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“Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.”
V -JOHIi E. HOWELL,-Editor aad Proprietor.
VOL. XIL NO. 22
VIENNA, GA..-TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1893.
PUBLISHED* WEEKLY.
GHOSTS.
Mr ozias midbummer.
The thought “may be Will-o’-the-WIsp" ghcok
his krc’H
A* fire-flies thence flew about ’mid the tree*
And thoughts of ghosts, goblins and demon*
and these
Arrayed foi a .ig or a whirl
So filled Joseph s mind with a sfnse of dismay,
As in the deep darkness that followed the day,
He plunged in the blackness that lay in his way
Toward home from seeing his girl.
That church in the hollow and mill on the hili,
Though peaceful and quiet, deserted and still,
Caused up e.nd Joseph to wander or chill,
As lonely they stood in the ni zht;
Caused him to unpcckf t a rua0y old blade
And pucker his lips till a w ms tie they made,
Then many shrill blasts blow, as though not
afraid
If demons came on for a fight.
Tea, caused him to pray end forget Mollie dear,
For just then he saw a white specter appear
Which waved its white arms as it came to him
near
And seemed to say. "Now I've got you."
He bowed to the earth in a 6. a son of’ prayer,
Remembered the wrongs he had done every*
where,
Expecting to die in his boots then and there,
And feeling contemptibly blue.
But Joseph still lives, for the sjreeter passed by,
As at Ids prone figure it heaved a deep sigh
At thinking he’d gone to the sweet by-ana-by,
Hie mother would never know bow.
Then bellowed a Aoke in lamentable woe.
Which voice 'spite liis frenzy Joseph seemed to
know.
For seen by the light of the fire-flies’ glow,
The ghost was his mother’3 white cow.
Chicago, 111.
BETRAYED;
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A DARK MARRIAGE
MORN.
4 Romance of Love, Intrigue and
Crime.
BY MRS. ALICE P. CARRISTON.
CHAPTER VII.- (Continued),
The intellectual superiority of Ellis-
ton, refined and insolent ns it was, aided
to blind Shine, showing him evil which
wrr not only piosperous but was also
radiant in grace nnd prestito. For these
reasons he most profoundly admired hia
binplbyer—ndmiled, itnitated, and hated
him!
The ihaghiUcout Elliston professed for
him nnd fbr his solemn airs an utter con
tempt, which he did not always take the
trbuble to conceal; and Slyme’s limbs
trenibled when sbme burning sarcasm fell
Doffi Such a lofty height on the old
Vduld bf his vanity—that wound which
ivBS ever sbre within h m.
What he hated most in his employer
twaft his easy and insolent triumph—his
immense and unmerited fortune—all
those enjoyments which life yielded,
without pain, without toil, withont con
science—peacefully tasted.
But what he hated above all, was that
this man had thus obta ning these things,
while he, Oscar Slyme^kad vainly striven
for them.
There wob yoi one thing more; he had
looked upon the \ oung wife of the for
tunate man whose bread he ate, and seen
that she wns wondrously, surpassingly
lovely, and, like all who had ever come
within the magic circle of her baneful
influence, he had speedily succumbed to
her powers— ayo, the time quickly came
whoa he loved her with a fierce and mad
dening passion, when’ he would gladly
have ran any risk, committed any crime,
to win r single smile of approval from
her beautiful lips.
Of course Cora was not slow to see and
understand the power she had gained
over the sooretnry, nnd that one word
from her would make him her willing
slave; but for a time she treated him
coolly, even contemptuously.
But when she wanted an instrument
wherewith to reach the heart of the man
who had calmly and deliberately slighted
her proffered love, here was one ready tc
her hand, and she scrupled not to make
use of it.
“Take a seat, Mr. Slyme,'’ said the
lady, hastily throwing the paper on the
floor, “and tell me where in the world you
have been ever since last evening.”
“I have, to the best of my poor ability,
Mrs. Elliston,” responded the secretary,
quietly seating himself, “been carrying
out your plans and instructions.”
“But, pr.iy, what has kept you so long:
.The girl is" dead—at least so the paper
states.”
"Ah! to be sure the papers say so, nud,
thanks to a rapidly conceived plan of
my own, which I must say I carried out
most admirably, her husband thinks so,
too; aDd nowit only rests with you to
say whether or no he shall ever be unde
ceived."’
■ “ Landing your wonderful abilities
again. I see, Slyme; (hats a particularly
bad habit of yours. But no matter—what
do you mean? How does it rest with me:
Flense crplnin yourself. Tell the whole
story, nnd begin at the beginning, if you
Slyme flushed painfully at the rebuke
he had received, nnd, moving uneasily ic
his chair, he commenced his story, speak
ing in a low and rapid tone, his eyes the
while wandering about the partially
lighted room, and never for more than s
moment nt a time resting on the lady'i
face.
CHARTER VIII.
THE SLAVE BEOS A SMALL FAY OK.
