Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Hite Wlnthinscille •» WKSSLT PAPKE, Published Tuesdav, —AT— Watkmsville, Oconoe Co. Georgia. W. Gr. SULLIVAN, bditob and psopbiktob One TKBM 8 : year, in advance. ...........tl OG Six months.,,.............. qq _ ___ •OCKD ADUCR IT FARMENAS MIX. •* You wish to be a lawyer, John—well, I’d not Bay a word Unless I felt quite certain that your longings are absurd: I don’t wish 10 discourage you, but then I can’t con To board sent, I’d hev to do, and you as pay your office rent. '‘You’ve got a lusty set o’ limbs, aod ordinary head, And you were meant by common toil to earn youi But daily thri vine bread; farm and a and ire pleasmt home where man w agTee Beat any one-horse lawyer’s luck as far as you can “ If you’d been born with talent, John, you’d lone Rgo hev shown That you had gifts by stealing off to study books Now, alone; if you’ve ever read a book, I r’ally don’t know when. Though, come to think, I b’lieve you sling a some* what, legal pen. “ Be wise, my b^y, the legal ranks than are more crowded now. And half of them who starve therein was cut out xor the plow, But they mistook pure laziness for Uleut, under¬ stand, And helped to fill a big supply where there was no demand. “ Are they not educated? Yes, but here let me ex That plain. seed that’s grown in shaky soil brings forth hut little grain; And this higher education to an ordinary mind Is like a pair of big gold spec’s upon a man that’s blind. “ There is no prouder place than ’twixt tlie handles of the plow (Though stumpy land lias humbled me at times, I And must for human allow), as greatness, 1 should think I had my share If I could take the prize for hogs at our next county “ Just^eraulate your sire, my son, and just as lure as You’ll live to be respected, though perhaps you won’t be great; But enter law and five short years will clean you out so bad You’lHiev no recollection of the last square meal you A HANDKERCHIEF FLIRTATION. CHAPTER L A lovely evening in early antnmn, un¬ der toe thick trees which shade a quiet street in the suburbs of one of our East¬ slowly, ern cities, two persons were walking matched conversing in low tones. Au ill school girl couple sixteen, they were. One a of with dimpled, rosy cheeks, and clear, innocent brown eyes; the other, a man who might have been handsome but for toe marks of dissipation and that indescribable mix¬ ture of boldness and knavery which stamps on every feature of this class of men toe words “gambler and “roue.” There is a ring of mocking insincerity in the very tones of his voice which contrasts playfully with the air of child¬ ish trust and admiration with which his companion regards him. “No, my angel, the time has not yet come in which .we are at liberty to de¬ clare our love openly. For myself, I do not fear, but your stem father, taking into consideration the way in which we met, might separate ns forever. ” “Yes, indeed !” replied the angel,with true school girl slang, “he’d just rave ! he is down on handkerchief flirtations; and there is John Riley; do you know, Alphonse, I more than half believe he suspects something?” There was a start of genuine emotion of some kind from the ardent lover, and the carefully modulated voice muttered something which commenced with d—, but which was modified to “ darling.” “Who is John Riley?” “Only a cousin who lives with us, and that day when I first met you he saw me flirting, and took me home and scolded every step of the way like a savage. Of course I promised never to do so again; but he looks at me so queer, and to-night, when I told mother I was going over to Ailie’s to study, he asked me if Allie and I did not do a great deal of studying of furiously. evenings lately. I know I blushed He is always meddling. I hate him. Belle’s heart smote her even as she ut¬ tered these kind words against the g<Jod old bachelor cousin who had petted and spoiled scolded her her all her life, and had never but once. A fortnight pre¬ vious to this evening he had been horri¬ fied at seeing Belle oh her way home from school in company with two other romantic young ladies, flirting her hand¬ kerchief at some flashily-dressed young men on the street, in a way that gave evidence of long experience. To step out of the store, take Belle’s arm, and walk her home to the unwelcome music of a severe scolding, was the work of a moment. Since then Cousin John had rested calmly, conscious of have done his entire duty. If he had only known! For since that time Belle’s companion of to-night bad thrown himself iu her way so persistently, had and protested excited her such imagina¬ love ana admiration, pictures wealth tion with such glowing only wanted of her and splendor that girl’s silly little head ac¬ ceptance, that the was completely turned. She was envied and looked upon as a