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VOL. XXI. PERSY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, LS9L DRUG STORE, Corner of Carroll and Ball streets, PERRY, GEORGIA. PURE DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES. TOILET ARTICLES. Pine Perfumes a Specialty. Kerosene and Lubricating Oils. INSCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COH- tJNLED by one of the best druggists in the state. A choice line of Cigars and Tobacco Always on hand. Open on Sunday from 8 to 10 a. m., and from 3:30 p. m. to 6 p. m. A share of public patronage is respect fully solicited. L. A. FELDER.M. D., Proprietor. PRACTICAL HINTS To Those Contemplating the Purchase OF A PIANO. d You can buy a Piano from S150 upward. Let ua know how much you care to invest, and we will give the full value of your money. The best instruments are suporior in all res pects, and if desired must be paid for. There is no alternative. "What are you willing to pay? We-would suggest the following to aid yon: WEBER PIANOS. The favorite Piano of the world's greet aingrre Patti and Nilsson. Positive evenness of scale, sns ceptibility of action, freedom from metallic tone and extraordinary durability, characterizes this world Tamunspiano. , __ _ EYERETT PIANOS. “Ati honeet piano at an honeat price,” or in otti- •r words, a strictly first-class piano within the reach of those of moderate means. . The Everett Piano took the highest awaid at the recent Georgia State Fair for superior tone, per- feet motion, and el.giuce m doeign and hnitdi- The victory was complete, though the Everett oame iu competition with most of the best known Piauosof the worid. HARVARD PIANOS. being high-priced and shoddy, bnt low-priced and reliable. Full Cabinet and Grand Size. ALL HONOR AND GLORY TO GEORGIA! The first of the southern states to iu vent and man- ufneture a Piano! And greater the honor and dlB- tinction when it can be shown that the GEORGVrmLADE PIANO baa improvements which no other piano has or can use. A PERFECT SOFT PEDAL. So constructed that it can be applied and held in position for any length of time without c0U ^ in J 1 ®. pressure of the foot. With thia wonderful Soft Pedal arrangement the tone of the Plan ireatly reduced that » perBou pracUcm D can scarcely he heard outside of ihe r0 P??-- WjjJJkS weight in gold to persons ot nervous temperament. BDPLEX TOUCH. k rimnio improvement which enables the per- foraerS eSe the action from light to heavy: the objeot of which ia to strengthen weah flugeis and wrists Some persons can never beeomegood nnrformors on account of weak fingers and wrists. Str.wsE-2,Mg We handle in onr buainess pianos of nine dlffor wS^SfpgSfrrf diflerlnt m^Xtnrers. " ^IeoIgTamusicjouse, Sit Mulberry Street, Macon. «». y p.—Our Pianos took allpremlumB at the State rata Of 1U9. Pianos represented by °Uier ftarns tebk not a tingle pramlnm. Merit will tclll attorney at I. jaw, Office: 510 Mummery Street, MA003S, GEORGIA, jocial attention given to business in iston county. ..Hardeman, W.D. Nottingham. WATUwmw & NOTTINGHAM, Attorneys at Law, Acoiv, - - - Geoboia- HI praotioe in the State and Federal rts.-.Office.306 Second Street.. Attorney at Law, e ofHouston County Coubt, Pebbt, Georgia- . practice in all the Courts of this L except- the County Court. Attorney atLaw. PEBBY, - Ga. Will practice in.all the Courts of his cirrcnit. - • MONEY LOANS On Houaton farms procured at the lew, eat possible rates of interest. As low, if not lower than the lowest. Apply to W. D. Nottingham, tf Macon. Ga. MONEY TO LOAN. In nnma of S300.00 and upwards, to be secured by first liens on improved farms. Apply to C. C. DTJNCAN, Nov. 20th, 1889.—tf Ferry* Ga. Snug little fortune*luiTebeen madest V work, for us, by Anna hp, Aiulm, A Texas, and Juo. Bonn, Toledo, Ohio. ie cut. Other, are doing a. well. Why »t Yon’ . Sonie earn over 9800.00 a ..onlli. Ton can do the work and livo „At home, wherever you are.EvenDe- |r winners are easily earning from ** to * flO a day. All ages. We show you how and start yon/Can work In spare «imo 1 or all the time. Big money for era Failure unknown among menu . AT* XEW and wonderful. r*rllrnlart free. [allett«Ss Co.,Box »SOI*©rtlaud,3Iain© SUBSCRIBE ADVEBTX3 FOR. IN I II E HOME JOITKN AL A YANKEE TRICK. “-Sail ho!” Never, sorely, did the cry fall upon more welcome ears, save and except those of men becalmed in n boat upon the open sea. For twelve weary days and nights had we, the officers and men of H. M. ship Petrel (six guns, Commander B. It. Neville), been cooped up in our iron