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ghe £dveyjjfrr* Now'Yorker* complain (bat when they go to the country for their health they return with the germa of typhoid fever in their syatem. ■ The New York Herald la trying to •secure libel laws in every State that will exempt an editor from responsi bility when matter over which be has no control slips into his paper. The northern tourists spending the winter season in Southern Georgia are enthusiastic over our wonderful climate. They have found that this is a warm place in the winter, but they should return in the summer if they wish to keep cool. Some of the congressmen who were not renominated or re elected seem to have felt their defeat very keenly. It is stated that no less than six seats in the house have been vacant since that body reconvened tbo last time, the members being reputed as suffering from melancholia incident to their defeat Every Senator of the United States is entitled to a private secretary at a salary of $6 a day during the session of Congress to be paid out of the public crib. Much objection has been made to this arrangement and it is well founded. Senator Reagan has brought fresh criticism on the private scheme by appointing his wifeto8crvo him in the capacity Thu House has refused several times to appropriate money for the pay of senatorial secretaries, but has al ways yielded the point. The Atlanta Constitution says: We aro pleased to know that Mr. Montgomery M. Folsom, one of the most popular of the new school of Southern writers, is collecting his poems, sketches and stories i volume to bo entitled “Scraps of Song and Southern Scenes.” The book is to be issued by an Atlanta firm, and will be sold by subscription, It ought to hnvo a large sale all over the country. Some of Mr. Folsom’s lyrics linger in the car of memory, and his stories are told with the art that reproduces nature. During the next year of 188'J many a maimed confederate veteran in Georgia and his wife and children will thank the lion. W. T. Smith, of Gwinnett, for his eloquent and per sistent advocacy of the bill which practically doubled the pension which Georgia allows to her maimed and indigent soldiers. This work was a gracious one, and no hands were given to it so effectively and so earnestly’ as Mr. Smith, of Gwinnett, —his heart was in the work. A XodeHt Legislator. X«w York Tlaet. Atlanta, Gn., Doc. 20.—There 1* only one colored man in the Georgia Legislature, Samuel Mclvcr. On go ing home yesterday Dr. William D. Hoyt was very much surprised to fiad a big colored roan in his house talking to the femalo members of his family. He did not know what to think of it as he walked into the room until one of the ladies remark ed: “This is Sam; don’t you know him?" It then flashed across the physician’s mind that the colored man was the old coachman of his wife’s mother, in Liberty county, long before the war. Sam was born in 1816 and is there fore 72 years old. He told them all about bow ho was elected to the Leg islature and how he was getting aloq^. Mrs. Stevens, who washisolder own er, also asked him many questions about the old homestead. Dinner time came and there was somewhat of a predicament. What should be done with the old negro? He was a member of the legislature, and it would not do to send him to the kitchen. So the family ate dinner and gave the table to Sam. At supper time the same thing was repeated; the family ate first and then Sam. Dr. Hoyt thought that he ought to give the old man some present, but Was afraid that he might insult him by offering him something ordinarily given to the people of his race. Dur ing the evening the visitor seemed very much pleased with some im proved rat traps the doctor was set ting. So he presented him with one. Finally It was about time for the leg islator to leave as he was going back to Atlanta by the 9:30 train. As he was getting ready, Sam said to Dr. Hoyt: “Dr. hasn’t you got an old coat you’d give me.” The “old human nature” of the colored man came back to him, and he forgot that he was a legislator drawing a salary of $-1 per day. Dr. Hoyt was pleased to hear him ask the question, as he had been puzzled to know what to give him. The doctor looked over his cast off clothing up stairs, and found an old coat. Sam already had on two coats. These were rather too tight. He pulled off one and put on the coat received, with the oldest one outside. The outside coat was sev eral inches shorter than the one giv en him, but that made no difference to him. Race Prejudice nt the North. Tho fact that the negroes have no such chance at the north us they have at the South is becoming more and more apparent every day. Recently the New Orleans Times Democrat, enlarging on a brief allu sion to the matter in-The Constitu tion, called attention to the fact that the negro ie treated much worse at tho north that at the South, being crowded out of all the trades, aud in dustries there, while here he Is always certain of employment. With a view of contradicting this statement, the Chicago Inter Ocean sent out its report'--- m i tour of in vestigatiou. T!i.