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Newspaper Page TextVolume XLI.—No. 39. ALBANY. GA.. SATURDAY. JUNE II. I8S7. Price $2.00 Per Year. POWDER Absolutely Pure. . ThUf'.-r •torm fci van«. \ •‘tarrt l«»f pO lijr,atr*<*i(th »nd tr*«ioinen**f. Morvenwu •miul Iiimi tno .*ni jt+ry kinU*. wd cannot I* •old m ooniy^mion with the multitude of Ion test,abort wct*M, alum or jiowders. Sola only in carta UOTAI. ISA RING POWDER CO„ »0* WALL sTKKKT. MnrMiwlT srr Tow. FOE SALE BY A. STERNE. LOOK OUT ! Compare thU with your Restlessness* a tmenv nomau raukTLtss vakily mcoicimc. ■'•Axcn.ni* 5 ®- ■MM, SA. PHILADELPHIA. As you value health, perhaps life, examine each package and be sure you get the Genuine. See the red Z Trade-Mark and the full title •a frost of Wrapper, and on the aide Use Maludilgnatnreof J. II. Zeilin* Co.. U in the above fee- simile. Remember there is aoother genuine Simmons Liver Regulator. Over 9,000,000 worn during the past six "'are. This marvelous snocuss Is duo— 1st.—To tho superiority of CoraJlne over til other materials, os a stiffener for Corsets. 2nd.—To tho superior quality, shape iml workmanship of ourCoreoU, combined rlth their low price*. Avoid cheap Imitations madoof various rinds of cord. None aro gouuino unless “DR. WARNER'S CORALINE” • printed on inside of steel cover. FOt SALE BY ALL LEADING MERCHANTS. WARNER BROTHERS, tttO Broadway, Mew York City BEAST! Mexican Mustang Liniment EDITORIAL NOTES. The rains bare washed the Tele graph of the Macon dust. A (.a bam a crops are rejioited as bet ter lliaii for many year* at thi# reason. Ex-Vice President Wm. A IThkel- e* U reported to be dying at Malone, X. Y. Evictions have begun afresh in Ire land. Let the I ritii evacuate and come to Georgia. ’ Down about Thomasville Ir Is trea son to say anything detrimental to Abe LeConte pear, or to call it by Its old name. Sand pear. The first Legislature convened un der the*new constitution of Florida ha* adjourned after one of the mod im portant session* in the history of that State. Last year was death’s liarrestyearof great men, and this seems to be its har vest year of journalists. Editor Hale, a leading editor of North Carolina, died on the 2d. The Houston, Texas, Post believer that the largest crop of cotton since 1882 will be made this year. It Ir said that the area planted in cotton is much larger than heretofore. Senator Ingalls, the Republics! Senator of Kansas, now “has no hesi tancy in saving that granting the right of suffrage to the colored people has proven an absolute and unqualified failure.” Tiik Russian# have taken another -tep towards the English po-sessions in Indin. That part of Asia is destined to la-coine t te theatre of a Idoody struggle for English or Russian att- pn macy, Tiie burglar that was shot and capt ured t»v the Marshal of Gainesville at Harmony Grove, last spring, escaped •ir.urday with several other prisoner - routined In the Gainesville jail, Let the jails be strengthened. The yellow fever at Key West is spreading, and if strict quarantine regulations are not enforced at all the "dnts on Uie Gulf and South Atlantic roasts the disease may make the same disastrous rounds that It ilM in 1S7G. This is the same old South that it always was. There are a gootl main new things and a good sprinkling ol new people In It, but It Is the same South, and that nnr adjective that is being applied to it is entirely *uper- llllOIIS. Bins. Cleveland smeared her face with fly ointment and went fishing vytb the President, on Thursday, the first anniversary of their marriage. A dispatch says that she caught five fish, the largest of which weighed sev en pounds. A man who doesn’t know that the war between the States U over, and w ho refuses to adapt his jMditic* to the terms of |»eace, is not fit to lie President of the 1’niteil States. A nd yet Senator Sherman consider* himself a strong presidential proltahility. One lawyer ha* brought thirty-two suits against the Boston and Provi dence Railroad company for damage* u.-laiucd in the Unsay bridge di-aster. The aggregate amount of damage* claimed is $400,000. One such day rarely enmesh) a Georgla lawyer’s life, and in a Southwest Georgia lawyer’s, THOUGHT 11 A CLETEB IDEA. TheDlAM*ntf SteAllHt Batter Ex. plain* Why tie Became m Thiel. I Vraat «lc* The arrest of Theodore IUI»r,tl>e dia mond thief, who, its the guise of a but ler, obtained employment In various wealthy families, and substituted paste for the brilliants iu such jewelry be longing to his employers as be could get access to, has oc.-a*h»ned an un precedented stir In fashionable circles. In every household whose butler has recently been changed, a fear lest the clever scoundrel might have practiced his talents upon the family jewels, ha* sent the anxious owners scurrying to the jewelers for an experte verdict, while not a few representatives or wealth and fashion called yesterday at police headquarters to see if they could recognise Iu the prisoner the features of a former servant. The novelty of the robbery and the slight chances of detection attending It have provoked widespread discussion and engendered a dread lest the homes of the rich become the targets for a host of invaders of the dishonest but ler'* methods. According toUabr's own admission be has been employed in numerous families, ami the supposition Is that lie has practiced bis Ingenious fraud ex tensively. As told before, the detec tion of the thief was due to the merest accident. Mrs. Duncan Cryder, a widely-known society lady, lomerly Ml-s Ghauncey, wished her ear-rings reset and took tlieui to Tiffany’s. “H‘by, these are paste!” exclaimed the clerk upou examining them. “Impossible!” retorted Mrs. Cryder. “They were presents from tuy hus band, who bought them here, together with this, try engagement ring,” and Scratches. Contracted Lumbago, Sprains. Muscle*, Ibiuaultoa. Strains, Eruptions, Burn** Stitches, Hoof Ail, tealds. Stiff Joints, Screw Sting* Baekaeb*. Worms, litre. Balls, Swinaaj* Braise*. Sores, Saddle Galls, B anions, Corag Spavin Cracks. Piles. THIS GOOD OLD STAND-BY •ffomplUbc* for frecjbovljr exactly wh*t Is claimed torn. Onsof tbetcmoiu for the great popularity ol the Must an* liniment U found In Us Universal a»»licab|lltr. ET«7U>dynect* »uch * medlclm*. The Isatfraiaa nseda It In case of accident. The II an »c wife need* It for gcoeralfamUy TNe Cannier needs II for Ms Usnxnsnod Ms men. Tl»* Mechanic needs it always on hte wort The Miner needs It In cose of The Pi*n**r needs tt-eanTwCntonawIthooe It Th* Farmer needs U In Ms bouse, his stable and hit stock yard. The Steamboat man ar the Daatwaa needi It In liberal sapply afloat and ashore. Th* lUrse-tancler nseds It—IS b hbbw Th. H«k,N»rr tt-l. »'U “'* «" thousands of dollars and a wort! of trouble. The Kallread mam needs It and wUl need u m Kmc os Ms life Is a roaad of accidents and dangers. The Rsckwesdsnsa nc*ds It. There Is noth ht« like It a* an rntldotc for tho dangers to life limb and comfort which surround the jdoncer. The Alrrchant needs it about his store amon. his empluyeea. Accidents wlU h*|»ren, and wbc. these come the Nu&tons Liniment Is wonted at one- Keen a Bottle in the II ease. UstbohreUt Keep a Beetle la the Factory. VslmwaOlst. nse In cose of accident oares pain and fc»s of wage- Keep a Bottle Alsrayala the Stable fst «ee srhe* wasted. LADLE Do YoraOws Dying, at lions, With PEERLESS DYES They will dve everything They are soTd lOc. a bocksjcc—to colon, incj n»Te woequal for strength. BrUhtacss. Amount in Pnchacea or Fnafew of color*. or noc-fading qaaUure. They