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VOL. IYi THE ADVERTISER Prm.iHHKT) Every Kumar. FORT GAINES, . . ----GA Hulmcrlptioii Kates. One copy, one year.... $1.00 Onacopy.ftix month*,. .50 Ono copy, three month .30 Tbe*e are advanced prices and when not paid until the end of the year 25 per cent Will b« added. Advertising Knte«. liourgoolse) One square, (tan line* or less ono insertion...................................$1.00 For each lularquent inieitinn......... .50 Notice* in local column, 10 cent* par line. Editorial notice*, where requested for per¬ sonal benefit, 10 rent* per line. Al l. PKRhOSAI, MATTER iMH’BtK TRUE. Obltuarie* must be paid for as other ad vertbement*. One in'-h card inserted in tho Business Di¬ rectory for Five Dollar* a year. tion AdvertiiMiront* number inserted of insertions without vpeelfira- will be a* to the published until ordered out, nhd charged ue cordlngly. HlilL dud when the advertisements aro are banded in and the money will bw called lor When needed. WILL It* on AH AM, Mu naffer «(’• Ktlitor, ............ DIRECTORY. CHURCHES. Baptist CntmcH.-R«-v. Z.T. Weaver,Pas¬ tor. Preaching 1st and 3rd Sundays in each month. Hiindiiy-»<’!m<d 9 n. »■>., J. K, Paul lin Hunt. Prayer meeting Thursday even¬ ings. MKTiromaT CJiitfRcn.—Rev J.O. Langston V*slor. Preaching Sunday-school 2nd and 4th Sunday* VV. A. in #arh month. W a. m. Tues¬ Graham Hfiernwon. Supt. Ladies’ Prayer meeting day Young Regular mens’ Prayer Pray meet¬ ing Tue-day Wednesday evening. er meet¬ ing evening. I’KKMIIYTEKIAN Clll»RCH. -Sunday* School 9 a. in. J. P. IJ. Brown Sunt, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. J. E. Paullin ,*S.*1). Coleman. J. F. Creel, A. L. Foster," J. N. Bigbie, County TRiAHtmteit, J. P. II. Brown Tax Oom.fa'tou, \V. U. Harrison. Receive A, T. R. Davis. rjORONER, J 1) Owens. MASONIC DIRECTORY. Dari.ki Lonoa, No. 17.—Regular evening*. meet¬ M ing 1st and 3rd Saturday T. Brown, See., 1). F. Gunn, \\ . M. Lakaykttk 2nd Saturday OHAPTKR evening. No. 12—Regular \\. A. meetings II. P. Graham, W. A. Graham Council, No. 22— Regular meeting 4th Saturday evening. W. A. Uiu lmm, T l G M. ^ K of If. Gaines Lodge No. 1887—Regular meeting Lightfoot, 2nd Reporter. and 4th Tuesday T M.Brown, nights Dictator \\ . K County. StTKUToR Court.— lion. .1 T Clarko judge clerk II Guorry. »oli<‘itor. .1 W Hutlive, T McAllwter, iheritf. Regular term, 4tk Monday* in March and September, Court or Ordinary.— R. T. Foot*, Ordinary. lingular meeting 1st, Monday in eaeb month Count* Court— G. G. Lark, J ud go. IRWIN & WARWICK, ATTOHNEYS AT LAW. tfWUl Practice hi Superior Courts of I’ataula Circuit. if J. T. MANUfiYILLE, IMIYSICI VX ami SURGEON fcSjuOKri’ K it Chntral Data Stork. O. E. CONE, IlAmiEU; IMu Shop under EIN DEU’S Pict¬ ure Gallery. Central Railroad of Georgia. yoticc to Traveling Public: The best iu\d cheapest passenger route to NEW YORK and BOSTON '"‘ Is via Savannah ami elegant Steanu'r* thence Pussongm before jmrehasing ticket* via * other rimtei would do well t»> inquire tirst <»f th«i merits oftiio route dost via Savannah, tedious by which they will it void and a all-rail ride. Hate* indiuie meal and state¬ room on Steamer. June Round 1st. good trip ticket* to return will until be placed October October on i 81st. sale New York *tearners sail* tri-weekly. Boston *ttfrtuierwk‘.'kly from Savannah. I or further information » pply to unv agent ofthi* coin puny, pmo finh’, Grt. or to K C. T.,Charlton, G. Aellkkox, Aijt P* A. steumt Snvan- r*, Ifrf Savannah, Ua. IT WILL PAY YOU If vou contemplate making a trip to :uiv with the remtef before starting how far i* what do** R effete. WRITE TOME. of I charge, will at nil information time- cheerfhlly draired. furni-h Jf fn... any you are a non-midont, departure kmdly nmi advira I will me m that ad tanca of ymir ^ ES$ ud trUbin^rnW, onfner** TOUT thSMvra rar beiths. ^ into pn-; vnte Acurrio .1 write* Will bo viMtod .f d,* *in*d.Mid anv information chmfUlly given.; V ew^ ^eH, ' Mi„ m'^ite, JhllilUccih™, .«!■ tbrvdgb, and reader*ny a^*t*ao9 powib'.c for th»'ir cy nfort and weliara. For ticket mu'*, mans, schedule*, or any Information, do not he-itHtr to command u.