The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, November 11, 1885, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME Till. DUBLIN, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER if. 1885. NUMBER XXI* Professional Cards. T. L, GRINER, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Dublin - Georgia. Will practice in Washington, Johnson, f manual, Montgomery, Telfair, Dodge, ulaski, Twiggs aud Wilkinson counties, and eslewliero by special contract, may 21 tf. THOMAS B. FELDER, Jr. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Dublin. - Georgia. Will practice in the courts of the Oco nee, Ocmulgee and Middle circuits, and the Supreme court of Georgia, aud else* where by special contract. Will negotiate loans on improved" farm ing lauds. Feb. 18th, 18$5.-6m. Dr. J. L. LINDER, [SIX MILES NORTH OF DUBLIN,] OFFERS his services to the public at large,. Calls promptly attended to, day or uighL Office at residence, aug 20, ’84 ly. CHARLES HICKS, M. D., PRACTITIONER. Dublin, - - Georgia. je20, ly DR. C. F. GREEN, PRACTITIONER. Dublin, ■ Georgia. ^ALLS ATTENDED TO AT ALL Oliours. Obstetrics a specialty. Office •it Residence. 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This mammoth wws»@j>er contain? all Whe wswsof the v«aelfc, Tialgraphfc Dis- IjaAetw&np. to the Uom?- of' going to. press, ' ASliamD IteoiSi..Original Serials, etc. Smmt depavtru.an.ti9i devoted to Georgia, Florida and! South Carolina, news, and tthat of other States^ To the fanner *®schanic or artisan, the business or proi. , i sional man. who lias not advantages of a daily mail, tlio Savan Wam Weekly- N’ikws. is, tho medium by •which lie can bfc of events trans- JurinE-in the teasy-worlct whether- in his wvn State or; in tWmtt?Ji(jfet8ftt parts of the globe. Every yearly subscriber fe entitled to «oe of the Morning News Library seri- Jfdsas a premium. , THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. ■Enlarged January 1, 1885, to an S~Page, Column Paper. The Largest Paper in the South Issued Every Day in the Year. $10.00 a Year, Including the Great Sunday Issue of the “News.” The Daily News gives prominence to all matters relative to the AGRICULTU RAL, AIECHANlCAL'and MANUFAC . TURING interests of the country, as well as the GENERAL, POLITICAL and COMMERCIAL news. Its TELEGRAPHIC, STATE. GEN ERAL. LOCAL aews ami MARKET de partments are acknowledged to be the bets and most comprehensive of any paper iu he South, Subscribe thiougli your News Dealer or 4*081 Master, oor. send'dir J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga. At eleven o’clook at night, in mid-winter, a young man, just out uf prison, stood lit tho coiner of a city street, just out of tho light of the lamps that shone before the great hotel. Ho was dressod in rags, and shudderod and drew himself togeth : er as only men, of tho tramp order do. A cold workingman, a cold gentleman, a cold person of any oth er sort, never holds himself in that fashion—Heaven only knows why. Yet this mau seemed only to have started on the road downward; to be only on the verge of the steep hill which ends in the pauper’s grave; and to have something in him which gave him yet a possible hold on de cency. Ilis features were good and' his figure graceful, and he did not reek with whisky. As he stood shivering and watching tho hotel door, a cab drove up to the corner. From it, when it had stopped, alight ed a burly mau, of rough aspect, but wearing costly clothes. His hair, soaked in oil, was arranged m flat, pasted curls on either temple. His side-whiskers—“a sable silvered” were si iff and plentiful. A great diamond blazed in his shirt front; another on each little finger. He wore a \Vaistcoat of rich crimson velvet, and a watch-clmin of heavy gold, as thick as his thumb, crossed it twice. He was altogether attired, according, to some past idea of ele gance, only possible to a rich man A trunk of sole leather and a Rus si;i leather portmanteau were taken from the driver’s seat and carried m o tho hotel, and their owner was about to follow lilt in, when his eyes suddenly fell on the shivering man so near him, and he paused, and with a mattered, “There’smy luck!” beckoned with his thick finger. The man approached. “I say,” said the bejewelled trav eler, speaking in a wheezy whisper —“I say, stranger, you look hungry. If you air, I hev been tliar myself. You look cold, too. Ef you air, I could have seen you and gone yon oiio hatter many a time. Here, take that. Got yourself a sqnaro meal.” And ho droppod a jingling handful of money into the open hand. “And after you’re full, como up to the ho tel thar, and ask for Mr. Baker, from OU Town. Perhaps I can throw something in your way.” “By heavens! You’re a man,” said the recipient of the money and tho promised help. “See here, I didn’t beg, yon know, eh? You offered me this;” and ho shook the money in his 'hand. “Gold and hunger hike the pride