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Cuthbert Enterprise and
fct JAS. W. STANFORD.
‘Independent in All Things—Neutral in Nothing.”
TERMS $1.00 IN ADVANCE.
rmiBERT Amu. Established lfWl. I ..
VOL. VIII. CUTHBfcRT EXTKKPKI.SE,
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CUTHBERT, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1888.
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HARRIS’S POPULAR DRY
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Dress goods. —Few houses in much larger cities can show a handsomer Stock. Our Embroidered and Braided Dress Robes, of which we have sold a great many, are perfectly beautiful.-
' All the leading shades in Albatross, Plain, Stripe and Figured Nuns Veiling. A handsome line of Black Goods, Henrietta Cloths, Dreb de Alma. Silks! Silks!—Gros Brain, Rlmdaine,
Moire, Surah, in all the latest and desirable shades. Special bargains in Black Silks. Having purchased several pieces at a sacrifice, will sell them accordingly. Embroidery and
Laces.—Acknowledged by every one who has seen them, to be the handsomest and cheapest ever brought to this market. New style of Hamburg, worked on finest India
Linen, witli Inserting and Edging attached. Torchon Linen Lacc of the finest quality. Hats.—Gents Stiff Hats, Soft Hats, Youths’ and Children Hats, latest styles.
FLOUNClN&S. —Black Flouncing, Cream Normandy, Embroidery and Oriental. We call special attention to our Black SilkeFlouncings, which are decidedly the handsomest in the market. Our Normandy Flouncing, entirely new, in Cream and White, iff
lovely. KID GLOVES.- Best brands. We guarantee; and you will find it to your interest to examine our Gloves. Silk Gloves in ail shades. Long and short Mitts. Gouts Kid Gloves, all sizes with heavy silk back, the latest out. Ginghams and
Satlnes.—Second arrival of those goods. They are selling very rapidly. French Satines at 20c. which are sold in cities at 25c. Washing Suitings, do not lade. Canvass Cloth, Cheese (Moth, in all colors. For boys waists—new line of Cheviotts, just
what you want. White Goods.—Anything you may call for in this line. White Batiste in Plaid and Stripe—Plain and Check Nainsook,. Plain and Dotted Swiss. All colors ofTarlcton. Hosiery.—Of which we have a good assortment in Cot
ton, Lisle Thread and Silk. Our 23y. Ladies Hose, full, regular made, is a bargain. Our new line and new style of Ladies Handkerchiefs have been very much admired. The many novelties out this season are to be found in our store.
CLOTHING.— 1 " this Department no are selling more Gnoria than we ever hare, owing to the handsome assortment we carry. Our entire Stock is in. anti we can fit anti suit any one, regardless to size or style Onlera taken for Soils—fit guaranteed. FOR CHILDREN!—One Htin'lreii ami Fifty Suits from 1
4 w 13 \ rant, nought from a M anu fact into who was closing out. From One to Three Dollars saved on a Child's Suit hr calling to see me. YOUTHS CLOTHING!—No trouble to fit yon. Come along, wc have just what yon want, anti if you can’t lie pleased, remember we take vour measure, and in ten days we
give you a Custom Made Suit with no additional charge. PARASOLS.”^* ew Styles this Season—entirely different from last, with solid gold handles. Silk Umbrellas lor la-lies and gentlemen. A full line of Misses and Children's Parasols in Silk. Satin and Plaid Silk. Come anil see them.
SCARFS.—For Gentlemen, in Silk. Satin and Ottoman. Whue Silk Ottoman Scarfs, the new style. Call and see them. New style Collar anti Cuff—leading brands. Gent* Hemstitched, colored bordered Handkerchiefs. Gents Underwear of every description, in Gauze, Lisle anti Nainsook.
