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THE OLD WIFE.
PT TB taoK M town.
By the bed the old man. wailing. «at la rlftf
Wh ■m aud tender, Uy Wldth t r1
* r , h(*f W dyiIJt! ' * '* '
n tbo°riiiami i n
Plowly from Window chased the
suutet’* golden splendor
Ooing down.
*!• it nijjht?" ah# irhi«)’»*.• rfxi, waking {tor her
■pint iMtued to borer
liott i>(viwo<*n n<*xt wor.d’s a unripe aiid tho
ktodtime of tbiti, tromblin^
And tho o d uittn tunl tearful,
&■ he hunt bar,
Austver«<l ( “ Ve»."
*Aro thf? children In '* nbn nnkod hirn. Could
hateil her / All the trcanurfiM
Of thrir honi»«hold lay in Biicnce ma ay years
honeath tho «rjow .
Bnt her ha ait w«j» with thorn living, back
aiming h*r t »IJ« and pleASure*
Dong ago ;
And attain she catted at dew-fall, In the «weo t
old •nm mor weather.
*Wh«ro U Jiitte Oh arte y, fathar? Frank and
itoher? have tbcT cornoV"
“They arc gafo, tho old man /altered “all the
children are to/# tiior,
Hafe at homo. **
Then be murmured gentle aootblng*, but hi*
grief . row strong an 1 k trim gar,
TUI it choked and ntiJJe l him ax lie bald and
kiRHCd iif-r wrinkled hand.
For her iwml, far out #»f lo uring, could hie
londext word* no longer
l .'utter* fund.
Will tho pale lip* stammered question*, lulla¬
bies and broken vornu*,
Jinrsery prattle all the language of a mother *
loving heeds, loft to
While tho mid’ u-ht round the mourner,
sorrow s bitter mercies,
VN rapped it* wends.
There was nt.litmus on the pillow—and the old
man listened Ion# iy— the
Till they ted him 1mui tho chamber, with
burden on hlv breast. manhood's
For tbe wife of evenly year*, hi*
early lo\c and only,
Day /it rest.
•’Fare-you-well," the he babes fobbed, before “my Harah; you
will moot too;
TS. a little white, for neither can tho parting
loiii? abide.
And you'll wiun* and rail me soon, 1 know and
hui’kvo:: vijl *“*our re*t»ro side.'* um
IT W«» o-.-rn s w Trio spring-timo, In lb* stop*
of wint r treading,
fkarculy Hhuii it* orchard bio^Hom* ©ro tho old
nmu clONi d hi* «y®«.
And tboy buried him by Harali mid they hart
their 'diamond wedding"
In tho *kte*.
POOR LITTLE EMILY,
Tho History of a Prudont
Marriage.
BY MISS Ul’LOCK,
('llAPI KU V
Peotde do break their hearts sometimes.
•K«i v.rv ,,n.„i f..r 11 lari/,. nrfiiinrUon have
Mull, mi hnurts tn lir.mte ti.Hi null il few who
Aiave , them havo . vo also ls tha stern stern nowor power of of
smdnrnuco, which, if they only have
Htrength to live through the first shock,
Will enable them still to live on- live no*
My, heroically, mysterious until internal they come to of expert
once the force reps
arstion which heaven has mercifully itu
parted towvery mind; sound which body and healthily evil
oonstituted turns into
pood, And transmutes dull misery into that
active battling with sorrow which in time
prodncea 4 doeper peace than even bap
P 1 ®" 1 " 1 t
^b ee* and G iere.ajrej^lma^ka
Ernity „ IttiVvsrbeiT!i, 'lit,*!I with atrong per*
•istenry of l.r iug. atid almost no other
no Othei persistency souls; in anything; climbing
•west, jilantB. gentle, who. if they sensitive find to cling to.
liloom all a their prop days; but.
