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/ ^ v THE VIENNA 11't TERMS, $1. Per Annum. “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; ft 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. ADVERTISE ' IN THIS PAPER IT WILL PAY YOU, 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. , Free Once DIore. 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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 attendant upon Child-birth, proves an infallible epeei- fle for.andobrlatea the tortures of con finement, lestenlEz the dangers thereof to both mother and child, hold by a!l druggists. Sentby express on receipt ” of price, £1-51 per bottle, charges pre- —■—x-rL /v J" paid. ■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 j dainty and delicious 2$ cake and pastry are required. Royal § Baking Pow- |L. deris indispensable ^ in their preparation. For-finest food I can use jf none but Royal.—A. Fortin, . Cbef, iVJiiic House, for Pres~ id at Is Cleveland and Arthur. ROYAL BAK1NQ POWDER CO. f 103 WALL ST., N. Y- 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. KNOWLEDGE 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. WHY. NOT YOU ? | McELREES’ I WINE ,0F CARDU’J Mas. Scott. | For Female Diseases. ANo The Beet for Either Heating or Cooking. Excel in Style. Comfort and Durability. KINDS AND SIZE3. EVERY ONE WARRANTED aoaI.yst DEFECTS. ASK YOUR STOVE DEALER To shotr you SHEPPARD’S LATEST CATAXOOUE. If co dealer near you writ* to ISAAC A. SHEPPARD A CO. f BALTIMORE, 31D. „ LARGEST BA .Y i'f’A CTUKKHS IS THE SOUTU. BLOOD POISON L SPECIALTY. ]f pry one f!nuTits t*iat «-e can euro the most ob- j stia.1t® ra50 in 20 to CO j days, Jet him wr tofor j particular?? and investi- our reliab iitjr. Our [ fimTD-lal hacking i? J.C00. When mercury, iodide potassium, sarsaparilla or HotSprings fail, vrz puirantee a cure—and our Slavic Cyphileii' thin;? that wdlccro permanently. sealed, free. Goflj Positions!-;:M Salaries! ^ rjHHF, National Cyclopedia of A me ri can Biogra- phy,” Vol. II., page 130, sava: „ 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. 'Jertey Rod and Poland Chin® r’lGfl. Jersey, Guernsey and Hoiv.ein Tbcrvnjtbred Sheep’.' Fanrr Poultry. Rnntin* „ •n«l House Dors. Cauiecae. §. W. feHITZl, Cccnrayi vlll®, 4'Saeater Co.. Pott ...... . Fifly-one, '£3