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CHURCHES.
Haftiht Chfhch.-Iv'V. E.T. Weaver, I’ns
tor. Preaching lit and 8rd Sundny* in cnch
month. Siiwbiv-Kchool 1) #• m., J. K, 1 mil*
tin f*upt. Prayer meeting Thursday CV0J1
>ng*. J.O. T.ang-ton
MKTliot)!8T riltmrit.— Itev
V«-t»r. iiuiimouth. Prviu hine 2m! ami 4th Sundays A. in
t'unuay-^hflfcl U n. tn. W.
Gruliani SupL 1-ntUe*’ Prayer meeting Tuert
day afternoon. Young nwn*’ Prayer Prayer in«*.*t
lug Tueiulny evrnhig. Regular mcot
iuj' Wtuniwday evunbig. CHvncjt, Sumlay
UltEnHYTKItlAN
eehool » a. iu. .J. P. II. BmtviV Supt,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
J. E. l’jiullin "S.M). Colt*man. J. F.
Creel, A. L. Foster.* J. N. Bigbit,
County Trkabuhkr, J. P* H. Brown
Tax Coi.lkctou, \f. It. Harrison.
Tax Rr-kiver, T. H. Davis.
Coroner, J 1) Owens.
MASONIC DIRECTORY.
P.VRI.kt Lot»OE, No. 17.—Krstulur rnoet
ing l»t mul 5Sr»l 8*turday i*v»mii*|j*. T. M
llrown, See., D. F. Gunn, NN . M.
Lwayettk ?11(1 Haturduy Chaiter evening. No. 12— l’i»pul*t NY. A.
lOPerin*-*
Uraluuu, jl. I'.
NY. A. Graham Council. No. 22—Regular
rareting 4th Saturday evening. NY. A. Giu
W, T I G M.
lv of II. Gallic* Lo.lgo No. 1887—Rec:nl»u
faceting 2ml anil 4tli Tui**ilny night* NN . K
Light foot, importer. T M.Urown, Dictator
PrUNTY.
StTKRioR Cor rt.— Hen. NV J T Nutlivo, Clarke judge d*rk
J H Guerry, soHciter. .1
•J T McAUii*tcr, sherilV. Itcgular term, 4tk
Monday* in Maruli nml Scpteinbor,
Court of Ordinary.— rR. T.
Monday Ftiolo, Ordinarv, mefi month Regular meeting 1*1,
in
County Court —G. G. Lark,
Judire.
IRWIN & WARWICK.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CiTNViH Practice In Superior Courts of
l’atuuls Circuit. tr
J I T. MANDEVILLE,
,
PHYSICIAN nml SURGEON
Mg^ Ornce it Cuntral, Dnixi Store.
O. E. COM E,
I1ARHER.
8 l»Of» under ENDElt'S Pict¬
ure Gallery,
Central Railroad of Georgia.
Softer to Ten ret hit / Public:
The be* and vlirnpest pnr«»nfeer route to
NEW YORK and BOSTON
Is via Savannah and elegant Steanwes thence
lNi<>H'ng>T* would before 1 purchasing well inquire ticket* first via of
other r?»ute* < <» to hy
fl»» merits of the route via Savannah,
vyhieh li>**y will avoid dust and a tedious
4 n.mil ride, llatc* iirclude meal and state¬
room on Steamer. . ,
Bound trip ticket* wll! t><* placed on sale
June Ft, good to return until October 81*t,
Now York steamers satis tn-weeklv. For Bo*ton
Steamer weeklv from Sitvannah. further
information npplvtonnv agent of this row*
umhv, or to K T.‘Charlton, G. 1*. A. siramers, S«v«n
*mh‘, Ga. C. G. Asbfcusup, Apt
ti'rr f uvicmiih, Ga.
IT WILL PAY YOU
. If TM ,
*K>hit bi the M*>rth, South, of "
and %t*h to ttf befvuw roughly starting, aetun he irt yom*elf i# it?
with the routes w !ur
but do«* it eo*t ? etc.
TO WRITE TO ME.
