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VOL. X.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES.
Tin* Brilliant Commencement of
West End Institute.
Tle Exercises at the School Last Week—
The Concert at the Opera House—A
Prosperous School.
The commencement exercises of
Ithe West End Institute last week
were just what were expected,
thoroughly satisfactory to teachers
; and patrons and surpassing all form
er occasions in the brilliancy of the
[performances.
(On Sunday, the Bth inst., Rev.
Waii-ren A. Candler, p *esident of
Emory college, preached the com
mencement sermon. His subject
was “Christian Education” and
with beautiful thoughts elegantly
ex pressed he held the close attention
| of the vast audience from the be
ginning to the finish. This gifted
gentleman never surpassed the ef
fort of this occasion and the great
truths he uttered will live long in
the memories of those who heard
ihim.
Tuesday the closing exercises of
the school began. The first day was
given to the primary and prep ,ra
tory departments and consisted of
recitations, declamations, songs and
instrumental music. A good
audience was in attendance and all
the children did well. The speech
es deserving special mention were
those of Ben Purse, “A Boy’s Re
.monstrance,” Mary Ellis, “The
£ick Doll,” Clyde Ellis, “Katie
Knocks at the Door of Heaven” and
Asa Candler, “How He Whipped
Him.” The ease and grace with
which these chiidren spoke were
the subject of remark and would
have done credit to much older
hoys and girls.
The following is the program
carried out:
Welcome address—Robert King.
Recitation: ‘'Goddess Our School”—
Maud Scott.
Music, duett—Clyde Ellis and Mary
Ellis.
Concert recitation by the preparatory
class of boys and girls.
Dialogue: “Keeping Store’’ —Robert
M unford, Hugh Collins, Reneau Jones,
Ous Fite. Calhe Maffitand Lucille Ellis.
Recitation: “The Dying Child”—Con
nie Clayton.
Recitation: “A Busy Small Boy”
Watt Harris.
Recitation: “Dollio’s Tea Party”—
Louise Purse.
M usie—Florence Milner.
Speech—Bon Purse.
Examination o. physiology.
Musical recitation: “Snow Brigade”
By the boys.
Recitation: “Som#hing and Nothing”
—Sam Jones.
Recitation: “Moving”—Lucille Ellis.
Music—Connie Clavton.
Recitation: “The >ead Kitten”—An
nie Milner,
Recitation; “My Little Baby Brother”
Sallie Wofford.
Recitation: “How Little Katie Knock
ed at the Door of Heaven —Clvde Ellis.
Music, duett—Mary Munford and Bes
sie Lumpkin.
Recitation: “Whatever is Worth Do
ing is Worth Doing Well” —Annie May
Scott.
Recitation: “A Message”—Mira Purse.
Recitation: “A Pansy Dream”—May
M a llitt.
Song: “The Deitcher’s Song”—lnter
mediate boys.
Recitation: “Nellie’s Faith”—Ronnie
Leake.
Recitation: “When Mania Was a Lit
tle Girl”—Carrie Jones.
Spelling Ree.
Recitation: “The Two Rogues”—Asa
Candler and Watt Harris.
Recitation: “A Child’s Mistake”—
Bessie Lumpkin.
Music, duet—MissesUliali and Gene
va Attawav.
Recitation: “My Little Man”—Harry
Miller. , „ „
Recitation: “Nursery Rhyme —Caine
Maffltt. ,
JSeeitation: “Phil’s Complaint”-,Rob
(eait'K'ing.
Recitation: “The Sick Doll —Mary
Jillis.
Recitation: “Be Polite”—Harry Dick
stw..
Examination of No. 2 geography.
Recitation: “Our School reat —" u
lie Hill. „„ . , TT . „
Recitation: “How He W hipped Hun
. Asa Candler'. _ ~ , „
Recitation: “Live for Something
Ella Collins.
Music; “Dixie”—Clyde Ellis.
Dialogue; “The Female Astroloecr.
Recitation “My Best Friend”—Pau
line Collins and Gus Fite.
Recitation: “Who Made the Speech
Annie Harris.
Recitation; “15sbv Marion Goes to
Meeting"—Bvelvn , ones.
Recitation: acation”-Mary Lewis.
Wednesday the freshman and
sophomore classes entertained a
large audience. The following pro
gram was admirably carried out:
Song hy school and prayer.
