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Tin-: LOST MAIL BAGS
|, v .. afl evening in Vladivostok. Ont
on thf Lari .or xhe dark waters of the sea
o! Japan reflected the twinkling lights
fr,,ni half a dozen vessels lying snngly
t anchor, and westward behind the
the moon shone dimly on the
cn ," dad plains and rugged slopes of
tin- sikota mountains, beyond whl^L,
a , ro>sthe frozen waters of the Amur,
t.;:,-;died for thousands of leagues the
,, ;v at Siberian desert. Vladivostok
jni-hr almost be called the “jumping
oft nlaeo" of the world, lying as it does
on the very eastern extremity of the
grout Russian empire.
A few years ago it was a barren spit
ot land, uninhabited and forlorn. Now
tno Hessian drum beats at sunrise, and
shij's of all nations float their flags in
the harbor.
on this particular evening, while in
the narrow street of the town all was
,chut save for the occasional tread of a
Russian sentry, sounds of mirth and
Lut'tht'T floated from the brilliantly
lights<1 windows of the long, low garri-
f( ia house, for the commandant of the
station was giving a dinner.
It w as quite a cosmopolitan gathering
that till* d the long table, for among the
gm-ts were Russian, French and Eng
le :i naval officers, and two or three
Arce> Indians who had come up from
Shanghai on the mail steamer.
Tin- last course had been removed, and
the quickened conversation that conies
with the cigars had just commenced,
when the commandant was summoned
outside, and, when he returned a mo-
i..cat <-r two later, the most observantof
the guests detected a faint shadow in
his face.
The assemblage broke np at a late
hour, and as the guests passed out on
the way to their vessels a young French
otlicor cried out to the commandant:
“What is the matter, mon capitaine?
You look sad and depressed.”
Captain Shanoff laughed.
• It is nothing. LieutenantGarceau,”
lie replied—“nothing but the onerous
burden of official duties. However, if
yon have on board your vessel a man
with iron nerves and the bravery of an
African lion yon can send him to me.
The Frenchman, taking this in jest,
laughed and passed on with a cheery
“an levoir.”
had lent him. Before him on tne saddle
rested the mail bag, and in his right
hand he carried a loaded revolver,
ready for instant use.
It was broad daylight when he crossed
the plain and rode into the mountains.
He had little fear of losing his way, for
Captain Shanoff had impressed the road
carefully upon his mind, and to further
aid him the trees were marked with an
ax at short intervals.
Luke was troubled with no misgiv
ings as his horse slowly picked his way
over the frozen ground. He was one of
those adventurous fellows who roam the
world over seeking out strange places
and untrodden paths, and he was keenly
enjoying this little Siberian exenrsion.
Captain Shanoff had truly declared
the road to be bad. For ten miles it led
up and down hill, over stones and fallen
trees, and more than once Luke had to
dismount and lead the horse over some
unusually bad spot.
About noon he reached the top of the
highest ridge and made a brief halt for
lunch. The valley below him was
thickly wooded and was deep and nar
row. The road led through it for seven
or eight miles, and then, the captain had
said, it crossed a gap in the mountain*
at a point only three miles distant from
the mining camp.
It had suddenly grown colder, and the
air was keen and biting as Luke rode
slowly down the mountain side. The
valley was wild and desolate, and Luke
hail to admit to himself as he spurred on
hit; horse that it was a very uncomforta
ble bit of country.
For the first time in his recollection a
strange feeling of uneasiness crept gnd
uslly over him, and he tried in vain to
shake off its influence. To make mat
ters worse, a fine snow began to come
down and the sky grew dark and gloomy.
Luke was by no means superstitious,
bnt tbo idea now took firm possession of
him that some great peril was approach
ing, and for a moment he wished that
he had not volunteered for such an un
certain piece of business. Then he grew
angry with himself.
“Wnat nonsense!”he cried half aloud
And whipping up his horse he gal
loped at a swifter pace up the valley,
skimming over the crusted snow, and
leaping over rocks and bushes until the
forest dwindled to the edge of a clear
ing, a long, low bit of ground, undu
; lilted with hillocks of drifted snow
| On the very edge his horse stopped and
sniffed the air uneasily. Then he dashed
i )ne young man, who had overheard
tills brief conversation, purposely lin-| forward with a start,.almost unseating
gw! till the last, and as the command-
il out his baud to bid him good
iiiirht he said:
'•Captain Shanoff, pardon my intru
sion. I heard your conversation with
tin* Frenchman. 1 saw, though he did
lint, that you were in earnest, and now
1 crier you my services.”