5H I RTS ! The P- K Shirts, open front latest style. Plaited Bosom Shirts, Plain Shirts. Colored Shirts with Cuffs and Collars—the best Unlaundried Shirt for #1 00. SHOES*— Ladies Kid Button, Philadelphia made, none better. Children anti Misses Shoes, School Shoes. Plantation Shoes;
in fact, any kind of a Shoe you may call for, anil we guarantee every pair you buy. MILLINERY —Misses anti Children's Trimmed Hals at your awn price. I.adiea aud Children's I'u trim met! Hal*. CARPETS and Floor Oil Cloths. Tapestry. Brussells—three ply—and extra super hemp
anil flax Carpet for olllee use; Rugs and Mats, a full and complete line. it is no trouble to show Gooris. whether von wish to pnrrlifftp nr h«»t. A conlial invitation k extended to all. In our Store trill be found all the latest styles of the season. New styles of Fans,
BEAUTIFUL TABLE SCARES, AND LAMBREQUINS TO MATCH, MADE OF FLUSH AND GIMP, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRETTY GOODS WHICH WK GANNOF MENTION JUST NOW. CALL EARLY IN ORDER TO AVOID TltK RUSH, AT
HARRIS’S POPULAR DRY GOODS HOUSE.
Enterprise & Appeal. !
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
On« copy one year ’ . . . .
•* Six months . . .
** Three months . .
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Kali Bsad Nclipdule.
BAY l'AHKEKGKR. WOIJU4 WEST.
Arrive 3:10 r. m.
HOINO KANT.
Arrive 12 *.
n.OKISA A WESTERS rANNKNOKR.
*CV|*«W WEST.
Arrive 3:45 a. m.
ootsn It AST.
Arrive ll:ll r. x. t
tftop* st Lnion 8pring.s. Kwtanln, j
Muthhert, Dawson, between Montgom- j
erv and Sinithville.
Kart ttaincs train makes clone eon- ;
nection with the Montgomery A Macon j
PassAengerat Cuthbert.
Mini—
il tjtst s w i oinr:
<3c WESTERN K !
US, A. X la IRO A3D.1V.
WY TYBOUTS.
On ami after Monday. April 16?h !RS8.
paMSctiger train* will run as follows:
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.
FOR THE WEST, NORTH Ac SOUTH.
Waycross cimdn’ti
Mail. Express. Express.
Brunswick 1 v <5:25 am 4 :43 p m
Pyles* M'ah • tfi:49a ru 5 ;15 p m
J nice 1 v 7 :25 am t 5 :4{» P rn
W»y nesvillc !v 3 :Q0 a m 0 :•*•> p in
Hoboken lv 8:57 a m p »»
*«hlatt‘viUe lv 9:12 a m 8:30 p iu
Wayerots ar 9:42 a ru 9:40 P »»
Savannah ar 12:23 p m
Charleston . 4:20 p m
Callahan ar 11:26 am
Jaek'riile ar 12:00 m
'fhamaa viile xr 1: 22 p m
Pensacola ar 10:10 p in
Mobile .nr 2:15 i
0 ;10 a in
10:52 a m
0:40 a pi
7:25 a in
Kew Orleans ar7:10 a m
Jacksonville lv 7:30 a m 7 :»X> p hi
CaHabait lv 8:05 am 7:40 p in
Charleston lv 2:45 am (5:50 am
Savannah lv 7:00 a m 1 :25 p m
Waycross .. lv 10 :tiO a iu
Pearson lv 11:10 a m
Alapaha . .. lv 12:07 p m
Ty Ty . . lv 1:39 pm
S«inner. .. lv 1:54 pm
WiJHugham lv 2:21pm
Paris . . lv 2 :36 p xu
Albany nr 3:00 pm
Montgomery ar 7:25 a in
Columbus. . ar
Macon ar 6:45 p m
Atlanta .... ar 10:35 p iu
Marietta ., ar 12:05 am
Chattanooga ar 4 :37 a m
Louisville . . ar 6:40 p m
rineiHnati ar 6:42 j> in
FROM THE WEST. NORTH A
Waycross
Mail. Express.
Cincinnati lv 7 :55 a m
Louisville lv
CTiattaneoga lv 5:05 p in
Marietta lv 0:09 pm
Atlanta .. lv 10:00 pm
Macon ... Lv l:25aiu
Columbus lv
Montgomery lv 7 325 p m
1010 |* m
11:40 p m
12:5G a in
2:30 a in
2:45 a m
4 :10a m
7:13 p m
2:55 p ut
0:00 a hi
1:15 p in
2:36 p ni
7:05 p m
C :03 a iu
6:40 a m
SOUTH.
Florida
Express.
