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VOLUME VIII. I Church Directory. MElUoDlßT.—Douglasville—First, thjre 1 *nd fifth Sundays. Sam Spkisgs—S-.ond Sunday, ar d S&tnrda > before. Itowxx—Fourth Sunday, and Sutnrdav u. ! tore. W. B. FTOTE, Pastor. BaptistDouglaarille, firet and fourth thin* days. Rot. A. 8. Vaughn, pastor. f Masonic, Douglasville Lodge, No. 289, F. A. M.,meeta on Saturday night before the first and third ; Sundays in each month. J. R. Carter, W, M. ( W. J. Camp, Secy. Ii ty Directory. Cooper. ■sett; Ifard. £l, M. Souter. . H. Camp. V. A. Sayer, lel Shannon. M. Huey. Mitchell. OTKRIOR COURT. [ Mondays in January and Julj ; >eks. nsonW. Harris. . Harry M. Reid, sett. iVard. COUXTT COURT. erlv session on fourth Mon- May, August and November jfedtolds' utJtil til the eases on the docket are ; •gwA s< ssion it meets on fourth Mfedawi&eaah, month, Bou. B. A. Massey. -Hdn. W. T. Roberts. wHHmWhW. nphos. i OUDIWARI’S COURT Meets for ordinary purposes on first Monday, and for county purposes on first Tuesday in each month. Judge—Hon. H. T. Cooper. JUBTIOBS COURTS. 730th Diet. G. M. meets first Thursday in each month. J. L Feely, J. P., W. H. Cash, N. P., ; D. W. Johns and W. K. Hunt, L C. ■ 736th Diet. G. M., meets second Saturday. I A. R. Bomar, J. P., B. A. Arnold, N. P„ & 0. ! Yeager, L. C. 784th Diet. G. M. meets fourth Saturday, j Franklin Car*»r, J, P., 0. B. Baggett, N. P., I 3. O. James and M. 8. Gore, L. Os. 1239th Dtst. G. M. meets third Saturday. T. j M. Hamilton, J. P., M. L. Yates, N. P., B. W. , Biggers, L.C., 8. J. Jourdan, L. C. 1260th Diet., G. M. meets third Saturday. N. I Camp, J. P., W. 8. Hudson, W. P., J. A. Hill, L. C. 12715 t Diet. G. M. meets first Saturday. 0. Clinton, J. P. Albexry Hembree, «. P„ | 1272nd Dist. G. M. meets fourth Friday. ‘ Geo. W, Smith, J. P., O. J. Robinson, M. P., 1273rd Dist. G. M. meets third Friday. Thou White, J. P., A. J. Bowen, N. P., W. J. Harbin, Professional Cards. ROBERT!. MASSEY, ” ATTORNEY AT LAW DOUGLASVILLE, GA. (Office in front room, Dorsett's Building. f Wil! praetioe anywhere except in the County Court of Douglass county. W. A. JAMES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Will practice in all the courts, State au ; Federal. Office on Court House Square, DOUGLASVILLE, GA. WM. T. ROBERTS? ATTORNEY AT LAW, DOUGLASVILLE, GA. Wdl prseticr in all th® Courts. All legs , t-tWineas wjll receive prompt attention. Office I tn Court House. I O. IX CAMP, ATTORNEY AT LAW. DOUGLASVIIXE, GA. Will practice in all the courts. AU btuinew tnwusted to him will receive prompt attention. B. G. GRIGGS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, j DOU3LABVIIUE, GA. Will practice in all the courts, State and Federal JOHN M, EDGE, | ATTORNEY AT LAW. POVGLASVUJ E, OK. Will practice in all the courts, and promptly 1 attend to aU buaineas entrusted to his care. J. S. JAMES, I ATTORNEY AT LAW, OOUGLASVnXB, GA. Will practice in the courts of Douglass, Campbell. Oarroll, Paulding, Cobb, Fulton ami adjoining eountee*. Prompt attention given to ail buslneM. j. h. McLarty, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. j DOVGI.ASVU.IIK, GA. WUI practice ia ait the curu. both State and I Frdrrak a specialty. JOHNLEOGE. ATTORNEY AT LAW. DOVOLASViLLK. (11. I It te wud tv have been discovered by •ohmoethrt the wind moves in a circle, bet »o expiaaauen ha* been made m to bow it bappetm that whan the pUyfui • i-ephyiwaßuebcdd of a man’* hat they ■ Biway* make a straight shoot for the near- : art mudpaddle. X" f ' v <-*■**• flie Wtefeli Star. j A WISDOM. A Tonsorial Artist Unlocks' His Knowledge Box. How Hairs Turn Gray and Why Men Get Baldheaded-" Women. A barber who dressed a Brooklyn 1 Union reporter’s hair recently had the i usual conversational ability of the “pro : session,” but it ran in a different vein, i He didn’t remark about the weather, talk I indefinitely of politics, or even suggest the proper kind of hair restorer the cus tomer should use, to be had, perforce, of him. ‘’You have an excellent head of hair,” i said he. “Yes,” was the gratified response of the customer. “But it is growing gray,” was the next ! remark. ; “Um,” grunted the customer, guessing i what would next be said; but he was ’ mistaken. There was no suggestion of hair dye. “The reason I