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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.