do not crock or ■mat. Tor sale by Lamar,lUnkin A Lamar, Albany, Oa, aprff-dawly Tuorou not so pretentious as tin* “b‘g dailies,” tho Albauy News and ADVKRTi.sr.it U om* of tlie ablest edit ed, cleanest and mo#c readable of all the Georgia newspapere. Its editor* are blessed with clean heart* ami clear head*, and they an* doing good and ef fective work for Albany, for 8outh- we-t Georgia and for the whole State. — t nlhhcrt Liberal. Mn. W. C. GiTXlf,' the talented edi tor of the uprightly Cuthbert Literal, will please accept the acknowledge- menta of the Nkwh and Advertiser for kind mention, with the assurances of full reciprocation. If he will took to the issue of the News and Adver tiser of Sunday, May 22d, he will find “Be right,” which U credited iu the Liberal to the Marlon Com ty Pa triot. - The attention ol our righteous con temporary, the Indianapolis News, winch so often raises it* hands in holy hor:orover deeds of “lawlessness In the South,” is respectfully called to the lawless work of Judge Lynch in the truly loyal State of Indiana, the other day. The Davis brothers were white men, but they were brutes all the same, and were lynched for the same offense that his carried off most of the Negroes that have l teen lynched iu (he Sou'll. IVHi our c deemed In dianapolis eouteiiqtoniry now mount the trl|*od and give us a sermon on lawlessness iu Indiana? After Governor Gordon had fln- isiied liis address at Nashville, th* other day, a large number of ladies were presented to him. “Among these.” aaya a local pai>cr, “was one who is quite a belle in local society for her toatity a* well as her wit hud maidenly accomplishments. Gover nor Gordon chatted in most pleasant conversation for a few moments, then shook hands, in bidding farewell to the ladles, until lie came to the ninc- tcen-year-old beauty, when he put l»er face between his hand* and turned up as pretty a pair of lips ns poets ever dreamed of imprinting thereon the Gubernatorial kl»s. The young lady blushed slightly, but could, of course. Like uo offence. It was truly an net of homage on the pait of greatness to beauty.” EditokO’Bkikn, of l'nited Ireland, reached New York, on Thursday, and nude a speech in the Academy of Music on Thursday night, to a large nut enthusiastic audience. He said he had lieen amaaed at American sym- jiatliv for Ireland, which had lot-n attired to Its utmost depth- by the events of i he last three weeks in C.m- ula. He denounced Lord Laus- lowne in scntl lug terms. lie open -d mi Lausdoutie as follows: “How loes the case stand between us and Laitsdowue t«-<ia.v? Lanadowue has edd everything he could say through he press, and I believe hi* most bi:- er parti-an dare not stand up to-day •Uid say that a single charge we nave made against 1-ansdowne lias been denied by l»lm*clf. We have convicted him of bal ing laid wak« a whole stretdi of country—laying i: bare of men, women and children, in a country where in fifty years not a single capital crime has been commit ted. We hare convicted him of thi* awful crime he has committed rather than abate one lota of rack-reuL We have couvlcted him of that without KHbridge fap- We have convicted and bis own * i lie lady exposed a large solitaire which sparkled upon her finger. “ But. madam,” replied t be clerk, scrutinizing the ring, “that, too, is paste.” Ketercnci* was had to the books of the house, ami it was found that tlie articles had been bought there; that they were diamonds and that Mr. Cryder had |iaid a good round sum for them. Tiffany A Co. became concern ed. A closer examination of tlie jew elry revealed the fact that the setliugs had been tampered with. The work was neatly done, and, in tlie on!.iion ot Tiffany’s expert, indicated lliat practical jeweler has made tlie chauge. The matter was referred to Inspect or By i nes, and when it was learned from Mr. Cryder’s servants that Ilahr, recently discharged butler, hail lK»n»ted of being a skilled jewreler, tlie detectives ran that worthy to the earth amt drew a confession from film. *1 suppose I’ll get five years for this,’ said Hslir, when he stood be fore Clerk Johu McGowen at Essex Market, yesterday, to have his formal examination taken. •What is your business?” asked tlie clerk. 1 am a watch-maker and a diamond setter. I’ve earned as much as $50 a week at It.” Wasn’t that enough to moke you lead an honorable life?” grumbled the clerk. ‘Now, see here, young fellow, it costs money to live in decent society in New York, and $50 wasn’t enough to la»t half a week. Realties, do you think I wanteil to be stuck in a shop all day? Not much! I was out of wm k for several mouths, ami I was for two days without something to eat, w hen *a sudden thought struck me. ‘Why not,* whispered Uie tempt er, ‘engage yourself as a butler with a rich family, and, when my lady goes out for a matinee or ride, substitute paste for ;he diamonds iu her jewelry. It struck me as being a very clever idea. 1 engaged myself with a family in Biooklyu, and while my lady was at Mipuer* I sneaked upstairs and sub stituted paste for her diamonds. It wa* very easy. All I did was to loos en the setting of the jewelry, take out the dlamotid, substitute the paste and squeeze the settiug together again. 1 never remained longer than three weeks at one place. It would take that time to ascertain where the jew elry was lo>‘ated,andas*ooiias I would make the change tlie place wouldn’t know me any more. I’ve been In twenty house* us butler. Did I rob every house I was In? What do you want know for? Isn’t it enough that I plead guilty to two charges?” Tlie complainants in the two eases against Hahr were the two brokers. Duncan Cryder, of No. 35 West Nine teenth street, and C. L. Rath bone, of No. 17 East Sixty-fourth street. Ilahr had been in the employ of both. Mrs. Cryder’s wedding gilt from her hus band, a pair of solitaire diamond ear rings , fell into ilahr*s hands, and af ter he had substituted paste for the di amonds he pawned the diamond’s iu H. I*. Donnelly’s shop, at No. 4^9 Sixth avenue. From Mrs. .Rathbone he stole diamonds worth $700, w hich he sold to Frederick Weigel, a sales man in tlie jewelry store of William Safch, at No. 487 Sixth aveuue. Wei gel was charged with receiving stolen goods. Justice O’Reilly discharged him, but said that he would use liim as a witness against Hahr. The butler iu Edward L. Kuowl- ton’s family, at No. 91 Renxsen street, Brooklyn, read iu the World yester day morning the account of Hshrs arrest. He informed Mr. Knowlton that Ilalir had ouce been In his em ploy. Mr. Knowlton examined bis diamonds and discovered that dia monds had been taken out of mated, a pair of earrings and a pin, a id that pa-te ha i been substituted. The dia- oiouds were worth $500. Though Hahr left Mr. Knowlfcm** employ on October 10th last, the larceny was not iilscoverod and would probably never have been but for Hafir's arrest/ “Did you steal my diamond?” asked Mr. Knowlton of Ualir. “1 did, and I pawned them at Simp son’s,” he answered. Mr. Kuowlton recovered his diiuonds. AN OUNCE OF ACONITE. A Practical Joke wills a Tragic fc tiding. Nashville, Tenu., May 30.—A most remarkable suicide occurred in Burge A Roscoe’s drug store in East Nashville to-night. This afternoon John G. Bernal, an old man, a painter by trade and very tuueh addicted to joking came In the drug store, and going back where George Douelson, a clerk, was putting up medicine, Mid ‘George. 