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There ia many a rost on th’» road <d l ie
If we would cnly stop t Mike it;
And many a tone f r the better land,
If the querulous heart would wi-ke it,
To the sunny soul that is fu 1 of h >pe,
And whoH » boauti ul tnut ne’er Ktieth,
The grass is green an 1 the flowers are bright
Though the win try storm prevatletk.
Bettor to hope though the cloud hung low
And keep the e ea still dtt <l.
For the sweet blue sky wilt soon peep t'.ro’, ;
When the ominous courts are rift d.
Th-' e never was a night without a day,
Or an evening v-i bout a morning.
And the darkest hour, so the prov rb goes.
Is the hour be ore the dawning.
There ii many a gtm in the path of life
Which we pa<s in "Ur idlpleasure,
That s richer far than the jeweled < rown
Or h' 1 miS'-rs bo o-d ireas' re;
It may be the love of a lilt « child
Or a m ither’s prayer to
Or only a beggai’s grateful tha ks
For a cup oi water g 1 ven.
Better to weave in the web of lit ’
A brit ht and golden fi ling.
And do God’s will with a ready Im r
An I han fa that are swift an w Hing
Than to snap tne delicate slen ler threads
Oi our ruri us lives asunder,
An t then blame H aven for the tangled ends,
And sit, and grieve anil won ter.
A DANIZIGKICS REVENGES.
In 1862 I was mining near the head
of Fall creek in that countv, had a ,
claim that was paying me over an
ounce a day, and for once in my life,
was quite content with my prospect.
In July of the year named I took a
lot of about eighty ounces of g Id
dust and went down to Washington,
on the south Yuba into which river
it empties but a f w miles above Wash
ingt .n, ot which town I gene a ly
procu ed my provisions and other
supplies.
I was walking slowly a'onginthe
deep shade of the great fo.est. with
my eyes bent upon the ground and
thoughts far away in some of the old
forests I had seen in Germany while
serving as a soldier, win n there came
a sharp, quick cry, ‘Halt!’
Instinctively I halted, hard y rea
lizing that I was not still uso dier
ooeying the comm >nd o a superior
officers. But it was only for an in
computable fraction est me, for on
the instant a masked man, armed
with a double-barrelled shot-gun,
stepped out from behind a large su
gar pine, and about ten feet from
where I had halted.
‘Hold up your hands!’ cried the
masked man, and the shot gun was
levelled at my head.
I held up my hands.
The fellow then seemed not to
know what to do next. He stood some
seconds without speaking, as if con
side ing how to proceed.
“Take off your belt.”
“How can I takeoff my belt if I am
to hold up my hands?” said I.
The man seemed nonplussed, and
again he i ated.
"You have no pistol?” s .id he.
"That is my business.”
Again the man hesitated and sur
veyed me. Seeing no pistol belt our
sido of my c.othing, he appeared to
be reassured, and said.
“You can put down your hands and
take off the belt you have about your
waist —that dust is wuat I want. Be
quick about it!” and again the gun
was levelled.
I tools my own time, nevertheless,
and as longtime as possible, closely
watching the robber, who several
times for an instant glanced nervous
ly up and down the road. I also ob
served that his bands trembled. 1
could plainly see that he was really
more frightened than I was. Having
passed through many battles and
dangers of all kinds, I did not feel at
all alarmed at my situation. In a
moment I understood the whole bus
ine s. I knew that the man only
wanted to get my dust and did not
want to kill me. If he had not feared
committing murder he would have
shot me down without speaking—
would have taken no chances with
me.
While slowing taking off my pouch
of gold dust, my mind was not inac
tive I saw that the robber was a
trembling fellow, not at all lit for the
business. A man that 1 c uld hawe
cowed and commanded in almost any
situation had we been placed on an
epual footing.
When the belt was off, the highway
man said, "Lay it down and be off.”
I laid it down and turned as though
to go away, but as the fellow picked
up my oust I faced about and said.
“Do you know who I am —who you
are playing this trick upon?”
“No; nor do I want to know. Go
away!” sail the man.
"Did you ever hear of Big George
of Siskiyou, the stage robber?” said
I, moving toward him.
He made no reply, but stood tremb
ling and evidently quite bewildered.
"Poor devil, how nervous vou are!”
exclaimed I. Why, I am quite asham
ed of you for a man in your business.
There’s not a bit of styleabout you.”
I was now quite close upon him,
and suddenly and sternly said.
“Hand me that gun, you trembling
ass, and I’ll show vou how to do
things in away that will make you a
credit to the profession.”
The command came so unexpected
ly that I had the gun in my hands be
fore the man knew what he was about.
“Drop that belt!” cried I, levelling
the gun at hi, h ad.
He let it fall to the ground.
“Takeoff that mask?”
The man hesitated a moment, and
then took off his mask—a piece of
black muslin, with holes for the eyes
—when I saw before me a man about
thirty years of age, pale as a ghost,
and by no means desperate-looking.
“What is your name?”
The man hesitated.
“What is your name?” and I raised
both the gun and my voice.
“George Robinson,” came hesitat
ingly from his quivering lips. ,
“I didn’t ask you to lie. Tell me
your true name , or it will be the
worse for you.” , _
“If you must have it. Thomas Ber
ry is my true name, but I don’t see
why you should care to know it, sir,”
“That is my business. I shall let
you crrry that dust for a time; the
gunis load enough for me. As for
your name, it matters little whether
or not you have told me the truth, as
I am going to take you to where you
are no doubt well known, for now I
shall march you straight to Nevada
citv. ”
“To Nevada City!” cried the man,
stopping short, and begining to quake
from head to foot.
“Why, ain’t you Big George, the |
stage robber?”
"Nover heard of such a man in all
my life,” said I. "I am Carl Waldow.
of Fall Creek, and am not ashamed
of my name. I’ll take you to Neva
da or blow the top of your head off!
Do vou understand that?”
“For the love of God. spare mo!”
cried the man, whom I shall hereaf
ter call Reed, which is not his true
name, lie gave me, and which I soon
ascertained to be his real name.