- ...it i- that the statement in» l. th.- 'li-ue- I- crat anil Th.- t are in *r« than verili'-d flic reoui-ters. it, is to be presum-'l. m-ele tli.ii-oneh in- veatigatioi.. T .t they have collect.-.j that the negro at the north has a far more un comfortable experience than the negro at the South. F. L. Burnett, a negro lawyer and editor, and “the worst colored man in Chicago,” stated that the colored man has been shut out of all the great middle-elass employments of the north, and is compelled to seek employment in places of humble servility, and even in these places he finds himself pushed to the wall by white competitors who are more satisfactory, and who can afford to work at cheaper rates.—Atlanta Constitution. Among the acts of the Georgia leg islature at its recent session was one imposing n tax of $25 on trnvelin, sewing machine agents for every county in which bedells or tries to sell machines. Under former acts each sewing machine company paid a tax of $200 a year and $10 fdr each agent employed in this State. It is believed that the new law will drive many itenerant agents out of the sew ing machine business provided it can be enforced. . There’s tho rub. No penalty is fixed for failure or refusal to pay thp tax. Machines in the hands of an agent are not liable for such a tax, and it is hard to see how the State is to collect the license unless the act he amended. Two hoys, aged respectively eight and nine years, were arrested in New York last Wednesday for smoking cigarettes. They were taken before Justice O’Reilly, who administered a lecture to them, but said ho was com pelled to discharge them, as no punishment hnd been devised to lit their crime. Cigarette smoking is undoubtedly an injurious habit, and the boy of eight or nine who is caught with one of the nasty things in his mouth deserves a spanking, but the enactment of a law against such in diligence would be worse than the admitted evil. The tendency toward paternalism in our government'is al ready too strong, but it is yet a long way from such ridiculous expedient# as state or national prohibition of cigarettes. It is Jjiought that, tho census of 1890 will show an increase of popula tion over 1880 of 14,000,000, making number of inhabitants of tho United States 64,000,000. The details of the census arc being considered, and sev eral suggestions have been made by different parties. One is that the number of surviving cx-union and ex confederate soldiers he ascertained; another is that the recorded indebt edness of the ' people be found out, and another is to make a complete classification of the colored people of the south, stating how many are pure negroes, and how many arc mu lattocs, quadroons and octoroons. A census taken on the last named point would have to bo compared with that to be taken in 1900 in order to show the increase or decrease in these per sons. George Brown, a young black smith, near Broad Creek, Conn., loved the daughter of a leading Democrat, who wouldn’t accept George as a suitor for his daughter’s hand just because he was a Republican. But George was persistent, and so to get rid of him the old gentleman made the following proposition: If Mr. Cleveland should be elected the young man was to give the old man a deed of sale of all his proporty and quit town. Should Harrison be elected George was to have the girl. The father has been in a state of mind ever since the election, and the only comfort ho finds is in insisting that thero shall be no wedding until after General Harrison's inaugura tion. Much has been written about the team of sorrel horses which Mrs. Cleveland and Her mother drive near ly every time they come into town, but it is not generally known that these mares are mother and daugh ter. The team was purchased Virginia aud is perfectly matched. Horse faiciers would not call them a desirable pair, as they each have three white feet and blazed faces. This is always a sign of inferiority, though horses with only one white foot are not so objectionable amon horse dealers. Animals with nil four feet white, or with three out of four white, arc as a rule considered likely to last only a few years for service, and they do not bring any thing like the prices paid for those which have all black feet. However, the Oak View sorrels are as gentle as kittens, they are pretty good movers, and the mistress of the White House and her mother can drive them with absolute safety to the pretty park phaeton whjch they have used for the last six months. The public school system of New York is excellent, but it is not per fect, and there is some complaint concerning it. Ouc cause of com plaint is that the superintendent has too much to do, and, therefore, does his work unsatisfactorily. Another