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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN. ESTABLISHED IN 1854, By CHAS. W. HANCOCK. [ VOL. 18. The Sumter Republican. Semi-Weekly, One Year - - - f4 00 Weely, One Year - - - - - 2.00 BTPayable in Advance.® All advertisements emulating from public dices will be charged for in accordance with an act passed by the late General Assembly of Georgia—7s cents per hundred words for each of the first four insertions, and 35 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fractional parts of one hundred are considered one hundred words; each figure and initial, with date and signature, is counted as a word. The cash must accompany the copy of each advertisement, unless different arrange ments have beeii'made. Advertising Kates. One Square first Insertion, - - - -fl.oo Each subsequent insertion, - - - - 50 Lines of Minion, type solid con stitute a square. All advertisements not contracted for will be charged above rates. Advertisements not specifying the length of time for which they are to be inserted will be continued until ordered out and charged fbr accordingly. Advertisements tooccupy fixed places will be charged 25 per cent, above regular rates Notices in local column inserted for teD cent per line each insertion. Charles F. Crisp, •It tor new at Law, AMERICUS, GA. declGtf B. P. HOLLIS, Attorney at Law AMERICUS, GA. Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank building. dec2otf E. G. SIMMONS, Attorney at Law , AMERICUS GA., Office in Hawkins’ building, south side of Lamar Street, in the old office of Fort & Simmons. janfitf J. A. ANSLEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY, Office on Public Square, Over Gyles’ Olothino Store, Americus, Ga. After a brief respite I return again to the practice of law. As in the past it will be my earnest purpose to represent my clients faithfully and look to their interests. The commercial practice will receive close atten tion and remittances promptly made. The Equity practice, and cases involving titles of land and real estate are my favorites. Will practice in the Courts of Southwest Georgia, the Supreme Court and the United States Courts. Thankful to my friends for their patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf Dr. J. A. FORT, Physician and Surgeon, Offers his professional services to the people of Americus and vicinity. Office at Ur. Eldridge’s Drug Store. At night can be found at residence on Furlow’s lawn. Calls will receive prompt attention. may26-tf CARD. X offer my professional services again to the good people of Americus. After thirty years’ of medical service, I have found It difficult to withdraw entirely. Office next door to Dr. Eldridge’s drugstore, on the Square janl7tf K. C. BLACK, M. D. Or. and. p. holloway' DentisT, Americas. - - - Georgia Treatssuccessfully all diseases of the Den tal organs. Fills teeth by the improved method, and inserts artificial teeth on the best material known to the profession. gyOFFICE over Davenport and Son’s Drug Store. marllt J. B. C. Smith & Sons, UIMM Mil DUMB, Americus, Ca. We are prepared to do any kind of work in the carpenter line at short notice and on reasonable terms. Having had years of ex perience in the business, we feel competent to give satisfaction. All orders for con tracts for building will receive prompt at tention. Jobbing promptly attended to. mav2B-3m Commercial Bar. This well-established house will be kept in the same first-class style that has always { characterized it. The Choicest Liquor and Cigars, Milwaukee, Budweiser and Aurora Beer, constantly on hand, and all the best brands of fine Brandies, Wines, Ac. Good Billiard Tables for the accommodation of customers. may9tf JOHN W. COTNEY, Clerk. Commercial Hotel* G. M. HAY, Propriety. This popular House is quite new and handsomely furnished witli new furniture, bedding and all other articles. It is in the centre of the business portion of the city, convenient to depot, the hanks, warehouses, Ac., and enjoys a fine reputation, second to none, among its permanent and transient guests, on account of the excellence of its cuisine. Table Boarders Accommodated on Reasonable Terms. may9-tf G. M. HAY, Proprietor. QEOfIGE ANDBEWS, BOOT U WE Mm, * At his shop in the rear of J. Waxelbaum A Co.’s store, adjoining the livery stables, on Lamar St., invites the public to give him their work. He can make and repair all work at Short notice. Is sober and always on hand to await on customers. Work guaranteed to be honest and good. apr!4-tf For Lfyspepsia, Chronic