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THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REGISTER
By ELLER J. DORTCH VOL. XI. NO. 15
TOM KELLFH AND HIS
DAUGHTER NANCY.
Continued from Jast week.
On the principal street of a beau*
tiful village in New York, stood the
offico of Dr. Willian Stone. The oc
eupantwas a splendid specimen of
manhood. He hid been born in the
village, and was reared ane? educated
there. He had been reared in the
neat little cotfige near his office
where he and his mothei then lived,
llis lather had been an eminent phy¬
sician, who married late in life and
died when William was quite a small
boy. He had only a shadowy re¬
membrance of his father, he was too
young, to feel or known the loss of
his paront, and uo shadow had dark¬
ened his life. The mother, though
in moderate circumstances had
brought him up in comfort, he had
been well educated and had recently
graduated as a physician with more
<han ordiuary distinction. Dr. Stout
was entering upon the profession of
his own aud his mothers choice,with
every prospect of a successful, if not
a brilliant future. Standiug in the
door of his office on the evening of
which we write, many years ago, he
saw a lovely girl walking up the
street in his direction. The beau -
tiful vision sent the blood bounding
through his veins, and caused a glad
light to f/skh ir, his eyes arid a
smile to illuminate his face
lt was the old story. Dr. Stone
was in love, with the beautiinl girl
that was comiug up the street. The
grand , passion that enters ever v
where, lruw itie humble hut of the
bog trotter to ihe palace ot loyaluy,
hai seizin npm his Lean, ire Li.U
known the object biliis MteTTnouiliOur
childhood,they had grewn upiegetk
i r, aud he cotud not remunUr il.t
tune when lie eliei nol love her.
There was no en gage meat between
them, Lut they had always bean
strongly attached to each other aud
and tliere w as t tut oi tacit- under¬
standing that they would one day
tie man and wile. 11 ey had been to¬
gether but little for several years*,
when hi returned iron, tbe medical
college she u us away at school, auel
iLu title they they had nut only at
intervals. She had finished her ed¬
ucation and reached home several
to that evening, but Dr.
Stone being away they had uot met
since her return- The young lady
did not notice Dr. Stone until with
inn few steps of bis door, wn'n
looking up she saw’ bis eager excited
lace, she stopped, threw- up fare
hands and staggered back as if from
a Liow. Lr. Stone w r.< quickly a
her side, but she recovered almost
instantly and the Dcctor closed his
office ana walked by her side.
Miss Iioae Taylor, for that was the
young ladies name, was very queenly
and handsome, but seemed embar¬
rassed and ill at ease in the company
Of Dr. Stone, They continued the
walk beyond the limits of the village
and along the shady lanes where they
h»d often strayed bofore. As they
p asttd many well itmemlertd spotB
where they had passed somo of the
happiest hours in their lives, some¬
thing oi Miss Taylor's former cheer¬
ful self returned. It was easy, how¬
ever, for her escort to see that she
was troubled and that (be sudden
and unexpected meetiag with him
was in same way the cause of her al¬
tered manner. Whenever he diree
ted the conversation to the future
or became too personal in his remarks
she skill!ally changed the subject.
By the time Dr Stone left the
beautiful girl al her own door, his
heart was heavy and he felt t/iat a
shadow had fallen across his pathway
in life. He saw heralmo si daily hut
it was several week* before he again
had an opportunity for private conver¬
sation with her The embarras std
manner and pai ned look, was never
absent and without knowi ng whet
the trouble was, Di Stone felt that
his happiness was wrecked, and that
the fair girl whom lie loved bet'.ci
than his own life, would in some way
slip away from him, and that he
could never call her his own.
The suspense became unbearable
and be called on her and asked for a
private interview, determined to
know his fate. They walked in the
garden, bad and silent for a time,
when Stone began tLe story of his
love, and to tell of the bright hopes
that had clung to him for years past.
