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lit iSttglM subscription prices. ......... $1 28 One month'- ......... 75 .j 40 Atlanta Constitution, 1 yr.. 2 00 rratiram btfrt fkttiat bt j_ SAj|j>g j HALE & WHITE, Editors. SeB d for Sample Copy Free t W. WEAVER 4 BRO. Con vers, DEALERS IN aLL KINDS OF Dry goods 4 Notions jr Clothing, flats, Caps, Boots A Shoes also Groceries such as Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Syrup. Uic«, Grits Meal, Oat Meal, l obaceo, Snuff etc. VVe call especial attention to our line of -SS FANCY GROCER’ES&CQNFECTIONERrS Surii as canned tomatoes, peaches, pineapples, oysters, salmon, Mack-, jre!, sardines, condensed miik, jelly, pickles, candy both fancy and .lick, nuts, raisins, citron, macaroni, one spoon baking powders, Hors ford’s bread preparation, etc., etc. Our pepper and spices both ground and grain are the very best in the market. Ilfs tBSS A fiUX. We also keep a good variety of Fresh Crackers, both plain and sweet, of Also the celebrated, Lustro Shoe and Stove Polish. A good line ’ Crockery, Glass Woodware, Table and Pocket cutlery, and etc, MAKE FINE CIGARS A SPECIALTY, Our motto: Short Profits and quick Sales- Terms Strictly cAS H. <&'■ W. WEA VER B 1(0. G- H- Jones 4 Company Corner Commerce and Warehouse Sts. CONY EES. GA, 0QTTON BUTHS -HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF General Merchandise at Bottom PriceS. Ig-Asents for the NEW HOME Sewing Machine. «@”We keep all kinds of fi^rSEWING MACHINE NEEDLE3.“©S Headquarters For all School Books adopted by the Board of School Commissioners of this county. MORE POPULAR THAN EVER. The Recent Improvements Made iu The WHITE SEWI’G MACHINE! ADD MUCH TO THE MANY EXCELLENT QXTAL TIESofthis Superior Machine. \ m It is an Espeial Favorite of Ladies, Who them Tail os for and the Others, advantages lii use many Machines. A -■ U iky posess over other Sewing EVERY WHITE MACHINE V. Warren ted for 5 years. J. It & T. E. SMITH. IMI Wholesale and Retail Dealers, S*l JO Broad St., Atlanta Georgia. MM i S.P.&D. M. ALMAND, Agent?, < Conyers, Georgia, ■ UAHGfFOKB — --BY J W Carriages, Wagons, Bugies, MY own make. Hi WARRANTED TO BE FIRST-CLASS IM EVERY PARTICULAR. Ikeep also a GOOD LINE of Western Carriages and Bug¬ gies which I sell LOW DOWN Repairing of Carriages, Wigons and Bugg es, Pa.m.ng and Tnmmin *11 grades done ou short notice, ALL KINDS OF FURNITURE REPAIRED ASGOOD AS NEW It should be rememberd that My establishment is tyiha ve now on ®** e > bugies homemade ana for work F'U bargains had better . call. All wh > owe me ar« ear "ant you promptly. I ,( *tly lequest forward and settle nee, t 3 to come promptly will be given cr short ■tot have it. These who do not pay I;a h So you will please settle promptly. headquarters undertakers goods. COFFINS and CASKETS of all grades and sizes, and COF FIN HARDWARE : -tact Undertaker. everything tha is kept in a first class tit COFFINS DELIVERED ANYWHERE IN CITY OR COUNTY •••ikuttce^^^LrwUrth^everv^fog J give* I soiisi 'ri be do to satisfaction. Moat ReeDectful -r, LAN8FORO. J. W. U VWTEfi ws JifBfl ® VL d ”T- « ‘ * it S.Aarasiit *• 8 : 0 ^,., nutritive and sn- / % R ®**Cs'?oil ____ Li:U X1&. BAR TER MEDICINE CO., »3»• R > K - ' l ^ i| e CVS >-- ft m SUBSCRIPTION $1.25. VI. "INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS- CONYERS, GEORGIA, MAY 11, 1883. 'WHY DOES JAMIE STAY SO LATE?” Wby is my boy so late to-night. Where can lie like to roam? The sheep and laipbs are lu the fold. The kina have all come home; The old kirk bell has rung for nine, The candle now burns dim ; How can lie think tlieold folks like To wait so long for him! I looked adown the meadow-path, And up the woodland hill; I listened for ills echoing steps To pass the ruined •mill; He little knows how long the hours Will seem, while he’s away 1 Old hearts have not so many joys, They can have one lad stray. Then,“Jamie, Jamie,” 1 call aloud; A hand the gate llinsrs wide And lo 1 a handsome, manly youth Is standing by my side! And in this hushed and quiet hour, The candle still burns dim, J The while ne talks of hopes and Joys, The future holds for him. I know the merry wedding-bells Will till his heart with joy ; But they will steal lrom home Its light, And take away- my boy 1 I well remember one glad time When 1 could not say, Nay; Another youth had wooed and won My trusting heart away. I kissed and blessed my- hopeful lad, And ere I fell asleep, The memories of his childhood years Were treasured up to keep. “Soon other eyes than mine,’’ I said, For him, will watch and wait ; My- foolish heart ne’er needs to ask, Why stays my boy so late 1” ONE THOUSAND. “Matrimonial, — I am tired of the aimless and rambling life of a bachelor. My heart yearns for love aud home. I believe iu love after marriage. I am