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THE Ti LEGRAPH AND MESSENGER: FRIDAY., JUNE 12, 1885.
C!BB l x THE WAR.
Whittle Cuardt, ComnAny D, Tenth Geor
gia Battalion. Major J. E. Rylan-
<ler commanolnu,
The Whittle Guards were organized at
Macon, March 4,1862, and named in honor
of Col. Lewis N. Whittle, who was most
zealous in effecting the organisationof the
company, and to whose patriotio liberality
it was indebted for the presentation of a
■nit of substantial clothes to each member
and a full equipment of tents, besides nu
merous contributions by him to their com
fort while in service in Virginia.
In March, 1662, the company was sent
render as far as can be remembered 9, and
died in the war 0.
If there are any omissions of names of
members, wounds received or service ren
dered, we reqcest any member of the com
pany to forward us the information, A
copy of this issue of '.ho Telkorapii and
Messenger will be forwarded to each sur
viving member, and to the families of the
deceased members of the Whittle Guards.
SCARECROWS.
Their Days of Uaefu'ness Paaoed--An
Ingenious Trick.
New York Times.
Farmers complain that ot late years the
scarecrow has become entirely useless.
to Camp Stephens, new Griffin, Ot, and < There was a time when one scarecrow with
became Company D, Rylaader’a Battalion, a St. Patrick’, hat on an Oshkosh frock
coat would protect a corn field from crows
of average intelligence, but it is no longer
The battalion was ordered to Macon o%
post duty, and required to guard the pris
oners here and perform other service until
ordered to Virginia on December 13,1802.
They joined the army at Fredericksburg
just as the battle at that place had closed.
They were aargaed to Anderson’s Brig-
Hrwvi’a Tiivision. Lnnpatrpflt’-a Pnrnq
ede, Hood’s Division, Longstreet'e Corps,
and underwent many privations in con
stant skirmishing, fighting trad foraging
around Suffolk and Franklin, where they
were detached, in April, 1683. and assigned
to picket duty on James river, below Pe
tersburg, at old Fort Powbattan; then
again around and below Petersburg. Alter
iths they were joined to the main srmy in
April, 1684, Gen. A. R. Wright's brigade,
at Orange Courthouse. They were en-
geged in picket duty when the battle ot
the Wiidetntea commenced and partici
pated in that battle. From thence they
went as skirmishers along the line to
Bpottsylvania Courthouse end participated
with their comrades, the Second Georgia
battalion in til the battles to the close ol
the war. The remnant of the con patty
surrendered with the battalion at Ap
pomattox.
The Maiorof the battalion. J. E Rylan-
der, was born and raised In Macon. The
battalion that beerganiaedborebisnsme.
He was raoitallv wounded at Turkey
Ridse. June 1864. XVhile the battalion
underwent many dangers and very bard
service they were not in the several san
guinary con teat. daring their first year's
service, having been assigned to other im
portant duties. For this reason they were
playfully called by those ot other com
mends, “Highlanders’’ or a “Battalion o(
Highlendere.” After the battle of the
"Wt derne-s they were kept in tbe main
army and, on the meat hotly contested
Helds, wero among the ’ bravest of tbs
brave." Two ot their members were
bayonetted, as will be seen frem tbe fol
lowing roll of members and casualties,
which has been prepared afters longsnd
tedious effort by three of the surviving
members: Wm.J. Moseley, W. W. Rus
sell snd Thor. J. Amason.
efficacious. ,Tbecrows have become iarail-
lar with the appearance ot trampe who
infest all parts ot tbe country, and it is
well underatood in crow circles that the
tramp never carries a gnn, and is there
fore harmless. Tbe scarecrow so closely
resembles tbe tramp that crows fait to di«-
criminate between them, and Imeg'ning
that the tcarecrow 1. merely a contempti
ble tramp 'hey steal com under the very
shadow ol its hat.
It was always a mistake to suppose that
crows conld be lor any length of time
frightened by scarecrows. The scarecrow
was an imitation maD, snd it ought to
have been foreeeen that the crows wonld
some day find that a scarecrow iDespable
ot firing a gnu could do no barm. Tbe
farmers should have appealed to thst fear
orriciKS.
Captain W. L. Jones, cashiered Febru
ary, 1663.
First Lieutenant John H. Woodward,
resigned, 1862.
Second Lieutenant W. R. Busbee, pro
moted to first liemenant, 1861, thence to
captain, 1863, and killed June 22,1861.
Third Lieutenant T. J. Gibson,promoted
second lieutenant, 1862 and first lieuten
ant, 1863, to catitaln, 1861, severely wound-
red June 22, 1861
Ftr.t Sergeaut Yonng Johnson, transfer-
ed. 1663.
Second Sergeant W. W. Russell, elected
LlWIlU UUJjCllllS SI f tf . isu cell, C1CV4CU
third Heutennnt, 1862. promoted second
lieutenant,'.-'.:,and to first lieutenant,1864,
and was in command ol company at the
surrender ot Appomattox.
