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TOE Weekly constitution, Tuesday, may 6.1884- twelve pages. aEs ■ sa '■■■■ 1 I ■ S-»‘ii^ ===s **^ = *5*5™S5SS£S NEWS OF GEORGIA. Tbe Fcr.l l states (bat tbe track farmls, Inter ests of T.jlor county are rectlrlnK treat attention. Tbo largest melon reisers In tbe county wlllpiob ably bo Meurt. R. Montfort fit Son. who hive already, or will plant before the olose of the sea ton. one hundred and twenty tire acres In mel ons. They bare selected nothing but a choice variety of Med. and bare highly fertilised all tbe seed they have planted. From the one hundred and twenty five acres planted In watermelons Meters. R. Montfort* Sen confidently expect to realise atleai t seventy- (re cor loads of saleable melons Last season r. B Moatfon, with a view of finding oat all Che Information possible concerning the truck teresuof the south, and especially of U-sttng real value of the market, spout several weeks In City of Cincinnati, and ho is confident that the demand for Uto Georgia melon wilt bo largely Increased dur ing the approaching summer in the western mars ksL They confidently expect to be able to ship ' least 75 car loads of melons to Cincinnati, and ban perfected arrangements with a reliable firm in that city who have eigne d a written obligation to taxe the en'iro crop cl salable melons of Montfort 4 8 in, at sixty dollars a etr, to be deliv ered on board the cars at Butler. At these figures these gentlemen will realist a handsome profit from the amount of money taveeted, and will surpass ail other farming Interests, end at the tame time place Into their hands thousands ol dot lari at a lime when all other Interests have failed TobeablolocarefuUyhtndlo this crop of melons these gentlemen ere now making arrangements be construction of a ride track which will lead dlmctly from the main line of the mllrotd, about one bundled yards long, Into tbelr melon field which field lies to tbe right and left of the main line of tho mlifosd. In order that the cart may be eeslly loaded turd the melons mrefully bandied. 1 ol" shows that these gentlemen are wlde-s-wake io the beat Interest of .ban ver tber uuiteitske. and In the step they have already takeu we feel that they cannot fall to be stiacsslul. Tbo Ifawktnsvllle Dispatch says that Mr. Goorgo Bamaas, of Irwin cou. ly. Is teported to havo met with a very serious misfortune recently. He bad fight with Mr. Jack Humner.aud during tho dim cully Mr. Htmans's linger wes bitten. Ihewouud failed to bcsl, and Mr. Ilamans and his friends became alatmed for bis life, end a few days sgo left for Albany, Ga„ for tbe purpose of having bit arm ampnta'ed. Tbo Ilinest ills Gssetle says the prorpect for fruit InThtnall county was never bettor, and predicts that mlUt and poachea will be abundant this mcr. upland rice Is alio receiving much attention The peach crop on the wostern side of the stale will be Uto largest over known. Tho Wayucsbaro Cltlsen rays: Tho Herrlen News rays that there Is a man thatoauoty who has not slept In a house since the war. lie carries his enlira wardrobe with him wherever ha goes, os well as his pantry and kitchen utensils, and spends the night wherever dark may overtake him. He Is a verltablo curiosity, He never reade newspapers, claiming that to read the Bible ae It should be read, accuplea all of his time. Several days since he Inquired of the editor of tb/s paper If Germany and Frauoo were util at war, re ferrlng to the wav of 1870. Hr. B A. Southerland, of Gordon county, h, picked up eleven partridges In an open field on the day alter Ine late storm, which htd been killed by tbe ball. Albany News: Tbe supreme court baa reversed th* dictator: In thn case ol the ntsto vs K, M. Johnson, lor assault with Intent toinurder. The readers nt the News and Advertiser remember the cased the killing ol Mr. John Cooper in Kiel Albany about two yean ago Mr. Johnson has - •- - --— to-- He H* |WIUIOUIIIkrj. Mourn. 1'opo ami II ALU Hi ll.iw, nuivu WM BITCU nilllUUl HUJ turn bio. tyr. Joddsou left last evening to mo his mother, who Uvea over tho line lu Worth county. The inciting U tween mother and aou cau bo boiler Imagined than (U»ciIIhi1. John Toler, a youog man living lu Irwlu county, recently cut and apllt 4,000 rail* In 12 daya oi au avorago c f 838 21 per day. Warrentou Clipper: On Monday night Mr. Flay Howell happened to tbo mUfortuuo of getUug hla houae burned. When Mr. llowell dUuvorea the tiro, about Jk o'clock, the top of the dluiu* room waa already tailing In, and before help could be aectired the Are waa under too groat headway on the main dwelling to bo aubdued It waa. there fore, not attempted, and tboae who had gone to hla asa stance brought out what furnl tore they could from the houae. / one lime tbo danger to General Dulitaugrluo’i houae, which stood In cJoaa proximity to Mr How •11*0, waa Imminent. Ai Uie general • houae. thougn, waa damp already from Iho rain, a few buckrta of water sated It from catching on Are. At the time Mr llowell thought Ural more than halt ? »1 hla furniture waa aaved, but after looking over t he tufoima ua that only about oue-thlid waa aaved. The origin of the Are Is unknown. Butler Herald: A natural curloatty waa handed to ua by Mr J • J, MrCanta, on Mouday morning. It waaaraddlah. tbo root* of which foitnedatno»t perfect repreaeutatiou of a human baud. It waa blood red and repreaeutrd the left hand from the wrlat to the tip end of tbe flogera. There were fonr Angeia and a thumb, the tip enda of which Wi re white, repreaomlng the Oi gerualla. Kvery Joint of the Auger* of * iwraou'a baud wr* aenud, showing ihe different alsea, lent It waa grown lu the garden of Mr. Mct'ama, and la a anrprlae to all who have aeen It, The Linoolnlon Newa reports great progm the farming method* if Lincoln. Improved lm plements aie coming luto uae and all the modern economies are being adopted. An old negro woman who waaMverely burned on the 111 fated steamer Rebecca Kverlngbam died lu Oolnmbus Friday morning from the effve a of tu U-Jurlea. Darien Gasettc: The rope that waa tried to hang Ton* T James. co ored, on the 29th of Ian June. I* now in the powwaslou of Captalu Bourko ripaldlng of eapalo. It la used on one ot h!