The captain looked at him in surprise.
■Yon are one of the passengers by the
mail steamer from Shanghai?” he said.
■You are correct,” saiirUitfffihn. “My
name is Luko Mowbray, of the Indian
civil service.”
"And what is your object in making
this proposition?” asked the captain.
"1 am fond of adventure and sport/’
replied Mowbray. “Since leaving India
1 have had a dull time of it, and my
chance for excitement and change will
be doubly welcome.”
Tiio Russian captain stood in hesita
tion for a moment, and then leading the
way silently to an apartment beyond tie-
dining hall be motioned Mowbray to a
seat and sat down facing him.
“Now." said Captain Shanoff, “I will
explain my conversation with th*-
Frenchman as briefly as possible.
Thirty miles from here, among the
Sikota mountains, there is a small de
tachment of Russians engaged in minin
operations. Mail bags are conveyed to
them twice a week by a native, who
makes tbo return journey in two days.
A month ago the carrier left Vladivo
stok for the encampment. He has not
been heard of since. Two weeks ago a
second carrier started, and he, too, has
completely disappeared. For more than
a month we have heard nothing of onr
companions. It is a profound mystery.
Tonight I leant that no one can bo found
who will undertake to carry the mail
hag. The natives here are cowards,
ami what few men I have, while they
are good soldiers, are not the men to un
ravel a mystery.”
“What is your theory?” asked Mow
bray, “Robbers? Wild beasts? Or
could Ihey have lost tlieir way?”
“Wild animals are scarce,” said the
captain. “There are no robbers in this
part of Russia, and the path, while
diflicnlt, is plain.”
"When should the mail bag go?” went
on Mowbray.
“It came by today’s steamer, and
should leave early in the morning,”
replied Shanoff.
"Well,” said Mowbray, “the ad
venture promises well. I will undertake
to reach the encampment with the mail
bag.”
Captain Shanoff at first refused to
h-te-n to his proposition; hut Mowbray
insisted so firmly that he at last gave a
reluctant cousent.
Although he hesitated to incur the re-
ppon.sibility that would assuredly fall on
shoulders in caso anything should
bet all the brave young fellow, he was
secretly overjoyed at his good fortune,
L-r the strange disappearance of the two
natives bad produced such an effect
upon both natives and soldiers that no
°ne could l>e found in Vladivostok who
' v "uhl undertake the journey.
Moreover, the captain bad a grave sus-
pi'-ioii that the native carriers might
Live fled into the interior with the mail
bag. for strangely enough the missing
tii- n were brothers.
This suspicion, however, was of the
'"agnest, for what possible motive could
t"\> ignorant natives have for stealing »
lot of worthless letters and fleeing into
an almost uninhabited desert?
Wore day broke on the following
morning Luke Mowbray slipped secretly
B,1 <1 noiselessly out of Vladivostok, and
tnmed westward toward the pine
crowned ridges of the Sikota range.
lie rode the commandant's horse and
Vore a huge pair of boots the Russian
his rider.
On the frozen ground was somo dark
object, and as Luke with difficulty
pulled his horse tip short he saw, with a
thrill of horror, that it was a mail bag
similar to the one be earned.
It was lying half under the snow, and
as he dismounted and tried to pull it
loose he discovered dark red stains on
the frozen crest. Horror stricken, he
stood still in amazement, forgetting to
pull the bag loose, when suddenly the
horse pricked up his ears and began to
tremble violently.
With a sudden impulse Luke threw
himself back into the saddle on the in
stant, for far in the rear came a Ion
mournful howl that trembled and died
away.
The mystery was solved.
Like a flash Luke realized the fate of
the two mail carriers—a fate that might
ere long be meted out to him, for the
howl he heard was the cry of hungry
wolves. Again and again it rose on the
wintry air, louder and more savage. Al
ready they scented their prey.
Driving the spurs deep Luke flashed
np the valley at a blind and furious
pace.
He knew too well the natnre of his
foes. The commandant had assured
him that no wild animals frequented
that part of the country. So much the
worse. The hungry brutes had been
driven by starvation toward the coast,
and having no doubt devoured the two
natives they had taken up their habita
tion in the valley.
Soon the howl was repeated and taken
np on each side until the forest rang
with tlieir doleful sounds.
