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CONYERS WEEKLY.
VOLUME VI.
EDITORIAL notes.
® decorated every day with .tout
ia tropical and foil
flowering, contents
T ’ building and are
, Led ue be¬
at $50,000, and eleven men
lathe head gardener, are kept busy
[the time taking care of the plants,
[ [ xhe annual expense of keeping up
conservatory is $5, 5(Xk__
i seaecher for truth writes from
rtland Oregon, that the great north
is not the place for men without
Bt that if who are
oev He adds men
. played out
L at the heel and are
Dheie else continue to push for- will
Lj into Oregon tue great state
la fool’s paradise by another year,
more tramps than there were in
England just after the collapse in
Clerks and merchants may as
stay where they are, and, indeed,
farmer who has from |300 to $600
do better to stay at home than to
edit all in traveling to an unexplored
ttry.
p a letter to Edward J. Randall,
ftfient of the Keely Motor company,
I inventor announces that the me
inical portion of his invention is com
fe, After the first of next month
Idling | will be left,” he says, “but set
up the transmitter, when all labors
j] terminate preparatory to opening
• showing the specific quali ies of the
ftect vibratory engine.” Mr. Keely asks
|t a suitable place fora public exhibi
h, capable of accommodating several
Hired persons, be secured for an early
j. Mr. Randall has sent out a circu¬
it*) all the stockholders announcing
! «e facts, and inferentially asking them
hold themselves in readiness for the
latest exhibition the wor d has ever
m. The “greatest exhibition” will
he place in Pliiladelpuia.
A number of New York capitalists
tve recently organized a stock com
tny for the purpose of advancing the
■use of cremation in New York city
id its vicinity. It is proposed to con¬
tact a crematory in Riverside avenue,
)rth of One Hundred and Fourteenth
bet. The plan of the furnace will dif
r materially from that of Le Moyne’s
patory at Washington, Pa. The
Ivement hasits origin in a belief that
I desire to be cremated is more pop'
pthan Pily growing, is usually supposed, and
and furthermore, that
pmately ie cremation will become a sarn¬
necessity in New York and all large
.es. ® is asserted that by the meth
of cremation the. ashes of an ordinary
mao body can Le reduced by compres
II to the size of a small apple or
nip.
^ A, M. G. Sebillot proposes to
“struct a steamer which wi 1 make the
P between New York and Europe in
ir days. The vessel will have virto
y two hulls, a lower and upper, the
Fe - ' n the center to be deep, long,
tr ° W anc a t the bows sharp,
' * very re
c ®g the angle forward by the line
5 ol
“ws where they cut the water with
of the vessel’s motion from one
fifteen , de gre s, as now, to even three
pees. XV hen the vessel is deeply
p " l11 _ barely rest
^dilations upon the water,
show that a steamer so
tmeted could obtain a speed of pos
. jrty-fiy e knots an hour, and at
ra;e four days would be sufficient
passage in calm water from New
billo! EUr ° Pe in four days. If Mr.
makes a success, it is probable
t Passenger steamers
ae will be built
new fashion, while the old style
he devoted to the freight
Boats and vessels run some queer
The common swordfish has
kno *a to plunge its sword
jo u the
^ Ifite* c ^ copper sheething, a three
°* ka**! wood, a piece of
^twelve k inches eeiling, thick, a two
to iirJn a oa and finally
ejected a barrel of oiL When
that a sword fish strikes
Independent in All Tilings.
CONYERS, ROCKDALE CO., GA., FEBRUARY 15, 1884.
with the accumulated force of fifteen
double hammers its ve’ocity being equal
bo that of a swivel,' it will be seen that
this is a terrible monster to cope with
Whales also are terrible things to en¬
counter. It is a common thing for a
large wha’e to stave in a vessel and sink
her in a few minutes, In southern wa¬
ters mariners stand in gieat dread of a
beautiful bubble with tentacles some¬
times 100 feet long, armed with darts of
'• poisonous nature. Cuttlefish some
times attack vessels, and are regarded
as quite dangerous. But these are only
a few of the perils of the great deep. It
would require a volume to enumerate
them all.
The statistics of suicide in the United
States during tire three autumn months
of 1883 are remarkable. During that
time 347 persons committed self-murder.
Of this number 133 killed themselves in
September, 121 in October, and 93 in
November. The number of males was
258, females 89. As to condition 111
were bachelors, 40 were maidens, 121
were husbands. 22 were widowers, 42
were wives, 6 were w’dows and 2 were
divorced women. The ages ranged from
13 to 91, but the proportion of middle
aged and e’derly people was largely in
excess of the young. As regards nation¬
ality, 128 were Americans, 114 were Ger.
mans, 27 were English, only 12 were
Irish, and the others were of various na¬
tionalities, Poison was the favorite
mode of destruction, but one victim re¬
sorted to dynamite, and another impaled
himself on his own wooden leg. The
suicides were of all occupations, but
farmers were the most numerous. The
causes for these ra-h acts were, insanity,
109; sickness, 39 ; business trouble, 46;
family trouble, 54; love trouble, 26;
dissi nation, 24; destitution, 24; grief, 8.
me Southern O t;t s. ^ i,.. .a- ——— 1 - ’ ^
than their proportion.
