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Newnan, Ga., Friday, Oct. 21, 1887.
HORSEFLESH EATERS.
A Butcher Whose Customers Are the
1’arlc Birds and IteaAts.
The man led the way through a pas
sage from the stable to the other side of
the building. The passage opened into
a large square room lighted by spacious
open doors on both sides. The wood floor
was stained a dull red. This is the
slaughter room, where the horses are
tilled and cut up for the animals at the
arsenal at Central park. On a couple of
hooks on one side of the room hung por
tions of a carcass litre the quarters of a
beef. At a dance one who was not an
ex]x>rt in raw meat would have said this
was beef, hut the horse butcher pointed
out that the meat was of a deeper color
and a closer grain than beef. Horse
meat is, he said, as he could state from
personal knowledge, equally as -good as
beef when young and tender. There was
a peculiar flavor to horse meat, he added,
that some people liked l>etter than beef,
and the lions and tigers were fond of it,
but for himself he preferred a good piece
of porterhouse steak every time.
In one corner of the room was a re
frigerator, where the meat is kept until
it is required. The skin of the last horse
who had been killed a few days before
lay on the other side of the room. He
was a baker's horse, the butcher ex
plained. and his hair had been yellow.
Everything was as neat and cleanly and
free from taint as a butcher’s shop could
be. The chopping block was washed and
as tidy as a kitchen table. The cleaver,
the saw and the small knives, shining
bright and sharp, hung in their places be
side the butcher’s apron. About two
years ago the park authorities adopted
the plan of supplying the carnivorous
animals in the menagerie with horse
meat instead of beef. The measure was
purely an economic one. Director Conklin
found difficulty at times in obtaining
good beef or mutton, and the prices
ranged from twelve to eighteen cents.
In Europe the animals in the zoological
collections are fed horse’s flesh, and he
advised the commissioners to make the
trial here. President Borden became in
terested and the brick Viilding was fitted
up as a stable and butcher shop, with a
result that has justified the outlay. From
$10 to $15 are paid for horses, the butcher
is hired by the park board and the actual
cost of the meat is now about three or
three and one-half cents a pound.
About two horses on an average are
killed each week. They are rarely old
horses, as might be supposed, but usually
those which have given out from some
cause. Before they are accepted a veter
inary surgeon makes a careful examina
tion of the animal to ascertain if it is free
from disease. There is no difficulty in
securing all that are needed by the city,
and usually two or three are kept in the
stalls, some of them to be fattened before
they are killed. From the ceiling near
the center of the room a rope hung down
from a heavy staple. The horses are led
through the passage from the stable into
the slaughter room when they are to be
killed.
“How do you kill them?” was asked,
s The horse butcher picked up a short
handled,heavy hammer and said: “Horses
die easy. When I bring them out here I
ties a cloth round their heads, so that it
Minds them, and they are so quiet you
can do anything with them. Then I
fasten this rope from the ceiling around
the brute’s neck, and one heavy blow
from the hammer is gener’ly enough. If
you would like to come afound to-morrow
morning I'll show you how I do it. It is
bootcherift’ day to-morrow and old Dob
bin will have to go; that's the gray one
you saw in there. ’ ’
The reporter declined the invitation.
* •*‘Makes you kinder sick, I guess,”
."•added the butcher.
“Well, I didn’t like it myself when I
• v began, though I was used to butcherin’
■ cattle, but horses ’peared so different.
'You get used to it, though. The worst
is when .some horse that’s done good ser
vice gives out, and the people who bring
him here feel so bad to give him up. But
they say they would rather have the
horse killed than sell him, where he may
be starved or beaten. Sometimes a
woman comes up crying and makes me
give back the horse. Once I bad a little
l»iiy marc that the surgeon operated on
• and she got well. You never saw any
body so tickled in your life as the lady
. and tho children were when I told them,
and they took her back again. Most of
the animals are pretty badly knocked out
when they come here. Them stone
pavements is killin’on horses. It gives
them the ‘quitters, ’ a swellin’ around
the ankles, and they ain’t good for much
. after that. Now, there’s an animal :in
that wagon out there, in which I’m going
to take the meat over for the lions’ din
ner. You never saw such a shadder as
that big horse was when he was fetched
in here last spring with a bad hoof. He
looked sick .and I kept him a month,
’cause I thouglvt he wouldn’t be good to
feed the animals, though the doctor said
he was sound. Then- his hoof began to
heal and he picked up. Now you can
jest see that he limps a little; he’s as
strong as an elephant and as healthy.”
