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®ne ®eraitt ana ^asmtsci ffewnait, fia., Friday, August-31, 1888. LURAY CAVERN. surnrture and carpets to^matcl i; elegant Steiravay concert piano, and magnifi- centsmirrors which repeat this loveli ness. Few private residences in Amer ica can boast of greater gems in oil painting; bric-a-brae of every coneeiva- ble device, and articles of vertu grace the apartments. Tropical plants, grow ing in.beautiful, quaint ware, ornament tables and-ledges. The kmiense varies in the parlors correspond! with the pre- One especi- Graphic Description of Vrrgini&E Great- est W.onaer, by a Foraer Nev- -nan Lady. All aboard for the Natural bridge, da the Itlehmond and Allegheny rail- va ilns^ tints of furniture, road. The'track follows the royal; handsome vase was bordered with .fames as if fond of his kingly company, j p a j e j powdered with- silver stars; The tourist from the lower countries imagines he is m a ininiatcre Switzer land. Between Hie huge cliffs, "re sembling the wreck of the Titan's con diet, lie valleys,; beautifully green, dot ted with -cattle. We are met at the station by a -stylish turnesat with six horses. Three large, handsome hotels appear; the-drive-is -artistically border ed with floral designs; thereisa pretty lake, weeping willows and rustic-sea ts. On a prominent height is arausie stand; a band of ten pieces welcomes -you with gems of the 'latest and best. A quaint, rustic -cedar/fence encloses'the premises; rustic bridges span brook- lets, or merely -.unite heights; long ; slumberous lines of. mountains, broken The ’“-Coral Springs” delighted us, surrounded by- coral stalagmites, so named from their lovely color. See the “Indian Squaw - ” forever holding her cunning pappoose upon her back. Here we are 2C5 feet below 1 the surface. The temperature is 54«deg., winter and sum mer. Suddenly the:guide turns down the light* near us aejd directs our atten tion to the rising moon peering over the cliffs. This is> effectively represen ted by a brilliant -electric lamp, oeoe mile distant. From a ridge we looked down eighty feet into “Pluto’s Cavern.” Throw ing a sop tc Cerebus, we escaped detention. A tail* white, awesome but which have been visited by white men less often than the mysterious ruins of Palenque in Central America. -‘One of the engineers attached to the surveying expedition advances the the ory that Gran Guivera was in existence and abundantly supplied with water at the time the terrific volcanic erup tion took place. A young lady of St. Louis, the daugh ter of a prominent lawyer, has inherit ed from her father a bountiful supply of red hair. She intends to profit by nature’s liberality, and some time in August will entertain her friends in a novel.manner. All the ladies and gen tlemen of her acquaintance whose between the borders was gen d arvuv blue ground with an embossed silver serpent, with Rhine-stone eyes. There werp four els^ant chandeliers, arm i spectre guards -the “Cimmdriafi j . throughout the apartments as much ; realms.” The “Ladies’ Whip” hangs ] heads can show' the desired tinge, will homp-anade embroidery as any private j suspended airily—knob, handle and ! be,invited to assemble at her house, narlor can boast. The entire establish- i Sash perfectly delineated by a white j Pages with auburn hair will attend. 1 “ n ^ ^ .Li----» i Table linen and service will be of the popular color. Carriages drawn by checked horde?, and graceful ment was equally well furniened. A ride of two miles brills you to Luray Caverns, a point of well-deserv ed interest, A.n. unprepossessing build ing forme the entrance; from the base ment a flight of i 150 steps briisgs you to the first apartment. Here -.you find stalactites and stalagmites of every shape arid size; to the right, the latter assume the form of a huge s&rpent— hanging from the sides and top of which are fish of every size; the prevailing color is dark brown with -silver looking scales. The representation- is so per- even the eyes are perfect; the colors by the sharp peaks of Otter, stand like ! are dark brown, tan and white -mixed; sentinels arouoad Nature’s patiently ’ it feels cold and slimy, very snaise-like. carved Bridge. The .’Bridge Is about; This apartment seemed to be A feet ’ ^ ne quarter of a mile from the hotel;j j,y 100 feet high, several halls leading f the chasm is reached by a descent of j out from it. The next point of anter- /2 0o feet, made by several stairways. | 6& t is the “Fish Market/” The stand Thereisa walk along the' chasm, re- j ] s formed of dark brown stalagmites, , veiling nothing especially interesting, till -suddenly the grand arch appears .above you— Where the hoary Pea of Ages Hath written in hidden lore. The arch is of gray rock, 2*5 -feet high, ; jOfeet-.vvide and 100 feet long.' Tk ere can ibe:tracoii in the rock a goat, a Ison, an among-tire crags; the stalactites form .oagle, and a witch’s head. Cedar creek mose upcei the mountain chdSet. flows noted y among tire -crags, as if Beneath the “Market” is -“Skeleton babbling,of its Herculean work areemd. Gorge,” where the bones of an Indian Traveling tiiie pike you may' cross the child were found. It is curious that in Bridge without knowing it, it is so the midst of so many petrifactions it thickly bordered with cedars. Pulpit has preserved its original formation. Bock is a curiosity closely resembling & Climbing a flight of steps you gaze upon modern pulpit; there are the auditorium a pure white waterfall of stalagmites, and the stairway leading to the pulpit, the foam even being faithfully delinea- Niiture here liolde forth eternally from ted. The guide calls attention to the the lofty text, “What hath God Siamese Twins,stainless white and four wrought.” Going©p the chasm ferns feet tall; Punch and Judy amuse you of every variety carpet the brook-side, witfy the grotesque demonstrations of the gray cliffs and ©arrow gorges; humor and love;, upon a suowy bed Magnificent sycamores, spruce pine, lies the motionless form of a sleeping and mammoth arbor-vita; remind child to whom the ages have sung one of the quotation, “Praise the “Rock-a-by-baby.” To the left, a crowd Lord, all ye cedars.” Hemlock Island of about twenty people seemed hurry- delights the tourist. Saltpetre Cave ing down an inclined plane, a woman gives an appreciated rest after the with a baby, a man leading two child- labor of walking. The next curiosity re n, etc., and every one is impressed is Lost- River; walking upon a pathway with the Christ-like cast of each coun- dug oat of the cliff, you peer as into a tenance. We neglected to mention cavern{ a bold stream of water rushes the Caverns are brilliantly lighted aloijg for about ten feet and suddenly throughout by electricity, the white disappears, The water is deliciously light casting a silvery glamour over cool, but yop are wrapped in amaze- everything. ment at this aqueous'stranger whose Now flashes upon us the Saracen’s whence and whither »o man knows. Tent, tire handsomest stalactite in the Soon, from broken, craggy heights, Caverns. It is formed of drapery 50 Lacewater Pall spreads its liquid love- feet high, or long rather, in heavy fir- liness like clouds of oi-iental lace. Led tistic folds of lilac, pink, brown, and <ju by the instinct of Irish ancestry we purple—a royal tent. Contrary to the found the remains of a still, and to our nature of stalactites these folds curve dry dismay it was fearfully still; no in one place and form an entrance; “mountain dew” spread its lingering hanging from the centre, representing odor around. They have had hundreds the lamp, a huge stalactite, in form of of visitors at the Bridge this season; tulip of pure white, suspends itself its united attractions could not fail to over the couch where Silence lias si uni- draw both the grave and the gay. The bered for ages. Back of the Tent lies ball-room is 800 feet long; the walls are a column which scientists say is thous- frame-work filled in with glass—a very ands of years old, judging from the crystal palace; eight large chandeliers; stalagmitic formations over it. di\-fins and recesses; double-glass doors Next comes “Bird’s Column” with a lead to ladies’ and gents’ dressing snowy dove hovering over its stately rooms; a twenty-foot colonnade for crest; within three feet of this rises a promenaders. From Mars Hill you have column of dark, brown metallic looking a fine view of the surrounding nioun- stone with an urn upon it, the whole tains, Purgatory Peak, Hunchback, or appearing like richest bronze. Strong Camel’s Peak, and a range of seemingly contrasts in colors prevail pleasingly square mountains. From this elevated throughout the Caverns, position we watched the cloud-shadows Next is a hollow column, explored by climb the. mountain side, sweep over means of a small artificial opening, the valleys and noiselessly skim the Next, mammoth snowy sheets are sus- waters. pended from the ceiling, 100 feet long, . Off fOfL'uray! j 5 feet broad, and only half an inch in ^ The eye can imagine no greater treat thickness—so delicately, so indescriba- tlaan greets it while skimming along the j b!y beautiful as if manufactured for the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Able j “Snow Queen” herself. A tempting