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TEEMS, $1. Per Annum,, “Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May." JOHN E. HOWELL, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XII. NO. 32 VIENNA, GA.. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1894. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. BETRAYED; A. DARK MARRIAGE MORN. A Romance of Love, Intrigue and Crime. BY MRS. ALICE (\ f CHAPTER XXVII. rnit lightning's flash in the clf.iy «*t. Flora had closed her eyes to conceal her tears. She opened them at the in stant Slyme se z-d her hand and called her “poor aDgel." Seeing the man on his knees, she could not comprehend it, and only exclaimed, simply: “Are you mad, Mr. Slyme?” “Yes, I am mad!" Slyme threw his hair back with a romantic gesture common to him and, he believed, to the poets. “Yes, I am mad with love and with pity, for I see your sufferings, puie and noble victim!" Flora only stared in blank astonish ment. “Repose yourself with confidence." he continued, “on a heart that will be de voted to yon nnil death-a heart into which your tears now 1 oil'to its most sacred depths." Flora did not wish her tears to roll to such a distance, so she dried them. A man on his knees before the woman be adores mast appear to her either sublime or ridiculous. Unfortunately tho attitude of Slyme, at once theatrical and awkward, did not seem sublime to Flora. To her live’y imagination it was irresistibly ludicrous. A bright gleam of amusement illumined her charming countenance; she bit her lips to conceal it, but it shone out of her eyes nevertheless. One should never kneel unless sure of rising conqueror. Otherwise, like Slyme, be exposes himself to be laughed at. “Rise, Mr. Slyme,” Ba d Flow, gravely. ‘ThiB book has evidently bewildered you. (io and take some rest and we will forget this; only you must never forget your self again in th s manner." Slyme rose. He wa i livid. “Mrs. Cleveland,” he sa d, bitterly, “the love cf a great .heart can never be an offense. Mine at least would hive been sincere ; mine would I ave Veen faithful mine would Lot have been an infamous Gnnrj I” The emphasis of these words displayed so e'ident an intention, the countenance of Flora changed immediately. She moved uneasily on the lounge. “What do you mean, Mr. Slyme?” “Nothing, ma’am, which you do not know, I think," he replied menuiDgly. She roso. “You shall explain your meaning im mediately to me, sir!" she exclaimed; “or - later, to my husband.” “But your sadness, your tenrs,” cried the secretary, in a tone of admirable sin cerity; “these made me snro you were not ignorant of it!” “Oiwhat? How he hesitates ! Speak, man!" “I am rot a wretch! I lovo you and pity you!—thst is all;" and Slyme sighed deeply. “And why do you pity me?" She spoke hanghtily; end though Slyme had never suspected this imperiousness of manner or of language, he retlected hurriedly on the point at which he had ar rived. More sure than ever of success, after a moment he took from his p ocket a folded letter. It was the one with which be had pro vided himself to confirm flora’s sus picions. now awakened for tho first time. In profound silence he unfolded it and banded it io her. She hesitated a moment, then seized it. A single glance recognized the writing, for she tad often exchanged notes wi li Cora. Words of the most burning passion terminated thus: “Always a little jealous of Flo; half vexed at having given her to you. For she is pretty, and—but 11 I am beautiful, am I not, my beloved? and above all, I adore yon!" „ At the first word Flora became fear fully pale. Finishing, she uttered a fear ful gioan, re-read the letter, and re turned it to Slyme, as if unconscious of what she was doing." For a few seconds she remained motion less —petrified—her eyes fixed on vacancy, A world seemed roiling down and crush ing her heart. Suddenly she turned, passed with "rapid steps into her boudoir; and Slyme heard the sound of opening and shutting draw ers. A moment after she reappeared with hat and cloak, and crossed the boudoir with the same strong and rapid step. Slyme, terrified to death, rushed to stop her. “Mrs. Cleveland!” he cried, throwing himself before her. She waved him aside with an imperi ous gesture of her hand. He trembled and obeyed, and she lev*boudoir. A moment later she was on the avenue, going toward Broadway. It was now near midnight; cold, damp weather, with the rain falling in great drops. The few pedestrians still on the broad pavement turned to follow with their eyes this majestic lady, whose gait seemed hastened by some errand of life or death. But'in New York nothing is surpris ing, for people witness all manner of things there. Therefore, the strange ap pearance of Flora did not excite any ex traordinary attention. A few men smiled and nodded; others threw a few words of raillery at her. Both were unheeded alike. Reaching Madison Square, she stopped near the fountain. The sount &f the falling water caught her e lr. She leaned against a tree, and gazed into the agitated pool; then bowing her head, she sighed a groaning sigh, and turned back. Hnrrying up Fifth avenue, sho passed her own door, and soon reached the Ellis- tou mansion. Airived there, the unfortunate child kDew not what to do, nor even why she had come. She had some vague design, OS though to assure herself palpably of her misfortune: to touch it with her finger, or perhaps to find some reason, some protest to oonbt it. She dropped down on the stone steps and hid her face in both her hands, vainly striving to think. It was past midnight. The streets were deserted; a shower of rain was fall ing, and she was chilled to numbness. A policeman passed by. He turned and stared at the young woman, then tookher roughly by the am. “Whst are yon doing here?" he asked, brutally. She looked up at him with wondering eyes. “I co not know myself," she answered. The man looked more closely at her. discovered through all her confusion a nameless refinement and the subtle per fume of purity. He took pity on her. “But, madam, yon cannot stay here,*he rejoined, in a softer voice. “No?" “You must have some great Eorrow?