prison, patroling one of the hottest sections of the terrestial globe on the lookout for slaver*. From latitude 4 degs. north to lat itude 4 degs. south was our heat, and we dared not to venture be yond these limits. Our instruc tions were to keep out of sight of land and try to intercept some of the larger vessels, which, it was suspected, carried cargoes of slaves from the coast. The ship, the sea, the cloudless sky—there was nothing else to see, nothing else to think of. Work, study, play even, were alike impossible in that fierce, scorching heat. If you touched a bit of iron on deck it almost burn ed your band. If you lay down be- tween decks covered with a sheet yon awoke in a bath of perpiration. “Sail ho!” The man, in his excitement, re peated the shout before he could be bailed from the deck. ‘Where away?” sang out the captain. “Two points on the weather bow, sir,” was the reply. That phiase about the “weather bow” was a nautical fictioD, for there was no wind to speak of, and what there was was nearly dead astern. “Keep her 'away two points,” said Commander Neville, and the ■order was promptly obeyed. In a few seconds the news had spread through the ship, and the men clustered on the bulwarks, straining their eyes to get a glimpse of the stranger. Even the stokers, poor fellows! showed their sooty faces at the engine room hatchway. Of course the stranger might be, and probably was, an innocent trader, but then she might be a slaver, and golden visions of prize money floated before me eyes of every.man and boy on board the Petrel. We did not steam very fast, as our supply of coal was limited; and it was about two hours before sun down when we fairly sighted the stranger. She was a long, three masted schooner, with tall, raking masts, lying very low in the water. All her canvas was set, and as a little wind had sprung up she was slipping through the water at a fair pace. She looks for all the world like a slaver, sir,” remarked Mr. Braba- zon, the first lieutenant, to the commander. Neville said nothing, but his lips were firmly compressed and a gleam of excitement was in his eyes. ‘Fire a blank cartridge, Mr. O’Riley,” said he to the second lieutenant, “and signal her to ask her nationality and code number.” This was done, and iu answer to the signal the schooner slowly hoisted the American colors. - “She has eased away her sheets and luffed a point or two, sir,” said the quartermaster, touching his cap. The captain merely answered by a nod. “Pat a shot in your gun, Mr. O’Riley,” said he. “Lower your hoist and make a fresh hoist de manding her name.” This was done, but the Ameri- man took no notice. “Fire a shot, Mr. O’Riley—wide, of course,” said the commander. Again the deafening report of the big gun sounded in our ears, and we could see tne splash of the shot as it struck the water about fifty yards from the schooner. Im mediately a flag was ran up, then another, then another and another, and we saw that she was not giving her code number, bnt was spelling out her name, letter by letter—the Black Swan. “Jnst look that up in the United States merchant registry,” said the captain to the first lieutenant. And in half a minute he had reported, “No such name, sir. “Hoist the signal for her to heave to!” cried Commander Nev ille. “Take a. boat and half a doz en hands, Mr. O’Riley,” he cortin ued;. “board her, inspect her pa pers and come back to report. If her papers are not in order,” add ed he, “you may search for slaves, but if they are you had better do nothing further. You know it is clearly set down in the protocol Subscribe for the Home Joubnal that we are the hold if the papers are in-order, • across her bows, Mr. O’Riley,” “I believe so. Cargo and crew and there have been complaints i continued the commander. “Mr. are confiscated, of course. Whac lately against some overzealous of-j Brebazon, you take a .. boat and they will do with you, 1 can’t tell.” re got into trouble in [ thirty men well-armed.