9 :U0 p ni
* :05 p m
8:U5 a m
12:53 p m
2:50 p m
G :50 p xi»
12:15 p in
7:40 a tn
Albany lv 4:55 a m
Davis - ..lv5:19am
Willingham lv 5:34 a m
Himinrr lv 6:01 a tn
Tv Ty lv 6:16 a m
Alapaha .. lv 7: IS a m
I'c.trs**« . lv 8:45 a in
Waycross ar9:47ain
11:10 p m
12:20 am
12:35 a m
2:12am
8:14a tu
4:2< a m
Savannah . ar 12:23 p m
charleston ar 4 :20 p m
Callahan ar 11:26 a in
6:45 a m
Jacksonville ar 12:00 m
7:25 a ru
New Orleans lv
8:10 p iu
Mobile . lv
1 :0o a in
i'ensacola lv
5:15 a in
Thomasville lv
1:45 p ni
Jacksonville lv 7:30 a m
Callahan lv 8:05 am
Charleston, lv 2:45 a m
Savannah lv 7 :«*i a tu
Wavcrwss lv 10:00 a m
lo :0o a in
Sohiatt'v'c lv 10-23 a m
10:25 a m
tlubokcn lv 10:10 u tit
10:40 a m
Wavnwv'o lv U :39 a m
11 :S9 a m
Jamaica fv!'J:19pm
12:19pm
FV M's It h-f 12:46pm
+ I2:46p m
Brunswick ar 1 :l* p in
1 :!S p in
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
T HIS Powder never varies. A mar
vel of purity, strength and whole-
someness. More economical than the
ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude of low
test, short weight, alum or phosphate
powders. Hold only in cans. Royal Ba
king Powder Co., 106 Wall Street. New
York. mav22-ly
A young man in this city, an
assistant in a lar^c grocery estnh
Bailment, lias enjoyed the benefit
of leap year. He had his best girl
to propose to him a few nights
ago. and he accepted. Wc inquir
cd when the nuptials would lake
place. lie replied: “She propos
ed to me to leave the house or she
would call the old mao.” I leap*
! cd. Next.— Union Recorder.
WKYi YOUR LIVER
S0UT0F0RD®
! <ra win hare SICTI HEADACHES, PAD
| K THE SIDE, DYSPEPSIA, POOR APPJ
i KTE, feel listless and unable to get tbrom
1 r or daily work or sowial eiyoymfiati, U
- *111 be a burden to you.
m.vMfMm’i
pacELEar^-Ti z «—
:>T.TgBft mm*
1 nil aero yon, drive tho POISON out I
>ur system, and make you strong and we]
! hey cost only 25 cents a box and mays**
»ur life. Can be bad at any Drag 8*oi
9*Bmreof Countekfeits mads in St.
iYORYPOIJSHSa
Perfumes the Breath. Ask for it.
ILEMSKG BROS., - Pittsburgh, Ft
j iiiarl-lv
I The Germans of Pulnain. coun
ty, Fla., met in Palatkn last Thurs-
| day and formed a German society
i to promote the immigration of
| their countrymen.
DR WESTMORELAND,
DE.\TIST,
Offers his services to the public in
all the branches of Dentistry.—
Work warranted. Odice over the
Pnslnffice. Kiv.ms formerly occu
pietl by I)r. Worsham. mar-31 ct
♦ .on signal.
Pnrcua>e ticket'* at the station, and
pave extra fare collccfetl upon the train.
The mail train stops at all B <fc W sta
tions.
Connections made at Waycross to and
front all »*oints on Savannah. Florida »t
W estem \taiJw.ay.
Pullnwn r.daie sleeping and Mann
lloud'dr <*•*r-*.
n.H HAINKS. 4-VEO. W. HAINES,
den’i Manager: Superintendent.
C. D. OWEN'S. J. A. Mcl*l KFIK.
Trafiic Manager. Oen’l Pass. Agent.
P* F. \V. ANaiER. A**s’t <»e»ri Pass Agt.
— —a
W. R. THORNTON,
D E NT 1ST
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CUTHBKRT. GA-
FFICE A'est side Public Square,
over !.. K. Key's store. feb!7-ly
The Arlington,
MRS, W. H. LOCKE, Proprietress
( Late of tho National Hotel.)
