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T.TF, WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1K84.
FROM ATLANTA.
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. September 15.-For quite a pc-
• ^ T betore’tliJ P warit was claimed of Cobb
116,1 “ that in agricultural matterejlt was
c03 “;' e r county of the State. The coun-
“‘'Tneteil with its neighbors and almost
'? c0 ,“h» carried home the premiums that
.offered. Since the war it has not. per
^ been so conspicuous, but its former
^See is yet a matter of pride in the
.ntv and there is a movement now
in method and growing in
«S22b which promises to restore to it
■ireogto. aey. A | I( tte over a year
^ife* substantial, progressive farmers
s? 0 .*associated together as the
Jf tbe conn y. Rural Club." It had for
SfeSt an improvement of the agricnl-
it* abetter cultivation of the
Si ths rsUlng of fine stock, and a derl-e
fSoTtberoselvei ahead of and above the
methods The club was a success
Bel ,he start, and it has just
Jffi-ted Us anniversary by iolulng
? dr and distributing preminma for spe-
*, i r ,..llenee—such as for the beat acre
Uhe best cattle, colts, butter,
h «d etc. Farmer Ed wards was awarded
the nr'emium for the best acre of wheat,
n.n nrre of land, which a few years ago
^.’UY’el.micht It, yielded him only five
* k a n » k halfbushels, tliis year lie netted
Slrtv*tbree » nd tt ba , lf bushel ? of cle “ n
Seat Numerous other premiums were
awarded tor excellence in other special de-
P Thfexample of the “Phoenix Club" has
heln followed in other militia districts of
iklVm ntv and now several clubs are in
S organisation and extending their
,nc 5.k!r>Mn very rapidly. This member-
SgfS3S&iX and gentlemen.
These clubs have come together and
f „Srf what might be termed a central
n.santrition. to be known as the “Cobb
Sty Agricultural Society ” and through-
OTt the county it has stirred up great inter-
”(’obb evide U ntly means business. I un-
, j it WS s this county that carried off
t"it» (W offered by the State fair at
“con, and its POWP 1 * beginning to
•ndid county T
L t and intelligent, prosperous. IU
oste a unsurpassed, and one travelling
irivate conveyance may see on all sides
nv evidences of blooded cattle and
■ses, and improved agriculture. ,
Ither counties ol the State will lose
otbing byemnlatingCobb. lithe same
evstem should bo adopted of forming dis
trict clubs joining them in a county club,
and al! the county clnbs meeting on a
roaraisn ground at the annual State lair,
inch a system, and the inspiration it will
rive, would result in making Georgia toe
foremost agricnltural State in the Union.
It is worth the experiment.
IHX CONYERS HORROB.
According to the reports, Conyers is
entitled to the sympathy oi the whole
State. On Friday night a young boy, Tom
Marston, went into the cemetery, tore
down a number of tombstones, pulled np
Cowers and shrubbery, and otherwise dese
crated the graves. Tho citizens the fol
lowing day wero in a high state o( excite
ment, but had no cine to the guilty parties.
On Batnrday night the same fiend applied
tbs torch to the Methodiat church and it
was burned to the ground. The
incendiary assisted with the others in
efforts to extinguish the flames. Last
night he set fire to a number of dwellings
which, however, wero saved from any great
dtmace. The fire fiend was discovered in
the set ot setting tire to a fence. A posse
started for him and he fled. A volley was
fired on him, which brought him to the
ground. Ho rose almost immediately,
cursing his pursuers, and fired twice. He
was captured before he could doany harm.
Several Of the shots fired at him had taken
effect, one entering the stomach, which
will probably prove fatal.
Two theories have been advanced to ex
plain this devilish conduct: one that the
boy is a tool in the hands of a set of vil
lains. another that he Is crAy. The latter
is evidently correct, which the evidence
leems to corroborate. The boy’s parents
are respectable people, ami the boy him
self has heretofore always borne an excel
lent character. Much desecration ol eacred
places and such incendiarism has no par
allel in the history of the State.
The crop of Independent* over the State,
already large, is slid on the increase. In
the litth Senatorial district it is understood,
in advance of tin- regular nomination, that
Judge William Gibson will be an Indepen
dent candidate.
The Atlanta bar has made another acqui
sition in the removal hero of Hubert B'ack-
bum, Kiqof Madison. Uaii a younger
brothcrof Mr. II. M. J’.larkbttrn, of tbe
Jtadieonian. nnd prepared for the bar in
Louisville, Ky. lie is a young man of
bright promise and a determination which
Wifi win him success in dais profession.
Atlanta, September p;.—Mnjor Thomas
H. Hayes, of Kentucky, arrived In the city
to-day for the purposo of removing the
body of General Hen Harden Helm, who
was killed in the battle of Cbickainsnga in
September, 1803, and burled in Oakland.
By tbe side ol this gallant officer reit the
remains oi his adjutant-general, McCau
ley, who was killed in the battles around
Atlanta.