They gradually came closer, though
the brave horse was thundering onward
with all his strength. A little while
longer and he might be saved, for al
ready dimly through the trees Luke
could see the break in the mountains.
The forest became more open, and
once, turning half around in the saddle,
he saw the dusky forms leaping through
the bushes. A terrific howl told only
too plainly that they had sighted ibeir
prey. There was the gap before him
now, with the path winding over its
rugged slope. The brave horse dashed
np at full speed, and in an instant he
had gained the summit.
But the maddened brutes were almost
at his heels, and turning sharply around
Luke tired at the foremost, a great,
gaunt animal, with foaming jaws and
bloodshot eyes. It was a good shot, for
the beast tumbled over in the snow,
and the rest- of the pack turned on the
wounded comrade and tore him to pieces.
Luke was able to gain some yards.
In a moment they were after him
again, full cry, as he dashed down the
opposite slope, and twice turning round
he fired into the midst of the pack.
There was a furious snarl and a howl
of pain, but they came on unchecked.
His situation was now growing des
perate, for the horse's speed was failing
and his strides growing feebler and
feebler.
The wolves were a dozen yards be
hind and gaining fast.
Lnke turned again and fired, and as
he aimed to give them a second shot a
dire accident befell him. The barrel of
the revolver caught in the fur trim
mings of his coat and dropped to the
ground, leaving him absolutely at the
mercy of his savage foes.
Sick with despair he made one last
effort to escape, leaning forward on the
horse’s neck and urging the brave ani
mal to greater speed. In a moment
more horse and rider would have been
overtaken and dragged to the ground
when suddenly the sound of running
water reached Luke’s ears, and soma
distance before him down the slope of
the hill He saw a low, deep ravine cross
ing the path.
A little closer and he saw distinctly
what was before him. A mountain
stream, in ordinary times a mere brawl
ing brook, but now swollen by rain to a
rnshing torrent, swept between two
steep banks. Hero was a chance for
safety. If he could only leap the gulf
his ravenous pursuers might be left be
hind.
Leaning forward on bis horse's neck
he urged him on with one last, despair-
“ g effort.
The brave animal thundered down the
hill, still ahead of the howling pack,
re:iched the brink of the gorge, rose
without hesitation into the air and came
down safely on the other side.
The wolves, rushing blindly on,
plunged over the edge of the precipice,
and though sofhe of them perished on
the sharp rocks, the remainder, strug
gling down into a deep pool some yards
below, swam through the icy waters to
the bank, and struggling to the top took
up the chase again as though nothing
had happened.
Luke, fifty yards in front by this time,
looked back just as the topmost wolf
came in sight over the bank, followed
by half a dozen more in quick succes
sion.
His heart sank within him, and for a
moment he was tempted to give np the
struggle.
As the horse, startled by tbe renewed
howling of the pursuing pack, dashed
off again, trembling and perspiring,
Luke's eye caught the sight of a dark
object lying on the snow ahead of him,
It was a rifle, the lost property no doubt
of one of the native mail earners.
Guiding the horse directly toward it
he leaned down suddenly from the sad
dle and as he rushed past made a quick
snatch at it.
The horse swerving at this critical
moment he missed his aim, and foolishly
making a second attempt overbalanced
himself, and wffth a cry of horror shot
headforemost into the snow, while his
riderless horse thundered on his course.
For a second Luke lay stunned and
dizzy, the howling of the wolves ring
ing faintly in his ears. Then, pulling
himself upright, he looked eagerly
around him.
Horror upon horrors! The foremost
wolf, a great, gaunt creature, with blood
red jaws, was nearly upon him. Now,
seeing his prey so still, defenseless—
within his grasp at last—the brute came
stealthily forward, with sneaking tread.
Lnke shouted at him, but the wolf
only growled. Picking up the rifle, he
snapped it in vain, and then, seizing it
by the barrel, he swung it around his
body.
With a furious spring the wolf was
upon him. He dimly saw the glaring
eyes close to his own, felt the hot breath
on his neck, and then heard a blinding,
deafening report ringing close to his
ears, after which he knew no more.
' T Strange faces were bending over him
when he regained consciousness. His
rescuers were the Russians from the
mining camp, who had hastened to his
aid when the first bullets were fired. A
fortunate shot had killed Luke’s assail
ant in the nick of time, and the remain
der of the pack, cheated of their human
prey, had gone on in pursuit of the horse.
Luke was carried to the camp—it was
only two miles away—and by the fol
lowing day he was feeling himself again.
The mystery was cleared up at last.