* “Yery great.” “What is your name?” “Flora Cleveland,” she said, simply. The man looked bewildered. “Will you tell me where you live?" he asked. She gave the number with perfect sim plicity and perfect indifference. She seemed to be thinking nothing of what she was saying. “Ah! just below here," said the offi cer. “Yes," she rejoined. “Will yon take my arm?” She did so quietly, and they started slowly down the street. Eugene had just reached the house, and heard with stupefied surprise, from the lips of the lady's maid, the details of his wife's mysterious disappearance, when the bell rang violently. He rushed out and met his wife on the 8inir3. She had somewhat recovered her calmness and as be interrogated her with a searching glance, made a ghastly effort to smile. “I was sligh’ly ill and went ont a lit tle," she said. “I walked too far and am somewhat tired." Notwithstanding the improbability of the explanation, he did not hesitate. He murmured a few soft words of reprorcb and placed her in the hands of her maid, who removed her wet garments. Di ring that time he cRlled the officer, who regained in the vestibule, and close ly inteirogated him. On learning where he had found Floia, Euvi-ne knew at once and fully the whole truth. He went directly to his wife. She had retir d and was trembling in every limb. One of her hands was resting outside the coverlet. He rushed to take it, but she withdrew it gently, but with sad and resolute dig nity. The simple ; esture told him they were separated forever. Rv a tacit arrangement proposed by her, and as tacitly accepted by him, Flora be came virtually a widow. He remained for some seconds immova. ble, his expression lost in the shadow of a curtain; then slowly left the chamber. The idea of lying to defend himself never occurred to him. His line of conduct was already ar ranged—calmly, methodically. But two blue circ'es had already sunk around his eyes, and his face wore a waxen pallor. His hands, joined behind his back, were clenched togethor; and the riDg ha wore sparkled with their tremulous move ment. After half an hour he stood in the door of her chamber. “Flo!" he said. She turned her eyes gleaming with fever uj on him. “Flo, I am ignorant of what yon know, and I shill not ask you,” he continued, ns he stepped into the room and ap proached her bed. “I bare been very criminal toward you, but perhaps les3 so than you think. “Terrible circumstances bound me with iron bands. Fate ruled me! But I seek no pallintion. Judge of me as severely ns you wish; but I beg of you calm yourself —preserve yourself! ‘You s\;oke to me this morning of your presentiments-of your malerual hopes. Attach yourself to those thoughts, and - you will always be mistress of your life. As for myselfy I shall be whatever j'on will me—a stranger or a friend. But now I feel that my r.iesence makes you ill. I will leave you for a time, but not alone. Would you wish Mis. Morgan to come to yon?” “Yos,” she murmured, faintly. “I shall go for her; but it is not neces sary to tell you there are confidences one must reserve from one’s dearest friends.” “Except a mother?” She murmured the question with a supplicating agony, very painful to see. He grew still paler. After an instant: “Except a mother!” he said. “Re it so!” She turned her face and buried it in the pillow. "Your mother returns to-morrow, doe3 she not?” She made an affirmative motion of her head. “Yorfcan make your arrangements with her. I shall accept everything." “Thank you,” she replied, feebly. He left the room and w<.nt to find Mrs. Morgan, whom fie awakened, and briefly :old her his wife had been seized with a severe nervous attack, the effect of a chil'. Tile amiable lady ran hastily to Flora and spent the night with her. But she was not the dupe of the ex planation Eugene had given her. Women quickly understand each other in their grief. Nevertheless she asked no confidences and received none; but her tenderness to ;he stricken one redoubled. During the silence of that dreadful light the only service she could render ler was to make her weep. Nor did those laggard hours pass less oitterly for Eugene Cleveland. He tried to take no rest, but walked np and down his apartments until daylight in a sort of frenzy. The distress of this poor child wounded him to the heart. The memories of the past rose before him, and passed onward in sad proces sion. Then the morrow would show him the crushed daughter with her mother— her loving mother. Mortally stricken n all her best illusions, in all her dearest hopes, in all connection with the happi- nesBOflife! He found he had yet in his heart lively feelings of pity; jet some remorse in his conscience. Strange to say, this weakness irritated him, and he denounced it to himself. Who had betrayed him? This question agitated him to an equal degree, but from the first instant he had net been deceived in this matter. The sudden grief and half-crazed con viction of his wife, her despairing atti tude, and her silence, could only be ex plained by slrong assurance and ceitain revelation. After having turned the matter over and over in his mind, he arrived at tho conclusion that nothing conld have thrown such clear light into his life save Clara's letters. He never wrote to Mrs. Elliston, but jeuld not prevent her wriiiug to him, for to her, as to all women, lovo without let ters was incomplete. But the fault of Eugene, inexcusable in a man o: his fact; was to have presened these letters. No one, however, is perfect, and he was an artist. He delighted in these chef d’cenvres of pissionateeloquence, was pioud of inspir ing them, and he could not make up his mind to bum or destroy them. He examined at once the secret drawer