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Banks County Gazette.
VOL. 11. - NO. 4*2.
LOVE IS ETERNAU"
Love is eternal! so she sings,
And the lute breathes forth a sigh;
Lightly her fingers touch the strings.
Softly the echoes die;
But just as long as the wind has wings
Will the low plaint go where the breezes
blow,
And banish the cares that the rude world
brines.
Xiove is eternal! sweet the strain.
Tender the words of the song;
Across the vale, the grassy plain,
The twilight shadows throng;
And just as long as the stars shall reign,
When fair castles rise in the sunset skies,
Will the sound of her voice come back again,
•—navel Scott Hines, in Harper’s Bazar.
ROSIE'S CASE.
BT PRANK It. STAUFFER.
SQUIRE BARLOW
was fast asleep in
his office, his head
resting on his desk.
He was excusable
was well advanced
in life, the day was
a hot one, and he
had tired his brain
in an effort to un
tangle the accounts
of township assessor.
“Hallo, Squire,” someone said.
“Hallo, yourself,” cried the Squire,
flinging up his head, rubbing his eyes
and adjusting his glasses.
His visitor was a sturdy, brown-faced
girl of fourteen, with fluffy, black hair,
bright eyes, and a resolute mouth. She
was very self-contained in her manner,
and, while there was no resentment in
her composition, it was evident that she
was one who would stand up for her
rights.
“What do you want?” asked the
Squire.
“Law,” was the crisp reply, where
upon the Squire struggled to repress a
smile.
“I want my pony!” the girl added.
“Your pony 1” repeated the Squire.
“I haven’t got your pony. Why do
you come to me?”
“You’re the Squire, are you not?” the
girl asked. “My pony was stolen last
fall. The gypsies have her in their
camp at Cove Creek. I saw her there
this morning.”
Squire Barlow suddenly became inter
ested in the face, voice and positive ways
of his youug visitor.
“What is your name?” he asked.
“Rosie Watson, sir,” she said.
“0, you are the blacksmith’s daugh
ter,” observed the Squire. “Yes, I re
member you now. Well, why didn’t
your father come?”
“It’s my pony,” the girl said. “And
my—my—case. ”
“Yes,” admitted the Squire. He
laughed softly to himself, spread out his
official docket, and made a few entries.
“You saw your pony this morning?” he
asked.
“Yes, sir. At Cove Creek, by the
covered bridge, just outside the gypsy
camp. She was grazing on the banks of
the stream,” stated Rosie.
“Ponies may look very much alike,”
suggested the Squire.
“Ah, but I’d know Dollie among a
thousand ponies,” declared Rosie, her
brown face aglow. “She’s a dark bay,
with black points, a star on her fore
head, white futlocks, and a faint dash of
white on her breast.”
The Squire was busy writing. He
stopped and read aloud to her the com
plaint and the description.
“Can you add anything?” asked Rosie.
“Why, of course, little deir,” replied
the Squire, in his fatherly way.
“Then add,” suggested Rosie, “that
the poDy is tea hands high.”
That was promptly interlined, and
then the Squire gravely asked; “Rose
can you swear that you know the pony
to be yours, and that you believe the
gypsies have her?”
“Ye?, sir, I can,” Rosie said deter
minedly, aud without a moment’s hesi
tation.
“Take this book,” the Squire said.
“It is the Holy Bible. Suppose you
swore to what is not true?”
“I would be a perjurer,” was Rosie's
answer.
“And what would be the conse
quence?”
“My soul would be lost, unless God
forgave me the dreadful sin.”
“Yes, child," the Squire said, with
moistened eyes. “You seem to know
what you are about.”
He admistered the oath, and then said •
“Kiss the book.”
She looked at him with a wondering
glance, and then pressed her lips to the
book in an awed, reverential manner.
“What will it cost?” she asked, in
her matter-of-fact way.
“Don’t bother your head about the
cost,” the Squire said. “Wait a bit,” he
added, seeing that she ws about to go.
