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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-30
QUEER. THINGS IN GEORGIA.
Thought It Was a Telescope.

From The Madison, Ga, Advertiser
An amusing Incident occurred in MIR. NJ
l.. Richter's jewelry store one day last
week. Mr.. r. j. Hester of Oconee coun-
ty, was in the store buying gold ring:
Mr.. Richter was serving him. and had
turned his back to get some change from
the safe. a peculiar inkstand-tall and
slender, with center which resembles
gutta percha-stood upon the show case.
Thinking it n microscope or telescope Mr.
Hester caught hold of it. turned it UP to
his eye and attempted to look through il
out into the street. To his surprise and
chagrin the ink poured into his eye, ran
down his cheek and into his mouth Mr..
Richter, whose back was turned, heard
grOans and peculiar sounds as OF some one
in distress, and turned TO what was
tine matter. when he saw Mr. Testers
condition. He became alarmed at first.
and thought L WAS black blood oOzinS
from his eye and mouth. When Mr.. lies
ter could speak he told him the cause Of
the trouble and Mr. Richter. table to
restrain himself. burst out laughing. This
seemed to nettle Mr.. Hester. but he, too,
firally got in d good humOr. and the joke
was enjoyed. although the latter named
gentleman carried a red eye home with
him that afternoon. caused by tna acid in
the ink.
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To Turn over a New Leaf.

What 40 yp.s .ii SAP u r-si-ii.i change
in cur cpr~ss -ouicu--e column another
yra~z Don't sou think we might "turn
over a new ls4L- ard make Cur letters
more interesting by selecting SOME sub
5r~t IN vrhtch ~ write. or relate some n
cisleut IN cur everyday ufeE There Is
sameress Dr. all tEc letters that his be-
come ruumotcnnus. and Tor your own good
a rtza-e e Necessary. While you ara in
terses.1 Ia how rnany brothers and sisters
yuu have ard Row oil they arr yet other
people are NOT ard = tusrk ~ yru could
v-r.tr or some iuJerest-rs, suhis you
,xuuId tgs Go vastly more ;ngTovi - SUP
posa we ~ this plans TciI 81 your school
al.I fas.rss- n. ur e- some Incident iu tsc
domestic circle 81 yea have 90 picture Of
some smart boy or EsrI that -cu can write
something r-r. about So rd Il and =. viii
put 81 ir. hlr 10 more letters that merely
tlu how cid you are. oT how many pats
yJu -1vc. etc
Sov-. boys and girls. lets So lroS b-igtt
and interesting We c--l maze or column
Another ye2r AUNT SUSIE
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FOUR MEN KILLED
And Several Others Injured by an Ac-
cident on the Georgia Pacific.

Four men, two white and two coiored.
lost their lives In that collision Thursday
moving near the Chattahooche river in
which two freight trains ran together.
Five other victims OF the collision are at
the Grady hospital, two of whom may die,
and two other victims are at their homes.
each I'm q precariouS condition.
The collision was a terrific meeting or
two long, heavily loaded trains. one gliding
rapidly down lengthy, steep grade, the
other putting away with might and main
to lift itself over the HILL at the western side
of which the two ponderous machines met,
dealing death in wholesale quantities to
men earning a living by hard WORK on the
road and hurting seriously 1--WE white
trampS from the east, two of whom may
never recover from the injuries received
OF the dead, three-two negroes and
white man-were killed instantly and the in
dications are that 1t came In terribly
painful and excruciatins manner.
The fourth Death, that Of Engineer Wood,
occurred at his home. No. 669 South Pryor
street, at IL O'Clock yesterday morning.
Surrounded by mis- family, Engineer Wood
passed away within few hours after
reaching his home accompa MED by DIR.
Jarnigan and DIR. Hancock.
When taken from the wreck the sur
geons quickly realized that there was but
little hope for the man who stood manfully
at his post TO protect the lives Of those
with hiDf rather than desert IL and save
his own life, as ne could have done.
When the collision was summed up at
noon it was found that four lives had been
lost and that seven or eight persons had
been hurt.
The dead are:
ENGINEER WOOD. OF eo South Pryor
street
TRAIN HAND DOYLE, OF Atlanta
FIREMAN WOOD. colored, of BirminG
ham.
FIREMAN SHEEI. of Atlanta
The injured are:
Engineer Roberts.
Thomas Gleason, Paterson, N. ].
Otto Barnka. of Germany.
TirnCy, of Paterson n. J.
Bonnie Scannes, from near Paterson.
n. J.
j. w. Gibbons, of Paterson, n. J.
The five last named were working their
way to Atlanta and we're in a box car next
the engiTe
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STRANGE LIFE ENDED.
Max Lebaudy Was Known as the
Monte Cristo of SpendthriftS.


