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\Tr\r rruftf I V I I I [Federal Dnion Established In 1839, l V OLL M L Lj V Hi-- [^SouthernRecorder •' '* 1819. j Consolidated 1872. Milledgeville, Ga., August 9, 1887. Number 5. THE UNION & RECORDER, Published Weekly In Milledgeville,Ok. BY BARNES & MOORE. Tbkms.— one dollar and flftv cents a year In advance. Six montliB ror seventy-live cents.— Two dollars a year If not paid In advance. The services or<‘t)i.. Jambs M. SSYTUE.areen- gaged as General Assistant. _____ The “FEUKRAIi UNION” aniUhe“90tTHERN RECORDER”were consolidated, August 1st, 1872, the Union being In Its Forty-Third Volume and the Recorderln its Fifty-Third Volume. PURELY VEGETABLE. II sets with sxireerdinsry (HI city os the T ,w «- Kioniys. A AND Bowels. AN EFFECTUAL IFECIFIC FOR Malaria, Bowel Complaints, Dyipepils, Rick H.adstke, Constipation, Bllionnese, Kidney Affections, Jaundice, Mental Depression, Colls. BEST FAMILY MEDICINE Ho Household Should be Without It, nnd, by being kept ready for Immediate use. will save many an hour of Buffering ana many a dollar in time and doctors' bilks. THERE IS BUT ONE SIMMONS LIVBRREGULATOR Sss (hat you act the gsaulne with red ‘ 1 2' * on front of Wrapper. Prsptrtd only by J.H.ZEILIN 4 CO. .Solo Proprietors, Philadelphia, Ps. PIUCB, Sl.OO. Mareh 21), 1887. 28 cw lv The Knights of Labor. EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. Mrs. Stephen Morley, of Montreal, keeps 200 cats in her house. To a- mews her, we suppose. When Blaine gets back to America it will not take him long to knock the middle man out of John Sherman’s ring. Oh, de grass will grow, Inde yard ebrv day, Whar da aint no Chilian To run er bout an play. Old Bach. Think of a parasol entirely of nat ural flowers. A Russian officer re cently presented one to the Czarina with his regimental coat of arms at tached to the ivory handle by a white satin ribbon. We do not think any good results can flow from the organization of the Knights of Labor. If we are not mis taken it has caused much harm al ready to the laboring classes. We recently saw an article in which the writer, who had closely investigated the subject, estimated the losses by strikes at oyer a million of dollars. Doubtless it far exceeds that sum. The great mass of laborers know noth ing of political economy. They do not comprehend the danger to their interests in what is termed “strikes,” but they readily comprehend the poli cy of the labor organization which tells them that the great body, called the Knights of Labor, have an accu mulated fund from which, in case of a strike that is resisted by the owners of factories, and other great labor or ganizations, their wants can be sup plied until the owners of those estab lishments shall yield to their de mands. This encourages laborers to refuse to work and remain for weeks or months in a state of idleness. In cases of countless strikes all over the country, that limited fund is soon ex hausted and the workmen suffer want of the means of living. The old plan of bargains between operatives and capitalists is the only safe policy for the laborers. Ordinary reflection ought to satisfy the operatives that the safest plan for them is to get the best pay they can from capitalists, and rely upon their sense of justice. These great corporations can better bear the strikes than the laborers. Indeed in a majority of cases, they can find unemployed men and women enough ready to take their places al most as soon as they retire from work. The world is full of trouble for the poor, and it is better for them to hold their situations with moderate pay than to throw them up without any means at all. We say that the Knights of Labor an never accomplish the promises fiey make, for our country is opened 1 to the whole civilized world, and ev ery year several hundred thousand emigrants land upon our shores to make this country their future home. They want immediate work and more than enough are always ready to take the places of the strikers. We are the friends of the labqjfing classes, and have no possible hostility to the great industrial corporation of our country. All have their difficul ties and embarassnients. Not famil iar with the operations of the great workshops we are still glad to know that they exist and meet the great wants of our sixty millions of people. All that can be desired is, that they will be so managed as to promote as well the interests of the people while promoting their own. We only de sire as all good and honest people do, that the hearts of the proprietors may be free from a bias of avarice that leads to unjust and unconstitutional gains. We allude of course to the much mooted question of the tariff. That we hope will yet be settled so as to leave our great country prosper ous and happy with no stain upon its shield, or its star-spangled flag. Make Friends With Your Stomach. Only Two of Thkm Lkkt.