TbirdSergeamGeo. W. Hartle, died in
M scon in 1862.
Four h Sergeant discharged, 1863.
• Filth Sergeant Richard Wigglns, wound
ed severely In (he arm Jane 22, 1863.
First Corporal J. K. F. Grace, died lince
the wsr.
Second Corporal Sargett Thomas.
Third Corpcral Anderron Cunningham.
Fourth Corporal W. Honnicott, was at
surrender.
means.
James W. AuUraan, appointed corporal,
J503, received bayonet wound In (aoe 16th
of August, 1281, And *a.<at the surrender.
Thomas W. Amason, elected Iblrf lieuten
ant Aptil, 1863, promoted to second Hen-
tenant, 1864, severely wounded in the
bead J tin- 0,1861, anti on provest duty at
at Ametlcns, Ga., at tbe tloae of the war.
— Akerage.diedtn the war. Lewis Barfield.
Joseph Brantiy. Wm, Brantley. John A
Bartiett. Irwto Bartlett. Sam. Benson.
K C. Collins. Tbos. Cunningham, died In
Macon. 1SG2. Joseph Champion, died in
war, 1603. W. O. Crtbb, captured at Deep
Bottom and died In prison. Thomss Cribb.
Hart Cantnb.il. Tuomas Coughlin, cap
tured at Dtcu Bottom. 1’h'l'p Camay.
Jackson Cbombllss, died 1864. Z. D.
Chambliss, appointed corpora! 1882 and
aergeant 1863; wounded 1864. and was at
surrender. James Cunningham, trgna-
feired (row Filly-ninth Gsorst- • dlad
•lUCo me Wit . tttn, Cunningham, trans
ferred from Fifty-ninth Georgia. H. R
Curry, transferred from Thirtieth Georgia;
died alr.ee war. W. N. Cur rev, was at sur
render. M. P Correy, wounded severely in
arm May 21,1881. 0. R Cnrrsy James
Davidson, wounded severely in arm Jane
. S3, 1K4; died tinea the war Joseph II,
ltr&wborn, tinnaterrad to Thirtieth Geor
gia, Dollar. David Fnllbright, mu
sician for battalion. John Fielder, ap
pointed third corporal 1861. Owen
Fnlford. Hosea Groomes, wounded se
verely m thigh May 14, 1864.
B. 1’. Gilbert, appointed flrsitcrgeaot 1863,
recei-ed bayonet wound in breast 16th
Au^u 1.1601, and waa at surrender. Wil
liam Gilbert, Seaborn Gray, taken pris
oner lG’.h August and died in prison. K.
It. Gool lsby, killed 2M Jana, 1861 Need
ham Hasty, woonded severelv in neck
June 23J, 1861. Wm. Hasty. Washington
Hodge, wounded severely In head Jane
224, 1864. W. K. Hollingsworth. W. A
Hutchins. James Hsys R. T. Hollings
worth, wounded in arm Jane 221,1861 and
died in wsr. J. T. Hamlan. J O. Ham-
lan. J. L Hamlan. J. W. Hill, J. T.
Hall, wounded in brad mortal. May 14tb,
1661 Jackaon Hamtrick. Floyd Jones,
died in war. C. E. Jones, died in war.
Oven Johnson, wounded in arm Jane 231,
1661. JonnT. Jordan, wonnded slightly
111 breast and severely tn bip June 224,
1864. J. I- Kitchens, died in hospital at
P. tersburg. James Lewis, severely wound
ed in bead June 224, 1864. Wiley Mon-
criet, tiled U war. John Mullins
at surrender, died since war.
Joel Mizrier. Pinkney Mast-rs. James
M Mn-ev, died In Richmond,Va Wm.J
Mimely,appointed 5hsergeant 1st May.
siM, then appointed sergeant major ol
battalion 1662 and was at surrender, J. J,
Kelson. J H. Kiel, taken prisonsr 16th
August, 1661. and kept nnttl c!o*e ot war.
XV. II. Nowell. David Owens. XVm.Petty.
Tbos. Pottsr, Wm. Proctor,appointed4th
• corporal 1661. Lafayette Pender, appointed
1st sergeant 1682 and killed June 23.1861.
He' ry Pender. W. J. Parker, appointed
aergeant 1605, s-verelv wounded in both
thigh", disabled remainder ot war. John
Parker died at Ricbmoud, Ve R A. Rai
ney tianaterred to59 h Ga. C W. Rainey,
died in »-r. It. J. stainey. appointed cor
poral 1'62, killed Jane 22,1661. W. H.
Rail, V. n| piin'ed sergeant 1863, killed
i*5 h August. 1661. S. L. Ricks. XV. J,
Simmon". W. C. Smith, appointed aer-
ireaui 1 -* 4. j. S. Slocum. El Summer
lin. II. F. Sykes. XVm.Sullivan. Ycnng
Snelly, wounded in loot June 23. 1864,
Bob< rt Bis wart, wounded June 23,1864
farmers should have appealed to that fear
of the supernatural which la inherent In I
all animals. Could they have employed a
ghost to protect their corn ficfde not a
single grain of corn wonld bare been atolen.