«.. No trouble to be acemuiuod*.ting. CLYDE 1IOSTICK, tfnrreUmr l’a*»-engcT Airent, Central B;iii read of Georgia, • Savannah, G.l P pXIJ IVt aud whiskey Habits cured at home without Free. pain, B. M. lbmk \VO<*L- of nartiruhtr* sent CY, M. 1), Office 6<>4 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. •Tly. / he Advertiser 1 A mht i•- wm rjmt •i vSsfi -' y ... r. =7 4 ORGANS, YOUR HOME \ IS NOT FURNISHED , WITHOUT ONE. SAVANNAa., Nov. I, 1888. Forty Thmt*;u tl Southern llofnen iniule anil lini>l>v with tine InMtrunici:t* wince 1810, still the kiiihI work «nrn on. 5,0(81 rtnno* nn<t Orgiuis sold Inst year, ft,linn k for this year. Lower Price* $ .tetter llMttMNHMttal Knwier Term* niul srentfr Indurrnu-iitw will «iiin ua thla In* creased sale. Tliou-nml* of Heine* yet iinsiipiilied with IiistriimentN (lint iniyht fo-dny he cn|oylu« them throuHh our easy sj stem of'scttiiiii. t’ ASII In |>:ij’ down nol needed. We have A PLAN liy which, WITHOUT lilSK, any one ettn obtain rn Instrument of unv Stylo or I'rlce, mukiiiK either MO>TULY, <|l!AUTi:tM.Y until mtid or YKAItf.Y PAYMENT* of lor, meanwhile niJoyiuM u-c Instrument. No extortionate price*. No Risk. No For. fell lire of nil ens.i |>it id if lnst:illin< nts can¬ not bo |ironi(itly paid. Contract perfectly FA I it and KtlPITAHI.E. protecting pur* chimers from ull Imposition or Ion*. Write ns nud we will point out the wny t* g et n tine In strument Easily and atn l,oil Price t Wonoerfnl bu ran Ins for Fall 1888. llrlter llmu nay In-foro nflVrrd. I’rlrri I.nr«*-ly Reduced. Notice these NI’KCIAL OIII-.R8, Upright Piano om? $200 writers—Rosewood—Fully 7'{, Octaves—Overstrung yvale—Throe Guaranteed —Sweet Tone. Catalogue Price, $600. Parlor Organ . o R| y $65 Four Sets Reeds—11 Stops—Couplers— Handsome Fuse. Catalogue Price, $<00. Stool, Cover, all Instructor,Music Paid. Book and Freight Other Special OlTtir.i juM an pood. Larffest Slock Sou'll to chunxe .from. TEX ORAXD MAKERS, ru) Different Stylet. Can sail alt buyer*. Write lur eat't'ojiuet, circular*, and Eire Copy of our new paper • Sharps and Flats," ijivinyfull und valuable Information. RflMERIuCn OUR 1.0\V PRICES. OUR EASY TERMS. ON IB PRICE ONLY. HANDSOME OUTFITS. REST INSTRUMENTS* AM. FREIGHT 1»A1 U. 1.1 DAYS’ TRIAL. MONEY SAVED ALL. LUDDEN&BATES SOUTHERN XUSIC HCUX SAVANNAH, 6A. CM AS. R; HERRON, JOHN u. GRUDRY, Herron & Gaudry, (Success rs to L. J. Guilnmrtion & Co.) COT ! ON FACTORS, AND Com m is,si on .Iferch a n is. 120 Bay Street, — Savannah, Georgia. 1 ibenvl advances made on cotton consign A ed to us for sale. Consignments ot cot¬ ton solicited, itnd strict attention will be giv¬ en to all business entrusted to us. 9216m Biicklein'sAruicaSalvo The Best Sai.tr in the world for Cuts. Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sort's, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains. Corns and all ^kin Eruptions, positively cures Files, or uo pay received, is guar¬ anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 2a ets. per box. For *u!e by \V, M. Speight. TO Jjtlo SAVED. Complete harness Why only $7. 25 cent catalogue free. pay retail prices We sell 800 sett each month. Agents want ini. National Harness Co.. Whole¬ sale Mani’factcuebs, 14 to 24 Wells st., Buffalo. N. Y. IB WEEKS. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapj^ed to any address the United States for hree months on j^n'ipt of ONE DOLLAR, Liberal discount allowed to post agent/' , uu i clubs. Sample copit's mailed free. Address all orders to ltlCHARDK. FOX. ^Franklin Sjuare, N.Y. — . _ _ iddv. Have your Note, v . Letter . t , r PIIpl and Vvlopea, Bill Pi»*ter», Head#, Statements, Inviutions, Kn ei n»,aas m tii U>. Mrkmni l 1 i llLiJLi n H H Mi~ u r o« r Bg^L 1^a££^ ug fftft %«t.rhu,«u». «n.