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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY JANUARY 19 1886 IN STRANGE LANDS. Delightful Korin—'The Marvel* of China- Farm* In Nonray. From the Cincinnati Commercial uazette. Korea ia a peninsula northeast of China, separated from Japan by the sea of Japan. Its iuhal 'tanta are In puny respects centuries be hind .lie most advanced peoples of Asia, but in on<- particular they lead the civilisation of Eure i*. They used movable blocks for print ing mote than a thousand years ago and type metal in 1420. A Korean book eras printed n hundred years before the first 'European book appeared. This early knowledge of the art preserva tive is strangely offset by their general back wardness at a people. They have no roads, wheeled vehicles or churches. There are no Inns, and the best the traveler can do is to carry Ida own provisions and sit on his heels in n close palanquin. A few horses a re used for siding, and bulls carry the burdens. Korea is •hont as large as Minnesota, and though notably a barren conntrysupports a population of about twelve million, a fact suggesting the great possibilities of one of our productive American states. The central lattitude of Korea is a little south of that of Cincinnati. The winters are cold and thesnmmers hot, but the springs are early, beautiful and not ca pricious. Both tho Koreans and Japanese aro of old Tartar stock, modified by contact with China, The king of Korea is a hereditary abso lute monarch, tho incumbent beluga amiilng young man. Tho Korean language is devoid of gender, person and number, and the peoplo have but a limited consciousness of their individual Iden tity. so far do the tribal prevail over personal Tights. There Is no such thing ns a price In Korea. Each man has his own price as he has hi* shop. Prices vary arbitrarily from day to day, and the seller Is unwilling to port with his ware* except in small quantities. Uls love Is hardly worth the name, but his filial affection ia unbounded. The father is supremo in fam ily lift, and his authority passes to his eldest non. Three hundred year* ago the Japanese from Korea, ana since priests were btnished then no religion has existed in the country. In no city of Korea ran be found a religolns Inillding,, Vet the inhabitantssro much given lo prayer in the time of calamity, and believo in the immortality of and communion with ancestors. Every part oftho earth's tnrCsce,sc- cording to Korean authors, has Its local spirits; hut so long as a spot remains uninhabited its spirit has nothing to do with man. The nation has a spirit which the king worships. The people pray to this spirit, but erect no altar to him, for they believo that he is not moro in one piece than another. Tne position of woman In Korea is almost that ofa nonenity. From hor birth to her seventh year she enjoys freedom. At the ago of coven begins her seclusion for life. At this age Imya and girls are separated, never in a general manner to mcctagaln. To the boy be longs henceforward the world; to tho girl only the narrow limits of the women’s apartments. Before marriage only her father and brothers may look upon hor, and after she has roached hor husband's house only he and his fathor may no hor face. “On ly in the brief moments of tho marriage ceremony, in which hor fathor arranges about ihe husband, ia she ever seen, add even then nhe play* the part of a puppet, and after that she is nothing but tho mother of children. Marriage is the making of the man, but the concealment oftho wife, and while thero is hnt ono true wife, a man mat have as many concubines u he can support.” A law forbids any man to go npon any house top, even hi* own, without giving formal notification to bis neighbor*, lest by chance ho may ace a woman in the garden belonging to her at the rear oftho house. Tha only excep tion to this role of seclusion is a peculiar class of “tinging girls,” who are distributed among the men at basqncta and other entertainments. They ate educated for this duty of imparting gayety to tha feast* of men. The author de scribes hi* first encounter with these profes sions' beauties of Korea at a banquet: "I turned my head Jnst In time to see. from be tween tbe opening ranks of tho servants, a vision of beauty come fluttering into tho room. 6he was a young woman, clad in the gayest of colou, and exquisitely elean. In this combi nation of nature and art she shone to great ad vantage, for neatness la characteristic of tbe race. a pretty bash fatness, as much felt as assumed, till all of a sudden ahe caught tight of mo. Bhe started at if she htd seen s ghost Hercoy modesty st once give piece to unfeigned slsrra and she shrank back as if for protection into the furthest corner of the room. Everybody began to laugh, and banterinxly to call me tiger—the Corean simile for the horrlblo; to her alone the name was terribly real. She would have ran from the room hail the servants suflbred her to pass. As it was, sho ' g, not daring to take hoi first quite deaf to all