He hurriedly filled up a blank summons,
folded it, handed it to her and said: “I
suppose you know where Constable Finn
lives?”
“O, yes,” replied Ro3ie.
“Take that to him at once,” the Squire
said. “It is a warrant for the head
gypsy’s arrest. The hearing will be held
at 2 o’clock this afternoon. As you are
the complainant, you must be present at
that hour.”
The time and circumstances of the
hearing were no sed about the Tillage,
HOMER, BANKS COUNTY. GA„ WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24.1892.
and when 2 o’clock came, the Squire’s
offioe was crowded. The gypsy sat on a
rough bench, with an unlighted clay
pipe in his mouth. He was dirty, un
shaven, sullen-looking. He did not
wear a vest, and his corduroy breeches
were fastened at the waist by a greasy
leathern belt, behind which the haft of a
knife was visible.
“The plaintiff here, this little girl,
claims that you have a pony which be
longs to her,” Squire Barlow said, his
eyes on the gypsy, who replied:
“She hasn’t any claim cn it. It is
mine.”
“Where did you get the pony?” asked
the Squire.
“I bought her in Michigan,” said the
man.
“When?”
“Three years ago.”
It was such a bold lie that Rosie’s face
flamed with indignation.
“She gives a very minute description
of the pony,” reminded the Squire.
“There are plenty of dark bay poniei,
ten hands high, and slashed with white,”
was the man’s dogged reply. “Anybody
could look at her across a fence and then
describe her,” he added with a grin.
“The girl must bring better proof before
I’ll surrender the pony.”
Rosie looked out of the rear window
of the Squire's office, and saw a small
pasture lot close by. Her face fairly
beamed with an idea that occurred to
her.
“Squire Barlow,” she asked, her
strong voice filling the room, “to whose
satisfaction must I prove that the pony
is mine? To that man’s satisfaction, or
to yours?"
“To the satisfaction of the court,”
decided the Squire with a broad smile.
“All right,” Rosie exclaimed with a
quick, pleased gesture. “Make out
another warrant."
“For whom?” asked the Squire.
“For Dollie,” replied Rosie.
“Oh, you want the pony arrested,eh?”
asked the Squire, whereupon everybody
laughed.
“I want her brought here and turned
into this pasture lot,” pointing out the
window. -‘l’ll prove that she is my pony
against all comers and goers."
The Squire caught a glimpse of her
purpose.
“Constable Finn,” bring the pony
here," he ordered.
Rosie beckoned the constable to her
and whispered to him: “Mr. Finn, stop
at the house and get my riding whip.
We are going to have a circus.”
In half an hour Constable Finn ap
peared with the pony, and the court ad
journed to the pasture lot.
“Poor Dollie, how she has been
abused!” Rosie said with a vibrating
voice, her tears very near. “Mr. Finn,
hand me my whip, and then turn the
pony loose.”
The pony scampered across the lot and
theu returned. Rosie stood still, the
whip in her hand, all eyes resting upon
her. “Here,Dollie,” she cried. “Come
here, Dollie!”
The pony flung up her head,looked at
Rosie, whinnied her delight, and theu
walked up to her and poked her in the
ribs with her nose.
“Do you love me, Dollie?” she asked.
The pony nodded her head.
“How much do you love me?” Rosie
asked.
The pony made no response.
“How much do you love met” Rosie
sharply repeated, with a peculiar move
ment of her whip.
The pony kissed her by touching her
cheek with her nose.
Rosie was so overcome that she flung
her arms around the pony’s neck and
laughed aud cried hysterically. More
than one sturdy man drew his sleeve
across his eyes. The gypsy started at
the experiments, his swarthy face
growing darker.
“Kneel, Dollie," ordered Rosie as she
swayed her whip.
Down went the pony on her knees.
“Sit up,” cried Rosie.
In a moment more the pony was on
her haunches.
“Shake bands, my lady."
The pony thrust out one foot.
“Now pray."