- Boardher, “They wcTn’t hang me, will fleers, who have consequence. So be careful, but ! and have her hatches off at once; they?' keep your eyes open. Note any , You’ll stand ho nonsense, I know. Note suspicious circumstances and come back as soon as you can to report.” Before Lieut. O’Riley reached .the ship he saw that everything about her had been sacrificed to speed. Her spars especially were unusually heavy for a craft of her size, The British officer .was received by a little, thin, elderly man wear ing a Panama hat, and speaking with a strong Yankee accent. “Produce your, papers if you please,” said O’Riley. They were handed out at once, and seemed to be perfectly regular. “What■'have you got on board?” was the next question. “General cargo—dry goods, and so on.” “Why isn’t your name on the registry?” “Ain’t it now? Well, I guess it must be because this is a new ship. We can’t put onr name on the reg ister by telegraph, mister?” “Jnst tell your men to knock off the hatches. I want to have a look at your cargo.” The skipper shook his head. “I’ve been delayed long enough, said he, “and have lost a great part of the only wind we’ve had in this darned latitude for a week.' “I’ll do it myself, then!” cried O'Riley. “Not now, sir; not with six men while 1 have fifteen. You have no right to search the hold of a re spectable merchantman and dis turb tier cargo. Do you take me for a slaver, or what? Ef you must have the batches up, send back to the man-of-war for a larger crew, so as to overpower me, yon under stand, and you may do i<- with pleasure. Bnt I guess there’ll be a complaint lodged nt Washington, and you folks iu London will have to pay for it. That’s all mister. I only want things fair and square within my treaty rights.” And having delivered himself of tibia-K>u*r tpeevni; “tue-TtiiTKOT-a Kip per turned on his heel. ■ ; Of course O’Riley could only re turn to the Petrel and report this to his commander. “I’m convinced she is a slaver, sir,” said he in con clusion.” But you have no - evidence of it, and you say the papers were all in order.” Apparently they were, sir.” Then I’m afraid I can do noth ing,” said the commander. And to the deep disgust of the whole ship’s .crew, the order was given for the Petrel to return to her course- All that night, however, Com mander Neville was haunted by a doubt whether he had not better have the risk of a complaint and a reprimand rather than forego the overhauling of so suspicious look ing a craft, and in the morning a rumor reached his ears that the coxswain, who had accompanied Mr. O’Riley to the Black Swan, had noticed something about her of a doubtful nature. The man was sent for and questioned, and he said that while the lieutenant was on board, the boat of which he was in charge had dropped a little way astern, and that he had then noticed that the name of the vessel had been recently painted out, but that the last two letteis were dis tinctly visible, and these were LE, not AN. The scoundrel said she was a new ship!” cried the commander. “Bout ship!” “We can’t possibly catch her up, r,” said the first lieutenant drily. “I don’t know that, Mr. Braba- zon,” answered Neville. “There has been hardly any wind, and we know the course she was steering. She could not expect to see us again, so in all probability she has kept to that course. By making proper allowances we may inter cept her. I am convinced of it.” The hope of again encountering the Black Swan, faint as it was, caused quite a commotion in our little world. The day passed with out oar sighting a single sail, bat when the morning dawned Lieut. Brahazon was forced to. own. that the commander's- judgment had proved better than his own-. By the greatest good luck we had hit upon the right track. There, right in front of us, was the Amer ican schooner, her sails lazily flap- ping'against her masts. “hull speed ahead, and stand by!” shouted the captain down the engine room tube. ‘Probably not,” said the lieu- “All right, sir," cried the,lien- tenant; “but let this be a warning tenant, an nctive, somewhat iinpe- to you. You see what it is to wan- ous officer, of the Civis Romanus der off the straight course and sum type. He had been unusual- 1 hanker after forbidden gains, ly disgusted at his commander’s. Lead an honest life in future, decision to leave-tbe Black Swan j when yon are-released from custo- withont searching her, and he was. dy. Avoid vicious companions— delighted that a more active policy i But what’s this?” he cried, as his had begnn: j eye fell on an empty scabbard hang- T- say, Brahazon,” -whispered J ing On the wall| It looked very much the commander to him, as he was going over the side, “you know I’m steppiug a bit beyond my bounds, and I t m just.a little anxions. If she turns-out to be a slaver, as we sus pect, step to the taff-rail and wave your handkerchief, will you?” “I will, sir. I’m certain it will be all right,” cheerfully responded the first lieutenant. A tall, slim, young man dressed in white linen, received the British officer as he set foot on the deck of the Black Swan. “I am at present in command of the craft,sir,’’said the young Amer