bounteously rudely
finding no prop, or being earth, torn from
it, slip silently to the where they
•oon wither away, and have no use nor
beauty in their Uvea ever after. This may
not he notioeablo outside; the result may
be attributed lo many accidental external
amuses worldly misfortune, constitutional
ieehlcness, Leans and so on, but tho real cause
is their are broken. Why it
should he so why, alnivo all, Erovulenc
should allow it Hhould permit the gentle
weak Mies to succumb to the had strong
ones, vicioits and the virtuous to be sacrificed to
tho - the unselfish and mu h
enduring to those who havo neither lender
ness nor generosity is o mystery that
never will be unraveled. Wo can only
leave His it with Him Emily who. Bowerbank dying, prayed tried to
Father, as to
prsy to the Father in heaven, w henever
•he thought of her own father, “Forgive 1
them, they know not what they do. ”
Nevertheless, her heart was broken, and 1 1
ehc knew rt. Khe recovered from her
fever, ami by degrees resumed household. almost her
former place in her husband s ;
though not ju general society; she was
quite incapable of that, and, besides, dur
itu? her tedious conv&lcMc^nco. Sir John
had got into a habit of going lo his dinner
turtles alone. She was. to all appearance,
well* still she nevor ug.iin took a firm
fife, hear t talk of ihe ’
bold oti never was to
future, or to make any plans gradually beyond the
mouth, or the week, and then
M gradually beyond that the day. noons perceived it not
«ven
Khe was not in a consumption, for tho
ktoetor found no disease in the lungs: it
was more what the country people call “a
waste that is. a gradual body, and sinking of all
Ihe powers of the sometimes
o \en of the mind; until mental griefs
Mease to wound, and of feebleness, bodily suffering,
•inept weariness and there is
absolutely none. Not a paintul death to
dbe, especially when surrounded bv all the
toxunea that wealth or kindlv care could
jbeatow everything, in short, except the
one thing the one amulet of life, which
bad been taken away from her.
People L do not recognize half clearly
<moug the truth that God would not have
created such a thiu»{ as mutual love, end¬
ing lu marriage, ha J he not meant it to be
ftn> one thing needful no: absolutely to
toe salvation of a human soul. though it is
lij.it. or the coutrarv, oftetier than we sc...
peel, bnt to its perfect development, and,
•Utvo all, to it- happiness. Those who
interfere wuh what is called “a love af
fair" are doing what they never call undo,
stostrovmg what is impossible to xebuiid;
takoi' a war from i umaii beings that
which no substitute, l-e it family affection,
vreaHh, worldly honor, or success, can
■uail to restore. All are valueless when
lav* is not (here.
The sod lav eu over >1 Kendal's
bones; his life was over, but h had
blighted two other l h
mig hi have blossomed into
sued their t>erfectnes > do tunng
!
Wit* ft llttM
sl.-ue it, and it uever
What had beccmi icmsc
-was a question that Mrs. >»!« oil.
asked berseif. v * ver.
4,'cmsunJh-, as site
Itauk. aiui kviw am e sad
aihte>s which followed V. uddo
of Mr Kendal* his tuuue (u ice that
first uiiiht. one* tv breathed be
Iwoer. them It was unpo it c mid
te. tietwwo auy Iwo honorable women,
!Nevrrthe!e*«, L_ the elder - aulm thouebt of
%im a deal more' thau she would have
THE DEMOCRAT, CRaMFORDVILLE, GEORGIA.
liked to own, and made man? inquiries
about him through her husband, bnt they ,
ail resulted in nothing beyond the fact that
he wai living and working somewhere in
India. Mr. Knowle had contrived to pre
vent all otters being made to him of re
taming to England. of.
Ktill, occasionally he was heard to
Mrs. Knowle s great ie satisfaction, though
seeing that Emily carefully ma no inquiries, herself, her
information was kept to
lint she took a romantic interest, most un
worthy of such a very practical and sensi
ble old matron in the young man and his
fortunes; for she never ceased to believe,
and asserted repeatedly and to her husband,
that eo true a lover so honest a man as
John Stenhouse rotild never have forsaken
a woman in this mean way; and, though
the real truth of the matter might never
be discovered, she was as certain as she
was of her existence that there had been
something wrong somewhere.
