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The Meriwether County Vindicator
VOL 7
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COUNTY OFFICERS
ORDINARY A. Hinton
bUEKIFr' v°- Floicme
Cl EKK 8- C.-vy U K * !;e '
lAX WECKIYEII.-* H.B Jlameala
TAXI OU-ECTUK.:: .. J. O; Clo feliffw
lUKtr-LHER G. J AirtUoa)
tl KYJSVOR O.P. Matthew*
t oKoNER. J“l* u u Jo "**
COl MY COMMISSIONERS.
1 . a. Mileiii, A*mt Sibley,
t. J. Ileeiw, 1 J. K. Buehsnan
J IV. Rtcr * *
liOAKl) OF KIH CATION.
John NS P*o. "ft. J. nenr*
iioti H*ei, il. A. Jitter
A. 11. F*m*u, &M'-
r-y N a'l OK HO 1> l)itilot, F. M. i uucan
Ul-PREtENTATIVI.t.
F J. W Ilium*. c. W. Wdliap
business cards
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JIKNUV E. WARE.
\ TiOUNKY A I L\W,
y.\ ll.'bxu.gJUA, <•*
Prompt and ftil t Ittul tUHlUiitl I'Sld I*l
hli bo* iris*- minuted to bis cSt*.
Ji.lt KEITH,
\ noKNkV AT LAW
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W ill iu Moil*lbr mini tt
,-..liw th Cewjta &*■
'I lios A A I KiNK>N,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
LuKKAWM.R, ll*-
U. K, McLAl'OtlLlN,
a TIOltNl V AT LAW,
J\ OhkHKVIU.K, U*
Bu’lrWS- PiOOl|>ljT Mill KnltlilUllV l
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H A I'.VHKLK
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
\* K*KVlim.
Will fwwrtkw in *li worts f ’* lll * L<
(• rircull.th* Court ol Oidu'arv slid Ju-
I Meriwether county.
Offl cou tbe M ol 'l*®
h< 4 iiie, n> *t door uj tbe Dru* Hn.re.
0. K LOYD, I). 0. s.,
I J ESJDfcST DKNT.MT * * *■ &
| \ I.USXh V11.1.C C*
- Term* * o*l’- All work warranted.
Hit t. B. TKKKKi.L
, KKKHH hi Piotassmual service# u.
V ) tbe Pubiio—Office with M# Iwther.Dr.
j k. (I Terrell, t the l>v>K diore.
PMlffl'S SCROFULA SIRIK
The Great Blood Purl*
fior. &
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Purely vegetable article c
Mercury or iodide Pi/taib, *
Vji tale tjr * - t *i
Dar. J- K. 0. TERRELL * CO.
WANip
Agent! for the tartest setting book ol tbe
Nt:
The HOUSEHOLD and
Farmers Oyolopadia.
A Book of 190,00$ Facta I
£rsry farmer who aeea the book wants
L Endorsed by tbe leadiag men of tbe
South- Agents are meeting via great
raeeeaa. Bend atom lor aradara and
terms of agency. Addrem
ANCHOR PUBLISHING 00,
aW 3 • 40 Marietta, Bt, Atlanta, O
GREENVILLE, 51KRIWETHER COUNTY. CA., AUGUST 8. 1879.
COMrrROM.EIt CJOI.DSMTMf.
Sunday Gazette
There U x thtoa or two. to the matter ot
Colonel W. L. Goldsmith end the Legi.lt
fbte,' that we detirid to cell to the alien
tWf <>( tlie jmblic.
