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6 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, TUESDAY. JULY 15, 1884.???TWELVE PAGES. AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE. THROUGH THE STATE. 0IOMKS OP BATTLES, MARCHES AND THE MESS. fWe solicit contribution* from old ao diem on gilfacr ride of the wer, war, incidentsof the bell.. ??? . ??? -- ??? - _ Bkc* your full name end address to what you ???wrtV^l A Coward Srrrn a I???axaiox.???At a club din ??cr in New York, recently au examining nrgeon related the following incident, show ing bow the arrears act developed pensioner* out of aound and undeserving men. During the war he was surgeon of an infantry regi* Meat. When the regiment first went into bat tle be observed, aittiug behind a big tree at a ????fc distance from the fighting line, the cap tain ofoue of the companies. ???What are Toa doing here, captain V' asked the doctor. ??I'm not feeling well,*' replied the officer in n doleful voice. The surgeon waa too busy look ing after the wounded to atop and inouire a?? tabiacomplaint. A few weeks later the regi ment again got under fire, and the surge*m found the *aine captain skulking behind a Bara. ???Hello! sick again???? he exclaimed. -Well, the fact is, doctor, I'm not exactly airk. I may as well own up that I???m a cow aid. There's no help for It. It must lie con alitational. Now, doctor, what's the use o mj Maying in the army? Won???t you help me logrta discharge???? The surgeon thought hr was doing the country a aervice when, n Aw days afterward, he recommended that the aaa he discharged on the ground of general disability, lie heard nothing of the captain matil sixteen years later, when he received a Setter from the pension office informing him that Captain Illank had applied for a |ieniion tram the date of his muster out, and that as he, ??u surgeon of the regiment, had certified to the disability, would he kindly inform the government a* to the nature of the disease worn whion the officer suffered? The surgeon replied that the captain???s complaint was chronic and incurable cowardice, not con tracted in the line of his duty, but constitu- .1. The eaptnin???s name did not go upon kba roll, and his plan for getting some $4,000 tor arrears and $$0 u month for the rest of his tifreamo to grief. How many schemes no leas dishonest have succeeded III rough the anosjilaisaiicc of examining surgeons, less di* ban eat than the narrator of this Incident, emrtd only be ascertained by it thorough ????? hauling of tho pension list and a re-examiu tii?? of the entire army of pensioners.???The Oratory. Ifonrax fir a an Derr.???A* ordinarill , fanned, this involves one night out of tour most jtosts, frequently one out of three, and seldom more than one out of five, (iuard duty menus that during the twenty-four hours of its eon ti nun lice the sentinel shall make march under arms of some sixteen miles awe-third of the time, and he ???present for datr equipped??? at a moment's notice always, If this happened onee a week it would lie aflra enough, Coming, as it doc*, twice fthriee, it impose* more labor and cxjwnure than all other military duty, and year oftei year of it tells. There are two ways of meet mg this trouble; one, by relaxing the regi meats of guard duty to some extent, and on* by enlarging the number of men upon whom alia imposed. Its proper jierforinaucc, so far m security of building* and stores are con cerned, or even the restriction of travel certain directions, docs not require full uni farm or oven M-jmttnd musket. ???To take charge of all public property in view," when walking can be seen by the uaked eye but it M-tsn gun und n chaiu pump, hardly d<\ rnwadi that a man should pace majestically hack and forth from one to the other fore < He would las just a* useful if lie carried switch and came round at intervalsj if, fin tort, he dared to consider hi unci f less of amlinel and more of a watchman. In the* day. of telephones, when officos, stables, quarters, etc., cau nil be pul into immediate ???mssmnnicatioii with one another, and n man at his desk nmy in a moment summon into hit presence, or receive a report from, any- Wdy, whether a police sergeant or post-aur gcwai, tho time honored formalities and display mt guard duty may well lie relieved of much that is out of date nnd out of use. It can he mods much less mechanical and tedious w ith lie loss of value,???Colonel t???losson, In Journal Military Service Institution of the United LIFE IN ROME, The CrnwiN Drawn Together by the .Mill, Iary Knrmnpiiieiit. Aosoc, Ga., July 6.???A summer encampment fur- attohaa Ideal m iration for the young folks. 