c^jol erics from the rest of tho company. Perceiv ing, however, that though a tiger I was to a certain oxtent tame, she finally allowed her- Belf tob* coaxed Into taklDg a seat at tho ta ble, at far removed from my own as possible, from whloh sho shot, from time to time, fur tive glances In my direction, to assure herself that 1 was still quiescent As tbe dinner wore on, the recovered somewhat of her natural vivacity; but it took her many dinners' worth •f juxtaposition before sho became at all loci- nblo with the horror-inspiring stranger. ‘Thou others followed. These charming creatures ware richly draaaed in the gaudiest colors—bright pinks, blues, purples, greens. Tho material was principally silk, while their outermost sacks and their hats were trimmed with fur. In marked contrast to their clothes, their hair waadone in beautifol simplicity. It was taken straight back, and tied In a braid gathered up behind, which was peirced by • large thick pin of solid silver. Of this pin of tho tint—stand out in dselling contrast with the brilliant bine of the sky; the grouod beneath ia white, like snow, with tho fallen petals; And uuderneath this splendid canopy I* the pass ing to and fro of the pleaaure-aooking multi tude. The cherry blossoms lost, tho wisteria begins to open It grape-like bunches of flower*. In Its turn it becomes tho event of the day. Crowd* gather in the garden where it grows, a* they did two weeks before at the cherry trees, and pleasure parties are made up to go and see it. After the wisteria comes tin ' peony; then the iris. It is one long chain of flowers, and this is spring. From >o tree ig chain of the eud of January till tbe begluniug of Juno it is spring. And it never goes of its own arronl; It is fairly driven out by the rammer rains.” The city or Soul with its population of a quarter ofa million has no night life whatever. When darkness folia the massive elty gates are closed, and no one (except officials or hlindmen) may then pass tbe limit of hli own threshold on penslty of being arrested and Hogged. The city at night ha* no street lamps, no dlstaut murmur. If lie* “under the ailent starlight a great walled city of the far east fallen asleep. Of n sudden, across the death-like stillness, come* the boom of tho great boil. It caunot startle anything so doad; it only intensifies a alienee it Is powerless to dispel. It marks, I know, the middle of the night; and then it is lost again in the univeraal hush. At intervals, aa the hoots come round, I can hear fora moment the tinkle of the watchman's bell aud tho clank of his chains aa he paces his beat within the courtyarda; aud then all ia onco moro quiet, and the city sccm9 its own vast tomb.'' The Marvels of Chinn. Chins owes nothing to anybody; it is tho creator of its own civilisation. Its laws wero given thousands of yean ago, when Athens and Komc were not in existence. Today tho splendor of these cities has passed away; npmuuui va iutov t ■ asvo nan I'anacu unity, learned Egypt is buried in thedesrrt,andof nil its glories remain only souvenirs of mourning. China has 400.000,000 inhabitants, 120.000,000 more than all Europe* and from extremity to extremity of the empire the villages touch each other. Tho fertility of the soil is won derful; sometimes there aro three harvests a year. One acre of land yields 10,000 pounds of lice, which gives tho laud a valuo of $2,WO an acre. In many places rafts, covered with gardens* float on the water, and rooks, mount ains, etc., are always blossoming with flower* and fruits. There are no railroads in China, because tho great rivers aro tho greatest in tho world. At present fashion demands fast traveling and this luxury will soon be necessary even in Chi na. In Europe and America it is supposed the Chinese peasant lives in poverty, never saves anything and ia always miserable. In reality, the peasant who has ten acres supports his family and every year lays away at least $200. Agriculture is one of the chief sources of wealth. The empire is composed of eighty millions of families and they aro land-owners. The majority havo ten acres each, aome fifty acres aud a very small number two hundred and fifty acres. One institution peculiar to China is tho “patrimonial field.” A portion of the land be gging to each family cannot be given away or Id. It belongs not only to the living, but to the dead, who are buried there. Thcro are the family nrchlvcs, registers of births, marriages and deaths, schools and temples. The Chinese govern themselves. In the family tho chief member has authority: in the city certain number of dele gates, elected by the families, aro under a president. There aro as many parliaments as cities. Confucius wrote: “The monarch ia only the servant of the people.” There is political liberty and liberty of religion and worship. Government docs not interfere with creeds aa long aa they are in nnison with civil questions, and among tho functionaries are Jews and Christiana, Buddhists and Mahome tans. Commercial liberty is also complete: there are no patents