In the first piece, Mr. Goldsmith lot*
mvUj the heat t]Min>tiol!er the bUle eve r
h*b Hi-aJminittreUton las been cepe
i hie, honest aud brilliant. Uc he* intro
i doted lelorni afterJj+ltfrm iilto the office,
until t is doubtiul 1* toGNI W e 0 inptrol
lt;r' < ffice in the United Stele# hete the
t*oik it 3one to tborooebly, #o promptly
end >o lately* el e.> little o<>*l end with #o
muc.i s) stem.
lu the ueyt ptare, we Inlteve thet the
fight ual* upon Mr. Goldsmith couiee
mainly. it unt wholly. Iruiu e lot ol ei oou
-I*tor. who have bought up the wild huttle
lor apteutulive purpoeer, end eho hero re
used o pay ihe lawlul taxes on them—
not only teiltog tu p** hut treta'tog t&
tempt io>-otkct them. Year after year the
taxes due on ibis pioperty htve boeu kept
out ot the Tntiury. while the taxes trout
the properly of the widow knd the orphan
lu.pt, the little home ol the larpier, aud
thk et< t:k ol ihe a.viihfut, ete forced into
, the liretury. .
It o* Colouel G<>J laiuitb'a duty to cue
diet ell prOj ttfy |Mttd nk latt jw
he Trc *ui>—tbl j W we* etempted,
gud none utqlulj opp(pe>ed. Dgptr'ng U>
.Sft.iwijhhdiy sjs**- ihwk hwerge vfgtl lu
aigud dm ellk lai opiutup ol the Attorney-
Gvner.l the Attornej-tlvnerel pointed
i.ot hie | leu- duty* Then Colonel Gold
auiith went lot wattMo do it. Findiug cel
tain delict* in Ute lew, tie twice, officially,
■ etitli u<4 th® Lcguleture to change .
I hi* we* not done,atpi lie puhed forwaid
to esecutg the law a it *Uid end a the
A Home) -iiuueta! cyuklrue 1 I'.
An mvesUgetloii wr* K o
<ondueted with giuet iwpolerUy, end ev
ery artnue ot mvetiigatpu wa exp <>te<!.
Ai length tUeo-minlUe repotted euil uunn
| nuout'jr declared that there wu* no* the
•IlnUteat evidence that put
the Cotnptfolliu-tleneral. lie out ol
it without a aM.il ot ou trig gap
u.entl. , i t# ~ a
Hot ■>< xt we hear that he Lee hern guil
ty ol try iup to bribe amnnher ol the !>eg
itlnure The atory 1* thi : Colonel
UoldaiiJitb I* interned that certain ml
longor koppie*>ioui he*e Ineu made in
the report oMhe Oommltie#. lie and awn
op a | aprr a(icllying thiea nui<t>r*.on.
or •m.teatotia, end a aaet ting the', they have
ber-ii tnedr. Tw* niemhera oi Ihe commit
tee Col-rn-l Candler "and M-. klaun l—
myned the paper • erting that Ihe apeei
.l rat ion* were true It wan aid thet Col
onel OoldMiilth had offered two hundred
and filly dollar* and a null of clotlx-a to
another member Hhe w*nhl kign If. The
upon croatmi (front exeiUHnen*. But at
la*t the'emlinooy lu lull wa published,
and ne mutt kuy that a grave charge sort;
r.mud On a nr- re rkltculou* beat#. It -ef
jieh that Mr. llinton Wright, who #ey* he
a uol in ‘hi* aoUwewt uiomrnto,’ whrt*
out on an < *<-ur*nm with Mr. Uarie, offer.
and him I'AVi and a auit ol do be* If be
• oulfl mgu tt* reporu He aweara that
Mr. GoldtaaitU knew uothiog of I*. Mr.
(io ififfiHNPVßHHßMNffiHHMffiffiMMffiii
aid Mr. LiiVle *woum that Wilgl* told
tiiuj at the tliDObl making the offer Uiai
(iotdeeiiili ki.ew noitnug ol it. 7'here h>
out the a ighte*t evldeoce to ‘connect Mr.
Goldktnith with the mat'ar to airy way.
Not a law eertffja cam -ever come ot the
charge. *
1 he truth !*,GohJ*mlih bee done hi* du
ty, end ride w ill tie vedn very plaiu (a the
people, .ilia redout it apes to the tuapei-
Uou ot tir* luMobleet cHidea ol Utotgia.and
he baa ootkiag to conceal and ou iavot to
a*k. -#M few .
