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BY STANFORD & COOPER.
‘independent in Ail Things—Neutral in Nothing.”
TERMS $1.50 IN ADVANCE. -
VOL. IV.
CUTHBERT, GA„ THURSDAY", SEPTEMBER 25, 1884.
NO. 33
NEW
FIRM!
! LOW PRICES!!
.T:»nics O. Mathon**, Proprietor of “THE EMPIRIC DRY GOODS
STOKE,” Cutlihert. (In., is now i <*ceivinir a large nn<l 'v»*ll assorted
Stiukof FANCY DKV GOODS, NOTIONS. CLOTHING. HATS,
HOOTS, SHOES. THUNKS, SATCHELS, CM 1»HELLAS. Ac.,
which I offer to the trading public al prices that defy competition.
1 solicit a liberal share of your pat ronage, arid will certainly secure
it if you will on I? step into inr store and see the manv IJEAL BAR
GAINS I a in giving away daily. I was in New York at the time
when money matters pressed d"»wn most heavily upon the people, and
with the CASH in hand I knocked down tlu best DISCOUNTS that
could be offered. I am therefore prepared to give you PRICES that
will sell the Goods.
MY MOTTO 18
to do you all the good I possibly can by selling
The Best ot Gooas at Bottom Prices—
Make money, anil thousands of Iriemls 1)V dealing honestly with
cvery body.
If you w ant Goods come to
GEniuilM
FOR
“The Empire Store
99
to buy them, and I will
sept 4
• nve you money.
Very Respectfully,
JAMES G. MATHEWS.
The First Shadow.
It was evening. Arthur Roberts
and his pretty bride. Belle, had
that day taken the vows which
had constituted them one. For
| the first time since that event.
Arthur found himself alone with
his bride for a moment. Prompt-
i ed by an impulse he could not re
; strain, he kissed her tenderly, and
I then as he pressed her to his bo-
; soin. whispered:
. . j “Darling you are all my own
C u itEs"^ “--i-wl « nnw an ,| we tvjjl l )e very happy all
Rheumatism.Neuralgia,Sciatica, our lives; will we not, dear wife?"
Lumbago. Backache. Headache.Toothache. I ,,... .1. 1,,,,... sn - .|...
Sore Til rout. S.rlllero Bru!«», , Wl1 * 1 SO milCIl UO|)C SO, till
ixd ill iitukt: HuuiLY in"- tan atwoL ; fond wite answered, bowing her
1 head upon his shoulder, and look
! ing up into his face with an ex
pression of tender love. “But still.
Arthur. I almost tremble when 1
recollect how many of my dearest
friends have entered married life
with promises almost as bright as
mine, only to have them all crush-1
ed and trampled into domestic un !
happiness.”
“Do you fear that we shall he j
less)”] j ’mhappy?” the young man asked. |
. 11.00 1 For a moment he seemed suspi j
cions that all was not right with |
his fair voting bride; hut her very
Slid tv Dm exists and Dealer* evcrrwhwe. Fifty Cent* a
te tr!•- Direction* in II LunMe-
TIIK <11 UM.I> A. VOCKI.KK CO.
. wie«w.«TQ A. VOUEU'K *00.} ttalUaare. 1.1 i.
jy 17-ly
Enterprise & Appeal.
si i;st i;!PTlOX prick :
copy one year . .
“ Might in tilths .
11 Four months .
if l.od
1.011
. 30
ADVERTISIN'*; RATES:
ell I n s
woman's not a hit well herself, anti
she may have dropped asleep.”
There was a dissatisfied ex
pression upon the young mer
chant’s face, but he threw open
the window, and continued:
“If yon please. Mary, you can
bring my dressing gown and slip
pers.”
“’Deed I ill, sir. Where'll I
find them?"
Mere was a (wiser. Arthur did
not know. Belle always brought
them an'l took them away again.
ment his breakfast was disposed
of, Arthur started for his stoi c.
The day was dull, and its gloom
irritate*! the feelings of the mer
chant. Trade was hut trifling,
and he had been wrong tile even
ing before in allowing his vexa
tion to lie so apparent, hut lie
could devise many a good excuse,
so that lie felt or tried to feel, jus
tified in the course he had taken.