Music: Piano duett, march Miss
Bernie Henderson and Miss Sofge.
Salutatory: Miss Frank Gilreath.
Speech—Master Willie Wofford.
Composition: “The Adventures of a
Dime”-Miss Luev Edwards.
Recitation: “Xantippi’s Defense”—
Miss Geneva Attawav.
Music: Piano duett—Misses Lena
Jones and Daisy Henderson.
Recitation: “When I was loung
Miss Fannie Hood.
Sneech—Master Rolliu Stanseli.
Music: Song -Misses Lena Jones and
Lucy Jones. ~ „
Comnosition: “Temperance -Miss
Daisv Henderson. ,
Recitation—Miss Grace Mel ornnck.
Sneech—Master Walter Leaktx
iVinsic: Duett—Misses Caro Bacon
and Geneva Attaway.
Composition —Miss Uliah Attaway.
Dialogue: “Story Telling.”
Recitation: “Extract from Enoch
Arden.”—Miss Edna Ferguson.
Music: Duett— Misses Jessie Willard
and Grace McCormick. ■
Recitation: “Ask Mamma. ’-Miss
Recitation: “That Dirty i ace Brat.
Miss Jessie Willard. T . . .
Recitation: “Girl of th£ Period.
Miss Lena Jones,
THE G OURANT-AMERI CAN.
Music: Duett—Miss Estelle Calhoun
and Miss S6fgc.
Recitation: “Twice one is one."—Miss
Florence Candler.
Speech: “Our relation to England.”—
Master Felton Loveless.
Recitation: “The Women of Marble
Head.” —Miss Florence Milner.
Musict Duett—Misses E. and F. Can
dler.
Recitation: “TheFour.”—Miss Mary
Ciilreath.
Dialogue: “Census Taker.”
Recitation: “ Kentucky Philosophy.”
John Calhoun.
Quartett: Two Pianos—Misses Jones,
Candler, Geneva and Uliah Attaway.
The recitations were very fine.
“Enoch at the Window” was re
cited by Miss Ferguson in a most
touching manner and brought tears
to the eyes of the audience. “Ask
Mama” by Miss Caro Bacon was
exceptionally good as were the
recitations of Misses Mary (iil
reatli and Miss Florence Candler.
The composition of Miss Daisy Hen
derson on “Temperance” showed
decided literary talent. The salu
tatory of Miss Frank Gilreath was
liberally applauded.
At the opera house Thursday
evening the audience was large, re
fined and attentive.
The entertainment opened with
a duett on two pianos by Miss
Louie Munford and Miss* Sofge,
which attested the rare skill of
teacher and advancement of pupil.
“Salutatio Militaris” by Master
Ben Purse and his unique little
band of soldiers provoked much
merriment and put the audience
in a splendid mood to receive the
more sober feature that followed —
the Cantata, “Meeting of Nations.”
This was participated in by all the
pupils of the school and required
some close tactics on the part of
each one to carry out his or her
role. The scene was a pleasing one
and caught the audience.
Miss Caro Bacon’s recitation,
“Monie Musk,” was perhaps the
most appreciable feature of the
evening’s program. Her splendid
elocutionary powers were manifest
in the rendition, her graceful move
ments and composure were re
marked by all and she received a
hearty and enthusiastic encore.
’ The fan and parasol drills were
both very effectually performed and
the wonderful precision and cor
rectness witli which the children
went through the difficult features
was astonishing to the audience.
A taking little operetta was pre
sented, “Crown of Virtue,” leading
characters had been assigned as
follows:
Countess MlSs Lena Jones
Mother Catherine Miss Estelle Calhoun
Rose Durand Miss Fio Sharp
Rosette Miss Caro Bacon
Summer Boy.. Master John Calhoun
Jenny Miss Daisy Henderson
The singing was all good and the
different parts were conspicuously
well renderee. There were several
other features that pleased the au
dience and the whole was a pro
nounced success.
The lawn party, at the residence
of Mrs. Harris on Friday evening,
was a fitting close to the interesting
event. All of the pupils of the
school were present and the time
was passed most pleasantly.
Music, games and singing furnished
the amusements of the evening and
cakes, ices and other delightful re
freshments were servee. It is need
less to say that this was most hear
tily enjoyed by all present.