The horse meat was piled into the
wagon and the rescued horse proved his
good character by the gait which he took
in drawing the vehicle through the park
to the arsenal. The keepers divided up
the joints of the “baker’s yellow horse”
•among the hyenas, the lions and the
tigers, who crushed the bones and pol
ished them with gusto. To the eagles
-chunks of flesh weighing a pound or
more were thrown and were quickly
^dragged away by them in their talons.
i| *‘The bones, ” said the horse butcher,
pointing to several barrels, “are saved
and go to the bone man. They are pretty
well cleaned when he gets ’em. Last
month I had a horse that had been a
trotter, but I couldn't git any flesh on his
bones. He was a tough one and no dis
count. I dulled my knives euttin’ him
up. Them lions chewed on him till their
jaws was tired and hung down. Mr.
Conklin says to me: -What kind of meat
are you givin’ the animals?’ I says: ‘It’s
the trotter;’ then he didn't say no more.”
—New York Tribune.
The first English newspaper was The
English Mercury, issued in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, and was in the shape of
n pamphlet. The Gazette, of Venice, j
was the original model of the modern j
newspaper. . 1
Arrow Throwing In Yorkshire.
A “Yorkshitieman” sends the follow*
mg description of the game of arrow
throwing: The Yorkshire arrow throwing
consists in throwing an arrow the great
est distance, and not in aiming at a mark,
the ground from the standpoint being
measured out into paces, each twenty
yards apart, radiating from the center or
standpoint, and which are general!}'
marked by small branches or twigs stuck
into the ground and called “scores; ihe
one throwing the most “scores winning
the match, say, out of about thirty or forty
throws. The arrow is nqf a javelin or
assegai, but very similar to the arrow
used in modern archery, though without
any feathers at the base or metal at the
point. It is generally made of light soft
wood, varying in length from two to
three feet, according to the fancy of the
thrower. It is rather thicker at the point
than the base, and sometimes is made of
two different kinds of wood, box being
used for the point and •willow for the
base.
The method of throwing is as follows:
The thrower takes a stout piece of whip
cord about a yard and a half in length, a
knot being tied at one end so as to form
a “button,” round which the cord is
“hitched” after having been passed
round the base end of the arrow and a
few inches from that end; the cord is
then brought down to the point, which
the thrower holds in liis hand, the cord
being perfectly tight and parallel to the
arrow to prevent it slipping from the
“button,” or knot, at the base until it is
released in the act of throwing. The
thrower then passes the remainder of the
cord round his hand in order to insure a
better grip, and taking a run of several
yards, as a bowler does at cricket, throws
the arrow with a jerk overhand, as one
would throw a ball or stone, the cord
slipping from the arrow and over the
knot as soon as the necessary impetus is
given. A really expert thrower will gen
erally throw in a match at least from
nine to eleven “score”—i. e., 180 to 220
yards—every throw, his best efforts reach
ing as high as thirteen or fourteen
“score. -St. James Gazette.
Brain Work and Handicraft.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes during the
busy years of his life, it is said, was ac
customed to rest his brains by working
with his hands. Under the great library
table was a smaller one, which was a min
iature workshop, fitted with a turning
lathe and tools, with which the poet
made boxes, brackets and toys for liis
friends.
The little shop moved on a tiny rail
way track in the floor, so that on the ap
proach of a visitor who could not appre
ciate “jimcracks, ” the doctor could push
the table, tools and all, under the larger
one entirely out of sight.
The majority of brain workers have
had some pursuit, taste or handicraft
which relieved the tension on the brain
of steady application in one direction.