out of a man, but I wasn’t going to beg jest yet. I can’t refuse life, that’s all.” # “AH right,” cried the stout man. Don’t forget to come/” and follow ed his trunks.into the hotel. An hour afterward, ns ho sat alone, with decanter and wine glass es on a table before him, the waiter announced: ‘A man to see yon, sir!” And the recipient of his charity walked in. He was not shivering now, and though shabby, ho was handsome. “I’m here,” ho said, doubtedly, “and thanks to you, feeling like a different man. That’s tho first food I’ve eaten for thirty 'hours.” “Sitdown,”said theother, bluffly. “Sit down. Here, take your glass and fill it. Now, you know my name. Perhaps you kuow me. I’ve made a fortune in Oil City. I’m called Rich Baker—Coal Oil Billy— lots of things. I was in despair, and the boys had givo me twenty- four hours’ work without hope of pay, when Bukcr Well spouted, old Billy followed. I believe in luck. The first mun I meet when I get anywhere is always my luck. You’re my luck here; chat’s why I tohl you to come. What can you do? Read, write, spell according to regulation? Can you flourish off my letters and show mo what’s what iu that way? You look it.” “I’m.un educated mau,” said tho strangor. “I could bo your secretary if you need one.” “That’s it,” said Mr. Baker, engage you. Goto a tailor, get suit of clothes, and send the bill to me. And remember I don’t sot up for generous. I do this beoauso you’re tny luck..” “God knows, 1 never have boon my own” said tho young man. “It looks like you haven’t been, said Mr. Baker. “What’s your niuno?” “Smith,” said tlie other. “John Smith.” Billy Baker winked and nodded “As good as another,” he said “There, go and order yourself a first class 8u it of clothes; and tell ’em to send tho bill to me—Mr. Baker Coal Oil Billy;, tho richest man in Oil City. You’re my secretary.” So the man who at dawn had been without hope was placed by Provi denco in a situation which wus eiivi able. He ought to have been grate fill. He was only glad; and already so great was his longing for wealth he began to envy Ins benofaotor, who dismissed him with a wave of the hands, Umt made the diamonds (lash again. “Those three diamonds would rnako me rich,” lie said to him self. It was a queer kind of luck that Coal Oil Billy had tudon to liis bosom had he but kuown it. I kuow nothing of tho work Wall street; uf all its , respectable gambling; of the way men tiro mined and made rich there. £ can only ’toll you that Coal Oil Billy became a fort of king in that region, and that ho was followed by n train of specu lators, and made in his own person a sort of trap or bait for others. That, ignorant of tho work ho was at, his great wealth had mysterious power. That shares in a mine rose and tell at the sound of his mime. That, without actually holding mon ey in his hand, he throw millions about broadcast. Ask Wall street what it means. I do not know. The secretary hud his little ven tures, and made a thousand dollars and bniikod it; but was not happy In a safe of the room of iiis master was a strong box full of gold. On his fingers, on his breast, shono in fortnno in .diamonds. Tho thief’s soul longed for booty. Honest ser vice, honest labor pleasod . him not. Often when Coni Oil Billy slept, snorin? wonderfully, the thin face of John Smith hem over his bod. If he had but slept so soundly time tho diamond could bo tnken from tho thick fingers, and the groat throat, where they remained all night, they wonld 1mvo been slipped off. But a touch waked tho man, and a pis tol In j ifudor his pillow, and ho was not intemperate iu his drink, though ho was fond of both wine and brnn- dy. At last, one night Mr. Baker came in in a strange mood. Ho was si lent; ho drank more tlmu usual. He slept heavily. A touch did not arouse him. Tho secretary felt that something queer had happened, and the thief saw his opportani- ty. Sleeping in an adjacent room, ho came aud went at will. At his first journey ho transferred the sleeper’s pistol to his bolt. Assured tliut lie was safe, ho touched tho diamond at his employer’s throat, and it fell into his hand. Ho drew tho ring from tho left littlo finger without arousing the victim. lie drew the other off—not so skillfully. Coal Oil Billy started to his feet, and sent a crashing blow iiuto the thief’s face, and grappled with him at tho sumo moment; but tho man was ready, lie drew his pistol and fired. Tho firm hold relaxed with a groan. Bukcr fell heavily across tho bod, and John Smith fled. In his own room ho washed tho blood from his face, N stitchod tho diu mouds into his coat, and quietly left tho hotel. Fifty thousand dollars lay within that black doth lapel, if theestunate that had been made of the diamonds was corrects Ho was rich. No thought of cho kindness of his pat ron troubled his conscience. In deed, ho had none to trouble. Tho thief by nature is tho lowest ordor of mau. A gorilla has