Diar g rhoea, Jaundice, Blood, Fever and Ague, Malaria, ill b nr *T and aU Disease* caused by De rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys. SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER. Bad Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes the ain is felt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for rheumatism; general loss of appetite; Bowels generally costive, sometimes alternating with lax; the head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy, with considerable loss of memory, accompanied with a painful sensation of leaving undone something which ought to have been done; a slight, dry cough and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often mistaken for consumption; the patient complains of weariness and debility; nervous, easily startled; feet cold or burning, sometimes a prickly sensation of the skin exists; spirits are low and despondent, and, although satisfied that exercise would he bene ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to try it—in fact, distrusts every remedy. Several of the above symptoms af tend the disease, but cases have occurred when but few of them existed, yet examination after death has shown the Liver to have been extensively deranged. It should be used by all persons, old and young, whenever auy of the above symptoms appear. Persons Traveling or Living in Un healthy Localities, by taking a dose occasion ally to keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid all Malaria, Bilious attacks, Dizziness, Nau sea, Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits, etc. It will invigorate like a glass of wine, but is no in toxicating beverage. If You have eaten anything hard ot digestion, or feel heavy after meals, or sleep less at night, take a dose and you will be relieved. Time and Doctors* Bills will be saved by always keeping the Regulator J in the House! For, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly safe purgative, alterative and tonic can never he out of place. The remedy is harmless and does not interfere with business or pleasure. IT 18 PURELY VEGETABLE, And has all the power and efficacy of Calomel or Quinine, without any of the injurious after effects. A Governor’s Testimony. Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my family for some time, and I am satisfied it is a valuable addition to the medical science. J. Gill Shorter, Governor of Ala. Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Ga., says: Have derived some benefit from the use of Simmons I.ivcr Regulator, and wish to give it a further trial. “The only Thing that never fails to Relieve.”—l have used many remedies for Dys pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never have found anything to benefit me to the extent Simmons Liver Regulator has. I sent from Min nesota to Georgia for it, and would send further for such a medicine, and would advise all who are sim ilarly affected to give it a trial as it seems the only thing that never fails to relieve. P. M. Janney, Minneapolis, Minn. Dr. T. W. Mason says: From actual ex perience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in my practice I have been and am satisfied to use and prescribe it as a purgative medicine. only the Genuine, which always has on the Wrapper the red 55 Trade-Mark and Signature of ,J. 11. ZEILIN & CO. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. jjO SUITER Fitter 5 Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters meets the re quirements of the rational medical philoso phy which at present prevails. It is a per fectly pure vegetable remedy, embracing the three important properties of a preventive, a tonic and an alterative. It fortifies tlio body against disease, invigorates and revi talizes the torpid stomach and liver, and effects a salutary change in the entire sys tem. For sale by all Druggists and Dealers generally. AYER’S Ague Cure IS WAKIiANTED to cure all cases of ma larial disease, such as Fever and Ague, Inter mittent or Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb .Ague, Bilious Fever, and Liver Com plaint. In case of failure, after due trial, dealers are authorized, by our circular of duly Ist, 1882, to refund the money. Dr. J. C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Remember This. If you are sick Hop Bitters will surely aid Nature in making you well when all else fails. . If you afe costive or dyspeptic, or are suf fering from any other of the numerous dis eases of the stomach or bowels, it is your own fault if you remain ill, for Hop Bitters are