THE ARLINGTON
*TS-supplied with (Jas. Water, tvlcctrxc
X. Bel's and Elegant Bath R(wm».
Entire satisfaction guaranteed to all
who may favor her with their patronage
Ci.KRK*e—Messrs. E. B. Freeman and
C. O. Loeke.
ocflrct. Kufaula. Alabama:
PARuER’S
HWS DAL8ASI
w^sea act) b-.-nnttflo* tha Hal
lornctc? a iczuriaatsroirth»
Nsa-er Fails 4o Restore (Sis
Hnit-to its Vouilifhl Color.
Corc=^ca?i.- cti«?H9usaati SuiriialUS
at rracrigtx
BARKER’S OSrJGERTONN
^nlRaUorcrCuusaa, C^iua.laeeedfafrt FrM—ttl
aprl2-ly
IU Liked a tieod Teaaut.
“Madame,'’ said llie landlord of
a Park street iiouae, as lie railed
llie niber m-.rninj:, "I have come
lo tell you that—that—”
“Thai you are going to lilt III.
rent $5 per mouth," she interrupt
ed.
“Well, y e s. Rents have sharp
lv advani-e-l you know "
Well, we won't pay it."
“No, I suppose not; and you
trill more on May l. - ’
Yea, sir; and meanwhile you can
- li a sign n llie house. I shah
nh l<> > happy to show people
through.”
“Indeed, lint you arc very kind ’
“Oh. no, 1 ain't. Our eat d:e.
this morning, and I'll chuck he-
l-ody into a diarrel down in Mi
cellar au-1 tell everybody that w.
are going to move on aecniint ol
aewer gas ”
“KI-! Whstr’
"Ami if one cal isn't enough I'll
get another, and also add an old
codfish.”
“M adnm, do you like the house?"
“Fairly well.”
“An-I is the present rent tslis
factory?”
“Perfectly so.”
“Then stay another year. I
prefer to keep a good tenant, even
if I don’t get quite ao much rent.
Good day, madam, and if yon
want any repairs made please send
me word.”—Detroit Free Frets.
SAVEDFRCMSUICIBE.
PROSTRATED KIND AND BODY-
A Life Saved in Savannah.
“When I began the use of your French
Wine of <.\*oh 1 was prostrated ami bro
ken down mentally and physically by
excesses and over exertion. 1 had been
compelled to give up a lucrative business
and bad become little letter than an im
becile. gloomy dcs|Fondent. continually
brooding over my miserable condition,
and at times really contemplated suicide.
Six bottles of your French Wine of Coca
have restored me to perfect health and
vigor, and am able to attend to a large
commercial business, i am happy,
cheerful and O. K.”
[Signed.] J. L. WOOD.
A NoMe and Good Woia Saved Frol tie
Giate Win Bad Despaired of Living.
“I have been a great sufferer for many
years, and bad given up lio|*e of being
restored to health again, ami cx}*ected
to die at any time. Pemberton's Wine of
t’oea was recoinn ended to me after all
other remedies had failed, ami 1 can
truthfully say that it has not only kept j
me alive, but strengthened ami raise*! ,
me up mi that I again enjov the blessings j
of health. I suffered with great nerve '
exhaustion, an organic heart disease, j
with cold sinking spells, with little pow-1
er of reaction, and iViul*erton’s Wine *f j
Coca is the only article that would bring .
on a quick reaction.”
jtfijjued. | ;
Mus. TAMA&1KE CARTER.
SUFFERING MANKIND, i
Oo to the Drug Store and buva b*>tttleof :
PEMBERTON’S FRENCH WiNE COCA. |
Among Our Exriuugv*. , au- li (Hilicy nod aucli pulilica.—
Clevelanri will lie re-elected Pres-! Jetu/t Sentinel.
ident. Colquitt will be re elected j Protection Ins impoverished llie
Senator, Gordon will be re elected > soutli because it has always taxed
Governor, and Turner will be re | southern products largely ami gtv
elected lo Congress. That is ea our section scarcely any advan
about the shape of it. We-In not lage in return. It has not Inipov
know that it all suits us .exactly, erished the north to such au rx
• * j
but as a whole it will do, and will [ tent, because while it has taken
have to do whether any particular ! billions from the masses at the
body is suited or not suited.— uorth, it has given as much lu the
VulUotta Timet. j millionaire capitalists. It has
A voting man weut 10 call on a given the south no privileges ex
young lady several nights ago, .cept the privileges of paying ex
»n-i S'-meh 'W he was quite late.— [ lortionale taxes.— Knquirtr Sun.