ican. “The skipper is not -fit for service just at present. We had a visit from you two days ago,I think. Can I do anything for you?” “Yes. .1 want you take off your hatches,” said thelieutenautnharp- ] y- Well, sir,” began the Yankee, “I guess your demand is beyond your treaty powers.” “I know all about that. I must have the hatches off.”' “And you are detaining me and overhauling my cargo on no grounds whatever” “Will you do it at once?” broke in the British officer. “I repeat, on no grounds what ever, will cause an iu-ter-na-tional difficulty, and may bring re-mark- ably unpleasant con-3equnees to your captain. Now” “Off with your hatches!” cried the lieutenant. . “Sir!” “If you don’t, by George, I will” “You know clearly what you’re -uoixigj-mr: — “I do.” - . “And yon know tire risk you run?” “I do. No more palaver. Off with them at once, or I’ll break them open..” Further resistance* was useless. The thing was done, and the mo ment the first hatch was raised the sickening effluvium that issued from the hold proclaimed the truth. Nearly three hundred slaves were packed between Ihe decks, many of the poor creatures stand ing so close that they could not lie down. With a look of speechless con tempt at the young mate of the schooner, the lieutenant walked to the side of the ship and waved his handkerchief. That instant a loud British cheer raDg over the water, given by the bluejackets, who could be seen clustering in the rig ging likelbees. I told onr skipper judgment would overtake us,” saidthe Yan kee. “Say, mister,” he added in another tone, “seeing that the game’s up, suppose we have a glass of iced champagne down stairs?” The lieutenant hesitated. To drink with the mate of slaver! But —iced champagne! Slowly he moved toward the companion way. “I don’t mind if I do,” he said at length, ‘-and you may as well bring up yonr papers with the drinks, for J shall carry them on board the Petrel. Of course you understand that you are my prize. And having set a guard: at the hatchways the lieutenant descend ed the cabin stairs, The iced champagne was duly forthcoming, and under its genial influence Lieut. Brahazon began to feel something like pity for the yonng man who had been so early seduced into the paths of crime. Probably he bad a mother or a sweetheart somewhere in the states who imagined that he was already on his"way home, whereas now his character was ruined, even if he es caped a long term of imprison ment. This fesling was strengthened as he saw that his companion was gazing mournfully • at his - glass without speaking a word. At length the young man lifted his head. “Say, mister, what’ll they do to me, think?” “I can’t tell. Of course you know that you Iiave been engaged like a United States service sword scabbard, and immediately the thought darted through his mind that this hypocritical young - Yan kee (who had been pretending to wipe away a tear as be listened to the lieutenant’s good advice) had been doing something worse, or at least more heavily punished, than running cargoes of slaves. - The British officer looked round the cabin. A United States navy cap was lying on a plash covered bench. “Ah! you’ve been having abrush with an- American man-of-war!” cried Lient. Brabazon. “Yon will have to tell my superior officer how you came iuto possession of these articles. I must place you .under arrest!” And bitterly regretting that he had sat down to table with the fellow, the British'officer rush ed on deck. “Quartermaster,” he cried, “bring up a guard of four men, and take take this man (pointing to the Yankee, who had followed him oa deck) to the Petrel. If he tries to escape, shoot him at once! ’ The quartermaster advanced to seize the prisoner, but before he reached him he involuntarily stopped short. A roar of laughter sounded in his ears. The Ameri can mate and his companions were shrieking and staggering about the deck? Even the crew ol the slaver were, every man jack of them, grinning trom ear to ear. The lieutenant was dumbfounded. “Excuse me, . sir, but the joke was too good,” said the Yankee, his hand. “I am the first lieuten ant of the United States war ship Georgia, in command of a prize crew on board this vessel, taking her to —:— to have her condemn ed. We seized her yesterday. Hearing that you had been on a visit to her the day before,and had gone away without doing anything, I'couldn’t resist the temptation of taking you in. Hope .you don’t bear malice. Let’s finish that mag num of champagne.” It was evidently the best thing to be done, but tha lieutenant was not a first