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lit® ©st ,XjXS CF. PBICBi COTTON FACTOR MACON, GA. S3 CD. % CD CD CS St £* CD 4 0 M 2 >* 0 i ©. 8 s CD ■ CD W 3 CD © £ -h r I o © © S 5 ii 5B P4* CD m - b & 5B 1 © «fK Pw © >-d I cb M* © © ht § S3 1 I © 0 SB © i H • e+> Pi © © M ©j P SB 1 ©. © *4- .<*4* © P 0 ir P. 55 NJ -* § M o S8 p © »§ *• ”YO ‘NOOYM aOXQVX MOX X O srxrriSL 'n61i.o.) Joaquin Miller in Rural Home. Is it worth while that ye jostle a brother, Bearing his load oh the rough road of life? Is it worth while that we jeer at each other . In the blackness of- heart? that we war -,to the knife? God pity ns all in onr pitiful strife. God pity ns all as jyq jostle each other; God pardon ns all for the triumph W6 feel ■ ... When a fellow goes down ’neath his load on that heather, Pierced to the heart; words are keener- than steel, • And mightier far for woe or for weal. Were it not well in this brief little jour ney Over the isthmas, down into the tide, We give him afish.instead qfa serpent, ’Ere folding the bands to be and abide Forever and aye in the dust by his side. Look at the roses saluting each other, Look’at the herds all at peace on the plain— ^ r . a ; Man, and man only, makes war with his brother, And laughs at his peril and pain; Shamed by the beasts that go down on ... the plain. Is it worth while that we battle to hum ble Seme poor fellow-soldier down into the dust? God pity us all! Time eft-soon will tumble All of us together like leaves in a gust, Humbled indeed down into the dust! the ear th will ever get that sort of a bulge on me again.” . “But you have another love af fair on hand?” “Jist so; but what have I done? Taken a copy of every letter writ ten, and done &IL qur talking in front of the old man. Mor’n that. I’ve obliged the %al to give me a certificate every Saturday night that I haven’t popped the question up to date. Kissed her once, but I had two witnesses hid m a shed to see that it was a- calm and brotherly kiss, and the ■ only time I ever squoze her, hand. And I put the date right down. Ob, no, they don’t Mary Jane me again —not for Joseph and all his rela tions.” Keep up the Tariff Discussion. Mary Jane Had Him, m “You kin readS|writin’, I pre Sr 1 sume?” he queried, after we had talked for a while on the weather, *■© crops and other matters. B “I hope so,” I replied. © “Well, then, mebbe you’d like to read this. No pertickler inter n est to you, but it cost me $600— that leetle scrap o’ paper.” “It seems to be a receipt in full of all damages and accounts from Mary J ane Lapham, of Blankville, county of Niagara, state of New York.” fl, “That’s what it is, stranger. Got it this], forenoon, after three months hard work, and I’ll be lam-slathered if I’ll ever be caught in that boat kgain.”.. “Business transaction?” “No—love. Paid her f^OO in cold cash to settle’ a breach of promise!suit. Hi feel as if a ften ton sand hill had been taken off my shoulders.” , ... /, “Then, as I understand it;” I remarked, “you and Mary Jane were in love—engaged—and you broke yourfpromise?” - “Perzactly. G Couldn’t have^hit ever asked her ta marry me. I kinder loved to pass away the time. Just felt spooney, and so I spooned. Struck a girl Rafter a while whom I wanted to merry, and Mary Jane bobs up with a breach of promise—damages' 000. Told her to whistle. Didn’t believe'she coukUprove;-anything. Couldn’t remember of writing her more than three letters. She whistled, Mary did.- She also em- ployedfa lawyer to ^whistle. He came down and showed me fifty- two of my letters, every one spout ing love as a whale spouts wa ter.” “That was queer.” ~ “I should smile! Hadn’t the slightest recollection of them epis tles, bat they were mine, just the same, and mor’n that, I’d signed the bulk of them, ‘Yours forever, with 10,000 kisses.”’ “Then you had no defense?” “Not a sHadder. I was ready to swear that I had never even hint- ed at marriage, but the lawyer, had marked fifty-two paragraphs reading: *My angel one, Heaven designed you to be my wife. Set the day as soon as possible.’ Mary J. had me again. Then she made affidavit of-my hugging and New Haven Register. t-tere is much that is signifi cant in the newly-born interest taken at the present time in the tariff question. Up to the pres ent time there has been a disposi tion on the part of the hopeful to be patient, and on the part of the “free traders” to await their inev itable awakeningi Apparently the inevitable has come. The pre dictions of the. protectionists have not been fulfilled. Wages, which they asserted would be higher when Mr. Harrison was inaugu rated, have, in certain striking in stances, been lowered. Business has been slack, employment un steady and failures frequent. The fever., for trusts, which, though they may not be, -altogether the outcome of protection, are never theless dependent for their means of existence, upon it, has develop ed into 'an epidemic. In fact the reverse of the republican picture has been flashed upon the commu nity at large, which;, the people, who confided in. Ilieir superior statesmanship, are beginning to understand and grumble at. These straws and the comment they have led to in an off political season we regard as most signifi cant. They show that for the first time in the history of the con troversy the masses are prepared to argue the question. They were not prepared during the recent campaign, for their judgment and understanding were warped by partisan passion then. The indi cations are most encquraging to tariff reformers, j/wbo should feel a new incentive to preach the gos pel of revenue . reform. Now is the season for work. Let the dis cussion begin anew. In 1892 it will bear fruit, and this great na tion will be relieved of its incu bus of a false and thieving finan cial policy. Let uk all pull to gether for a, Bhriff for revenue only. Society has now become so large in London that is surprising no organization has yet been started to make the labors of entertainers less arduous by having some cen tral place where information might be obtained. §s to : the names of people in town for a long or short period, their addresses, and any information which would enable a hostess to get up a dinner. or En tertainment at short notice, with less fatigue arid uncertainty than nowadays must necessarily ex pended.* It is intended to start such an agency at once in a cen tral position and under the man agement of people in society who can furnish information from the very best and most trustworthy sources. - A new use for rabbits.has been found by the physicians of the - unghrin (England) Lunatic Asylum. A number of , wild Tab- bits have been turned loose on the fields adjoining, the institution, so that the inmates will be amused ■ Commissioner Tanner has been in office but five months, and yet so reckless has been his manage ment, so regardless of public . in terests, so plainly is hjs depart ment run for. the purpose of plun- / Southern Cultivator. . - h A learned judge; in Augusta,] There are-only .iwo fifths in the Ga., said that the rule of his life j business here, and all the leecbef was to Consider that every qttesG used in the -United States and a tion had two sides .-to it. l|o purge part of South America,ai;e would not commit himself iutpi.ex pressing an opinion until he had dering the treasury, that even his ■ heard the other side. squeezing , and calling her pet "fey seeing the rabbits run about, —-. -Y Ji-i — -- a nd to divert the minds or the pa tients is onE of the great objects of the institution* - names, and.it Was no use for ine' to stand out. Mortgaged my land, land slipped down and dried and ! got a settlement.” .„• -. . .. “And it’s a great moral lesson to =you.” _ “Yon clicoklel It’s a pause id my career as a lovist. It’s a b£ CO5SUSPTI0S SCEELT CHREB. To XH3 Editor—I ers that I have a pcsitiv led disease. " own party friends have been forced, in deference to public opinion, to go through the farce of investiga tion. ' i ' - This investigation is only that form of hypoericy which is desig nated as the tribute wnich vice pays to virtue. That it was meant to correct any of the abases no one believes. That,.the.?Secretary of the Interior should designate the subordinates in the office of Com missioner Tanner to investigate-his public conduct, is creditable neith er to the Secretary nor to the Commissioner. •., It shows, first, that the condition of affairs is so bad' that some investigation is needed; and it shows, second, that the Secretary was determined to shield his fellow office-holder. In other words, he has adopted Sena tor Quay’s advice: “Do not inves tigate,, your friends, investigate your enemies.” He is protecting his friends by pretending an in vestigation, which, of course, will result in their “vindication.” But this will only temporarily prevent a reconstruction of .