“ Of course.” the private secretary be
gan, “ you know all about the decoy letters,
and what they were intended to accom
plish. Yfeili (hoy worked to a charm. 1
sent the one'addressed to the bridegroom
at about the right moment, and when I
saw he had taken the bait and gone to tbs
girl on Forty-seventh street. Iknew bewas
out of the way for somo time, and sc
thought no more about him, but turned
my attention to the bride—ha! ha! the
bride of less than an honr!"
“ Ho pray go on with your story, Mr.
Slyme.”
“ Well, the note I prepared for her 1
caused to be hauded in about twenty
minntes later, and it wasn't long before il
produced visible effects.
“From my post of observation I sag
her rush ont bf the house, and almost fly
in the direction of the Fielding girl’s
home."
“Ah! well done."
“I had a carriage ready, and, spring,
ing inside, direclod the driver to keep hei
constantly in view. He did so. and man
aged the whole fh ng admirably.
“ She reached (he bouse on Eorty-sev.
enth street, and a moment later saw her
husband issue from it; then she did
the very thing 1 could have wished her
to do. She questioned the Irish servant-
girl.
“The result of that interview was, as
yon may easily guess, a resolution nevei
to see her husband’s face a’ain.
“She sent the girl for a carriage. Ours
was the first to attract her attention.
Hurriedly I told the driver to take the
job, and when the lady was safe inside,
and the carnage was turning the corner. 1
mounted on ihe rack behind.
“Of course, in this way, 1 never really | mppresse
lost Bight of her for a moment. As she b!
entered the waiting-room of the Granj
Ceniral Depot by one door, I entered
the other.
“She bought a ticket for Cos Cob, an<
directly afterward I bought another fo:
:he same place. Then 1 was careful t<
keep my eyes on her until the train wa:
made up. But, meantime, I had notice:
i very cnriouB thing.”
“Ah! and what was that, pray?”
“Sitting nest to her, and evident
waiting for ihe same train, was a middl
aged lady with a young girl by her side.
“Now, I am quite sure our friend d
not see this girl at the time, but I cou
not help seeing her; and, wonderful
relate, she was not only about Mrs. Cle\
land’s own age, but looked enough li
aer to be her twin sister."
Cora Elliston aroused herself
ihowed a sudden’y increasing interest
“Go on,” she said, eagerly.
“Ah! I thought I should interest
before I had finished,” said the privet'
secretary, a little dryly. ,
“Permit me to assure you I have bee.
deeply interested all along,” rejoined tbe
lady. “Now please go on.”
“These ladies,” Slyme continued, “went
but to the train nt about the same time
Mrs. Cleveland left the room, and I fol
lowed closed after them.
“They found the right car first, and had
taken their places before our friend came
in, nnd she, after a moment s hesitation,
sat down two seats back of them, while
I, not to lose sight of her, took up mj
station directly opposite.
“Well, as you have doubtless learnec
before this, some great manias about tc
die iu New Haven, or further east, and
as be wanted bis relatives and friends
about him, a special train started with s
number of them from this city.
“It was delayed by soma means neai
Greenwich, and the fact was not tele
graphed back, as it should have been; so.
directly after rounding a curve, wi
plunged into it full tilt, and our cars were
lelescoped, shattered, torn from the
track, and tumbled down a steep em
bankment, where they speedily took fire
“By some wise dispensation of Divini
Providence, I escaped uninjured ”
“See heie, Slyme,” suddenly inteviupt-
od Cora, w ith an ill-concealed sneer, “yoi
get that cant from the so-called religiout
people you meet with occasionally.
“Doubtless when you are with them it’s
all well enough to make use of it, if yot
see fit to do so; but in my presence-
knowing you as Ido—will you have thi
kindness to forbear?”
The secretary, with a chagrined look,
bowed humbly, and fixed bis eyes upor
tbs floor.
“l'our will is my law,” he said in a low
tone, nnd then went on, hurriedly?
“How I ever managed to crawl out ot
that burning wreck I know not, but I did
do it, and strangely enough, when 1
gained my feet, I found Mrs. Cleveland’s
hat in my hand. I then looked around
to see if I cou!d find any traces of the
lady herself, nnd presently, not a dozen
yards away, I discovered her lying among
a number of the dead and dying.
“Now, you sec the wonderful likeness
between these two women, had occupied
my mind ever since I saw them sitting
so near each other in the waiting-room
of the depot; and now, all at once, as I
stood there, it occurred to methatl might
turn that likeness to good account, pro
vided the other was dead, as I strongly
suspected she wns.
“ I commenced a thorough search, and
with the assistance of a brakeman and
one or two uninjured passengers, soon
found Lor body', so horrible burned and
.disfigured, that it might easily have
passed for almost any one's; but taking
into consideration the hair, her height,
build, and certain features that were un
injured, and which were common to both,
I was peifectly satisfied that Mis. Clffl[e-
laud’s own mother would not hesitate ior
ft moment to declare that the dead girl
was her daughter.
“But, to make assurance doubly sure,
after having the real Mrs. Cleveland con
veyed away, I burned the remains of a
hat, which I took from the deid girl’s
bend, and placed the other by her side,
and thus, a short time after, Eugene
Cleveland found the body, nnd accepted
it as that of his wife.”