1’iu tired of living. What will kill me?” Douelson, who was measuring acon ite, said: “Here’s something that will killyou mlglity quick; aconite. If you ju drink enough.” “All right,” said Bernal; “get me something to drink it out of.” Douelson poured out an ounce grad ual* full, ami sanl: “All right; here she Is.” He did not notice Bernal, who took it up and drank it. Jltmeloon, looking up a moment later and seeing the empty glass, said: ‘By God! Did you drink that?” ‘Yes,” said Bernal. ‘Then you’ll die.” said Douelson, and !»c rushed off for help. Six or seven physicians were summoned and did all they could, but It was too late. Bernal said he had no idea of killing himself and uo idea that the glass con tained poison. His wife and grown >ons were also called, and were with hint when he died Douelson is much depressed ami claims that he knew the old man was joking, but thought be would not drink the poison after being toj.i what It was. Bernal was abi sixty years old and Ifighlv thought — by everybody—always joking with bis friends and always full of good hi STARVING A SENATOR. GOING TWENTY DATS WITHOUT FOOD OF ANY KIND. ry si a Lssn ml tTwatalngtoss* Kx-Senasor Pomeroy, of Kansa*, is the latest convert to tlie starvation never was any thing like it. The Sena’or kaa always been a high liver, and has eaten more good dinners titan any other man In Washington, except, perhaps, Ben. Perley Poore, lib cook has always been famous, and Mrs. Pomeroy’s table has been the best lu town. No one ever enjoyed good living better than the Senator, and therefore his friends will be surprised to learn lie has gone entirely without food for twenty day*—cot a mouthful of any. thing but the juice of an orange or grape fruit, aud the elixir which a doctor in this city gives. I never felt so well in my life, said the ex-Senator ; when I saw him the other morning. *fl am aifcf* as a squfrref and as proud rite liig cock, and 1 haven’t been bougry, either. The first day or so 1 felt a lit tle huuger, aud several times when I have sat down to carve a roast or something like that for the rest of the folks I have tell like cutting off a good slice for myself, but wlieu 1 say 1 have uot felt auy huuger, 1 utcatt that 1 nave not suffered from the craving ap petite people talk about. I bare slept letter than since I can remember. 1 fall asleep as soon tut my head touches the pillow, aud do not wake till morn ing?” “What are you starving for? 1 “I am 70 years of age. I have never taken a drop of medicine iu my lile till a few weeks ago, when I got all stop ped up in my bronchial tubes an I was troubled with a dreadfu* cough. I went to a homeopathic doctor. I don’t believe in medicine anyliow.aud as he gave as little as auyot»e 1 know 1 •vent to him. He gave me a boulc full, of little pill* marked A and snother bottle full-marked B. He told me to take three of A and the next hour three of B. I took them honestly, but they did uo good, am! It occurred to me that it could uot }KissibJy do any good to put a little medicine Into the stomach on top of a big dinner. Ou an empty stomach It might do some good. 1 had beard ot this starvation fellow aud went down to talk with him. I was impressed with the conversation and commenced fast twenty . days ago. Now 1 am better than I have jbeutt, for -ears. My weight has been reducial rum 234 to 207 pounds. I was weighed the first day and every subsequent day except Sunday since I began. The second day I weighed 229 pound*, tlie third 220, the fourth 225, the filth 221: then 220, 219, 218. 217, 216, 215, 215}^, 214, 211,209, and to-day 207. ~ TIIE DOCTOR'S great discovery. “This doctor lias a wonderful dis covery. I have taken a spoonful of Ids liquid three times a day, and I know it has sustained tue, for 1 tried several tiroes to get along without and could uot tlo so. It is pleasant to the taste, and 1 tlo not believe It is iu any way harmful.” Tlie discoverer of tills mysterious mixture ha* an office near the Kbbitt House, ami when I asked him for an interview he said he had nothing to conceal. Well, then,” I exclaimed, “what is the drug you give your patients? What is the stuff made of?” “That I cannot tell you,” he replied. M have discovered a drug which must revolutionize our medical -practice. 1 will keep Its elements a secret till It is recognized by the profession, which sends at It and pronounces me au iin- »o*tor. When tlie profession is wili ng to give it a fair trial and it Is de- mo»str..ted to possess the projterUes which I claim for it, theu will I give the secret of Its cotn|>o*ition to the world. I am content to wait, how ever. I have a number of patients who are trying it aud tuy success with them Is extremely gratifying. Of course it Is uot absolutely certain iu its results. If k were I should claim omnipotence in medicine, but in every case lu tvich it has been fairly tried it has met my expectations.” ‘•'Hie doctors say it 1* a preparation of cot o t—a form of cocaine?” “It is nothing of tlie kind. There !* no trace of cocoa in it, and I do uot claim that it lias of itself curative prop erties. AU 1 claim for it now is that the use of a smalt quantity in regular doses enables tue to control tiie nerves ot the stomach oo'that there will be no desire for food, aud at the same time maintain the strength of tttc patient while lie is under treatment for what ever disease he may suffer from. It is not a medicine. It is not a stimulant, it b simply a nutrient. It sustains life while oilier curative agencies are at work.” THE FOUNTAIN OF LITE TURNED ON. “What is your theory?” “Mr theory b perfectly simple.' Ir cannot be questioned. I believe, aa all civilized men tlo, that the source of all disease lies in the impurities of the blood. When Hie blood is perfectly pure the body 1* perfectly healthy— disease cannot exist. Tlie next axiom ts that It is impossible to entirely pu rify the blood while the stomach L re ceiving food which fumbbe* impuri ties. To suspend tlie functions ot t te stomach, to enable him who is suffer ing with disease to live ai)l receive treatment without food, simplifies tlie problem aud enables the curative agencies free and perfect action. My uutrietit does that. It takes the plage of food for a time, while other reme dies are being applied, and thus the most obstinate case will yield to the treatment readily.” “How long will It sustain life? How long can a man go without food by taking your nutritive?” “It depends upon the physical co di- tion of the patient. 1 do not recom mend It as a permanent substitute for food nor would i admlubter it to a person wbo b weak and wasted. One must have a constitution of average strength to work upon—a reserve force that may be employed while the cure is going on. I recommend It especial ly In chronic cases of rheumatism, dia betes, scrafula, asthma, and other dis eases which are directly traceable to impure blood; but, as I have laid, standard remedies most be use l to ac complish the core while my nutrient sustains life. “How long have you known of It?” “I discovered It In 1882 while I was a student in California. 1 have used it successfully for two or three years in Sharon, Pa., where 1 first hung out my shingle, and here In Washington, although 1 have patients in Chicago, St. Paul. New York and elsewhere.” OF COURSE CHICAGO 19 ON THE LIST. AVhat patients have you in Chi cago ?” “It L* scarcely professional to men tion my patient* by name for publica tion, hut I am at liberty to refer *o Mr. Frederick E. Brown of the firm of Shield* «fc Brown, 78 and 80 Lake street, lu St. Paul 1 am treating the keep It down. Ot count I back to hearty eating at < become fleshy again, as the san —goes t will MISS WINSTON'S LUCK. sequence will follow the same cause; 1 hn» — itt-tx fttVI nnimiU ••in r».nmvn but a man of 200 pounds can remove the surplus of 100 in thirty days, and keep it remeved. If he will take tor treatment and n<* gnrutandize again.” now MRS. GREEN 8 RACK FARKD. I went to see some of the people to whom (hr doctor t.