Sometimes, as in the case of Mr. Glad
stone’s tree chopping or Mr. Hawthorne's
potato digging, it was severe physical ex
ertion that gave rest to the mind, but
oftener it was the employment of the fin
gers and brain in some lighter work than
the daily craft. Hans Andersen cut pa
per figures with marvelous skill, one of
the great Russian novelists makes clay
pipes of every shape, and one of the most
eminent clergymen in this country dab
bles in chemistry, and has nearly blown
up his family on several occasions.
Parents and teachers are often annoyed
by the persistent devotion of boys to some
pursuit which can never serve them as a
means of livelihood, a taste for drawing,
music or animals. Keep it in its place
and you have provided a hobby which
may serve as a safety valve for an over
taxed brain or nervous system. The
young man with a regular occupation
and a taste which gives him rest and
pleasure enters life not with one staff, but
with two.—Youth’s Companion.
The Speed of Heat and Cold.
It has been asked which travels
faster, heat or cold; and answered
heat. Because any one can catch a
cold. It therefore* follows that every
nne should keep Taylor’s Cherokee
R -medy of Sweet Glim and Mullein,
which will cure coughs, colds and con
sumption.
Purification of Drinking Water.
The use of alum to clear muddy water
has long been known, but Professor
Leeds, in the coarse of an investigation
on an outbreak of typhoid fever at Mount
Holly, N. J., discovered another value in
its use which may be very important.
He found that the water which was sup
plied to the inhabitants of Mount Holly
was swarming with bacteria, about fifteen
drops being capable of forming 8,100 col
onies of these microscopic germs when
spread upon a suitable surface. He tried
the experiment of adding a minute
amount of alum to this water in the pro
portion of only half a grain to a gallon,
and found that not only was the dirt and
coloring matter precipitated, but that in
stead of the same quantity of -water con
taining 8,100 colonies of bacteria, it con
tained only 80, and these were all of a
large form. On filtering the water
through two thicknesses of filtering pa
per he found that the filtered water con
tained no bacteria, but was ‘ ‘as sterile as
if if, had been subject to prolonged boil
ing. ” This amount of alum is too small
to be evident to the taste, and is not
harmful to the health. If his observa
tions shall remain unrefuted, they may
form a valuable method of purifying pol
luted drinking water.—New York Post.
Japanese Wooden Shoes.
In Japan children’s shoes are made of
blocks of wood secured with cords. The
stocking resembles a mitten, having a
separate place for the great toe. As these
shoes are lifted only by the toes, the
heels make a rattling sound as their own
ers walk, which is quite stunning in a
crowd. They are not worn hi the house,
as they would injure the soft straw mats
on the floor. You leave your shoes“at
the door. Every house is built with refer
ence to the number of mats required for
the floors, each room having from eight
to sixteen, and in taking lodgings you
pay so much for a mat. They think it
extravagant in us to require a whole
room to ourselves.
The Japanese shoe gives perfect free
dom to the foot. The beauty of the hu
man foot is only seen in the Japanese.
They have no corns, no ingrowing nails,
no distorted joints. Our toes are cramped
until they are deformed and are in danger
of extinction. They have the full use of
their toes, and to them they are almost
like fingers. Nearly every mechanic
makes use of his toes in holding his work.
Every toe is fully developed. Their shoes
cost one penny and last six nfonths.—
Merchant World.
IIow to Taste.
Strictly speaking, with the tip of the
tongue one can’t really taste at all. If
you put a small drop of honey or oil of
bitter almonds on that part of the mouth
you will find, no doubt to vtair great sur
prise. that it produces no effect of any
sort; you only taste it when it begins
slowly to diffuse itself and reaches the
true tasting region in the middle distance.
But if you put a little cayenne or mus
tard on the same part vou will find that
it bites you immediately—the experiment
should bo tried sparingly—while if you
put it down lower in the mouth you will
swallow it almost without noticing the
pungency of the stimulant. The reason
is that the tip of the tongue is supplied
only with the nerves which are really
nerves of touch, not nerves of taste
proper—they belong to a totally different
main branch, and they go to a different
center in the brain, together with the
very similar threads which supply the
nerve of smell for mustard and pepper.