moro fooling more sensibility. To sell tho diamonds and go to Europe was his droanv—so eusily realized, as it seemed to him, with change of costume and a false uius taebo. Ho lay in hiding for a few days, until his bruised face wus well in a tramp’s lodging house, and then re-assuming his good clothes he made his way to a diamond mer chant. On tho card ho sent in lie had written a foreign name, which ho lmd picked at random from tho list of arrivals on a recent steamer from Europe. lie left the merchant to believe that he had jewels that had escaped the duties of Custom House and oxhibitod one of his diamonds. “It is a very splendid and oxpon sive gem,” he declared, “us you will seo at a glance.” Tho Jewish diamond merchant shot him a keen gluneo from the black eyes under his white eyebrows and curried tho diamond to the light. Ho returned with it in a moment and placed it at his elbow. “Bah!” ho said, “you take mo for a fool? That is an imitation, not tho host either.” “You have changed tho stone, exoluiined tho thief. “I lmvo othoi like it. I can prove ill I oun prove it! You have changed tho stone or yon wish to cheat me.” At tho sound of liis voice two young men ran into the room. • Tho thief, Holding tho two other diamonds in his hand, repeated his ory. The youngest of tho two men spoko impressively: ‘Here, we arc well known. You know it. Show me those other diu mouds.” llo bout over them without touch ing them. Yon have been basely deceived, sir,” ho said, “for I see you speak in good faith. Theso stones are worth •nothing. They nro mote paste.” The wretched young man could not believe him. Ho went down stairs, leaving tho diamond deulers whispering together, and in tho streot below hoard a paper boy ory- ing: Extra! Extra! Full account of tho assassination of Goal Oil Billy by his secretary 1” And pulling liis lint ovor his eyes, hurried down a by streot. Hero ho found a small jeivqlpr s store, and asked the Gormart bbliind tho counter to toll him tho value of one of tho diamonds. mail) I he tlie ‘I found it,” hb said, “in tlie street.” “It is class,” replied tho ‘nothing more than ujass.” “Glass?” inquired tlie thief “Glassy so I said,” replied German, returning to* his work. And so from store .to ptoro wretched create re hurried, proof of tho worthlessness of his booty at every point, lyliilo “mur der” glared from tho pluyeards upon tho walls, and the voices of the pa per vendors repeated tho awful word. •So tlie day waned. A policeman stood »t the door of tho great hotel where Goal Oil Billy had picked up “his luck about a week afterward, und inquired: “Mr. Baker better?” “Getting well,” said, tho hail- boy. “I’d like to seo him,” said tho po liceman. “I’ve got nows for him.” And ho wasshown into tho room occupied by Coal Oil Billy.. “Sir, good morning,” said he. “Good morning, officer, said Mr. Baker, who wus in bod with his arm bound up. “Wo’vo found your seorotary, Mr. Baker,” said tho officer. “Whero?” asked Mr. Baker. “lie floated ashoro this morning,” said thootfioer. “Tlie diamonds were in his pocket book.” “Ah, yes;, no matter about tho diamonds. They’re only bits of glass,” said Goal Oil Billy. “Yon don’t value ’om, eh?” said the officer. “I moan what I say,” said Billy, “They’re bits of glass. It’s a queer story: You know Yriy first meot my luck?” “So I’ve heard,” said tho otfi cor. “Well* I hired this fellow on that account,” said Billy. “Yon see when I cuiiio on hero I was ruined: I’d sold tho diumouds, and jest put paste in their pluoo to keep pocplo from knowing it. I speculated its a beggar. Nobody guessed it. I was supposed to bo worth, millions. It was all tho satno. Do you know anything ubout spoo., Officer. “No sir,” said the policeman. “Wollj I'doii’i know much,” said Goal Oil Billy,” but that mine, tho Big Blizzard Mine, you know. avus ruined again when my luck came to my bedside to rob me, and mur derod inip fc»r thogp bits of ,glass. My murder y/as i^rM;\i^Vall; street. The shares fell Hat. I stayed mur' dured by aid of my doctor, and bought ’em, all in for nothing. Then I came to life again. The shares went up. I’m richer than I ovor was. Ask tho Wall street men wiry. I don’t know, but 1 kqow tlmt follow was my luck the rnbrhont 1 met him.”