“And it may come right yet. who
know*? I hope I'm not wicked—and it’s
ill waiting barefoot for dead men s shoes,
but Sir John is over sixty, and he will have
had a very fair enjoyment of life if he
lives to eighty; and poor Emily will not be
ruucb over forty-three even then. Folks
do Homftimes take tho wrong person—be
come widows and widowers—and (hen
meet their old love and get married, and
end their days happily together, after all.”
Mr. Knowl"s shook his gray head.
“It won't be the case here, wife, so you
nced not think it.”
He gave no more explanation, for he was
not * talkative man, but his wife noticed
tliat be often rode round two miles out of
his way to business in order (o inquire
how l.ady Bowerbank was that motning.
And Mrs. Knowle, from paying a formal
visit once in three months, got slowly into
the habit of driving to Summer Lodge at
least twice a week and spending tho morn
ing w'lth Emily. And by degrees she ro
turned to the old lender fashion, and called
ber not “Lady Bowerbank,” but “Emily."
One morning the two ladies were sitting
together, one working for Mrs. Knowle’s
fingers were never empty of work—and tho
other reading, Newspapers or attempting to terribly read, the
newspaper. were in
torosting now in all hows for it was just
and UMr. .a, .mr.-’y , family who
Iiad not to mourn their dead. Lady new
erbank, without giving any reasons for
it and indeed none were required, for the
sympathy was too universal had taken a
deep interest in the tidings brought mail
after mail, and, horrible as they often
were, they were not forbidden her for
they seemed to rouse her out of herself lo
feel for afflictions compared to which her
own wore nothing. bhe also bogan to ex
ert herself and her ini till strength in a way
that surprised both her husband and the
cioctors, gathering and making contii»u
lions in aid of the sufferers, and trying in
a feeble way to organize si hemos for their
reluif, and find out cases of exceeding
neod, which, by means of the large Indian
conueotions of the house of Bowerbank A
Co„ was not difficult to accomplish.
"I should like to do a little good before
\ V K „„ °’, " Bh(1 1 oao jav when Mrs I
^ \ a '' ,ir gmg her not to exeit her
' I have done so little good in my
r l,(e. ( you know.”
And so they let her do it; and she spent
money, and time, and thought, upon those
melancholy charities, her husband grndg
iug nothing; he never did. - Ho was a very
good man. Many a letter he wrote, in
vesligating difficult cases, and many a time
ho drove out to lunch in the middle of the
he tllst nB()d never lo tnk# ev@n a
half-holiday from business in order to
tell his wife some piece of nows, or ask bow
B he was, or bsiug her some little 'ahal.'S.?. delicc-r
from marke t At bu.kmt : .TsfiS
espicuUy fanciful or feeble that day;
for she wav very fanciful, ns sickly people
often are; hut Bhe strove against it In a
f, pathetic wav; and Mrs. Knowle noticed
0 w invariably she tried to look grateful
z ud pleased at Kir John’s little attentions,
S ud lo smile steadily as long as ho remained
i u the room
..i h . v . ' J' „ .c.™ 0 f neW s for
^‘.rasorMrsKnowle *,?“ ‘nlT, . , l 4^uob , u1s not for von
5° , least half
’ i ’ ” ™ ™ j ,'.,“3.* ', *
■
J ,,,, . , ‘7, J Vwb , , . , ’
, 'nuci'ibst of
" “' 5 ] site Bowerbank it
„ . y°'t. That , ,, w ld ,4 < w wi hre
1 [ 0 ' rH - lln 1 * A
. b^'emd , shut rt .
ivin ;
w 10 " ' 0,1 K,,t j P , ■ .tI^uaII ” * *'
. S^ler *ohildreni
j!“ ““ “ er tbildren. 1 hope, hope' I’oor loor
, 111 . n k
“\ou need not say ‘poor thing, for . it is
only with her children —she brings a
husband too.