That is why the smell and taste of these
pungent substances are so much alike, as
everybody must have noticed a good sniff
at a mustard pot producing almost the
same irritating effects as an incautious
mouthful.—Boston Journal. .
City Man In the Country.
The average man, city bom and raised,
is only too apt to regard somewhat con
temptuously the simple art of the coun
tryman as he follows the plow or hews
the oak into well balanced rails, lightly-
imagining such tasks of easy &oqui?e=
ment and on a level with the rural Intel-
IcOti, and the spectacle that be presents
when he would go and do likewise is
often laughable. There is nothing, in
fact, eo calculated to shake the coflfi-
dencs of the young man who goes west
to embark in faHiiiflg or Some kindred
pursuit as the finding of his itflfitnesg for
some of the simplest manual tasks. He
will discOver that his superior nlgtropoii-
tan knowledge avails him but little and 13
lightly held by those about him—In short,
that he is as unsophisticated hi his new
surroundings as would be the yokel in the
city. He learns that even such despised
, work as currying ft horse or driving a
nail requires knowledge, and the chances
are that if he is sensible his SGtise of
toleration will be appreciably strength
ened and his horizon widened before his
palms fife- fairly hardened and he has
grown aCCUstomerf to his new conditions.
—Globe-Dem'OCrat;
Humor at an Inquest.
There is a tale of somebody who re
fused to enter the water until lie could
swim, and this personage is generally
cited as an example of the muddled head.
No one could suppose for an instant that
twelve householders of Merry England
could possibly be victims of that com
plaint; but the coincidence is odd. A
jury, assembled at - Barnes, in returning
a verdict of “accidental death, ” formally-
requested the coroner .to appeal to the
Thames Conservancy for a bylaw, “mak
ing it an offense ptmishable by fine for a
boatman to let a boat on hire to inex
perienced persons.” The unfortunate
man is to put each applicant under ex
amination to assure himself tliat he
knows the stem from the bow—and pro
nounces it “starn”—distinguishes be
tween shipping and feathering oars, and
can tell a boathook from a punt pole.—
London Standard.
The Car in Which Lincoln Rode.
The cai - in which Abraham Lincoln
made the journey from Buffalo to Albany
on his way to Washington for his first
inauguration is still running on the Au
burn branch of the New York Central
railroad. The ceiling is decorated with i
the national flag, and at one end is a [
portrait of Lincoln and at the other one !
of Washington. The car , now known as j
No. 540, was new in February, 1S61, and
was decorated for the purpose of carry
ing the president. It is still in good con
dition and runs regularly.— Chicago
News.
Students of HSfflJiton Institute.
The body of Indian Students has never
appeared better than this summer. The
most influential element is on the side of
nglit and is striving to build up a healthy
public sentiment. There are a certain few
who have given trouble, making strict
discipline necessary; this has been admin
istered through a council of Indians, se
lected by the boys and appointed by the
faculty. This court tries and sentences,
subject to the approval of the school au
thorities. They are to be commended for
their faithful and judicious work. In one
case, that of a popular boy, the sentence
was more severe than the faculty thought
well to inflict.—Southern Workman.
Experiment with • Blind Person.
“I stood in an aisle,” said Mr. Har
rison of the Institution for the Blind,
“when a blind boy was walking toward
me, and just as he came opposite I put
ap my hand before his face. It brought
him up short, and he flung his head back
to avoid the obstruction. I did not touch
him with my hand, nor did I speak, nor
give any other indication of my presence.
How was he enabled to know the ob
struction was there?’ ’
“Has that experiment been tried in
more than one case?”
“It has been tried often and in many
cases, and always with success.”—New
York Evening Sun.
A Lock of Washington’s Hair.
A woman in Dalton, Ga., has a breast
pin containing a lock of hair which is
said to have been cut from the head of
George Washington. The pin is oval in
shape, of old yellow gold, and within a
circle of diamonds is the lock of hair.
Remedies for Bee Stines.