Paris, December 27.--Max Lebaudy.
known as the Monte Cristo of spendthrifts.
died Tuesday night.
He was the son OF a Partisan sugar re-
finer, who left him about 100000. and
from that time he surprised Paris daily.
Before he was of age he contracted
debts at enormous rates of interest Among
the many things he did were the follow
ing:
Paid 100000 for a mine in Norway. and
sold it for $4,000.
Contracted for $500 worth OF jewels
while a minor. and agreed to pay $4,000
for them when he should come of age.
Spent $4,000 on an arena for amateur
bullfig hitting. Entered the arena himself
and killed bulls for the amusement of his
friends
Was member of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Took his fine steam yacht to Rouen and
ferried the townspeople across the river
free until the ferry company got the police
to stop him.
Gave bicycles to all the letter carriers of
Rouen.
Was Mrs. Langtry's friend, and used
TO drive her to the races at Nice.
Bought tho German horse Carieman.
which every one feared would win the
Auteuil steeplechase. but did not get a
When the ,ioyes of his sugar refinery
strIlnk for ser wages. he refused the
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends 70 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting tbs worlds best products Il
the needs of physical being, will sttes.
the value to heath OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due 10 its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, The refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, Headaches and feven
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it il perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
eists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
nfactlred by the California Fig Syrup
ca. only, whose name is printed on ever!
package, also the name. Syrup of Figs
and being well informed, you will Eot
lccspt any substitute # offered.
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There was an Indian baby born On the
Midway Monday morning at o'clock
and in less than six hours both the bany
and the mother were IN exhibition in
front Of the Indian village.
The little princess for that IS the
title to which she opens her eyes is to be
named after President Collier. and IS to
have the eurhonious name Of Collier
Midway Ooktack-"
The baby was christened ~ Diamond
Dick. the famous wicldcr of the Winches-
.er rife in the camp Of The Indians. > he
Indian village was all astir over the ar
rival of the little baby. All II is said trat
IL the father, 'Stands-AnG-LoolSs- Back,
who is chief Of U000 Sioux Iuaians, mad
been at home in the wilds OF South lakota,
there would have been visitors from .
great distance 10 gather and show their
respect to the newborn princes OF tie
tribe.
Colonel Jordan. who IS IN charge Of tire
Indian village is an ola frOnJie-=7lan ana
his lived with the Indians Tor E.-ny years.
He was greatly Interested in the CciehTa-
ton OF the birth OF the Indian aaLy IL tie
camps
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Electrical Tanning.

In the Zeitschrift fuer Elektrochemie Herr
ToIeipg states that he has worked out an
electrical method of tanning, which he
considers is suitable for both thin skins
and heavy hides. and only requires three
to six days. The tanning pit contains
1900 litres Electrodes OF n1ckeled cop
per are fixed to the walls of the pit, in
which the hides are hung so that the cur
rent has to pass right through them.
current of ewelve ampereS with an e. IN:
T. of twelve volts is used. The color or
the leather is not quite satisfactory when
commercial unpuriied extract is used. The
author Laws stress on this, and he himself
uses an oak extract with "a little hemlock
extract added which is cleared and de-
colorized by a special electrolytic process.
When this is used he finds that the color
is exceedingly good and bright Light
cowhidcs were found TO require seventy
two hours heavy cowhides five days, and
heavy OK hides six days. The latter would
require year by the old process.
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prescience