where he had concealed them, and by certain signs discovered the lock had part a most wre! ched night, did not feel his nerves equal in the morning to meet ing the reception possibly in waiting for him at the Lelauds’. His letter was skillfully penned, to put asleep suspicion if it bad not been fully aroused, and if Flora had not betrayed him. pit announced his acceptance of a lucra tive situation, suddenly offered him in a commercial honse in Boston. He was obliged to decide .at once, and to start that same morning, for fedr of losing au opportunity which coul i not recur again. It concluded with the liveliest gratitude and re ret. Eugene conld not very well reach his brother-in-law’s secretary to strangle him; so he resolved to do the next best thing. He not only sent him a friendly letter thanking him for all his kindness ti his wife, but a handsome present in addition as a testimonial of his sympathy and goo I wishes! This, however, was a simple precau tion, for he i prrehended nothing more from the venomous reptile, so far be neath him, after he had once shaken him off. Seeing him deprived of the only weap on he could possibly use against him, he felt safe. Besides, so far as he knew, Slyme had lost the only interest he could desire to subserve, for he knew this men had done him the compliment of court ing his wife. And he really esteemed him a little less low, after discovering this gentle man lv taste! * Ah! but the end was not yet. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE DAUGHTEE AND HEK MOTHER. It required on the part of Eugene Cleve land, this same mo n'n.g, an exertion of all his courage to perform his duty as a gentleman in receiving Mr. and Mrs Le- iand upon their return home. But courage had been for some time past his sole re maining virtue; and this, at least, he sought never to lose. He received them most gracefully—his father and mother-in-law as they de scended from their carriage and entered the broal hall. Mr. Lelnnd was much broken in health. The trip, wh ch it had been hoped would benefit, had only wearied him; and now, on again entering his own door, he beyged to be at once assisted to his sleeping loom. Mrs. Leland lingered in surprise at not seeing her daughter there to meet them, and cast an inquiring look upon Eugene. He informed her that sli9 had been a little indisposed since the preceding even ing. Notwithstanding the precautions he took in his language and by his smile, he could not pie'ent Sirs. Leland from feel ing a lively alarm. He did not pretend, however, entirely to reassure her. Under his reserved and measured replies, she felt the present ment of some disaster. After having pressed him with many questions, she suddenly turned and hurried up stairs. Flora, to spare her mother the first shock,- had quitted li9r bed and dressed herself; and the poor child had oven put a little rouge on her pale cheeks. Eu-- gene, who had hastened after his mother- in-law, himself opened for her the door of her daughter’s ehamber, and then withdrew. All that passed between them at first was a silent interchange of mutual caiesses. Then the mother seated herself near nor daughter, drew her head on her bosom, and looked into the depths of her eyes. “What is the matter?” she asked sadly. “Oh, nothing—nothing hopeless! only you must love your little Flo more than ever. Will you not?” Yes; but why?" I must not worry yon; and I must not wrong myself, either. You know why!” Yes; but I implore you, my darling, to tell me.” Yery well; I will tell yon everything But, mother, you must be as brave as I am." She buried her head lower still on hei mother's breist, and commenced to re count to her, in a low voice, without looking np once, the terrible revelation which had been made to her, and which her husband’s avowal had confirmed. As the time passed on he sat himself down and tried to read, bnt his thoughts wondered. His ear eagerly received, against his will, the slightest sounds in the house. If a foot seemed approaching him, he rose suddenly and tried to com pose his countenance. When the door of the neighboring chamber was opened his agony was redoubled. He caught the sound of a weary 6igh, then, an inst: nt after, the dull fall of Mrs. Leland upon the carpet, then her despairing sobs. Eugene threw from him violently the book which he was forcing himself to toad, placing his elbows on the bureau which was before him, held, for a long time, his pale forehead tightened in his contracted hands. When the sound of t ie sobs abated and ceased, little by lit tle, fie breathed freer. A little after midday he received this note: “My husband’s health is hopelessly broken. He has sent in his resignation to the directors of the bank. He longs for the country. Wairen has placed his house at Roxbury at our disposal, and we depart almost immediately. If yon will. permit me to take my daughter with me for a few days, I shall be grateful to you. Agnes Leland.” He returned this simple reply: “You can do nothing of which I do not approve to-day and always. “Eugene Cleveland.” Mrs. Leland, in fact, having consulted the inclination and the strength of her daughter, had determined to remove her without delay, if pog-ible, from the im pressions of the spot where sue - had suffered so severely from the presence of her husband, and from the unfortu nate embarrassment of their mutual situa tion. She desired also to meditate in soli tude, in order lo decide what course to take under unexpected circumstances. Finally, she had not the courage to see Eugene again—if she could ever see him again—until some time had elapsed. It was not without anxiety that she awaited his reply to the request she had addressed him. Iu the midst of the troubled confusion if her ideas, she believed him capable of almost anything; and she feared every thing from him. Eugene’s note reassured her. Sha hastened to road it to her daughter and both of them, like two lost