“Spare me this time and I will hon
estly tell you all.”
"Talk fast, then,” said I.
“I have a young wife and a child—
a little boy- and a ranch that lam
about to lose, it is mortgaged and
will be taken from me in live days if
I don’t raise two thousand dollars.
On account of (my wife and child I
made this desperate attempt to save
mvself from ruin. I was in Washing- ;
ton last night, where I tried in vain
to ra so money. I slept in the next i
room to you, and through the parti- i
tion saw your belt of gold. I had
heard you say you were going to No
vada early in the morning. It i
was also my road, and the devil put <
it into my head to get your gold with- <
out harming you. I had determined <
to do you no harm.” i
"Is that all?”
“That is all, and the whole truth,
so help mo God. Now, for the love
of heaven, let mo eo, and I’ll never i
again do a wrong act to any human
being.”
“March!” commanded I.
"God help me!” cried Im, “will you •
run me and bring disc race on my
family by taking me to Nevada to the
jail?”
‘I did not say ‘March to Nevada;’
I only said. ‘Marell!’ and I say again •
march!’ We march, not to Nevada
but to your ranch, if you have one.”
“Good God! You do not mean to
take me there and disgrace me in the
eyes ot my wife. She is one of the
best w mien in the world, and it
would kill her.”
“I will know the truth of the whole
business,” said I. “I am in no hur
ry to goto Nevada City. I will take
my time and find out all. If You
have, as vou say, a farm and a wife
and a child, I shall do you no harm
—will cause your wife no pain. Again
I say, march!”
"I made Reed shoulder my dust
and march some ten feet in advance
II rid him to take a straight course
through the woods, as I wanted to
see no one, nor was he anxious to
meet any of his aquaintances.
We turned to the right from the
road and marched in a southerly
course. It was a long way through
the forest, and nothing worthy of
note occured while passing through
it. Little was said by either Reed or
myself. Reed tried to talk to me
about his wife and once or twice and
to beg me to be careful in what I
should say before his wife, but I stern
ly ordered him to shut his mouth.
“I am thinking,” and I.” and that
is enough. I am thinking of every
thing and shall do wnat I think is
right.”
We passed through the pine forests
and down into the foothills among
groves of live oak and among manz
anita thickets.
‘ls it yet far?’ said I, after we had
been some time among the low hills.
‘But a mile or so,’ said Reed.
At last as we reached the summit of
a little ridge; he pointed to a cottage
in a field half a mile away, and said.
‘There is my home.’
‘Good,’said I. ‘Now sit down and
compose yourself, for you are not to
appear at all agitated. We go now to
see your wife and little boy.’
Reed began to weep.
‘This is rough,’ said he.
‘lt is,’ said I, ‘but there is no help
tor it. I will take the belt and put it
on. Leave it where you are and move
twenty feet further down the hill;
then sit down and dry your eyes, for
the sun is not half an hour high, and
we must soon go to your house.’
Reed did as directed, and when the
belt was in place and I had given him
time to compose his features, I order
ed him to gr-t up and move on.
‘My wife will think it strange to see
you carrying my gun. Will you trust
me with it?”
‘I have bought your gun.you know.
When I leave your home I shall cir
ry it away with me.’
Reed said no more. As we drew
near the house I told Reed to fall
back by my side.
‘Now,’ said I, ‘pay attention. I
am an old friend of yours, a man you
knew man v years ago, in—where are
you from?’
‘Near Cold Water, Michigan.’
‘Very • well ;I am from Cold Water,
Michigan; you knew me there; I have
come home with you to see your
place, and your wife, and your boy.
Now go on. I am your old friend,
Mr. Waldow; remember the name —
Waldow.’
So we went into the house. Reed’s
wife met us at the door. I was intro
duced as Mr. Waldow, and at once
began to play the part of an old ac
quaintance.
Mrs. Reed was a woman about
twenty-eight years of age and quite
handsome. She spoke with a slight
accent that caused me to ask if she
were not of German parentage. She
was. She tola me the name of her
father—Jacob Schroeder.
‘Jacob Schroeder!’ cried I. ‘From
what place in Germany?’
‘From Dantzig,’ said she.
‘From Dantzig!’cried I. ‘Good! I
also am from Dantzig. It is my na
tive town and I knew your father
well,’ which in truth I did.
My heart went out toward her, and
I said to myself as I looked at her
honest face, ‘Daughter of Jacob
Schroeder, you are married to a weak,
bad man and a robber, but I will do
you all the good I can.’
As for Reed, he said nothing, but
sat looking quite stupefied, Even
when his wife said, “Is it not wonder
ful, Thomas, that Mr. Waldo should
be a Dantziger and should know my
father —he who is also an old friend
and acquaintance of yours?” Reed
muttered something about there be
ing strange meetings in California.
I paid noa'tention to Reed’s dis
tress, but went on and told his wife
manv things that I remembered
about her father and her uncles, of
not a few of which she had heard her
parents speak, for her mother was
also a Damzig woman.
1 was soon on good terms with the
boy, sang little songs to him and
indeed made myself so much at home
and the friend of the family, that
Reed cast at me stolen glances of as
tonishment. He seemed to be saying
to himself, “Is this the man I tried
to rob a few hours ago, but who cap
tured me and marched me to my own
house a culprit and his prisoner?’ But
I gave heed only to become more
merry and talkative than ever with
the bov and his mother. Also with
Reed f talked about his ranch and
told him we would take a look over
the whole place in the morning.
As soon as I found that he had ac
tually conducted me to his home,and
once I had seen his wife and child, I
had no fear. I knew I was safe—that
Reed would do no murder there had
he a score of guns and pistols.
After I was shown to my room for
the night, I took off my belt, and car
ried it to the room I had just left,
and telling Mrs. Reed what it con
tained, asked her if she had a safe
. place to keep it till morning.
She begged me to keep it in my
own room; there was no knowing
i what might happen, and she did not
like to take any responsibility.
COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY
Reed looked astonished. He also :
begged me take the gold to my room,
and said.
“Take the gun to your room—take
care of the gold yourself.”