a sovereign remedy in all such com plaints. If you are wasting away with any form of Kidney disease, stop tempting Deatli this moment, and turn for a cure to Hop Bitters. If you are sick with that terrible sickness Nervousness, you will find a “Balm in Gilead” in the use of Hop Bitters. If you are a frequenter, or a resident of a miasmatic district, barricade your system against the scourge of all countries—mala rial, epidemic, bilious, and intermittent fevers —by the use of Hop Bitters. If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin, bad breath, pains and aches, and feel miser able generally, Hop Bitters will give you fair skin, ricli blood, and sweetest breath, health, and comfort. In short they cure ail Diseases of the Stomacb, Bowels, Blood, Liver, Nerves, Kidneys, Bright’s Disease. SSOO will be paid for a case they will not cure or help. That poor, bedridden, invalid wife, sister, mother, or daughter, can be made the pic ture of health, by a few bottles of Hop Bit ters, costing but a trifle. Will you let them suffer? chl7Jui For Sale. I offer a splendid little 40-acre farm three auarters a of mile northwest from Americus a. There is on the place a six-room frame dwelling, the rooms plastered and very com fortable; house almost new; all necessary outbuildings on the place, and everything in good order, Including stable and carriage house. The land lies well for cultivation, and the soil with ordinary attention could be made to produce profitably; excellent water on the place. For price and terms, apply to W. J. DIBBLE, nßfff-tf Real Estate Agent. INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS, AND DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRESS. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1883. WE/VE.X. THE DRUNKARD’S DAUGHTER. Out in the street, with naked feet, I saw the sad-faced drunkard’s daughter; Her tattered shawl was thin and small; She little knew, for no one taught her. Her skin was fair; her golden hair Was blown around about her forehead; Her pale, sweet face bore hunger’s trace, And want and woe that were not bor rowed. Heart-broken child! she seldom smiled ! Hope promised her no bright to-morrow! Or, if it’s light flashed on the night, It was eclipsed with clouds of sorrow. She softly said, “We have no bread, No wood to keep the fire a-burning;” The child was ill; the wind was chill; Her thin, cold blood to ice was turning. But men well-fed scorned what she said; And women robed in richest fashion Passed on the other side, where no one cried To them in sorrow for compassion. Slowly the night fled; and the light Of morning came in beauty shining; When dome and spire, and roof on fire Keflect the heavens’ golden lining. Asleep, alone, and cold as stone, Where no kind parent sought her, In winding-sheet of snow and sleet, Was lound the drunkard’s pallid daugh ter. —Geo. W. Bungay. WV s . OFF AND ON A BICYCLE. A few years ago a man’s funeral was supposed to be the end of him, so far as the world in general was concerned, but now it is only the signal for every thing he ever said, did, or wrote to be dragged from the obscurity of private life and spread out as a delicate feast before a ghoulish public. Therefore no one will be surprised at hearing more concerning Aristarchus. Soon after our return from the West, Leander began to importune his father for a bicycle; hut Aristarchus refused on account of his youth, as he was now only thirteen. But the entreaties of Leander having put into his father’s mind the thought of a bicycle, the thought soon grew to a desire, and the desire to a resolution, which was ere long announced to me in an interroga tive from characteristic of Aristarchus. “Don’t you believe, Cordelia, that a bicycle would be the best thing to keep up my health? You know the doctor said I must live in the open air as much as possible, and a bicycle does not cost as much as a horse, and re quires neither carriage, barn, or food.” “Judging by your friend Dobson’s experience,' they consume a large amount of clothing and incur some doctor’s bills,” I replied. “Mrs. Dob son told me the tailor’s bills nearly drove them into bankruptcy, and you know he sprained his ankle atone time, and put his shoulder ont of joint an other time.” “Oh, but Dobson was always reck less, and then he didn’t understand how to manage the thing,” said Aris tarchus, in a tone that implied meas ureless superiority over Dobson. I made no opposition, for I Baw plainly that a bicycle was a predeterm ined addition to our modest establish ment, against which I should