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AMERICA ATTHE HEAD.
More Fighting Men Than in Any
Other Country,
From the New York Sun.
The adjutant general of the reg
ular army has laid before congress
as provided by law, a statement of
the number of men in the United
States physically able to perform
military duty if called up >r’i to do
so. The number of such men is
10,024.584. The number is impor
tant, because it shows that the U
nited States have more men avail
able for war than any other nation
in the world. The foremost place
was held previously by Russia.
The best estimates put the pres
ent p puiation of the United States
at 72,000,000. The population of
Russia by the last estimate was
80,000,0<X). The nuniber of avail
able men in however, is
not so large in proportion to the
whole popu ation. In the .first
place the proportion of male resi
dents in the United States is larg
er. The immigration to the United
States is mostly male, and there
has been some emigration from
Russia, almost who ly male. Ac
cording to the last federal census
of the United States there were 1,-
500,000 more male than female
residents of this country, while
from the last authentic European
census it appears that for every
1,000 male persons in Russia there
were 1,027 females. Moreover,
there is a much larger class of non
combatants in Russia than in the
United States. By ‘‘non-comba
tants” are meant those who, for re
ligious or other reasons, are oppo
sed to warfare and secure exemp
tion.
According to the last figures at
hand, there were 3,500,000 He
brews in Russia, and there ate
500,000 in the United States.
Years ago the Quaker population
was considerable in some Ameri
can states, particularly Pennsyl
vania, but there are now only 100,-
000 members of all denominations
of “Friends” in this country.
Owing to over-crowding’and bad
ventilation, the air of the school
room is often close and impure,
and teachers and pupils frequently
suffer from lung and throat trou
bles. To all such we would say,
try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
For coughs, colds, weak lungs and
bronchial troubles, no other reme
dy can compare with it. Says A
C Freed Superintendent of Schools
Prairie Depot, Ohio: “Having
some knowledge of the efficacy of
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, 1
have no hesitation in recommend
ing it to all who suffer from coughs
lung troubles, etc.” For sale by
all druggists.
J. J. Sorrel, a Colquitt farmer,
is the dread enemy of hawks. He
has owned a rifle four years and
during that time has killed 300 of
these birds “f prey. He recently
shot one measering 5.} feet from
tip to tip. He killed it at a dis
tance of a quarter of a mile.
Cotton Mill For Carrollton.
Carrollton, Ga., Feb, 9. —At a
}f»rge and enthusiastic meeting to
night with L. C. Mandeville, chair
man and J H. Barron secretary,
after an informal talk, a motion
was unanimously carried that a
committee be appointed to canvass
the toAi and county for subscrip
tions tclbuild a 10,000 spindle cot
ton mili/k
The same committee is to secure
immediately a charter and corres
pond with cotton machinery men
as to the probable cost of the nec
essary machinery to run a mill.
Thirty thousand dollars was
raised in the meeting and there
will be no difficulty in getting up
the necessary amount.
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Many a delightful canter have we had
on late summer afternoons, over the
smooth country roads through shady
dells, and by warbling brooks with
flowers on every side and the joyous
birds trilling their happy notes over
head. Then my heart has throbbed
in happy unison. The jaunt was a
pure pleasure plucked from the rapidly
passing days of life.
But now that winter has come a ride
for the mail is quite different. Tne
afternoon is dark and dreary; the mel
ancholy clouds have wept ou the bos
om of mother earth until she is quite
saturated with the tears. I cannot
help murmuring as I stroke my favor
ites silky coat: “Such a murky day,
my beauty! Everything i? so ugly we
shall not have a nice amble at all!”
However, I soon repent of my thought
less words.