1 .ill .1 ,.11 linns. worfuKv Cur„UI, tree
nf eh«rg% any informal! n de?uvd. If you
H,e * non-resident) kindly tuU'mmti in
rou are ef,wd. ticketed ra through rtur„ i .mlj.m^. and ?ll nrrange- th.i
m.,u and „ ? 1. f,.r u,e elKiking #b*epms; of your bertha. taw
gars Iw engage wl-onntl»m«T,»l,to vour ear
excunfm .Mhln* will be visited if p-i- div
vale partMH
srred, and (Miy inlorumtien cheerfully given.
^ ladie. and Children. n«dtbwe A tmvelin g
ftithout et-eort, l'Vill give letters to the eon
doctor* ea-route, who will *e« them safely
turougb, and render any po*f»blo
tor their cvwfort and welfare, 0
fi)f«nnat|on, For ticket do rsfto*. mai'.«, tchedule*. or «r»v
nut Imitate to command me.
Ko troubUto be aeceuimud-ting.
CLYDE BOSTK’K,
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I *11 J2\I and whiskey Habits
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Ga. OUT
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YOUR HOME
IS NO T FURNISHED .
WITHOUT ONE.
AAV ANN %II, Not. t, 188H.
i TPorty THiiiimi 'id Sonthri ri Home- nindo
hui»i*v wild line ln*t■ Hinrut* ehieo 1810.
and m .1 li»c frood work gOi-n on.
3,OT8' IMmuo- mid Ot*inw wold !n**t year.
5,000 our mart? 10t Ihl.i > enr. I.on cr 1'rirmj
Hrllcr lueiriiiiiritt-t Kruiler and
it) enter IiiduceuientM v.ili miiu u* this in¬
creased -ale.
Thou-iinh of Ho;nc- jet m:«ipii!li*i1 with
JliiNtri.tncniw ll.at inijtlit io-<lr.y be cnjoyliift
them th.-oftali onr unity of»elliiift.
CAHII totmy dow n not Heeded. We Imvo
A PI.A.Nbv which, WITHOi T U]SK,fttir
one ran olftniit nn liiMtntincut of any Stjrfr*
or Priru, nmUina either MONTIII.V,
UlfAUTKRI.Y until or YKAItLY I’AY.UKNTS
znid for, meauwhilc enjoyiuft u.*.o of
liiHtru-ocut.
Nn<: wr'innati*i»rk*«'«. NoRi*k. NoF«r
Si’r if‘.‘SSiTSSKS;
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Write imnml wi* will poin t out tin* wwy tf
ftft H lint* In.ti umi-iit K.;t*ily aiul utn l,nw
Frier; Uo:n?. rfiil kiirffnin- lor Foil IK88.
llrttrr llmu miy iifforn wlli*nt|. I’rl<*»*»
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UpTighl Piano Only $200
tftrlnn*— 7JS Ootnvc Ufwewo'Ml—Fully i— Ovorstmiijr Sonlo— Ouaranteel Three
—Sweet Tone. Catalogue Price, * 000 .
tPiSrlOa* Gr£$3Sl • • • Qnly $Q£»
Four Set* uocds-ii sto|»—Couplers—
ltaml-oinoOi^e. Catalogue Price, $400.
Stoat, Cover,Instructor, oil Music Book
and Freight Paid.
Other Rpeeial Offers just J ns annd. Lnrrjcft Stork
South t, ctume?com. i/:.v GitAXD JUhJtRs.
SOO Different S'ljlcs. Con suit all buyers. WVife
lor CaMortues, circulars, owl Free Copy of our one
pnprr ’ Sharps and Flats," yivingfull aiid valuable
information.
REMEMBER
or It LOW PRICES,
oca KASY TERMS.
ONE PRICE ONLY.
HANDSOME OUTFITS.
BEST INSTRUMENTS.
ALL FREIGHT PAID.
11 mYS» TRIAL.
MONEY SAVED ALL.
LUDDEN&BATES
SOUTHZHH RUSIC HOUSE. S*YANKAH, 6ft.
CHAS. R. HERRON. JOHN J. GflUDRY,
Herron & Gaudry,
(Success rs to L. J. Guilmartion & Co.)
COT!ON FACTORS,
AMD
Cowmissiori .L r evchants.