The auccesa of Mr. Woodruff's efibrla to
rid his bouse of rats by meant of a ghostly
cst ia alone sufficient to prove that if we
really want lo frighten animals we mnet
lappeai to their fear of the supernatural. I
It is well known that rata an t mice can
not be successfully resisted with traps.
Young rats may occasionally wander into
a trap, but every experienced rat knows a
trap when be ten it and eimpiy langhs at
it. In every borne there are snre to be
two or three leading and Influential rats
who are perfectly lamiliar with traps, and
who warn their younger associates to be
ware of them. The old fashioned spring
trap is dtcidedly popular among rate, for
the leason that they can readily spring it
and afterward carry ofl the cbeeee at their
leisure. As for those ingenious traps de
signed to catch mice alive, they are entire
ly worthlets. A rat who eesa a small box
with a seductive piece of cheese displayed
behi d the iron bars ot an attractive look
ing compartment knows perfectly well
that it is a trap, and ha will refute to en.
tertbeaoorof the box even when it is
decorated with the legend in large plain
letters, “Rats will please enter and turn to
the left. Tbe best of free cheese always
on hand.’’
Mr. Woodtnff having spent ranch mon
ey on traps, and having found that poison
was In vain and that real cats were Isay,
decided to try the experiment of frighten
ing rats by convincing them that the
house waa haunted. He prepared a large
stuffed cst with green glass syes and a fe
rocious and sarcastic smile, and placed
in her interior an slectria light. There
was a largo closet in bis bedroom which
contain.d half a dozen rat holes from
which rats came iortb every night on
foraging expeditions. In the middle of
this closet be placed the cat and connected
her internal light with wires running to a
battery near nis bedside. Having thus
prepared bis feline ghost, Mr. Woods nff
retired to bed end waited for tbe rats. As
seon as the honsa was quiet tbe rats came
out, and when, judging from tbe noise,
there wero at least a dozen in tbe room,
be tnrned on nis electric light Wild I
■qneaks of horror greeted the awfnl ap-
pearat ee ot tbe ghostiy cat, with her glow
ing eyes and shining teeth, snd there was
the rush of many feet as the frightened
rats fled to their holes. Mr. XVoodruff,
chuckling over the success ol his experil
ment, arose and examined the closet
Two rats, who bad tried to enter the same
hole at the same time, and had become
security Jammed, were kicking fiercely,
[while three female rate lay on the floor fn
a mm! awooB. These were soon seized
and committed to ‘he Tasty bathtub, and
the ghostly cat was left to stand canid
over tbe rat boles till daylight.
XV’hat Is still more remarksble. the rats
left tbe homewlthont an hour's delay.
There had previously been, at a low esti
mate, tally 7,000 rats In that house, not to
speak ot swarms ol subsidiary mice.
From the honr wbrn tbe duffed cst'a
electric light began to glow not a rat or a
moose has been seen in Mr. XXfoodmlTs
house. Tbe animals that had laughed at
traps, mocked at real cats and grown fat
on poison, were frightened off the premises
by asingle apparltton ol an apparently an-
11-irnl I- It HI.4 their Mtirti-n have given
me Louie inch tn pnenny reputatior,
that it is safe to prophesy xu5‘*»" » n “
mice will avoid it lor years to come.
The termers should take a hint from
Mr. Woodruffs success. 1( they conld in
vent a scarecrow representing a tramp at
work the crows would be vanquished.
They wonld, ot course, assnma the work
ing tramp to be a supernatural being, snd
tbs terror with which the sight would fill
them would rid tbe whole region ot crows
for at least daring the present season.
Somethin* About tha Mullallr Sock
Quarry near Soart
Sparta I;br= elite.
A day or two since the wriler rode down
the Mnilally rock quarry to see how the
work wsa progressing. Mr. Sam Denning
carried us aronud and showed ns how they
split out huge blocks from the immense
rock. It is perfectly wonderful how they
can split the granite Into any deslrtd thick
ness. To the question as to what waa
thought of the quality of the granite, Mr.
D. replied: “It has been examined by ex-
Jcbn Story, died ia wsr
Stephen Tucker. John A. Tharp, trane-
ferted to the navy. George Teylor, dis
charged nnder writ at kabtat corptu. Cal
vin tbori: as Bertram Tieeereau. H. 11.
Tieadwtl, assistant chaplain. IV. H.
Tucker. Bnfoe Veal. G. H. XValker,
wour.d-l in breast—mortal—May 14,1864
Davit Word,wounded in breast—mortal
—May 14.1861. Jaekaoo Ward, surren
der! a as Appomatt x. James Wiggins.
J P. Wai 'run, transferred to Fifty ntnth
Georg a, died In the war. David tftiloon.