At the first turn of the road is a busy
little stream, that patters merrily and
musically across the way, down through
the lield and on and on, sirigirtg its
way to the end—each stone in the
path only making it purer add its song
louder, as it prattles of the great
stream of life that is to be purified
find beautified by the tiny brooks flow
ing.from the founts Os cheer and good
will. As we pass on up the lane, all
is quiet and still, as if the wind having
lulled the earth to sleep, had stealthily
retired. But whir-r-r suddenly comes
from the nearest-fence corner and a
frightened quail flutters away; then a
mountain stream in the distance is
heard tumbling and rollicking down
the hill; a faint baying of hounds steals
through the still air; far away toward
the mountain a bird wafts into view
and from the brow of the hill can be
seen the curling smoke from farm cot
tages—all proving that life is every
where, and even in the darkest days
there is a sombre beauty as real as the
brilliant, sunset.
“Ah! there is the P. 0.” arouses a
lively anticipation of t.le charming let
ters and fresh, bright papers to be en
joyed. Then there is the real pleas
ure of riding slowly homeward along
the secluded road, reins carelessly
dropped—adding a spice of danger to
the situation—while the mind feasts
on a racy letter or a newsy article.
At last home comes into sight again,
and as we passed through the grove, a
sudden gleam of glory bathes the old
oaks. A rift in the clouds has just
disclosed the sun, and he sends seme
softly falling sunbeams just to let us
know he is in his accustomed place,
and has in store for us much beauty
and brightness for the near future.
Her Mistake.
They were twins, as much alike
as two peas, and even their
mother had trouble sometimes
to discriminate between them
But a careful scanning of
their faces usually decided her,
because one of the two wore a ser
ious look, while the other was al
ways smiling. They were five
years and a half old, and full of
mischief.
There was a peculiar feature of
their characters. The serious boy
was brimful of fun, while the one
that was always smiling hadn’t a
particle of fun in his composition
One day their mother found
them in the china closet, which
.vas a forbidden territory and both
boys had leen eating preserves.
They were their own witnesses and
j neither could prove an alibi.
; “I'll whip you both,” said the
; mother, “and not show any par
; tialty. You both look like little
I Pigs.”
Off came the maternal slipper
and Master David had a good
i trouncing, and the mother had seiz
ed Claude to give him the same
when she was disturbed by a caller
who stayed so long that the pun
ished twin had stopped crying to
listen to the conversation.
“Now, Claude, it’s your turn,”
said the mother, and whack!
i whack ! went the slipper sole, while
the wriggling youngster howled
i and bawled.
“’Taint fair,” he sobbed; “you
got the wrong pig by th’ear, mam
ma.”
“Do you mean to say, Claude,
that you are not as guilty as your
brother?”
But the boy kept on howling,
and then the other twin said, with
a calm intonation that bespoke an
unruffled disposition :
“You’ve whipped Davy twice,
mamma; this little pig didn’t get
—Detroit Free Press.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
It Is the Worst in the Past Hun
dred Years.
A dispatch to the. New York
dailies says that an examination
of central India shows that the fa
mine is prevailing in an area larg
er than has been affected in a cen
tury, and it is likely that the mor
tality resulting from the scarcity
of food and attendant diseases will
exceed that of any previous famine
within a hundred years.
The details of the disaster are
horrible to contemplate. Medical
attendance for the sick is often in
adequate, and many lives that
might otherwise be saved are thus
sacrificed .
The poorhouses are filled to over
flowing and there is a continual
stream of applications for admis
sion, which have to be refused
from those who feel that the aid
ought for is the only thing that
will save them from certain but
lingering death.
The emaciation of some of the
sufferers almost passes belief. It
does not seem possible that human
beings could reach such a condi
tion and still live. Instances are
numerous where adults weigh less
than fifty-six pounds and they pre
sent the appearance of skin-cover
ed skeletons, which in fact, they
are.
A fresh food supply in the rice
districts is impossible to be ob
tained until September, by which
time, unless aid is forthcoming
from some source, the deaths will
reach a ffightful number.
The famine belt is 1,300 miles
long and 400 miles wide, and a
mong the d ,;j»e population there
is only a comparatively small per
centage that is not affected by the
great calamity.