But ali this w hile conscience
was whispering that he had been
very unjust and w ounded his wife's
lie suggested several places, from I feelings without any cause.
which they were not forthcoming.
“Never mind." he said; “I sup
pose tea is ready.”
“"Deed, it is not. 1 was going
to ask M rs. Roberts about it. 1*1 i
now. 1 '
He coubl not drive away the
whispering monitor. He took In*
lunch, as usual, and then returned
to pace up and down the store.
He had never felt so unpleasant
before, and to increase the troub
“No. no; you see to getting it I It*, he saw not how the unpleasant
rcadv, and I'll find her. “Pretty j ness would end.
< )n«*. si plan
insertion .
For each subsequent insertion . ">0
All )irrsounl unifier ilmiltfc jin'cc.
Obituaries will be charged for as
•tlu-r advertise ment**. attitude was enough to drive awav '
Adveri:se:„,„ts inserted without t , hts fnjm | iismintl a:.d !
■specification as to th>- mimPcr of m- : ° ’
sertions, will Itepuolislwd until order-; he added, a moment later:
ed oat, and eharaed acroplingly. j "I know you have no fears. Belie, pleasure at her appearance
work, this,’’ lie mused as the sir
vact disappeared.
He tin ned toward the stairway,
lint In fore reaching it the door
was opened and Belle entered.—
There were pain marks upon her
pallid face, and the most careless
observer must have seen that she
suffered deeply.
“Oh, you've come!” tlie Inis
hand exclaimed; hut he did not
turn to meet her, or exhibit auv
Ml if. REDDIHI! a CO.,
AVA1 Mb HOUSE A M)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
All advertis: uni!:
•d in.
due when lumd-
Just as the store was about he
ing closed, fur it was kept open
very seldom of an evening, some
business came to hand w hich re
quired his immediate attention,
and Arthur and his bookkeeper
were detained an hour beyond
the usual time. When it was
completed they closed tiie store j
and walked away in company, as j
their route was the same for sev
eral blocks.
A short distance from Robert's [
tjnceii Victoria’s Private Fortune.
Her majesty possesses an im
mense fortune. The estate of Os
borne is at least five times as val
liable as it was when it was pur
chased by the Queen and Prince
Albert, about 40 years ago. The
Balmoral property of her Majesty
now extends over oO.tk.lO acres.—
Claremont was granted to the
Queen for life in 18(50, with rover
sion to the country, avd her Ma
jesty purchased it outright three
years ago for £70,000. Probably
its market value is not much un
ler £100,000. The Queen also
possesses some property, at C< -
burg, and the Princess Hohenlohi-
left her the Villa Hohcniohc.
it Baden, one of the best residen
ecs in that place. With regard
to personal property, Mr. Niield
left the Queen over £000.000, and
tile property left by the Prince
( onsort is believed to have
amounted to nearly £(500.000, bill
the provisions of his will have
been ki pt a strict secret, and tin
document has never been -proved.
The Queen must also have sav -d
a vast sum out of her income,
which lias always been very well
managed. Since the death of the
Prince Consort, the general ad
ministration of the Queen's pn
rate affairs has been confided
‘ Really” I did r.ot think it so
late,” she said, in low tones. “Mv
SMITH'S
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Wo are still ii
tv invitation to
: 0:
Hip ('otton lmsino:
all to
and extend a liear-
Store Thsir Cotton With Us.
Our long experience in the business enables us to
guarantee satisfaction, and we promise to save you
money if you will let us handle and sell your < 'otton.
All we ask is a trial, and you will be convince* 1 ot this
tact. Kefore selling vour Cotton bo sure to call on us
and post yourself as to prices.
nor have I. 'Tis true tlicic art-
many unhappy marriages, but we
; " ill show all our unfortunate
li iiglds how to have peace and
happiness in their households.’*’
Belie littered her assurance
that they should lie very happy, s,,rr . v ,n l,ave kt T l V°» waiting,
and then they moved away to re
j.iin their friends. j Maiy to have tea. ami placed my
Arthur Roberts had not made a ‘lrcssing gown and slippers where
mistake in supposing that the
keys of happiness in the home cir
clc lay in his own possession.
