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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. New Millinery Store, James T. ‘Comer, Maysvllle, GEOrGIA . Has Employed A First Class Ovtajj G*wi Q* WalVwv' With a New Stock of Hats from New York ad Baltimore of the latest styles, trom the finest, to the ckeape t. Also fine Dress Goods, Rib - one and Laces, Kid Gloves, Embroideries, Corsets *f all kinds. In fart a Cffirnpleie stock of fancy notions. Shoes, Kata and Clothing. Tobacco, Stap>e Cxroo.-.r ica, and Harness and Loathfr. All Kinds of Drugs and Patent Medicines, COMER’S GUARANTEE CHICKEN CHOLERA CURE, Standard and Pacific Kemcene. Machine and Castor Oils, ly tba bottle rr gallon. Agent for Athens Factory Goods, nd many more A 1). Bonne's Georgia Teat and Acid Work’s Pure Bono, Ferman’s Soluble Bone and Kem ical Guano. The bet line of Guanos in the united states, pries as cheap as tho cheapest. Breeder of fifteen varieties ot fancy Ducks, Chickens and Geeie, Eggs for sale. T 4. 9 G-mmels, Power & Cos., ,HARMONY - GROVER—. 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