She calle-t his attention to the j There is an old lady living in
fact that he was late, remarking Dooly county who IS 76 years old
A Mill anti # CouFeasian. jam only wailing the lime when 1
Not many years ago a group of! can join them up there if I can get
iuTalids and gamblers were seated j in.”
about an evening Ore in the office The silent partner sf the sani-
.lial she was “in the arms of Mur
pheus" w hen lie come. The young
man ad-led lo the embarrassment
• f ihe situation by innocently re-
and can dance a jig with a turn
blerol water on her head wilboul
spilling a drop. There ia bviug
in the same neighborhood a
marking that lie. thought he heard lady of the same age, and the two
that fellow go out when he came
ia.— VatUoila 'Timet.
People often wonder why cuun
try editors always wear a belt to
hold up their pants, instead of
wearing stispendrfb. It's the
most simple thing in the world.
When an editor gets word from
his house tint there's nothing on
living only five miles from each
other, have reared families there
aud had not seen each other until
last week in twenty three years,
aud they have been good friends
all the time. — Quitman Herald.
“See tbst young man yonder?”
said an old citizen to the reporter
a day or two ago. It was useless
hand for dinner, he simply tight- to deny, so we admitted that wc
ens up his hi-it one hole and says
onlhing.— Brontrootl Reporter.
Mr. W S. Scott showed us a lot
of Indian bones, on Saturday,
wh ch were brought to the city
by Mr. Jus Tucker. They were
unearthed in a field of Ilia that
aaw him. “Well,” he continued,
there is a fair example of what red
liquor will do for a man that
sticks to it. That young man's
father left him a handsome com-
(Sleacy, and when he became of
age lie was worth at least ten
has been in cultivation over Gfty thousand dollars in clear cash. It
ia the same old story; fast horses,
fast women and fast living, and
to day he is tha object that you
sec there, penniless, uncarcd for
and in reality unknown. Health
jaw bone, with several teeth in it. gone, money gone and friends long
since turned from him, it is nut
hard lo tell what the end will be.”
An hour later the same young
man wssseen wending bis way
homeward with a full cargo ol
“cemetery promoter” carefully-
wrapped up ia his inside anatomy.
John Barleycorn is indeed his
king.—Sumter Republican.
of a Colorado hotel. The institu
tion was ia the centre of a region
where nature had launched her
gifts. Healing springs and in
vigorating mountain breezes at
traded invalids from every qunr
ter and the proprietor of the sani
tariuui was reported a rich man
He had been in that country for
thirty years. He was a silent, un
communicative man, not morose
or sullen, but simply nncommuni
calive. He never spoke of his
family or of “the States,” aod
were it not that he was a man of
evident lefioemenl and education,
be would have passed as one boi n
in the life-giving valley, which he,
above all men, had developed, for
tariom had listened to the sad
story With his face bnried in bis
hands—a common attitude for
him. When the old man hail fin
i ished the proprietor left the room
abruptly.
The group noticed that he was
deadly pile and one of them re
marked that it appeared as though
Jim had been taken bad.
Two hours later a pistol shot
rang out from the hotel man's pii
vale office. When the group ran
into the room Jim lav no the floor,
with a bullet hole in bis bead. On
the desk lay two documents, fresh
ly written. One was marked “my
will,'’ the other “my confession."
The will left everything to the old
anything he would ever say or tha miner who had told the story,
world outside of its pine fringed i The confession was lo the effect
confines.
Oo this particular night an old
man in the group told, with the
simple pathos of an unlettered
mind, the story of the great grief
of hia life. He had goae lo Cali
that he bad rubbed tha returning
miner na he slept. Retiring to a
closet he had with a knife scoop
ed onl the inside of a cake of
soap and accreted the roll ef bills
and replaced the cake, which
Sabtiaih by working.”
The above answer is one which
may be especially commended te
all business men, and they would
find it well to “do likewise.”—
Railroad Record.
fornia in '49. leaving a wife and : showed no signs of having been
child behind him. He prospered I cut in two pieces, in a valise.—
iu the land of the Argonauts and j
kept up a regular communication
years. They had been placed in
a pot which was broken lo pieces.
The banes were much wasted, ow
ing to the long time they had
liren buried. Among them was a
with his family, sending them
sufficient sums from time to lime
lo keep them in comfort, but say
tng nothing about the “pile” he
would hare within a year or so.