still young, rather handsome, and well situated as regards means. I want to marry-. I am really in earnest. What young lady of good, genial hf art will respond? Address A. R, T., Box 9,99a.” Thus read an advertisement which appear ed in a paper about the beginning of the year 1870. “Pshaw! What confounded nonsense!” exclaimed Mr. Joseph Connor, a wealthy young gentleman, as he read the paragraph that morning. “It is either some contempt¬ ible fortunehunter or some one who wants to have a laugh over the nonsensical letters he will get in response; or it may be some ugly wretch that wishes to woo aud win by letter, knowing that no woman, having once seen him, is likely to give encouragement to his suit. Confound it! I'll answer it -myself. I can write with a feminine hand, and I’il present my mythical seif as young, beautiful, wealthy, entirely destitute of poor relations, and very desirous of marrying My name—let’s see—Millie Bonds That's a splendid name. Millie is the Latin for one thousand, and ‘Bonds’ may be suggest ive of either the bonds of wedlock or those much more desirable bonds, 5-20s and 7 30s. No, I won’t pretend to be very rich either. That would lead to suspicions of deception. It would be considered too good a thing to be true. I’ll call myself the possessor of a thousand. That will bear an air of genu¬ ineness. Millie—one thousand.” So Joe Connor, suddenly transformed into the imaginary Millie Bonds, seated himself at a writing table in the library, and, in a neat feminine hand, wrote as follows: Mr. A. R. T.— Sir: Seeing your adver¬ tisement for a wife, and beliving it to be in good faith, I deem it no impropriety to answer it, I, too, am tired of single life; I believe that our natural condition is wedlock, and that after one arrives at ma¬ turity, it is the only through road to hap¬ piness, I am young and handsome myself, and have $1,000 in a savings bank., There are those ot my acquaintances whom I could marry, but I am sure they are not proper matches for me. I believe mar riage to be a lottery, it is true, but I do not want to buy a ticket that is cerlain to draw a blank. Address Millie Bokds, San Francisco. “There, that will do,” said Mr. Connor as he folded the note and inclosed it in an envelope. If that mille doesn’t insure an answer, we must be approaching the mil lenium.” Then he put a stamp on the letter, and put it in his pocket to mail as he should go to his office. Alas 1 what a sheer waste of a 2-cent stamp! Had he only known how easily the letter might have been de¬ livered without going through the postoffice, Joe Connor would have been two cents richer and Uncle Sam two cents poorer— currency, of coursq, Three days afterward, be received the following, written in a lady’s handwriting, and that, too, which he had seen somewhere before. Miss Bonds: A thousand pardons, I have deceived you, though not with any evil intent. When I put that advertise ment in tbe paper I only meant to have a little innocent fun out of it. I am not a male candidate for marriage, nor a man at all I am a young woman, like yourself. I have received numerous answers to my ad vertisement, but only yours interested me. I plainly see in you a poor, honest, open- j | hearted girl, who has probably toiled hard, and exercised the greatest frugality to lay ] j bv something are° for the future, and, I assure ron vou entitled to great credit for having been able to save a thousand dol vou' i ~ Vhat I write to you for is to warn not to pay any attention in future to ma* ma rimonial advertisements. In this case no harm , could u come nf of It , hut then-are re | - 1 «.«™ -kick tlej n.«j od.J be i innocent have a few hundred dollars oi j money laid by. It may be that you were 1 not in earnest, and that you have not given your exact circumstances. Please write again and inform me of these facts, as I feel an unaccountable interest in you. Tell me 3 'our actual name and residence, too, and I will tell yon mine. Address as be¬ fore. A. R. T. He, ha, hat” laughed Joe “Why, this' is jolly. Both playing t’other sex. She’s a you ng lady, eh ? Yes, and smart, too; I can fee that. Refined and accomplished also, i'll venture. Who knows but this might come to something after all. I am getting tired of the life of a bachelor, anyhow, and who knows but that a happy union might grow out of these romantic circumstances? 