“Then he was not shot, after all _ B
“les, he was, ’ said Sir John, “lut you
women are curious creatures. This is her
second husband. Stie bus married the
gentleman who saved her life aud that of
her three children, amt brought her bun
dreds of miles across conntry and through
indwcribabl® perils. Ah sh© h vh not n
halfpenny, and ho is piotty well off, per
haps, poor woman, she m ght have done
vorao. You will think so, Airs. Knowle,
for you know the person—out. old clerk,
John Ktenhouse. ’ 1
“John Stenhouse! Married! exclaimed
Mrs. Knowle; as, with an agitation she
could hardly conceal, she glanced toward
the sofa where l.ady Bowerbank lav. but
this tidings, which imd powerfully affected
the good lady herself, seemed Emily. to have
passed quite harmlessly showed over of She
scarcely turned or any si 11
turn beyond .1 feeble llnttenng and of the lingers,
which wore soon stilled folded upon
one attitude another over lur heart au mvolnnlary
others, something like Chautrey’s
figure of Resignation. the
fwi “Why married?” on earlh said should John, not smiling. young man
Sir “My <
dear lady, you look as vexed as if vein want
ed to have him for your second! 1 must
certainly Lady (ell Knowle Rowerbank? of this. What do
'
you L«tly say. Bowt'rbunk naul
“I think
people should always m trrv whoever tbey
choose, and that nobody should blame or
criticise them for ii. Nobody but tbem
se ves can know the whole circumstances."
“Quite right. You are a sensible woman,
Emily,” said the old mau, looking tender y
at his young * ife, who yet seemed eo much
nearer the ot_er - world than he. “Well, I
must go back now. for 1 am fu 1 of business
Youll wad here to dinner, Mrs. Knowle."
Mrs. Knowle muttered some excuse con
ceming “Edward. ’ She lookwd - exceed
inglv ni r'oos and uucomfortahle still.
"YY ell. do as you like. On!v stay as !on»j
s you can stay and grumt at your friend
Stenhouse and hi< m :
t think 1 shall write to me i a-*li 'l' i
amp ton; it add only 1 emi, ki
YYh.it shall l SZIN© iii m vour
r- rai^inj
•If from tbo r itu
- ti at Mrs. knovrle* ie will ui-. rnber
r ie Ktnlv Kiiidai.**
“Very well. — »
After Sir vt ino. Mrs.
L>ok her frieiui * La 111
but she did not atreuipl to sp i; a.
allv did not know w u to say. 1 ady Bow
ertmn^'s complettdr niaimer. purr*e<T, to geuUe. so frightened omj v sed,
had Bar.
her. Sin ild not bt'herc II. iiral. Bui
n was natural: there wu- o sCe tttMB of
strength pression. about Emily it, lay, no high, pale, heroic indeed, self-sjup- but
not
paler than usual, her eyei open, and fixed
with a aoft, steady gaze on the white ap-cng
clouds that sailed in mountainous maws
across the dark blue sky; great heights und
depths of heaven, into which the s?ul,
when it is loosely held to earth, itoic- to
pierce with an intenso a d y-t calm everythlig desye,
that soothes all pain and makes
level and at rest.
“I am glad of this—very glad," she gall,
after a long pause, and without any explanb
turn. “He ought to be married and he will
he sure to make a good, kind hnstaniLto
whomever he choose* for bis wife, and no
doubt he has chosen wisely and well.”
“I hope he has.” said Mrs. Knowle,
rather tartly. She was but human, and the
did not like the destruction of her little to
mance.
“I am sure of it. The man who cotld
love one woman so faithfully as he otfie
loved me-”
Mrs. knowle tnrned round easterly.
Emily colored, even under the paleness Ke
of mortal disease. “Yes, it was so.
was never untrue io me. I can’t tell y(Si
any particulars, and I never found it ott did
myself till a little while ago. lint he
corno Only—I back, to the very day. 0 and clainiod
me. was never told .
“And whose doing was that?’'
“My father's. w
Mrs. Knowle almost started from her
chair. “What an atrocious-”
“Hush! it is too late now. And besides,
jt might have come to the same thing in the
end. Feel here!” and she took Mrs.
Knowle s hand and put il to her heart
which was beating violently and irregularly.
“He, does not know it —my good husband,T
mean. Was he not good, to me this morn
ing? if,” Nobody knows it, I think. But I
know and she smiled. “I am qnitl
certain—safely certain that I am dying.”