'AadCamp Korrvst, located on the edge of tlito toaatlful city, Is a* handsome a summer encamp SDcnt as you could want to nee. .situated iu a rightful grove, swept with cool rcslnou* bree with a gentle ndllng snarl lor the |>ara??lo grouir wear the railroad and tho lilRliwssy.lt lias admirable toealioa. The tents, new and whltcly gleaming Hsanugh the trees, arc sot In are- sran, each company Imvlwg a street to ttaolf, inarko*! at the artiasv stand the officer*' tents, by the company standard unfurled there. The hrotlqmirterV traits, occupied by Colonel t'. SI. Wiley, of Mucoid fheeatnmandor, Adjutout General Ed lliiguenln ri Haenn, and suit, are put at the side under aahle clump of trees. The commander, his adju aant and stel?are model officers and elegant gentle- am, who eutertaln with engaging grace an Bnwpttallty. An hour spent w lib them Is an hour warth rememWrlug. The sports ??*f the sold lets arc manifold and pro There are the drills, reviews, guard pi, dress parados, that take up a largi ???aita(each day. There are game* of all kind, tooMHng and loafing about tho camp, burlesque toads and Jay-law king cumpanlcn, foraging parties at night, where much more damage is teuton plated than accomplished, and moonlight walks to toahlug uniforms with the girl*, w here the re- now. perhaps, 1* true. There are balls and par ries, or amateur theatricals for every day uud wight, and swell dinner* cooked iu the open air ato eaten In tho various tents, with ladies as pair of the soldier boys. A ceascies* sound of wwhtoor fun and frollr, th.it even a drenching rain but emphasises, and glorious nights ???I rat In the o|*??n V r with toe stare peeping through U|c cornices in the trot, and the song* of theplhes sinking tale life Jamaica* sleep and filling It with mtuic. Twtriptalu John (X Print up, nt the Itlll City , large praise la due for the admirable at ats of the ramp, and Indeed for the eu nt tuelt >V|th rare executive ability for I a man he has made no mistake that the ???f* of a vtailor can detect, and with unfailing ???orage amt persistency, he ha* lusdea ???Item fifty times an ordinary man would hare adopted a failure, lie deserve* well of the state bathe work he has done, and the superb sword wad ted given him by Che officers of the encamp ???seat was heartily ???down ed, and should l*e cn topd ???poo. I fromChaiUnooga,wItHJround ??hou!dereand Burn side whiskers. It's a mighty pleasant band-at a THE MODEL FARM OF MR. J. M. distance???and quite socleble. j ??? RODGERS IN SUMTER. ECHOES OF THE LAST SESSION. River nml Harbor Appropriations forGeor. gin-TIio Grunt Hill. WlfipyoiOjr, July 7.???.Venator Brown's amend ??? merit increasing the appropriation for Havannab Rome entertains with her accustomed hospital!- Whit BeeB DoBt With B Nett ^ of Thirty harbor from $130,000 to 9200,600;'and the appreprl Tba visit of Governor McPaulcl and hi* staff to was appreciated and waa thoroughly enjoy- aSde TU- Cherokee folk* bad never met the guv- tom amt gave him a regular ovation. The grand ???ntei tendered l??y Colonel Print up and bU toadisl and aumnplUhed lady, wltoae gvc-t the gamraai was, was an ttnosually handsome affair. A cwdabtefart was that Governor McDaniel. Comp- tosiVer General Wright. Adjutant General Mephenv ririaoet A. A. Winn, of the governor* staff, ami totowel Print up were all prisoner* at the same lira la John??m'?? Msnd. Had they been able, wton hi that miHrabte pen. raggad and bto^L to ha\ e Uftal up their eyas and seen their ******* to that exquisite home, all in honor and toarih sad pmsperity, surrounded by every thing ???tot towneould desire, it would have filled their pdaon walls with glory. . ^ the rampTwv a a twtUe band, led by tostowt yoong Ochs,of rhattanoogm^Ucutetiant Baibwe!!. of Griffiu. who. by the way, locks up ty, which I* simply without compare. At the bouses of M??. II. II. Smith. Dr. J. It, S. Holmes, Mr. J. Lindsey Johnson, Judge Branham, Dr.W. I>. Hoyt. Mr. Hamilton Yancey were numerous guests. EXCAMPMKNT NOTE*. Lieutenant Villlpigue, of Macon, says that with two such handsome unmarric*! fellows as Adju tant Hugucuin and Captain Hardeman, the rest of the boys have no show. The splendid silk flag of the Griffin Light Guards, floating from Captain Hammond's tent, was hear tily admired. It Is the handiwork of Mr*. Mary IPist (lank)*, and the boys guard it as Jealously Richard Cteur-de-Leon guarded tho flag of the riantngeucU. The prise flag would look w ell by it* side. Captain Edflmith, as commissary of tho camp, won tho hearts of the aoldlea and kept them well fed aud happy. Wab Rbmimmknck.??? Editors Constitution is a member of company If Forty-aceonc regiment. In the late war. I a:n living six miles north of Monroe at the same place where I lived when the ineneed. Not being able to attend the reunion of the For ty-second In Atlanta. I give you a few reininis- ences for the lament of your readers. On the memorable???--d of July, !