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Crisp I* up Again. ThtSatcberlnoWiion factory, at Karon, i» burned. L«m fSO.OUO. South Georgia b rapidly filling up with Carolina aegrot*. .. Nr. J. 11. Jackson, of Washington county, made 180 bales of cotton with ■even plow*. Col. T. 8. Winfie'nl and Mina Kina Davis, of Eatontoo, are married, The East Tennessee Railroad flatly re fuses to pay sleeping car tax. Dan Reed, the negro who cut King Smith, has been arrested near Eastman. From a twelve foot tree in Catoosa county, 1,782 feet of lumber was cut. A dummy line will be built between Chattanooga, Ringgold and Catoosa Springs. Col. James Powell, of Brunswick, was 88 yean o’d Christmas day, and has ■ever seen any snow in his life. Frank Sikes, a negro boy in Pulaski county, was accidentally killed while firing a Christmas gun. Editor Binn’s house, at Botler, was burned Friday. The lost is about $SOO. , -with no insurance, r 'The first bale of cotton over theHawk- insville. Empire and .Dublin railroad reached Hmwkintviile last Thursday, The store or Jones A Bon, at Condor, was totally destroyed by fire last week, Kot a thing was saved, f" J. id. Iiobhs, of Atlanta, struck H. M. Nash a fatal blow because he dunned hint for a bill while Nash was drunk. The first boat, for the Ocinulgec has ' ’arrived at Macon by rail. It was bought t>y a gun club. For the year that has just passed, At lanta paid out for her public school sys tem $1)7,013.20. Dealers in liquors, pistols, bowie knives, dirks, Ac., an required to regis ter with the Ordinary on the first day of the year. It is reported that outaws in Chero kee, Kabun and Pickens comities are holding up aud robbing people on the highway 1 . Mrs. Joe Karris, living near Graysville, gave birth to twinsTuesday night. One of the girls was born December 31,1889, and the other January 1, 1890. Bob Long, a negro near Columbus, was badly stabbed about the shoulders and breast by his wife. The injuries * may prove fatal. Fitmore Bell was executed at Louis ville for killing Mr. Evans. The exe cution was private, and Bell expressed regret for his crime. At Chauncey, Clem Lott, a notorious * yellow wench, was faulty shot by Mr. John forest. She was cursing his brother. Win. Butler, of Cuba, Earh county, attempted to commit a nameless crime , upon the person of Win. Houston’s daughter one night last week He was foiled in the attempt and fled the county. Dr. H. F Hoyt preached nis farewell sermon at the Presbyterian church in Madison last Sunday. Tbe Doctor will take charge of the church at Hartwell, Ga, for the eusuing year. In Atlanta bar-roams are compelled to close at 10 o’clock. The new Coun cil of Columbus has adopted an ordi nance forbidding them to remain open later than 11 o’ciock. Mrs. Mary Tims, of Atlanta, sued out a writ of habeas corpus for her twins who were held in the Home of the Friendless. Judge Calhoun decided that even a mother must give up her chil dren if they can be better tukeu care of elsewhere. The Macon Telegraph will probably soon lose the services of its brilliant editor, F. Henry Richardson. It seems that the democratic leaders at Washing ton have offered Richardson the' posi tion of literary chief of the campaign bureau, and that he has accepted. At Blnckville, G»., several negroes entered the commissary of Stephens A - Carter and ordered the clerks to stand •side while they helped themselves t-. anything they wanted. One took two suits of clothes, others fingered knives, * shirts, ele. A negro was arrested yes terday with some of the stolen goods in bis possession. A negro desperado decided to bike in the town of Benton. When Mr. Horton the marshal, attempted to arrest him, the negro fired on hint, which Hr. Hor ton returned, an 1 succeeded in arrest ing him. The negro boasted that he had whipped the marshals in the Carolinas, and intended to go through Georgia in the 8time manner. The excitement at Jcsup a few days ago has completely subsided, and the town has assumed its aecnstomed quietude. The search for Brewer was given up yesterday, because it was con sidered useless. Some citizens, who are well acquainted with Brewer, thinks be has gone to Florida, St. Marks and vicinity being one of his old tramping grounds. The negroes are coropletely subdued, and the entire town wears an aspect of ntter sorrow. -The New South, of Binggold, con tains a brief account of a desperate duel in the daik, in Catoosa county, last Wednesday night. Mr John Elrod was attacked by some unknown n fired upon him without effect. Mr. El rod then procured his