heroine by her will¬ girl confidantes at school, and they lent ing aid to plan the meetings which took place daily. Meanwhile, toe two are conversing softly—in fact, the whole con¬ versation has been so exceedingly soft that I will spare the reader a repetition He of all except the closing sentences. holds her dimpled hand tenderly as she turns to leave him: “To-morrow at four o’clock, then, dearest, you will come?” “Yes, Alphonse, but”—an uneasy look clouding the fair face—“are you sure if is quite right?” “Right, my love! What -wrong can there be in cheering the loneliness of my invalided aunt by a visit from one whom she has long wanted to know? You will see no one else, and I toll conduct yon to your friend’s house before your ab¬ sence is noticed. ” “Dear miss.'W Alphonse’” hard sighed the sent.’ mental it is that yon dare not speak to my father now!” "Cruel!" exclamd the adorer, a spasm passing over his fac. which to an ex perienced ranDresw-d olwerver grin Perhaps cicely the rambles thong! be decidedly harder int him if he did. “But time, aw-t one. will remove all °^i^wer.heaHappw»hing,ar Pootstepa w«e i _ -Jr " Si'll t/cm<<rwwa» foar ' loft ta dalifhtfri! BeUa»»U«i»«* «n. h— a -~a The Watkinsville Advance. VOLUME I. dream. She saw herself the bride of Mr. A. Sartoris, heir to his aged aunt’s im mense fortune—the center of an admiring circle of friends, when even cousin John would be compelled to treat her with the respect due her mature years and elevated position. I am not telling the story of an exception ably foolish or reck less girl, reader; it is only a repetition ttsttpsp&is: of boardmg-scho<5l experiences and sen sational novels, fell an easy prey to the mond wild beasts that wait in every life path. Sad-eyed, hopeless outcasts now, whose feet are swiftly treading the down ward path from which society says If sternly, the “Thou shalt never turn back.” mothers of our land would pause and consider the pitfalls in our cities, which, artfully wreathed in flowers, await the unexperienced feet of their darlings, they would devote less time to fashion and frivolity, and think only of fighting every yeM .l.ay ViW.i.l. V'i'li'V.'nt ones down to infamy and shame. chapter it ! TT,vm f* th rou S i h her i lessons the ., next day is only known v to herself and the long-suffering and patient teacher, For was she not soon to see ttie magnifi queen? mafw^ vouneladvofZr iatto 6 ^ and French verbs to a m-and grand exnectations? expectations 2 At At last last the the clock eloel wi m J f riT g! “L 1 !- 6 tl, ThnuZ dfn-or nf toe «enfmr , n,I -1 TTZ? itotofr^ +h« She toft toe school v> she e-ntererl n street «r cninc very heart of the city. The streets which Belie, they presently what enter schoo l are gtol unfamiliar iateen^i. to bnt .t B toaned calmly back hi the seat ami watched the changing panorama in the street oneliut It was Tcncrthlmr” a tong ndo a very long at ves brtotocal looking “listed old gentleman to“ stormed too car and S.gr^efiTuttlebowandZito her toht She thanked him “kedTX i?r ’ scanning^ eveiw^ZusfZsolv to a S Thnnfto fhf cJ-2. owt.o off V y '« 6 + ‘. re< g ; i ' dej by^ «fnd Ximv tookingtorowiTstone on both s and h uts Before one t)X“TX d a»r™ b 0MMa"w' i , r S who looked at her curiously as she tmi thi's was the name of the aged aunt for The girl hesitated for a moment and Hum with a peculiar smile on her unntoasaut countenance threw open the door of a magnificent aTto rAPonttor. r-nm ! seeing her seated door’after^bev the ter] toft closing the The mnm was assured that Alphonse luuf not ex aggerated when he described his magnifi ceiit surroundings. A carpet thick and soft as moss covered the floor; rich cur tarns were draped so as to conceal the plate-glass windows, and here and there, from out the darkness, gleamed beautiful statuary aU She had ampto leisure to oh servo began this, then as no one came, she to grow indignant. “ Why was not d!d Alphonse here to receive her? Why Suddenly they keep her waking so long ?” a voice so near that it made her start, exclaimed ; .....Hello, She looked sis!---- around with Rtartled a cry; she had thought herself alone; but near by, partly hidden by the window-draping, sat a man, who was gazing at her with an impudent stare. He was adorned by a red necktie and a profusion of flashy jewelry; he sat astride a chair with his arms folded over the back, and a look in the bold black e^-es which made Belle s cheeks blaae with mihgnation. She did not deign to reply. Her silence seemed to amuse hun. He caressed his mustache with a smile of mtense enjoyment, then “You came to call on me, I suppose? This was probably an impudent serv would Alphonse never come? She “I wish coldly: to see Mr. Sartoris.” “Any relation to the Grant family?” “I wish to see Mr. Alphonse Sarto “Ah!” with a gesture of mock surprise; “I thought you were inquiring for Al he arose, and bringing his chair to her side, peered into her face “hut as Algyis notin at and the other gentleman is en unknown tome—won’t I?