Juku Murphy, was Francis Mlpky>
thief aasistani In Jsst years temperance it
viral iaThlladelpble, and was known as
Murphy No 2. lie burst Into tbe Phila
delphia Time* a few day 4 ago in a stale ol
hltaiioos intoxication, and said; Tbe tem
perance racket is playcdwiJ'. Murpby No
2 is me name, and wsft ylkifOWN,Thera’s
reportei* bens now wbo came to Coocer
Hail when I lad me shoulder to tbe wheel
and printed me word* of etaqueooe—born
'in eloquence tbe/ catftri tbefiL Begob, It
was massif that wa* bttrain* lot a drftik
wbdc lultm tbeta, an9l tell ys was
tba iffitfobm tfWWiA of cold water
that thf If jrpby Hea bWd r. ufTb detffalr tag
wbkky-swillin' bbmanity.' Whoop! t say,
do yii bear mePTm Murphy 110 t. Hot
the temperance racket is p>y*d out. Pve
only g<£ drvqk twice in tbe last week by
signing tbe ea'afaiog a dollar
tram the abetkeoca chape- Meed ta catch.
'sm tar a tea dollar eoje. _ _
■’•w **•< "* ••“awwM
HMMMV * 1 ’DHK w*
Tbe gieat DAt iei Wghater wrote ; lie
iigieu - ikv.ttethat aonficcta man wJtb.J.b
( reatoj, and bold* lum to ills throne. If
utli mm*.****
away a workman atom kriffna-
it*
tbi artad, aad jta wholqfMvgaotfclog
ju pofkidaaa are* hew p>pie. raid an
ok boMasaa tekffo as taapdbunkme parti
aai Why tiff asked 4L [Wfftkto.
wky, bteum- ywu trouM* yum Team
moro about tbe debts 4f lIdMMU Jfcatf yew
do about yoi* dam.
-affifkP*-" ~r~ ;
cot. ttART¥.
An FMtoanc of Hts I rreuifal
Life und millutrr
Cnrccr.
From the New Orlean* Democrat.
Col. 8. F. Gratty, who area engaged In
the reeeot tnueialy at o,ellli*, i wtiteh a
telegraphic account .t pul*!M4 to yee
icrdav' papa re, hi well known to Vhw city
aa a |iwon ol remarkable life and of ecm*
rare endoame.iU ot miud, character and
person. *■ * *
We trust that further accounts may med
ity the damning character ot the cicum
ttaocca under which he twcaine involved
iu to dvspceiite an affray ae that dc-ciiled,
w hoi uni he dUpiayad thet inervatou.*
proweo* which dt.fMtctei issd fate oadr
lully eveutiul caie.r aa* xoldl r, inffrettug
mortal aottoda ua two ot hie afitago*
uMr- w.m
fjUoh gratty- i* a aa*towt Maffatto, Ito-
Hie <m or a wealthy genfli-ruau l thi*
town, who 1* au elder lu the Pieahytertifii
Church- ~~ **
The am wa* a graduate ol tha Military
Institute at Lexington, Va., aud with Ida
splendid military figure and carriage, aud
his greet aeci mplishnicnts, eapocUlly to
languager, ancient and modern, was re-
K\uUil as iue ot ihe uiost dUtmguifched
aud promising of (he t’titt ol that luttitt.-
tioo.