-the Pension Bureau. The dangerous tendencies of recent legislation are at last recognized. Fifteen mil lion dollars in July for pensions is an object lesson that has fixed public attention upon our systems of pensions and its abuse under Commissioner Tanner. The fact that tb-day the pension list costs as much as the British army, and the further fact that it is proposed to double this sum, exhibit the enormity of the plundering that is going on. It cannot be defended upon, any plea of patriotism or past services. It is an outgrowth of socialism that lies at the base of the tariff system as well.. It is due to the combination of the Grand Army with the Bobber Barons. The protectionists recognize that the siirpiiie in the treasury, must be disposed of or taxation reduced, hence they agree to support any pension bill that may be proposed, provided nq'attempt is made to reduce the tariff. This is the situation. It is i menace to the country..* It estab lllhes t-Wo privileged classes, the protectionists and pension grab bers, none of whom recognize the property rights of the ' Ameriern people, but who insist' that their tariff and pension lists—both of which are gratuities—are vested privileges, which it is treason and felony to attack. But we believe the ..people are ready to attack both of them, and to reorganize both of them upon grounds that can be defended to to the reason, intelligence and patriotism of the country. But it must not be iufeped that when he made up his opinion that he did not express it on cfhe side or the other. He regarded a ques tion as shaving tWo sides, without any neutral ground. Every man should investigate every question for himself, and when he.hasiarrived at a conclur sion as 5c which is the .-right side and which is the wrong side, should act up to the courage of his convictions and declare for the right. A man must be on one side or the other.. He must " be for his section or against it; for his coun try or against it; for his people or against them. The south is confronted with greajt problems. Her great inter est, the agricultural, has been de pressed by wicked monopolies and trusts and conspiracies against them*- The farmers have at last been roused to .a sense of their danger, and acting as one man, have resolved to free themselves from the bondage of trusts. In this contest he who is not for the farmer is most assuredly against him. The south is threatened with an influx of isms that .follow ap the wake of monopolies, trusts and corner^. Eternal vigilance is the price 6f liberty. The only way to avoid the ims is to, kqep out the monopolies and|trusts.| To keep ont these,*twe must be United. Let tiiefcry go out through the length and breadth of .the south: Diversified agriculture is our watchword, and the development of pur vast resources by our own efforts, our rallying cry. The best way to break down.- monopolies and trusts is to show ; our . inde pendence of them, and the best way to show_our independence is to stimulate^ and foster our home enterprises of all kinds. There are but two sides, the right and the wrong. The right side-iq fgr onr home and our home institu tions. “Joe” Jefierson’s friends and admirers will probably be inter ested in learning that his autobi ography will be published in Oc tober. Mr. Jefferson has for some years been at work on his me moirs, and that, they will enrich the annals of,the American stage, as well as delight thA public, can hardly be doubted. -The book has been very carefully written/ and people who. know what a pains taking worker Mr. Jefferson is will not be surprised to hear that this is his pet production. Paintings he has been producing al Ifis ‘ life, and the fruit of his leisure hours of work, has assumed other equal- ly,pleasing shapes. Jefferson says that from his start in the profes sion-he has painted, or studied, pr written or read daring tkq-.hours when so many df his brethren- are wont to “blow in” their money and time. Pedestrians on Eighth street, Philadelphia, were amused by the sagacity of . a dog. . The, animal was trotting up street when sud denly his muzzle fell to the ground.