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“Every morning I have a
bad taste in my mouth; my
tongue is coated; my head
aches and I often feel dizzy.
I have no appetite for breakfast
and what food I eat distresses
me. 1 have a heavy feeling in
my stomach. I am getting so
weak that sometimes 1 tremble
and my nerves are all unstrung.
I am getting in pale and thin. I
am as tired the morning as
at What night.”
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Lowell, AYER, _
Mass.
A BIr- Frog Farm.
How many generations ago was it
when unkind British satirists began
calling Frenchmen frog eaters in ac¬
cents of sneering and contempt? It is
not unlikely that in these days as many
frogs’ legs are cooked and eaten in
the United States as in our sister re¬
public over the sea. The sales in our
markets are large, and the demand in
American homes and restaurants
seems to be steadily increasing. Sev¬
eral keen New Englanders have put
their heads together and also their cap-
ital and have decided to start a huge
frog farm not a hundred miles from
Boston. The annual crop wall not be
sent across the ocean, but will be taken
in the markets of our principal cities.
This is a time of odd and novel indus¬
tries. Is there a possible profit in tad¬
poles too?
Well Behaved Washington.
Washington is perhaps the most raor-
al of the large cities of the country.
There are no gambling houses. Faro,
roulette and keuo are unknown. Poker,
when played, is restricted to small
groups in private rooms. Sunday ob-
servance is notable. Not only are sa-
loons shut tight, but other places of
business, save where food or news-
papers or drugs are on sale, No the-
atrieal entertainments are given, the
last vaudeville house which attempted
a Sunday night performance having
yielded to pressure the past year. The
observance of the liquor law is not
merely ? formal, ; with the evasions of
sidi' . , doors, as found in some cities. T+
is actual, licensed places closing ^
promptly at the hours specified in the
law.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
i ) Dirt JEatern.
There is an old legend that every man
must oat a peck of dirt before he dies.
In some parts of Australia people eat
more than a peck of it and do actually
die as a result. There is a disease there
which frequently becomes epidemic, as
it n Ins nos now now in m vHuitu North Queensland, vr ’ and
wliieh takes the form of inspiiing
victims with a mad desire to eat earth,
At Geralcltown, Cooktown and Towns¬
ville conditions are more than serious,
and it is feared that the scourge will
spread and that the school children
will come under its influence. A com¬
mission of medical men has just been
appointed to consider means of check¬
ing the disease.
Nevr Orleans Markets.
By the operation of a new law near-
ly 1.000 green grocers, butchers and
nonltrv pm.urj si Ellers llers in m New i>ew Orleans urie are
forced to close their places of business
permanently. The law in question pro-
bibits the establishment of a private
market within 3,200 feet of a pub ic
market and was enacted in the interest
of tbe pub market lessees d
to increase revenue It
has been tested and upheld in the
courts. The public markets now have
a monopoly, and food prices la New
Orleans will go up 10 or 15 per cent.—
New York Tribune.
MR. M’KIN'LEY’S CABINET.
President Reappoints His incumbent
Offlcia l Advisers.
Wismsaxos, March 5.— The presi-
dent today sent the following uomiua-
tions to the senate:
totted “ ict of Co “
L.thu Root of New York to be secre- T
Jomi v V. Briggs of f xr New Jersey i to be b
at Oh^L f? Em^ 1
^ Smith y ? f f P Penns ? i lvama nia
John D. Long f general.
of Massachusetts to be .
secretary of the navy’.
A ^ ltcilcuck of Missrmri t0 h®
secretary James of f the interior.
Wilson of Iowa to be secretary
of agriculture.
^ssion of the Senate.
Washington, March 5. —The senate
oonfirmed all the cabinet nominations,
Senator Morgan of Alabama intro-
ducerl a resolution declaring the Clay-
ton-Bulwer treaty abrogated. It went
tomorrow. The discussion of
the rales of the senate was continued in
executive session. At 1:45 the senate
adjourned.
FORMING A NEW REGIMENT
Kulistirii* Recruits For the Twenty-
Sixth U. S. Volunteers.
Atlanta, March 6. — The work of en¬
listing men for the new Twenty-sixth
regiment has begun, and already Lieu¬
tenant Macklin has examined seven ap¬
plicants for enlistment.