for inventions. The only ambition possessed by the country thus far has been agricultural success, but there aro im mense riches locked in tho mountains, which only wait for the miner’s as. • - > Speculation has commenced its journey in China and the fanners have gained some ideal which In the ftitnre may injure the quality of tea. In the province of Fokian, where the black tea is cultivated, the harvest is sold months In Advance. The best quality of tea is not often sent from the oonntry. One of the finest teas la pekoe, but as this is composed of early spring Imds, which cannot He gath- withont destroying the harvest, it be comes too dear for exportation. Thene plus ultra of tea is the hyson-pekoe, but its owners never drink it. JONES AND SMALL. The Cincinnati Revival In Full Hlaftt—Im mense Crowds. Cincinnati, January 12.—[BpectaLl—Tho meet ings inaugurated by Sam Jones at Trinity church are attended twice a day, despite the worst weather known here for 17 years, by crowds larger than the church will hold. No larger crowds ran be accom modated outride Music Hall, aud tiie weather for bids its UM5 for the present. The press of the city fever the movement, and urge Jones to strike aud spare not. Very hill reports arc gi veu, aud general Interest in the community Is wide-spread and deep. The Chrbtlau co-opemtion will be hearty, and the l>ir*pects we»c never better any where for sucres*. It Is likely that double meeting* will be necessary hereafter, Jones aud Small preaching rimuttauc ouriv. Cincinnati, January II.—[Special.]—A1 ready the meetings here under the leadership of Bov. 8am Jones aro becoming tho leading topic of the season and givo promise of produc ing the most profound religious era ever known In the history of this city. Tho newspapers ail frankly admit that he won upon the confi dence of the peoplo in his first utteranres and that the happy impressions he then made aro wideniug and deepening with every service. His open, unstrained manner, his earnest words of sympathy, love and solicitude, aud his perfect faith have completely captured for him the hearts of all who have heard him. Ho Ins at once conquered all the popular prejudices that garbled nowspnper accounts might huv engendered. Tho Enquirer said editorially, after giving few “pointers,” that “iu his tussle with Satan In Cinrinrati, wc arc decidedly on tho sido of 8am Jones.” The Commercial said of the initial service that “tho church was crowded to its capacity, despite tbo weather, and tho famous preacher reached tho hear ft of h!a hearers,” and also reported “flattering indications for a great ro rival.” The Sun said: Before he had talked five rairfutes ad that large assemblage at ills merej _ e was to frank. m> free, m> unaffected, the tvoi came in such rich profusion, the thought* they pressed were of such purity that every one ' looks and talks plafnly. You hear no gorgeous, high liown perious from him. His speech i* pure Knglirii; about seventy-live per cent of Ids words _ ty-i— .. .. are monosyllable*,ana words,too,thatjrsveonly ouc meaning. Bev. Dr. Joyce, tho popular pastor of Trill ;v church, say*: (u se are not only the largest congregations that Cincinnati, Jauuary Ifl.—[Special.]—In an interview with Rev. Sam .Tones today ho was naked: 'How does tho outlook for this meeting compare with that in St. Louis iu Deccmbor at tbo same lapse of time?” “Wo arc now at tho close of tho third day bore farther ahead than wo were in St. Louis at the end of tho third week. Thcro ha* be c u preparation hero. There has boon a genuine desire bore for a revival of God’s work. There is an earnest, working band of Christians hero supporting tho mootings. Tho work of clearing the docks aud making tho crow right and ready for tho battlo is boiug rapidly accomplished.” “What do you think of the probablo rc* suits?’ Tho results aro all in tho hands and wis dom of God. Wo work by faith and I confi dently expect to see Cincinnati wonderfully blessed and thousands of souls brought to God before wo close thcao meeting*.’’ ON THE (SALLOW*. they were justly quite proud. Inches long and a third of an inch in diameter In tho shank, being still larger at the end. It ahone very effectively against their jet black hair. Their dreaa was compoaad of a short cloee fitting Jacket above and long skirta below. In one aspect, however, they differed markedly from other specimens of their sex. Their waist was for some occult reason as sumed to be on a level with their armpits. As can easily be imagined this played havoc with their figures; still there was a quaint Lcauty even about the rain.” The singing of Ihese young ladies was far from grateful to fijairicaa car*. The mat capital of Korea i* Son), a dtp of 250,000 Inhabitants, covering ten square mile*. It la Inclosed In an amphitheater of high peaks, and rtrongly watted. Tho land- ■cape, are chiefly naked granite rocks. Upon the mountain top* signal fires are built ovary night, to announce that peace reign* through out Korea. The fires bam for fifteen minute* and then vanish. Tbe