- He stopped, looked at it, and after a few attempts, again gotjiis head into the cage. But just as he started on at a tiot it fell of a sec ond time. This wasTepeated four times.- Then the dog ^apparently realizing that it was beyond him to fasten the muzzle, took it up between his teeth and ran on, his loots indicating : the great pride he felt in mastering the difficul- t y-. * ® ^ The Congo district appears to handled by them.. . Their importa tions of late, years, have beqn. bq£ tween j 3Q0‘000 band 85p,QQ0^ of which-iiumber 100,000 or. therea*. bouts were re-shipped to.. South •America ports. The average price at which they are sold is §35 a thousand, while the.retail price foy a le^ch is^frqm 20 to 25 cents, lead ing a profit tc the retail dealer- .of from nearly 600 to 800,;per cent. - Prior to 3.839- there was no regu-. lar import trade of European leech es into this country, but sea cap* tains were accustomed to bring them in occasionally in small quantities^ on private speculation! Leeches^.were, therefore, obliged to depend largely on the native leech for.drawing blood, and.dur ing the ^a.r(yjp|^t of s the century?- the American Species was in con siderable demancj. All this ape- eiestis quite widely distributed*- the principal source of supply apt pears to have been, as it is now,-in- Eastern Pennsylvania, axyl especi ally Berks and Bnttscounties. j,-,g Leeches are imported during - most of ? the year, but only do a slight extent: in Summer, as ..they are easjly killed by .an excess .pi heat. June, July and August.are; the months .when the ..smallest quantities are received, and when, the greatest mortality occurs* reaching sometimes 25 per cent* They are imported packed ; in- suamp earth, in andjwater-j tight wooden cases, holding 1,500. leeches, each. /.These cases aret made rather light and are,about 21 inches long, 15 inches wide and 13 inches high. y* -h . In shipping leeches- fo custom-s ers in this country, the same cases, are used for sending large jquanti-; ties, and ajr..,/tight wopden pails for • the sihalibr quantities, • the packing of swamp earth being al-, so employed* American leeches, on the contrary, are kept best water, in earthen or glass. jars, ip. a ccol place. Although,,cohsidera- ble quantities of leeches are kept constantly on hand .in the import^ ing houses, Mr. }Yhite . is obliged to draw.on his storage.., ponds;..on- Long Island, between Winfield and Newton,. for supplying large amounts, and especially for the export trade. WM A remarkable sight was witness-, ed at the Bailey depot, ,in ; CasB. county,-Missouri, on a recent event ing, The sun was gettings low,, when a train qmlled in, and the ; engine began to jet off steam. As soon ss released the steam began, to form, and in a short time a com plete rainbow could be seen a few- feet above the engine and reaching; to the ground on either: side.•. - was a beatiful sight, and remained as long as ihe, .engineer released steam front tHo engine. ' British people drink annually five pounds of beef tea* per head. The-French average is .only halt ■ ' be developing as a producer of to- ; bacco. ’'‘Brussels tobacconists say. that its leaves are remarkably well- adapted for cigars, being of ex ceedingly good* flavor and very supple. The American mosquito has fipr peared in England, and the people are vastly excited by the discov ery. Tye transition from long,.linger-, ing and painful .sickness .to robust health marksdn epoch in the,life of the individual. Such a remark-, able event is._ treasured iq the memory and the agency, thereby, the good health has been affined; is gratefully blessed. Hence it ik tbat so much is heardin ,praise o£ - Electric Bittei’s, - Bo many feel tiiey owe their restoration to health to the use of the Great Alterative, and Tonic,- If you are troubled with any diseas of Kidneys, Liver or Stomaco, of long or shortstand- >• fi>‘d relief byj Some forty miles from Barcelo na there is an actual. mountain of very, pure salt/.which is hewn^ut in the open air, like stone from quarry. i m. Absolutely Tliib't l'S. Sold at' tUaLfhe eat- ’ ;3 ° rap :e. loltzjlaw :i5c*d=;,S wder n«r-cr vsri?e. ’4 marvel ad v.'iclcso men 1=. JIorK t -rdioarj kiuclj, atd cannot " b with the multitude of io~ ■e of io plioSpliate powier