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THE SEMI-WEEKLY SUMTER REPUBLICAN,
ESTABLISHED IIV 1854, )
By CHAS. W. HANCOCK. [
VOL. 18.
The Sumter Republican.
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EXECUTED
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Charles F. Crisp,
Attorney at Law,
AMERICUS, GA.
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B. P. HOLLIS,
•if lorneff at Law,
AMEBICUS, GA.
Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank
Wiiihling. dec2otf
E. G SIMMONS.
♦7 9tor new at JLaw,
AMERICUS OA„
Oliice in Hawkins’ building, south side of
Lamar Street, in the old office of Fort &
Simmons. janetf
.J. A. AABI KY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY',
Office on I’ublic Square, Over Gyles’
Clothing Store, Ameuicus, Ga.
After a brief respite I return again to Hie
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 South west Georgia,
the Supreme Court and the United States
Courts. Thankful to my friends for their
patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf
CAED.
I 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. Eldridgc’s drugstore, on the Square
janl7tf R. C. BLACK, M. 1).
Dr J A FORT
Physician ana Surgeon,
Offers his professional services to the
people of Americus and vicinity. Office at
)r. Kldridge’s Drug Store. At night can
be found at residence at the Taylor house,
on Lamar street.
Calls will receive prompt attention.
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Dr. d7p7 HOLLOWAY,
!Rnt.sT,
Americas, - - - (Georgia
Treatssuccossfully all diseasesof the Den
tal organs. Fills teeth by the improved
method, and inserts artificial teeth on the
best material known to the profession.
tSTOFFICE over Davenport and Son’s
Drug Store. mar lit
i. B. C. Smith & Sons,
UTRAMIS AM HIM,
Americus, Ca.
) We are prepared to do any kind of work
dti tlie carpenter line at short notice and on
reasonable terms. Having bad 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.
may26-3in
" ckmr
STRICTLY
C A SII.
ON AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF
SEPTEMBER NEXT, OUR TERMS
WILL BE
STRICTLY CASH.
WE MEAN WHAT WE SAY,
and our friends will save unpleasantness to
us, and perhaps mortification to themselves
by recognizing the fact at once.
Persons indebted to us are requested to
call and settle their bills as oarly as possi
ble. We are determined to close our books
speedily, to
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring out the false, ring in the true.”
M. H. FORI) & CO.,
v Lamar Street, Americus, Ca.
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Miss KATE KING
Invites the attention of the Ladies toiler
SELECT STOCK OF
Hkj'iriiFasfWs,
NOTIONS, Etc.
ALL OF TIIK ! (TEST STYLES,
Which she keeps on hand at all times,
and at the
LOWEST HASH PRIOES!
NEW G ()ODS
ARRIVING DAILY.
FIIE ASSIIfITMEIT 3FZi?FB GBBDS.YR
“Don’t fail to Call and Examine her
stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Miss Kate King,
PUBLIC SQUARE AMEBICUS, GA.
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LOOK!
Mrs. M. T. Elam
Has a. Larue Lot of
O
Buttons
Of various styles and qualities,
which she will sell at
5 Cents per Dozen.
Americus, Ga., June 2, lssa.
(Educational,
imm Mile isii fault
HIGH SCHOOL!
Tlifl Fall Term of Hiis School Opens
August 20lh, anil (loses in
December.
Board with the Principal at $lO
Per Month!
'Tuition $2, tjtß and Per Month !
Due on the last Jay of cacti month.
In accepting the care of this school 1 Jo
so without opposition to any alreaJy estab
lished in the city. My object will be to
make this School a success, and I shall strive
to merit a liberal patronage.
A. X. CLARK, Principal.
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WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE,
Macon, Oeor^iii.
The Forty-sixth Annual Session will begin
September 19th, 1883. The most elegant
College building in tho South, furnished
with all the modern appliances looking to
the health, happiness and comfort of its
inmates.
Unsurpassed advantages in Literature,
Music and Art at moderate rates.