The work of enlisting the men requir¬
ed for the new regiment of volunteers
will be carried forward as rapidly as
possible, and it is the confident belief
of Lieutenant Macklin that several hun¬
dred recruits will be at work here with¬
in the next few weeks.
The equipment for the regiment is
being steadily shipped to Fort McPher¬
son, and as soon as the necessary num¬
ber of recruits are secured there will be
no front delay in moving the regiment to the
of the lines now fighting in the
Philippines.
THE CIGAR TRADE OF TAMPA
Shipments For Past Week Reach High
Water Mark.
Tampa, Fla., March 6. —The cigar
shipments for the week which closed
Saturday evening were heavy. They
reached a point which has only been
exceeded once during the year, so far as
wee kly shipments go. The figures pre¬
sent the usual interesting comparison
with the business of rhe previous year,
all <* the increase is still far m excess of
last year’s business,
There were 521 cases of cigars shipped
last week, against 366 for the corres-
ponding week of last year. This is an
increase of 153 cases over that week.
The cases last week contained 2,655,000
cigars against 1,840,000 for the week of
last year, which is 815,000 excess in ci«
gars> or a i most , 1,000,000.
Disston Lauds Sold Cheap.
Jacksonville, Fla,, March 6. —All of
the property of the old Disston Land
company, which has been in the courts
for several years, has been sold at Kis-
simee, Fla, under foreclosure, to C. W.
Ward of Washington, D. G. Mr. Ward
represents the holders of bonds under
which the sale was made. The price
paid was $70,000 spot cash. The lands
a i 0 ue represented in tho sale consist of
2,000,000 acres, a great deal of it in im-
proved estates. This property is located
in five counties and has been tied up
from investors and prospectors for a
number of > ears,
Head of Ex-?iave Fund Convicted.
Atlanta, M.aroh 6.—I. H. Dickerson,
a negro, manager of the National ex¬
Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty and Pen-
sion Association of the United States of
America, with headquarters in Nash-
ville, who was arrested a short time ago,
charged with operating:a gigaunc fraud
on ex-slaves, was tried and convicted
yesterday ^, before Judge A. W. Calhoun
- n c courC Judge Calhoun sen-
fenced Dickerson to pay a fine of $1,000
or serve 12 months in the county chain-
gang-
t hrown by a Mule.
Orange Springs, Fla., March 5.—A
young sou of He«ry Dudley was return-
ing home late m . the afternoon, „ ridmg a
mule, which became frightened and ran
away. In making a sudden turn the
boy was thrown with much force against
a D i ue tree. He was pickea up and car-
r ^ e( j to ^i s home, where he died two
afterwards.
Leg Lost In Turntable.
LaGrange, Ga., March 6. —Willie
Broughton, a negro 12 years old, had
his left leg crushed off yesterday in a
turntable jointly used by the Macon,
LaGrange and Birminghim railroad and
the Atlanta and West Point railroad.
Prosperous Woman’s Exchange.
Augusta, Ga., March 5. — At the an-
DUa . tiug o{ the Woman’s Exchange
today officers were elected. The gross
successful of the oxc haugo were $3,043 and
rear closes with all obli-
gatious me t and $106 in the treasury.
Alabama a« „ , oration of of . L,,bon
Bikmixgk M, . a., ‘ S1
dent Edward Fynn has ^ called the first
convention of the Alabama Federation
of Labor to be held iu this city on April
1 7 The federation was organized Sept,
1 last with a good membership.
DRUNK- CRAZE D NEGRO.
t.ordon Kills ilis \\ lie and
Wounds Her Sister.
Ati axta, March 5. — While in a
druuken rage, Will Gordon, a negro,
shot his wife and sister-in-law, tried to
rietta jugt ’
- d , . R
Janie Gordon, ’ the man’s wife, j! was
ghot livf h th n f ^ h ,
cannot Celia Spikes, the sister-in-
law. was shot through the left arm .and
fataL 'xly, but the wound may not prove
-rdon had been drinking night’ and when
be returned home iast he found
that his wife had bepn ro rnwn and nnr-
©based a new hat This made him
angry, as he wanted money with which
to buy more liquor.