She begged lain to desist, declaring
that she could not bear to listen, that
she must neycr talk him in private
again and never again must he tell
her the story of his love. She was
greatly agitated and appealed to suf¬
fer such keen anguish that bet
lover ceased to press his suit. He
exerted himself to calm her feelings
but at parting told her he would call
again the next evening, ami that
painful as it might be to her, justice
to them both demanded that he
should know the cause of her agita¬
tion and the reason why his wooing
effectel so strangely.
Continued
A REMARKABLE II OMAN.
Itn, - Hhnah ni f n i-J Ui U
Alabam a, ie a toy icmaikabie wo
man in many respects. When she
graduated at Vastar College and re¬
turned home, she hed an income of
150,000, She married soon alter and
went to California where her fortune
was swept away frem her. She made
enough money by writing jor papers
to return home. S cen alter Lcr faib
er died and then her hueband, Ieav
ing a bright liitle boy. She then
took charge of the estate, containing
3,800 acres, and had to be on the go
from 4 o'c'oef. in the morning until
night. She makes 190 bales of cotton
and has to contend with 186 tenants
who cause her a great deal of trou.
ble, but she has always been c^ual t*
every vmergency. On tbe twenty
fifth of last January whey she ra
turr.ed home she found a large burly
negro in Lor house searching for
valuables. Pulling a pistol sbo or
dered him to laave and on his refus.
ing she snapped the pislof which un¬
ortunately was not loaded. Me then
grasped her and cut her with a razor
in twenty seven different places. Phe
sa.ik to tho floor axhausted nnd he
left tbe house. Recovering shortly
afterw ar.Is, abe seized acoibcr pistol
aud mounted horse, ov er
took him and shot nim down, Tbe
trial of this man for cutting her is
now in progress,and she nas left for
New Orleans under the advice 01 her
friends, as the negro has threatened
that if she did not withdraw the
cbaiges be would have her murdered
McConnell and Brc. have the go,
on tobacco.
Go to McCouneR & Br0 ’ 8 Sor nun 8
,
v 9 i]i n gw.
CARNESVILLE, GA-, TUESDAY, MAV 3 1887
MISSIONARY WORK.
Should we Spend our Money at
Home or Abroad.
The results of much of the miss¬
ionary work it: heathen lands has
been of a doubtful character. It is
difficult to make converts from one
protestant denomination to another
Still more difficult to make converts
from the Catholics or Jews to profes
tantism. The converted Jew when
he stands face to face with denth,
goes hack to Judaism. The convert¬
ed Catholic when on lus death bed,
sends for the priest, makes his con¬
fession and takes the saciament.
It is still more difficult to make
converts from one system of religion
to another. If the missionary would
reflectfor a raiment on the difficulty
of the task, of converting himself in¬
to a Mormon, Mohammedan. Budist,
r Brah min, he could f orm some con¬
ception of the burciilean task he has
undertaken. There is not one adult
iu a million tlict can be ready con¬
verted from one religious system to
auothcr,especially where they possess
t he intelligence ot most of the East¬
ern pagans. Most of those who pre¬
tend to be converted are governed
by policy, and, eventually go
bek into paganism.
Powerful influences are brought
to bear in the East against the spread
of Christianity. The intelligent and
educated classes oppose it aftuoit to
a unit. Books, papers and tracts
opposing Christianity, pre published
and circulated by the million in In¬
dia. Besides this powerful opposi¬
tion coming from the intelligent na¬
tions, based upon principle and their
respect for the sublime teachings of
go mc 0 f‘tneir own sacred writings,
the conduct of Europeans and Amer¬
icans has been unfavorable to tLe in¬
troduction of Christianity. The
conduct and dealings of Christian
people and nations have not been of
a character to impress the natives
with the superiority of the Christain
religion. Western civilization has
doubtless worked them an injury.
They are slow to adopt the virtues
an 0 quick to learn the vices of our
civilization.
The curse of opium thrust upon
China fcy England, and tho cuise ot
rnm thiust up an thi Ernst by both
Elurope and America, can never be
counteracted by missionary work.