peninsula it girdled by lht*e watch fire., each signalling to a central point in its own province, and all thro* center* signalling to the top of Nam San. tbo south mountain. An elaborate coda of rignal fires is xeady to convey quickly any new* of import ance t» tha kingdom. Tha city ia without npirca or any attempt st architectural display. In the moabnetlon of houses paper i* naod to a surprising extent. The Koreans, like the Jepeneen are fond of land* pe gardening. The cbiaf feature of their piideu la the “lotaa-pand,” whore that Beautiful Uly ia cultivated. Each pond has a little circular Island In tho center, and all the Xurrour.dlnga are grouped with artistic oddity, o tho early Korean spring the plum tree bioe- goma at tho end of January, and Its pretty pinkish white flower I* received with love end admiration. Its branches decorate every room, and porta and artist* taka it for a perennial •uperti boot of bloom. Ami tne blossoming or gh. cherry tree in Korea and Japan are a rare night. “It carries you away. You feel as If ihe earth had decorated heratlf foi her bridal. There are several kind of sherry trees; some have iingle Bowers, like oora; eemedenble ones; hot all are covered thick with the white Blossom*, tourhedover a* .faintly with)pink. 31* free*, laden with their maaes of light and rc lor—the two -octn on* (hr the delicacy It •lx Farm* In Norway. Some of tho most valuable farms in Norway would bo spumed aa a gift by American hua- handmen, who are reldom content with placet of sudden undulation, or, indeed, with any thing but piece* of rich prairie or bottom land. But tho Norwegian* am Industrious and thrifty grangera, have comfortable barns and fine cat tle, and generations of fitmllies aucccod each other In poaieiaing and working their moun tain farmsteads. Their house* ere rabstanti- ally constructed of wood, and inside there ia an air of comfort and cleanliness. Bat what of the farm! “Look about you," says Cham bers's Journal. “Mountains hem us in on all aides; there ia no room for for Hekla aa we know them at home; but gram grows luxuriantly among tbo rocks, with occasionally a patch aa large as an ordinary villa garden. There the former cut*, a portion ol his hay crop, on which hts horses and cattle are mainly dependent during tho eight winter months. But bis hay-field ia yet wider spread. Glance upward aome fifteen hundred foet there, where, an opening occur* In the dwarf birch, and you will observe the diminished form of a man busy atwetk. That Is the former, a thorough mountaineer, cut ting the grass which grows on yonder narrow ledge of rock. He has been upslnee early morn, and will probably not descend till even ing not t tuft of greet will be left ungathered; not a foot of level ground on that atoan and ragged mountain aid* hnt will bo visited, and its small crop carefully removed by tho Indus trious bergsman. If ha has a wide stretch of Hold (hill posture or moorland) in hi* bounda ry, the former erects wooden thodajn which he store* his hey till winter, when, by an Ingen ious contrivance, ho has the whole rapidly and easily conveyed to the valley. A familiar object in a Norwegian glen is the strong ateol wire which stretches from the foot to tho sum mit of tho mountain. Down this srlre tho bundles of hay aro expeditiously sent without labor, and then carried in atedga* to the steadings. Without such a method many weary Journeya would be necessary ere tbe hay required for a long winter conld he brought dosm. It appear* the Norwegian former bor rowed the idea of this hvtelMreph from hi* brother hillamenof the Tyrol about eight years ago. Thehaycropisthe product of nature, grurt, no seed being sown nor any admixture of clover being need.’’ A Cure or Father and Child. Two yean ago I contracted blood poison, tnd after nine months of treatment by physicians with no benefit I have been cured by 8wlfl's Specific. When I begin taking & 8. S. I bad run dosm in flesh from 181 to 132 pounds. There wero three large eloughiug nicer* a* large as the palm of my hand on my log end one on my heed. Now they are all cured up and I have regained 15 pounds of my Inst doth. I aq feeling thoroughly well end gala, ing every day. Swift’s Specific hat alto eared a child of mine of “king’s evil" or actofula after two doctors said it mast di*. It had large swellings in it* neck, sore eyes and a chronic discharge ftom one ear. It was the cureof the child which led me to take-it myself, and for the good of others lam only too glad to havo them referred to me that I may toll what this wonderful medicine has don* for me and mine. C. Van Hox»kx, M. E., 151 West street. New York, December 26,1885. Swift's Specific ia entirely vegetable. Trea tise on blood and akin diseases mailed free. The Swirr Sparine Co„Drawers, Atlanta, Ga^ or 15T W. 23d Street, New York. Doe't miss nett Week’s Constitution, ft will ho one of the best numbers over Usned- brimming over with good things. Subscribe IIeli.eviu.e, Mu., January 15.