D.wton Weaver. Oecrge Williams, killed
y ay II 1664. Derid Wearer. Will-
ii gi am. XV. H. Watson wounded .light
ly Mo 12, lt6l. also In leg June 22 1864
W. J. Wa k«r. died since the war. G. XV
Yale apt --imed first corporal 1863 Bar-
etlv Yate- died in Richmond, Virgin'.,
>863. John T. Yates. Jamas E Yates.
The roll during tha war. rank sad file,
numbered 123 men. of which there wt
kit ed 0 won-.tied 22. captured 5, died
prisouM died in service 18. resigned
iramtemd -charged 3. cashiered
p: t . ... il« company 23, at u.e
UNBRIDLED ASSURANCE.
The Inner Side of the Raoisnt Alleged
Commercial Convention*
Greenctboro Herald.
For monumental and unbridled assur
ance a recent circular Issued by General
Manager Capital Building General Archi-
tecturer 8brewd Maneaverer H. I. Kimball
receives the premiam.
It will be remembered by some people—
although the matter has pawed almost as
completely from the minds of the masses as
It has from the delegates who were not
crammed for the occasion—that some
where In the dim uncertainty of the past
few weeks a commercial convention was
held in the city of Atlanta. Great results
were predicted tor thin san_e convention.
Atlanta's unapproachable enterprise in se
lecting the h^at of summer, when tbe
New Orleans Exposition held (nil-sway and
business metiers were at a dead halt, for
rids great convention waa the snbject of
flattering comment. It looked like Hying
in the rice of providence* so to spsok, bat
Atlanta did not care. 6he would work
•oooMt oat of it, even if the son bad beat
times as hot end the seasons had been
times as dull.
And so tbe movement went on amid the
burning sun, and tbe flashing of New Or
leans’ wonders, while the meetings held by
Atlanta’s citizeus were tempered by the
persistent punch of the busy little drill
that was working itself toward a hoped
for cooler climate in the bottom of tbe
great artesian well. The citizens were
spurred into eflort as they bad been
spurred an hundred times before; tbe At
lanta Oonititation glistened in columns of
solid nonpareil, and ecitorials of leaded
minion, which showed bow great a thing
tbe affair was to be, and at the bottom of
all the long columns of advantages to be
secured appear* d the name of H. I. Kim*
ball—the great hub, so to epeak, of the
Atlanta wheel—as general manager, with
full power io act ot said convention.
The affair looked gorgeous on paper.
Contribution poured in on contribution, a
$5GC bill was h trifle light as air, and tbe
bst swelled to elepbsutine proportions.
Atlanta promised to do the joyal thing;
$7,000 wero subscribed, snd all the ciele-
f ;ates were expected to do to gain undying
ame was to pay their railroad fare and ho
tel expenses. The convention expenses
wonld be met by Atlanta’s fund, and it
would be another feather in Atlanta's cap
as r. national city. ALd so the days went
out and tbe days come in, and the news of
the great convention flashed all over the
broad land. %
At last the eventful day of the greaTcon-
vintlon came on, and delegates from
North and West poured into the city of
DENVER’S HAUNTED HACK.
plock. We canuot aay hut that the ordi
nary man was dazed at the performance
through wh ch he passed. No sooner bad
his train miffed into the earthed and he
had alighted, travel-stained aud travel-
worn, than the din of innumerable voices
sounded in bis ears, "Delegates will report
at once to room 104, Kimball House, for
information!” "Room 104, Kimball
House, for delegates!” until the average
delegate was amazed, and before he
was aware of It, be was
being borne by the pushing crowd to
"Roym 104, Kimball House!” Arrived
there the splendor of (he surrouadings, to
niff HDA nf Atlanta's! nnt tilt.azna ulmn.4
use one of Atlanta’s pet phrases, almost
paralyzed him. Handsome men, In frock
coats, white ties and high collars, stood
ready to greet him. Gentlemen w ith fierce
mouitacbts—waxed at end—and their
hair parted with geometrical precision
stood in front of him, and to the right and
. ! - . ^ r* ,be ri 8**t and
left of him. How they smiled, and how
daintily they picked u blue ribbon from
the pile lying on the table and pinned it to
the lappel of his coat. "Rooms have been
engaged for you at the Kimball
House,” said the man with
huge whiskers and pa’e blue eyes;
‘ The porter will show you at once to your
apartments,” lisped the m»n with waxed
• *t&* - ‘
moustache and tight-fining waistcoat, and
before the delegate realized fully the fact
that he was in town, he was hurried away
to an elegant Kimball House room, and
was paying therefor at (ho rate of |4.50 per
diem.
And when (he great convention assem
bled at ihs Opera House there was a big
flourish; speeches were made upon grave
questions Involving the present and future
The Gentleman Who Saw the Choate Had
Been Having a Cood Time.
Denver News.
Hack No. 90 has gained an unenviable
notoriety arising from tbe well authenti
cated fact of its being haunted. There is
porno dark mystery surrounding it which
the present owner and driver, Sam Magee,
cannot explain. The supernatural ap
pearances always occur at 2 o’clock in the
norning, and are about as related to a
NewMeporifr by a gentleman who rode in
the hack. His etory is:
"I engaged aback to take me to the
house of some friends on Broadway, where
there was to be a wedding anniversary.
