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A Story of Waterloo.
The only prisoner made by the
English reserves at Waterloo was
aErench general, whose capture
was due to the cool head and stout
heart of a young brigade major,
anxious for an adventure. During
the battle several regiments of cav
alry and infantry were kept in re
serve, under a heavy fire from the
French guns. Great was the hav
oc, and neither men nor horses rel
ished the passive attitude to which
they were condemned. While a
group of youngofficers, in front of
the left wing of the reserve, were
discussing the situation, their at
tention was attracted to a French
general and his staff,- all on horse
back, who were looking through
their glasses .at the Englishmen.
One of the group was Capt. Hal-
kett, a young brigade major,
mounted on a thoroughbred. Sud
denly he exclaimed: “I’ll lay any
one £5 that I will bring that
French general over here, dead or
alive. Who’ll take the bet?” “Done,
done, done!” shouted several offi
cers.
The captain examined the sad
dle girths and his pistols. - Then
shouting “good-by!” and pnttin
spurs to his horse, he dashed at a
furious pace across the plain be
tween the British and French
lines. His comrades followed him
with their glasses, not speaking a
word. The Frenchmen opposite
seemed puzzled. Believing that
the Englishman’s horse had bolt
ed, and that the rider had lost con
trol of him, they opened their
ranks to let the runaway through,
Halkett steered his steed so as to
graze the mounted general on the
right side. At that instant he put
his arm around the Frenchman’s
waist, lifted him bodily out of the
saddle, and, throwing liim across
his own horse’s neck, turned sharp
and made for the English lines.
When the general’s staff realized
the meaning of the bold rider they
dashed after him, but he had a
good start, and not a Frenchman
dared to fire for fear of hitting the
general.
Half a squad of English dra
goons, seeing Halkett chased by a
dozen French officers, charged
them. They opened their ranks to
let Halkett through, closed them
upjigain the moment he was
the rear, and then forced the
Frenchmen to turn swiftly and
seek shelter under, their own guns
Amid the maddest cheering Hal
ikett stopped within the British
jines, with the general half dead,
but securely clasped in' nis strong
arms. He jumped from his horse;
apologized to his prisoner for the
unceremonious wny in which he
had been handled,, and, in reply to
the congratulations of his com
rades, said simply, “Praise my
horse, not me.”
The captured geueral was treat
ed with, the utmost courtesy and
consideration. ■
Making Amends.
Never be ashamed to apologize
when you have done wrong in do
mestic affairs. Let that be a law
of your. life. The best thing I ev
er heard of my grangfather, whom
I never saw, was this: That once,
of his children, he, himself, having
lost his patience, and perhaps hav
ing been misinformed of the-child ; s
doings, found out his mistake, and
in the evening of the same day
gathered all his family together
and said: “Now I have one expla
nation to hiake,. and ‘one thing to
say. Thomas, this morning I re
buked you in-the presence of the
family, , and now I ask your for
giveness in their presence.” It
must have taken some courage to
do that. It was right. Never be
ashamed to apologize.—Talmage.
The largest cities' in the United
States are- New York, 1,513,501;
Chicago, 1,099,133; Philadelphia,
1,046,252; Brooklyn, 804,377; St.
Louis, 460,357; Boston, 446,507;
Baltimore, 433,547; San Francisco,
‘297,990; Cincinnati, 296,309; Cleve
land, 26i,546.
S. F. Hershey says in a recent
article: “Woman lives longer than
man, goes insane less numerously,
commits suicide one-third as often,
makes one-fourth the demand on
the -public purse for support in jail,
prisons and almshouses.”
Considerable excitement has
been aToused in the money circles
by the recent gold discoveries in
Lumpkin county?* the magnitude
and the richness of which are said,
upon.good authority, to be almost
fabulous. ~
One may live a conquerer,a king,
■a magistrate," but he must die as a
man.—Eaniel Webster.
Bucklcu’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world
for Colds, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
■Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns
-and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give
derfect satisfaction or money re
funded. Price 25 cehts per box
For sale by Holtzclaw & Gilbert.
All MaiF Matter Counted. _
New York Tribune.