The fate of the two natives was only too
clear, and in addition one of the Rus
sians from the camp had doubtless met
the same death, for he had made an at
tempt to reach Vladivostok a week be
fore and had not been heard from since.
Half a do n of them ventured out
fully armed, and found all the mail bags
and the bones of Luke's poor horse. No
trace of the two luckless natives was
discovered, and nothing was seen of the
wolves either. Probably the remnant
of the pack had been frightened out of
the neighborhood.
Two days later, Lnke was escorted
back to Vladivostok, and was eagerly
welcomed by Captain Shanoff, who was
overjoyed to see him safe and sonnd.
The commandant wished the brave
young fellow to spend some time with
him, but Luke declined. He had seen
quite enough of Siberia, and the next
steamer took him back to Shanghai, for
lie was more than satisfied with his ex
perience with Russian wolves.—New
York Recorder.
INDIAN' STRATAGEM.
HOW GERONIMO FOOLED A SQUAD OF
UNCLE SAM’S CAVALRYMEN.
A Band of Apache* Burrowed Into the
Blistering Sand and Bay in Wait Until
tlie Soldiers Came Up—They Are the
Only Indians That Can Do It.
1 saw Geronimo and a dozen of his
Apaches do something in Arizona in
1837 which I never would have believed
possible had I not witnessed it with my
own eyes.
The Apaches are unquestionably the
most dreaded tribe of Indians on the
continent They are tougher, more en
during and more unconquerable than
any other of their race. An Apache can
lope np the side of a mountain with the
thermometer marking 120 deg8., and
when he reaches the top ho won’t show
a drop of extra perspiration, nor will he
breathe a whit faster than when he
started.
He will go for days without a morsel
Bat the Huge Bug Crawling on Her
Shoulder Was a Pet One, Securely Tied.
A fair haired girl of eighteen, with
large blue eyes and a singularly attract
ive face, furnished a heap of entertain
ment for the passengers who were riding
down town in a crowded car on the
Sixth avenue elevated train Thursday
morning. Tiie girl boarded the train
at the Twenty-eighth street station at
9 o’clock. She wore a gown of some
plaid stuff in neat pattern. The waist
was cut. low at the neck and held np at
the shoulders by small silk straps. It
was filled in about the throat with puffs
of snowy tulle that fitted tight around
the neck. A neat leather satchel slung
over her left shoulder with a strap com
pleted her sightly attire. She had scarce
ly stepped into the car when a gentle
man caught sight of her pretty face, and
rose instantly and with a low bow sur
rendered his seat on one of the cross
benches.
Five minutes later everybody in the car
^ was watching the girl with absorbed in-
' terest. It wasn’t on account of her win-
of food or a drop of water; he will live , some face either. A large Brazilian bu;
A Smart Dog.
Mrs. Roberts, of Waterville, Me., owns
a dog which is entitled to rank with any
of them in point of intelligence. During
an absence of the owner from home the
dog was left in care of neighbors, who
in turn went on a vacation, taking the
animal with them. This was not agree
able to his dogship, and he started
overland from one of the coast towns
in Knox county for home. Night over
took him at Liberty, and he went to
the Sanford House, like any traveler,
to put np. His collar revealed his iden
tity, and he was properly cared for and
in the morning sent on his way rejoic
ing, reaching home in due season.—Ban
gor Commercial.
Timely Warning.
Bob Stayer—Well, I believe I must
be going.
Miss Weery—Perhaps you had better.
The signal service predicts rain for to
morrow.—Kate Field’s Washington.
No Cask Ahead.—It appears now
tbatno fight will be made as to the i*»-
suance of the water works bonds. Tbe
Finance Committee have that matter in
nand, and the bonds will be issued at
an early date.
A GOOD OPENING.
A well-established Livery-
Business for sale on easj
terms. Gann & Reaves ol<
stand, Thomas street, Athens
Ga. Address,
J, M. Barry, Pro’p.
on snakes, mice and refuse, or, if the
worst comes to the worst, will shoot his
horse and eat what he wants of him raw.
Set ont to pursue a band of Apache raid
ers, and if they are hard pressed they
will separate, each for himself, so that
the only way to keep np the pursuit is
to follow them individually, in which
case the Apache is sure to have the best
end of the contract. When the hunt is
over the dusky miscreants will come to
gether at some point twenty or thirty or
more miles away.
There were twenty-five of ua cavalry
men returning from one of onr fruitless
pursuits f the terrible Geronimo. Our
horses were worn out, and so were we.