“Ah!* ejaculated Cora. Then quickly:
‘ And what did you do with the woman
you took away?”
"I hiied a carriage, and convej-ed hei
to the cott ge you ordered me to lease in
Koxbnry.”
“ And she is there now? "
“ Yes, ma’am, and likely to remain
there a long time.”
“ She was injured, porliaps? ”
” Badly. Her right arm was broken,
her hea l frightfully cut, and she received
other injuries.
“It was some time, of course, before I
could put her in charge of a physician,
and by that time fever had set in. She is
out of her head now. and the doctor says
ten to one she will never recover her
•eason."
“She has brain fever, then?”
“Yes.”
“She may die?”
“It’s more than likely.”
“HYn—nnd the—the other; what did
they do with that?”
“I made inquiries afterward,” said
Slyme, slowly, “nnd found they had
taken it to Mrs. Cleveland's mother's, at
Riverside, from whence it is to be buried
to-morrow, I think."
“Ah!” Then, after a moment's pause:
“Slyme."
“Yes, ma’am.”
“You must attend that funeral."
“Atteud the fuueral! AYhitt possible
good can come of that?”
“I should greatly like to know who the
guests will be. What information you
are able to gather there may, in a great
measure, shape our course for the fu-
ture. ”
“Then I will certainly be there. And
now. madam, have you any further com
mands for me?”
“Have you told me all I ought tc
know?"
“I believe so—unless—"
“ Unless what?"
“Why. I am inclined to think, fron
what I have been able to learn since i
reached the oily, that young Fielding and
his sister a'e likely to make quite a stii
about the liberty taken with their names,
and the fraud practiced upon them the
other night.”
“Tooh! let them stir. If they go toe
far, they'll suddenly find themselves
without bread nud butter, that’s all. And
.low. Slyme, I think our interview foi
:his time is over.”
But, seeing that the secretary still lin
gered, she thought it wise to bestow up
on- him a little honey; so, with her sweet
est smile, she said:
“My friend, I am very well please 1 witl
you. The ardent zeal you have displayed
in carrying ont my plans and wishes hai
quite won my heart."
A flush of pleasure mantled the secre
tary's face. His lips quivered and his eyes
lighted.up with a new fire.
“Mrs. Elliston,” he said, eagerly, but ir
trembling tones, “I have—I am proving
to you. as best I can. that I ask no bette;
than to be your slave. But even a slav<
mat now and then kiss the hand of bif
mistress; you have uot as yet granted in<
io much as this favor. ’’
Cora bit her lips with vexation anc
CHAPTER IX.
AN UNSEEN' WITNESS.
Oscar Slyme was perfectly right.
Grace Lester accepted without question
the poor disfigured body, brought to hei
the morning after the frightful accident,
as that of her only and well-beloved child.
_ Hor grief was unbounded; yet, ill and
wholly unprepared though she was, super
human strength seemed given her to beai
up under the terrible affliction.
The hour for the funeral arrived, and.
as was to be expected under the strange,
and even dreadful, as well as romantic
circumstances, the little cottage anc
grouuds about it, were tilled with sympa
thizing or curious friends and neighbors
The lonely widow, who now deemec
hoiself childless, and the unhappy hus
band, with a few intimate friends, among
whom were Raymond Fielding, bis sister
Meta, Mr. Henley, and old William Raw-
lev, and his wife, Hannah, occupied a
little room by themselves during the serv
ices.
In the < rowded parlor, where the closed
coffin occupied a place in front of the
mantel, Oscar Slyme had taken up hie
post of observation.
Ho had selected the corner nearest the
head of the casket, from whence, without
running much risk of being observed
himself, he could see all that passed in the
room, as well ns note throngh a window
at his elbow all who entored or passed out
throngh the front door.
The assiduous secretary remained until
the services were over, and the funeral
cortege had started for the picturesque
cemetery on the hillside; then, feeling
confident he had learned all his mistress
would care to know, he took an earlj
train for New York.
“Ah!” murmured Cora, when he hac
made his report, “it is just as I expected
that Fielding girl was well enough to b<
at the funeral, even if she was too ill tc
be at the wedding. I’m inclined to believe
that I shall find it necessary to remove
her also from my path.”
Oscar Slyme was watching her face in
tently, and while he did not catch hei
words, fuliy understood, from her looks
and tone, that something displeased hei
greatly.
“I have told you something that you
would rather not have heard?” he said,
Inquiringly.
She looked up hastily, and regarded hiit
attentively for a moment.
“Listen, my friend," she at length said.
“It dees uot Dlease me that this working
girl—this Mela Fielding, ns yon say she
is called, should be anything moie’to my
husband’s nepbew than she is at this mo
ment; and cannot you see that already
she nnd her precious brother are schem
ing for the place made vacant, as they
suppose, by the death of Mildred Les
ter?”
“Ah! It does look like it,” assented
the private secretary.