—Noah Mcr riman, wife murderer, was banged today. Previous to bit execution, ho admitted having killed his wife, and confessed tho murder ofa woman peddler in cast St Louis some six yoars ago. The hamo of the woman ho would not reveal. He walked with n firm step to the gallows, and after praying for a short time his aim* and legs were pinioned, and tho black rap was placed over hit bead. This ordeal ho stood with firmness, but whllo tho nooto was being adjusted he fainted, and it required three men to hold him on the trap. Tlio trap was sprang, aud Merrlman died in twelvo ujinutaT. He seemed to suffer most terrlblo agonies. -Lakh Pbovidehck, (a., January 15.—Wll 11am George, colored, was executed in tho enclosure of tho parish jail here today, for tho murder of Peggy Johnson, on August !0,1882. The banging took place in tbe presence of le gal witnesses. George acknowledged that ho feigned insanity during the trial, and nt tho last moment be cried out: “I did kill Peggy Johnson.'' As tho rope was being adjusted ho laughed aloud. Tho drop foil at 12:50, end In Iff minutes the coroner pronounced him doad. From some cause hi* throat was gashed anil tbe blood spattered* all around, making a hor rible sight. Brausiont, Tex., January 15. — William Madison, colored, agod twenty-four yean, was hanged here at 11:30 a.m. today for the murder of Albert Smith, also colored, in April, 1881. After ascending the scaffold, Madison spoko for about twenty minntee, hilt made no eonfeeskra of bis crime. He sang several original hymn: and declared he was ready to “pur on wings and fly to heaven.” His neck’ was broken by tho fall. Tho cause of tho crime seat jealousy. Beaumont, Texas, January 15.—William Madison, colored, wss hanged here today for the murder of Albert Smith, also colored, last summer. The cause of the crime was Jealousy. Next Week'* Constitution will be tlio beet ever issued—rlcli ami Interesting. Don't miss it. Subscribe at once. THE NANTICOKE VICTIMS. Resellers Still at Work to Recover Ihe Bodies, WitKESRABKE, I 1 *., January IB.—Tho res cuing party at work on the slope of ono of tbo Nantlcoko mines of tho Susquehanna coal com pany bad, Up to an early boor this morning, worked their way through over 3,000 feet of •and, culm and rocks, anil are now hourly ex porting to reach the fatal chamber Iu the mioc where they arc In hope* of finding twenty-six men who wero imprisoned there Just five weeks ago yesterday. Practical miners are do ing much towards aiding the rescuers, and they do not hesitate to say that, from present Indi cations, the men aro buried beneath the sand. Should this prove true, it may yat take several days before any of them ran be recovered. Phenomenal Fecundity. Keplea Letter to Peris Register. The most extraordinary case of fecundity that I ever heard of came to my knowledge loot week. About twenty-five miles ftom here, and by rail two or three station* beyond Pompeii, Is Ihe historical city of Nooera (the Nocera of the an cients) In tbe rlone (or srardl of Llpoeta Urea Maddakna Oiauata, aged forty-seven, who was married at tbe age of twenty-eight to a peasantiiut nineteen years ago. Haddalena Graoata his given birth to, either dead or living, fifty-two children, forty-nln* of whom wore males. 8be enjoys florid health. Is robust, and twenty-four boms altar her last accouchement jji ready to go oat to her accustomed labor In tlio lltld. Hhe lias no hesitancy In conversing with any one about her cxtraoitllnary piolllicnrss. Her physician. Dr. Raphael dc flnetts, of Nocera, says that then (a not tbe irast exaggeration in three statement-, i t, any one ever hoard ofeueb phenomenal fecundity In the whole history of maternlty-fifty-lwo chil dren, olive or deed, In nil— had triplets fifteen limes. Spelling Msteh. can yon spell'/ Wall, yes; almost anybody ran spell. 'Ilien spell this, end make out what it means. If you can’t, then pass It on to your next neighbor: B-B-E-E-l-I-N-ir-O-O-n-B-B-S-8-T-T-W. Don’t say it out loud, but Just whisper in your pretty neighbor's ear, that if she will plan-these letters in proper position ahe wilt have Ihe world’s groat tonic, which will enrich her impoverished blood, pot roses on her pale cheeks and make her strong and happy. Go to the nearest drag store with a dollar in your hand, and ask for Brown's Iron Bitters. Banker: Now there's that bonffen -hc’i a prom ising young man. Tailor: Yes, I’ve alwsyi found hies that.. A STRANGE STORY. A ClintInnoogn Man'# Murderous Design 1 (ton n Georgian. From tbe Sparta, Ga., Iriimaelite. I think- It was iu 1858, having completed tho buildiug of a dwelling house iu north Georgia, I went to Chnttauooga, the nearest market, to buy ftirnitnre. * I arrived there in the evening and put np nt the Crutchfield house, and being • stranger, on my first visit to tho hiU city, I made Inquiries for a fnrnituro store, was directed to one on the opposite aide of the street, aome two hundred yards from the hotel, kept by • native Swim. I found the proprietor, (wnoee name I havo forgotten) a rather thick set man. in th$ prime of life, and apparently about my own age. When