Apply for Catalogue to
Rev. W. C. Hass, President
or Rev. C "!. Smith, Secretary.
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COLLEGE; OP
Physicians and Surgeons
h u/n.uoii i:, md.
The practical advantages of this school
are unsurpassed. Clinics held at City Hos
pital, Maternlte and Maryland Woman’s
Hospital, all of which belong to this school.
Physiological and Chemical Laboratory
Work required of every student. Apply for
a catalogue to
iic. Thomas epii!, Dean,
30 N. Carey Street.
UrUK UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
A- AT OXFORD.
Tuition free to everybody but Law Stu
dents.
This Institution will open its next session
‘T7III September, 1883.
The course is complete; the Faculty is
largo, able and efficient.
Tho terms are very modi rate.
Tho whole Institution is open to both
sexes.
For catalogue and information apply to
Gen. A. P. Stewart, Chancellor.
U. M. SULLIVAN, Secretary.
DXYOKCESL-No publicity; residents of
Desertion, Non-Support. Advice and
applications for stamps. W. 11. LEE, Att’y,
239 B'way, N. Y.
Newspaper Advertising;' llim-mi, to
Spruce Street, \W York.
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS, AND DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND GENERAL PROGRESS.
AMERICUB, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1883.
New Orleans, August l, 1883.
TO THE PUBLiC.
Investigate for Yourselves!
Postmaster-General Gresham having pub
lished a wilful and malicious falsehood in
regard to the character of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company, the following facts
are given to the public, to prove his state
ment, that we are engaged in a fraudulent
business, to he false and untrue:
Amount of prizes paid by The Louisiana
State Lottery Company from January 1,
1879, t© present date:
Paid to Southern Express Cos., New
Orleans,!’. M. Wescoat, Manager.gl,36o,3oo
Paid to Louisiana National Bank,
Jos. 11. Oglesby, President 103,900
Paid to Louisiana State National
Bank, S. 11. Kennedy, President. 125,100
Paid to New Orleans National
Bank, A. Baldwin, President 88,550
Paid to Union National Bank, S.
Charlaron, Cashier 01,150
Paid to Citizens’ Bank, K. L. Car
nere, President 57,000
Paid to Germania National Bank,
Jules Cassard, President 30,000
Paid to Hibernia National Bank,
Clms. Palfrey, Cashier 37,000
Paid to Canal Bank, Ed. Toby,
Cashier 13,150
Paid to Mutual National Bank, Jos.
Mitchell, Cashier 8,200
Total paid as above §2,253,050
Paid in sums of under §I,OOO at the
various offices of the Company
throughout the United States 2,027,110
Total paid by all §1,881,000
For the truth of the above facts we refer
the public to the officers of the above-named
corporations, and for our legality and stand
ing to the Mayor and Officers of the City of
New Orleans, to the State authorities of
Louisiana, and also to the U. S. Officials of
Louisiana. We claim to be legal, honest
and correct in all our transactions, as much
so as any business in the country. Our
standing is conceded by all who will inves
tigate, and our stock has for years been sold
at our Board of Brokers, and owned by
many of our best known and respected citi
zens.
M A. DAUPHIN, President.
STCAPITAI, PUIZE, t75,00.-M
Tickets only fts. Miaren in proportion
L.S.L.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY CO.
“ We do hereby certify that ice supervise the
arrangements for all Monthly and Semi-Annual
Drawings of The Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and in person manage and control the
Drawings themselves , and that the same are
conducted with honesty , fairness , and in good
faith toward all parties , and we authorize the
Company to use this certificate , with fac simile,
of our signatures attached , in its advertisementss ”
/f £,<2
< 'oitini;*ioncr
Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes—with a capital of §l,ooo,ooo—to
which a reserve fund of over §550,000 lias
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made a part of the present
State Constitution adopted December 2d,
A.D., 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by the people of any State.
It never scales or postpones .