-” Belie sprang to her feet, the blood over cheek and brow; a dim of, she knew not what, filling her with one idea-she must get away from this house, out of the presence of this terrible man; aa she reached the door it was opened from without, but the glad exclamation, “Alphonse!” was checked by the appearance of the woman who entered. Richly, but flashily dressed, crime her repulsive, was stamped red on every feature of face; its ap pearance was not at all improved by a large scar which ran zig zag across the forehead She closed the d^r and kept her hand upon the ateh as she looked keenly at the shrinking figure of girl. . . .. , „ sheSjifa . “arse vEk£7‘ ! Wdit, what’s the rumpus?” “Walt” laughed brutally. But Belle, her heart beating with terror, said gently: “Madame, I I mistaken; fear am does not Mr. Alphonse Sartoris live here?” The woman and man exchanged sig nifleant “Anotberoneof glances, then they laughed Larkey “All ’h fancy names,” wid tbe woman. right, my girl, you’ll sUy.” n m,,, „„ g question time, lady,” J.. at Wy,' a 7 young UlL ^ WW ”! k C ‘' rtMBto po f 1 . ^ Hunt, **“*?>* prineipid of this unrivaled Mader.^ hetitotirm far girls. %^-UI sttiurtam Uj motni* vA *<» I* have 1 ?. Tl. faaard .j of this plan# ^ batore? f ' m WATKINSVILLE, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 14, 1880. J!“hTL < S?£d"£SSd rf horrors too terrible to be named some thing too dark and awful to ever come iu contact with her fresh young life like a flash of light a complete understimdintr 0 f the plot to entrap her came to Belle Alone, unprotected, not even her parents dreaming of her peril. Alone m this sis*sjrsuBasta pushed violently back xnadame was J by J the -None of that, my girl; you’re bound to star here, and might as well make the best of it . f TOU may gi ve me gome o{ that extra jewe ry wb fle V e are on this sub j e ct too.” \ faint hope sprang up in the poor child’s heart. She began tearing off her small supply .10/ of iewelrv with feverish . . f t„L.T .11 ” ’ , MU ® v nin-^even n „ „«• ^nintv - miB tlm L.' 1 "’ "' JD1,UI ^ ® ttt ‘ stretched hand You may have them all and my father will give you more; e m 0 g ° me g0 ‘ mi. t ‘ ie i i words rose to a wail . the as woman turned deliberately to leave the room. “take Commanding her, the man angrily to care of and stop that infernal noise, Madame Corallie left the room ^ed the door after her. Belle ^imed the _ __ to man who had watc hed the whole scene with calm en • ment “ 0h - sir! P lease shnw ™ a wav out of thi mother’s s dreadful sake,” place! she implored have pity!'for with my a suf foRatin g Bob - “ let me ” “Take care,” replied rf.ta.nU■«yo. her jailer, warn know {«*. when you re well off. ” sa ’'.k into a «“• chair, “» her sobs * “That’s right,” lighting said her tormentor ap provingly, hack comfortably, a cigar and leaning what can’t “always help; make the best of you you’ll like us Belle shuddered, hut made no reply; abl >ough silly and thoughtless she wasno fool ‘ an ' 1 sho had set a11 her "' ite ^ork to d6vi8e a P la " b y which to e*®ape **<>m this place before ifwastoo late. Shading her face from the gaze of “Walt” she glanced keenly ^“t-ened; around the room; the one door the only other communication with the outer world iS^iaUS & >lm5 Of o.,e o! them, where the curtains were parted Bli e CO uld seetheglimmer of a street lamp on the opposite corner, and room nnlform w-as ‘ getting B " tho WBB very “ dark; "JV- she looked ^ at be r jailer despairingly; he was watch mg the blue wreaths of smoke that curled upward from around his the cigar; as they Belle’s fell eyes room upon one of those for large white sea-shells lying so often used ornaments, on a silken mat near her chair. With one bound shei has matched np tho shell and reached the window; there «.acrash of shattered glass, a torrent of horrible oaths from the villaiu who gnp 8 her 81111 but cruelly agonized and tries to rings drag her away, the cry loud and tight: clear, and the bleeding hands cling There is the quick sharp sound erf a policeman’s rattle; another and another and another answers, and the cruel hand leaves her arm; a passer-by looks up at the pale face at the window; he joins the and Belle as throws they rush herself into fainting tiie house, into the arms of her horrified cousin John, When she recovers she finds herself sur rounded by blue-coated men, and an swers the stern, business-like questions of learns one enough. of them, tremblingly, bnt he “ Larkey O Connor, alias Alphonse said he, “Iknowhim; this of is getting enticing young girls and into will these common, be so long as girls are allowed to walk the at all hours unprotected.” . “B-tt»er.