M the breakinf out ol the war, he was
an otljm In the Dar.vlllc Artillery, \ml
bore himself through the ram/tnlgos In
Virginia with hrllliaiit courage. * Several
lime* wounded, he was,iu one ol the bat
tles, It ft ou the field as d>ad —two balls
having passed through the body. Failing
into lb* baud* ol the coeuiy, be slowly r*>
coviird from bis wound* and was taken a
pi itoner to U*>*uu. Kvc*ptog liout prl*ou
he managed to disguise btmsell, aud seour
id cmploytucut a* a tiaveling agon for a
tiewly jMttentid cofii-p'd, which he exhib
ited in public, and with bis womjuilul
fluency of speech and tmpreeslre adiiirae,
auocccihdlu attracting tho aueritloii of
crowds and aecurtng lu g* nli of tliFnew
paicui. In tho course of hla travel* lu thi*
luterett, Gra-ty rceohod Lmisvilte, Keu
tuuky, where he abandoned* his hilmloii
and, paekiug tlroiigh the Federal liuee, be
succeeded In reaching Morgan's command
in Houih KeuWi-ky and Jo|u<l Moo. Iltaii
Duke's brigade, lu the ailtriiig < am|tsua
ol Morgan’s men there was no mote bril
liant aoldier and lighter lhau Urasly. flap
ture.l lu Ohio, with Morgau’s wind* com
mand, Grady aucceeded in cecaping irom
the Ohio |>uttctitia'y by rciu-.rkuhle pr*a
nuce ol mlud end desperate dating. Ag> iu
■ aptmed, lie was eut lo Camp Douglas,
urar Chtcego, wficia he did not long rev
main, hut by selling the muikol pi the
guard end felling him to the earth, msn
aged lo escape. Hi# third cap'uru htought
i,lm to Koti Mtllsury, from wliljb bo ve
caped by Ilk* exhibition of power*, *ley
mg the lentluel outrunning bis pursuer*,
resell mg the I‘otouiac at nlgbt,>ud com
pel It ng sou tiegroe* to low him across lo
th* Virginia shore, TtiC boat bearlug him
encountered e Federal ship, and niff halt
ing when balled, was Hied Into aud, two
of Ihe men were killed*. Gratiy managed
epfiaiJdllug what was lM olthc skid sn<]
by awliiiining to reach the Virginia shore.
He rejoined the U'lutedurate army and
fought tlirAuglAo the tod of the w*r.
Alter lli war be left the country and waa I
nut heard of as a gora missioned ofli.er In
the Hiaulab army, where, by vulue of bis
latulliar nan of tbe Bpauisb language and
bitUiuroMgb military knew ledge, bo roan
to the post Imo ol military Instructor. Dls*
gn4d with tfte el-rwrree* I tbe llle of a
Spanish officer, Oiaely resign*! and Jolued
Ml expedillot to Mexico. to antvey tbe
vaJJay ever which the taoiwa mountain ol
I’ot>ocatapel tdwers. ,Ji wt* in this ex
cursion lit* made the dement Into the crater
ol tba? famous volcano, and w* the hero
<d tbe exploit jllscusaod some Urue ago In
an Interesting coatflfc’itlon to HarCrntr'l
Monthly, who escaped eo narrowly from
au(location. Returning to tbe United
State* Orasty tettjed down to husiness as
a railroad agent. filed bit residence in ftel
timbre, where he purduaed n bourn and
owwjftfWi iMrWWrfW.fcWWMibf 4
Of iata be wee in tie#■tgrt'j’tif one of
our largest grocery house*. nod in this
**■? yr °° .vim i&r **?
oonippy inftvj occurrM wiiioi wu
telegraphed to tbie city #a„ yeaterdny. It
would 'jg g evue ot^Jjiflnjje^juoiyfi;Mion
manifested that remaTkebte prowess to of
ten dtaplaygdke lunfl i elgr— ajg|| Iflillb
encounter* mwl girlie MMUM'pt OTO ta Mr
weH gsomded. k is boepM to euafletfßr
until both fide* ot4b*eeooy are autbeath
jdfy beard, tke pdbitc tdgtgrt on Ik
M?—r* ~ 't - %t 'ao.
-* Wbeeerer meat one horae oowwtiT^na
r.'wWarSMi
s*4 neit week quotee Wtjfft
nlenewid one-boene 0^
ie. ObGMeikeTl Oalmrikk
kcathroo, ♦
Am |fi|fe|d*nt Jaurmtliat.