Itrltraml single Number Drawing*
take place momliiy.
l MM.ENHIU l)i’l>llllTli\ITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. NINTH GRAND
DRAWING, CLASS , AT NEW OR
LEANS, TUESDAY, September U, 1883
—lltotli Monthly Drawing.
Capital Prize, $75,000.
100,000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in Fifths in proportion.
LIST OF PRIZES.
! CAPITAL PRIZE of §75,000
1 do do 25,000
1 do do 10,000
2 PRIZES OF §O,OOO 12,000
5 do 2,000 10,000
10 Jo 1,000 10,000
20 do 500 10,000
100 do 200 20,000
300 do 100 30,000
500 do 50 25,000
1000 do 25 25,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
9 Approximation Prizes of §730 ft,730
9 do do 500 4,500
9 do do 250 2,250
1967 Prizes, amounting to §205,500
Application for rates to clubs should be
made only to tho office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For information write clearly, giving full
address. Address I’. O. Money Orders or
Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL HANK,
Netv Orleans, l.a.
Ordinary Letters hv Mail or Express to
ML A. DAUPHIN,
New OrlcmiN, l*a M
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
(07 Nevonlli V*., Wanin'on, D.U*
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Mrs. M. 15. RAINES
Is now opening her stock of
Spring Millinery!
She will have on exhibition in a few Jays a
full line of
HATS, BONNETS
NECKWEAR,
HATRHOODS
AND
JB WE Lit IV
Those who wish to purchase MILLINERY
will Jo well to call and examine her goods,
as they have been selected with great care
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Baking powders—various sorts and
sizes at
Dr. Eblridge’s Drug Store.
SCROFULA
.•id,l all scrofulous diseases, Sores, llrysipe
las, Kczema, Blotches, Ringworm, Tu
mors, Carbuncles, Roils, and Kruptions
1 of the Skin, are tlie direct result of an
impure state of the blood.
' To cure these diseases the blood must he
purified, and restored to a healthy ami na
tural condition. Avr.u’s Sarsaparilla has
, lor over forty years been recognized by emi
nent medical authorities as the most pow
erful blood piuiiier in existence. It frees
the system from ail foul humors, enriches
I ami strengthen the bloo-.l,removes all traces
of mercurial treatment, and proves itself a
i complete master all scrofulous diseases.
A Recent Cure of Scrofulous Sores.
“Some mouths ago I was troubled with
scrofulous soil . (ulcers) on my legs. The
1 limbs were badly swollen and fnfianied, and
the sores diseintrp.i and largo quantities of
, offensive matter, livery remedy i tried
failed, until I used Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
of which I have now taken three bottles,
1 with the result that the sor*s are healed,
and my general health gicatly improved.
) T feel very grateful for the' good your
medicine lias done me.
Yours respectfully s Mils. Anit-G’Briav.”
1 148 Sullivan St., New York, June 24,1882.
, C3P* All persons interested are invited
to call on Mrs. O’Rrian; also upon tlio
Rev. Z. I\ Wilds of 78 Rant 541 U Street,
I Key/ York City, who w ill take pleasure
--' into the wonderful efficacy of
Ayer’s < ’v in tho cure
of this lady, i>.. . , and
many others within his ...
The well-known writer on the L'oston Hernia,
B. W. Ball, of Rochester , A .//., writes, June
i 7, 1882:
“ Having suffered severely for some years
with Eczema, and having failed to find relief
from other remedies 1 have made use, during
tho past three months, of Ayer’s Sarsapa
rilla, which has effected a complete cure.
I consider it a magnificent remedy for all
blood diseases.”
Ayer’s Sarsapari Ila
stimulates and regulates the action of the
digestive and assimilative organs, renews
and strengthens the vital forces, and speedily
cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Rheuma
tic Gout, Catarrh, General Debility, and
all diseases arising from an impoverished or
corrupted condition of the blood, and a weak
ened vitality.
it is incomparably the cheapest blood medi
cine, on account of i!s concentrated strength,
and great power over disease.
PREPARED ItY
Dr. J.C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; price sl, six bottles
for $5.