“More than that,” Cora went on, hasti
ly; "unless something is done, and clone
speedily, they will succeed; for being
more lonely than ever now, and full of
grief, as undoubtedly he is, naturally be
will turn to them for comfort and sym
pathy; and loving him, as I am sure she
does, it is very easy to see how it will all
end; and it doesn’t please me, Mr. Slyme
—I repeat—it doesn’t please me at all.”
The secretary looked at her curiously.
“You must love or hate this man very
much,” he said, with more than a trace of
suspicion in his (one.
Cora raised her beautiful eyes, and
threw upon him a quick, searching
gl ance.
“Have I not already told yau,” she
said, sharply, “that he has mortally of
fended me—that I will never forgive him
—never, if I can prevent it, al ow him a
single moment's happiness on this earth?”
and her looks anil tone convinced the
jealous secretary of her sincerity.
What wouldyouhaveme do?’’he asked,
humbly enough.
She threw herself back into the chaii
from which she had risen, and restin|j
her head upon her hand, said, after a
moment’s hesitation:
“I don’t know yet; let me think.”
Theti, as if speaking 1o herself:
“We mustn't have the brother turned j
aut of the bank; that was a bad move in |
Eugene’s case. No; whatever is done now ;
my hand must in no wise appear. Be- |
sides, it would do him no good to throw [
him out of his situation; the publisher
would give him a better, as readily as he
lid the other.
“No, no; we must manage in some othei
way; and suspicion—well, suspicion must
be "directed toward some other source,
ind there’s another thing—Slyme, are
fou listening?”
“Y’es, Mrs. Elliston.”
“Well, J’ou must find out if I—that is,
if we are in any way suspected of theplol
:hat ended in the young bride's supposed
death; and if so, you must find soma waj
to free us from the suspicion. I dou’l
choose to have it rest on me, at al!
events.”
“I don’t think, ma’am, it can be done,’
said the secretary, slowly. “And now
with regard to the other matter; I believe
I have a plan that will work, and which
I am sure will in no wise compromise
you.”
“Then let me hear it, by all means.”
The secretary, in a diffident nnd defer-
sntial manner, drew his chair a little
nearer, and began to speak in a low and
rapid tone.
As he continued the lady's face flushed,
and her eyes si arkled with excitement
ind satisfaction.
“Yes, ye i, Slyme.” she was saying:
‘that wifi do most admirably. You ar«
indeed a real treasure, and if you carry
this through as successfully as you die
the other your reward ”
And here she was interrupted by a knock
on the library door.
“Come!" she called, impatiently, and a
footman entered with a card on a silvet
salver.
Cora glanced carelessly at the card
and then, as every vestige of color left
her face, gasped out rather than spok<
Ihe name of Eugene Cleveland!
“Cleveland!” echoed Slyme, in a tom
of consternation. “What can he warn
here at this time? He must have com>
directly from the depot."
“I don’t know what he wants, I an
•nre,” murmured the guilty woman,
thoughtfully; “I wish I ait.”
“Shall you see him?"
“I am trying to think what is Lost to do.
If I refuse most likely he will say 1 was
afraid. If I see him But pshaw! I
will see him.” And hastily recalling the
footman, who had discreetly retired, she
said:
“Show the gentleman inhere.” Then,
turning to the Secretary: “Y’on go into
Mr. Ellision’s private room; it will be
quite as well if he doesn’t see you.”
Sljme, who was of that opinion him
self. hastened to retire, and the door had
hardly closed upon him when Eugene
was admitted from the reception-room.
Cora slowly rose to receive him.
The young man advanced, and when he
aad nearly reached the table, by the side
of which she was standing, stopped and
regarded her fixedly, yet without speak,
ing.
For a moment Cora bore his close
scrutiny, then, feeling that she could uot
keep her feet another instant, rapidly said:
“Please take a seat, sir, and tell me ot
what chance I am indebted for the honor
of this call,” and, without waiting foi
him to accept her invitation, she sank
back into her own easy chair.
Eugene, however, made no movement
toward seating himself, but advancing
another step and resting his hand upon
the table, he calmly said:
"Mrs. Elliston, I have called to ask yon
if you are now quite satisfied with yoni
completed work?”
“Sir! I do not understand you,” an
swered the lady, with quivering lips.
“And yet it seems to me I have spoken
qnite plainly,” said Eugene, bitterly.
“From the night of our interview in this
very room yon have pursued me with a
virrtlictiveness that has never ies!ed nor
slept. And now it has come to this: You
have caused the death of my wife, and
uot only that, but she, poor innocent
child, died, thauks to you, believing me
unfaithful to her; I, who never wronged
her e\en in my inmost thoughts.”
“You have married, then, since I saw
you, and your wife is dead?" said Cora,
in a low, questioning tone.
“Yes; but I apprehend there is no neces
sity of telling you about it.”
“And you accuse me of your misfortune
—of her death?” persisted the ladv.
“I do, most positively,” said Eugene,
firmly.
“You do so wrongfullj', tnen. I have
never lifted a finger against j’ou. I have
not had the heart." And the words were
uttered in a mournful, melting tone that,
spite of himself, thr.lled the hearer’s
whole being.