120 Day Street, — Savannah, Georgia.
I Li iberal advance? made on cotton consign
ed to us for sale. Consignments ot
ton solicited, all mid tntrut&I strict attention will be giv
en to business to us. 92i.0m
Buckle! ir#AruieaSnl vc
Tub f?AT,vb In the world forCuts.
Bruises, Sores, Floors, Suit Rheum, Fovot
Soree, Tetter. Chapped Hands Chilblains.
Corns and all skin Eruptions, positively
euros Files, or no pay received, is guar
anto^d to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refundtH.1. Price 25 cts. per bos.
For Sale by NV, M. Speight.
$r> TO $15 SAVED.
NNe sell sOO sett each month. Agents
wanted. National Harness Co.. NVuoub
SAl.K Buffalo, JlANl'^ACTCUERS N. T. , 14 to 24 Wells st. >
in WEEKS.
The POL H CE GAZETTE will be
mrfled. securr\y wrapped Free t-> any address
In the United States for months on
r ** _ '"F . . 1 °| , W1 - 01 1 r .AL. ,
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I.u'ernl discount ji lewee ^ to post ageuto
and clubs. Sample copies mailed free.
Auvreee all orders to
HKTIARDK. FOX.
Franklin SquarS, M.Y.
|WORK. | and Bill Have Head?, vour Statement* No>,
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f velopcA, Posters, Invaation*,ei ,
priest liuiu-uck At \V. Fo»t It. tin»AM*s Gaines. Ga. Job Offic
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FORT GAINES, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889.
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Saasasn&fc
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The Chief Rrmion for flic great suc¬
cess of Howl’s Sarsaparilla is found in tho
article Itself. It Is merit that wins, and tho
fact that Hood’s Sarsaparilla actually ac¬
complishes wliat Is claimed for It, is what
has given to this medicine a popularity and
sale greater than that of any other sarsapa¬
Merit Wins rilla or blood puri¬
fier before the public,
flood's Sarsaparilla cures foyspepsia, Scrofula, Salt
Rheum and ail Humorsr Sick
Headache, Biliousness, overcomes That
Tired Feeling, creates an Appetite, strength¬
ens the Nerves, builds up the Whole System.
llood’a Mnr«n|mrilln is sold by all drug¬
gists. ?i; six for $5. Prepared by C. 1. Hoed
li Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
Business Hints.
^ bints, essential qualifica
«0«» for tli« makeup of a compc
tout and »0<w«l salesman, clerk,
OT business mail.
1. Always beat j’our post of
duty’ at the opening hour. If de¬
tained from unavoidale circum
stances make satisfactory cxplana
lion 10 thc proper authority.
2. Get down to VOlll* V’Ol’k at
once so ,, that . everything ... under , your
immediate supervision will bo in
smooth working order by the time
. business ;
opens.
3. Unle'S a position i3 assigned
3 ’ ou t be noar the , i entranco to your
place of busin-ss3 to welcome your
customers. Greet them quietly and
kindly, ask them their wants, and
conduct 1 them to tho department
where these wants can be supplied
or if few clerks are employ ed wait
on them yourself.
4. Mako vourself thorough Cl ac
V V
quainted with the line of goods you
handle so that you can give infor¬
mation concerning them and not
havo to receive it. In dealing out
this Information do It in such a
%
manner as will please, not offend,
thereby’ gaining the emiro confi¬
dence of ycur customer, who then
implicitly relies upon your houcsly’
and integrity, and you will find it
easy’ work to make spies and yoltr
self popular.
5. Never wait to bo told cvery
thing. Stddy’ the interests ot your
busine!5?j kccy fthe aU of it, push it,
don’t let it push you.
6. Bo neat in your appearance
without bo<ng a flas.iy or loud. JNotn
ing disturbs tho equanimity Of li
true lady or gentleman more than
snobbishness,
7. Never sit cn the counters,
^tand in the doorways, smoke, chew
or spit all over the floor.
8- 1>0 not congregate together.
Keep apart; be.busy’ all the time,
and impress your customers with
the fact of doing large business,
Tho details of any business if, sys¬
tematically’ managed, will keep all
hands busily employed.
9. Nevci attempt to. overdraw
y° ur account * Livo ' v!, - hin T our
means and save money* it you
can.