creatures who cling to the smallest twig, remarked with pleasure the kind of respectful abandonment with which he h- d reposed their destines in their own h-nd. He spent the remainder of the day in his countiDg-room, and when he returned they had departed. CHAPTER XXIX. THE REPTILE TURNS TO STING. When Flora Cleveland returned to New York and her home she there experienced the painful impressions of the past, and the somber preoccupation of the future; but she brought there wiih her, although in a fragile form, a mo t powerful con* iolation—her first-born child. Assailed bv griet, and even menaced by now emotions, she was obliged to re nounced the nursing of her li tie one; but nevertheless she never left him, foi she was jealous even of his nurse. She at least wished to be loved by him. - Sho loved him with an infinite passion. She lovad him because he was her own son and of her blood. He was the price of her misfortune—of her pain. Sfie loved him because he was her only hope of human happiness hereafter. She loved him because he was as beau tiful as the day. And it was true he was so; for he resembled his father—and she loved him also on that account. She tried to concentrate her bent and all her thoughts on this dearcreiture, and at first she thought she had succeeded. She was saiprised at herself, atherown tr nquillity, when she saw Cora Elliston; for her lively imagination hid exhausted, in advance, all the sadness which her new existence could contiin. But when'she had lost the kind of tor por into which excessive suffering had plunged her- when her maternal sensa- GEORGIA STATE NEWS. Interesting Cnllings for the Perusal of the Casual Reader. . OUR LATEST DISPATCHES. iu its four epochs of civilian, soldier, | statesman and preacher, marks him among the distinguished men of the state of Georgia. . In all of these ' positions he won high rank, and not 1 by any effort on his part to win a ‘ place, but his own well known merit Surgeon Carter is at Brunswick with was acknowledged and he was accorded plaife and specifications of the Bruns- positions of trust and confidence on wick quarantine station and will soon account eff his worth. As a soldier let out the contract for the work. ' , ll<; was among the bravest of the brave. « , , ; In the language of Colonel L. N. 1873 and 1893: In the first, silver Trammell _ no more gallant soldier ever The Happenings of a Day Chronicled in Brief and Concise Paragraphs And Containing the Cist of the Sews From All Farts of the World. was secretly demonetized. In the lat ter year the thing was done openly by joint action of the Democratic and Bepublican parties.—San Francisco Press. * » Congress costs the nation 88,000 a day, not a quorum present one-half the time, and every pledge made to the people unredeemed. Shame on Ameri- pro tern for the house of 1870. cans who allow such a condition of af- j With a lucrative law practice and fairs to exist. — Farmers' Weekly. j high political honors within his grasp he resigned his seat in the legislature. The celebrated case at Forsyth in which Henry Doyle was being tried Senor Cruz, the Guatemalan minis ter, has announced that his govern ment has suspended payments on its fought. He was a lieutenant on the j external debt in consequence of the staff of General Wofford, and was twice depreciation of the price of silver, wonmled, from one wound of which he I r never fully recovered to his dying day. ”• ^* Wardlaw <fc Co., leading gro in 1868 tbe name of W. D. Anderson cers of south Chattanooga, Tenn., occurred among the representatives in the Georgia house from Cobb county, and in that legislature aud in the legis lature of 1870 he served with great cers of south have lost their entire stock of goods by fire. The building, a two-story brick, was gutted by the flames. The loss fs about $10,000 and the insurance for murder has terminated in a mis trial—the jury standing six for con viction and six for acquittal. Doyle is ably defended by ex-Judge Boyn ton and Colonel B. S. Willingham. * * * The $20,000 contract let to Venable Bros., for paving Jefferson street with belgian block, has been suspended by • the Savannah city council. Negotia tions will probably be entered into with Mr. Tenable for paving West Broad street with 20,000 square yards, a contract larger by one-third than the first. It is the general impression iu the section about Macon that more guano will be used by tho formers this year than last season. Some think there will be an increase of at least 25 per cent in the amount used. Parties from southwest Georgia say that many fam ilies are using more guano than usual in fertiliang corn. * * * Glascock superior court would have convened at Gibson last Monday but for the delay in the arrival of his hon or, Judge McWhorter. He wired the clerk to adjourn court until Thurs day, February 22d. There are but few cases to be disposed of. The most im portant one is a damage suit, of G. W. Perkins vs. John H. Williams. The amount involved is $1,000. The governor has offered a reward for the dynamiters of Walker county. On the 15th of November dynamite was placed under the honse of John Shahan, in that county, and on the 27th of December dynamite was put under the engine of J. M. Goodson and blew it up. The governor offers a re* ward of $250 for the arrest with proof to convict in each of the cases. I gave up his law practice and prepared himself for the work of an humble minister of the gospel. . , tions were a little quioted by custom— Mrs. Leland aid not once interrupt hei j ^er woman’s heart recovered itself in the during this cruel recital. She only im- j mother's j She could not prevent herself from re- j newing her passionate interest in hei ! graceful tfiough terrible husband. primed a kiss on her hair from time to time. Flora, who did not dare to raise hei eyes to her, as though she ware ashamed of another’s crime, might have imegiusd that she had exaggerated