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A Terrilil© Hunt.
Sitting about tlio camp fire on Tin
banks of the Chops river, in Africa,
Prof, .T. W. Edward hoard the story
of ?n elephant hast that affioted him
more than any experience he ever passed
through, says a writer in the Amm
can field. Barns, a trader in Natal,’
was the author of (ha narrative, and
told it as follows:
“I was trading in tlio interior, and
on one of my visits to alal was im
portuned by Toni Wilson, a lad of 19,
rlie sou of an old schoolmate, to ac
company me on my tours. I obtained
his mother’s consent and we etarted.
The boy was a bright, courageous lad,
and w as ambitious to distinguish him
self wi h his rifle. Early one moisting
in Water valley we saw a herd of fif
teen elephants grazing about a mile
from us. We started them up and
picking out a fine ball wiili good tneka',
1 started to cot him off, telliag Tom
to ride behind while 1 Charged him.
Pretty soon I had the old fellow out
of the pack aDd gave him a shot he
hind tho ear that staggered him a lit
tle, Then we cross fired him for half
an'hour, hut did not grt any good
shots. All at once tho horse threw
Tom, that he was riding, hurting his
leg. I was so horrified thit I could
not more, but finally seeing Tom's
attempt to extrirate himself I tried
to draw the elephant's attention tome.
The brute was thoroughly enraged,
however, and charged for the lad as be
was getting on his feet. Then follow
cd tho greatest fight between brute
and man I ever a-v. Oil' vent Tom,
the elephant alter him, while 1 tollow
ed during bullet alter bullet into bis
hide.
“All at once I saw that Wilson was
lam*. I leveled at once acl fired, and
the boy turned around and did like
wise. This checked the bruto tor a mo
rnent, but seeing Tom running again,
ho made a furious charge and caught |
up with him. (Jp went bis trunk,
and a moment later the poor lad was
dead on tho ground, crushed by the
blow. Not satisfied, the brute began
gcring the lad iu a frightful manner.
I rode up to the beast and Bent in two
shots that brought him to his knees.
He tried to rise, but could not, and ai
ter two or three shots, rolled over and
died. The poor lad was tom to pieces.
I placed his body across my horse,
chopped ofF the beast's tusks, and rode
back to camp. We buried hiui near
the springs aud piled roeka over his
grave to keep the wolves from getting
at it. I took the boy's watch and
chain, with bis waring apparel, to his
mother, aud I can tell you, lads, 1 nev
er wish to witness such a scene again
The poor woman died a year afterward
but a would never touch the piefie ot
tho trip, sayiog that ehe would take
nothing waa mean3 billing
her boy .“
Am eastern potentate once ask
ed a group of his eourtiers which
they thought the greatest man—
himself or his father. At first he
could elicit no reply to so danger
ous a question: At last a wily old
courtier said: ll \our father, sir, i or
theu.gh you are equal to your fath
er in all other respeets, in this he
is yeur superior to you—that he
had a greater son than any you
have.” He was promoted oa the
spot. ' __
Have the courage to show that
you respect honesty in whatever
guise it appears, and your con
tempt for dishonest cuplicity, by
whomsoever exhibited.
Justice on Juat Terms.
The time is near at hand when it
will be hard if aot impossible to get
an intelligent aud well educated busi
nessman to accept either a scat in the
cabinet at the call of the president of
the united Slates, or a seat in the Su
preme Court to interpret and adminis
ter our laws, for the simple reason that,
tew of our self respecting business
man will be willing to woik for less
than the actual expenses involved in
the occupancy of these high places. \
lawyer, lor instance, who-o yearly in
como in from twenty Ji v s to fifty thou
sand dollars, will hesitate s;me time
bctoie acoeptiug a four years’ p'aa.’. in
the cabinet on the salary now p id.
The pay of an ordinary bauk president
or police judge in New York or Brook
lyn, is now far more than that of
Obiet Justice Fuller.. We could not
blame the eminent and faithful mem
hers of the supreme court if they all
should resign in a body and seek pro
fessional business elsewhere rather
than longer submit to such treatment
as they have had at the hands of a
rich and powerful goverainent. Cur
eakinet officers should each have a srd
ary of twenty five thousand dollars
What, so much as that? Yes; so
as that—with the brilliant prospects of
spending it ail and more too, yearly in
house reut and other legitimate ex
pensea—with the inestimable piivil
ego ot stepping down and out o/ office
and out of business at the ond ot four
years.