Tennessee has four iron belts—the
eastern, dyestone, Cumberland and west
ern. The eastern extends through the
state. The dyestone belt skirts the
southern base of the Cumberland table
land from Virginia to Georgia. It spreads
into the East Tennessee valley a distance
of from ten to twenty miles. The Cum¬
berland belt extends into Kentucky and
Alabama. The western belt lies west of
the central hasin and is for the most
part east of the Tennessee river. Iron
is found in forty-four counties in the
state, and the supply is practically inex¬
haustible. Heretofore the lack of trans¬
portation facilities has greatly retarded
the development of these ore beds, but
the advantages held out in the shape of
cheap manufacto in will ere long bring
Tennessee into the front rank o indus¬
trial states.
The secon d volume of the census on
manufactures is full of interesting 6g
ure*. It shows among other things that
the steam power of the country far out
runs its water power. Out of 3,410,837
horse power in all employed in manu
lactures, only one-third consists of water
power. These figures would be still
more one-sided if the power of grist and
mills was excluded. These kind of
saw
mills are chiefly driven by water power,
and they are not considered as strict y
manufacturing establishments. In manu¬
factures proper steam power is probably
used four to one. Wherever coal can be
laid down at three dollars a ton, water
power is no longer considered preferable,
matter what the fall or quantity of it
no servant at
may be. Steam is a better
all times than water, and it is rapidly
supplanting it where the fuel supply is
not prohibitory. mills of Georgia
In the grist and saw
there 36.655 horse power, but all the
are _-. the
oower does not add to the wealth of
tate as much as does the horse power
used in manufactures proper. We
our
use in this way 15 395 horse power.
These not immense figures whec
are
com pared with those of the great manu
factoring states of the northeast; but
they show that Georgia leads in m anu
factores all the other cotton states. Ten
nessee uses 14,879 horse power, Virginia
13,275, North Carolina 7,962, South
Missaa- .
Carolina 6,900, Alabama 4,680,
sippi 2,613, and Florida 301.
Pennsylvania is the great manufactur¬
ing state of the union, using 354,774
horse power; New York commences
next, using 280.099; Massachusetts with
279,114, follow closely after; Ohio has
142,353 horse power, and little Con
urcticut shows up with 104,552. Con¬
necticut is a marvel of manufacturing
industry. There are only 600,000 peo¬
ple in the little state, but she uses more
horse power than all the south, exc’ud
ing Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland
and Delaware. The south has no reason,
however, to be discouraged, for she has
only just entered upon an industrial
career, and a few years will be apt to
change the relative figures very mate¬
rially. At present the three states,
Pennsylvania, New York and Massa¬
chusetts, use more horse power in manu¬
factures than all the other states and the
territories combined .—Atlanta Constitu¬
tion.
GENERAL NEWS.
In the penitentiary of North Carolina
there are 118 whites and 894 blacks.
At Pratt mines, Ala., there are 500
convicts, including state and county
men.
A Flench lemon tree at Daytona,
Volusia county, Fla., has 1,900 lemons
on it.
The sum of $10,866,000 is invested In
manufacturing in the four principal cit¬
ies of Lousiana.
North Carolinians are reckoning
upon a great development of the oyster
trade on the coast.
During the recent cold snap, Charles
ton, South Carolina, has the coldes
weather in 130 years.
The largest Imp-builaing vessels OT7 er towns hin’p ’'r Maine r v»a
otiier m
were built of Georgia pine.
Montgomery, Alabama, is getting
excited over the gambling question again
She seems determined to root it out.
Nearly all Florida hotels get their
meat and poultry from New York.
Canned vegetables are almost exclusively
used.
The Frigate Colorado, which has cost
$1,410,603, has been condemned at the
Brooklyn navy yard, and she will be sold
at auction.
Mississippi loses by death lest than
thirteen persons to the thousand annu¬
ally, and this includes the death rate
among the negroes. •
There are now more than five hun¬
dred strangers prospecting for homes
and arranging for the purchase of prop¬
erty in North Carolina.
The winter thus far is not considered
unfavorable to the wheat crop. Through
much of the winter wheat belt there have
been liberal falls of snow, generally the
harbinger of good crops of all kinds.
The best macaroni consumed in this
country is. according to the Philadelphia
Press, made of California wheat. New
York, Philadelphia and Sau Francisco
make more maccaroni than is imported.