General Helm, whose body, alter resting
for twenty-one years in the aoil ol Georgia,
Is to be carried to tho home of ills jreojde,
was the son of Governor Heim, of Ken
tucky, who married the daughter . f
Benjamin Harden, of Western Kentucky,
who was one of the most distinguished
lawyers of his day. It is worthy of note
that Gen ; Helm nnil Abraham Lincoln
were brothen-ln-law. they having rnai ried
the Todd listen. At the breaking out of the
war Lincoln need every effort and argu
ment and appeal to induce Helm to cast
his lot with the Union government, but
the gallant Kentuckian could not be pre
vailed on to take up arms sgsinet the
South, and entered the Conferate army,
where he won rank and distinction, and
at last laid down hie life.
To morrow Major liayes, who wai on
bis slid!, B nd a brother-in-htw, will
bear the remains to Elisabethtown in (line
for tbe reunion ot the Helm brigade, Scff.
tender 19th and ‘JOth,
^OhffiLL'b I 1.1,11. (RATION.
Hon. J. H. Polhili, chairman oi the State
Democratic executive committee, baa is
sued the following, which i* cainniiwied
to the attention of county executive emu-
nmteea over the State and wb cb, it is
hoped, will have the desired effect:
Headquarters Democratic Executive
Committee, Atlanta, Oa., September 13,
—TotiieCiiairman or tiibCounty Democrat
ic roMMimiE—Dear Bir: At no time in the
hixtory ot our party ha* there been more
necexNity for organization aud the polling of
the entire Democratic rote in Georgia than
now. in order that tho ume may be done, we
**k you to have tickets provided for the peo
ple, that they may vote in the October election
for Governor, members of the General Aiacm*
Wy ami state house officers. We would
especially ask that you confer with the
chairman of each CongTenlonal Democratic
committee and with the Democratic nominees
for Congress in such districts, and make Ar
rangements to provide tickets »«*r the Novem
ber election. Great care should be had to
hRve them prtqrcrly printed with correct
names of elector*, and every means used to
|«t the same into the hands of the people be
fore and on the day of election.
J. II. POLHILL,
Chmn. Btaie Rx. Com..
, Jefferson county, Ga.
A CONYER’S CRANK.
He Desecrates a Cemetery and Promts
cuously Applies the Torch.
Conyers, Sept 15.—Onr town has been in
r fever of excitement since Saturday morn
ing. On last Friday right some one on
tered the “Rockdale Cemetery” and de
molished several monuments, breaking
them off and removing them from their
accustomed place. The excitement ran
high Saturday and every effort was made
to cet some due os to who the perpetra
tor was, but no discovery was made.
About 9 o’clock Saturday night the
Methodist church was discovered to be
on fire, the alarm way sounded aud every
effort was made to extinguish the flames
and failed. It required the combined ef
forts of the entire town to save the resi
dences of Mr. M. W. Ewings and E. Thorn,
adjoining the church lot. Our mayor
then put out ten or twelve extra watch
men. We had no more fires until Sunday
morning about 11 o’dock. While services
were being held at the first Baptist
church, the fire alarm was again
sounded, and it was discovered that tbe
residence of Mr. James D. Winburu had
been fired. This fire was extinguished, as
i» was dis-ov* red in time to >:ive not niilv
Mr. Winburn’s resiaence but the entire
town, &9 it is in tbe most thickly settled
portion of our town, and if the fire had
gotten under way the entire business por-
HOD of tbe dty would bate been lost, to
gether with many residences. An hour
later Johnson & Co.’s ginnery was discov-
erhd to be on fire, ana was extinguished.
W<* 1jh«1 no more alarms until Sunday
night about 9 o'clock, when three or four
houses in the southern part of town were
set on fire. Tbe fires last night enabled
our people to get on track of tbe fiend
who did the work, and about 9;30 o’clock
Thomas Marston was discovered by
about fifteen young men, who were pur
suing him. putting the torch to tbe barn
of Mr. B. O. Wallace. They fired on him
and be ran, and waa pursued and lost.
Later he was found hid in the weeds near
the Christian church. He ran again and
was shot down and captartd. He has sev-
••ml I'iunful wound' urn* pis’., hot n ’ *
bowels, also one in the temple, one in the
side and three in his breast. He has a
load of bird shot in hia right arm and side,
* * ' ‘ in his * ~
reer for more of tfie same sort It^is a and several shot in bfs head. Drs. Stewart
Si conntv nAw. Its people are bos- and Rosser attended him. and say tbat.kis
" wounds are not necessarily dangerous,'Lint
are very painful. He is now Ur charge of
Sheriff Mitchell. Marston admits firing
tbe church, .and other houses, and says
he did the mischief at the cemetery. He
is thought by some to be crazy. He says
the Lord was with him and assisted him
in tho work. Marston is a son of Mr. Jos.
F. Marston, a carpenter whobas lived here
for many years, aod enjoyed the respect of
the entire community. Is nineteen or
twenty years of age, about six feet tall, and
very strong. Hejfias never been considered
very bright, yet no one tbonght him craxy.
He would assist in patting ont the fires he
had kindled, and would talk about catch
ing and hanging the man who did it.
The Metbodlstslmet this morning and ap
pointed committees to solicit subscriptions
to build them another bonse ol worship.
They propose building a fine church. Tbe
house burned cost $4,500.
Later.—The commitment trial of
Thomas Marston. tbe incendiary, has
been postponed until he either gets better
or dies. His condition is somewhat worse.