It was one of the hottest days 1 have
ever known in that throbbing furnace
of a country. Wo had several miles of
baked alkali plain still to traverse before
reaching the fort, where we could secure
shade and water, and what we needed
most of all—rest.
Whew! but it was hotl Had not tbe
air been perfectly dry neither man nor
beast could have stood it. The metal
work on our guns was so heated that no
one could bear to touch it with the
naked hand. The air shimmered and
throbbed as it does over a newly plowed
field at noontide of a summer day.
North, east, south and west was one
level stretch of plain, on which .not a
tree, shrub or even a blade of grass grew.
Far to the westward could be seen the
outlines of the fort, oddly distorted
through the quivering atmosphere, but
in every other direction was the naked,
burning desert.
We were strung along for a distance of
several hundred yards. In fact there was
a squad of live horsemen lunch farther
than that iu the rear. All the animals
were plodding slowly through the sand,
which it seniied to me was hot enough
to roast eggs, their heads drooping,
while we were simply enduring it, grim
ly closing our teeth, holding out to reach
the post.
Was there anything to be apprehended
from Geronimo? Could we old cam
paigners be entrapped? Low, level sands
on every hand. Well, right there in the
midst of that flaming plain, with its
horrible sandy waste, in which no spear
of grass could find root, that frightful
chieftain and his Apaches ambuscaded |
us. It sounds incredible, but it is a fact, j
Suddenly I heard rifle firing at the j
rear. It had a dull, odd sound, but it 1
was close at hand, and as 1 turned in
the saddle 1 saw that the squad farthest 1
away were engaged iu a desperate fight
with a party of Indians, who were on
foot, shooting, striking and darting
hither and thither like so many demons.
We instantly wheeled and hurried
back as fast as we could to the help of
onr comrades, bnt before we could reach
them three saddles were emptied, and
Geronimo and his warriors were scurry
ing across the plain at a greater speed
than any to which we could force our
exhausted ponies, who sank to their fet
locks at every step. We gave them a
parting volley, which wounded several,
hut they managed to limp off with the
help of others, and all were soon beyond
danger. I don’t know how far they
traveled off over that burning desola
tion, bnt it may have been many miles,
for they were capable of doing it if they
chose. ,
These Apaches must have discovered
our approach while we were a good way
off. Knowing we were on our return to
the post they conld easily calculate
where we would pass. Then they bur
rowed in the sand, covering themselves
entirely with the blistering particles, so
that only their snakelike eyes peered
forth. Thus we passed within a few
rods of them without suspecting their
presence.
In conversation with General Crook
about tbe extraordinary incident, that
old campaigner smiled and replied:
I am not surprised. I have seen them
do the same thing myself, bnt the
Apache is the only Indian that can do
it.”—Chicago MaiL
A Long Run—The House Burned
Down but out Houses Saved.
Saturday about 10 o’clock a. m , the
alarm was sounded and in a few seconds
the gallant firemen were speeding to Mr.
Autry? pi ice at Bloomfield? dairy near
tbe corporate limits. On arriving at the
burning building they got water from a
spring branch and saved the buildings
surrounding the burning house. The
hense caught from & defective stove
pipe which is generally the cause of the
fires these days. There must have been
several guns and pistols in the house,
when the fire reached them the roar of
muskets was nearly equal to a battle.
One r-f the balls from the burning
building came very near hitting two of
the firemen, it passed just over their
heads and lodged in a tree. About half
f tbe furniture and clothing was saved
from the burning building. This is the
longest run the firemen ever had to
make.
with a brilliant shell, that crawled
slowly along tiie surface of the tulle
pulling at her throat, had caught their
eyes. Passengers near by quickly de
tected that the bug was fastened to the
waist of her gown by a tiny gold chain.
The bug climbed several times over tbe
top of the puffing upon the girl’s white
neck. The tickling caused by its feet
apprised her of the fact, and each time
she tenderly lifted the insect up and re
placed it upon the tulle. She saw the
passengers staring at her in astonish
ment, but paid no attention to tbeir
scrutiny,
When the train reached Eighth street
an elderly woman got on and sat down
in a seat directly opposite the handsome
girl. She caught sight of the Brazilian
bug a minute or two later. It startled
her so that she started up from her seat.
Then she stared around at the other pas
sengers for a minute with a dazed look.
Finally, unable longer to control her
agitation, she got up, crossed the car
and put her lip3 to the ear of the sell
possessed girl.