In response to that, the intelligent
animal folded her front legs, rested her
head upon them, and looked comically
demure.
“Get up,” was the next order.
When the pony was on all fours again,
Rosie struck her lightly on the foot.
“Why, you poor child, youl" she
commiseratingly said. “You are dread
fully lame!"
The pony limped around, bobbed her
head and looked so dejected that every
body laughed except the gypsy. Con
stable Finn grinned at him. and said sar
castically
“You must a-spent a power o’ time
learnin’ the pony all that are.”
The gypsy muttered something under
his breath, a baleful look iu his eye'.
“Go away!” Rosie angrily cried to
the pony, with a flit of the whip.
The pony ran to the rear of the pas
ture lot, and then eame back at a fearful
rate of speed, her mane streaming, her
jaws apart, her teeth gleaming.
“Look out, girl!” several of the spec
tators cried in alarm.
Rosie felt no dismay. She stood still,
her arms folded, her whip in her hand.
The pony did not run her down, but
stopped directly in front of her, and
whinnied, and thrust out her head to be
caressed.
“Mr. Finn," Rosie said, “please cov
er my pony’s ‘eyes, so that she can’t
scs.”
The constable did so, while Rosie
walked to the fence and dropped her
handkerchief. Then she came back and
stroked tho pony’s nose.
“Dollie,” she said, in a tore of deep
concern, and she passed the whip three
times in front of her, “I have lost my
handkerchief.” The pony snuffed about
her dress. “It isn’t in my pocket,”
Rosie said. “I must have dropped it
somewhere. Go look for it.”
The pony went around the lot, found
the handkerchief, picked it up, and
brought it to her young mistress.
“Is the court satisfied," asked Rosie,
a quizzical look on her face.
“The court is satisfied,” Squire Bar
low said. “In fact the court is over
whelmed. Rosie Watson, the pony be
longs to you. Take her home, she is en
tirely too smart.”
“But ain't I to be compensated in any
way?” t asked the gypsy, with a fierce
scowl.
“Ypu are getting off cheaply enough
as it is,” was the Squire’s comment.
“You ought to be glad that she did not
charge you with stealing the pony.”
“Well, I’m going to givo the pony
good-by, anyhow,” the man said.
He stepped quickly up to the pony,
grasped the halter and pressed closely
to her.
But Rose had her eyes about her. She
gave a loud scream, and dealt the pony
a stinging blow on the nose.- The ani
mal sprang back and the gypsy fell flat
on his face. When he rose to his feet,
he had an ugly knife in his hand.
“The coward was going to kill my
pony,” cried Rosie, in terror.
Stoutly built though the miscreant
was, Constable Finn seized him by the
collar and shook him until his teeth
chattered. The crowd surged down
upon the gypsy, to do him further harm,
but Squire Barlow interfered.
“Look here, you scoundrel, he said
in a great rage, “if you are not out of
the township in half an hour, your whole
gang, bag and baggage, lock, stock and
barrel, you’ll find yourself in the county
prison. Now be sharp 1”
The gypsy sneaked sullenly away, Con
stable Finn following closely at his
heels.
The bystanders congratulated Rosio,
and cheered her heartily as she vaulted
unaided upon the bare back of the pony
and rode home with it. For weeks
Rosie’s case before tho Squire was a topic
of conversation.—Yankee Blade.
Spoiled Ills Pucker.
Felix Nickel, a French horn player,
valued his ability to pucker up his lips
at just S2OOO, and because his lips will
not pucker up as they used he has sued
Ries Brothers, grocers, of First avenue
aud Eighth street, for that sum.
Of the 4000 musicians in New York
City there are only thirty-five French
horn players, as tho French horn w s
particularly difficult instrument to play
welL Mr. Nickel until last Novembei
was one of the best of the thirty-five.
He was employed at Amberg’s Theatre,
and the sweet notes that he would draw
from his beloved horn pleased Leader
Nathan Franko of the orchestra mightily.