‘y," re^ondedC ou mbJ oh n, as long encouraged as such places ss are licensed and to ruin innocent ones, body and soul; as as our law-makers deliberately make it unsafe for the helpless ones to walk our streets unprotected. This little one,” escaped. gently caressing Think the sobbing thousands girl, “has of the of ill-fated ones who do not.” And the policeman assented with a sigh. That evening, with the poor, torn hands carefully bound up, Belle sobbed out the whole story to her affrighted parents. It was a bitter lesson, and whenever her schoolmates spoke of flirta tions of any kind, a vision of the hard, wicked face of Mme. Corallie and » Walt ” rose before her. Don’t do it, girls, for though you may never have Belle’s experience, still it ha* brushed from the grape Us reft blue, Pron tbe mebud^u shaken the tremnious -tew, and you can t afford it. This unfortun »te gn-1 escaped the whSewe trap which was laid for her feet. But thank our guardian angel that she did, a wail comes np from all parts of our fair land—hear it, you who would deny mothers the right of making laws to protect their spotless ones; “ tlnnk of the thou^nd. of ill fated ones who do not. _ a Trap to Catch a Polar Bear. Tlie natives of the polar regions have > ™* Tu™™Z SI tb ‘“, “ d S?, P 'T f f^So^TbJrTdoubir ’ mfieT ,\ .. . Rta ,“ , J *° m m ? , P le008 .?* 0 { blubber r ar arc ' wrapped ar/^d it and , the oontnvanc4, ^ lb !^ Xd l^ws aml ^, arMWi, B and token teken tb, tb. toxe of their »' »« prey, ’ andassoon 1 “w, " ‘J charges an arrow at it. ^The me bear, 1. « , fSgtS droDDeJxxpressly S for it swal IJsideYoon »» ()f y.,, causa Urn dissolution , ( n,,, idabls-r. The wlisleteme, thus ,| from encumbram,. auilm spring* »*.■‘k .0 .u -hi pnaitfan, and aucli havwi »•'» » iutestinsa that ti.. beast diaaou upusa tea aUaaa. mu 4 ao« dfaa. 1S40 ’ l hose °* '« who have hved our ‘ ‘three score and teu ” bftve many changes nnd great progress m every department hum!u 1 “ e ; Iu material tilings the c 8 e ? have , beeu ve3 7 decided, and a nter . -Mppincott's '', m sums up some of “*? m° st striking of them as follows: » the decade of 1840-1850 has appeared m the past thirty years. In that period if Burred 0 “°" “S” 1 development of manufacturers applications of chemistry to and agriculture; au enor XST*!. 01 commerce by means or lailroads and ocean-steamships; the either; and the perfection a . of tbe 8t some m ° P 1 ®’ - contributions made to , the wel ® 10U8 ever fare of mankind. In 1835 only 984 miles bad been completed in the ^imted States; m . 1840 they had been 52 , SS , «5ia“SU l t 1SJ5 Boeton w.u. oeuueoted vith Wor cester, and Baltimore with Washington; from Philadelphia the traveler could go no father west by rail than the Susque hanna at Columbia. In 1839, Ericsson brought pitable over thepropellor to these hos shores. In 1840 tho Cunord line of cxiean-steamers was established, but for a tolerated. longtime only Lt “side-wheelers” were The regular ship, «>e Britannia, reached Boston after a fourteen days and eight hours. Morse’s telegraph, after vam offers on bo th «fdes of the Atlantic, was at last subsidized , . by our own government, an.l ui 1844 communication was opened bo and Washington, What t hath God wrought! signaled pre^Celec^tetoffrS teLcranh” ^ ot “bvma^ ^whife „IZ were meatrer ft of the day mode fun of a delighted blt her in Baltimore who wired the news the birth of a grandson to a I^stoffice official at the Capital-“as if an nour. in April, i»4u, uoouyuir whs 111 tbe ,f. ebt °» P nsou (» 1( >dgmg almost as famJl f “ *“ J™ “ bl “ °. wa b «me) m I ostol i; he had the year before found the ® bl ° to the vulcanizing of rubber, but the process was not reduced to a cer tuinty till 1844. the At about the same wufirnuM (1845-17) the McCormick reaper was independence of the P-rtoa mtoll'oCiiiW State torn Port,, Ral and the Baltic.) The sewing-ma chine dewed by Elias Howem T84.! was patented in 1810, but, the importance of da-moireotype naguen’eoi.ype dates aaies 'f“m nom V iooj, 1, ana m l ‘ U(U1 g niu.nesstts ijosum witn 'small small ” BB f ?J B< ?“? months live years la ter his galleries were to be found notoffiym Philadelphia that Baltimore/ city, but toNew Washington, York, 6 ^ n ™tom% F^inaU y 'f ()1 .