« boats and la i good watchman for him, aa no urgro will dare go neer It. Ucn tofnre hla ropes havo all been atolt-ii but not one of them will go near the rope that "choked" Toney J#m«a. The Savannah Newa says that the dredge Tamo chtcht was engaged In dredglug lu front of the tow boat company's wharf, when the acoop brought up the rudder post and a portion of the keel of a gunboat which waa sunk there during belate war, and also some knees of the veaitl, Tbe timber waa la a perfectly sound condition, and waa white oak. It Is believed to be the wo* d of one of the veaKls belonging to Commodore Tattnall's fleet. The Lumpktu Independent claims that thorn centsprlug fmsta will havo disastrous const quencc* Young cotton, Juat peeping from the nourishing boacm of mother earth, wears a "wau and sickly hue," and the beautiful given color of tbe growing oorn lacharglrg to the dull and moribund aSp«ct of an overripe banana, lu effect upon tbe fruit crop will certainly be disastrous, for tbe present outlook for the delicious dalntlea of summer la alu gather dUcouraglng. The young peaches are now falling off In great num ber*, and the indication* are that a careful prog* Boats would point to a repetition of last year's eondl tloua, when the fruit all decayed and dropped off, even up to tbe fliat stages of maturing. The trees have been very chary and Irregular in their lntlor* licence this reason, thcblooma creeping forth Uas idly one by one in a Mattered manner along the branches, through a period of acveral weeks Instead cf bunting out almubanecualy Into a great e rb of beauty. The various different »U*a of the fruit ahow the fickleness and unproptriouuua* of the min, aad foretell tu early doom, which sd-?s another year to the lout lUt of failures lu thii auc tion. Tbe Cblpley Leader »aya there were twenty seven families left destitute by the fearful cyclone within three and a half miles of Chipley, and thirty homes left In ruins. Probably tbe oldest person In Georgia is a negro vre man livlug In the eastern portion of Rockdale county, known aa Mary Sima. It la inflated by her ■oca, and even herself, that her age la UC yean. She waa born. Bays the & J.id South, in Xorth Caro* lina, and waa brought to this state by a gentleman familiarly known to our t ldest citizen* aa old Dick Bima. Mary baa succeeded la talking a nice group of children, among whom are Ned, Wash and Abe The latter two have sccumaU'od co irtderable property and may be ranked among tho U*t la ment of thdr race. These men are very kind to their mother, and supply her every want. Mary attend* churchoccaiioually; all the wotk ahe doea It knitting; her general health laverygoed. For the year ttidlr g Maicb Slit, 1883. there were • 811 bales cf cotton iblpftd from Cochran, and i n jear crdlng March 31 it, 1484. there were 5 G40 bshirpcd. A decree 4 ® for tho year ending Match .1 »t. 1881. ft MU A good deal of cotioo JsslM lying In the warehouses which, if lUIpjtd, would lciaen tbed^croase. There are four warchourcs there—three bilck aud one wooden. Hruurwlck Appeal: The boy Charley Wheeler, who waa killed last week by being run over by * timber cart, near No. 5, Kant Teuufww, \ Irginla and Georgia railroad, prone to be Charley Jflrfger, of this city, who It sc cum waa working fMrMr 8. p G uulii, under the uame of Charley wbealer. Dr. Ju-rger, hla adopted lather, feeing «i>« notice went up toasccr»alu If It was hla boy, and was thoroughly aatlffled of hi* Identity, the neighbor* all m»«ul2lng hla picture aa being the boy who waa killed. Hon. L. N. Trammell Bays, ' I »ce it reported around that I havo an idea of becoming a candi date for congress In Clements's place. Nothing could be farth* r from the truth. I am openly and earnestly for Clementa'a renomlnatiou. By every equity ho la entitled to tbo race this year and he will get ft fn my opinion without a atnigg'r took the race when nobody elao wanted it, and haa contested two heavy races for tne organized .democracy. If e la entitled to the m-x t nomination and I hope he will get It without a b*Pot" Augnata New*: Tbe break at tho falls of the Clark Globe mills I* more aerlou* than at first ap pretended, and after tbe first won «>f repairs haa been blow .j out by ihe water pi* mu re, workmen arc now busy doing the work over again. A high coffer d m ha* been conttiut-t* d, ai d Vigilant engine waa busy all yesterday • limping water out of'be (Xcavatlon. A solid f«.u. riation will he sought tula Urn , and the factoi t * * re urging extra prices and quick work for the brisk livery dam aging to factories aud employe* There la an agitation in Koi.tnuel county to change tho county alto from H watuaboro. In con- equcuco aoino porsona la tho latter placo now urge the ueceoalty of railway connection In order to retain tho courihouae. The residence of L. Hill, of Resacca, was burned yeate day noruliig. LxisflOO). Fully Insured Mr. Robert Hall, of Elbert county, haa lost hla residence and outhouaea by fire. The loss la about *5.000, Mr George Malcom, a thrifty farmer of Oconee county, had tho misfortune of losing eight of hla lino fheop, which were slain by north!fin dog*. Tbe Athena Banner aaya that he wants It kept a secret, for feag some of the Georgia legislators might have to make now promisee to so mo of their con stl'uonta. The storehouse and goods of Mr. T. E. Dicker* son, at Prior’s station, were destroyed by Aro Saturday night, ills atone of goods, valued at about S3,00d, waa entirely lost, aud tho property waa oHly par.falfy iuaured. Uetieial Toombs, rays tho Washington Garotte, la enjoying pretty fair health, hut sat a be la forced to taae a rent of acveral days at a time occasionally. He frequently keeps tcverai amanuenses busy at one time aa he dictates. Before Union superior court tbe cm * of the atate vs W. J. Duckworth waa interesting, because of the novel exploit rf tho defeudaui. He aioln a borae from a Mr. Henson, and in making way wiib It pass* d through B'alrsville. HhetlffTesguea tiorao waa hitch* d lu the town, and Duckworth went to It, taking the saddle from the horse, be fastened It on his aud rode away. The defendant was fined 835 aud oost or seven mouilia In the chalirgatig for stealing the saddle. About th “ > weeks ago a preacher waa telllug of wh >lt, a revenue officer who had been quietly IIbicn ng to tbn sermon, atenaed up and arrested him for 'Belt distilling William Ledford, another ireacber, waa also arrested on Tuesday for distill ing, aud bound over under a •300 bond. Track Rock. In this county, haa been one of tbe greatest of curlosltlea. The large tl at rocks were rovtred with tho tracks of Immense animals long slnco extinct. Tho owner ouce prohibited these * * * * it carried away, but the property lien Into other hauoa, the people In tvBjcioM itcpurivr; iubihub , iuo umm sourct of dejieiidfnco of aoutheast Georgia, la fast disap pcaring; when that lagoue, then what? it a ah vorstty of mauufantiief are tismtlal factors !.