supper time came I had not finished my purchase, and 1 told tho morchaut I would return after supper and complete it, which -I did to the nmount of nearly two hundred dol lars, which was rather imprudent for o stranger. Tho night was very dark, so dark indcod that no otycct however ucar waa visible with- out the aid of a light. Tho front door# which opened on the same street of the hotel wero closed (I suppoeo nt tho usual hour.) When I finished my purchase it was nearly midnight and I told Ihe man that I would return In tho morning and settle the bill aa it was thou so late. This was more imprudent than tho oth er for of course he thought that I had nt ieaifc tho amount of the bill on my person, aud prob ably more. lie could havo let me out At the front door by walking only h few feet, but instead when 1 rose to go ho picked up the light and told mo to follow him. Suspecting no harm I thought lessly obeyed. Wc passed through and out of tho main building, and asconded a flight of steps to a room iu another building erected on more elevated ground,to a largo room which ap peared to he u si d as a lutnlier room. As ho led me through a narrow aisle formed by boxes and other plunder on each side, to with in a few feet of the back door, when, without a word, ho suddenly blow out tho light Aud stepping a little to one sido ho told mo to “go ahead.” As quick ns thought an almost intui tive conviction flashed upon mo that my lifo was in danger, and I exclaimed in a loud and angry tone, “go ahead yourself, sir,” at tho satuo time drawing a large spring-back knife, tbe only weapon I had, whioh with u sudden sling, opened with a click like tho cracking of a pistol. If ho had touchod mo, oven accidentally, I think I should havo kill ed him on tho spot. It was so dark that wo conld not sec each other but tbo cowardly mis creant had heard tho cracking of the knlfo and as soon as he was aware that I anticipat ed his hellish design and was prepared to de fend my life, without a word of explanation or apology he advanced to tho door and oponod it If I bud stepped before him according to bis ...dding, it is readily seen how easily bo conld bar e murdered me in the dark. Hilently wo emerged from tho hnihliug, not a word lieing spoken by either, into a narrow alloy almost jutted over by one of those high bluffs or hills for which Chattanooga is famous. In silence wo wended our way through this dark pasMgo to the main street. Wo had mndo a circuit of nt least ono hundred and fifty yards to gain this street, which wo could havo reached by going only a few feet, bad our exit been by ono of tho front doors. Tills man possibly may have bcon innoceut of tbo very grave rhargo I prefer, but all tho circum stances are aguiust him. Iu tho first placo his leadiug mo * this roundabout conrso when there could bave)>ecn no legitimate excuse or reason for it, tho lateness and darkness of tho night, the place with its surroundings, which wero almost ns well fitted for dark deods as tlio secluded gorges of hlmown native after tho treacherous act, all conspire to weave a strong and unbroken chain of evidence with out one missing link, which lawyers say Is sometimes stronger cvldcnco than positivo testimony. 1 pah! the bill next morning, no allusion being mauo by either of us to the previous, night’s occurrence. Tho goods were duly shipped and rcceivod at my deiiot In good or* dor. I have never seen or heard from this wicked 8witssr since. Long years have since intervened and I dm now an old man almost on the verge of thvtfc score and ten years, and near aud around-thl* eventful spot many stirring scenes of blood have since been enacted, hut I have never ceased to lie firmly conviucod that this would bo assassin and robber lutended to take my lifo on that night, which nothing but my { treat presence of mind and alacrity of action or defense prevented, lknow not whether he is still alive, If he lx, whether innocent or guilty if his eyes should fkll ou tbo incident detailed in this narrative he doubtlesa will readily remember that dark eventful mid night hour which marked a critical episode iu the history of his life as well as of my own. The incidents narrated abovo aro facts, to which I am ready and willing to bo qualified at any time if necessary. F. A. Thom as. Sparta, Decimlier 18th ’85. HEAVY EARTHQUAKES. Panama, January 14.—At two o'clock on the morning oftho 18tb ultimo, tbe inhabitants of tbe quiet littlo Spanish city of Amatlltan, four miles south by rail from Guatemala city, about r<00 souls, in all, were awakened by slight but ftrequent shocks of earthquake, which contin ued all day until 5:22 p. m.. when a very shock was felt, which so alarmed tho that they began to think of leaving houses. At G:.W p. in. the “YOUR HEART’S BLOOD.” THE FEARFUL FLOW OF HUMAN GORE Villainous Nostrum Dlapenser* and Their Criminal Work—The Pitiful Cries or (he Victim#—Startling Develop ments Unearthed—The Hor rible Detail# iu Full. The enormity of tbe crime# commuted by vil lainous nostrum dispenseri U simply appalling. The evil consists la the persistent efforts of tho proprietors of certain alleged blond potion reme dies to entrap the unwary by fraudulent certifi cates, causing the poor victim; of blood poison to invest in their worthless compounds, who finally awakes to the sad realisation that hi* money Is all gone aud the ravages of Die dread disease consum ing his lift. These same parties also expend thou sands of dollars annually in their vaiu hope of couviuclug people that Iodide of potash, and other drugs such m enter Into tho physician's proscrip tion are deadly poison, and st the same timo cry ing aloud "Imitators!” when In fact, none are to be found. B. B. B.