10. Never ask favors of your
employers such as signing bonds,
standing security, etc.
11. Let yenr conduct be as ir
* oft" out of bus!
'
. , oa & * Th .
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inc/Seiont . don .
and t-caro
will say J these are hard vu.es to live
up ‘ to. These hints are not thrown ,
. tol <ll0S .
oat 10 t“™. ° ° > 0Jn
men who aro deserving und slriv-
10 S ct »'®"S in l,fe -
jo The 1 t>c guarantee sruarantee eta eta firm tirm who wno
are soeewsful bus,ness men ie here
K v iriven thnt t^c imi who
follows tneso iules will become a
10 c to ° H.cmoWrs employ-rs, ai.a „ rd
will receive nominally iiis
price I* ceasruiary as salary and a.m cver« ^^e..-aatiy ual'lv be- ue
cornea successful and wealthy bu
. II. C. ,, D. „
man.
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The most eastern point of the
United States is Quoddy Head Me.;
the most northern is Point Barrows
Alaska; the most western is Alton
and the most southern Key
\V r cst. Working from these four
points many will be surprised when
.her locu United tho geogr,pbic«I center
of the h’tatcs.
RUTH.
“And this is homo 1”
Ruth Delano gazed about her
with a mingled feeling ot wonder,
joy and disapointment. Three
thousand miles had she traveled
across tho continent to roach the
home her husband had prepared for
her, and this was what sho found :
A lonely ranch among the foot**
hills in southern California, with a
plain log cabin for a home. Not a
vestige of a plant or flower around
it, not a suggestion of comfort or
beauty within it, tho hills sketch¬
ing brown and baro under the July
sun, and not a shade treo in sight.
“One might know there never
had been a woman near this place,"
sighed Ruth, her eyes slowly filling
with tears. It seemed so comfort*
less and barren after leaving her
mother’s old fashioned farmhouse
in Maine, full to overflowing with
inviting, comfortable things, and
surrounded with flower gardens
and orchards, and where every
nook and corner suggested tho delt
hands and delicate fancies of wo¬
men. She felt her very heart sink¬
ing within her. Then seeing the
eyes of her husband fixed upon hei
she forced back tho tear3.
Had she not said, like the Ruth of
old, “Whither thou goest, I will go;
and whither thou lodgest I will
lodf^c w V*
Would any placo, no matter how
full of comfort it might be, over be
home without him ? Had sho and
her baby’ Ruth not wept tears ofjoy
when the letter came from Califor¬
nia to take them home? and had
not every foot of tho way been a
joy to think she was onco more
with him ahd that they wero to
have a homo ?
She stroked tho hand of her hus¬
band, who held their little Ruthie
iu his arms, smiling through her
tears.
“I know, dear, it is a new coun¬
try,’’ she said cheerfully, and you
have done the best you could.
It was truly wifely spirit, and in
his heart he blessed tho truo wo¬
man who said it.
“All tho ranches look kind of
desolate,” ho said, when there’s no
one but men about; but now we’ve
got a little woniati here, things will
soon be locking different.
Inside of the house she found ev¬
erything neat, at least, and that was
a great comfort to her, and if tho
parlor was barren looking with no
carpet upon it, the kitchen was full
of contrivances which women like,
and sho knew that John had
thought of them for her.
After supper tnoy sat down on
the little porch in front of the cabin
to talk plans for fulnrb work. It
was just at sunset, and as Ruth sat
placidly* looking at tho view in
front of her—which, after all, was a
fine one, taking in a glimpse of the
blue Pacific, and a background of
purple mountains—sho began to
loso that undertone of homesick¬
ness which had so marred her home
coming. She thought how beauti¬
ful a. home might really bo under
the shadow of tho lifted peaks. an,d
sho resolved that w’ilh John’s help
she would make bers oie to be
proud of. As if in answer to her
thought, John went into the bouse
and returned in a moment laden
with fwp parccls which he dropped
(
into her lap.
“There, Ruth,” he said, you can’t
guess what those are, can you?
“I am afraid not,” Ruth said, eye
ing the mysterious looking pack*
^™Uer,ng!y. .