rate companion on that occasion. “Give my respects to your com mander,” called out the United States officer, as his guest went down into the boat, “and advise him from me not to be so jolly particular next time. And I’ll try to take your advise and sail a straight coarse in future!” he cried, as her majesty’s boat shot away for the last time from the What Will Thev Do? Gresnsboror Herald-Journal. Some months will elapse before the general assembly re-convenes amasm in summer session, hnt it is none too soon to begin a discussion of ways aad'means whereby the fu ture sittings of the body may be held within the constitutional lim it. There is one thing the represen tatives should make up their minds to, and that is the fact that the people are heartily sick of,the long sessions of the general assem bly. If the members of that body have any doubts upon this subject they can very quickly be convinced bv a few minutes conversation with any or all of their constituents. It is also a fact that among the many pledges made by the present rep resentatives in their canvass for office, was one that they would do all in their power to pat an end to the adjourned session and hold the deliberations within the limit pro vided for by the state constitution.. A Joke on Gov. Jones. Greeccvile (Ala.; Advocate. Gov. Jones was the victim of an mistake the other day. He had occasion to go down town at an unusually early hour, and finishing his business went to a restaurant for breakfast He then proceeded to the capitol at an lionr long before the officials' usually put in appearance. At the steps he was accosted by a gentleman with several ladies, presumably northern visitors, who requested him to show them to the top of the capitol buildings. Gev. Jou/es had a-heavy overcoat ou, buttoned up to the chin, and deciding, not to make himself known, escorted the party through the capitol and to the.top. On descending the gen tleman thanked him and banded him fifty cents.. The- Advertiser thns tells the results. The govern. Or was considerably shocked, but held to the coin. About this time the colored janitor, who was stand ing near, smiladlvery audibly—so About thc Stars and Stripes. W.e are not disposed to find mnuh so as to attract the attention Magazine. fault with the members of the gen eral assembly upon every trivial pretext. At the same time we be lieve the body is open to criticism in that during the two months they were in session not the faint est effort was made looking to the shortening of future sessions, and the redeeming thereby of pledges made to the people before the election. It is a fact that they were heavily cumbered with legis" lation, but it seems to us that some steps might have been taken on the line which is, and has been for years, so strenuously demanded by the tax payers of the state. Now, that they have a recess or vacation, is it not their dnty to for mulate some plan for shortening the sessions in order that the very first act of the summer sitting could be upon that important mat ter? The opinion of the Herald- Jouvnal -as to the best means of obtaining the desired end is well known. The plan which we have repeatedly suggested we are confi dent also meets with the approygl state. Local legislation has grown to prodigious dimensions during the last few years, and if it keeps pace- with the development of the state —as is only reasonable to expect— the general assembly will be per petual in its sittings, and its ses sions will be from January to De cember. When we look at this legislation we find that a large proportion consists of bank and other char ters, in which the people of the state have no earthly interest, while the remainder pertain exclu sively to the counties which pre sent them. They all consume time and cost money. How simple it would be to establish in each coun ty a commission to consider these matters, and leave the time of the general assembly for the consider ation of general matters. This done and we would hear no farther complaint about adjourned ses sions, long sessions and wasting of the visitors. They asked him what he was laughing at. “Dat am de Gubnor, aud yon been payin’ de Gubnor to show you round,” he replied. The stranger doffed his hat, and approaching Governor Jones, tendered profuse apologies, saying he did not expect to see Governor Jones at so early an hour in the morning.. He said it had occurred to him that his guide was of an unusually com manding presence and intelligence, but he reflected to himself that many southern gentlemen were in reduced