Remember the Sabbath Day.
“How on north do you manage
to stand up under the tremendous
physical ms well as mental strain
which you continually endure?” a
There was also iu the lot a stone
pi|ie, which was much worn.— Un
ion <fc Recorder.
The result of the Louisiana elec
tion ought to convince the north
cm republicans of whal lliry
oughl to have known long since—
that they hare lost their hold on
the negro rote of the smith, and
esc never again command it as WU 1 5#t be Wilhont Morse’s Fills,
they have done. All that south
SHOW i A8ES 3s£ CASE.
The Til-lens, Lorick Pierces,
Corcorans. Bancrofts and Jeff Da
vises of Llie laat quarter of the
presen' century, representatives
respectively of the Law, the Pul
pit. BusiIKSS. History and Poll-
tics, will besought, for in vain in
the first quarter of the next.— Un
ion & Recorder
-»•-«-
Soul Experiment.
You cannot afford to waste time i
in experimenting when your lungs
are in danger. Consumption al
ways seems, al first only a cold
Do not permit any dealer to iin
|iose upon you with some cheap
imitation of Dr. King's New Dis
covei v lor Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, but be sure you get
the genuine. Because he can
make more profi- he m»r tell you
he has something just as good,
orjust. llie same. Don't be de
e-ivrd. but insist upon getting
Dr. King's New Discovery, which
is guaranteed to give relief in all
Throat, Lung and Chest affec
tions. Trial bottles free at J. W.
Stanford's Drug. Store..
ern democrats have lo fear is ill
vision among themsclrc-s. and they
ought most carefully to guard
agniust everything which has a
tendency to such divisions.—
Quihunn Free Prert
Perhaps the most intelligent dog
in the Slate is owned liv Mr. A. S
Bales of this place. Oue -lav this
week Mr. Bales wrote a note to
Lee Edwards at the postoffice.
asking him to lend Jeff his ball
lo play with, that he would return
it in a short while, and gave it to
Jeff lo carry over, which he did.
hut found llie postoffice closed.
Jeff went round to a side window,
jumped in. lotiad the hall sr-d car
ried it to his mailer Now, the
question is, -lid J- ff read the note,
or how did lie know what was
wsnted and where to gel n?—
Jlarshallcille Timet.
Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia,
should hare the honor of writing
the inscription for the -lead negro
soldiers’ monument He would
doubtless inscribe them as brave,
chivalrous heroes, whom the De
mocracy of Georgia should love
and honor as tbeir distinguished
Senator does. Now, the worst of
it all is that Joe Brown can make
thiee fourths of the Georgia Dem
ocrats believe that it is policy aod
right to vote f100,000 to perpeto-
ate their sacred memory. Dog on
Charleston, Iowa.
\V. II. Comstock, Mar. 17, 18S7.
Hear Sir—1 have been selling your
Pills for four reals and would nut be
w ithout them iu stock. 1 have some
customers -hat would rot be w-ithout
your Indian Root Pills in their homes.
One of my patrons saiJ that he had
to pay about fifty dollars doctor’s
bill every year for several years, uu-
til he couiinenced using your Pills,
lie says that lie lias not had a doctor
ill the house lor more than three
years. They say that is all the doc
tor they neod. Yours very truly,
liu H. II. Cross, Druggist.
A Worthy Colored Womaa,
Mary Pullura is one of the few
colored women in Sumter counly
tbat has a competency and is able
lo weed her own row, independent
of anyone. Her uusliand, John
Pullum, sliest last year, leaving
her a good farm, well slocked and
paid fur. She runs eight plows of
her own, raises her own provis
ions, is not afraid of work and is
putting money away every year.
Yesterday morning she drove in
town in her own buggy, which
was pulled by as pretty a pair
of black horses as one would csre
to look at. She is well known
among the merchants, anyone of
whom is glad to have her patron
age. though she buys carefully and
sparingly.—Sumter Republican.
Be a companion lo yonr has
band if he is a wise man; and. if
he's not, try to make him become
yonr companion. Raise bis stan
dard, do not let him lower yours.
He wanted to surprise the folks j gentleman in our presence asked
at home with his good fortun-.' y oun 8 Brown, the General
Al last he had accumulated $10,
000 and the longing came over
him lo go home. His dust was
converted into ten crisp bank
notes and he started homeward.