—'Of all the men who left the United States Senate to cast their fortunes with the Confederacy, only Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, and Thomas L. Clingman of North Carolina, are living. A fashion writer says, “belles when they travel take more and more what may be called aggressive costumes.” They take more and more room, and their costumes are rather expressive and oppressive than aggressive. Judging from the number of cor responding letters from Georgians in Europe published in Georgia papers, we take it that there are more Geor gia girls traveling in Europe than ever before and that the old man’s crop prospects are powerful pleasing. What pretty images flutter through Tom Moore's tribute to the rose : “They tell us that Love in his fairy bower, Had two blush roses of birth divine, He sprinkled the one with a rainbow’s • shower, Hut bathed the other xvith mantling wine. Our friend “R M. O.” draws a lino line between “caution” and his “non- progressive.” We rather think, on reflection, that ‘caution’ was the pro per word used by us in the connec tion. We said “too much caution,” &c. Caution is a good thing, wise, in in its exercise at the proper time and in proper proportion. Physic is a good thing, given rightly and in the proper proportions. The excessive use of any good thing renders its ef fects hurtful if not absolutely bad. Probably timidity would have suited “R. M. O.” better; but timidity is only one of caution’s offspring and a very weak child it is too. We explain ed ed in our article that we used the word caution to soften what might properly have been called selfishness, or an utter disregard for the interests and welfare of neighbors and com munities. Gov. Brown is a cautious man, all will admit, and has prospered in all his ventures. Yet, he is far from lie j Thk Election in Ohio.— 1 This elec- inga reckless, timid or a selfish man. I lion will really be the first gun in tire It is men like him who build cities ! Presidential campaign. Hut the ro und States, and originate great enter- .suit will lie of little significance unless President Cleveland and the State Fair. The Macon Telegraph of Wednes day last contains three telegrams, one from the committee of the Board of Trade of Macon, one from Mayor Price representing the city authori ties, and yet auother signed by L. F. Livingston, President, It. A. Nisbet, General Superintendent and E. C. Grier, Sec’y and Treasurer, officers of 1 lie Georgia State Agricultural Socie ty. all containing cordial invitations of the various bodies represented by tile signers of the telegrams, to Pres ident and Mrs. Cleveland and the members of his cabinet and their wives to visit Macon during the ses sion of the State Fair which will open on the 24tli of October next. This action on the part of those who have extended the invitations above named is very commendable, and it would greatly gratify the peo ple of all portions of the State if it should result in bringing our worthy President to tiiis section of it and give our people an opportunity of seeing him. The telegrams were forwarded to tile care of Secretary L. Q. C. Lamar, witli the request that lie would [ire- sent them to the President and em phasize the earnest wishes of the senders and those whom they repre sented that he would make a favora ble response. Boston Courier. If you can show us anything pret tier at this season than a girl of 19 with golden hair, rosy cheeks, ruby lips and dressed in white tulle with a blue ribbon around her neck, let us see it. Yes, we can. Her sister, 16 months older, with raven hair tumbled un kempt adown her dusky shoulders ; her two eyes shining like ripe chin- qnepins ; a coral necklace round her dusky throat, and a bunch of holly leaves and red berries stuck in the saf fron corsage over her flattering heart. There now, sir. N. prises—cautious but courugt Disinfect all foul places about your lot, by sprinkling lime over them. rowcii, Democrat, shall boat Foraker, Republican. The probability is For- j eut and boiled, aker xvill be elected as Ohio ranks ^ 1 ~ J with the Republican States. For while it may not be the most important organ of the whole human frame it to certainly one tti&t plays a most prominent part in the economy of life. The operation of living and of sustaining life has long by medical authorities been likened to a steam engine of whieli the stomach is the furnace, the other viscua the boiler and the food we eat the fuel that keeps the engine in motion to manu facture and sustain animal li>. If the real furnace is not supplied with fuel the lire dies out and tne engine of life ceases to run and we perish from starvation. The stomach too is our best‘friend for besides being the means of generating the necessa ry heat and converting our food into chyle to nourisii and sustain us it is an organ endowed with such extreme sensitiveness that it instantly re jects whatever is put into it that is not proper and necessary to sustain life. It is perhaps the first organ that gives notice that all the re.;t are not acting properly. It is also a kind of vital barometer that shows unmistakably the condi