• the devclonmeut of the foduatrtal fmerest of the country, then they should be encouraged by all tho means at hgud But the most Important of all Is Ngrlctt'ture— widely dlver-IA* d, oa the intensive plan. This luduatiy cau be relied upon aa a safe auard of protection, and should be fostered by tbo railroads, tbe merchant*, and all oih*»ts at lu tcrcat It la a fact evident that this p!«oe his been built m«lu)y by tho trade produced by tbe mill aud turoentfno Interest, and when that I* done or as I' leaves ua, then the town wilt And lta proaperl yr departing, however bright It may have been Wo outy advert to this subjrct In order to rep* a what wo have often aald before—that lu* tensive farming, truck growing, hortlcul ‘uto In all of Its nrauchca can be arrlod on throughout this entire section success fully. Thun It buboovea all who arc lnteicatad lu the growth and f ioaperity of Iho town to urge upon the large laud owners iho necessity of bavlbg ihunt settled upon by au Industriousolast oIJmDtl grsma But you may ask can thdlmmhtrati'sne had? Wean ** '“■* are held out. We answer yea, If the proper mducemenu SOME FULTON COUN TY "J ERSBY3.’ Mr J. B Wade reports a wonderful record for Teticlla'a 2nd" lu her three year old form. He says that »ha la making 8 pounds of butter a day, aud he believes that aho wilt lurpats the record of her mother, By tho way Mr. W. A. Hemphill selects S ca’vca four weeks old, from Mr. Wado's herd, aud asked that they bo priced. Mr. Wade ottered them at •too each Mr Hemphill ottered II.COO for the thtoe. Mr. Wade declined. Mr. Hemphill took one at |40) After getting the record ofTonella'a 2 *d Mr W **to offered •MW for the calf he had Juat told lor 9400 Captain Jim English la Attlng up a beautiful tract of fO acres on the 1'eachtrce road opposite he Dimlck place for a Jersey farm, lie haa already several Ane bred cows aud nai buyer* lu the north and east m«ktug up hi* herd. Aa ho never does thing* half way. and a* hla heart I* In hi* work, the cnieg breeders may look out for thetr laurel*. We rvgrat to learn Colonel K. K. Maddox haa lost hla fine bull "Carboy 3d." Tula waa a very tine animat, but comes of a abort lived strain. Judge llopkluagaveiftOO for "Carboy 1st" when he wa<i we. ka old Ho *tl«xl before he su 8 years old. Ida »«, "Carboy 'id," died when 2.H year* old, aud Carboy 3d * follows at about tne same age. Colonel Maddnx has a belfer, "Georgia of Ytr alula," that la the coming oow of this section If ahe fulfils her promise 8he will be 2 years old to morrow, and o-t Tuesday gave noarly 3 gallons of mtlk. from which 30 ounces of butter wae made Ao exact aud thorough tent will bo made to-m»r- 'mow. h r eee-wd birthday, the result of which loosed far with I >t»r*»t by alt local breeder*. a Mr.dal <«HBlT, From tbe Conyers. Ua.. *alld South. All things judly considered, Rockdit* lathe banner ouuty lu Georgia. We have had frequeut OLtwfluusto mr nt Ion the rapid growth and edit* catlonal development of R* ckdale. Every one of bercUiseua haa cauro to f jel a juat sense of prld e her profit— to all that tends to make pcopi* ppv. The achooletn every place are wel» attei -t- rd. and In a proaperoua coudltio*. With an unuaual pride we revert to the healthy aiate of our cauuty Sunday achoo'a From ac'ual couut It haa been is- certatnAt *hat there are ta regular attendance * 147 white Sunday »ch*vd rtudeuta tn the county; le black* tn regular attendance la oatimated at J. Tne number of whliea enrolled aa Sunday- M'hool members are 1.598; the blacks run up to 767. It will be seen by a little figuring that there are lu regular attendance and enrolled members the euermoua aggregate of 3 MO. What au array of worker*, bearing aloft the proud floating ban ner of Christ. JUDE’S LI'JHT, A grange Mary A beat • Otars—Tha glare 1 • • W atbtag The writer waa prer^ t a evenings ago when the subject o! gbo^tg and spirit manifestations waa being discussed, g* »jj e home of Mr. Alonzo Lyon, on Jones avenue, near tho.Third Baptist church In this city. Tho Noises and apparitions reported laat fall as beln^ g 3 frequent and annoying at the house on Jackson street, Atlanta, were talked of. Mr, I:yon expressed unbelief In theauperaatursl and thought there was no such thing u gho'rtf, or manifestation* of disem- txjdled spirit* vldble to the hu man eye. He said he had fr* q rently halted alone at night, for about a half hour, Just In t'he edge of a graveyard which he had to pa*a, lu order to see a ghost if one should appear, but he had never been rewarded with the sight of anything unuaual at such times. However, he had certainly heard noises In one locality and bad seen a vision of light In another place which would cause people less skeptical than he waa to think they bad seen and beard tbe genuine article of ghosts. He had not been able to find natural causes for them—still he believed that such causes existed. Hla alater resides inahsusa la Atlanta, which was built by himself aud since she has been living there, during several months, a visitor could bo beard to open the gate, walk up on the steps, turn the bolt, open the door aud walk heavily into the house, directly past the members of the family, Including Mr, Lyon and his mother when they were present. Still no one was visible, although diligently searched for Inside aud outside the houae. Again in one room of the houae which was not celled or plastered overhead, very loud knocking would be frequently heard juat underneath the shin, gies, and do visible cause for the noise could be found. These visits and rap- pings occurred at all hours of the night, and were witnessed night after night by neighbors as well as by bis own family. Tbey suddenly ceased and havo not agalu bean repeated, but the mystery ha* never been explained. Bo much lor "spirit rspolugs." The strangest experience of bis life, he said, had been wiuie*s*:d Ly him from childhood until the apparition had become familiar. It was also wlt- uiased for a long series of years by tbe chlsras of the neighborhood,aud consequently, hardly regard ed aaauytblug uuusual. Yet as tho description will show It was lurpa-alugly strange. It is called "JUDK S LIGHT," and is still visible to any who are curious enough to vUlt the scene of Us wanderings and watch for It, as la proven by the note from Mr.