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H AIN BRIDGE, APRIL 20, 1901
LOST ANO >OU*6.
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I Yost a mhidcn lonj ij©?*
Last night 1 thought Pd frjwJ **h
And as my livel !k art’s car
I quietly rccruwn*J U-r,
ts’rwM not l« truth to cay sha RAiaad
Untouched by time. r!m* falter
fc’rn Dan <il ol I I found Uor U'S,
Tbs **e» in It rawrfc
Her hslo had mart poideo prryth.
While kxk* once Uyacinthina
Upon nry own poor pate, alas
Foe many a yt*ar Uve been thint
The eyea—whole sfiafta t!»e flute
Kmiiloyet] to overcome n»—
Oiorw? brUchtcr. Fmiles were an tha l!pa
, Whoae “No” (tiJ ooce benumb tna.
Jfy fx*art beat hfah cfLS l»opo, but when
! *>>ke tier name anotlter
Who »uxvl betirie the maid irjtftedL
The inaWcn coiled her “Mother.
The matron vnlhil on ma. I dared
Not tell her t? at l*d »x»£t»t her
Through lon^ a»vl ucary years, at lait
To And her—in !*» daughter!
—[loston GlDbtn
FRIGHTENED HIS WIFE.
Di«(«r
ftri M fm
| it is when the happeos
1 timt fatalism profea botv fragile a prop
! ft la. after alt for human courage- Tbd
Soldier or the aallor caft nay to himself
trben he knows that he mast take a
fcupretne risk Id battle or In a storm:
*1 am powerless against the fate which
| was decreed for die from the beginning
General Fam Ilodsfon of Texas was of tl* world* M
,w ^ »«««;» •« i “*r.Sw
Sic during my first rear* of sortlce at ^ hnrm nic - Bnt ^j^j, Without ah ln-
iLe capltoh Like Denton, he was very j siaot i B turning a rock crashes through
fond of young men and soon caiue to | Q ghIp - g bottom and the waters tush
HiS PICTURESQUE ATTlfUDa IN THE
UNITED STATE* SENATE.
Clad fa aft fftdUkft fiianlM*, DU Pttm-
clIHil Bmplsrmeiti Wo. VYbtttllftft
Mn<* Stteko-nio Qoltelolm Deed «o
One Hood red u* Slot* Aon* oi
Land.
DR. S. J CHESNUT.
fhyslcian atd Strgech
Treats diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat.
Alt calls promptly attended.
OFFICE OS
Broiifflitoh Street.
count me os “one of fits boys." Only
those who were youngsters In the for
ties con realize lire Interest people felt
in Houston lu the days when hts part
In the struggle for tire Independence of
Texas xvas still fresh In the public
mind. Visitors to the senate chamber
Invariably asked to have him pointed
out Uf them, and they were never dis
appointed lu their hern, for tie was
lurge of frame, of stately carriage and
into the gap, when confusion seizes the
entire company aboard, wheu the fog Is
too thick for the captain to bo seen or
the roar of the sea drowns the sound of
his orders a new test Is applied. Then
ft Is that the cowage which rests on
nothing firmer than a negation gives
way, and In his gieed to save his own
life the stoic becomes ns a madman.
There have been steamship disasters
In which men of humble station, of all
dignified demeanor and had a lionllUe J colors and faiths, haw shown the finest
countenance quality of heroism, and there have been
Always unconventional In dress, he . those In which the common sailors, nil
would now and Mien appear at the cap- , whites and Europeans, have earned
Forty Oont. Almost the Cmue of • |t 0 | wearing a vast and showy sombre- ! eternal disgrace by their <wt8ra.ee.