“Don’t say that. You must not—you
ought not.” And Mrs. Knowle tried a lit
tie fo reason her out of that conviction,
which seemed to be the source of all her
strength, and the soothing of all her sor
rows,
» No no This world has been a
too hard for me.” Emily said; “but in the
other j , df^r— in in an d be strong.
u iss. a sg , r
.,,„ hu Seikm*. Von ,eo. I
), ft y e obeyed my father, and not married
him, but then I ought not to have married
at b jj Nobody ought, loving another per
son all the time. But I was so weak—and
_____ v,. v ,.r mi ml Tr not
m ,,ch now ”
-Jehu has married, you see,” said Mrs.
Knowle nnrtlv with a Inrkimr sense of in
feeli hr that even now it was her duty to
j m j, r ess that fact saiutarily upon Sir John
Rowerhank’s wife. Both the wrath aud
caution passed harmlessly over tbe
siiirit, that was already loosing its
ctt bi e9 from earthy shores, and feeling soft,
pura airs blowing toward it from the land
, mHe( » n .
“Yes, he has married; I can <}uite Aist under
rft „, 1( i i uiw L* ,, — mn 1^ the sort
01 nuimaue he would would be sure sure to to maze make
—ot pity, mid tenderness, and duty,
Bn ,i it may tnrn out a very happy one. Ho
will love her very much—when I am quite
gone away. 1 hope she is a good woman.”
' Knowle rather
| BO •• .,,,i \r. B
’ ’
v up
Would mind , trying , to , hud „ , otitV . I
you
don , t mean that I era every likely to have
any acquaintance with them, but I should
like to know about him and her. And
something about her three children, too.
wi!i 1,ave t0 wor!i hu rd to inaiutaiu so
large a f arotlv,, •
«* T -
Mt *“* Strang uow
«•«««! lo have changed pUcM. Emu;
talked, Mrs. Knowle was ail but silent.
'°. u are sure you don t mind making
those muniries? Or I would ask my hus
>»m> >es, perhaps, alter a He 1, it will be- be
better'to ask my husband. might
fnend them very much, aud I am sure he
would like to do it.
“I» *he way he once wanted-by getting
John r Stenhouse into the firm again? Do
- vou mo,in l[ua > “ ud do • vo " wish “• ^y?*
' No ' not W '" h “ - '^’’-aud she
opened her eyes wide, clear and pure—
pure alike with the innocence of sorrow
and the peace of coming death, and fixed
«bem steadily on Mrs. Knowles face-“I
»b°uid not be afraid of his coming to Liver
pool not now.”
Mrs. Knowle fairly laid her head on the
sofa pillow and sobbed. Then she rose up,
saying in .1 cheerful voice:
“Well, my dear, I havo staid talking
'l«’-b'bmg enough for 0110 day, bo good-by.
ru Uoep „ lookout after the Stenhouses.
Meantime lie down and get a sleep if you
can, aud take care to bo quite bright by the
time Sir John comes in to dinner.”
“Oh, yes, I always try to do that. I like
to please him. Hois very good to me,”
said Emily Bowerbank.
(VO l'K ,-..vriNUF.».l
How He Got liven.
A ha’f-wittod fellow was traveling bv
v ‘ u k v;vv f or the Avst time. Having ^ seat
-
pi bmiselt . .. . he did not son tho use of f
kooping a bit of cardboard, so lie threw
his ttrkefc out of the w 1 mlow of the car
riago. Consequently, at the station
where the tickets were looked at, he
| uu ( to pay. At his journey’s end he had
j o a - kuowled"e that I 10 hud been
s J(me ." A fow weoks later some men
.’ ‘ ....a,.-,. s ..„. t |, is
laughing , immoderately , to himself in a
corner of the compartment. They in
qutrod the reason of his merriment. He
replied by telling them what he had
suffered ou his first railwav journey.
“but,” concluded lie, triumphantly,
-j. — - om t |,is time," von'
“Wed whut have 5 dnnA?” naked
^ OIKS.
''“V, replied ,• , , he, ... ve » taiien , a re¬
turn t.cket, and l ain’t a-goiug back
again .”—Calrutia ■ Tim *.
V Good Reason.