* McWilliams lu reply to an lnqul ry from Mr. Lyon as to whether it was still vlsibiu. DkKalu county, Ga., January 18, J884— Dear Friend: You wrote to mo something about a llgh t oa my piece about a grave. 1 havo seen it oeai the grave au d * ou said you would come down here to see It. 1 would llko for you to come soon and let me kuow what it means. 1 received your let ter January 11,1881. D L. McAiluams. Mr. Lyou was raised in DeKalb county, Ga„ four miles from Lithonla, and about thlncou miles from Atlanta, one half mile from Macedonia Baptist church on the Btoue mouu* tain aud Flat Shoals road. It was lu the quiet rural hamlet, on the fatm formerly owned by his grand father, Edmund Bunt, dccoaaed, then after ‘Ll* death, bought by Mr. L's brother ln-law. Mr. Hart mau, aud now owned by Mr. David MoWllliams, that "Jude's light" makos It regular appearance. About forty years ago a man named Reid owned the farm, and he also owped a negro woman by tho name of Jude. Reid had Jude punished l)r some offense by placing her in ctoso confluemelt aud ou very short rations. Mr. Lyoa'a mother, who now resides with him, was a young girl, and says she remembers sllppiug some food to poor Jude, and will never forgot tho eagerness with‘which the famished woman voured it. Jude finally died, It waa believed, fr< Geikkill Is tbe pioneer temperance city of Iowa Thirty years ago a few families fettled on the Grlnnell tract and went to work to build up a town. The owner of tbo land incorporated a pro vision In every deed to tbe effect that any lot on which liquor was sold fbould revert to the first owner or bis heirs. There has never been a rever sion, and never a saloon in the place, and no holder of real estate hss ever been known to favor the sale ot spirits. Tbe town now hss between 3,000 and 4,000 people, three railways and mannfactnr log Industries which employ several hundred men of various nationalities and every shade rellslous and political belief. There is no desire to change the present order of things because taxes are low, real estate advancing, and a good class of people come to the place. There are five churches. Of the inhabitants from firxt to last not one ever went to Jail, to prtsi on or to the poor bouse. The cyclone oi 1882 destroyed all the colleges, 100 dwellings and lives, but there has neen a full recovery from the effects of one of tbe most disastrous storms record. Grlnnell enjoys an enviable reputation for good order, enteiprise and prosperity. The temperance people may well be proud of It, and after thirty years It can hardly be called an expert menu It is an accomplished fact. A mew system .of telegraph# has been tried in Boston. The musical system of notation Is employ< ed. Justs* the pitch of a half note is determined by tbe bar in which It occurs, so a telegraphic cnar&cter is by this method given six different meaulngs, according to the styles through which is sent and the position in which it la recorded. The bus ot the staff are ruled by an Instrument which makes a red line on the receiving strips they move forward, a constant current from a local battery beiag passed through them for this pur pose. When a message is to be sent by hand keys are used at the transmitting stations, cacn corresponding to a stylus at a receiving station, one key pivoted to swing easily over six contact points may be employed. The speed of transmist »lon Is double that by the Morse system. The island of New Guinea contains about as much surface aa Texas, Pennsylvania and South Carolina, or Great Britain and France. Although known by navigators early in the sixteenth cen tnry, the island was not thoroughly explored until 1826-30. The south coast is a flat mangrove covered country, watered by numerous streams flowing from the inland mountains. Along the eastern and western coasts the island is hilly with precipi tous cliff*. BEHIND THE EARTHWORKS. NOTES ON CURRENT TOPICS, her of cases It has not been without Its d ludvantage*. It has helped tbe strong tea and ccffee drinkers whose nervous sys-' By M. Quad. tern will not stand tbe strong stimulant. A cup of { Ah: ft vu one of the prettiest June days ever? hot water tinged with English breakfast* tea and a Virginia ever saw. There was such a mellow sun- little sugar makes a beverage that cheers but does ] shine that every flower and blossom turned its face not stimulate. Sometime there will be a regular Moncure Conway while in India saw the Rod* dess Kail. The goddess has a vtiage of ogrulih size, black as tar, save for three huge blood red eyes, red eyebrows, and a red tongue lolling down and dripping blood on her breast Twoercot cobra heads make the ornamentation of Kail’s cheeks, and a crown of geld aud red, haloed with black smoko rays, Ison her head. She has fonr jeweled arms and bands. Her form, below the breast, is sort of pit where the people stand making their blood sacrifices of animal*. Tho demoralizing fret ot this worship upon a swarming population of brutal ignorant people canuot be estimated, A correspondent writing from the Indian Terrt tory calls attention to tbe English aud Scotch sur names of many Cherokecs, These Indians camo by their names aa honestly as the proudest Anglo Saxon in the land. Tne names of Russ, Adair, Vann, McCoy, Duncau, McLachlan, McNair, and others, are household words among the Cherokee*. Tbey were«all honostly derived from Scotch ancos tors. At tbe close of the revolutionary war the founders of these names among the Cherokee* were proscribed ostracised torles who were compelled to abandon home and country, and who sought refugo among the friendly Cherokee*, then living la Georgia. To their credit be It sold, they were moral, religious men. They married one Chero* ... - F"'' kjjo wife each, lived sober, respectablo lives, and |h,.fftCU Ot fintol twattiwa a 1 ! 