The wound in his stomach may prove
fatal. Hr is kept under a strong guard at
the court bouse.
A Bit ot Wit b, a Noted Stutterer,
llanford Times.
W. It. Travers, it I- said, recently
tendwiapartvln Newport and was a
by a lady when it v
He replied: “It-il
yet, I,nt It will be b-b-by
can s-s say it."
An End to Bone Scraping.
Edward Shepherd, ot Harrisburg, III..
•Ml: “Havingreceived ro much Mnafit
from Electric lii t.-rH, I 0-el it my doty to
let suffering humanity know it. llava had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
tay doctor, told me I would have to ire*"
the bone scraped or tho leg amputated.
Jaed, instead, three bottles '
•er, and seven boxes Bt
Halve, and my leg Is now It
. Electric Bittern are sold
bottle, and Huckien’s Arnica ca:ve at - --.
per box by Lamar, BtnkinA I.smar
UPHEAVAL IN LOUISIANA,
The Hast Delegation In Congreii to Stand
Nenrly Unanimous for Protection.
New Orleans, September 15.—The work
ot nominating Congressmen in this State
is nearly completed. There has been a
general upheaval, and a nearly entirely
new delegation will be sent to Washing
ton, this change being due to the tariff.
All except one oi the present Democratic
Congressmen from this State voted for tbe
Morrison bill. The new delegation to be
elected in November may vote differently,
for it will be nearly unanimous in (avor of
E rotection, this result being brought about
y the tariff agitation oi 'he planter,.
In tbe Second district, represented at
pretent by E. John Kilts, whose nomina
tion was rendered Impossible on account
of bis tariff views, W. T. Houston, a strong
nrotectionist, was nominated to-day, and
bonnd by a very strong resolution pledging
him to vote for protection.
In the Third district E. J. Gay, the rich
est sugar planter in tbe State, and worth
probably ten millions, to-day accepted tbe
nomination tendered him by tbe the Dem
ocratic convention. He is, of coarse, an
extreme protectionist, and, as be is willlug
to spend some money, may succeed in de
feating Kellogg.
In the Sixth district E. T. Lewis, the sit
ting member, waa defeated entirely on the
Morrison issue. Mr. Blanchard, ol the
Fourth district, is the only member of the
p resent delegation likely to return to Con
gress.
In the Fifth district there is an ugly
split, and in the First no nomination has
yet been made, bat the contest lies be
tween three protectionists.
The delegation, therefore, will stand
nearly unanimously in favor of protection,
whereas in the last Congress Mr. Hunt was
the only Democrat who voted against Use
Morrison bill.
Patent Office Decision on Trnde>Ma,ka.
The first decision of the Patent Office
under the new trade-mark law was ren
dered by Assistant Commissioner Dyren-
fortb in the case of Lyon, Dupay & Co.. '
parte, on appeal from the Exam’
Trade-Marks. A sjUsbus of tb< ...
appear, in tb. Patent Office Of ' Q J Me
as follows:
baa the right to us® it ubilsb, first, that he
registered or knowr°t' idlSJal sJuh
£reon and beyo trade-mark of another
ihlt he is using <IFM this bo must show
soown.tnconfir*trade-mark which he
orjmllan tribe, «ce with foreign nations
I 4%-ate tloea not provide that the
trade mark sought to be registered shall
be used in foreign commerce; but ft does
not in terras provide, nor in fair intend
ment convey the idea that a party may ac
quire the right to use somebody else s trade
mark merely by using it in such trade.
3. Where the rcoords of this office dis
close that certain parties registered a trade
mark under the law of 1870, that such trade
mark was their property, that they bad
been using it in this country for ten years
next preceding the date of their ap
plication for relstration, and there is no
evidence that they have ever abandoned
such trade-mark: Held that section 3 of
the act of 1881 and the spirit of the whole
statute authorise the patent office to take
notice of the facta recited in said record in
determining “the presumptive lawfulness
of claims to the alleged trademark” by
subsequent applicants for reglstratien, and
the examiner waa justified in rejecting tbe
application fur registration on the facta
duchned in said record.
A Tramp's Momant of Misery*
New York 8un.
A genteel-looking tramp, with a fair load
for Monday morning, stood on a Chatham
street corner in a meditative mood. He
nervously twirled a dime in hia fingers and
finally tossed up the coin, saying:'‘Heads
for a breakfast; tails for a cocktail 1” He
looked at the coin after it fell to the side
walk and sorrowfully exclaimed: 1 'Heads 1
that’s for breakfast/’ Flipping it again in
the air, he said: “Twiceout of three
times.” It fell tails. The tramp’s thirst
waa neck and neck with bis hunger.
“I mush’ give tbe breakfast a chance, ot
here goes zerd and last time,” he said* He
tossed the coin again in the air. It fell in
the guitcr and bounded into the sewer
througtl a bole in the rounded curb-stone.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
“He s got’em on! He’s got ’em <
triumphantly exclaimed youn-j Johnnie
Jarphfy at the breakfast table.
' Got wot on?” otked his mother in sur
prise. “What ails yon, Johnnie? What
are you a peeking under tbe table so for?
Wbv don’t you sit up straight and eatyour
meal?”