HfISTERER’s
sTOjrsrn &S;
“itteß^
llostetter’s Stomach Bitters, by increasing
vital power, and rendering the physical
functions regular and active, keeps tho sys
tem in good working order, and protects it
against disease. For constipation, dyspep
sia and liver complaint nervousness, kidney
and rheumatic ailments, it is invaluable,
and it affords a sure defence against mala
rial fevers, besides removing all traces of
such disease from the system.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
generally.
AYER’S
Ague Cure
18 WARRANTED lo cure all cast s of ma
larial disease, such as Fever and Ague, lullr
mittent or Chill Eofer, Remittent I’evcr,
Dumb Ague, Bilious Fever, and Liver
plaint, in case of failure, after due
dealers are authorize;!, by our circn'ar
July Isi, I>B2, to refund (lie money.
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Cos., Lowell, Mass.
Solti by nil Druggists.
POUTZ’S
MORSE AMD CATTLE POWDERS
ha nuti
No lloksk will die of Colic. Dots or Luno Tz
ys?k, it Foutz’s Powders arc used In time.
Foutz's Rowdere willonre and prevent 1100 Cholera.
roiitz’s Powders will prevent Gapes in Fowls.
Fontz’s Powders will increase the quantity of milk
and cream twenty per cent., and make the butter firm
am} sweet.
Foutz’s Powders will cure or prevent almost every
Disease to which Horses and (.'attic arc subject.
Foutz’s Powders will give satisfaction.
Bold everywhere.
DAVID r. TOUTS, Proprietor,
BALTIMORE. MB.
A Valuable Plantation
FOR SALE 1
I offer for sale the plantation located
tlirco and a half miles northwest of Ameri
cus, on the Muckaleo Creek, containing
Eight il ndrpi! and Fifty Acres
of land, about four hundred acres in a good
state of cultivation, and known as tho John
Teel place. There is a good Gin house, ten
ants and other out-houses on tho place, and
is supplied with excellent well water.
Parties wishing to purchase will call on
me on the place, or address me at Americus,
Ga. WM. USRY.
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Thankful for past patronage, a continua
tion is earnestly solicited. One new 45 saw
win for sale at Z.'Z5 per saw. One 45 and
two 40 second hand Gins in first-class re
pair for sale at *t per saw, all warrant
ed. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Shop
on Lee street, Americus. Ga.
aug 18-1 m P. L. MIZE.
All of the popular patent inedicinet
ami a few of the unpopular ones as
Dr. Eldridgc’s Drug Store.
THU STOLEN NOTE.
!
Except that he indulged too freely
in the use of the intoxicating cup, John
i Wallace was an honest, high-minded
and oxtraordinaiy man. llisonegreat
fault hung like a dark shadow over his
many virtues. He meant well, and
j when he was sober he did well.
He was a hatter by trade, and by in
dustry and thrift he had secured money
: enough to buy the house in which he
i lived. He had purchased it several
! years before for three thousand dollars,
paying one thousand down and secur-
I ing the balance by moitgage to the
! seller.
i The mortgage .vas almost due at the
time circumstances made me acquaint
ed with the affairs of the family. But
j Wallace was ready fur the day; he had
1 saved up the money; there seemed to be
no possibility of an accident. I was
well acquainted with Wallace, having
done some little collecting and drawn
jup legal documents for him. One. day
his daughter Annie came to my ollicc
| in great distress, declaring that her
father was ruined, and that they should
|be turned out of the house in which
; they lived.
“Perhaps not, Miss Wallace,” said
I trying to console her, and give the
| affair, whatever it was, a bright aspect.
“What has happened?”
“My father,” she replied, “had the
money to pay the mortgage on the
house in which we live, but it is all
| gone now.”
| “Hat he lost it?”
“I don’t know. I suppose so. Last
I week he drew two thousand dollars
I from the hank and lent it to Mr. Bryce
| for ten days.”
“Who is Mr. Bryce?”