is that many teachers obtain and re tain their places through political in fluences—the candidate with the longest “pull”' frequently securing the prize. These aro very serious objection. The superintendent should have enough work to occupy his time but not so much that he would at tend to it hastily; and of course, teachers who are selected because they are backed by friends who are influential politically cannot always bo the best. In fact, they may fre quently be incompetent, and yot be retained. The trouble at the railroad yards in Albany has about been remedied. The reason Yardmaster Hall had for resigning was ovorwork, For several days there had been axushof freight, and the yard crew was about worked to death, hence their resignations. Those who quit have all gone back to work, the company, so it is stated, promising to recompense thoir faith fulness. Every side track in reach of the city was used to get tho cars out of the way. Public Courtship. Philadelphia American: Two very pretty young women, who are noted in this section of the State as being flrst class housekeepers, members of the church, and of good character and manners, have consented, with a desiro of making u Sons of America Fair, shortly to he held, profitable, to bo chosen in public to be the wives of any two young men who may prove acceptable to them and their parents, The young women will be at the fair every evening and will have charge of booths. Any young man who is serious and honest in his intentions to marry will be required to say pub licly in a loud voice in the hall where the fair is held, “I*am here.” To this the young lady who is nearest will answer, “So am I.” * The wooing is to take place in tho sight of all spec tators, and if-an agreement to marry is arrived at it is to he publicly sign ed. Those girls should be put in a lunatic asylum or a house of correc tion. The American girl is the subject of much recent discussion by the English press, owing, no doubt, to the fact that a number of English men have preferred American to Eng lish women for wives. The criticism has not been uncomplimentary to the American- girl. The London Telegraph,for instance,said the other day: “If in the future the slender American belle is bidden behind the ampler beauty of the English matron, we may still hear from her lips the wit and shrewdness, the acute accent, the intelligent questions, and tho rapid repartee that proclaim her ori ginal nationality.” The American girls are all right. What is needed is for England and other foreign countries to furnish better hushands for them than they have been fur ntshing for some time. COSTLV AND DEADLY KNIVES. GUNS -AND- CHAMBERLIN LillBKD SHELLS FOR SALE BY PALMER BROS SAVANNAH, GA. The “wet” counties in Georgia have nearly doubled iu number within the past year. A nd Vet, strango to say, Christmas was tbo soberest one that tbo State has enjoyed In year# SduV'iomu with you 1 WAV IS If! Will) C1N TELL? _ arc shrewd at guessing, but no one can ex- ilain the following strange coudiiton of things day. do are beginning to "all;" . ight indisposition; tho sick ness progresses until Anally one will have con sumption, another catarrh, another kidney trout) le, and worst of all, some will be mulcted with that terrible malady, cancer. And to think that ordinary prudence in the beginning wonld have saved us from any of these dreadful visitors. Cancer has taken off some of our strongest men and women lately, and others are stricken with It. The reflection that the dend might be living and the afflicted he in good health (had the prop er means been used) is not a pleasant ono. That king of all blood punflerv, ’•GUINN'S PIONEER 1ILOOD BENEWEn" Is tho one great ■ science that attains . lies, enriches and strengthens tbs blood, and acts as a perfect tonio to the whole system—prevent innumiratile eases of sickness, and save many, lives. Tbe following wilt explain Itself: “I am pleased Pi state to tbs public that Ut'inx's ni-ooii ltXKKWK* has no eiinal as a Blood PurMer, for have tried U sufficiently. J.C. UAUNKS, >1; II. Grinin* tide Call on Messrs. Hodges A O'Connor for Alma nac, end don't forget to take a bottle of tbo mol- In 1858 M. Pried, who then had a small the first Mechanics’ fair held to Son Francisco. After the fair Ward Eaton took the knife to the Bank Exchange and raffled it for $180. Price imd taken great care in tempering the blade, and Bad offered to forfeit $100 If any better steel could be found. At that time Billy Allison, of Yolo, was making knives, which were sought by all men who wanted reliable weapons. Surveyor General Hlgloy hnd an Alli son knife, and ho backed it against Price’s blade. The test was made in tbe Bank Exchange, and aroused as much interest as a national election. Gen. Higley laid a half dollar on the counter and drove tho Allison blade through it without turning tho point or edge. Ward Eaton wielded tho Price blade with a