Ou r iu issioiiarics labor at a grea
disadvantage with a people, whose
kin died and countrymen have been
massacred in America,while cur gov¬
ernment has failed to punish tbe as¬
sassins or to protect their victims.
The Chinaman is ostracised in our
own country. AVhi!e we meet him
with fire and sword on our own
shores, it is hardly worth while to
send agents to his home- to make
professions of interest in his welfare
temporal or spiritual.
AVe do not oppose missionary work
in foreign lands. We wonld not op
pose it beeauso wc cannot foresee
what the final rest It may be. We do
think that in tbe mam but little
good has ever heon accomplished
thus far. It seems to us that it
would be wiser to expend our ener
gies aad roooey among onr peoj le at
home. The money would go fnr
hcr the expense not being so great.
, he
There is no system of religion to
ridden down, no prejudices to over¬
come. In the east the re is a differ
ent religion^ different civilization and
the prejudices of »g« 10 U
combatted and overcome. At hjme
the habits, customs and civilization
are die game; there arc ho prejudices
to ovciccmc. '1 l:c harvest h plenty
but the efficient laborers arc fev.
There aie thousands who need relig¬
ion s and secular instruction; thous¬
ands who need shelter, food and
clothing. The inn. who st uds his
money abroad to educate, clothe and
chistiacize vhe pagan, reminds 11 s of
cnewlx.se village is ui i’io, his
neighbors house is melting beneath
the fia nits, yet he rushes half round
the earth to help extinguish a ion
flagration in Calcutta or Shanghai.
READINESS TO CONDEM N.
When Bunvan in* his matchless
dream, tells how promptly aach one
of tAe twelve persons decided to bring
in a verdict of guilty against
Fathfui, he described what is as true
to-day as it was when that trial
scene was written. Though a la¬
mentable fact ’hat the juries of our
country often acquit the guilty , they
arc none the less icady to condemn
the innocent against whom their
prejudices has been aroused. But
in the tribunal of public opinion men
and women are tried, and the sen¬
tence of condemnation is often pro¬
nounced with great disregard to
rules of evidence. Here it is not
sel loin true that suspicions light as
air arc acccepted as confirmation
stlong as proofs of Holy Writ. Cre¬
dence is yielded to the vaguest ru¬
mors, ind reputations are swept
away by reports that might be cas r
ily ascertained to be without founda¬
tion. It would seem indeed that
the more enormous the scandal, (he
mororcady many are to olfeV their
help iu
often u bad report continue* to be
Leiievcd and to be passed on from
one to another, wban a few words of
inquiry might set it at rest iorever
The good women of a community
sometimes frown dowu on one of
their members without having the
candor to tell lier of tbe offence wi‘h
which she iscnorged, or the kind¬
ness to offer her an opportunity of
vindication.. Justicc, to say notn
ing of Christian charity, demands a
different course of procedure. There
ought to be more distiuct hearing
before the condemnatory sentence
s reached. It may be that circum¬
stances which seem so darkly sus¬
picious will admit of a satisfactory
explanation. l’ersons are some¬
times, we may say often, s 5 unfor¬
tunate as to exhibit all toe appear¬
ance of evil wdhoat being guilty of
the reality. Admitting, as we be¬
lieve most of us arc willing to, that
things are not always a* good as they
seem, we should aceept likewise (ha
converse, ti at they arc not so often
as dark as they appear. We by no
mean* advocate a mild treatment of
proven guilt. On the contrary we
urge it as tbe most efficient means of
giving a healthy moral tone to se *
ciety that crime be ponishei mo at)
^
certainly, if not most severely, But
wc insist that the accused be al’owed
a hearing bofore the eonrt of pnblio
opinion as well as before coiuts oi
law.—Sunay South
If yow want a good ohaw of to
baooo sail on NY. L. A J. B. Meffia
tare for Bm Franklin.
The Avalon High Grade Acid for
MU by n H- Y»w * Co at Martin
and Avalon i. a Srelete- fortJliaw.
EYES ANALYZED.
Whrt Qualities of Temperament
Should go With the Black,
Brown and Riuc.