tion of health. If in the mechanical furnace improper fuel be used the fur nace will either not heat up well enough or on the other hand heat up too much and burn out before the other machinery is worn out. So with the stomach of a man who has abused it by using in it improper fuel such as alcoholic stimulants. If the stomach of an inebriate be examined after death it will be found red. inflamed, all the blood vessels tinged, swollen and congested, presenting the appear ance of a piece of raw flesh, and lit erally burned out as is a real iron furnace. But it is not alone tile pres ervation and maintainnnee of life the stomach has to perform. There is a very close connection between it and the whole nervous system and it [flays a most important part in gener ating nervous disorders or keeping the nervous system in a state of equi librium and health. The most casual observer, must at some time have no ticed that some nervous disorder and derangement of the stomach accompa ny each other and non medical men oft en mistake a cause for an effect. One striking and popular error indicating ‘that taking of cause for effect is exhib ited in that barbarous yet very com mon practice of burning with a red hot iron the tender swallow roof of a horse’s mouth for that disease known among horsemen as the Lainpas. The stomach and the whole of the aliment ary canal from the lips all the xvay through its entire length is lined by a thin delicate sensitive coat called the mucous membrane and when inflamed from some disorder of the stomach it exists throughout but is only recog nized by the ignorant in the mouth, simply because that is the only part of the mucous membrane they can see. The same thing ig the case with the sore mouth that often troubles nursing mothers and we might with as much sense think of putting a red hot poker into the mouth of a nursing mother with sore mouth as into the u outh of a horse with the lampas. But we were speaking of the stom ach's influence in nervous disorders. There are a variety of ways in which disorder of the stomach may produce nervous diseases. As we took the inebriate to illus trate tlie effects, upon the mucous membrane of the stomach, we may also illustrate by him some nervous disorders. The nervous centres are seated in the brain. The inner sur face of the stomach contains the mouths of thousands of little vessels called chvliferous ducts. They take op u lint is put into the stomach and convey it to all parts of the human organism. Alcohol taken into the stomach is, under some circumstances (. which we have not space to explain in this) as completely, burned up in the process of digestion ns if it were burned in a spirit lamp. Under oth er circumstances like in consumption, or persons with weak lungs, it is not immediately burned up, but is con veyed to ull parts of the body, and even to the brain, where it comes in its pure state in direct contact with the albuminous matter of the brain and neives. Albumen, of which the white of egg is a pure example, exists in all parts of the body, brain and nerves. We know that albumen by boiling and also by coming in con tact witli alcohol, becomes co-agula- ted and white like a boiled egg. When alcohol then is conveyed to the brain and comes in contact with the albuminous portions, it produces an isomeric change in the nervous struc ture and the albumen of the L.ain and nerves is as completely cooked as ever was the white of a hard boiled egg. This serious change in the structure of the nerves cannot take place without a corresponding injury to the health of the person both men tally and physically. This condition of the brain and nerves prevents them from acting properly and hence the man is drunk, unable to talk in telligently, or walk, or do anything he ought, because that strict obedi ence of the limbs and other members, to the brain is interrupted. The man is intoxicated and the word “intoxi cated” is a much more appropriate i term than “drunk" for “intoxicated” I if we study its etymology means liter- | ally poisoned—and a man so drunk | that he cannot walk or talk as lie : should, is poisoned and the aibumin- | ous portion of his brain is as com pletely cooked as if had been taken interest and benefit it xvould require more space than is available in a newspaper article, lienee we desist, but may continue at some subsequent time. “Mkdiciis.” Milledgeville, July 27th, 1887. Yes, That Did It. People stand aghast at Atlanta’s wonderful progress and growth in population, and are slow to account for it. Most of the knowing ones say the Constitution did it. That never ceasing horn of Grady's and Howell and Harris—that untiring crowd a- bout tile paper—they dia it. Yes, that did it. But how was the Consti tution able to do it? By the munifl- cent advertising patronage given it by her Doughertys, Ryans, Stevens, Jim Andersona, the Millers, Chamber lains, and the hundreds of other_ live and pushing merchants and business men within nor gates—this is why the Constitution can print forty pages in one