“Pah's got ’em on! I see ’em!” emphat
ically asserted tbe Jarnhlys’ heir,
" Cut w« I i !i. sir'/ \v*i't im* v«.u talk
r about / Mernly 'i>k<d liis futht r
‘Why, you’ve got yoor pants on, and l
heard Mr. Smiff say ne thought rnah wore
’em.”
Choosing a Profession.
New York Mail.
"I shall enter journalism on leaving col-
'ege,” he said; “I lwk upon journalism as
: :k blent of tin* prob '-ioii'. ' "i trn li
journalism when I was of your age,” re
marked an old gentleman, “but I couldn’t
mum* it jmy. I strug/iMi along t ,r nv*
years; at the end of that time I was worse
off than When I began.” “And did yon
give it np?” “1 had to give it up or
starve.” “What did yon dothen?’^ “I
pulled myself together and went into the
newspaper business and did will. I
wouldn't advise you to enter fonnurilsm,
young man. Try the newspaper business,
there’s money fn it.”
The Diary of a Dollar.
San Francisco Truth.
I was once $1. Subscribed bv a barber
for the Home of the Hungry. But in get
ting to the hungry, I have got very lean
myself, thus:
Cta.
Expense of being collected-.-.^ ill
Salary of President of Home for the Hungry.. 20
Kent of Home of the Hungry *“
Falaiy pf Hungry Secretary
Yearly report Home of the Hungry
Yearly banquet celebrating lfome of
the Hungry 5
Current expenses Home of tbe Hungry...... 15
Table bill for officers of Hungry... 10
Polishing knocker big front liungty door...
Insurance on Home of the Hungry
. 90
. 10
Totol expense
Balance in Treasury Home of Hungry
“Oath"
Whirligig end Rich Mr. Bonner,
w York letter in tbe Troy Times.
:r went to Hartford accompanied
Bit-1 by Maud 8. and a half-doxen grooms, hia
Arnica I oojec
id and well.” ! still g*
fifty cents^ a j «.tUce,
the I
iter speed. Passii
kmner could easily
vrai a printers’ 3
tbe
racer to
Attends the Tammany Feast.
New York Tribune.
I sat at the Tammany crow-supper last
Friday and found myself among friends.
Everybody around me was for Blaine.
The more Celtic the countenance the more
determined it was for Blaine. “We talk
Bntler and we vote Biaine,” whispered a
stranger in n*y ear. “They say Grady
won’t speak,” said the car-driver aa I got
off. “Faith, I bet you he speaks!” The
great body of that audience never moved
either to applaud or to hiss. The Cleve
land huzzaers Trere about 200 in number,
the Grady applauders nearly as many. All
the rest were like John Kelly, still as death.
He never moved his bands. Old Splnola’s
speech was the best acted thing of the
whole. “I believe we can rescue victory
from the jaws of defeat,” he said. “I
think it can still be done: but you must do
it. Without you this ticket can’t be elect
ed.” If ho had said in terms, “you stay at
home and this ticket will be defeated/’ it
would have meant tbe same thing. Bourke
Cochran does not mean to vote for Cleve
land unless he has been talking for nanght
ever since the convention. When the Hon.
Pat Walsh, of Georgia, told him and others
only u month ago that Cleveland’s defeat
meant an end of tbe Solid South, he said
aside he thought that wduld be a good
thing.
He Wonted the Same.
Chicago Herald.
A man, whose linen duster looked as
though it had been used lor a bed sheet,
reclined against the Grand Pacific bar and
uttered a couch.
•What is it?” asked big Jimmy.
‘Do you re-kogmze me—do you know
me?”
•I don’t think I have the pleasure.”
‘1 was in here Ia*t night-last thing be
fore you closed up—remember ?”
I believe I do.”
Yes; I thought so. Do you romember
what it was that you dealt out last night.”
“I do not. Perhaps whatever you asked
me for.”
“Perhape; very likely. But say—it was a
corker. 1 want some of tbe same kind of
stuff right away.” As be poured out of the
flask into the large glass, be continued:
“That’s it. I never got earthing awey
from home that made me feel as much at
home in my life as this. You know how
much I took last night—I wasn’t diunk
when I left here, was I? Well, I went
right to bed—right to {bed with that last
deal of of youm, and say—when I woke up.
what do you think? 1 was tied to the foot
of tbe bed. I'd got up in ray sleep and
took tbe bed-sheet and made a rope of it
and tied myself. Thought I was home,
you know, in Texas. Wei), here's looking
at you. Jes drive the cork in that bottle
till I come in again.”
The Macon “Telegraph and Meaaenter.”
Chattanooga Democrat.
The above is as emphatic and declared
in its advocacy of all the Democratic can
didates and principles as any paper in the
land. Not a word of political heterodoxy
or infidelity is ever found in its columns,
and yet, became forsooth it does not look
as hopefullv at the aituatioL as some other
journals, it is denounced by many of the
small fry newspapers as leaning to Repub
licanism.
Now the Tii.v^ A pii red Messenger is
at error * laboring t hwe K ! °oroy tore-
I**"- "Hi 1 many d %patvloU of
‘^revolution In Mi.vin* L* can.a of
American independence would be unitar
cessfuL But wfiue they looked with pain
ful apprehension to the result, Uiey * ealed
their devotion to the cause w»tu thc*r b.ood
and treasure.