“Say. chum, would you m ud lend
ing me your dress suit this evening?
I’ve an invitation to a wedding.”
“What’s tho matter with wearing
your own v»
“Well, you see, old man, 1 was out
calli p o:i my girl last night, and her
father's dog borrowed the basement of
my pants. ”
1' sV.i s ■“ Who is the laziest boy in
your class, Johnny?” “I dunno.” Far
out—“1 should think you would know.
W hen ail the others are industriously
writing or studying their lessons, who
* s "’ 10 s ts idly in his seat and
watches the rest, instead of working
himself?” Johnny—“The teacher. ”
lr would be difficult to say which
man deserves the greatest amount of
sympathy, the one who has a
and no cigar, or tire one w ho has a <i
gar and nothing to light it with.—_Ye
bratka Ms
K word offering is like a mat rim on
is! engwgoinent. It begins with an oiler
and ends with a rincr.
\ cobsci nee is the finest
opiate.
: FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
I
i In the Senate
Jprovides / -,, TH Dat _ Mr Hoar introduced a bill
I that all soldiers who have
^ •—.'it-e of both hands shall receive *100
mont h in lieu of the pension thevnowre
reive... .The Senate resumed consideration
of the bill to provide Territory a of temporary Oklanoma. govern- An
ment for the 'No
amendment was offered to incorporate voted
j j down... Man’s Land,” .The Senate but the bill Senators for the orgamza- it
i *t on of **1® National Zoological bar.-. an<
,
^oute b.U towere £Lsed
-«w. H Hay —The j Senate resumed considera
j,m 0 p rov iq e a temporary
government for the Territory of Oklahoma
7,..The Educational bill was'taken up, ane
ji r Blair continued his op a niug speech took in
support of that measure... .The Senate
up the nomination of Thomas J. Morgan to
bo Indian Commissioner and debated tor an
hour and a half without coming to a vote. ...
Among the bills introduced and reterred
were: By Mr Fierce To cr&a-e a i » /
tura l com m nt
. ^
the country and by Mr, Ingalls— the
Establishing a free bathing beach on
Potomac River, near the Washington Monu
ment th* grounds. Day.—T he Morgan resolution, con-
37 Republic Brazil,
gratulating the new ot a
resolution inviting the King of the Hawaiian
Islands to send a delegate to the Interna
tional Conference, and a motion o. Mn
f 0 ?®* to “?rt.» wereTaS n *^kantui*R?vcr in the Jn
Day.—O n motion of Mr. Hitt the
Senate mously/ joint resolution was passed unani
congratulating the people of the
United States of Brazil on the adoption o', a
republican form of government... .Consid
oration of the Code of Rules ivas proceeded
with. An amendment was adopted requiring
the titles of committee reports to ds en ae.
on journal,
Ill the House.
40 th Day.—T he journal of the proceedings and,
rtf the previous meeting was read,
dthough the Democrats did not demand a
detailed reading of that document, they in
-isted upon a yea and nay vote upon its ap
Z ^ZT^A^ltcrreie^ncl m.r^e
of ■■ which is to ■ prevent
It provide?
W^ui.,1 r .
ft™ th
■ , ru ne districts as similar Repres -nta
, tivas elected to the Fifty-first Congress
Mr. Cannon, from the Committee on
.. . of rules,
Rules, reported back the new code
and the House proceeded opposition to consider to the u.
Arguments were made in
, Si™!* 100 members 0 ’ 4011 r “| e a * quorum in th. Committee
4 i ST Day.— 1 The journal of the previous and
proceedings containing: a yea nay
: vote upon which the Speaker counted a quo
Him, the Democrats would not bv their
Idietice acnuiesce in its approval, and a roll
fall w as rendered necessary. It was au
^roved-yeas, debate the new 150; nays, code ot E-.-The rules was general con
on
42d DAY.— v —The ine jiuinai journal having navin 0 been nun lead tea. ,
M f- Boutcl e asked unauuuous consent tot
njapproval, but objections can e from the
Democratic side, and a roll-call was made
Ikcessary. |fhe The journal was approved... code of rules
general debate on the new
for the House wis continueil.