This institute, we are glad to
know, is in a most prosperous con
dition. At the session just closed
there were seventy-seven pupils,
there being fourteen boarders be
sides the teacheas. The school will
open on the first Monday in Sep
tember with a full corps of compe
tent teachers.
Mrs. Harris certainly deserves
the thanks of her patrons for her
untiring eflforts in behalf of the ad
vancement of pupils under her
charge. The efficacy of the careful
and superior training they receive
was plainly evinced in the closing
exercises of the school. With Miss
Sofge to teach music as well as the
primary department, and Mrs. J. A.
Baker to instruct in elocution, we do
not know’ what more perfect facili
ties onecould wish in a school. The
Courant-American wlshescontinued
success to this, one of Cartersville’s
most worthy institutions.
Failed to Get a Quorum.
The democratic executive com
mittee of Bartow county was called
to meet at the court house last
Saturday to fix the day for the
selections of delegates to the gu
bernatorial and congressional con
ventions and to nominate candi
dates for the legislature. On ac
count of a quorum not being pres
ent, nothing was done and the com
mittee decided to hold the meet
ing next Saturday.
It seems to lie the prevailing
sentiment that primaries be held
and the committee will likely so
decide. It will be the longest pole
that will get the persimmon this
time.
Calhoun the Place.
The democratic executive com
mitree of the seventh congressional
district met at Dalton last week
and selected Calhoun as the place
for the next convention and the
second Wednesday in September
as the time. The committee rec
ommended that delegates be selec
ted by the holding of primaries.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1)>, 1800.
MR. JONES INTERVIEWED
And he Expresses His Opinion in
Brief of Various Things.
The Cities He Regards as the Most Wick
ed- What He Thinks of Mr. Small—A
Believer of Tot al Abstinence.
[Richmond State Interview.]
“What cities have you consider
ed about the worst in your travels ?”
Mr. Jones —I think Sacramento,
San Francisco, New Orleans and
St. Louis, about in the order named.
But in each and all of them I con
ducted successful meetings and
made many converts. I repeat
that Richmond will compare ia
■vorably with any city I have visi
ted. I find all whom I have met
gentlemanly and ladylike. It is,
besides, a city of great natural
beauty, and art lias added to its at
■ tractions.
“What do you think of the course
i of Rev. Sam W. Small ?”
“Mr. Small’s vaseillating course
has pained his friends, but they
have confidence in his integrity.
He has accepted the presidency of
the Methodist college at Ogden,
Utah. I have faith in him as a
truly converted man, and look
upon him as one of the most bril
liant men in the country. Of course
I can’t judge him or explain his in
consistencies, but I believe him to
lie sincere.”
“Do you think a man who
preaches should engage in any
other pursuits ?”
“I believe in a preacher being
without other entanglements, but
I see no harm in his being a teach
er, as the two professions are not
antagonistic.”
“What do you think of the
preacher in politics?”
“In politics I am what is called a
mugwump. I always vote for the
best men in sight, and I oppose cor
ruption and dishonesty in all par
ties. lam for prohibition all the
time, but do not belong to the third
party, and I have never made a
political speech since 1 have been
in the ministry. Rut I am inde
pendent, vote as I please, and that
is all the part I take in piolitics. I
vote because I have the same in
terest at stake as any other citizen.”
“Do you expect always to preach,
Mr. Jones?”
“Just as long as I have health
and strength. I love the w ork, and
shall continue in it.”
“You a e the patron of an or
phange, I believe ?’*
“Yes; it is located at Decatur,
near Atlanta, (la. The secretary
draws on me at sight the 15th of
every month for money for its main
tenance. Of course I have many
contributions, but not near enough
to support it. Most of the money
for its maintenance I derive from
my ministerial work.”
How about modern drinkers?”
“Total abstinence is best. No
man of sense should drink, but it
won’t hurt fools. Let them drink
all they want and get out of the
way, hut men of brains and men
who could be useful should not
taste or touch it.”
“Do you think the Savior, Paul or
John the Baptist ever indulged in
humor ?”
“From their published lives, we
have no evidence that they did.
But of that we know nothing, and
the world has changed since that
day. In invective and denuncia
tion they had no peers.”
“How about the money in the
evangelistic work ?”
I have never made a financial
condition anywhere about my
work. I have been well paid, but
it has been by voluntary contribu
tions of the people for whom I
preached.”
