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The Indian's Physical Emlaranc*.
How much bodily pain one of these
Crow warriors can undergo I witnessed
In 1880, near this poet. It was in the
fall of that year when the Hon. Carl
8ehurz (the then secretary of the interior)
visited the captured Sioux and Chey
ennes near Fort Keogh. The honorable
gentleman desired to observe the native
at one of their dances and feasts, and
Gen. Miles, our commanding officer, con
ducted him to the neighboring encamp
ment. The writer accompanied the
party, which went on horseback. As we
neared the spot we beheld several hun
dreds of Indians squatted down on the
grass, Binging, shouting and drumming.
They were not dancing just then, but
were enjaying a star performance by a
solitary warrior—a Crow Indian—some
thing of an excruciatingly humorous
character—a highly seasoned and ;>alata-
ble side dish in the feast, so to speak.
The stalwart Crow stood in the center
of the circle, entirely naked with the ex
ception of the proverbial breech cloth;
the blood was streaming from a hundred
gashes which he was self inflicting upon
chest, shoulders, abdomen, arms and
legs with sharp edged knives, banded to
him alternately by some of the Sioux and
Cheyenne braves.
The sight was too much for the some
what sensitive organization of the fastid
ious secretary, and giving his horse the
spurs, he soon escaped from the disgust
ing BjX'cUicIe. The attending Indians en
joyed the performance hugely, for they
were chatting away and laughing gayly
while the horrible and certainly very
painful mutilation was going on. The
interpreter informed me that it was an
atonement ceremony on the part of the
Crow, who had in the preceding winter
killed a Sioux. From the same source I
learned afterward that the very height of
the festivity was reached by the audience
when the performer finally permitted his
body to be washed with vinegar, after
which he indulged in fits and convul
sions.—Fort Keogh (Mont.), Cor. Cincin
nati Enquirer.
Navle* la • Transition Stage.
The navies of the world have been for
years past in a transition stage—in fact,
ever since the introduction of armor
plating for ships of war, which necessi
tated the manufacture and use on board
ship of heavier guns, which have since
been competing with the thickness of
armor until it seems probable that the
extreme limit has been well nigh reached
in either case, the ideal man-of-war has
been sought for the continual change and
improvement; but on looking into the
future, nothing but further change can
be seen ahead. It is, therefore, essential
to find out, as far as possible, which of
our various types of ships best fulfills the
requirements expected of them.
Tlie true solution of this question, and
of many others waiting to be solved, con
spicuous among them being the question,
‘ What is the value of the torpedo as an
offensive and defensive weapon!” will
have to stand over till after the next
great naval war. The wars of late years
have not helped us much. The Ameri
can civil war developed the defensive tor
pedo to a stage beyond which it has not
since made much advance; hut from
the Franco-German and Russo-Turkish
wars but little was learned, beyond the
undoubtedly great value of torpedoes for
purposes of defense, in each case the
stronger fleet being rendered innocuous
by th«*ir use. But Buch questions as
••The best way to defend a lprge ocean
trade.from attack by cruisers?’’ which to
England is of vital importance, remain
as obscure as ever.—Blackwood’s Maga
zine.
The Sound of Thunder.
One of the most terse and succinct
descriptions of a natural phenomenon is
that recently given by M. Him, in which
he says that the sound which is known
as thunder is due simply to the fact that
the air traversed by an electric spark,
that is, a flash of lightning, is suddenly
raised to a very high temperature, and
has its volume, moreover, considerably
increased. Thu column of gas thus
suddenly heated and expander! is some
times several miles long, and as the
duration of the flash Is not even a
millionth of a second, it follows that
the noise bursts forth at once from
the whole column, though for an obser
ver in any one place it commences where
the lightning is at the least distance.
In precise terms, according to M. Hirn,
tho beginning of the thunder clap gives
us tl>e minimum distanco of the light
ning, and the length of tho thunder clap
gives us the length of the column. He
also remarks that when a flash of light
ning strikes tho ground, it is not neces
sarily from the place struck that the first
Th* Aqnirtum’a "Happy Family.'*
In my largest aquarium five gold and
silver fish, several shiners, three minute
bullheads and a few tiny rock boss, found
at the bottom of a deep well, dwelt ami
cably together. Two small turtles and
three varieties of snail kept them com-
j>any. All went merry as a marriage
bell until I introduced a stickleback to
the assembled crowd. This wee monster
proved the quintessence of malicious in
dustry, nibbling the fins and tails of my
choicest fish into an uneven fringe in an
incredibly short time.