pens have failed to truly portray the j piece of “breakfast bacon” hangs in elegant homes, the broad, verdant, j reach; a light being placed behind re- teeming valleys stretching to the foot j veals the “streak of lean and iat. of the dark blue range of mountains; i Now comes a perfect representation the exhilarating air, fragrant with the j of a camel’s head, neck and hump. By ; stalactite. Just above this hangs * ‘Hel en’s Shawl,” pure White, with a crim son enough for the fair shoulders of the faithless, beautiful Greeian herself. From a. tall precipice one looks down upon a magnificent, church organ, upon which the guide plays a varied pro gramme, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” •‘'Dixie,” and other soul-stirring melo dies. To the left of this organ are the “CliE2E.es.” Dark brawn -stalactites hangaa points; four are of almost uni form shape and size. Striking these with a rod, perfect chimes arise, resem bling cathedral bells. “Santa Claus” next greets you. His body is a-dark brown stalagmite: hair and beard pure white; cap, dark.; huge pack, full of toys. The “Wet Blanket,” contrary to usual experience, excites our admiration. It hangs corner-wise feet that one lady declared she eve-© from the ceiling. It is white, with a smelled the fish. Above the market j border, crimson and brown striped. It there isa quaint “Swiss root” nestled is torn at one end, the frazzles even showing plainly. A pair of hands, 'folded palm to palm, hang pendant from the walls; the color is light tan. A pair of boxing gloves ai'e convenient ly near. A cunning bird’s nest, with three well-formed eggs, is nestled on the wall. The whole route includes 21 miles. Plank walks and stairways render it much more agreeable, and exhibit the carvings to better advan tage. You pass out of this wonderland un der an arched roof, unsupported, and covering seven acres—said to be the largest unsupported roof in the world. It is fitly styled “Elfin’s Glen.” As a natural curiosity, Luray Cav erns deserve to be the Mecca of our traveling public, and nowhere can the lover of the wonderful be more thor oughly gratified. P. L. W. white hoc£es will be the guests. at the service of A -Woman’s Discovery. "‘Another wonderful discovery has been made, and that, too, by a lady in this county 7 . Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven yeai*s she withstood 5ts severest-tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She bought of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night aud with one bottle has been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz.” Thus write IV. C. Ham rick & Co., of Shelby, N. C.—Get a free trial bottle at Lyndon’s Drug Store. For sale, also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Clower, Grantville. A city young man who, while sum mering a week in the country, fell in love with a pretty dairymaid, proposed and was rejected, told iris friends when he returned home that he only got one “milkshake” w'liile he was away. Mrs. Dart’s Triplets. . She writes: “Last August the little ones became very sick, and as I get n imme _ that would agree with them, I commenced the use of Lactated Food. J?v ctae tothesSod diately, and they were soon as well as ever, and I consider it . »£« It keeps that they are now so well.” Lactated Food is the best Food lor hottle-ted babie-- them well, and is better than medicine when they are sick. Three sizesLvjrLVntMsveat At druggists. Cabinet photo, of these triplets sent free to the mother of any baby bom inis y Address WELLS, RICHARDSON St CO., Burlington, Vt. THOMPSON BROS. NEW NAN, GA. FINE AND CHEAP FURNITURE -AT PRICES— THAT CANNOT BE BEAT IN THE STATE. odor of new-mown hay; orchards heav ily fruited; bold, clear streams; blood ed cattle, grazing or lazily standing in the limpid pools; fields of grain and thrifty market gardens. An enthusi ast near me exclaimed, “This is, in deed, God’s land!” Look! Approach ing Luray Station, one reads on a green bank in living letters of crimson coleus, “Luray Station, Page county, Va.” Situated on a high hill to the left of the Station is Luray Inn, the handsom est hotel in the South, Ponce de Leon, FWrida, excepted. You approach it by a drive, bordered by water oaks. Flow er beds, charming both by variety of geometrical designs and profusion of blooms, render this one of the most delightful drives; one almost believes he is approaching some nobleman’s palace in the time of the good Queen Anne, for this is the style of the archs itecture. The first and second stories are built of blue mountain granite; the its side stands “Jumbo,” in his imper turbable dignity—a