The Stoxy ef a Mas* Who E
, gaged MlHtelf,
' A j lurnalifi of distinction, now bolding
very proiufittnt and reapouaibla position
on one otoW&bwt known paper* In the
oountvy, ImAA peculiar exiserience once iu
geuiag apuMthm on Hie staff ol a Now
YoVk daily-iffitotapt>U>d in the • tiim-hi
chief , whokagwihim well am.' was awart
ofliw abUHyJad experk ace. I’ve notb
log lo oHarjfjgMs be said, but oerbap* you
had better Mi’Un ixanagiug iditor. 1
the managlflftpditor, who aim knew him
weff j the apMant went. There's nothing
I can givaya|iw#a<d pluasimtly : why
don't yen Manthe •dlUit-lu-chiei T The
next day bawpiifd to both again, a id tfte
next. U)* aarno an
*wer. Dre{jffiog won the lounh day, h<
noileed a yacyet fieak in the reporters'
to clean up the desk and bilng writing
material. II .ring 'mured In,' he sought
the city editor’* assignment book, picked
out e job that he thought ho could do, did
it, laid the resit It ou the filly editor’* desk
aud went home. The n*xl dty he did the
taite thing, und the next, an I tkc next-,
On the filth day the pasMd
through the room while he w.* at bis
desk'. So you've got to work! ho said
pleaiautly, Yu* sir, aosweioJ the #el(-xp
pclutoif reporter. A day or ttyo l*)er thu
managing editor came iu. Got io el last,
eh fhe impiire'. Ye* sir, ausworud thi*
latest addition to the (tall, golug on with
hi* work —Thing* wcut ou in this way
lor two week*, whan one morning the
oblcl cent In. How do y- u like your po
sition T he asked. First late, be an*w> r
d, there's only one iron hie; I haven't
bad any mousy yet. No money f How'*
ghat f perhaps the managing ml Itor forgot
to put your nsme < n the rofi. Never mind
1 will- How inm h did hu soy you were
to have f He say, sir. said the re
pot ter, tolling Ihe truth very literally. The
chief fixed the pay then and there, dated
it back two wreka, and theMitnger nu' be
came a lull-fledged mcmlMir ol Ilia tt.ff ou
tha spot. 'And the best id the Joke was
that tt was not uutil two year* afterward,
shot either the i ditor-m-cblet or the matt
aging editor knew how It oatno almut.each
supposing the other had done P, Two
lived* certatnl) were bUlor than 'one that
time - lor the applicant.—l) >*iou Tran
script.
IMe arsi arrjir* Mensmr.
Mr. Klinger w* ipiii-t'y e.ting his biesk
fast, a luorumg or no nso, when hi* boy
broke tha sileuce by asking bins tor twen
ty-five cents to go to the minstrels with
that night. Mr. prompt y refused
ou the ground el loud times.
Mr. MiagrrA boy is more- Uiaa e boy,,
ii.i wheu he sets In* heart on having any
thing, he generally succcedj In getting It ;
so, when bl* fulln r refused to comply with
bis requett, he moved over by liU mother,
and tatd i
' i gnats I'll tell mi what the cook said
to you laat night ”
Mra’e Kitogcr's eyes flashed dke two
hall* ol fire.
You're a nice man. she said sarcastical
ly, lo come home end pet me, aud ktm
saa, end tell tin; your daw-geolmad tulip,
*nlt than go and receive the caresses ol the
Qff ik. You miserable Irog-nyed rtnit, lor
two plus I’d go over there and rake your
eyre out. *
1— all—stgnimereJ fke lord of the man
or, when hi* wllu broke io.
Otf. yev—l’ll ah you I and, turning sud
denly to the b y, she demanded an expla
nation. ,
Will yoq give me ti ■*nfj f
Yaa.- ■ * ~ .VVh-
Gtoe-ma the money Drat, said tha boy,
I'm opening tha year oa.tba C, O. D. priu
clfffc, _
- Hf got Hta money, and relieved; big
■aotlwr by tailing Aer s
lAt njgbt cock came to pa, dretfy close
te him—•
Ob, you wretch I hissed Mm. K.