the gravity of her misfortune, since her mother had re ceived the confidence with so much calm ness. Bnt the calmness of Mrs. Leland at this terrible moment was that of the martyrs; for a 1 that co ,ld have been suffered by the Christians under the claws of the tiger, or on the rack of the torturer, this mother was suffering at the hands of her best-beloved daughter. Her beautiful pale face—her large eyes upturned to heaven, liko those they give to the pure victims kneeling in the Roman circus-appeared as though demanding of God if He really had any consolaton for such torture. When she had heard all, she summoned strength to smile at her daughter, who at last looked np to her with an expression of timid uniertainity, embracin' her more tightly still. “Well, my darling,” said she, at last, “it is a great affliction, it is true. Y’ou are ri s ht, notwithstanding; there is nothing to despair of.” “Do you really believe so?" “Certainly. There is some inconceiv able mystery under all this; bnt be as sured that the evil is not so tenible as it appears.” “My poor mother! bnt he has acknowl- edgeu it?” “I 3m tetter pleased he has acknowl. edged it. That proves he has yet some pride, and som9 good yet left in bis soul. Then, too, he feels very muchafflicied; he suffers as much as we do. Think of that. Let us think of the future, my darling.” They clasped each other’s hands, and smiled at one another to restrain the tears which filled the eyes of both. Afier a few minutes : “I must go to your poor father now, my child," said Mrs, Leland, “and tben I would liko to repose for half an hour.” “I will accompany you to papa’s room Oh, I can walk! I feel a great deal belter. " “I think you had better wait a little, my dear. Yonr father is reposing aftei the fatigues of the journey. I will come for you by and by.” “Very well, mamma." Mrs. Jjeland rose to leave the room. A the door she turned: “Be sensible," she said, with anothei smile. 'Aud you also," rejoined Flora, whose voice failed her. Mrs. Xelind hastened to her owu private room, closed and locked the door, raised her clasped hands toward Heaven; then, fulling on her knees before lbebed, she buried her head in it, and commenced to weep despairingly. Flora, left alone in her room, dropped been tampered with. Nevertheless, there upon her knees, clasped her hands, and was no letter missing; tbe arrangement j supplicated the Great Throne for strength of them alone had been disturbed. His suspicions at once reverted to Slyme, whose scruples he suspected were but slight, and in the morning they were confirmed beyond doubt by a letter from the secretary to his employer. In fact, Slyme, after passing on hia ! to bear the terrible trial through which | sh6 was passing. | The apartment occupied by Eugene was j continuous to this chamber. He had been I walking with long strides up and down ! the room, expecting every moment to see Mrs. Leland enter. Mrs. Leland did not return to the efty with her daughter, but remained in Rox bury, with her husband. Flora wrote her quit* ofien, however, aud told her everything that was taking place. For this wise young woman, ma tured by misfortune," observed every thing, B ;w everything, and exaggerated nothing. She touched, in her letters, on the most delicate poinis in the household, and oven on her husband’s secret thoughts, with accurate justice. Eugene, as yet, was not at ail converted, nor near being so; but it would bo bely ing human nature to attribulo lo his heart, or that of any other human being, a supernatural impassibility. If tbe dark' and implacable theories which Eugene Cleveland had lately made tho law of his existence could triumph absolutely, this would b9 true. The tri ,1s he had p issed through did not reform him, they only staggered him. He did not pursue his path with the same firmness; he strayed fro his pro gramme. He pitied one of his victims, and, as one wrong always entails auo.her, after pitying his wife, he came near loving his ch Id. . These two weaknesses had glided into his petrified soul, as into a marble fount, aud there took root—two imperceptible roots, however. The child scarcely occupied him more than a few moments every day." ~ He thought of him, however, and would return home a litt'e earlier than usual eaoh day than was his habit, se- creetly attracted by the smile of that fresh face. The moi her was for hi m someth in g more. Her sufferings, her youthful heroism, had toucted him. She became in his eyes somebody. He discovered many merits in her. He perceived she was remakablv well in formed for a woman. She understood half a word, know a great deal, and guessed at tho remainder. She had, in fine, that blending grace and solidity which gives io the conversa tion of a woman of cultured mind an in comparable charm. She was a lovable creature, and it can be understood that she might have many attractions, even for her hn-band. Yet, though he hid not for one instant the idea of sacrificing to her the passion that ruled his life, it is certain, however, that his wife pleased him as a charming friend, which she tiuly was. [TO EE CONTINUED.] ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER IT WILL PAY YOU. Saving is a practice best begun early —and for this reason: It is a habit, and like all habits, easily planted in a child, bnt taking root with difficulty in an adult. It is no kindness to teach children to spend, unless you can in sure them money to spend to their lives’ end. Carolina’s Dispensary Profits. The quarterly statement of the oper ations of the South Carolina state dispensary, which has been looked forward to -with much interest, has been made public. The statement shows that the profits of the dispen sary for the past quarter has been $67,139. The-profits for the last quar ter were $32,198.16, making the total not proceeds from the six months of the dispensary’s existence $99,337.16. Everyood v should read the paogj .and 1 eep ud with the times. Governor Nortken has reduced the fine of John B. Hightower, of Laurens county, who pleaded guilty of selling liquor without a license and was fined $350 and costs. It has been made to appear that Hightower has paid $200 of this and it is absolutely impossible for him to pay tho whole fine. The governor reduced the fine to $225 and costs, this including the fine already paid. * * * Bev. W. A, Tignor is dead. His death occurred last Monday at his home in Jonesboro, and it was the sad end to a lingering illness of several months. The deceased leaves a wife and eight children, among the latter being Messrs. G. Y. and W. A, Tignor, Jr., prominent attorneys of Columbus, and Mr. B. S. Tignor, a rising yonhg business man of Atlanta, prs. J. A, Tignor, of Borne, and W. F. Tignor, of Columbus, are brothers of the de ceased. * * * Tho eyes of many capitalists hare been directed towards Georgia’s gold mines the past few weeks. If Georgia’s old red hills are filled with the yel low metal, as some of the more enthu siastic prospectors assert, it will not be long before the fact becomes of na tional importance, but viewing the sit uation' in a conservative light, there can be no doubt but that money can be made where sufficient capital is in vested at the proper location. Attorney General Terrell visited Co lumbus a few days ago to see if he couldn’t do something to help the sheriff of Webster county ont of a box he has gotten into. Failing to secure any other property of the Columbus Southern railroad, the sheriff attached a mail train and tied it up for the debt that road owed the county for taxes. Now he is in hot water about it and he sent for the attorney general to co me down and represent him in the pro ceedings before the commissioner, . * * * President Harry Brown, of the State Sportman’s Association, has is sued notice to all members of the asso ciation that the railroads have granted a one and one-third rate fare to all at tending the meeting at Savannah, February 28th aud March 1st. nc al so issues instructions to those attend ing, 'that they should get a receipt from the agent from whom they buy their tickets showing that they paid full fare. This receipt, when signed by the secretary of the association, will entitle them tr purchase a return ticket for one-third the full fare. * * * * A few days ago Deputy Marshal A, A. Elder, of Athens, arrested J. E. Altman, the postmaster at Kehobotb, a small hamlet in Morgan county. Re cently a check was received at that of fice, properly “signed and made pay able to Mr. M. C. Nunn, at Eehoboth postoflice. The letter was broken open, the check taken and Mr. Nunn’s name forged on the back of the check. The check was payable to Mr. M. C. Nunn and called for $24. Mr. Altman is abont 30 years of age. He has a wife and five little children, who are, of course, in great distress over the affair. Death cf Rev. W, l>. Anderson. Bev. William D. Anderson, one of the most prominent ministers in the Southern Methodist church, died at j Marietta after several days’ illness with pneumonia. The sad news was STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Called to Assemble in Atlanta March 3d, Next. Judge Allen Fort has issued a call to the members of tho executive com mittee to meet in Atlanta on the third day of March at 10 o’clock. Tho following are the ■ members of the committee; State at Large—Allen Fort, Ameri cas; J. W. Nelms, Atlanta; J. L. Hardeman, Macon; Clark Howell, At lanta. First District—Gazaway Hartridge, Savannah; W. P. Wade, Sylvania, Second District—H. C. Sheffield, Ar lington; J. L. Hand, Pelham. Third District—J. H. Hodges,Perry; W. E. Steed, Butler. Fourth District—B. H. Richardson, Columbus; J. C. Crenshaw. LaGrange. Fifth District—J. W. Hale, Conyers, W. T. Kimsey, Jonesboro. Sixth District—M. H. Sandwich, Thmnaston; E. E. Pound, Jackson. Seventh District—D. H. Hamilton, Borne; J. B. Foster, Marietta. Eighth District—J. M. Smith, Smith- onia; H. W. Baldwin, Madison. Ninth District—Geo. L. Bell, Atlan ta; Howard Thompson, Gainesville. Tenth District—A. L. Wooten, Lou isville; T. L. Hunt, Sparta. Eleventh District—J. L. Beach, Brunswick; W. M. Clements, Eastman. FIRE AT THE FAIR. credit and distinction and was speaker ^11,000. A Raleigh, N. C., Special says: The revenue collectors are receiving no tices by the score of the closing ofreg- istered distilleries, owing to the three- gallon law. In one county (Yadkin) all save six out of forty registered dis tilleries have closed. After a caucus held at New Orleans between the governor and his advisers and leading representatives of the sugar interests, it was stated by a close friend of the governor that the ap pointment of a successor to Senator White would be given to north Louisi ana, and lay between ex-Governor Mc- Enery and Representative Blanchard. Secretary Herbert has received a cablegram from Admiral Benham, at Rio, announcing that the Aqnidiban had gone out of the harbor, where she joined the Republics, and that both vessels stood away to the south. This is taken to indicate that the rebel ships were not on their way to do battle with Peixoto’s new fleet, which is daily expected at Rio from the north, but were on their way to Mello’s strong hold at the island of Desterro, proba bly to secure reinforcements. The North Carolina state geologist gives information that the coal now being mined in Moore county is by far the best ever discovered in the state. It is almost hard coal. The geologist has put in press a report on the water powers of North Carolina, with a spe cial view to their utilization in the transmission of power by electricity. He says that all the kaolin deposits in the state are to be analyzed and tested during this year. Interest in gold mining in the state is greater than iu thirty-five years. A London cable dispatch says: Ac cording to the Scotch-unionist press the conservative, unionist and liberal