He regarded the woman with a look oi
amazement.
“In that case,” he managed to ask, al
last, “why did my uncle canse me to be
dismissed from the bank?"
“Y’our uncle is a person who does not
like to have others set up opinions in op
position to his own. He told you it was
right to take the hundred dollars his wife
offered you, and yet you refused. He re
garded that refusal as a direct insull
offered to himself, as well as au upar-
donable slight to me, and in spite of all
I could say or do, he insisted upon hav
ing you turned away from the bank. ’’
Eugene continued to regard her fix
edly.
“Then you solemnly declare to me that
you did not persuade my uncle to have
me turned away from the’bank?"
“On the contrary, I urged him, ever)
with tears in my eyes, to have you re
tained in the place. More than thatyl
showed him how hard it must fie for you
:o live on the meager salary j'ou were re-
eeiving, and begged him to have you
advanced, so that you might live as you
had been accustomed to from your
youth.”
Eugene was still incredulous.
"Mrs. Elliston,” he said, “so far as I
know, besides yourself, I have not an en
emy oa earth—you remember, yo t told me
you we e my enemy, and tbit, sooner or
later, you would make me feel the weight
of your wrath. Now. then, can yon tell
me how it is that all my movements were
watched up to the honr of my marriage,
and how, before I had been married an
hour, I was decoyed from the side of my
bride, and how she soon aflerward was
roused to jealousy and induced to fl6e
from the man who loved her with all his
heart?"
“I know nothing of all this,” said Cora,
sadlj'. “Indeed, Mr. Cleveland,” she con
tinued, fixing on him her wonderful eyes,
“since the interview to which you once
referred, I have been ill—a part of the
time. trarv iJl. ”
only buy out old loan, or in some way
deprive the father and daughter of their
last place of refuge."
“I’ve thought of it, I’ve thonght of it,"
said Croak, rubbiug his hand=. “The
girl Bhall be mine, if misery and misfor
tune can drive her into my arms, depend
upon it! But there are certain things I
cannot quite understand. I've told you
about Mrs. Beane’s unaccountable freak
in quitting my service and roof, in spite
of my threats. Well, there's something
stranger yet. She, likewise, has taken
up her quarter’s at Aunt Joan's."
“Is it possible?"
“Yes. Curse it all! If the old fish
wife should undertake to meddle with
my affairs But hark! There is a ring
at the gate.”
“What if it should be Bonconrt, come
already to flaunt that accursed paper in
our faces?”
They looked at each other inquiringly,
and waited in no little suspense. But it
was not Bonconrt, it was Noel Marlows
whe entered the office, a moment later.
[TO EE CONTINUED.]
The Virtues of Butlermiilk.
Governing the remedical value of
butterwlk, the Medical Advisor says
that it is of so much worth that it has
gained a distinct place in “materia
mediea,” and is largely prescribed by
the best physicians for the chest and
lung ailments and in most forms of
kidney troubles. An exclusive butter
milk diet has seemed to bring about a
cure for Bright’s disease. A proper
and constant use of it will greatly re
duce, and sometimes cure, the craving
for alcoholic liquors with which many
persons are afflicted. The craving may
be satisfied and the system benefited
and strengthed instead* of weakened.
Buttermilk alone will often remedy
acidity of the stomach. The lactic
acid needed in many cases is supplied
by it much more than any other drink
or food. It is said to alleviate the op
pression about the heart that so many
old people suffer from, and it should
be constantly drunk by them. It is
ilso to a certain extent a stimulant for
she entire system, just what the aged
leed.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Affairs of Goyemment anil Nows of
the Departments Discnssei
Notes of Interest Concerning the Peo
ple and Their General Welfare.
thing I
Hoys and Umbrellas.
First Boy—“There’s one
like abont umbrellas.”
Second Boy—“Wot’s that?”
First Boy—“When it only rains
little, yon don’t need one, and when it
rains hard, the wind always blows so
rou can’t carry one. ”—Street & Smith’s
Good News.
Not a Safe Sort.
She—No, I like you very much in-
leed, but I can never marry a spend
thrift.”
He—-“How do you know I am a
ipendthrift?”
She—“By the way yon have been
wasting money on me.”—New York
Weekly.
A mother should have tender and
loving but firm control of her child
from its first breath. She should as
:arefully shield it from self conscious-
less, conceit and willfulness as she
loes from scarlet fever and whooping
rough. She should, above all things,
let it a daily example of justice and
irutkfulness in the smallest affairs.—-
Exchange.
Plantation Philosophy.
Dar’s mightv few promises dat hoi’s
good. De peartest boy sometimes
turn ont ter lie de lazies’ man.
De quick man ain't alius de bes’ han'
ter do er piece er work. De Ires’ rain
comes from de slow cloud.
No er mount o’ help from de neigh
bors will keep some men on aar feet.
Yer kain’t fatten er stump suckin’ hoss.