Mr. Franko paid Mr. Nickel $35 a week
for his services, and did not consider
that that he paid any too much for
them.
On November 24, as Nickel, with his
French horn under his arm, was crossing
Becond avenue aud Eighth street, Ries
Brothers’ grocery wagon ran into him
and knocked him down, and he was in
jured severely. He was taken to Bellovue
Hospital, and the next day to his home,
where he was ill in bed for a week.
From being a strong, hearty man be
fore the accident, he became the very re
verse. When he went back and took his
seat in the orchestra at Amberg’s, he
found that his old-time skill had de
parted from him. His lips would not
pucker as he wished them to, and the
sweetness of his notes had gone. Try
as bo would, he could not get the
melody out of his horn that he did be
fore the accident. Leader Franko found
fault with his playing, and from being a
highly-prized member of the orchestra,
Nickel soon began to be considered as of
little valua as a musician. Leader
Franko and several musicians examined
Nickel and his playing, and they said
unanimously that he did not play as me
lodiously as be did before the accident.
Mr. Nickel then brought suit against
the firm of Ries Brothers for $2OOO.
New York Sun.
Care of Country Roads in Germany.
The highways of Germany are builf
to last forever, and their excellence is
not surpassed anywhere. In addition to
the main road there is a sidewalk for
foot passengers, and another path for
horseback riders. All along the sides
trees are planted as soon as the roads are
finished. Usually these are fruit trees,
the crops of which furnish a part of the
income of the men who take care of the
road, or of the toll gatherer. For every
vehicle, a small toll is collected for i
given distance, except farm wagons,
which are free. Heavily loaded trucks
have to have broad tires on their wheels.
The cost of building and maintaining
these roads is not put on the rural popu
lation alone, but the cities, desiring to
secure the rural traffic, assume the
largest share of it. The principal high
ways are macadamized and are built by
the State, which has also the control
of them.—American Agriculturist.
More than forty-two thousand one
hundred photographs found their way tc
Uncle Sam’s Dead Letter Office during
the past year.
ALLIANCE TALKS.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS.
interesting Comments on the Situa
tion by the Reform Press.
The Interstate Alliance Echo (Kansas
City, Mo.) says: The Alliance is like the
little leaven which a woman took and hid
in three measures of meal till the whole
was leavened. Its leavening educational
influence will move on till it purges the
whole earth as a temple.
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The Falmouth Guide (Falmouth, Ky.)
says: The farmers’ Alliance has no quar
rel to pick with our merchants and other
business men who are striving to earn an
honest penny. Indeed, they are in the
same ditch along with the farmer. Let
the farmer meet with reverses or become
uunecessarily burdened, and the mer
chant suffers too. Their interests are in
common. This relationship is mentioned
to disabuse the minds of those who judge
the Farmers’ Alliance wrongly.
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The 3outhejn Alliance Farmer says:
It is the imperative duty of every alli
ar.eeman in Georgia to stand firm just at
this time. There is nothing but a united
effort and a determined stand upon the
Ocala demands that can give us success.
The order must not bo divided into fac
tions over men. All allianceinen are not
expected to see things alike, but don’t
let us abuse and ridicule each other be
cause we may differ on minor subjects.
If we are together on the main platform
and all work to accomplish the same pur
pose we cannot help carry the point.
But if we allow our enemies, either with
in or without, to dictate to us we will
fail in the end to accomplish our grand
purpose of freeing from tho rule of
plutocracy the American people.
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The Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) says:
Tho Alliancemen, in their argument for
fn uncial reform, get the advocates of
tiie national banking system in a very
deep hole when they say that it would be
more busimss-like and beneficial all
rtiund for this country to loan money on
its assets, instead of on its indebtedness.
This proposition does not necessarily
imply the duty of the government to loan
any money at all, but it makes the ab
surdity of the present system plainly ap
parent. There are other genuine finan
cial reformers, besides the Alliancemen,
who are pressing this point. They take
the position that if the government can
not supply a national currency without
actually suffering a dead loss, it should
allow the states to re-establish the old
local banks of issue, which for more than
three-quarters of a coutury satisfied the
wants of the people.