circumstances, and ac cepted such positions about public buildings. He and the ladies with him were very much embarrassed at their mistake. The gentleman gave the governor his card, and the latter soon put the party at ease about their mistake. The visitor wanted to relieve the gov ernor of the half dollar, but the latter remarked that he intended to keep the money and devote it to the monument. The stranger was. iia.a'ad'£ftr ''tfnY&'-rmrfr It is related that the flag which was raised at Cambridge January 2,1776, by "Washington, was com posed of thirteen red and white stripes with, the crosses of St George and St Andrew emblazon ed on the blue canton in place of the stars. This flag was also car ried by the fleet under command of Commander Esek Hopkins, when it sailed from the Delaware capes, February 17, 1776. In the following year, Jnne 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed a resolution “That the flag of the United States' be thirteen stripes, alternate Ted and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white ou a blue field, representing a new constellation.” How or by “whom the idea of the star was first suggested is uncertain, although there are some who ascribe it to John Adams, while others claim the entire flag was borrowed from the coat of arms of the Washing ton family. In this fflag the stars 'were ar ranged in a circle, although no form was officially prescribed. It is supposed that the first display of the national flag at a military post was at Fort Schuyler, on the site of the village of Rome, Oneida coun ty, N. Y. The fort was besieged early in the month of August,1777, and the garrison were without a Aug- -So they made one according to the prescription of congress by cutting up sheets to form the white stripes, bits of scarlet cloth for the red stripes, and the bine gronnd of the stars was composed of por tions of a cloth cloak belonging to Captain] Abraham Swarthont, of Duchess county, N. Y., and the flag was unfurled Ang. 3.1777. side of the Black Swan.—Coruhill' the people’s money. Let the plan Chilian young ladies have been literally plunged into mourning by an edict of the Archbishop of San tiago, who has decreed that no bridesmaids in his diocese shall ap pear in any color bat black, which sombre attire, however, they are to be permitted to relieve with white gloves and veils: There are about 75,000 persons in prison in the United States. There are, at least, that many more persons out of prison who belong to the criminal class, making 150,- 000 criminals* or one for every 400 inhabitants. A mechanical genius has invent ed an instrument which he calls the eoplione, by which he claims that all sounds can “ be heard and located on the darkest night and in the thickest weather. THE SfEW lUSCO-lfJBity. “Signal her to heave to, and if ia a kind of piracy?” not entitled to search, she does not obey, fire a shot right. “No!” You have heard your friends and neighbors talking about it Yoq may yourself "be one of tjie many who know from personal experience just how good a tiling it is. If yon havs ever tried it, you are one of its staunch friends, because the wonderful thing about is, that when once given a trial, Dr. King’s New Discovery ever after holds a place in the house. If you have never used it and should be afflicted with a cough, cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure a bottle at once and give it a fair trial. It is guaranteed erery time, or money refunded. Trial bottles free at Holtzclaw & Gilbert’s Drugstore. be tried. The people want it, and there is no good reason why they should noUhave it.' The most ancient painting of which the author is known and date ascertained is a portrait of Henry VIIL as a child, with his yonng brother, Arther, aud his sis ter Margaret. This was done by James Gosseart, called Mabuse. One of several copies bearing date 1495, is in the gallery at Hampton Court. This celebrated artist re ceived the name of Jan de Mabuse from its being his birtbpla.ee. He lived from 1470 to 1532, and was court painter to Henry VII. of England. The least exercise .tired'me out. I could not get up from my chair without feeling dizzy. My food and driuk distressed me. My di gestion was poor and my kidneys weak. Dr. Boll’s Sarsaparilla gave me back my health and strength. 