“The gun?” said I, "You think,
then, there may be danger of rob
bers?”
“Oh, no—l don’t know! Take
away the gold. I will take no chances
with it.”
Seeing a wood-box in the corner or
the room, I threw the belt into it,
and laid over it two or three sticks of
wood, saying.
“There is a better and safer place
for it than in my bed-room,” and
turning about I left the couple, Mrs.
Reed gaz ng after me in astonish
ment.
The next morning Mrs. Reed hand
ed me my gold—Reed did not seem
to want to touch it. I had given him
a dose of it, by letting him sleep in
the same room with it. I told her to
stow it away at somewhere, as Reed
and I were going to look about the
ranch a little before breakfast.
I marched Reed off and we looked
about the place. I saw that he had
excellent land —three hundred acres
of it in all—but that it was poorly !
cultivated. Signs of shiftless wore
seen in every direction. The fences '
were not what they should have been,
tne barn was dilapidated, the animals
were lean and hungry-looking, and I
soon was satisfied that Read did not
much relish hard work. His house
was a largo unpainted structure that
stood in an open field, with not atree
or shrub about it. Os his three hun
dred acres of land, he pretended only
to cultivate eighty. He said he lack
ed water to irrigate more.
As we were returning to breakfast,
aft.-r this inspection of tho premises,
I said to Reed.
“Tell your wife that we are going
to Nevada City, after breakfast,”
“To Nevada Chy!” cried he, turn
ing pale and quaking with alarm.
“You don’t intend to deliver me up?”
“Calm yourself,” said I; “I have
business there and shall do you no
harm. Tell your wife that wc shall
be back to-night, and also tell her
i hat I shall be your guest for several
days.”
“I shall do as you say,” was Reed’s
reply, but he did not look very com
fortable.
“I presume I shall be quite welcome
in your house for a week or so?”
said I.
“Ye-e-s—oh, certainly!” said Reed,
“quite welcome. lam really under
great obligations to you. You have
saved me from doing a great wrong.
I shall always—”
"Never mind ;you have said enough,
t think we are beginning to under
stand each other—that is, to some
extent. We have not been acquainted
long, you know.”
After breakfast Reed harnessed his
team and we left for Nevada City,
Reed’s boy—little Jacob, calling out
after us.
“Papa, bring me something from
town!’’
Ho was a bright little fellow, about
five years old.
On reaching Nevada City, I told
Reea to drive directly to the court
house.
He turned pale.
“It is all right,” said I. “We are
going to see about the mortgage—it
is, of course, on record?”
“Oh, yes! of course,” said Reed,
looking relieved.
We found it all straight. I sold
my dust, drew some gold that I had
deposited at the bank in the town,
and then went with reed and had the
mortgage released. I then asked
Reed if he did not wish to take home
some provisions or dry goods. He
said he would like to take home some
provisions, but ne did not like to go
to tne store after them, as he owed
quite a bill—over one hundred dol
lars, he thought.
1 gave him two hundred and fifty dol
lars and told him to pay off the old score
and get what he wanted beside.
‘Also,’ said I, ‘go to a dry goods store
and get your wife a dress and some such
things as you know her to need,and some
thing for little Jacob.’
‘But how am I ever to pay you all this
money?’ stammered Reed.
‘l'oll are presently to give me your note
for the whole.’
‘But how shall I ever pay the note?’
‘Never mind about that; that will be all
right. I shall see that you pay—you will
work it out.’
‘Work it out!’
‘Yes; right at home—on your own farm.
You are going to work now—to work for
me and yourself, and your wife and your
boy. I could have sent you to State
Prison, but I can make better use of you
—do better by you. I shall work you on
your own farm, instead of letting you
work in San Quentin. You will have all
manner of home comforts, and will be
making money for yourself and wife and
boy—more money than you ever made
in yoru life before. lam not doing right
I know. lam compounding a felony, so
to speak, for the law requires me to send
you to State Prison. I choose to disobey
the law, however; take the law into my
own hands, and I’ll make a better job of
the business before I get through with it
than the law would be able to do.’
Reed looked utterly astounded.
‘Be off with you now and get the goods
you require; you will find me with the
team at the stable,’ said I.
Reed marched away, did as told and
presently came to me at the stable, when
we drove round to the stores and took in
his purchases. As Reed’s guest, I pur
chased some little present for Jacob and
Mrs. Reed.
On the way home I gave Reed instruc
tions. He was to tell his wife that I
had paid off the mortgage, paid his store
debts, and intended to set him upon his
feet and give him a good start to make
money, giving him almost his own time
in which to pay the note he would give
mo when all was arranged, and this I was
doing on account of our old frieudsihp in
Michigan.
All this he carried out to the letter,
and Mrs. Reed shed tears of gratitude
when she tried to thank me.
I remained five days at Reed’s ranch,
thoroughly studying it. During the
time I went to Nevada City and drew
more money, also took out to the ranch
an assistant to Reed acountryman of mine
from Deer Creek, a man name Kempt.
I told this man that Reed was an old
friend of mine to whom I had lent a con
siderable amount ot money in order to
give him a fresh start in the world; that
Reed was a good enough fellow, but a
little inclined to be lazy and shiftless,
therefore I wished him to push him in
the work on the ranch, as X desired to
get my money back as soon as possible.
1 also told Reed that any soldiering on
his part would be reported to me.
I found and took up a water right
through which sufficient water could be
obtained to irrigate the whole ranch; had
surveys made, and at once let a contract
for digging the diteh, which was but two
miles long. I bought an additional team
and lumber for fencing one hundred and
sixty acres of land; also for putting pri
vate fences about the house and barn,
and gave orders for fruit and shade trees
to be planted. All this I did through
my robber, Reed. I then returned to my
mine at Fall Creek, telling the Reeds I
should return in six weeks.
At the appointed time I was again at
the ranch, and found that all was going
on well. The ditch was completed, the
house and barn had been fenced, also
that the greater part of the fence about
theone hundred and sixty acres had
■ been pui up, and the old fences made as
■ good as new.