issue, and hire brains to fill them all witli the latest, brightest news and most attractive reading. Oh yes! the Constitution did it, is doing it, and will keep on doing it as long as Atlanta’s merchants are live and lib eral men. Other towns can well profit by the example Atlanta has given them. But this subject is so prolific that were we to say all that would be of Perhaps the Oldest Man on Earth. In a letter from Laredo, Texas, to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, an ac count is given of James James a ne gro man who was born in South Car olina in 1762. His master James James, after whom lie is named, man ned one of the guns in the defence of Sullivan’s Island against the attack of tiie British fleet under the command of Sir Peter Parker. The Americans were commanded by Col. Moultrie, who, with 500 men, compelled the British to withdraw after a ten hour’s conflict. Jim followed his master through tlie war and was culled James James after him. Ho is 135 years old and still lias strengtli enough to walk very short distances at a time. The Globe-Democrat’s corres pondent recently made his photo graph while sitting in front of Ins cab- The Plugged Watermellon. New York Correspondent Washington Star. More watermelons are consum ed iu New York than in any oth er city in the world, and the wa termelon season is now at its height. One of the largest and finest of the 200,000 watermelons that reached the metropolis last week found its way into the cafe of a fashionable up-town hotel. It was prepared for use and plac ed iB the ice box. People from the country and smaller towns come to New York in great numbers at this season of the year, and among the recent arrivals was a worthy gentleman from a little rural settlement in Southern Michigan, who came to see his brother, a Wall street broker, from whom lie had been separated ever since they were boys together on the old farm. The two brothers dropped in at the cafe in whoso ice box rested tlie big watermelon first mention ed. “Let’s have a watermelon,” said the broker. The rural brother assented. Will you have it plugged?” asked tho broker. ‘Of course,” answered tlie rural brother. “Din’t wo always plug a melon before xvo ate it when we were boys?” The broker xvhisper- ed some order to tlie waiter, and directly that servitor returned with tlie big watermelon afore mentioned. When he cut it it seemed very juicy and aromat- ici Tho brothers ato it greedily. Tho rural brother'declared that he had never tasted such a water melon in his life. It seemed to loosen and later to thicken his tongue. Finally he stared at his broker brother and asked, “George whasher masher wish shat mel’n?” George smiled and answered. “It was plugged.” “How plugged?” asked the ru ral brother with a suspicious, not to say silly, leer. George replied: “A hole had been cut in the end and a bottle of champaign and a gill of brandy poured in. Then it was left in the ice until it becamo perfectly cold. The sweet juice of the mel on mingled with tlie liquor so mellowed it that you did not tasto it.' 1 Governor Gordon lias attended sev eral confederate reunions and made eloquent and sympathetic speeches. THE LEGISLATURE. Since our last report which was cut off at Friday tho 20th of July, by the floods, we give the following important action of the legislature: The session of tho Senate on the 28th was mainly taken up in reading bills tho first, second and third time. The Governor sent a message to the Senate announc ing the election of Hon. Joel A. Smith, vico Senator D. N. Smith deceased. The most important feature of the bills introduced was the following introduced by Mr. Davidson of the 18th dis trict: A bill to amend paragraph 1, of section 2 of article 5, of the State Constitution, so as to en able tho General Assembly of this State in its discretion to increase the number of Judges of tho Su- S remo Court of this State from iree to fivo, to consist of a Chief Justice and four Associate Jus tices. Referred to Getieral Ju diciary Committee. Some discussion took place on the bill of Mr. Brown, of Chero kee, to prohibit the sale of any fertilizer or chemical for manufac turing the same, when they do not contain tho ingredients named in such analysis, and making it a misdemeanor for any dealer to sell such fertilizers. The Committee offered an a- mendment to tho caption of the bill by striking out the words “such analysis,” and substituting these for the “analysis required by law.” Adopted. After some discussion partici pated in by Mr. Mathews, of Houston, Mr. Featherston of Floyd, Mr. Lamar of Richmond, and Mr. Harrell of Webster, on motion of the introducer, the blil was recommitted to the Commit tee on Agriculture. THE REFORMATORY PRISON BILL. The second special order for the day was Dr. Felton’s bill, No. 188, to create a reformatory pris on or house of correction for ju venile criminals. On motion of Dr. Felton the House was resolved into a com mittee of the whole for the con sideration of the bill, and Mr. Felton, of