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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, AUGUST t6, 890 Most Popular Resort in the City. Exposition Dining Hall, S. J. OI)i:LL, ii2t and 1 -o ti'9, Meals 25 cis. AMAZING OFFER WE ARE GIVING AWAY THE) Complete Works Comprising his Flays, Sonnets profaco, by DR. A OLOHSAIIY AMI) AN AOOOUNT OH EACH I'LAV DT TIIK REV. WM. HARNESS, M. A., of Christ Collogo, Cambridge England FREE TO EACH SUIISCIUIIKR OK THIS l'Al'KR (OLD Oil NKW) UPON THE FOLLOWING TER7WIS We will give each subscriber a copy of this $ti.00 book and a year's subscription to the paper for $2. "o in advance. This is the greatest legitimate premium offer ever made, and is possible only, be cause, in this age of invention, with its improved printing machinery and meth ods, the cost of production in large quantities has been reduced. This book is a wonder of typography. It is beautifully bound in rich cloth, extra, with artistic stamp in gold on side and back. 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Old subscribers who have already paid for their paper, and who send us 52.50, will receive the book and have their subscriptions extended one year from the date of their present expiration. Xote IT the book linn to lie Hcnt by mall or express, niftl X3 centM to the remittance to rover rout of trnnHiortntlon. 100 Engraved And Copper Plate, for $2.50. If you have a Plate, we same, WESSEL PRINTING CO. Courier Office. Telephone 253. Mvnaokh. 123 N Street. 0- $4.50 per Week. of Shakespeare and Fooms, with tho notod JOHNSON. Callm Cards will furnish lOOCards from at $1.50. 1134 N Street l SUMMERING IN ARCADIA. A HAMLET IN THE STATE OF NO WHERE AND COUNTY OF NOD. Tlin Village In H Century Old, lull Knout Neither Hallway Nor Tourist Triiul In till' Mlreiiiii mill llenr nn tlin lllll.. 'I'lio village Is nut 11 century old. It drowses In pence mill niilliiulty 11 mllo and ft half from tho railway, Mrelrhlng (ho wlillc it couifortalilo loiuttli nloiiK the high mill ventured banks that eunllnotho turbulent pouorof 11 iniuiy failed Hut A ropu forr) transfers tho ciimuiiI passenger from iuiv to shore of tho biowiing strt-am that seems to oxull at (pilMlng tho fouutiiliiHof IIm jontli, hut far to tho south grows stabler ns It widens to tho liroail amplitude of ft grout waterway of eoni iiK'rn' Tho village lies In 11 Milloj, wltli thalnti of hills to tho north, tho vast mid tho west hills that ages ago worr inuiintiiiiiH, Imt that in course of llmo anil liy reason of elemental w nrfum havo grow n smaller, mv Ions nggn-sslv o of outline, and display lu inialnt curves nud curious angles thowrin klcd charm of )oars. Forests cover them from base to summit, ami along thoiraltl titilos tho fog clouds of early ilaw u wanilur like restless glunts seeking for lopnso ()c cnslouully tho granite steeps aro shaken by Hob m ft stifite; "T. I.I..WK OIIDI'llS AT TIIK POMOHKI. unexpected enrthiiiukes that growl chal lenge to tho thunderous lightnings as the hurl their mjstcrluus might upon tho Mul len peakn, hut generally, for the hiiii shines much, unsound disturbs tho silent glory ' of tho scono save the grateful rust In of the I Mitimier lirvce These hills nre tho outer sentinels to n lung range that trends far northward, ami at tho name time the) aro tho protectors of tho little hamlet at their base, guarding it against tho fury of tho winter tompeit , ami tlie wrath of summer heat that ren- . tier linendiltablo less favoied localities So ' warded and ho situated the deniens of the I beautiful valley llvo 011 from year to jenr. The village More keeper dies at 11 good old age, anil his son, who has "clerked It" for I him anil married tho village belle inciiii- I while, succeeds to tho stock of dried np- I ple.s, salt