1 will write to her aud see—in good faith this time. I’ll give real name, sex, residence and circumstances, for I feel that. I can trust this unknown person. God bless her. I- Why how ridiculous 1 I am falling in love with her already. It must be hev noble soul that attracts me. A good heart shines on the pages of her letter. There are not many- who would have taken the trouble to write such a letter of advice to an unknown girl. Most persons would have kept up the deception for the sake of fun, regardless of consequences to others. Ah, there’s such a thing as true benevolence of heart, and this girl—A. R. T., whoever she is—is full of it.” Joe did as he had determined to do, eu rious to see what would come of it. He penned a very respectful note to the unknown, addressing it to A. R. T„ acknowledging his own deception, giving his real name and residence, and venturing to express a warm admiration for his correspondent. He also hint'd that he was a well-to-do bachelor, “heart whole and fancy free,” and thought seriously of mar¬ rying as soon as he should lorm the ac¬ quaintance of his “amity.” “Who knows,” he added in conclusion, “what » life history may grow out of this corres¬ pondence, so singularly begun?’’ Now, Joe Connor had, and has, one of the prettiest sisters that any brother ever had—Minnie, by name. Minnie is a lively romping, joyous, sweet girl, o; ty nineteen years old, and has a mind as bright as her heart is pure. On the day after mailing his last note to Miss A. R T ,—alais Mr.— Joe Connor was sitting in the library reading, when he heard some one enter the house by the street door, and a laughing voice that floated up to him informed bim that it was his sister. “That’s Minnie,” he observed. “1 won¬ der who is with her? Some young friend. suppose. They've got something funny to laugh about, I should say.” The next moment the library door flew open and Minnie, alone, burst into the room, in a state bordering on hysterics. Joe looked up in astonishment, tinged with alarm. He had heard of persons becoming insane all of a sudden from a diseased, brain, aud the thought of sending poor Minnie to Stockton was perfectly paralyz¬ ing. "O, O, O, Joe ! ’ she laughed, rushing up slapning him on the back, pulling his ears and hair. "What’s the matter?” he asked, perceiv¬ ing that her laughing convulsions prevent¬ ed her articulation. “Millie Bonds 1 Millie Bonds I” she ex¬ claimed. “I’m A. R. T. 1 P. 0. Box 9,999! How are you Millie? How about the thousand in the savings bank ?” And with this she drew a letter from h r pocket at d exhibited it to Joe’s horrified gaze by holding it within an inch of his nose. Then she threw it on the table, and Joe saw that it was the last polite missive he had so carefully penned to A, R. T., the artful correspondent. “No wonder we took an interest in each other, Joe Clear case oi impulses of nature!” laughed the provok ing girl, Minnie dearly, and Joe Ct nnor loves they soon mode up; but just at the time when he discovfered and realized that he had been pouring out his affectionate soul to his sister, he pouted, looked sour, and said he didn’t see ary sente in such nonsense; but when Minnie asked him why he had taken part in it then, he couldn’t answer coherent¬ ly, and so had to forgive her. “But, Minnie,” be said, don’t put any more such advertisements iu the papers; it don’t look well “If I do,” retorted Minnie, “don’t answer them. You don’t know bow you look on paper.” Joe has immediate hopes of raid no a on bis bachelorhood; and we f oppose that thousand dollars still remains in the savings bank to the credit of “Millie Bonds.” ’ Regal Trappings. - The magnificent mantle which the Czarina will wear at the coming coronation is made of cloth of gold, bordered with armorial bearings embroidered in silk and gems. The crown placed on her head will be the one used at the coronation of the Empress Catherine If. and Pliizabeth. Its value is estimated at three million of rou bles, and it is composed ot diamonds, rabies, and a large number of pear's In her sceptre will blaze tbe great Orl-jff diamond, which is said to weigh eight carats more than the Koh-i-noor. The procession will consist of thirty-three carriages. That of the C/.arina was made ar Berlin by the or dere of Frederick the great, aud presented by him to the Empress Elizabeth. It is a kind of double throne without springs, but hung u on four bands of red velvet. A single J . I . ^ . ( t he , le precious stones —New York Sun. The New South at Work. New England and Pennsylvania were well satisfied with the division of work in this country, when to thesonth was assigned the raising of cotton and the buying from other sections of nearly everything else; but now when the south proposes to make pig iron from her rich and inexhaustible ores, and cotton goods from her great staple, the goose up at ilie north does not hang near so high. There is trouble both in New Eng¬ land and Pennsylvania. The cotton manu¬ facturers and pig iron dealers alike confess that a change is impending. The manufacturers of cotton confessed that the mills of the souih are changing the current of trade, when they asked the railroad companies to act as a tariff hill by giving them lower