In regard to the pay of the Justices
ot the supremo ccart, we say that, in
sur judgment, tha chief justice should
have a talar? of tweDty five thousand
doiiars, ani Lis associates should each
have twenty thousand. On these terms
tirst class lawyers might, as a rule, he
induced to accept tdtice. no first class
lawyer would bo likely to refuse to
serve the people on these term*,
and tha country wants no second
class men to administer law either
in Washington or New York, If
ministers of justice are wanted to
fill these high places in W ashing
ton and elsewhere, let us not ask
them to accept such unjust and un
reasonable terms as are—to our
shame and disgrace—now offered.
[New v ork'lndependent,
How to Obtain Health.
Tli® great secret of universal
health is before everything, to have
a body in high state of vigor, and
once having that to keep it. There
is less wisdom in studying the way
of curing an ailing frame than in
giving your attention to those of
obtaining a Hearty one that never
becomes ailing. A proper phy
sique sheds pains, aches, disorders,
illness, diseases, epidemics as a
duck does water, and enables its
owners to laugh at doctor’s bills. It
confe;s upon its possessor happi
ness amid th® heaviest misfortunes
and gives the sure promise of long
evity, To abtain it, have some reg
ular business that will give you an
interest in life and make you alive
all over, without over-working
you; shun care and worry, be sym
pathetic in your habits; avoid dissi
pation; Bjeep enough; eat plain,
wholesome food, tha best of the
kind, and above all, devote your
self methodically to some athletic*
pursuits, such as will give you ex
ercise ali around, and spend all the
time you can in the open air. Then
forgot you have a body that can by
any possibility get out of order and
never think of your health,
Stories About Washington.
Au employe of tbo House hai been
telling me abont anew congressvan
from the south, who camo walking in
to the hall, looked around for awhile
with an air of ownerehip as if he had
just bought the capital and was pleas
ed with his purchase, and thouinqair
rd where the vacant desks were.
When informed they veers all vacant
he seemed gratified and asked how
they were assigned.
Every member seleeto for himself,
was tba reply.
“Which been taken?’ 1
None. Nobody has been to chose
yet.
“Wa’al, that’s lucky, ain’t it; so J
am the first man on the ground,’’ and
walking away v.ith a satisfied air be
picked cat the seat nearly in front
of tha clerk’s desk and observed:
“I reckon I’ll roost here,”
The was passed around strong
the messengers and pageo, aud as rsu
al, thay were ready for a lark. A card
Was cut, upon which the Honorable
wrote* his name, and then oae ot the
boys shoved it in tha frame made for
the purpose. Next they showed him
to the stationery room, where ho in
quired into the peiqwic-itas of a legis
lator and seemed greatly pleased at the
idea of having so much fine letter pa
per and sundries at his disposal. He
gave each of the pages a packet kniie
and the stationery clerk put him up
an assortment of all kinds and sizes of
paper aud envelopes, which he packed
away in hie desk. Thera he eat down
to write a letter home and tell the folk
all about it. Next week ho will die
over what the boyeqre laughing at.
I heard about another member of
frsshman class at the capitol who dis
covered the house restaurant, ordered
a square meal, ate it with great gusto,
and was than almost knocked out of
his chair by having a.cashier’s check
presented to him. lie bad previous
iy taken a bath and offered to pcy for
it, but was told that it was five ’ov
ernmeat institution. He naturally con
eluded that a great nation—spelled
with a big n —that bathed its servant
and paid men to rub them down, foi
them as well, and thought the waiter
was trying to humbug him.
“Isn’t this the members restau rant,”
he asked. .
Yen sir, replied tbe waiter.
‘•Well, I’m a member from so and
so.”
Can’t help that, sir, members pay
like other folks.
‘‘Wa’sd! ■* said tbe sew member,
hauling out his wallet aod ia a cau
tious way settling the bill, but it will
take some time far the idea to get
through his head that while the gov
ernment provides every opportunity
for its legislators to be alean, it ba>
not reached that point yet where it
proposes to teed them.
The Public Debt Increased.
"Washington, Feb. 28.—1 tis esti
mated at the treasury department
that the public debt, less cash in
the treasury, has increased $7,000,-
000 since February Ist; or in other
words, that the cash now on hand
available for payment of debt is less
by the amount stated than it was
on tho Ist instant. This is due to
unusal heavy disbursements dur
ing the month, aggregating over
$27,000,000, of which amount $21,-
500,000 was on account of pen
sions. Interest payments are not
included in the above amounts. To
tal receipts lor the month were
$30,400,000.
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