“Excuse, me, miss,” she exclaimed in
an agitated whisper, “but you have a
queer fly crawling on your dress.”
Many of the passengers roared out
right at the announcement, and the old
lady blushed and sank back into hei
Beat in confusion. The handsome girl
smiled sweetly and looked at the old
lady with quiet nonchalance.
“Don’t get nervous, madam,” she said.
“I know the hug is there. It can’t get
away;” and she caught it up and let the
tiny gold chain and manacles dangle an
instant to show that the insect was a
prisoner,
A well dressed man who had been
gazing at the girl for a long time turned
to a reporter who sat beside him and
said:
“That’s a common enough fad iu
India, where young women have a fancy
for fastening pet Brazilian bugs to their
dresses, but it is the first time I ever saw
the odd fashion copied in this city, at
least in public. It’s a mere whim, and
it might beet me a craze. Yon can’t tell
about such things, you know,
The pretty girl got off at the Battery
place station, and tripping lightly down
stairs to tht street strolled through
Battery park. Pedestrians stopped and
turned about and stared after her, but
no one spoke to her and she spoke to no
one. Htr bt uring was ladylike, but she
often smiled slightly at the surprise of
those who j >..?>«. d her.—New York Sun
“Say Your Nasty Little Prayers!”
Mr. Sala in his journal relates the fol
lowing experience of Mr. William Black,
the novelist: “When at work Mr. Black
loves intense quiet, and cannot bear the
slightest noise. For this reason he al
ways selects a room at the top of the
house as his study. At one time it was
his misfortune to live in what he de
scribes as a jerry built house, and while
endeavoring to work in the early hoars
of the morning, as is his custom, he tells
of one amusing inconvenience that he
was called upon daily to put np with.
4 ‘The nursery of his next door neighbor
was in a line with his study, and in this
a somewhat numerous family was lo
cated. Every .morning as regular as
clockwork Mr. Black conld hear the
elder sister call ont, ‘Now then, yon
horrid little things, kneel down and say
your nasty little prayers f A profound
silence would follow, bnt the interval
was a brief one. Then came a rush and
clatter, and the shrill voices of the chil
dren were heard exclaiming, ‘We have
said onr prayers; we have said onr pray
«aP"
Tli**. Young Ideas.
The following are some answers from
the examination papers of a class of
schoolgirls between the ages of twelve
and sixteen years:
Lawn is a soft stuff made from the
wool of the lawn, an animal in -South
America. It is also part of the flesh of
the cow or sheep, the rib part. Shoddy
is a drink made from a mixture of ale
and sugar. It is the leather before it
goes through the process of making into
boots and shoes, and for this reason is
called shoddy. It is the flesh near the foot
of any animal. It is a kind of whisky.
Wincey is the wool off an animal which
lives in America; the lamen is its name,
Calico is a good heat conductor, because
it catches fire very easily. If a print
dress is dried outside it most be careful
not to be left in the sun.
Calendered means turned from one
kind of species, into another. It is things
which are the shape of a calender, like
onr bodies. It means preserved with
sugar. It means taking the dirt ont of
water. It means increased or getting
heavier. It is a medicine or drug,
is boiling anything by means of steam
It means chewing the food well to make
it fit to enter the body. It means the
snmof a whole for a certain period of
time.—London Journal of Education.
™Mra. Williams Murden, 197 Third S’
Albany, N.Y., gives it the meed of
praise, as follows; “I have used Dr,
Bull’s Congh Syrup and find it has no
equal./Ifo family shonld be Without it.
“Save who can 1’ was the frantic cry
of Napoleon to his army at VVatcr.oon.
Save health and strength whilejou can,
by tbe use of Aye.’a Sarsaparilla, is ad
vice that applies to all, both young and
Don’t wait until disease fastens on you;
begin at ones.
WANTBALL.
The College Boys Want to Play Foot
Ball.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
University they passed a resolution not
allowing the students to play or en
gage in any interstate athletic contest.
This resolution kept the boys down in
football, base ball and other like games.
They thought it very wrong to have
their muscles kept down, and yester
day & largely signed petition was pre
sented to the faculty, asking that they
be allowed to play the game of foot
ball. The faculty will no doubt grant
their petition, as foot ball is a great
muscle raiser, and will make tbe small
and thin student develop into manly
proportions. The fioulty should be
encouraged to grant their petition.
honeTtand JUST.