say so is, because if you are careful in five years you will have one i of the finest heads of gray hair a man i would wish, and I think nothing is finer than a thick growth of gray hair. It is not the sign of weakness that many think. ■ Some of the healthiest men in the city ; grew gray young. You mustn’t cut it too 1 often, though.” “Why not?” j “Because that will make you bald. It ' is often wondered why men grow bald ' and women do not. Some claim it is be- cause the men keep their hats on con i stantly and so overheat their heads, while wumtiu wear light hats. This is incor , rect. .Men keep their hats on very little more titan women. The trouble is the men generally' have their hair cut con stantly and short, It’s just like keeping i a l«wn-mow«r going frequently over the gr&siL “ The roots burn themselves out end the plant dies. Hair is nothing more than * plant so far as that is concerned. “I your pardon, does that hurt you?” and die barlxT dexterously removed a tween the <mstomer’s collar and bis neck. | “Do you know’ that those little hairs might obtain growth there if you left them alone? They would. I’ve had strange hairs grow in on jny or hand and it was just as if I had been inoculat ed with virus. There was irritation and inflammation. This wouldn’t be the case with one’s own hair, of course.” “I guess you didn’t get all that hair out.” said the customer. “There seems i to be some crawling around there yet.” “You’re right about the crawling. Hairs are covered with scales faced one way. They’re like flat, round, or three cornered files, and the teeth fasten them selves in the skin so thut they can almost crawl. I can easily tell which end of this hair the root is on,” said the barber as he rubbed a hair between his thumb and forefinger, and it began to inove out of his hand. “That is how hairs get tan gled. These teeth fasten in each other. The people who pull at Jthem only hurt themselves and tighten the' grip worse. If they rubbed the tangled spots between their fingers they’d loosen it without hurt.” 4, You think women are wise in not cut ting their hair?” asked the reporter. “No. I don’t. They should have their hair trimmed occasionally, because that would aid its growth. When hair grows to a certain length it splits, and that weakens it. I’m often surprised, though, that many women have any hair at all. They draw it up so tightly it ought to strain it out by the roots. I believe they give themselves their nervous headaches by straining the nerves at the base of the brain in doing their hair up. They certainly expose the tenderest part of the head.” After this information, given without interfering with his work, the liarber pro ceeded with a phrenological examination of his customer's ha*d, detailing the vari ous cxceHencie* of character shown in his bumps until he was puffetl up with pride and paid the extra d cents demanded for bay rum without a murmur. Sanitary Precaution «a the Rail. “Brakeman, ” inquired the fat passen ger who rolled and lolled around over two seats rear the stove, “why do you keep this ear so all-fired hot?” •'That's the orders, sir,’’ replied the brakeman, glancing at the crowded seats across the aisle, “Uut'< orders. You see, there's a heap of triekiny in the country, now, an* our orders is to cook the hogs so the company won't have no damages to pay to passengers what catch 'em”—CA»- Uer-auL ' The man who has a fair brain, na , doubted courage, fearless truth, and hon ' e«ty can get all he should have in this ( wvrid. F'A.WNTIVG TO NONE-CHARITY TO ALL. DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, APRIL 6. 18S6- A Stage Bobber’s Exploit* “Heard of Dick Fellows, the single handed stage robber, haven’t you?” asked an Arizona ranchman yesterday. “Dick is a small man with light complexion, . blue eyes and light hair, and the last ' man you would pick out for a desperado. Well, about two years ago I had the ■ pleasure of making Dick’s acquaintance. Myself and a party were camping out! near the mouth of the Black Canon. It was just after dusk, and as we were seat ed in a circle telling yarns Dick suddenly came into our midst. ‘Well, boys,’ he said.’ ‘I have lost $42,000 to-day, but I’ll pay for the whiskey if any man will go ! for it,’ concluded he, throwing down a S2O gold piece. I didn’t know the man • then, and, not wishing to offend him, I volunteered to go. When I returned Dick and the boys were fast friends, and wc drank the liquor while he told the story of his great loss. ‘Boys,’ he began, ‘Wells & Fargo went through to-night with a chest filled with the money that I lost. Charlie Wheeler was a-drivin’, and alongside of him was Jim Hume, the ’ mountain detective—-an’ he’s a good one —in the employ of the express company. , Just as the old stage came lumberin’ out of the canon I stepped up on a big flat rock and look over the barrel of my En- ; field at him. Jim saw me too an’ yelled: ; ‘Dick Fellows 1’ an’ we both fired at the * same time. Neither on us was hit an’ Charlie whipped up, an’ that’s how I lost ’ the money. But now mark me, boys, I’ll j get even with Jim Hume before two ! months, and you will all be witnesses, 1 too.* Dick left us then, and we saw nothing of him until the two months were up, when he came upon us just as suddenly as he did before. ‘Jim Hume , made a good stake in savin’the box,’ he said. ‘Wells & Fargo thanked him and gave him a watch worth S3OO and a pair of pearl-handle, self-acting revolvers, but ; they’ll be mine to-night and a good bit of dust with 'em. Be at the mouth of 1 the Black Canon and see how I doit,’ concluded. Dick, as he his rifle ] and looked at his cartridgos. We A wnU'.u’, and as we heard the stage reSHS Hbg /fr’wn the ei*nsh we s?ot out we could see. Dick mounted a rock 4 brought his repeater to bear on Hume"lSKl fore the detective could get a drop On him, ‘Jim Hume, halt them hosses 1’ yelled Dick, an’ throw off the box an’ the watch an’ revolvers Wells & Fargo give ye.’ ‘You’ve got me, Dick,’ said Jim, as he proceeded to obey the command, while Dick covered him with his Win chester. When everything was off he or dered the stage to move on, never mo lesting any of the passengers or exchang ing a word with them. Dick then broke i open the box and took $17,000 in gold from it, which he packed away on hie person and strolled Sway in the dark ness.”— Chicago Herald. The British House of Lords. An ordinary sitting of the House of Lords is a dull and dreary ceremony. The hall is lofty, and in the dim light of an English afternoon reminds one of some stately vault where the remains of the ancestral institution may be imagined to repose. A few straggling gentlemen are seated on the benches, some mumb ling remarks are made, some antiquated form gone through in tW darkness—a new peer is perhaps presented in his robes, or a bill comes up from the Com mons—and the august assembly" adjourns. The business of the House is carried on by thirty or forty peers, and these, with rare exceptions, maintain the debates of the session. The uniformity of costume is broken only by the Lord Chancellor as he enters or leaves with his robes and his train-bearer, or the ghostly bishop who sit on lienchcs by themselves, in their lawn sleeves. The mover and seconder of an address that is offered to the -queen at the owning of every session are always in levee dress—for they are supposed ! > stand in the presence of majesty, thou j : majesty never is there—but otherwise t . i » jieersare plainly clad, the older ones. ; .4 ; a rule, unfashionable, ami more than half of them wear their hats. All is dismal, decorous, and funereal. Produced the Body. The Tiflis jujtralw rej»orts a singular case which lately occurred in a Georgian village in the Caucasus. A Persian l>c came bail fur a fellow-countryman ac cused on a criminal charge. When the day of trial came the accused was not forthcoming. The bailsman was informed that he must produce hh friend, or the recognizances would be estreated. He went to the accused, andhaving employed in vain every possible argument, entreaty ami threat, he finally drew his dagger and plunged it in the breast of the de faulter. He then bore the body to the judge, saying that he brought the corpse,’ since be failed to produce the living man. He was painfully surprised on being him- ? self arrested and lodged in jail on * murder. j Etiquette Which May Have Cost a Queen’s Life. !