1 ! Urge f.milRo. These men and (hc-lr do- , .^ d 5 ^ ^ .Cendant. .0 identified thonuelyca with tho-cboro- across a branch about 300 yards from the houie occupied by Reid's family. No one else was burled tnore, aud the grave la to this day a solitary one. Soon after the burial, ' 'Jude's Light" appeared emanating from the grave and wandered about the house and premises, at all hours of th* night. Tnis light" manifested to much intelligence,aud struck auen terror into the hearts of the Reid family, that tboy sold all their possessions and hastily left the stato ol Georgia. Tho "light" ha* continued to ap piar frequently from that time to this, but never scemtd to Inspire terror and ua9aslnesa lo the breasts of others, nor visit the dwelling often. After Kdmurnt Buut, grandfather of Ur. Lyon purcha*«d the Reid farm, Mr L lived several years with him. lie saw the "light" probably a thousand times, at all seasons of tbo year aud In all kinds of weather. So aho did hla mother, brothers and sister*. Many of the neighbors bare been prerent occaMonaily mJ wa'chcd It. Tbe Held dwelling Is situated In the fork of two small streams which tl >w together and form Poll Bridge creek a ihort dls anee below tbe house. Tbe bottom land along the crock 1* here very broad and extensive and covered with a den*o growth of cane and bushe*. A field nai been cleared between Jude's grave and the dwellli g, so that tho grave could be st'Oti from ttie houw. "Jude's light" always seemed to come straight up nut uf the graveatvj' t eight or t*»u feet high, ai d keep ng *b mt the samn rilvtauce from tbe ground. It would tl >at slowly off up or do wn tbe swamp, or toward too homo, or up the bill through the wo'tda. It would often R’lde about for an hour or *«f fn fight, then fw’detily go straigbt down out of view. At such tiroes, said Mr. Lyon, he and o here had »ometlmea*'arttd for the grave with the lutoutlon of Deatiug this "light" there, in ord* r >o M-e what it was, If pnwible.but noouo had ever Miooceded In d-drg so. By the time they had taken ten steps lit the direction of tho grave they would *ec tbo "tight" return! g towards that P>»t»» with railway »pe**t, reaching It before the would ho invest Ik a ton were fairly stared. It in» variably paused an InMant just over the grave then dropped »trefghtdown and disappeared A visit there Immediately afterward* rcnaled no phoa- phoreaeent or o'her lights, Mr L . described the "light" a* about the fixe of a mau'a doubled fi«t*, ot rather a reddish tinge, sparkling somewhat, but not very brilliant aud on'y slightly tllumli atlng thebushe* and trees iu passing among them. The nearest Mr Lwa* ever to "Jude'a light' was about the distance from tbe dwelling to the small stream In tho direction of the grave—say 100 yards. Ilia brother In law, Mr. Hartman, who owned the placo eff»r Edmund Bunt’s death, and lived on It until 1870, waa onco within six orelghi pa ere o» it. On that night his wife and her *t»>er, Mrs. Thomas Mize, and himself were -II awaken*-* from round sleep just after midnight by some mvsterlons sensation, and on lookfut out Into the yard they saw a very uuusual lllunrt looking . iv ... - V — llluml* nation. Mr. Hartman opened tbe door, and there In tbe yard was the tsmtllar ball of reddish snark Ung light ktown aa 'Jude’s light." it remained stationary a few seconds then slowly glided off In ~ cm re. Mr. was not particularly Waa 1*4 It Klttad* From the Merchant Traveler. merchant traveler at dinner requested the wai'er to bring him tome rare be* f. and when it was rare Indeed. "Walter!" he remarked warnlugty, as he looked at the ucdotre dim. "Yes. »ab." responded tho darkey, "Take this beef out. pleas**, and kill It" The waiter crawled Into a napain ilrgand dltapptawl. The Ms* la ike Caret. rent the Atbeea. Ua., kaauer. Qeitg a romantic story is taking the rounds of our rural vilUgo. It seems that onto! our young ladles accreted nee of her beaux from another.and the last who cams remained so lore that tbs other e tiled for relief, aud there she stood between I wo oven* at cction said he ■varad, nor «... the tadlea, bat each fait that th'. r hot been awakened bj tbla unuaual approach of ihe'ltobt." - Jade', llttht” dlffera from tbo phorphoi t'xb-.iof ib".*»mptu man, reaped. It italway. a-MUt th* ant rite, alwajii keep, about tbe mme dt.’ance Imut the xrouud. and UXTala neatest or in >u opposite dlrvc Uon tn the itroncent nf wind.. It alto appear, in tb«ilr,e.laud honest a. well oa the eoldeet and a ortnlr.t of weather. It rare!, appear, bower, In .tonne weather which mlehl be taken lo bo an. other Indication of In'el'leence. Fhtwphoreeoent llthu, It I. well known, can ooIt travel with Ihe wind, and alto vary greatly lu ill. aud apptor- Mr Thomu Mire, of Atlanta, a brother in-law of Mr Lyon, wo. prea.nl when the lorefoinx wae related, and confirmed li In every particular. He lived ou the Reid farm for two yean, and aueeied that he utw Jude'a lltrht on at lean three hun. dted nigituduring char Hate. The "Ughl”toael eeen In the earlier part of every night, bat both Mr Lyon and Mr Mix. thought ttcould bo eeen at Kim hour of every night, II a watch were kept for The following mbriantlal dtliriu of DeKalb county, pa., who live lu tbe tmmidtate vtctutty where "Judea llttht" haan long appeared, orw elTen by Mr Lyon aa wttueHee of the taae: David McWilliams, j,mee Morris, George Rtbert- eoo. Pain 1’oit. Jr., John Miller, (squire 8m pit*. Kxjutrv Howard, George Thomas, Ben Tboa- X*. Alexander Robertaon. A. lb. wmi* of the ahoetly light I, so near At lanta aome of our cittixna who revel In the mar- veHoc. and mfatcrloar will doubOem virit It for loy-ettgatfo-. W. J, Manta. Atlanta, Ua, April IS Uhl. kec that they gained their complete confidence, and being men of wlrdom and oourago, they have for genera Ilona boon the treated lrodere of the people with whom they cut their fortunoe. The doKendenta of thla atock now realdlng In the Indian Territory are flue-looking people, well edu cated, wealthy and progreerlve. The church flgurea of New York are Intonating. Now York city hu 480 churchee, chapela and