pork ami so) tho blades. Tho farmer 'Mown on the middle road" goes tho way of all llosh, anil his eldest boy "shines up" to tho next neighbor's buxom daughter, furbishes tho old homestead 11 hit when she takes her placoas Its mistress, mill then yokes his oxen and continues placidly tho lalxirs of seed timo ami Inmost anil bajing. Tl.oy know littlo of their advantages thi-ho laily Industrious people in whom, perhaps, familiarity lias bred contempt At any rate they call tho golden roil that grows in luxuriant abundance a "ilurueil weed," anil let tho wild Htrawhorrios, rasp berries, bliiflerrics anil blackberries that overrun tho mountain sides and meadows ripen and rot by tho ton They have small uso for tho glorious strtams near by in which tlie brook trout lurk It takes too long too "ketch 11 mens." So, if "killln' timo" has not arrived and the supply of fresh meat Is scant, the jouiik men niiiku up a "bullheadln1 part)" and seek some deep river pool or muddy pond where tho slimy prey awaits them, eager to swallow tho clumsily concealed hook that penetrates their lair. Uliu-k buur wander about tho hills less disturbed than In tho da) s when tho red man ruled tho land, and rarely come to grief unless they bring down vengeance, on their heads by raiding a cattle ieii or sheep fold. Deer gaze curiously at the infrequent visitor to their haunts, anil then resume their brows lng unscared. Indeed, man and lonst seem to dwell together with nn arcadian con cord of semi somnolent satisfaction. Where is this quaint punullso of reKse; tills enchanted valley within whose limits 'tls"alwa)s afternoon f" In tho state of Nowhere and the county of Nod. Did I choose I might give other names to the commonwealth and its subdivision names that appear on any solxir and matter of fact atlas but their publication would do scant good. On the heels of notoriety would tread tho hurrying feet of summer tourists. Vandals would make common tho virgin charms of village, of vol ley and of mountain, and, more personal than all others I havo tills reason for reticence: An influx of is tors would crowd tho quaint, many pil lared wooden tavern, and Induce tho hind lord to raise the price, of board and lodging from ft per week to the hugo sum demand ed and obtained for accommodations by tho hotel keepers,who reign at thopopulur resorts lying north and south of this yet undiscovered loallng placo, A things now TIIK KVKNT OK TIIK DAY are my experience of this summer will, I trust, bo duplicated next ear On in vltatlun the smooth faced town drug gist ho of tho burly form and scar led upper lip will close his shop, write on tho battered sluto "leave orders at tho postofllco" and Join mo lu a llshiug expedition up tho tiny torrer.t of sumo mountain stream; or, on pa) incut of , ten shillings, a day's wiigotherealioutg, "Uncle Free," tho hunter, will guide mo over tho hills from early morn till late xt night in search of tho elusive panther that "witz heard screamlu up yandor t'other da) " TT SSV JU if woeliaiu'ii to meet a hear there may ba fun. horauso in tho rovouty jo'irn of bin backwoods llfo "Preo" 1ms killed '.HX1 of tho "varmints " IIoIiohs to mki tho talo JlOO Ijoforo ho dies, for ho Is superMltloim, Bticrlilces to tin) "Witch of West nimut idu," anil claims to have hor promise that ho shall live until hlsdesliiM in the way of ursine shiughler are fuKllhd If les ai'tlo lecreatlon suggests Itsflf I may again ileTimil Iho rickety Mono Mopsi totlio tree omls'iwi'n'd depths of tuillnu Hollow, ami, seated on n stranded "market log" from tho northern lumlter woods, watch tho iior take Its Initial leap along a loeky pretlpleo preparatory to Its more tumultuous diop nt the "big falls" a mllo below spring at my back will as of on Join Its slhery treble to