The brilliant, apaline coloring of the
sunfish makes them specially attractive,
but these ferocious creatures must have
a tank to themselves. My fish came in
time to know me, and although nearly
all were shy of strangers, at a tan of my
fingers on the glass they would sally from
their hiding places and cluster together.
Sometimes I fancied that even the snails
recognized me; be that as it may, the
intelligence of my hardshell turtles was
an undoubted fact. One of them would
manage by adroit climbing to somersault
himself out of the aquarium on to the
floor, where he strayed contentedly about,
until a certain memlx'r of the family en
tering he would follow him from room
to room, wherever he went. Six soft
shell turtles from the Mississippi banks
had special quarters of their own, and as
genuine curiosities, were often the ob
served of all observers.—Hall's Journal
of Health.
Kumls of Lesser Denomination.
The denominations and the distribution
noise is heard. Again, he points out j of railway bonds deserve criticism. Ordi
that a bullet whistles in traversing tho ,v,ril ” rhfi :,r “ *" nn w
air, so that wo can to a certain extent
follow its flight, the same thing also hap
pening with a falling meteorite just be
fore striking the earth. The noise
actually heard has been compared to the
sound produced when ono tears linen. It
is duo, really, to the fact that the air
rapidly pushed on one 6ide in front of the
projectile, whether bullet or meteorite,
quickly rushes back to fill the gap left in
the rear. —Scientific American.
Singular Loss of Memory.
A recent medical journal gives the re
port of a case of singular loss of memory
in a young girl residing in New York.
Sitting in her own room one dhy. she
took up a package of letters which
she intended to answer, and was
amazed to find that she could not re
member the names or appearance of any
of the writers, all of whom were her
own personal friends.
She was calm and sane except upon
this point; h« r memory of persons seemed
to be suddenly and wholly obliterated.
She hastily descended to tho room
where the family was gathered for
dinner, and found that she could
not remember a single name or
face, except that of her mother. Her
father, sisters and brothers appeared to
her as strangers, nor was it possible to
recall them to her. The faculty of mem
ory of persons appeared to be paralyzed.
It was found by the physicians that this
singular effect was produced by the lodg
ment of a clot of blood upon a certain
part of the brain.
Another well known mental disorder,
which produces forgetfulness of words,
results from abnormal pressure, or soft
ening. in another part of the brain. Tho
patient frequently takes ono word, such
as "yes” or “water,” and repeats it a
thousand times, imagining that he is con
versing with fluency and ease.—Youth's
Companion.
nurily the denominations are $500 anti
$1,000, but $10,000 bonds aro not un
common and some are issued for $100,-
000. These denominations hinder the
wide distribution of the securities among
the people, because they are too large to
secure purchasers among persons of
moderate means. Only the rich can
afford $500 or $1,000 investments; many
people of less means would gladly invest
in safe railway securities of $50 or $100
denominations.
To reduce tho denominations of rail
way bonds would enlarge materially the
home market for them. It would give
the railways a larger constituency of in-
terested investors in the territories they
serve, a constituency competent to
restrain in a.marked degree the excesses
of ill considered hostile railway legisla
tion, and to contribute in many ways to
railway stability and prosperity. It is
pertinent to inquire who is likely to be
able most intelligently and effectively to
participate in adjusting fairly the fre
quently strained relations of railways
and the public, the Dutch bondholders
in Amsterdam or the American farmer
COLE’S
SEED COTTON ELEVATOR
Will add to the popularity of your Gin because it clean*
the cotton and thus IMPROVES THE SAMPLE, save*
labor, lessens the danger from FIRE, and makes
COST OF GINNING LESS.
DRUGS!
® o © c e ®
the
Our Elevator is- sold for less than half the cost of any
other system of handling cotton.
We have just received a car-load of
PIPING,
From the Pittsburg Mills, and can sell at prices that vvoulc
surprise you. You can not afford to be without
PROTECTION FROM FIRE
when pipe is so cheap.
n
Save your boilers by having our
JET” PUMP
It is cheap and the best mean*
to raise water from well,
on earth for
raising water.
Inquire about our anti-Wind Mill Water System.