Speaking popularly, we may say
that eyes aie brown, blue, gray and
hazel, black and green or 110 color at
all. The last three varieties, how¬
ever, arc besed on misnomer. Speak¬
ing generally again, we may say that
Wuc eyes take eare of ihdr friends,
blown of their enemies, gray of their
country's, olaok of their pleasures,
and green of themselves. The blues
are certainly the typo with the great¬
est number of varieties. It is color
cohr that illustrates pre-eminently
the feminine qualities-tmdarness
affection, a yielding to the wishes
of others, a sympathy with small
suffering, that measure of vanity
without which no woman caa be on
lirely attractive, and that self sur¬
render which goes far to pursuade a
mau that ho is a demigod, bjeause
his wife believes it and tells him
so. The color seems to bo getting
more rare in these days. This is the
blue that goes with the goldon hair.
Blue eyes mast be mated with their
appropriate complexion. Thai color,
so fascinating in a blonde, is no les
delightful ia a brunette; but, say the
scientists, its meaning is now altered
There conies in now, coupled with
ibc effeotionale qualities, a cert ain
tendency to deceive, stimulated by
un ambition for conquest and lending
to the gratification of admiration.
There remains the light blue and
violet. Tbe first is tho eye of
northern races—of the Swedes and
tho Danes, of the Scotch sometimes,
a tnl
truth, steadfastness, simplicity, cour
age, purpose, It is a man’s eye w ith
its moderation and self respect, lion
cst in the 45 gives
you, if at the same time vathcr cold
and phlegmatic. And then there is
the violet eye, which is a woman’s
eye; and of which tfa e m ain character
isties are affection and purity, ebiv*
alric belief and limited or deficient
intellectuality.
And now comes the brown eyes.
They are the eyes of the South and
east—of tho sunny races; the most
passionate and the least original,and
to them belong the lustrious black
hair and the olive complexion of the
skin. With them wc get yealousy
crneTy, somowhat of the telino na¬
ture in W’omcn; and m men, courage,
coupled with superstition, a wild
recklessness ot life, smd a disregard
for the suffering of others. But the
type has altered through infinite
modifications, and there arc brown
eye in plenty that have nothing in
common with tha passionate quali¬
ties ot the South. This may be gen¬
erally predicted; that when the
brown is light the disposition is af¬
fectionate but waywaad, and as that
darkens you pass from affection to
passion.
Last come the hazel eyes, which
starts by being green, and passes
ttrough yellow to brown, confusing¬
ly illustrates every theory. A blue
gray radiated from within with
brown and bronze streaks seems to
come nearest the general view.
Adopting this as tbe color, it will be
seen that they are chiefly found
among the mixed races, and espec¬
ially the English and Americans
They always suggest a good deal ot
strength of character, generally a
sense ot mischief and trickiness—
probabty had hazel eyts—and some
times that humorous ernefty which
1 .00 1N ADVANCE
belongs to the Anglo-Saxon t tee.
Hazel-eyed people arc rarely shallow,
and you must be prepared for sur¬
prises when yon have to deal with
them.—St. James Gazette.
AN “AW EG I/’ MAN
According to Air. George Romanes
ihe average weight of the brain in
women is about live and a hall ounces
less than the average wright of the
btain in men.
Mr. Romanes must bo an “awfnl”
man to depreciate women in this
way. Has it never occurred to him
that the average size of the bodies of
women is much smuler than those of
men? That being so, it does not
follow’ that women possess less intel¬
lectual power than nteu. The Lou¬
don Laneot, in discussing this ques¬
tion, says that a small brain in a small
body may be equally effective as a
mind organ ns a larger brain in a
larger body. Atr. Romanos ought
to be ashamed of himself.
A NEW ENGINE OF DESTRUC¬
TION.
A New York genius has invented
a “vacuum car” with which he asserts
his ability lo navigate the air at a
hive.li speed and drop explosives with
precision upon the doeks ef war ves¬
sels or in fortified places. Details
of the invention are lacking in the
letter the inventor liss sent to Navy
Dcpartnieet, but the matte.’ is deem¬
ed of sufficient importance to war*
rant inquiry, and an ordauco officer
has boon instructed to communicate
in person with tho inventor.