—Mary Kylo Dallas, in New York I/eiOjer. While Fame WaitH Itouml tho Corner. Puck. Olut'u-Si r Would wo udviso you. to become a literal y woniam? “Oh, yes, by all means, Clara. Beooino a literary woman, do. Whefi you have oonquorod fumo, you will- lmvo nothing to do but to lie on a siitiiMipholstorcd obuoli ’and turn off delicutq und daiuty pbotus, and thrilling romances and things. You will lmvo a qujon, und tho. great ones of tho world will gather about you and liston with bated breath to your lightest uttoranoos. Pages olad in gorgeous liv-ery will bring you, on golden salvors, rose-tinted ouvolopos enclosing tho ten thousand dollar cheok8 of your obsoquious publishers. A grutoful popnluco will put up stat utes to you, name streets, and villag es, and horse races, and patent nook ties uflor you. Fair maidens will sock air, audience with,you to solicit, on bonded knoo, tho prieoless gift of your autograph. Such,will bo your oseuto future when you lmvo won And until you lmvo perform ed that trifling feat voir ban lmvo lots of-fun thinking of all this, while you are trudging around in tho rain, with it Imjf gallon a£ wator in your shoes, or olimbiug up twonty sovon flights of stairs to soil a $100 poem to a 25 epnt editor, to bo worked up into a tooth powder ad. for a patent inside. THE CUKSE OF DlilNK, Eloquent Words from tlie Lips of Canon Farrar. New Youk, October 30.—The banquet to Canon Farrar in this city, lust evening, was very successful. In his spoebli, I10 said: Of all bodies in the world,’Parliament was tho calmest and least likoly to bo swayed by emotion. Twice he hud seen its members manifestly thrilled, once when Mr. Gludstono made use of tho words: “The evils wrought by drink are moro deadly than tho three great scourges of war, famine and postiionco, bocanso more continu ous.” “I do not undertake to say con cerning America what nmy bo tho stain on tho horn of the garment, ho said of intompcrauce, but I do say of England that not only is tho hem stained, but it Imsdyedall her white robes deep enough and cnrmu o on mgh to inoiirimdino nil tho seas ovei’ which she rules.” JoluFB. Gough traveled 200 miles to bo present. There was an im pressive scone when, in closing it short address, ho stopped forward and exclaimed: “God bliss you, Ounon Farrar, fov what you have done for humanity.” The gnost of the ovoning bowed as if receiving » benediction, and Mr. Gough repeat ed liis words, which greatly moved tho audience. How Animals Foretell Storms. Ail utiiniuls act as a sort of natural barometer, and are ondowed with tv sense which tolls them when tho at- mosphoro begins to be affected by a Storm. Tamo goose fly and squawk before a storm, and swallows and lurks soar to tho upper regions of tho atmos phere to osotipo tho heavy vupors that precede a storm. Birds anoint thomselvos on tho appoaranco of the ruin, so us to so- ouro their feathers from moisture that they nmy bookie to lfy 'higher tlmfi usual, - Domostio cattle, by thoir restless ness, foretell the coming ofuohungo n tho weather. Tho atmosphere i& generally heavier bouauso of tho electric vapor that arises, honco their irritability. Horsesrub thomsolvjw, shako 'their heads and smit! the utr by turning up their noses. Dogs throw up tlie earth with their paws. Ants labor diligently and the boos keop near their hives, beoauso tho inorousing weight in tho atmosphere foretells tiio coding atmospheric disturbance. Poor OJkl Now York. Chicago Times, A Boston paper says that at the present rate of subscriptions to tho Grant monument, “charity boxes for Now York will huvo to bo fixed to the guide posts on all country roads, in addition to Sunday school sub scriptions.” Poor old Now York! lflio Grant monument project is her lasUng disgrace, but is doubtful if a town so niggardly and mean can have proper sense of it and feel tlie jeers and ridicule winch it excites. An oyster will live to the ago of twenty-six years. That is. in tho sea ho will. In tlie restaurant tho chan ces arc decidedly against him. Some times he lusts u long time iu a res taurant; oh, a very long time. But ho docs not live nearly snlong as he lasts. Tho Latent Agony. Tho latost, tho newest, tho most agonizing, tho most excruciating and tho most fascinating thing out, ac cording to tho authority of a young man Whose life is but an bndloss round of fashionable dissipation, j* tho silk handkorohiof quilt craze, “Now, tny dear fellow, you rniisn’t laugh, you know. Really it isn’t fair until' you know all about it. X't isn’t any ntfhuicMi to tho crazy-quilt crazo, which belongs solely to tho la dies. All wo have to do with that, you know, is to supply pieces of oar cravats to our lady friends. But this is rsomething for men. You’ll appreciate it. I know you will* Well, Pll toll you all about it. You see, in tho first place I buy a num ber of plain white silk handkerchiefs. Then I distribute tl.iem among my lady friends, one to onell. The lady is expected to. ombroidor her initials or monogram in h?r own lmir iii tlie corner. Could anything .be moro beautiful? The idea t came from abroad, but it has .taken iim- mensely hero. You sec, the lady who has long, luxuriant .hair »hus a chanco to deftly show itho <faot*-w,UUo tho girl who hasn’t—well,, .1 sapposo she cither buys or barrows,some.uf the samo shade as her .own. Only tho short haired girls aro fighting the crazo. I’m with the ‘long hairs’ in the contest, .because its tho proper thing you know.”—N. Y. Telegram*

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The Dublin post. (Dublin, Ga.) 1878-1894, November 11, 1885, Image 1