1 recommend it to. all my friends. —Clarence Overton, LaFayette, Ind. but a §50 check besides, for the same purpose, provided he would not tell the story. Weakness. There is no symptom of ill health more discouraging than weakness. That constant feeling of fatigue and disinclination to ex ert onself. Life to sneb seems languid and insipid, and the inva lid almost becomes reconciled to die. Do you suffer thus? -Would you be enthused? Do you wish' your strength renewed? Try a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Sarsaparilla. It will greatly assist your recove ry. Soon will yon then experience a feeling of new life and returning power. No longer will the least exertion give fatigue and cause your heart to palpitate unnatural ly. No more will the feeling of dizziness oppress you when you suddenly get up frem yonr chair. No longer will indigestion and uri nary disorders continue to break down yonr constitution. Every, function will . resume its natural activity and you will soon enjoy a glorious feeling of self control and confidence. No longer nervous, afraid and imaginative of gloomy disaster. Ambition will take the place of discouragement, and you will be happy in- health and kindly hope.—Caldwell Post. Bill Moore, a farmer of Atchi son, Kan , wanted to dig a well, so he plowed a lot of iand and planted it in oats. Every day he watched the oats, observing the spots that showed the greatest moisture. Finally he selected a spot and sank a well. At twenty- foal: feet he had a fine stream of water. It is said to be the best well in. the county. Reputation. The reputation of a man is made up of what people say of him. [n like manner the reputation of a medicine depends on what they whojiave used it say. No remedy in existrnce has so good a reputa- tion as a blood]Cremedy as B B B The oaK tree is ' often struck by lightning, the beech verj seldom. A curious scientist discovers the reason of this to lie in the fact that villons leaves, like those of the beech, seem to prevent the ac cumulation of electricity, while smooth leaves, like the oak’s do not. Xeuralgic Versons And those troubled with v.ervousne.-s res: Irom cars cr overwork vril! i«* L by t; Srowu'-a Ircu G-.-naioe ' a 1 ( r successful physician’s prescription, and quickly cares both mild and terrible cases of bad blood. Dr. L. A. Guild, Atlanta, Ga., writes: “"Win. Seabock, living on my 1 place, had an ugly running ni cer on his arm which ordinary remedies failed to control. As a last resort I placed him on a use of. B B B aud the nicer began to heal at once, and effected an entire cure. It is a remedy well worthy of con fidence.” Dr. J. E. Hall, Druggist at Americus, Ga., writes: “A planter near this place had several of his best laborers effected with Syphi lis. He got them B B B and pro nounces them well. A gang of A. P. & L. railroad hands use B B B with great benefit to counteract the effects ofswamp malaria.” Cost of an Ocean Steamer. More than 300 different indus tries enter into tiie building of ev ery ocean steamship. To build a 2.500 ton steamship requirts 600 men in direct and constant employ ment, averaging S5G0 per man. The sum of §30,000 is thus dis tributed to the trades. To run such a vessel costs, about S30,000 outside of the salary list, which is over S40,000. From the steward of an English steamer it is learned that the supplies for such a vessel in a trip ecross the ocean and re turn are about as follows: Twelve thousand five hundred pounds of fresh beef, 5,320 pounds of fresh mutton, 850 pounds of veal, 350. pounds or pork, 2,000 pounds of fresh fish, 100 Rucks, 50 geese, 80 turkeys, 15 tons of potatoes, 30 hampers of vegetables, 220 pints cf ice cream, 1,000 quarts of milk, 11.500 eggs, canned goods, coal and incidentals. A carious custom prevails among the bridesrnads or Siiesia. bridesmaid plants a twig of the bride’s myrtle wreath immediately after the ceremony, aud watches and tends it until it roots: Tire first twig to show signs of life and pur actively agricultural growth is supposed to bring good luck and a husband within a year to the girl who planted it. pris° a country about fifty m: long and wide, aud so rongb and broken that it is almost impossible ^ for a horse to get through it. Hills range from fifty to five hundred feet in height, and ii) some places it is difficult to travel more than five miles a day. ... Snbscr During the last twelve months k actual settlers have taken up so -- ’ 19,000,000 acres of Iand in United States, or nearly c square miles- "When, ss Chicago Tribune, we can i some' in the says tl one year to an extent nearly equ to the whole of Scotland, aud J the fact passed over with a n nation inhabiting a country. Dainty candies that < for aro Di. Bulils Wor srs. They please the c the worms. the United g l free of d iffii ■ :