In de bus’ness o’ life er man mns'
eider go up er come down. Dar ain't
no stand still. De sun doan stay at
twelve er clock more den er mini!:.
Eight men outen ten is sorter 'dined
ter be hippercrits, not so mn4 'care da
wants ter be, but ’case da thiriks dat
eberyhody else is an’ dat da inns’ keep
up wid de times.—Arkansaw Travcltr.
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Common Sense.
“Druggists arg generally smart peo
pie.”
“Think so?”
“Yes, they exhibit such nniloinj
common sense.”
“My druggist sells ’em.”
“Sells what?”
“Awfully common scentsl”—Chica
go Ledger. ,
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A person who has been a chronic victim of
:onstipation, is to be congratulated upon the
I'ioption of Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters as a
neans of freeing hi3 bowels from the bondage
>f this tyrannous disease This liberating
neillcino does its work nalura ly, without
rriping, as violent purgatives do. Use it to
;krow off the shackles ot* malaria, dyspepsia,
rheumatism and biliousness.
You must hunt opportunities—they won’t
aunt you.
For Dvspepaia, Indigestion and Stomach
iisorder*, use Brown’s Iron Bitters—the Best
Tonic* it rebuilds the Blood and strengthens
:hemuscies. A splendid medicine lor weak
ind debilitated persons.
There Is more Catarrh in thig section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed t > be
incurable. For a great many years doctors pro
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu
tional disease and therefore requires oimstitu-
tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh C’”re, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney <fc Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from lOdrops to
a teaspoonfuf. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars f«.r any case it fails to
cnVe. Send for circulars and testimonials
free. Address
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
gJ*Sold by Druggists, 75c.
setting up the fur-
Malaria cured and eradicated from tks sys
tem oy Brown's Iron Bitters, which enriches
the blood, tones the nerves, aids digestion.
Acts like a charm on persons in general ill
health, giving new energy and strength.
Throat Diseases commence with a Coueh,
Cold or Sore Throat. “ Brown's Bronchial
Irocht*give immediate relief. Sold only in
boxes. Price 25 cents.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp
son’s Eye-water.Druggists sell at 25c per bottle.
Beecham’s Pills correct bad effects of over
sating. Beecham’a—no others. 25 cents a box.
Ringing Aloises
In the ears, sometimes a ring
ing, buzzing sound, or snap
ping like the report of a pistol,
are caused by Catarrh in the
Head. Loss of smell or hear
ing also result from Catarrh,
which may develope into Bron
chitis or Consumption. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla cures Catarrh by
thoroughly purifying the blood
and building up the entire sys
tem. Get Hood’s, because
Hood’s^Cures
Hood’s Pills cure liver ills, sick headache,
Jaundice, Indigestion. 25 cents. Try a box.
The Wonderful Linguists,
There are two wonderful linguists
holding unimportant positions in Wash
ington. One is Ivan Michel, a Russian,
who is clerk to the senate committee on
foreigu affiairs. He is familiar with
twenty-six languages, and has a stock of
information almost cyclopedia upon Eu
ropean finances and diplomacy. The
other is George Joanuint, a clerk at the
Normandie Hotel. He is but 23 years
old, yet he is master of seventeen lan
guages, iiir-luding Chinese, Japanese and
Hindustani. He speaks nine of these
indiomatically and almost without accent,
and the others well enough to carry on
ordinary conversation. lie is a born lin
guist and acquires language* without
difficulty.—f Picayune. ]
Every Eonjjn legion bid about firs hundred
ho:ees.
“One of my neighbors, Mr. John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him p.astrecovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
It is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state of his
health at that tjme. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
vour August Flower aud the effect
upon him was magical. It restored
him to perfect health to the great
astonishment of his family and
friends.” JohnQuibell, Holt, Ont.®
^her's Jmtm
A remedy which,
Jf used by Wives
about to experience
the painful ordeal
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Child-birth, proves
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the dangers thereof
to both mother and
child, hold by a!l
druggists. Sentby
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” of price, £1-51 per
bottle, charges pre-
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■RAOrtCLD REQULATOn 60.. ATLANTA OA.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, has
been selected by the speaker to preside
in the committee of the whole during
the consideration of the tariff bill.
Seventj'-eight nominations were
confirmed by the senate Tuesday,
among them being that of C. H. Si-
monton, of South Carolina, to be
United States circuit court judge for
the south judicial circuit.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a dividend of 45 per cent,
(the first dividend) iu favor of the
creditors of the Gulf National Bank, of
Tampa, Fla., amounting to $27,849 HO
on claims proved, aggregating $24(i,-
411,98.
Congressman Brawler, who was ap
pointed ns district judge for South
Carolina, was confirmed by the senate
Thursday. Mr. Brawler w ill accept
the position and will resign his seat in
eougress at once.
The president Wednesday sent to the
senate the nomination of William M.
Brawlcf*. of South Carolina, to be
United States district judge for the
district of South Carolina; John Bus
sell, of Mississippi, to be collector of
customs for the district of Natchez.
Miss.