Adi, wbm ate got basil* him., she
flfetffiS-'sffc
had better get aottfaer sack. ' '
Hi* boy got out aa last w poasiblo, whila
Kuoger lifted Wfl before bis lace to
vail Urn auiile which Mad* a look like a
f calcium light—Exchange. , .
f.r Hewdf* Far Cacghs j
. A writer tor an agrico Rural paper rec
ommend* a syrup mad* out of Lit* Ever-
USliag a* one of the be d known remedies
jM eougbf and weak lung*. The waed ft
(Mod in some Motion* 0 f Georgia. The
dtodtoioe is praperad by bolhog the leave*,
making a atroag tec cctf than adding yr-
P Md boiling down to ff proper thickness
.ffiMfl? wffl do 4 well arty rap. “ *
■JC m ' ■i■ r I
Maloa political apaakar mantfonsd
.ttmxko iy m* Bsiplctth and an acdiioc
aahpd srha Shy lock war. If yon don't.
moo w 4 ihe orator aroentoffy repltod* you’d
httfoMn boms asm nad your Mfoto-h
fouoiaues full it gnea parsimmon*'
climhiag lo the top, b* helped hiaisttl to
Ike IrSt* 1 A passer *y cfsraaard km stpj
My th* Wawsn, aa' Fm the had that eaa
State Taira*
We find this in Gregg Wright'* laat ed
itorial letter lretu Atlsuta:
Same days since I informed yon that tha
Finanje Committee, on raotiou oi Mr.
Phillip#, ot Cobb, hvd appointed a ntb
commlltee L> investigate the levying <l the
t*x lor the payment of the principal and
interest of the Nulling bonds. It I# stated
that tin# c- uxininvc consisting ol Mesare.
I'ldllit*, Sibley stid Miller—have submit
ted a report, In which they find that a
large amount ol money, in the shape ol
U\og, Ims been illegally levied amt eulhc
ted, it w ill he leinemt ered that the
amount of thU ts.ue ol bonds wa* f 1,2(0,-
000, that the land bore right par cent, in
ti-ieti and were to be paid In twelve yean,
iu annual installment* of SIOO,OOO. For
Ut* firs', year, 1875, the pilnclpl to be paid
to SIOO,OOO aud the Interest t<
187$ (he prrtßflpkiliiid
|p SIBB,OOO. In 1877 Ihe amount needed
was $172,000. This year $164 000 will be
required. But lit* committee find that
during each ot these y>rs except th* last
a tax of oae mill has been'lavied and col
lected for the payment of the principal and
iutercat ol tboM bonds and the amount an
nually received has varlad from $220,000
to $256,000, making a very large aggre
gate excel*. Their Wt
general fund and wa* used for the pufpoae
ol th* government, but the (art item* to
remain that the levy and cotfociiod ol tbit
excess was not authorized by law. In de
tente of Governor Colquitt it it uiged that
he only followed the cxamplo set by III*
predecessor, Gov. Hmllh. The annual tax
act* have only authorised the linpoattlou
yf a tax si IHclenl to pay SIOO,OOO ef the
principal each year.
The Kiupp gnu work* ol Germany are
ol Immeuse Uliumion*. One of the estab
lishments employs 8,000 workmen, and
couUin* 208 boilers and engine*, which
combined, Lava 110,0(0 horse power, and
operi|te 77 trip hammers, v*rylug lu weight
Irom 200 to 100,000 pound* arch. Since
1877,15,000 caution have been turned out
300 are made on an avnragqevory mouth.