cto.tropnw. 1 ro and a Mexican blanket, a sort of or- j The point we are mating la not that It
Before Mrs. Drowley was married Q ninentaJ bedqullt with a silt In the | Is possible to draw a bard and fast line
■lie scuffed at the misguided girls ami middle through which the wearer's I between one religion and another or
women wlw kept personal ucconnts. bend was thrust, leaving Ur* Irlauket to ! one race and another In the matter of
ller argument was that If you know | lang lu folds around the body. His j bravery, but that the normative sense
how much money you lind and It was principal employment In the senn-‘e of responsibility for one's own acta, of
nil gone wbat was the use of piling on was whittling pine sticks, of which be j the difference between right and wrong,
the anguish by having your folly uud . b,,. urh i to have an unlimited supply “
.. . It
extravagance In black and white to wnH only at rare intervals that he
stare you tn the face, os|/<>c!a!ly ns yon broke silence, tint when fie did speak
had no more money nt the end of the i, t , a i W ays proved himself caiwble of
month Hum you had without an ac- contributing his quota of sound aud
count hook? '****■■■■ I patriotic udvlce to the deliberations of
0*Tlut since she lias been running n the senate.
house Him has achieved not one but ■ passage In Houston’s career was
nearly a dozen account hooka There nol) i or ttian the heroic stand against
Is one devoted to the grocery man. an- disunion which marked Its close, while
other to the butcher, personal accounts of ilis kindliness of nature and gener-
talie a third, oimI bo on till Bhe spends 0IIS helpfulness to those In distress one
nearly nil her glad young life balanc- recall stories eutttelent to till a
Ing sums. It Is a matter of pride with volume.
her that they shall come out even, and Nl 'ur Quincy, Ills., there was a
so there was woe last month when 40 stretch of country known as tin* "lu
cent* refuses! to Ik* accounted for. She dlim tract.” to which Houston lu’ld ti
mid Mr. Drowlej had n grave and tie, „ fn( .t many of the settlers thereon,
lengthy discussion over the missing 40. 0 curt .|<*ss ptoueof brood, failed to
T.acli accused th<* other of frlvollug the search out. Otu* of them calk'd upon
sum uway and neglecting to enter It on william A. Itlchardson, long member
the proper !>ook, "Sundries.”
between nobility ami Ignoullny ami of
the grandeur of duty well done at the
sacrifice of self. Is a far surer <h*pend-
enco In tlie prew-nce of sudden peril
than all the stoical philosophers ever
worked out by the mind of mam—
Washington Post.
SYBARITES IN THE COLD.
Loiffrr m ft I* IndnlfliKI Id b> Oir
Arctic Trader*.
8o much has been written .of tbe Es
klrno ("husky") dogs and dog sk*ds of
tl»e north that they may well he men
tloned here If only to sltow the Idea of
luxury which many of the factors and
traders of the Hudson Bay comi*auy
etiteitaln. Seated or rather reetin!.-_g
In his cariole, swatlicd In furs, he is
Drowley Insisted strenuously he was
imt guilty. Mrs. Itrowtey kvjked pain
ed nml urged bttn to confess. He left
for down town vowing vengt'ance. It
was late that afternoon when Mrs.
Drowley was entertaining a roomful of
aristocratic callers that a telegraph boy
npi'enred. The mnld brought in the
fatal yellow envelope, ami ut once the
bride knew her husband bad boon fa
tally Injured and was Bending for her.
Some one revived Imr with smelling
snUs. a lady In purple velvet fanned
her with n hastily snatched lamp
shade, and a third visitor with more
presence of mind than the rest opened
the telegram. The message read:
‘‘Honest, now, what did you do with
Hint 40 ecutsV—Chicago News.
^ driven by an engage on foot who dasb-
^ r - of the house from the Quincy district es along at n great pace. The cariole Is
and subsequently a senator from hla 1 painted gaudily. There are ltussiau
state, and asked If he knew Houston, j IxAls ou the collars of each of the long
ltlcImrdBon said 1m* did. whereupon his spiin of dogs.' while the harness Is o
visitor confided to him that he had In- j mass of bend work and tassels,
advertently settled ntkhi ldO acres of j Nq longer when tie lodges at night at
Houston’s land and tkut all he was . a post does he' iwftake solely of the
worth stood tn Improvements on It. He simpler fare It can furnish, nor even
wanted Richardson to sec Houston and wheu he camps out In the wilderness
moke the best terms that he could, j must he be content with what his gun
Richardson upon his return to Wash- j can bring down hi addition to the pern
An Intvreatlnn t/lnlc.