4:to Day.— 1 The Oklahoma amendment, bill including was passed No
with Mr. Elunb's
Mans EaniU'm the proposed Territory....
Aj,A mm jtt« of conference was ordered on
ij^ “,^ing House the ataendment pensions of to pensioners the Senate w-bo bill are in
. q w ■ Mp'ess, and Messrs. Davis, fcawyer
f He - ere appointed,
-TT X? *
,,iip Chop Oil'a Mnriler
‘
' 1 ei-'s Limbs,
hjie particulars of a tragedy at Crawfords
vfle, Art., have been received from the
bjothor-in-law of the murdered girl, who
resides in Memphis, and who lia just re¬
turned from the scene.
Miss Goss was missed during- the night and
a »’arch was made, but without success until
day-fight, when her mutilated corpse was
fojund about 300 hundred yards from the
house. She had been assaulted and then
mill'd, -red. The whole neighborhood began soon
gathered, and search for the murderer
at once. lien Suspicion pointed the to Corvett, night before who
had around the house
in an intoxicated condition, From his wife
it was learned that be came home early in
the morning drunk and informed her that i e
had murdered Mis Goss, at the same
time threatening to kill her if she did not keep
hi» 'secret. Without waiting for the people saiw
process of the law the infuriated
v ook Corvett to the scene of the murder, and
with an axe cut off his arms and legs and
severed his head from his body-. When M -s
Goss's brother-in-law ieft the mob was pre¬
paring to cremate CorvetCs ins.
Origin of ’he Word “Cop.”
Mr. E. IV. White, of this city, asks
for information as to the “origin of th*
term ‘cop’ as applied to a policeman,”
savs the Chicago A It is a contrac¬
tion of the word “copper,” which is
English slang for a police officer. Ac¬
cording to Hotten, “to cop” means to
seize or to lay hold of anything unplea¬
sant. A “copper” is one who “cops” In or
apprehends unpleasant copper” objects. is fre¬
America the phrase and “to it to have
quently hoards, seems
two distinct meanings—one signifying
“to clinch,” “to insure,” “to consum¬
mate,” ns “I coppered the chance ns
quick as I could.” The other usage of
tho word obtains nmoug gamblers almost
exclusively, “to copper” a card a-t faro
signifying that the gambler bets that
that card will h iso.
The derivation of the original word
“cop” can only be surmised. It may
have been a contraction of the Latin
word “eapere,” to take, or it may have
been a contraction of another Latin
word, “corpus,” a body. Perhaps the
un niest philological co.ne-.dence is to
be m>'t with in the English word “pole
horse” and the meaning o'.d Greek the word thing, “j>olos,”
both words same
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DINING
& ICE CREAM
PARLOR.
No. 8 . Hunter St.,
Atl&Jl'wU - Georgia.
Meals at All Honrs. Regulars Dinne
from 11:30 to 2 o’clock. Fish
Oysters in ever/ at/ to." Game and
tn season. _______—
corses ^ flBtaSP2S2 HlspSedilyA*
Bu f,5 11 mjli
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HUGS, FURNITURE ,1TC.
We Are Now Opening and Receiving Our Fall Stock of
Drags. Furniture, Matresses,
All Kinds of Chairs. Bedsteads,
Lamps, Lamr-Fixtures and Oils.
reCe i l3 an C ktog tlfeantrUiiwls U ou y r maTcu^omers Rock-bottom for past Prices patronage, for Cash, we are We now solicit prepared ahbeca, to shar. «B
pelter and at
OF THE FALL TRADE
GEO. W. BROWN & CO.,
SDaron, m
To 846 Baroaci Street.
Second Door Below Campbell, Up Stairs [OVER L. A. K. READ’S.]
We Have Gained Two Strong Points in the Change,, ist
Much Lower Rent. 2nd, Away Above High Water Mark.
We invite all who want to purchase CARPETS AND HOUSE FURNISHING
GOODS to call ami see us, as it is our aim to sell goods at Exceedingly Low Pkices,
NO MISREPRESENTATION. Velvet, Brussels and Ingram Carnets; Matting,
Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Window Poles, Cornices, Hearth Rugs, Door Mate,
Crumb Cloths, Brooms, Brushes, Wall Papers and Borders and Decorations; - tee! En¬
gravings, Paintings and Cfiromos.