Dally 18,000 tout ol coal tud coke are con
sumed, and 21,000 gat Jets are In use. A
railroad track, mb a locomotive* aud
700 trucks, it in operation within the work
und between them and tha near oaf railway
station. Thu establishment has 24 tele
graph stations and 8 tire engine* lor pre
lection against ouutUgrnsiun. in lb* mimw
a mitaouul wish these works thffu ai* 5.800
woikmea. Iron ore the coai|Mhy get* tram
itl own lead* In the north tt Bpttn to the
extent of 200,000 ion* annually, w h ch fly
ttaamers that it uwm nvey to Hie facto
ries. Tue company has b nit 8,979 ten -
incuts tor Us enp oye s, to which 16,800
i hrs<m* ins. me grain need in the ba
kaiirta th a supply the a people with bra <1
la houghs by agenu of th* oompany In
large qnaiiitiles, chiefly la Odessa, the Has
slsa grain port. Fur cuawnuu achonls
nd an lat'utuial act*, ol for girls an 1 wo
rn, n provide the elementary Instruction
needed by tbl* city oi factory Hands.
A Bruve LuU,
A few years ego, a boy who was left
without fetbet or mother, went to New
York sloue end friend lose, to get n situa
tion In a store u errand boy until he ooutd
All a higher position ; but tbia boy bad
tjen in bad company, and bad Men in tba
babit id calling for Vt ere and cheap elgata
On looking oyer the paper* be not load that
a men'll not on Penrl struct, wanted s led,
end he railed llieic and mad* tile husiness
known. * •*
'W’.itk into my ofll e, end I will attend
to you soon, said the nie'chant.
When he had waited upon hi* customer
he look a seat near tlte lad and espied n
cigar in his hat.
My boy, ekid be, I want no ho neat end
(altblul lad, but I aee you amoke cigars,
and in my experience 1 bate found cigar
ami'kulg lada to Ihi connected with various
evil habits, nod if I am not mistaken, you
nr* aet an esception Cos tbe rule. Yon will
nut suit me.
Jobn bung hi* bead, and left tbe etore;
end as be walked tbe street a tliuger and
IriegdUes; Use coeaeal of hie mot bar cam*
forcibly to ble mind, wbo, upon her death
bed, had oalled bin* to her eld*, bad plac
ing bar band upon ble bead, sail to
him:
Johnny, lam going to lenve you- Yon
know well wbat misery your tether
brought upon us, and I want yo i to proa -
lid me, beforn I die, that yots will neter
touch one drop of tbe poieoo the I killed
your father.
Tue tears trickled dowa Johnny 'sobeska,
He wcat to bis lodgings, gave vent to bk
feeling in tubs that wore beard all over the
house. - *
But be had moral courage, tad before
an bow bad peeked ke made up bte naiad
navar to team ant bar drop of -Uq nor at
smoke another cigar. 11a went -back to
tba merebaat aad aafitt
Sir, you very properly eeat me away tbhr
morning lor habits that TTtaVe beta gnilty
of. but I bare neither ftlfifPßd, * toolbar,
sod though i bars don* wbat I ought nut
(and, I nave aow made a solemn promise
never to drinkmothek drop oi I quor or
emoke sneffr eir, aad If ydu wtll try
me, tt is all *atl keb. - ~-<•*
* Tba maMbdM M strudk wkk tke de
dstoa aad at ouea emptoyad btm.
At the expiration of flee years this lad
way a partner k4he aad k wortk
tkowaad dolku* ,
ISO ZL
A STROKS OS QKSTQS.
UO W TO QKT OFF WJIU IBM OLD
love without opt-
TlXfi IXTO COUR2.
Detroit Free Press.) ,
Tue other d.y s uiitacnlar young fol
low, bavin* an odor of the Stahl** about
him, entered a Detroit photographer,* es
tablishment and < Xplained that he wrtifd
like to bare shout one photograph taken,
hut > n Icarnlar the price he o ncluded to
invest in a tin t>|>e. After taking his rest
iu the chair lie shut up oud eye, drew hla
ytouth around to one side, stock np hla
nose, and paiietitiy waited for Urn operator
whose astonialiineut carnwl bins to tx
dalm : ’
“Q xal gracious f but you don’t want to
tobk tkoi way to g*ta picture. Noboflp
will know yoq inun Hitting Bull."
t Y ;U go ahead, was tha reply.
Do yoa want nw to take such a phis U
Mat
I do.