gun and a regu lar battle was begun, but the marks manship of the duelists seems to have been imperfect. During the melee, in some way, Mr. Elrod’s father, who was in the house, was shot through the thigh of the left leg. A balloon ascension and parachute leap took place at Ty-Ty one day last week. When the ascent began, the balloon veered to the southwest, going about a mile up into the air. In de scending tbe parachute caught in the .toughs of a large pine, hanging there until the tree was felled by axmen, brusing and scratching the Professor to some extent, though not seriously, and damaging his canvass to the amount of five or six dollars. The balloon also bang in the top of another tree and bad to be cut down. “lamdckor tbe drrih that leer ItiBOOOCSttOMrfMbT: I will bar air Boor to tbe world; t «ID lay me down aad die” • sebanzeasbeepokw And the mhaa woe burned away: W«a tuned to Jocund day And the win bom forth once more TO hie gterie* Oiled tbe tide* And the medical power that wrought the change Wee ooe look In a woman'e eyex POSITIVE MISS KENT. Preparing for Spring, Davison, Lowe & Shepherd will com mence their grand cleasance sale to morrow. Bead their advertisement on lourtli page. /Zply to 221 Dougherty stret. Jai Aim “I wouldn’t marry the boatman that ever lived r And tbe meant it, or what ant wen the tame purpose, the thought the meant it After all, bow few of os ever really know what we meant ”1 engaged myaelf once, wbeo a girl, and tbe simpleton thought be owned me. 1 toon took tbe >>oceit cut of him, and tent him away about bit burineea 1 The voice was now a little sharp. What wonder, with so galling a memory! “Ho man shall ever tyrannise over me—neverl What the mischief do jou suppose is tbe mat ter with this lowing machine f" “Annoyed at your logic, most likely,” said my friend, a bright young matron, os she threaded her needle “My husband is not a tyrant. Miss Kent.” “lam glad you ars satisfied,” was the la conic reply. “It was quite evident by tbe expression o( the dreasnaker’s face that she had formed her own opinion about my friend's husband, and was quite competent to form and express an opinion on any subject. Miss Rent was a little woman, fair os a girl and plump as a robin. She wasn’t ashamed to own that she > 40 years old aud an old maid. She had earned herowu living most of her life nud was proud of it. She was a good nurse, a faithful friend and a jolly companion, hut stroko her the wrong way and you’d wish you hadn't in much shorter time than it takes me to write it. Her views on all subjects were strikingly original, and not to be com bated. “What are you going to do when you are oldr persisted the mistress of the establish ment. “What other folks do, I suppose.” “But you eau’t work forever." “Can’t say that 1 want to.” *- “How, Miss Rent, a husband with means, » kind, intelligent man”— “I don't want any man. I tell you, Mrs. Carlisle, I wouldn’t marry the best man liv ing, if he was rich as Grasqps. and would die if I didn’t have him. How, if you have ex hausted the marriage question, I should like to try ou your dress.” There eras something behind all this 1 knew welL My friend’s eyes danced with fun; and as Mist Rent fitted the waist, Mm threw me a letter from the bureau. “Bead that," she said, with a knowing look. “It may amuse you.” “This is what the letter said: Mv Data Jcxxnt: I shall be delighted to spend a mouth with you aad your husband. There trust be, however, ooe stipulation about my visit—you must say do more about marriage. ) thaU never be foolish again. Twenty yean ago to day I wrecked |my whole Ufa (“better embark In a new ship, hadn't her 1 put in Jennie lotto voce.) Bo unsuitable was this marriage, so utter (y and entirely wretched have been Its conse quences. that I am foroed to believe the marriage Institution a mistake. So, for the last time, let me assure you that I wouldn't marry the best woman that ever lived, if by so doing I could save her life. Your old cousin, Maas Lansixo. “Rich, isn’t her said Jennie, and theu pointed to the chubby little figure whose back happened to be turned. 