^ oe ^ hghtomg°pross“ with its^im pro8sion J, circular cylinder” bed) (the prLting type revolving capacity on and a 0 f ten to twenty thousand impressions per honr ------ A Fire-Red Aurora. On the morning of Nov. 13, 1837, there occurred one of the periodic re turnB of the me to„rio showers, such us had been annually witnessed for the six preceding years. The next day a fall of snow at the north covered the face of tho country with a mantle of the purest white. In the evening, about 6 o'clock, while sky was yet thick with the fall jng snow, all things suddenly entire* appeared us if dyed in blood The atrnos phere, the surface of the earth, the trees, the tops of the houses, etc., were tinged alarm of with fire the same given, scarlet and hue. vigilant Tlie was onr firemen were seen parading tho streets in their uniforms, which, assuming the general £ tint, seemed in excellent keeping ith the phenomenon. Such was the a P pearance exhibited over a largo portion of the fcj country Z, where the clouds were „ to U»,-»1 display. The false alarm of and fire was not confined to one place, super stitious conflagration fears of generally some impending prevailed ftwfu] among the ignorant throughout the conntry. It is remarkable of this great heavenly exhibition that it was observed over the whole eastern portion Onlloden, of the in country as far south as Georgia, and also in North, Ohio and St. observed Louis, Mo. At the as particularly in New York, the exhibition ,,ased after having been seen for an hour, again appeared half at half-past and 7 and lasted more than an hour, returned a little before 9 o’clock in in numerable bright arches, shooting up from the northern horizon, of the most bnlliant-colored light resting around the horizon upon an obscure bank, all the more dark and mysterious from the vivid display above. At half-past 10 all this disappeared; of but the phenomenon, after 1 there last- was another return in g for more than an hour. At Htaten island, in New York harbor, the spectar cle is described as the most magnificent ever beheld. The illumination was so great flock that the objects clearly outside at of midday. Sandy And the were£en city of as New York ■ » appeared to only a mfie or two distant—CAm tian “* __________ 1 Smoking in Germany. It api/eMs that the German Govern ® Bnt h “* tok h , <!n ,jd tbe “ h attcr C °l Hmf vT» ' kin 8 “ “ ’. '" <Hrrl '; d b ' h ‘ J great an e - y’\ youth of that nation that it ha* been considered to liave damaged their con *>»«“ ft *»**o p )Wn * of /’[ Cksrmany, thelr therefor*, Vl the <<Sr police ^ in c'"* f der *, to forl,1 d ttU lu,d ." r HI years of age to smoke 1 in thestreets, . T to ‘’“‘T* T 1 imprisonment. Moreover, a Belgian SSTSl !nt p.bsoooTa the inam cause of has color blindness Te’ry an «Zhfaral.U affection which noca anxiety, te-tb in ta Belginm and Oormeny, fmm it* ib.eu.. up,,, railway and nU.er aoddeota, «nd also tmm fea atUitary poiat td vlaw, Courting All of Them. “I don’t want to make any trouble, but there is one man in this city who ought to be gibbeted!” began a blunt spoken woman of forty-five as bIio stood before the officials of the police station. When they inquired tho particulars she handed out a letter and said: “Observe the envelope. That letter is addressed to me. Yon will see that writer calls me his jessamine, and he wants me to set an early day for the wedding!” When tlie Captain had finished the letter, ing: she was ready with another, add¬ “And this is addressed to my daugli ter Lucretia. You will see that he calls llcr his rosy angel, and he says he can’t livo if she doesn’t marry him. It’s tlio sameman.” So it was, and his letter was as ten der as a spring chicken. That finished, £° - 'Thi. ie directed to my deogliter Helen. It’s the very same man, and in it he calls her ins pansy, and savs ho dreams of her.” “Whv ? remar^dthe lie seemed (tpU.u to love the whole family’ “That’s daughters iust it I’m a widow with two ai aml he « comUmi us all EFSgtl once and engaged to three of us at the are in this worldl” him “Yes, indeed. It’s lucky you found out ” “Yes, it is. If I hadn’t he might have married tho whole caboodle of us. If Lucretia hadn’t opened one of my lct ters, and if I hadn’t searched tho girls’ pockets to„*h while htu»iL|„ they were »o.4 asleep, we'd T r ” y want him arrested? ; <• tF°’t n t ^ Kll 't S ” 1 ^ Wl ^ 4bls TK. sitting up with me Sunday night Helen Lucre tia on Wednesday night, and on Friday night, and calling each one of us his climbing rose! Oh, sir, the women man is! “Yes, he’s pretty tough.” alesson,” “It has learned mo she said „ she was ready sparking to go. around “The next house man that comes my has got to oomo right out girls and I say which he’s after. H it’s the won’t say nothing, and if it’s melt won’t do ’em a bit of good to slam things around and <Jb«,r,atlo.. No line can lie drawn between oommon knowk , a goof things and scicnUfi-tonowl e,jg e no t between common reasoning and curate knowledge is science, and all exact rcaBOmn g 18 scientifio reasonmg. The mot hod of observation and experiment ln whioh suoh identically great results are obtained lu sciorice is the same as that wiflefl day of ig liis employed life, but refined by every and one rendered every X n child acquires a new toy, { a expe& 1C obBerve8 its characters and SfconKtontiVVakteg^bso^atioM ami BTEwhXveTev^titodtoob serve Berv e