During his minority iiis fallnr
died, leaving all his hard earned
! store they pa.sed another, which i Cord Sydney, who is a eonsuni-
was closed and the door draped j mate man of business. I have
side and head have ached terribly with crape. reason to believe that, in due
this afternoon, and when they be “A sad ease, that, of Mrs. course, application will lie made
came a little easier, I tell asleep Parks,” the bookkeeper remarked. 1° Parliament on behalf of the
and did not wake iu lime. I am-nodding in the direction of the
loor.
But you might have instructed 1 “Iti what respect, Jared?”
“The manner of tlie lady’s
death, sir. Parks and I were
they could lie found!’’
Arthur did not speak as
accumulations in trust for him.
so that upon reaching his major'*
>v he found himself with a good I apartment, and produced the arti
school boys together. He has on-
pleas- ly been married six months. When
antly as lie might, nor was it his ! lie left home yesterday morning
manner alone which brought tears j she was rather indisposed, hut in
to Belle's eyes. ; thought nothing of it, and came
Without a word she turned ton down town as usual. Before noon
small closet opening out of the they sent for him, as she was
Celebrated Pratt Gin,
which is tbe bt-sl (iin nitulc. We sold over t won ty-fivo i
liumireil dollait* worth of these (iins last season, an*! tv*-
take pleasure in referring you to any of our l'.uinermis
customers.
If yon want a
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Utmaness.Sic k Headache, Tnrpi
j . *er end E::oafs, Inaigaotinr.
! Scot Eiczianh, Eplcez
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! 'JndicB, and EurTy and Enric.
; ? Eland with nit r.aunoating th
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Thanking.you for a libera! pationagirih tlm past,
are, Respectfully,
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business knowledge and several
thousand dollars capital to dcvcl
op that knowledge.
For th ice years lie had been on
! gaged in business, and during
1 that time his course had been one
of success. Finally, therefore, be
I felt justified in taking the beauli
j ful Belle to his home.
Arthur believed he had studied
| human nature deeply, that lie had
tr need out all the siunces of mis
cry and .ineongeniality in wedded
! lit-.*. Hence arose his pnsitiveuess
J upon tiie subject
For some time everything mov
ed along.perfeclly. and all was
happiness about the young mer
chant s hearthstone. Arthur was
in eestacy.
He knew tiie secret of happy
married life, and many a briefles
yon did lie deliver to his bachelor
friends upon his favorite theme.—
But he did not consider that no
cause of sorrow or trial had
come to them.
When tiie moment arrived, lie
was to learn that perfect theories
might not always succeed. In
fait, an obstacle w hich many a
loss philosophic husband might
have made an element of more
perfect strength, was to throw a
more than passing shadow upon
their happiness.
vies mentioned. Placing them In
side Ii is easy chait, she hastened
to tin- kitchen.
“I’ve seen her take them out of
there fifty times at least.” mused
Arthur “But for tiie life of me I
could not tell where to look for
them.”
He proceeded to put them on.hut j re icmbarcd of the illness of
from some cause they did not fed ' own wife. Could it he that
as comfortable as usual. Then j was very sick? He started at tiie
dying, and when lie reached the
house site was dead. Singular,
wasn't it?’’
‘•Very.”
Arthur Roberts thought for a
moment of tin-man whose house
hold had been thus thrown into
mourning, and then his thoughts
travelled quickly to his own. He
children of Print-, and Princess of
Wales Indeed, there is to he :i
royal message on the subject of
Prince Albert Victor's establish
ment next session. The country
will not, however, be asked to pro
vide for the younger members of
the royal family. Tiie Duke and
! ihichessof K linburgh are already j
- wealthy, and on the death of the
Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha thev
will immigrate to Germany; hut
the Connaughtst Albanvs, Chris
j ° •
! tians, and Balleniiergs will look
to the Queen for provisions; and
so, also, will any of the younger
children of Princess Alice who
may happen to make poor match
es. It will In-seen therefore, that
+ire Quern will have plenty to do
Tom .trier on Newspaper Editors.