< wia S? ,« ass s.ni Wold ^« lA pT)pn H nhlj l>g/> mlern f>Uusd \Jjon* mm- iv«-*ou ef eq»«l sn«ch »»la*. u> ^ ait!; r.n kcot «*• free, tt—f-Uktr -rish ostrury. ft* w hi mmr tor 9 •*«•(*■ » mbc Who «t *t eoct ones «ta C*B W mu* «»• of ef ^ FORT GAINES, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1889. A SERMON ON UNBELIEF. Jly Z. T. Weaver. The nature or essence of Unbelief is to deny the promises of God, repudiate the atonement and sit in judgment upon the veracity of the Almighty. Modern society is leavened with it on all sides. In one form or another it cau be seen and heard and felt. Its most common form manifests itself in the utter disregard of the gospel by ihose who so often listen to its sublime teach¬ ings. It is truly painful to see so many people, living under the lights of tho present age, so inconsiderate of* their best and truest interest. The cause of this deplorable sorrow is unbelief. Unbelief attacks men from different standpoints. In some it appeals to the head and attempts to dethrone the su¬ premacy of God by an intellectual con tx-udiction. The most important things in tho‘history of the world must be be¬ lieved from testimony. Deny the right to believe upon testimony, and you de stroy all social orejer and domestic peace: criminals Could not be convicted, and a mad sway of ruin would run riot over the land. When unbelief says, then, that nothing but what is known by the senses can bo trusted, it strikes at the root of all good, and would give us no history of the past whatever. ' Some are inclined to unbelief by a wicked heart: their hearts are wrong, their desires are low aud base, and whenever moved upon to abandon their evil ways a depraved heart binds them to tho object of their affections and will not let them go. Fe¬ lix was perhaps moved upon to obey, but tho hardness of his heart and the depraved appetites held him to the world. Like a bird tied by a cord, ho could rise no higher than tho length of liis desires for better things. Iiis life had been too evil, his lust had made his heart the throne of unbelief, and all ellort by ine apostle failed to set him right. A bad life is the great argument against the Bible. When men's lives are so plainly shown, by tiro word of God, to be evil, they naturally rebel against its teach¬ ings. Show me a bad man, one whose life is evil, aud 1 will show you a man whose head and heart are full of unbe¬ lief. Again, unbelief may be caused by a lazy, iudolent will. Some people know enough: they- are fully satisfied of the truth of Christianity, but they are actu¬ ally too lazy to do anything. Men will say that they arc fully satisfied of the facts concerning tlic church, and con¬ cerning Christ, and faith and repentance, but they arc so awful lazy that no power save the Holy Ghost can move them. O, Lord! how long will indolence con¬ tinue to control the world? Among flic worst of all sins L laziness. I never knew a lazy man converted in my life. There is not au indolent creat¬ ure on the earth that can be made to ac¬ cept the Savior. We are very much astonished at the unbelief of the Jews, and are fond of ridiculing them for their infidelity, but how much better are those among us who have Lid better opportunities than they ? Stop, my friend ; do uot despise the Jew until you have become a be¬ liever yourself. If you are an unbe¬ liever, deal honestly’ with yourself in re¬ gard to your secret sins. Are there uot some secret sius of which y*ou are guilty that aro wrigbiog J’ou to the ground Those unknown sins that are hid from the eves J of the world are tue hindering causes that al . prevent . many from .___ entering . the kingdom. In the uext place, be careful about the sources from which you gain your religi¬ ous instruction. All you hear about God aud the Bible is not good theology. There is but oue source of true religious correctness, and that is the word of God, the Bible, in its purity and simplicity. He who runs everywhere for his religious opinions will be as fickle as the sources from which they come. Get your knowledge from the Bible, and you are uot so subject to be unbelieving, Uubelief in God’s people is perhaps the source of our Lord's sorest displeasure. How would the heart of the parent feci ted tow«a. the promises losclmdif of the that father eMd by ropn^ a life that plainly spoke the child’s unbelieh The Lord's children are always expected to believe the Father, ’ aud no child is re speetful towards , its parent , that ,, . aisbe- , iieves. Therefore, children of God, be always trusting and confiding. It is dis couraging and disgusting to see ,v> h;is suffered **« itself