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The Oregon Alliauce Herald (Pendle
ton, Oregou) says: The government en
courages every industry except that ol
agriculture, and then tells the farmer he
ought to be prond of the prosperity in
general, because when people have lots
of money they want lots of. potatoes
and turnips, and the farmer ought
to feel grateful that he can como
in at the tail end of the pro
cession and be allowed to swallow the
dust of those who aro ahead of him. He
must sell where he can and for what thev
will give him. He gives the merchant
his price for what he buys, and when he
asks the merchant to look at the produce
he has for sale, does he fix the price?
No; he goes to the merchant like a
whipped hound and piteously asks him
what he will give. Whon you sell you
take what is given you; when you buy
you are taxed by a tariff on everything
you need.
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The Commerce Journal (Commerce,
Tex.) says: ‘ ‘The man who believes that
the Alliance should have nothing to do
with political questions was certainly
‘pulled green.’ and has not yet arrived at
maturity. The axe must be laid at the
root of the tree that has nurtured a swarm
of trusts, combines and corporations that
are consuming all the profits of labor and
leaving to the pioducers a bare subsist
ence while actually at work, and want
and misery when forced into idleness.
The Alliance has gone into politics with
a determination to right the wrongs of
the protective system, which has built up
one class at the expense of all other
classes. The exploiters and speculators
must go, and need not stand on the
order of their going. If the servants
cannot put them out, the master will.
The people of the United States can and
will be tho masters of the situation, and
they expect to fight it out on that line, if
it takes another decade.
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The Southern Alliance Farmer, under
the heading, “We are an Alliance Fam
ily,” says; The forces, though of differ
ent names, are accumulating and adjust
ing themselves and falling into line ready
for tho grand rally and final overthrow
of the plutocratic rule. The Alliance is
an established thing, aod it will make its
power known and felt in the pending
campaign. We may divide on minor
subjects, but we will unite again
on the important issues of our
order, and when we meet at the ballot
box you will find the Alliance solid.
Democrats, republicans, third party men,
though divided on politics, are soiid and
strong on the Alliance, and we will come,
as one fraternity, one united brotherhood
with the principles of our order as laid
down in the Ocala platform, demanding
the relief that it promises and demanding
this relief,upon the firm basis upon which
all parties may stand in name, but one in
interest and sympathy, one family, though
by different names.
The following is the list oi delegates
from the State at large elected as repre
sentatives to the St. Louis Convention,
by the various state delegations. Be
sides these delegates there will be repre
sentatives from congressional districts in
every state elected by the Alliance and
labor organizations:
11. Tracy, Texas; L. P. Featherston,
Arkansas; Marion Butler, North Caro
lina; William Farr Goodwin, New Jer
sey; Colonel C. M. Butt, Wisconsin;
A Iva Agee, Ohio; T. S. Adams, Lou
isian ; Marion Cannon, California:
“• r. Livingston, Georgia; FrunK
Burkett, Mississippi; J. Brad Bev
erly, Virginia; Matt Rhea, Tennessee;
L. Leonard, Missouri; J. B. Weaver, Iowa;
M. Rork, Oregon ;C. M. Maxson, New
York; Sinclair Thompson, Pennsylvania;
M. A. Householder, Kansas; M. G. Eizey,
Maryland; T. I. Gardner. Kentucky;
l'homas W. Force, Indiana; William
Hess, Illinois; R. A. Southworth, Colora
do; M. V. Lonnecker, Michigan; S. M.
Adams, Alabama; A. P. Baskin, Florida.
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THE ST. LOUIS MEETINO.
The basis of representation fixed by
the cxecut ve committee at their meeting
in Indianapolis, Ind., November 19, 1891,
was as follows:
Tho representation in the convention
shall be governed by the following rules:
1 Each of the following organizations
shall be entitled to twenty-five votes as
an organization:
The National Farmers’ Alliance and
Industrial Union.