mla- alone, with accommodation, for 3'fi,000 pertona. Dj the ccmua of ISM, which made tho population ot New York 1,J0#,SW thU would give ono church lo every 3,468 Inhabitants. Of these churches not quite a hundred ere Roman Catholic. In I860 then was ona church to every 2,844; in 1870 ono to 2,004, a slight gain for tbe churches, which wu lost In 1880, when them was ono church to 2,468. The Catholic churches havo tncrea-cd moat rapidly during this decade. BivaaaL New York tkllora havo made handsome fortunes since our ladles have caught the raeo for tailor made costumes. The most successful of these tailors havo associated with them a practical dressmaker. Tbe goods used for these costumes arc made especially for the purpose. They are lighter thgn the good, uied form.u's clotbee. and heavier.than any sold tor ladles dresses There is no doubt that the tailor made dresset coo- tribute to the beauty cl tho female figure. Angular outline, am rounded out with tho smallest display ot podding aud the cunning shears of tho cutter cheat the casual eye by a alight rearrangement of linen, so that very high shoulders lose their length, and very sloping shoulders am built up Into some thing substantial and attractive. Tho New Yotk tailor mode costumes cost from 860 to 1150 each and am said to bo better thou thoee made lu Lon don and t'aris. It to an easy manor to Interview aome men, while it to fmpoesible to extract a word from othore, £x Senator Conkling 1« a hard mau to Interview, now that he to out of politics. He generally pula Hu rt porter off until another day, aud that Is the lest of It. Bob Ingerooll to an esty victim. He likes It, and aplua an antorlatnlug yarn. William II Vsndsrhlll at first tries to play the game of fiteze out, bnt when ho flads that the reporter la going to bang ou llko grim death, he gets Interested tu him. and answt n his questions ta a cordial way. John Rosch, Jay Gould, Russell sg-j, Rufus Hatch and General Grout am easy lo approach and a newspapor man can get anything he want! out of them. General Jehu B. Gordon haa hemtofom been rather reticent, but since he ) Internste.l tn the proposed confederate •oldlem’ borne at Richmond, he to mom talkutlve. Railroad-Ccmmlasloner Albert Fink never lets uty thing ont If he can help It. He Is quick ta pick up Information, but very slow to give It out again Thi good people of former days hid a queer Met it what constituted a .Inful posture. The New Haven colony In 1662 pawed a statute with tho following clause: “Whaootrer shall Inveigle or draw the effectloaa of any matde or malde servant, either to himself or others, without first gelnlcg tbs consent of her parents, shall pay to the plsu- taUon for the fint offense 40 shillings: the second XI: for Ihe thltd he shall be lmprlsoctd or corpora* uuily punished " Under this law, at a court held In Mav, 1669, Jecobcth Murtfue and Sarah Tuttle wire prosecuted "for •etting down ou a chcstle together, his arms around her wal.te and her arme upon his shoulder or shout hts neck, and continu- cdtu that sinful posture about half au hour, in which time he kyssed her and she kjued him, or they hyed one another, ss ye wltnessee testified." Tua American climate Is not so mach roponsi* Tile for disease as damp homes caused by hod drain age, the ate of toberco, the drinking of whisky ar all limes and especially between meets, the execs* sire use of strong tee end coffee, tbe frying pen, the eode baking powder, sod patent purgative pills Overwork to rarely the disease. The present hot water erase la eapekle of doing ss mocb harm as good. While hoi water tt.y be rued with advantage In e limited num- yetem of eolentlfic diet for disease. Mu. Andrew Whit*, a republican delegate-at- large from New York to tbe Chicago convention, says the leading qaeetlon to the desire of the peo ple to "return to betle.- modes of government.” Precisely. This to the platform on which Mr. Tll- den waa elected In 1876, and on whloh be will be elected In 1884. In the middle statee since 1874 farmlog lands have decreased In value fully fifty per cent. The depreciation to not dae to any general and heavy fall in the prlcee of farm products. The explana tion given by s recent writer to that the taxes lev led by the general government since the war are vastly heavier than they were beforetbe war. As the burden of all taxation falls ultimately on pro ductive Industry, Itfollows that land, which Is the foundation ol this lndus'ry, must fall In value aa the tax burden Is made heavier, and rise In price whenever this burden is made lighter. DtrstNo recent; years pointed toed shoes have been carried to a ridiculous extreme, but they kre .not likely to ever equal Iho style during the relgu of Richard If. At one time the points of the shoes were fully six Inches In length. In the reign of Edward IV a statute was passed making It s penal offense for the common poeple to wear points to thetr shoes exceeding two Inches In length. Thx future of wheat raising Is attracting atten tion. Within a few years American farmers will have to meet strong competitlon.ln tbs grain mar kets of the old world. We mast now admit that India esn produce enough wheat to seriously af fect prices In America. Already with a crop 85,000, 0 0 bushels short the price of wheat has gone cents below that of the lime when onr wheat crop waa the largest ever known. In future when Egypt, India and central Africa pour their wheat into Ihe markets the fatmers of this country will ahsndon all hope of profitable competition. The American farmer must now adept methods of farm ing which will make him comparatively Independ ent of the wotld’s wheat market. Tho lesson taught by the East India experiment with wheat Is enough to open onr eyes, and now that England to prepar ing to open a short road to tho rast fertile districts In Africa there Is no estimating the outcome. Thx French mode of executing criminals by the guillotine Is rapid enough to sattafy any one. Wnen the criminal's neck is fairly under ihe knife a lever Is touched, theblsde Hashes downward, the head falls Into a line case .tending la readiness lo receive it, the body to thrown Into a tumbril, and the remains are galloped off to the Turnip Field, there to be burled with paupers and unclaimed inmates from the