“You sec, boys, I didn't rig up
in new toga, or anything like that.
A fellow likes to go back home in
his old camp togs, ami knock
around a few days, letting on as
though he bad come home, sad
then when every one has about
made up tbeir minds that you
never were any good any bow,
spring your fortune on them, and
give them the laugh that had been
giving it to you. I made the trip
overland all i iglit, and was on the
railroad train within 300 miles of
my wilc0id baby, when I dozed
off for a few minutes. When 1
awoke I had been robbed of my
pile. I always was a fool
abonl telling my business to
strangers, and there wasn’t a man
on the car that didn't know that
1 was a miner going home with a
fortune. When 1 awoke and found
that 1 had been robbed I gave the
alarm. No one had left the train.
There was great excitement and
one man profiosed that everybody
in the car he searched. No one
objected, and the conductor aad
myself went through every man
on the car and examined every
valise and piece of baggage in it.
I felt just as th-ugh my heart
would break, not for myself—I
was used lo hard luck—but for
my wife and little gal. I couldn't
go home and face them, so I got
off at the next city, and the next
day I was off on my way to the
coast to begin all over again. 1
was just getting on my feet once
more wben I got a letter one day
with a black border. *y little
gal had been taken tick with the
typhoid fever and died, and two
days Inter they laid ber mother
away with her. That settled it.
I have been oo good since, and 1
Freight and Passenger Agent of
«he Western A Atlantic Railroad.
-You seem t« be close at your
business all day. and I am told
you scarcely ever quit before mid
night. You look slender, and like
one of feeble constitution, yet yoo
do more work than any man in
your position or any other that I
know of. How do you stand it?"
“By never doing any work on
Sun-lay,” was the reply. ‘ When
twelve o'clock Saturday night
comes. I drop any business that I
may kavu in band, and I don’t
touch it again before Monday
morning. I never open a letter on
Sunday, unless the handwriting
00 the eovelo|ie shows that it is
from some relative or friend whom
1 know to have written only on
social topics. I never open a tele
gram on Sunday; to if any one
wires me a message which be
knows will reach me on Sunday he
may just as well wait till Monday.
“I think every business man
ought to scrupulously abstain
from all business matters on Sun
day; first, because it is required
by the Bible and, secondly, be
cause if he does his duty on week
days he needs the rest on Sunday.
The first is my principal reason;
but the other is a very important
one; and I always find that al
though I may close the week very
tired, yet I begin it a* fresh as a
rose.”
“You don't attend to any rail
road business on Sunday, then?"
“No, sir. and whenever I have
to begin to do so I shall qmt the
road. But as Mr. R A. Ander
son, our Superintendent is about
as strong in bit belief of the
sanctity of the Sabbath as I am,
I don’t think there is nny likeli
hood of my quilting the read ea-
pecixlly for this cause, until the
lease is out. I attribute Tery
much of my business success lo
the fact that 1 do not violate the
A Foiut for Blaine.
Mr. Conklmg'a death, it is be
lieved by many, wiil affect the po
litical situation with regard lo the
Presidency. This belief is based
upon an impression that while
Mr. Conkling lived Mr. Blaine did
not care to be the Republican can
didate, because be had no hope of
carrying New York, but now he
may think be can carry that Slate
and may be anxious lo try for the
Presidency again.
Mr. Conkling was certainly an
implacable foe of the “Plumed
Knight.” The enmity between
them dated from the lime they
were in the lower House of Con
gress together, where each used
his powar of invective lo humili
ate the other. After that they
were not on speaking terms.
When Mr. Blaine was Secretary
of Stale unuer President Garfield,
he was the indirect cause of Mr.
Conkling retiring to private life.
The ex Senator had his revenge
in 1884, however, wben lie was
partly instrumental in bringing
about Mr. Blaine's defeat for the
Presidency, aud if he had lived
and Blaine had been the Rcpubli
can candidate, doubtless lie would
have pursued the same course iu
1888 that he did in 1884. When
it is considered tbst Mr. Conk
ling's horns county, which gave
Mr. Garfield nearly 2,000 majuri
ty, gave Mr. Cleveland a majority
ef 30, the political significance
attaching to bis death will be ap
predated. The result in Oneida
county was due, ao doubt, in part,/
lo Mr. Cleveland's popularity and to 8 et r '^
in part to Mr. Conkling's infiu
ence. If the personal followers of
Mr. Conkling can be induced to
forget their hostility to Mr. Blaine
the latter may think his chances
Ibr carrying New York this year
are better than they were in 1884.