1h artist took it It beat Sol. Smith
all to pa Ices and was highly satisfactory
tetha sitter, who paid for It sad said t
You See, 1 hsd a sort ut object to this.
Com* here from Allegan county atx
month* ago engaged to* gal out there—
found * gal mat hera I Kks hatUr—gpt to
sever old tire-see 7
nut a hat has that picture got to do with
old ties f asked the artist.
l ots—heaps I Iv’a writ her bars that l
was blot)* up here on a host and dlsflg -
Bered for life.. Sliu’r twlul proud. When
she if Us thi* aad t*e* ho* that explosion
wrecked mo*. sha'il hurt another lovar
qulckar'n atnk—*aa ( How do you Ilk*
the plot f Just gaxe on this picture* cace
and then tell me Mary Ann won't* scad
hock my love Irtteraby tha flsst train t
He potted thr picture. Tha latter waa
bt lei, but explained all, It said :
My Mvvar Dur Gurl: I locfuaa my
plcktorathat you may sea bow offnt bad 1
was hart, thu’ 1 know yru will ItMf ms just.
the saute. .
Ever see that gam* worked - afore I ha -
asked ol the artist a* ha naked the stamp
on the letter.
No-*nsy*r—did. , .
Course you never did. U'e Bua*. It
struck mt tha other day whila I wax
graasiu'a wagon, and I think It's boss.
Bind# up-see T Disfigured lor lit*—SM t
Picture right hat* t*i prove It, aad aba’ll
wrffa back Chat sha karat fair oonefodad
to yfeld to bar parent*' wfshaa and marry
a young mao out there who owns II ijaers
100 shea.i and aa alghty-scr* lot.
A Wemphu I,tidy 4 * fltory.
A vary intelligent lady, tba trite of a
prominent merchant of Memphis who
need here last week front tbe talented city,
told n Reeou! reporter yesterday of the
•canes incident to tbe bretking oat of tbe
fsver there two wvks ago. She aalif;
The flret Intelligence that tha fever bad
come again reached as on Wadnagday
week. ! was attendin'’ an evening com
pany, and my imsband waa In Now York
purcliMlng go'ds. He had left Inatrqo
tlons to nnr family physician, Dr. Mltcball,
that In eaac yellow frvet appeared, and bg
thought there was apy danger, to innd ate
North ImmedUteti'. Well, as I Was afoot
t > *y, the doctor aahl I had better leave,
so I packed op. Many lady friends of
mine kept their eloksee packed la tkgp
tranks all winter, so thev ooold be reedy
to inov* at a moment's notice. The per
sons who did this are numbered by the
hundred, and I was ona qt Uiam. Tba
first train to leave wa* at upon on Thurs
day Befora **rcn o'clock In tbe morning
one of my ions went down to tbe depot to
purchase a sle*ping-car ticket for me. Re
found n great crowd n( people then, who
were beglnlng to tekvoeal* in tbe cata-
Hurrylng borne, be Infoftned me, and 1
went to' tba depot. At halt post seven
o’clock my lour acme m*n*|ed to secure
a seat lor ma altar much, tjooblo. ||p
people crowded aad pushed, sod thero wM
an nafnl scramble. Every peesenger one
was crowded, men, women and child re*
beln^ compelled to stand all ffi* Way to St*
Louie. At least (000 persons left Memphis
*a that train, while flier# were great num
ber* left standing at tbe depot, waiting in*
the next train to movr- That out dfw
used* tbe peoplc panic-siridum. Tbe exo
dus in tour or fir* day* was grea'er than
to theanme nnmher ol weak* last year.
Of On flying citizens alighted at
St. Louis, more at Lnultrllle, but tbagiuat
pai rst Cincinnail. We ware —bte to
prokura sleeping berths s!l tba wig
Philadelpkta. They ta*d as
Ote WnkAwsre aU taken, but I Utah. >e
rallrokd Bteu knew where we wetv 4raka
and would not allow us la tlm staepteg
cart on Ibet acffo'JDt -l'hPadelphla Er>
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