rates of transportation on their products than similar goods bear. The railroads refused to put upon their stock¬ holders such a burden and now New Eng¬ land must fight it out in open rivalry at no little disadvantage A bale of cotton costs a mill in the cotton belt $7 less than a bale costs a manufacturer in Massachusetts or New Hampshire. Besides this handsome margin for profit, manufatucred goods are carried from southern mills to the great trade centres of the northwest for about one half less than similar goods are carred from Boston or New York. Such differences as these are bringing about natural results, and the entire country begins to understand that the manufacture and sale of cotton goods is no longer to be monopolized by.New Eng¬ land. How far or how fast the revolution will go on no one can tell; but all can see that it has begun. In the iron trade a very similar revolution has been started. The price of iron is going down. “As regards the future of the iron market,” says Ihe well informed Boston Herald, “it appears certain now that no permanent improvement is to be expected until the exlcnt of the threatened revolution caused by cheaper production in Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia can at least he counted.” This is the whole story in a nut shell. Pittsburgh bas struck a snag, and the furnaces that draw their ore from Lake Superior or other distant localities, are brought face to face with fnrnances that can find ore, coal and lime within sight of their stacks. • In a word, the cotton mills are coming to the cotton fields, and the iron lurnacea are seeking the best beds of raw material. These changes will bring trouble to some localities, and joy to others, but in trade as in all life the rule is, the survival of the fittest. If the south can make cheaper cottons or pig iron. 6he need not trouble herself about the schemes of her rivals, no matter how rich or strongly entrenched they may be Horace Gt-eely’s advice is begin¬ ning to be heeded—“Build your shops and factories where the raw material is produc ed.”—Atlanta Constitution. An Interesting Lion Story. The memory of the lion was preserved it) its ancient haunts long after it had become extinct. The scene of one of the prettiest stories fof', by jEliati is laid in Mount Pangaium, which from its mention by Xenophon, must have been a famous haunt of lions. Euderaus tells the tale that in Pangaium in Thrace a bear attacked the lair of a lion while it was unguarded, and killed the whelps that were too srnal 1 and weak to defend themselves. And when the father and the mother came home from hunting somewhere, and saw their children lying dead, they were very much aggrieved and attacked the bear-j but she was afraid aud climed up into a tree as fast as she could, and settled herself down, trying to avoid the attack. Now, when they saw that they could not avenge themselves on her, the lioness did not cease to watch the tree, but sat down in ambush at the foot, eying the bear, that was covered with blood. But the lion, as it were, without purpose aud distraught with grief, after the manner of a man, , rushed off to the mountains, aud chanced to light on a wood cutter, who, in terror let fall his ax; bat the lion fawned upon him, and reaching up saluted him as well as he could, aid licked his face with his tongue. And the man took courage Then the lion encircled him with his tail, and led him, and did not suffer him to leave his ax behind, but pointed with his foot for it to be taken up. Aud when the man did not understand he took it up in his mouth and reached it to him. Then he followed while the lion led him to his den. And when the lioness saw him, shl came and made signs, looking at the pitiable spectacle and then up at the bear. j ben the man pereeived and understood ^ !ioQ [md guflered cruel wrong fpom Ae bea[ . ( and cut down the , ree wilb migh) . aQd main And tbe tree (ell and th(J lions tore the bear t0 pieces; but the j ed tbe maD back again, safe and aound> tQ the pW where be had i i( , bted on him, and returned him to the very tree he had been cutting. Rehearsing Weddings. Almost equaling the engagement roman ces is the practice that has sprung up ofre bearsing weddings. Every bishop and prominent clergyman in Philadelphia who participates in a fashionable wedding, has in every instance to attend a full dress re hearsal, andoften_‘wo asia-purtiof the pe formance. The church is lighted, the or <r a nist is in pkefe, the ushers take their po kmWMMImS# i" t*| the questions. The bride aud bridegroom Where the Lawyer Carnes fn. “I settled with the dissatisfied heirs foi tbe estate and received their receipts foi $1,2 h and a release for all further claim,' said a. Brooklyn lawyer the other day to » reporter in reference to a family contested will in which about $15,000 worth af prop erty was involved. “Was that all the contestants r.isriveJ T “That all! Don’t you want to leave any thing for the lawyer ?” aud the eolloqu terminated. The residue of the estate wat bequeathed to the wijjow and two childre [ he deceased.