There was nothing particularly noticeable
abont tbe hack or its interior. It was
nicely upholstered and comfortable and
cosy p-s one could desire. Tbe evening was
one of tbe mopt pleasant ones I had ever
spent, and the hours flew quickly. It was
probably 1:30 o’clock in tbe morning when
I was ready to leave. The carriage was
waiting at tbe door and I bade good-by to
my friends and was driven otf. We bad
traveled down for perhaps half a mile
when I felt a cold shudder and an uncom
fortable fear, and became aware of tbe
fact that I was not alone. Saddenly a
bright, unnatural, ghostly sort of a light
filled tbs interhr of tbe vehicle, and,
frezen with horror, I became the witness
of u scene which it curdles my blood even
to ri late. There on the seat opposite was
the form of a beautiful woman bent down
on the seat, and over her, and erasping
her by the throat with one hand and with
sharp-pointed dirk in tbe other, wus a
A SOUTHERN PARDON.
A Story Told by Jaff Davl*' Prlvato Wes-
man whose features were almost demoni
acal with rage. Paralyzed with horror, I
saw him plunge the knife thrice luto her
bosom, aud a crimson flood poured over
the cushions and on the floor of the hack.
A piercing ecre m rent the air, the door of
tbe vehicle was thrown open and the body
of the woman thrown out, the light van
ished and all was still. I sat trembling
in my seat, simrst frozen with fear, and
not daring to move. Before I fairly re-'
covered myself the carriage halte 1 and I
found myself at home.
The gentleman who told the above story
is a well known business man of Denver,
who is known to be of the strictesi; integ
rity and reliability, and whose word is as
good as his bond.
The hack man, upon being interviewed,
at first denied there was any peculiarity
about his hack, but apon being confronted
with the story told by his passenger, re
luctantly admitted tbe fact that his hack
was haunted. He could give no explana
tion of the phenomenon, which he said oc
curred at precisely 2 o'clock every morn
ing.
Philadelphia News.
"I was Jefferson Davis’ private messen
ger from the telegraph offi:e during the
war,” said Jake Semon, of the Virginia
tobacco store, opposite the post-
office. "Every telegram passed through
my hands. I received all the mes
sages from ‘•Uncle Bob’ Lee, Judah P.
Benjamin, 0. 0. Mumminger, and all
those great leaders and many are
the que.tr things I could tell. I’ll give you
one incident. It was a Christmas eve
night, cold and stormy. The otlice was to
close at 10:30. It was close on to that
time when a telegram caiue in from Fred
ericksburg It was from Robert E. Lee,
saying the Confederates had fought on
Marye’s Hill and lost seven guns, hut that
he would retake them ia the morning
‘Go ’long’ said L; *he won’t do it.’
'Yes, he will,’ said the operator: ‘wait till
I ask the rther operator.” Heaid so. and
tbe reply came, ‘You bet,’ and the enthu
siastic operator drammed out ‘Dixie’ over
tbe lice. I was getting retdy to go home,
when the op.rator in charge sa d,‘Stay,
there is au important message coming
for tbe President. It must have an an
swer to-night if tbe office has
to stay open till daylight.’
I grumbled. it was Christmas,
eve, and 1 could bear the little boys in the
street jubilating, and I cculd sea the chil
dren carrying home dolls. You know
what they were—only raw cotton twisted
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ROME AND CHATTANOOOS.
Tha Rlaht of Way Bairs Secured Into the
Heart of the City.
Chattanooga Times.
The citizens of XValker counly hare sub
scribed $15 000 toward building the pro
posed Rome end Chattanooga railroad.
This makes a total of $7J.0C0, the full
amount the company asked to be sub
scribed (o bring the road to the Georgia
line. The entire right of way from Rome
to tbe Tennessee State linn haa now been
secured except a few miles in XValker
county, and the citizens hare given a
heavy bend to secure that. A committee
has been appoh ted to teedre the right nf
way from the Tennessee line to tho Belt
railroad at eome point near t.uoh's cotton
factory. Tbcy are cow negotiating with
the property owners, end several have do
nated the necessary right of way, and
there Is bnt 111 tie doubt that tho entire line
will be aecnrtd without much trouble. The
company, a few days since, made an im
portant purenaee. Several years since a
company was organized to boild the Roma
and Carrollton railroad, they graded the
line from Rome to Cedartown, and were
in a lair way to complete it, when the
pin :<■ < .tine hi d wiry was suspended and
nolhtrg mere was eyer done. Tho Rome
and Chattanooga company have purchased
Ibte fine with tbe ultimata intention
ol extending tbe road to Colnm-
bns. A line now rnna from Colambns to
Gieenvtflp, and there ia but a shot t gap be
tween C. lumbns aud the point named.
np Into shape, I said I wouldn’t m«v at.d
was going, when the expected message
came: ‘ To Hi» Excellency President Jef
ferson Davis—I am going to be shot at 7
in tbe morning for desertion. Pardon me
for tbe sake of my poor wife snd seven
li*tle children. Johx Ryhsb.