‘‘W ell, you know the house len t
very beautiful vet,” John said, his
good , face _ fairly „ . , shining-vntn ... the
f httie . secret be , bad . iu . store 4 " for , , her;
*bal I 11 find . something ...
guess you will
i„ caoW 0,1 these nackaccs that U ‘ at
;y " hat coa toa |d * u h , n * Both ULU took loOK
A ^ ,■ htcr but ]a Qne firsL
A ° her “ er fcur 1 it 1 wis as iuii full of Oi g... par
.
den , ee d8, small packages ofovcrv J
. kiml . , almost . . she , could , •* think , . , of. .
uix 7 e ii u 0TV Jovelvaha ^ R*ud
’
N ° W shall raise all tho vege
, uL ‘es''e ncedand j anf i nnp our garden ---A-n will :it
, r
rival dear mother s at home._
“Yes,” John replied, and go
ahead of it; for California beats the
world for flowers, and your garden
will be just as iovely in winter as
in summer. There are twenty
rities of rdscS alone among that
collection of seed.
“Isn’t it wonderful to think of?”
CricdRutb, as delighted as acb I’d
over her treasures. And what can
bo ra hero ? she continued, as she
opened the second parcel. Won*
ders will nover ceaso ! sho exclaim
ed the next moment, as sho pourod
a whole bag of silver into her lap.
And what :s this for ?
“To buy your parlor furniture,”
i ••
he replied, . laughing her
at amaze¬
ment.
“HonestShe looked at him,
her brown eyes sparkling.
‘ It is for Mrs. Delano to do with
as sho pleases,” ho said, “I saved
tho money to furnish tho cabin witn
and thought to have it fixed up be¬
fore you came, but concluded on
second thought that you could do
better than I; so there’s the money.
Buy what you please and fix up the
placo to suit yourself."
“Well, if you ain’t the best John
in tho whole country," Ruth said,
almost laughing and crying h> the
same breath. How could sho ever
be homesick again?
And that night, instead cf crying
herself to sleep, as she thought that
afternoon to do sho lay awakeTrora
very joy, thinking cf the pretty
things she could buy and make for
the cabin, and imagining how pie
tu res quo it v/ould look covered
with Lady Banks roses, and how
sweet tho violot beds would bo in
the spring time.
And so the very next day she set
the hired man to work laying off a
garden, and all that week and the
next *sho spent her sparo time in
digging and hoeing and spading.
Tho following week John took her
to tho nearest town, and sho select¬
ed tho various articles sho desired
for Iho heuso. She managed to fur
nish it quite comfortably, and un¬
der her deft Angers all things be¬
gan to wear a homelike air. The
placo lost its barren and shiftless
look, and even tho dog, Ilaiold,
seemed to feel the change. He no
longer wandered aimlessly about
as though socking a comfortable
spot, but went to sleep a picture of
contentment on one of the soft rugs
in the silting room, keeping one
eye always half open upon his
playmate, Rulhic.
The months sped by in spite of
all tho hardships she had to endurd
for life is hard for a woman in a
now country—on light wings for
liulh. She made the best of all
her trials, and was as sweet and
con tented as sho bad been in the
fair homo they had once, owned
and lost. Though often her limbs
ached and her head * was .weary
with the weight of work which foil
to her share, she never complained.
Not once did sho grow fretful, 6r
reproach her husband for taking
her so far away from all that she
loved.
“He is doing the best ho can,”
she always said to herself, “and
what would a palace bo without
his love? Besides, low much I
have got to be grateful for.” And
somehow the remembrance of their
first evening in the log cabin would
always bring the tears to her eyes.
It was such a real proof of his love
and thoughtfulness for her.
When tho next spiiog length¬
ened into summer, and her sw’eet
face began to wear a tired look
that ho did not like to sec, he came
to her one evening, saying gravely:
“Ruth, pack your trunk to-night.
To-morrow I want to take you
with mo to San Diego. Important
business call mo there, and you and
Ruthie both need a change/'
“But how can you leavo tho
ritnch?’ Ruth asked, “just now,
when you are most needed?’
*‘Oh, Redly’ will take chnrgo of
the place and the men will work
for him as well as for me.”