*femed. A Trrnmrj lloitrding others he a«ked me t«» see Gen. Green B. Baum, of Illinois, whom lie thought would condemn him and his treatment. Tlie doctor’s story wa* that be "bad been called to treat Mrs. Katun, who was considered a chronic invalid, and bad been confined to Iter bed lor mon than a year. She bail litile strength, and he attempted to treat her with many misgivings. She fasted fifteen days, during which time she suffered dreadfully ami purged herself of enor mous quantities of Idle. Then she be came salivated, and attributed it to the nutrient, which she claimed contained mercury. The doctor, to con vice her Waahjfupoa Special to the Chicago Mail The young lady clerk in the Treas- ury-wbo recently made the gratifying discovery that a small farm urar Bir mingham, Ala., which her family loug owned, and supposed to be next to worthless, i* worth enough to make her independent, b something of beauty ami wlU well become the sta tion to which her wealth will entitle tier. In person she is tall aud It did not, drank the coutenta of a large bottle of bb mixture, wfth no evil effects. The treatment was so*, penned juh! the doctor was discharged, supposing that Gen. and Mn. Raum would condemn him and hb treatment, but the General tells me they do not. He aaya that he believes the doctor’s treatment did Mn. Raum a great deal of good, for she Is much better now Is able to be out for the first time In eighteen months. He aaysthqfdec- tor has a wonderful remedy, m thing. of the utmost importance, that he dfd not dtagniiizc the case of Mn. Raum correctly or skillfully. Somethlug was wrong about it. he would not pretend to say what, bat the result was beneficial. Tlie doctor say* that the trouble was that Mn. Itauui'e system was saturated with drugs, and as «ooo as site comm need to fast their effect was noticediu a powerful ami distressing in miner. 1UE STRANGE CASK OF COL. LEVY. Tlie case of Col. Levy of the Post Office Department 1*, a« tlie doctor aaya, a very reuiarkpble one. The Colonel was very oltesd. He weighed over 300 pound* anil sutured disi ingly from the asthma. For , he ha* been * unable- te • sleep lying down, but always main tained a bitting |M>siiirc. He has uot been able to take exercise^either, but has always ridden wherever he had to go. He commenced- till •star vation treatment two months ago. For sixty days lie has taken no food what ever. During thi* time he lias Host eighty {iouihIs of fiesh,'.aud Id* asthma is entirely gone. lie not only sleep* naturally ami eujoy* such rust as lie hi* not known for y«\.T-, but hi* strength has increased with food so ihat he now walks to and Innn the depart ment night aud morning, something he lias never done before. He takes a teas|>oouful of the nti'rlent tlitee times a day, drinks water aud milk, eat* oranges aud grapes, being careful not to swallow any o£.Jlie seed or pulp, and says that He sutlers no hunger whatever. For’the first two or three days lie craved food, but soon lo.-t his appetite entirely ami feel* better in every way than he ha* for year* be fore. Tlie regular practitioners in town, of course, say that the doctor ! * au im postor ami Id* nutrient a fraud. One 3 pilar physician with whom t talked d that lie was willing to admit that tiie nutrient was an important dbcuv- ery, and one which would be recog nized soon, but the doctor was not a regular graduate and should not be allowed to practice. He said that lie bail spent but ‘wo years in study at an electric school in San Francisco, it is worth watching, however, aud 11 the regular physician* here would drop tkeit etiquette and make a thorough eramJnaifOM of the subject it would a! least demonstrate how much humbug there is In it, and how much merit. KILLED BY BIS OYN HAND. AKaab of a Vonog Man. wife of tlie publisher of a newspaper. In New York I hare a patient in the family of one ot the most prominent bankers, also an actress who is well m. and members of the family of late Gen. Hancock. Here iu Washington I can refer yon to the family of Justice Wood of the Su- preme Coon; to the family of George W. Moony penny, formerly Commis sioner of Indian Affairs; to General Colston, formerly of the Egyptian army and now employed in the offic • of the Surgeon General of the Herman Schimmelfenniug, a young clerk iu the Pension Office,accidentally shot and killed himself aboat midnight last night, at the house of Mrs. Dough ty, 1007 Thirteenth street northwest. Schiiumelfemiing had been calling on one of tlie young ladies in Mrs. Doughty’s house and was preparing to leave. As he put ou his overcoat something'iu tlie pocket of itattraded the attention of the girl, and finding that it was a pistol, site upbraided him forcarryiug so dangerous a weapon. ‘Why, it’s not loaded,” he said, laughing. “An anluaded pistol can do no harm.” and to reassure the frightened girl, lie placed the pi»iol to hi* mouth-ifnil pulled the trigger*. The result was a loud report, a scream from the young fadr aim the next momeut Schimmalfetiuing fell headlong on the door with a bullet lodged in Ills brain. Mrs. Doughty’s house was man up roar h» atnoment. Tlie lady, herself, attracted by the shot, ru»lied immed iately to.tiie room just in time to meet 1 gentlemen who laid come in achlmmellmml..,; was bleeding freely ami was uucon scious, but, as be still breath.- !, he was picked up ami laid on the sofa. Drs.^Ford, Thompson ^and Fry wi*re ball had pierced bis brain and about 2 o’clock this morning he expired with out having uttered a word after the fatal shot. Tlie peculiarity of tlie accident gave rise to the belief thatticliiraineireuiiing had committed suicide intentionally, but thi* doe* not see:u to have Ik/i the case, and he evidently believed that the pistol was not loaded when he pulled the trigger. His mother and sister, with' whom he resided at No. 1909 X street, uorth- west, and who were summoned im mediately after the accident occurred, stated that he was in the best of spir its on leaving home, while Ids .con duct at Mrs. Doughty’s was bright and cheerful. He was 27 years of ago’ ami' much respected among bis acquaintance*. ful. Her features could hardly called either regular or classic, yet with lier clear white aud pluk plexkm, her thick, raven-black hair, gml a pair of splendid black eyes, they would certainly admit her to a con spicuous place among the far-famed, dark-eyed Southern came to Washington late Inthe ’70s, iu company with* * ' bier mother’s' 9 ’ died ■on means; but not enough to enable them to move in a circle to which they had evidently been accustomed in the South! The aunt secured a plaee in ■>•*• '1 the Bureau of Printing and Eugrav- <r *»* Dig. ud If ter ou "*«” wm Rircn a place as a money counter in the o*Boe of the Treasurer. Her si $900 a year at first, but was gradually advanced ftrom thne to time until it wa* $ 1,400, when the happy discovery wa* made recently that she was heir ess to a property supposed to be worth uearly $2,000,000. Her earning, to gether with the income from their other property in tlie South—all that wa* heretofore supposed to be valuable —enabled mother and daughter to live comfortably and they always moved in tl»« better, though not, of course, tiie ultra fashionable circles