—N, Y. Herald. Ite <•*“■*• !»«. * U “ k •»““ “ - - white dresses. C. W. WHITE. Publisher. Number 8. are instructed not to say “yes” at the wrong time, told when to kneel down, when to get up, and go through the difficult and gener ally trying operation of putting on the ring Sometimea the, bride and bridegroom go up he aisle a dozen different times, with differ ent steps and degrees of rapidity, before they hit upon what their ci'cle of near friends and relatives think the correctjdiing The bride often tries half a dozen positions and many more expressions. In one posi¬ tion she leans a little forward; in another erect. Whether she carries her head on the right or left side is considered impor taut. The way the veil looks best; the ad justment of the train at the altar, so that she can turn around easily; the proper atti tude in coming back—these and various other matters have to be considered and marked out carefully in advance. A short time ago, at a wedding in Holy Trinity, the bride and bridegi oom exchanged rings at the altar, and after the ceremony embraced and kissed each other iu the presence of the congregation. Something in Store. A policeman petroling Gratiot avenue yesterdayj,was called into a shoe shop, the proprietor of which is an honest, unsuspect¬ ing burgher, and asked: “Can yon tell me .if Sheneral Grant is still in der city ?” “Grant! Why, he hasn't been here in a year.” “Ish dot bossible 1 My frent, vas der Bresideut here about two weeks ago ?” “No.” “Vhas der a big riot down town tree weeks ago in which some Dutchmans got kilt ?” “No, Sir.” “Vhas dere some ferry boats got blowed up?” “Never heard of any.” “My frent, ledt me ask one more question, Vhas some orphan asylums all burned up one night last week and all der ieedle shildren roasted like ducks in der oofen ?” “Of course not ” “Vhell dot oxplains to me. I haf a poy Shon. He vhas oudt nights, und he doan, come home till 2 o’clock next morning Vhen I ash him aboudt it he says some or pban asylum burned down, or some.ferry poat blew oop, or Sheneral Grant was in town und vhant's to see him. So dot poy has been lying to me ?” “Looks that way.” “Vhell, to night he vhill shlip oudt as usual, und by 1 o’clock he vhill come creep¬ ing in. I shall ask him vhere he vhas all der time so long, und he vhill say Sheneral Sherman vhas in town 1 shall tell him dot 1 take hitn out to der barn und introduce him to a school house on fire, und vhen 1 am all tired oudt mit clubbing him I pelief dot poy vhill see some ahokes und slay home nights. I tought it vhas funuy dot so much happens all der time und dey doan' put in der Sherman bapers. Vhell, vhell. I visb it vhas night so I could pegin to show him dot I am der biggest Sheneral of all.—Free Press. Tried Her Own Remedy. A lady in this city overheard h»r nurse girl talking to the little child she was put¬ ting to sleep, and among other legends of the nursery iu which she indulged was this:— ‘ If you dou’t go right to sleep this very minute a great, big, awful biatk bear, with eyts like coals of fire, aud sharp, white cruel teeth, will come out from under the aud e a-t y-o-u-a-l-l-u-p!” The poor little thing nestled down under, the clothes and after a long season of terror fell asleep to dream of bears eating her, That night when the slolid nurse had composed herself in her own comfortable bed and bad put the light out, there came a sudden rap at the door, and the voice of the mistress called loudly to her :— “Maggie! Maggie 1 for mercy’s sake get up as quick as yon can 1 There’s a burglar under the bed, and as soon as you get to sleep he’s coming out to rob and murder you!” “At the word burglar the girl sprang from the bed with a scream, tore open the door aud fell in hysterics into the hail. The lesson 'was even more instructive than the mistress had designed, but when the girl’s fears were calmed she said to her:— "You did not hesitate to tell my little delicate child, who could not possibly know that it was a lie, a cruel story oi a bear un¬ der her bed. Now, when I treat you to the same kind of a slumber story, you are nearly frightened to death. To n on ow you can go into the kitchen and work. You are not fit to take care of little children.” How many children there are who evrey night of their lives are frightened to sleep ! litf €nms WwMj. CITY AND COUNTY’ ORGAN, THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, FINEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. Adrerthhg Cates. On# roImniB, one two « O n* oelamut, irtx