R. D. COLE MANUFACTURING CO.,
NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
DR. J. T. REESE
* 45 f. Z..
HAS A FULL ST0Cf$ OF DRUGS and
MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, OILS,
BRUSHES, PUTTY,
WINDOW GLASS,
PERFUMERY AND
TOILET ARTICLES!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
NOTIONS, GARDEN SEEDS,
VIOLINtt GUITAR STRINGS,
CIGARS, TOBACCO AND SNUFF.
LAMPS & CHIMNEYS,
I^’Kerosene by the barrel,
shipped either from Newnan
or Atlanta.
SPECTACLES, IN GREAT VARIETY!
SODA WATER
FROM THE BEST MATERIALS.
Cl^^Prescriptions put up with great care,
anil from the best anil purest drugs. We
handle the best goods and sell at reasonable
prices. Call to see us and be convinced.
GREENVILLE STREET Nkwnan, Ga.
ARNOLD,
BURDETT & CO.
HAVE JUST RECEIVED
— IN
CAR LOAD LOTS
F00S’ FEED AND COTTON
SEED MILLS,
All sizes. The same that we
have sold in such quantities,
and which have given univer
sal satisfaction.
ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE.
w. s.
ASKEW,
General Manager.
J. H. RUSSELL,
General Superintendent.
The Farmers’ Alliance will, on the ist day of
September, open for business in the city of
" Newnan, a warehouse. The undersigned have
been elected as managers, with full power to conduct and con
trol the same. They are responsible for any losses that may
be sustained through the neglect or mismanagement of the
employeess. We have rented the house known as the Rus
sell Warehouse, which is one of the best in the city, being
large and well suited for the business. We have employed
Mr. J. H. Russell to superintend the business. Mr. Russell
has for several years conducted business at this stand. His
moral character arid business qualifications are too well known
ThTw^tem prairies, who has invested to require comment here. We will keep at the scales a com-
a few hundreds in securities of the roads j petent and trustworthy weigher. Our charges will be reason-
which f»nrrv hia omin tnmnrtof? Fnmm i * ytt i i ^ i • i i i
able. We have also arranged to make liberal advances, at
reasonable rates, to those who wish to store and hold their
cotton for spring prices. We solicit the patronage of all far
mers in this and adjoining counties, arid ask a liberal share of
the buyers and merchants of the city. We extend to and ask
of the managers of other warehouses the usual business cour
tesies. We shall make no radical changes in the usual meth
ods, but conduct it on sound business principles. To the Al
liance brethren of the adjoining counties we extend a cordial
invitation to bring your cotton to this city and weigh with us,
\
Tho Worst of All Eyes.
Somebody ought to write a novel
about people with these black or dark _
blue eyes which are transparent as ! be better in every way.—Scientific Amer
so many Swiss pebbles. They are eyes
of intensely passionate natures, strong
for good or evil, but with tendencies the
Wrong way, the eyes of born devils in
human shape. When such dull dark
eyes show the red light that comes of
caution insanity in its first stages is at
work on the brain, and such a man or
woman needs care fife long, or some
crisis of trouble may load to an outbreak
of madness. It is the sye of one likely
in frenzy to commit manslaughter.
The most beautiful eyes in the world
f are the clear gray, with large pupils.
’ and iris which changes and darkens with
feeling as from the shadow of a cloud.
The steadiness, brilliance and suscepti
bility of such eyes are index to the rarest
Intelligence, quick and accurate, and the
high romantic sentiments which in such
diameters become passions. Truth, lib
erality, loyalty, are the vital breath rf
such spirits:, but alas! those eyes are not
I of the long lived. Dust is over them al- i
most before we can say v, o have known jj ius lawn tennis lias brought three
I them for our own. The bluish w i eo distinct diseases to the fore—"tennis
r'the eye betokens consumption before its dbow „ .. tennis i cg ” rcA "tennis arm.”
hccuc brightness alarms y,un uacnnn ' By the way, we never hear of the ancient
, beauty, and toe loss of color in tae pupi , athletes having any such disorders.
ruining brown instead of black, is caused - York Tribune
by heart disease.—Shirley Dare’s Letter. I
which carry his grain to market?—Forum.
Preparation of Fruit Syrups.