TIE new moon hung In the sky.
The sur was low in the west.
And my f,cthrothed and |
In he ch1rI-hyard paused to nest
Fan3v maiden and lover.
Dreaming the old dream over.
sTvee Iis-llt wind wandering by.
And robins chirped from the neSt-
And Iot In the meadow sweet
Was the grave 81 a little child,
with = cr.mbIine stone AT her feet
And the ivy running wild
Tangled ivy and clover
Folding ii over and over:
Clos. 90 my sweetheart's feet
Was the little mound up-piled-
Stricken with na-neiesSS fears
She shrank and chung to me-
And her eyes were flied with tca-s
For the SOrrOw I did not see;
Lightly tire winds were blowing.
Softly her tears were flowing
Tears for the unknown years
And q SORROW that was TO Del
Thomas Bailey Aldr1ch-
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FOUR MORE BODIES
Recovered From the Mine at Dayton
Tennessee.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December 27.-(Spe-
ciaL)-The bodies OF four Of the six en-
tcmbed miners at the Nelson mine, near
Dayton, where tie recent explosion oc-
cufred were recovered this afternoon.
They were Cyrus Alexander. Floyd Jewell
Robert Jewell and Robert Hamilton
The men We're IN kneeling posture when
found, their faces against the bottom Of
the mine. indicating that they died while
trying 20 get fresh air near the surface
Of the mine. They were all found as
phyxiated.
Mine Inspector =. p. Cluts passed
through the city tonight en- route TO Nash
ville. He has just closed his investiga-
tions and states that the accident was
principally caused by the explosion OF 4
pocket Of gas in one OF the miners rooms.
which started the coal dust. the dust be
coming ignited frJm the lighted gas.
-Four Of the men were killed by the falling
slate and by the burning Sas. The other
twenty-four were killed by the after damp
caused by the explosion OF the coal dust.
This was demonstrated, because in the
room OF JOSH Bennett. one Of the miners,
which had been marked with the danger
line the supports as we'll as the coal were
charred. n condition not found in any
other part OF tho exploded district: hence
il Is believed that the Sas explosion oc-
Cured through the negligence Of some one
going into Benefits nom with an open
lamp
Inspector Clute states that the company
had done everything that could have been
done to prevent accident, bat they could
not provide against any absolute violation
of the rules, such rs going with open
lamps across danger lines.
There still remain two bodies In the
mine The resoIers were driven back by
the choke damp after recovering the four
tolav Tho fans will work all night
and the rescuers Will resume their Elbors
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DIR. Jones Mentioned

The friends of DR.. William L. Jones, OF
this city, are strongly urging his claims to
the chair made vacant by the resignation
of Or. l. S. Hopkins as president or the
Georgia School Of Technology.
Or. Jones Is one Of the most distinguished
educators OF the south. AS a man OF SCI
ence and deep thinker along the lines Of
philosophic research he has no superior
and doubtless few equals anywhere DR..
Jones is still in the prime of his intellectual
vigor and has many years OF active service
stlll before him.
The Trustees of the Neurological
The trustees of the archaeological school
Will probably meet early in January for
the purpose Of filling the vacancy caused
By the resignation of DR.. Hopkins, the
president of the institution.
At the meeting there may be several
sensations sprung. as il has been rlrnored
that some of the trustees have determined
to hand in their resigna tons to Governor
Atkinson.
Chairman Harris, of Macon. attributes
the course the after has taken to the
failure of the passage of the bill for an APP
preparation OF $4,000 to the school. He has
since stated in interview that sufficient
interest was not shown by the members
of the house from Fulton county. and is
indignant that the appropriation was not
made.
Governor Atkinson will try and prevent
the resignation of the present board and
notified several of the trustees that ne
will refuse to accept their designations.
The meeting viii be very interesting, as
the public Is anxious to know who viii
succeed DIR. Hopkins
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Afterwards gave $4,000

raise of cent. Afterwards gave $4,000
to be divided among them.
His mother. a sort of Hetty Green. had
him declared a perpetual minor" by one
court but he had himself declared an
adult by another
Mother got the French government to
commission him to go to Malay on an
ethnographicaI expedition, to get him away
from Paris but when the yacht was
ready to sail he wouldn't go. Mother paid
the freight.
Charged Count Hely de TaIleyrand-Peri-
CORD with forging $50, 900 worth of his notes
Dropped the prosecution.
Left 81 ,00o. 600 which he couldn't get at
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MONEY FOR WIDOWS.
Lively Budget of News from North
Carolina.