tnnnth . m m One ootamn, tore# am ii. mm B»»n eAvertlMiMnta, W not* a Special Rates to General Adrerfwr*. fashion notes. Fichsus of all sorts arc becoming fashion able. A great deal of gold is used fortrimming. The old pine patterns are revived for rich stuffs. Pockets appear on some of the new French dresses, White musliu bows are decidedly out of fashion, Strapped shoes and slippers are worn for evening and house dress only. Dresses are now cut oval shaped at the neC k, in preference to V shape, Flowers are used in great profusion on the bonnets imported for spring. The combination costume romaius the marked feature in spring styles, Several or two rows of small buttons down the front of the dress remain in favor. Clasps on the collars and in the neck of dresses take the place of brooches and lace pins Orange aud flame colors in vanishing effects are seen in many of the new silks and novelty goods. The latest novelty in jerseys is a beaded half jersey, an odd and very effective adjunct to a black toilet. Bustles and crinolettes grow larger, while skirt draperies are made more ample to accommodate them. Black silk Blockings with gold thread clocks and embroidery are among spring Importations of fancy hosiery. New mulls and silk muslin are dotted and figured in silk broche spots, dots, diamonds, flowers and leaves. Sprays of flowers, beautifully imitated in precious stones, are taking as brooches the lead of all others. Sleeves and collars of dresses are trim¬ med with fiat, lying collars and cuffs of lace put on over the dress collar and cuffs. Waistcoats of all kinds, directory, Louis XIV., continental, and D’Orsny, are in high favor on ladieB basques, jackets and bodices. The newest wraps are padded on the shoulders, or rather on the upper part of the sleeve. This is done to give the wearer the appearance of greater height. Dress sleeves are fitted very closely to the arm ; they are high on the shoulder and short at the wrist,; linen cuffs are seldom used, because white cuffs of embroidery are worn outside the sleeve. The white India cashmere, with India cashmere palm leaf and other Oriental designs, are the costilesl woolen stuffs brought out this season. They are priced at $100 a robe. Morning dresses still sparkle with jets and many of the richest-looking new spring mantles are literally covered with applique and embtoideries in silk pnd jet. Jettled gimps are used iu combination with elegant ’it fringes and pendant ornaments and cords. Some of the new velvet gauzes have large raised flowers outlined with jet, but it is doubtful if this is an improvement. It certainly impares the soft effect which is the greatest attraction for this handsome material, newly imported for mantles and ever dresses. Pulled His Tail. The .Portland (Oregon) Sunday Mercu¬ ry tells the following story of a cougar conflict, and the daring deed of a courage¬ ous woman in her husband’s defence. The immense forests in the neighborhood of Yaquina Bay are filled with cougars, beares, and other'ferocious wild animals, that, when driven by .hunger, sometimes seek the set¬ tlements for food. A short time ago a far¬ mer named .Scurrry, residing a short dis¬ tance from Elk City, was attacked by a cougar, while be was at work on his farm near the house. The beast made a desper¬ ate fight, knocking the man down before he could defend hirnselt, or use a pistol in his possessor Scurry-was growing faint in the deadly struggle that ensued, when his wife, who saw the attack from the door of her cabin, ran up to his assistance, and, with¬ out stopping to consider her danger, seized the animal by the tail, and by main force dagged him from his anticipated dinner. Scurry leaped to his fget, and before the cougar could renew the assault, struck him with the sharp end af the mattock he had been using, killing him instantly. Mrs. Scurry kept up well, but when there was no further need of exertion on her part she tottered and “fell all of a heap,” as her husband said. He escaped with painful scratches and an ugly bite iu the shoulder. They have dressed their assailan ts skin, which now makes a handsome rug for the pioneer's best room. The strength of industry is calm, not, boisterous. Much talk and little work gen erally go hand in hand. Those who boast loudly ot the great things they wili accomp iish, and who make a stir aud commotion whenever they attempt anything, who work violently and to excess at one time and not at all at another, who think that in order to be earnest they must be fussy, and to be mthusiastie they must be violent—such persons cannot show forth the power of industry. That is reserved for the calm and steadfast toiler, who, without boasting or flourish, pursues his work, aiming at excellence rather than plaudits, and fidei ity rather than glitter,