I bought ten cews, one hundred sheep;
caused a well to be dug, walled up and
housed in; before they had been using
water from a ditch, hired another man
a stout girl to assist Mrs. Reed, left orders
for an addition to be built to the house,
and the whole house to be well painted,
then returned to my mine. I say I did
these things, and so 1 did, but no one i
knew it, as it was all done through Reed. I
When Winter came, and the mines
were hurried in snow, I went down to my <
robber’s ranch, and went to work there
with a will. Mrs. Reed did not think
it strange, as she knew her husband owed <
me a large sum of money which was to i
be made out of the ranch; beside, I charg
ed regular wages—which was but right. j
She could not but know that her husband i
was rather indolent, and d >ubtless
suspected why I desired to be on the
ranch and see that the work was pushed. »
We ploughed and planned the whole
quarter section ot land, beside doing a j
vast deal of other work, marketing and (
the like. The ranch did not look like the ,
same place.
The next year all tije ground was fenced ,
and brought under cultivation. Fifty J
head of cows had been purchased, and ;
two thousand Lead of sheep, with many A
swine, and fowls of all kinds. Chinese 6
were put to gardening, and two herders;
one to attend to the sheep out in tne hills “
and mountains, and the other to look af
ter the cows and to milk aud make but
ter and cheese for the market. When
the Chinamen were not busy at garden
ing, they wheremade to work about the (
house, orchard and grounds. Thus all
was put in shape, and my robber was
made to beome a very industrious man. ,
I frequently visited the ranch, and the j
next year began to get back iny money. 1
Mrs. Reed was a very happy woman. Il 1
was her nature to desire to get along in the •
world and make money and all was now (
goingjto her satisfaction. Iler parents liv- f
ed but five miles away. 1 frequently visi- j
ted them, and they were often at Reed’s. 1
began to have a good opinion of my robber, t
as he was now industrious, and was in ,
many respects a fair sort of man. Now
that he had got a start in the right direc- |
lion, he seemed anxious to go ahead. He |
began to feel a pride in his ranch and all (
its belonging, sand took great interest in
everything. 1 had not found it necessry to
keep Kempt over him after the first year, t
All was going so well* that in another '
year Reeil would have been able to pay up 1
every cent he owed me, when an accident ■
happened to him. While going home from -
Nevada City one day his team ran away, 1
throwing him out of his wogon against a
tree, crushing in his skull and instantly
killing him. 1 was in Fall Creek when 1 '
heard my robber was dead. lat once went '
down to the ranch and I married the widow '
—not right away, you must understand, for .
she thought a great deal ol Reed; I comfort
ed her anil took care of things on the place (
till a proper time had expired.
Now you knowhow I met my robber and
how I got my revenoe. To this day Mrs.
Waldow’ does not know when or how I first
became acquainted with her first husband.
She still thinks it was at Gold Water,Michi
gan. Instead of three hundred acres of
land in Nevada County, I have three thou*
sand in Oregon.
Jacob is a fine young fellow, and I think
as much of him as though he were my own
son, although I believe I am somewhat fon
der of my own boys. Perhaps it is because
I think they have a better father than the
man that Jacob called by that name. Ja*
cob has six hundred and forty acres of as
good land as can be found in Oregon,and it'
is well improved and stocked. I have done
all for him that I would have done had he
b’en my own son, and in that I have again
had my revenge and carried out the law’ ac
cording to my own notions.
Spoonpendyke’s Bicycle.
HE KINDLY INVITES HIS WIFE TO WITNESS
HIS EXPERIMENTS.
Brooklyn Eagle.
‘Now, my dear,’ said Mr. Spoonpen*
dyke, hurrying to his w’ife’s room, ‘if
you'll come down in the yard, I’ve got a
pleasant surprise for you.’
‘What is it?’ asked Mrs. Spoonpendyke;
•what have you got, a horse?’ ‘Guess
again,’ grinned Mr. Spoonpendyke. It’s
something like a horse.’
‘I know! It’s a new parlor carpet, that’s
what it is!’
‘No, it isn’t, either. I said it’s some
thing like a horse; that is; it goes when
you make if Guess again.’
‘lt is paint for the knehen wall?’ asked
Mrs. Spoopendyke, innocently.
‘No it ain’t, nor it ain’t a hogshead of
stove blacking, nor it ain’t a set of nice
dining room furniture, or it ain’t seven
gross of stationary washtubs. Now guess
again.’
‘Then it must be some lace curtains for
the sitting room windows. Isn’t that just
splendid. l ” and Mrs-Spoopendyke patted her
husband on both cheeks and danced up and
down with delight.
‘lt’s a bicycle, that’s what it is!’ growled
Mr. Spoopendyke , I bought it for exercise,
and I’am goin to ride it. Come down and
see me.’
‘Well, ain’t 1 gla’dl’ ejaculated Mrs.
Spoopendyke. ‘You ought to have more
exercise, and if there’s exercise in anything,
it's in a bicycle. Do let’s see it!’
Mr. Spoopendyke conducted his wife to
the yard and descanted at length on the
merits of the machine.
‘ In a few weeks I’ll be able to make a
mile a minute,’ he said, as he steadied the
apparatus against the clothes post and pre
pared to mount. ‘Now, you watch me go
to the end of this path.’
He got a foot into one treadle and went
head first into a flower patch, the machine
on the top with prodigious crash. ‘Hadn’t
you better tie it up to the post untill you
get on,’ suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke.
‘Leave me glone, will ye?’ demanded Mr.
Spoopendyke, struggling to an even kneel.
‘l’m doing most of this myself. Now you
hold on and keep your mouth shut.’ It
takes a little practice, that’s all.’
Mr. Spoopehdyke mounted again and
scuttled along lour or five feet and Hopped
overon the grass plat,
‘That’s splendid!’ commenced his wile.
‘You’ve got the idea already. Let me hold
it for you this time.-’
‘lf you’ve got any extra strength you
hold your tongue will ye?* growled Mr.
Spoopendyke. ’lt don’t want any holding.
It ain’t alive. Stand back and give me
room, now.
