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VOL. IV. NO. 28. <5 .w \f f Zk . V •V/*' •?< Vsift—Caa sC ! mm £ m f V5J 6M n c . Bo Suro to Cot HeocUa B.in»ar*r.rllla. ray child. See that they do not Rive}oumi)ihiaff else. You remcmiK-r it !.< ib«mrtttPiM «vlil"h did mania so much a year ago—my favorite Spring ftledicine Nearly everylanly need*, a pood *i>rins impurl- mcdl »tue Ilk* IIoortN Sarsaparilla to expel • iM aliieli aceunuduto iu the blood (hiringthe winter. I eep up rtmiflh as warm weather •% cm. ercato an appetite and premoto healthy illgt-r.tlon. Try Hood's Sarsaparilla i.nd you will !>o ennvtncctl of Its peculiar merits. It li the Ideal sprint; medicine — re¬ liable, bend- lal, plonsaut to take, and gives lull vaht" for the money, no suro to pet HoocTs Sarsapai*i!!a FftWhyall4rnr:;l«*i(. f I; *1*for?.*». l reparatloiily hr C. I- noon 4 CO., Ap^thecari,.'*, Lowell, Mmi. IDO Dosojs One Dollar KEYSTONE STRETCHER CARPET PR* Om HnAiral ■ 7 ' AxL' ■■ £* : ksi ipte'l m m t+' *,r> m i 3 BE 8 T ON EA 3 tTI!l ’!«( Perf«t, Complete asj Darahlo Stretcher Hale. UIINISBKD M i'h <lm\v.hp"rin, which drive In lo lh» floor at Ibo ba#o hoard, nnd a clamp by which a Arm hold la taken ou the carpet w 1th ^ut th* lcaat dancer cf ti-arirg or iron ing. It la atretohed to the derlrcd place l>y uahif; a* a lever *lic Uaudlo of a complete hammer, n.fth h nt for purpose* lu putting down u carpet. The only etri-icUnr that drawn the carpet close to the bate aud Into the cornet*. Macufactur* d of m«H**h!o nndwronght Iron, Tanking a tool her tM»t wlllliO't packed a life time. mm la In a neat wooden box, p yath It .00. direction* Special for prices using. to dealers S imple mot application. on receipt on Pickett & Rogers, Warren, Pa. ELEGANT AND USEFUL 1 o E o £ w ■x * or o TEE JOHNSON EEVOLvINS EC 32 CASE. With lHD*r«NmiKTSiiiav*«< llRI>.HI*. Ar-jvsTAui.ii to Looks ■"* . * 9 OP AKY r a ‘ jwi’Kitn i’i:f,sknt.j, JLm Clergymen, INVALUAtUJ TO J*liys!rIftTi*7 • wy*rs. JEUItor*, Dutikcr*, TcHcbtn, *. . ft, *• Mc-rchnnt*. Students, and all who read Hooks. CMEAPE 9 T! STRONGEST! BEST! Mad* of Iron, fmnhcd in Mack, with beautiful |jilt •raametuMion, if»d*r. it cannot watp. check, split, get on* of or wear out. 1 lach the If, 10 iu, square, w ill hold JA roH «i*e of Appleton’s Cyclop: ••• lolds more books in le»» space than any other < evice. No I. For Table, to hold 1 tier of -ooks, STO.OO i »» «, I* ** 2 tiers 12.00 •**,*“ I! 1 ** 2 “ . 12.00 ft* • I! -or, M 8 ** . *» •ft « 15.00 ft* . •< *1 ** | ** •« 18.00 - \ The best sire for general «• UN* S. IT Stepped, carefully packed, on i -* ! p- f price. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ll-iiatrated Lescript'-e price CHlalngHa list containing testimonials Free. and of Stationery .NovellIre. nearly 200 j>age*,sent on receipt of 25 cts. ANDERSON sAr KRUXI, 7 Bond Street, ...Hew York. N. ri [hoodM 1 - i # COMPOUND n EXTRACT I |C—M. MMM Mi SeMftt aM ra Mi i e l The iirportaace of poi lfytag tho blood ran Aot be ovcrt'bUmatcd, for without pure blood job cannot enjoy good UedUt. At ti ts acoaon nearly every one needs a good rksIu iBd to purify, vitalize, and enrich flu blood, and wo ask you to try Hood's Peculiar Sampnri'.la. It strenptbens &:><1 builds up the system, eveazes au apj'edto, aiiJljauc* tbe digestion, White it ©ridlmtcs disease. The peculiu cvunbinaUun, pt. portion, and preparation of the vegetable rencdles used givs to Sax»ai«r;T!a pceul- j-. ^ 1MKS1I |f CA |f lar euraiifo j-owera. Ko ■ other mediunobas such a record of wonderfnl cure*. If yea have nadc op your mind to boy Hood's tiarsaj artlla do net he indocod to take any other la lead. It is a PeenllM and If vwrlhy your confldeneo. Hood's Saraftpr.riRa i* si id by ell druggist* ftepared by C. L Hood c. Co., LotroO, Mom, 100 Do9.e9 Ono Dollar •j. idjlf i * I® ••A H # m No. 2. Efiov'on’flakhnv. ft f I s r 'A t i' H; Adv li_ i- V — H J1 l ft * > ;* V > . : IT IE « -pt \ fiiimiL<TnTS l|^x. JLIS Bji Kv* Pi ^ * Pcr.usnKD Evkry Friday. WW? ****** ?l? if A‘JiItrt AflAV" tTTIT SUMiDfltfi TltVf! *Oi& GAIN h> f - -- -- -- -- -- GA. hiTbscrl ptfouAtoTesI OnoAmv Ohncopv.’