Experienced bee keepers rarely trouble
themselves with the bee sting remedies,
but amateurs and those in whom the flesh
swells when stung near the eyes often
wish for something that will. reduce the
swelling and pain. The best remedy is a
tincture of plain tain, made by pouring
alcohol over the freshly gathered leaves
and allowing it to remain until it turns
black, when it is poured off and bottled.
If this remedy is applied immediately
after the wound is given the swelling and
pain will scarcely be perceptible. If the
person is severely stung a few drops of
the tincture can be taken internally.—
Chicago Times.
The Argentine Republic is soon to have
a weather bureau equipped with forty-
five observatories in different parts of the
country.
GEORGIA STATE FAIR,
October 24th to 30th,
—AT—
Macon, Georgia.
Most Liberal Premium List Ever Of
fered by Any State Fair in the
United States !
Special Features Every Day!
Wednesday, October 26th,
—WILL BE—
Confederate Veterans’ Day.
On that day there will be the last
grand review of all surviving ex-Con-
federate Soldiers by
Ex-President Jefferson Davis.
On this occasion there will also be
present most of the
Living Confederate Generals.
There are but four surviving mem
bers of
Mr. Davis’ Cabinet.
They are Messrs. Reagan, Watts,
Davis and Meminger. It is feared the
latter’s illness will prevent liis attend
ance; but it is assured the other three
will be there. , „ ,
The entries of all kinds of exhibits
Exceed all Other Fairs.
A close comparison of the premium
lists of all the other State Fairs shows
that the Georgia State Fair’s Premium
List is
Larger and More Liberal
Than any offered in the United States.
Horse Racing.
The State Fair Race Track has no
equal in the South. It is a full-mile track.
It is an old well-beaten Track; and
the city of Macon, at great expense,
is having it now put in the best possible'
racing condition. There are more
and better horses entered to-day than
there have been at any two State Fairs
heretofore. The premiums are large and
the best stock of the South, including
KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE, will
be on the course.
Lowest Railroad Rates.
The Railroads have put the rates
within 150 miles of Macon at ONE
CENT a mile, and for distances further
than that, within the State, at S3 fipr the
round trip. These are the MOfeT LIB
ERAL RATES EVER OFFERED in
the South. Special low railroad rates
will lie given to all without the State.
Accommodations.
A committee of eitlsClM $
been appointed to provide ptepte ac
commodations for all visitors. * bere
will be no difficulty in entertaining
Fifty Thousand Strangers.
For all further information on any
subject, address
E. C. GRIER, Secretary,
Macon, Georgia.
NO, THANKS!
I don’t want the earth! IY
shall be satisfied with a reasona- /
ble fragment of it! Some men
would probably gobble the entire
globe if they had a chance; but
I am no hog! All that I want
is a fair share of the public pat
ronage ; and if, after comparing
my goods and prices with those J
of other enterprising merchants, • j
the average wayfarer does not .
yield me the palm for selectness,
qualitv, cheapness and general superiority, why then I will call
in my friends, divide out my goods and chattels and retire from
the field. In these piping times it is useless to try to do bus
iness unless you have money, experience and gall sufficient tc?
sustain you in competition with the Ishmaelites of the merA
cantile profession. Recognizing the importance of these val-
uable aids to success, I flatter myself that I am fairly well *
equipped for the fray, and bid defiance to all competitors.
Now, do not be misled by these desultory remarks. I would
not have you believe that I am one of the Vanderbilt heirs, or
that I have a resident buyer in New York, or that I have beer
in business since before the war, or that I expect to run an
auction house. Neither assumption would be just to me, nor
to the veracious medium through which this announcement
will find its way to the public. I simply mean that I have a
large and well-assorted stock of CLOTHING, DR\ GOODS,
GROCERIES, etc., and am selling them at prices that will
bring tears to the eyes of my esteemed competitors when they
find It out. But I can’t help their embarrassment. If they
oversleep themselves and allow me to get the drop on ’em in
the matter of mercantile bargains, it is not my lookout. I
sometimes find it necessary to sit up at night in order to do
this, but it is one of the hardships of the trade that must be
occasionally endured. Indeed, I frequently toss upon my
sleepless pillow for hours at a time, devising schemes whereby
I can best serve my customers with the choicest there is in the
land, and at prices that they will be forced to esteem as bless- p
ings in disguise.