h ** to h ' become Kh settled ^ in doubts , aud fears. _ The rj-. *„*„*» future is dark dark onl T to ft coward, and were it not for the - sin of unbelief the Lord’s cause would b , _ 'The Freuch-Canadian t>epcrs agree that■'. the volume of l emd«arioufrofflOueK'c ^ to 4 the , T tinted fetatcj . this year promises to ceed fbn. of »y previous year in tbe history of the province. One paper it wril rrach 100,000, another that it may * exceed exceed SO,iKW, 80,1)00, Mf. Mr. Mercies, Mercies, pre- pre¬ mier mier of <>l Quebec, expresses expresses ______., the the belief behtf that that by Uy 1891 18*01 there there will will be be not not les3 less than than ted 1,000, W States. : °’ OK) )0 French-Canadian^ French-Canadians He places the Frencli-Caua- m iu theJL the Uni- m j.aa population of Quebec - 1891 at in 1 * - 1,*240,000. aud the F reucU-C auadiau ,. pop ulation of the .h». other Canadian C..—dl— provinces r — at -A. 288.0U0, - < L . ua so __ aL that .%* • for every fifteen ft.JVn ------------------ Frcneb-Cauadians in Canada there will be ten in thi United States.—Chicago Tribune. Forterand the Census. Figure-twister Porter has ad dressed a communication to the New York Sun, in which he vehem- j ently denies that he will get up a “bogus census, or a “census with a prolection tendency.” Mr. Porter insists that all stich charges are “truly monstrous.” “Tne position of superintendent of the census,” he says in his letter to the Sun, “is in a measure a ju dicial one, and a man who would dare to manipulate the figures in tho interest of any preconceived theories ho might have would in my estimation bo as mcrally guilty as the judge v.-ho would,Rafter his election tq the bench, decide a case in favor of a friend or former client in direct contradiction to the evi deuce.” Mr. Porter makes this solemn promise: “I shall direct all my energies and what abilities I may possess to taking an absolute fair and honest census. It will be the aim of the census office to mako a more compact census than that of 1880 and a moro purely statistical census—a census that shall, first of all, comprise those essential clo ements which come within the prov¬ ince of this office, and which j’ou in common with students wo.dd ex¬ pect to find in a census. It will be the constant endeavor of the super sntendent to keep it within reason¬ able bounds, not to attempt to the impossible, and to finish it as rap¬ idly as possible.” No one expected that Porter would confbss from the beginning that he intended to get up a “bogus census,” a census with protection tendencies.” Ilis declarations are very careful and patriotically word¬ ed, yet they should bo taken with a little salt. Porter has figured as a Proteetiori hireling so long that the habit of monkeying with fig ures has fixed itself firmly upon him. His well-known and well earned reputation as a ffgure-twist er undoubtedly i for him tho position of Superintendent of tho Eleventh Census and should he do the v’ork according to tho ideas expressed in his communication to the Sun, the President and the Re¬ publican party will no doubt feel that his appointment was a mistake. —Columbus lunquirer-Sun. ---— ■ Your Trite Southerner. One can generally pick out a southerner on the streets of New Yo rk. His clothes are either old fashioned and well-worn, or fresh from tho best tailor in town. He wears a fine slouch, soft hat creased together on top, the f?ack of it slightly turned up and the front pulled down. The bat is worn “a iectle” on one side. lie is calm cyed and B0 |f.possessed and has the stoMdit of an Indian „ nder al , . ,, He circumstances. is never in a hurry*—burr}’, in his mind, being relegated to district messenger boys and bank clerks. When told to “step lively” by tbo autocrat of elevated railroads ho looks as if a liberty had been taken with him. On the ears be is always on the lookout for ladies to give up his seat to, and has the air of being in a foreign country, but too polite to be astonished at the habits of the natives. Ho will stop and look in s hop windows with delightful sanf r f ro id ^ and if nerchanee he an who is a las barohcadcd an , u • __ . quiet and soft-spoken and stands about as firmly on his social legs as Englishman ,, , . and will shake , , an m hands with the colored porter whlI . crnshcs the iordly «d Fam i liar hotel clerk with a look of deadlv * politeness.