“Yon bet I took the message and ran to
old J eft’s house. I saw the bright lights
and heard music. I rang the bell. A lit.
tie adjntantcame out. 'An important mes.
sage tor the president,’ I said. He tooe it,
and brought It back quickly. 'Referred
to Adjt.-Gen. Cooper,’ he bad written on it.
t burst into tears, because I knew old
Cooperwouldn’t pardon the man. Still, I
tnokic amt ran through tue sleet aud cuon
to Cooper's b'.use. An old negro woman
opened the door, which nearly knocked
her down, the wind blew in so. ‘An awfnl
night, marster,’ she said. ’Yes, marmy,’
said I;’let me see the General, quick.'
8be said, ‘I don't know as I kinj he's just
at dinner.’ ‘But this is important,’ I said.
Sbalet me in, and jnst then I saw old Gen.
Cooper, a tall, old man, with long white
hair, going up tbe stairs from tbe dining
room into a group ol vonng ladies. That
was my time. S.>, rushing np.I said: ‘Avery
important message, sir.' Of coarse, the
ladies gathered around, and said: ‘Oh.
what is it?’ Tbe old General read it, and
you should have heard the ladies cry.
They all begged him to let the man go
He didn’t say a word, but wrote on the
back ot thamessage, ’John Ryner Is re
prieved.’ Yon can bet I didn't loie any
time sndlng that message."
■ .MW rn
Reapers and Mowers, Horse Rakes, Grain Cradles
Threshing Machines, Farquhar Separators, Ge; eralHard’
Write for prices.
A. B. FARQUHAR & Co.. fVlacon,Ga
A Physician Expelled.
Chattanooga limes.
Tbe Chattanooga Medical Society met
lau night >ud tbe meeting was one of the
most interesting held for several months.
Some very ugly charges were preferred
agstnst Dr. Kerley, who -eft tbe city sev
er* 1 months since with Dr. L’gbtall, and,
apon motion, he was unanimously ex
pelled from the society.
It is understood that charges were to
have been brought against three members
of the society for violating certain rnles,
did
but tor some reason tiny did not come up.
—Evelyn Jerrold. whoso death is
announced from London, was a grandson
of Douglass Jerrold. aud a versatile writer
himself. Most ol bis life w&s spenc tn
Paris, from which city he penned delight*
‘ ‘ Vfo‘ A
ful letters to the London World and Panch.
ol oar republic, and then came the ban- A Young English drl Becomea a Butio
quet. It waa a viry gorgeous affili,
at least the member from Greeces-
boro, who was present, said It con
sisted of sandwiches and artillery punch;
of cakes and champagne; of tbs
german, and a few et ceteras which must
have run the total cost op to $500.
And the convention adjourned. The
delegates paid their numerous expensed,
hied them baci to their homes, and tbe
atul ira■ Waa It 9 Ufa n-...
hist;
From the Times of India.
A novel anti tmporiug ceremony took pi tee
on April 5, at the XVidyudj a Buddhist col-
HANCOCK COUNTY ORANIT*.
/> icwiir.u, *» , , , 7 - ,
pert* and pronounced the equal of any in
ibe United Sta'es.” He pointed ns to sev
er,! simples of the granite that had been
dressed and exposed to tho weather for
twenty-five years, ard they hadn't the
s'igbtest erpeeronca ol rust or crnmbling
away abont them. Tney show at a glance
the tntieiior quality if tbe ersatte from
thltqaazry. Oar county jail is built ot
tbit atone, most ot tbe stone In our ceme
tery wss tsken Irom this quarry, which
has (uvplied mott ot the Kracite thst bss
been used In and abont Sputa, where da- 1
rshle work baa been desired.
Pointing to a large, two-story gin house
that had been overhauled and fixed up,
Mr. Denning said: ’There is oar hotel. In
which we can comfortably accommodate
ICO boardirs." The working (ores at the
quarry numbers abont sixty laborers. They
have a weil-eqoioped blacksmith shop, aDd
all tbe facUittee for conducing the work of
querrylng end (hipping the granite with
Uffpstch.
Mr. Denning Informed ns tbst they were
k-gretiing finely with their railroad,
■inch they expeced to finish in t lewdere.
[Thiiwnl arable them to tosd the granite
on the cere right el tbe qnerry.
end was— XVas it? No. XX’e wero too
test. No iconer were the delegates safe in
their own domiciles, and had succeeded in
getting the turplns Atlanta dust from ont
their Clothes, than General Manager h, i,
Kimball greets them with a tender bilUt
dou* in which he requests them toforwartt
$3 each to help pay tor the p.liiUr.g. This
was tnc straw. The delegates had unionr-
muii.-g.j stood the strain ot the $4 50
per diem r.te at the KtmbaU. had
paid their way to sod from the convention
end alter Atlanta had sab-cribed $7,600
fortbelr entertainment, $10(10 more was
wanted from the members to p.y for
printing. The delegates had voted that
tbs amount be paid from the fond raised
(or that purpose. Just where that fund
had gone to now remains and must ever
remain a profound mystery. The $3 dues
caps the climax. The Guenesbsro dele
gates have consigned theirs to the waste
basket, aud it Director-General Kimball
wants to leave their names from the book
they say ’ doit,” Do It by all means,
Tney do not mind particular y tbe $3, bat
iu the language ot the immortal Hor
ton “It’s the principle ot ths thing.” At-
ienta proposed to shoulder the expenses
ot tha convention it It was held there,
anti the delegates conld te expected to
give w s their time, their railrcad ex
penses and Ibeir own Individual expenses.