- How a Russian Rule Was Broken and an Empress Was Saved. Lucy Hooper m one of her recent Paris Setters says: It was a matter of wonder to many persons that Dr. Fauvel, the great French specialist in throat diseases, uad not been summoned to attend the King of Spain at the commencement of bis malady, especially as Dr. Fauvel had always attended Queen Isabella and her children during their residence in Paris for any troubles of that nature. But such a proceeding was forbidden by the strict rules of Spanish etiquette, which prohibits one of the royal family of Spain from being attended by any physician who is not a Spaniard by birth. At the time of the last illness of the young Queen Mercedes there resided in Madrid a German doctor who was espe cially famed for his treatment of typhoid fever, the disease from which the Queen was suffering. He had recently saved the life of Mrs. J. R. Lowell when she was suffering from a violent attack of that terrible malady. A few days before Queen Mercedes breathed her last her Spanish doctors sent for their German : colleague and requested him to prescribe for their patient without seeing her. This he positively refused to do, saying that I he must examine into the physical condi tion of the Queen before prescribing for her. But that could by no means be ! pennitbjd. I “Then,” he said, “let, me merely see bar—let me go to the door of her room and look at her without crossing the tWiftld.” Ev<-n U?!|s<uiH es.sioii was refused,. “Then, geutl<W n >” he declared, “I “Bon do iMjhing. i wilh not tot tempt to p’-e have uwt even se*n.” ; il<- 'Aithdnw froihk and* . dayo lai* r Dy many years ago it' Russia. " 'Rite Czarina, the mother of the present or of Russia, was shortly after her mar nage attacked with a serious affection of the stomach. Up to that time no physi cian eould approach the bedside of one of his lady patients of the Imperial fami ly nearer than ten feet. The Empress grew worse and became alarmingly ill. The Emperor Alexander gave orders that a famous physician called Botkin, of whose skill in such cases he had heard, should at once be sent for. Botkin came, and, to the horror of his colleagues, he walked straight up to the bedside of the Empress and took hold of her wrist to feel her pulse. He was instantly hurried from the room and loudly remonstrated with on the impropriety of his conduct, •being told that his imperial patient was to be looked at from a distance and that he must not approach her, much less touch her. Botkin listened in silence to all that the other doctors had to say, but when tlie report of the consultation was drawn up he refused to sign- it. The Emperor, who was exceedingly anxious respecting Botkin’s opinion, sent at once for the report, and on noticing that the name of the new doctor did not appear in it he caused him to be summoned at once to his presence. “Your Majesty,” quoth Botkin, frank ly, “I can not pretend to treat a patient that I am not permitted to examine. The Empress is, I learn, in a very critical situ ation. I think I can save her, but to do so I must be allowed to go to work in my own way.” The Emperor rose from his chair, took Dr. Botkin by the arm and marched with him into the sickroom of the Empress and straight up to her bedside. ‘'There, doctor,” he said, “examine your patient, and if any one pretends to interfere with you remember that you are obeying my commands.” The course of treatment prescribed by the great physician proved aoccessful. The Empress w** saved and that particular rule of imperial etiquette was abrogated forever. A Leading Question. “And so Mr. Featheriy will lead your daughter to the altar next month, Mrs Hendricks?” said the minister, who was making his weekly call. “Ah, yes!** replied Mrs. Hendricks, with a sigh; “I don't know what I shall do without Clara.” “Will Mr. Featheriy lead Clara to the altar the same as Aunt Jane says that ma leads pa?” inquired Bobby. ••How is that. Bobby r asked the min ister. pleasantly. ,f ßy the nose."—A'. K. Tinm. The average age of the British peer PEARLS of thought. Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom, . A man who is not ashamed of himself need not be ashamed of his early con dition. Men sunk in the greatest darkness imaginable retain some sense and awe oi Deity. Tender minds should not receive early impressions of goblins, ‘ spectres and ap paritions. There is in every true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blades in the dark hour of adversity, The only true zeal is that which is guided by a good light in the head, and that which consists of good and innocent affections in the heart. Never pronounce a man to be wilfully niggard until you have seen the contents of his purse. Distribution should be in accordance with receipts. Human calculation cannot limit the in fluence of one atom of wholesome knowl edge, patiently acquired, modestly pos sessed, and faithfully used. As no single man is born with a right of controlling the opinions of all the rest, so the world has no title to demand the whole time of any particular person. Learning, like money, may be of so base a coin as to be utterly void of use; or, if sterling, may require good man agement to make it serve the purpose of a sense of happiness. Almost every one has a predominent inclination, to which his other desires and affections submit, and which governs him, though perhaps with some inter nals, through the whole course of his life. Love on Snow Shoes. A of : Oscar Olstu us Ani- >n;irvi(‘‘i • tu tbe/summit of at an altitude of over 13,000 mZBR? party ixing on Inowshoes. Mm Ciamets i to meetTfr. Olsen 5 ! 't v‘as to uplro&ch the ijfrg of the bride lere LWAivity, accompanied by her two brothers, and Olsen left Animas Fol ks at the same- hour, accompanied by the Rev. Father Ley, of Silverton, and a few friends. The only way of scaling the snow covered mountain was on snow shoes and the climbing was fatiguing. The groom and the minister arrived first at the designated meeting point; but they did not have long to wait, for the bride and her brothers were soon observed near ing the spot, trudging along cheerily. Miss Conners seemed less fatigued than any other member of the party. After a short rest, Father Ley performed tlje wedding ceremony with as much impres siveness as if it had taken place in a church. The minister, the bride, the groom and the witnesses of the marriage grouped themselves together as close as the Canadian snowshoes would permit.— Colorado Beacon. The Wonderfal Soil of the Wert. “Do we have any cyclones out in on.* country?” echoed the passenger from the West. “A few. Two or three times a year one comes along and makes things howl. We have got used to’em, though, and don’t mind ’em anymore. The soil is so fertile that we are able to copper the cyclones in great shape.” “But I can’t see what the fertility of the soil has got to do with it when torna does come along every once in a while and carry off your buildings.” ‘ ‘Of course, "’you can’t see it. Nobody • j ever could see it until he went out West and looked around a little with his own ' eyes. We harn’t got any trees in our country to anchor things to, and they wouldn’t be of any use, anyhow, in a i regular old cyclo. But, stranger, ' the fertility of the soil comes to our as- ' distance. Every well-regulated house, j barn, stable and granary in our neighbor hood is tied to a cornstalk, an’ the cy clones can’t budge ’em an inch. That’s the kind of a soil we have out our way.” Chicago Herald.. Sweet and Tender. The chief cook at the St. James hotel, New York, tells an experience: “I like to try any new edible myself, sometimes. A little s white ago I had a nice young > dog. Some how or other the dog broke i his leg, and so I killed it. It was so nice ' and fat I thought I would see how it tasted cooked, so I prepared the dog like any one would prepare a joint of pork, roasted it and served it with the same sort of dressing one would put with pork, and to a stranger the joint had all th< : appearance of pork, and it tasted deli I Hous. It was very tweet and tender.” NUMBER 9. Ingenious Girl Squatters. A woman, unmarried and twenty-one yeafb old, has the right to take up land, and in Dakota many have availed them selves of this privilege by acquiring pre : emption or tree claims. Bethrothed ; i couples from the East sometimes take up adjoining claims and then marry and settle down on 480 acres. One of the i conditions of tbe law, however, is that any one taking up a claim shall live on it for six months. Four girl pioneers, who wanted to take up claims, adopted r j a good plan to meet this requirement. , . Taking up a section of 640 acres they built a cabin on it containing four cor ner rooms, the center of the house being ■ ; just over the point where the four sec tions met, as shown by the following dia gram: Each woman then moved info the room located on her 160 acres and yet enjoyed i the society of her companions’. J They all provided themselves with revolvers, but as a rule women on the prairies are as safe as those who live in large cities.