Raleigh, N. c.. December 24.-tSpecia1>-
Al Salisbury last night train daSneo
into a handcar which some section hands
were endeavorng to lift from the track,
and killed Lee Kerr and perhaps fatally
injured Thomas Johnson. kerrs foot
caut-ht IN a frog at a switch and thus
caused the car TO fall and the men fell
with il.
w. IT. Dortch, a prominent lawyer OF
Goldsboro. is appointed aidde-camp To
Governor Carr.
Robert f. Daniels, OF Wilmington. who
was arrested on request from Sheriff Evans.
of Mullins, 8. C, has had Chief OF Police
Melton and policeman arrested, charging
them with false arrest and assault Ihe
man who WAS really wanted by Evans
was r. w. Daniels.
Collections are being taken up for the
families of the men killed in the CUmnock
mine disaster. There are tv.entN seven
widows and almost 100 children of these.
There was sensational collision OF
horses driven hy hackrNcn here last night
Both animals were killed. the shafts splin-
tering their breasts. In one case the heart
WAS penetrated.
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A Good Scheme.

II this story. which is said TO he true, 5
So the gentleman is n sharp scnemer:
"IIas "A lady wheeled this way"
that there is no limit TO the weight OF
frHt-class mail packages. ordered a box Of
SHOES. weighing Is pouncs. sent TO him
by mail. with only a 2-cent stamp affixed.
There was on the box whom 1t arrived $40
worth OF postage due stamps. There Were
fifty OF the denomination Of % cents. for
which he saws he can obtain from dealers
It's each. and fifty Of 30 cents, worth 70
cents each; so. By this calculation, he
makes s6a
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An EDfireIY N~xr nner

we have arranged with the Chesenrough
Manufacturing Company to send 10 our
Vaseline Preparations:
Contents of the Hox
Cake Nasei1ne Toilet Soap.
Tube Vaseline Camphor lee
i Jar Naseline Cold Cream
Two-OUnce tube Pure NaseIioe
tube CapslcUm Vaseline
These articles are all wen known and of
great Use in every family
To new subscribers asking for +,,ts ~.
MUM and no other, with our U-aot-iv wa
will send the box free of charge
To those who are already subscribers We
of % cents.
Our arrangement is for only a short time.
Please send your order at once
THE CONSTITUTION.
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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL
Vaccination and Marriage.

The legislature of Sweden and Norway
has taken a rather radical but doubtless
beneficial step in promoting the SAFETY
of the citizen in recognizing the public
duty of vaccination, by enacting a law
that before a couple can be legally mar
ried certificates must be produced showing
that both the bride and bridegroom have
been Vaccinated.
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Twenty silver dollars
Will buy a premium Hirh
Arm Machine, including
a years subscription to
the Weekly, and all at
tachments to machine,
freight prepaid to your
depot.
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Quick Work for Justice.

From The Triton, Ca, Gazette
A LowEdes county negro stole a coat in
the morning. was caught, tried and con-
victed in the city court and before sun
down OF the same day was in the convict
camp, serving his time
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A Preacher with a Pistol

From The Early County, Ga. News.
Rev. NJ. G.. Harmon. colored BAPTIST
divine. Was tried before the county court
Monday for carrying concealed weapons
He was convicted and sentenced to four
months on the chainGang. Mr.. Henry
Turner paid his fine ard carried him out
to his farm to WORK The parson seemed
glad to get out and said it would be a
great disgrace on him 10 have had to put
on stripes. We have often heard Of the
hardships of preachers but this beats any
thing so far.
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Railway Axle Dynamo.

The south Australian railways have per-
fectcd n system of supplying current Iol
li,btip,, their cars by means of a dynamo
run from the car axle. In the gay Tune
This dynamo stores up energy In accuIhu-
10 light the train. IL is said to work salts
factorily.
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TWENTY-FIVE BOOKS.
Farmland FircSide.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION.