JAMES 0. BAILIE & SOX, Acts, Augusta, Georgia
a< 1 * H« Milt
MACHINERY BROKER
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
■* 1738 Reynolds St., Augusta, Ga
'
DEALER IN-
_ -- * Steam Engines, Stationary,
A Portable and Agricultural.
tysteam Boilers, all sixes and styles, Saw Mills, Corn Mills. Feed and Cotton Seed
Mills, Turbine Water Wheels; and keep in stock a full line of Steam Fittings, Cocks,
Valves, Inspirators, Piping and Fittings, Belt, Hose, Etc., Etc.
EAGLE COTTON GINS With or without Feeders and Condensers.
, -Tee Best in the Would.
COTTON PRESSES For Eit her Hand
_____or Horse Power.
I^"IV00D WORKING MACHINERY of all kinds. AGRICULTURAL IMPLE¬
MENTS, the very latest improved.
Call at my office or wrtte for illustrated circulars and special nrices which will be given
-TO SUIT CUSTOMERS.--—
Large Machine Outfits a Specialty
H. N. REID, 738 Reynolds St„ Augusta, Ga.
Brett's C/lum!
Most Refreshing Fragrant and Lasting.
All sizes from 10c. to$i. per bottle. One trial will convince
you that it is the best cologne on earth.
'Hi m
The best on earth for Constipation, Billiousness and Malarial
Diseases; purely vegetable and guaranteed to give satis¬
faction. Price 25c. per box. Sold by all merchants.
KVThe eminent divine, Dr. Lansing Burrows, pastor of 1st Baptist Church, As
gusta, Ga., writes of ihe celebrated Southern medicine, H. •*. 1 . “I have used li.tKI%
in my family for years and on myself for costiveness, sick-headache and all trou£>»
arising from a disordered stomach and it has given universal satisfaction. wonm
not be without it aud recommend it to my friends aud acquaintances. U. . JT.
sold by all druggists.
_
BnguThese preparations are manufactured and guaranteed
by the Barrett Drug Co., Bugusta, Ga.
WHOLESALED AND RETAILED BY
IIAMMACK. LUCAS & CO.
Crawfordyille, Ga. AND WashingtotOB, Ga
AUGUSTA
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—•Main Office and Wobks,—-
312 Jackson St., Augusta, Ga.
First Class WorK Guaranteed.
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>e sent do.wn. For further Imformation
ee the Editor. apr!9tf
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^ REFLECTING SAFETY LAMP.
Can bo Feld :r» every family. Give*
more lieht than thr » r
Full MiZ-rt La;
thirtv cent*!. * - «3 hsv 0 the
?“i:iag tctfe<* l J ot ic U. 5*.
for illustrated circulars to
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AGENTS pan maKe p«*r
Da\ profit se.lA.g om
ALBUMS. We b«at Ihe
World for low pr jee*.__A
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re*, scat far 0*. retails for #£T: . bou itV,
.panrcfie Mfifocfo. rated .'treaters
cu fhe xO-v- and n\i:n filRIIMC
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IFOTTTZ’S powders
horse and cattle
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Fo Hess* win die of Cor.TC. Be-rr or Lxtsq Fx*
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Foatt’i fowdtr* will cure »nd prevent HooCBoxTO..
Foi-.tx'i Powder* will prevent Gxr** .»
Fona'* Powder* will InereSf J make Its batte, flfis
«d cream ;we»iy per cent, *nd
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Diei.n » wiilch Horeee SxTiaracTuaf.
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tolA eveiywliere.
DAVIS B. FOITTZ. Froprietor,
BJLLTZ1ZOBi£. mix
FOR SALE BY
Hammack, Lucas & Co., Dtuggisift.
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LIPPMAN'S
PYRAFUGE /\SVi?\EClSnEn:’f\
CHILLS 8 tFEVfcR
DUMB »\6UE AND
MALARIA*
FOR SALE BY ALL DRCGGtSTS
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