“Tom Al ter” gives some good
advice ia the Telegraph to news
paper liars. If any of the journal
istic fraternity think they need
such advice, we hope they will
take it. tor tiie advice is good.—
Tiie following is a part of “Tom's"
piece:
Every time a lawyer made a
speech and harangued and worried
and bored a jury. I put it down
as the best effort of iiis life. I
guess in my time I have written up
ten Lhousand best etforts. and i
lied, and lied hard every time. I
have reported enough beautifu Lae-
i-umplishcd anil charming young
ladies to start fourteen Utalis.
and I can now look hack and see
tiiat I lied most damnably, lie
cause full onc-halfof them I never
saw. And so on through the
whole list.
Now, let me suggest that you
swear off on lying and cultivate
an acquaintance with truth. I
know it will go very hard at first,
but remember that even the tast*
of a
Ql IXINE I'OTVriF.i:
will go away after awhile. When
you report a marriage give tin-
facts, and don't dress up c her
bride or groom in adjectives and
then sling after them astereotyp
eil metaphorical wish tiiat you
don't mean. When tiie young
people graduate, say so plainly
and don't make future greatness
to | out of them. When a lawyer
makes a speech or a preacher
preaches a sermon, don't best ef
fort him, but say simply it was
good, had or indifferent.. When j
MissSallie Jones is visiting vour
town, don't beautiful and accuni
plisli her. but say sin- is iu town.
When some admirer sends in a
melon or a basket of peaches,
don't say they were the finest you
ever saw. When you are asked
to announce that tiie ladies of
such and such a church will have
a
he sat down by the window and, thought as though struck bv a
tried to rca<l,*biit could not fee!! shot. Possibly she was danger-
interested and threw down the pa ousiy ill—perchance lie should
(icr as Belle entered to announce never s(ieak to her again! How
tea. bitterly he recollected Iiis licart.-
Tlie meal was partaken of in less words of the night previous!
with her fortune, large as it, un
ddulitcdly is, and, although in the
| event of her Majesty's death, the
Iiis c unitry would be asked to pro-
she vide for Princess Beatrice, yet she
will naturally occupy an impor
tant place in her mother's will.
silence, and after it
and they repaired to
was ended,
tiie silling
Fortunately tliei; wavs diver**
ed at this point, and forgetting all
room, tin-same silence prevailed, j save the pale face of his suffering
A shadow—the first—had fallen [ wife, Arthur started forward at
across that household. in run. Block after block was
Tiie little room was just as! passed, hut lie seemed to lie no
pleasant as ever; Lite gas burned I nearer. How long the distance
as brightly; hut tiie inmates wee seemed. He reached the door at
; changed. length anil hurst it open. No
Arthur took up the evening pa one came to meet him. Tiie lit-
A fa**- II ilium* SVo|m-.
Jno. R. Booker of Macon, Ga..
writes: “In I STS I was attacked
by tin- most raveDous sort of can
ccrous sores, that ata groat holes
into my flesh and spread rapidly
over my body. I received the
very best medical attention; was
dosed with mercury anil potash
until I was so crippled with mer
curial rheumatism that I could
scarcely hobble about; my throat
and mouth were badly ulcerated;
my hair began to fall out. So
wrecked was my general health,
per and read it again and again, tic sitting room was deserted, - that I became a physical ruin and
till every paragraph was stamped I hut he heard the heavy tread of j my life wasa burden. For a long
upon Iiis mind. Then he held it the servant ascending the kitchen ! lime I was bed-riililen, and my
stairs. A thousand distinct emo
tions were experienced as lie ap
proached her door, careful lest a
rude step should disturb her. lie
swung the door open, for it was
Every family needs this remedy.
v •' a
would not be without it
People who have used it
before h s eyes, and tried to think
of business matters; hut that ef
fort was in vain. Finally throw
ing down the paper he exclaimed,
rather fretfully:
"How dull it is here! Can't you
It was some distance from Iiis l^ a y and sing something? ’
store to ids residence, and during \ "I’erhaps I can piav, tiie gen-
ihe busiest of the season it was - l * e rcspcwided, endeavoring to cd upon her features. II*- saw at
seldom lie returned till evening. | ^> e cheerful; “hut singing is out once that she was quite ill. and
taking a lunch at the nearest res power to night.” I tears, which did no discredit to
tnurant. ! “Well, let's have the music | manhood, sprang to Ins eyes. As
Then it was so pleasant to he then. Anything lor the sake of a j he would hare turned away there
met when lie returned by the smi- : change.” j wasa slight movement, and the
suffering was so intense tiiat 1
prayed for death as a relief. 1
exhausted tiie whole catalogue of
(latent medicines, in each case
following tin* directions re!i<rious-
the pain marks still deeply stainp-
ajar, and stepped inside. Tiie riy. Each in turn seemed to ag
wife lay upon tiie lied sleeping, | gravate the malady, and none of
them benefited me in any way.