.dMnrMith.-....................' nncyoar $ino .50 Oi .* cv>i»y, three month.................... zo and when not Whl'bo * 1>tr i Advertising Rates. : (mp j »nr«/(;oi. lines or less Rourgnniso) one ins* in «».. ......... ............ ; nV.iI?,* i^SVVdm'X'lO \\it. K*litorl.nl liGticv-, wln»m mju«>ted for -tuitl Ix-nt-fit, 10 cents per hue. ail v<rtiM-m«iiu. On<* in h c;ir«l is^erted in thoPuKness Di rectory for Kivu Dollar*«year. oordingly. published until onlercdout, and charged nc liill* are dun whet, thftadyorti.wmonts art* SS’nwIdS! t!w m ° Ut,y WMl Lu C4,Ilwl iUr HILL li. G UAH AM, 3 /rf n»ffrr «(' F.<Utor. DIRECT ill n 9 CHUFXIIES. flAmsT Oiicueu.-Kov. Z.T. Weaver,Fas¬ ter. Frrnehieg Sunday-school 1st and 3rd Sundays in each month. 9 a. nu, .1. K, Paul* .in Snpt. l’raycr meeting Thursday even¬ ings. I IMktiiowst Trenching Ciirrim. 2nd —Rev and .T.O. Langston Va-tor. 4th Sundays Vi\ in Graham n thmonth. Sunday-school Ladies’ 'J a. in. A. day afternoon. Supt. Young Prayer meeting Prayer Tues¬ mens’ meet¬ ing Tuesday evening. Regular Prayer meet¬ ing Wednesday evening. Pkksiiytkuun Church.' Sunday school 9 a. m. .J. I*. II. Brown Supt, MASONIC DIRECTORY. Darlky Loook, No. 17.—Regular meet¬ ing Ut nnd 3rd Saturday ewiiinge. T. XI Brown, 8ec., D. F. Gunn, \Y. XI. L vvavettk Cn a it ic a No. 12— Regular meetingH 2nd Saturday evening. XV. A. Graham, II. P. XV. A. Graham Council,No. 22—Regular meeting 4th Saturday evening. XV. A. Gru ham, T I G XI. lv of II. Gallic? Lodge No. 1887—Regular \V. meeting 2nd nnd llh Tumlny nights K LigliUoot, Reporter. T XI l>i<»\vn, Dictator C 9 tfNTY. RvrKRioR Co CRT.—Hon. .1 T Clarke judge ■I II Gm-ri v, solicitor. .) XV -Sntlivo, clerk •J T XfeA!li-t» r, sfn-iiff. Regular term, <Uf> .Motulays iu XIarch ami September, Court of Ordinary.—IL T. Foote, Ordinary, Regular meeting 1st, Monday in each month County Court —G. G. Lark, .LkIl'c. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. J. E. Paul!in, S. D. Coleman. J. F. Croc 1 , A. L. Foster, J. N. Bigbie, County Trkasurhr, J. P. H. Brown C.vx Coi.i.KCTon, W. 11 . Harrison. i\vx nzcijYKit, T. It. Davis. Coroner, J D Owens. IRWIN &, WARWICK. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. iHTWlll Frii' lice in Superior Courts PatuuUi Circuit. tf T. XIANDEVILLi:, PHYSICIAN ami SURGEON CSUOkfick it Ci*xtR.tL Drug Stokz. f , 1 Id. CONE, 1 v/ • BARBER. Sliop underEISDElt’S Pict¬ ure Gallery. Central Rs^flroad of Georgia. Xotire to Trareting Public: The best niul cheapest passenger route to NEW YORK and BOSTON i.viu „ Suvunnnh find , oK -jnntSteamerstlionco t*ii*senc<-rs before purchasing tickets vim , ther routes would do well to inquiredlrst of the , which merits they of will tho avoid route dust via 8a and w vaiinu tedious , .i. by a all-rail rule. Rates include meal and state dune lUnuul 1st. pood trip tickets to return will until be placed Oetobcr on sale N.-w York -leaaiors saiis tn-weekly. Boston puny,or to E T.‘Chariton, ii. P. A. Savan null, Ga. C\ G. Axoersox, Agt steamers, tfrr Savannah, Go. - MKT SUFFER PAIR! Put on a Deane’s Rheumatic Plaster—Your Druggist keeps cents in stamps and we wiH send you one sample free. (Only one sample sent to one address, Tnd *«kws.“SS nd d b istd ^the^nSS Hospitals For ar Rheumatism, s !