Mr. Jones to the reporter again
denied the truth of the grandmother
in-hell story. He said it was a lie
out of the whole cloth.
Speaking of the difference be
tween the cities of the east and
west, lie said: “The towns out
west were very[hard,and he believed
that hell was located due west.”
Life Saving Belts.
The following is taken from the
East Cumberland News, Carlisle,
England:
Mr. John C. Purvis, of 24 Broad
street, in this city, has recently in
vented two life-saving belts for the
use of traveler’s on the ocean. No.
: is an ingenious construction made
of bamboo cane, coupled together
with indiarubber rings and straps,
which ensures a complete fit to
any person of broad or narrow
width of chest. When adjusted,
which is the work of a few seconds
only, the belt gets a firm grip of
the body, and is not liable to slip.
The belts can easily be made to fit
women and children. The inven
tor has severely tested the efficacy
of the belts by keeping them under
water for thirty-six hours by means
of heavy weights, and when re
leased, the belt was found sound
and true, retaining the same float
ing power. The belts appear to be
very strong and durable, and not
easily put out of order. No. 2 belt
is constructed of a number of air
tight floats made of tin, zinc or cop-
per, put on straps of leather woven,
or elastic belting.
in company with several friends,
the inventor, clad in a suit of clothes
for the occasion, visited the Public
Baths, and jumped from the diving
stage in the deep water. The No.
1. belt which lie wore, soon proved
to answer its purpose admirably,
and the wearer was quite unable,
when once in the water, to get his
head beneath the surface. No. 2
belt was also tested with the same
satisfactory result.
The experiment appeared to give
great satisfaction to those who wit
nessed it, and the belts seem likely
to be a great boon to the commun
ity, and provide a long felt want to
those who exercise their business in
great waters.
Mr. Purvis, mentioned above, is
the father of Mr. George Purvis,
book-keeper for the Etowah Iron
Company. He intends to get out
letters patent in this country. It
is a most valuable invention and
will doubtless bring large returns
to the inventor.
GOING TO MARIETTA.
The Fire Company No. 2 to Euler
the Contest.
The firemen are going to Mari
etta.
At least the members of company
No. 2 will go down and enter the
contest.
And they stand a very good
chance of coming away with one of
the prizes.
The hoys are practicing every
evening and they are doing some
remarkably good work. < hie night
last week they made a 100-yards
run, unrolled one hundred feet of
hose, made connections and ob
tained water in JO seconds. This
is mighty fine work; indeed, it is
not beaten in any of the Dig con
tests where prizes are offered. If
they do as well in Marietta we be
lieve they can rest assured of get
ting the first prize.
The members of this company
are all stout, well built, athletic
fellows and they are capable of
fast work and great endurance. It
is, considering the short time in
which they have been practicing,
an ambitious undertaking to enter
the contest in competion with much
older and more experienced com
panies.
The tourr... nent will be held
Thursday of next week. Here’s
hoping that our boys will get there!
HAPPILY MATED.
The Marriage of Miss Zilluli Cason and
Mr. Robert P. Horton.
Last Sunday morning, in Atlan
ta, Miss Zillah Cason, of this city,
and Mr. Robert P. Horton, a stir
ring young business man of the
Gate City, were united in marriage,
Rev. Mr. Smith performing the
ceremony.
The marriage was a very quiet
one, only a few friends and rela
tives being present.
The bride is the daughter of Dr.
R. E. Cason and is a young lady of
many admirable qualities of mind
and heart, possessing a lovable
disposition, and, in winning her
heart and hand, the groom is to be
congratulated.
Mr. Horton is one of Atlanta’s
progressive and pushing young
business men, who has come to the
front by his own indomitable will
and courage, has large real estate
interests, and is personally sociable
and popular.
The happy couple start out on
life’s journey most auspiciously,
enjoying a prosperous present and
with the fairest prospects before
them. They have the congratula
tions and good wishes of a large
number of friends here and else
where.
BARTOW’S VETS.
A Number of Them Will Probably At
tend the Reunion at Chnttnnonya.
Bartow camp of confederate vet
erans held their regular monthly
meeting last Saturday.
In the absence of the regular sec
retary I). B. Freeman was request
ed to act in his stead.
Two new members, Messrs. Lee
Burrough, of Kingston, and Callo
way, of Iron Hill, were received
into the camp.
Messrs. H. J McCormick and A.