strive in vain. When the stead arrived, Aristarchus made his first attempt in the hack yard, and we all gathered at the door to Bhare the sport. It was in the early days of bicycle suits were unknown, so Aris tarchus wore his usual business suit. He seemel to find some difficulty in establishing a balance between himself and his steed, so Leander proposed to walk in front and lead the animal, but was sternly ordered hack by his father, who then discovered that Miranda Dorothea was seated on the little wheel behind in smiling expectation of a ride, and she had to he dislogded. As she got off, the thing started up nnask ed and went half way to the front gate and suddenly collapsed and lay flat on the walk, having thrown Aristarchus into a group of rose bushes from which he presently emerged with zigzag red lines crossing hi* face in token of his encounter. “That was a neat one, father,” cried Leander; “yon didn’t expect to lie in a bed of roses though, I guess; was it soft?” “Stop your nonsense,” growled Aris tarcus; “of course a fellow can’t ride when his whole family are grinning at him.” He would not be persuaded to try again, though Leander offered to tie him on with a rope, and Miranda Dorothea assured him that he would not tip off if he rode the little wheel! After this he took his rides by him self in the comparative seclusion of one of the back streets, and according to his verbal reports he was fast becom ing a skillful rider; but to judge from the dilapidated condition in which he usually returned to the “bosom of his family,” he was acquiring his skill in a costly manner. Sometimes he came home minus a hat, sometimes with a torn coat, sometimes with ragged pants, sometimes he came home with a lame back, sometimes with a lame leg, and sometimes with a black eye; whether he came home covered with dust or en crusted with mud depended entirely on the weather and the consequent condi tion of the streets. But he was never dismayed or discouraged; the power of endurance and the cheerful pluck of the man would have dene credit to the hero of a dozen battle-fields. One morning he announced that he no longer confined his perambulations to the back street, now that he could ride so well; he would venture np Broad way. As he had the very day bnt one before demolished anew business suit, I may be pardoned fornot feeling much confidence in his ability to make cred itable appearance. He wore on this occasion anew summer suit of navy blue flannel which was very becoming to him, and I felt an excusable reluc tance to having it reduced to paper rags 6o soon. He started out finely and rode several blocks, when he saw Mr. Marsdon approaching, and as he attempted to turn out for him he was thrown violently forward and landed in a sitting posture on the hard con crete pavement, with his feet straight out before him and heels elevated, whilo his hands were extended as if try ing to clutch the four winds at once. As Mr. Marsdon looked down at this unusual projectile which had so sud denly been thrown in his pathway, lie recognized with surprise his former pastor and present friend, and anxious ly asked if he was hurt. “N no,n-not much,” replied the fall en hero with a sickly smile, “I see starry visions, and mighty fancy that I had been projected into the firmament were it not that I feel solid earth be neath me; the milky way cannot be made of concrete, can it?” “Not that I am aware of!” replied Mr. Marsdon, as he rescued the bicycle from the gutter and led it to Aristar chus, saying: “Can I assist you to mount?” “Not yet my lriend; as I remarked before, I feel the earth but too plainly beneath me—and my blouse is short. Would you have the kindness to step in somewhere and borrow an overcoat to cover my retreat?” , Mr. Marsdon went off in a roar of laughter, but soon returned, and throw ing an overcoat over the shoulders of his unfortunate friend, assisted him to rise. Aristarchus led the bicycle home; and when he came in and took off that overcoat and started to go up stairs, I didn’t say one word. I couldn’t. I laughed and I laughed; and I continued to laugh. I laugh now when I think of it. For some weeks after this exploit Aristarchus patronized the back street until he regained his confidence, and on one fatal morning again started up Broadway. He did not notice that I hurried on my wraps and followed him. 1 was not very anxious to see him ride, but if he was to be thrown off and his clothes demolished, I meant to sec how it was done? And 1 saw. He went finely for quite a long distance, and I was beginning to