POOR WIDOW TAKES POISON
Mrs * Mary Gordon Attempts to Com-
mit Suicide.
Atlanta, March 5. —Mrs. Mary Gor-
don, a lonely widow who sesides at 181
Lovejoy street, swallowed a vial of laud-
anum last night for the purpose of end¬
ing her life. Her rash deed was discov¬
ered and she was taken to the Grady
hospital.
“and •‘lam just tired of life,” she states,
when a person gets tired of life,
the best thing to do is to let them end
their existence. I am poor and alone in
the world, and if I die no one will
grieve, and the world will lose noth-
m
Mrs. Gordon will be kept in the hos¬
pital until she recovers. She will prob¬
ably have an opportunity to carry out
her threat of self destruction.
SHOT DEAD BY WATCHMAN
Truck Farmers Near Savannah Are
Bothered by Thieves.
Savannah, March 4. —William Scott,
an old negro, was killed last night while
stealing cabbages from the Hermitage
plantation west of the city.
The truck farmers west of the city
have been suffering from petty thieves
lately and decided to take turns in
watching. It was Frank Helmly’s turn
to watch last night. His statement is
that he saw the negro approaching him
in the dark, ordered him to stop, re¬
peated the order, and, as no attention
was piad to his command, fired, the load
of shot taking effect in the old man’s
breast, killing him instantly.
The coroner’s jury returned a verdict
of justifiable homicide.
BULLET THROUGH HIS BRAIN
Solicitor General Polhiil Commit-;
Suicide In Macon.
Macon, March 2.— Hon. Hope Polhiil,
solicitor general, killed himself last
night in his room at the courthouse.
He was discovered at 5 o’clock this
morning with a bullet through his brain
and all the gas turned on.
Dispcmsary Must Go.
Barnesville, Ga., March 5. — The
Barnesville dispensary has been ordered
closed and the debt of $8,000 hanging
over the city for liquors purchased for
the dispensary, and which has been
fought ou the ground of its being an il¬
legal obligation, has been ordered paid.
These decisions were handed down in
Forsyth by Judge E. J. Reagan of the
superior court of the Flint circuit, be¬
fore whom the case was argued.
Wanted^Clgarettes on Deathbed.
CkxLUMBUS, Ga., March 5.— Reuben
Maffitt, a resident of Girard, died yes¬
terday from the effects of smoking ciga¬
rettes. Maffitt was 25 years of age and
leaves a wife. He consumed from 15 to
20 packages a day. On his deathbed he
would ask for them, and after losing his
voice, would make signs. His fingers
were stained a deep yellow, and the at¬
tending physicians stated that his lungs
were in the same condition.
Hilman Hotel Burned.
Siiaron, Ga., March 5.—The Hillman
hotel, a 40 room house, was destroyed
by fire last night. The furniture, to¬
gether with the piano, were lost. The
hotel was occupied by C. W. Dozier and
family. There was one guest only in
the house. He was carried out in Mr.
Dozier’s arms, as he was unable to
walk. Everything was consumed. Mr.
Dozier did not save his wearing apparel
Sent to Jaii For Contempt.
Macon, March 5. -Judge Candler to-
day ordered that R. C. Tindall, receiver
of the Macon Hardware company, in
default to the amount of $6,000, be sent
t° jail for contempt of court and held
until the full amount should be paid
and the receiver be sufficiently punished
for contempt. A supersedeas was ap-
plied for by his attorney.
Given Fourteen Years.
Columbus, Ga., March 5.—John Me-
Gough, recently found guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter in the superior court
of this county, has been sentenced by
Judge Butt to 14 years in the penitent!-
ary.' Notice was given trial by his attorneys
of a motion tor a new to be argued
d i ° the Mav term of court ’
—--——
Shop Work Increasing.
Decatur, Ala., March 4.—It is re-
ported that the Louisville and Nash vide
^ ^ ^ ^ increase ^ Bnmber
of its employes by several hundred ow-
[ n g to an order just received to build
650 new cars. The great need of roll-
ing stock has compelled the setting
aside of ail but urgent repairs to get out
the order. Three hundred and fifty of
state cars are to be completed by June 1.