The citizens of Atlanta give $7,000 to the
pm pose. It the rent ot the opera boose
ioriLreedays.theZdccora'lonof the stage,
the banquet and the hiring of the car
riages for an afternoon drive amount!d to
this sum, Atlanta bad better take in her
sign as a plane ot low prices. As small as
our own city is, we could have given the
tame extertaloment and had a lew thou
sand dclLr. left for auotber or ration. HD
Higbnesi, Director Kimball, bos evidently
matle a miscalc .1stion. The Greece dele
gation prefers to remain in oblivion, and
so they neither care tor the $3 pamphlet or
anything eDe connected with the great
National Commercial Convention.
No charge D made for the above notice.
leg. in Colombo, by which a t onng and ac-
eoaptfebed English lady, well known ia
Bombay, formally becime a professed
follower of Lord Buddha. Not long ago a
clergyman Iron England, the lb-v. t’. W.
Lead beater, took the “five precepts" In the
presence of the high priest. Sumangals.
This time it was MDs Mary Flynn who ac
cepted the faith that ia now becoming
fash! inthie among the enlightened classes
in the XYcst.
it waa ft curious eight to see an Eoglish
yonng lady, dreesed In an elegant robe ol
olack silk, sitting tn the midst of a crowd
of yellow-robed Buddhist priests and re
aring the Pansil. The ceremony began
by the high priest examining tbe fair can
didate as to the reaeons that led her to de
sire to see* pt Buddhism as her faith, to
wh!cn MDs Flynn answered thst, after
having studied the various religions sys
tems of the world, she found the Bnddbfst-
lo esoteric philosophy as being most in ac
cordance with her own reason and com
iron sense Olber questions having been
earisfactortly answered by ber, the
high prieet administered to her the "five
precepts," which Mias Flynn promised to
observe.
Tbe ceramonv ended by tbe chanting ot
Ratana Sutta" by all the prieata present,
tieeidrs the large number ot priests, there
were present et the temple where the cere
mony took place many ot the most promi
nent BuddhDts oi Colombo, the captain
and several officers ot tbe screw steamer
Tibre, of the Meaesgerles Maritimes, and
several Em ope.in passengers that bad ar
rived by that vessel.
“Prom all api esrsnees, it teems that
yen have come to stay some time," we re
marked.
“Yet. we have come to itay for a while,
at least. We have paid one yeer'e tease
on the quarry, and have no idea bnt that
we will keep It et least five yean. We are
constantly needing rock for our contracts
snd can find nothing eqael to this, so I
can't tell bow long we will be with yon."
Tho Metars. Denning have gor.eto mnch
expente to develop end open np tbit quar
ry ot valuable atone to tbe pnblic. end
soon will be prepared to (apply a.1 de
mands, loading their care In the yard.
Samples ol tbe gi anile bsve been polished
end will be pieced on exhibition in the
city of Washington acd in other centres.
Iu inpertority over other atone fn general
ase in the coontry it recognized by all ex
perts who have made an examination cl
it. And It will not be long before this fact
becoming generally known will Insure the
development not only of this qnerry bnt
of others in this county ot tbe seme qual
ity to their fullest capacity.
—Dr. Lincoln, of XVaahington, My*
that ex-Pr.aidant Arthur D (offering from
Bright'! disease, which daring the pest
j tar has assumed an aggravated form.
Hew Dsen Is Heap.
Medical Advocate.
Two of Vierordt'e pupils, Montngboff
end Pietbenen, have made the depth of
deep tbe tnbjeol of investigation. They
worked npnn tbe principle that tnedeptn
of sleep Is prcportioral to the at—i gth of
the sensory stimulus neceisary to awtken
the sleeper—'.hat D, :o call f ir oome deci
sive sign of awakened consciousness. At
a sensory stimulus they nude nee of tha
anditory sensation produced by dtoppirg
a lead ball from a given beighL The
strength ot the stimolus wss reckoned, in
accordance with tome recent invetttga-
Ilona of Vlcrordt. as increasing, not
directly as ibe height, bnt te the
0.60 power of the height. Fra per
fectly nealtby man tbe carve which they
give shows thee for the first t.oarth-
elnmberie very light; alter one hoar end
fifteen minutes the depth of sleep Increases
rapidly, end reaches I's muimnm point
at one boor and fo-ty-five mlontet. The
eorvethen falls qn'ckly to about two hours
and fifteen ndnutee end afterward more
grad nelly At about tour boora and thirty
minutes there is a seeoed smell rite,
wtlieh reaches iia maximum at five hoars
end thirty minntee, after which tha curve
again gradually eppmirhea the
until the time ot awakening. Experiments
made apon persona mw perfectly healthy,
" i eome exertion, gives
or alter having made i
curves of a different form.