1 shook my head and laughed. “You’ll eee,” said the incorrigible. “See what!" inquired Miss Rent, quite un aware of our pantomime. * “That’ parties which are chemically attrac ted will unite. Of course an alkali and an acid. Don't you think this sleeve a little too long, Miss Rent!” “Not after the scam is off. But what was you saying, Miss Carlisle! The other day at Professor Boynton’s 1 saw some wonderful experiments.” “And'did they succeed!” inquired Jennie, demurely. “Beautifully." “So will mine. I never yet botched a job in my life." “1 don’t think I quite understand you,” re plied Miss Rent perplexed. “No! 1 always grow scientific when talk ing about marriage, my dear.” “Bother 1” was all the little woman said, but the tone was much better uatured than 1 expected. Tbe next week cousin Mark arrived, and I liked him at once. An unhappy marriage would have been tbe lest thing thought of in connection with that gentleman. He had ac cepted tbs situation like a man, Jennie told mo, mid for fifteen years carried a load of misery that few could have endured. Death came to him at last, and now the poor fellow actually believed himself an alien from do mestic happiness. Singular as it may appear, Cousin Mark was tbe embodiment of good health and good nature; 30, perhaps, though ho didn’t look it, and as rotund and cs fresh in his way or the little dressmaker was in hers. As I looked at him I defied anybody to see one and not bo reminded of the other. True, he had more of the polish which comes from travel aad adaptation to different classes and individ uals, but he was not a whit more intelligent by nature than the bright little woman whom Jennie determined be should marry. “1 was surprised you should think it neces sary to caution me about that Cousin Mark,” cooed the plotter as she stood, his by side, looking out of the window. “The idea of my being so ridlculousl” and In tbe same breath, with a wink at me, “Como, let us go to my sitting room. We are at work there, but it won’t make any difference to you, will itr Of course Cousin Mark' answered “No,” promptly, as innocent os a dove about the trap being laid for him. “This Is my cousin, Mr. tansing, Mb* Rent.” And Mr. Lansing bowed politely and Miss Rent rose, dropped her scissors, blushed aud sat down again. Cousin Mark picked up tbe refractory implements, and then Mrs. Jennie proceeded with rare cau tion and tact to her labor of love. Cousin Mark at her request reed aloudan article from The Popular Science Monthly, drawing Miss Rent into the discussion as deftly as was ever fly drawn into tbe web of a spider. “Who was that lady, Jennief* Cousin Mark* Inquired in the evening. “You mean Miss Kentf” said Jennie, look ing up from her paper. “Oh, she is a lady I have known for a long time. She is mak ing same dresses for mo now. Why!” “She seemed uncommonly well posted for a woman.” Under any other circumstances Mrs. Car lisle would have resented this, bat now she Ah, what an arch plotter! She lo« them skirmish about, but not once did she give them a chance to be alone together. Her plans were not to be destroyed by premature confidence*, until the very evening preceding Cousin Mark's departure for California. Then Mias Rent was very demurely asked to remain and keep an eye on Master Carlisle, whom tbe fond mother did not like to leave quite alone with bit none. “We are compelled to be gone a couple of hours,” said she; “but Cousin Mark will read to you—won’t you, coastal” “Certainly, if Miss Keut would like It,” re plied the gentleman. _ The infant Carlisle, thanks to good man agement, we* never awake in the evening, *o the victim* of this matrimonial spacalatioo would have plenty of time. The back parlor waa the room most in use daring the evening, and out of this room wa* a large closet with a large blind ventilator, and out of this du*et a door leading to the back stoop and garden. Imagine my surprise when 1 was told that Mr. Carlisle was going to the lodge, and that we, after profuse warnings about tbe baby, end promises not to be gone too long, were to proceed to this closet overlooking the back parlor by the way of the hack gate and gar den. In vain 1 protested. “Why, you little gooste,” laughed Jennie, “there’ll be fun enough to last a lifetime. John wanted to come awfully, but 1 knew he’d make an awful noise, and spoil every thing, so 1 wouldn’t let him.” The wily schemer took the precaution to lock the closet door from the outside, so there was no fear of detection. On a high bench, still as two mice, we awaited results. Presently, Cousin Mark, as if arousing from a protracted reverie, asked, “Would yon like to Iravo me read!” “Oh, 1 am not particular," replied Mis* Rent. “Here ban excellent article on eloctive affinities. How would you like that!” Jennie’s elbow in my side almost took away my breath. “Who is it by!” she inquired. Jennie exclaimed (clear In my ear), “That’s to gain time, see if It ain’t." “It's by a prominent French writer, I be lieve," answered Cousin Mark. “I don’t think I care for a