>**>!, we madean advance on the federal*. After breaking their lines our companyrrosseil the road near the roll ing mill, a short distance frpin Decatur, nnd came In sight of some breastworks held l??y the cuciuy. approached I observed that the men stood uncovered, their guns, haverwfrks, etc., thrown on the ground, oud plaiuly indicating to ine that they had surrendered: nevertheless our lieuten ant, James Gresham, ordered us to open Are, enfilade them on the right. They retreated once, leaving us master* of the fluid. Ouly nine our company reached the breast work*, and but three ventured the top. myself, George Knight and David Milllama. Iu our exposed situation we were fired Upon by the retreating foe, ami David Williams's gun fell to the grouiid from a shat tered hand. I took time to make a little explora tion, accompanied by a youth of sixteen, a mem ber of company F. I found a richly mounted sword, and gathered up some small articles, a box of pepper, etc. The.sword I presented to t'uptal Thomas, w ho was acting colonel, lie had it In possession the last time I saw him. Our (.'olonel Henderson waa not in command In the nbove tight, disabled, |*crhupa, front a wound received nt Resnea. The regiment was led by Colonel John son, ns brigadier general. As we made the ad vance, some one remarked to Colonel Johnson that the Alabama regiment waa falling back. He plied: ???It mikes no diflerence, ours is forward.' AfterAhe itattle 1 called the attention of tho col onel to a wound in his horse???s thigh. ???1 know It," and rode off n* cool and uucouccrncd ns if it were n matter of no consequence. In this battle w hich waa fought In thu midst of a perfect hailstorm of shot and shell, it is said we w ere the to break the federal lines. It despersto encounter, aud the trees were shattered as though a terrible cyclono had passed through the country. Captain Thomas said afterwards it w as the worst torn up place he ever saw*. David Thompson. ?? alton county, Georgia, July a., Bomb, Ga.. July 9.???[Special.]???'Till* has been the last day of the eueainpmeUt, and has Immhi full of Incident and'excltement. At nine o???clock this morning the compctltlv individual drill took place Iu the presence of large crowd. At four o'clock this Afternoon an immense crowd repaired toJJamp Forrest to witness the con elusion of the competitive company drill. Tho Chlckamaugn Guards went through thu various maneuver* In splendid style, nnd were loudly ap* ???lauded. Then came tbc Hpahllng Grays, whose excellent and accurate movements were highly coumcuded. The Chattanooga Cadets followed, and were received with immense enthusiasm The Griffin Light Guards closed tho drill In Duo style, and were loudly cheered. After dress parade the Judges awarded their decision as follows; Individual drill, first prixo-Jamcs A. Davis, of the Chlrkamaugn Guards. Second prise???Richard Neal, of the Chattanooga adets. ' ' 1 Third prise???Emil Was*man. of the Griffin Light Guards. In the company drill, out of a possible '.*00, the 'hattanooira Cadets made 193, the Griffin Light ???tinids ixijfc, the Chlekatnaugn Guards the DolUrs-Th* Profit* of Horn* LatorandBoa* flappllea???Truck Fanning and ita Many Advantage*-Other Mature. ation for the Chattahoochee river from $33,009 to | $-43,000 went safely through tho committee of con- I ferencc on the river and harbor bill and *re Incor- " I jjorated In the bill ns tiually agreed to. The gov- HtJMTKB CiTV, July[Special correspondence.J cmincut engineer* wanted more foi -Few persons live In this great state, aud know . savannah but tho additional appropriation 11.1 m ???!. .. *i I .1 .1 <???.?????????1..1. . a! .Ian l.rntllrt In. . , A.a . ... ... ??? .. . i .. . .no Chlekatnaugn Guards ltMM, the Hill City Cadet" l-'dj*. the H)>alding Grays l.*>, the Light Guards ISItf. the Adalnvllie Rifle* . tain Hartlcman, of Macon, in nn eloquent speech, presented the first prise, a beautiful and costly flag, to the Chattanooga Cadets. Captain Mil- ton II. Orh* received it In liehalf ol bis eom|>any tn a few hnpi>v remark*. Captain Hardeman then pre- Mitcd the second prise, fifty dollars i money, to the Griffin Light unnR and it was received by Captain llammoml In a neat speech. The third prise, $???.*:?? iu monry, was presented to the ('blekaniaugu Guanls. and was received by I.lcutcunut Waildull. Tho niradc was then dismissed amidst great cheering, the drums UMtiug and hands playing gay music. The enthusiasm was Immense. great success. To-morrow morning nt 5 o'clock tents will be struck and the oimiMtiie* will Mart for home. To- night there l?? an amateur entertainment at the ;??em hottae. the Gad.<??drn rlttb, playing ???Atmvo. ..ic Clouds.*' A grand ball will follow, In whlfli the military witl pnrtlrl|??tc. The Thlnl Ueorgtn Reunion, From the Covington Star. The qmiilon ol* the galinut old Third Geor gia votersn?? will take place at Suffolk. Va., on the 30tli of July. It will be one of the moat njoynble reunions the regiment has ever had The trip to Virginia promises to be n moat pleasant and deiightihl one. A targe attend- unce of the tin uibers and their friends is de sired. They will all be welcome alike. As it is dcfiratde to know as socu as possible how many are going, all member* and others who cxjhvI to uttcml, are requested to register their uuiucs at onee with Captaiu James M. * evv, iu CDvingtoii. Tfie-o who go will be hospitably entertained while at Suffolk. The members invite their friends to go with them. No further invita tion is needed. Let everybody attend thut it. Register your name with Captain Levy