The world will not be up to the
standard of what is honest and just
until the time comes when all mer-
bandise has become honest merchan
dise, and all merchants have become
honest merchants, and all Ce ilings be
tween man and man shall be upon the
principle of doing unto others as you
would have others do unto you. Buy
your jewelry and anything you need in
the jeweliy line from Skiff, the Jetveler,
he acts upon the principleof doing uuto
others, as he would have others do unto
him.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
Mr. Bob Ma’com, of Oconee County,
Kurt.
Saturday night Messrs. Bob Malcom,
Bailey Kinney, Walker AV-trren and
Jack Roach, all of Oconee county, were
walking aloDg Foundry street, near Mr.
David Gann’s residence.
A negro man came along and brushed
through the crowd rather roughly.
Mr. Malcom said to him: “Don’t you
intend to give us any cf the sidewalk ?”
At this the negro stooped down and
p-'cked up a rock. Mr. Malcom also
stooped down and picked up a rock.
While in a stooping position, Mr
Malcom was struck on the left jawbone
by the reck thrown by the negro, and
fell to the ground.
The three other men chased the
negro a good distance but he got away.
Mr. Malcom’s wounds was dressed by
Dr. Frank Jackson, and he will be well
in a few days.
Shot At Him.—Saturday Wei Meri
wether shot at some one on South street
who threw & rock at him. Nobody
could be found, and it is supposed the
bullet did not take effect.
BURNED.
It a Mystery How It Caught
The news reached the city Sunday
morning that the Georgia factory had
burned up Saturday night, and meet
ing one of the owners we learned that
>t caught on fire about three o’clock
Sunday morning.
How it caught is a mystery, as no
one was present but the nightwateb-
man, and when be discovered it the
flameahad advanced too far to put it
cut.
There i* nothing left but tbe brick
walls of tbe building. Tbe loss is abont
$125,000 with onlv $10,000 insurance. It
will be rebuilt in a short time as tbe
owners are very wealthy,~acd will do
tbeir best to get it in operation soon.
It is very hard on tbe operatives, bat
I they will be taken care of.
Augusta,Ga., Evening Nkw3, Jan.
20,1892. Some ye rs ago the Eve
ning News, in discussing electricity as
a healing agent, alluded to tbe Electro
poise, and so phenomenal and wonder
ful bave been its cures that the reputa
tion of the little instrument is now
echoing all over tbe country. A well
known case in Augusta has been com
pletely cured by the Electropoise, ard
the following interview from such a
well known reliable and prominent man
is President William U. Sibley, of the
Sibley Mill, must deeply impress, if not
entirely convince, all who read it.
Mr. Sibley was perfectly willing to
give his testimony to tbe Evening News
about tbeELctropoise. .He said he bad
been a great sufferer from sciatica for
five years before he began using the
Electropoise. For two whole years he
had not been free from pain, and at
times the sciatic pains bad been so severe
that he would jump out of be* in bis
sleep and awake to find himself on the
floor in great agony. He spent much
money in tbe North for special medical
treatment, and was sixty-seven times
cau'erigcd with a white-hot iron on
different parts, of his body. The treat
ment was almost as terrible as tbe
sciatica itself, and when he read that
par ner of Gen. Alger, the great R- pub-
1 can politician of Detroit, bad paid
$5,000 and a physician’s expenses ont *o
California as bis joyful reward for cure
from sciatica, be determined to try tbe
Electropoise.
“How lorghas that been, Mr. S’bley?”
“A year ago, and you know yourself
my condition before that time; I could
not walk-to my office, or even across the
street; I was helpless and bad to go in
my buggy everywhere/’
Mr. Sibley’s statement are remarkable,
but there is no doubt of thtir correct
ness, and tbe cures made bv the Elec
tropoi8e are indorsed by all physicians
who examine them.
For all information, Ac., address At-
1 lantic Electropoise Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Holds Its Regular District Meeting at
Wlnterville,
The district meeting of the Woman’s
Missionf.rn Society of the Athens dis
trict, North Georgia Conference, con
vened in Winterville, Ga., on the 2cd,
Oct. 1892, Rsv. W. W. Wadsworth, of
Augusta,preached an eloquent and soul
stirring sermon, at 11 o’clock, a. m.,
Sunday, on the relations of woman to
the church. It was instructive and edi«
fying. At 3 o’clock, p. m., a Corean,
and studentef Emory College, delivered
a lecture on the uabits, manners, cus
toms, and dress of the Coreans, also the
climate and productions of Corea. It
was instructive and to some extent
humorous, Bro Wadsworth preached
again at uight oa the importance and
duty of being filled with tbe Holy
Ghost. It was a sermon of great spir
itual power, and deeply impres-ed the
congregation. The Society met, for
business, In the Methodist church on
Monday forenoon at 9 o'clock, Mrs. W.