-New * York Star, * -- Two A 0 Tme Gentlemen. __ Asked . , , who . . ,. his , long . in ence, WM the best type ho had met °* a tr “ e Rug 1 sh gentleman, a vet elan official of the bouse ot com mors sard: “I remfmber two—Sir ?,*! c tn flr iri i Vnrthcote and Lord Stan ,he brolberof tbe Earl of Der The latter is the new hov. ernor e rnor general of Canada.—New York York Tribune. Tribune. - » Soon tho sweet girl graduate of f ema | e colleges wili receive the at tention of the Georgia quill driver, and his best and quaintest adject ives about the “beautiful and ac complished’ Miss B ank, will rc ce»ve “thanks awfully” for hii lar.try. Florida Sinks. Among the curious natural phenom ena, of Florida, particulary of the middle sections are small ponds, known in colloquial phrase as “sinks.” They arelare usually of irregular, round or oval shape and, are found scattered throughout the pine forests. Generally speakihg, they have neither visible supply or outlet, and yet their level scarcely ever varies from ono season to an other. They are not supplied bj T rains, since they aio generally fonnd in flat sections, where there is but little drainage. Their waters Are perfectly sweet and generally cold, indicating hidden springs as the source of supply, Somo of them are very deep, one in particu lar, in Leon county, having proved superior to the length of all the sounding lines in tho neighboiing country. They and are usually of crys¬ tal clearness contain small faumbers of fish. Whether the evap¬ oration just balances the supply, or whether the “sinks” have subterra¬ nean outlets as Well as inlet9 is still a matter of speculation. Possibly the now generally accepted theory that the whole of Florida rests up¬ on a bed of corral as a foundation, may offer some explanation of these facts. As matters now stand these “siiiks” present tho strango specta¬ cle of ponds that are not affected by droughth or rain, and always maintaining the samo level from year to j’ear.—TatHros Herald. Orlando has upon her eastern outskirts one of theso “sink holes” covering an aero or two, cbtttdining pure and clear water, which ap¬ pears to remain at about the same hight winter and summer, notwith¬ standing the fact that numberless other lakes and ponds are continu¬ ally being drained into it. Tho water is perfectly pure, and num¬ bers of bream and bass abound in it. There is no visibie or apparent outlook to this sink, and it is said to ho bottomless. This latte’’ state¬ ment wo do not vouch for, howev¬ er, but propose equipping an expe¬ dition to fathom its depths, and will let our readers know tho re¬ sult.—Orlando Record. • The Washington Girl's Wink. If a Washington girl looks at you at all on the street sho is almost sure to shut ono * eye—rather not exactly shut it, but squint it up. This is the reason lor the Wash¬ ington wink, or squint, as sonle call it. The two avenues that form the most popular promenades aroat'suchan angle toward the northwest and West of northwest that the sun's raj’s in the afternoon when all the promenading is done, strike one side of the face. Under the rule that requires pedestriaus to keep to the fight of the pave¬ ment, you must look toward the sun to see those coming toward you. The sun is reponsible for the squint. Tho whole line of people going west appear to be winking at those in the opposite direction. So much has this affected tho ha¬ bitual promenaders on the avenue, that many of them Lave a slight squint in the left eye at all times. The avenue girl is known by her squint. Wash Yonr Hands. Cases of infection that could bo accoubte ^ for in n0 other way, have been explained by the fingers as a vehicle. Id handling money especially of paper, door knobs, banisters, car straps, and a linn- 65 ^ J frequently ^ J touch, \ there arc chances . inDuraera 00 P‘ c in S °P germs IX” '' k P* J ‘“S ' ToJ''iT.l P actuaiy put such thing, inter . mouths, > if not too large. * Before eating, or touching that which .... is t0 be eaten the hands should bo . immediately ,. a . and . serupuoasly . wash . e d. We hear much about general cleanliness us “next to godliness/' ^ “ ma 3 be added that here ,n, par ticular, it is also ahead of health and eafe.y. The Jews made no mistake in that “eicept they wash . . . . * It samta * was a ordinance ,. as well . an Crdi- , as nance ot icce . « *. Ur > L -p ra -- 1 ,l - The work of potting up the tele graph line from Bainbridge to Montgomery, i.