of society. Three years ago this summer the pre*ent heiress, men the pretty Treas ury clerk, met Mr. Frank MacArthur at a boarding house on Fourteenth street, near K, iu whic < die family had recently taken rooms. The house, if nut iu the fashionable quarter, was certainly well up lu the realm of emi nent res|»ecuibility. There were lots of youug men aud maidens id tlie neighborhood who were combining their lives and foi tune* -for better or for worse until death did iheiu part, 1 ami |»erliap* this may have Inclined them to think seriously of a future ar- raiigt-meut of tiie kind .nw themselves, or perhaps it may have happened just a* other intense likings of the kind com** about. Possibly ilieir landlady may have taken a sly iaiere-t to their welfare, a* Washington landladies fre quently do. Anyway It mkwi came about, that toting MacArthur seated next lo Mi** “Ruse” at tiie table, ami lu a •‘hurt space of time they were much seeu together at the theatre and at social gatherings. MacArthur hailed front Wisconsin and was a sou of tlie ex-Judge of tlie Supreme Court of die district. He li.nl begun years before as a clerk in the Interior Department, ami bad risen to be Judge of tiie interference Division of the Patent Office, a very liouorable position, but uot very lu crative. His constant study and long fanilliarltjf with interferences did not permit him to allow anything to inter fere with his love-making, and it came to Ik generally understood that he and tlie dark-eyed Rose were engaged.* '11 in went on, bnt still they were not married. Nobody knew why, but the gossips, of whom there are legion in the capital, speculated long and deep ly n- to the reason. Their wire con clusion in ino^t ipstHuce* was that both were a ui hit ions, and for that reason were uu willing to unite their fortunes until their prospects could be sliapsd that they could have a Lome to suit them*' Be~that a* it may,.they- re mained single, and shortly after Mr. Clevelaml was inaugurated young MacArthur resigned, went to New York and formed a partnership for tlie practice of patent law. His abilities had already won him recognition and were beginning to bring him a satis factory income when the great good fortnue lie fell his bride expectant. List Sat unlay the following modest uoti>v ap|«ared in the Washington Sarah Winston and Mr. Frank MncArtliiir were married yesterday afternoon at tlie resideuce of Mr. T. W. Neil), on P. Street northwest. The bride is a granddaughter of tiie late Governor Winston, of Alabama, and tint groom Is a son of Judge Arthur Mar Arthur. Tue bride aud groom have many friends iu Washington who heartily wish them long lile and happiness, but there are doubtless many youug men hereabout- who heartily wish they had made better use of their opportunities in tho days when it wasn’t knowu or suspected that “Rose” Winston was hciiess to tlie best paying land in the Statu of Alabama. The following, clipped change, will be found w and remembering, should early-lay down rules for bis condn ,t through life, and lirflfo to them with such a variation as the ex igency of any emergency may demand: 1. Keep good company or’ none. Never be idle. 2. If your haniis are not usefully employed, attend to tlie cultivation of your mind. 3. Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets. 4. When ynu speak to a person look him In the face.* 5. Good company and conversation are the very sluews of virtue. 6. Good character is above all things else. 7. Ever lire (misfortunes excepted) With your income. 8. Make uo haste to he rich if you would prosper. 9. Never play me of chance. 10. Earn 11. Never see a way to get 12. Never borrow If you can possi bly avoid it. 13. Do not marry until yon are able to support a wife. 14. Be just before yon are generous. 15. Be temperate In all things. 16. Save BB tDISH’S TEN STRIKE. The Rillhn.DUlMr Invention la Spoiled kf a Great UreeOj Flah- Froiu the Chicago Tribune. Old Ike Bradish was an Inveterate fisherman, ::ml if he had had any scien tific educiitiou be Would lave been an mviMitor ami made Ids mark - though for that matter he always mode bis mark anyhow. Ami while sitting in liis boat, watching (lie sportive bob ami silently munching hi* favorite brand ol plug tobacco, liis busy brain teemed with enterprises of gigantic prt itortious. He bad always hail it in mind to astouUh the world with some wonderful production of his genius, for which his unutterable price was to be $1,000,000. For a time he had en deavored to interest Mrs. Bradish to bis plans, but that matter-of-fact wo man was somewhat sceptical of her lnis s and’s abilities, and would usually respond to bis glowiug prognostica tions with more or less pointed refer ence to splitting wood or other humil iating chores aboat the bouse. Oh I Ike had attended a philosophi cal lecture somewhere, at which the professor had held up tube filled with water with tlie top. So long as the thumb was kept in (dace the water remained In the tube, though tlie lower end of the tube was open. Upon this principle old Ike had endeavored to perfect a pump which would raise Iu own wa ter, and devoted weeks to its perfec tion. At last iLJvas aU complete; the column of water was retained in the pijte, and tlie old fellow's heart beat a regular gallow as he turned the faucet In anticipation of a constantly-flowing well. But, instead of the water rush ing out of the faucet, the air rushed in and the inventor’s hopes sank with the water Into the wash-tub. A turbine water wheel that was to be driven by the water it pumped lirored another miserable failure, ami for nearly a year the old man was in tlie dumps. At last, however^ he struck his gait, ne had observed that the sports who to fish demurred at the cost of boat-hire, ami be reasoned that nobody conla enjoy a day’s fishing when they all the time reminded teet bigb, and when nearly a mile from shore old Ike took up a position, wet his Spt from a bottle of cold tea, took a fresh cheiv. spit on his bait, and cast In. For fifteen minutes he laugh ed as though hi- heart would break, oot caring a copper whether he ever caught a fish or not. The thing was a success, and he needn't ever do a day’s work again. But at that moment be got a bite! And U seemed as though it must be a whale. He was drawn forward by the struggle of the fish and the sitting ft fell from u * ’* The Slayer of Sixteen Men. pole f Luckily some boys in a small boat, attracted by the strange spectacle of a man sitting serenely fishing In 30 feet of water, nearly a mile were bearing down on the spot, and happily were just in time. They seized bold of tlie two lone extension legs that had been gyrating in the air for some moments, and at last found •W like at the end of them. He QUICK COURISHIPS. Xew York News. A young man at a church bazar button-holed ty a lady; she would not let him go until he bought some thing. .He looked at her stall, which contained fancy work of various kinds. Why,” he said, “I see nothing here that would be of the least use to me, a dor, except yourself. The rest would be dear to me at any price. 