The Bnprauie Court of Kansas has
decided that when a woman marries
she need not take her husbands
name unless she chooses.The men 0 ;
Kansas would doubtless be glad for
the court to decide that when a
woman marries she must not take
her husbands money unless he choere*
Pig Iron Kelley, wbilo in Cedar
town, said if he should go back to
his home in Pennsylvania’, and tell
abeut the grand possibilities of the
South, Ins poople weu/4 think he
was crazy.
LADLES OF THB WHITE .
HOUSE.
hav* found that weir sometimes ca
eemivc duties prodwee a low. weak
tired and tremwlons state of the sys
te m, and that non reatores jichnes
and color to the Mood, cal: say a bark
a natural heakhful toue to tho diges¬
tive organ, and phosphorous mildly
atiomlatea tha brain,—nil combined
ntttrler's’ iion Tonie.
John Merry man k Co Ammonia
ed dissolved bone ia the most reliable
guano on the market. For sale at
Avalon and Martin by R D Yon
C.r,
Go to McConnell A B’o. for bar¬
gains in elothing, drew good*’ hats
shoes, tobacco or anything olaa that
you noed.
For tfce best sewing machine on
the market address, F. A. Mabry at
Toccoa, G«.
IIOW A WOMAN KEEPS A SE¬
CRET.
It is an old quip upon women that
they cannot keep « secret; but she
fact is they are the only part of
humanity that can. A wife keep* *
husband's secret incomparably safer
than he doe, hers. Wo calculate
that there i* one drunken wife to
about foar hundred and ninety nine
drunken husbands. In gmnling,
Iicentio isness, there is pretty much li
■
the same proportion. Yet of jtke : t
four hundred and ninety nine wives,
four bundled conceal, •
covef up, si¬
lently endure the terrible secte«,
while one husband mourns over hss
wife’s frailty in the study of his pas
or, and to the ear of hi* friend, and
probably complains of it to a court of
law. It is the sumo between brother
brother and sister. Tho secrets ft
woman talks about are the kind
that are niiimportftut and mostly
agreeable lo hear. Bat of serieoe
secrets she is as reticent as the grave
In our ooservatioo, and m various
relations of yhytician, minister and
unordained lawyer we have had
room for a great deal of observa¬
tion .
NO ‘ PARDON” FOR FITZ-JOHN
POUTER.
“It‘s curious thing whon so much
has been ssid about the generiua
attitude displayed by President
Arthur to Gen. Fils-Job n P or trot
but do you know that there hi
another side to the story ?“
The speaker was an old man wol
known all over this country and
highly respected.
“Yes, VAen President Arthur had
prepared the article wicli restored
G««. I’or ter to citizenship ahd gave
him the right kt hold office, tho
word , pardon, was written iu Ik.
Secretary of State E'rchiighuy sen
saw the word which wonid have
stained the veteran soldier who*
name bad just been vindicated by
a reversal of the lamous court
martriul v.ndict.
*‘ ’You had better take out that
word,* suggested M : •••>
t- Eroluighuy- SSI
sen. %
“Why?” asked Mr. Arthur ia
surprise.
‘Because, if you offered a pardon to
Gen. Porter he would fling it back ia
youi face. To accept it would bs
an admission of guilt. When th«
document was signed the next mom- m?
ng the obnoxious wordhad di<
pjaicd from it.**
Striped lawns, cheated Jan ns
plain lawns and cheap lawns at Me*
Connell k Bro. m
Hats, Ribo nr, Embioidary, Lace
FI owers See., tor -ale by Mrs. J y
Manley
Fresh country corn >1 ah
on hand at W.C, Jt J. B.
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If you voaf a pm*y to* or n
rib«M m tier*** to wear te tha ]
i«S Mbs Unlay asm nit 7 ea to
Be dutiful opera aiippere wd low
eut shoes at McConnell A Bro.