- progressing with mu< : h ra r uli, v > and bfcf o r ^ t,i e Star - »p ,n 113 niapy readers Ozark , will he . in connection the outside world by means of the teleg r apb.—Uzark Star. The Scot eh-Irish Congress. Ono week from to-da^ tho first Scotch-Irish Congress of the Uni¬ ted States will convene at Colum¬ bia, Tenn. Morning and evening sessions of this Congress will be held until Saturday, May 11. All who have an intermixture of Scotch and Irish blood in their veins are invited to participate in tho pro¬ ceedings of tho Congress. It Is announced that addresses will be delivered by Dr. llall and Dr. Me Cracken, of New York; Dr. Mac¬ intosh and A. K. McClure, of Phila¬ delphia ; Dr. McLoskio, of Prince¬ ton College; Senator Vance, of North Caroliha j Editor Grady, of Georgia; William Wirt Henry, of Virginia; cx-Governor Knott, of Kentucky, and Governor Taylor and Dr. Kelly, of Tenncssbo, with many irregular speeches from oth¬ ers. “Tho importance of this Con¬ gress,” says tho Philadelphia Times, “can hardly bo oyer estimated. Tho Scotch-Irish have done moro to mako American achievement lus¬ trous than any other race, and yet no history of their great work has ever been Written. In deeds alono is their history recorded, and their deeds brighten every chapter of American annals. This Congress will bo organized for tho special purposo of beginning tho task of gathering Scotch-Irish data to pro servo in some permanent form the story of a poople whose history is in fragments in evory record of tho advancement of civilization in tho New World.”—Fnquirer Sun. The Spaniard and the Cuban. The Spanish ru!b is n subject of great weight in Cuba. Ybry little is said about it, but a great deal is felt. The Cubans aro not perniittbd to mako their own laws or choose their bwn representatives, or tatcc any part at all in tho government of the island. They must bow to Spain, the m .ther country, accept her decrees, obey her laws, submit to her pilfering (and she keeps the country in a state of bankruptcy), rob their stores to enrich her trens ury, in fine, play to the letter the conquered to tho conquoier. A Spaniard is a man of Spanish blood, born in Spain. A Cuban is a sbn of this man, born in Cuba. Very nearly related, of tho samo blood, in fact, but cordially bating each othor for all that. The Spaniard is haughty, proud, egotistical, obsti¬ nate ; tho Cuban is weak, vain, frivolous, intriguing, but be has been courageous in tho defence of his island in the past, and the land is still dear to him. IIo suffers himself to appear submissive to the despised Spanish yoke, but rebel¬ lion is over uprising in his heart. I think ho will eventually make another fight for “Cuba Libre,” but there is no doubt but that he will be many centuries older before ho rids himself entirely of the fetters which bind him to Spain.—Lilian Spencer; t ■»«*. There is a big fortune in those cash railroads wo see in all the la dies’ shopping stores. One com¬ pany has gobbled up all the best devils of the shop and is reaping a great harvest, because no enter¬ prising storekeeper pretends to get along without. Tho owners will not sell the apparatus. They put it in a store under a lease at $18 a year for a station, a station being each one of those stopping places over the clerk’s head whence the baskets are sent to the cash desk. Some New York stores have as many as 250 stations, and conse¬ quently pay $4,500 or moro a year for tho use of tho device.—New York Sun. - w - 1 - u - Kennedy - 8 cross Roads, fiye miles .. this side of JS ewton, promises 13 b ® g f \ Already six | teen lots 4 bavo . been sold, the con tract 8til)ulatin£r 8t P u ^ liiat 1 at brick b ° houses ° ° n Ga ...