If Ruth had noticed him just
then very carefully, she might have
seen a twinklo in, his eye that
would have made her suspicious as
to this “business trip” to San Die¬
go; but like a dutiful wife she pack¬
ed up and asked no foolish ques*
lions.
When they reached San Diego,
much to her surprise her husband
did not go to a hotel. He gave
the coachman some directions, and
they were driven to an elegant
looking house in the suburbs.
“Whv, I didn’t know y’ou had
friends here!’ Ruth exclaimed in
sur r >r ’ sc *
“Gh, yes, sai John. “I have a
numbti of them, This is tho home
of the best Iricnd 1 Lave in tb e
world.”
“Why*” John nearly took her
breath avray. She thought of her
shabby traveling dress and Ruthie’s
shabbier cloak with dismay, but
s^ie made up her mind to’hialte the
Iho best of it for John’s salto any*
way. A lady could always bo a
lady, n® matter how sho was dross*
ed.
A neat Chinaman opened the '
door and ushered them into a hand
some reception room. The house
was b'eautiful iusido, and overy*
thing was new and of tho latest
fashion. Ruth sank into a finely
upholstered easy «hair with a feol
in'g of momentary content. For a
moment she wished slio might be
the possessor of such a home, then
she put aside tho envious wish.
“Mako yourself at home, dear,”
said John, “while I seek the mas¬
ter of tho house, lie is probably
in his study. I will return when
I have spoken witlUliim privaloly.
I Know ho will bo delighted to
know you aro hero and wolcome
you,” iv , •
“How strar.go John never told
me of this friend of his,” Ruth said
to herself as sho musccl herself
looking at tho hatulsotno engrav¬
ings on tb® tablo near her.
Presently ho returned, but not as
she expected, with tho master of
too house, whom sho was feeling a
little in awe of.
“Where is ho?” she asked.
“Here.
“Here ? Why, John, have you
lost your mind? There is no one
with you. You and I aro alone,.’
She began to look frightened. What
if John had really lost his senses ?
Ho had certainly acted du«o- about
this San Diego trip.
To her further amazement he
burst into a loud laugh, and taking
a stand in tho middle cf tho room,
said with a polito bow:
“Dear Mrs. Delano, allow mo to
introduce to you tho master of this
house, John Delano, Esq., your
humble servant. } I am monarch of
• sur^r/." , .
all I
“John, you are surely going mad
and I with you.! For heaven’s sake
she entreated, tell mo what you
mean.” y y.<*
“i’ll tell you I mean, little
wife, he said. I mean that I came
to San -t>iego last year during the
land boom, went into real estate
business and cleared a small; for¬
tune. This is your house, and all
that is in it belongs to Ruth and
John Delano. Tim ranch and the
log cabin wero simply a trial of
your love. I wanted to find out
what kind of stuff my wife wat
made of.”
“And did you find out?" she
asked of him! woman like, not
knowing whether to laugh or cry
Over this great joy.
“Indeed I did. Sho was weighed
id the balanco and not found want¬
ing. I know now that her love
was strong enough to brave all tri¬
als for me. Henceforth she shall
bo queen of my prosperity."
“It was a very pretty little drama
3 ’ou chose to have mo take the
principal part in, but I forgive you
and I am satisfied if you arc.”
“Do you know, deal"John," she
whbpered that night, as she belt!
Ruthie up for her papa’s good night
kiss, that I doubt if I can bo as
happy any whero as 1 was in that
little log cabin of ours, in spile of
all the hard work I did. Love nev¬
er seemed before such a sweet com¬
pensation for all of life's trials."
“Well, if that isn’t just like awe
man!” laughed her husband. Like
Lot’s w’ife, forever looking back.
Give her heaven, and two to one
she’ll be sorry sho left earth.
Ruth only smiled and held her
peace She knew that he loo
would ever noid theii log cabin
days in sweet and sacred remem¬
brance.
The one hundred years to come
are fuller of dangers foir the United
States than the century just ended.