election agents have been warned that a dicsolution of parliament will, with out doubt, occur within thirty days, and instructions have been given to make preparations for a new election. It is also said that Mr. Gladstone will probably not stand for re-election, in which case Sir James Carmichael will doubtless be the liberal candidate for the Midlothian seat, occupied by Mr. Gladstone since 1880. A Jackson, Tenn., specialsays: The prejured witnesses in the Howard case are still held, pendingsentence. The confession implicating Howard in the scheme to murder General Bullock came from self-confessed perjured lips, but the details caused consider able interest when the statement was published. The fact that the perjur ers stand _ convicted but have not been sentenced is taken as an inctlcation that Howard will be brought from Columbus, O., and made to answer for the crime of subornation of wit nesses. The Rhode Island state prohibition convention hag adopted a platform in which the national platform of 1892 is endorsed, the emancipation of women and woman suffrage declared for, the course of the republican and democratic parties in state politics ridiculed, the opinion of the United States supreme court that state courts are responsible for the existence of the liquor traffic is endorsed, and the declaration made that the tariff ques tion should be placed in the hands of reliable business men and tariff legis lation be given an opportunity to be tried. The German government commis sion, which was formed at Berlin to con sider the price of silver has had its first sitting. Count Yon Pasadowsky, sec retary of the imperial treasury; pre sided, In addressing the committee Count Von Pasadowsky said that the imperial government, despite its own gold standard, had perceived the depreciation in silver and considered that the subject demanded exhaustive examination. Hence its decision to have the question discussed by experts of different views and callings with the object of raising and rendering stable the value of silver and securing a basis for practical measures. The official returns from all bnt nine of the sixty-seven counties of Penn sylvania send Grow’s plurality up to the unprecedented figure of 180,233, a gain of 45,087 over the plurality given the republican candidate for state treasurer last fall, whose vote it was expected then would stand as the “high water mark” of republicanism in Pennsylvania for a long time to come. All of the official returns show republican gains over tbe election night estimates; therefore, it is fair to assume that the official fig ures from the nine missing counties will produce increases that will give Grow not less than 185,000 plurality) WHAT TIME SHE LOVES. What time she loves me and doth lay Her little hand in mine, The winter blossoms like the May And stars through storm-clouds shine! What time she loves me not—ah, me'. In spring the winter seems to be! (' \en I do feel that she is kind, V ;fe hath no more to give, sweetly doth the sun and wind \ Make all Life’s violets live! But when, perchance, her irown I see, Life's last, sweet violet dies for ruel' How. on her lightest touch, My hope, my heaven itepeud3 ’. If it be ill to love so much. Love maketh all amends.' - Cruel or kind though she may be, Her love is heaven and earth (o me —Frank L. Htantou. in Atlanta Constitution. HUMOR OF THE DAY. The Illinois State Building Consider ably Damaged. Another world’s fair fire has oc curred in the east wing of the Hlinois state building. It was undoubtedly of incendiary origin, but prompt re sponse on the part of the fire depart ment prevented much damage. The chief danger from the fire was the probability that it might extend to the art palace, which is now used as the storehouse for the Columbian mu seum. For this reason a second and third alarm were quickly turned in, bringing a large number of engines to the grounds. Fears for the safety of the art palace were well grounded, for early in the progress of the fire flying brands alighted on the nortliw.st dome of the building, and in a few moments that portion of the building was ablaze. A squad of guards soon extinguished the blaze, and remained on the roof to prevent mote brands from lodging. The loss of the Illinois state building is nominal. Joseph Hallak, a fireman, fell thirty feet from the northwest corner of tho building, but esdaped with slight injuries. SENSATIONAL CHARGES Which Are Agitating Political Circle! in Birmingham* Ala. Political circles at Birmingham are agitated over a sensation sprung by Ben Delmos, secretary of the state republican campaign committee, who has published a card in several news papers, in which he declares that he has in his possession vouchers w"hich show that money was paid through him by Chris Magee, who was sent down to Alabama two years ago by tbe republicans to try to carry this state for Harrison, for certain leaders of the Ixolbites and people’s party, who did not keep faith with the republicans afte* the trade was made. Delmos Las threatened to' produce these vouchers if the Kolbite newspapers keep np the war which he says they seem to have inaugurated against him and other leading republicans. WORK OF THE FLAMES. Bnildings in Chicago aud Rochester Burned Oat. The immenee tin can and japanned ware factory of Noiton Bros., occupy ing half of the triangular block facing on Dock and Water streets, Chicago, has been destroyed by fire. It took twenty-three engines and two fire boats to conquer the flames, which wero confined to four walls of the fac tory. The loss is $600,000, and 600 men and women are thrown out of employment. new York’s asylum burned. The Rochester, N, Y., state asylum for the insane has been burned. The loss is $75,000 and there is no insur ance. There were 450 inmates and not a person was injured. Prohibition in Iowa. A prominent man, living near Oma ha, Neb., has just received a letter from Governor