accurately, accuratelv will win be Do surprised surpnsea to w find nua how difficult a business it is. There is not one person in a hundred who can de evei^aSpi^SS°to^!e^SSTIffiaT^k ^rdch *. Bav eitlier Sur he Ldlhteh will omit something did is aT ce or be w ji[ irrirrlv or suggest fie the oc currence of something which did not actually observe hut which he unoon sc j OU( dv infers must have happened. when two truthful witnesses contradict one anot her ir,. a court of justice other" it usually turns ™ out that rXrffoimding one or the tkeU or some X! wh a teter from wliM thev saw with tliat w hieh tl»«v aettiallv saw A swears that B nicked Iris Docket It turns out that a ]Hhat A knows is that he felt a hand in b that*!! : g wben 3 was e ] oge b j m an d was not the thief but C "observers whom he did J not observe Untrained hfferencT ,L. g theh from w] sec^in V t| ia t wb j 0 ), they act uallv the most wonderful wav and ; n Hoietftiflc danger of fall mi/ into the gam „ ,, rror .1....... {..ji observation is ? lteus nl*S£-£oll2 al ,d f r „ M ,X,L' „ m.eo mference.-7'ro/essor Recording I he Motion of Trains. It would be a cim/ms cafAloone that would Sltharo set WanD^d forth the number to^2lrol^ of inventions of pen^vento^^1“.^’^,1" a izreat, rnanv contrivances and have ... youlre —j palal Th „ next time on a * drawl _ (ir H i- Vr 1 k von arra,'Lcm.-nte 1 trv to take mMwonnt nf L,tribute that are to your ’ comfort or tend your v»rak#.« gafety {r om UTlll** the Westinghouse <*W1 f u ]j U j ( . catcb tbttt b ]d g tlie wmdow cur tain at vour side One of the latest in ventions and one that utf,r^ seems to ^ltedtee us could “Wvtbe J •“JL Hneed Reenr/W ' ” Tt is named t r(l w)l .. •_ tl „ v . ] ■ miu 1 , * t„ rtnnea tio TheSSiiSfffli A b k OWM iudSpSE t[ ii B mb « ble reoord of the Blovwnen ts of a train, end this record could be used In evidence in cases of collisions and accidents. It axlcmwes a^olter^r whic^Xlr® T™ cU is adjusted «i to the surface of this pc 8 when tlie axle turns, the w moved under its point and receives k j This ^ nencil has two movemci si” to distanceXd orj() ellKtllW1 of the orCwise pa , >( . r , a second on the ^ P 8 I«t, showing B time. When the train ism U(m tb( , noil I1Jlirk |H at^wt acr.ms the sqnares, and when the mark is upand down soroas the squares instniment recorts sbqw, ■ ,, ll)0 |io«s of the truin It '»''»« is made, and in case* at Ling -idence would do much tewar-h, J l,hl how loS long £ the toiftundi train ‘^ds at iur ^ L"te; 'lo-AVn^' 1 Almira Pr* Pratt. Thehm is one uioe thing about otemar Y«»« doa’t have to milk tha cow, NUMBER ‘28. What Is Nickel f Since the convenient five oent ooin which in common talk is called “a nickel,” has come into general oircula tion, the question above is asked, either mentally or orally, hundreds of times sss answer .afS&wSWE: y Tn n ri!bi feW Ft T known and has been extensively used both there and in Europe for counterfeit¬ ing silver coin. About the year 1700 a peculiar ore was discovered in the copper mines of Saxony which had tlie appear ance of boing very rich, but in smelting, it called yielded no copper, and tho miners it kupfer-nickel, or false copper. In 1754, Cronstodt announced the dis covery of a new metal in kupfer-nickel, to which he gave tlie name of nickel. It was in combination witii arsenic from which he could relievo it only in part. Tho alloy of nickel and arsenic which lie obtained was white, brittle, very hard and had a melting point nearly as high as cast-iron. It was not until 1828 that pure nickel was obtained by analysis of German silver which had for a number staaetrissiSfM rsrs l :,rX“i"V‘^”bS polish, but becomes too brittle iuul hard to bo hammered or rolled, and can be worked only by easting. Pure nickel is a white metal with a tarnish readily in the air. Unliko silver, it is not acted on l.y the vapor of sulphur, and even strong mineral acids attract it but iron slightly. Nickel has tho hardness of and like it, lias strong magnetic propertiea, soldered but cannot be welded and is lias heretofore with difficulty. been used Pure chiefly nickel for plating, for which purpose its hardness and power to resist atmospheric influ last ences, admirably the French adapt it. Within the year, have succeeded in rolling tho metal into plates from which spoons and other table furniture may be pressed. Nickel bronze, which consists of equal parts of copper and nickel, with a little tin, may be cast into very delicate forms, arid is susceptible of a high polish. Mines of nickel are worked at Chatham, Conn. »ndLancaster, Pa., and it is said to be found at Mine Lo Motto, Mo., and at several points m Colorado, and New Mexico, where but little attention is paid arid kj, m It Sweden, is extensively but the mined late in discovery Saxony of a new ore (a silicate of nickel} in New -m pro bably .