1 I will be cheap enough,” she said ooaxlngly. “If you could be dear enough, perhaps ” “Oh, come! you are just the person I want,” taking him by the arm. She sold him one article after another, keeping up an agreeable conversation the while, and before all was don e he bad purchased everything on the suit. Then, at set tling up, there was something said about discount. “I can not return any money,” she said blushlug, “bnt It yon think me delr enough, there’s mamma, she may give you my hand. 1 The bargain was accordingly con cluded. An eminent doctor, who bad saved the life of a lady, a personal friend, was asked his charge. He said be gen erally allowed his patient friends to remunerate him as they thought be fitting. “But don’t you often get dis appointed ou-these terms?” she in quired. “I may say never.” “As are so easily pleased, here,” aud playfully gave him her empty band, while inthe other was concealed a check for a handsome sum. “Mow easily I could have taken you in!” she added producing the check. “But you have only succeeded In drawing me out,” he said, declining to relin quish he band; “don't insult me with a check;-I am most generously re warded.” Perhaps she understood the doctor's difficulty, and wished to help him out ot It; at any rate the giving of her hand led him to offer bia heart. A lady with a fine figure bavinj taken a fancy to a valuable ring whicl ■be saw ticketed In a shop window, weat inside to examine it. “It is ex* ceedingly lovely; I wish It v mlnejT she said, on satisfying herself: “what small figure could tempt you?” “No oilier figure than the figure be fore me,” be said, giving her an ad miring look at the same time; “ills exceedingly lovely. 1 wish—I could tempt you with the ring.” “I think I'll take it,” she said, laying down the money amid blushes. Of eourse he accepted the money; but, gettiug her address, he made such good use of the lilac tlie next ring that she got was given by him in chnreh. A lady In a railway train kept look ing out of the window, with her bead forward, until she remembered that the gentleman opposite might possibly object. “Do I eat off the view?” she asked. “Merely of all I do not wish to see!” he replied, gallantly. The ice having been :hns broken, they entered Into conversation, fonnd that they were to get out at the same station and kuew each other’s friends. Tlie rest was plain sailing into what somebody calls the “matrimonial heaven.” “Are you married yet, Kitty?” said a sailor, after meeting an old acquain tance after returning from a long voy age. “No that somebody has never come.” “Ah, then, I have brought him, after a deal of bother,” be said, throwing his arms arouud her, and the matter was there and then settled. SENSATION IN A1LANTA. interview With Sir- Phelan— Finny Atlantlau* Caught mm the margins. Savannah New* Special. Atlanta, Ga., June 4.—It was an nounced on the streets this afternoon that S. H. Phelan had failed, and the announcement produced a sensation in Cite business circles. The liabilities are about $300,000 and the assets are practically nil. His fail ore carries down the Atlanta Produce and Cotton Exchange, of which he was head, and branch exchanges In Charlotte, Bir mingham, Montgomery, Selma and Savannah. Mr. Phelan was seen to night by your correspondent at his office. He was very much depressed but full of nerve and pluck. He said: Mv failure Is complete. 1 otre about $300,000 I have nothing on hand with which to pay it. 1 simply paid oat every dollar ( had, hoping that the market would turn and that I could recoup my losses. When my money was gone, and not until then, I closed my business.” “When did yon know you had failed?” was asked. “Yester day rooming I received a telegram from Henry Henltx. of New York, who had often backed me for any amount within reason. I found three days ago that 1 would need about $29,000, and wrote him for it. He tele graphed me that he could not advance - I received this dispatch Friday night, and on Saturday rooming I knew 1 roust give up. I had mort gaged my property in order to carry on the business, and had no resources. WHERE THE HONEY WENT. “Where dkl you makeyour losses?” asked the reporter. We lost $30,000 in pork about three months ago. Then we lost $38,000; then $12,000 in cotton. In two mouths we liave paid out nearly $300,000. We paid out losses right along, and might have weathered even this storm had it not been that the coffee market took an upward rise and hit us heavilv. A11 “* ” “ * * exhausted what SbL combined, simply * * * the ‘ last five or six years.” « - “You have been very successful In Atlanta,” remarked the reporter. “Extremely so. I c*me here with af Trxai, Psf* Gtlhaa a Vl»l«—A liHrliallic Uraih. Wool the New York Mail so*t Expna*. A well dre*«wd man walked into one of the fashiouabie uptown hotels last Tuesday, lie carried in large rall-e, which he refused to band over to any of tlie waiting ball boys. Wh<*n be reached the desk he put tlie valise between bis leg* and registered as Edward Smith, of Coreda Springs, Tex. Although the clerk had no idea who Mr. Smith was, hi* appearance commanded iwjwf, and he was once shown into a hamlsome apart ment overlooking Fifth avenue. There was nothing about the stranger*# dress to tell that became from the Lone Star State. Ills hair was of conventional length. He wore a high ailk hat. His doilies were of fashionable make, aud he wore gloves; yet every one turned co look at liim. * He was tall, apparently 45 real* okl, with a griz zled mousttrbe and iron gray hair. There was no color In Ills bronzed face. Ilia light blue eyes, however, were Ills roost remarkable feature. They were restless aud piercing to a singular de gree. His face was oue that could not easily be forgotteu. Yet lu owner re mained at the hotel until yesterday without being known.' Jus 1 before lie teft for Texas ia*L evening lie was rec- ogulxcd by a man who lived iu the Southwest for years, who gave Mall and Express reporter the fo lowing remarkab’e facts: fie Is known in Texas aa Ed Smltl^ alias Faro Ed. whose career lias hern marked by a trail of blood Xocning 1* known or his early history t but it i* #u|»po*ed, from Id*gentleman ly iiuuiner* amt cultivated way ol speaking, that lie ladouged to a good family, aud change : Id* name becaus* of some youthful trouble. He killed lit* first man in Denver nearly tw*eiity years ago. One day, a tali, green looking youth, evidently a tenderfoot, hat town atul rrgi the United State* Hotel, lie placed a hag of gold in tlie liotel safe and at once became au object of interest to all the gamblers in towu. For some time lie could uot be induced to play card*. At last, however, he was ilecoyed Into Jim Moon’s saloon, and when he left tlie faro table lie hail parted avitli Id* la*r cent. The next day the hotel clerk, learning of Id* losses, asked him to pay Id* bill. t*hi* lie could uot do lie wa* therefore ordered to leave. While he was ivautieriug through the streets, lie saw tlie gambler who had Ids money, eating au expensive dinner and drinking wine in the highest- priced restaurant In Denver. After a moment’* hesitation, he went iu and told tlie gambler lhot he was hungry a d penniless,and asked for a $1 out of the thon-andu he had lost. The gambler laughed at him. Smith, for tlie tenderfoot, was the now fa mous gambler, looked tlie man iu the face and said: “If 1 can’t eat. I swear, sir, you shan’t.” Promptly drawing a revolver he ealinly shot, the gambler through the heart. There Spring Opening AT- irganizrd police force lu Drn- , but Smith walked to t* ‘ ** at once and gave himself lip. shooting excited lunch interest, am' South would have been released Im mediately had tiie gambler* hot liefer- mined to ha* g him. One uighf Smith’s cell door was opened. He was told that he would flml a horse waiting at the gate, and lie bad better make hi* w av out of Colorado as fast as possible. When hi* escape was made public the gambler* were furious, anil Bill Ste reo*, who had been the partner of tlie uiunlered gambler, swore