—Commissioner Fine, the famous
railroad arbitral or, is described ee looking
like e feudal boroo. HU frame Is massive
end engaeatire ot giant strength: hi*
bends ere large; bis great, square shoo 1
dtre are anrmoanud by a bead as mstsire
as tbe 6 "ly. e> " hD ess te foil of watchlall
and guarded lnttiii,
EXCELSIOR
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emedy
JfEVEfVKWN
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TnTft
hundreds who have been
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CO
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It cares ail disease] of
the Kidneys, Bladder,
Urinary Organs, Drop
sy, Orsvel, Diabetes and
Incontinence and reten
tion of mine.
It encourages steep, creates an appetite,
broo» t up tho tystenuaud renewed health U
esuIL
It cores pain lo the aide, back or loins,
general debility, female comolalnu, disturbed
sleep, loss of appetite and Brigbt's < Dense.
SOLID PROOF.
“God lorcth a chesrfal fiver”
Railroad Men.
J Springfield, Mass., April 23, 1883.—"I am rat-1
Uflsd from personal exparisnet and oars that
[i’s [Kidney and Llverj Kemedj will do
I what U claimed for U.’’—Albert Holt,Pay*
xr aster B.&A.R.B.
“Be joat tn all thy actions.”
Tne DrusBlstsa Unit.
Worcester, Sfaxs, April 11, 1183.—"Jly drug*
K , Mr. 1). B. Williams, banded me the beht
ney medicine he knew of. UwasUunt’a
[Kidney and Liver] Remedy, and acted effect*
ually In my case. Am pleased to recommend
.... Main street.
It.”—C. H. Draper, 223
To destroy an enemy make him your friend. 1
Marino Engineers.
VANDERBILT'S HOME LIFE.
How the Richest Man In Xmerloa Looks
After Hla Diet—What He Eate.
New York Cook.
Bines my boyhood,” sold Mr. William
H. Vanderbilt, "I have been accustomed
to plain, wholesome living. To my style
of living and regular habits I ."attribute my
uniformly good health. I have my ilia
and aches like other men, but I am free
from spells of rlckness. I have tried to
think if there was one thing that suited
mv palate more than another. I do hot
believe there is. My appetite, as a rule,
keeps so gcod thst I «*u eat one thing
with quite as much re'i»h as another. I
was brought up on a farm, and I must
confess an honest liking for good rosst
beef and rosst mutton. I do not like
either too well done or too rare, for I be
lieve in either state they are Indigestible.
I want them brown, rich and juicy, and
with them I like to have served potatoes,
white and floury. Above all I desire my
food prepared and served plainly. Grease,
spices and rich-flavored conoiments are
not suited to me, and I do not believe they
are to any person. I have an idea of mv
own in Inis respect and I am convinced It
is correct. It is said that accustoming
one’s self to spiced gravies and relishes
and other things that taste horribly at first
is sin ply tbe cultivation of a vitiated taste.
I have observed tbe absence of dear com*
p extent snd brisht, sparkling eye# in per
sons sccustomed to bigh living. Tbs rosy
color and dear eyes and buoyant spirits of
persons who live plainly, bat well with*),
ooovincss me that the simple, bountiful
way of living is best ”
Cleveland, O., Jans 23, 1383.—“I was troul
bled with weaknes* ot the kidneys. Did not
know the trouble, but couitantly grew worse. 1
Urination was painful and accompanied with
>loo<L Noticing an advertisement of Hunt’s
I Sidney and Liver] Remedy I procured a toot
le. I began Immediately to Improve la many
ways. The second bottle left me without
pains. My apoeilte la now good and I feel re
newed vigor, thanks to Hunt's [Kidney snd
Liver] Remedy.”—William Jooea, Marine Ka«
■inner 288 Hanover street.
L Price (US. Send tor pamphlet olteiUma-l
C. N. CRITT ENTON, C.n.ral Agent, N. Y,
Young M.n!—Read Thl*.
Tbe Voltaic Belt Company, ot M.rahtll
Slieh., offer to send their crlebrat-d K:ec.
tro Voltaic Belt and other Electric Appli
ance] on trial for thirty deye, to men
I yoonc or old).filleted nilh nemo, de
bility, lot. ot vitality end manhocri. and
all kindred troubles. Also for rheam*-
tiem, neuralgta paratyai], and many other
dlieoae*. Complete restoration to health
Tigor end manhood guaranteed, No risk
te incurred 04 thirty day.’ trial D allowed.
Write them at once for ifiaitrated pam
phlet free.
—Thomas F. Bayard, Jr., will take
, Y ale examination u-.j month.
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