^1 «to u«, ,.t .h, ”rsz’‘stiasv£' ooin silver, ? t; 1852, made a ot German wliion is identical in composition with our nickel ooin. The United States made nickel cent* in 1856, and eight Belgium years later, coined the five cent pieces. and Germany adopted nickel coinage m 1860 in 1873. England has but lately ooined home nickel pennies for Jamaica, at she and France adhere to the clumsy copper small change. Illg Figure*. Mr. 8. 0. Olarke, of too Treasury De¬ partment, has, beyond a doubt, an eye for figures. Ho has prepared some re¬ markable tables, taking a cent of our money as a basis. He says that one cent at simple interest, at 6 per cent, per an¬ num, from tho commencement of the Christian era to the end of toe current year, A. D. 1880, would amount to only one dollar and fourteen cents ($1.14). Accepting for tho present purpose the common of the Gregoria understanding of toe adaptation calendar of the whole period of the Christian era, the same one cent at compound interest, for the same period of time and at the same rate of in terest, compounded annually, fractions excepted, deciilion, would amount to three quadri ion, 560 midecillion, 735 tredecillion, 963 duodeciU nonitlion, 427 deciilion, 120 169 sextillion, 584 octillion, quintillion, 668 septillion, 853 630 quad rillion, !K)8 trillion, 468 billion, 995 mill ion, 477 thousand and 562 dollars and 98 cents. ($8,735,968,660,427,120,584,658, Clarke 169,353,630,998,468,995,477,562.98). continues tho Mr. and says that cur rent value of a globe of fine gold of the magnitude of this earth is $11,116,503,- 641,581,635,112.643,097,947.14, number each and the of golden globes of the dimensions of this planet, contained in tlie amount of the cent at interest, as aforesaid would be $264,652,180,921,303,- 226. The maximum estimate of tlie en tire population of the world, including every tuau, woman and child of all races mid creeds and conditions of men on toe earth is fifteen hundred millions (1,500, 000,000). If said amount therefore were equally divided among all of the inhabit ants of tlie earth each and every human being would he entitled to 176,434,791 of said globes of fine gold as his proportion ate inheritance; and each and every one of them, living exclusively further on the princi pal, income, without might any spend accumulation or one of said globes and of gold every for minute ot time— night day three hundred and thirty-five patrimony. years But without if this exhausting his of toe stupendous ag gregato amount compounded ac cumulations of said cent for nearly nine teen centuries be again invested as a new principal, the simple interest thereon at per oeni, for the single year 1880 ould be $224,167,881,625,627,236,079,- 4!K), each 161,217,859,908,139,728,653.78, of the 866 days said $612,- orfor of year 4 5 3,042,6 9 2, 970,687,648,880,221,906,- 721,060,491,061.89. This vast sum pro portiouately hundred hundred distributed millions millions among people the would flf teen teen of of neonlt give to each and every inhabitant, as his or her own proper portion ot said inter¬ est, one of said globes, containing more than two hundred and sixty-four billions of cubic miles of pure gold every three seconds during toe year,or twenty of said golden worlds every minute.— Washing ton Republic. GmOAOO Is going to make the use of amoke-consuming apparatus on all locomotives, steamboats and lac teries. If Chicago will extend this wine provision to cover the men who Jive oent Cigar. Chicago will earn world's gratitude. A man can get along without a stitch In bit side, but a |»tah on bis pants often a stern uaceealty. ^Irc_MalWnsmlU Q&rnitt. * WIIXIT PAPK1, PUBLISHED AT Watk : nsville, Oconee Co., Georgia. r ATES OF ADVERTISING: Oue s«|u«U" tlrat insertion................... it SSSSS88SS882S8 haeh subequent Insertion................. .... On-j Kquare, one oioutb................ One tenure, ti ree months............. One aqtinre, six months................... One One-fourth squme, column, one year....................”’*** month.*.*.!”*!!!! ggE»85o.«S one O.H-fum* it tolnmn, three months....... One-fourth co'umn, six months.......... Oae-fourth ciuran, oue year.............. Half column, one month................... I la f co'umn, three mouths................ Half column, six mouths.................... Ha f column, one year................................... MIIKIUI, TERHB FOR MORE KPAOK STAGE AND ROSTRUM. _ Ella Wesner is advertised in London a* the “Idol of Now York.” Bxndman has gone to Australia to see how his acting will take there. M ‘ B <H>Om>H E MODJZBKA, the SOU of xris**'- 8 ■ “ «■**« An Italian says of the works of the Ger¬ man composer Wagner that he puts sour krout on his mnccaroni. Mlss A«nes Leonarb, the new star, is lbe daughter of the late sewing machine millionaire, Isaac M. Singer, Clara Morris opens her season in Philadelphia play on September 13. She will there three weeks, Edwin Booth, after visiting Germany, Italy and France, will return to London in September, lie has not as yet made any definite English engagements, Mus. Zelda Sequin, well known as an actress and contralto, was married a few days Wallace, ago, at Baltimore, to Mr. David of Indianapolis, and brother of Q e n Lew Wallace jr,. c ......