gypsy descent. In
this country many of them conduct
small circuses or traveling shows, which
they erect in the woods where thoy
pitch their camps, and charge a nom
inal sum for admission.—George E,
Walsh in New York Epoch.
A Physician In Kvery Menagerie.
All keepers are supposed to study tlie
needs and ailments of the animals un
der their charge, and they understand
tlie best methods to coax thoir dumb
friends into submission; but in addition
to these keepers every- drew* and me
nagerie has one or mure physicians who
proscribe for the sick animals. An im
ported wild animal is too valuable to
lose without an effort to save its life,
and all that science knows is brought
into requisition to cure it of any com
plaint.—New York Epoch.
Mosquitoes Not Vfluid of Alllgntors.
it has been said that mosquitoes ob
ject to tlie strong smell of the alligator,
but if tiiis be so they can overcome
their dislike when there is a chance of
a draft of human blood, for Humboldt
relates that while dissecting a large al
’jgator, eleven feet long, the odor of
which infected the surrounding atmos
phere, he and his assistants were fear
fully 6tung.—Knowledge.
Chamois skins are not derived irom
the chamois, as many people suppose,
but are the flesh side of sheepskin. The
skins are soaked in limewater and in a
solution of sulphuric acid; tish oil is
poured over them and they are care
fully washed in a solution of potash.
It lias been proved that wasps’ nests
sometimes take lire from spontaneous
combustion —the chemical action of the
: wax upon the iuflammable material of
i the nest. Tins fact may account for
! some of the strange fires which occur
in barns aud storehouses.
a-
The average expectation of life on the
principle of heredity may be found, ac
j cording to a statistician, by adding the
1 ages of a man's parents and grand
parents, if dead, ami dividing the result
by six.
Tl'.e greatest artesian well in the
world has beer, struck in South Dakota,
it is 069 feet deep. The ater pres
sure i 225 pounds per square inch and
its flow is from 8,000 to 10,000 gallons
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Hardware:: Hardware,
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Wo now have in a large supply of M
Stoves aiul Tiiniare, 1
Ouiih, Pistols and Amunilion ? "
Rubber nn<l Belting-,
Buggy and Wagon Material,
Sash, Doors and Blinds.
We also sell tho
DAMASCUS CHILLED PLOW,
AVERY’S CHILLED and STEEL PLOWS a!nj-s on hand. Prices
Cheap for cash.
HARDMAN HARDWARE: CO.,
12-30 HARMONY GROVE, GEORGIA.
Colds,
FOR Coughs,
Consumption,
HOARSENESS ani. ALL AFFECTIONS of the THROAT and LUNGS,
TAYLOR'S CHEROKEE REMEDY OF
Sweet Gum and Mullen
IS THE BEST KNG TFIV REM ED Y.
Ask your druggist or merchant for it, and take no Substitute.
BRYAMI& SramON Business College
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Do You Need Furniture^
—if so—
W. VV. JORDAN, of Harmony Grove, Ga..
lias a SPLENDID LINK of all kinds of FURNITURE,
and will sell you as cheap as the cheapest. He has a large stock of Sewing
Machines at living prices, and on good terms. Trunks at cost to close out
that branch of business. Also large stock of Baskets, Satchels, Valises
etc., cheap.
Remember he carries a large stock of Coffins and Caskets; also Robes,
Shoes, Gloves and Hoes for burial purposes. Hearse free with any coffin
worth $25 or more to any place within ten miles of Harmony Grove, and
reasonable charges for longer distances of cheaper coffins.
Fare Bros.,
HOUSE AND SIGN FAINTER
DECORATORS, and Dealers
WALL PAPER, FAINTS, BRUStS
OILS, and PARR BROS. PREPARED
PAINTS, ANY COLOR, and SRICTLY PUR
11-0 ' PARK BROS., Athens, oi
Clark, Btill & Cos.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH and BLINDS,
GAINESVILLE, GA.
Before buying write and get our
prices. Quality, etc., guaranteed.
ALL KINDS OF
BUILDERS’ MATERIAL,
STAIRS and
VERANDA WORKS,
CLARK, BELL & CO.,
12 1 Gainesville, Ga
Clothing.
Clothing*
HATS, <
GENTS' FURNISHINGS, Etc.
Largest Stock in the City
Prices to Please All.
When here come and inspect our toc
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The CLOTHIERS,
38 Whitehall Street,
ATLANTA, GA.