The third trial Mr. Spoopendyke ambled
to the end of the path and went down all
in a heap among the flower pots
‘That’s just too lovely for anything!’
proclaimed Mrs. Spoopendyke. ‘You made
near a mile a minute that time!’
.Come and take it off!’ roared Mr. Spoop*
endyke. ‘Help me up! Dod gast the bicy
cle!’ and the worthy geutleman struggled
and plunged around like a whale in shallew
water,
Mrs. Spoopendyke assisted in righting him
and brushed him off.
'I know where you make your mistake,’
said she. ‘The little whell ought to go
first, like a buggy. Try it that way going
back,*
‘Maybe you can ride this bicycle better
than I can!’ bawled Mr. Spoopendyke.
You know all about wheels. What you
need now is a lantern in your mouth and
ten minutes behind time to beat the City Hall
clock. If you had a bucket of water and a
handle you’d make a steam grindstone!
Don’t you see the big wheel has got to go
first?’
‘Yes, dear,’ murmured Mrs. Spoopen
i dyke, .but I thought of you practiced some
, with the little wheel at first, you wouldn’t
, have so far to fall.’
i ‘Who fell?’ asked Mr. Spoopendyke.
Didn’t you see me step off*? I tripped—that’s
all. Now, you watch me go back.’
MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1881.
Once more Mr. Spoopendyke started in
but the big wheel turned around and look"
ed him in the face and then began to stag
ger.
‘Look out!' squealed Mrs. Spoopendyke.
Mr. Spoopendyke wrenched away, and
kicked and struggled, but it was of no av
ail. Down he came, and the bicycle was a
hopeless wreck!
‘Who’d ye want to yell for?’ he shrieked.
‘Couldn’t ye keep your measly mouth shut?
What d’ye think y’are; anyhow, a fog horn?
Dod gass this measly bicycle!’ and Mr.
Spoopendyke hit it a kick that folded him
up like a bolt of muslin.
•Never mind my dear,’ consoled Mrs
Spoopendyke, ‘l'm afraid the exercise was
was to violent anyway, and I’m rather glad
you broke it.’
‘ls’pose so,’ snorted Mr. Spoopendyke.
‘There's sixty dollars gone,
‘Don’t worry, love 1 11 go without the car
pel and curtains, and the paint will do well
enough in the kitchen. Let me rub you
with arnica.’
But Mr. Spoopendyke was too deeply
grieved by his wife's conduct to accept any
office ,her ofprefering to punish her by let*
ting his wounds smart rather than to get
well, and thereby relieve her of any anxiety
she brought on herself by acting so outra
geously under the circumsances.
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THE STALWARTS.
COXKI.ING AND QUANT TRYING TO URGE
ARTHUR TO ACT A8 PRESIDENT.
New York, Aug, 19.—The Daily News
to-<lay prints the following articles,
which reflect the opinions of a great
many people who have noticed ami
inquired into the cause of the recent
conference ot Grant and his third
term cohorts at the Vice President’s
house.
“A great deal of speculation and
uneasiness, especially on tne p irt of
what are known its administration
Republicans, has Been caused by tne
presence at Vice President Arthur’s
house for the past few days of
Grant, Conkling, Logan, Cameron,
Dorsey, Belknap, Jones, Bliss.
French, Ward, and many other con
spicuous adherents of the third-term
wing of the Republican party. Tne
fact of such a gathering, while the
President is at the point of death,
has occasioned considerable talk,
but it seems that this conference of
leaders was projected last week, be
fore the President’s relapse became
so serious. It has been an inform
al gathering of Stalwart leaders to
consider a very important subject
which has been agitating the press
for some time —no less a m titer
than the accession to tne Presiden
cy of Vice President Arthur. Tin re
has been an attempt, to keep the
purpose of the gathering from the
public mind for the present, owing
to the fact that the President might
die at any moment, and therefore the
plan talked of would be unnecessa
ry, but this effort has failed.
“There is a clause in the consti
tution ot tne United States which
reads as follows: Tn case of the re
moval of the President from office,
or of his death, resignation, or ina
bility to discharge the powers and
duties of eaid office, the same shall
devolve upon tne Vice President.’
Under this clause it is claimed by
Gen. Grant ami ex-Benator Conkling
that it is now the duty of the Vice-
President to assume the office of
President from the admitted fact
that the President is unable to dis
charge the powers and duties of said
office.
“Thuoft Hvn land Ara haVPi for some
“These two leaders nave lor some
time been urging upon the Vice-
President that it was his duty to go
to Washington and declare his pur
pose ot exercising the duties of Pres
ident. Vice-President Arthur has
been averse to this course, and the
matter has been posponed from con
sideration from time to time until
last week, when it became evident
that there was a growing public
opinion in favor of such a course,
aud also that the President’s slow
recovery would prevent him from
exercising the duties of the office
for months at least. At the earnest
solicitation of Mr. Conkling the Vice-
President consented to confer with
his friends upon the subject and ask
them it they thought the country
would sustain him in case the Cab
inet refused to recognize his author
ity. This was the occasion of the
notable gathering at the Vico Presi
dent’s house. George Bliss, Attor
ney General, Ward and Conkling
gave legal opinions upon the consti
tutional clause in favor ot the Vice-
President assuming control. As a
result of the conference it was
agreed that the matter should be in
abeyance for the present until it
shall be determined whether the
President will survive his recent re
lapse or not. In the meantime the
opinions of two of the best known
constitutional lawyers in tne coun
try-one a Democrat, the other a
Republican—have been sought by
the friends of the Vice President
and will be presented to his notice
at an early day. All the persons
present at the conference were unan
imous in the opinion that it was the
duty of the Vice President to as
sume control. It is said on good
authority that Postmaster-General
James and Secretary Linclou, who
would carry the War Department,
are favorbly inclined to the project.
Gen. Arthur is willing, providing
Secretary Blaine would consent.
Important ends are to be attained by
such a course. If the Vice President
becomes acting President the stal
warts think they will have no trouble
in carrying i his state this year. A
stalwart will be made . Supreme
Court judge in place of Clifford, de
ceased, and another will be appoint
ed minister to Berlin, while many
important offices will be filled to the
advantage ot their wing of the party.