ouco. Those who go to Hntfolk will proba bly visit Washington city before they return, which cau be doue at a wry small cost. Reunion of the IKth Georgia lteglmeirt. The third annual reunion of the Isth Georgia regiment will be held this year with old company at Couyera, Ga.. on the first day of August. Ap plication has been made to the various railroad authorities for special rates for the trip, aud a full attendance is expected aud earnestly desired. Let who i??v????lblc van be on hand. GkoroeW. Maddox, m tnsereUry. shot by m Burster. Toledo, 0??? July 9.???W. L loirab, member of the firm of Charles E. Isherwood Jk Co., proprietors of the Buckeye tobcuvo works, wa* shot by a burglar thl* tnoruing. and wilt probably die. Lamb had Ucd the burglar I a tho hall, aud was tr> lnxto ??er him. when be fired, the ball cutering breast, Just mfastug the hewrt. Logan wad Itlalaa. It*w??rog. July t.???A Washington special says: Logan telegraphed to-day to Blaine that his loiter acceptance wa* fewdy for publication, and he desired to know when Blaine proposed to Irene so that he might make hL public at the same Ume. Logan's letter, in addition to the formal acceptance, will treat upon the result* accomplish- * %jr the war. and urge the nceetslty -* ???*- It * ??? - - * * the remarkable development* of the farming in terest* In tho past few yuan, and what can, by (icntcvcranea and energy, be brought forth. When the war dosed ft found fields a barren waste and owucr* without means to cultivate the until led soil. It was a hard struggle for the poor farmer of southwest Georgia to get a shut, but with the fine lands, and a determination tiucccod, combined with energy aud economy. Mtotttoflgreg||griHUttriiiHriitoritoririffiMtotoiiM*P by Uirtheiiue of ???t^e Houthpesteni railroad are >c seen some valuable farms, among which the ones of Sir. J. M. Rodgers, of Humter c .Sumter county. His plantations are within radius of ten miles of the place aud embrace L???,400 acre*, L00 of which I?? cotton. 3U3corn. 175 oats, and the balance In various product* for the support of Ids home life. HI* residence is situated about half mile from the depot. The location is on a knoll overlooking * vast expanse of the 11 nest farm land to lie found. The archi tecture I* of modern style aud is surrounded by I ardsof tlac most beautiful flower*and evergreens. ust opposite is a grove of large oaty whose ma Jc*tic proportions tower above the surrounding* Hud form an unequalled shade. Ever) thing u well arrangeii for the tfinvenlences of u farm of the hlghcM order, with barns, gluhotises and stables, embracing accommodation* and conve nience*. It might well be described as a model country home. At thu close of the war Mr. Rodger* settled with hi* wife at this point with t*30 in rash and :r???* acres of land ui??)msI??J for. with a determination ??? succeed, rolled tip his sleeves, und with the help <>fhUgo??>d wife, began a farming career that Uwsor of the greatest number of acres of Und I any person In the section. Ho run* twenty-one plow*, nnd has the largest farming interest southi lot A meric,us. HOW THIS ACfXJIPLATlOX WAS MADJS. I The secret of hU success has been In hisl ngement of labor and raising home supplies. The high price* of commission merchant* were not del-ended on. hut he went to work and lived at hoinc.acciiniiilatlnggrHdtially, until ho became l]M>*scs.Hor of ids entire surrounding*. The user~' guano is not known on tho (Tops. JIc depends J acid phosphate* and hdine-madc compost*! uses cotton seed in great quantities, and la-t I used sevonty-fire tons, to great advantage*.. J approve* raising pens in worn nut land* to fertilize and a* pastil age, and thlnka the cultivation of cotton, a most essential feature of the farm. I not so much for It* saleable t nine, but for the seed I ax a manure. After experimenting for years tod advocate* aulisoUIng. and does not believe turning It over, lie manage* evstything 111 most systematic manner, and *ii|>crlnteiids t..??4 work lilinwclf He divide* the lalsir??? some for wages, other* croppers, all negroes, and doe* not regard white labor m reliable. I The Idea of living at homo and bonrding nt the same place impresses a person vividly n* tori wntchcM the life on this southern home. Mr. Rodger* has three boys and a girl who aru the life of the place. The Iumtor Is sawn on the premise*, the cotton ginned, Ixslde* that of the nclghlmrhood, nnd nothing is bought but what [is absolutely nceessury. IIOMB BAl*CD M BAT. ItIic tax returns yesterday sbowc??l opposite Ills I limine 150 head of hogs, the largest number iu the county. He tadiuves In raising; his own meat and ' the operation. The poultry yard '' with Its 200 occupant*, next saves money by tho Is a sight to behold to which is an apalr thu yield from which is nearly *J . cy annually. Besides these there n features of interest. SO MR FIGUBCS. jnvt make farming a success, and' inakelt so by living at home. Our farmers make a great mistake by They buy .. jpHHMHrilMririnueo mm, Let us ??ee. We will tnko corn which can bo grown at 20 cents a bushel, and look at the price |*ild for It. Here are tho latest quota tion* which are 70 to00cents. Cotton, including ???vorjr**-?????? and t ro UU:ev??T year aud change our products. Ry that menu* a decline In price Is not so Imi.IJv felt. Oat* can be raised for lncunL-. and sold reatllly 40 cents. Take meat and we eau raise it (m cents, and that at little trouble. A hog i* less trouble than a person imagine*. All ho needs Is ihm1 food like melons, grottndiica*, etc., and ..c thrive* right along. .Speaking of profit. 