The sub-committee of the house
banking and currency committee, hav-
eharge of the various hills providing
for the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on
state hank issues, have agreed on a bill.
The measure they will submit to the
full committee for consideration pro
vides for the conditional repeal of the
10 per cent tax.
The senate in executive session
Wednesday confirmed the following
nominations: Wayne MacVeigh, of
Pennsylvania, to be ambassador of the
United States to Italy; John B. Iiiley,
of New Y'ork, to be consul general at
Ottawa; James H. Forney, of Idaho,
attorney of the-United States for the
district of Idaho.
In the fortification appropriation bill
which Mr. Livingston reported to the
house au appropriation is made lor a
twelve-inch gun at Fort Pulaski, Sa-
annah. It also proxTdesfor a twelve-
inch gun at Charleston. These guns
mounted and ready for use cost a half
million dollars for each. It costs
about $1,000 for the amunition each
time they are fired.
Secretary Herbert Thursday evening
gave out his decision in the case of
Commodore Stanton, detached from
the command of the south Atlantic
station for salutingMelloin the harbor
of Bio. The secretary restores Stanton
to duty and assigns hint to the com
mand of the North Atlantic squadron.
This is regarded as perhaps the choicest
station to command among them all.
There is a big fight on in the ways
and means committee over the pro
posed income tax. When the commit
tee met Thursday afternoon considera
ble objection was manifested to Mr.
Carlisle's suggestion in his published
report. Several members of the com
mittee were found to be in favor of a
straightout individual income tax on
all incomes derived from whatever
sources over and above $4,000. This
would include much of Mr. Carlisle’s
plans. The matter was discussed at
length in the committee, but no agree
ment was reached.
.Socrefrtry Carlisle’® Report.
The annual report of Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle was transmitted
to congress Wednesday. The secre
tary estimates the revenues of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year, which will
end on the 30th of next-Tune, nt $430,
121.000, leaving a deficit of $28,000,
000 on the year. He mentions that
there arc Pacific railroad bonds,known
as “currency sixes,” issued in and of
the Pacific railroads, falling due with
in the year 1894, to the amount of $2,-
302.000, which must he paid at matur
ity, and recommends that congress
take action nt this session to provide
for them.
He suggests as a means of enabling
the government to promptly meet the
emergency aud t > provide a larger re
serve fund, se\e ul courses of action.
One is the issue of three per cent,
five-year bonds, in small amounts, to
be disposed of through the sub-treas
uries and postoftiees to our own peo
ple. Another is the issue of fifty
million dollars in one-year, three per
cent, bonds at par. Until the effect of
the repeal of the Sherman silver pur
chase law is more fully developed, he
does not consider it advisable to rec
ommend further specific legislation on
that subject. He favors legislation to
authorize the more extended use of
silver certificates.
He refers to the opinion of his pre
decessor and of the late attorney gen
eral that the gain or seignorage result
ing from the coinage of silver bullion
as it progresses, constitutes a part of
the general assets of the treasury, and
states that he has ordered the mints at
New Orleans nnd San Francisco to lie
kept in readiness to commence the
coinage of standard silver dollars at
any time when required.
He champions the system of substi
tuting ad valorem duties for specific
duties in the collection of customs,
and recommends an increase of ten
cents a gallon in the internal revenue
tax on distilled spirits; the imposition
of additional internal revenue taxes on
cigars and cigarettes; the imposition
ot new taxes on playing cards, cosmet
ics, perfumeries, legacies and s-ucces-
cessions and incomes derived from in
vestments in stocks and bonds of cor
porations and joint stock companies.
On the subject of the sugar bounty
the secretary simply says: “I respect
fully call attention to the various rec
ommendations contained in the report
of the commissioner of internal reve
nue, and ask their favorable consider
ation by congress. In regard to the
condition of affairs in the sea islands
of South Carolina, Secretary Carlisle
only refers to the work dene by the
Marine hospital service, and adds;
“This work, purely of a military na
ture is to be supplemented by the ef
forts of the Bed Cross Society in re
lieving tile physical necessities of the
people,”)
Farmers Should Keep Account.
If a farmer is alive to his own inter
ests, he will, by keeping accounts with
his crops aud stock, ascertain which
branches of the business pay best. In
the same way as the manufacturer he
can then work away from the unprofit
able branches and towards those xvhich
pay more. In this way he will 3oon
become a specialist, and will have
taken a long stride toward success.
The farmer who says that it is too
much work, or that he has not time to
keep accounts, has a mistaken notion
of the value of time and labor. The
time required for this purpose would
prove to- be but a fraction of the time
lost by misdirected labor—misdirected
because of the lack of a correct under
standing of the cost of the various
branches of farm labor.
Any farmer who has not tried it will
find the keeping of accounts nt least
an interesting experiment. The be
ginning of a new year is an excellent
time to take a new departure. Each
farmer who reads this should resolve
to commence keeping accounts on -Tan.
3, and to know before the year closes
the cost of and profit on every bushel
of corn, dozen of eggs, quart of milk,
and every other article he produces.