*n America. “ Pleurisy Pains in Lungs, Neuralgia, Chfst, Back, Kidneys, Liver or Stom arch they take hold at once and cure effectual!v Full HirAotirm* on overv Plaster. Be suro and get DSTOfi’S RheUPiafir 4 Plastprs * iL-L u Tha 5 ? nfwQ* Pl*~f**r Co 7 ht 21 91 £ * *3 Dey St., MV N. Y., U. , S. A. a HUE? UngHT 8 mtfm DAIII9 £ Mills - Z~ ■?' FORT GAINES, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1889. ONLY A HUSK. - Torn Darcey, yet a young man, had grown to be a very bud one. At heart ho might have been ali right, if his head and his will had only been all right; but these being wrong, the whole machine was go* to the bad very fast, though there were limes when the heart felt something of its old truthful yearnings. Tom had lost his place n8 foreman in the great machine shop, and what money he hud now earned came from odd jobs of link erieg which he was ab!o to do, here and there, at privato houses; lov Tom was a genius as well as a mechanic, au*I when his head steady enough, he could mend a ® lo,k ' “f®'”" » wat ® h > “ «•“ “ S ho cuulli *ut up and regulate a steam engine—and this latter ho could do belter than ant other man ®r tli« Stott Falls Manufacturing Tom Co. One day had a job to mend a broken mowing maebiue and rca l ,er » for which ho received five dollars, and on the follawing morn ing he started out for his old haunt —the village tavern. He knew his wife sadly needed the money, and that his two little children were in ubsoluto suffeiing from want of clothing, and that morning he held a debato with tho I otter part oi himsell; but the better part had be*, como very weak and shaky, and tho demon of appetite carried tho Ho awa)* to the tavern Tom went where, for two or three hours, ho felt the exhilarating effects of the alcoholic draught, and fancied him¬ self laugh; happ}*, as he could sing and but, as usual, stupefaction followed, and the man died out Ho drank while % he could stand, and then lay down in a corner, where his companions left him. It was late at night, almost mid*, night, when tho landlord’s wife came into the barroom to see what kept her husband up, and she quick¬ ly saw Tom. “Peter," mood, said “why she, don’t not in a pleas ant you send that miserable Tom l)aree3‘ home ? lle‘s been hauginging around here long enough." sleep. Tom's The stupefaction dead was not sound coma had left the brain, and the calling of his namo stung his senses to keen attention. He hud an insane love for rum, but did not love the landlord. Ip oth¬ er 3'ears, Peter Tindar and himself had loved and wooed tho sweet maiden—Ellen (Joss—and lie won her, leaving Peter to lake up with tho vinegary spinster who had bought him tho tavern, and he knew that lately the tapster had gloated over the misei3* of the wo¬ man who had once discarded him. ‘Why don’t 3*011 send him home?' demanded Mrs. Tindar, with an im¬ patient stamp of the foot. . ‘Hush, Lets}! lie's got mone}*. Let him be, and lie'll bo sure 10 spend it before lie goes home, I‘ll have the kernel of tho nnt, and his wile 10:13* have tho husk !’ Wiih a snitfanda snsp Betsy • urned away', and shortly af ertvard Tom Darcey lifted himself upon h ; s elbow. ‘Ah, Tom, are 3*ou awake ?’ ‘Yes:’ ‘Then rouse up aud have a warm glass.’ Tom got upon his feet and stead icd himself. •No, Peter, I won t drink an3* more to night.’ ‘It won't hurt }*ou, Tom—just u drop.’ ‘I know it won't,’said Tom, but¬ toning up his coat l>3* the onl3 r soli tary button left. And with this he went out into ‘l.o chill air of night. When he got aw«3* from the shadow of the . vpvcrn, he stopped and looked up ^ yho stars, and then he looked . the . earth. . ; “own upon . | ‘Aye,’he muttered, grinding his : heel in the gravel, ‘Peter Tindar is ia | c i n g R 1C kernel and leaving poor Elicit the husk, and I am helping him to do it. I I am am robbing robbing my my 1 VVi j e of joj*, o„mlort“.oGbi„ robbing rnv children ol I'ono.- uud R mysolt ‘>t love and life—just that Peter Tindar ma}* have the kernel and Ellen the husk! We'llsee.’ It was a revalation to tho man. , T — o tavern Keeper s brief speech, C not for his ears, had come upon his senses as fell the voice oi tiie risen Oue upon Saul of Tar s us. ‘Vi e ll sec,’ setting his foot firmly open- tb. gronnd, and thcn.bc On the following morning he said lo his w,Te: ‘Ellen, have you any coffeo in the loV«"in.'«k v nr She was instead glad coffee ot the old. old ei. de, l* * . . 1 .. * , g^d and J™™ btrong. * CUI>; there was really mas.c . in Tom « voice; and the wile set about the work with a H strange flatter in I her heart. . om an Wf> ( ‘ u P iI ^ . rant coffee, and then slron r* ,rfl g > ^!" tc l\ 1 2 aiu i “jkVd"*!rTj * a ked 8lr t^ 1 ^ h ? ‘ 7 U V Xhc great manufactory, , whero ho found t ^-Scott »u the office. f want to learn my Dade over Again. ‘Kh, Tom! What do j’ou moan?’ ‘I m«an that it‘s Tom Darecy, come back to the old place, asking jorgivcncss lor the past, and bop- | ing to do better in tho luturo. ! ‘Tom.” cried the manafactnrer, j starting hand, forward and earnest/ graspin hta it 4 are you in s really the old Tom ?’ Ls what s left of him, sir, and, we‘ll have him whole and strong vcr work” Y soon if you‘ll only set him at: ‘Work! Avc, Tom, and bless 3 ou, too! There is an engine to be sct up and tested to*>day. Come With me. Tom‘s hands were weak and un* _ his brain was clcar^ and under his skilful supervision the f."^" it it was was not not n " o r^;Z“" perfect. peilect. d Cr. Thpre Ih.ere d ’ av were were b ™ gaistakes ipistakcs which which ho he had had to to correct, correct, and and it it was was late late in in the the evening evening when when tho work was complete. ‘How flow is is it it now, now, Tom?’ lorn, asked ,, asked , Mr. Mr. .. Scott, ocott, as as he no eamo came into into tho tho testing testing house house and and found found the tho workmen workn.cu ready ready to to depart. depart. ‘She*8 ‘She's all all right, right, sir. sir. You You ^ may may d> give ive 3* your our warrant warrant without without fear.’ fear.’ ‘God bless 3*011, Tom ! You dooH know how liko sweet music the olu voice sounds. Will 3 0U take 3 r our place r,gj>in ?’ ‘Wait till Monday morning, sir. If yuu will efi'er it to mo then, I will take it. At tho little cottage Ellen Dar ce\’s fluttering heart was sink’og. That morning, after Tom had gone fhe bad found a two-dollar bill in ner coffeo cup. She knew that he left it for her. She had been out and bought tea and sugar and flour and butter, and a bit of tender 3 teak, and all day long and a ray of light had been dancing skim¬ ming before her—a ray from the blessed light of other days. With prayer and hope she set out the iea-tablo and waited, but tho sun went down and no Torn came. Eight o’clock—and almost nine. Oh, was it but a false glimmer af¬ ter all ? Hark! The old step! strong, cn* ger for homo. Yes, it was Tom, with his oiu grime upon his hands, and the odoi of oil upon his gar¬ ments. ‘I have kept }’OU waiting, Nel¬ lie ?’ 'Tom!’ T didn't mean to, but the woik hung on.’ You bacn 'Torn, Tom. have to the old shop.’ the old •Yes. and I’m to have place, and’— Tom.’ * ‘O’n, And she threw her arms aio-vu! his neck and covered his face with kisses. ‘Nellie, datling, wait a 1 title, and you shall have the old Tom back again.’ Tom. I‘vo him *Oh, got now — b!ess him, bless him. My own Tom. My husband, Daicey ni}’ darling. And then Tom realized tho full power and blessing of wo> man’s love. It was a banquet of the gods, was that supper—of household gods all »eslored—with the ant! bright angels of per.ee and love joy spreading .heir wings over the board. On tho following Monday mot n ing, Tom Darcey assumed his place at the head of tho great machine shop, and those who thoroughly knew him had no fear of his gov.g back in the slough and jovlcssacss. A few days later Torn met Peter T*ndar on the sL&cts. ‘Eh, Torn, old boy, whal’s up?’ ‘I am up—right side I up.’ ‘Yes —1 sec. Lut hope you haven’t forsaken us Tom V *1 have fovs~-ken 011 1 }’ the evil 3*ou have in store, Peter. The fact !«, 1 concluded my wife and Jili'o ones had fed on husks long enough and if there was a kernel !cL in m3’ heart, or in my manhood, they should have it.’ ‘Ah, you heard what I said to my *‘Y’es, wife that night?’ I shall bo PevCi; and graie | £*uI to you 4 foi* it as long as 1 livo. }f Hw v * i rem emem c on banco ,' T.:lCO of Of you *’*_’!! will will rl- p! ; 1 ways Jmtb be tel'cvcd by that tinge ' oi w ,ua b-• »< 3 . 0 > Capital Punishment in 1088 . Tho number of legal executions , during the year has increased over last year, when . :t was much sma.l- , J cr than for many years pievious. The total number was eight3*-»even n8 con .. pa e od with seventy-nine in ISs <’ c^tythreo in L 83 and 10 c in 1?G5 * Tbo execul :° a ,n the scv * eral Slates we- e a? follows : Alaoa- 3 i Tllir,,:s ' 2 i b ^ , b Kansas. 2; Kentncdty. l; Lou ana » S: Ma ‘- % * an » Massac u n sc a t.-. Mipi)esola ’ ^ M,ssiss? P^ ^ soon, 4; New York, 9 ; Now „ Carolina 2 -Oh : 3 Ore j L -'•o.in lj ono?, Uu,o. o u, * uie gcr, 1 ; Pepr?_y!vania, 5 ; South Car ol'aa Tennessee, 2 ; Texas, G; Ar izona, 1; Iuaho. Montana, 0 Washington, J; Wyoming, I; Indi »n Tcnitory. 2. OF this number a :i wcre ma u but ono . tiru-even ^ * W ero whites, twenty-nine negroes and one Chinaman.—Chicago Tri Lane. IIow Frogs Arc Hunted. “The Hackensack meadows, over Jn Je,-scy. hunt iss •frogs.” about Ike best plirce to tor So spoke a Fulton street market man Last the other morning. u wintoi/* ho continued, U I dag 11 Dor. frozen frogs out of one | 10 | 0 of Sprout branch of Saddle Rj ver . An order came to mo for eight dozen, and as I bad not a jumper in my winter pit at home and not a noso to to be seen above water, the prospects for my $42 for that eight dozen iuunt"' frogs looked bluo. But I took a over to the branch, and ulicr looking over tho ground found a hoio that seemed likely, and all at once tho r idea smd dig out io '° the sleeping }*** «» < beauties. ™ 1 « '* Waterlogged wood and leaves had formed a natural dam at tho litilo l’oixFs half outlet, and it only look a days work to cut the dam away and then bail cut tho water which would not How ’ and there I had tho whole naked bed of the pond spread out rcaey for my work. “With a couple of flat boards strapped to my feet, so that I would not sink, l went over the mud with a scoop shovel, turning it over to tho depth of about eight inches, and out of that little pond I took eleven dozen table-size bullfrogs— not very fat, to be sure, and awful¬ ly' drows3*; ^ ut I s °o n remedied that b3* soaking them at homo for a couple of days in warm water. A frog takes in water through the skin, you know, and every consci¬ entious dealer soaks his frogs bo fo.-o selling them. My winter Logs woke right up in the warm wale \ and when I delivered them wero lively and plump. “If the frog has one enemy he has a thousand, Herons eat him, and sn do ducks, snakes, fishes, kingfishers, owls, crawfishes, and most every water insect that lives. Man is not his worst enemy by a good deal; and when a man is wil¬ ling to pa3* enongh for a frog to en¬ able the hotel to pa}’ ino $3 a doz¬ en for them, then I say tho man deserves every lrog ho gets. Yes, there is money* in frog-hunting for ono who who knows how, cspocial in winter. 