Frank D. Johnson, of Iowa, in which he states that if the Iowa legislature does not repeal or modify the prohibitory law so as to af ford relief for the river counties, he will call the legislature in extra ses sion for that purpose. This is the first declaration made by the governor on the subject. Exploding Boiler Kills Forty-OneMen. A boiler explosion occurred at Kiel, Germany, on the cruiser Brandenburg, with fatal results to the crew and damage to the vessel. New boilers had been put in the vessel and steam g | was gotten up to test them. It is re- s I ported that forty-one men were in- ' received molt'“profolmd 7.1 *tantlyfilled and nine other, fetal* r PUCK’S EDITOR DEAD. Joseph Keppler, Celebrated Caricatur ist, Passes Away. Joseph Keppler, the caricaturist, the editor and part proprietor of the comic journal Puck, is dead. At the time of his death he was fifty-six years old. The immediate canse of death was heart failure, resulting from a complication of spinal and lung troubles. Mr. Kep pler published a World’s Fair edition of Puck in Chicago, and devoted him self to it with so much ardor that his health gave way. He returned to New York in the fall a sick man, and his condition steadily grew worse until his death. As editor and caricaturist of Puck his name attained a world-wide celebrity. A statistician estimates that Ameri- cans expend $400,000 » day for amuse ment*. — - - Worldly wise—Geographers. There’s the rub—At tho T’nrkiab bath. Gossip of the ring—Society chatter over an engagement. —Truth. When you bury your grudges do not erect a tall monument over them. —Galveston News. Some men ifTe the architects of their own fortunes; others only carry the hod to theirs.—Puck. “Johnny, is «your father a firm man?” “Yes, mom, when he knows he’s wrong.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. “That fellow Jawlev is a broker, isn’t he?” “Yes.” “Has he any money?” .“Yes—he’s got mine.”— Life. The trouble with the family tree is that its latest twigs put on the greatest air of self-importance. — Truth. Somehow or other people always distrust a man who is generally known to dye his whiskers.—Somerville J onrnal. Although the’ relations between France and Germany are strained they don’t seem to be very clear.—Texas Siftings. Lloyd (at dinner)—“Mamma, what makes us eat soup first, then fish ? Is it so the fish can go in swimming.”— Babyhood. Be modest; don’t forget that many things which you regard as events are looked upon as mere incidents by other people.—Puck. Aunty—“So you have had your first meal at your new boarding place. Was it a course dinner?” Little Girl—- “Awfully.”—Good News. Some genius lias invented an indoor game .of baseball. This goes to show that the game is not altogether played out.—Hartford Journal. Bride—-“Why do they give us so many things we are too poor to use?” Groom—“Yes: this cook-book, for in stance?”—Detroit Tribune. “I enjoyed the sermon to-day more than aDy I have heard in six months.” Mrs. Seeqnick—“Is your new cloak sealskin or beaver?”—Inter-Ocean. “What is the correct Eugbsh of it? Do you collect a bill or collect a debt?” “The English of it is you cau’t do either just now. ”—St. Louis Republic. Maud—“I’ve made a splendid reso lution.” Guinevere—“What is it?” Maud—“I’ve determined to leave off getting engaged.”—Chicago Record, The boy stood on the icy walk. Whence all but him had slid ; Zip went his heeLs, up went his feet, Aud “wow-wow” went the kid. —Binghamton Republican. “Money talks,” remarked the busi ness man, who was ruefully contem plating a lot of idle capital; “but it doesu’t talk in its sleep.”—Washing ton Star. Bliss Porkopolis—“Is it true that all Bostonians live On baked beans?” Blrs. Beaconstreete—“Oh, no; lots of them live on their relatives.”—Somer ville Journal. Father—“Well, yonng man, I un derstand, then, that you love my daughter?” Nervous Youth—“N-n-n- no, sir, I wish to marry her. ”—Chi cago Inter-Ocean. Philanthropist—“You say you aia keeping a lookout for work? Then why can’t you get work?” Weary Willyuin—“That’s not what I’m keep ing the lookout for. ’’—Chicago Record. Hoax—“I hear Hamphat has just received a legacy of a million dollars.”. Joax—“Yes, and that makes him at once the richest and the poorest actor iu the profession. ”—Philadelphia Record. Kangaroo—“It’s your ivory the hunters are always after. Why don’t you carry it in yonr trunk ?” Ele phant—“It’s your skin they want. Why don’t you hide it in your pouch.” —Chicago Tribune. “She had as pretty a name as I ever heard. It was Marjorie Mayblossom; but she bad it changed.” “Changed?” “Yes, by law.” “Good gracious! What did she have it changed to?” “Blrs. Marjorie Smith.”—New York Press. She (sympathizingly)—“I feel sa sorry for the poor street car conduct ors. It must be terrible for them to be on their feet all day long. ” Ha—■ “Humph! They ain’t. They’re on the passenger’s feet more’n half the time.”—Buffalo Courier. Blrs. Pryer—“I understand your husband is very fond of female society.” Mrs. Sweetly—“Excessively so. In fact, I can’t get him to go to a club or anything of that kind. He wants to be in my company all the time.”—New York Press. “I believe in trying to put as good a face as possible on everything in times like these, Maria,” said Mr. Billus, looking again at the bill that had just been brought in, “bnt it does seen* to me that $3.75 for complexion wash in one month is putting it on a little too thick. ”—Chicago Tribune. A Farmer’s Snow Carriage. An Aroostook (Me.) farmer travels in great comfort through the long reaches of snow and in the face of the bitterest north winds in a one-horse sleigh, hooded over like a prairie schooner, and with a stove inside, the funnel sticking through the top. It is a rig of his own invention,-and, while not architecturally beautiful in sppearance, is mighty comfortable ia use.—Detroit Free Press. Iron and steel are made by natiy# tribes in the interior of Africa,