think I had better not prolong my rather stupid walk, when I saw our minister’s wife coming. She was tripping lightly along,follow ed by her big Newfoundland dog, and carrying in her hands a chromo mount ed ready for framing. As Aristarchus neared her, lie lifted his hat gracefully; but in bowing to her he failed to notice a large stone that lay before him, and the bicycle crashed against it, sending Aristarchus head foremost at Mrs. Carter! As she saw him coming, she instinctively heid out the picture to shield herself; but his head went plump through it like a circus acrobat going through a paper-covered hoop, and hit Mrs. Carter with such force as to knock her over. She fell on her dog, who growled and barked while his mis tress screamed, and a couple of street boys yelled “stop thief.” The dogex tricated himself, and rushed at Aristar chus grabbed him by the pants, and by the time I reached the spot, Aristar chus, with the chromo standing out about his neck like a very aesthetic and new-fangled yoke, was dancihg wildly about in the vain endeavor to free him- Belt from the teeth of that dog. People were rushing to the spot to see what was going on, and there was no lack of assistance, so Mr. Carter was soon bn her feet again, and the dog was quieted, and Aristarchus ceased to be the central figure of a chromo, and the judicious arrangement of a few pins where the dog’s teeth had been at work soon put him in a condition to start for home. It only remained for him to pick np the pieces of the bicycle. I suggested borrowing a basket to take them home iu, but he gave me such a look that I did not dare to repeat the suggestion! That night Aristarchus told Leander that he had decided not to ride any more, but would turn the bicycle over to him at once. Leander gave one war whoos, three cheers, and turned two somersaults in token of his delight, and then rushed out his property ! When he came back he gave a vicious pull at Miranda Dorothea’s flaxen curls, trod on his father’s toes, and sat down with one leg of his chair on the cat’s tail! That was all he said! The next day was Sunday, and it so happened that Aristarchus had agreed to supply the pulpit. I wondered what he would wear! Shortly after break fast he asked meekly : “Cordelia, could you find me a-pair of pants to wear?” “Certainly,” I replied cheerfully, and going to my room with malicious satisfaction, I dragged from the closet every pair he had worn since he bought the bicycle! I spread out a row of them on the bed; I spread a pair on every chair in the room. There were pants of divers colors and divers mat.- rials; some were patched, some were darned and some were still undarned. Then I called Aristarchus to survey the rains. As he stood in the midst of them I murmured softly: “Pants to the right of him, Pants to the left of him, Pants to the front of him, Tom, rent, and sunderedf Who can their story tell? Boldly they rode and well! No two were served alike, Yet all on a big strike Lay the six hundred!” “Six hundred fiddlesticks!” growled Aristarchus. “No; pants!” I gasped, and proceed ed hysterically : “When can their glory fade? 0 the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Sad was the havoc made! Pity the Pants Brigade. Ragged six hundred!” But Aristarchus heard not; he was trying to choose the less disreputable pair for use. “I think, Cordelia,” he said at last, “I will try this pair of doeskin; they will look the best with my broad-cloth coat, and it will hide the patches.” ‘‘Doeskin is very treacherous mate rial,” I suggested, “and those were always a trifle snug.” “I think I may trust them for this one occasion,” he replied. And he ■lid. All went well until Aristarchus sat down at the close of the sermon, when l obseived him grow suddenly pale, and at that moment from the lowest depths of my inner co sciousness was evolved in the faintest whisper the fatal word, “doeskin!” As soon as possible after the service closed, I made my way to the vestry. There sat Aristarchus with perspiration on his manly brow and anguish in his eye ! “Cordelia,” e whispered, “could you order a carriage?” I could and did. When Leander learned why his lather came home in a carriage he muttered savagely : “I shouldn’t care if he never could have another pair in his life; ’twould serve him right for smashing np my bicycle.”