1 have what I call a winter Log-pit at home, made up of several tubs of mud and warm water, in a room kept at a mild temperature all iho time, which 1 slock in tho fall, and sell from when the ma shes aio frozen up. It is an old counti*}’ idea, and is common in Paris, where they never see a frog half us big as our bull Log, from one 3’c-ars end to the other. ”—Eqchango. -«♦-» Oil--- Flexible btonc. There lay this morning on the desk of Mr. Samuel Hodgkins, act¬ ing chief clerk of the war depart¬ ment, u stone It wrapped in brown paper. weighed about a pound and was perhaps thirtcon inches in length, 2 and 1-2 in width, and one ihiru of an iucli thick, The texture of the stone was fine and presented no evidence of stratifica¬ tion, and Wis smooth over the en¬ tire surface. A knife blade made no impression on tho particles. There was no doubt as to its being possessed a genuine stone, flexibilii}' but it nevertheless the of a piece of india-rubber. When taken in tho hand and shaken in the direc¬ tion ot its flat surfaces it would bend back and forth with a dull, 'muffled sound. The movement was more of a laxity in the adhesion, apparently lior.zontully than an clas'.icily. W lien held on one end the other dropped and remained in thiyt position. With the two ends supported on rests, tho free center could bo pressed half an inch below the middle line. With ono end held firmly on tho do.‘k the other could be bent upward over an inen. The movement was no‘ confined to ono direction—in the plane of the flat surfaces—but the ! entiio stone seemed to be construct cd .........<•-' on the principle of an universal joint, with a * movement -............... in all direc¬ tions under pressure. It came from a mountain in North Carolina, and bears the name of ‘flexible sand stone/ The entire mountain is composed of' material, and pieces cut at ran dom exhibitlhe same flexible prop erties.—-Washington Star. _ t * _ ?r pTylbe „ * r . n ... ^ , . . me fare Mrs. B.-No, indeed; I II pay ,1. 1 .. ^ rs * C 1 jT D<> ” ot th,n „ k tickets .° 3Uc1 for . 1 a 1 ^°' c P* e,lt J .is ft those ss “P last tickets when I p^to get a near bunch, any. ^ A c 5n restaurant an hour later)-Weli I declare, Ihavcfor gotten my purse. ! "ra. Mrs. B o. —So oo have nave I i min^ min.. Is is it u ‘ ^ i in.« i ... ( lheieneh.bat little really broa^.t’ so money with me that— Mrs. D—Never mind. The pro prietor here knows me, and i will leM ,,im to char ^* it to Cousin George—Philadelphia It'cord. Immenso deposits of tripoli havo been found near Salt Luke Cuy. Thought ^lxo Was Hissed. There is no city in the United States where mistakes arising from ignorance of the customs of other countries are more likely to occur than in Washington. Seine eve*, nings ago there was a social gath** or ing at one of the most hospitable residences in tho city, Not the least important incident on thisoc** casiou was the singing of tho daugh¬ ter of a certain South American minister, Tills young lady, tall, beautiful, with largo lustrous dark eyes, at once audience. engaged the sympa^ thy of her She hud but lately arrived in Washington and her English was so imperfect that sho sang the words of her song on* ly in her own language. ‘La Palo* ma’ WA##er selection, nndl its plain¬ tive strains rendered by her rich contralto voice held her auditors almost spellbound. At its conclu¬ sion tho enthusiasm created broke out in applause. There were sev¬ eral old gentlemen, one a member of congress, who showed thoir ap¬ preciation not only by a look of kindly approval on their faces, but by patting tho floor with their foot; and so loudly did they express Lhemsclvos that they wero heard above all tho other manifestations of enthusiasm in the room. Tho Senonta, who at first received fho appreciative appiauso floor smilingly, looked down to tho as her dyes filled with lears, and tho mus cics of her mouth evidently played tremu¬ labor¬ lously. Sho was ing under a heavy emotion not re¬ sulting from tho praise the applause and gave her. A moment rnoro sho drew forth and slowly raised to her eyes a dclicato laco handker chief’ then rising slowly she cross¬ ed the room to where