The Dahlonega Nugget repoits a
sid little romace which was recent
ly7 enacted in Wahoo district, the
young man was wi dly in love and
when the fair one said “yes” to his
proposal of marraige, he rushed off
immediately to secure a licens. He
waa soon back, determined to take
possession of his charming bride
immediately. Imaginejhis feelings
when the fickle young woman met
him with an “I diden’t mean it.”
Pie is said to have wept like a child
and all sunshine has now departed
from his heart. He has quit eat
ing and the poor fellow looks as if
he could not survive the cruel blow.
Spring Medicine is a necessity
which Hood’s Sarsaparilla grandly
supplies. It purifies and vitalizes
the blood and thus gives tone and
strenght to the whole system.
If asked the question “Have
you got a stomach?” it would be
safe on general principles, to an
swer “Yes.” But, if you are sure of
it, that is, if you ever feel any dis
tress after eating or any pains of
whatever description in the region
of the stomach, you havejgot some-;
thing more than an ordinary stom
ach ; in othe^words, you have got j
a diseased stomach. The stomach
is a powerful muscle, and the;
proper remedy for a tired muscle!
is rest. Try the Shaker Digestive I
Cordial, for this product not only
contains digestive food, which will
nourish the system without any
work on the part of the diseased
organs, but it aids the digestion of
other foods as well. You can test
its value in your case for the trif
ling sum of 10 cents. Sample bot
tles at this price are carried by
druggists.
Some editors are easily satisfied -
The Athens, Tenn , Post says:
Remember we take hay fodder,
: corn, peas, potatoes, turnips,
fence posts, feathers, scrap iron,
honey, soft soap, shingles, syrup,
! tobacco, secondhand clothing,
1 lumber, coal, live stock, ducks, axle
grease, beef hides, &c., on subscrip
! tion.
A correspondent in the Centre
News says that mail will be estab
lish betwen Round Mountain and
Sandrock.
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Crstoria E
Children C y for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
Each Life a Plan of God.
“In every age men have cher
ished the thought that G»d cares
for each life. So mementous those
mementos called a betrothal, amar
riage the death of a babe or moth
er or statesman, that men would
fain associate these events with an
infinite God finding that no grain
of sand, no particle of flower dust
escapes nature's notice, man is
unable to support the thought that
there is no place for hi in in God's
tender regard. As King Lear go
ing forth mt > darkness and -.the
driving storm suffered a broken
heart, not because he was uncrow
ned, but because he was uncufed
far, so life holds no greatness, -no
honor and no guilts that sufl'ice for
staying the tears of him who feels ,
that ho has drifted beyond the
reach of the divne care and over
sight. With all reflective minds
lets us conrider that if man is buf
feted about by fate and change; if
matter and force use the soul fora
long life game of battledore and
shuttlecock, then the brightness of
day is darkness, all music is a
dirge, all colors are black, Rod
life’s every joy must at last pass
under perpetual eclipse. -The
thought that ‘God cares for me’
has armed man against many em
ergencies and been a panoply
against a thousand ills. The
heroes who have stained the bat
tiefields with blood and won vic
tories for liberty and religion, have
survived their disasters through
the faith that God’s plan is a
golden cord binding each life to
an eternal throne. Standing un
der the midnight sky looking into
the realm where stars twinkled
and suns blazed t seer found it
easy to believe that man moved
forward under the embrace
convoy of an infinite God. For
the heavens will not allow man to
forget for a single minute that
there are no wandering stars, nor
runaway suns. No planets dashing
wildly through space. Nature’s
threads are all intermeshed. Her
web and texture is all unbroken.
Because the star wheels do not slip
their cogs, because all the systems
revolve about one cosmic center
there are no collisions of planets
no crashing of suns. From the
thought that millions of orbs mak
ing up the community of the sky
move forwad under divine convoy,
the sage passed easily to the thouht
that God is carrying all men and
nations upward toward a sublime
culmination. When the drama of
this life, with its conflict, its dis
astters and defeats, shall give place
to the amazing victories and dis
closures of loved in another life,
all who have lived and loved shall
enter that far-off dim event toward
which the whole creation moves.” —
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