he would kill Smith It lu- had to wait ten year*. Smith next came into public uoticr two year* later In Austin, Tex. He had evidently made rood use of fd» time, for when be arrived there lie had a large sum of money with him. He took a prominent part fu'several snoot ing affairs, and soon became recog nized ns a man of desperate courage, w ho never drew a pistol unless he meant to shoot, and was wont to draw very small provocation. He formed * a partnership with Beu Thompson, wbo was shot e few year* ago iu Jock Harris* theatre, in San An tonio, aud together they opened a faro bank. They made money fa-1 until one uigfit two men weie killed In tlielr place, and tliey were obliged to dose for awhile. They never entire! dii'Mlrol partnership, however, and i lasted until Ben Thompson’s death. Seven year* after Smith left Denver he wa* obliged to go to Houston, Tex., ou business. While walking across tiie plaza In front of the taarket he came face to face with Bill zfteveus. Though seven year* had changed tlicni both.they recognized each other at once and, without speaking,they drew their weapon*. They were only tweutv feet apart when tlie duel began. Tbeii pistol* were discharged almost simul taneously, hut neither man fell. Again and again tliey final, and at each -hot advanced. When tliey were ao near that they could almost touch each other, both men fell. The crowd which had gathered about the corner* of the pliiza thought they were Imth dead, and were about to advance, when tliey s*w the dnel was not over. Tlie pl-tol* of Imth men wcreeni|»ty. After several attempt#.-tfteven* got on Ms hand* and knee*, and wa# crawling to ward Smith with a long knife lie bad drawn from hi* belt to give him a last blow, when »■ initli saw hi* intention. He wa# unable to move, but as Ste ven* raised hi* arm tortile death blow, he struck him on the head with the butt of his pi-to). They fell over each other aud lay lu a heap for several minute*. Then Smith drew a car tridge from hi* belt,and wi*h Ids teeth got It into Id* pistol. Just as Stevens wa* regaining hi* consciousness .Smith shot him through tiie head. Every shot hail taken effect. Smith hail six bullets in liis Iwdy. lie recovered, however, and was trial far murder. The jury acquitted him on the •nmnd of self-siefense. When Smith recover ed sufficiently to travel he returned to Austin, lie was welcomed home a* a The horse* were taken from hi* carriage and lie wo# dragged In tri umph by tiie people to id* home. For the past few years Smith !* not known to have killed atirone, hut the p ople in the S»wuhwe*t have a great respect C.M.Shackelford & Cos. 1' E ABE .VOIV RECEIVISa OtIR STOCK OF SPRING GOODS; CONSISTING OF A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF Calicos, Lawns. Checks, Cottonadcs, ftcersuckers. Laces And everything else kept In Dry Geods. Also a magnificent line of Women and Men’s Straw Hats ! Straw Hats!! A Big lot of the CHEAPEST oml BEST SHOES ever offered tor sale east of Fliut River. We keep any tiling else the Fanner wants, and will sell at rock, bottom prices. Always stop and see C. M. Shackelford A Co., MAStAMJttKY. THE SALAMANDER. Faria Jib Enemy at Fire. Alteyrtl HOME STATISTICS OP SUICIDE. > Feature* at the Crime lu the Cnltrd Slate* Brought out by Study. Some noteworthy statistics have been publDbrd by the Chroolcle, an insur ance newspaper, giving the result of *t. Lonl* Kci nbllran. “The recently published di-|Mtrhe- from New York In n-Mnl t«.n .. ^ krpt rm] , w „ h nv »\ HUnnumir, „„ rrry ,*»4n« to! Ft .„ 18 SJ. mh hi" In tl* r »«««■» tbrj have aud habit* of these little animal*,” *ald • |„ | ocm | newspaper# throughout a well-known gentleman of thi* city who is considered an authority- on na tural history in all Its branches. “But tim*e show that the ancient supersti tion* lu regard to tlie poisonon# quail- tieiof the reptile are still held by many Intelligent people.” “1 there no tru:h then lu three tradi tions?” asked the reporter. “Tin*re L* not tlie slightest danger,” lie replied “of any serious result* front the MlauiaiMler’s hlte.ar.il as to iu IMiisonfng the atmosphere ami tlie wa ter through which It mores, that 1* nil ruhbl#li. There are some eighteen or twenty varltles of tlie salamander in tiie world, and over half of these are found In the United Scttrs, those that live ou land being conunoniy known os tlie ground puppy, and those that live In the wafer a# wa*er dog*. Onlr row, however, tlie Sa ? amaiHlra Macul- was known to the aurietit#, and thi* is the variety which for ages was considered tiie uu*t deadly of all re|»- tiles.” “But wh-t cotiid have given rise ft* this belief?” Their bodies are covered with warty glamL. which secret a milky fluid of a glutinous ami acrid nature, like that of the toad, which appear to he a destructive agent to small animal* like Utile frog* aud birda, but I* not liable of affecting the larger animals. Till* (tower U tlie only foundation for tlie ancient superstition*. The Roman* looked upon It with horror a* most drain ctive, aud considered it as tleailly a part of the prisoner’s labora tory a* aconite or hemlock. From Id* belief arose tlie proverb that ‘lie who bitten by a salamander has nee I of as many physician# os the auiuial hail spot*.’ Another, still more hope less. ‘If a salamander bite* you, put on your shrowla.* Not only was It* bite considered fatal, but anything It touched was. said to become pois onous. According to tradition*, chil dren and animal* died after driuklng from a spring In which It stayed but a short time. If It crept over au apple tree it wa* *up|m#ed to |wLoii all the rmil with It* saliva, and eren herb* on which the fluid fell were believed to afflict those who tasted them with a leathly sickness. It was thought worthy of record iu tlie acts of the Academy of Natural Curiosities that a man hail survived after eating a sala mander, which hi* wife put III liis food lu hopes of thereby becoming a whlow,” “But how about tlie belief that It could not he destroyed by fire? “That I* another fable connected with this singularly famous animal, and not alone was it believed that fire hail no luffueucc upon it, but that It could also put mu fire. It was called ’the daughter or fire with the body ol Ice,’ami when it saw fire it was said that it would charge it aa au enemy which it knew bow to conquer. Even as far back aa tiie days of Aristotle tills superstition was a popular one ami Dial philosopher aays: “Tlie -alamamler is an evidence that the bodies or some creatures are not wasted or consumed in fire, for an (as some say) it walketh in fire aud ex- tinguisheth the same.’ It was be lieved that if a salamander was thrown into a burning building, the fire would immediately go out. Early writers asserted that a kind of fire-prool fabric could be made of Its skill ami that tiie holy napkiu of tlie .Saviour was preserved in a piece of tills iucouibustlble cloth. But Marco Polo lias stated that this so- called ’salamander cloth’ was iratiiing more than asbestos. Another bt Uer in regard to tlie reptile was that lu saliva was a depilatory of such great power as to remove even tins iuo*t luxuriant treuses*. Tlie heart of the salamander wa* worn as au amulet, ami was used iu medicine as a cure for leprosy. It also was supposed to have tlie faculty of trausuiuliug quicksilver Into gold. With all these superstitious bunging around it there is no wonder that it played a leading role in the enchant ers’ art.” “Can y«H» tell something about their appearance and habita!” “Yes; tliey are from five to six in dies long, aud their block bodies are covered with irregular guideu (lakes. Tlndr movements on tlie ground are slow and lazy, ami they crawl with sideways shuffle, but tliey arc strong wimmers. For their habitations they prefer ilark places, such aa caves, deep dells, crevices In rocks, atul tliey for him, ami, exce|»t by a stranger, he j never leave their home* during tlie Is always treated n itii marked conr-jdayexceptlinlainpamlcloiidyweatli- ilem-w own* a raueli atCorrilaier. Their’ tesy. Spring*, ami 1* thought to be rich. Wliat brought Smith to New York could not be lea rue* I. over $300,000. It ho* been all swfept away iu about three months, leaving le’ilnd” iway iu abo were all tlw Umc reminded that the In boat ares eutlne *f cents an hoar, while Hocr alter hoar sped by and ttaer -never caught a clam.” Old Ike set lire machinery of bis fertile brain to work, and at last -struck” it. Observ ing the greatest sesreci In all bb hat are yon going to dot” -Plow with a mule if I can get nothing better to do. i Intend to live ' Atlanta, and I do not intend to he e. f have never been Wile « day In my life alnee I was old enough to earn a tiring, and i shall man to get ou my fret again.' The Fit.teat Boat lu the World. LonOoa TelrgraiA. Now. Thorueyeroft, the torpedo- boat builders', of CrLwick, have just completed a new torpedo-boat for tiie Spanish government, which for speed has beaten anything that has yet been built. The new boat Is 147 feet C Inches hi length, has a beam of 14 feet laches, and draws 4 feet 8 Inches of water. She ha* twin-screw pound engines, which act Independent ly of each other, while I gear consists of two curved rudders, which make her the hands of the doss yet afloat, as she Is able to turn about in three time work time iu at night, lor they can uot hear «b* heat of the sun, notwithstanding tiieir *uppu»ed effi ciency os fire-extinguisher*. Cold, however, doe* Hot affect them, ami they have bee it known to be frozen up iu ice without Injury, They ap parently are entirely destitute of the usual animal iustiurt*. The female :avs from thirty to fifty bright olive green eggs, with dark spots, and the ; as soon as batched, go directly water. It D said that common cooking salt is very poisonous to the salamander, and if you want to kill one quick just sprinkle a little salt on iU tail. There bone variety of till* animal that is found iu the deep sea water around the Hland of Niphon. It grows to a length of four or’five feet and iu flesh used lo be eaten by the Japanese. It b even leas horn than its European aud Americau tiie country. The suicides thu* brought to notice number 8226. No alarming ihcrease Is to be perceived year by year if exceptiou is made or the un usually heavy list-- 1,W3—of last year. The average for the period gives about 1,615 to each year. The statistics seem to *how conclusively that summer is the season when suicides are rite most frequent and winter tlie seasou when they are tiie roost Infrequent. Spring aud autumn ft.rul*li about equal num ber*, suggesting that the reasons rank about equal as rvspecte influence oh the crime of self-destruction. Tlie difference between summer and winter L a large one, the funner yielding 38 I>er cent, more cases of suicide titan the hitter. As regards the month*, June shows the largest list and Feb ruary tiie smallest. The classification* by agea Is natur ally imperfect, but the fact Is well brought out that suicide Is most com mon between the sges of twenty-five aud sixty. The greatest number re ported at a single age Is 212 at the age ot rortv-five. The range of ages is wide, reaching from five years to nine ty-^* year*. Tlie record by causes shows the chief cause to be Insanity, so called. Family trouble accounts tor a large number of suicides, while business trouble, love trouble, distilla tion, sickness aud fear of punishment are important causes, more or less prolific. The classification by cause* a!*o reveal* cases where the ielf-tie#- truyer lias l>ecii Impelled to lit* fatal act’from trivial reason*. Tlie classifi cation by condition shows a greater preqiortiru of suicide# among the mar ried than the uutua’ried. which L con trary ti» tlie accepted theory. Further more, whatever the condition, the sui cidal death rate among tlie male rex Is always heavier than among the female sex. Shunting. |*»lsonIng. hanging, drowning and rutting the throat, in tlie order named, are the mean* of death commonly adopted. Probably nine-tenth* of all suicides fall uuder these head*. Various other method*, however, are occasionally practiced, ami eccentric aud revolting means of death, although not Infrequent, are not unknown. The grouping by na tionality due* not merit absolute con fidence. as the nationality is subject, In rnauy instance*4 lu conjecture. Tlie excessive suicide rate among Germans bears out the theory of studeut* of the crime of suichlc. As the figure* stand, the suicide* among the foreign element of the population considera ble mil no tuber the suicides among Americans. Tlie li-t of occupations!* a loug one, ami touche* about all grade# or social station and employment. The heavi est mortality is among farmer*, and In till* we have a result lit which all aiithoritif* agree, i. e.. that numerical ly if not relatively *tiicide# are more frequent among tiie agricultural class than any other. The da-dfication by rex ti.ow* that suicides among male* arc to filicides among females os 3 G to 1. The lilstribtttiou by State* and Territories gives Illinois tint largest number. The ratio of aulekbr* to pop ulation is au interesting ami signifi cant |*»itit. Morcelli, a European an- thorit v ou suicide#, speak* of “tlie cen ter of Europe from-the imrtbest of France to the ea-tern bonier* ol Ger many” a* a “-iiirldigenoti* area.” In thi* area suicide “reaches the maxi mum or its Intensity.” In the effort to 0 id out whether the United States has a “auleidigenou* area,” the Chron icle has taken the records of suicides by State* and calculated the annual suicides according to tlie population. “If a chart were constructed,” nays tlie Chrouicle, “It would show that our principal ‘sulchligeiiou* area* ha# it* centre lu Imliaua. Iu a!! directions from Indiana tlie rate of suicide* fall* off. Southward It ileclinr* preclpl- totitiy, deaths by one’s own hand, ow ing to the huge African population, tiring very few to tins stout hero States. Westward, north ward ami eastward the derreiil Is more gradual. On the factor coast there I* another ViiU-l- ligriiou* area,’ with Its centre hi Ore- *>«.;* About five suicides occur during tlie of day to every two during the of night. For some unknown reason tiie classification by days of monrfi distinguishes the eleventh aa a lay of pronounced suicidal fatality. IS TH E~ HORNE*IXTELLTEEN f ? Karae farta AtfVMtt’fl In Fovar ot m Negative Anawer. Chicago Journal. It always seemed to me that there was a great deal of superstition, I may say, about the Intelligence ofthe horse. Sauntering up :o an expressman at tie corner of Monroe and Dearborn treets the other day I said to him; •JIow much does a horse know?” “A sir?” he replied. “A horse ly. My I just like a man.” This i* the way everybody talk* w ho own* a horse or ho tends horses and It all seem# to X have seen horses walk around a o*t until they had wound up the ridle and then stand all day with heads bound down to tiie post be- t they didn’t have sense enough ilk the c

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Weekly news and advertiser. (Albany, Ga.) 1880-1???, June 11, 1887, Image 1