tooth even having fallen from his mouth and lodged on a ledge. In quick succession we visit “Diana’s Bathroom,” a perfect apartment of stalagmites, enclosing seven feet of crystal-clear, ice-cold water. Then “Titania’s Veil,” a waterfall of 25 feet, seems almost to wave in its delicately- traced tteeciness, as if just carelessly thrown down by the “Queen of the Fairies.” Next, the “Tower of Babel,” 00 feet high, 20 feet in circumference. The “Leaning Tower of Pisa,” pure white and artistically relieved by dark brown and tan columns. In a little chamber was suspend ed a bass drum—a hollow tan-col ored rock which, when struck with a wand, sounded like bass notes. Passing under “Tall Man’s Misery,” four feet high, we enter an elegant ball- Mrs. Langtry’s Wealth. New York Star. There is no truth in the rumor just floated that Mrs. Langtry is desirous of securing from T. Henry French the lease of the Grand Opera House in this city, and Mr. French could not let her have it if he wanted to. Mrs. Langtry will, in. all probability, retire to private life after the fulfillment of the con tracts already made for her coming sea son. She went upon the stage to make money and has made it. From reliable sofivees it is learned that her wealth is not fay from $1,000,000. Her commis sion to her late manager, George Keogh, who is now in Europe, to look tip and buy for her a new play, is significant, it is said, only in so far as it is an investment. It is no longer a secret that Mrs. Langtry and Mr. Geb- hardt are to be married in a few weeks, nor is it a secret that the lady’s sea son will not begin in over four months. When she does begin her work it is probable that she will follow her usual, custom of buying property in every town where she appears that she be lieves to be a thriving place. This is the secret of her accummulatiou of wealth, Her real estate to-day is val ued at $800,000, and she has acquired it by her own shrewdness. In New York she holds sixty or more first mortgages, and.she also has considerable landed interests in Brooklyn, while in Califor- ancl numerous Western towns her name appears on the list of tax-payers and freeholders. In 1887 she bought ten acres of land in Salt Lake City for $5,000. Last season she refused $S,00Q for the property, Her purchase of realty in California, last year, was 45,- 000 for which she paid $S0,000. Lately she refused $200,000 for the same. These facts, added to those of her ap proaching marriage, the death of her father and her desire for quiet and rest, are cited in support of her statement, that having amassed a fortune, Mrs. Langtry is only waiting for a chance to retire from the stage and enjoy it. The Verdict Unanimous. W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind., testifies: “I can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief in every case. One man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of 10 years’ standing.” Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohio, affirms: “The best selling medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years’ experience, is Electric Bit ters.” Thousands of others have add ed their testimony, so that the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bittters do cure all diseases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a half dollar a bottle at Lyndon’s Drug Store. For sale, also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Clower. Grantville. Philosophers have noticed that when a man makes up his mind that he has got to practice economy he generally tries to begin with his wife’s expenses. Big stock-of Chambei suits in Walnut, Antique Oak, and Cherry, and Imitation suites. French Dresser Suites (ten pieces), from $22.60 to $125.00, Plush Parlor Suits, $35.00 and upward. Bed Lounges, $9.00 and upward. Silk Plush Parlor Suits, $50.00. Good Cane-seat Chairs at $4.50 per set. Extension Tables, 75 cents per foot. Hat Racks from 25 cents to $25.00. Brass trimmed Curtain Poles at 50 cents. Dado Window Shades, on spring fixtures, very low. Picture Frames on hand and made to order. SPLENDID PARLOR ORGANS Low, for cash or on the installment plan. Metallic and Wooden Coffins ready at all times, night 01 day. THOMPSON BROS., NEWNAN, GA. Bucklin’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund ed. Price 25 cents per box. Eor sale by A. J. Lyndon. For sale, also, by J. L. Askew, Pal metto; G. W. Clower, Grantville. Something uncanny—Over ripe fruit. REWARD. O neThousan<J($ i ,000) Dollars. We, the undersigned, offer one thous and dollars; cash, if we cannot send you a picture of the next President of the United States. If