TUo«e who claim that the Telegram U
itepuDlican became it doubt* tbe auccen
of tho Democrats party have eqnallv as
much reason to tharRO a minister of the
Got ml with infidelity, who believes that
Hatan’s cause woild.opon a full vote and a
fair count, carry a majority of mankind.
The Telegraph a no Messenger will be
among tbe proudest and happiest of tbe
great joumsliatic throng, when its gloom
i* dissipated, and its mistake corrected by
ihe glorious triumph in tbe November
election.
Opportune Remarks,
Arkansas Traveller.
Among the first Confederate troops that
went out from Arkansas was Parson
Greesmore. who enlisted as a chaplain.
He was a devoted Christian and hia pruy-
era were regard**! by the arena, utter-
and from a liigbo* po.er. Just before the
battle of Jenkins', Ferry, tbe old man laa
sermon said: ., .
"My dear boys I liavo decided to go into
the next fight wltb you. I don't: think a
man can properly preach about the ev Is
and sensations of war unless be baa expe
rienced tbe feeling of going into battle.
Now, tbe next fighting we engage in sbali
have me numbered among it, partlcl
|ia Tbeold gentleman rod, a large gray
home and when preparation! for the'bat
tle ot Jenkins', Ferry being made he
appeared on tbe ,nowy charger. Borne of
tbe officer, begged him to keep ont ot dan
ger. but with an expression of heroism lie
replied that be would engage in tbe battle.
Tbe lint artillery fire from the enemy shot
tbe horae from under the old gentleman,
nnd by the lime he eettied himself on bis
feet a bullet came along and carried off one
oi bis ffnxers. He attempted to be calm,
but jo.t then a bullet carried away the
right thumb, and wheeling around the old
man struck a determined trot for the rear.
"Hold on, pereonl" called ume one.
“Hold on. h—H” he replied. “Aek a
man to bold on when the whole uni
verse Is spooling at him. Take care of
yoor body and the Lord will take care of
your eonft”
He was Engaged-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Enter aspirant for reportorial honors
end emolument,: __ , ...
Managing Editor—"What can you do?”
Applicant—“Everything, air.'*
Managing Editor—"Can yon tell the
truth?” . ...
Applicant— I can, elf: but In,
• - _X__ r.lito* •if'nn.Ue*
A PHANTOM FOX.
How a President's Widow Is Interested
In an Anlm.il Impenetrable to Bullets.
Nashville American.
It is not generally known that fox-
chases frequently occur in the heart of
this city. These chases do not partake of
tbe nature of the regular meets, but occur
spasmodically, and depend entirely upon
the willingness of Reynard to leave hie
ark of safety, which is no less a place
than the spacious lawn and grounds by
which the Polk mansion is surrounded.
All the fox-cha*es—and they are not fre
quent—occur whenever the animal is dis
covered on the streets by boys or young
men, and some of them have proved very
exciting.
Tbe history of this fox is quite interest
ing. He was presented to Mayor Phil
lips by Mr. Thomas Ballew on the night
ot the last city election. A party that
went around early the next morning sere
nading Mayor Phillips and the fen coun-
cilmen who were elected carried the fox
with them. The animal had a collar
around its neck, to which was attached a
chain, the other end of which was made
fast to Mr. BalJew’a saddle. The fox rode
on tbe horse’s back behind Mr. Ballew.
and being very tame, frequently climbed
on his shoulders. When the party were
in West Nashville, near the residence of
President J. B. Byrne, of the city coun
cil. some of the serenading party cut the
collar on llif* f-.\'s lie k, and tiu* aniniitl
jumped off tbe horse and ran away. This
was literally running the “Red Fox” out
of town.
It was next seen at the Fair Grounds
wl .-II Dr. « 'irvcr had hN "Wild WV-t" ex
hibition there, and was frequently run in
to the woods during that week by the In-
■ iiMii-'ot Dr. Carver's company, who took
great delight in firing at it. Dr. Carver
h**ard on** of tin* ch'cfs s'iv that tin* fox
- ! t!.<* -j.irit of hi' hrn'h.T. who had
died out West a abort UBM wai
/ him ov.t themuntry. Tin* Do<
tor laughed sarcastically at the chief, who
told him if he did not believe it was a
spirit fox to try to shoot it. Tills nettled
the Doctor, who, it is well known, is one of
the champion wing-ihots of the world,
and he agreed with the chief that he would
kill the fox at tbe first shot of tho rifle or
set up drinks. The Indian ordered the
drinks, the Doctor fired, the fox ran awAy
unscratched, and the Indian taunted the
Doctor into taking five more chances at
the fox on the same terms. The storv
goes that the fox appeared five times af
terwards, the Doctor shot at him
five times, and the big chief took five more
drinks of Tennessee fire water, with the
usual toast that the great Mauitou was
protecting the fox, in which form the
spirit of his brother would follow him un
til he died. when he would also turn into
a fox, and they would cavort around the
country after the “Wild West” show to
gether.