The Macan and Brunswick Railroad
Coupons.
The bill offered by Mr. Garrard, of
Muscogee, does not look to any re
pudiation of recognized bonds of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, but
merely refers to certain coupons
which were due from six to twelve
months before road was seized by the
state. They were not presented then,
and the presumption in bill is that if
they had been presented they would
not have been vaid. This would have
beenotice to the .state. They road
would have been seized and operated
for the benefit of the state 6 or 12
months sooner than it was. lhe
holders of the coupons continued to
operate the road for their own bene
fit alter their coupons fell due aud
were not paid. The question as to
whether or not the state is liable for
these is one of great importance, lhe
bill proposes to declare some policy
on the question, and it is now being
considered by the finance committee.
—Constitution.
In the Country all Summer.
. The man who takes his family into
the country for the summer should
remember that he will save his chil
! dren a great deal of pain and bimsell
large doctors’ bills, if he is thought
’ ful enough to carry a supply of Perri
Davis’ Pain Killer. This medicine
is a standard specific for all cases o
; cramps, colic, cholera morbus, diar
1 rhea, or dysentery. A teaspoonfu
is a dose for an adult, but twenty
• drors are sufficient for a child. Im
b Pain Killer is sold by every leading
druggist.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Forty-Fourth Day—Align it t 2(>.
SENATE.
Mr. Jordan moved the suspension
of rule No. 16 iu order to take up
house bill 51, which relates to the
public school fund of the town of
Sandersville, and which had been
called from the hands of tho govern
or. Motion made tho special order
for Monday.
The bill to allow the various coun
ties to vote on the educational ques
tion was the special order forthe day.
The special order was discharged.
Mr. Gorman, of the committee on
enrollment, reported the following
bills as duly enrolled and ready for
the signature ot the president:
A bill to refund money to the pur
chases ofTot ot land 124 in Bartow
county.
A bill to prohibit the sale of intox
icating liquors within the county of
Houston.
A bill to amend section 1455 of the
code.
Mr. Jordan moved to take from the
table the bill to provide for the elec
tion of the marshal of Milledgeville
by tne people. The bill was taken
up and passed.
The following bills were read the
second time:
A bill to prohibit camp hunting in
Clinch county by non-residents.
A bill to enlarge the educational
facilities of the university of Georgia.
Rtcommiitt d Jt j the committee |on
education.
A bill t-> authorize the commission
ers of the town of Greenville to regu
late the sale of whisky in said town.
The following bills read the third
time:
A bill to transfer ths county of Bul
lock from the Eistern to the Middle
judicial circuit, Passed.
A bill to provide for applying the
net ptoeiels arising from rhe hire of
convicts to educational purposes.
After discussion the bill was recom
mitted to tho committee on judicia
ry.
Ths reading of bills the third time
then proceeded.
A bill-to appropriate money to the
Georgia academy for the blind, to
establish and maintain a depaitment
for the colored youth. Passed.
THE HOUSE.
The house met at 9 o’clock and was
called to order by the speaker
Prayer by thechaplaiu. The roll was
called and the journal was read.
Mr. Bacon, of Cbatnam, moved io
reconsider the action of the bouse on
the bill to appropriate money to dis
play the material resources of the
state at the cotton exposition, and
spoke of the advantages which such
a display would secure for the state.
Mr. Garrard, of Muscogee, opposed
the moi ion and said the proposed
appropriation was unconstitutional.
Mr. Hutchins argued that it was
not a violation of the constitution as
the appropriation would come irom
fees for the inspection of fertilizers.
He favored the reconsideration.
On the motion to reconsider, the
yeas and nays were called, and were
47 yeas to 85 nays. The following Is
the vote by yeas and nays:
Yeas—Anderson ot Newt.on, Bacon
of Chatham, Baeirtger, ’ Branson,
Carter, Christie, Clark, Coffin. Craw
ford, Davis of Lumpkin, Dußignon,
Flynt, Hester, Hill, Hillyer, Hutch
ins. James. Janes, Jemison, Jones of
DeKalb, Lonnon, Martin of Talbot,
McLeod, MeLucss, Morrow, Nichols,
Northen, Orr, Patterson, Rainey,
Rice, Suockley, Silman, Smith of
Oglethorpe, Spearman, Strother,
Summerlin, Sweat, Turner of Floyd,
Turnipseed, Walker of Jasper, Wil
kinson, Wright, Youngblood, Zichry,
Zellars—47.
Nays—Addeiton, Anderson of Cobb,
Arrington. Awtry, Barrow, Bates,
Beatty, Bennett, Brewer, Broyles,
Bull, Burch, Carithers, Cook, Daniel,
Davis, ot Habersham, Denton, Dial, 1
DuPree of Macon, DuPree ot Pike, j
Dyer. Dykes, EsLs, Fordham, Fos- £
ter, Fuller, Girrard, Gaskins, Good
rich, Gray, Hagen, Hall. Hale, Ham- t
mood. Harrell, Heard, Henry, High- t
tower of Stewart, Jackson ot Rich
mond, Johnson ot Johnson, Johnson .
of dee, Julian, Keil, Kennedy, Kim- 1
sey, Lamar, Lamb, Lester, Lewis, c
Lttile, Maddox, Matthews, Mcßride, g
McClure, Mclntosh. McKinnev, Mil- '
ler, Mitchell,Milner, Moore of Pierce,
Moore of Taliaferro, Polhiß, Post, e
Quillian, Rawlin, Render, liobius, 1
Roney, Sapp, Sellars, Scrugs, Smith,
of Union,Stanford.St qfleton,Tharp,
Thompson, Tiggs, Walker of Ber- e
rien, Walker of Crawford, Wheeler, [
Williams, Wilson ot Bullock, Wilson t
of Greene, Witbrow—Bs.