— Mrs. Susie A. liisbee in Goli’en Buie. Suicide From Grief. The Widowed Mother of Six Chil dren' Kills Herself —A Sad Sui cide—A Poor Woman Crazed by Grief Takes Her Life ry Hanging. Chattanooga Times. Mrs. Julia Wdieeler, living near Bridgeport, Ala., committed suicide by hanging herself last Friday night, but the terrible deed was not discovered until Saturday evening. The cool and deliberate mannerin which she prepar ed for self-destruction, and the system atic execution of the same is sickening. Thursday evening she went into an orchard near her house and selected a suitable tree on which to hang herself. She procured a ladder and climbed to a limb, where she carefully pruned all the branches off. She then piled the brush about the tree to prevent discov ery from her house, and then went home to make her final preparations for death. Friday morning she called her chil dren together and bade them a long and affectionate farewell, and sent them to a neighbor’s house, telling them to re turn Sunday. Before going they in quired of their mother if she intended leaving, but her only answer was to cover them with kisses. She made her toilet as carefully as possible, using her best clothes. She failed to procure a rope about the house and used yarn, twisting several strings together. This she securely tied to the limb of the tree she selected, formed a noose, and encircling her neck, sprang forward. She fell five feet and died of strangulation. Her body was not discovered until the next day. It presented a horrible appearance, being splotched with per fectly black spots, the eye balls bursted from the sockets and her tongue pro truding several inches. The coroner’s verdict was that the deed was caused by mental aberration. About sixteen months since her only brother died. Since that time her health has been very delicate, and her grief so preyed on her that her mind became unbalanced. Mrs. Wheeler was about thirty years of age and wife of Rev. J. 11. Wheeler, pastor of the Christian church. She was an exceedingly intelligent and agreeable lady and was universally liked by all who knew her. She leaves six children to mourn her loss. Following tlic Sun in its Course. Since 1868 the sun and moon in their courses have not been more accurate to the calculation than the Grand Monthly Drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery, which have occurred on the second Tuesday of each month at noon in New Orleans. The next (the 158th) event will take place on the 10th day of July, when 8265,500 will be distributed by Gen’ls G. T. Beauregard of La., and Jubal A. Early of Va. Any information can be had on application to M. A. Dau phin, New Orleans, La. He Drew. Cincinnati Saturday Night. The son of a rich farmer entered the lecture field, but while he received ex cellent notices from the press his au diences were slim as Sara Bernhardt. One day he mailed a lot of first class notices to “the Governor,” who wrote back: “All very well, but why the devil don’t you draw?” The son re plied by telegraph; and he did draw. He drew on the old man for five hun dred dollars. One voice all over the land goes up from mothers, that says, “My daugh ters are so feeble and sad, with no strength, all out of breath and life at the least exertion. What can we do for them?” The answer is simple and full of hope. One to four weeks’ use of Hop Bitters will make them heal thy, rosy, sprightly, and cheerful. i Anew supply of He-no Tea, Black I Tea, Green Tea, Chocolate at 4 Dr. Eldridge’s Drug Store. Was it all a Dream? Some eleven years ago I became a boarder in a private family in Camden Town comprising a widow and her daughter. Ah! though poor, they still managed to keep their heads above the tide of poverty by taking boarders. The husband of the widow had been dead some ten years. Singularly, she seldom mentioned him. I have Bince been informed that being a hard drink er, ho died in a fit of delirium tremens leaving his affairs in an extremely un settled condition—in fact, so confused that scarcely anything could be made of them. Consequently many false claims were advanced that could not be disputed. The only thing remaining to the mother afier the calls of the liar pies had been settled was a small house in which she lived. I had not been long a lodger before a claimant came even tor that. I thought when I saw the fellow that he was a great rascal; but on examin ing the papers he produced, I found them perfect in detail, and consequent ly feared that nothing could prevent him from possessing himself of the property. I ought here to observe that I am of the legal profession. ’Twas a cold, bleak December night as we sat conversing about the case, and I must confess that an extreme chilliness overcame me as I retired for the night. My room had formerly been