It is a well-authenticated fact that this
red fox, which is known as the “spirit
fox,” has been shot at hundreds of times
by some of the best marksmen in town,
and to all appearances has never been bit.
As for tbe hairbreadth escapes at the
mouths of the innumerable bauds of h§lf-
ataiveil dogs that infest the suburbs and
prowl around the city, there is no telling
now many Reynard has bad.
When in Mrs. Polk’s place the fox runs
around the grounds apparently as well
contented as a dog, and it is stated that
the venerable and stately widow of the
dead President has become quite interest
ed in the now celebrated animal.
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.
How Small Fingers Harped on the Heart-
Strings of One Who Sat In Judgment.
Chicago News.
“The officer tells me that you were drunk
and disorderly, and that you have often
been arrested for the same offense,” said
Justice Foote yesterday as he frowned
through his eyeglassei at a hard looking
woman who stood before him. “I have no
sympathy for women like you and I will
fine you a bun ”
“Papa!” interrupted a little voice, clear
and sweet, and two soft arms stole around
the judicial neck and a soft face was laid
against tthejudiclal cheek.
Justice Foote’s frown changed to a
smile. “Aba, you rascal I” said Be, seizing
his little daughter and seating her on his
knee. “8o you came to see me just while
I am hard at work, did you, and you
slipped up behind me and tried to scare
your old pap? Ab, you!” and he gave her
great hng.
Clerk CUngen poised his pen, ready to
record the fine; the lawyers took their
seats with a smile; the prisoner was left
alone before the bar. she looked at the
little child and passed her sleeve over her
S es. For five minutes the old head and
e young head nodded at each other,
while from two red lips came a wonderful
story of ‘ Oh I such fun at the park! and
how funny the deers looked!" Then a
bright ten-cent piece waa pvonMftMi
the Justice’s pocket and put into a little
hand. Then came a long, hard hug, and
the little girl skipped away, shouting good
bye as she went through the crowd.
When Justice Foote turned bis face to
ward the court room there was spread
over it a smile that would have gra:ed the
countenance of a saint. “Where was I ?”
he asked, as he rubbed bis g!a«ses and
looked down at the sheet. “On, ves, this
drunk and disorderly case.” Then be
looked at tbe prisoner. “You look like
you might have been a decent girl once,”
said he; “I will give you onemor*chance,
Tbe prisoner is discharged.”
Applicant— t mit, urn » do? * nil
Managing Editor—“Consider yourself h
aged.” I do
TO SHOOT THE FALLS.
Mr. Wormald Will Try the Experiment on
the Inside of a Rubber Ball.
Buffalo, N. Y, September 14 —Oliver
Wormald, a fresco painter, offers to go
over Niagara Falls In a rubber ball fifteen
feet in diameter for the sum of 11,000.
The matter has been thoroughly canvass
ed, and baa enlisted tbe co-operalion of
W. G. Graham, of Cleveland, and Peter 8.
Grant, a business man of this city. With
in tbe ball there will be sufficient space
for the'adjustment of an apparatus which
be claims will keep him in an upright po
sition while the ball is in motion. It will
consist of three-fourths inch rubber, cov
ered with a close binding of tarred rope,
ro as to pH vent Injury to the rubber
should tbe sphere strike the rocks; but
this precaution is scarcely necessary, as
Mr. Wormald claims that the bah will re
ceive sufficient momentum to hurl it far
from the falls, where he expects to be
picked up by boats. After having been
inoculated with a quantity of air, to keep
the occupant alive for fifteen minutes, the
bag will be hermetically closed by means
of hot rubber applied by a brush, and the
netting fastened by means of snap
* P Mr. 8 Wormald is a manoi small stature,
weighing about 126 pounds and measur
ing about five feet six inches. He is an
Englishman and thirty-five years old. He
will go to Niagara Falls again to-morrow
to perfect arrangements.
An Armr in Black on Rustling Wings.
Staunton Vindicator.
Millions of blackbirds may be seen every
afternoon before sunset tlyine in dense
flocks eaatw&rdly over the “slabtown’’ «ub-
urb of Staunton and over Betsey Bell to
their roosting place somewhere beyond. In
the morning, about 6 o clock, they make
their appearance again, Hying back over
the same route to tbe west. The numbers
are so great and they fly so close together
that at a distance the nock has been mis
taken for a heavy black cloud.
Nenrly 2,000 Babies In One Big Bunch.
Puis Letter in the Boston Herald.
The International Baby Show, shortly to
be held in the beautiful City Pavillion in
the Chumps Eiysees. has already ootm its
books more than eighteen hundred mlants
of all nationalities ami the outpouring oi
ladies to see this collection I* likely to t>e
lormoin. It Is remarked that the com-
FEAST8 FOR DEAD AND LIVINC.
| Ceremonies Transplanted from the
Flowery Realm to American
Graveyards.
N. Y. Herald.
Tbe period to provide the dead with ser
vants and food fell last week among tbe
Chinamen. Nearly every Chinese grave
in Woodlawn and Greenwood cemetery
has been decorated with incense paper,
joss sticks, roasted pigs nnd other articles.