1 plant ed three acre* in sugarcane; at n yield of twenty tarrel* yearly, the nyrup is worth <5 ecuts, It cost inly 25 (???enta to make it. there H -Vi cent* a gallon net profit: la not that money making? Aii im- |M>rtaiit item ntniut a farm is iumtier, that can l>c gotten nut for Just half its market cost. Wo dun oell It for Id cent* and it I* worth n) cents iu market. I am heartily in favor of truck fnrmiiui and was pleased with the Ideas advanced l??y Tub Coxsthttiox lust year, ilmll liegin nt once * to plant largely melon*. (wnteloii|M** and oilier fruits for the mar kets. I am goiug to make a specialty of cautei oil pea. 1 am also thinking of goiug into blooded stock, have heretofore raised only the common breeds, During tlm drift of conversation he poiutod to the beautiful field* siirmuudiug the resideued, *1' n the most luxuriant growth, with prldo. Thu ate rain* have liccn of a very damaging nature to cotton, and has ruined hi* crop aimut one-fourth. TIIK I'KACH OKOWINO INUUnTKV. Within sight of Ids house, In connection with hU farm, he point* to a densely-growing mao*, and says: ???I am going Into the ituncry business lsHly and soul. There are 75 sera* containing 7,uO0 tree*, that 1 planted last March a year ago, and they are hearing heavily this year. My isinner in tho fruit biudnc** Is Mr. J. C. II. bncod, bf Mornnvs station, ('toy county, and we are going to develop a big Industry for this section of the state. We have the Downing or May llth fruit, and later on tho Alexaudcr, Auudeii. Beatrice, Baker** early, Karly Rivers, Wilder and Crawford's early aud late. The tree* are grown In the shape of sugar loaf* for tho protection of the fruit from the sun and pi gather conveniently. They have borne well for the second year and over MOOcratea have been ihlpped this season. There i* ready sale uud more orders than fruit. The parking N done by bis *om* and I* shipped to Atlanta. Jacksonville. Bruns- wick. Richmond, IkiUimore. Knoxville, l'hlladti- phla nnd other place*. The rcqulrnient of the railroads for prepaid freight ha* n????t efiectcd the shiputen^aud about au average of aixty crates ore * Mr?to??lin*ra*ald: ???The profit on peaches 1* im mense and pay* well. The crates we gtt from Tern'll & Co., holding one-fourth bushel at a coat of five cents, the freight tun cent* aud take the w*t of gathering and fruit at five c ??? and you haven coat of 20ccnt*. a crate will art ttt cento: now take the figures, CD a day at 40 (??.??, nqd you have for your days work $21. We are going to extern! our orchard to 'JO.OOO tree* and add ub-Mit half that number in the Let'onto pear which promise* to kvone a valuable product." Besidtw these Interest* ho hn* ?? store on the place that carries a stock of $2,200 and dotw a busluoa of 510.000 a year. He U going to apply for a postoffiee, express 11 v aud depot at Humter City till* toll, a* is go- The New Orlrwna Cotton Report. New Orlkaxs, July 7.???The cotton crop report of the National Cotton Exchange, showing the coudltlon of the cr op on July lint, say*: Taking the whole cotton belt together, the con dition may U?? represented as better that that at the close of May, and a trifle *ui??crior to last year, with the pro*|H*ta, however, largely dependent upon an early rraaaUon ol rain In the Atlantic slate*, and the crop, owing to the lateness and deficient growth, i?? subject to serious In** from an early frost or even out at an average data. The acreage In each state, allowing for changrvin June, is as Yollows: Virginia 4I.R20 acre*. North Carolina. miOk Smth Carolina, LW,???2??. (???conla, 2 Nil,74$. Florida, 232, VSV Alalaima, 2.??v??k07D. MK??iMipt??I, 2.2M,rc'l. Louisiana, 0MM5I. Texas. :t,ot'??,iW5. Arkansas. 1.150.au. TMilMaw. 7??i\t0e. Mbwauri, 70,000, It Is nimore that there are several case* of cbol MARSTOS mHDYCq.aW.t4th 8t. Hew York. I IlCS.. u .'n,NEKVITA? hrni r*ll4 IUUI wtil tmr**-*??7 prapu*-*UHB4S ijaaPFOBTBUL. talufng the same in aieonlance with the prtacl-1 afternoon from heart disease ta his apartment*, i jhjirto a M??4*rsda>a c???warn p'.o Involve*! la that struggle. | Iu Boston. ) Z^^m^SjAnS ??tgoaiUSA. Mte Incty per cent of the cholera victim* In Mar* N-tllea are women. I,??0 person* left the city to- Y he appointment of Mr. Kaaon a* Fuitcd States minister to Germany to sutveed Sargent baa created an excellent imprcMlon In Berlin. . r ??? F. L. Hllot. (W year* old, hiuttaud of Madame main-1 Janauvhek. the actrrw. wa* found dea<l yettenlay of 950,000 above the amount tint fixed by the