M. Foute were selected to repre
sent the camp at Chattanooga at
the first annual meeting of the
united confederate veterans of the
United States at Chattanooga on
the 3rd, 4th and sth days of July.
Nearly all of those present, about
fifteen members, expressed an in
tention of being present on this
most important occasion.
Others of the camp not present
and desirous of attending should at
once give their names to Maj. A.
M. Foute.
The fare for the trip will be re
duced to 2 cents per mile on the
W. A A. railroad.
New Church for Adairsville.
Members and friends of the Pres
byterian faith met last Tuesday in
Adairsville, and concluded to build
a handsome brick church at that
place. Plans and specifications for
this edifice have been let and our
sister village will have at no dis
tant day this house of worship.
WORKING THE ROADS.
Some Changes in the Present
System Suggested.
limteiul of Making an Extra Tax for the
Purpose the Convicts Should be Made
to Keep Up the Public Komis.
Editors rouraiit-Ainerioan:
Allow me, through your columns,
to offer a suggestion on a very im
portant public matter, the subject
of working the roads. The law as
it is, demands fifteen days of all
road-workers, to be put in on the
highways every year. This is a
heavy tax; not indeed, a tax in
money, but a heavy tax on the
time and labor of every able bodied
man in the county, rich and poor,
white and black, and, I believe, the
blind, the halt, the lame and the in
valid, all, have to put in the time.
All the days are not required
every year, but the law authorizes
it to he done, and it is sometimes
done, the money value of so much
work equals the whole tax that was
paid into the county treasury for
last year, Two thousand men,
working each In days at GO cents
a day, would earn SIB,OOO,
which is about'the amount of last
year’s tax. Well, you may ask what
of it? What shall we do about It?
I will tell you, 1 propose to utilize
the county convicts on the roads,
and In that way get rid of this
heavy work-tax, or the greatest
part of it, The time lias come when
we ought to try to do tills. When
law-breakers are imprisoned, fed
and tried, the people pay the costs,
when convicted, and sentenced to
the chain, they are loaned out, and
their penal labor goes toenrich out
siders, and is lost to tho people of
the county. This seems wrong to
me. These convicts come in compe
tition with honest laborers, and
take the bread out of their mouths.
This is a great wrong to our people
which ought to be done away with,
if possible, by having the convicts
work the public roads. Last year
the county turned out about forty
five convicts, and not a specially
good yeaT for convicts either. 1
think that number, well managed,
would keep all the county roads in
as good order as they are generally
kept under the present laws. Pos
sibly they might do better than
that, it would, surely take one of
their heaviest burdens off the
people’s labor. Let our next repre
sentatives be required to have the
necessary changes made in exist
ing laws. Let us relieve ourselves
from this load. This is, in my judg
ment, far better than to increase
the poll tax or property tax for this
purpose. Let us have no increased
tax if we can avoid it, we have too
much tax now to bear.
The good that I would expect
from the proposed change would be
three fold—better roads,less annoy
ance, and a great saving of money
to the people. J. 1). Thomas.
GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS.
Prospectus of the Cartersville Laud
and Manganese Company.
The Cartersville Land and Man
ganese company are getting ready
for business.
The charter has not yet been
granted, but will be next week when
the application will have been pub
lished a sufficient number of times.
The prospectus has been issued.
The capital .dock of the company is
$1,500,000 and the shares are SIOO
each. A number of shares have
been allotted to Cartersville and
they will no doubt be promptly
taken.
The company has 1,800, acres of
land, the most of it lieing right in
town. This land will be laid out in
squares and surrounded by wide
streets and avenues, circled by a
large and shady boulevards, with
parks in either end of the city, to be
reached by a dummy line.
The company does not propose to
simply make a land speculation, but
will establish industries, the leading
one being a manganese furnace.
They will also build a $40,000 hotel,
a union passenger depot and various
other enterprises.
Gov. John B. Gordon is the presi
dent and leading capitalists of Vir
ginia and other states are at the
back of it. It is a solid company
and offers superior inducements for
the investment of capital.
When the charter is granted
work will be begun in earnest.
Some Very Warm W eather.
Cartersville has been feeling
some decidedly warm weather
in the past few days. The heat
has poured down relentlessly,
much to the discomfiture of every
one. A superfluity of clothing was
at a decided disadvantage and
cool places were at a considerable
premium.