We are enabled TO offer the two papers
and five of the following twenty-five books
for 81 order the LOOKS by number as they
LIST.
L Dr: JekSll ana Mr.. Hyde. By r L
Ire ssoTy. mat made this authors mana
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2 y Bird Of Passage, and An IdyI of
London. By Beatrice Harraden-
Two interesting tales by the author OF
ships that Pass in the Night"
. The Counting Of Dinah shadd. and Ths
Man Who Was. BY Rudyard hIpling.
Two stories in this celebrated Isriter's
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l. The Courtship of widow Redott and Mr.
Crane. by Francis NJ Whitcher.
s. How the widow eeiott Popped n.
IL Whitcner-
6 The Cricket on the Hearth. by Charles
:. Two Ghost Stories and o;ber Christmas
Tales. By Charles Dickens
& The Idle Thoughts OF an Idle Fellow. by
Sparkles from London journalist
8 Bread and Cheese and Kisses, Dy B. Il.
A famous old favorite.
10 GulHver's TraveIz. 5y Jonathan swir,
An ideal imaginative classic
IL Aesops' Fables
Complete IN every particular and pro
fusely illustrated.
Il A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
L. The Chimes. A Goblin Story, By Charlie.
Dickens
IA Four. Christmas Stories. by Charles
Dickens.
Is The Battle Of Life. by Charles Dickens
Is The Haunted Man. by Charles Dickens
Il. John Plou-hman's Pictures, by Charles
Sound advice 10 riain old roIkS
1S Pax vobiscurn, or Peace Be with von.
by Henry Drummond.
1s The Changed Life. By Henry Drum
20 The Greatest Thing in the World. By
Henry Drummond.
81 Noble and Heroic Deeds of Men and
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- Spectacular Romances. by w. H RaRoa.
3. Indoor Games.
a most useful book giving rnanv u.x.
Of passing the wet weather days pleasantly.
q. Outdoor Sports.
% Short Stories
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THE CONSTITUTION.
Atlanta. Ca
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Mold Preventive.

Preserves may be kept from becoming
moldy by putting a few drops OF Glycerih
around the edges OF the jar before screw
ing on the cover-a simple but sure pre-
yentiVe.
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As Good rs the Best.

The hish-arm sewing machine ordered
Of you has been received and tried. We are
well pleased with il. We have used sew
eral kinds and think Il as good as the
best Respectfully.
z. T. WRIGHT
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A Mechanical Horror.

Machinery. a monthly journal published
at Johannesberg. South Africa, gives al
account OF a most remarkable clock be-
longing to Hindu prilCe. which the cd!-
tor thinks the strangest piece Of ma
chinery in India Near the dial OF an ordi-
nary-louk.ng clock is a large gong hung on
poles. while und, meath. scattered en- tne
ground, Is a pile OF artificial human Skulls.
ribs Iaf-s and arms the whole number Of
10 nes in tho pile being equal TO tn num-
hor Of bones in twelve human skeletons
when the hands of the clock indicate the
rour of 4 The number of bones needed to
form a complete human skeleton come 20,
cot her with "A snap. 10y some cicclricd
contrivance the skeleton springs up. sclzeS
a irallct, and walk ns up 10 the gong,
strikes one blow. THIS finished, II returns
TO the pile and again fails 20 pieces; NHch
2 o'clock two SIX lptons get up. ami It k,
win. M the hours Of nJol AID midnight
thc entire heap springs M IN tire shape OF
twc;vn skeletons. and strike. each one after
Inc other. "a blow on the gong. and tLcn
fan TO pieces. as before
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z. T. WRIGHT.
Montreal. Ca
An Indian Baby Born.

Only so with Weekly Constitution one
year. Freight paid. Send for one
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AchsIh Beall. Overton. Tcx-Dear Ju-
rior- 4 arm little piri c.sht wars Oh
] live on farm four mil s from DvertOu
" father Is a m reliant and sells goods
IA thar town. have Do pets nut two ittlc
brothers. Ny father tax S The & institute
tRcn and I Ike 20 Rad IL very much
Georgia is my mothor's native land anG 4
heGse some cay 10 ~ lack there myself
NJ father ana two sisters are al the far
at Atlanta My best wishes 10 The JGiLOr