Mr. Reese, of Wilkes—A joint reso- 1
lution requiring thej governor to di- t
rect the attorney general to examine E
into the titles of the state to certain
lands formerly held by trustees of the
Georgiastate lottery,but which really
belong to the state, to dispose of the ■
same and turn the money into the '
treasury. Referred to committee on
finance. '
Mr. Girrard, of Muscogee—A bill <
to regulate the time and manner of (
holding elections by the general as- .
sembly. Referred to committee on
judiciary. The bill orders and elec
tions begin on the first Monday of .
the session.
Mr. Gwinnett—A bill to repeal the ■
act organizing chain gangs tor mis- I
demeanor convicts. Referred to ju
diciary committee.
Mr. Tharpe, of Bibb—A bill to in
corporate tne Georgia, Southern and
Florida railroad company. The pro
posed road is to run from Macon to
DuPont. Clinch county and thence
to the Florida line. Referred to com
mittee on corporation.
The amendment forbidding the em
ployment of minors in any place
where liquor is sold. Mr. Basinger,
of Chatham, said it might be proper
to forbid the employment of minors
in bar rooms or tippling houses but
it might be quite a different thing to
forbid the employment of any
minor in a wholesale house or a
hotel.
Mr. Jemison, ot Bibb, opposed the
amendment. It forbids the parents
of Georgia from employing their
children in their own business, The
parents of Georgia will rebel against
any such a law. The passage ot this
bill will throw five thousand minors
out ot employment in the state of
Georgia.
Mr. Coffin, of Stewart, opposed the
bill. Mr. Branson, ot Bartow, said
that the legislature made itself ridi
culous by such legislation. Tne
whiskey traffic is allowed by law,
and a parent has a right to employ
a minor child in any such business.
If you want to suppress the liquor
! trade go at it boldly and don’t beat
, around the bush in this way.
1 Mr. Jemison, of Bibb, again spoke
' against the amendment.
- The senate amendment was voted
down by a big majority.
The senate amendment to a bill
, incorporating the National Meroan-
I tile debt assurance company was not
. concurred in.
f
i A respected and widely known lady,
a of Salem, N. J., Mrs. Ruth Powers,
f being asked her opinion ot a certain
- popular remedy, thus rendered it: I
1 am Dieased to say that I have used
y St. Jacobs Oil for rheumatism with
e excellent results, and oan cheerfully
Z recommend it to qll persons similar
ly affected.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Grant is reported now worth $750,« j
000. Lucky sleek operations did it.
Lightning only kills one person out
of every 216,532,
An lowa doctor cures by itnmer-I
sion. A good wash is frequently the .
beet medicine.
The Douglas monument at Chicago I
was completed last week. With the
ground it has cost about $97,000.
The eggs sold in Cincinnati will :
this year reach the figure of 5,000 009 |
dozen, or 60,000,000 eggs.
General J. E. B. Stuart’s widow is
at the head of the Staunton (Va.) in
stitute, a successful school,
A fruit grower says tho scale bug
on the apple, pear aud plum trees
has cost the county of Sintu Clara,
California, $1,500,000.
The Crown diamonds of Franco are
to ba sold in order to provide for the
better maintenance of the public!
museums.
The Rev. William M irshall, color
ed, of Clark county, Ky., announces
that he will pray for any desired ob
ject on receipt of 75 cents.
Stout John Hancock’s chair, tho
one in which ha sat when he signed
bis name to the declaration of inde
pendence, now stands iu S'. Paul’s
church at Norfolk, Va.
There are fins in the market said
to bo worth SI,OOO. As they can
neither be eaten nor converte l into
substantial enow shovels there seems
no necessity for this costly » xtrava
gance.
The Tennessee University, an insti
tution supported by the taxpayers,
has devi led to exclude negroes, who
may instead go totheFisk University
at the State’s expense.
Hotel proprietor report that there
has been a marked improvement in
the manner ot eating green corn.
Guests no longer throw one foot up
on th; table to hold the cob down.
An lowa husband ongoing home
found his wife carousing with four
men. He adroitly got Ihe five offen
ders into five seperate tooms, locked
the doors, and then thrashed them
soundly one by one.
A young in in in Illinois was so
badly stung by a colony of bees that
he couldn’t get married at the time
agreed upon. Ae had a tista of his
honeymoon in advance.
A Troy lawyer asked ,a woman on
the witness stand her age, and she
promptly replied: “Old enough to
have sold milk for you to drink when
a baby, and I haven’t got my pay
yet.”
A Copenhagen dispatch eays: “Em
igration from Sweden this year is ex
pected to amount to 70,000 persons.”
This is good. We shall get sima new
nations in tho Swede by and by.
Zuckertort and Blackburn, two of
the most famous chess players the
world, are soon to meet in a series of
match games at the St. George’s
Club, in London, each side putting
ap a stake of SSOO.
A Mount Vernon man is said to
have sold his unfaithful wife to her
lover for a dollar. This is the first
case on record where a man got any
thing worth having from a woman
who had grown tired of him.
A Chicago woman was confronted
in court by the husband she thought
dead for eleven years. No wonder
she couldn’t be convinced that he
was the genuine article until he
showed her the mark she had made
behind his ear with the coal scuttle.
A Wyoming territory lawyer who
sawed his hand off by mistake com
plained, after the hand was buried,
that his thumb was cramped and
hurt him badly. The severed hand
was unearthed, the drawn-up thumb
straightened, and the distress of the
wounded man relieved.
The Jesuits continue to prosper in
England. It is stated that the Im
perial hotel at Dover, a very large
building, which has been unoccupi
ed for several years, has been pur
chased by the order, and will shortly
be converted into a Jesuit college.
An angry wife chased her tippling
husband out of a saloon at Nenomo
nee, Wis., late one night, but lost
sight of him, and went home alone.
He was next morning found drown
ed in a deep well, into the unguarded
mouth of which he had fallen in his
hasty flight.
A convention has been concluded
between Greece and France, subject
to the confirmation of the Frencn
cnamber, by which France is author
ized to explore and excavate the site
of Delphi upon the same terms as
the German excavations were carried
out at Olympia.