The century past a new country
was to be subdued with social prob¬
lems presented of no very complex
character. Tho people w’ero An¬
glo-Saxon. Tho slavery problem
the only threatening thing, was
disposed of at an awful cost; bat it
cleared the almoaphero. A ceiitu
r Y °* republic has beon a sne
oess. Now comes the evil of a hy
brid population, the result of a
senseless encouragement ofiroigra
t ; on of any sort, and now
th° problem of dealing with the
restless and reckless mobs of large
tfitics.—Washington Crtic,
NO. 441
Wo learn that Acworth will have
a money order ofEco in it fo w days. *
—Mineral Post,
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grand rally horo ontho fourth of
July.—Shell i’u man Herald.
A large , crowd of negroes attend
ed tho Emancipation Celebration
in Eufaula yesterday, from this
county.—Georgetown Courior.
Tho wind Wednesday evoning 1
ripped the tin roofing off one of tho
dummy freight boxes, which was
replaced Thursday.—Millcdgevillo
Chroniclo.
Leary is not on a boom, but it is
improving. Tho ring of the trowel
the buzz of tho saw, and tho rattle
of tho hammer aro familiar sounds
now-a-days.—Courier.
Mr. S. D. Garrett reports cotton
blooms in oho of his fields. Con¬
sidering tho dry weather and tho
trouble in gotting a stand, this is a
fine showing.—Bluffton Springfi.
Tho little son of Mr. C. P. Nor^
ton, who was bitten by a snake ono
day lest weckj n doing woll, and
will soon have recovered from tho
effects of tho poison.—Blufflou
Springs.
On last Wednesday laic in the af¬
ternoon, our town and surrounding
scctionsj were visited by rain, hail
and wind which did great damage
to tho crops.—Crawfordyi 11c Dem¬
ocrat
Tho negro boy who was arrested
Tuesday! for stealing watermollons
from J. P. Bland last year, was tried
before Judge Morris today, and
fined $5 and cost.—Georgetown
Courier. i
i v , j , • * • * i } $
Julius _ Young’s t kitchen caught
on
fire last Monday afternoon, causing
much alarm and excitement, but
tho flames wero extinguished be¬
fore any considerable damage was
done.—Cutbbort Enterprise,
There is an old negro in this
county who has never owned a dbg
in his life. Ho is a raro exception
and should have a stately’ monu*
ument placed over his body when
ho is, called hence.—Montezuma
Record.
Thore is sentiment 1 p
a strong to
mako tho new Methodist church &
brick structure. Indeed, ono of our
ontorprising citizens say’s it must
bo done, even if ho hat to foot thq
extra expense hitnsolf.—Dawson
Journal. \>
» »' ,
President Lowery, of tho Veter¬
an's Association, has appointed
Messrs. Kaiglcr, Lansford, Fulton,
and Simmons a committee to ap¬
point _a time and arrange a pro¬
gramme for a grand re-union this
summer.—Dawson News.
Tho Albany correspondent of the
Constitution slates that tho dwell¬
ing house on tho Tallakasseo placo,
13 miles from Albany, was burned
last week from a spark Jon the rooL
Tho loss was 82,000, of which sum
81,000 was covered by insurance.
The first classes at tko Collogo
have finished their studies, exami
nations, etc., and aro now only
waiting for their diplomas, which
will bo delivered through com*
moncement. The cla3S is very
large this year.—Milledgovillo
Chronicle.
A negro by the name of Charlio
Robinson has been bound over to
court by a justice at Fronwood for
cruelly beating a rauc!. if Ibis law
was rigidly enforced there would no
doubt be an improvement in tho
appearance and condition of stock
throughout this country/—Dawson
News.
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A mad dog came fo tho house of
Mr. John VV. Snow near Snow’s
bridge, last Saturday night and bit
two dogs and escaped Ho Mr, Snow’s final¬
efforts to shoot him. was
ly killed by Mr. Fayette Hughes at
Mr. Dickinson’s, though it is not
known what damage was dono by
him on his route.—Walton County
News.
A special to the Constitution from
Rockraart under dalo of May 26,
announces that tripoli, a very* valu¬
able substance, has been found on
Colonel Seaborn Jones' proporty
near his residence. It is a fine/
light substance, of a yellowish col¬
or, entirely free from grit, and pol¬
ishes tho finest metals with the
greatest rabidity*, without tho ob¬
jectionable qualities of other prop¬
arations, which often scratch and
disfigure tho wares. The veiii is
feet deep.