There is certainly- a probability
that this hostility will disappear,
hut it must not be overlooked that
Mr. Cleveland’s popularity in
New York has increased owing to
the admirable administration
which he has given the country.
Mr. Conkling's death affects the
political situation to the extent of
making Mr. Blame's nomination
even more probable than it al
ready was. Mr. Blaine's support
ers are undoubtedly working lo
secure his Domination aver his
seeming protest. They will now
enter into the work with redoubled
energy, and with evtrv prospect
of success.—Savannah 2ieu>t.
-lanced with the iinderieker*'
daughter, anil seemed to be thor
oughly enjoying himself. The
undertaker thought he knew his'
face, hut didn’t like to he rude ancf
ask him his name; but by-and-byl
all llie guests departed, and tbs
strange gentleman was the only
onu left. “Shall I send for s cab
for you?” said the host at last.—
“No, thank you,” replied the gen
tleman; “I'in staying in lb#
house.” “Staying in the house!”
exclaimed the undertaker; “who
arc you, sir?” “What, don't you'
know me!—I'm the corpse that’
was brought in this afternoon.”
The undertaker, horrified rush
ed to the mortuary- room and found
the coffin empty. His wife still
daughter had been dancing with
a corpse. An explanation,of course
followed. The gentleman, who
had only been in a trance, hall
suddenly recovered, and hearing
music and revelry- above, and hav
ing a keen sense of humor,had got
out of his coffin (the Spanish cof
fin closes with a lid, which is only
locked just previous to interment)
and joined the festive parly. II«
was quite presentable, as ia Spam
the dead are generally buried ia
full evening dress.—Referee.
Bnrjing Live People.
Burials alive are far more com
non in bot countries, where the
burial takes place within twenty
foar boars after death, than they
are here, where one gets, as a rule,
a week's grace. In Spain the body
is frequently removed lo the ua
dertaker's shop a few boors after
death. Iu one of the largest of
these establishments in Madrid,
some years ago, an extraordinary-
sight was witnessed. A gentle
man was brought in his “casket”
one afternoon and placed in the
room set apart for that branch of
the business. Tbe proprietor liv
ed OTer bis premises, and on this
especial evening was giving a
grand ball. Wben tbe ball was
at its height, a gentleman in full
evening dress suddenly joined the
company. He danced with, tbe
wife of the undertaker, and be
Hew to Caleb Rats.
Col. J. M. Truitt, of Troup
county, is one of the most prosper
ous fanners in that icgioril He
lives at home, and is always sur
rounded by plenty. His corn cribk
are always full of home-raised
corn, and naturally he has a full 1
assortment of rats, of all sizes,
ages and conditions—but most
generally tbeir condition is very
fat. He has tried every rat trap
ever invented, has used poison and
almost every other means hiibwa
of rats, but they have'
kept right on multiplying and eat
ing corn.
Col. Truitt had in bis yard an
old fashioned sorghum kettle,
which had been iu use before itis
war, and a thought struck him
one day when looking at it, won
dering what it was good f.»r. He
had it carried into the crib and
placed so that rats could easily
get into it. It was then filled
about half full of water and a thin
layer of cotton see-l placed over
the water, where it floated and'
presented a very solid surface. Ia
the center of this was floated li
very templing bail, which is prov
ing too much for the rats. They
bodily jump on the cotton seed
when it parts and lets them into
llie water, where they are sooa
-frowned. It is estimated that oa'
an averaee at least a haif bushel'
of drowned rats are taken from'
this old kettle every morning, and'
Col. Truitt is delighted with his'
scheme.—LaGrange Reporter.
When fine feathers have been
strewn over tbe floor dampen the
carpet slightly; you can then get
the feathers together with light
sweeping and take them up in a
wad.
The most acute embarrassment'
a girl ever suffers is wben, after
passing a fellow on the street fer
whom she hiis a concealed fond
ness, she looks back al bim and'
he catches her al it.
The very large mules are Ht'
the best for general farm purpn^
es. The medium-sized, trim,
well-formed animal is tougher,-
more economical to feed, easier to*
handle, and better every way.-