— Mil- I waukee Sentinel. A Signer’s Joke. President Harrison’s great-great-grand father, who was one of the regicides of [ Charles I, was convicted of high treason. Pepys, in his diary. October 13, 1660, refers in this comforting way to his execu tion : “I went out to Charing Cross to see Major-General Harrison hanged, drawn t ancl quartered, which was done there, and he looked as cheerful as any man could da : in that condition.” i Exactly 116 years after this event, Ben jamin Harrison, the father of President Harrison and the great-grandson of the good man who departed this life in such a gentlemanlike,.maimer, according to ■.. Declaration of Independence in His weight was nearly 300 -gMmnds, that I of Elbridge Gerry, who sat beside him. was hardly more than that of the late Alex ander H. Stephens. “Gerry,” said Harri- i son, “you’d batter not sign that paper. There’s been some banging in my family, : and we are somewhat used to it. More ■ over I will have another advantage Over you, It will be over with me This ponderosity will crack my you’ll be kicking and squirming 11 in the air long after I’m gone.” But fly t ry signed the paper even while he and Inarrieon roared with laughter.— Ben: . ’ .mm. The v Wghtnlng’s Stroke. erson struck by lightning does not * know it, the fluid being much quicker than thought. The nerves which convey pain are rather slow in their power to convey information. Stick a- pin in th': •’ tail of an elephant and quite a percepti ble interval occurs before the noble ani mal gives his opinion of the man or boy at the end of the nervous system on trial. Lightning does its work before the victim knows anthing. Two men were struck while taking refuge under a tree. Both were carried into the house, ami laid out for dead. One of the men revived, and after weeks of suffering and infirmity, he got out again, and is still living. He said he knew no more about having Ix eiJ struck by lightning than he- was con scious of having lived before the flood. It was all news to him when told of the fact. ' The Destructive Peepal Tfree. A curious destroying of human works in India, according to Dr. R. F. Hutch inson, is the peepal tree. This is a kind of fig, which multiplies beyond the power of man to destroy, its little seeds being sown broadcast over the land in the drop pings of the birds and bats which feast , on its fruit. The peepal rises everywhere, and its effect is the disintegration of roc ks i and buildings, the danger being so that the keepers of large structures constantly on watch during tig t ime fur bird-droppings. As an nhistration what the tree may do and of its wond- re ful vitality, it is stated that on the suin- * mit of the northern minaret of the mosque of Bareilly, 150 feet high, a’f peepal flourishes grandly beyond reach, 'IB and its ever active roots are gradually: breaking up the cupola of the minaret, g The Ambulance. ’>J|| This is a modern invention of French i origin. In ancient times the wounded were left to die on the battlefield, but war now has the ameliorating influenc* ; of surgery. There are two kinds in use. ; The heavy ambulance is left with the bag gage, while the light one moves over th# battlefield in order to convey the wounded to the rear. Each ambulance is attended by seven surgeons, ancl the largest are drawn by four horses. A surgeon on horseback guides the others to some place where a field hospital is established. A vhlcw flag is then displayed, which pro tectethe spot from the fire of the enemy. ! Baron Lamy who reacbed dextinction in surgery during Napoleon’s war, organz e<? the ambulance system with a great per section, and it is now in use all over the civilized world.— Roeheeter Chronide. A prominent Pennsylvania coal oper ator has noted tliat the great majority of ! coal-mine disasters occur between raid* A I night and 3 F. M. / The leaves of a species erf fig of , bar are used in that part of Africa J polishing wood, just M we employ paper. They impart a finish, i which sandpaper does not. _ ; /