At one of the graves was laid a whHe pig,
roasted beautifully brown and r.icely spiced,
the odor of which, when carried past tbe
crowd that was looking on. made them
hungry. Tbe whole pig thus roasted, was
a little over two hundred pounds. After
an hour’s exposure before the spirits of
the dead, it was brought home in the even
ing. Itwascut up!n «h***e pound slices
and sent around to tbe different shops on
Mott street and eaten up.
The moat peculiar of all the ceremonies
of the week was tbe sending of servants to
the dead. This is done by rnak'ng paper
men and women, which in the midst of the
jacrifices are burned, the hvstanders say
ing: “Here are tbe servant* who will wait
upon thee.” If there are any important
mewain-s t<* I.** m*iv»*y i t<* th<* d< ,u\ t.Vy
are always written anil fa tened upon tbe
hands of paper men.
This week is tbe feasting week for the
living. The five Cbineso restaurants are
already overcrowded with profitable or
ders.
She Raised a Pole.
Detroit Free Press.
A widow, who keeps a small grocery and
saloon on Russel! street, hired a man to
bring her in a liberty pole the other day.
and ia3t evening it was raised in front of
her place. As the pole was elm, and the
flag had no name on it. the crowd was
anxious to know for which party the pole
was raised. When the “tree” had been
planted a short, fat man mounted 'a box
and b«*gnn : "My frens, dot i. >I«* vlias oop.
Dot tlag vhas shireaming oudt oafer a free
heoples. Dis vhas a great country, und
dot cost more ash eight dollar. \V*>
haf a free government, nnd dot flag cost
more ash two dollar. In dis coun
try w«* can pay rooh* ta\«** und haf
some bolitics und a goot time,
und dis vidow vhomans sails der werry
1 "*'t lager in Dc.rnit. Knvery mans in
America vhas shust as goot ash somebody
else, und ft vhas goot to batrouize dfs vid
ow vhomans vhen you vants some gro-
"Who docs .'he Vote for • c:i! e i
a voice. “If dot vhoinan wotes dis fall,”
replied the orator, “she puts on der name
of<i31eafland und Blaine und Ben Butler
una Tom Collins. 8hevhas liberal in boli
tics, nnd she gifs you more clothes-pins for
ten cents os any odder roan in Detroit.
My frens, dis campaign vhas now open,
und all der batriots vhas excited like tun-
der. Mv speech vhas closed. In closing
him oop 1 informs you dot five cents pays
a schooner of beer of dis vidow sooch ash
you find nowhere else in dis gountry. We
vhUl now adjourn.”
Sprinter Johnson's Rapid Pace.
New York Timex.
A large number of persons connected
with the New York Athletic Club assem-
b ed on their grounds yesterday afternoon
to witness a trial of speed by H. M. John
son, the professional sprinter, who is to
day, it is thought, the fastest man in this
country at 109 and 150 vards. Johnson is
much heavier than the average sprin
ter. He s-t.'imD live f«**t ten inches
in height, and weighs 189 pounds,
and his massive legs and large
chest gave him anything but the appear
ance of a “flyer.” Hia first race y»»ierday
was seventy-five yards, and ha crossed tbe
line with tne fleetness of a deer. The time
keepers, F. H. Donahue, A. H. Curtis and
T. H N ..in* 'i.iua.L-th** time "7 Wl,. !!
they announced it Johnson was the recipi
ent of loud applause. This equals the best
time ever made for that distance. He
next gave an exhibition at 100 yards. In
bis first trial be got a bad start, but near
the finish regained some of his lost ground
and crossed the line in :101-5. In bis sec
ond attempt he secured a good start, and
ran in fine form all the distance, making it
in :10. This is a wonderful performance.
The track was carefully measured, and
there was not a breath of air to aid tbe
runner.
Homage to the Oyster*
Bal'lmore American.
Sweet bird of aqueous habitation, come
expand thy hardened wings and pour
forth an epicurean song of saline sweet
ness. Sport thyself in this milky stew,
warm thy esculent form in the ascending
clouds of steam—invade the indigestible
fry. Take on the robes of soollopea beau
ty. Mingle thy succulence with tin* bert
for I w 11 * * r«• v * r th mi :1\ :i:i.l wreath**
the inner man with smiles of joyons exul
tation. Delicious bivalve, we greet thee!
The Campaign Liar.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ohio election is stiff four weeks
away. There is hone that the campaign
liar may wear himself ont and give us a
week or ten days of solid troth.
Meanest Sneak In Town.
Malarial gases sneaked up through
the poorly constructed drains and
made baby very sick with malarial fe
ver. Baby would have died but for
timely use of Brown’s Iron Bitters.
There is nothing meaner in its way of
coming, nor worse in its effects, than
this malaria from the underground re
gions. Mrs. McDonald, of New Hav
en, Conn., says, "For six years I suf
fered from the effects of malaria, but
Brown’s Iron Bitters cored me entire
ly.” Try it when malaria steals in
and und ermines your constitution. It
will give relief.
THE FIELDS ARE WHITE
WITH COTTON.