When iiic was apparently hopeless
I commenced taking S. S. S. To
this Specific I owe my life. Ir.
ten days I commenced improvin
STEAWBEltni- FESTIVAL
at such and such a time, don’t—
well don't say so unless they pay
for it, l>iTaui.t- tln-y’11 never think
of sending you any; when a man
wants an office, don’t say he is
everyway qualified, and for gra
cious sake never predict fame and
fortune for anybody.
m
«<>l*l in <>■■■-01*1 Field**.
when we consider the health to lie
belter than wealth, tlicu must we
consider the old field mullein bet
ter than gold—at least the modi
cal world so recognize it, anil at
tests its merits over cod liver oil
for lung ti on Ides. Made in a tea
and combined with sweet gum it
presents in Taylor's Cherokee
Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mul
lein, a pleasant and effective cure
for Croup, Whooping cough,
Colds and Consumption. Sold
by all druggists at 25c and tfl.OO
a bottle.
-
ilringiiig a Vming Man to Time.
The other night, when one of
our prominent society young men
called to see Iiis girl, lie found her
mother sitting quietly before the
lire. After bidding him “good
evening” she looked him full in
tiie face and said: “Do you
really love my daughter Emma?”
“Weli—all—my dear madam,”
stammered the youth, turning red
iu the face, “I have only been com
ing to see your daughter two
months, anil I really tlirtik you
are a little premature in pro
pounding such a question.”
“That’s where we differ, young
man. If file seed of your sowing
now will bring forth a matrimo
nial harvest I'm willing to put up
with you a while longer, but if
you are coming here three nights
out of the week just to pass away j
time you had heller cease coming |
at once.” “Ves. Weli, really j
Fort Raines the Keene of a Tragedy.
Some lime since. West Gordon,
a negro who Iiveil a quarrelsome
life with Iiis wife, came to the
conclusion that she did Mot care
■ anything for him, therefore he
I decided lie would test her faith
fulness. In imitation of the
white man, he secured a plow
line which he fastened around
his neck. Seeing it did m*t wring
her heart strings to any great ex
tent, lie went out near the hotiae
anil pulled down a stout sapling,
to which lie tied tiie rope. West
said in answer to a question from
our reporter: “Boss, I had no no
tion er commutin' sueri-ide, but
<len, while I was lookin’ to sew
wliut the ole woman was gwinter
do, my holt on the tree gin way,
and dar I wus, with my tongue
out and my nee' twisted all one
sided an’ most chokin’ ter death.
I thought tiie ole fuss bag was
gwinter leave me bangin’ thar,
but she, arter what seemed always
to me, conic on ten do house wl«l
■ le axe, and lookin’ at me said,
•You old fool. Esc gut er good
ill inter let you hang right dar.’
My, how *le sweat rolled outen
me. She then commenced enttin’
and powerful slow she was I tell
yer. When I got down, I made
up my min ter stay down an’ fuss
it oul wi I her. It wus three ilav
afore I could git my uccfc straight.
I in out er known the. ole woman
would er took her time ’bout cut-
tin me down, she aiius wus slow.
Mars Tom, Ise learnt some sinse
and am gwinter fnss. an’ fuss, an’
fuss wid her afore I’ll make out
I’sc gwinter hang myself agin.”
Some one calling our rejiortcr
lie left West muttering, “Yer
won't kcteli dis nigger foolin’ will
a sapling and er plow line no
mo’.”
For Fifty Times the Cost of it.
It Speedily Cures Sick, or Nervous, or any other kind of
1 ! If i F
ling Belle, with Iiis slippers and
dressing gown, and to enjoy tin-
nice tea. set veil up as lie prided
himself only Iiis wife could do it.
Yes: it was very pleasant, but
as the time passed he began to
consider it Ids right rather than
privilege. The kind acknowledge j h el " inability, to perform well. Ac-
inents with which these little of
fices had been received at first
were finally disregarded, and lie
came to regard them as only iiis
just deserts.