—Botanic Blood BMm—contains, among other valuable Ingredients, iodide of pot ash, and to convince those who may have any doubt on the subject, wo submit tho following original certificate*—not bought—proving Us won derful efiicacy. This company hold hundred)! of testimonials from those who owe their oxlstcuco toB. B. B. Sparta, Ga., September 'A3.—To the Constitu tion, Atlanta; Were I to practice deception in a case like this, 1 would think that my heart had become Reared beyond recognition. To be guilty of bearing fal*c testimony, thereby Imperiling tho lives of my fellow-men, would place me beneath the dignity of a gentleman. The facts which I disclose arc Indorsed and vouched for by tho community in which I live, and I trust they may exert the Influence Intended. For twenty long years I havo suffered untold tor tures from a terrible pain and weakness In tho small of my back, which resided all modes aud mnmier of treatment.. Fora long time tho horrifying pangs of an eating cancer of my lower lip has added to my misery and buffering. This encroaching, burning and palnfiil tore on my lip was prouounced Epithelial Gancor by the prominent physicians in tills section, which stubbornly resisted the best medical talent. About eighteen months ago a cutting, piercing pain loca-. ted in the breast, which could not be allayed by the use of ordinary inodes of treatment. These sufferings of misery and pro*tration be came so great that on the 18th of last July a lead ing physician said flint I could not lire longor • than four days, and I had about given tip in do- spair. The burning and excruciating rarages of the cancer, tho palufttl condition of my back and breaM, and the rapid probation o! my whole sys tem combined to make me a mero wreck of former manhood. While thus seemingly suspended on a thread bo- tween life and death, I commenced tho use of B. B. B.. the grandest blood mcdictno to me and my household overused. The effect was wonderful—It was magical. Tho excruciating pains which had tormented me by day amt by night for twenty years woro soou held in abeyance, and pcaco and comfort were restored to a suffering man, the cancer commenced heal ing, strength was imparted to my feeble frame, and when eight bottles had been used, I wasono of tho happiest of men, and felt about as well as I ever did. All pains bad vanished, the cancer on my lip healed, and I was pronounced cured. To thoso who arc aflllcted aud need a blood remedy, I urge the use of B. B. a, as. a wonderfully effective, speedy aud cheap blood purifier. ALU* Gsaxt. -M'SEDGWICK-m- sihTl KSft res#, mentioning paper, 8EDQWICK BROS., Rfchmoncr, inef. paper cutter, cost 130, price 820; 1 Jewel job press, cost *160, price *110:1 Army press, suitable for 0-column paper, cost *00, price nO; 1 Foeriess Job tiress, lixa, steam fixtures, fountain and --nine; coat If as good for work as new. Ona-fourth medium 10* IA Inside of chase, cost 1300, price *100: also new job generally at manufacturers’ prices. Dodson's Prlxi- tm’ Hipply Depot, SM Broad street.su why EXCELSIOR COOK STOVES ALWAYS SATISFACTORY Eighteen S^zesand Kinds ALL PURCHASERS CAN 9E SUITED lull 1 MiJiUt'AOrUIICO BY ktppirt 4 0«, Biltirn Kt AMD SOU 8..LI DI H0MN1CUTT & BHLLINGfUfH, Atlanta, CHsorertw. JsnftA-wxvfee eow _ Bainnel J.Feck, ftff Mention this paper, ITE FOR RATES. "’Mil* W ANTED—AN AGENT IN EVERY CITY, town and county In the Houtli, to lntrodnoe ~~ — tl recommended hr led br trera tady ic, aud raluc* har ,, town and county In lb. I an arttata ofccnula. marlt, . all nliyalclans, and needed ... trim ba. a Benin. Uulilnc, aud ralUM har HEALTH and 00.1 FORT. Itaro chance. No commlulnn and no competition. Kucloto a two cent ttamn for particular* and addroM D. A. Uortucb, Gay and Front Ktrcei«, HtUlmore, Maty lend. lania-dat wtylt ss hcnvlcrt shock came, throwing down many and house, already flsrared by tha ear* walls« nlr was filled with duit from tho follon adobe homes. Shock followed upon ahock. The frightened people rushed to the lane plaza or .quart: In front of the church or Ban Juan amt dragged the Imago of their guardian saint, “Ita Vlrgcc del Rosario,” outaldo the lumbllngWallsor.tbcrhiirch end erected a ta mi pore iv shrine Idth'e middle of tho aqnaro, before which nil prostrated themselves. No ono i bought of . sleeping in what re- niaincl of the houses that night, ort war had to tho square or open placr where houses had been thrown down ! I imlredgft thlrty.ono shocks were felt f.