My stock of Clothing, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Dry Goods, etc., is fastidiously select, and will bear close
comparison with any similar lines kept here or elsewhere.
My stock of Groceries comprises everything needed in the
way of eatables, and is always large enough to supply the de
mand—whether for cash or on time.
A. P. JONES.
J. E. TOOLE.
JONES & TOOLE,
CARRIAGE BUILDERS
and sealers in
HARDWARE,
UGRANGE, GA.
Manufacture all kinds of
Carriages, Buggies, C^ts and
Wagoiss. Repairing neatly
and promptly done at reason
able prices. We sell the Peer
less Engine and Machinery.
YOUNG MAN, IF I CAN
Catch your eye, I would like to
call your attention to my large
and varied assortment of Gents’
Furnishing Goods, Shirts, Col
lars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Underwear,
Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, etc.
I keep the latest, nobbiest styles
and make a specialty of all goods
in this department
The celebrated '‘Pearl Shirt”
is ofte of my most popular lead
ers. ^ Made, to order, if desired. •-=—-v mlwhi a—
j keep also a complete line of samples, including the fines
CaSsimeres, Cloths, etc. Will take your measure and insur
as good a fit and in as late and fashionable style as can be sc
cured from any tailor in the country, and at half the cost.
I. P. BRADLEY. ,
Next door to Newman National Bank, Newnan, Ga.
CARRIAGE AND WAGON
REPAIR SHOP!
We are prepared to do any kind of woik In
the Carriage, Buggy or Wagon line that may
be desired and in the best and most work
manlike manner. We use nothing but the
best seasoned material, and guarantee all
work done. Old Buggies and Wagons over
hauled and made new. New Buggies and
Wagons made to order. Prices reasonable.
Tires shrunk and wheels guaranteed. Give
us a- trial. FOLDS & POTTS.
■Newnan. February 11. 1SK7.
JERSEY BULLS!
I will sell cheap or trade for
beef cattle 6 or 8 fine Jersey
Bull Calves, from registered
stock. Call on undersigned
or Maj. W. A. Turner.
J. T. REESE.
Newnan, Ga., Sept, i, 1887.
DR. THOMAS J. JONES.
i
Respectfully oilers his services to the people
in Newnan and vicinity. Office on Depot
street, R. H. Barnes’old jewelry office. Res
idence on Depot street, third braiding east of
A W. P. depot.
FURNITURE!
I buy and sell more FURNITURE thSH all to coalers in
Atlanta combined. I operate fifteen large establishments. I
buy the entire output of factories; therefore X can sell you
cheaper than small dealers. Read some of y prices:
A Nice Plush Parlor Suit, $35x30. J
A Strong Hotel Suit, $15.00: / \
A Good Bed Lounge,’ $10.00: {
A Good Single Lounge, $5.06: (
A Good Cotton-Top Mattress, $2.c/>o.
A Good Stroifg Bedstead,’$1.50. j
A Nice Rattan Rocker,' $2750. f
A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00. \
A Strong Walnut Hat RaCik, $7^00!,
A ?$ice Wardrobe, $10.00/
A F&e Glass Door Wardfobe, $30,ocL
A Firf*! Book Case, $20.00/ *
A Good Office Desk, $10.00.-
A Fine Silk Plush Parlor Suit,- $5<4;
A Fine Walnut 10-Piece Suit, $5o,ooi
A Nice Fi%n>ch Dresser Suit, $25.00.
I respectfully invite everybody to examine^sny stock and get
my prices before buying your Furniture. I j/ave the finest as
well as the cheapest Furniture in Atlanta, [Write for prices.
A. G. RHODES,
85 Whitehall ISt., Atlanta, Ga.
/
JOHN W. HUGHES.
FRED B. LAW.
HUGHES & LAW,
HATTERS
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHERS!
VALISES, umbrellas, etc
PEACHTREE STREET, - - AT]