The warm weather, however, has
not been confined to Cartersville;
indeed, in comparison to other
places we have really had delight
ful weather. The papers of the
cities have been loud in complaint
of the beastly weather. While we
complain w hen the thermometer is
only in the eighties it is high up
up in the nineties at other places.
PORTER & VAUGHAN
Offer for the next 30 days to gents, boys
and children our entire stock of
Straw Hats at Greatly Reduced Prices.
W'j HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE GOODS ON
I! hand and thev must be closed out at once Now is
your chance to buy a nice Straw Ilat at a bargain
Don t fail to examine this line.
Great values now being offered in ladies’, gents’
and children s Underwear at Porter & Vaughan’s
Big reductions in Parasols and Fans at Porter &
Vaughan’s.
We must reduce our entire stock of summer goods
before making additions and improvements on our
store. Now is your chance to secure a bargain We
mean business, the goods must be sold.
•FMT COST.-f
We offer our entire line ladies’, misses’ and child
ren’s hemstitched embroidered skirtings at actual cost.
1 hey must be sold, we are determined not to carry over
a piece of these goods. A big bargain for you in em
broidered suits. We only ask an examination.
TREHIGHDOUS BARGAINS
In White Goods, Satines and Outing Cloth. We bought
the above line of goods very cheap. We will now
force them off at once. Prices will be made so low as
to astonish the most economical buyers.
We are still selling the greatest bargains in Shoes
to be found in North Georgia.
Big Bargains in Every Department Now Being
Offered to Reduce Our Stock.
PORTER & VAUGHAN.
CITY COI RT.
Proceedings of the Second Week of the
Amounted Term.
The following are the proceedings
of the city court since our last re
port:
W. 11. Howard for use of A. W.
Kite vs. Robt. F. Bradford. Judg
ment in favor of plaintiffs for
$422.82 prin., $15.00 interest, $42.28
atty’s fees and $4.75 for costs.
State vs. Ed. Bell, simple larceny;
verdict not guilty.
State vs. Wade Patterson, forfei
ture of bond for appearance, order
setting aside forfeiture.
J. W. Coker A- Cos. vs. L. A. Hall
and W. It. Glenn, complaint. Judg
ment for plaintiffs against deft’s for
$55.98, principal, with interest,
atty’s fees and cost.
Baker & Hall vs. llufus Eaves
and Judson Eaves, complaint.
Judgment f>r plaintiff for $200.42
with interest and cost.
Baker A Hall vs. Miles G. Dob
bins, acceptor, A. J. Collins, sur
vivor, drawer, complaint; case
withdrawn and mistrial declared.
E. M. Parris vs. E. L. Schooler,
deft., etc, B. P. Schooler, admr., etc.
etal. Garnishee, case settled and
stricken from the dockett.
Mrs. Emily C. Jackson, executrix
vs. J. B. Connelly, complaint; judg
ment for plaintiff for $750.00 prin.,
$87.40 interest, $57.00 attys fees and
cost of suit.
John T. Abernathy vs. the Eto
wah Iron Co.;complaint,dismissed.
State vs. Joe Cannon, larceny
from the house; plea of guilty, sen
tenced to nine months in chain
gaK-
Rounsaville & Bro., vs. J. M.
Anderson A Cos., complaint; judg
ment for plaintiffs for $192.21 prin.,
$24.98 interest, and cost.
Fred ltyals vs. Belton O. Craw
ford, complaint; verdict for plain
tiff against deft for $(M).00 prin.,
with interest and cost.
The East and WesCs New Schedule.
The present schedule of the East
and West railroad is much moee
satisfactory to our business men
than the former one. The regular
mail train going west leaves Car
tersville at 9:50 a. m. and the eas
tern bound train arrives here at
4:85 p. m., making close connec
tions with the Western and Atlan
tic south bound mail train. A
mixed train leaves here at 3:25 p.
m. for Fish Creek.
A Magnificent Kain.
About 5:30 o’clock Tuesday after
noon a magnificent rain, accompa
nied by some hail, fell in this city.
It came in good time, and as a re
sult the growing crops are consid
erably freshened up.
NO. 4.
A REMAHKAHI.K WORK.
Sir John Lubbock’s famous list of the
World’s Best Hundred Books, which
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Carlyle, Buskin, (iladstone, Farrar,
Lowell, and other distinguished litera
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It also contains a revised price list
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