Everybody knows, says M. Blanche, in
The Archives de Pharmacie, that syrups
prepared from the fresh fruit juices are
far prefers bio to any others; but that
these syrups in their fresh state contain
a large amount of carbonic acid is usu
ally forgotten. When the process usu
ally in vogue is followed, and sugar is
added to the juices in the cold, a liquid
is obtained yvhicli soon becomes so dense
that tho acid finds it difficult to make its
escape when heat is subsequently ai>- , ° / _ , . ... ' . , . °
plied, and the consequence is foaming, j lo the members of the Farmers Alliance in this county we
and sometimes a partial caramelizing of ; desire to say, this is a business enterprise of your own crea-
makes a denser layer at the bottom while tlon > (through your delegates,) managed by men of your own
the lighter juice is forming on top. To (Selection. Brethren, let there be perfect unity among us and
business success will crown our efforts.
Warehouse Committee—W. S. Askew, E. B. Wilkinson,
I E. S. Daniel, H. A. Martin, P. M. Waltom, J. D. Arnold, D.
: Houston, W. M. Redwine, A. B. Brown, L. P. Reed wine, A.
H. Benton, W. S. Copeland, J. P. Jones, S. G. Allen.
i-p 3 * Cheapest insurance rates of any warehouse in the city.
W I N SH I P’S
Gins, Feeders and Conden
sers, and Cotton Presses.
VAN WINKLE’S
Gins, Feeders and Conden
sers, and Cotton Presses.
SMITH’S SONS & CO.’S
GINS. (Improvement on
Pratt's celebrated Gins.)
BROWN’S
Gins, Feeders and Conden
sers.
SKINNER
Engines. From 4 to 250
Horse-Power.
I^^Full line of best make
BUGGIES and HARNESS,
in ware-rooms.
Try us before you purchase.
Sales made for CASH or on
TIME.
avoid all tliis, ®I. Mancho recommends
that the juice be loiled before any sugar
is added, replacing loss from evaporation
bv distilled water. Tho result is said to
•• WITTIEST, FRETTIEST JUVENILES
QUEER
Falser Cox
ican.
A Popular Boston Chestnut.
The tale is to the effect that Dr. Oliver
Wendell Holmes and the venerable Dr.
Peabody, of Cambridge, once had an ap
pointment to see a statue of Eurydice.
Dr. Holmes arrived first, and when a few
moments later his friend drove up in a
cab, he greeted him with the very ob
vious pun:
w„derf„ih IPR0DUCE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
with this sally, and on his return home :
MICKELBERRY & McCLENDON,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
{Elopement of the Trog and the Manse.)
‘nil of the oddi
n y of h : -A at* mg HttU folkt wild with deligh
Hon. (Hinton B. Fisk. “Don'(tend me another for I et
on tho children to bod.’’— H. H. Con well. l>. D, “Jneo»*-
parjblg neat and elegantV—Hon. 8. S. Cox. Faeeina:-
ing at JCeop and Uncle Btmnt—Hon. Howard Crosbr.
AGENTS WANTED. HUBBARD BROS.
7*3 Ckntaat Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
attempted to repeat it for the benefit of
his family.
"Dr. Holmes was extremely witty this
afternoon,’’ ho said. “We went to 6ee
the Eurydice. and when I drove up he
said just as quick as a flash, ‘Ah, doctor,
I see you came in a buggy. * ”
I do not vouch for the story, but tell
the tale as it was told to me.—Arlo Bates
in Providence Sunday Journal.
NO. 15 SOUTH BROAD ST., ATLANTA, OA.
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
FRUITS AND ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS AND COUNTRY PRODUCE
Consignments solicited. Quick sales and prompt remittances. Good, dry, rs’-proof rtor
age. Excellent facilities for the care of perishable goods.
Judge Tolleson Kirey, Traveling Salesman.
tar Refekexces: gUflflM&j^ation&l Bank, and merchants and bankers of Atlanta
generally.
Insure vour houses against
Tornadoes and Cyclones,
with
H. C. FISHER & CO., Ag’ts.,
Newnan, Ga.
The safest Companies and
lowest rates.
Professional Car&s.
W. H. BINGHAM^ ~~
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga.
(Office over Newnan Nat ional Bank.)
Prompt attention to all business en
trusted to his care. Special attention to col
lections.
L. P. BARNES,
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga
Office up-stairs over B. S. Askew A Co.’s.