“lie is a broker. My father got ac
| quainted with him through George
j Ghandler, who boards with us, and
j who is Mr. Bryce’s clerk.”
I “Does Mr. Bryce refuse to pay it?”
“lie says he has paid it.”
“Well, what is the trouble, then?”
“Father,says he has not paid it.”
“Indeed! But the note will prove
that he has not paid it. Of course, you
have the note!
“No. Mr. Bryce has it.”
“Then, of course, he has paid it?”
“I suppose he has, or he could not
have the note.”
“What does your father say?”
“He is positive he never received the
money. The mortgage, lie says, must
be paid to-morrow.”
“Very singular! Was your father—”
1 hesitated to use the unpleasant
word which must have grated harshly
on the ear of the devoted girl.
“Mr. Bryce says father was not quite
light when he paid him, bnt not very
bad.”
“I will see your father.”
“He is coming up here in a few mo
ments; 1 thought 1 would see you iirst
and tell you the facts before he came.”
“1 do not see how Bryce could have
obtained the note unless he paid the
money. Where did your father keep
it?”
“He gave it to me, and I put it in
the secretary.”
Who was in the room when you put
it in the secretary?”
“Mr. Bryce, George Chandler, my
father and myself.”
Tho conversation was hero interrupt
ed by the entrance of Wallace. He
looked pale and haggard, as much from
the effects of anxiety as from the de
bauch from which he was recovering.
“She has told you about it, i sup
pose?” said he, in a very low tone.
“She has.”
I pitied him, poor fellow, for two
thousand dollars was a large sum for
him to accumulate in his little busi
ness. The loss of it would make the
future look like a desert to him. I:
would boa misfortune which one must,
undergo to appreciate.
“What passed between you on that
day?”
“Well, 1 merely stepped iuto his of
fice—it was only the day before yester
day—to tell him not to forget to have
the money ready for me by to-morrow.
He took me back into his office, and as
I sat there he said he would get the
money ready the next day. He then
left me and went into the front office,
whore I heard him send George out to
tho bank, to draw a check for two
thousand dollars, so 1 supposed he was
going to pay mu then.”
“What does tho clerk say about it.”
“Ho says Mr. Bryce remarked when
he sent him, that ho was going to pay
me tho money.”
“Just so.”
And when George came in ho went
into the front oflice again and took the
money. Then he came to me again
and did not offer to pay me the money.”
“Had you the note with you?”
“No; now I remember he said he
supposed I had not the note with me or
he would pay it. 1 told him to come in
the next day and I would have it ready
—that was yesterday. When 1 came
to look for the note it could not ho
found. Annie and I have hunted the
house all over.”
“You told Bryce so?”
“1 did. lie laughed and showed me
his note, with his signature crossed
over with ink and a hole punched
through it.”
“It is plain Mr. Wallace, that he paid
you the money, as alleged, or has ob
tained fraudulent possession of the
note, anil intends to cheat yon out of
the amount.
“He never paid me,” he replied
firmly.
“Then ho has fraudulently obtained
possession of tho note. What Sort of
a person is that Chandler, who boards
with you.”
“A fine young man. Bless you, he
would not do anything of that kind.”
“I am sure he would not,” repeated
Annie, earnestly.
“How else could Bryce obtain the
note but through him? What time
does he come home at night.”
“Always at tea time, lie never
goes out in the evening.”
“But, father, he did not come home
till ten o’clock the night before you
went to Bryce’s. He had to stay in
the office to post books or souiethingof
the kind.”
“How did he get in?”
“lie has a night key.”
“I must see Chandler,” said I.
“No harm in seeinghim,”added Mr.
Wallace, “I will go for him.”
In a few moments he returned with
the young man Chandler, who, in the
conversation 1 had with him, manifest
ed a very lively interest in the solution
ot the mystery, and professed himself
ready to do anything to forward niv
views.
“When did yon letnrn to the house
on Thursday night?”
“About twelve.”
“Twelve,” said Annie, “it was not
more than ton when I heard you.”