you desire to enter this contest buy a box of the genuine De. C. McLane’s Celebrated Liver Pills from your druggist (price 25c.) and mail us the outside wrapper and 4 cents in stamps with your address plain ly written; we will then mail the pic ture and an elegant package of cards. Address, Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa. FURNITURE! room. The floor is cemented by Na- upper stories are colored a dark, rich ■ ture and railed in by brown stalag- <>arnet. Upon the left of the building I mites. The lofty ceiling glitters with rises-a tower eight-stories high, from dazzling pendants, lighted up glorious- A Ruined City in Texas. The surveys at present being made for the Kansas City, El Paso and Mex ican railroad, at a point north latitude 33 degrees and west longitude 100 de grees, have passed along the lava flow which by the local population is called the Molpais. It consists of a sea of molten b-lack glass, agitated at the mo ment of cooling in ragged waves of fan NEWNAN WAGON COMPANY. At folds’ old stand, DEPOT ST., NEWNAN, GA. We are now prepared to do any kind of Wagon work, and in the best and most workman like manner. Nothing but se lect material is used in the con struction of our wagons, and every vehicle of our manufac ture is sold upon an absolute I buy and sell more FURNITURE than all the dealers in Atlanta combined. I operate fifteen large establishments. I buy the entire output of factories; therefore I can sell you cheaper than small dealers. Read some of my prices : A Nice Plush Parlor Suit, $35.00. A Strong Hotel Suit, $15.00. A Good Bed Lounge, $10.00. A Good Single Lounge, $5.00. A Good Cotton-Top Mattress, $2.00. A Good Strong Bedstead, $1.50. A Nice Rattan Rocker, $2.50. A Nice Leather Rocker, $5.00. A Strong Walnut Hat Rack, $7.00. A Nice Wardrobe, $10.00. A Fine Glass Door Wardrobe, $30.00. A Fine Book Case, $20.00. A Good Office Desk, $10.00. A Fine Silk Plush Parlor Suit, $50.00. A Fine Walnut 10-Piece Suit, $50.00. A Nice French Dresser Suit, $25.00. I respectfully invite everybody to examine my stock and get my prices before buying your Furniture. I have the finest as well as the cheapest Furniture in Atlanta. Write for prices. A. G. RHODES, 85 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. MICKELBERRY & McCLENDON, WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NO. 15 SOUTH BROAD ST., ATLANTA, GA. Hay, Oats, Corn, Meal, Bran, Stock Feed, Onions, Feathers, Cabbage, Irish Potatoes. Dressed and Live Poultry, Meat, Flour, Lard, N. O. Syrup, Dried Beef, Cheese, guarantee. All kinds of WAGONS,! (double or single,) DRAYS,! CARTS, etc., made to order, j with patent iron hub and axle! fruits and all kinds of provisions and country produce. or otherwise, as purchaser may j Consignments solicited. Quick sales and prompt remittances. Good, dry, rat-proof stor* j • I age. Excellent facilities lor the care of perishable goods. desire. j Judge Tolleson Kirby, Traveling Salesman. References: Gate City National Bank, and merchants and bankers of Atlanta Special attention given lv by the electric lamps. In the charm ing dressing-room, visible from the ball room, we saw “Cinderella” leaving in haste, her perfect form draped in snowy folds. Year the entrance to the dressing-room stands the “Russian Wo- j n-nd arid, tastie shapes. The lava waves or ridges j buggy, wagon and plantation j generally, are from ten to twelve feet high, with ! WO rk. Buggies Over-! — 15 hauled and repainted. Horse- j Insure southwest, and from one to ten miles; shoeing a specialty, wide. For miles ou all sides the coun- All WOfk done by skilled try is the most desolate that can be im- w0 fkmen, under the super vis- ; your houses against Tornadoes and Cyclones, with which a most comprehensive view can be obtained. The hotel is finished in maple and oak: the parlors, which em brace four large apartments, connect- «d bv arches: are furnished in gen •Vanns blue and cream, with plush dressing-room stands the “Russian Y o- j anti ai ’ u! > V ie purveyors have com.- : f aC tion. hangings at every arch of j man,;’ bonneted and furred to suit her j D. J. FOLDS, Supt with broad pink and cream borders, j glorious dune. lairaudj to cl. e-iij *-pam. exi ioiei ,, agined. It has been literally burned j . f PV nPiUnrprl cimerin-; up. It consists of fine white asfoes to; 10 *‘ c - i 1 _ t ‘ FI. C. FISHER & CO., Ag’tS., any depth which, so far, has been dug 1 teodent, tllld WARRANTED. down. To the north of the lava flow,! Get our prices and give us Newnan, Ga. and lying in a country equally desolate an order ; we guarantee satis- The safest Companies lowest rates. and L Ga.;