bouse will enable them to eoutluue the work ad-' vuntAgcously. Savannah harbor i* a favorite with the engineer conw. They appreciate the possi bility of great improvement* there, and in every report make a strong showing lit favor of liberal appropriations. The lost two or three river and harbor bills, while, not coming up to the engi neer'* figure* or giving what the Georgia member* thought Savannah deserved, hare made a great advance on former appropriation*. A continua tion of liberal appropriation* will In a few yean more give .Savannah a magnificent harbor. The Items for Georgia iu the bill as It finally posited both houses aru as follows: .savannah harbor ; $200,000 10,000 BMW 75.000 85J??0 Cumberland sound (.'hattahooehee river Romcrly manb loiouo Coosa river 30,000 Flint river 2u,(Mi Ocroulgee river a.uoo OconOe river 3,U00 Savannah river I5,oou Total $Ufi,0OO This is n good shoiviug for <7eorgia'a representa tive* in both houses of congress when it is remem- bored that prior to the river and harbor bill ol the ??? Jir.-t session of the tost (iiugrv*K the rivers and harbors of Georgia had received, all told, from the general government only 5750.UUU. shoal* to Georgia railroad bridge near Greens- boro. The senate by its nmeudinenta iuerensed the SMITH???S .. JgW,700. Arthur vetoed tlio $18 000,000 bill two yean ago, but this one will certainly l??e signed. Even.- bill of this kind la subjected to criticism. Several of thu appropriations Just voted have been pronounced extravagant in comparison with the other items. The Kentucky river, for example, get* a quarter of a million. It is a petty liule stream which even this expenditure Iwill not eon'vert Into a very Important highway for commerce. This bill nos not given any more than the usual dissatisfaction, the general feeling among the representatives being to take the best they could get iu good spirit. The only excep tion wa* the Texas delegation, who spurned the appropriation for Galveston according to the engineer???* plans. They are wedded to tne costly, and to some extent, experimental, scheme of Captain Eads and will have nothing if they can???t get that. The most important feature of tho bill i* the establishment of a i to take chat river. Tho ern menibei. ??? tributary to the Mtoskdppi. They claim for It equal dignity with the ???father of water*" Itself, and their quergetic work at thi*session went far toward magnifying it* lmi??ortaucc. A Failure Due to Cnlmn Disturbances, Nbw York, July 9.???l???opor J. Driven* A Co. commission merchants, 117 I???earlatrcct, went to protest lust night They kept an account at the bank of New York, but the bank lias none of its paper. The firm was rated from $300,000 to 4500,000. II. Dcrivcm says it can hardly ho called a failure. Tito firm were large imiiorter* of sugar, and large exporters to Cuba, lie stated that what sugai they hold had been fully margined, and will uot come on the market. Their trouble Is understood to arise from difficulties in Cuba and tho prostra tion of busiucss there. The Mill* Cloidug Down Fall Rivrr, Mass., July 9.???The King Philip mill, which did not join iu the shut down last week, is closed for the present week. Tho An- tiowan mill will shut down on Saturday indefi- Dr-Woothingtoh???s VIXD 0VSB 14 YEARS. TO* *?????* rwMr ttr Chulrra. Cni*ps Wsrfliwa. D/M-Hirry. ??NMnirrr????apU!Nt, li;??i??p*lm????*a????f m/utUm ???* ft* iiwmO m4 IwhIi. Iwalwnl la U?? Anwr, i-n. *.r SMtHa-Onsnl C. a. A. BiwuhSI by ??**. Wirra. rarr??y??r-OM*ral; Hm. KNMl Bafmt. AklMlsr U. N TmM??ry. m4 Mbm. Nn. tt M*. S*M by DrapttH* 9**Uurt, THE CHARLES A. VOpUI^CJI^A^t CUBE THE EFFECT OF Wm^loOI). YOU CAN EAT WATKRMKLON8, PLUMB, GItKEN APPLES, VKOKTABLK8. In fket any thine that Is tempting at this season ol the year, aud which to oiteu results in a disor dered condition of the bowels, and tako a dose of Dr. BIGGKK'8 SOUTHERN REMEDY and you will counteract any evil effects, as it not only aids dl- gestiou but act* as a neutralising agent. Children Teething. My little girl had a very high fever last week and was threatened with Cholera Infantum. 1 i*e her l)r. niggers' Southern Remedy. A few ^jaca acted like magic and relieved her antiroly. No family bhould be without It. Gratefully jours, WM. H. PARKS, Druggist, wl Attorney of the Pullman 81eep!n< ty. say* that old Dr. Bigger* rout es vc uobetter legacy than his Southern Remedy or bowel affection*, and in all hi* travels ha^~* * 1 it for the toll.