morgue. Tbe spectators at there executions eomprln dandles, loose women, Jour nalists and the riff raff. Everything goes off qul etly, A St. Louis astronomer says that he has invented a mscblue with which Ihe trip from New York to Europe can he mode fn three days. Jfo made model of his mschlne, but smashed It to pieces, ss ho was afraid that some person would steal it. After he has secured a patent ha promisee to give the public further partlculart. In six yean Henry M. Stanley has succeeded In mtabllshlug a chain of .International station! semes ihe African continent. In 1880 he founded Vlvm, the fint of the- (erica of stations fn western Africa. B. fore the end of tho third y- ar Leopold ville, a nation on Stanley Fool, at the head of the tower cataracts, and the key of the upper Congo, was founded, and fonr steamers were launched en the great river. In 1888 the station of Stanley falls, 1,000 miles ui^the river, wu founded. About 2.6C0 miles of river transit of the Uongo and Its tributaries arc opened lo commerce by this chain gflMgMens. The imports lo tho weal coast of Af rica last year were over 812.000,000, while the ex. porta were over 827,000,0 0. SHORT NEWS NOTES. Ireland's population !■ now 5,100,000— 8,090.000 less thau in 1841. One firm at New Haven ships a thousand barrels of oysters a week to LiverpooL Under the operation of tbe Harper high 'license law Cbicago has issued over 3,000 liquo. licenses thus far with aggregate receipt* amounting to 94 r 0,000. Tho majority of tho license* are for four month*, and It 1* estimated that the yoar's re ceipts will not boles* than •1,500,000. About 600 saloons have been frozen out Tbe Silt Lake Citj Tribune says that when Edwin Adams, the actor, was dying, John W Mackay slipped into hi* room one day when Adams waa out aud left a checkin a letter which was couched lu language as though the check was in pavmeut; of an houeat debt due from Mackay to Adams. When Adams died that letter was found uuder hi* pillow. The aub-pedestal of cement in the center of the fort ou Bedtoe'a island, designed for tho Bar tholdl statue, is now rising above tho ramparts and is about 70 feet square After it is )2 feet higher tho foundation ol the pedestal proper will be laid of natural stone, which will be carried up 150 feet. The committee's fuuds now on hand wiu give out iu about six weeks. At Cceur d’Alene, say* a traveler who re- oentiy arrived at Denver, everything is very dear It costs twentj-flr* cents to get a paper by mail, and fifty cents for a fetter. Kotbfrg i< considered less tbau a quarter. 8bavfng Is a quarter, hair cut* ting fifty ceuts, and any kind c-f a meal coats ft, aud eggs fifty cents extra. You can't net a place to sleep for lets than 91, even though you bunk on the floor. Muskeuon, Mich., justly claims preemi nence a* the greatest lumber producing city in the world. The tout product of Muskegon during 1883 waa 686,079.264 feet, exceedinglthe product of the 8aalnaw valley by several hundred millions. She produced during the s»rue pertud 189 854,150 laths, aud cut 310,491 shingles. One fourth of the vessel traffic of LakeMlcblgan Is transacted at Muskegon, aud over 3,000 vessels were cleared from the port last year. The fruits of General Wolfe’a gallant vic tory la Canada one hundred years ago have been lost, according to Gold win Smith. Instead of being absorbed. New France 1* absorbing. Her popula tion, which multiplies almost as rapidly aa tne Irish, aud In sum* measure* from the same causj, instead of receding 1* advancing beyond lu boundaries, and either thrusting nut or swallowing up such Brltiih element* o« had found place with- lu lu confines The British p ipulatiou ofithe city of Quebec U reduced to lea* tn*u 7,000. and even tbe eastern townships are becoming more French. At the same time tne feeling of French nationality Is apparently growing stronger than ever. A Stirring Indicate From the Rome, Ua., Courier. Laughable inetdeuu attending the flood continue to crop out as the people get over their scare. Mr. Crane says that on Tuesday before the flood a party of gentlemen, among them Captain Cain Glover, Mr 1D. Ford, Mr Ben Uughra aud Mr T. F. Howell were standing about midway of the fo t asaageontbe Broad strvet bridge, wa;chlug ihe _ rtft wood pass by on tbe ragli g waters of the Etowah. After a while the party commenced ci«cus*iDgth*chanee.of the bridge being washed away; and while thus engaged a large tree with ‘ ‘ “ ‘ pwardscame tearing .the gentlemen on the bridge. Crash! crash! weutth* tree as it dashed under the bridge, causing every timber in tbe structure to tremble from the shock. At the sound of tbe fint eras*) it is unntcosary to state that the dhcasslou between the party of gentlemen came to an abrupt termination, and eech one of the party Jet out for the shore, as if they were running for the United rttates championship. Tbe agility with wblch they manipulated their legs was wonderful to be hold. What made the Incident ao laughable wan the fact that these four dignitaries bad never been known to get beyond the ip« edof a dignified walk before, lu the last fifteen year* Twa y.gg Hurlea. From tbe Leary, Ga., Conrler. Mr. Je*M Johnson, of Milford, seeds tu a curios ity In an egg. It is a twin egg, and lu shape la dif ficult to describe. However it is something on the style of theo d fashion money bag. and seems to have been made ireatonably supposed) for the old rooster to cerrr his small change in. * to be kfaed, and there waa such a happy, peaceful look down across the fields towards the James river that men forgot for a moment that war existed. In the tree) overhead the roblas called to each other aud once a blue bird alighted on tho wheel of a field piece which had Its shining brass muzzle thrust through the embrasure, ready to send its shrieking shell when .ver hand pulled the lock string. There were a thousand of us down bshind the earthworks, aud we were so quiet that the voice of the colonel reached tbe last men on the flinks as he cautioned us: "My lads, we are going to hold this position against a whole army J" Bee! A thfu Hueofmea—skirmisher*to Che num ber of fifty—suddenly break cover from the wooae half a milo away and advance upon us. They skulk—they doijc—they drop dowu and suddenly rlre again and advance