The National Farmers’ Alliance.
The Colored Fanners’ National Alli
ance and Co-operative Union.
The Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Associa
‘ion.
The Knights of Labor.
The National Citizens Alliance.
The National Citizens Industrial Alli
ance.
The Patrons of Husbandry.
The National Patrons of Industry, and
such other organizations as may be ac
cepted and indorsed by the executive
eommitte prior to the first day of Feb
ruary.
3. Each of the above organizations
acting with the confederation shall bo
entitled to an addional vote for each 10,-
000 voting members and major faction
part thereof.
This should settle the question of rep
resentation, as it clearly shows that .each
organization will only he allowpeb 'Ws
according to its own voting strefqsgtl at
the polls. But each organization may
send as many men to cast that vote as
they choose. The burden of proof as to
the votiug strength of each organization
will of course rest upon each delegation,
and they should have either their nation
al secretary present to testify before tho
committee or bring a certificate from
him.—Economist.
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KEEP THEM IN MIND.
The demands adopted by the confed
erated organzations at their meeting in
Washington last winter wo reproduce be
low, that they may be constantly kept in
mind by every member of our grand or
der:
1. Wo dernund the abolition of nation
al banks as bauks of issue, and as a sub
stitute for national bank notes we de
mand that legal tender treusury notes be
issued in sufficient volume to transact the
business of the country without damage
or special advantage to any class qr call
ing, such notes to be legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
and such notes when demanded by the
people shall be loaned to them at not
more than 2 per cent, per annum upon
non-perishable products as indicated in
the sub-treasury plan, and also upon real
estate with proper limitation upon the
quantity of land and amount of money.
3. We demand a free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
8. We demand the passage of laws
prohibiting alien ownership of land, and
that Congress take prompt action to de
vise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by aliens and foreign syndicates,
and that all lands held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of such as
is actually used and needed by them be
reclaimed by the government and held
for actual settlers only.
4. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none, we demand that taxation—na
tional, state or municipal—shall not be
used to build up one interest or class at
the expense of another.
5. We demand that all revenues—na
tional, state or county—shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the govern
ment, economically and honestly admin
istered.
6. We demand a just and equitable
system of graduated tux on incomes.
7. We demand the most rigid honesty
and just state and national control and
supervision of the means of public com
munication and transportation, and if
this control and supervision does not re
move the abuses now existing, we demand
the government ownership of such means
>f communication and transportation.
8. We demand that the congress of the
United States submit an amendment to
the constitution providing for the elec
tion of United States senators by the di
rect vote of the people of each state; also
the president and vice-president by a
popular vote.
9. Resolved, That this confederation
of industrial organizations demand that
in each state a system shall be provided
and faithfully executed that will insure
an honest and accurate registration of all
voters, a free, fair, secret and official
ballot, and an honest public count; and
we demand that each state legislature
shall make it a felony to for any im
proper interference with the exercise of
the registration, ballot or count.
One-third of London’s c.ime la committed
on Saturday nights.
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Condensed Schedule of Passenger
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Flowvry Branch 10 31 pm 10 40am
Gainesville..... 259pm10 51 pm 11 03am
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Bellton 11 21 pm 11 87am
Cornelia 11 45 pm 12 06pm
Mt. Airy 11 50 pm 12 Upm
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Seneca 117 am 147 pm
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Easleys 218 am 308 pm
Greenville 605 pm 244 am 337 pm
Greers 814 am 4 07pm
Wellford 353 am 4 Itßpra
■Spartanburg 657 pm 354 am 4 50pm
Clifton 413 am 5 08pro
Cowpens 418 am 5 12pra
Gaffney 440 am 5 39pm
Blacksburg 501 am 6 00pm
Grover 5 11am 6 11pm
Kiug'-t Mount’n 528 ant 6 30pm
Gastonia. 554 am 6 sSpm
Lowell 007 am 7 12pm
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Gastonia 2 35pm 3Oi am
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Wellford 460 pm -5 23 am
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Belllon 916 pm 949 am
Lula 918 pm 9 51am
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Buford 10 17 pni|lo 52 am
Suwunec j 10 SSpmill 04 am
Duluth... J. 10 45 pm 11 15 pm
Nororomi ... II) 56pm II 28am
C bambino 111 08 pm 11 42 am
Ar. Atlanta (E. TANARUS.) 5 05pnt 11 45 pm 12 20 pm
Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18--Lula ac
commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At
lanta 530 p in, arrives Lula 812 pm. Return
ing. loaves Lula 6 00 am, arrives Atlanta 850
a m.