PAYSON S. WHATLEY,
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga
Will practice in all the Courts and glim
prompt attention to all business placed in hi*
bands. Examination of titles, writing deodi,
mortgages, contracts, etc., will receive spe
cial attention. Office over Askew’s store.
L. M. FARMER,
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga.
(Office over First National Bank.)
Will practice in all the Courts of CoS
Circuit. All Justice Courts attended.
J. C. NEWMAN,
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Georgia.
Will practice in the Superior and Justice
Courts of the county and circuit, and else
where by special agreement.
W. A. TURNER,
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga
Practices In all the State and Federal Comte
Office No. 4 Opera House Building.
W. Y. ATKINSON, #
Attorney at Law,
Newnan, Ga
Will practice in all Courts of this and
adjoining counties and the Supreme Court.
g. wTpeddy, m d~
Physician and Surgeon,
Newnan, 3a
(Office over W. E. Avery’s Jewelry Store.
Offers bis services to the people of Newnan
and surrouudiug country. Ail calls answered
promptly.
T. B. DAVIS, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Newnan, Ga.
Offers his professional services to the Citi
zens of Newnan and vicinity.
DR. THOS. COLE,
Dentist,
Newnan, Ga.
Depot Street.
, Dn. HEN LEV’S _
P&lftl
A Most Effective Combination.
This well known Tonic and Nervine is gaining
great reputation os a cure for DebUlty; Dyspep
sia. and NERVOUS disorders. It relieves all
languid and debilitated conditions of the sys
tem ; strengthens the intellect, and bodily functional
builds up worn out Nerves : aids digestion ; re
stores Impaired or lost Vitality, ami brings back
youthful strength and vigor. It Is plensnut to tbs
taste, and used regularly braces the System against
the depressing influence of Malaria.
.Price—$1.00 per Bottle of *4 ounces.
FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
IEHE0L
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS,
t Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use
in time. Sold by c
EftKEim
SO’S c
I believe Piso’s Cure
for Consumption saved
mv life.—A. H. Dowell,
Editor Enquirer, Eden-
ton, N. C., April 23, 1887.
PISO
The best Cough Medi
cine is Piso’s Cure for
Consumption. Children
take it without objection.
By all drnggists. 25c.
CUBES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS.
Beet Gough Syrup. Tastes good. Use
in time. Bold by dniggfc'
iTHAT FIGHT
The Original Wins.
C. F. Simmons, St. Louis, Prop*r
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine,Bat’d
1840, in the U. S. Court defeats J.
H.Zeilin.Prop’rA. Q. Simmons Liv
er Regulator, list’d by Zeilin 1868.
M. A. S. L. M. has for 47 years
cured Indigestion, Biliousness,
Dyspepsia,Sick Headache,Lost
Appetite, Sol-r Stomach, Etc.
1 Rev. T. B. Reams, Pastor M. E.
A Church, Adams, Tenn., writes: “1
think I should have been dead but
lor your Genuine M. A. Sim
mons Liver Medicine. I have
sometimes had to substitute
“ZeUin’s stuff” for your Medi
cine, but it don’t answer the
purpose.”
Dr. J. R. Graves, Editor The
_ —oaf list t .Memphis, Tenn. says:
[■ I received a package of yonrLiver
1 Medicine, and have used half of it.
It works like a charm. I want no
better Liver Regulator cer-
, tamly no more of Zeilin's mixture.
TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE.
DR. THOMAS J. JONES
R.-p. e::u!:y ..cer- li.svecv.ee- To u :c pt-opU
,in Newn:r-i and vicinity. Office on Depoi
-treet. K. H. Barnes’ old jewelrv office Re-s-
.1. nee on --reel, third btuldln" ea.-t o-
A. ik W . F. depot.
LAST ROUND.
I will be at the following places, on the
days specified, for the purpose of collecting
taxes for the year lxsX:
Palmetto, O.-tober 2)th.
Cedar Creek Court Ground, October 30th.
Panther Creek. October 31st.
Newnan, November 1st, 6th, and 11th.
Kandy, November 2d.
Hun-h-ane Coirrt Ground, November 3d.
Sharpsburg, November oth.
Turin, November 7th.
Senoia, November 8*h.
Haralson, November 3th.
Young’s Tan Yard, November 10th.
Grantville, November 12th.
Kirby’s store, November 13th.
I. N. FARMER,
Tbs Collector.