occupied by the widow, but had now been turned over to myself and a companion (a law student), who was absent. The wind whistled down the street, causing the casements and shut ters to rattle with an unpleasant fa miliarity. I had hardly undressed when a frigid blast swept down the chimney, extinguishing my light, and I was obliged to take to the cold sheets in the dark. It was some time before I fell to sleep, and how long 1 remain ed so I cannot tell, but when I awoke it was with a clammy shiver, which seemed to pervade me like the atmos phere of a tomb. I noticed that the candle, which had gone out so suddenly, was again burn ing on the table, and in front of it sat a man. I supposed my companion, the law student, had returned, and rose in bed to address him, when he turned toward me. I had never beheld him before! At first I was surprised and then a strange feeling of timidity came over me, which was unaccountable. The stranger was tall, with dark whis kers and garbed in black. His face was cadaverously pale, and his eyes had a dead glare that was hideously unpleasant. For fifteen minuees he sat without moving, and I gazed at him without power of motion. Then he slowly arose and passed his right hand across his brow with a motion of impatience, and walked up and down the room sev eral times, as if agitated by some emo tion. Then, proceeding to the mantel piece, he removed a clock standing in the center, passed his hand over the wall paper, and I saw the wall open, disclosing a small recess in which were a number of papers. Taking them thence,he went to the table, and seating himself with his side toward me, perus ed them intentively, as if endeavoring to find some particular one. I could not remove my eyes from him—l was like one in walking dream. All night I remained thus, watching him; but at early dawn the man faded gradually away. After a time I arose, washed myself, and examined the mantle-piece. The clock was ticking away in its usual place, and I was unable to discover anything unusal. I descended to break fast, but said nothing, fearing to be laughed at by the other boarders. That night myself and my compan ion, who had returned, retired as usual, and thinking of my strange visitant of the preceding evening, 1 fell asleep. I was again awakened and again the same shape sat at the table. I endeav ored to awaken my room mate, but could not arouse him. I passed anoth er night of sleepless fascination. The same mysterious prelude was under gone, and with the streak of dawn my weired visitor passed away. I resolved to remain at home that day, and passed into the sitting room. I noticed a daguerreotype case lying on the floor, and picked it np, opened it. Judge of my surprise on seeing the face of my nightly visitor! “Whose picture is that?” I inquir ed of my landlady’s daughter. “'Tis my father’s likeness,” was the response. When Mrs. Walters, the landlady entered, I informed her of the proceed ing of the two preceding nights, and was told that she herself had seen her husband’s apparition on several occas ions. I determined to examine the mantle piece, and discovered a hiding place be hind the wall-pappr, which had been placed there after Mr. Walter’s death. In it were a number of paid accounts and a deed setting the property on his wife on her wedding day, but which, by a codicil, was not to pass to her until his death. Dying as he did, it was clear that he had been unable to disclose their hiding place. By these papers we were enabled to dispute the unprincipled claimant to the property, who had evidently ob tained his documents from the poor drunkard while in one of his drinking bouts. The sure effects of Ayer’s Sarsapar illa are thorough and permanent. If there is a lurking taint of Scrofula about you, Ayer’s Sarsaparilla will dislodge it and expel it from your system. OUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. MeetMe By Moonlight ALONE! h’i It! - Much pleasanter looking people will he found at JIN R. SHAW’S, Who will assist you in making your selec tions from one of the LABEESTA9D BEiiTSELECTED STOCKS To be found in the city, OF Spring and Summer Dry Goods NOTIONS, FANCY GOODS, PARASOLS VJUBRELL A S, Ladies’ Hats, PERFUMERY, Toilet Soaps. TIRTTISriECS, CLOTHING, GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Boots and Shoes, Straw, Wool and Fur Hats, At prices Lower the the Lowest. Our infallible rule for success in business is Honest Goods, COURTEOUS TREATMENT, Reliabie Statements, L o it* jrrices: Call early and often, and oblige, Yours truly, JOHN R.SHAW. NO. 77.