“The clock struck twelve as I turn
ed the corner of the street,” replied
Chandler, positively.
“1 certainly heard someone in the
front room at ten,” said Annie, looking
with astonishment at those around her.
“We’re getting at something,” said
I. “How did you get in?”
The young man smiled as he glanced
at Annie, and said:
“On arriving at the door I found I
had lost my night-key. At that mo
ment a watchman happened along and
I told him my situation. He knew
me, and taking a ladder from an unfin
ished house opposite placed it against
one of the second story windows, and I
entered in that way.”
“Good. Now, who was it that was
heard in the parlor unless it was Bryce
or one of his accomplices? He must
have taken the key from your pocket,
Chandler, and stolen the note from the
secretary. At any rate I will charge
him with the crime, let what may hap
pen. Perhaps he will confess when
hard pushed.”
Acting upon this thought, 1 wrote a
lawyer’s letter—“demanded against
you,” etc. —which was immediately
sent to Mr. Bryce. Cautioning the
parties not to speak of the affair, I dis
missed them.
B'yce came.
“Well, sir, what have you to say
against me?” he asked stiffly.
“A claim on the part of John Wal
lace for $2,000,” replied, poking over
my papers and appearing perfectly in
different.
“Paid it,” ho said, short aspic-crust.
“Have you?” said I, looking him
sharply in the eye.
The rascal quailed, 1 saw that he
was a villian.
“Nevertheless, if within an hour you
do not pay me $2,000 and SIOO for tho
trouble and anxiety you have caused
my client, at the end of the next you
will bo lodgetl in jail to answer a crim
inal charge.”
“What do you tman, sir?”
“I mean what I say. Pay, or take
the consequences.”
It was a bold charge, and if he had
looked like an honest man 1 should not
have dared to make it.
“I have paid the money, I tell you,”
said he; “I have the note in my posses
sion.”
“Where did you get it?”
“I got it when I paid the—”
“When you felouiously entered the
house of.John Wallace on Thursday
night at 10 o’clock, and took the said
note from the secretary.”
“You have no proof,” said he grasp
ing a chair for support.
“That is my lookout. I have no
time to waste. Will you pay or go to
jail?”
He saw that the evidence 1 had was
too strong for his denial, and he drew
his check on the spot for twenty-one
hundred dollars, and alter begging me
not to mention the atfair, ho sneaked
off'.
I cashed the check and hastened to
Wallace’s house. The reader may
judge with what satisfaction he receiv
ed it, amt how rejoiced was Annie and
her lover. Wallace insisted that I
should take SIOO for my trouble; but
I was magnanimous to keep only S2O.
Wallace signed the pledge, and was
ever after a tempera to man. Ho died
a few years ago, leaving a handsome
property to Chandler and his wife, the
marriage between him and Annie hav
ing taken place shortly after the above
narrated circumstances oceutred.—
Truth.
A patent medicine manufacturer died
in New York last week. Before he
died his friends asked him how he
would like to ho buried. Ho had just
strength left tb say: “Insert me top
of column next to reading matter 52
times electro by mail,” ami then he
closed his eyes aud then he passed
away to that bourne where there are
no omissions nor wrong insertions.—
7exas Siftings.
Don’t fill the system with
quinine in the effort to prevent or cure
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A Curious Coincidence.
Hartford G'ourant.
Bishop Coxe relates that on one occa
sion he was reading the service in a lit
tle church, with only a handful of wor
shipers present, when he suddenly re
solved to close the Psaiter with tho
Gloria in Excelsis instead of the custo
mary Gloria Patri. He had nevei done
this before, he says, and has never
done it since.
During the day he was called upon
by a widow "of high position in socie
ty and a family eminent in the history
of our country.” She asked him wheth
er he had been desired by any of her
relatives to gratify her by departing
from custom. She had always made
this day one of special private devo
tion, as it was the anniversary of her
husband’s death. She had made an
effort to be at chnrch that morning on
this account. “What ■•was my sur
prise,” she said, “to hoar you break off’
with the “Gloria in Excelsis.” My
husband, very reticent as to his relig
ions emotions, lay dying. Suddenly
he aroused himself, and to the amaze
ment of all recited the “Gloria” entire.