( Yet this model husband knew
in less than an hour, make the stomach behave itself and go om not that lie was rapidly periling
the Headache. If tiie l ' ,e .'“pp^ ° f ; ,is e„ lire
i Arthur was but human, and tis
human to err.
One evening lie returned at the
usual time, but there was no
quick steps to meet him, and lie
was even obliged to ring f- r ad
mittance Tbe servant girl open
ed the door, and he pushed in
without a word. He was weary
and vexed with the duties of the g
day, and wondered why she was
not wailing for him.
“Where is Belie?” he asked,
pushing into the little sitting
room, where they were accustom
ed to spend their evenings.
“ Deed, sir, I don't know,'less
she's in her own room. The dear
If the complaint is caused by Indigestion, this remedy will
m an hour, make the stomach behave itself and go on
with its business, thereby curing the Headache. If the
Headache is caused by excitement, or Nervous Weakness, or
Neuralgia, this remedy will
Cure it In a Half Hour.
It does not Constipate or cause any other bad symptoms.
It Leaves the System in Splendid Condition.
We are the only makers of this remedy. Trial bottles 25
cents; also put up in 50 cents and $1.00 bottles.
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april 10 Cm
Fur sale bv J. . STANFORD, t_ ullibcrt, Ga.
Her heart swelling with tiie first j sleeper awoke,
unhappiness of her married life, “Ymi are much worse, my dear
the young wife look her way to ! Belie." he saiii, tenderly, as the
the piano and commenced run blue eyes unclosed,
ning her fingers over the keys. “Oh, no.- she answered, quick-
Silt- was a finished player, lint 1VJ "I had much better now. I
in her present state she realized have been in pain and weak and
1 foolish, ami »o became nervous.”
corilingly, she commenced a beau i "I don't blame you, my dear
tifui though simple march. | Belle, loi getting nervous,” he
Roberts listened a few moments, : sa ' lk “! was a Brute to you last
and then turned tiie music over! n '? k t, hut I have been very un-
with an impatient, dissatisfied air. ; Bappy to day, fori saw my mis-
“Dolet's have something a lit- j takc - am * if -'""'11 forgive ine we'll
tie livelier than that old humdrum lr . v otlCC more,
piece,” lie said. j TUero was a Ila I>Py greeting, a
He selected a wild fantasia anil. so ^b’ whispered assurance that
placed it upon the instrument, i a ’* " as forgiven, and the first
The knowledge that she could aiiadow \anished more quickly
not render it properly added to
the poor woman's embarrassment.
madam," put in tiie youth, iiis
and in a short time was perfectly I voice all in a quiver, -‘since you !
press me so closely for an answer j
well. My hair lias grown outj
thick; my health and strength I
A Parliamentarian.
Tiieanegro chairman of a con
vention which recently met at Lit
tle Rock rendered _an important
decision. During a clamor for
recognition the chairman said:
“Let »le Cheer—let dc Cheer rule
on dat pint. De Cheer rules dat
de twogemmennen kain’ talk at
dc same time. One gemmerman
mils talk an’ al ter hcgitsdun,de
udder gemmerman he ken talk.”
“55 ho s got de fio’?*’ demanded
a deh-gate.
Neber mine who’s got de fio’.
Keep on er axin’ yer unsovermen-
tary questions an’ yersef'll halide
fio —hali all o lilt dat yer kin
kiver. I takes dis heali mefod fur
ter non nee mysc'f dc nominee fur
county Jedge. All in fabero’ the
measure will make it known by
saying’ -I,’ an’ dose opjioscd will
please gin up dar seats ter pus
sons wliut's got more sense. I>e
"I’s liab it.”—Arkanram Travel
er.
The city of New Orleans it built
on swampy, low land, almost in
the delta of the Mississippi. Many
large buildings are slowly settling
into the softearth, or getting into
a leaning (Kisition. The custom
house, commenced so many yeaas
ago that tbe memory of the old
est inhabitant does not run to the
contrary, has never been finished,
stands to day without a perma
nent roof, is sinking an inch in
six years and it tiie world - will
Iasi long enough it is only a!qucs-
tmn of time as to when the offi
cials in tiie lower floor will have
to move ii|i one story, ami keep on
moving at stateil intervals until
they get to tiiat part where the
roof ought to he.
must admit that I am very fond ■
have returned; the ulcers in my ; „f Emma, and that I live for
She made frequent mistakes, and
finally became quite confused,
stopping short in one of the most
intricate and delicious passages.