HARD TtMES nearly over
Af loriitm bikrvfit In nt Imnd. h j<I
prnNiifrliy will prevnll. Thou*-
niMlnol Iniiiilichwlio h tv<* t»**■•* mint-
luir PlnnoM and Orgn »» for ■nttiij' long
will HUY THIN f E kR. Auflcl.
pul I iik iliedemnod, we imve
DOUBLED OUR CONTRACTS with MERS
M. J. CHRISTOPHER & CO.
Wholesale and Retail deale
Fruit and VejehlFs!
nu<l 'Hid lit mi Hoci <»r «*n-
perli In*uriiinofi'Mfr*»m tin Lenillng
Wnkcrn, which w » ithnll offer on onr
«im»l • *»*»y irtwinll incut I'crrai. 'onr-
comm<mInt* thi»*e who wl«b to hay
now,mid hold thflr cotton nntll Inter,
we make thin
Special offer to Piano and Organ
Buyers.
Ca*liPim with Three Mouths Time 1
M
Cheese, Butter, Florida Oranges.
Northern Dressed and Western Live Poultry
FLORIDA EC.G8, ETC.,
No. 32 City Market, : Jacksonville, Fla.
Special attention paid to cousign^. .
of all kinds. Reference: Florida Havings
Bank.
Quotations of the Jacksonville wholesale
market of Fruit*, Produce, Poultry and
Hens per head ..35 to 45c.
Roosters per head 30to40c.
“Springers” to grown 20 to 30c.
Fresh eggs per dozen 20 to 23c.
Peaches per crate 50 to 1 GO
Grapes per pound *5 to 2itc.
Apples per barrel....... 3 00 to 4 00
Snap beans per bushel 150 to 2 00
Tomatoes 1 50 to 2 50
Egg plants per dozen 20 to 35c.
Hpecial attention paid to consignments.
Ail remittances made same day goods sold
M. J. CHRISTOPHER «& CO.,
sept5w Jacksonville, FJa.
SILVERWARE?
For Household Use.
BIRTHDAY !
»e 1 Pianos and Organa at our
Lowest Rock Bottom Ca&h lMcei,
requiring only
$25 CASH DOWN ON A PIANO.
$10 CASH DOWN ON AN ORGAN.
And allowing three months time
themEclvcs unable to complete payment after
the three months will be given furthertirap.
by agreeing to pay our regular Installment
Prices, and complying with our Installment
Terms of payment. Should ttey pay one-half
the amount due at three months, or make a
large cash pa. ment, an equitable price for the
instrument will be arranged. All will be
treat’d fairly, and charged prices In accord
ance with the time required for thcjmrchaie.
All purchasers under this special offer are re
quired to sign oar usual form ot lease con
tract, and furnish references as to their re-
sponslbil’ty. Instruments will do sent on the
usual fifteen days trial, when references arc
given.
LUDDEN & BATES’
SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GA.
j WEDDING PRESENTS !
I Largo stock and Low Prices.
£^-8end for Catalogue.
i WILLIAMS & STEVENS,
I fobH wly Macon. Ga.
j M CON
GIN REPAIR
i
WOHHK
i r PHE only place in Macon where cotton
JL gins arc repaired.
JAME8 T. GANTT, Proprietor.
Planters will bear in mind that their
gins cannot be repaired, even by an expe
rienced workman, at their gin houses as
well as at a shop fitted especially for the
purpose. My prices are guaranteed not to
exceed those of first class work done else
where. And I pay all freight free of
charge within one hundred miles and
half freight within two hundred miles of
Macon, on all work sent me for repairs.
Feeders and Condensers fitted to old gins
without ex ra charge. Address
JAMES T. GANTT,
augl5w8t sun2t MACON, GA.
CAMPBELL & JONES
COTTON FA< ITOR^.
lOO POPLAR STREET. MACON, CEORCIA
JDahlot-* in PLAMX&B8* SUPPLIES Generally
»epl7wedAsnnaw3m
ENGINES, GINS, SAW MILLS, ETC.
JBbSkr.-^
PERKINS BROS.,
DEALERS IN
ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.
The Largest Dealers in the South.
In Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, Saws, Shingle, Lath, Planing and
Matching Machines, Water Wheels, Grist and Flouring Mills, Cane Mill.,
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Lubricators, Saw Gummers, Tanite Emery Wheels, Rubber Hose and Belting,
Brass Goods, Piping and Engine Fittings of all kinds, Machinery Oil, Etc.
•9-Sccond-kAud Machinery at low prices. Look to your Interest and get our prices before buving.
PERKINS BROTHERS,
39 and 41 West Alabama Street, - - ATLANTA; CA.
THE FOSS & PEVEY COTTON CARD.
JN0.M.PEM,' LOWELL
Pr prietor.
sold;,;
Wfttcbaakars. By lull ***• Clrci
free. J. & BlitCK 4 CO.. U PkT*T..X. T_
UPWAHU9 or OIA i nuvoAiiw
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED IN CEORCIA :MILLS
tty Reference, J. F. HA.NSON, Agent Bibb Manufactiiring;C'ompany,'.Macon,Ga.
TALBOTT & SONS,
K iclimond, Va.
^lacon, Ga,
Onr standard Portable Cut oil EiighiC
and Boiler on Skids or lied*?*.
BB&-TKK. the i
j it- jury entirely from among
.tors ami patients.
S. S. PEGRAM,
Manager.
TALBOIT & SONS, *
Macon,
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