her father sat. Uo arose wonderingly to moot her. “Padre, sho said, “olios mo buls ian. Llavcrnc a casa. (Father, they hiss mo. Take me homo.) “No. no. Es una equivocacion solo. Elios nos hachen honor. (No, no. It is a mistake. They do us honor L*}' the applause.) “Pero patcau. (But they stamp their feet.) “Ah, said tho experienced dip¬ lomat, laughing, and continuing in Spanish : “You aro not in our southern country. Hero the stamping ot feet is not to hiss, but to applaud. Scnorita b}' this time Tho was surrounded by her hostess and oil) cr ladies, inquiring and concerned for the cause of her grief, and when tho minister explained to them tho custom ot his country and the mis¬ interpretation of tho stamping of feet, they consoled their young guest, who smiled through her tears, and final 1}' encore.—‘New responded to York a demand for an Tribune. WLy lie Couldn’t Vote for Can¬ non. One of tho refreshing features of' »ho speakership frankness contest with in which the House is the some of' tho members give their reasons for refusing to support cer¬ tain candidates. Representative Joe Cannon’s friends are telling with a great doal of relish why he can’t rel}' on the support of a load¬ ing Republican whoso district is not 1,000 miles from New York. A lieutenant of tho popular Illinois member was urging his ciaims up on New Yorker. Tho latter was against Mr. Cannon and said so quite plainly, though he refused to give any reasons for opposition. Tom Reed? , Arc you committed to inquired the Cannon lieutenant. No, was the reply. To McKinley? No. To Julius Ceasar Brown? No. Then why are you so strongly against our man? Well, said the disgusted Now Yorker, if 3*011 insist on knowing, you shall know. I'm rgainst Joe Cannon, good fellow stand though ho is, because I can t the idea of silting here for two }*cars and fac¬ ing a man as homely as ho is. That is all there is to it. Mr. Cannon’s friend thought the joke a good one and ho told to it that gentleman’s recalled supporters. One of them at once tho way Can¬ non on a certain occasion last yoar characterized a fellow member who is now a rival for tho rpeakership. Said lie : When I am in the presence ol --, I feci like the Chinaman be¬ fore the Jos£,. I know that he is ugly, bat good heavens, how great ho is.—N. Y. Tribune. *c* The use of the telegraph instru¬ ment, remarks ihe New York Tribune, has become so much of an cycr}*day thing and such a con¬ venience that men seem to forget what a wonderful, thing it is.. A newspaper man telephoned to the cable office the other da}* and ask **<1 :t :l London special dispatch haJ y«'- T' 10 -P« r ' at a r replied tout it had not, and said: “Wait a minute and I will ask London if tho copy has come in there.” In a few minutes, not more than ten or fifteen, he called over the telephone wire: “Lon don has not received tho copj* yet. , ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Khurp Words, How they sting and wound and rankle ! IIow the ghost of them lingers to torment u&! They hurt a I' k o those that glvo and • those that reeuivo »hcm. And how full tho world is of ihem. how readily they lean to the tongue and fail t ®r om'iho lips ! Oh, the great pity O l i.! Tho groat wonder of it when wo Jovo our own sq well, and know that any moment wo may soo thorn turn to dust and ashes bofero our eves anti w3 bo powerless to prevont it, that wo should pain them with those sharp words, which will sling both thorn and us so bitterly ! Well lor us all would it be. if when tho care, tho pain and tho la¬ bor of tho day is over, wo could sink upon our pillows to rest, with no ghosts of angry words to haunt our slumber and leer at us in tho dai kness and in the silence of tho lonely night watches. Ali, readers of this dear paper, which is trying so faithfully to load