«•* It is only twenty-five fi miles to Ken nody> &vd Abbeviiie will do her ulmoet . to get a , branch , there rr The . oapHaluL- ..at.ai e .nterested there would no doubt aid us matrrially in building f. this branch, and there ‘ . , but , jL that .. it would .. , be is DO question a g00( j feeder to the Midland.—Ab bcville Age. A man in Oklahoma paid fifty ! cenl8 lor two postal cards tho other' d j t ho seller turned around aD Y d pa d : e fitty cents a for » a drink , . . | of whiskcjr. ■ 40i How to Cure Exaggeration* Some habits arc so unconsciously * prtbticed that a movement to mend them is the only way to detect them. Thb beam in one's own cyo is loss noticed than the mote in an* othor person's ej’e. A. family at tho breakfast tabid ono morning pledged to observe the strictest veracity for that daj r ; A member of the family tolls th*i “consoquonce.” An first fruit of tho resolve, wo asked tho one \Vho suggested it: “What made you so lato at break¬ fast this morning?” She hesitated, began with “bo ; cause I cotildh’t—and then, true td her compact, said : ‘‘Tho truth is, I was )a£y and didn’t hurry or I might have beon down long ago.” Presently ono of them remarked that she lutd bben very cold, add¬ ing “I never was So cold in my life.” An inquiring look caused tho lasis speaker to modify her statement with, “Oh, 1 don’t think I was so cold aftor a Hi* A third remark to the effect that Miss Soandso was the homeliest girl in tho city, was recalled as sdon as blade; tho Speaker being coni-, polled to own that Miss Soandso was only lather plain, instead of being excessively homely; So it woht on throughout the day; causing much merriment, which was good naturcdly accepted by tho subjects, and giving rise to con¬ stant corrections in the interest of truth. One thing became moro and more surprising, however, iiie to each ono Of us, and that was amount of bitting down which our most care** ful statements demanded under this new law.—Ex. Wliite and Black Colonies. Tho white settlors of jho new territory started banks, held does tions, commenced trading and plowing up the ground on their 3trips beforo their beards had ac¬ quired a two-day's growth in Okla* homa. Tho white race colonizes rapidly on tho most advanced pine tical principles. As some hopeful statesmen havo proposed to feolonizo tho colored brother, it might bo well to draw comparisons. A correspohdent has just met a lot of colored folk in North Carolihtl preparing to mi¬ grate to Louisiana. Whoh ho asked how they meant to get rich, bo was told of a dozen rose-colored ways* They were going to “work do cot¬ ton crop on sheers and get hrilf.” Tbo cotton dreamer had figured out that ha would havo $ 10,000 in his pockets in five years. “And what will you do then ?” “Open a bank, sah.” “Are all of you going to accumulate fcl0,00Ci dfid open a bank?” “No, sah. Dars ono pusson who is going to ’cttrmlJald $7,000 an' den buy a steamboat, an’ another who< is gwine to ’cumulate $5,000 an* buy hissclf a toll bridge an’ sot down in a Cheer all the rest Of his life.” Could you put tho nogio Ques¬ tion in any smaller Compass thari this colony nutshell ?—Now York Telegram.. ---—'«». Concentration of Mind* When Col. Ingersoll is engaged in a big case in court ho drops all his other business and devotes bis ens tire timo to it. “This causes somoi misunderstanding,” he said, “for even my mail is neglected at Such a time, and letters that are impor¬ tant to me as well ks the sender are left unread. During tbe Kerr trial a committee asked me tof speak at a t ig meeting. Tbe let¬ ter stated that.if no answer was re¬ ceived from me it would be taker! for granted that 1 would be present There was no answer, and I tvas liberally advertised to speak. I published a ckrd denying the state¬ ment and this left me in bad order with the committee. 'It’s hard to please everybody ?”—New York Sun. — ■ . .....- m Among the exhibits in a Bel¬ gian dog show is a breed cf dogs, tho Sehippcrkes, found ohly in Belgium. They are mado use of as watch dogs on board the numer boats. TbC^ ’ DUS inland navigation 1 are small black dogs without tails and with pointed ears, of ext^aor*? dinary intelligence add fidelity.-^? Nev? 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