Persons who read the reports of
the number of pieces of mail mat
ter handled at the New York post-
office may have wondered how the
figures were obtained. The expla
nation is simple. Evhry pieee was
actually counted. Every employe
who stamps mail matter must keep
au accurate account of the number
of pieces he handles,, and must
make a daily report of the amount
of work he has done. He must not
only give the grand total, but tell
what part was in each of the four
classes of mail matter and also how
the pieces reached the postoffice.
The letters; etc., are mailed at the
postoffice, in which case they are
known as “drops,” collected by
carriers, arrive by trains, or, in the
case of foreign matter, are brought
by steamers. A report must be
made of every piece that comes in
by any one of these ways.
When one considers that an av
erage of about 600,000 letter;
nloue reach the general pustoffice
here everyday, it will be seen that
the task of counting them is a big
one. Let a person count 1,000 and
then try to get some idea of the la
bor involved in keeping a record
of 1,000 times that many, and his
head will swim at the thought. As
the counting is done by a number
'oE'men and the letters are subdi
vided into batches, the labor is not
so enormous as might at first be
supposed.
Every effort is made in the post-
office here to have the count en
tirely accurate. Of course there
is a slight variation from absolute
perfection of reconing, but th'e re
ports of the employes are never
far wrong in the long run. The
heads of the departments can judge
with tolerable certainty about hijw
many letters a pile contains, and a
clerk who made returns that were
at consiperable variance with the
facts would soon get into trouble.
It is hinted by an old employe
of the postoffice here that the men
who stamp letters in the Chicago
postoffice are much given to mul
tiplying the actual number of let
ters handled by them, by a unit
and a considerable fraction. This
habit is laid to the anxiety of Chi
cago men to have their city make a
good showing.in everything. As a
matter of fact, the reported- num
ber of letters handled in Chicago
is entirely out of proportion to the
receipts there from the sale of
stamps, in which absolute accura
cy 6f reckoning is assured.
A Good Pilot.
A Mississippi river boat captain
advertised for a pilot. A tall awk
ward man applied.
- “Do you know where the snags
and sawyers are?" asked the cap
tain.
“Wa’ll no, captain, I reckon I
do not,” was the reply.
You do not; well how dare you
apply for the place of pilot? Clear
ont.
It was the pilot’s place to show a
1 ittleindig nation. Straightening
himself up, he said: “Look-a-here
captain, I'll tell yon what I do
know. Iknow where the snags
and sawyers ain’t.” The captain's
eyes Opened wide; he stared at the
man a moment, then, an apprecia
te smile chased away the Wrath
ful look, and he exclaimed, “You
are my man!’
i”
The pilot did not have occasion
to reply to • another advertisement.
He who lays his course where the
temptations and snares of SataD
are NOT, will safely bring his boats
into a quiet haven;—Christian at
Work:
Uncle Sam’s Life-Saving Stations.
The United States controls 10,-
000 miles of coast—not counting
Alaska—and maintains only 232
life-saving stations—one more on
the Ohio river; in all 233. Forty
are located on the New Jersey
const, and thirty-five on Long Is
land. From the beginnig of this
system to the present time some
thing over 4,000 disasters have
been aided by the service, §80,000,-
000 worth of property has been in
volved, and $60,000,000 saved, 42,-
000 lives have been in jeopardy,
only 500 were lost, and the United
States only allows $50 a month
each to these heroes who safe life
and property.—Exchange.
A peg driven into the middle of
soles is said to keep shoes from
squeaking.
Specimen Cases*
S. H. Qlifford, New CasseJ, Wis..
was troubled with' Neuralgia, ap
Rheumatism, his Stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected to
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bot
tles of Electric Bitters eured him.
Edward Shephard, Harrisburg,
111., had a running sore on his leg
of eight years standing. Used three
bottles of Electric Bitters and sev-
boxes of Bncklen’s Arncai
Salve,-and his leg is sound and
well. John Speaker, Catawba, O.,
bad five large Fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable.
One bottle Electric Bitters and
one box Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
.eared bim entirely. Sold by Holtz-
clasr & .gilbert, Druggists.
Household Suggestions.
The Old Homestead.
Limewater is good for chilblains.
Cool rain water and soda will
remove machine grease from wash
able fabrics.
The juice.of raw onions applied
to the stings of inseets will destroy
the poison.
Wipe flatiron3*pn a cloth wet
with coal oil and it will prevent
them schorching.
Pot bits of camphor gum in
tranks or drawers to prevent the j
mice from doing any injury.