tho roar of tho Insistent Hood at my feet, mid, If my visit shall i luiim' to bo on it Sunday after noon, I ma) hear Hunting down from tho littlo church on tho itcnrh) heights tho fresh Milted chanting of a maiden choir One claim ami oiTti alone has the unlet valley for leeognltlonliy the outsiilo world, nmt that Is a matter of history foigotteti by all save the old Inhabitants who dally gather about tlio ostolilco III tlie Milage stmo to await t lie arrival of the mall stage Those children In actual experience, but veterans(innn of tlioml V fourscore joins, delight to tell with tho whistling diced anil tieble tuned verbiage of ago their knowledge of tho one distinguished man tho place has known a man who left his father's farmtosisjk n wider exptilence, and who In timo In-onmo speaker of the national house of representiitUes t he only speaker, by tho way, that tho great state of Now here etor furnished totho American congress Peaceful, secluded, unambitious, long may tho hamlet at the mountain's base continue Its existence as the home of slm pie manners ami hearty hospitality. l''lll.l C. DwiON. ELECTRICAL EXECUTION. 'I he lei iif it ''Inn Win. Sun Keiiniiler llle. l'eihaps nothing of late )imuh has exelt cd such whlespieail Interest as the leceut execution at Auburn, X. V , of William Kemmler b elect rlelly Tho fact that tho cm rent had to be turned on twice to kill the poor wretch has called out many pro tests against tho new s)stcm of capital punishment ltegatdlng the mutter one of the witnesses or the legal tinged), I)r VC Spltka, tho well known ph)slclan, said "I piefer llit the guillotine, second the galloWHiinil last of all elect i leal execution Never before bue I felt just lis I do now What I have M'onhaslmprossoil me deepl), not ex act I) with what )oii w on Id call 'honor, but lather with wonder mid doubt IbaM'-ien hangings far nmiv In nt u I than tliU execution, but I hno newer seen anjthlug k awe liispiiing Wliat I have seen satis lies mo that the scale of capital punishment Isllrst tho guillotine, second tho gallows and far In the rear thcelectiical execution "i do not regard the execution a failure, hut it did not appear to be what it had promised to be. The object of the sj stem was to rid capital punishment of its feat tires of barbarity and cruelty. It did not do this. It Is shown by this sj stem that under other conditions than thic-e that ex isted (conditions which might easily exist) tho execution could Im made aholutcly frightful." Tim (Jnceti of the Hehehnha. The recent great assemblage of Odd Fel lows at Chicago, where the llrst canton ment of tho patriarchs militant was held, Included one feature among others of re marknblo Interest the splendid showing made b) the Daughters of Hebukah, of whose national convention Mrs. M. K. Ilea Is pre! dent Mrs. Ilea is n natlvuof St. Iouls a nil received the Kobcknh degree over twenty jears ago. During the last decade she has spent much timo travel lug throughout the Tutted States and establishing irslires. To Mrs. Mils. M. K. IlKA. llm,H t.,r,)rts ro due largely tho constantly increasing nc tlvlty ami rapid growth in numters and importance of tlie Daughters of Itebekuh Amemlsjrof tlio order san of her: "Mrs. I tea always inspires mo to more faithful work and to less consideration for small personal likes and dislikes. After a talk with her I feel that I could take my worst enemy by the hand and 1ms his friend. In deed I feel that I havo no enemies, She certainly may rightfully claim tlio title which is sometimes given her of the 'Queen of tho Heliekahs ' Queer line I'or l'Uli. Strange Ixdlcftt as to the power of llsh charms exist in parts of southern Russia, particularly where llsh are found that have two small hard round bones on tho sides of the head. They