One curious Incident In the siege of
Pndtijos may Ik* related. The day
nfter the assault two 8punls!> ladles,
the younger u beautiful girl of 14. ap
pealed for help to two officers of the
rltles. who were pjissing through one
of the streets of the town. Their drosses wlu . n you frttow . weut tm UV " quer led
were torn, their es:rs..trom wtilcli rings -Houstou* -
had been roughly snatetud. weretdeed- , u About ^ an ncrt> . $soo ln all/ . at) .
Ing. and to escape outrage or death g5Vorwl [ nchar , tion .
Ington told Houston the story and ask
ed what Lie would tuke for a quitclaim
deed to the ItU) acres.
"What sort of a man Is this constitu
ent of yours wlio has blundered upon
my lundV" asked Houston.
"A good, square, honest man,” was
the reply.
"When I turn him off my land. 1
reckon lie and his family will be beg
gars?"
Richardson nodded.
“Wlmt’s this farm worth now?" ask
ed Houston
•’Improvements and all nliout $(j,000 t "
was the response.
“What was the bare place worth
they cnat themselves on Hu* protection
of the first British officers they met.
-One of the officers was Captain Harry
Fill It b of the* titles. Two years later
lie married the girl he had saved In n
scene so wild. Captain Harry Smith
In after years served at the Cape us
Fir Harry, and this Spanish girl, as
Lady Smith, gave her name to the his
toric town which Sir George White de
fended with such stubborn valor.—
'"Wellington's Men."
They Were Attentive.
A clergyman preaching In a country
.church for the tlr.it time was delighted
to find th<* congregation very atten
tive und told the verger so afttr the
service.
The verger replied. 'H-of tiless you.
sir. we wus all looking for yon to dis
appear!”
"Why. what do you mean?" said the
clergyman.
"Well, sir, you see, the pulpit ts rot
ten and hasn't t>cen preuebed tn this
-ten year or more."—IVaruoti's Weekly.
Soaie Odd MlNtnkcn.
All urban chemist advertised tn his
shop window: "Artificial eyes. Open
all night." Away down south lu frout
cf the postotfiee In an Inland towu
may have been seen this legend. "Post
here letters too late for the next
mall." In a picture of the departure
of the pilgrims from IMftlmven the
artist placed n large steamer In the
distance leaving the harbor under full
ft team.
ah on.
Torn—So your engagement with May
Is broken. I thought she talrty doted
on you.
“Good fellow, this man of yours,
Richardson?” this after a moment's
thought.
"Best In the world.” said Richardson.
“Tell him to solid me aud I'll
make him a deed."
ln due time the ?S00 reached Wash
ington In tin* shape of a New York
draft IftcUurdsoa sought- Houston,
who. haying executed n deed, took tlu*
diHft nmi indorsed It.
"You say this man of yours Is a good
fellow?” heusked thoughtfully.
“Couldu't tie 1 better one," was the
emphatic answer.
“Send him hack tills draft and tell
him Sam Houston has changed h!s
u:!ud. What can you buy a good sad
dle borso for out hi Unit country?” He
was told that S'-U> would do It. “Well,
then." said Houston, "write to your
friend and tell him to buy a first class
saddle horse aliout 4 years old and
keep him for me. When congress ad
journs, 1 will go home with you and
ride the horse* down to Texas.”
Without delay the man In Illinois re
ceived bnck Ills draft and tiought a sad
dle horse, the best he Could find. Just
before adjournment Houston sought
Richardson. "You say the fellow who’s
got ray horse is h tiptop good mnn?”
Richardson ngn’ti declarer him one of
the best tn hts district. "Wall." said
Houston, with a sigh. "I should have
liked first rote to see him and also my
horse, but as affairs turn out 1 must go
straight to Texas. When you get home,
go over and see this man and tell him
to sell the horse aud do vvliat he
pleases with the money. And. liy the
way, Richardson. 1 wish you would
write and tell uie if tt was n good horse
or not."—Personal I^ecollectiuns of Ga-
tnlcah he carries. For now. either un
der the warlole seat or In an additional
sled behind, there Is found a good sup
ply of canned meats and vegetables
products of Chicago ami Ontario, and.
moreover, his driver Is his cook. In
the o[ieu a fire will be deftly kindled,
tea will Ik* made, bacon nml even eggs
will lx* fried, and hot “flapjacks,’’ that
delectable fritter of the hush, half an
Inch thick and swimming ln grease
and molasses will tickle Hr* factor’s
palate.