translation to night,” said Mire Rent. “Nor I; nor reading of any kind,” be con tinued. “This is my last evening in Hew York, Mbs Kent. “I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit," she re turned. Jennie (into my very head thb time), “She’s as shy a* a three year-old colt.” “1 didn’t think I should feel so bad about leaving,” Cousin Mark went on. “He b tbe wreck, you remember," whb- T i Jennie, long pause. “I think 1 hear tbe baby,” exclaimed Miss Kent • “Oh, no,” said Cousin Mark. "You are fond of babies, are yon not Muss Kent!” Ho answer from Miss Kent. “1 have been n very lonely man, Miss- Rent,” Cousin Mark resumed, "but I never realized how lonely the rest of my life must be until I came to thb house.” "Oh, how lonely,” echoed Jennie. “How I must return to my business and my boarding house—boarding bouse for a man so fond of domestic life os I am, Miss Kent” Just then wo very distinctly beard a little kind of a purr, which sounded very liko a note of intense sympathy from Miss Kent. “I have friends hi San Francisco, of course,” said Cousin Mark, “but no fireside like thb, no one to care for me if I am ill, no body to feel very badly, if 1 die.” “Tbat'll fetch her,” said Jennie. “1 wish that I lived in San Francisco,” said Mbs Rent, in a little quivering voice. “You could call upon me at any time if you needed anything.” Jennie in convulsions. “If you Will go to California with me, Mbs Kent. I’ll wait another week.” “Why, Mr. Lansing, what do you mean? What would folks say!” she said. “We don’t care for folks,” said Mark, “li you will go, wo will have a house as pleasant as money- can make it. You shall have birds and flower* and horses, and ail the scientific monthlies that you want-, deuced if you sha'nt, and you shall never sow another stitch for anybody but me. Will you be my wife!” Just then Jennie and I stepped up auotber peg, and there was that little old maid, who would not marry the best man that ever lived, hugged close to the man’s breast who wouldn’t marry the best woman that ever lived, not even to save her life. We came away then, but it’a ray opinion that they re mained in just that position till we rang the bell half an hour later. “How did you know!” I ashed of Jennie. “My dear,” sho answered, “ray whole re liance was upon human nature; and let me tell you, dear goosie, whatever else may fail, that never does.” “Why, Mia Kent, what makes your face so very red!” inquired Jennie, apou entering; “and Cousin Mark, how strangely yon look I your hair is all mnssed up.” “And 1 hope to have it mussed often,” said Cousin Mark, boldly. “Miss Rent and I ore to be married thb week." Jennie laughed till her face was purple, and when l went upstairs, Mbs Keut waa pounding her back.—Waver ley Magazine. Bow and When to Orlnlc Water. In giving some advice os to tbe best time and manner of drinking water. Dr. Veit ex plains that when water b taken into the foil or partly full stomach, it docs not mingle with tho food, but passes along quickly be tween the food and lesser curvativo toward the pylorus, through which it passes into the intestines. The secretion of mucus by the lining membrane is constant, and during the night a considerable amount accumulates in the stomach; some »f its liquid portion ft ab sorbed, and that which remains is thick and tenacious. If food is token into tho stomach when in this condition it becomes coated with thb mucus, and the secretion of the gastric juice and its action are delayed. These bets show the value of a goblet of water before breakfast. Thb washes ont the tenacious mucus, and stimulates the gastrio glands to secretion. In old and feeble per sons water should not be taken cold, but fi may be with great advantage taken warm or hot Thb removal of the accumulated mu cus from the stomach b probably one of tbe reasons why taking soup at tbe beginning of a meal has been found so beneficial. LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS. CARDS. ENVELOPES. PAMPHLETS. PROGRAMMES, ANNOUNCEMENT S INVITATIONS We think we are prepared to do FINE ORPLAlN WORK moie to the notion of mot-t people, than anybody within one hundred miles of us. Everything about THE OFFICE IS NEW and as near perfection as can be. We have in or to come in. immediately, but if we cannot suit yon, we can use the wires and the Express, to obtain just what you want. As to style o? printing, our Mr. CHRISTY can use his own GOOD TASTE or adopt yours as yon think best. Onr JOB OFFICE is an important feature of our business, and we mean to push it thoroughly. We want your work. m