RELIC OF THE CONFEDERACY
isttit e of Alabama to Buy tbs Old
Davis Home.
Montgomery, Ala., March 9.-A tear
tnre of yesterday’s session of the gen-
e ral assemblv was the passage of the
ate, ^ Ho^^Son°4omtr?V?he^ which will to some extent relieve
suspense that has been felt for sev-
eral days by the friends of the meas-
ere was iirtie opposition, the
*£ich ° g 50 7 ’ *? e announcement of
plause that was greeted by prolonged ap-
came from the floor of the
se . TmrM ladiea nT .'d from the gallery crowded
: ' liiu y prominent women of Alabama
have . interested themselves in this move-
“f' a “ d < of course, this interest is
8j:iar ed b J‘ those of sister states.
This u .
relic of the days of the con fed-
eracy will now be given its proper olace
and made an interesting feature of the
ca P lt al city.
ALABAMA SOLONS ADJOURN
Appropriations • u- t > Fit Condition
of Treasury.
Montgomery, Ala., March 6.—The
general assembly of Alabama adjourned
sine die last night, after a session of 50
working days. It has contained more
individual intelligence and perhaps less
collective wisdom than any other assem¬
bly since reconstruction times.
The governor withdrew his veto from
the Birmingham charter bill and signed
it. He furthermore vetoed the Mont¬
gomery oharter bill, which had been
irregularly bill passed, and also vetoed the
which provided for the reprint of
the Alabama supreme court reports.
The bill prorating the appropriations to
fit the conditions of the treasury was
finally passed, after having been sub¬
stantially amended, and was sigued by
the governor. The bill as amended cuts
about $76,000 out of the appropriations.
Suits Against Government.
Florence, Ala., March 4.—A suit
has been filed in the circuit court by W.
L. Douglass, Will Jacksou and the
Douglass heirs against the United States
government for possession of lauds now
used by the government as a canal and
railroad. The suit was for $5,000 in
each case. The government has had
possession of the land for 20 years and
it has never been condemned or paid
for. Several other land holders have
asked for relief by bills in congress
which have been hanging fire for years
without any chance of passing. These
cases are considered tests and if success¬
ful will lead to other suits being brought.
Alabama Car Service.
Birmingham, Ala., March 5.—The
Alabam^Car Service association held a
called meeting here today for the pur¬
pose of considering the petition of the
Shippers’ and Buyers’ Mutual Aid As¬
sociation of Alabama, which set forth,
that it was the belief of the signers that
the rules of the association are one¬
sided, arbitrary and unjust in requiring
the shippers to pay $1 per day for their
delays unless the railroads pay the same
amount for their delays and that this
rule be put in effect in Alabama the
same as in other states. The petition
was not granted.
His Second Trial.
Jasper, Ala., March 2. —Th© trial of
Oscar Oakley, charged with criminal¬
ly assaulting his half sister, this be¬
ing the second charge against him, he
having been convicted on the first charge
and given 15 years in the penitentiary,
is on here. A demurrer was entered in
the second case on the ground that a
former jeopardy for the same offense
practically precluded any right to an¬
other trial The demurrer was over¬
ruled.
The Old Familiar Story.
Talijotton, Ga., March 5.— Lettia
Leonard, a negro, living on A. B. Wim-
berlay’s place, 6 miles from this place,
had her house destroyed by fire and
three children were burned to death.
She was not at home and did not know
that her house was on fire until sent
for.
Fatally Shot While Hunting.
Waycross, Ga., March 5. — Harry
Dixon, aged 10 years, and Willie Folks,
about the same age, were bird hunting,
when Dixon was accidentally shot, an
entire charge of buckshot entering his
shoulder, tearing much of it away. The
wound wil l likely prove fatal
New Road For Hawkinsville.
Hawkinsville, Ga., March 5. — A
new railroad from Pitts to Hawkins-
v jii e a cotton factory and an electric
pl , 311 ^ to ^ b ® m operation inside of _ .
six
months.
The Unwritten Law.