Between Lnla and Athens—No. 11 daily, ex
oept Sunday, anil No. 9 daily, leave Lula 8 30 p
m, aud 11 40 am, arrive Athens 10 15 p m aud
12 20 pm. Itetumiug leave Athens, No. 10
daily, except Sunday, and No. '.2daily, (1 20 p in
and 6 45 a ni, arrive Lula 8 05 p m and 8 30
a m.
Between Toccoa aud Elbertou—No. 01 dsi
lv; except Hunilav, leave Toccoa 100 pm
arrive Elbertou 440 pm. Returning, No. 60
daily, except Sunday, leave t Elberton 5 00 a m
and arrives Toccoa 8 30 a m.
Nos. 9 an 1 10 carry Pullman Sleepers be
tween Atlanta and New York.
Nos. 37 and 38, Washington and Southwest
ern Vestibuled Limited, between Atlanta and
Washington. On this train no extra fare is
charged. Through Pullman Sleepers botween
Now York and New Orleans, aho between
Washington and Memphis, via Atlanta and
Birmingham.
For detailed information as to local and
through time tables, rates and Pullman Sleep
ing car reserrations, confer with local agents,
or address,
JAB. L. TAYLOR, W. A. TURK,
Gen’l Pass. Ag’t. Asa't.Genl. Puss. Ag’t.
Atlanta, Ga. Oharlotte N. O.
C.P. HAMMOND,
Superintendent. Atlanta, Ga.
W. H. GREEN. SOL. HASS,
Gen’l Manager. Traffic .Manager,
Atlanta. Ga. Atlanta, Us
FIFTY-EIGHT BELOW ZERO.
Terrible Tale of Fi eczlng and Star-ra
tion In Portions of Russia.
A cablegram of Friday from London
says: A dispatch from Penza, capital of a
government of that name in the south
western part of what is known aa Great
Russia says the thermometer registers 58
degrees below zero, and there is terri
ble suffering among the peasants. A
number of men were frozen to death on
the high roads, and so intensely cold is
it that birds drop dead from the trees in
which they had sought shelter. None of
the children in Penza are allowed
to go to school. A quantity of grain
for the famine sufferers arrived at Penza,
but it is impossible to distribute it among
the peasants in the surrounding country
owing to the fact that nearly all the horses
have been killed for food or sold to pro
cure money with which to buy the neces
sities of life. Five thousand horses were
killed in PeDZa alone, and it is estimated
that several million draught animals have
been killed throughout the empire since
aueumD. Typhus fever, smallpox and
diphtheria are decimating the inhabitants
around Penza. Two hundred peasants
have died from these diseases.
A TRIO OF TARIFF BILLS
To be Reported—The Silver Men Have
a Majority.
A Washington dispatch of Monday
says: The silver men have secured up
wards of one hundred and twenty demo
cratic signatures to their petition asking
that the rules committee bring in a
special order for the silver bills. There
are 238 democrats in the house, so that
the silver men have secured a majority.
They say they have received the assur
ance of the members of the rules com
mittee that they would do what was
shown to be the will of the majority ol
the house, but it is not likely that the
committee will meet for some days, astba
speaker is sick and Mr. Catchiogs is ab*
sent from the citv.