During the last few weeks many
riotous demonstrations against the
Jews have taken place in the small
cities of Pomerania and West Prus
sia, where houses have been demol
ished and Jewish families persecuted
by the mob. The Prussian govern
ment has now taken the necessary
measures for protecting the Jews
there, but a strong hatred against
the Semitic race seems to pervade the
whole population.
The plan of charging a regular ad
mission fee has not proved altogeth
er successful at a negro camp meet
ing near Marlon, Ohio. Brother Hart
had just made a fervent prayer, and
was laboring zealously among the
mourners, when|the six members of
the Finance Committee reminded
him that he had climbed over the
fence instead of entering by thejgate.
, They demanded ten cents for him
self and ten more for his wife, but he
refused to pay, and they dragged
him off the grounds. But he did not
■ long stay expelled. He and bis wife
J armed themselves with clubs, knock-
I ed the ticket taker away from the
1 gate, scattered the opposing commit
' tee of six franciers. thrashed the pre
. siding minister himself, and resum
ed their work among the penitents
NO. 202
I In the district of Saratow, in Russia,
a new religious sect, called “The un
derground Sect,” is said to pa gain
ing followers. The peculiar name is
derived from the habit, practised by
I the followers of this eccentric form
of belief, of seeking out caves and
! other subterranean places of refuge
las habitations. They live an ascetic
i life, taking only bread and water for
! food and drink, and tolerating no
union of the sexes. Their dead are
buried under cover of night, from
which the notion has gained curren
cy among the peasantry that they
throw the bodies into Volga.
A fight between the Rev. Dr. Hargett
and the Rev. Mr. Mackey is enliven
ittg Youngtown, Onio. The doctor
is a middle-aged medical practitioner
of good standing, the clergyman is a
young Methodist pastor, both are
bachelors, and formerly they were
intimate friends. The trouble be
gan when Hargett sent Mackey a bill
tor doctoring. Mackey refused to
pay, and Hargett advertised the
debt for saie. Then Mackey preach
ed a sermon on Hargett, violently
assailing his character, and charging
him with dyeing hie hair, desiring a
young wife, and going to Ciueinnati
on sprees. Hargett retaliated by
publishing an accusation that
Mackey was a hypocrite, being an
infidel while preaching Christianity;
that he was a visitor at sinful resorts
in disguise, and that he habitually
kissed those women in his congrega
tion wno would let him. The min
ister denies that he is a skeptic in
any particular, and admits that be
has visited the wicked places as
charged, but only for the purpose of
getting information for sermons
against them. As for the kissing, he
says that it has been confined to un
married women, whom he has a per
fect right to kiss, if it is mutually
agreeable.
OVER IN ALABAMA.
Birmingham is soon to be lighted
by gas.
There are 28 prisoners in the jail at
Huntsville.
Bullock circuit court will begin on
the 10th of October.
Talladega county against prohibi
tion by 850 majority.
Mr. Robert Hatcher died at his
plantation 8 miles from Selma on the
23 i inst.
The Troy & Elba railroad company
has been chartered by a number of
influential citizens of Coffee county.
Athens Courier: About 11 o’clock
onjTuesday morning the steam boiler
of Strange’s mill, on the north side
of Elk river, in this county, explodid
killing George 8. Strange, the pro
prietor.
Major W, J, Mime, Tax Collector
for Jefferson county, made a final
settlement with the State last Thurs
day. In his report he did not return
a single piece of property sold for
taxes. This is perhaps ahead of anty
other county in the State.
Birmingham Iron Age: Yesterday
afternoon, about 5 o’clock, while Mr.
T. N. Mcßride, the wood and coal
dealer, was sawing a knotty piece of
wood, his hand was accidently drawn
to the saw, and four fingers so badly
cut as to make amputation probably
necessary.
Huntsville Democrat: Wednesday,
about 1 o’clock p. m., while Mr.
James H. Burrow and family, living
near Whitesburg, were absent from
home, his dwelling house and stable
were entirely destroyed by fire—as
was, also, everything in the way of
household furniture and wearing ap
parel.
Gadsden News : A fire oceured in At
salla Thursday night, last week, in
the postofHee, and three stores, be
longing to Taylor Chisolm, J. J. &
J. D. Jones, and Mr. Moragne were
consumed. Ths fire originated in Mr.
Chisolm’s store about one o'clock in
the night. Some of the stores were
insured for amount sufficient to
cover damages.
Birmingham Iron Age: The engi
neer corps of the Columbus & West
ern, formerly known as the Savannah
& Memphis railroad, ran a line
through the city yesterday. This is
the road that President Wadley, of
the Georgia Central, is about to
build, and will connect Birmingham
directly with Columbus, Ga.
Jasper Eagle: Mrs. Betsy Burton
98 years of age, living near Holly
Grove, is perhaps the oldest woman
in the county. Yet her bodily
strength and vigor are well preserved.
Bhe is a regular attendant at church,
to which she invariably walks, the
the distance of two miles, never fail
ing to be present at all appointments.
Notwithstanding her great age, Mrs.
Burton is still able to do the work of
a middle-aged woman.
Troy Enquire: The election of Rev.
Mr. Wamboldt as pastor of the First
Baptist church in this city is a cause
for congratulation to the community
and we believe will have a most salu
tary influence. He is not only one
of the ablest ministers of any de
■ nomination in the state, but there is
1 a fascination in his manner, a charm
in his delveriy and an irresistable
, impressiveness in the ensemble of
the orator that will render bls labors
capable of accomplishing great good.
I VIGOR AND REGULARITY of the
> stomach and bowels are assured by using
' Liebig Go’s Coca Beef Tonic.
1 "
J Bed-Bugs, Boache*.
. Rats, mice, ants, flies, vermin, moequl
- toes, insects. <tc., cleared out by “Bough
5 on Rats." 15c. boxes at druggists.
1
t Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
e Is It not worth the small price of 75
.. cents to free yourself of ever) symptom
8 of these distressing complaints? If you
think so call at our store and get a bottle
’■ of Shiloh’s Vitallzer, every bottle has a
i- printed guarantee on it, use accordingly
and If It does you no good it will cost you
nothing. Sold by M. I>. Hood Jt Go., anil
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