F. Armor, President of the Society in the
chair. The meeting was opened with
religious exercises conducted by Rev.
E. lv. Akin, and Mrs E.A. Gray was
elected secretary. The roil was called,
and the representatives from the differ
ent auxiliaries and Juveniles, (iu num
ber 3'") who were present, answered. A
beautiful and impressive address of wel
come was delivered by Miss Maud Atk-
isson, of Winterville. Miss Mary Wil
lingham, of Lexington not being pre
sent, Mrs. E. A. Gray made an appro
priate and impressive response. Mrs.
W. F. Armor,then gave an enoouraging
address to the delegates,stating that the
Athens District Woman’s Missionary
Society was the banner district of the
banner Conference of the M. E. Church
South. Mrs. AY. P. Lovejoy,President
of the AVomau’s Missionary Society of
the North Georgia Conference, then
made her report, which was full of en
couragement to all lovers of the Mis
sionary cause. The district raised the
last conference year $1,461.28, and as
much or morejwill be collected this
year. Mrs. Boyce Fiokleo, the treasurer
made her report, which shows the So
ciety to be in a healthful financial con
dition. The addresses of these officers
were full of zeal, encouraging and to
the good of edification. It was good to
be there.
Religicus exercises of the af
ternoon session, were conducted by Mrs.
W. F. Lovejoy in an interesting
instructive aud profitable Bible reading,
showing conclusively the purpose of
God, to be the Salvation of the human
race by means of missions. Not as a
race, but as inoividuals of that race.
She has taken the time and trouble to
make out cards, with tbe different texts
of Scripture relating to this subject,
with the book, chapter aud verse mark
ed on them. These cards or slips she
distributed throughout the crowd, and
as she called out the book, chapter and
verse or verses, the one who had that
quotation arose in her place and read
from her Bible. These quotations be
gan with Genesis and ended with Rev
elations. She said that Abraham was
tbe fir^t missionary.’ A beautiful and
impressive memorial service was then,
held in commemoration of Miss Jennie
Murrell and Airs. L. V. MeAlpin, both
members of thi3 society. Mrs. AV. P.
Lovejoy then expounded the constitu
tion of the Woman’s Missionary Society*
Reports from several auxiliaries and ju
veniles were then read. Monday night
found the church well filled with all
sexes and sizes to witness and partici
pate in the juvenile entertainment giv
en by the Winterville Juvenile Society,
and well did the little ones do credit to
themselves. Miss Dora Myers, the lady
manager, and Mrs, Zillah Hutcheson
having them in charge. After this in
teresting entertainment, Mrs. Lovejoy
exhibited her Chinese trank filled with
many and curious articles from that
great Empire. This exhibition greatly
delighted and pleased the crowd, espe
cially the little folkes. 1 would give
the names of the articles, and describe
them, but cannot. The exercises were
closed by a consecration service con
ducted by Mrs. Lovejoy. A goodly
number knelt at tbe cbancel, thus plac
ing themselves and their all ou God’s
altar. Mrs Newton conducted the
opening religious exercises Tuesday,
forenoon. Reports were then heard
from the remaining auxiliaries and ju
veniles. These reports reveal the fact
that there are many places within the
bounds of tbe Athens district where
nothing is being done for tbe cause of
missions. The different delegates
pledged themselves to renewed Zealand
effort along this line. The session was
closed with a profitable and deeply spir
itual experience meeting conducted by
Mrs. Lovejoy. This meeting has been
a blessing to our church and town. The
Heavenly influence left by these deeply
pious and spiritual women of God is as
“ointment poured forth.” God bless
and prosper the Athens District Wom
an’s Missionary Society.
Tbe next meeting will be held aty
Wiiite Plains, i
A. Harris.
ice mains.*
j-
r. M. Pi tlmai^BSs-sow
new Store at his old Bt
W. M. PitlAnan Ete-sow moved into
his new Store at his old Btand where he
would be glad to see bis old friends and
customers, both in the city and in the
country, he is daily receiving new
goods which he proposes to sell cheap
for cash or in exchange for country pro-
i duce.
