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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. ■ ** 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.