To some it may be seen that such a
system, to be successfully carried out
requires the skill of a professional
book-keeper. It will be found how
ever, by any person of moderate intel
ligence that accounts designed only for
one’s own inspection can be kept in
simple form and serve all practical pur
poses. Unless one loses interest and
becomes careless be can hardly fail to
achieve results both interesting and
useful.
Begarding store accounts one who
studies economy should make memor
anda of all purchases, not only ns a
means of detecting clerical errors, bfit
also to enable him to determine the ag
gregate nnd comparative cost of each
article of consumption. Such knowl
edge enables one to determine where
he can best cut down expenses if he
needs to retrench.
It is a satisfaction, to say the least,
to be able to determine at the end of n
year or of a quarter the exact sour
ces of one’s income and to review an
itemized record of expenditures. It
also enables ono to detect leaks and
needless expenses nnd to plan more
judiciously for the future.—Exchange.
N
OW comes the
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2$ cake and pastry are
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Not to Blame.
Tenant—“See here ! That house you
rented me is infested with rats. Every
night we are-waked up by the racket.”
Agent—“That’s very strange. Tha
last tenant never said a word about
rats.”
“Well, then, of course, you are not
to blame.”
“No. The people who lived there
before never complained of anything
except ghosts.”
Lady—“I wish a piece of toilet
soap.”
Boy—“Scented?”
Lady—“Well, I don’t know. The
last I got here was so scented that the
whole room smelled as if I wns contin
ually washing myself.”
Boy—“Well, ma’am, here’s some
unscented that will make the room
smell as if you never washed j'ourself. ”
—Street & Smith’s Good News.
Probably Not.
Practical Father—“Has that young
man who wants to marry you any
money?”
Bomantic Miss—“Money! He gave
me a cluster diamond ring studded
'with pearls.”
Practical Father—“l r es, I know.
Has he any. money left?”—New York
Weekly.
The difference between boyhood and
old age is that the hoy is anxious to be
considered a man and the old man
likes to be thought hovish.
This world may be “but a fleeting
show,” but tho present financial de
pression doesn’t give tho ptoor man
much of a show for a living.
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Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet-
tei cflan others and enjoy life more, witli
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world’s best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form mo.st acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative ; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
ana permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it i3 perfectly free from
every objectionable substance*
.Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if ofiered.
M. IV. Scott, Msq.. of tho U. 9. Marshall’*
Oflieo, Atlanta, Cla., writes: “For many
years my wife, has been a constant sufferer
from indigestion, siclt heartache, nervous pros
tration and all other complaints that tho fe
male sex i3 heir to, and, after trying many
: remedies nnd doctor*
- with hut little or no re
lief, I persuaded hor to
'■ try Dr.Tierce’s Favorite
Prescription and ‘Gold
en Median! Discovery. *
She was so out of heart,
she returned the answer
that it would bo like
nil the rest—of no good;
but on my account, she
said sho would try it, so
I-got ono bottle each:
and before sho had used
balf of a bottlo she felt
that it was benefiting
her, and sho has continued to improve ever
since, and now thinks it tho most wonderful
remedy on earth for her sex, and recommend*
it to nil suffering females. She has not been
so well in ten years.
I write this without any solicitation and
with a free, pood Win, so that you may let all
who may suffer koo’^what it has done for
her.” 9o!d by medic-in? dealers everywhere.
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A me ri can Biogra-
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„ J “Pi. w. Jennings,
the foundei ana
manager of Jen-
rffngs’ Business Col-
;«jle#e, Nashville, was
^horn in Edgefield,
.S', C'., March 19,1838.
In 1855 he became
. ■ * qpkkeener for the
Trion Manufactur
ing Company at
* T lVion,Ga. In Jan
uary, 1857, he came
to Nashvi le and se
cured a position as
: entered the Planters*
ikeeuer
ner & Co. In 1861 he
Bank, Nashville, as bo..kktep*r. In 1864 be
3i!ed an important position with the great
house of A. T. Stewart «fc Co., New York,
where lie was directed to overhaul and exam
ine into llie books of that firm, running back
for a period of nineteen years. In 1865 he was
teller of the Falls City Tobacco Bank, Louis
ville, Ky., resigning thisuri December of that
year toaerept a partnership in the two firms
of Evans, Gardner & Cd.yNew York, and
Evans, Fite & Co., Nashville. Withdrawing
from these firms in 1872, fit? was for the next
twelve years senior partner in several whole
sale hat firms In Nashville. ‘ Thus Mr. Jen
nings brought to his work as a bu-iness edu
cator tho valuable experie'ncb of thirty years
in actual business.”
Students from twentF-four Staten and Ter
ritories anil from EufDajid and Mexico have
attended this noted settbo!. 'Ninety percent,
of these have secured goed positions, some of
them' receiving very high^salaries. No vaca
tion, no classes—enterai any time. Write for
free Catalogue.
All pupil■f'errtering th4s school before Janu
ary 9, 1694, will get tuition in Bookkeeping,
Penmanship, etc., at 20 per cent, off of regu
lar catalogue rates.
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