• tda^Wloripallyftomeeatto west, 81 ot which O^gr. d between 4 and 5:30, p. m. Tho srcomnRv was really as bad aa the first, and tho shocks continued for *omo days rabio- ifiicntl.v. Amatltlan baa been the aoene of me* ny disasters. It wa* destroyed by earthquakes n IKg), which lasted from Aptll 21 to May 3. In 1848 it was overflowed by the riling of tbe lake, and again In October, 1853, when tbe water gtuhed j In the middle of the streets, and on the _Jtli of the month when the water autnided, dead fish were found everywhere, tbe watera became unfit todrink, and many person* per* tailed of fever. Then again It was destroyed by earthquakes in 181)2. lake Amatltlan I* supposed to he the crater of an extinct volcano. RQ6APALIS Q ROSADALIS Cures Scrofula. ROSADALIS Cures Rheumatism. i ROSADALIS Cures Syphilis. ‘ ROSADALIS Cures Malaria. ROSADALIS Cure* Utrvoat Ptbililf. ROSADALIS Cures Consumption. rosadalis age. Show U to your Physician, and he will tell you It Is composed of tbs strongest alter atives that exist, and Is au excellent Blood Puainxa. «rrOR BALE BY ALL DRCGOISTS. nov»-€un tues wed thur wky nx mol ra Mention this paper. Janit-wkitt GANCE (Sired without Inal rapenor to another.- cured. Docriptlve pamphlet rant ire.. Add re Dr. 1C. It. (ireeri, Jl)j Feachlrco rtreel, AlUnl^ili TUMOR, AND (I LOKIW lore of blood. V.Uly Hundred, of e,m _ rent foe. Addre.r dree rtreel, Atlanta, (la. BEST TRUSS EVER USED! lllMlfs A cSATzm. rurziPiA. Having appeared in our village Darbys Pro phylactic Fluid wa* used for dtalnfectlng tb* college buildings. The dioea*e never went beyond a single caw, either in th. college or etatwbere, where tbo Fluid wa* need.—Bev. Pros. G. F. Price, Auburn, Ala.” Darbys Prophylactic Fluid dfopeh all forms of epidemic dtaeaws and destroy, the .pore* or germ potion that ecu.3 contagion. An exchange ■:*», forth?" Pi ‘ ■ good one., Money Slakera •lon’t kt golden opportunities paa* unimprov ed; there ere time* in the lives of men when more money ran bo made rapidly and cully, than otherwise can be earned by year, of labor. Write Ilallelt k Co., Portland, Maine, who will rend you, free, foil particulars about work that you ran do. and live at home, at a profit of at least from |5 to-*25 daily. Heme have m*d> ever $50 in a atogl* day. All 1* now. Yon are started free. Capital not required. Either •ex; all ago. HR THE EVIDENCE! A Ri'UAND'a'oaATrrtrar. 1C. Newton Palmer, McRean’a Depot, Ga.. Bays; “Iilecmlimy botuid.ilduty folcliiy lotlwgrMt •kill which Dr. W. 1. Tucker evinced In the caw of my wllb aver on. year .gag. Her phyzlcltn Mid ,h« could not lire but a .hort lime, that It waa ImpoMlbte for hor lo recoror; but remembering that Dr. Tucker had cured her fathe', Mr. II. Atwell, of thta plact, mm* time before, of a very •crlow dtanue (dropsy) undecided lo try him. ThciwuUofhtatrcalnKratlnlwr ra*ew»«tilth.! we could have deeiied. For month* no tree* ol btr former dlreew he* been present tnd ahe now enjoy, excellent health,, think* tq l»r. Tucker’* unrarpwwd tklll a* a physician.' AngtBt 14, ai fltephen Peter*, Uuelialta, riorida, testifies to Ihe foci or haring been cored by.Dr. TuckM idler .11 other mean, but foiled lo benefit him In the taut, end he wu believed by htaphyrictaa* and Mend, lo be Incurable. Mr. I’ctcri ta now In tho enjoy men! of perfect heeltn. on or ran jaw. or diath. Hi*. John A. Mann, of Wat point, Ga, My*: "Po fire month* I lay belplos in my bed, unabl. to move without amtatance, ra Seeing from acompll- .cation of dtacsM.. My family phyrtetanand mr- oral outer* foiled to miter* a* at all *nd I con stantly gnat won. muter thrir treatment. My Iriend* end neigh bon LOOSED VO* VS TO ME, and I believed myiolf, when I left my hed U would be for tbe grave. Finally my hmhand beard of Dr. W. J. Tucker and praraited on a* to give him a trial. To make »loo* rtocy Wort: lb* doctor got m. upln tea than two month.’ time; and lam now able to attend to my houMbold dn- tie*. I wish every affileted lady In the land could know of Dr. Tusker and hta gras* .kill- in th* traatmrnt of rtlwaaf ” N. 0. chftdeis, IT llairi* rtreel, Atlanta, Ga.. wu cured by Dr. Tucker of a *evcre care of fistula ol ten year, Handing, alter having triad ertry ad v.r- tired moedy and many phyiieteni. Dr. Turkrt ta now ably aaelrtad by Dr. T. J. Ilalle, and may be eonralted Ate, personally or by mall,at No. r. Marietta itreet, Atlanta. Ga. Moat patient, can U treatod succemfully by mall without earing lira. Mention Ihbptpw. tanfiwky If. octu—wtylit cow Mcminn 1M« p*o*r. InetnutamloU NEW YORK ELASTIC TRUSS CO., Til Dmdwar. If. Y, 2!JL mllE "OLD RELIABLE” MILRURN WAGON X ba* been on tbo market for thirty-wren yean uk your neighbor, ho will My buy tbe MiUmrn, d *un a wky If roLADIESlESSte CHEAPEST.— jqo or carrlafi iwafftra company. they aro for ixlo cheap; bay ono aad un —TSL. IF PAGE’S ■lues HOMES WITHOUT CAPITAL eheto ten ye.ro rtJg’r'rT ST5SS? 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