“Never mind,'’ Arthur observed;
“if you can’t play, let it alone!'
A mighty effort enabled tin-
wife to suppress her tears, anil
she still endeavored to he cheer
ful.
55'lien morning came Belle was
nervous and weak, but she would
utter no complaint, and the- mo
than it had appeared.
In a few days Belle was well
again, for tenderness ami love-
work decided cures sometimes.
Arthur Roberts had learned a
lesson lie never forgot. It was
hitter at tiie time, hut it was need
ed. He learned to govern any
selfish feeling tiiat might arise,
and to prize the untiring kindness
of Iiis wife more anil more deeply
as time passed or..
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made iiiLcrabh-
by that terrible cough. Shiluh\s Lure L
the remedy for vou. Forsaie bv J. W.
STANFORD.
Mr. linindi, of Jterzeiia, gives
her j k ‘ s l’! aa "f saving fen vine hay.
throat and mouth arc entirely alone ” “Yes,” broke in the I kai * from Major McLawa
cured; my appetite lias returned, j anxious mamma, “that’s the | '‘Y’B'-.iL-ars ago. lie says lie nev-
and for the first time in years 1 trouble with you young man; you i er ,ails on iL 1,e c "ts Iiis liaV
enjoy my food. Every sore has i waste too much time living for a | a n<l immediately puts it in small
disappeared from iny body. 1 girl alone, when you ought to lie
weigh as much as 1 ever did in j living with her. I’m a plain, old
my lile, and am perfectly healthy ‘ fashioned woman, and always say
in every way. The very germs of j what I think. Now I’xi willing
to give yon a month longer as a
trial, but if at the end of that time
I don't see a spankin’ fine new- ring
on Emma's finger your visits to
this house will lie cut off.” And
the cancerous affliction are des
troyed. Not only is the terrible
malady that was preying on my
life, and which every one pro
uoiinced incurable, entirely cur
ed, hut I am also relieved of the j then to the great relief of tiie
mercury and potash mixtures that
I was fed on for years.”
Beware of Potash and Mercury
mixtures, gotten up to imitate
our specific, they are dangerous.
Treatise ou Blood and Skin
Diseases mailed free.
Thc Swift Specific Co., Draw
er 3. Atlanta, Ga., 159 W. 23d St..
N. Y., and 1205 Chestnut St.
Fhila.
■»-• ■
Of thc three branches of engi
neering mechanical to day pays
the iiest. The average civil engi
near im.k.-s $2,000 per annum, thc
inintng $2,200, and the mechanical
$2,800. This includes bridge an I
locomotive construction.
young man she left the room and
sent in her daughter, who, ot
course, was utterly unconscious
of the “good licks” her mother
had been putting in for her.—
Chicago Tribune.
Xbe Huckleberry Cordial.
For a long time it was thought
i that the hucklelierry was only for
table use, but it was known din
ing tiie late war in thc shape of a
cordial it was superior to tiie
blackberry. Dr. Diggers’ Huckle
lierrv Cordial is tiie Great South
ern Remedy for restoring the little
one from the effects of teething:
and cures D:arrhiea, Dysentery
and all bowel affections. For
sale by all druggists at 50 cents a
bottle'.
1 piles and thus it remains another
day. The third day he doubles
again and thus passes another
twenty four hours. He then ex
amines the stacks and if they
show signs of heat he scatters them
for an hour or two to dry and then
Ini ii is ami stores then away cur
ed.
A Soft Answer Did Iu
“Can't you walk anywhere ex
cept on my feet?” demanded an
exasperated passenger on the rear
platform of a horse car of a good
looking lad who had just jumped
on.
‘■Von can sec for yourself that
it would lie rather difficult, sir,”
returned the lad, politely. And
then everybody laughed and tried
to get a view of the passenger's
shoes.
—New Crop Turnip
Seed, all varieties—
by the pound or p«-
per, at
J. W. STANFOlHtife
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