steady, strong arm, and acliievqjl the same feat Gen. Higley then tried two half dollars, and the point of his knife turned. Eaton plied up three of tho coins, drove the Price knife through them, and when he raised the weapon thothreo half dollars were impaled op the point, which wao not turned. That made Price’s bowio knives as famous on this coast as Toledo blades were in Spain, and every man who west heeled had to have one. Marion Moore, a noted mining and sporting man, whoso nitroglycerine blew up Wells, Fargo & Co.’s express office on tne corner of Cali fornia and Montgomery streets, ordered of Price the best Knife he could make. . Moore gavo Price a gold brick and a picco of gold quartz that he hod taken out of a mine with his own hands, and told him to work the metal in. Price made an eight inch bowio, having a gold handle inlaid with quarts. Moore paid $175 for tho weapon, and handed back to Price tho gold that was left over. Moore’s lawyer, McCabe, got a gold mounted knife for $100, and these two expensive weapons played a leading part in a bloody tragedy in White Pine, Nov. Moore had a mine there, and, as was usual in those days, somebody tried to jump tho claim. Moore and MoCabe were caught in the tunnel by a band of fighters lu red by the other claimants, and cut their way out with their bowie knives. Several men wero killed in tho fight, and as most of tho dead bad only knife wounds, it is supposed that Moore and his lawyer did some game and lively work. A little gambler named Barney Kenny used a six and a half inch bowie of Price’s make with deadly effect about eighteen years ago. He was playing poker with three other sports in a saloon in Portland, Ore. Somebody was caught cheating, and Barney grabbed tho pot. Instantly the three confeder ates pulled their pistols and blazed away at Barney, who drew his knifo and waded in desperately. After a brief but furious combat, in which fifteen shots wero fired, Barney walked out of the room, leaving the others on tho floor. Ono was dead, a second mortally wounded, and the third cut so badly tbat he had to be in a hospital for months. In 18G1 Price mado two knives forCoL Jack Garnblo, who supplied Mexican gold onzas for the liandlo frames. The handles were inlaid with abalino shell and gold quartz, and tbo colonel paid $400 for the two weapons. Gamblogave one to bis friend Charles Norris, who lost it somo vears later. It was a mere fancy of Gamble's to have such a weapon, as ho was never known to use it. Joe Winters, in 1864, walked into Prico’s placo with two friends, saw three $75 knives in the case, bought them, and turning around, presented ono to each of his companions just os ho would hand about cigars. Ono of the men who bought an extrav agantly expensive knife from Pricecamo into tho shop some time after a tight had occurred in a mine and several men had been carved to death, and exchanged tho weapon for somo other wares. Ashe put thl gold mounted bowio down ho said with a shiver that he would never use a knifo again. When the weapon was examined tho blade was found rusted with blood, and thero was blood oven in tho crevices between tho slabs of tho handle and tho frame. Thero wero no guards on tho hilts of theso knives, be cause tlio men who bought them carried them for sudden use, and a guard is likely to catch in the clothing and delay tho draw. Tho first big knives mado by Price wero for a party of United States sur veyors, who wanted them os substitutes for axes in cutting trails through lie brush, Tho blades were twelvo inches long and very heavy, and in tho hands of a strong man would cut a person’s head off at ono blow.—San Francisco Ex aminer. How “Doo” Smart Broko tho Banks. “Doc" Smart, a noted Western bandit, with two confederates, bought all tho playing cards at El Paso, at Goldsberg’s stationery store, paying for them $75, and when questioned os to what they In tended doing with them said that they were going up in the mines and expected to do a great business, but if they failed would like tho privilege to return what they did not uso. Goldsberg consented, and in a few days they returned with about half of them. This somo Goldsberg was in tho habit of furnishing all tho faro banks in town with cards, and upon receiving orders for them and having none on Band ex cept thoso returned by Smart ho divided tho lot between tho different “banks,” and on tho same night every “bank” in E3 Paso was “busted” by Smart and a row of bis confederates. Tho last “bank broko” examined their cards, mid found that overy cord had been “pinched.” An investigation at each “bank” showed their cards “pindieil” in tho somo manner. It was found out next day that Smart had returned theso cards to Goldsberg, and, of course, it was do- eldod Hint Smart and tils gang “pinched” them. Tho town was too hot for him for sovcral days after. It is estimated that Uw winnings wero about $125,000. —Han Francisco Argonaut.