are leliuved to have tlio power when worn by tho owner to pre vent colic, and they aro termed colic stones. Tho more wealthy of tho peasants have tho colic stones mounted In gold, and they are worn upon tho nock as a valuable addition to a necklace. The bones of tho common bullhead are much used among the Russian peasants an a charm against fsver. Among Kuropcan n.ttIon3 In tlie Middle Ages doctors of medicine, had faith that two bones found in tho head of the tench haxe medical virtues Tho Ixmcs were applied to the sklu In cases of feer The tench is an Kuropcan llsh and the I lilted States llsh commission is endeav oring to Introduce it to American waters When u Man Murrle III Trimble IIi-rIhs So far marriage has not proved a success with Mr. fieorgo I. Moore, of Otis, Me While driving home with his brldo after the wedding the horse, ran away, throw lug the couple lu a heap hy tho roadside, and smashing a new buggy into kindling wood lito tho next evening Mr Moore's neigh Ixirs serenaded him and ho was obliged to get up and make molasses candy and pop corn for them in order to stop tho din After tho guests had departed tho bride groom hennery caught tiro and burned down. Ho Is now looking for fresh trou ble of some sort, ' From a rcort recently mado public by tho census department it appears that, during tho Inst decade, tho states of tho Union h.ivo deci-i'nsed their indohttslness over fcVJ.OOO.OOO. v1 Vrvwm lilt 1.. HIM1.KA. I JOHN Q. WARWICK. The Mini Who In 1'ltlml Agnlniit Itcprei Rciituthn McKlnle). John (1. Warwick, tho Democratic, nom I n (si for congress, who Is contesting tho Sixteenth district, of Ohio with MaJ, Ma Klnley, Is an Irishman by birth and nn American by cholco, Though his career has few salient points for the biographer, It Is illustrative of that numerous class of moti who have successfully iiilsed thiim sehes above their original environments and achieved a considerable success. Mr Warwick was born in County Ty rone, liehiml, about slxt) three vents ago, and ho nrilved In the United .States In tHMHvith his brother, lie became a dry goods clerk In tho littlo town of Navarro, O., and moved to Masslllon n few vcar later. In those dajs the Ohio canal win tho great common carrier, and barter wnn the method of commercial exchange It therefore follow ed that to be over so hum bio a dry goods clerk Involved mom than ability to measure olT cloth Is'hlnd the con liter Young Warwick was shrewd bejond lib oars, anil when Ids cmplo) crs fail ed he was appoint cd receiver lie sold out tho stock and thereafter started In IiiinI ness for lilmseK In IW Mo him never failed In any business under taking, and he laid the found ation of his fort une In his dry goods stmo. A JOIIS I. UMIWKK ,1(IIiy IIllllr,IK0 united other menus with Ids own, and by degrees lie branched out Into several enter prises, dropping his retail trade for moro prolltahlo undertakings. Though reported to be a mllllonalie his foi tune Is much less, and consists of real pioperty in the shape of town lots and farms, huge (louring mills and coal terri tory lie couliols tho larger portion of tho Masrlllon coal district and has but barely begun to develop his holdings, which will eventually make him richer than the most extravagant piesent report, lie Is a direc tor of tho Wheeling mid Lake Krlo will way, president of tho Masslllon Water company, director of tho First Notional bunk and member of several local boards, Ills public life begun In IBM:i, when ho was elected lieutenant governor with I loudly, being defeated when a candidate for tho second time Ohio Itcfom this howasdi feated for a cougicsslouiil nomination, but lias Ih'cii n candidate before tho people only tw it e He cannot make speeches, and does not tr) to. Ho I a good organler, and