us in all right and pleasant Wat's, led mo entreat you to guard well tho citadel of your lips, watch well the words which fall from 3'our tongue, lest you mar and disfiguro both your own life and those en> trusted to your keeping, Let us endeavor to speak kindly whether wo feel so or not, and cultivate it as a habit, until it becomes ns nat¬ ural to us as tho air wo breatho. There arc heights and depths in iwiiioncss, of which we have perhaps never yet dreamed. And did you evor think how much sorrow and suffering every human heart has to hear in this world cf sin ? There is no day so • bright in any human life but whalj some cloud floats over its sunshine > there is no heart so freo lrom caro that it does not boar tho burden of a cross; then let 11s not add the weight of unkindness to burdens already hoavy. B«>3*s and girls, if‘}*ou kuow3’our angry words to brother or sister, and your wilful ways brought tho ’ grey hairs to your mother’s head, and tho wrinkles to nor brow, you surel}’ would rbmombor to bo more kind and thoughtful. And. mothers, if 3*011 knew tho busy foot so ready to patter aftor y-ou der everywhere, would soon wan¬ into an open grave. }*ou would take more pains to lend them int» all right and loving wa} T s; if 3*011 could realize that the restless hands so ready to find mischief would soon be folded so cold and still that all 3*our kisses and your tears eoald not move them or warm them you would be rnoro gontlo and more patient. rnoro/ f May wo all in the future bo careful of our words, and watchful oi our tor.gues, that wo may help iustead of hinder others.--Con*« tributor to Woman’s World. An Ordinary Men’s Club. In Tho XVliter, published tn Bos¬ ton, a subscriber asked what con¬ stituted eligibility to membcrsh'.p in the Boston Press Association. Tho editor stated tho requisites and added “women arc not eligible to membership." d Another subscriber, a woman, ai an interested reader asked why. To her, as well as to the rest of us, it was a littlo singu¬ lar that women should ho debarred from association with tho bright minds ot their profession in just this way, and only bccauso of her inl'ciior sex. She may do any of lbs work required of men, before they are considered members of tho press as a profession. She may bo contributor, editor, manager or re¬ porter, but is incapacitated cn acs count ot her sex to become a mem¬ ber of the Boston Press Association. When the reader asked why, tho editor's answer was, ‘because wo¬ men were thought out of place iu an ordinary men’s club.', A light this began misguided to dawn in tho mind of woman. What an erroneous impression sho had had of the of this famed Boston Press Association ! Sho had really felt it a deprivation to bo debarred from membership: but you see, she was mistaken in its object, when sho supposed she was missing a great help in her literary carccrN It is on!y an ‘ordinary men's club,* sister workers—a very ordinary ono too, no doubt, where a ‘woman would bo out of place.’ You.know* the smoky atmosphere, bazy witk ehoicc(?) would language bo and permissible doubtful stories not in a woman’s prcscnco. would Probably, insist loo, the women on maintaining the supremacy of head over heels, and the poor suffering men would be compelled Lord intended to keep their tect whero the them to be. XVe haven’t lost any** thing b}* being denied admittance! to this ‘ordinary men’s club,’ bufc why can't wc have ono of our own t and on a very different basis-ono that will help and strengthen U3 in our work.-Woman’s Work. Pop. is Queen Victoria’s other name Lizc ? No, my aon. Why do you ask ? Why, Englishman, you know and Shakespeare I’ve was an just heard } T ou tcad where ho says: •Uncasj* Lizo, the bead that wears a crown,’ and Victoria wears the crown doesn’t sho 1 —Texas Sifts ings.