Bibb, was called to the chair. Dr. Felton spoke at length in explanation of the bill’s terms and provisions. Ho said the senti ment of tho civilized world was against the policy of Georgia in the treatment of her juvenile crim inals. The object of tho bill is not to establish a charitable ro- fugo but a prison whero they are sent as criminals to enduro pun ishment consonent xvith their of fences and whero thoy shall not bo associated with murderers and other hardened criminals. While being duly punished his reforma tion is sought, he is instructed from tho pulpit and God’s xvord with the hope that at the end of his term of imprisonment ho will go out ready to obey tho law and prepared for a useful and indus trial life. Wo merely hint at tho purposo so eloquently set fortli by Dr. Felton. Tho Doctor xvas frequently interrupted xvith ap plause . The Senate, on the 29th recon sidered its action in regard to a resolution providing for a joint committee to which should be re ferred all matters relating to the State road. The resolution was lost the day before. There was a lengthy debate on it, and the res ing daily of 200 copies of an ab stract of tho journal of tho House, for the use of members. The House in committee of the whole (Mr. Felton, of Bibb, in the chair) resumed the considera tion of the special order of the day, Dr. Felton’s reformatory prison bill. _ Mr. Clay of Cobb, opposed the bill, at length, as also did Mr. Arnheim of Dougherty. The consideration of the bill was post poned until tho 4th of August. On tho 30th of July, a resolu tion xvas adoptod, as folk ws in tho house: (Senate not iu ses sion.) A resolution instructing tho railroad committee to inquire and report what legislation is neces sary to enforce tho provision of the constitution which pnfliibits one corporation from purchasing or leasing the property of .moth er, with the view to prox outing competition. By Mr. Howell, of Fulton—A joint resolution for the appoint ment of a commission of six, to report to tho next Legislature tho probable cost of the equipment of the nexv capitol, and to adver tise for and receive bids for sup plying tho same. The commis sion to bo composed of three ex ecutive officers of tho State and three members of the Legislature, of which tho Governor shall bo ex-officio chairman. Referred to tho committee on public property. By Mr. Gordon, of Chatham— To amend acts and sections of the code relating to the organiza tion and government of volunteer troops of tho State. Military af fairs. Members of the Legislature. The Journal this afternoon- publishes the following informa tion about the members of the General Assembly, gathered from Judge Richard H. Clarke, who is. an authority. Judge R. H. Clarke says that there are more members of tho present Legislature who xvere so before the war, orxvho before' or since have achieved political dis tinction than any Legislature since the war. The oldest legislator of both bodies is David J. Bailey. As much as fifty years ago, when he was just of age, he began his legislative and political career. Russell, of Chatham, is not so old a member, but he has been in public life about as long, and thir ty-five years ho has been and is yet clerk of tho City Court of Sa vannah. Shumake, of Burke, notwith standing his youthful look, was a member forty years ago. Dr. Felton, of Bartow, was a * member as early as the session of 1851. He and Harper, of Nexv- ton, had the reputation of being the ablest debaters in the House, both then being very young men. Mr. Hale, of Dade, xvas a Sena tor in 1853. In tho Senate there is LeGrand Guorry. Ho was first a member of tho Legislature in 1845. Senator Hand was a member before the war: so was Senator Turnipseed. Col. Guerry, also Col. Bailey, of tho House, have been Presidents of the Senate, and tho latter was a member of Congress. Hon. W. E. Smith, Senator from the Tenth district, xvas for three successive terms a member of Congress. So was Dr. Felton, and Hon. Mr. Rawls, of the olution xvas adopted. The com-, House. David B. Harrell,[of the ‘ House, has been a Judge of the Superior Court.—Macon Tele graph. mittee will be composed of five from the Senate and nine from the House. In the House, tho committee on education reported favorably on Mr. Denny’s bills to amend, revise and consolidate the com- f ion school laxvs of the State, and o provide for tho holding of teachers’ institutes. The committoo on finance made an advorso report on tho bill to levy a tax on dogs. The committee on printing re ported favorably Mr. Calvin’s res olution to provide for tho print- Mr. Powderly says he does not intend to resign unless the Con vention which meets at Minneap olis in October desires it. This is not probable. Dangikr in Wukckinu Trains.— David Hiffuian was hanged at Ne braska city on the 22nd, for wrecking tlie Missouri Pacific passenger train on the 11thof January last. His con) federate, in the wrecking, is serving- ten years sentence in tlie penitentiary. He saved his neck by turning state’s ex’idence.