Sixteen years ago a law was passed
providing for the gradual manumission
of slaves in Cuba, of whom there were at
the time about 385.355. So well has
this law been administered, the planters
in many cases showing a willingness to
act even in anticipation of its provis¬
ions, that 285,000 slaves have already
been set free.
Postmaster General Gresham says
if the bill providing for a postoffice
building in every town having 2,500 in¬
habitants is amended so as to limit the
cost of the building in each case to $15.
0l0 and pro ride that they shall be erec¬
ted und6i the supervision of the post¬
master general he will aDDrove it. Hitt,
the author of the bill, says it will be so
amended and passed.
One pound ... of • 88 cent
nee gives per
0 f nutnment, and one pound of beef 25
per cent. And y„t, says the Journal of
Health, countless numbers of the poor
strain at a point daily to purchase beef
at 15 cents per pound when they could
get a pound of rice at one-third of that
amount, the rice, too, having the beef three and times three
as much, nutriment as
times easier of digestion.
NUMBER 49 .
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Fistula, Fisure and Rectal Ulcers,
Dr. A BER,
NO. 82 DECATUR STEE'R, OgffHESE ATLANTA, GA.,
MAKS A SPECIALTY DISEASES,
And lias cured cases of forty years’ stanc Cure guaranteed. If I fail to cure
you of Piles I will return your money. Address^enclosing stamp,
,J « ; 1 F. 1* TABER, P. 0- Box 2(32, Atlanta,Ga.
WM all 1 S’fSPILLS
MAKE KEW liYOTI RJA>OD,
And -will completely cliange the blood in tlie entire system in three months. Any per¬
son who will take 1 Pill each night from 1 to 12 weeks, may be restored to sound
health, if such a thing be possible. For curing Female Complaints these Fills have no
equal. Physicians use them in their practice. Sold everywhere, or sent by mail for
25 ctg. in stamps. Send for pamphlet. I. S. JOHNSON & CO., BOSTON, MASS.
DIPHTHERIA taneoijsly Cure many Prevention JOHNSON’S CROUP, nine lives relieve -cases is .sent better ASTHMA, ANODYNE these out free than of by,mail, terrible ten. cure. diseases, Information LINIMENT liou't BRONCHITIS. and delay will that will a positively will moment. instan- save
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jgcurapia, Influenza, Basil. Sore Lmips, Weeding at the Lungs, Chrome Hoarseness,Hacking Coutfli, Whooping Coiqft,
Spine and Lame Sold everywhere. Send for pamphlet to f. S. Johnsok <fc Co., Boston, Mass.
It is a well-known fact that most of the MAKE HENS LAY
Horse and Cattle Powder sold in this
country is worthless; that Sheridan's
Condition Powder is absolutely pure and
very valuable. Nothing on earth
will make hens lay like Sheridan’s Condition Powder. Dose, ono teaspoonful to each pint
food. Sold everywhere, or sent by mail for 25 cts. in stamps. I. S. Johnson & Co., Boston, Mass.
J. S. DANIELL,
DEALER IN
MACHINERY* FERTILIZERS ETC.
Steam READ Engines, THIS Ml 11 llS5 WOfll LOOK ty 1 Airhsifnl'-bn?^ CLOSELY,
Saw _ Mills, Syr'up r £ THE- -Lull man Taylor
Mills, Threshes, /.■ I: Engines,“the Van
Cotton Gins, and D Winkle, Gullett Winship
Portable Corn y m. . o and Cot
Mills, Beltings etc. ton Gins. The
and in fact for all Best Condensers
and any kind ot ni,ii t,ie Fm '
machinery that is. f st Tluwhes said
wanted. VY hen IMPROVED TRACTION ENGINE
you want machine With without Reversing G.-»r. 10,18 ond 10 J
ery don’t fail to or Horae Power. p er| . y Roy<je Rea(
call on Dim. RUSSELL & CO., Massillon, 0. ?a, the best made
Also agent for the famous Aultman & Taylor Machinery. You can sava
money by calling on me. &• DA.NIELL
JOHN NEAL AND COMPANY,
-WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS IN
II Hop m m ww mwm
NOS. 7 and 9 SOUTH BROAD STREET ATLANTA, GA.
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Special inducements offered to DEALERS and others in all grades of Fur¬
niture. A share of the patronage oi Rockdale and adjoining counties ernestly
solicited. Be sure and give us a trial before making your purchases.
new AMMUHit CHm
Mm eatlary. Toilet Sets, eastors.
FORKS, SPOONS, HALL AND LIBRARY LAMPS
-The Cheapest Goods in the South at
McBride’s China Palace
ATLANTA, GA.
Merchants remember th*t th» saving on freight McBride on Crockery, Glassware, good Show
eases, Woodware, Tinware, etc., bought from & Co., ite a profit.
’ McBRIDE & CO.
a. P. GUESS & co„
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