Reflecting on this as 1 went to church
on this anniversary, imagine my sur
prise when, for the only t ime in a long
life, 1 found the “Gloria” so used by
the clergyman. I joined in it with
feelings greatly excited, and come to
thank you for so kindly considering
mo.” Her husband was a stranger to
tbe bishop who regards the whole in
cident as supernatural.
A Voung- Man Lectures a Preach
er.
Once upon a time, and not very long
ago either, a reverend gentleman enter
ed the Baltimore and Ohio railway
cars with three pieces of baggage,
which he deposited in three different
seats, and then seated himself in the
fourth. Many passengers entered and
looked inquiringly at those seats, but
in vain. By and by he took out a
Bible and began to read. A youth sit
ting near asked to borrow the Bible,
after making some commonplace re
marks upon the excellent type and
good binding, suddenly said, in a tone
which could be heard all around; “I
will read a few passages from Paul’s
Epistle to James. ‘Be ye kind and
obliging to one another. Thou shouldst
not occupy more than three or four
seats when thou ridest in the cars, for
if thou doest this thing thou greatly
discommodest thy beloved brethren and
sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ..’
Good by, sir, Igetoutat this station.”
And the young man of joking sarcasm
disappeared. Bat he left a huge and
long-continued tumult of merriment in
that car.— JCx.
LITTLE LAUGHS.
If there is anything calculated to fill
the palpitating bosom of an ardent
lover with dismay, and make him feel
like a badly henpecked husband, it is,
when he lias started up a tender sonata
on his guitar, to hear a robust tom eat
in the vicinity stait a piece in its own
composition in a higher key.
Too much of a good thing.—John
Bull (who is asked to subscribe toward
the Cottage home for Overwoiked
School Board Children): “Confound
it! my hand is never out of my pocket.
First I have to pay for theireducation,
and because that has made ’em so
queer I am now asked to pay the doc
tor’s bill!”
A smooth-faced, clerical looking
chap approached the general passenger
agent of a Western railroad and gently
inquired: “Will you kindly give me a
pass to Chicago?” “Certainly,” said
the gentlemanly agent handing him a
package. When he took his seat on
the train the pass seeker tore off the
wrapper aud found a quart llask of old
rye whisky.
“Wal, neow, will yon look at that,
feller,” said a gentleman from the
country, laying one hand affectionately
on the hand of the scribe pointing with
the other to a trombone player. “I
can take my affidavy 1 saw him run
three foot o’ that ere braes tiling down
bis throat not half a minute ago; there
he goes again; he shoved a yard of that
thing into himself then, sir, if it was
an inch; he must be frightful holler
inside.” It’s a long practice which
enables him to do that,” said the re
porter. “When he gets done playing
on the instrument he swallowed it en
tire.” “He wont have no more brass
in lion than yon have gut, if lie does,
sonny,” said the rustic, perceiving the
guide of tho scribe as tbe latter fled
from tho wrath to come.
If there is anything in the world
with more power than a smile, when
it is shot oil' from tho right kind of a
gun, we have never seen it. Tho smile
of a girl will draw a young man from
his mother anil bad company. It will
teach him to he a man, and he will, if
he loves the girl, do nothing that
would chase the smile away. The
smile of a mother will conquer the
wayward child, and compel it to come
into camp to he spanked or caressed.
Tho smilo of a teacher can do mote
with a pupil than a bundle of liazle
brush. A good old-fashioned, natural,
unaffected smile costs nothing, wears
out no costly machinery, but rather
oils it and makes it run smooth, and
it leave* no hail taste in the im utli.—.
Opera Glass.
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pronounce it a first class article. A
trial will convince the most skeinc 1
of its intrinsic merit.
no. 96.