as steathily as Indians In tent upon surprising a hamlet. Bah! Fifty men aaalust 1.000! No. ft is not that. The octopus Is in the wood-:— hese skirmishers are the long arm* he Is reaching out to feel us—lo uncover our position —to ascertalu our strength. "Puff! Puff!" It Is the fire of the skirmishers. You know where the watch dog Is by his growl. They are trying to provoke the beast to betray his retreat. Zip! Zip! How the bulleta sing as they fly over our heads! There Is dead silence behind the works. We breathe farter and harder —we clutch our guns with tighter grip, but we arertleut To kill an octopus you must strike at the body. Sever his arm) aud they will grow again. "Pop! pop! pop! Zip! zip! zip!" "Steady, lads, and wait for the word!" says the colonel. There Is no excitement among us. I hear the m«n on my right shut his teeth with a gritting sound, and the one on my left is breathing like a weary manta profound slumber. If I should look up aud down the line I might see pale faces, but I am looking down across the fields and over the heads of the skirmishers. The grandest sight of the world Is to see the octopus of war leave hi* air and come forth thirsting for human blood. Ah! hero he comes! His feelers have failed to uncover us, but he can judge for himself that such a short line of works canuot conceal more than a fullregimenL He doe* not know that our right flank rest* ou a swamp, and our left on au impas sable ravine, while our front offers no shelter even for a rabbit* Look! tbe sight Is worth ten years of your Ufa! A full brigade pour* out of tho woods and forma for tbo charge. Regiments and companies string luto position as if on parade. Tho skir mishers redouble their flro, and a general gallops along the front of the brigtde. a* if to see that every foot Is on;line with it* neighbor. Now they get the word to advance, and at the same instant our field pieces open fire The crac! shell are striking plump Into the front rank and tearing men to pieces by the half-dozen, but as the smoke lift* we find the Octvpus mtrchlng ou with • eady movement. Ho wa its blood. He will de mand drop for drop—and more! Ha! The shriek of shell has changed to the whistle of grape and canister, aud the men at tho guns are working te ll the fate of nations depended upon them. The smoko drops down ta a great cloud, and one cannot see beyond hts beyonet. Now it is rent and shat- tered.and It lifts and floats away in great piece* and fragments. "Now lads—and flro low!” The Octopus ha* been staggered—wounded— halted-but here he comes again. Right in front of me I see a face and form which I select a* a. target. I could kill him now, but I grimly wait for him to come nearer. He Is pale with excitement, and as the manat bis left Is struck down, my target loses tho steady step of the line. But only for an In stant, Nowtoi* not oxer forty foot away, and.the flro of muflHeny hasi^ieokad^ tha noraned.•“Ey" weapon points straigbt at him. I am looking right Into his eyes. I note his brown onrls, hfs high fore head—the white teeth shut tight together in his ex a element. He Is not over twenty years old. Ho ha* a mother whose poor old heart will almost break to- morrow. He has sisters who will refuse to be comforted for long month* And suoh a fair- faced boy must have a sweetheart whose very soul will cry out ta anguish at the news of his death. I am going to kill him! The excltemant of the check has confused him. He looks to tbe right and left, aud then Into my ejei. lie 1* standing almost alono. As our eyes meet he sees murder lu mine, and I read au appeal for mercy In his. The result of a battle does not hlogo upon th* life of a corpo- The war will not be over tho sooner for his death. But I take deliberate aim at his breast and press 'he trigger, and even before I feel the shock of discharge I see the red blood spray out from the horrible wound, and he falls back with a shriek upon hla lips The Octopus is beaten bark I go-over the worka and find my target. Those browu curls are damp with death—the fair faco as whfto as snow—the ground soaked wi h blood so pn clous that every drop will call for a huudred tear) from women's eyes. The blue ejes are wide open, the lips are parted, aud as I bend over him it seems as If hi* voice came back for an luitaut to whisper the ex clamation: Murderer! And that was war! That was ono of the act* wblch helped to make a victory for thousand* to shout over—for flags fo ripple-for rockets to as cend—for children to cheer and womeu to blea* high Heaven! Dintin'! Know 111m. He waa ono of nature's nable men, chuck full of snake bite," aud hearty good will toward man- klud. He bid spoken to everybody he met on White hall, and waa now standing In front ot a dummy, belonging to a clothier. "Hello," he cried, slapping the figure on the back, "Iah rite glad t' »hce yer, ole ;ard." For a moment he gazed good humorealy at the placid face, aa if expecting answer; and, on getting none, he spoke again: "Why, ole boy, l»h bln lookin' fer yer, ter las' hour; an’yer neediVt be >ho shtuck up, ’cause yer little better dresh 'n Ime. I user know yer daddy* 'u he wush po'er’n me." Still the dummy looked coldly at him. "Yerlshaz drunk az shoo cau be," continued the spokesman, getting mad, "'n shine* yer got •ho bigbity, ding fi don’t wipe up shtdewalk wlf yer." And he made a grab for the figure, Justin time to be caught in the loving embrace of a police- THE CLEARING MISTS. When the mints have rolled In rplendor, From the beauty of the hill-. And the sunshine, warm and tender, Falla In spleudor on the rills. 15 e may read love's shining letter In the rainbow of the apray. If w« mirathe law of kludneas When we straggle to be juat. Snowy wings of peace sftau cover All the pain that cloud* our way, When the weary watch ts over Aud the mists have cleared away. When tbe silvery mists have veiled us From the faces of our own. Oft we deemed their love has failed us. And we tread our path alone We should see them near and truly, When the mists here risen above us, As our Father knows His own, Fe w to face with those that love its, We shall kuow as we are known. Lore, beyond the orient meadow*, Floats tbe golden fringe of day. Bean to heart we bid* the shadows. Till the ml«t* have cleared away. -Anonymoot.