At night, enveloped tn hts furs and
tuaybe reposing on a hastily construct
ed lied of balsam boughs, the last
vision before Ills eyes closo-.upou the
scenes of dreamland will be Hr* scin
tillating splendors of the aurora borea
lis, vyhose purpling waves alternate
with bars of vivid light so rapidly aud
In such volume us to make the behold
er almost believe that'nature speaks,
tnauger the silence, all penetrating, all
pervading—Comhlll Magaztne.
]. E.
Contractor and Builder,
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BRICK: or : WOOD: WORK.
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a. a Atjsim
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and.
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Ctlfe
b. H. BOWEtt.
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Btbos ». || ow , t
bower mm
attorney a at la i?
3 ORGJa
Practice in thb State courts. [. ed
aud Justice courts. Also dealer
estate, improved aud wild laude'Jj
lots for sale."
R. J. ROONEY,
Contractor and Builder.
Estimates cheerfully furnished on all
. . classes of building. . .
W. I. GEES,
Mtorney and Counselor At [
COLQUITT, - GEOKGI
Office : In Court House.
ALBEET H. RUSSEL^
Attoney at Law,
BAINBIilDGE, - - GEORG-
Office Over Bainbridge Slate
J. W. BURNEY,
itIJD BUyjDE^,
BAIN BRIDGE, GEORGIA.
©“Agent for Hardwood Mantels,
Doors, Sash a id Blinds, and contracts
for first-class Cement Sidewalks.
Fresh Meats
A.11 Kinds
AT MY NEW
BUTCHER - SHOP,
ON WATER street.
JETE H. POWELL.
TOMB STONES,
The “Picket.**
The picket was general.? Inflicted on
cavalry and artillerymen and was a
smgulurly brutal hit of torture. A long
)<ost. near which stood a stool, was
driven Into the ground. TIm* delinquent
was ordered to mount the stool, and
his right hand was fastened to a hook
In the post by a noose, druvvu up as
high ns it could Ik* stretched, rouud his
wrist. A stump the height of the stool.-
with Its end cut to a rotind and blunt
point, was also driven into the earth
close to the post. Then the stoul wus
taken away, aud the sufferer had noth
ing to rest his (Kin* feet upon tiut tlie
stump, "which, though It did not usu
ally break the skin," says Captain
Grose, "put him In great torture. Iiis
only means of relief being by resting
his weight on tits wrist, the pain of
which soon Iv'came intoleruhlo.” one
can very well believe him. esjieelally
wlK*n he makes the uOdttlou that a
man was not Infrequently left to stand
In this positlou for half an hour, al
though the orthodox period of endur-
auce was IS minutes.—-Loudon Graphic.
“I have 1 een tro iblel with indi
gestion For ten years, have 'tried
n.anv tilings and spent nt .< h m es-y
to lu* purpose until T *<*,. ( t Kodol
Dyi pep a Cure. I have taken two
bolt'es and gotten more relief from
tee th *n aH other medtenes take *.
I frel m rc like a b y than I l,a*e
felt in twenty years." Anderson
and
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Do you con tem plate erecting a monument
or tomb stone, or in any way im
proving your cemetery lot? If
so, write me at
CUTHEERTV GA.
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will call at yotr home to see you. The
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Cuthbert, Ga.
J. STERLING R0BRET5,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BAIN BRIDGE, . . GEOH
Will practice in all the courts.
JOE. H. GTLPlf
Attorney at Law,
BA IN BRIDGE, - - GEOB
f* Will practice law together L
courts, except, the criminal brunch»!
city court of Decatur county. .V
Publio iu office.
JOHN C* CHAS02T.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ba’inbridge, • G.
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Attorney-at-Law
BAINBRIDGE, - GhOKG
Will pi.ottice in.all the courts,
tal attention given to real estHte,
mercial and corporation practice.
Office in old Bank Building.
To the Fublic.
1 Have a very larg*» spring midsum
mer pasture near town wherg I will take
cows at morning and graze them during
the day. returning same at night, for the
sum of $1.3a per month.
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