-. _ . restoration of the little one* wnose system In suffering such a drain age from the effect of teething. Pituri ?????? w...v?? r sustained in the ??? nursing the little darling so slowly and pitlfuUy wasting away by the drainage upon Its system from the effects of teething, nearly unfits you for btednes*. We suggest r.hst if you will try a bottle of Dr. Blfiew' Southern Remedy yon will have a panacea for all bowel troubles, and loss of sleep and sickness will be unknown iu your house. For sale by all druggists. WeakNervousMen debility, exhausted powere* prewatere Orruy * 1 t . t > ; t; . -n In. ?????? dutlce prarolj are CA-Jivd by -icmnml war* of jreqth, tit, lit t??4 a grfect*ato UeUxg AddraM ('oeeeltia* fkyetoisa cf ExtractofMayFloweb, STANDARD REMEDY FOR ALL DISEASES OF THE Bladder 1 aid ^idnef??. NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL. Endorsed by Practicing Physicians APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC. WOMAN???S FRIEND. Offered on its merits, not introduced the the public bp parading the names and nature of the complaint, of thoie who have been benefited bp ita use. Every bottle speaks for itself and is ita own advertisement. Ask your druggist for SMITH'S BLOOD Sold all Around tho World. A REMARKABLE CURE! IK WHICH PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS DECIDED TO USE THE KNIFE. called in, and after a cure!a 1 examination they deckled that there was no chance of a euro un i less they would consent hi undergo ii surgical operation. Wo wore much opposed to the knife So. wo began to use different throat romcc.ie* *ehl at drug store*. Wo finally got to Brewer???s Lung Restorer, and the effects vraR truiy wonderful; and after a few bottles had been taken they were entirely relieved of the trouble and their health fully restored. If any of my family should ever bo similarly affec.ed. I would, if necessary, travel around tho world in order to get this remedy. Very respect fully, W. H. MANSFIELD, Macon, Chl Macon, Ga., August 15th, 1680. With groat pleasure I certify to the efficacy of that truly excellent preparation???Brewer???* sovereign remedy in my faml months my wife lias suffered fi aud has experienced great difficulty in breath tng. so much so that she could not sleep at all at spat ???. ???w, mid, in mw Her condition was truly alarming. The Lung Restorer having been recommended by several friends, I resolved to get it and test It* virtues, widen I did, nnd with tho most happy effert. She has taken but two bottlej, and the result Is wonderful. She now experiences no difficulty lu breathing, her uppetlte 1* good, and iho l* rapidly regaining her strength and I am con vinced Itecontlnued use will effect n permaneni cure. 1 would, therefore, cheerfully rccommcr J It to all who hive weak lungs, as it cannot fs to bo of great benefit to all who may give It trial. Yours truly, GEO. W. SIMS The above testimonial wa* given in 1680. JI**ar what the same gentleman says after un interval of four year*: ??? | have had no eauso to cliange my opinion relative to tho efficacy of Brewer???s Lurig Re atorcr in caaes of diseased lungs. Tho benefit derived by my wife from Us use has been per tnanent. My faith In It* virtue* is such that I cheerfully recommend It to all who aro afflicted with pulmonary disease. Very resneptfuJln LAMAR, RANKIN, & LAMAR, MACON, GA. A posm * jc, ??. w-L. Golden Specific. It can be given in n cup of eotfe*> or t**n without the knov ledge of the j,??-r??nti G.king it, effecting a speedy nnd pern*noe:it cure, whether the patient I* a niodomte drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thounnnd* ojf drunkard* hnve been ma t* temperate men who have taken the Golden Specific in their coflfoe without their knowledge, nnd to.dny believe they quit drinking of their own free will. No liar ???tul effect *.w*ult from Its administration, ft purifier end eni-irhes the blood, allay* nr vrusne*#, nnd incites to healthful action all the organs of digestion. ??? C neimnt.. ftoldee Cptflli C,*., 1*5 Umtm Mrert. CliirlM??U,ft FOR OATiTJ DY MAGNUS & HIGHTOWER Druggists, ATLANTA. GWORO-TA Treated actentlficalo and rartd without the knife. Book on treat ment seat free. J)r??. Gratigny tt Ifbrru as4W.4UHMl.tta Bulwer Lytton???s Bridge. Whore It Touches the Shores and the Great Columns In Midstream. What a beautiful bridge between old age and childhood U religion. How intuitively the child begins with prayer and worship on entering life, and how intuitively, on quitting life, the old man turns back to prayer and worship, putting himself again side by side with the Infant." remarks Sir E. Bulwer Lytton. in hfs "Strange Story.??? Yes, but between its distant abutments the bridge of life has many high and awful arches, through which the wild waters dash and roar In wrath and desolation. Prayer and worship alone not sustain these. Nature's solid rocks must lie unshaken beneath, and human art and skill must rear and aolidify the structure overhead. God's will is best exemplified hi the laws lie has made for the creatures whom lie ha* placed under their control. Neither the child's trustful "Our Father." nor the old man???s "Koiget me not in the midst of mine Infirmities," will alter this by the ???eev*. I* life a burden to you? Doe* time I* your power to cope with life???s problem and du ties weakened? You arc not well. Your blood te sluggish and tainted, perhaps; or some important organ is torpid or overworked. This fact may have token the form of dyspepsia, rheumatism, pout, malaria, pains in the stomache. chronic leadaebe. or any of a docen other ill*. PAIU KKB???s Toxic will invigorate you. a* fresh air in- rigor*te* tk<*e who have been thut up iu damp, fetid call*. It b powerful, pure, delicious, scien tific. safe???the keystone of the central arch of the bridge of Ufe. And it* unparalleled abuses,are fully and freely discus.