Birmingham, Ala., March 4.—After
being out all night, the jury in the case
of George B. WiJmot, the Southern
railway conductor, who, in March last,
shot and killed C. C. Braxton, because
of Braxton s alleged intimacy with Mrs.
c y*. Wilmofc pleaded not guilty because
of insanity at the time of the Killing,
The verdict was generally expected,
New Railroad to Be Built,
Chattanooga, March 2.— Colonel Ed
Witkins and associates have Med appli-
cation here for incorporation of the
Southern Construction company, which
will build a road from Florence, Ala.,
into Wayne county, Tenn., to open the
mineral and timber lands of that section.
The parties claim to have ample re¬
source* to build the road.
A FOFtify StfOIlg the Fortification.
body dis63S6
bv TuttS Liver Pills anabso-
lllii cure tor SICK ncilclachc, dys-
'**«*?». pepsia, SOUT Stomach, malaria,
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Dr. TuttJ YoUT Liver Pills are
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Tutt’s Liver Pills
Handsomest and Fastest Train
ever run to the North and
Northw st.
r Leaving St. Augustine, Fla, ev¬
ery day eveept Sunday at 12 o'clock
High Noon, the handsomest and
fastest train ever operated between
Florida and the North and North¬
west makes a smooth quick run for
Chicago, passing Jacksonville at
1.05 p. m., Macon at 8.20 p, m • %
Atlanta at 10.3c; p. m. arriving in
Cincinnuti at 12 o’clock noon and
and Chicago at 8 -.30 p. in.
This train is known as “The
Chicago and Florida Special” and
is a solid Pullman Vestibule train
of Drawing Room Sleeping Cars,
Observation Cars and Dining Cars,
St. Augustine and Jacksonville to
Chicago, thrjugh without change.
The route of this elegant train is
via the Florida East Coast Ry. St.
Augustine to Jacksonville; Plant
System, Jacksonville to Jesup,
Southern Railway Jesup to Chat¬
tanooga, Queen & CrescentJRoute
Chattanooga to Cincinnati and
train runs over the Big Four
Route, C. H. & D. Monon Route,
and Penna Lines on alternate days,
leaving St. Augustine Mondays
and Thursdays via Big Four
Route; leaving St.. Augustine
Wednesdays and Saturdays via
Penn. Lines.
By using this train our St. Au¬
gustine and Jacksonville passen¬
gers are only one night out to Chi¬
cago, the run being made between
St. Augustine and Detroit, Mich.,
Cleveland, O. and Pittsburg, Pa.,
leaving St. Augustine for Detroit
except Saturdays and Sundays;
for Cleveland daily except Sun¬
days and for Pittsburg Wednes¬
days and Saturdays only.
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.
Atlanta, March 6. — Colonel John
Olem, so well known in Atlanta, says a
Washington correspondent, was here
with the Porto Rico battalion. He is
enthusiastic over these Porto Rico troops
and about Porto Rico. He is now chief
quartermaster of the island station and
is enjoying his detail very much indeed.
Final Settlement.
Russellville, Ala., March 4.—W. O.
Hurst, assignee in the matter of W. A.
Orman, who failed here in 1894 for, ap¬
proximately, $35,000, has made a final
distribution of the proceeds of the es¬
tate, the creditors receiving a total of
17.4 per cent on their claims.
History of Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., March 4. —The
state department of archives and his¬
tory has been organized, in accordance
with the act of the legislature providing
for its creation. Thomas M. Owen has
been unanimously elected director of
the department.
Alabama University Presidency.
Montgomery, Ala., March 5.—Dr. T.
W. Jordan, dean of the University of
Tennessee, has been tendered and will
likely accept the presidency of the Uni-
versitv jamea of Alabama, to succeed Presi-
dent K. Powers.
Woman to He fried For Murder.
Centreville, Ala., March 4.—Cir¬
cuit court is in session here. A notable
murder case, that of Mrs. Lillie Gardner
for the murder of Mrs. Mamie Caddell,
is set tor Monday, March 1L
Too Emphatic.
Young Lady—How much?
Telegraph Operator — Twenty - five
•cents.
“For that one word ‘yes?’ ”
“Yes’m; same price for ten words or
less. You can repeat the ‘yes’ teD times
if you wish.”
“t’o-n o; that wouldn’t lock well.
It’s an answer to a proposal of mar¬
riage.”—New York Weekly.