*r 1 ® '. orl ' ba y ’ T . ® x P‘ . 8lne . d Hi fl t the production , of of , a 8 18 delayed because he ® 8nnB . ^ lu 8b J ranee find an actress capa ble «! performing, at least to his satiamc tlon - tbe reahstl ° role of theherome. A oabuiqbam announces that the king | high-kickers, brothers, Emerson, Clark and Daly have made an immense hit in London, and have offers from managers sufficient to keep them abroad a year, The municipal governments of St. Petersburg the and Moscow are, on the plea of verge of bankruptcy, trying to get.' off being compelled to contribute to the opera in those cities, but it is doubtful If they succeed. Ladv managers are becoming the rule rather than toe exception in England, Drury Lane, the Olympic, the Strand, tlie new Sadlers’ Wells, the Britannia, in London, and the Theater Royal, Brighton, are all under women’s control. Miss Rose Eytingb will star through the oountry under the management of the Mr. dates H. J. made Sargent, filling, in many places, for Mme. Modjeska, who, as haa been announced, 1ms broken her contract with Mr. Sargent and will not return to this country this season. “ *.rr «Md to ? ,,s ; in making it ' Mb ,, and Mrs. Oapowsju, known among UH 88 Mmo - Modjeska, will not visit this ? OUntl 7 next Bea80 ?> 88 report'd, but b, .’P® ^ renew next season the brilliant triumpa Mme. Modjeska has won mEng ’ and - Bho w Passing the summer m Cornwall. Mme. Modjeska was an nounced a* Countess here, but she does not claim that title m England. A obitio says that, while Patti sing* ballads, pronouncing each word clearly, her notes are so distinct and round that the hearer feels as if lie could pick up each one and put itiu his pocket. Rossini once told Mme. Nilsson to be careful that she did not use her high notes too much, and there are people who believe that she suffers now because she did not follow his advice. A . strange suit . going Bather is now on , Harrisburg, Pa., there thirteen as are toeaters , a* the defendant*. They all are Philadelphia places of amusement, and ba T? r « U8ed b ' P a / their Htute tax of *500. If toe present suit is decided in favor “ tbe 8tabj > Bmt wiI * be com menccd to recover license fees for the P. 8 ** Jot years. The State expects to get »«wt f 50 - 000 from these theaters. If tlie Htate succeeds, the State can never expect to be deadheaded mto any of their * boWB - The New York Mirror prints Carrie Swain’s picture, and says this about her: “ We present this weak a portrait of Miss Carrie Swain, one of the brightest “ n< i most talented young women iu the profession. Francisco, Miss and Swain is a native of Han has just passed her twentieth birthday. Her voice is a mezzo-soprano of remarkable compass and power. She is also a splendid dancer. As an athlete in rowing, swim ming, etc., she has few equals among la dies. Oue of the greatest swimming feats of ever accomplished by a lady was that Miss Hwain last summer at De¬ troit, Mich. 8he swam from Detroit to Windsor, Canada, and returned without resting—-a distance of over three miles, If iz Miss Swain’s intention, during the present season, to swim from the iron Pjer. Beach Coney Hotel. Island, Miss Swain to Breslin’s will be Brighton a mem bRr Smith & Mestayer’s Tourists the coming season. She the is undoubtedly a great acquisition to company. __ Not an Uncommon torn* of Heroism* Quite a number of darkies, young ^nd 0 jd, were fishing down on Kuhn’s whsrf when a boy of about twelve fell 0 ff and would have met with a watery j been for the and gravo had it not energy presence of mind of old Uncle Mose. After the boy was safely landed a by stauder took occasion to praise old Mose for tlie heroism he had displayed, asked the ] “Is the boy your son?” sym pathetic 1 spectator. ^-----.....- he jess well 1 ..... “ Jio, boss, ’ bnt " mout as a been. He had all de bait in his pocket.” —Qalveaton Newt. __ Thh striped bug that infest* cucum hers, squashes and melons a* soon as they appear above tlie ground is one of the greatest obstacles in the way of a • profitable cultivation prevention of is these place crops, The surest to over each hill a frame covered with mosquito Dotting. applied A treatment plants of ashes and plas ter, to the when the dew i* on, serves to make tlie vines less pal stable to tlie pests, though this is by no a gurB remedy. y f or ^“S£ttoroooS^ fa'tuiSlS b ', v *ry easy for a porter to become an «.porter.