-*! in a neat 32 page book, mailed free to any address, by Blood Balm Co??? Atlanta, Ga. Drop a postal for it, as every man and wo man needs it and will be delighted with ita valuable and entirely new revelations. SMALL VOICES Sometimes shnfce a Nation of people end arouse them to action. Kx|.rr??>lonaaImiInr to the fol lowing, from a well-know u Druggist of Atlan ta, pour in front sections where B. B. B. baa been used. Atupta, June IX WM. It b our firm belief that B. It. II. b the arar Blood Purifier on the market. We are selling four or fire bottles of It to OXE of any other preparation of tho kind. It has tailed In no Instance to give entire satbtuctlon. Merit la the secret. W. P. SMITH & CO., Druggists. Thb Is the only blood medicine known that combluea quick action, certain effect, cheap price and unbounded satisfaction. ???WE PROVE That one single bottle of B. B. B. will do as much work iu curing Blood 1???uJsott*. Skin Af fections, Scrofula, Kidney Troubles, Catarrh and Rheumatism a* six bottles of any other preparation on earth. One 50-year-old chronic ulcer cured; Scrofula of children, cured with one bottle. Blood Poi son-cured with a few bottles. It Merer toils. We hold home proof in book form. Send for it. Lurgu bottle for 91.00, six for 95.00. Expressed on receipt of price, if your Drug gist can???t supply you. Address BLOOD BALM CO., Atlanta, Ga. tu th *a au wky nx rd mat G eorgia, faykttk county???a. b. tins- ley, L'uanliai! of Jo??ephiuc II.. Ira B. and Wil son Smith, orphan* of Malisa Smith, has applied for dismission from said guardianship, and i will pass U|M??n said application on the flrat Monday tu August next. This Juno 30. ihm. L. B. QBIGG3, Ordinary^ g F.ORGIA, FAYKTTK COUNTY - JOHN W. Speer applies for the administration of Mar ti A. Smallwood???* estate, and 1 will pass upon tho same on tho first .Monday in August next. This Juuc 30,1681. L. B. GRIGGS. Ordinary. 3 HHB COLLEGE OF LETTERS, MRSIC AND L Art open* September '24th. For catalogue* emonstratitig the unsurpassed advantages at lowest charges, address JulylO???d&wkylm . Tills IJKLT or Mwrcrj- tor ??--ci??n-?? ??f>- f,??- tiH-rmx oi ri*-r*iu'-tnerM or the gptwrrtti??v??>nrin??. There u n-> misuhe nlw-jt tni* inrtrumeiit, tU- lym *i'>*VT* ^??7?? ,n of KI.CC- YfilCIT) permeattniT through the pert* mart restore them to healthy teypBsnsi *ilrert;??ie.t to *-urv sll IU* ??? a iii 1 fi??? toe. to to for Nervous Deblllty^'C^WaJga XI | A n D F-*r H#n. Qntek. a??re. i??'??. TJort* fTta. w B Va \JMTK ci??tai?? Asuer- uio ruUn-i y??w Yntu, VARICOCELE c???i*?**A(??nc>, 'Truii"???. y^f COLD MEDAL, BAKU???S Warruted absolutely pure Cocoa, from which the *xeus of Oil ha* bees removed. It bss f \r??* times th* strength of Cocoa mixed with StAreh, Arrowroot or Sugar, tod is therefore ta more ocoootul. cal. It Is delirious, nourishing, strengthening, easily digested, tad admirably adapted for invalids aa well as for person* in health. Bold by Grocers ersryvtbara. r, Mast. Painless Curs for tho Opium or Morpnlno Habit. Cure Guaranteed. Address ?? N.B. DREWRY.M.D. GBirriff. ox ???'THE BE8T 13 CHEAPEST*" EKIXE3, TUpCOUCDCSiM'LlA RinaPacn * nnCwrlCnO Cloverilhlien (Soltedtesltoeetkm*.* Wri..*forKHa:KTUn*.Psmi4iH mdrnrmtn The ATartor tvv. MxniVlcl. ??1,000 seuic, or any |>oUonous substance iu Shifts SSMEES ???I have cured Blood Taint ny the use of Swift'a Specific after I had most signally failed with tho Mercury and I???otash treatment.' 1 F. A. TOOMER. M. D., Perry, Ga. medicine hail failed." R. L. HIGH, Lonoke, Ark. ???Give like a Christian, speak in deed*; A noble life's the best of creeds; And be ahall wear a royal crown Who gives a lift when men are down." A AAA would not purchase from me what ^ l' MJUU Jfwlft * Specific hs* ??ione lor me. It 0 f Khcumattom canned by malaria." ARCHIE THOMAS, Springfield. Teun. Statement of T. L. Masnenburg, 3Inron, Ga. have known much of the n*e of Swift???* Specific and have wen many of the worst case* of Blood Taint and Blood Fetson cured with it, after having tried all other sort* of treatment; in fact, I have never known it to toll when taken properly. I can cite the caw of a young man who had been treated by the best phy*U lan*?or Blood Poison, but all to no purpose; and a* the time for his marriage waa T?* ne *P r distracted. He finally took Swift's Specific, and waa cured as sound as a new dollar. Another who had tried everything, and spent four months at the Hot Spring* without benefit, was at last cured by this remedy. HU case was like raising one from the dead. I could go on and tell you of a hundred cases, Our treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed tree to applicants. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Drawn J, Atlanta. Ga. Y. oOm, U, W. 2U St. bek ??h and Tth Area. Philadelphia o??ee, 1306 Cbcatnut St INDISTINCT PRINT