Alum, dissolved in water and 1
applied to a bedstead with a feath- ■
er, will,exterminate bedbugs. j
Nothing is better than turpen
tine for the banishment of carpet
worms, buffalo moth3, and insects.
To brighten carpets wipe them
with warm water in which has been
poured a few drops of ammonia.
To fresheu leather chair seats,
valises, bags, elc., rnb them wiih
the well-beaten white of an egg.
To make paper stick to a wall
!ha; lias been whitewashed, wash
in vinegar or saleratus water.
Molasses nibbed on grass stains
on white dresses will bring out the
stains when the clothing is washed.
It is not generally known that
tin cleaned with newspaper will
shine better than when cleaned
with flannel.
Mildew may be removed by
soaking the garment in buttermilk
and then spreading it on the grass
in the sun.
A little petroleum added to the
water with which waxed or polish
ed floors are washed improves
their looks.
A small box filled with lime and
placed on a shelf in the pantry or
closet will absorb dampness and
keep the air dry and sweet.
A little borax put in water in
which scarlet napkins and red bor
dered towels are to be washed will
prevent them from fading.
A clothes-wringer can be easily
cleaned from the lint that collects
on the rollers by saturating a cloth
in kerosene and rubbing it over.
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GEORGIA—Houston County:
The American Freehold and Mortgage
Company, of London, Limited, having
applied for an administrator on the es
tate of A. P. Smoak, late of said county,
deceased:
Tiis is therefore to cite all persons
concerned to appear at the March term,
1891, of the Court of Ordinary of Hous
ton county, and show cause, if any they
have, why M. A. Edwards, Clerk of Su
perior court should not be appointed ad
ministrator on the estate of said de
ceased.
Witness my official signature this
Jan. 26, 1891.
J. H. HOUSE!!, Ordinary.
Geoegia—Houston County:
Mrs. Maggie George has applied for
12 months support for herself and her
two minor children from the estate of
Joseph B. George, lato of said county,
dec.ecsed:
This is therefore to cite all perrons con
cerned to appear at the March term,
1891, of the Court of Ordinary of said
county, and show cause, if any they
have, why said application should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature this Jan.
26,1891. J. H. HOUSEB, Ordinary.
GEORGIA Houston County.
J. S. Thompson has applied for letters
of administration on the estate of D. H.
Holleman, late of said county, deceased:
Thisisthereforeto cite all personscon-
cemed to appear at the March term,
1891 of the court of Ordinary of said coun
ty, and show cause, if any they have, why
said application should not be granted.
Witness my official signature this Jan.
26, 1891. J H. HOUSEB,
Ordinary.
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P. H. Varner has applied for letters of
administration on the estate of John
Gray, late of said county, deceased:
This is'therefore to cite all persons
concerned to appear at the March term,
1891, of the court or Ordinary of said
county, and show cause, if any they
have, why said application should not
be granted.
Witness my official signature, this
Jan. 26,1891. J. H. HOUSEB,
Ordinary.
Georgia—Houston County :
E. S. Wellons, administrator, of the
estate of Thomas Hardison deceased,
has applied for dismission from said
trust.
This is, therefore, to cite all persons
concerned to appear at the March
term, 1891 of the court of Ordinary of
said county and show cause, it any they
have,- why said application should not
be granted.
Witness mv official signature this Dec.
4, 1S90.
J. H. HOUSEB. Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Houston County:
J. H. Hampton and J. J. Moore, execu
tors of the estate of Jacob Hampton, de
ceased, have applied for dismission from
said trust:
This is therefore to cite all persons
concerned to appear at the March term,
1891, of the court of Ordinary of said
county, and show cause, if any they have,
why said application should not be
granted.
Witness my official signature this
December, 4th, 1890.
J.H. HOUSEB, Ordinary.
Georgia—Houston County:
Jno. T. Sistrunk, administrator, de
bonus non, of the estate of S. H. J. Sis-
trunk deceased, has applied for dismis
sion from said trust.
This is therefore to cite all persons
concerned to appear at the March
term, 1891, of the Court of Ordinary of
said county, and show cause, if any they
.tionshi
have, why said application
-granted.
bould not he
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BETWEEN MACON, FORT VALLEY, PERRY AND COLUMBUS.
(Southwestern Division.) »
Schedule went into effect August 24th, 1890.
, (Standard Time, 90th Meridian.)
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