has alwnjs been n strict Democrat. His lalsirs nud his contributions, at times when the condition of tlio party was none of the Is'st, put It under lasting obliga tions, which hnvu been recognized by a nomination In n district with 2,100 Demo crntic pluiallty Mr Wm wick is hold In high respect at Maxsilloii, wheio ho was honored with u heavy complimentary vote eacli timo he ran for lieutenant governor. Tho War wicks havo a handsome icslilence and are surrounded by every refining liilluence. The family circle Is very delightful, and their homo is a frequent scene of social gatherings. GEN MIDDLETON'S SUCCESSOR. The Ollleer Now lit I he llciul of the I'll liuilliiii .Mllltlii. Col. Walker Powell, adjutant general of tho Canadian militia, has leeu in com mand of tho Dominion forces since tho res ignation of Gen Miildlcton, and if tho law requiring that tho chief of tho militia shall Ihj a llritish army ollleer Is repealed Col. Powell will probably bo tho first Canadian ap pointed to the generalship Ho Is a tall, stout man of soldierly bear ing, and was born May 9), 181S. Ho received his edu cation nt Victoria colleuo. ColKiurir. Out., and was first' appointed an olll eer of the Norfolk regiment of mill-COU walkkii towem. tla on Dec. U, 1847. On Aug. 10, 180'J, and Isifore confcdcrnthni ho was appointed deputy adjutnut general for Upper Canada. On Oct. 1, 1SG8, Col. Powell was made deputy adjutant general for tho Dominion, and on April 2.'i, 1873, he !ccamo adjutant general. For more than twenty-six years therefore Col. Powell has been busy at i,..,i,,ii,.-f ni,u.,,. in i.., ,i. ...i,,.,. ..,..,. ni ,........ ...... ..n ....., .....-.,. me exisimg miuiia system, i no loini strength of tho Dominion militia Is .10,783 men. There Is also a permanent corps of U.V) men. They Hitvo Yiiutli, HpuIIIi uiul Wealth. A very notable wedding of recent date was that which made Miss Alice M. Jan ney, of llaltlmore, tho wlfo of Thomas O. Iaslgl, of Uoston. It occurred at the VIII.S ALICK M. lAhlf.l French Roman Catholic church of St Vin cent do Paul lu Now York lit), and was witnessed by a notable collection of fiuh louables. Mlsi IiluIltI a v lu.nnt Ifnl v nntii u.ininn who has traveled much While abroad last year she was betrothcsl to an Austrian baron, but for some reason tho engage mentwius broken. Mr Iaslgl is of Turk lab descent and has no occupation, his largo wealth enabling him to avoid all cares of business save those connected w Ith the management of his estate Alilmuteil llMroumter. It Is said that an olwervant erson may learn to rely on goldllsh to flvtell the coming of a storm At such times they aro restless, and dnrt about from placo to 1 dace w ithin the globe, or aquarium Dur ing mild, pleasant weather they remain nulut. liolilllsh were tint lirouglil iron) China to America thirty eani ago. sWJsp MOWS' THE TIME TO I'liACi: YOUR OIlDKIl TOR House Decorations! Where they will iccclve prompt nttcntlon and skillful woikmnmdilt Call on S. E. MOORE, ami nee his line of Flue Paper I lunging, U.'M O vSTKIiMSX Sole Agency foi Tho Shorwln-Wllllams Co.'s Paint. WESTERFIELDS Palace Bath Shaving PARLORS. Ladies and Children's Hair Gutting ASPEC.AI.TY. COU i i k O STS., NKW IIURR IIL'rC Unprecedented Attraction I w OVKIt A MILLION DIBTKIMJTEI) l.ouisina State Lottery Coinn'y. IiKsiriioinled liv the I'glstiitiiro for i:fii callonal ml ( liurltiitile purpiiMoH, IU franehlNo ninde a part of tho pri'sent stnlo ciiiiHtltutloii liilKTl) hy an overwhelming op ulnr vole, and To continue until January 1st, 1895. Its ZIaxxixn.oth.Sra-wlnc'a tnko place Slinl-Aiiiitiiillv, (June unil December), unit ItsOKAND BINULB NUMIIIIII DltAW NOB take pliue In eiinli ol the other tell mouths of the .v ear, anil are nil (Iran In public, nt the Acail cni) of .Music, New Orleans, I .a. i'a.ii:i rou TWi:vr vkaiis, I'or lutcgrlt)' or Us Duiwlims ami Prompt I'ajnienl of I'rlcs, iittestuii as follows t "Wo do hereby certify that wo mipervlso the iirrmiKcmeiils for all the Monthly anil Hi ml Annual Drawling of Tho IOidslana Htaio littery Company, nnd In parson man iikk mid control tlio I)rnwliii(s themselves, and tliul the Hiinie are conducted with hon esty fairness, anil In kooiI faith toward nil parties, mid vre iiuthorlo the C'ot,.jinny to tlio this certificate, v Ith riicslmlllus of our Hlna- ne niinciitil, in its iKlvcrlliiumeuls." V Commissioners. We, tho iiiiiIdihIkiiciI Hanks and Hankors will pay nil prles drawn In the Ixiulsliiuu Htntu litturlus, which may ho presented at our counters. It. M. WAI.MHIiP.V, Prcs. l.ouUlnna Nat It'lc I'lnilllK. I.ANAUX, I'res.Htntu Nntlonnl ll'k A. IIAI.DWIN, Pros. Now Orleans Null Hank UAHIiKOIIN, Pres. Union National Hank Grand Monthly Drawing, At tha Academy of Mnilo, Nw Orlram, Toed.vjr, September 0, 1800. CAPITAL PRIZE, $300,000 100,000 Tickets at iJUeaoh; Halve $10: Qunr tcrtf'i; Tenths (.'; Twentieths fl. LIST OK 1'ltIZKS. i pitizi:or'rnv)iH .., 1 PHPi:OKKO,Ul0ls lPKIZKOP ftMOIN.., I Pltl.K OP 'i'),iIU . 'JI'UI.KHOK 10,u)iiro fi PIU.i:H OK fi,lKH lire.. f.HJD,0U) 1 00.0OI) . 'i-,000 'Ji.ouu , Aouu fiO.OUO no,jo 100,000 25i'iu.i:HtiK i.iiwnro. Hal PIII'.l'Sl (!- Vllnn. ' 'SVt PltlKHOK .loo nro .... f-,1 iiiu.KHOK 'JUOnro AI'CltOXIMATION PIII7.KS. lOOPrltcHof ' nre V),0J loo do. :airo :x),0oo 100 do. 'JOnre U),0UU 1KIIMINAI. rill.KS. V)1! Prizes of film nro 99,000 imi Price of fiouiiro uu.uoo n,i:u Prizes amouutliiK to !,D34,fl0O Notk Tickets drawlmr Capital Pilze nro not entitled to terminal Prizes AGENTS "Vvrua-iTTEID For Club Hate or any further Informa lion desired, write leuthly totho undendKiied, clearly statins' your resldouee, with Htato, Comity, Htreet ami Number. Mori ruplit re turn mall delivery will ho assured by jour on eUxIntc an Kuvelopu learlu your full iid drcas, IMPORTANT ! Address M A. DAUPHIN, Now Orleans, La. OrM.A. DAt'PHIN, WiiNliliiKtoii, I) C Hy onllunry letter containing Money Or der Issued hy all Kxjiress Uompuiiles, New Vork Kxchiiiute, Drntt or Postal Note. Address Registered Letters containing Currency to NKW OKLKAKH NATIONAL HANK, New Orloiin, Iax. HK.MHMllP.lt that tlio imment of the Prize Is Kuarnuleed by Four Nntlonnl Hanks of New Orleans, and tho ticket urn signed by tho President of nn Iin-tltutlon uIiomi ctmr tered rights nro reeoKiilzed In the blithest courts; therefore, ho ware of nil Imitations or anonymous scheme. UKMKMHKH Hint the prcent charier ol Tho UmUliinu State Uittory Coiniuuiy, which the SPPUKMK COURT OF Till. U. S. Inis decided to ho n CONTRACT wltll tho State or Uinlnlnna and part of tho Constitution of the Msto. DOKH NOT expire PNTIL TIIK flKST OF JANl'AilY, litt. Hie l.i'nlnliiture or Iuilslaua, which nil- Journed on Hie lotli of July of this jear, has ordered nu AMKNDMKNT to tho Coiutltu- lloii of the Slate to Ih siilnnltted to the People nt nu election In IKtt. which will carry the elnirter iifTHlI I.IM'ISIANA STATK I.OT Ti:ilY CO.MPA up to the voir NINK TKKN Hl'NDUFI) ANU NINKTKKN. I. miles I e Or. l.i One's Perloillenl PIIU from Paris, Franee. I'luit positive!) re lieve siippreMloiu, monthly ilumiiKuiucuU ami Irri'HUhirltleVi cnumsl by cold, ucakuck, sliiH'k, aiH'inla, or Kcuoial nervous dohlllt) The Inrue proHirtlou of Ills to which ladles nud inlnsei. are llnhle U the direct result ofa dlnordend or IrreKUlar memtruutlon. Hup. prelou eoiilimiisl result In blood ihiIkoiiIiii; ami oiilek coiihiimptlon, IJ n paekntto or 3 for 15, sent direct on receipt of price. Sold In Lincoln h drunuUt 11 P. siii'iwln, O Street, llotsrl Stevenson A Co., Wholesale Agent. Clileavo. ti isTT sr